Category Archives: Kids/Parenting

The Lost Art of Letter Writing and How (and Why) to Encourage Kids to Do More Writing

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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...

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Junior Lifeguard Program Cancelled This Summer

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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,...

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Coping with Covid-19: A Teen’s Middle-School Perspective

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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...

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Help Purchase a Yearbook for Every Palisades High School Senior in Need 

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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...

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Free Goodie Bags at the YMCA, and Theatre Palisades Youth Auditions:

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

  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...

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Groza and PaliSkates: Two Ways to Help with Home Schooling

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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...

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Palisades Resident Experiences Greek Refugee Camp: Pharmacy Items Needed

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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...

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UPCOMING: Library Events for Children

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

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....

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Author Bree Barton Excites Young Writers at Revere

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Bree Barton is completing a young-adult trilogy: “Heart of Thorns” (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 2018), “Tears of Frost” (2019) and “Soul of Cinder” (due in 2021). But on February 12, Barton was hosting a writing workshop for middle-school students at Paul Revere....

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‘Hot Tamales Live’ Will Help Raise Funds for Palisades High School at March 14 Gala

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

This year, the Palisades High Booster Club is upping the fun with comedy, dancing and samba at its annual auction and fundraiser from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club. The festivities...

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