Dr. Louis Paul, a former 20-year resident of Pacific Palisades, died peacefully in his family’s company at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills on August 19. He was 90 years old. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Jacob and Gertrude Paul, Louis was raised in Lakewood, Ohio where he graduated from high school in 1937. After graduating from Antioch College in 1942, he earned a medical degree from Western Reserve Medical School. Louis married Betty Hazel Kimble in 1943 and they moved in 1951 to Pacific Palisades, where they built a house overlooking Temescal Canyon and the Pacific Ocean. Louis and Betty raised five daughters who all graduated from Palisades High School. Louis loved books, and visits to the Palisades library, first on Via de la Paz and later at its current location on Alma Real, were a family affair. After serving proudly in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, Louis worked 10 years in the public health service before establishing a private practice in psychiatry. He was a dedicated doctor, pursuing his profession in a variety of ways including training and mentoring social workers and physicians. He was an educator and clinician for the L.A. County Mental Health Services for 19 years, an educator and trainer at Camarillo State Hospital, and worked for the California Department of Social Services Disability Evaluation Division until his retirement in 2005 at age 86. He moved to Beverly Hills in 1970. Louis was a generous and civic-minded man who supported many environmental, civil rights, human justice and liberal political causes. He had a deep interest in American literature, opera, film and theater. He also enjoyed the outdoors, taking family vacations to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Saturday jaunts to the Santa Monica Mountains. Predeceased by his wife Betty and brothers Sherman and Julius, Louis is survived by his daughters: Susan Davis of Washington, D.C., Deborah Kuryan of Long Beach, Sage (Kathyrn) Waters of Nooksak, Washington, Elizabeth Paul (husband Scott Smay) of Boise, Idaho, and Margaret Lazar (husband George) of Piedmont; and seven grandchildren: Eleanor Davis, Rachel and Benjamin Kuryan, Travis Holland, Shawn Landden, and Hannah and Max Smay. Louis Paul’s ashes will be interred in the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. No services have been scheduled.
Marcia W. Lebow, 90; Renowned Musicologist
Pianist, musicologist, teacher and writer Marcia Wilson Lebow passed away on August 6 The former longtime resident of Pacific Palisades was 90. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Lebow was a product of the Boston Latin School, where she learned Latin, French and German before entering Radcliff College in 1940. Enjoying a full scholarship for four years, Marcia became the only woman in Nadia Boulanger’s Harvard composition seminar, which also included her high school chums Leonard Bernstein, composer Irving Fine and composer Harold Shapero. In 1947, Marcia married Ralph Lebow, an MIT engineering graduate, and followed his career opportunities, first to Ohio, where their two children were born, then to Pacific Palisades in 1953. After Ralph’s death in 1965 and with two teenaged kids, Marcia earned a Ph.D. in systemic musicology from UCLA. She started the docent program for the L.A. Philharmonic and later hosted a series of private lectures-recitals, many at her home in Castellammare. After re-reading novelist George Elliot, Marcia began to research the author’s use of music and musical devices in her works. Though Marcia completed several chapters of a book and presented scholarly papers at conferences here and in England, encroaching Alzheimer’s disease over the last eight years prevented her from completing the book. Beside her husband, she was predeceased by her daughter Lisa, who died at age 49 in 2002. She is survived by her son Roger (wife Wendy Schorr) and grandson Theo, of Sierra Madre, a tenor whose voice she loved, and who carries on to the next generation the musical art she held so dear.
Rabbi Lewart Promotes ‘Change’ at Village Books
Rabbi Sheryl Lewart is looking forward to mid-September, when the Jewish holiday season kicks off. The arrival of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time for change and renewal for Jews worldwide, and Lewart recently addressed the subject in a new book. She will sign and discuss ‘Change Happens: Owning the Jewish Holidays in a Reconstructionist Tradition,’ on Thursday, September 10, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Previously the editor on various anthologies, including ‘Jewish Alive and American’ (1991), Lewart says that ‘Change Happens’ is the first book she has written. A Pacific Palisades resident and member of Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation on Sunset Boulevard for 12 years, Lewart teachers various classes addressing Jewish-American values at the Sunset Boulevard temple. Since 1997, Lewart has been married to Bob Auerbach, an environmental auditor. Lewart has a son, Mark Shulewitz, 34, a biochemist residing in the Bay Area, and a daughter, Judy Amidor, 32, a lawyer in Tel Aviv. Lewart’s book makes for a good primer that walks the reader through ways of personalizing Jewish holidays and traditions”from Passover and Purim to the weekly Jewish rituals such as Shabbat (the weekly Friday/Saturday-sundown-to-sundown time during which Jews break from everything wordly and material to worship) and Havdalah (the end-of-Shabbat ritual). Naturally, ‘Change Happens’ offers a perspective particular to Lewart’s branch of Judaism. Reconstructionist Judaism is an American-based Jewish movement based on the ideas of Mordecai Kaplan (1881’1983). Originally a radical left branch of Conservative Judaism, Reconstructionism views Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization. The movement, which embraces aspects of modernism, developed from the late 1920s to 1940s, and established a rabbinical college in 1968. Simply put, Reconstructionism takes some contemporary liberties to involve its community in a process of education and gleaning values from traditional Jewish sources. ‘Reconstructionism takes more of a civilization view of Judaism, not as a religion but as a way of life; the cultural aspects,’ Lewart explains. ‘Jewish values can infuse our lives as Americans, and American values would infuse our view of Judaism. The movement has been at the forefront of equal rights for women, LGBT rights, and the tenets of democracy.’ The goal of Reconstructionism and her book, Lewart continues, is to give the religion a contemporary context that is relevant 21st-century Americans. ‘People want to take ownership of the traditions and have it work in the context of the kind of families they have, the friends they have, the availability of time,’ she says. ‘It’s so important that we don’t lose the baby with the bathwater, to not have Jewish traditions be difficult, onerous and intimidating.’ ‘Change Happens’ ‘streamlines the holidays and traditions and it opens it up,’ the rabbi says. ‘The book offers meditation or the chance to offer your great-grandmother’s recipe. It suggests ways to make the holiday memorable, meaningful and your own.’ For the Jewish New Year, ‘If you have the type of garden that can support an apple tree, grow an apple tree,’ Lewart says, alluding to apples and honey, symbolic foods of Rosh HaShannah. For the Day of Atonement, Lewart recommends creating one’s own ‘soul candles. ‘You can go to a crafts store,’ she suggests for Yom Kippur, ‘and pick up wicks and make a candle that has multiple wicks, one for every member of the family that you’d like to remember. So this is an expression of making your own soul candle and this becomes an experience for your entire family.’ During the High Holy Days, Lewart will conduct services at the sanctuary at KI, while alternative services will be held at Westwood’s Wadsworth Theatre. For more information on services, visit www.kellihatisrael.org.
Wendy Graf Ponders Strict Orthodoxy in One-Act Play
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By LIBBY MOTIKA Senior Editor In June 2008, playwright Wendy Graf made a long anticipated trip to Israel, a country that not only had become palpable in her imagination, but whose history has informed so much of her work, including ‘The Book of Esther’ and ‘Lessons.’ Her two weeks in the country stirred strong emotions that prompted a new play in which she explores these feelings. ‘This play reflected my feelings about Israel,’ Graf says, struck by the weight of its history. ‘This is where David fought Goliath, where Jesus was condemned. Some people suffer Jerusalem fever, where they actually get physically ill because of the extreme emotionality and religious fervor that exists around such sacred sites.’ Graf wrote the play in October of 2008. In January, she noticed a call for submissions to the Attic Theatre’s One Act Play Festival. ‘I hadn’t workshopped the rest of the play, so I sent off the first act and forgot about it,’ she says. Now, a year later, Graf is a finalist with three other playwrights whose one-act plays will be given fully staged performances from September 11 through October 3 at the Attic Theatre, 5429 W. Washington Blvd. The festival, known as the Denis Ragan Wiesenmeyer One Act Play Festival, was co-founded by Wiesenmeyer and James Carey. The Attic’s Theatre’s Literary Committee screened over 150 plays for this year’s contest, rating each on plot, character, theme and quality. The winners this year include two West Coast playwrights and two East Coast writers. The winners will be announced at the closing night celebration on October 3. Graf calls this first act of a full-length play, ‘Behind The Gates,’ she expects to produce in 2010, controversial, mainly because of the strong feelings people have about Israel, both inside and beyond its borders. While in the country, both Wendy and her husband Jerry learned as much as they could about the political and social history, especially from their guide, who escorted them around the country. ‘I’d ask him about politics and what he thought the most pressing issues were,’ Graf says. ‘He became a symbol for me of the guy who loves Israel.’ Steeped in the discovery of the country, Graf nevertheless avoids polemics, guided instead by her strong sense of narrative and her continuing search for self-awareness. Her one-act is, in fact, a 25-minute monologue that traces the journey of a 17-year-old Palisadian girl who is floundering in the confusion and alienation of the material world of the 21st century. Bethany Leiberman is appropriately pierced and reckless, numbing herself with drugs and sex, cutting school, and driving her parents to their wits’ end. They finally decide to send her to a summer program in Israel, which results in her radically turning away from her rebellious life but, equally alarming to her parents, also losing herself in the hermetic world of the ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem. Bethany becomes completely absorbed into this world, changing her name to the Hebrew name Bakol, adopting a new identity, cutting off all contact with her parents, and ultimately disappearing into the haredi (Ultra Orthodox Jews) community. That is the first act. The play asks questions, says Graf, who is a confirmed Brechtian, believing that theater should contribute towards social change, rather than merely reflect or portray society. That theater should be experimental, progressive and dynamic, not normative, reactionary and static. ‘My play asks questions about orthodox communities, whether it be Muslim, Catholic or Jewish. In Israel, these communities have locked themselves away from the outside world. But when Bethany is invited by a rabbi she meets at the Wailing Wall and accepts his invitation to Shabbat dinner, she feels the relief of absolutes. She is reborn in this haredi society; feeling honored and revered as a woman, a shayna maidel (‘pretty woman’) in this new community. She discovers that these things speak to her,’ Graf says. ‘She is a part of a family, relieved to be seen for herself instead of what she wears or owns.’ In the course of the monologue, Bethany undergoes her transformation, symbolized by slowly shedding her ‘Goth’ attire in favor of the long-sleeved, modest clothing for women. ‘This is a story about the coming of age of a young girl and the emotional journey of a family,’ Graf says. Graf, a Mandeville Canyon resident, grew up in Brentwood and graduated from Palisades High. Her Jewishness was dormant, as her parents felt it was more important to be an American than a Jew. Through her work, Graf has used the journey of discovering her own identity to explore the questions of identity. ‘The story is about a family,’ she says. ‘The context is identity.’ Performances will be on Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. For tickets ($20) call The Attic box office at 323-525-0661 or visit attictheatre.org/tickets.
Owen Signs and Discusses Her ‘Way Back to Eden,’ Sept. 11
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Author Zo Owen notes that the concept of paradise has been with people since the earliest days, and that every religion mentions it. ‘We were thrown out of paradise and we have to find it again,’ says Owen, explaining the title of her book of poems, ‘Finding Our Way Back to Eden.’ She will read from her book on September 11, 7:30 p.m., at Village Books on Swarthmore. ‘Paradise is the home we long for, but we need to know that it has never left us,’ says the 14-year Pacific Palisades resident, who also serves as a spiritual counselor. One of the poems, ‘The Black Queen,’ has become a favorite among the women who have read it. The poem goes, ‘Psyche visited last night. She says the Black Queen would have her due./This is not the loving mother or compassionate friend./ This is the unforgiving warrior who takes no prisoners,/who remembers transgressions and omissions.’ Owen explains that, like most women, she sees herself as a good mother and person. But there is another side, the part of her personality that can be demanding and won’t back down; an asset she considers necessary to grow and survive. ’If we go for wholeness, we must look at all aspects of a person,’ Owen says, explaining that there is power to owning your dark side and that, on occasion, it is good to know you can call on it’especially when you’re going eyeball-to-eyeball with a nasty person. ‘Our humanity is as blessed as our spirituality,’ Owen adds. Another poem, ‘The Cocktail Party,’ is based on an interaction between a husband and wife that Owen observed. She writes, ‘The shame of it, lay/not in his withholding from her,/small kindnesses and courtesies,/nor in his thinly veiled attacks on/her opinions in the company of others,/no, anger, would have at least been honest.’ Owen thought about the couple, and the poem’s conclusion was based on her insight: ‘The shame lay in his not being courageous/enough to own, he envied her ability to feel.’ Her work has won praise from Louisa Calioco, the director of Poets Piazza, who notes: ‘Owen writes with depth, compassion and patience.’ The mother of three grown children, Owen says her poems reflect her own journey, which began as a registered nurse and medical administrator for Cond’ Nast wellness programs in Manhattan. Owen, a divorce’ at the time, was sent to a 10-day conference in Arizona. While waiting in the Phoenix airport to fly to Prescott, before driving to the final destination at Pauldin, she met Palisades resident James Owen, a personal injury attorney, who was going to the same conference. They struck up a conversation, which continued on the plane, the car ride and then at the seminars. It was the start of a year-long courtship between Los Angeles and New York, at the end of which they decided to live in same town in order for their relationship to continue. They decided that it was easier for Owen to relocate. ‘I gave up my job, put my furniture in storage, and left my mom, daughter and granddaughter on the East Coast,’ Owen says. A year later, she married Jim in Kona, on the big island of Hawaii. After moving to the Palisades, Owen received her master’s degree at the University of Santa Monica, which offers degrees in soul-centered education. She began work as a spiritual counselor. ’I don’t do [typical] therapy,’ she says. ‘I work with people who have started to look at self-realization, and ordinarily it is not a long period of interaction between us. We talk, look at where the person is at and then the person moves on.’ Owen has noticed that whenever she works with someone, she also finds out something about herself, which brings us back to her poetry. She has written more than 500 poems and, after the first line drops in, she says that something happens. ‘I know it’s an overused expression, that I was born to do something, but that’s how it feels,’ Owen says. ‘When I write, I lose time, I look up and hours are gone. I feel that this has allowed me to know myself.’ The author is already working on another book of poems titled ‘Blessings of an Ordinary Life.’
Judi Johnson, PaliHi Graduate
A memorial service will be held on September 4 at 11:30 a.m. for Judith Simili (Judi Johnson) who grew up in Pacific Palisades and was a 1974 graduate of Palisades High School. The service will be held in Thousand Oaks at the Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church located at 155 E. Janss Rd.
Dolphins Put It All on Line
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The challenge facing Palisades High Head Coach Kelly Loftus this season is how to replace a 2,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard rusher. Quarterback Conner Preston unexpectedly transferred to Gardena Serra in the spring and top running back Khalid Stevens graduated. Stepping in to start at those positions will be Preon Morgan and Malcolm Creer. Morgan can throw a spiral 65 yards, however his biggest asset is his mobility, which he will need in the Dolphins’ option offense. Creer leads a talented but inexperienced stable of backs that includes Sam Robertson and Joe Brandon. “It’s all about the line of scrimmage,” said Loftus, who celebrated his 52nd birthday on Saturday. “We only have a handful of varsity starters returning so some guys are going to play both offense and defense. I think our defense will be better but they’re going to have to work as a unit. On offense we’ll go with a spread formation, establish the run and see if we can break some long pass plays.” Morgan, Creer and Brandon return along with kicker/punter Alex Anastasi, receiver Eddie Tiburcio linemen Juan Climaco, Devyn Reyes William Goldberg and Chris Walker, receiver/defensive back Lawrence Villasenor, fullback/defensive end Bladimir Martinez and linebacker Casey Jordan. Moving up from JV are receivers Kevin Mann and Ben Ingram, younger brother of former Pali receiver Gerald Ingram. Backing up Morgan at quarterback will be Brandon Sanett, a junior transfer from Verdugo Hills. “I played receiver a lot last year so I know exactly where I need to throw it,” Morgan said. “I like being out there every chance I get and I’ll do whatever the specific situation calls for.” Despite the graduation of receivers Loren Artis, Tanqueray Towns and Joe Hyman and the transfer of tight end Deandre Nelson and receiver Tyquion Ballard, Palisades hopes to rebound from a disappointing finish in 2008 when they wound up 5-5 and missed the playoffs. “I think we’re gong to be very well balanced on offense,” Morgan said. “I can throw it short, curls and drags, or long with streaks and posts. And if the pocket breaks down I’m not afraid to take off and run. However, I’ll always look to pass first.” Special teams could be one of Palisades’ strongpoints–particularly placekicking. Loftus said Anastasi has been booting 35-yard field goals consistently in practice and his kickoffs carry between the 10- and 5-yard lines. Not only will the Dolphins look different on the field, but also on the sidelines. Kris Hawkes will take over as offensive coordinator. New P.E. teacher Perry Jones is the defensive coordinator; Jamal and Chris Rhodes will handle the offensive line and former UCLA player Kyle Morgan will coach the defensive line. Ray Marsden, head of PaliHi’s softball program, will coach the junior varsity along with Rocky Montz and Bill Jacobson. “I’ve been working on my quickness and I think that’s going to pay off once the season starts,” said Creer, who will play defensive back and safety on defense. “I learned a lot from Khalid [Stevens] last year. He taught me how to get ready, how to focus before a game and how to be mentally tough.” Palisades’ success this year might come down to whether or not the Dolphins can stay healthy. Only 75-80 players (combined JV and varsity) are in the program and the varsity team is wafer thin at several key positions. “We should be fine as long as we don’t have any season-ending injuries to our starters,” varsity assistant coach Al Heath said. “Last time I checked, MaxPreps (a national online ranking service) had us rated eighth in Division II. If we play well and keep everyone on the field I think we can end up higher but that should get us in the playoffs.” Jordan, who switches to linebacker after playing on the defensive line last year, is looking forward to wreaking havoc in opposing backfields this fall. Despite its youth he said the defense will not take a conservative approach: “I think our strength is our line and we’re going to hit hard and get after the quarterback.” How good can the Dolphins be? “As good as we want to be,” said Jordan, a 6-3, 210-lb. senior. “You get out what you put in and we’ve been putting in a lot. If we want to win bad enough, we can do it.” Echoing that sentiment was Climaco (5-11, 210), who also played defensive line last year but will switch to offensive guard and defensive end. He is one of the “Three Amigos,” along with Reyes (5-10, 260) at center and Goldberg (6-4, 270) at tackle. “We have low in numbers and player for player we maybe not as talented as last year but we are like a family and if we play together, the sky’s the limit with this team,” Climaco said. “Coach Rhodes is very technical and has helped improve our footwork and stance. I’m sick of hitting people in blue. I’ve been doing it for almost a month now. It makes my mouth water knowing we’re going to line up against different colored jerseys.” The season kicks off next Friday night at Hollywood High but the Dolphins have a dress rehearsal at 3 p.m. Friday in the form of a 30-play scrimmage at Washington High. The schools played a practice game last year too and tied 21-21. Hawkes said players have to compete for their jobs every day in practice and is looking forward to seeing how his offense performs in a game situation: “If teams stack the box on us we’re not afraid to put it in the air. We have a couple of key guys in skill positions who are good in space so we’ll try to get them the ball as much as we can.” Unlike last year when Loftus put his team in Division I, he opted for the City Section’s Division II playoffs this time, meaning that if the Dolphins duplicate last season’s record they will likely earn their first postseason berth in three years. “I just want us to make the playoffs,” Loftus said. “Playing in the lower division gives us a very realistic chance. Put it this way, I’ll be disappointed if we don’t.” Palisades’ schedule is not easy, but what figure to be the three toughest Western League games (against Venice, Westchester and Hamilton) are all at home. “Last year at this time we were still shuffling coaches around so I think we’ll be better prepared in terms of our gameplan,” Loftus said. “We’ve been conditioning these kids since day one so they should be in great shape and they’re going to have to be. The key will be to keep things simple. Thirty or 40 plays and make sure we execute each of them well.” 2009 PALIHI FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 11 JV @ Hollywood, 4 p.m. V @ Hollywood, 7 p.m. September 17 JV @ Santa Monica, 3 p.m. September 18 V @ Santa Monica, 7 p.m. (at Santa Monica College) September 25 JV vs. Lynwood, 4 p.m. V vs. Lynwood, 7 p.m. October 2 JV @ Granada Hills, 4 p.m. V @ Granada Hills, 7 p.m. October 9 JV @ Franklin, 4 p.m. V @ Franklin, 7 p.m. October 16 JV vs. Westchester, 4 p.m. V vs. Westchester, 7 p.m. October 23 JV vs. Venice, 4 p.m. V vs. Venice, 7 p.m. October 29 JV @ University, 3 p.m. October 30 V @ University, 3 p.m. November 6 JV vs. Hamilton, 4 p.m. V vs. Hamilton, 7 p.m. November 13 JV @ Fairfax, 4 p.m. V @ Fairfax, 7 p.m.
Howard Heading PaliHi Athletics
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It’s hard to imagine anyone more qualified to oversee Palisades High’s athletic program than Russ Howard, who has contributed more than his share of successes to the school’s proud sports tradition over the years. On July 1, Howard took over as assistant principal in charge of athletics and will work in tandem with new athletic director David Keese (who replaces Rich McKeon) to keep the Dolphins’ programs as strong as they were when the school opened in 1961. “I’ll handle the administrative side of things–the finances, the policy and the personnel–and David will handle the paperwork, scheduling and transportation aspects,” Howard said. “It’s a perfect match.” Howard started at Palisades in 1986, coaching what was then called the “Bee” football team, and was the baseball coach for 17 seasons before stepping down after leading the Dolphins to the City Invitational title at Dodger Stadium in 2003. He then moved into administration, taking over as Dean of Students that September, a position he held through the 2008-09 school year. He will also oversee the P.E. Department and Student Activities. “Whether you’re a teacher, an administrator or a coach, to be successful you have to be a good communicator and that’s not going change with this position,” Howard said. “Whenever I’m handling an issue that comes up one thing I try to do is put myself in the other persons’ shoes. That way, people will respect my decisions even if they don’t always agree with them.” Keese, now beginning his second stint as A.D., is equally satisfied with the new arrangement, which allows him more time to focus on the “details” associated with being the athletic director. “If I had to describe it, I guess you could say Russ is the ‘people’ side of the job and I’m the ‘places’ and ‘things’ side of it,’ said Keese, who served as A.D. from August 2006 through May 2007 before stepping down to be a part-time gym and field supervisor. “I’ll be at the games and in the [athletics] office like I was before, I just won’t be directly involved in hiring coaches or talking to parents.” Howard not only supports athletics, he has the knowledge that comes with having coached high school sports. One of his primary goals is to maintain Palisades’ high level of excellence. “Stability with coaches is really important to build a strong program,” Howard said. “For the most part, we’re already there with a lot of our teams.” Though he has many fond memories from his coaching days, one that stands out in his mind was a 4-3 upset of No. 2-seeded Narbonne in the City’s upper division playoffs. He said he still gets the urge to return to coaching every once in awhile but is content being in administration. “I’ve moved on (from coaching) but yes, I do miss it,” he said.
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PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER TO GO! * F/C bookkeeper specializing in small businesses & private individuals. QB, Quicken & Peachtree proficient. PC or MAC. Refs upon request. Call (310) 486-1055
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
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
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/
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 ‘ Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ bmdawson@verizon.net ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References
ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h
ORGANIZE IT! Clean your clutter. Organize your home, office, playroom, garage, and closets. Garage sales. Shopping. Create your space without clutter. (310) 245-5002, Courtney
SOLAR/WIND ENERGY 7l
SOLAR ENERGY with ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOLAR. Go green, save 40% to 50%! Huge rebates and tax incentives! Call for free estimate or questions. Local Palisades contractor. Lic. #912279. (877) 898-1948. e-mail: sales@alternativeengineering.net
MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 7n
MESSENGER & COURIER SERVICES (S. Cal.). Direct, same day or overnite, 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
DAYCARE CENTER 8
PALISADES LEARN & PLAY. Creative & nurturing, Pre-K program. Art, educational themes & socialization. Healthy meals provided. Now registering for fall. 18 yrs in Palisades. (310) 459-0920
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/NANNY AVAILABLE. Reliable, excellent with children & friendly, speaks English. Available Wednesdays & Thursdays weekly. Great references, Please call (310) 418-1445
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE! Good local references, own transportation. Speaks English. Available Mon.-Sat. Marlene, (c) (323) 423-2558, (h) (323) 750-1957
MY FABULOUS HOUSEKEEPER is seeking employment. Speaks English. Naturalized citizen. Excellent cleaner. Honest. Cooks. Drives. Wonderful with children and pets. Call Mary, (310) 230-0503
HIGH & MIGHTY CLEANING & MAINTENANCE for homes, apts. & offices. Construction, painting, elec., gen. maintenance. Honest, reliable. Refs. Teresa, (323) 823-8947, or Jose, (310) 713-1250
EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER. Reliable, trustworthy, excellent cook. Good references. Call Arlina, (323) 229-9327
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) 463-2532
HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. with flexible days and hours. Own transportation. Speaks English. Good references. Call Reyna, (323) 821-6473
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE every Friday and every other Monday. First day is free! Good references, experience, own transportation, speaks English. Call Zoila or Francisca, (323) 336-1649
PALISADES HOUSEKEEPER, 15 yrs experience. Excellent references, honest, dependable. Legal resident. Child & pet care. Available Tuesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Carmen, (323) 460-6473, (213) 618-9671
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE 3 days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Local references. Speaks English. Own transportation. 23 years experience. (323) 737-1382
ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
GOOD COMPANY Senior Care. A premiere private duty home care agency. Provides in-home care and companionship to help people remain independent and happy at home. If you are a caring individual who would like to join our team, please call (323) 932-8700. joni@goodcopros.com
ELDER CARE EXERCISE W/ DEBORAH STERN. Certified personal trainer with positive attitude & smile. Offers companionship along w/ walking, gentle stretching & movement. Refs avail. (310) 623-0361
NEED LIVE-IN ASSISTANCE for your senior mom/ dad? PCHS educator (5 yrs.), great local references, well-travelled, intelligent, single female, strong, loving & kind. Reading, walking, excursions, physical therapy, cooking, light cleaning, etc. Services in exchange for residing locally. M. Murray, (310) 998-7591
NURSING CARE 10b
CAREGIVER/MAID. Young, energetic, experienced nurse. Great references. Have car. Zula, (323) 812-3155
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
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
WINDOW WASHING 13h
THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. 10% new customer discount. Next day service available. Free estimates. Lic. & bonded. Insured. (310) 926-7626
CATERING 14
EVENT PLANNER & CULINARY GRADUATE. Le Cordon Bleu graduate & event planner to help with your prep, cooking, serving, menus & all event details. 10+ years experience. $50/hr. Please call Danielle, (310) 691-0578. daniellesamendez@gmail.com
PERSONAL SERVICES 14f
PERSONAL/HOME ASSISTANT, PALISADES RESIDENT. Valid dvr lic., insured. Run errands, driving, bill paying, organizing, scheduling, baby sitting, shopping. EXPERIENCED, REFS. (310) 459-5529
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
PUPPY HEAVEN ‘ TRAINING/WALKING ‘ Play groups and hikes. 30 years Palisades resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog!
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
CLEARLY MATH & MORE! Specializing in math & now offering chemistry & physics! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. 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. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731
MUSIC THEORY TUTOR ‘ AP Music Theory ‘ MTAC all levels ‘ MTAC Guild Artist. (310) 454-8276
HSPT/ISEE PREP CLASSES. Central Palisades Location. Small class size, 12 classes. September 25th Start. (310) 459-3239
CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 39 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Excellent local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM
CONSTRUCTION 16d
ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR ‘ New homes ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ Kitchen & bath ‘ Planning/architectural services ‘ Insured ‘ Local refs. Lic. #469435. (310) 457-5655 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
ELECTRICAL WORK. Over 25 yrs experience, All phases of electrical. 24 hrs, 7 day service. (310) 621-3905. Lic. #695411
FENCES, DECKS 16j
THE FENCE MAN ‘ 18 years quality work ‘ Wood fences ‘ Decks ‘ Gates ‘ Chainlink & patio ‘ Wrought iron ‘ Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996
INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences ‘ Chain Link ‘ Iron & Gates ‘ Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.
FINISH CARPENTRY 16k
CUSTOM FINISH CARPENTRY * Cabinets * Doors * Crown * Base * Wainscoting * Windows & more . . . New construction & remodels. Contractors & homeowners welcome. Call John @ (818) 312-3716. Licensed (#886995) & bonded.
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
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. 25 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
ALL SEASONS PAINTING. Summer specials ‘ Kitchen cabinets, garage doors, deck & fences. Interior/exterior painting specialist. ‘Green’ environmentally friendly paint upon request. Excellent referrals. Free estimate. Lic. #106150. Randy, (310) 678-7913
PLUMBING 16t
$50 HOUR!! ‘ Water heaters ‘ Wall heaters ‘ Repipes ‘ Remodels ‘ Disposals ‘ Toilets ‘ Vanities ‘ Pumps ‘ Faucets ‘ CDM, (310) 739-6253. Lic. #629651
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
HELP WANTED 17
THE SKI CHANNEL & THE SURF CHANNEL located in the Palisades village have immediate openings for interns in programming, production & marketing. (310) 230-2050
SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCOME. Work from home. (800) 662-2954
LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER WANTED. Located in the Palisades. Would like to find someone to be apart of our family. Needs to have a good attitude, friendly and helpful. Must be able to help with the children and be flexible with duties. Mom and Dad just need an extra set of hands. Must have references. (310) 230-6722
GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d
New or gently used FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, ELECTRONICS, TILE, & OFFICE SUPPLIES for sale! Our website has photographs, descriptions, prices. (310) 399-2000, cibogusto@gmail.com. http://web.me.com/rarevins/Sale_Items/HOME_PAGE.html
MONSTER SALE! 50 YR. ACCUMULATION! Furniture, vintage rattan, antiques, kitch/hsehold goods, appliances. Crystal, designer serveware, collectibles. Home & Holiday decor. Costume jewelry, clothing 6-3x new/used, accessories. FAB MISC. ITEMS. Sat.-Sun., Aug. 29-30, 8 a.m.-? 710 Hartzell P.P. (at Sunset).
MOVING!! ALL MUST GO! Furniture, art, clothes, knick-knacks . . . Highlands. Call/email for appointment. Sat. or Sun., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (310) 230-2940 ‘ zooey198@yahoo.com
GARAGE SALE. 16752 Bollinger. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., August 29-30. Furniture, office supplies, electronics and more!
Thursday, August 27 – Thursday, September 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy’s weekly Family Fun Campfire Night, featuring nature tales, campfire songs, games and, of course, marshmallows, 7 p.m. in Temescal Gateway Park. Parking is $7, but the campfire is free. Greg Treverton, director The Rand Corporation’s Center for Global Risk and Security, discusses and signs ‘Intelligence in an Age of Terror’ (Cambridge University Press), 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Treverton’s book emphasizes how much the analysis of terror has changed in the last two decades. His previous books include ‘Reshaping National Intelligence for an Age of Information’ (2001) and ‘New Challenges, New Tools for Defense Decisionmaking’ (2003).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Fun Family Friday Nights, a summer series hosted by the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Simon Meadow in Temescal Gateway Park. This week’s theme is Wacky World of Sports. Fiesta Feast will be selling dinners, but picnics are welcome. Admission is free; parking in the adjacent lot is $7.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Every Saturday, retired Crossroads librarian Linda Friedman answers questions and make book recommendations for children up to fifth grade, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The 2009 Movies in the Park series concludes with Disney/Pixar’s animated ‘Cars,’ 7:30 p.m. on the Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreation Center. Free admission.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
A reception for Pacific Palisades artist Daisy Crane’s exhibit of paintings will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. (See story, page 12.)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Palisade screenwriter/director Nicholas Meyer discusses and signs ‘The View From the Bridge: Memories of ‘Star Trek’ and a Life in Hollywood,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.
