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CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24, 2011

HOMES FOR SALE 1

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY to own a large 3 bed, 2 bath home in sought-after Tahitian Terrace Mobile Home Park. Private lushly landscaped backyard w/ multi-level deck w/ spectacular ocean views. Rent control, pets ok. $395,000. Agent, Franklin (310) 592-6696

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

GUEST HOUSE. 3 rooms, garden setting, French doors, hardwood floors, laundry, very quiet. Available now. $2,100/mo. Utilities included, cat okay. (310) 454-8150

FULLY RENOVATED!!! 4 BD, 5.5 BA. * Built in 1927 by J. Paul Getty for his mistress. Original California tiles, great yard, patio, decks w/ all whitewater views. Whitewater ocean view from every room. Fully renovated to 4 bdrm, 1 billiard/recreation room, wine cellar, living & dining room, 3 door/car garage w/ loft. 3 story home w/ elevator. Big beams, romantic outdoor whitewater view spa, steam sauna, 3 indoor jacuzzi spa tubs, great storage & plenty of amenities. New lighting & closets. Live in a place of history & charm. $9,000/mo. 17809 Porto Marina Way, Pacific Palisades. (213) 494-0059

DUPLEX FOR RENT. 2 bedroom + fireplace, 1 bath, quiet residential area near Village. $2,450/mo. (310) 738-4400

2 BEDROOM, LIGHT, BRIGHT, gated retreat! Surrounded by greenery & beautiful mountain top views. Large patio, grassy side yard & wrap-around balcony around the family room. Walk to the village, the beach & the bluffs. This beachy upper unit of a duplex w/ vaulted ceilings is very private & tranquil w/ an open floor plan. With only one neighbor below you, feel like you are living in a treehouse. Hardwood floors, fireplace, dishwasher, washer/dryer in kitchen. Walk-in closet in master bedroom. Landlord pays water & gardener. $3,650/mo. Contact Tiffany, (310) 849-9592

ALPHABET STREET HOUSE. 2 BD, 1 BA, den, breakfast nook and dining room, hardwood floors, fireplace, enclosed garden, cats OK. Lease $3,500/mo. unfurn. or $3,750/mo. furn. (818) 282-2253

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 1 BDRM APARTMENT. Best ocean views in town. Stainless steel appliances, wood floors, fireplace, pool, laundry onsite & parking. Small pets ok. Please call (310) 227-9612. Equal housing opportunity.

NEUTRA BUILDING! ARCHITECTURAL WONDER. 2 bed + 2 bath on Sunset Blvd. Huge wood deck w/ jacuzzi white water ocean view, private yard, and garden facing the ocean water and dolphins @ 17050 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 for $2,800/mo. Spacious living room, wood floors, beautiful fireplace, high vaulted wood ceilings w/ gigantic window, building courtyard, outdoor fireplace. Kitchen: gas stove, dishwasher, and white tile countertops. Bedrms: wood floors, lots of closet/storage space. Bathrm: tile floors, granite countertop. 1 car garage parking w/ washer and dryer hookups. Vintage architect property built on Pacific Palisades Hills simulating a sinking ship into the ocean has 4 units on our newly remodeled 4 leveled building. For more information contact (213) 494-0059 or fidel@benleedsproperties.com or go to http://leeds.postlets.com

PET FRIENDLY! 1 BD IN PAC PAL! ‘ 1/2 block from Gelson’s & the Village. Parquet floors, ocean view, laundry room, quiet building, on site manager, swimming pool & parking space. Ready to move in! $1,695/mo. * Move-In Special with 3rd month free! * Call Jeff at (310) 573-0150

LOVELY 2 BEDROOM 1st floor apartment in 5 unit building. Hardwood floors, new carpet & paint. Laundry on site. Carport parking. Large shared backyard patio. Short walk from Palisades Village & El Medio Bluffs overlooking ocean. $1,975/mo. 1st month free! (310) 435-5582 or kderby77@gmail.com

PETITE CHARMER: Cozy bachelor (500 sq ft) in triplex. Full bath & kitchen in garden ambiance. Plantation shutters, carport, close to beach & village. NS, NP, 1 year lease. $1,500/mo. (310) 804-3142

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

GEM IN THE PALISADES, Sunset & Almar. 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 ba townhouse. Hardwood, tile, carpet, w/d, dishwasher, roof deck, parking. $3,250/mo. (310) 395-1073

AMAZING OCEAN VIEWS! 1932 Palisades Dr. Beautiful 3 bd, 2.5 ba Medit Villa. Open flr plan (3,031 sq ft), cathedral ceil, office/study, gym/bonus, ample closets & storage. In/outdr living w/ 4 spacious balconies, vast cyn & ocn vus! Many amenities. $5,700/mo. Robbie Sikora, agent, (310) 710-5214

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

ROOM FOR RENT on Via de la Paz in secured quiet area. Weekly $475 or monthly $1,400. Furnished private bedrm & bathrm. Shared kitchen & dining. Pool, parking, utils incl. Satellite & internet. (310) 459-4520

RENTALS TO SHARE 3a

2 ROOMS FOR RENT. 1 master suite. Huge yard, full hse priv, all utils incld, shared W/D. Trained dogs welcomed. 1,000 yards from beach. $1,500/mo.-master, $1,000/mo.-other. (310) 454-1956

WANTED TO RENT 3b

FURNISHED HOME NEEDED. German family of 5 needs furnished home July-Aug. 2011. Local references available. Preferably under $8,000/mo. Mitch, (310) 454-1844

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

OFFICE SUITE in the Atrium Building on Via de la Paz. 2 offices, reception area and restroom. Attractive space approx. 900 sq. ft. One year plus sub-lease. Rent negotiable. Great space. (310) 459-5353

OFFICE FOR LEASE. Professional building in Pacific Palisades Village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Reasonable rent price. Excellent tenant improvements. 850 square feet. Please call Tracy Rasmussen at (310) 459-8700 for more details.

WRITER’S RETREAT * Quiet office suite with private access and bathroom. This 350 sq. ft. space is bright and airy. Available February 1st. (310) 702-1107

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5

INVESTOR/PARTNER WANTED. Secured collateral loans, low risk w/ high return 40% LTV of loan amt. Please call for details, (714) 520-1119

ATTORNEYS 7a

WHY GIVE IT ALL TO UNCLE SAM? Don’t use an ordinary income tax service when you can use a tax attorney who is an experienced CPA. Income Taxes, Audit Representation, Free Yourself of Back Taxes, Probate, Trusts & Wills. Long-time resident of the Palisades. John R. Ronge, Attorney at Law. (310) 441-4100

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

NEED HELP WITH FINANCIAL MATTERS? Financial mgmt, bookkeeping, reconciling, bill paying, etc. Caring & confidential. (310) 459-2066 or (310) 218-6653

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: ‘ Consultation on best hard/software for your needs ‘ Setting up & configuring your system & applications ‘ Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC ‘ Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows ‘ Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access ‘ Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken ‘ Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup ‘ Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning ‘ FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL ‘ BEST RATES. (310) 262-5652

YOUR OWN TECH GURU * EXPERT SET-UP, OPTIMIZATION, REPAIR. Problem-Free Computing Since 1992. Work Smarter, Faster, More Reliably. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! ALAN PERLA, (310) 455-2000

THE DETECHTIVES’. PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC ‘ Consulting ‘ Installation ‘ Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users ‘ Data recovery ‘ Networks ‘ Wireless Internet & more ‘ (310) 838-2254, William Moorefield, www.thedetechtives.com

USER FRIENDLY’MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com ‘ For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/

EXPERT COMPUTER HELP ‘ On-site service’no travel charge ‘ Help design, buy and install your system ‘ One-on-one training, hard & software ‘ Troubleshooting, Mac & Windows, organizing ‘ Installations & upgrades ‘ Wireless networking ‘ Digital phones, photo, music ‘ Internet ‘ Serving the Palisades, Santa Monica & Brentwood ‘ DEVIN FRANK, (310) 499-7000

DECORATING 7d

INTERIOR DESIGN AND STYLING. From ordinary to unique. Space planning. Paint specs. Furniture. Accessorizing. Hourly design consultations welcome. Carol Fox, ASID. (310) 454-0601, www.carolfoxdesign.com

FINE ART INSTALLATION. Confused about where or how to hang your art collectibles? Rick Strauss has been installing fine art for years in homes and offices throughout the Westside. Reasonable rates. (310) 459-8212

GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. ‘ BARBARA DAWSON ‘ Estate/Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ barbdawson@roadrunner.com ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

CHILDCARE. Available for school pick up, activities & errands. Own car & local references. Parent-Toddler teacher, Pacific Palisades. (310) 459-9149

BABYSITTER & HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE. Monday, Tuesday & Friday. Own transportation, local references, good English, experienced, loves children and pets. Marlene, (323) 423-2558

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Monday through Friday. I’m bilingual, hardworking, and honest with highest recommendations and 6 years experience. Call Jeimi Hernandez at (310) 779-9487

EXPERIENCED NANNY looking for a job on Mondays & occasionally weekends. Experienced with newborns to teenage. Excellent references & good DMV record. Call Nadia at (323) 599-7677

OUR STELLAR NANNY/personal assistant seeks F/T job. Available now. Own car, citizen, native English speaker. Great with all ages & pets. Loving, smart, loyal. Cindy, (310) 908-5925

NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER/CAREGIVER ‘ Available Monday through Friday. Experienced 24 year old Pilipina woman with excellent references. Honest and hardworking. Please call (213) 587-0879

CHILDCARE ‘ 15 years experience, 7 yrs in Palisades. Former Pre-K & K teacher. Top references, flexible with days and hours. Will housesit when needed. Great with pets. Phyllis, (818) 340-7183 leave a message if needed.

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

PROFESSIONAL MAID SERVICES. In Malibu! We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com

SISTERS HOUSECLEANING. Would you like your home and business so clean they shine? Call us, we have good references. Serving the community for over 20 years. We offer final cleaning. For free estimate, call Flora at (310) 720-7751. Bonded. www.sistershousecleaning.com, cleaning411@gmail.com

EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154

LOOKING FOR A HOUSECLEANING JOB. Flexible days & hours. 12 years experience, own transportation, legal, local references. Call Delmy, (323) 363-9492, delmycleaning.com

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTING. 25 years experience. Excellent references. Reliable. Pet friendly. Willing to work weekends. Available now. Call Elizabeth, (323) 463-7889

LOOKING FOR A HOUSECLEANING JOB. Available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Good references and experience. Call Minerva Raymundo at (323) 535-2739

HOUSEKEEPER LOOKING FOR WORK: Available Monday through Thursday, 5 years experience and references. Please call Sonia at (213) 381-6732

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking work in Pac. Pal. CNA certified, 15 yrs. experience, great local refs. Pac. Pal. resident, live-out, schedule flexible. Please call Maria at (310) 454-6370 (h) or (818) 804-7151 (c)

CAREGIVER/HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER. Flexible days & hours, 25 yrs exper, local refs, own transportation & insurance, legal & good w/ pets. Driving, cooking, errands, etc. Amparo, (323) 362-3624

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING ‘ Full Gardening Service ‘ Sprinkler Install ‘ Tree Trim ‘ Sodding ‘ Sprays, non-toxic ‘ FREE AZALEA PLANT ‘ Cell,(310) 701-1613, (310) 568-0989

GARDENING SERVICES * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many years exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414

POOL & SPA SERVICES 13e

PALISADES POOL SUPPLY. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE & REPAIR. 15415 Sunset Blvd., P.P. 90272 (310) 459-4357. www.PalisadesPool.com

STEREO, TV, VCR SERVICES 13g

1 REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS! Is your entertainment system not entertaining you? We can tune up your system, bring it up to date, hide wires, mount TVs, install speakers, etc. We can even reprogram or replace your remote control so it is easy to use. Call us, we can help! Lic. #515929. Stanford Connect, (310) 829-0872

AUDIO & VIDEO SPECIALIST ‘ TV installs, DIRECTV packages, telecom systems, CCTV, low voltage wiring, repairs & upgrades. Call for a free consultation. (888) 313-3995

WINDOW WASHING 13h

THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. Solar panels/power washing also avail. Owner operated. Lic., bonded & insured. Free estimates. (310) 926-7626

MR. CRYSTAL WINDOW CLEANING. Please call Gary: (310) 828-1218 Free estimate, friendly service, discounts. Licensed & Insured.

COOKING/GOURMET 14a

EXPERT PRIVATE CHEF. Fine dining from traditional to natural/organic. To suit your taste. Knows wine. Finest references. Call Angela, (323) 377-2450

HOUSESITTING 14b

HOUSESITTING/PETSITTING ‘ Available for short or long term. Sharp, reliable, recently retired professional. References. Susi, (310) 454-1457, susi824@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL PALISADES COUPLE available to housesit your home while our home is being remodeled. Great with animals. Please call (310) 459-5660

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

NEED A TOAST FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION? Let me write a customized poem for you. Call Lawrie at (310) 749-3032

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, www.palisadesdogwalker.com

GIFT IDEAS 14k

CUSTOMIZED POEMS * Let me write a heartfelt, customized poem for you to give a loved one for their birthday, anniversary, or Valentines day! Call Lawrie at (310) 749-3032

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

PIANO INSTRUCTION. Give the life-long gift of music! Very patient, creative teacher. Music degree, USC. Qualified, experienced, local. Lisa Donovan Lukas, (310) 454-0859, www.palisadesmusicstudio.com

EXPER. NATIVE FRENCH TUTOR. Tutors JHS, HS, AP & SAT. Excellent refs. MA in Education. Malibu res. Enthusiastic! Cate, (310) 456-5398

TUTORS 15e

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530

MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145

PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134

SPECIALIZING IN MATH! All math subjects thru calculus, incl. standardized test prep. Students w/ ADD and other learning challenges welcome. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Local office in Palisades Village. Jamie, (888) 459-6430

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR ‘ All grade levels ‘ Grammar ‘ Conversational ‘ SAT/AP ‘ Children, adults ‘ Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

GROZA LEARNING CENTER. Tutoring K-12, all subjects & reading. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731

EDUCATIONAL THERAPY. All ages and abilities. Academic, Cognitive and Behavioral Support. Palisades Tutoring & ET Services’Local 10+ years. Arlana J. Morley, MS. (310) 459-4125, (310) 738-5099

READING & WRITING TUTOR. Credentials in general ed. & special ed. 30 years of teaching / tutoring experience. Offering individual / small group sessions. Elaine, (310) 454-6070

MATH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS TUTOR * All math through AP calculus, AP chemistry and AP physics. Ask about homework club!!! www.clc90272.com or (310) 459-3239

SPANISH: Palisades resident from South America, patient & friendly, offers Spanish tutoring to all student levels. Learn, improve & gain self-confidence at school, traveling, work, etc. (310) 741-8422

MATURE BRITISH TUTOR teaches MATH, LATIN, MUSIC, SAT prep. 50 yrs experience; local references. (310) 399-1975

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

SAXOPHONE/FLUTE/JAZZ IMPROVISATION. Individual Lessons. All Ages/Levels Welcome. Call: (310) 283-9975

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 40 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, landscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdr kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Exlnt local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM

CONSTRUCTION 16d

ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR ‘ New homes ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ Kitchen & bath ‘ Planning/architectural services ‘ Insured ‘ Local refs. Lic. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881

PALISADES CONST. SERVICES. All phase construction and remodeling. All interior and exterior construction. Additions, concrete, tile, wood work (all), brick, patios, bathrooms, fences, bedrooms, permits. We have built (2) new 2,500 sq. ft. Palisades homes in the last 3 yrs. Please contact us to schedule your FREE CONSULTATION and FREE ESTIMATE. ALL JOBS WELCOME! Please call Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153. Lic. #375858 (All Palisades referrals available)

‘ CASALE CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC. ‘ General Contractor Lic. #512443 ‘ Custom Homes ‘ Kitchens ‘ Bathrooms ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ (310) 491-0550 www.reemodeling.com

ELECTRICAL 16h

PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service

LICHWA ELECTRIC. Remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, home theatre, audio/video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaElectric@gmail.com, (310) 270-8596

FENCES, DECKS 16j

THE FENCE MAN. 22 years quality work. FENCES: Wood, chainlink & iron. DECKS, PATIO OVERHANGS, GATES. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com ‘ centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net ‘ (800) 608-6007 ‘ (310) 276-6407

JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT. HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. ‘ Sanding & Refinishing ‘ Installations ‘ Pre-finished ‘ Unfinished ‘ Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414

K&Z HARDWOOD FLOOR EXPERTS. Refinishing, installation, recoat, water & fire restoration. Free est. Lic. #804641. (800) 500-1146, (818) 468-7021

HANDYMAN 16o

HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Non-Lic., but experience will do it. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, cell (310) 433-4720, 24 hr.

LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464

LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692

DJ PRO SERVICES ‘ Carpentry, Handyman, Repairs. ALL PROJECTS CONSIDERED. See my work at: www.djproservices.com. Non-lic. (c) (310) 907-6169, (h) (310) 454-4121

ALL JOBS WELCOME!! Water drains, French drains, all drainage problems, block walls new and repair, all concrete, brick, tile and stone work, excavation of dirt and hillsides, stucco new and repair, all drywall work, painting exterior and interior walls, moldings etc. All wood work interior and exterior, patios, decks, all fencing and gates, roofing new and repairs. We have built (2) new construction custom 3,500 sq ft homes over the last 4 years in the Pacific Palisades. Please contact us for a free estimate. Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153 Lic. #375858. Bonded and insured.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST ‘ Interior & Exterior ‘ PAINTING ‘ 56 YEARS OF SERVICE. Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 ‘ (310) 454-4630 ‘ Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

J W C PAINTING. Residential & commercial. Years of experience. Affordable & reliable. Local references. Lic. #914882. Free estimates. jwcpnc@yahoo.com. Call Jason Childs (Charlie), (310) 428-4432

REMODELING 16v

KANAN CONSTRUCTION ‘ References. BONDED ‘ INSURED ‘ St. Lic. #554451 ‘ DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN

COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION ‘ Kitchen+bath ‘ Additions ‘ Tile, carpentry, plumbing. Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 774-9159

ROOFING 16w

HOME IMPROVEMENTS, roofing, water damage, skylights, windows, chimneys, masonry, drywall, skim coat, stucco repair, carpentry, painting, tile, retaining walls, repairs, remodels. Non-lic. (310) 457-4652

HELP WANTED 17

2 CAREGIVERS NEEDED for 86 year old woman. Live in. Monday through Friday & weekends. Must speak good English. Good references, no driving. (c) (310) 409-9433 or (h) (323) 933-6423

SEEKING A HOUSEKEEPER. Housekeeper needed 2 days a week, prefer Monday & Friday. Must have excellent local refs & own transportation. Prefer English speaking. (310) 472-9227

RN or PA to COSMETIC SURGEON. Exceptional part-time opportunity for an RN or PA with experience in cosmetic procedures, including injectables/lasers/IPL. Work with a world-renowned plastic surgeon in a beautiful office in Pacific Palisades. Please contact Stephanie@FaceCenterLA.com or call (310) 857-2088.

Dolphins Shock Crenshaw, 72-68, Play No. 1 Taft

  There were more than enough obstacles to prevent the Palisades High boys basketball team from winning Tuesday night at Crenshaw.   The 5th-seeded Dolphins trailed by 18 points in the first half, Cougar guards Isaac Hamilton and Darnell Taylor combined for 45 points, and Pali’s second-leading scorer, Adam Griffin, left the game in the third quarter with what appeared to be a dislocated ankle.   But none of that would stop the Dolphins from advancing to the Division I City Section semifinals against No. 1 seed Taft on Friday.   Juniors Donovan Johnson (26) and Kahlil Johnson (17) combined for 43 points and senior center Ilya Ilyayev scored 10, highlighted by a smooth hook shot with 1:08 remaining that gave Palisades a 65-64 lead en route to winning 72-68 at 4th-seeded Crenshaw.   ’I’ve been waiting since 1973, since I was in high school, to win at this place,’ head coach James Paleno said. ‘It’s a playoff atmosphere and coming into Crenshaw is always a difficult situation. We turned the ball over too much, they got out and ran ‘ but we battled and came back.’   And what a comeback it was. Trailing 37-19 with 3 minutes left in the second quarter, the hard-working Dolphins cut the deficit to 39-30 at half, riding Donovan’s 18-point flurry. Eventually, they took their first lead at 46-45 midway through the third, setting up a see-saw battle the rest of the way, including a frenetic final 70 seconds.   Following Ilyayev’s hook shot, senior wing Everett Osborne tipped in a missed fast break lay-up to make it 67-64. He had numerous offensive rebounds that propelled Pali down the stretch.   With only 22 seconds to play and the Dolphins leading 69-66, Crenshaw’s Taylor absorbed contact on a contested lay-up, drew the whistle and scored to cut it to 69-68. But his potential game-tying free throw bounced precariously on the rim before caroming off to the right.   Seven seconds later, Pali’s senior guard Nathan Nazarian, who averaged 2.2 points a game during the season, calmly sank two free throws for a 71-68 lead.   On the ensuing possession, Osborne came up clutch again. He stepped in front of a pass from Hamilton at the top of the key, raced to the basket, got fouled and ended up on the free-throw line with three seconds left. He sank his first shot to ice the victory.   By winning, the Dolphins clinched an automatic berth in the state Division I playoffs. But first they will tackle Taft tomorrow at 6 p.m. at USC’s Galen Center. A win over the Toreadors would put Palisades in the finals against either Westchester or Washington on March 5, also at Galen.

PaliHi Teams Open Playoffs with Victories

STAYING IN FRONT: Palisades High junior Skai Thompson (11) slides in front of a Maywood Academy player in last Friday's 102-30 win over the Nighthawks. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
STAYING IN FRONT: Palisades High junior Skai Thompson (11) slides in front of a Maywood Academy player in last Friday’s 102-30 win over the Nighthawks. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

By JAYANT SUBRAHMANYAM Palisadian-Post Intern

Boys’ Soccer

  The Palisades boys soccer team began its hopeful journey towards a long-sought City championship last Wednesday at home by defeating Kennedy High, 3-1.   The 5th seeded Dolphins were heavy favorites over the 28th-seeded Cougars and quickly asserted their supremacy just two minutes into the match when Captain Shane Centkowski rose high above the pack to head in a cross from the left wing.   Palisades mustered little after this opening salvo and the game grew steadily more physical before midfielder Alex Anastasi pushed the lead to 2-0 by tapping into an empty net from a cross by Steve Diaz.   Ten minutes into the second half, the momentum took a real turn in Kennedy’s favor as the Cougars capitalized on their first shot on goal the entire match. After being chipped in on goal, Kennedy’s Kevin Ortiz blasted a low shot past goalkeeper Brandon Newman to make the score 2-1.   After their breakthrough, Kennedy proceeded to dominate the match, keeping possession for long periods of time and trapping the Dolphins in their own half. Finally, when it seemed that an equalizer was imminent, Pali’s Kyle Warner came up clutch. Johnny Lambour floated in a beautiful, lofted pass that Warner trapped with wonderful control. After taking one more touch, he chipped his shot over the outstretched arm of Kennedy’s goalie. The ball nestled in the far right corner, touching off a raucous dogpile at the corner flag as the Dolphins celebrated their advance to the round of 16.    Last Friday, Palisades faced off at home against 12th-seeded Jefferson. Normally this homefield advantage plays right into Pali’s hands, because the smooth artificial turf is conducive to the passing, fast-paced soccer that the Dolphins employ. However, this matchup was played with a backdrop of rain throughout, ensuring that the turf field would be slick and fast and the ball would be difficult to control. Mistakes were made all over the field as players misjudged the speed of the ball repeatedly.    Seemingly, the only way a goal would be scored was through a mistake by either side. This indeed happened when Steve Diaz pounced on a ball dropped by Jefferson’s goalkeeper and gave Palisades a 1-0 lead. The Dolphins made it 2-0 early in the second half when midfielder Marvin Lemus poked the ball home after a Pali counterattack.   However, this match proved to be almost a carbon copy of the Kennedy game as Jefferson quickly scored off a free kick to make it 2-1. The Democrats followed with several more shots and threatened the Pali defense, until Lemus converted a penalty kick and Johnny Lambour converted a cross from Centkowski to make the final score 4-1.   Palisades went on the road yesterday to face 4th-seeded Banning. If victorious, the Dolphins will face either No. 8 Bell or No. 17 West Adams Prep (who upset top-seeded San Fernando in the first round) in the semifinals on Monday, February 28. The finals take place on Saturday, March 5.

Girls Soccer

  When the City Section playoffs were announced, the Palisades High girls soccer team seemed to have an unfair draw in the first round. Palisades, the 2nd seed in the entire city, was matched against 15th-seeded Taft’the team that beat the Dolphins 1-0 last December, Pali’s only loss in a 19-1 season.    Indeed, this loss appeared to weigh on Pali’s minds in the beginning of the home match last Thursday as they lacked the necessary aggression and grit, looking secondary to Taft. However, they soon picked the pace up and began dominating proceedings in the midfield, but were unable to produce chances in the penalty box. Tensions flared late in the first half as Meredith Kornfeind received a yellow card for shoving a Taft player to the ground, and play remained chippy and physical throughout.   Senior Sam Elander, Pali’s second-leading scorer, finally produced a moment of quality to give the Dolphins a 1-0 lead. A mistake by a Taft defender allowed Elander to get a clear sight on goal, and her lofted shot went just above Taft’s goalie and into the top right corner of the net.   Pali visibly picked up the pace after the goal and began attacking Taft’s goal with real intent. Elander had several more shots on goal that troubled the goalkeeper, Kathryn Gaskin very nearly scored on a shot from long distance, and Jacklyn Bamberger hit the post at the culmination of a marauding run down the left wing.   However, despite Pali’s dominance of the match, Taft came inches close to tying the game and sending it into extra time. All of Pali’s supporters, and indeed the girls down on the field, must have had their hearts in their throats when Taft’s left wing received a through ball behind the defense and began closing in on goalkeeper Kiki Bailey’s net. But the Taft player pushed her shot achingly wide of the post and Taft never threatened again as the Dolphins advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory.   Palisades plays at home today, February 24, at 3 p.m. against 10th-seeded Birmingham. If victorious, they will remain at home for a semifinal match on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, against either third-seeded Sylmar or No. 6 Verdugo Hills. The final is Saturday, March 5.

Girls’ Basketball

  The Division II City Section playoffs couldn’t have started much better for the top-seeded Palisades girls’ basketball team.   Taking on Maywood Academy at home last Friday, the Lady Dolphins controlled the game from the outset, building a massive 33-0 lead at the end of the first quarter en route to a 102-30 first round win.   Six players scored in double figures, with forward Asia Smith’s 20 points and 17 rebounds leading the way for Pali. In all, the Lady Dolphins had a gaudy 32 steals against the Nighthawks (1-13), with junior captain Ashlie Bruner posting a triple-double with 11 steals, 11 points and 16 assists.   Yesterday, Palisades (21-9) played 9th seeded North Hollywood (12-8, 8-4 in league) after the Palisadian-Post went to press. The Lady Huskies’who defeated No. 8 seed Jefferson, 61-47, last week’average about 44 points a game, while Pali scores just under 60 a game.   Barring an upset at home, Palisades will remain home for a semifinal game tomorrow at 7 p.m., against either No. 4 Roosevelt (17-6) or No. 5 Granada Hills (15-11).   ”The finals are on Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center. ‘JACK ROSS

Imagining Kids with No Limits

Kids With No Limits founder Michelle Christie-Adams and her husband Brian Adams live in the Palisades Highlands with their 7-year-old son; Jack. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Kids With No Limits founder Michelle Christie-Adams and her husband Brian Adams live in the Palisades Highlands with their 7-year-old son; Jack. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

  In the elevator lobby of the Kids With No Limits speech and language center in Culver City, a small frog prince stands in front of a large papier-m’ch’ tree with a ‘welcome’ sign hung around his neck. Signs surround the tree, with messages like ‘Confidence’I can do it!’ ‘Support Group’Be A Friend.’ The center’s founder and executive director, Palisadian Michelle Christie-Adams, works just down the hall in an office with bright yellow and red walls and a blue carpet. The vibrant and colorful center is designed to make learning to speak and read fun for the deaf and hard of hearing children who study there.   ’They should be playing outside,’ says Christie-Adams of the 50 or so low-income kids the center helps (more than 350 others are on a waiting list). She dreams of a time when deaf kids can just be kids, free to hang out and play. But, for now, there’s work to do. To help compensate, each of the language therapy rooms has a theme’stuffed monkeys hang around the jungle room, the cozy mountain cabin is lit with an antler chandelier and visitors to the lake room sit in a boat. ‘It’s not clinical,’ says the director.   The thing she says most people don’t understand is that ‘with digital hearing aids, most of these kids, even those with profound hearing loss, can hear all of the speech sounds.’ They can learn to speak and to read.   But not without special attention. About 50 percent of deaf children are born with hearing loss, but parents may not recognize the disability until their baby fails to start talking. It can take as long as a year to get hearing aids through state programs, so that a child may be nearly 4 years old before he is able to first hear sounds. At that point, ‘it’s like listening to Russian,’ Christie-Adams says. ‘They can’t interpret what they are hearing.’   Christie-Adams was teaching kindergarten through fifth grades at Echo Horizon School in Culver City in 1996 when she was inspired to start a theater for the deaf. The private school population included about 10 percent deaf children, and she remembers working with a boy named John.   ’He was in a mainstream program and he had no confidence. He wouldn’t talk to me,’ Christie-Adams says. ‘So I started bringing in props and costumes, and all of a sudden he started responding. We were acting out stories. He loved Michael Jackson, so I brought in the music and we danced. I tried to make it very experiential, so that he would start talking. And he did.’   Worried that John would lose ground over summer break, Christie-Adams resolved to start a summer theater program. She had a friend help write a script, called ‘Building Blocks.’ She got nine kids involved and ran the program out of her one-bedroom apartment, ‘putting it all on my credit card.’ She worried every morning while working on the show that the kids, most of whom could hear within close to normal ranges with digital hearing aids, would be thrown off by laughter or applause, miss a line and then come undone. But ‘those kids blew everybody away,’ she says.   The show built their skills and confidence and connected them with hearing peers, who thought it was cool that they were actors. When a documentary filmmaker asked, ‘When’s your next show?’ she put together another production. Then Christie-Adams was asked to bring the play to New York, which led to a show in Connecticut and, about two years later, it all snowballed into an opportunity for grant money and a full-time commitment to the program.   She asked for a $60,000 grant and got more, including a three-year funding pledge. ‘It was the best day of my life,’ she says. ‘It still is.’ The energetic director has a giant-size replica of that first check, dated May 27, 1998, in her office. ‘It always brings me back to home.’   Kids With No Limits is the only theater group in the country for children with hearing loss who speak and listen. Children have performed in 50-plus productions in more than 10 states, reaching more than 30,000 people.   Six years later, in 2002, Christie-Adams took another big step. The theater was a once-a-year event in Los Angeles and parents wanted to know, ‘What do I do when Kids With No Limits is not around?’   Christie-Adams knew that the children needed individual therapy that the Los Angeles Unified School District was unable to provide. There are about 2,200 children with hearing loss in the district, and while good programs are available for kids from 0 to 6 years old, after that they typically get 30 minutes of language therapy in a group setting.   ’It didn’t seem fair that in a middle-class or upper-class family, a child would get speech therapy,’ but that low-income families couldn’t afford private teachers, Christie-Adams says. ‘Eighty-three percent of deaf and hard-of-hearing children graduate from high school at a third- or fourth- grade level,’ she says. ‘That to me is insane.’   So she established the speech and language center, which now employs a speech pathologist and 15 certified teachers and offers families three days a week of individual speech therapy and literacy classes’about six to eight hours of learning.   The typical 5-year-old child with hearing loss has fewer than 10 vocabulary words, compared with 5,000 for hearing kids. The kids often don’t respond to their own name and are withdrawn or angry as a result of not being able to communicate.   But with the intensive program, ‘one year of therapy can equal two years of language learning,’ so the kids catch up quickly, Christie-Adams says. Most stay in the program for three to four years. The goal is ‘to mainstream the kids with their hearing peers.’   Ivan, a 9-year-old in a lime green shirt with a tiger on it, has been with Kids With No Limits for 2-1/2 years. He takes a break from his individual therapy to tell Christie-Adams that he’s reading ‘The Last Straw,’ the third story in the popular ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ book series. She asks where he’s reading it. ‘At home, school and No Limits,’ he says proudly.   A big part of the center’s work is teaching the parents how much their children can accomplish. ‘They are grieving,’ Christie-Adams says. Often they are told, incorrectly, that their children will not learn to read.   Parents are required to come to the center at least two hours each week to learn how to work with their children. More than 90 percent of deaf children have hearing parents. Many don’t know what services their children are entitled to or how to get them. ‘Parents need to be the experts. When you empower a parent, you see the results in their child,’ the director says.   Carlos, 7, comes into the center with his mother, Doris. ‘I have a hearing child. It’s so different,’ Doris says. ‘With Carlos I was lost.’ Carlos was in a special needs group, but now attends a mainstream class, where he can hear good models of speech. ‘Thanks to Michelle,’ Doris says, grabbing the director in a bear hug.   The older kids in the program, some of whom are already 22, have all gone on to college, and many have stayed involved over the years, often volunteering on Sundays. Christie-Adams just started a leadership and mentoring program for 14-18 year-olds. ‘They understand that they are leaders and role models for the little ones.’   John, who inspired Christie-Adams back in 1996, still volunteers and now has some acting credits outside of No Limits. He sang a solo in an episode of the hit television series ‘Glee,’ playing a member of a deaf show choir, and just appeared on an episode of ‘No Ordinary Family.’ But ‘he’s finishing school,’ Christie-Adams says, adamant, noting that he has one more year to complete his accounting degree at Cal State Northridge.   As for the little ones, they have a ‘graduation’ ceremony every 10 weeks, where they make a speech, in cap and gown, about what they want to be when they grow up. When Christie-Adams first asked the question of a group of deaf children, they were silent until one finally answered, ‘Nobody ever asked me.’   Danny, 10, walks into the center with his dad, carrying laminated copies of the graduation speech he plans to give. The page is packed with information, including the story of a monster truck rally he went to, plans for his birthday celebration and, at the end, a tongue twister”six slimy slugs sail sailboats by the seashore”that he has memorized.   ’You’re teaching them to believe in themselves,’ Christie-Adams says.   Christie-Adams is not done learning either. She has her master’s degree in education and is now pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership at UCLA.   She’s accomplished a great deal with a relatively small $625,000 annual budget, going from eight kids to 50 in the speech program and expanding the theater program across the country. But the Palisadian has bigger plans and dreams of what she could do with more funding.   ’Having our own theater would be a great dream,’ she says. She’d also like to replicate the speech and language center program in low-income communities across the nation and open a second local center closer to East L.A.   But mostly, she wants to get those 350 kids off the waiting list. ‘That’s where I can’t sleep at night,’ she says. ‘It really breaks my heart.’   ’The potential of these children is so great, so long as we don’t limit them.’   Visit: kidswithnolimits.org

Rosser’s ‘Piggy Nation’ Debut

Richard Rosser will sign his first children's book Saturday. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Richard Rosser will sign his first children’s book Saturday. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer

Most everybody has exhibited ‘piggy’ behavior at some time or another: texting at a stoplight, cutting in line, answering a cell phone in a theater or not picking up after a dog. Pacific Palisades Richard Rosser has written a children’s book, ‘Piggy Nation: A Day at Work With Dad,’ that deals with this behavior in a humorous fashion. The idea for the book came from ‘piggy’ behavior a few years back, when Rosser, wife Stacey, son Nick and daughter Ali met his mother-in-law for dinner in a restaurant. The family, which moved to Pacific Palisades in 1999, watched as she waited for a car to back out so she could have the spot. As the car pulled out, a Corvette zipped in from the other direction and stole the space. Rosser’s children urged him to go tell the guy that he had stolen grandma’s space. Instead, it was the birth of ‘Piggy Nation.’ As Rosser worked on the book, he asked himself, ‘What if my main character is ultimately the biggest piggy?’ And then asked, ‘Where does he live [Piggy Nation, Pacific Palisades] and what does he do for a living [piggy patrol officer]?’ He thought about trying to find an agent and considered submitting his book to major publishers but couldn’t stand the idea of waiting months to hear back, so he decided to self-publish. A first assistant director on the CBS show, ‘The Defenders,’ Rosser gave the manuscript to a co-worker to read. She advised him to find an illustrator and then take the book to schools. Rosser, who earned his master’s degree in film production from New York University and has worked on a number of Nickelodeon shows like ‘Pete and Pete’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ advertised through Internet sites for an illustrator and received replies from as far away as India, Brazil and the Czech Republic. After sending respondents a page to illustrate, Rosser said, ‘They did a great job, but it just wasn’t there.’ Last April, a friend of his son’s saw Rosser’s Facebook request for an illustrator and introduced Rosser to her father, who worked for ‘The Simpsons.’ The father was unavailable, but put Rosser in touch with Shane Sowell, a freelance artist with a master’s degree in illustration, design and animation. Rosser gave Sowell, who lives in Kentucky, a page to illustrate, explaining he wanted the book to have a cinematic feel, and pictures that heightened the action. ‘He got it right away,’ Rosser said. Once some pages were completed, Rosser called teachers at Marquez Elementary, where his children had attended school, and asked if he could read it. The response was good, and Rosser next went to St. Matthew’s and Willows. In June 2010, he presented his book at a school assembly at Marquez. After ‘hamming’ it up for his audience, pretending to do the piggy behavior he eschewed, Rosser came away satisfied. ‘I’ve always loved working with kids,’ he said, noting that ever since his son Nick died in a traffic accident two years ago, ‘I’ve been looking forward to satisfying that longing.’ His children had performed in Marquez teacher Jeff Lanto’s musicals, which gave Rosser the idea to write a musical. As a child, he had watched his mother perform in summer-stock musicals in Oklahoma, and he plays keyboard for a local rock band, The Libations. But he also knew his limitations and looked for someone to write the music for his lyrics. The next month a friend introduced him to Alex Wells, who writes music for ‘Outside Joke,’ a comedy production team. After Rosser heard Wells’ demo tape, ‘I knew he was the guy.’ Even though Rosser had certain musical ideas for his lyrics, sometimes Wells would depart from that. ‘I sent him an Eric Clapton song [for a suggestion], thinking ‘blues,’ but he came back with more of a swing,’ Rosser said. ‘It blew me away.’ In September, he met Dorothy Dillingham Blue, who has directed numerous youth productions. ‘I’m looking for a spring musical for Theatre Palisades Youth,’ she told him. ‘Do you think you could have it ready by December 15?’ ‘Deadlines are great,’ said Rosser, who only had a portion of the musical completed and finished it by working nights and weekends and over Thanksgiving. The premiere of ‘Piggy Nation’ by Theatre Palisades Youth is Friday, February 25 at Pierson Playhouse. On Saturday, February 26, Rosser and Sowell, who is flying in from Kentucky, where he lives, will sign copies of ‘Piggy Nation’ at Village Books on Swarthmore at 11 a.m. ‘I’m looking forward to it all and seeing where it goes,’ Rosser said. Visit: www.piggynation.com or www.theatrepalisades.org

TV Writer Enjoys Challenges of Novel

Howard Gordon, 49, planned to write his first novel decades ago. But when he graduated from Princeton, he started work in television. His success, on shows like ‘The X-Files,’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ’24,’ put the idea of a book on a back burner. For more than 20 years. The 2007 writers’ strike finally left Gordon with ‘lots of time and no more excuses,’ he says. Given his profile as a television writer and producer, including a 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for ’24,’ his agent had already expressed interest in a book. So Gordon went to work, completing about 150 pages of the political and action thriller ‘Gideon’s War’ before the strike was resolved. Getting to the finish line was tough, forcing Gordon to ‘write in the margins of my time’ while working on the final season of ’24.” He found the process ‘much more intimate, much more controlled’ than television. ‘TV is a very collaborative medium, not just the writing, but the whole storytelling process,’ which includes input from a team of other writers and producers, as well as actors, cinematographers, composers, stunt coordinators and other crew members. ‘I get lots of satisfaction’ out of my television career, Gordon says. But ‘being a producer is such a negotiation.’ He felt a sense of freedom negotiating with only himself on ‘Gideon’s War.’ However, when facing the terror of the blank page, ‘there are fewer people to lean on,’ Gordon says. ‘Gideon’s War’ tells a tale of nonstop action, not even giving its protagonist, Gideon Davis, a chance to get out of his tuxedo before he is pulled from a meeting at the United Nations, choppered to New Jersey and then flown to a fictional Southeast Asian sultanate. The behind-the-scenes diplomatic negotiator has less than 48 hours to save his brother, Tillman, accused of being a ruthless terrorist leader. The effort leads Gideon scrambling through provinces full of armed insurgents, burned-out rain forest villages and, ultimately, onto an oil rig in the South China Sea, dodging bullets, deep-sea diving and crawling out of helicopter crashes along the way. For once, the writer could tell a story without worrying about the production costs. ‘There’s something very liberating about being able to blow up an oil rig and not worry about ‘How am I going to do that on this budget?” Gordon says. The action sequences allowed him to flex some of the same muscles he used on ’24,’ but what really motivated him was the story of the two brothers. The oldest of three boys, the writer was interested in the intellectual battle between his two fictional brothers’Gideon, committed to nonviolent diplomacy, and Tillman, who believes force is a more effective tool.   ’Gideon’s War’ ‘tells my story in an alternate universe,’ Gordon says, when asked if the book is at all autobiographical. ‘He’s absolutely a stand-in for me in some ways.’   Gordon, ‘a voracious reader of foreign policy journals,’ was attracted to Princeton because of its Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to his aspirations as a novelist, he once thought about working at the State Department.   He started working on a sequel to the book last summer. It focuses on ‘domestic terrorism and what it means to be an American’ and he’s excited about digging deeper into the characters of the two brothers.   He’s also busy on two separate pilots, one called ‘REM,’ just underway for NBC, and the second, ‘Homeland,’ in the editing stages for Showtime. The latter, with Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin and British actor Damian Lewis, follows a Marine, presumed dead in the first invasion of Iraq, who is found 10 years later in a safe house in Afghanistan. He returns, Rip Van Winkle-like, to his life, hailed as a hero by most, but suspected by Danes as a traitor.   Gordon lives with his wife Cami (to whom he dedicated the book) and three children, aged 17, 16 and 6, in the Palisades Highlands. Cami is also a writer and environmental activist, co-author of ‘The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming,’ with Laurie David. Gordon will discuss and sign copies of ‘Gideon’s War’ at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 25, at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore.

Betty Cannady, 84; Fifty-Year Resident

  Betty Davis Cannady, a 50-year resident of Rustic Canyon, passed away January 30 at the age of 84.   Betty was born December 17, 1926, in West Virginia. After World War II, she met her future husband, Samuel Jackson ‘Jack’ Cannady, at a drugstore in Richlands, Virginia, where she had moved.   Shortly afterwards, Jack moved to California to work as a design engineer for missile hardware at Douglas Aircraft. The couple carried on a long-distance romance via letter and telephone, and eventually married in Las Vegas in 1952. They settled in Rustic Canyon in 1961.   A homemaker for the majority of her married life, Betty also occasionally worked as a secretary for the UCLA Neuropsychiatry Department on the Westwood campus.   Betty and Jack (a jazz lover who had an extensive collection of rare recordings that he converted into tapes for gifts for friends) shared a love of music and the marvels of nature. Jack, who died in 1998, was the unofficial photographer of upper Rustic Canyon, always showing up at parties with a Nikon around his neck and wearing a photographer’s vest.   Betty with her endless supply of critter food and Jack with his ever-ready camera were a special couple to their neighbors, friends and family.   In addition to her husband, Betty was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Cruise. She is survived by her nephew, Gary Cruise of Frazier Park, and her niece, Susan Clement of Stockton.   Private services were held February 15.

Martha Dresher, 96; Gentle but Persuasive Peace Activist

  Martha Whitaker Dresher, a loving and gracious resident of Pacific Palisades for 52 years, died on December 26 at the age of 96. She resided at AgeSong senior living community in Emeryville, California, the last six months of her life.   Born on September 2, 1914, in Tampa, Florida, Martha attended Florida State University and graduated from Yale University with a degree in political science. She met her husband, mathematician Melvin Dresher, while at Yale and they were married in 1936.   After graduation, the Dreshers moved to Washington, D.C., where Martha worked for the Raw Materials Board, a group of representatives from the U.S., Canada and England who distributed materials to the Allies during World War II.   In 1947, after the birth of their daughter Olivia, the Dreshers moved to Los Angeles, where their son Paul was born. They ultimately settled in Pacific Palisades on Las Pulgas Road in 1958.   Throughout her adult life, Martha was an activist for progressive causes involving peace, justice and human and animal rights.   During the Vietnam War, she participated in many anti-war marches and rallies. In the 1980s she joined with the organizing group of the California Nuclear Weapons Freeze Initiative. In 2002, shortly before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the group changed its name and became Palisadians for Peace, dedicated to preventing and then opposing the Iraq war.   Martha opened her home to Palisadians for Peace for its monthly meetings and committee work. She could be seen each week at the Palisadians for Peace table at the Sunday farmers’ market on Swarthmore, passing out literature, gathering signatures for various petitions and engaging in conversation with passersby interested in the peace movement. She also participated in the peace vigil held on Thursday nights at the corner of Swarthmore and Sunset, sitting in her camp chair surrounded by fellow activists.   For many years Martha worked as a poll worker during elections at the voting station in Marquez Elementary School.   In recent years, she worked behind the scenes for the counter-military recruitment work that Palisadians for Peace supports at L.A.-area high schools targeted by military recruiters. The purpose is to help protect students from aggressive recruiters by informing them about the realities of military enlistment and providing them with informational pamphlets and ”opt-out’ forms. Martha was not able to go to the schools, but she spent countless hours sorting, folding and inserting the opt-out forms in the pamphlets to be passed out to students and parents. She was always eager to hear about the encounters the group had with the students.   Martha was very successful in persuading people to consider her devotion to the causes she supported. Her infinite kindness and loving acceptance, even of those who disagreed with her, helped win others over. Her smile and pleasant way of speaking melted all hearts.   She had a great love and appreciation for animals. She took pleasure in feeding and watching the birds and squirrels in her yard each day and was a vegan for more than 30 years,   A beautiful woman, Martha had a keen appreciation of the arts and theater. She maintained a large library on progressive and humane interests.   Both an incurable optimist and realistic in her goals, Martha never allowed pragmatism to compromise her beliefs. She was fond of the quotation from Gandhi, ‘We must be the change we wish to see in the world,’ to which she added, ‘If there is ever going to be a change, it has to come from us.’   Martha was predeceased by her husband, Melvin, in 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Olivia Dresher, of Seattle; her son, Paul Dresher (wife Philippa Kelly and son Cole) of Berkeley; and her sister Sue Whitaker McNevin and her brother Charles Clarence Whitaker Jr., both of Tampa, Florida.   A memorial celebration of her life will be held in Pacific Palisades later in the spring.

PaliHi Sports: Playoff Preview

Boys’ Basketball

The Dolphins (16-12) split their final two games of the season, barely losing at home 58-55 to Westchester last Wednesday. Two days later, they avenged a home loss to league rivals University, returning the favor with a 75-65 road win over the Wildcats to finish the season 9-3 in league.   Against the Comets, senior guard Dominick Brown barely missed a potential game-tying three in the final seconds, after the Dolphins rallied back from a 57-49 deficit with 1:26 remaining. Junior guard and leading scorer Donovan Johnson tallied 21 points and seven steals and senior point guard Malcolm Creer handed out eight assists in the losing effort.   Last Friday, senior forward Everett Osbourne dominated Uni to the tune of 22 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and three blocks, with Johnson chipping in 18 points en route to the 10-point win. That duo helped weather a 31-point, 16-rebound performance from 6-foot-4 Wildcats’ star David Nwaba.   Pali’s focus now shifts to the City Section Division I playoffs, where they are the No. 5 seed, earning them a home game with No. 12 South Gate (15-11) today at 7 p.m. A win over the Rams and the Dolphins will play in the quarterfinals next Tuesday at 7 p.m. against No. 4 Crenshaw (18-8) or No. 13 Long Beach Jordan (7-12) with the higher seed receiving the home game.   The semifinals and finals will both take place at the Galen Center on Friday, February 25 and March 5, respectively.

Girls’ Basketball

  With a 48-34 win at Westchester last Wednesday and 78-16 home victory over University two days later, the Lady Dolphins (20-9, 10-2) closed out the regular season on a five-game winning streak.   Junior guard Ashlie Bruner scored 14 points to go with seven steals and seven assists, Asia Smith scored 11 and pulled down 17 rebounds to help down the Comets. On Friday, junior Donae Moguel tallied 25 points and nine rebounds in the win over the Wildcats.   The Pali girls are now the No. 1 seed in the City Section Division II playoffs, earning home-court through the semifinals. First up, they play 16th-seed Maywood Academy tomorrow night at 7 p.m.   A quarterfinals home match-up with either No. 8 Jefferson (14-2) or No. 9 North Hollywood (11-8) awaits Pali next Wednesday at 7 p.m., while the semifinals are on Friday, February 25 with the finals following on Sunday, March 4 at Roybal Learning Center at 6 p.m.

Boys’ Soccer

  The Dolphins (12-1-5) finished the regular season in triumphant fashion, winning 2-0 at Fairfax and 5-1 at Hamilton to run its final Western League record to 9-1-2. Seniors Steve Diaz and Shane Centkowski scored against the Lions, while five different players’Kevin Strangeway, David Joy, Lucas Wetherby-Johnson, Alex Anastasi and Johnny Lambour’all found the back of the net against the Yankees.   As a result, Pali received the No. 5 seed and hosted No. 28 Granada Hills Kennedy in the opening round of the Large Schools, single-elimination tournament on Wednesday at 3 p.m. (after the Post went to press).   A win over Kennedy would put the Dolphins in the final 16, where a Friday home game looms with either No. 12 Jefferson (15-3-7) or No. 21 Woodland Hills Taft (12-8-4).   The quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday, February 23, the semifinals on Monday, February 28 and the final on Saturday, March 5.

Girls’ Soccer

Palisades (19-1) shut out Fairfax 4-0 and Hamilton 1-0 to win its final two home games and end the regular season with a perfect 12-0 league record. Junior forward Katie van Daalen Wetters netted a goal in both games, finishing as the Lady Dolphins’ leading scorer with 18 goals. The Lady Dolphins were awarded the No. 2 seed in the City Section Divisional Playoffs and kick off at 3 p.m. today at home against Woodland Hills Taft (6-12-6). Ironically, Pali’s only defeat of the season came against the Lady Toreadors, who the Lady Dolphins lost to 1-0 on December 13. Taft has been less than stellar of late, with only one win in its last 10 games. A first-round win over the Lady Toreadors and Pali will play next Thursday, February 24 against either No. 7 Huntington Park (16-3-2) or No. 10 Birmingham (9-7-5) in the quarterfinals. The semifinals take place on Tuesday, March 1 and the final is on Saturday, March 5.

CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17, 2011

HOMES FOR SALE 1

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY to own a large 3 bed, 2 bath home in sought-after Tahitian Terrace Mobile Home Park. Private lushly landscaped backyard w/ multi-level deck w/ spectacular ocean views. Rent control, pets ok. $395,000. Agent, Franklin (310) 592-6696

UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a

GUEST HOUSE. 3 rooms, garden setting, French doors, hardwood floors, laundry, very quiet. Available now. $2,100/mo. Utilities included, cat okay. (310) 454-8150

FULLY RENOVATED!!! 4 BD, 5.5 BA. * Built in 1927 by J. Paul Getty for his mistress. Original California tiles, great yard, patio, decks w/ all whitewater views. Whitewater ocean view from every room. Fully renovated to 4 bdrm, 1 billiard/recreation room, wine cellar, living & dining room, 3 door/car garage w/ loft. 3 story home w/ elevator. Big beams, romantic outdoor whitewater view spa, steam sauna, 3 indoor jacuzzi spa tubs, great storage & plenty of amenities. New lighting & closets. Live in a place of history & charm. $9,000/mo. 17809 Porto Marina Way, Pacific Palisades. (213) 494-0059

SPLIT LEVEL 3 bd, 3 ba, large studio. Nice canyon view, very clean, fireplace, new flooring, rugs, patio, garage, laundry room. Shown by appt. $4,800/mo. (661) 270-9231

DUPLEX FOR RENT. 2 bedroom + fireplace, 1 bath, quiet residential area near Village. $2,450/mo. (310) 738-4400

536 ARBRAMAR. 3 bdr, 2 ba. Solar powered (low electric bills), high-end gas range, dishwasher and washer/dryer; fireplace, hardwood floors, lots of attic storage, 2 car garage, fenced in yard. $4,500/mo. (310) 801-5020

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 1 BDRM APARTMENT. Best ocean views in town. Stainless steel appliances, wood floors, fireplace, pool, laundry onsite & parking. Small pets ok. Please call (310) 227-9612. Equal housing opportunity.

NEUTRA BUILDING! ARCHITECTURAL WONDER. 2 bed + 2 bath on Sunset Blvd. Huge wood deck w/ jacuzzi white water ocean view, private yard, and garden facing the ocean water and dolphins @ 17050 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 for $2,800/mo. Spacious living room, wood floors, beautiful fireplace, high vaulted wood ceilings w/ gigantic window, building courtyard, outdoor fireplace. Kitchen: gas stove, dishwasher, and white tile countertops. Bedrms: wood floors, lots of closet/storage space. Bathrm: tile floors, granite countertop. 1 car garage parking w/ washer and dryer hookups. Vintage architect property built on Pacific Palisades Hills simulating a sinking ship into the ocean has 4 units on our newly remodeled 4 leveled building. For more information contact (213) 494-0059 or fidel@benleedsproperties.com or go to http://leeds.postlets.com

PET FRIENDLY! 1 BD IN PAC PAL! ‘ 1/2 block from Gelson’s & the Village. Parquet floors, ocean view, laundry room, quiet building, on site manager, swimming pool & parking space. Ready to move in! $1,695/mo. * Move-In Special with 3rd month free! * Call Jeff at (310) 573-0150

LOVELY 2 BEDROOM 1st floor apartment in 5 unit building. Hardwood floors, new carpet & paint. Laundry on site. Carport parking. Large shared backyard patio. Short walk from Palisades Village & El Medio Bluffs overlooking ocean. $1,975/mo. 1st month free! (310) 435-5582 or kderby77@gmail.com

PETITE CHARMER: Cozy bachelor (500 sq ft) in triplex. Full bath & kitchen in garden ambiance. Plantation shutters, carport, close to beach & village. NS, NP, 1 year lease. $1,500/mo. (310) 804-3142

CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d

GEM IN THE PALISADES, Sunset & Almar. 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 ba townhouse. Hardwood, tile, carpet, w/d, dishwasher, roof deck, parking. $3,250/mo. (310) 395-1073

AMAZING OCEAN VIEWS! 1932 Palisades Dr. Beautiful 3 bd, 2.5 ba Medit Villa. Open flr plan (3,031 sq ft), cathedral ceil, office/study, gym/bonus, ample closets & storage. In/outdr living w/ 4 spacious balconies, vast cyn & ocn vus! Many amenities. $5,700/mo. Robbie Sikora, agent, (310) 710-5214

PALISADES HIGHLANDS, roommate wanted to share 2 bd, 2 ba twnhse. Attached priv garage, hdwd, priv patio, pool, jacuzzi, tennis, steps to cyn hiking. Pets considered. (310) 962-8482, resort3@earthlink.net

ROOMS FOR RENT 3

1 BEDROOM W/ PRIVATE BATHROOM. Full house privileges, washer & dryer. Must be willing to run light errands. 1 person, no pets. $500/mo. Call Peter at (310) 459-3650

RENTALS TO SHARE 3a

2 ROOMS FOR RENT. 1 master suite. Huge yard, full hse priv, all utils incld, shared W/D. Trained dogs welcomed. 1,000 yards from beach. $1,500/mo.-master, $1,000/mo.-other. (310) 454-1956

WANTED TO RENT 3b

FURNISHED HOME NEEDED. German family of 5 needs furnished home July-Aug. 2011. Local references available. Preferably under $8,000/mo. Mitch, (310) 454-1844

OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c

OFFICE SUITE in the Atrium Building on Via de la Paz. 2 offices, reception area and restroom. Attractive space approx. 900 sq. ft. One year plus sub-lease. Rent negotiable. Great space. (310) 459-5353

OFFICE FOR LEASE. Professional building in Pacific Palisades Village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Reasonable rent price. Excellent tenant improvements. 850 square feet. Please call Tracy Rasmussen at (310) 459-8700 for more details.

WRITER’S RETREAT * Quiet office suite with private access and bathroom. This 350 sq. ft. space is bright and airy. Available February 1st. (310) 702-1107

VACATION RENTALS 3e

VACATION RENTAL on Via de la Paz in secured quiet area. Weekly $475. Furnished private bedroom & bathroom. Shared kitchen & dining. Pool, parking, utilities included. Satellite & internet. (310) 459-4520

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 5

INVESTOR/PARTNER WANTED. Secured collateral loans, low risk w/ high return 40% LTV of loan amt. Please call for details, (714) 520-1119

BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b

ACCOUNTANT/CONTROLLER. Quickbooks/Quicken setup. Outsource the hassle’all bookkeeping needs including tax prep for home or office. Get organized now! (310) 562-0635

NEED HELP WITH FINANCIAL MATTERS? Financial mgmt, bookkeeping, reconciling, bill paying, etc. Caring & confidential. (310) 459-2066 or (310) 218-6653

COMPUTER SERVICES 7c

MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: ‘ Consultation on best hard/software for your needs ‘ Setting up & configuring your system & applications ‘ Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC ‘ Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows ‘ Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access ‘ Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken ‘ Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup ‘ Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning. FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL ‘ BEST RATES. (310) 262-5652

YOUR OWN TECH GURU * EXPERT SET-UP, OPTIMIZATION, REPAIR. Problem-Free Computing Since 1992. Work Smarter, Faster, More Reliably. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! ALAN PERLA, (310) 455-2000

THE DETECHTIVES’. PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC ‘ Consulting ‘ Installation ‘ Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users ‘ Data recovery ‘ Networks ‘ Wireless Internet & more. (310) 838-2254, William Moorefield. www.thedetechtives.com

USER FRIENDLY’MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com ‘ For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/

EXPERT COMPUTER HELP ‘ On-site service’no travel charge ‘ Help design, buy and install your system ‘ One-on-one training, hard & software ‘ Troubleshooting, Mac & Windows, organizing ‘ Installations & upgrades ‘ Wireless networking ‘ Digital phones, photo, music ‘ Internet ‘ Serving the Palisades, Santa Monica & Brentwood. DEVIN FRANK, (310) 499-7000

DECORATING 7d

INTERIOR DESIGN AND STYLING. From ordinary to unique. Space planning. Paint specs. Furniture. Accessorizing. Hourly design consultations welcome. Carol Fox, ASID. (310) 454-0601, www.carolfoxdesign.com

FINE ART INSTALLATION. Confused about where or how to hang your art collectibles? Rick Strauss has been installing fine art for years in homes and offices throughout the Westside. Reasonable rates. (310) 459-8212

GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f

PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. ‘ BARBARA DAWSON ‘ Estate/Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ barbdawson@roadrunner.com ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References

NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a

CHILDCARE. Available for school pick up, activities & errands. Own car & local references. Parent-Toddler teacher, Pacific Palisades. (310) 459-9149

BABYSITTER & HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE. Monday, Tuesday & Friday. Own transportation, local references, good English, experienced, loves children and pets. Marlene, (323) 423-2558

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Monday through Friday. I’m bilingual, hardworking, and honest with highest recommendations and 6 years experience. Call Jeimi Hernandez at (310) 779-9487

EXPERIENCED NANNY looking for a job on Mondays & occasionally weekends. Experienced with newborns to teenage. Excellent references & good DMV record. Call Nadia at (323) 599-7677

OUR STELLAR NANNY/personal assistant seeks F/T job. Available now. Own car, citizen, native English speaker. Great with all ages & pets. Loving, smart, loyal. Cindy, (310) 908-5925

HOUSEKEEPERS 9a

PROFESSIONAL MAID SERVICES. In Malibu! We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com

SISTERS HOUSECLEANING. Would you like your home and business so clean they shine? Call us, we have good references. Serving the community for over 20 years. We offer final cleaning. For free estimate, call Flora at (310) 720-7751. Bonded. www.sistershousecleaning.com, cleaning411@gmail.com

EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER/DRIVER ‘ Available Monday through Friday. Has own car, CADL & insurance. Local references. 10 years experience. Daisy, (323) 732-8192 or (323) 793-8287

HOUSECLEANING/NANNY. For 1 day or 5 days of the week. Excellent references, own transportation including CADL & insurance. Ask for Katherine or Karina, (310) 999-9463

LOOKING FOR A HOUSECLEANING JOB. Available weekends only. 12 years experience, own transportation, legal, local references. Call Delmy, (323) 363-9492, delmycleaning.com

HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTING. 25 years experience. Excellent references. Reliable. Pet friendly. Willing to work weekends. Available now. Call Elizabeth, (323) 463-7889

EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER. Available Mon.-Sat. Good refs. Own transportation. CDL. Over 19 yrs exper in Malibu & Palisades. Speaks English. Call Yolanda, (h) (323) 731-6114, (c) (323) 580-2859

LOOKING FOR A HOUSECLEANING JOB. Available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Good references and experience. Call Minerva Raymundo at (323) 535-2739

HOUSEKEEPER LOOKING FOR WORK: Available Monday through Thursday, 5 years experience and references. Please call Sonia at (213) 381-6732

ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a

HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking work in Pac. Pal. CNA certified, 15 yrs. experience, great local refs. Pac. Pal. resident, live-out, schedule flexible. Please call Maria at (310) 454-6370 (h) or (818) 804-7151 (c)

DO YOU NEED P/T OR F/T HELP? Scandinavian lady w/ exp, good driving rec & refs. Avail for active senior/s as companion, cook, driver I.E. dr’s appts, errands etc. (has own car) Live out. Anna, (310) 312-6099

GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11

PALISADES GARDENING ‘ Full Gardening Service ‘ Sprinkler Install ‘ Tree Trim ‘ Sodding ‘ Sprays, non-toxic ‘ FREE AZALEA PLANT ‘ Cell,(310) 701-1613, (310) 568-0989

GARDENING SERVICES * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many years exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414

POOL & SPA SERVICES 13e

PALISADES POOL SUPPLY. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE & REPAIR. 15415 Sunset Blvd., P.P. 90272 (310) 459-4357. www.PalisadesPool.com

STEREO, TV, VCR SERVICES 13g

1 REMOTE CONTROL THAT WORKS! Is your entertainment system not entertaining you? We can tune up your system, bring it up to date, hide wires, mount TVs, install speakers, etc. We can even reprogram or replace your remote control so it is easy to use. Call us, we can help! Lic. #515929. Stanford Connect, (310) 829-0872

AUDIO & VIDEO SPECIALIST ‘ TV installs, DIRECTV packages, telecom systems, CCTV, low voltage wiring, repairs & upgrades. Call for a free consultation. (888) 313-3995

WINDOW WASHING 13h

THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. Solar panels/power washing also avail. Owner operated. Lic., bonded & insured. Free estimates. (310) 926-7626

MR. CRYSTAL WINDOW CLEANING. Please call Gary: (310) 828-1218 Free estimate, friendly service, discounts. Licensed & Insured.

HOUSESITTING 14b

HOUSESITTING/PETSITTING ‘ Available for short or long term. Sharp, reliable, recently retired professional. References. Susi, (310) 454-1457, susi824@aol.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 14f

NEED A TOAST FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION? Let me write a customized poem for you. Call Lawrie at (310) 749-3032

PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g

PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, www.palisadesdogwalker.com

GIFT IDEAS 14k

CUSTOMIZED POEMS * Let me write a heartfelt, customized poem for you to give a loved one for their birthday, anniversary, or Valentines day! Call Lawrie at (310) 749-3032

PERSONAL TRAINER 15c

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONERS! ‘ Get in shape anywhere, anytime with Mobile-Gym Fitness! Free session when you mention this ad. www.mobile-gym-fitness.com, 1 (800) 667-6079

SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d

PIANO INSTRUCTION. Give the life-long gift of music! Very patient, creative teacher. Music degree, USC. Qualified, experienced, local. Lisa Donovan Lukas, (310) 454-0859. www.palisadesmusicstudio.com

EXPER. NATIVE FRENCH TUTOR. Tutors JHS, HS, AP & SAT. Excellent refs. MA in Education. Malibu res. Enthusiastic! Cate, (310) 456-5398

TUTORS 15e

INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530

MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145

PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134

SPECIALIZING IN MATH! All math subjects thru calculus, incl. standardized test prep. Students w/ ADD and other learning challenges welcome. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Local office in Palisades Village. Jamie, (888) 459-6430

EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR ‘ All grade levels ‘ Grammar ‘ Conversational ‘ SAT/AP ‘ Children, adults ‘ Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071

SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614

GROZA LEARNING CENTER. Tutoring K-12, all subjects & reading. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ACT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com ‘ (310) 454-3731

EDUCATIONAL THERAPY. All ages and abilities. Academic, Cognitive and Behavioral Support. Palisades Tutoring & ET Services’Local 10+ years. Arlana J. Morley, MS. (310) 459-4125, (310) 738-5099

READING & WRITING TUTOR. Credentials in general ed. & special ed. 30 years of teaching / tutoring experience. Offering individual / small group sessions. Elaine, (310) 454-6070

MATH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS TUTOR * All math through AP calculus, AP chemistry and AP physics. Ask about homework club!!! www.clc90272.com or (310) 459-3239

SPANISH: Palisades resident from South America, patient & friendly, offers Spanish tutoring to all student levels. Learn, improve & gain self-confidence at school, traveling, work, etc. (310) 741-8422

FRENCH TUTOR, 10 years experience, excellent references. Helps students to improve their grades & be ready for finals. All levels. Please contact Suzie at (323) 356-1517 or email: learnfr@yahoo.com

MATURE BRITISH TUTOR teaches MATH, LATIN, MUSIC, SAT prep. 50 yrs experience; local references. (310) 399-1975

MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h

SAXOPHONE/FLUTE/JAZZ IMPROVISATION. Individual Lessons. All Ages/Levels Welcome. Call: (310) 283-9975

CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c

MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 40 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, landscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdr kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Exlnt local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM

CONSTRUCTION 16d

ALAN PINE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR ‘ New homes ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions ‘ Kitchen & bath ‘ Planning/architectural services ‘ Insured ‘ Local refs. Lic. #469435. (800) 800-0744 or (818) 203-8881

PALISADES CONST. SERVICES. All phase construction and remodeling. All interior and exterior construction. Additions, concrete, tile, wood work (all), brick, patios, bathrooms, fences, bedrooms, permits. We have built (2) new 2,500 sq. ft. Palisades homes in the last 3 yrs. Please contact us to schedule your FREE CONSULTATION and FREE ESTIMATE. ALL JOBS WELCOME! Please call Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153. Lic. #375858 (All Palisades referrals available)

CASALE CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC. ‘ General Contractor Lic. #512443 ‘ Custom Homes ‘ Kitchens ‘ Bathrooms ‘ Remodeling ‘ Additions. (310) 491-0550 www.reemodeling.com

ELECTRICAL 16h

PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service

LICHWA ELECTRIC. Remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, home theatre, audio/video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaElectric@gmail.com, (310) 270-8596

FENCES, DECKS 16j

THE FENCE MAN. 22 years quality work. FENCES: Wood, chainlink & iron. DECKS, PATIO OVERHANGS, GATES. Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996

FLOOR CARE 16m

GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608

CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com. centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net. (800) 608-6007 ‘ (310) 276-6407

JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT. HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. ‘ Sanding & Refinishing ‘ Installations ‘ Pre-finished ‘ Unfinished ‘ Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414

K&Z HARDWOOD FLOOR EXPERTS. Refinishing, installation, recoat, water & fire restoration. Free est. Lic. #804641. (800) 500-1146, (818) 905-0428

HANDYMAN 16o

HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Non-Lic., but experience will do it. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, cell (310) 433-4720, 24 hr.

LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464

LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692

DJ PRO SERVICES ‘ Carpentry, Handyman, Repairs. ALL PROJECTS CONSIDERED. See my work at: www.djproservices.com. Non-lic. (c) (310) 907-6169, (h) (310) 454-4121

PALI HANDYMAN & CONST. SERVICES. LOW COST HOME IMPROVEMENT. All jobs welcome such as all painting exterior-interior-walls-moldings etc., un-sticking of doors & windows, concrete, tile, brick/block, carpentry, woodwork, patios, decks, all fencing, gates, doors, cabinetry, drywall repair, roofing, additions, flooring, bathrooms, kitchens, water damage, electrical, plumbing, pressure washing, picture hanging, lighting, stucco, repair, sanding, clean up and trash removal and all other projects or fix it problems needed. Call now for a FREE ESTIMATE! Kevin, Brian Nunneley, (310) 488-1153 (always working in Palisades). Lic. #375858, bonded and insured. 24 hr/7 days service available also!

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p

SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686

PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r

PAUL HORST ‘ Interior & Exterior ‘ PAINTING ‘ 56 YEARS OF SERVICE. Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 ‘ (310) 454-4630 ‘ Bonded & Insured

TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099

J W C PAINTING. Residential & commercial. Years of experience. Affordable & reliable. Local references. Lic. #914882. Free estimates. jwcpnc@yahoo.com. Call Jason Childs (Charlie), (310) 428-4432

REMODELING 16v

KANAN CONSTRUCTION ‘ References. BONDED ‘ INSURED ‘ St. Lic. #554451. DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN

COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION ‘ Kitchen+bath ‘ Additions ‘ Tile, carpentry, plumbing ‘ Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 774-9159

ROOFING 16w

HOME IMPROVEMENTS, roofing, water damage, skylights, windows, chimneys, masonry, drywall, skim coat, stucco repair, carpentry, painting, tile, retaining walls, repairs, remodels. Non-lic. (310) 457-4652

HELP WANTED 17

SATURDAY NANNY. Family w/ 2 boys needs fun, energetic nanny to drive, play & household help/lt meals. Mid afternoon thru evening most Sats. Exlt ref, cln. rec. (310) 454-5450

2 CAREGIVERS NEEDED for 86 year old woman. Live in. Monday through Friday & weekends. Must speak good English. Good references, no driving. (c) (310) 409-9433 or (h) (323) 933-6423

AUTOS 18b

MGB-GT ’73. Maroon, 87K miles, operational. Call 10 a.m.-12 p.m. only. (310) 393-6976

FULLY LOADED CHEVY TAHOE LT! 2004 Tahoe LT with every option! Perfect first car, or family car in amazing condition. Driven and solely owned by a Palisades mom. Non smoker, no accidents. Blk/tan leather interior, roof racks, dvd package/towing/side panels and more. Seats 7. 78,000 miles. $17,000 OBO.Please call (310) 650-3540 if interested.

GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d

RUSTIC CYN. ESTATE SALE! ’60s furn/furnishgs/knick-knacks/clothes/jewelry/hsehold gds. Fri.-Sat. Feb. 18-19; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 782 Ranch Rd. (Sunset/ Brooktree) Photos/details: www.bmdawson.com

PETS, LIVESTOCK 18e

PEDIGREE PUG PUPPIES * Fawn colored, 9 weeks old, male and female, very cute, shots, w/ papers. (310) 459-0405