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CLASSIFIED ADS FROM THE AUGUST 18, 2005 ISSUE OF THE PALISADIAN-POST

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HOMES FOR SALE 1

This PALISADES HIGHLANDS TOWNHOME feels like a home with an open floorplan, with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, A/C, 2-car garage, pool/spa & tennis. $875,000. Broker, (310) 459-7653 TOPANGA HOUSE for SALE. 3 miles fr. ocean. Investors/good rentals. 2 lots, land to expand. 3 stories, 2 bed, 2bath. Open house, Sat.-Sun., 2-6 p.m. $929,000. Call (310) 263-1944 or (626) 643-7556

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

VIEW OF QUEEN’S NECKLACE. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, family room. Remodeled kitchen, new carpet. 1 year lease. $5,750/mo. Call Dave, (310) 497-2403 2 BEDROOM + 1 BATH. Walk to Village. $3,200/mo. Call (310) 454-5519 CANYON-VIEW HOME. 2 bed+1.75 bath. Private backyard. Beamed ceilings, freshly painted, new tile, all appliances. Attached 2-car garage. Pets OK. 1 yr lease. $3,400/mo. Avail 8/1. (310) 230-9479 MALIBU POINT DUME home for lease. 4 bedroom+ 2 bath. Acre fenced yard. Available Sept 1. Open beams, tile floors. $4,100/mo. (310) 454-8927 HIGHLANDS HOME on GATED street. 4 bedroom+ 3.5 bath. Large family room opens to kitchen. Use of Summit Club, mountain & ocean vus. 1 year lease. $7,250/mo. Agent, (310) 230-2480 SPACIOUS HIGHLANDS Tri-Level. Views, tranquillity, 3 bed (or 2 plus den)+3.5 baths. Hardwood floors, French doors, tennis, pool. $3,200/mo. (310) 573-0465 SHORT-TERM RENTAL. 3 months maximum. 2 bedroom home near Palisades High School. $2,750/mo. Call (310) 455-1501

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b

OCEAN VIEW CONDO. 1 bedroom + 1 bath. Remodeled kitchen, great view, nicely furnished, incl utilities. Edgewater Towers. $2,950/mo. Agent, (310) 255-3458

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

CARMEL in THE PALISADES. 2 bedroom, beautiful lot. Walk to village. $3,495/mo. Agent. Call Nancy, (310) 230-7305 GORGEOUS OCEAN VU on private drive. 2 bed+2 bath, fireplace, huge patio, totally updated. Great closet space & pool. $3,100/mo. Avail. 9/1. (310) 459-6369 MALIBU BEACHFRONT APT for lease. This is a cozy 1 bedroom+1 bath on the best beach in Malibu. Great location. $3,200/mo. Min. 6-month lease but can negotiate. Call (310) 230-9980 or cell (310) 948-6236

RENTALS TO SHARE 3a

FABULOUS FURNISHED OFFICE to share at PCH & Sunset. Ocean views. 2 private offices (holds 2-3 people). Conference room, reception & common areas. Call (310) 230-6866

WANTED TO RENT 3b

GARAGE STORAGE SPACE wanted in the Palisades for a car. The owner lives on Chautauqua & drives it twice per month. Please call (818) 557-0135

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

MALIBU PLAZA, INC. Prime commercial space in a landmark Malibu bldg. Up to 5,900 sq ft with spectacular views of Malibu pier and Surfrider Beach. Available October 1, 2005. For info and showing, call Bldg Mgmt, (310) 456-9095

VACATION RENTALS 3e

PRIVATE FURN APARTMENT IN PARIS. Services available. 24-hour hotline. Starting at $75 a night for 2 persons (studios to 4 bedrooms). Privacy, economy, convenience as you live like a Parisian. 5 day minimum. Established in 1985. PSR 90, Ave Champs-Elysees. PSR, Inc. (312) 587-7707. Fax (800) 582-7274. Web address: www.psrparis.com. Email: Reservations@psrparis.com

LOST & FOUND 6a

LOST: ASSISTANCE DOG. Pit bull, approx 7/27/05, around north Santa Monica (Montana-Calif St.). Female, no collar, 2.5 years old. Her ears and tail not cropped. “Abby” has AVID micro-chip. If seen or knows about, please call Mary, (310) 422-5453 FOUND: single PIERCED EARRING on Swarthmore in front of Sav-On Drugs last Wed or Thurs near parking meters. Tagged with hand-made ticket. Call to ID. Kathy, (310) 454-1321

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

COMPUTER SUPPORT – Home – Business – Desktop & Network Support – Low Rates – One Or One Hundred PCs, We Can Help. WWW.FRANKELCONSULTING.COM. Providing Solutions for 18 Years – (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. End Run-around. Pop-up Expert! Satisfying Clients since 1992. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! Alan Perla, (310) 455-2000 COMPUTER CONSULTANT, MAC SPECIALIST. Very Patient, Friendly and Affordable. Tutoring Beginners to Advanced Users. Wireless DSL internet. MAC/PC SET UP – Repair – Upgrade – OS X. Senior discounts! Home/Office. William Moorefield, (310) 838-2254. macitwork.com

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? a moving sale? a yard sale? a rummage sale? an estate 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 – Furniture – Antiques – Collectibles – Junque – Reliable professionals Local References

ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h

Never seem to be enough time or enough you? Call I NEED ANOTHER ME! We offer temporary project coordinating & assistance, both business & personal, relocation management, jobs big & small, too numerous to say here. When asked, “What all do you do?” I say, “What is it you need done?” Call for a free consultation: (310) 459-0418

MISCELLANEOUS 7j

MESSENGER SERVICE/AIR COURIERS. Santa Monica Express, Inc. Since 1984. Guaranteed On-Time! Trucking & Freight Forwarding. Air Courier Door-to-Door Anywhere in the USA. Direct, Non-Stop Service Anywhere in CA. Same-Day Court Filings. Fully Licensed, Bonded & Insured. 24 hours/day, 7 days per week. (310) 458-6000. www.SMEXPRESS.com. PALISADIAN OWNED & MANAGED

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

PROFESSIONAL BABY NURSE is available for night shifts, to help families with newborns. Contact Ms. Dennis, (310) 226-7097 GREAT PRE-SCREENED Nannies available. Let us help you with your nanny search. We are a dedicated, professional agency and we will find the right match for you. Whether you are looking for full-time or p/time, L/I or L/O help, we can help you. Call Sunshine Nannies at (310) 614-5065 or (310) 801-8309

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 F/T HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Mon-Fri. Has her own car, good references and speaks English. Call Imelda or Carolina, (323) 752-7589 or (323) 758-1902 EXPERIENCED HOUSE & APT Cleaner. I have good references and experience. Please call Victoria, (310) 836-4682 P/T HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE 1-3 days per week. Lives in Huntington for 20 years. Excellent references. Call (310) 459-8250 HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE TUESDAYS. I have local references, a car, am reliable & do excellent cleaning. Call Anna, (323) 233-1699, or (323) 229-2011, cell F/T HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Experience, has references and transportation. Call (310) 450-4809

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

WOMAN NEEDED to HELP a partially handicapped lady with her daily exercises & housework, 5 days per week for a FAMILY of TWO. Prefer you to live-in. Must be able to drive OUR car. No children or pets. Malibu area. Salary is open. Call (310) 457-3393 CAREGIVERS/COMPANIONS: Live-in or out, minimum 2 years experience and 3 work-related references required. Driving preferred. CNA’s/CHHA’s welcome. Bondable. (323) 692-3692 CAREGIVER NEEDED for OLDER lady. Evenings from 5 P.M. to 10 P.M. Good food preparation is important. Call (310) 454-9467

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 ERIC LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE. We’ll make your garden dreams come true. Over 15 yrs local experience. References. Call Eric at (310) 396-8218 GARCIA GARDENING SERVICES. Landscaping, maintenance, planting, sprinkler systems and clean-ups. Call Efren, (818) 881-8523, or cell, (310) 733-7414

BRUSHCLEARING 11a

GREAT GRAZING GOATS!! (310) 573-0124

MOVING & HAULING 11b

HONEST MAN SERVICES. 14″ van & dollies. Small jobs to 2 bedrooms. Hauls it all. California/Nevada. Over 12 years. Westside experience. (310) 285-8688

WINDOW WASHING 13h

NO STREAK WINDOW cleaning service. Fast and friendly. Quality service you can count on. Free estimates. Lic. #122194-49. Please call (323) 632-7207

MISCELLANEOUS 13i

PRESSURE WASHING. Driveways, patios, walk-ways, garages, dirt, oil, rust, paint and moss removal. Concrete, brick, natural stone. Clear and colored-stain sealers. Craig, (310) 459-9000 REFRIDG-A-CARE. Pull out vacuum dust from behind & under refrigerator. Runs more efficiently, cooler, less energy consumption. Less wear & tear on your refrigeration cooling system. Owen Cruickshank, (310) 459-5485

COOKING/GOURMET 14a

SHEILA’S KITCHEN. Personal CHEF, catering at your home. Call (310) 270-6761 or (818) 728-0801

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

BE HAPPY TO COME HOME! Trusted house/pet care in & around Palisades since 1986. Educated responsible. (310) 454-8081 PET HEAVEN – TOTAL PET CARE – Training. Walking. Play groups. Does your dog need manners? Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog. SPECIALTY PET CARE. Birds, Reptiles, Aquatic, Exotic. We specialize in animal environments, cages, ponds, water features, R/O. water filtration, dog runs/doors, dog walking/adventures, pet access., pet travel local/interstate, help with CITIES. Insured. (310) 230-7960

FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a

NORDIC WALKING. Nordic Walking burns up to 46% more calories than regular walking and is excellent for weight loss. Perfect for all ages. Makes a great gift and get the 1st instructional DVD in the U.S. for only $29.50! Personal Training walking classes and Nordic walking poles avail. Check at www.nordicwalkingonline.com or call (310) 573-9000

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

SWIM LESSONS. Local instructor w/ over 14 years experience. Red-Cross Certified. Children, Mommy & Me and adults. Private and semi-private lessons at your home. Call Brian, (310) 505-9231

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 SPANISH TUTOR. All grade levels, conversational & all ages. Local refs, flexible hours. Please call Noelle at (310) 273-3593 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 INNOVATIVE TUTORING. Math, Reading, Creative Writing. Including reluctant readers and learning differences. Experienced Public School Teacher and Tutor. Grades 1-5. Joanie, (310) 204-0935 THE WRITING COACH: Summertime Application Prep Intensives for next year’s graduating high school/middle school students. Private school application essays. College application essays. SAT/ISEE ESSAYS. 5 individual sessions (flexible scheduling/ your home). Extensive experience, success stories, acceptances. MA, Johns Hopkins; former LA private school teacher and Hopkins CTY instructor; writer/ consultant. Outstanding Palisades/Malibu references. (310) 528-6437 SCIENCE & MATH-Get A Head Start! B.S. Biochemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, M.A. Columbia University, Teacher’s College. Certified New York (Westchester) public school teacher, now teaching in LA! Prefer students 7th grade to college. I live in Brentwood, but prefer to tutor at your home. Practice tests available! SAT II subject test coaching! Academic progress monitoring & notebook organization! Alex Van Name, (310) 442-1093 (hm) or (914) 837-0569 (cell) 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 assessing the student’s needs, developing an individualized education program and implementation of that program. Pacific Palisades resident. (310) 230-9890

CABINET MAKING 16

CUSTOM CARPENTRY – Entertainment Units – Cabinets – Libraries – Bars – Wall Units – Custom Kitchens – Remodeling – Designed to your Specifications – Free Estimates – CA Lic. #564263 – (310) 823-8523 CUSTOM WOODWORK AND CABINETS. Craftsmanship quality, 20 years experience, local resident. Local references available. General Contractor Calif. License #402923. Ron Dillaway, (310) 455-4462. rondillaway@yahoo.com

CONCRETE, MASONRY 16c

MASONRY & CONCRETE CONTRACTOR. 36 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pool, 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

PARADISE CONSTRUCTION Building Contractor – All Trades – Lic. #808600. Call (310) 383-1659 CASTLE CONSTRUCTION. New homes, remodeling, additions, fine finish carpentry. Serving the Westside for 20 yrs. Lic. #649995. Call James, (310) 450-6237 PALISADES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. KEVIN B. NUNNELEY. (310) 454-5029 – 1 (877) 360-6470 Toll-Free. Local References Avail. Lic. #375858 HOWESWORKS, General Contractor. Improve – Build – Install – Repair. Professional Reliable Service. Happiness Guaranteed. Lic. #858904. Daniel Howe, (310) 877-5577

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. All Phases and General Repairs. 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

FLOOR CARE 16l

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 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 WILSON HARDWOOD FLOORS. Complete installation, refinish and re-coat. Fully insured. License #380380. Ask for Kevin Wilson, (310) 478-7988

HANDYMAN 16n

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 PETERPAN – Quality Home Repair -Serving Entire Westside. (Not lic.) Ask for Peter, (310) 663-3633 THE HANDY GUY. Any job, big or small. Over 15 years experience. Free estimates. Lic. #B-858574. Call (310) 216-9034

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o

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

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16q

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 MASTERPIECE PAINTING & DECOR – Stenciling/Faux/Plaster effects – License #543487 MFA ’84 – Bill Lundby, (310) 459-7362 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

PLUMBING 16s

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

REMODELING 16u

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

HELP WANTED 17

R.E. INVESTMENT Partner sought for arch developments. Custom residences, proj by proj., local & dev. of vacation homes. Princ only. (No brokers, lenders, etc.) $1.0 MM, 2 yrs. Active participation, financial qualifying docs req’d. Great R.o.I. (25%+). Call (310) 454-0685, lv msg SEEKING Full-Time HOUSEKEEPER. Monday thru Friday. Must have experience, speak English and have local references. Will pay top dollar!! Please call (310) 454-3659 RETAIL SALES, PT/FT (incl. Sat). Montana Ave. upscale women’s specialty store seeks confident, motivated and energetic sales professional w/ an ability to develop a clientele. Previous exp preferred but not req. We train. Fax or email resume to Weathervaneii@aol.com or fax (310) 393-2077 CREATIVE, ENERGETIC SALESPERSON needed in fine stationery/gift-store. Full-time. Weekends a must! Call (310) 573-9905 P/T RECEPTIONIST & KENNEL help needed. Must work weekends. Hours are flexible. Apply at Blue Cross Pet Hospital @ 15239 La Cruz Drive. No phone calls please. Sales: MC/VISA REPS. Wkly Pay/Mo. Residuals/Highest Commissions. Woodland Hills, CA. Call Edward, (818) 992-4894 PALISADES Professional firm seeks F/T RECEPTIONIST/Director of First Impressions. Must be detail-oriented; prior Accts. Receivable experience helpful; some seasonal overtime. Good salary, plus health insurance; 401K and flex-time. Please fax resume to (310) 313-0242 PUBLIC WORKS LABORER, TEMPORARY-MALIBU/AGOURA. Exam Number: C-5922-U. Salary: $2,158.36-$2,681.91. Immediate openings with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works open for filing August 16, 2005 through September 12, 2005. No training or experience required. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment and must have a California Class “C” Driver License. This position performs a variety of arduous manual labor tasks. Current vacancies are in Malibu, West Los Angeles, Lawndale, Lomita and Agoura areas. Interested individuals should submit a completed application to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Ground Level, Alhambra, CA 91803-1331. Applications may be obtained at http://dhr.lacounty.info. For more information, please visit us at http://ladpw.org or call (626) 458-2141.

AUTOS 18b

1969 CORVETTE C-3 COUPE. 350 C.i.d. 480+ HP new, fully-rebuilt, by Phil Cocuzza ($15K). New interior, new suspension, tires, rims, sweet. Loaded, great car. Blk/blk, orig. paint, total 39K miles. $35K Firm. Call (310) 454-0685 SUZUKI HAYABUSA 2003 Motorcycle. Like NEW. Garage kept. Only 1,283 miles. $5,000 obo. E-mail me at: mhilr509@aol.com CASH FOR YOUR CARS. Foreign or domestic. Running or not. We come to you. We handle all paperwork. Friendly, professional buyer. Please call (310) 995-5898

FURNITURE 18c

TWO BEAUTIFUL BABY Cribs. Wonderful condition. Must see. $150/each. Please call (310) 454-1878 MINT CONDITION. Double-Pedestal dining table, VENECIA by Stanley with 8 chairs, including 2 armchairs. $4,200 obo. Call (310) 871-7916 ONE of a KIND FURNITURE. Beautiful antique armoires, Ralph Lauren bookcases (3), Shabby Chic love-sofa. By appt only. Call (310) 459-3692

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

2 FAMILY GARAGE Sale. Lots of goodies, household items, clothes, misc. Check it out! SAT. Aug. 20, 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. 935 Chautauqua Blvd. Leaving LA! 42-YEAR MOVING SALE. Furniture/furnishings/dressers/cabinets/mirrors/lamps/crystal/china/TV/CD/VCR/tools/books/linens/plants. Wonderful water colors by Calif artist. Great prices! 1039 Las Pulgas (Sunset/Bienveneda). FRI.-SAT., Aug 19-20; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. GREAT GARAGE SALE. SAT. 8/20, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. 800 Napoli Drive. No early birds! GREAT ESTATE SALE! Antiques, Furniture, etc. 17091 Palisades Circle. SAT. 8/20, 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. PALISADES GARAGE SALE. SAT. 8/20. Starts 8 a.m. 1075 Villa Grove. Furniture, electronics, lawn mowers, patio furn, clothes, toys, heat lamp, mattresses, bedding, etc. YARD/GARAGE SALE. SAT. Aug. 20, 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. 1400 Longworth Drive, Brentwood. Nice furniture, rugs, patio furniture, bikes, toys, books, kid’s and adult’s clothes, portable grill/cooler. MOVING-ALL MUST GO! Furn, antiques, TV, decorative, dresser, bkcases, iron daybed, media cabinet, old Pepsi cooler. SAT. 8/20, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 1423 Harvard St., Santa Monica.

MISCELLANEOUS 18g

VIKING PROFESSIONAL GAS range. Current top-of-the-line model (VGRC485-6QDWH) lists new for over $6,500. Asking $4,250. White finish, 48″ wide, 6-burners, 12″ wide char-grill, double ovens. Used, but in excellent condition. Perfect for high-end remodel or gourmet kitchen. (310) 207-0085

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WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, ’50s, ’60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 306-7746 – profeti2001@yahoo.com

Jack Hirshleifer, 79; Prominent Economist, 45-Year Palisadian

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Jack Hirshleifer, a prominent economist who had lived in Pacific Palisades since 1960, died on July 26 after a year-long battle with prostate cancer. He was 79. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 26, 1925, Jack was the son of Rose and Herman Hirshleifer, who owned Hirshleifer’s women’s apparel store in Brooklyn and later in Forest Hills. He attended Erasmus High, where he was elected class president and met his wife of 59 years, Phyllis Zimmerman. As a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve, Hirshleifer served on active duty during World War II as a radar officer on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hancock, which was situated off the coast of Japan at the time of the Japanese surrender. After his discharge, he received from Harvard University a B.S. degree in 1945 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1950. He was employed as an economist at The Rand Corporation in Santa Monica from 1949 to 1955. Thereafter he was a professor of economics at the University of Chicago from 1955 to 1960, and at UCLA until his “retirement” in 2001. He spent one sabbatical year at a research center in Palo Alto, and another at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. As a professor emeritus he continued an active research program, and continued to interact with many colleagues in different departments at UCLA. Hirshleifer was an economic theorist with broad-ranging interests. He made fundamental contributions to the theory of interest and capital, was considered to be one of the founding fathers of information economics; more recently he had expanded the scope of economic analysis with his work on bioeconomics and conflict. He authored seven books and over 70 significant articles, a number of which have become classics in economic theory. His books have been internationally influential and translated into many languages. In 2000, Hirshleifer was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, one of the highest honors accorded to economic scholars. In tribute to his admission, the American Economic Review noted that “[f]rom among the many different approaches taken by economists, Hirshleifer’s stands out as a most noble path, to be admired and appreciated even by those who follow other roads. He is a true intellectual’full of bright-eyed curiosity, voracious to learn and understand, and without even a touch of snobbishness or pedantry. Above all, he is a meticulous scholar and true scientist, who believes that both science and words matter. Ideas must be carried to their logical conclusion, and words must be carefully chosen to express those ideas’.Jack Hirshleifer’s low-key manner, brilliant insight, and attention to detail mark him as a worthy addition to the company of Distinguished Fellows.” Jack was kind, loving and generous, had a quick wit and delightful sense of humor, and was a devoted family man. He took great pleasure in family activities, whether it was playing catch in the front yard, sharing amusing conversation during a dinner out, or admiring scenic drives through the towns and countryside of Europe. On an almost nightly basis he could be seen taking his evening walk along Sunset Boulevard, with or without the family German shepherd. In addition to his wife Phyllis, he is survived by sons John and David; daughters-in-law Linda and Siew Hong; and grandchildren Daniel, Rachel and Michael. He was also close to the New York branch of the Hirshleifer family. He was preceded in death two years earlier by his beloved younger brother, Paul. Jack leaves behind countless friends, colleagues, students and former students.

Ann Wright, 81; Community Builder and Inveterate Learner

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A resident of Pacific Palisades for 55 years, Ann McCoy Wright died peacefully at home with her family on August 13. She was 81. Ann was born September 16, 1923 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the eldest of four children of John Martin and Anne Brown McCoy. As a child, Ann enjoyed an extended Irish family of McCoys, Browns, Geohegans, McCarthys and Parkers. Following graduation from Marblehead High, she entered Radcliffe College and was one of the first women to attend engineering classes at all-male Harvard. In October 1944, shortly after receiving her physics degree, Ann accepted a position as junior engineer at Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. As one of a very few female engineers, Ann had her choice of many suitors. In October 1945, she married fellow engineer Fred A. Wright. A year later their first son, William, was born. Soon after, the young family followed their dream of living on a farm, moving to Northridge in the San Fernando Valley. Their second son, John, was born in 1948. The valley proved too hot and dusty for the woman from Marblehead, so the Wrights purchased land overlooking the Pacific Ocean above the Bel-Air Bay Club in 1949 and built what was to become their home of 55 years. Their third son, Robert, was born in 1952, and the family settled into their cozy rural neighborhood in the hillside bowl over the ocean. Though Ann’s career as an engineer was put on hold following the birth of her first son, she found an intellectual outlet in her boys’ schooling. For many of their class projects, she became library researcher, editor and typist. It was during this time that the children came to better understand their mother’s heritage. For, though she had lost her strange “Boston” accent in everyday English, it surfaced when she tried to help them with French pronunciation. She sounded just like President Kennedy. As the boys began leaving home for college in the 1960s, Ann returned to college to study computer programming. This led to work at The Rand Corporation. Later, Ann began a long “career” as a volunteer bookkeeper at the Palisades Letter Shop. In the late ’60s, Ann grew increasingly concerned about the accelerating development of the Palisades and began a long-time commitment to the Pacific Palisades Civic League. She worked tirelessly on zoning and CC&R issues in her immediate neighborhood. Ann was also active for years in the Pacific Palisades Historical Society and Library Association. After her husband Fred retired from Douglas, the couple frequently traveled to their cabin in southwestern Washington state. There in Deep River, they developed close ties with their middle son’s in-laws. Ann also traveled frequently to San Diego and Fairbanks, Alaska, for special events in the lives of her children and grandchildren. When Fred was slowed by illness in 2001, Ann cared for him in their home. Their travel became limited to walks in their immediate neighborhood, allowing them to maintain ties with old neighbors and initiate friendships with the new families moving in. With her incredible memory and insatiable thirst for information, Ann was the neighborhood’s data bank for historic and current events. Ann is survived by her husband of 60 years, Fred; sons William (wife Susie), John (wife Kathleen) and Robert “Rusty” (Susan); grandchildren Amy Roach, Morgan Wright, and Maia, Katrina, and Grant Wright; her brother John McCoy and sister Marjorie Doherty; and nieces and nephews from California to Massachusetts. Friends are encouraged to join the family to share memories of Ann at the Wright home, 230 Arno Way, on Sunday, August 21, from noon to 3 p.m. Donations in Ann’s memory may be made to the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, P.O. Box 1299 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 and the Pacific Palisades Library Association, P.O. Box 1370, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Knowing When to Fold ‘Em

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Q &A with Palisades’ Poker Champ Chris Ferguson

In person, Chris Ferguson looks like a slim, young college professor. His famous poker-playing pictures, on the other hand, present a different image: one of him in a dark cowboy hat and Oakley sunglasses. The 42-year-old Palisadian, nicknamed “Jesus” because of his super-long hair and gentle manners, is reputed to be one of the nicest guys in poker. He is also one of the pickiest. He plays only the most select tournaments but, more often than not, he wins big. PokerPages.com rates Chris Ferguson the seventh highest money-maker on the poker circuit. He has won $3 million over the past five years and is proud owner of five championship bracelets in the World Series of Poker. Palisadian-Post contributor Nancy Myers caught up to Ferguson this spring and conducted the following interview: NM: How did you get started playing poker? CF: I grew up in the Palisades. My father taught Game Theory at UCLA and my mother is a mathematician. My dad used to bring home games for me and my older brother to play and analyze. I’d walk to Marquez Elementary School, meet my friends in what was called the “art alley” behind rooms 2, 4 and 6, and play cards. Games were a way of life for me. I had a knack for remembering cards and figuring out odds. By the time I was 10, I could beat my brother’s friends at poker. That was quite a thrill for a younger sibling. When I attended Palisades High there was a regular group of about 20 players and we’d get together on weekends. I’d tell my parents I was babysitting because I was making about the same money I would have made doing that. NM: How did your expertise evolve over time? CF: I learned by playing against the best players I could find. That meant I had to come up with money to get into the most expensive games I could afford. I thought the cheaper tables would be a waste of my time. I felt they didn’t attract serious players because there wasn’t much money to lose. It turned out to be true. So I played in the $200-$300 tournaments because even the average player took the game more seriously when he had money to lose. It wasn’t about gambling. It was about playing the best I could play. As my winnings grew, I started playing the $10,000 buy-in tournaments. NM: Growing up, did you play other sports or games? CF: I played a lot of basketball and baseball at Paul Revere and PaliHi. I also loved Othello; it’s a board game with black and white chips on a grid. My brother and I created a computer program for playing Othello. We actually programmed the computer to play and then it showed us how to play the game better. So we taught the computer more, it showed us more, and so on. NM: Is that when you began your interest in computers? CF: Actually, I learned to play poker online in 1989. I went into a chat room and played poker for pretend money. It was a lot of fun. In fact, I spent a lot of my college time here. I graduated from UCLA with a degree in math/computer science, then earned a Ph.D. in computer science with an emphasis on artificial intelligence. Now, I own a computer software business called Tiltware, which makes software for poker. The outcome is FullTiltPoker.com, a poker-playing Web site. NM: At what point did you realize poker might become your main career? CF: I decided I wanted to become a great poker player in 1994. It never occurred to me I would become a professional. I loved the game and knew I was talented. My goal was to learn how to play poker, not to make a living at it. I didn’t do it to look cool or be able to sleep in late. NM: Do you ever gamble on anything besides poker? CF: Not really. I don’t play in cash games either. I prefer tournaments because there’s a goal in mind’to win. It doesn’t get monotonous because as the money builds, the cost to stay in the game increases. This changes the strategy and helps keep me interested. NM: What does your family think? CF: I have a very close relationship with my family. My parents think I should do something more valuable with my time, but they have pretty much given up. My brother engineered the sounds for FullTiltPoker.com, so I think he approves. I don’t have a wife to approve because I am not married, although some day I would like to be married. Currently, I am traveling way too much. NM: What do your colleagues think? CF: My colleagues are fellow poker players. We all work together at FullTiltPoker.com. We went online May 2004, and are doing fantastically well. We have made three television commercials for the site. I star in one. NM: How has Internet poker changed the game? CF: In a casino, you’re lucky to play 50 hands an hour whereas online you can play 300 hands an hour. There’s more opportunity to practice. When you play at a table it can be slow. It’s very hard to play tight and fold a lot of the time, but you should. It gets boring, so sometimes players go out on a limb and risk too much. Online poker is faster and you can play more than one game on your computer monitor at a time. You don’t have to go out on a limb. If you fold one hand, perhaps another in another game will hold your interest. NM: You’ve obviously got a very memorable image with the hat, sunglasses, long hair and nickname. How much do you think that image has helped make you one of the best-known and most marketable players? CF: It was a conscious decision; the cowboy hat, sunglasses and long hair. When I started playing in 1994 I didn’t want to look like a college student. I never thought I’d be a celebrity, but taking the costume off allows me to walk around the Palisades without a lot of recognition. NM: Did you have to work on developing a poker face? CF: I don’t think my personality changes when I play. I’m an aggressive player and naturally sneaky; but away from the table I’m laid back and approachable. NM: What’s the best strategy to use in terms of managing a career in poker? CF: Build a bank roll by flipping hamburgers. Use money you know you can reproduce, like money from a regular job. If you lose it you can always work and make it up. Play at lower stakes until you’re ready to up the ante. A great way to learn is to play online because you can play more. NM: How is your math background essential to your success? CF: It’s my strong suit. The hardest part is concentrating at the table. It can get tedious. At the World Series, I have to play every day for 30 days straight, four to 12 hours a day. It’s exhausting. Sometimes, early in the tournament I don’t concentrate very much. I play easy to conserve strength. NM: How much of poker is luck? CF: The longer you play, the less luck is a factor. A single hand of poker is about 99 percent luck. After eight hours of playing, it is about 88 percent luck. Over a year, it is 10 percent luck. And, over a lifetime, perhaps only one percent is luck. NM: Do you study your opponents? What books or course of study do you recommend? CF: Absolutely. It is essential to understand your opponents. With the large numbers of players competing now, many are new to the scene. So I have to pay more attention and make quicker judgments about my new opponents. I think the best book ever written about poker is David Sklansky’s, “A hold’em for the Advanced Player.” My father’s class at UCLA teaches critical thinking along with game theory. It is not specific to poker, but it is helpful. NM: Can you name the worst thing about being a poker professional? CF: Traveling. I’m really a homebody and love flicking the remote from the couch. I used to only play tournaments in Los Angeles and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Lately, I’ve added tournaments in Ireland, Aruba, Costa Rica, Monte Carlo, on a Caribbean cruise, a Mexican cruise, in New York, New Jersey, Mississippi, San Jose and Reno. NM: What would you like to see changed about the way poker is shown on television? CF: Nothing. I’m so happy. If you asked me two to three years ago, I’d have said we needed to clean up the public’s perception about poker. Good poker takes incredible skill. I think that’s what shows on television today. The best players really do get to the top. NM: Does it concern you that many poker players go broke? CF: You can be a great poker player but not a successful one if you don’t manage your money properly. On this subject, I’d like to share a little story. Over the holidays I was at my parents’ house and my mom sent me to Gelson’s to buy some yogurt, cereal and bananas. I forgot my wallet so I asked the manager to hold my selections while I drove home. He told me to hurry because the store was about to close. I decided to dig for loose change in my car, and I returned to the store with a pile of change. Turns out, I didn’t have enough for all three items. By the time I left, customers were looking at me strangely. So I’d like to inform all Palisadian-Post readers that I’m not broke from playing poker, I just left my wallet at home.

Our Lessons Come From Unforeseen Teachers

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Theater Review

There are lessons to be learned all around in Wendy Graf’s play of the same name presented by the West Coast Jewish Theatre and the Group at Strasberg at the Lee Strasberg Institute through August 27. And perhaps the biggest lesson is for Ruth (Mare Winningham), the Rabbi, whose study and knowledge of the Torah have prepared her for a life of teaching and guidance, but who forsakes that calling through crisis of faith. A great and sorrowful tragedy has crippled her with guilt and numbed her to the greatest lesson of life’the healing that love teaches. Ruth is hired by Ben, a secular Jew, to teach him Hebrew in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah. She agrees, reluctantly, but adamantly rejects Ben’s hope that she prepare him for the hallowed ceremony that marks the transitional phase into Jewish adulthood. Remote, sleepless and living on coffee and cigarettes, which she hides hither and yon around the apartment in a wan attempt to quit, Ruth gradually gives into Ben’s ebullient and loving self-confidence. The play, tightly controlled by director Adam Davidson, unfolds in a series a vignettes, like too many sitcom breaks, which is an unfortunate structure, no doubt attributable to Graf’s many years as a television writer. As their relationship deepens into a friendship, Ruth and Ben become comfortable in their gentle repartee, lightened by Ben’s joy and deepened by Ruth’s credible scholarship. Graf, a Palisades resident, portrays Ruth and conveys the Jewish teachings with respect and seriousness. As a non-Jew, I liked learning about the significance of the Torah passage and was quite moved by the simultaneous recitation of the Kaddish, in Hebrew and English. Certainly the strength of this play lies in the work of Mare Winningham (“St. Elmo’s Fire”) and Hal Linden (“Barney Miller”). Both accomplished actors, these two have created characters who find a place of reference in all of us. Produced by Gail Katz (“The Perfect Storm,” “The Agency”), “Lessons” is the second in Graf’s trilogy exploring Jewish philosophy. Her first play “The Book of Esther” premiered in 2001 at Theater East. The West Coast Jewish Theatre is devoted to the quality production of dramatic and comedic plays, musical theatre, revues and special performance that portray Jewish history, philosophy and culture. “Lessons” plays Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Lee Strasberg Institute’s Marilyn Monroe Theatre, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd. For tickets, call (323) 650-7777.

Malibu Veteran Reflects on City’s History in New Book

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Thousands of words have been written about a woman named May Knight Rindge, who for 33 years battled in one court after another, including the United States Supreme Court, in her attempt to keep a highway from going through her ranch. She even offered land along the upper border of her 27-mile rancho instead of the much-sought-after beach right-of-way. But it wasn’t to be. On April 16, 1919, Los Angeles County was given the right-of-way through Rancho Malibu for construction of the Pacific Coast Highway. And by 1921, the rugged road was paved with concrete that was 20-feet wide and six inches thick. Finally, on June 16, 1929, motorists were allowed to drive through Malibu. This tidbit of Malibu history is the just a taste of the entertaining local history included in the new book “My Fifty Years in Malibu,” by Dorothy D. Stotsenberg, who with her late husband Ed has lived in Malibu since 1949. The book also contains a wide range of topics, including the Chumash natives, early on-location filming, disasters and controversies. The Stotsenberg name is firmly woven into the history of Malibu, where a love of sports, music, art and philanthropy shaped their lives and where, over the years, they lent their name and support to numerous programs at Pepperdine University in Malibu, including student scholarships, recital series and a classical guitar competition, to name a few. Stotsenberg, who received her master’s degree in journalism from UCLA, will sign books on Tuesday, August 23 from 7 to 8 p. m. at the Sculpture Garden of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art on Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, 24255 PCH. Contact: 506-4745.

Oscar-Winner Barbara Trent Presents ‘Soldiers Speak Out’

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Theatre Palisades and Friends of Film will be showing excerpts from Barbara Trent’s film-in-progress, “Soldiers Speak Out,” on Friday, August 26, at Pierson Playhouse, 961 Haverford. The pre-screening reception starts at 7 p.m. and the film and presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. “Soldiers Speak Out” gives a loudspeaker to the courageous and patriotic anti-war and anti-occupation movement within the military and their families. It will be a tool for enlightenment, organizing, mobilizing and counter-recruitment, Trent says. She will be on hand to speak about the importance of this film: “The words of these soldiers returning from Iraq are moving and authentic,” she says. “We need the public to hear their stories.” Other speakers on the program include Blase Bonpane, Office of the Americas; Jane Bright, Gold Star Families for Peace; and Nick Przvbyla, Iraq Veterans Against the War. Trent is a veteran of making significant documentaries on a shoestring and then engaging theaters such as the Laemmle chain to show those films and include political consciousness-raising Q & A sessions afterwards. “Cover-Up: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair” was created by Trent and her partner David Kasper, thanks to the help of many volunteers in their Santa Monica Empowerment Project, a maxed-out credit card and a free place to live in Venice. The film was completed in 1988 and shown widely in theaters and homes in the months leading up to the Bush-Dukakis election. Trent and Kasper’s next film, “The Panama Deception,” won the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary in 1993 despite the lack of national broadcast. It was made with similar budget problems, but thanks to community peace and justice groups throughout the country, it was screened in 80 cities whose citizens learned the truth about the 1989 invasion “Operation Just Cause” and saw, in Trent’s words, “a blueprint for how the war on Iraq has been carried out.” For the event at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., R.S.V.P. to Bob@FriendsOfFilm.com or call 429-5016. A donation of $10 is requested. Trent will be showing “Soldiers Speak Out” again for the Topanga Alliance on Saturday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. It includes a pot-luck dinner, free child care, and a bonus showing of her first film, “Bus to Topanga.” For reservations and information call 455-9389.

Brentwood Art Center Reflects Founders’ Dream

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Ed and Linda Buttwinick combine his artistic passion and her business acumen in the Brentwood Art Center.
Ed and Linda Buttwinick combine his artistic passion and her business acumen in the Brentwood Art Center.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

“Retirement means not running a business, but going to my studio every day with my dog, Beau, and being the artist I’ve always been,” Ed Buttwinick says. After 35 years, Ed and his wife Linda are retiring and selling the Brentwood Art Center School of Fine Art, which has grown to over 600 students, with 50 employees, including 35 teachers. Their business is a testament to faith and the power of passion. After Ed graduated from UCLA with double degrees in art and education, he started out teaching in the inner-city schools for five years before transferring to Warner Elementary School in Westwood. When the teachers went on strike in 1969, a parent at the school asked Ed to teach art, offering her house and garage. After nine months, Ed had 80 students. After the strike ended, Ed and Linda were faced with a decision. Should they follow Ed’s passion for art and teaching, or take the safe route and have Ed go back with LAUSD at Warner? At the time, they had two small daughters, and a wrong decision could have spelled disaster. Linda knew her husband’s dream. “I just want to teach art,” he said. She backed him completely and they opened a school. “Linda’s the gambler,” Ed says. “She gave me 100-percent total support.” In the beginning years, “it was very scary,” Linda says. “In addition to our start-up costs, we also had to give $4,500 back to LAUSD, which was half a year’s teacher’s salary.” Ed had taken a sabbatical and LAUSD paid half a teacher’s salary on the condition that the teacher come back for two years. “We sold some of my comic book collection for $800 for the seed money to start the business,” Ed says. They hired a second teacher and moved to their current site at 26th Street and Montana in Santa Monica. At the time, the building housed a beauty shop, liquor store, and cleaners in addition to their art school. “We had to be young to do it because we didn’t know any better,” Linda says, smiling. She quit her job in a medical office and became the administrator for the school. They were living in North Hollywood at the time, so she’d drop her six- and seven-year-old off at the local school, drive over to Santa Monica, work a few hours, then turn around and do the commute back to the Valley. One night while Ed was teaching in 1979, the owners of the building called Linda and told her they were going to sell the building. She talked to them and made an instant decision. When Ed got out of class, she told him, “I think I just bought the building.” It was month to month for the next four years. Ed says, “Linda had faith in me.” They rolled up their sleeves, dived in and improvised. Their first art tables were hand-me-downs, complete with nails and splinters. Much of the early furnishings came from Linda’s grandfather, including cabinets that now house over 500 art books that Ed started collecting as a teenager. They contain visual references, instructional books and art-historical texts. When Ed and Linda leave, the books will stay. In the small administrative office, the far wall is completely occupied by a massive six-foot-long antique desk that belonged to Linda’s father. When they moved it to the Brentwood Art Center, there was no administrative office. The 6-ft by 12-ft office was simply built around the desk. When the Buttwinicks retire, the desk will stay because there’s no way to get it out, unless a wall is torn down. That there’s not more attention given to the luxury of administrative office is typical of the Buttwinick style. “It’s always the students and people and their art first,” Linda says. Those first years were intense. Ed taught 13 classes a week. As the school’s popularity increased, Ed found himself training teachers to help with the demand for classes. Now they proudly say that half of their current teachers were either students, worked at the front desk, or were their blue crew (maintenance). “The teachers have given us life, people and place in the community. The school is a collective spirit,” Ed says. “It’s a family, a blessing. “I feel nachas,” he continues, “that’s Yiddish for good fortune, a deep sense of gratitude and fulfillment.” Both Ed and Linda nod their head in agreement. Ed and Linda, so different, yet so complementary. They met at Fairfax High School, when both were on the student council. Linda says, “We were very different in every way except values.” He, the artist, she, the business person. Linda continues, “We let each other do what we do best.” Ed adds, “My passion was art and she supported me. I was lucky.” Linda goes on to explain, “If it came down to a decision between whether money should go for the business or the school’it all came down to the school, because the school made the business.” Ten years after the school was opened, Linda took her first art class. She’s shy about her painting. “I don’t think of myself that way.” Reflecting, she adds, “I love the process of art. I don’t care about the end result, which gives me artistic freedom to do what I want, which allows me success.” “She’s become a better artist than I’ve become an administrator,” Ed says matter-of-factly. Ed specializes in assemblage, a sculptural technique that combines found and other objects in composing different objects into a unified whole. Over the desk in the office is a glass, wood and metal piece that he put together during the Gulf War. He explains that much of his work deals with themes of Judaica and the history and conflict of Israel. He has a piece on permanent collection in the Skirball Museum and piece in the Sha’arei Am synagogue in Santa Monica. They have two married daughters: Jill, who is a speech pathologist, and Karen, who trained as a lawyer, but now works as a sculptor and a jeweler. The Buttwinicks have four grandchildren with whom they’d like to spend more time. Five years ago, they started worrying about what would happen to their school if they retired. Linda wistfully says, “It’s like a third child to us. It has a life of its own. Three generations have come through here.” “We prayed to find someone in the family whose heart was in the same place,” Ed continues. That person is new owner Sarkis Melkonian, a musician from Malibu. “Linda and Sarkis have been working together for seven years.” Linda adds, “Ed and Sarkis laugh together.” As part of the sale agreement, Ed and Linda will continue at the school as advisors for the next year. Don’t expect many changes with the new owner. “The school is perfect the way it is,” Melkonian says.

Joyce Seligmann; Artist and Poet

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Joyce Seligmann, a 33-year Pacific Palisades resident, passed away in her home on July 25. She was 76. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 27, 1928, Seligmann graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1950. Subsequently, she embarked on a fulfilling career as director of the teen programs for the YWCA. She also served in numerous volunteer positions for organizations to benefit children and young adults, including the Girl Scouts of America, the Palisades YMCA swim team, the PTA of several schools and the Assistance League of Southern California. Seligmann was a prolific artist, specializing in oil painting and mask making. More recently she turned to poetry for her artistic expression. Her book, “The Muse Engages Me,” was published this year. Most importantly, however, Seligmann was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She showed sincere interest in everyone around her and was always willing to listen. No matter what cards life dealt her, she would face them with style and a terrific sense of humor. Feeling that life was a gigantic adventure, Seligmann took on challenges with enthusiasm. “We had a great life, and Joyce was great fun’always up for anything,” says her husband William, to whom Seligmann was married for 55 years. “People always said to her, ‘Too bad you’re not a guy, you’re such a good sport.’ She had an infinite capacity for love and will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives she touched.” In addition to her husband, Seligmann is survived by her son, William R. Seligman of Santa Cruz; daughter Michal Sue Weinman of Davis; and grandchildren Matthew, Avery and D’Anna. A memorial service was held at Forest Lawn on July 30. Before her passing, Seligmann requested that, in lieu of flowers, people purchase her book (available at amazon.com).

A. Leonidas Trotta, Succumbs in Texas

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A. Leonidas Trotta, a former vice president of the National Retail Merchants Association and director of its international division, died on July 28 in Tyler, Texas, at the age of 90. Although he never lived in Pacific Palisades, he spent much time here visiting his daugter Diane, and was well-known by many in the community. Born in New York City, Trotta was interred in Hartsdale, New York, on August 5. He is survived by his wife Amy; daughters Carol Davis of Calabasas, Diane Hansen of Pacific Palisades, and Margaret Tuomi of Jyvaskyla, Finland; grandchildren William Davis III, Robert Davis, Carey Hansen, Lua Gardner, Dana Hansen, Alex Tuomi, and Ian Tuomi; great-grandson William Davis IV; and brother Edward Trotta. Donations can be made in Trotta’s name to the St. Joseph Center, 204 Hampton Dr., Venice, CA 90291 (attention: Development Fund).

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