Town Readies for Runners, Parade and Fireworks

From the early-morning Will Rogers 5/10K races through the 2 p.m. parade to the evening fireworks show at the high school, Pacific Palisades will offer an enviable Fourth of July celebration on Monday. This issue of the Palisadian-Post contains our traditional 24-page supplement (and 12-page wrap) previewing the parade, which begins following the arrival of Carey Peck’s skydiving team on Sunset at Swarthmore. Also, our sports section provides 5/10K details as well as previews of the Kids’ Fun Run and the YMCA Youth Triathlon. In addition: Early Parade Chairs Nixed “The Bureau of Street Services has asked that I remind the community that no spectator chairs or benches should appear along the parade route prior to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3,” said Monique Ford in City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski’s office this week. The crackdown on “early-bird” chairs began last year when the City warned that “Street Services will remove all obstructions placed on City property prior to the agreed-upon time whether they are attached (chained, tied or roped) to any public object or not. All confiscated items will be available for pick-up on or after July 7 at 1479 Stoner Ave., West L.A. with valid I.D. and only after making an appointment with the inspector (by calling 575-8479). Any items not picked up by July 30 will be destroyed.” 11th Year for Patriotic Pups Participants in the Patriotic Pups brigade, a parade tradition since 1995, are encouraged to call Marilyn Haaker (454-6430) to sign up. Dogs must be comfortable in the company of horses, people and other dogs, and be completely under the handler’s control. The group will gather beforehand under the trees at Palisades Elementary and will set out relatively early in the parade. Sunset Closure Sunset Boulevard will be closed off to through traffic beginning about 1:30 p.m., at which time drives can detour easily via Albright (taking Hartzell or Via de la Paz north off Sunset). Free shuttle buses are available adjacent to the parking lots at Palisades High and the Presbyterian Church (corner of El Medio). Ralphs Closed All Day July 4 Ralphs Market, normally a 24/7 operation, will once again close at midnight on July 3 and not re-open until 7 p.m. on July 5. This will allow the parking lot to be used as a staging area for all the parade equestrian units and will keep traffic away from the parade route. “Silent Lies” Benefits Parade Palisades author Mary Lee Malcolm wants to help support the parade and her favorite bookstore. For every copy of her novel “Silent Lies” sold at Village Books on Swarthmore during the month of July, she will donate $10 to the Palisades Americanism Parade Association. Malcolm, an award-winning short story writer and freelance journalist, has written a page-turning historical adventure as her debut novel, taking the reader from Budapest to Shanghai across four turbulent decades. Contact: www.silentlies.com