Will Rogers State Historic Park | Hiker Rescue
Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call for a hiker rescue on Monday, June 20, at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains, according to LAFD Spokesperson Brian Humphrey.
“LAFD ground and air response to four related persons (one adult and three young adult males) hikers [who were] exhausted but apparently uninjured, stating they are unable to continue from a pair of separate locations on a remote section of the Backbone Trail south of the bridge,” Humphrey reported.
Local weather temperature was reported to be 97.2 degrees, with a clear sky and 21% humidity.
“LAFD ground crews will assist two in hiking to the trailhead, while a hovering LAFD helicopter will hoist the more remote and unable to walk pair to be reunited at a safe, shaded location near the Will Rogers Polo Field where they can all recover,” Humphrey concluded.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Beach Cleanup | Sunset Point
Los Angeles-based etco Homes, the developer of One Coast in the Castellammare neighborhood, will host a beach cleanup at Sunset Point on June 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Through a partnership with Surfrider Foundation that began last year, etco Homes has collected a total of 1,323 pounds of trash to date, according to a statement.
“The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s ocean, waves and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network,” the statement continued.
For more information or to sign up for the June 26 cleanup, contact onecoast@etcohomes.com.
—LILY TINOCO
Author Talk | Palisades Branch Library
Palisades Branch Library invites community members to join via Zoom to hear author Rebecca Rukeyser discuss her debut novel, “The Seaplane on Final Approach,” on Tuesday, June 28, starting at 11 a.m.
“Tourists arrive all summer, by boat or seaplane, at the Lavender Island Wilderness Lodge in the Kodiak Archipelago, expecting adventure,” according to a synopsis about the book, which has been named one of TIME magazine’s 27 “New Books You Need to Read this Summer.” “But the spontaneity of their authentic Alaskan wilderness experience is actually meticulously scripted … By midsummer, the mood of the lodge spirals into chaos, and the inhabitants realize just how isolated Lavender Island really is.”
The author talk is geared toward teens and adults, according to the Los Angeles Public Library website. To RSVP and receive a link to the Zoom, email palsds@lapl.org.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Centennial Publication | Pacific Palisades
The Pacific Palisades Historical Society’s 60-page centennial publication, which features nearly 40 articles and 98 photographs and illustrations, is now available.
“Pacific Palisades: A Centennial Retrospective, 1922-2022” is designed to celebrate “the town’s rich and wide-ranging history,” according to an email from the historical society.
While the publication was mailed to every resident that resides in the Palisades for free, additional copies are available for purchase for $20 at pacificpalisadeshistory.org or by visiting Ridgway’s Collections Antiques and Books at 15326 Antioch Street. All net proceeds will benefit PPHS and its endeavor to digitize its archives for public access.
A commemorative blanket, which features key sites like Getty Villa, Thelma Todd Cafe and The Business Block, is also available at the website.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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