Capri Fire Knocked Down | Rustic Canyon
On Saturday evening, September 19, around 9:30 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department knocked down a brush fire, referred to as the Capri fire, which burned in the Santa Monica Mountains between Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. The fire was first reported at 6:38 p.m.
“A well-coordinated air and ground assault in rugged and remote terrain by 81 LAFD personnel—including four LAFD helicopters—and one LACoFD helicopter and three hand crews in Automatic Aid have fully contained and extinguished a stubborn fire that ultimately consumed a little more than one-half acre of medium to heavy brush near the Sullivan Fire Road in Rustic Canyon in the vicinity of Murphy Ranch,” LAFD reported on Twitter.
Several hikers that were stranded by the blaze were brought to safety by LAFD ground crews.
“There were no injuries, no structure threat or damage, and no need for evacuation,” the report continued.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
—SARAH SHMERLING
SAT, ACT Updates | Pali High
Palisades Charter High School will not be hosting SAT or ACT testing on campus until all students have returned regularly, Director of Operations Don Parcell reported to the Palisadian-Post.
Canceled SAT test dates at the campus include September 26, October 3 and November.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Celebration of Life | Pacific Palisades
Longtime Palisadian Duke Ostendorf died on September 14.
A celebration of his life will be held on Zoom on Sunday, September 27, starting at 2 p.m. For details, email OstendorfFamily1120@gmail.com. A full obituary is slated to run in the October 1 edition of the Post.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Newcomers and Friends Club Welcomes New Members | Pacific Palisades
The longstanding Newcomers and Friend Club is welcoming new members to join its 2020-21 programming. Offerings planned include book and movie discussions, duplicate bridge, Canasta and Scrabble, which will take place online. Actual outings will include golf and hiking.
The Explorers Group will again visit places of interest, but it will be done in a virtual fashion this year.
“We publish a monthly newsletter announcing activities for the coming month,” a representative from the club explained. “Any activity requiring a charge is paid for by the participating members.”
Annual membership dues are $25. For more information, email newcomersandfriendspp@gmail.com.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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