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10a.m.-noon Monterey County Neuropathy Support Group Monterey First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 501 El Dorado, Monterey Lindsay Fosler will discuss “Hereditary Amyloidosis with Peripheral Neuropathy” Free For Information: 625-3407 •

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2018 Butterfly Poster Kid Announced

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Monterey Public Library Community Room Allison M. Barrientos, CPA, CFP®, Partner, Integris Wealth Management, LLC How to Build and Maintain An “All Weather” Investment Portfolio

The Butterfly Days Poster Kid for 2018 is Sharon Goulart LoManto. Sharon marched in the Butterfly Parade in 1952, in a dress and wings her mother made for the occasion.

Sharon is the daughter of the John and Phyllis Goulart. She is a 1965 graduate of Pacific Grove High School. Her mother, Phyllis, still lives in Pacific Grove, and boasts to this day she has the pattern from which she made her daughter’s butterfly dress.

Joleen Golart Green, Sharon’s daughter, submitted the photo of her mother standing beneath a tree in Washington Park filled with monarchs and wearing her memorable butterfly dress – when tens of thousands of monarchs used to winter in Pacific Grove each year.

The wonder on five year old Sharon’s face captures every kid's awe at the magical migration of the monarchs to Pacific Grove.

Sharon’s daughter, Joleen, who was raised in Monterey and consequently missing the childhood thrill of marching in the Butterfly Parade, moved to Pacific Grove with her husband where their children have marched in the parade every year. Joleen volunteers to help with the Bazaar and this year is chair of the food committee.

Thank you, Joleen for submitting your mother’s photograph, and thank you to everyone who shared their photos with us this year.

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More Butterfly Kids Runners-up Daniel Annereau

Dana and Kathryn Annereau submitted photos of their three butterfly kids. Her two youngest were the models for the Butterfly Kids sculpture that stands in front of the post office, but it was their eldest, Daniel who captured the spirit of young boys wearing their butterfly wings.

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Please see RUNNERS UP Page 2

Inside Animal Tales..................................... 15 The Ark Lady...................................... 4 Cartoon.......................................... 2, 6 FYI.................................................Dark Legal Notices...................................... 5 Police Log...................................... 8, 9 Opinion...................................... 13, 14 Reasoning with God......................... 11 Spotlight........................................... 11 Homeless in Paradise........................ 12 Postcards from the Kitchen............... 17 Real Estate........................................ 28

Butterfly Days 2018 are Here!

Excitement is in the air …. the magical monarchs are about to arrive and the festivities are set for Butterfly Days, October 5th-7th .

Friday night downtown Pacific Grove will celebrate the return of the monarchs on this the 10th anniversary of First Friday. There will be music, refreshments, shops filled with all things butterflies, and the museum will be open to celebrate its 135th anniversary with a special exhibit.

Saturday starts with the 80th Butterfly Parade followed by the Bazaar at Robert H Down School. A very special Grand Mar-

shal will lead the parade this year, and the PGHS class of 1968 will bring up the rear in celebration of their 50 year reunion. Check out the schedule for a full itinerary of Saturdays events – it’s Monarch Magic all day long!

Sunday continues with all things monarch but in particular with the Heritage Home Tour that boasts 14 venues, including the Hart Mansion. Tickets will be on sale all weekend long at the Barn, located at 605 Laurel Avenue.

Follow the Butterflies to Pacific Grove for a fun-filled weekend.

Watch for the full Butterfly Days schedule being mailed to all PG residents. For additional information please contact the Heritage So-

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Joan Skillman

Skillshots

EMPTY NESTERS: Mistakes that Could Cost You Thousands When Selling Your Pacific Grove Home

Pacific Grove - Are you an “Empty Nester” who needs a home for the future? Is it time to downsize or to move into another home more suitable for your glorious retirement years?

Like thousands of residents in our area, you may be discovering that after years of non-stop child traffic in and out of your doors, toys on the floor, music floating throughout, suddenly you can hear a pin drop over the quiet hum of the refrigerator. Your rooms are filled with pictures and memories of this wonderful time of your life, but there are many empty rooms gathering dust now that your children have moved on. The freer years ahead are exciting ones to look forward to, and it’s time for you to move on as well.

If you find yourself in this situation, you’re in vast and good company. And what that means is that there are many wonderful opportunities for you to create this new chapter in your life...

if you know what it takes to get the most out of the equity you’ve built up in your current home.

To help you understand the issues involved in making such a move, and how to avoid the 9 most common costly mistakes most Empty Nesters make, a new report called “Empty Nester: How to Sell the Place You Call Home” has been prepared which identifies these issues, and shows you how to steer clear of the mistakes that could cost you literally thousands of dollars.

To order a FREE Special Report, or to hear a brief recorded message about how to order your FREE copy of this report call toll-free 1-833-5013285 and enter 0722.

You can call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Get your free special report NOW to find out how you can fly your empty nest with the most cash in your pocket.

This report is courtesy of Monterey Bay Home Info. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. Copyright © 2018

RUNNERS UP from Page 1

Sarah Kramer Fields

Sarah is a second generation PG Breaker who wore her wings when she marched with her Forest Grove Elementary School class in 1982. After spending a decade in San Diego, Sarah has recently returned home to Butterfly Town. USA.

Garrett Hambro

For five generations Garrett’s family have lived on the Peninsula. His mother submitted this photo of her young son marching as a butterfly kid in 1994.

Garrett’s roots in Pacific Grove run deep – family lived in one of the city’s grand Victorians and helped build the PG Middle School auditorium.

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge

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Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Managing Editor Webster Slate Her “editorness” in waiting Vanessa Ramirez Regular Contributors: Gary Baley • Mike Clancy • Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Ron Gaasch • Diane Guerrero • Patricia Hamilton • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Keith Larson • Dixie Layne • Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Vanessa Ramirez • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer • Bob Silverman • Joan Skillman Staff Magician: Dan Bohrman Distribution: Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Chianti, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Gideon, Griffin, Holden, Jay, Jeremiah, Jesse, Judy, Justice, Megan M, Nate, Reid, Ryan, Theo, Tom, Spencer

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Data reported at Canterbury Woods As of noon 9/20/18: this year to date (7/1/18 thru 9/27/18): rain = 0.20 in yesterday (9/19/18): rain = 0.00 in low = 53.0 F high = 62.2 F last week (9/13/18 thru 9/19/18): rain = 0.00 in | low = 50.2 F | high = 65.5 F Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending 9/20/18........................

0.05” Near Lovers Point Total for the season (since 7/1/18)........ 0.20” Data reported by John Munch at 18th St. Last week low temperature..................50.2 F Week ending 12/07/16.......................... .19" Last week high temperature.................65.5 F Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42" Last year rain to date (7/1/17-9/20/17).... 0.00”

Last week low temperature..................41.5 F Last week high temperature.................63.5 F

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Rudy Fischer for Mayor

A few weeks ago the Mayor and several other councilmembers and I were at the League of California Cities conference.

It was good to meet with city leaders from throughout California to discuss the best ways to take care of our communities.

But the main message I came away with was that - despite having federal, state and county governments in our lives – it is local government that has the most impact on people. Most people look to the City Council in their own community to deal with their concerns, and we need to keep their trust and faith in us doing what is right for our community. As Mayor I will make sure that we nurture that local relationship for the benefit of everyone in our.

The conference covered leadership, finance, CEQA regulations, and how to effectively manage a city’s investment in technology. We also reviewed the homeless crisis and affordable housing issues in California, and heard bargaining perspectives from To that end I ask for your vote to both the union and management become our city’s next Mayor on side. The session on strategies for November 6. managing increasing pension costs was both informative and somewhat www.RudyFischer.com discouraging.

Experience, vision, and a proven record.

Rudy Fischer for Mayor, P.O. Box 475, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. FPPC # 1406773

Limit Short-Term Vacation Rentals In Our Neighborhoods Measure ‘M’ is NOT a “Ban!�

Despite the claims being made in political ads purchased by anonymous STR owners, and even a few of our own elected officials, Measure ‘M’ is NOT a “vacation rental ban.�

Measure ‘M’ limits Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STRs) to the Coastal Zone and Pacific Grove’s commercial districts—that is all it does! Measure ‘M’ continues to allow Home Shares, Seasonal Rentals and House Swaps throughout the entire city.

• Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STRs): Houses repeatedly rented for short terms (less than 30 days), frequently overnight, just like motels.

The owner/ resident/manager does not have to be present. • Home Shares: Single family homes that rent a bedroom on a shortterm basis while the property owner/ long-term tenant also is present.

It’s similar to having a paying houseguest that is supervised. • Seasonal Rentals: Homes rented for intermediate terms, typically 3090 days. • House Swaps: An owner/family trades houses with another owner/ family, typically for a vacation but without exchanging money.

Don’t Be Fooled....Read the Initiative at: www.pgneighbors.com Or contact the city clerk (648-3181) for a copy, then,

Vote YES on M To Protect Pacific Grove’s Residential Character

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Times • September 28, 2018 Fall Celebrations and Pet Safety Tips Page 4 • CEDAR STREET

Diana L. Guerrero

Ask ARK Lady Pet Blessings: Although pet blessings occur throughout the year all around the world, most happen to take place in late September and early October. The reason for the flurry of festivals is that October 4th is both the Feast Day of Saint Francis (Patron Saint of Animals) and World Animal Day. Although, animal blessings are most frequently associated with Catholic saints there are other celebrations that also honor the roles animals have in the lives of their humans such as the Balinese celebration of Tumpek Kandang or Animal Welfare Sunday in the United Kingdom. But just how long these celebrations have existed is not known.

Anecdotes are fairly common but

written documentation is scarce. Historic artwork also seems to indicate that these events have taken place for eons. Olvera Street blessings (USA) may reach back to 1781 but early religious practices associated with Saint Anthony can be traced back to the 4th Century.

There is no doubt about it, animals are a blessing. So, be sure to celebrate the health and fertility of working animals, the well being of those wild creatures living nearby, and celebrate the love and companionship you get from your furry friends on this date and every day!

World Animal Day: Animal blessings and other celebrations dominate the calendar in the autumn months and World Animal Day is the perfect for anyone in the

Golden Opportunities

Fri & Sat, Oct. 12-13 Friday:10am - 5:30pm * Saturday: 10am - 5:30pm

As the fall leaves turn gold, so does our Discovery Shop. Join us for our Golden Opportunities event and brighten your spirits and your home. We will be featuring all things fall, vintage, artwork, stamps, seasonal clothing, and jewelry. Don't miss your Golden Opportunity!!

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California Costume Collections, Inc. world who cares about animals and wants to celebrate them since it is not restricted to any specific nationality, creed, religion, political belief or ideology.

Sparked by the enthusiasm of a group of ecologists in Italy back in 1931, the group designated it as a special day to highlight the plight of endangered species.

Since that time, it has grown into a larger celebration for animal life of all types not just endangered species. Plus, it is widely celebrated in countries around the globe.

World Animal Day began to gain popularity when different groups in the United Kingdom began to celebrate it with vigor, and with the help of an official website, launched in 2003, people from all over the world can now find (or list) events in their area.

Pacific Grove Animal Blessing Event: For Pagrovian critters, the annual Blessing of the Animals will take place at Berwick Park on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 1:00pm until 3:00pm. Join Reverend Dan Paul (Christian Church Disciples of Christ), Reverend Jeffrey Lewis from St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and Father Seamus O’Brien of St. Angela Merici Catholic Church for a community blessing of animals.

Pet Costume Safety Tips: Pet costumes are popular but pet safety and comfort is critical during pet parades, pet pageants, pet parties or during Howl-oween celebrations with your furry friend.

Some pets enjoy dressing up but some don’t--so respect your pet’s personal preferences. If your animal has a sullen expression, hunches over, hides, curls up and ceases to interact, you can assume that he or she hates wearing it. However, if your pet revels in the attention and acts more animated, it is usually a safe assumption that he or she enjoys wearing

the paraphernalia!

If your pet enjoys wearing an outfit, the next step is to make sure your pet stays safe.

Take your pet with you to the pet store or pet boutique and try out a few costumes.

Use a guide for sizing but make sure it fits by actually putting it on the pet.

Fitting around the neck should be looser than a collar.

Chest area and behind the front legs should allow for movement and not be snug.

Breathing and movement should not be restricted or impaired.

Add reflective strips to the costume, leash or tags.

Always supervise pets when they are wearing a pet costume.

About ARKlady: Diana L Guerrero (aka ARKlady) lives on the Central Coast of California by the sea. An author, animal whisperer and wildlife interpreter, her first word was “fish.” Known locally as “DGinPG,” she is a friend of the furred, feathered and finned. With a goal of enriching the lives of animals (both wild and tame) and empowering the humans that love them, she shares a lifetime of professional experience and specialty training with animal lovers--who are not only passionate about animals but that want to make a difference in their lives and in the world in which they live.

Questions? Call (831) 291-3355 | Email Ask@TheArkLady.com | Visit ARKlady.com Questions should be community oriented, personal pet behavior issues are best tackled in a virtual or in-person behavior consultation. Need help? Book a consultation here =>https:// arklady.as.me/virtual-consultation

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Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181679 The following person is doing business as LEGACY ANTIQUES and CARMEL DOLL SHOP, 213 FOREST AVENUE, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: DAVID EUGENE, 426 Alcalde ave., Monterey Ca. 93940. MICHEAL JOSEPH CANADAS, 426 Alcalde ave., Monterey Ca. 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/25/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 10/15/85. Signed: David E. Robinson. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181679 The following person is doing business as KONA KAVA COFFEE COMPANY, 749 Bayview Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: JONATHAN PETER O’BERGIN, 749 Bayview Ave., Pacific Grove Ca. 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/04/18.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 9/04/18. Signed: Johnathan Peter O’Brien. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181729 The following person is doing business as EARTH LADY BOTANICALS, 58 Carlton Drive, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: SUSAN ALICE, 58 Carlton Drive, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/18/18.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 8/29/2018. Signed: Susan Ragsdale-Cronin. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181520 The following person is doing business as QUINTO CREEK DESIGNS, 37 Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923: BARBARA DITMORE, 37 Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel, CA, 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/25/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 7/15/18. Signed: Barbara Ditmore. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181887 The following person is doing business as MONTE VISTA APARTMENTS, 31 Monte Vista Drive, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: JULIE HOWARD ROSENAU, 978 Syida Drive, Pacific Grove,CA 93950 and SIERRA JOE PARKS, 33912 ECR 1680, Wynnewood, OK 73098. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 9/21/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 9/21/18.

Signed: Julie Rosenau. This business is conducted by co-partners. Publication dates: 09/28, 10/05/ 10/12, 10/19/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181729 The following person is doing business as EARTH LADY BOTANICALS, 58 Carlton Dr, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: SUSAN ALICE RAGSDALE-CRONIN, 58 Carlton Dr., Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 6/29/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 06/18/18. Signed: S.R. Cronin. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 09/28, 10/05/ 10/12, 10/19/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181881 The following person is doing business as THE SKIN LIAISON INTEGRATIVE SKINCARE AND ACNE CLINIC, 311 Forest Avenue Suite B6, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: DYNESE MOUZAKIS, 34 E. 15th Street, Antioch, CA 94509.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 9/21/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Dynese Mouzakis. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 09/28, 10/05/ 10/12, 10/19/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20181772 The following person is doing business as BEACH HOUSE CARETAKERS, 774 Spencer St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: P.O.Box 680 Pacific Grove, CA 93950; FRANK JOSEPH CARDINALE, 774 Spencer St., Monterey, CA, 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/07/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 06/01/17. Signed: Frank Cardinale. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 09/28, 10/05, 10/12, 10/19/18.

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Emergency Alert System test October 3

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) on October 3, 2018. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 PM EDT and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether technological improvements are needed.

October 3 was the previously scheduled back-up date for the test, which was originally set up for this Thursday, September 20. A backup date is always planned in case of widespread severe weather or other significant events on the primary test date. FEMA and the nation’s emergency management community remain committed to the life-saving activities occurring through parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Judy Collins and Stephen Stills ‘Man of Heart’ in Concert with ‘Heart of Hearts’ “Everybody Knows” Golden State Theatre, downtown Monterey, keeps the live hits coming!

Renowned musician, composer, author, director, daughter, sister, beloved mother, icon, idol, legend, way-shower, magnificent folk-soul advocate of all things vibrational, loving and high minded, Judy Collins, will be in performance on Friday evening, September 28, with “Mr. Stills, as Collins referred to him.

“Everybody Knows” is the latest audio release of Stills & Collins, entitled after Leonard Cohen’s hit song, ‘Everybody Knows.’ The recorded sound quality, blend and balance are superb throughout and well worth owning a nostalgic personal hard copy.

As Collins’ story goes, “I was singing and playing” original classical music scores on piano, about the tales of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ to be performed with her childhood ‘besties,’ before local Rotary audiences and the like “I sang, they danced.”

Collins’ early formal classical piano training did not make an easy transition to guitar when met with the dissatisfaction of her devoted parents and professional music instructor, Dr. Antonia Brico, (first woman symphony conduc-

tor for whom ‘A Portrait of the Woman,’ by Collins, was produced). Collins has produced and co-directed Grammy nominated films, PBS and NPR documentaries, books, music scores, CD’s, DVD’s, and there looks to be more to come.

Urged by an inner strength and surrounded with an environment of extraordinary achievers, beginning with her strong-willed and accomplished radio personality father, Charles Thomas Collins, sightless from youth, seems a likely influence for a self-proclaimed “type A” personality to cultivate itself, as she explains in her most recent book publication, Cravings.

Singing in opera chorus and playing her first piano debut at age13 with the Denver Symphony set Collins up for activism, leadership and a voice with which to do it.

There is yet to be a limit to how broad a reach one woman in the Twentieth Century can bring to thoughtful conscience life. This current political administrative season hasn’t been enough to shed a glimmer of shadow over the compassionate spirit of Collin’s effeminate eloquence, intelligence, detailed thoughtfulness and concern for

human well-being. The most recent pet Collins has advocated for is “Dreamers” (DACA). UNICEF became too life-threatening for continued travel to unsettling geographic locations.

Star Spangled Judy Collins was born to rip a new hole in the Universe. There is so much to know and learn about the life of Judy Collins from her many publications.

And everybody knows Stephen Stills’ songs have touched more hearts than songs have been written. Of course, Stills too is an extraordinarily accomplished gentleman, musician, husband, father and fund raising benefactor for ‘Autism Speaks.’

Another historical evening will be added to the archives this weekend in concert with Judy Collins and the one and only Mr. Stephen Stills! 50 years of friendship and collaboration bring Stills and Collins together again for 50 concerts before 2018’s end. Here’s hoping you can get a seat!

Golden State Theater Box Office: 831.649.1070. For venue rentals, joining their mailing list or ticket purchase: goldenstatetheater.com

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Celebrity Estate Planning Done Right?

Celebrities are notorious for their estate planning blunders. I have several posters in my office that document the many mistakes that celebrities have made with regard to their estate planning. From Elvis Presley failing to properly plan for the federal estate tax, to Marilyn Monroe accidentally leaving the royalties of her likeness (worth millions of dollars) to a woman she never even met, to baseball great Ted Williams who did not leave clear instructions about how to handle his remains, it almost seems that failure to get one’s affairs in order is a prerequisite to becoming a star. However, there is one celebrity who recently passed away who might have been a celebrity anomaly.

Actor Burt Reynolds recently passed away at the age of 82.

Shortly after his death, articles were published that discussed his estate planning. Some articles even hinted that he might have disinherited his only son, despite the fact that it did not appear that they had a strained relationship. A closer inspection indicates that, to the contrary, the Smokey and the Bandit star actually provided for his son in the best manner possible.

Reynolds’ Will was filed with

Kyle Krasa

Planning for Each Generation the local court in Florida. In most states, a decedent’s Will is filed with the local court and is available for public inspection. However, Reynolds’ Will did not reveal much. His Will states in part: “I intentionally omit [my son] from this, my Last Will and Testament, as I have provided for him during my lifetime in my Declaration of Trust.” While at first glance it might appear that Reynolds excluded his son from his estate, upon further inspection, it appears that Reynolds followed the advice of the vast majority of estate planning attorneys by using a Living Trust as a Will-substitute.

By utilizing a Living Trust, Reynolds’ family will not have to endure a lengthy and expensive process known as probate to transfer his assets to his beneficiaries. Furthermore, the details of his assets,

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his beneficiaries, and the manner in which his beneficiaries inherit his assets remain private. His Will appears to be a “Pour-Over Will,” a Will that simply states that anything he might have forgotten to transfer to his Living Trust during his lifetime shall be distributed to his Living Trust for distribution upon his death.

Reynolds famously admitted that he was not the best when it came to managing his wealth. However, he

did appear to do something that millions of Americans – and apparently the vast majority of celebrities – fail to do: establish a comprehensive estate plan as a final and significant gift to his loved ones.

KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California and Kyle may be reached at 831-920-0205.

Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Before taking action on any of the information presented in this article, you should consult a competent attorney who is licensed to practice law in your community.

This free lecture will talk about how we can all reduce electromagnetic frequencies that are continually augmenting as technology improves. The talk is given by Karla Ferro and John Robbins.

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A unique and diverse perspective.

Putting our residents and businesses first.

Serving with the integrity, transparency, and accountability we deserve.

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Your letters

Opinion

Gunslinging in our hometown

Editor: The long arm of the hotel/inn lobby of Pacific Grove has wrapped itself around Measure M like a muscled vine. Not only has it funded 80 percent of the cash contributions for the Measure to ban the majority of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in town, it also has tightened its grip on the PG Chamber of Commerce, choking out the voices of the member businesses that don’t provide lodging but do profit from STRs. That chokehold is so strong that business owners—who privately acknowl-

edge that guests from vacation houses are buying large quantities of their food, souvenirs, hardware, movie tickets, clothing, and sundries—will not come out publicly to endorse NO on M for fear of reprisal.

They are as intimidated by the hotel/inn lobby as they are of Chamber President Moe Ammar.

The hotel lobby’s strong-arm tactics caused an ad in Cedar Street Times to be pulled from STRONGpg’s Facebook page last week. Because PG businesses were afraid to speak up, the ad sought to give

voice to the entities in PG that profit from STR monies. Apparently, that included the PG Chamber of Commerce, which earns tens of thousands from member dues and ads placed in Chamber publications by PG’s top two vacation rental companies that represent STRs. The Business Improvement District (BID) stepped in to squash the ad, saying it unfairly portrayed those businesses as supportive of NO on M. Guess who heads the BID? Chamber President Moe Ammar.

How did America’s last hometown

come to be ruled by a hotel lobby so powerful that people are afraid to speak up in their own self-interest?

There is room for everyone. If we all put down our guns to collaborate and cooperate, our businesses and our residents could all benefit.

Alka Joshi Pacific Grove

LandWatch Policy on Short-Term Rentals, Vacation Rentals and Second Homes LandWatch Policy on Short-Term Rentals, Vacation Rentals and Second Homes In order to provide affordable housing for local working families, LandWatch will advocate for clear, consistent, and enforceable policies and regulations for: • Short-term rentals (less than 30 days) • A homestay requirement that the property owner lives and is onsite during the rental period.

• Local governments should require shortterm rentals to register as businesses and pay transient occupancy taxes.

• Penalties should be sufficient to discourage violations.

• For vacation rentals (30 days or longer) and 2nd homes • Local governments should assess community impact fees to offset regulatory costs and vacancy impacts, and to support new housing for displaced working families. [LandWatch is current researching options.]

• For new accessory dwelling units (ADUs or granny units) • Local governments should restrict new ADUs to long-term rentals (i.e., 1 year minimum). Existing accessory dwelling units should be “grandfathered.”

Background Among LandWatch’s five basic principles of sound land use, the first addresses housing: Provide affordable housing for local working families, located within mixed-income neighborhoods.

Monterey County suffers from an acute shortage of affordable housing. In recent years, demand for housing has increased, as local working families have competed with tourists for short-term (less than 30 day) and vacation (more than 30-day) rentals and those owning second homes. Consequently, as demand has increased, so have prices, making it extremely challenging for working families to find homes to buy or rent, especially for people who work on the Monterey Peninsula.

As one example, Pacific Grove now has 250 short-term rentals (down from approximately 290 prior to the City’s recent lottery system). Some of these short-term rentals previously served as long-term rental properties.

As another example, the majority of homes within the City of Carmel – some estimate as many as 70% -- are now 2nd homes, which are used sparingly by their owners or rented for a minimum of 30 days at a time. Full-time residents, including both working families and retirees, previously occupied most of these homes.

Some of those who worked commuted by walking or biking rather than by driving, and also contributed to their neighborhoods and community in various ways.

Carmel has become a “ghost town,” with the majority of homes vacant the majority of the time.

The displacement of permanent residents by tourists and owners of second homes comes at a high cost. Working families have to spend more time and money on rent. When they can’t afford to live in the

communities where they work, they have to commute, often from distant locations.

Research on the Impact of Short Term Rentals on Affordable Housing 1. The Sharing Economy and Housing Affordability: Evidence from Airbnb.

National Bureau of Economic Research, UCLA, Marshall School of Business, USC, April 2018. We assess the impact of home-sharing on residential house prices and rents. Using a dataset of Airbnb listings from the entire United States and an instrumental variables estimation strategy, we find that a 1% increase in Airbnb listings leads to a 0.018% increase in rents and a 0.026% increase in house prices at the median owner-occupancy rate zip code. The effect is moderated by the share of owner-occupiers, a result consistent with absentee landlords reallocating their homes from the long-term rental market to the short-term rental market. A simple model rationalizes these findings.

2. Is Home Sharing Driving up Rents?

Evidence from Airbnb in Boston. Merante and Horn, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2016.

We show that a one standard deviation increase in Airbnb listings is associated with an increase in asking rents of 0.4%.

3. How Airbnb Short-Term Rentals Exacerbate Los Angeles’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Analysis and Policy Recommendations. Dayne Lee, J.D. Candidate, Harvard Law and Policy Review, Harvard Law School, February 2016. Arbnb Increases Rents, incentivizes hotelization, and reduces the affordable housing stock.

4. Hawai’i Vacation Rentals: Impact on Housing & Hawai’i’s Economy: Hawaii”, Appleseed, Center for Law and Economic Justice. March 2018. Over just the last two years, the number of VRUs has increased by 35 percent. There are currently 23,000 VRUs being advertised around the state. Up to 93 percent of them are for entire homes, rather than the rentout-a-room image purveyed by the VRU industry. One out of every 24 housing units in the state is a VRU, with some communities being completely overwhelmed by the industry’s growth. On Kauai one in eight homes is used as a VRU. In Lahaina, the ratio drops to one in three. The reason why investors are choosing VRUs over long-term rentals is obvious: the average VRU brings in about 3.5 times more revenue than a long-term rental unit. The loss of long-term rentals to VRUs means higher housing costs for Hawai‘i residents.

Although Hawai‘i derives some benefits from VRUs through increased tourism spending and tax collection, the benefits are far outweighed by the costs. San Francisco, which like Honolulu has struggled with high housing costs and a proliferation of VRUs, found that every housing unit withdrawn from the market to be used as a VRU produces a net negative economic impact, even if the unit generates host income, visitor spending, and hotel taxes.

San Francisco estimates that their local economy loses up to $300,000 per VRU per year. The impact of VRUs in Hawai‘i is likely to be similar.

Adopted by the LandWatch Board August 22, 2018

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This could have led to Felony towel snapping.

Offensive words in public | Forest Ave. - A male reported a verbal dispute in the locker room of a gym.

A local Guru of mine suggests that, one of these neighbors formally complained about infractions.

Miles Ave. - A male reported an ongoing dispute with a neighbor. info in civil \ pacific grove ln 1950 verbal disputes between neighbors 9/18/2018 A family dispute between mother and daughter.

A female reported that a local hotel charged her twice.

Was it Harry the Hooligan and his friends getting ready for Halloween?

Forest Ave. - Officers dispatched to an alarm with interior motion activation and glass break sensors being activated. Officers arrived on scene and checked the property and all doors/windows were secure; no signs of entry.

Somebody gets the shaft on Shafter Shafter Ave. - There was a family dispute. Verbal only.

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How Much of this ‘Meet the Author’ Event is True? story is as grim as the town’s name. The threat of domestic violence looms over the boy who does with not quite understand the adult family dynamics.This story, Owens explained, resisted him for two years before he could see how exactly the story would develop.

The last reading of the evening was titled “My Fame” in which the writer amusingly imagines what his life would be like if he were a famous writer.

Mr. Owens concluded the evening by talking about the writers who played an important role in his writing life, Madeleine L’Engle and Flannery O’Connor.

He left the audience with this advice: “To be a writer is a hard and discouraging life.

Have compassion on yourself, but stick with it until you feel you have something beautiful to contribute.”

By B. D. Moore “How Much of This Story is True” was the theme for the Meet the Author Series evening last week with local writer Brad Owens at the Pacific Grove Library.

A colorful poster flanked the writer and announced the title of his book “How I Met You.” This evening with Brad Owens was a peek into the writing experience. Owens shared many “how to’s of successful writing” and recounted some of the many paths to successful writing. Despite unfortunate technical difficulties with the sound system, Mr. Owens carried on like the professional author he is, stepping in front of the podium to help allow himself to be heard by the expectant audience.

After a brief introduction of his biography as student, teacher, foreign service worker and published writer, he encouraged aspiring authors in the audience to use the many resources available to a writer such as: personal experience, family, workplace, dreams and sentences.

What makes writing exciting for Brad Owens is that the writer never entirely knows where and how his story will develop. For him, he explained, his characters tell him where they want to go. This is why, he said, even stories that may be somewhat based on real people and experiences, end up somewhere else.

Owens read from four stories and followed each with an example of an aspect of writing exemplified in the story. The first story, “Liebfraumilch,” was

Cover Art: Bradley Owens’s book a first person narrative of the rigors of family life. Family members are a rich source material. Writers should not be afraid family members will be upset by something about a character that might be perceived as critical because they often do not recognize themselves in the story. As Owens aptly stated: “fiction is shaped; life is not. Fictional characters are more real than their models.”

The next story was set in Haiti where Owens spent time. The threat of violence and prison under the brutal dictator Papa Doc hang over the embassy worker who has come to lodge a protest, but they cannot overcome the implacable, passive resis-

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Bradley Owens tance of the Haitian government worker.

In “Circle of Stones,” a young boy and his family move to Slaughter, Texas. The

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Community meets Activity in the heart of Pacific Grove.

Send in the Clowns and cue the circus music PGPW was nowhere near this incident.

Run away vehicle hit a street sign.

Monterey Ave. A female fell on the sidewalk.

Golf people can be very boring. Maybe she jumped.

Asilomar Ave. - A female fell out of a golf cart.

People on Monterey Ave. can be very boring. Maybe she jumped.

Monterey Ave. A female fell on the sidewalk.

Donald Rumsfeld would say “there is known and there is unknown.

There is also known unknown.”

False pretenses | Withers Ave. Unknown suspect(s) used phone scam to defraud the victim, who was elderly, out of a large sum of money.

The Police are on this case Rape by force|fear/e | **** Street.

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What does God treasure?

Bill Cohen

Reasoning With God Merriam-Webster defines treasure as: “wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded; wealth of any kind or in any form; a store of money in reserve; something of great worth or value; a person esteemed as rare or precious.” Treasures come in many forms and are valued based on the wants of the people doing the evaluating. God spends more time on treasures, money and every other kind of treasure than any other subject in the Bible. Why? Because He knows we humans love what we treasure, Matt 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” He also knows we are incapable of loving two competing ideas without it creating stress and disease, Matt 6:24, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

He wants us to choose the eternal life He is offering, Deut 30:19, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:” Which means we must choose between heaven and earth, but why does God care?

God tells us the kingdom of heaven is a great treasure, Matt 13:44, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”

Once we truly understand the value of the kingdom of heaven, we will sell everything in this life to buy it.

Nothing in this life is worth giving up the great treasure God is freely offering, Matt 16:26, “For what is a man

profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Think of the Apostles, they walked away from everything they had to follow Jesus to their martyrdoms. Why? Can we look around this world to learn what people treasure and where their hearts are? When we see drug use escalating, are we seeing temporary pleasures elevated above the love of the kingdom of God? When we see suicides increasing, are we seeing this world’s pain and suffering elevated above the hope God has offered to all? When we see unethical behavior at the highest levels, are we seeing greed elevated above God’s calling for us to be servants?

When we see people lying to us to get our vote, are we seeing hypocrisy elevating power above the peace and joy God is offering? When we see divorce rates rising, are we seeing selfishness elevated above God’s advice on love in marriage? We could go on, however, the point is we live in a world desperately trying to ignore the love of the kingdom of God and trying to keep His advice out of the hands of the average person. Why are we allowing these temporary treasures to separate us from God’s love?

Do we not understand God treasures us more than anything else? Lk 15:10, “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” Can we not understand He created all of the seen and unseen things of this life to help us understand His Truth, Rom 1:20, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” and to allow us to use the

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free will He has given us to decide our own eternal futures. He has never forced us to love Him. He has allowed evil to exist so we might be able to make the correct choice. Without the long-term effects of both good and evil playing out before our very eyes, how could we ever make the correct choice?

As we watch our children grow, learning to treasure people and things, we begin to see how God’s plan is unfolding. We see our children learning, as they choose paths we know will cause them harm. We hold our breath and hope all we have taught them will help them overcome those bad choices, as God hopes we will all find the Truth He has taught us, 2 Tim 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

We wait for our children to find the path of love, which leads to an eternal life. Waiting and watching is not easy, we see the results of their bad choices and the scars they have left; and we weep for our children, as God weeps for us, Jn 11:35, “Jesus wept.” The difference is that God sees the future, He knows who will choose Him and eternal life; and who will choose this life only. Being in love with this life, to the exclusion of God’s way, leads us to fulfill a prophecy we have created for ourselves. Again, God weeps for us, for He loves all of us, even those of us who have chosen to refuse His offer of an eternal life because we do not understand how much He loves us, 1 Jn 4:8, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”

Until we learn to treasure the kingdom of God more than we treasure what this world has to offer, we will be trapped in the self-fulfilling prophecies of our own making. This is where treasuring God’s Word steps in to pull us out of the pit and onto the path, which leads to Him, for He is willing to guide our every step, Ps 119:105, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” The secret is consistency, feeding on His Word daily nourishes our spirit, as the food we eat nourishes our bodies, Matt 4:4, “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Without consistent feeding, we are like the stony place, which futilely receives the seed of His Word, Matt 13:20-21, “But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”

When we hear His Word occasionally, we feel good as the Word penetrates our souls, however, we never let the roots of the Word grow in our souls.

Thus, when tragedies occur we do not have the full understanding of His Word to protect us and we are offended unto unbelief. Once the root system begins to develop in our souls, we learn to abide in our Father’s love, Jn 15:9-10, “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.” We learn that God is rich in mercy because He has a great love for us and He has already demonstrated this by offering us Jesus’ sacrifice when we were still dead in our sins, Eph 2:4-5, “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” Some see the sacrifices the Jewish people made, prior to the coming of the Messiah, as foolish. But, God gave them to us to foreshadow His sacrifice of His Son so we might see how painful the shedding of blood is and seek Him to our own salvation.

When we treasure God’s Word and His kingdom, we will not allow the treasures of this world to blind us to His love. We learn to willingly trade the momentary pleasures this life has to offer for the eternal peace and joy He is offering. Everyone who does find God’s wisdom, which leads to God’s kingdom, finds the greatest treasure of all, Prov 3:13-15, “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”

Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome at bill@reasoningwithgod.com.

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Opinion Alec Murdock

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Outside the Box We’ve Been Misled

Measure J is the most critical choice on your ballot.

Nobody wants expensive water bills from Cal-Am. Many think the measure’s feasibility study is risk-free, so why not vote for it? And some want to take down CalAm, believing this corporate utility’s profits are our loss. I understand, but I say this to you as unequivocally as possible: no matter how else you vote, vote no on Measure J.There’s so much wrong with it. The deception has been relentless. The truth: Measure J would be extremely costly and damaging to all of us. I’m confident that any citizen who understands these facts, and who values the well-being of our community, will vote no.

Even the name of their group, Public Water Now, is misleading. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District says on their website that it would take several years to get through an eminent domain proceeding, and that doesn’t include time for all the inevitable lawsuits. The yard sign message is misleading — “Want affordable water?”

PWN doesn’t know their measure would be affordable, or even close. They can’t know the eventual negotiated price before it’s negotiated.

Recently, Cal-Am released an appraisal pegging the value of their Monterey District business at a billion dollars. PWN was quick to dismiss it as a scare tactic. Well, the appraiser was an independent expert, but let’s say we’d only pay half a billion. Cutting Cal-Am’s figure in half, that’s $900 per customer per year for a 30-year bond — more if we assume interest rates will rise. And that’s on top of our water costs, taxes, and fees. So when PWN talks about lower bills, misleading is not a strong enough word.

A confused Council candidate wrote this to me: “Because Cal Am will pass on to ratepayers the costs of assets they have built to supply us water, we can’t avoid those costs by remaining with Cal Am.” No, they’ve owned most of their assets for decades, and we paid for them long ago. If we buy out the company, then we’ll have to pay for them all over again at current value. The major asset we’re paying for now is the desalination plant. And we can’t avoid that cost by going public.

And PWN neglects to mention the cost of lawsuits. According to MPWMD, “Claremont tried to acquire the rights to run the local water system via eminent domain and failed. An L.A. County Superior Court judge’s final decision in December 2016 sided with Golden State Water Co., the private water company. Claremont, and its citizens, ended up responsible for the entire legal bill.”

In a lawsuit about a month ago, Superior Court Judge Lydia Villarreal changed the title of Measure J because — yup — it was misleading. It had been “Monterey Peninsula Water System Local Ownership and Cost Savings Initiative,” but Judge Villarreal saw no evidence of future cost savings, so she replaced that part of the title with “Feasibility Study Initiative.” Unfortunately, she was misled, too. As soon as MPWMD finds “feasibility,” Measure J would require them to execute the takeover. No input from voters regardless of cost. We’d be utterly dependent on MPWMD for an irreversible decision. Measure J says, “The district shall acquire through negotiation, or through eminent domain if necessary, all assets of California American Water.” In practice, even eminent domain is a process of negotiation. Since MPWMD must buy Cal-Am, they’d have absolutely no negotiating leverage. And we’d pay the bill.

Do you want MPWMD to be completely in charge of your water? They’re the ones who ignored enough valid petition signatures for a ballot measure to qualify to overturn their user fee in 2012. And they ignored Monterey’s 66 percent vote for them to disband in 2002. Will they answer to the voters?

And look at MPWMD’s incentive here. By deciding it’s “feasible,” (according to a definition of their own choosing) they’d deem themselves the beneficiaries of CalAm’s business. Those involved would make a lot more money. And lo and behold, George Riley is a candidate for the MPWMD board. He’s the leader of Public Water Now. It’s been reported that PWN’s hidden agenda is to stop the desal plant. I wouldn’t doubt it, and it’s no exaggeration to say that would devastate the entire community.

You see? When PWN says in their ballot rebuttal section or brochures that “There’s no risk in exploring public ownership,” that’s beyond misleading. It’s false — and dangerous to you. The first risk is that Measure J will force you to pay for a piece of Cal-Am, and at an unknown price. The second risk is no desal plant after all (and not enough water), but still paying for it.

If you doubt what I’m saying, see for yourself. Go to mpwmd.net/who-we-are/ upcoming-elections. Read Section IV of the full ballot measure — that’s the actual proposed ordinance.

While you’re there, notice the measure’s wording is so bad that its order to purchase Cal-Am doesn’t specify their Monterey District. Cal-Am owns six districts, including parts of L.A., San Diego, and Sacramento. If the measure passes, their attorneys could demand that the new law be upheld as written and that MPWMD study the feasibility of buying Cal-Am state-wide. And the measure contains a non-standard section of questionable “Findings” to blame Cal-Am for past events. I expect the first thing their attorneys will do is sue for libel.

It must be clear to you what a giant mess this would be — at best. At worst, it would be a fiscal disaster. Let’s be grown up about it. Let’s accept the fact that our water bills went up because we need a desal plant, and because the CPUC let them start charging in advance. Desal plants are very expensive, and we need one. So let’s look forward to a dependable and hopefully plentiful water supply. If you still want to blame someone, blame the CPUC for not spreading out repayment over a longer timeframe.

And whenever Mr. Riley strikes again (and he will), ask yourself if you want to have anything to do with someone who’s constantly misleading, opportunistic, and cares more about “gotchas” than the well-being of the community. I’m horrified by the depth of deception I see in the headlines and paragraphs of PWN’s brochures. Don’t vote for Measure J, and don’t vote for George Riley.

Note: You are welcome to email responses to AlecOTB@arrowkite.com.

Editor’s note: this edition of Mr. Murdock’s column was scheduled to appear in last week’s issue, but was inadvertently omitted. Our apologies. The column will resume its normal twice-monthly schedule starting with next week’s issue.

Mr. Murdock’s opinions are not necessisarily those of this newspaper.

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Salinas, CA – Monterey County Elections is looking for community members to join a team of approximately 900 poll workers for the November 6, 2018 Statewide General Election.

To serve as a poll worker you must be at least 18 years old or older, a U.S. Citizen and a registered voter in California or a lawful permanent resident. High school students who are at least 16 years of age and in good academic standing may also volunteer.

Sign up today by calling the poll worker line (831) 796-1485 or visit www.MontereyCountyElections.us Poll workers will serve on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. All poll workers must attend a mandatory training. Duties include, opening the polling place, assisting voters, closing the polls, and returning election materials. This is a paid volunteer opportunity.

Those community members who are bilingual in English and any of the following languages: Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean are also encouraged to apply.

GUNSLINGING IN OUR HOMETOWN The long arm of the hotel/inn lobby of Pacific Grove has wrapped itself around Measure M like a muscled vine. Not only has it funded 80% of the cash contributions for the Measure to ban the majority of ShortTerm Rentals (STRs) in town, it also has tightened its grip on the PG Chamber of Commerce, choking out the voices of the member businesses that don’t provide lodging but do profit from STRs. That chokehold is so strong that business owners— who privately acknowledge that guests from vacation houses are buying large quantities of their food, souPlease see GUNSLING Page 21

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PG GIRLS GOLF SCORESHEET 9-13-18: Beautiful day, slightly breezy. Both schools played great-- low rounds for many girls. San Benito broke their team record today, and Stevenson came close (one of the girls mentioned 202 or 203 being the past low). Kristina Abanico shot her lowest round ever and medaled-- 7 pars and 2 bogeys.

HOME TEAM | San Benito HS Bailey Carmichael 41 Tinity Mumm 43 Emilie Saminghaus 51 Kailey Powell 50 Taryn Mills 48 Carisa Powell 64 ___________________ TEAM SCORE 233

VISITING TEAM | Stevenson Cailie Chen 44 Grace Baldrige 39 Kristina Abanico 38 Emma Chung 45 Sophia Dai 41 Xam Calugas 64 ___________________ TEAM SCORE 207

PG GIRLS GOLF SCORESHEET 9-18-18: Emma Chung, Medalist (42) HOME TEAM | Stevenson Grace Baldridge 45 Callie Chen 50 Kristina Abanico 51 Emma Chung 42 Sophia Dai 48 Aviva Yang 47 ___________________ TEAM SCORE 232

VISITING TEAM | Gilroy Jacquiline Torres 59 Abby Clark 55 Samantha Fuhrmana 62 Kaylee Royston 66 SOphie Miles 69 Mia Schlapfer 73 ___________________ TEAM SCORE 311

GWP Stevenson vs Harbor STEVENSON 11 HARBOR 9

Stevenson stats Tess Franscioni 7 goals | Josie Ertle 10 saves Harbor Scoring Ella 5 JV Stevenson 16 Harbor 4

HIGHLIGHTS

STEVENSON DEFEATS APTOS 11-10. Ryan Nielsen and Patrick Powers both score 4 goals for the Pirates.

Graeme Sharp stops 9 in the cage.

STEVENSON LADY PIRATES put their first win in the books this season beating Greenfield at home 0-6. Freshman Rhea Cosand and Junior Genna Frome each scored two for the Pirates with sophomore Kailey Clymo scoring her second goal of the season. Freshman Romi Marckx scored her first field hockey goal for the team.

The Pirates face North Salinas at home in a non-conference game at 3:30 next Tuesday. Their record is now 1-1-2 for the season.

STEVENSON SCHOOL PLAYED YORK TODAY and won all matches at Chamisal Tennis Club.( 7-0) Jazzy Chang, senior, from Stevenson School played at the #4 position and had a great game against Francis Geng from York, winning 6-2, 6-2.

PACIFIC GROVE VS SAN LORENZO VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME PHOTOS 9-21-2018

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WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT – FIRE DEPARTMENT Park(ing) Day Event – On Friday, September 21, 2018, the City of Monterey participated in a national event called Park(ing) Day on Alvarado Street, Monterey.

The goal of the Park(ing) Day event is to utilize parking spaces by turning them into temporary open spaces to be used by the public. Members of the community learned about various City services. City Departments including Police, Fire and Parks and Recreation provided fun activities and outreach to the community and visitors.

Aircraft Incident – September 21, 2018, at 3:06 p.m., Monterey Fire Department personnel at Station 16 received an Alert 3 from the Federal Aviation

Administration Tower at Monterey Regional Airport for a non-commercial response to a small single engine aircraft with a blown tire. Engine 16 arrived on scene and found single pilot with no injuries. They assisted in hooking up the disabled aircraft for towing.

Emergency Preparedness Fair – Monterey Fire Department participated in the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula’s “Emergency Preparedness Fair” at Del Monte Shopping Center, Saturday September 22, 2018. There was information on emergency kit essentials, home safety, fire extinguisher how-to’s, emergency vehicles were on display and

more. If you were not able to attend this event you can find emergency preparedness information at https:// www.ready.gov/

Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) Deployment – On September 24, 2018, at 6:45 a.m., Monterey Fire Engineer Klemek was deployed on a REMS assignment at the Delta Fire located 2 miles north of Lakehead, CA. As of September 27, 2018, this fire destroyed 20 structures, burned 62,504 acres and is 98% contained. The estimated containment date is Saturday, September 29.

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Jane Roland Animal Tales Molly Malone I hope you will bear with me one more time. There have been challenges which necessitate my repeating a few columns. Herb Caine did it so does Phil Bowhay, so I imagine I might be forgiven. I receive requests for animal tales, so have picked one of my favorites: We called her Molly Malone. She wasn’t from Dublin and didn’t sell cockles and mussels (alive, alive oh).

At the time we had three dogs and a couple of kitties... When our children begged “oh, please, please, can’t we keep her?” we replied “no, she looks well fed, is very friendly, so must have a home, DO NOT FEED HER!” Of course, our orders were ignored and bites were handed out. It didn’t take long to learn that she had been abandoned by a family that was relocating.

They were sure that she would find a home.

We took in this sweet, black and white, gentle creature. Our vet, Ted Hollister, determined that she was not much more than a year old. She slipped into our lives and those of our other animals as if she had always been there.

She went out in the morning and lazed around the yard. If someone walked near her, she would jump up and rub against a leg, purring softly...

She had, taken little trips next door to visit Dinah and Dick Rice who provided Ms. Malone with fish heads when Dick went fishing and other attractive morsels when he did not. Dinah died as did the wife of our neighbor, Bruce Lord, across the street.

Molly would leave the yard at around 2:00 PM and return close to dark. It was so routine that we knew what time it was. At 4:00 PM she would cross the street to visit Bruce; there she would have a bowl of milk while he had his evening drink and watched the news.

At around 5:00 PM she bid a fond goodnight to her friend and slipped across the street to visit Dick. There she was treated to a little bit to eat and a warm lap while Commander Rice had his cocktail. After her social hour, she returned home. This continued for a few years.

She was about fifteen when she started losing weight and developing rough hair. Dr. Hollister did a blood workup and Molly spent the night at Peninsula Animal Hospital. The next day I received a call from Ted “Hi, Jane, I have some good news, Molly is really in excellent shape.” “Excellent shape”, I exclaimed “she looks so dreadful” “Yes, she does” answered

Molly Malone

Ted “she needs a thyroidectomy, she would be healthy , but it isn’t inexpensive and, for a cat that age, you might not want to….” the words trailed off.

When Ted told me the cost {around $700 and this was years ago) I said I would talk to John about it and call him back. We talked, my husband and I, and grieved but it just seemed judicious to let Molly walk the streets of heaven. Then, John said “you know what?” “My father is sick, would we tell him we can’t afford to let him have an operation because of the cost” That was all we needed, sentimentality and love over practicality, and Molly had surgery.

She came home and recuperated.

The daily visits started again, much to the delight of her gentlemen friends, and continued for two or three more years. One day Dick called and said, “I think Molly has taken her last nap, she is “asleep” in my window box”.

Our daughter took her over to the animal shelter who did cremations and returned home with a little wooden box. “I thought you would leave her there” I said. “Oh, no” they wanted to do a mass cremation and we can’t have Molly mixed in with all of the others”.

A simple procedure became an expensive one. She is still with us, in our hearts, in the art of our daughter and in our yard under a tree that blooms a little brighter because she is there.

People who do not care for cats haven’t a clue about the love

some of us develop for felines. Recently an old friend, George, came to visit the Peninsula from the Deep South. He makes the trek a few times a year and, when possible, brings his best friend, Chester. I have forgotten the specific breed, but imagine a Maine Coon Cat, three times larger. George always comes in to say hello to us and Chester’s old stomping grounds, as he was adopted from Posh Pets almost ten years ago.

I hope you will drop by AFRP Adoption Center, The SPCA or Golden Oldies. There are many kitties looking for a home. Incidentally; although my Sammy never came back (supper I fear for a visiting predator) Toby, John’s cat, a marmalade, now lies on my lap when he is not on his “dads” When I wrote this column, I was with a different organization, but PacRep is loaded with staff members who have animals, many cats and the volunteers at PacRep’s Neverland Benefit Shop have kitties about whom I have written.

Cats march to their own drummer, but if they love you there is no better friend as it is completely on their terms.

Please visit us at the shop, we are across the street from the parking lot of Safeway on the hill and open seven days a week. Incidentally, we will have a full store half price sale this weekend 28,29 and 30th. Mark your calendars for our Holiday Open House, November 30, December 1 and 2. We will highlight “fine” jewelry, so browse through your collection and bring us a piece or two. Mama Mia is returning for the holidays. Tom Jones will be at the Outdoor Forest Theatre September 24 through Oct. 14..

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Times • September 28, 2018 Cedar Street Summit —Part 9 The spotlight’s gonna shine where it ain’t shone before

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Homeless in Paradise Throwing shade” on the Monterey Peninsula started shortly after this column’s September 14, 2018 headline hit the ethernet: Kayla cockadoodledos council at Seaside City Hall.

If you’re not up on 2018 election-related lingo, the Oxford Dictionary says “throwing shade” can be used as a phrase to “publicly criticize or express contempt for someone.”

What happened? An unknown person shot out an eye from a poster of Seaside’s

youngest mayoral candidate, Kayla Jones, currently the sole black Seaside City Councilmember and the only female. Does this sound like mudslinging-turned-scary?

Read on!

Mudslinging originated as slang for hurling insults back in 1796 when Alexander Hamilton accused Thomas Jefferson of sleeping with a slave, and “dirty politics” American style was kicked off.

The then-dominant community of white politicians prevailed for another 200 years.

The “Browning of America” threat Now the cultural/political transition called the “Browning of America” threatens to unseat the good-old-white-boys’ club struggling for survival from deep inside the national beltway to all points from border to border and coast to coast.

So, what does this have to do with local homeless issues? Plenty! And then some!

“Throwing shade” may have originated around two hundred years after

Ian Oglesby, Mayoral candidate for Seaside Courtesy Ian Oglesby “mudslinging” came into existence, but the phenomenon that’s evolving from within the Latino and black communities is just reaching fruition in Central California, and it’s happening concurrently with the rise of homelessness.

The stretch of dunes known locally during the early 1960s as “Slum of the Peninsula” is now the “Rising Star of Paradise.”

Or, to be more formal, that redeveloped stretch of special sandland is Seaside!

And the socio-political spotlight’s gonna shine where it ain’t shone before!

Why? First, because Seaside is an example of cross-cultural community in which neighbors of every conceivable skin shade, religion and ethnic heritage coexist in relative constitutional harmony, and the city government reflects working embodiment of Article 21 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights as opposed to traditional wealth buying the power to rule.

Second, there’s sheer strength in numbers!

See for yourself.

Article 21, Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

2. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.

3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Seaside’s star is about to rise Seaside, the most highly populated town on the peninsula, with its 35,000 residents, is also the lowest per-capita income-earning city from among Marina, Sand City, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel. That could make Seaside eligible for the biggest slice of the $12.5 million Crisis Shelter pie that’s about to be served cities in need of assistance with resolving homeless crises.

Of the three mayoral candidates in Seaside, two are persons of color; the other is a white, relatively unknown newcomer named Lisa Anne Tawhney who will be covered in a future column.

We’ve already met Kayla Jones. Let’s meet Ian Oglesby, the peace officer whose seat Kayla took in 2016. She’s less than

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Strawberry Mascarpone Tart with Port Glaze Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen Do you have a food that you love to make? Or maybe a food someone you love makes? You know like, it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Aunt Sally’s casserole. To me, that’s this Strawberry Tart during strawberry season.

For my 20th birthday, a friend had bought me a subscription to the late Gourmet magazine, that is unfortunately no longer with us. The day it came in the mail, I would sit in my seat at the coffee table in my apartment and read it. I would dog ear the recipes that sounded fun to make and ask my roommate and my brother what sounded good. (My brother lived in the same apartment complex in San Diego with his friends).

This became a favorite for the group and if you make it, it will probably become a favorite of your family’s, too.

Strawberry Mascarpone Tart with Port Glaze For the tart shell:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 3 tbsp sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 7 tbsp unsalted butter, chilled

• 1 egg yolk

• 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 3 tbsp cold water Filling:

your fingers and bottom of a flat-bottomed measuring cup, spread and push dough to evenly cover bottom and side of pan.

Prick bottom of tart shell all over with a fork and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.

Line tart shell with foil and fill with pie weights, I use dry beans or barley. Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights and continue to bake until shell is deep golden all over, about 20 minutes more. Cool in the pan until tart shell is cool to touch (and won’t melt the filling).

While the shell cools: Stir together strawberries and granulated sugar in a bowl and let stand 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain berry juice in a sieve over a small saucepan, reserving berries. Add Port to liquid in saucepan and boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, this takes a good 15-20 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to cool.

Meanwhile, whisk together mascarpone, powdered sugar, lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until thoroughly mixed.

When the shell and glaze are cooled, assemble the tart by spreading the mascarpone mixture evenly in cooled tart shell, then top with strawberries. Drizzle Port glaze over tart. And enjoy!

I always love hearing feedback so feel free to write me at SallyBaho@gmail. com or visit my website at www.SallyBaho.com to read more about my adventures and thoughts, actually it’s more like thoughts about my adventures.

• 1 1/2 lb. fresh strawberries, washed, topped, and cut in half lengthwise • 1/3 cup sugar • 3/4 cup ruby Port • 1 lb. mascarpone cheese • 1/4 cup powdered sugar • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice • 1/2 tsp lemon zest • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract • Pinch of salt

You will need a 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. ​ Heat oven to 375˚F. First, make the tart shell. Blend together flour, sugar, salt, and butter in a bowl with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Beat together yolk, vanilla, lemon juice, and water with a fork, then drizzle over the flour mixture and stir with a fork until mixture comes together.

Gently knead with floured hands on a lightly floured surface until a dough forms.

The idea is to get the dough homogenized but not melt the butter. Press into a 5-inch disk. Place in the center of a tart pan and cover with plastic wrap. Using

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venirs, hardware, movie tickets, clothing, and sundries—will not come out publicly to endorse NO on M for fear of repri- How did America’s last hometown come to be ruled by a hosal. They are as intimidated by the hotel/inn lobby as they are tel lobby so powerful that people are afraid to speak up in their own self-interest? of Chamber President Moe Ammar.

The hotel lobby’s strong-arm tactics caused an ad in Cedar Street Times to be pulled from STRONGpg’s Facebook page last week. Because PG businesses were afraid to speak up, the ad sought to give voice to the entities in PG that profit from STR monies. Apparently, that included the PG Chamber of Commerce, which earns tens of thousands from member dues and ads placed in Chamber publications by PG’s top two vacation rental companies that represent STRs. The Business Improvement District (BID) stepped in to squash the ad, saying it unfairly portrayed those businesses as supportive of NO on M. Guess who heads the BID? Chamber President Moe Ammar.

There is room for everyone. If we all put down our guns to collaborate and cooperate, our businesses and our residents could all benefit.

Alka Joshi Pacific Grove

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Monterey-Salinas Transit Partners To Provide Transportation for Veterans Event Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) and MV Transportation, along with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), will provide free transportation for attendees of the Monterey County Stand Down for Homeless Veterans. Starting at 8:00 a.m., Friday, September 28, MST and MV will run five routes as far south as King City and as far north as Palo Alto to bring attendees to the Monterey County Fairgrounds where veterans will camp and receive services over the weekend. At the conclusion of the event at noon on Sunday, all three transit agencies will have their vehicles lined up at the fairgrounds to return attendees to their home cities.

MST General Manager/CEO Carl Sedoryk said he is “thankful for our public and private partners in the transit industry for combining our collective forces to support some of the most vulnerable and deserving members of our community.”

The Stand Down is coordinated by the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County (VTC) and co-sponsored by the VTC and the United Veterans Council of Monterey County.

Over 1,000 volunteers attend the biennial event to provide vital services including haircuts, meals, clothing, health and dental check-ups, and counseling services for employment, housing, VA claims, legal issues, and more. The will be the fourth Stand Down held since it began in 2012. At the 2016 event, over 400 veterans were helped.

“We couldn’t be more excited about MST making their services available to us,” said Stand Down Executive Director Col. Kurt Schake, Ph.D., USAF (Ret.). “Our veterans deserve our support, and this event wouldn’t be possible without MST.” VTC founder and Board Chair Dr. Thomas Griffin, U.S. Army (Ret.), states the mission of the event is to “give homeless veterans the opportunity to have a place of safety and rest where they can . . . gain a foothold on coming home.”

More information about the Monterey County Stand Down for Homeless Veterans is at https://www.montereystanddown.org.

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Judy Collins and Stephen Stills ‘Man of Heart’ in Concert with ‘Heart of Hearts’ “Everybody Knows”

By Katie Shain Golden State Theatre, downtown Monterey, keeps the live hits coming!

Renowned musician, composer, author, director, daughter, sister, beloved mother, icon, idol, legend, way-shower, magnificent folk-soul advocate of all things vibrational, loving and high minded, Judy Collins, will be in performance on Friday evening, September 28, with “Mr. Stills, as Collins referred to him.

“Everybody Knows” is the latest audio release of Stills & Collins, entitled after Leonard Cohen’s hit song, ‘Everybody Knows.’ The recorded sound quality, blend and balance are superb throughout and well worth owning a nostalgic personal hard copy.

As Collins’ story goes, “I was singing and playing” original classical music scores on piano, about the tales of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ to be performed with

her childhood ‘besties,’ before local Rotary audiences and the like “I sang, they danced.”

Collins’ early formal classical piano training did not make an easy transition to guitar when met with the dissatisfaction of her devoted parents and professional music instructor, Dr. Antonia Brico, (first woman symphony conductor for whom ‘A Portrait of the Woman,’

by Collins, was produced). Collins has produced and co-directed Grammy nominated films, PBS and NPR documentaries, books, music scores, CD’s, DVD’s, and there looks to be more to come.

Urged by an inner strength and surrounded with an environment of extraordinary achievers, beginning with her strong-willed and accomplished radio personality father, Charles Thomas Collins, sightless from youth, seems a likely influence for a self-proclaimed “type A” personality to cultivate itself,

as she explains in her most recent book publication, Cravings.

Singing in opera chorus and playing her first piano debut at age13 with the Denver Symphony set Collins up for activism, leadership and a voice with which to do it.

There is yet to be a limit to how broad a reach one woman in the Twentieth Century can bring to thoughtful conscience life. This current political administrative season hasn’t been enough to shed a glimmer of shadow over the compassionate spirit of Collin’s effeminate eloquence, intelligence, detailed thoughtfulness and concern for human well-being. The most recent pet Collins has advocated for is “Dreamers” (DACA). UNICEF became too life-threatening for continued travel to unsettling geographic locations.

Star Spangled Judy Collins was

born to rip a new hole in the Universe.

There is so much to know and learn about the life of Judy Collins from her many publications.

And everybody knows Stephen Stills’ songs have touched more hearts than songs have been written. Of course, Stills too is an extraordinarily accomplished gentleman, musician, husband, father and fund raising benefactor for ‘Autism Speaks.’

Another historical evening will be added to the archives this weekend in concert with Judy Collins and the one and only Mr. Stephen Stills! 50 years of friendship and collaboration bring Stills and Collins together again for 50 concerts before 2018’s end. Here’s hoping you can get a seat!

Golden State Theater Box Office: 831.649.1070. For venue rentals, joining their mailing list or ticket purchase: goldenstatetheater.com

Amos Lee Golden State Theatre Saturday Night September 29, 2018 Soul music, contemporary jazz and ‘70s folk artist, Amos Lee has opened for plenty of extremely well-known artists, from Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Paul Simon to Nora Jones, Adele, John Prine, Merle Haggard, the list just goes on.

Touring nationally, Lee is celebrating his new headlining album, “My New Moon.”

Universal and personal songs and stories of hope, hopelessness, loss and renewal. Lee’s third straight album to debut in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, opening at NO.3.

Show starts at 8:00 p.m.!

For Tickets: Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado, Downtown Monterey.831.649.1070. www.goldenstatetheatre.com

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2018 BEACH HOUSE BRUNCH AUCTION DONORS 1. The Bookworks 2. Miss Trawicks Home & Garden Shop 3. Aurelia’s Boutique 4. Pacific Thai Cuisine 5. The Butterfly House Gallery & Garden 6. The Monarch Pub 7. Artisana Gallery 8. Variety Boutique 9. Fat Willy’s 10. Nancy’s Attic 11. A Niche in Tyme 12. The Quill 13. Marina Patina 14. Habitat 15. Lighthouse Cinema 16. Tessuti Zoo 17. Sun Studios 18. Dr. Trinette Gilbert, DC 19. Dr. Denna Hakim, DC 20. Central Coast Silkscreen 21. Trader Joe’s 22. Patisserie Bechler 23. Nest Boutique 24. Winning Wheels 25. Face It Esthetics by Teri 26. The Martine Inn 27. Beach House Restaurant + Bar 28. Adventures by the Sea 29. Laura Lockett 30. Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove 31. Feast of Lanterns Board 32. Kari Bernardi 33. Lorraine McDonough 34.It’s Cactus

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FEAST OF LANTERNS CAST AND CREW – 2018 PAGEANT CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Narrator .......................................................................... Roger Powers Sign Language Interpreter ...............................Debbie Yingling Schugg Lantern Bearers .................................................. Children of the Realm Princess Emerald .................................................................Cali Knoop Princess Turquoise ........................................................Parker Llantero Princess Tourmaline ............................................................. Siena Fisk Princess Amethyst ......................................................... Caroline Coen Koong-se (Queen Topaz.....................................................Serena Paci T’so Ling ............................................................................ Camillo Paci Scholar Chang .................................................................Elias Yevdash Crown Bearers............................................. Cesare and Massimo Paci Queen Topaz 2017 ....................................................... Caroline Evans Royal Guards.............................................................Men of the Realm Temple Dancers............................................................led by Akemi Ito MonSori Samulnori ................................................led by Dukhyun Cho Troupe Diva ...................................................... led by Jamaica Sinclair Guan Yin ......................................................................... Sherry Sands Chun Soy ........................................................................ Andrea Fuerst Lin Yi (mean nurse......................................................... Linda Pagnella Ta-Jin .........................................................................Robbie Shammas Oarsman .............................................................................Larry Sands Feast of Lanterns Dragon propelled by ............Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber Crew PAGEANT CREW Directed by ......................................................... Marabee Rush Boone Script adapted by....................................................Clayton L. Freeman Set design...................................................................... Wilda Northrop Set creation .................................................Wilda and Lowell Northrop Sedan chair handcrafted by.............................................. Roger Brown Stage Crew ......................................................Jack Henden and family ...................Tim Dagelan, Residents of the Bridge Restoration Ministry Lantern Bearer Coordinator ..............................................Michelle Ford Lighting ...........................................................Stage Lighting Concepts Sound ........................... Independent Audio of the Monterey Peninsula Fireworks ....................................................................Pyro Spectacular Pageant crew assisted by........................... Many wonderful volunteers Escape boat courtesy of ........................................... The Sands Family Entertainer Parking Security .......................Pacific Grove Kiwanis Club 2018 ENTERTAINERS (PARTIAL LIST) SATURDAY AFTERNOON Flag Ceremony ..................St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Cub Scout Pack 125 Pier Entertainers (partial list .......... Monterey Bay Chinese Association Firefly Band, ............

Michael Martinez, Chris Bohrman & Friends, ...........................................................and the DiFranco Dance Project.

Thank you to Jack Henden for building a new set this year using the design from the Northrops.

Thank you to Hayward Lumber for donating all the supplies to rebuild the Blue Willow palace set.

Thank you Borg’s Motel of Pacific Grove

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half his age. Summiteer Ian turns 53 in November.

Here’s an excerpt from our interview with him: Meeting Ian Oglesby: Q. Please tell me about how you came here.

A. I was serving in West Germany for four years and four years in Fort Lewis Army Base, Seattle, Washington.

I arrived in Seaside (Fort Ord) while in the U. S. Army in 1990. I am married to my beautiful wife Rita, with four children.

Q. What kind of peace officer are you?

A. Correctional Officer with the California Department of Corrections.

Q. What is your public service experience, besides being on Seaside City Council?

A. I have been serving in local community governance for the past 16 years, eight on the Seaside City Council.

Q. Kayla Jones, who is now opposing you for the mayor’s chair, won your seat on the city council in 2016 when she was just 23. What are some of your other civic activities?

A. Planning Commission, Monterey College of Law, Seaside’s Blue Ribbon Task Force for the Prevention of Youth Violence. Also, seven years on the United Way Monterey County Board. *Seven years on the United Way Monterey County Board Q. Anything else?

A. VFW Post 8679, Commander. NAACP. LULAC. Q. You certainly have a lot of great experience in public service. Will you continue working if you win the mayoral race?

A. If elected, I will retire.

As mentioned, heads will turn toward Seaside once the HEAP money starts coming to the peninsula because

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the greatest chunk of money to help alleviate the homeless crisis could be allocated to Seaside.

So, what does this mean in a nutshell?

HEAP for the Homeless In August 2018, the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) announced launch of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), a $500 million block grant program designed to provide assistance in cities and counties to address the homeless crisis throughout California.

HEAP is authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 850, which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in June.

It allocates $12,502,250 for the Monterey/San Benito County Continuum of Care (aka: Coalition of Homeless Service Providers) for distribution among member jurisdictions, of which Seaside’s population is largest at 35,000.

To qualify, applicants must submit resolutions declaring a Shelter Crisis exists in their jurisdictions.

Monterey, with around 30,000 residents, led by approving said resolution at its September 18, 2018 city council meeting. Other peninsula cities with homeless populations should follow suit.

Funds will be allocated according to local percentages of homeless persons as determined by the 2017 Point in Time Homeless Census & Survey. Monterey/San Benito counties had 3,364 homeless people, or 2.505% of the total California homeless population.

If Ian Oglesby becomes mayor, he says, “Within the first 100 days of my administration, I and the council will submit a proposal to increase funding and/or create partnerships with local transitional housing providers” and “make sure Seaside has adopted a resolution of find-

ings affirming a Shelter Crisis exists, making us eligible to partner with the county for SB-850 (HEAP) funding.”

If all goes well, Seaside’s new mayor’s transition to peninsula prominence will be smooth, without mudslinging, throwing shade, or that other familiar electioneering tactic, the smear campaign!

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, amykitchenerfdn@ hotmail.com Copyright 2018 by Wanda Sue Parrott

Flavors of Pacific Grove volunteers needed

Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers for Flavors of Pacific Grove, A Celebration of Great Chefs. The event will take place at the Pacific Grove Golf Links Club House, 79 Asilomar Avenue, on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Flavors of Pacific Grove will showcase Monterey Peninsula’s finest chefs and wineries serving hors d’oeuvres and tastings to the guests. Please consider volunteering during set up, silent auction, live auction, food service and check out.

For more information, contact Rita at (831) 373-3304 or rita@pacificgrove.org.

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Introducing P.G. as the Next Cabot Cove

Keepers of our Culture Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg

Pacific Grove as the next Cabot Cove?

Sure, why not? If Hollywood ever decides to do a reboot of Murder, She Wrote, Pacific Grove is the perfect standin for the fictitious Cabot Cove. We’ve got scenery just as beautiful; the show’s creator, Peter S. Fischer, lives in P.G., and we’ve definitely got our share of quirky characters and nosy old ladies in the Jessica Fletcher mode. And now we’re home to a new murder mystery based in Pacific Grove and making its debut October 13 as part of the P.G. “Indie Author Day” celebration. A Quaint Town for a Killing is the latest creation of P.G. author and editor Jeffrey Whitmore, and is being released by Pacific Grove Books, an imprint of Park Place Publications. This week, “Keepers of Our Culture” presents a sneak preview.

of his ad agency clients. The deadline was a week off, but Stan likes to keep on top of the situation.

‘His Favorite Weapon is His Wry Wit’ Meet Preston “Presto” Kane: freelance writer, former newspaper reporter, parttime researcher for a Pacific Grove private investigator. When Presto is assigned to ferret out background information on the upcoming auction of a legendary gem, it all seems part of a normal day’s work—until a young woman turns up dead In Presto’s shower and he’s the prime suspect. Suddenly Presto is a man with a target on his back, the grand prize in a cat-and-mouse game played out in renowned locales throughout the Monterey Peninsula, from Pacific Grove’s quaint cottages to the mansions in Carmel Highlands and beyond.

Even though Presto’s favorite weapon is his wry wit, he is forced to learn to shoot straight and drive like Mario Andretti as he eludes his pursuers and digs for the truth. The stakes ratchet up with players ranging from old money families to a crooked cop, Hollywood wannabes and a feuding pair of high-tech moguls—all against the fog-shrouded backdrop of the world famous Monterey Peninsula.

My business cards say “Preston Kane: Writing, Editing, Creative Services.” I’ve been a reporter, columnist, and copy editor for newspapers and magazines. Now my day job is freelance writing and editing: articles, interviews, advertising, résumés, brochures, ghost writing, grant writing— that kind of stuff.

“This is he,” I said to the unknown woman.

“I’m Nadine Stoughton,” she said. “From Boston.”

I’d never heard of her. I said, “Ah,” and left it at that.

“Mr. Allred at Allred Investigations and Security recommended you for a project I’m involved in. I know it’s short notice, but he said you might be able to help me.”

“I’ll try,” I said. “What do you have in mind?”

for purchase at the Pacific Grove Public Library and at Bookworks. The second edition, to be launched October 13 at Indie Author Day—a national event hosted locally by the Pacific Grove Public Library—will include longer essays with deeper connections to our town, such as city politics, hippie days, hootenanny, tai chi, the writing life, strong women and more. If you are an author and would like to submit a query to publish your book about Pacific Grove, please contact Patricia Hamilton at publishingbiz@ sbcblobal.net. We’re looking for stories that entertain, educate and inspire. Life in Pacific Grove books are published

by Keepers of Our Culture, an imprint of Park Place Publications, www. parkplacepublications.com.

The “creative services” bit encompasses anything else I can do to make money—so long as it’s legal. I got the idea from the business card of an ex-con friend who wasn’t so picky about the legality angle.

He once told me his creative services were “all inclusive.”

I’ve tended bar from time to time in the Monterey area, driven a taxi here, and for half a year managed a guided-tour service for visitors to the Central Coast.

So I wasn’t thrown off my game when Nadine Stoughton said, “I’d like you to do some publicity work for me and also a bit of investigating.”

“Presto here,” I said. “Morning, Stan.”

It was in my ballpark. I wasn’t a licensed PI, but Nick Allred had sent me out on a few jobs as a research assistant. (Think creative services.) The money was good and some of the assignments proved interesting. I helped Nick expose a scam artist who sold phony home-security systems, and we nailed a crooked deputy sheriff who was scamming the county. Not exactly Sherlock Holmes stuff, but it beat serving burgers and fries. Between my freelancing and the jobs Nick threw my way, I was getting by.

“Mr. Kane?” a woman’s voice said.

I didn’t recognize it. I’d assumed it was Stan Gibbs calling. He’d been badgering me about the copy I was writing for one

Indie Author Day 2018 Celebrates P.G. and Writers!

Life in Pacific Grove Book1, featuring true tales by residents and visitors, is available

Chapter One: ‘It Beat Serving Burgers and Fries’ I flung off the covers and stumbled toward the living room, yanked from sleep by the jangling telephone. Nine in the morning.

God, I hate early birds. By the time I picked it up I was almost awake. I guessed who was calling.

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Jeffrey Whitmore, author of A Quaint Town for a Killing

The front cover of the P.G.-based mystery to be released by Pacific Grove Books, an imprint of Park Place Publications, on October 13 as part of P.G.’s Indie Author Day celebration.

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