2023 | March | No. 34
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Spring ARrives on the Beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula
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outdoors 16 Spring is in the Air Flowers are blooming and local photographer Dianne Gowder shares her photos 18 Microgreens are a Big Deal Jonathan Ho explains the benefits of going small on a large scale
pv profiles 28 Coach Brian Edelman A community rallies behind a beloved PV High coach
20 Going Native Expert suggestions to help you landscape your own native plant garden
community+locale +GALLERIES 24 Chamber Orchestra 40th Anniversary Season Chamber Orchestra Celebrates 40th season, Famed Music Director Dr. Frances Steiner retires and welcomes Hector Salazar
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41 Campbelle Malicse This young dancer is ‘en pointe’ for a bright future
33 Rotary Club’s 42nd Annual Educator of the Year Presentation
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34 AAPI Art Show Mardi Gras on the Peninsula 35 New and Improved Panther Park 37 16th Annual Project Runway at PVHS Peninsula Seniors Bohannon Lecture
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30 Meet Laura Hughes Making an impact on education 31 PEF Looks to the Future With many enrichment programs, PEF broadens student horizons 32 Steven Ihde One of the recipients of the Rotary Club’s honor talks about his teaching experience
11 March Highlights Peninsula fun for everyone
43 Lisa Boyd Lisa Boyd bakes up a new warm Irish tradition, Soda Bread
pv pets 47 Meet Finn An adopted horse finds a new home and new friends
pv professional 44 Angela Dorsey Financial tips for women retiring in 2024 46 Greg Becker California Law and Trusts for Pets 2023 | March | PVMagazine | 09
Spring is in the air Photography by Dianne Gowder
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WIN ANYWAY A Community Rallies to Support a Beloved Coach During Tough Times Written by Melani Edels t e i n | P h o t o b y E r i k Jay
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Visit www.gofundme.com/f/believe-for-coach-brian or scan the QR code.
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Palos Verdes knows how to huddle around and support a loved one in need. This all-around amazing hamlet we call home is an extraordinary place to raise and educate children. We are surrounded by educators who teach, train, coach, tutor, support, and love our children. In return, this community takes care of its educators. All you must do is look at the headline for the GoFundMe fundraiser currently underway for PV Cagers and Palos Verdes High School Varsity Basketball Coach Brian Edelman. It says Believe for Coach Brian! The community rallied behind him in 2019 when he was diagnosed with colon cancer and now step up to help him handle the crushing burden of a new cancer diagnosis. Margarita Schweisberger, Edelman’s GoFundMe campaign organizer, writes “Running the high school program and coaching in the youth program, all while never missing a game; dealing with multiple intense side effects and profound fatigue; weathering the disappointments of not qualifying for clinical trial after clinical trial. Does this sound like a Stage IV cancer patient to you? “ That is how she described Edelman nearly four years ago. He beat that beast and continued coaching for the few following years. Today, the beloved 36-year-old basketball coach is back in aggressive treatment for stage IV colon cancer, fighting new tumors in his lungs, hip, and shoulder. Despite difficult battles, Edelman is hopeful and grateful for showing love. “Just as I was in 2019, I am amazed and touched by all of the support. It is truly incredible and inspiring,” he wrote on his GoFundMePage. Brian Edelman built the Palos Verdes High School and PV Cagers basketball programs into the successes they are today; he grew up in Palos Verdes and graduated from PV High School in 2005. He has played basketball on the hill his entire life and has coached all over the South Bay for over a decade. Between all the leagues and sports camps, he has made a positive impact, coaching, teaching, and influencing well over 10,000 Palos Verdes children. There is a magnet in the locker room at PV High that encapsulates Edelman’s attitude. It says Win Anyway, something Coach Brian strives for every day as a coach and especially as he fights his personal battle. Edelman believes that if you lose, you can still win. All you must be is the best you can be, every day. That’s winning. Please visit Coach Brian Edelman’s GoFundMe page to send him a message of support and read updates on his health condition.
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Celebrating The AAPI Community Through Art Show and Reception Photography by Marie C h a o “Celebrating the AAPI Community Through Art” held its second annual art show at the Peninsula Center Library foyer from Jan. 7, 2023, to Feb. 16, 2023. On January 21, an opening reception celebration was held, showcasing art made by the local AAPI community. The show aims to simultaneously celebrate the many diverse aspects of Asian culture and raise awareness about recent hate crimes against them. It is organized by artist Audrey Lin, a junior at Chadwick School. For information visit www. celebratingaapi.art.
“Happy Chinese New Year” by Aiwen Cheung Adele Liu looking at artwork
Audrey Lin standing in front of her artworks “Chopsticks-Incense” and “HOW TO BE MORE ASIAN”
“TEAM” by Xi Ren
People gather in the Peninsula Center Library Foyer to attend the opening reception and support the artists
Special guest Connie Chung Joe, CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice SoCal, speaking to those in attendance
Rebecca Cooney, Elizabeth Imende-Cooney, Opening reception participants get ready for the official program to begin and Annie Webster enjoying the artwork
Live music played by Bridge to Inspire members Sarah Arata, Aurora Wu, and Alia Yu
Mardi Gras Celebrated on the Peninsula February 21 was Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras was celebrated in a few homes on the Peninsula. Keeping up a long standing tradition, the Becker and Thomas families enjoyed jambalaya, Big Easy Wine and of course, a King Cake from Torrance Bakery (sorry Greg, we had to share the King Cake source).
Tiffany Becker, Jaime Thomas, Landon Becker, Colleen Thomas, Ian Thomas and Caroline Becker
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Ian and Colleen Thomas with Fess Parker Big Easy Wine
New & Improved Panther Park at 4th Annual Brett Mendoza Memorial Peninsula Panther Alumni Game On January 28 at 10am, Peninsula High School hosted the Grand Opening Ceremony of Panther Park. Panther Park is the new and improved home of the Peninsula Panthers Baseball Program. These renovations and upgrades were funded by the diligent fundraising efforts of the Peninsula players and the generosity of its baseball parents and families. The grand opening coincided with the 4th Annual Brett Mendoza Memorial Peninsula Panther Alumni Game. This game celebrates Pen’s incredible alumni while remembering a beloved alumni student and coach, Brett “Dozer” Mendoza. On hand to celebrate this special event Nick Green (Head Baseball Coach of Peninsula Panther Baseball), Frank Califano (Athletic Director, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School),Dr. Brent Kuykendall (Principal, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School), Eli Morgan (Pitcher, Cleveland Guardians) as well as many other local leaders and alumnae.
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