January 11 2019 CST ISSUE

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Kiosk Thursday, January 17

New 12 week WW Session Begins (Weight Watchers) $132.60 Thursdays, 1:00pm-2:00pm Canterbury Woods, 651 Sinex Ave. PG Canterbury Room mkelpe@covia.org/831-657-4180 •

Friday, January 18

Youth Arts Exhibit reception at the John Steinbeck Library in Salinas at 6:30 p.m.

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Saturday January 19

Dickens Fellowship Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Beth Penney 514 Park Street in Pacific Grove 831-372-7625 or e-mail bpenney@sonic.net •

No left turn? Cop Log Page 9

Crime Against Nature Page 9

Pacific Grove’s

Sunday, January 21

King Tides the Subject of “Java With a Lifeguard” Asilomar State beach •

Sunday, January 21

HUG DAY! Give a FREE HUG to your loved ones and anyone who simply needs one!

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Saturday, February 2

First Friday Book Sale 10am to 4pm Pacific Grove Public Library •

Saturday, February 8 Dickens Fellowship Dickens’s 207th birthday at a local restaurant

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Inside The ARKLady.................................... 12 Cartoon.............................................. 9 Dunn Rovin’..................................Dark From the Trenches.............................. 4 Homeless in Paradise.......................... 8 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Opinion............................................ 18 Poetry................................................. 5 Police Log.......................................... 9 Postcards from the Kitchen............Dark Puzzle.............................................. 16 Random Thoughts............................. 19 Real Estate.............................. 8, 13, 20 Reasoning with God......................... 17 Sports......................................... 14, 15

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Pebble Beach Co. welcomes employees home

By V. Mari Posa Photos by PGHS student Photographer Isaiah Limon As the housing crisis looms over our county, Pebble Beach Company decided to make a difference by offering affordable housing to the employees and their families. Bill Perocchi, CEO of Pebble Beach Company said in a speech on Monday at the welcoming ribbon cutting ceremony that affordable housing was a part of their original Del Monte Forest plan. The plan also included various new projects, such as the new Pebble Beach Golf Academy and practice facility that was built in 2014, the new Fairway One facility at the lodge built in 2017, also improvements to the Inn at Spanish Bay, 90 residential home lots, a new 100 room hotel, and the new visitor center at The Lodge, “but most important we had the dedications of 635 acres as permanent open space.” This was all part of the final build out project in the forest and as part of the approval of that which was approved unanimously in 2012 by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and California Coastal Commission the project was among a plan they committed to help develop affordable housing. Two potential options lay on the table, “we could either write a check for $7 million to the county for inclusionary housing in lieu of fees, or we can build affordable housing in Pebble Beach for our employees; which was actually going to be more than the $7 millions dollar in fee’s, it ended up costing us $9 million excluding the cost of land.” After extensive research and encouragement from the county, the Pebble Beach Company concluded fulfilling this commitment and reaching this point was the right thing to do for their employees, company and the Monterey Peninsula.

Morse Place consists of four separate buildings with a total of 24 townhomes; 16 two bedroom units and eight three bedroom units with fenced patio areas and equipped with all major appliances. The project sits on 13 acres of Del Monte Forest land and has, since its conception ,been in the light of lots of controversy as nearby residents were concerned with the cutting of trees and elimination of some of their walking trails.

Local county supervisor Mary Adams also spoke at Monday’s welcome ceremony and with great enthusiasm and joy said “the thought behind Morse Place came from goodness.” Adams also stated “Morse place is a shinning example of a local company

Above, from left to right David Heuk - Executive Vice President Chief admin officer, Mark Stillwell - Retied, Executive, Bill Perocchi - CEO of Pebble Beach Company, David Stivers - President of Pebble Beach Company, Markus Jackson - Executive Vice President Chief COO, Erin Flink - Executive and Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Above, right: Jen Torres - I.T., Bill Perocchi - CEO of Pebble Beach Company, Dawn Mathes - Director of environment, government and community affairs

Above, left: Vanessa Ramirez and Kelsey Shoe, new residents at Morse place talk to Tim McManus, Lead Organizer for COPA (Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action). At right, Podium with Pebble Beach Company logo with year 1919. Pebble Beach Company will celebrate its 100th Birthday this year! Photos by Isaiah Limon.

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CTC Staff Recommends $12.4 Million In Matching Funds For Two Monterey County Projects Measure X Passage Opens the Door to Matching Grants The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) announced that two Monterey County projects are being recommended to receive $12.4 million in funding from the Active Transportation Program.

Debbie Hale, the Executive Director of TAMC, said, “The confidence that voters placed in us with the approval of Measure X is being rewarded. With the use of Measure X, we were able to apply for the $12.4 million of matching grants from the SB 1 funded Active Transportation Program for pedestrian and bicycle safety projects that will benefit the Salinas Valley, Monterey Peninsula and North Monterey County.”

The staff recommendations going before the California Transportation Commission for approval later this month includes $10.3 million for the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway (FORTAG) and $2.1 million for a Safe Routes to School Education Program.

The recommended funding for the FORTAG project will be matched with $2 million of Measure X funds. It will be used to fund the Highway 218 segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail &

Greenway, to construct a 1.5-mile paved bicycle and pedestrian trail segment of the proposed 32-mile Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway.

The regional trail will improve safety, promote healthier lifestyles and the project provides a safe alternative to Highway 218, between Del Rey Woods Elementary School and Laguna Grande Regional Park.

The recommended $2.1 million education program will be matched with $82,000 in local funds. In partnership with the Monterey County Health Department, the money will be used to fund the “Every Child: Community-Supported Safe Routes to School” program. The program will establish safe routes to school community networks and use innovative tools to provide long-lasting and year-round education in 10 disadvantaged communities in the Salinas Valley, the Monterey Peninsula and unincorporated North Monterey County.

Hale said, “We will know if all of the hard work with our partners in cities of Del Rey Oaks, Seaside, Monterey and the Monterey County Health Department will pay off when we learn the outcome of the California Transportation Commission meeting in Sacramento on January 31.”

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Joan Skillman

Choir Tribute to Patt Caison

Skillshots

A Musical Memorial Mass Choir performance in tribute to Patt Caison will be held at Greater Victory Temple in Seaside on Friday, January 18, at 7 p.m. The gathering is hosted by a collective musical team of Patt’s affiliates, including the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir led by John L. Nash, Jr., Director. Patt has been a much celebrated local saxophonist and was a sister, friend and musical minstrel in the community.

She was a member of the Latin Jazz Collective and performed throughout the Central Coast and Bay Area with many respected artists.

For Further Information Contact: (202) 422-6841 (831) 277-0125 (202) 607-5182 GREATER VICTORY TEMPLE 1620 Broadway Ave., Seaside, CA 93955

Christian Memorial Tabernacle Opens New Home at Wellspring Church in Pacific Grove

On Tuesday, January 8 2019, Dr. Samuel E. Gaskins, Senior Pastor of the Christian Memorial Tabernacle, welcomed the Church of God in Christ, Jurisdictional Prelate, Bishop Nathanial Bullock to the inaugural worship service at their new location, Wellspring Church Central Avenue and Fourteenth Street, Pacific Grove. The service will begin at 7:00 PM and Pastor Gaskins, Bishop Bullock, and Pastor Tony Traback, pastor of the Wellspring Church will be available from 5:30 PM to welcome guests from the media, government, and business community.

After 21 years of worshipping and servicing the community on Colonel Durham Street at the former Fort Ord, Christian Memorial was unable to negotiate a continuing agreement with the City of Seaside resulting their evacuating their church building to make way for the eventual development of the Campus Town project an upscale housing development planned by the City.

Wellspring Church in Pacific Grove, once they became aware of Christian Memorial’s need offered both meeting and office space to Pastor Gaskins and made their church sanctuary avail to them for worship on Sunday afternoons.

Christian Memorial’s compassion ministry, Stepping Stone Outreach, has relocated to 1340 Fremont Street in Seaside, where they will be offering a drop in center for Christian counseling service, food bags, and homeless outreach and referral services.

We invite you to join on Tuesday to share our joy as we inaugurate our new ministry and say for light refreshment following the service.

Let me help you find the perfect Realtor for YOU! Vanessa Ramirez

, Monterey Referral Agent www.vinmonterey.com | 831.521.8749 DRE#02050046

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods

Week ending at 9:00 am on Thursday, January 11, 2019.

Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

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 • Sally Baho • Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Bill Englander • 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 • 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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As of 9 AM, 1/10/19: Week ending 1/10/19: 1.45” Total for the season (since 7/1/18): 6.11”

Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending 1/9/18....................... .02” Total for the season (since 7/1/18)........ 4.99” Last week low temperature..................51.7 F Last week high temperature.................64.3 F Last year rain to date (7/1/17-1/9/19)... 4.01”

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Spotlighting women in ag

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Female growers and innovators are featured at 2019 EcoFarm Conference

By Amy Wu Even in the 21st century, the image of the modernday farmer often centers on overalls, pitchforks, and the image of the “farmer” as a man steering the tractor. While the image remains reality to an extent, agriculture is fast extending into a new generation of women growers and innovators, who are carving a path in agtech, science, and research while others are running their own enterprise.

As a journalist, who specializes in telling stories about women leaders in farming, I am delighted that this year’s EcoFarm features a wide range of women-focused events, and many more feature female panelists and keynote speakers. There is also a plethora of amazing women spotlighted on the “Equity, Food Justice, Sovereignty” track.

The “Women in Food & Ag Mixer” that traditionally bookends the conference on Friday also returns.

And one of this year’s keynote speaker on the final conference day is social expert Nikki Silvestri founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, which works to create systems change towards economic development and ecosystem restoration. Silvestri’s impressive background also includes being co-founder of Live Real and former executive director of People’s Grocery and Green for All that focus on food justice.

In the past year, discussion over food and farming has also morphed into the intersection of environment, agriculture and climate change. Case in point regenerative agriculture, loosely defined as using a variety of farming techniques and land practices to improve soil health and improve water cycles.

To be sure, for a second year in a row there is an entire day devoted to “Women in Regenerative Agriculture Field Day” at Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, where attendees will have a chance to connect with female farmers, ranchers, scientists, physicians and advocates, bookended with a wine tasting.

The uptick in women panelists and speakers can only be positive since it directly touches the critical area of land equity; how many farms are owned and operated by underserved communities whether that be women or people of color? A January 23 workshop is devoted

Introduction to Stone Sculpting

Learn the ancient threedimensional reductive art form of carving stone. Over the course of four separate two-hour sessions, the student will take a rough chunk of soapstone and turn it into a beautiful finished piece. All materials, tools and safety equipment will be provided.

Ages: 13 to Adult Dates: Four Saturdays, Feb 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2019 Hours: 10:00am - noon Location: The Lyceum Instructor: Glenn McGovern Class size: Limited to 12 students Fee: $120 (includes $35 for stone) We hope to see you there!

Questions? Call 831-372-6098 or email general@ lyceum.org.

Dickens Fellowship Plans January and February, 2019 Meetings

The Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship will hold its January meeting Saturday the 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Beth Penney, 514 Park Street in Pacific Grove.

Prospective Fellowship members are always welcome at our meetings. This month we will discuss Chapters 25-36 of The Old Curiosity Shop; also, please bring a potluck dish to serve six to eight people. Alison Porter will lead the discussion.

All branches of the Dickens Fellowship hold a “Birthday Dinner” event each year for Charles Dickens’s birthday, which was February 7, 1812. The Monterey Peninsula branch will celebrate Dickens’s 207th at a local restaurant on Saturday, February 8. There is no reading discussion at this event, and family and friends are welcome. For more information about the January meeting or the 2019 Birthday Dinner, call 831-372-7625 or e-mail bpenney@sonic.net.

to discussion surrounding the importance and ways to increase diversity on farms and in the food system and “address root causes of inequity, and explore strategies for moving forward in healthy relationships with one another and the land,” according to the program description.

The opportunities and potential surrounding ownership are immense for women, especially as more farms struggle to stay afloat. Many farms across the country are being squeezed by severe labor shortage, limited water and land supply, skyrocketing costs of doing business, the ongoing trade wars, and the reality that the next generation might not be interested in farming. The upshot is a growing number of women are managing farms in the capacity of owner or operator; I recently had the pleasure of spending a morning with Jacky Vasquez one of the few if not only female farm operators in Monterey County. On any given day you’ll find Jacky in the vast landscape of berries on the farm where she runs, walking through the fields and reviewing the berry quality, on a tractor, or directing field crews. She is proud to be boots on the ground.

She has a passion for agriculture that transcends gender and demographics.

“I like the mix of it. Yesterday I was in heels and speaking in a conference and today I am about to walk the fields and check strawberries for their qualities.

It’s from eating gourmet catered meals to tacos from a truck,” Jacky shared. My personal hope is that down the road I will find more women like Jacky and female farm operators will no longer be an anomaly.

This appears possible as a silver lining emerges with the current landscape; an estimated 1 million women are now farm operators and over a half-million own and lease land to farmers, and a third of farmland in the U.S. is farmed

or co-farmed by women, and women own 87 million acres.

Finally, last but not least there is a powerhouse panel of women, Malaika Bishop co-director of Sierra Harvest, Denisa Livingston of Diné Community Advocacy Alliance and Karen Washington co-founder of Black Urban Growers (BUGS), who will take a deep dive in “Engaging & Empowering our Communities to Transform the Food System.”

Having documented and profiled some amazing women leaders in farming, I am excited to participate in the discussion and dialogue at EcoFarm 2019. My hope is that in years to come women will no longer be spotlighted, but will simply be a part of the landscape of discussion of agriculture.

To learn more and register for EcoFarm Conference 2019 visit www.eco-farm.org/conference Amy Wu is the founder and chief content director of “From Farms to Incubators,” a resident company inside the WG Center for Innovation and Technology. She previously reported on ag for The Salinas Californian.

She considers herself bicoastal and splits her time between New York and California.

Gentrain Society Lecture on February 6

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Gentrain Society Lecture: Elkhorn Slough: Wildness at the Heart of Monterey Bay Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $3.00 Information: www.gentrain.org; tblumgm@gmail.com ; 372-0895

For the past several decades, Mark Silberstein, Executive Director of the Elkhorn Slough Foundation, has worked behind the scenes on the conservation of Elkhorn Slough. In this talk, Mark will share insights from his time at the Slough and “pull back the curtain” on the efforts to protect this wild place at the heart of the Monterey Bay. Elkhorn Slough is the largest coastal wetland south of San Francisco Bay and harbors a remarkable diversity of life, including the densest concentration of sea otters on the California Coast. Earlier this fall, the Slough joined a global network of wetlands when

it was designated a “Wetland of International Importance, under the Ramsar Convention.” Come learn why Elkhorn Slough has been the focal point for such attention and hear about new initiatives to protect it.

Trained in marine zoology and ecology, Mark has explored aquatic environments from the Arctic to Antarctica and delved deeply into the tideflats of the Slough. Under his leadership, the Elkhorn Slough Foundation became an accredited land trust and now owns the largest acreage of conservation lands in the Elkhorn Watershed. He is known for a collaborative approach to conservation and a fondness for mud.

Skies Over Pacific Grove

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a meteor breaking up was the subject of the image published in Cedar Street Times Newspaper on page three of the December 28, 2018 issue. We are seeking more precise information on the size of the actual meteor and will write it up when received.

In related news the Monterey Institute For Astronomy Research has issued a press release announcing a lecture on “Neutron Stars, Gravitational Waves, and How To Make Gold” by Dr. Ryan Foley, Department Of Astronomy, U.C. Santa Cruz. The program will be presented on Jan. 12 at 7:30 PM. at Monterey Peninsula College. Doors open at 7PM at 980 Fremont Street, Lecture Forum. The notice states that those attending should “Look for the MIRA sign outside of lecture Forum #102. This program should be very well presented and worth attending.

In other related news MIRA announced that “The first full moon of the new year will delight us with a total lunar eclipse between 6:39 and 11:48 p.m. on January 20 in Monterey. Also please note that daylight savings time begins on March 10.

Be sure to follow the web site of MIRA and consider joining Friends of MIRA. MIRA is located on 200 Eighth Street in Marina, near Cal State University Monterey Bay State.

Bob Silverman

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King Tides the Subject of “Java With a Lifeguard” Talk at Asilomar State Beach

Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds hosts California King Tides “Java with a Lifeguard” Talk PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. – Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds is inviting local residents and visitors to join California State Parks Lifeguards on Monday, January 21, for “Java with a Lifeguard” to learn about California’s seasonal King Tides. This local event is part of the California Coastal Commission’s “California King Tides Project”, which helps people visualize future sea level rise by observing the highest tides of today.

• WHAT: “Java with a Lifeguard” King Tides Talk Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds: Phoebe Hearst Social Hall Terrace 800 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 January 21, 2019: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Presented by California State Parks Lifeguards Monterey District. Meet up at the Hearst Social Hall Terrace at 9:00 a.m. Have coffee (for purchase at Phoebe’s Café) and learn about King Tides – what they are and how these super tides affect our ocean and State Beach environment. Lifeguards will talk about ocean safety and share some of their tools of their trade, including a rescue watercraft that California State Parks lifeguards use during ocean rescues.

FREE – no RSVP required.

• WHEN: January 21, 2019 - 9:00 a.m.

• WHERE: Meet State Parks

lifeguards at the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Social Hall Terrace, located in the Asilomar Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA. Layered clothing recommended. Free parking in all conference grounds parking lots in designated spaces.

• WHY: Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds is joining the California Coastal Commission King Tides Project, January 21, 2019. For more information about DPR 985 (Rev. 2/2016)(Word 2/23/2016) 2 King Tides in California visit: www. coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/ #KingTides #castateparks #asilomarstatebeach #awalkinthepark ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Phoebe’s Café inside the Hearst Social Hall will be open for coffee drinks and quick bites, if desired. All food purchases help support public programs like this free King Tides program at Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds – a Unit of California State Parks.

For more information about Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds please visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/ asilomar. This website also has directions to the park unit. For ADA accommodation, please contact the Asilomar State Park Office at (831) 646-6443 in advance of the event.

Your Achievements

People

Pacific Grove Student Named to Angelo State University Fall 2018 Dean’s List

David Kun-Yoo Kim of Pacific Grove was named to Angelo State University’s Dean’s List for the 2018 Fall semester.

To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Go online to view the entire Fall 2018 Dean’s List.

Angelo State University, founded in 1928, is a thriving four-year public school in Texas. Our Ram Family environment helps students feel at home, a place where they know faculty and staff care deeply about their success.

Our excellent faculty makes it possible for students to conduct undergraduate research, rank above State acceptance averages for professional schools, and receive personal access to instructors.

We are part of the dynamic Texas Tech University System with campuses across the state. Angelo State has been ranked as one of The Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” in the nation for 10 straight years, and we are also a College of Distinction.

For more information, log on to angelo.edu.

Natasha Hunt of Pacific Grove named to Dean’s List at Lehigh University

Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Natasha Hunt of Pacific Grove, CA in the Fall 2018 semester.

For more than 150 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research.

The institution is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s four colleges - College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Education and the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science - provide opportunities to 7,000 students to discover and grow in a learning community that promotes interdisciplinary programs with real-world experience.

Monterey Fire Department Division Chief Promotion for Gregory Greenlee Effective January 1, 2019, Monterey Fire Captain Gregory Greenlee was promoted to the position of Division Chief. Having been a former Pacific Grove Fire Department employee, he has been with Monterey Fire since December 2008, when the two departments were consolidated.

Pre-Christmas Structure Fire

December 14, 2018, at 5:55 a.m., Monterey Fire personnel responded to a structure fire at 1368 Pico Avenue, Pacific Grove. Engine 14 arrived on scene with fire and smoke coming from the garage. Engine 12, 13 and 16, Battalion 11, Truck 11 and Medic Engine 11 arrived shortly after and the fire was put out quickly. A Fire Investigator was requested and the fire is under investigation.

Joy Colangelo

From the Trenches

When Cities, States, and Neighbors Get it Wrong When citizens have the resources and gumption to sue a municipality, local police power often crumbles like the poorly maintained infrastructure it sits on. South Lake Tahoe, which recently passed a ban on short term rentals in residential neighborhoods, is being challenged in the courts and has been given its first reprieve - an injunction to disregard the ban. City Manager Frank Rush Jr. has had it right - the citizens shouldn’t be able to vote when it restricts constitutional rights - and he vows to not enforce the ban. The court found that short term rentals do not risk the publics safety when it comes to people merely living in a house, no matter how many people live in it or how many days they are there. In the long run, the citizens got it wrong and the city got it right.

Then there’s the Atlanta case where a city employee refused a marriage license to a gay couple. The couple sued for discrimination and they lost. It went to the State’s Superior Court and they lost. Wait, what? You’d think the State court took a passing glance at the constitution. But no. The Governor took a look at it and also supported the court ruling. So off it went to the U.S. Supreme Court where they heard the case and said......wait for it......”knock it off.” That’s not an exact quote but they snuffed the lower courts’ ruling out in minutes. The couple was issued the license and the court clerk was sent to prison. Yep, prison.

A recent case also highlighted the wrongs a city makes within its police power. Lower courts in Missouri prosecuted two women who were braiding hair in a salon. Stating they should have a cosmetology license requiring 1500 hours of training and 2000 hours of apprenticeship, the women claimed they had the right to work in a skill set that is practiced by every woman in their own home. Citing safety and welfare of the public, the courts held their line, insisting they attend cosmetology school which by the way doesn’t even teach braiding.

Sixteen states require a specialty license for braiding when in fact, corn row braiding is found on stone age rock paintings from 3500 BCE. The Missouri State appeals court upheld this completely burdensome regulation. But guess who didn’t? The U.S. Supreme Court that’s who.

They frowned at the oppressive licensing regime and stated the women could practice with a $20.00 fee and watch a four hour instructional video. YouTube has 1 million braiding videos along with another million on Pinterest and still more on other skill sharing sites. So citizens have it right and the city, the Governor and the State Supreme court didn’t.

The City of Pacific Grove was charging $2,000 for a license, enormously higher than any license in the City, to rent your house for 29 days or less. If you rented for 30 days or more, the difference of one single itty-bitty day, the license fee was zero. Nothing. And now, like South Lake Tahoe, we have a citizens initiative driven ban. But we also have something else that Tahoe has, a group of citizens that have indeed read the constitution, are versed in the Right To Work laws and are riding the wave of Supreme Court decisions that favor the citizen who is not placing the public in danger. Renting a house for 10 years is no different than renting a house for one day - people inside are acting the same either way. City Council is being presented with two lawsuits Wednesday the 9th in Special Session by short term rental owners because push has come to shove. And the short term rental owners are betting that the Constitution doesn’t like to play tug o’ war.

These ill-fated bans and rulings by lower courts keep tugging on activities that have very little risk of getting it wrong and consequences that are nothing close to dire. A full 30% of jobs in the U.S. require licensing with the intent of protecting the public. While licensing is supposed to merely signal that training has been completed, it actually acts to FORBID people from working without one. That is a good thing when it’s a physician but why a ballroom dance instructor? A travel guide needs a license in 21 states with Nevada really pulling the punches by requiring 733 days of training and an athletic trainer needing 1460 days of school’n while an EMT needs only 26 days. The people in an ambulance need less training than the Hoover Dam guide? How does that make sense?

How about licenses for florists, make-up artists, locksmiths, upholsterers, and interior designers? What’s the chance they can cause all that much damage or is it that the public is becoming far more fragile in their perception of their safety and welfare? Are the citizens having a bout of amnesia when it comes to the much beloved American story line of starting a business in your garage and practicing skill sets that are done in every home?

Don’t they love the story of Hewlett-Packard starting in a California garage and not only making it big, and I mean really big, but spawning off to run the Monterey Bay Aquarium? How about other garage start ups like Google, Amazon, Disney, Mattel, Microsoft, Dell, Harley-Davidson and Virgin? How about garage bands that you now pay hundreds of dollars to see like The Who, The Beatles, The Kinks, Nirvana, Weezer and Credance Clearwater, The Ramones and Buddy Holly. They were somebody’s neighbors. Think about that next time you call the cops on the kids playing rock music next door. Think about it the next time your neighbor is working in their garage. You could be calling the cops on people that are just exercising the Right To Work and someday, you’ll wish you were the nice neighbor that was eventually offered Apple Stock or free seats to see The Who. Because you were that guy. The guy who got it right.

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PPEBBLE BEACH From Page 1

that steps up to the plate; steps up to the plate on behalf of their workers and their families.”

The Pebble Beach Company is now a part of the small handful of local large employers in Monterey County who acknowledge the affordable housing crisis.

Adams pointed out that, “Tanimura and Antle, The Nunez Company (in the agriculture business side), Nepenthe & Post Ranch Inn all have affordable housing but

none of them have affordable housing for the workers and their families.” In the end and with lots of support from people like Tim McManus, Lead Organizer for COPA (Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action), who was apart the political voice behind the project noted that “push back always happens when there are new projects like this, but down the road I will hear that people really love it and are really happy and new relationships grow.

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Things take time.”

The completion of Morse Place has given Pebble Beach Company employees and their families in many cases a better quality of life opportunity by adding closer living quarters to work and allowing more time to be spent with each other, and that really adds to the fabric of our community whole

Kelsy Shoe - resident, Tim McManus, Lead Organizer for COPA , Vanessa Ramirez - resident

Podium with Pebble Beach Company logo with year 1919. Pebble Beach Company will celebrate its 100th Birthday this year

Jen Torres - I.T., Bill Perocchi - CEO of Pebble Beach Company, Dawn Mathes - Director of environment, government and community affairs

Bat Star

Wildlife Spotlight

POETRY IN THE GROVE

Start the New Year by sharing the ecstatic poetry of Hafiz, Kabir, and Rumi.

When: Saturday January 5, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 Where: the Little House in Jewel Park next to the Pacific Grove Library

by Dan Bohrman

Patiria miniata

The Bat Star is a red-orange sea star found throughout kelp forests of the Monterey coast. It usually grows four inches across and has short webbed arms which resemble bats’ wings. Bat Stars scavenge or hunt for slow-moving prey by engulfing it with their arms then secreting digestive fluids to liquefy it. They can also shed their arms in order to escape predators.

Pacific Grove Shoreline Management Plan

Community Open House Resources along Pacific Grove’s shoreline include parks, trails, roads, wildlife habitat, archeological sites and private property, among others.

The Shoreline Management Plan is looking at ways to manage and protect these resources from coastal erosion over the next 30 years.

Join us at an open house hosted by the City of Pacific Grove to learn more about the plan and to discuss issues and trade-offs with your neighbors.

When

Saturday, February 2, 2019.

• 1:00 ‒ 1:30 pm Meet-and-greet | “Ask project staff” • 1:30 ‒ 1:45 pm Slide-show presentation • 1:45 ‒ 2:30 pm Community discussion

Where

Pacific Grove Community Center; 515 Junipero Avenue.

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• January 11, 2019

Year in Review

Some of the events which shaped our year This week: March, 2018 with more to come in future issues!

In Like a Lion

March seems to be coming in like a lion, as evidenced by the waves at Lovers Point last Saturday. This photo by James Chang belies the beautiful days we’ve been enjoying here in Pacific Grove.

There is a marked lack of rain, with the weather ‘bot telling us there have been 7.05 inches as of 3/8/18.

City’s Housing Goal Will See Updates The existing housing goal, recently adopted, is supportive of additional low-income housing whether by rehabilitation of existing housing stock or construction of new edifices, to provide high quality housing choices for all income levels.

According to the agenda report, the Community and Economic Development Director, Mark Brodeur, actively pursues development projects that may increase the housing stock in the City, even though there are very few opportunities for development in the City. Property owners are encouraged to consider all allowable development standards within the zoning district. The goal includes reduction of governmental constraints.

City designates a Cemetery Plot for Native American Ancestral remains The plot map indicates the area deeded to the OCEN and its relationship to the entry to the cemetery. After the designation, the City will be well-positioned to respond to the finding of any ancestral remains.

The designation was made as a good will measure at the Wed., March 7 City Council meeting after a series of meetings with and among Planning, Finance, Cemetery and the City Manager on questions about finding ancestral remains at certain excavations in the City.

Lighthouse needs you

Become a volunteer docent at the historic Point Pinos Lighthouse, 80 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove. Training is arranged during lighthouse hours, Thursday through Monday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

If you are interested, please leave a message at 831-648-3176.

Don Mothershead, Ed Isaac Selected to MPC Lobos Hall of Fame At right, Lidon Schutzler (right) presents the award for Lobos Hall of Fame to Ed Isaac (left) Pacific Grove was well-represented

at the Monterey Peninsula College Lobos Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sat., March 3, 2018.

Don Mothershead, current Recreation Supervisor/Coordinator of the city,was recognized for his feats on the football field at MPC, along with having been Grand Marshall of the Good Old Days Parade in 2013; Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year, 2013; San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services 25-year Service Award in 2010; SANCRA Achievement Award, 2004; SANCRA Recognition Award in 207 and 2008; and Pacific Grove PRIDE Volunteer Recognition Award, 1989-1990. He was at MPC from 1971-1973.

Ed Isaac, who played football at MPC in 1979 and 1980, was All Coast Conference linebacker those years. He was Pacific Grove Middle School Basketball Coach and a Judo teacher for the City. He has been a painting contractor for 40 years. Also recognized was the late Jennifer Hinton, Pacific Grove elementary school P.E. Teacher who died recently. She attended MPC from 1985-1986. She was a member of the MPC Coast Conference Softball championship team and played volleyball and basketball as well. She belonged to Delta Kappa Gamma professional women’ society.

Breaker of the Week By Luke Herzog Adrian Clark Sophomore Adrian Clark is not afraid

to take the spotlight. In fact, Adrian has enjoyed taking on characters in various plays since the 4th grade, and he has appeared in 14 productions since. More recently, the PGHS student has been attending rehearsals for the high school’s upcoming April production of “Shrek the Musical.”

This summer, Adrian will join the casts of Paraphrase Productions’s two musicals -- “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Sweeney Todd.” But Adrian’s forte isn’t just scripted shows, he’s also taken a foray into improvisational comedy as a founding member of PGHS’s budding improv troupe Wince & Repeat. During the course of last year’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Adrian discovered a love for singing. “I thought I couldn’t sing Freshman year,” he says, “but when I put myself out on the line and took a chance, I realized that people have many hidden talents.” In only his first full year as a bass/baritone in the school choir, Adrian auditioned for three honor choirs, making them all (including the Western Division Honor Choir). The performer is also the philanthropist, as Adrian will soon be taking a volunteer trip to Nicaragua with TASK 4 U & Me. There, he will aid orphans and help the community acquire clean water. For his confidence and altruism, Adrian Clark is our Breaker of the Week.

Football Roulette – Worth the Gamble?

Gary Baley BaleyWik . . . All 202 high school and college deceased players whose brains were examined were donated to Boston University School of Medicine, so it is not a random sample of the population. Nevertheless, there are over a million high school and college football players in the country, and any percentage even approaching this range should be a call to action. . . .

Gull Abatement Plans go Forward In the spring of 2015 and 2017, the City of Pacific Grove launched a successful strategy to minimize the impact of gulls in the downtown area. It was recognized by the Business Improvement District that the proliferation of gulls in the downtown areas has a negative impact on business.

SPCA Offers Low-Cost Vaccinations Including Flu Shots

If you are interested in affordable canine influenza vaccinations, other vaccinations, microchips, flea control products, or spay/neuter surgeries, please call The SPCA at 831-264-5400, visit www.

SPCAmc.org/vet-clinic, or visit one of our affordable walk-in vaccination clinics.

Tibetan Uprising Day protest Since the Chinese occupation in 1959, more than one million Tibetans have been killed. To fly a Tibetan flag, send an email abroad, or say the phrase “human rights,” is cause for imprisonment and torture.

Ninety-nine percent of all Tibetan monasteries have been closed. Local Tibetan monk Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, teacher at the Manjushri Dharma Center in Pacific Grove, experienced multiple imprisonments before fleeing Tibet in 1996. Supporters of Rinpoche and the Tibetan community will be making their voices heard by joining a world-wide day of protests known as Tibetan Uprising Day. Lend your voice to peace, justice, and freedom: Support Tibet! Join us on Saturday, March 10, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Windows on the Bay, corner of Del Monte and Camino El Estero. Signs provided.

Please note: Protesters cannot step into the street or hand out leaflets to cars, as per a city safety mandate. Learn more: http:// manjushridharmacenter.org/ Contact for questions: Rachel C. at rachelmdc2016@ gmail.com or 831-901-3156.

Junior League of Monterey County Accepting Scholarship Applications Scholarship Awarded to a Female Applicant Pursuing a Degree that Impacts Women and Children The 12th Annual All Women’s Ball A Fundraising Event To Benefit CHS’ Safe Place Program For Runaway And Homeless Youth Free intro meetings for men -- Come experience what Breakthrough is all about. Let’s talk!

Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir Schedules Spring / bon voyage / memorial concert We’ve got lots to celebrate! Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir is headed for South Africa to sing at the Woman of Today Conference at Faith Ministry Family Church in Johannesburg, South Africa AMP’s ‘A Gem of an Evening’ The community is invited to AMP’s “A Gem of an Evening” – A Very Different Fundraiser event on Thursday, March 22 to benefit Access Monterey Peninsula.

Don’t miss this fun opportunity to help “AMP” up Monterey County’s premier community media access organization at this special 2018 fundraiser! At Bayonet and Blackhorse Golf Course Restaurant.

Everyone’s Nightmare Dixie Layne rides the elevator to her apartment daily, sometimes multiple times a day. On Thursday, March 1, the weather was stormy -- wet and windy -- she got into the elevator, hoping to get to her warm quarters and get dry. It was not to

be. A power cable which runs the elevator failed, trapping Dixie alone in the elevator for a number of hours. The fire department, hampered by the lack of a power cable, was able eventually to free her. Dixie says she is thankful for her cell phone, which kept her in touch with the outside world.

Firefighters are Your Friends On February 23, 2018, Monterey Fire Department personnel at Station 14, 600 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove, provided Public Education to the second group of children from the Pacific Grove Community Preschool. They talked about fire safety, not to be afraid of a firefighter in full gear, toured the fire station and learned about the tools used on the engine.

State and Local Perspectives on the State of California Education at DWMC Luncheon The public is welcome to attend. Tony Thurmond is a State Assembly member who has served the people of California for 10 years in elected office. His top priority has been to fund and reform public education. He is a member of the Assembly Education Committee and chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education.

Deneen Guss is the Deputy Superintendent of the Monterey County Office of Education. She has served in district and site leadership positions for over 17 years.

Prior to beginning her administrative duties she also taught at the elementary level for 10 years.

Casting Call for Extras as ‘Big Little Lies’ returns for filming Open casting call for March 17 The cast and crew of “Big Little Lies” will return to the Monterey Bay area to shoot season 2 of the HBO series and they’re looking for local extras. HBO will hold an open casting call on Saturday

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Year in Review

Some of the events which shaped our year This week: March, 2018 with more to come in future issues! flies overwintering in Mexico, released today, shows a decrease from last year’s count and confirms the iconic orange and black butterfly is still very much at risk.

Today’s count of 2.48 hectares of occupied winter habitat is down from 2.91 hectares last winter.

Lisa Ledin presents documentary on Marian Anderson and Elaine Brown Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: “Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.”

Elaine Brown was a pioneering choral conductor and founder of Singing City of Philadelphia in 1948. A fierce believer that the power of music is a force to break down racial and religious barriers, she dedicated her life to create community through music. In 1955, just one year after Brown vs. Board of Education, her integrated singers chose to use colored facilities as they toured the South, hoping that others would witness their strong dedication to the mission of equality and The second season will air in January human respect. . with cameos of Cedar Street Times!

Lisa Ledin will give us an intimate glimpse of her aunt’s career and passion, expressing how fresh her aunt’s message Premier Concert: The Musical is today.

Journey of Turlough O’Carolan Harpist Shelley Phillips, Santa Cruz Pending home sales tumble to a 3-year County’s “2017 Artist of the year,” teams low as housing ‘crisis’ worsens up with widely-known actor Taelen ThomScott Dick Monterey County Assoc. as in two Celtic concerts celebrating the of Realtors wrote: life and music of Turlough O’Carolan, Sales throughout 2017 were only Ireland’s most famous harper O’Carolan 1.1 percent higher than in 2016, and the died 280 years ago on March 25, but we REALTORS® expect the recent tax-law still dance to his lively jigs, waltz to his changes affecting the deductibility of propstately airs and listen to his music recorded erty taxes and mortgage interest to take a by great musicians. His portrait graces the bite out of home sales in 2018.

50 pound Irish banknote.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Community Singing Event: for Neverland The Power of Song The Pacific Repertory Theatre has There is a renaissance of group sing- opened a benefit shop in Pacific Grove at ing across North America in response to The Forest Hill Plaza, featuring upscale the profound threats to civil rights and hu- merchandise, clothing, antiques, jewelry, man rights.The song leaders are members books, furniture and more. The proceeds of Lisa G. Littlebird’s Wholehearted Cho- will benefit PacRep’s productions. A ribrus in Monterey/Big Sur, and graduates bon-cutting ceremony, hosted by Pacific of her “Flight School” training for song Grove Chamber, welcoming the store to leaders. anet, and social justice.

Pacific Grove will be on Wednesday, March 14, 5:00 - 6:30. There will be hors PACIFIC GROVE GOLF LINKS d’oeuvres, a raffle and an opportunity to CLUBHOUSE Easter Egg Hunt meet theater principals and city council Pacific Grove Library members Renewal Project Today we learn that Neverland will “Long overdue but well underway” be moving Monterey-ward!

- Gary Baley Harbor Seal Pupping season After funding is secured and the projhas begun ect is approved by City Council, Daniel The harbor seal pupping on Pacific Gho, Public Works Director, will be the project manager of the Library Renewal. Grove beaches started right on time last “The renewal project will require week, the first two little critters popping closing the existing library building to the out on the Hopkins Marine Station Beach public for approximately six months” said on Thursday, March 22. There was a third born the next day, a fourth the next and a Kim Bui-Burton .

To make a donation or for more in- fith the next.

There should be many more in the formation check the Friends’ website at www.pglibraryfriends.org, call the library next six to eight weeks, probably not as at 831-648-5760, or stop by the library on many as the record 90 in 2014 but the the first Saturday of every month at the fascinating show of nature should be just as mesmerizing as usual.

Friends’ used-book sale.

Marge Ann Jameson “Woman of the Year “. . . :) Annual Monarch Count Shows Butterfly Still Threatened Migration Could Collapse as Population Remains Low

By Center for Biological Diverity Providing nectar plants is one way to help monarchs The yearly count of monarch butterMarch 17, 2018. The crew is looking for males and females of all shapes, sizes, and ethnicity to be a part of the next season of the Emmy Award winning show. . . . In addition to the returning all star ladies HBO announced Meryl Streep will be joining the cast. The Academy Award winning actor is coming to Monterey as Mary Louise Wright, the mother-in-law of Kidman’s character, Celeste Wright. .

Pacific Grove’s Public Works crew put up the temporary fencing at the 5th Street Cove east of Berwick Park to protect the seal pupping that has spilled over there for the past 12 years.

Just Practice...

Firefighters from Monterey and Carmel each used the condemned building at 300 Grand Ave. for practice in rescue

operations. We did a complete photo essay.

The building was later torn down and is now in the framing process as office space and apartments will sprout up.

Peek at Leeks Our recipe columnist, Sally Baho, writes her Postcards From the Kitchen from wherever she travels. She presented a wonderful recipe for leek soup this week Good Old Days Afoot All over town, preparations were under way for the annual Good Old Days celebration. The parade sign-ups were coming in to the Rotary sponsors. The Chamber of Commerce was mapping out the dozens of artists and craftspeoples’ booths, plus food! Food! Food.

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Cedar Street Times, owned and managed by Marge Ann Jameson, was founded in 2008 and remains the only newspaper n Pacific Grove today. She sees herself as a conduit for community news which other larger publications might pass by n favor of stories that are more universal in interest. This newspaper is a reflection of Ms. Jameson’s unwavering commitment to reflect the soul of the commuity it serves. This is reflected in her spirit and dedication to volunteerism. She has served on the board of directors of Feast of Lanterns, Pacific Grove’s annual community celebration, and serves on the Veterans Recognition planning committee for the city’s annyal ceremony, She has also served with the Sports Car Racing Association (SCRAMP) for 24 years.

Ms. Jameson offers much space in her newspaper at low and no cost to non-profits.

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• January 11, 2019

Peninsula Pulchritude—Part 2 An Open Letter to Sunny Fawcett?

Searching for Sunny Fawcett last weekend ended with an F for Failure!

If rain hadn’t been howling like a whipped child, my creep through streets around the Naval Postgraduate School might have had a happier ending.

Goal was to find a gray van with piles of stuff announcing “Homeless Onboard.”

If I couldn’t find Sunny, would the woman I call Elisa be right? Could Sunny lose the use of her leg. Or her life?

Elisa’s message indicated Sunny was struck in a crosswalk, was bent over on a walker, and letting her badly injured leg heal naturally while living in her van.

I returned Elisa’s call.

“I heard she’s parking near the Naval Postgraduate School near you,” Elisa said.

“Can you find her?”

“If I succeed, what should I say?”

“Ask her to do the right thing,” Elisa said. “Get proper medical care. The responsible party’s insurance should cover Sunny’s care and housing for life. If she doesn’t get help, well. . . ” Well, I failed.

Whatever happened to Sunny Fawcett?

The former celebrity of the local homeless women’s first wave faded out in 2017. People often ask if I know where Sunny is. I’ve said, “I haven’t a clue. Do you?”

“I heard she was selling clothes she got free at Gathering for Women,” one woman said, “so I think she moved to Salinas.”

Another said, “She’s a Gypsy. You know, a con artist.”

“How so?” I asked.

“A professional homeless woman who pretends she wants to be housed.”

“That’s hearsay,” I said. “The only thing I know for sure is that Sunny always wears a flower in her long hair, she has a flair for fashion and once dressed like Old Glory, and I liked her the minute I met her at the first fundraising breakfast to benefit the newly formed Friends of Homeless Women at the Elks Lodge in Monterey in November 2013.”

“Well, everyone likes her. That’s part of Sunny’s charm.”

I knew one undeniable true fact: Sunny dyed her hair auburn in public restrooms.

I also knew that once Sunny started talking about social injustice or good nutrition, she resembled a preacher litigating a pro bono moral case in court.

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise

Interpretive sketch of Sunny Fawcett by Wanda Sue Parrott

Two red-haired stars Sunny’s prominence began to emerge after local businessman Timothy Barrett sponsored a symposium entitled “Hungry and Homeless in Paradise” at Monterey Peninsula College on May 18, 2013.

Approximately one month after the event, 62-year-old Sunny Fawcett made news when Monterey police officer John Olney pulled her van over late at night on deserted Garden Road.

The video camera on the officer’s police car recorded the 25+-minute stop in which the officer said Sunny had been driving as slow as 20 miles per hour, legally “impeding the flow of traffic” (although there was no traffic), an infraction of Vehicle Code 22400.

Sunny argued throughout the video.

Officer Olney eventually called for backup and the rest became City of Monterey history.

Sunny was released that night, but later booked on misdemeanor charges,

Mark your calendar

Friends of Homeless Women, outreach arm of the Fund for Homeless Women, will meet Wed., Jan. 16, 10 a.m., at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 146 12th St., Pacific Grove. The agenda will feature the Tiny House initiative in our community with Community Homeless Solutions’ executive director, Reyes Bonilla, and board of directors vice-president Eric Johnsen, presenting an overview of transitional and permanent housing initiatives.Contact http:// fundforhomelesswomen.org

“Joy’s quiet strength, persistence and care for her clients ... are legendary on the Monterey Peninsula.”

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which made her a star of the first wave of local homeless-women’s history, equaled only by Kelli J. Keane, a redhead 20 years Sunny’s senior, who dazzled city councils with her appearances as the Advocate for Senior Women without Adequate Shelter; she, too, lived in a gray van until the One Starfish Safe Parking Program helped her find housing.

Winner of the Officer Olney Oscar Award Whether the gray van Sunny is now reputed to live in was the same car stopped

by Officer Olney is unknown.

The You Tube evidence of Sunny Fawcett’s perspicacity deserves a hypothetical “Officer Olney Oscar” award. https://youtu.be/rtKI3R4GlZE?t=629 If you happen to know Sunny Fawcett and you run into her, please convey the message I was unable to give her on behalf of Elisa and friends: “Sunny, you are now 68 or 69. People care about you. Do the smart thing.

Get medical help, move into housing the responsible party’s insurance will provide, and pretend to be homeless. If you truly are what they say you are, you can pull it off.”

Next week, CeliaSue Hecht, a prominent member of the second wave of homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula will reveal what it’s like to be 69 and living in a van.

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com, 831-899-5887.

Copyright 2019 by Wanda Sue Parrott

Heritage Society Seeks House Nominees

The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove is asking for nominations for the 2019 Heritage House Awards Ceremony. The society has been recognizing exemplary restorations of our older homes and buildings since 1978, honoring the efforts of property owners to preserve and enhance Pacific Grove’s built heritage.

Nominations should be for work completed in the last five years; properties must be located in the city of Pacific Grove.

There are four categories: Preservation, Remodel/Addition, Commercial, and New Construction.

Nominations can be emailed to: info@pacificgroveheritage.org no later than January 31.

Be sure to include the street address of the nomination, the category, and any other information about the building, the contractor, owner, and its history.

The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 5, at 2:00 at Chautauqua Hall, corner of 16th and Central.

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A Crime Against Nature: Tree Topping

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The owner of a rental house at 513 Forest Ave. ushered in the New Year by stripping all the branches off a 12-foot circumference Monterey Pine in the front yard leaving only a ten-foot tall stump. An acacia tree next to the pine was removed at the same time. This work was done on January 8 without an approved permit from the city according to city planning staff.

About three years earlier PG&E had “topped” the pine according to the resident at the property. There is no permit on file for that earlier procedure as well. Topping, also called stubbing, heading, and other terms, is the procedure of cutting branches in the middle usually in a horizontal plane. It produces enormous stress on a tree because these wounds don’t heal as well as a proper pruning next to the trunk, thus exposing the tree to insect infestation and fungal decay much longer.

Topping also creates a disfigurement and eyesore—a blight on the street-view.

According to “Growing a Greener World”, an Emmy Award-winning TV show appearing on national Public Television, “Topping is considered the most harmful tree pruning practice known” and often results in certain death—and probably did in this instance.

The group Plant Amnesty of Seattle, Washington regards topping as a “crime against nature”.

Before you consider pruning your tree, consult Pacific Grove’s arborist Albert Weisfuss at 831-648-3193 and get his professional advice.

- Gary Baley

Sale on Pre-Mixed Paint?

Above: During the topping and as it stands now: the tree at 513 Forest Ave. in Pacific Grove will likely die shortly as a result of the “topping.”

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The truck, with serious damage to the front end, was towed.

As of press time, the windows were boarded up and the employees are preparing signs that will say, “Try our new drive-in service!”

The sprinkler system was not activated. A witness to the aftermath, Jim Pagnella, said the building owner -- Richard Stilwell -- took it in stride.

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Performance Review

The Theta Float Spa Experience Part 2 The Science and Research on Clinical Floatation

by Michelle Netzloff-Luna

“Floating-REST is a Profound Intervention for the Nervous System” -Justin Feinstein, Neuroscientist Imagine if there was a therapy that could demonstrably show benefits across a spectrum of disorders and after treatment, left you in a state of sublime serenity. Would you want to give it a go?

Clinical Floatation is that holistic remedy, and the research is compelling.

Float therapy got it’s start back in the 1950’s when Drs. Jay Shurley and John Lilly at the National Institute of Mental Health wanted to know how the human brain would respond to an environment with no external sensory input. He wondered if, in the absence of all stimulation from our environment- no sounds, no breeze, no light, no contact with the outer world, just total darkness and silence ... Would we be conscious? It was hypothesized subjects would fall into a deep sleep or lose consciousness, but to his surprise participants maintained full awareness. This curiosity lead to further research in which investigators discovered that floatation offers the brain a chance to recover and the nervous system a chance to relax when external stimuli are removed.

There have been a number of publications exploring the potential therapeutic benefits of floating. Research has found muscle tension and stress are largely reduced after floating, with improvements in blood pressure, mood, pain, and stress-related hormones. By virtue of these results, floatation therapy is now being used effectively in treating stress- and pain-related conditions such as hypertension, chronic headaches, insomnia, back and neck pain, burn-out depression and rhematoid arthritis.

Floatation-REST (Reduced External Stimulation Therapy) is the next step in this journey and is an emerging new technology that is proving effective for treating mental conditions such as PTSD, ADHD, General Anxiety Disorder, social anxiety and panic disorder as well as Major Depression. On the cutting edge of Floatation-REST is clinical neuropsychologist and neuroscientist Justin Feinstein, PhD. Feinstein is the director of the only float lab in the U.S.-The Float Clinic and Research Center at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

His team has been using wireless, waterproof sensors and fMRI scans to collect data on what happens in the brain while people float. He piloted a study entitled Examining the short-term anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of Floatation-REST, published in PloS (Public Library of Science) in 2018.

His research explored whether the stress-reducing properties of floating could be effectively applied to individuals with clinically-diagnosed anxiety and depression. He recruited 50 patients with PTSD, panic

disorder, General Anxiety Disorder and Depression with OASIS scores for anxiety and PHQ-p scores for depression in the clinical range of severity. These participants exhibited marked impairment in social and occupational functioning, and reported being unhappy most of the time. Before volunteers got in the pool, Feinstein mapped their brains using functional MRI, which provides images of the brain’s metabolic activity. Feinstein took images again after a 60-minute float. What he found was the float experience induced a reduction in state anxiety that was evident across all 50 participants. And more impressively, “FloatationREST provides the largest effect to those who bring the most stress into the float experience and that some of these effects can last over 24 hours.”

Significant reductions were observed in state anxiety, stress, muscle tension, pain, depression, and negative affect. Concurrently, there was a substantial improvement in mood characterized by increases in serenity, relaxation, happiness, positive affect, overall well-being, energy levels, and feeling refreshed, content and peaceful.

The impact of Floatation REST on mood and affect from Feinstein’s study is graphed below:

The top 10 rated effects were all positive with the top 3 being “A feeling of total serenity and peacefulness”, “Total relaxation of body (without any muscle tension)”, and “Feeling completely refreshed, like the reset button was hit.” The prevalence of positive experiences was further accentuated in the debriefing interviews, where many participants reported that the float experience had a very powerful effect and 100% of the participants said they wanted to float again.

When asked how the effects of floatation compared to other relaxation techniques the participants had tried to reduce stress and anxiety, including anti-anxiety medication, meditation, yoga, massage, alcohol, marijuana, and exercise, all of them responded they experienced more relaxation with floating than with any other technique they had tried.

The mechanics of this deep relaxation response and profound sense of well being centers around the amygdala, the brain’s center of fear and anxiety. Floating, it appears from the brain scans, seems to quiet activity in the amygdala. In fact Feinstein has discovered that floating quells anxiety in the brain that rivals some prescription drugs and meditation. Back in 2005, Feinstein and his colleagues were studying the effects of lorazepam (brand name Ativan) on the brain. The drug is highly effective at reducing anxiety, but it can also be addictive. They tested the drug on healthy volunteers, and neither the researchers nor the participants knew who was given lorazepam or a placebo. But the data was unmistakable. In the brains of subjects on lorazepam, Feinstein says, the amygdala— where the fight-or-flight stress response originates—“was basically shut off,” which doesn’t happen with relaxation alone. His current study replicates the lorazepam experiment using flotation instead of drugs. “Essentially what we found in the preliminary data is that the amygdala is shutting off post-float. It’s nice to see that that can be done in a way that doesn’t require medication.” Feinstein concludes his research paper with this incredible statement: “These findings suggest that Floatation-REST may have the potential to be a viable transdiagnostic therapy (applicable to a spectrum of disorders) for relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression” with the possibility “to suppress the anxiety response and sustain these reductions in anxiety sensitivity over time.”

Whether you are looking to heal from the complexities of PTSD, or to recover from the aches of back pain, the research on Clinical Floatation that is emerging in the scientific community is proving the efficacy of this form of therapy. From NPR radio, CBS, NBC, to Time magazine, word is spreading about the profoundly positive health effects and potential application of Floatation Therapy. It is a simple way to boost your health and happiness, and in the process you will have the most relaxing hour of your life.

One participant put it this way, “As I climb out of the pool, I feel a deep sense of calm, and incredibly refreshed— like I just woke up from the best nap of my life.”

Please visit www.clinicalfloatation.com and www. thetafloatspa.com for more detailed information.

FINAL Month for Postcard Drive to Save The Endangered Vaquita Porpoise There are fewer than 30 vaquita porpoise remaining on earth. January 2019 is the last month, to achieve the goal of one million postcards to help save the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Save The Whales is asking for the help of schools, churches, and environmental clubs in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties to participate in this effort.

The goal is to send "1 Million Cards'' to urge the newly seated Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to protect the few remaining vaquita, which are only found in Baja's Upper Gulf of California. The vaquita are drowned in gill nets aimed to capture totoaba fish (also endangered).

Maris Sidenstecker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Save The Whales states, “We are slipping into the 11 th hour to save the vaquita from becoming extinct. The plea from school children in the 1980’s helped save dolphins from becoming bycatch in the tuna fishing industry. Their outcry helped enact dolphin safe fishing methods. This is why we are focusing our efforts on the students in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Students have so much influence when they raise their voices in unison; we hope their plea will make a difference for the vaquita. This little porpoise can only be saved with the support of the Mexican government.

Save The Whales is bringing Hope, their life size model of a vaquita calf, to schools in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Educators will give a brief 10-minute presentation followed by the signing of the postcards. Student artwork will also be collected and delivered in person with the postcards to the Mexican consulate in San Diego at the end of this month.

In addition to preserving the vaquita, a long-term goal is that of a sustainable seafood market sourced from the Upper Gulf which will benefit the local economy and other wildlife in the area.

To have your classroom, school, church, or environmental club participate in this postcard drive in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, please contact:

Maris Sidenstecker Executive Director/Co-Founder Save The Whales Seaside, CA 93955 www.savethewhales.org

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Local ‘Angels’ Surprise Seniors with Heartfelt Hugs

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Studies show a warm embrace can lower blood pressure and help seniors feel less lonely No one gives a heartfelt hug like a grandmother, but these days more and more grandmas (and grandpas) are feeling alone and isolated, because they may be either widowed or do not have any relatives nearby who can help them navigate the stages of aging. So, just in time for National Hugging Day, January 21, we invite you to tag along as Visiting Angels sends designated huggers to the local homes of seniors to surprise them with a warm embrace.

“We’re taking the time to deliver hugs for a week this January because studies show a heartfelt hug is a great stress buster, it can help lower blood pressure, and even mitigate cold symptoms,” says Larry Meigs, CEO of Visiting Angels, one of the largest in-home senior care companies with a local office. “Statistics show one-fifth of our nation’s seniors feel isolated. Our caregivers are in the homes of seniors daily, to keep them as active as possible. They help them with daily tasks like getting dressed for the day or making meals. These designated huggers are stepping in to reassure seniors they are not alone and there are people who care about them.”

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Pet Food Choices and Feeding Practices Diana L. Guerrero

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Free Feeding: Free feeding is when a bowl of food is available to the animal at all times. This can work well for some pets but others might gorge. In situations where there are multiple animals, this method makes is hard to monitor just how much food each one might be consuming. The down side is that food sitting out in a bowl can lose nutrients, can be invaded by insects and attract vermin, and can also be exposed to the elements which can stimulate the growth of bacteria or mold.

Portion Feeding: Portion feeding is where the food is measured and presented to a pet in an individual bowl. This allows better supervision when it comes to the intake of each pet. Food is only left down for a short period of time (15-20 minutes) and so reduces some risks posed by food left out for longer periods of time.

Feeding Intervals: Some people prefer to feed once a day (24 hours between meals) while others are more comfortable feeding at least twice a day. This personal preference is often influenced by past patterns and whether or not a pet gets treats or is in a training program with rewards.

Feeding Times: An unpredictable feeding time tends to be better from a behavioral perspective since it avoids stress behaviors such as pacing, rubbing, barking, and similar patterns. However, many people tend to rely on particular feeding times out of habit.

Treats and snacks are part of the overall diet. Don’t forget to use portion control when you administer them in training or throughout the day and they definitely add to the overall caloric count.

As you can see, there are different options when it comes to feeding and ultimately it boils down to a personal choice in your household and what fits best in your lifestyle.

In the past, dogs were fed table scraps and given bones until commercial diets were created. Today there are a lot of choices when it comes to feeding pets and there is a lot of debate surrounding those choices. So how do you pick the right diet for your animal?

There are different types of food on the market but not everyone agrees as to what is the best. Convenience has a lot to do with it from the pet owner perspective, but pets have to like the food too.

When pondering just what you might feed, consider the differences in the types of foods available. There are pros and cons to each choice.

Dry Kibble: Kibble can be stored for a long time, doesn’t smell, and is packaged so it can be kept at room temperature for weeks without spoiling. It is also easy to find and convenience if you are traveling.

Check the ingredients list and opt for versions without a lot of fillers and dyes.

Canned or Wet: Canned or “wet” food can also be stored for a long time, at least until after the container is opened. Any uneaten food needs to be thrown out in about 15 to 20 minutes since it can grow bacteria.

Unused portions can be refrigerated in an airtight container for a day or two.

Semi-moist: Semi-moist foods usually come in a foil pouch and are packaged individually. These are often contain ingredients that are more highly processed than other choices.

Raw or Frozen Diets: Raw or frozen diets are becoming more popular but require special handling. Frozen prepared diets can be found in specialty pet stores but many people prepare their own raw diets after taking classes or getting guidance on how to do it safely. Proper food storage and handling practices are essential for safety.

Cooked Diets: Some people prefer to cook pet meals using meats, vegetables and herbs. There are even special sauces and soups made just for adding nutrients to this type of menu. Again, proper food storage and handling practices are vital for safety.

Make sure that the pet is getting essential nutrients if you do decide to feed this way.

Keep in mind that if you decide to change your pet’s diet, make sure you do it gradually and always check with your veterinarian for his or her opinion. For older animals, ask about adding probiotics or digestive enzymes to help your pet’s digestion, which might be helpful especially if during a dietary change or if your pet is aging.

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide what works best for your lifestyle and budget. Don’t skimp when it comes to feeding your pet and get guidance as to what the best foods for your pet might be. Consider a virtual consultation if you need help selecting a premium food for the health and longevity of your animal.

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.

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Documentary screening and discussion: “King: A Filmed Record, from Montgomery to Memphis – Part I” Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Time: 7:00 pm—9:00 pm. Doors open 6:30 pm.

Location: Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside.

Cost Free event. The public is invited.

Sponsored by: Monterey Peace and Justice Center, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and the Peace Coalition of Monterey County.

About the Event “King: A Filmed Record – Part I, (1970)” is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968 in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the nonviolent Civil Rights movement. Part I of this twopart documentary chronologically follows Dr. King’s journey, from his early days in Alabama, at the forefront of the Monterey Bus Boycott, to the campaign to integrate public facilities in Birmingham in the early 1960s, and the March on Washington during which King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

The documentary, which originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970, is presented in the form of newsreel footage, segments of interviews by Dr. King, and archival footage. Perspectives by celebrity narrators are featured, including Marlon Brando, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Ben Gazzara, and Harry Belafonte, among others. Directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Ely Landau, Richard Kaplan.

Part II of this two-part documentary will be screened in Tuesday, February 19, 7 pm, at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center in Seaside. Part II chronicles the three Selma-to-Montgomery Marches in 1965; the legislative victories achieved with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, King’s harrowing march through the mean streets of Chicago during the campaign for open housing in the summer of 1966, and finally, the fateful trip to Memphis in 1968 in support of a sanitation workers strike.

Learn more about the documentary at https://www.kinolorber.com/product/kinga-filmed-recordmontgomery-to-memphis-dvd and https://www.democracynow. org/2013/2/25/exclusive_rarely_seen_film_king_a.

Welcome to the family, Sandra!

Forest Hill Speaker Series Immigration in the US: Myths vs. Realities Presentation

Honorary Consul of Mexico, Blanca Zarazua, will Speak at Forest Hill Forest Hill is hosting a speaker series and has invited immigration attorney Blanca Zarazua to speak on Thursday, January 17 at 3:30pm. The title of her presentation is “Immigration in the US: Myths vs.

Realities.” This event is FREE and open to the public.

RSVP is required, as space is limited.

Zarazúa, an attorney in Salinas, represents individuals and families with respect to immigration law matters.

She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and serves on the board of the Latin America District Chapter which serves Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Recently, she secured the release of a DACA recipient who had been inappropriately detained by ICE. She was appointed by Mexico’s former President Vicente Fox to serve as Honorary Consul of Mexico for Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in 2003. She has also served on the board of international advisors for the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Immigration in the US: Myths vs. Realities Presentation by Attorney Blanca Zarazua Forest Hill Fireside Lounge, 551 Gibson Ave, Pacific Grove Thursday, January 17 at 3:30pm COST: FREE RSVP: Space is limited, RSVP required. Call 831-657-5200 to RSVP or for more information.

Life Lessons from Father to Son Patrick Ryan

Local Real Estate Update This summer I sat down with my, soon to be 8th-grade son, to try to provide some guidance and lessons that I have learned during my time on Earth. I was going to do it before he startedh high school, but kids are so advanced and life is so advanced these days, that I thought it pertinent to do it sooner rather than later. So what you read below is what I went over with him (I realize that this is not Real Estate Today in this column, but a good agent should abide by these principles).

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• There is a God – Believe in the higher power. You are not alone in life and you have your own Guardian Angel special for you from God. Learn to talk to your Guardian Angel through prayer. Always remember you are spirit before you are flesh.

• Failure is a part of life – You will fail at things that you try, but the measure of your character is how you respond to failure. Treat failure as a lesson to be learned and move on without letting it drag you down. The most successful people in life failed many times, they just never gave up.

• Be humble in your successes – Along with having failures, you will also have successes in life and how you respond to those is just as important as how you respond to failure. Don’t be a braggart or boastful. Be humble about your success. Enjoy it, but don’t gloat.

• Beware the love of money or material things – There is nothing wrong with making a lot of money in life, but the love of money leads to unhappiness. Never allow the love of money or material things to cloud your judgement.

• Give back to others – Helping those less fortunate than you is a beautiful thing. Find a way to serve those that need help. Volunteer throughout your life to help others.

It is good for the soul.

• Be Yourself – Don’t follow the crowd just because it is what everyone else is doing.

This leads to trouble in life and unhappiness. Listen to your inner voice, your conscience, and never be afraid to say no.

• Exercise your mind, your body and your soul – Read books, get physical exercise and pray/meditate. You are a multi-dimensional, unique, and one of a kind person that needs nourishing.

• Treasure family and friends – Be loyal and forthright with family and friends. Life can be tough at times and family and friends can help you through the rough patches.

They also make the good patches even better.

• Work hard, be honest, and keep your word – Success in life, no matter how you measure it, comes easier if you do these three things. Always work hard and give your best effort. Be an honest person that others can trust. Your word is your bond and your honor, never allow that to suffer.

• Enjoy life – Don’t fret over the past, it is over and there is nothing you can do to change it. Don’t worry about the future as that does nothing but create stress over something you have no control. Practice living in the moment and enjoying life.

Doing this will lead to a much happier life.

Last weekend’s Fun Run and Real Estate was cancelled due to the weather. This Saturday the 12th looks like there will be rain as well. If it rains, it is cancelled. However, if the rain does not show, we will be at the Lovers Point parking lot (above the burger stand) at 7:45am. Free running shirts for the first 20 people. Come start the year right by getting in shape and learn about the latest on our local real estate scene. Cheers Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com 831.238.8116 www.pebblebeachabodes.com

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Pacific Grove

Sports Breakerbots Look to Another Successful Season The BreakerBots’ build season kicked off Saturday, January 5 with the 2019 game reveal for Destination: Deep Space. This year, the team will design, build and program a robot to place hatch panels (19 inch diameter plexiglass discs) on a rocket and cargo ship, deposit cargo (four-square balls) into the rocket and ship, and finally climb a 19 inch step. You can view the FIRST release video to see more about the competition by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI and finding more links there.

As in previous seasons, we have six weeks to work on the robot before it gets bagged. On February 19, at 9:00 pm, all teams must stop work on their robots and seal them in bags until their first competition. We’ll continue working on our programming and drive practice after bagging, as we plan to build an additional practice robot, so our work won’t stop at the end of build season.

Build Season Schedule We’re planning on another aggressive build season this year, with 27 hours scheduled each week after school and on weekends. We’ll be working the following days: Mondays: 3:00 - 6:00 pm Tuesdays: 3:00 - 9:00 pm Wednesdays: catch up on homework Thursdays: 3:00 - 6:00 pm Fridays: 3:00 - 9:00 pm Saturdays: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Sundays: catch up on homework Feel free to stop by the Robotics Lair (in the high school’s wood shop) and see how we’re doing any time.

Upcoming Events Bag day: February 19, 9:00 pm Central Valley Regional: March 6 - March 9 Monterey Bay Regional: March 21 - March 24 This year we’re very excited to participate in the first-ever regional competition held in the Monterey Bay area! The Monterey Bay Regional (MBR) Competition, hosting 34 teams from California and two from China, will be held at Seaside High School . We’ll be competing against all the local teams as well, including teams from Carmel, Monterey, Seaside, Stevenson, York, and Salinas. The logo chosen for MBR, shown below, was designed by our very own Matthew Mendez, with photoshop work

by Veronica Serrano Rodriguez.

Thanks to Our Sponsors A great, big thank you to all the businesses, families, and friends who donated to our 2019 season! We’ll be updating our website to include you as new or returning sponsors.

If you’d like to remain anonymous, please send us an email at 5104breakerbots@gmail. com. If you’d like to continue to support us during the build season by providing a meal for the team on our late nights (Tuesdays and Fridays) or Saturday lunches, you can sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044aa4a828a0ff2-breakerbots We’ll be posting updates of our robot on our Instagram and Facebook accounts.

Upcoming All-Star Game Roster Includes Two Breakers High School Michael Lizaola, Palma High School Mateo Martinez , Palma High School Grant Sergent , Palma High School Connor Adams, Robert Louis Stevenson High School Alex Murray, Robert Louis Stevenson High School Bohan Xu , Robert Louis Stevenson High School Jacob Auldridge, San Lorenzo Valley High School Julian Auldridge, San Lorenzo Valley High School Jaden Kiel-Ribera, San Lorenzo Valley High School Stevie Markey, San Lorenzo Valley High School Kyle Rajala, Scotts Valley High School William Schwartz, Scotts Valley High School Christopher Shaw, Scotts Valley High School Jordan Smith, Scotts Valley High School Terrance Hawkins, Seaside High School Christian Nieves , Seaside High School Aaron Soto, St. Francis High School Matthew Barcelo, Watsonville High School Rodrigo Hernandez, Watsonville High School Dylan Vargas, Watsonville High School

Practice #2 will be Saturday at 10am, Rabobank Stadium, 1034 N Main St, Salinas.

TEAM NAME: VALLEY CHURCHES UNITED (White Jersey)

HEAD COACH - Louie Walters, Scotts Valley High School Isaac Dueñas , Alisal High School Frankie Hernandez , Alisal High School Alexis Lopez, Alisal High School Julian Renteria, Alisal High School Dorian Segovia, Alisal High School Robert Brown III, Carmel High School Yungjae Chee, Carmel High School Tristan McCallister, Carmel High School Rashaan Ward, Carmel High School Salvador Zendejas, Gilroy High School Jason Bettencourt, Monte Vista Christian High School Daniel Brierley, Monte Vista Christian High School John Coniglio, Monte Vista Christian High School Emileo Padilla Chavez , Monte Vista Christian High School Scott Tinsley, Monte Vista Christian High School Timothy Byrd , Monterey High School Evans Charles, Monterey High School Blaine Cruz, Monterey High School Darius Garrard, Monterey

TEAM NAME: MONTEREY COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS (Black Jersey) HEAD COACH - Art Berlanga, Gonzales High School Team Special Olympics Head Coach, Art Berlanga chose his non-profit because he has several family members who participate in Special Olympics and is amazed how this organization can change the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Killian Grimm, Alvarez High School Antonio Martinez, Alvarez High School Miguel Arreola, Gonzales High School Dominic Emery, Gonzales High School Gilbert Flores, Gonzales High School Raul Morales, Gonzales High School Nael Vasquez, Gonzales High School Andres Espinoza, Greenfield High School Stevan Navarro, Hollister High School Isaias Rivera, Hollister High School Luis Briseno, King City High School Isaias Gonzales, King City High School Gabriel Ortiz, King City High School Alex Villasenor, King City High School Spencer Gonzalez, North County High School Isaiah Solorio, North County High School Xavier Barragan, North Salinas High School Manuel Camberos, North Salinas High School Jimmy Manzo, North Salinas High School Matt Morales, North Salinas High School Elijah Washington, North Salinas High School Jake Haney, Pacific Grove High School John Kerick, Pacific Grove High School Marcos Aguilar, Pajaro Valley High School Manuel Murillo, Pajaro Valley High School Aaron Olivares, Pajaro Valley High School Mike Cortez, Salinas High School Ivan Curiel, Salinas High School Abel Garcia, Salinas High School Roderick “Poe” Gaskins Jr, Salinas High School Sebastian Gomez, Salinas High School Joshua Gomez, Salinas High School Nick Marquez, Salinas High School Zachary Robison, Salinas High School Matthew Scott, Salinas High School Victor Ocampo, Soledad High School Angel Olivas, Soledad High School Caleb Wong, Trinity High School

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Adronico’s Opening Day

Salinas Valley Half Marathon Discontinued After Nine-Year Run

Remaining funds to be distributed to three area non-profits.

The Big Sur Marathon Foundation announced that the Salinas Valley Half Marathon will no longer be held due to declining participation. The 2018 race last August was the ninth and final event.

“The race had a dedicated group of area runners and we regret no longer being able to offer them the chance to enjoy the scenic course and the wine-themed finish festival,” Thurston said. “But despite our best efforts, the event failed to attract participation across the state and region to be able to support other non-profits in the community.”

The event added a 5K fun run last year in an effort to build support from a new audience but it wasn’t enough to keep the race financially viable, Thurston said.

The non-profit Big Sur Marathon Foundation took over the race in 2016 at the request of the fellow non-profit Salinas Valley Half Marathon organization. It was hoped the additional marketing efforts of the larger organization combined with the popularity of Big Sur’s many sold-out races would help bring higher entry numbers back to the Salinas Valley event. Despite robust marketing efforts focused both locally and in the surrounding counties, registration numbers continued to decline. The organization even started the “Waves to Wine” challenge with an additional medal awarded to those who participated in multiple Big Sur Marathon Foundation events in the same calendar year.

“Entries for this event have been steadily declining since the second year of the race back in 2011,” said Big Sur Marathon Foundation Executive Director Doug Thurston.

“Only 772 entered the last race, down more than 50 percent from eight years ago.”

Race participants, volunteers, partners, vendors, and suppliers have been notified of the cancellation.

The former Salinas Valley Half Marathon and Big Sur Marathon board members will donate a total of $10,000 from remaining event funds to Sun Street Center, Soledad Mission, and the Salinas YMCA, three area non-profits who have been supportive of the race since the beginning.

About the Big Sur Marathon Foundation The Big Sur Marathon Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create beautiful running events that promote health and benefit the community.

Under the brand are three individual race weekends: the Big Sur International Marathon in April, Run in the Name of Love 5K and 2K in June, and the Monterey Bay Half Marathon, 5K and 3K in November. In addition, the Foundation oversees the award-winning JUST RUN® youth fitness program. www.bsim.org #bigsurmarathon

Above: Some of Andronico’s new management pose with a check in the amount of $2,500, made payable to Monterey Bay Veterans.

There was also a check made out to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (Staff photos) There is a service deli and an in-store Starbuck’s .

Below, under the shade of a fantastic balloon tree, an employee restocks artichokes in the produce department for which Andronico’s is noted.

Photos by Cedar Street Times.

TAMC Offering Free Bike and Skateboard Racks, Bike Repair Stations, and Support For Artistic Bike Racks

Bicycle and skateboard riders will soon have more places to park their bikes and skateboards in Monterey County thanks to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Bicycle Secure Program. Under the program, the Transportation Agency pays the purchasing price of the racks, lockers, and repair stations, including tax and shipping, while applicants are responsible for installing and maintaining the equipment. Applicants proposing an artistic bicycle rack design are also eligible for financial assistance.

Applications are due to the Transportation Agency by Friday, February 1, 2019.

The Agency encourages interested businesses, schools, non-profits, and other public agencies in Monterey County to apply.

The program serves the Agency’s public mandate to achieve a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system by promoting active transportation. By providing secure bicycle parking, businesses can attract more bicycle-riding patrons, employers can support the growing number of people who choose to bicycle to work, and schools can support students who bike to school - all of which supports local economic, health, and environmental goals.

In the last three cycles of the Bicycle Secure Program, the Agency provided new parking facilities that can accommodate approximately 450 bicycles and approximately 180 skateboards. Applications have come from schools, businesses, and non-profits from across Monterey County, including King City, Greenfield, Salinas, California State University Monterey Bay, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, and Monterey. Additionally, the Agency has been able to further support bicycling by providing five bicycle repair stations across the county.

For the 2019 grant cycle, staff will review all application materials and submit a recommendation to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee on March 6, 2019, and then submit their recommendation to the Agency’s Board of Directors for approval at its meeting on March 27, 2019. Following Board approval, the equipment will be distributed and installed between April and June 2019.

Details about the program, including the application and program guidelines, are available online at http://www.tamcmonterey.org/programs/bike-pedestrian/bicycle-secure-program/ For questions, please contact Ariana Green at (831) 775-4413 or by email at ariana@tamcmonterey.org

Stevenson varsity boys soccer vs Marina Stevenson - 2 Marina - 2

Rolando Ortiz - 2 goals, Felix Sweitzer - 1 assist Matthew Nielsen - 11 saves

Stevenson Girls Soccer Girls varsity won 4-1 against Gonzales.

Larkin Stephenson has 2 goals With An assist from Maeve O’Connor And an assist from Romi Marckx Helen Yang has 2 goals.

Andronico’s Community Markets opened the long-awaited new store in Monterey on January 9 at 900 Lighthouse Avenue, the site of the former Nob Hill store.

Andronico’s heritage of a local specialty market will provide customers with unique offerings, they say. The store will carry the freshest local choices, organic groceries, specialty items, and inspired made-from-scratch meals and treats.

The new location will create over 100 job openings, creating new opportunity for staff of the former tenant as well as new employees. The store will be open 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and led by Store Director Marrah Pearch.

Opening Day saw dozens of locals checking it out, and a full parking lot with attendants helping everyone find a spot.

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Puzzle: “What do you think, John?” by Peter Silzer Helping John Steinbeck write titles?

“ Across 1 Snack between meals 5 Sacred Tibetan city 10 “Ali __ and the 40 Thieves” 14 Out of port 15 Ballet frills 16 East of Eden exile?

17 *Small Soviet Stallion? (3 wds) 19 Oral tradition 20 Like the old bucket of song

21 Construction connector (2 wds) 23 Indian lentil dish 25 Payment promises 26 Finale 27 *Re Rodents and Rascals? (4 wds) 32 “Vive le __!”

33 Heavenly breakfast drink?

34 Crucial step between write and publish 38 Fulfill a requirement 40 __Mountains of the WA and beyond 43 Celestial warning 44 What you might take to get to Piccadilly Circus 45 Bad spell?

46 *Circular Comestible Condo? (2 wds) 51 Manual or digital communication syst.

54 Former Senator Harry of Nevada 55 Loyal leader?

56 Many wading shorebirds (Lat.) 59 Golfer’s -2 63 Appropriate, sometimes inappropriately 64 *Fight at the Fish Factory? (2 wds) 66 Play first 67 Kierkegaard’s uneasy feeling 68 Life of Riley 69 One of 2 words in R&R 70 Ziti, rigatoni, e.g.

71 Salon jobs Down 1 Mil. alliance formed in 1949 2 US workplace safety org.

3 “__ and you will find; knock. . .”

4 Orthodox Jewish group 5 UK Inc. 6 Athabaskan people of NorCal 7 Making amends 8 Helios or Ra, for example 9 Refuge 10 Island east of Java 11 Idolize 12 Snoopy’s red nemesis?

13 Change a bill?

18 Changes a bill into a law 22 Legal suffix, so to speak 24 Scan a starred clue (with through) 27 Guesstimate words (2 wds) 28 Street near 64-across in Monterey 29 Miniscule temple donation 30 Whichever 31 IBM competitor 35 Willy Wonka creator 36 Writer’s start 37 Writer’s end?

39 Unwanted QB stat.

40 __-de-sac 41 “__ was I ere I saw Elba” 42 First or final coating 44 Old news?

47 “__ pro nobis” 48 Baggage handler 49 Albania’s capital 50 Castigated 51 Like Malkovich in 1992 27-across 52 What people often want to get in?

53 The US has 5 great ones 57 Rock musical set in NY’s East Village 58 Part of MIT 60 Dreary 61 Shake off 62 Lambs’ moms 65 LAX posting

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What does God say about these Last Days?

Bill Cohen

Reasoning With God Two thousand years ago Jesus became the perfect lamb to be sacrificed for our sins, 1 Pet 1:18-20, “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,” and He will return to claim His eternal family, Jn 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” This period between His two visits is the period the Bible calls “the last days,” Heb 1:1-2, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” This final period, where God finishes the creation of His eternal family, is marked by the bookend appearances of His son Jesus. Jesus is the central theme separating the last days from the rest of time, and He is coming for us.

Only after His first coming could people have the opportunity to accept Him as their savior. During Old Testament times, people had to wait for the Messiah to arrive, even though they did not understand that His first coming would be in the form of a Lamb, not the Lion of Judah they were expecting, Job 19:25-26, “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:” Job knew he would be resurrected and would see his savior, his redeemer, on the last day. He just didn’t know Jesus would come first as a sacrifice and then some two thousand years later return for that last day. This is why many did not recognize Him, Matt 16:2-3, “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” They should have known, He told them He came to fulfill all the prophecies, which meant He had to come first as a Lamb to die for our sins, Is 53:8, “He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.” When He returns, He will be the Lion of Judah and our King. This is the mystery that was hidden from those in Old Testament times, Col 1:26-28, “Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:” When Jesus’ disciples came to Him asking how they would know the time of the end of this world, He told them about the beginning of sorrows, a list of the types of events the world could watch to monitor the progress toward the end of time, Matt 24:8, “All these are the beginning of sorrows.” The “beginning of sorrows” parallels the birthing process, as described in chapter 13 of Isaiah. As these last days progress, both the frequency and severity of these events will increase. But, even in the beginning of the birthing process there is pain, as the disciples would personally experience. So we can mark this early period as the beginning of sorrows.

The book of Revelations lists seven church periods, which divide these last days.

We are now living in the last of these church periods, the “Church in Laodicea.” This church period ends with the second coming of Jesus, and God tells us about this church, Rev 3:15-16, “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” This church period has settled into a comfortable place. There is no longer a fire for the Lord. The overall feeling is one of satisfaction with life as it is, nothing is needed, but God does not agree. He is telling this church that He loves it and rebukes it for it has fallen into a state of apathy; it has become lukewarm. He wants this church to return to the study of His Word, to reason beyond the surface

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layers, to become hot for the Truth that lies beneath, to peel back the layers to the core and to return to the richness of the Truth brought to light by the Luther’s of this world.

It is the opening of our eyes that allows us to see those deeper layers within the Bible. We cannot stay in our comfortable condition, naked in our sins, without the works that are demanded by our faith, and without the white-hot zeal for God’s Truth, for God is telling us He will spue us out of His mouth. What would have happened if the people of Peter Waldo’s day had not been white-hot for God’s Word? God is troubled by how this church has wasted the light He has given it, light that was to be used to draw many to the Truth, like moths. The closer to the light we get, the warmer we feel, until the white-hot flame at the center burns our souls into action.

This lukewarm nature is selfish. It does not take into account the loss to others who will miss the message and the opportunity to find Jesus. 2 Tim 3:5, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” For who will be drawn to follow those they perceive as hypocrites. God tells us that everyone should turn away from those denying the power. Is it surprising so many have refused to listen to today’s preachers? We cannot be satisfied with the fact that we have found Jesus; we must then be motivated to introduce Him to as many as we can, either in evangelistic work or by our example. Too many today cite the hypocrites they see in our society, claiming to be Christians, as their basis for not reasoning with God. They will not reason with God, because they cannot see God’s light shining through those they perceive as hypocrites. We believers cannot hide in the comfort of our hypocrisy any longer. The time has come for us to take action, to let the world see God’s love shining through us. We must come together to correct the errors in our fundamental beliefs, to unite around God’s fundamental truths, and to preach one Jesus, the Jesus who came to save us from our sins! Not everyone has fallen into this state of apathy, but far too many have.

Rev 14:12, “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” This is the key to living in these last days; we keep the commandments of God. We keep them because the world needs to see faithful people who love God and keep His commandments. The world does not need hypocrites who have faith without works. Our patience will draw others to Jesus when they are able to see that we truly love God enough to follow Him, to put up our treasures in heaven, rather than this world. They do not need to see us sporting our flashy bling, living in big homes, driving the best cars and dressed in the best clothes, they need to see us living the life God calls us to live, Matt 6:19-21, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” This is not to say we must be poor, for God has told us we cannot out give Him. He told us He loved David when David was the wealthiest person on the planet. God saw that David would come to understand that his relationship with God was more important than all the wealth he had accumulated.

We are to give generously and focus on those who need our help, not on spending to make this life comfortable, alone. But, God has told us we can have both if we first focus on doing His will, Matt 6:31-34, “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” God’s message is clear, when we care about others, He will take care of us, and that is one of the main principles we are called to follow in these last days.

If you have comments about the blog you just read, want to express an opposing opinion, have suggestions for future topics, and/or want me to email you the blog weekly, just email me at bill@reasoningwithgod.com.

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Happy New Year! from Rudy Fischer

Fire safety in Washington Park

Editor: I live near Washington Park and enjoy it nearly every day. At least as beautiful as what I see in this patch of urban wildness is what I hear: a symphony of bird calls and songs. At the December 19 meeting of the city council, experienced firefighters spoke about wildfire risk created by ground cover and dead material in the park. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, when I heard a comment that Washington Park could become “pristine,” it called to mind Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.” Monterey County is world-famous for birds and Washington park is a little gem appreciated widely for its diversity of species, especially ground-nesting songbirds. It would be heartbreaking if the birds that find food and shelter in the park need to go elsewhere to grace the world with their voices.

Of course, we need to protect ourselves and wild things from the risk of fire, which is getting worse in California as weather patterns change. There is an

approach that could balance safety with preservation of bird habitat. The model would be the city’s management of the Monarch Sanctuary Park. Habitat changes there are made in partnership with a scientist who is an expert in the needs of monarchs at their overwintering sites. With his input, the city endeavors to balance needs of the monarchs with human needs.

Similar scientific oversight of Washington Park north of the intersection of Alder and Gibson could both reasonably manage our risks and preserve, as much as possible, habitat for birds.

Pagrovians recognize the cultural, aesthetic, and tourism contributions that monarch butterflies make to our community. Perhaps we have yet to recognize and fully benefit from the potential of our special place as a home for birds. With that recognition would come, I am certain, the will to protect our birding habitat, including Washington Park, as diligently as we protect our butterflies.

Tama H. Olver Pacific Grove

Decoding Language Symbols in Chinese Arts February 6, 2019 - MIIS Irvine Auditorium

Do you ever wonder why Chinese language (and there are hundreds of dialects) has characters that look like people, houses, and animals? Mandarin, the standard language of China, has over 10,000 characters. They are pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. MIIS - Middlebury Institute of International Studies Monterey and the Asian Art Society of Monterey Bay are co-hosting a fascinating lecture that you won’t want to miss!

I want to wish the residents of Pacific Grove a Happy New Year - and our new city council much success. I am proud of my eight years on the city council, and those of us who just came off are leaving the city in much better shape than when we came in.

We had accomplishments small and large. There were little things like getting burned out lights on a block fixed and getting a graffiti marred fence facing a resident’s home painted. We also replaced most of the street lights in the Candy Cane neighborhood, sealed several miles of roadway, rebuilt several sections of roadway, and installed new sidewalks in multiple areas of the city.

We got an old dilapidated pump house in an intersection taken down and a park set up in its place. We had to remove a derelict building in the Monarch Sanctuary, but this resulted in a more expansive park and nectar beds for our butterfly visitors. I also hope that the George Washington Park Plan we approved to guide future clean up and improvements will still be acted on.

Just over five years ago we pushed for the Beach House Restaurant lease and supported the development of the Holman Building condos downtown – the first major project downtown in 30 years. The actions we took led to the development of the city’s Sidewalk ordinance and Improvement Program - $60,000 a year for the next ten years to fill in the city’s sidewalk network.

Our council signed on with Monterey Bay Community Power for green power and strongly supported Measure U to allow city motels to expand by adding new rooms – overturning Measure C of 26 years before.

We also now have a fully staffed Police Department for the first time in many

Ms. Zhao Hua will present an innovative teaching philosophy - the surprising meanings behind Pun Rebus, using authentic modern and historical artworks. This will enhance our grasp of Chinese language, while increasing our understanding of Chinese culture. Ms. Zhao holds a Master’s Degree in Chinese Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and teaches at the Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She was awarded the prestigious TenYear Long Service Certificate and Three-Year Excellent Trainer Certificate.

MIIS Irvine Auditorium, 499 Pierce Street, Monterey, 5:30 PM Check in, 6 PM Lecture.

Open to the public, Free Admission, Free Parking in the Student Lots, no RSVP required, and refreshments after the lecture.

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years, responsive fire services, and an ambulance stationed in the middle of town.

This is not to imply that everything is now done. Far from it; and the new council will have the opportunity to also make major improvements to our community. City staff wants to redo parts of Pine, modernize Lighthouse Avenue, and fix up other roads along the coast. While those are all commendable projects, I think we also need to fix up streets in residential neighborhoods such as Bentley, Walcott, Heacock, Pico off of 17 Mile Drive, Sinex, Gibson, Walnut, Stuart, Bishop, and Seaview.

Even Balboa and Del Monte are in rough shape in parts. If we don’t address these streets soon, they will certainly get worse.

Because of rising sea levels we also need to make sure our coastal trails will remain safe for many years to come. For the same reason we need to make sure our infrastructure – power, communication lines, and sewer infrastructure along the coast is protected from rising seas and storm surges.

But the new mayor and council have taken over at a good time. Because of the way Measures M and U are written, the city will start getting revenue from U in July of this year but the revenue from M doesn’t go away for 18 months. That little “bump” in revenue should go a long way to providing extra money for some projects in Pacific Grove. The outgoing council has also built up a surplus and is leaving a very healthy reserve of over $10 million. The combination of those two things should make things much easier for this and future councils than it has been in the past.

So let’s count the blessings of living in Pacific Grove. Happy New Year to everyone, and best of luck to the new council.

Rudy Fischer Pacific Grove

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Puzzle Solution

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2018 was a year of changes. At the end of 2017 we were closing up Rod’s house having come off of a most successful estate sale and readying for another.

We were still looking for a permanent shop. For those of you who recall the saga: A wonderful landlady offered us the space on the corner of Lighthouse and Grand, a great location at a most attractive rent.

Unfortunately the powers that be in Pacific Grove planted their respective feet and said “NO.” There is an ordinance which prohibits more than a certain number of benefit shops (which oddly enough includes antique shops and art galleries).

Stephen Moorer, an indefatigable executive director and creative genius behind Pacific Repertory Theatre, did not give up. He found a delightful space in Pacific Grove Plaza by Alberto’s and Bechler’s.

We all adored the layout and, while the rest of us were working on the house, Lillian Griffiths and Lorna Randolph honchoed the set up of what was to become PacRep’s NeverlandBenefit Shop. We held our second estate sale and opened our new digs in February.It was an incredible amount of work, all of the volunteers, with the exception of about five, had been with us from the beginning of the new venture and are still involved, as well as some from PacRep and a few who saw us on Next Door Monterey.

It took time but old loyal supporters found and followed us..and many new ones. Sadly it was not enough. Tucked away as we are we simply cannot make a go of it. Stephen put on his walking shoes and, lo and behold, found a new spot The timing is perfect and we will move in as the lease expires on the current store. So, save the date…our plan is to open early February and celebrate around Valentine’s Day. There is plenty of parking and many amenities which you will enjoy, as well as seeing your long time friends. I was raised by theatre loving parents, and even dabbled a little in acting until I decided I was a better audience member. I met Stephen when he and my daughter, Ellen (DeVine) were students at Children’s Experimental Theatre,almost forty years ago. What goes around, comes around.

At the end of June, Jay and Denise rented a van and treated us to a weekend at a B&B in Los Angeles to see Joseph

DeVine Patrick, Ellen’s and Shawn’s oldest boy graduate from high school and prepare to matriculate to Macalester College, a private undergraduate liberal arts college located in St. Paul, MN, USA. Macalester College emphasizes academic excellence in the context of internationalism, diversity, and a commitment to service. We spent a delightful three days with most of our family .

The holidays have not been wonderful this year. I have deteriorating knees, one of which is must worse than the other. It had been treated in a variety of ways, but finally, our beloved doctor (Richard King) thought it was time to see Ron Chaplan, our long time orthopedic doctor and friend.

Ron felt I am a good candidate for “Rooster” cartilage injections which might postpone surgery for months if not years. So that is how we have spent the holidays. I in a wheelchair or walker, John pushing me around, driving, cooking, shopping, you name it. He has been absolutely wonderful and, also, of course covers his shifts at the shop (as I do mine)..life goes on. No family around; well, my cousins whom I never see, Jay and Denise were in Costa Rica with an eye to relocating, Jennie and her brood in Denver, Ellen and Shawn invited us, but physically I knew it would be too much for all of us. I will say that we had a very nice Christmas Eve Dinner with our friends, Suzie Matmiller,Bill Golden,Sarah Matmiller, Penny Mullen and nine cats in a beautiful Carmel Valley home. I tried to decorate a little but it was too much work. I must also say that my volunteers and employers have all been remarkably supportive, we all work together and get things accomplished.

So keep your eye out for the news of our move…stop by and pick up all kinds of bargains, almost everything will go at rock bottom prices…we are excited, hope you are as well. Jane Roland – 649-0657 gcr770@aol.com

Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Seeks Sponsors for Annual Gala

In its almost 10 years of existence, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR), has rescued more than 1,650 dogs and helped to keep another 800 dogs with their guardians, thanks in part to its annual gala fundraiser and those who sponsor it.

The Lucky Dog Gala, this year set for Thursday, March 14, 2019, at a private club in Pebble Beach, underwrites more than 50 percent of POMDR’s medical budget for the animals in its care for a year. Earlier this year, the event raised more than $250,000, and next year the goal is $300,000. Sponsorships to support the event and POMDR’s efforts to rescue dogs are now available.

The event features a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, silent auction, paddle raise, live auction, and a raffle for a Panama cruise. Tickets go on sale in January 2019.

POMDR is a resource and advocate for senior dogs and senior people on California’s Central Coast. POMDR finds loving homes for dogs whose guardians can no longer care for them and for senior dogs in shelters. A variety of sponsorships are available for the gala, starting with the Blarney Stone Sponsor at $2,500, up to $50,000 for the Alpha Sponsor. Each level of sponsorship offers benefits, including such things as tickets and logo in advertising materials.

Some sponsorships are already sold out, including the Exclusive Wine Sponsor, Silent Auction Sponsor and the Cocktail Reception Sponsor, so it’s recommended that potential sponsors contact POMDR as soon as possible.

To become a sponsor, contact Carie Broecker at carie@peaceofminddogrescue.org.

POMDR is a resource and advocate for senior dogs and senior people on California’s Central Coast. POMDR finds loving homes for dogs whose guardians can no longer care for them and for senior dogs in shelters.

POMDR Bauer Center Peace of Mind Dog Rescue 615 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA P.O. Box 51554, Pacific Grove, CA 831-718-9122 office http://www.PeaceofMindDogRescue.org

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