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Sprucing Up Revere’s Garden

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More than 100 students helped pick, weed and clean the acre-and-a-half garden at Paul Revere.
More than 100 students helped pick, weed and clean the acre-and-a-half garden at Paul Revere.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

The vegetables were bountiful throughout the summer at Paul Revere Middle School’s garden. Parents, students and community members picked tomatoes and beans, but squash, popcorn, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, grapes and blackberries still needed to be harvested and plots weeded and cleaned in preparation for a fall planting. A call went out for help and more than a 100 people participated in a garden day on September 8. ‘This is the first time’in my years at Revere that the garden has had crops over the summer,’ said PRIDE parent group co-chair Lori Vogel, whose children have attended the school over the past four years. The garden has undergone a steady transformation since Rick Herrera was hired as a horticulture teacher in 2008. Working with students and now the community, he continues to reshape the one-and-a-half-acre space. The garden’s metamorphosis began after Revere Principal Fern Somoza was hired in 2008. As she explored the campus, she discovered a horticulture area hidden under a forest of weeds, in the far corner of the campus, which borders Sunset Boulevard and Rockingham Avenue. Somoza pleaded with Herrera, her friend who had retired in 2006, to return to teaching. She nervously showed him the overgrown parcel of land that had once been a jewel of Los Angeles Unified School District’s horticultural program, but hadn’t been cleared since 1998. Instead, it had become a place to store broken chairs, tables and other unused school supplies. The glass and lathe greenhouse, which is used for plants and potting, was filled to the rafters with boxes’none of them gardening-related. There were no rakes, hoes or other gardening tools of any kind. Instead of walking away, Herrera responded to the challenge, though he estimated it could take five years to restore the area because of a nonexistent budget and limited help. Midway through his first year, some of the garden area had been cleared and lettuce and Swiss chard had been planted, and the greenhouse was emptied of non-related materials. ‘My goal by the end of the year is to have this house filled with various indoor plants,’ Herrera said in a 2008 Palisadian-Post interview. Herrera’s long-term goals at that time included replacing the rotting raised beds with cement, installing a laser-drip irrigation system, refurbishing and filling the two ponds, starting a plant nursery, planting a vineyard, filling the glass house with plants and working on a long-neglected nature walk that he thought an Eagle Scout candidate would adopt. He also hoped that he could persuade community members to provide financial support for the garden and help with upkeep. As he starts his third year, Herrera is achieving most of his goals, including working with Eagle Scouts and the community. Eagle Scout candidate James Vogel, with the help of fellow scouts, installed a drip irrigation system. Eagle Scout candidate Morgan Kleyweg directed other scouts to clear an area that will be planted by the landscaping class with native and drought-tolerant plants. ‘After learning about drought-tolerant plants, maybe a student will say, ‘I’d like that plant at my home,” Herrera said on September 8. This past year, with donations from American Legion Post 283, the Pacific Palisades Garden Club, Riviera Masonic Lodge and Revere’s parent’s groups PTSA and PRIDE, an outdoor learning environment was created, complete with a decomposed granite walkway and cement benches in a mini-amphitheater setting. A teachers’ luncheon was held in the garden last week, so that the staff could see the space and learn the rules for using it. Orchestra teacher Lara Jacques thought it might be good for outdoor concerts in this quiet oasis, carefully hidden away from nearby Sunset Boulevard. Herrera also approached Barbara Marinacci, a Pacific Palisades resident and Garden Club board member. ‘He asked if the Garden Club could help maintain the space,’ Marinacci told the Post, as she pulled thistles from the blackberry bushes last week. ‘For many years it was semi-abandoned, but is well into the process of being resuscitated. ‘Still, from my perspective, it will need consistent and good volunteer participation from outsiders in the larger community’to properly maintain it, particularly’during the summertime, when school isn’t in session.’ Marinacci thought that members of the Garden Club might like working in the greenhouse. ‘I think it’s one of the few on the Westside,’ she said. Her main interest is the vineyard, which has been planted but didn’t receive any attention over the summer. ‘There are about 30 young vines completely unpruned and untrained,’ said Marinacci, who lived for 18 years on a 13-acre vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains before moving to the Palisades three years ago. The vegetables picked last week and throughout the summer, were given to volunteers, school staff, and donated to the Westside Food Bank. Marinacci also gave some vegetables to seniors in the community. This school year, Herrera will teach floral design, horticulture and landscaping as an elective to sixth, seventh and eighth grades. For the past two years, his students have taken first place at the annual CANGE Horticulture contest in January. His floral design students prepare corsages and floral arrangements that are available for sale at the school and to the community. Herrera also thinks he has found a replacement teacher for the 2011-2012 school year, who can continue his efforts in restoring this once-thriving site. ‘I’m looking forward to retiring next year after 40 years of teaching,’ said Herrera, whose wife, Evie, is a retired executive director of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce. They live in Thousand Oaks and have two grown children. Anybody interested in volunteering at the Revere garden should contact Katy Anastasi klanastasi@yahoo.com or Vogel at lorivogel@mac.com.

Palisades P.O. Box 1: A Literary Journey

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 By Mary Rourke | Staff Writer

As a rare book dealer in Pacific Palisades, Richard Mohr had a special fondness for the number, one. First editions and one of a kind collectibles were his stock and trade. When he opened his business, International Bookfinders, in the 1950s Mohr shipped and received his treasured discoveries from the post office. But it wasn’t the ideal arrangement. Every morning he drove to Beverly Hills, the closest post office to home, and picked up his mail from box number 3003, nothing flashy about it.

Richard Mohr
Palisadian Richard Mohr used Post Office Box One for correspondence for his bookfinding business.

That changed in 1959 when Pacific Palisades opened a new post office on La Cruz Drive, a quick trip from Mohr’s home office on upper Chautauqua Boulevard. Mohr saw his chance, made his move and captured another first, P.O. Box One. For the rest of his life he kept that mailing address and after he died in 2002 his son, Mark held onto to the box. But a career move to Spokane, Washington left Mark on the lookout for an appreciative new keeper. ‘I wanted to see the memory of International Bookfinders and the legacy of Box One continue in good hands,’ he says. That wish led him to the Pacific Palisades Library Association, better known as Friends of the Library, the group assigned to P.O. Box Two. This spring the Friends took over Box One while general library mail still goes to Box Two.

‘It is bittersweet for me,’ says Mohr of the new arrangement. ‘I have great memories of the years when my parents ran International Bookfinders out of their house and the Palisades post office.’

For more than three decades the literary delights that Richard Mohr shipped and received from Box One could fill an antiquarian mall. First editions of works by popular authors from Mark Twain to Kurt Vonnegut, out-of-print art books, histories of the American West that were a specialty of Mohr’s, pounds of correspondence from rare book dealers and collectors brought him back to the post office as often as three times in a day.

‘As a kid, I accompanied my mom and dad to drop off and pick up the mail.’ (His mother, Martha, took care of the business accounts). Mark was hardly five years old when he saw Ronald Reagan, still the actor not yet the Republican politician, in line to get his mail. Reagan was dressed in riding breeches that billowed at the hips. ‘I couldn’t resist grabbing those pants from behind, to my mom’s eternal shame,’ Mohr says.

As a student at Paul Revere Junior High, as it was known then, Mohr went with his father into the back room of the post office to pick up the boxes of books shipped from as far off as Australia. ‘I felt like the king of the world, entering that bustling nerve center of the post office,’ Mohr says.

He got more involved in his parents’ business as a teenager attending Palisades High School. After school he helped catalog his father’s holdings, print labels and wrap books to be shipped to customers. He began to understand that his parents worked all the time but it didn’t feel like work to them.

‘My father’s motto was, ‘You name it, we’ll find it’,’ Mohr says. Family vacations were road trips planned around visits to libraries, book fairs and the homes of private collectors. Mohr kept up correspondence with book dealers around the world and mailed catalogs of his holdings to hundreds of clients.

‘Today there are databases where you can find 10 versions of the book you are looking for, choose the quality, choose the edition, choose whether it is autographed or not,’ Mohr says. ‘But when I was a kid, people waited weeks or months for my dad to find the book they wanted. Everything came and went through the Palisades post office.’

Without a storefront or warehouse, it was hard to keep things in order at the Mohr house. ‘There were books everywhere,’ Mohr recalls. ‘It wasn’t a book store but it might as well have been.’

Mohr’s father closed his business in the early1990s after developing heart disease. When Richard Mohr died his wife Martha’s health declined and she died in 2006.

‘As much as I would have liked to keep Post Office Box One for sentimental reason,’ Mohr says, ‘it was time to find a new owner.’

‘We do like the continuation,’ says Friends president Alice Inglis about the literary history of Box One. ‘The connection with books is nice.’

Mohr keeps one special memento of his parents’ business, at his home in Spokane, where he lives with his wife and two children. He owns the original metal door with a combination lock and glass window that opened onto the original Box One.

YOUNG PALISADIANS

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MATTHEW CORREIA, a graduate of Palisades High School, was named to the dean’s list for the 2009-2010 school year at the University of Pennsylvania, where he finished his sophomore year majoring in physics with a concentration in chemistry. JUSTIN SILVERMAN, who is majoring in biophysics, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at The Johns Hopkins University. Pacific Palisades resident ELYSE HOLLANDER was accepted into the UCLA School of theater, film and television with a major in film and television.’More than 600 transfer students from the United States and abroad applied for the 15 spots at the school. Hollander, 20, won the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Award for Short Film with ‘Love Fool,’ a romantic comedy, as a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, where she was a student in film and media studies. Hollander attended’Marquez, Paul Revere and Concord High School, and is the daughter of Doris and James Hollander, who work for KNBC Television. Her sister Danielle, a musician singer/songwriter, is a junior at Palisades High. Palisades Charter High School students named as semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program include: TIMOTHY BRIGHTBILL, EMILY CLARKE, SAMUEL KELLY, CALLISTA MICHAEL-RILL, JAMES WANG and Palisadian-Post intern JAYANT SUBRAHMANYAM. (If you live in Pacific Palisades and your student has also been named to the list, please e-mail features@palipost.com, so we include your child in an upcoming Young Palisadian column.) RACHEL SMITH, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, has been named to the National Fire Protection Agency committee. The NFPA is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce the threat of fire by creating universal standards and codes. The committee will work on creating documents that set minimum job performance requirements to be adopted by fire agencies across the world. (It will be published in 2012.) Smith is also the founder and president of Firescaping.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing risk abatement information to homeowners and residents. She is the granddaughter of Miriam Smith, who has lived in Pacific Palisades more than 60 years. If your student has made the dean’s list or received an honor and you wish him/her to be included in this column, please send information to features@palipost.com.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

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HOMES FOR SALE 1

$699K. 4 BD, 2 BA. Palisades native’s home, 5 min. from Yosemite. Solid, quiet, forested 1/3 acre, big garage/shop/deck, pure untreated water, near Tenaya Lodge. A pleasurable investment. AlbostaRealty.com, (559) 676-7444

RANCHO MIRAGE CALIFORNIA FAIRWAY ESTATES. Beautiful custom Mediterranean 4,000 sf. 4 bedrms, all suites. Powder room, formal dining, 3 large European fireplaces. French Country furnished, salt water pool, misting system, 3 car garage, 17 double French doors, 4 spectacular views. $1,790,000. Apple/Tobin, Coldwell Banker, (760) 567-3809, (760) 408-4374

SANTA MONICA CANYON BEACH HOUSE. Updated Cape Cod 3 bd+3 ba. 4 blks to ocean + cafes. MLS #S611839. $1.85 mil. FSBO. Open Sun. 1-5. (310) 230-8605.

GREAT DEALS. Homes Steps from Sand. Right in the Palisades! $125-450,000. Fab ocean views. For use as homes/offices/weekend retreats/ condo alt. Terrific opportunity! PCH between Sunset and Temescal. 8 sold last year. Heated pool and rec center. Agent: Michelle Bolotin, (310) 230-2438, www.michellebolotin.com

2000+SF. 4+3 HOME NEAR VILLAGE. Cute 4 BR Spanish fixer w/ great potentl. PRICED TO SELL! $1,179,000! 947 Galloway; Agent: Rick Mills, (310) 729-4738. MLS 10-477103. Open Sun. 2-4.

FURNISHED HOMES 2

EXECUTIVE RENTAL! MOVE RIGHT IN! Immaculate, fully furnished, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Pool, gym, spa, near trailheads, mountain view, minutes to the beach. Also avail: separate lg studio w/ garden patio. (310) 459-9111

LIGHT, AIRY SPACE IN TREE-TOPS. Exceptional 1 bd, ba, huge living areas for non-smoker, no pets. Avail. 10/1. FULLY equipped. Short/long term. $2,770/mo. for everything. (310) 454-2568

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

DUPLEX FOR RENT. 2 bdrm + fireplace, 1 bath, quiet residential area near village. $2,450/mo. (310) 738-4400

HIGHLANDS PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN w/ ocean view, bright, 3 bdrm, 2 ba, high ceilings, fireplace, 2 decks, stainless steel appliances, olympic pool, tennis, gym, gardener incl. $3,990/mo. Marty, (310) 459-2692

3 BDRM, 2 BA ALPHABET STREET HOUSE on a quiet tree-lined street near Village. Den, hardwood floors, fireplace, newer appliances, paid gardener & a white picket fence. $3,995/mo. (310) 266-9387

CHARMING CAPE COD in the Palisades. 2 bedroom, office/den open to patio and garden. 1.5 baths, hardwood floors, quiet & secluded on wide Alphabet St. Ample off st. parking. Gardener incl. $3,600/mo. lease. (310) 454-7826

HOME IN PACIFIC PALISADES. $6,500/mo. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, beautiful backyard w/ spa. Remodeled gourmet kitchen plus family room. Call Joyce Spector, (310) 749-8827

COUNTRY ENGLISH IN ALPHABETS! * Charming 4 bed + 3 ba. Remodeled, spacious, light/ bright, fam rm, lush lndscpd yards. Spa. Walk to Village. $6,500/mo. (310) 230-3719

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

PALISADES 1 BEDROOM apt. Large, remodeled, carpet, gas stove, refrigerator, one year lease, new paint, laundry, storage, covered parking. No pets, Non-smoker. $1,335/mo. (310) 477-6767

UNUSUAL unique spacious 1 bd, 1 ba (800 ft) mucho charm apt in Mediterranean triplex. All appliances, frplc, hdwd, garage, grdn, ldry. 1 mi. to village & bch. N/S, no pets, 1 yr lse. $2,250/mo. (310) 804-3142

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE. Hardwood floors, newly remodeled kitchen, stove & refrigerator. Price negotiable. Call Bob at (503) 807-3956

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 1 BDRM APARTMENT. Best ocean views in town. Stainless steel appliances, wood floors, fireplace, pool, laundry onsite & parking. Small pets ok. Please call (818) 304-4146. Equal housing opportunity.

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

GEM IN THE PALISADES, Sunset & Almar. 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 ba. townhouse. Hardwood, tile, carpet, W/D, dishwasher, roof deck, parking. $3,400/mo. (310) 395-1073

PALISADES CONDO ON SUNSET. 2 bedroom, 2 bath on the 1st floor. Available now. 2 fireplaces, AC, W/D in unit. Private jacuzzi. Quiet building. $3,295/mo. (310) 456-0047

3 BED, 3 BA plus office. Walk to restaurants and Sunset Beach. Gated community with pool/spa and yard. 4-car parking. $5,500/mo. unfurnished. $7,000/mo. furnished. (310) 459-1199

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

OFFICE SUITE in the Atrium Building on Via de la Paz. 2 offices, reception area and restroom. Attractive space approx. 900 sq. ft. One year plus sub-lease. Rent negotiable. Great space. (310) 459-5353

OFFICE FOR LEASE. Professional building in Pacific Palisades Village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Reasonable rent price. Excellent tenant improvements. 850 square feet. Please call Tracy Rasmussen at (310) 459-8700 for more details.

OFFICE RENTAL. Unique Village office space. Quiet, quaint setting with village view, 4 rooms including kitchen & bath. Fantastic location. $1,495/mo. Bob, (310) 459-1220

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 3f

SHL MANAGEMENT BOUTIQUE FIRM ‘ Manage apartments, houses, and commercial buildings. Experienced, reliable, honest & local. Member of IREM. (310) 392-1757, ask for Loren.

LOST & FOUND 6a

LOST: NINTENDO DS. Turquoise blue, lost around the corner of Swarthmore & Antioch. REWARD! Contact Kevin, (310) 779-3543.

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: ‘ Consultation on best hard/software for your needs ‘ Setting up & configuring your system & applications ‘ Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC ‘ Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows ‘ Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access ‘ Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken ‘ Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup ‘ Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning. FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL ‘ BEST RATES. (310) 262-5652

YOUR OWN TECH GURU * EXPERT SET-UP, OPTIMIZATION, REPAIR. Problem-Free Computing Since 1992. Work Smarter, Faster, More Reliably. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! ALAN PERLA, (310) 455-2000

THE DETECHTIVES’. PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC ‘ Consulting ‘ Installation ‘ Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users ‘ Data recovery ‘ Networks ‘ Wireless Internet & more. (310) 838-2254, William Moorefield. www.thedetechtives.com

USER FRIENDLY’MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com ‘ For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/

EXPERT COMPUTER HELP ‘ On-site service’no travel charge ‘ Help design, buy and install your system ‘ One-on-one training, hard & software ‘ Troubleshooting, Mac & Windows, organizing ‘ Installations & upgrades ‘ Wireless networking ‘ Digital phones, photo, music ‘ Internet ‘ Serving the Palisades, Santa Monica & Brentwood ‘ DEVIN FRANK, (310) 499-7000

GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. ‘ BARBARA DAWSON ‘ Estate/Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ barbdawson@roadrunner.com ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References

ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/ORGANIZER: Outgoing & cheerful individual available for office or home organization. Office skills, errands, event & travel planning. Part time or temporary OK. 3 hour min. Reasonable rates. Pam, (310) 733-8433

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING ORGANIZED? Executive level business and personal assistant services available. Office organizing, writing, project and event planning. Concierge services on a project or weekly basis. Call Patty, (310) 394-3085

DAYCARE CENTERS 8

PALISADES LEARN & PLAY ‘ Now enrolling for Fall! Educational themes, Art & Socialization. Ages 16 mo.-5 yrs. Balanced nutritious meals provided. Come & see what all the fun is about! (310) 459-0920

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

MY OUTSTANDING NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER of 10 yrs is now avail Mon.-Fri., full time/flexible hours, as our kids are in school full time. She drives her own SUV with a perfect driving record. Speaks fluent English. Does all cooking, shopping, errands & cleaning. She is simply the best w/ children of all ages & all household responsibilities! Please call Natalie at (310) 467-3769 or call Lorena directly at (323) 572-5306

LOOKING FOR NANNY POSITION. Mon. thru Sat. 13 yrs experience, own car, good references, honest. Loves babies & children. Light housekeeping, good English. Please call Saula, (213) 393-1779

I’M LOOKING FOR a housekeeping/nanny position. I have good references, I drive and I am flexible. Non-smoker & drinker. Please call Hercilia, (323) 440-4258

EXTRAORDINARY NANNY * Reliable, kind, capable, experienced with taking care of families, drive, shopping, organize schedules & household. Great w/ kids. Call: Nancy, (818) 209-6024

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

PROFESSIONAL MAID SERVICES. In Malibu! We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com

LOOKING FOR A HOUSEKEEPING JOB. 2-3 days. 12 years experience, own transportation, legal, local references. Call Delmy, (323) 363-9492, delmycleaning.com

HOUSEKEEPING/BABYSITTING. Available Monday through Friday. Experienced, good references, own transportation. Speaks English. Call anytime, (818) 770-8401

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTING. Available Monday through Friday, 10 years experience, good references, honest, live-out. Call anytime. Marcela, (213) 924-1229

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE: Good local references, own transportation, friendly w/ pets. Speaks English. Available Fri. & Sat. Marlene, (c) (323) 423-2558, (h) (323) 750-1957

EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154

HOUSEKEEPER & BABYSITTER ‘ Available Monday through Friday. Has own car, CA DL & insurance. Local references. 10 years experience. Daisy, (323) 732-8192 or (323) 793-8287

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. Babysitting also. Honest & hardworking. Over 20 years experience. Great refs. Call Julia, (310) 828-8842 or leave msg., (310) 463-8584

HOUSEKEEPING/BABYSITTING. Available Monday through Friday, experienced, good references, clean driving record, licensed & insured. Caroline, (323) 540-8975

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

SPECIALIZE WITH SENIORS. Friendly/patient personal trainer. Customize workouts to fit your needs. Enjoy P/T in the convenience of your own home. Call Karen for free consultation and GET STARTED! (818) 626-8670

WESTSIDE HOME HEALTH CARE. Providing quality, compassionate IN HOME CARE. Emilia, Caregiver. State certified CNA, HHA. P/T or F/T. FREE assessment with no obligation. Pacific Palisades resident. (310) 592-6695

HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking work in Pac Pal. CNA certified, 15 yrs experience, great local refs. Pac Pal resident, live-out, schedule flexible. Please call Maria at (310) 454-6370 (h) or (818) 804-7151 (c)

COMPANION/CAREGIVER/PRIVATE ASSISTANT. Experienced mature woman, great refs, available day & night. Would consider P/T work in exchange for private room. Terry, (310) 392-3202. Pls lv msg.

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING ‘ Full Gardening Service ‘ Sprinkler Install ‘ Tree Trim ‘ Sodding ‘ Sprays, non-toxic ‘ FREE AZALEA PLANT ‘ Cell,(310) 701-1613, (310) 568-0989

INDEPENDENT LANDSCAPE GARDENER. Expertise in: Planting ‘ Plumbing & Irrigation Drip Systems ‘ Sprinklers ‘ Timers & Repairs on existing systems ‘ Landscape Lighting, Fencing, Arbors & Trellises ‘ Pruning & Trimming ‘ Sod Removal or Installation ‘ Soil Preparation ‘ Right plants for given conditions ‘ Regular maintenance. Client refs upon request. Bulmaro, (310) 442-6426 or cell, (310) 709-3738

MOVING & HAULING 11b

HONEST MAN SERVICES. All jobs, big or small. Moves and hauls it all. 14 foot truck. 20th year Westside. Delivery to 48 states. (310) 285-8688

POOL & SPA SERVICES 13e

PALISADES POOL SUPPLY. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE & REPAIR. 15415 Sunset Blvd., P.P. 90272 (310) 459-4357. www.PalisadesPool.com

STEREO, TV, VCR SERVICES 13g

1 REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS! Is your entertainment system not entertaining you? We can tune up your system, bring it up to date, hide wires, mount TVs, install speakers, etc. We can even reprogram or replace your remote control so it is easy to use. Call us, we can help! Lic. #515929. Stanford Connect, (310) 829-0872

MONSTECH AUDIO & VIDEO ‘ HDTV’s & Custom Home Theater Install ‘ Whole House Audio & Video ‘ Pre-wiring, Phone Systems, Surveillance & much more! FREE ESTIMATES! Roberto, (310) 357-4010

WINDOW WASHING 13h

THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. Solar panels/power washing also avail. Owner operated. Lic., bonded & insured. Free estimates. (310) 926-7626

MR. CRYSTAL WINDOW CLEANING. Please call Gary: (310) 828-1218 Free estimate, friendly service, discounts. Licensed & Insured.

AUTO DETAILING 13i

AMAZING DETAIL ‘ MOBILE CAR WASH & DETAILING SERVICE ‘ Cars ‘ Trucks ‘ Vans ‘ Boats ‘ RVs and more! Why go to the car wash, when WE COME TO YOU with better prices? Call today and ask about our specials! (323) 402-7199

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, www.palisadesdogwalker.com

MISCELLANEOUS 14k

FINE ART INSTALLATION. Confused about where or how to hang your art collectibles? Rick Strauss has been installing fine art for years in homes and offices throughout the Westside. Reasonable rates. (310) 459-8212

PERSONAL TRAINER 15c

Peak Performance Fitness Training. Ivan Baccarat, N.S.C.A., A.C.E. Cert. Personal Trainer. Body Shaping ‘ Strength ‘ Fat Loss ‘ Prenatal/Post Partum ‘ Cardio ‘ Kickboxing ‘ Stretch/Flexibility ‘ Plyometrics ‘ Endurance ‘ Core Work. Individualized Program Design. Balance training for older adults. 20 yrs. experience ‘ Insured ‘ Excellent references. Call for a free consultation, (310) 829-4428

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

EXPERIENCED FRENCH INSTRUCTOR tutors JHS, HS, AP & SAT French students. Excellent references. Masters in Education. Native French speaker, Malibu resident, very enthusiastic. Cate, (310) 456-5398

PIANO INSTRUCTION. Give the life-long gift of music! Very patient, creative teacher. Music degree, USC. Qualified, experienced, local. Lisa Donovan Lukas, (310) 454-0859, www.palisadesmusicstudio.com

TUTORS 15e

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530

MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145

PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134

MATH & CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS: COLLEGE ESSAYS, SAT/SAT II/ACT/ISEE/HSPT MATH PREP. All math subjects thru calculus. Jr. high thru college level writing skills. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Local office in Palisades Village. Call Jamie, (888) 459-6430

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR ‘ All grade levels ‘ Grammar ‘ Conversational ‘ SAT/AP ‘ Children, adults ‘ Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

GROZA LEARNING CENTER. Tutoring K-12, all subjects & reading. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731

Alex Van Name, a NAME you can TRUST! for k-12 Science and Math Tutoring. www.310ScienceMath.com. Summer Assignments, S.A.T. and A.C.T. Prep, Academic Tutoring and Support. Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, pre-Calc, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Honors and AP too! ‘Mr. Van Name is such a patient and creative instructor. He explains the material thoroughly and is always ready to explain it in different ways until it makes sense.’ Call: (310) 295-8915. Email: alexvanname@tmo.blackberry.net. 12011 San Vicente Blvd. Suite 540, Los Angeles, CA 90049

EDUCATIONAL THERAPY ‘ Assesment ‘ Motivation ‘ Remediation. Personalized academic, cognitive, & behavioral support. ADD, Gifted, LD, School & Family Challenges. Free Consult ‘ Pre-K – Adult ‘ Local office 10+ years. Arlana J. Morley, MS, MFT, BCET. (310) 459-4125

EXPERT PHYSICS TUTOR. Physics tutoring from an award winning high school physics teacher. (310) 408-9520. www.westsidephysicstutor.com

MATH TUTOR ‘ BEYOND MATH TUTORING ‘ UC Berkeley Engineering graduate. 4.3 GPA. 800 Math SAT. All ages. Local resident. In your home. ki@beyondmathtutoring.com, (310) 266-1585

ARE YOU FRUSTRATED? Want a new system of learning for children with AUTISM that really works? Private in-home sessions. WORLD TOURS TECHNIQUES, (310) 455-2505

MATH/SCIENCE/SAT TUTOR. Widely used by Palisades residents. Excellent references. Dozens of satisfied clients at top schools. Call Will at (510) 378-7138

KIDS’ ACTIVITIES 15g

GROUP MUSIC LESSONS for 3-6 y.o. children. Develop rhythm, ear & memory. Learn about composers & prep for potential instrument playing. For more info: www.palisadesmusiclessons.com, (310) 454-9697

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

PROFESSIONAL GUITAR TEACHER. BA graduate, 2003. (UK) Rock, blues, funk, music theory. All ages, individual tutoring. (310) 454-6962 or (310) 745-2792

PHILLIP SPRINGER, COMPOSER of ‘Santa Baby’ & other hits, is offering classes in elementary theory & sight reading for 5-10 yr olds only. Classes Sat. morning. For further information please call (310) 459-3372

PIANO LESSONS are offered by a local studio with 22 years experience. Ages: 5-adult, all levels. For more info: www.palisadesmusiclessons.com or call (310) 454-9697

TRUMPET & MUSIC LESSONS. Phrasing, musicality, music theory, ear training, composing, songwriting. USC & Juilliard graduate. (310) 497-2929

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 40 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, landscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdr kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Exlnt local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM

CONSTRUCTION 16d

PALISADES CONST. SERVICES. All phase construction and remodeling. All interior and exterior construction. Additions, concrete, tile, wood work (all), brick, patios, bathrooms, fences, bedrooms, permits. We have built (2) new 2,500 sq. ft. Palisades homes in last 3 yrs. Please contact us to schedule your free consultation and free estimate. ALL JOBS WELCOME. Please call: Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153. Lic. #375858 (all Palisades referrals avail.)

SEME TILE. License #920238, insured. All phases of tile work. Kitchens, bathrooms, walkways, etc. No job too small! Call Steve, (310) 663-7256. FREE estimates! Email: semetile@gmail.com & website: www.semetile.com

PALISADES HOME REPAIR SERVICE. Super reliable, super clean’over 200 completed home repairs. There is no one better! Lic. #294-272 Call Mark, (310) 622-2773

AFFORDABLE CONSTRUCTION SERVICE ‘ Roofing ‘ Windows ‘ Painting ‘ Tile ‘ Siding ‘ Concrete ‘ Fences ‘ Decks ‘ Carpentry. All types of home repairs. State License #B-1 746866. Insured. 1 (800) 806-8688

CASALE CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC ‘ Lic. #512443 ‘ Kitchen and Bath Specialist ‘ General Contractor ‘ Residential ‘ Commercial ‘ New Construction ‘ Additions ‘ Remodeling ‘ (310) 491-0550 (o), (310) 927-1799 (c) ‘ www.reemodeling.com

ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR ‘ New homes ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ Kitchen & bath ‘ Planning/architectural services ‘ Insured ‘ Local refs. Lic. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881

ELECTRICAL 16h

PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service

ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local service only. Non-lic. Please call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286

LICHWA ELECTRIC. Remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, home theatre, audio/video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaElectric@gmail.com, (310) 270-8596

FENCES, DECKS 16j

THE FENCE MAN ‘ 18 years quality work ‘ Wood fences ‘ Decks ‘ Gates ‘ Chainlink & patio ‘ Wrought iron. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

CARLOS FENCE COMPANY. Wood & picket fences, wrought iron, chain link, gates, handrails, balconies, decks, pergola, arbor. Custom jobs available. (310) 677-2737, (310) 677-8650 (fax), carlos_fence@yahoo.com

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com. centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net. (800) 608-6007 ‘ (310) 276-6407

JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT. HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. ‘ Sanding & Refinishing ‘ Installations ‘ Pre-finished ‘ Unfinished ‘ Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414

HANDYMAN 16o

HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Non-Lic., but experience will do it. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 24 Hr.

LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464

LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692

DJ PRO SERVICES ‘ Carpentry, Handyman, Repairs. ALL PROJECTS CONSIDERED. See my work at: www.djproservices.com. Non-lic. (c) (310) 907-6169, (h) (310) 454-4121

PALISADES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. All jobs and calls welcome!! All phases of const. and home repair. A fresh alternative from the norm, very courteous, very safe, very clean!! Call for a free estimate and consultation. Please call: Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153. Lic. #375858

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST ‘ Interior & Exterior ‘ PAINTING ‘ 56 YEARS OF SERVICE. Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 ‘ (310) 454-4630 ‘ Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

J W C PAINTING. Residential & commercial. Years of experience. Affordable & reliable. Local references. Lic. #914882. Free estimates. jwcpnc@yahoo.com ‘ Call Jason Childs (Charlie), (310) 428-4432

CALIFORNIA BEST PAINTING ‘ Interior ‘ Exterior ‘ Residential ‘ Commercial ‘ Plaster ‘ Drywall & Repair ‘ FREE ESTIMATES! Lic. #854322. Bonded & Insured. (877) 430-1112, (213) 382-0020

REMODELING 16v

KANAN CONSTRUCTION ‘ References. BONDED ‘ INSURED ‘ St. Lic. #554451 ‘ DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN

COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION ‘ Kitchen+bath ‘ Additions ‘ Tile, carpentry, plumbing. Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 774-9159

HELP WANTED 17

WANTED: Male live-in caregiver for active 92-year-old man. Please call (310) 454-1956, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., ask for Wendy.

AFTERNOON NANNY. M-F, 2:30-7 p.m.; school pick-up, activities; homework help; dinner prep; errands; lt housekeeping. Use own car, exclt refs and drv record. $15/hr. + car. (310) 454-5450

AUTOS 18b

2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. 68K, excellent shape. Recently serviced. $10,500 or best offer. All records available. Call John, (310) 999-8052

FURNITURE 18c

MOVING’MOTIVATED SELLER. Beautiful custom handpainted children’s bedroom set. Call for details: (310) 456-4666 or (310) 387-7722

MINT CONDITION KING SOFABED. Colors: sand with clarets & blues. Flawless & barely used. Great mattress. 101 in. W x 36 in. D x 31 in. H. $650. (310) 459-6159

BRAND NEW MODERN STYLE 93 inch sofa & matching 63 inch loveseat. Top grade cream colored fabric. $1,500. (310) 459-2232

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

HUNTINGTON. Furn/furnishgs/household goods/ clothes/linens jewelry. 646 El Cerco (off Alma Real) Fri.-Sat., Sept. 17-18, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit: www.bmdawson for photos/details.

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

HORSE BOARDING. Horse boarding near Will Rogers State Park, access to trails, 10×10 pipe corral stall with partial shelter. $275 per month. Feeding/cleaning twice a day/6 days a week for $125 per month. Available late Sept., early Oct. Call Bob, (949) 235-4761

Thursday, September 16 – Thursday, September 23

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

  Theatre Palisades presents ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ Shirley Jackson’s novel adapted for the stage, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. The play runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. through October 10. For tickets, call (310) 454-1971.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

  Residents are invited to participate in the monthly Mysterious Book Club meeting, 6:45 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Tonight’s discussion will center on the ‘Silent Scream’ by Linda La Plante, an acclaimed crime writer.   The Malibu Orchid Society hosts a talk on the smallest orchid with a very big name, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. The public is invited to hear Nick Tannaci unravel the world of the Paphiopedilum subgenus Brachypetalum, often known by the name Dwarf White Lady Slippers. ‘

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

  Sunrise Assisted Living hosts a free Alzheimer’s support group on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 15441 Sunset. Please RSVP by calling the front desk at (310) 573-9545.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

  Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.   Pacific Palisades historian and novelist Robert Rosenstone discusses his new novel, ‘Red Star, Crescent Moon: A Muslim-Jewish Love Story,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

Robert Morrow, Jr.; ARCO Executive

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Robert Carter Morrow, Jr., 86, a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades who recently relocated to Audubon, Pennsylvania, died September 11 at the Shannondell retirement home in Audubon. The cause was complications from Alzheimer?s disease. Morrow, who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 5, 1924, was a student at Yale University when he dropped out to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He rose through the ranks to become a first lieutenant at age 19. After completing his military service, Morrow returned to Yale to earn a degree in engineering in 1949. He later earned an MBA from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland in 1954. Morrow and his family moved to Pacific Palisades in 1972. He worked as a chemical engineer in corporate planning at ARCO, heading mergers and acquisitions. In his free time he played tennis, enjoyed lawn bowling and traveling the world. He especially liked family cruises to Alaska and the Caribbean.   Morrow relocated to Pennsylvania in 2007. He is survived by his brother Hugh of Orange City, Florida; his beloved wife Evelyn (Furey) Morrow; his children John (wife Dorothy) of Stamford, Connecticut, and Kimberly (husband Louis) Hirshberg of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; and grandchildren Brian, Lisa, Lora and Megan.   A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 1 p.m. at the Hirshberg residence in Blue Bell. Contact: the Boyd-Horrow Funeral Home at (800) GIV-NISH. The Web address is www.lifecelebration.com.   In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer?s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market St., Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Audrey Geffs, 72; Docent at Getty

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Audrey Erdenberger Geffs, a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away at her home in early August. She was 72.   The fourth child of Heinrich and Martha Erdenberger, Audrey was born in Muehlhausen, a small town in Thuringia, Germany, on August 10, 1937. Her birth name was Ute.   Early in World War II, the family lived in Dresden and, to be safe, Ute’s mother decided to leave this beautiful city to live in a small village on the Czechoslovakian border. They watched the bombing of Dresden the following year and lived a much-deprived life in the aftermath of the war.   Although the family loved the country and the little farmhouse, food was very hard to come by. At last they received permission from the Russians to cross the border into West Germany. They lived in Oldenburg, where Ute was always a good student, who loved to swim and play tennis.   After graduating, she along with her siblings came to America where she worked as a governess in order to learn English quickly. Ute then moved to California, changed her name to Audrey, and became a stewardess for Continental Airlines. She was a tall, handsome woman who loved to ski.   In 1962, Audrey married Tolman Geffs, an engineer. They moved to Boston while Tolman attended business school at Harvard, where they had the first of three children, Tolman Jr. They returned to Southern California and had two more children, Gregory and Brooke, but separated and ultimately divorced in the early 1970s. Audrey moved with the children from a beautiful home in Malibu to a house on Via de la Paz, in Pacific Palisades.   In recent years, Audrey worked as a real estate agent and also as a volunteer docent at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She had many friends through her volunteer work and her church, Pacific Palisades Lutheran. In 1990, she attended her eldest son’s graduation from Harvard Business School, in the city where he was born.   Audrey is survived by her three children and five grandchildren, as well as two brothers, two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews who live in the eastern U.S. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. this Saturday, August 18, at Palisades Lutheran Church, corner of Sunset and El Medio. Friends and neighbors are welcome to attend. For more information, call the church at (310) 459-2358.

George Hunter, 88: WWII Pilot

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George Hunter, a Pacific Palisades resident for 49 years, passed away on September 2. He was 88.   George was born on December 22, 1921, in Akron, Ohio. After graduating from high school, he worked at the Goodyear Tire Company in Akron until he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He received his wings on April 22, 1943, and was sent to the Pacific, where he joined the 45th Fighter Squadron. He was based on several Pacific islands, including Iwo Jima, where he flew a P-51 Mustang fighter. The 45th Squadron was the first to fly with and protect the B-29 bombers in raids over Tokyo. He was Captain Hunter when he returned to civilian life in January 1946, having been awarded the Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, and other honors.   After the war, George returned to school and studied industrial psychology at Pomona College in Claremont, graduating in 1951. He then attended USC for three years doing graduate work. He was hired for a position in industrial psychology with the Whittaker Corporation, where he served as vice president of human resources until his retirement.   George enjoyed living in the Palisades, was a member of the Los Angeles Country Club, and enjoyed golf and the friends he had at the club. He will be missed by his friends and family.   He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marlene; daughters Karen Hunter of Toluca Woods and Kay Luke of Warrensburg, Missouri; granddaughter Alexandra Luke and grandson Hunter Luke; and his sister, Ruth Granoien of Westlake Village.   There will be no service, per George’s request.

Pampas Ricas Home Is Rich with History

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The facade of Peter and Suzanne Trepp's house, located at the southwest corner of Chautauqua Boulevard and Pampas Ricas, has not changed since 1928, when the Santa Monica Land and Water Company used the house as an office.
The facade of Peter and Suzanne Trepp’s house, located at the southwest corner of Chautauqua Boulevard and Pampas Ricas, has not changed since 1928, when the Santa Monica Land and Water Company used the house as an office.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

When Pacific Palisades residents Peter and Suzanne Trepp agreed to participate in the Palisades Junior Women’s Club’s annual home tour last November, they decided to learn more about their historic home.   ’It opened up all these chapters,’ Peter said of their research last fall. ‘We realized, what a treasure.’   The Trepps, who moved into the house from Marina del Rey in August 2005, read books about the history of the Palisades and acquainted themselves with local historians.   They discovered their Spanish colonial-style house on the southwest corner of Chautauqua Boulevard and Pampas Ricas was originally built in 1928 as an office for the Santa Monica Land and Water Company, which sold property and water rights in Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica and Malibu. The company, owned by Robert Gillis, was responsible for developing what is now the Huntington neighborhood.   ’The office was designed to look like a model home, so that people could get a sense of what homes might look like here,’ Peter explained.   After Gillis died in 1947, his son-in-law Arthur Loomis succeeded him as president and moved the firm’s offices to the second floor of the historic business block at 15300 Sunset Boulevard (above Starbucks’ current location). The company continued to operate until the mid-1980s.   The Trepps’ foyer, living room, sitting room and library (now attached to the master bedroom) were a part of the original office.   The foyer features a soaring rotunda with the original hand-carved wooden beams, two iron-crafted wall sconces created by Forge Craft and orange-and-blue decorative tiles. The living room and sitting room have the original dark wooden floors and iron wall sconces.   A bathroom and the two bedrooms belonging to the Trepps’ children, William, 8, and Phillip, 6, were once a three-car garage. The office was converted into a residence in the 1950s and expanded in the 1970s.   The Trepps, who met while studying for their master’s degrees in business at UCLA and married in 2000, purchased the house from Larry and Gloria Dunn. At the time, they only had a vague idea that the home had some historical significance.   ’The owners made sure not to sell the house to a developer,’ Peter said. ‘It was a gentleman’s agreement that we would not tear down the house. We didn’t want to tear it down anyway. We loved it; there is something special about this house.’   Since then, they have hardly changed the house except for expanding the outdoor patio and highlighting the arches in the breakfast room and master bedroom with decorative paint details. As environmental conservationists, they have also installed solar panels and use LEDs throughout the house. Peter even drives a BMW Mini E, an all-electric car. He chronicles the experience on his blog, petersminie.blogspot.com.   Wanting a home that reflected their interests, they mostly decorated with pieces from their travels and family heritage such as paintings of Sweden (where Suzanne grew up) and maps of Switzerland.   The Trepps, who moved to the Palisades because they wanted to raise their children in a wholesome community, are active in the town. Suzanne, a money manager at Western Asset Management in Pasadena, is a member of the Palisades Junior Women’s Club (PJWC), and Peter, the chief financial officer of ServiceMesh (a software company), is a member of the board of the Palisades-Malibu YMCA.   Since moving here, they have fallen in love with the community, and after their research, they have become even more enamored of their historic home. Suzanne, who serves on the Pacific Palisades Library Association board, enjoyed meeting Jan Loomis, who presented her historical book ‘Images of America, Pacific Palisades’ at the library last fall.   Loomis, a San Diego resident married to the grandson of Arthur Loomis, gave the Trepps a photo of their house taken in 1928. The fa’ade looks exactly the same as today, with a three-arched entrance to the main entryway. The two olive trees and three palm trees on both sides of the circular driveway are still there ‘ albeit much taller.   Inspired by the photo, Peter had the Santa Monica Land and Water Company’s sign remade and redisplayed in the entryway.   Curious about the colorful tile, the Trepps also invited a curator and a docent/tile expert from the Adamson House, which features decorative tile from the Malibu Tile Company, to their home to examine it.   ’Peter and I decided that we finally needed to learn if the tile around our house and specifically the entry was Malibu Tile, which several non-experts suggested, or some other tile,’ Suzanne said.   In actuality, the decorative tiles came from Davies and McDonald (D&M Company), which existed from 1929-33. Peter noted that the rare tiles in their house are a popular collector’s item among local celebrities and featured in the ‘American Art Tile’ encyclopedia.   Additionally, the Trepps discovered that their property has a unique history, beginning when Francisco Marquez and Ysidro Reyes received the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica land grant in 1839. The 6,656 acres of land were bounded at the south by the sea, at the north by the hills, at the west by the point Topanga and at the east by Sullivan Canyon.   The Reyes family built their ranch home on Pampas Ricas near the intersection of Chautauqua, right next to the Trepps’ house. After Ysidro Reyes died during the smallpox epidemic in 1861, his widow, Maria Antonia Villa, had little interest in the ranch and sold the land. Eventually, the ranch house was torn down and Gillis purchased the property.   At a fundraiser for the La Senora Research Institute last September, the Trepps had the opportunity to meet Sharon Reyes-Siebuhr and Ernest Marquez, the descendants of the Reyes and Marquez families, respectively. Located in Santa Monica Canyon, the institute provides education about the early California rancho era.   The Trepps invited Marquez to sign his books (‘Santa Monica Beach: A Collector’s Pictorial History’ and ‘Port of Los Angeles: An Illustrated History from 1850 to 1945′) in their backyard during the PJWC’s home tour.   ’The families struggle to keep the memory and history alive,’ Peter said, noting that he and Suzanne wanted to help.   Whenever possible, the Trepps also plan to open their historic home to the public. They will host the PJWC’s 75th anniversary black-and white-attire party with an old Hollywood theme on September 25.   ’We are doing our best to be good stewards by preserving and sharing our wonderful Spanish home,’ Suzanne said.

Football Falls One Point Short

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Blocked Extra Point Preserves 36-35 Win for El Camino Real

Malcolm Creer sprints towards the end zone on his way to scoring on a 97-yard kickoff return in the third quarter of Friday night's season opener against El Camino Real.
Malcolm Creer sprints towards the end zone on his way to scoring on a 97-yard kickoff return in the third quarter of Friday night’s season opener against El Camino Real.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

With his team trailing by one point and 11 seconds left on the clock last Friday evening, Palisades High head coach Perry Jones had a difficult decision–either kick the extra point and most likely send the game into overtime or go for the two-point conversion and the win. Not hesitating a second, Jones sent out his kicking team for the point-after touchdown, knowing the Dolphins had all of the momentum after driving 54 yards in 53 seconds for the score that had pulled them to within one point. The snap was good, Kevin Mann’s hold was also good and senior placekicker Alex Anastasi was certain that his kick would have been good too had it not been for El Camino Real junior Kawan Rally, who broke through the line of scrimmage, jumped, and batted the ball to the turf–a heartbreaking end to an inspired effort by a determined school of Dolphins. “I just bull-rushed and got my right hand on the ball,” said Rally, who also rushed for 126 yards and scored El Camino Real’s first four touchdowns. “I was expecting it to be a tough game. We were down at halftime, but we just weren’t going to lose.” The Dolphins had one last chance to recover the ensuing onside kick, but officials ruled that a Palisades player touched the ball before it traveled the necessary 10 yards. Knowing the Dolphins were out of timeouts, El Camino Real quarterback Travis Moss took a knee to run off the final seconds and allow the heavily-favored Conquistadores escaped with a 36-35 victory. “I didn’t consider it [going for two],” said Jones, who admitted his debut was both nerve-racking and exhilarating. “I felt if we tried the same play we had earlier that they would pick up on it, so I didn’t want to risk it. I was confident we could hold them and kick a field goal.” Palisades’ first-string quarterback Branden Sanett threw three touchdown passes–the last a 34-yard bullet to wideout Ben Ingram, who made the catch over the middle, deked a defender and outraced two El Camino Real safeties to the end zone, sending the home fans at Stadium by the Sea into a frenzy. “Turnovers and penalties are ultimately what killed us,” Sanett said. “I knew that if we could just get to overtime that we would win because at that point everything was going our way. Our O-line blocked great. No way was that team better than us.” Early in the game, Palisades looked like the team that was expected to win. After forcing a three-and-out on El Camino Real’s first series, the Dolphins took over at their own 48-yard line and proceeded to drive 52 yards in six plays, capped by Sanett’s 21-yard pass to Turner Hanley, who leaped over a pair of defenders in the end zone to put the Dolphins on the scoreboard. Then, after Arte Miura’s 65-yard kickoff return set the Dolphins up on the opposition’s 24-yard line, second-string quarterback Nathan Dodson lofted a touch pass to Hanley in the corner of the end zone for a 12-yard score and Palisades (0-1) went to the locker room leading 14-6. El Camino Real (1-1) scored twice early in the second half to take a brief 21-14 lead, but Malcolm Creer found a seam in the Conquistadores’ coverage and returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown that tied the game 21-21 with 2:38 left in the third quarter. Rally powered across the goal line to put the visitors back in front, 29-21, but Sanett answered with a three-yard touchdown toss to Paul Logan and Creer ran for the two-point conversion to knot the score, 29-29. “The thing that I’m most proud of is that we kept our heads on defense,” Dolphins’ senior linebacker Hakeem Jawanza said. “Even when they scored, we kept playing hard. We kept up the intensity, got some stops and forced some turnovers.” Using its vaunted double wing formation, El Camino Real drove 80 yards in nine plays, scoring on a 10-yard run by Kyndric Naope to take a 36-29 lead with 1:14 remaining. However, Palisades’ wishbone offense proved equally difficult to defend. Laurence Villasenor was knocked out of bounds at the 29-yard line after a 10-yard catch-and-run, but an illegal procedure penalty pushed the Dolphins back to the Conquistadores’ 34, setting the stage for Ingram’s touchdown catch. “This was a good game to test our mettle,” Jones said. “We’re a very resilient bunch so maybe this will help get their attention in practice. Little things can add up to a lot in close games like this, but I’m pleased with our effort.” * * * * * In a hard-hitting defensive struggle, Coach Ray Marsden’s frosh/soph squad pulled to within two points with 7:15 left in the fourth quarter on Jack Jordan’s 58-yard run and his subsequent extra-point kick, but the Dolphins were unable to score again and El Camino Real hung on for a 16-14 victory. Quarterback Elijah Thomas rushed for 78 yards, including a 2-yard score, and completed 5 of 13 passes for 74 yards for the host Dolphins (0-1), who lost at home for the first time in Marsden’s two seasons. * * * * * Palisades hosts Santa Monica on Thursday and will attempt to turn the tide against the Vikings, who have won the last six meetings by an average of 27.3 points and hold a 16-6-2 lead in the intersectional rivalry that began in 1979. The frosh/soph game kicks off at 4 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 7 p.m. at Stadium by the Sea.

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