Palisades News March 18, 2015
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Palisades News March 18, 2015
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Vol. 1, No. 10 • March 18, 2015 Uniting the Community with News, Features and Commentary Circulation: 14,500 • $1.00 Pfannkuche to Leave Palisades YMCA By SUE PASCOE Editor A fter nearly 10 years as executive director of the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, Carol Pfannkuche is leaving to accept a similar position at the KetchumDowntown YMCA on Hope Street. “She’s fantastic and we hate to lose her,” said YMCA Board Chair Layth Carlson, who was on the board when Pfannkuche was hired in 2005. “She is dedicated, tireless and selfless. She was like a quarterback of the Y, meeting with elected officials, community activists and members. She was even-keeled and always had a smile.” Said Pfannkuche, who has lived in Pacific Palisades for 20 years, “When I came to the YMCA, I had been a community organizer and worked with nonprofits. My kids took swimming lessons at the Y Pool [in Parade Theme Sought for Fourth of July Ever since American Legion Post 283 revived the Pacific Palisades Fourth of July parade in 1961, a theme has helped define the parade. This year is no different, and PAPA (Palisades Americanism Parade Association) is asking your help to pen a clever, witty, poignant or memorable theme. Last year’s winner was Kim Traenkle’s entry, “Star-Spangled Palisades.” Submit your best idea(s) to info@ palisadesparade.org, by Friday, April 3. The winner will be selected at the next PAPA meeting on April 6. If your theme is selected, in addition to bragging rights, you can also ride in the parade aboard a fire engine (with selected family members) and Palisades News will feature you in a story. Temescal Canyon] and had gone through the Y Guides program with my husband.” Last summer, Pfannkuche said, when she attended the YMCA World Council in Estes Park, Colorado, “I was moved by the amazing mission work the Y is doing in countries around the world. The move downtown was inspired by that. I want to use what I’ve learned here to move the mission forward in Los Angeles.” Given that executive director positions do not often come open within the YMCA, Pfannkuche felt it was important to capture this opportunity to move up to a larger facility with top-notch facilities. A new pool opened in November and there’s a massage service, a sauna, steam rooms, and a café that serves healthy foods, including shakes and wraps. More interesting to Pfannkuche, “It serves a diverse area and includes the second largest homeless population in the nation. Plus, nearly 56 percent of the people who work downtown, now live there.” Rob Lowe, a Y-board member during Pfannkuche’s employment, credits her with the creation of Simon Meadow; expanding the Y’s reach into the community (continuing the Palisades High School community service program); and guiding the Y through tough economic years in 2009 and 2010. “She truly believed in and cared about creating a Y with a mission to serve needs that were both unmet and would be valuable to the community,” Lowe said. Pfannkuche, a graduate of USC with a degree in public administration, established a Youth and Government program in the Palisades that has grown from five students three years ago to more than 70 this year. The Pacific Palisades resident who grew up in Manhattan Beach, was hired May 2, 2005. At that time, Y board member Duke Osteroff told this reporter, “We have a good one. She lives in the community, she’s smart and she knows everyone.” Six weeks after she took the position, the (Continued on Page 4) SUMMER CAMPS AND SCHOOLS Play Ball! Actor/comedian and former Saturday Night Live star Bill Hader (right) threw out the ceremonial first pitch Saturday, before leaving to fly to Texas with Will Ferrell. Pacific Palisades Baseball Association Commissioner Bob Benton (left) told Hader to tell his friend that even though Ferrell played all nine positions for ten Major League teams in five games in one day, it was Hader who had the greater honor, kicking off the PPBA season. See story on Page 15. Photo: Sue Pascoe Monument at Albright Is Closed through March 23 Soil remediation on the north side of Swarthmore that began in mid-February required relocating a storm drain under the property and under the street, resulting in complete street closures on upper Swarthmore. The intersection of Monument and Albright was completely closed to traffic on March 9. It will reopen Monday, March 23. North- and south-bound traffic on Monument remains open. When Caruso Affiliated first entered into a purchase agreement with Palisades Properties in 2012, inspectors discovered that the former Emerson-LaMay Cleaners on Swarthmore had for decades poured toxic material into the soil, which now requires cleanup. Part of that remediation involved relocating the storm drain. The City is overseeing the storm drain work from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Postal Customer **************ECRWSSEDDM************* Pasadena, CA Permit #422 Local resident Lynn Borland submitted this photo of Swarthmore with the note, “As I was walking by, the skip loader backed into M. Giraud’s table (on the deck) and you might Photo: Lynn Borland note the parking meter is listing to starboard. 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At PAPA’s first 2015 meeting on March 9 at the American Legion Hall, second-term president Daphne Gronich said that she has already received commitments from the following: The Yogurt Shoppe (Kids on Bikes and Happy Hour donations), Realtor Joan Sather (Most Patriotic Home decorating contest, Spectrum Athletic Club (manager Diane Poff), On Stage Talent (Matt Barnett), Fran Flanagan Realty, White & Co. insurance (Dennis White), Gelson’s (will allow checkout donations), UDO Real Estate and Sunset La Cruz (Elliot Zorensky), Robert Munakash (Village 76), Coldwell Banker (Anne Russell), the Donald and Nancy de Brier family and the American Legion. Gronich is in communication with several other entities and individuals about their planned support, as well. Palisades News has also committed to donate a percentage of all parade advertising to the parade committee, so that people taking out ads in the official parade program produced by the Palisades News, will also be helping the Fourth of July events. It is not too early to start thinking about parade entries. “We would love new entrants,” Gronich said. “It’s more interesting for residents to see different bands and floats in the parade, and we encourage people to put them together.” A search is on for a parade grand marshal, as well as a headline band for the evening concert at Palisades High, which was attended by 7,000 people last year. Lawyer, Palisades resident and concert organizer Keith Turner said that he has already heard from local bands that would like the opportunity to play on the second stage. The day, which also features the 5/10K Will Rogers Run, a parade, a concert and fireworks, is made possible by volunteers and community donations. Gronich says that the celebrations wouldn’t be possible without all the local volunteers who work hard to make July 4th the best day possible for the entire community. Many of these people have worked for years Kids on Bikes was a colorful entry in last year’s parade. with PAPA People leader Sylvia Boyd. In addition to parade banner carriers, volunteers are especially needed at the PaliHi stadium starting at 4 p.m., after the parade, where there are food trucks and activities for kids, prior to the concert and fireworks. If you would like to donate directly or pay Photo: Tom Hofer to sponsor a parade entry such as a band, please e-mail [email protected]. Parade theme suggestions can be submitted to the same email address by April 5. The next volunteer meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on April 6 at the American Legion when a theme will be selected. The public is invited. Book Sale Advisory Board Seeks Parking Change Library Saturday, March 21 T parking spaces at the Park were not using the park at all,” said PAB member Robert Harter. “The individuals who were parking illegally had apparently chosen to park at the Rec Center because it was a free and convenient alternative during the work week to the nearby metered and fee-based parking.” In a letter to the Palisades News (see page 8), Harter notes that “The lack of parking at the Park is not a new issue. In fact, the upcoming change in parking hours will culminate an inclusive and deliberative process that began in 2013,” through community surveys and PAB meetings, which are open to the public. The News contacted Superintendent of Recreation and Parks Charles Singer about these proposed parking changes. He responded on March 3: “As far as the parking situation, ultimately, only the Department can request and/or approve a change in the parking structure. Depending on what is being requested, it may also involve other city agencies and/or the Departments board of commissioners. “Superintendent [of Rec and Parks Operations] Joe Salaices has been receiving proposals from the Palisades PAB regarding proposed parking changes. I believe at this juncture, the Department’s position The Park Advisory Board for the Palisades Recreation Center is recommending changing is to only review and no action is being parking from four hours to two hours. contemplated.” he Park Advisory Board (PAB) has proposed changing the parking hours at the Palisades Recreation Center on Alma Real Drive from four to two hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The four-hour limit would remain in ef- fect after 3 p.m., in order to accommodate park patrons who are involved in afternoon and early-evening sports leagues and other park programs. “Through spot checks and interviews with City employees and others, it was determined that up to half of the individuals using the The Friends of the Palisades Branch Library will hold a gently-used book sale in the parking lot of the library, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 21, at 861 Alma Real Dr. Due to the generous donations from community members, there is an excellent collection of well-priced books, DVDs and CDs. Sales depend on the continuing support of volunteers, and the library benefits from the time and energy they provide. In case of inclement weather, the book sale will be postponed until the following Saturday. Atria Offers Cooking Demonstrations Atria Park of Pacific Palisades, located just west of the Shell Station at 15441 Sunset, invites all Palisades residents to participate at its cooking demonstration on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. The theme of the demonstration is “The Growing Popularity of a PlantBased Diet.” Participants will learn how to make delicious meatless meals that can ward off chronic diseases and help with weight control. Please RSVP (310) 573-9545. Visit atria-pacificpalisades.com. Page 4 Pfannkuche (Continued from Page 1) Coastal Commission okayed the Y’s right to exercise its option on a 4-acre parcel in Temescal Canyon, at the entrance off Sunset. Pfannkuche told the News that her subsequent accomplishments in Temescal were all part of a “relay” race. “It was because Corwin Davis, Everett Maguire, Duke and others had been fighting for the right for the Y to buy the property.” She also credits the Simon family. “Certainly Simon Meadow would not be what it is without Bill and Cindy feeling strongly about a place for families to get together,” and making a major donation towards that goal. Pfannkuche also remembers reaching out to several individuals, including Kelly Comras, Rob Lowe, Randy Young and Volunteers Sought At Village Green The monthly Village Green “spruce up” will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the triangular park located between Sunset Boulevard, Swarthmore Avenue and Antioch Street. Residents who have never volunteered before are welcome to join the “regular” Village Green crew. Those participating are asked to bring clippers and gloves. High school students can receive community service hours. Palisades News David Card, in order to achieve effective landscaping at Simon Meadow. She was asked about the Temescal Pool, which closed during her watch. “The facility was 50 years old and the pipe structure needed to be replaced. We were willing to raise the money to do it, but our contract [with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy] only allowed for routine repairs and maintenance. We asked if we could do the repairs, but we were declined.” Pfannkuche said that several members of the pool committee wanted to sue for the right to make the repairs, but the legal costs and the possible ill will resulted in a decision not to go ahead. When Pfannkuche arrived at the Y, the exercise equipment was mismatched and not of professional grade. State-of-the-art equipment is now leased and renewed on a regular basis. “What the Y offers, in addition to top equipment, is a personal relationship,” she said. “It’s those relationships that help people become successful in fitness programs. My staff is friendly and knows everyone— it’s hard to find that anywhere else.” While serving as director, Pfannkuche has looked at other possibilities to build a new facility in town, but that quest remains elusive. “Every Y has to ask what the community needs,” she said. “This community is short of playing field space for kids and Simon Meadow has turned out to be great for that.” She believes that bringing in a new direc- March 18, 2015 YMCA Executive Director Carol Pfannkuche with board member and contributor Photo: Shelby Pascoe Everett Maquire in Simon Meadow. tor will help “give the Y a new perspective” on what to do about acquiring or building a larger facility. Pfannkuche, who starts full-time downtown April 1, is currently working at both locations. She and her husband Tony, a management consultant in the health field, have two daughters. Molly is working on a graduate degree in clinical exercise physiology at the University of Wisconsin and Katie is majoring in psychology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Although the Pfannkuches might like to move downtown in the future, Carol is grounded here with an 18-month-old golden retriever named Princess Bella Samantha Cupcake (her girls couldn’t decide on the name), and presidency of the Palisades Rotary Club, starting in July. March 18, 2015 Page 5 Palisades News Stress Can Provide Insight By LAUREL BUSBY Staff Writer E arlier this year, stress expert Amanda Enayati asked an assembly of about 500 Marquez Elementary School students to say “bad” if stress could be really bad. “The entire assembly erupted,’” she said. “I then asked the kids to say ‘good’ if stress can be really good. Nobody said anything.” And yet, Enayati, who has written on the subject for CNN, NPR and the Washington Post, has found that stress can actually be beneficial on many levels, and it’s our cultural view that stress is always bad that is the problem. In her new book, Seeking Serenity: The 10 New Rules for Health and Happiness in the Age of Anxiety” (Penguin Publishing Group), Enayati discusses ways to help people take advantage of stress and turn life’s challenges into growth experiences. “There is good stress. Stress helps you be more creative. It helps you recover from wounds better,” said Enayati, who moved to Pacific Palisades two years ago. It is important that “we try to see stress in the right way as a path to evolution, a path to growth.” Enayati became an expert on stress in part through her own life experience. She was flooded with adversity. At nine years old, while growing up in Iran, she lost her home during the Iranian Revolution and for five years became a refugee living in various parts of Europe without her parents. In September 2011, she was in New York City and saw the World Trade Center collapse, which caused severe post-traumatic stress disorder owing to her childhood experiences. Most recently, when her children were toddlers, she developed cancer, which she has fought successfully. Strangely enough, the latter event put Enayati on the path that led her to her current jobs—writing about stress for CNN Health and PBS Media-Shift. In the process, she became an expert on the role stress plays in our lives, which resulted in book. “Seeking Serenity” is full of fascinating insights about stress. For example, in one section, Enayati talks about post-traumatic growth—”the ability not only to bounce back from adversity, but also to flourish.” As an example, she describes the experience of Major Rhonda Cornum, a young flight surgeon who survived a Black Hawk helicopter crash with two broken arms and a bullet in her back only to be sexually assaulted and imprisoned, but who then triumphed through the adversity and is now a brigadier general who has helped de- Estates Director & Westside Specialist Since 1988 SOLD IN 2014 post-traumatic growth. This skill for resilience is not necessarily in-born; it can also be learned, and Enayati provides readers the tools to develop it themselves. Drawing from scientific studies, philosophy and individual stories, she also details other ways to enhance positive reactions to stress. Her book has chapters on the power of belonging, the benefits of giving to others, and the importance of creativity. She describes skills using meditation and mindfulness that can help with handling everyday stresses, such as traffic and the demands of our modern world. In addition, she delineates the physiology of stress and the stories that we tell ourselves about the inevitable stresses of life. “What can make stress dangerous is the way you see stress,” said Enayati, who has two children, Mina, 10 and Rohan, 8, with her husband Jaime Uzeta. “It’s those stories that pave the way for whether we evolve and learn and grow instead of saying ‘Why me?’ and ‘Why is this adversity happening to us?’” Amanda Enayati velop a program to teach resilience skills to other soldiers. Statistically, the human response to extreme stress tends to lie on a bell curve, according to Dr. Martin Seligman, whose work Enayati describes. On one end are people who have an intense, long-lasting reaction and may suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD with a higher risk for suicide. In the middle are those who are mostly resilient and may have a hard time for several months, while on the far end are (Amanda Enayati’s tips for helping kids those who emerge from the trauma even handle stress can be read on Page 3 of the stronger than before it—experiencing camp section in today’s paper.) Solar Electricity from the Sun 1000 Fiske St. Listed at $3,695,000 717 Toyopa Dr. Listed at $3,750,000 866 Muskingum Ave. Listed at $5,850,000 FOR DYNAMIC REPRESENTATION, CALL JOAN! www.joansather.com • [email protected] 310.740.0302 CalBRE #00575771 Lighten Your Electric Bill with Solar! 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VIEWPOINT Movies in the Library Once a month the Palisades Branch Library offers a free movie. Last Saturday, I saw the movie about Stephen Hawking that was up for an Oscar [The Theory of Everything]. It seems that more people would like to know about this opportunity. High School Show The Palisades High show Nickel and Dimed was great. The director was Nancy Fracchiolla, who now teaches at Pali. She used to do shows all over town for kids. Why don’t you do a story about her? No Hand-held Devices On Sunday at the farmers market, I watched a woman try to turn a pickup and the horse trailer hooked to it into the bank parking lot. Although she didn’t have her phone to her ear, she was holding it in one hand, talking into it as she was trying to steer the truck—probably had it on speaker. I don’t want to be judgmental, but maybe she should have taken the call after she was safely parked. Incline Fears After last Saturday and all the traffic backed up on Pacific Coast Highway, I’m really worried about the summer and the California Incline closure. I may never make a Dodger game unless I get a hotel room downtown. (Editor’s note: The closure really shouldn’t impact PCH traffic, because the light at the Incline will be mostly green.) ——————— If you’d like to share something you’ve “heard about town,” please email it to [email protected] Read the Labels Carefully By JULIA M. BREITMAN D the course of a lifetime adds up and has been linked to cancer, hormone and reproductive issues, autoimmune diseases and other health issues. This is why we have to be so careful to place pure, safe products on our bodies. Some harmful chemicals in common personal-care products include petroleum/ mineral oil/baby oil (a byproduct of gasoline that prevents skin from detoxing), formaldehyde, parabens (linked to cancer and early puberty), sodium lauryl sulfates, propylene glycol, PEGs, dioxin (found in triclosan), phthalates, and artificial color and fragrance (leading case of skin irritation). There are more than 1,000 ingredients still allowed in personal-care products in the United States that were banned years ago in other countries. There’s so much we can do to heal our bodies simply by using safer food and products around the home. As a result of my family changing our lifestyle, my children recovered from their special needs, I had a fourth child without any health issues, and my own health issues disappeared. This journey encouraged me to start my own business to teach others about healthier choices and to offer safer alternatives for personal-care products used regularly in the home. The reality is that most people don’t care about healthier products until they or someone they love has health issues or their doctor tells them they have to change their lifestyle. My goal is to reverse this mindset with education— one family at a time. espite the rise in consumer awareness about food processing and labeling, many people have no idea that our personal-care products (such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, sunscreen, deodorant, toothpaste, makeup) and household cleaning products can be toxic, too. Just as with our food, we need to read labels on our personal-care and household products, as many contain harmful ingredients that were banned in other countries years ago but are still allowed in the United States. I discovered this more than 10 years ago when I was trying to figure out why three of my children had developmental delays and special needs and what was causing my own thyroid and infertility issues. My research revealed that there are many products on the market that contain harmful ingredients and toxins our bodies don’t know what to do with. My family’s health issues were directly linked to these toxins. We changed our food, household cleaning products and lastly, our personal-care products when I discovered that what we put on our skin goes directly into our bloodstream and reaches every major organ within 26 seconds! Our skin is our largest organ and the primary method by means of which our bodies detox. Unlike food that travels through the gastrointestinal tract where toxins are filtered through the liver and kidneys, personal-care products aren’t filtered when applied to our skin. The average child uses five products a day (Brietman is an executive area manager for and an adult uses 15—but many of us are Arbonne International and a mother at Marquez above-average. A little toxin every day during Elementary.) Thought to Ponder “‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding. ― Alice Walker, American author and activist Founded November 5, 2014 ——————— 15332 Antioch Street #169 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (310) 401-7690 www.PalisadesNews.com ——————— Publisher Scott Wagenseller [email protected] Editor Sue Pascoe [email protected] Graphics Director Manfred Hofer Digital Content and Technology Kurt Park Advertising Jeff Ridgway [email protected] Grace Hiney [email protected] Advisor Bill Bruns Contributing Writers Laura Abruscato, Laurel Busby, Danielle Gillespie, Libby Motika Contributing Photographers Wendy Price Anderson, Bart Bartholomew, Shelby Pascoe ——————— A bi-monthly newspaper mailed on the first and third Wednesday of each month. 14,500 circulation includes zip code 90272 and Sullivan, Mandeville and Santa Monica Canyons. Online: palisadesnews.com All content printed herein, and in our digital editions, is copyrighted. Palisades News March 18, 2015 A forum for open discussion of community issues Page 7 EDITORIAL Daylight-Saving Time Rationale Questioned I f someone told you a national policy would increase the risk of having a heart attack and getting into a traffic accident, would you blithely go along with it? Never question it? Welcome to Daylight-Saving Time. Repeated studies have shown that traffic accidents increase on the Monday following the start of DST, and the risk of having a heart attack increases in the first three days after switching to DST. Maybe California should join Arizona and Hawaii and leave the clocks alone. DST was called “fast time” when President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law in 1918 to support the war effort. Writing for the History Channel (“8 Things You May Not Know about Daylight-Saving Time”), Christopher Klein points out, “In fact, the agriculture industry was deeply opposed to the time switch when it was first implemented. The sun, not the clock, dictated farmers’ schedules, so daylight saving was very disruptive. Farmers had to wait an extra hour for dew to evaporate to harvest hay, hired hands worked less since they still left at the same time for dinner and cows weren’t ready to be milked an hour earlier. Agrarian interests led the fight for the 1919 repeal of national daylight-saving time, which passed after Congress voted to override President Woodrow Wilson’s veto. Rather than rural interests, it has been urban entities such as retail outlets and recreational businesses that have championed daylight saving over the decades.” Despite the repeal, some cities—including Pittsburgh, Boston, and New York—continued to use DST. During World War II, DST was called “War Time” and was implemented after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the war, states and localities were free to choose when and if they would observe DST. Time confusion led Congress to establish the Uniform Time Act of 1966, stating that DST would begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. States could pass a local ordinance to be exempt. The current DST schedule was introduced in 2007 and follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005, starting on the second Sunday in March and ending on the first Sunday in November. How much energy does the country save by moving clocks an hour ahead in the spring and one hour back in the fall? In the 1970s, a U.S. Department of Transportation study concluded that total electricity savings associated with daylight saving time amounted to about one percent in the spring and fall months. By contrast, in the summer months, economists at UC Santa Barbara have calculated that Indiana’s move to statewide daylightsaving time in 2006 led to a one-percent rise in residential electricity use through additional demand for air conditioning on summer evenings. Additionally, there are no current studies to document the increased demand for energy during evening hours for electronic devices such as cell phones and computers. There are no studies to document the effect on the increasing number of people who work split and evening shifts and the amount of energy savings, if any. The California Energy Commission did a report on the effects of Daylight-Saving Time on California electricity use in 2001. The study concluded that both winter daylight-saving time and the summer season double daylight-saving time would probably save marginal amounts of electricity. That same year, the California state legislature sent a Senate Joint Resolution to the White House and Congress asking to be allowed to extend DST year-round, but it was never acted on. A 2007 California report stated that DST effects had no statistically significant effect on total daily electricity use in the month of March 2007. And according to a 2013 Rasmussen Report, only 37 percent of Americans see the purpose of DST, compared to 45 percent the year before. Maybe it’s time to re-examine a policy instituted during World War I that today has questionable energy conservation effects. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hard Facts about Measles Vaccination measles was eradicated due to the vaccine. Guess what? It’s back and it is time to start protecting our babies, our children who cannot get the vaccine, and our immune-compromised friends and neighbors. Ryan Morelli’s letter [“Objections to Editorial and There is no downside unless you have a medical reason Cartoon about Measles”] in your March 4 edition to not get the vaccine. Please vaccinate. The alternative suggests that the measles vaccine has caused more can be tragic. deaths than measles itself between 2004-2015. Sue Marguleas, RN, MPA While I do not know Mr. Morelli’s background, I have been a pediatric RN since 1989 with an advanced degree in health service administration. I am currently a pediatric triage nurse at Cedars-Sinai. I feel I am qualified to Thanks for the article, “Doggy Politics in the ‘Hood’” comment on his letter. by Marci Slade Crestani, February 18. The writer quotes his facts from the VAERS database, My 12-pound dog has been attacked by large off-leash which is co-sponsored by the CDC and the FDA. What dogs three times. I asked a man to leash his dog this he fails to cite is that VAERS clearly states that “no cause morning; he ignored me. I asked a man last week to and effect relationship is established between vaccines leash two dogs; he ignored me. I now carry pepper and resulting deaths. The event (of severe adverse spray whenever I walk my dog. reaction/death) may be related to underlying disease or Patty Detroit a condition, by concurrent meds or by chance.” According to data from the World Health Organization, 15.6 million deaths from measles were prevented by the vaccination between 2000-2013. The National Vaccine Information Center, which uses data obtained from I thought I had become inured to the outlandish price VAERS, states that since 1990 there have been 329 tags on public projects, what with the surcharges for deaths linked to the measles vaccine. Those statistics nepotism, graft, fraud, mismanagement and downright are overwhelmingly in favor of vaccination. incompetence. There is no money to be made on vaccines for the Even I was shocked, however, to learn, from the physician. The only vested interest health professionals cover story in the February 4 issue [“California Incline have in pushing vaccines is that they save lives and Update”] that Wallace, Roberts & Todd will be paid prevent debilitating complications. The reason there were no cases of measles in the U.S. “almost $3 million” [according to Santa Monica City records] to provide 365 days of “technical support” to between 2004 through the start of this year is because Dog Also Attacked Cost for Technical Support For Incline Project Is Outlandish the Incline project as “engineer of record.” Apparently, the time and expertise of this firm is worth $8,219 per day or $1,027 per hour for an eight-hour workday. Given that the median income, even among the affluent, highly-educated citizens of the Palisades, is less than $100 per hour, I am left to wonder how those elected to represent our interests sleep at night after approving such high expenditures of our hard-earned tax dollars. Lisa Wolf In Response to ‘No Monday Breakfast’ I read in the March 4 “Heard about Town” column that locals are bummed about the lack of places to eat breakfast. Please let Palisadians know that The Yogurt Shoppe on Swarthmore is open for breakfast. We offer 20+ different cereals (and yes, some healthy) along with regular and flavored yogurt, granola options, oatmeal, a wide variety of fresh fruits and choice of milk (oh, and we also offer shakes). Open daily for breakfast 7 to 10 a.m. and 8 to 10 a.m. on Sunday. Kevin Sabin (Editor’s Note: Additionally, Tivoli owner Sohail Fatoorechi has started opening at 8 a.m. daily for people who need a meeting place for breakfast.) Palisades News welcomes all letters, which may be mailed to [email protected]. Please include a name, address and telephone number so we may reach you. Letters do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Palisades News. Page 8 March 18, 2015 Palisades News Park Advisory Board Proposes Parking Changes (Editor’s note: The Park Advisory Board is proposing changes for parking at the Palisades Recreation Center. See related news story, page 3.) In order to increase available parking at the Recreation Center on weekday afternoons after 3 p.m. and lessen the impact on neighborhood streets, the Park Advisory Board is proposing the following changes: First, the hours for the main lot accessed from Alma Real will be changed from a maximum of four hours to a maximum of two hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Second, parking hours for the tennis lot accessed from Frontera Drive will be changed from a maximum of two hours to a maximum of four hours. All parking spaces at the Park will continue to be exclusively available to patrons of the Park. Equally important, the Department of Transportation will enforce these parking restrictions by issuing citations to those who violate the posted limit. The lack of parking at the Park is not a new issue. In fact, the upcoming change in parking hours will culminate an inclusive and deliberative process that began in 2013. That year, the Park Advisory Board held two wellpublicized meetings to receive comments from the community on the improvements that should be implemented at the Park. Residents made it clear that a major ongoing concern was the lack of available parking. Through spot checks and interviews with Park employees and others, the PAB determined that up to half of the individuals using the parking spaces at the Park were not Park patrons. These individuals had apparently chosen to park there because it was a free and convenient John Closson, Vice President and Regional Manager of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, congratulates Dan on being the Top Producing Agent in the Pacific Palisades office for 2014. alternative during the workweek to metered and feebased parking. As a consequence, many Park patrons attempting to use the Park were unable to find a parking place. At its quarterly meeting in January 2014, the PAB, including the Park Director and parents and officials actively involved in baseball, soccer and other Park programs, thoroughly discussed the parking enforcement issue. The Board concluded that a plan should be implemented that would make more spaces available for Park patrons by discouraging people from using parking spaces for non-Park purposes. The agreed upon solution is what I described earlier. Following this meeting, the community was notified that the Department of Recreation and Parks would consider the recommendation that parking hours be changed, and that the subject would be on the PAB agenda last July. All residents were invited to comment on the proposed change. The Palisades News editor has questioned whether the change in parking hours will help solve the parking problem. We believe it will have a positive influence by limiting the number of illegally parked cars at the Park after 3 p.m., when various after-school programs and youth sports begin to impact the parking lot. I believe we can all agree that there are people working in the offices and stores near the Park who, given the choice of paying for metered parking or parking in the Park lot all day for free, will choose to park for free. Our spot checks showed an average of 33 cars parked illegally on the three days we counted cars. If there are only 20 cars in the lot at some point before 3 p.m. and those cars remain there for the remainder of the day, this presents a real problem because there are only 92 generally available spaces. It means that 20 Park patrons are deprived of the spaces to which they are entitled. The new two-hour limit will discourage car owners from parking at the Park all day because it will become inconvenient for them to keep moving their car. Bob Harter Vice Chair, Park Advisory Board Vandalism on the Green Is Disheartening and Evil On March 4, a group of dedicated volunteers put colorful, handmade quilts on the trees, branches, benches, and light poles on the Village Green, a project headed by Michelle Villemaire. This effort was in honor of Women’s History Month, as explained in the poster and signs on the Green. Passersby seemed to enjoy this colorful decoration, smiling as they walked by our little private park. It brought surprise and joy into folks’ daily lives. Unfortunately, on March 11, between noon and 4:30 p.m., some damage was done to this display: the yarncovered bike was thrown down, the quilt on the grass was covered with food scraps; some blue foam-like substance was sprayed around; and some of the explanation papers were ripped up and tossed around. It is very sad to think of the unhappy folks who did this. Some would say that kids who gather on the Green after school might have had something to do with this, as they are often seen abusing this park. I would ask them to consider the time and effort of this project, done by local volunteers for the enjoyment by all, than a place to vandalize. Perhaps they didn’t know that these quilts will be washed and sewn together and donated to the women’s shelter downtown, to help others in need. Betsy Collins STUNNING PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS!!! 3534 Shoreheights Dr, Malibu Rarely does a home come to market with such commanding unobstructed ocean views. 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BRE #01147391 Call Dan Directly at: 310.230.3757 [email protected] • www.ExclusiveRealtor.com 881 Alma Real Drive, Suite 100, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 S P E C I A L I Z I N G I N P A C I F I C P A L I S A D E S , M A L I B U , S A N TA M O N I C A March 18, 2015 Palisades News Page 9 Nahai to Speak at Library About The Luminous Heart Best-selling author and University of Southern California creative writing professor Gina B. Nahai will speak about her new book, The Luminous Heart of Jonah S., at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in the Palisades Branch Library community room. The free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Nahai, author of Cry of the Peacock, Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, Sunday’s Silence and Caspian Rain, will discuss her new novel, set in Tehran and Los Angeles. It is the story of an immigrant family caught in a murder mystery and a multi- generational feud. Nahai’s novels have been translated into 18 languages and have been selected as “One of the Best Books of the Year” by the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Nahai’s writings have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles magazine and the Huffington Post. She writes a monthly column for The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles and has twice been a finalist for an L.A. Press Club award. Call: (310) 459-2754 or visit friendsofpalilibrary.org. The Spolin Players have been entertaining audiences with their improvisational skills for more than 30 years. When your toaster turns into a pyro. Spolin Players at Pierson I We’ve ggoot an agent fo for that. You’re finally on your own and real life takes over. What do you do? Start by getting car insurance from someone that gets you—your own State Farm® agent. Then get renterss insurance for just a dollar or two more a month*. 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State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Indemnit y Company, Blooming ton, IL f you need a good laugh, or many laughs and maybe even a few belly laughs, come watch the Spolin Players perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. This improvisational troupe plays the theater games of Viola Spolin, “the High Priestess Of Improv,” who created the techniques used by the cast of Chicago’s Second City in the early 1960s, as well as every other improvisational comedy troupe since. The Players, who include Palisadian Gail Matthius plus Casey Campbell, Donna Dubain, Jim Staahl, Danny Mann, John Mariano, Anna Mathias, David McCharen, Edie McClurg and Pat Musick, were among the last group to study with Spolin, who died in 1994 at the age of 88. The hour-long, completely improvised show is based solely on audience suggestions. Every show is completely different and original. No sets, no props, no costumes, and yet you “see and hear” all three. Audiences are asked to bring their imagination and suggestions. “We’ve had very successful shows in years past,” said Matthius, explaining that the group has been together off and on for almost 30 years and every member is a working actor. “We haven’t been in the Palisades for almost four years, so we wanna pack the house with our fellow Palisadians and leave ‘em laughing!” Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the box office or through www.brownpapertickts.com or call (800) 838-3006. Dark Street Corners? Pacific Palisades Takes Second Place Pacific Palisades and Southeast Los Angeles have something in common. They are among the neighborhoods where streetlight bulb replacement takes the longest. According to an investigative piece written by Mike Reicher for the Los Angeles Daily News in February, it takes an average of 7.1 days to repair a lightbulb in Southeast L.A., and 7.5 days in the Palisades. The slowest place for replacement was Silver Lake/Echo Park/Elysian Valley at 8 days. The place for fastest street bulb replacement was the Port of L.A. (0.2 days), followed by Sherman Oaks (2.3 days). On this side of the hill, Westwood averaged 3.8 days, LAX 3.9 days and Venice 3.9 days. Reicher analyzed city data, obtained through the state open records act, from January 2009 through early October 2014. He wrote: “Over those years, the bureau averaged a five-day repair time. Broken poles and incidents of multiple outages were excluded from the analysis, which focused on single lights turned dark. “Bureau of Street Lighting officials blame the delays on equipment, geography, copper theft and budget cuts. Some neighborhoods have 90-year-old systems and the bureau doesn’t stock replacement parts; crews have to wait for orders.” The City has only two maintenance yards: one is in North Hollywood, the second is in Sun Valley. Reicher found “officials installed new LED lights there before other districts. From the complaint to the repair, it took an average of three days to fix a light in the Valley.” His report said that the City collects about $42 million of annual property assessments for its streetlight maintenance fund and a typical homeowner pays $70 to $95 a year through an annual assessment. Since expenses are projected to exceed revenue in coming years, the bureau is planning a citywide ballot proposition to increase assessment rates. Page 10 Palisades News March 18, 2015 Martin Town Center Promotes Transit By SUE PASCOE Editor B umper-to-bumper traffic on the westbound 10 Freeway in the a.m. and the eastbound 10 in the p.m. is causing many Westside residents to avoid the area near the 405/10 intersection during peak hours. Therein lies a major challenge for the proposed Martin Expo Town Center project at the corner of Bundy and Olympic. If ultimately approved by the City of L.A., the Center would include 516 residential units, 67,000 square feet for retail and restaurants, and a 12-story office building anchored by the Martin Cadillac showroom. The five-acre development, which currently includes a Martin Cadillac showroom and a body and repair shop on the site, has generated controversy because many people feel that it will add to traffic congestion. “Studies have shown that if transit is available, more people will use it,” said Philip Simmons of the Simmons Group, a land and development management firm. “There is a huge jobs/housing imbalance in this area. There are close to 10,000 workers and little housing for them.” Located only a half block from the up- Rendering of the proposed Martin Expo Town Center project proposed for the intersection of Olympic and Bundy Avenues in West Los Angeles. coming Expo/Bundy light-rail station, the Town Center project is called a Transient Oriented Development (TOD). People living near this station will be able to go from Santa Monica to downtown L.A. and beyond on public transportation. A Top 100 Team Nationwide Serving the Westside with more than seven decades combined experience. by appointment: for lease: 1111 Las Lomas Avenue 2CEKƂE2CNKUCFGU DFDC^ #NOCT#XGPWG 2CEKƂE2CNKUCFGU DFDC^OQPVJ YOUR PACIFIC PALISA DES RE ALTORS ® PEKAR/ELLIS REAL ESTATE GROUP 310.496.5955 direct pekarellis.com “In the first two months the apartments are available, we will open them up to people who work within a quarter of a mile of the complex,” Simmons said. There will be studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, at market-value, with an affordable hous- ing component. Riot Games [video game producer of League of Legends] and its 1,200 employees are moving from Santa Monica into the area just north of Martin Cadillac. “They’ve talked to us several times and are interested in the project because they would be close to public transit and there would be housing for their employees,” said Martin Cadillac CEO Dan Martin and a Brentwood resident. He added, “This [TOD] project has been an educational process.” As part of his research, he visited Germany, London, Paris, Russia and Sweden, and lived in locations near mass transit. “I wanted to see how it worked. I walked everywhere, I never had to use a car.” In California, if people rent an apartment, they expect at least one free parking space, but that would not be the case at the Town Center apartments. “Parking will be available, but just like in Manhattan (New York City) it will be decoupled from the rent and people will pay more to have a parking space,” Martin said. “The reality is people will not have to buy a car and there will be a car-share program on site.” Martin was asked about the counterintuitiveness of a Cadillac dealer promoting (Continued on Page 11) March 18, 2015 Page 11 Palisades News Martin (Continued from Page 10) a development that promotes public transit rather than car ownership. “We need to modernize for employees and customers,” he said. “With a more attractive store, we will sell more cars. But we also need to support the alternative. Martin also noted, “There are almost no lunch places around here. People have to get in their car and drive to Brentwood or Westwood just for lunch.” The Town Center would have amenities needed for living within walking distance. Additionally, there are plans to rent office space to creative companies, whose employees generally work off-hours. If the development is approved, construction could start in 2016 and be completed in 2018. In the environmental impact review for Martin Expo Town Center, which just closed for public comment, traffic impact was analyzed. Not surprisingly, many of the intersections that may be affected already have failing grades during at least one of the peak times. (http://cityplanning.lacity.org/ eir/MartinExpoTownCenter/DEIR) JUMBLE SOLUTION The Martin family has owned and operated Martin Cadillac for three generations. The dealership was founded in Santa Monica in 1947 by Clarence Daniel (“Dan”) Martin, Jr. after he returned from World War II as a naval officer. While running Martin Cadillac, Dan served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Transportation, working as the principal adviser to Presidents John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson on national transportation policy. In 1974, Dan relocated his dealership to West Los Angeles. Nephew Dana took over as CEO in 1976 and he and his wife Mary raised their four boys (Dan, Chris, Brian and Matthew) in Pacific Palisades (and still live here). They have been active members of St. Matthew’s Parish for more than 40 years. Dana’s son, Dan, said the impetus for the Town Center started when General Motors strongly encouraged all dealers to participate in an “image enhancement” program by modernizing facilities and showrooms. “Complying with this program required a significant capital investment,” Martin said. “That became hard to justify given that we’re on an oversized property of five acres, where we only need about three. With the arrival of the Expo line just 500 feet from the corner of Martin Cadillac, these two factors caused us to step back and rethink the vision for the property and for transportation in general. We asked, ‘What is the right thing to do?’” )5(( 3$,1/(66($53,(5&,1* IRUDOODJHV F F 23(1021681 RU ERRN\RXUSULYDWHDSSRLQWPHQW 9LD'H/D3D]$ FRPSOLPHQWDU\SDUNLQJDWWKHDWULXP “Wavegirl,” a painting by Pacific Palisades Art Association president Annette Dugdale-Alexakis. Dugdale-Alexakis Art on Exhibit at Palisades Library T he paintings currently on the walls of the community room at the Palisades Branch Library were done by Annette Dugdale-Alexakis, and are available for viewing through March 21. The 43-year Palisades resident, a selftaught artist, attended a Pacific Palisades Art Association (PPAA) meeting, which has been in this community since 1947, to learn more about art. “I wanted to better my technique,” said Dugdale-Alexakis, who runs a full-time pet-care business. Five years ago, she became the organizing force for the Art Association, taking over from Ellen Travis, Susan Coddington and Carol Gee, and is currently the president. In addition to seeking new members and organizing shows, Dugdale-Alexakis finds speakers and art demonstrations for the club’s monthly meetings. She also co-chairs the annual Village Green Art Show and Sale with Terri Bromberg and arranges scholarships for art students at Palisades High School’s Showcase night. Annette credits her brother Eric Dugdale, husband Glenn, and sons James and Christopher for helping her make the events happen. The PPAA, which is open to all ages, meets on the fourth Tuesday of most months (with the exception of December, June, July and August) at the Woman’s Club. Members gather for lectures and demonstrations on oil painting, sculpting, watercolor, photography and animation. Membership is $50, and those interested do not have to live in Pacific Palisades to join. Contact: [email protected]. Blood Drive March 22 Dr. Mike Martini is organizing a community blood drive, sponsored by Providence St. John’s Health Center. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, at Corpus Christi Hall, 890 Toyopa Dr. For an appointment, call (310) 829-8886 or e-mail [email protected]. Donors are reminded to eat a nutritious meal beforehand, drink plenty of fluids and bring a photo identification. Donors will receive a coupon for a pint of BaskinRobbins ice cream. Ninkey Dalton Your Local Neighborhood Agent NEXT ISSUE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Send us your comments and suggestions to [email protected] The Agency Get Your Advertising in Place Now! (424) 400-5921 www.TheAgencyRE.com Contact Jeff, (310) 573-0150 or [email protected] or Grace at [email protected] THANK-YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS! Please patronize them, and tell them you saw their ad in the News! 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Data maintained by the MLS’s may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Palisades News March 18, 2015 Page 13 Ogden Cleaners Changes Hands By SUE PASCOE Editor D aniel and Yanna Sapozhnikov closed a chapter of their lives on Saturday, February 28, after selling Ogden Cleaners on Sunset Boulevard to Tommy Goullais. The following Monday, the couple was in the store, helping with the transition and saying goodbye to customers and friends. “I’m sorry, I’ll miss you,” said long-time customer Helena Lara. “Who’s going to do my pants? Don’t go, I don’t like change.” Long-time customer, Norman Beegun, said: “I’ve become friends with Daniel and Yanna. We’ve gone out to dinner with them; gone to services with them. They’ve become part of the community.” Beegun was one of many who praised Daniel’s tailoring ability on that Monday. “My son would come in with a pair of pants and say he needed them tomorrow and Daniel would do it,” Beegun said. “He would never say no. He just altered a tuxedo I hadn’t worn in 20 years and couldn’t get into, but now it fits.” Fran Dunner, who has three daughters, said her youngest, Susie, would typically buy something in the morning and need it that evening, but that Daniel always came through with the alteration. Daniel remembered Patty Pappas as his first alteration customer when the couple took over the cleaners in 1997. “We had a special arrangement,” said Pappas, the mother of three girls. “Daniel would always agree to the shorter hem length they sought,” she said, “but when he altered it, he always let it down lower.” After the Sapozhnikovs took over the cleaners, Daniel estimates business grew by 100 percent. He said that several thousand Temescal Garden Cleanup March 28 Daniel and Yanna Sapozhnikov welcome Tommy Goullais, the new owner of Ogden Photo: Bart Bartholomew Cleaners on Sunset. people went in and out of the shop’s door every week—and he knew most of them by their first name. The owners were asked if the Caruso Affiliated purchase of nearby Swarthmore influenced the sale. “It didn’t have anything to do with it,” Daniel said. “It was just time to let it go.” He cited his difficulty with finding good help because of the town’s geographical location. “I’m sure many businesses have the same problem.” The Sapozhnikovs live in Tarzana, and six days a week would fight the traffic on the 405 going and coming from the Palisades. He said even when he was away from work, “my head was thinking of work, of situations, of people.” Daniel said Yanna wants him to rest, read a book, go to the beach, travel, and “do all of the things I haven’t done in the past 17 years.” Before coming to the Palisades, he sold a previous dry-cleaning business, but stayed home for a only month before he couldn’t take the inactivity. “This time I’m going to try to stay home for six months,” Daniel jokingly said, but then reflected: “I may have a hard time doing it.” The couple has a three-year clause that does not allow them to open a similar business in Pacific Palisades. Daniel and Yanna shed tears as customer after customer gave hugs and asked for their phone numbers so they could stay in touch. “It’s too emotional about leaving,” said Yanna whose mother is suffering from dementia, which is demanding more of Yanna’s time and is another reason for selling the shop. The couple have two grandchildren, ages 1 and 3, and would also like to spend more time with them. “If I had known it would be this difficult, I’d reconsider,” Daniel, 63, said. Goullais, the former owner of Fame Cleaners on La Cienega, was helping at the counter. “I enjoy a service business,” he said, noting that he doesn’t plan to make any changes at Ogden’s. The Woodland Hills resident will continue pickup and delivery, as well as the environmentally friendly cleaning processes the cleaner uses. The new owner will retain all of the current employees, including the women at the front counter, Jesse Hernandez and Gina Vargas and tailor Fernando Pena, who worked with Daniel. A second tailor, Enio Aguilar, who worked at Fame Cleaners, has been added. “We just wanted all our customers to know we appreciated their business. We weren’t able to tell everyone in person, but please tell them ‘thank you,’” Yanna Sapozhnikov said. Winning Strategies for Buyers in a Bidding War By MICHAEL EDLEN M ultiple offers” occur either when a seller receives more than one purchase offer at the same time or receives another offer before a counteroffer is presented to the first buyer. This has occurred fairly often since 2012 and has created a frustrating environment for wellqualified buyers who repeatedly are outbid in their attempts to buy a home. The following suggestions are based on my having participated in hundreds of multiple-offer negotiations and observing the various dynamics that can occur. • • The Pacific Palisades Garden Club and Palisades Beautiful co-sponsor the beautification efforts at the N/E/X/T/Garden in • the northeast corner of Temescal Canyon Park. This new acronym for the long-established garden area spells: Native/Environmental/Xeriscape/Temescal. Hands-on help is needed with various • gardening tasks on Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. People can come any time • Ideally, being an “all-cash” buyer with the and volunteer as long or short as they want. cash available or, at a minimum, being Street parking next to the site (just south fully approved for financing before of Bowdoin) is available on Saturdays. writing an offer, will usually give you • Contact: [email protected] or the advantage. call Barbara Marinacci (310) 459-0190. • Know the market inventory well by at- tending open houses and becoming familiar with what has recently actually sold. Have a family or personal photo to be presented with your offer, as well as an introductory letter which your agent can help you prepare. Be as rational and disciplined as you can, willing to either step up or pull back depending on the circumstances. Take the long view. Remember that you may be living in this neighborhood for many years. The house can often be changed in various ways, but the location cannot. Ask your agent to counsel you on contract details that may improve your position at little cost or risk to you. A seasoned agent will know ways to make your offer stand out over others. Be prepared to make decisions in a short amount of time, as timing your offer and any responses to the seller is essential to success. • Select an agent who has successfully guided many other buyers in multipleoffer situations. Although the highest and best offer usually succeeds, it is not uncommon in this market that a seller will receive more than one strong offer. The seller will at times ultimately select the buyer based upon personal or other nonfinancial reasons rather than one who offers a higher price. Michael Edlen has been involved in hundreds of multiple offer negotiations since 1987, including several that had 20-35 offers. He and his team have carefully developed strategies for multiple offers when working with both buyers and sellers. More tips and information are available at MichaelEdlen.com. He can be reached at (310) 230-7373 or [email protected]. Page 14 March 18, 2015 Palisades News Parking Kiosk Design Ongoing By SUE PASCOE Editor W e were all astonished when we saw it,” said a member of the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board at its March 11 meeting, referring to the new parking attendant kiosk in the lot next to Bank of America on Sunset. At meetings on last October 8 and 22, a representative from TOPA, which manages the parking lot, came to the board with a proposed kiosk design, to replace the one knocked over by a vehicle in June. The DRB is an advisory board, appointed by Councilman Mike Bonin, Council District 11, operating under the Brown Act and tasked with reviewing exterior design, site layout, landscapes, signs and other design elements governed by the Pacific Pal- Happy LA to Host Hudson Trunk Show Happy LA, one of Pacific Palisades’ premiere clothing boutiques, will be the site of a Spring 2015 Trunk Show, debuting Hudson Jeans’ spring collection. “This will be our first Hudson trunk show,” said boutique owner Dawn Baker. “But we’ve been carrying the product in the store for more than seven years.” Hudson Jeans is one of the top leading denim brands in the world and carries a variety of cuts for all body types including: super skinny, skinny, straight leg, baby boot, bootcut and flare. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 26, at the store, 542 Palisades Drive in the Highlands Plaza. Hors d’oeuvres and champagne will be served. “We are looking forward to a fun day and there will be a gift with purchase on the day of the event provided by Hudson Jeans,” Baker said. Call (310) 459-5511 or visit dawn@ happy-la.com. Broker Associate Fine Home Specialist 30+ Years Experience isades specific plan. The kiosk does not fall under DRB purview, but members were delighted that TOPA had come to them for suggestions. “They didn’t need to, because they didn’t need a permit,” DRB President Barbara Kohn explained. But members discussed it at length and made suggestions that included color, size, windows and even the possibility of landscaping to make it more attractive. When the kiosk was installed, DRB members found that many suggestions had not been implemented. “We thought they were going to put a window where the wall was,” said member Sarah Griffin, “and a sliding door on both sides so that Roman [the attendant] could access ingoing and outgoing cars easier.” Also, the giant air conditioner on one side of the building, in addition to being unattractive, had other issues. “It’s oversized,” said member Donna Vaccarino. “The line going to it doesn’t have the correct power, so in order for it to operate, they would have to put in a new electrical line.” “There were good suggestions given by everyone around the table,” said Kohn, who contacted TOPA management and discovered that they agreed with the need to revisit the kiosk design and implementation. This kiosk has come under fire for its design. She and DRB member Kelly Comras met with TOPA on March 13 to discuss what happens next, and they are confident that several improvements will be made, but caution that implementation will take a couple of months. “Communications and the relationship with TOPA continues to be highly cordial with ongoing meetings in an effort to resolve the issue,” Kohn said on March 14. Get Plugged In. Overwhelmed by technology? Want to learn more about your computer and your electronics? Do you want a new home theater system? I have all the Solutions! Ramis Sadrieh, MBA KATY KREITLER Former Mr. Palisades ‘93 • Best New Business, 2005 Chamber President 2009-10 • PAPA President 2011 & 2012 Proud to Be Serving the Palisades Community! Technology for You! ® Solutions from Us! 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It follows a local Latina teacher and an African-American poet in their quest to piece together the history of this area. Blending narrative and documentary storytelling, 90404 Changing includes a wide range of personal stories of former and current residents, clergy and business owners. Founded in 2002, the Santa Monica Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of the cultural, social, economic and environmental benefits of preserving the historic resources of Santa Monica’s unique urban landscape. Visit: www.smconservancy.org. I. 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She had attended every breakfast since then until last year, when Emil was sick. On Saturday, Alice was wearing a jacket and explained, “I know it’s supposed to be hot, but I remember when the wind came up the canyon, I’d freeze, sitting in the bleachers.” A group of 11 Palisades men, all former Troop 223 dads who walk together every Saturday and coached AYSO, basketball and baseball when their boys were younger, stopped by for the breakfast. They included Andy Breech, who coached the Phillies from 1991-2001; former Unocal station owner Frank Jakel, who sponsored a team for 35 years and coached the Indians from 1985 to 1990; and Bud Kling, the longtime Palisades High tennis coach, who helmed the Dodgers in 1995. Rich Wilken, who once coached the Phillies, said: “I had a perfect record, we went 0-17—totally unblemished by a single victory.” He remembered how actor David Introducing Danielle’s Skin Care Located inside Spa dMarie in the Highlands 20% Off Any Skin Care Service for First Time Clients 1515 Palisades Drive • (310) 890-4468 for appointments Niven, who had a son on the team, would show up with his silver case and then mix martinis. James Arness would join Niven in the bleachers. Susan Samama, her son Shane and grandson Mason (5) were in attendance. Shane recalled playing with Peter Wallin and Bill Bruns as his coaches. “We won every year,” he said, noting that his brother Mark also played in the PPBA. “We’ll have Mason in the line-up soon.” Coco Kennedy, a fifth grader at Corpus Christi School, sang the National Anthem. Baseball commissioner Bob Benton afterwards told Coco, “You hit a homerun.” Eon Sullivan was recognized for selling the most pancake tickets and will be a batboy for one UCLA game. The PPBA board was recognized, as well as Oscar Gonzales, who works nonstop on field maintenance. Then it was time for Pacific Palisades actor/comedian Bill Hader to throw the first pitch to the waiting glove of Pinto Cub Jett Teegardin, and the 2015 PPBA season was underway. Michael C. Solum , Principal Insurance and Financial Services Agent 881 Alma Real Dr., Suite T-10 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (310) 454-0805 [email protected] PaliInsurance.com License #OG51003 Palisades News March 18, 2015 Page 16 Hoops Coach Johnson Savors City Title By SUE PASCOE Editor A fter winning the City Section Open Division championship on March 7, Palisades High girls basketball coach Torino Johnson said, “I’d like to make a new dictionary. I’d put in the word team, and below it I’d put a picture of my girls. They define that word.” By the same token, many would put down the word “coach” and then put Johnson’s photo next to it. This soft-spoken coach, who works as a special education aide at PaliHi, has helmed the girls program for eight years. The Dolphins beat Narbonne 60-56 in the final, winning the first open-division basketball playoffs in City history. Johnson said the new division was created to allow the best teams to play more competitive games. Johnson was reflective before practice, preparing for his team’s State playoff opener by watching a taped game from early November. The large City trophy sat on his desk in a closet-sized office. “We don’t need hardware to be champions,” he said. “We control our own destiny by winning or losing.” To make it to the finals against Narbonne, Palisades overcame a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat Fairfax. Johnson was asked what he told his team during a key timeout. “I told them to have fun,” he said. “Playing should be fun, it shouldn’t be a job.” Johnson’s philosophy was tested two days after their championship game. As a Section winner, the Dolphins were scheduled to open the State playoffs at home against second-seeded Mater Dei, the number-one ranked girls team in the nation. Mater Dei had been PaliHi head girls basketball coach Torino Johnson looks for challenges for his team, and in the process pushes his Photo: Bart Bartholomew girls to success. The Dolphins celebrate the 60-56 win over Narbonne, which clinched the first City Section Open Division championship. Photo: Bart Bartholomew upset by Chaminade. But Monday afternoon, Johnson was told the game had been moved to the Monarchs’ court in Santa Ana. “In one way it’s a lack of respect [to take away the home advantage], but I get it,” Johnson said. “If Mater Dei loses to Chaminade, is that an actual loss? I can’t get involved in the politics. We will go to their place and do what we can do. We look at this as an opportunity, rather than an adversity.” Reflecting the life lessons he tries to impart on his players, Johnson said: “We can’t control the place or time, but we can control how well we shoot and how well we play.” A graduate of Manual Arts and USC (2005), Johnson doesn’t back down. “I never schedule bad teams—there are no cream puff games here,” he said. His young team had only three seniors when it played Mater Dei in the second game of the season and was thrashed, 74-32. He called the second chance to play Mater Dei, “an exciting position for us,” despite his team’s underdog status. At Mater Dei, a private school, athletics is king and money is pumped into the program and facilities— everything is state-of-the-art. “They care about athletics,” Johnson said. At Palisades High, that same level of support for facilities and equipment doesn’t exist. This is the first year the girls have had a locker room, but as Johnson points out, “We won a championship without it.” Mater Dei defeated Pali, 99-73, after taking a 32-12 first-quarter lead. Although PaliHi outscored the Monarchs in the second and third quarter, in the fourth quarter Mater Dei came back with a vengeance. “We worked very hard and although the score will tell a story of us losing, we played hard and put ourselves in a very good position throughout the game,” Johnson said afterwards. The Dolphin scoring was led by junior K. Merrill-Gillett (23 points), senior Bianca King (21) and sophomore Chelsey Gipson (16). Johnson also praised players that don’t always get press, such as, “Chaniya Pickett has to guard the opposing team’s best ball handler, and Sammy Spanier (Fr.) Rita Herbstman (Sr.), Julia Ide (So.), Hannah Akahoshi (Jr.) and Arianna Haghani (Sr.) because they always work hard in practice, helping us to get good.” Pali does have a major advantage that many other programs lack: Coach Johnson, but he gives all the credit back to the girls. “We have a really great group of girls who are creating their own destiny. They’re champs.” He works with his players year-round. “The kids are dedicated student-athletes who sacrifice weekends,” Johnson said, noting that the girls who are on varsity or trying to make the team practice Monday through Saturday. In addition to drills, the girls do weight training, conditioning and skill building. “We partnered with the football team and did the Navy Seals training with them,” said Johnson, who is also strict about girls keeping their grades high. His players are routinely recruited: Dominique Scott went to USC, Nicole Flyer to the University of Michigan and Molly Ross to Carleton. “Study hall is mandatory during lunch and at seventh period (2:27 to 3:08 p.m.) and sometimes they stay until 4 p.m.,” Johnson said. This means some players have to miss practice time to make sure their grades are kept high. His team doesn’t go unnoticed on campus. “This is one of the best climates of one of the best programs at the school,” said journalism teacher and former sportswriter Lisa Saxon. “The girls support each other, they know how to bring the best of each other on and off the court.” March 18, 2015 Palisades News Page 17 Wrestlers Fail to Advance at State SUMMER CAMPS & SCHOOL PROGRAMS Special Section— April 15, 2015 Place Your Ads NOW in the Palisades News! 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They made history by being the first PaliHi wrestlers to achieve this goal since the program was started three years ago by Randy Aguirre, who passed away in January. Although no one advanced to the semi’s or finals, Coach Aldo Juliano cited lack of experience at large venues as one of the reasons. Six matches went on at the same time and the bleachers were filled to capacity. “There were no fish there.” He was asked about the term. “A fish is someone who is easy, who flounders around. If you want fish you came to the wrong pond. “Kenny should have won,” Juliano said. “He got a bad call and that changed everything.” Juliano said the person who beat the PaliHi senior heavyweight went onto take third. “David Rheingold lost his first match, then won his second, before dropping the third,” the coach said. “It’s a whole mind game, you could see the more seasoned wrestlers handle the crowds and noise.” Boorstein lost his first match, won his second, and lost in his third to a wrestler who went to the finals. “It’s a luck of the draw,” Juliano said. Rustic Canyon Offers All-Ages Tennis Classes T he tennis courts at Rustic Canyon Park were resurfaced last year through a fundraising effort by the community and are in impeccable condition, according to Santa Monica Canyon resident Debbie Alexander. “The vibe is relaxed, shady and mellow,” she reported. Weekly one-hour tennis classes for adults and children are $165 and provide a variety of options depending on age and skill level. Tiny Tot classes geared to three- and four-year-olds are now offered. They serve as an introduction to the sport, and classes are Tuesdays at 1, 1:30 and 2 p.m. Peewee classes (ages 6 to 9), are offered at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A beginner/intermediate class for kids 9 to 13 teaches the basics of play, how to keep score, serve and play for points. Classes are 4 p.m. Tuesday, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Adult classes for beginners, advanced beginners and intermediates are held on Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of tennis pro Park Liu. An adult tennis workout class is held on Monday and Friday from 9 to 10:30 p.m. and the fee is $180 for 10 weeks. A Rustic Canyon Tennis Club has been formed. The program is uninstructed and participants must be of USTA level 3 or higher to register. The club meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Rustic Canyon Live Ball Tennis Club meets from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and is uninstructed. The cost is $15 and partici- pants are asked to bring a can of balls on the first day of class. An adult advanced drills class involves a half-hour lesson, then an hour match play with the instructor. Fee is $180 for 10 weeks, 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday. Adult drills intermediate class is a halfhour lesson to serve and volley, then an hour instructed play. Fee is $180 for 10 weeks, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays. On-line registration is closed. Walk-ins can go to Rustic Canyon Park, 601 Latimer Road, to register before the start of the new session on April 12, which runs through June 6. Contact park manager Tracy Field at (310) 459-7594. Visit: [email protected]. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Coming on May 9 The second annual Rotary Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, in Janes Hall at the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church. Proceeds will benefit the Palisades-Malibu YMCA and the Rotary Club of Pacific Palisades Foundation. The prize pool will be more than $5,000. The initial buy-in is $200 (includes dinner) and the maximum number of players is 100. The deadline is May 1, unless player spaces are sold out sooner. Contact Pete Crosby at (310) 454-6387 or [email protected]; or Perry Akins at (310) 459-8551 or [email protected]. Page 18 March 18, 2015 Palisades News A Home with Architectural History By SUE PASCOE Editor T here’s something reassuring about a home built decades ago with architectural insight and graciousness that people don’t instantly feel the need to renovate it or tear it down. Those buildings, like grand dames, have a history and are the more interesting for it. One property that fits into that category is the Trippet House at 13535 Lucca Dr. in Pacific Palisades. The Los Angeles Times featured this historic French Tudor house in December 2006 and it is now on the market for $8.15 million. “Gerard Colcord was only 29 when he designed the Trippet House in 1930,” the story read. “Inspired by farm houses in the Normandy region of France, its exterior is rough field stone masonry. A dramatic high-pitched roof drives the design. Thick stone walls lend an air of stolidity and give the impression of a house built to last for generations.” Two years later, the house was featured in the entire first chapter of Bret Parsons’ book Colcord Homes (Angel City Press, 2008). Parsons wrote: “Rough fieldstone masonry veneer exemplifies the picturesque quality of Trippet House. A massive masonry wall with no window openings facing the street emphasizes the fireplace and the solidarity of farm buildings that were designed to be protective. “Colcord often modified traditional details. For example, the steel-easement windows in Trippet House were generally found only in the most expensive residences— not farmhouses. Even the proportions of the thin steel-framed windows are quite different from the heavier wood-framed casement windows found in a French farmhouse.” When Parsons published his book, he received a phone call from actor Harrison Ford, who owned two of the architect’s houses. Other celebrities who have owned Colcord homes included Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Chamberlain and The historic Trippet House in the Riviera neighborhood of Pacific Palisades is now on the market. Reese Witherspoon. “Every owner I talked with said they love having guests over,” Parsons wrote. “The problem is they don’t want to leave because they feel so comfortable.” There is some notoriety about the Trippet House’s second owner, Dr. Ernst C. Fishbaugh, a physician to the oil-rich Doheny family. In February 1929, Edward “Ned” Doheny, 36, and his friend and assistant Theodore Hugh Plunkett, were found dead in the Greystone mansion in Beverly Hills. Historical accounts vary but Fishbaugh may have helped up cover up a crime surrounding the possible murder/suicide of the two men. According to the doctor, “I received a call at the Hollywood Playhouse from my maid at 10:30 p.m. and was told to go to the Do- heny home immediately. Upon my arrival there, one of the watchmen let me in the house . . . As I entered, Mrs. Doheny was standing in the middle hallway approximately eight feet back from the door and greeted me. She said her husband was in a guestroom on the first floor, to the left of the hall leading from the front entrance. “Both Mrs. Doheny and I started down the hall, side by side. A door, which partitions the hall, was slightly ajar, and I saw Plunkett walking toward it. ‘You stay out of here,’ he shouted at me and slammed the door shut. I then heard a shot. ‘You go back,’ I told Mrs. Doheny, and she returned to the living room, which was about 75 feet away from the guest room. I pushed the door open and saw Plunkett lying on his face opposite the door to the bedroom where I later found Mr. Doheny. Plunkett, to the Photo: Courtesy of Amalfi Estates best of my recollection, was fully clothed. The door to the bedroom was open, and when I looked in I saw Mr. Doheny lying on his back, a chair overturned between him and the bed.” An ensuing media storm soon called Ned Doheny a hero because of a rumor he was trying to help a troubled friend, and had been killed for his efforts. The forensic investigator, Leslie White, doubted Fishbaugh’s story. He found a smoldering cigarette in Hugh’s fingertips, who supposedly had just killed his best friend and then himself. The gun used in the murder lay under Plunkett’s body, very warm, as if someone had heated it in the oven. Indeed, the doctor was caught in several lies, including withholding the fact that Ned had been alive when the doctor burst (Continued on Page 19) AMAZING MUSIC STORE.COM ALL AGES, ALL STYLES! Group & Private Lessons • Instrument Rentals & Sales NOTICE TO READERS The Palisades News welcomes submissions of obituary notices for Palisadians, past and present. Notices must be 400 words or less. A photo may be sent for possible inclusion. There is no charge for the notice, nor the photo. For questions, or to submit, please e-mail [email protected]. The desired deadline for submissions is Thursday before the intended publication date (the first and third Wednesday of the month). 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The elder Doheny had become involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, in which Doheny, Albert Fall [U.S. Secretary of State] and oilman Harry Sinclair were charged with conspiracy. Earlier, Ned and Hugh had gone to New York and after withdrawing $100,000 from a banking account, gave the money to Fall. Doheny was acquitted in December 1926, but was later charged again, this time with bribery. Ned and Hugh had been called to testify in the upcoming bribery trials of Albert Fall and E.L. Doheny. And although Ned had been assured immunity, Hugh had not. After the murders, Fishbaugh purchased the Trippet House. Today, the 4,976-sq.-ft. home has 6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms on a 20,877-sq.ft. flat lot in the Riviera, plus a guest house, a pool/spa and an outdoor kitchen. The listing agent is Palisadian Anthony Marguleas, who can be contacted at (310) 293-9280. Documentarian Brian Ivie Will Speak at ‘Food for Thought’ By SUE PASCOE Editor D ocumentarian Brian Ivie is the next speaker in the monthly “Food for Thought” series on Thursday, March 26, after the free luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Palisades Presbyterian Church’s community room, Janes Hall. Ivie will speak about The Drop Box, which opened at 750 theaters on March 3. Clips will be shown from this featurelength documentary, which tells the story of one man’s efforts to protect and care for newborn babies who might have otherwise been abandoned on the streets of Seoul, South Korea. Pastor Lee Jong-Rak built a “baby box”—a safe harbor to welcome and care for these babies. So far, more than 600 babies, many of whom have disabilities, have been helped. A portion of the film’s proceeds will go to support Pastor Lee’s ministry. He has been quoted as saying, “They aren’t the unnecessary ones . . . God sent them here for a purpose.” “The Drop Box is a profoundly moving documentary that sheds much-needed light on the inherent dignity and mission of each human person, especially those with a serious disability. In a world that Brian Ivie will speak at Janes Hall. often emphasizes the need to be perfect, this real-life story gets to the heart of love, life, and the unique giftedness of every human being,” said one reviewer, Jeanne Monahan, president of March for Life. “Through this movie, we’re hoping that people will see more than Christians working on behalf of orphans,” said Ivie. “We’re hoping that people will see a God who has always and will always love the broken and the lost.” A graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, Ivie became interested in the hidden world of child abandonment in South Korea and other countries. While making the film, he became a Christian. Afterwards, he co-founded the nonprofit Kindred Image, which works on preventing abandonment, meeting mothers in crisis and offering alternatives to abandonment in unsafe places and providing long-term solutions for single mothers and children. The nonprofit is committed to holistic solutions through counseling, care packages and adoption support. Ivie is a published film critic and recreational songwriter; he was the only white male in the Saved by Grace Gospel Choir. With four other like-minded individuals, Ivie founded Arbella Studios, whose mission is to tell truthful stories that can expose the heart to its most desperate need. The company believes that film communicates stories with unique authority and authenticity, and believes that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the most beautiful story ever. Please RSVP to (310) 454-0366 in order to ensure enough food for the luncheon. Teen Poets Can Win Book Deal The Los Angeles Public Library is offering free creative writing workshops for teens, culminating in the opportunity to become the Los Angeles youth poet laureate and to secure a book deal to publish a first book of poems. Attend any or all of the workshops at the Palisades Branch Library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23; Tuesday, March 31; and Monday April 6 and 13 with Rachel Kann. During the workshop, teens will also be able to work on their professional resumes. Kann has taught poetry workshops at the UCLA Extension Writer’s Program since 2008 and is a TEDx Poet who has performed her work at venues from Royce Hall to San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. She has won a James Kirkwood Award for fiction. After attending a workshop(s), teens (ages 13 to 19) will write five poems and fill out the resume form at urbanword.org. The top poets will perform at the L.A. Youth Poet Laureate Finals on Sunday, June 28 at the Mark Taper Auditorium. 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Turner: Master of Sea, Mist and Light By LIBBY MOTIKA Palisades News Contributor “The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834.” Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art: The John Howard McFadden Collection, 1928 I f the renowned 18th-century British artist J.W.M. Turner could have slipped into the eye of a hurricane, he most certainly would have rendered the power and intensity of the storm looking from the inside out, with an emotional intensity that seemed impossible with paint on canvas. But this was the man who claimed that he was tied to the mast of a ship on the night of a storm and witnessed it for four hours. When looking at the finished painting, “Snow Storm: Steamboat off a Harbour’s Mouth,” the viewer is caught up in that very vortex. Turner was captivated by natural phenomena—sunrises, fog and the mutable skies— J.M.W. Turner self-portrait and he was obsessed with natural catastrophes, raging storms and conflagrations. Turner was captivated by natural phenomena—sunrises, fog and the mutable skies—and he was obsessed with natural catastrophes, raging storms and conflagrations. “When the Tower of London was burning down in 1821, Turner applied to the Duke of Wellington to go into the Tower and make studies, but he was denied. So he made the studies from across the water, which are so incredibly fresh to our eye,” says Julian Brooks, co-curator of the exhibition “J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free” at the Getty Museum through May 24. The 60 watercolors and oil paintings on view represent the last 15 years of Turner’s life. Remarkably, these are the most expressive, dynamic and innovative of his life’s work, says Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. “This is an exhibition with a thesis,” Potts continues. “It wants to look at Turner’s late work and understand it going back to the end of the 18th century and early 19th century when he is consciously drawing on the work of other great landscape artists. Then you have this flourish that is so totally different. Instead of defining and representing reality in a traditional way, the artist’s late work is much more expressive. It flows between solid and liquid, air and wind and sea—all these elements of nature in a very expressive and atmospheric way. That’s what appeals to modern audiences.” It has been seen as, in a sense, proto-modern. Turner was born in London in 1775 and lived as the Industrial Revolution was transforming England from hand production methods to machines. He showed an early talent for drawing and watercolor and was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art in 1789 at age 14. During these early years, he developed the custom of traveling throughout Britain, producing a wide range of sketches for working up into studies and watercolors. Throughout his life, Turner continued to travel every summer on his own, often on foot, having no retinue carrying his bags. He had his boots resoled and re-heeled countless times, but he was just driven to carry on. This was where his subject matter was. He expanded his itinerary to the Continent, after the end of the Napoleonic wars in 1815 when Continental travel was possible. Venice was one of his favorite places and it was easy to see why. It was all about (Continued on Page 21) “Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with Campanile of San Marco,” about 1840. Photo © Tate, London 2014 March 18, 2015 Page 21 Palisades News “Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth,” exhibited 1842. (Continued from Page 20) atmosphere. As he said to John Ruskin, the leading English art critic at the time, “Atmosphere is my style.” Success followed Turner’s recognized talent, which allowed him financial independence. His early works stayed true to the traditions of English landscape, but as he aged he began to push the envelope by introducing new subject matter that his contemporaries weren’t painting. “He painted contemporary scenes and Photo © Tate, London 2014 much more assiduously than his contemporaries, who were generally working on medieval subjects or pure landscapes, descriptive, photographical landscapes,” Brooks says. By 1835, when Turner was 60 years old, he was at the top of his game, had made a great deal of money, and could have easily settled into a quiet life, but continued to paint. Everything in the Getty exhibition is what he did after that period. About half of his subject matter over his whole career focuses on the sea. These maritime scenes capture more than just pretty seascapes, but rather show his intensely emotional observations of the play of light on the water and the radiance of the skies. “In ‘Snow Storm,’ the steamboat is absolutely at the mercy of the elements,” Brooks says. “This new technology (steam power) is nothing compared to the power of nature. Here you can’t even see the horizon, it’s a vortex. These veils of spray that come up, you feel it also in the coloring, there is hardly any blue or green—the normal colors you’d find in a maritime picture. It’s really black and white; you feel a seething power of the ocean underneath.” Critics were outraged by this exhibition. One opined, “It’s just a load of soapsuds and whitewash.” Turner replied, “Well, I wish I’d been in it.” Notably eccentric, Turner had few friends, except for his father, who lived with him for 30 years until his death in 1829. While he never married, later in life Turner lived with Sophia Caroline Booth, in whose house he had rented a room in the seaside town of Margate. The two lived together in Chelsea until his death in 1851. (Mr. Turner, director Mike Leigh’s film currently in theaters, received high marks from the director of the Tate Galleries, who said: “Mike Leigh and star Timothy Spall’s great achievement is showing us how the artist approached the physical business of painting. But they also convey the spirit of a man whose reputation as a curmudgeon is un- warranted, given his passionate interest in people and the world around him.”) Turner left the majority of his works, over 19,000 works on paper and 200 paintings, finished and unfinished, to the English nation, which are housed at the Tate Britain. The Getty exhibition is the first major exhibition on the West Coast devoted to Turner’s paintings, organized by Tate Britain. On Tuesday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m., Assistant Curator of Paintings Peter Bjorn Kerber and Curator of Drawings Julian Brooks will lead gallery tours of the exhibition. Want a Free Street Tree? Palisades Beautiful, a nonprofit local organization, will plant new trees in the parkways in front of homeowners’ houses. Every street in Pacific Palisades has a designated tree and those planted will follow that pattern. When signing a request form, people promise to follow instructions for a tree’s future care. Palisades Beautiful will arrange to obtain the tree and plant it. “Get Your Free Tree!” flyers are available at the Palisades Branch Library or the Chamber of Commerce. The form is also available online at palisadesbeautiful.org. Contact [email protected]; or phone Barbara Marinacci at (310) 459-0190 or Marjorie Friedlander (310) 459-7145. TheCandyAlley Pulp’n Hide Brentwood Two great stores in one location! 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This fine art photography collection includes multiple processes and highlights the varying points of view of artists: Maureen Bond, John Bosma, Tom Carmichael, Ladini Conder, Cindy Crane, Sheri Determan, Beth Dubber, Engelmann, Carol Erb, Samantha Geballe, Crystal Dickerson-Hancock, Shari Yantra Marcacci, Maureen Price, Riff, Anne Slattery and Isabella Vosmikova. Engelmann, who teaches AP environmental science and coaches the Environthon team, received a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from UCLA. A lifelong Palisadian (his parents moved here in 1962), Engelmann started taking photos when he was a student at Paul Revere Junior High. He continued studying photography with Rob Doucotte at PaliHi, graduating in 1982. In addition to the L.A. Center of Photography, Englemann’s work has been exhibited many times at the Santa Monica College Photography Gallery and at the Happening Gallery in Marina del Rey. Englemann was the sole artist featured at SMC in a 2012 show “Natura Humana,” with the theme of how human beings relate to nature—in each photograph, he juxtaposed two images into one. In an earlier interview, he explained, “I isolate a form from nature and incorporate a human shape or detail within. Each image Steve Engelmann uses multiple negatives to has a complement with either a positive or combine the human form with the twisted negative background. The duality of these heartwood of the ancient bristlecone pine. pairings emphasizes the struggle to find a new equilibrium.” The photographer said that people have difficulty deciphering both images. “People see something totally different, like psychology’s figure-ground tests.” The environmentalist added that he is “exploring our senses as our connection to natural elements. Nature feeds us, quenches us, nurtures us, heals and soothes us, and yet we increasingly insulate ourselves from our environment. What does ‘natural’ mean to our mind and senses today, as they are continually altered by new technologies and the built environment? I am fascinated by our changing perceptions, subconscious contradictions and the conflicts that ensue.” Englemann’s wife, Diana, is an English professor at SMC. The couple have two children, Sasha and Elliott. Paula Riff has worked as a special education teacher at PaliHi for the last five years. She grew up in Ohio and attended UC Berkeley, where she majored in Japanese language and studies. After college, she lived in Tokyo for several years. When she returned to the U.S., Riff became an interpreter for Japanese film production companies in Los Angeles. As a self-taught photographer, Riff switched careers, landing an internship in the photo department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Although she had a fairly successful career shooting This is one of nine photographs that are part of a larger series called “Russian Postcards” by Palisades High teacher Paula Riff. portraits and hand-coloring photographs, she entered graduate school and received a teaching credential. Riff often hand-colors her black-andwhite photographs using a subtly colorful palette. She recently purchased a digital camera, but still prefers film. Visit: f16newphotographicvisions.blogspot.com/or juliadean.com. ELLEN M C CO R MIC K JUST LISTED Offered at $1,595,000 | 631 Baylor St., Pacific Palisades. 3 BR, 2 BA | www.631Baylor.com Move right in to this jewel box of a home. 3 BR, 2 BA, family room, updated kitchen & baths, large yard. ELLEN MCCORMICK Distinguished representation of the Westside since 1984. ellenmccormick.com (310) 230-3707 | [email protected] CalBRE# 00872518 ©2015 An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. March 18, 2015 Palisades News April Group Show Seeks Art Entries The Pacific Palisades Art Association will host its April Group Show, featuring painting on canvas, painting under glass and sculpture. This show is open to all paid members. Art may be submitted at the Palisades Branch library from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 25. The entry fee is $10 per item and there is a maximum of three entries in each category. All work must have a sturdy hanging wire across the back, with a maximum size of 42 inches on any side. Framing should be of professional quality or canvases may have wrapped sides. Sculpture is picked up after judging, about 1 p.m. March 25, and brought back for the reception only. A reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 4, from noon to 2 p.m. Ribbons will be awarded in each category. (The show in November will include art in the mixed-media, photo, print and drawing categories.) Page 23 Palisades Postal Worker Sentenced for Hit-and-Run P acific Palisades postal worker Marguerite Dao Vuong, 67, was sentenced to three years in prison for a December 2013 hit-and-run crash that killed 23year-old David Pregerson. Her husband, Michael, 67, received one year in jail and three years’ probation for claiming he drove the vehicle at the time of the crash. At the sentencing on March 6, Deputy District Attorney Marna Miller told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathryn Solorzano that Marguerite Vuong, who was driving to work at the Post Office facility on La Cruz, turned her vehicle around after it struck Pregerson. Miller said it was clear that Vuong drove back by his body before she went home and switched cars so she could drive to work without notifying authorities about what had happened. Judge Solorzano was also told that Vuong’s husband was responsible for having the car’s windshield replaced after the crash, resulting in destruction of evidence. Pregerson, a recent UCLA graduate, a son of U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson and a grandson of U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harry Pregerson, was walking on the 600 block of Chautauqua Boulevard. STYLE FOR EVERYONE 20% OFF FOR FIRST TIME CLIENTS Full-service hair, skincare, and beauty studio serving the Palisades, Malibu, and Westside community. With adjacent blow-dry bar and professional beauty supply store. Blow Dry - $40+ Coloring - $75+ Cuts & Design - $95+ Men's Cuts - $50 Children Styles - $30+ 1016 Swarthmore Ave • Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 • (310) 454-1885 According to the L.A. Times, “The victim, drunk after a party, was struck as he was walking home about 3 a.m. For months, the case went unsolved, but surveillance videos from homeowners in the residential area where the collision took place helped lead police to identify Marguerite as the driver. He was found later in the bushes by the side of the road by a Palisades Patrol officer, transported to the hospital and died four days later. “In a secret recording made at the police station, Marguerite told her husband to ‘lie about everything.’” A City News Service report noted the victim’s father called what had happened a “horror” and said his son had been “annihilated by a three-ton vehicle.” “You never get over the loss of a child,” he said. “Every day is just pain management.” Dean Pregerson wondered, “What kind of person is capable of leaving a broken body on a highway?” The family and the Los Angeles City Council each offered $50,000 rewards for information leading to the driver’s arrest and conviction. Dao Vuong’s son Andrew, an emergencyroom physician, told the Pregersons how deeply they were affected by the tragedy and that his parents were not evil, but had made mistakes, and asked for forgiveness. Another of the couple’s sons, Johnny, said his parents came to the United States from war-torn Vietnam. “They are not monsters,” he said. “Ultimately they are imperfect people.” In addition to her state prison sentence, Marguerite Vuong’s California driver’s license will be revoked for a one-year period that will begin when she is paroled from state prison. Rain Report The February 28 drizzle plus the March 1 downpour resulted in 1.01 inches of rain, per an official Los Angeles County rain gauge, located at Carol Leacock’s home on Bienveneda Avenue. Deputy assistant rainmeister Ted Mackie said normal to date is 12.48 inches; currently Pacific Palisades has received 7.59 inches. Last year’s total at this time was 5.94 inches. He reminded us that 2006-2007 was the driest year in recent history, when only 4.11 inches of rain were reported. Page 24 Palisades News March 18, 2015 The Fine Art of Paint Cox Paint, Santa Monica 1130 Santa Monica Blvd. 310.393.7208 Cox Paint, Culver City 11153 Washington Blvd. 310.838.2284 March 18, 2015 Page 25 Palisades News Fundraiser Showcases Top Fashion Lines T he Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club hosted its annual fashion show and luncheon on March 3. More than 120 guests watched as 18 models strutted down a runway in clothing provided by BOCA Man, BOCA and Vivian’s Boutique. The tradition began more than 30 years ago, as not only a way to showcase local stores and available fashions, but also as a fundraiser for the club. This year the organizing committee responsible for securing fashions, finding models and decorating the room included Nichelle Toomire, Stephanie Smith, Terri Webb, Dr. Jane George, Terri Lyman, Haldis Toppel, Roberta Donohue and Brook Dougherty. Smith crafted the ceiling floral overhangs, using flowers from her own garden, and joined with Toomire to create floral centerpieces for the tables. The normally drab yellow curtain on the stage was partially pulled to reveal a colorful backdrop hung by Smith. Once she had selected the material for the backdrop, she used that color theme to design invitations, banners and the menus tucked into the napkins. Toomire and Smith chose Taste restaurant in the Highlands to provide the food. Guests were able to select from a Mexican-style salad with chicken or a roasted vegetable salad. Wine was donated by club members. Dessert, also from Taste, included a selection mini-cupcakes, chocolate-chip cookies and brownies. Servers were from the Midnight Mission: men who are honing skills in food services. The nonprofit offers a self-sufficiency path and job opportunities to men and women who have lost everything. The Mission provides the accountability and structure that homeless individuals need to rejoin their communities. After securing a job, participants gradually move into the Midnight Mission’s Transitional Housing Center or back into the community. Palisadian Greg Alper performed on his saxophone, providing live background music. Dr. George was in charge of securing raf- Cindy Jones is in BOCA clothing. Reny Cantu wears clothing from Vivian’s. Photo: Bart Bartholomew Photo: Bart Bartholomew fle items. Webb arranged and wrapped the items, aided by Phyllis Nelson, Judy Grosh, Sharon Kanan and Cathie Yonke. Guests dropped tickets into jars placed in front of the items they wanted to win; during the show, tickets were drawn and winners announced. Jean Aroeste and Donohue worked on reservations and table seating, while Woman’s Club president Lyman, Toppel and Dougherty worked behind the scenes to ensure that the event ran smoothly. In addition to the clothing, Flash Jewelry Gallery donated jewelry for models to wear. Club member Holly Surya sold jewelry in the lobby before the show. Vivian Foster, owner of Vivian’s Boutique on Via de la Paz, served as the emcee during the fashion show. Male models were Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce CEO Arnie Wishnick, personal trainer Rigo Manzanares (Gelson’s former wine manager), Dr. Shannon Watson and Caruso Affiliated executive Rick Lemmo. Modeling for Vivian’s and BOCA were Robin Fuchs, Jan Gentry, Ingrid Vinje, Krystyna Kaszubowski, Dr. Susan Crane, Carol Pfannkuche, Reny Cantu, Sue Pascoe, Frances Sharpe, Brooke King, Cindy Jones, Marie Tran, Sarah Ketelhut and Dana Glover. Everyone attending received a gift bag containing shampoo, lotion and other cos- metic samples. There were gifts from Flash, Vivian’s and Marie Tran in every bag. Proceeds from the event will be used towards the $1.5-million clubhouse renovation. 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CalBRE# 01241284 Bryan’s Smile Focuses On Drug Awareness When Santa Monica dentist Melanie Gullet lost her 26-year-old son Bryan to drug addiction, she formed Bryan’s Smile, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing awareness about addiction and depression. “The ‘not my child’ and the ‘not me’ attitude, along with the lack of knowledge about addiction and depression, have created a disturbing increase in deaths of America’s young,” Gullet said. “Our mission is to bring awareness and communication about what is being called an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” On March 18, April 16 and May 14, there will be programs from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours, 11955 Sunset Blvd., in Brentwood. Participants will follow the fate of a fictitious teen addicted to drugs, which includes arrest, jail and ultimately a funeral. Each attendee will be given a drug-abuse profile to adopt during the program, so he/she can become familiar with different addictive drugs and gateway drugs. Participants will hear from an addict in recovery, and Gullet will speak. The organizations believes that the best way to prevent substance abuse is to prevent it from happening in the first place. The program is open for youth ages 10 to 17, who must be accompanied by a parent. The event is free and advanced registration is necessary because space is limited. RSVP [email protected]. Visit: bryanssmile.com ATRIUM APT FOR RENT HAIR SALON 1BD/1BA – $2300/MO Is Here to Serve You Men • Women • Kids Free Toy w/ Kid’s Cuts Walk-Ins Welcome • Senior Discount _______________________________ Voted “Best Haircut” Tues-Sat 9-5 – LA Magazine.. 860 Via de la Paz 424.272.9267 Upper with Privacy, Treetop & Sunset Views! 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It is always fascinating to see young chefs like Nick, almost 30, who was a working chef in New York before opening the Glendon about five years ago. After eating the excellent food, it is clear why the restaurant has been a success. The setting is attractive, with a large bar, tables throughout and banquette seating with tables along one wall. Two elegant chandeliers hang from the high ceilings, and the back wall features handsomely framed mirrors. Upstairs, there is a separate dining room for private parties and special occasions. With glasses of wine came crispy cheese bread sticks and a small dipping sauce. My friend and I shared a Hilgard salad composed of baby arugula, strawberries, candied pecans, gorgonzola and a fine balsamic Dijon vinaigrette. This was a delicious salad, especially with the strawberries and the superb vinaigrette. My friend had ‘The Marc” pasta, consisting of penne pasta with grilled chicken, parmesan and fresh basil along with sun-dried and grape tomatoes, and toasted almonds, all accented with nutmeg, freshly cracked pepper and light cream. It was excellent, tasty and not overpowering but quite scrumptious. The fresh fish, a sesame crusted mahi-mahi with lemon, was superb. The accompanying sautéed spinach side I ordered was perfect with the fish. Prices are moderate: the mahi-mahi or fresh Alaskan salmon were $14.50, while the pastas ranged from $16.50 for The Marc to $17 for a truffle tequila farfalle pasta with grilled flank steak. Newport Farms Angus beef New York steak is $16.50, and a free-range chicken breast is $13.50. All salads come with a suggestion of various added proteins, such as chicken, grilled steak, seared ahi and salmon. The salads were $13 to $15.50, with the protein additions only $2 to $3.50 more. The Grand Marnier baked brownie with candied pecans and ice cream was served on a berry-painted plate. This succulent rich dessert was good to the last bite, even though my guest and I usually have only one bite each. Desserts, such as the banana-bourbon bread pudding, or the cobbler, or a warm cookie trio with bourboninfused whipped cream, are $8. The Petit Plates dinner menu (which I selected before theater at the Geffen) offers more than a dozen items in the $7 to $12.50 price range. There are sliders (a duo is $9.50 and a trio $12); chicken spring rolls ($7.50); fried asparagus ($11); baked mac’n cheese ($8.50); a Hike with Mike Library Bookstore Open Councilman Mike Bonin invites constituents to join him on a hike in Temescal Canyon from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 28. Chat with the councilman about issues, and hear about the work he is doing for local neighborhoods. Meet at the north side of Sunset Boulevard at Temescal Canyon. Parking is $7 in the lot. Be sure to stop completely at Stop signs, so you don’t receive a ticket from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Please RSVP for the hike at 11thDistrict.com/Hike_ with_Mike_Mar28. The Friends of Pacific Palisades Library’s bookstore continues to offer “new” books that are shelved almost daily. Many of these books are in mint condition, and most can be purchased for less than $2, perfect to take traveling. Unlike a library book, if you forget it in a hotel, there are no fines or replacement costs; rather it is the hotel maid’s gain. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the library’s converted back patio. Proceeds from sales are used to purchase new books for the Palisades and other branch libraries. If you would like to volunteer, visit: friendsofpalilibrary.org. 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Parents can act as “protective barriers” between our competitive society and their kids—allowing children more time and space to play and relax, while also helping youngsters develop resiliency in handling life’s stresses. Here are Enayati’s top stress tips for parents and kids that she has discovered in her years investigating the subject for CNN Health, PBS Media Shift and other media outlets. 1. Playtime, downtime and family time: “The young child’s job is to play,” Enayati says. “Even when kids have a moment, we try to get them to do something constructive and formal, but we need to build wide-open spaces in their day where they have nothing to do but play.” This play would also be gadget-free with things like blocks and Legos, instead of using the instant gratification of phones, iPads, computers and television. 2. Build an unconditionally loving family: In her research, Enayati learned that the strongest predictor of high achievement and low behavioral problems is family On the Cover Palisades Elementary fourth graders (left to right) Letizia Oetker, Gabriella Bose, Sofia and Sasha Shull, Olivia Rodeno and Claire Monaco jumped rope to show support for American Heart Month. The annual event promotes exercise and a healthy diet, as well as awareness of a national event to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Photo: Bart Bartholomew Amanda Enayati meals. “The importance of family time and being part of a family cannot be emphasized enough. Family doesn’t have to be defined a certain way just as long as the child feels like they are part of a community or family.” 3. Resting, rejuvenating and relaxing: Sleep is vital. “Lack of sleep is coordinated with high levels of anxiety and depression,” Enayati notes. She suggests maintaining a child’s routine with parts of the day to anticipate happily, so that no matter what stresses might be affecting the parents, the child still has a stable schedule. 4. Teach children the art of distraction: Stress is an inevitable part of life, and part of childhood is learning to handle life’s difficulties. One way to deal with stress is simply to turn one’s attention away from it. If children practice this with a parent, they can eventually learn to do it for themselves. 5. Problem solving: In discussions with children about a problem, try asking openended questions, such as “Tell me what’s happening.” Then discuss any misunderstandings a kid may have and brainstorm strategies that may help solve the problem. If similar situations have occurred in the with Beach Lot Santa Santa Monica Monica - 2030 Ocean Ocean Avenue Avenue – Beach Lot #4 south ower 18) Pacific Pacific Palisades Palisades - W Will ill Ro Rogers gers S State tate B Beach each ( TTower ugust 28th June June 8th thru thru A August Sinjin Smith Boys & Girls ages 7-18. All skill levels welcome! olleyball Camps: 9:00am to 12:00pm (M-F) Beach V Volleyball Sand & Sea Beach Camps: 9am-12pm and, or 12-3pm (M-F) RE REGISTER GISTE R ONLINE AT www.beachvolleyballcamps.com For more information call 310-940-7166 or email us at [email protected] past, aid a child in recalling what was beneficial then that might also help now. 6. Validate children’s feelings: It is important to say “I know how that feels” instead of saying “You shouldn’t be feeling that way,” Enayati says. By doing this, the parent alleviates stress and helps a child learn empathy. Another good question during conflicts is simply “How do you think the other person feels?” 7. Treat children like children: “Kids are not mini-adults,” she says, so it’s important to make certain that they are not being exposed to inappropriate media, inappropriate ways of dressing or inappropriate adult issues. 8. Some stress is good: It’s vital that kids learn to handle some adversity, so that they can develop resiliency and coping skills as they encounter stress throughout their lives. “There has to be some degree of legitimate suffering—not abuse . . . but growing and failing and learning from that,” Enayati says. 9. Ask the big important whys: A good question to ask ourselves is “What is our value system as a society and as a family?” she said. Each family has its own value system, and it is worth taking a look at what that is. Sometimes, the value system itself may be causing stress, so identifying the value system may help address the stress. If some values aren’t what you want them to be, then alter them to what is truly important to your family. “It’s never too late. Put your stake in the ground and live your values,” Enayati says. “Sometimes that causes suffering and difficulty, but that is the good kind of suffering. You’re asking the big whys.” (Amanda Enayati’s book, Seeking Serenity: The 10 New Rules for Health and Happiness in the Age of Anxiety, was published this month, and an article about her and the book is featured on page 5 of this paper.) Optimist Club Seeks Grant Applicants Pacific Palisades Optimist Club, whose motto is “Friends of Youth” and whose goal is “Bring Out the Best in Kids,” will once again make annual grants to youth organizations based in Pacific Palisades or those that provide services that benefit youth in this community. Grants may be used for funding of a specific event, for equipment, a facility or service, and must be spent this year. Grants are not given to organizations that request continuing financial support. The application must be received no later than March 31. Award decisions will be made within two months, and grant recipients will be notified and, if possible, receive their awards at the weekly Tuesday breakfast meeting of the Palisades Optimists. Interested organizations, schools and clubs may send queries to grant committee chairman Bill Skinner ([email protected]) or call (310) 459-8286 to receive an application and grant guidelines. Applications are also available at the Chamber of Commerce at 15330 Antioch Street. They may be returned to the Chamber or mailed to Grants Committee Chairman, Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades, P.O. Box 211, Pacific Palisades 90272. Summertime Pool Fun After group swimming lessons, this happy Palisades-Malibu camper was allowed to play in the Palisades High School swimming pool. Photo: Courtesy of Palisades-Malibu YMCA Page 4 March 18, 2015 Palisades News Special Section — Summer Camps & Schools Camps Should Be Fun By LAUREL BUSBY Staff Writer A s the school year came to a close last year, my then-nine-year-old son announced that summer would be his rest time, so he wouldn’t be participating in any activities. When I list the number of activities he had been participating in, you might think that he had a point that it was all a bit much. He did gymnastics, chess, saxophone, drama, chorus, Chinese, strategy games, art, soccer and an occasional nature class. On the other hand, he didn’t have to go to school, because he’s a homeschooler. At home, we took a laid-back approach to homeschooling. We read books, did some casual math when he was in the mood, played board games and explored science kits. He also had lots of time to draw, make his own cards and otherwise engage in activities that called to him. In addition, we went on field trips to plays and museums. He was also tired of the field trips, though, and was insistent that he just wanted to hang out at home. So we did . . . for a while, and it was nice. He listened to audiobooks and made cards. He created an origami animal game where he was the game master, and he made teams of animals and special power boosts for them. We also watched some movies and con- tinued to play board games. We didn’t even plan a vacation. I have to admit that I was exhausted, too, and cherished the down time. We both needed a break from driving all over the L.A. basin to so many activities. But what about camp? I had loved camp as a kid and didn’t want him to miss out on the fun. He turned down my suggestion that he might like the camp that his chorus director had created. Even though he enjoyed chorus, he thought a singing and acting camp would be too much for him. He eventually agreed to try the same Chinese camp that he had attended the year before. He enjoyed it, and he was ready to try another camp. He did so, and we also decided to travel a bit, venturing to San Francisco and Yosemite for a laid-back vacation. Both the camps and the trips seemed to inspire him to want a bit more in the way of activities again. Not too many, though. For the fall, we scaled back. He dropped chorus and drama. I decided that the drives I had been making for chess, art and saxophone were just too long for me, so those were dropped too. Instead, Chinese, gymnastics, soccer and the occasional nature class or field trip became the remaining regular activities. Suddenly our lives were more manageable. In the process of overdoing it and perhaps at times underdoing it, I discovered Linus Busby Thompson works on his gymnastic skills. that for both our sakes, we needed to pick and choose activities with a bit more attention to burnout. As spring approached, my son realized that he was missing chorus, while soccer came to an end. So he rejoined the chorus. He also was ready to add back chess and was intrigued by the gymnastic sport, Parkour, so he began sporadically attending a class. The whole family did a bit of volunteering—working at a state park to help remove invasive plants and install native ones, and we all felt enlivened by it. Over the holiday break, my son tried a winter camp, which was a big hit with him. He has already asked to attend more summer camps this year. Strangely enough, during the previous school year, my husband had been experiencing the same thing at work—too much work and too little downtime—and the combination was affecting his health and well-being. So, now we all are on the lookout for burnout. We cherish our moments at home, and we take more time just to be together. We also take care to pick and choose our activities with more thought, so that we choose those that we really want to do. My son was right. He needed a rest time. We all did. (Editor’s note: Laurel Busby, a veteran newspaper writer, lives in Culver City.) March 18, 2015 Palisades News Special Section — Summer Camps & Schools Page 5 Fitness by the Sea: Endless Possibilities K ids should have fun in the summer: a camp should not be another job for a child, it should be a break from a structure schedule. Fitness by the Sea is a place kids love to go because “We encourage children to ‘learn by doing’ and our experienced staff members are there to serve as mentors and participants during all activities,” said camp founder Eric Colton. “While we call it ‘Growth, Caring & Endless Fun’ . . . the kids just call it ‘the time of their lives!’” Who wouldn't want to boogie board, swim with the dolphins, jump over the gymnastics vault, get their faces painted as their favorite animal, and just have a fun day on the beach? Fitness by the Sea offers this and more, right here locally at Will Rogers State Beach. Designed for children from 4 to 14, campers are allowed to choose from more than 80 activities. Physical sports such as baseball, volleyball, kickball and capture the flag help kids develop interdependence, confidence and sportsmanship. Arts and crafts, dance, face painting, and music help foster creativity, imagination and self-expression, while surfing, swimming and boogie boarding promote an active lifestyle, self-esteem and perseverance. Gymnastics, boxing, cheerleading and martial arts all cultivate self-discipline, determination and courage. “We believe that active kids are happy kids,” Colton said, noting that many of the kids who have come to his program proclaiming not to have an interest in sports, once encouraged to try something new, find a niche that they love. Founded in 2000, Fitness by the Sea has become synonymous with excellence in the field of day camps. The FBS formula for success blends an experienced and spirited Eric and Billie Colton, owners of Fitness by the Sea, with twins Maia and Willow and sister Violet. Photo: Courtesy of Eric Colton staff (average age 28) with dynamic and creative activities, offered in an encouraging, nurturing environment. With the camp’s growing popularity with children, Fitness by the Sea has expanded to four locations: Palisades at Will Rogers (June 8 to August 28), Palisades North (June 15 to August 21), Santa Monica (June 8 to August 28 and at the Jonathan Club (June 15 to August 21—members and sponsored guests only.) Safety is a number one priority. “The former Chief of LA County lifeguards called FBS the safest beach camp he’s ever seen,” continued Colton. “A staff to camper ratio of 6 to 1 is strictly maintained, and during surfing, we maintain a ratio of 3 to 1 to further improve our safety measures.” Sunscreen is applied liberally and often. The Coltons, who are Pacific Palisades residents, have three children. Twins, Maia and Willow are 8 and younger sister Violet is 5. The sisters are often amongst the campers at the Pacific Palisades camp location. Because they are also parents, the Coltons understand the importance of allowing campers to make their own choices. A recent study by the American Camp Association revealed that kids need more opportunities to practice leadership and decision-making and that is available at Fitness by the Sea. Campers are encouraged to become involved in activities and staff members watch kids on the sidelines and work to bring them in. It goes without saying that teasing and bullying is not allowed. This is a place a kid can reinvent him/herself. Many come to the came with labels, such as nerd or jock. Encouraged to try other activities, they discover that they may not only be good at basketball, but also good at painting, something they had never tried. Counselors constantly work with kids, encouraging them to go outside of their comfort zone, which ultimately results in increased self-confidence. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with extended care available in the mornings and afternoons from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Parents can register their children for a minimum of five days and these do not have to be consecutive days. Call: (310) 459-2425 or visit: fitnessbythesea.com or e-mail: info@fitnessbythesea. Page 6 Palisades News Special Section — Summer Camps & Schools Library Story Telling Let your children experience the joys of having another adult read them a book at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. STAR (Story Telling and Reading) times: Mondays: 10 a.m.-noon (Grandma Peggy) Mondays: 3-5 p.m. (Uncle Mark) Tuesdays: 2-4 p.m. (Tutu Bobbie) Wednesdays: 2-4 p.m. (Grandmom Judy) Thursdays: 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Grandma Lou) Fridays: 10 a.m.- noon (Aunt Ashley) Fridays: 2-4 p.m. (Granny Stephanie) Saturdays: 10 a.m.-noon (Momma Flo) March 18, 2015 High School Art Sought for Competition Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual-art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Congressman Ted Lieu invites all students in his district to enter the competition. The submission deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, April 10, at 5055 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 310, L.A. 90036. The winner will receive a trip to Washington, D.C. to attend the national awards ceremony, where work will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. There are also district prizes for second and third place. Artwork must be two-dimensional and each framed artwork can be no larger than 28 inches long, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. No framed piece should weigh more than 15 pounds. Accepted mediums include: paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.); drawings (colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal); collages (must be two-dimensional); prints (lithographs, silkscreen and block prints); mixed media; computer-generated art; and photographs. Each entry must be original in concept, design and execution. Congressman Lieu will host a reception and awards ceremony for his district on April 20, at the Fantasea Yacht Club, 4215 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Call Ashley Fumiko Dominguez at (323) 651-1040 or e-mail [email protected] or David Leger at (323) 651-1040 or e-mail david.leger @mail.house.gov. Visit: lieu.house.gov/ services/art-competition. MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS 45th Annual Young Artist Competition Palisades Symphony is seeking students, in grades 1 through 12, who are able to perform a movement of a concerto with orchestra, to audition for monetary awards and the opportunity to play with the Palisades Symphony in concert on June 14. The concerto performed must be from the standard repertoire, memorized and with orchestration readily available. There are three categories, and former winners may not apply with the same in- strument in the same grade level. In grades 1 through 6, first place will win $100; grades 7 through 9, $200; grades 10 through 12, $200. The Alfred Newman Memorial Scholarship for $1,000 and the Chamber Music Palisades Award for $500 will also be awarded. Auditions will be held on the afternoon of March 31 in Mercer Hall at Palisades High School. Applicants should write their name, address, phone number, age, school and grade, a brief biographical sketch that includes musical training and teacher and send that information to Palisades Symphony, P.O. Box 214, Pacific Palisades. A $10 application fee must be included. The Santa Monica, Brentwood, Malibu or deadline is March 23. Call (310) 454-8040. Topanga and be available to perform at a Committee meeting during the year. Philharmonic Scholarships All auditions will be in the afternoon on either March 30 or 31, starting with the For Young Musicians youngest students. The exact time and loThe Westside Committee of the Los An- cation will be announced. Students must geles Philharmonic annually awards schol- bring their own accompanist. arships varying from $100 to $500 to music Students trying for the Philharmonic students in grades 6 through 12. awards and also the Palisades Symphony Students must have studied at least three must fill out different applications for the years on the instrument they play, perform different awards, but need only audition a piece of classical music of three to five once. The deadline for received applicaminutes, have a written recommendation tions is March 23. from their teacher, live in Pacific Palisades, Call (310) 454-8040 for an application. Fitness by the Sea Celebrating our 16th Year! Sign up by the Day! “FBS is the safest beach camp I have ever seen.” - Chief of LA County Lifeguards 2 Locations Pacific Palisades . Santa Monica Ages 4-14 ... Over 60 Activities! Surfing . Swimming . Capture the Flag Martial Arts . Gymnastics . Boogie Boarding Volleyball . Soccer . Arts & Crafts . Dance 10% D i ends M scount ay 1st 6:1 Ratio . Older Staff (Avg. Age 28) . 310-459-2425 Enroll at www.FitnessByTheSea.com Rated by LA Parent as the Best Value Beach Camp on the West Side “Still one of the best values in camps on the west side.” - Susan A. Los Angeles “I felt so very safe with my kids in the ocean with their amazing staff.” - Tara M. Santa Monica “The only camp my kids ask to go back to every summer. Unbelieveable courselors and staff!” - Gloria K. Pacific Palisades “By far my daughter’s favorite camp.” - Jennifer B. Pacific Palisades March 18, 2015 Palisades News Special Section — Summer Camps & Schools Page 7 Hike, Swim at YMCA Camp R egistration for the Palisades-Malibu YMCA summer day camp is now open and parents are encouraged to enroll early because last year the camp was full. Sessions run from June 8 through August 6. Not only is it one of the most competitively-priced camps, it is also located at one of the premier locations in the country, at Simon Meadow, at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Temescal Canyon Road. Situated on a landscaped four-acre park at the entrance to the Santa Monica Mountains, this camp takes advantage of its location. A mile from the beach, a quarter of a mile from the Palisades High School swimming pool and near hiking trails, campers are able to have the best of all worlds. The camp spotlights the three f ’s— friends, freedom and fun. Everyday activities include archery, arts and crafts, hiking, football, soccer, dodge ball, moon bounce, mini-golf and party games. Once a week, campers enjoy splash time at the PaliHi pool; children will be provided with group swim lessons by certified instructors at no additional charge. Private swim lessons are also available for an additional fee. Older campers go to the beach once a week, and have fun playing in the sand and water. Campers try a variety of sports at the YMCA Camp. Special groups come to Simon Meadow weekly to offer a variety of activities, such as visiting with exotic animals, playing outdoor laser tag or trying a rock-climbing wall. Enrichment classes at camp this year will include cooking, Spanish, Mad Science, nature and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Children are divided into groups, with SUMMER CAMPS & SCHOOL PROGRAMS Special Section — April 15, 2015 Place Your Ad NOW in the Palisades News! Full-Color Pages, Full-Color Ads Distribution to the entire 90272 Palisades Community (by US Mail to 13,300 addresses & 1,200 distribution around town) Special Section Pricing (call for details) Make your Ad Reservation Today! Ad Space Reservation Deadline: April 6 Camera-ready Ad Artwork Deadline: April 7 (ads must be supplied by advertiser) Contact for Information: Jeff at (310) 573-0150 • [email protected] Grace at (310) 454-7383 • [email protected] Photo: Courtesy of Palisades-Malibu YMCA the youngest campers (3 to 5 years old), encouraged to play in the moon bounce, learn camp songs, try arts and crafts, experience water play and make friends. Kindergarten and first grade students are part of the Mountain Cub group and join their elder peers in scavenger hunts, team building activities and trips to the pool and the beach. Second and third graders are grouped into the Coyotes and fourth and fifth graders are Hawks. Coaches are sixth and seven graders who are offered a unique position of being both a counselor and a camper. Middle school students work directly with the YMCA staff to guide their younger peers, but are also able to participate in activities with other Coaches. More than activities, the Y Summer Camp experience provides a caring environment for all children; encourages positive peer interaction; offers creative activities and helps all kids developed self-esteem. The Y has received an American Camping Association accreditation, which means the camp went through a thorough (up to 300 standards) review of its operation— from staff qualifications and training to emergency management. The American Camp Association collaborates with experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross, and other youth-serving agencies to assure that current practices at camp reflect the most up-to-date, research-based standards in camp operation. Contact Ashley Russell, YMCA Youth & Family Director, (310) 454-5591 or [email protected]. 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