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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

A family concert by the Satin Brass,

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

Charles White discusses and signs ‘Overspray: Riding High with the Kings of California Airbrush Art,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore Avenue. ‘Overspray’ is the conclusive account of the rise of airbrush art, and of the equally bright and glossy Los Angeles culture alongside which it came to prominence in the 1970s. Inspired by surf graphics, psyhchadelia and the slick shine of Hollywood, a generation of young artists began to make every lip and palm tree glisten, and every record cover shine.

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Meg Waite Clayton discusses and signs ‘Wednesday Sisters,’ a poignant novel of five women who, over the course of four decades, come to redefine what it means to be family, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The Theatre Palisades production of ‘Smokey Joe’s Caf’ continues its run at the Pierson Playhouse tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., through July 19. (See review, page 14). Tickets: Friday and Sunday, adults, $20, seniors and students, $18; Saturday, adults, $22, seniors and students $20. Contact: (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Volunteers are invited to help with the monthly gardening and maintenance on the Village Green, 9 to 11 a.m., corner of Swarthmore and Sunset. Just bring shears and gloves. Denise Hamilton signs copies of ‘The Last Embrace,’ 12 to 3 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Departing from her award-winning Eve Diamond crime series (‘Prisoner of Memory,’ ‘Last Lullaby’), Hamilton sets this stand-alone novel in 1949 Hollywood.

MONDAY, JUNE 22

Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League, 7:30 p.m. in the church office at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The agenda includes just one item, under consent: 671 Bienveneda (minor remodel to single-family residence).’ Actor Chris Wallace presents a one-man show, ‘The Mark Twain You Don’t Know,’ 8 p.m., at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Performances tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets ($20-$18): Call (310) 454-1970.’

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

The Temescal Canyon Association’s hiking group will take the loop trail in Temescal Canyon and then enjoy supper under the stars in Gateway Park. Contact Carol Leacock at (310) 459-5931 for details and reservations.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

Sunrise Senior Living hosts a free Alzheimer’s support group on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 15441 Sunset. RSVP: Bruce Edziak at (310) 573-9545. Caregivers4Caregivers, a Pacific Palisades support group for adult children caring for aging parents, presents Dr. Ian Cook, director of depression research at UCLA, 7:30 p.m. at the Aldersgate Retreat Center, 925 Haverford. Admission is free. Please RSVP: (310) 573-9809

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Harry Brandt Chandler, of the renowned Los Angeles Times family, discusses and signs ‘Dreamers in Dream City,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 18, 2009

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Our offices will be closed FRIDAY, JULY 3, for the Independence Day Holiday. The classified deadline will be THURSDAY, JULY 2, at 11 A.M.

HOMES FOR SALE 1

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

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 $14,000/mo. Contact Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706

CONVENIENT PALISADES FURNISHED CONDO for rent by the day or by the week. Sleeps up to 6. 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, swimming pool, heart of town. Completely remodeled. $1,500 per week. Call now. (310) 490-5596, Rebekah

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

RUSTIC CANYON CRAFTSMAN CHARMER with 3 bd, 3.5 ba, great room with river rock FP, & cathedral ceilings. Huge porch & large yard. $6,400/mo. Call Dolly at (310) 230-3706

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

16904 DONNA YNEZ LANE. Located on a cul-de-sac street this light & bright 4 BD, 2.5 BA house features a living rm & dining area w/ an open fireplace. Updated kitchen. Large master w/ bath. Pvt fenced in yard. $4,950/mo. Jody Fine, (310) 230-3770

2 BDRM, 2 BA, 2 CAR GARAGE, private deck & garden, laundry, new kitchen, dishwasher, microwave, hardwood floors. Nice quiet area. Pets o.k. $4,500/mo. or make offer. (310) 454-4599

SANTA MONICA CANYON, $2,450/mo. Contemporary/architectural 1+1 house. I block from beach. Open-plan, W/D, stainless appliances, central heat, built-ins, light & airy. Avail June. (310) 230-7737

BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH COTTAGE style home for rent. 3 bdrm, 2 ba, in Marquez area. Old style charm completely refurbished. Contact Roy at (415) 722-9270 or waandmel@aol.com

716 SWARTHMORE, three bedroom, three bath, built 2004. 3,000 sq ft, hardwood floors, solar electricity, handicap accessible, granite kitchen, stainless appliances, two fireplaces. $7,500/mo. (310) 472-5396

BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH 3 BD, 3 BA plus conv den, cathedral ceilings and mtn vus in Highlands. Assoc. pool and TC. $5,400/mo. Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b

LOVELY 3 BDRM, 3 BA apartment at Edgewater Towers, across from beach, ocean view. $5,000/mo. Call or e-mail for pictures, (310) 887-1333, s@90210law.com

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. $3,500/mo. (310) 804-3142

BEAUTIFUL 2 BD + 2 BA * $2,695/mo. Small pet ok with deposit. Quiet building, new carpet, marble floors, crown molding, gas fireplace & appliances. Walk to village and beach. With 1 month free rent. Call (310) 454-2024

PACIFIC PALISADES: UNIQUE, UPSCALE, huge garden patio great for entertaining, with private spa, 2 bdrm, 2 full baths. No pets. $3,495/mo. with a lease. Available now. Call (310) 456-0047

CHARMING 2 BD, 1 BA upper apt in vintage 6 unit building. Hardwood & tile, lite & brite, laundry in building. $1,800/mo. includes water/garbage. Avail July 1. (424) 228-4570

BEAUTIFUL 1 BDRM, 1 BA, with kitchenette, large patio, pool, spa, gym, bonus room, mountain view, near trail heads & beach. $1,350/mo. (310) 459-9111

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

EXQUISITE OCEAN VIEWS, 2+2. All-new interior. Just steps to bch. 5 min to S.M. All new cabinets, applcs, granite, marble, hdwd flrs. High ceils. W/D in condo. Ocean view patio. Garage. 1,200 sf. Reduced to $2,980. Was $5,500/mo. (310) 702-1154. www.MalibuCoastline.com

BEAUTIFUL 3 BDRM, 2.5 BA, HIGHLANDS townhouse. Upgraded, light, hardwood, tile, spacious, patio, balcony, W/D, private 2 car garage, pools, tennis & gym. $3,675/mo. (310) 459-3264

GEM IN THE PALISADES, 2 bdrm, 2.5 ba, townhouse, hdwd, tile, new carpet, W/D, dishwasher. Parking. $3,350/mo. (310) 392-1757

$3,500/MO. 3 BDRM, 2.5 BATH, over 1700 sq.ft. Newer appliances, tile floors, view of mountains, living, dining, W/D in unit, open patio, community tennis, gym, pool. John Portman, agent, (818) 645-3681

OCEAN VIEW SURFERS & SUNSETS. Romantic 1+1. Blond hwd floors, balcony, 2 pools & spas, gym, 24 hr. security. N/S. Sunset & PCH. Tennis. Walk to beach & shops. $2,250/mo. INCLUDES UTILITIES. Call Mikki, (509) 263-5873 (cell)

$2,700/MO. BEAUTIFUL FULLY UPDATED 2+2 unit in Palisades. Hardwood floors, fireplace, stainless steel appliances, pets ok w/ deposit. 2 parking spots in controlled access building. (310) 310-2200

CHARMING TWO BEDROOM, two bath condo in the heart of the village. Wonderful building. Available furnished or unfurnished. $3,600/mo. (310) 869-1612

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

PAC PAL RENTAL. Lovely furnished room w/ bathroom & mini kitchen, open to garden, sep entry, quiet single, N/S, mature person or student, preferred female. $800. Refs req. Avail 7/1. (310) 459-5261

VERY NICE MASTER BEDROOM & BATH. Private entrance. Includes patio, cable, WiFi, W/D, furnished/unfurnished. $1,000/mo. Lease open. Available now. (310) 454-4318

RENTALS TO SHARE 3a

ROOMMATE WANTED TO SHARE spacious, clean 2-story, 2 br, 2 bath condo in Brentwood near Bundy and Wilshire. $1,000/mo on lease. Bedroom & bath located on private top floor. AC, washer/dryer in unit; 2-space gated parking. 2 cats on premises. Call Wendy, (310) 980-0016, (818) 645-8632

WANTED TO RENT 3b

LOCAL EMPLOYED male seeks guesthouse. Quiet, local references. Non-smoker, no pets. Call Palisadian-Post, (310) 454-1321

WANTED: GARAGE TO RENT. Would like long-term rental for one or two small vintage cars. Seldom driven. Please respond to Mr. Nye, (310) 839-1984 x114

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

PALISADES OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE in the heart of the Village: Single room offices & office suites ranging in size up to 3,235 sf, all with large windows with great natural light. Amazing views of the Santa Monica mountains, private balconies and restrooms. Building amenities include high speed T1 internet access, elevator and secured, underground parking. CALL BRETT AT (310) 591-8789 or email brett@hp-cap.com

FRONT FACING OFFICE/RETAIL. Charming courtyard, approx 500 sq ft, includes parking. Gross lease. $2,000/mo. 859 Via de la Paz. (310) 395-7272

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. Individual offices for rent in Pacific Palisades Village. $750 to $1,250/mo. Call Aimee @ (310) 230-8335

PALISADES OFFICE, two rooms, 2nd floor, 15115-1/2 Sunset Blvd. Across from Ralphs. $950/mo. (310) 459-3493

LARGE PRIVATE ART STUDIO TO SHARE in Santa Monica arts complex. Call Dan, (310) 709-1497

SANTA MONICA, 901 Wilshire Blvd. 3 suites available. eCard access, lots of light, close to beach, promenade, restaurants. Utilities/custodial included, parking available. 640 sf, 1100 sf, and 1700 sf. Competitively priced. Joe, (310) 459-8872 0r (310) 428-7380

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

VACATION RENTALS 3e

THREE FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach and about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. $1,400/mo. and $1,200/mo. One bedroom mobile, $1,995/mo. (310) 454-2515

INCOME PROPERTY 5b

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTORS. Triple Net Properties available locally and nationally (Walgreens, Ralphs, Jack-in-the-Box, etc): Ability to achieve superior returns and excellent cash flow, with little management. Please contact T.C. Macker, CCIM, a Palisades resident and Senior Vice President at Coldwell Banker Commercial WESTMAC. (310) 966-4352 or tcmacker@westmac.com

LOST & FOUND 6a

LOST: MUCH LOVED & ADORED KITTY. Mature, gray kitty lost in the Amalfi/Capri area between May 13th-May 20th. Answers to the name ‘Minou.’ Please call (310 454-3206. Has a chip.

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

QUICKBOOKS ‘ LOCAL PALISADIAN Call Shirley, (310) 570-6085

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 * SET-UP, TUTORING, REPAIR, INTERNET. Problem-Free Computing, Guaranteed. Satisfying Clients Since 1992 ‘ If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! 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

DAYCARE CENTERS 8

PALISADES LEARN & PLAY. Creative & nurturing, Pre-K program. Art, educational themes & socialization. Healthy meals provided. Now registering for summer & fall. 18 yrs in Palisades. (310) 459-0920

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

NANNY: EXPERIENCED with newborns, early twins. Good references, drivers license, legal. 20 years experience. Please call Anna, (310) 586-1049

COLLEGE STUDENT looking for a part time nanny position, 3-4 days a week or flexible schedule. 7 years experience and excellent references. Carolina, (310) 707-5384

AMAZING NANNY. With our kids in school, we sadly must say goodbye after 5 1/2 years. Susana is fantastic: young, energetic and dependable. Excellent English. For more details, call Tracy at (310) 573-2172 or Susana, (310) 591-7302

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/BABYSITTER/ELDER CARE, day or night, available Monday-Sunday. Own transportation, excellent references. Call Maria Patricia, (310) 948-9637

HOUSEKEEPER/COMPANION Or occasional babysitting at night. Local references. Own transportation. Please call Magdalena, (323) 828-5152

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE! Our housekeeper available on Tuesdays. Reliable, speaks English, excellent cleaning, resourceful. Contact Raquel directly after 5 p.m., (213) 736-5362

EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER ” Excellent worker. Dependable, trustworthy. Excellent Palisades references. Call Arlina, (323) 229-9327

HOUSEKEEPING’EXPERIENCED 18 YEARS! Good refs. Own transportation. Reliable and trustworthy. Call Esperanza, (310) 806-7791

HOUSECLEANING. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY for two days a week. Very good references. Own transportation and drivers license. Ask for Marina, (562) 408-2068

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. Babysitting also. Honest, hardworking. Over 20 yrs experience. Great refs. Call Julia, (310) 828-8842 or leave msg (310) 463-1326

HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY for Tuesday & Saturday. Very good references. Own transportation and drivers license. 15 years experience. (213) 447-4104

MY HOUSEKEEPER WANTS WORK one day a week. Excellent worker. 19 years experience. Dependable, honest, speaks English. Local refs. Own car. Call Allison, (310) 459-1643

EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER. Excellent refs, available weekdays during the day. Responsible, hard-working, & flexible. Own trans w/ good driving record. Available immediately! Maria, (323) 620-1501

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

NURSING CARE 10b

EXTREMELY SKILLED CAREGIVER. My 96 year old mother was cared for the last 2′ years. Highly recommended! Contact Diana directly, (323) 633-9503. For refs call (310) 454-2491

CERTIFIED NURSES ASSISTANT, male, available for personal care: like cooking & housekeeping, errands & transportation. Live-out, full time or flexible hours. Local refs. Call Michael, (310) 227-6960

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

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

CALVIN’S SPECIALTY GARDENS. Specializing in rose garden maintenance & organic vegetable gardens. Over 30 years experience. Free estimates. Call Casey & Randy, (310) 460-8760

HEALTH & BEAUTY CARE 12a

ANGIE’S PETITE SPA ‘ (310) 821-7045. European deep pore cleansing facial, $39. (Reg. $80) First time clients only. Expires 8/1/09. 700 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. www.afacialgirl.com

NUTRITION 12d

YOUR BODY NEEDS GREAT H2O! * Did you know most bottled water is acidic & your body needs alkaline water? G2O water treatment unit filters TAP water & converts it into an alkaline state without EMF producing electricity. Best water for your body! Distributors needed too! For info or to buy http://evabaez.diamondtreeonline.com

SEWER & DRAIN CLEANING 13f

SEWER & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE. All Stoppages Cleared. Sewer Repair & Replacement. High Velocity Water Jetting. Video Camera Inspections. Lic. #512638. Call (310) 648 2611

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

HOLIDAY EVENT PLANNER & CULINARY STUDENT. Le Cordon Bleu student and event planner to help with your holiday prep, cooking, serving, menus & all event details. 10+ years experience. $50/hr. Please call Danielle, (310) 691-0578. daniellesamendez@gmail.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

LADIES!! PROF HAIR EXTENSIONS & custom airbrush tanning mobile. Celebrity MicroLink method. No damage! 4-6 mo. Affordable. (310) 562-5102. www.LavishTan.com. KelseyJones1@mac.com

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, email: Sherry230@verizon.net

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

GAIN STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, muscle balance and endurance to aid in the reduction of cellulite. My private studio or your home. First session free. This is what your workout is missing! Rob, (310) 403-2760. rob@ehwbody.com

TUTORS 15e

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

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

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

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

SPANISH TUTOR, CERTIFIED TEACHER for all levels. Has finest education, qualifications, 21 yrs exper. Palisades resident, great references, amazing system, Colombian native speaker. Marietta, (310) 459-8180

MATH & SCIENCE TUTOR. Middle school-college level. BS LAUSD credentialed high school teacher. Test Prep. Flexible hours. AVAILABLE to help NOW! Seth Freedman, (310) 909-3049

HOME SCHOOL ‘ TUTOR ‘ LEARNING COACH ‘ Individual Approaches to Learning. Lifetime Credentialed Teacher grades 4-12. NANCY LA ZAR, (310) 699-8957. nancy@hometeach.org

MATH TUTORING, K-12. Experienced, credentialed math teacher seeks new clients for test preparation, basic skills and self concept. (Special Ed and gifted included). Rick, (310) 704-6284

SUMMER CAMPS 15f

CANYON KIDS PRESCHOOL. Now enrolling for July Summer Camp & Fall 2009 Semester. Ages 2-5 years. Just 6 miles from Temescal Cyn! (310) 456-2897 Email:canyonkids@yahoo.com

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

VOICE LESSONS/VOCAL COACHING with professional vocalist. Palisades resident, $30/half hour. References upon request. (310) 795-3999

CARPENTRY 16a

FINE WOODWORKING: Carpentry of any kind. Bathrooms, kitchens, doors, cabinets, decks & gates. State lic. #822541. No project too small. References available. Reasonable prices. Contact: Ed Winterhalter at (310) 213-3101

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

DRAPES/BLINDS 16g

DYER’S DRAPERY DESIGNS. WINDOW COVERING SPECIALIST SINCE 1968. Roman shades, draperies, shutters & blinds. Fine fabrics & decorative rods. 20% off materials & labor. Cecily, (310) 581-8428. Lic. contractor #803565.

ELECTRICAL 16h

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

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

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

FENCES, DECKS 16j

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

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.

DECK REPAIR, SEALING & STAINING. Local resident, local clientele. 1 day service. (See ad under handyman.) Marty, (310) 459-2692

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) and 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

CARPENTRY AND REPAIR. Repairs to fences, decks, & gates. Finish carpentry & cabinet installations. No job too small. Non-lic. (310) 454-4121, (c) (310) 907-6169

ROCK BOTTOM PRICES! Dave The Handyman. You won’t be disappointed! Lic. #629651. (310) 739-6253

LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN! Painting exterior, interior, baseboard, trim, water damage repair, drywall repair, tile and more. Free estimates. Call Matias, (310) 272-0839

SCOTT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Demolition & hauling, framing & concrete. Painting, plumbing, electrical, tile, etc. 25 years experience. (310) 493-2751

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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

ECO FRIENDLY HOUSE PAINTING. Safe & natural paint solutions for your home & family. NO ODOR. NO TOXIC FUMES. THE GREEN HOUSE PAINTERS. (310) 486-2930. Lic. #843099

A PACIFIC PAINTING. Residential, commercial. Interior/exterior. Drywall, plaster, stucco repair, pressure washing. Free estimates. Bonded & insured. Lic. #908913. ‘Since 1979.’ (310) 954-7170

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

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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) 710-3199

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CORE MERCHANDISE is in need of employees in these categories: BOOKKEEPER, PAYROLL/PAY RECEIVER. Our salary is attractive plus benefits & takes only little of your time. Requirements: should be computer literate, NO age discrimination, must be efficient & dedicated. For more info, contact Recruit Dept at vintagemerchandise@gmail.com

THE SKI CHANNEL & THE SURF CHANNEL located in the Palisades village have immediate openings for interns in programming, production & marketing. (310) 230-2050

SMALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY seeks Ac’count’ing Manager with years of experience. Requires full knowledge of AP & AR, payroll, account analysis, collections, general ledger & financial statements. Knowledge of integrated accounting software programs & Excel are a must. Interested candidate should forward his/her resume to: chatcher01@gmail.com

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

MOV. SALE! HIGHLANDS! Round 6′ diam. DR table/8 chairs. Canopy bed/LR/BR quality furn/furnishgs. art/collectibles/jewelry/clothes/hsehold gds. Fri.-Sat., June 19-20; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 16776 Calle de Marisa (Palis Dr/Chastain). Photos/details:www.bmdawson.com

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

SALES! SALES!! SALES!!! A local electronics franchise store is having clearance sale on the following items. 1) Apple iPhone 3G, 16GB, black & white (officially unlocked by Apple), $450. 2) 3 YEARS WARRANTY + SAMSUNG UN46B6000, NEW, $750. 3) Sony PlayStation 3, game console, black, 80 GB, mint condition, $350. All electronics comes brand new with manufacturer warrant. To place an order, please email us at dpurdy.lesselectronics@ymail.com

Audrey Ann Boyle, 63; Real Estate Broker, Paseo Miramar Native

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Audrey Ann Boyle, one of the most unsung community activists in Pacific Palisades, passed away on June 6 after a long bout with cancer. She was 63. The daughter of Audrey and Matthew Boyle, Audrey Ann was born February 11, 1946 in Englewood, New Jersey. She moved with her parents to the Palisades in 1957 to a house her parents bought in Paseo Miramar and where she lived her entire life. She attended Corpus Christi School and later graduated from Marymount High School.   Audrey Ann was very active in Republican politics. She was fascinated by all things political and worked campaigns on behalf of many Republican candidates over the years. She knew and served with Governor Pete Wilson on his political campaign.   In addition, Audrey Ann was a familiar face to friends and neighbors at her precinct polling station, where she worked with her mother as a volunteer during local, state and national elections’a responsibility she considered important and that she faithfully adhered to for most of her adult life.   Audrey Ann obtained her real estate license in 1983 and worked with Coldwell Banker for almost 25 years.    ‘Her integrity, follow-through, candor, honesty and personal ethics relating to real estate matters were highly respected by both clients and other agents, plus she was fun to be with,’ said Tom Dawson, who partnered in real estate with Audi during his own tenure with Coldwell Banker.   A member of the Riviera Country Club, Audrey Ann was an avid golfer when she was younger and a lifelong sports fan. She belonged to Corpus Christi Church, where for years she served as an usher.   Audrey Ann also was active in the Paseo Miramar Homeowners Association, Toys for Tots and the Palisades Charter Schools Advisory Committee. She had extensive plans to build her own home on a lot adjacent to her parents’ property on Paseo Miramar when she retired from real estate.   Audrey Ann’s loves were her family, her friends, her pets and just about anything Irish. She was proud of her Gaelic ancestry and made several trips to the ‘auld sod’ to visit long-distance relatives. She also delighted in the little-known fact that her maternal grandfather, Ted Rice, was a famous jockey who rode Paul Jones to victory in the 1920 Kentucky Derby.   Predeceased by her father, Audrey Ann is survived by her mother.   Services will be held on Friday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades.   Donations in Audrey Ann’s memory may be made to Corpus Christi Parish, ‘CCS Tuition Assistance,’ 880 Toyopa Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Kathleen Fast, 76; Avid Hiker, Traveler

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Kathleen Fast, who had many passions in life, died on June 12 at her home in Pacific Palisades. She was 76. Kathy was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on May 20, 1933, the daughter of the late James Henry Lucious and Kathryn Mary Harrison. She graduated from Stroudsburg High School in Pennsylvania and East Stroudsburg University, then continued on to graduate school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. In 1957, Kathy married Stephen Hopkins Fast in Georgetown after they were introduced through a family friend. The couple moved to Chicago where Kathy combined her love for reading and writing by working as a copy editor for Playboy magazine. Stephen’s career in investment banking brought the Fasts to Los Angeles in 1973, and they moved to the Palisades in 1978. Kathy loved to read, entertain, travel and spend time with her family and beloved dogs. She was an avid hiker who loved the Appalachian Trail, which led to many family hiking trips with her husband and sons. Kathy’s passion for travel brought her to every corner of the world via plane, cruise ship, car and on foot. Kathy will be remembered by her family and friends as a one-of-a-kind woman who was often found with a book in her hand and always had an entertaining story to share. She found great joy in her grandchildren, her sons and her daughters-in-law and her dog, Muffin. She was a very proud East Coaster who loved going back home to Delaware Water Gap in the Poconos to visit her sister Dorothy and other family and close friends. In addition to Stephen, her husband of 51 years, Kathy is survived by her two sons, Stephen (wife Molly) of Santa Monica, and Patrick, his wife Michele and their three children, Patrick, Laura and Lisa of Seal Beach; and her sister, Dorothy Hauser. A private service celebrating Kathy’s life will take place in Los Angeles. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Kathy’s name to The American Cancer Society at 1710 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612 or The Humane Society of America at 2100 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20037.

Kathleen Morgenstern, 85; Role Model for Daughters

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Kathleen Morgenstern, a 25-year resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away on June 10. She was 85. Born Kathleen Amy Harris on July 19, 1923 in New York, Kathy was raised in New York City and later worked as a legal secretary while going to night school for her college degree. She met John Morgenstern on a blind date in 1949, and they married four months later, commencing what she always described as ‘a 42-year love affair’ through their lives in France, Scotland, upstate New York (where her daughters were born), then Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades. After raising her two daughters, Kathleen returned to the work force and became the executive assistant for a psychoanalytic center, among other jobs. Her husband John was the school psychologist at Beverly Hills High School. He passed away in 1991, after eight golden sunset years with Kathleen in their beautiful ocean-view home, where she continued to live. Kathleen remained active, and taught the 55-Alive senior drivers class for several years. She became involved with Theatre Palisades, and felt happily embraced into their familial community. Kathleen was a wonderful mother, and her daughters acknowledge her being a tremendous role model as a beautiful, intelligent, hard-working, loving woman with a great sense of humor, and above all, a tremendous respect and appreciation for people of all walks of life, regardless of race, religion, gender or job. She lived by her creed’that all people had value, deserved appreciation, and were to be treated with equal respect and dignity. Kathleen will be greatly missed by her two daughters, Susan and Diane; her son-in-law, Jerry Prendergast (regarded by Kathleen as ‘more like a son than a son-in-law’); and everyone who had the great fortune to know her.   Memorial donations can be sent to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International at www.gorillafund.org.

Philip Prince; War Hero, Former 42-Year Resident

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Philip Prince, a well-known builder and architect, and former longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, died on May 27 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He was 85. Born to Irving Hudson Prince and Mary Potter Prince on August 16, 1923, in Los Angeles, Philip graduated from Los Angeles High School and Stanford University. At Stanford, he was a champion badminton player and a member of the basketball, track and soccer teams. During World War II, Prince served in the U.S. Army Infantry. After basic training in Arkansas, he attended Lehigh University, where he studied engineering. When the program was discontinued, he became a member of the 84th Infantry Division, which was stationed in England before landing at Omaha Beach a few weeks after D-Day in June 1944. During the battle of the Siegfried Line in Germany, Prince was taken prisoner of war on November 19, 1944. In May 1945, he and other prisoners escaped to the American lines in northern Germany. He was awarded two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. Returning to Stanford after the war, Prince earned a master’s degree in structural engineering and entered the construction industry as a general contractor and architect. He specialized in residential construction, building over 100 individual homes on contract and for speculation in Pacific Palisades, Brentwood and Bel-Air. At Stanford, Prince met his future wife, Barbara Lee Cooper. They married in 1947, and enjoyed a very special and loving partnership for over 60 years. They lived in Pacific Palisades for 42 years before moving to Lake Oswego to be near their grandchildren. When living in the Palisades, Prince served on the Palisades-Malibu YMCA board, and was a member of the Bel-Air Bay Club for over 80 years (his father being one of the club’s founding members). His sons attended St. Matthew’s School and Palisades High School. Survivors include his wife Barbara; sons Richard (wife Julie) of Tualatin, Oregon and William (wife Salenna) of Vienna, Virginia; and grandchildren Jennifer, Diana, Christian and Andrew. He was predeceased by granddaughter Joanna. He will be missed forever. There will be no service, per his request. The family suggests that remembrances may be sent to the American Red Cross.

Pali Digs Deeper into Budget Reserve

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With the deadline to submit a budget to the state looming, Palisades Charter High School’s board of directors voted 8-2 on June 9 to approve a $21.7-million budget, which calls for dipping into the reserve by about $840,000. ‘I am concerned about going into the [$5.3 million] reserve to this extent,’ Board member Darcy Stamler (a parent representative) said before the vote. Board Chair Rene Rodman agreed: ‘If we have three years of [state cuts], we are out of reserve. We need to make this organization stable over the long term.’ Although the school has a $5.3-million reserve, $1.5 million of that money is designated for lifetime retirement benefits. PaliHi’s Chief Business Officer Greg Wood informed the board that the budget could be resubmitted after the June 30 deadline, but ‘we have to have a starting point,’ he said. Therefore, the board charged PaliHi’s Budget and Finance Committee to reexamine the budget this summer to find another $340,000 in savings. The board does not want to dip into the $5.3-million reserve by any more than $500,000. The committee, which is charged with creating a proposed budget for the board to approve, already trimmed the 2009-10 operating budget by $1.1 million this spring.   Some of those cuts include reducing facilities and technology expenditures by $300,000; cutting consulting contracts and facility costs with Los Angeles Unified School District by $280,000; and trimming textbook spending by $200,000. In addition, three days of professional development will be eliminated or reduced to one day for a savings of about $100,000, Wood said. Teachers currently have the option of participating in the training, which is before school starts in September (the hours are not a part of the contract year). PaliHi will also offer fewer summer school courses for a savings of $63,000. Wood explained that the committee would have proposed a more balanced budget, but when it met on May 26 to develop its final proposal, it did not know how the failure of the May ballot measures would affect funding, or the amount of federal stimulus money it would receive. The school received $800,000 in federal stimulus money for 2008-09, but Wood said funding from the state fell more than the committee anticipated, resulting in a larger deficit. PaliHi could, however, receive more federal stimulus money in 2009-10. ‘If there is any bright news on the horizon, I’d say that’s where we might have it,’ said Wood, who told the board it is fortunate to have such a large reserve, created since the school gained fiscal independence from Los Angeles Unified School District in 2003. The state requires schools to have 3 percent of its funding in reserve, and PaliHi is at 15 percent. As a result, the school does not have to lay off employees this fall (salaries and benefits make up 81 percent of the budget). Rodman agreed, but said PaliHi may have to negotiate with the unions to cut a percentage of employees’ salaries in the future if the economic situation does not improve. The board also decided to develop a strategic plan by October for rebuilding the reserve through fundraising, corporate partners and grants. The goal would be to replace the reserve money used this fall for education. In the approved budget, $25,000 was set aside to hire a fundraising consultant for that purpose. ‘The coming years will be a challenge,’ Wood said.

Three Emergency Incidents: Pursuit, Suicide, 911 Call

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Police and paramedics responded to three different incidents’a police pursuit, a suicide and a 911 call’between 3 and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, leading one Palisadian to remark, ‘I’ve never seen so many police cars in the Palisades.’ o o o The police pursuit started at Bowdoin Street and Temescal Canyon Road, when school police observed a Cadillac Escalade being driven erratically and tried to pull the car over. The 15-year-old male driver turned left onto Sunset and raced down the boulevard at an estimated 70 mph. At Las Lomas, he hit a pole and then sheared off a fire hydrant. Undeterred, the youth turned onto local streets and came back out on Sunset at Almar Avenue, running a stop sign and striking a silver Honda, driven by a 84-year-old female. Her 81-year-male passenger suffered minor injuries and was transported to the UCLA Trauma Center as a precaution. ‘The driver being chased almost broadsided me at Bienveneda and Sunset as he ran through the red light,’ reader Tracey Davis-Kempka e-mailed the Palisadian-Post. The juvenile, who is not from the Palisades, was finally stopped by police at Las Casas Place, where he was arrested and charged with felony evasion of the police. Additional charges may be filed, including driving without a license, speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road. o o o Fire Station 23 responded to a call at Palisades Circle at 3:50 p.m. and found Robert Popa, 41, dead, an apparent suicide. A spokesperson for the L.A. County Coroner’s office confirmed that Popa died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Popa, who was going through a divorce, had been arrested in a domestic violence dispute on June 2. He was reported missing on June 3, and leaves behind a five-year-old son. o o o Five patrol cars responded to a 911 call about screams coming from a residence in the 1000 block of Monument Street. Shortly after the investigation began, Station 69 paramedics were summoned. ‘There are no criminal charges,’ a police officer said. ‘This person is being transported because she can’t take care of herself.’

60th Chamber President, Board Installed

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Signifying the figurative passing of the torch, incoming Chamber of Commerce president Ramis Sadrieh receives an oversized gavel from outgoing president Antonia Balfour.
Signifying the figurative passing of the torch, incoming Chamber of Commerce president Ramis Sadrieh receives an oversized gavel from outgoing president Antonia Balfour.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Packed with past Chamber presidents, local merchants and even a couple of Hollywood celebrities, the 60th Annual Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner was held last Thursday at the Riviera Country Club. Business and pleasure joined together as incoming Chamber president Ramis Sadrieh (founder and owner of Technology for You!) and his enthusiastic 14-member board of directors were installed. Emceed by past president Brad Lusk, this year’s banquet felt like a family affair as cycle-of-life events within the Chamber’s sphere were acknowledged from the podium. In the last year, outgoing Chamber president Toni Balfour gave birth to Scarlett (a first for a sitting president), former Palisades Honorary Mayor Dom DeLuise passed away, and Chamber board member John Petrick was engaged to Sara Tracy. Even during the invocation, delivered by Dr. Mike Martini (Sadrieh’s childhood pediatrician), the retired doctor mentioned that he and his wife Elaine were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Palisades Flowers owner Manal Karin supplied the centerpieces at every table. But perhaps a pair of criss-crossing klieg lights should have been planted in the middle of the Chamber’s table, given the Hollywood star power seated near Chamber executive director Arnie Wishnick. On one side sat actor Peter Graves and his wife, Joan, while Honorary Mayor Gavin MacLeod (‘The Love Boat,’ ‘Mary Tyler Moore’) and his wife Patti were seated opposite. Poor Gavin didn’t even finish his salad before a diner joked about eating at the Captain’s table. ‘Beat it!’ joked a deadpan Graves as he passed by Palisadian-Post photographer Rich Schmitt on his way up to the stage, where he led the Pledge of Allegiance. Joan Graves may have wanted to apply her ukulele lessons from Amazing Music and play the ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme, but Ernie Hernandez and His Orchestra beat her to the punch. Nicole Howard presented the Best New Business Award to Joyce Brunelle on behalf of the solar installation company she co-founded, Suntricity, Inc., on Sunset. Brunelle used her stage time to decry America’s dependency on foreign oil, while urging everyone to go solar. ‘As we say at our company, ‘May the sun always shine on your roof!” Rotary Club president Kevin Niles presented the Chamber’s annual Beautification Award to the Village Pantry and Oak Room team. Architect Ralph Gentile delivered the thank-you speech on their behalf and explained how the former Mort’s Deli was transformed into twin restaurants on Swarthmore. Palisadian-Post publisher Roberta Donohue presented the Mort Farberow Businessperson of the Year Award to architect Rich Wilken, who has lived his entire life in Pacific Palisades. ‘My family has had businesses in this town since the late ’40s,’ Wilken said. ‘My dad and mom had John’s Pastry Shop and Wilken’s Patio Coffee Shop, my wife Deann’s family had several businesses [including the Lindomar Hotel on PCH], and my brother and I had our surfboard business.’ The Chamber also handed out its first award to green-conscious businesses, as Riveria general manager Paul Mroz accepted on behalf of the Riviera and its owner, Noboru Watanabe.   ’He’s a big supporter of green initiatives here and in Japan,’ Mroz said of Watanabe, ‘and he was pleased to hear about this award.’ Mroz cited the Riviera’s green efforts, from recycling to saving water, and vowed: ‘We’ll do our best to enlarge our green footprint.’ Representatives from the offices of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, State Senator Fran Pavley, Assemblymember Julia Brownley, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presented certificates to Balfour and MacLeod. Villaraigosa’s field deputy, Jennifer Badger, installed the Chamber’s new board of directors. Balfour humorously summed up her year in office: ‘A year ago we were here at the Riviera. The food was great, the views were fabulous, and the wine was flowing…Nine months later, I gave birth. So I caution all of you, go ahead and party tonight, but be warned: there could be consequences!’   In his remarks, MacLeod praised Sadrieh, who was Mr. Palisades in 1993 and has built a successful business repairing and installing computers and entertainment-based products. MacLeod, who, with his wife, have often relied on Sadrieh’s business, noted, ‘He’s gone from Mr. Palisades to Mr. President. Patti and I love him like a son. In fact, we see him more than our own son!’ MacLeod continued teasing Sadrieh, discussing their mutual lack of hair: ‘At PaliHi, he was voted Most Likely to Recede! We don’t really need barbers! We can just wipe our heads with a little wet tissue.’ In an acceptance speech blending one-liners with moving tributes, Sadrieh thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press (‘Just wanted to see if you’re listening!’), before praising his parents, Dr. Khosrow and Fatemeh Sadrieh, DDS, and the community that shaped him. ‘I have never been given a more opportunistic moment to genuinely thank my mother and father for all that they have done, all the sacrifices they have made in order to make me who I am today,’ Sadrieh said. ‘I am so grateful for the struggles and challenges my parents faced in their lives. First with leaving Iran with professional degrees and established professions, not speaking a word of English, migrating to America with my sister for new opportunities to basically start their lives all over’learning a new language and obtaining professional degrees from accredited American universities’and then for having me. ‘I admire their tenacity in buying a home in the Palisades and for raising two children, trying to provide them with the very best they could. My parents taught me the true gift of giving, and the very sense of community, which I have taken as far as I possibly could.’ Sadrieh singled out his wife Sara ‘for putting up with the late nights and all of the functions I dragged you to against your will!’ He dubbed their 15-month-old girl, Layla, ‘nothing short of a miracle. We all know how time goes by so quickly, and for this reason, I can see her as the next Miss Palisades!’

Miss America Set for Parade Appearance

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Katie Stam, the reigning Miss America, will be grand marshal of the Pacific Palisades Americanism Parade on July 4. Photo: Courtesy The Miss America Organization
Katie Stam, the reigning Miss America, will be grand marshal of the Pacific Palisades Americanism Parade on July 4. Photo: Courtesy The Miss America Organization

For Katie Stam, who is accustomed to traveling 20,000 miles a month and working seven days a week, participating in two parades on the Fourth of July will be a cakewalk. Miss America 2009 will ride as grand marshal at the Pacific Palisades Americanism Parade at 2 p.m. after starting the day in Huntington Beach. From the moment the former Miss Indiana triumphantly walked across the stage in January’the final night of the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas’her year-long journey began. ‘When it was down to the final three, Miss Tennessee, Miss California and me, I didn’t know which one of us was going to win,’ Stam says. ‘But I did know I would do a good job if I were to win. I was confident of what I had to offer: a good role model, a good spokesperson, and I could handle the travel and exposure.’ Now 4 1/2 months later, Stam is hanging in there. Crisscrossing the country by commercial coach and car, she is engaged morning through night speaking to audiences to promote community service, signing autographs, and supporting the pageant’s sponsors, including Planet Hollywood and fashion designer Joseph Ribkoff.   During a telephone interview on Monday from Las Vegas, Stam told the Palisadian-Post that she had visited six states in the last week. ‘The great thing about what I do is the variety of people I get to meet,’ she says. ‘We were in Delaware doing an autograph session for Miss Delaware and there were men and women, all ages, every race, aspiration and career. People always have something that they can relate to, whether it’s the pageant’s emphasis on education, or service, or if they are from that particular state or if they have family members who are in some way related.’ Stam, 22, is the first Miss America from Indiana in the contest’s 88-year history, which, she says, accounts for her completely booked schedule. ‘Even when I go home to Seymour, I really don’t go home; I stay in a hotel and work just as I do in other places,’ Stam says. ‘It’s extremely tough to stay in contact with my friends. When I do have some time, I usually spend it with my parents or siblings.’ The youngest of four children, Stam grew up in a farm town in south-central Indiana, halfway between Indianapolis and Louisville, which she quips is the part of the state that is referred to as the ‘lost southern state.’ She attended her local high school and is 13 units shy of graduating from the University of Indianapolis in communication with an emphasis in electronic media. As with many little girls, Stam was drawn by the glamour of the pageant. ‘It’s something I always wanted to do; I looked up to the title and prestige.’ But as she grew older and learned about the duties and the advantages, she set her goal. The program offers a $50,000 scholarship and allows the winner to use her stature to address community service organizations, business and civic leaders and the media about her personal platform issue, which must have relevance to our society. Stam also crystallized her ambition to work in broadcasting in eighth grade, when she found her role model, Katie Couric. In college, she has won a number of broadcasting awards, including first-place honors in the Indiana Association of Broadcasters News Anchor, News Reporter and Corporate Video categories. Her scholarship equals her talent, as she retains her place on the Dean’s List and Academic Honor Roll. Stam contends that winning Miss America has little to do with the competition we viewers see on stage. ‘I think the judges choose based on the person you are, which they assess from the interview. They want a well-rounded person, to see what you’re passionate about and what drives you.’ Each contestant was interviewed by each of the seven judges in a 10-minute, one-on-one session. All questions are on the table, including background and beliefs. Stam was asked her opinion on abortion, stem-cell research and the separation of church and state. ‘The organizers encourage us to stick up for our beliefs, to be confident and not to give an answer that we think the judges want to hear,’ she says, emphasizing that she never once formulated her answers beforehand, but researched them so that she knew what she believed. ‘These topics don’t often come up in conversation on a daily basis. Thinking about a subject, researching it and then having an opinion makes you a stronger person.’ Stam’s main platform is taking on the mantle of National Goodwill Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals. In March, she met President Barack Obama when Children’s Miracle brought 50 children, one from each state, to the White House for a tour and a conversation with the president. ‘I had about a 20-minute personal chat with him.’ Stam recalls. ‘I don’t remember what I asked him, but I do remember what a lot of the kids asked. One kid wanted to know when he was coming to visit him and ride horses and play basketball. Mr. Obama celebrated with them, honored them and talked to them.’ While days are long and schedules often change at the last minute, Stam says that she does the best she can to ‘get as much sleep as possible, eat from every single food group when I can, and drink lots of water. On long travel days, I try to catch a nap in the backseat or listen to music. My iPod is loaded with everything from country to classical, to oldies, Barbra Streisand and Disney music. I just kind of zone out and relax. And on the days when your body is exhausted, it’s exhausted. Those are the days you just have to rely on adrenaline.’ She adds, ‘I think that anyone can look at this job and read media interviews, plot the miles of travel, but until you actually live it, and experience it first hand, you don’t know what it feels like.’ Stam is looking forward to greeting parade spectators on July 4, with a little bit more than the ‘queen’s’ wave. ‘It’s so funny, we often joke around about the ‘queen’s’ wave, screwing in a light bulb with a stiff arm. But, during a parade [when the process slows down or stops], I love talking to people, asking them how they’re doing, connecting that way.’

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