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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2016</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>People</strong> 3
Volume XX, Issue 10<br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
PENINSULA PEOPLE<br />
P A L O S V E R D E S P E N I N S U L A M O N T H L Y<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
New President<br />
Photo by David Fairchild<br />
Marymount California University<br />
president Dr. Lucas Lamadrid.<br />
PROFILES<br />
28 Lego my garden<br />
By Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Photos by Brad Jacobson<br />
Lego sculptures by artist Sean Kenney brighten up the<br />
spring colors at the South Coast Botanic Garden.<br />
32 Student body president By Esther Kang<br />
Newly appointed Marymount California University president<br />
Dr. Lucas Lamadrid accepted the school’s top position to be<br />
closer to students.<br />
36 Fast times at PV High By Randy Angel<br />
Palos Verdes High runner Jacquelyn Smith helps her school<br />
team set a national record while she sets a personal example<br />
for fellow students.<br />
40 <strong>Peninsula</strong> Palladian By Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Georgene McKim and Jim LaBarba and architect George<br />
Shaw spent over six years building the Palladian style,<br />
12,000 square foot Villa LaBarba.<br />
46 Safe and steady investing By Stuart Chaussee<br />
TRW co-founder Dr. Simon Ramo’s Extraordinary Tennis for<br />
the Ordinary Player offers sound advice for the ordinary<br />
investor.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
8 <strong>Peninsula</strong> High Black & Gold Affair<br />
12 Cornerstone School Monte Carlo Night<br />
16 Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon<br />
20 Marymount President Introduced<br />
22 DiscoverE Girls Day<br />
26 Palos Verdes Ballet<br />
63 Chamber Orchestra of South Bay<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
24 <strong>Peninsula</strong> Kids Summer Camp Guide<br />
52 Community Calendar<br />
67 Around & About<br />
73 Service Directory<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Randy Angel is sports editor of Easy Reader.<br />
Stephanie Cartozian is Associate Publisher of <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>People</strong>.<br />
Stuart Chaussee is the owner of Stuart Chaussee & Associates,<br />
an independent investment management firm.<br />
David Faichild is a freelance photographer and frequent<br />
contributor to <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>People</strong>.<br />
Esther Kang is a freelance writer and frequent <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>People</strong><br />
contributor.<br />
Brad Jacobson of CivicCouch.com is a freelance photographer<br />
and videographer.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> High School<br />
Black and Gold Affair<br />
On Saturday March 12, <strong>2016</strong>, the <strong>Peninsula</strong> High School<br />
Athletic Booster Club hosted its 25th annual “Black &<br />
Gold Affaire” to support the school’s athletes and teams at<br />
the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates. The<br />
event hosted over 300 parents, coaches and administrators,<br />
and celebrated over 100 senior athletes in over 20 sports.<br />
The booster club rose over $170,000 to provide supplemental<br />
support for <strong>Peninsula</strong> HS student athletes in interscholastic<br />
competition, including upgrades and<br />
maintenance of sports venues, information that allows our<br />
student athletes to be safe and competitive in their sport,<br />
and to promote all PVPHS teams and athletes.<br />
1. Black & Gold Committee members L-R,<br />
Dianne Megginson and Edie Beachboard.<br />
2. Photo of coaches: L-R, James Santos,<br />
Francesco Vaccaro, Mitzi Cress, Dave Young,<br />
Larry Campbell.<br />
3. Major donor Jeremy Wilkinson, of Special<br />
Wines Direct, offers wine tasting to the<br />
guests.<br />
4. Steve and Ceci Watts, with Paula Boothe,<br />
A Black & Gold Chair.<br />
5. <strong>Peninsula</strong> High Principal Mitzi Cress, center<br />
with Steve and Ceci Watts.<br />
6. Rolling Hills High alumns Suzanne<br />
Charles, Julia Roses and Tami Bouse.<br />
7. Julie and Gus Samprese and Julia and<br />
Rick Roses.<br />
8. Ceci and Steve Watts with major donors<br />
Steve and Romy Martz.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Cornerstone School<br />
Monte Carlo Night<br />
Cornerstone Booster Club hosted its 19th annual<br />
Monte Carlo Night at the Harlyne J. Norris Pavillion.<br />
The theme was A Midwinter Night’s Dream.<br />
Parents, friends and business community members<br />
celebrated and raised funds to benefit the children<br />
of Cornerstone Elementary School. Chairwomen<br />
Gail Dardashti, Janet Feigle, Karen Yamamoto and<br />
numerous volunteers transformed The Pavilion into<br />
a winter wonderland. The entrance was sparkling.<br />
Classically trained parent volunteers set an elegant<br />
tone with live string music. Snow flurries and an<br />
open sleigh photo booth set a playful mood. The ballroom<br />
offered delicious small plates, games of chance<br />
and one-of-a-kind silent auction items. Cornerstone’s<br />
cultural immersion parent team, representing the<br />
Year of Scandinavia, dazzled the audience with a lip<br />
sync performance of Abba’s Waterloo. Principal Jeff<br />
Keeney was unrecognizable as the lead guitarist;<br />
demonstrating, once again, his unwavering support<br />
of Cornerstone. Auctioneer extraordinaire, Dennis<br />
Rizza, inspired fierce competition among friends and<br />
significantly raised bids on auction items. The event<br />
ended with a full dance floor. PTA/Parent Board President<br />
Sandra Wang declared the evening a huge success.<br />
1. Abba-like<br />
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2. Brian and<br />
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3. Deanna and Al<br />
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4. Gail Dardashti,<br />
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5. Kristin and Jeff<br />
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6. Mary Lee<br />
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7. Bidders.<br />
8. Chairwomen<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Panhellenic Alumnae<br />
South Bay Association<br />
Scholarship Luncheon<br />
Panhellenic Alumnae South Bay Association (PASBA)<br />
held its 49th annual Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday,<br />
<strong>April</strong> 2 at the lovely and newly renovated Los Verdes Golf<br />
Club. Their many guests enjoyed the extensive silent auction,<br />
raffle prizes, lunch and speaker. Their speaker for the<br />
event was Dr. Joanna Medawar Nachef, "Ambassador of<br />
Harmony". Dr. Nachef is recognized as the first woman conductor<br />
from the Middle East. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she<br />
moved to the LA area in 1976. Dr. Nachef is director of<br />
choral activities at El Camino College. She holds a Masters<br />
of Music from USC. She was an inspirational speaker.<br />
PASBA has awarded yearly scholarships to accomplished<br />
female high school students bound for colleges and universities<br />
across the country, and collegiate and graduate students<br />
who are members of National Panhellenic Conference<br />
sororities. PASBA is comprised of NPC alumnae from the<br />
South Bay.<br />
1. Guests enjoying the silent auction.<br />
2. Dr. Medawar Nachef, speaker.<br />
3. Dr. Medawar with her background information.<br />
4. The PASBA Board from left: Karen<br />
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Alpha Chi Omega,Terri Boyle, Alpha Omicron<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Marymount University’s<br />
Inaugural Event<br />
Marymount California University announced the appointment<br />
of Lucas Lamadrid, Ph.D., as the University’s<br />
seventh president. The inaugural event welcomed the<br />
new president to an audience of over 100 guests. Held at<br />
The Commons at the University’s Oceanview Campus, Dr.<br />
Lamadrid addressed the crowd with a passionate speech to<br />
university supporters.<br />
1. Chairman of the Board Burt Arnold, President<br />
of Marymount CA Univ., Lucas<br />
Lamadrid, Ph.D. and Marymount CA Univ.<br />
Trustee, Brian Marcotte.<br />
2. Business Professor Dave Tomblin and<br />
Ann Tomblin, Former Board Trustee, Webb<br />
Castor and Former Board Trustee, Harlyne<br />
Norris.<br />
3. PV Chamber Board Member James Morgan,<br />
Guest Dede Hicks and PV Chamber<br />
Board Member Mitch Harmatz.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
4. Trustee Dick Grotz, Trustee Sue Soldoff,<br />
Trustee Steve Soldoff and Trustee Arline<br />
Grotz.<br />
5. Former Board Trustees Harlyne Norris and<br />
Webb Castor.<br />
6. Guests Marylyn Klaus, Chuck Klaus, Pat<br />
Brown and Frank Brown.<br />
7. Trustees Alan Johnson and Liz Schindler<br />
Johnson.<br />
8. Guests Ariane Schauer, Ph.D. Jennifer<br />
Smith and Oscar Garcia.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Girl Day<br />
Supported by Raytheon<br />
Girl Day is a national initiative from DiscoverE, the organization that<br />
promotes the annual Engineers Week celebration. Raytheon is a<br />
supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs and so it was a natural marrying of<br />
efforts for the day. The Southern California event took place on February<br />
25 at the San Pedro Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles Harbor<br />
(BGCLAH).They had about 15 volunteers from Raytheon’s Space<br />
and Airborne Systems office in El Segundo help the 60+ middle school<br />
girls erect bridges from dry pasta noodles. Divided in teams of five or<br />
six, the girls attached lasagna and spaghetti noodles with rubber cement<br />
and duct tape. The bridges gained points for design, ability to allow a<br />
Matchbox car run across it, and the weight that could be hung from the<br />
bridge (measured in bags of rice).<br />
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PHOTOS BY PATRICK MCINTYRE<br />
1. <strong>Peninsula</strong> residents lend a hand at Raytheon SAS Girl Day Event at the Boys &<br />
Girls Clubs of L.A. Harbor’s San Pedro Club on February 25. Flexing their Girl<br />
Power, from L to R: Leticia Diaz, a Raytheon engineer; Rosa Pesenti, BGCLAH<br />
Board member; Jen Prindle, Raytheon finance planning and BGCLAH Board member;<br />
Gwen Butterfield, BGCLAH Board member; Heather Diffley, Raytheon engineer.<br />
2. Jen Prindle, a member of Raytheon’s finance planning and analysis department<br />
and a board member for the BGCLAH, helped the middle school girls use<br />
their noodles to compete in Girl Day at the Boys & Girls Clubs of L.A. Harbor’s<br />
San Pedro Club on February 25. Teaching children about STEM (science, technology,<br />
engineering, math) careers is an important initiative of Raytheon nationwide.<br />
3. Raytheon engineer Leticia Diaz, a Palos Verdes resident, was a “Club Kid”<br />
growing up in San Pedro. On February 25, she helped another generation of Boys<br />
& Girls Club of the L.A. Harbor members gain exposure to STEM education and<br />
careers in engineering. The middle school girls worked in teams to build a bridge<br />
out of pasta. Girl Day is a national initiative of Discover E, the organization responsible<br />
for spearheading Engineers Week annually. This is the second annual<br />
Girl Day celebration that Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems has hosted at the<br />
BGCLAH.<br />
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Ages 5-14<br />
summercamps<br />
uCAMPS & SCHOOLS FOR SUMMER FUN<br />
At the Home of the<br />
2015 VEX Robotics World Champions<br />
CampSurf<br />
Ongoing<br />
w Campsurf is "Los Angeles' Premier Surf School", according the LA Business Journal,<br />
offering surf instruction in Manhattan Beach for all ages and abilities. Private<br />
& Group Lessons, Surf Camps, After School Programs, Birthday Parties, Corporate<br />
Events and more are offered year round and a 1:4 instructor to surfer ratio is maintained<br />
in all lessons and camps. Surfboards and wetsuits are provided. Youth and<br />
adult volleyball classes and camps through CampVolley programs are also offered.<br />
Visit Campsurf.com to schedule your lesson, class or camp.<br />
BeachSports<br />
June 13 - Sept. 2<br />
w BeachSports was created by LA County Lifeguards to provide beach and ocean<br />
safety education to local and visiting boys and girls. Programs start at age 4 and<br />
include instruction in Surfing, Boogie Boarding, Beach Volleyball and Junior Lifeguard<br />
skills. Participants leave camp with the ability to safely and confidently enjoy<br />
the beach and ocean. With safety in mind, camps are located at these Lifeguard<br />
Tower locations: Manhattan Beach, 14th St.; Hermosa Beach, 15th St.; Redondo<br />
Beach, Ave. I; and Redondo Beach, Vista del Mar.<br />
Online registration is available at BeachSports.org.<br />
Destination Science<br />
June 13 - Aug. 26<br />
w This is a fun science day camp for curious kids ages 5 to 11. It’s designed to<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Palos Verdes Ballet<br />
Uta Graf – Apostol, director of Palos Verdes Ballet proudly presented<br />
the 36th anniversary spring production of “Les Ballets<br />
Classiques.”The performances featured the full length of “Paquita”,<br />
Act III wedding scene from “Sleeping Beauty”, “La Esmeralda”,<br />
“Giselle”, “Garland Waltz”, “Umbrella Dance” and variations from<br />
“Youth America Grand Prix(YAGP)” danced by talented and promising<br />
young dancers of Palos Verdes Ballet and many guest artists<br />
including Adonis Daukaev who is from the world renowned prestigious<br />
Mariinsky Theatre at the Palos Verdes Performing Arts Norris<br />
Theatre on Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17.<br />
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1. The talented students of Palos<br />
Verdes Ballet, age 6-16 after performing<br />
the excerpts from Les Ballets Classiques<br />
and their supportive parents.<br />
2. The students of Palos Verdes Ballet,<br />
age 11-16.<br />
3. Mare Talbot the costume designer<br />
and honorary board member of Palos<br />
Verdes Ballet.<br />
4. These scholarships are based on<br />
merit, achievement, attitude, aptitude,<br />
devotion and enthusiasm; reflecting the<br />
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contribution both women made to the<br />
work they loved so much. From left to<br />
right Sae Rom Lee - the ballet mistress<br />
Palos Verdes Ballet, Samantha Liu - recipient<br />
of <strong>2016</strong> Brigida Giancaspero<br />
Award, Ms. Uta Graf-Apostol - the Director<br />
of Palos Verdes Ballet, Kate Inoue -<br />
recipient of <strong>2016</strong> Fay Gillette Award.<br />
5. Palos Verdes Ballet students enjoying<br />
the dinner party coordinated by<br />
chairperson of ‘Les Ballets Classiques’,<br />
Sachi Koyama.<br />
summercamps<br />
uCAMPS & SCHOOLS FOR SUMMER FUN<br />
excite kids about science and build great life skills. The STEM-focused camps combine<br />
science, engineering, unique projects, teamwork, problem solving, outdoor<br />
games and many great take homes that keep kids engaged. This summer’s themes:<br />
Roller Coaster Science, Robot Challenge Science, Space Quest Science, and<br />
Super Hero Physics Science. Early Bird savings, multi-week and sibling discounts..<br />
(888) 909-2822 destinationscience.org<br />
Flight School Gymnastics<br />
June 13 - Aug. 19<br />
w Flight School Gymnastics is committed to giving children the opportunity to experience<br />
the joy and benefits of gymnastics. Programs are designed to help children<br />
develop from beginning gymnastics through competitive team. Academy and<br />
team offer a wide range of options starting with parent and me, beginning, intermediate<br />
and advanced classes. The team includes Compulsories Junior Olympic<br />
Pre-Team, Compulsories Junior Olympic levels 1-5, and Optionals Junior Olympic<br />
levels 6-10. Many team members have held numerous State, Regional, and National<br />
titles. Flight School is a place where students and team members can thrive<br />
and develop to their maximum potential. With proper coaching, motivation and<br />
encouragement each of our students and team members can reach their dreams.<br />
503 Van Ness Ave, Torrance (424) 558-8171<br />
flightschoolgymnastics.com<br />
Robotics & STEM Summer Camps at Rolling Robots<br />
June 13 - Aug 19<br />
w Join robotics & STEM camps at the home of VEX Robotics World Champions!<br />
Fun and interactive curriculum is developed by PV resident Dr. Kirkman, a parent,<br />
teacher and scientist, and his staff. It will introduce your children to Science, Technology,<br />
Engineering and Math through Robot Building and Coding, and prepare<br />
them to join an award winning competition teams. Week long camps can be<br />
joined half day or full day. Perfect for ages 5 to 14 who love robots and technology.<br />
Serving 3 locations: Palos Verdes, Glendale, West LA.<br />
Camp Signup: RollingRobots.com/summercamp<br />
700 Silver Spur Rd. #101, Rolling Hills Estates (888) 762-6808<br />
Summer Camp Guide cont. on page 50<br />
Not affiliated with Rolex USA<br />
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Bella Jacobson admires artist Sean Kennedy’s Lego buffalo and calf.<br />
Bigger than life Lego sculptures of animals and insects are attracting swarms of visitors to the South Coast Botanic Garden<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Photos by Brad Jacobson<br />
The Nature Connects Exhibit” at the South Coast Botanic Garden<br />
through May 8, features sculptures of animals and insects built from<br />
Lego blocks by artist Sean Kennedy. A giant bumblebee hangs in the<br />
courtyard near the garden’s entrance and a rabbit and a fox can be found<br />
in the Discovery Garden Promenade.<br />
Adrienne Nakashima, the Botanic Garden Foundation’s CEO, heard<br />
about Kenney’s Lego art at an educational conference. She found to her<br />
surprise, that his work had only been exhibited on the East Coast and in<br />
Midwest.<br />
She said that interest in the exhibit since it opened on February 19 has<br />
been immense. “It’s not unusual to have 1,000 folks come on a weekday<br />
and weekend visitors to the garden have increased by 50 percent,” she said.<br />
She added that many of the visitors are <strong>Peninsula</strong> residents who are visiting<br />
the Botanic Garden for the first time.<br />
Her hope, she said, is that the exhibit will encourage people to become<br />
more connected with nature and in the process “encourage people to find<br />
connection with friends and family.”<br />
The exhibit’s success has encouraged Nakashima to bring more art exhibits<br />
to the garden and also movie nights during the summer months.<br />
A closing party for the exhibit will be held Friday May 6. For more information,<br />
visit SouthCoastBotanicGarden.org PEN
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P E N I N S U L A P E O P L E | E D U C A T O R<br />
All the world’s<br />
a school<br />
Marymount California University’s<br />
newly appointed president Dr. Lucas<br />
Lamadrid prizes engagement with his<br />
students. Photo by David Fairchild<br />
Newly appointed Marymount president<br />
Dr. Lucas Lamadrid believes education<br />
is enhanced by a multinational student body<br />
In the last two years alone, he visited some 200 colleges and universities<br />
around the country — “all the way from really big systems to smaller liberal<br />
arts colleges” — to provide consulting and collect data. He found himself<br />
wanting more than to act as a mediator between businesses and schools.<br />
“There wasn’t really any contact with students,” he said. “I really missed<br />
that.”<br />
Dr. Lamadrid's presidency at Marymount California University marks<br />
his fated return to campus life, rubbing elbows with students and providing<br />
guidance to the budding adults.<br />
“Our life [back then] was in the midst of students,” Dr. Lamadrid said.<br />
“It’s helped me to focus on a key principle that many schools and certainly<br />
many larger universities have forgotten. That is, at the beginning, middle<br />
and end of higher education, it’s all about the student. If you create your<br />
managerial system and programs, keeping the student as the key end user<br />
of all your processes, then you’re going to have a special place."<br />
“When I was looking for a school to be president of, I was looking at that<br />
as the primary objective. That’s where higher education needs to continue<br />
to move toward. And MCU was perfect because it’s all about the student."<br />
Dr. Lamadrid said his top priorities are increasing enrollment and retention<br />
while building brand name recognition for the university, particularly<br />
in countries such as China. He also has a vision of establishing a strong<br />
business school rooted in entrepreneurship by forming partnerships with<br />
neighboring businesses.<br />
He also wants to establish a competitive biotech program as well as physical<br />
therapy, nursing and patient advocacy programs. And he wants to introduce<br />
technological competence into the university’s liberal arts<br />
program.<br />
His theme for his presidency is friendship, one that is rooted in love and<br />
faith to God, he said. That friendship, extending far beyond customer service,<br />
is already evident in the 10,000 hours that MCU students committed<br />
to community service this past year, he said.<br />
“I see the <strong>Peninsula</strong> as a partner and a benefit to MCU and I see MCU<br />
as a partner and benefit to everyone on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>,” he said. “I hope we<br />
can strengthen the bond of friendship between this little jewel of a Catholic<br />
university and this jewel of a community.” PEN<br />
CONCRETE - For the Drought-Conscious<br />
by Esther Kang<br />
Just a few weeks into his presidency at Marymount<br />
California University, Dr. Lucas<br />
Lamadrid found himself in a dunk tank, at the<br />
urging of his neighbors. He’s living among university<br />
students in the school’s residence halls in<br />
San Pedro until his family joins him from North<br />
Carolina.<br />
“Then on Saturday I went to a gala,” Dr.<br />
Lamadrid said with a laugh. “So those are the extremes<br />
you operate in."<br />
Marymount California University, a Catholic,<br />
four-year institution whose main campus sits<br />
atop Rancho Palos Verdes, recently enlisted Dr.<br />
Lamadrid to take the helm as its newest president.<br />
“I’m really looking forward to being a fixture<br />
on the Hill,” said the Havana-born, East Coastbred<br />
educator. “But I’ll be honest with you. If it<br />
weren’t for the setting I may not have come out<br />
here. What I love about the Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
area, besides it being tight-knit, is it wants to<br />
maintain a rural existence in the midst of a major<br />
metropolitan area. That for me is really ideal.”<br />
Dr. Lamadrid was just two years old when his<br />
parents packed a single suitcase and embarked<br />
on a journey to the United States with their two<br />
kids in tow. His father worked multiple jobs in<br />
the paper industry and moved the family around<br />
the country, from Florida to New Hampshire<br />
then to Massachusetts and Wisconsin, where Dr.<br />
Lamadrid attended high school and college.<br />
At Marquette College, a Jesuit institution in<br />
Milwaukee, he double-majored in economics and<br />
English, with the intention of pursuing business<br />
or law. During this time, he found himself becoming<br />
fascinated with theological questions. So<br />
he went on to pursue a master’s degree in theology<br />
at the University of Notre Dame, where he<br />
taught freshman writing classes and ran a residence<br />
hall of some 550 students.<br />
Inspired by his work with the students, he decided<br />
to become a college professor. He went on<br />
to earn his doctorate in religion at Duke University,<br />
where he would meet his wife Beth, a fellow<br />
doctorate student and expert on 16th century history.<br />
But upon finishing his doctorate, he found<br />
that most universities had frozen teaching jobs<br />
due to the economy. He needed a plan B.<br />
“The only thing I liked to do besides studying<br />
and teaching was running residence halls at<br />
Notre Dame,” he said. “What you’re doing is<br />
you’re creating a community that complements<br />
the learning they do in the classroom. It was a<br />
blast."<br />
His post as the associate director of resident life<br />
at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky,<br />
sparked his decades-long career working with<br />
students in higher education. “Working” is actually<br />
an understatement. He and his wife lived<br />
among them in the college dorms. Their oldest<br />
daughter Claire, now 18 and Stanford bound,<br />
spent her first years there, too. Her first birthday<br />
party was in the student lounge, complete with<br />
presents and a cake.<br />
At Bellarmine, he was soon promoted to assistant<br />
dean of students and he taught classes in the<br />
philosophy department. He would move onto to<br />
become dean of students at St. Vincent College<br />
in Pennsylvania and then vice president of enrollment<br />
and student affairs at Belmont Abbey College<br />
in North Carolina. Then he entered the<br />
private sector as a senior executive of a company<br />
that recruits international students, mostly from<br />
China but also from Brazil, Mexico, South Korea<br />
and Vietnam.<br />
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P E N I N S U L A P E O P L E | P R E P S P O R T S<br />
On the<br />
right<br />
track<br />
Palos Verdes’<br />
Jacquelyn Smith<br />
helps team set the fastest<br />
time in the nation in the<br />
4x800 relay<br />
by Randy Angel<br />
Growing up in Palos Verdes Estates, Jacquelyn Smith came<br />
to appreciate the some of the most spectacular cliffs,<br />
beaches and seascapes that Southern California has to<br />
offer.<br />
She also took advantage of the hills on the <strong>Peninsula</strong> to become<br />
one of the top distance runners in the state.<br />
Last fall, Smith led her Palos Verdes High School team to a thirdplace<br />
finish in Division 3 at the CIF State cross country meet, while<br />
placing third individually.<br />
During the season, the senior became the school’s first female runner<br />
to break the 19-minute mark on the demanding Sea King’s home course,<br />
overpowering two steep hills known to runners as Misery and Agony.<br />
“I’m so blessed to live in Palos Verdes,” Smith said. “The views are amazing<br />
and training on the hills has made other courses much easier to deal<br />
with.”<br />
Smith’s next goal is to improve on her Spring 2015 accomplishments,<br />
when she captured Bay League titles in the 800 and 1,600, won the CIF-<br />
Southern Section Division 3 championship in the 1,600 finishing in 4:54.03<br />
and placing fourth in the 1,600 at the CIF State Track and Field meet, where<br />
she set a personal best of 4:48.33.<br />
Although her focus has switched to the flat track, Smith still uses the hills<br />
to train.<br />
“We have a regimen that is similar to a cross country workout,” Smith<br />
said. “We have long runs on Saturdays, when I usually run 12 to 13 miles.”<br />
Smith has also played a vital role for Palos Verdes’ girls 4x400, 4x800 and<br />
distance medley relay teams. At the Mt SAC Relays on <strong>April</strong> 15, Smith ran<br />
the second leg of the 4x800, joining teammates Grace Catena, Morgan Irish<br />
and Camille Hines in turning in the fastest time in the nation with a mark<br />
of 9:08.18, surpassing the previous record by three seconds.<br />
Jacquelyn Smith (right) and Great Oak’s Sydney Belus battle for position in the<br />
girls 1,600 meter race at the 2015 CIF-SS Masters Meet. Photo by Ray Vidal<br />
The Sea Kings also won the 4x400 (3:55.37) for the 14th best time in the<br />
state.<br />
“It was super exciting to set the nation’s fastest time,” Smith said. “Passing<br />
the baton has not been one of our strong suits but we’ve been working<br />
hard with extremely intense training.”<br />
At the Arcadia Invitational on <strong>April</strong> 8, Smith ran the final leg on Palos<br />
Verdes’ distance medley relay (1,200-400-800-1,600 meters) and finished<br />
second. The time of 121:52.45 by Hines, Jessica Lazo, Irish and Smith qualified<br />
the team for the Penn Relays where they competed last Thursday.<br />
The trip to the Quaker State was not the first for Smith, who will be taking<br />
her running talents to Villanova University, outside of Philadelphia, in<br />
the fall.<br />
While she is looking forward to her college career, Smith has a few goals<br />
left on her high school bucket list.<br />
“Winning team championships in the CIF and State meets would mean<br />
a lot to me,’ Smith said. “Personally, I’d like to win CIF in the 800 and 1,600<br />
and qualify for State, but I’m really trying to break my personal record in<br />
the mile.”<br />
Brian Shapiro, Smith’s cross country and distance coach, feels the experience<br />
gained in last year’s postseason will benefit Smith.<br />
“Jacquelyn has a great chance to find her way on to the podium at the<br />
CIF and State meets,” Shapiro said. “She is the defending champion in the<br />
mile and currently has the best mile time in CIF (4:52) by over eight seconds.<br />
There are some very strong girls in the Southern Section and in the<br />
state, but as the No. 3 returner in the state in the mile, I think she has a<br />
great chance to find her way to back to the state meet podium and possibly<br />
win.”<br />
As her senior year winds down, it would be easy for Smith to choose a<br />
victory as her most memorable moment but it was a choice made off the<br />
track that changed the course of her prep career.<br />
“My decision to transfer to Palos Verdes from Marymount after my junior<br />
year was a big part of my life,” Smith said. “We have an amazing coaching<br />
staff. They’re always positive and supportive.”<br />
Smith, who has spent her life as a Palos Verdes resident, found that travel<br />
time to the Marymount campus in Los Angeles – in addition to athletic<br />
practices and academic work – was too much of a strain. Prior to high<br />
school, she had attended the PV Running Camp, where she made a lot of<br />
friends.<br />
Already having so many acquaintances, Smith was aided by PV seniors<br />
and running stars Cassidy Webber and Anna Pruter in helping make the<br />
transition to a new school that much easier.<br />
Shapiro believes there have been many keys to Smith’s success, stemming<br />
largely from her making the best of her natural abilities.<br />
“Jacquelyn has some physical capabilities that other runners don’t have<br />
but she also trains at a high level to fully develop her talent,” Shapiro said.<br />
“Jacquelyn trains hard each day and has done well to stay healthy and benefit<br />
from her training, free of interruptions due to injuries and illness. She<br />
also has a great support system around her. Her family has been very supportive<br />
of her athletic career and her teammates challenge her and push<br />
her in practice and competition each day.”<br />
Smith said she tries not to overwork herself and gets plenty of sleep but<br />
does not have a special diet, burning off calories through her excessive<br />
training. She does cut down on sweets, particularly before a race.<br />
“I eat as much as I want,” Smith added. “When I’m out eating with<br />
friends, it’s not uncommon for me to ask if they are going to finish what’s<br />
on their plate.”<br />
Smith’s training regimen is not limited to running. She works out on elliptical<br />
machines, stationary bikes and lifts weights. She also enjoys spending<br />
time in the pool.<br />
“Swimming provides good cross training,” Smith said. “It is low impact<br />
while working so many muscle groups.”<br />
Smith has athletic genes in her family, starting with her father Michael,<br />
who enjoys every sport and can still be found playing basketball with<br />
friends on weekends.<br />
Mother Alex also runs and older brother Colby, a sophomore at Villanova,<br />
played lacrosse. Younger brother Landon is a freshman at Palos<br />
Verdes High School and plays football and lacrosse.<br />
”My dad was the person who got me into running,” Smith said. “I had<br />
played soccer and basketball growing up but wasn’t passionate about either<br />
sport. My dad suggested I try running. I didn’t care much for it at first but<br />
came to love the sport. He taught me to ‘Live in the moment.’”<br />
Smith also credits Shapiro and coach Jeff Atkinson for her success and<br />
being offered an athletic scholarship.<br />
“They always believed in me,” Smith said. “Both have positive attitudes<br />
and push me to reach my full potential.”<br />
Many colleges showed interest in Smith, including UC Berkeley, USC,<br />
Wake Forest and SMU but Villanova was her final choice.<br />
“I knew Villanova had a strong running program,” Smith said. “I had visited<br />
the school before and loved the campus and people there. Plus, they<br />
just won the NCAA men’s basketball championship so it will be fun to root<br />
for a winner.”<br />
“Jacquelyn is a talented distance runner with a high racing IQ,” Villanova<br />
coach Gina Procaccio stated on the team’s website. “She has the potential<br />
to contribute to both the cross country and track and field teams.”<br />
Smith has a weighted GPA of 4.1 and has been accepted into the Liberal<br />
Arts school at Villanova, where she plans to study psychology or communications.<br />
While she does not have much free time, Smith enjoys going to the beach<br />
with her friends and, as a member of the Palos Verdes Beach Club, swimming<br />
and having dinner with other members.<br />
She has also been involved with the National Charity League (NCL) since<br />
7th grade. The non-profit organization helps foster mother-daughter relationships<br />
through community service, leadership development and cultural<br />
experiences.<br />
“We recently had our graduation, which was very exciting,” Smith said.<br />
“I have become super close with the girls.”<br />
Shapiro, who also serves as the athletic director at Palos Verdes High<br />
School, believes Smith’s contributions will be felt for years after she heads<br />
back east.<br />
“It is rare pleasure to have athletes of Jacquelyn’s caliber pass through<br />
the halls of a high school,” Shapiro said. “A star athlete can have a long<br />
lasting impact. Often we will see a surge in interest in a sport in the four<br />
years following the graduation of a star athlete. Young boys and girls in the<br />
community read and hear about the exploits of our athletes, who become<br />
role models for the next generation of high school athletes.” PEN<br />
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The library’s neoclassical style coffered ceiling is inspired by the ceiling at the Biltmore<br />
Hotel in Los Angeles and all hand-painted by owner Georgene McKim. The old world<br />
style library has a rolling ladder for the avid bibliophile and a secret, hidden door connecting<br />
the library to the bar.<br />
The dining room has an intricate hand-gilded and stenciled coffer ceiling, originally<br />
molded for Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. The pendant lights were handmade using plastic<br />
soda bottles and napkin rings and are suspended by a cord and finished off with a<br />
ceremonial tassel.<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
A1940s cinderblock style beach house stood for nearly a half century<br />
on Rancho Palos Verdes’ Lunada Pointe. The property occupied one<br />
of the 16,000 acres formerly owned by the community’s founders,<br />
the Vanderlip family, and its last use was as the familial home of the esteemed<br />
Ernest V. and Marguerite<br />
Berry. According to local lore, the<br />
Berry residence had undergone a<br />
multitude of additions resulting in it<br />
taking on a long “boomerang”<br />
shaped design.<br />
In 1991, Georgene McKim and<br />
Jim LaBarba purchased the property<br />
and spent the next six years constructing<br />
a home with over 12,000<br />
square feet of living space, replete<br />
with 1,000 rose bushes, 300 merlot<br />
grape plantings and a 180 degree<br />
panoramic ocean view. The home<br />
was built to house hundreds of art<br />
objects and paintings, its architecture<br />
itself an assemblege of sorts,<br />
with myriad details — from a lush<br />
allegorical ceiling mural in its great<br />
room to its ornate Chimera stair railings<br />
— meant to mirror the work of<br />
architects, artists, and sculptors the<br />
couples saw during their extensive<br />
travels.<br />
“We worked our butts off for 30<br />
years in the garment industry,” La<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Palladian<br />
Villa LaBarba, a Palladian style home completed in 1997, was designed by architect George Shaw and owners Jim LaBarba and Georgene McKim. The villa has over 12,000 sq. ft.<br />
feet of living space, over two dozen French doors, four wood burning fireplaces, and a panoramic ocean view. Photos by Adrian Van Anz<br />
Villa LaBarba’s expansive ocean view amidst a manicured paradise of palms. The custom<br />
water course adds a melodic sound that invites al fresco dining and other entertaining<br />
options.<br />
Barba said. “We decided we were going to travel. These are all the things<br />
we have collected over our life’s journey.”<br />
Many of these features were painstakingly built into the house, such as<br />
the three dimensional ornamental fish created in custom molds and affixed<br />
with other adornments to the interior doors.<br />
This is just the beginning of what<br />
is striking upon entering this 5 bedroom<br />
and 10 bathroom villa, with<br />
expansive oak and travertine flooring<br />
laid throughout by craftsmen<br />
and designed in the a style favored<br />
in homes the couple saw in their<br />
travels to the Bordeaux region of<br />
France.<br />
The home was completed in 1997,<br />
its design reminiscent of the Palladian<br />
style of architecture not often<br />
seen on the the <strong>Peninsula</strong>. The Palladian<br />
style is a tribute to the prominent<br />
Venetian Renaissance architect,<br />
Andrea Palladio, and is based upon<br />
the symmetry of the classical temple<br />
architecture and the values of the<br />
ancient Greeks and Romans. The<br />
sheer perfection of light emanating<br />
from the center stage living room<br />
skylight is no accident, McKim said,<br />
but orchestrated in true Palladian<br />
style, maximizing symmetry with<br />
light. The famed Monticello home of<br />
Thomas Jefferson is said to have also<br />
been of the Palladian style.<br />
It was Jefferson who once said,<br />
“Architecture is my delight, and<br />
putting up and pulling down, one<br />
of my favorite amusements,” sentiments<br />
shared by Villa LaBarba’s<br />
owners. The home was designed<br />
by architect George Shaw, who executed<br />
McKim and LaBarba’s vision.<br />
Their travels inform every<br />
detail of the house, a living study<br />
of classical architecture combined<br />
with English Manor appurtenances.<br />
This approach is most<br />
clearly illustrated in the kitchen<br />
where there is a mezzanine butler’s<br />
pantry/plate room above the<br />
kitchen that is open and viewable,<br />
a basement wine cellar below, and<br />
all three levels connected by a<br />
dumb waiter. McKim said the idea<br />
came from the couple’s tours of<br />
manor houses.<br />
“We would find architecture<br />
such as this, where they had whole<br />
rooms dedicated to china and sterling<br />
storage,” she said.<br />
The stately Villa sits on Palos<br />
Verdes Drive West. Its frontage<br />
consists of mature landscaping, a<br />
wrought iron car gate and a circular<br />
driveway flanked by two ancient<br />
olive trees that were<br />
preserved from the original site.<br />
This is a significant feature, as the<br />
olive tree motif is artfully carried<br />
through in the intricate floor mosaics<br />
inside the home.<br />
Just past the entry landing are<br />
rows of columns along hallways<br />
that lead to the living room, or<br />
great room (the capitals on these<br />
columns, McKim noted, are intricately<br />
detailed in the Scamozzi-<br />
Corinthian hybrid style developed<br />
by Italian architect Vincent<br />
Scamozzi, whose work the couple<br />
admired on their travels).<br />
Further inside the home’s great<br />
room is a Mercury/Medusa medallion<br />
floor mosaic comprised of over<br />
15,000 individual pieces of stone.<br />
This great room looks up to a mezzanine<br />
of upper balconies and a<br />
soaring ceiling almost evangelical in<br />
proportion. Situated above all this<br />
are ceiling murals epitomizing the<br />
famous Allegory of Winds, a sensory<br />
fervor of color and dynamic<br />
energy. One can see “Baby Wind,”<br />
The proportions of this grand great room recall the Ringling Mansion Ca’D’Zan in<br />
Sarasota, Florida. The Chimera pierced balcony railings were custom made for the<br />
Villa — the“Chimera,” from Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster with a<br />
lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail. From this vantage point, one can also<br />
view the “Allegory of Winds” ceiling fresco and the Mercury/Medusa floor mosaic.<br />
“Juvenile Wind,” “Adult Wind” and<br />
humorously, “The Dirty Old Man<br />
Wind,” all personified in a timeless<br />
Tiepolo representation.<br />
McKim explains that the design<br />
of the great room was inspired by<br />
the Ringling Mansion in the<br />
Ca’D’Zan of Sarasota, Florida, built<br />
by the family of the renowned Ringling<br />
Brothers Barnum and Bailey<br />
Circus.<br />
Though art abounds at Villa<br />
LaBarba, there is also a practicality<br />
that pervades all facets of the<br />
home. An example is the villa’s<br />
doors and windows. LaBarba said<br />
that on a visit to the Biltmore Hotel<br />
in Santa Barbara, the couple took<br />
notes of its doors.<br />
“Their doors didn’t stick, or<br />
show signs of weather,” he said.<br />
This is a common problem on<br />
the <strong>Peninsula</strong>, where wood framed<br />
doors and windows often warp<br />
due to the ocean air and require<br />
continual maintenance. Villa<br />
LaBarba features black, steelframed<br />
French doors and windows<br />
made by Hope’s, the same manufacturer<br />
that constructed the doors<br />
and windows at the Biltmore. This<br />
also gives the home an additional<br />
level of security, durability and<br />
soundproofing, due to the heavier<br />
construction and weighted glass.<br />
Off the great room is a cozy library<br />
and a grand dining room. A<br />
collaboration, and friendship, with<br />
Paul Dreibelbis of Moonlight<br />
Molds led to the installation of two<br />
magnificent coffered ceilings that<br />
grace these two rooms. The library’s<br />
neoclassical molded ceilings<br />
are the same as those inside<br />
the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel,<br />
while the ceiling in the dining<br />
room is gilded and stenciled to em-<br />
Palladian cont. on page 42<br />
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This old world basement<br />
cellar has three major<br />
wine growing regions<br />
masterfully depicted on<br />
the hand painted mural.<br />
The brightly colored wine<br />
lighting was created by<br />
William Swatsek, who<br />
used real wine bottles for<br />
the actual glass. The owners<br />
have their wine<br />
medals displayed here<br />
and make their own wine<br />
from the Merlot grapes<br />
grown on their property.<br />
Palladian cont. from page 41<br />
ulate Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Dreibelbis<br />
worked on both Ceasar’s and the Biltmore and<br />
was able to methodically replicate these fine<br />
works inside the Villa LaBarba.<br />
The home’s dramatic, cliffside perch has long<br />
been used for photography.<br />
“It’s been a chameleon for over 60 years, taking<br />
on many personae for film and still photographers,”<br />
McKim said.<br />
The current house has been featured on the reality<br />
TV show “Millionaire’s Bachelor Mansion,”<br />
“The Mentalist” and “The Medium” (on which<br />
Villa LaBarbra was home to a murder scene<br />
showing a pool of cinematic blood). The house<br />
has also been featured in commercials and print<br />
ads for Ralph Lauren, Toyota and Faconable.<br />
Maria Sharapova was recently photographed at<br />
the home for Russian Vogue.<br />
It’s not hard to see why the Villa LaBarba<br />
draws such attention. With its grand oceanic setting<br />
and intricate, endlessly thoughtful design,<br />
the heart of this home slowly reveals itself, much<br />
like the secret, hidden door that connects its library<br />
to the bar. Villa LaBarba is steeped in the<br />
history of architecture but built very much as a<br />
celebration of the owners’ lives. PEN<br />
The Villa LaBarba’s kitchen is<br />
designed in the English Manor<br />
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pantry/plate room and a basement<br />
wine cellar connected by a<br />
dumb waiter. There’s a woodburning<br />
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and two warming ovens<br />
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has been the heart of a myriad<br />
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Defense minded investing<br />
Invest with a similar mindset to that of a strong amateur tennis player<br />
-– defensively<br />
by Stuart Chaussee<br />
Defensive-minded investing is an approach that focuses on risk first.<br />
Return is secondary. If you are simply an offensive-minded investor<br />
looking to hit home runs, it’s possible that in certain market conditions<br />
your portfolio may not survive.<br />
If your investment objective is both preservation of capital and moderate<br />
growth, there is a need to constantly weigh both objectives. Let’s face it,<br />
they are opposites – you cannot have growth while only preserving capital<br />
(assuming no risk whatsoever), so there has to be a balance.<br />
An excellent sports metaphor to help better understand the approach<br />
taken by a defensive-minded investment manager was presented by<br />
Charles Ellis in an article published in 1975 in The Financial Analysts Journal.<br />
Ellis referred to work done by TRW founder Dr. Simon Ramo, comparing<br />
professional and amateur tennis players in Extraordinary Tennis for<br />
the Ordinary Player. Ramo referred to professional tennis as a “winner’s”<br />
game and amateur tennis as a “loser’s” game.<br />
The professional tennis player wins by hitting shots his or her opponent<br />
can’t return. The player who hits the most “winners” will be victorious.<br />
The opposite is true in amateur tennis. If you watch a typical match at the<br />
Palos Verdes Tennis Club you’ll notice that because most of us lack the<br />
skills necessary to hit winners, the amateur who can simply minimize or<br />
control his or her “losers” will be victorious. By focusing on defense and<br />
not losing the point, the defensive-minded amateur will typically beat most<br />
players – wear them down and basically let them beat themselves.<br />
Ellis applied Dr. Ramo’s ideas to investing and showed that an investor’s<br />
focus should be to not necessarily go for winners (like the adroit profes-<br />
TRW co founder<br />
Dr. Simon Ramo’s<br />
advice on<br />
defensive tennis<br />
also applies<br />
to investing.<br />
sional tennis player), rather, to try to avoid losers (like the steady amateur<br />
tennis player). This defensive approach is much more likely to allow you<br />
to be successful investing in all market conditions – bull and bear markets.<br />
Bottom line, there is much we cannot control when investing, but we can<br />
maintain a focus on defense to minimize risk.<br />
If one pays attention to risk, with the goal of not losing money first (return<br />
is secondary), it is quite possible to keep portfolio performance close<br />
to the market (i.e. Dow Jones Industrial Average) in good times and hopefully<br />
perform better (lose nothing or much less than the averages) when<br />
markets are in a prolonged decline (bear market). My experience has<br />
shown that the vast majority of investment managers lag the indices during<br />
strong bull markets and those who adhere to defensive-minded strategies<br />
may trail the indices by even more. But, managers who focus on risk control,<br />
particularly when stock valuations become extreme, will be rewarded<br />
with better overall performance.<br />
So, what type of investor are you? Are you offensive-minded with an aggressive<br />
approach, hoping to hit a homerun? Or, are you defensive-minded<br />
with the goal of limiting losses and controlling risk? Are you content hitting<br />
singles and doubles?<br />
True, the investor who is only focused on defense and takes almost no<br />
risk will earn minimal returns.<br />
Those returns in our current lowyield<br />
environment will certainly<br />
not even allow you to keep pace<br />
with inflation. So, there has to be<br />
a balance between trying to preserve<br />
wealth, but also showing<br />
moderate growth. You must have<br />
some offense in your portfolio to<br />
achieve growth, but it must be intelligently<br />
applied.<br />
In my opinion, a defensive approach<br />
to investing makes sense<br />
for all investors and most certainly<br />
for retirees or those nearing retirement.<br />
If you try to control risk and<br />
avoid terrible bear market losses,<br />
you’ll have fewer sleepless nights<br />
and your returns can still be consistent<br />
enough to allow you to be<br />
financially comfortable throughout<br />
retirement. Yes, you may miss out<br />
on some excitement near the end<br />
of a bull market when valuations<br />
are extreme, yet making money<br />
seems so easy (bubble territory).<br />
But if you aim to invest defensively<br />
and minimize drawdowns, you<br />
stand a good chance of achieving<br />
your investment goals.<br />
Under no circumstances does<br />
the information in this column represent<br />
investment advice or a recommendation<br />
to buy or sell<br />
securities. PEN<br />
Stuart Chaussee is a<br />
Palos Verdes-based, fee-only<br />
registered investment advisor. He<br />
is the author of three financial<br />
books, including the awardwinning<br />
“Advanced Portfolio<br />
Management; Strategies for the<br />
Affluent.”<br />
He is a former contributing writer<br />
for TheStreet.com. Chaussee welcomes<br />
your feedback and can<br />
be reached through<br />
www.preservingwealth.com<br />
or e-mail him directly at<br />
stuartchaussee@msn.com<br />
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w Rolling Hills Estates has several summer programs available for all ages from<br />
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w PSPA Summer classes begin June 20 and include an array of dance camps to<br />
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is $110 per person; tickets are limited. Checks should be made payable to<br />
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about the event, call the Volunteer Center at 310-212-5009 and ask<br />
for William Welch. Funds from this event will support Operation Teddy Bear<br />
and other programs of the Volunteer Center.<br />
Monday, May 2<br />
Vistas for Children Golf Tournament<br />
The 14th Annual Vistas for Children Golf Tournament will take place at the<br />
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Wednesday, May 4<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Seniors Lecture Series<br />
Dr. Lew Holzman will make a presentation about The Unification of Japan in<br />
the 16th Century. This lecture will explain the battles and negotiations that<br />
unified the many domains in 16th century Japan. Dr. Holzman is a retired orthopedic<br />
surgeon and a docent at the Gene Autry Museum. 10:30 a.m. at<br />
Hesse Park, Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Friday, May 6<br />
Classical Crossroads Concert<br />
Presents duo pianists Izumi Kashiwalwagi and Rose Chen. Complimentary reception<br />
follows. Free admission, donations appreciated. 2:15 p.m. First<br />
Lutheran Church and School, 2900 W. Carson Street, Torrance. Park in the<br />
Church lot or on the surface streets in the surrounding neighborhood .<br />
Fiddler on the Roof – Relive the Tradition<br />
Final weekend of performances of the musical masterpiece, “Fiddler on the<br />
Roof” at the Norris Theatre, May 6 – 8. Produced by the Palos Verdes Performing<br />
Arts Center, the production features a live orchestra and stellar cast<br />
of 25 professional actors. The musical, which won nine Tony Awards in its<br />
Broadway debut, weaves together a portrait of family, community and life’s<br />
unexpected miracles, large and small. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and<br />
Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Ticket prices $48-$58,<br />
with $10 off for children ages 12 and under. 27570 Norris Center Drive,<br />
Rolling Hills Estates. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (310)<br />
544-0403 or go to www.palosverdesperformingarts.com.<br />
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opens in the Main and Walker galleries of the Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504<br />
West Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes CA. The exhibit will run through<br />
May 29. Public reception from 4-6 p.m. tonight.<br />
Saturday. May 7<br />
Signatures Fashion Show and Luncheon<br />
Luncheon, runway show of wearable art and boutique,12:30 p.m. in the<br />
Atrium of Palos Verdes Art Center, $40.Purchase tickets on-line: www.artistsstudio-pvac.com,<br />
by phone: 424-206-9902, in person: The Artists' Studio at<br />
PVAC.<br />
South Bay Epiphyllum show and sale<br />
9 a.m. - 4 p.m..South Coast Botanic Garden and Arboretum, 26300 Crenshaw<br />
Blvd, Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. For further information 310- 544-1948.<br />
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Sunday, May 8<br />
South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society<br />
"Exceptional Succulent Plants in South African Habitat" by Jeremy Spath. 1:30<br />
p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> 90274. For more information visit southcoastcss.org.<br />
Second Sunday at Two<br />
Presents Violinist Linda Wang and Pianist Robert Thies at 2 p.m. at Rolling Hills<br />
United Methodist Church, 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates. Free<br />
Admission.Donations appreciated with 100% for artists. For more information<br />
call 310-316-5574.<br />
Mother’s Day Concert<br />
The Palos Verdes Symphonic Band will present its annual Mother’s Day Concert,<br />
A Mother’s Day Tribute to Maestro Richard Schwalbe, conducted by acting<br />
director Christine Hayes and guest conductor Randy Schwalbe, the son of<br />
Maestro Schwalbe, who was the band’s music director from 1973 to 2005.<br />
The band will play a number of Maestro Schwalbe’s favorites. 5 p.m. The concert<br />
will be held in the Frances Young Hall at the South Coast Botanic Garden,<br />
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, in the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. Tickets are $10<br />
each for adults, with free admission for children 12 years of age and under,<br />
and are available in the Botanic Garden courtyard just prior to concert time.<br />
For more information, call 310-792-8286 or visit www.pvsband.org.<br />
Monday, May 9<br />
Palos Verdes Gem and Mineral Society<br />
Ever wonder where all the shiny metal that surrounds you comes from? Then<br />
you won't want to miss "Metallic Minerals-where to find them" presented by<br />
Jim Hathaway. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge to the public. Meet<br />
and Greet at 6:30 pm. Program at 7 p.m. Community Room of Palos Verdes<br />
Main Library, 701 Deep Valley Dr., RHE. Park on roof as program goes past<br />
the closing hours of the library. Call 310-373-2696 for more information.<br />
Tuesday,May 10<br />
Dawn Unity<br />
The Dawn Unity Group’s Interfaith Discovery Series will conclude its 15th season<br />
with “Respect for Other Traditions.” The panel will discuss how religions<br />
address interfaith relations at the congregation and higher levels as well as examine<br />
the effects on core beliefs and teachings both past and present. Panel<br />
consists of Rev. Jonathan Chute, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church; President<br />
Mike Gazdik of the host congregation; Rev. Reinhard Krauss, UCLA, and Fr.<br />
Thomas Rausch S.J., Loyola Marymount University. Bob Rothman will be the<br />
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moderator. The ninety minute event is free to all and will conclude with cookies<br />
and a chance to socialize, so join them and bring a friend. 7:30 p.m. at the<br />
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5845 Crestridge Rd, RPV.<br />
Wednesday May 11<br />
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Club. Guest speaker will be Bill Ailor from the PV Land Conservancy. Cost of<br />
the luncheon is $32. For reservations call Beverly Teresinski at 310-378-1349.<br />
Thursday, May 12<br />
Legally Blonde: The Musical - Auditions<br />
The Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory will hold open auditions on<br />
May 12-13 for a student production of the Broadway musical comedy “Legally<br />
Blonde.” Students ages 12-18 may audition either date, and should come prepared<br />
to sing and dance. Performance dates for the production are weekends,<br />
July 15-24, at the Norris Theatre, and rehearsals begin June 10. This is<br />
a tuition-based program, and scholarships are available based on financial<br />
need. Auditions are held at the Conservatory Studios at 27525 Norris Center<br />
Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. For more information, call (310) 544-0403, ext.<br />
303, or visit www.norriscenter.com/education/auditions.<br />
Friday, May 13<br />
Stories of Africa<br />
For all ages. Steve Blinder will present a short film documenting his experiences<br />
in Africa as well as speak about travel, photography and animals. His photographic<br />
travels have taken him to 6 continents. Steve was the winner of the<br />
2015 PVLD “Art in Our Library” Popular Vote category and his work can be<br />
seen throughout the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library. 4 p.m. <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library<br />
Community Room, 701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates. Questions? Please<br />
contact Ketzie Diaz at kdiaz@pvld.org or 310-377-9584 ext. 230.<br />
Concert<br />
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church is excited to announce the upcoming<br />
concert of Metropolitan Opera tenor, Aaron Blake, a Palos Verdes native.<br />
Lauded as “a vocal powerhouse” by<br />
the Los Angeles Times, Blake has<br />
performed major roles at leading<br />
opera houses all over the United<br />
States and Europe. The concert is<br />
free and donations are appreciated.<br />
7:30 p.m. The church is located at<br />
26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills<br />
Estates. For further information, call<br />
310-377-6771.<br />
Saturday, May 14<br />
South Coast Rose Society<br />
See why roses are the “Queen of<br />
Flowers” and clematis the “Queen<br />
of Vines” at the South Coast Rose Society<br />
show. All rose and clematis enthusiasts<br />
are encouraged to enter<br />
their blooms in the community show.<br />
Entries are accepted between 7 and<br />
10 a.m. Come early with show flowers;<br />
the Rose Society will provide<br />
vases for all blooms. Flower<br />
arrangements should be in personal<br />
vases. Hours for the public are 10<br />
a.m. to 4 pm. South Coast Botanic<br />
Garden, 23600 Crenshaw Boulevard,<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. For<br />
more information, see them on Facebook.<br />
Springtime Splendor<br />
The Palos Verdes Woman's Club will<br />
have its 60th Annual Garden Tour<br />
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from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beautiful <strong>Peninsula</strong> gardens will be featured and a<br />
catered box lunch at Hesse Park. Tickets are $40 presale, $45 day of. All proceeds<br />
go to scholarships and area charities. Tickets with directions to the homes<br />
will be mailed when you send a business-sized, self- addressed, stamped envelope<br />
with your check to P.V.W.C., P.O. Box 851, Palos Verdes Estates<br />
90274. Tickets are also available at Corners of the World in Malaga Cove<br />
Plaza, Nantucket Crossing on Silver Spur Road and the Kiosk at 1799 S.<br />
Catalina. For further information, 310-541-1237.<br />
Guided Nature Walk<br />
View a premier example of the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy’s<br />
restoration of coastal sage scrub habitat on a guided nature walk of the White<br />
Point Nature Preserve. Stop at a former gun emplacement to learn military history<br />
of the area. This is a moderate walk. Free and open to the public. 3 p.m.<br />
Take Western Ave. to the ocean and turn left onto Paseo del Mar. Drive ½<br />
mile and park in lot. For more information, contact (310) 541-7613 ext. 201<br />
or sign up at www.pvplc.org/_events/NatureWalkRSVP.asp.<br />
Sunday, May 15<br />
Photographing Nature<br />
Learn new skills for the perfect shot with professional help from Paul’s Photo.<br />
$30 per person. 9 – 11 a.m. White Point Nature Education Center, 1600 W<br />
Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro, 90731. For more information and to RSVP, visit<br />
www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Grand Salon<br />
The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic presents an evening of<br />
world class music at the Grand Salon, at a spectacular Palos Verdes oceanfront<br />
estate. This year's event will feature a performance by two outstanding Los<br />
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Angeles Philharmonic musicians: Catherine Ransom Karoly, Associate Principal<br />
Flute and Joanne Pearce Martin, Keyboardist. As guests arrive, they will be<br />
greeted by classical music performed by extraordinary young musicians from<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> schools. Prior to the concert, guests will sample fine wine and an<br />
array of gourmet tastings from notable South Bay restaurants. A silent auction<br />
will benefit youth music education programs in the South Bay. 5 to 8 p.m. The<br />
ticket price is $175 per person. For further information call 310- 544-1885<br />
or email pclaphil@gmail.com.<br />
Symphonic Winds<br />
The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphonic Winds and Music Director Richard Babcock will present<br />
their 20th Anniversary concert featuring band favorites including Godzilla<br />
Eats Las Vegas!, where the brass section is at its frightening best, Selections<br />
from Les Miserables, and When the Saints Go Marching In. The band will also<br />
premiere Game Show by local composer Thomas Kahelin, which was commissioned<br />
to commemorate the special occasion. 3 p.m. The concert will be<br />
held at the Rolling Hills Covenant Church Community Center, 735 Silver Spur<br />
Road, Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets are $10 at the door or on-line at<br />
www.pswinds.org; children under 12 are free with adult.The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphonic<br />
Winds is a 50-member community band established in 1996 that gives<br />
four to five concerts per year. The band rehearses on Wednesday evenings at<br />
Harbor College, offering local musicians the opportunity to maintain and improve<br />
their musical skills. Community members who play a band instrument<br />
are welcome to join. See their web page, www.pswinds.org, for more information<br />
or contact Bill Ailor 310-200-5482.<br />
Thursday May 19<br />
Rose Society meeting<br />
South Coast Rose Society will hold its May meeting at South Coast Botanic<br />
Chamber Orchestra<br />
of South Bay<br />
After Concert Reception<br />
The Chamber Orchestra of South Bay<br />
held their final concert of the 2015-16<br />
concert season on <strong>April</strong> 9 at the Palos Verdes<br />
Performing Art Center. The evening’s guest<br />
featured soloist was Narek<br />
Hakhnazaryan,cello who performed two<br />
compositions by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. He<br />
was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011<br />
XIV International Tchaikovsky competition,<br />
the most prestigious prize given to a<br />
cellist.As first Prize winner in the 2008<br />
Young Concert Artists International Auditions.<br />
Narek debuted in the Young Concert<br />
Artists Series in New York at Carnegie’s<br />
Zankel Hall, and at the Kennedy Center in<br />
Washington DC. Narek was born in 1988 in<br />
Yerevan, Armenia into a family of musicians:<br />
his father is a violinist and his mother<br />
is a pianist. At the age of 12 he began studies<br />
a the Moscow Conservatory with Alexey Seleznyov<br />
and went on to work with Laurence<br />
Lesser at the New England Conservatory of<br />
Music in Boston A gala reception followed<br />
the concert at the Norris.<br />
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Music Director Frances Striner and COSB President<br />
of the Board, Peter Barrett.<br />
2. Board member Marty Gamble, solist Narek<br />
Hakhanazaryan and board president Peter Barrett.<br />
3. COSB Assistant Conductor Hector Salazar with<br />
guest artist Narek Hakhanazaryan.<br />
4. Jerry Sorkin, a member of the COSB Board of<br />
Directors and Zorica Sorkin with Narek.<br />
5. Dorothy and Allen Lay and guest artist Narek<br />
Hakhanazaryan.<br />
6. Chuck Klaus who gives the pre-concert preview<br />
talks and Marylyn Klaus.<br />
7. Nancy and Bob Miller, President Emeritus.<br />
8. Dr, and Mrs. Jerome Unitan.<br />
9. Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster Miwako<br />
Watanabe (center) with musicians.<br />
10. David and Ann Buxton and David and Lois<br />
McFarland.<br />
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Garden. Ric Dykzeul, well-known and respected local<br />
landscape designer who specializes in California native<br />
plants, will discuss the use of perennials as border plantings.<br />
He’ll also talk about perennials growing with roses<br />
for height and texture enhancement and shrubs grown<br />
with roses that can be used for cut foliage. 7 p.m. 26300<br />
Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. For further<br />
information, please see them on Facebook.<br />
Saturday, May 21<br />
Big Volunteer Day<br />
Join the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy and their partner<br />
organizations at White Point Nature Preserve as they work<br />
hard in the native demonstration garden to restore wildlife<br />
habitat and create a place for the community to enjoy! 9<br />
a.m. Sign up at: www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Palos Verdes Library District<br />
Classical Hindustani music with Suman Laha and Friends<br />
at 3 p.m.: <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library Community Room. Join<br />
them for an afternoon of classical Hindustandi music,<br />
which is the North Indian style of Indian classical music.<br />
The featured performers are Arup Chattopadhyay on<br />
Tabla; Suman Laha on Veena; Niravroh Laha on Sitar; and<br />
Nibedita Laha on Tanpura. Traditional Indian refreshments<br />
will be served.Questions? Please contact Mary Cohen at<br />
mcohen@pvld.org or 310-921-7519<br />
Rainbow Services to<br />
Celebrate<br />
Rainbow Services will celebrate over<br />
30 years of service providing shelter<br />
for families affected by domestic violence<br />
at its annual fundraiser, Sunset<br />
Serenade. The dinner and<br />
auction event will take place at the<br />
Norris Pavilion in Palos Verdes, beginning<br />
at 5:45 p.m. Tickets are<br />
$200.This will be a unique evening<br />
with the theme A New Chapter. The<br />
live auction will feature many one-ofa-kind<br />
items including Luxury Suite<br />
tickets to a Staples Center game, a<br />
gourmet dinner by Chef Michael<br />
Shafer and Dodger tickets. Tickets<br />
can be purchased on Rainbow Services’<br />
website at www.RainbowServicesDV.org.<br />
For sponsorship or<br />
general event information contact<br />
Eileen Mosler at 424-264-0636 or<br />
emosler@RainbowServicesDV.org.<br />
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Act II Fashion Fundraiser<br />
Act II, a support group of Palos<br />
Verdes Performing Arts, will present<br />
its 10th annual fashion show and<br />
luncheon fundraiser, “Spring into<br />
Spring,” at Los Verdes Country Club<br />
in Rancho Palos Verdes. Act II members<br />
will strut the runway in stylish attire<br />
from Steinmart and CJ’s<br />
Fashions. The event also features<br />
boutiques, door prizes, opportunity<br />
drawings and lunch. 11 a.m.Tickets<br />
are $55, and proceeds benefit the<br />
Palos Verdes Performing Arts Center.<br />
For more information or reservations,<br />
contact event chairwoman<br />
Pam Barrett at 310- 548-3926.<br />
Tuesday, May 24<br />
Republican Women<br />
The Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Women’s<br />
Club Federated welcomes you to<br />
meet at Palos Verdes Golf Club.<br />
Meet and Greet at 10:30 a.m.;<br />
meeting at 11, followed by lunch<br />
and featured speaker. Steve Napolitano,<br />
candidate for Los Angeles<br />
County Supervisor, District 4, will<br />
speak about his campaign and strategy<br />
in this crucial South Bay race.<br />
Cost of lunch is $30. Husbands,<br />
friends and significant others are<br />
welcome. Reservations: Hildegarde<br />
Kurtz – hildegardek@cox.net,<br />
(310)377-1640; Kay Poss 310-377-<br />
8319, FKPoss@aol.com or<br />
PVPRWF@aol.com.<br />
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Wednesday, May 25<br />
Mac Users Meeting<br />
All Mac/iPad/iPhone/Apple Watch users and potential users are welcome.<br />
Beginners Q & A at 6:30 p.m. ; presentation on office software for Mac at 8<br />
p.m. Admission is free. Lomita VFW Hall, 1865 Lomita Blvd. 310-644-3315,<br />
email: info@sbamug.com.<br />
Ready, Willing and Able Musical Showcase<br />
The fifth annual showcase for Ready, Willing and Able, a unique dance program<br />
for special needs students, will be presented at the Norris Theatre. 4<br />
p.m. No tickets or reservations are required, but donations are appreciated.<br />
27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. For additional information<br />
call Liz Cantine at (310) 874-9940.<br />
Saturday, May 28<br />
Habitat Restoration Presentation<br />
Find out about the strategies the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy uses to restore<br />
habitat with naturalist Johnny Perez. Free. 11 a.m. White Point Nature Education<br />
Center, 1600 W Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro. For more information<br />
and to RSVP, visit www.pvplc.org.<br />
The Stranger: A Billy Joel Tribute<br />
“The Stranger,” the premiere tribute to the music of one of the world’s most<br />
talented performers – six-time Grammy winner Billy Joel – comes to the Norris<br />
Theatre for one performance only! 8 p.m. Tickets are $48-$58, with a $10<br />
discount for children ages 12 and under. For more information or to purchase<br />
tickets call the box office at (310) 544-0403, ext. 221, or go to<br />
www.palosverdesperformingarts.com. The Norris Theatre is located at 27570<br />
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n The Miraleste Intermediate School VEX robotics team 7035 participated in the<br />
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Champions in both Robot Skills and Programming Skills. They also completed the<br />
regular season as the highest ranked middle school in California for Robot Skills.<br />
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TMMC Luminaries/Novas<br />
n Novas is a unique high school volunteer program offered through Torrance<br />
Memorial Medical Center (TMMC). Beginning in the 9th grade, students work<br />
throughout the year by volunteering their time and talents within the Healthcare<br />
Foundation, Auxiliary, and Home Health and Hospice departments. Novas also<br />
volunteer in Escort Services as Blue Jackets assisting hospital personnel with deliveries<br />
and patient discharges. This year, Novas celebrates fourteen high school<br />
seniors who have served over 3,800 hours throughout their four years volunteering<br />
at TMMC: Andrew Tom, Rory Hubbard, Grant Kian Bazshushtari, Willie Hickok,<br />
Lexi Underberger, Gabriela Strong, Alyssa Blinder, Brianne Insley, Jamie Chen,<br />
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Admiral Risty Receives Awards<br />
n The Admiral Risty Restaurant received four prestigious awards from the Southern<br />
California Restaurant Writers (SCRW) at their 42nd Annual Awards Banquet held<br />
Monday, March 21 at the Center Club in Orange County including an Award of<br />
Recognition in honor of The Admiral Risty’s 50th Anniversary, the Golden Bacchus<br />
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Team America Rocketry Challenge<br />
n The Palos Verdes High School PVIT Rocketry Team has qualified to compete in<br />
the National Finals of the 14th annual Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC).<br />
The team will face 99 of the top rocketry teams that qualified, out of 789 middle<br />
and high school teams, from across the country. The TARC Final Fly-Off will take<br />
place May 14 at Great Meadow in the Plains, V.A. This year’s contest challenged<br />
students to design, build and fly a rocket carrying two raw eggs to an altitude of<br />
850 feet, returning them to the ground with the eggs un-cracked within 44-46<br />
seconds. The 6-member team, all 10th graders at PV High, includes Alex Detrick,<br />
Christian Galvin, Cooper Gardner, Matthew Milutin, Connor Westcott and captained<br />
by Wesley Rich. Team teacher advisors are Lorraine Loh-Norris and James<br />
Warren; mentored by Steven Ning of SpaceX and Chris Rich. The team made<br />
near-perfect qualifying flights at 849 feet and 44 seconds.<br />
Pen High Shoe drive<br />
n What did you do over spring break? Take a trip? Read a book? Well, for<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Senior Brett Jordan, it was a moving experience delivering<br />
over 200 pairs of athletic shoes to Lindbergh Middle School in Long Beach. Brett<br />
was introduced and met with Connie Maggie, the school principal, an administrator<br />
and student council members. The students helped unload the many bags of<br />
sorted athletic shoes. All were very excited and grateful for the athletic shoe donations.<br />
The shoes were collected at the PV <strong>Peninsula</strong> High School shoe drive with<br />
the help of many including the Shoes4Athletes club, the boys and girls cross country<br />
teams and friends and family. Shoes For Athletes, a non-profit corporation, was<br />
formed by PEN high senior Brett Jordan and Makenzie Jordan to provide athletic<br />
shoes to the less fortunate in an effort to encourage and enhance their experience<br />
in sports and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Shoes For Athletes can be seen on facebook<br />
as Shoes for Athletes,<br />
non-profit. Over his four<br />
years at PV PEN high<br />
school, Brett Jordan with the<br />
help of many others was instrumental<br />
in donating over<br />
800 pairs of athletic shoes<br />
to various schools and organizations<br />
including the<br />
Midnight Mission, Skid<br />
Row; Los Angeles Women’s<br />
Center; San Bernardino Outreach<br />
Program and Lindbergh<br />
Middle School, Long<br />
Beach. PEN<br />
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Michel Medawar at his store in 1956.<br />
Timeless<br />
Centuries ago when the world’s finest clockmakers were<br />
hard at work, their aim was to create a mechanical marvel<br />
that operates continuously and last forever. Imagine<br />
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parts designed to keep perfect time. Your clock is a work of<br />
art and your job is to keep this timeless treasure healthy for the<br />
next generation.<br />
Your clock reminds you of its presence every time you wind<br />
it and if its accuracy is not what it used to be, or its chimes are<br />
not as strong rythmic, or maybe it just stops. That means it’s<br />
talking to you and telling you that its endless life is in jeopardy.<br />
It is imperative to maintain and service your clock regularly.<br />
Oil gets old and dry forcing the train of gears to work twice as<br />
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shortens the life of a fine timepiece.<br />
Michel Medawar has been extending the lives of timepieces<br />
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clock Co. in Wiesbaden, Germany, and the Howard Miller<br />
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