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Larchmont Chronicle

vol. 54, no. 11

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New subzone is designed to curb mansionization Subzones: Brookside, Sycamore Square

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LEGEND pays a visit. 19 MASTER ARCHITECTS —

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Temporary zoning measures designed to protect neighborhood character and prevent building of homes too large for their lots are set to expire this summer for both Brookside and Sycamore Square. Council District Four and the City Planning Dept. are holding a public meeting to discuss proposed new R-1 subzones to replace the Interim Control Ordinances (ICOs) before they expire in July. The meeting to discuss the proposed single-family "variation zone," or subzone, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pan Pacific Park Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd. on Tues., Nov. 14. Councilman David Ryu is recommending the R1R3-RG subzone, which is more restrictive than the standard R1 zone. The same subzone has See New subzone, p 5

Reindeer stops, Santa and good cheer on Blvd. Celebrate Nov. 25

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Santa, carolers and a trolley return to Larchmont Village for the Holiday Open House and Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25. The trolley will make eight “reindeer stops” between Melrose Ave. and First St. on Larchmont Blvd. between 11:30 and 3:30 p.m. Seasonal refreshments will be served at stores near the stops, said Dr. Tim Gogan, chair of the Larchmont Boulevard Association (LBA) event. The third annual Holiday See Reindeer stops, p 4

Holidays on Larchmont

Merriment and good cheer will be enjoyed by all in the Larchmont Chronicle annual Holiday Edition in the December issue. Advertising deadline is early: Thurs., Nov. 9. For information contact Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241, ext. 11.

ACADEMY MUSEUM spherical theater and rooftop viewing deck rise just across Sixth Street from the garden apartments and towers of verdant Park La Brea. LACMA’s Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, (white rooftop, right), also was designed by Renzo Piano, architect for the Academy Museum. Rendering below shows finished rooftop deck, viewed from the north.

Academy Museum reveals architectural, cultural vision Saban Family gives $50 million; opening in 2019 By Billy Taylor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new museum on Wilshire Blvd. is still under construction, but the Larchmont Chronicle and other members of the press were recently invited to take a glimpse at what is to come. “People from across the globe come to Los Angeles to be inspired and to see things they have only imagined become real through storytelling. It is only fitting that the filmmaking capital of the world will soon have a space dedicated to its industry and artistry,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti as he addressed the crowd gathered Sept. 27 for a hardhat tour to preview the project’s progress. Other guest speakers included John Bailey, president

of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Kerry Brougher, director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Bob Iger, chair of the Academy Museum Campaign, Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the Academy Museum ComSee Academy Museum, p 15

Ways to contribute are as close as your backyard Local charities could use a hand year round By Rachel Olivier With hurricanes, fires and other traumatic events rolling across the planet over the past year, it can be easy to be overwhelmed by the immensity of need out in the world. If you want to help, you may wonder where to start. As with many

other things, it’s good to take a look at what is going on in “your own backyard.” The following are local charities that would love your help and donations, not just over the holidays, but throughout the year. • • • See Contribute, p 26

Festive Fair on Blvd. Thousands attended Residents and visitors were greeted by costumed children, watched a talent show, enjoyed Korean barbecue, pie contests and rides while a haunted house thrilled at the Larchmont Family Fair Oct. 29. The annual event was held on Larchmont Blvd., closed to traffic from Beverly Blvd. to First St.

LARCHMONT FAMILY FAIR of 2017 featured many bubbly adventures, dozens of booths and an amazing haunted house.

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Community Comment

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By John Welborne

Los Angeles High — 100 years in the neighborhood “A Roman Renaissance” was the theme of two days of celebration last month of the city’s oldest high public school beginning to occupy its fifth campus in 1917 at the corner of Rimpau Blvd. and what, since 1932, has been Olympic Blvd. Organized by the school’s fundraising partner, The Alice G. Harrison Trust (originally funded in 1958 by the entire estate of its namesake member of the Class of 1895), the centennial of the 1873 institution’s current location was celebrated, first, at the Friday night Homecoming football game and, again, on Saturday, at a fundraising dinner held in the Bruce Meyer (Class of 1957) Gallery at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The Roman Spirit Award went to Gerry Brown, Class of 1976; George Takei, Class of 1956; and Milt Larsen, Class of 1949. The latter two are local luminaries from, respectively, Hancock Park and Brookside (with magician Larsen describing to the assembled guests his daily, post-World War II walk down Longwood Ave. to high school). (Please turn to page 5)

Sun., Nov. 5 – Daylight Savings time ends at 2 a.m. Turn clocks back one hour. Tues., Nov. 7 – Draft Environmental Impact Report public meeting, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 6 to 8 p.m. Wed., Nov. 8 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, The Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. greaterwilshire.org. Sat., Nov. 11 – Veterans Day. Sun., Nov. 12 – Windsor Village Assoc. annual meeting, S. Lucerne Blvd., 3 to 5 p.m. windsorvillageassn@gmail.com Tues., Nov. 14 – Brookside and Sycamore Square R-1 subzone public information meeting, Pan Pacific Park Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Blvd., 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 16 – Brookside community meeting, Memorial Library, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 16 – Windsor Square Association annual “Town Hall” meeting, The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m.

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Sun., Nov. 19 – Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society new member meeting, private home on N. Lucerne Blvd., 5 to 7 p.m. Call 310-729-2697 or visit wshphs. org. Thurs., Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving Day. Sat., Nov. 25 – Small Business Saturday and Holiday Open House on Larchmont, noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26 – Hollywood Christmas Parade on Hollywood Blvd., 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 30 – Delivery of the Larchmont Chronicle.

Thanks for Joining Us at the Annual Meeting

And speaking of the website, we’ve got a new one, and it’s fantastic. Take a look and tell us what you think: hphae1. wildapricot.org. The website is one of the many things your dues pay for. Remember - If you plan to change your landscaping or make changes to the exterior of your house, please contact our City Planner, Kimberly Henry (kimberly.henry@lacity. org) to make sure your plans comply with our Preservation Plan. The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ, can be found at preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/ hancock-park. There is also an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process (preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/ initial.screening.checklist). Remember to lock your car, secure your house and, if you are the unfortunate victim of a crime, file a police report by contacting Officer Dave Cordova. Call his cell phone, 213-793-0650, or send him an email at 31646@lapd.lacity.org with all the information, including your name and telephone number. Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System: anti-graffiti.lacity.org/welcome.cfm and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180. Adv.

“I’m going to gather all of the aunts, uncles and cousins in my family and go to my aunt’s house — she’s the only one who can fit all of us!” Albert Lee Hancock Park

“I’m going to a friend’s house with my wife, but the day after Thanksgiving we throw a party and everyone brings their leftovers.” Mark Beltzman Hollywood

The Association’s annual meeting was a great success and we thank everyone who participated and attended. In particular, we thank the staff of 3rd Street Elementary School for hosting the meeting and the representatives of the Council Office and the LAPD for attending and answering questions. And, most of all though, we thank our members for attending and for continuing to work hard making Hancock Park the great place it is. The Association also elected Tim Allyn, Martin Beck, Greg Glasser, Peter Gorelick, Susan Grossman, William Newby, Cami Taylor, Jon Vein, and James Wolf as members of the Board of Directors. All members of the Board of Directors chair and participate in the Association’s committee work. Any Association member, meaning any Hancock Park resident, can also serve on a committee, and we ask you to consider doing so. Just a few areas in which our committees work are: planting trees, pushing the city to fix our concrete streets, managing filming, and preserving our historic neighborhood. It doesn’t take a lot of time, but steady work keeps progress happening. So think about it, and contact us via the website.

‘What are your Thanksgiving plans this year?’

TALKING TREES, Scot Clifford (left) stands among Larchmont’s future Christmas trees in Oregon with grower Andy Heuberger in August.

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Get fresh trees at Rotary lot on Larchmont Blvd. By Billy Taylor It will begin to look a lot like Christmas when the Wilshire Rotary Club opens its tree lot on Fri., Nov. 24 at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Customers will find noble, fraser, silvertip, Nordmann and Douglas firs, according to organizer Wendy Clifford, who says the trees are delivered fresh from a farm in Oregon. New tree shipments will arrive each week, with wreaths and garlands also available. Clifford tells the Chronicle that she took a trip to Silverton, Oregon, with her husband Scot in August to preview the trees that are reserved for Larchmont. Thanks to a rainy spring and a new growing process, she says the trees “are more beautiful than ever. “They look fabulous.” Celebrating its 11th year on Larchmont Blvd., Clifford says the tree lot wouldn’t be possible without the support of the local community.

“I’m just happy to be with people and with my children this Thanksgiving,” and “I’m going to be with some family up in San Francisco.” Roberta Stuppe Hancock Park, with son Pat Burke, San Francisco

“Usually my Thanksgiving plans come together at the last minute — me and a bunch of old punkers and musicians get together at a friend’s house for a potluck.” Tony Cupstid Larchmont

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RecycLA adds recycling — at a price By Suzan Filipek The City of Los Angeles’ new trash and reycycle collection program for large apartments (five or more units) and all businesses, “recycLA,” is set to roll out on Larchmont Blvd. and surrounding areas this month. Aimed to trim trash in landfills by 97 percent by 2030, the program has lofty goals and, some say, equally lofty prices. “We’ve been working on this program for a long time… so that we could do this as the best we could,” said Los Angeles Sanitation spokesperson Heather Johnson. Proponents contend that the program is bringing recycling service to 80,000 commercial enterprises that did not have the option before. Representatives for Athens Services, North Central Zone, are meeting with customers on Larchmont Blvd., the Farmers Market and other local areas to assess their waste needs. The new service is set to start this month, said Wendy Bruget, director of government affairs at Athens Services. (Athens’s North

FLEET OF NEW clean-fuel trucks is part of the roll out — set to start this month.

Central zone stretches from Olympic Blvd. to the Hollywood Fwy and Mulholland Dr., between Beverly Hills and the 100 freeway.) North Central is one of 11 new monopoly zones throughout the city, each serviced by one of seven service providers. Previously commercial entities had 45 different compa(Please turn to page 8)

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Kick off the holidays at The Grove tree lighting Start the holiday season at The Grove’s annual Christmas show and tree lighting ceremony Sun., Nov. 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The “California Christmas” event will feature a musical spectacular (special guests to be announced), the sea-

son’s first Southern California snowfall, the lighting of the 100-foot white fir Christmas tree and a fireworks finale. The event also marks the arrival of jolly old Saint Nicholas to the mall’s Santa House. The Grove’s Christmas tree, which is taller than the tree

at Rockefeller Center in New York City, hails from Mt. Shasta in Northern California and arrived Oct. 24 on a flatbed truck. It will be decorated with 15,000 lights and 10,000 ornaments. Visit thegrovela.com for more information.

PINK’S HOT DOG owners, Gloria and Richard Pink, salute the Dodgers for the team’s first World Series appearance since 1988. The famous hot dog stand on Melrose Ave. was repainted mostly blue and white before the Series began last month.

Free panel on front yards Nov. 14 Local neighborhoods’ onceuniform front yards of open vistas and broad lawns are changing because of drought, changing tastes and other influences. A free panel discussion on the subject, organized by the Han-

cock Park Garden Club, takes place Tues., Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Ebell. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, according to club president Jennifer Fain, Windsor Square.

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ers who spend $25 or more will get a ticket, which they can put in boxes in front of the gifts they would like to win. At Alexander Daas, every eyewear frame will be on sale, and Au Courant is hosting a wine and vegan hors d’oeuvre reception Nov. 25, 4 to 7 p.m., with 20 percent of proceeds going to Stop Poaching Now.

(Continued from page 1) Open House will be combined with Small Business Saturday. Sidewalks and trees will be decorated, and costumed carolers from The Ebell will perform holiday favorites. Landis Gifts & Stationary is sponsoring a drawing. Custom-

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New subzone

POTENTIAL REZONING for Brookside and Sycamore Square, as R1 “variation zones,” or subzones, will be discussed Nov. 14. The map shows existing local Historic Preservation Overlay Zones and (in cross-hatching) variation zones.

(Continued from page 1) been adopted for former ICO communities La Brea-Hancock and Larchmont Heights. “La Brea-Hancock had the same ICO as Brookside, and we feel this would be a great permanent fix for the community,” said Ryu. Brookside boundaries Ryu also seeks to modify the geographical boundaries of the Brookside neighborhood, to include parcels on both the east and west sides of Muirfield. The east side inadvertently was left out. The R1R3-RG zone is one of a number of new R1 single-

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family subzones that were adopted by the city earlier this year, establishing “envelope” guidelines to help new buildings and remodels fit more sensitively into the context of historic neighborhoods. R1R3-RG explained The “R1” indicates a singlefamily zone. “R3” indicates that the bulk of a new building should be located toward the rear of the building.

The “RG” designation indicates that garages should be located at the rear of the property instead of the front of the parcel. The new zone will only apply to areas of affected neighborhoods that already are zoned R1 (single-family). Areas of Sycamore Square zoned R2 and R3 (for low-density multifamily housing) will not be affected.

Los Angeles High (Continued from page 2) A surprise was presentation of the award to loyal alumnus Bruce Corwin, Class of Winter 1958, and current president of the Harrison Trust. Corwin recounted his growing up on Plymouth Blvd. in a house that happens to be next door to this writer’s present home and also next door (on the other side) to the house my grandmother (Class of Spring 1900) and grandfather built in 1918 and lived in until 1946. Go, Romans!

LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL presented the Roman Spirit Award to alumni George Takei and Milt Larsen.

THE “ROMAN” of Los Angeles High School (Jovan Harmon) makes a surprise presentation to alumnus Bruce Corwin, president of the Harrison Trust.

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Politics comes to Miracle Mile, Windsor Square neighborhoods

STATE SENATE President Pro Tem (and U.S. Senate candidate) Kevin de León (left) met with Miracle Mile architect (and resident) Scott Kelsey, FAIA (right) at a breakfast meeting last month at the local architecture firm CO Architects.

A day after he threw his hat in the ring against Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Senate President Pro Tem (and U.S. Senate candidate) Kevin de León came to Miracle Mile. He attended a breakfast talk sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects, held at local architecture firm CO Architects, whose managing principal is Miracle Mile resident, Scott Kelsey, FAIA. Newly elected Congressman Jimmy Gomez came to Windsor Square and met with residents in Jennifer Levin and John Eisendrath’s home.

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MEMBER OF CONGRESS: Jennifer Levin and John Eisendrath, welcomed newly elected U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (center) to their Windsor Square home for a conversation with neighbors.

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Lock, alarm your doors and windows, property crime continues 10 a.m. The victim was unable to determine at the time if any property was taken. Posing as city employees, two suspects (a male and a female) approached a resi-

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213-793-0709 31762@lapd.lacity.org Twitter: @lapdolympic A suspect removed a rear window glass panel to enter a residence on the 100 block of N. Wilton Pl. on Oct. 18 between 1 and 7 p.m. The victim was unable to determine at the time if any property was taken. GRaND THeFTS aUTO: A 2008 Ford F150 was stolen while parked in a driveway near the corner of Rosewood Ave. and Wilton Pl. between Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 6:30 a.m. service has commenced have complained of spotty service. “As for missed collections, with the number of accounts that are being transferred citywide (over 800,000), there are unfortunately a few hiccups,” said Sanitation’s Heather Johnson. “On any given day, our Customer Care Center receives anywhere from 4,000-6,000 calls. Only about 400-600 calls are related to recycLA, and many of those calls are for information or scheduling a waste assessment,” she added. Los Angeles City Council approved the program in December of 2016, and it went into effect July 1, with a transition period continuing to the end of this year. Commercial customers will receive one black and one blue bin with the green yard waste container to come at a later date. Initially, letters were mailed

213-793-0650 31646@lapd.lacity.org Twitter: @lapdwilshire A 2004 Chevy Expedition was stolen on Oct. 23 at 11:20 p.m. while parked on the street on the 100 block of N. Norton Ave. 911 is for emergencies only. To report non-emergencies, call 877-275-5273.

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by the Los Angeles Sanitation Dept. to the Larchmont area. Zuzanna Mackiewicz, office manager for the Leimert Investment Company building where the Larchmont Chronicle office is located at 606 N. Larchmont, said that her company has received multiple letters about the new program from the office of the Mayor and recycLA. In late October, Athens scheduled a meeting with Mackiewicz for November. Commercial customers are encouraged to call Sanitation’s 24-hour customer care center at 1-800-773-2489 with questions or to schedule their waste assessments. Athens rep Alex Morales is also available at City Council offices by appointment. Call Councilman Paul Koretz’s office at 323-866-1828, or Councilman David Ryu’s office at 323-957-6415.

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(Continued from page 3) nies, their trucks crisscrossing the city, contributing to traffic congestion and air pollution, proponents of the new program say. Skeptics say that so many different companies meant lower prices because of competition. Rising rates While the city claims there is a cap on the fees, officials acknowledge that prices indeed are rising to pay for the recycling costs and a new fleet of natural gas, clean-fuel trucks. Graffiti removal, yearly bin cleaning and outreach and education are also included in the fees. The new rates start at $216.72 monthly for weekly service. Costs go up if there’s a locked or other hindered access or the bins have to be rolled far to a truck. These add-ons were generally included in the former more competitive system. One Larchmont merchant, who asked to remain anonymous, was contacted by an Athens rep last month and told the store’s waste collection rates would be increasing 50 percent. Customers in areas where the

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Motion on concrete street repair analysis passes My motion on concrete street repair passed through the City Council on Oct. 20. We cannot put off the issue of repairing our streets any longer. My motion instructs the city to conduct a cost comparison analysis of concrete street projects, including a cost benefit of using city crews versus outside contractors, and comparing the cost, longevity and customer satisfaction of concrete versus asphalt streets, as well as addressing the backlog of “D” and “F” rated streets. • • • Recently, my office became the first in City Council to release a record of how discretionary dollars were spent. The online data tool shows spending by category and region for every year since 2015. The biggest use of our discretionary funds was for infrastructure — traffic and transit — and beautification projects in Council District 4. Combined with the Discretionary Funds Task Force, a citizen panel which monitors and advises discretionary spending, we are paving new roads toward a more transparent and open city government. To learn more, visit davidryu.lacity.org/cd4_checkbook. • • • I introduced two motions in City Council on Oct. 3 to begin dockless bike-sharing and peer-to-peer car-sharing programs in the City of Los Angeles. These motions, if passed, will open the door to more commuting options, reduced traffic, and greater mobility in Los Angeles. This should be a no-brainer for City Council: more programs to drive down the cost of bike rentals and more car-share opportunities that will give people who want to forego car ownership options to make that a reality. Dockless bike-sharing systems, which already operate in Washington, D.C., Seattle, South San Francisco, and other municipalities, allow riders to use an application on their phones to find and unlock nearby bicycles and drop them off anywhere bikes are allowed — no docking station or kiosk required.

Windsor Village annual meeting The Windsor Village annual meeting is set for Sun., Nov. 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. at 901 S. Lucerne Blvd. Elections are for five board positions, and wine and cheese will be served. For location and time, RSVP to windsorvillageassn@gmail.com.

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David E. Ryu Peer-to-peer car-sharing is a growing trend in the carsharing market, allowing carowners to supplement their incomes by renting out their personal car through a webbased application for shortterm use. At present, the Los Angeles Municipal Code does not have a framework to regulate peer-to-peer car-sharing. My motion on peer-to-peer carsharing would instruct the Department of Transportation to develop a permit process that would provide sensible regulations for the industry.

Windsor Square Nov. 16 at Ebell The Windsor Square Association’s annual “Town Hall” meeting will be held at The Ebell on Nov. 16, featuring presentations by Councilman David Ryu and resident Jack Humphreville, who will discuss the city budget and similar issues. Other agenda items include reports on public safety, historic preservation and emergency preparedness. The board also will present its conclusions about the Larchmont Blvd. ficus trees and related “canopy” issues. The annual Squeaky Wheel Award will be presented to a resident whose persistence in addressing an issue of community concern has protected or improved the quality of life in Windsor Square. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. More at: windsorsquare.org.

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Ryu hosts open house on Sixth St. narrowing ‘Road diet’ discussed Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu hosted a neighborhood open house Oct. 21 at Pan Pacific Park to discuss possible changes for Sixth St. from Fairfax Ave. to La Brea Ave. Street-narrowing and bicycle-riding advocates emphasize that this stretch of Sixth St. has had several fatal traffic-related accidents in recent years. However, other sources say the particular accidents cited were unrelated to vehicle speed. At the open house, two options were presented to the approximately 100 people who came through during the three-hour session. The first option would remove some on-street parking to add new left-turn pockets at La

Brea and Hauser. The second option is a road diet, similar to the plan proposed last year by the Mid City West Community Council (MCWCC) and similar to what recently has caused great controversy near Playa del Rey. The MCWCC voted unanimously in September 2016 to support a Sixth St. road diet, which reconfigures existing lanes to create one traffic lane in each direction (as opposed to the present two lanes). The narrowed street would include a left-turn lane in the center of the road with bike lanes and dedicated parking lanes near the street curbs on both sides. Critics of the road diet idea warn of the unintended consequences: road diets create more traffic congestion.

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Praguefest, fashions, John Wayne Institute on social calendar It was a perfect October night and Solo House was the place to be for Praguefest. The bash was held at the Arden Blvd. home of Pavlina Moskalykova and Matt Solo and co-hosted by Robin and John Jameson and Juliet and John Brumlik. Chef Michael

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The Windsor Village Association Board will hold its election at our Annual Meeting, scheduled for Sunday, November 12, 2017, as specified in our bylaws. We are looking to fill up to five seats. Each seat will be for a two-year, renewable term. The meeting will be at the home of Diane Dicksteen, 901 S Lucerne Blvd. from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Here are the requirements for Board election: • Residence in Windsor Village; • Willingness to attend at least 6 monthly Board meetings per year; and • Desire to work with your neighbors for the betterment of our community. The Windsor Village Association is a 501(c)4 organization. All Board members are volunteers. There is neither financial compensation nor obligation to serve on the Board. Here is how the process will work: We are accepting nominations through Friday, November 03, 2017. You may nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission, please!). Send your nominations to WindsorVillageAssn@gmail.com and include the following: 1. Name of Nominee; 3. Email Address; and 2. Street Address; 4. Brief Candidate’s Statement. • We will publish the names and candidates’ statements (not addresses) on the WV- Watch, NextDoor, and our web site (windsorvillage.org) prior to our Annual Meeting date. Voting will occur at our Annual Meeting. In order to vote, you must be a resident of Windsor Village and at least 18 years of age. You must be in attendance to vote (no mail-in or proxy votes can be accepted per our bylaws). Although the meeting is usually one hour, voting will only take a few minutes. After a count verified by an impartial third party, we will contact the winners and announce the results. We look forward to your involvement. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Windsor Village Association at windsorvillageassn@gmail.com. Windsor Village Association 137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #183, Los Angeles, CA 90004 windsorvillageassn@gmail.com

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Brunch, boutique at Junior League The Junior League’s Harvest Boutique, “Where Giving is Always in Style,” is Sun., Dec. 3 beginning with a brunch at 10 a.m. A Sip & Shop featuring champagne and a curated boutique follows. The 18th annual fundraiser is at the JW Marriott Los Angeles LA Live. Phoebe Pierpont Vaccaro will receive the Spirit of Voluntarism Award, and Joy Burkhard will receive the Community Achievement Award. Tickets start at $25 to shop at the curated boutique with 50 vendors and access to the champagne reception. Visit jlla.org.

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Kids model fashions to benefit Children’s Hospital

FRANCES JENKINS literally looked up to fellow models (left to right) Saffron and Savannah McCormick and Marley Moore, while Remy Doessant contemplates a small pumpkin.

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Give thanks at these local sites on Thurs., Nov. 23 er St. is scheduling a 10 a.m. service. Call 323-463-7161 or visit fpch.org for information. Hope Lutheran Church, 6720 Melrose Ave., will have a brief 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving service followed by a lunch; all are welcome. Call 323-9389135 or visit hopelutheranchurch.net to learn more. St. Brendan Church, 310 S. Van Ness Ave., will have a 9 a.m. mass to give thanks. For information, call 323-9364656. Shaarei Tefila Congregation, 7269 Beverly Blvd., is having a Thanksgiving lunch and party on Tues., Nov. 21. Call 323-938-7147 for information.

Many places of worship offer services, and sometimes a meal, on or around Thanksgiving Day. Read on to see local sites that are open Thurs., Nov. 23. The Anglican Church of Our Saviour at 6301 Wilshire Blvd. observes the day with a 9 a.m. service. Call 818-7498139 to confirm. Cathedral Chapel Church at 922 S. Detroit is having a 10 a.m. mass that day. Call 323930-5976 for information. Christ the King Church at 624 N. Rossmore Ave. will be having a 9 a.m. mass. Call 323-465-7605 for information. First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood at 1760 N. Gow-

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Don’t Miss the Windsor Square Association’s Annual Meeting! Please join us on Thursday evening, November 16, for the Windsor Square Association’s Annual Meeting, at The Ebell on the corner of Lucerne and Wilshire Boulevards. Come for light refreshments and friendly mingling at 6:30 p.m.; program starts at 7:00 p.m. • Councilman David Ryu will speak on public safety and infrastructure, both issues of concern in our neighborhood. • The always-informed Jack Humphreville will discuss the City budget. • The WSA will present its carefully researched position on the fate of the Larchmont Boulevard ficus trees. • Meet our area police officers and ask them questions and air concerns in breakout sessions. • Finally, find out which local Windsor Square resident has won the Squeaky Wheel Award, presented annually to someone whose persistence in addressing an issue of community concern protects or improves the quality of life in Windsor Square. Recently, our nation has been ravaged by hurricanes, flood and fire, and our near neighbor, Mexico, has suffered a devastating earthquake. These terrible events should serve us as a reminder to make our own thorough disaster preparations. Securing an adequate supply of potable water is primary. The Windsor Square Association has made an arrangement to offer for sale, to our neighbors, 55-gallon water barrels, for the safe storage of water for a guaranteed five years. Unlike regular plastic jugs, these barrels will not degrade. The special price of $135 plus tax includes delivery and set up. In case you missed the opportunity to purchase one of these water barrels at the recent Larchmont Family Fair, you’ll have another chance to invest in your family’s disaster preparedness at the Annual Meeting. So — keep up with what’s happening in the neighborhood. Get the latest information on important issues from our elected officials and police. Voice your concerns. Improve your disaster preparedness. Best of all, greet your friends and meet some new ones as we work together to make Windsor Square an even better place to live! See you at The Ebell on November 16! The Windsor Square Association, an all-volunteer group of residents from 1100 households between Beverly and Wilshire and Van Ness and Arden, works to preserve and enhance our beautiful neighborhood. Join with us! Drop us a line at 157 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004, or visit our website at windsorsquare.org. ADV.

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For the 56th time, parents and children gathered for a fall fashion show to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Organized by the 59-yearold hospital support group, Children’s Chain (“a chain is as strong as its weakest link”), the fashion show took place this year at The Beach Club in Santa Monica. Hancock Park’s Carlotta Keely served as master of ceremonies, and she introduced approximately 35 babies to teens, who modeled for the event. Local children (and, in some cases, grandchildren of local residents) included Dylan and Emilia Chang, Remy Doessant, Avery and Frances Jenkins, Caroline Liebig, Quinn Manson, Marley Moore, and Saffron and Savannah McCormick. Local patrons of this year’s fashion show included Brooke Anderson, Jennifer Fain, Flo Fowkes, Edie Frere, Caryn Harb, Carlotta Keely, Patricia Lowry, Mary Adams O’Connell, Suzanne Rheinstein, Liz Young and Cheryl Ziegler.

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PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Mahlon Lawton, president of the auxiliary; Gina Adams, from the development department at Good Samaritan Hospital; Sarane Van Dyke; Kathy Whooley (back); Grace Fritzinger (front); and Marylin Stephens and Suzanne Chase (members of the auxiliary).

Hairnet tour at Meals on Wheels The Auxiliary of the Hospital of the Good Samaritan and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (MOW) came together last month for a tour of the kitchen and a brunch where Daryl Twerdahl, interim executive director, told the Auxiliary visitors all about MOW. As always is the case for people in the kitchen, the visitors donned fashionable (not!) hairnets for their tour.

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Out and around the Town The social and music season is in full swing with Larchmontians seen out and about around the town... David and Kiki Gindler were among guests at a gala dinner following a performance of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” that opened Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2017-2018 season. Residents traveled over the hill to welcome new Cal HANCOCK PARK’S David and Kiki Gindler with president and Arts president Ravi Rajan, CEO of The Music Center, Rachel Moore, and husband, Rob who was inaugurated at a Ryan. ceremony last month at the school in Santa Clarita. The Wild Beast music pavilion, right, (designed by architects Hodgetts + Fung), was the Cal Arts CAL ARTS chairman of the board, and former event venue. Larchmont resident, Tim Disney, right.

Jeffrey Holiday Glitter awards is Nov. 16 The Jeffrey Foundation will mark 45 years of service to special needs children and their families with a Holiday Glitter Awards fundraiser at Room and Board in Culver City Thurs., Nov. 16. “Guests will find a wine bar, wonderful food and a fashion show, and it’s all in support of special needs children,” says Jeffrey Foundation founder, Alyce Morris Winston. Local resident Suz Landay is organizing food for the event. Speaking to the Chronicle, Winston explained that the funds raised will go toward building a new children’s playground at the Jeffrey Foundation’s facilities, located at 5470 W. Washington Blvd. In response to an urgent need, Winston opened the first day care center for multihandicapped children in Los Angeles in 1972 and named it for her son Jeffrey, a victim of muscular dystrophy. Tickets are $75. Visit thejeffreyfoundation.org.

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Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust will honor CNN anchor and son of Holocaust survivors, Wolf Blitzer, at its annual gala dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd. The event, “Preserve the Legacy, Shape the Future,” takes place on Sun., Nov. 5. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., and dinner is at 6 p.m. Melissa Rivers will emcee the event. For more information, contact Victoria Lonberg at 323-4565078 or victoria@lamoth.org.

Get Involved with Your Neighborhood Council Meeting Schedule All GWNC meetings are open to the public, and the meeting times and locations are published on the website under Meeting Schedules. If you have an item you would like placed on a meeting agenda, please contact info@greaterwilshire.org or (323) 539-GWNC (4962), at least two weeks before the meeting. Meeting agendas are posted on the GWNC website and elsewhere in the Greater Wilshire community at least 72 business hours before our meetings. Board of Directors meetings: Wednesday, November 8, 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005 Land Use Committee meetings: Fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Location TBA Outreach Committee meetings: First Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Bricks & Scones Cafe 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004 Sustainability Committee meetings: Tuesday, December 12th, 7:00 p.m. Marlborough School Collins Room – D200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Transportation Committee meetings: Monday, December 18th, 7:00 p.m. Marlborough School Collins Room – D200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004

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Christmas Bazaar is Nov. 4 at St. Anne’s Ring in the holiday season at St. Anne’s Guild Christmas Bazaar Sat., Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 155 N. Occidental Blvd. A children’s choir from Christ the King Church will perform at 11:30 a.m., Mitch will play tunes on the piano and Santa is scheduled to visit during the 78th annual event. All proceeds support St. Anne’s programs for young women and children in need, said Agnes Sanzone, Lucerne Blvd. Items for sale include gourmet foods; chocolates and truffles; handbags, jewelry and accessories; and handmade, one-of-a-kind gift items. Guests will also find holiday decorations, gift baskets, children’s books and toys, baked goods and Monastery pumpkin bread, plus treasures from St. Anne’s Thrift Shop. Visit stannes. org. AT ST. ANNE’S recent vintage fashion show, top left, Agnes Sanzone, Ardriono Aldridge (“Oge”), and Arline Glasser; Joyce Skinner, S. Plymouth, and Emily Rosso. Left, Barbara Hardesty, Lucerne, wears a flapper design.

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The gala raised funds for the group’s work with vulnerable families. Local residents involved with the agency, in addition to Bauman, are Windsor Square’s

Andy Goodman and Windsor Village’s Bret Parsons. (See the story on Parsons in Section 2, Page 4.) ImagineLA, located in the Miracle Mile on Wilshire Blvd. at Cochran Ave., seeks additional volunteer mentors to assist with the agency’s work. Visit: imaginela.org.

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By Suzan Filipek Miracle Mile’s Museum Row is poised to become something of a, well, miraculous entertainment and education destination. Two new world-class museums are set to open on the historic stretch of Wilshire Boulevard in the coming years, if all goes according to plan. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Academy Museum is rising up from the ground, see story on page 1. And David Geffen’s $150

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RENZO PIANO’S design for the Academy Museum creates two structures, the restored May Co. (now Saban) Building and a new, soaring spherical addition.

(Continued from page 1) mittee, Ron Meyer, chair of the board of trustees for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, as well as Cheryl and Haim Saban. To open in 2019 When it opens to the public sometime in 2019, the Academy Museum will be the world’s premier institution devoted to exploring the art and science of movies and moviemaking. Located at the northeast corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, the museum will be housed in a two-structure campus, which combines the former May Company Building — now called the Saban Building, but more on that later — with a glass-topped steel and concrete sphere, connected by multiple walkways. Renzo Piano Designed by Pritzker Prizewinning architect Renzo Pia-

no, the sphere and renovated department store will produce 300,000 square feet of museum space with more than 50,000 square feet of gallery space dedicated to an immersive permanent exhibition. There will be a space for temporary exhibitions, two film and performance theaters, a state-ofthe-art education studio and dynamic spaces reserved for public and special events. Piano and museum director Brougher discussed the project in a mid-October conversation moderated by actress Laura Dern. Held before a nearly-full house in the Academy’s 1,000 Samuel Goldwyn Theater at its Beverly Hills headquarters, the session allowed Piano to expound upon his analyses and design decisions leading to what now is under construction. The co-designer of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Piano also was the architect for the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (2008) and the Lynda

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and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion (2010) at LACMA. Recent donations Building a world-class museum isn’t cheap. The Academy’s capital campaign is seeking $388 million in donations “to support the construction of the buildings as well as its opening exhibitions and programs.” And thanks to the generous donation from Cheryl and Haim Saban, the project is closer than ever to meeting its goal. The Saban family’s recent donation of $50 million is the largest single gift to the Academy Museum Campaign. “We are deeply grateful to Cheryl and Haim for understanding the need for a superb museum of film in the moviemaking capital of the world,” said Bob Iger of the donation. In recognition of the Saban gift, the historic May Company Building will be renamed in their honor. The Academy Museum has since announced additional contributions from Netflix, Bloomberg Philanthropies, producer Charles Roven, and Tom Spiegel, which bring the project to nearly 80% of the $388 million goal. Museum experience According to the museum’s director, Kerry Brougher, visitors will experience the magic of cinema and the creative, collaborative process of filmmaking through the lens of those involved. “Film lovers from everywhere will come,” he predicts. More than a museum, Brougher describes the campus as a dynamic film center that is simultaneously immersive, educational and entertaining. (See a cross section rendering of the museum on this page, which provides a glimpse of the vertical campus layout.) On the second and third floors of the Saban Building, a permanent exhibition will be housed that traces the evolution of moviemaking. The collection will combine sets, largescale moving images, costumes and props. Bound to be one of the museum’s biggest attractions, the “Oscars experience,” also located on the third floor,

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St. Brendan Basketball registration underway Saturdays, and the D teams (older league), play on Sundays, beginning Jan. 14. The four divisions (all ages are as of November 30), including 280 players, are as follows: Alligators: Ages 6 and 7 Bobcats: Ages 8 and 9 Cobras: Ages 10 and 11 D-League: Ages 12 and 13. Register for the upcoming season on the website: sbba. sportngin.com. Gus Deppe Award The seven-year-old basketball league has its own version of an MVP (Most Valuable Player)

The 2018 Saint Brendan Basketball Association season is coming soon, and sign-ups are continuing through the end of this month. “We have four divisions serving boys ages six to 14,” said Abel De Luna, a parent and league commissioner. The neighborhood boys’ recreational basketball league serves areas surrounding the basketball court, located in St. Andrews Square. Sign-ups are for the season that begins Sat., Jan. 13, 2018. The younger divisions play

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award. In the spring, one player from each division is recognized with the Gus Deppe Award. Last spring, league founders Jordan Kruse and Chuck Carrington also were recognized for their efforts prior to exiting the League. The Gus Deppe award is named after a former St. Brendan student and player who died of cancer in 2012. It honors good sportsmanship and hard work, qualities exemplified by Gus, said De Luna. Gus Deppe’s parents, Paul and Cecilia Deppe, were also at the end-of-the-season party last spring. According to a 2012 article in the Larchmont Chronicle, the fourth-grade student was noted for his concern for the poor, and he “willingly gave every penny he possessed” to fundraising efforts at the school. “Even while he was sick, he happily participated in the Christmas decorating for the Covenant House and caroling with the Cub Scouts at St. John of God,” said his mother.

By Suzan Filipek Van Ness Avenue Elementary School is getting back to its roots, literally. Students will be enjoying the fruits, or rather vegetables and herbs, of their labors from an edible garden set to be planted this month. Principal Pauline Hong welcomes the challenge. “I’m very excited,” she said. The garden, which includes an irrigation drip system, can be expensive when working on a public school budget. But, no worries. EnrichLA promises to make it all “ridiculously cheap,” or at least affordable. At Van Ness, the initial set up is $2,300, and yearly maintenance cost is $5,200. The cost includes the services of a “ranger,” who will visit the campus weekly to maintain the garden. In addition, a squadron of 30+ volunteers will show up on the groundbreaking Fri., Nov. 3. “Our goal is to make sure everyone has access to the school gardens, and healthy food is not a privilege but a right,” said Alexys Thomas, program coordinator and one of the rangers at EnrichLA. Since its founding seven years ago, the non-profit has grown to include 120 gardens in Los Angeles County, including Wilshire Park Elementary, Vine Street Elementary, Temple Israel of Hollywood and Hollywood Schoolhouse. Some 30 rangers visit the sites weekly to teach students three hours of state-approved curriculum on healthy eating, the environment and sustainability, and the rangers even incorporate math into the sixweek sessions. Rangers tend to the garden about one hour a week, and they call on a pool of more

TAKING old planting beds apart and transplanting strawberries to pots at Temple Israel.

than 1,000 volunteer parents, university students and others for help, said Thomas. At Van Ness, classes will tend to the garden on a rotating basis, growing kale, leafy greens, chard, potatoes and carrots in the winter and edible flowers, tomatoes and green peppers in the spring. Plans are to renovate an existing garden and add new redwood beds and a picnic table to an existing garden donated by Paramount Pictures some years ago. The garden area is near the auditorium on the Van Ness Ave. side of the campus. Parents already did some weeding during the summer, said Hong. Fundraising will continue year-round to help pay the continuing cost. Most recently, an “introduction to women’s selfdefense workshop” was taught in the school auditorium by instructors from Knowles Karate Academy. The class raised $300, much to Hong’s delight.

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Visually Impaired students meet and greet Larchmont merchants By Sondi Toll Sepenuk Van Ness Elementary School is one of several LAUSD elementary schools that exists within walking distance of Larchmont Blvd. Adjacent to Van Ness Elementary is another school, called the Frances Blend School for the Visually

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tion, art and orchestra. Of the entire school population, the Frances Blend School proudly hosts 42 visually impaired (VI) students from around the Los Angeles area. As part of the Larchmont community, one of the school’s many goals is to explore the

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FRANCES BLEND students met a friendly dog on their excursion on the Boulevard.

neighborhood on foot, teaching the blind students about the people and businesses that surround their learning environment. In October, a group of 11 VI students, assisted by parents, teachers and sighted 4th and 5th grade student “mobility guides,” participated in an orientation and mobility walk throughout the Larchmont retail district to meet and greet the merchants. “This is a great way to take the kids out to learn mobility, financial interaction, and how to be independent,” said Anne Bell, one of the school’s teachers for the blind and visually impaired. During the walk, students met with merchants from Larchmont Village Florist, YogaWorks, Erin McKenna’s Bakery, Landis Toy Shop, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Chevalier’s Bookstore and John Duerler of Hancock Homes Realty. At the end of their walking adventure, they were treated to a free lunch hosted by Burger Lounge. “The merchants have been so wonderful and open to answering all of the questions from our students,” said Ms. Bell. Not only did the VI students benefit from the walk, so did the sighted 4th and 5th grade mobility guides who escorted the students on their excursion. The sighted students were given a list of instructions for helping on the walk, such as warning the blind students of stair hazards and cracks in the sidewalks. “Having the sighted and VI students come together teaches empathy, perspective and how to learn from other people who have different challenges from your own,” said Anna Lodder, a Van Ness parent and VI guide. Anne Bell intends to continue these local walking adventures with her students, as the results, benefits and joy are immediately apparent. “We’ve seen so many dogs! Like 18 of them!” gushed 5th grade VI student Hizela. (Please turn to page 19)

‘What was your favorite thing about your Larchmont Boulevard excursion today?’ That's the question inquiring photographer Sondi Toll Sepenuk asked Frances Blend Elementary School students along Larchmont Blvd.

“I liked going into the toy store. We talked about how the toys work and we talked to the merchants about their jobs.” Sebastian, 5th grade

“The flower store was my favorite. I felt the roses and their textures and they all smelled so good!” Hizela, 5th grade

“I really loved the flower shop. I wanted to take all the flowers home, but I couldn’t.” Jocelyn, 4th grade

“As a guide, I liked telling the kids what the surroundings looked like and pointing out the crunchy leaves.” Tesla, 4th grade

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that interest them. She finds hope in the human intellect — from creating electric cars and solar energy — in the indomitable human spirit and in the resilience of nature to, given the chance, “replenish herself.” Sixth-grade students Iris Tricarico, for the school’s video Scoop and youtube chan-

“WE WERE thrilled to come. Jane Goodall is such a legend,” said Brett Benner, Van Ness Ave., with children, fifth grader Maddie, and Ryan, an eighth grader who is now at Buckley. Photo by Ludi Mora

nel, and Reva Dhanireddy, for the school’s newspaper, interviewed Goodall. “All over Africa, chimps are disappearing, forests are cut down. We have to work real hard to save what’s left,” Goodall told them. Goodall credited her “mum” as the most important person in her life, for encouraging

take a boat, “they didn’t have planes back then like they do today,” to visit a friend’s farm in Kenya. She eventually met and worked for Leakey and entered the “magical rainforest,” where she observed and ultimately befriended chimpanzees and made her groundbreaking research findings. (She returned to England to complete a PhD.) In her speech at the Schoolhouse, “Tomorrow and Beyond,” she described why she eventually left the world where she was happiest in her life to embark on her mission to protect nature, the animals and us. Logging, mining, the bush meat trade, poaching and population growth were having a devastating effect on the land and the wildlife. “Isn’t it strange the most intelligent creature ever is destroying the planet? Isn’t that stupid?” asked the primatologist-turned-activist. “I knew I had to do something.” In Tanzania, she worked with local elders in villages, which led to changes for the better — for people and the environment. “If we don’t help these people, there’s no way we can help chimps,” she said. The strategy worked. Leafy trees returned, and corridors were built for chimps to move about. She continues the efforts to expand progress across the African plains and globally encourages people to do what they can in the areas

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(Continued from page 18) “We also asked questions about the recycling programs,” added 4th grade VI student Jocelyn. “And we got to smell the flowers. I love the smell of those flowers.”

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her interests, even traveling to Africa with her at a time when women didn’t do such things. “There’s nothing more important than hope. Without hope we’re alone…. “I do hope everyone here is going to join Roots & Shoots, because we are changing the world.” Visit janegoodall.org.

BROWNIES Amelia Rodriguez and Alice Killoran, of West Hollywood, and, in center, Sienna Light, of Larchmont, gave Goodall a scrapbook titled “Mother Nature, How we can change the World!”

Goodall tells of hope, her mum, at Hollywood Schoolhouse By Suzan Filipek Tarzan married the wrong Jane, Dr. Jane Goodall smiled as she spoke to a 500+ crowd at Hollywood Schoolhouse last month. The world-renowned primatologist and conservationist read the book, “Tarzan of the Apes” when she was a child in England. While today, she finds the story too violent, back then, besides an apparent crush on the main character, the tale inspired her imagination and sparked her dream to go to Africa. Years later, when she fulfilled her goal, the continent did not disappoint. “The forest is a magical sort of place with waterfalls… and all the animals, buffaloes, leopards. It was a very beautiful world when I arrived,” she told the crowd on a sunny Sunday on a shaded patio at the Schoolhouse. Her meeting with Dr. Louis Leakey and her eventual research in the forest would spin the scientific community on its head — she discovered that our closest ancestors could make and use tools and had personalities and emotions. Jennifer Davison, a parent at the school who is co-producing a feature film about Goodall, invited her to share her Roots & Shoots program, which she founded with 12 students in Tanzania in 1991. It has grown to 100,000 active groups in 100 countries. The 83-year-young Goodall travels 300 days a year to spread her message of hope in the face of climate change, deforestation and vanishing wildlife. In her talk to the standingovation, sold-out crowd, she transported the preschool to sixth-graders to an era before wifi and television, when she was comforted by stuffed animals, her dog Rusty and the “Doctor Doolittle” and Tarzan books. After high school, she saved enough money to

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By Isabella Bernaldo 8th Grade In October, St. Brendan School kicked off the month with a movie night. We gathered in our gym, watched a fun movie, ate candy and popcorn, and spent the evening with our families and friends. On Oct. 18, our Student Council participated in a beautiful mass at the cathedral

celebrating the Missionary Childhood Association. Later in the month, students expressed their crazy side at our annual Crazy Day. We wore colorful accessories, hats, scarves, socks with our uniforms. The best part is that it celebrates the

life Nick Fagnano ’08 and supports the Thrive in Joy Foundation. Nick’s passion was to help kids; his foundation raises funds for schools in the Dominican Republic. Finally, one of the best days this month was Halloween. The eighth graders wrote and performed a spectacular play. The students dressed up in exciting costumes, and some even won prizes! October was a wonderful month!

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October was a favorite month for students at Turning Point School. With fall well underway, the campus is buzzing with activity. Our preschool students got to meet their “Big Buddies,” a school tradition that pairs eighth graders with our youngest friends. During their visit, the eighth graders introduced themselves and got to know their little buddies through reading and games. On a recent study tour to Underwood Farms, second graders were able to get real-world experience in learning how a farm operates. They rode on a tractor into the field and picked vegetables and pumpkins in the spirit of Halloween. They took their knowledge back to their classroom for a Social Studies presentation. Halloween was a huge day at Turning Point School. All month, middle schoolers were busy preparing for the Halloween Carnival. Eighth graders designed and created their own carnival games for the elementary students to enjoy. Some of the booths included pinball, whack-a-mole, and pin the spider on the web. The Halloween Carnival was a great day where students, parents, and teachers come together, all dressed in new and creative costumes to celebrate innovation and creativity.

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As the temperature begins to drop, the warm nostalgic feeling of the upcoming holiday season fills the air. November is a time where families get together to celebrate family heritage, to have a laugh and tell stories with family and friends. As a community, Pacific Hills School comes together to enjoy the most thankful time of the year. The month of November is filled with gratitude, not only to peers, but also to others who surround and help us every day. Pacific Hills is a firm supporter of the less fortunate. During this thankful time of year, we conduct a program in which the school gives back to ones who do not have much. Pac Hills community members bring in food, supplies, and toys that are given to those who are less fortunate. This program is beneficial because we are able to connect and build relationships with new families, and to give them what they do not have. This joyous time of year leads us into the holiday month of December, where we also aid the less fortunate by focusing our efforts on a toy drive to give to those families who cannot afford them. Pac Hills partakes in opportunities to give to those who are in need through the efforts of kind, selfless and giving families in our community who participate in events like these. As a community, it is heartwarming to see that those who have less in their daily lives are able to feel loved and able to celebrate such a beautiful time of year just like many others.

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By Christopher Woods 8th Grade Hello Everybody, Happy Halloween! November is going to be a great month, I know it. The middle of the trimester is among us. There is no need to get worried, even though we have had a lot of tests. My teachers have been pretty great so far, and I think that will continue throughout the school year. The Field has been a long time coming. We are all so excited here at Pilgrim to have our own field! The stripes are now painted, and the scoreboard is up. Soon we will invite everybody to come and watch our teams play! On a similar sports related note, The Middle School Flag Football team is off to a great 3-0 start. I am proud to be quarterback, and now punter. I want to thank our wonderful cheerleaders for encouraging us this season. Also, I would like to give a shout out to Coaches Concialdi and Oishi, and the Cheerleading Team Coach Shannahan, and welcome to their new assistant Coach Mike. We hope to continue our winning streak after everyone returns from “Trips Week” in Washington DC. Thank you everybody for reading my column, and as always … Go Patriots!

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Hey everyone. Here’s the student insight on what we Lions are up to for the 2017-2018 school year! This past week Melrose Trading Post and Greenway Theatre celebrated its 20th anniversary with a donor brunch and live musical tribute. City officials such as The Mayor of West Hollywood, John Heilman, 5th district Councilmember, Paul Koretz and West Area representative Daniel Tamm attended this special event. “Greenway Arts Alliance celebrates 20 years of Uniting Communities with an all day festival, Market Mash, Where Everybody’s an Original at the Melrose Trading Post.” Thanks to Fairfax leadership and MTP students who helped make this event happen. Congratulations to the football team for winning 41-0 against University High School. Every year Fairfax’s Homecoming game has great food, music and fireworks — and this year the event delivered all of that on Oct. 20 when the football team played Hamilton High School, followed by a dance the next day. Go Lions!

This month has been very exciting for Curtis students. First, we had our outstanding school fair on Oct. 8. Thousands of people came to play games and ride the fun rides. The next day is traditionally fair clean up day and we do not have school. Sixth graders had a chance to earn community service hours putting the campus back together. The 6th graders and their Developmental Kindergarten buddies had a joint activity where we met and talked about the life cycle of tomatoes. The DKers drew a tomato and we decorated it together with sparkles and markers. For our own grade-wide art project, the 6th graders are making a mini-golf course. We made designs and will use some of our math time to take measurements. It is also time for most of us to visit secondary schools, work on our applications and prepare for the ISEEs, which schools use in evaluating us. In sports news, the 4th – 6th grade girls are in the middle of basketball season and the boys are in the middle of football season.

Recently, Third Street School held its monthly assembly called Spirit Day. It is a day to celebrate the school and the school community. The principal (Mr. Daniel Kim) told us that we had to wear blue and gold (because those are our school

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By Daniella Zisblatt 8th Grade This month at Yeshivat Yavneh, the students experienced both meaningful and educational activities. The 7th and 8th grade girls had the privilege to attend the annual Yom Iyun, where inspirational speakers came and influenced the girls about prayer and Judaism. The students enjoyed a delicious lunch and listened to

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colors) whenever these assemblies are held. Whichever class has the most participants who wore the blue and gold or wore the class tee-shirt wins, then that class gets a trophy and a pizza party! Each year there is a new spirit song that

is chosen through a contest that all the students participate in. On Spirit Day we all went to the field and sang the spirit song, and after that the principal announced the winning classes. My class was one of them! Now we have a trophy in our classroom that we can all look at and are proud of. Spirit Day is a day that we celebrate to remind us of how cool our school is.

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As the first semester comes to a close, our student body has reflected on these past two exciting months. This month of ghouls and monsters has never failed to bring our school great excitement — like our school’s Halloween festival and costume parade — held on Oct. 31. I still smile whenever I remember all the fun games and food that the festival has always brought every year. The eighth

grade organized the festival’s haunted house, which was the great highlight among students. Seeing the long line of students waiting to get inside the maze was enough to make me anxious! However, all the other fantastic events that came along with Halloween didn’t go ignored. Both the basketball and volleyball season was a great hit among students, who anticipated every morning announcement to hear the latest game our athletes played. Our school also celebrated the feast day of Saint John Paul the II on Oct. 22 with Archbishop Gomez presiding over the 11:30 mass. However, not only was our parish blessed to have this great

event, our pastor, Father Don Woznicki, held a mass in Fatima on Oct. 4 in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. Parishioners were able to watch a livestream of the mass early morning in church. Following Halloween, students look to Thanksgiving, a holiday that has always promised plentiful food and football games. All of the grades plan to bring food to be loaded onto trucks and delivered to aid the city’s less fortunate. With a sense of satisfaction and a sense of gratitude for what we, as individuals, have waiting for us at home this Thanksgiving, we look to what is to come in the next semester.

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IMMACULATE HEART By Lena Mizrahi 11th Grade

With our recent FatherDaughter picnic, ongoing extracurricular activities, and weekly visits by college representatives, the Immaculate Heart school year is in full swing. This past month saw IH Pandas engaged in many competitions and team events. Congratulations to our cross-country, tennis, and debate teams who found success at recent meets, matches, and tournaments. Seniors also gathered to reflect on the special community of Immaculate Heart during the recent Fall Kairos Retreat. Now on the horizon is Immaculate Heart’s 44th Annual WALK, the culminating Nov. 3 event for the school’s main fundraiser. For the past six weeks, students have been raising funds for campus improvements that will directly benefit them. In the past, these projects have included air conditioning for the auditorium and turf for the ball field. For the upcoming WALK, more than 1,000 participants, including students, faculty, staff and parents, will march through the Los Feliz neighborhood before returning to campus for a barbecue. Also on tap this month is Immaculate Heart’s Academic Play on Nov. 4, starting at 9 a.m. Rising freshmen interested in attending Immaculate Heart High School can learn more about the school, meet faculty, and participate in fun activities during this half-day event. Eighth graders can register by calling the school’s admissions department or sign up online on the Admissions page found on IH’s website, immaculateheart. org. Both the WALK and Academic Playday are greatly anticipated and regarded fondly by the IH school community. The year is off to a great start!

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November is a busy and exciting time for Buckley students as the holiday season approaches. The Middle School has a Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 3 to honor the women and men who have fought for our country. On Nov. 4, many high school students will be taking their SAT subject tests. It’s also the time for parentteacher conferences, or as we students like to think of it, free days! Sixth graders will have Nov. 8 off as their families meet with teachers. The rest of the middle and upper school parents will meet with teachers on Nov. 9. Buckley will also be closed on the 10th, when we will observe Veterans Day. Students can celebrate all things

HOLLYWOOD SCHOOLHOUSE By Lane Lee 6th Grade

We recently had our first community circle of the school year at Hollywood Schoolhouse. This is a time when our entire community comes together and students share what they have been learning as well as perform in front of all of their families. This year, we sixth graders performed the song, “We Are the World” and showcased our project from history class about our ancient ancestors. These wonderful events really prove how HSH has such an amiable and affectionate group of people. Another special event that occurred during the circle was a mindfulness and meditation practice led by a parent volunteer with the teachers, parents, and children. She brought many fascinating tools with her, like a gong, crystal bowls, and hapi drum, that bolstered relaxation throughout your mind and body. In conclusion, this community circle was one of the most unique and delightful out of all of the other ones I have been fortunate enough to experience. Another rare and exciting event that took place at Hollywood Schoolhouse recently was a special visit by Jane Goodall, British primatologist, ethologist, and influential anthropologist, who came by to give a talk on her life and career up to now. Some of my classmates were even fortunate enough to get to interview her for Knightly News, our school newspaper, and Schoolhouse Scoop, our film and television elective. Reading the interview allowed me to learn some interesting facts about her world and occupation. Did you know that her favorite animals are dogs and elephants, and that the first monkey she named was called David Graybeard? It is such an honor that she took the time out of her busy schedule to visit my wonderful school, Hollywood Schoolhouse. autumn at the Harvest Fest on Nov. 17! The Class of 2018 will serve middle and upper school students a full, traditional diner breakfast of pancakes, hash browns, sausage and eggs. Tickets go on sale Nov. 6. The following day, on the 18th, Buckley has a middle and lower school open house. Middle School progress reports are due on Nov. 20, so students, teachers, and parents can check in and see how the academic year has progressed. Soon after, students get to celebrate our country’s heritage, give thanks, and chow down on turkey! Thanksgiving recess is from the 22nd through the 24th. The Buckley Parent’s Association Meeting is on Nov. 28 and will give parents the opportunity to discuss and organize charity drives and school affairs.

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One thing that is especially unique about The Willows Community School is our partnership with The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and our implementation of their RULER program. RULER is a guide for recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating our emotions. In October, each grade and Middle School comes up with a charter as part of our application of RULER. We use the charter as a constitution to guide in managing conflict, working with our peers, and treating each other with respect. The essential language of the Middle School Charter was voted on by the entire Middle School. The prominent ideas of the charter are based on the words “confident, appreciated, supported, creative, comfortable, and safe.” The entire document was presented at our Middle School Meeting. Another exciting thing that happened in October is that the 8th Grade continues to explore our study of Civil Rights in an incredible trip to Washington D. C. All 8th graders look forward to this memorable experience throughout their time at The Willows.

The Cathedral Chapel school year is off to a “direly” wonderful start. (We are the Dire Wolves after all!) It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s our new science Super-Teacher! CCS welcomes the remarkably intelligent, funny and kind to her adoring students, Ms. Guidry! Planning a heist? Think again! CCS has installed security cameras in areas previously hidden from office view. The bathrooms and water fountains have been transformed! Marble sinks, painted walls and stalls, sturdy locks and sparkling new toilets grace our lavatories. The water fountains accommodate ten thirsty drinkers simultaneously. But wait -- there’s more! Our outstanding principal, Ms. Kipp, received a well-deserved Papal award for her commitment to the Church. And that’s not all! Chapel celebrated Family Fun Night with face painting, Karaoke, Bingo, and alimentary delights while dancing until the wee hours. We raised $22,700 from the Fall Raffle.

Marlborough’s Performing Arts Department will perform Rick Elice and Wayne Barker’s adaptation of Peter and the Starcatcher Nov. 2-4. Drama Ensemble has been working tirelessly all fall on this performance and we can’t wait to see them perform

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H a p p y November everyone! On Nov. 6 - 10, we will do something called milk and BOOKIES. I want my cookies back! Anyways, Milk and Bookies is a 501 non-profit organization based on the United States. The organization’s stated mission is twofold; both providing opportunities for children to experience giving to people. On the 10th, we will have a movie night! We will watch Captain Underpants. But earlier in the day, we will have a basket auction! Kids and parents will choose which basket they would like to try and win like the candy and Page Academy baskets. Whoever says they will pay the largest amount of money, gets the basket. Back to the movie! After watching the movie, we will eat hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, and many different delicious foods you can get at the movies. Bring your utensils and some good food, because on the 17th, we’re having a Thanksgiving Potluck!!! A Potluck is where the school gets together and signs up to bring different foods and utensils, tablecloths, napkins, and more. On the Potluck, kids will have fun activities and will create a lot of interesting things.

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By Eleanor Renfrew 7th Grade Elizabeth Keilty is a woman on a mission! Her goal is to lead young women into a biomedical future that can shape their lives and the environment that they live in. This 7th grade Science and AP Biology teacher, who is a part of the Girls Academic Leadership Academy aka GALA, is thrilled to provide High School Juniors with ‘hands-on’ biomedical experience that also allows them to research issues that are relevant in today’s society. The program is called “Biomedical Pathways” which is a series of classes that will set the girls up for a future in diverse biomedical careers like forensics science, psychology, law, zoology, education, and much more. It will allow them to see what the biomedical work is like, while also giving them opportunities to explore several careers within the field before even entering college! Currently, the advanced and engaging program is only offered to these lucky schools; Venice High School, El Segundo High School, and my own school GALA, so, we are excited to be one of the few educational institutions to be offered this unique opportunity. The program is very important because there will always be professions in the health field and although career roles may change over time it is a steady and innovative field that Ms. Keilty wants the girls at GALA to be exposed to. Through pioneering teachers like Ms. Keilty the futuristic world of biomedics will soon become a reality for some very lucky young women.

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the origin story to Peter Pan! Tickets available online. The student body is still buzzing about last-month’s speaker, Mindy Kaling! The club “Girls Go Global” hosted an assembly, Q&A, and student brunch with Kaling, who

spoke on various topics, including sexism, representation and confidence. It was an honor and privilege to have her on campus, and everyone benefitted in one way or another from her wisdom. Bridge the Divide hosted a conference Oct. 28 at Marlborough for students with Emmy Rossum on political tolerance, activism, entrepreneurship and more!

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Local teacher surprised with honor By Billy Taylor A language arts teacher at Yavneh Hebrew Academy — located at 5353 W. Third St. — has been selected as one of four teachers to receive the 2017 Jewish Educator Award. As a recipient, Jenny Zacuto, who has been a teacher at

Yavneh for the past 18 years, receives a $15,000 reward for her work in the classroom. Zacuto and the three other educators will be honored at an awards luncheon at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel on Nov. 30. The three other recipients

include Yehudis Blauner at Cheder Menachem, Adrienne Coffield at Brawerman West Elementary School and Melody Mansfield at Milken Community High School. Zacuto tells the Chronicle that the award was a complete surprise: “I was amazed,

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grateful, humbled and truly shocked. “I work with so many wonderful colleagues in my own school, and I know there are so many amazing teachers giving of themselves in remarkable ways every day in the Jewish community, so it was quite an honor to be chosen.” What will she do with the $15,000 unrestricted cash prize? “I haven’t made any decisions yet, but I will probably save it for the future and

will do some traveling at some point,” she says. The Jewish Educator Awards initiative was established by the Milken Family Foundation, in cooperation with Builders of Jewish Education, to provide public recognition and cash awards to teachers, administrators and other education professionals in the greater Los Angeles area who have made significant contributions to excellence in Jewish day schools.

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Production of Beauty and the Beast at local children’s theatre The beloved story of Beauty and the Beast comes this month to Los Angeles’ longest running children’s theater. The Nine O’Clock Players production of “The Enchantment of Beauty and the Beast” opens Sun., Nov. 5, and runs through Sun., Dec. 3 at the Assistance League of Los Angeles Theatre for Children — 1367 N. St. Andrews Pl.

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Sticker Planet celebrates 25 years with blowout bash

By Sondi Toll Sepenuk Sticker Planet, every child’s favorite sticker store in Los Angeles, located at The Original Farmers Market, celebrated its 25th anniversary in October with a festive celebration for the entire community. Adults and children listened to 90’s music, devoured anniversary cake, created bookmarks and doorknob hangers, enjoyed ice cream and soda from Bennett’s Ice Cream, and entered drawings for sticker goodies and collectible sticker tins signed by sticker legend Andrea Grossman. The nostalgic anniversary bash, which included donated items from their manufacturers, also served as a fundraiser for the Golden West Chapter of the ALS Association. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the items sold during the anniversary celebration went to the Golden West Chapter, in honor of Sticker Planet cofounder Bernie Kraft. Twenty-five years is an impressive span for any business, let alone an unlikely one — a sticker store that specializes in sticker books, wall stickers, temporary tattoos, sticker grab bags and more. “My parents were planning to open a rubber stamp store several decades ago, because that was the popular hobby at the time,” says Hilary Kraft,

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daughter of founders Bernie and Selma Kraft, who now coruns the store with her brother, Richard. “They went to a trade show one day and saw Andrea Grossman’s booth. She had a bunch of rolls of stickers, and my dad was captivated by all of those rolls. He had a vision and decided to stock his rubber stamp store with rolls and rolls of stickers.” Sure enough, the stickers outsold the rubber stamps, and Sticker Planet’s road to success was born. Hilary and Richard now run the store after Bernie passed away in 2003 from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Their mother, Selma, remains active in the store, creating personalized placemats and other items.

Loyola High hosts students for ‘Words Matter’ summit By Billy Taylor Students from across Los Angeles gathered at Loyola High School in October for a youth summit to share stories on race and gender. Fifty-five students from 10 area high schools attended the event, titled, “That’s Not Me: Words Matter Youth Summit,” according to Loyola director of equity and inclusion Jamal Adams, class of 1990. Adams says the event provided a dedicated space for students to listen to one another’s experiences around the power of words in regards to race and gender. “The goal was to foster empathy through story exchange by reflecting on personal experiences and privileges, as well as explore ways to teach our communities about them.” In an attempt to explore empathy through storytelling, organizers divided the youth summit into three sessions. The first session urged students to share personal experiences, the second session asked students to reflect on privilege and factors that shape their identities, and the third session asked students to develop action items to take back to their various school communities.

LOYOLA director of equity and inclusion Jamal Adams. Photo by Max Zafranco ‘18

The event was organized through collaboration with Marlborough School and Immaculate Heart School and was sponsored by the office of equity and inclusion at Loyola High School.

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(Continued from page 24) Los Angeles has been producing plays since 1929 with the mission to introduce children to the magic of live performance, literature and music through theater. The League’s Nine O’Clock Players Auxiliary performs two plays annually chosen from classic children’s literature. Tickets are $15. Visit nineoclockplayers.com for more information.

“We were drawn into the business by the fun and the pleasure people get from the store,” says Hilary. “We are a family of two generations serving customers for two generations.” To stay current, Richard and Hilary attend dozens of trade shows each year and are always thinking of new ideas and products for the shelves. They update and rotate their inventory, adding laser cut stickers, 3D stickers, character-themed stickers and more. “The coolest thing is that we get people coming into

the store who shopped here as children, and they are now bringing their own children here,” says Richard. In addition to children, daily store patrons include party planners, scrapbookers, and people who love to create their own Christmas cards and wedding or baby shower invitations. “We get a nice combination of tourists as well as locals who pay weekly visits,” says Richard. “And this has always been the first place that children learn to budget. Their parents give them a specif-

ic amount of money, and it teaches them how to spend their money to make it go further.” Twenty-five years in, and the little-store-that-could shows no signs of slowing down. “I was in the store one day and a mother came in with her 4-year-old son,” remembers Hilary. “He looked around and said ‘this store just keeps getting newer and newer!’ That was the best!” For more information about Sticker Planet or the ALS Association, go to stickerplanetla.com and webgw.alsa.org.

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(Continued from page 1) Alexandria House, 426 S. Alexandria Ave., has many ways for people to participate and help out this season. Get to know what this place is all about at a tea and tour Sun., Nov. 12, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Then watch Alexandria House on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” Sun., Nov. 19 on E!. Help the staff and residents decorate for the holidays Fri., Dec. 1 and Sat. Dec. 2.

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Contact Michele Richards at 213-381-2649, ext. 1111, or email michele@alexandriahouse.org. • • • Big Sunday, 6111 Melrose Ave., is a repository of philanthropic endeavor. If you don’t see something you can participate in, check back in a day or two, and more activities are sure to be posted. Check the Annual Big Sunday Holiday List, which has more than 250 opportunities for people to give back to the

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community between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. The Thanksgiving Stuffing Event is Wed., Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to noon. Help pack bags of Thanksgiving dinners; they also need food donations. Call 323-549-9944 or visit bigsunday.org. • • • The Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels Adopt-a-Family Program, 555 W. Temple St., seeks people to “adopt” 500 families who live downtown or in the Skid Row area; after that, the real work begins. Saturdays Dec. 2 and 9, 9 a.m. to noon, they need volunteers to help package food into boxes for each family. They also need people to make Christmas cards, wrap gifts and sort them for delivery. Call 213-637-7501 or email adoptafamily@olacathedral.org. • • • Covenant House of California, 1325 N. Western Ave., likes to celebrate big on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 21),

with a dinner hosting more than 700 people. You can donate to their gift drive by bringing basics from new towels, washcloths and big, fluffy blankets to $10 to $25 gift cards. Call 323-461-3131, ext. 274 or email kawalt@covca.org. • • • Know your money is going to a good cause and do your Christmas gift shopping at Elizabeth Vruwink Gift Shop at Good Samaritan Hospital, 616 S. Witmer St., hosted by the auxiliary. A special holiday preview is

Mon., Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be a holiday buffet luncheon in the boardroom that same day, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 213-977-2358 or visit goodsam.org for information. ••• Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children, 1650 Rockwood St., has Thanksgiving for its residents, as well as an Adopt-a-Family / Resident program. Call Annemarie Howse at 213-482-1834 or email ahowse@gschomeless.org. (Please turn to page 27)

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(Continued from page 26) Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), 2701 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 100, has a Thanksgiving drive. The wish list includes a complete Thanksgiving meal in a box plus gift cards from places like Whole Foods. Visit Amazon, and under your account, look for “Find lists and registrations,” and search for HOLA. The deadline is Wed., Nov. 22. Call 213-389-1148, ext. 245, or email amartin@heartofla. org. • • • Hollygrove, 815 N. El Centro Ave., a division of Uplift Family Services, helps 1,200 children and their families annually. This year’s annual Thanksgiving feast is Wed., Nov 15. Food care packages will also be given to families to take home. Hollygrove is currently accepting donations of food care packages and / or cash to help underwrite the event.

Call Kathleen Felesina, 323769-7142, or visit upliftfs.org, or email kathleen.felesina@ upliftfs.org. • • • Los Angeles Mission, 303 E. 5th St., needs help serving meals for their feasts the day before Thanksgiving, Wed., Nov. 22 and the Friday before Christmas (Dec. 22). Volunteer orientations are the first Saturday of each month, so mark Nov. 4 and Dec. 2 on your calendars. Call 213-629-1227 or visit losangelesmission.org. • • • The National Council of Jewish Women, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., needs volunteers for their annual clothing giveaway to help distribute 85,000 clothing items and children’s books Sun., Dec. 3, 6:45 to 10 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Help is also needed to sort clothes the day before the event Sat., Dec. 2, 8 a.m. to noon. Call 323-852-8515 or email

volunteer@ncjwla.org. • • • Project Angel Food, 922 Vine St., delivers meals all over Los Angeles to people with critical illness, and needs volunteers to help beginning Mon., Nov. 13. On Thanksgiving Day, volunteers are needed to help prepare meals beginning at 6 a.m. until about 10 a.m. They need volunteers to help with delivering meals beginning at 11 a.m. There are two volunteer shifts: 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Call 323-845-1816 or email volunteers@angelfood.org. • • • St. Vincent Meals on Wheels,

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2303 Miramar St., delivers hot meals to anyone in need and within the delivery area. Currently, the charity needs drivers and runners Mondays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to deliver meals and stop and visit with seniors through the holidays. Donations also are needed year-round. Call a week in advance to set up a time to volunteer. Another way to help is the fundraiser “Caviar Experience” at Petrossian in West Hollywood Sun., Dec. 3. Call Daryl Twerdahl, 213484-7476, or visit stvincentmow.org.

• • • Wilshire Boulevard Temple is doing its Big Give again this year at the Karsh Center, 3750 W. 6th St. Families in need can pick up a free ticket for a Thanksgiving dinner on Sundays Nov. 5 and 12, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sun., Nov. 19, 1,000 complete dinners-for-four will be given out from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. All are invited. There will be activities for kids, and a bloodmobile from 10 a.m. on. Or be a mensch and donate money; $25 pays for a complete Thanksgiving dinner for four. Call 424-208-8930, or visit wbtla.org/biggive.

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Longtime Hancock Park Resident Robert J. DeRosa, age 67, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2017 at Cedar Sinai Hospital with family at his side. He died after a valiant battle with cancer. He was the son of late John DeRosa and late Josephine DeRosa, brother of the late Richard DeRosa. He is survived by his uncle Theodore Ramos, six sisters, four nieces, seven nephews, two great nephews and numerous cousins, all from Massachusetts. Robert was born and raised in Massachusetts, but a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California. He was a natural Entrepreneur with a passion for fine cooking, clothing, vintage memorabilia and the finer things in life this earth had to offer. Robert was a life long mentor and role model to his nephews as well as to his siblings. He also loved his late dog “G” or, as he would call him, G-Dog! Robert’s (Bobby’s) wishes were to be cremated. His family will have a private ceremony to honor his memory and celebrate the everlasting imprint he made on each and every one of us. He was greatly loved by family and friends. Adv.

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