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PaliHi’s Budding Artists

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Senior Tosha Sherman created this sculpture of a shoe taking root.
Senior Tosha Sherman created this sculpture of a shoe taking root.

A group of gifted Palisades Charter High School students will display their artistic talents on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m., in Mercer Hall on campus. The school’s annual art showcase will feature ceramics, drawings, paintings, photographs and films. Theater, choir and band students will also perform throughout the evening. The community is invited to attend, and the showcase will be open for one week. ‘It’s an opportunity for them to show off their work beyond the classroom to a bigger audience,’ PaliHi art teacher Angelica Pereyra said. ‘That is empowering for them, and they get a sense of accomplishment.’ Pereyra and the other PaliHi art teachers have chosen the students’ best work. ‘We try to get as much work up as possible and as many students represented as we can,’ Pereyra said. Photography teacher Rick Steil, who joined PaliHi’s staff this school year after traveling the world as a freelance photographer for 25 years, said his students will exhibit photos of fashion, sports, gender roles, relationships and more. ‘I have been amazed by their ability to put what’s going on in their mind on paper,’ Steil said of the students.

Wyn Win Situation

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2009’s Mr. Palisades Is an In-Demand Actor/Singer

Wyn Delano at the Chamber of Commerce's Mr. and Miss Palisades contest on March 18.
Wyn Delano at the Chamber of Commerce’s Mr. and Miss Palisades contest on March 18.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

April finds Wyn Delano hitting a high note. Since March 13, the teenager has performed in Morgan-Wixson’s musical, ‘The Secret Garden.’ On March 18, Delano was crowned Mr. Palisades by a panel of judges at the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored teen contest. The song he performed, which helped land him the title, proved a double-audition, as an American Cancer Society (ACS) chairperson caught his performance. Delano will reprise his rendition of ‘The Impossible Dream’ on April 18, during the opening ceremonies of ACS’ Relay For Life event at Palisades High, where he is a junior. Delano, 16, is still glowing from his Pierson Playhouse victory, where he dazzled the Chamber’s judges with one of his favorite tunes, from ‘The Man From La Mancha.’ ‘The story of Don Quixote has always had a place in my heart,’ Delano says. ‘The whole concept of this crazy guy reading books and thinking himself a knight was so brilliant.’ Forget steroids. ‘Impossible Dream’ provided the perfect performance-enhancer.   ’You can sing it alone without context and it’s still powerful,’ Delano says. ‘The evening went fantastic. Occasionally, I find myself in a groove when everything seems to go right, when the thought process clicks off and it becomes instinct. As soon as I finished ‘Impossible Dream,’ I smiled to myself because it clicked.’ On March 26, the new Mr. Palisades, boasting a blazer and a Spandau Ballet-style haircut, appeared at Affinity Bank for his first Chamber of Commerce mixer. Standing alongside Miss Palisades (PaliHi sophomore Sabrina Giglio), the winning, witty Delano quickly dashed any doubts that he might struggle to follow in the footsteps of his popular predecessor, Chris Alexakis. The ease with which Delano worked the party evinced his comfort with Pacific Palisades. Delano and his brother Hero, 14, grew up in the Edgewater Towers near Sunset Boulevard and PCH. Their father, Rick Delano, works as a movie executive. Mother Shari Nathan is a professional birthday clown. Those under the age of 10 know her as Whirlie. Raised Jewish and Catholic, Delano says his grandmother was a modern artist while his grandfather worked for the U.S. Defense Department. ‘It’s a very interesting family,’ he says. ‘Holidays are fun.’ (Scenes from Theatre Palisades’ ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ spring to mind.) Delano says he developed his passion for acting and singing at Marquez Elementary, where he participated in teacher Jeff Lantos’ three U.S. history musicals. After a Theatre Palisades youth group role, ‘a friend of mine told me about a theater in Santa Monica that has amazing youth productions,’ Delano says. Every September, Morgan-Wixson stages a youth musical. For four years, Delano has not missed a beat, playing in productions directed by Anne Gesling. In 2005, at 13, Delano portrayed con man Ali Hakim in ‘Oklahoma.’ The following year saw his turn as Lazar Wolf in ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ When Gesling brought ‘Guys and Dolls’ to Paul Revere, Delano played Benny Southstreet. But it was 2007’s ’42nd Street’ which proved pivotal. ‘Until then, I played supporting roles, usually comic relief,’ Delano says. ‘But I got the lead, Julian Marsh. It was fantastic. It was a tough rehearsal process because the character, an anti-hero, was a difficult one to grasp. It was very complex.’ Last year, he played ‘Bye Bye Birdie”s Elvis role, which required dancing. He now takes vocal lessons with operatic baritone Vladimir Chernov and credits the UCLA professor for embellishing his ‘Impossible Dream.’ ‘Every role has helped the next one,’ Delano says. ‘Not only do I get better at acting, but everything I learn in the theater makes me a more rounded personality.’ While cozy with the Morgan-Wixson gang, Delano has been absent from PaliHi’s plays. ‘When I was a ninth-grader,’ he says, ‘I was very involved with the drama program.’ That year, he took part in the senior show, a stage adaptation of Mel Brooks’ ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights,’ and his Richard III won him the 2006 Shakespearean Drama Festival’s Southland crown. But then he participated in ‘Once On This Island,’ a production of ‘questionable taste’ about black islanders in Haiti in which ‘no black people were cast. It just didn’t work.’ While impressed with ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ (he was too busy with choir to audition), Delano found the recent spring musical selection dubious. Delano recalls his excitement when ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Carousel’ were bandied about. ‘But when they announced ‘Honk!,’ the story of the Ugly Duckling, my heart just sank. I had the option to do ‘Secret Garden.’ I thought it was the better show.’ Saturday marks the final performance of Morgan-Wixson’s adaptation of the popular children’s book. Delano recalls how Gesling, whom he affectionately describes as ‘Stanislavski mixed with a drill sergeant,’ ‘drafted’ him into the cast. ‘Three guys had dropped out,’ says Delano, who plays a military general. ‘So technically, I was drafted into the army.’ For tickets, visit www.morgan-wixson.org.

Brian Eule Chronicles First Year for Three New Doctors

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Former Palisadian Brian Eule lives with his physician wife, Stephanie Chao, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Former Palisadian Brian Eule lives with his physician wife, Stephanie Chao, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In delving into the lives of three young doctors”their chase for the right residency and the personal costs of following the acknowledged challenge of the career”author Brian Eule has produced an informative and exciting book. The former Palisadian will be talking about ‘Match Day’ (St. Martin’s Press) on Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore. Journalist Eule follows the course of three young women, newly minted physicians, from the nail-biting drama that surrounds ‘The Match’ ‘when the hospital chooses its first-year residents”to the pressures and demands of the first intern year. In doing so, Eule has created a nonfiction book that offers as much intense emotion, joy and pain as the most stirring TV medical drama. ‘I always feel comfortable in the narrative nonfiction genre,’ Eule says. ‘For me, as a reader and writer, the form has more power than fiction while incorporating the elements of fiction’character development, plot and tension.’   The book’s topic was a natural for Eule, 30, who lived through the highly stressful year that his girlfriend (now wife) Stephanie spent securing her preferred residency. After graduating from Stanford Medical School, she began the interview process with various hospitals around the country in hopes that her first choice would mesh with the hospital’s offer.   Eule was encouraged that this could be a book while pursuing his MFA in writing at Columbia in 2005. He was introduced to a group of students who were in their final year at New York Medical College and preparing, along with the estimated 15,000 medical school graduates, for the important next step.   The reader gets to know Michele and Ted, both medical students, who must deal with the possibility that they will find residencies on opposite sides of the country. We learn about tension between medical student Rakhi and her husband Scott, who is also pursuing acceptance to a Ph.D. program. Stephanie and Brian, too, begin to realize the exigencies of maintaining an intimate relationship in view of the seven-to-eight-year surgery residency Stephanie wants to complete. Through the course of researching the book and grappling with his own feelings of being the ‘supportive’ partner, Eule began to understand more clearly things that he had taken for granted, such as the excruciatingly long hours interns work and the changing face of medicine. ‘This big debate about how many hours these interns work is not a black or white issue,’ he says. ‘There are major concerns on both sides: continuity of care and concern that you want a doctor who has been with the patient from the time he or she was admitted to the hospital, versus the dangers of exhausted residents to patients, and to themselves. ‘The other thing I learned is that there needs to be more flexibility in residency programs,’ Eule says. ‘This is a program where these interns are put in charge of other people’s health and lives, which often precludes the flexibility to take care of their own lives. With more and more women in medicine (50 percent of medical students are female), there needs to be more flexibility, especially if the woman wants children. While Eule recognizes the pressures on the intern, he has also learned to navigate his part in the relationship. ‘A little bit of extra patience and a sense of humor helps, but in the end, everyone has to learn how it can work in their own relationship.’ Both Brian and Stephanie share the importance of family and anticipate children of their own some day. ‘My own father showed me the priority of family,’ says Eule, who lost his father to cancer when he was a junior at Palisades High. ‘Dad was a very successful lawyer, but after he had cancer the first time [he lived 15 years on borrowed time], he reshaped his schedule to have more time with me and my sister Lisa. ‘I am not living in a bubble and understand that we all have a limited amount of time.’ Eule, who is currently working in communications for a nonprofit organization and living happily with a doctor in the house, hopes that his book will be relevant for a number of reasons. ‘I hope this book exposes the balancing act and the complexity of that balancing act that starts with ‘The Match.’ The intern is relinquishing control over her life, but at the same time doing very important work. I hope this brings a little bit of attention to the changing face of medicine. Seventy-two percent of practicing physicians are male, but that is changing. I hope that readers will learn about the process and culture of the medical world and also hope a lot of people going into medicine can use this and share it with their loved ones.’

Their Legacy Spikes On

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Local Legends Relive Glory at Palisades’ First-Ever Volleyball Alumni Fundraiser

Randy Stoklos displays the indoor skills he used to win two City titles at Palisades High long before he became a superstar on the beach volleyball tour.
Randy Stoklos displays the indoor skills he used to win two City titles at Palisades High long before he became a superstar on the beach volleyball tour.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Over the past five decades Palisades High has been synonymous with volleyball and when current coach Chris Forrest was considering ways to raise money for the boys’ program he looked to the past to build for the future. “When you think of the guys who have played here you’re talking about some of the best players of all time,” he said. “I thought it would be the chance of a lifetime for our team to play them. I honestly can’t take much credit, though. So many people helped make this a reality.” With the tireless help of team moms, who set about contacting former players, Forrest organized the school’s first “Alumni Volleyball Night” and ex-Dolphins showed up in droves to prove they can still pound the pill. Announcer Sam Lagana needed 22 minutes to read the accomplishments of the 30+ alumni who packed the campus gym Saturday night to take on the reigning City champion varsity squad and celebrate the accomplishments of Howard Enstedt, who coached Palisades to nine section titles in his 30 years on the bench. Asked to name his best players, he said: “Well, you’ll see them tonight.” When asked to pick his best team the legendary coach couldn’t say. “Each team was good in its own right,” said Enstedt, who guided the Dolphins to titles in 1974, ’76, ’77, ’78, ’82, ’86, ’88, ’91 and ’93 before retiring in 1994. “The game has changed so much since I started coaching. I’m not a big fan of rally scoring nor am I crazy about the ‘libero’ concept.” Enstedt attended Palisades’ City finals match last May and noted how different the game is now: “I don’t see the back row being played defensively the way it used to be. Also, receiving serve overhand has eliminated the skill of passing with two arms together below the waist. Of course, the jump serve is probably the biggest innovation.” The evening brought together generation upon generation of Palisades players, from Rich Wilken (Class of ’64), who was a member of the Dolphins’ very first team, to Scott Vegas, a freshman at UCLA who led the Dolphins to their 11th City title before graduating last spring. “When I got here, volleyball wasn’t a sanctioned sport yet but there was an Open championship,” Wilken recollected. “We won it from University and didn’t lose it for a long time.” Asked what position he played, Wilken joked: “I was a bench warmer.” NCAA rules prevented Vegas from playing on Saturday but he showed up nonetheless to gaze at the championship banners hanging on the wall, mingle with his predecessors and soak up some of the storied history he is a part of. “Being here brings back good memories,” said Vegas, who won the Palisadian-Post Cup Award as the school’s outstanding senior athlete in 2008. Put on the spot about which side he was rooting for, Vegas was diplomatic: “It’s a tough call but I have to root for my old teammates. I mean, we won a City championship together.” Perhaps the most celebrated player in school history is Randy Stoklos, who remembered barely making the Dolphins’ junior team his first year: “I’d only been playing for a short time and they kept me around because I could set in warm-ups. I practiced as hard as I could and started my last two years [1977 and 1978] when we beat Taft and Westchester in the finals.” While most of the alumni played in the era of side-out scoring, current rules applied for Saturday’s match and the varsity got all it could handle, rallying from a 9-4 deficit in the third game to prevail 26-24, 16-25, 15-13. “Believe it or not I felt very comfortable and they made us feel that way,” said Dolphins’ outside hitter Kene Izuchukwu, who wowed the crowd with his thunderous spikes and 40-inch vertical leap. “After that first team we figured it can’t get any better than that but we were wrong.” Three of the Dolphins’ five Olympic gold medalists–Steve Salmons, Dave Saunders and Kent Steffes–took the court for the alumni along with household names like Stoklos (a lifelong Palisadian inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame last year) and Wally Goodrick (captain and MVP of Palisades’ 1981 squad and winner of three NCAA titles at UCLA). Steffes, who lives up the road in Brentwood, recalled the day in his senior year when his 1986 squad–maybe the Dolphins’ most talented ever–beat Chatsworth to win the City title. “It was prom night and right after the match we had to shower, change into our tuxedos and hop on a bus to downtown L.A.,” he reminisced. “What I remember most about those days is the gym being full everyday. Howard [Enstedt] ran a great program.” Steffes, who was born in the Palisades and won Olympic gold with beach partner Karch Kiraly at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, said his strategy was simple: “If the body holds up we have a chance. That’s the key to any alumni game.” Though the match was all in fun, both sides were playing to win and Palisades resident Sinjin Smith, an all-time great himself, volunteered to referee the contest. Smith and Stoklos formed the winningest tandem in pro beach volleyball history. Since retiring they have coached summer camps at Will Rogers State Beach. The evening began with a reception at which yearbook pictures of every Palisades team were posted. DJ “Funky Fresh” (aka Warner Hiatt), a PaliHi freshman, played 1970s, ’80s and ’90s music as the alumni practiced. Kids and adults were invited to serve for prizes spread across the floor. Twelve-year-old Cory Nasch, whose brother plays on Palisades’ JV squad, was the first to win when his ball bounced smack dab on a t-shirt. Lagana took the microphone and provided colorful commentary from the scorer’s table with his fellow 1980 graduate Tom Feuer, who runs Fox Sports West Prime Ticket. “These young [varsity] bucks must be intimidated beyond belief,” Feur claimed, when not heckling Smith to call “lifts” against the varsity. “There’s the alumni showing that old-school campfire defense,” Lagana quipped after the “Legendary Lineup” of Stoklos, Salmons, Steffes, Roger Clark, Jeff Kilgore and Goodrick showed a little rust by letting a ball drop in the first game, which the varsity won after a clutch dig by Taylor Savage. Before Game 2 Enstedt was named the first inductee to the school’s Hall of Honor, followed by Salmons, Saunders, Steffes, Stoklos and Palisades’ other two Olympians, Ricci Luyties (Class of ’80) and Chris Marlowe (’69), who were unable to attend. For the second game the alumni unleashed their “New Wave” unit, with setters Matt Unger and Ryan O’Hara running a 6-2 attack for hitters like Erik Pichel (Class of ’91). “Those guys were really good,” Palisades senior Jordan Cohen admitted. “They took us by surprise.” “He put a whole new shingle on that house!” Feuer exclaimed after one of Izuchukwu’s emphatic roofs. “Yeah, I’ve still got the competitive fire,” said Unger (Class of ’88), who won City his senior year before embarking on a stellar collegiate career at nearby Cal State Northridge. “In fact, I was teammates with [current Palisades boys’ soccer coach] Dave Suarez.” In the third game it was the alumni’s unheralded “No-Name” lineup that gave the varsity a genuine scare, racing to an early lead before captain Matt Hanley came to the Dolphins’ rescue. “I was here during a rebuilding phase so I’d say this team would’ve beaten my teams,” said Joey Sarafian (Class of ’06), now in his third year at USC, where he plays club volleyball. “We had no game plan today and I wasn’t even sure how much playing time I’d get but it was fun.” The biggest thrill for Forrest, who recently played for his alma mater [Dos Pueblos High] in its alumni game, was seeing the legends in action once again. “I was blown away by Stoklos’ hands,” Forrest marveled. “You can see the wisdom of the game still oozing out of his pores. Salmons’ blocking was unbelievable and Goodrick did a great job setting. I’m hoping we can make this an annual thing.” Other notable alumni at the fundraiser included Charlie Stennett (Class of ’72), who heads the Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club; Dane Selznick (’73), who coached Kerri Walsh and Misty May to an Olympic gold; Fred Sturm (’72), who went on to win three NCAA titles at UCLA before surpassing 300 coaching victories at Stanford; 1982 City Player of the Year Rob Mitchell, who later starred at USC; and current USC Coach Bill Ferguson (’88), who grew up in Huntington Palisades.

Boys’ Lacrosse Keeps Rolling

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Molly Meek takes a shot for the Dolphins against Huntington Park. She scored two goals but Palisades lost 14-9 at Stadium by the Sea.
Molly Meek takes a shot for the Dolphins against Huntington Park. She scored two goals but Palisades lost 14-9 at Stadium by the Sea.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Goals ripped the net by the bucketful last Friday as Palisades’ boys and girls varsity lacrosse squads hosted Huntington Park in their final games before this week’s vacation. In the afternoon tilt center Emma Carter scored six times, attacker Molly Meek added two goals and freshman midfielder Ashli Marino added one in the girls’ 14-9 defeat at the hands of the Spartans. That set the stage for the Dolphins’ 14-0 thrashing in the night game. Palisades had beaten Huntington Park 11-1 on its home field one week earlier and the rematch was even more lopsided. Kevin Mann scored twice in the first 10 minutes and Warren Satz added a goal right before the first quarter ended. Satz, Shane Centkowski, Max Grove, Charlie Bailey, Sean Yazdi each scored in the second quarter to give the Dolphins a 8-0 lead. “This game gave us a chance to get everyone playing time,” Coach Scott Hylen said. “The offense was really clicking,” Stephen Callas, James Bourne and Satz scored in the third quarter, Mann scored early in the fourth quarter and Bailey added two late goals on long-range shots. Baseball Spring Break might be the only thing that can slow down Palisades High’s baseball team, which continues to cruise through Western League play unchallenged. The Dolphins (9-5-1 overall, 8-0 in league) swept both games against second-place Venice last week to pad their lead in the standings. It was the ease with which Palisades won, however, that makes the wins even more significant as right-handers Jonathan Moscot and Julian Achez pitched back-to-back shutouts. “We’re doing the little things you need to do to win ballgames,” Coach Mike Voelkel said. “We’re limiting our mistakes, taking advantage of our scoring opportunities and we’re not giving the other teams any confidence.” Palisades’ six-game winning streak was finally snapped on Monday when they lost to perennial West Valley League power El Camino Real 7-2 in the San Diego Lyons Tournament. Softball Palisades made its first night home game one to remember, throttling LACES 13-2 last Wednesday at Stadium by the Sea. After recording their first 1-2-3 inning to start a game this season the Dolphins scored five runs in their half of the frame to build a commanding lead. Emily Noel pitched a complete game and hit a home run, Noelle Joy went three for four with a homer, a walk and four runs, senior Aarica King had four walks and three runs and freshman Selma Cortez had a hit, two walks and scored a run. The Dolphins will play under the lights again May 4 against Malibu on Senior Night. Track & Field The Dolphins’ varsity squads split last Wednesday’s dual meet with Westchester as the girls prevailed 60-51 and the boys were outscored 67-50. Pali girls dominated the field events, with Maria Fischer clearing 4′ 8″ to win the high jump and Lauren Gustafson winning both the long jump (14′ 8 ‘”) and triple jump (30′). Palisades’ Tiffany Falk (5:56.92), Melissa Tallis (5:57.16) and Michelle Colato (5:57.48) swept the top three spots in the 1600 and Deborah Abber won the 800 in 2:37.47. Mike Fujimoto won the boys’ 1600 in 4:51.13, followed by Grant Stromberg (5:07.57), who also won the 3200 in 11:27.52. Take Ikuno cleared 5′ 6′ to win the high jump and Brock Earnest (40′ 5″) and Kolmus Iheanacho (39′ 4″) finished first and second in the shot put.

Cook “K’s” at Pepperdine

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Cole Cook had a career-best 10 strikeouts for Pepperdine last Saturday. Photo: Jeff Golden
Cole Cook had a career-best 10 strikeouts for Pepperdine last Saturday. Photo: Jeff Golden

Former Palisades High pitcher Cole Cook has taken his talent up the road to Malibu, where he is a redshirt freshman at Pepperdine. Just as he did a few years ago at George Robert Field, the Waves’ flame-throwing right-hander is developing into a strikeout machine. An example was Saturday’s game against Gonzaga when he fanned a career-high 10 batters despite a 4-1 hard luck loss to the Bulldogs. Cook (4-2) threw 107 pitches, scattering five hits (only one for extra bases) and one walk in seven and one-third innings for his third consecutive quality start. Cook dominated the Western League when he played for Palisades and he is becoming a force now in the West Coast Conference. At 6′ 6″ and 209 pounds he is an intimidator on the hill. In his previous start he tossed a complete game two-hitter March 28 at San Diego. After leading Palisades to the league championship in each of his three seasons Cook was drafted in the 36th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player draft by the Seattle Mariners. He enjoyed a stellar senior season for the Dolphins, posting a 10-2 record with 113 strikeouts and earning All-City honors. Cook’s collegiate career has only just begun and scorekeepers had best make room in the record books for this ex-Dolphins ace. * * * * Leslie Baker, a freshman on the Archer School for Girls basketball team, was named All-League in the Gold Coast Athletic Conference’one of five Panthers to be so honored this past season.

Green Machine Wins Flag Title

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Green Machine players celebrate with the championship trophy after their 28-7 victory over Team White at Brentwood Science Magnet. Photo: Gabriel Soufo.
Green Machine players celebrate with the championship trophy after their 28-7 victory over Team White at Brentwood Science Magnet. Photo: Gabriel Soufo.

Green Machine players celebrate winning the Palisades-Malibu YMCA’s first adult flag football league championship. The Green Machine went undefeated, beating Team White, 28-7, in the championship game Saturday at Brentwood Science Magnet. Team members are Tim Wilson, Greg Sinaiko, Anthony Deptula, Rahim Muhammad, Sergio Siderman, Tharen Todd, Cliff Lyon, James Reach and Stephen Hale, Ryan Hilterbran and Steve Hoshimi. Registration is underway for the spring season, which kicks off April 25. Call 310-454-5591.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 2, 2009

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

HOMES FOR SALE 1

EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE HOME, Poipu, Kauai, end of cul-de-sac. 1 blk from beach. Pool, separate ‘ohana, view of mtns over backyard pool. $2.35 million. (808) 634-7189

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. $7,000/mo. Call Dolly at (310) 230-3706

BEAUTIFUL BEL AIR BAY CLUB TRACT, Pacific Palisades. Lovely garden home on private road. Easy walk to beach. 3 bedrm, great room, 2 fireplaces, 2 car garage w/ lots of storage. Many large trees, garden & fenced yard. Highly desirable, quiet neighborhood. Pets ok w/ deposit. $4,250/mo. Avail April 1st. (310) 455-7055 or (310) 383-8055 for appointments. lunasmom@verizon.net

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EL MEDIO BLUFFS. 3 BD, 2 BA, 1,700 sq.ft. home. Open & light on 6,000 sq.ft. lot. Nice yard, LVR with fireplace. Appliances, HW floors, washer/dryer, garage. Gardener incl. $4,500/mo. (310) 741-1138

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FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b

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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEW GUEST HOUSE. 1 BR + LR, 2 bath. Private. Wood floors, laundry, nice patio, some furnishings available. Near old Getty. Listen to the surf. For 1 person only. No pets. $2,000/mo. (310) 459-1983

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CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

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3 BED, 3 BATH corner unit. Ocean & mountain views, pools, tennis court, parking, gated. Pac Pal, Sunset/PCH. $3,950/mo. Includes utilities. Westside Leasing, (800) 551-1586

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OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Lease hold improvement allowance. 850 square feet conveniently located in the village. Please call Ness, (310) 230-6712 x105, for more details.

OFFICE SUBLEASE W/ OCEAN VIEW. Four offices available in Pacific Palisades, at the corner of Sunset & PCH, fabulous ocean views. Includes telephone system, internet access & utilities. Lease terms negotiable. Call Angela at (310) 566-1888

PALISADES OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE in the heart of the Village including: 1) Last remaining single office suite at $1,600 per month and 2) Office suites ranging in size from 1,015 sf 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

VACATION RENTALS 3e

FOUR FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach & about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. Two for $1,095/mo. and two for $995/mo. (310) 454-2515

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

Quickbooks Invoicing & Accts Payable for personal or business bank & investment account reconciliations, financial reports, staff management & scheduling are available in the Palisades. 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

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

ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS 7n

BEEN TO COURT? Received a judgment? I can assist. Locate someone? I can assist. Provide employment screening & background checks as well. Murphy Investigative Services. Licensed PI firm. Call (213) 804-8484

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

SUPER NANNY AVAILABLE. 14 yrs experience—5 yrs in Palisades. Infants, twins, all ages. CDL. Loving care for child and pets. Peace of mind for working mom. Responsible, reliable, flexible. Top references. Please call Phyllis, (818) 340-7183

BABYSITTERS AGENCY OF WLA: on call temporary babysitters. Has your babysitter ever canceled? We can help. Bonded, licensed, CPR, background checks. Residents, hotels, churches. (310) 306-KIDS

EUROPEAN EXPERIENCED NANNY looking for full or part time position. Legal to work. Excellent refs. Available any time. Call Vera, (951) 454-4079

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

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

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

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 OR BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Monday-Friday. 5 years experience. Reliable. Excellent references. Frances, (323) 251-0258 or (310) 764-4781

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER/ELDERCARE ** Day or night. Avail. Mon.-Sun. Responsible, experienced, good refs. Spanish & English speaking. Live-in or live-out. Silvia, (323) 445-3124

HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER. Many years experience. Own car. Can work any time, and any day. Excellent refs. Loves animals. Call Martha, (h) (323) 569-2328 or (c) (213) 305-1304

EXPERIENCED COOK & HOUSEKEEPER, looking for employment, live-in position. Excellent references. English speaking. Call Ana, (c) (323) 470-8061 or (310) 858-1758

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER • available Monday to Friday, 7 years experience. Very good references. Live-out. Honest and responsible. English & Spanish. Please call Karina, (323) 919-2244

HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER * available Monday to Saturday. Great refs & excellent experience. Speaks a little English. Responsible & honest. Live-out. Pls call Marisol, (323) 637-8483

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

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

SALOMON’S GARDENING * Maintenance & cleanup. Clean hillsides, cut grass, landscape, trim trees, sprinklers, plant. 1st mo. 10% off. Free est. Good refs. Many years exp. (323) 252-0112

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

GARCIA GARDENING * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many yrs exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414

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

EXPERT WINDOW CLEANER • Experienced 21 yrs Westside, 15 yrs Palisades. Clean & detailed. Can clean screens, mirrors, skylights & scrape paint off glass. Free estimates. Brian, (310) 289-5279

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

PRIVATE DRIVER for your business and personal needs. Westside native. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call Scott in Malibu at (310) 456-1840

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. Men’s & women’s clothing. Free pick-up & delivery. Dry clean also. (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

PIANO TEACHER. Specializing in children. Learn chords—all ages. Your home or my studio. Pepperdine & UCLA grad. 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 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

ENGLISH TEACHER. Available to tutor in essay writing, grammar and important test preparation. Call (310) 459-2433

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

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

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

AUTOS 18b

1999 CAMRY LE Sedan, automatic, fully loaded, gold, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition inside & out. Reliable gem. $7,500. Office phone: (310) 454-3552

FURNITURE 18c

GLASS DINING ROOM TABLE plus 8 chairs bought at Design Center, $400. Antique secretary, $100. Large antique armoire, $200. (310) 454-7896 (evenings)

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

GARAGE SALE THIS WEEKEND! * Furniture, clothes, ceramics, collectibles, etc. Friday & Saturday, April 3rd & 4th, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 1000 Lachman Lane, Pacific Palisades.

MOV SALE! Furn/furnishgs/knick-knacks/hsehold gds. FRI.-SAT., Apr. 3-4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 16490 El Hito Place (Sunset/Bienveneda No.). Details/Photos: www.bmdawson.com

MULTI FAMILY SALE. 1011 Embury, Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Women’s European designer clothes, handcrafted semiprecious jewelry @ below wholesale, crystal, dishes, books, DVDs, CDs, kids stuff. Too much to list.

ESTATE SALE, PACIFIC PALISADES. Fri. 4/3, Sat. 4/4, Sun. 4/5. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 16578 Via Floresta. Bienveneda north to top, turn left. Complete household furn, accessories. PACIFIC ESTATE SALES

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

DODGER TIX FOR SALE! 4 seats+prkg, field level, behind home plate. 4/2, 4/3, 4/4, 4/16, 5/3, 5/6, 9/3. (310) 995-0089

BECHSTEIN GRAND PIANO. $2,500 OBO. Lovely old piano bought from original owner twelve years ago. Played daily. Keeps its tune. Suitable for classical, jazz, pop, or lessons. I need room for another piano. (310) 454-6072, home, (310) 909-4056, cell

POOL TABLE FOR SALE! $259/obo. Like new, 7 ft, mahogany base & legs. Sticks, balls, cover incl. Tom, (310) 458-3531

WANTED TO BUY 19

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

Thursday, April 2 – Thursday, April 9

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2

New York writer Timothy Mason reads and signs his comical suspense novel for preteens, ‘The Last Synapsid,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Best for ages 8-12.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Theatre Palisades presents the 2001 Off-Broadway Tony Award winner ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ opening tonight at 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Performances are Fridays and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m., through May 10. Tickets: Call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4

Slightly-used book sale, sponsored by Friends of the Pacific Palisades Library, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the library’s parking lot, 861 Alma Real. Paulist Choristers of California sing from Bach to Broadway, 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church. For tickets, call (310) 475-2070.

MONDAY, APRIL 6

  Garden and home-design writer Debra Prinzing will share her enthusiasm and creative ideas on garden hideaways for Palisades Garden Club members and guests, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 18.) Joanne Stern discusses and signs ‘Parenting Is a Contact Sport,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Skillfully balancing information from her years as a therapist and as the mother of two girls, the author provides advice about various problem areas of parenting, including communication, discipline, belonging, honesty and self-esteem.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Palisadian Iris Kaphan will discuss the May 19 ballot measures at the local League of Women Voters meeting, noon at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Monthly meeting of the Palisades AARP chapter, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Free on-site parking for early arrivals. Refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Palisadian Ishaq Shahryer, former Afghan ambassador to the U.S. and now owner of a solar-panel installation company on Via de la Paz, will present his views on both at the Rotary Club breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. at Gladstone’s restaurant on PCH at Sunset. Contact: (310) 459-8551.

White Sharks Sighted off Will Rogers Beach

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While taking an ocean swim off Will Rogers State Beach, Alden Harris spotted a seven-foot great white shark.
While taking an ocean swim off Will Rogers State Beach, Alden Harris spotted a seven-foot great white shark.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Pacific Palisades resident Stephen Spielberg made ‘Jaws’ in 1975, about a larger-than-life great white shark terrorizing a beach community. Possibly those images popped into Alden Harris’s head when he spotted a large dorsal fin while taking his daily three-mile ocean swim off Will Rogers State Beach on March 18. ‘It was parallel to me and about 15 yards away,’ said Harris, a Palisades resident. ‘I knew it wasn’t a dolphin; it was gliding.’ He immediately ran from the water and climbed atop the storm drain at the Bel-Air Bay Club, looked out at the ocean, and saw a second shark that he estimated to be seven feet in length. He knew two other people were swimming that way, so he ran farther down the beach, got back into the water, and swam out to warn them. Later, the three swimmers heard about another sighting that same day, recorded on sunsetsurf.com, a Web site devoted to tracking the waves for surfers at local beaches. ‘I was at Sunset on a standup board,’ Christopher Harford wrote on the Web site. ‘I saw a large shark swim under me and observed it for about a minute.’ The three swimmers reported the sharks to lifeguards, then contacted Ralph Collier, president of the Shark Research Committee and author of ‘Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century.’ Two days later, Harris, co-owner of Palisades Tutoring with his wife, Amy Barranco, was debating whether to enter the water for his morning swim when he saw a fisherman pull a five-foot shark to shore near Temescal Canyon. A lifeguard was alerted and the white juvenile shark was returned to the water because the species is on the endangered list. KTLA News reporter Jaime Chambers visited Will Rogers Beach on March 25 to interview Collier about the sharks. The expert said he wasn’t surprised by what seems to be a recent increase in great white sharks off the coast, explaining that females migrate to this area to give birth. Offspring range from 47 to 59 inches in length, with two to 10 in a litter. Collier also defended the great whites, saying that they have been given a bad rap in the press.   ’In the 20th century there were 108 authenticated, unprovoked shark attacks along the Pacific coast of the United States,’ he said. Of those, eight were fatal. ‘When you consider the number of people in the water during that 100-year period, you realize deadly strikes are very rare.’   By comparison, in 2007 there were 33 fatal dog attacks in the United States. (Continued on Page 3) Collier said that this area has sharks year round. ‘They don’t pose that much of a threat. The pups stay in this area and eat grunion. There are more reports of sharks when the grunion spawn, which is every two weeks.’ Juvenile great whites eat squid and other fish, such as stingrays and smaller sharks. Adults eat seals, sea lions, dolphins and dead whales. They have also been known to eat elephant seals, sea otters, turtles and sea birds. Humans are not considered ‘food’ for sharks, which prefer fatty tissue to muscle. Collier scoffed at the idea that adult sharks attack humans because they resemble pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), pointing out that the sharks have excellent eyesight, and can see in color. ‘Sharks are curious animals. They’re attracted to anything unusual or unique. They’ll check out something new and may investigate by taking a bite, but then generally leave,’ Collier said. Katina Zinner, a local freelance artist, film editor and producer who swims year round in the ocean, was also at the beach that morning. She told the Palisadian-Post that while taking her daily swim in front of the Bel-Air Bay Club on July 1, 2007, she felt something clamp down on her left arm and yank it below the water. A shark had bitten down, pulled and then let her go. She had teeth and razor marks on her palms and arm. ‘It took me nearly three weeks to go back in the water,’ Zinner said. Collier said no one is sure what the shark population is off the Palisades/Malibu coast: ‘They’ve been protected for 15 years, but there are also more people who are using the ocean, so the likelihood that someone will report a shark is higher.’ Meanwhile, Alden Harris still swims daily. ‘You have to get over it,’ he said. ‘Statistically, it’s extremely rare to get attacked by one.’ Yet he has made some concessions. ‘I’ve stayed away from that area [around the Bel-Air Bay Club]. I used to swim 50 yards out, but now I stay closer to the shore.’

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