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Vol. 1, No. 13 • May 6, 2015 Uniting the Community with News, Features and Commentary Circulation: 14,500 • $1.00Oceanaires Entertain at Spring ConcertThe Santa Monica Oceanaires, a men’s a cappella chorus, performed “Radio Days Goes West” at the group’s spring concert, held at the PaulRevere Middle School Auditorium on April 25. Special guests included the Revere School Madrigals and the Palisades High BarbershopClub. On May 9, the Oceanaires will compete in the Barbershop Harmony Society district and division contest. Photo: Tom HoferPALIHISWIMMERSFOCUS ONFINALSParklet UnderReview, AgainBy SUE PASCOEEditorSee Page 18Although a recent article in the Palisadian-Postwas headlined “Constructionon Parklet to Begin ThisSummer,” the project is still in limbo. But,the vitriol engendered by this project,which was announced last July, makes itone of the most controversial issues in recenttown history.A parklet, defined as an expansion of thesidewalk in one or more street spaces to createpeople-oriented places, is one of themany pet projects of Mayor Eric Garcetti,who is striving to make Los Angeles morepedestrian friendly. Visit: peoplest.lacity.org.The selected site is adjacent to PalisadesCafé, 15231 La Cruz Dr., where that streetintersects with Alma Real Drive.Although resident anecdotal accountswould make this the most deadly intersectionin Los Angeles, the L.A. Departmentof Transportation determined the site met(Continued on Page 4)Chamber of Commerce Annual EXPO Is May 17The annual Community Expo, sponsoredby the Pacific Palisades Chamberof Commerce, will provideentertainment, information and classic carson Sunday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.This family-friendly event will take placeon Via de la Paz, Antioch and Swarthmore(below Sunset).Residents are invited to visit more than40 merchant and nonprofit booths onAntioch, where various health, education,financial, technology and home and gardenbusinesses, plus community organizations,will pass out free information.Over on Via, an exotic Aston Martinwill be on display along with dozens ofluxury, vintage and classic autos.Live music will be provided by AmazingMusic and the one-man band, MichaelCladis. Watch for on-street demonstrationsPresorted StandardU.S. PostagePAIDPasadena, CAPermit #422by students from Fancy Feet Dance Studioand Gerry Blanck’s Martial Arts studio.Areté Prepartory Academy in West L.A. isa deliberately small (45 students) high schoolfocused on critical thinking and philosophy,is once again the major sponsor this year([310] 478-9900 or visit: areteprep.org).O’Gara Coach Company is the automobilesponsor (visit: ogaracoach.com). O’Gara,located on Olympic Boulevard in BeverlyHills, is an award-winning retailer for newand pre-owned Aston Martin, Bentley, Bu -gatti, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce automobiles.The Expo merchant sponsor isU.S. Bank. The Amazing Music sponsor isOptimus Properties (860 Via de la Pazbuilding), and Rodeo Realty is sponsoringthe slot-car racetrack.Additional sponsors include Vahn Alex -ander/Berkshire Hathaway Home Services;Postal Customer**************ECRWSSEDDM*************European Skin & Massage Studio; Rod Ara -gon/Teles Properties; and RLB Architecture.The popcorn cart will be sponsored byGelson’s, resident member Jackie Maduffand RLB Architecture. Large chocolate-chipcookies baked by Chamber board memberSusan Payne (former owner of Scarlett’sCupcakes) will be sold.The Chamber Expo committee includesJoyce Brunelle (Suntricity); Roberta Donohue(Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club);Ramis Sadrieh (Technology For You!); FayVahdani (Luxe Home Care); Marc LaskyEnforcement Signs Will BeInstalled at Recreation CenterBy LAUREL BUSBYStaff WriterParking issues and unexpected Quim -by funds were two of the topics discussedat the Pacific Palisades ParkAdvisory Board meeting on April 22 in thesmall gym at the Recreation Center.The proposed parking changes, whichwill drop the Alma Real lot from fourhoursto two-hours of parking between 8a.m. to 3 p.m. while the lower Frontera Avenuelot becomes a four-hour parking lot,(Lasky Coachworks); Vahn Alexander (Berk -shire Hathaway); Bill Shuttic (UltimateHealth & Wellness); Holly Davis (ColdwellBanker Preview); Ed Lowe (lowegrfx/graphic design); Tim Marschall (TMC GeneralContractors); David Williams (Moviesin the Park); Richard Blumenberg (RLB Architecture);Mazi Aghalapour (Village One-Hour Photo); Mike Ball (ADT Security);and Les Sumpter (A Rental Connection).Palisades News is the media sponsor. TheChamber phone is (310) 459-7963. Visit:palisadeschamber.com.received heated complaints from three tennisplayers who regularly park for morethan two hours for their tennis play.One of the players, Sharon Hays, a ColdwellBanker realtor, said in an email thenext day that the eight courts regularly accommodateup to 44 people each morningplaying a combination of live ball on theupper four courts and league or casual playon the lower four courts.However, there are only 22 parking spac -es in the lower lot to accommodate the play -(Continued on Page 4)

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 3Park HoopsNeed To BeStabilizedThe six basketball backboards/goals in the maingym at the Pacific Palisades Recreation Centerdo not have safety straps to secure them inthe event of an accident, Senior Director Erich Haasreported to the Park Advisory Board on April 22.Safety straps were not installed when the gymwas built in the late 1990s, Haas noted. When thegoals are raised up and out of use, such strapswould provide an extra layer of safety to preventtheir accidental release.For example, if people were sitting on the bleacherswhile the backboards were raised out of the wayduring a game, an earthquake could cause them torelease to their down position, hitting spectators.Board members were immediately alarmed by thisnews and recommended that Haas not pull up thebackboards until the situation is remedied. Haasprovided an estimate of $4,744 from BSN Sports todo the needed work, after the meeting, he said hewould start the purchase-order process for the straps.Haas also said he would find out whether the citycould do the repairs from straps they have on hand. Ifnot, he would ask if the Rec Center could purchase thestraps from BSN, which would reduce the repair cost.In the meantime, as long as the backboards aredown, where they can be used to play basketball,instead of pulled up and out of the way, then theyare safe, Haas said. He promised to leave the goalsdown until the repairs were completed.—LAUREL BUSBYYMCA-OptimistTrack MeetThe 43rd annual track meet was held at the Pali sadesHigh School Stadium. For results and the story, see p.29. Noah Wexler jumped to first place for 11-12 boys.Photo: Shelby PascoeFourth of July RaceRegistration Is OpenRegistration for the Will Rogers 5/10K and Kids FunRun is now open. There are two ways to register: online(palisades10k.org) or via an app (Palisades 10K). The appwill also allow one to track a run and set up training goals.Early entry fees are $50 for the 5/10K race and $25 for theKids Fun Run. The online and app registration deadline ismidnight, Monday, June 29.LIBRARY EVENTSMonthly Matinee May 9The Palisades Branch Library will continue itsmonthly matinee series at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9,with a true story of war hero Louis “Louis” Zamperini.The movie, directed by Angelina Jolie, is adapted fromLaura Hillenbrand’s popular book Unbroken: A WorldWar II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.The movie shows the harrowing story of how Zamperiniand other crewman survived on a raft for 47 days after anear-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be captured bythe Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.Mysterious Book Club May 19The Palisades Branch Library’s Mysterious Book Clubwill meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, to discussThe Art Forger, by Barbara Shapiro.All mystery aficionados are invited to read the NewYork Times bestseller and join the discussion. Shapiro’sstory revolves around the real-life theft of 13 artworksfrom a Boston museum. Eager young artist Claire Rothsupports herself by making reproductions of classicpaintings. She is promised a one-woman show if she agreesto forge a painting that turns out to be a stolen work.Discover Secrets Of LongevitySeniors Helping Seniors will present “The Secrets ofLongevity” at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 8 in the PalisadesBranch Library community room.There will be informative findings and tips for livinglonger and healthier based on research conducted byDan Buettner and the Blue Zones project. The event isfree and the public invited.The library is located at 861 Alma Real Dr.Call (310) 459-2754.St. Matthew’s Town Fair Set for May 16The St. Matthew’s Town Fair offers carnival rides and booths.Photo: Bart BartholomewThe 63rd annual St. Matthew’s TownFair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, May 16. This is afun-filled day and the entire Pacific Palisadescommunity is invited. The Fair has beena St. Matthew’s tradition since the churchmoved to the Bienveneda campus in 1952.The Town Fair is a conventional fair featuringa wide variety of food to enjoy at theevent and homemade treats to purchase forlater. There will be a chili contest plus andcarnival-style rides games for children ofall ages. For those who enjoy shopping forgreat bargains, the Sprague marketplacewill host local merchants selling their latestand greatest merchandise.The Fair is also a fundraiser for theschool, helping to support programs at St.Matthew’s and to fund a teacher’s salary fora year at St. Paul’s School in Carocal, Haiti.Courtesy shuttles will be provided atthree locations: Methodist Church at 801Via de la Paz; Marquez Elementary School;and upper Bienveneda. The shuttles willrun continuously to and from the St. Mat -thew’s parking lot.To purchase tickets and spirit wear,visit: stmatthewsschool.com.

Page 4 Palisades News May 6, 2015ParkingParklet(Continued from Page 1)the criteria, including safety.The parklet would occupy one parkingspace by a Stop sign, the street speed limit is25 mph and in the last 12 years of data, therehas been one non-injury crash (a motor vehicleinvolved with a fixed object) at that site.The City has already installed three plazasand four parklets, but Pacific Palisades isthe only community to raise opposition.Last September, at a Pacific PalisadesCommunity Council meeting, David Peterson,president of the Huntington HomeownersAssociation, said he had conducteda Facebook poll and 176 residents wereagainst and two were for the project.At that same meeting, a spokesperson forPalisades P.R.I.D.E., a nonprofit establishedin 1992 to support beautification projects inthe Palisades, reported they had done a surveyand found 146 people for and 19 against.After the September meeting and to furtheraddress residents’ concerns, City engineerscreated a street improvement plan,which includes an additional crosswalk. Ifthe parklet does not go forward, street improvementswill not be done. If the parkletis implemented, it will be for a 12-monthtrial period.(Continued from Page 1)ers, who often play for two or more hours.Due to the tennis player complaints,board members suggested placards mightbe used for people who require more timeto park, such as tennis players or people whotake recreation center classes for two hoursor more. The placards could be placed oncars, so that when the parking restrictionsare enforced, these cars will not get ticketed.“We have no interest in issuing tickets topeople who are legitimately using the park,”Board Chair Mike Skinner said.Instead, the tickets are designed to deteremployees of nearby businesses who mayuse the free parking at the recreation centerto park for eight hours or more, and thusreduce available spots for park users.Board Member Bob Harter did three spotchecks (December 12, 2013 between 3:14and 4:20 p.m.; January 15, 2014 between 4:21and 5:31 p.m.; and January 17, 2014 between10:25 and 10:55 p.m.) surveying the lot andfound that an average of 33 cars parked illegallyduring the hours of his survey period.“If people aren’t using it as an all-dayparking space, we have to come up withanother solution,” Bob Harter said the followingday in a phone call. “We’re trying tocome up with something that will help andnot hurt.” He noted that anyone parkingafter 1 p.m. or on the weekends will not faceparking limitations while using the park.Captain Albert Torres, a park ranger, attendedthe meeting to update the board onthe progress of installing new signs and enforcingthe new regulations. He said standardparking tickets are $68, and about 12new signs will be installed.A parking pass system will be set up afterthe signs are installed, Rec Center DirectorErich Haas said by phone. People who usethe park for classes or league play, where itwould not be practical to leave the class orgame to move one’s car, will be providedsome type of pass. To avoid a ticket, otherswho may casually be spending more thantwo hours enjoying the park during the restrictedtimes will need to move their carsto a new stall when their two hours elapse.A surprise announcement at the meetingoccurred when Haas mentioned that Recreationand Parks employee Brenda Aguirre,who had to cancel her appearance at themeeting a couple of hours before, had toldhim that the park had about $180,000 inQuimby funds—money set aside by residentialdevelopment projects for parks. He not -ed that she had been very responsive in usingthe money to address Rec Center problems.“She’s getting stuff done left and right,”Haas noted. He said she asked him whetherhe’d like to use the money to repave andrestripe the parking lots. He told her to goahead on the lower lot, but hold off fornow on the upper lot.Board Member Jennifer Malaret respondedthat she was surprised to hear afigure for these Quimby funds, and Haasoffered to connect Aguirre with Malaretto get the current amount available.Aguirre declined to talk about the Quim -by funds when called by the Palisades News.She instead referred calls to the City CouncilmemberMike Bonin’s office, who bypress time had not yet responded with anyinformation.A meeting to discuss the proposed Pali -sades parklet was held at the site, at 3 p.m.,on April 23, and included City officialsValerie Watson, Councilman Mike Bonin’ssenior counsel Norman Kulla, P.R.I.D.E.members Don Scott, Geoff Shelden andBruce Schwartz, PPCC representatives PattiPost and Jennifer Malaret, HAA PresidentSue Jameson and neighborhood membersDavid Peterson, Richard Waltzer and DickLittlestone.According to Kulla, if the HuntingtonHomeowners Association supports theparklet then P.R.I.D.E./LADOT will presentit to Pacific Palisades Community Councilfor its reconsideration.Kulla was asked why the HuntingtonHomeowner’s Association will have such acrucial voice on whether the project goesforward. He replied in an April 28 e-mail:“Huntington weighed in with the mostvigor and it is an adjacent community, sowe’re responding to their constructive inputfirst,” he said. “They made the effort to bevery specific in identifying what needed tobe addressed.”The site is a popular after-school hangoutfor Palisades High, Paul Revere, CorpusChristi, Seven Arrows and Village Schoolstudents and their parents. During morninghours, retired citizens are often seendrinking coffee at the outdoor tables.The Fourth of July Paradewill soon be marchingthrough Pacific Palisades.GET INVOLVED!The Palisades Americanism Parade Association(PAPA) organizes and pays for the day throughcommunity support, donations—and now—contributions from advertisements.This year the program will be printed by thePalisades News, and advertising proceedswill go directly to PAPA. Save your spacein the Official Parade Program. Not only willthousands see your ad, but your companywill be giving back to the parade.The annual event is one of thebiggest days in the Palisades.Play your part in supportingthis tradition.Contact:Jeff Ridgway, Parade Program Ads Volunteer(310) 573-0150Daphne Gronich, PAPA President(310) 779-4456

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 5PaliHi Teacher Contracts StalledBy LAUREL BUSBYStaff WriterThe faculty and administration ofPalisades Charter High School havereached an impasse in their effortsto negotiate a new teacher contract, andthe school and its faculty union disagree asto whether a mediator or an impartial observercould best assist in solving the issue.In an April 22 letter to PaliHi stakeholders(faculty, staff, administrators, parents‘Murder inThe Palisades’The Pacific Palisades Historical Societypresents a special program, “Murderin the Palisades,” at 7 p.m. onMonday, May 18 in Pierson Playhouse,941 Temescal Canyon Rd.Investigators Roger McGrath andRandy Young will preside over casessuch as the death of Thelma Todd. Wasit suicide, murder, or ? The historianswill examine this community’s mostnotorious cases of mystery and mayhem.Admission is free and parking isavailable. Refreshments follow the program.Visit: pacificpalisadeshistory.org.and students), Principal Pam Magee describeda negotiation process featuring 10meetings over seven months that had focusedon “teacher compensation and thestudy and possible implementation of a newbell schedule” (see associated article on page15). After the most recent union contractproposal, the Board of Trustees (minus thefaculty and classified staff members) decidedthat the meetings were at an impasse.Thus, PaliHi sent a request to the PublicEmployment Relations Board for the appointmentof a mediator. “We believe thebest interests of students, employees, andthe community are served by involving aneutral mediator to facilitate an agreementon these two issues,” Magee wrote.Instead of a mediator, the faculty unionhas requested an impartial observer to assistin the negotiation process. “Since Pali becamea charter school in 1993, on-site nego -tiations have never been this contentious,”said English teacher Stephen Klima, one ofthe union representatives. “This is the firsttime we’ve ever gone to impasse.”Last week on Bowdoin and Temescal,members of the union (United TeachersLos Angeles—Palisades Charter HighSchool) began disseminating flyers to parentsand students cataloguing their viewpointson the issues. They also protestedwith signs and more flyers on the morningof April 29. This protest coincidedwith a tour for incoming parents and students,and estimates of gathered teachersranged from 20 to 60 faculty, dependingon whether the administration or theunion were asked about the figures. Anotherprotest was planned for May 5, afterthe Palisades News has gone to press.The impasse began after the board receivedthe most recent contract proposalfrom the union. Among other recommendations,the proposal advocated increasingsalaries by 6.5 percent retroactive to July 1,2014, while PaliHi had offered a 4 percentretroactive increase.Currently, an entry-level teacher at Pali -Hi earns $50,828. The maximum annualpay is $87,883, while the median salary is$70,798, according to Brad Daley, executiveassistant to Magee.In addition to the salary issue, the unionproposal recommended a bell schedulecommittee comprised of administrators,parents and students, whose recommendationswould then be presented before acommittee of teachers. This committeewould reach consensus on proposed bellschedules before submitting them to a voteof the entire faculty.Both the union and administration havesince reached out directly to parents, studentsand faculty in an effort to explaintheir viewpoints.After the initial board request for a mediator,Klima and Dave Suarez, the otherfaculty union representative, sent an emailletter to their colleagues citing intense frustrationswith the negotiation process thusfar and the administration in particular.The letter cites a number of issues, includinga differing viewpoint on potential fundsavailable for the salary increase. Mageebriefly disputed some of its contents in ashort email letter to stakeholders.Last week, the union began distributingflyers about its position to parents and students.The flyers included a website linkfor parents and students to visit in orderto join the union’s mailing list.One flyer stated that the school receivedan 11.2 percent increase in funding thisyear, which translates into about $2.5 million.A one percent teacher salary increasecosts about $110,000, the flyer added.Magee responded in an email to schoolstakeholders: “While it is technically correctthat there was an 11.2 percent increase infunding, this does not mean that funds areavailable for an 11.2 percent increase in pay.”She goes on to say that part of the increasewent to hiring 4.5 new teachers to reduceclass size in certain courses, and the schoolcan only provide a 4 percent retroactivesalary increase without running a deficit.

Page 6 Palisades News May 6, 2015HeardAbout TownBees Belong HereBees should be in our community.Cities throughout the United States includingNew York and San Francisco havesuccessfully and without significant problemsallowed beekeeping by residents.Helping bees is essential as they are facingserious colony collapse, which will affectour food supply. We in the Palisades claimto care for the environment and this is awonderful, fun and meaningful way to enhanceour gardens and the environment.No Left Turn on MaberyThere is no left turn from the OceanAvenue Extension onto Mabery. Violationsare subject to a $240 fine and, becausethe ticket pertains to a movingviolation, will add points on your licenseand can increase your auto insurance premiums.The intersection is under 24-hourvideo and clips will be shared with LAPD.Veteran Hard Luck StoryI just heard that the veteran Shane Parrish(in the story, April 30 “Veteran Toldto Leave the VA”), whose trailer at the golfcourse was seized by the West L.A. VApolice, found out his trailer had beenmoved from the golf course to a site nextto the Jackie Robinson ball park. He immediatelywent and claimed some of hisbelongings, but when he went back onApril 27 to retrieve the rest of his personalitems, the tow company had soldtrailer and it was gone. Someone reallyneeds to find out what’s going on at theV.A. Doesn’t sound good to me.No Paper DeliveryI look forward to receiving your paper,but it didn’t come on April 15, insteadit came out on Friday, April 17.(Editor’s note: We’re sorry that it was delayedcoming to your mailbox. Since thepaper is not delivered first class, the Post officecan decide if they want to hold it a fewdays before delivering. Hard copies are alwaysavailable the first and third Wednesdayof the month at the Palisades Library,Chamber of Commerce Office, Patrick’sRoad House, Ronny’s Market, Pharmacaand 15 other locations around town. Thecomplete edition is also available online atpalisadesnews.com.)Tree-Trimming Thank YouWe appreciate that the City had a largetree-trimming crew working in the Alphabetstreets this week (April 27 onward).They pruned some tall trees that reallyneeded work, and they identified severaldead trees that will be removed. I hopethe City can afford to send the crew toevery neighborhood in the Palisades.———————If you’d like to share something you’ve“heard about town,” please email it tospascoe@palisadesnews.comANN CLEAVESHelping Children with ConsequencesBy BARBARA RUTH WILLIAMSSpecial to the Palisades NewsParents today are much more involved intheir children’s lives than were parents ageneration or two ago. The good newsabout this is that parents know more abouttheir children, spend more time with themand give more thought to how they treatthem. The bad news is that many childrentoday are unable to pick themselves up whenthey fall—both literally and figuratively.No one will go through life never making amistake, always getting the job they want andhaving everyone they like, like them back. Butif the lesson they learn when they are young isthat it is never their fault when somethinggoes wrong, that mom or dad will “fix” thingsif they get the “wrong” teacher or someone ismean to them, then they will have no skills todeal with adult issues like losing a job or havingtheir heart broken.Some of how your children will deal withlife is genetic—they are more optimistic orpessimistic by nature, they approach newthings with timidity or abandon depending onthe cards they were dealt. But you make a bigdifference in how they ultimately respond todisappointment. There are so many things yourchildren learn when things go wrong, but if youfix it, they learn an entirely different lessonfrom the ones they might learn if you don’t.If you replace the clothes and toys that arelost or broken, your children learn they do nothave to take care of their belongings. But if theymust wear something old or unfashionable ornot get to play with a favored toy, they learnto be more careful with their things.VIEWPOINTIf you call the teacher to explain that theydidn’t do their homework because their soccergame went late, they learn they do not need toorganize their time nor take responsibility fortalking with the teacher about how to make upthe work. But if you don’t bail them out, theylearn to accept responsibility and problemsolve with the teacher.If your first response to anyone who says yourchild did something rude, mean or inappropriateis to offer a “reason”—he was tired, that childhas always given him a hard time, etc.—yourchild learns she is not responsible for her actions.But a reason is not an excuse: Do you want anadult who believes other people make himmad and therefore it is their fault if he yells,hits or throws things?Successful people recognize that they cannotcontrol how other people behave but they canalways choose how they react to others.We learn about life and how to behave bymaking wrong choices and learning what wewould rather do from the consequences of ourchoices. Don’t fix everything that goes wrongfor your children and thus prevent them fromlearning these lessons when the consequencesare small, or they will surely have to learnthem when the consequences are enormous.(Editor’s note: Barbara Ruth Williams isassistant head of school and director of parenteducation at Village School on Swarthmore. 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Palisades NewsMay 6, 2015 A forum for open discussion of community issuesPage 7Please, may I have some money? I want to throw abig parade, have a concert and show some greatfireworks.”“How much will you need?”“About $145,000. That was the cost last year.”Basically, that’s the challenge faced by the PalisadesAmericanism Parade Association as it once again preparesto organize and fund the Fourth of July parade and theevening’s fireworks concert at Palisades High.We’re always surprised (disconcerted, actually) at howso many people in Pacific Palisades take the Fourth ofJuly festivities for granted and don’t understand the cost,or the amount of time it takes volunteers to throw thebiggest party of the year in our town.Thousands of residents participate in the Will Rogers5K/10K, then gather along the parade route, and eventuallymake their way to the evening concert and fireworksshow. It is truly a glorious day! But this all costs a lot ofmoney, and most residents never contribute to the party.The Palisades News is asking every household to send$5, $25, $100 or more to PAPA (check payable to PAPAto P.O. Box 1776, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 or go onlinepalisadesparade.com.), to supplement the generoussupport provided by the town’s merchants and nonprofitorganizations. Your contribution is tax-deductible.We all savor what the parade and the fireworksParklet DiscussionStory Facts Clarified(Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Palisadian-Post,which elected not to run it because the editorfelt the reporter had been fair in writing the story inquestion. The letter was also shared with the News.)For years the Palisadian-Post has been the glue holdingour growing community together with fair andhonest reporting, particularly when it came to community-wideevents. With that memory in mind I wassurprised and disappointed when I read the story“Construction on Parklet to Begin this Summer” becauseof several misquotes and change of facts.The headline implies that the parklet as proposed isa done deal and a time for completion has been set.Neither is true. What I said was that the Department ofTransportation along with the council office has been agreat partner and is working on a plan to make the entireintersection safer and we would have an announcementwhen the details have been worked out. I also said PRIDEwas sensitive to the wishes of the community andwould not proceed if we did not have public support.Parklets are growing in popularity throughout thecountry. San Francisco now has 44 of them in a varietyof locations. Long Beach has 11 and tiny Ukiah hasthree. So if they have been so warmly accepted in otherparts of the world why not here? That is a good question.In search of an answer I did say perhaps the communityis afraid of change. Concerned instead of afraidEDITORIALParade Fundraising Needs YOU!mean to our community’s small-town-in-a-big-citytradition, but this means pitching in.One person has suggested that if each resident (we haveabout 27,000) would give just $5 instead of having agrande latte, this would almost cover the cost of the paradeitself. The motto could be: Donate a “latte” to the parade.The Palisades News, which is the official parade sponsor,is donating the net proceeds from advertisements inthe Fourth of July program to PAPA, an all-volunteer,nonprofit committee.Then there are people like Charli Firestone who, as afive-year-old, and with help from buddy Gavin Alexander,held a lemonade stand in 2012 and sent the $46 earned toPAPA to help pay for the skydivers, the marching bands,insurance and permits, rentals (such as the grandstands),extra police and various City fees. (For the past four years,Charli has supported the parade with a lemonade stand.)The Statue of Liberty, designed by French SculptorFrederic Auguste Bartholdi and paid for by France, wasgifted to the United States at a ceremony in Paris onJuly 4, 1884.But our government was unable to raise the entire$250,000 (about $6.3 million today) for the pedestal,falling about $100,000 short. When Congress failed topass a bill to appropriate this final amount, newspaperpublisher Joseph Pulitzer announced a drive to raiseLETTERS TO THE EDITORwould have been a better choice of words so I apologizeif I offended anyone.The city reviewed many parklet proposals and selectedours over others, so we must be on to something. Yes,this is a busy intersection, at least by local standards.Yes, there are a number of schools in the immediatearea and Garden Cafe is a hangout for teens. Yes, teenscan be a handful as those of us who were involved withCAPPY can attest, but the teen center is gone and theydo need a place to socialize. These are all the more reasonto make the intersection more pedestrian-friendly.Los Angeles was built with the automobile in mind.Intersections are curved to enhance throughput to thepoint where very few of us stop at the sign. SunsetBoulevard is a designated highway, but does it really needto be so wide that pedestrians of all ages have a hard timegetting from one side to the other in the allotted time?Some say the parklet would be better in another location,but I have not been able to find one. Others saywhy have one at all? I hope the Palisades will see whatothers have seen and support our efforts to bring thisgift to the community.Parklets are a work in progress for the city but theyhave already won national awards for their program.Please give us your support so we can make it work here.If we are, after all, like others I suspect the parklet willbe in place long after the 12-month trial has ended andwe will all look back and ask what was the big deal?Don ScottPalisades P.R.I.D.E.Palisades News welcomes all letters, which may be mailed to spascoe@palisadesnews.com. Please include a name, addressand telephone number so we may reach you. Letters do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Palisades News.$100,000 ($2.3 million). He pledged to print the nameof every contributor, no matter how small the amount,in his paper, the New York World.Pulitzer also used his newspaper to criticize both therich who had failed to finance the pedestal constructionand the middle class, which seemed content to rely uponthe wealthy to provide the funds.Soon, the donations flooded in. “A young girl alone inthe world” donated 60 cents. Another donor gave “fivecents as a poor office boy’s mite toward the PedestalFund.” A group of children sent a dollar as “the moneywe saved to go to the circus with.” Residents of a homefor alcoholics in Brooklyn donated $15; other drinkershelped out through donation boxes in bars and saloons.A kindergarten class in Davenport, Iowa, sent $1.35.Ultimately, more than three-quarters of the donationsamounted to less than a dollar.If Palisades residents have suggestions how moneycan be raised to support the Fourth of July events here,we will print them.Granted, our Fourth isn’t the Statue of Liberty, but aday of celebration of freedom is worthy of the community’ssupport.Remember Thomas Jefferson’s words: “The democracywill cease to exist when you take away from those whoare willing to work and give to those who would not.”Parking Needs toBe Thought OutRick Caruso has announced that he intends to builda two-level underground garage where the current parkinglot is behind the stores on the east side of Swarthmore.That construction will take many months, maybe ayear or more. The lot typically has more than 100 carsparked on weekdays, and since some people will comeearly and leave while others will come later, I expectthat the lot serves 150 or more on a typical weekday.Where will people park when the lot is underconstruction? Other public lots—Sunset below Via dela Paz and on Sunset west of Monument are generallyfull. The Recreation Center lot is the subject of concernregarding its use by people not going to the park.Similarly, both Ralphs and Gelson’s lots are generallypretty full, as are the neighborhood streets near theVillage. If someone doesn’t come up with a plan, theeffect on our local stores will be devastating.Two thoughts on possible solutions: 1.) TemescalGateway Park’s lot is generally empty on weekdays.Maybe Caruso makes a deal with Joe Edmiston andruns a shuttle bus along Sunset. 2.) The lots at thechurches in town are generally fairly empty on weekdays.Maybe make a deal with them to allow public parkingon weekdays.I’d hate to see what’s left of the Village go down thetubes because there’s no place to park nearby. I believethere are other Palisadians who share my view. I urgethe News to examine this issue and inform the public.Stephen Carroll

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May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 9Linda Hosford, FormerPrincipal at PaliHiLinda Joyce Hosford passed away onSaturday, April 18, following a longillness and while in hospice care ather home in Westlake Village. She was 72.Linda was both an effective teacher anddedicated administrator with the LAUSDfor 40 years. She started at Palisades HighSchool as assistant principal in 1990 andbecame principal in 2001 until her retirementin 2004.As principal of Palisades Charter HighSchool, Linda led the successful effort totake the affiliated charter school to full independencefrom the LAUSD. As both assistantprincipal and principal she insistedon making decisions in the interest of studentsabove all else. Her colleagues appreciatedthe fact that her intelligence wascomplemented by a good sense of humor.Prior to her tenure at Pali, Linda servedas a teacher or administrator at MonroeHigh School, Hale Middle School and OliveVista Middle School. Following her retirement,she continued to contribute to theeducational process as a Student TeacherSupervisor at Pepperdine College, managedPASSINGSand administered the LAUSD Teacher TestingProgram at El Camino High School, andconsulted at Granada Hills High School.Linda graduated from UCLA, andthroughout her life she considered herselfthe number-one fan of the UCLA basketballprogram. She was a lifelong “dyed-inthe-wool”Bruin. Her hobbies includedcollecting Disney and sports memorabilia,dolls and teddy bears. She also enjoyedsolving crossword puzzles.Linda Joyce Miller Hosford was born inSt. Paul, Minnesota, on July 9, 1942. Anonly child, she grew up with her parents inCheviot Hills. She attended Palms MiddleSchool and graduated from Hamilton HighSchool. She leaves behind no living relatives,but a multitude of friends and colleagueswho will always remember her asa strong woman, leader and friend andwho will miss her greatly.Donations may be made in honor ofLinda to Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCancer Fund, in Honor of Edward Wolin,M.D., 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 2416, LosAngeles 90048.Excellence in Real EstatePEPEKAR/ELLISR E A L E S T A T E G R O U P310.496.5955 | www.pekarellis.comLinda HosfordKindergarten Visitation Day atPalisades Elementary May 15ComeVisit OurBooth at theExpo May17th!Solar90-Year-Olds FetedBy Woman’s ClubThe Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club willhost its annual luncheon honoring Palisadians90 years and older on Saturday, June6, from 12 to 2:30 p.m. at the clubhouse,901 Haverford.This free celebration will include lunchand entertainment, including a visit by theSanta Monica Oceanaires, a popular barbershopchorus. Longtime resident BillBruns, an adviser with the Palisades News,will be guest speaker.Honorees (who are invited to bring aguest) are asked to RSVP by May 25 to FayVahdani at (310) 699-5885. Residents whohave turned 90 in the past year should callFay and provide their address so that shecan send a formal invitation.Palisades Elementary Charter School willhost a Kindergarten Visiting Day from 2to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 15 on the kindergartenyard.All registered kindergarters for the upcoming2015-2016 school year are invitedto attend with a parent or guardian (oneadult per child, please). This is a chance tomeet kindergarten teachers, play with futureschoolmates and familiarize incomingstudents with the classrooms.Parents can fill out a questionnaire thathelps teachers get to know more about students.Moms, dads or guardians can alsolearn more about the STAR after-schoolprogram. PaliWear will be available for sale.Call: (310) 454-3700 or visit:palielementary.org.Electricity from the SunLighten Your Electric Bill with Solar!Your own Palisades Solar CompanyFree Quote (310) 459-7062Joyce Brunelle (310) 459-7062Joyce@solarsuntricity.comwww.solarsuntricity.comLicensed, Bonded, InsuredLic #369267, B1, C10, C46

Page 10 Palisades News May 6, 2015Tap Water Day Is a MilestoneBy SUE PASCOEEditorEvelyn WendellLos Angeles will celebrate the nation’sfirst Tap Water Day on May 7 and aPalisadian, Evelyn Wendell, is largelyresponsible.The program will take place 9:30 to 10:30a.m. at the Balboa Sports Center, 17015Burbank Blvd. Wendell will be among thedignitaries making a brief speech.When Wendell’s children were at Pali -sades Elementary more than six years ago,she noticed the disdain that most childrenhad about drinking water from a fountainor the tap.Since that generation of kids had grownup with water bottles, they took them forgranted, not realizing the environmentalissues with single-use plastic bottles.“Every year, we had to educate the kidsto trust the tap water,” said Wendell, whoworked on the school’s environmentalteam.When she took her children to City parks,water fountains were hard to find and“many were broken,” she said. “There werebathrooms, but no fountains.” There werefountains along Temescal Canyon Road,but none of them worked.In 2009, Wendell formed the nonprofitWeTap, which advocates ending dependenceon single-use bottles. Wendell starteda crusade to inform people about the environmentalcost of bottled water, which includesmanufacturing plastic bottles (mostare not recycled) and transporting thewater (either by boat or truck, which usesfossil fuels) to grocery stores.“WeTap is all about regaining our accessto public water,” Wendell told the PalisadesNews. “We have to work to protect that. Wealso have to educate the public.”At Palisades High School, Wendell wasresponsible for the installation of a hydrationstation, a drinking fountain equippedto refill reusable bottles.She went to LAUSD and urged them toadd hydration stations at all City schools.Currently, “About a third of the fountainsare capped, another third are broken,” shesaid. “I feel like I’m just getting started.”Next, Wendell took her tap-water campaignto L.A. City leaders, advocating forworking water fountains/hydration stationsin City parks. Mayor Garcetti, LADWP, theState Water Board and the L.A. County Departmentof Public Health came aboard.Now, Tap Water Day will serve to promotethe installation of hydration stationsacross California.After the May 7 ceremony, CaliforniaRecreation and Parks will unveil four waterbottlefilling stations at Balboa Sports Center,one of its heavily-used centers for sportsactivities, jogging, exercises and family activities.Water will be promoted as a healthyalternative to sugary drinks.Wendell, who has also generated interestin getting fountains installed in GriffithPark, is hopeful. “Maybe it will spreadthroughout the City—maybe even Temes -cal,” she said.Visit: wetap.org.Singer NeededFor Race StartAre you a professional singer or want tobe a professional singer? If so, the Will Rog -ers 5/10K race organizers are looking forsomeone to sing the National Anthem beforethe annual run starts on July 4 at 8 a.m.Please send your name and informationto Bob Benton at bentons@earthlink.net.Additionally, if you know someone youthink is tremendous singer, please email aname and relevant information. For thefirst time in the race’s 38-year history, auditionswill be held.Design ReviewBoard to MeetThe Pacific Palisades Design ReviewBoard will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,May 13, at the Chamber of Commerce office,15330 Antioch St.There will be a public hearing for a finaldesign review for the installation of two illuminated,channel-letter wall signs on the881 Alma Read building. Old business mayinclude the DRB Website, Pacific PalisadesVillage Design Guidelines and the upcomingRick Caruso Project.Board members are Barbara Kohn, DavidHibbert, Kelly Comras, Paul Darrall, SarahGriffin, Stuart Muller and Donna Vaccarino.New Listing!17164 Avenida de la Herradura • $1,750,000 • www.17164Herradura.comSOLDRare 1-Story Remodeled View Home on the Rim. 3 Bdrm + 2 Bth + Formal DR.Grassy Yd. Room for Pool. Rec Ctr w/ Pool, Tennis Cts, Playground. 24/7 Security.SOLDCecile Billauer GiffordSelling the Westside Since 1986310.283.8811 cellcecile13@gmail.comfacebook.com/cecile.gifford17152 Avenida de la HerraduraAsking Price: $1,950,00017109 Avenida de la HerraduraAsking Price: $1,595,000*Pocket Listing Available. 4 bdrm fixer at End ofCul de Sac on Lg View Lot. Call For Details.CalBRE #00910997 .....

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 11Rodeo Hosts MixerCaltrans workers clear out garbage and debris left by homeless encampments along PacificCoast Highway, north of Chautauqua.Photo: Sharon KilbrideDebris Removed from EncampmentsApril 20 not only marked the closing ofthe California Incline, but the closing ofone lane of Pacific Coast Highway betweenChautauqua Boulevard and Potrero Can yon.The closure was necessary so that Caltransworkers could go behind the retainingwall nearest the slope and remove garbageand debris left by homeless encampments.Previously, as required by law, a 72-hournotice about the impending cleanup wasgiven to transients illegally encroaching onCaltrans property. Santa Monica Canyonresidents George Wolfberg and SharonKilbride reported that “tons of debris anddetritus were removed.”Caltrans representative David Sedaccatold the Palisades News: “We removedabout 50 square yards of debris and trash[equivalent to about 1-1/4 dumpsters]. Itwas unknown how many encampmentsthere were.”Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore toldKilbride that Caltrans removed everythingillegally placed on the land owned by thestate, which is generally within 10 feet uphillof the highway. Encampments higherup would need to be taken care of by Coronadel Mar property owners.By BILL BRUNSPalisades News AdviserIn a business district where two storiesis as high as you can build, the PacificPalisades Chamber of Commerce helda mixer on April 23 on the rooftop terraceof Rodeo Realty, 839 Via de la Paz.Chamber President Adam Glazer (LibertyMutual Insurance) welcomed everyoneand praised Rodeo’s founder and CEO SydLeibovitch for overseeing “a magnificenttransformation” of the former Palisadian-Post building.Leibovitch acquired the 1940s buildingin 2013 and, this past January, received theChamber’s annual Beautification Awardfor his two-story renovation that createdoffices and open working areas for up to75 agents. He currently has 21 agents inthe Palisades (more than 1,200 altogetherin his 12 offices) and has built the secondlargest residential brokerage firm in L.A.County, after Coldwell Banker).Glazer introduced Immediate Past PresidentJoyce Brunelle (Suntricity), chairmanof the Chamber’s Community Expo onSunday, May 17, who talked up the event’sclassic car show on Via and the 40-plusmerchant booths on Antioch—“a great wayto promote your business in the Palisades.”Executive board member Roberta Don -ohue (Woman’s Club administrator) announceda new Chamber/Woman’s Clubfundraiser—a Bite Nite Party and FoodieFest from 4 to 7 p.m. on June 13 in theWoman’s Club, featuring favorite bite-sizedsamples from local restaurants and foodrelatedwares from specialty shops.Three new Chamber members weregiven a chance to briefly describe their business:Matthew Kinzelberg of KinzelbergConsulting, specializing in business solutionsand computer consulting ([310]383-2471); Allen Mueller, a realtor withColdwell Banker on Sunset; and Brian Pan -osian of Comfort Massage ([310] 339-8285).Panosian, a distance runner at USC inthe late 1980s, has served 16 years as theassistant running coach for Track Club L.A.,which meets Tuesday nights at Santa MonicaCollege. “I specialize in sports massage workand soon will add lymphatic massage,” saidthe Palisades resident. “I also do deep tissue,traditional circulatory and shiatsu massage.”Hors d’oevres and beverages were cateredby Kim Vu of Vucacious Catering, and thefollowing businesses and organizations donatedgift certificates and merchandise forthe drawing: Café Vida, El Cholo SantaMon ica, Vivian’s Boutique, Theatre Palisades,Palisades Garden Café, The Yogurt Shoppe,Home Instead Senior Care, Kay ‘n’ Dave’sCantina, Rodeo Realty and the Chamber.NEW LISTING506 Las CasasAvenue3Bedroom • 2BathOffered at$1,795,000BRETT DUFFYREAL ESTATEBRETT C. DUFFYBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices881 Alma Real Drive, Suite 100Pacific Palisades, CA 90272(310) 230-3716 / brettduffy@bhhscal.com©2015 An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. CalBRE# 01241284

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Palisades NewsMay 6, 2015 Page 13YogaWorks Will Close This MonthPalisades YogaWorks, at 15327 Sunset Blvd., will close on May 30.Photo: Bart BartholomewBel-Air Bay Club/Las CasasLoop NeighborhoodsBy MICHAEL EDLENSpecial to the Palisades NewsThe Bel-Air Bay Club area was startedin 1928 on 31 acres of mostly hillsideproperty. It was developed byAlphonzo Bell as a beachfront setting tocomplement the facilities offered by theBel-Air Country Club several miles to theeast. Bell was also the originator of Bel-Air and the Riviera section of Pacific Palisades,and influenced the Castellammaredevelopment.The Club opened in 1930 and one largeMediterranean home, designed by renownedarchitect Paul Williams, was built above iton Aderno. The clubhouse and groundsoccupied seven acres, with private beachaccess through a tunnel under the highway.Due to the Depression, the remaining 67lots on the newly paved streets stayed vacantuntil after World War II. Nearly everysite had some ocean and/or mountainview, and most of the enclave is fairly closeto the beach. There are underground utilities,and deed restrictions were in place,until recent years, that prevented structuresfrom blocking views of other sites.Only a few undeveloped sites remain inthe area. These are generally challenged bygeological and topographical issues. Severallarge homes have been built in recent yearsthat replaced the original lower-profileranch or cottage-style houses, and mostprices today might range from $2 to $5 million,with a few special outliers able tofetch $8 to $15 million.A small neighborhood originally knownas “The Western Tract” was laid out in 1923,immediately west of the Bel-Air Bay neighborhood.Most of the homes are along LasCasas south of Sunset, which makes a loopthat connects to Grenola in the southernmostblock.Like several other bluff-oriented sections,the curved streets matched the terrain.Originally, the tract was intended toconnect directly with Pintoresca, beforethe planned roadway disappeared due toslope failures behind Grenola.A loose-knit association evolved manyyears ago along the Las Casas “loop” area,with annual closed-street celebrations andshared contact lists among the owners. Onenovel aspect of the neighborhood is a public-accessparklet overlooking the ocean,which was created by local fundraisingwhen the architect/owner of the lot agreedto sell it rather than build on the site.Recent sale prices have ranged from $1.5million to $3.65 million, with a currentmedian sale price of $1.9 million.Michael Edlen is ranked was #52 of allagents in the country in 2014 with nearly$1.5 billion in sales and more than 1,200transactions. He has tracked Pacific Palisadessales since 1987. Call: (310) 230-7373 ormichael@michaeledlen.com.By TYLER KECKEISENSports EditorThe numbers did not “pencil out” atthe Palisades YogaWorks, and the studio,at 15327 Sunset Blvd., will closeon May 30. The studio opened in 2006 replacingJiva Yoga, which had opened in 2004.Those who practiced yoga at the studiowere told, “YogaWorks is very sad to beleaving Pacific Palisades . . . We would liketo publicly thank our loyal members whohave been incredibly supportive of ourteaching and our staff. We are touched bythe support and the relationships that havebeen formed through the common love ofyoga . . . Unfortunately, there were not morepeople like you and we haven’t been able tomake the numbers pencil out. So, when thelease came up for renewal, we made thedifficult decision not to renew.”Students with monthly membershipswill receive a complimentary upgrade to aregional membership in Southern Californiaand be able to practice at studios onMontana and on Main Street in SantaMonica and at a new studio in Brentwood.Many Palisadians raved about the studio’steachers and the local communityatmosphere.“With the small amount of people at thislocation, it felt we were all family,” said SheriWeinick, a member and part-time employee.“You can’t say the same thing aboutother studios like the one on Montana asit tends to have more foot traffic in a muchbigger studio setting.”“When I go to the Montana studio, I feelI am always in a stressful environment,” saidBarbara Edelman, who has been a memberof the Sunset studio since it opened. “Therewas just not as much room and I had toconstantly worry about having a foot orelbow in my face.“At the Palisades location, it was alsopeaceful being in an environment with thesame members every week,” she said.A spokesperson from YogaWorks toldthe Palisades News they had received highreviews from Palisades customers. “Thetruth is that we did not want to close ourbeloved Pacific Palisades studio and haveworked for years to build a community.”In addition to smaller volume than otherSouthern California locations, the Sunsetstudio was not designed for large crowds.The bigger room could hold about 30 peopleand the smaller room 10. This is abouthalf the size of a California studio, whichtypically holds between 50 to 80 devotees.A spokesman for the building’s managementcompany, who does not wish to beidentified, said that the owner is looking fora new tenant, but the process has been slow.“We have not yet formally advertised thespace but I am in discussions with a few partieswho have expressed interest,” he said.Shuttic Guides Clients to HealthBill Shuttic opened his UltimateHealth business in Pacific Palisadeslast summer at ZFIT Studio, 827 Viade la Paz. A certified herbalist, nutritionist,massage therapist and personal trainer,Shuttic’s perfect client would be an individualwho wants to work out twice a week,have a massage once a week and seek guidancefor a healthy diet.“I want to combine different healthmodalities to create a holistic system: a singlewellness program,” said Shuttic, whogrew up in Ohio and Texas.He graduated from the University ofTexas at Austin with a degree in marketing.After receiving a master’s degree in internationalbusiness from Thunderbird Schoolof Global Management, Shuttic moved toArthritis FoundationOffers FreeExercise ClassesThe Arthritis Foundation is offering afree, low-impact physical-activity programWednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 to 1:30p.m. from April 29 through June 5 at the PacificPalisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford.Exercise will keep joints flexible andmuscles strong, promote better sleep andincrease energy. The routines include gentlerange-of-motion exercises. Call DannyVasquez, (818) 984-1380 Ext. 108.Los Angeles in 1989 to work for a Japaneseimport/export company. In the mid-90s,his job took him to Osaka, Japan, where helived for five years.“My life has always been a dual path ofwork and health and fitness, but I alwaysdid the fitness for fun,” Shuttic said. “In1997, I ditched the corporate world andwent strictly into health and wellness.”In addition to making presentations atAtria and offering a 5-week Women’s Self-Defense Course, Shuttic joined the PacificPalisades Chamber of Commerce, wherehe’s on the board of directors and theFoodie Fest committee. Stop by his boothat the Chamber Expo on May 17.Visit: ulti-health.com or call (310)413-0514 or email billshuttic@yahoo.com.

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May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 15PaliHi Bell Schedule Changes ProposedBy LAUREL BUSBYStaff WriterPalisades Charter High School’s bellschedule has been a central administrationfocus in the teacher contractnegotiations this year (see associatedarticle on page 5).The administration’s goal has been tolook at the alternating class schedule, whichwas put into effect 17 years ago, and potentiallyimplement changes for the 2016-17school year, Principal Pam Magee said inan interview prior to the current impasse.“Over 17 years, a lot of things havechanged, and it seems logical that theschedule might not meet student needs,”Magee said. She suggested looking at theissue with several questions in mind. “Whatare the options? What are the core needs ofstudents? What can we do to address them?Where can we shift some things to addressthose needs?”Magee suggests at least four areas wherechanges could be beneficial: 1) the creationof student advisory periods; 2) weeklyteacher meeting times; 3) increased collegecoursework options; and 4) more frequentmath and foreign language instruction. Astable schedule that doesn’t rotate eachweek is also a recommendation to help facilitatesome of these goals.The administration has singled out theseareas for varied reasons, Magee said. Studentadvisories could provide varied enrichment,such as SAT preparation, collegecounseling, psychological counseling, anddeeper instruction in AP subjects. Weeklyteacher meetings would allow time forprofessional development and also timefor departments to meet and coordinatetheir efforts to address student needs.In addition, the administration wouldlike to improve the availability of collegecourses for students, Magee said. One waywould be through stabilizing the scheduleto a non-rotating one, which would increaseopportunities to partner with communitycolleges. Currently most PaliHi classes alternatefrom Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridaysone week to Tuesdays and Thursdaythe next, so coordinating programs withcommunity colleges is a challenge.Math and foreign language instructionalso could potentially be improved by increasingthe number of meeting times eachweek, Magee said. Currently, a higher percentageof PaliHi math students are receivingDs and Fs as compared to othersubject areas.Previous efforts at considering bell schedulechanges have been after school via theschool’s Long-term Strategic Planning com -mittee. These meetings are attended by aMichael C. Solum, PrincipalInsurance and Financial Services Agent881 Alma Real Dr., Suite T-10Pacific Palisades, CA 90272(310) 454-0805msolum@farmersagent.comPaliInsurance.comLicense #OG51003relatively small percentage of teachers, accordingto both faculty and administration.This school year, Magee tied the schedulediscussion to teacher salary negotiations toensure that the matter is given a thoroughvetting. “We think it’s so important thatwe’re going to link it to contracts,” Mageesaid. “This sparked teacher interest—be itpro or con—to be part of a really seriousconversation.”Changes to the bell schedule, which nowconsists of six alternating classes that area little over 100 minutes long and one 55-minute daily class, require a faculty voteof support unless the schedule reverts toa typical six classes per day schedule, althoughsuch a schedule is not the administration’srecommendation.Instead, administrators seek an explorationto find the best option for students,Magee said. Any schedule change also requiresfinancial changes as most are notcost-neutral, so the monetary aspect is anotherconsideration.Emotions have been intense in someteachers as they consider this issue, particularlybecause it is tied to contract negotiations,according to Stephen Klima, an Englishteacher and union representative. Currently,the majority of faculty support theexisting bell schedule, he said in an interviewbefore the recent impasse declaration.A faculty survey found that 72 percentof responding teachers approved of the[current] bell schedule, almost 16 percentwanted more information before decidingabout a new schedule and 9 percent supportedchanges. Klima added that “we’venever discussed it as a faculty.”A revised bell schedule was proposed toteachers in January. They voted it down 108to 2, Klima said. That schedule had twodays with advisories, and it didn’t changeeach week.Klima recommended polling studentsand parents to find out their views aboutbell schedule adjustments. The union alsosought votes by not only faculty, but alsoparents and students, before approving anew schedule in order to ensure that allgroups support any modification. He saidthat it’s important that the school doesn’tintroduce “change for change’s sake.”He added that the existing bell schedulemight be able to accommodate neededchanges, such as splitting an approximately100-minute course into two halves dividedbetween math and English in order to offerdaily math instruction for students whoneed it. He supports considering optionsthat retain the current schedule, but he isalso open to new ideas.“If you show us something better, we’llbuy into it,” Klima said. “If it’s good forstudents and good for education, then it’llsell itself.”In a separate interview, Magee agreedthat the faculty seeks the best option for itsstudents. “The teachers at Palisades CharterHigh School are really focused on students’needs. We’ll have many more discussions.We need a little more time to look at thedata and look at the research. What arethe possibilities?”Health teacher Susan Ackerman said in aphone interview that although many teacherswere not happy about the January bellschedule proposal and the discussion link tocontract negotiations, she’s optimistic thatthe process will benefit the school and mightoffer helpful adjustments to the schedule.“It’s a real hot-button issue, because itaffects the whole school,” said Ackerman,who enjoys the current schedule, but isopen to change. “Let’s see what we can getout of this. Let’s make it a win-win and nota right-wrong . . . It will be fascinating tosee how this unravels.”Community YogaAt Woman’s ClubCertified yoga instructor Alison Burmeister,co-owner of The Yogurt Shoppe, teachescommunity yoga classes (all levels) Mondaysat 9:45-11 a.m. at the Woman’s Club,901 Haverford. Beginners are welcome. Theclass is donation based ($15 suggested). 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Page 16 Palisades News May 6, 2015Tennis, Tech, Coffee and CurrentEvents: A Recipe for FriendshipBy LAURA ABRUSCATOStaff WriterWhen 97-year-old Leonard Wolfeneeds help with his iPad, hedoesn’t have to look far. Justacross the table at Gelson’s that his morningcoffee group is gathered around is his friendand tennis buddy Gino Tanasescu, 72, whohelps his coffee-group friends with theirtechnology—what he calls “geezer geeking.”This is just one way the coffee group,consisting of current and former Palisadians,support one another. For example,Tanasescu showed Wolfe how to downloadapps that allow him to watch livetennis tournaments.The group also includes Gil Dembo,whom they fondly call their “town crier,”and Eric Valentine, who slips into the storeto shop for bananas, then comes back todistribute them among his friends.Dembo, the Temescal Canyon Associationpresident, gets the conversation goingas soon as he pops by after his workout.After listening to the news he brings topicsof interest back to the group.“We’re going to discuss today beekeepingFriends (clockwise from top left) Gil Dembo, Gino Tanasescu, Eric Valentine and LeonardWolfe enjoy their daily morning coffee get-together outside Gelson’s. Photo: Lesly Hallin your backyard. Should you be allowed tohave three beehives in your backyard? Thisis going to be coming up at CommunityCouncil,” Dembo begins on a recent morning,asking each their opinion.After gathering a range of answers, hethen asks if they knew that boxer MannyPacquiao’s trainer has Parkinson’s disease,which leads to a conversation about othersthey know with the condition.Dembo, who works in commercial realestate, is the only non-tennis player in thegroup. “I came for coffee a couple of yearsago and I behaved,” he says with a laugh. APalisadian since 1967, he describes the groupas “friendship, support, stimulus, news andtennis.” His wife of 55 years, Barbara, sometimesjoins the group after her walk.If exercise and socializing help longevity,Wolfe is a good example. He comes forcoffee from the tennis courts a couple oftimes a week, where he hits against a ballmachine, or with his friend Tanasescu, isa good example.“I’m going to do it till I do it right,” jokesWolfe about tennis, which he began playingat age 13. He moved to the Palisades in 1955with Marion, his late wife, but his roots inthe community go farther back. He recallsdrives out to visit his girlfriend in the Pali -sades as a teen in the 1930s. Wolfe, one offour siblings, moved to Westwood fromBrooklyn in 1931, riding in a rumble seat(Continued on Page 17)

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 17An Afternoon ofPoetry and JazzNOTICE TO READERSThe Palisades News welcomes submissions of obituary noticesfor Palisadians, past and present. Notices must be 400 words orless. A photo may be sent for possible inclusion. There is no chargefor the notice, nor the photo. For questions, or to submit, pleasee-mail editor@palisadesnews.com. The desired deadline for submissionsis Thursday before the intended publication date (thefirst and third Wednesday of the month).Author and historian Robert A.Rosenstone will read from his firstcollection of poetry, Do People LookUp at the Moon Anymore?, at a gathering inPacific Palisades on Saturday, May 16, from3 to 6 p.m.Two accomplished jazz artists, guitaristPeter Curtis and pianist Joel Paat, will joinRosenstone at Sharq, a nonprofit art spaceat 537 Arbramar Ave. that was founded byhis wife, Nahid, in 2004.The music will begin at 3:30 p.m., followedby a reading and book signing. Admission($15 individuals, $20 for couples)includes a signed copy of the book (cash orcheck). Please RSVP to sharqart@gmail.com.Phone: (310) 459-6041.Rosenstone, professor emeritus of historyat Caltech, has published 15 books, includingworks of biography (John Reed),history (History on Film/Film on History),criticism and fiction (Red Star, CrescentMoon: A Muslim-Jewish Love Story).In his new book (the first publication ofSharq Press), Rosenstone views life on theeve of retirement with pathos, wonder andhumor. Laments for what has vanished andtaken its place, critiques of the self and theworld, questions about history in a culturethat rushes to erase the past, the mysteriesof aging, and celebrations of unexpectedlove—all mark his debut volume of poems.(Visit: rosenstone.com/.)Guitarist and composer Curtis, whoholds a Ph.D. in music from Indiana University,has played with many famous jazzmusicians such as James Carter, FreddyFriends(Continued from Page 16)in his father’s Oldsmobile. He attendedUniversity High and recalls the 1933 LongBeach earthquake that damaged the school.During World War II, Wolfe served inIndia, where he became ill with tuberculosis.Later, he graduated from UCLA andworked for many years as an auditor forthe Franchise Tax Board.At Gelsons, he shows pictures that Tanasescuhelped him load on his iPad, such asfamous tennis players he played with as ayoungster as well as humorous pictures thatTanasescu creates in Photoshop.Tanasescu is a movie director, web designerand tennis pro who was on the tennisteam at UCLA with Arthur Ashe. For 20years, he has been meeting for coffee in themornings after working out, although thelocation and group members have variedover the years. He joined this group aftermeeting Wolfe on the courts eight years ago.A former Palisadian who now lives inCole, Taj Mahal, Barbra Morrison andJames Moody. He has performed in clubsacross the U.S. and Europe, and his album,Swing State, can be found at cdbaby.comand on Amazon and iTunes.Pianist Paat, who has performed at variousjazz festivals and music venues in theU.S. and Europe, has played with the likesof Tom Scott, Bobby McFerrin, BrandonFields, Danny Reyes and Vinnie Colaiuta.He teaches jazz piano and jazz combos atRiverside City College.Guests on May 16 can also enjoy NahidMassoud’s stunning new succulent garden.Santa Monica, Tanasescu has also helpedthe others with their desktop computersand cell phones.Valentine and Wolfe also met on thetennis courts and have been part of a coffeegroup for almost 20 years. Valentine, aretired print-shop owner, has lived in thePalisades since the ‘60s, and met his wifeDebbie, a preschool teacher at VillageSchool, while playing tennis. He picks upitems from Costco for Wolfe including thechocolate to which Wolfe attributes hislongevity.Over the years, the four men, who allhappened to attend UCLA, have becomefriends with other groups who meet forcoffee in the morning such as Saturday’s“pickle boys” whose nickname refers to thepickles they bring from the San FernandoValley to share.They are also friendly with Andy andDaniela, who work at Viktor Benes; and withGelson’s employee Nancy, who brings cushionsout for them to soften the metal chairs.“It’s a very friendly atmosphere,” saysDembo. “We look out for each other.”

Palisades NewsPage 18 May 6, 2015Pali Swim Teams Focus on City FinalsBy TYLER KECKEISENSports EditorPhotos: Bart BartholomewIf you have one of the top swimmingprograms in the City Section, the nextplateau is success at the state level. ThePalisades High Dolphins hope to achievethat when the first-ever state swimmingand diving championships are held May22-23 in Fresno.Over the past 10 years, the PaliHi girlsteam has earned nine City titles and theboys have won three.According to Pali assistant coach andalum Peter Fishler, the girls have neverplaced below third in an individual eventsince 2002. The boys have been a little moreinconsistent, but more recently have placedin the top three in individual events, too.“No City team can compare to our teamfor depth,” said Fishler, who joined the staffin 2011, after graduating from Franklin &Marshal College, where he was a 12-timeCentennial Conference champion. “Ourthird and fourth swimmer in an eventwould easily swim number one or two formany teams in the Western League.”Over the years, Head Coach MaggieNance and Fishler have emphasized abasic competitive mantra: Strive to bemore than average.“We have hammered home the ‘triedand true method’ in practice to prepare thekids to swim smart,” Fishler said. “You haveto pace yourself by saving your energy andthen being able to swim your fastest at ameet. We set a high standard for the kids.”The coaches also focus on the tiny detailsthat can shave hundredths of a second off aperformance and, perhaps ultimately, makethe difference between first and second.“We have not steered away from thingsPaliHi Dolphins take flight at a dual meet held at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center.that have brought success,” Fishler said.“But we also refine. There is no use doing100 flip turns if you are doing them wrong.Change, then practice them right. It is muscle-memory.”Since most of the Western League teamspresent few challenges in dual meets, Nancesought competitive opportunities out ofthe area. “Most of the Southern Sectionschools have great swim programs,” saidNance, who arranged a dual meet withMira Costa in March.Not only did the Dolphins win many ofthe individual events, they accumulatedenough points to win the meet.“We were missing 30 percent of ourlineup, and still had great results,” Fishlersaid. “But, it was the experience morethan winning that mattered to us.”Base on prior year placing at City finals,PaliHi could likely field a large squad at State.Nance said that senior Mardell Ramirez,who was a top water polo player, has placedin the top five in many meets, and willlikely place at City in the 100-meter backstrokeand the 100-meter freestyle. “She isan amazing talent who brings leadership toour team,” Nance said. “Everyone goes toher: she is integral.”Ramirez and senior Rachel Martin arecaptains for the girls team and juniorsZack Senator and Mitchell Kim lead theboys squad.Nance added, “Senior Avery Botansky,who competes in the one-meter diving, alsohas a real shot to compete at State. She wasrecruited by Emery College.”Kian Brouwer, who won the City 100-meter butterfly title last season, has accountedfor many points this spring, andFishler has been impressed by his progresssince freshman year.“He has improved by being more disciplined,which accesses his raw talent,” Fishlersaid, noting that this year Brouwer iscompeting in the 200-freestyle and 100-butterfly.“A more mature approach, combinedwith talent, results in a fast swimmer.”Fishler added, “Kian is crucial for anyrelays that qualify for State. He is poisedto break many school and city records.”The assistant coach also praised sophomoreLeah Timmerman, who races inthe 100-breaststroke and 200-individualmedley.“She is one of our better athletes,” Fishlersaid. “Last year she won City and brokethe school record for breaststroke. She hasimproved steadily since I started coachingher—even before she entered high school.”Both Fishler and Nance are optimisticthat 15 of their athletes from both squadsare capable of qualifying for State.“Instead of using best times, Californiais taking the top winners from each divisionof the Section finals,” Fishler said. “If ourswimmers finish first or second in City,they automatically qualify.”Western League swim-offs were heldMay 5 at PaliHi. City diving finals are May13 at East Valley High School and theswimming finals are May 15 at East LosAngeles College.Setting a new best time in the 100-meter backstroke was PaliHi girls captain Rachel Martin.Griffin Prechter shows perfect form with his breaststroke.

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 19Hunter Price (11) sets up the ball for Shane Stoklos. ProudlyServing thePalisades forOver 35Years!Also visit our store in Beverly Hillspharmacy90210.comPhoto: Bart BartholomewSpikers Look to PlayoffsBy TYLER KECKEISENSports EditorThe Palisades High boys volleyballteam, with a record of 17-6-1 and10-0, has all the potential to win theWestern League and go deep into the CitySection playoffs.However, one thing could hold themback, according to their head coach, CarlosGray.“Our kids are not pushing hard enough,”Gray said. “It’s scary because you cannotjust flip a switch. You don’t walk onto acourt and just change your intensity rightaway, it has to be practiced and reinforced.So, I’m hoping we continue to push ourselvesin practice.”At stake is favorable seeding for the playoffs.Granada Hills and Carson are consideredPaliHi’s toughest competitors. Toavoid playing them in the semifinals, Paliwill need to earn the number-one seed.“Nothing against the number four seed,but they would not be nearly as tough forus,” the second-year head coach said. “I’mnot saying we don’t have the talent to beatGranada or Carson, it’s just I like ourchances playing that number 4 seed insteadof the number 2 or 3 [in the semi-finals].”Gray said the team first needs to cleanup a few things. “This season has had itsups and downs. We’re lacking consistency.We need to focus on the little things, likedefensive positioning, blocking, communication.We are big and athletic, but weneed to out-execute our opponents insteadBECAUSEYOU DESERVE BETTER!PALISADESCOMPOUNDINGLONG LIVE HEALTHSAME MEDICINE:Full Inventory of Prescription Drugs.Complete Selection of over-the-counter items.Expert Compounding Services for you and your pets.Followus onFacebook!HONESTY • INTEGRITY • PROFESSIONAL WORKMANSHIP• Re-piping Specialists • Sewer, All-Drain Cleaning • Earthquake Shut-off Valves• Repair Work • Sprinkler Systems • Installation of Sub Meters & Tankless Water Heaters16626 Marquez Ave. Ray Church, owneremail: PalPlum1@aol.com (310) 454-5548 INCORPORATED — CA Lic. #385995PHARMACYLOWER PRICES:APT FOR RENT1BD/1BA – $2595/MOUnique Upper Aerie w/ small Patio,Amazing Ocean, Mntns, & Sunset Views,& Privacy! Quiet 50s Building with solarheatedSwimming Pool, on-site Laundry,on-site Manager, Parking space, lovelyCommon Area, and close walking distanceto Gelson’s Market. Safe, Convenient,great Ambiance. Pet Friendly.THIRD MONTH FREE OFFER!Call Jeff for details : (310) 573-0150We WELCOME Most Insurance Plans, including all MedicarePart D plans & Medi-Cal. We will beat ALL competitors* prices onitems not covered by insurance (including CVS and Pharmaca).(310) 454-4848of just being better athletes.”Opposite hitter Shane Stoklos is confidentthe Dolphins are improving. “Rightnow the team is doing well with kills,” thesenior said. “Defensives schemes and positioningon defense is one thing we need toimprove on, though. Also, both blockingand off-blocking are crucial to improve on.If the ball is tipped, we need to do a betterjob being on our toes to dig those balls.”When everything is in sync, PaliHi’s offenseis unstoppable, especially comingfrom its middle hitters.“Our middles have been very effective,and that will be the key for us going forward,”said Gray, who previously coachedat Malibu High School. “We need our opponentsto be terrified of them so we canput our hitters in a better position to get akill against the block and not on an islandagainst the double block.”“He [Stoklos] is the vocal point of ouroffense,” Gray said. “He has been one of ourmore consistent players this season as he isa great athlete who jumps real well. That iswhy he leads the team in kills.”Stoklos is hardly PaliHi’s only weapon.Two freshmen twins have played significantroles. “Scott Stewart, our outside hitter,and his brother Jeff, our libero, haveboth come in right away and performedwell under the spotlight,” Gray said. Headded that Riley Biaten, Pali’s starting setter,is another freshman making majorcontributions.PaliHi’s last home game was April 29,with the Dolphins defeating Fairfax. Seconds from Sunset and PCHWEDELIVERWEDELIVERSERVICINGMalibuPacific PalisadesSanta Monica& Beyond...BETTER TER & FASTER SERVICE:Minimum Waiting Time. Convenient Location. Free Parking.Free Delivery/Shipping*. ery/Shipping*. On-Line Refills.Friendly and Knowledgeable Staff to handle all your needs.www.PalisadesPharmacy.com4848 540 Palisades Drive,Pacific Palisades

Page 20 Palisades News May 6, 2015Dawuni Branches Out with New AlbumBy LAURIE ROSENTHALStaff WriterIn a world filled with darkness, PalisadianRocky Dawuni brings the light.The Ghanaian world music/Africanreggae/Afro-Beat musician brims with enthusiasmabout life, and believes in smilingat all people. His latest album, Branches ofthe Same Tree, is Dawuni’s contributiontowards making the world a better place.“Everybody wants peace, everybodywants fairness, everybody wants justice,”he says.Dawuni’s love of music began at aroundthe age of five. As a child, he was exposedto a mixture of local traditional music, reggaelegend Bob Marley, Nigerian icon FelaKuti and Western pop music, includingStevie Wonder, The Jacksons, Earth, Wind& Fire, Kool & the Gang, the Bee Gees andElton John.His late father, Koytau, was a cook in thearmy (and was in Israel and Egypt duringthe 1973 Yom Kippur War), and Dawunilooked forward to when the soldiers wouldreturn to base from abroad, bringingAmerican popular music that wasn’treadily available locally.“I knew all the soldiers who had thebest record collections,” he says. “I wouldgo to their homes on the weekends andjust chill behind their windows, hang outand hear them play their records.” Thismusical education gave Dawuni a broadworldview, which helped inform his ownEstablished May 2007Massage • Acupuncture • Organic FacialsThank-you, Pacific Palisades,for 8 Wonderful Years! We Love You!— Toni & Stephanie20% OFF Massages & Facials!(Mention this ad. 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From the opening notesof “Shine a Light,” the music and lyrics arecaptivating. The album title comes from thetune “Children of Abraham,” Dawuni’splea for peace in the Middle East.There are also two Bob Marley songs:the well-known “Get Up, Stand Up,” andthe never-released “Butterfly,” an unfinishedlove song that Dawuni completed.Branches has a timeless feel, in the samevein as many Marley songs, which soundcontemporary today even though they werewritten and recorded decades ago. Thealbum “pretty much encapsulates the conceptof global citizenry,” Dawuni says, andfocuses on love and empowerment.PPO 14191ACO 6002C10 899092ALARMSInteractive alarms are now standard and keep you incontrol. We install and maintain integrated alarmsystems to protect your home and family. 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He clearly loves people and issympathetic to their struggles, whether theyare first-world issues or those of the developingworld. “My music is for everybodyand to be of service,” he says. Justice andequality are important to him, and he is contentto be a voice for those without one, andto be a bridge between differing viewpoints.Dawuni continues to lend his supportto many causes, including women’s issues,Rwandan peace initiatives and refugeecamps, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstovesstarted by Hillary Clinton and waterinitiatives in his native Ghana. 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May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 21DawuniVolunteers NeededFor Fourth of JulyThe next volunteer meeting for PAPA(Palisades Americanism Parade Association)will be held at 6:30 on May 11 at theAmerican Legion. All are invited to attend.Fourth of July in Pacific Palisades featuresthe 5/10K Will Rogers Run, a parade,a concert and fireworks, and is made possibleby volunteers and community donations.If you would like to volunteer ordonate, and are unable to attend the meeting,visit: palisadesparade.org.(Continued from Page 20)music to shed a lot more light on that.”Dawuni is humble, simply believing“that whatever gifts we are given becomemuch bigger if we use them for the serviceof others.” In April, he performed at thebenefit “Concert for Social Justice,” withmany like-minded artists, including JacksonBrowne, Melissa Etheridge, DavidCrosby and Graham Nash.Dawuni, who has toured extensively,finds that audiences everywhere react similarlyto his music, which he believes “transcendsculture, space and time, languageand politics.” He wants to bring people together,and gets true joy in watching concertgoersdance and enjoy themselves. Hisfavorite part of performing is when thecrowd sings along, creating harmony andoneness between all in attendance.Though his father is from a royal family,Dawuni downplays his heritage. His broth -er is now chief, like their father was, yetDawuni is known more in Ghana for hismusic than his lineage. And, like his father,Dawuni enjoys cooking, and sharing hisofferings with friends and family.Equally at home in the Palisades andGhana, where he cannot walk down thestreet without being recognized, Dawuni exudeslove. He has lived here for over 15 yearswith his wife, Cary Sullivan, whom he metat the University of Ghana in the late 1990s(she grew up in the Palisades). Their daughter,Safiya, is in sixth grade at a local school.On a street corner near the Village Green,a friend driving by yells excitedly when hesees Dawuni, and talks about getting together.And with that, the internationallyrenowned musician breaks into a biggersmile than the one he was already wearing.“It’s been a beautiful journey in asense,” Dawuni says. “I just keep learningand learning.”Dawuni will be performing at CaliforniaPlaza in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday,August 1 as part of the Grand Performancesseries. For more information onBranches of the Same Tree visit rockydawuni.comor cumbancha.com. 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Page 22 Palisades News May 6, 2015John NordstromWins EmmyBy LAURIE ROSENTHALStaff WriterWhen Palisadian John Nordstromwon an Emmy Award recently,a colleague nominated in thesame category congratulated Nordstromand admitted that he voted for Nordstromover himself.Nordstrom won Outstanding Music Directionand Composition for a Drama forhis work on The Bold and the Beautiful. Itwas his first Emmy nomination, althoughhe has previously won three ASCAP awards.He didn’t even tell many people he wasnominated. Though he never expected towin, he wanted to. “I loved being nominated,”he says.“People were completely freaking out”that he won. Two tables of producers andactors stood up cheering for him, and hisnerves were eased when the announcer saidone of the producer’s names instead ofNordstrom’s. “My goal was to tell everybodywho I was,” Nordstrom says. “When I saidthat, people laughed. I wasn’t nervous at all.”After more than two decades in the business,Nordstrom considers himself luckyto be able to work in a field he loves.USC Professor Richard McIlvery, whostill teaches at Thornton School, helpedNordstrom get his first job, on Storytime, in1991. That experience allowed Nordstromto compose scores that matched myriadsituations, from Eskimos to skateboardingkids in New York. He did 110 episodes overeight years on the show that started locallyon KCET before going national.Two years ago, Nordstrom was broughtin to The Bold and the Beautiful to updatethe show’s sound. Executive producer, headwriter and old friend Brad Bell liked Nordstrom’swork on shows such as Las Vegasand One Tree Hill. To date, he has composedabout 350 themes for Bold.“Most scenes are two people talking ina room,” Nordstrom says, telling the storysimply with a guitar, light strings and a keyboard.He keeps the “bigger sound palette”for when the show goes on location.For special episodes shot in Dubai andAbu Dubai, Nordstrom had fun creatingmore exotic sounds. “I wrote music with Arabicand Middle Eastern flavors, with morepercussive instruments,” and sounds indigenousto the region. He scored the musicto the picture, unlike a typical score, whichis not always written for a specific scene.He plays piano, guitar and bass, and bringsprofessional musicians to his home studiowhen it’s time to record. “It’s just big enoughto work with all my equipment. The recordingbooth is just big enough for drums.”If the name Nordstrom sounds familiar,you are correct. Nordstrom hails from Seat-John Nordstrom proudly displays his Emmy.tle, where the family business is the wellknowndepartment store, founded by Nordstrom’sgreat-grandfather, John Nordstrom.His dad, John, worked his way up fromthe stockroom to co-chairman, and was“responsible for the most expansion andgrowth in company history,” he says, notingthat three cousins now run the company.Nordstrom has a strong work ethic,which may have begun when he worked atthe Bellevue, Washington store for sevensummers. “I started in the stockroom, thenchildren’s shoes, then young ladies shoes.I loved it. It’s a great company.” He cameto USC to “follow my dream.”Though he certainly could have had a careerat Nordstrom, “My dad and mom werecompletely behind me going for it, eventhough entertainment was foreign to them.”Nordstrom’s success has come from puttinghis best effort into every project heworks on. “When I started out, I did thesame exact job whether I was getting paid$500 or $20,000. I tell my kids, ‘Do yourbest every time.’”Currently, he’s working on a TBS comedy,Your Family or Mine, starring RichardDreyfuss, and The Fighting Season, a documentaryseries created by Rick Schroederabout the Special Operations Forces inAfghanistan, which will debut May 19 onDirectTV.Nordstrom has lived in the Palisadeswith his wife, Jennifer, since 1992. Theyhave four children, Riley, 21, Claire, 18,Jack, 15, and Will, 12.“After you’ve been doing it for a longtime, you realize what’s important,” Nordstromsays. “I look back and see that I’vedone really good work, no matter what washappening behind the scenes. It all seemsto work out in the end.”HOMES &GARDENSSpecial Section—May 20, 2015Place Your Ads NOW in theFull-Color Pages, Full-Color AdsDistribution to the entire 90272 PalisadesCommunity (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: May 8Camera-ready Ad Artwork Deadline: May 12(ads must be supplied by advertiser)Contact for Information:Jeff Ridgway at (310) 573-0150Grace Hiney at (310) 454-7383Jeff Parr at (310) 454-7741

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 23Chamber Music ProgramConcludes Concert SeasonChamber Music Palisades will presentits 2014-15 season finale withfeatured star musicians from theLos Angeles Philharmonic, Long BeachSymphony and Los Angeles Opera at 8p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at St. Matthew’sChurch, 1031 Bienvenda Ave.The program will include music byBeethoven, Brahams, Britten, Ewazen andTelemann.Among those performing are AustralianbornAndrew Bain, who has earned criticalacclaim as the principal horn player of theL.A. Philharmonic, the Queensland Symphony,Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestraand the Melbourne Symphony.“Andrew Bain’s rich and nuanced hornsolos became a highlight,” Mark Swedwrote in the L.A. Times. Bain has also performedwith the Münchner Symphonikerin Germany and the Colorado Music FestivalOrchestra.A native of Southern California, violinistRoger Wilkie has been concertmaster ofthe Long Beach Symphony Orchestra for25 years.When he was 21, Wilkie joined the LosAndrew BainAngeles Chamber Orchestra and eventuallybecame principal second violin. He returnedto LACO later to be guest concertmaster,a title he has also held with the LosAngeles Opera, the Round Top FestivalOrchestra of Texas, the Music Academy ofthe West in Santa Barbara and the RealPhilharmonia de Galicia in Spain.Wilkie was a founding member of theAngeles String Quartet, solo violinist withSanta Barbara’s Camerata Pacifica and iscurrently a member of the Pacific Trio.Also performing is tenor Arnold LivingstonGeis, a member of the Los AngelesOpera chorus since 2013. He has appearedon the Music Center stage in favorites suchas Carmen, La Traviata and Billy Budd.Geis also sings with the Los Angeles MasterChorale, and has soloed at the Walt DisneyConcert Hall in Handel’s “Messiah,” Bach’s“St. Matthew Passion” and Beethoven’s“Missa Solemnis.”Chamber Music Palisades is completingits 18th season under the leadership of cofoundersand co-artistic directors flutistSusan Greenberg and pianist DeloresStevens. A popular feature of each concerthas been the informative commentary byKUSC’s on-air host Alan Chapman.Call (310) 463-4388 or visit cmpali -sades.org. Tickets are $30 at the door andstudents with ID are admitted free.GriefHaven OffersSpring BoutiqueFriends of griefHaven will host a Moth -er’s Day boutique from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday,May 9, at the Palisades Woman’sClub, 901 Haverford Ave.Twenty percent of all sales will go togriefHaven, which provides support, educationand resources to parents whose childrenhave died, the siblings and family members.Vendors include: Coobie Bra and Accessories;Gourmet Blends, Hostess Gift toGo; Spoken Glass (engraved water bottles);Susan Jewelry; Amanda Jordan Jewelry;Elle+Cie Jewelry; Classy Bag Lady; MontalvoSpirits (tequila); Pali Wine; Geries SecretCloset; Stationery; Strut-This (athleticwear) and Dale Michele (clothing).Phone (310) 459-1789 or visit griefHav -en.org or e-mail hope@griefHaven.org.SM Canyon Assoc. toHold Annual MeetingThe Santa Monica Canyon Civic Associationwill hold its annual meeting at 7p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at Rustic CanyonPark. Invited speakers include District 11Councilman Mike Bonin, Santa MonicaCity Incline project director Curtis Castleand a speaker from the DWP water reclamationproject.Email: info@smcca.orgELLEN MCCORMICKFEATURED LISTINGSNEW PRICEIN ESCROW631 Baylor St. 3 BR, 2 BAOffered at $1,495,000 | www.631Baylor.com16156 Alcima Ave. 4 BR, 3 BAOffered at $1,895,000 | www. 16156Alcima.comELLEN MCCORMICKDistinguished representation of theWestside since 1984.ellenmccormick.com(310) 230-3707 | ellen@ellenmccormick.comCalBRE# 00872518©2015 An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC.

Palisades NewsPage 24 May 6, 2015Skateboarding’s Palisades RootsBy LAUREL BUSBYStaff WriterPhotos courtesy of Don BurgessFifty years ago, skateboarding rolledinto the life of Don Burgess and thetown of Pacific Palisades.At the time, skateboarding was a newsport that developed quickly in Los Angelesin large part because of its similarity to surfing.In the 1960s, skateboarding was sometimescalled sidewalk surfing.Kids rode skateboards the same way theyrode surfboards, but skateboarding didn’trequire a parent to drive them to the beach.Instead, Burgess and other neighborhoodkids could walk somewhere like PalisadesHigh School. The school had opened in1961 with a freshly paved, multi-level, hillsideparking lot that was ideal for skating.“It was just the perfect asphalt wave,” saysBurgess in his new documentary, Skateboarding’sFirst Wave. Burgess, an acclaimedcinematographer, made the movie to highlightthe sport’s local roots and its rise andfall in the mid-’60s.The 21-minute piece centers on the Pali -sades Skateboard Team, comprising a groupof kids who lived and skateboarded nearPaliHi. “It was the center of our lives at thattime,” Burgess said in a recent interview.Skateboarding’s First Wave was recentlyshown at the Newport Beach Film Festival,the Palisades Optimist Club and the SarasotaFilm Festival. The movie highlights adifferent time where kids roamed free andhad fun playing with speed and gravity ontheir clay-wheeled skateboards.Burgess, the cinematographer of dozensof movies, including Forrest Gump andSpider-Man, reunited 10 of the originalteam members at PaliHi last year to skateboardtogether one more time and also tocomplete interviews for the documentary.“Surprisingly, everyone could still skateboardpretty well,” said Burgess, whose sonMichael, a camera operator, shot the currentfootage. “When you spend that muchtime doing something when you’re young,it doesn’t ever leave you. Everyone still hadtheir same style and technique.”That style and technique, which Burgess’father originally captured on 16mm filmin the ‘60s, is the life-blood of the movie.Sometimes barefoot and always withouthelmets and pads, the kids obviously relishedcoursing down the PaliHi hill ingroups. They practiced tricks to add to thechallenge and the fun, like riding in a handstand,jumping over a rod or putting a bigmetal trash can on top of a board beforeriding downhill.Several girls joined the effort, as it wasMembers of the 1960s Palisades skateboarding club included (left) Peter Burg, (middle) Barry (Blenkhorn) Williams of Brady Bunchfame and (right) Chris Picciolo. Burg, who now lives in Colorado, provided the music for Skateboarding’s First Wave.one of the few sports they could participatein at the time. Little League baseball andPop Warner football were off limits.“Anyone who could do a handstand fromthe top to the bottom was in,” Burgess said.“It didn’t matter if you were a boy or a girl.”The team captain and oldest team member,Tim Keller, now a writer, photographerand teacher in New Mexico, was the inspirationfor the film in more ways than one.He wrote an article about the team for thePalisadian-Post in 2013. Burgess read theFifty years later, members of the Palisades Skateboard Team including: Don Burgess (front),Wendy (Bearer) Bull, Peter Burg (right) and in back Suzie Rowland Levin, Donna CashHarris, Tim Keller, Terry Keller and Tod Burton revisited the Palisades High School campus.piece, which prompted him to dig out hisfather’s home movies and re-watch them.“When I looked at the footage, it broughtall those memories back from 50 years ago,”Burgess said. “I wanted to go back and findout what happened to all these people.What are they doing? How had skateboardingaffected their lives?”Burgess set to work finding his old pals—most of whom he hadn’t seen in 50 years.Keller helped locate many, although noteveryone was still alive. Burgess brought thedocumentary idea to Red Digital Cinema,which stepped in to fund it.The result traces the roots of the team.One significant event occurred when the13-year-old Keller asked Burgess’ dad if hiscompany, Don Burgess Pools, would sponsorthem. Burgess senior readily assented.He bought team jackets for the kids andeven designed skateboards that used a materialthat reduces slipping in pools to helpthe kids stay on their boards.Burgess’ mother, Pat, designed the logoand even joined them sometimes on askateboard. Skateboard competitions ensued,and the kids did well against two(Continued on Page 25)

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 25Skateboarding(Continued from Page 24)teams with far more money, Makaha Skateboardsand Hobie.The entire experience was transformativefor Burgess—not only through the joysof competing and winning trophies, butalso the difficulties of falling and persistingto learn a new trick.“It shapes you. You learn how importantit is to struggle and fall. The lesson is to getback up and do it again.”That lesson is illustrated in the movieas the kids repeatedly try to master atrick—falling and falling until they succeed.Also spicing up the piece is archivalfootage, including a scene from the ‘60sgame show What’s My Line? and a clipfrom the variety show Shindig!, featuringteam member Wendy (Bearer) Bull, whowas later inducted into the SkateboardingHall of Fame.Burgess also includes a skateboardingHormel hotdog ad featuring himself, hisbrother Ric, plus team members Peter Burgand Barry (Blenkhorn) Williams, whoeventually starred as Greg Brady on TheBrady Bunch.Aside from these opportunities, the kidsalso got a chance to compete and placehighly in the 1965 International SkateboardChampionships in Anaheim, which wascovered by ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Butjust two years later, the new sport suffereda temporary death across the country. TheSuzanne (Rowland) Levin on a trash can, placed on top of a skateboard, steers her wayin the Palisades High School parking lot.local kids moved onto other ventures, andthe momentarily hot sport became colduntil polyurethane wheels were inventedin the ‘70s.But in some ways, skateboarding’s firstwave never ended. Skateboarding holds adear place in the memories of the PalisadesSkateboard Team, and it taught them te nac -ity. Team member Colleen (Boyd) Turnersaid in the documentary, “Competing inskateboarding changed me forever.”For Burgess, the actual skill of skateboardinghas been surprisingly helpful in hiscareer. His big break in filmmaking stemmedfrom a job he earned as an action cameramanwhere he followed a skateboarder onanother skateboard to get the shot.“It just kept coming back into my life,”said Burgess, who used his skateboard expertiseto shoot the hoverboard chase inBack to the Future Part II.“My ability to skateboard introduced meto people that I ended up working withprofessionally,” he said. “It turned out thatall those hours I spent on a skateboard asa kid paid off.”Burgess and his wife, Bonnie, still livenear PaliHi, where they raised three children,Lindsay, Michael and Brittany. Theyalso have four grandchildren—three ofwhom appear in his documentary.Allied Artists HostPaint-Out May 9A plein-air paint-out will be held from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at ElPescador Beach, 32900 Pacific Coast Hwy.,Malibu. The beach is located about 10 mileswest of Malibu, where Decker Canyon intersectswith PCH. There is limited freeparking.El Pescador is Spanish for “the fisherman”and this beach, true to its name, is apopular spot for surf fishing and exploringtide pools.A paint-out is a great way to meet otherartists and discover new sites for inspiration.All levels of artists are welcome. Bringyour own art supplies, water, lunch, sunscreenand hat. Visit: allied-artists.com. Broker Associate Fine Home Specialist 30+ Years ExperienceKATYKREITLERCome VisitOur Boothat the ExpoMay 17th!

Page 26 Palisades News May 6, 2015Fay Lyons: A ‘Survivor’ Story of GratitudeBy SUE PASCOEEditorDiscovery. Fear. Diagnosis. Treatment.Survivor. Palisadian FayLyons was at a Girl Scout camp atBig Bear in 2012 with her 12-year-olddaughter, Barbra. Instead of using a washclothper her usual routine in showering,Lyons only had soap and it was then shediscovered a lump in her breast.“There was no family history of any typeof cancer,” she said. “It was also the firsttime our family was without insurancebecause my husband had recently becomeself-employed.”Earlier that year, her daughter’s Girl Scouttroop had donated a percentage of theircookie money to the Susan Love Foundation,and at the Love Walk, Dr. ThomasLomis, a Palisadian, was passing out flyersfor the Valley Breast Care & Women’sHealth Center and she took one.Lomis also happened to be Lyons’ Highlandsneighbor. When she came back fromBig Bear, she saw the flyer on her desk andknocked on his door.“He took full charge,” Lyons told the Pali -sades News. “He took me to his office andarranged for a mammogram, an ultrasoundand a biopsy. All were free because they werepaid for by Every Woman Counts CaliforniaBreast Cancer Treatment Foundation.”Within a day, Lyons had a diagnosis:Stage 3 ductal carcinoma. Lyons had noway to pay for treatment because shecouldn’t get health care now, thanks to apre-existing condition: cancer.“Breast cancer is not something youcan wait with until you have insurance,”Lyons said.A week later, after a PET and CAT scan todetermine whether the cancer had spread,Dr. Lomis had operated on Lyons and removeda tumor and lymph nodes. Once itwas determined that the nodes had not yetbeen affected, her diagnosis dropped toStage 2B.“In addition to getting excellent care,”Lyons said, “Dr. Tom and his wife Debbietook the time to help my child understandthe diagnosis and what was going to bedone. I don’t know if I could have gottenthrough it without them.”After the operation, Lyons learned thatshe had triple negative breast cancer. Inmany breast cancers, hormonal treatmentsare used that target progesterone, estrogenor HER2 receptors in one’s body to preventrecurrence of the cancer. In Lyons’ case, shelearned she fell into the 10- to 20-percentcategory and did not have those receptors,‘Walk With Love’ On May 17The annual 5K Walk/Run to support a cure for breast cancer, “Walk With Love,”will take place 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. Registration and a family fun festivalwill begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $35 for adults and $25 for ages 5 to 16. Childrenunder four are free. Dog owners and their dogs are also invited to join the walk.To call attention to the need for more research, Dr. Ian Taras has wrapped hisTesla Model S in matte pink and dubbed it “BreastCar.” He seeks donationsfrom people who want to sign his car or take a photo with the car.MICHÉLEBlow Dry Bar + Beauty SupplyBlow Drys $40+1030 Swarthmore Avenue • (310) 454-8022Actual Clientwhich meant a different route for treatment.While in chemotherapy, she developed amicro embolism, digestive issues, gastroenteritisand cracked ribs (because of steroids).“I was hospitalized many times,” Lyonssaid. “I had 37 radiation treatments.”A year later, during another PET scan, acyst was discovered on an ovary and bothovaries and her fallopian tubes had to beremoved, followed by six more weeks ofchemotherapy.Today, two years later, Lyons is a survivor.“I am one of the lucky ones. I attributewhere I am to the assistance and guidanceof Dr. Tom,” she said.Lyons has also discovered support groupsfor her daughter and husband. One is Walkwith Sally, a group that provided a mentor,who had gone through a similar situation,for her daughter.At UCLA there’s a camp for kids whohave parents suffering from cancer. “Theyhave camp activities during the day, butat night they have cabin chats,” Lyons said.“There are professional therapists to helpthe kids.”The Benjamin Cancer Support Centerin West L.A. provides lectures, meditation,yoga and support to all who have a lovedone dealing with cancer. “No cancer patient[or family] has to go through this alone,”Lyons said. “Especially if they have limitedTrish Bowe CLU, AgentInsurance Lic#: 0606059845 Via De La PazPacific Palisades, CA 90272Bus: 310-454-0349resources. There is so much good out there.“I was touched by how many peoplereached out to us. 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May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 27Palisadian Larry Newman conducted the 17th annual All Schools Elementary Honor Orchestra Concert on May 2.Newman Conducts Elementary OrchestraAcitywide student orchestra of morethan 140 of the area’s brighteststudents from two dozen schoolsperformed at the 17th annual All SchoolsElementary Honor Orchestra Concert inUCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on May 2.Conducted by Pacific Palisades residentLarry Newman, the program featured theorchestra, a jazz ensemble, a string ensembleand guest student vocalists. Selectionsincluded: “Radetzky March” (Strauss),“Pastoral Symphony” (Beethoven), “AfricanMarching Song” (Folk Song), “Peer GyntSuite Selections” (Grieg) and “Happy”(Pharrell Williams).Each participating child is selected byhis/her school music teacher. Student agesrange from 7 to 12; 10 is the average age.Nineteen local students were selected.Palisades Elementary students includedLayla Adeli, Elsa O’Donnell and Marc Venturini(violin), Naya Ramaswami, GraceVander Veen and Sophia von der Ohe(flute), Brooke Pierpoint and ElenaRosenmayr (clarinet) and Nicolas Charbonneau(trumpet).Calvary musicians were Maddy Attar (violin),C.J. Iino (clarinet) and Megan Outcalt(flute). Marquez Elementary was represent -ed by Annalisa Hurd and Samantha Kissane(violin) and Calvin Jacobs (trumpet).Carlthorp student Ryan Moon (altosaxophone), UCLA Lab students OliviaBaer and Skyler Chang (violin) and PaulRevere’s Shelby McLain (violin) were alsoselected to perform.“The honors orchestra is a diversegroup of children that come together toplay beautiful music in a professionalconcert setting,” said Newman, who notedthat the students are exceptionally talented.“It is a shining example of the importanceof music in our local schools.”The orchestra’s annual broadcast performancesfrom Schoenberg Hall have garneredthree Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards(2007, 2008 and 2009) in the Children/YouthProgramming category and were nominat -ed in the same category in 2010 and 2012.The orchestra was also recently honored bythe City Council at Los Angeles City Hall.Children’s Music Workshop, founded byNewman more than 28 years ago, providesinstrumental music instruction to schoolsthroughout Los Angeles, including Topanga,Canyon, Marquez, Kenter and Palisades.AG Adriano GoldshmiedWhite + WarrenRebecca TaylorNationParkerJoieAutumn CashmereCosabellaCynthia VincentNationBOCA1024 Swarthmore Ave | Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 | (310) 459-7259BOCAAG JeansCitizens of HumanityClarks FootwearSwiss Army VictorinoxRobert GrahamWill LeathergoodsRodd & GunnRaffi ItaliaPeter Millar1020 Swarthmore Ave | Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 | (310) 454-3891

Palisades NewsPage 28 May 6, 2015Amazing Music: First Stop for LessonsMost Pacific Palisades parentsknow Amazing Music becausewhen a youth is ready for lessonsin guitar, ukulele, piano, bass, drums,harmonica or banjo, the store at 867Swarthmore is a first stop.“We love to teach,” said owner PatrickHildebrand, Sr. “We’ve taught thousandsand thousands of people. We love to givethem a good positive musical experience.That’s basically what we’re all about.”Hildebrand has been teaching in PacificPalisades since 1973, and opened AmazingMusic in 1980. “We’ve been doing it for along, long time,” he said.Many professional musicians got theirstart in the colorful surfer-dude atmosphereof Amazing Music.Marie Digby, who learned to play guitar,has just signed with Disney’s HollywoodRecords. Group Love lead singer AndrewWesson honed his guitar skills at the school.Skyler Fiske (Sissy Spacek’s daughter),Debby Holland of Animal Logic with StanleyClarke and Stewart Copeland, and EricLynn, who plays with Jackson Browne andis the head engineer of Shangri La Studiosin Malibu, are Amazing Music alumni.The store is not strictly for the young, butalso for those who are retired and never hadthe chance to strum the strings on a guitar.“All ages are welcome,” Hildebrand said.“The emphasis is always on having fun.”When the novelty of playing an instrumentwears off and students realize thatpractice is necessary to improve, it’s thefun that Amazing Music provides thatkeeps kids going. Taking lessons shouldnot be drudgery.“We’re doing great with the guitars andthe ukulele and the drums and the piano,”Hildebrand said. “We’re just having agreat time.”Amazing Music is nestled behind theshops at the corner of Swarthmore andAntioch. It has four studios and a selectionof guitars and ukuleles of varioussizes that can be rented or purchased.Instructors include Patrick HildebrandJr., who is a member of the Ooks of Hazzard,a band that consists of seven ukuleles,an accordion and a box. “Many people havean image of Tiny Tim, singing in falsetto,strumming the tiny instrument,” he said,noting that after the band recorded a livevideo cover of MGMT’s “Kids” in April2010, the video went viral and continues toget many views on YouTube.In addition to the father/son teachingteam, other instructors include Michael“Beans” Benigno (“an awesome percussionist”);Diana Nile who trains people onpiano and bass; Justin Citron, who teachesguitar and bass and just launched a bandcalled Trick Pistol.“Travis Powers, who used to teach here,does all the sound effects for The Simpsons,”Hildebrand, Sr. said.If you want to see students in action, goto YouTube and type “Patrick Hildebrand”in the search engine and you’ll see a varietyof girls and boys playing songs with theirpatient instructor.“We’re just jamming out,” said the elderHildebrand, who also has a daughter, Tracy,and five grandchildren.Hildebrand gives back to his hometown.In the 1970s, he and his friends jammed atthe Arts in Action festival held at the Pali -sades Recreation Center. He and his studentsplayed at the Chamber-sponsoredMidnight Madness shows in the 1980s andPatrick Hildebrand, Sr. is the owner of Amazing Music.continue to play at Chamber events.On May 17, the Amazing Music bandwill play for the fourth time at the Chamber’sCommunity Expo on Antioch.Call: (310) 454-4669.AMAZING MUSIC STORE.COMALL AGES, ALL STYLES!Group & Private Lessons • Instrument Rentals & Sales BOOST YOUR SCOREBecome a Better StudentStrengthen Weak AreasAcquire Test Taking SkillsLove Learning!Photo: Bart BartholomewTUTORING (K-12) • TEST PREP • READING • HOMESCHOOL881 ALMA REAL #115PACIFIC PALISADES310/454.3731GrozaLearningCenter.comELEMENTARYREADING& MATHERBPREPCOMMONCOREASSESSMENTS

May 6, 2015 Palisades News Page 29YMCA/Optimist Track Meet HeldBy TYLER KECKEISENSports EditorThe 43rd annual YMCA-OptimistTrack Meet was held at the PalisadesHigh School stadium on April 26.More than 150 kids, ages three to 15years old, competed in running and fieldevents. Optimist Club members served astimers and starters and ran the shot put,long jump and high jump events.“This is one of the best events in the Pali -sades each year,” said Stephen Hale, Pali -sades-Malibu YMCA athletic director. “It’sfilled with a lot of positive energy and eachkid leaves the event feeling good aboutthemselves. Everyone had fun today.”Fewer older kids seem to be participatingthan in previous years. “This event does takeplace during track season so older kids mightbe part of track clubs and actually competingat other meets, but it would be fun tohave more kids in the older categories competing,”Hale said. “But I love seeing the littleones experience track for the first time.”Hale said the meet is a good way to motivatekids to stay active and have fun at thesame time.“It’s a healthy kids day,” said Hale, whohas been at the YMCA for eight years. “Weadvocate for a positive and energetic environmentwhen kids play competitive sports.”First Place Results:LONG JUMP7-8 girls: Saskia Santos; 7 feet, three inches7-8 boys: Milo Muller; 7 feet, one inch9-10 girls: Julia Anderson; 9 feet, 3 inches9-10 boys: James Rockwell; 11 feet,10 inches11-12 girls: Oona Fitzmaurice; 11 feet, 8inches11-12 boys: Noah Wexler; 10 feet, 11 inchesSHOT PUT9-10 girls: Sage Pendergraft; 12 feet, threeinches9-10 boys: James Rockwell; 24 feet, nineinches11-12 girls: Oona Fitzmaurice; 23 feet,nine inchesHIGH JUMP9-10 girls: Sage Pendergraft; 3 feet, 3 inches9-10 boys: Tie between Gage Grimes andJames Rockwell; 3 feet, 11 inches11-12 girls: Oona Fitzmuarice; 3 feet, 7inches25 METER RUN3-4 girls: Whitney Baker (5.53 seconds.New record. Old record 2011 Tess Hubbard,5.8 seconds.)3-4 boys: JoJo Rhodes (5.53 seconds)5-6 girls: Mary Scheeringa (5.62 seconds)5-6 boys: Colin O’Donnel (4.64 seconds)Topanga Elementary student Oona Fitzmaurice took first place in the 11-12 girls highjump, clearing 3 feet, 7 inches.Photo: Shelby Pascoe50 METER RUN3-4 girls: Benton Chiate (11.35 seconds)3-4 boys: JoJo Rhodes (10.89 seconds)5-6 girls: Mae Durkin (9.53 seconds)5-6 boys: Theo Radford (9.13 seconds)7-8 girls: Saskia Santos (7.83 seconds)7-8 boys: Kai Campos (7.39 seconds)100 METER RUN3-4 girls: Benton Chiate (26.18 seconds)3-4 boys: JoJo Rhodes (20.22 Seconds.New record. Old record 2011 Braun Levi,22.8 seconds.)5-6 girls: Min-Jee Gales (18.97 seconds)5-6 boys: Theo Radford (19.12)7-8 girls: Fayre McKeznie (17.25 seconds)7-8 boys: Kai Campos (16.53 seconds)9-10 girls: Maddy Silberman (16.81 seconds)9-10 boy: James Rockwell (14.75 seconds)11-12 girls: Carys McKenzie (15.47 seconds)11-12 boys: Jules Craft (14.78)200 METER RUN5-6 girls: Min-Jee Gales (39.4 seconds.New record. First year for event)5-6 boys: Theo Radford (39.22 seconds.New record. First year for event.)7-8 girls: Fayre McKenzie (35.82 seconds.New record. First year for event.)7-8 boys: Finn Evans (35.38 seconds. Newrecord. First year for event.)9-10 girls: Julia Anderson (35.75 seconds)9-10 boys: Evan Stokdyk (33.28 seconds)11-12 girls: Carys McKenzie (32.28 seconds)11-12 boys: Jules Craft (30.53)13-15 girls: Elizabeth Rene (30.59 seconds)400 METER RUN7-8 girls: Fayre McKenzie (1:38 seconds.New record. First year for event.)7-8 boys: Nikolas Koudsi (1:32 seconds.New record. First year for event.)9-10 boys: James Rockwell (1:14. New rec -ord. Old record 2009 Flip Bastien, 1:15.66.)9-10 girls: Julia Anderson (1:23 seconds)11-12 girls: Carys McKenzie (1:19)11-12 boys: David Tobin (1:16)13-15 girls: Elizabeth Rene (1:01. Newrec ord. Old record 2008 Camille Chapus,1:18.47.)Piano Lessons!The Hungry Ear Music StudioAll ages & levels • Pacific PalisadesPlease visit hungryearmusic.comhungryearmusic@gmail.com • (805) 622-PLAYCome See Us and Visit Our Booth at theCommunity Expo on Sunday, May 17th!NOW ENROLLINGSCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016GIVE YOUR KIDS ANACADEMIC ADVANTAGE©2015 Kumon North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.FREE REGISTRATIONJUNE 1 - JULY 8Enroll today, and registration is free. **Offer valid at participating Kumon Centers only when you enrollbetween 6/1/15 - 7/8/15. Contact the center for promotional details.Kumon Math & Reading Center of Pacific Palisades860 Via De La Paz, Ste. C1, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272310.526.5445 • kumon.com/pacific-palisades-ca

Page 30 Palisades News May 6, 2015DINING WITH GRACETHE WATER GRILL1401 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica • (310) 394-5669Ihave always enjoyed the WaterGrill downtown and looked forwardto trying the Water Grill inSanta Monica. With a terrific oceanview, the restaurant has an absorbing,exuberant feeling as soon as youenter. There is a busy bar to the rightand another to the left amidst tablesfilled with happy, chatty diners.The restaurant, formerly OceanAvenue Seafood, reopened as theWater Grill in 2013. Naturally themenu features seafood, but for beeflovers there are four steaks listedalong with a charcoal-grilled organicchicken.And if, like our neighboring diner,you must have a bacon cheddar cheeseburger andFrench fries—there is also one of those for $15. Itlooked so large that I did not know how he could eat it!In any case, the seafood is what you want here.Everything sounded delicious and a decision was hardto make.Appetizers of wild Spanish octopus or farmed WhalesCove black mussels or a jumbo lump blue-crab cake arejust a few of the listings.My friend and I decided to share the Atlantic cod fishtacos ($12). These two soft tacos with beer-battered codin soft tortillas had a tasty coleslaw, pineapple and limewedges to accent the flavors, andmade a fine beginning. Also listed area number of salads and sandwichessuch as a big-eye tuna burger withcrispy onion rings ($18).In addition to the dozen seafoodentrees, another menu lists fourspecials of the day, such as farmedGreek black bream ($32 per pound)and shellfish such as live wild NorthAmerican hard-shell lobster ($25 perpound). We ordered from theregular menu.My friend had the Wild CostaRican Mahi Mahi ($34), and I chosethe Wild Ross Sea Chilean Sea Bass($39). Both were excellent. The tenderand tasty Mahi Mahi came with baby beets and carrotswith a delicious celery root puree, flavored with a savorysherry gastrique.My pan-sautéed Chilean sea bass was equally tasty.Perfectly cooked, tender and delicious it came withsucculent herbed-ricotta gnudi balls and brown butter.Each portion was more than enough, so we each took alittle home for the next day.If you are interested in raw seafood, then ask for theRaw Bar menu which features offerings from the EasternCoast and the Pacific. There is also a selection of chilledshellfish and even iced shellfish platters—all of whichcome in a variety of sizes.And, in case you take your little ones, there is a Kids’Menu with grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries($7), fish and chips ($10) and grilled Atlantic salmonwith vegetables ($12).Of course, we had to share a dessert recommendedby our waiter Nick: an excellent bread pudding withcaramel ice cream that was so tasty that my friend andI almost ate the entire dessert (which we usually do not).The Water Grill opens at 11:30 a.m. every day andcloses at 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and onSunday. On Friday and Saturday the restaurant staysopen until midnight.— GRACE HINEYHealthy California CuisineEnjoy a unique blend of flavors thatcome from freshly made food preparedwith wholesome, natural ingredients.Salud!EAT WELL, LIVE WELL8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Daily15317 Antioch St., Pacific Palisades • 310.573.1335

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