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Nancy Winchester, Active Citizen

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Nancy Ziesmer Winchester passed away peacefully at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks on April 22. She was 89. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 20, 1921, Nancy finished high school in Mankato, MN in 1938, then attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where she received a master’s degree in psychology in 1943. She worked in this field until 1949.   Nancy and Richard Winchester were married in Mankato on September 10, 1947. They moved with their family to Pacific Palisades in 1961 and lived here until 2008. Nancy was active in several organizations, particularly St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, where she served on the Vestry and Altar Guild in addition to working in the church’s thrift shop. She was also involved with the Assistance League of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Breakfast Club.   Known for her gracious demeanor and wit, Nancy will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her husband Richard of Thousand Oaks; daughter Elizabeth Allen, who lives in Davis; son Thomas of Fillmore; and son Andrew of Santa Barbara. Services will be conducted at St. Matthew’s Church on Sunday, May 2, at 1 p.m.

Celebrating Artistic Young Minds

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PaliHi junior Max Tinglof, digital photography
PaliHi junior Max Tinglof, digital photography

Palisades Charter High School art and photography students had a chance to experience what it would feel like to have a gallery opening last Thursday. ‘I think it’s important for the kids to have their work on display in a public place,’ said art teacher Susan Curren, adding that it encourages them with their craft. More than 500 students exhibited their artistic talents during the school’s annual art showcase night, which featured ceramics, drawings, paintings and photographs. The theater, choir and band students also performed. Curren, who has taught at PaliHi for 12 years, touted the accomplishments of her advanced placement (AP) art students. So far, at least nine of the 18 seniors have received college scholarships starting at $8,000. Art schools such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the San Francisco Art Institute visit the school to recruit students. According to Curren, representatives are impressed with the students’ work because of the variety. ‘The students all really go in their own direction; the technique and the style are different,’ Curren said. In the first part of the school year, the AP students work on self-portraits and still life, but in the second half, Curren asks them to create a series of artwork around a theme.   Senior Sierra Ragazzo, who has received a full scholarship to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, created interpretive portraits on wood using mixed media. Each piece was dedicated to a friend and included the writings of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Senior Amy Bell painted a series of portraits on wood and then outlined each person’s skeletal system with rope.   ’The sophistication of some of these kids is amazing,’ Curren said. ‘Amy often uses found materials, which is a tradition that goes back to Picasso.’   Meanwhile, Rick Steil, who has taught photography for the past two years, hopes to give his students an artistic outlet along with the skills they would need to pursue photography as a career.   ’I expose them to everything from real world to fine art to self-expression,’ he said.   Steil, a Pacific Palisades resident with 25 years of freelance photography experience, teaches five beginning classes and one advanced course to a total of 190 students.   The students learn how to take photos of urban landscapes and environmental landscapes. For one assignment, Steil asks them to take an advertising photo for a fashion magazine. He tells the students to think about their client and intended audience. Are they photographing for Louis Vuitton or Forever 21?   He also requires students to complete a photojournalism exercise, taking five pictures on a specific subject matter. ‘The photos have to tell us a story visually,’ Steil said. ‘I like photos that upset people. If the students have done that, they have done their job. The goal is to move people emotionally.’   In addition to teaching the students how to use digital cameras, Steil thinks it’s important they also work with film. He finds that this forces them to learn lighting and composition because they can’t correct their mistakes later with Adobe Photoshop.   ’It teaches them to see photographs rather than just take them,’ he said.   Steil said one of his favorite assignments is asking the students to photograph their views on gender. One of his students flipped the gender roles by photographing a young man in the bathroom looking at a pregnancy test, wondering what he was going to do next.   ’I have a lot of creative kids tapping into themselves and really saying something,’ Steil said.

Author Braun Shows Who’s ‘Boss’ with Parenting Book

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Parenting expert and author Betsy Brown Braun
Parenting expert and author Betsy Brown Braun

If you’re having trouble raising kids, look no further than the three ‘B’s’ of child-rearing: Betsy Brown Braun. The bestselling author of ‘Just Tell Me What to Say’ and longtime Pacific Palisades resident will sign her second book, the just-released ‘You’re Not the Boss of Me: Brat-Proofing Your 4- to 12-Year-Old Child’ (Harper Collins), at Village Books on Swarthmore next Thursday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. A renowned child development and behavior specialist, popular parent educator and mother of adult triplets, Braun’frequently speaks at conferences. She has also appeared on ‘The Early Show,’ ‘Good Morning America’ and NPR, and has been written up in USA Today and the New York Times, as well as Family Circle, Parents, Parenting, Woman’s Day, Nick Jr., and other magazines. ‘This book is killer,’ an enthusiastic Braun tells the Palisadian-Post from New York City, where last Thursday she taped an appearance on ‘The Today Show.’ ‘Both of my books are definitely my voice and my particular style, which is pretty straight forward, easy to read, and chock full of information. ‘It’s not what to do when you have a brat but what are the behaviors? How do we inculcate and immunize them from being a brat? How do you make your kid responsible?’ What values will they take into adulthood?” What readers will take away from it, according to Braun, is how to build a ‘trusting, loving relationship with your child, which means you spend time with your child. Communication includes not only talking but participation.’ In discussing her book, she gushes over another. ”A Nation of Wimps’ [by Hara Estroff Marano] is the most wonderful book,’ she says, noting that it addresses what is currently a worldwide epidemic. ‘I go out of my head when I see parents texting and emailing in the car,’ Braun says. ‘I’m not a fan of [mobile devices], and definitely not for children. Communication is sabotaged when parents are talking on their cells and using their Blackberries. The child gets the message that there’s something more important than the child. You’re not with your child when you’re on the cell phone.’ Braun grew up in West Los Angeles, went to prep school in Arizona, and earned her B.A. from Pitzer College in Claremont and her master’s degree at human development from Pacific Oaks College. ‘My greatest credentials, however, come from 40 years in the field and from raising my own kids,’ she says. She resided in Santa Monica with her husband, Ray, before moving to Rustic Canyon 35 years ago. Married for 40 years, the couple has 32-year-old triplets, Jesse, Ben and Lucas, who live in London, New York, and Austin, respectively. ‘My last one is about to get married and all of the kids have been in the Post,’ she says of Ben Braun, who will marry Heather Grossman on June 12. In a way, Braun’s Village Books appearance brings her new book full circle. ‘It’s called that because when I was talking to Katie [O’Laughlin, owner of Village Books], I wanted to say something that a kid usually says,’ she says. O’Laughlin suggested the oft-heard phrase and Braun ran with it. But she admits, ‘I feel so terrible that I didn’t acknowledge it in my book so I’m indebted to Katie for that!’ Braun, who will conduct the parent seminar ‘Secure Attachment: Helping Your Children Get the Best Start in Life’ on Saturday, June 5, at the Skirball Cultural Center, says ‘raising kids is raising parents’ sums up her overall philosophy. In ‘You’re Not the Boss of Me,’ she teaches parents tips and debunks stereotypes in sections titled ‘Getting Your Child to Talk,’ and ‘Do Girls Have More Empathy than Boys?’ A sidebar addresses how to approach letting your child walk to school alone. All of it is layered with Braun’s trademark humor and wit. ‘Boss,’ Braun says, ‘doesn’t tread light on any details. It’s not fluffy. This book is directed at parents and children ages 4 to 12. Grandparents will find it useful, babysitters will find it useful.’

Getty Joins ‘Public Gardens Day’ May 7

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  On Friday, May 7, the Getty Center and the Getty Villa will observe the second annual celebration of National Public Gardens Day, which helps raise awareness of the botanic gardens, arboreta, conservatories, and public gardens nationwide.   Both Getty locations will offer special 45-minute tours of the Getty’s gardens led by the professionals who manage them.’These free tours will begin at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Getty Villa, and at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Getty Center.’   Visitors can also enjoy special menu items before or after the tours. At the Villa’s cafe, lemon-scented thyme and rosemary chicken with lavender-roasted tomatoes and sweet bay asparagus will feature the same herbs as grow in the Villa herb garden, which contains the edible plants that would have grown in the kitchen garden of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, the first-century Roman country house that served as the model for the Villa.   Museum stores at the Getty Center and the Villa will feature special garden displays and a 20-percent discount on garden-related items. Admission is free at both venues; parking is $15.’ For a free ticket, visit www.getty.edu/visit.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2010

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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. (310) 459-9111

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

CUSTOM HOME IN HUNTINGTON PALISADES. 6 bd, 5 ba, complete theater room, large lot and pool. $16,500/mo. Call Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706. Lic. #00416255

NEWLY REMODELED 2 BD, 1 BA with canyon views on quiet street. $3,400/mo. Call Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706. Lic. #00416255

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

REDUCED PRICE! CHARMING, sunny upper unit. 1 bdrm.+office/den. Hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, 2 baths, 1 car garage, on-site laundry, small pet considered. $2,100/mo. (310) 459-5576

BRIGHT, LARGE, 3 BD+2 BA, 1,500 sq. ft., top floor, 1 garage+1 tandem, new carpets. Great closet space. 1 yr lease. N/S. $2,500/mo. (310) 498-0149

TWO BEDROOM, ONE BATH, sunny & roomy upper floor, glimpse of bay, walk to daily errands. Small pet considered. Available now. Call Michael, (310) 883-8049

UNUSUAL, unique, spacious 1 bd, 1 ba (800 sq ft). Mucho charm, all appliances, fireplace, hardwood, garage, garden, lndry. 1 mile from bch & village. No smoking, no pets. 1 yr lse. $2,250/mo. (310) 804-3142

PETITE CHARMER studio-cozy, like a dollhouse (500 sq ft) full kitchen & bath. Hardwood, shutters, ceiling fans, carport, in quiet garden ambiance. 1 mile from bch & village. No pets, non-smoking. 1 yr. lease. $1,450/mo. (310) 804-3142

STEPS FROM THE BLUFFS. Fabulous large studio, newly designer decorated. Full kitchen, granite, stainless appliances, full bath, private patio entrance, partially furnished. Laundry. Utilities, WIFI & HDTV included. No pets. 6 mo. lease minimum. N/S. $1,700/mo. (310) 454-3806

BRENTWOOD GLEN 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath+den. Cul-de-sac, private garage, washer & dryer in unit, patio, carport, fireplace, security patrol. No pets. $2,695/mo. (310) 454-7695

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

ROOM FOR RENT in a big 2 story house. Close to Sunset Blvd. in the village area. WiFi, utilities & cable included. $800/mo. (310) 454-7665

WANTED TO RENT 3b

YOUNG PALISADIAN FAMILY is looking for a new home. We would love to find a 2 BR guesthouse for an affordable rent. OFFER house/pet sitting or errands, in return. Excellent references. (310) 279-8968

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. 750 square feet. Reasonable rent price. Excellent lease hold improvement allowance. Please call Ness, (310) 230-6712 x105, for more details.

4 DELUXE WINDOW OFFICES with cathedral ceilings. 2nd floor of First Federal Bank building on Sunset in Palisades village. $700-$1,400/mo. Call Ev Maguire, (310) 600-3603 or (310) 454-0840

OFFICE AVAILABLE IN VILLAGE. Light & bright, recently remodeled 4-office psychotherapy suite has office available. Private waiting room, kitchen & bath to share. $1,000/mo. incl utilities; parking negotiable. Email srl@ucla.edu with interest. (310) 230-2236

SPACE FOR LEASE. (310) 230-9902, (818) 458-4454. Ask for Bella.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5

YARN SHOP FOR SALE. (310) 230-9902, (818) 458-4454. Ask for Bella.

ATTORNEYS 7a

WHY GIVE IT ALL TO UNCLE SAM? Use an attorney who is an experienced CPA. Probate, trusts & wills, income tax. John R. Ronge, Attorney at Law. (310) 441-4100

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

ACCOUNTANT/CONTROLLER. Quickbooks/Quicken setup. Outsource the hassle’all bookkeeping needs including tax prep for home or office. Get organized now! (310) 562-0635

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 ‘ bmdawson@verizon.net ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References

MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 7n

MESSENGER & COURIER SERVICES (S. Cal.). Direct, same day or overnight, PU & Del. 24/7 guaranteed, on-time service. All major credit cards accepted. Santa Monica Express Inc. ‘ Since 1984 ‘ Tel: (310) 458-6000 www.smexpress.com

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

LOOKING FOR A HOUSEKEEPING or babysitting job. Experienced, drivers license & excellent references. Available Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. (323) 394-5901, ask for Alicia

NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER/CAREGIVER. Available daily or weekly. Live in or live out, references available, 10 years experience. Loves children, very flexible. Irma, (213) 447-8170

MY OUTSTANDING NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER of 10 yrs is avail. this July Mon.-Fri., 8:30-5pm., as our kids are in school full time. She drives her own SUV w/ a perfect driving record. Speaks fluent English. Does all cooking, shopping, errands & light housekeeping. 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

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

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

SISTERS HOUSECLEANING. Would you like your home and business so clean they shine? Call us, we have good references. Serving the community for over 20 years. We offer final cleaning. For free estimate, call Flora at (310) 720-7751. (310) 677-1398. cleaning411@gmail.com

HOUSEKEEPING/NANNY, 20 yrs experience. Available Mon. thru Thurs. & Sat. Live-out. Own car. CA license. Excellent English. Local refs. Please call Miriam, (562) 644-5288 (cell.)

LOOKING FOR A HOUSEKEEPING/NANNY JOB. 23 years experience, legal, good references & own transportation. Full or part time. Monday-Friday. Call Evila, (323) 997-9157

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & weekends. Excellent w/ animals, speaks English, 43 yrs. experience. Available now. Call Angela, (323) 732-9720 (h), (323) 383-6574

HOUSECLEANER AVAILABLE: Monday & Saturday. 10 years experience, local references, legal, own transportation, neat person, reliable. Call Marisa, (323) 215-6526, (323) 232-7668, or (323) 328-5205

HOUSEKEEPER. 23 years experience, live in or live out. Available 7 days a week, day or night. Good references. Cooking, cleaning, great w/ children & seniors, pet friendly. (323) 333-9741 or (323) 252-0052

15 YEARS EXPERIENCE in housecleaning, childcare & petcare. For 1 day or 5 days of the week. Good references, D.L. & own transportation. Ask for Marina, (562) 408-2068

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

PERSONAL ASSISTANT & CAREGIVER. Great with kids, elderly & dogs. 25 year Pali resident with car & great insurance. Call or email Susan. sbisness@aol.com or (310) 633-3088

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

GREEN MOUNTAIN LAWN CARE: Trim trees, sprinkler systems, hillside cleanups, masonry. Insured, workers comp, liability. Phone: (323) 934-9284. Website: danielvelasco.webs.com

MOVING & HAULING 11b

HONEST MAN SERVICES. All jobs, big or small. Moves & 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

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.

EXPERT WINDOW CLEANER ‘ Experienced 22 yrs Westside. Anything under 25 feet. Clean & detailed. Can clean screens, mirrors, skylights & scrape paint off glass. Free estimates. Brian, (310) 289-5279

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

UCLA MUSIC MAJOR. seeks summer work. Prefer music industry. Trumpet lessons to beginning students. Drives. Aaron, (310) 626-2590

FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a

HAVE FUN! GET FIT! NORDIC WALKING CLASSES. Certified Advanced Nordic walking instructor, Palisades resident teaches private/group classes in the Palisades. Weekends. (310) 266-4651

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

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

HOMEWORK CLUB ‘ Math, Chemistry, Physics. M.-Th., 8:30-9:30 pm. in Atrium Bldg. (310) 459-3239

SPANISH. Palisades resident from South America, patient & friendly, offers Spanish tutoring to all student levels. Learn, improve & gain self confidence at school, traveling, work, etc. (310) 741-8422

KIDS’ ACTIVITIES 15g

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS! * Over 10 yrs. exper coaching & teaching kids how to swim! Pepperdine student w/ excellent resume & refs. Call/email Claire: claire.dennard@pepperdine.edu (281) 770-8145

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR * Become a better player. ‘ Chords ‘ Scales ‘ Lead ‘ $25-1/2 hour, $45-hour ‘ I drive to you. (310) 871-1163 ‘ james.lewis@vanguard.edu

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

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

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. Experience do it, not lic. 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

HAGGAI’THE HANDYMAN. General Construction and Repair Services. 25 years experience. Non-lic. Local references. Call Shannon, (310) 367-5529. T&M $35/hr.

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

‘NOW’S THE TIME!’ to take care of your painting projects with a contractor that has 35 years of experience and great local references. ALL SEASONS PAINTING, (310) 678-7913. Lic. #571061

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

THE ULTIMATE PAINTING CO. 36 yrs int/ext residential & TI painting/wood staining/drywall & plaster/metal coatings/wood decks/powerwashing. Ask for Tim, (818) 815-7464. Lic. #522464

NANSEA’S PAINT/PAPERHANGING ‘ Interior/Exterior . . . Unsurpassed craftsmanship ‘ Since 1988. St. Lic. #537105. (818) 883-4600

OWEN GEORGE CRUICKSHANK ‘ Paperhanger ‘ Removal ‘ Repair ‘ Painting ‘ Handyman services as well. Lic. #576445. (310) 459-5485

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

MYSTERY SHOPPERS earn up to $150 per day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dine-in establishments. No experience required. Call (877) 648-1571

MANICURIST & HAIRSTYLIST WANTED for rental with clientele. Contact Nikki, (310) 459-1616

PERSONAL ASSISTANT WANTED * Local busy in-home business needs part-time ass’t. Billing, light phones, copying, filing. Female. Must be personable; flexible duties. Refs req’d. Dianne, (310) 729-3291

FURNITURE 18c

STEARNS & FOSTER CA KING mattress Winterthur. Only slept on 2 weeks. Wonderfully comfortable. $1,000. Call Carol at (310) 454-4476

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GIANT SALE! Estate jewelry, collectibles, housewares, books, clothes and much more! Sat., April 24th, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 15821 Sunset at El Medio

Patio chairs/tables/collectibles/knic-knacs/art/linens/clothes/jewelry. Good fun stuff. 16620 Merivale Ln. Pac. Pal. (Sunset/Bienvenida/Akron/Lachman) Fri.-Sat., Apr. 23-24, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. www.bmdawson.com

TWO-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. Sat., April 24th, 9-1. 630 & 636 Haverford Ave. Furniture, antiques, bikes, clothes. No early birds. If it rains, reschedule for May 1st.

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

1990 ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA volume 6. Complete set. Excellent condition. Gold leaf pages. $250. Also 1990-1994 Britannica Annuals, $100. Palisadian. Call (310) 266-4651

HOSPITAL BED. Single, electric or manual. $200. (310) 454-9894

Wells Fargo Opens on Sunset

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Wells Fargo will be open for business in the Wachovia space at 15240 Sunset Blvd. on Monday. The Wachovia banner (above) is covering the new Wells Fargo sign until then.
Wells Fargo will be open for business in the Wachovia space at 15240 Sunset Blvd. on Monday. The Wachovia banner (above) is covering the new Wells Fargo sign until then.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Wells Fargo Bank will be open for business at its new location, 15240 Sunset Blvd., starting this Monday, April 26. The bank is moving from Swarthmore Avenue, where it has served the community for 33 years, into the newly renovated 5,000-sq.-ft. Wachovia space (between Philip’s French Cleaners and Designer’s Rug Resource). Wells Fargo bought out Wachovia for $15.4 billion in fall 2008.   ’The new larger location will allow Wells Fargo to better serve the community of Pacific Palisades by allowing more team members to serve the growing community,’ said Robbin Preciado, Wells Fargo Pacific Coast Community Bank regional president.   The bank will have 20 service professionals with seven tellers and 13 banker desks available. All four Wachovia employees will be retained on the staff. Jeffrey Wolff, the current manager at the Wells Fargo branch, will continue to oversee operations.   Wells Fargo decided to remodel the Wachovia building to use the space more efficiently.’The original front door was moved to allow for a new conference room for meetings with clients and to provide 24-hour access to the ATMs. The bank has invested in two additional envelope-free ATMs for a total of three ATMs.   Protective glass was also installed at the teller windows to help deter bank robberies.   In addition, the bank has installed an awning, repainted the exterior walls to the Wells Fargo corporate colors and replaced the signage. The Wachovia banners now covering the new signage will be removed Monday.   Inside the bank, Wells Fargo’s historical services group created two murals that represent the historical landscape of the Palisades.   When the bank opens Monday, customers will be able to use 15 parking spaces behind the building, plus metered parking at the city-owned parking lot (15216 Sunset, adjacent to the Chase Bank building).   Wells Fargo’s decision to move increases the vacancies on the 1000 block of Swarthmore to five, including those formerly occupied by Andana, a la Tarte, The Prince’s Table and Roy Robbins.

Wells Fargo Opens on Sunset

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Wells Fargo will be open for business in the Wachovia space at 15240 Sunset Blvd. on Monday. The Wachovia banner (above) is covering the new Wells Fargo sign until then.
Wells Fargo will be open for business in the Wachovia space at 15240 Sunset Blvd. on Monday. The Wachovia banner (above) is covering the new Wells Fargo sign until then.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Wells Fargo Bank will be open for business at its new location, 15240 Sunset Blvd., starting this Monday, April 26. The bank is moving from Swarthmore Avenue, where it has served the community for 33 years, into the newly renovated 5,000-sq.-ft. Wachovia space (between Philip’s French Cleaners and Designer’s Rug Resource). Wells Fargo bought out Wachovia for $15.4 billion in fall 2008.   ’The new larger location will allow Wells Fargo to better serve the community of Pacific Palisades by allowing more team members to serve the growing community,’ said Robbin Preciado, Wells Fargo Pacific Coast Community Bank regional president.   The bank will have 20 service professionals with seven tellers and 13 banker desks available. All four Wachovia employees will be retained on the staff. Jeffrey Wolff, the current manager at the Wells Fargo branch, will continue to oversee operations.   Wells Fargo decided to remodel the Wachovia building to use the space more efficiently.’The original front door was moved to allow for a new conference room for meetings with clients and to provide 24-hour access to the ATMs. The bank has invested in two additional envelope-free ATMs for a total of three ATMs.   Protective glass was also installed at the teller windows to help deter bank robberies.   In addition, the bank has installed an awning, repainted the exterior walls to the Wells Fargo corporate colors and replaced the signage. The Wachovia banners now covering the new signage will be removed Monday.   Inside the bank, Wells Fargo’s historical services group created two murals that represent the historical landscape of the Palisades.   When the bank opens Monday, customers will be able to use 15 parking spaces behind the building, plus metered parking at the city-owned parking lot (15216 Sunset, adjacent to the Chase Bank building).   Wells Fargo’s decision to move increases the vacancies on the 1000 block of Swarthmore to five, including those formerly occupied by Andana, a la Tarte, The Prince’s Table and Roy Robbins.

Four Teachers Honored with Petrick Awards

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The Palisades Charter School Foundation has announced the five teachers who will receive this year’s Lori Petrick Excellence in Education Awards for their successes in the classroom. The honorees are Kenter Canyon Elementary third-grade teacher Inyoung Lee, Paul Revere Middle School librarian Cynthia Murphy, Palisades Charter High history teacher Steve Burr and Topanga Elementary fourth-grade teaching team Marta Graves and Marianne Bordier. ‘ ‘We have so many outstanding teachers in the Palisades Complex, and the foundation strives to honor their accomplishments,’ said Susie Newman, co-chair of the foundation and Petrick Awards chair. ‘We honor these educators as examples of what outstanding instruction can do to inspire students of all ages.’ The award, given annually since 2003, honors the late Lori Petrick, who was a popular third- and fourth-grade teacher at Marquez and Palisades Elementary schools, respectively. The teachers will each receive $2,000 and a crystal trophy during an afternoon ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Oak Room on June 13. Any educator who works within the Palisades Charter Complex for five or more years can apply for the award. Teachers must submit a 2,000-word essay or a 10-minute videotape explaining why their teaching methods represent the best practices in education. Applicants are asked to describe how they communicate high expectations to their students. Judges Michelle Bennett and Teresa Riddle (both retired principals) reviewed the applications and then visited the teachers’ classrooms. The judges were impressed with how Burr taught his advanced placement world history class at PaliHi. ‘[He employed] peer work in addition to whole-group instruction,’ Newman said, adding that Burr had high expectations for his students and gave thoughtful responses to their questions. The judges applauded Murphy for inspiring Revere students to visit the library by inviting authors to speak, providing cartooning instruction and offering career talks. While the judges observed Lee teaching her third-graders how to write business letters, they found that ‘she set high, clear expectations, while at the same time relating well to each student ‘ the students were extremely engaged in the process of writing, thinking and learning,’ Newman said. The judges praised fourth-grade teaching team Marta Graves and Marianne Bordier for effectively integrating curriculum around California history. The teachers used art (candle-making and basket-weaving) to teach the students about the California Missions. They also tied literature into the history lessons with books such as Scott O’Dell’s ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins,’ which is based on the true story of a Nicole’o Indian stranded on one of the Channel Islands, and Sid Fleischman’s ‘By the Great Horn Spoon,’ which takes place during the California Gold Rush. ‘Students were proud of their [work] and inspired to learn,’ Newman said. The Palisadian-Post will write about each of the winners in future issues.

Thursday, April 22 – Thursday, April 29

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22

  Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.   The Citizen of the Year dinner, sponsored by the Palisadian-Post since 1947, begins at 6:15 p.m. (with a social hour) at American Legion Post 283 on La Cruz Drive. The gala will honor ‘Citizen’ Rose Gilbert and three Golden Sparkplug Award winners selected by the Community Council: Village Green custodian Marge Gold, opera singer Linda Jackson Vitale, and speed-limit advocate Eric Bollens.   Pacific Palisades resident Kathy Magliato, M.D., discusses and signs ‘Healing Hearts: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Dr. Magliato is currently director of women’s cardiac services at Saint John’s Health Center, and is developing a women’s heart center at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

Snapshots Literary Troupe, produced and hosted by Eric Vollmer, presents ‘Shakespeare: Keepin’ the Beat with the Bard,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Tonight’s event pays tribute to The Bard on his 446th birthday.   Music at St. Matthew’s presents a journey across four centuries by the award-winning Concord Ensemble with music by Gesualdo, Sch’tz, Stravinsky and P’rt, 8 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 1031 Bienveneda. Tickets at the door: $35.   David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama ‘Proof’ continues tonight, 8 p.m., at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. The Theatre Palisades production runs Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon through May 9. For ticket information, visit theatrepalisades.org or call the box office at (310) 454-1970.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

  Garage sale and free car wash, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Blvd.   Palisades Presbyterian’s annual rummage and estate jewelry sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church, 15821 Sunset Blvd. The event raises funds for the church’s youth program. For information, call 310-454-0737.

SUNDAY, APRIL 25

  Canyon Charter School will hold its Annual Fiesta and Silent Auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Santa Monica Canyon. The event is free and open to the public. Parking (including shuttle service to the school) will be available at Marix Restaurant, 118 Entrada Dr. in the Canyon. Visit www.canyoncharter.com/fiesta for more information.   Festival of Brides bridal show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Riviera Country Club, 1250 Capri. To pre-register, visit festivalofbrides.com.   Fancy Feet Dance Studio is presenting ‘Our Gift of Light IV,’ a benefit show to raise money for the Save the Children Foundation Haiti Emergency Relief Fund at 2 p.m. at Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall. Young artists from Southern California will present a dance-filled afternoon for the cause. A reception will follow the performance. Tickets ($20; $10 students) are available at the door, or email: fancyfeetdancestudio@gmail.com

MONDAY, APRIL 26

  The Pacific Palisades Civic League’s monthly board meeting, 7:30 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The public is invited. New business will include 631 Haverford (a new two-story residence) and a carport addition for 509 Mount Holyoke. Old business will address a second-story addition at 810 Iliff.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

  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. RSVP: the front desk (310) 573-9545.

THURSDAY, APRIL 29

  Ronald Alexander, Ph.D., discusses and signs ‘Wise Mind, Open Mind: Finding Purpose and Meaning in Times of Crisis, Loss and Change,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Alexander, a psychotherapist, leadership consultant and clinical trainer, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of California and Colorado.

Actor and Historian Lew Dauber Highlights Hollywood’s Golden Age

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There’s no business like show business, the old adage goes. And at a time when Hollywood is entering a new Golden Age by abandoning film stock for digital and trading two dimensions for 3-D, actor and teacher Lew Dauber lectured about Hollywood’s original Golden Age (as in, the early 20th century) last Wednesday at the Woman’s Club on Haverford. The Pacific Palisades chapter of AARP welcomed Dauber, a Palisades resident of 40 years who two months ago received his master’s degree in history from Mount St. Mary’s College. Dauber also holds a bachelor’s degree in dramatic arts from UC Berkeley, and, in what is his greatest education on the subject, he is a 25-year veteran actor of movies (‘Jingle All the Way’), television (‘Seinfeld’), and stage (‘Bleacher Bums’). Currently, Dauber teaches a class on Hollywood history for Mount St. Mary’s film and social-justice program. Now in the days leading up to the lecture, Dauber had promised a working-class view (from the bottom up) of the film industry in a lecture he dubbed ‘Hollywood: Inside and Out.’ But as AARP members and their guests soon discovered, Dauber’s speech went in a different direction, as Dauber delivered an overview of what he called ‘Hollywood’s Golden Age: 1914”1941.’ After a lengthy preamble outlining his approach on historical perspectives, Dauber began his discussion in earnest with the year 1914,when the first full-length Hollywood feature film was released. While most in the audience assumed that this movie was ‘The Great Train Robbery,’ he revealed that it was, in fact, ‘The Squaw Man,’ an interracial love story about an Englishman who arrives in the American West and marries a Native American woman. ‘It was a big success,’ Dauber said. ‘It put [director Cecil B.] DeMille on the map.’ Then came D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in 1915, ‘the first movie shown in the White House”President Woodrow Wilson,’ said Dauber, who noted that the epic”which became controversial for its depiction of the Ku Klux Klan as the heroes of a Confederate America”was a huge success. ‘Birth”s box-office record remained intact until 1937, when the first Walt Disney animated feature, ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ took the world by storm. ‘The history of movies has always been closely related to the history of technological change. It’s going on now!’ Dauber said, in an allusion to the current Internet, mobile devices, and 3-D crazes. In listing the top-grossing films of the 1920s, Dauber observed that aside from ‘The Ten Commandments’ (1923), ‘Ben-Hur’ and ‘The Gold Rush’ (both from 1925), most of the films have been left behind in the fog of time. The year 1927, of course, was notable, as ‘The Jazz Singer,’ the first full-length talkie starring Al Jolson, marked the death of the silent movie era. After conquering the 1920s, Dauber ran through a series of 1930s highlights, most notably 1939 classics ‘Gone With the Wind’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ and ‘It Happened One Night’ from 1934. He cited works such as ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ (1938) as ‘contemporary’ in subtext, commenting on the times”much like the way today’s audiences have read into feature films such as ‘300’ and ‘Avatar’ in recent years. ‘Movies have this unique ability to show [an era],’ Dauber said. For example, one Charlie Chaplin movie ‘showed trolley cars in 1920 and the wonderful transportation system we once had [in Los Angeles],’ he said with a laugh. Dauber professed a love of Westerns and Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece, ‘Citizen Kane,’ which prompted an audience member to ask Dauber if there was a reason why so many Westerns came out of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Dauber had a ready answer: North Hollywood and Burbank, in those days, were teeming with rodeo shows. ‘There was a surplus of cowboys,’ he said. The visitor then shifted gears, bringing his talk back to the bigger picture about the big pictures. ‘Question is: is show biz really different from all other businesses?’ Dauber asked rhetorically. ‘Well, it is and it isn’t.’ Rather than go into specifics, he wrapped up his speech with a quote from ‘Adam’s Rib’ screenwriter Garson Kanin: ‘The trouble with Hollywood as an art is that it’s too much of a business, and the trouble with it as an industry is that it’s too much of an art.’

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