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Category Archives: Kids/Parenting
PaliHi Teacher Jamie Agius Fulfills Goal of Becoming A Humanitarian–By Making Covid-19 Masks at Home
If your dream is to be a humanitarian and work for the United Nations, the quest ought to be attainable with the right motivation, the proper college degrees and hard work. Then life intervenes, and instead you become a different … Continue reading
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Pacific Palisades Parent Pleads Guilty in Ongoing College Admissions Scandal
According to Sunday’s Washington Post (“Another Parent Is Charged in College Admissions Scandal, Will Admit to Efforts to Get Son into Georgetown”) Pacific Palisades resident Peter Dameris is the 54th person charged in the admissions scandal dubbed “Varsity Blues” and the … Continue reading
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing and How (and Why) to Encourage Kids to Do More Writing
For Mother’s Day, I requested a dessert called “Blarneys” that my grandma Agnes Sazama used to make. This tasty little yellow cake is wrapped in a buttercream frosting and then rolled in peanuts. I recently re-discovered the recipe in a handwritten … Continue reading
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Junior Lifeguard Program Cancelled This Summer
For many Pacific Palisades residents, the L.A. County Junior Lifeguard program has presented the perfect summer solution for youth, ages 9 to 17. The program, which is affordable, especially for families that have more than one child, provides instruction in water safety, … Continue reading
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Coping with Covid-19: A Teen’s Middle-School Perspective
By CHAZ PLAGER Special to Circling the News In my opinion, there are three kinds of people dealing with Covid-19. The first are extroverts who are going crazy while stuck inside, and some are spending every waking moment protesting. The … Continue reading
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Help Purchase a Yearbook for Every Palisades High School Senior in Need
When you graduated from high school, most likely you purchased a yearbook. Many of you still have that annual and appreciate how important it was to commemorate your senior year. In particular, the Class of 2020 at Palisades High, thanks … Continue reading
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Free Goodie Bags at the YMCA, and Theatre Palisades Youth Auditions:
GOODIE BAGS FOR KIDS: Tomorrow, May 2, between 10 a.m. and noon, the Palisades-Malibu YMCA will give out free activity bags for the kids. Executive Director Jim Kirtley said that May 2 is Healthy Kids Day and even though … Continue reading
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Groza and PaliSkates: Two Ways to Help with Home Schooling
Groza Recommends Activities: Groza Learning Center in the 881 Alma Real building sent an email with a list of activities to cure home schooling boredom. One was baking. The easiest way to teach kids fractions, which then leads to learning … Continue reading
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Palisades Resident Experiences Greek Refugee Camp: Pharmacy Items Needed
Story and Photos by MARYAM ZAR Special to Circling the News (Editor’s note: Maryam Zar, a former Pacific Palisades Community Council Chair, a member of the Design Review Board, a City Commissioner on the Status of Women and a member … Continue reading
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UPCOMING: Library Events for Children
Author Teresa Power Presents New Book Pacific Palisades resident and bestselling author Teresa Power will read her new book, “Yoga at the Zoo: Little Mouse Adventures,” at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, at the Palisades Library, 861 Alma Real. … Continue reading
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