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2005 PALISADES WILL-ROGERS RACE PREVIEW

Runners cross the starting line at the corner of Alma Real and Toyopa Drives to begin last year's Palisades-Will Rogers 5K/10K race.
Runners cross the starting line at the corner of Alma Real and Toyopa Drives to begin last year’s Palisades-Will Rogers 5K/10K race.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

The countdown is underway for the 28th annual Palisades-Will Rogers 5K/10K Run, which will once again serve as the opening act of Sunday’s Fourth of July festivities in Pacific Palisades. Followed by the parade in the afternoon and fireworks in the evening, the event is a proud local tradition and one of the most popular races in California, attracting between 2,500 and 3,000 runners every year. The list of celebrities and athletes who have participated in or assisted with the race since it began in 1978 is long and distinguished, including late actor Walter Matthau, singers Toni Tennille and John Raitt, ex-Los Angeles Kings goalie Rogie Vachon, ex-Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Davey Lopes, ex-NBA star Steve Kerr, Olympic gold medal swimmer Mark Spitz, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Congressman Mel Levine. Three of the four winners last year hailed from the Palisades: men’s 5K winner Peter Gilmore, men’s 10K winner Brad Becken and women’s 10K winner Kara Barnara. Gilmore, a former Palisades High and UC Berkeley standout, has won seven out of the last eight men’s 5K races and set the course record of 14:10 two years ago. Although he is known around these parts as the 5K king, Gilmore has been making headlines on the national stage lately’especially after finishing 10th overall in this year’s Boston Marathon. Becken, a Huntington Palisades resident, was so inspired by winning the Will Rogers 10K for the first time last year that he decided to enter the Los Angeles Marathon in March. All he did there was finish 70th overall in a field of over 25,000 runners. Meanwhile, Kara Barnard won her third 10K last year, blazing the Will Rogers State Historic Park switchbacks to finish in a personal-best 35.24, the fourth fastest time in race history. A former PaliHi and UCLA track/cross country runner, Barnard has also won the 5K five times, including four in a row from 1997-2000. Another race is building a proud traditon in the Palisades. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Kids’ Fun Run, a half-mile race for children 12-and-under. The course begins on Alma Real and continues onto Ocampo, then south and east on Drummond, then north on Toyopa, back to the Rec Center. Those still wishing to participate in one of the community’s proudest traditions can still register on Monday at the Rec Center entrance from 6:30 to 8 a.m. at a cost of $35. Cost for the Kids’ Fun Run is $15. Race Central will post times on its Web site after the race. For complete results, log onto the official Will Rogers Race site (www.pwr10k.com) one week after race day.

CLASSIFIED ADS FROM THE JUNE 23, 2005 ISSUE OF THE PALISADIAN-POST

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HOMES FOR SALE 1

PALISADES STUNNING OCEAN, MTN. views. This stunning 1,200 sq ft 2 bed, 2 bath remodeled manuf home in Tahitian Terrace offers the beach-seeking buyer a quiet, private oasis across from Will Rogers State Beach. Rent control. Pets OK. $469K. SC Realty, Franklin, (818) 346-6601. Lic. #01039561 PALISADES PRIVACY. Gated 3.21 acres. Lush, wooded natural creek paths, bridges, roads. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Office, den, garage carport, tennis court, spa. $5,425,000. Owners, (310) 454-6551 WESTWOOD TOWNHOUSE, DELUXE. Penthouse unit. Hardwood floors, fireplaces, balconies. Well priced at $829,000. 2 bedrooms+loft & 2.5 baths. A must see. New listing. Principles only. Please call agent, (310) 980-5748 2 BED, 1.5 BATH, DEN near village. 5,200 sq ft lot. 2-car garage, original owner. Beautiful yard, hardwood floors, fireplace, traditional home. $1,275,000. (310) 459-4790 Pacific Palisades, MAGNIFICENT 180′ “NECKLACE” view from lvng, dining, & master ste. Palos Verdes to Pt. Dume. 2 bdrm, 2 lg baths, 1,850 sf. triple & 1/2 mfg. home in Tahitian Terrace. Very private hillside space w/ 2 patios, largest in park. Huge 40′ deck, pond w/ 10′ waterfall, 25′ palms. New carpet, freshly painted, vaulted ceilings, lg walk-ins, 2-car carport+extra prkg. space. Must see! $565K. (972) 771-4657, owner YUCCA VALLEY, CA. 2 bed + 1 bath & large den on 1/4 acre. Approx. 1,100 sq ft w/ gas, hardwood flrs, rock fireplace. Built in the 1950’s. Best cash offer, over $230,000. Call Owner Ray, (310) 454-7432

FURNISHED HOMES 2

OCEAN-FRONT GUESTHOUSE. Malibu. 1 bedroom, 2 bath. Furnished. 3-6 month sublet. $2,500/mo. Call (310) 985-4218

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 Patsy, (818) 703-7241 BEAUTIFUL 4 BED+3 BATH: Alphabet streets. Steel & granite kitchen w/ center island. Cozy great room. Patio & landscaped yards. $8,800/mo. Surinder, (310) 503-2185 3 BED & 2 BATH HOUSE for rent. 2-car garage. Available now. $4,450/mo. Please call (818) 997-4242 PALISADES 3 BED, 2.5 BA. Hardwood floors throughout, gourmet kitchen, fireplace, large private backyard. Village close. Available now. $4,700/mo. Furn or unfurnished. Call (310) 454-5519 SPECTACULAR OCEAN & COASTLINE view. Newly remodeled 2 bedroom, 2 bath home, directly across from beach with unobstructed ocean view. $3,150/mo. (310) 850-9035 VIEW OF QUEEN’S NECKLACE and ocean for lease. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Open-floor plan, lots of skylights, bright lights, new carpet & paint. Sunset Mesa. $4,600/mo. Call (310) 428-3837 SANTA MONICA CANYON w/ ocean view. 3 bed+3.5 bath with great master ste. Fabulous kitchen & huge view deck for outdoor living/dining. Close to beach. Furn/unfurn. $8,500/mo. Kathi, (310) 849-4119 RESORT LIVING in the HIGHLANDS. Gorgeous, bright, remodeled 2,000 sq ft 3 bed, 2 bath+den. Private backyard. Community pool/tennis court. $4,950/mo. Call Judy, (310) 454-0696 PANORAMIC OCEAN & MOUNTAIN views from every room of this remodeled, bright 3 bed, 2 bath +den, plus large flat lot. $4,950/mo. Appliances incl. Call Judy, (310) 454-0696

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b

GREAT 4 IN-LAWS. Sr citizen summer lease. Bright, sparking, clean with new furniture. 1 bed, 1 bath condo. 1-3 months, beginning June 15. $1,600/mo., incl utils. Broker. (310) 456-8770

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

CARMEL in THE PALISADES. 2 bedroom, beautiful lot. Walk to village. $3,495/mo. Agent. Call Nancy, (310) 230-7305 $2,200/mo. 1 BED, 1 BATH. (1,200 sq ft.) in unique Medit triplex near bluffs. Picture window, hardwood flrs, built-ins, fireplace, laundry, garden. 1 yr lease. No pets. N/S. (310) 829-6931 $3,300/mo. 3 BED, 1 large BA (1,800 sq ft). Entire upper coverage of Medit triplex near bluffs (feels like tree-house). Fireplace, hardwood flrs, ceiling fans, balconies, shutters, laundry, garden. 1 yr lease. No pets. N/S. (310) 829-6931 BEAUTIFUL 2400 sf single-level CONDO. 2 bd, 2.5 ba + den. Unique small lux. bldg. Pool. Secure 2-car pkg, 2 fireplaces, wet bar, large walk-in closets, updated kitchen, stainless appl, granite counters. 2 large patios, close to village. Exceptional value. $3,500/mo. 1 year lease. Agent, (310) 230-2480 SPECIAL CHARMING COTTAGE with loft and detached bedroom/office. Brentwood. Canyon views, private entrance, balcony, patio, lots of green space. Utilities, premium cable & high-speed wireless access incl. Trained pet OK. $2,750/mo. Please call (310) 415-4371 $2,400/mo. GUEST COTTAGE with GARDEN & ocean views. 1 bedroom+1 bath. Approx. 1,000 sq ft. Hardwd floor, hi ceiling. Dog OK. (310) 454-5656 SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL & CHARMING garden setting guesthouse. Situated behind gated drive. Light, bright w/ windows everywhere. Wood floors, 2 large rooms, walk-in closets. Wood paneled, fridge, D/W, new washer/dryer. Major storage. Female. N/S. $1,850/mo. (310) 230-8661 MALIBU: PANORAMIC OCEAN views from every room. Large 2 bed, 2 bath, plus 450 sq ft deck. New stainless steel appl’s, tile & carpet. Close to Santa Monica. Walk to beach. $3,300/mo. (310) 230-0099

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

LOVELY FURNISHED ROOM & bath with mini-kitchen opens to garden w/ separate entry. Quiet, single, female, mature person or student. N/S. $750/mo. Refs req. Avail 7/1/05. (310) 459-5261 FURNISHED BEDROOM, DEN. Private bath and private entrance. Palisades location. $700/mo. Call (310) 454-1159

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 NICE, LOCAL PALISADIAN family of 4 looking for 3 bd SFH to lease for 2 yrs. Preferably in Palisades or Malibu, we are local business owners. Ideally, $3,800 to $4,200/mo., starting 9/1/05. Call (310) 717-2985

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

2 OFFICE SPACES AVAILABLE. In professional bldg in Palisades village. 750 square feet. Call Ness, (310) 230-6712, ext.105 SUNSET BLVD. in VILLAGE. Nice single upstairs office. Separate, private entrance. $800/mo. through October, 2006. (310) 454-0345, ask for Joy

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 WANTED: VACATION RENTAL. HOMES or APTS. SUMMER RENTERS IN ALL AREAS. Short-term, weekly or monthly. Furn ok. Call Francesca, (818) 451-8883 or (800) 996-8784 OCEAN-FRONT CONDO. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. For lease, Aug. 7-14. Occupancy 2-4. Brand new Playa Grande Resort on Baja tip. 500 ft. from ocean. $2,200/wk. (310) 801-3279 or (310) 274-3423

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5

INVESTORS WANTED – Exciting Real Estate Investment. 109% Return, 1st year. Secured by deed of Trust. Guaranteed by Title. Free info. (818) 606-6805

LOST & FOUND 6a

FOUND: WATCH on lawn in front of house in 700 block of Via de la Paz. Found around 6/8/05. Call (310) 454-1321 to ID. FOUND: CAMERA & CAM EQUIPMENT, found Fri. 6/17 in Savon’s parking lot. Call (310) 454-0169 to ID. FOUND: KEYS. June 20th A.M. by cliffs. Please call (310) 454-1321 to ID. FOUND: JEWELRY on SUNDAY, 6/19 on sidewalk near Kay & Dave’s. Call (310) 459-5839 between 10-7 to ID.

PERSONALS 6b

SEMPER FI. Help honorable US Marine Vietnam disabled vet, dealing with severe medical issue. Call Ray Nasser, (310) 454-7432

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

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

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 a full-time/pt, L-in or L-out help, we can help you. Call Sunshine Nannies, (310) 614-5065 or (310) 801-8309 F/T NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER available. Live-out. Good references. Over 5 years of experience. Great with babies and toddlers. Own transport. Some English. Call Connie, (323) 898-7056 NANNY/BABYSITTER. F/T childcare. Nationally certified, professional and loving care for your children. Speaks English. Own transportation. Excellent refs. Call Stephanie, (310) 396-9830 F/T NANNY AVAIL. L/O. Mon-Fri. I can take mother’s place in attending to and maintaining child’s bedroom, planning activities, dressing, bathing, feeding, washing and ironing clothes and carpooling. I’m fluent in English, energetic & honest. Clean DMV, full car insur. coverage. Xlnt refs. Please call Julissa, (213) 247-3674 OUR WONDERFUL NANNY is avail. 3 days/week. Excellent refs. Great experience with kids of all ages. Has car, speaks English. Same family for 3 years. Call Rosa, (818) 620-7507

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 PLUS+NEEDED. Manhattan Beach. Must drive. M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Housecleaning, laundry & ironing. Meal prep and grocery shopping. Good with small cats & elderly mother. Refs are required. Phone (310) 613-8221; Fax (310) 406-1039 F/T HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Good experience and local references. Own transportation. Please call Adelina at (323) 737-7158 or (323) 527-4538 (cell) HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER available 3 DAYS/wk. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Refs available upon request. Call Maria, (310) 729-6121

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 req. Driving preferred. CNA’s, CHHA’s welcome. Bondable. (323) 692-3692 ANGELCARE GERONTOLOGY In-Home Health Care. We are bonded and insured. We have CNA, HHA and Companions. Tel: (818) 553-2122 or cell: (805) 252-9207 EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER day or night. CNA. 12 hour shifts. Excellent references. Call Laura, (626) 369-3901. Leave mesg day/night. EUROPEAN WOMAN SEEKING live-in or live-out position as a companion, cook or housekeeper. I can cook different dishes, drive a car and I have references. Call (310) 274-1575

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 BUDGET SPRINKLERS & LANDSCAPING – INSTALLATIONS – REPAIRS – UPGRADING & SOD – YARD CLEAN-UPS – FREE ESTIMATES/CASH DISCOUNTS. Lic. #768354 – (310) 398- 8512 GARCIA GARDENING SERVICES. Landscaping, maintenance, planting, sprinkler systems and clean-ups. Call Efren, (818) 881-8523, or cell, (310) 733-7414

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

MASSAGE THERAPY 12b

AWARD WINNING MASSAGE by Natalie. www.massagebynatalie.faithweb.com. Ask about free massage offer. Call (310) 993-8899

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. Large/small jobs. Craig, (310) 459-9000

HOUSESITTING 14b

HOUSESITTING 6 months or LONGER. A professional couple over 40 is now accepting offers from clients who may need house-sitting services, starting August 1, 2005. Both are well educated, reliable & have lived/owned property in the Palisades since 1996. Call (310) 573-1008 to discuss or schedule interview. (6 months or longer only, please)

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

BE HAPPY TO COME HOME! Trusted house/pet care in & around Palisades since 1986. Educated responsible. (310) 454-8081 K-90272 MOBILE PET SERVICES. Grooming, customized to your pet’s lifestyle. Vehicle equipped w/warm water. Additional services: Pet sitting. Dog walking. Training. Transportation. Rebecca, (310) 238-2339 PET HEAVEN – TOTAL PET CARE – Training. Walking. Play groups. Does your dog need manners? Call (310) 454-0058 for a happy dog. MEOW MING. Magnificent Maine coon male cat, rescued from street, needs a great home with room to roam. Perfect feline for a guy. Call for details. Annette, (310) 826-7309

MISCELLANEOUS 14j

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/House MANAGER/Caregiver with 20 years experience. Will consider live-in. Impeccable references available on request. Call Olivia, (310) 581-6809 or cell (310) 968-2763

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 FITNESS FOR WOMEN. ZIMMERMAN FITNESS FOR WOMEN specializes in weight loss and body shaping. Our private studio near the village offers professional & individual services, using the finest equipment and products. This specific one-on-one training is safe, natural, efficient and exclusively for women. Appointment only. Local references. Call us for a free consultation: (310) 573-9000. www.zfit.com

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 PROFICIENT AP PHYSICS/Math Tutor. Ranked #1 UCLA Physics, Ph.D. + top 10 TA list. Long experience in making hard science easy. Ivailo, (310) 980-8173 MATURE, SUCCESSFUL BRITISH tutor with local references. Guarantees improved performance in math, SAT, music, etc. Experienced in special and home education. Reduced summer rates. (310) 399-1975 SPANISH TUTOR, CERTIFIED teacher. Palisades resident. Over 14 years experience. All levels, local references. Affordable rates. Call Marietta, (310) 459-8180

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 ALAN PINE GENERAL Contractors. Remodeling, additions, kitchens, baths. Local resident. California License #469435. Call Alan, (800) 800-0744

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 OWEN GEORGE CRUICKSHANK. Paint and/or wallpaper removal, repair or installation. License # 576445.Call (310) 459-5485

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

DRIVERS: GREAT HOME time. Pay and benefits! Regional drivers make up to $55,000/yr. Team drivers make up to $150,000/yr. Werner Enterprises. Ph: (800) 346-2818, ext. 561 WORK FROM HOME. International company. Part-time, $500 to $2,000/month. Full-time, $2,000 to $8,000/mo. Call (310) 281-3000 RECEPTIONIST, GENERAL OFFICE. Full-time general office in Pac. Palisades. Computer skills required, multiple phones & filing. Fax resume, attn: Deborah, (310) 454-5797 LIVE-IN AU PAIR wanted. Monday through Friday. Must speak English & drive. Great references. Please call (310) 573-5040 DRIVERS’HOME WEEKENDS! Dedicated runs, benefits available. Bulk oil, company tankers. CDL-A, 3 years OTR experience. Call (818) 567-0306. Fax (818) 566-4166 WANTED: RESPONSIBLE FEMALE to drive teenagers to/from summer schools in Westwood area for six weeks. Call (310) 459-9759 evenings/weekends or leave message. INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM in Pac Pal. seeks p/t designer assistant. Lite bookkeeping & office work in one-person office. Fax resume: (310) 459-1001 or call (310) 459-7300 P/T OFFICE WORK at home. Word-processing expert in MS Word. Must have own computer & internet. Work at home. Call (310) 454-2754 P/T DRIVER for adorable 7-YEAR-OLD with some special needs. 10-12 afternoon hrs/week. $15/hr. plus gas. Good driving record, own car, exp w/ kids. Refs. required. E-mail WOLFNGOLD@aol.com

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PERSONAL ASST/NOTARY Public avail. Let me help you run your life more smoothly. I’m proficient in bookkeeping, clerical duties, event coordination, mailing/research. Honest, reliable, discrete, local. Excellent refs. Patti, (310) 720-8004

AUTOS 18b

$$ CASH FOR YOUR CARS $$. Foreign or domestic. Running or not. We come to you. We handle all paperwork. Friendly, professional buyer. Please call (310) 995-5898 2003 MINI COOPER. Excellent condition, red/white roof. 23K miles. Manual, sunroof, sports and premium pkgs. $18,750 obo. (310) 230-2924 HONDA GOLDWING GL1000 motorcycle. Runs great. Perfect restoration project. Only 36K miles. New tires & seat, tuned-up. $5,000. FIRM. Leave message, (310) 454-0685

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DESIGNER RATTAN DINING set (Seven Seas natural). Beveled oval glass table, 39″ x 72″ w/ sculpted base. 4 matching linen/rattan chairs. Best offer. (310) 454-5195 BUNK BEDS, MAPLE wood w/ mattresses and duvet covers. Paid $850. Now, $250. Contemporary coffee table w/ frosted glass top. 51 x 27, $100. (310) 454-2237 MOVING, MUST SELL. Pine white-washed couch, loveseat, chair, $500. Country pine desk, 5 ft. w/ 2 file drawers, $400. Pine bookcase, 5.5 feet x 6.0 feet, $300. Call Linda, (310) 459-2756 QUALITY OVER-STUFFED 8 foot couch, 4 foot chair-set. Burnt orange color. Beautiful, soft velvet. $2,000. (310) 985-4218 ANTIQUE ENGLISH ARMOIRE. Beautiful. $1,200. (310) 985-4218

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PALISADES GARAGE SALE. Old LP’s, Opera sets, X cond. Clothes, books, furniture, household goods. SAT. 6/25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 842 Bienveneda Ave. HUGE GARAGE SALE. Toys, clothes, furniture, bedroom set, desk. SAT.-SUN., 6/25-26. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 847 Galloway Street HUGE MOVING SALE. SAT. 6/25 8 a.m.-12 p.m. 1007 Kagawa St. Antiques, furniture, art, books, CDs/DVDs, clothes. SAT. 6/25, 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. 16541 Las Casas, Pac Pal. Pool table, exclnt condition, trad 4-piece bedroom furn, tables, queen iron bed, “new” treadmill, king-bed headboard, lamps, baskets, clothes, kitchen access., file cabinets, etc. MOVING SALE. SMALL, but perfect little sale! B’fast table/chairs. Small Jennifer sofa bed/upholst’d recliner & rocker/Pr. of tall book-cases/nice BR chest of draws/dresser/trundle bed/TV/VCR/knic-knacs/hsehold, kitch items/clothes & stuff! 16001 Tahitian Terrace (mobile home-park at PCH), #3 Copra Ln. FRI.-SAT. 6/24-6/25; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. ESTATE SALE. Beautiful sofa bed, iron furn., portable generator, baby swing, access, Designer clothing, sports equipment, kitchen appl., books, mexican tiles, bluestone slate, electronics & computer access & more! All high quality. SAT., 6/25, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 781 Wildomar & Sunset. NEB.

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

Kurt Toppel to Chair Community Council

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Kurt Toppel, the current Pacific Palisades Community Council vice chairman, will replace Norman Kulla as chairman beginning July 1. Other executive board members will include attorneys Steve Boyers and Rob Weber, serving as vice chairman and secretary, and Ted Mackie, owner of Palisades Bicycles, as treasurer. ‘No one ever worked more effectively, more devotedly and quietly on behalf of this community than Kurt,’ Kulla wrote in the latest PPCC newsletter. Toppel, a Palisadian since 1958, was named Citizen of the Year in 1998 for guiding the community’s long campaign for a new gym at the Palisades Recreation Center. He also won a earlier Golden Sparkplug Award for spearheading the project. ‘I am sort of retired and devote most of my ‘free’ time to community affairs,’ said Toppel, who currently is president of the Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association and a member of PRIDE. He intends to resign as president but remain a member of the homeowners’ organization when he becomes chairman of the council. Toppel formerly ran his own international business consulting firm, helping American companies establish themselves in Europe, and vice versa. Born in Cologne, Germany, Toppel earned the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in economics and law from Wuerzburg University before moving to the United States and earning his master’s degree in economics from Cal State. ‘I arrived in Los Angeles in 1956,’ said Toppel, who served in the U.S. Army. When he started his career in the States, Toppel faced ‘the challenge of being one of the very first computer programmers at General Telephone’ and he jokes about ‘the brief time it took to develop ulcers as a project manager at TRW Systems.’ Toppel was in charge of business development at Computer Sciences, and eventually started his own international business consulting firm using language skills and the contacts he had built over the years. Toppel’s creative enthusiasm for neighborhood involvement is contagious. He said that his wife, Haldis, ‘is getting steadily more involved in community affairs, and takes care of my e-mail.’ Their son Curt, 24, is a graduate of Stanford University currently playing professional volleyball in Italy. Another longtime Palisadian and Golden Sparkplug winner, Ted Mackie, has previously served the Community Council as treasurer and as an environmental representative (co-representing the permanent seat held by Temescal Canyon Association). He also created the council’s Web site (www.pp90272.com), which he designed from scratch. Mackie has lived here since 1946, and worked at Douglas Aircraft for 20 years before purchasing his small bike shop on Via de la Paz in the early 1970s. He is a leading age-group runner and leads TCA hikes with his wife, Carol Leacock. Robert Weber, an attorney with DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary in Century City, will replace his wife, Karyn, in the position of secretary, which requires taking arduous minutes at meetings that sometimes last more than two hours. ‘I decided to get involved when [past chairman] George Wolfberg asked me,’ said Weber, adding that it was getting closer to the time when Karyn was going on maternity leave and wouldn’t be able to attend meetings. ‘I think that’s it’s important to know what’s going on in the community and being involved is a wonderful thing to do to effect positive change in the community.’ Weber also leads the land subcommittee of the Potrero Citizens Advisory Committee, which he said was formed as a ‘result of Community Council actions spurring Councilperson Cindy Miscikowski to bring a motion in front of the full City Council that is going to help us get this project done.’ The Webers, who have two young children, had their first experience with the Community Council when they moved to the Palisades in early 2002. ‘We were getting woken up every morning at 4 a.m. by street cleaning in the park, which is right behind our house,’ Weber explained. After calling the City to report their problem, they turned to Wolfberg, who ‘made a call or two and that resolved the issue. ‘We saw early on that the council can make things happen that benefits people in the community; it had a pretty significant effect on our enjoyment living here.’ Weber has also become active in PAPA, the parade organizing committee. Steve Boyers, the new vice chairman, was out of town and unable to be reached before we went to press on Wednesday.

Architect Will Preserve Canyon Station

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This computer-generated rendering shows the proposed plan for preservation and adaptive reuse of Canyon Service Station. The station will be brought back to its 1924 state, and a small annex will be added behind the station. The concrete site wall will be constructed of recycled concrete already on the property. Photo: Courtesy Scott Prentice Architects
This computer-generated rendering shows the proposed plan for preservation and adaptive reuse of Canyon Service Station. The station will be brought back to its 1924 state, and a small annex will be added behind the station. The concrete site wall will be constructed of recycled concrete already on the property. Photo: Courtesy Scott Prentice Architects

When the Canyon Service Station in Santa Monica Canyon gained historic-cultural monument status last month, speculation immediately began. What was owner Chris Hoffman planning to do with the little station that occupies a small portion of the 17,000-sq.-ft. property on Entrada he bought for $2.1 million in May? Monument status dictates that the station building couldn’t be torn down or moved, and any restoration/rehabilitation would have to meet certain standards. Was Hoffman going to preserve it as a museum or bring it back into service? Within a few weeks, neighbor and architect Scott Prentice quelled all speculation with his plan for historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the station, which was unanimously approved by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board last Wednesday. Prentice lives next door at 521 Entrada. Hoffman, who lives directly behind the station, agreed to sell the portion of the lot occupied by the station (4,000 sq. ft.) to Prentice, who in turn will restore the historic treasure as closely as possible to its original 1924 state. The station will become the new home for Prentice’s three-person architecture practice, and he will also build a 300-ft. office behind the station for additional office space, plus a 6-ft. by 30-ft. lap pool for his family’s use. Because Prentice shares an easement with the station property, he was able to buy just a small portion of the land as an add-on to his own property with a simple lot line adjustment. Hoffman will remove the underground fuel tanks and verify the soil safety as part of the deal. ‘It all started four weeks ago when my assistant Will Zemba and I were on our way to the AIA convention and we read that the station had been granted historic designation,’ Prentice told the Palisadian-Post. ‘I have lived next door for four years and have heard about so many options, including [former station lessor] Brian Clark coming back to run the station. I never considered that we’d be the one.’ ‘There are codes in our favor,’ Prentice added. ‘We could take this over as my architect’s office, with a small addition (300 feet) that meets department standards.’ Prentice met with Hoffman, who was very supportive of the idea. ‘We talked about money, but he said, ‘I don’t want to make any money on this. I’m perfectly happy to sell it for what I paid for it.” Prentice paid $500,000 for the parcel, which he considers a ‘good deal.’ While Prentice and Hoffman are still debating who will pay for the clean-up, Prentice has benefited from having the original soil reports he requested when he bought his house in 2001. ‘We have three clean reports, including one from less than a year ago,’ he said. Originally from San Diego, Prentice received his architectural degree from Cal Poly Pomona, with additional study in Florence, Italy. His 10-year-old firm specializes in retail stores (he has designed a number of Canyon Beachwear showrooms all over California), post-production, restaurants and residences. The gas station reuse project is just the sort of project Prentice enjoys. ‘We try to find the beautiful solution,’ he says. Prentice’s plan has received the highest rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership and Environmental Design program. In layman’s language this means that he is taking a gas station and turning it into a structure that doesn’t involve pollutants. In addition, he is removing an expanse of concrete, which will be used to build the site wall. The annex structure and the swimming pool will be solar-heated. Prentice lives with his wife Glenda Rovello, a trained architect and production designer, and their boys Henry and Will, who attend Canyon Elementary. ‘We had all the neighbors over for a party and to show them the plans,’ Prentice said. ‘Every single person in our community had a part to save this. From litigants on one side like Ted Stollman [who was able to get the city’s conditional use permit overturned by the State Supreme Court] to preservationists like Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association’s Mike Deasy and George Wolfberg, who were trying to save the station. Nobody had a problem with this plan. They can’t believe it.’ Wolfberg had high praise for role played by the canyon association and Kevin Keller, City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski’s planning deputy, in saving the station. ‘Preservation of Canyon Service Station has been a core value of canyon residents for many years,’ Wolfberg told the Post. ‘Having Scott Prentice as the next-door neighbor of the station was serendipitous, and his plans will result in permanent protection of this historic treasure.’

Graffiti Mars Clearwater Mural

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One of the many graffiti tags painted on the Clearwater Mural is the moniker, “Equipt,” which also appeared on a house, church and other buildings in the Palisades business district in recent weeks. Photo: Stuart Muller

More graffiti vandalism hit the Palisades this week, and the victim was the idyllic Clearwater Mural painted on the north side of the Sav-on building on Swarthmore. (See related graffiti story, p. 5.) Palisadian Stuart Muller, who conceived of the panoramic scene to serve as a backdrop to the Village Green, was dismayed to find a 10-ft.-long section of the mural defaced by several different types of graffiti tags with various names, styles and lettering near the loading dock. In an e-mail to the Palisadian-Post Wednesday morning, Muller included a photo and said: ‘I discovered this vandalism yesterday in an area behind the storage container that was placed in front of the mural during the recent remodeling of the interior of Sav-on. I don’t have a clue who put this stuff on, but my suspects are skateboarders and/or high school students who hang around that area daily. ‘The premises are also used as a hangout at night by taggers. It’s their clubhouse (the rooftop parking lot and walkway to the public parking lot leading to the Washington Mutual building).’ Stylized bubble writing similar to that painted across the mural is also apparent on the rooftop. Muller said he was tired of waiting for Sav-on to remove the graffiti. ‘Sav-on has done little to keep up with the onslaught. That Sav-on would leave graffiti on the Coke machine at their main entrance for over half a year is symbolic of their disinterest in the upkeep of the exterior of their facility.’ Fortunately, the mural is protected with anti-graffiti coating, so the graffiti tags ‘should be removable,’ according to Muller, who added that ‘the Clearwater Mural Maintenance Fund (under PRIDE’s auspices) could use some donations. PRIDE’s efforts to get Sav-on to clean up their act have been fruitless, so I’m renewing my effort.’

John and Vicki Hennelly Named Parade Marshals

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John and Vicki Hennelly will ride as parade marshals on July 4.
John and Vicki Hennelly will ride as parade marshals on July 4.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

John and Vicki Hennelly, who have played important roles on the Fourth of July parade organizing committee for 10 years, will ride as this year’s parade marshals. ‘Some years we’ve been so busy, we haven’t see much of the parade,’ Vicki Hennelly said, laughing. This year they can sit and relax and have a great view of the one-mile parade route from atop a convertible. The Hennellys have both served as president of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA), the group that voted to honor them this year. John has also been president of PAPA People (the group of volunteers who handle a variety of vital tasks on the day of the parade), and Vicki has served as the parade treasurer for the last five years. At 6 a.m. on July 4, both Hennellys will join other volunteers as they begin hitting the streets to ensure the 38th PAPA parade goes off without a hitch. Their first stop is Ralphs, which is closed for the day but where they have to remind people that the parking lot is also closed because equestrian units are staged there. Next, the Hennellys and crew make sure the grandstands and judging stands are assembled. Traffic becomes a major issue as the 2 p.m. parade time nears, and various volunteers are responsible for making sure Sunset and Via de la Paz are cleared and passable for the bands and floats arriving to get into formation. Vicki warns local residents, ‘Have your pre-parade barbecues, but make sure your guests arrive before 1 p.m.,’ when Sunset is closed off. During the parade itself, PAPA People can also be seen zipping around on golf carts troubleshooting. ‘There are always surprises,’ John said. One year the service that was hired to clean out the Ralphs parking lot after the horses left, never showed. The next day Ralphs’ customers were the first to notice. Another year, the handles on the outdoor water faucets were removed before the parade. ‘We had to go over to the park and haul water back for the horses by hand,’ John said. Occasionally the port-a-pottys are dumped over by vandals, causing an unpleasant surprise. ‘It’s another job the volunteers handle,’ John said. ‘We have to turn them right side-up.’ When the Hennellys moved to the Palisades in 1994, they lived on Sunset across from Fire Station 69. When the parade went by, they loved the spirit and feel of the community. Early the next year, when the plea went out in the Palisadian-Post for parade volunteers, the Hennellys stepped up to the plate and haven’t backed off since. Vicki and John met at a downtown law firm. They started their own law firm, Hennelly and Grossfeld, in 1993 in the Sunset/PCH building, specializing in business litigation. Last fall the practice moved to the Marina Towers on Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey. The law firm was so successful that it now employs 13 lawyers and five paralegals. Vicki stopped working full-time after Mark was born, and went to part-time managing the office. As the firm grew, she was ‘downsized’ and replaced with a full-time office manager. She stayed on as a consultant and in 2003 she returned full-time as the billing administrator. With such a successful law firm, how does John manage to devote so many hours to the parade? He laughed and said, ‘Make time. Busy people make time.’ Unfortunately for PAPA, the Hennellys will no longer be involved with the parade after July 4 because they’re moving to the Miracle Mile area where they’ll be closer to family. It will also be beneficial for their son Mark, who has autism and will be attending University High School in September. He will be able to navigate around town with public transportation much easier than he can from their current Pacific View Estates residence. John is sad about leaving the community, but as he said: ‘Things change in life, you move on.’ Vicki added, ‘We’re really heartbroken about leaving,’ but not as heartbroken as a whole community that thanks them for their years of volunteer time and wonderful parades.

Staying Cool Under Pressure Became Diana Grubb’s Trademark

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PALISADIAN-POST CUP AWARDS

Dylan Cohen and Diana Grubb had reason to smile during a photo shoot at Will Rogers State Park, having just won this year's Post Cup Awards as outstanding senior athletes at Palisades High.
Dylan Cohen and Diana Grubb had reason to smile during a photo shoot at Will Rogers State Park, having just won this year’s Post Cup Awards as outstanding senior athletes at Palisades High.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer

Diana Grubb’s value to the teams she plays for is not always reflected on the stat sheet. What stands out most are not her numbers, but rather the way she plays and the innate ability she has to lift her own level of play and that of her teammates when it matters most. Those winning attributes have served Grubb well at Palisades High, where she received the Palisadian-Post’s annual Post Cup Award last Friday as the school’s outstanding senior athlete. Grubb earned All-City honors in both volleyball and soccer, following in the footsteps of her sister, Charlotte, who won the award in 2003. ‘When my sister won, that’s when I first started to think about whether I might be able to win it too,’ Diana recalls. ‘I called the next day to tell her and she was so happy for me.’ But while she participates in the same sports as her sister, Diana plays different positions. On the volleyball court, Charlotte was a middle blocker while Diana is a setter like her older brother, Edward, himself a 2001 Pali alum. And on the soccer field, Charlotte played midfield while Diana is primarily a defender. ‘At first I felt some pressure to live up to the standards my sister set but it was good for me,’ Diana admits. ‘And eventually I learned to distinguish myself from her. We each have our own personality and we have different strengths.’ Perhaps Grubb’s biggest challenge in volleyball last fall was having to adjust to a new head coach for the fourth straight year’not an easy assignment for a player responsible for running the offense. ‘A setter has to be the leader on the floor,’ she says. ‘So of course it helps when you know the system inside and out. It’s not easy when you’re trying to implement new plays all the time.’ Still, Grubb provided leadership on a young team that was talented but not as mentally tough as that which had won the City title her junior year. In her last high school match last November, Grubb had 20 assists, seven digs and three aces. Grubb went through a phase where she liked volleyball more, but Pali’s run to the City finals in March rekindled her passion for soccer. ‘I love playing both sports, but for different reasons. Volleyball is exhilarating and you have a lot of on-court energy whereas soccer is very physically demanding but not quite as intense every second.’ The hardest aspect of being a two-sport athlete for Grubb was the quick transition she had to make from one to the other. Because the Dolphins advanced to the second round of the City Section playoffs, volleyball overlapped the start of the soccer season, meaning she had no time off in between seasons. But like every other obstacle Grubb has faced in high school, she took the transition in stride. ‘I actually liked going right from one to the other,’ Grubb says. ‘We fell short in volleyball so I was really motivated to do well in soccer, especially knowing it was my last season. That first soccer practice was the hardest. It took about a week and a half to get used to it, but I adjusted pretty well. It helped that I was already in shape from volleyball.’ Though it struggled at times during the season, Palisades’ soccer team hit its stride in the playoffs and advanced to the championship game for the first time in the program’s history. Grubb was one of four senior starters and her steady play was vital to the Dolphins’ success. ‘If I had to pick one memory that stands out I’d have to say it was beating Granada Hills in the semifinals in soccer,’ Grubb says. ‘It was a huge upset because they were seeded much higher than us. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in that game, yet we somehow found a way to pull through in the end.’ Grubb’s positive attitude and ability to rise above the competition have served her well not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. She walked out of Mercer Hall with more than just her Post Cup plaque’she also received the Rose Gilbert Woman Scholar-Athlete Award as well as three other scholarships. Asked to name her favorite classes at Pali, Grubb cited Mr. Van Loo’s Environmental Science and Ms. Hataishi’s Math Analysis. ‘I’ve been ready for the next step since the end of soccer season,’ Grubb says. ‘But when I reflect on my time here, what I’ll miss most are the people and the sports.’ Though her high school career ends with tonight’s graduation, Grubb is looking forward to college life at the University of Connecticut, where she hopes to play club volleyball and soccer. ‘I wanted to go to college on the East Coast and when I took a tour, I loved the school spirit there and the campus is beautiful. I’m excited to be a Husky.’ And if the success Grubb enjoyed as a Dolphin is any indication, the Huskies are lucky to get her.

Barbara Donahue, Former Co-Owner of Woodbury’s

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Barbara B. Donahue, a 45-year resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away June 10 in her home. She was 77. Born in Kansas, Barbara moved to the Palisades in 1960 and was a former co-owner of Woodbury’s on Sunset. She taught herself how to paint and worked in a little studio in the attic of her home, painting mostly landscape and still life. She is survived by her second husband, Thomas Donahue of Pacific Palisades; daughter Linda Salisbury of Sylmar; son Robert L. Leis of Pacific Palisades; sister Martha Wright; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held yesterday at Gates Kingsley mortuary in Santa Monica. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Barbara’s name to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1460, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Ann King, 72; Prominent Advertising Art Director

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Ann King, a well-known advertising art director and graphic designer, died June 13 at her home in Topanga, after an extended battle with cancer. She was 72. A former resident of Pacific Palisades, King worked for more than 35 years in the advertising, art and design communities in Los Angeles. She spent 15 years as an art director at Foote, Cone & Belding during the 1970s when FCB was the largest ad agency on the West Coast. She won numerous ad industry awards, notably for her work on behalf of United California Bank and the U. S. Forest Service, where she helped make Smokey the Bear one of the best-known advertising icons in America. King also worked on the Carnation account while at Erwin Wasey during the 1960s and was with the ad firms Campbell & Wagman and Kresser/Craig during the 1980s and ’90s. Most recently, she ran her own graphic design studio and was a member of Topanga Canyon Gallery, which exhibited her paintings, some of which were abstractions based on her experiences battling cancer. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1932, Ann was the daughter of Roberta Tremayne and Richard Stiefel, a prominent surgeon. She attended school in Battle Creek until her junior year, when she went to The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York to study art. Her art education continued in New York City at the famed Parsons School of Design. She married David Barker King of Battle Creek in 1954, and their daughter Laura was born in New York in 1958 and their son Trevor in 1962, after the family moved to Pacific Palisades. Laura and Trevor attended Palisades High School as well as Crossroads School. Divorced after 13 years, King continued her art education at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, which led to her entry into the advertising industry at a time when it employed only a handful of women at a professional level. She quickly rose to the top of her field. As an art director, King was known for her exquisite taste as well as her ability to bring concept to design. In recent years, she designed catalogs for some of the most prestigious private schools in Los Angeles, including Harvard-Westlake and John Thomas Dye. In 1990, King purchased land in Topanga Canyon and built a home there that was featured in Architectural Digest in 1995. She is survived by her son, Trevor, of Brooklyn and by her brother, Richard, of Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Her daughter, Laura, died in 1998. King was affiliated with St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Pacific Palisades where she served on the Vestry from 2003-2005. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to St. Matthew’s, attention Ann King Memorial Fund or to the Wellness Community in Santa Monica.

Engagements and Weddings

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Skylar Little and Christopher Meinhardt Are Married at the Firestone Vineyard Richard and Paulette Little of Pacific Palisades are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Skylar Martine Little, to Ryan Christopher Meinhardt. The wedding was a sunset ceremony on October 8, 2004, at the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos. The bride, 27, is a Palisades native, having attended Palisades Elementary, St. Matthew’s, Marymount High School, and graduated from UCLA. She played three years in the women’s professional soccer league (Washington Freedom), and currently works for Show the Love, a jewelry design company in the Palisades. The bridegroom, 30, was born and reared in Jefferson City, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Kansas. He is director of marketing for G.A. Gertmenian and plans to return to school in the fall for an MBA. The couple honeymooned in Tahiti and now reside in their first home in Westchester with their two dogs. Craven and Silverman Plan July 17 Wedding Kimberly Craven, formerly of Pacific Palisades, and Ryan Silverman are engaged and will be married at the Bel-Air Bay Club on July 17. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Linda McCann and step-daughter of Joseph J. McCann, Jr. She was born in New York City and moved to Pacific Palisades with her parents in 1979. She attended St. Matthew’s and studied at the School of American Ballet in New York City after graduating from Westlake School for Girls in Bel-Air. She was presented in the National Charity League’s Debutante Ball in 1985. After the School of American Ballet, she joined the Pennsylvania Ballet Company. A dancer, singer and actress, she has performed in four Broadway shows and had leading roles in ‘Swing,’ ‘Mama Mia’ and ‘Movin’ Out’ in Los Angeles. The bridegroom, son of Glenda and Gary Silverman, was born in Grande Prairie, Canada. He attended Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta, for his theatre arts degree and North American Institute of Technology in Edmonton, where he studied radio broadcasting. An actor and singer, he has performed extensively in Vancouver, had the lead role of Sky in the U.S. tour of ‘Mama Mia’ and played Tony in the European tour of ‘West Side Story.’ He is currently the lead in ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ and will be the understudy for the lead role in ‘Wicked’ in Chicago. The couple will live in New York City after their marriage. Patrick Hasselbach, Christine Strom Plan August Wedding in Colorado Bill and Gale Hasselbach, formerly of Pacific Palisades and now living in Monument, Colorado, announced the engagement of their son, Patrick, to Christine Strom. Daughter of Richard and Kathleen Strom, also of Monument, the bride-to-be received a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and works at the University Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The bridegroom attended Palisades High and graduated from UC Berkeley. He a computer consultant at Entersolve Solutions in Boulder, Colorado. The couple will be married on August 13 in Breckenridge, Colorado and will reside in Denver. Scott Rognlien and Maia Peters Exchange Vows at Descanso Gardens Scott Rognlien, son of Bruce and Marleen Rognlien of Pacific Palisades, and Maia Peters, daughter of Holly and Jim Peters of Texas, were married on May 29 at Decanso Gardens in La Ca’ada. The bridegroom grew up in the Palisades, attended Canyon Elementary School, Brentwood School, and graduated in June 1993 from Northwestern with a bachelor’s degree in performance studies. In 1997, he studied for a year abroad in London and at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. He returned to England after college and completed a graduate program in acting at the Webber Douglas Dramatic Academy in London. He returned to Los Angeles in the fall of 2000 and met Maia soon after that at a mutual friend’s Halloween party. Scott choose to propose to Maia on the Palisades bluffs overlooking the ocean, one of his favorite spots. Maia Peters grew up in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from USC with a bachelor’s degree in theater and acting. Both have been very active in L.A. Theater, while maintaining regular (day) jobs. Together, with some other fellow actors, they have launched a new theater company called The Next Arena.

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