In This Issue
Kiosk
The count of the monarchs
as of 2/10/15 is 6,700.
Check the Museum website
for more information:
http://www.pgmuseum.org/
monarchs#monarchcount
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Fri. Feb. 13
Eva Lothar hosting
Film screening “Street of the
Sardine” - Free
At Steinbeck: Art of Fiction
exhibit in the American Tin
Cannery
125 Ocean View Blvd Ste 201 PG
Wine reception following.
•
Sat. Feb. 14
County Champion - Page 3
Pacific Grove’s
Clean Ft. Ord with
Return of the Natives
Follow the Signs from Imjin Rd,
and Reservation Rd, in Marina
or take the Lightfighter exit off
Hwy. 1
831-582-3686
•
Sat. Feb. 14
Night Owl: the Science of
Seduction
7-11 PM
PG Museum
18+ Only
$15 General/$10 Members
•
Thurs. Feb. 19
Feb. 13-19, 2015
The long-awaited/much debated ban on
plastic bags in retail establishments in Pacific
Grove will go into effect on March 1, 2015.
The ban:
25 Annual Great Taste of PG
The Inn at Spanish Bay
4PM – 7PM
$50 in advance, $55 February 1
and at the door
www.supportpgpride.com
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Wed. Feb. 25
Dine Out with Friends
Benefit Friends of the Library
Dine at Victorian Corner
Restaurant
541 Lighthouse and a percent
will go to the Library
Gentrain Lecture
Prehistory of the Monterey
Peninsula
MPC Lecture Forum 103
Free/Paid Parking
•
Sat. March 7
First Saturday Book Sale
PG Public Library
•
Wed. March 11
Night at the Movies
10% will go to Friends of the
Library if you tell them you’re a
friend
For more live music events
try www.kikiwow.com
Inside
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6
Animal Tales
& Other Random Thoughts................. 7
Cartoon.............................................. 2
Cop Log.............................................. 5
FYI................................................... 19
Homeless in Paradise......................... 8
Keepers of Our Culture.................... 15
Legal Notices................................... 17
Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 16
Opinion............................................. 7
Otter Views........................................ 9
Performance Review.......................... 8
Rainfall.............................................. 2
Real Estate....................... 4, 5, 7, 9, 20
Sports........................................ 17, 18
Sports Literature............................... 16
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Applies to all retail stores starting on
3/1/2015
•
Does not apply to restaurants
•
Prohibits all single-use plastic carry out
bags
•
Requires a 10¢ minimum charge on all
compliant carry out bags
•
Charge must be indicated on customer
transaction receipt and is not taxable
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Tue. March 3 Beginning
Wed. March 4
Vol. VII, Issue 23
Plastic Bag Ban Starts March 1 in Pacific Grove
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Sun. Feb. 22
Tai Chi Classes
12:30-1:oo PM
PG Art Center, 586 Lighthouse
Ave. PG
$12/Session or $40/onth
831-278-6061
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MOAA Luncheon
Talk by DLI Commandant
Monterey Elks Club
Lunch $20
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Biking to the rescue - Page 8
Parking not camping - Page 8
Protecting sea creatures and preventing litter and pollution are of paramount
importance in the banning of plastic bags in Pacific Grove.
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Pacific Grove Wrestles Its Way into a Three Way Tie for
First in MTAL
Soledad Defeats Pacific Grove in Boy’s and Girls’ Soccer
‘Take a Chance on Love’ Cat Adoption Event
Boys Basketball: Breakers Pick up 7th Straight Win against
Soledad
MST Bus Schedules for Presidents’ Day
Girls Basketball: Pacific Grove handles Soledad for their
8th Straight Win
Prisoner who Escaped Pleads Guilty, Faces 12 Years, 8
Months
Benjamin Brode to Exhibit His Paintings at Steinbeck: Art
of Fiction Exhibit
Apple Computers to build solar project in south Monterey
County
Monterey Hires Assistant Police Chief
Applications for Feast of Lanterns Available: Parents’
Meeting Feb. 11
Plastic Bag Ban Starts March 1 in Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove City Council Highlights from 2/4/15 Meeting
Breakers Get Revenge on Carmel in Girls Hoops
Breakers Grab Hold of 1st Place
Allows stores keep the charge
Compliant carry out bags include paper
bags labeled with a 40 percent post-consumer
recycled content and reusable carryout bags
designed to last through at east 125 uses and
are cleanable. Bags which are subject to a
10-cent charge are all single-use paper carry
out bags.
The solution: Bring your own bag. Or
See BAGS Page 3
Tree Inventory
Contract Granted
People with clipboards and hand-held
clickers will be tromping through public
parks and open spaces, gazing up into the
tree canopy and making satisfied – or disapproving – noises.
It’s a part of the Urban Greening for
Sustainable Communities Program, paid for
by a Prop. 84 grant, to inventory the trees on
public lands and catalogue such characteristics as species, age, and health of local trees.
But they won’t likely come tromping through
yards. The inventory is aimed at public lands.
It will also include all trees growing on public
lands, street trees, trees in the public rights of
way, and trees within conservation easements.
The contract was granted to Davey Resource Group at the Feb. 4, 2015 City Council
meeting.
The data will be entered into a GIS database and will help planners and volunteer
committee members in identifying key tree
replanting locations and work with other
watershed management programs.
The Urban Greening Grant, in the full
amount of $240,000 was gained by the City
in 2012. It included $75,000 for this, the third
step in a three-part scope of work, aimed at
See TREES Page 3
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• February 13, 2015
Joan Skillman
PBAGS From Page 1
Skillshots
don’t use a bag at all if you’re only buying one or a few items that can be easily carried.
The new ordinance does not apply to bags used for:
• Loose bulk items such as produce, nuts, grains, candy, meat, fish, or small hardware
such as screws and nails.
• Protection of goods or to protect against contamination of other goods in the same
bag such as a bag used to protect bottles, wet items, and greeting cards.
• Pharmacy bags used to contain prescription drugs.
• The 10-cent charge also does not apply to EBT, WIC, CalFresh, or other governmentsubsidized purchase programs.
The bag ordinance is designed to reduce the impact by plastic bags on the city and
the environment. In surveys, a 10-cent per carry out bag fee has been shown to reduce
the number of disposable bags used by 70 to 90 percent. The contamination of recycling
and composting programs will be lowered and the deadly impact of swallowed plastic
bags on sea life will be lessened.
The City of Monterey was the first in the area to ban bags back in 2011. Marina’s
bag ban begins March 19 and a ban in the unincorporated county goes into effect March
27. A statewide ban, which spurred Pacific Grove’s City Council to action, has been
put on hold by lawsuits and may face a referendum in November, 2016.
PTREES From Page 1
identifying how existing public greenscapes and open spaces could be redesigned to
be more green.
Though a citizen objected to the “hazard assessment” portion of the plan, fearing
that it would be used as a blueprint for removing trees based solely on their potential
hazard, the council decided that it was not a reason to not do the inventory. A good
portion of the tree inventory is made up of older Monterey pines which are reaching
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Santa Catalina Student Named Monterey Singing Valentines: Sign up Early
Send your love with a Singing Valentine from Monterey Bay Belles Women’s
County Champion in “Poetry Out Loud” Barbershop
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Sharmaine Sun
L-R: Mohammed Awan, Coach and
teacher Larry Haggquist, and Maggie
Lindenthal-Cox.
Travis Babin
graduates
Travis Babin, of Pacific Grove, was
among 387 graduates at Fresno Pacific
University’s fall commencement, which
took place in the Special Events Center
at the main campus, 1717 S. Chestnut
St., Fresno.
Babin received a M.A. in kinesiology.
Degree completion students attend
centers in Merced, North Fresno, Visalia
and Bakersfield.
The commencement address was by
Paul Lawrence Binion II, senior pastor
of the West Side Church of God, Fresno.
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Santa Catalina senior Sharmaine Sun
has won the county competition that emphasizes language skill and public speaking. She now advances to the California
State Finals in Sacramento on March 15
and 16.
Sun competed against four other
students in Monterey County’s 6th annual Poetry Out Loud competition. The
other high schools that participated this
year were Gonzales High, Millennium
Charter School, Pacific Grove High and
York. Each student presented two poems
to a live audience at Millennium Charter’s
“Black Box” studio on Saturday, February
7 and were judged by Walter Ryce, Vicki
Weaver, and Diana Garcia. Sharmaine
chose two difficult poems to recite: Ode on
a Grecian Urn by John Keats and Virtuosi
by Lisel Mueller. Sun was coached by Kim
and Alec Murdock.
Millennium music students Akili and
Ayana Bradley performed several pieces
on the piano and trumpet while the judges
scored. The event was locally sponsored
by the S.T.A.R. Foundation and the Arts
Council for Monterey County. Gerry Orton
gave his time as coach.
In the event that Sharmaine cannot
attend, first runner-up, Maggie LindenthalCox from PG High, will represent Monterey County.
Maggie recited “Dirge Without Music” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, a poem
she chose after experiencing the death of
an aunt. Her second piece was “A Certain
Kind of Eden” by Kay Ryan.
Mohammed Awan, brother of former
champion Arwa Awan, recited “I Am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago
Baca.
National sponsors of Poetry Out Loud
include National Endowment for the Arts
and The Poetry Foundation.
The Poetry Out Loud program seeks
to foster the next generation of literary
readers by capitalizing on the latest trends
in poetry: recitation and performance.
General information can be found at
http://www.cac.ca.gov/poetryoutloud and
www.poetryoutloud.org, and reporters
interested in more information about the
statewide program may contact California
Arts Council Literary Arts Specialist Kristin Margolis at [email protected] or
916-322-6391.
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Stevenson Junior Emma Morgan was recently selected as one of six finalists in MIT’s nationwide THINK
scholarship competition. The MIT team reviewed
papers submitted by over 100 top high school students
from across the country. Of these entries, six including Emma’s were selected as finalists, and three will
be awarded the opportunity to work with MIT faculty
and students to develop the idea in the laboratory. Final
selections will be announced late this week.
As one of the six finalists, Emma won an expensespaid trip to MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Last
Tuesday, she presented her paper, Artificial Musculature:
A New Approach to the Linear Solenoid, to the THINK
team (a panel of MIT professors, alumni, and students)
and was interviewed extensively by the selection team
on Wednesday. While at MIT, she also attended MIT’s
TechFair, toured research labs on campus, met with
faculty members, attended lectures, and lived with a
current MIT student majoring in Bio-Engineering in a
dorm on campus.
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Enjoy a Live Jalisco Harpist While You Restore Fort Ord
Page 4 • CEDAR STREET
Are you looking for something to do
with your special someone this Valentines
Day? Share your love for the outdoors and
each other at our Fort Ord Restoration
Planting! Take in the beautiful views, and
enjoy the live Jalisco Harpist, William
Faulkner. Qué romántico!
Since 1994 Return of the Natives has
worked with community volunteers and
the BLM to restore and revitalize Fort
Ord. Volunteers are invited to come and
enjoy the scenery, plant native plants, and
help restore the natural beauty of Fort Ord
National Monument.
Everyone is welcome! A great family
activity that is FREE. Tools, water and
snacks provided. Enjoy live local Jalisco
Harpist, William Faulkner. Wear sturdy
footwear and plenty of layers. Bring your
community service forms to get hours.
Directions: Follow “BLM Special
Event” signs from a) the intersection of
Imjin Rd. and Reservation Rd. in Marina
or b) the Lightfighter Dr. exit off of Highway 1 (main CSUMB exit). Entrance to
Fort Ord National Monument at 8th and
Gigling in Seaside.
For more information go to our website: http://ron.csumb.edu or call/email
Alyssa Schaan @ 582-3686 or aschaan@
csumb.edu. Volunteer groups of 10 or
more please RSVP. MOAA will hear luncheon talk on DLI
The monthly luncheon meeting of the Monterey County Chapter of the Military
Officers Association of America (MOAA) will be held on Thursday, February 19 at
The Monterey Elks Club, 150 Mar Vista Drive, Monterey. The speaker will be David
K. Chapman, Colonel, US Army, Commandant of Defense Language Institute, Commander of the Presidio of Monterey. Col. Chapman will be speaking on DLIFLC and its
role for Department of Defense in the current international scene. Social at 11:00, lunch
at 12:00. Lunch cost is $20. Active duty, retired and former military officers, spouses
and widows of military personnel are welcome. For reservations, please email Luncheon Coordinator with name, telephone number, and number attending. at goetzeltl@
comcast.net or call Louise at 831-717-4469 no later than noon, Monday, February 16.
Night Owl: The Science of Seduction
on Valentine’s Day
Say hello to Night Owl: The Science of Seduction this Valentine’s Day!
The popular adults-only event returns to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural
History on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 7-11 p.m. with the band SambaDá.
Discover the secret love lives of animals and explore the “science of seduction,”
from fascinating courtship displays to strange mating rituals, and view live animals at
this fun adults-only (18+) evening event. Grab a drink, a bite from the Kuki’s Bowl
food truck, enjoy live music, and take a closer look at our natural world.
SambaDá has been dubbed one of the West Coast’s “hottest Brazilian bands.”
Combining rich Brazilian sounds, with salsa, funk, reggae and more, SambaDá formed
in Santa Cruz in 1998. The band is popular for its danceable music and high energy
style. The large band celebrated the release of a new album last year.
“Night Owl is a great way to do something different for Valentine’s Day, whether
as a couple or with a group of friends,” said Museum Education Manager Ann Wasser.
Tickets for Night Owl are $15 general admission and $10 for museum members. For
more information, and to order tickets online, visit the Museum’s website at http://www.
pgmuseum.org/nightowl/. Please have your identification ready at the door for drinks.
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February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Tai chi classes Offered at PG Art Center
Beginning Tai Chi class starting March 3, 2015 12:30-1:30pm at the Pacific
Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove. Cost is $12 per session, or $40 per month. Instructor Jack Dodson 831-278-6061
Library Looking for Legos
The Monterey Public Library needs donations of new and gently used Legos for
its newly formed Lego program for kids to practice engineering skills and use their
creativity to build Lego structures. There will be a donation display in the Library
where people can drop off Legos. The first two “I Love Legos” Days will be held on Thursday, February 5, and
Saturday, February 28 at 2 p.m. Kids of all ages are welcome, and admission is free. On Saturday, February 21, 2:30 - 4 p.m., a special Legos program, “Lego Engineering Group Opportunities for Social Skills” will be presented by Susan Holland, LCSW
to show how to use Legos for fun, education, and building social skills, with help for
families challenged by ADHA, Asperger’s or behavior issues. This session is for kids
7-up and their parents, and registration is required. For more information call Kristine
Russell at 831.646.5660 or visit www.monterey.org/library. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. PG Library Book Club
This Book Club, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Public Library, usually meets the
second Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Little House in Jewell Park.
The Book Club reads mostly fiction, tries to select critically acclaimed materials
and selects books that have been on the market for a while so readers can check them
out from the library.
Each month one member functions as the moderator, which provides different
perspectives and ideas. The moderator selects the book to be read and discussed. The
result is individual interests can be shared at the meeting.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
TAMC Activates Bicycle Secure Program
Bicycle and skateboard riders will soon have more places to park their bikes and
skateboards in Monterey County thanks to the Transportation Agency for Monterey
County’s Bicycle Secure Program. The program aims to encourage active transportation, and reduce air pollution and traffic congestion by providing free bicycle racks and
lockers, skateboard racks, and bicycle repair stations to the public.
The Agency is also offering limited financial support for artistic bicycle rack
designs.
Under the program, the Transportation Agency pays the purchasing price of the
racks, lockers, and repair stations, including tax and shipping, while applicants are
responsible for installing and maintaining the equipment. Applicants proposing an artistic bicycle rack design are also eligible for financial assistance. Businesses, schools,
non-profits, and other public agencies in Monterey County are encouraged to apply.
Applications are due to the Transportation Agency by March 5, 2015.
Details about the program, including the application and program guidelines, are
available online at http://tamcmonterey.org/programs/bikeped/secure.html
For questions, please contact Grant Leonard at (831) 775-4402 or by email at [email protected]
Rainbow Speakers and Friends Now
Available as Speakers Bureau
Rainbow Speakers and Friends is a volunteer group that presents representative
panels of the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer,
Intersex) community. As a panel we share personal stories and experiences in order to
break down stereotypes and to educate to create a safer world.
During the question-answer segment, the audience tailors the session to their needs
with their questions.
We accept invitations from schools, organizations, both public and private, civic,
government, faith-based groups, and any other interested groups. We also hold monthly
social gatherings for friendship and to help support the mission of the panels.
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log
Traffic violation leads to stolen stuff
A vehicle was pulled over for a traffic violation. Driver was a known drug user
and felony probationer. A search of the vehicle turned up drug paraphernalia and stolen
stuff. Branden Joseph Cardoza was booked, cited and released and the vehicle towed.
Driving while fighting
A driver involved in a fight with her male passenger rear-ended another car stopped
in front of her. Janelle Marie Perez was DUI as well. No one was injured.
Dog kills cat
An unattended cat was killed by an unattended dog in their apartment complex.
Theft from vehicles
Truck parked in the garage on Shell Ave.
On Asilomar: Property taken. Suspect vehicle and suspect captured on surveillance video.
Window broken but nothing taken on Pacific Grove Lane.
New Scam: “Loyalty Bonus”
A woman on Lincoln received a call from someone purporting to be from the U.S.
Treasury and offering her a “Loyalty Bonus” for paying her taxes on time. They wanted
her to call a different number to find out how to claim her bonus. She didn’t do it.
Recidivist barker
A person reported that a dog on 2nd street has begun barking again after being
quiet for months. Owner contacted.
Should be an ex-friend
Victim on 16th St. reported being punched and pushed by an “old friend.”
Alarm activations
Willow. Lighthouse. 17th. Jewell.
Non-injury or solo accidents
David Ave. Lighthouse Ave. Pine Ave. 19th St.
Tree fall
A tree fell on the neighbor’s house on Pico Ave.
Welfare Checks
19th St., Arkwright Ct. Redwood Ln. Central Ave. Crocker Ave., Asilomar Ave.
Domestic Disputes nd Disorderly People
and Unreasonable Noises Other Than Barking Dogs
Montecito Ave. Lighthouse Ave. Monterey Ave.
Lost Stuff Turned In
Keys. Cell phone. Dog.
Lost Stuff Still Lost
An electronic storage device.
Um...Excuse me...
A woman delivering a newspaper to a disabled person said that an elderly man
with his pants undone and exposing his genitals answered the door.
Stuart Elder Found Guilty
in DUI Deaths, Injuries
A Pacific Grove man has been found
guilty of killing two women and injuring
his passenger in a 2013 accident in Pebble
Beach.
Stuart Elder, 31, of Pacific Grove has
been found guilty of two counts of gross
vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated
with a special enhancement of causing
great bodily injury to his passenger, driving under the influence causing injury, and
driving under the influence with a blood
alcohol level of .8 or higher and a special
enhancement for injuring multiple victims.
His blood alcohol level was more than
twice the legal limit.
He faces up to 15 years in prison
for the deaths of Linda LaRone, 65, and
Sharon Daly, 72. The women were the
former owners of Stone’s pet shop in
Pacific Grove.
The jury deliberated for about three- Stuart Elder booking photo
and-a-half hours Thursday and Friday and
find Elder guilty on all counts.
“The testimony and physical evidence established that the defendant spent the
afternoon of April 7, 2013 drinking wine while at Spanish Bay Inn in Pebble Beach.
At 7:30 p.m. he got into his Cadillac Escalade with his girlfriend and headed towards
his then home in Pebble Beach. While driving on Sloat Road, a 25-mile-an-hour residential area, the defendant reached speeds of 80 miles an hour. As he approached Bird
Rock Road he rounded a curve and traveling three times the speed limit he crossed
into Sharon Daly’s lane colliding into her Ford Freestyle killing her and her passenger,
Linda Larone. His passenger, Selvia Gattas, was also seriously injured in the collision.
“The CHP-Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team was able to reconstruct
the collision with data retrieved from the Electronic Data Recording Device “black
box” from the defendant’s Escalade. This established that the defendant was traveling
at 77-80 miles an hour mere seconds before the collision. The defendant hit his brakes
a half second before colliding with Ms. Daly and Ms. Larone. He was traveling at 70.9
miles an hour at the moment of impact. In addition, the defendant was driving these
excessive speeds with a blood alcohol level of .17, over double the legal limit. The
choices of the defendant to spend the afternoon drinking alcohol, to drive impaired at
double the legal limit and his incredibly excessive speed three times the speed limit in
the residential re of Pebble Beach…” according to the district attorney’s press release.
He is being held in Monterey County Jail. Sentencing is set for April 1.
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• February 13, 2015
Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove
Main line
Broken Hill Fiasco
Word has come from Australia by way of San Diego of a shootout neat Broken
Hill in New South Wales deigned to demonstrate support for the Ottoman Empire.
Two men damaged tracks in order to stop a train, evidently intending to effect a robbery, but opened fire instead. Shots were soon enough returned by the local militia.
Four civilians were killed. Both of the attackers were shot. Both attackers died at the
scene. The Ottoman Empire, often referred to as the Turkish Empire, is a Sunni Islamic
state founded by the Oghuz Turks under Osman. Muslims murdering Christians in
wholesale numbers sparked the hostilities. 1
Detectives on the job!
Word has it that several newly hired road detectives are at work seeing to it that
the laws governing California auto mobiles and the drivers thereof are enforced. While
offering problems of far lesser proportion, laws governing horse drays and other animalpropelled devices are included in the work of these prosecuting officers. Consideration
is also being given toward regulating bicycles driven on public right-aways. Motor
cycles are bound to be governed by the new laws. The state director of road detectives
reminds all of the decision the state has made requiring drivers to hold driving licenses
and the detectives are within their rights to demand that such a license be produced and
shown. The state has also mandated that drivers stick to the right side of the roads, when
the road is adequately wide. Within two years, all auto mobiles must be manufactured
with driving mechanisms on the left side of the vehicle. Turning around in the middle
of a street block is now verboten. Chauffeurs hired to drive must hold a special license.
Racing is illegal except on special tracks specifically maintained for such events. In the
near future, the state will provide books delimiting all of California’s driving regulations
and it is recommended that all drivers study said books thoroughly and carefully. All
driving violations will result in a ticket being issued that must be paid for in money or
jail time. All Pacific Grove drivers wishing to protest a ticket should report to the office of the Justice of the Peace to be heard. The chief of Road Detectives has promised
that all laws are to be enforced universally and fairly.
Turks attempt Genocide
Members of the Turkish army are reported to have murdered at least 100,000 ethnic
Armenians. Eye witnesses have related that entire communities have been forced to
dig mass graves, and then lined up and shot. Discharges of deadly gas have also been
used to effect this ethnic cleansing. Great Britain has protested the killings as barbaric
and monstrous. Other unsubstantiated reports hold the count of dead to be at least
300,000. The Ottoman government refuses comment.
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pastor Bart Rall
800 Cass St., Monterey (831) 373-1523
Forest Hill United Methodist Church
551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays
Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956
Pacific Coast Church
522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942
Peninsula Christian Center
520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove
246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove
442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363
First Church of God
1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove
1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138
Church of Christ
176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636
Mayflower Presbyterian Church
141 14th Street, 831-373-4705
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula
375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875
Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015
Chabad of Monterey
2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770
Monterey Church of Religious Science
Sunday Service 10:30 am
400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 372-7326
http://www.montereycsl.org
http://www.facebook.com/MontereyChurchofReligiousScience
American counsel taken prisoner
Mobilization of the National Guard has been ordered after confirming that the
American Counsel to Mexico, John Silliman, has been the prisoner of the Mexican
General Manuela for more than two weeks. The American government dispatched a
complaint and a demand-for-release to Mexico by way of the Brazilian government.
The captain of the United States torpedo boat Drayton also reported that at least 12
additional Americans were being entertained against their wills by Mexican authorities.
The Mexicans gave as their reason for holding these people captive was the desire to
insure their safety. The British consulate at Puebla has wired Mexico City requesting
the immediate release of all being held against their wills. Meanwhile, fierce fighting
continues at Puebla. Small arms fire is heard daily and the booms of big guns were
added in this week. Orders to all California’s National Guard units included a call for
mobilization.
Women meet
The St. Mary’s branch of the Women’s Auxiliary held their annual meeting in the
Parish House of Saint-Mary’s-by-the-Sea. President Molly Maloney told in an interesting manner the story of work accomplished during the past year. Mrs. Fred Fox added
that all work had been gotten done in a fun manner and that all members had a good
time. Mrs. Frank Wood then spoke highly of the efforts of junior women. She applauded
the making of so many throw rugs to be sent to our Alaska military. Mrs. Wood said
that efforts must now be redoubled because of the mobilization of the National Guard.
Officers then elected for next year were Mrs. M. A. Anderson, President; Mrs. Eyek
Then, Secretary; and Mrs. Ella Lewis, treasurer. Mrs. T. A. Work was named Standby
President. Following, a social hour with refreshments was enjoyed.
Army prepares to sail
The docks and wharves at Galveston, Texas, hummed in making preparations
for the departure of American troops heading south for Vera Cruz, Mexico. Said one
authority: “We have suffered too many indignities for us to ignore more. Mexico, here
we come! All we lack are final sailing orders.”
Lend a hand
More than two dozen individuals showed up for the organization of the “Helping Hands Club of Pacific Grove” this past week. Coming together at the Civic Club
House, the inaugural group decided on “When and where you can” for its motto. Visits
to shut-ins will be the first task undertaken. Flowers will be gathered and wreathes
made for presentation to occupants of the First Breath of Spring Home for the Elderly.
The oldest organizer was twelve years of age. Mrs. Adeline Spoon agreed to serve as
the first year supervisor.
Tidbits from here and there…
•
Side track
Mrs. W. V. Grimes is in San Diego attending the state conference on preventing
cruelty to animals.
And the cost is …
• We’ll sell you one of Thomas Edison’s new Mazda Lamp lightbulbs, 100 watts, for
just 70ȼ when you sign on for gas or electric service. Mazda lamps give 3X the
brightness of a bulb with a carbon filament on the same amount of electrical current.
Coast Valley Gas & Electric Company.
• Travel to Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, and return. $62.50. Stop overs allowed but your
trip must be done in 15 days. For travel in comfort, see C. R. Estabrook, Southern
Pacific agent, Pacific Grove, California.
• Culp Bros. on Lighthouse is offering a new telephone for $2.95. Subscribe for your
line service now.
Author notes …
1 The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after WW I.
Applications Available for Feast of Lanterns
If you, or someone you know, is interested in being a member of the Feast of
Lanterns Royal Court for 2015, know that applications are now available! This is
your chance to be a part of one of our community’s oldest traditions. Applications
and information on the application process can be found at our website at http://
feast-of-lanterns.org/index.php. Applications are due by 4 p.m., Friday, February
27, 2015. Also, there will be a parent meeting for all interested applicants this
Wednesday, February 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the PG youth center.
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Times • Page 7
Your Letters
Opinion
Coastal Implementation Plan
Should Include Causes
Guest Commentary
Dear Editor:
I’ve attended recent Pacific Grove Planning Commission hearings intended to
culminate in the City’s submittal of a Coastal Implementation Plan to the Coastal Commission for certification. If certified, that would mean that Pacific Grove could handle
many of its own development applications that are located in the Coastal zone rather
than having to submit them to the California Coastal Commission.
The February 5 Planning Commission hearing included a staff presentation entitled
“Sea Level Rise and Coastal Hazards.” The 2-page staff report references several State
agency websites, including webpages of the California Coastal Commission.
I read them all. They describe ways to armor the City against sea level rise, how
the City can adapt to sea level rise, the areas expected to be adversely affected by erosion, storm surges, and inundation in coming years, but nowhere did I find mention of
reducing the cause of sea level rise.
The scientific consensus is that increased emissions of greenhouse gases from
burning fossil fuels causes a concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
These gases trap heat which causes polar ice to melt resulting in sea level rise.
The highly-respected Urban Land Institute contends that a significant reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions would result from revised land use patterns that replace
private automobile transportation with trails for walking, bicycling and utilization of
public transit.
For this reason, I hope that the Pacific Grove Planning Commission will investigate
the feasibility of the City constructing a network of hiking/biking/trails with public
transit connections along Pacific Grove’s existing city streets.
So far, the Pacific Grove Planning Commission has not considered this possibility
in connection with its Coastal Implementation Plan. I hope that soon it will.
Jane Haines
Pacific Grove
Fired Up About the
Carmel Beach Fire Issue
Editor:
To all and whoever might care for my opinion...
I am being as objective as I can and open minded. I have spoken to at least 200
persons and attended or watched almost every meeting or workshop on this important
topic. Here is my evaluation:
I do support the unlimited use of propane fires.
I support that no fires be built directly on the sand.
I do not support permanent chained down devises placed and left on the beach 24/7.
I do support temporary containment devices be available on an as needed basis,
placed at the foot of the stairs or suitable safe location.
I support those temporary devices to be left on the beach, to be cleaned and cleared
by a city staffer each morning.
I do not support this proposal without knowing exactly the style, composition,
availability and price of the device.
I do not support the number of 26 fire limitation. I prefer any number higher,
from 30 to 60.
I do not support the hiring of a $106K new police office, fully clad, whose sole
job is to monitor the beach.
I do not support this until I know what the signage consultant will cost, and why
staff can’t create a sign.
I do not support this proposal on any issues related to air quality, until an equal
time rebuttal is offered.
I do not agree that the public had ample time to voice their opinion, as this proposal
was only finalized in December by the Forest and Beach Commission, and only by a
3-2 vote, and only approved by the Planning Commission in January.
I do not support this proposal until a clearer picture is painted with regards to the
Coastal Commission and SEQA, or any potential legal challenges are examined and
laid out for the public. I support the premise that this issue be brought back for further evaluation, discussion and refinement.
In the end, the beach has been here and enjoyed by many for 100 years, and giving
this issue a few more months is the correct thing to do. The most glaring item above is
the 26 permanently placed fire rings. I am being truthful when I tell you I have yet to
find one person that agrees with that idea, yet when offered the temporary fire containment device option they begin nodding the heads positively.
The full packet can be found on page 167 at:
http://ci.carmel.ca.us/carmel/index.cfm/linkservid/3846F0E0-3048-7B3DC51FDD39EFCF8208/showMeta/0/
Richard Pepe
Carmel
Mayor’s State of the City Address
Date:
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Time:
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave, Pacific Grove
All members of the public are welcome. Discussion will be held regarding the
general situation of our City (which is such a great place to live), our top priorities
including progress and challenges, and some current topics of interest. Questions will
be fielded at the end of the presentation.
Please attend, bring questions, and mention this meeting to others who may have
an interest.
Ron Weitzman
County should enforce
desal ordinance
By Ron Weitzman
The end of next year is not so far away. Maybe we should all
start looking seriously at what our water supply will be at that time
because that is when the state Water Resources Control Board has
ordered Cal Am to stop its decades-long ravishment of the Carmel
River and draw most of the water for its Monterey Peninsula customers from elsewhere. Twenty years ago the state board made that
order loud and clear, and six years ago it established the deadline for
Cal Am at the end of next year.
Cal Am will fail to meet that deadline. Its proposed water-supply
project cannot possibly be completed by at least 2 1/2 years afterward, if then, and if at all. So what can we expect to happen at the
end of next year? And what should our local mayors do to make sure
whatever happens is good for us all?
The reason for the deadline is to stop the devastation of the
Carmel River. All Monterey Peninsula elected officials run on a
platform that includes that noble goal for fear they would surely
lose if they didn’t. We are a community where environmentalists are
politically transcendent. So why is our local mayors’ authority seeking an extension of the state’s deadline that will take us precisely in
the opposite direction by adding many additional years to the river’s
environmental degradation? The answer to that question is a good
place to begin.
The answer paradoxically is also fear. Cal Am has instilled
horror of local economic Armageddon in our entire county political establishment by threatening to cut off most of our Monterey
Peninsula water supply at the end of next year. In an effort to avert
this dreaded consequence, our local mayors have joined our county
supervisors in voting to support Cal Am’s water supply project while
working to extend the state’s deadline to accommodate it.
Fear causes people to act irrationally, and that is particularly
so in this instance. Cal Am will not cut back our water supply to
endanger our economy. It would be run out of town if it tried. It
fully expects to pay the fine and is confident that it will persuade the
Public Utilities Commission to authorize its recovery from ratepayers. The mayors’ appropriate course of action is to try to dissuade the
PUC from making that authorization. Simply put, Cal Am screwed
up, and Cal Am should pay up.
The mayors should go even further.
Cal Am’s water supply proposal is a bald-faced attempt to steal
from the Marina Coast Water District the desalination plant we need
to make up for the expected shortfall in Carmel River water. Our
county supervisors are complicit in that attempt. They have joined
Cal Am in an application to the PUC to allow the company to own
and operate the plant despite a county ordinance that permits only a
public agency like Marina Coast to do so.
Why the ordinance? Among other reasons, private ownership
could cost ratepayers over $1 billion in profit, taxes and interest
more than public ownership in the course of the project’s loanpayoff period. All that additional money would just be picked out of
ratepayer pockets for no additional water. Why the county supervisors are leading us down the path to this particular Armageddon is
the subject of ongoing state and federal litigation.
Our local mayors should stay as far away as possible from this
hot potato. They should do everything they can to get the county to
enforce its desal ordinance uniformly. That is the legal, moral and
responsible thing to do. Thank goodness, at least one local mayor is
now heading in that direction.
Ron Weitzman is president of Water Ratepayers Association of
the Monterey Peninsula (formerly WaterPlus)
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• February 13, 2015
Upcoming Gentrain Society Lectures
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Gentrain Society Lecture: The Prehistory of the Monterey Peninsula Area
Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Free; MPC Parking $2.00
Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected] Dr. Gary S. Breschini has been doing archaeology in the Monterey Peninsula area
for over 40 years. Research into the prehistory of the Monterey Bay area has shown
that the Peninsula was occupied at least 9,500 years ago—and perhaps as much as
15,000 years ago. Evidence increasingly points to an early coastal migration southward
from Alaska that reached southern Chile by about 14,800 years ago, so Monterey or
Carmel bays may have also been used or occupied that early. The mountainous interior
of Monterey County has a number of important Indian rock paintings or pictograph
sites, which the lecture will explore. Finally, Breschini will recent DNA analyses from
the Monterey Peninsula that is providing important clues to our local prehistory.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Gentrain Society Lecture: The History of Wine Grapes and Winemaking in Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Free; MPC Parking $2.00
Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected] Scott Scheid, CEO of Scheid Vineyards, explores his family’s role in Monterey
County’s history as one of the premier wine grape growing and wine producing regions
in the world. Scheid Vineyards was founded by his father, Al Scheid, in 1972 as the
Monterey Farming Corporation, a limited partnership. Scheid Vineyards is now in
its 43rd year of farming, with 10 estate vineyards located along a 70-mile spread of
the Salinas Valley. They’ve built a state-of-the-art winery with a crushing capacity of
30,000 tons, as well as a smaller Reserve Winery where the small production wines
of Scheid Vineyards are crafted, and have wine tasting rooms in Greenfield and in
Carmel-by-the-Sea. An Irish Celebration Comes
to Pacific Grove Art Center
Saturday, March 21, 7:00 pm at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse
Avenue in Pacific Grove.
This lively concert weaves tales of St. Patrick with Irish poetry, song, and harp!
Featured artists include: Maestra Amelia Krupski, virtuoso Celtic harpist; Shannon
Warto, Irish-blooded, natural-born glorious songbird; and Taelen Thomas, renowned
bard and storyteller of Carmel Bay. Tickets are $15.00 at the door or can be reserved
by calling the Art Center office at 831-375-2208.
“When Irish eyes are smiling, they’re probably up to something.”
Spring 2015 Performing Arts Series
World Theater
World Theater Box Office
Hours: Mon-Fri 10-4PM
Located on 6th Ave.
at the CSUMB campus
San Jose Taiko
Saturday, March 7, 2015
8:00 p.m.
Chest-thumping beats combined
with stunning choreography.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
7:30 p.m.
“The American spirit soars whenever
Taylor’s dancers dance.”
--San Francisco Chronicle
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Enriching the mariachi forum as
America’s all female mariachi ensemble.
* Artists and performance dates subject to change.
General Admission: $29
For info and TICKETS
831.582.4580
csumb.edu/WorldTheater
Mary Pommerich
Performance Review
Get Your Sea Legs and See
PacRep’s Pirates of Penzance
W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
hold a special place in the annals of
musical theater, revered by audiences for
their witty lampoons of life in Victorian
England, as well as their memorable
musical scores. Although written in the
late 1800s, their lighthearted operettas
remain popular yet today, maintaining
almost a cult following among musical
theater devotees. Of late, we have seen
somewhat of a Gilbert and Sullivan
revival on the Monterey Peninsula, with
first-rate productions by several local
theaters. Pacific Repertory Theatre appears to be jumping on that bandwagon
with their performance of “The Pirates
of Penzance,” however, they offer an
innovative interpretation that is likely to
appeal to both the landlubbers and old
salts in the audience alike (piratically
speaking).
Updates in PacRep’s production include the use of multimedia displays, additions to the dialogue and musical score
referencing popular culture, the infusion
of an electric guitar into the accompaniment, contemporary costumes, and hip
hop choreography. Theatrical purists or
Gilbert and Sullivan aficionados might
find such changes to a cherished member
of the musical theater canon rather audacious. But given that this is a presentation of the School of Dramatic Arts, a
theater program for students, the stylistic
liberties taken appear to be a shrewd
choice because of their likely appeal
for a younger audience. Theater as an
art form is suffering greatly these days
(along with classical music) because of
its inability to attract the millennial generation. The types of changes incorporated here may be necessary to make live
theater more appealing to age groups
where technology and rap music are the
defining elements of their culture.
The performers (including a mix of
young and veteran performers) clearly
responded to the modernization efforts,
showing great exuberance throughout
the entire show. The audience members
enjoyed it greatly too, as only the most
hardened souls would be immune to the
level of joy being transmitted from the
stage. While it is a risky endeavor to
update a classic (look at the reviews for
the recent cinematic remake of “Annie”), the essence of Gilbert and Sullivan
is not lost in PacRep’s transformation, as
the two cornerstones that are necessary
for a successful rendition remain firmly
in place: silliness and singing.
“The Pirates of Penzance” is filled
with such gloriously silly fare that
somehow the audience is hoodwinked
into forgetting that they are essentially
watching an opera. The storyline revolves around Frederic (played by Arick
Arzadon) who was accidentally indentured to pirates by nursemaid-turnedpirate Ruth (Jennifer Foreman), but
wishes to be released on the event of his
21st birthday. Upon earning his freedom,
Frederic meets and falls for Mabel (Katie Hazdovac), the delicately beautiful
daughter of a bumptious Major-General
(Ken Cusson) who has fathered an
inordinately large number of daughters.
To his dismay, Frederic later learns that
because he was born in a leap year,
he technically is not 21 and cannot be
released from his indentures. This sets
the stage for a showdown between the
kind-hearted but dim-witted pirate band,
led by the Pirate King (Christopher Scott
Sullinger) and his trusty lieutenant (Ty
Barrett), and the bumbling local law enforcement, led by the Sergeant of Police
(Nico Abiera).
The singing, acting, and dancing
are uniformly fabulous. Arzadon and
Hazdovac, as Frederic and Mabel are
well-matched with regard to their cuteness quotient and their lilting, lyrical
singing voices. In particular, the ethereal
warblings of Hazdovac enrapture the
audience each time she sings. Cusson,
as a hip hop version of the major general
(complete with big rings, gold medallions, and diamond studs in his ears), has
perfected his character so well that every
future actor who plays this role on the
Peninsula will be compared to him as the
gold standard. Foreman is unremittingly
funny as the middle-aged and grungy
Ruth, who would like nothing more than
for Frederic to be her boy toy. Abiera
shines as the bungling leader of the policemen, particularly with regard to his
dancing and agile acrobatics. The body
language of Sullinger is pitch perfect,
showing a great flair for the dramatic
with the manly posturing and over-thetop acting that is typical for the Pirate
King. Barrett holds his own, in his role
as the faithful sidekick.
The choreography by Mikey Perdue
deserves special note, especially the
tight-knit moves of the hip hop cops.
The costumes are colorful and eyecatching. [Love those go-go boots!] The
a cappella moments for the ensemble
showcase the singing abilities of everyone involved. There are funny touches
sprinkled non-stop throughout the
show (such as the robot dancing of the
daughters, the sullen Goth daughter who
maintains her bored/put upon persona
despite all of the hilarity, Mabel’s Buddy
Holly glasses, and Frederic’s unexpected
segue into Elvis, to name just a few).
It’s the kind of show you might want to
see more than once, to catch everything
that was missed the first time. [Did the
Pirate King pay homage to Beyoncé’s
Single Ladies?] With a few occasional
exceptions (the multimedia displays add
great comic effect at times but can be a
bit distracting at others, and the music
doesn’t always lend itself well to a rock
opera style), the modernizations are
effective and add to the enjoyment of
the experience. Most exciting, however,
is the tremendous promise exhibited by
all of the young(ish) people involved
in this production. With their level of
enthusiasm and talent, there is hope for
the future of theater yet. The show runs
through February 22. Go see it!
Rotary Will Hear From Local
Musicians Phyllis and Mitch Davis
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The
Inn Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach will have as speaker on February 17, Phyllis and Mitch Davis, musical stars of MPC Follies,Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657.
February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Straight Down the Middle
Jane Roland
Animal Tales and
Other Random Thoughts
In 2013 the AT&T Golf Tournament
started a week earlier, in view of the
predictions on the news The Peninsula
should be awash. So far this year that has
not happened; although yesterday would
have created problems for the golfers had
they been attempting to play. Who knows
what tomorrow will bring. Selfishly I hope
that storms will resist until evening as we
are going with our Rotary group and other
friends to see the “MPC Follies” and it will
be great not to dodge raindrops.
In 1937 Bing Crosby hosted the
first National Pro-Am Golf Championship
at Rancho Santa Fe (Sam Snead won the
first, then just 18 holes, with a winner’s
share of $500) it continued through 1942
when the war created a hiatus. Crosby
had a home in Pebble Beach, and, at the
urging of some of our local businessmen
moved the tournament to the peninsula in
1947. It has evolved over the years to one
of the major sources of income for local
non-profit organizations.
I was not around during the early
days of the event. My mother moved to
Carmel Valley in 1953 and I went to work
in San Francisco. I made every effort to
come home during the golf tournament
weekends. It was great fun in those days,
Sam Morse, my uncle; entertained lavishly
during the time and I was fortunate to be
included from time to time. His home, The
President’s house, was down the road from
the Lodge on the 19th hole. I recall sitting
on a sofa looking out on the patio as Uncle
Sam and Bob Hope chatted comfortably.
I was from Arizona and pretty star struck.
We had a few celebrities in the desert
but none as famous as those I met after
moving here. It took me years to realize
that genuine stars, not those reveling in
their fame, are down to earth, often shy
and humble. One year it snowed, often
it rained and, once, when there were still
rounds at Cypress Point, I was recovering
from a severely broken femur. My beau at
the time drove out to the club, we parked
in the lot and I hobbled out on my crutch
to watch the players, it was raining, and a
member of the press who had a large umbrella put it over my smaller one. Those
days were fun. I must confess I haven’t
attended the tournament since it was The
Crosby.
We had some very good friends
who lived in San Jacinto and owned the
Vosburg Hotel. My aunt lived in Hemet,
and, when she became infirm, she and her
husband moved into the inn which had
accommodations for residents as well as
travelers. It had the best dining room for
miles and people would drive long distances to enjoy the Sunday repast (often
glorious fried chicken). Bill and Dottie
Vosburg became close and, when Mother
moved to the Monterey Peninsula, they
would stay with her during the Crosby,
starting in the fifties... This happy arrangement went on for years, they would spend
the day on the golf course and take her out
for dinner every night.
John and I married in 1972, Mother
succumbed to heart failure a few months
later. Bill and Dottie continued to visit us
until Bill’s untimely demise. Those were
the halcyon days for Crosby entertaining.
The affluent would host elegant parties of
celebration, one couple, Peggy and Dolph
Graupner would throw a cocktail/supper
party at the Lodge and we were delighted
to be included. Out in the Valley, Phil and
Tommie Cordray would have an informal
get-together that was marvelous fun. Generally we would have a small gathering
during the weekend primarily to entertain
out house guests. I think back on that now
and wonder how we did it. Once or twice
I had help, Rudy from the Lodge and Loraine from Casa Abrego (who invariably
had a row about who knew Mr. Morse the
best). However as much as we enjoy giving parties, we do it all ourselves. John
bartends (or asks our guests to assist) and
I cook though not often any more. Back
to the Vosburgs: When they were with
us, there were three children living in our
home of four bedrooms, three dogs and
two or three cats. However, it seemed
to work…Bing died on a golf course in
Spain in 1977. His family made an effort
to continue the event but it didn’t work.
In 1986 the Crosby Clambake became
the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf
Tournament. While there had always been
a great deal of money raised for charities,
the event was now BIG BUSINESS. For
many of us, devoted to the star sighting and
frivolity, the mood changed. Those who
were golfers or loved the game continued
to be involved. The Graupners continued
to host their party until they were pushed
out by a cooperate soiree. Those of us
involved with non-profits are grateful for
the donations to our causes. It is now for
us “looking through a glass darkly” and the
main concern is getting through the traffic
(and, perhaps, staying dry).
When I hear the accolades about
those involved I can’t help but think that
Times • Page 9
without Sam Morse, whose vision created
these glorious sites, Marion Hollins who
developed Cypress Point golf course, Ted
Durien who convinced Crosby to relocate
his tournament and the man himself (for
whom we still have the fondest memories
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Times
• February 13, 2015
One Starfish Safe Parking not Camping
During the 2015 Point-in-Time
Homeless Census on Jan. 28, counting
houseless people living in vehicles was
a challenge. These clip art photos (left
to right) look like vehicles
I spotted on side streets in
Seaside. One or two adults
lived in a van, along with two
or three dogs. Windows had
coverings to hide possessions
in the vehicles and handpainted art adorned doors
and sides. Old campers and
vans were parked at different
spots each night, since there is
no One Starfish Safe Parking
Program in Seaside.
Seaside neighborhoods
seem more tolerant than other areas on
the Monterey Peninsula. For instance, on
Jan. 23, 2015, a letter in the Cedar Street
Times from Holly Golightly of Pacific
Grove bemoaned the fact PG condones
safe parking for the homeless. Since
Holly Golightly is the name of a character
played by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast
at Tiffany’s, I invited an advocate for senior women without adequate housing to
answer the anonymous new arrival from
Santa Cruz’s concerns.
A Letter Addressing Fears
about One Starfish Safe Parking
After reading Holly Golightly’s letter
(1/23/15) on parking for the homeless, I
was confused as to who Holly thought
posed the greatest danger to public safety:
the police chief or the homeless. It was
obvious Holly didn’t want a police chief
around and Holly wants things Holly’s
way (whatever way that is). Holly was
disappointed that Pacific Grove is even
considering helping the homeless. Furthermore, Holly was disgusted with Santa
Cruz, saying it didn’t have good civicmindedness; and as far as San Francisco
went, that city was nothing more than a
suffering, crime-ridden area.
So, with all this negativity, I decided
to do some research and found there are
elderly people in PG on the brink of losing
housing due to rising costs, medical bills
136 Eighth St. Pacific Grove
Our established co-educational
Catholic pre-school and prekindergarten programs are staffed by
loving, caring, and experienced
teachers, who work together in
teams to create lessons, activities
and events that promote the
development of the whole child.
For more information, contact
St. Angela’s Preschool, phone
(831) 372-3555, email office@
stangelaspreschool.org or visit us
on the web at www.stangelaspreschool.org
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise
and/or disappearing jobs. These people,
who have worked hard all their lives, don’t
need safe parking yet, but, unfortunately,
some will soon need a safe place to park
at night and support services offered by the
program at issue while locating alternate
housing and income.
Those in their “golden” years who
are edging near to losing housing and
having to sleep in their cars, or are already doing so, will certainly feel safer if
they know that services exist to help them
re-establish normal housing arrangements
instead of having to face living in their
cars indefinitely.
Many of these people have contributed to their communities and donated
their time to making things better for all;
the fact they lost their jobs and are reduced
to living on Social Security shouldn’t sink
them below the respect and protection of
their neighbors. Some who have already
lost the battle with rising costs and dwindling resources, and are already living in
their cars, don’t want anyone to know they
are homeless.
The Safe Parking program’s stated
goals are to help homeless people transition out of living in their cars into regular
housing. Holly, how is this dangerous?
Becoming ill, disabled, unemployed and/
or old should not be punishable offenses;
these people are not criminals and, as
members of our community, deserve to
St. Angela’s Preschool in the Diocese of Monterey, mindful
of its primary mission to be a witness to the love of Christ
for all, admits students of any race, color, national and/or
ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students
at the school.
St. Angela’s Preschool does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age or gender in
administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other
school-administered programs.
While St. Angela’s Preschool does not discriminate against
students with special needs, a full range of services may not
be available.
Likewise, St. Angela’s Preschool does not discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment on the
basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, and national
and/or ethnic origin.
St. Angela’s Preschool reserves the right to be the sole
judge of merit, competence and qualifications, and can
favor Catholic applicants and co-workers in all employment decisions, especially in those positions that have direct
bearing upon the pastoral activity of the Church.
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be safe.
When I checked on One Starfish Safe
Parking, I saw a remarkable program
which not only gives people a safe church
lot to park in at night, but a combination
of additional services including material
needs (access to sponsored gatherings
which offer hot meals, clothing, sleeping bags, fuel, etc.) and critical services
provided by a social worker to help the
homeless find work, housing and hope.
The program wants to connect people
with resources they need to live independently and, as such, it can benefit
other members of our community (e.g.,
homeowners who rent to vetted program
participants gain assistance in paying
their own mortgages). How can reducing
the number of homeless people in our
community be dangerous? Saying that “as
Santa Cruz goes, so goes Pacific Grove”
is far-fetched. I know she’s wrong about
the One Starfish Program down to “essentially, the homeless may camp overnight.”
Do you sleep seated upright in a car
at night when you go camping? How about
sleeping in the back seat of a Ford Escort.
Is that your idea of “camping”? Camping
is a recreational activity wherein campers
relax, unwind and enjoy nature. I’m puzzled by Holly’s almost-envious perception
of homelessness and her decision to equate
it with sought-after leisure activities. Personally, I don’t know of anyone who plans
to sleep sitting in their car when they go
camping, but then, I suspect Holly and I
move in different circles.
One Starfish Safe Parking lots are just parking
lots, not campsites.”Safe
Parking”means a limited number of select participants are
granted temporary permission
to arrive after a set time at
night, sleep in their cars, and
leave prior to a set time in
the morning. Participants are
screened, required to have auto
insurance, meet regularly with
program staff, and comply with
all program goals.
We’re not talking about rowdy groups
of anonymous people “camping” in neighborhood parking lots while warming their
hands over refuse burning in metal drums.
We’re talking about scared, tired people
who lost their battles to keep their jobs,
housing, youth, health and/or spouses. One
Starfish is hosting homeless families with
children at one site; these families aren’t
on a camping vacation.
The success of the One Starfish Safe
Parking Program depends in large part
upon its commitment to working with law
enforcement in making guidelines and establishing boundaries for all to follow. It’s
a wonderful program that stresses reconnecting people pushed to the fringes of their
communities with resources, employment
and relationships needed to get them out
of their cars and into housing.
Holly, can we at least agree it’s
inappropriate to use the plight of the homeless as a stick with which to beat the Chief
of Police?
Respectfully,
Mary Pickford, Monterey
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Monterey Public Library presents “Nuts and Bolts Workshop about
Medicare” with Medicare and Social Security Adviser Bob Petty, Ph.D., on
Tuesday, February 24, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in the library Community Room. This
is a basic step-by-step guide to help you understand the parts of Medicare,
such as when to enroll, how to enroll, Medigap/supplemental insurance, drug
plans, and how employer insurance relates to Medicare if you are still working. Admission is free, and no reservations are required. Call 831.646.2091
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Programs at the Library
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Magic Show with Bob Kann. A participatory program including storytelling,
juggling and magic.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 • 11:00 am
Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 • 3:45 pm
“Wacky Wednesday” after-school program presents Down in the Swamp:
stories, science and crafts for all ages. At the Pacific Grove Library.
Thursday, Feb. 19 • 11:00 am
Stories for Babies and Toddlers at the Pacific Grove Library, ages birth-2.
Thursday, Feb. 19 • 3:00 pm
“Tales to Tails”: Children can read out loud t6o certified therapy dogs in the
children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 • 11:00 am
Pre-School stories, ages 2-5. For more information call 648-5760.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 • 3:45 pm
“Wacky Wednesday” presents Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss: stories, science
and crafts for all ages.
Thursday, Feb. 26 • 11:00 am
Stories for Babies and Toddlers ages birth-2.
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February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Chair Lifts and
Alpenglow
A recent Monterey Herald article lamented that Tahoe residents who normally
ski right off their back porches had to drive
to Washington and Idaho this month to
find good snow.
The story made me sad for Tahoe, because that was where I first really enjoyed
skiing. I had tried the sport in the 1960s
in New England but didn’t last long. Back
there, dismal little mountains offered iron
gray skies, sub-zero temperatures, icy
slopes and machete winds.
Twenty years later I was back in
Hawaii. My brother Mike called from
California to say he had rented a cabin at
Donner Lake, a mere snowball’s throw
from several fine ski areas. Would I like
to go skiing?
“Would I like to slap a pit bull?” I
replied. “I’ve tried skiing. The discomfort
level is too high, and my pain threshold is
too low. Drop me a card from the ICU.”
Of course I ended up coming over
here. It was fun.
The most fun was riding in the chair
lifts. The ones I remember sat two or three
skiers abreast in upholstered comfort and
clanked along at a pleasant pace high
above the ground. From that lofty vantage, we could see snow-flocked forests,
granite crags and the piercing blue of the
high Sierra sky.
“When do the little oxygen masks
drop down?” I asked.
“Relax, we’re not even at 10,000
feet,” Mike said. “Look behind.” Turning in the chair, I beheld Lake Tahoe, a
flawless tourmaline set in a ring of shining
mountains. “How beautiful,” I murmured.
I was still murmuring when a wooden
structure appeared up ahead of us.
“That’s the lift station where we get
off,” Mike explained. “Raise you ski tips
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Tom Stevens
Otter Views
and lean forward. When we’re on the
ramp, stand up.”
The next thing I knew, our skis
bumped up onto a narrow, snow-covered
platform which soon began falling away.
“Now!” Mike urged. Pushing himself up
off the seat, he glided easily down the
ramp. I gulped, hesitated, and lunged
forward.
Like a crippled imperial walker from
“Star Wars,” I helicoptered wildly for a
moment, grabbed at a railing and went
down, skis and poles clashing metallically. I tumbled to a stop just as the next
two skiers ejected from their chair. They
were on me in a flash, and soon three of us
were thrashing in the snow, skis entangled.
“Stay down!” Mike shouted as the
second chair whipped past, inches from
my head. I glanced back up the ramp
in time to see two more bodies hurtling
toward the pile-up. Someone shrieked.
There was impact and cursing. Things
were getting out of control.
The lift operator stopped the chairs
and came out of her little house to sort
through the rubble. With her help, we
finally gained our feet and moved off, the
others glaring at me over their shoulders.
“Nice work,” Mike grinned. “And that
was only the ramp. I can’t wait to see you
out on the hill.”
“Hill” is not the word I would have
used to describe the thing we now stood
on the brink of. Hills are round, friendly
little places suitable for picnics and kite
flying. This was a death chute.
“I’m riding back down in the chair,” I
said, bending to unlatch my bindings. “I’ll
see you at the chalet.”
“Nice try,” he said. “You can only ride
the chair down if you’re hurt.”
It was a classic Catch-22. If I skied
down, I’d be killed, but my remains could
ride down in the chair. I was pondering this
when I felt a gloved hand push me forward.
“Heeeeeere we go!” Mike said.
Down the white death chute we flew.
As my skis hissed over the snow, I tried to
recall the formula for acceleration. Was it
mass times velocity? If so, I was in trouble,
for I had eaten well that morning. Western
omelet, blueberry pancakes, hash browns,
sausages. Lots of mass.
Things were happening quickly.
Other skiers flashed past, looking relaxed
and confident. A row of trees flashed
past, looking big and solid. The piney air
stung my cheeks like after shave. Further
downslope, Mike slalomed from side
to side, planting his poles and turning
smoothly around them. Body erect, knees
slightly bent, he was a marvel of speed
and snake-hipped agility. After 15 years
of skiing, he had become “one with the
mountain.”
I, too, became one with the mountain,
but it only took me 15 seconds. I remember a fleeting glimpse of the distant lake,
a quick pan of the sky, a close-up of one
ski tip crossing the other. Then everything
went white. There was a blissful moment
of free fall, followed by impact as I reentered Earth’s gravitational field . . . .
(Next time: The Valley Run)
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• February 13, 2015
Where’s Bixby? Biking for Rescue Animals!
Bixby, a 5-year-old border collie
mix, has a personal goal. She and her human, Mike Minnick, want to spread the
word about the joys of adopting shelter
animals by bicycling around the United
States. Well, Mike bicycles. Bixby rides
along in a Bixby-sized crate on the back
of his special cargo bike, enjoying the
scenery and occasionally taking a nap.
Together, they have visited more than
80 animal shelters from Maine to California during a two-year adventure that
has topped 8,200 miles and 31 states...
and rising.
Last weekend, they visited Pacific
Grove rescues, Animal Friends Rescue
Project and Peace of Mind Dog Rescue,
and set about finding a place to stay by
posting on social media.
“I don't ride in the rain,” said the
otherwise affable Minnick, and the pair
settled in to outlast the storm in Pacific
Grove before heading down the coast. He
was also waiting for a replacement for a
faulty laptop computer so that he could
continue putting his travels online.
Bixby, ever one to make the best of
any situation, showed her skills at “fetch”
to the people at this newspaper office,
inviting Katie to toss a leaf (not so easy)
and sharing a plastic container lid with
Dana as if it were a Frisbee. She even
played with a wadded up piece of paper.
Between Minnick and Bixby, they've
made friends wherever they've gone and
share thousands of memories on their
Facebook page: skimboarding, sailing,
sleeping in a luxury home on a bluff
overlooking the ocean...or under a bush
with homeless people, or on a boat trailer
in a parking lot in Port Townsend, WA..
Minnick wasn't necessarily an avid
bicyclist when he started the adventure.
He was tending bar in Austin, TX and
feeling generally unfulfilled when someone gave him a ticket to Burning Man.
Gregarious man that he is, he met new
friends there, and wound up living in
a school bus in a “crazy community,”
Terlingua, TX, a ghost town that hosts
a population of adventuresome people.
He and Bixby bought the bike, a Yuba
Memories of Bixby’s visit to Pacific
Grove, AFRP and Peace of Mind Dog
Rescue: Scott Broecker took photos of
the friendly dog and her outgoing human, Mike Minnick. Minnick was waiting for repairs to his laptop and Bixby
took in the dog-friendly atmosphere
despite the weather.
Mundo, got a flat tire, and put it aside for
about nine months. He was enjoying doing
a little “ride sharing” with a small truck
he bought, advertising on Craig's List to
share rides to places he'd never been, when
the truck broke down. Everyone had been
making fun of him and the bicycle, he
said, so he decided to show them all and
do a test run.
On May 15, 2013 he left out of
Galveston, having loaded up Bixby and
100 pounds of camping gear, dog food,
and a doggie bed and pedaled to Texarkana
for a family reunion with step-siblings he
hadn't seen since he was 14. “It gave me
back my family!” he said.
He made up his mind to do something
he told himself he'd never do. He sold all
of his possessions and narrowed his bills
down to one, a phone. He borrowed a
little money from his folks and set off.
Since then, he's been treating life like “the
adventure it's supposed to be.” Yes, it's
an adventure, but preaching the gospel of
shelter animals makes it more of a mission.
Minnick’s journey began in September 2013 when he and Bixby got a ride
to Lubec, Maine (The Easternmost Town
In the U.S.”). From there they pedaled
the East Coast to Key West, FL, before
heading to New Orleans – where they
rode in the Mardi Gras parade – and back
to Texas. From Texas they headed north
through Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming
and Montana to Washington. They are now
on their way down the West Coast, visiting
shelters and talking to everyone he meets
about how adopting a shelter animal is
superior to buying one from a puppy mill.
Minnick says.“If you love animals,
donate to your local shelter or rescue. Puppies should not be a for-profit commodity.”
They don't have a set route. There are
certain events Minnick has set his sights
on, like one in Los Angeles coming up
soon. He has a collection of photographs
bar none, showing the ever-cooperative
Bixby posed with sharks and moose and
dinosaurs, just to name a few. On the way
they've met some wonderful people and
have stories to last a lifetime. But the
hours alone with Bixby biking through
some of the most fabulous scenery in the
world have given Minnick time to think
about another project he'd like to begin:
children's books about some of the animals
they've met. There was an armadillo, a
teddy bear, deer, gorillas, alligators, a
camel, and of course Chicken Charlie the
Safety Chicken who decided to go along
for the ride and watch Minnick's back.
He'd also like to get on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, or on Jimmy Kimme Live, to
help promote his cause.
When will it end? Bixby and Minnick
have no idea. They continue to pedal on,
busking for dinner or a place to stay. As
Bixby says on their website, “I'm very
cute and people can't resist helping me
out when my human gets stuck.” For now,
they're headed south to Big Sur, because
Bixby heard there's a bridge on the way
that's named after her.
Follow Bixby and Minnick and donate
to their cause at www.wheresbixby.com .
You can also track his journey at https://
www.facebook.com/wheres.bixby.3.
Valentine’s Message: Healthy Relating With Your Partner
Many times our “unfinished business,” meaning old programs in the subconscious that are in the way of our living
a deeply joyful life, shows itself to us in
relationships. Places where we are stuck
become magnified in the presence of an
intimate partner. When we open to receive
their love, it becomes like a lantern, illuminating our unresolved issues. The same
holds true for our partner.
Because we don’t know that this is
happening, we think that we are having
these feelings or thoughts because of our
partner; something he/she has said or done
is “making” us feel this way. Naturally,
then, we believe that she/he has to change.
Projection:
If something your partner says reminds the Inner Child of your mother,
while you believe you are talking to your
partner, the Child sees Mommy, and starts
reacting to the partner as if he/she was
your mother. This is called projection. By
blaming, getting defensive, or rejecting
the partner (believed to be mother), the
Subpersonalities attempt to protect the
Child from getting hurt (again).
Your partner’s behavior may or may
not have been inappropriate. Yet when
you look closely, you find that this person has triggered an old memory in your
subconscious, and your emotions are coming from that memory, not the person’s
behavior. So, your emotions are always
your responsibility.
The Box:
When you watch a person behave a
certain way for a while, your subconscious
creates an expectation around it. It assumes
Rabia Erduman
When you are in a fight, the basic
question is:
What is your priority—to be right, or
to come back to love?
Self discovery
that this person will continue to display
this behavior. It starts defining the person
through the behavior - puts the person in
a BOX.
Because of this assumption, when you
are with this person, talk on the phone, or
even think about her/him, your body reacts
to the box. The box can contain positive or
negative assumptions - either one is limiting, and is not the real person.
Let’s say if the box says “This person
is angry,” your body, adrenals, and nervous system are getting ready to defend
you even before you dial their phone
number. You are already in a defensive
place unconsciously before he/she has
said “Hello.”
Your expectation creates an atmosphere for this person for a possible expression of anger.
If they do, it is very important to understand that it is not your responsibility.
Ultimately, you cannot “make” another
person behave a certain way. Their behavior is their responsibility. Yet you can
put them in a box, which makes it more
difficult for this person to change the behavior if she/he wants to.
When you as the Adult are aware of
this tendency of the subconscious, you can
Biography
be aware of the box, and know that there
always is a door, window, or a tiny crack
in the box where this person has the choice
to get out, or you have a choice to let him/
her out. Even if your subconscious has put
her/him in a box, you don’t have to. You
can expand your awareness into who he/
she really is, the bigger picture, and realize that the behavior this person may be
stuck in is not who she/he is. You can stop
defining him/her through this behavior...
and the Mystery takes over...
When you let go of the box, it doesn’t
necessarily mean that the behavior of this
person will change. It may, or it may not.
It simply means that you are not restricting
his/her behavior through your assumptions
and expectations. You are free.
Basic truths: I’M OKAY = YOU’RE OKAY
I’M NOT GUILTY, AND NEITHER
ARE YOU
YOUR PARTNER IS NOT YOUR
ENEMY; YOU ARE ON THE SAME
SIDE, FIGHTING AGAINST CONDITIONING
Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul, Turkey and later spent 10 years in
Germany before coming to the United
States in 1983.
Rabia is an Alchemical Hypnotherapist, Craniosacral Therapist, Polarity
Therapist, and a Reiki Master. She assists
her clients and students in their process of
self-discovery. Rabia also teaches tantric
and spiritually oriented workshops.
Rabia is the author of Veils of Separation - Finding the Face of Oneness, and
has four Guided Imagery CDs: Relaxation,
Meditation, Chakra Meditation, and Inner
Guides.
She has also been interviewed on radio and television shows and has lectured
extensively throughout the years.
To those wishing to understand her
work, she says, “I have found working
with the combination of mind, body, emotions, and energy to be highly effective
in reaching optimum balance. My life
and work are about being in the moment,
free of fear and the feeling of separation.
Deep joy is a natural expression of this
process.”
Following her vision, Rabia is taking the steps necessary for her book to be
made into a movie or a television series.
The screenplay is complete. Now she is
looking for a producer.
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February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Times • Page 13
Robert H. Down School
Accepts the
Great Kindness Challenge
By Kelly Keesecker
Lily and Amber work on their Letters of
Kindness Photo by Kelly Keesecker
Lucie shows off her completed handprint Photo by Kelly Keesecker
Students and staff from Robert H.
Down Elementary School recently participated in The Great Kindness Challenge - a
week dedicated to creating a culture of
kindness. The program is a proactive,
positive, bullying-prevention program
that declares, “Kindness matters!”
School counselor Sonda Frudden was
excited to introduce this program to the
students. “When I heard about ‘The Great
Kindness Challenge’ from my co-worker,
Counselor Zoe Roach at Forest Grove
Elementary, we jumped on board here
at Robert Down. The program focused
on the positive. One example of this was
our morning greeters who stood at each
entrance to our school greeting people.
This alone brightened up the day of all
who passed through our doors.” Third
grader Tommy Ducker agrees, stating, “I
really enjoyed when the greeters greeted
us with kindness quotes and stickers.”
Every student received a checklist of
activities exemplifying kindness, and they
were encouraged to complete their list
throughout the week. One of the youngest
RHD Otters to complete a GKC checklist
was 1st grader Aslan Shahnawat, even offering a flower to office manager Deanna
Karasek. Aslan shared with his mother,
“To me, kindness means being helpful
and caring.”
In addition to the Kindness Chal-
lenges, throughout the week students had
the opportunity to participate in “Kindness Stations” during lunch recess. The
children wrote down kindness ideas to
build a Kindness Chain with Mrs. Maria
Miller, the school’s English Language
Development teacher. They also wrote
Letters of Kindness as a way of thanking
someone in their lives for a kind or helpful act. Parents Carolynn Knoop and
Kelly Keesecker assisted students with
Hands of Kindness, a project that collects
individual, decorated hand prints and
sends them to Kids for Peace, the founders of the Great Kindness Challenge, in
support of their bid toward a Guinness
World Record. Friends Ryan Bell and
Sean Perkins both shared that they had fun
tracing their hand prints to contribute to
the world record, as well as writing notes
expressing kindness to people in their
lives. The week concluded with Stories of
Kindness, organized by 1st grade teacher
Juliana Dacuyan.
Kindness week was a positive success for its inaugural year. Ms. Frudden
concluded, “We were greatly encouraged
by what we saw in our students and staff
throughout the week. We will certainly
take part in the program again next year.”
School principal Mrs. Linda Williams has
encouraged her Otter family to “Keep the
kindness going!” And we encourage you,
our wonderful Pacific Grove community,
to do the same.
2015 Rotary
Good Old Days Parade
Entry Form
Official Application (Please print clearly)
Entry Name_________________________________
Lend someone a Hand of Kindness! .
Photo by Kelly Keesecker
Gabi (5th grade) cuts out her Hand of
Kindness. Photo by Kelly Keesecker
Students receive a kindness quote and
sticker from morning greeters. Photo by
Linda Williams
Contact Person______________________________
Telephone__________________________________
Students had the opportunity to be
creative through various Kindness
Stations Photo by Kelly Keersecker
E-mail_____________________________________
Category of Entry: Band, Float, Equestrian, Other___
__________________________________________
Number in Entry________________________ People
School counselor Ms. Sonda Frudden
visits with students as they write Letters of Kindness Photo by Linda Williams
Brief Description (Please, don’t write “Same as Last
Year!” Not acceptable.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Special Needs_______________________________
Return Application to: [email protected]
or mail to K. Cuneo, 1113 Buena Vista Ave., Pacific Grove 93950
Olivia, Ciara, Amber, and Lucie display
the completed Kindness Chain Photo by
Linda Williams
Registration opens Valentine’s Day for
“Run In the Name of Love” 5K and 2K
The fifth annual “Run in the Name of Love” opens registration on
February 14. The scenic road race and walk is set for Father’s Day Sunday,
June 21, 2015 in Carmel-.
Unique features of the event are tribute bibs, dog participant bandanas,
biscuits for the dogs when they cross the finish line, free raffle tickets, refreshments, medallions for all participants and a submission for the online
Tribute Book. All runners and walkers are encouraged to run in the name
of someone they love, either as a memorial to a loved one or as a tribute to
someone who is loved in life. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Big Sur Marathon’s JUST RUN®
youth fitness program. Costs are $35 for the 5K and $30 for the 2K until
May 31. Prices increase by $5 beginning June 1.
For more information and to register please visit runinthenameoflove.
org.
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• February 13, 2015
The Lyceum of Monterey County to Hold 31st
Annual Monterey County Spelling Bee
Fifty-four fourth and fifth grade finalists from 27 local private and public schools,
will compete in the 31st annual Montrey County Spelling Bee on Feb. 21 at San Benancio Middle School, 43 San Benancio Road, just off Highway 68. The event is set for
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The spelling bee is free and open to the public. For information: See.lyceum.org/
events/spelling.php or phone 372 6098
PG Attorney Specializes in Employee
Law with New Monterey Firm
Brian Mathias celebrates nine months
as an associate attorney at the Law Offices
of Kenneth J. Kroopf in New Monterey;
a bi-lingual law firm emphasizing in personal injury and employment law. Brian's
practice focuses on the representation of
employees in wrongful termination, harassment, overtime disputes, hostile work
environment, and disability discrimination
cases.
Mathias, 29, is one of a small handful
of Central Coast lawyers belonging to the
California Employment Lawyers Association, an organization of attorneys devoted
to the representation of employees.
Prior to relocating from his native
Aptos, Mathias worked at the Law Offices
of Timothy J. Morgan in Santa Cruz. He
resides in Pacific Grove and works parttime as a Constitutional Law Fellow at the
Monterey College of Law.
The Libertarian Party of Monterey County will hold its annual meeting on Tues.,
Feb. 24 at Round Table Pizza conference room at 1717 Fremont, Seaside at 5:30 PM.
New officers will be elected and delegates to the California LP state convention in
Las Vegas will be determined. For more information: www.montereycountyLP.org.
Trying to clean up
the swordfish catch The mile-long drift gillnets the California swordfish industry uses snag and
drown so many whales and marine mammals the fishery is considered the “dirtiest” along the West Coast. That will be the topic when Dr. Geoff Shester, California
program director for Oceana, speaks to the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American
Cetacean Society in Pacific Grove on Feb. 26. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in
the Boat Works building at Hopkins Marine Station, 120 Ocean View Blvd. It is free
and open to the public.
Shester studied ways to reduce bycatch in nearshore gillnet fisheries while
working out of Hopkins Marine Station, earning his doctorate from Stanford University’s Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources.
Working out of the Monterey office for Oceana, he’s looking for ways to reduce
bycatch in gillnet and trawl industries, as well as protecting forage species in the
California Current ecosystem, and restoring endangered Pacific sea turtle and shark
populations. Oregon and Washington have banned the drift gillnets, but California
has not. Oceana has proposed transitioning away from drift gillnets completely with
alternate fishing methods, such as legal harpoon gear.
Details of the program can be found on the cetacean society’s Web site at www.
acsmb.org.
Heart Month Lectures at CHOMP
Refresher Training on Body
Mechanics for Volunteers
Mayflower Presbyterian Church is offering one-hour safety training on body mechanics to assist volunteers to be safe in their volunteer activities. As the number of
older volunteers increase as the Baby Boomers move into retirement, new challenges
to keep them safe and free from injuries have emerged. Younger volunteers also can
benefit from training on body mechanics.
Training will include a refresher on body conditioning, lifting, reaching, kneeling,
and stooping.
The training will take place on Sunday, February 22 from noon to 1:00 p.m. at
Mayflower Presbyterian Church, 141 14th Street, Pacific Grove.
Speaker will be Capp Worley, Physical Therapist. A light lunch will be served.
RSVP: 373-4705.
‘Dylan and Dylan’ Reprised
Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan are two
of the best-known and highly respected
voices of the 20th century: two artists,
related by name and attitude, each with
a gift for surprising, penetrating, and
beautiful language. This powerful and
mysterious show features the talents of
Taelen Thomas, Steve Mortensen, and
Richard Rosen, weaving together stories,
spoken word, and song to present Dylan
and Dylan’s distinctive rhythms and attitudes toward the pulse and passions of
life, and the realities of our times. The
Libertarian Party Annual Meeting in Seaside
range of themes in this show is rich: youth,
death, the dreams of pigs, lust, love, war,
and “Rage, rage against the dying of the
light.” Featured compositions include
“Forever Young,” “Fern Hill,” “When
the Ship Comes In,” and selections from “Under Milk Wood.”
This moving tribute will be performed
on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 7:30
pm at Hidden Valley, 88 West Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. Admission is $15. For more information call 659-3115 or [email protected]
Julie Capilli Album
Launch at PG Art Center
Enjoy a classy evening of live jazz and celebrate the release of Julie Capili’s new
album, “Round Midnight,” at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue in
Pacific Grove, February 21 from 7-9 p.m. Joining her will be local and international talents of jazz musicians including: Ben
Harod on sax, Heath Proskin on bass, and Gino Raugi on guitar. Tickets are $15 at the door. For additional information contact the Art Center at
831-375-2208 or visit Capili’s website: www.juliesingsjazz.com .
Chocolate and Wine Tasting
Will Benefit Monterey Library
The Friends of the Monterey Public Library present their 10th annual Chocolate
& Wine Tasting Benefit on Friday, February 20, 7 - 9 p.m. at the Library. Celebrate
a “Decade of Delicious Decadence” by sampling a wide array of Monterey County
Wines including Pearce, Carmel Ridge, Ventana and more. Sample Prosecco and Ports,
and enjoy chocolate delights both sweet and savory. The event includes live music, a
silent auction and more fun than anyone should be allowed to have in the library. All
proceeds benefit the Monterey Public Library.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Purchase tickets at the Help Desk or
online at www.mplfriends.com. Must be 21-up to attend. The library is located at 625
Pacific Street, Monterey. For more information call 831.646.5602.
To help prevent heart disease and to increase awareness of its effects, Community
Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and its Tyler Heart Institute (THI) are participating in American Heart Month. While Monterey County has a lower rate of death from
heart disease than the state of California and the nation, there is still a lot that can be
done to save and improve lives.
During February, Community Hospital and THI will host free events focused on
helping to identify, prevent, and treat heart disease.
February 19. Living with an Irregular Heartbeat Lecture
Join us from 6-7 p.m. to learn the signs, symptoms, and how to treat and live
with an irregular heartbeat at this free lecture by cardiologist Eugene Liu. Registration required. Space is limited. Visit www.chomp.org/classes for more information. Peninsula Wellness Center, 2920 2nd Avenue, Marina.
February 28. Marina Healthfest.
A community health fair in Marina
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free screenings and
information on diabetes, cholesterol, bone
health, breast health, cancer prevention,
healthy eating, and more. Rocky Han
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Community members can make
healthy changes to lower their risk of developing heart disease. Controlling and
preventing risk factors is also important
for people who already have heart disease.
To lower your risk:
• Watch your weight.
• Quit smoking and avoid secondhand
smoke.
• Control your cholesterol and blood
pressure.
• If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation.
• Get active and eat healthy.
For more information on heart disease as well as a full list and links to our
February heart health programs, visit
www.chomp.org/hearthealth.
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February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
History Is What You Make of It
When it comes to being a Keeper of
Our Culture, Pacific Grove resident Gary
Karnes is on the front line.
Gary is turning a lifetime of political
activism into an intriguing new mission
to record the stories of local residents,
past and present, who have worked for
positive political and economic change
in our society. The People’s Oral History
Project, spearheaded by Gary, Juan Martinez and Karen Araujo, has interviewed
some 60 individuals and will be turning
the recordings into a book.
The Rainbow Coalition of Activism
“They span what you might call the
Rainbow Coalition of activism,” Gary
says. “They lived on both sides of the
Lettuce Curtain. Some were once young
union activist volunteers for the United
Farm Workers union working for five
dollars a week, room and board, and the
loan of an old Dodge Dart—a good car,
by the way.”
Gary notes that many of these
activists stayed in Monterey County,
putting down roots, raising families, and
contributing to the fabric of our local
economy and culture. Just a couple of
examples: Senator Bill Monning and his
wife, Dr. Dana Kent.
Gary came to Monterey County
in 1970 to open a draft counseling and
anti-war office in Salinas. He recalls, “I
was told to talk to Corey Miller before
I did anything.” Corey Miller was a
Pacific Grove resident and president of
the Women’s International League for
Peace and Freedom. Gary says, “Her
kitchen table was the center of the antiwar movement and every other movement active in those heady days. Jane
Fonda, Cesar Chavez and many others
were guests and sat around that kitchen
table planning local peace and justice
events.” Ms. Miller is one of the activists
interviewed for the People’s Oral History Project.
Pacific Grove’s ties to progressive
politics are nothing new, Gary notes.
“Upton Sinclair, famous muckraker and
author, ran for Governor in 1934 and
brought his campaign to P.G., filling
the new 1,200-seat high school auditorium that year. Sinclair’s message was a
program that was called ‘end poverty in
California,’ (EPIC). His campaign and
the opposing campaign have been called
the campaign of the century.”
What Would Saul Alinsky Do?
Saul Alinsky is a name familiar to
many old Sixties activists as the “father
of modern community organizing” and
the author of Rules for Radicals, which
Gary says, “every young would-be organizer in the 1960s and ‘70s carried in the
hip pocket.”
The Chicago native had strong ties
to the Monterey Peninsula. Alinsky and
Fred Ross, Sr., came to Pacific Grove in
the 1950s when the California Community Service Organizations (CSO) met at
the Asilomar conference grounds. Ross
hired Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
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is Good For
You
Joyce Krieg
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take to the streets to force changes that
might not otherwise happen.”
The People’s Oral History Project
has started an online fundraising drive
to pay for production of the book and
related expenses at www.indiegogo.com,
search phrase “oral history.” Tax deductible contributions may also be made
check through U.S. mail, 179 Pacific
Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
Gary Karnes
to build community power by organizing
neighborhoods. Among the interviewees
for The People’s Oral History Project is
Mary Amezcua Higgins, the daughter of
Jaime and Carmen Amezcua, leaders of
Monterey County’s only CSO chapter, in
Soledad.
Alinsky’s connection to the Central
Coast ended on a sad note, as he collapsed and died of a massive heart attack
on a Carmel street corner in 1972 while
visiting his second wife, Jean. “Jean had
already lived here for a number of years
and was involved with the Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom on a specific campaign to eliminate
the use of napalm in Vietnam,” Gary
says.
“Another brilliant strategist who
worked with Ross, Chavez and Huerta
in the UFW, was Marshall Ganz,” he
continues. “He opened the Center for
Leadership and Organization in 1985 on
Pine Street right here in P.G.”
Preserving Their Stories Before It’s
Too Late
The turbulent years of the late
1960s and early ’70s are long gone but
not forgotten—at least, for now. But the
sands of time are beginning to run low
for many of these organizers, risk-takers
and mobilizers of public opinion. That’s
why Gary Karnes and his partners in
The People’s Oral History Project, Juan
Martinez and Karen Araujo, are so passionate about preserving their memories.
“Their stories are powerful and no social
movement can succeed without the will
power, wit and wisdom of such grassroots movement leaders,” Gary says.
“A vibrant democracy needs concerned
citizens who peacefully and persistently
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Joyce Krieg and Patricia Hamilton
are the instructors of Pacific Grove’s
popular series of Guided Autobiography
classes. You may sign up now for new
GAB 6-week sessions, beginning March
26, or a 3-day GAB Retreat Intensive,
March 20–22, at http://keepersofourculture.com. For more information e-mail
[email protected] or call
831-649-6640.
Back by popular demand, Cardiologist Dr. Stephen Brabeck and
Brian Ellinoy, PharmD will discuss
how olive oil and dark chocolate
are essential to preventing heart
disease and other chronic illnesses
on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6:00 - 7:30
p.m., in the Monterey Public Library
Community Room. The discussion
will review the latest literature on
dark chocolate including recommendations on type, dosage and additives.
Samples will be available for tasting.
This event is part of The Next
Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life
lecture series sponsored by the
Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment
Committee. Adults are invited to
attend. Admission is free, and reservations are required. Call (831) 6465632 or email thongchu@monterey.
org. The Monterey Public Library is
Pacific Grove Library Foundation
Donor Recognition Event
The Pacific Grove Public Library
Foundation (“PGPLF”) Board of Directors hosted a party to honor those
who have donated to the Foundation,
particularly its original benefactor Mrs.
Erna Morris, on Saturday, January 31,
at the library. A few years ago, Mrs.
Morris left half of her estate to the
Friends of the Library which used the
money to create PGPLF. Foundation
donors and other library supporters
gathered to share birthday cake in
honor of Mrs. Morris who would have
turned 90 years old this January.
The donor recognition event was
held in the newly opened meeting space
which has been walled off for some 30
years. Library Director Steven Silveria described plans for renovations of
the Carnegie part of the building so it
will more closely resemble its original
appearance. The Foundation Board
thanks Mr. Silveria and his staff for
their help with the event. Thanks also
to local photographer Ken Jones who
volunteered his talents to photograph
the event. You can see more photoson
the Foundation website www.pglibraryfoundation.org.
Two display cases in the center
of the library are worth stopping by to
see. One features Mrs. Morris and her
many contributions to the community.
The other has interesting artifacts and
other materials about our library’s
history as a Carnegie library.
The displays will continue
through the month of February. Local History Librarian Diana Godwin
and Cathleen Gable, a volunteer, set
up the displays. While in the library,
you can pick up a copy of the PGPLF
brochure which describes the Foundation’s mission and how you can invest
in our library’s future. These located
are at the front desk and the former
reference desk.
Above: Board members celebrate
Right, top to bottom: The cake; Two cabinets hold information on Andrew Carnegie
and Erna Morris.
Below: City Manager Tom Frutchey, Board
President Barbara Moore, and Head Librarian Steven Silveria
Below, right: Tom Frutchey and Council
member Bill Peake meet with a guest
Photos by Ken Jones
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Times
• February 13, 2015
Scene 66: Harry Does the Dishes
through the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1847.
Bernard Furman
A: Stop that, Harry! Jane, don’t pay any attention to him. He’s just repeating an unfounded vicious rumor.
Marriage Can Be Funny
H: Isn’t it true that you had relatives in the Donner Party?
A: Yes, but they certainly didn’t eat any of their companions!
H: So you say.
Harry and Alice Wilson are having dinner in their Pacific
Grove home with their daughter Jane and her family.
(Later that evening, their guests having departed, Harry and Alice are in the kitchen
cleaning up.)
H: I love our grandchildren, but having dinner with an overly-energetic little boy and
his infant sister was an ordeal I would not like to repeat very often.
Harry: Jane, do you have any idea where Andy Junior is?
A: Andrew was a handful, but I thought Gwen was very well-behaved. She sat in her
high chair like a little lady.
Jane: Well, since he’s not in his chair, not on the table, and not within sight, I assume
he’s under the table.
H: Except when she was throwing her food at everyone in sight.
A: That’s what babies do, Harry.
H: Good guess! Does he often go there at mealtimes?
H: They also cry, scream, and throw up, all of which our darling little girl amply
demonstrated.
J: Only when he’s bored.
H: Would you like to know what he’s doing under the table?
J: Enlighten me.
H: He’s gnawing on my left leg.
J: Has he drawn blood yet?
H: No, he hasn’t finished working his way through my slacks.
A: She’ll grow out of it.
H: Between the baby and Andrew, Jane was kept so busy I don’t think she ate much of
your dinner, which was excellent.
A: Thanks, dear.----Harry, the dishes you’ve been stacking up for me still have grease
on them. Please re-do them, using a sponge with plenty of soap and hot water.
J: Let me know when he does.
H: Honey, are you aware that the machine you’re standing in front of is called a dishwasher?
H: Alice, would you like to know where Gracie is?
A: So?
A: I’m sure you’re about to tell me.
H: And of course you know that its sole purpose in life is….
H: She’s also under the table.
A: To wash dishes.
A: Doing what?
H: Right! That’s exactly why we bought it; and since it washes the dishes, there’s no need
for me to wash them before it gets them! All they need from me is a quick rinse—and
even that’s probably not necessary, since the manual says that the machine will even
do a good job on encrusted pots and pans.
H: Gnawing on my right leg.
A: How far has she progressed?
H: With her sharp little teeth she’s ahead of Andrew and almost through my socks.
You’d best call her off before I’m legless.
A: (After bending over so that she can look under the table): Gracie, stop eating Daddy’s
leg and come to Mommy!That’s a good girl!
J: (Doing the same): Andrew, come out from under there! Raw meat is not on your diet.
If you don’t come out right now, you won’t get dessert!
H: You’d best keep a close eye on him as he grows up.
J: Why do you say that?
H: Because cannibalism is in his blood, inherited from one of your mother’s ancestors who was a member of the Donner Party that got stuck in the snow when going
A: My mother taught me to pre-clean the dishes before putting them in the washer, and
that’s what I’ve always done and will continue to do.
H: In the early days of her marriage your mother didn’t have a dishwasher, so she had
to hand-wash everything; and then when she finally got one, she just continued what
she was doing before although no longer necessary, and you’re perpetuating that
wasteful double-washing!
A: Harry, my dear husband, we long ago decided that the kitchen is my domain. Your
help is welcome, but when you’re in here you’ll do things my way---and that includes
the manner in which dishes are washed.
H: Aye, aye, sir.
Legal Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150069
The following person is doing business as LBG DESIGNS, 1164 Arroyo Drive, Pebble Beach, Monterey
County, CA 93953. LAURA BETH GHERMAN, 1164
Arroyo Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County
on Jan. 09, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business name or name(s)
listed above on August 1, 2004. Signed: Laura Beth
Gherman. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150127
The following person is doing business as ALL
THINGS HANDYMAN AND MAINTENANCE, 210
Grove Acre #31, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA
93950. BRIAN RICHARD KNAB, 210 Grove Acre
#31, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed
with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 16, 2015.
Registrant commenced to transact business under the
fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on Jan.
16, 2014. Signed: Brian Knab. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 1/23, 1/30,
2/6, 2/13/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150143
The following person is doing business as CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT,
110 Carlton Road, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County,
CA 95076. VALUES, INC., 110 Carlton Road, Watsonville, CA 95076. This statement was filed with the
Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 20, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 3/1/01.
Signed: Victor Quiroz II, Secretary. This business is
conducted by an corporation. Publication dates: 1/23,
1/30, 2/6, 2/13/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150047
The following person is doing business as LUXE CASUAL, 855 Capistrano Dr., Salinas, Monterey County,
CA 93901. JOHNA TOY THOMAS, 855 Capistrano
Dr., Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with
the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 7, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A.
Signed: Johna Thomas. This business is conducted
by an individual. Publication dates: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6,
2/13/15
Friday Nights
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150122
The following person is doing business as DAY
BRIGHT DESIGNS, 202 Via del Rey, Monterey,
Monterey County, CA 93940. MARGARET MERIE
LANGFORD, 202 Via del Rey, Monterey, CA 93940.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Jan. 15, 2015. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Margaret Merie
Langford. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150234
The following person is doing business as DVI COMPUTERS LLC, 9331 King Rd., Salinas, Monterey
County, CA 93907. DVI Computers LLC, P.O.Box
6221, Salinas, CA 93912. This statement was filed
with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 29, 2015.
Registrant commenced to transact business under the
fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on
1/29/2015. Signed: Cary Daniel Palmer, Manager. This
business is conducted by a limited liability company.
Publication dates: 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150176
The following person is doing business as INNER
SPACE DESIGN, 259 Viking Lane, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. HOLLY NICHOLE NUTT,
259 Viking Lane, Marina, CA 93933. This statement
was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan.
22, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business
under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed
above on 1/1/2015. Signed: Holly N. Nutt. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates:
1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20150228
The following person is doing business as ALTO
PALMIER, 18499 Northridge Dr., Salinas, Monterey
County, CA 93906. Paul G. Morales, 18499 Northridge Dr., Salinas, CA 93906. This statement was filed
with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 28, 2015.
Registrant commenced to transact business under the
fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on
1/1/2015. Signed: Paul G. Morales. This business is
conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 2/6,
2/13, 2/20, 2/27/15
By Cameron Cuellar
It’s Friday night and you know what that means—
I get to strap up one last time with my brothers and break some knees.
We enter the team room all hyped on caffeine;
The music is blaring and we are ready to get mean.
It’s time.
Our game faces are in their prime.
We scream and yell like the warriors from 300;
The other team knew they were being hunted.
We get the signal we have been waiting anxiously for.
We swarm the field like a pack of lions chasing a wild boar.
We break it down around the tsunami warning flag.
I can hear my name being yelled—I know it is my dad.
They flip the gold coin, and everyone is silent,
But soon enough it was about to turn violent.
The first whistle blew, and we took off like a jet on a runway.
Sprinted down there to knock our enemy into next Monday.
Next thing I know, it was half time; we filed into the locker room like packed sardines.
It was inevitable that we had to win by any means.
The team was confident, running back onto the field;
Even though we were ahead, we played our hearts out just to give us that extra shield.
It was done.
The time ran out, and oh, we had fun!
We took to the sidelines to sing our jubilant cheer,
And it was clear that the paramount champions were right here.
December 15, 2014
Cameron Cuellar is a member of Mrs. Gordon’s Sports Literature
class at Pacific Grove High School.
February 13, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Pacific Grove
Sports
Pacific Grove Handles
Carmel 42-27 in Wrestling
By John Charon
Times • Page 17
Breaker Girls Top Soledad
By Jon Charron
“No magic formula,” Pacific Grove head coach Ken Ottmar said after his team won
their eighth straight game Tuesday night. “Defense,” is what Ottmar said has improved,
and the reason they continue to win. [02-10-15]
To start the game, the Breakers couldn’t buy a basket. On the opening tip, Jessica
Matthews got the ball and had a lay-up that she missed, then Natali Baratashvili stole
the ball and missed another open lay-up. After missing their first five field goal attempts,
Allie Patton put back her own miss, to give the Breakers their first field goal of the game.
While the Breakers shots were not falling in the first quarter, their defense was
superb. They held Soledad to only 3 first quarter points, and took a 12-3 lead into the
second quarter.
The Breakers continued their strong defensive play, as they only gave up 4 second
quarter points. The defense also racked up 5 steals in the quarter. Allie Patton finished
the first half with 6 points and 6 rebounds for the Breakers.
Down 17-7 to start the third quarter, the Aztecs needed come up big. They scored
a 2-point basket to start the quarter, but that would be the only points they would see
the rest of the quarter. The Breakers scored the next 13 straight points, including an
Allie Patton buzzer beater to extend their lead by 21.
The Breakers had another balanced game, with eight players scoring. Allie Patton
finished with a team high 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Mackenzie Bell added 9
points and 5 rebounds for the Breakers 38-21 victory over Soledad.
With three games remaining, Pacific Grove must win out and get help from a Carmel loss, if they want to repeat as MTAL champions. “We’ve built on our 13-1 season
from last year,” Ottmar said. “I talked a lot about steps, can’t leap frog.” The Breakers
can’t worry about what Carmel is doing, even if they lose. The way Ottmar described
it was profound. “It doesn’t mean anything if you don’t take care of what you need to.”
The Breakers (15-6, 9-2) next play at Stevenson (6-11, 4-7) on Thursday, February
12, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
The last time these two teams met, Pacific Grove won 59-51. Jessica Matthews
had 35 points and 17 rebounds in that game for the Breakers
Box Score
1st
Soledad
Pacific Grove
Jonah Thomason (in black) riding his opponent to the ground, early 2nd round
of his 120lbs. match. Photo by Jon Charon
2nd 3rd 4thFinal
3 4 212
12
5 13
8
21
38
Stats After losing a tie breaker to Soledad last week, Jonah Thomason and Orion Bautista got two straight falls in the dual meet against Carmel, to help Pacific Grove get a
42-27 victory on Thursday night [01-29-15].
Jonah Thomason (in black) riding his opponent to the ground, early 2nd round
of his 120lbs. match.
Jonah Thomason (in black) riding his opponent to the ground, early 2nd round
of his 120lbs. match.
Up 12-0, the Breakers looked to have an early advantage over the Padres. However,
Carmel would go on to win four of the next five matches, with three of them coming by
fall. The lone victor for the Breakers in those five matches came from Liam Cunningham, who was able to get the pin as time expired in the first round of his 138lbs. match.
Down 27-24, Pacific Grove needed a little help. Foster Smith, wrestling at 195lbs.,
answered that call and pinned his opponent one minute into the match. “Felt pretty
good to come back from losing last week,” Foster Smith said. “A good win for the
team, [another step towards] putting the banner on the wall.”
When asked if he thought this match set the tone for a repeat MTAL Championship, Smith stated that it did. He added, “It’s all about attitude and winning tonight.
It means a lot for us”
Results 120lbs. – Thomason, J. Pacific Grove def. Sueos, N. Carmel, fall.
126lbs. – Bautista, O. Pacific Grove def. Catovera, D. Carmel, fall.
132lbs. – Mowart, K. Carmel def. Cabrera, J. Pacific Grove, fall.
138lbs. – Cunningham, L. Pacific Grove def. Anderson, R. Carmel, fall.
145lbs. – Cook, R. Carmel def. Takasdci, K. Pacific Grove, 12-9.
152lbs. – Magana, A. Carmel def. Taudrouse, G. Pacific Grove, fall.
160lbs. – Klein, J. Carmel def. Pettis, B. Pacific Grove, fall.
170lbs. – Hawes, T. Pacific Grove def. Carmel, forfeit.
182lbs. – Maughan Carmel def. Phillip, J. Pacific Grove, fall.
195lbs. – Smith, F. Pacific Grove def. Ramirez Carmel, fall
220lbs. – Prado, D. def. Carmel, forfeit.
HWT – Cruz, A. Pacific Grove def. Carmel, forfeit.
Pacific Grove
FGM
3PM
FTM-A
REB AST
STL
BLK
PTS
Joslyn Morgan
Abby Burnell
Christina Lucido
Lela Hautau
Mackenzie Bell
Allie Patton
Jessica Matthews
Sophie Lowell
Natali Baratashvili
Elena Doss
Jade Greathouse
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1-4
0
0-1
0
4-6
0-1
2
0
2-4
2-4
0
1
0
7
5
10
3
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
3
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
9
10
6
2
0
4
2
MTAL Standings
League
Carmel10-1
Pacific Grove
9-2
Santa Catalina
9-2
Greenfield
6-5
King City
4-7
Stevenson
4-7
Gonzales
1-10
Soledad
1-10
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Overall
15-3
15-6
13-4
9-11
7-13
6-11
4-13
1-18
The Latest: PG Wrestles It Way
To a 3-Way Tie for First
Pacific Grove is now 4-1 on the season after defeating previously undefeated
Greenfield 40-27 on Wednesday night [02-11-15].
Pacific Grove, Greenfield, and Soledad are now all tied up with records of 4-1 in
league play.
Next up is the MTAL Wrestling Championships, which are being held at Carmel
High on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. The Breakers are the defending
champs, and will look to repeat next week. The Breakers only loss this season was to
Soledad, but only after a tie breaker had to determine the winner.
Winners for Pacific Grove against Greenfield –
(128lbs.) Orian Batista won 8-5, (132lbs.) Jorge Cabrera won by forfeit, (138lbs.)
Liam Cunningham won 6-2, (147lbs.) Kacee Takasaki won by pin, (160lbs.) Gone
Tawdrouse won 11-6, (172lbs.) Tyler Hawes won 14-1, (182lbs.) Jaden Phillips won
by pin, (197lbs.) Robert Wilkerson won 7-0, (HWT) Dominic Prado won by forfeit.
Allie Patton takes a shot in the third quarter against Soledad. Photo by Jon
Charon
Page 18 • CEDAR STREET
Times
• February 13, 2015
Pacific Grove
Breakers Grab Hold of 1st Place
Sports
By Jon Charron
The Pacific Grove boys’ basketball team has been on fire of late, winning six
games in row. After defeating Carmel 51-43 on Friday night, the Breakers have now
moved into sole possession of first place in the MTAL. With four games left, the league
championship is in the Breakers court. [02-06-15]
After falling behind 24-17 at the half, the Breakers stepped it up in the third quarter.
They gave up only 6 third quarter points, allowing them to take a 32-30 lead into the
fourth quarter.
Brad Sendell helped make sure that the Breakers came away with the victory by
scoring 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.
Double double machine and reigning MTAL most valuable player, John Stivers,
who is averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Padres, was held to a
season low 5 points by the Breakers.
Defense has been key for the Breakers during their six game win streak, giving up
an average of just 34 points per game.
John Buttrey chipped in 8 points, while Chip Wagner added 6 points and 7 rebounds
for Breakers.
Pacific Grove (14-5, 9-1) will next play at Soledad (4-10, 4-6) on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Last time these two teams met, Pacific Grove defeated Soledad 56-41.
Box Score
1st
Carmel
Pacific Grove
Stats –
Pacific Grove Chip Wagner
John Buttrey
Brad Sendell
Uche Ebo
Noah Dalhamer
Sam Fenstermaker
JoshWren
Erol Ersek
2nd 3rd 4thFinal
9 15 613
10
7 16
19
FGM
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
3PM
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
FTM-A
0-0
2-2
13-15
0-1
0
0
1-4
3-4
MTAL Standings
League
Pacific Grove
9-1
Carmel
8-2
Stevenson
7-3
King City
5-5
Gonzales
4-6
Soledad
4-6
Marina2-7
Greenfield
0-9
REB
7
4
4
3
1
2
4
1
AST
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
STL
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
BLK
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
PTS
6
8
31
0
2
0
1
3
Overall
14-5
12-8
12-6
9-11
7-12
4-10
3-15
0-15
MTAL Standings
League
Carmel
9-1
Pacific Grove
8-2
Santa Catalina
8-2
Greenfield
6-4
King City
4-6
Stevenson3-7
Gonzales
1-9
Soledad
1-9
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Breaker of the Week
Hannah Cox
After falling just short of victory a couple weeks ago against Carmel, the Breakers
not only got revenge against the rival Padres on Friday night, but moved within one
game of first place in the MTAL. [02-06-15].
Just like the first time these two teams met, Carmel came out of the gates strong.
The Padres took a 24-14 lead into half and looked as though they were going to stay
undefeated in league play. The Breakers however, who have been playing strong defense
of late, turned it on and only gave up 7 second half points to secure a 44-31 victory.
Jessica Matthews led the way for Pacific Grove with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Allie Patton also got a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds of her own.
Three weeks ago, the Breakers were sitting in fifth place, but with a strong defense,
they have been able to reel off seven straight victories. Carmel, who was undefeated
in league play must now watch their backs, as the Breakers seem on a mission to try
and repeat as MTAL champions.
The Breakers (14-6, 8-2) next play at home against Soledad (1-17, 1-9) on Tuesday,
February 10, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
The last time these two teams met, Pacific Grove won 38-25.
2nd 3rd 4thFinal
14 102 5
7
7 13
17
Golf Tips
43
51
Breakers Get Revenge on
Carmel in Girls Hoops
Box Score
1st
Carmel
Pacific Grove
Ben Alexander
31
44
Overall
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14-6
12-4
9-10
7-12
5-11
4-12
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