January 16, 2014 The Malibu Times A3

News Briefs Obituaries

Small fire extinguished in by the manufacturer to ensure people out of the deal in September 2013, cit- would know it was not real,” accord- ing prolonged construction delays. Beverley Jean Higgins Malibu Canyon Sunday ing to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s The Trancas Country Market shop- On Dec. 3, 2013, after a battle both buying and selling real estate Fire authorities extinguished a Department. ping center is owned by Paige and Bo with cancer, Beverley Jean Higgins and truly enjoyed working with both small brush fire in Malibu Canyon The group told authorities they Dubbert. Paige Dubbert is the daugh- passed away at her home surrounded her colleagues and her clients, most Sunday afternoon after dry conditions were filming a project for school but ter of Wal Mart heiress Laurie Walton. by family. of whom she befriended and repre- apparently sparked logs near Tapia had not alerted law enforcement, Beverley was born in Portland, sented for years.” Park, authorities said. The fire was obtained proper permitting or security Ore. on Sept. 8, 1932. Growing up, Beverley also enjoyed her daily small and was quickly extinguished. or posted signs to warn about filming Sheriffs arrest 16 at DUI her interests were singing and song- morning swim, rarely missing a day A Los Angeles County Fire in progress. checkpoint writing. For six years, starting at age for decades. She was a painter and Department arson unit investigated An unidentified 20-year-old male Sixteen people were arrested, 15, she worked at Portland radio longtime member of the Malibu Art the fire at about 2 p.m. Monday, con- film student from Valencia was taken including three for DUI, on Friday night station KEX where duties included Association. She worked in oils and cluding that a “warming fire” ignited a into custody and charged with remov- in Malibu at a DUI and driver’s license singing, doing commercials and free- often painted boats and seascapes. couple of logs, said Fire Captain Derek ing the fake gun’s safety tip, a misde- checkpoint. lancing whenever a female voice was Beverley’s love extended far Bart of Fire Station 65. meanor under state law. The checkpoint was staged on required. It was here that she met beyond her own children, and she In this particular instance, Bart said Pacific Coast Highway at John Tyler her first husband, Bob Amsberry. involved in the development of real embraced so many who grew up a warming fire is where logs appeared Drive and ran from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. Beverley and Bob had two property. They moved to Malibu in considering her their “other mom.” to warm in dry conditions and then Trancas owners name Saturday morning with 1,225 vehicles sons: Kelly and Kevin. Within a 1957 where she was actively work- She maintained those relationships caught on fire. The Malibu area has new grocer going through. One person was also few years, they moved to California ing with Ed in real estate in Malibu, for decades, up until the day she been under a Red Flag Warning due arrested for an unspecified felony, where Bob became one of the adult Topanga and the Valley. They had died. to extremely dry temperatures and one was arrested for driving under the Mouseketeers on Disney’s “Mickey two sons, Eddie and Matthew, and Beverley is survived by her sister low humidity recently, increasing the influence of a controlled substance, Mouse Club.” Beverley also wrote lived on Broad Beach Road. Diane; sons Kelly Higgins, Kevin chances of such fires. and five were arrested and sent to the lyrics to a song for Disney, “Smile Beverley became a licensed Amsberry Higgins, Ed Higgins and However, wind speeds were not court for driving without a license, and Face the Music.” Realtor in 1978 and worked for Fred Matt Higgins; eight grandchildren; high at the time of the fire, which lim- according to the Los Angeles County A few years later, Bob passed Sands, Merrill Lynch, Jon Douglas, nieces and nephews. ited its scope. Sheriff’s Department. away in a car accident. Pritchett Rapf and Coldwell Banker. In lieu of flowers, a donation “Had the winds been there it Beverley later met her second Family members said, “Beverley had may be made to Children’s Hospital would have been terrible,” Bart said. husband, Ed Higgins, who was a natural instinct and expertise for Los Angeles. Malibu and surrounding areas Residents report increase have seen little rainfall in the past two in coyote sightings years and are very dry due to the high As Malibu residents are reporting Byron Page winds and low humidity percentages. more coyote sightings, especially in Bart said the dryness has increased the Point Dume area, the city is advis- Former Malibu resident Byron and lasting friends. He returned to the normal potential for fires. ing residents to protect homes and Page passed away at the age of 71 Oregon to live. “This is one of the worst seasons After months of uncertainty and pets from potential attacks. on Jan. 6, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Missing the sun and warmth we’ve had on record,” Bart said. rumblings over what store would According to councilmember Page, who was born in of California, Page moved to Palm replace the old HOWS Market at the Laura Rosenthal, “[Coyotes] are actu- Tacoma, Wash. on June 11, 1942, Springs/Rancho Mirage for his Trancas Country Market in western ally coming up on people’s patios, was the son of Maxwell Page and last years. His constant compan- Student arrested in Malibu Malibu, center representatives have backyards, even when there are peo- Frieda Rehn. The family moved to ions for the past few years were his for using a fake gun confirmed the successor as Vintage ple around … I know with the drought, Astoria, Ore. in 1952. He is sur- dogs, John and London. What started out as a student Grocers, a new independent market. it’s getting worse for them and they’re vived by his brother, Colin Page of A memorial service will take movie project ended in an all-too-real Several banners went up on coming down from the mountains.” Portland, Ore. place in Malibu in February and a encounter with local law enforce- Wednesday displaying the new name The City of Malibu website pro- Page lived in Hollywood and celebration of life will take place in ment on Thursday when a student and center representative Scott Rozier vides some tips for keeping properties Malibu where he met many good Astoria in the spring. was arrested for removing the safety said he is hoping for a March 1 open- safe from coyotes: tip from a replica handgun during an ing, with possibly a soft opening ·Keep your cat or small dog unauthorized film shoot on Little Dume around Feb. 19. indoors at night or any other time when Deirdre Tichenor Brass Cowan Beach. Rozier had originally estimated a a coyote is known to be in the area. Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s deputies January opening but said he faced “a ·Accompany your small dog in a Deirdre “Derry” Tichenor Brass Championships in the 1960s. After responded to a call around 10:30 a.m. lot of delays during the holiday sea- well-lighted area at night for comfort Cowan died in her home on Dec. graduating from UCLA , she began last Thursday after witnesses reported son.” walks. 17, 2013, due to a recurrent brain her teaching career, finding her seeing a man pointing a handgun at a The banners detail services to be ·Walk your dog on a leash when- tumor. Her last moments were spent “home base” at Las Virgenes School female’s head in the Little Dume area. offered at the grocery store: brick oven ever you take it off of your property. in her Malibu home, surrounded District where she taught for nearly As California State Park rangers, pizza, sandwich bar, juice bar, hot buf- ·Confine poultry and rabbits in by family and friends: daughters, 40 years. county helicopters and Sheriff’s depu- fet and salad bar. covered enclosures constructed with Juliette Lerner and Laurie Campbell; For many years, her life ties searched the bluffs in the area, Rozier could not estimate how heavy mesh wire. Coyotes can break granddaughters Holly and Ashley; revolved around teaching and they ultimately came upon a group of many people Vintage Grocers would through ordinary chicken wire. brother Kevin Tichenor; adopted mentoring her students, ten- seven people, one of whom was film- employ, but a management team ·Keep all outdoor trash can lids family and neighbors Lori and John nis and her love of Malibu. Over ing a male pointing a gun at a female. should begin the hiring process in the securely fastened to trash containers. Armstrong and their daughters time, running, swimming and time “An examination of the realistic- next few weeks. ·Pick backyard fruit as soon as Amellia and Daisy; and friends Toni with her German shepherds were looking gun revealed it was a rep- Erewhon Natural Grocers had it ripens and keep rotten fruit off the Colvin and Jackie Gould. on April 17, 1938. She was a replaced with slower walks with lica handgun with the orange plug tip agreed in principle to occupy the for- ground. Derry was born in Santa Monica California beach girl and excelled her grandkids. Golf replaced ten- removed. The orange tip was installed mer HOWS space in 2012, but backed See News Briefs, page A8 to Frederick and Bridie Tichenor in tennis, winning several Junior See Tichenor, page A8

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