Board member of the National Chrysanthemum Society Ron Hedin expects to fill as much time as Garden Club members and guests will allow when he addresses the club on Monday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. As the proud owner of 200 plants (150 varieties), Hedin will discuss the history, culture and varieties of this sizable plant family. The genus run from the tiny blooms that stretch just ‘-in. in diameter to the Pompoms that can reach 6 to 7 inches in diameter. The chrysanthemum originated in China in the 15th century, cultivated as a flowering herb. It made its way to Japan, then to Europe in the 17th century and finally to the United States. ‘The plants started with tiny flowers, and over time through hybridization developed a broad range of blooms, colors and sizes,’ Hedin says. At chrysanthemum shows, Hedin says that pink splendor is an exhibition mum of the spider variety, and produces sizable flowers. Pink does well and large incurve like the Pompoms you see at football games are some of the most favored. The favorite color is yellow hands down, but Hedin adds that people are also attracted to the light-green ones. Chrysanthemums grow in all areas except in the cold regions of northern states. ‘Growers on the East Coast often shade them to make them bloom earlier so the flowers don’t freeze before a show,’ Hedin says. A retired honors biology teacher and tennis coach at Thousand Oaks High School, Hedin gleaned his interest in chrysanthemums from his aunt, who grew them at her home near Fresno. ‘She knew how to pinch them and tend to them, to make them healthy and grow large, and showed me. ‘I think that the competitive drive needed to be a good coach is useful when growing and competing in flower shows,’ Hedin says, adding that he is looking forward to the Orange County Society show on October 31 and November 1, and his own National Chrysanthemum Society’s show at Descanso Gardens on November 7 and 8. The meeting is free and open to all.
Frosh/Soph
Palisades High frosh/soph head football coach Ray Marsden had treats waiting for his players at nutrition on Monday: doughnuts. They were symbolic of the zero points the Dolphins’ defense allowed in last Friday’s 8-0 win over Venice–the team’s most impressive victory of the season. “This was by far our best team effort–everyone contributed,” Marsden said. “It was another awesome defensive effort. That’s been our trademark all year and our guys came up big again.” The outcome was still in doubt until Bryce McSorley tipped a pass and Spencer Sawaii intercepted the ball at Palisades’ 15-yard line in the frenzied final seconds. Venice had not crossed the 50-yard line all game but had a first-and-goal at the 6, but safety Kristian Hawkins blitzed and tackled the Gondos’ running back for a 9-yard loss. “I just saw it floating in mid-air so I grabbed it,” Sawaii said of his game-saving interception. Sawaii had already picked off a pass in the third quarter and Tyler Hildreth also had an interception for the Dolphins (6-1 overall, 2-0 in Western League). “This felt good because a lot of us know their players and we wanted to leave a taste in their mouths that we can and we will beat them the next three years,” said Nathan Dodson, who played the first half at quarterback despite battling the flu all week. Palisades drove inside the 10-yard-line twice in the first half but had no points to show for it. The first time, the Dolphins missed a field goal the first time and were stopped on downs the next time. After Victor Garcia recovered a fumble early in the fourth quarter, Jauan Tate scampered 18 yards to score on a quarterback draw and the 0-0 tie was broken. The snap was high on the point-after try but Dodson’s lateral was deflected into the arms of Corey Richardson, who dragged several tacklers into the end zone for a 8-0 lead. Thanks to Palisades’ stout defense, one touchdown was all the scoring the offense would need. “We work on swarming and gang tackling every day in practice so it’s nice to see that same intensity on game day,” Marsden said. “It was one of those games decided on a few plays. Fortunately, we were able to make them.”
Football Blanked by Venice, 35-0
For the first quarter and a half the Palisades High varsity football team played on even terms with heavily favored Venice. Jeremy Smith, Lawrence Villasenor and Jonathan Jones intercepted passes by Gondos’ quarterback Alfonso Medina and the Dolphins’ defense played inspired. Unfortunately, the offense was not able to sustain any drives and Palisades suffered another blowout at the hands of its Western League archrival, 35-0, last Friday night at Stadium by the Sea. In 11 possessions the Dolphins (0-7 overall, 0-2 in league) punted eight times and Alex Anastasi was short on a 38-yard field goal to end another drive. For the first time since the season opener, junior Branden Sannet started at quarterback and completed 8 of 20 passes for 106 yards. Joe Brandon rushed 8 times for 57 yards, Malcolm Creer caught two passes for 45 yards, Kevin Mann had three receptions for 23 yards and Aaron Ussery added two catches for 23 yards. “We moved Preon [Morgan] from quarterback to wide receiver in order to give us more options offensively,” Palisades Coach Kelly Loftus said. “We can line him up in a number of positions and his running and catching ability will create problems for other teams.” Venice (6-1, 2-0) exploded for 21 points in the second quarter–ending with an 85-yard punt return by Teondray Caldwell–to build a 28-0 lead by halftime. In their last six meetings, Venice has outscored the Dolphins 250-34. “We knew coming in that Venice was tough but I felt our line was a united front tonight,” Loftus said. “If you believe, you’re dangerous and we’re starting to believe. Our defense is playing as well as anyone we go against.” Inspired by the halftime speech of former Palisades tailback Khalid Stevens, now a freshman at San Diego State, the Dolphins allowed only one touchdown in the second half. “Khalid really fired us up,” Brandon said of his former teammate who ran for over 1,000 yards as a senior last year. “We have a great opportunity next week but we have to play smart.” Palisades travels to University (0-7, 0-2) for a league game Friday at 7 p.m., preceded by the frosh/soph game at 4. Loftus wants his team to spoil the Wildcats’ homecoming and celebrate a win for the first time all season. Morgan led the Dolphins with 10 tackles. Samuel Robertson had nine while Casey Jordan and Devyn Reyes each had eight, Juan Climaco had seven and Villasenor, Max Smith and William Goldberg each had six.
Riley Named Athlete of the Week
Palisadian Ali Riley, a senior on the Stanford women’s soccer team, was chosen the school’s Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for October 12-18 after leading the top-ranked Cardinal to Pacific 10 Conference shutout wins over No. 15 USC and No. 3 UCLA. Riley, a left outside defender, pushed forward and sent a cross to Cami Levin, who headed it home for the clinching goal against the Bruins. That 2-0 victory moved host Stanford into sole possession of first place in the Pac-10. An All-CIF player at Harvard-Westlake High in North Hollywood and All-State performer for the Westside Breakers and SoCal United, Riley grew up in Pacific Palisades and played a pivotal role in the Pali Blues’ run to a second straight W-League championship earlier this year. With Riley leading the way this season the Cardinal defense has posted nine shutouts so far and has allowed only one goal in the run of play in its last 14 games. Back-to-back victories last weekend upped Stanford’s record to 17-0 overall and 6-0 in conference. Riley was named the New Zealand International Women’s Player of the Year and the Nike International Young Women’s Player of the Year in 2006. She has started all of the Cardinal’s games this season. She is a co-captain and is majoring in psychology.
Pali Trifecta at Mt. SAC
It turned out to be a golden weekend for the three Palisades High cross country runners who competed at last Saturday’s annual Mt. SAC Invitational in Walnut. All three Dolphins won gold medals in their age division races and, as a result, Palisades walked away with the legendary Champion Cow Bell. Drake Johnston ran in the boys’ freshman race and was first out of 132 runners in a time of 17:38. Next on the course was Jacklyn Bamberger, who completed the girls’ freshman race in 19:55–tops out of 106 runners in her age group. Finally, Grant Stromberg ran and won the boys’ sophmore event in a stellar 16:34, beating 218 runners in his division. This afternoon, Palisades resumes Western League competition with a dual meet against rival Venice. The Dolphins are undefeated so far this season. ‘STEVE GALLUZZO
CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 22, 2009
FURNISHED HOMES 2
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UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
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FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b
SERENE FURNISHED STUDIO in Pacific Palisades. In-law unit with private entrance. Newly remodeled. Full kitchen, bath, w/d, and patio. No pets. $1,800/mo.; utilities included. (310) 454-8751, evenings.
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
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CONDOS/TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d
WALK TO P.P. VILLAGE. WOODSY VU, 2 bdr, 2 ba, open den, AC, W/D in unit, security bldg. 2 car parking, storage, pool, jacuzzi, gym. $2,750/mo. Available now. Nancy, (310) 454-5257
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OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
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THE SKI CHANNEL in the 881 Alma Real building has 2 offices and 2 cubes for sub-lease featuring shared use of many amenities. (310) 230-2050
PALISADES OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE, $900/MO.: In the heart of the Village. Single room office with large window & private restroom. Building amenities include high speed internet access, elevator & covered parking garage. Office has a/c, beautiful hardwood floors & is professionally cleaned on a regular basis. Call Kate at (310) 663-8127, please leave your contact info.
ONE OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in Pacific Palisades Village. $1,250/mo. Call (310) 230-8335
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VACATION RENTALS 3e
THREE FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach & about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. $1,195/mo. & $995/mo. (310) 454-2515
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BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
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COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
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GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f
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MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 7n
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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 house-keeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Tuesdays & Thursdays. Experienced, references, own transportation. Call Erika, (213) 385-7922
MY WONDERFUL HOUSEKEEPER is available Tues., Thurs. & Sat. Best housekeeper ever! Completely reliable, professional, efficient, thorough, hardworking, & pleasant. Own car. Call Leslie Schenker, (626) 355-5287 or Lorena, (323) 737-2105 or (213) 327-5609
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ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
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GOOD NEIGHBOR ASSISTANCE. Palisades long term resident available for all your out-of-house needs. Driving to appointments, running errands, grocery shopping, etc. References. Please contact Vicky at (310) 454-0098 or res076ej@gte.net
GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11
GARCIA GARDENING * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many yrs exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414
MOVING & HAULING 11b
HAULING. Local students will haul your stuff. References. (310) 922-8475
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! Stanford Connect, (310) 829-0872. Lic. #515929
WINDOW WASHING 13h
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CATERING 14
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PERSONAL SERVICES 14f
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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
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FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a
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SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
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TUTORS 15e
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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
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EXPERIENCED LOCAL CHEMISTRY TEACHER available for tutoring in algebra and chemistry. Specializing in honors, AP, and college chemistry. Excellent explainer. Please call Carole, (310) 749-3378
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ENGLISH TUTOR. College, HS, MS. Writing, reading comprehension, study skills, test preparation. Experienced private school teacher, MA UCLA. Reasonable rate. Arthur, (310) 459-9100
S. AMERICAN SPANISH INSTRUCTOR. Palisadian, excellent background, experienced, patient. Individual, groups, adults & children. Learn, improve skills, feel confident in Spanish language. (310) 741-8422
CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
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CONSTRUCTION 16d
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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
ELECTRICAL WORK. Over 25 yrs experience, All phases of electrical. 24 hrs, 7 day service. (310) 621-3905. Lic. #695411
FENCES, DECKS 16j
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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. Lic. #560299. 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
YANKEE CRAFTSMAN, CARPENTER & HANDYMAN. 20 yrs exp. All phases res. renov. Consultation for the do-it-yourselfer & as much help as req’d. Ref’s. Non-lic. (323) 691-2265, Mark
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 ‘ 55 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
SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 30 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com
ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Serving Palisades/Malibu over 35 years. Lic. #637882. Call (310) 454-6604
A PACIFIC PAINTING. Residential, commercial, industrial. Interior/exterior. Drywall, plaster, stucco repair, pressure washing. Free estimates. Bonded & insured. Lic. #908913. ‘Since 1979.’ (310) 954-7170
REMODELING 16v
KANAN CONSTRUCTION ‘ References. BONDED ‘ INSURED ‘ St. Lic. #554451 ‘ DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN
LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 487-6464
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
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THE SKI CHANNEL & THE SURF CHANNEL located in the Palisades village have immediate openings for interns in programming, production & marketing. (310) 230-2050
FURNITURE 18c
THOMASVILLE HARDWOOD 5 PIECE country French bedroom set, 4 poster king bed, side cabinets, 9 drawer dresser, adjustable winged beveled mirror. Excellent condition. $2,000 OBO. Price includes designer accessories. (310) 454-1031
KNABE (Mignonette) upright piano with matching bench, country French style. Circa 1940, walnut, excellent condition. $400 OBO. For pics or to see call (310) 433-3998
GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d
ART/GARAGE SALE. Saturday, October 24th & Sunday, October 25th, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 1456 Floresta Place.
Marquez Group Unveils Playground Plan
Marquez resident George Kalmar is in the process of creating a nonprofit organization to reopen Marquez Charter Elementary School’s playground to the public during non-school hours.   On September 3, Principal Phillip Hollis announced that the lower yard, with climbing structures, basketball courts and a kickball field, would be closed because of a lack of a liability agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District.   The city and LAUSD had a joint-use agreement in 2002 to keep the playground open to the public during non-school hours. The agreement was not renewed after that year, but the playground was inadvertently kept open.   The playground is now open Monday through Friday from school dismissal at 1:50 p.m. until 5 p.m. through LAUSD’s Youth Services and the Beyond the Bell Program. This free after-school program allows second- through fifth-grade students to play on the playground under adult supervision.   Kalmar, whose 6-year-old son, Jonah, attends Marquez, thinks it’s important that the spacious playground continue to be available to the public on the weekends, over the holidays and during the summer when school is not in session.   He circulated a petition at Marquez Elementary’s ‘Back to School Pick Nick,’ and Marquez parent Peter Duke posted a Web site: www.openplayground.org. They collected about 200 signatures that were sent to city and LAUSD officials.   Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association President Haldis Toppel was asked to become the spokesperson for the residents.   ’In today’s tough budget environment, neither the city nor LAUSD is willing to take on the liability,’ Toppel told the Palisadian-Post.   City Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s staff arranged for Toppel to talk with LAUSD about a partnership with the community. Toppel met with Eileen Ma, LAUSD deputy director of leasing and asset management; Timothy Bower, administrator for Beyond the Bell; Larry Chatman, head of risk management and insurance services; and Kirsten Isaacson, school and community coordinator.   They discussed having the community pay for extending the hours of Beyond the Bell, but that program would not be available on Sundays or holidays, when the public uses the playground the most, Toppel said. Plus, it would cost $20 per hour for the playground supervisor, totaling about $36,000 annually.   ’After all the various options were exhausted, Eileen Ma suggested a nonprofit organization assume the liability insurance,’ Toppel said.   From the discussion, ‘it appears it’s not cost-prohibitive,’ Toppel said of buying the insurance. She and Kalmar are collaborating with LAUSD on potential insurance options, and she estimates that it will not exceed $2,000 per year.   Toppel and LAUSD agreed that the playground would be open during daylight hours only, and ACS Security, a 24-hour dedicated patrol company that serves the Marquez Knolls neighborhood, would open and lock the gate at specified times. The nonprofit organization would not need to hire an onsite supervisor; however, it would have to ensure the playground is kept clean.   ’It’s great that the community is willing to become engaged in a positive solution,’ Rosendahl told the Post on Monday. ‘I can’t praise Haldis Toppel enough.’   Kalmar has sent a letter to the residents who signed the petition asking them to join the organization, Friends of the Playground. He especially needs assistance from those with legal and accounting backgrounds.   ’Several people have already offered financial help,’ Kalmar said.   Those interested in contributing or participating in Friends of the Playground should e-mail open.playground@yahoo.com.
SM Bluffs Project to Start Monday
The Santa Monica Bluffs project will start on Monday, October 26, resulting in the closure of one northbound lane of Pacific Coast Highway six days a week through next spring.   Initially, the right-hand lane of PCH will be closed from the California Incline to West Channel Road in Santa Monica Canyon from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.   According to Mark Cuneo, Santa Monica’s principal civil engineer, the project involves installing 100 hydraugers into the sides of the bluffs (from the McClure tunnel to Santa Monica Canyon) to help provide better drainage and prevent erosion.   Officials hope the project can be completed before the City of Los Angeles starts work on the coastal intercept sewer under PCH in the fall of 2010.   The 24-hour construction hotline is (866) 755-7679 or visit: www.pchpartners.org.
Garage-Sale Sign Provokes Scuffle
When Joe Lando’s family planned a garage sale for October 3, they certainly didn’t imagine a scuffle ensuing over the removal of their sale signs that sent Lando to the emergency room with a broken nose. Although the Lando family has given away lots of clothes and other goods to charities in the past, they thought it would be good for their four children to experience buying and selling and making change, while providing a way for neighbors to stop by and chat. With any money earned, they planned to save some for Christmas and donate the rest to tsunami victims. After the children helped make garage sale signs, Lando headed out about 6 a.m. to put them up around town. But after some early arrivals came by, traffic slowed and by 10 a.m. there was no one. A neighbor told Lando that perhaps they were the victims of a Palisades resident who has become notorious for taking down missing pet notices and garage sale signs. Lando went into the village to check on his signs and seven were gone. He returned home and had his children make replacements, then set out again. Soon he spotted the sign remover by the Shell station on Sunset.   ’I saw him pull another sign down; it wasn’t even mine,’ Lando said. ‘I was mad. I yelled at him and I asked him what he had done with all of the signs my kids had made.’ The man responded that he was a 30-year-resident, lived on DePauw and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. (Chamber Executive Director Arnie Wishnik said, ‘I don’t know who he is and we don’t direct anyone to take down signs.’) When Lando explained that his kids were going to give some of the proceeds to the tsunami victims, the man told him, ‘You don’t even know what a tsunami is.’ According to Lando, a scuffle ensued near the Shell gas station. ‘I never hit him,’ Lando said. ‘He pushed me first, but I wasn’t going to strike him because he was older than I am. He swung at me and I just grabbed him.’ The two men fell to the ground and Lando broke his nose, necessitating a trip to the Malibu Medical Emergency Center. Employees from the gas station called police and the incident was recorded as mutual battery. The ‘sign-remover’ told Lando that if he would put a ‘will remove sign’ at the bottom of his signs, he wouldn’t take them down. On Sunday, Lando reluctantly added that terminology to each sign, and they stayed up. He hopes that if other community members follow the man’s instructions, perhaps he will leave their signs alone. Lando also fears what might happen if somebody else confronts the man, given the violence he experienced. ‘On Sunday, as soon as the sale was over, I removed the signs,’ Lando said.
A New Life for Villa’s Organ
Built in 1928, Villa Aurora’s Venerable Pipe Organ Is Getting Ready for Its Close-Up
If all goes well, the Villla Aurora’s best-kept secret will be out this time next year. In fact, you won’t be able to avoid hearing her, given the great set of pipes she has. So what’s hiding at the Villa? A vintage pipe organ, which will be played for the first time in decades in December 2010, when the Villa will celebrate its 15th anniversary as a German-American cultural center in Pacific Palisades. Constructed in 1928 by the Artcraft Organ Company of Santa Monica, the organ has eight rows of pipes, from which 34 registers can be engaged simultaneously. But it’s currently in disrepair and a team of pipe organ specialists is currently working to refurbish it in time for its inaugural performance. A benefit event at the Villa is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at the historic ‘migr’ refuge, located at 520 Paseo Miramar. Musicians Christopher Bull and Norton Wilson will perform. ‘A musical and visual art program will be performed on our historic Bluthner piano, once owned by the ‘migr’ composer Ernst Toch,’ says Daniel Rothman, director of programs at the Villa Aurora. ‘UCLA organist Christoph Bull and performance painter Norton Wilson will take part. The organ builders we’ve hired to restore the organ will be introduced and the organ chambers displayed.’ Proceeds from the fundraiser will help pay for the renovation of the instrument, sections of which are housed in different parts and floors of the three-tiered mansion. The pipes are located on the first floor, on the opposite side of the living room from the organ console and echo chamber. A level below, the blower is installed in a small room behind the garden apartment. ‘It languished for a couple of years,’ says Rothman. ‘The house was pretty much in ruins. The house sold at the time for $9,000 [in 1943].’ My, times have changed. It will cost nearly $100,000 to restore the organ. The organ could not have a better home than this historical landmark, which Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann called ‘a veritable castle by the sea.’ Villa Aurora is an international meeting place for artists and intellectuals fostering a lively exchange in the fields of literature, art, science and politics. Built in 1927, the Villa was originally a Los Angeles Times demonstration house by architect Mark Daniels (who designed what would become the Hotel Bel-Air). The organ was a feature of the home’s original design, with its manuals and pneumatic percussion effects built in the living room’s east chamber and its pipes into the west chamber. A pair of exiles, German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife, Marta, purchased the house in 1943. Until the 1950s, the spacious house became one of the preferred meeting places for German and European exiles in Los Angeles and their friends. Filmmakers Fritz Lang and Charlie Chaplin, Mann and his brother, Heinrich, Bertolt Brecht, Alfred D’blin, Franz Werfel, Aldous Huxley, Ludwig Marcuse, Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler, Arnold Schoenberg and Bruno Frank were among the regular guests of the Feuchtwangers. When Feuchtwanger died in 1958, he willed the house to the University of Southern California. Marta continued to live in the house until her death in 1985. Two years later, the home and its contents were left to USC. In 1995, Villa Aurora once again became a meeting place for artists and intellectuals, with a focus on its artists-in-residency program under the financial auspices of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in Germany. In the past decade alone, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has been the home to more than 120 artists-in-residence, six of them recipients of the Feuchtwanger Fellowship. The cultural facility regularly hosts fucntions aimed to deepen ties between American and European artists and to encourage Jewish-German dialogue. It relies on tax-deductible donations to keep its cultural programs going. It’s late September, and several independent contractors from across Los Angeles are at the Villa to begin the organ restoration process. Greg Rister and Karen Wilson will spend about five months working on the console, while Ken Kukuk and Ed Burnside will concentrate on the pipes chamber, chest percussion and blower. This pipe organ is practically a Palisadian itself. Or at least a close neighbor. ‘It was built right here in Santa Monica,’ says Kukuk. Once based on Wilshire Boulevard, the Artcraft organ company flourished for a couple of decades, when silent movies reigned, before closing in the late 1920s. ‘This may be one of their last organs,’ Rothman notes. What Rister calls a ‘pretty straightforward job’ will take at least half a year to complete. ‘The tuning and repair of the pipe organ will take at least a couple months.’ What the repair team are dealing with consists of a 16-foot pipe organ made up of a console, a 49-note wood bar harp (called a marimba), 61 Vox Humana pipes, 250 medium pipes, 50 large pipes, 247 small pipes, and 25 chime notes. ‘The organ sucks in air up through and into the baffle box,’ Burnside explains. ‘It’ll be a little bit of a challenge to get the wind going.’ Today, Rister will work on individual parts at his Whittier shop. The day before, Rister and Wilson had worked on the organ at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. They recently rebuilt a 1929 Reuter in Santa Monica. ‘We did a church in El Monte, another project up in Torrance,’ Rister continues. One gig took them to the former Hollywood Hills residence of Liberace. ‘We take care of the El Capit’n Theatre in Hollywood,’ says Kukuk, while Burnside, whose career began as a hobby, has worked on the organ that rises out of the stage before movie screenings at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara. In 1964, Kukuk got his big break when he was booked to work at the Wiltern Theatre, the green-hued, art-deco Pallissier building on the corner of Wilshire and Western, which had a 32-foot pipe organ. ‘It’s a fairly lucrative business,’ he says of his esoteric profession. ‘There are not that many people doing it anymore,’ Rister says. ‘You go into this business because you want to.’ ‘We don’t get apprentices,’ Kukuk adds, laughing. As the pipe organ specialists work on a difficult reconstructive process, Rothman remains optimistic that, via the generosity of culture-lovers in the Palisades and beyond, the $97,270 needed to cover repair costs will be raised. ‘The organ is not only part of the Villa’s history, but, in many respects, part of the history of Pacific Palisades,’ Rothman says. ‘With the hope that the community shares this sentiment, we must naturally be hopeful for its restoration in the year to come.’ For information on the December 8 benefit and to make a donation, call 310-454-4231 or e-mail InfoLA@Villa-Aurora.org. Visit www.Villa-Aurora.org.
