Sophomore Kristabel Doebel-Hickok has been the anchor of the Palisades High girls’ track team all season. By far the Dolphins’ most consistent performer, she had won every race she ran in Western League competition and qualified third at the City Section preliminaries. All signs pointed to a top three finish and a possible trip to the state meet. But in the City Section track and field finals last Thursday at Birmingham High, Doebel-Hickok learned that experience and strategy can be as important as speed and endurance in big races. Against a strong field, Doebel-Hickok ran a strong race and finished fourth in 5:23.42. ‘Kristabel ran a very good, smart race and I’m proud of her,’ Palisades High coach Ron Brumel said. ‘She was just up against older and more seasoned runners. This is the first time she didn’t run her final lap as fast or faster than her first one.’ Defending champion Emmaline Hartel of Birmingham took the lead early in the 1,600-meter race and held off several game challengers on the final lap to repeat as champion in 5:10.62. Hartel also won the two-mile (3,200 meters) event. Doebel-Hickok ran in the middle of the first half of the race, then stepped up her pace in the third lap to move within striking distance of the leaders. She was unable to make a serious threat at Hartel, but finished fourth by a comfortable margin. ‘This was a great learning experience for Kristabel,’ Brumel said. ‘She’ll have an even better shot at winning next year.’ In the field events, sophomore Angela Liberatore cleared 8-0 to finish fifth overall in the pole vault. She cleared the same height to finish first at the Western League finals two weeks ago.
Palisadians Power Loyola Volleyball
Led by Palisadian starters C.J. Schellenberg, Jake Rosetti, Jason Holdych and James Scillacci, Loyola High won its third consecutive CIF Division I Southern Section boys volleyball championship last Saturday night at Cypress College. The second-seeded Cubs upset top-seeded Mira Costa, 15-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22, to win their ninth CIF title, and the four locals all played together at Corpus Christi School. Schellenberg, a 6-8 senior hitter headed for USC, had 17 kills and 10 digs for the Cubs (29-5), who avenged a nonleague loss to the Mustangs in April. Other Palisadians contributing to Loyola’s victory were Brian Scilacci, Michael Lennon, Bryan Stennett and Chris Kayes.
Actor Eddie Albert Dies Here at 99
Actor Eddie Albert, an engaged resident of Pacific Palisades who served as the town’s 22nd honorary mayor from 1996 to 1998, passed away on May 27 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 99. Albert, who had an entertainment career that spanned radio, stage, movies and television, was an icon of the Palisades, having lived for over 60 years in a home on Amalfi Drive that he purchased from silent film star Billie Dove. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in television’s ‘Green Acres’ and for his Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in ‘Roman Holiday’ and ‘The Heartbreak Kid.’ Eddie Albert was born Eddie Albert Heimberger in Rock Island, Illinois on April 22, 1906. His father was involved in real estate business, causing the family to move to Minneapolis. Albert attended the University of Minnesota until his junior year, when he decided to get a full-time job managing movie theaters, in which he performed magic tricks before each show. He continued to work in entertainment, forming a singing trio that found success performing on the radio. The group played at stations in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago and New York, until finally breaking up. After the breakup, Albert moved to New York and sang in clubs around New York City for $3 a night, while living above a speakeasy on 48th St. He and Grace Bradt then formed a singing duet and went on NBC Radio for a year as ‘The Honeymooners’Grace and Eddie.’ Acting scouts discovered Albert soon after, and signed him for a Broadway show, ‘Room Service,’ and the movie version of ‘Brother Rat,’ and then the Rodgers and Hart musical ‘The Boys of Syracuse.’ When World War II broke out, Albert joined the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant, junior grade, and fought in the Pacific at Tarawa and other islands. In 1994 he was awarded the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award for dedication and heroic efforts on board the U.S.S. Sheridan during the battle of Tarawa in 1943. Albert married Margo ne’ Maria Margarita Guadelupe Teresa Estella Bolado Castilla y O’Donnell in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York in 1945. They had two children. His son Edward Albert, born in 1951, became an actor, married and has a daughter, Thais. His daughter Maria, born in 1954, is also married and has a daughter, Mia. Margo passed away in 1985. Eddie Albert served in a number of noble endeavors in his lifetime. In 1972, he was invited to act as a consultant to Maurice Strong, the Secretary General of the U.S. Conference on Environment, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden. He also met with national and local officials in an effort to reduce pollution to the environment, and went on NBC Television speaking out against the pesticide DDT. Although he was attacked for his stance on DDT, he stood firm, and was recognized as being correct when scientific studies confirmed that DDT was in fact highly dangerous to the environment. In the 1970’s, Albert spoke at more than 50 universities, businesses, industrial groups and citizen gatherings in which he raised awareness about the pollution of the world’s ecology and steps that could be taken to reduce it. On Earth Day in 1970, he was one of the keynote speakers at a major environmental rally at Stanford University. Albert was also very involved in organic farming and gardening, as evidenced by the crops that could be found at his Amalfi home in the front and back yards. Depending on the season, he grew tomatoes, radishes, beets, carrots, chives, rosemary, and even tall rows of corn. Albert took his farming skills to the inner-city in the 1970’s, establishing City Children’s Farms in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and many other cities. Eddie Albert once said of growing older that ‘The problem with the men is you have to defrost them from believing that at age 65 you’re finished.’ Indeed, Albert kept going in his later years, working in his garden, and serving the town that had been his home for so long. Whether through his films and television shows, his garden and environmental work, or his years of service, the Palisades will always remember Eddie Albert as one of the pillars of the town, and as a friend to the community. ‘I’m absolutely in love with the Palisades,’ he said in 1999 at a birthday party for all residents 90 years and older. ‘It’s so pleasant here’the flowers, the people. I’ve been in a lot of places in the world and I’ve never been in one where the people are so warm and so comfortable with themselves. It’s wonderful that you can come together like this, and I’m honored to be part of it.’ Albert, who was 93 at the time, added: ‘I’m still trying to do my part to help people. So use the telephone, if you have time, and come and have a sandwich.’
At Home with the Rabbi and Didi
The Steven and Didi Carr Reuben home is not only a visual delight, but a respite for the soul as well. With a personality larger than life, the effervescent Didi ushered me into their condominium which is just a short walk from the village. The rooms are alive with color, vibrancy and interesting angles. Didi simply says, ‘This whole house is my husband and me.’ One level into the living room, the deep green ceiling circled with small black-and-white tiles, the lavender walls, the blue fading to a white stucco around the fireplace, the printed red sofa delight your eyes. The room is full of curios from their world travels. ‘It’s really a visual travel journal of the last 20 years,’ Didi remarks. ‘The gifts of travel are that our eyes are opened to the world,’ says Steven, the rabbi at Kehillat Israel. ‘There’s a certain humility to it. It’s easy to think of our community as the center of the world. The humility comes from the recognition that we are all one’interconnected.’ He points out that they had traveled to the part of India that was hit last December by the tsunami. When he and Didi heard about it, there was a visceral sense of connection to place and the people. The Carr Reubens feel lucky to be in Pacific Palisades. When Steve joined K.I. 19 years ago, the synagogue leaders decided that they wanted their rabbi to live in the community. They loaned a down payment that the Carr Reubens used to buy a condo on Via de la Paz. They settled into the community, and Didi started a Jazz Night at Mort’s Oak Room the first Monday of every month. The informal setting gives her a chance to showcase her sultry voice and her expansive, fun personality. Her husband, who was principal percussionist with the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra for three years, plays in the band. Ten years ago, they moved to their current residence on Haverford. Didi worked with the architect and contractor to reshape the space. Originally it had a loft that was part of a ‘master suite.’ They closed off the loft to make a third-floor bedroom that includes a small office for Didi. The lower level of the ‘master suite’ became an expanded bathroom with a large walk-in closet and small exercise room. The bedroom is a deep salmon color, although as Steve jokingly points out, ‘Didi doesn’t even like fish.’ Didi explains, ‘That’s why I call the color a deep coral.’ The fireplace in the bedroom is tiled and inset with ‘coral’ grout. The sofa is purple, but the wood floor is a shade of green that surprisingly ties the whole scheme together. The floor also has a tint which gives it the feel of a clean smooth surface that blends into the surroundings. Didi confesses that when they were in the middle of the construction process, ‘The contractor, the architect and the painter didn’t like any of my choices. I had absolutely no support for the colors.’ Undaunted, she went ahead anyway. ‘I like to be controversial.’ Above the master bed, four small square spaces are constructed in the wall.When Didi asked the architect what was supposed to go in the spaces, the architect said, ‘You’ll figure out what goes up there.’ During the couple’s travels, they looked for various objects that might work, like masks or carvings, but neither of them could agree. Then, on a trip in New Zealand off the beaten path, they discovered an art gallery called ‘Bits of David’. They went inside and instantly both knew that it was bits of David (blue mini-sculptures of a noise, an ear, a mouth, and an eye) that had to go in the spaces. Asked how he feels about the color scheme, Steven replies sweetly, ‘I love it, because I love her.’ Didi adds, ‘I knew he loved me, but if I didn’t know before decorating, I knew it then.’ The rabbi’s job is a 24-hour-a-day job, seven days a week. His office is open from 9 to 5, and in the evenings he has meetings, teaches, counsels, and is on call for his congregants. He comments, ‘The synagogue is full of wonderful people. They are so good to us. It’s a privilege to be part of their lives.’ The Carr Reubens go away a month every year on a mini-sabbatical. ‘The congregation recognizes that when I’m here, I give myself 100 percent and that I need time off to think and recharge my batteries,’ Steve says. He and Didi travel extensively during that time and agree that one of their best choices was the William Ricketts sanctuary in Pmara Kutata, outside Melbourne, Australia. A white artist’s tribute to the plight of the aborigines, ‘it’s one of the most powerfully spiritual places in the world,’ says Didi. ‘The sculptures emerge out of the trees.’ Steven adds, ‘The sanctuary is so in touch with the essence of life. It reminds us that more unites us than divides us. As we’ve traveled, we realize kids’ smiles are the same everywhere, laughter is the same. Adults’ desire for their kids to be safe is the same everywhere in the world.’ When they’re in town, the Carr Reubens meet every night around 11 in their ‘chill room’ for a date. It’s a room with no telephone, no windows, a sofa and two chairs. Neutral with color accents, it’s an intimate and cozy place where both can unwind at the end of a day. Rabbi Reuben has written several books, including ‘Children of Character,’ and is currently completing ‘How to Answer Your Children’s Most Difficult Questions.’ Didi, in addition to her duties as the rabbi’s wife, has several other concurrent projects. She has put together ‘Didi’s Sleepaway Camp for the Terminally Vain,’ a 15-day trip to Costa Rica which can include plastic surgery or dentistry. Last year she recorded a CD entitled ‘My Romance,’ featuring her favorite love songs. Her husband adds, ‘I wanted to hear her voice when she wasn’t with me.’ Their daughter Gable is currently filming a movie ‘National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze 2: Semester at Sea.’ Twenty-one years ago, the children from the preschool where Steven was a rabbi decorated the canopy under which the Carr Reubens were married with designs and the children’s names. A fabric artist filled in some of the cloth, making it three-dimensional. The canopy hangs in their hallway. In the center of the frame are the vows they recited that day: ‘This ring symbolizes the love of our home, the home of our love and the spiritual sanctuary they create together.’ Regretting that my time in Didi and Steven’s ‘spiritual sanctuary’ was ending, I kept up our conversation as we parted in the driveway. As a mother, I steered our conversation to children and spirituality. Didi urged her husband to tell me the story of a child in his Sunday School class. Steve asked the little girl what she was doing. She replied, ‘I’m drawing a picture of God.’ Steve told her, ‘No one knows what he looks like.’ The girl replied, ‘Of course not, because I haven’t finished my picture yet.’
Armina Hastings, 53-Year Resident
Armina Hastings, a Pacific Palisades resident since 1952, passed away on May 24 in Santa Monica. She was 84. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Armina loved to go to dances in Manhattan as a young woman, and later would fondly recall how she led the conga line at the Essex House. She met Norry Hagopian while on vacation in the Catskill Mountains. The couple married during World War II and ended up in California where Norry, an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, was stationed in San Diego. After the war they moved to Baldwin Park. Norry, a chemical engineer, began his career in the plastics industry and legally changed his last name to Hastings when he went into business. They had two children, Michael and Norene. In 1952, the family moved to the Palisades and became active in St. Matthew’s Church. Armina loved the community, knew many of the local merchants and enjoyed walking from her house into the village or down to the bluffs overlooking the Pacific ocean. In the 1960s, Armina served on the board of the Armenian Allied Arts Association and in the 1970s, she worked for five years at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute. During that time she also earned a certificate in management from Mt. St. Mary’s College. Armina was highly intelligent and had little patience for the routine and prosaic parts of life, as she had a great zest for fun, adventure and learning. She was a gregarious person who continually took classes, joined organizations and traveled. She loved literature and music, and enjoyed going to concerts and the theater. An excellent cook, she loved to experiment with new recipes. Armina was also quite athletic and enjoyed playing tennis with her friends in the Palisades until she was into her 70’s. When traveling, she loved to explore new cities and countries and went on a number of trips to China, Europe, Canada and Mexico. She also enjoyed cruises to the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Scandinavia and the Panama Canal. A creative person, Armina loved to laugh, entertain and tell stories. She knitted, was an excellent writer and speechmaker, and discovered an affinity for acting later in life, performing in a number of Santa Monica Emeritus College stage productions. After acting, her next venture was learning to play bridge. She took classes and enjoyed playing in her weekly games. In 1992, Armina was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she battled with her typical courage and strength. After treatment, she was cancer-free until 1998, when she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in her bones. At the end of 2003, Armina was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalous (fluid on the brain). Treatment was unsuccessful and the last seven months of her life were spent at Brentwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Santa Monica. It was there that she passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side. Armina was preceded in death by her husband Norry and son Michael, and is survived by her daughter Norene of Pacific Palisades and sister Alice Mouradian of Fowler. Donations in Armina’s memory may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Parish of Saint Matthew, 1031 Bienveneda, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272, or the Ararat Home of Los Angeles, Inc.
Daniel R. Cleeves, 50; Palisades High Alum
Daniel R. Cleeves, a Palisades High School alumnus, passed away on April 26 in Santa Rosa owing to complications from lupus. He was 50. Dan was born in Leadville, Colorado, and grew up in Fallbrook, California. He lived in Pacific Palisades from 1967 to 1973, attended Paul Revere Middle School and graduated from Palisades High in 1972. He was active in sports at Pali, especially in basketball and as a wide receiver on the varsity football team. After graduating from San Diego State University, Dan moved to Rohnert Park, California, and worked in Novato for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company as Western regional director for national accounts. He also spent much of his time helping with sports at the local park. He is survived by his wife Jo Anne of Rohnert Park; daughter Ashley and son Sean, both of Rohnert Park; mother Anne Cleeves of Fallbrook; brother John of Columbia, South Carolina; two sisters, Rosemary of Henderson, Nevada, and Carolyn of Sequim, Washington; and many other loving relatives and friends. He will be missed very deeply by all. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be given to the charity of one’s choosing or to Rancho Cotate Cougar Boosters, Inc., P.O. Box 1806, Rohnert Park, CA, 94927.
Memorial Set this Saturday for Harold And Edith Waterhouse
A memorial tribute will be held for Harold and Edith Waterhouse this Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m. in Mort’s Oak Room, 1035 Swarthmore. The public is invited. Harold Waterhouse, a former Citizen of the Year in Pacific Palisades, passed away last December 27 at the age of 94. Edith, his wife of more than 52 years, died on April 5 at the age of 90. The couple had lived on Wildomar St. since 1947.
Angels in Your Neighborhood
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
By Brenda Himelfarb Palisadian-Post Contributor It’s one thing to volunteer to work in an emergency room. It’s another, however, to work in an emergency room and, on occasion, assist your child, who is an emergency room physician. Yet, that’s exactly what Palisadian Silgia Grassl has done as an Angel of the ER at Saint John Hospital’s Emergency Department. Grassl had been in the Angel program for two years, when her daughter, Sabrina Grassl-Diaz, who grew up in the Palisades, began working at St. John’s, after interning in the emergency room at County/USC. ‘Needless to say, it’s very special. I just try not be in the way,’ admits Grassl, with a smile. More than 30 adult volunteers, 13 of them Palisadians, are part of the Angels of the ER, a program that was created by Carla Hummer, an RN who worked at Saint John’s for 25 years. From wrapping a patient in a blanket or merely holding a hand, Angels are there to comfort and calm all those who enter St. John’s emergency room. ‘I give patients verbal first aid,’ Hummer once said. ‘I tell them, ‘You’re in the right place. We’re only here to make you feel better.’ Most important, the Angels are a vital link in the communications chain between the patient and their families and the ER staff. The Angels also allow the ER physicians and nurses to spend more time doing what is most needed’providing patents with the best possible medical care available.’ The idea for the Angels came about because Hummer was disturbed that patients had to sit and wait so long in the emergency room. She voiced her concerns to Russ Kino, director of the hospital’s emergency department, who approached the hospital’s Irene Dunne Guild, which raises funds and organizes volunteers for the hospital. Soon Hummer was organizing the Angels in the ER. ‘The Angels assistance has greatly improved patients’ relationships with the medical staff, because they are there to listen and answer questions, allowing physicians and nurses to focus on treating patients as quickly as possible,’ Kino says. Ranging in age from 19 to 65, the Angels undergo extensive training that includes an eight-hour orientation, followed by 25 hours in the emergency room. After completing their training the volunteers spend the first six months on the job with an experienced partner, under the supervision of an ER physician, an RN and a physician’s assistant. For the duration of their volunteer work, they also attend monthly meetings at the hospital. ‘It’s very rigorous training and we have been extremely selective with our recruitment of Angels because it takes a very special person to handle the enormous responsibilities involved,’ says Ann Harter, who currently runs the program. ‘The ER is extremely busy and can be very stressful for someone who isn’t prepared to cope with crisis situations.’ Palisadians Hummer and Harter were the first Angels. But soon the word spread, and the group continues to grow. ‘ Recently the Palisadian-Post invited other Angels who live in the community to share their feelings about the work they do in the St. John’s emergency room. ‘I have been an Angel for about four years,’ says Teddi Tindall, who has recruited some Angels through her job at the Nest Egg on Sunset. ‘I feel, other than caring for my husband, that it is the most important thing I do in my week. It embarrasses me when the patients express their appreciation, because the work is so personally gratifying and gives me so much spirituality. I should be thanking them.’ On one frantic day, a mental patient was experiencing extreme emotional highs and lows. ‘One minute he was crying, the next he was all smiles,’ Tindall recalls. ‘When he was put in a public area he became agitated and disruptive to the people around him. In talking with him, I discovered he loved to dance. I asked him to dance and we spent a lovely few minutes waltzing, which soothed him and created a bond between us.’ Lou Andrews, a retired Marine, has been an Angel for a year. ‘My job as an Angel encompasses two functions: one oriented toward the patients and the other toward the ER staff,’ he says. ‘In a phrase, for the patients I make ‘nice.’ The patient is typically anxious, discomfited and depressed. It is simply heartwarming to see the effect of walking to a gurney, placing a hand on an arm, smiling and asking, ‘Are you warm enough?’ The ER staff is dreadfully overworked and I do whatever I can to help. I make beds, empty urinals, clean, run errands, deliver and retrieve food trays, transport patients in wheelchairs and most importantly, am of good cheer. I feel that I am truly part of the ER staff team’a team in the finest sense of that word. I can think of nothing I have done in recent years that has given me a greater feeling of worth.’ ‘ Mary Ann Weiss became interested in becoming a volunteer because of the compassion and medical skills of the staff during her stay as a patient. ‘I wanted to show my gratitude in some way. Each time I help in the ER, I have such a good feeling, as I know that I have helped some people through a difficult time.’ Melinda Casey has been volunteering for over two years. ‘The interaction with the staff and people who come in for help is a life experience,’ she says. ‘Each shift is a new experience. People come in afraid and confused. But before long we make them comfortable and at ease and let them know that everything is being done for their proper care’whether it’s giving blankets, getting juice, being a liaison between the nurse and patient or simple letting family members know what is going on. ‘One time a chef, who had cut off his finger and had saved it in a bag of ice so it could be sewn back on, came in to the ER. Although he had done the right thing, it was hard to believe. We cared for him and he is back to work in the kitchen.’ Helen Cranmer, a Palisades piano teacher, says that as she enters the ER for her shift, she leaves her own life behind and totally devotes herself to trying to comfort and ease away concern of both the patient and the family. ‘The magically medicinal affect of a smile and reassuring words disarm the fear of a patient. I love to give away smiles, hope and optimism. Humor works well, also.’ Mary Martin, who has four sons, has been an Angel for over two years. ‘Having been a stay-at-home mom, I found that I had a skill that I didn’t know I had’that of being a cool, calm caregiver when the boys got hurt. Needless to say, we made several trips to the ER over the years. ‘The thing I find myself wondering is how the story comes out for everyone. How did the heart operation come out? But we are only involved for an hour or two in the process. People come in and the Angels get to know them a little. It’s not like television where you find out the ending. This job brings reality to my life and reminds me that every day is a gift.’ Grassl says that many elderly people come in, often alone. ‘It’s nice to be able to make a phone call for them or to even just hold hands. For me, these simple things are very rewarding.’ Ann Harter felt the helpfulness of the Angels first-hand when her son was admitted with a serious lung problem. ‘It was an Angel who gave me a hug and provided comfort and assurance, which allowed the ER staff to care for our son. It was an Angel who inquired as to our needs and brought a comfortable chair to our son’s bedside. For an anxious mother, these acts of kindness were very much appreciated. The ER team cared for us in a time of crisis and our Angel was a part of that team.’ With all the chaos in our world, it’s good to be reminded that there are a lot of good people doing good things’many of them your neighbors. And they make a difference every day in the lives of people who, in most cases, they have never met before and probably will never see again.
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2 OFFICE SPACES AVAILABLE in professional bldg in Palisades village. 750 square feet. Call Ness, (310) 230-6712, ext.105VACATION 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 SEEKING PALISADES HOME or apt to swap for renovated, furn Manhattan 2 bedrm upper Westside apt in doorman building. July flexible. Weekly OK. Call former Palisadian, (212) 662-3111BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. $350K+/yr. business opportunity. Already successful but on someone else’s terms? Leaders wanted. www.beyourworth.com (800) 336-6497COMPUTER 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.comGARAGE, 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 ReferencesMISCELLANEOUS 7j
SANTA MONICA EXPRESS, INC. Messenger Service/Air Couriers 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 & MANAGEDNANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
SEEKING p/t or f/t live-out BABYSITTER or HOUSEKEEPER position. I am honest, pleasant, responsible and speak English well. Please call Marcela, (310) 936-7133 SEEKING LIVE-IN nanny/housekeeper for Palisades family. Must speak English with excellent references. Please call Lisa, (213) 680-7939 F/T LIVE-OUT BABYSITTER. Over 14 years experience and I have my own transportation. Speaks English. Local refs. Please call Marta, (323) 777-4136 FULL-TIME BABYSITTER available Monday to Friday. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 19 year-old University of Michigan student. Lauren, (310) 717-1794 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) 898-7056HOUSEKEEPERS 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 SEEKING P/T HOUSEKEEPER 2 days, Wednesday and Friday. Must be organized, reliable, efficient and pleasant. Must speak English well and have car available for errands. Call Nicole, (310) 573-0350 OUR WONDERFUL HOUSEKEEPER is available full-time Mon.-Fri. Extremely reliable and pleasant. Has own car, speaks English; same family for 5 yrs. Please call Lisa, (213) 680-7939 HOUSECLEANING; PROVIDES a QUALITY cleaning program for your home, office or business at competitive rates. Reliable & honest. Excel references. Own trans. Please call (213) 300-8805 P/T HOUSECLEANER or NANNY with good experience available 3 days/week. Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. Call Paula, (213) 380-0287, or cell, (818) 613-4323 F/T HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER avail Monday thru Friday. I have good refs. and experience and speak a little English. Please call Martina, (213) 926-3593 or (323) 737-4629ELDER 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 COMPASSIONATE & RESPONSIBLE LICENSED nurse. Extensive experience includes rehab, geriatric, hospice, psyche and post-surg. care, as well as high-profile clients who require confidentiality. Refs available. Call (323) 691-4707 or (323) 734-2520GARDENING, 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) 733-7414MOVING & HAULING 11b
HONEST MAN SERVICES. 14″ van & dollies. Small jobs to 2 bedrooms. Hauls it all. California/Nevada. Over 12 years. Westside experience. (310) 285-8688HEALTH & BEAUTY CARE 12a
MOBILE MANICURING SERVICE. For the best manicures and pedicures. Call Cyndi, (310) 213-7223WINDOW WASHING 13h
NO STREAK WINDOW cleaning service. Fast and friendly. Quality service you can count on. Free estimates. Lic. #122194-49. Please call (323) 632-7207MISCELLANEOUS 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) 459-9000PET 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. HAPPY PET – FEEDING – EXERCISING – SITTING. In-home care or park outings. Connie, (310) 230-3829MISCELLANEOUS 14i
NEED a RIDE in TOWN? I’m available for errands, hair & MD appts & grocery shopping. Friendly, reliable and safe, w/ local references. Call Catherine, (310) 927-7212FITNESS 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.comSCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS. Certified swim instructor w/ 16 years experience. Local refs. available. I can come to your home. Introductory lessons are 75% off. Call (626) 797-2777TUTORS 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 SPANISH TUTOR, CERTIFIED teacher. Palisades resident. Over 14 years experience. All levels. Local references. Affordable rates. Marietta, (310) 459-8180 THE WRITING COACH: Student essays/homework/ reports/research papers (all subjects). Focus on structure, technique, style, vocabulary, content, analysis. Improves skills, confidence and scores. Also, college/private school application essays, counseling, prep. SAT/ISEE essays. Extensive experience, success stories. MA, Johns Hopkins; former LA private school teacher and Hopkins CTY instructor; writer/consultant. Outstanding Palisades/Malibu references. (310) 528-6437 INNOVATIVE TUTORING. Math, Reading, Creative Writing. Including reluctant readers and learning differences. Experienced Public School Teacher and Tutor. Grades 1-5. Joanie, (310) 204-0935CABINET 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.comCONCRETE, MASONRY 16c
MASONRY & CONCRETE CONTRACTOR. 30 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) 800-0744CONSTRUCTION 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. #375858ELECTRICAL 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) 317-8286FENCES 16j
THE FENCE MAN. 14 years quality workmanship. Wood fences – Decks – Gates – Chainlink & overhang. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996FLOOR 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) 478-7988HANDYMAN 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 HANDYMAN, Comprehensive Home Repair – Improve – Build – Install – Repair – Professional Reliable Service – Happiness Guaranteed. (not lic.) – Daniel Howe, cell (310) 877-5577 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) 216-9034HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686PAINTING, 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 – Specializing in Faux Finishes – Stenciling & Plaster Effects – Interior/Exterior – Free Estimate – Lic. #543487. Bill Lundby, MFA in Palisades, (310) 459-7362 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. SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.comPLUMBING 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) 827-4040REMODELING 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. #769443HELP 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 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER to & from school, Sept.-June. Route is Topanga to & from Westside. Must have Class B license, with P endorsement, 2 years experience, DMV printout and your school bus cert. Call Renee or Judy, (310) 455-3725 or fax (310) 455-7209. Apply by 6/15. $15.30/hr. RECEPTIONIST at SKINCARE SALON in the Palisades needed. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Call Kathy, (310) 713-7685 or (310) 459-8757, after 6 p.m. WANTED: PRESCHOOL TEACHER with experience & ECE units. Starts in September 05. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please fax resume to (310) 573-3684 or mail to Methodist Preschool, 801 Via de la Paz, Pac Palisades, CA 90272 WANTED: PRESCHOOL TEACHER’S Aid. Working with children 412 hours/day. Monday to Friday. Please fax resume to (310) 573-3684 or mail to Methodist Preschool, 801 Via de la Paz, Pac Palisades, CA 90272 WANTED: PERSONAL ASSISTANT. Must have good writing & computer skills. Be outgoing with a friendly personality. Be able to work w/ staff and families. Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Must be able to work later if needed. Please fax resume to (310) 573-3684 or mail to Methodist Preschool, 801 Via de la Paz, Pac Palisades, CA 90272 CAREGIVER NEEDED for ELDERLY lady 24 hours, 7days per week. Lite housekeeping and shopping. Must cook & have your own car. Call Barbara, (310) 459-2861 P/T BOOKKEEPER NEEDED. +/- 5 hrs/wk. for mortgage broker. Work from your home-office. Must know Quickbooks, Quicken. Guy, (310) 454-6061. guy@realpromortgage.com WORK FROM HOME. International company. Part-time, $500 to $2,000/month. Full-time, $2,000 to $8,000/mo. Call (310) 281-3000SITUATIONS WANTED 17a
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) 720-8004AUTOS 18b
HONDA GOLDWING GL 1000 motorcycle. Runs great. Perfect restoration project. Only 36K miles. New tires, tuned-up. New seat. $4,000 firm. Leave message, (310) 454-0685 1985 ALFA ROMEO Spider, red. Runs well. Car is located in the Palisades. $2,500.Call (801) 604-2334 2003 CARRERA CABRIOLET. Arctic silver/black. Full leather. 18″ Alloy wheels. Absolutely MINT condition. 11K miles. Had 15K mile service. $67, 500. (310) 490-6449FURNITURE 18C
PINE FURNITURE. Beautiful pine desk: $150 AND pine chest that could be used as toy chest for child’s room: $100. Call Lisa, (310) 459-3063GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d
SPRING CLEANING SALE. Cleaning out “old” stuff. Lots of misc. items from chandelier to small tools. SAT., June 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1006 Fiske Street, Pac Palisades.MISCELLANEOUS 18g
CHIRO-PLUS MATTRESS, box spring & frame. Full-size. Medium firm. Barely slept on. Best offer. Bring truck. (310) 459-9516 ELECTRIC BIKE made by E-Bike. 36 volts, goes 18 mph. Check out ebike.com. $600. Call (310) 471-6006WANTED TO BUY 19
WANTED: Old tube guitar amplifiers, ’50s, ’60s, etc. Tommy, (310) 306-7746 – profeti2001@yahoo.comGetty Buys Site on Sunset at Los Liones
The fate of the two-acre site on the corner of Los Liones Drive and Sunset was known last week when the Getty Trust closed escrow on the parcel located at 17311-17315 Sunset. The site, which had been on the market for a year for an asking price of $9 million, is currently home to The Outdoor Room and Color Design Art and the parking lot. Located just two blocks from the ocean and described as ‘a beautiful flat parcel in front with a rear slope,’ the parcel is zoned to allow the development of 62,000 square feet of commercial and/or office space, but found no buyers. Last fall, a proposal to build 64 condominiums fell out of escrow when the developer, Bob Bisno, chairman of TransAction Companies Ltd., decided it was too small a project for the risk involved. The risk he was referring to involved potential delays in consideration of the height variance required and possible traffic mitigation measures, including a traffic light at Los Liones. For sometime, Castellammare residents have asked for traffic mitigation at the corner, which currently has no light and have requested that a traffic study be done. Commuter traffic along Sunset often results in traffic backing up from the signal at Sunset and PCH, beyond the Castellammare light. According to Community Council representative Norma Spak, who serves as the council’s liaison with the Getty oversight committee, the Getty purchased the property with the intention of using the former Color Design Art building as office and storage space. In addition, the Getty said that they had no intention of doing anything with the nursery, which has a lease through July 2007, assuming the nursery would want to continue. Color Design Art, an interior design and merchandising firm for homes, which occupied part of the site since 1984, relocated to larger quarters in Culver City early this year. The Getty, which closed the Villa in Castellammare in 1997 for renovations, announced this winter its plans to reopen the facility in January 2006. The Villa, a replica of a Roman imperial country house, will exhibit the museum’s collection of Greek and Roman antiquities.
