With the turn of the new year, the race for the 41st Assembly District seat being vacated by Assemblymember Fran Pavley has moved into a trot. The field of candidates narrowed this week when Louise Rishoff decided to withdraw from the race, noting the rigors of full-time campaigning. Rishoff, Pavley’s district director for three terms, had originally entered the race because of her commitment to the “environmentally fragile district.” She was not alone in focusing on the unique character of the sprawling district, which encompasses 70 miles of coastline between Oxnard and Santa Monica, with parts of the West Valley, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, north of Montana included. All four remaining candidates endorse strong environmental protection for the area. Kelly Hayes-Raitt, a Santa Monica resident, has built her reputation on leadership in environmental protection. She was the executive director of the Coalition for Clean Air and the environmental representative for Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy. She helped found Heal the Bay and worked to set health standards for toxic mold and to phase out dirty diesel school buses. She is also a strong supporter for civil rights for women, and was named a 2004 Woman of the Year by the LA County Women’s Commission. She has been endorsed by community leader Stanley Sheinbaum, Marcy Winograd, president of Progressive Democrats of America-Los Angeles; government officials, including Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and State Sen. Richard Alarcon, entertainers such as Martin Sheen, trade unions members and Democratic party officials. Barry Groveman, a Calabasas resident, established his own reputation in environmental protection during Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration, where he served as assistant city attorney in charge of environmental protection. Later, he was appointed special assistant district attorney for the County in charge of environmental crime and OSHA and established the first environmental crimes/OSHA division in the D.A.’s office. He was principal co-author of the environmental law Proposition 65, the safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act of 1986. He is currently a senior partner at Musick, Peeler & Garrett, where he directs the firm’s public and environmental law practice. He has been endorsed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sheriff Lee Baca, L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, community leaders Lee Alpert, Doug Ring and Daniel Villanueva. Julia Brownley of Santa Monica has demonstrated her vow towards a clean environment through her efforts to convert the Santa Monica School District’s buses to diesel. Also, as president of the Santa Monica Board of Education, she proposed that the district ban the use of pesticides or herbicides on school sites and incorporate “green building standards” in its plans for future facilities. However, Brownley’s primary focus and experience is children. She is serving her third term as a member of the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education as well as her third term as president of the board. She holds a B.A. in political science from George Washington University and an MBA from American University. Prior to her work on the school board, Brownley worked in marketing for several Fortune 500 companies. Last year she was named YWCA Woman of the Year for her leadership on the school board and in her community. She has been endorsed by State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, Fran Diamond, board member of the California League of Conservation Voters, L.A. Councilman Bill Rosendahl, business leaders such as Byron Auguste, director of McKensie and Company, and educators. Jonathan Levey brings a background in public policy, law and land-use issues to the race. A Santa Monica resident, Levey most recently was vice president at Catellus real estate investment trust. In that capacity, he worked with development teams and city officials on new and existing projects, which included converting desert areas into wildlife preserve, Union Station transit network downtown and a new home for the UCSF campus and the headquarters for California’s stem cell research initiative. He is currently teaching business law at Cal State University, Channel Islands. A Princeton graduate with a degree in public policy and a law degree from Harvard, Levey served as counsel to an assembly commission on the California Initiative Process, and recently joined an advisory committee for the Trust for Public Land’s Parks for People program. He has been endorsed by former Congressman Mel Levine, State Sen. Jack Scott, and Georgia Mercer, trustee on the LA County Community College Board.
Harringtons Retire, But Their Camera Store Will Live On
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Occasionally, in this era of rampant business mergers and the malling of America, little miracles happen, and the value of a town’s mom-and-pop retail atmosphere is reaffirmed. Last Saturday morning, in a driving rainstorm, patrons and friends of Harrington’s Camera came to say goodbye to owner Cathy Rodriguez, who had announced 10 days earlier that she was having a retirement party at the store’just hours before closing a business that was founded by her parents, John and Celeste Harrington, in 1958. Unbeknownst to the partygoers before they arrived at the store, Rodriguez had been quietly negotiating for several months with Swan Photo Labs of San Clemente to sell the business, but not until Friday at 3 p.m. did owner Philip Steblay call Rodriguez to announce that they had a deal. Suddenly, Rodriguez and her husband Ruben, a retired businessman, knew they were free to begin enjoying their joint retirement on January 1, without having to pay the remaining seven months of their lease had a sale not gone through. “Retired and ready to go,” said their Christmas card, which showed the couple riding a jet ski. Equally important, Rodriguez was relieved to know that the family store would not only remain in expert hands (“Swan Photos has been doing our processing for about five years and we love their work,” Rodriguez said), but would continue to be called Harrington’s Camera. Joined by her father, who has lived in the Palisades since coming out from Chicago with his young family in 1954, Rodriguez smiled radiantly as she delivered the good news to the many well-wishers who came to the store Saturday. And she handed out a thank you letter that said in part, “My intention was to close the store upon retiring; however, the many pleas by customers and the persistence of the owners of Swan Photo Labs” convinced her to try to keep Harrington’s open by working out a sale. The new owner joined the festivities and later told the Palisadian-Post why he wanted to open a retail store in addition to his photo lab. “My father was an aerial photographer stationed at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino during World War II,” Philip Steblay said, “and he opened a store much like Harrington’s around 1947. As time went on he got more into photo processing but always had retail stores as well.” His company, Phototron Corp, eventually had 10 large labs across the country and more than 120 photo drive-thru stores called Clic Photo'”like the old Fotomat stores.” After college, Steblay worked at Phototron until the company was sold to Kodak about 15 years ago, and he then worked for Kodak Processing Labs for 10 years as VP of management systems. In January 2003 he started Swan Photo Labs with his partner, Keith Swan, and “we have grown very quickly in a challenging environment.” They now own a retail store in Costa Mesa and a processing lab in the San Francisco area. “I met the Harringtons by doing their photo processing,” Steblay said. “They are a wonderful family and remind me very much of my own. That’s a big reason for our purchasing the store. I want to see it continue to serve the community and would very much like to see the Harrington legacy continue.” Steblay asked, “How many retail stores are still in business after nearly 50 years? I may be a bit nostalgic but I think it’s worth working to keep it going and improve things by embracing the digital photography that is the future (and present) of this industry.” He said he would be adding digital printing kiosks as well as other services like transferring old slides and movies to DVD, restoring old photos, taking passport photos, holding digital camera classes and providing “all photographic services you can think of.” “We are searching for a store manager who shares our passion,” Steblay continued. “We haven’t completed our renovation plans, but we’ll be transforming Harrington’s over the next several months into a state-of-the-art imaging center with ‘soul.'” He added, “We are still negotiating with the landlord [David Licht, the owner of neighboring Kay ‘N’ Dave’s] for a fair long-term lease. It’s getting hard in the village to figure out how to pay the astronomical rents being asked for, and we are going to need the support and business from the entire community to make this all work.”
Sam Francis Retrospective in Brentwood Gallery
A retrospective of Sam Francis will be on exhibit for a month, opening on January 7, at the Leslie Sacks Fine Art gallery in Brentwood. In 1956, at age 33, American painter and printmaker Sam Francis was acknowledged as one of the leaders of modern American painting by his inclusion in the “12 Americans” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A native and longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, Francis was also a citizen of the world, residing and maintaining studios for long stretches in Europe and Japan. This exhibition presents classic examples of Sam Francis’ work covering five decades. It includes a watercolor and gouache on paper from 1958, an oil on paper from 1963 that is a segue between the “Blue Balls” motif of that period and the “Edge” paintings that would follow shortly thereafter. Also on view are several strong works on paper from the 1970s and a number of the artist’s best prints: aquatints in small editions from the 1980s though 1990. Dripping, corpuscular shapes painted in a fluid style are typical elements of Francis’ work and circulate freely around many of his compositions, reflecting both a concern with the “ceaseless instability” of the world as frequently noted in Buddhist thought, and a lifelong fascination with microbiology. In the mid-1960s, he pushed all forms to the edges of his compositions (the “Edge” paintings), leaving large empty spaces in the center in accordance with the contemplative Japanese notion of negative space. The geometry of the “Edge” series expanded in the 1970s as he returned to “all over” composition through the use of grid-like forms. During the ’80s and until his death in 1994, Francis reverted to a fundamentally abstract expressionist style much like that of his mid to late ’50’s work, but with an even stronger palette. The Leslie Sacks Fine Art, 11640 San Vicente Blvd., is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Contact: 820-9448 for more information or www.lesliesacks.com
Daisy Crane’s Life Adventures on Canvas
If Daisy Crane weren’t so straightforward, so matter-of-fact and unceremonious, you’d believe that her tales might be fiction. A tour of her paintings now on view at the Hidden Caf’ in the Highlands hints at the chapters in her life, which began in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)’where she lived with her family for more than 20 years’ and extended to 15 years in politics, then racing hydro boats, and now writing a book about the Chinese massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles. Crane hints that her drive may be partly a result of her desire to please her father Clifford MacFadden, a distinguished professor of geography who established the cartography and aerial photography department in the Pentagon during World War II, and established the university system in Ceylon. Another significant influence on Crane’s view of life was a horseback riding accident that occurred when she was 15, wherein she escaped having her leg amputated, but still lives to this day with complications from that event six decades past. While growing up in Ceylon, Crane studied Theravada Buddhism, which teaches believers ways to bring an end to dukkha, the human condition of unsatisfactoriness, discontent and stress. Similar to the 10 Commandments espoused in the Judeo-Christian creeds, Buddhism prescribes the Noble Eightfold Path, which includes right action, right effort, right resolve and right concentration. “I believe that before you’re born, you select your life,” Crane says. “You need to work off your parents’ karma. But I also believe that we all have innate ability that allows us to accomplish so much.” Crane started studying art while she was a child, painting for two years with George Keyt, whose work was strongly influenced by Buddhist and Hindu iconography, which he later fused with his excitement over cubism. But it was Derek Jukes, Crane says, who taught her how to paint portraits. “He taught me what to look for in the face.” Back in the United States, Crane, who had studied in Asia through correspondence courses, tutors and much reading, finished her undergraduate and graduate work in Los Angeles. She taught math in Catholic grammar schools for a number of years. She also married Richard Takakjian, with whom she had a son, Andy, who is a professional artist living in Silverlake. In the 1980s, Crane turned her attention to politics, running campaigns for state assemblyman Bob Cline and Jim Keysor for Los Angeles City Council. Later, she worked at LAUSD and the Huntington Beach School District. Not unexpectedly, Crane is also a writer, a career that was prompted when she was recuperating from her horseback riding accident. “With five pillows propped up behind me, I wrote and delivered a series of 20 half-hour radio programs for the BBC, about life in the U.S., where I compared history, foods, culture, folk tales and topography in various regions of the country.” She is also a poet who has written over 6,000 verses, some of which are illustrated and exhibited in the Hidden Caf’ show. Now retired, Crane enjoys a quiet life of research and writing in her house in Pacific Palisades. Ensconced in her study, she is surrounded by her paintings, books such as “Hints and Tips to Make Life Easier” and mementos from her life, such as a Don Quixote sculpture and the Virgin of Guadalupe.” “My week is not placid,” she says. “Things and people come to me all the time. There is a lot of excitement, something stirring all the time.” Crane’s show at the Hidden Caf’ continues through the end of January.
The Birds of Malibu Lagoon
Photographs by JIM KENNEY Palisadian Jim Kenney, recognized for his photographs of the Santa Monica Mountain native plants, has expanded his interest to the shore along local beaches and at Malibu Lagoon.
Nordic Walking is Growing Trend
Driving up Temescal Canyon, I saw my son’s soccer coach’s wife, Nancy Gillette, walking uphill through the grass with what appeared to be ski poles. Her movement was fluid and she looked like a cross-country skier only without the snow. Thinking she was probably an avid skier doing some sort of training, I didn’t give it another thought until Ed Lowe, our Graphics Department Manager offered to take members of the editorial department on a Nordic walk. Not quite sure what Nordic walking was, but being slightly bored with my current exercise routine, I agreed to accompany Associate Editor Alyson Sena and Publisher Roberta Donohue for an hour of exercise. We met Ed on the Via de las Olas bluffs one Sunday afternoon and were joined by Bernd Zimmermann, the founder and a master coach for the American Nordic Walking Association. Nordic walking is a combination of fitness walking and cross country skiing. It started in Finland in the early 20th Century as a summer training exercise for cross-country skiers. In 1997, the sport started to take off in Finland and rapidly spread through Europe where it has become so popular that regions of the continent like Engadin and St. Moritz offer Nordic Parks and destination adventures. In Kandersteg, Switzerland, the owner of the Hotel Victoria offers Nordic walking packages. The exercise trend has slowly made it’s way from overseas to the United States. After a brief history of how Bernd got hooked on Nordic walking (he saw people doing it in Europe in the 1990’s and recognized the potential health benefits), Zimmermann equipped us with poles. It’s important to have the correct length in order to get the maximum benefit for a workout. A general rule of thumb is that when gripping the pole and holding it in front of you, with the tip on the ground, your upper arm and lower arm form a 90-degree angle. Poles are made of aluminum or composite and can either be fixed length, or telescopic, meaning they can be adjusted for length allowing one to share the poles with people of different heights. On the tip there is a detachable rubber gripping claw which is made of the same material used in car tires. The poles range in cost from $100 to $225. Once we had poles, we did several warm-up exercises, which included stretching the back. The poles were planted an arm’s length in front of us and then we bent at the waist in a cat-like stretch. All of the stretches were done using the poles, which are particularly good for providing balance. They were also a great support when we did lunges. Zimmermann started us walking with the poles swinging easily as if we were simply walking. As we walked, he explained the benefits: on the average your heart rate is 10 to 15 percent higher, which means you can burn up to 400 calories per hour compared to normal walking which burns 280 calories per hour, you use 90 percent of your muscles as compared to 70 percent of your muscles with walking, it releases pain and muscle tension in the neck and shoulder region and the lateral mobility of the neck and spine increase significantly. Once we had walked awhile with the poles swinging, Zimmermann showed us the correct hand movement and pole placement. It took a bit to get into the rhythm, but once that was established it felt great. Later, I called Gillette to ask her how long she has been Nordic walking. It turns out Gillette, who is on the National Fitness Board, was contacted by the Finland Nordic Walking Association about two years ago. She was trained by them and is also a National Master Trainer. ‘You can tell someone the benefits of exercise, but unless it feels good and its fun, they won’t do it,’ she said. ‘Nordic Walking is fun; I like to do it. ‘It’s really rhythmic, it has a cradling motion and it puts you in a whole different state than just plain walking,’ Gillette said. ‘If you do the activity right, there’s rhythm and balance with lots of movement through the back.’ Gillette compares it to downhill skiing. ‘It’s also a great exercise for seniors because of the four balance points, so balance doesn’t become an issue.’ For people who like a vigorous work-out, Nordic walking can achieve it. My heart rate went up when we started an uphill rapid walk planting and releasing the poles. Zimmermann pointed out that many people have switched from jogging to Nordic walking because it doesn’t put stress on the joints. If you would like more information about Nordic walking, e-mail Nancy Gillette at nancygillete@yahoo.com or call Bernd Zimmermann at (310) 573-9000 or go to www.nordicwalkingonline.com.
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FURNISHED HOMES 2
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ROOMS FOR RENT 3
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BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
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COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
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GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 7f
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NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
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HOUSEKEEPERS 9a
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GARDENING, LANDSCAPING 11
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FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a
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SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
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TUTORS 15e
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CABINET MAKING 16
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CONCRETE, MASONRY 16c
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CONSTRUCTION 16d
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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 (Not lic.). Please Call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286
FENCES 16j
THE FENCE MAN. 14 years quality workmanship. Wood fences – Decks – Gates – Chainlink & overhang. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996
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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. Senior 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 & refinishing. National Wood Flooring Association member. Lic. #732286 Plenty of local references. (877) 622-2200. www.goldenhardwoodfloors.com
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HANDYMAN, Since 1975. Call for your free est. Local ref. Lic. #560299. Member, Chamber of Commerce. 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) 455-0803 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 THE HANDY GUY. Any job, big or small. Over 16 years experience. Lic #B-858574. We’re proud to donate our services to Habitat for Humanity. (310) 216-9034 HANDYMAN SERVICES. No job too small. 10 years experience in the Palisades. Please call (310) 454-3838 for prompt, friendly service. Not licensed.
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SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686
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PAUL HORST – Interior & Exterior – PAINTING – 51 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 MASTERPIECE PAINTING & DECOR. Stenciling/Faxu/Plaster effects. License #543487 MFA ’84. Bill Lundby, (310) 459-7362 QUALITY PAINTING PLUS: Free estimates. Family-owned and operated for three generations. Serving southern California since 1979. Interior/exterior residential/commercial. Only high grade materials applied. Lic. #698939. James Welsh, (310) 663-3914
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ROBERT RAMOS, Plumbing Contractor – Copper repipes – Remodels – New Construction – Service & Repair – Water Heaters – Licensed – Bonded – Insured – St. lic. #605556 – Cell, (310) 704-5353 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
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KANAN CONSTRUCTION – References. BONDED – INSURED – St. Lic. #554451 – DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 455-0803 BASIX DESIGNS & REMODELING, INC. WE DO IT ALL – Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling Specialist – Room Additions – Interior/Exterior Paint – Windows/Doors – Custom Carpentry – Plumbing – Electrical – Call For Free Estimate – Toll Free: (877) 422-2749 – Lic. #769443
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GUTTER: Clean-out no more “overflow”, replace dented, rusty, leaky sections, or install new gutter. Call Owen Cruickshank, (310) 459-5485
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IRONWORKS. Lic. #811785. Bonded, insured. 20 yrs exper. Ornamental, structural ironworks. Residential/ commercial. Specializing in artistic ironworks. Excellent service, excellent prices. Call (800) 700-9681
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RENE’S WOOD REFINISHING. Kitchen & bath cabinets, wall units and antiques. License #00020808280001-8. Call (310) 397-9631
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DRIVERS: 150 K PER TEAMS! Excellent benefits and home time. Regional & Team Opportunities at WERNER ENTERPRISES, (800) 346-2818 Ext. 123 PART-TIME NANNY/personal assistant wanted in afternoons during the week on a consistent basis in Pacific Palisades. 20-30 hours, 3-4 days a week. Salary flexible. Looking for loving, enthusiastic person to participate in activities with 6 & 4 yr old, including homework, play dates and enforcing manners. Must be able to be both structured and creative. Duties will include household organization. English speaking and drive. (213) 617-5480, Polly WEATHERVANE ON MONTANA AVE., Santa Monica is looking for a stock person to work in the office. Duties include receiving, ticketing, steaming merchandise and some assistance to the office manager. Part-time, flexible hours, 2-4 days a week, 3-4 hours. Please apply to Gretchen, (310) 451-1182 for appt RECEPTIONIST TO ANSWER PHONES, Light office work. Available immediately. Please fax resume: (310) 573-1686 PAYROLL PROCESSOR/RECEPTIONIST. Looking for 3 day a week (Tue-Thurs) position. Print payrolls and help ship them. Answer the phones also. Located in Santa Monica. Send resumes to personnel@rt.net. COLLEGE STUDENT WANTED for driving, playing, light cooking and tidying. 2 teens plus 7 yrs. Hrs: M-F, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Salary competitive. (310) 487-3488 AFTER SCHOOL NANNY for 10 & 12 yr old boys to help with homework and drive to activities. M-F 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Excellent English preferred. Call Lisa, (213) 680-7939 COMMUNITY-BASED DAY PROGRAM for adults with developmental disabilities in Malibu. Looking for dedicated reliable vocational trainer. Experience preferred. Excellent benefits. M-F, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday & Saturday positions available. (310) 457-2026 LIVE/IN NANNY for twin infants. Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. Light housekeeping. Call Lisa, (213) 680-7939
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2000 DODGE RAM 1500 pick-up, 4 wheel drive, V8, loaded. Camper shell, grill guard. 65K, 14K obo. (310) 924-9558 MOTORCYCLE: HARLEY DAVIDSON 2000 Dynaglide, black, lots of chrome. Showroom condition. $10,500. Call Jeff, (310) 454-3253 CASH FOR CARS $ $. Foreign or domestic. Running or not. We come to you and handle all paperwork. Friendly professional buyer. Local references. Please call (310) 995-5898 DO YOU OWN MORE CARS THAN YOU DRIVE? Let your extra car make money! I will pay to rent a perfectly functioning car. (310) 433-4684
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WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, ’50s, ’60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 306-7746 – profeti2001@yahoo.com
McNulty Wins Last Football Pool
Nancy McNulty won the last Palisadian-Post football contest of 2005 in emphatic fashion, correctly guessing nine out of 10 games. It was the second win in a month for McNulty, who also won the December 1 pool by picking eight games correctly. For winning, McNulty will receive a $25 gift certificate to Mort’s Deli. Robert Scheiperpeter, another contest veteran, was the overall winner for the year, winning four different times (September 15, October 27, November 17 and December 22). The Steil trio of Rick and his two sons, Tyler and Tucker, combined to win four times, with Tyler posting the only perfect 10 score of the year on December 15. The only other repeat winner was Carla Galias, who won on September 8 and October 20. Palisadian-Post Football Contest 2005 Week-By-Week Winners Issue Winner Score Sept. 8 Carla Galias +6, 44 pts Sept. 15 Robert Scheiperpeter +8, 38 pts Sept. 22 Charles Ryan +9 Sept. 29 Tucker Steil +8 Oct. 6 Tyler Steil +8 Oct. 13 Hal Posner +9, 48 pts Oct. 20 Carla Galias +7, 43 pts Oct. 27 Robert Scheiperpeter +8, 49 pts Nov. 3 Gabe Schuman +9 Nov. 10 Daryl Gustafson +8 Nov. 17 Robert Scheiperpeter +9 Nov. 24 Sally Jacobsmeyer +8, 41 pts Dec. 1 Nancy McNulty +8, 67 pts Dec. 8 Rick Steil +9, 36 pts Dec. 15 Tyler Steil +10 Dec. 22 Robert Scheiperpeter +9 Dec. 29 Nancy McNulty +9
Pinto Pirates Travel Baseball Squad Exceeds Expectations
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
After the Palisades Pony Baseball Association’s Pinto All-Star team enjoyed great success this season, Michael Kogan was one of many parents who wondered if there was a way to keep some of the players in competition for the remainder of the year. So, with the help of other supportive parents, Kogan entered a group of local players in the California Competitive Youth Baseball League, comprised of the best travel teams in Southern California. Palisades’ 9-and-under team flourished, finishing second against competition consisting of the Temple City Titans, Mission Viejo Thunder, Charter Oak Blue, San Gabriel Valley Cobras and Highland Vipers. Donning snazzy new uniforms resembling those worn by their major league namesakes, the Palisades Pirates, coached by Pinto All-Star coaches Pat Vastano and Rick McGeagh and managed by Kogan, also played in four USSSA baseball tournaments throughout the Southland. When the season finally came to an end Christmas week, the Pirates wound up ranked ninth in their age group in SoCal. Nine of the 11 players on the roster were Palisadians. The squad consisted of Matt Douglas, one of the fastest center fielders in his age division; Bryant Falconello, the third baseman and clean up hitter; Daniel Hakman, one of the team’s starting pitchers; Jackson Kogan, a starting pitcher and No. 2 hitter in the lineup who also shared time at first base; catcher Sam Cohen, one of two left-handed hitters in the lineup; shortstop Matt McGeagh, who had a knack for getting on base; right fielder Jack McGeagh, Matt’s twin brother; Jordan Muchin, a catcher and strong power hitter; Tyler McMorrow, a left fielder with a rocket arm; Paul Kirkpatrick, a utility fielder and a stopper out of the bullpen; Cade Hulse, a strong hitter who developed into a fine pitcher during the season; and leadoff hitter Michael Vastano, a stalwart at second base. “We finished third in the final tourament, behind only the champion FV Titans and the second-place Temecula Tides, both teams that we battled hard but came up short against,” Pirates’ co-coach Pat Vastano said. “As I had anticipated, we moved up in the rankings and finished seventh in Southern California for nine-year-olds. Given that most of our players started the season in machine pitch, then advanced through kid pitch, the Pony regionals, and on to real baseball with 65-foot bases and runners leading off, we did exceptionally well.” The Pirates might have been at their best during tournament play. First, the Pirates played in the Indian Summer Classic in Fountain Valley on October 1, where they faced the SoCal Cobras, Monterey Park Angels and Bonita Legends. At the end of the month, they were back in action at the Halloween Haunt, where they met the SoCal Cobras, San Gabriel Valley Cobras and the Fountain Valley Titans. In late November, the Pirates played in the Thanksgiving Super NIT against the South Gate Democrats, the Monterey Park Angels, the Chino Hill Storm and the San Gabriel Valley Cobras. Then, in the Christmas Classic, the squad faced the Long Beach Waves, Agoura Arsenal, Temecula Tide and the Fountain Valley Titans. The last three tournaments were played at the Big League Dreams facility in Chino Hills, on fields replicating some of baseball’s most hallowed venues like Ebbets Field, Tiger Stadium and Fenway Park. The Pirates made the playoff’s in all four tournaments, finishing as high as third in two of them. The team enjoyed a victory over the sixth-ranked Bonita Legends and lost twice by one run to the Fountain Valley Titans, the No. 2-ranked team in Southern California. They also played tough against the top-ranked South Bay Democrats. “Overall, we played about 30 games and we had a winning record against the best competition in the area,” Pat Vastano said. “We should all be proud and extremely satisfied with our accomplishments.”
Jean (Benton) Wonder, 74, Former Resident, Active Artist
Jean Wonder passed away peacefully on Christmas Day in Marin County. She was 74. She was born in Kansas City on July 1, 1931. Formerly Jean Benton, she was a resident of Pacific Palisades for 44 years before marrying retired Judge Roy Wonder and moving to Marin County in 1999. Jean was a prolific artist and contributed her energies to many art organizations. In Marin, she was active with the Marin Society of Artists, the Marin Water Color Society, Youth in Arts and The Tamalpais retirement community where she and her husband lived. In the Palisades, Jean was one of the earliest members of the Pacific Palisades Art Association and was a member of the Pacific Art Guild, the Palisades Water Color Society and the Los Angeles Art Association. She exhibited her art often and held many shows over the years. Her paintings hang in the homes of many friends. She was a member of the Temescal Canyon Association and taught at Corpus Christi School as well as at St. Matthew’s Church preschool. In addition to her husband, Jean is survived by her brother Dr. William Stoneman of St. Louis; children Bill Benton of South Bay, Rob Benton of the Bay Area, Mary Miller of Costa Mesa and Carolyn Greene of the San Diego area; stepchildren Robin Siefkin, Allison Gannon, Lauren Wonder and John Wonder; and seven grandchildren. She will be truly missed and remembered with great affection by her many friends in Pacific Palisades. She was a warm and loving person with a great sense of humor. Memorial services will be held January 21 at 11 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church, 15100 Sunset and January 28 at St. Patrick’s Church in Larkspur, California. A celebration of life reception will follow each service. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to your favorite charity or Youth in Arts, 999 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901, or any of the art associations mentioned.
