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Ingert Wasserman, 42-Year Resident

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Ingert Birgitta Wasserman, a resident of Pacific Palisades for 42 years, died on October 3. She was 63. Ingie was born on October 2, 1946, to Swedish parents, Karl Helmer Ambrosius Eriksson and Iris Stockhaus in Stockholm, Sweden. She was married to the late Jeffrey Wasserman for 37 years and always enjoyed traveling with him. She was an avid gardener, tennis player and animal lover, and was a helpful member of the community. Ingie’s beautiful smile and her positive, vivacious attitude affected everyone she came in contact with. She was playful and kind and was always one to make people laugh. She dedicated a portion of her life to the Las Doradas children’s charity and was happy to raise money for a good cause. Ingie has now joined spirits with her husband and all her loved ones who have passed before her. She is survived by her two daughters, Annika Wasserman of West Los Angeles, and Lindsay Hoenigschmid (husband Andreas) of Santa Monica, and dear family friend Christa Williams. A memorial service will be held at the Oak Room restaurant, 1035 Swarthmore Ave., at 12 noon on Sunday, October 18.

Omar Salmassy, Veteran Rocket Scientist

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Omar Salmassy, a 42-year resident of Pacific Palisades, lost a long battle with Parkinson’s disease at his home on June 30. He was 83. Born in Ohio and raised in Michigan City, Indiana, Omar earned a B.A. and an M.A. in engineering at Purdue University. He served in the Army in Europe during World War II. Omar, a materials engineer, was truly a rocket scientist by profession. Starting in 1959, he worked for NASA for many years and helped to develop the heat shields for both the Mercury and Apollo crafts. Later, while working for Douglas, he helped to develop the heat shield for the Space Shuttle. He also helped in the development of the DC-10 aircraft. However, if you had asked Omar what his greatest accomplishment was, he would gladly tell you it was his wife, Mildred, and their three children. When they were younger, he enjoyed baseball at the Palisades Recreation Center and two rounds of Troop 400 Boy Scouts. He was also active at the Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school until the kids grew out of the program. One accomplishment many people did not know is that it was Omar’s idea and persistence to have a driver’s-side mailbox placed on the Village Green, along Antioch Street. He had been frustrated watching people on nearby La Cruz have to lean over to the passenger side to deposit mail in front of the post office, or get out of their cars to do so. The concept of the Village Green and Antioch (as a one-way street) just seemed natural to Omar, though it took a lot of persuasion and a long time for the Postmaster to accept his idea and install the mailbox. Upon his retirement from Boeing in 1993, Omar began volunteering at UCLA as a professor’s assistant in the engineering school. He wrote several articles and mentored several students during his time there. One of his favorite stories resulted from the time he gave the students a formula to solve on the first day of class. All of the students completed it within seconds, using their calculators. He then requested them to do it long hand, without their calculators. The students complained to the instructor and the assignment was dropped. However, on the last day of class, two of the students came to Omar with the assignment: one had the correct answer but was not sure how he truly got it, and the other was successful in doing it all. It came as no surprise to Omar why they ended up graduating at the top of their class years later. Omar resigned from his position at UCLA as he began to experience the onset of Parkinson’s, which he kept to himself for several years. He was a very private person and requested that his illness not be made public. He also requested not to have a formal or a public service. His favorite holiday was the Fourth of July and because of the timing of his passing, the family celebrated Omar’s life on July 4 with the customary watching of the parade as it passed in front of the Salmassy home on Toyopa Drive, followed by the annual family barbecue. Back on July 4, 2004, Omar and Mildred received an extra-special serenade for their 50th wedding anniversary, which they were celebrating on the lawn in front of their house along the parade route. ‘One band broke off from the route, crowded onto their grass and executed a riotous drum salute for the couple, who have lived in the Palisades since 1967,’ the Palisadian-Post reported. At Omar’s request, he was laid to rest, with full military honors, at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on September 4. In addition to his wife Mildred, Omar is survived by his daughter, Vicki Dale (husband Jim) of Branson, Missouri; sons Eric (wife Margaret) of Seattle and John (wife Mary) of Encino; six grandchildren; and his brother Eddie and sister Ina.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15, 2009

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FURNISHED HOMES 2

PICTURE PERFECT LEASE, Huntington Palisades. Beautifully decorated 3 bd, 3 ba, LR w/ FP, FR w/ FP, FDR, den, lovely garden, pool. Furn or unfurn at $11,000/mo. Contact Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

OCEAN VIEW near Pali schools. 4 BDRM, 3 BA, LR & master BDRM w/ frpls. W/D, 2 car garage. Jacuzzi bath. Gardener incl. 1 yr lease min. $6,400/mo. (310) 908-8390

3 ROOM GUESTHOUSE, Full kitchen, balcony, hardwood floors, quiet garden setting. Washer & dryer in garage. Cat o.k. 1 year lease. $2,200/mo. Utilities included. (310) 454-8150

3 BDRM. 1BA. $3,300/mo. 1/2 utilities, 2 car parking, close to village, schools, shops, & beach. Pets o.k. Appliances, W/D, D/W, & refrigerator. 1 year lease. By appointment only. Eric, (310) 428-3364

2 BDRM, 2 BA, 2 CAR GARAGE, private deck & garden, laundry, new kitchen, dishwasher, microwave, hardwood floors. Nice quiet area. Pets o.k. Reduced rent to $3,500/mo. O.B.O. (310) 454-4599

ONE LEVEL REMODELED bright home 3bd., 2 ba., PL, TC, gym, private backyard, $4,500 Judy, (310) 454-0696

HUNTINGTON PALISADES – 3bdr., 2 ba. Large beautiful yard, corner lot, viking stove, includes W/D, pristine condition. $8,500/mo. (310) 454-8632. Owner has real estate license.

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b

SERENE FURNISHED STUDIO in Pacific Palisades. In-law unit with private entrance. Newly remodeled. Full kitchen, bath, laundry, and patio. No pets. $1,800/mo.; utilities included. (310) 454-8751, evenings.

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

RARE, CHARMING FIND in lovely neighborhood. Large, upper unit, 2 bd + bonus room, 1 ba. Plantation shutters, fireplace, ceiling fan, balcony, garden, garage, light & airy. 1 yr lease. Cooperates w/ brokers. N/P, N/S. $3,250/mo. (310) 804-3142

CUTE & COZY SINGLE mediterranean triplex near village & bluffs. Full kitchen, bath, laundry, garden, and carport. 1 year lease. Non-smoking building. No pets. $1,500/mo. (310) 804-3142

BRIGHT, LARGE, 3BD+2BA ,1,500 sq. ft., top floor, 1 garage+1 tandem, new carpets. Great closet space. 1 yr. lease. N/S, No pets. $2,500 (310) 498-0149

2 2BD/2BA UNITS AVAILABLE-$1,850 upper unit available now, $1,800 lower on Nov. 1st. Vintage 6 unit building. Includes water. Approx. 800 sq. ft., Hardwood, tile floors. Lite & brite. Shared laundry. Pets o.k. with approval. 1 year lease. (424) 228-4570

PALISADES HIGHLANDS very large spacious studio with hardwood, private patio, pool, gym, use of W/D, quiet. $1,150/mo. Utilities and weekly maid service included. (310) 454-5863

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

WALK TO P.P.VILLAGE. WOODSY VU, 2 bdr., 2ba., open den, AC, W/D in unit, security bldg. 2 car parking, storage, pool, jacuzzi, gym. $2,850/mo. Available now. Nancy, (310) 454-5257

SPECTACULAR OCEAN VIEW from this 2 BDRM., 2 BA., 1,850 sq. ft. condo. Watch the surfers at sunset and look out over the entire SM Bay from this large third floor Penthouse. Entire unit newly remodeled with wood floors, granite counters, and much more! Large private balcony, pool, & gym. Located at 17337 Tramonto Drive, near beach and trailheads. $4,250/mo. Must see to believe. (310) 459-7030

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

OFFICE TO SHARE, $950/MO. Two treatment rooms in Holistic Chiropractic Center in village on Sunset. Light filled, cheerful, healing environment. Includes use of large reception, front office, kitchen. Utilities included. Convenient parking. (310) 612-9111

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

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. 850 square feet. Reasonable rent price. Excellent tenant improvement. Please call Ness, (310) 230-6712 ext. 105, for more details.

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE in Pacific Palisades. Beautiful views. Leasing terms & price flexible. Debby Harrington, broker, (310) 454-5519

LARGE FABULOUS OFFICE in private , quiet, intimate setting. Tons of storage and light. Available October 1, 2009 at $849/month. Parking available.(310) 991-9434, ask for Jessica.

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

MAMMOTH SKI CHATEAU RENTAL. Blocks from Canyon Lodge, brand new 2400 sq. ft. premium luxury townhome with limestone and hardwood floors throughout. Sleeps up to 14 people. Call: (310) 454-7313

LOST & FOUND 6a

FOUND: RED BACKPACK on Sunset, near Chatauqua. Please call to claim it. (310) 454-8954

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

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

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

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

BABYSITTER/HOUSEKEEPER, 15 years experience. Available Monday-Thursday. Local references available. Valid lic. & ins. Has own car & clean driving record. Call Norma, (323) 540-8975

NANNY FULL TIME 20 years experience w/ early twins, newborns, and toddlers. Legal, speaks English & Spanish, has drivers license & good references. Call Anna, (310) 586-1049

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/CHILDCARE/housesitting/petsitting/elder care companion/cook. Own transportation & references. Call Angela, (818) 421-1891

HOUSEKEEPER 15 years experience, own transportation, some English. $120/day or $15/hr. References upon request. Call Esther, (213) 605-2530

HOUSECLEANING weekdays except Fridays. Drivers license & own transportation. Excellent local references. Speaks English. For more information, call Teresa, (323) 753-5796 or Barbara, (310) 459-5224

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Tuesdays & Thursdays. Experienced, references, own transportation. Call Erika, (213) 385-7922

EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER. Available Mon-Sat. Good refs. Own transportation. CDL. Over 19 yrs. experience in Malibu & Beverly Hills. Speaks English. Call Yolanda, (h) (323) 731-6114, (c) (323) 580-2859

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

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

EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE – Mon. thru Sat., own transportation, 15 yrs. experience, good references, hardworking, & great with children. Call Yaneth at (818) 581-5473 (c) or (818) 834-1341 (h)

HOUSEKEEPER 5 years experience, own transportation, little english. Monday to Friday 12-6pm. References available. Call Ismelda Montes, (213) 725-0266

PALISADES HOUSEKEEPER, 15 yrs. exp. Excellent references, honest, dependable. Legal resident. Child & pet care. Available every other Tues. & every Fri., Sat., & Sun. Carmen, (323) 460-6473, (213) 618-9671

WOULD YOU ENJOY a delicious home cooked meal? How about fresh laundry and a sparkling home? Trini is your solution! (310) 573-5040

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

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

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

CERTIFIED CHEF & CATERER. Any size dinner party, special event,or weekly prepared meals. 20 years experience w/ traditional, multi-ethnic, vegetarian, ayurvedic & special diets. Jeff Perlman, j.perlman@verizon.net, (310) 339-8639

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

PERSONAL ASSISTANT will run errands, organize your home, shop, and provide childcare. Palisades Resident, valid lic. & ins., experienced. References available. (310) 459-5529

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, ORGANIZATION & BOOKKEEPING. Superior services provided w/ discretion & understanding. Pali. resident, local refs. Extensive experience. Call Sarah, (310) 573-9263

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

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN/ADULTS. Sign Language Specialist & Musician. In home appointments. Passionate educator makes learning a positive & nurturing experience for your loved ones. Years of experience. Outstanding references. Sign Language helps those struggling to communicate & offers relief to their frustration. Family classes available. Denise Dial (310) 780-5991

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

TUTORING FOR GRADES 1-8 by a California credentialed teacher and the author of 14 educational books. Affordable prices. Call Linda, (310) 820-7580

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

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

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH & SCIENCE teacher. Has lived in Palisades for 8+ years. Has coached football, soccer, and loves to play golf. Willing to travel to your home. (310) 454-9956

STANFORD-EDUCATED MATH TUTOR-BSME ’96-tutoring Pali High kids in math and physics since ’02. Familiar with Pali curriculum and teachers. I can help! Chris, (323) 309-6687.

SPANISH TUTOR CERTIFIED TEACHER for all levels. Has finest education, qualifications, 21 yrs. exper. Palisades resident, many good references, amazing system, affordable rates. Marietta, (310) 266-3160

HOMEWORK HELPER/TUTOR FOR 1-5. Are you tired of fighting with your child about homework? STOP-You no longer need to struggle with this. I am a CA Credentialed retired teacher from LAUSD with 20+ years teaching experience. Looking for students after school to help with their homework/tutor. Specialty : Reading, Math, Lang. Arts, Social Studies, Study Skills, & TIME MANAGEMENT. I am affordable & will travel to your home. References upon request. See positive results! Call: Pam (310) 393-1771

EXPERIENCED FRENCH TUTOR – tutors JHS, HS, & AP students. Excellent references. Masters in education. Native French speaker, Malibu resident, very enthusiastic. Will come to you. Cate, (310) 456-5398

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

CASALE CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC ‘ General Contractor Lic. #512443 ‘ Residential ‘ Commercial ‘ New Construction ‘ Additions ‘ Remodeling ‘ (323) 964-9707, (866) 362-2573 www.reemodeling.com

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.

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.

CARPENTRY: Tile, doors, windows, fencing, drywall, masonry, stucco, painting, decks, plumbing, & blockwalls. References available. Free estimates. Non-lic. Call Jorge at (213) 948-7328

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

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

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

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

‘ ESTATE/HOME TREASURES ‘ FURNITURE/HUSBAND ‘ Sat. Oct. 17th. Doors open 9:30-12:30. Oriental rugs, framed art, electronics, bedding, womens/girls clothing, & toys. Costumes & so much more!! Excellent price for 1 gently used husband w/ back problems. 830 Muskingum.

ONE DAY GARAGE SALE’Sat. Oct. 17th., 9am-4pm. 437 Swarthmore Pacific Palisades. Home treasures, great childrens stuff, misc. household stuff, and a TON of great stuff!

RIVIERA! FURN/FURNISHGS/art/antiques/books/clothes/jewelry/hsehold goods/ lots of fun stuff! 1645 Amalfi Dr. (N. of Sunset) Fri-Sat Oct. 16-17th; 8-4pm. Photos/details: www.bmdawson.com

A Single Family Changes History

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Harry Chandler, second publisher of the Los Angeles Times’ Chandler dynasty, was the largest landowner in Los Angeles and an inspiration for the villain of the 1974 film “Chinatown.” Photo: Courtesy of the Huntington Library

What if Harrison Gray Otis, the founder of the Los Angeles Times whose ambition, foresight and ingenuity helped mold L.A. into the great city it is today, had settled in San Diego?   San Diego would have become Los Angeles, speculates Bill Boyarsky, former L.A. Times writer and editor, and author of ‘Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times’ (Angel City Press).   The story of the making of Los Angeles is the Chandler family story, which has been vividly told and illustrated in ‘Inventing L.A.,’ based on the film by Peter Jones.   Boyarsky will talk about this remarkable family and sign the book on Thursday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Otis predicted that the next big phase of development in the United States would occur along the south coast of California, and, as luck and fortune would have it, when the paterfamilias of the great Chandler dynasty accepted the job of editor at the Los Angeles Daily Times in 1882, he found the place where he could materialize his dreams.   For those new to Los Angeles, evidence of the Chandlers’ mark on the area can be found from the harbor to the San Fernando Valley.   And while the Los Angeles Otis and his wife Eliza found in the 1880s was a dusty little town of 12,000, with unpaved roads, few businesses, and a puny four-page newspaper, the area was rich in the one thing that would make L.A. a Mecca for decades: land. ‘Climate and real estate make a most intoxicating mixture here in Los Angeles,’ Otis wrote. ‘Just enough has been done with the varied and rich resources to show the mighty possibilities of the region.’   A restless man, who had fought in the battle at Antietam, and had run a small newspaper in Ohio, Otis found his vocation when he followed a business opportunity to California. At the request of his friend and fellow Ohioan W. W. Hollister, who had moved West, Otis ran the Santa Barbara Weekly Press, which ultimately failed to make money. But running a newspaper became a model for Otis as a way to achieve power and wealth. Hollister was a power in Santa Barbara, economically, politically and socially.   In figuring out his approach to writing the book, Boyarsky needed to find an alternative to the talking-heads technique that worked well in the documentary.   ’I went through oral histories in the Times archives looking for stuff,’ Boyarsky says. He discovered several rich sources, including letters between Otis and Eliza, an oral history with Norman Chandler and his wife Dorothy ‘Buff’ Chandler in the 1960s, and an oral history Randy Liffingwell did with Otis Chandler, Otis’ grandson and the last Chandler publisher.   Boyarsky, who worked at the Times in various positions including columnist, reporter and city editor from 1970 to 2001, found enough material to permit him to tell their story through family members’ words.   After Otis, whose daughter married Harry Chandler, each successive Chandler played a powerful role in expanding the dominance of the paper not only through circulation and advertising, but also by its influence politically and economically in the region. Otis built the name and established the kind of audience the Times sought, men close enough to the pioneer line to have courage, initiative and adaptability. With the help of his young and eager employee Harry Chandler, who would later become successor, the Los Angeles Times, no longer the Los Angeles Daily Times, became the city’s most influential paper.   Otis understood that the key to building a prosperous city was by expanding immigration’white folks moving West’and that necessitated infrastructure and jobs. Two pivotal developments were the free port at San Pedro, a victory over the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the creation of the Owens Aqueduct that brought water into the San Fernando Valley, and with it enormous growth.   But one cannot discuss the impact the Chandlers had in defining Los Angeles without addressing the often ruthless and vicious means employed to achieve their ends. Otis used his connections with city government, the Chamber of Commerce and even Washington, D.C. to meet his ambitions not only for the city but also for himself. While Harrison Otis built a newspaper and cemented its powerful influence in Los Angeles, Harry Chandler expanded the empire, taking over as publisher after Otis’ death in 1917. He promoted and encouraged the airplane industry by supporting Donald Douglas’ airplane manufacturing company in Santa Monica. In rapid succession, Chandler promoted Southern California through special editions of the paper, touting the area as the land of ‘Eternal Sunshine.’ He and his business colleagues persuaded tire manufacturing and automakers to build plants in Los Angeles. He even formed the Los Angeles Steamship Company and used the paper relentlessly to promote his enterprises. orman Chandler, who followed his father as publisher in 1945, was least interested in the newspaper, focusing his energies on bringing financial stability to the business and expanding the Times enterprise into the nation’s largest newspaper company and raising millions of dollars by going public.   While the Times handily dominated the news in Los Angeles, the paper was identified from its inception as staunchly Republican, guided by the tastes of its wealthy white owners and readers. It wasn’t until Otis Chandler became publisher in 1960 that the editorial mandate shifted to serious journalism, freed from conservative political doctrine, rabid anti-unionism, protecting sacred cows and blind boosterism.   There are many threads to this story, each worthy of a chapter or even an entire book, not the least of which was the Times’ opposition to unions made vivid by its corrupt and vitriolic campaign to defeat Upton Sinclair’s bid for governor in 1934, and the paper’s racist posture.   ’Race was behind everything that happened in L.A.,’ Boyarsky says. ‘I covered the riots of 1965 and 1992, Tom Bradley’s election and school integration.’ In fact, Boyarsky spends more time on race in the book than does the documentary, dedicating pages to the Japanese internment during World War II and the fight between Mexican-American boys and girls and the police in 1942, known as the Sleepy Lagoon case, which escalated into a riot with one death and the arrest of 600 people, most of them Mexican youth as suspects in the killing.   The Times was pro-police and condoned the behavior of the servicemen and police, condemning the ‘Zoot Suiters’ in one editorial as ‘gamin dandies’whose garish costume had become a hallmark of juvenile delinquency.’   Boyarsky says that the city’s history of racism has ‘left a legacy that LAPD Chief Bill Bratten is still wrestling with today. The LAPD has historically been anti-black, and anti-Latino.’   While the Chandlers certainly are a complex example of human nature, wealth, ambition and opportunity, Boyarsky credits them with the best things and the worst things about the city.   ’I would say water,’ Boyarsky says. ‘While they violated every ethical precept in achieving the aqueduct, it did make the growth of L.A. possible. I would also credit them with making L.A. harbor a free harbor, which it would not have been had the Southern Pacific Railroad won its bid to expand the harbor [off Santa Monica Canyon]. And building the aerospace industry showed the Chandlers’ foresight. And certainly, Buff’s support of the arts community and successful fundraising effort to build the Music Center.’   But, for Boyarsky, the sheen dulls with the fierce anti-unionism on the part of the Times, particularly after the 1910 bombing of the Times building downtown, which was initiated as a pro-union protest. In addition, all liberal thought and progressive dissent never found its way into the paper until Otis Chandler’s reign, something that was supported by a notoriously corrupt police department. Finally, the Times under the Chandlers left a legacy of poisoned race relations.   The Chandler dynasty came to an end when Otis Chandler resigned in 1980, which was not good news. What followed was the last chapter of the sad final decade of Chandler control. On March 13, 2000, Times-Mirror was acquired by the company that owned the Chicago Tribune. That is another book.

Palisades Shark Is Now in Monterey

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A juvenile great white shark, captured in the waters off Will Rogers Beach, was placed on exhibit August 26 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The 5-foot, 3-inch female is the fifth such shark to live at the aquarium. Photo; Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder
A juvenile great white shark, captured in the waters off Will Rogers Beach, was placed on exhibit August 26 at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The 5-foot, 3-inch female is the fifth such shark to live at the aquarium. Photo; Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder

Parents know that Pacific Palisades is a great place to raise kids, yet who among us knew that the waters off Will Rogers State Beach are also hospitable to juvenile great white sharks?   According to experts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Marine Conservation Science Institute (Marine CSI), the area offshore is a playground for young great whites who are mostly under 10 feet in length and non-threatening to local swimmers and surfers.   ’This is a nursery ground,’ said John O’Sullivan, Curator of Field Operations for Monterey Bay Aquarium. ‘In August, we saw seen five 4- to 7-ft. sharks within 200 yards of the beach. Lifeguards have told us if they had to close the beach every time they saw a shark, they’d be closed every day. The sharks are there whether people like it or not.’   The 5-foot female shark in the adjacent photo was captured off Will Rogers in August and is currently on exhibit in the million-gallon Outer Bay Exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She’s the fifth one to go on display since 2002.   Before she was transported north, she was kept in a large ocean pen off Paradise Cove in Malibu and observed to see if she would feed, which she did. ‘She’s doing the best of any previous sharks,’ said O’Sullivan, noting that the previous great white wouldn’t eat, possibly because it was stressed, and was released back into the ocean after 11 days.   Additional ‘Palisades’ great white sharks were filmed in September by Fisher Productions, when the Marine CSI came to this area to tag adolescents.   ’We were looking for 10-ft. sharks, but we didn’t tag any,’ said marine biologist Nicole Nasby-Lucas, whose boat was located off Gladstone’s and The Chart House restaurants. ‘We know that juveniles are found along the Southern California coast and that adults are found at aggregation sites off the Farallon Islands near San Francisco and Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, so we’re trying to fill in the gap between these two life-stages.’   O’Sullivan and Nasby-Lucas say that surprisingly little is known about the great white population size, where pups are born, where the juveniles come from or migrate to, and where adolescents are found. Researchers are trying to answer those questions about a species that is protected in California waters and is listed as threatened in the Pacific.   Research is not easy because of the difficulty of capturing and handling great whites, as well as their vast habitat.   One theory is that the great white females, which can reach 22 feet in length, give birth, or pup, in June somewhere between Point Conception and central Baja, but there is no data to support that speculation.   ’In all of our history of research, we have never caught a near-term female in the Eastern Pacific,’ O’Sullivan said. He explained that sharks, which are at the top of the food chain, with no known predators other than man, have internal fertilization and give live birth to a litter of four to 12 pups. Once the juveniles, who can be up to five feet in length, are released in the ocean there is no maternal care. The pups live off small schooling fish, grunions and sardines, until they are large enough to begin consuming the likes of elephant fur seals, sea lions and whale carcasses.”””””’   ’After age seven, the shark can move to colder water,’ said O’Sullivan, who noted that it is challenging to estimate the age of the shark by its length, because they have individual differences, much like humans do.   ’Researchers are studying the older and younger sharks,’ O’Sullivan said. ‘But no one knows about the adolescents.’   Tagging, tracking, photographing and aerial surveillance are all tools that scientists use to answer questions about great whites. ‘We still do not have a clear understanding of the population,’ O’Sullivan said. ‘Historically they disappear in September, returning in June.’   Tagged adult sharks have been known to travel to Hawaii, and have been seen swimming and congregating in an area in the central Pacific dubbed ‘SOFA’ (Shared Offshore Foraging Area). ‘One theory is that there’s a food source that draws them there,’ said Nasby-Lucas of the Marine CSI.   She said the boat spotted off shore in September belonged to Fischer Productions, which was filming Institute scientists as they tagged sharks. To do the tagging, a spotter plane first identifies a shark, the boat approaches and a baited hook is placed in the water, and then the shark is caught and brought on board. A Smart Positioning Transmitting Tag is attached to the dorsal fin, which will provide real-time tracking data every time the shark’s dorsal fin comes out of the water and a satellite is overhead.   ’We have our theories about sharks,’ Nasby-Lucas said, ‘but we’re still trying to answer the questions.’   The National Geographic Channel will air ‘Expedition Great White,’ produced by Fisher Productions, on November 16 at 9 p.m. The program will feature tagging of great white sharks off Guadalupe Island by Marine CSI.   For blogs about the juvenile great white on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, visit:www.montereybayaquarium.org.

Creative Writing Contest Awards Presented

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McKenzie Wilkins took second place in the Jotters (grades 3 and 4) for her story,
McKenzie Wilkins took second place in the Jotters (grades 3 and 4) for her story,
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

The winners of the creative writing contest sponsored this summer by the Pacific Palisades Library Association (PPLA) were announced at a special after-school event on October 8.   The contest attracted entries in five different categories: Scribblers (grades 1-2), Jotters (3-4), Scrawlers (5-6), Scribes (7-8) and Authors (high school). Entries included poems, essays and short stories that were judged by members of the PPLA, also known as Friends of the Library.   All entrants received a participation certificate. The top three winners in every category received gift certificates from Village Books: $100 for first place, $50 for second and $25 for third.   In the Scribbler category, Zach Hausner won with his entry ‘Design Land.’ Ryan Peterson placed second and third went to Rory and Connor Asawa.   Winning the Jotters category with her entry ‘Friendship Pie’ was Kiley McKay. Second was Eve McKenzie Wilkins and third was Carly Burdorf.   ’Alone in My Own World’ by Annie Lazebnik took first in the Scrawlers. Second place went to Katrina Biller and Dexter Zinman was third.   The Scribe winner was Zoe Dutton, who wrote ‘Earth Epics: Part I.’ Second place was a tie between Rachel Burdorf and Daniel Roth, and third was Ava Giglio.   In the high school category, there was a tie for first between Annie Elander, who wrote ‘A Life at the Beach,’ and Laura Sieling, who penned ‘Memories.’ Sophia Stone took second, and Fiona Hayman and Anna Mayer tied for third.   Elaine Wechsler, formerly a board member of the Library Association, started the contest in 1990 to promote literature and writing for Palisades youth.   The winning entries can be read online at www.friendsofpalilibrary.org.

Thursday, October 15 – Thursday, October 22

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

  Amy Ferris will sign copies of her comedic take on menopause, the book ‘Marrying George Clooney: Confessions From a Midlife Crisis,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

  Actress and model Mariel Hemingway reads from her lavishly illustrated cookbook, ‘Mariel’s Kitchen: 6 Ingredients for a Delicious and Satisfying Life,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The author focuses on seasonal foods, organizing the book by what’s fresh at each time of year. Her recipes share common ingredients to make preparation fast and don’t require extensive shopping.   Villa Aurora on Paseo Miramar welcomes Fall Fellows Simon Dybbroe M’ller, Judith Schalansky and Max Penzel, 8 p.m., at the Villa. Please RSVP to (310) 573-3603. Admission is free. Shuttle service begins at 7 p.m. from street parking on Los Liones Drive, just above Sunset.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

  The Temescal Canyon Association hiking group takes the Dead Horse and Musch Trails around Trippet Ranch (about 8-9 miles). Meet at 9 a.m. for carpooling at the front parking lot in Temescal Gateway Park. No dogs. Information: temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931.   Abigail Yasgur reads from her co-authored children’s book, ‘Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story,’ 4 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The book recounts the story of Yasgur’s cousin, Woodstock dairy farmer Max Yasgur, who made history in 1969 when he allowed a group of flower children to gather at his farm for three days of rock music.   Clarinetist Michael Arnold will be the featured soloist when Joel B. Lish conducts the Palisades Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. at Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall. Admission is free.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

‘A Look at the Los Angeles Police Department,’ hosted by the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, 6:30 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Historic topics and procedures will be discussed by a half-dozen high-ranking members of the LAPD. The public is invited.   Attorney John West discusses ‘The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. West lives in Los Angeles and works as a confidential consultant on end-of-life issues for private individuals, and as an expert consultant for caregivers, educators and the media.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

  Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Monthly board meeting of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, 7 p.m. at the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. Public invited. Beginning its 13th season, Chamber Music Palisades presents music by C.P.E. Bach, Reger, Rossini and Schubert (the ‘Trout’ quintet for piano and strings), 8 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda. Alan Chapman provides the commentary. Tickets at the door: $25; students are free.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

Native Palisadian Wendy Bryan, an artist who has built an online business called I Heart Guts, will talk about ‘Building a Business Out of Drawings,’ 7:15 a.m. at the Palisades Rotary Club breakfast meeting at Gladstone’s restaurant on PCH at Sunset. Palisades Charter High School’s Parent Advisory Council is hosting ‘A Conversation with Pali’s English Department’ from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the school’s library. English teachers will be available to answer questions about regular, honors and AP classes.   Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Preview night for the annual Country Bazaar, hosted by the Handcrafters of United Methodist Women, 7 to 9 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 901 Via de la Paz. Admission is $5 and includes desserts and beverages. The bazaar will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free admission. The traditional luncheon is $15. Reservations: (310) 454-5529.   Former L.A. Times City Editor Bill Boyarsky discusses ‘Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers & Their Times,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore

Lalla McCormick, 93; Traced Lineage to Mayflower, Merrimac

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Lalla Jane Cary McCormick, who traced her ancestry in America across 11 generations to John Alden of the Mayflower landing in Plymouth Bay Colony and, in California, across four generations to Thomas McCollum, founder of the Union Fish Company in Gold Rush San Francisco, died peacefully at home in Pacific Palisades on September 1. She was 93.   Beginning with her birth on July 15, 1916, in San Francisco, Lollie’s life spanned events that included witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor and her husband’s responsibility for retrieving the Gemini 4 astronauts from the Atlantic Ocean after the first successful ‘walk’ in space.   Lollie was known around the world for her elegance and beauty. A brief college tour at Pacific Coast College in Long Beach ended in marriage to William Morgan McCormick, a naval officer.   As a Navy wife, Lollie lived on the East and West Coasts, Hawaii and in Europe. After early duty in Coronado, where all their children were conceived, her husband’s career took him to Honolulu, where they were living when Pearl Harbor was bombed’on the fourth birthday of their first child, Billy.   After World War II, family life alternated between California and Washington, D.C., where Lollie’s Californian sense of hospitality made the McCormick home a ‘place to enjoy life.’ The charm of living on Coronado Island and in the nation’s capital was replaced only by the ‘dolce vita’ of living in Rome after her husband was appointed naval attach’ to the American Embassy, in the late 1950s.   Later, when Morgan was promoted to rear admiral, Lollie’s life alternated between living in Washington, D.C., where her husband was assistant director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and in Norfolk, where he retired as Commander, Fleet Air Wings Atlantic.   They retired to Alexandria, Virginia. Morgan died in 1982 and, as a widow, Lollie moved to La Jolla. In 1993, she joined her son James and his family in Pacific Palisades, the longest period in one place over the course of her life. The McCormick house soon became the American hub of her loving family in California, Colorado and France. Lollie’s sense of hospitality combined with that of Ellen, her daughter-in-law, to make entertaining a pleasure for many who grew to enjoy Lollie’s charm and wit.   Lollie is survived by her daughter, Jane Cary McCormick duParc of Paris; her sons, John Thomas McCormick of Aspen and James Watt McCormick; grandchildren Sabrina Christensen of Marseilles, Lucy duParc Dixon and Cecilia de Vulpian, both of Paris, Jane Cary McCormick of New York City, Patrick Stapleton McCormick of Barcelona, Carina McCormick of Aspen, John Thomas McCormick of Lawrence, Kansas; and by 12 great-grandchildren, all living in France.   On October 21, Lollie will be buried alongside Morgan in the Arlington National Cemetery, following a celebration at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades on Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m. She will rest in peace only a few yards away from her father, Robert Webster Cary, Jr., a naval officer who received one of the few peacetime Medals of Honor awarded in U.S. history, and her great-great uncle, Henry Hungerford Marmaduke, a Confederate naval officer who commanded the ironclad Merrimac during the Civil War.   Lollie will be remembered for the twinkle in her eyes and for her love of reading, music, art (as a sculptress), flower arranging, gastronomical flair and, most of all, for her much appreciated elegant charm and interest in others.

Local Scouts, Legion Post 283 Back SF-LA Ride to Recovery

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Bike rider Chris Konig, U.S. Army, who is recovering from shrapnel wounds suffered in Iraq last year, visits with (left to right) Susie Johansen, American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary President; John Johansen, Post 283 Commander; Ruth Hackney, Auxiliary Treasurer/Secretary; Carl Stromberg, Sons of the American Legion Squadron Commander; and Vi Walquist, Auxiliary officer.
Bike rider Chris Konig, U.S. Army, who is recovering from shrapnel wounds suffered in Iraq last year, visits with (left to right) Susie Johansen, American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary President; John Johansen, Post 283 Commander; Ruth Hackney, Auxiliary Treasurer/Secretary; Carl Stromberg, Sons of the American Legion Squadron Commander; and Vi Walquist, Auxiliary officer.

By DIANE ELDER Special to the Palisadian-Post More than 200 wounded veterans rode their bikes onto the Veterans’ Administration campus in West L.A. last Saturday after a seven-day, 450-mile Ride to Recovery down Highway 1 from San Francisco.   The vets, many of them amputees, rode up to eight hours a day escorted by the American Legion Riders on motorcycles. Many were seen supporting their tired fellow vets with a hand on the back during the grueling last leg of the ride.   Dozens of Boy Scouts from Pacific Palisades Troop 223, as well as members of Palisades American Legion Post 283 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 283, lined both sides of San Vicente Boulevard, cheering and waving flags as the riders flew by. At their destination, the vets were greeted with a live rock band, courtesy of the USO, and homemade lunches lovingly prepared by the ladies of Legion Post 283 Auxiliary who, together with Legion Post 283, sponsored the last stretch of the ride.   Spl. Chris Konig, U.S. Army, 21, is a member of the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Irwin. He is still recovering from his fifth surgery after taking dozens of shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs when a booby-trapped IED exploded near him in Baquabah, Iraq, in April 2008. He was knocked out by the explosion and had no comprehension of what happened when he awoke until he tried to walk and realized that he couldn’t.   ’The Ride is the most physical act I’ve done since I was injured…and maybe ever in my life,’ Konig said. When asked why he did it, he replied, ‘It was a great way to break through the wall and feel active and strong again.’ Konig is still on active duty but, once out of the Army, he plans to return to school and resume his life with family and friends.   Robert Kelly, Jr., 52, is a former Navy SEAL who was active in the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979 and again in Operation Just Cause in Panama (1989-90). During the latter operation he was struck with dysbaric osteonecrosis, which results in bone death after exposure to excessive deep diving and decompression. He has undergone 26 surgeries in order to walk again. According to Kelly, ‘the Ride was really hard but inspiring; it got me into a better mental and physical state.’   The ride was created in 2007 by John Wordin, former Marine and cycling pro, as a way to rebuild the spirits and the bodies of wounded warriors. It is produced by Fitness Challenge Foundation in partnership with the Military and VA Volunteer Service Office to raise money to support spinning recovery labs and outdoor cycling programs for recovering soldiers.

Falconi Feels Right at Home

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Georgia Tech Sophomore Wins All-American Singles Championship

Georgia Tech sophomore Irina Falconi is pumped after winning a point on her way to the Women's All-American Singles crown last Sunday at Riviera Tennis Club.
Georgia Tech sophomore Irina Falconi is pumped after winning a point on her way to the Women’s All-American Singles crown last Sunday at Riviera Tennis Club.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Pacific Palisades is a long way from home for Irina Falconi, but over the last two years she has been as confident on the courts at Riviera Tennis Club as she would be in her own backyard. A year after she and Georgia Tech teammate Amanda McDowell won the doubles crown at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships, the sophomore from Jupiter, Florida, won the singles title last Sunday, needing less than an hour to upset Georgia’s Chelsey Gullickson, 6-2, 6-1, in the finals. Gullickson, seeded No. 2, held serve to open the match but was broken in the third game and again in the seventh by a player who mixed up her shots and pace so effectively that it threw the Bulldogs’ sophomore off her game. “I really can’t compare one to the other,” Falconi said of her doubles and singles titles. “I love this place. I love the people here. I’ve played Chelsey twice over the last two years and she beat me in three-setters. I didn’t think I had her until she had that backhand long on match point.” Using drop shots and deep slices to slow down the pace, Falconi chose her spots to come in carefully and was content to keep the ball in play until her opponent made an error. “My serve was the least of my worries,” said Gullickson, who was vying to become the first Georgia player to win the singles title since Lisa Crane in 1983. “I was trying not to giver her any free points. I like it out here but it’s a lot different than Athens [Georgia].” One of the unique aspects of this tournament is also one of Falconi’s favorites: girls are invited to stay with local ‘host’ families instead of facing curfew at team hotels–and for the second year straight year she spent the week at Rick and Susie DeWeese’s house in the Marquez neighborhood. “I like to think I use the same strategy with everyone I play,” said Falconi, the No. 8 seed after eking out a 7-5, 7-6 (6) semifinal victory over Washington’s Venise Chan, who had eliminated defending champion Kelsey McKenna of Arizona State the round before. “Every tournament I play I intend to win–that’s the goal,” Falconi said. “I strongly believe the score doesn’t tell the whole story.” Riviera was hosting the event for the 25th consecutive time. The last player to repeat as singles champion was California’s Suzi Babos in 2006-07. “I’m going to try to defend next year and the year after that for sure,” said Falconi, who won 30 singles matches and earned Campbell/ITA All-American honors as a freshman for the Yellowjackets last fall. Gullickson, also a sophomore, was extended to three sets twice in the early rounds and even though her two matches prior to Sunday’s final were straight sets victories, three of the four sets were decided by tiebreakers. In the consolation draw, Notre Dame’s Kali Krisik and Kristy Frilling beat Clemson’s Josipa Bek and Ina Hadziselimovic to capture the doubles title and Fresno State’s Anastasia Petukhova swept Yasmin Schnack of UCLA, 6-4, 6-3, in the singles final. Falconi was not the only player to win her second Riviera title on Sunday. An hour and a half later, so too did Caitlin Whoriskey, who paired with Tennessee teammate Natalie Pluskota to capture the doubles championship with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Florida freshmen Lauren Embree and Allie Will in an All-SEC final. Now a senior, Whoriskey won the doubles title here two years ago with a different partner, classmate Zsofia Zuber. This time, Whoriskey and Pluskota had to knock off three of the nation’s Top 20 duos to reach the finals, including an 8-3 triumph over Stanford’s No. 2-ranked Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette in the quarterfinals. “Knowing the surroundings and the environment and having won it before definitely helps but you still have to play smart and make your shots to win,” said Whoriskey, who felt comfortable all week at the home of Rustic Canyon resident Jill Baldauf. “It’s a good way to start the season. We’ll see them again in dual matches and that doubles point really counts so hopefully we can draw from this.” The Volunteers’ tandem looked overmatched in the first set as Embree and Will mixed pinpoint passing shots with well-placed topspin lobs to break Pluskota in the second game and Whoriskey in the eighth to build a 5-3 lead. With Embree serving at 40-15, Pluskota netted a forehand return and suddenly the Gators’ twosome was one set away from the championship. However, the Tennessee tandem regrouped and seized every opportunity to rush the net and finish the point. The strategy worked, and in a game that went to six deuces the Vols took a 4-0 lead in the second set when Embree fell down lunging for a forehand volley. Whoriskey hit three volley winners as she and Pluskota broke Embree to open the third set. Pluskota consolidated the break with an overhead smash and hit a clean winner to break Will for a 3-0 advantage. Twelve minutes later it was all over and this year’s final champions were crowned. “We came in ready and match tough, they just played better the last two sets,” Will said. The Kogan Family has been hosting players for five years and mother Pam was delighted to have Embree and teammate Marrit Boonstra visit this time. “They are the nicest girls and their coach said it really helps them to stay relaxed and play better if they like the place they’re staying.” Florida’s duo was unseeded yet advanced all the way through qualifying and the main draw before coming up one set short in the finals. Still, they showed the maturity of more experienced players with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 semifinal upset of North Carolina’s No. 4-ranked Sophie Grabinski and Sanaz Mirand. “At the beginning we knew they were both going to play back so we wanted to be more aggressive and force them to make winners,” Whoriskey said. “In the first set we were one or to steps behind so we weren’t getting after it fast enough. Fortunately, we were able to turn it around.”

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