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Category Archives: Holidays
Christmas Tree Curbside Collections Underway
Christmas is over and it’s time to recycle your tree. To schedule a collection: Call the 24-hour customer care Center at L.A. Sanitation (800)-773-2489 Visit MYLA311 website and create a “Bulky Items” ticket and select “Christmas Tree” in the drop-down … Continue reading
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The Army Float Slighted by NBC Television
After spending three hours putting lettuce seed on the Army Float, this editor was curious to see the completely decorated float. I had trouble seeing it on television. My float decorating companion, Margot Mandell, wrote “none of the main channels … Continue reading
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Rose Bowl Parade an Iconic Southern California Event: Try Decorating
The 136th Rose Parade, with the theme “Best Day Ever,” will start at Green Street and Orange Boulevard on January 1, 2025. Bill Jean King will serve as grand Marshal. Three judges decide the 24 float awards presented each year, … Continue reading
Pearl Buck’s “The Christmas Book” Speaks about Memories
For many Christmases it was one family member’s responsibility to pick out a Christmas book, which we read on Christmas night by the tree. The person selecting a book rotated between my three young children, my husband and me. Early … Continue reading
December 1944: General George S. Patton and the Power of Prayer
(Editor’s note: The following information was taken from a story in the Friends of the National WWII Memorial https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/pattons-prayer) George Patton was in a foul mood. His Third Army was stalled in Lorraine, worn out after a fall of depressing … Continue reading
The Menorah Is Lit at Palisades Village
By CHAZ PLAGER It was a cold, foggy night on December 19 in the Palisades Village. However, the hundreds of people crowded around the street just outside the Bay Theater would make you second guess your thoughts on the weather, … Continue reading
The Brownstone Christmas Tree
When I lived in New York and took acting classes, I was assigned to work on a scene with a woman who was in her early fifties. She had always seemed bemused and quietly removed from interactions with most of … Continue reading
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Youngsters Produce “Masterpieces” at HO!HO!HO!
For many, the highlight of the HO!HO!HO! – after Santa and Facepainting – was the arts and crafts table, sponsored by the Friends of the Palisades Library. At the December 7 event in Simon Meadow, all were invited to decorate … Continue reading
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Shop the Palisades: Support Local Businesses
There are a lot of independent stores in Pacific Palisades that could use your support this holiday season. Stop shopping on your phone and visit local retail businesses. To keep stores here – and no one wants to live in … Continue reading
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Caruso Security Escorted Mr. and Mrs. Claus Off Property
By MRS. SANTA CLAUS It was a wonderful celebration at Simon Meadow on December 7. Hundreds of kids, teens and even adults wanted a photo with the famous couple, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, who had arrived on the Station … Continue reading
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