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Wednesday June 25, 2008
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) issued the Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA) final approval for the community wide annual 4th of July fireworks display to be held at the Palisades Charter High School “Stadium by the Sea”. After Many meetings between PAPA, LAFD officials and the fireworks supplier the permit was issued late Wednesday for this years fireworks display. PAPA was asked and agreed to complete some minor site improvements to mitigate any safety concerns that the LAFD had with some unprotected windows near the ignition sight of the fireworks.
We invite you to come enjoy the pre-fireworks entertainment starting around 6:00pm and the spectacular fireworks display that will begin at 9:00pm. Allow additional travel time due to heavy holiday beach traffic conditions and local street closures.
Teaching Legend Gilbert Named 2008 Parade Marshal
The Fourth of July Parade's 2008 Grand Marshal Rose Gilbert.
From Garry Marshall to Grand Marshal'Here comes Marion Ross!
Weathered books with titles such as 'Roots,' 'Les Miserables' and the 'Canterbury Tales' line Rose Gilbert's bookshelf in the family room of her Pacific Palisades home.
The books attest to how Gilbert has spent her life ' sharing her love of literature with teenagers.
Gilbert, nicknamed 'Mama G,' has taught English at Palisades Charter High School since the school opened in 1961. While most teachers retire at age 55, Gilbert ' who will turn 90 on August 2 ' continues to teach young people, whom she affectionately calls bubbeleh (a term of endearment in Yiddish). She is one of the oldest teachers in the city, state and nation. Twenty-two of her former students are now teachers, counselors or clerical staff at Palisades High, and she has taught many of her current students' parents.
When asked if she ever plans to retire, Gilbert responded 'Never! They will have to drag me out feet first.
For that commitment, she received the Los Angeles Unified School District's Lifetime Teacher and Golden Apple Awards and was named Harvard University's Impact Teacher of the Year. She also received local and national acclaim, appearing on CBS's '48 Hours' and the 'CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,' as well as gracing the cover of Teacher Magazine.
When asked if she ever plans to retire, Gilbert responded 'Never! They will have to drag me out feet first.'
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