2022 | No.25
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SOUTHBAY AUTOCLUB Luxury on Four Wheels
PVGC Hosts LPGA Tour And the Winners Are…
2022 Student Photo Contest Winners
PV Heads to BeachLife Festival
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Editor’s Letter
Issue No. 25
Another month has passed and we have another great issue to share with you. We had the privilege of covering the very first LPGA tour event at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. What a fun weekend we had getting to meet the players as well as seeing lots of locals volunteering at the event or hosting golfers for the weekend at their homes! Thank you to everyone who shared their fun BeachLife photos. Shoutout to PV resident, Allen Sanford, for another great BeachLife Festival! We can’t wait for BeachLife Ranch September 16-18. I also met two young entrepreneurs this month, Spencer Alvin and Muhammad Rao, who invited us to their “car event” at La Venta. After seeing the number of cars and the work that went into putting together their event, I knew these two were motivated. It was a beautiful day and the cars were amazing! I was surprised to hear that my daughter Grace, who is a senior at PV High School, knows Spencer and he is also a senior at Peninsula High School. I feel honored to be able to share so many great stories with the community each month. I love meeting all of you and hope you will continue to send us your story ideas, from local business owners to young game changers to once-in-a-lifetime events!
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Kristin Borden Publisher, Managing Editor & Owner PV Publications Kristn Borden 310-940-1445 kristin.borden@palosverdesmagazine.com palosverdesmagazine.com Behind the scenes with Virginia Butler
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28 2022 Student Photo Contest Announcing the student winners of our annual photo contest
PV YOUTH 27 Honor Frisco This PVHS student definitely performs to his full potential
featured 17 Meet the Trotters This fun family enjoys life 22 SouthBay AutoClub Two young men get revved up about sharing their passion for high-end cars
community+locale +GALLERIES 12 LPGA Event at Palos Verdes Golf Club 19 Las Candalistas Fundraiser Buzzes 20 Peninsula Education Foundation’s Main Event 2022
33 20 Naomi Porter PV Junior Women’s Club Fundraiser Taking the lead in innovating education 21 33 Palos Verdes Pastoral Garden-to-Table Two South Bay Students Win at Dining Experience Robotics Championship Two South Bay Middle School teams win Robotics Championship
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35 Torrance Memorial Foundation 35 Sunday by the Sea Food & Wine Tasting Gala 36 Beachlife Festival
43 summer camp guidE 30 Camps for Kids A helpful guide so your kids can get the most out of summer
pv calendar 26 Summer Concert Series There’s music all over the community to get into the rhythm of summer
PV palate 41 The Art of Cooking Lisa Boyd demonstrates yummy meals at Great American Seafood Company
43 RPV Hidden Jewels Spotlighting some of the things that make RPV so unique
PV Professional 45 Incapacity Planning Greg Becker explains this important step for estate planning
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The Palos Verdes Championship Palos Verdes Golf Club LPGA Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, breaking a tie with a two-putt birdie on par-5 on the 16th and parring the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over jin young Ko. This was the first time ever the club hosted an LPGA tour event. Community members came out in full force to support the tournament. From volunteering at the event to hosting golfers and caddies in their homes, residents came out to support this inaugural event at PVGC.
David Klein (President of PVGC) and Victoria A Lozzi (Mayor of PVE)
LPGA golfer Lexi Thompson signing autographs
Les and Virginia Butler inside the Golf Channel production trailer
Cindy Percz volunteering in the Media Center
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Judith Gassner and Song Klein
Tate Ballard volunteering
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Happy volunteers taking a break inside the Member Tent
Holden and Jacqui Withers
Behind the scenes
Song and Dave Klein (President of PVGC)
Ann Harder volunteering “inside the ropes”
Jim Gormley caddying for Alex Lee
Marina Alex, winner of the Palos Verdes Championship Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Crew from PV High’s Live from 205
LPGA golfer, Muni He
Several Palos Verdes Golf Club Members hosted players and caddies at their homes during the tournament. Barbara and Chris Riegel hosted Frida Kinhult at their home. Frida rose to World Amateur Golf #1 in june 2019 and won the 2020 Symetra Tour Championship to graduate to the LPGA tour. The Riegel family enjoyed having Frida at their home!
Brigette and Mindy Gormley with Chris and Holly Corman
Dave Babros, Carrie Miller, Lisa Babros and Uni Mayesh
Fin Wanke, Max Kaplan and Dane McKay
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Dr. John H. Trotter, in addition to running his orthodontics practice in Redondo Beach, resides in Valmonte with his wife Irene and his two children Zack and Ben. We talked to Dr. Trotter to get to know the Trotter family. What are five words that describe your family when you are all together? When together, we’re a lot. What does your family like to do on the weekends? On the weekends we enjoy being outside— surfing, biking, tennis, pickleball, working out and enjoying time with friends. What are a few things your neighbors might not know about your family? Our older son Zack just graduated from Loyola Marymount law school, he is currently studying to take the bar. Ben just finished his first year at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he is double majoring in biology and Spanish. Along with helping out at Trotter Orthodontics, Irene is also a part-time dental hygienist in an office in Malaga Cove Plaza.
Zack, Irene, John, and Ben Trotter
What inspires you? We are inspired by the varied groups of friends we have enjoyed over the years. What is your favorite spot in Palos Verdes? Does the Red Onion count as a favorite spot in Palos Verdes? Ha-ha! What is a fun fact about your family? The four of us have an ongoing Euchre competition. Yes, Ben and Irene continue to dominate the “competition.”
Celebrating Zack’s graduation
The Trotter family at Lake Como
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Las Candalistas Fundraiser Creates a Buzz on the importance of Bees 250 guests enjoyed the stunning views at Catalina View Gardens at the recent Las Candalistas Fundraising event. The Event theme was ‘The Secret Life of Bees’. Guests enjoyed guest speaker Alysa Quitoriano from Sunny Bee, talk about the importance of bees and how we can encourage them into our gardens. Chef Dora served a delicious lunch, and guests enjoyed Catalina View Gardens wine served at the ‘Hive Bar’. The event was buzzing with local vendors, boutique and baked goods created by Las Candalistas members. The Silent Auction was busy with over 45 prizes and guests made a bee line for the infamous ‘Found Treasures.’ Las Candalistas have been raising money for local charities for over 50 years and this year 18 local charities will receive money from them. Their top three charities, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 1736 Family Crisis Center and Communities Child will receive the lion share of funds from this year. For more information go to their website www.lascandalistas.org
Event Chairs, left to right Cathy Howard, Lisa Nesicolaci and Lori Mino
Las Candalistas President Karen Stockbridge left and Chairman Of The Board of Directors Laura Webb
Cheryl Deppe and Joan Sedillo
Back row L to R: Nick Sampson, Monika Bauer, Karen Stockbridge, Laura HensonBroussard, Cheryl Deppe, Front L to R: Cindy Macfarlane, Debbie Sampson, Bob Almeida, Irene Almeida, Greg Broussard, Kurt Stockbridge, Shay Redmond and Janis Davis
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PV Community Supports Students through Peninsula education Foundation’s Main event 2022 Peninsula Education Foundation (PEF), which has supported PVPuSD students for over 40 years, held its annual fundraiser at Terranea Resort on April 22. The Main Event raised funds toward PEF’s annual pledge to all 17 public schools to support vital programs and teaching positions throughout the district. Parents, alumni families, business partners and real estate professionals gathered at the fundraiser to contribute a record-high amount. The Main Event included a
PEF honored three community members who have given consistently to PEF for over 40 years. Scott Gregerson, Jacky Glass, Jeralyn Glass, Robin Haney
The band Super Diamond had everyone dancing.
It was an especially exciting night to have the Lexus car winner in the audience
Honoree Chuck Miller has awarded PEF Chuck Miller grants to teachers and was a past PEF Trustee and school principal here in PV, and Kris Gibello
silent auction, a performance from Super Diamond and an auctioned off Lexus vehicle. PEF hosted a wine gathering in February to collect donated wines and spirits to be part of the pre-event online auction and the silent auction at the event. PEF invites every PV resident, school family, graduated or otherwise to join in keeping education strengthened by making a gift to the foundation. For more information regarding events and donations, please visit www.pvpef.org.
David Weitzel, managing director of First Republic Bank and corporate sponsor, and Cyn Weitzel
Trish and Edward Barrios, long time PEF Real Estate Honor Roll supporters
Jen Mentessana shown with TC of Jaguar corporate sponsor, Jaguar Land Rover South Bay
Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club Groovy Fundraiser Platforms and butterfly collars were back in fashion for the Palos Verdes junior Women’s Club (PV jrs.) annual spring fundraiser “Saturday Night Fever” at the Palos Verdes Golf Club April 8, 2022. After putting the event on hold for two years, an evening of roller skaters, disco music, and dance performances delighted everyone in
Laura Robinson with roller skating dancers
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attendance. An online silent auction preceded the event capped off by a fabulous live auction and games while guests enjoyed a beautiful dinner. It was a disco inferno! PV jrs. is a women’s social and philanthropic group that raises funds for South Bay charities to benefit women and children in crisis.
Past presidents Eunice Sheng, Mary Kelliny, Nadia Elgrably McMahon, Dora De La Rosa, Susan Sandler, Julie Douglass, Maura Mizuguchi
Elizabeth Beshear, Sangita Mody, Alla Kerker, and Kathrin Kim
Celebrating Butterflies, Birds and other Pollinators at the 2022 Palos Verdes Pastoral Garden-to-Table Dining experience
Photos by Erik Jay (exce p t f o r s ea f o o d d i s h p h o t o b y L o ri S t o ko e
Hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy in partnership with Terranea Resort, the “Palos Verdes Pastoral: Garden-to-Table Dining Experience” was held Sunday, May 1, 2022. This year Pastoral highlighted the importance of butterflies, birds and other pollinators and the ways in which we can help to reverse the dramatic decline in populations by creating new places with native plants and wildflowers and restoring others that will enable them to survive. Terranea Resort Chef Andrew Vaughan created the event’s garden-to-table menu using the local Santa Monica Seafood sustainable Pacifico Sea Bass, Eel River organic Grass-fed beef, Weiser Farm and the freshest ingredients and flavors to create delicious and thoughtful Low Carbon Footprint courses paired with an inspired selection of wines from Cambria Estates, Dauo and Catalina View Gardens. The meal also celebrated the debt we owe to
Santa Monica Seafood Pacifico Sea Bass
nature for the food cycle, featuring seasonal local resources that Terranea and surrounding areas have to offer such as fresh herbs, honey, salts, vegetables and fruits. Honest Abe Cider House & Meadery provided samples, Sustainable Gardens Palos Verdes created a beautify display of local blooming plants, flowers and produce needed by pollinators and Honey Girl Grows presented a hive and honey education display for guests to enjoy. Pastoral is a truly memorable garden-to-table experience that embraces the timeless beauty and taste of the Peninsula. “The intimate setting dining al fresco on the Catalina Terrance Lawn on a flower and ocean scented Spring evening is the perfect location to offer a rich experience for guests, one that fosters meaningful conversation over a meal celebrating nature,” says Conservancy Executive Director Adrienne Mohan.
Silver and Sage Steward (center), sponsor William Hadley (right) enjoying the reception
Executive Director Adrienne Mohan announces a new opportunity to save 96 acres of land as a wildlife corrider on the Peninsula.
Stephanie Seitz, Becky Cicoria and Silver and Sage Steward Sponsor Becky Cool
President Ralph Grippo describes Terranea’s pleasure to help present such an important evening in support of the Peninsula’s rare coastal lands
Event Chair Diana Heffernan-Schrader makes the welcoming toast with the signature cocktail
Guests Sharon Ryan, Ann and David Buxton and Diane and Jim Staes
Board President Rob Kautz thanks the guests for their commitment to preserving the unique biodiversity and natural beauty of the Palos Verdes Peninsula
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PV Entrepreneurs
SouthBay AutoClub
Spencer Alvin & Muhammad Rao Racing Toward Success at a Young Age Written By Mel a n i M o ro s e E d e l s t e i n | P h o t o g ra p h ed b y E r i k Jay
Growing up in Palos Verdes, Spencer Alvin had a passing interest in cars. The Palos Verdes Peninsula High School senior and founder of the exclusive car event company SouthBay AutoClub, loved going to local cars and coffee events to check out the cool vehicles. Alvin did not have wheels of his own or any significant family connections to the car world at that time. What he did have and what he’s always had was an entrepreneurial spirit and drive and to create his own business. Spencer says that he created a group chat with friends, arranged some meets with small groups and used Instagram. He had about ten cars at the beginning, BMWs, Mercedes’ Alpha Romeos’ and we even had two Mclarens show up. “After the first event,we did four more and then on the fourth one we added more supercars to it and it was great. Super successful,” Alvin says. It was at that point that he decided to bring on his partner, Muhammad Rao. Rao is a 20-year-old student at Loyola Marymount University and an outstanding like-minded business partner. The company now has a sleek website and Instagram page and they are growing their following. With so many sold-out events to their name, they’re also growing their exclusivity. “Mo was a friend of my brother’s and he was coming out to the meets, so it seemed like a good idea. Right after that we did a supercar event and it was during COVID but it was great. Neither one of us genuinely had any car history or any connections in the car world but I know how to network and that’s been the key to success,” Alvin explains. The SouthBay AutoClub is one of the most exclusive car event companies in Southern California and the only one based on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. By bringing together car enthusiasts and the right people,, Alvin says the company is able to host incredible events all year long. “When I first created this business I wasn’t sure how it would work. It was based on cars and coffees at first we would gather then we would all drive to another destination. Now it’s more of a high-end private curated event by invitation only. The 2022 opening event at La Venta Inn
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Muhammad Rao and Spencer Alvin
—Spencer Alvin
featured supercars and hypercars set amongst a beautiful view and location with brunch, drinks, art and watches on display, with exclusive gifts for all members. “For each event, depending upon the venue, we select very specific cars to participate. At the La Venta event we had 55 cars scheduled and ended up squeezing in 62 cars and around 200 people total,” says Alvin proudly. “We have been able to build relationships with our members so they pay to attend each event and they know the value and the exclusiveness that we bring and I think that’s what is attractive.” The SouthBay AutoClub boasts a very unique and limited list of members, and cars that are hand-selected for each event. “We only host events with the rarest of the rare supercars, and we invite them to participate,” Alvin says. Alvin and Rao work hard to keep growing their business and they are grateful. “I have always loved business,” Alvin says. “I used to make lemonade stands and thought a lot about being an entrepreneur but I never thought or imagined this. The opportunities I have had have been truly amazing. Honestly, I started with nothing I was always a passenger, and it was always so cool to be around this community,” Now 18-year-old Alvin and 20-year-old Rao and their SouthBay AutoClub are in the driver’s seat, decidedly racing towards success and the next supercar rally at top speed.
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PV Entrepreneurs
“In 2019 I started taking photos at these coffee and car events. Then I started posting pictures to my Instagram page. I have always had an entrepreneurial mind and I decided I wanted to create my own events.”
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Summer Concerts around the Peninsula JUNE
Friday, June 3 | 6:30 p.m.
Cabaret Jazz Summer Picnic Series at the Palos Verdes Performing Arts Outdoor Pavilion Amphitheater presents Cornet Chop Suey. Cornet Chop Suey includes seven multi-talented musicians providing electrifying performances of instrumental and vocal jazz. Patrons will be able to bring a picnic dinner and sit at assigned tables. Tickets cost $82 at www.palosverdesperformingarts.com/.
Saturday and Sunday June 11 - June 12 | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
PV Street Fair and Music Festival is BACK! Don’t miss the fun, shopping and entertainment at the 34th Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival, hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. FREE live entertainment as tribute bands will again bring back sounds of pop, jazz and rock, blues and Motown, 60’s through current and more! Parking and admission are FREE. Visit palosverdeschamber.com/pv-street-fair.
Sunday, June 26 | 5:30 p.m.
The Neighborhood Church presents Richard Smith as part of the Summer Sunday Sounds concert series! These free concerts take place over the summer months and are open to everyone! Bring your own picnic at 5:30 before the show starts at 6:30. From Bach to Beatles and barn-burners to ballads, audiences delight when world-renowned fingerstyle guitarist Richard Smith cuts loose. His incredible stylistic wealth is founded in a lifelong love for music. Visit www.ncpve.org/.
JULY
Sunday, July 9 | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Head to Ernie Howlett park for Concert in the Park with PV Symphonic Band. The ensemble provides a wide range of musical programming, including ever popular marches and lighter pieces during the summer, traditional transcriptions of the works of the masters and pieces written specifically for concert band. Admission is free.
July 17 | 5:30 p.m.
The Neighborhood Church presents Webster’s Unabridged Big Band as part of the Summer Sunday Sounds concert series! These free concerts take place over the summer months and are open to everyone! Bring your own picnic at 5:30 before the show starts at 6:30. Back by popular demand is Webster’s Unabridged Big Band. They bring nostalgic sounds from big band music, to swing and rock and roll. Visit www.ncpve.org/.
Friday, July 29 | 6:30 p.m.
Cabaret Jazz Summer Picnic Series at the Palos Verdes Performing Arts Outdoor Pavilion Amphitheater presents Tony Guerrero Quintet featuring Lia Booth. The jazz group’s brilliant original compositions and artful original arrangements of standards from the Great American Songbook have a rare cross-generational appeal. Patrons will be able to bring a picnic dinner and sit at assigned tables. Tickets cost $82 at www.palosverdesperformingarts.com/.
Saturday, July 30 | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The City of RPV presents a free concert in the park at the Rancho Palos Verdes Civic Center with activities for the whole family. Food trucks, fun live music and more! For performance information, visit www.rpvca.gov/parks.
AUGUST
Sunday, August 21 | 5:30 p.m.
The Neighborhood Church presents Camila Lima as part of the Summer Sunday Sounds concert series! These free concerts take place over the summer months and are open to everyone! Bring your own picnic at 5:30 before the show starts at 6:30. The final concert of the summer features Camila Lima, a talented American/Argentinean soprano, accompanied by pianist and composer Ruy Folguera. Camila made her debut as Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata in Spain and since then has starred in several operas and zarzuelas in Europe and the United States. Visit www.ncpve.org/.
Saturday, August 27 | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The City of RPV presents a free concert in the park at the Rancho Palos Verdes Civic Center with activities for the whole family. Food trucks, fun live music and more! For performance information, visit www.rpvca.gov/parks.
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PV youth
HONOR FRISCO Has earned his many accolades Written by Sara A t a s h i
Honor Frisco, a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, has accomplished many musical feats in his 17 years. Honor began piano lessons just before turning five years old and picked up violin a year later. Throughout elementary school, Honor developed his piano skills, participating in a number of regional and state level competitions at which he received top awards each time. Honor joined his school’s string ensemble in the fourth grade, which is when he honed in on his violin interests as he enjoyed being part of a team to make music. In middle school, Honor studied both piano and violin at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and became concertmaster of their string ensemble. While practicing these instruments, he still managed to keep high marks in school all three years. Honor has also continued to advance his musical education by earning top honors in many competitions. In the summer of 2021, Honor was selected among outstanding instrumentalists nationwide to represent Southern California as a member of Carnegie Hall’s National youth ensemble, NYO2. Last December, he made his Carnegie Hall solo debut performing both piano and violin in the Weill Recital Hall. He was invited back for the summer of 2022 to perform a violin solo in a Summer Gala event on Carnegie Hall’s main stage. Honor will also be performing as a soloist at Disney Hall this summer. In addition to these achievements, Honor was recently awarded From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship, which gives outstanding young musicians the unique opportunity to share their performances and perspectives with a large national radio and digital audience. His violin performance and interview were featured on NPR’s From the Top broadcast in March. Episode 412
Honor Frisco with Daniel Doctor, music director/conductor, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Orchestra, May 2022
Honor Frisco with Hollywood composer/conductor Mr. Nathan Wang on the set of his LA Opera production “On Gold Mountain”, May 2022
can be listened to at this link: https://fromthetop. org/show/show-412/. Honor is the first performer in this episode and is accompanied on piano with the show’s host. On top of his NPR appearance and his upcoming performances, Honor is currently rehearsing with the LA Opera Orchestra for the production of On Gold Mountain, which will take place in the Chinese Garden at The Huntington in May. Honor was selected to play alongside the LA Opera Orchestra, along with other student musicians, by composer and conductor Mr. Nathan Wang. For more information about the opera, visit https://www.laopera.org/ performances/2122-season-page/on-gold-mountain/. The Frisco family is well acclimated to the musical world now, as Honor’s 13-year-old sister Chloe is a cello player who learned from Stan Sharp. Honor and Chloe Frisco are names to look out for in the piano, violin and cello arenas. Honor would like to thankall his local music teachers that taught him so much and gave him incredible support over the years including: Daniel Doctor, Gail Gerding-Mellert, Dr. Linda Govel, Esther Keel, Joseph Keel, Chauntelle O’Loughlin , Yutong Sharp, Elmer Su, and John Wang.
Honor Frisco with From the Top host and pianist, Peter Dugan, March 2022 Photo Credit: From the Top
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And the Winners of PV Magazine’s 2022 Photography Contest Are… Congratulations to the winners of our 2022 High School Student Photography Contest. This year our theme was “The Wild Side of the Peninsula.” We asked students to send us photos of wildlife found on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with a brief description about the photo.
First Place, $150 Visa Gift Card: Morning Snack Sydney Iravanchy Peninsula High School, 10th Grade
The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is known for its intelligence and migration to different parts of the world under extreme climates. This photo was taken near city hall on the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve trail. The photo was difficult to take as the slightest movements had the bird flying away and out of shot, I was lucky enough to catch this photo and later realized that the bird was carrying a seed in its beak.
Second Place, $75 Visa Gift Card: PVP Fence Lizard Matthew Setlich Peninsula High School, 12th Grade
Lizards are everywhere, but have you really looked at them closely? Once I started taking photographs in Palos Verdes, I realized how much detail and texture so many things we see everyday had. Even the smallest creatures express so much character. Next time you go for a walk along the trails, stop and look closely at the little things around you and not just the big picture. Lizards camouflage within their surroundings, yet when spotted leave an impression
Third Place, $50 Visa Gift Card: Curiosity Lauren Eades Palos Verdes High School, 10th Grade
My image depicts the striped shore crab, also known as the Pachygrapsus crassipes, which I found in a tide pool along the coast near Trump Golf Course. This little red and green crab was resting in a small tide pool when he peered out of the water to watch me take his photo. I feel that many automatically think of the peacocks and birds that grace our hill but I wished to capture a major part of our animal population that is often overlooked, the smaller sealife.
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Best Landscape: Evening Journey
Nicholas Kouzmanoff Palos Verdes High School, 9th Grade I took this photo while down at Bluff Cove. It shows a wave splashing against a rock and a bird in the background.
Best Peacock: King Peacock
Sean Rizzo Palos Verdes High School, 9th Grade Peacocks are the royalty birds of Palos Verdes. I think that they are very pretty!
Honorable Mentions..
Hidden Beauty
Elizabeth Lau Peninsula High School 9th Grade
Billy
Braden Coli Palos Verdes High School 10th Grade
Little Sneaky Squirrel
Amalie Ounanian Palos Verdes High School 9th Grade
The photos were judged blindly by: Megan Mickael, Photographer and Owner of Studio 347 Gallery in San Pedro Meganmickaelimages.com Erik Jay, Featured photographer of the book, Palos Verdes, The Great Peninsula erikjay.com Amber Beccera, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Mammal Care Center marinemammalcare.org PV Magazine would like to thank everyone who submitted photos to this year’s contest as well as the photography teachers who supported the contest, James Stiles, Peninsula High School and Kristy Jiminez, Palos Verdes High School.
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Since 1995, Peninsula Bay Cities (PBC) Day Camp has offered a variety of ACA Accredited camp programs with fun-based activities and enriching instruction for ages 4-14. PBC Day Camp is located at Rolling Hills Preparatory School (located on Palos Verdes Drive North, near Western Ave). Rolling Hills Prep is a beautiful 20-acre campus with spacious outdoor grass fields, basketball and tennis courts, plenty of space to enjoy the outdoors and, of course, play the ever popular…GAGA Ball! There are 8-weeks of Day Camp programs. Campers may choose their weeks and mix programs for unlimited summer fun!
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Join us for the Sierra Sleep-Away, a beautiful lakefront setting that is a paradise for outdoor living. The pine-covered shores of Bass Lake have been our home in the Sierras since 1970. Experience and learn waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding (SUP). In addition to the many activities, campers enjoy visiting nearby Yosemite National Park, Red Rock Falls and the waterslide rock at Falls Beach. Exciting off-site adventures combine with camp favorite activities and special events such as camp dinner themes and the ever-favorite Camp Wide Games! Camp is more than fun and adventure, it is a place where campers learn and grow. Get unplugged and get into nature!
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TENNISPOWER CAMP was designed to give serious athletes a platform to develop their talent and reach their goals through a fun yet challenging tennis camp environment. Players of all ages will be exposed to the TennisPower Training System developed by Oliver Messerli which impacts players from the mental side of the game, to technical development, to physical and strategic training. The goal is to move better, become more consistent and match tough, and reach the next level of tennis.
DISCOVERY CAMP is designed to engage kids ages 4–10 through targeted elements of enrichment. Ignite creativity with new themed art lessons every week and learn the essential fundamentals of tennis. Develop positive physical and social interaction through fun crafts and sports activities. The goal is to combine creativity and learn to play tennis for the love of the game.
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A LIFE WELL LIVED. A LIFE WELL EARNED. Since 1998, Belmont Village has safely delivered an unparalleled senior living experience for thousands of families. Collaborations with experts from the nation’s top healthcare institutions and universities, including UCLA and USC, have established our national leadership in demonstrably effective cognitive health and wellness programs. Combining the highest levels of hospitality and care, our communities make life worth living.
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Taking the Lead in innovating education Written by Sara Atashi
In 2019, Naomi Porter founded Entrepreyouership, a 501(c)3, to address educational equity and remove barriers to learning about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Naomi oversees a team of over 200 people, whose average age is 16, who work in over 42 countries to host events, start-up funding competitions, financial book clubs and implement their curriculum. Locally, Naomi serves on the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, School Site Council and the PVPuSD Superintendent’s Roundtable. Regionally, Naomi is serving as a student advisor to the Los Angeles County office of Education. Naomi was recently appointed by Governor Newsom to serve as a Student Board Member on the State Board of Education for the 2022-23 school year. Naomi is an Ashoka young Changemaker, Ted Talk Speaker, Gold Award Girl Scout and Eagle Scout. She has been noted as a top innovator in her field by Forbes, Wharton, Business Insider, Prudential and yahoo News.
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Two South Bay Middle School Teams Win Division Champions at Vex Robotics World Championships Rolling Robots Teams Won 2 out of 7 Middle School Divisions Two Rolling Robots Middle School Robotics Teams won Division Champions at the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship at Dallas, Texas, presented by Northrop Grumman Foundation and the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, brought over 3,000 teams from 36 nations together to celebrate STEM excellence. There were a total of 7 divisions at VEX Worlds and more than 500 middle school teams. Rolling Robots Middle School Teams 7700K and 7700P won the Division Champions in their divisions. They are students in Grade 6 to 8 from several middle schools on the Peninsula and around the South Bay. In total, 9 Rolling Robots’ middle school teams qualified for the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship this year. Students worked on designing, building, coding their robots in weekly meets and competed in local and state tournaments to earn the spot at VEX Worlds. “The experience of attending the VEX Worlds has definitely motivated our students to do more in the new season,” says Bing jang, owner of Rolling Robots.
Team 7700K members are: Ashley Wills, Noah Kim. Ridgecrest Intermediate School Daniel Hong, Palos Verdes Intermediate School Chris Campbell, Kyle Chu , Thomas Wang , Rolling Hills Country Day School
Team 7700P members are: Abby Chiang, Ridgecrest Intermediate School Matthew Rosenbaum, Chadwick School Ryan Bacura, Manhattan Beach Middle School Sarah Arata, Palos Verdes Intermediate School Sean Pellicciarini, Homeschool Natalie Longfellow, California Virtual Academy
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Torrance Memorial Foundation Board Scores Funds to Care for Many
on May 6, at an annual meeting, the Foundation Board at Torrance Memorial allocated over $15M to the Medical Center. The funds support the many programs and innovative treatments bringing exceptional care to the South Bay community. Thank you to the many donors who made this possible by generously giving throughout the year. Top of staircase to bottom L to R : Sam Sheth, Song Klein, Ann Zimmerman, Nadine Bobit, Jack Baker, Mark Lurie, MD, Laurie McCarthy, Joseph Holm, David McKinnie, Alan Goldstein, Eric Nakkim, MD, Phil Pavesi, Christy Abraham, Heidi Hoffman, MD, Connie Lai, Greg Geiger, Harv Daniels, Steven Spierer, Richard Lucy, Richard Rounsavelle, Paul Giuliano, Rick Higgins
SUNDAY BY THe SeA Food & Wine Tasting Gala Sunday by the Sea, Food and Wine Tasting Gala was held on Sunday, May 1st, proceeds supporting compassionate care of more than 4,000 patients and families served annually by Providence TrinityCare Hospice and Palliative Care programs and services. All the guests enjoyed entertainment, fabulous auction items, sample exquisite cuisine created by local chefs, savor fine wines, and craft beers from local artisanal breweries, all while overlooking beautiful Lunada Bay from the gorgeous private villa along the bluffs of Palos Verdes. TrinityCare offers and provides in-home hospice and palliative care to children and adults with life-limiting
illness and their families with a team including a physician, nurse, social worker, non-denominational chaplain, home health aide and trained volunteers that are available 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. In doing so we will strengthen the family support network and coordination of care, outline a clearly defined care-giving system with access to clinical interventions 24 hours-a-day, prevent unnecessary and costly emergency room visits, and reduce the chance of infection associated with hospital stays. We are the only pediatric hospice in Los Angeles and orange Counties.
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Lisa Boyd’s Art of cooking at the great american seafood company Community members from Palos Verdes and San Pedro came together to learn the art of cooking from Lisa Boyd, while enjoying delicious fish and hearing about new techniques and recipes at The Great American Seafood Market in Golden Cove Plaza. Attendees taste-tested two incredible fish dishes previously published in PV Magazine by Lisa Boyd: Citrus Teriyaki Salmon and Fish Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa. This event was originally scheduled for April 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed it until this May. We hope this is the first of many fun and informative cooking events to come!
MANGO AVOCADO SALSA
Fish recipes in previous issues and at palosverdesmagazine.com/halibut-fish-taco-recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup small diced fresh mango ¼ cup minced red onion ¼ cup rinsed and drained black beans 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tbl minced jalapeno 1 tbl chopped parsley 1 cup diced avocado 2-3 limes, zested and juiced 3 tbl fresh lime juice 1 tbl olive oil ½ tsp Kosher salt ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper Directions: 1. Place mango, onion, garlic, and jalapeno in a bowl. Set aside. 2. Emulsify 1 tsp lime zest, 3 tbl lime juice and 1 tbl olive oil in small bowl. Add diced avocados and toss. 3. Add seasoned avocados and remaining juices to other ingredients. Toss to combine. 4. Serve on top of fish and store extra covered in the refrigerator. Lisa Boyd – Baker Boyd’s Batch Cooking Classes – Recipes – Baked Goods Follow on Instagram: @BakerBoydsBatch Latest info and classes: www.bakerboydsbatch.com Contact: bakerboydsbatch@gmail.com
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DANA GRAHAM — TOP 1% IN THE NATION
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As Rancho Palos Verdes’s 50th Anniversary Celebration gets set to launch in September, PV Magazine is looking back at some of the city’s lesser-known still impressive hidden enthrallment. Rancho Palos Verdes takes up 13.7 square miles of the Peninsula, from the city’s breathtaking coastline to deep into the canyons. Boasting locations unmatched anywhere else in the United States, it’s not a surprise that RPV is a popular location for many movies and television shows. RPV COASTAL TRAIL Hike the Rancho Palos Verdes Coastal Trail lined with coastal sage and cacti, and you’re walking through history. MTV used the area to film the MTV Beach House. FOX filmed scenes from The O.C in the surrounding area. Dunkirk and Disney films were photographed here. RPV LOCKUP A prison in RPV? It may seem hard to fathom today, especially when looking at all the development on the Peninsula. Still, local lore says there was once a prison where the Peninsula Center now stands, according to 65 year Palos Verdes resident and local realtor Dana Graham, who witnessed it in action. “I’m not sure when it opened, but there was an honor farm until about the mid-’50′s, roughly where Bristol Farms and CVS Drugs are now, and the prisoners worked on the extension of Crenshaw Blvd.” Back before the Portuguese Bend landslide closed the roads, drivers heading up the brand new Silver Spur Road could curve all the way around and up to Crest Road and then make a left and curve down behind the gates to quickly get to Portuguese Bend.
sacred cove RPV is known for hiking trails with breathtaking views of the Pacific. What some people might not know is that the city boasts incredible hidden secret caves and coves. Abalone Cove Shoreline Park is located on a stunning scenic stretch of coast and features a state ecological preserve that protects animals and marine life. It’s also home to the Sacred Cove. This super deep-water cove is hidden between Portuguese Point and Inspiration Point and is not easy to access. A long trail from the parking lot on the bluff provides access to Abalone Cove Beach but to get to Sacred Cove beach, you have to locate one of the two trails along Palos Verdes Drive South, between Inspiration and Portuguese Points, and walk to the end. Visitors who don’t want to hike down the steep cliffside can stop at the top and check views of the other nearby secret coves and caves and watch migrating whales and the magical Pacific Ocean. CITY HALL MISSILE BASE When the city of Rancho Palos Verdes was incorporated in 1972 and officials searched for a City Hall location, the old barracks at the Nike Missile Base became the perfect choice. The two-story buildings that house the city’s offices once served as the military barracks for the surface-to-air missile launch site. The Nike Missile Base, built during the cold war, was intended to shoot down incoming bombers. Once the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM,) a missile primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery, was developed, the Nike Missile became obsolete along with the bases which once dotted the California coastline.
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Common reasons new clients seek out my services include distribution of assets to beneficiaries, probate avoidance and maximization of federal estate tax savings. Incapacity planning is often overlooked even though it is an extremely important part of an overall estate plan. Powers of Attorney for Business and Health along with a Living Trust are central components of a plan that addresses incapacity. These documents nominate successors and empower them to handle affairs pursuant to the guidelines set forth in the documents during times of diminishing capacity, temporary incapacity and incapacity. When issues arise relating to real estate, retirement accounts, health care insurance, utility bills and bank accounts, to name a few, the estate plan documents are invaluable. What happens when there is no plan and financial or health issues affect one that is substantially
unable to manage their affairs? Conservatorships through the probate court may be required to obtain powers to manage the affairs of the incapacitated. These proceedings are extremely timeconsuming, expensive and can continue through death. Without the proceedings, the threat of undue influence, fraud and mismanagement becomes more and more prevalent. Most of my clients do not just pass away. As they grow older, their capacity diminishes and management of one’s affairs becomes more and more challenging. The ones that have estate plans are generally in a much better position than those who have not planned properly. With a well thought out plan that includes a living trust, powers of attorney for business & health as well as a review of assets, vesting and beneficiary designations, we can typically avoid major issues that negatively impact those without estate plans.
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