Category Archives: Kids/Parenting

Girl Scout Eagle Candidate Leads Others in Beautification

Digging in the dry rock-hard dirt at the corner at Los Liones and Tramonto Drive, were 10 members of Girl Scout Troop 223, led by Eagle Scout candidate Cameron Lovett. Each candidate must select a project for a religious institution, … Continue reading

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Sears Department Building Becomes PaliHi South 2025

By HENRY KAMER Just shy of 3,000 Palisades Charter High students returned to school today, August 13, at the Sears Department Store Building. Instead of flooding through the quad, students flooded into four floors and the parking lot at the … Continue reading

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$25 Million Y Capital Campaign underway: Horvath Pledges $10 Million

The Palisades-Malibu YMCA was more than the town’s only gym, it was the place where neighbors shared classes and stories or just met to talk. Executive Director Jim Kirtley opened up the facility to teens on evenings during the summer, … Continue reading

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Marvelous Mom Takes Best of Show

This editor is really proud of her mom, Noma Sazama, 95, (she’ll be 96 next month). Not only did she raise six children, including this stubborn and inquisitive “pain in the ass” daughter, she went back to school to get … Continue reading

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Timmerman Will Lead Marquez through Reopening and  Recovery

If you’re looking for an excellent school, with strong leadership and low teacher-to-student- ratio, Marquez Charter Elementary is the answer. Lisa Timmerman was selected to be the new principal for the school year and to help lead it into its … Continue reading

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Girl Scout Eagle Candidates Tackle Thorny Corner

This coming weekend, August 9 and 10, members of Girl Scout Troop 223 will tackle a beautification project at the southwest corner of Los Liones and Tramonto Drives. Led by long-time Palisades Scoutmasters Mike Lanning and Larry Kirven, the Scouts … Continue reading

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Friends of Pacific Palisades Library Hosts Nature Workshop

Annually, the Friends of Pacific Palisades Library hosts a summer writing contest that is open to all students, grade 1 through high school seniors. The winners usually receive a gift certificate to a bookstore, and their stories are read aloud … Continue reading

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Palisades and Marquez Elementary School Rebuild in Design Phase

  Los Angeles Unified School District hosted two meetings last week, one for Palisades Elementary parents and the community and a second for Marquez Elementary School parents and the community. The townhalls were used to solicit information from parents about … Continue reading

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“Let’s Play!” Theme of the New Pacific Palisades Playground

It was a joyful morning, July 31, in Pacific Palisades as children and parents came to celebrate the opening of a new playground.  Jackie Adams brought her three children, 2, 7 and 9 to try out the new equipment. “This … Continue reading

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Palisades Recreation Center Launches Playground: Dolphins Return

The Palisades Recreation Center will hold a ribbon cutting for the new playground at 11 a.m. July 31, at851 Alma Real Drive. There will be a chance to learn about park improvements and about current program planned for the Palisades … Continue reading

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