December 11, 2020

December 11, 2020

Vol. 1, No. 13

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Chanukah

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Celebrating Chanukah 2020 with the Menorah Mobile!

This year Chanukah celebrates the holiday December 10 - December 18. While it’s usually celebraed with family, friends, and community, this year it will be celebrated by fam ...(Read More)

By Rabbi Y. Dovid Weiss

Community

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COVID-19 Diary

Dear Reader, This column is dedicated to the intrepid, creative staff of The Canyon Chronicle. I thank Publisher/Editor, Flavia Potenza; Creative Director, Nira Lichten; As ...(Read More)

By Jean Colonomos

Environment

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Hugelkultur: Learning to Love Carbon

Carbon sequestration in the most sustainable sense of the word. A pile of native soil with four shovels standing like sentinels, flattened cardboard boxes, tubs of green ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Lifestyle

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The Gift of Silver Linings

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” —John Wooden ...(Read More)

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

My Corner of the Canyon

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The Spirit of Christmas Present 2020

Each time I think of this holiday season, and what should be the celebratory nature of the time, I am hard pressed to find the star. I know it’s up there; stars are even out ...(Read More)

Kathie Gibboney

By Kathie Gibboney

News

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Single-Car Accident on TCB Causes Two-Acre Brush Fire and 36-Hour Power Outage

A single-car accident crashed into a power pole on Monday, Nov. 30 at about 9:14 p.m. on Topanga Canyon Blvd. at Grandview, according to the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Stat ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

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Broken Water Main Gushes into Power Lines on TCB

A water main break closed down a portion of Topanga Canyon Blvd. from Santa Maria Road to Entrado Drive on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at about 1:16 p.m. The break close ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Passages

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Hani Naser, 1950-2020

The magnificent soul known as Hani Naser left his mortal coil peacefully in the early morning hours of 16 November. Hani was known for his big, beautiful heart and that heart ...(Read More)

By Elise Mallove

Photography

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A Truly Lived Life

The life and work of local poet and author Philip Daughtry, who “left no part of myself unlived.” Dressed in western duds that would do his ancestors, the outlaws Frank ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

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PHILIP DAUGHTRY

In Case Alaska Dies Before I Do (for Ulli Steltzer*) I wake in a hunter’s dream swimming against it until resistance surrenders to some undersea kins ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Rude interruptions

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Art for Art’s Sake

For some 15 years, I lived a short and pleasant walk from the La Brea Tar Pits, the Page Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Almost every weekend, my wife and I ...(Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

The arts

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Zoom with The Water Babies, December 19-20

Topanga Actors Company (TAC) will present a holiday production of Charles Kingsley’s beloved tale, The Water Babies, on Dec. 19, repeated on Dec. 20 at 4 p.m., on Zoom. T ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Topanga Canyon Gallery Holiday Show

“The Art of Giving” holiday art show at Topanga Canyon Gallery is in full swing with an array of one-of-a-kind fine art and gifts for your family and friend ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

The readable feast

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The Hammer, Sickle, and the Heart

Topanga is a community that, historically, includes a plethora of creative, productive artists, musicians, and writers in residence. Among our present population is writer C.P ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

Thinking out loud

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Year-End Giving TWC

Topanga Women’s Circle’s (TWC) current Challenge Grant 2020 campaign is more important than ever and they are counting on the generosity of those who support their mission ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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In My Defense

In response to the article, “Topanga Peace Alliance Vigil Turns Ugly” (The Canyon Chronicle, November 13, 2020, No. 11), Alleysun Jones felt she was misrepr ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

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Donate to Support Our Topanga Community Center

The Topanga Community Center (TCC) is seeking donations to compensate for a shortfall of $65,000 this year due to COVID-19 closures and needing to cancel Topang ...(Read More)

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