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Pali’s Schwartz Debuts “Winter in June” Album

Lucy Schwartz stands expressionless under a green umbrella. No, it’s not raining. It’s the cover of ‘Winter in June,’ the second album from the Palisades Charter High School junior, which features nine original songs written by Lucy and recorded in her backyard studio. Lucy, a Palisades resident who has played the piano and sung since she was little, began writing her own music in fourth grade after attending a piano recital in which many of the performers had written their own songs. She was so inspired by them that when she got home, she wrote her first song. ‘I’ll start playing around on the piano,’ she says, ‘and if something sounds nice musically, I’ll go with it, humming and using nonsense words until eventually, it turns into a story.’ As a ninth grader, Schwartz won the PTA Reflections competition for music composition in California high schools, in 2006 she was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in the teen category, and this spring her song ‘I Don’t Know a Thing’ won first place. The ISC is an annual competition for professionals and amateurs whose songs are judged by a prestigious panel of music-industry professionals such as Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis and Rosanne Cash. As her prize, Lucy received $3,000 in merchandise and services, including a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music’s five-week summer performance program, which she will attend this summer in Los Angeles. Lucy’s songs have been featured on several television shows, including ‘South Beach,’ ‘Runaway’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ on which she also provides the voice for the character, Mr. F. Most of Lucy’s songs come to her ‘out of the blue.’ However, she admits that her song ‘Paper Plane’ was written about her boyfriend. ‘He likes it, but I didn’t tell him until way after he had heard the song that it was about him.’ Lucy’s boyfriend is not the only one who enjoys her music. In March, at a CD release party at Village Books on Swarthmore, so many of Schwartz’s friends and fans came that they could barely fit in the store. ‘It was a really supportive audience,’ Lucy says. ‘Katie [O’Laughlin, the owner] said that she had never had so many people in the store. Luckily we managed to squish inside.’ At Village Books, Lucy played six songs from her album as well as a song she recently wrote called ‘Dover.’ Her father, David Schwartz, a TV and film composer, played bass and two backup singers accompanied her. ‘It was really great to be able to perform the songs live after recording them in the studio,’ Lucy says. This summer she plans to perform at music clubs around L.A., and on August 12 she will sing at the Harlem Meer Performance Festival in New York’s Central Park. As a result of her MySpace page (www.myspace.com/lucysong), Schwartz’s music has reached a world wide audience. ‘It’s so amazing how the Internet can connect you to people around the world!’ she says. ‘People just e-mailed me from Japan and Holland to tell me that they bought the CD.’ Lucy is unable to choose a favorite song from her album, but says that different listeners favor different tracks. ‘It’s too hard to choose a favorite song. It’s like choosing a favorite child,’ she says. ‘Everyone who listens to the CD has a different favorite. It’s interesting that people relate to different songs.’ Lucy’s ‘Winter in June’ is available at Village Books, myspace.com/lucysong, cdbaby.com/cd/lucysounds and iTunes.

Take A Journey on Noah’s Ark

With our earth dangerously heating, humanity struggling for community and transcendence ephemeral, Noah’s Ark has floated into our presence at just the right moment. Inspired by the ancient flood story, Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center, with its motifs of destruction and new creation, invites visitors to experience a voyage from catastrophic flood to the prelude of a better world under the hopeful arc of a rainbow. Skirball’s ambitious undertaking, five years in the making and opening June 26, consists of two rooms wrapped in the body of a huge wooden hull occupying an 8,000-sq.-ft. gallery space. ‘There are really two arks, but the visitor is made to feel like it’s in one room,’ says architect Alan Maskin of Olson, Sundberg, Kundig, Allen (OSKA). ‘We are attempting to make this ship in the bottle really big.’ The Noah’s Ark galleries were designed by Jim Olson, OSKA’s founding principal, in consultation with Skirball’s designing architect Moshe Safdie and the museum’s in-house team, with Marni Gittleman as exhibit developer. In an almost prescient way, Skirball founding president and CEO Uri Herscher had always intended to build a children’s educational component and set aside territory on the Skirball campus, off the 405 freeway at Mulholland, for his dream. Seven years ago, when receiving Lloyd Cotsen’s Noah’s Ark folk art collection, Hersher decided to use the Noah’s Ark theme as a metaphor to explore central themes in Noah’s story: storms (meeting challenges), arks (finding shelter and community) and rainbows (creating a more hopeful world). The project intercepts the Noah narrative as the animals are progressing toward the gigantic wooden ark. Visitors are welcomed into a pre-flood zone, where they may participate in making thunder, rain and wind using mechanical sound devices and invented instruments, created by Foley artist Tony Palermo. They then help load the hand-size animal pairs onto a conveyor belt that ferries the animals–from five continents–up into the ark. Once aboard, visitors help the animals settle in, easing the critters’ uncertainty and fear of the unknown. While the ark has been conceived for children, the experience is appealing for adults too because of its simplicity and inspired creativity. Eschewing all references to ‘children’s’ museums or anthromorphized cartoon animals, project architects Olsen and Maskin have integrated materials of the natural world with scavenged items from the built environment to fabricate the menagerie. The ark is made of fir, and the ‘furniture’ within’tables, hammocks, benches, animal perches’are made of unpainted wood, hemp and found objects. But the true genius shines in the animals themselves, created by Brooklyn-based designer/puppeteer Chris Green and OSKA principal Maskin, all of which are constructed using found objects. Green’s pink flamingo stands on a pair of extended flyswatters, its long, flexible neck created from spools of thread, each in a shade of pink. A pink hobo purse, found on eBay, forms the body. The Asian elephant stands on four sturdy Thai rain drums, while a Japanese gong becomes its stomach. Maskin has populated the ark with 160 different species, some unknown, some endangered, and some with ‘bad PR”snakes and spiders. Meant to be more evocative than realistic, the animal puppets magically bring found objects to life. The hedgehog’s quills are surgical tubes, the lamb’s ears are rearview mirrors, and the alligator’s mouth is a violin case, while the ram’s head and horns have been transformed from a bicycle seat and handlebars. The animals from Africa are designed to look familiar to the indigenous inhabitants. ‘Transforming objects is the root of any inventive thinking,’ Maskin says. In fact, his Seattle-based firm was chosen for ‘thinking out of the box,’ according to Robert Kirschner, Skirball’s vice president for special projects and Noah project manager. ‘Sundberg gave us a heart and soul response when bidding for the job,’ Kirschner says. ‘Along with their proposal idea and the usual drawings, they sent a vial of water containing a live olive twig. The funny thing is that since they couldn’t find an olive tree in Seattle, they found the specimen in Southern California, had it FedExed up north, and they in turn FedExed the entire package back to us. I think this said so much about their sensibility.’ Olson and Maskin approached the ark with Noah in mind. What would Noah have done? ‘He would have been practical and simple because he had to get the job done,’ Olson says. This principle is evident in figuring out how the public could enjoy the adventure. The circulation leads through the center of ark, parallel to the lofts to the right and left. Mirrors are placed behind the lofts to give the allusion that the ark really goes on forever. The exhibit designers recommend 120 visitors maximum with seven staff members, who will serve as interpreters, storytellers and puppeteers. The voyage is estimated to take about 90 minutes. In the second half of the ark, the animals are beginning to settle in and have found new friends. The penguins have adopted birds of another feather, and the bunnies have multiplied. In this section, children are free to ‘feed’ the hippos and walruses by tossing balls into their mouth. Children may want to put the animals to bed on a hammock provided with a pillow and blankets. In run-throughs, Sheri Bernstein, the Skirball’s director of education, said that her 3-year-old found endless fascination with the rainbow at the end of the voyage, which can be seen from inside the ark. The glass bridge that connects the sections of the ark offers a time-out area for kids, a sort of Zen experience, says Maskin, as a rest from the densely packed rooms. Project teams members were determined to make the ark adventure more than just entertainment. ‘Kids get a lot of entertainment, but we want to move and inspire them on a visceral level,’ says the Skirball’s Kirschner. Visitors may wonder why there is no Noah aboard, and the answer is that we’re all Noahs, Kirschner explains. He hopes that the lessons, while subtle, will be remembered. ‘The ark symbolizes the earth, and we need to learn to protect and preserve it. We need to learn to get along with each other to preserve life on earth.’ At the end of the voyage, a rainbow arcs across the sky and Noah hopes for dry land. In the biblical version of the flood story, Noah first sends out a raven to see if the waters have abated,’ Kirschner says. ‘When the raven doesn’t return, Noah sends out a dove, and on its second try the dove returns clutching an olive branch. One interpretation of this detail of the story is that the raven, once free to leave, was happy to be on its own. It forgot about the animals still huddled aboard the ark. But the dove did not forget those it had left behind. It returned to the ark, because it recognized an obligation to the community of living creatures. It is that concern for the community’s welfare that is at the heart of the Skirball’s mission.’ Noah’s Ark opens June 26 to the public at noon. Advance tickets ($10) will be available June 1 at Skirball.org or .

It All Starts in the Kitchen for Jake Kalb

Ever since turning on the Food Channel at age 11, Palisadian Jackson (Jake) Kalb, 16, has been a committed chef. Kalb tuned into the popular how-to cable program Food Channel for a year and cooked dinners for his family before creating a catering business with his friend and classmate P.J. Fielding at Brentwood School. The catering company served several small dinners before Kalb moved onto cooking in a restaurant, starting in the summer of 2004 after 7th grade. Kalb, now a sophomore has been working at M’lisse Restaurant in Santa Monica since he was 13. An acquaintance of Kalb’s offered to introduce the young chef to Josiah Citrin, owner of M’lisse in Santa Monica, the Zagat’s Guide’s top American-French restaurant in Los Angeles. Kalb met Citrin, and began working at M’lisse ‘five seconds later,’ according to Kalb. He continued to work at M’lisse that summer, and has been doing so for over three years. Kalb works every Saturday from 3 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and on busy nights and holidays. ‘I just help out with whatever needs helping,’ he says. Dinner preparations start at 3 p.m., but the first diners arrive about 5:45 p.m. Kalb works in the kitchen from the moment the first guests arrive until clean up is complete, usually after midnight. Working at M’lisse has been a tough commitment for Kalb, since it means sacrificing time every Saturday. However, he says that he enjoys his time there. ‘I learned a lot about the restaurant business,’ says Kalb, who would love to own a restaurant in his future. ‘M’lisse is such a good experience because they teach me how to pay attention to detail so closely. For example, we pull the stems off the spinach leaves because they can be fibrous, and we take the skin off of peas because they can be unpleasant to the palate. No other place I know of cares so much for its food.’ Kalb describes the kitchen during busy hours as ‘controlled chaos,’ but he feels comfortable working in the kitchen. When he first came to M’lisse, he worked on preparations for dinner. He moved around the kitchen, doing an assortment of jobs, including the pastries, and currently cooks and arranges many of the dishes, particularly the fish dishes. ‘He’s great’ a hard worker, really dedicated,’ says Chef Citrin about Kalb, who is the first and only young chef to work with Citrin. While Kalb does not get paid, he has benefited from the job. ‘I mess up all the time,’ he admits, ‘but every time I mess up, I know not to do it again.’ Working at M’lisse is demanding, but Kalb is up to the challenge. In addition to cooking, Kalb is also a drummer, and has been taking lessons for six years. M’lisse is located at Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, and was founded by Citrin in 1999. Since then, the restaurant has won several awards, including: Zagat’s #1 American-French Restaurant for Food in Los Angeles for the last five years, Zagat’s #1 Wine List in Los Angeles for the last two years, and a Mobile Travel Guide 4-Star Restaurant since 2001. Kalb plans on working at M’lisse through high school and the summers between grades.

Sweet Day for Sugar Ray

Boxer Receives Ambassador of Excellence Award at Riviera CC

Sugar Ray Leonard autographed plenty of boxing gloves after the LA Sports & Entertainment Golf Classic at Riviera Country Club.
Sugar Ray Leonard autographed plenty of boxing gloves after the LA Sports & Entertainment Golf Classic at Riviera Country Club.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

It’s been over a decade since Sugar Ray Leonard fought his last professional fight and yet the Hall of Fame boxer is as recognizable now as he was during his prime in the 1980s when he traded punches with fellow greats Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. Yes, even in retirement Leonard draws a crowd. The charismatic personality that helped make him one of the most popular champions ever is still there and perhaps that is why so many people flocked to Riviera Country Club on Monday to participate in the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission’s 8th annual Golf Classic and honor Leonard with the Ambassador Award of Excellence. “I had a great career but now I enjoy spending time with my family,” said Leonard, who celebrates his 51st birthday on Thursday. “I truly believe that a champion is defined by what he does outside the ring.” Leonard lives a short walk from Riviera with his wife Bernadette and their children Daniel and Camille, who were there to share the honor with him. He was recognized not only for his 20-year pro career, which included titles in five different weight classes, but also for his subsequent work as a boxing analyst with HBO and as host of “The Contender,” a reality boxing show now in its third season. “It’s great to be a part of this celebration in Ray’s honor,” said fellow Palisadian Sam Lagana, a member of the LASEC Advisory Board. “He is not only one of the best fighters of all time, he’s also a great spokesman for boxing. He’s all about giving back to his sport and to the community.” The day began with a round of golf, followed by a silent auction and an autograph session at which Leonard, donning a St. Matthew’s cap to promote the school’s Town Fair, signed boxing gloves and chatted with invited guests and sponsors. That evening, a reception was held in the clubhouse dining room, where Leonard was presented with his award by LASEC president Kathy Schloessman after a 10-minute highlight video of Leonard’s boxing career that drew oohs and aahs from the audience whenever one of his flashy knockouts was shown. Past winners include UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, TV play-by-play broadcasters Al Michaels and Dick Enberg, Grand Slam tennis champion Pam Shriver and longtime Los Angeles Times Sports Editor Bill Dwyre. After thanking the LA Sports and Entertainment Commission, Leonard began his acceptance speech by saying he had tried to convince some of his peers to participate in the golf tournament. “I called Tommy Hearns and he said he wouldn’t come unless I gave him a rematch,” Leonard joked. “I called Roberto Duran but he had a stomach ache.” Leonard went on to explain that the reason he became a boxer is because his older brother Roger used to beat him up “just because I was there.” He also revealed that he used to sing in church as a young boy and is named after singer Ray Charles. “A lot of people like to size me up, some of you may be doing it now,” Leonard said. “But the reason I was able to prevail over fighters who were bigger and stronger is because I was able to psyche them out. I beat guys with my mind as well as with talent.” Leonard has no regrets about his career, but admits that like so many great fighters before him, he did not know when to quit. “I came back too many times,” he said. “The fights I lost were because the other guy didn’t follow the script. By the way, I own the rights to those fights so you’ll never see them.” Asked what he thought of the Oscar de la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather megafight on May 5, Leonard claimed there was something missing. “It lacked any moments. A big fight has to have memorable moments.”

Dolphins Dethroned by Taft

Palisades Falls Short in Bid for Third Consecutive City Section Tennis Title

Palisades Coach Bud Kling offers advice to singles player Justin Atlan during a changeover at the City Section boys' tennis finals Friday in Encino.
Palisades Coach Bud Kling offers advice to singles player Justin Atlan during a changeover at the City Section boys’ tennis finals Friday in Encino.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Defending a championship is often more difficult than winning it. Palisades High’s boys tennis team found out the hard way last Friday at the hands of Woodland Hills Taft, which derailed the Dolphins’ ride to a third straight City title with a convincing 21-8 1/2 victory in the finals at Balboa Sports Center in Encino. The balls that seemed to bounce Palisades’ way in last year’s final fell on the other side of the net this time around and by the end of the second rotation of round robin, Coach Bud Kling sensed it might not be the Dolphins’ day. “This is deja vu, only backwards,” Kling said. “Today, Taft did exactly what we did to beat Granada Hills [in the finals] last year. In the first two rotations, we had big leads in four sets. We didn’t play that badly, they simply outplayed us in clutch situations.” Justin Atlan, Kyung Choi, Ariel Oleynik and Matt Goodman each won one out of four singles sets for top-seeded Palisades (22-4), not surprising given the Toreadors’ superiority in singles. Doubles was supposed to be where the Dolphins held a decided advantage. Knowing that, Taft Coach Tom Wright gambled by having his best singles player, sophomore Josh Tchan, play doubles with senior Aaron Teitelbaum. “We’d lost to Palisades in the semifinals the last two years, and we only won one doubles set in those two matches,” Wright said. “I was expecting their doubles to be dominating again, so I dropped Josh down thinking that if he could win two sets that was all we’d need in doubles.” Not only did Tchan and Teitelbaum sweep all three of their sets (each worth 1 1/2 points), so did the Toreadors’ No. 2 team of senior Ben Black and junior A.J. Minasian. Trailing, 4-2, against Palisades’ top duo of Mason Hays and Sepehr Safii, Tchan and Teitelbaum reeled off four consecutive games to give third-seeded Taft an 8-4 lead. “Tom did exactly what I would have done with his lineup,” said Kling, who has led the Dolphins to 16 section titles since he took over the program in 1979. “He’s done a great job with that program and I’m happy for him. I’ve won plenty of times.” Taft clinched the match when the line judge overruled Jeremy Shore’s “out” call with Teitelbaum serving on set point, giving the Toreadors 16 points — one more than the 15 needed for victory.

Baseball Perfect in League

Garrett Champion smacks the game-ending double in Palisades' 10-0 victory over Fairfax. The Dolphins finished 15-0 in league.
Garrett Champion smacks the game-ending double in Palisades’ 10-0 victory over Fairfax. The Dolphins finished 15-0 in league.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Oliver Goulds and Garrett Champion hit back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the sixth inning to plate the 10th run, bringing an abrupt end to Tuesday’s game against Fairfax and to a regular season in which the Palisades High baseball team went 15-0 on the way to its fourth consecutive Western League championship. Players gave Coach Tom Seyler a Gatorade bath on the pitcher’s mound at George Robert Field after winning for the 56th time in 60 league games since he took over the program from longtime coach Russ Howard. “Going undefeated in league is something to be proud of and it’s definitely ammunition I can take with me to the seeding committee,” said Seyler, who will represent the league at Saturday morning’s meeting. “As soon as they start, I’m raising my hand to nominate us for the No. 1 spot in the playoffs. We may not get it, but we belong in the conversation.” If domination in league is a factor at the meeting, Seyler has a strong argument. The Dolphins (21-9 overall) outscored their league opponents 123-26 this season and won six games by 10 or more runs. Individual stats resemble those in a Playstation game. Cole Cook pitched 35 innings in league, with six wins, 22 hits, seven earned runs, 63 strikeouts, eight walks and a 1.4 earned run average; Johnny Bromberg pitched 26 innings with five wins, allowing two earned runs on 11 hits, 39 strikeouts, 19 walks and a 0.5 ERA; Rob Rosenberg pitched 20.2 innings with 20 hits, 14 strikeouts and a 2.7 league ERA. Reliever Austin Jones did not allow a run in six innings and struck out 10. At the plate Jones batted .537 in league with 22 hits and three home runs, Garrett Champion hit .513 with 20 hits and nine doubles, David Skolnik batted .500, Andy Megee batted .444 with 16 hits, Eric Verdun batted .421 with 16 hits, Oliver Goulds batted .303 with 10 hits and Zach Dauber had nine hits in 16 at-bats for a .563 average. The playoffs begin next Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Golf Third After 1st Round

With 18 holes left in the City Section boys golf championships, Palisades was sitting in third place, 16 shots behind frontrunner El Camino Real, after Monday?s first round at Harding Golf Course in Griffith Park. The Dolphins? score of 397 was five fewer than Granada Hills and LACES, who were tied for fourth heading into Wednesday?s final round on the longer Wilson Course. “We?ve come back from a bigger deficit than this,” Pali Coach James Paleno said. “It?s not going to be easy, but if everyone shoots what they?re capable of we?ve got a shot.” Sophomore Sean Goldberg was the Dolphins? low scorer with a five-over-par 77. Ashton Roberts, who won the 6A League championship with a 73 at Hansen Dam, fired a 79 along with fellow senior Jason Weintraub. Sophomores Chris Lee and Bo Jacobsen each finished at 81 while junior Zach Sklar carded a 84. The top five scores each day are counted towards a team?s total. Palisades must finish at least second to qualify for the Southern California Regionals May 31 in Murrieta. Softball Palisades advanced to the semifinals of the City Invitational draw with a 5-4 victory over 19th-seeded Sun Valley Poly on Tuesday. The 27th-seeded Dolphins (15-6) upset 22nd-seeded Van Nuys Grant 4-2 in the second round last Thursday. Palisades plays Lincoln Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at South Gate Park.

Third Time Is a Charm

Loftus Hired to Coach PaliHi Football

Patience is a virtue and nobody knows that better than Kelly Loftus. After being “passed over” for the job twice, Loftus was named the new varsity head coach of the Palisades High football team last Friday afternoon. “I’m very excited about this opportunity,” Loftus said. “I understand there were some very good candidates and it’s a pleasure to have been chosen.” A seven-member committee, consisting of PaliHi teachers, administrators, students and a community member, voted 5-2 to hire Loftus, formerly a teacher at Pali who now works in the dean’s office. Loftus started coaching at Pali in 1998, when he served as an assistant to junior varsity coach John Kucher. The next year he was promoted to offensive line coach for the varsity under Ron Price. He then took a year off from Pali to coach the lines at Pierce College. When Price resigned after the 2000 season, Loftus became the line coach for PaliHi’s new coach Carter Austin. He first applied for the head varsity position in 2002, but it went to Jason Blatt. “They made the right choice hiring Jason,” Loftus admitted. “I wasn’t ready then. But I was his offensive line and linebackers coach for two years and it was a great experience. I learned so much. In fact, when Jason left he told me I should apply again so I did.” Once again, Loftus did not get the job, which instead went to PaliHi’s athletic director Leo Castro. Loftus, meanwhile, coached the varsity baseball team for three seasons with Tom Seyler after longtime coach Russ Howard stepped down. The football coach position opened up again in March after administrators informed Castro that his yearly contract was not going to be renewed. Castro’s subsequent appeal for reinstatement was denied by the PaliHi Charter School board and he chose not to re-apply for the job. Aaronn Castro, Leo’s son, was earlier relieved as assistant coach and offensive coordinator by Charlotte Atlas, PaliHi’s assistant principal in charge of athletics. His decision to forfeit with 5:35 left in Pali’s regular season finale last November prompted an investigation by City officials. Palisades was 9-22 in three seasons under Leo Castro. Loftus is looking forward to meeting with his new and returning players. “I can’t wait to get started,” he said. “Being a rookie head coach, this first year is all about earning respect. I’ve adopted John Wooden’s philosophy that winning and losing is merely a byproduct of what you do all week.” Loftus was one of eight people interviewed for the job. The others were Ramon Hurst, a coach for the L.A. Predators semi-pro team; Travis Clark, the defensive coordinator at Inglewood High; Bill Coan, who coached at Chatsworth High from 1998-2005; Paul Blair, an assistant coach at Hollywood High; Douglas Bledsoe, an assistant coach at Granada Hills High; Napoleon Banks, a wide receivers coach at Venice; and Stewart Roper, a football and track coach from Arizona.

Spikers Bounced Out of Playoffs

Just when it looked like it was gaining momentum, the Palisades High boys volleyball team was swept out of the City Section playoffs by second-seeded Taft, 25-22, 25-12, 25-16, Tuesday night in Woodland Hills, ending a promising season under first-year coach Chris Forrest. “In my two years, that is definitely the best team we’ve played,” PaliHi sophomore outside hitter Jordan Cohen said. “The first game was one of the best we’ve played all year and if we had won it that would’ve fired us up.” The 15th-seeded Dolphins needed four tough games to finish off late-arriving Franklin, 25-17, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22 in the first round last Thursday. “Our energy, our passing, our talking’ everything was great the first two games,” PaliHi Coach Chris Forrest said. “Whenever they [Franklin] hit it into the net it made me mad because we weren’t earning our points. I knew Taft would make us earn every point we got.” Despite being down two games, 18th-seeded Franklin rallied to take a 7-1 lead in Game Three. Palisades reeled off six straight points to tie it but the visitors used a late run to steal the game. Spurred on by a noisy home crowd, the Dolphins responded with several well-placed kills by Jordan Cohen to finally put away the pesky Panthers. Boys Tennis The top-seeded Dolphins routed No. 4 Eagle Rock 21-8 1/2 in the semifinals at Balboa Sports Center on Wednesday to move within one victory of their third consecutive City championship. Ariel Oleynik won all four of his singles sets at No. 4 and Kyung Choi won three out of four at No. 2 for Palisades, which won eight out of nine doubles sets. The Dolphins will play Taft of Woodland Hills in the finals Friday at noon. The third-seeded Toreadors (14-1) knocked off No. 2 Granada Hills 16 1/2-13 on Wednesday. Softball Palisades was seeded 27th out of 32 teams in the City Section playoffs and traveled to Carson for a first-round game Tuesday, which the Dolphins lost 14-3. Stephanie Torres hit a run scoring triple in the fifth inning for Palisades, but the sixth-seeded Colts (21-12) put the game away half an inning later with a grand slam home run by Valentina Nabayan. The loss dropped Palisades (12-6) to the Invitational bracket, where they played No. 22 Grant on Thursday.

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PALISADES OFFICE spaces avail in the heart of the VILLAGE. 1.) 250 sf with views of the Santa Monica mountains. Best suite in building. 2.) 750 sf 2-room suite and reception area with large windows, great natural light, balcony. Elevator and parking. Call (310) 591-8789 or e-mail leasing@hp-cap.com

FABULOUS PALISADES OFFICE space in the village. Sublease 4 days per week, waiting area, view, free parking. $850/mo. eliteconnections@adelphia.net. (310) 459-2612

PALISADES VILLAGE OFFICE space/sublease. 2 rooms in chiropractic office. Shared front desk, reception, kitchen, meeting room, large windows with natural light. $850/mo. (310) 454-0648

VACATION RENTALS 3e

RV FOR RENT. 29’, fully self-contained travel trailer. Just steps to Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades. $1,900/mo. (310) 454-2515

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5

INVESTOR PARTNER SOUGHT for residential real estate renovation, local projects. Capital needed $250K-1 million. No agents, reps, loan brokers. Qualification required. Serious inquiry only. (310) 454-0685

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM TO THE BOARD ROOM. These guys do it all. Premier business club. Strongest applicants accepted. (888) 376-5215 • www.dreamsbecomereality.net

DREADING MONDAY? Work from home. Potential for executive-level income. No commute, no boss, total freedom. Call Edward, (800) 472-6035

PERSONALS 6b

SEMPER FI. Help US Marine Purple Heart combat wounded veteran to help other vets. Ray E. Nasser, 16321 Pacific Coast Highway #63, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. (310) 454-7432

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT. HOME & BUSINESS–Windows Vista/XP–20 Yrs exp. frankelconsulting.com (310) 454-3886

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. Enjoy Problem-Free Computing. 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

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 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

CLARE’S SECRETARIAL SERVICES: Business support company specializing in the organization of your home or office. Trained in U.K. References available. (310) 430-6701

OVERLOADED WITH CLUTTER? All Areas Organized can restore order to any home, office or garage w/ effective organizing solutions. Including: paper management, desk overhauls, home office set-ups, clutter control, closet organization, filing & storage systems. Save time, energy, money & space while reducing stress! Professional, reliable & non-judgmental. Locally based in Pacific Palisades. Call (310) 562-7271 for consultation. Member National Association of Professional Organizers.

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, ORGANIZATION & bookkeeping. Superior services provided with discretion & understanding. Pali resident, local references. Call Sarah, (310) 573-9263

MISCELLANEOUS 7k

PART-TIME CEO FOR YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS. Take that vacation. Don’t lose a beat. Treating your business like my own. 28 years experience. CEO/C.F.O./Esquire. Call Steve M. Marks, (310) 889-6900

DAYCARE CENTERS 8

PALISADES LEARN AND PLAY. Creative & nurturing Pre-K program. Crafts, music & educational curriculum. Openings for summer & fall, F/T or P/T. (310) 459-0920

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

VIP NANNY AGENCY. “Providing very important people with the very best nanny.” (818) 907-1017, (310) 614-3646

WEST LA NANNIES • Caring • Committed • TRUSTED • (310) 584-4555

NANNY/LIGHT HOUSEKEEPER, 10 yrs exp. Loves kids, energetic, responsible excellent refs. DMV, clean record. Bilingual Spanish/English. Avail Mon.-Sun. F/T Live out. Call Mirna, (323) 937-2323

YOUNG ENTHUSIASTIC NANNY! Willing to drive, tutor, cook for & play with your kids. 5 days/wk. I am a USC graduate with a car and a flexible schedule. Available right away! Please call (310) 666-7276

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 AVAILABLE Tues.-Sat. Own transport. Good references. Call Marisol, (323) 735-6382

HOUSEKEEPING TEAM available M-F, full time, own transportation, references. Call Leslie & Gloria, (323) 233-9310 • (323) 839-8473

I’M MOVING & my wonderful housekeeper of 8 yrs is available Mon./Tues. mornings, Wed. afternoon & Fri. all day. Own reliable transport. Fluent Eng. Will housesit & manage your home. Call me at (310) 210 0631

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

ELDERCARE/COMPANION or HOUSESITTING. Available 5 p.m.-6 a.m. Good References. Responsible, honest, creative, own transportation, CDL, insured. Call Ruth, (310) 622-3432

ELDER/CAREGIVER CNA & Homehealth licensed. Available Mon.-Fri., daytime, own transportation, CDL, insured. Call Leonor, (818) 781-8260

GARDENING, LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING • Full Gardening Service • Sprinkler Install • Tree Trim • Sodding/Seeding • Sprays, non-toxic • FREE 10” Flats, Pansies, Snap, Impatiens. (310) 568-0989

WATERFALLS & POND CONSTRUCTION: Water gardening. Japanese Koi fish. Filtration pond service, repair & maintenance. Free estimates. Cell, (310) 498-5380, (310) 390-1276. www.TheKingKoi.com

www.ongoldenpondec.com. Under supervision of Aquaculture Engineer. We service Koi ponds and design filtration systems according to your needs. We considerably improve the aesthetics. (310) 922-5817

MOVING & HAULING 11b

HONEST MAN SERVICES. All jobs, big or small. Hauls it all. Homes and businesses. 14 foot van/dollies. 15th year Westside. Delivers to 48 states. (310) 285-8688

TREE SERVICE 11d

JOHNSON TREE SERVICE • TREE • SHRUB • STUMP REMOVAL SINCE 1924. St. lic. #685533. (310) 454-8646, Brad

JUAN’S TREE SERVICE • Complete tree service • Ornamental trimming • Removals • Stump grinding • Hauling & clean-ups • All professional work. Free estimates. Juan Baltazar, owner, (818) 364-5428

MASSAGE THERAPY 12b

AWARD WINNING MASSAGE by Natalie. Deep tissue specialist. Call (310) 993-8899. www.massagebynatalie.faithweb.com

THAI MASSAGE in the Palisades. Experience an ancient form of healing with Phoebe Diftler. Compassionate, intuitive practitioner/Thai massage and yoga teacher. (310) 573-1499

NUTRITION 12d

Beyond Nutrition and Exercise: Who Else Wants 300% MORE ENERGY . . . To Be Pain-Free, Have More Muscle, Less Fat, Be in the Best Shape of Your Life, and Even Make the Common Cold a Thing of the Past . . . ALL WITHOUT DIETING? Get the only Tailor-made Personalized Protocol designed specifically for you taking into account— not just what you eat—but who YOU are. FREE 1/2 HOUR CONSULTATION • www.masterytrainingsystems.com • 1 (800) 601-4403

MISCELLANEOUS 12e

Beyond “The Secret”: DISCOVER Why the SCIENCE of the AKASHIC FIELD is the Most Cutting-Edge BREAKTHROUGH and how it can INSTANTLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE! CONSULTATIONS & TRAINING. www.masterytrainingsystems.com 1 (800) 601-4403

WINDOW WASHING 13h

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, Bonded

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

PARTY ENTERTAINMENT 14e

SOUTHERN CRUX BARTENDING SERVICE • Andrew Funke, Certified Bartender • Parties • Special Events • Etc. (310) 699-8190

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

HAPPY PET • Dog Walking • Park Outings • Socialization • Insured. Connie, (310) 230-3829

PET HEAVEN • TOTAL PET CARE • Training. Walking. Playgroups and hikes. 30 years Pali resident. References. Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog

PERSONAL SHOPPING 14k

YOU SHOP . . . DR. WRAP wraps it up at your location! Beautiful papers & satin ribbons; gift baskets wrapped; corporate & personal wrappings. Highly professional & seen on HGTV. Resume available. $75 min. “house call.” Call Dr. Wrap, (310) 995-5624 • www.wrapitupmobile.com

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

Beyond Mixed Martial Arts, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Life Coaching: This 5,000-Year-Old SECRET TRANSFORMS YOU into the Ultimate Human Being: Centered, Courageous, Healthy, Joyful, Passionate, and Successful! More than just a workout . . . We take tailor-made Martial Arts instruction, elite exercises, and personal success mentoring—and roll them all into a fun, mind-expanding, action-packed 60 minutes. Try it ABSOLUTELY FREE! www.masterytrainingsystems.com 1 (800) 601-4403

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

NEED HELP WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY? Recent graduate & professional writer available. Will help to perfect essay for admissions success. Call (310) 985-1607 or e-mail maxtaves@gmail.com

VIOLIN INSTRUCTION. Expert, friendly guidance at all levels by highly qualified teacher. Home or studio. Teaching in Palisades 20 years. Laurence Homolka, (310) 459-0500

GUITAR LESSONS. Will come to you. Learn technique, music theory, and ear-training to play your favorite songs or write your own. Eric Teplitz, (310) 876-2520

TUTORS 15e

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. EXPERIENCED TUTOR 20+ YEARS. Children & adults, 20+ yrs teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly special ed teacher. Call (310) 313-2530

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

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

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR • All grades, levels • Grammar • Conversational • SAT • Children, adults • 7 yrs exper. • Great refs. Noelle, (310) 273-3593

READING SPECIALIST • Master of Education—Reading and Learning Disabilities • Special Education Teaching Certificate: K-12 • Regular Education Teaching Certificate: K-9 • Elementary Education Teaching experience: 12 yrs • Services provided for special & regular education students of all levels • Academic areas taught include reading (phonics and reading comprehension) writing and spelling • Private tutoring includes accessing the student’s needs, developing an individualized education program and implementation of that program. Palisades resident. Call Brandi, (310) 230-9890

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 TUTORING. Specializing in math! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 36 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pools, decks, patios, foundations, fireplace, drainage control, custom stone, block & brick, tile. Excellent local references. Lic. #309844. Bonded/insured/ workmen’s comp. Family owned & operated. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 • www.horusicky.com

CONSTRUCTION 16d

J. BELL CONSTRUCTION * Custom new homes • Additions • Kitchen remodels • Bathroom Remodels • Established 1979 • Lic. #00376978 & Bonded • (310) 714-1116

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. Lic. #775688. Please Call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286

NEED ELECTRICAL WORK DONE? Call Dennis Frederick. 25 yrs experience. Lic. #728200. (310) 821-4248

FENCES 16j

THE FENCE MAN. 14 years quality workmanship. Wood fences • Decks • Gates • Chainlink & overhang. Lic.#663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences • Chain Link • Iron & Gates • Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com • centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net • (800) 608-6007 • (310) 276-6407

HART HARDWOOD FLOORING. Best pricing. Sr. discounts, quality workmanship. Bamboo, maple, oak and laminate. Installation & refinishing. Call for free quote. Lic. #763767. Ron, (310) 308-4988

GOLDEN HARDWOOD FLOORS. Professional Installation and refinishing. National Wood Flooring Association member. License #732286. Plenty of local references. (877) 622-2200 • www.goldenhardwoodfloors.com

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 • PAINTING • DRYWALL REPAIRS • Water damage repair • Small carpentry work • Tile • 17 years EXCELLENT service & experience. FREE ESTIMATES! Call (310) 502-1168. Not lic.

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 • 53 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. Ref’s. Lic. #715099

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

SPIROS PAINTING. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR. Painting on the Westside since 1980. Lic. #821009. Fax and phone: (310) 826-6097. NO JOB is too small or too big for Spiro the Greek

ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. 35 years in service. License #637882. Call (310) 454-6604

PAINTING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INTERIOR • EXTERIOR • PLASTERING • STUCCO REPAIR • DRYWALL • WATER DRAINAGE • WALL PAPER REMOVAL • POWER SANDING • STAIN & TERMITE DAMAGE REPAIR • 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE • REFERENCE ON REQUEST • FREE ESTIMATE. Call Armon, Cell: (310) 562-9435. (310) 556-0867. Lic. #291753

PLUMBING 16t

BOTHAM. PLUMBING AND HEATING. Lic. #839118. (310) 827-4040

JLK PLUMBING. Re-pipe and sewer specialist & all plumbing repairs. Mention this ad & receive 10% off. Lic. #722414. Call (310) 678-6634

WHITTLE’S PLUMBING • Drain & sewer problems • Garbage disposal & H2O heaters • Copper repiping & gas lines • Fixtures, remodels • Gen. Construction • Free est. Lic. #668743. (310) 429-7187

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 homes • Kitchen+Bath remodeling • Additions. Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction today, (310) 230-2930

HELP WANTED 17

DRIVERS: 150K PER YEAR-TEAMS! Earn more plus GREAT Benefits! Western Regional Solo and Team Runs. Werner Enterprises, (800) 346-2818 x123

ADVERTISING SALES REP for weekly community newspaper. Experienced self-starter, full time, excellent benefit package. Resume attention: Publisher, P.O. Box 725, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 or fax (310) 454-1078 or email: info@palipost.com

PALISADES SENIOR needs add’l capable, dependable part-time team members w/ car for non-medical tasks: Meals, errands, dog walking, gardening, incl weekends. $10/$12 per hour. (818) 364-9947

BABYSITTER, GOOD with kids, responsible, English speaking, licensed driver, experienced & references. Friday or Saturday afternoon/evening. (310) 488-2172

ADMIN ASST. FOR S.M. architect’s office, part time 2-3 days per week. Exp. in contracts, bookkeeping & scheduling, along with gen. office asst. Hrly rate comm. w/ exp. Send resume to fredfelix@boto.com or fax (310) 451-4005

RECEPTIONIST-ORTHODONTIC OFFICE. Exclusive practice in Pacific Palisades. Exceptional opportunity—Salary DOE. Please call (310) 454-0317

PACIFIC PALISADES VILLAGE SPA, “The Secret Garden Spa” seeking a commission/rent facialist, manicurist, hairstylist and reflexologist. Please call Angelica at (310) 459-1363

NANNY WANTED FOR 2-month-old calm twins. Palisades ocean view home. 9:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. M-F, good pay. Starting June 1st. Call Laura, (310) 454-6901

CHILDCARE & LIGHT housecleaning needed. Own car, CDL, good driving record, fluent English. Experience and references required. M/T/TH/F, 12-6 p.m. Call Christine, (310) 230-9701

ASSIST IN START-UP of new biz in Pacific Palisades. $10-$12/hr DOE. Approx. 25 hr/wk. Permanent or temporary. Potential for higher earnings. Basic computer skills req. (310) 459-7565

FT TRANSACTION COORDINATOR wanted for busy Santa Monica real estate office. Must be experienced, organized, and reliable. Please fax resumes to (310) 230-3737

AUTOS 18b

2004 BMW MOTORCYCLE GS 1150 Adventurer, like new, less than 2,300 miles, black, no accidents, under warranty. Must sell, (no room to store it). 1st owner, all records. $15,000. (310) 454-0685. Great deal!

1969 CORVETTE AUTO 350 CID. Matching numbers, total rebuild engine, less than 2,000 miles since engine rebuilt. Black on black coupe. Asking $29,000 obo. Leave message, (310) 454-0685. Great driver.

OCEAN MOTORS AUTO BROKER. Buying or leasing a new car? Let us help you! We can negotiate the deal & arrange delivery. Call us for a quote: (310) 356-7649 • www.oceanmotors.org

2002 VOLVO SEDAN. Very good condition, leather, moon roof. 17,500 miles. ABS 4 wheel. CD player, power seat. $14,000. (310) 459-3266, (310) 795-8015

2003 TOYOTA 4 Runner SR5, V6, silver with low jack, one owner, excellent condition, clean in & out, maintenance Toyota Santa Monica. $18,300. (310) 801-0673 • Hector73@cya.net

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

MALIBU RENOVATION SALE! Furn pieces/chairs/lamps/mirror/Gaggeneau range/ Books/CDs/tools/clothes/lots of dig-down, Poke-thru “fun” stuff! FRI.-SAT., May 11-12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 27026 Sea Vista (No. off PCH just past Latigo Cyn.) TG668-A-1. More info/pix visit www.bmdawson.com

PETS, LIVESTOCK 18e

PAPILLONS PUPPIES. 4 males, tri-color, ACA registered. (818) 804-1595

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

DODGER TICKETS FOR SALE! 4 seats, field level behind home plate incl parking. 5/2 Dbacks, 5/23 Brewers, 7/2 Braves, 8/13 Astros, 8/27 Nationals, 8/29 Nationals. (310) 459-3458

BLACK CONSOLE WURLITZER PIANO. Kids have outgrown. Has been maintained. Asking $1,000. Call (310) 573-1883, cell (310) 266-1466

WANTED TO BUY 19

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

WANTED: USED GOOD CONDITION COUCH with slip covers. (310) 454-8927

OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 28. THE CLASSIFIED DEADLINE WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 25, AT 11 A.M.