Volume XXI, Issue 2 September 2016
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PENINSULA
Volume XXI, Issue 2
September 2016
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
ON THE COVER
Alexey Steele in his studio.
Photo by Michael Darter
Cover photo by Neil Kremer, Cory
Johnson, Kremer Johnson Photography
(KremerJohnson.com)
PROFILES
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Tide turner Patricia Sacks
by Rachel Reeves
At a time when most medical research funding focused on
men’s diseases, radiologist Dr. Patricia Sacks helped open a
center for the study and treatment of breast cancer treatment.
Art of the Steele
by Bondo Wyszpolski
Ukrainian born, Carson based artist Alexey Steele has found
a following on the Peninsula with his edgy, but classically
informed character studies.
The jobs president
by Kevin Cody
South Bay native Dena Maloney a background in collegebusiness
partnerships to her new position as president of El
Camino Community College.
Peninsula chateau
by Stephanie Cartozian
Sylvia and Harry Bruni acquired a long unfinished hilltop
French chateau style estate designed by architect Martin
Fuller and over the next decade fulfilled the architect’s grand
vision.
Revealing masks
by Richard Foss
Gwen and Jim Beazell share their fascination with the over
500 masks they have collected from around the world.
Terranea cafe
by Richard Foss
It’s a hunt to find Nelson’s, but worth the effort, and not only
for the view.
HIGHLIGHTS
8 Catalina View hosts PVAC
28 Freedom4U honors Glassman
62 Contemporary ranch home, behind the gates
70 Torrance Memorial Heritage supporters
72 Volunteer Center legends
DEPARTMENTS
12 Peninsula calendar
68 Around and About
73 South Bay Health Care Guide
77 Home services
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September 2016 • Peninsula 5
Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L
Chefs and Cellars
An afternoon in
the vineyard
Being at the Catalina View Gardens,
just south of Wayfarers Chapel, is
like being transported to Monaco’s
Monte Carlo, except with a backdrop of
acres of vineyards. This was the venue
for the annual Chefs and Cellars benefit
for the Palos Verdes Art Center. Hundreds
of guests joined in supporting the
arts while enjoying offerings from
Plates American Bistro, PV Grill and
Good Stuff restaurants. Silent auction
items included vacation home getaways
to Palm Desert, handmade jewelry and
wine baskets. There was also a painting
area for adults, with guidance from instructor
Jennifer Siegal. For more information
visit PVArtCenter.org
1. Lisa Dennen, Eli Gale and Laurie
Moore.
2. Dr. William J. French, Bob Lyon,
former Mayor of Rancho Palos
Verdes Marilyn Lyon.
3. Dorcey Oshiro, Chris Marshall
and Jennifer Siegal.
4. Kathy and Jim York.
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5. Emily and Joe Bias, Keri and Ken
Roberts from Boisset Collection.
6. Eli Gale, Roxanne Lawrence,
Lynne Variano, Charla Martinez,
Karen Gale.
7. Sara and Dale Balough.
8. Brian Watts, James Longley, Noel
Watts and Vicki Longley.
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9. Johnny Rivera, Amanda David,
Carmine Lopez and Neil Piche.
10. Roxanne Lawrence, Maude Landon,
Sharon Ryan and Sharon Holman.
11. David and Ann Buxton.
12. Catalina View Gardens vineyard
and its stunning view.
PHOTOS BY
STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN
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• A rectangular driveway w/ beautifully laid stonework
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Compiled by Mary Jane Schoenheider
You can email your event to our address: penpeople@easyreadernews.com
All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place.
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NOW
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The PV Land Conservancy’s
2016 White Point Home Tour
on Sunday, September 11, presents
the first ever opportunity for
the public to visit the mid-century
oceanfront estate, designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright-protege
Aaron Green. The home is a
popular location for video and
photo shoots. The five home tour
begins at 12:30 p.m. followed
by a reception at the Brouwerji
West tasting room at 4:30 p.m.
$65. For tickets, visit PVPLC.org.
Photo by Ann Koons
On-going
Peninsula Center Library Adult Coloring Club
Adult coloring is the newest trend sweeping the craft business. Adult Coloring
books have been on Amazon’s top 10 for months. Learn techniques, shading,
and where to find affordable supplies. Just bring a few colored pencils, markers
or pens. Meets the fourth Thursday of every month, 2 – 4 p.m. at Peninsula
Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates RSVP to
ehbarri@gmail.com. For more information call (310) 377.9584, ext. 452 or
check the library’s website at www.pvld.org.
Thursday, September 1
Nepali-Style cooking with Pramila Dugel
Pramila Dugel’s Healthy Nepali Cookbook was born of friends urging her to
them to cook. Pramila will share her knowledge about her homeland and cuisine.
Dishes will be sampled. 11 a.m. at Peninsula Center Library Community
Room. For more information contact Mary Cohen at mcohen@pvld.org or
(310) 921-7519. 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates.
Friday, September 2
Seaside beaders
The Seaside Beaders, a special interest group of the Embroiderers' Guild of
America meets at 9:30 a.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2200 Via Rosa,
Palos Verdes Estates. No program this month, members will be working on
finishing projects they started earlier in the year. Visitors are welcome. Bring
your own project to work on. For more information, call (310) 540-6104 or
visit azureverdeega.com/bead_projects.com.
Law 101
The Palos Verdes Library District and the USC Emeriti Center College present
“Joy of Law in Life and Beyond: LAW 101” September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at: Peninsula Center Library Community Room.
701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates.
Sunday, September 4
Bird Walk
A beginners’ Bird Walk at George F Canyon is led by the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Land Conservancy on the first Sunday of each month. 8:30am. Binoculars
provided. Free and open to the public. For more information (310) 547-0862
or RSVP at: pvplc.org.
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Wednesday Sept. 7
Songs, Stories from the
Life of Stephen Foster
Bring your singing voices as the Pennyroyal
Players present their tribute
to Stephen Foster in a moving tribute
to the father of American music and
America’s first great songwriter.
‘Camptown races,” “Beautiful
Dreamer,” “Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair,” “My Old Kentucky
Home” and “Swanee River” are
among Foster’s sons, which are as
meaningful and relevant today as
they were during the height of his
popularity. Donations only. Pennyroyal
Players supporters have donated
over $100,000 over the past
dozen years to local charities.
10:30 a.m. Hesse Park—29301
Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos
Verdes. For more information email
destabelle@cox.net or visit pennyroyalplayers.org.
Friday, September 9
PVP Village
Enjoy Coffee with Colleen, from 10
to 11 a.m., and learn more about
the PVP Village, which assists seniors
in enjoying the later years in their
own home.Peninsula Seniors Activity
Center, 30928 Hawthorne Blvd,
Rancho Palos Verdes. For more information
call (310) 991-3324.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Guided nature walk
Follow North Spur Trail to visit a
restoration area for native cactus
wren and California gnatcatcher
and listen for their distinct calls. This
is a strenuous walk led by the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
Meet at the Alta Vicente Reserve at
9 a.m. Park at RPV City Hall, 30940
Hawthorne Blvd, RPV. Free and
open to the public. For more information,
call (310) 541-7613 ext.
201 or sign up at pvplc.org.
Sunday, Sept. 11
Cactus, Succulent Society
Woody Minnich, well-known for his
extensive field work and photography,discusses
"Mexico, The Hidden
Treasures of Coahuila." Because
many back-country roads in Mexico
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are recently opened up, many new species of cactus and succulents are being
discovered.1 p.m. to buy plants and meet other cartophiles, Program begins
at 1:30 p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos
Verdes Peninsula 90274. For more information visit southcoastcss.org.
PVP Land Conservancy
The Palos Verdes Land Conservancy hosts the 2016 White Point Home Tour.
After visiting the distinctive homes, visit the new art installations at White Point
Nature Reserve and the Angels Gate Cultural Center, then join the reception
at the Brouwerji West tasting room. The home tour begins at 12:30 p.m. and
the reception at 4:30 p.m. $65. For tickets, visit PVPLC.org.
Monday, September 12
Palos Verdes Gem and Mineral Society
Andrew Hoekstra will quickly review California's geological history using paleogeographic
maps, concentrating on the Miocene time and its local fossil
legacy. Everyone is welcome. Free, in the Community Room of Palos Verdes
Main Library. Park on roof. Meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., Program at 7p.m.
(310)373-2696 for more information. 701 Deep Valley Dr., RHE.
Adult Education Fall Session
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District-Adult Education, Fall 2016
Session begins today. Classes included are: Oil Painting, One Stroke Painting,
Mah Jong, Learn To Speak English, Italian-All Levels, Spanish-All Levels, Chinese
Language. Exercise classes included are: NIA, Pilates, Zumba, Yoga-Beginning-Level
I-Intermediate, Mind, Body & Spirit workout, Gentle Yoga,
Yogilates, Yoga Stretch & Meditation, Group Golf Lessons, Computer classes
include: Computer Basic, I-pad Basics and Internet Basics, Beginning Computer,
Wine Tasting, Bridge and Line Dancing. Most classes are held at Rancho
Del Mar High/Adult Education Campus, 38 Crest Road West. Rolling Hills.
For more information or to request a
catalog call (310) 541-7626 x 289
or visit pvpusd.net/adulted.
Wed., Sept. 14
PV Woman's Club
The Palos Verdes Woman's Club
meets noon at the Rolling Hills Country
Club. Entertainment by guitarist,
Chris Wooley. $32. For reservations
and information call Beverly Teresinski
at 310-378-1349.
Thursday, Sept. 15
South Coast Rose Society
A combined Internet/power point
presentation will highlight informative
websites on roses, including instructions
on how to use
helpmefindroses.com and many less
familiar. South Coast Botanic Garden,
26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos
Verdes Peninsula.For further information,
please see their Facebook.
Seniors Lecture Series
Peninsula resident and Arizona
Highways photographer Rick
Thompson presents “Organpipe
310-316-5547 WWW.DAVIDFAIRCHILDSTUDIO.COM
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The Penny Royal Players sing songs by Stephen Foster, whose “Camptown
Races” and “Swanee River” earned him the title of the Father of
American Music. The performance will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 7 at Hesse Park. Members are (left to right) Diane Brownson,
Gay Durward, Joan Perkins, Anne Destabelle, Ann Ehrenclou and Faye
Schwartz. For more information visit PennyRoyalPlayers.org.
National Monument & Other Southwest Delights.” Thompson will bring his library
of outstanding photos of horses, sunsets, cowboys, and a historical perspective
of the Yuma Prison. 10:30 a.m. at Hesse Park, 29301 Hawthorne
Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes.
Full Moon Hike at George F Canyon
Explore nocturnal sights with an expert naturalist under a full moon at the
George F Canyon Nature Preserve. Organized by the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Land Conservancy. 9 and up. $12. Reservations required at pvplc.org.
Saturday, September 17
Los Serenos Coastal Cleanup Day at Abalone Cove
Bring the family to help clean the beach at Abalone Cove. 9 a.m.. to noon.
Gloves and trash bags will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes. Parking fee
waived. Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, 5970 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho
Palos Verdes. For more info call (310) 377-5370 or visit
Facebook.com/LosSerenos.
Water Conservation
Learn about drought friendly watering methods from Cris Sarabia, Stewardship
Manager of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. Followed by
a Native Plant Sale noon – 2 p.m. 9 a.m. - 11a.m. Free. White Point Nature
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PALOS VERDES
WOMAN’S CLUB
Celebrates its 90th Birthday
● Membership open to all women
in the South Bay.
● Monthly luncheon meeting
with program
Philanthropies receiving our funds:
Scholarships to local high school seniors
Other local charities
For further information:
310-377-8458
www.pvwomansclub.org
Palos Verdes Woman’s Club is a 501C3
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Education Center, 1600 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro. For more information
and to RSVP, visit pvplc.org.
Wednesday September 21
Peninsula Seniors Lecture Series
Dr. Roberto Frisancho, anthropologist discusses “Human Brain Evolution.”
Learn about the role of walking on two legs, body fat distribution and brain
size of Homo Sapiens.Frisancho was the recipient of the LS&A Excellence in
Education Award for years 1996, 1997 and 1998. He is a Research Professor
of the Center for Human Growth & Development at the University of Michigan.
10:30 a.m. Hesse Park—29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos
Verdes.
PVP 4-H Club Community Meeting
Their first club meeting is today at 7 p.m. The 4H Club offers a wide range of
projects for ages 9-19, including Pets & Small Animals, Horses, Dog Care,
Beekeeping, Poultry, Sewing, Marine Biology, Wildlife, Surfing, Leadership,
Photography, Archery, Shooting Sports, Computers and Rocketry. Monthly
meetings at the Rolling Hills Estates City Hall, 4045 Palos Verdes Dr. North.
For more information call Dee Keese at (310) 377-9773 or Peter Michel at
(310) 863-8596. You can also send an email to pvp4hclub@gmail.com or
swimdude64@earthlink.net. Or visit pvp4hclub.com rthlink.net
Thursday, September 22
Embroiderers Guild Meeting
The Azure Verde Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America’s Mary Gould
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will teach how to make a crazy quilt purse (part 1 of 2, to be continued at the
October meeting). Visitors are welcome. 9:30 a.m. St. Francis Episcopal
Church, 2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates. For more information call
(310)675-2745 or visit azureverdeega.com.
Friday, September 23
Young Frankenstein – The Musical
The Palos Verdes Performing Arts opens its season with the zany, Broadway
hit musical comedy, “Young Frankenstein.” The production runs through October
9 at the Norris Theatre. In this reimagining of the famous legend, the
grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania,
and with the help of his hunchbacked sidekick and leggy lab assistant,
he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, plus 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday
October 1 and 8. $55-$65. Not recommended for children under 13.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call (310) 544-0403 or go to
palosverdesperformingarts.com. 27570 Norris Center Drive, RHE.
PVP Land Conservancy Film Screening
The Beauty of Nature Film Series screens "Touching the Void" at 7p.m, a gripping
drama of a mountaineering trek gone awry in the Andes. Rated R. Tickets
$10 adults, 18 and under free. Hermosa Beach Community Theater, 710 Pier
Ave. Hermosa Beach. Tickets and to RSVP: www.pvplc.org.
Saturday, September 24
PVP Land Conservancy
Celebrates National Public Lands Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the White Point
Calendar cont. on page 26
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eventcalendar
Nature Preserve. Volunteer to help beautify the nature demonstration garden
and enjoy a Guided Ranger walk, Composting Workshop and Native Plant
Sale. Coffee from Starbucks and lunch provided courtesy of Toyota. 1600
Paseo del Mar, San Pedro. RSVP at pvplc.volunteerhub.com
Wednesday,September 28
Mac Users Group Meeting
Beginners Q & A, 8 p.m. presentation on Apple TV. Admission. Free. All
Mac/iPad/iPhone users and potential users are welcome. 6:30 p.m. Lomita
VFW Hall, 1865 Lomita Blvd. For more information call (310) 644-3315 or
email info@sbamug.com.
Thursday, September 29
Jazz & Swing
The Palos Verdes Library District and the USC Emeriti Center College present
Jazz & Swing: Encore! today and October 6, 13, 20, 27 and November 3
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Peninsula Center Library Community Room. This
multi-media presentation is filled with musical examples, rare photos, film clips,
humorous stories, and live demonstrations. Join us for entirely new lectures on
The Ella Fitzgerald Story; A is for Armstrong: Louis Armstrong; Tony Bennett;
Jazz and Swing on the West Coast; Artie Shaw and Harry James; and Jazz
and Swing Today. This 6-week course will be taught by Dr. Thom David
Mason, retired Professor of Jazz Studies at the Department at the Thornton
School of Music, University of Southern California. Registration required. To
register, Mary Cohen at mcohen@pvld.org or 310-921-7519. The registration
deadline October 6. For further information, please contact the USC Emeriti
Center College at (213) 740-8841 or on the web at emeriticollege.usc.edu.
PEN
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L
Glass receives Freedom4U
George and Etty Allen Award
L
ong time Peninsula volunteer and benefactor Jacky Glass was presented
with the George and Etty Allen Lifetime Achievement Award
during the recent Releasing Youth Into Purpose dinner hosted by Freedom4U
at the Palos Verdes Country Club. In addition to Freedom4U,
Glass volunteers for dozens of other charity and community programs,
including H.E.L.P., the Norris Theater, St. Peter’s by the Sea and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic.
Freedom4U helps parents and teens move towards healthier living and
away from substance abuse, using, peer mentors, healthy activities and
service learning. “The unique thing about our program is we will involve
kids in healthy social activities and our service-learning projects,” said
director George Allen.
1
1. Jacky Glass receives the George
and Etty Allen Lifetime Achievement
Award from Greg Allen.
2. Freedom4U leadership teens share
their experiences.
3. The Freedom4U Teen band.
4. Jamie Born and friends.
5. Dr. Greg Allen, Dr. Charles Park, Dr.
Nichole Wesley, Mitzi Cress and Jens
Brandt.
6. Jesse Allen, Joanne Culverhouse,
Roma Mistry, Greg and Christine Allen.
7. Freedom4U Board Members
Michael Kroll, Greg Allen, Lauren
Forbes, Ashton Smith, Suzy Zimmerman,
Peter Boesen and John Corrales.
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3 4 5
6 7
28 Peninsula • September 2016
Women taking care of women
Dr. Patricia E.Sacks and the Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center are celebrating the center’s 30th anniversary this year.
Photo by Rachel Reeves
by Rachel Reeves
When Patricia Sacks began
her medical career, she noticed
there was very little money for
researching women’s diseases.
Thanks to her, and other women
like her, that has changed.
Four decades ago, when it was rare to hear anyone speak publicly about breast cancer, Dr.
Patricia Sacks dreamed about establishing a facility dedicated to diagnosing and treating the
disease. She was then the only female radiologist at the Torrance Radiology Group. She had
been one of just five women in her graduating class at Tufts Medical School.
“At the time there was very little understanding of diseases that are specific to women,” Dr.
Sacks recalls. “There was no money for research. There was for prostate cancer, all the men’s diseases,
but none for women, and I really felt that, in a way, it was my duty to do something about
it.”
In the late seventies, the tide began to turn in her favor. High-profile survivors like Shirley Temple
Black, Betty Ford, and Happy Rockefeller were speaking and writing about breast cancer, paving
the way for Dr. Sacks to have a conversation about her vision with administrators at Torrance Memorial
Medical Center.
Hospital managers paid attention. Shortly after they agreed to create a women’s center, a wealthy
donor took a tour of the hospital. His name was Vasek Polak. He had been a freedom fighter in
32 Peninsula • September 2016
his native Czechoslovakia. When the secret police arrived to arrest him,
he fled on foot to Germany. There he found work as a mechanic, saved
money, and boarded a boat to America, where he worked for a car importer
in New York, then headed west to California in a Volkswagen van.
Polak arrived in Manhattan Beach in 1958. Through connections he’d
made in Europe he met Dr. Ferry Porsche, who offered him the first
Porsche dealership in the nation, a business that led to others and eventually
to a vast fortune. In 1987, following his tour of the hospital, Polak
chose to fund a breast cancer center at Torrance Memorial in memory of
his late wife, who died of cancer.
Over the years, his trust has donated $15 million to the Vasek and Anna
Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center. Before Polak died, Dr. Sacks helped
him to set up a center for breast cancer in Prague – a show of gratitude for
what he had done for the women of the South Bay.
Today, together with its three satellite offices in Carson, Manhattan
Beach, and Rolling Hills, the Center employs nine radiologists and 43 staff.
It screens nearly 35,000 women a year, some from as far away as Victorville
and Catalina Island. Radiologists at the Center diagnose about 400
new cases a year.
The Center has been doing mammograms and ultrasounds since its inception,
and MRI scans for more than 10 years. (In 9 to 12 percent of cases,
the MRI will reveal something the mammogram and ultrasound didn’t.)
In 2014, the Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center was
the first facility in the South Bay to acquire 3D mammogram machines –
three of them, each worth up to $400,000 – which detect otherwise undetectable
cancers in women with dense breast tissue.
“The analogy would be the princess and the pea,” Dr. Sacks says of the
machines. “If you had a pea between 50 mattresses, but the pea was between
mattresses 26 and 27, you wouldn’t see it until you got to those two
mattresses. By taking a picture of the breast from the top or side you don’t
see as much as when you can take off layer after layer, and put the slices
back together, and then take a picture. [The machine is] 41 percent more
accurate at finding invasive breast cancers, and for the same exact radiation.”
These kinds of advances in technology, together with an increasing
awareness of breast cancer, have reduced the disease’s mortality rate by
20 percent over the last decade. Now drugs are shrinking tumors. Radiologists
are being trained specifically in breast cancer. Breakthrough clinical
trials are occurring.
Recognized by the American College of Radiology as a Breast Imaging
Center of Excellence, the facility is a one-stop shop for anyone concerned
about, or genetically at risk for, breast cancer. (The risk doubles for a
woman whose sister or mother has suffered from breast cancer.)
The Center’s work does not end with a diagnosis. Dr. Sacks works in
close collaboration with all the people who could be involved in her patients’
treatment. Every Thursday morning, she meets with radiation therapists,
plastic surgeons, surgeons, radiologists, medical oncologists, and
pathologists to discuss treatment planning.
The Center also offers psychological support, putting its patients in touch
with cancer groups, hat and wig clinics, and two “nurse navigators,” both
breast cancer survivors. Navigators act as advocates for patients, making
their appointments, answering their questions, and walking them through
the treatment process.
“Women come in and they’re really scared,” Dr. Sacks says. “Everybody’s
scared of breast cancer. Everybody has a relative or friend with breast cancer.
I would say from the time you come to the front desk to check in to
going back to have a mammogram and then maybe an ultrasound everybody
here is really, really dedicated to trying to take care of you and allaying
your fears.”
Tiffani Zanelli, director of the facility, remembers the exact moment Dr.
Sacks changed her perspective on the work the Center does. A woman
who had tested positive referred to her rotten luck and Dr. Sacks told her
that was perhaps the luckiest day of her life. The cancer had been found
early and it would be cured. This is at the heart of Dr. Sacks’ – and the
Center’s – mission: to screen early and often so that women don’t have to
suffer through breast cancer the way they did four decades ago.
“As I started working here what I realized is that women as a whole are
always taking care of everybody – their families, their parents, children,
spouses – and sometimes they delay their own personal care,” Zanelli says.
“This is a place where women are taking care of women.” PEN
Cancer Support Community director Judith Opdahl with Harvey and Dr. Patricia
Sacks at the annual Celebrate Wellness fundraiser in 2014.
Vasek Polak, owner of Vasek Polak Porsche in Hermosa Beach, in 1994,
with bronze reliefs of his wife Anna Maria and himself at the Torrance Memorial
Polak Breast Diagnostic Center. That year, Polak made a $1.2 million
donation to the center, in memory of his wife.
Celebrating the groundbreaking for the Torrance Memorial Polak Breast Diagnostic
Center in the early 1990s are Patricia Sacks, MD; Robert Huber,
MD; Sally Eberhard, Senior Vice President, Planning and Development and
George W. Graham, President/CEO.
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“Ricky of Carson,” by Alexey Steele
Alexey Steele. Photo by Gene Lemuel
Man of Steele
An artist who elevates and takes pride in his community
by Bondo Wyszpolski
When we step into the vast Carson
studio of painter Alexey Steele we
can be forgiven for thinking we’ve
slipped back in time, into the atelier
of Ilya Repin or Valentin Serov, dominant figures
of late 19th century Russian realism, and
renowned for their compelling portraits.
By way of his late father, Leonid Mikhailovich
Steele, as well as Ilya Glazunov, with whom he
studied at the Surikov Art Institute of the Soviet
Academy of Art in Moscow, Steele has followed
in their path.
This puts him at odds with the various avantgarde
trends and experiments that garner the attention
when people talk about the admittedly
diverse L.A. art scene. But many people do not
trust or understand work of an overly abstract,
conceptual nature, whereas a portrait in the vein
of a Rembrandt or Caravaggio is akin to comfort
food, especially when well executed. And when
it comes to stylistic boldness and grace, Alexey
Steele is arguably as good as it gets.
No turning back
Though originally from Ukraine, Steele grew
up in Kiev, and as a boy moved with his family
to Moscow. In 1990, when Steele was in his early
20s, the family came to America by way of
Canada, where they had distant relatives. It was
to be a three-month stay, but Steele’s father must
have decided early on that he wasn’t going back:
“My dad said, I’m staying; you want to go, go.”
After all, he’d seen Venice Beach with its golden
girls gliding down the boardwalk. Of his father,
Steele says, “The first thing he bought in the
United States were rollerblades. At age 70.”
But that’s not to say father and son abandoned
their ideas about classical art. Quite likely they
embraced their heritage and their tradition even
more.
Steele has a pronounced, gregarious personality,
which I imagine strikes some people as overbearing,
but he does have the chops, as they say,
to back it up. For quite a while he had a studio in
West Los Angeles (behind the Odyssey Theatre
and near Twenty Twenty Wine Co.), but the
owner put the building up for sale. That was
roughly 10 years ago. Well, it so happened that a
very good friend of his had acquired property in
Carson, and he told Steele to come and have a
look around. Naturally, the first response was,
Where the hell is Carson?
Steele’s friends probably had the same reaction,
telling him, We’ll never see you again; you
might as well be moving back to Russia. However,
with his pal Rick Rand, Steele acquired a
large space, formerly the home of a roofing company,
in what was then a sort of no-man’s-land
just east of the San Diego Freeway off of Torrance
Blvd. and near Main Street. Seeing the interior
today, we might imagine it was once an 18th century
theater or opera house.
Of life’s finer qualities
If Steele is widely known for one thing, it might
be as the impresario of the region’s best kept
open secret, his Classical Underground music series,
which pops up every… well, whenever he
feels like it. Which also gives the event an air of
mystery.
This is now the 10th year, and essentially it duplicates
the drawing room, chamber music salon
gatherings of 19th century Europe. If you read
Delacroix’s journals, for example, you’ll find numerous
instances of his attending intimate soirees
with the likes of the marvelous but fragile
Frédéric Chopin on piano.
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Steele’s Classical Underground is rather larger in scale, I’m guessing
some 250 people at each one, and everybody accommodated on chairs or
couches in Steele’s workplace, which requires three days to haul everything
out and three more to haul it back in.
No matter, the programs are exquisite, with piano and violin duets one
night, a string quartet on another, and the musicians, often in Los Angeles
from out of town, are always first-rate. If we ask Steele where he finds
these performers he’ll mention that it’s a family legacy, and that during
the 1960s his boyhood home in Kiev was a fertile and cultural meeting
Portrait and study
of Uncle Lincoln,
Ukelele Player by
Alexey Steele.
ground. Contacts made years ago still bear fruit, and then the word spreads.
But there’s also that feeling of having stumbled into an elite gathering of
art sophisticates, hungry for artistic nourishment.
For Steele, his Classical Underground began as an “investigative project:
How does a classical way of thinking, a classical way of philosophically
relating to the universe, fit into today’s contemporary world?” Also, he
notes, “It’s about art and society, because I believe that art is a powerful
tool within society.”
That, as you will find, is pretty much his mantra, too: In art we trust!
Steele, it can be said, is both practitioner and custodian for the dignity of
art (his interpretation of it, let’s be clear), just as his working studio, when
converted into a concert hall, gives the impression of being an artistic sanctuary.
A sanctuary not only for the music that draws hundreds, but for the
art, much of it monumental, and for the vast library of art books that spans
an entire wall. We won’t call it religious, but there’s a sense here of the sacred,
of the rarefied and refined.
For all that, there is no media advertising and hardly any advance notice.
A week, if you’re lucky. The word goes out on Steele’s extensive email list
and the response is usually immediate, just as when Randy Berler of the
South Bay Film Society announces a new screening and tickets are snapped
up literally overnight. Again, there’s a real hunger for the finer things in
life, and the fact that the City of Carson is one of the places where it’s burgeoning
is rather ironic, don’t you think? But even so…
Come together
“I’ve always been fascinated by one important thing,” Steele says, and
that’s “the relation of art and society, the place of art in a society.” Which
is also to say that he believes art is the tool that brings the people of a community
together. Whether or not one agrees that this is what it’s about,
this takes us to Steele’s current endeavor, an ongoing series called “Love
My Neighbor.”
He began it seven years ago, although the roots go back as far as his first
days in Carson.
“When I came here, one of the first things that struck me is how incred-
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“40 Day Beard,” self portrait by Alexey Steele.
ible a neighborhood this is,” Steele says.
What he’s referring to is actually the diversity, and because his work is
human-centered, and thus character-based, Steele’s concern with stylistics
takes a back seat, at least at first. “Authenticity and humanity is the core
in the greatest examples of the type of work that I do, which is this great
depiction of the human condition.”
His first impression of Carson has remained a lasting impression, and it
may not have occurred at all if Steele hadn’t made the move from West
Los Angeles. “I immediately started looking and thinking and I had the
idea to portray my neighborhood characters.”
The project picked up steam several months ago when a grant from the
City of Carson Cultural Arts Commission enabled Steele to devote more
time to it, with Wells Fargo Bank coming on board as an exhibition sponsor.
The results, so far, are impressive, with three individuals comprising the
latest addition to this series which, Steele says, he’ll continue for as long
as possible.
The reason why the series is titled “Love My Neighbor” and not “Love
Thy Neighbor” is because this is a personal testimony and not a command.
Still, there is a message of sorts, an invitation for the residents of Carson,
“which is big enough to be representative of our world,” to open up to their
fellow residents. Besides, it all starts at ground zero, in the community.
Alexey Steele has collectors of his work living throughout Los Angeles,
including Palos Verdes. He also teaches classes at his studio. Earlier this
year Portuguese Bend resident Steve Shriver took one such course and
found it beneficial. “Alexey gave a thorough account, from tinting paper to
the medium sharpening technique,” Shriver recalls. “It felt like a complete
introduction to a traditional method of depiction, and one I am very glad
to have received.”
In art we trust. When Steele says it, the words sing with authority and
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The New Thrilling Exciting
Palos Verdes Honors District Orchestra
The Palos Verdes Honors District Orchestra is inviting students
from ALL Palos Verdes District Elementary Schools
to join in this wonderful opportunity.
Orchestra rehearsals begin:
Monday, September 19 - December 12, 2016 @ 2:30-3:30pm
Location of All Orchestra Rehearsals:
Montemalaga Elementary School (MPR)
Orchestra Performance will be:
Monday, December 5, 2016 @ 7:00pm
Location: Norris Theatre, 27570 Crossfield Dr.
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
Students need Minimum 1-2 years ensemble
experience and/or private lessons (1-4 yrs), need
to read music.
*Sign-ups online only @: www.pvpusd.net/enrichment
Limited spaces are available.
Sign-ups are open only until September 18, 2016*
Accepting Instruments:
Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass,
Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon,
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Light Percussion
Students need to bring: Instrument, Their
Music, Folding Music Stand, & Pencils
*Brass Instruments need to bring a mute*
*All Music, Practice CDs, Instructional Material, and
the Norris Theatre Concert will be provided by the
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Thrilling Beginning String Ensemble and
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Dena Maloney is El Camino College’s sixth president, and its first woman president. Photo by Kevin Cody
by Kevin Cody
Freshman students pictured in the inaugural,
1947 El Camino College Warrior yearbook
don’t look like freshly graduated high
school students. Most were World War II veterans.
The national war effort had evolved into a
national education effort, funded by the GI Bill.
One of the founding freshmen pictured in the
1947 yearbook is a future North American Aviation
tool and die maker named Bill Pearson.
This past February, Pearson’s daughter Dena
Maloney was named the 6th president in El
Camino college’s six decade history and its first
female president, replacing retiring president
Tom Fallo. Maloney keeps a copy of the 1947
yearbook in her office for reasons other than the
obvious fondness for her father. The yearbook is
a reminder of El Camino’s future.
California’s 113 community colleges have embarked
on an education effort, not unlike the post
World War II effort, to fill the nation’s workplace
“skills gap.” The 2016 California State budget includes
$200 million for the Strong Workforce Program.
The program matches student training
with private sector needs. El Camino will receive
$1.5 million of this money for its Career Technical
Education (CTE) programs.
Maloney’s previous experience at Santa Clarita
and West Kern community college districts made
her an attractive candidate to replace Fallo.
“Coming from a smaller district gave her more
hands on experience,” El Camino Trustee Bob
Beverly said. Beverly represents District 3, which
includes Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El
Segundo and North Redondo Beach. “We had
candidates who were strong in community relations,
strong in academics, strong in vocational
education. Maloney appeared strong in all of
these areas.”
Beverly noted that California community colleges
are “two headed beasts.” Their academic
program students are expected to transfer to a
state college or university. Their vocational program
students are expected to enter the workforce
after two years. Maloney said the goal of
most of El Camino’s 22,000 students is to transfer
to a four year college. But her background suggest
an equal appreciation for the college’s vocational
program students.
In the late 1990s, Maloney was named director
of the Santa Clarita district’s Center for Applied
Competitive Technology (CACT). In 2006, she
was named founding dean of Santa Clarita College
District’s new Canyon Country campus,
which opened the following year. She also served
as the college’s director of economic development.
Foremost among Maloney’s achievements at
College of the Canyons were the partnerships she
forged with Santa Clarita’s many aerospace contractors.
“They couldn’t find workers. They were raiding
their fellow contractors for employees,” Maloney
recalled.
“They told me, ‘We’re not in the training business.
What can you do for us?”
Maloney told them she was limited in what she
could do because her college couldn’t afford the
equipment needed to train skilled workers. Boeing,
IBM and other Santa Clarita employers responded
by contributing $6 million to equip her
campus’ new Applied Technology Education
Center, which opened in 2011.
“The companies also agreed not to raid one another’s
employees, who were sent to the centers
for training,” Maloney said.
Maloney had used the same strategy several
years earlier to fund the College of the Canyon
Biotechnology Center. The 4,700 square foot facility
was built off campus, in the nearby Mann
Biomedical Park.
College of the Canyon’s two training centers
are similar to El Camino’s Business Training Center
in Hawthorne. The center offers courses cus-
46 Peninsula • September 2016
tomized to the needs of South Bay businesses,
taught by local professionals.
On Campus, El Camino has a new 70 classroom,
$38 million Industry Technology Education
Center, offering courses ranging from
drafting and fashion to robotics and emergency
medical technology. It also has a new, $30 million
Center for Applied Technology, which offers
courses in welding, automotive and green technology.
The buildings were built with proceeds
from a $394 million bond approved by voters in
2002. At the time, the bond was the largest of its
kind in state history.
Courses offered at the new tech center range
from architecture and automotive to paramedics
and welding,
Proceeds from the 2002 bond will have been
exhausted this fall with the opening of the new
Murdoch Stadium, an NFL-level, $37 million
football, soccer and track stadium, with an adjacent
sports medicine center. The original Murdoch
Stadium was built in 1949 and named after
the school’s founding president Forrest Murdoch.
The fabled stadium produced over 60 NFL football
players, the most of any community college
in the nation, and was the location for Chris
Rock’s and Adam Sandler’s “The Longest Yard,”
and dozens of other movies.
Maloney has arrived at El Camino, just in time
to preside, not only over the new stadium’s opening
kickoff, but also the spending kickoff of a second,
$350 million bond passed in 2012.
“We’re just finishing mapping out how to
spend the 2012 bond money,” Maloney said in
her soon to be demolished office. A new administration
building is planned, along with new fine
arts and behavioral arts clasrooms, two swimming
pools, and a new student services building.
Maloney and her husband recently moved to
Rancho Palos Verdes. She said she is looking forward
to more celebratory dinners at the new Bottle
Inn in Riviera Village.
Maloney’s career in education began in the
early 1990s with a part time job with the Santa
Clarita Community College District. She worked
with local businesses on job training. She subsequently
was named director of the college’s Employee
Training Institute, then, in rapid
succession director of its Center for Applied
Competitive Technology and then dean of the college’s
yet to be built Canyon Campus.
Back to the South Bay
Maloney said one of the reasons she sought the
El Camino position was to be closer to her family.
She was born in Inglewood. And though her immediate
family moved to La Puente in the San
Gabriel Valley when she was young, she spent
much of her summers with her grandparents, in
Hawthorne and has many South Bay cousins.
After attending Loyola Marymount on a scholarship,
where she majored in political science, Community connections
she earned a masters in government at Georgetown
University. She then spent two years on recent memory) College Night for high school
This fall El Camino will host its first (at least in
Capitol Hill working for Texas Congressman seniors and their parents. The evening is part of
Charles Wilson.The Congressman’s involvement Maloney’s strategic outreach to area high schoolers.
Another part of the strategy, she said, is the
in the covert funding of the Afghan Mujahideen
in their fight against the invading Soviet Union college’s “dual enrollment” program, which allows
high school students to take college level
became the subject of the Hollywood film, “Charlie
Wilson’s War.”
courses from El Camino professors at the high
“I worked for Congressman Wilson on postal schoolers’ campuses.
service issues,” Maloney was quick to point out. Despite her enthusiasm for technology education,
Maloney did not speak enthusiastically
In the early 1980s, she and her husband moved
to Hermosa Beach, where they lived for three about online classes. She acknowledged that they
years.
will be “part of the mix,” but pointed out they
“I worked in Irvine and he worked in Van don’t work well for lab courses. She did speak favorably
of state legislation that will fund devel-
Nuys. Hermosa was mid way. When I got a new
job closer to home, we celebrated at the Bottle opment of online college textbooks because
Inn, on 22nd Street. We used to have breakfast
at Le Petite Cafe, around the corner from our
apartment on 190th Street,” she said. Maloney cont. on page 55
September 2016 • Peninsula 47
The French Chateau style Bruni residence was originally designed by Martin Fuller. Architectural details including limestone keys on the exterior structure and reclaimed French antique
terracotta tiles around the pool, which were installed upside down so one can see who made them.
A state-of-the-art chef’s French country kitchen includes a six-foot solid maple butcher block island and Wolf
and Subzero appliances.
The French grandeur and
unexpected intimacy of
a family home
by Stephanie Cartozian
Photos by Stephen Royes
Sixteen years ago, The Bruni family first set their
sights on an unfinished French chateau perched regally
among the hills of Palos Verdes Estates.
The home was designed by the architect Martin Fuller
in 1982 and built in 1984, but had never truly been completed.
Selected to be a Sandpipers showcase home in
1986, most of the design elements implemented were furnishings
that were removed following the event — leaving
the home lacking in warmth, detail and finishings. Two
owners had come and gone but the lived-in celebration of
life that is the essence of an authentic chateau had not
taken root.
Harry Bruni was not daunted. When he purchased the
50 Peninsula • September 2016
The double entry interior doors with a leaded glass design offer an intriguing entrance to the grand living room.
home in 2000, he didn’t dwell on what was missing. He
saw vast vast possibilities, a home that could contain both
sweeping grandeur and smaller, quiet spaces.
“The living room had to be completely rebuilt when we
moved in,” Bruni said. “What’s neat about the house now
is I have these, great 18-foot ceilings in a couple of rooms
but most of the rooms are pretty intimate”
The interior entry doors to the formal living room were
intricately adorned with beveled, leaded glass handmade
by Rose Art Glass. The living room, Bruni explained, “was
probably the statement room for John Fleming Interiors,”
the much-beloved Torrance based firm known for its
work on the Peninsula. Its namesake founder passed away
in 2010.
The Brunis credit Fleming with many of the French
style accoutrements, such as the lambrequin walls that
were built to accommodate wider plaster ceiling moldings
and an enlarged fireplace and mantle, better scaled with
the room’s elevated ceilings. The Brunis chose to keep
most of the period moldings throughout the home; according
to Bruni, they were designed by the same company
Bruni Chateau cont. on page 52
The pub is an expansive wood paneled room with coffered ceilings, combining an authentic Irish pub feel
with a sports bar.
September 2016 • Peninsula 51
Preserve your timeless treasure
We live in an age where just about everything is disposable.
Yet centuries ago when the world’s finest clockmakers
were hard at work, their aim was to create a
mechanical marvel that operates continuously and last forever.
Imagine a hand made complex mechanism of inter-working
parts designed to keep time accurately. Your clock is a work of
art and your job is to keep this timeless treasure healthy for the
next generation.
Your clock reminds you of its presence every time you wind
it and if its accuracy is not what it used to be, or its chimes are
not as strong rythmic, or maybe it just stops. That means it’s
talking to you and telling you that its endless life is in jeopardy.
It is imperative to maintain and service your clock regularly.
Oil gets old and dry forcing the train of gears to work twice as
hard to accomplish their goal. This results in damage that drastically
shortens the life of a fine timepiece.
Michel Medawar has been extending the lives of timepieces
for over fifty years as his father did fifty years before. He is the
inventor of the first talking clock in the world. He is a graduate
from Patek Philippe in Geneva, Switzerland, The Theod Wagner
clock Co. in Wiesbaden, Germany, and the Howard Miller
Clock Co. in Zeeland, Michigan. Call him so that he may come
to your home and offer you a free estimate for servicing your
clock. Or bring your wall or mantel clock to our store to see our
showroom and receive the same complimentary diagnosis.
Bruni Chateau cont. from page 51
who did the moldings inside the Getty Museum.
The home was about 6,500 square feet when the family purchased it in
2000. In 2007 and 2008, the Brunis added 4,000 square feet, including a
children's wing and a large basement. The home now contains every
unique space, and whim, imaginable — including a mudroom that serves
as a family locker room, fitted with wood cabinetry handmade by His Life
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The covered outdoor living room has a wood and gas burning, custom limestone fireplace, a
mahogany wood ceiling, heated floors and access to the adjacent pub and game room.
of Redondo Beach. A ventilated space within the mudroom is specifically
to house shoes. The “locker room” also includes an extra refrigerator for
snacks, a small powder room for changing, and a door leading to a three
car garage.
The basement area is very un-basement like, replete with with natural
light, multiple rooms, and a two-story spiral staircase made of steel and
wood that took several adjustments before it finally fit snug into its encasement.
A preference for stairs, rather than elevators is what gave life to
this practical yet whimsically designed staircase that looks almost like an
Bruni Chateau cont. on page 54
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ocean and tree lined view.
Bruni Chateau cont. from page 53
improvisation from “Doctor Seuss.” The basement also houses a state-ofthe-
art media room with theater seatings and a “pub,” as Bruni calls it —
a marriage of Irish pub and upscale sports bar. The wallcoverings are
stamped in an intricate design carried through to the coffered and burled
walnut ceiling above, giving the pub a cave-like feel that invites intimacy
and fun. The Mrs. Pac Man Video machine and other games make it a
place children are likewise comfortable in.
“The kids used to spend a lot of time down here with their friends,”
Bruni said. “These days, they prefer to be around us adults, and it’s nice.”
The family designed the bar and most of the interior spaces themselves.
Bruni said his wife, Sylvia, has a natural talent for interior color schemes.
Her tile selections and design ideas stand on their own merit. Each of the
8.75 bathrooms is in keeping with the French character of the home,
though each has its own, signature look. One bathroom has lamps rather
than wall sconces flanking the basin mirror. Tiny holes were drilled into
the stone countertop to facilitate the lamps connection to an electrical
source, and although this feature is not overly apparent, it adds to the
sparkle of the home, which is rich with nostalgic spaces, thoughtfully rendered.
Directly outside the pub room is the outdoor living room, also part of
the 2007-2008 addition. A floral mural pulled from Harry Bruni’s parent’s
home in La Jolla graces a background wall. Overhead is an oiled mahogany
ceiling in a staggered strip design. The floors are heated. The room gathers
around a large fireplace, and a large flatscreen television hovers above it
all. The covered outdoor space can serve either as an entertainer’s dream
or a simple family refuge.
During a tour of the home, Regan, the family’s 2-1/2-year-old border collie
rescue dog, follows his master around. Later, Jenette, the beloved family
cat credited with being the ruler of the roost, makes a brief appearance.
The Brunis are a large family, with four children, yet the home still affords
them two guest bedrooms. The family room downstairs is a player’s
paradise, with a full size pool table and wood bar stools featuring carved
geese on the arms. The barstools are from the Hotel Bel Air bar, before its
remodel. The family purchased the chairs from the previous owners due
to their comfort, not realizing at the time that they also were a design icon.
The goose style used to be a theme at the Hotel Bel Air.
Further downstairs is the wine cellar.
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“The cellar had cheap ceramic
tile and no refrigeration,” Bruni
said. That’s all changed. The cellar
is temperature controlled and features
natural stone and an original
oil painting by Sandra Jones Campbell.
The art was previously pictured
on the cover of the Laguna
Beach Pageant of the Masters program.
“It’s named ‘A Dog Needs a
Drink’, and is my high-end version
of the famed, ‘Dogs Playing Poker’
painting,” Bruni said.
The relationship between the
late John Fleming and the Bruni
family appears to have gone beyond
client-designer into friendship.
Although Fleming Interiors
fully designed only a few spaces in
this large estate, Fleming’s influence
pervades the home through
small details, such as the petite
Caesar Medallion inlaid in the upstairs
mezzanine and in the gold
leaf moldings in the front hall.
Perhaps the greatest addition executed
by Fleming for Bruni is a
hidden bookcase door that leads to
an office, outside loggia, exercise
room and full bathroom. Bruni recalls
the day that this idea first presented
itself. Fleming was sitting
down in the home, “noodling” as
Bruni describes it, trying to discern
where a hidden door would fit
best. This was Harry Bruni’s treasured
wish for the house. Fleming
transformed a space, formerly a
hallway leading to a maid's room,
into a sophisticated office, loggia,
full bathroom and exercise room.
It’s not all man-cave. The exercise
room is also used by the Bruni children,
who are now college athletes.
Towards the end of the tour
music sounded, and Bruni smiled.
“There’s my daughter playing
the piano,” he said. “We have the
Olympics on all the time here.”
The home has served as both a
family and social hub for the Bruni
family.
“We’ve had a lot of friends here,”
Brunni said. “We’ve had a lot of
events here. We had a wedding
here last December.”
Now that the family’s children
are off to college, they have decided
to downsize a bit. They are
preparing to sell the house, but will
remain on the Peninsula. Bruni
said he is grateful for the family’s
time in the chateau.
“Now we don’t have as much
need for the use of this whole
house,” he said. “It’s time for another
family to come in and enjoy
all it has to offer.” PEN
Maloney cont. from page 47
textbooks have become prohibitively
expensive. She also noted approvingly
that the El Camino’s
faculty senate recently approved a
new, online course management
system.
Arguably the most formidable
challenge facing Maloney is the upcoming
labor negotiations. During
the last negotiations, three years
ago, a faculty strike was narrowly
avoided. Recent negotiations at college
districts in Ventura, Glendale
and San Diego have resulted in faculty
raises of 3 to 5 percent.
Maloney declined to discuss the
upcoming negotiations, except to
note that the 2016 state budget did
not provide for community colleges
cost of living increases
(COLA). And it provided an increase
of only $75 million for community
colleges in base funding.
But that is to be spread among the
state’s 113 districts and its uses are
largely restricted to capital improvements.,
In her previous positions, Maloney
was a proponent of “interestbased
bargaining,” (IBB), a
negotiating strategy designed to
find win-win solutions.
Beverly said he is hopeful that
interest-based bargaining can be
utilized, but noted, "To be successful,
both sides must enter negotiations
with the same spirit of
cooperation and goodwill. They
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Jim and Gwen Beazell with a New Guinea mask woven out of rattan and embellished with wood, mud, shells and feathers.
Photos by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com)
Unmasking Gwen and Jim Beazell travel the world looking for
masks and the stories and magic behind the masks
the masks
by Richard Foss
Ask anyone with a passion for collecting
and they can tell you about the thing that
started them on the road. It may be the
rare coin they found in their change, an intriguing
old book from a yard sale or a piece of glassware
that was part of an inheritance, but they remember
it and they still have it.
When Gwen Beazell met the man who was to
become her second husband, she owned six Mexican
ethnic masks, most made from stamped tin.
Gwen was a teacher, and she discovered quickly
that she shared a number of commonalities with
the medical researcher named Jim who called her
at the urging of a mutual friend. Both were avid
readers and gourmet cooks who had Native
American children, either from previous marriages
or adoption, and both were interested in
art, anthropology, and ethnic cultures. The two
talked on the phone for four hours on that first
call. The relationship blossomed over family dinners
at each other’s homes.
The masks that Gwen brought into their shared
household were only a few items of the ethnic
décor that both of them liked until the fateful day
that they saw an announcement of an event that
both thought sounded interesting.
As Jim tells it, “The city of Los Angeles used to
have a Festival of Masks, sponsored by the Folk
Art Museum. They invited people from all over
the world who have mask cultures to perform. It
just turned us on, and we would go there and stay
all day. We befriended a lot of people there, and
one of them was Professor Irmstead from UCLA,
who was a collector of Mexican masks. He invited
us to his house and spread them out on the
floor. It was awe inspiring. That started us collecting,
and it eventually got out of control. Because
we had this ethnically diverse, mostly
Native American family, we started collecting artifacts
that were relevant to their cultures. Then
we made a friend who was a dealer in West
58 Peninsula • September 2016
“Crooked Nose” is an Iroquois healing mask.
African art, and we started branching out. When
you get involved in learning about masks and
how they’re used in different cultures, it leads
you into their religion, music, and dance, all their
traditions.”
Gwen remembers that the thing that first
caught her attention was the enormous diversity
of materials in mask construction.
“What started my interest was the use of different
media – I was an art teacher, after all. In
New Guinea, they weave them out of rattan, and
then apply wood, mud, shells, feathers… Other
cultures use papier-mâché, leather, wood, metal.
Almost anything you can work or shape gets used
by somebody.”
Their collection now includes at least 500
masks (they’re not sure of the exact number),
some bought from dealers and importers but
most collected on trips around the world.
Jim says that one of the things that is universal
about this highly ritualized object is the transformational
power of wearing one. “A traditional
mask is not just a disguise, and when you put one
on you take on a different persona. It says more
about you than your bare face. The Native Americans
put on an eagle mask not just to reflect that
they are a member of the eagle clan, but to become
the eagle. It’s a mask that only they and
their fellow clan members can wear. In New
Guinea there are masks for gods and ancestors,
which you might expect, but there’s a mask for a
yam. Yams are a very important food source in
their culture, so it’s represented in their rituals
and dances. There are even masks to represent
diseases – we have one with pockmarks that represent
smallpox. A shaman would wear it at a funeral
to drive away the evil spirits of the disease.
There are events in various cultures that have
very specific masks, like circumcision rites, coming
of age ceremonies, funerals, but oddly very
few that have anything to do with courtship.
That’s something that’s usually more private and
not as ritualized, so I suppose it makes sense.”
Though the Beazells have an interest in all
manner of masks, they have an obvious fondness
for those from North American cultures. Some of
the most beautiful in their collection have a
prominent place near the front door. As is often
the case, Gwen started by talking about the
media, and Jim followed up storytelling about the
culture.
“Our happiest masks are from the Iroquois and
Seneca peoples. People of different gender use
different materials; some masks are carved by
men, some are woven by women. The hair for
most masks is a horsetail, but they use corn
husks for the hair of harvest masks. That’s their
staple crop, so the symbolism is obvious. A lot of
them have the tongue hanging out, and it’s made
of leather or other flexible materials so it wags in
a comical way when someone dances.”
“Some of the Iroquois masks have a very ritualized
pattern of construction,” Jim continued.
“You start the carving on the living tree, and you
are taking some power from the tree when you
make it that way. If you start it in the morning it
must be painted as a red mask, and if you start it
in the evening it is a black mask.”
When asked about one Iroquois mask that has
a particularly goofy expression, Jim launched into
a folk tale.
“Crooked Nose started out as a very confrontational
person, and one day he confronted the
Great Spirit to ask who had the most power. The
Great Spirit suggested that Crooked Nose propose
a contest, and he suggested it should involve
whoever could move a distant mountain with
their minds. The Great Spirit told Crooked Nose
that he should go first. He strained and the mountain
trembled and moved just a few inches.
Crooked Nose turned to the Great Spirit and said,
‘OK, now let’s see what you can do.’ He turned
back to look at the mountain and it slammed into
his face and broke his nose. He learned humility,
and now his mask is a healing mask, that a
shaman would wear to visit someone who is ill.”
The power of a mask can extend beyond healing,
as Jim explained when we passed by a selection
of African masks.
“These are the type called Kifwebe from the
Songe people of the Congo. One of them is a personification
of justice. I have heard that when a
court case is called and people come face to face,
or face to mask, with justice, the guilty party
often breaks down and confesses. They aren’t
facing a person seeking justice, but justice itself,
and they are sure that it would be useless to lie.
There’s a practical aspect too, because nobody
knows who is behind the mask so they can’t retaliate
against them, but the real power is psychological.”
Though many of the masks have recognizable
human faces and convey easily recognizable
emotions, some are weirdly alien or disturbing,
even horrifying. Gwen said that some of them
caused friction with the younger members of the
family.
“In this room are Southeast Asian shamanic
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masks; the person who wears it becomes a guardian spirit. One of them
that we call Rhonda the Witch is so frightening that when our children
and grandchildren were young they wouldn’t sit anywhere near it. The
ones from the Himalayas are very spooky too, very stern and forbidding.
The only one of these that is friendly is the one that is always shown with
the mouth open and the tongue out, which is a teacher. Naturally I like
that one.”
From the way Gwen talks about a particular mask it’s obvious that even
though they’ve had it for years, it still inspires wonder.
“This is a royal headdress from the Zairian culture that uses several different
media. There’s a base of basketry with a wooden nose, fur on the
face, shells, beads, and with cloth sewn on parts of it. It’s carved and woven
and embroidered and appliqued, all in one piece. I have another chieftain’s
headdress that includes mummified birds that have been beaded. It’s one
of the oddest pieces we have. We also have a mask from Mali that includes
mud made with a mixture of clay and blood. It’s decorated with the horns
of an antelope and porcupine quills.”
At my expression of astonishment at this combination, Jim laughed and
quipped, “Mud, blood, and porcupine quills… all you need is a pickup
truck and a hound dog and you have a country song!”
The only sad things about the Beazells’ collection is that the people who
were partly responsible for it, the Native American children that the couple
raised, have no interest in most of it.
“Ethan, our Arapaho son, is the most connected to his own cultural heritage,
but none of our children have the fascination with multicultural
items that we do,” explained Jim. “We’re actually decreasing our collection
now and have a website at caltribalart.com where we’re selling some of
them. I also sell some of the jewelry and sculpture I make, some of which
has inspiration from the tribal designs. We’d like to find an institution that
would be interested in conserving and exhibiting the whole collection, but
we haven’t found one yet.”
As our interview finished, I took another look around the house and the
assemblage of so many things that have spiritual power to people of different
cultures. This made me ask Gwen if she had ever thought of the
house being haunted. She paused a moment and responded reflectively,
“If shamanic power means anything, we’re pretty safe from ghosts. They
seem to live in peace with each other.” PEN
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L
Guests enjoy wine and view
at summer launch of Appaloosa Home
Summertime was the right season for the unveiling of a newly built
9,000 square foot Rolling Hills home, hosted by the Chhabria and the
Fozoonmehr families. It is the first ultra-contemporary ranch style home
to be showcased in the exclusive gated community. Guests came to view
not only the home but also an art exhibit curated by A Gallery of Palm
Desert and Homeira Goldstein of Arts Manhattan/Time4Art. The home
was designed and furnished to be move-in ready and offered every
amenity that guests could desire, including an air conditioned garage.
Sommelier Jean Philippe Molinari recommended wine pairings for the
gourmet food. Cocktails and live music were enjoyed on the hilltop patio
overlooking the Los Angeles basin.
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1. Belinda Braithwaite and Rodrigo
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2. Homeira Goldstein, Dr. Shahram
Fozoonmehr, Simon Ouwerkerk, Carmen
Mentges and Lynn Marks.
3. Louise M. Neyer, Lisa Dempton,
Philo and Raju Chhabria.
4. Philo and Raju Chhabria.
5. Mei Edmondson, Philo Chhabria
and Suraj Chhabria.
6. Jean Philippe Molinari, Monica and
Niko Farrell and Dr. Shahram Fozoonmehr.
7. Jilla and Dr. Shahram Fozoonmehr.
8. Homeira Goldstein, Shirley Fozoonmehr,
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Nelson’s servers Suzanne Contreras, Brandon Baello, Michelle Daly and Tiffany Savinon. Photos by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com)
Nelson’s on point
Nelson’s is hard to find and often crowded,
but worth the walk and the wait
Isabella Jacobson gives her approval to the chips.
by Richard Foss
One of the most popular restaurants on the Peninsula doesn’t have much curb
appeal. In fact it lacks a curb altogether, since it’s located about a quarter of a
mile from the nearest road.
Nelson’s at Terranea Resort is an ocean view café that you will almost undoubtedly
not find on the first try. Most first-time visitors enter the lobby, then discover that
they need to go down one floor, outside, and then around a set of curving paths
through the landscaped grounds. Those who consult a map of the property will discover
that there’s a much more direct route that goes around the west side of the
hotel, but I didn’t see any signs for it at the front of the hotel. Those who are concerned
about getting lost, are in a hurry, or have access concerns can take a shuttle
from the lobby.
The exterior of Nelson’s is as low-key but stylish as the rest of the Terranea architecture,
with only a small green sign next to the check-in stand to let you know that
this square fieldstone bungalow is your destination. It looks like a modestly sized
restaurant, and if you just count the interior space it is. Most of the seating is outdoors
facing this restaurant’s greatest asset, a panoramic view of the ocean and coastline.
Nelson’s doesn’t take reservations and since the place is popular you may have a while
to gaze while you wait, but you won’t mind doing so.
The menu is heavy on items that come from under that water, so we started with
crabcake sliders and a poke salad with greens, daikon slaw, avocado, edamame, and
both a ginger sesame vinaigrette and wasabi aioli. If I ordered this again I’d ask for
64 Peninsula • September 2016
the wasabi aioli to be left on the
side because it was liberally applied
and dominated the other flavors.
There were plenty of other
flavors going on here and I would
have enjoyed it if everything had
been balanced. There was no such
problem with the crabcakes,
plump discs that had been fried
with a crust of mild creole seasoning
and served with fresh tomatoes
and arugula on mini-burger buns.
There was a dab of remoulade on
the buns that added a little spice,
and it helped make this a successful
starter.
We asked our server for recommendations,
and he was enthusiastic
about the tenderloin tips and
the unfortunately named “Bait &
Switch” fresh seafood options.
Salmon, swordfish, or mahi are offered
roasted, blackened, or seared
with your choice of sauce. I selected
the roasted swordfish with
remoulade. Unfortunately someone
in the kitchen seemed to take
the name literally, because I received
the fish with aioli instead,
and it was somewhat overcooked.
When I made our server aware of
the problem he immediately removed
it from our bill and offered
something else, which I appreciated.
The entrée came with with
fries, veggies, or salad, and since we had just had a salad
and our other dish included fried, I got the veggies. All
the Terranea restaurants use top quality produce and
this was no exception. The mix of roasted young carrots,
snap peas, and baby potatoes was excellent.
The tenderloin tips with chimichurri sauce were flawless,
the lightly seasoned meat very moist and tender
but with an appealing hint of caramelization on each
piece. Since these pieces of meat are rather small it
takes a steady hand with a char-broiler to get them this
good Somebody back there has the skills. The fries arrived
hot, crisp, and lightly salted, and as much as I like
chimichurri sauce we didn’t find anything that needed
it.
A variety of desserts are available, including an interesting
sounding chocolate sea salt caramel parfait, but
Nelson’s cont. on page 66
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iginally from Quebec, Canada, Jacques Gre-
began his culinary career with La Rive
Onier
Gauche in 1980. For the next 15 years, he not
only was the Executive Chef at this classy restaurant
in Malaga Cove but also cooked on a cruise
ship. The Cunard Cruise Lines traveled worldwide,
stopping in places like Bombay and Vietnam.
Jacques recalls his favorite experiences
being in the South Pacific and the Mediter-
ranean. “They would bring
aboard the freshest ingredients
for cooking, like
herbs and homemade Cognac
- the very best.”
In 2002, Jacques purchased
La Rive Gauche
and decided to make
some significant upgrades.
He changed the
menu, renovated the entire
inside, with its grand
piano, and enhanced the
sunset-view outdoor terrace.
More recently, he
and his wife Kidist opened
a bar area at the entrance,
with a casual feel, perfect
for enjoying Happy Hour
specials everyday except
Monday 4:00 to 7:00pm.
Today, Executive Chef/
Owner Jacques Grenier
offers a full food and
drink menu with lunch
and dinner specials everyday
except Monday. And
guests are invited to a delicious
Breakfast starting
at 10am everyday and
with champagne on Sunday!
Nelson’s cont. from page 65
we decided to follow our server’s recommendation and get a key lime tart.
This was a good move, as the tart key lime custard in a graham crust was
delicious. Key lime pie is often over sweetened, but this hit the mark as
well as any I’ve had in a long time.
Nelson’s offers some interesting cocktails but after considering the winding
road home we decided to stick with wine and beer, of which they have
a fine selection. Our meal would have run $156 if the fish hadn’t been
comped, of which about $110 was food. I can’t make my usual comparison
with similar restaurants because there really is nothing comparable to Nelson’s.
The Peninsula has only one resort hideaway with an ocean view
serving simple but stylish food, and this is it. I’d certainly recommend the
place if you want a good meal in a spectacular location, especially if you
can dine midweek or arrive early enough to beat the crowds. Nelson’s has
its charms, and based on the wait we weren’t the only ones to notice that.
Nelson’s is located on the waterfront at the Terranea Resort, 100 Terranea
Way in RPV. Fastest access is via the road from the West Casitas, to the right
of the main entrance. Open at 11 a.m. Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. Sat-Sun, close 11 p.m.
daily. Wheelchair access good, full bar, Corkage $35, some vegetarian items.
(310) 494-7891. Menu at terranea.com, phone. PEN
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PV Democrats’ installation party
n The Palos Verdes Democrats hosted their annual installation of officers on July
17 at a picnic held in the beautiful gardens
at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in Rolling
Hills Estates. Nearly 100 people attended.
Board members Lynn Bommer, Kathy Bradford,
Connie Sullivan, Al Shadbourne,
Rascha Hall, Arlene Korb, Craig Williams,
David Hall, Susie Boone, Teresa Savo and
Dee Dee Gonzalez were installed by California
State Treasurer and 2018 candidate
for Governor John Chiang. Other speakers
included Congressman Ted Lieu, LA County
Ted Lieu addresses Palos
Verdes Democrats at St.
Luke Presbyterian Church
in Rolling Hills Estates.
Assessor Jeffrey Prang, and candidates Al
Muratsuchi (66th Assembly District), Jim
Kennedy (Water Replenishment District) and
Alicia Molina (Superior Court Judge). A representative
from State Senator Ben Allen’s office
also added his congratulations.
Peninsula Symphony Celebrates 50th season
n 2016-2017 marks the Peninsula Symphony’s 50th Anniversary. The season’s
first concert, “50th Anniversary Celebration,” is Sunday, October 30 at the Redondo
Union High School Auditorium. The concert will open and conclude with
two, special surprise items. In between will be a reprise of selections from the orchestra’s
inaugural concert half a century ago. Selections include Finlandia, Opus
26 by Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius (1900-1990) and the Concerto No. 2 for
Piano and Orchestra in F minor, Opus 21 by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin
(1865-1957), with Rufus Choi as soloist. Following intermission, the orchestra will
perform Symphony No. 104 in D major, H. 1/104 (“London”) by Austrian native
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Members only are invited to pre-concert lecture
at 6:15 p.m. by Maestro Berkson. The concert begins at 7 p.m. The concert and
parking are free. 631 Vincent Street in Redondo Beach (PCH at Diamond). For
more information, call the Symphony Office at (310) 544-0320, e-mail
music.pensym@verizon.net, or visit Pensym.org.
MCHA President Jill Shoemaker, Susan
Chang, Valerie Beranek, Project Chair Tricia
Rapaport and Al Rosen.
Malaga Cove Homeowners
Celebrate Triangle Beautification
n The Malaga Cove Homeowners Association hosted a reception on July 28 at
the Via Pinale/Via Ramon Parkland Triangle for its volunteers, city decision makers,
partners and financial contributors. The event co-chaired by Tricia Rapaport and
Valerie Beranek. The 7,200 square foot, triangular piece of Palos Verdes Estates
Parkland has been transformed with the addition of over 250 drought-tolerant
plants that will provide
visual interest throughout
the seasons. Local,
natural materials such
as Palos Verdes stone
and wood chips were
repurposed for practical
design and aesthetic
effects.
Neighbors, library patrons
and concert goers
are now able to safely
walk through this central
piece of community
parkland, rather than
being forced to walk
along the narrow and
busy streets, while enjoying
the new beautiful
plants and existing
around&about
trees.Although the project was initiated and led by the Malaga Cove Homeowners
Association and its Project Chair Tricia Rapaport, it could have not succeeded
without the financial and volunteer efforts of the Young Professionals Network of
the Palos Verdes Peninsula Association of Realtors. Other funding was provided
by the Palos Verdes Homes Association, as well as 21 individual Malaga Cove
households. Resident Mark Paullin donated and delivered Palos Verdes stone to
the site. Critical support also came from the City of PVE, which provided rock material
and wood chips and who will maintain the site. Landscape designer Ric
Dykzeul and Bennett Landscaping were hired to design and prepare the site and
procure the native and other drought-tolerant plants. Hands-on Volunteers were
Valerie Beranek, Tricia Rapaport, Edward Barrios, Christy Carrillo, Robert Dixon,
Jane Felland, Cheryl Kohr, Marla Virgin, Ryan Crabtree, Jill Shoemaker, Sep
Ebrahimi and Norma Fernandez. Sunscreen was provided by Dr. Cynthia Lazzaro
of Good Dermatology in Torrance. Financial contributors included Young Professionals
Network/Palos Verdes Peninsula Association of Realtors, Palos Verdes
Homes Association, Malaga Cove Homeowners Association, Phil and Marilouise
Huff, Jane Felland and Michael Varon, Linda Elliott and Ray Johnson, Deborah Eppolito,
Vanessa and Tim Roettger, Susan and Bob Chang, Jimi Andersen, Mark
and Michelle Towns, Richard and Marcie May, Kelly and Ken Miller, Roseann
DeLuca, Pauline and Al Rosen, John and Janice Cartwright, Mark Paullin, Kirchofer
Family, Bill Karg, Pauline and Brian Harris, Patricia and Larry Murphy, Philip and
Lynn Solomita, George Edwards and Jill Shoemaker and Valerie Gorsuch.
Solorzano competes in Jr. Cycling Championships
Rafael
Solorzano Jr.,
with gold
medals at the
Junior Track
Cycling
National
Championships.
n Palos Verdes Estates’ Rafael Solorzano Jr. won gold medals in both the team
sprint and team pursuit at the Junior Track Cycling National Championships in
Trexlertown, Pennsylvania in July. Individually, he finished 18th in the Junior Men’s
15-16 Age Omnium, which consisted of various events that added up to a final
standing. Solorzano trains at the Velodrome in Carson with Connie Cycling, a
team founded by former Olympian Connie Paraskevin.
PV Library offers mobile printing
n The Palos Verdes Library District now offers mobile printing at the Peninsula
Center, Malaga Cove and Miraleste libraries. Residents can send print jobs to
PVLD’s public printers from any computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet with an Internet
connection and pick them up at any of our libraries beginning August 1.
Can’t read that huge spreadsheet on your smartphone, and need a way to view
the document without your glasses? Home printer broken or out of ink? Or maybe
you just need to print a boarding pass directly from your phone. No problem,
send your print job to the library and pick it up anytime in the next 24 hours. If you
are already in the library you no longer need to use one of our computers to print
your documents. Print directly from your own device. An additional benefit of mobile
printing is that it offers a high level of privacy and eliminates the need to rely
on others to print sensitive documents. Your email address is required to unlock
your print job when you pick it up. To use this new service, send an email with an
attachment to the library’s print stations or visit their mobile printing website and
upload a file. There is no need to download software or apps. Black and white
and color printing are available. PVLD charges a small per-page fee for printing.
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Torrance Memorial
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members who have made a contribution
annually for 10 or more consecutive years
were honored at a luncheon on June 9 at
Palos Verdes Golf Club. This year’s honorees
heard from members of the Emergency Department
and the Hospitalist Program physician
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Volunteer Center Honors
Four Legends in our Time
F
our Palos Verdes residents have been named Legends in Our Time
by the Volunteer Center’s Affinity Group. William Ailor, Donald
Crocker, Robert Medawar and Richard Moe were honored Sunday, May
1 at the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion in Rolling Hills Estates. This is the
11th year that Affinity has selected Palos Verdes residents to honor as
Legends. “We decided that this was the year that we would recognize
four men. Bill, Don, Bob and Dick are the epitome of what we mean by
Legends,” said Affinity president Jane Jones. For over 50 years, the center
has referred over a million volunteers to nonprofit agencies. The main
office of the Volunteer Center is a beautiful historical building that the
Center in Old Town Torrance. For more information call (310) 212-5009
or visit VOLCenter.org.
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Richard Moe, William Ailor and Robert
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5. Janet Baszile and Affinity president
Jane Jones.
6. Don and Mary Louise Crocker,
Helen Crocker Frykman and family.
7. Ann and David Buxton and Tom and
Kathy Berg.
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Heinsheimer and Dorothy and Allen
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perfect blend of technology and warmth and personal attention. Dr. Dyan Van De
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to our success is to treat people the way we want to be treated,” he says. Dr. Van
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whether you need basic care or are considering some modern improvements
to enhance your smile. Make this the year you get a complete examination
and see our hygienist to start the new year with a healthy smile.
2325 Palos Verdes Drive West # 210, Palos Verdes Estates. (310) 448-1260.
lunadabaydental.com.
Marina Del Rey Hospital offers intimate setting
Marina Del Rey Hospital offers world-class care in an intimate setting, where medical
excellence and compassion go hand-in-hand. Marina Del Rey Hospital is an
affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Health System and a 133-bed, acute care Joint Commission
accredited hospital, offering general acute medical services and 24/7 emergency
care. Marina Del Rey Hospital concentrates on four areas of expertise:
spine, weight loss, orthopedics and minimally invasive surgery. This focus allows
it to provide an excellence of care usually found only at a large, academic facility
— but in an intimate, personal and convenient setting. People choose to live in
Marina Del Rey because of its quality of life. Patients choose Marina Del Rey Hospital
for its highly focused specialty care, and advanced technologies, to safeguard
their quality of life quickly and safely.
4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 823-8911. MarinaHospital.com .
Dr. John J. Kim and the Re Nu Mi Wellness Center
Re Nu Mi Wellness Center is a spa-like office redolent of fragrant herbs and relaxing
music. In addition to acupuncture, they offer cupping, therapeutic massage,
Active Release Therapy, Zen meditation, and herbal medicine, specially created
on-site. The philosophy and methods of Re Nu Mi's Traditional Medicine practitioners
are to treat both common ailments and complex conditions by using natural
and holistic pathways. Re Nu Mi is also dedicated to enriching our community.
Kriss Light, M.F.T
Psychotherapy
Jungian Depth Work
Individuals, Family, Children
Working With The Creative
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Offices in El Segundo
(310) 880-8514
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Agraduate of UCLA, she went to Tufts University
School of Dental Medicine, Boston; and
graduated in 1980. Dr. Van has been in private
practice in the South Bay for over 30 years.
After a short professional sabbatical to explore
volunteer opportunities in New Mexico, she is
happy to be practicing in her beautiful neighborhood
office in Lunada Bay.
Having earned her private pilots license, she
tries to combine her love of dentistry and her
love of flying on at least one mission each year
to serve those who do not have access to dental
care. This year was an exhausting but fulfilling trip
to Fiji in affiliation with USC.
“I love my office in Lunada Bay. It is beautiful and
modern and and at the end of the day, I have a
wonderful view of Catalina. My patients are terrific
and it is a pleasure to see each one of them and
their families. I embrace new advancements and
technology in conjunction with providing an environment of warmth and education.” Lunada Bay Dental offers a full range of services from
exam and cleaning to full mouth reconstruction including cosmetic veneers and Invisalign. The key to our success is having the best team of
experienced, knowledgeable, and caring professionals. Each individual is precious to us and we strive to exceed your expectations.
Dr. Dyan Van De Velde, DMD
www.lunadabaydental.com • 310-377-6580
Dr. Dyan Van De Velde, DMD
Proud to announce she is back in the South Bay!
“Creating beautiful smiles”
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Their vision is "To empower each individual with the ability to establish balance
and cultivate compassion and a positive outlook in daily life. - Love yourself, love
others."
(310) 379-0852. renumi.com.
Thelma McMillen Center offers outpatient treatment
For over 25-years, the Thelma McMillen Center at Torrance Memorial Medical
Center has been helping South Bay adults and adolescents succeed in overcoming
the destructive patterns of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction. The Center’s
comprehensive, three-phase outpatient model allows clients to get sober within the
framework of their daily lives – including their work, school and family environments.
The treatment team is dedicated to treating the whole person – mind, body,
and spirit. The highly-trained and experienced multidisciplinary team of psychologists,
therapists, certified chemical dependency counselors, and support staff is
headed by Moe Gelbart, PHd, the Executive Director since 1991. The team at
Thelma provides the highest level of care and confidentiality to their clients.
The Center offers consultations, at no charge, and the program is covered by most
insurance plans. Call to see if outpatient treatment is the right path for you. Take
the first step in the right direction.
(310) 784-4879 PEN
310-325-6500
Acupuncture & Asian Herbal Medicine
Active Release Therapy
Therapeutic Massage
Zen Meditation
• Pain Management
• Digestive Disorder
• Stress/Anxiety
• Insomnia
Thank You for Voting us a STAR of the Beach!
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FEE ONLY FINANCIAL PLANNER
• Are you in or approaching retirement?
• Do you want to stop worrying about your
investment portfolio?
• Do you lose sleep wondering if you may
outlive your nest egg?
• Do you want to know if you are on the
right path financially?
• Do you want to take control of your
finances?
• Do you feel you need a second opinion on
your portfolio?
If you answered “yes” to any or all of the
above questions, you may need to contact
me, to provide you with a personal financial
plan designed to help you take control
of your finances, reduce anxiety and ultimately
achieve your financial goals. There
is no cost or obligation for the initial meeting,
as it is an opportunity for you to learn
more about me, and for me to determine
if I can help you achieve your financial
goals and objectives.
As a fee-only financial planner I will be
compensated solely by my clients, I do not
accept commissions, referral fees, or
compensation from other sources, and I am committed to acting in
your best interest.
Abbas A. Heydari, CFP®
Certified Financial Planner
and Registered Investment Advisor
Providing Financial Services
in Torrance since 1986
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 1020
Torrance, CA 90503
E-mail: aahfp@Yahoo.com
Web: www.aaheydari.com
Phone: (310)792-2090
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