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Seeking support Malibu nonprofit 

Big Heart Ranch collects donations 

for new enclosure, Page 3 

Following in his steps 

Individuals retrace mountain lion P-22’s 

50-mile journey to Griffith Park, Page 6 

In the spirit City of Malibu’s Halloween 

Carnival offers bounty of festive 

fun, Pages 8-9 

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Patient Rene Ovando 

(left) gets an eye 

exam from optician 

Tess Paige, who came 

to Malibu aboard 

the UCLA Stein Eye 

Institute Mobile Eye 

Clinic. The Oct. 24 

event, held at the 

Malibu Library, was 

sponsored by Malibu’s 

Community Assistance 

Resource Team. 

Suzy Demeter/22nd 

Century Media 

UCLA mobile eye 

clinic provides 

complimentary 

service to low-income 

Malibuites, Page 4

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THURSDAY 

School Board 

5:30 p.m. Nov. 1, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The SMMUSD 

Board of Education will 

meet. To view the agenda, 

visit www.smmusd.org/ 

board/meetings.html. 

FRIDAY 

Landslides Lecture 

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Nov. 2, Malibu City Hall 

Zuma Room, 23825 Stuart 

Ranch Road. Donald Kowalewsky, 

an engineering 

geologist, will discuss what 

causes slopes to be unstable, 

the various types of 

landslides and more in this 

free program. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

2489 ext. 357. 

SATURDAY 

Open House 

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 3, 

Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s 

Station, 27050 Agoura 

Road, Agoura. The police 

department’s open house 

will feature interactive activities 

and displays as well 

as free food and drinks. 

Poetry Open Mic 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 3, 

Malibu Library, 23519 

West Civic Center Way. 

Malibu Poet Laureate Ricardo 

Means Ybarra will 

host this adult open mic 

featuring readers Ann Buxie 

and Jean Colonomos. Poets 

— published, aspiring, 

or otherwise — can bring 

a poem to share. Sponsored 

by the Friends of the Malibu 

Library. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6438. 

Night in Paradise 

4-9 p.m. Nov. 3, Field of 

Dreams at Paradise Cove, 

28128 Pacific Coast Highway, 

Malibu. The Point 

Dume Marine Science 

School PTA hosts its dinner 

and fundraiser featuring 

local gourmet cuisine from 

LA Roots Catering, signature 

cocktails from Laughing 

Glass Cocktails, fine 

wines, Absolut Elyx vodka, 

and House Beer. Live entertainment, 

a set by DJ 

Patsy Palmer and live and 

silent auctions also will be 

included. To view online 

auction items and buy tickets, 

which start at $160, visit 

www.pointdumepta.com/. 

SUNDAY 

Butterfly Release 

2-4 p.m. Nov. 4, Alumni 

Park at Pepperdine University, 

24255 PCH. The Emily 

Shane Foundation’s fourth 

annual butterfly release 

will be held. The event will 

include live music, a silent 

auction, a children’s art activity 

and more. Butterflies 

can be sponsored at $10 per 

butterfly. For more information, 

visit emilyshane. 

org. 

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Planning Commission 

6:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The Planning Commission 

will meet. To view 

the agenda, visit www.mal 

ibucity.org. 

TUESDAY 

Election Day 

7 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 6, 

Malibu. Polls will be open 

for voting in the City’s 

General Municipal Election. 

Information will be 

posted at MalibuCity.org/ 

Elections. For assistance, 

call the Clerk’s Office at 

(310) 456-2489 ext. 228. 

NAMI Support Group 

6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, Malibu 

Library, 23519 West 

Civic Center Way. The 

National Alliance on Mental 

Illness Support Group 

meets the first Tuesday of 

every month. This group is 

for parents/caregivers who 

have a loved one with a 

mental illness. 

WEDNESDAY 

Malibu Garden Club 

9:30 a.m. Nov. 7, Point 

Dume Clubhouse, 29500 

Heathercliff Drive, Malibu. 

Marilee Kuhlmann presents 

“Pretty and Green, how to 

create a low water use garden.” 

For more information, 

call (310) 457-3860. 

Public Safety Commission 

5 p.m. Nov. 7, Malibu 

City Hall Multipurpose 

Room, 23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The Public Safety 

Commission will meet. 

To view the agenda, visit 

www.malibucity.org. 

UPCOMING 

Park Tales 

10-10:45 a.m. Friday, 

Nov. 9, Malibu Library, 

23519 W. Civic Center 

Way. Join for a musical 

storytime with Music Together. 

This free program is 

for all ages. 

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SigEp Bounce Tournament 

6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 

9, Pepperdine University 

Firestone Fieldhouse, 

24255 PCH. Pepperdine’s 

basketball tournament, 

coached and officiated by 

men’s basketball coach 

Lorenzo Romar, will raise 

funds for Big Brothers Big 

Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. 

For more information 

on SigEp Bounce and 

how to donate, visit fundly. 

com/sigep-bounce-fund 

raising-campaign. 

ONGOING 

‘Skyways and Highways’ 

Oct. 13-Saturday, Nov. 

10, bG Gallery, 3009 Ocean 

Park Blvd., Santa Monica. 

Malibu artist Gay Summer 

Rick’s solo art exhibition, 

“Skyways and Highways,” 

will be on display. For more 

information, call the gallery 

at (310) 906-4211 or 

visit bGartGalleries.com. 

Fall Musical 

7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 

15, Friday, Nov. 16, and 

Saturday, Nov. 17, Malibu 

High School Theater, 

30215 Morning View 

Drive. Malibu High will 

present “Spring Awakening.” 

The production is 

PG-14, with explicit content 

and language. Tickets, 

which may be purchased 

at malibu.smmusd.org, are 

$25 for adults, and $15 for 

students and seniors.

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Big Heart Ranch seeks donors for new shelter 

Shelter to protect 

animals from 

mountain lions, 

offer relief in rain 

Lauren Coughlin, Editor 

Those involved with 

Malibu’s Big Heart Ranch 

and Farm have plenty to 

be thankful for, but those 

myriad blessings all trace 

back to the lifeblood of the 

nonprofit: the animals. 

The ranch’s goats, donkeys, 

horses, pigs, alpaca 

and chickens are constantly 

giving back, serving as 

stewards of therapy for 

hundreds of visitors with 

special needs, trauma and 

other obstacles. 

“One of our biggest missions 

is to connect people 

back to nature and back to 

animals and connect them 

back to the natural rhythm 

of being outside,” explained 

Nora Cohen, president 

and chief purpose facilitator 

of Big Heart Ranch 

& Farm. 

Time and time again, 

Cohen and her fellow 

staff members have seen 

visitors’ walls come down 

alongside the ranch’s animals, 

allowing individuals’ 

woes to vanish and meaningful 

progress to be made. 

Now, it’s time to give 

back to the medium-sized 

animals — 12 goats, four 

pigs and two alpaca — who 

live at the property by constructing 

a barn. 

“We’ve been so lucky to 

have these animals in our 

lives,” Cohen said. “They 

deserve a little more now.” 

Though the animals are 

healthy and the ranch does 

have motion lighting and 

other measures to protect 

them against coyote attacks, 

the main motivation 

for the new structure is to 

protect the animals from 

mountain lions, Cohen 

explained. Thus far, the 

nonprofit has been lucky 

enough to avoid any such 

interactions, but they aim 

to keep it that way. 

Further, the new shelter 

will offer a more effective 

escape from rain compared 

to the shade the property 

currently offers. 

“We really believe rescue 

animals are rescuing so 

many people that they deserve 

the best,” explained 

Denise deGarmo, program 

director and volunteer 

coordinator at Big Heart 

Ranch. 

The wheels are already 

in motion for components 

of the barn’s construction, 

but funding is sought 

(donations can be made to 

bigheartranch.com/donate). 

The price tag for the project 

is estimated at $20,000, but 

the generosity of one area 

builder and the aid of volunteers 

from a Hollywoodarea 

nonprofit are expected 

to lower that eventual cost. 

Stepping up 

Merging Vets and Players 

aids combat veterans 

and former professional 

athletes, aiming to show 

individuals from each walk 

of life that they are not 

alone. Through physical 

activity, community bonding 

and service, the nonprofit 

aims to help its members 

overcome battles with 

health, social anxiety and 

other transitional struggles 

that veterans and former 

professional athletes commonly 

share, explained 

Jacob Toups, executive director 

of Merging Vets and 

Players. 

On Nov. 17, about 20 

men and women affiliated 

with the nonprofit are to 

come together to build the 

new shelter while builder 

Cameron Carr, of Malibu, 

is to donate his tools and 

expertise as he oversees 

the process. Volunteers also 

will winterize a drain on the 

property. 

This year, Los Angeles 

County Supervisor Sheila 

Kuehl provided a grant to 

MVP which has facilitated 

four community service 

projects, the first of them 

being at Big Heart Ranch, 

explained Toups. 

“Finding purpose in your 

community is really, really 

healing,” said Toups, 

adding that service projects 

also give the men and 

women a clear purpose and 

identity. 

Further, the volunteers 

will be able to interact 

with Big Heart’s therapy 

animals, and MVP plans to 

keep an ongoing relationship 

with the ranch so that 

its members can potentially 

volunteer at the property in 

the future. 

Beyond the labor components, 

the ranch is seeking 

donated lumber to further 

lower project costs. 

“This [collaboration] of 

people coming together to 

do good in the community 

really helps,” Cohen said. “ 

... It’s neat to see what can 

happen when people come 

together.” 

Big Heart Ranch has 

been fortunate enough to 

benefit from community 

support over the years. 

In fact, deGarmo came to 

know the ranch after her 

father, who has lived in 

Malibu since 1968, donated 

pipe corrals and shelters 

to it, and she noted that 

Malibu has always had a 

rich tradition of neighbors 

Olivia, a baby goat at Big Heart Ranch and Farm, is held by volunteer Alex Suhl. This 

winter, the nonprofit aims to build a barn to protect the ranch’s 12 goats, four pigs and 

two alpaca from mountain lions and more. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

helping neighbors. 

“We’ve come together 

beautifully through fires 

and floods and all kinds of 

things, and it’s so nice to 

be able to come together 

for something like this,” 

deGarmo said. “These animals 

are so amazing.” 

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LEONARD 

WEDNESDAY • NOVEMBER 7 • 7PM 

MALIBU CITY HALL • RSVP required 

Annie Leonard, the Executive Director of Greenpeace 

USA, has overtwo decades of experience 

investigating and explaining the environmental and 

social impacts of our stuff: where itcomes from, how 

it gets to us, and where itgoes after we get rid of it. 

Herfilm and book, The Story of Stuff, blossomed into 

aproject that empowers people around the globe to 

fight for asustainable future. During her discussion, 

Annie will speak about current environmental issues 

with afocus on climate, democracy and the 

importance ofcitizen action. 

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Mobile eye clinic aids more than a dozen patients 

Malibu’s CART 

sponsors return of 

UCLA professionals 

Barbara Burke 

Freelance Reporter 

The vision for the UCLA 

Stein Eye Institute Mobile 

Eye Clinic is clear: To help 

as many people as possible 

to obtain quality ophthalmologic 

services, whether 

they are uninsured, homeless, 

or both. 

On Oct. 24, the clinic 

served 17 people at the 

Malibu Library. The event, 

organized by Malibu’s 

homeless advocacy group 

Community Assistance 

Resource Team, provided 

attendees with a full vision 

exam. 

In the end, 14 patients received 

prescription glasses, 

four were diagnosed with 

early stages of glaucoma, 

two were diagnosed with 

early stages of cataracts 

and two received referrals 

to specialists, according 

to CART volunteer Ellen 

Cerniglia. 

“Those patients who 

need a pair of eyeglasses 

will be evaluated for that 

need today and they can 

pick up their eyeglasses at 

the Malibu Library when 

they are ready,” explained 

Rene Galvan, ophthalmic 

technician for the institute. 

“Everyone should get a full 

vision exam at least once 

per year, but if they have a 

medical need such as diabetes, 

they may need an examination 

every three to six 

months.” 

Pamela Duarte, ophthalmic 

assistant, and Tess 

Paige, optician, provided 

patients with screenings, 

Homeless Connect Day 

planned for Nov. 28 

Barbara Burke 


and Dr. Laura Syniuta and 

Dr. Andrew Young provided 

patients with full vision 

examinations. 

“We measure the patient’s 

visual acuity,” Duarte 

said. “That gives us an 

indication of the patient’s 

distance of vision.” 

Attendee Rene Ovando 

was thankful to receive the 

vision evaluation. 

“Due to circumstances 

The Community Assistance 

Resource Team 

is to soon further aid the 

Malibu community when 

it hosts its Homeless Connect 

Day Nov. 28 at the 

Old County Courthouse 

(23525 Civic Center 

Way), next to the Malibu 

Library. 

“At the Connect Days, 

homeless people can coordinate 

obtaining a lot 

of necessary services and 

meet with community outreach 

workers,” CART 

volunteer Ellen Cerniglia 

said. 

That event, which starts 

at 10 a.m., will provide 

food, clothing and other 

resources, although there 

will be no vision services, 

she said. 

“CART is focused on 

helping to support the 

homeless community by 

coordinating the provision 

of services that are not 

readily available to those 

with limited resources,” 

Cerniglia said. 

“Everyone should get a full 

vision exam at least once per 

year, but if they have a medical 

need such as diabetes, they may 

need an examination every three 

to six months.” 

Rene Galvan — ophthalmic technician for the 

UCLA Stein Eye Institute 

For more information ... 

Web: https:// 

uclahealth.org/mobileeye-clinic 

Email: community@isei. 

ucla.edu 

Phone: (310) 825-2195 

in my life, this is the first 

time I’ve been without 

health insurance,” Ovando 

said. “I am very grateful for 

the work of [UCLA] Jules 

Patient Jimmy Smith (left) speaks with Dr. Laura Syniuta, an ophthalmologist with the 

UCLA Stein Eye Institute. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Optician Tess Paige prepares some paperwork between patients during the Oct. 24 

event at Malibu Library. 

Stein [Eye Institute] and for 

the glasses, and this clinic 

provided a wonderful resource 

to the community.” 

Cerniglia discussed how 

important the institute’s 

mobile eye clinic is to the 

homeless population and 

how lucky the community 

was to secure a day for the 

vision exams. 

“We’ve been bringing 

the mobile clinic to Malibu 

approximately once a 

year,” she said. “Unfortunately, 

today a lot of people 

showed up without an appointment 

and we could 

not accommodate them 

so we will try to schedule 

another day for the mobile 

clinic to visit again, but it is 

very hard to get a slot with 

the clinic because it has a 

grant to serve school children 

and therefore that is 

its priority.” 

Donations to the mobile 

eye clinic would enable it 

to visit more often, Cerniglia 

stated. 

“Everybody deserves eye 

care,” Cerniglia said.

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Multi-day hike traces path 

of famed mountain lion 

Journey showcases 

barriers in local 

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National Wildlife Federation California Director Beth Pratt 

captured this shot on Day 4 of her hike which traced 

the steps mountain lion P-22 likely took to reach Griffith 

Park. Beth Pratt/National Wildlife Federation California 

Over a span of five days, 

from Oct. 23-27, Malibuarea 

wildlife officials were 

able to walk nearly 50 miles 

in mountain lion P-22’s figurative 

paw imprints. 

Days 4 and 5 are when the 

intrigue and awe of P-22’s 

often-celebrated journey 

— from the Santa Monica 

Mountains to Griffith Park, 

likely crossing both the 101 

and 405 freeways — truly 

begin to sink in. 

“I’m still amazed every 

year when I do this that 

he made it,” said National 

Wildlife Federation California 

Director Beth Pratt, as 

she walked alongside Mulholland 

Highway on Day 4 

(Friday, Oct. 26). 

Pratt is the leader of the 

third annual hike and, at 

times, she is the lone hiker 

— particularly in the more 

treacherous segments that 

require going off the beaten 

path. 

“I love [Day 4] because 

it’s the whole point of the 

hike — this is what P-22 

faced he gets to the 405,” 

Pratt said. “ ... I love that it 

proves the point, but it’s my 

least favorite because my 

knees don’t like the pavement 

and [because of] the 

traffic.” 

In addition to be an eyeopener 

about connectivity 

— one of the main goals of 

the whole thing, as Pratt is 

among the many advocates 

for the Liberty Canyon 

wildlife crossing — the hike 

also offers a lot of headscratching 

moments, Pratt 

shared. When encountering 

one backyard along Mulholland 

that is home to lifesized 

dinosaur sculpture, 

Pratt said she couldn’t help 

but wonder what P-22 must 

have thought if he encountered 

the display. 

And when reaching the 

405, Pratt was understandably 

floored. 

“You’re like ‘oh my god.’ 

You just look across it, and 

you imagine what he went 

through just to do it,” Pratt 

said. “I mean what a leap of 

faith.” 

The curiosities continue, 

though, as Pratt carries on 

and nears Griffith Park on 

Day 5. 

“I look across that landscape, 

and all I see is houses 

and roads and, even for me, 

it’s tough,” she said. 

But, just as P-22 once did, 

Pratt keeps going, nearing 

the Hollywood Sign slowly 

but surely, and resting assured 

that both she and P-22 

were able to make the amazing 

journey without harm. 

On Saturday, Oct. 27, 

Pratt was joined by many 

at the P-22 Day Festival in 

Griffith Park, where attendees 

celebrated both the legacy 

of P-22 and the future of 

possibilities for his fellow 

mountain lions. 

“These events are educational, 

they’re fun, but 

they’re also about telling 

the story and engaging new 

people to get involved,” 

Pratt said. 

Meanwhile, wildlife 

crossing efforts are marching 

forward, with engineering 

work ongoing and all 

current fundraising goals on 

track. 

Representatives from the 

NWF, the National Park 

Service, the California Department 

of Transportation 

(who will build the crossing), 

the Santa Monica 

Mountains Conservancy, 

the Mountains Recreation 

and Conservation Authority, 

and the Resource Conservation 

District of the Santa 

Monica Mountains also 

meet monthly, Pratt noted. 

For more information on 

the Liberty Canyon wildlife 

crossing, visit www.savela 

cougars.org.

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Residents encouraged 

to file form with police 

Form authorizes 

arrest of trespasser 

on private property 

Staff Report 

The Oct. 19 brush fire on 

Malibu Canyon Road, near 

HRL Laboratories, began 

as a cooking fire started by 

an individual who was trespassing 

on private property, 

according to a press release 

issued Oct. 24 by the City of 

Malibu. 

The fire did not cause 

any structural damage or 

injuries, but it was a reminder 

of the threat posed 

by warming and cooking 

fires. 

The City is now urging 

property owners to file 

Letters of Agency, a form 

which allows deputies to 

expediently remove trespassers 

from private property. 

The letter is particularly 

effective in incidents 

in which the trespasser is 

reported by a third party 

and the property owner is 

unreachable, the release explains. 

“Filing a Letter of Agency 

is especially important 

for properties that are vacant 

or are not used regularly,” 

the release explains. “It 

is also important for property 

owners to post signs 

that read “Private Property, 

No Trespassing” to help 

deputies enforce trespassing 

laws.” 

A Letter of Agency must 

be renewed every year. 

To obtain the form — 

which may be submitted to 

the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s 

Station in person, by 

mail, or by email — visit 

www.MalibuCity.org/Let 

terofAgency. 

The City also encourages 

residents to read a fact 

sheet regarding homeless 

encampments, which is 

available at www.Malibu 

City.org/EncampmentInfo. 

“Wildfires are the No. 1 

public safety threat to the 

Malibu community,” the 

release states. “The City 

of Malibu and the Sheriff’s 

Department are actively 

working to remove illegal 

encampments because of 

the very real possibility 

that fires used for warmth 

or cooking in encampments 

could start wildfires 

that threaten homes, lives, 

infrastructure and public 

safety.” 

Anyone with questions 

on requirements of the 

Letter of Agency may 

call the Malibu/Lost Hills 

Sheriff’s Station at (818) 

878-1808 and ask for the 

watch deputy. 

Police canvas area after receiving 

reports of shots heard in Calabasas 


Police are seeking more 

information following a 

“shots heard” call in Calabasas 

on Oct. 22. 

The incident was called 

in at 9:46 p.m. in the 3900 

block of Ceanothus Place 

in Calabasas, according to 

an Oct. 23 press release. 

“Multiple patrol units 

responded and canvassed 

the area,” the release states. 

“After an extensive search, 

they were unable to locate 

or determine the source of 

the sound, and did not receive 

any rescue calls related 

to any injuries.” 

Police reportedly studied 

footage of an explosion 

and flash of light and determined 

that the activity occurred 

northeast of Ceanothus 

Place. 

Southern California Edison 

and Las Virgenes Municipal 

Water District also 

were looking into the incident, 

police said. 

Anyone with information 

on the incident is urged to 

call the Malibu/Lost Hills 

Station at (818) 878-1808. 

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Partying in the park 

Costumed children enjoy festivities at City’s Halloween Carnival 

Lucy McCabe, dressed as a cat, struts on the catwalk. 

Keira Lippert, dressed as a golden mermaid, tosses a ring Friday, Oct. 26, at one of the 

carnival booths for the City’s Halloween Carnival at Malibu Bluffs Park. 

Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

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Ace Whalley (left) checks out Fireball Tim Lawrence’s coloring book “Ghoul’s Garage.” 

James Luna sports his homemade Thomas the Tank Engine costume. 

Amelia Hernandez, 2, attended the carnival dressed as a mermaid. 

Abigail Quint, dressed as Rey from Star Wars, and Alexander Quint, as Iron Man, visit 

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Malibu writer earns first-prize 

honors for his short story 

RIGHT: Longtime Malibu resident John Lang, 

who is currently working on his second novel, 

recently traveled to New Albany, Mississippi, 

the birthplace of William Faulkner, to receive 

first prize in the 2018 William Faulkner 

Literary Competition for his short story, 

“Bent Spoon.” Lang began writing poetry at 

14 and turned his passion into a career as a 

pop song lyricist, writing songs for the ’80s 

pop band Mr. Mister, Celine Dion, Al Jarreau, 

Chaka Khan, Gary Wright, Kenny Loggins and 

the Pointer Sisters, among others. In 1992, 

John graduated from Columbia University 

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Rooted in gardening knowledge 

Speaker to share 

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Submitted by the Malibu 

Garden Club 

Marilee Kuhlmann, a 

founding principle at the Urban 

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Angeles-based Landscape 

Architecture Design Build 

firm, will speak at the Malibu 

Garden Club’s Wednesday, 

Nov. 7 meeting. 

Kuhlmann’s presentation 

is titled “Pretty and Green, 

how to create a low water use 

garden.” The event begins 

at 9:30 a.m. at Point Dume 

Club House, 29500 Heathercliff 

Drive, in Malibu. 

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large estates, incorporating 

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Marilee Kuhlmann will present “Pretty and Green, how 

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Club’s Nov. 7 meeting. Photo Submitted 

irrigation. Kuhlmann has 

participated in award-winning 

rainwater harvesting 

projects, LEED projects, 

water conservation demonstration 

gardens for public 

water agencies and gardens 

funded by Santa Monica 

Sustainable Landscape 

Grants, Turf rebates and 

the Los Angeles city utility 

agency pilot cistern project. 

Kuhlmann also serves as 

a commissioner on the Los 

Angeles Community Forest 

Advisory Committee, 

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for the City of Santa Monica 

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and is a board member of 

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District walks the walk 

SMMUSD publicizes 

energy use data, 

looks to encourage 

sustainability 

Submitted by SMMUSD 

As part of its continuing 

sustainability efforts, 

the Santa Monica-Malibu 

Unified School District has 

launched the SMMUSD 

Energy Use Dashboard, 

an interactive tool that students, 

staff, parents and 

community members can 

use to monitor the district’s 

energy use by school 

and district sites. 

What can one find out by 

viewing? Well, in addition 

to by-school-and-districtsite 

comparisons of energy 

use, and savings over time, 

users could learn that: 

• District energy use has 

been flat for three years, 

increasing annually by 

only about 0.1 percent. 

• Overall, the district is 

producing 105 percent of 

its solar-energy production 

goal. 

School News 

Biola University 

Malibu student named to 

dean’s list 

Rachel Cislo, of Malibu, 

was one of approximately 

1,500 students who were 

named to Biola University’s 

spring 2018 dean’s list 

for academic excellence. 

Students who achieved a 

grade point average of 3.60 

• Eight of the nine 

schools with solar power 

meet or exceed their solar 

production goal. 

• The district office 

uses twice more energy 

monthly than the highestconsuming 

school (Santa 

Monica High School). 

The two biggest reasons: 

The 16th Street building 

houses the data center supporting 

all 16 school sites 

and several other facilities. 

The data center temperature 

must be maintained 

at a low temperature at all 

times. 

Caroline Coster, the 

district’s sustainability 

coordinator, said it is difficult 

to persuade people 

to change energy-use behaviors 

unless they can see 

data. 

“Transparency with our 

energy use can translate 

into community buy-in for 

behavior-driven savings, 

both inside the district and 

at students’ homes and parents’ 

businesses,” she said. 

Internally, the district is 

promoting energy awareness 

and the launch of 

or higher while enrolled in 

12 or more credit units and 

whose cumulative grade 

point average is at least 

a 3.20 are placed on the 

dean’s list. 

the dashboard by holding 

a districtwide energysavings 

competition. All 

schools and administrative 

sites are competing to save 

the most energy from Oct. 

1-Nov. 30. The winning 

location will earn recognition 

by the Board of Education 

and other prizes. 

Among the steps, students 

and employees are 

being encouraged to take, 

that Coster says can help at 

home, too: 

• Ensuring computers, 

smart boards and projectors 

are shut off when not 

in use (sleep mode still 

uses energy) 

• Turning off lights, fans, 

coffee makers, and other 

devices when not in use 

and at the end of the day 

• Closing blinds and 

windows and setting the 

thermostat to “off” when 

possible to save on cooling 

costs 

“If we can encourage 

enough behavior change 

among students and staff, I 

think we’ll be surprised at 

and proud of how much we 

can save,” Coster said. 

Colgate University 

Two Malibu students to 

attend university 

Malibu natives Westley 

Bartlett, a graduate 

of Suffield Academy, and 

Chase Hirt, a graduate 

of Viewpoint School, 

are among members of 

the Colgate University’s 

Class of 2022. 

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by Editor Lauren Coughlin, 

lauren@malibusurfsidenews. 

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Learning in motion 

Wheels of Freestyle offers valuable lessons alongside stunts 

Webster Elementary School kicked off Red Ribbon Week Oct. 22, with pro-athletes 

from Wheels of Freestyle, who performed big-air stunts while delivering a strong clean 

mind, clean body and clean lungs message as well as an anti-bullying message to the 

students. Webster staff volunteered for one of the stunts while Webster students and 

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Celebrating culture, community 

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Annual Malibu Armenian Community Picnic offers food, music, dancing, more 

The sixth annual Malibu Armenian Community Picnic was hosted by Raffi and Ani Dermenjian Oct. 21 at the La Costa 

Beach Club. Guests toasted to celebrate the 2,800-year anniversary of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, while also enjoying 

a sing-along to the Armenian National Anthem, Armenian food, music, dancing, and an overall celebration of culture 

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Business Briefs 

New pop-up comes to 

Malibu Village 

Los Angeles-based designer 

Heidi Merrick’s new 

pop-up shop in Malibu Village 

is to open Saturday, 

Nov. 3. 

The 3,000-square-foot 

space will feature fall and 

winter lines, resort and 

swim collections, and a 

limited-edition collection 

of SRF PCH tees, sweats, 

windbreakers and surf accessories 

including slides, 

Malibu Glass & Mirror 310.456.1844 

Come visit our showroom 

surf wax and towels. 

Various art installations, 

overseen by curator Yasmine 

Zodeh, are expected 

to grace the space as well. 

One such installation, featuring 

Mona Kuhn’s Bushes 

& Succulents, is slated 

for Nov. 17-Dec. 2, and a 

book signing will be held 

from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, 

Nov. 17. 

Merrick is the daughter 

of surfboard shaper Al 

Merrick and grew up in 

her parents’ surf shop. She 

went on to study at the Art 

Students League and New 

York Academy of Art before 

returning to the LA 

area, where she attended 

Los Angeles Trade Tech 

before launching her clothing 

line in 2006. 

“Our Malibu store is 

bringing together all the 

things that make life beautiful 

to me: fashion, surf 

and art,” Merrick said in a 

press release. “The space 

reflects the best of my inspiration 

for my ready-towear 

and exaggerates the 

feeling I try to evoke in my 

clothes.” 

The pop-up shop is expected 

to remain open 

through Jan. 31, 2019. 

Malibu Village is located at 

3822 Cross Creek Road. 

For more on the brand, 

visit www.hmerrickofcali 

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Malibu resident Elissa Hoye shared this vibrant photo 

of the Malibu sky. 

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Early voting sites 

offer weekend voting 

Submitted by Los Angeles 

County Registrar- 

Recorder/County Clerk 

Ten early voting sites 

will again be open the 

weekend prior to Election 

Day, Nov. 3-4. 

The locations are as follows: 

East Los Angeles 

Library, Jackie Robinson 

Community Center, Lake 

View Terrace Library, Lancaster 

Public Library, Long 

Beach City College, RR/ 

CC, West Covina Library, 

West Los Angeles College, 

West Valley Regional 

Library and Willowbrook 

Library. 

Additional information 

can be found at lavote.net. 

Eligible voters who 

missed the registration 

deadline still have a chance 

to cast a ballot this election. 

They can visit the Los 

Angeles County Registrar- 

Recorder’s Norwalk office 

or any of the weekend early 

voting sites and conditionally 

register to vote. 

For translated election 

materials in Armenian, 

Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, 

Japanese, Khmer, Korea, 

Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, 

Thai or Vietnamese, call 

(800) 815-2666, option 3.

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Don’t Panic, It’s Organic 

Organic methods for controlling botryosphaeria canker 

Andy Lopez 

Contributing Columnist 

Invisible Gardener 

There are many 

symptoms of botryosphaeria 

canker. 

The best bet for identifying 

it is to conduct a soil/ 

plant test to be certain 

what type of infection the 

plant or tree has. A sign of 

this disease is if a plant or 

tree is wilted and covered 

in dark spots. 

As the name implies, 

the disease is a canker 

that spreads within the 

cambian layers, heartwood 

and inner bark of various 

woody plants and trees. 

What all diseases have in 

common is that they cut 

off the transport of minerals, 

water and nutrients 

throughout the plant. The 

plant then gets stressed 

and becomes susceptible 

to other pests and diseases. 

Another thing all 

plant or tree diseases have 

in common is that they 

are all soilborne. They are 

just waiting for the right 

conditions. 

When the soil is no 

longer functioning as it 

should, plants or trees 

will not get all the minerals 

needed for healthy 

growth. When there is a 

trace mineral deficiency, 

pests will attack, bringing 

diseases with. Most pests 

start their life cycles either 

directly in the soil or with 

a strong connection to 

the land. Part of this is 

because they also get the 

bacteria into their system 

and become vectors for 

the various diseases the 

different pests get. 

The best way to prevent 

and control this disease 

or any other disease is 

to make sure you have a 

healthy, functioning soil 

community. The only 

long-term solution is to 

have healthy soil that will 

produce healthy plants. 

Steps toward controlling 

the disease 

• Clean tools: This 

disease can be spread from 

plant to plant, so clean 

any tools between plants. I 

use hydrogen peroxide or 

OTKO, which is a natural 

citrus cleaner. Also clean 

your shovel to prevent 

carrying diseased soil from 

place to place. 

• Control watering: 

Over-watering drowns the 

soil and kills the microbial 

life. Reduce watering by 

20 percent without causing 

any damage to the plants. 

Use subsurface irrigation to 

reduce another 50 percent. 

• Proper pruning: Prune 

diseased parts as soon as it 

is noticeable that they are 

diseased, making sure to dispose 

of the diseased parts. 

• Soil care: Soil care is a 

crucial part of controlling 

pests and diseases in plants 

and trees. Think of the soil 

as the skin of the Earth. 

Our skin is vital to our 

health. Stop the use of any 

chemicals that damage it. 

• Rock dust: This is a 

source of trace minerals 

which have to first be 

digested and transformed 

into a soluble form for the 

plants and trees, then eventually 

digested by animals 

and humans. All pest and 

disease attacks are due to 

trace mineral deficiency. 

• Compost: Properly 

made compost that is alive 

with microbial life will 

provide the workforce for 

the soil citizens. These citizens 

will take rocks and eat 

them down, transforming 

the minerals into a form 

in which they can be eaten 

and digested by the plants 

and trees. Humans cannot 

eat rock dust directly, so 

we eat other sources of 

these minerals. A healthy 

soil will not allow any type 

of bad fungus to thrive and 

attack plants. 

• Mulch: A proper mulch 

is essential to healthy 

soil. Mulch should not 

only protect the soil but 

also will decompose and 

become humus. A properly 

made mulch will help the 

microbial life in the soil to 

flourish. 

• Organic fertilizers: All 

organic fertilizers are low 

nitrogen, high mineral and 

high microbial. They are 

made from many sources 

from around the world. 

• Add microbial life: 

There are many natural 

microbial products on the 

market these days. 

• Compost tea spray: 

Making compost tea and 

spraying it will help kill off 

this fungus on contact while 

also controlling any pests. 

• Earthworm casting tea 

spray: This is one of the 

most abundant sources of 

trace minerals. 

• Rock dust tea spray: 

Get a blend of rock dust, 

make a tea bag out of it 

and then allow it to soak 

in clean water overnight. 

Strain in a sprayer. I would 

vary the rock dust. 

• Mineral spray: Try 

Sea90. It is an excellent 

source of minerals. There 

are many more on the 

market. 

• Microbial spray: You 

can make a spray for fungus 

control. Milk (1 cup of 

milk to a gallon of clean, 

filtered water) makes an 

excellent spray for this. 

Different types of compost 

will make different sprays. 

Aged horse manure makes 

a tremendous microbial 

spray for disease control. 

Rice makes a microbial 

spray for disease. For the 

latter, let 1 cup of brown 

rice sit in five gallons of 

clean water overnight. 

Strain the mixture to 

remove the rice and spray 

affected areas. 

A few final thoughts 

The application of trace 

minerals through foliar 

spraying will provide immediate 

trace minerals and 

nutrients. Hire an organic 

spraying service to foliar 

feed your trees or buy a 

fertigation unit and spray 

them yourself. 

It will take years for soil 

to recover. Start by applying 

rock dust, compost and 

mulch. Every year, the soil 

will get better. 

Change to subsurface 

irrigation as soon as possible. 

Water is a significant 

factor in proper tree care. 

Keep your watering needs 

under control and your 

soil, plants and trees will 

love you for it. 

Any questions? Email me at 

andylopez@invisiblegardener. 

com. 

Poet’s Corner 

Ann Buxie, Malibu resident 

the gravity of Space 

weaves us together, 

worm to star, leaf to 

flesh, a tapestry entire. 

i am – all my relations. 

the gravity of love, a 

vast creating, 

unstoppable. 

i saw the unstoppable in 

India, 

standing there, gaping at 

India’s chaos, 

a wheel rolling, purposed 

and determined, 

greater than any will of 

mine. 

i knew my choice was to 

get on 

the wheel, or not, but I 

could not stop 

its momentum, of women 

sweeping roadways, 

… loves me, loves me not 

of women painting 

greetings 

on their threshold, of 

cows roaming 

through villages, of men 

shouting 

their wares, of pilgrims 

shuffling, barefooted, 

through stone temples, 

lighting incense, 

carrying the goddess to 

her spouse, 

of carts pulled by bullocks, 

full of children 

going to school. 

yes, Chan K’in, patriarch 

of the Lacandon Maya, 

The roots of all things 

are connected. 

When a tree is cut in the 

forest, 

a star falls from the sky.* 

i dangle in the synapse 

of Spirit gravity, 

swollen with moon’s 

silver light, i rest 

on the verge of Dawn, 

wreathed 

in Vedic chants, greeting 

the gods. 

how could i not love? to 

do otherwise, 

to resist this gravity, 

demands enormous effort. 

it violates my soul. 

this, the peril i face, to 

love, or not. 

* “Words of Chan K’in, 

Lacandon jungle,” Taller 

Lenateros 

Want to submit a poem to 

the Surfside? Email Editor 

Lauren Coughlin at lauren@ 

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Ride of the Week 

The automotive gift that just keeps on giving 

Fireball Tim Lawrence 

Contributing Columnist 

Malibu resident 

truck was a 

gift from my 

“The 

dad. He found 

it up in Fresno back in 

2010.” 

These were the first 

words spoken by Efrain 

Morales, whom I met 

recently at Wheels and 

Waves here in Malibu. 

He’s a super nice guy who, 

in my opinion, performed 

the perfect truck rescue. 

As you may or may not 

know, 10 percent of our 

proceeds in my business 

goes to a Dog Rescue 

called Hope for Paws in 

LA. And in many ways, 

Efrain (Efro) did the same 

thing with this 1964 Chevy 

Fleetside Long Bed C10 

Pickup. 

“It was a farm truck that 

someone had abandoned at 

a mechanic shop for over 

20 years,” started Morales. 

“The owner of the shop 

was getting ready to retire 

and just wanted to clear 

out his shop, so my pops 

got it for $1,000.” 

And that, my friends, is 

what we call a steal. 

As the owner of Morales 

Transport Corporation, 

Morales is now the proud 

owner of this big window 

C10. And since purchasing 

the “Trokita,” some of the 

upgrades he’s performed 

Efrain Morales has put a good deal of work into his 1964 Chevy Fleetside Long Bed C10 Pickup since receiving it as a gift from his dad in 2010. 

Fireball Tim Lawrence/22nd Century Media 

are a 350 engine with 

700R4 transmission, front 

disk brakes and 2 1/2” 

drop spindles. 

“Also, a 2” body drop,” 

adds Morales. “It’s been 

C-Notched and bagged, allowing 

me to lay frame.” 

And that, my friends, 

is what we call slammed. 

Welcome to the cool 

school. 

Then Morales began to 

give me more of the background 

story. 

As the owner of a fleet 

of big rigs, it’s very typical 

to spend Saturdays driving 

around picking up parts for 

his mechanic to keep the 

trucks on the road. 

“I guess you can say it’s 

a necessity,” Morales said. 

“But the best part of 

my truck is when it takes 

people on a trip down 

memory lane,” he said. 

“Typically, the older folks 

have the best stories.” 

But how does Morales 

primarily use this truck? 

His favorite thing to do is to 

take it on a Sunday cruise, 

such as one that recently 

brought him out to Wheels 

and Waves here in the ’Bu. 

But how about a funny 

story? 

“The first cruise after 

getting it bagged was from 

Boyle Heights in Venice 

Beach,” starts Morales. 

“After hanging out at the 

beach, I was heading to the 

freeway at about 2 [inches] 

off the ground, thinking I 

looked cool, when I hit a 

metal plate on the road. It 

literally stopped me and 

it felt like I hit a wall. Not 

having any real way of 

knowing how low I was, 

the metal plate made it 

clear that it was too low. I 

quickly aired up and drove 

off.” 

And that, my friends, is 

what we call an oops. I’m 

sure he left a little C10 

divot in the road for good 

measure. 

But, as we always wrap 

up Ride of the Week with 

a little love for the ’Bu, 

according to Morales “the 

best part about driving from 

the Boulevard up PCH to 

Malibu has to be the scenery. 

A beautiful backdrop 

for a quick photoshoot. 

Also, you got to love nicely 

paved roads where you can 

cruise low to the ground 

and enjoy the ocean view.” 

(Yep, that’s a plus and 

what we call freedom.) 

Check out Morales on 

Instagram @efro64 to see 

more pics of his “Trokita,” 

from start to finish. And 

take a moment to ponder 

how you’d perform a horsepower 

rescue. Somewhere 

out there is a lost, lonely 

vehicle in need of freedom. 

And you, my friends, are 

the rescuers. And that’s 

what we call done. 

Have a great week, 

folks! 

Want to be featured in Ride of 

the Week? Send Fireball an 

email at askfireball@fireball 

tim.com.

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P22 Mountain Lion of Hollywood posted Oct. 23: 

“Did you hear?! The Santa Monica Mountains 

Conservancy donated $3,000,000 to the building 

of the wildlife crossing! I’m doing a happy dance 

in Griffith Park and will be dancing all the way to 

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barricades & weapons during liquor raids in 

the mid 1900s, the Dept formed the Special 

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From the Editor 

This land isn’t just our land 

Lauren Coughlin 


Editor’s Note 

Election Day — Tuesday, 

Nov. 6 — falls after the 

Malibu Surfside News’ 

print deadline for the 

Thursday, Nov. 8 issue. 

Election coverage 

will not appear in 

print until Thursday, 

Nov. 15. We will be 

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MalibuSurfsideNews. 

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the election as results 

become available. 

Sometimes, it’s not 

about the journey. 

It’s about the message. 

While speaking with National 

Wildlife Federation 

California Director Beth 

Pratt last week, it was easy 

to recognize the enthusiasm 

that kept her going on 

her five-day, 50-mile hike 

to raise awareness about 

wildlife connectivity and, 

in particular, the Liberty 

Canyon wildlife overpass. 

The third annual hike, 

which you can read more 

about on Page 6, is indeed 

a reminder of just how far 

one mountain lion went 

to reach his new habitat. 

But the celebration of his 

successful journey is so 

highly regarded because of 

the odds that were stacked 

against him as he crossed 

two major freeways. 

The good news is that a 

solution seems to be all but 

certain at this point. The 

wildlife overpass continues 

to obtain support and 

funds, and the engineering 

work is progressing. 

In the meantime, 

though, there’s no transitional 

solution, and that’s 

why education remains so 

important. 

With the installation of 

the Liberty Canyon wildlife 

crossing still several years 

out (current plans aim for 

a 2022 completion date), 

there is bound to be wildlife 

that encounters the same 

treacherous highways on 

which several mountain 

lions and other animals 

have been killed. Between 

2002 and this September, 

the National Park Service 

reports that 18 mountain 

lions were struck and killed 

by vehicles in the Santa 

Monica Mountains National 

Recreation Area. A lack 

of connectivity also restricts 

territory and, therefore, 

breeding options, causing 

inbreeding — an issue that 

NPS has documented time 

and time again. 

In the end, the negative 

side of the mountain lion 

story is what keeps the advocates 

like Pratt moving, 

not always on a hike, but 

always on a mission. 

So, what’s a human to 

do? For starters, Pratt hopes 

drivers may consider slowing 

down. 

Pratt shared how her hike 

alongside Mulholland offered 

a new perspective, as 

sidewalks came and went, 

and traffic buzzed past. One 

of Pratt’s various images 

from along the way documented 

a small lizard at the 

edge of a curb alongside 

the highway, saying “It’s 

not just mountain lions that 

can’t cross the road.” 

We are so often reminded 

that humans have 

drastically altered the 

environment around us 

and that cannot solely be 

blamed on any one of us. 

At this point, it’s a fact 

of life. In Malibu, there 

are various efforts to dial 

back our environmental 

impact where we reasonably 

can, and there’s no 

reason that should stop 

once one passes the city 

limits, especially given the 

rich wildlife in the Santa 

Monica Mountains. 

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I’m certainly not suggesting 

that we should all 

trade in our cars for a pair 

of hiking shoes, but Pratt’s 

recent efforts do serve up 

a friendly reminder as to 

the obstacles local wildlife 

faces. And while it can be 

tempting to speed along 

with the rest of the traffic 

around us, there’s no harm 

in slowing down a bit on 

the canyon roads. It’s not 

just motorists with which 

we need to share the roads. 

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Raising the bar 

Upcoming Malibu Wines comedy 

show to help fund new tiger habitat 

in Moorpark, Page 18 

A local look 

Apparel, products 

showcased during 

Malibu Fashion Weekend 

at Cure Spa, Page 22 

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Quincy Pitschka throws the 

die at the “Welcome to the 

Dice Challenge,” invented by 

third-grader Sophia Rivera, 

during Sycamore School’s 

Sunday, Oct. 28 Cardboard 

Carnival. Suzy Demeter/22nd 

Century Media 

Sycamore School 

invites community 

to enjoy life-sized, 

student-created 

games, Page 19

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Malibu Wines event to support ‘paws’itive cause 

Comedy show to 

raise funds for new 

tiger enclosure at 

Moorpark zoo 


What goes around comes 

around, and the staff at 

America’s Teaching Zoo 

at Moorpark College believe 

Karma and her fellow 

feline Neil deserve something 

better than their current 

living quarters. 

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the 

zoo is to partner with Malibu 

Wines for Tasting For 

Tigers, a 7:30 p.m. comedy 

show which will support 

the construction of a new 

Bengal tiger exhibit for the 

duo. 

“I think you’re getting 

a two-for-one on that particular 

night,” said Mara 

Rodriguez, zoo operations 

staff at America’s Teaching 

Zoo at Moorpark College. 

“You’re able to experience 

the beauty and 

the scenery and the great 

wine of the Wine Safari 

and the Malibu [Wines] 

tasting room, but you’re 

also supporting an incredible 

cause.” 

Though the zoo’s 

15-month-old tigers will 

not be in Malibu that evening, 

attendees will be able 

to interact with several of 

the zoo’s animals, including 

a badger, porcupine, 

reptiles and a tortoise. 

Tickets are offered at two 

tiers. 

For $25, attendees receive 

entrance to the comedy 

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Tigers Neil (left) and Karma are to benefit from a Nov. 3 event at Malibu Wines which 

will support the construction of a new habitat at America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark 

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com/268748/tastings-fortigers. 

VIP tickets, which cost 

$100 but are sold out, offer 

the additional perks of 

a mini safari tour and meetand-greet 

with Malibu 

Wines’ Stanley the giraffe, 

a sparkling reception with 

cheese and charcuterie, 

and reserved seating for the 

comedy show. 

All attendees also receive 

a voucher for free admission 

to the zoo. 

America’s Teaching 

Zoo was founded in 1974 

to serve as what Rodriguez 

describes as “a living, 

breathing classroom” 

for Moorpark College students 

in the Exotic Animal 

and Training Management 

program. The two-year 

program draws roughly 

85-100 students per year, 

with those students overseeing 

the care of about 

125 different animals and 

110 species, Rodriguez 

explains. 

The zoo’s staff is rounded 

out by six full-time staff 

members and six part-timers, 

as well as a veterinarian 

and two veterinarian 

technicians. 

Students are immersed 

in the environment from 

Day 1, taking on various 

tasks, including running 

the box office and animal 

presentations, cleaning enclosures, 

feeding the animals 

and aiding in medical 

care. 

“We give them a broad 

experience by being open 

to the public,” Rodriguez 

explained. “ ... We want our 

public, our guests to learn 

about as many animals as 

possible, and we want our 

students to get experience 

as much as possible.” 

America’s Teaching Zoo 

also is no stranger to Malibu 

Wines, as five of its students 

have worked on the 

winery’s safari in the last 

three years. 

And while many Moorpark 

College students have 

come and gone over the 

years, the zoo has remained 

much the same, existing at 

its current site since 1990. 

Looking forward, the tiger 

exhibit is just one area 

where the staff hopes to see 

improvements. 

“Perceptions have 

changed [and] animal husbandry 

has changed, so 

we’re not satisfied unless 

those tigers are living in 

a place we feel they can 

be enriched the most, and 

that’s obviously changed 

since 30 years ago,” Rodriguez 

said. 

Four years ago, the zoo 

created a master plan which 

details many planned upgrades. 

The zoo currently is taking 

bids for the job and 

aims to complete the construction 

of the tiger exhibit 

within a year. The 

new space is planned to be 

multi-level, with a pool, 

natural hillside and a space 

where tigers can walk 

above a pedestrian path, 

Rodriguez explains. 

“It’s not just four squares 

and a ceiling,” Rodriguez 

said. “It’s really going to 

be something that we’ve 

never seen here in our 

zoo.”

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Students’ inventions get test run at Cardboard Carnival 

Public invited to 

join in Sycamore 

School tradition in 

its fourth year 

Barbara Burke 


Members of the Malibu 

community were encouraged 

to step right up Sunday, 

Oct. 28, at Sycamore 

School’s fourth annual 

Cardboard Carnival. 

This was the first year 

the event, which features 

student-created games, was 

open to the public. 

“Exhibitions such as the 

Cardboard Carnival present 

an opportunity for the 

students to have a real audience 

that experiences what 

the students have learned 

and provides them with 

feedback,” said Tedd Wakeman, 

co-founder of Sycamore 

School. 

“Ghostbuster’s Spin,” 

created by 7-year-old Jade 

Sweetmore was harder than 

it looked. One had to shoot 

at rotating dabbing ghosts 

with a Nerf air gun, hoping 

to knock the small figures 

down. 

“When I began this project, 

I had to watch a video 

and look at resources,” 

Sweetmore said. “I had to 

figure out that my game had 

to stand a little so it would 

spin and so I put washers 

underneath it and I had to 

measure and draw a circle 

and I also had to design it 

so that it was difficult, but 

not too difficult for people 

to play.” 

Jade’s mother, Wendy, 

smiled proudly as her 

daughter explained her design. 

“Jade is very detail-oriented 

and this project taught her 

patience as well as the need 

to think ahead,” Wendy said. 

“When she made her game 

actually work, she showed 

the greatest satisfaction and 

joy and her reaction was better 

than it is on Christmas 

day; seeing such an expression 

of self-achievement on 

a child’s face is priceless for 

a parent.” 

Fifth-graders Ava Niccol 

and Hudson DiNardo juxtaposed 

“Marshmello Madness” 

and “Angry Birds” 

games, respectively. 

Contestants playing Niccol’s 

game each received 

12 marshmallows, then 

stepped back to the line and 

tried to get their projectile 

into the hole. 

“I learned a lot of engineering 

in designing this 

game,” Niccol said. “I figured 

out that I had to build 

trap doors in the back of the 

slots or I wouldn’t be able to 

get the marshmallows out.” 

DiNardo explained his 

game. 

“You have to use the catapult 

to try to knock down the 

pigs,” he said. “The story 

behind it is that the birds are 

angry because the pigs stole 

the birds’ eggs and the birds 

want their eggs back but the 

pigs want to eat the eggs.” 

The principles of physics 

did not elude DiNardo. 

“If the bird is heavier, it 

won’t work unless you pull 

the catapult way back,” he 

said. “But, if the heavier 

bird hits the pig, it’s more 

likely to knock it down.” 

As one walks through the 

Malibu campus, one notices 

thematic posters that define 

the educational philosophy 

that informs the curriculum 

and explains the ethos of 

Sycamore School. “Systems 

thinking,” one poster states, 

“Systems are made of parts 

Sycamore School fifth-grader Ava Niccol stands behind her game, “Marshmello 

Madness,” at the Cardboard Carnival, held Sunday, Oct. 28. In the game, a player gets 

12 tries to throw marshmallows into the different cut-out holes. 

photos by suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Kaveh Aston (left) gets ready to hand out a prize to Aiden Omar at his “Roll the Ball 

Down the Volcano” game. 

— parts have attributes, 

parts have relationships, 

parts impact the system — 

systems change over time, 

have boundaries, and overlap 

other systems.” 

Although the students 

may be a bit too young to 

fully comprehend all the 

nuances of those principles, 

even the school’s youngest 

pupils learned some of them, 

including learning that when 

creating a game, one often 

has to, as Wakeman explained, 

“go through several 

iterations of the design.” 

Six-year-old Reve Cohen 

discussed her design iterations 

as she explained her 

“Tiger Feeding Tree.” 

“You can’t make the holes 

too big or the game is too 

easy,” she explained. “But, 

you don’t want the game 

to be too hard either so you 

have to design it so it is just 

nice and challenging.” 

Little Collette Aflalo, 

6, eagerly shared how her 

game worked. 

“This is my ring toss 

game and it is a Sycamore 

tree with lights on it and 

there are branches on the 

tree,” she said. “You have 

to try to throw the rings on 

the branches and it’s very 

important that your toes do 

not cross the line.” 

It’s not quite a carnival 

without a pie-in-the-face 

toss. Phoebe Cake, 9, affably 

obliged. 

“Right before they’re doing 

it, I get a sense of regret,” 

she said. “But, once 

it’s in my face, I feel happy.” 

A carnival also is lacking 

if it’s missing a ball toss, 

marble toss, magic or a dunk 

tank. Sycamore School 

checked all the boxes. 

To bring some magic to 

the day, the student-created 

magic door awaited. Attendees 

could buy keys and 

those with a magic key were 

able to open the door and 

earn a prize, explained Dana 

Graulich, a parent volunteer 

and member of the school’s 

board of directors. 

As for the dunk tank, 

children who sought to sink 

Wakeman queued in line, 

grinning widely, as Wakeman 

egged them on. 

Henry Perse, 9, wound up 

for the throw. 

Wham! 

In Wakeman went, 

emerging grinning, getting 

back on his perch for more. 

“That felt really good to 

do!” Henry exclaimed. 

At the end of the day, 

Sycamore School’s students 

were able to celebrate many 

individual successes.

20 | November 1, 2018 | Malibu surfside news faith 


Faith Briefs 

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 

Morning View Drive, 310-457-7505) 

Co-Dependents Anonymous 

7:30-9 p.m. Mondays. 

This meeting begins with 

an affirmation of each individual’s 

own authenticity 

and attendees write on their 

experience with one of the 

55 traits. Members then 

share what they’ve written 

or pass, then have open 

sharing. For more information, 

contact risk2change@ 

gmail.com. 

Prayer and Healing Circle 

7-8 p.m. Tuesdays. A 

non-denominational gathering 

of like-minded people 

united in different forms of 

focused prayer and healing 

modalities. Featured speakers 

and workshops are offered 

throughout the year. 

Yoga with Jodi 

6:30 p.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Sundays; noon 

and 7 p.m. Mondays and 

Tuesdays; noon and 7:30 

p.m. Wednesdays; noon 

and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; 

noon and 8 p.m. Fridays; 

noon and 5 p.m. Saturdays. 

Al Anon Meetings 

7:30 p.m. Thursday and 

10 a.m. Saturday 

Youth Group 

6:30-9 p.m. Fridays. For 

middle through high school 

students. 

Sunday Worship 

10:30-11:30 a.m., Sundays. 

Child care available. 

Chabad of Malibu (22943 Pacific Coast 

Highway, 310-456-6588) 

Superfoods Presentation 

7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. 

Learn about the benefits of 

superfoods, and learn how 

to make superfood chocolate 

at this demonstration 

by Melissa Eliyahoo. The 

cost is $18. RSVP to sar 

ah@ganmalibu.com or call 

Chabad of Malibu. 

Evening Shabbat Services 

7:30 p.m. Fridays. 

Saturday Services 

9 a.m., Kabbalah on 

the Parsha; 10 a.m. Shabbat 

service; 11 a.m. Words 

from the Rabbi & Torah 

Reading; 12:30 p.m. Kiddush 

lunch 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. 

Parent and Me Program 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. 

This program is held 

at Gan Malibu Preschool, 

22933 PCH. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6573 or email sarah@gan 

malibu.com. 

Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324 

Malibu Canyon Road, 310-456-1611) 

Evensong 

7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Join 

for a worship night with 

communion and prayer. 

Thanksgiving Food Drive 

All day Nov. 16-17 at 

Ralph’s, 23841 Malibu 

Road. Volunteers are needed 

Nov. 15, 16, and 17 to 

hand out flyers in front of 

Ralph’s and receive donations. 

The food will go to 

needy families from Cloud 

and Fire, World Impact, 

Victory Outreach, and Teen 

Challenge. To volunteer, 

sign up after church or contact 

Lisa Cislo at lcislo@ 

malibupres.org 

Operation Christmas Child 

The church is collecting 

donations for Operation 

Christmas Child through 

Sunday, Nov. 18. Donors 

are asked to pack a shoebox 

with small toys and toiletry 

items. For more information, 

visit www.samaritans 

purse.org. 

Sunday Worship Services 

10:15 a.m. Sundays 

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 

Pacific Coast Highway, 310-457-7966) 

Interfaith Thanksgiving 

Meal 

Saturday, Nov. 10 

Sacred Yoga 

7:15-8:15 p.m. Thursdays. 

Class with Liz 

Krystofik. 

Contemplative Worship 

8 a.m. Sundays 

Traditional Worship 


Martial Arts 

4-7 p.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays, Thursdays. 

Class with Kurt Lampson. 

Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Our Lady of Malibu Church (3625 Winter 

Canyon Road, 310-456-2361) 

Centering Prayer 

8:30 a.m. second and 

fourth Thursdays 

Learn About Catholicism 

Sundays. This group 

shares stories of faith and 

community. Contact the 

rectory office for meeting 

times. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Mondays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

OLM Book Club 

6:30 p.m. Second Tuesdays. 

This club meets to 

discuss short stories. 

Morning Bible Class 

10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, 

Lower Conference 

Room. 

Men’s AA Meetings 

6 p.m. Fridays, Okoneski 

Room. 

University Church of Christ (24255 


Acapella Service 

10:15 a.m. Sundays, in 

Elkins Auditorium 

Instrumental Service 

5 p.m. Sundays, in 

Stauffer Chapel 

Adult Bible Class 

9 a.m. Sundays, in Payson 

Library 

Children and Youth Bible 

Classes 

9 a.m. Sundays, various 

locations 

Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue 

(24855 Pacific Coast Highway, 310- 

456-2178) 

Torah Study 

10 a.m. Saturdays, with 

Rabbi Michael Schwartz. 

Open to all. 

Baby & Me Class 

9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays. 

Babies and toddlers are 

welcome to explore with 

blocks, paints, dramatic 

play and more. There will 

be a weekly discussion 

Please see FAITH, 22 

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the next 

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Testwuide (front row, second from right) smile with 

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Fashion, luxury drive Malibu Fashion Weekend 

Barbara Burke 


Malibu’s Cure Spa hosted 

Malibu Fashion Weekend, 

a showcase catering to 

both inner and outer beauty, 

Oct. 19-21. 

Health, wellness and 

luxurious lifestyle were 

highlighted at the three-day 

event. 

Car aficionados were 

treated to a test ride in the 

new Lamborghini Urus, a 

super sport utility vehicle 

just rolled out in North 

America. The sleek and 

speedy ride features an instrumentation 

panel that 

has a night vision screen, 

a heads-up display that 

shows one’s driving speed 

on the interior of the windshield, 

pre-cognition features 

that can anticipate and 

react to possible collisions, 

and the ability to change 

driving modes to deal with 

various situations, ranging 

from city traffic, snow, 

sand, track and mountain 

conditions. The vehicle 

goes from 0 to 62 mph in 

3.6 seconds and packs 651 

horsepower. 

Attendees also enjoyed 

mini massages and mini 

FAITH 

From Page 20 

about babies and toddler’s 

beginning years. 

Religious School 

3:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

Vintage Church (Webster Elementary 

School, 3602 Winter Canyon Road, 

310-395-9961) 

Sunday Service 

4-5:30 p.m. Sundays, 

with children’s ministry 

Calvary Chapel Malibu (30237 Morning 

View Drive, 424-235-4463) 

facials, compliments of 

Cure Spa, as well as hair 

and makeup touch-ups by 

Kalee Crawford, stylist 

for All Tressed Up, a blow 

dry and beauty bar. CBDinfused 

sparkling waters 

from Buddha drinks and 

a variety of wines from 

Rosenthal winery were 

available for tasting. 

One also could sample 

Crave Skincare’s CBDenhanced 

skincare products 

or enjoy a hydrating hand 

bath with Laki Naturals, a 

product line made with Hawaiian 

sea salts. 

“Jackie Collins was my 

mom and her motto was that 

girls could do anything,” 

said Tiffany Lerman, Laki’s 

founder and designer. “I am 

a serial entrepreneur and I 

know she’d be proud that 

I named the company Laki 

because it means lucky in 

Hawaiian, and, of course, 

Lucky Santangelo was one 

of the central characters in 

her books, so I carry a piece 

of my mom’s legacy in my 

product line because I was 

so lucky to have her in my 

life.” 

Luxurious lifestyle designs 

by Shades of Black 

Service 


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Wednesday Meetings 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. Testimony 

meetings include 

readings from the Bible 

and “Science and Health 

with Key to the Scriptures.” 

Have an event for faith briefs? 

Email lauren@malibusurf 

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is due by noon on Thursdays 

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LA, featuring monochrome 

apparel, intrigued many a 

shopper. 

Lou Golden Label highlighted 

beautiful, wearable 

art, including hand-beaded, 

colorful kimonos from 

Bali. 

Julia Chase, creative director 

of Malibu Road, an 

upscale leather and silk 

product line, smiled as she 

noted that her clothing, 

sourced in Italy but made 

in the USA, “celebrates the 

Malibu vibe and is featured 

at Obsessed Jewelry of 

Malibu.” 

Andrea Bernholtz, CEO 

and founder of Swiminista, 

showcased beautiful designs 

that will be available 

in February 2019. 

“This is not what’s new 

in swimwear,” Bernholtz 

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said. “It’s what’s next and 

it is a chic, adjustable, ecofriendly 

line of swimwear 

that is made from 80 percent 

recycled materials.” 

Bernholtz noted that 

her first business, Rock 

& Republic, “revolutionized 

denim wear,” and, she 

promised, “I will revolutionize 

swimwear, too.” 

Malibu’s fashion scene 

may also be updated, and 

possibly, revolutionized, 

by future Malibu Fashion 

Weekends that will sport a 

fashion show beginning in 

2019. 

RIGHT: Julia Chase, of 

Malibu Road, was among 

the participants in Malibu 

Fashion Weekend, held 

at Cure Spa Oct. 19-21. 

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Football 

Sharks’ season comes to bitter end 

MHS ends season 

with 53-18 loss 

Ryan Flynn 


A season ripe with hope 

ultimately ended in heartbreak 

for Malibu football. 

They will miss the postseason 

for the sixth season in a 

row, following a 53-18 loss 

to Fillmore Friday, Oct. 26, 

in their final game of the year. 

The Sharks will finish the 

year with a winning overall 

record at 6-4 (2-5 league 

record), and have plenty of 

which to be proud. After 

starting the year 6-1, league 

play was their downfall, and 

a tough Citrus Coast League 

schedule caused them to 

lose their final three games 

of the season and fall out of 

the playoff picture. 

Entering Friday, it 

would’ve been an uphill 

climb to get into the postseason. 

Only the Top 3 teams 

in the league are eligible. 

According to coach Terry 

Shorten, there were two 

ways for Malibu to make 

the cut: a Malibu win and a 

Hueneme loss, or a Malibu 

win, a Carpinteria win and 

a Hueneme win, which 

would’ve entered them into 

a three-way tie where Malibu 

had previously won the 

coin flip. 

“I look back at the season, 

like I had told my team [Friday] 

night, the biggest thing 

for me is those kids that 

“The commitment to support the 

program, play for Malibu High 

School and have a sense of pride 

to be part of the Shark program, 

for me, that was the reward.” 

Terry Shorten — Malibu football coach 

came out to play football,” 

Shorten said. “The commitment 

to support the program, 

play for Malibu High 

School and have a sense of 

pride to be part of the Shark 

program, for me, that was 

the reward.” 

Against Fillmore, Malibu 

started off well. They went 

up 7-0 late in the first quarter, 

playing in a hostile road 

environment. Their defense 

forced a fumble early. 

The second quarter, however, 

was a different story. 

Malibu began to make mistake 

after mistake, including 

an interception. The Sharks 

played mostly in the shadow 

of their own end zone, and 

as the mistakes piled up, 

Fillmore’s crowd got increasingly 

louder. 

“Obviously, the momentum 

had swung tremendously 

to them,” Shorten 

said. “We couldn’t overcome 

that.” 

Fillmore hung 26 on 

Malibu in the second quarter 

alone. They continued 

to tack on points in the second 

half, and Malibu began 

to sit their starters. A great 

season for the small school 

by the ocean was coming 

to a close. Shorten credited 

Fillmore for being a 

well-coached team that was 

deserving of the win. Fillmore’s 

victory gave them 

third place in league and a 

likely playoff berth. 

Malibu’s small roster 

— they suited up only 19 

varsity players most of the 

year — hampered them, but 

the team still put together 

an impressive winning 

season. Looking over the 

schedule before the year, 

Shorten said that he knew 

the league schedule would 

be “a battle” week in and 

week out. Having coached 

against Nordhoff, Fillmore 

and Santa Paula when he 

was the coach at Oak Park, 

Shorten was familiar with 

the powerful opponents. 

“Great class of kids,” 

Shorten said, about the Malibu 

seniors. “Very resilient, 

overcame a lot, battled every 

week. I’m very proud to 

be a Shark and I thought that 

we had a great season.” 

Pepperdine Athletics 

Strong serving leads Waves 

to league sweep over Dons 

With 10 kills on a .625 

success rate, redshirt-junior 

Tarah Wylie led the Pepperdine 

women’s volleyball 

team to a sweep over 

visiting San Francisco Saturday, 

Oct. 27. 

The Waves (15-7 overall 

and 9-3 in WCC play) 

recorded 25-15, 25-22 and 

25-17 set wins for the West 

Coast Conference victory. 

After working point-forpoint 

to a 6-6 tied score, 

the Waves unleashed a big 

defensive effort, starting 

with Blossom Sato and Alli 

O’Harra’s block collaboration. 

With kills from Shannon 

Scully (8 total) and Hannah 

Frohling (8 total), Pepperdine 

continued en route to a 

13-9 lead. With an impressive 

service output from 

Sato, including an ace late 

in the action and kills from 

Wylie, Heidi Dyer (9) and 

Frohling, the Waves went 

on a 8-0 run for a 21-10 

advantage. A final smash 

from Scully sealed the deal 

in the first set with a 25-15 

Waves’ win to start the day. 

In the second set, the 

Waves amassed a 10-5 

lead with a big service output 

from Wylie and kills 

from Dyer and O’Harra. 

Although the Dons stayed 

close behind throughout, 

Pepperdine maintained the 

lead courtesy of smashes 

from Frohling and Wylie. 

Late blocks from O’Harra 

with either Frohling or 

Dyer late in the set helped 

shut the door and the 

Waves finished with a 25- 

22 set win. 

In the third, the Waves 

came out with an ace from 

Wylie and smashes from 

Scully and O’Harra en 

route to a 10-7 advantage. 

With more solid service 

outputs from Hana Lishman 

and Scully, featuring 

big smashes from Wylie, 

the Waves worked toward 

an 8-1 run to continue toward 

the win. In the final 

moments, Dyer, Scully 

and O’Harra unleashed a 

huge attack effort to secure 

the 25-17 final set win and 

match sweep. 

On Thursday, Oct. 25, 

the Waves had three players 

with double-figure kills 

— Shannon Scully (15), 

Hannah Frohling (14) and 

Heidi Dyer (13) — and two 

with double-figure digs — 

Hana Lishman (21) and 

Jaiden Farr (14) — en route 

to a 3-1 win over visiting 

Santa Clara. 

MEN’S GOLF 

Waves take 5th at Royal 

Oaks Intercollegiate 

Pepperdine junior Clay 

Feagler went 70-70-66 and 

won his third tournament in 

the last nine months Oct. 

23, when he tied for first 

place at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate. 

After teams completed 

a darkness-delayed second 

round that morning, Feagler 

was tied for sixth place 

and seven shots out of first. 

But his 4-under 66 in the 

third round was enough to 

raise him into a tie atop the 

leaderboard with Oklahoma 

State’s Viktor Hovland 

and Matthew Wolff with 

4-under 206s. 

Feagler had five birdies 

in the third round, including 

one on his next-to-last 

hole. Feagler finished with 

the best score on par-4s at 

the event (-3) and tied for 

the second-most number of 

birdies (13). 

Freshman Joe Highsmith 

tied for 18th place 

at 218 (72-70-76) and had 

eight birdies over the three 

rounds. Junior Joshua Mc- 

Carthy and senior Ray 

Cootes tied for 46th at 226, 

and sophomore RJ Manke 

tied for 54th at 230 (80-71- 

79). 

The Waves finished in 

fifth place overall with a 

two-day total of 873 (293- 

281-299) at the par-70 

Maridoe Golf Club. Three 

of the four teams that finished 

ahead of Pepperdine 

were in Golfstat’s Top 20, 

including No. 1 Oklahoma 

State. The Waves entered 

the tournament at No. 4. 

Please see pepperdine, 28 

This Week In... 

SHARKS ATHLETICS 

Boys Water Polo 

■Nov. ■ 1 - First round, TBA 

■Nov. ■ 3 - Quarterfinals, TBA 

■Nov. ■ 7 - Semifinals, TBA 

PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS 

Women’s Volleyball 

■Nov. ■ 1 - at Saint Mary’s 7 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 3 - at Pacific, 12 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 6 - host Hawai’i, 6 p.m. 

Women’s Swim and Dive 

■Nov. ■ 2 - at CSU Bakersfield, 

1 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 3 - at Cal Poly, 11 a.m. 

Men’s Water Polo 

■Nov. ■ 3 - at San Jose State, 

12 p.m. 

■Nov. ■ 4 - at Santa Clara, 12 p.m. 

Women’s Soccer 

■Nov. ■ 3 - host San Diego, 

1 p.m. 

Men’s Golf 

■Nov. ■ 5-7 - at Saint Mary’s 

Invitational

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Malibu’s Nathan secures league title 

Individual CIF 

Playoffs expected 

to hold tough 

competition 

Ryan Flynn 


Zoe Nathan had been 

here before. 

All three years of her 

tennis career, she’d made 

it deep into the Individual 

League Championships. 

As a freshman, she’d come 

out of nowhere to win the 

whole thing. Last year, in a 

different league with potentially 

tougher competition, 

she came in third. 

The Malibu girl who 

hadn’t lost a league match 

all season stepped onto the 

court Thursday, Oct. 25, 

with revenge on her mind 

and did what she always 

does: dominate. 

Nathan, 16, won the individual 

league championship 

on Thursday with a 

two-set victory, defeating 

Nordhoff’s best player and 

the No. 2 overall seed in 

the tournament by a score 

of 6-1, 6-2. 

“Most of the games were 

pretty close,” Nathan said. 

“I had to focus on winning 

each point to win all the 

games.” 

The Individual League 

Championship for the Citrus 

Coast League took 

place Tuesday and Thursday 

last week at Hueneme. 

Nathan was the overall No. 

1 seed in the tournament 

and showed why with her 

impressive performance. 

The final match was the 

toughest of the tournament, 

she said. 

“Overall, it was a really 

Malibu High School junior Zoe Nathan plays in a home match at Malibu High School 

prior to the Citrus Coast League finals, which she won in a two-set victory. 

Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

good match,” Nathan said. 

“[My opponent] was really 

good as well and it was really 

fun to play her. 

“The biggest reason for 

the win was because my 

forehand shot has a lot of 

top spin and she wasn’t able 

to return it with much power, 

as well as my serve.” 

Nathan said she worked 

hard on her serve both 

with the team and at the 

Malibu Racquet Club with 

her coach there, John Mc- 

Campbell. 

Next up is the Individual 

CIF Playoff tournament, 

which begins Nov. 19. Nathan 

competed in this tournament 

as a freshman and 

lost in the second round. 

Whereas Nathan was a 

standout in the Citrus Coast 

League, the Southern Section 

CIF is full of incredibly 

strong players, so she’ll 

need to be on her A-game. 

“I definitely learned that 

the players in the CIF individuals 

are very good,” Nathan 

said. “It’s much more 

competitive so I need to be 

competitive as well.” 

The girls tennis bracket 

for the CIF Southern 

section is to be available at 

CIFss.org. 

Zoe Nathan is pictured with her father, Craig Nathan, at 

the Individual League Championships, held last Tuesday 

and Thursday at Hueneme. Photo Submitted

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Jack Hughes 

Jack Hughes, 17, is a 

senior who is on the MHS 

swim and water polo 

teams. 

What was it that made 

you gravitate toward 

water sports? 

I’ve been swimming 

from a very young age and 

I’ve always loved being in 

the water. 

What’s it like playing 

for coach Hayden 

Goldberg? 

It’s an absolute honor. 

He taught me how to swim 

when I was very young, 

and when I was 9 I joined 

his youth water polo team. 

He’s been a hero of mine 

ever since. He and I share 

a similar quick-paced playing 

style, and his advice is 

always good. 

Do you have a favorite 

moment from this 

season? 

There’s a lot that I have 

loved. Hell week was 

amazing, winning the 

Conejo Classic was a big 

deal for us, but I think my 

personal favorite moment 

was when Brando [accidentally] 

nailed the SAMO 

center in the head. Poor 

kid had to come out of the 

game; he was bleeding 

quite a bit. 

What do you like most 

about living in Malibu? 

I love being close to the 

beach and friends. I also 

like the swimming culture 

here. 

Who were your 

favorite athletes 

growing up? 

There’s a lot. Locally, 

[it’s] coach. But I’ve always 

loved Michael Phelps, 

Jason Lezak and Cristiano 

Ronaldo. 

What are your plans 

after high school? 

I’m currently applying to 

colleges, but hopefully I’ll 

wind up at Northeastern or 

the University of Washington. 

I’m hoping to study 

political science and see 

where that takes me. 

Who has the best 

nickname on the water 

polo team? 

Dave Teel/22nd Century Media 

There’s a lot of good 

ones. Harry [Lang] calls 

himself “god,” but my personal 

favorite is Nathan 

[Rucker-Jensen’s], which is 

“rubber king.” 

Where is your favorite 

food in Malibu? 

Nothing beats a Lily’s 

breakfast burrito. 

What is your favorite 

TV show? 

“House, M.D.” Nothing 

beats it. I aspire to be 

as pretentious as Gregory 

House. 

What did you dress up 

as for Halloween? 

The pink powerpuff girl. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Ryan Flynn 

pepperdine 

From Page 26 

WOMEN’S SWIM AND DIVE 

Waves break personal 

records 

Two Waves broke lifetime 

bests Friday, Oct. 26, 

before Pepperdine went 

on to defeat Loyola Marymount 

Saturday, Oct. 27, 

in the second and final day 

of competition with both 

LMU and San Diego. 

The Waves defeated the 

Lions by a score of 152- 

141, but fell to the Toreros 

203-96. 

On Friday, Sammie 

Slater took third in the 

200 free, breaking her record 

with a 1:57.06. Olivia 

Kayye also recorded 

a lifetime best in the 400 

individual medley, taking 

fourth with a time of 

4:47.96. Anna Riekhof 

took first in the 200 breast 

stroke, with a 2:24.24. 

On Saturday, Taylor Basin 

won the first 1-meter 

dive with a score of 243.37, 

just four points ahead of 

second place, and 183.67 

points in the second event. 

The day prior, Basin also 

took first in the event. 

Ali North took third 

place in the first event and 

second place in the second 

on Saturday. 

Pepperdine also had two 

first-place finishes on Day 

2. Amy Griffin won the 100 

free with a time of 54.10 

and Julianna Chan won the 

100 breast with a time of 

1:07.94. 

Other solid finishes on 

the day for the Waves included 

a third-place finish 

in the 200 free for Sammie 

Slater (1:58.68), a 

third-place finish in the 200 

back for Trinity Ishikawa 

(2:10.76), a second-place 

finish in the 200 breast for 

Lauren Allard (2:30.05) 

and a second-place finish 

in the 400 free relay for 

Slater, Griffin, Caroline 

Boone and Paige Brackett 

(3:37.70). 

MEN’S WATER POLO 

Pacific 13, Pepperdine 12 

A seven-goal performance 

by freshman Balazs 

Kosa was not enough Saturday, 

Oct. 27, as Pepperdine 

fell 13-12 to fifthranked 

Pacific. 

The Waves also celebrated 

the team’s two seniors, 

Sam Paur and Jens Cole, 

before the home game 

against the Tigers. 

The first quarter of play 

was very evenly matched. 

Kosa got the Waves on the 

board first, but was quickly 

matched by Pacific. Mate 

Toth also scored for the 

Waves in the first. Pacific 

tied the game at two after 

one period of play. 

In the second quarter, the 

Tigers scored five goals in 

the period. Sean Ferrari and 

Kosa scored for the Waves 

in the quarter, but the Tigers 

took a 7-4 lead into the 

third. 

Kosa took the game over 

in the third, scoring six of 

his seven goals in the third. 

After trailing by three at 

the half, the Waves’ defense 

stepped it up to keep 

the Tigers to just two goals. 

Thanks to Toth, the Waves 

and Tigers were tied at nine 

heading into the final quarter 

of play. 

Pacific started with the 

hot hand in the fourth, scoring 

four goals, and allowing 

only one from Pepperdine’s 

Curtis Jarvis until three 

minutes remained. Toth had 

two of his three goals in the 

final three minutes of play. 

CROSS COUNTRY 

Heath, Meck lead 

Pepperdine’s pack 

Senior Nick Heath and 

sophomore Abbey Meck 

once again led Pepperdine 

as the Waves competed at 

the West Coast Conference 

Championships Saturday, 

Oct. 27, at the East Bay 

Golf Course. 

The men’s team took 

seventh place — the team’s 

best result since 2009 — 

while the women came in 

10th. BYU won both the 

men’s and women’s titles 

on its own course. 

Heath ran the men’s 8K 

in 24 minutes, 42.2 seconds 

to come in 25th, while 

Meck ran the women’s 6K 

in 22:39 to take 34th. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER 

Pepperdine 0, Gonzaga 0 

The Waves and Gonzaga 

tied in a scoreless WCC 

game Friday, Oct. 26. 

The result likely ends 

the Waves’ quest for a third 

straight WCC title. They’re 

in third place at 14 points, 

four behind Santa Clara 

and BYU, but the Waves 

(9-6-2, 4-1-2) would need 

to win twice and have a lot 

of help. Still, Pepperdine’s 

hopes of an NCAA Tournament 

berth are still alive 

with two positive results. 

Sophomore forward Joelle 

Anderson almost got 

an early goal, but Gonzaga 

goalkeeper Isabel Jones 

made a stop in the fifth 

minute. Anderson also had 

a couple of near-misses in 

overtime. Junior forward 

Hailey Stenberg hit the 

crossbar in the 17th minute. 

Senior defender Hailey Harbison 

forced a diving save 

early in the first overtime. 

Goalkeeper Brielle Preece 

made four saves to get 

the shutout. One came on a 

spectacular stop in the 87th 

minute on a close-range 

shot to send the game to 

overtime. The Waves’ eight 

shutouts are tied for the 

most in the WCC. 

Information from Pepperdine 

University and www.pepperdinewaves.com. 

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business name statement in violation of the 

rights of another under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 1441et seq., Business 

and Professions Code). MALIBU SURF- 

SIDE NEWS to publish 10/18/2018, 

10/25/2018, 11/01/2018, 11/08/2018 


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MENT FILE NUMBER: 2018265347 

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was 


LES on 10/19/2018. The following person is 

doing business as NORCAL KNOW HOW 

& SOCAL KNOW HOW, 8700 PERSHING 

DRIVE UNIT 2309, PLAYA DEL REY, CA 

90293 (Articles of Incorporation: 

201525310080). The full name of registrant 

is: CATALINA CREW LLC, 8700 

PERSHING DRIVE UNIT 2309, PLAYA 

DEL REY, CA 90293 (State of Corporation: 

CA). This business is being conducted by: a 

Limited Liability Corporation. The registrant 

commenced to transact business under the 

fictitious business name listed above: 

10/2018. /s/:SEAN PATRICK MCCARTHY, 

SEAN PATRICK MCCARTHY, CEO, 

CATALINA CREW LLC This statement was 


LES County on 10/19/2018. NOTICE: THIS 


MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM 

THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OF- 

FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW 


MENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT 

DATE. The filing of this statement does not 

of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious 

business name statement in violation 

of the rights of another under federal, state, 

or common law (see Section 1441et seq., 

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6703 Legal Notices 

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 437 

Ordinance No. 437 amends Malibu Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) by adding Chapter 17.49 (Covenant of 

Easement) to allow the creation of easements for ingress, egress and emergency purposes over properties held 

by a single owner through the execution and recordation of covenants of easement, as authorized by Government 

Code section 65870 et seq. The chapter further details the process and requirements for the creation 

and removal of these covenants of easement. A full copy of Ordinance No. 437 is available for review in the 

City Clerk’s office. 

I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. 437 was passed and adopted at the Regular City 

Council meeting of October 22, 2018, by the following vote: 

Councilmembers: 

AYES: 5 La Monte, Peak, Rosenthal, Wagner, Mullen 

NOES: 0 

ABSTAIN: 0 

ABSENT: 0 

____________________________ 

Heather Glaser 

City Clerk 

Publish: Malibu Surfside News, November 1, 2018 

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 438 

Ordinance No. 438 amends Malibu Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning) by amending Section 17.48.070 (Parking 

Lot Safety) to adjust the parking lot safety standards for new and existing parking lots including by allowing 

greater flexibility in the type and location of bollards and vehicle protection devices. It also grants the 

Planning Director and Planning Commission discretion to allow minor adjustments to the length of parking 

spaces and adjusts the standards for non-bollard vehicle impact protection devices (VIPDs). A full copy of 

Ordinance No. 438 is available for review in the City Clerk’s office. 

I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. 438 was passed and adopted at the Regular City 

Council meeting of October 22, 2018, by the following vote: 

Councilmembers: 

AYES: 5 La Monte, Peak, Rosenthal, Wagner, Mullen 

NOES: 0 

ABSTAIN: 0 

ABSENT: 0 

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SERVICES TODAY! 

_______________________ 

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City Clerk 

Publish: Malibu Surfside News, November 1, 2018 

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Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is 

compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice.

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