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THURSDAY, MARCH 19

Jacqueline Winspear signs her sixth Maisie Dobbs novel, “Among the Mad,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Annual Pacific Palisades Hunger Walk, beginning at 1 p.m. in front of the branch library on Alma Real. Public invited.
The Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra presents Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 and other classical works, 3 p.m. at Paul Revere Middle School, 1450 Allenford Ave. Admission is free.
Violinist Brian Leonard and violist Joel Lish will be soloists during a concert by the Palisades Symphony, 7:30 p.m. at Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall. Admission is free.

MONDAY, MARCH 23

The Pacific Palisades Historical Society presents an evening with local movie stars past and present, 7 p.m. at the Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Road. The public is invited.
Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League, 7:30 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The agenda includes just two homes: 15955 Miami Way (garage remodel) and 555 Radcliffe Ave. (second-story addition).

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

Family storytime, “suggested” for ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
Artist Rima Goodman will address members and guests of the Pacific Palisades Art Association, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Senior Living of Pacific Palisades, 15441 Sunset. This group is offered at no cost and meets the last Wednesday of each month. RSVP: Bruce Edziak, director of community relations, at (310) 573-9545.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.
Robert Jameson discusses and signs “Keys to Joy-Filled Living,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. His book explores how to truly love yourself and have a healthy, long-term relationship that makes your heart sing through time.

Sparkplugs: Littlestone, Cassidy

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Alma Real resident Dick Littlestone campaigned for seven years to get the weed-infested traffic median at Alma Real and Ocampo landscaped (background) at the entrance into the Huntington Palisades in 2008.
Alma Real resident Dick Littlestone campaigned for seven years to get the weed-infested traffic median at Alma Real and Ocampo landscaped (background) at the entrance into the Huntington Palisades in 2008.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Ilene Cassidy, co-founder of Friends of the Temescal Pool, holds one of the protest signs on display at a Pacific Palisades Residents Association meeting in November.
Ilene Cassidy, co-founder of Friends of the Temescal Pool, holds one of the protest signs on display at a Pacific Palisades Residents Association meeting in November.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Grassroots activists Ilene Cassidy and Dick Littlestone were announced as Golden Sparkplug winners Monday and will be among those honored at the Citizen of the Year dinner on April 23. A Community Council committee reviewed nominations submitted on behalf of various residents of Pacific Palisades and decided that Cassidy and Littlestone best fit the Sparkplug criteria for having launched or completed a project in 2008 that benefits the overall community or affects a large group of persons. Cassidy is co-founder (with John Yeh) and most vocal leader of Friends of the Temescal Pool, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reopening the former YMCA pool in Temescal Canyon. The organization, launched last November, filed a lawsuit against the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and its partner, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, asking the court to order the Conservancy to negotiate a pool lease, pay to repair the pool, and make the pool fully accessible to the disabled. ‘Ilene is the embodiment of a sparkplug in the community by taking up the cause of the pool in Temescal Canyon,’ wrote Cecilia Peck in her nominating letter. ‘She didn’t get discouraged at the political tides blowing either way or the fear of failure but rather that it is a good thing for the community to have that pool as a resource for the young, the old and the impaired. She is looking for solutions and working to preserve and improve the community of Pacific Palisades.’ After seven years of planning, negotiating, cajoling and persevering, retired Army Colonel Dick Littlestone celebrated the completion of a new, landscaped-median at the broad intersection of Alma Real and Ocampo last November 8. Located near Littlestone’s home, the derelict median had long presented a weed-infested ‘welcome’ to drivers entering the Huntington Palisades from the business district. Finally, Littlestone decided it was time eliminate this eyesore and build a little garden with native plants, hardly realizing it would take so long to get the $75,000 project designed, approved by the City of L.A., built and funded.

Council Demands at Least One Patrol Car 24/7

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When the Pacific Palisades Community Council learned last Thursday that the Los Angeles Police Department did not respond to a local 911 call because a patrol car was not available, the Council decided to contact police and city officials to demand that at least one car be in the community round the clock. ‘We citizens deserve to be protected,’ said Haldis Toppel, who called 911 on February 27 to report an alleged drunk driver and did not receive a response because the patrol car was about seven miles away at the West Los Angeles station (1663 Butler Ave.) for a shift change. Patrol cars in neighboring areas were busy responding to other calls. LAPD Interim Captain Ruben De La Torre told the Palisadian-Post this Monday that twice a day the basic patrol car for the Palisades returns to the West L.A. station for a shift change. There are other cars out during that time within the station’s boundaries, but they may not be in the Palisades, De La Torre said. The station covers about 65 square miles bordering Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica and Malibu and is under the jurisdiction of the West Bureau. The bureau also oversees operations in Hollywood, Wilshire and Pacific stations. The patrol car leaves the Palisades to return to the station whenever an officer needs to file a report for a serious crime or has taken someone into custody, De La Torre added. On February 27, Toppel was nearly hit by a driver who entered Ralphs’ parking lot (15120 Sunset Blvd.) at a high speed. When the driver exited his vehicle to enter Ralphs, he appeared to be drunk, said Toppel, so she called the police around 4:55 p.m. When the police didn’t arrive, Toppel called 911 again 18 minutes later to report that the driver had left Ralphs and was traveling westbound on Sunset. She was told the driver would be pulled over if police spotted him. The incident concerned the Council because the Palisades did not have a patrol car in the area to respond. ‘This could be any 911 call,’ said Toppel, who serves as secretary on the Council. She pointed out that it might take one or two hours for the car to return from the station. Since Pacific Palisades is geographically isolated from the rest of the city, the Council agreed that there should be at least one car here at all times. There are points in the community that are as far as 14 miles from the West L.A. station. ‘We are not getting the basic level of safety,’ Council Chair Emeritus Steve Boyers said. The Council unanimously passed a motion at last Thursday’s meeting authorizing Council Chair Richard G. Cohen to ‘demand in writing that LAPD immediately schedule the deployment of sworn officers and cars such that at least one active patrol car is present in Pacific Palisades at all times to assure the safety of this community and to demand in writing that the police commission research the allocation policy and patrol practices in West Los Angeles to assure the safety of the community.’ Cohen was also asked to ‘establish a committee to discuss with the appropriate city departments the details of 24/7-365 days police protection in the Palisades to ensure timely implementation and continued operation.’ In response, De La Torre told the Post: ‘I absolutely agree with the community. They are isolated and at times, help is 20 to 25 minutes away.’ He said his goal is to assign another car to the Palisades as soon as he receives additional officers in the coming months. Debra McCarthy, assistant commanding officer of West Bureau, told the Post in a March 5 article (‘Local Leaders Air Concerns about LAPD Turnover’) that six more officers, detectives and lieutenants should join the station in April. Right now, the Palisades has a patrol car scheduled from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. De La Torre envisions adding a second car from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m to provide coverage during shift changes. ‘It’s on my radar, and I’m working on it,’ he said. At last Thursday’s meeting, the Council further requested ‘that the bicycle team be returned to patrol at irregular intervals and that LAPD use the office in [the Palisades Recreation Center] designed to minimize LAPD absence from the community for administrative reasons.’ De La Torre told the Post that when he has more officers, he wants to deploy a bike team to the Palisades during school hours and on the weekends. In addition, he plans to look at the feasibility of using the recreation center’s office.

CVS Pharmacy to Receive a Facelift

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When CVS Pharmacy in Pacific Palisades remodels the exterior of its store, Terri Bromberg's 1999 Clearwater mural facing Sunset Boulevard will be partly wrapped around to the Swarthmore Avenue side. Rendering: Courtesy of Todd Conversano.
When CVS Pharmacy in Pacific Palisades remodels the exterior of its store, Terri Bromberg’s 1999 Clearwater mural facing Sunset Boulevard will be partly wrapped around to the Swarthmore Avenue side. Rendering: Courtesy of Todd Conversano.

CVS Pharmacy on Swarthmore Avenue will soon have a new look inspired by the existing Clearwater mural, located on the back of the building, that depicts life in Pre-Columbian Pacific Palisades. ‘I was told the mural [created in 1999 by Palisades resident Terri Bromberg] was sacred and highly prized by the community,’ said architect Todd Conversano, whom CVS hired for the store’s exterior redesign. Therefore, Conversano decided to paint the remainder of the building blue to complement the sky colors of the mural (which faces Sunset Boulevard) and to add white stripes as abstractions of the white clouds. Bromberg will extend the lower mountain range and the clouds of the mural around the building to the Swarthmore Avenue side. The Pacific Palisades Community Council first urged CVS to remodel the building in January 2007 after hearing complaints from residents about the look and general upkeep of the store. CVS began leasing the building from American Legion Post 283 in late 2006. Prior to that, Sav-on occupied the space. Since then, ‘We have worked with the community on renovation options that would be good for the community and for us from a branding standpoint,’ said Steve Mathers, CVS architecture and engineering special projects manager. On March 11, the L.A. Department of City Planning approved CVS’s plans; the decision can be appealed until March 26. In January, the Design Review Board, which oversees the architectural plans and outward appearance of all commercial buildings in Pacific Palisades, gave its OK. The Clearwater mural will be touched up, and the outline of the former Sav-on sign, which is currently visible, removed, Conversano said. The existing stone detail on the Swarthmore side will be incorporated into the lower mountain range of the mural, and any cracked or deteriorated stones replaced. Conversano has also envisioned removing the false mansard roof on the south side of the building facing the parking lot to make the building look more attractive. ‘It’s ugly, and it was an addition to the original building,’ Conversano said. ‘The building is modern and has simple lines and nice edges.’ The CVS sign, currently on the mansard roof, will be reinstalled above the entrance. To improve the entryway, the red vinyl panels will be removed from the store’s windows and a slatted wood fence will conceal the trashcans and newspaper stands from view of the parking lot. For the rooftop parking lot, horizontal wooden slats will conceal the concrete parapet wall. Additionally, a nylon screen will wrap around the existing chain-link fence to hide the mechanical equipment stored in the northeast corner. ‘I had to make simple moves because of the budget,’ Conversano said. The estimated cost for the renovation is $200,000. Stuart Muller, a Council member who has worked closely with CVS on the remodel, said he is pleased with the plans. However, on the Swarthmore side of the building, he would like the transition from the clouds of the mural to the solid white line modified. ‘We would like to make the area much softer,’ Muller said. Conversano said that he plans to soften the left edge of the white stripe, so it disappears into the clouds. CVS still needs permits from the L.A. Department of Building and Safety, which Mathers expects will take a month to three months. He hopes to begin construction in early summer, adding that store hours should not be affected.

Jacqueline Diamant, 81; Colorful Adventurous, Involved Resident

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Jackie Diamant
Jackie Diamant

Jackie Diamant, a colorful and adventurous longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away March 9. She was 81. Jackie lived all of her life in Southern California, except for two years attending a London boarding school when her family relocated to London in 1937 (her father was studio manager of MGM there). The school cultivated her love of other cultures and solidified her disdain toward conformity, but she was happy to return to Los Angeles in September 1939, just after war was declared. The American embassy told Jackie’s parents that a boat was leaving in four hours for America and that they should be on it. After attending Beverly Hills High School, Jackie entered college at Bucknell but graduated from Los Angeles State in 1951. She married Edward (Ned) Diamant in 1954, and they lived in Redondo Beach and then in the Palisades, Jackie’s hometown for over 50 years. At various points of her life, Jackie was a docent at the L.A. Zoo, a program director at the YMCA, a curator at an art gallery, a school volunteer and an apartment building manager. Her hobbies included bodysurfing, gardening, cooking, anthropology and archaeology. Even though Jackie had very limited eyesight (calling herself ‘Mrs. Magoo’), she never let this limit her interests. No matter what she was engaged in, it sparked her favorite activity: frequent conversations. Jackie took an active role in the community. The Woman’s Club, the Temescal Canyon Association and the local AARP chapter all were passionate causes. Jackie also hosted monthly lectures at her home, inviting experts on subjects as disparate as terrorism and shamanistic healing. She welcomed everyone and every opinion’the more diverse the better. Vivacious and full of humor, Jackie had a warm heart and a generous spirit and was always ready to help a friend. Once, while on a trip to South America with UCLA Extension, she was burdened with an alleged sociopath for a roommate, who was irritating the other members of the party. They tried to petition the roommate off the trip, but Jackie stood up for her. ‘If I can put up with her, so can you,’ she told her fellow travelers. Jackie was determined to enjoy life despite the many physical obstacles she faced. She traveled to over 40 countries (‘My serious traveling began after my divorce in 1975,’ she once told the Palisadian-Post) and never let her deteriorating eyesight get in the way of a new adventure. Whether hot-air ballooning, traveling to Australia just a few years ago, or leading a tour at the zoo, Jackie’s wild, novice attempts at using a cane only added to the experience. She is survived by her sister, Gerry Berns; her nieces and nephews; and many good friends. A celebration of Jackie’s life will be held on Friday, March 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Oak Room, 1035 Swarthmore Ave. The public is invited.

Play Ball!

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Opening Day at PPBA

Former L.A. mayor Richard Riordan encourages the Pinto Red Sox, sponsored by his Village Pantry, before their first game Saturday morning at the Field of Dreams.
Former L.A. mayor Richard Riordan encourages the Pinto Red Sox, sponsored by his Village Pantry, before their first game Saturday morning at the Field of Dreams.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Christian Gambale hurls a strike in the Cardinals' 9-8 Mustang Division victory over the Cubs.
Christian Gambale hurls a strike in the Cardinals’ 9-8 Mustang Division victory over the Cubs.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

The Palisades Recreation Center was abuzz with activity Saturday morning for the Palisades Pony Baseball Association’s 55th annual Opening Day ceremony at the Field of Dreams complex. The event, one of the community’s oldest and proudest traditions, consists of a pancake breakfast and the ceremonial first-pitch, tossed this year by former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan. ‘This is what American is all about,’ Riordan said. ‘I saw the balloons and people eating breakfast outside . . . like a scene from a hundred years ago . . . that community feeling. We’ve captured that here in the Palisades.’ Games began immediately after the first-pitch ceremony in the Pinto (ages 7-9), Mustang (9-10) and Bronco (11-12) Divisions. The league also has three Pony Division (13-14) teams. For the full scoop on Opening Day see Sports.

“Y” is for Yoga for Young Children

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Preschoolers in Teresa Power’s yoga class at St. Matthew’s set their tables, just as they see it in Power’s “The ABCs of Yoga for Kids.”
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

When it’s teatime for the 4- to 5-year-olds in Teresa Power’s yoga class, it could be in Alice’s Wonderland. Tea tables materialize as each child morphs into a perfect plane, arms and legs as straight as pillars. An experienced yogini, Power started practicing yoga in 1984, when she and husband Trip moved to Pacific Palisades. For the past seven years, she has been conducting half-hour yoga sessions for preschoolers and kindergartens at St. Matthew’s. With the insights she accumulated, she decided to publish ‘The ABCs of Yoga for Kids,’ which offers the basic asanas (poses) illustrated by Kathleen Rietz, along with simple, rhymed instructions, such as: ‘A’ pose is the Airplane. ‘I am an airplane/Heading for the sky. Lifting my chest, arms, and legs, I begin to fly.’ Power and Rietz will host Kids Pajama Story Time at Village Books on Friday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. The day I observed Power’s session in Barbara Ingram and Rosie Strickland’s Preschool II class, the children were sitting comfortably in ‘Easy Pose,’ taking deep breaths in and out through their noses, legs crossed and backs straight. ‘We always come back to ‘Easy Pose,” Power says. The children then glided through the poses with ease: ‘Dog Pose’ for a count of 12; ‘Mouse Pose,’ which yoga practitioners will recognize as ‘Child’s Pose;’ and as the children arched into cobra, they were eager to add the ‘hisses.’ Power keeps a quiet dignity when leading the children. She performs the poses along with them, knows the children’s names’this is this class’s second year of yoga’and allows them an unexpected freedom. They play Simon Says, and ‘New Pose,’ which allows one child to create a new pose’any movement they want, which the class performs. ‘It was hard to match a pose to each letter of the alphabet,’ says Power, ‘so N became ‘New Pose.’ The ‘Do Nothing Pose,’ a mini shavasana or relaxing pose, is often used to begin and end a yoga session. So akin to cozy naptime, some children snuggled right in with thumbs firmly secured in their mouth. ‘I notice a difference with these kids,’ Power says. ‘Last year, some of them had difficulty staying tuned. But as with any discipline, the more you do it, the better you get at it. I see a difference especially with the boys. ‘If you start younger, they think it’s normal. Teachers say they love doing it and use some of the techniques in their classes.’ Power herself was originally drawn to Bikram’s Yoga’a challenging style of yoga practiced in a heated room and guided by specific number of poses’but has since modified her practice, although she still uses some Bikram poses, such as the ‘Tree pose.’ Her yoga sessions at St. Matthew’s were originally part of the after- school program, where her own children started yoga. Her daughter Kaitlyn is now 16 and attends Harvard-Westlake. She still practices and enjoys going with her father to Maha Yoga in Brentwood. Emmet, 14, is an eighth grader at St. Matthew’s.

Historical Society Presents a Night with Hollywood Stars

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Jerry Lewis (second from right) receives a celebratory cake on his induction as the Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades in 1953. His sidekick, Dean Martin, stands by to make sure all goes peacefully, fulfilling his duty as Honorary Chief of Police. Photo: Courtesy Palisades Historical Society
Jerry Lewis (second from right) receives a celebratory cake on his induction as the Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades in 1953. His sidekick, Dean Martin, stands by to make sure all goes peacefully, fulfilling his duty as Honorary Chief of Police. Photo: Courtesy Palisades Historical Society

The Pacific Palisades Historical Society will present an evening with movie stars past and present at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 23, at the Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Road. Whether they were internationally known (such as Oscar-winning leading lady Grace Kelly) or character actors more recognizable by their face than their name (Allen Jenkins), they made Pacific Palisades their home. Some lived in town for a lifetime and reared their children here; others spent no more than a couple of years here before moving on. Nonetheless, they all contributed to making Pacific Palisades something of an actors’ colony that provided a quiet retreat for them’far from the hustle of Hollywood’where they could blend into life seamlessly with residents employed in less glamorous professions. Many lived in the Riviera section of the Palisades, but there were also large concentrations in Rustic Canyon, the Huntington Palisades and Castellammare. Francis X. Bushman, one of the greats of the silent-movie era, lived humbly on one of the Alphabet streets. Roger McGrath and Randy Young have created a historical game of clues, questions and photographs that will challenge attendees while reminding everyone which stars of the silver screen made the Palisades their home. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot off Temescal.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2009

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO NEW POSTAL REQUIREMENTS, THE CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS NOW FRIDAY AT 11 A.M.

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CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

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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 Moorefieldwww.thedetechtives.com

USER FRIENDLY—MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com • For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/

PALISADES COMPUTER SERVICE • Excellent local references for 8 years. Recent Pitzer College graduate. Palisades resident. Satisfaction guaranteed. $50/hr. and $30/half-hr. FIRST HALF HOUR IS FREE! Call Matt: (310) 383-2471

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

CUSTOM FILM & VIDEO TRANSFER 7k

CONVERT VHS TAPES TO DVD! • Preserve your home videos forever! Excellent local references. Palisades resident. Quick and convenient. Call Matt: (310) 383-2471

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

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

NANNY: EXPERIENCED, RESPONSIBLE. Excellent local references. Full time. Available Monday through Friday. Live out. Call Rosie, (323) 234-3002

NANNY LOOKING FOR GREAT FAMILY * Nanny looking for morning work. Childcare, light housekeeping, have own transportation, great refs. Please call Karla at (323) 252-0881

BABYSITTER: FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME. Monday-Friday. Many years experience. Hard worker. Good refs. Please call Claudia, (323) 348-8882 or leave a msg. Thank you.

BABYSITTER OR COOK. Full time or part time. Spanish and American food. Many years experience. Very good refs. Speaks English. Please call Ofelia, (213) 446-9131

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

“PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.” We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419

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

I CLEAN HOUSES, apartments and offices. I have 25 years of experience, speak English, own transportation. Call Luisa, (362) 360-2756

EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Monday-Saturday. Own car. Driver’s license. Speaks English. Excellent references. Legal documents. Please call Roxana, (323) 542-7729

EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154

HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER, Part-time or full-time. Many years experience. Excellent references. Call Aurelia, (310) 473-5145

HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER • • Available anytime for work. One year experience. Speaks a little English. Excellent references. Call Maria, (213) 249-3099

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTING. 25 years experience. Excellent references. Reliable. Call Elizabeth, (323) 463-7889

NANNY * HOUSEKEEPER * looking for work. Excellent refs. Many years experience. Avail any day. Live-in, live-out. Own transportation. Call Lupe, (323) 583-3202 or (714) 992-0679

GREAT HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER available any day. Good references. Spanish-speaking, learning English. Flexible & open for cooking also. Call Yolanda at (909) 767-8053

WONDERFUL HOUSEKEEPER & BABYSITTER! 10 yrs experience. Available anytime. Live-out. Great with pets. Excellent references. Call Maria, (213) 739-8928

HOUSEKEEPING OR BABYSITTING Monday to Friday. I have good local references. I drive my own car. Call Connee, (c) (323) 377-5138 or (h) (323) 735-5725. Leave a msg.

HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE TO WORK Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday. Speaks English. Own car. Excellent local references. Please call Francis, (818) 472-8119

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

CAREGIVER, PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Many years of experience. Good references. Please call Beatriz, (323) 572-9379

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/CARE GIVER. Mature, reliable, educated lady with experience & local refs. Available with a car. Flexible. Please leave me a message. (310) 383-6593

NURSING CARE 10b

YOUR EXTRA SPECIAL PALISADES-BASED STAFFING AGENCY. Registered nurses, LVNs, CNAs & caregivers. Best rates! Free smiles!! Call Jim, (310) 573-9436 (ofc), (310) 795-5023 (c). yourextraspecial.com

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11

GARDENING MAINTENANCE • Irrigation • Clean-up • New lawns • Hillside cleaning • Planting • Detailing • Free Estimates • Call Alex (owner), (323) 251-9914

MASSAGE THERAPY 12b

SWEDISH MASSAGE BY A SWEDE! Private and business. Outcalls only. $100/hour. Non-sexual! Swedishimage@gmail.com (323) 360-4231

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. Licensed & bonded. (310) 926-7626

HAVING A PARTY? SELLING some real estate, or just want to do some spring cleaning? Get those WINDOWS SHINING by calling No Streak Window cleaning, where we offer fast friendly quality service you can count on! For a free estimate, call Marcus, (323) 632-7207. Lic. #122194-49, insured.

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. $40/hr. Please call Danielle, (310) 691-0578. daniellesamendez@gmail.com

HOUSESITTING 14b

SEEKING PALISADES HOUSESITTING. Mature 50+ male business and legal professional seeks housesitting opportunity in the Palisades. Non-drinker. Non-smoker. Would prefer a longer term arrangement. Open to assisting with monthly expenses. Please call Cary: (310) 993-1683

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

PALISADIAN, MATURE & RESPONSIBLE LADY offers driving service for shopping, beauty parlor, doctor appointments, errands, etc. Perfect driving record. Flexible hours. Please call (310) 741-8422

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

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

PERSONAL TOUCH. DOG WALKING/OUTINGS/SITTING SERVICE. Cats, too! 30 yr. Pali resident. Very reliable. Refs available. If you want special care for your pet, pls call Jacqui, (310) 454-0104, cell (310) 691-9893

MISCELLANEOUS 14k

EXPERT ALTERATIONS BY FILEMON (of Emerson LaMay). Custom made dresses: weddings, proms, costumes, etc. Men’s & women’s clothing. Free pick-up & delivery. Call (818) 419-8986

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

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY PIANO? Study with a pro—in your home. UCLA graduate & California teaching credential. Beginning, advanced, all ages. Call (310) 453-1064

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, (310) 459-4722

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

K-4 ELEMENTARY TUTOR. CA & AZ Cert. Elem Teacher • Qualified in all subjects but specialize in reading skills K-4 incl phonics, reading comprehension, spelling & writing • Will strengthen learning while building academic confidence & self-esteem • Motivational, creative, positive relationships w/ students • Will come to your home. Caroline, (424) 228-5744 or email cmiller16@gmail.com

SPANISH TUTORING. South American teacher, university degree, all levels: college and beyond. Learn, improve, get confident for studies, work & traveling. Call (310) 741-8422

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

TUTORING K-12. Burritt Newton MD, retired. Elementary: Math, science, reading, vocabulary. High School: Anatomy, physiology, chemistry. Member, California EnCorps Teachers Program. (310) 454-1105

HOME SCHOOL • TUTOR • LEARNING COACH • Individual Approaches to Learning. Lifetime Credentialed Teacher 4-12. NANCY LA ZAR, (310) 699-8957. dlazar527@verizon.net

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. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pools, decks, patios, foundations, fireplace, outdoor kitchens, drainage control, custom stone, block & brick, tile. Excellent local refs. Lic. #309844. Bonded/ins./workmen’s comp. Family owned & operated. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 • www.horusicky.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

ELECTRICIAN: remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, Home Theatre, Audio/Video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaConstruction@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 * Columns * Crown * Base * Wainscoting * Windows * Mantles & more . . . New construction & remodels. Contractors & homeowners welcome. Call John @ (818) 312-3716. Licensed (#886995) and bonded.

JOLYON COLLIER • CUSTOM FINISH CRAFTSMANSHIP • Specialty Construction • JolyonCollier.com • Non-lic. • (323) 493-3549

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

HANDYMAN SERVING PALISADIANS for 14 years. Polite & on time. No job too small. Refs available. Non-lic. Ready for winter? (310) 454-4121 or cell, (310) 907-6169. djproservices@yahoo.com

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST • Interior & Exterior PAINTING • 55 YEARS OF SERVICE • Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 • (310) 454-4630 • Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com

ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Serving Palisades/Malibu over 35 years. Lic. #637882. Call (310) 454-6604

PAINTER, SMALL JOBS PREFERRED. Interiors only. 20 years experience. References available. Very reasonable rates. Excellent craftsmanship. Non-lic. Tim, (310) 433-9610

JAN MASLER PAINTING CO. Interior/exterior, custom finishes, 20 yrs experience. Lic. #826711. Bonded. Insured. (818) 269-7744. “Taking pride in our work.”

ALL SEASONS PAINTING: Spring clean-up specials. Kitchen cabinets • Decks • Garage doors • No job too small. Interior/exterior painting. Free estimates. Call Randy, (310) 678-7913. Lic. #106150

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 • New/Spec Homes • Kit+bath remodeling • Additions • Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 710-3199

HELP WANTED 17

RECEPTIONIST / PR / ADMIN. Exclusive practice in Pacific Palisades. Exceptional opportunity. Please call (310) 454-0317

PART-TIME NANNY NEEDED: Weekends & some after-school pick-up/care. Must have car w/ clean record & good refs. $15/hr. (10-15 hrs wk.) Call Sue, (310) 454-5450

SEEKING WEEKEND NANNY: Saturday, 8 a.m. to Sunday 12:00. Live-in. Some light housekeeping involved. Palisades home. Call Lisa, (310) 407-3422

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED: We are looking for an experienced live-out housekeeper to start immediately. Mon-Fri. Must have good English, driver’s license & own car. Must be organized & have great references. Must like dogs. Job includes cleaning, laundry, closet organization, running errands, shopping & some meal prep. Please call (310) 459-0806

BABYSITTER/MOTHER’S HELPER: 2 afternoons/wk in Pac Pal. Help 9 & 7 yr olds w/ homework, projects, sports,etc. Assist w/errands, dinner, organizing. Must have experience w/ children, be happy, energetic, fluent English & drive. $17/hr. 7 plus hrs. Call Polly, (310) 740-1266

AUTOS 18b

1958 CHEVY APACHE Longbed truck. Runs. $5,000. (310) 459-8211

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. 16,368 miles. Fully loaded. No accidents. Carfax available. $24,595. Original owner. Call (310) 916-3479

1999 CAMRY LE Sedan, automatic, fully loaded, beige, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition inside & out. Reliable gem. $8,500. Office phone: (310) 454-3552

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

ESTATE SALE: WESTWOOD. 90-yr-old man moving East. Antiques, art, books, silver, baby grand piano. ALL must go. Fri. & Sat., 3/20 & 3/21. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10933 Wellworth Ave. #7

WANTED TO BUY 19

WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, working or not. ‘50s, ‘60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 895-5057 • profeti2001@yahoo.com

CAR WANTED: Great running and clean interior/exterior condition. Small, safe car with airbags for teen daughter. 10-15 yrs old, ok. Low price. Will pay cash. Contact: (310) 573-2004 or varelae@aol.com

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Palisadians (L-R) Cami Chapus, Erin Landau, KC Cord, Christine Kanoff, Maddie Lenard and Alyssa Garcia celebrate Harvard-Westlake's 1-0 victory over La Jolla on Saturday. Photo: Mary Ellen Kanoff
Palisadians (L-R) Cami Chapus, Erin Landau, KC Cord, Christine Kanoff, Maddie Lenard and Alyssa Garcia celebrate Harvard-Westlake’s 1-0 victory over La Jolla on Saturday. Photo: Mary Ellen Kanoff

Presented with a second chance, Maddie Lenard was not about to let it slip by. Harvard-Westlake’s senior captain scored on a direct free kick from 37 yards in the 53rd minute to lift the Wolverines to a 1-0 victory over La Jolla on Saturday in the Southern California Division II Regional Soccer Championship at Downey High. Lenard, one of several local players on the Wolverines’ roster, was invited to play in the Las Vegas College Showcase the same day but chose to skip it in order to remain with her high school team. Also contributing to the victory were Palisadians Cami Chapus, Erin Landau, KC Cord, Christine Kanoff and Alyssa Garcia. The Wolverines (20-5-3) lost to Saugus in the Southern Section Division II final on March 8 but were selected to represent the Southern Section for regionals.

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