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Category Archives: Holidays
Santa Leaves a Note for Palisades Residents
By JIMMY DUNNE A few days ago, my just-three-year-old grandkid picked out a Christmas tree for his Grandma and “P” (for Grampie) at Simon’s Meadow. Passed all the big, tall, full ones. Saw one just about his height. Not much...
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The Ill-Fated Blooming Grove Christmas Pageant
(Editor’s note: This story was written by Waco Tribune staff writer Jules Loh in the mid-1950s about the Christmas pageant that was held in the Central Texas town of Blooming Grove, population 730. Bob Vickrey received the story from a...
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Dunne Buys a New Suit for Christmas
By JIMMY DUNNE I bought a new suit. It was definitely time. Not exactly a typical suit. It’s a Santa suit. I’ve had the same one since my first Santa job as a sophomore in high school. Fifty-five years ago. Our hometown Santa...
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People Killed in Palisades/Eaton Fire to be Honored at Rose Parade
This editor received the following message: “Hello, I am the sister-in-law of Lora Swayne who was one of the 19 who died in the Eaton Fire. I am trying to help the California Community Foundation get in touch with relatives...
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YMCA Offer Free Merchandize to Fire Survivors
The Palisades Lowe Family YMCA offered a free holiday shopping spree today, December 21 at the Collin & Katz YMCA in West L.A. The doors opened at 10 a.m. and about a thousand people had lined up for free merchandise....
Palisades Community Awards Gala Filled with Praise and Hope
By ALISON BURMEISTER The Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) gathered for its annual Awards Gala and Holiday Dinner generously hosted by Spruzzo Restaurant & Bar at the base of the Palisades Highlands. The December 11 celebration honored outstanding individuals for...
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Holiday Luncheon for Seniors Was Packed with Good Food and Cheer
The Palisades Long-Term Recovery Group (PLTG) hosted a festive luncheon today, December 16 at the American Legion for the town’s seniors. Food was catered by Vittorios and the delicious little garlic “knob” rolls, lasagna and Caesar Salad were much appreciated....
HO!HO!HO! Delights the Community
By HENRY KAMER The 76th Annual HO!HO!HO! holiday event returned to Simon Meadow on December 13 in a community celebration hosted by the Palisades Malibu Lowe YMCA. Following tradition, two Station 69 firetrucks (lights and sirens off) kicked off the...
Viewpoint: Home for the Holidays. Not This Year.
My kids called them “crack bars,” because the cookies were so addictive you couldn’t stop eating them – a pecan pie bar on a cookie crust. Every December at our home in Pacific Palisades, I’d make eight different kinds of...
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Celebrate an Old Tradition This Holiday Season
This editor’s Radcliffe neighbor Scott Berryman, who has returned to the Palisades and put up Christmas lights, wrote “I have had incredible feedback about why to put up Christmas lights this year.” He mentioned that an old tradition that lifts...
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