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In This Issue

Kiosk MONARCH COUNT at Pacific Grove Sanctuary as of Dec.31, 2016 4,520

Year in Review - Page 10

Year of PG Writes - Page - 16

Riding Destiny - Page 22

Pacific Grove’s Fridays

Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org •

Saturdays

Dance at Chautauqua Hall

• Saturday, January 7

Inner Gold--Our Buddha Nature 11:15AM-12:15PM Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Avenue, PG •

Tues. Jan. 10

Monterey Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting Exercise for Wellness 3:00 Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove Contact info: 372-7510 montereyparkinsonssupport.com •

January 11

Lecture: Black Oystercatchers Sustainable Pacific Grove Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 7-8:30 pm Free •

Wed. Jan. 11

Meeting to inform the audience about the operations at Asilomar Conference grounds which is operated by the State of California, a Unit of California State Parks.

3pm At Asilomar For info call 831-372-8016.

Thurs, Jan. 12

First session of Watercolor Classes Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave. 7-9 p.m. $160 for 8 classes Contact: charlsiekelly@yahoo.com or 831-524-3894 •

Fri. Jan. 13

Two Wheels to Freedom Free travel Film PGAC 7 PM See page 22 •

Jan. 13-15 and 20-21

Santa Catalina School “You Can’t Take It With You” Santa Catalina School Performing Arts Center 1500 Mark Thomas Dr, Monterey •

Sat. January 14

Nature through a Quilter’s Eyes Opening Reception PG Museum of Natural History 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove 5-7 p.m.

Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 8 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 7 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 16 Kyle Krasa......................................... 17 Legal Notices.................................... 23 Otter Views......................................... 8 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Real Estate.............................. 3, 16, 24 Year in Review............................. 10-15

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Welcoming the New Year: First Babies of 2017 Who Were Born at Community Hospital

While Natividad Hosptal in Salinas can claim the first baby of 2017 born in Monterey County, Community Hospital of the

Monterey Peninsula welcomed three babies before the year was even 12 hours old. We met them at the Birth Center on New Year’s Day. Pacific Grove’s first baby of the new year is Ryley Kai Trow, who kept her mother, Sarah Trow, in labor for 8 hours before they even went to Community Hospital, 9 p.m. then another few hours before she was delivered at 6:05 a.m. to exhausted parents. She weighed 7 bs. 12 oz. and was 21 inches long, “a perfect size” Mom thinks she’ll be a swimmer “like her mom,” said dad Vince Trow.

Vince has agreed to be on the diaper gang, and Ryley is already daddy’s girl. They had a doula assist with the birth: Sarah pulled her out and Vince cut the cord.

Sarah’s parents were in Pacific Grove, visiting from Southern California, and got to see their granddaughter before they went home. Sarah’s own grandmother gave her a receiving blanket, fittingly pink, which had been her mother’s and they took Ryley home in it.

The Trows met at CSUMB where Sarah is a substitute teacher. Vince is a manager at Costco, and is pleased to have five weeks of family leave.

Left: Vince holds baby Ryley, giving Sarah a break.

The first 2017 baby at Community Hosital was born at 5:35 a.m., and is also his parents’ first. He’s Hanton Chou, and he weighed 7 lbs. and was 18.5 inches long.

They didn’t plan to have him on New Year’s Day, but nature intervened.

“We’re so lucky to be here,” said mother Tsu Ting Weng. She praised the doctors and nurses, and said “It feels like home.”

Home for Tsu Ting Weng and Hanton’s dad, Chi Chin Chou, was once Taiwan but now they live near CSUMB in Marina because that’s where dad works, teaching accounting, as he has for about two years.

What a lucky baby - his maternal grandmother, Pi Lien Weng was visiting from Taiwan and was here to see her first grandchild, and to help her daughter out.

Mom Tsu Ting joked that baby Hanton could be a doctor, and dad Chi Chin said he might become a musician, but one thing is for sure: He will be bilingual.

Left: Grandmother Pi Lien Weng will be here to help her daughter, Tsu Tin Weng, with baby Hanton “We missed the 2016 dependent write-off by only a few hours!” said Billy Brown, whose wife, Jennah, delivered baby Samantha at 10:25 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Samantha weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. She’s their third -and last -- baby, and has two big brothers, ages 5 and 3, waiting at her grandparents’ home when she goes home.

The Browns live in Toro Park but chose Community Hospital because their doctor is affiliated there. They had just enough time to get to the hospital as Jennah said it was a fast labor.

Samantha’s dad works at PG&E in the gas division.

He gets a comfortable paid family leave from PG&E. Mom works with her own dad, a general contractor.

They say they will likely call her “Sammy.”

Left: Dad Billy Brown says baby Samantha is a “good sleeper.” Mom Jennah said their other children, boys, have already met their new sister.

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• January 6, 2017

Joan Skillman

Skillshots

Monterey fire adding nine new fire recruits Partly funded through FEMA SAFER Grant

The Monterey Fire Department is adding new members to its ranks. Nine firefighter recruits will start an academy on January 9, 2017, to fill existing vacancies and several added positions. This group represents some significant achievements for the Department as it is the largest and most diverse group of Firefighter Recruits ever hired by the City of Monterey. “I am proud of the fact that we were able to find a highly qualified group of recruits,” said Chief Panholzer.

The Fire Department applied for and was awarded a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant in 2016. This grant will pay for the cost of three added positions for two years. In September 2016, the City Council added two further positions to help offset overtime costs. In addition to these new positions, the Department is filling four vacancies due to retirements.

City Manager Mike McCarthy said, “Our existing firefighters have been working long hours, given the many demands of the job. These additional positions not only will help with overtime expenses, they will provide our firefighters needed rest and allow them time to spend with their families and loved ones.”

The new recruits will undergo a rigorous training regimen that includes not only firefighting skills, but also advanced rescue skills, marine safety operations, aircraft firefighting, and emergency medical care. The Academy will run 18 weeks after which the firefighters will complete the remainder of an 18-month probationary period where they will continue to refine their skills while working as part of a fire company. With the addition of these firefighters, the total sworn staffing of the Monterey Fire Department will be 82 personnel of which 78 are assigned to the Operations Division.

The Monterey Fire Department provides fire protection and prevention, rescue, and emergency medical services to the cities of Monterey, Sand City, Pacific Grove, and Carmel-by-the-Sea, as well as to the Presidio of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School, La Mesa Village, and the Monterey Regional Airport.

For more information about the Monterey Fire Department visit us at montereyfiredepartment.org and join the neighborhood social network Nextdoor at nextdoor. com to receive our neighborhood updates.

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Week ending 12-29-16 at 8.40 AM......... .61" Total for the season............................... 6.37" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year...................................................... 6.36" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR

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Photo by Dan Steinberg The coastline of Pacific Grove frames a La Cienega Blvd. billboard in Los Angeles, helping promote the premiere of the new HBO series, “Big Little Lies,” set for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at 9 p.m.

The TV show, which stars Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley, filmed for four weeks in January and May 2016. With a crew of 150, the show brought an estimated $2.5 million to Monterey County communities in support of crew, hotels, goods and services, taxes and more.

Portions of the series were filmed in Pacific Grove. The show’s trailer can be seen on a link at www.FilmMonterey.org.

Holiday Related Recycling till January 31 Styrofoam, Christmas Trees and More The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD), offers an opportunity to recycle those post-holiday items from decoration, packaging, batteries, and even your cooking oil from your holiday meals.

Between December 26 and January 31, 2017, MRWMD will provide collection bins for polystyrene packaging, otherwise known as “Styrofoam. The drop off will be located at 14201 Del Monte Blvd., Marina at the Recycling Drop-Off Area. Clean, block polystyrene will be accepted. Packing peanuts are not accepted; these are best reused and may be dropped off at local shipping stores.

GreenWaste Recovery customers, may also bag “Styrofoam” in clear bags and place in their curbside recycling carts.

Additional Holiday Recycling at MRWMD Includes: Free Christmas tree recycling at the dropoff bin at the scales through January 31, 2017; (All decorations and stands should be removed. No flocked trees accepted); Artificial trees and decorations in reusable condition may be donated to the Last Chance Mercantile.

Broken holiday lights, electronics, unwanted gifts and decorations at Last Chance Mercantile; Household batteries, cooking oil, and cleaning supplies at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility; CRV Beverage Containers at the Buy Back Center at the LCM. MRWMD Hours: Disposal and Materials Recovery Facility: M-F, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Last Chance Mercantile: Tues-Sat 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.

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• January 6, 2017

Happiness in Life, Peace in Death: The Six Bardos New Year Retreat

New Year’s Day: Feeding the Hungry

Rachel Buettler

What is the bardo? The word means “intermediate state,” and in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there are six bardos from the moment of conception to death. In this weekend retreat, participants will learn how to use every experience to achieve happiness in this life with the first three bardos, and how to achieve peace at the moment of death through the final three bardos. The retreat will be taught by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident monk and teacher at the Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave., in Pacific Grove.

He will be joined by Geshe Lobsang Kunshuk, a visiting Tibetan monk from South India. The three-day retraeat begins at 7 p.m. on Friday evening, Jan. 20 and continues for a full day Saturday, Jan. 21 and half day Sunday, Jan. 22. A healthy, vegetarian lunch will be provided at the noon breaks. The suggested donation is $150.00 for the entire retreat, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact Rachel C. to register at rachelmdc2016@gmail.com.

“Ed Ricketts, the Man and the Influence” lecture and lunch with William Ricketts

The Friends of the Monterey Public Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee invite you to a lecture and lunch with William Ricketts, Doc Rickett’s distant relative from Australia, on Monday, January 9, 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

The event takes place at Lalla Oceanside Grill, Angel’s Share Room, 654 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. Tickets are $35 per person. Admission is complimentary for 1849 Society Members and guests. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mplfriends. com, in person at the Library Help Desk or by phone at 831.646.5632. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

William Ricketts takes an avid interest in learning about his distant relative, Doc Ricketts, as he has travelled to Los Angeles, Monterey (several trips), Seattle, Chicago, and New York. He is the head of curriculum at a senior high school on the Gold Coast of Australia. He is an advisor to the Education Committee opposition to the minister of the State of Queensland. He has taught English for 35 years and was the Department head of reading intervention for junior school.

Ideology, Institutions, and Instability in Contemporary Latin America

NPS Professor and author Christopher Darnton will discuss the new political Right’s influence on Latin America, questions arising in the regions, and the emergence of centrist, pragmatic governments, with opportunities for improved U.S. relations.

Tuesday, January 24, 11:30 AM - Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road.

Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50 PM. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members. MC/VISA ($2 extra) or Check; vegetarian meal optional. RSVP (831) 643-1855 by January 20.

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Nature through a Quilter’s Eyes Sat. January 14 • 5-7 p.m.

Nature through a Quilter’s Eyes Opening Reception Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free event

The Museum has partnered with the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild for a new temporary exhibit, “Nature through a Quilter’s Eyes,” beginning Saturday, January 14.

Look for an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. that same night. This temporary exhibit, on display through March, will feature a number of quilt entries based on a natural history theme. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/12/28/nature-through-a-quilterseyes-opening-reception

Hootenanny Will Celebrate Janis Joplin The first area Hootenanny of 2017 will be dedicated to Janis Joplin, when the free community sing-along is held at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse, from 7-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

According to Vic Selby, local Hoot-Master, the modern Hootenanny came to life in the late 50’s when Woody Guthrie used the term to label the acoustic jam sessions and group sing-alongs that were the backbone of the folk music revival of the early 60’s. The local Hootenanny’s 20th year will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival and will dedicate the Jan. 14 session to Janis Joplin, who was turned on to Leadbelly in high school by one of her friends.

She attended U.T. and listened to and sang blues and early R&B. Her influences were Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Otis Redding, and Tina Turner.

She left Texas in January 1963 “Just to get away, “ she said, “because my head was in a much different place,” moving to San Francisco; first to North Beach, and later to the Haight-Ashbury district in 1964. The local Hootenanny will be singing many favorites at this free open jam session and community sing-along. So, return to those amazing years, help make the rhythms and harmonies, share in some chocolate-chip cookies, and meet some new friends as the Hoot celebrates its 20th anniversary.

This is a free event – but donations are appreciated! Contact Vic Selby at (831) 375-6141 or vselby@sbcglobal.net for details.

The Janis Joplin Hootenanny will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 7-9:30 p.m., at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, Admission is free.

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Breakers’ QB Noah Cryns Honored by 49ers

School Earns $500 from 49er Foundation Pacific Grove High School Breakers running back turned quarterback Noah Cryns was honored Jan. 1 by the San Francisco 49ers as one of 10 standout players in California for the 2016 high school football season.

The 49ers aim to highlight a player each week during the season who continuously demonstrates hard work and dedication, and is a leader on the football field, in the classroom, and in their local community. As such, Noah was selected as the 49ers Player of the Week in Week 5. For these efforts, Noah earned a $500 grant for the Pacific Grove High School football program.

To culminate the 2016 season selections, Noah and a guest were invited to a closed 49ers practice on Saturday, 12/31 with the rest of the 49ers’ ‘Players of the Week.’

Each player and a guest were then invited to the last game of the season (Sunday, Jan. 1 vs. Seattle) where all of the Players and Coaches of the Week were recognized on the field during pregame.

Cryns met 49ers players as he was honored on the field before San Francisco’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Cryns said the honor made his parents proud. He is a senior and has a 4.0 grade point average, and is hoping to play football at one of three colleges he’s looking into for the fall: Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Berkeley.

Cryns began his high school football career as the Breakers’ running back. Head Coach Chris Morgan told the 49ers, “He is a great athlete. We knew how great of an athlete he was, knew he could run the ball, and now he’s proven he can throw the ball as well. He has always been the ultimate ‘leader by example’ and he does a great job of doing so. He’s the hardest worker in the weight room, very competitive, but he’s also grown to be more of a vocal leader.”

“Cryns has three years of varsity experience, but this is his first season as the Breakers’ signal caller. In fact, Cryns was the Mission Trail Running Back of the Year in 2015, with over 1,000 yards on the season and 14 touchdowns. With a large departure of seniors [prior to the 2016 season], the coaching staff decided to move their premiere running back to quarterback this season,” the 49ers pointed out on their website.

Pacific Grove High School will also receive a $500 grant for the football program from the 49er Foundation.

Poetry In The Grove Begins 2017 by exploring poems heralding the wonders of our National Parks on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Jewell Park from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Honoring the National Parks Centennial, we will explore the parks through poetry, drawing material from poems posted on the National Parks Service Arts in the Parks website, the Academy of Poets Imagine our Parks with Poems website and others.

This from Evan Harris' poem, Badlands Colors; Banding the Badlands formations, there are colors that have traveled through time and have carried the essentials only, carried only what they need to identify themselves.

Poetry In The Grove meets on the first Saturday of every month from 3:00 - 5:00 pm at the Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. The work of a different poet is read and discussed each month.

Come to read and join the discussion, or just come to listen.

Cosponsored by the Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, and the Pacific Grove Public Library www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted.

Pacific Grove High School Breaker Noah Cryns, center, quarterback during the 2016 season, greets 49er linebacker Michael Wilhoite as Cryns and nine other high school players are recognized by the professional team during the Jan. 1 game. 49er photo.

Demonstration against illegal sand mining in Marine Sanctuary Save Our Shores and Surfrider Monterey team up to conclude documentary filming

Save Our Shores and Surfrider Monterey will host a demonstration at the CEMEX sand mining plant in Marina on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 16. The demonstration will be part of a documentary about the illegal operation and the environmental, economic, and social impact the mine has along the Southern Monterey Bay. Save Our Shores and Surfrider Monterey are asking interested community members and ocean advocates to join them in their effort to build community awareness about why the mining operation needs to be shut down. More details at saveourshores.org/save-sand “This is a great opportunity for people to walk and talk together, see the site for themselves, and understand the magnitude of the taking of a public trust resource right here in our own community,” said Ximena Waissbluth, Surfrider Monterey programs coordinator.

“While we are grateful that the California Coastal Commission has put the CEMEX sand mine on notice and is advocating for our Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, we are still committed to keeping our constituents engaged about how the sand mine is eroding our coast at well above average rates,” explains Save Our Shores executive Director, Katherine O’Dea. WHEN: Monday, January 16 from 10:00am-noon (Martin Luther King Day) WHERE: 3399 Dunes Dr, Marina. (park along the road where permitted, demonstration group will walk together along the beach to the dredge pond, conducting a causal beach cleanup along the way) NOTE: Demonstration will occur rain or shine! Please RSVP for information updates LEARN MORE & RSVP: saveourshores.org/save-sand

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Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207

Chabad of Monterey

620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Church of Christ

176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741

Community Baptist Church

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Church of God

1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875

Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove

PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636

Manjushri Dharma Center

724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Peninsula Baptist Church

1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church

Tuesday, Jan 10 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 • Wednesday, Jan. 11 • 11:00 am Music with MaryLee, for all ages • Wednesday, Jan. 11 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday Stories: stories, science and crafts for all • Thursday, Jan. 12 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months

Chautauqua Hall Dance Club January

Note: all fees will go up by $5 in the New Year (starting Jan 1): annual membership will be $15, with members paying $10 for admission thereafter. All drop-ins will be $15. Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for 3 hours and buffet of healthful snacks.

Sat., Jan 7, 6-10PM Dance lesson by Rosa Jong: Cumbia at 6PM DJ for the night is: Rosa Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15 (new rates).

Contact: Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Sat., Jan 14, 2017, 6-9PM Dance lesson by Bob McLean: Waltz, at 6PM DJ for the night is: Metin Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15.

Fee incl. 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for 3 hours, buffet of healthful snacks.

Contact: Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 son by Sera Hirasuna: Rumba at 6PM DJ for the night is: Heather Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15.

Fee incl. 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for 3 hours, buffet of healthful snacks.

Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Sat., Jan 28, 2017, 6-10PM Dance lesson by Metin Serttunc: West Coast Swing at 6PM DJ for the night is: Metin Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15.

Fee incl. 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for 3 hours, buffet of healthful snacks.

Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance.

No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.

Contact: Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 Background: Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance.

Sundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay

Gentrain Society Lectures

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in January, 2017. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website.

Central Avenue & 12 St. • 831-373-4441 th

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

Shoreline Community Church

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel

5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Center for Spiritual Living

Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Sea Otters in Elkhorn Slough Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org; 372-0895 Two citizen scientists, Ron Eby and Robert Scoles, will describe their decade of experiences studying the southern sea otters in Elkhorn Slough, where they observed behaviors that ran contrary to their earlier training through the NOAA TeamOcean kayak program and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Eby and Scoles noted that otter behaviors in this estuarine environment differed from coastal behaviors, and in collaboration with other scientists have co-authored several papers.

• Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Shallow Pools & Deep Oceans Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Gamble Madsen, MPC Art History instructor, will offer an international survey of artistic interpretations of “The Phenomenon of Water.” The lecture will consider water-themed art created in Western and Eastern contexts, including depictions of Christian miracles, Chinese landscapes, nautical imagery by Joseph Turner, and contemporary projects. This talk is in association with MPC’s cross-disciplinary exchange project with faculty from a Northern Iceland secondary school.

January 6, 2017 • CEDAR STREET

Times • Page 7

Marge Ann Jameson

Cop Log Through 12/18/16 Potential barfing behavior on 19th St R/P stopped by lobby to request police check on a woman who had been parking infront of the R/P's house. The R/P thought the woman was doing drugs and noticed the vehicle left and returned often over sevearal days. When speaking with R/P,she mentioned the vehicle now has fresh front end damage, and the R/P recently witnessed the driver appear to lean out of the parked vehicle as if she were going to vomit. The R/P provided a typed log of the activity. Police went by to check on the woman in the vehicle, but it was empty. The R/P was asked to call police back if the female returned.

Not so Great Dane?

An email titled “ 911 * “ claiming to be from someone in Denmark was sent to PGPD employee who forwarded to patrol to ensure it was a scam as believed. The email appeared to be someone from overseas attempting to scam the reader into sending a message to an international cell phone number. The email was scanned for reference and deleted from email system.

Did they get the Christmas cards?

On 19th St., theft of mail from mail box reported. No leads at this time. Victim cancelled check Theft from unlocked vehicle On 13th st an unlocked vehicle was rummaged through. Personal items were taken from vehicle.

Vandalism of public property or revenge for viral Facebook video of whales eating shark?

Report of sharks surrounding the whale statues. Collected four wooden shark fins planted in ground with 8” spikes around the statues. Placed at yard for safekeeping.

Stats from New Year’s Weekend

California Highway Patrol and Pacific Grove Police have released statistics from New Year’s Weekend.

CHP: New Year’s Weekend 10 DUI Arrests 6 Other Arresst 2 Stolen Vehicle, 2 Battery, 1 Altered Gun, 1 Warrant 5 DUI Collisions (the DUI collision are included in the total DUI arrest) 15 Total Collisions, only minor injuries reported CHP: New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Only 7 DUI Arrests 6 Other Arrests 2 Stolen Vehicle, 2 Battery, 1 Altered Gun, 1 Warrant 4 DUI Collisions (the DUI collision are included in the total DUI arrest) 9 Total Collisions, only minor injuries reported CHP had 18 officers working New Year’s Eve night

Pause The Calls for Black Lives rally in Seaside

On Thursday, January 19, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Black Lives Matter-Seaside will hold the first in a series of Monterey County rallies planned in January 2017. Concerned people from Seaside and the broader region are invited to gather, march, and stand in solidarity with groups whose rights are being threatened by the extreme right agenda of the new presidential administration. The program includes speakers who will address the violence, discrimination and harassment in our communities. This will be a peaceful, family-friendly event.

Participants are requested to: • Bring signs that express your concerns • Share this event with friends and family • Practice nonviolence by showing respect for our community and our cause.

The march starts at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside and ends at the intersection of Fremont Blvd. and Obama Way (Broadway).

In case of rain, the event will move inside the Monterey Peace and Justice Center.

Buddhist Teaching Watercolor classes on Inner Gold begin Jan. 12 at From a Buddhist perspective, every living being has “Buddha Nature” or the PG Art Center cognitive potential for full enlightenment.

New classes with professional artist Charlsie Kelly

Watercolor painting is a fascinating and easy medium that offers a wide variety of personal expression. Charlsie teaches numerous techniques that emphasize experimentation, developing a color palette, and exploration of subtle nuances in art making. Beginners and intermediate students are welcome.

Classes will meet beginning Thursday, Jan. 12 and run for eight weeks on Thursdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, from 7-9 p.m. Cost is $160 for eight classes.

Contact Charlsie for registration and art supply list. Discounts on materials will be available at Imagine Art (309 Forest Ave) in Pacific Grove. Drop-ins welcome if space is available.

Like gold, no matter how deeply buried, this pure element awaits discovery as inner treasure. Come join us for a teaching

by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident monk and teacher at the Manjushri Dharma Center, as he teaches us about our inner gold or Buddha Nature.

There is no cost for this teaching. The teaching will begin at 11:15 a.m. and last until 12:15 p.m. This class follows the regular meditation class which runs from 10-11 a.m. that morning.

For questions : Rachel Christopherson, rachelmdc2016@gmail.com Website: http://manjushridharmacenter.org/ Phone: 831-901-3156

Kind of cold for this sort of foolishness On Ocean view Blvd., R/P reported a customer told her that an unk. male exposed himself to her. The male had an erection & tried to get the customer to walk toward his veh. When she refused, he followed her on foot a short distance. The subject left the area in an unk. direction. If they catch him, it might be kind of hard to populate a lineup.

Residential burglary On Ocean View Blvd. a residential burglary occurred while house was unoccupied.

No signs of forced entry into the residence. Several items were removed.

Accidents Holman Hwy: dispatched to a collision. Upon arrival minor injuries were attended to by AMR paramedics. Vehicle 1 was towed.

Ocean View Blvd.; Vehicle 2 made an unsafe turning movement while bicyclist 1 was riding behind the vehicle. Vehicle 2 did not use a turn signal which resulted in a collision with bicyclist 1.

‘Tis the season for shoplifting On Forest Ave, a female subject entered the business and placed several items into her purse and left the business without paying for the items.

David Ave.: Vehicle 1 was stopped at the intersection. Vehicle 2 rear ended vehicle 1.

When driver 1 contacted driver 2, driver 2 fled the scene without exchanging information.

Grand Ave: Non injury accicent occurred with a parked vehicle. Police were dispatched. Upon arrival, both parties had exchanged information. D1 backed into v2 which waslegally parked. Information only.

On Lighthouse Ave. R/P reported that two suspicious people were in the business.

A male subject carried several items over to the side entrance. The R/P believed he would have stolen them if he had not contacted him. Female subject left the store with a large purse. The R/P believed the purse contained stolen merchandise. Subjects were not located.

The birth network John ‘Spud’ of Monterey Spadaro Award county hosting nominees told winter birth fair The nominees for the 2016 Seventh Annual John “Spud” Spadaro Award have 2017 featuring been announced, They are: speaker Jen Kamel Alfredo Ortiz – Whaling Station Steakof VBAC facts house, Monterey, CA The Birth Network of Monterey County invites you to a free VBAC Facts Talk & Panel with Jen Kamel of VBAC Facts, and other VBAC experts. This free educational community event will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. To 4 p.m. at the Marina Library Major medical organizations say vaginal birth after cæsarean (VBAC) is safe.

Yet only 11 percent of pregnant people in America have a VBAC. Often national guidelines are translated into (seemingly) non-negotiable hospital or provider policy.

But what exactly does the American College of OB/GYNs say? What difference does it make if women have unnecessary repeat cæsareans? Who ultimately owns these decisions? Whether you are a parent seeking a VBAC or a professional who cares for birthing families, please join Jen Kamel, founder of VBACFacts, for a discussion on “The 10 Things You Need to Know About VBAC.” Cori Gentry, President of the Birth Network of Monterey County and past Coordinator of the Int’l Cesarean Awareness Network of Monterey County, shares, “After many years of banning the practice, we have heard from nurses and physicians that Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital is allowing VBAC. We are celebrating this step towards evidence based care, but we encourage parents to become informed from independent sources as there is still false or outdated information shared in the medical community. In 2012 a SVMH provider and head of the OB department warned me 1 in 100 babies will die during a VBAC as a defense for the ban. Data actually shows 1 perinatal death for every 769 trials of labor. Natividad Medical Center has been supporting VBAC since 2009 with no perinatal losses. We encourage parents to get their data from the leading VBAC experts in addition to consulting their provider.”

Regina Morrison – Beach House Restaurant + Bar, Pacific Grove, CA Lori Carter – Carriage House Inn, Carmel, CA

All nominations were made taking into consideration the legacy left by John Spadaro. John, whose nickname was Spud, worked in numerous local restaurants including the Cannery Restaurant (later known as Spadaro’s) owned by his family and his own restaurant called Spado’s located in Salinas. He also contributed many hours over the years to local non-profit organizations for the betterment of his community. Throughout his career in the local hospitality industry John showed: Excellence in customer service by creating an atmosphere for customers to be happy and comfortable while experiencing his hospitality, personality, and all-around good friendship.

The presentation ceremony will be held at the Elks Lodge in Monterey on Friday, January 20, 2017, starting with no host cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and the award ceremony to commence at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be available and is being prepared by the “Spaghetti Hill Gang” which will include breaded Sicilian steak and will be served at 6:00 p.m. A donation for dinner is $25. Reservations can be made by calling the Monterey Elks Lodge at (831) 373-1285.

World Affairs Council MPC Discussion Group

Trump’s International Policy

Participants will discuss Trump’s foreign policy philosophy, including countries such as China and Russia.

Free to the public. Monday January 9, at 4 p.m., MPC Room 101, Social Science Building, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.

Parking $2 in Lot D, permits for attendees. www.wacmb.org

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• January 6, 2017

Forty-Five and Counting Jane Roland

Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Forty-five years ago John and I were planning our wedding on January 8 at my mother’s house in Pebble Beach. It had come as a great surprise to her, and, really, to us. I had met John in 1968 when I was visiting the Peninsula after Larry and I were divorced. Virginia Burke had a party for me in Carmel. Virginia was the owner of the Carmel Drug Store in the good old days of the Peninsula. She and her husband, Peter, had moved to Tucson due to his severe arthritic problem. We became friends. I was a pre-teen with a mother, 40 years my senior, who had little understanding of children. Virginia bonded with me and, in essence, was a surrogate parent. We remained close, even when she moved back to Carmel. She loved to entertain, so my visit gave her a good excuse. She loved young people and there was no one over 40 at the gathering. I recall meeting Julie Work Beck who had come with John. He and I had much in common, especially the love of reading; we spent the entire evening talking. We said we would keep in touch, but naturally did not. In 1971 during the summer, I was in Pebble Beach again visiting. Virginia had moved to a large home and, again, had a party for her young friend. She said she would have someone escort me..”I hope it is that nice John Roland” I thought, and, indeed, it was.

It was at this party I met people who became friends for life, Rod and Sue Dewar, Jan and Ray Smith, Tom Ehrman and a number of others. After the party Tom and John took me to dinner at the Mission Ranch. I was to be in town for a month, and John invited me to a party at the end of July. He took me home and I never heard from him again. My mother was not well.

Her friend, Marge Allen, said I should move back to be with her. I decided it was a sensible decision. Ellen was distraught, but Jay, ever the wise one, assured her that she would meet new friends. We returned to Miami, I gave my notice at work, we packed up (with Jay doing most of it, instructed by the movers), piled into the Karman Ghia, with everything we could stuff in the car including Mandy our hamster and drove across country, stopping every night at a Holiday Inn, free meals and beds for children under 12.

A week later we arrived in Pebble Beach. Mother had bought a little house for me in Monterey and we moved in on Labor Day. Shortly thereafter I was invited to a large cocktail party. I don’t really enjoy this kind of event, am not much on small talk and certainly didn’t want to go alone. I knew only a couple of men from my past and none appealed to me.

I thought of John. Granted he had stood me up but I figured I could rise above that so I wouldn’t need to attend the gathering alone. I called him, he accepted, and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. We started to date. I must say, however, that what won me over was a day he called and invited me to a football game (the 49ers for which he had season tickets), and asked the children. This was not common in the life of a single woman with youngsters. Most escorts prefer that the young be elsewhere. We went to the game. John was infinitely patient, first when I broke a finger nail on the trip to Candlestick. He took a side trip to Morro Bay and a drugstore to get an Emory board, we Floridians said we didn’t need our jackets at the game. At half time John hiked back to the car to get our wraps, the trip home was a nightmare, there was a traffic delay and the kids fought loudly in the back seat. It was Halloween and we arrived home too late for Ellen to go trick or treating (Jay at 11, ran in to the house, changed into his costume and was gone). John took Ellen and our dog, Sophie on the rounds to get candy. John was a bachelor. He scored NASCAR races, sailed with Dick Catlin, ran domino tournaments, loved the theater and to read, and had his own mortgage company in Hal Sanders office. When we decided to marry it was a no-brainer for me. He was a good man, a kind person and we enjoyed the same things.

On Christmas Day, 1971, we told my mother. She exclaimed “When do you play to marry?” John replied “two weeks from today.” “oh, my, I will need to call the girls at once” (the girls were the Japanese women who worked at all of the parties given by the retired military and state department folk who were a large group in those days. )

It was a whirlwind. Sue Dewar called and said she would like to have a dinner party for us. Although I think there was another couple the only two I remember were Gill and Mary Jane Craig, and Betty and Dick Ghent. Gents. Tom Ehrman might have been there as he was certainly our best friend. The wedding was at Mother’s house. Everything came off without a hitch, David Hill our minister at All Saints could not perform the ceremony as divorce was frowned upon by the church. But Judge Ralph Drummond tied the knot, things were delayed for about an hour as the liquor (from Ron’s) was late in coming, but the 50 or so guests had a great time. Later we had dinner at Club 19.

So, next Sunday, January 8, we will celebrate 45 years together.

There are few of the guests at the wedding who are still with us. Over the years we have worked together, volunteered together and have become the best of friends. What more can one ask of life?

Happy New Year from us to you...John and Jane

Chilly New Year Tom Stevens

Otter Views PG’s New Year started on a bleak gray morning that felt equally cold inside and out. The thermometer hovered near 40 degrees, a mild reading elsewhere. But a leaden sky and shrouded sun made the day seem chillier.

After shivering over the Sunday crosswords, I decided a brisk walk outdoors might warm the blood. Donning lined jeans, a hoodie and overcoat, watch cap, gloves, and thick wool socks, I laced up my hiking boots and opened the door.

Waiting outside was a sharp wind bearing the muttered lamentations of distant surf. But I had armored myself well. Blunted by layers of wool, flannel and canvas, the wind was about to seek other victims when it found my face.

Soon frigid gusts buffeted my exposed throat, cheeks and double chins. The wool watch cap safeguarded brow and ears, but the rest quickly grew numb. It felt like a Novocain facial.

Savvy readers may be thinking: Wear a scarf, dude! But I never really got the scarf thing dialed in. I’ve tried scarves a few times over the years, but I seem to lack the DNA for it. In capable hands, the artfully tied and tucked scarf can be a face-warming fashion statement. But my scarves always unwound, fell off and got trampled, leaving only the gritty “mouth feel” of inhaled fibers.

What face protection, then? Snowboarders wear balaclavas, but so do terrorists.

Nose bags work for horses, but maybe not humans? I pondered this as I crunched along the shoreline trail Sunday morning. A stiff onshore wind whistled through the cypresses and churned the ocean into the white-capped chop favored by seascape artists.

Across the bay, distant squalls coasted south from Santa Cruz trailing gray veils of rain. Squadrons of gulls and smaller birds kited offshore, banking and veering on the blustery wind. In the dim light, the birds looked all black. The only primary color was an eye of blue peering briefly over Moss Landing. Then it blinked and was gone.

I turned my attention to other humans on the trail. Many of them didn’t seem to realize how cold it was. Clad only in running shoes, shorts and tee-shirts, joggers legged cheerfully past. Strollers in ball caps and shirt sleeves lifted binoculars to sight in on distant whales. Cyclists in thinnest spandex bent happily into the biting wind.

Among the casual trail walkers were some as bundled as I, but the men looked warmer than I felt. Then it struck me: they all had beards! Maybe that was something I could try. Tugging off one glove, I ran a wondering hand over the stubble on my face. I hadn’t shaved that morning. Beard-wise, I was already a day to the good.

It’s a funny thing about beards. When men are adolescent, they stare into the mirror, wondering when they’ll finally have enough facial foliage to declare: “I’m old enough now to grow a beard!”

At the other end of life, the process is reversed. Having shaved for decades to placate image-conscious employers and significant others, some elders decide not to give a damn any more. “I’m old enough now to grow a beard!” they grouse.

Beards have come and gone in my life, along with the occasional moustache.

The first beard coincided with the latter half of the Vietnam War, when an unorthodox Navy admiral named Zumwalt decided we enlisted men could grow beards.

In those days, many of us longed to be hippies, so we grew our beards with gusto.

Alas, our haircuts still had to be “high and tight,” so we fooled nobody stateside.

For some reason, that Zumwalt beard clung to me for a decade, growing ever fuller and bushier. In a futile bid to recapture a hippie life I had missed while in uniform, I also grew long, shaggy hair. This gave me a brooding, Rasputin-like aspect while the former hippies were shaving, getting barbered and going into real estate.

The Rasputin beard was a serviceable food strainer, but it proved an impediment in the surf. In breaks where seaweed floated, the beard snagged little spheres and sprigs of algae that had to be combed out before work.

A companion affectation was “moustache wax,” with which I could fashion long, curly-tipped points worthy of Salvador Dali. Alas, when these got wet, moustache-colored droplets stained my shirts.

At length it all grew too burdensome. I sheared off the Rasputin beard, bid adieu to the Dali twirls, and faced up to reality. Forty years of intermittently responsible adult life followed, with the beard in remission through marriage, divorce, various employments, and the disbursement of Doors and Grateful Dead albums.

Then, on New Year’s morning, my face felt cold. “I’m old enough now to grow a beard,” I thought.

Rasputin

January 6, 2017 • CEDAR STREET

After the holidays many people are making room for new gifts. I was contemplating the “perfect gift” that we try so hard to find, sometimes without much success.

My first job right out of high school was wrapping gifts at Holman’s department store, many moons ago. I loved my job. I would get very creative with fancy paper, ribbon, and tie-on arrangements.

For holidays I would spend hours shopping for special gifts for my family and then disguise the boxes to create more suspense.

Now that I am older and wiser (maybe?) and everyone’s needs are different, I try to make it simple for myself and just hope that special person enjoys my gifts as well. I have also received some special gifts that mean a lot. I just celebrated a birthday recently, and my daughter-in-law Tessa announced that her gift to me would be to drive my two sisters and me to the Portuguese Library in San Leandro, with lunch to follow.

We had all been talking about visiting this library for years—it has a lot of the Portuguese early settlers’ history in California, dating back as far as 1880.

This library, “J. A. Freitas,” was founded in 1964 and has over 12,000 works dealing with the Portuguese throughout the world. It holds a vast number of books on the Azores and Portugal, plus a fairly complete sample of periodicals, albums, videos, microfilms, etc. Most of the collection is available to check out (with a California ID) for periods of two weeks, and books can be requested from anywhere in California through interlibrary loan services provided by a network of public or academic libraries throughout California.

You are invited to visit this library,

The Perfect Gift Judy Avila

Times • Page 9

‘The Smith of Smiths’

A celebration of the life, humor and humanity of the Reverend Sydney Smith, “one of the best of men who have ever lived” Performed by Howard Burnham.

The performance will be held at the Little House, Jewell Park, (Central and Grand, Pacific Grove) on Saturday, January 14, at 5:30 pm $10 at the door (Sponsored by Pacific Grove Recreation Department)

Memories

Birthday girl Judy with sisters Dora Coelho (left) and Leonor Azevedo (right) at the J. A. Freitas Library. at 1120 E. 14th Street in San Leandro, and discover a wealth of fascinating materials about the Portuguese immigrant experience. You can search for books online at: http://www.mypfsa.org/library-museum/new-arrivals/#/ The library is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

This was a really fun day, and I

so appreciate my daughter-in-law for providing this delightful experience to make my birthday special. It didn’t need to come wrapped in fancy paper and ribbons or even a box. Some of our struggles are not necessary to find that “perfect gift.”

Judy Avila judyravila@gmail.com

This early 19th century Anglican clergyman was said to have been “one of the best of men who has ever lived,” a wit, a liberal reformer, a diner-out ‘foodie,’ a deeply loved priest and friend of both high and low.

“He is much respected and admired in the UK, and deserves to be better known here in the USA,” says Burnham.

Times

Looking Back on 2016

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Issue of 04-01-16

Regulate don’t ban Pacific Grove City Council has decided to regulate, rather than ban, short term rentals (under 30 days) and home sharing. They have established that, like any other rental, short term rentals and home sharing do not constitute commercial use.

Home sharing involves the renting of a single room in a home on a short-term basis to non-related guests. Certain types of property are specifically excluded, including legal second units; units which do not provide internal access to both kitchen and bathroom facilities; and “any room that is part of a bed and breakfast inn, motel, hotel, or timeshare development condominium, multi-family dwelling unit or any other ‘tenants in common’ dwelling unit.”

Prospective “home sharing” owners or their agents must apply for a permit and pay fees, as well as ensure that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are on-site and working.

The ordinance passed on March 24 is meant to address specific protections for residential neighborhoods, mainly a limit on the numbers of permits allowed in the city: 250 in residential zones. The City is currently approaching that cap, with 222 active licenses on the books.

Density limits have now been established at 15 percent per approaching that cap, with 222 active licenses on the books. Density limits will not apply to Ocean View Boulevard and Mermaid Avenue per the direction of the City Manager’s Task Force based on their assessment of the historic use of these areas for vacation rentals. These licenses will, however, be counted against the overall cap.

In areas where the density limit has already been reached, licenses on that block will be limited to a total of 150 rental days per year.

The current Transient Use Occupancy Tax generated

by Short Term Vacation Rentals exceed budget revenues at 104 percent, or $630,000. TOT revenues forecast for the 2016-2017 fiscal year are estimated at $707,000.

Search for City Manager Continues At a second closed-session meeting on March 31, the City Council held further interviews for a permanent, full-time City Manager.

Mayor Bill Kampe said, We have some strong candidates. We are still moving forward.” There were to be more results at a future City Council meeting.

Good Old Days Parade The Good Old Days Parade, sponsored and organized by the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, was held on Sat., April 9. This old-fashioned patriotic parade went down Pine Ave., led by marching units of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are stationed at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). Other entries included the historic Wells Fargo stagecoach, the Balloon Platoon, vintage vehicles, marching bands, community groups, and more.

Teacher, Mr. Williams, retired Beloved kindergarten teacher at Robert Down Elementary School, Gary Williams, retired on April 1, 2016 after 40 years of service to the district. Mr. Williams has touched the lives of thousands of students and parents, He is known for his outstanding story telling ability, his musical talents, and sign language skills.

Staff, students, and families of Robert Down School celebrated Mr. Williams’ career with an outdoor assembly.

Jill Pinney, a student in Mr. Williams’ first class in 1977, attended the assembly and spoke about how Mr.Williams influenced her life.

The students honored Mr. Williams by bringing a dime. Why a dime? Over the past 40 years, Mr. Williams often would give a student a dime when the student lost a tooth. Mr. Williams would say to the student, “When your tooth comes back in, bring the dime back to me.”

In all those years, only one student ever brought a dime back. The dimes were to be donated to the kindergarten program in honor of Mr. Williams.

Middle School Orchestra Goes to Disneyland Some 100 Pacific Grove Middle School Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Band students not only performed but recorded music while on site at a special event in Disneyland. Barbara Priest conducted the musicians.

55th Annual Wildflower Show Returned The Wildflower Show returned to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in April for another amazing year. There were more than 600 varieties and species of wildflowers on display this year— all hailing from the Central Coast region.

Hosted by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS).

Jeff Whitmore aka Sterling Johnson Dennis Taylor profiled local author Jeff Whitmore,

• January 6, 2017

who writes under a pen name, Sterling Johnson.

A notable freelance endeavor, “English as a Second F*cking Language” (a manual on how to swear effectively), originally sold more than 140,000 copies and was in its third printing under a cover that bears a startling resemblance to Strunk and White’s writing bible, “The Elements of Style.”

His 2013 novel, “Dangerous Knaves,” a black comedy about a 3-foot-6-inch dwarf detective who becomes entangled in international intrigue, was optioned as an NBC “Movie of the Week,” a deal which eventually fell through.

The book is published by Park Place Publications of Pacific Grove.

Issue of 04-08-16

PGHS student made bomb threat on Ogle Sheriff’s officials submitted to the District Attorney the report of their investigation in regard to a 16-year-old Pacific Grove High School student who allegedly made a bomb threat made against Carmel High School in February. The District Attorney’s Office will likely first share the report wih the probation department and obtain their recommendation.

“It may even be that they recommend counseling,” said Cdr. Keith Wingo of the Sheriff’s office. He said that there was, so far, no proof that the suspect even knew how to make a bomb.

On Feb. 21, 2016, deputies responded to a bomb threat made against the Carmel High School on Ogle, a smartphone app about which this newsaper wrote in our March 4, 2016 issue.

Feast of Laneterns Royal Court presented At a ceremony held once again at Canterbury Woods, the 2016 Royal Court of the Feast of Lanterns was presented. An addition to the court this year was Chang, the poet lover of Queen Topaz, who is normally not introduced until Pageant Day. He was to participate in all the Royal Court events leading up to the Pageant and is eligible for a scholarship, just like the girls. The Court consists of Princess Sapphire, Caroline Evans; Princess Emerald, Zoha Salman; Princess Aquamarine, Wendye Roach; Chang, Jason Kim; Queen Topaz, Ashley Lyon; Princess Peridot: Serina Paci; Princess Turquoise, Catherine Gruber; Princess Jade: Olivia Cain.

Spring seal pupping season began

the naysayers. Letters to the editor abounded, by and large in favor of the zoning change. Environmentalists, too, weighed in in favor of the change, pointing out that a zoning change did not necessarily mean approval of a hotel...yet. Also on board were city officials, past city officials, and everyday citizens. The measure did eventually pass in the special election.

Summer Camp Edition Giving parents plenty of time to decide where to send their kids for summer camps and what enrichment programs to enroll them in, Cedar Street Times published its annual summer camp edition.

Monterey Peninsula in the 1950s Jane Roland, whose reminiscenses of life in years gone by, wrote about a simpler time of life and how it was to get around the Peninsula in the 1950s.

Officer Graduates Police Academy Ofcr. Hankes graduated Thursday March 31, 2016 from the police academy, where he received the Dr. Susan Oliviera Leadership Award. Above, he is congratulated

by Interim Chief Steve Belcher and Jason’s brother, Ofcr.

Chris Hankes of the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs.

Webelos Graduate to Boy Scouts Eight Webelos 2 from Cub Scout Pack 126 were promoted in the Bridging Ceremony on April 2 to become members of Boy Scout Troop 90. They were: Andrew Heywood, Charlie Platt, Gabriel Garzaniti, Ian Schroeder, Julien Clark, Michael Cardinalli, Sean Asimov, Tanner Downing.

The Pack also includes the following members Tigers: Coleman Lemon, Erik Bowman, Gavin Pace, Jack Greer, Jack Henline, Ryan DaSilva. Wolves: Harris Bailey, Max Hain, Nicholas Page, William Smither. Bears: Beckett Heywood, Brodie Brock, Christopher Platt, Laden Kolak, Roman Paul Arroyo. Webelos 1: Ethan Davis, Gareth Pace, Max Moore, Oliver Page, Ryan Hubanks Good Old Days Parade and Weekend Festival

Harbor seals were giving birth almost daily the first week in April, 2016 week. As many as nine newborns and nursing moms could be seen at times on the Hopkins Marine Station beach alongside the coastal recreation trail.

Pupping in the spillover rookery in the 5th Street cove alongside Berwick Park had not started yet, but harbor seals were seen in the area daily as they scouted the area.

This would not be a normal year because there isn’t enough food in Monterey Bay for all the animals that need it due to ocean warming. There were several earlier pups abandoned almost immediately by moms that didn’t have any milk to feed them.

Rotary heard about New Mexico The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays, at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, had as speaker April 12, Alex Hubbard - “New Mexico, a Most Excellent Journey Through Time and Place.” Lunch is $25.

Home & Garden Show at Cannery Row Antiques The Cannery Row Antiques Mall, 471 Wave St. in Monterey, held a Home & Garden Show on April 1617. There were vintage garden treasures as well as live demonstration of bonsai, succulent, orchid, tomatoes, native plant, and birdhouses.

Issue of 04-15-16

Measure X Debate Heated Up In light of the April 19, 2016 special election to allow a zoning change which would make a hotel possible at the American Tin Cannery site, debate began to heat up with the usual misinformation campaign promoted by

Issue of 04-22-16

Ben Harvey New City Manager Ben Harvey was selected as interim city manager for the City of Pacific Grove in December, 2015. He stuck it out, and in fact says he looks forward to working closely with the City Council, staff, and the community now that

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he has been selected as permanent City Manager out of more than 60 applicants. The top five of those applicants were interviewed, the field was narrowed to three, and then there was one – Ben Harvey.

Measure X Won, Turnout Lost For an issue which brought out the worst antipathy in some of the people in Pacific Grove, very few actually voted, preferring it appears to post hate-filled notices on social media and resort to stealing “Vote Yes on X” signs all over town.

Of 9,338 registered voters in Pacific Grove, only 971 braved a 72° sunny day to participate in the civic ritual of visiting their polling pace to vote. Another 2,793 voted by mail for a total of 3,764 votes, or 40.31 percent of the total registered voters. Of those, 2,247 or 59.70 percent voted “yes” on Measure X. Another 1,517 or 40.30 percent voted “no.”

Fines Levied in May, 2015 Sewage Spill In negotiations between the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, the state agency which oversees water quality and drinking water as well as allocation, and the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) concerning a 220,000-gallon raw sewage spill into the Monterey Bay which occurred on May 18, 2015, a settlement was reached which resulted in a fine totalling $298,958. By the deadline of May 13, 2016, the MRWPCA must send $149,479 in administrative civil liabilty to the State Water Board Cleanup and Abatement Account. The remaining $149,479 is to be paid toward a supplemental environmental project administered by Bay Foundation of Morro Bay. Tribute to Connie Pearlstein Connie Pearlstein died on the morning of Monday, April 11, but had a presence that will keep her around forever.

For years she was the heart and soul of the Pacific Grove Art Center, guiding people through the galleries on Saturdays and holding court on Sundays in her studio overlooking Lighthouse Avenue.

There she would work on her current exquisite needlepoint piece.

Man Sought in Anti-Measure X Harrassment On Monday, April 11, 2016 at approximately 10:35, a man came into the TIC [Tourist Information Center at Central and Eardley] asking about the ‘Yes on X’ sign in the parking lot. He told Chamber empoyee Heather Hubanks that since “this is public property,“ he was allowed to place his ‘No on X’ handwritten sign underneath the Chamber’s “Yes on Measure X” sign.

“He was extremely aggressive in his questioning,” said Hubanks.

The chamber tourist Information Center is not on public property, nor is the Chamber office in Pacific Grove.

Larry Esquivel Named City Volunteer of the Year

Six annual awards, including the James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Award, were presented at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Installation of the Board of Directors and Special Awards Presentation on Saturday, May 28, at Asilomar Conference Grounds Merrill Hall.

Larry Esquivel was honored at the annual Installation of the Board of Directors and Special Awards Presentation as the Chamber’s city volunteer of the year.

Western Flyer Wheel saved from Becoming a Yard Ornament The wheel along with some other requipment, had been stored by Dennis Fry, who thought at one time to turn it into a lawn ornament. the Fry family had once owned

The Gemini, which was the name his family gave to the Western Flyer: The Western Flyer was chartered and took John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts to the Sea of Cortez.

in the Grove Big Band — and the Pacific Grove Middle School Jazz Combo appeared in concert at Pacific Grove High School Student Union on May 2.

Central Coast Section Top Eight Meet Pacific Grove High School participated in the Central Coast Section Top Eight Meet in Los Gatos.

Zack Miller placed 3rd in the varsity 400 in an excellent time of 49.94 and 4th in the varsity long jump.

Freshman Jake Alt posted the best time ever for a PG freshman or sophomore placing 8th in the frosh soph 1600 with an excellent time of 4:32.74.

The girls 4 x 400 relay team of Anna Stefanou, Taylor Biondi, Kulaea Tulua and Taylor Rainey improved on their school record performance of April 9 with an outstanding 4:17.56 mark enroute to winning their section.

Taylor Rainey also ran a personal record of 49.92 placing second in her section of the girls 300 LH.

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Local Man Repeats Marathon Win First overall of 4241 marathoners, first in the men’s division of 2058, and first in his age bracket (he’s 32) of 303 runners was Adam Roach. Once a resident of Pacific Grove, he now lives in Pebble Beach. Adam has won the Big Sur Marathon four times: 2012, 2013, 2014, and now 2016.

Steelhead Numbers on the Rise With winter rains swelling the Carmel River, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) announced this week that more than 300 steelhead trout have entered the river to spawn. After four years of drought with very low steelhead counts in the last two years, including the 2014 winter when the river did not reach the sea and no fish were able to make it in from the ocean, the annual Carmel River steelhead run appears to be rebounding far better than expected.

Preliminary count shows more than 300 fish entering the Carmel River.

Roundabout Update Having approved the construction contracts with Monterey, TAMC and Monterey were negotiating the construction schedule for the new Highway 1/Highway 68 roundabout. Construction equipment staging and a bit of off-road work was set to begin in late May, but work with major impacts on traffic would not begin until June and would continue through spring of 2017.

Solar Powered Flight Gets Closer Tom Stevens, writing in “Otter Views,” wrote about the flight of Solar Impulse 2. Resembling an oversized balsa glider, the carbon fiber long-winged plane had just flown in from Hawaii. It was a year into an epic quest to circle the globe powered entirely by sunlight. As fragile as a dragonfly, the plane’s 5,000-pound fuselage supports four propellers mounted on wings longer than those of a Boeing 747.

Mushyroomyrooms on Display at Museum Fans of the Smurfs may not remember is how their little mushroom homes closely resembled Amanita muscaria, a mushroom found in the Central Coast.

A beautiful model replica of this mushroom, as well as other fungi found in the area, were on display - in model form - at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. These replicas were created in the 1950s by former Museum Curator and Director Merton Hinshaw.

What some may not realize is many of the amphibians and reptiles on display on the second-floor mezzanine of the Museum are also models made by Hinshaw. He created plaster molds, cast the impressions in latex, then painted the models in life-like colors.

Jazz Bands in Concert at Pacific Grove High School The Pacific Grove High School Jazz Club — the Jazz

Profile of Al Siekert, Volunteer Chef Al Siekert can be found on Sunday mornings making breakfast and dishing it out at Window on the Bay in Monterey. He also dispenses jackets and blankets, maybe socks and toothpaste – whatever he has been given by his cadre of generous donors – to the homeless and needy who line up to see what’s cooking in his small motor home.

And it’s fresh.

“People need nutrition more than coffee and pastries,” says the former caterer, cook, team foreman, and sous chef.

Al Siekert was nominated for and won one of six Jefferson Awards, the honor given by KSBW-TV each year to people who make a difference in their community.

“I just want people to like what I do,” says Al Siekert, a man who puts his community where his heart is.

Mayor Kamoe Declares for Re-Election Bill Kampe, who has served two terms as mayor of Pacific Grove, announced on May 3 that he has decided to run for a third term. In Pacific Grove, mayors and councimembers are limited to eight consecutive years in office so with the mayor’s term being two years, Kampe will have served four years.

In his announcement, he mentioned two of the projects whch were part of his decision-making process, the third being the hiring of a permanent city manager: “We see progress on the Holman Building and now have new options for the American Tin Cannery site with passage of Measure X. [Measure X clears the way for rezoning of the property on which the American Tin Cannery sits and would allow the pursuit of a hotel on the site.]

The current financial position is strong. We have achieved all of this with a civil and constructive dialog in our council chambers.”

[Kampe won re-election by a very comfortable margin agais Councilmember Dan Miller.]

Rudy Fischer Attends Council Meeting ...from England

Thanks to modern technology, Rudy Fischer participated in the April 20 City Council meeting despite being 5,400 miles away in Stow-on-the-Wold, England. He was staying at a hotel in a converted 500-year-old building.

But for any council person who wishes to participate without being in the Council Chambers, there is a whole process we need to go through. He had to post a notice of the Pacific Grove City Council meeting on the door of the guest lounge that he was using for this purpose. “Of course, since the time difference meant that the meeting would be at 3:00 a.m. local time, I didn’t get much interest — no matter how riveting our meetings may be!” said Fischer.

Firefighters ‘Remember Mama’ The Monterey Fire Department were set to take smiles to senior women on Mothers Day weekend with “I Remember Mama” which is part of an Alliance on Aging project.

Monterey Firefighters delivered flowers on Saturday,

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This is the first-time the Monterey Fire Department has participated in the event.

Excerpts from The Cop Log Fall down go boom A man who had rented a bicycle fell off it on Sunset.

He suffered moderate injuries to his head, elbow, and hand. A blood trail led to a pothole. He was transported to CHOMP. I have a plastic bat and I’m not afraid to use it A man came into the police station to report his neighbor’s dog had jumped the fence where they live on Spruce, and had “gone after” a dog being walked on a leash. He said the dogs were an ongoing problem with jumping the fence and barking. He has a plastic bat he was prepared to use on the aggressive dog.

The owner was cited for dog at large and unlicensed dog.

And speaking of Cops...

Pacific Grove Police join Special Olympics supporters Officers from the Pacific Grove Police Department volunteered with other local law enforcement officers at the Special Olympics, held Fri., Apil 29 at the Monterey Peninsula College football field.

From Special Olympics: “More than 3,000 law enforcement personnel from Federal, Military, State, County and Local agencies participate in the Torch Run campaign. Funds are raised year-round through a variety of activities, such as; Tip-A-Cops, Building Sits (Badges with Buckets), Polar Plunges, T-shirt sales and more.

Every June, hundreds of law enforcement personnel carry the Special Olympics Torch - the Flame of Hope® through counties all over Northern California, culminating at the Opening Ceremonies of the state Summer Games.

As one of the state’s largest grassroots fundraising efforts, the Law Enforcement Torch Run®has become the single largest supporter of Special Olympics.

Science Illustration Students Exhibit at Museum of Natural History “Illustrating Nature,” the annual exhibit of work by students in the CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustration program, was on display at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History May 7 through June 12.

The museum is located at 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.

An opening reception was held on May 6.

The framed illustrations and several field sketchbooks in the exhibit depict all manner of wildlife created using a variety of media including colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital media.

Central Coast Writers Award Short Story Prize Victoria Mazariegos, a senior at Millennium Charter High School in Salinas, was the grand prize winner in the first ever Central Coast Writers short story contest for Monterey County high school seniors. Ms. Mazariegos won $500 for her story, “The Boy Who Found His Ears,” the tale of a deaf boy who discovers refuge, solace and hope in a graffiti-covered freeway underpass.

The Elderberries, a Ladies’ Walking Group

Every Thursday morning at 10:30 a group of Pacific Grove ladies who call themselves The Elderberries gather for their weekly walk.

On April 28, eight of them met at The Crossroads and carpooled to Carmel Meadows to explore the trail off of Ribera Road to Monastery Beach. Lunch at Island Taco completed their day together.

Jan Austin wrote about this lively group of ladies.

Travelogue with Adventure Motorcyclist Pacific Grove’s Chris Piland traveled from Pacific

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Grove to Maine – and back again – on a 49cc motorcycle.

He held a travelogue at Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum, describing the preparations he made, which included a solar panel for his laptop and cell phone.

Piano and Poetry: Remarkable Collaboration Melinda Coffey, widely-known classical pianist, and Taelen Thomas, local poetical showman, performed a remarkable mixture of the preludes of Frederic Chopin and the poetry of William Butler Yeats on May 14 at the Church in the Forest at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach.

The 55-minute concert featured both the passion and the exquisite delicacy of Chopin’s music, interlaced with the elegant and penetrating stanzas of Yeats on the subject of young love.

Death of Prince Serves as an Example Kyl Krasa used the example of the death of music legend Prince, who died intestate and caused an uproar when it came to settling his affairs.

“I often write about bad celebrity estate planning as examples about what can go wrong when important decisions are overlooked or only casually addressed.

“I have several posters in my office of celebrity estate planning mistakes: Elvis Presley’s unnecessary taxes; Marilyn Monroe’s accidental “gift” of the rights to her likeness to a woman she never met; John Denver’s simple failure to designate a beneficiary on his pension that cost his family millions of dollars; and Thomas Kincaid’s handwritten will attempting to leave his fortune to his mistress instead of his wife.

If Grandma Is Baking Bread, Life Is Good Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg reminded us all of the joys of homemade bread when they wrote, in Keepers of our Culture, that “nothing says nurturing like home-baked bread.”

Like Peanut Butter and Jelly, it’s Chalk Marks and Tires The Great Experiment is over. The extending of parking limits downtown over the 2014-15 holiday season apparently didn’t work. Downtown parking reverted to two hour limits, with very few exceptions. The actual deed took effect in September, 2015 with an ordinance passed by the City Council, but it took until recent weeks to be enforced because the signs had not been repainted.

The change caught many by surprise. Though published in the Monterey County Herald, very few noticed it. Used to setting their alarms and timers for a three-hour limit, they’ve been returning to their cars to find a shiny new ticket.

PG Pops Ends Season On Saturday, May 21 the Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra performed the final free concert for this third season.

Under the direction of Barbara Priest, the concert will feature: Mozart’s, 3rd movement from the Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207, with Ms. Daisy Swanson, soloist; Gershwin’s, “American in Paris;” Sousa’s, “Stars and Stripes;” and selections from the music of the films “Jurassic Park,” and “Apollo 13,” Also, “Go West” with selections from the films “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly,” and “Hang ‘Em High.”

The Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra is a non profit organization funded by its musician members. Donations made at this free concert are gratefully appreciated.

Honor Flights Pay Tribute On April 21-23, and Honor Flight trip to Washington

DC was held, with complimentary fare and accommodations for veterans.

Jerome, the Tiawanese Street Dog Jane Roland, never one to pass up a chance to write about shelter animals, wrote about Jerome, a dog with a chequered past,who is enjoying a serene and good life in San Francisco.

Almost eight years ago, the 5-month-old dog was found in a cardboard box with a broken leg. He had been left starving and thirsty to die alone, probably been a casualty of dog hunters who did not return for their captured prey. Fortunately, he was seen, rescued and taken to a shelter where a veterinarian successfully mended his damaged limb.

Jerome wound up in San Francisco through a series of near-miraculous arrangements.

Walk of Remembrance at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

The Walk, honoring the Chinese fishing village that once inhabited the area where the Stanford Hopkins Marine Station and the recreation trail can be found today, was held on May 14. Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe, Gerry Low-Sabado; a 5th generation descendent of Pacific Grove’s Chinese Fishing Village, and Museum Executive Director Jeanette Kihs were among those in attendance for the event.

The Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team led the walk to Lover’s Point, then along the bike trail, to the site where the village once stood. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for the half-mile trek.

For more information on the Walk, visit the Museum online at http://www. pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/5/14/walk-of-remembrance-celebrating-pacific- groves-chinese-village-and-pioneering-fishing-community. For more information on the area’s Chinese Fishing Village, go to http://www.pgmuseum. org/pacific-groves-chinese- fishing-village. The Museum is located at 165 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove.

Giants Build on Minor League Players Bob Slverman, who writes the Giants Update, wrote that The San Francisco Giants had a record of 17 wins and 16 losses going into the May 9 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Prior to the May 9 game the Blue Jays record was 16 wins and 17 losses. Prior to the game the Giants announced that Jarrett Parker “has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento” The Giants explained that Parker had nine home runs with the River Cats and 23 RBI in 27 games. Parker had three home runs in one game on the S.F Giants roster in 2015. The Giants had earlier brought up pitcher Albert Suarez from Sacramento. Suarez made his major league debut on May 8, 2016.

The Monterey County Fair announces theme for the 2016 fair – Celebrate The Fair debuted the Jo Mora artwork showcasing this historical milestone.

Stated Kelly Violini, Fair CEO, “Thanks to our friends at Trotter Galleries, Terry and Paula Trotter, for working with the Jo Mora Trust in acquiring the artwork.”

Trotter Gallery is Monterey Peninsula’s earliest historical art gallery specializing in early California and American paintings.

Not only have they loaned their art to countless exhibitions and publications, but they have also sponsored many institutional displays throughout California.

PG Art Center held Disco Fundraiser A disco dance fundraiser for Pacific Grove Art Center was set for Saturday, June 4. Live DJ, dance contest, best dressed contest, prizes, cash bar.

Does Nature Reject You? Rabia Erduman, in Self-Discovery, wrote: “Imagine you are in nature, looking at an oak tree and a redwood tree. You might have a preference and like one of them more than the other. Yet, does Mother Nature respond that way, too?

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“Does it say, ‘I like the redwood tree more, so I will take care of it better, give it more sun, more water, more air, more earth for its roots.’?

The answer is no.

Celebrating 100 Years at the Museum One hundred years ago, in 1916, the ownership of a collection of objects and specimens owned by the Chautauqua Scientific and Literary Circle, along with the octagonal building in Jewell Park [not the gazebo we see today, but a more permanent structure which is now gone] were transferred lock, stock, and barrel to the City of Pacific Grove.

And thus the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History gained its foundation.

The Chautauqua Museum had been founded in 1883.

Its purpose was to house collections of the wonders of nature – sea shells, seaweed, coral, rocks, minerals, plants, insects, and more – and make them available for study.

“Some of the data are missing, though the specimens are still here,” says David Van De Carr, the Museum’s curator today.

Adult School Graduate Moves On Anna Michel, PG Adult School grad, shared her college acceptance with Barbara Martinez, Principal of Pacific Grove Adult School.

“I’d like to share some good news— I got into UC Berkeley! The major is called Society and Environment (in the College of Natural Resources), and it’s exactly what I want to study and pursue for my career.

“I want to thank you for helping me pave the way for this dream to become reality. Finishing high school and earning my diploma, while simultaneously getting a head start in college— achieving my goals, on my time— would not have been possible without the great program at PG Adult Education.”

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City Council Mulled Admission Tax and Tabled It Faced with the prospect of litigation by the Monterey Bay Aquarium – and a lot of ill will – the Pacific Grove City Council has taken the prospect of an admissions tax off the table in the continuing search for additional revenue to bolster city coffers.

The Aquarium is sited only about 20 percent on Pacific Grove property and pays a pittance in annual rent for the privilege.

An admissions tax would have tagged a tax onto ticket sales for the Aquarium as well as other entertainment events – films, plays, concerts, lectures, sporting events and more. It would not likely sit well with the plethora of non-profits in Pacific Grove who depend heavily on ticket sales for their own income, though it was not clear whether non-profits and educational institutions can be saddled with an admissions tax.

Storm and Sanitary Sewer System Project Set A multi-million dollar storm drain and sanitary sewer system project was set to begin May 31, given a notice to proceed by the City. A community meeting was scheduled set for Mon., May 23, during which questions may be asked of staff.

The project was to continue through the summer and into the winter holiday season, with plans for completion around Thanksgiving, 2016.

Financed for the most part by a $2.8 million Clean Beach Initiative Grant, the project was to require $700,000 from the city’s sewer enterprise fund and will not dip into general fund monies.

Help Sought for Sober Grad Night The Sober Graduation committee was working to provide a fabulous graduation celebration and a great evening for graduating seniors and their guests. Their focus is to keep our kids safe and sound, making sure everyone has a fun night creating lifelong memories. It takes approximately $20,000.00 to make this event possible.

Relaxing at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering

With a sampling of the classic motorcycles from his collection, Neil Jameson (center, above) of Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Musuem in Pacific Grove spent a relaxing afternoon May 14 at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel Valley. With him are (left) Webster Slate and Mario Saviano (right). Photo by Wei Chang.

Heritage Society Announced Heritage House Awards The annual Pacific Grove Heritage House Awards ceremony was set for Sunday, May 22, in conjunction with National Preservation Month. Awards were to be presented in four categories: preservation, remodel/addition, commercial and new construction.

A passion for a candidate Long-time Pacific Grove property manager Eric Marsh planned to give away hundreds of posters that are in support of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. He silkscreen printed the posters in his garage.

Marsh was so passionate about backing Sanders that he transformed his Lighthouse Avenue office into a local Bernie Sanders headquarters.

Ben Jealous spoke Saturday evening, May 21 on behalf of Bernie Sanders Jealous discussed the Sanders campaign, the political revolution and the current state of affairs in America.

Benjamin Todd Jealous, age 43, is an American venture capitalist, civic leader and former president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 2008-13.

Jealous was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula. His parents, Ann and Fred Jealous, reside in Pacific Grove.

Rotary lunched with Jim Tunney The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, had as speaker on May 24 Jim Tunney, columnist, educator, former football official.

Chihuahua Pride Day at the Fairgrounds The diversity of chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes was celebrated at the 6th Annual Chihuahua Pride Day’s “California Dreamin’” on Sat., May 21. There were events for chihuahuas and their people, including costume and best trick contests for the dogs, professional pet photos, small dog agility, face painting, vendors, free nail trims, a raffle and silent auction. Admission is free.

Tap Bananas in Memorial Day Fund-Raiser for Homeless Women Tap dancers ranging in age from 57 through 91 perform as part of the City of Monterey’s Senior Recreation Program at Scholze Park. They rehearse on Mondays and Fridays, and dance in parades, fairs, nursing homes, private and public parties, school performances and other events. For details visit www. monterey.org/rec .

The Variety Show was held Sat., May 28, 1 p.m., at the Center for Spiritual Living, Monterey. For information Our own Wanda Sue Parrott is a member of the troupe.

Feeling Special on Prom Night Jeanie Gould, Manager of the Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove and author of “Mommy...Move the Sun” wrote a humorous account for Keepers of Our Culture, of how her husband and son got her daughter, Nikki, ready for prom night. Jeannie had an emergency with her sick father and had to leave town. Nikki, now in her early 30s, suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis.

DiFranco Dance Project Held Spring Concert Issue of 05-27-16

Community High School Grads One their Way Community High School Class of 2016 graduated Wed., May 25. They are Scott Kirkham, Victor Therou, Fedor Mukhin, Brandon Buckley and Hayden Jones.

New City Manager Welcomed at Reception Pacific Grove Mayor, Bill Kampe, welcomes new permanent City Manager, Ben Harvey, at a reception at Point Pinos Grill on Tuesday, May 24.

Strawberry Truck Veered Over a Cliff On Hwy/ 1 On 05/19/16 at approximately 2131 hours, CHP received a call of a big rig that drove off the cliff, on SR-1 just south of Soberanes Pt. A witness said the big rig hit a tree and drove off the cliff.

A maroon Kenworth, loaded with 30,000 lbs of strawberries, had been traveling southbound on SR-1, at approximately 25 mph. The driver told CHP officers his tire blew out and his vehicle veered off the road . The Kenworth collided with the guard rail on the west side of the road, continued along the guard rail for approximately 150 ft and when the guard rail ended the Kenworth drove off the cliff. The vehicle came to rest approximately 200300 feet off the roadway.

Berwick Park Whale Sculpture Planned Some years ago, a double spar cypress tree lost half of its canopy leaving only a large stump for half of the tree. The tree continued to thrive this way for years until

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Due to the potential hazard of the sickened tree, the City removed the remaining half of the tree. This resulted in two large stumps now are in the middle of the park.

Recently, the Beautification and Natural Resource Commission received a presentation from a citizen proposing a public art project located at Berwick Park. The project would involve carving the two tree stumps into whales that appear to be breaching out of the water. The project was very well received from the BNRC and easily passed at the May 18, 2016 meeting of the City Council.

Utilizing the talents of local Monterey artists Jorge Rodriguez, Neftali Palomares, and Javier Campos, the tree stump remnant would be into a new icon for Pacific Grove.

There will be no impact to the City’s General Fund for this project. Funds were raised through donations, a fundraising campaign through the Chamber of Commerce. Once the funding goal was reached, thanks to the Rotary Club, carving the stumps was expected to take approximately 3-5 days during which time temporary safety fencing and scaffolding were erected. Carving activities were restricted to Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Eagle Scout Project replaces bike racks at high school Hugh Hudson, the Scout in the center below, put together a project to repair failing bicycle racks at Pacific Grove High School, soliciting help from Graniterock and

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When bees swarm like this, it is usually because the hive was overcrowded and produced a new queen to start a new hive elsewhere. Capture the queen, and you capture the hive. They are not normally aggressive at this stage.

Lighthouse always looks for volunteers 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 at831648-3176.

Pacific Grove Students Do Well in Mathletics Competition Pacific Grove schools and students placed well in category after category at the annual competition, held May 2, by the Monterey County Office of Education. The event is held annually to encourage excellence in math and to recognize the achievements of individual students and the schools they represent.

Awards Night at Pacific Grove High School Sees Outstanding Seniors Honored Full ride To West Point, two ROTC full rides among the awards given out at the awards assembly at the high school. Most of the graduating seniors indicated that they are headed for college, whether two- or four-year institutions.

Valedictorian was Rachel Biggio and Salutatorian was Wesley Hardin.

Heritage Home Awards

This house at 707 Ocean View got a Certificate of Commendation in the Remodel/Addition category.

Preserving World War II History, One Hero at a Time In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, “Keepers of Our Culture” presented an excerpt from local resident William F. Meyer’s book “Remembrances.”

In this volume, published in 2016 by Park Place Publications, Bill Meyer presents the stories of 10 men and two women who served during World War II, as well as their life histories before and after the war.

The excerpt we published last May focused on Glen Ryland, a native of Stockton who developed a fascination with aviation when, as a young boy, he followed Lindbergh’s historic flight on the radio. He was working as a mechanic as McClellan Army Air Base near Sacramento on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Famous Persons Arrived at Robert Down School

Hayward Lumber, among others, to get it done.

High school assistant principal Shaun Keller and former Scoutmaster Dave Randall helped Hugh present the project to the public on May 26.

Hugh, a graduating senior, is also the recipient of the Tommy Stillwell scholarship. He was our Breaker of the Week earlier in 2016.

Bees All Abuzz in Pacific Grove On a misty Pacific Grove morning last week, Patricia Hamilton discovered a swarm of bees in a tree in her front yard. Not wishing to get a license for short term rentals, she called a beekeeper to capture the swarm and move it to a safer place, but by the time the beekeeper arrived, the swarm had moved on.

Steve Irwin Issue of 06-03-16 Alex Thibeau was photographed calling attention to his diploma on May 27, 2016, and a few days later there he was in the lens again at what was probably his first political rally -- one of 7,800 who turned out for Bernie Sanders, in Monterey on May 31.

Plastic Bag Ban Turns 1 Year Old After the long Memorial Weekend of fun, Monterey Bay beaches looked well-used. Thankfully, 70 volunteers took time during the holiday weekend and the day after to lend a hand at five different Save Our Shores beach cleanup sites. Volunteers helped the marine conservation nonprofits prevent nearly 790 pounds of waste from entering the ocean. The most common holiday single-use items removed were polystyrene cups and plates, plastic utensils, beer bottles, fast food wrappers, and cigarette butts. The outrageous included a full grill, pop-ups and tents, a few broken chairs, wads of underwear, and hundreds of single-use shot glasses.

A little over a year ago, on March 1, 2015, Pacific Grove instituted a plastic bag ban just in time for the summer tourist season – amid many predictions of doom and gloom, and loud complaints about its feasibility. The bag ordinance was designed to reduce the impact by plastic bags on the city and the environment. In surveys, a 10-cent per carry out bag fee has been shown to reduce the number of disposable bags used by 70 to 90 percent.

Business License Fee Deadline Extended The new business license administrator for the City of Pacific Grove, HdL Company, opened the City’s online business license renewal access on May 8, 2016. [This may come as a surprise to many because there was no notification that we can recall, but administration has been in flux recently. Our first indication of the change, at all three of the businesses we operate in the City of Pacific Grove, was a form we received in the mail on May 25, 2016.]

Library Renewal Update Last spring a storage space in the original Carnegie portion of the Pacific Grove Library was brought back to life as a beautiful meeting room that also houses the Nancy and Steve Hauk Gallery. This spring the hanging of the first of three chandeliers continues the effort to restore this part of the Library to its original glory.

The design of the chandeliers is as close to those hanging in the Library in the early 20th century as Ken Hinshaw, Robert Huitt, and Lowell Northrup could deter- mine from a photograph of the Library’s interior.

Evidence of their success is that many Library patrons don’t notice the chandelier centered over one of the arches leading to the reading room. But when its presence is pointed out, the response is one of delight at its beauty.

Man Arrested for Shooting His Car On May 27, 2016 at approximately 3:03 a.m., Monterey Police Officers responded to Montsalas Drive regarding a shooting. Officers found an unoccupied vehicle that had been vandalized and shot multiple times.

On May 27, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Monterey Police Of cers and Detectives with the Monterey PPRVNT served a search warrant there. As detectives were serving the search warrant, Brendan Powers, 32, of Monterey returned. Powers was arrested without incident and charged with discharging a firearm, vandalism, and violation of a court order.

Powers was transported to Monterey County Jail and his bail was set at $100,000. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.

Kennel Club Held Agility Trials Fans were invited to see dogs race through tunnels, balance on teeters, and fly over jumps The Del Monte Kennel Club held Agility Trials Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 4. The trials took place at a new venue: York School, 9501 York Rd., Monterey. Pre-entered dogs only, including mixed-breeds.

Running Club Made Scholarship Awards The Monterey Bay Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (WNLRs) are pleased to announce this year’s scholarship award winners to outstanding high school seniors throughout Monterey County. This year, a total of $10,000 in scholarship awards, ranging from $350 to $2000, were given to11 students who were nominated by their coaches and met the WNLRs distance running, educational and leadership criteria.

Among them, from Pacific Grove High School, was Douglas Dow Founded in 1965 and celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2015, the Wednesday Night Laundry Runners (USATF team #133) is a local distance-running club with members throughout the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas.

There are over 300 members with ages ranging from 1882. See more information at http://wnlr.org.

Pacific Grove’s New Police Chief Was to be Chosen by End of July The search for a permanent police chief, ongoing since Vickie Myers resigned in favor of the department in Seaside, was winding down in May, 2016.

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call went out, the City received more than 50 qualified applicants from which he selected the 17 most highly qualified. Of those, seven were selected for in-person interviews. Three were then invited for second interviews, from which Harvey hoped to narrow it down to two. All three were serving as chiefs of other departments and are POST certified.

He planned to visit their respective jurisdictions to earn whether they would be a good fit for Pacific Grove.

Who was the First Homeless Person You remember?

Wanda Sue Parrott challenged readers to first remember, then write about it.

“Recalling my first homeless person inspired the following short tale. If you remember the first homeless person you ever saw, please share your memory as a letter, fiction, non-fiction or poem.” She hoped to gather enough memoirs for a chapbook to sell as a fundraiser to benefit the 450 homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula, starting with the four senior-seniors (nonagenarians) and working backwards.

the Pacific Grove Police Department lobby with a police-themed invitation, complete with a cartoon. The boy was thrilled to meet real officers.

As it was his day off, Officer Hawkins and Sergeant Perez went to the party, along with Corporal Lonsinger.

They arrived with lights flashing to the excitement of the youngsters at the party.

The officers had taken up a collection and gave the boy a gift, and gave all the children staff baseball cards.

They allowed the children to get into the patrol car and operate the lights.

It was all in the name of good community relations.

Officer Hawkins said he felt that in a world where children see police in social media and cartoons, “It’s nice to get out there and do something nice and show the kids that officers are human beings.”

Issue of 06-10-16

Poor Voter Turnout for Primary Despite a lot of precinct walking by volunteers, exhortations in social media, and a plethora of signs and TV ads, voter turnout in this historic presidential primary election was, in the opinion of this newspaper, abysmal.

Of 176,676 voters registered in Monterey County only 46,374 bothered to vote by the three methods tallied: 26,839 voted by mail; 2,559 voted by turning in their mail ballot at a precinct; and 16,976 voted by going to their precinct in person. These tallies were as of 8:23 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Still to be counted and verified were vote-by-mail ballots which did not arrive but were postmarked in time, but that was not expected to be a large number -- perhaps a few thousand at the most. It is not likely that they would show any different trend from the votes already counted, nor change the final outcome of any race unless the spread was only a few votes apart.

Newcomer Mary Adams Upsets Incumbent Dave Potter At 8:23 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, the latest update posted by Monterey County Elections showed Mary Adams with 9,734 votes or 56.35 percent to Dave Potter’s 7,541 votes at 43.65 percent. From the first reports of election night, Adams had more than 50 percent of the votes, supplanting 20-year incumbent Potter. She was to remain at more than 50 percent all evening.

Potter had not formally conceded as of press time.

Cartoon for 06-10-16 Casey Lucius ‘hit the ground running’

in bid for Congress It’s like the story of the campers and the bear. You only need to be faster than the other campers to excape the bear. Casey Lucius only needed to garner more votes in three counties to force a runoff against Jimmy Panetta come November. No mean feat for the candidate for Congress who is currently a sitting City Council member and, as she likes to put it, a mom.

To Have a Safe Birthday Party, Invite the Police A young boy anticipating his fifth birthday party wanted a police theme. He and his mom arrived at

Puzzle Has Father’s Day theme Peter Silzer, our crossword setter, designed a Father’s Day-themed puzzle with clues such as “Father of Genetics” and “June honorees.”

Man in Prison for Pebble Beach Murder is Charged in Seaside Woman’s Murder Alfred Powell, a 60-year-old inmate at California State Prison-Solano in Vacaville, has been charged with the 1982 murder of Sandra Steppuhn McGee, a Seaside woman who had been listed as a missing person until her skeletal remains were found buried in a Monterey yard last year.

She had been a missing person for 32 years.

In September 2015, landscapers digging in a yard on Third Street in Monterey located McGee’s skeletal remains buried in a makeshift grave on the property.

Powell is currently serving a term of 15 years to life in state prison for the March 3, 1983 murder of Suzanne Kay Nixon, a 30-year-old hairstylist from Pebble Beach.

Pacific Grove Triathlon Draws Yoga Friends to Enter Jan Austin wrote that in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, three yoga friends, Jody Emerson Quintana, Lance Wright and Gina Puccinelli would undertake the Sprint Distance events of the 2016 Triathlon at Pacific Grove as a team.

Graduating Seniors Hoped to Inspire Grade Schoolers Graduating seniors from Pacific Grove High School, wearing their red graduation gowns, took one last look at where they came from -- the halls of Robert Down School -- on the day they graduated.

But it was about more than nostalgia, as the seniors hoped to inspire the younger students in their school work and accomplishments, when the little Otters become fullfledged Breakers.

Karen Levy gave us a photo essay.

Ukelele Songbirds Entertain Jan Austin wrote about the Ukulele Songbirds, a group of seven Monterey area residents who love to sing, play ukuleles (and other instruments) and make music together.

Issue of 06-17-16

Blessing of the Waters Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident monk at the Pacific Grove Manjushri Dharma Center, offered a special

Water Blessing Ceremony on the occasion of the Summer Solstice, Monday, June 20, 2016 at Lovers Point beach in Pacific Grove. The blessing honored all the Earth’s elements as Rinpoche chanted to pray for their protection. This is a powerful and poignant way to gather in community and to celebrate the longest day of the year.

Participants also offered a group prayer, The public was invited to take some flower petals to contribute to this beautiful and moving ceremony.

Council put Admissions Tax on the Ballot Pushed by a tight timetable to get on the November ballot, Pacific Grove City Council voted in a late-night session to direct City staff to prepare an admission tax for voter approval.

An admission tax would be levied on consumers, not on the venue or event. It could be a flat fee or a percentage. Copious rules surround admission taxes in the State of California, one of which is that the tax must be applied broadly. That said, it was plain that the City is eying the Monterey Bay Aquarium with its millions of visitors and an admission fee which was recently raised to $49.95 for adults.

Paving on Sunset/Highway 68 Crews paved along a 1-mile section of Hwy 68, including ramps, between Asilomar/Sinex Ave. and Forest Ave. in PG through August 30.

A Man with a Plan to Save Rhinos Damien Mander is a Steven Segal character in real life. He stopped in Pacific Grove to visit a friend, on his way to a fund-raising talk in Pebble Beach.

He was raising an army to fight the rampant poaching which has driven rhinos near extinction. He might even condone issuing hunting tags for poachers.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection In 2015, MRWMD received 586 turn-ins and 70,690 pounds of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and electronic waste. It is against the law to dispose of HHW anywhere besides an authorized HHW collection center or event, which sometimes leads to stockpiling of HHW in the garage or storage area awaiting a trip to the disposal facility.

A special collection drive was held on June 25 at the Monterey Peninsula College Parking Lot A. HHW includes products such as household and automotive batteries, auto fluids.

St. Mary’s Held its Annual Antiques Show The 59th annual St. Mary’s Antiques & Collectibles Show was held July 8 and 9.

The Show featured vintage porcelain, silver, jewelry, and furniture, and well as upscale collectibles, including garden décor and pre-1970 era toys. This destination show also offers delicious homemade lunches and snacks in the Patio Bistro, a silent auction, door prizes, tours of the pristine 1887 Victorian church, and daily concerts Classic, Organ, and Celtic.

Aquarium Held Day of Discovery “The Zack Bunnell Day of Discovery” is a day that gives young people with disabilities the chance to experience the freedom and wonder of the ocean during a surface scuba experience. Two such days were held in June, 2016.

“The Day of Discovery” embodies the mission of the Monterey Bay Aquarium – to inspire conservation of the ocean.

“Year in Review” has been proudly published by Cedar Street Times to recount stories from our pages since 2010.

Each year we start the review toward the end of the year and continue it into the beginning of the next.

Sometimes they’re stories of important events, and sometimes we pick stories and pictures of everyday life

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2017 the Year of PG Writes! “Life in Pacific Grove” 2017 is the Year of the Rooster on the Chinese zodiac, but here at “Keepers of Our Culture,” we’re declaring 2017 to be the Year of the Story—namely, your story!

We invite you to share your story in “Life in Pacific Grove,” the 444-page book filled with stories by and for PG residents and visitors, to be published in the fall of 2017 to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. This special opportunity to have your writing published in a book, at no charge to you, is open to all residents and visitors.

Don’t worry about misspelling or typos—we’ll make it all professional.

Simply write a short story of 100 to 500 words around one of these topics: How you (or your ancestors) came to live in Pacific Grove.

A person, group, place, or event that makes Pacific Grove special to you.

A biographical statement about who you are, and your unique life experiences.

Harnessing the Power of Stories to Bring Us Together Stories have the power to build bridges of understanding between individuals and groups whose shared experiences may not be apparent initially, yet are part of a community’s common culture. Here in Pacific Grove, our stories range from the traditional return of the butterflies to the Feast of Lanterns to the tales traded by divers, surfers and other adventurers.

Each of you has a unique story to tell, an important contribution to make in “Life in Pacific Grove.” Each of you can be a “keeper of our PG culture.” Share details of one special aspect of your life in Pacific Grove. It could be memories from a PG of the past, a memorable meal at one of our restaurants, a favorite walk, a neighborhood tradition like block parties, shared

Keepers of our Culture Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg

Photo Caption: Pacific Grove artist Keith Larson created this delightful sketch of a typical street scene in Butterfly Town, U.S.A.

experiences with friends, participation within a club, organization or church that has meaning to you, or a funny story about your pet. Write about your traits and habits, greatest challenges, best talents, wisdom gained by living here.

Creating a Snapshot in Time We’re collecting stories from and about everyone—about folks dining in our restaurants, walking on the Rec Trail, gathering in our coffeehouses, browsing in our shops, taking their children to school—stories from all the people who are living in and visiting our special corner

of the world.

Our goal is to create a snapshot in time, a comprehensive look at the rich sweep of life in Pacific Grove in 2017, a tapestry woven of the many threads that make up our community, open to all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations and economic status.

This book is sure to be entertaining and educational, with snatches of dialogue and repartee—replete with a walking tour, historical facts, and “typically PG” illustrations by Keith Larson.

Stories and libraries go together, so it’s only natural that all proceeds from the

sale of this special book will be donated to the library. If you need any additional incentive to write a story, consider that you’ll not only be contributing to our town’s legacy and heritage—as part of an important historical document that will live for generations—but that you’ll also be lending long term support for a beloved community institution.

See all submission details at keepersofourculture.com or call Patricia at 831649-6640, or email keepersofourculture@ gmail.com.

2018 the Year of “America Writes!

Life in Our United States” The power of stories to impact our lives for good continually reveals itself everywhere. “America Writes! Life in Our United States,” a how-to book about our story gathering journey here in Pacific Grove—and the benefits it brings—will be published in 2018 by Park Place Publications. This book will guide personal historians and storytellers throughout these United States to gather stories and produce similar books—and benefits—in their communities. “America Writes!”

Bringing our country together—one story at a time—yours and mine and theirs!

Attend a Free Writing Class on January 19 To help you get started on writing your story, mark that brand-new 2017 calendar to attend the next FREE writing class January 19 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Little House in Jewell Park. GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Patricia Hamilton is available to give a presentation about “Life in the Grove” to your group, book club, service organization, friends and family, and also to lead a writing session to gather stories, beginning January 15, 2017. Contact her at keepersofourcul-

Finding Your Roots in Your Own Back Yard 36th Annual Ancestor Roundup is January 21 in Seaside

By Kathleen M. Nevin Genealogy research moved from dusty records offices and graveyards to mainstream television with programs like “Who Do You Think You Are” and “Finding Your Roots.” But genealogy was one of the fastest growing hobbies long before TV viewers learned about Brooke Shields’ royal ancestors.

Any seasoned family historian will tell you that the hunt for ancestors takes much more research, time and energy than what is depicted in revealing a celebrity’s roots in a one-hour television show.

In my own family search, I’ve logged hundreds of hours in libraries, courthouses and cemeteries from California to Iowa, from Nova Scotia to England and Ireland.

The search — the puzzle, the mystery, the challenge of the search — keeps me going.

Over the past 40 years, I’ve met relatives I didn’t know existed and learned more about history than I ever did in school.

While the Internet has made records and information more accessible and easier to locate, every enthusiastic genealogist hits a “brick wall” occasionally. When that happens, I find a class or a genealogy seminar to help me find answers.

Since 1981, the Monterey Peninsula has been fortunate to have a major annual genealogy conference right in our backyard. On Saturday, January 21, the 36th Annual “Ancestor Roundup 2017” presents a full day of classes in Seaside.

From “Beginning Genealogy Research” to “Getting the Most out of Ancestry.com,” class topics are wide ranging and informative. Learn how to find family records using a variety of resources, including online newspaper sites, immigration, naturalization and land records.

This year’s Keynote Speaker, gene-

Commodore Sloat Chapter member Shelley McFadden will teach a special workshop for three class periods, “Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors,” to help prospective new members to the DAR with their research.

Rose Marie Capodicci will again help students find their Portuguese ancestors, while Richard Rands of the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group provides the clues needed for researching German or Scottish and Irish ancestors.

Local researcher, author and lecturer, Linda Avakian has researched her Armenian roots for nearly 30 years. Her classes in immigration and naturalization provide invaluable tips for all genealogists.

Robert Givens alogist Bob Givens, has been researching, teaching and writing about family history for more than 40 years. He will explain “The Research Wiki.” Nothing to do with “WikiLeaks,” the Research Wiki is a helpful online resource for genealogists seeking “research advice” from some 85,000 articles on geographic resources, where to find vital records and how to avoid “rookie mistakes.” Givens will join over a dozen instructors when he offers four additional classes, including “New England Research” and “Digitizing Your Genealogy.”

Many instructors return to the Ancestor Roundup each year. Last year’s Keynote Speaker Dayna Jacobs, AG®️ returns with four new classes, including “Wild, Wild West: Research in the Mountain West States.”

Presented by the Commodore Sloat Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the 36th Annual Ancestor Roundup will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1024 Noche Buena at Plumas in Seaside.

Cost for the day-long genealogy conference is $30 for the seminar, lunch and a printed syllabus ($20 for the seminar, lunch and an E-syllabus (PDF)). For information and registration, call event registrar, Serita Sue Woodburn, 899-2121, or email seritasue2@comcast.net or find us on Facebook: 36th Annual DAR Ancestor Roundup.

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DMV Reminds Motorists of New Laws for 2017

With the New Year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that, unless otherwise noted, take effect on January 1, 2017. The following are summaries of some transportation-related laws taking effect.

Use of Electronic Wireless Devices (AB 1785, Quirk): Driving a motor vehicle while holding and operating a handheld wireless telephone or a wireless electronic communications device will be prohibited, unless the device is mounted on a vehicle’s windshield or is mounted/affixed to a vehicle’s dashboard or center console in a manner that does not hinder the driver’s view of the road. The driver’s hand may only be used to activate or deactivate a feature or function on the device with the motion of a single swipe or tap of the driver’s finger, but not while holding it. The law does not apply to manufacturer-installed systems that are embedded in a vehicle.

Child Safety Seats (AB 53, Garcia): This law requires a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child who is younger than 2 years of age in an appropriate rear-facing child passenger restraint system, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches in height (3 feet, 3 inches).

Motorcycle Lane Splitting (AB 51, Quirk): This law defines “lane splitting” as driving a two-wheeled motorcycle between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane. The law authorizes the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to develop educational guidelines relating to lane splitting in a manner that would ensure the safety of motorcyclists, drivers, and passengers. In developing these guidelines, the law requires the CHP to consult with specified agencies and organizations that have an interest in road safety and motorcyclist behavior.

Vehicle Registration Fee (SB 838, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): This law increases the vehicle registration fee on every vehicle or trailer coach from $43 to $53 beginning April 1, 2017.

Environmental License Plate (SB 839, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review): This law increases the fee for the issuance of Environmental License Plates from $43 to $53, starting July 1, 2017. This law also increases the fee for the renewal, retention, transfer, or duplication of Environmental License Plates (personalized) from $38 to $43, starting January 1, 2017.

Accident Reporting (SB 491, Committee on Transportation and Housing): This law increases the minimum financial threshold for property damage that is required to be reported to the DMV from $750 to $1,000 when a driver is involved in a motor vehicle collision.

Vehicle Safety Recalls (AB 287, Gordon): This law enacts the Consumer Automotive Recall Safety (CARS) Act, and requires the DMV to include a general advisory regarding vehicle recalls and needed repairs on each vehicle registration renewal notice. This law prohibits a dealer or a rental car company from renting or loaning a vehicle with a manufacturer’s recall no later than 48 hours after receiving the notice—until the vehicle has been repaired. This law gives a limited exception for a licensed dealer or a rental car company with a fleet of 34 or fewer loaner or rental vehicles. The law authorizes the DMV to suspend or revoke a vehicle dealer’s license if they violate the CARS Act. Year of Manufacture License Plates (SB 1429, Nielsen): This law expands the Year of Manufacture (YOM) license plate program to include vehicles and license plates manufactured through 1980. This law benefits owners of vintage motor vehicles who obtain license plates from the year corresponding to the vehicle’s model-year, and wish to use those vintage plates in lieu of regular license plates. Such plates are commonly found from different sources, including relatives, garage sales, estate sales, etc.

The program will include the blue and yellow license plates issued for use on California motor vehicles from 1970 until 1980.

Background Checks of Drivers of Transportation Network Companies (AB 1289, Cooper): A transportation network company (TNC) will be required to perform a comprehensive background check of all their drivers. This law also specifies penalties for a TNC that violates or fails to comply with this requirement. A TNC will be prohibited from contracting with, employing, or retaining a driver if they are registered on the U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender public website, has been convicted of specified felonies, or within the previous seven years, has been convicted of a misdemeanor assault or battery, domestic violence, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Any TNC in violation of the specified requirements is subject to a penalty of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each offense.

Installing Counterfeit or Nonfunctional Air Bags (AB 2387, Mullin): This law prohibits knowingly and intentionally manufacturing, importing, installing, reinstalling, distributing, or selling any device intended to replace an air bag system in any motor vehicle if the device is a counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag system, or does not meet federal safety requirements. The law also prohibits selling, installing, or reinstalling any device that would cause a vehicle’s diagnostic system to fail to warn when the vehicle is equipped with a counterfeit, nonfunctional, or a case in which no air bag was installed. This violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine and/or up to a one year in county jail. (source: CA DMV press release)

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Explaining Lawyers’ Explanations Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.

Planning for Each Generation Lawyers are not known for their clear and relatable explanations of legal issues. In fact, the language most lawyers use in attempting to communicate legal concepts is often referred to as “legalese.” Merriam Webster defines “legalese” as “the language used by lawyers that is difficult for most people to understand,” or more precisely, “legal jargon.” Although legal language is important to communicate complex legal concepts and principles, such language is not easily understood by laypersons.

To paraphrase Lord Byron’s Don Juan, most people wish lawyers would “explain their explanations.”

My parents were both educators and I seriously considered entering the teaching profession until I made the decision to go to law school. As a lawyer who understands legal jargon but who also appreciates education, I always seek to make mysterious legal concepts accessible in an easy-to-understand manner.

However, making general legal concepts accessible should not be conflated with a “do-it-yourself approach.” The law is complex and what can appear to be simple on the surface can involve a myriad of nuances that can create devastating consequences if not fully recognized or understood. The perfect scenario is for clients to understand enough of the general legal concepts to make informed decisions while leaving it up to their lawyers to make sure the complex technical aspects of the project are addressed.

My website, www.lawyerplaybook. com gives the public access to general legal concepts in an understandable manner. The website features three main sections: videos, articles, and a legal directory.

1. Videos In the videos section, you can watch 5 to 10 minute videos about a variety of estate planning topics, from basic con-

cepts such as “What is a Revocable Living Trust” to more sophisticated ideas such as “Preserving California Prop. 13 Property Tax Basis.” Currently there are eight such videos with new videos on the way.

2. Articles / Blog The blog section features articles about general estate planning concepts.

Many of the articles are my own which have appeared on my law firm’s website and in the Cedar Street Times. Other articles were contributed by other colleagues about various topics of interest.

3. Lawyer Directory As the videos and articles posted on my website and on other platforms have gained attraction, people from around the country have expressed interest in working with a knowledgable attorney to help them with the various topics that I have addressed. As I am unable to represent everybody, I am building a directory of estate planning attorneys. The directory currently features attorneys in all three West Coast states and will be expanding in due time.

It is essential to understand that the information presented on the website is by no means a viable substitute for the proper personal counsel of a licensed attorney. Nevertheless, I encourage you to visit www.lawyerplaybook.com to become generally familiar with key legal concepts in order to prepare you to work with your attorney to accomplish your goals.

KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950 and Kyle may be reached at 831920-0205.

Kyle is also the founder of Lawyer Playbook, LLC. For more information, please visit www.lawyerplaybook.com Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Before acting upon any of the information presented in this article, you should consult an attorney who is licensed to practice law in your community.

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Forest Theater Guild Auditions for Summer Productions Set for this Saturday, Jan. 7

The Forest Theater Guild (FTG) will hold additional auditions for this summer’s productions of Todd Weaver’s original comedic play“Pirate Booty” and “BIG-the Musical” based on the Tom Hanks film of the same name. The Guild is pleased to be using directors from Carmel for both productions. Weaver, a multi-year Guild Board member, will be directing the debut of his original work “Pirate Booty.”

Directing “BIG” is longtime Carmel resident and Forest Theater director Walt deFaria. “We are so pleased to be able to offer such a great variety this year” says Yvonne Hildebrand-Bowen, Executive Director of the Guild. “We are looking forward to the collaboration with Paraphrase productions for a second year to present a limited engagement of “Pippin” and “Man of LaMancha,” for which call backs are also slated for

this weekend. We are trying some new things this year and we hope to have a little something for everyone to enjoy. It is sure to be another magical year at the Forest!”

Auditions for The Forest Theater Guilds production of “Pirate Booty” and “BIG the Musical”, scheduled for June and July 2017 respectively at the Forest Theater, will take place on Saturday January 7 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Carmel Youth Center on the corner of 4th and Torres, Carmel. All ages and experience levels are welcome for large casts with roles for adults, teens and young persons as well as numerous singers and dancers.

Please prepare a comedic monologue and a song. For more information or for the audition appointment link please visit http://www.foresttheaterguild.org/auditions-jan-7th-2017-for-bigand-pirate-booty/ or call (831) 626-1681 and leave your return phone number.

Gearing up for the AT&T: Chamber Shuttle Bus for Golf Fans For the 15th straight year, the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will run a shuttle bus service to the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm golf tournament Wednesday through Sunday, February 8-12.

The shuttle will depart in front of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History starting Wednesday, February 8, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and run Thursday through Saturday, February 9-11, 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 12, 6:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. for the estimated 20-minute trip to the tournament at Pebble Beach. The cost is $20 for all day. A five-day pass is available for $60.

Free unlimited parking is available a block away on Ocean View Boulevard.

Golf fans are reminded that cameras, cell phones, large backpacks, and large bags are not allowed on the golf courses during the tournament. Programs and pairing sheets are available at the tournament.

The Chamber will promote the shuttle service, which eliminates the need for golf fans to drive to the campus of California State University Monterey Bay on the old Fort Ord to board transportation to the

tournament. Golf fans, except those with special parking privileges, are not allowed to drive their cars to the tournament on Thursday-Sunday.

“They lose an hour of their valuable time going back and forth and having to endure a longer ride to the tournament and back again. The Chamber’s direct shuttle to Pebble Beach alleviates that problem and allows the Chamber to show its hospitality to our wonderful visitors,” said Moe Ammar, Chamber President.

Last year’s Chamber AT&T shuttle drew 3,000 people over the tournament’s five-day run. Ammar expects that number to grow substantially this year because of anticipation that the tournament’s popularity will grow and hopefully better weather conditions.

Play begins at 8 a.m each day except for Sunday’s final round at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, when the action begins at 7:30 a.m.

Pacific Grove lodging establishments will offer special packages and discount rates for the length of the tournament. Some stores in Pacific Grove also will remain open late on Friday and Saturday to accommodate golf fans.

For more information, contact the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce at 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org.

Forum: A History of Peninsula Efforts to Buy Cal Am

Keith Vandevere, Xasauan Today Blog Monday, January 9, 7:00pm Unitarian Universalist Church 490 Aguajito Rd, Carmel (off Aguajito at Hwy 1 and 68) Keith Vandevere has been involved in Monterey Peninsula water issues since the early 1980s. He managed the successful campaign to defeat the New Los Padres Dam in 1995 and has served on the Monterey County Planning Commission since 2003. He has commented on water issues on his blog, Xasauan Today, since 2008.

The Monterey Peninsula has a long history of trying to take our privately-owned water utility, Cal Am, into public ownership. A number of attempts have been made since Cal Am bought our water system in 1966 and even before that.

Keith will present the history and the issues involved in the various efforts.

Let’s know our history so that we are not doomed to repeat it!

PWN Forums are Free and Open to the Public.

Visit our website at www.publicwaternow.org for the latest local water news.

Rotary Lt. Gov to Address Locals

The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker January 10, Ilge Karancak-Splane, Lt. Governor - Rotary Action Group for Peace. Lunch is $25 and reservations may be made with Jane Roland at 649-0657.

2017, Real Estate and the Monterey Peninsula Patrick Ryan

Local Real Estate Update A new year has started and we all are looking forward to it being a good one.

2016 was a rough year in a lot of ways.

We had a bruising Presidential Election, worldwide economic uncertainty, and for someone of my generation it seemed as though we lost a treasured artist every month, be it David Bowie, Prince or more recently Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Here is to hoping we don’t repeat that pattern.

We will limit our focus here to the local real estate market on the Monterey Peninsula. There are really just two things that affect our residential real estate market more than anything else, supply and demand. All else being equal, these two macro-economic parameters matter the most to the local market. The Monterey Peninsula residential real estate market is defined by lack of supply and a steady demand. These two factors combine to keep an upward pressure on prices.

There are other things that affect the market both directly and indirectly. The 10-year Treasury note has a direct effect on mortgage rates which will influence one’s ability to obtain and maintain a loan on a home. The higher the rate goes the more expensive the monthly payment which can price some people out of the market.

A more indirect influence is the upcoming new President’s economic policies.

President elect Trump has promised lower taxes, increased spending and lower regulations. This has the potential to increase economic growth and inflation, which can

in turn lead to a faster pace of interest rate increases.

World-wide economic and political doings can also have an indirect effect on the local real estate market through their influence on the US economy. Terrorism and its effect on political stability, the price of oil, Russia and possible cyber-attacks on our utility grid nationwide, how Europe handles Brexit, and innumerable other things can have an indirect effect on our local market. All of the things listed above can have an effect on demand.

As I have said before, the majority of the demand for homes on the Monterey Peninsula comes from the Bay Area and the Central Valley. At the open houses I held this past weekend, the majority of the people coming through were from these two areas. A good percentage of these buyers are all cash and are not as concerned with the mortgage rates as most first time home buyers are. However, major economic or political disruptions that shatter confidence can cause those buyers to pull back, thereby decreasing demand. Our supply will remain low, the main question for 2017 is will demand remain steady. If it does, then a well-priced home will sell in quick order. A year from today, it will be interesting to see what 2017 turns out to be. My one bet is that Keith Richards will still be alive. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Patrick.ryan@sothebsyhomes.com 831.238.8116

Pending Home Sales Backpedal in November: NAR Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors

Market Matters

Pending home sales dipped in November to their lowest level in nearly a year as the brisk upswing in mortgage rates and not enough inventory dispirited some would-be buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Only the Northeast saw monthly and annual pending sales gains last month.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, declined 2.5 percent to 107.3 in November from 110.0 in October. After last month’s decrease in activity, the index is now 0.4 percent below last November (107.7) and is at its lowest reading since January (105.4).

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says ongoing supply shortages and the surge in mortgage rates took a small bite out of pending sales in November. “The budget of many prospective buyers last month was dealt an abrupt hit by the quick ascension of rates immediately after the election,” he said. “Already faced with climbing home prices and minimal listings in the affordable price range, fewer home shoppers in most of the country were successfully able to sign a contract.”

With 2017 at the doorstep, Yun says higher borrowing costs somewhat cloud the outlook for the housing market. This was evident in NAR’s most recent HOME survey, which found that confidence amongst renters about now being a good

time to buy has diminished since the beginning of the year. The good news, according to Yun, is that the impact of higher rates will be partly neutralized by stronger wage growth as a result of the 2 million net new job additions expected next year.

“Healthy local job markets amidst tight supply means many areas will remain competitive with prices on the rise. Those rushing to lock in a rate before they advance even higher will probably have few listings to choose from,” said Yun. “Some buyers will have to expand the area of their home search or be forced to delay in order to save a little more money for their down payment.”

Existing sales are still expected to close out 2016 at a pace of around 5.42 million, which will eclipse 2015 (5.25 million) as the highest since 2006 (6.48 million).

• In 2017, sales are forecast to grow roughly 2 percent to around 5.52 million.

• The national median existing-home price is expected to increase to around 5 percent this year and 4 percent in 2017.

November’s statewide median home price was $501,710, down 2.3 percent from October and up 4.9 percent from November 2015.

• The index in the West fell 6.7 percent in November to 101.0 and is now 1.0 percent below a year ago.

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Part One: Hasta la vista!

Pundits, Pissants and People ponder the meaning of Trump’s big P Saying farewell to one American president and welcoming the next has never been quite like this before!

If former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Jan. 2 Premiere Performance as star of NBC’s “New Celebrity Apprentice” is any indication, we’re facing a “Hasta la vista” transition, whatever that means.

Even the black pissants invading my sink are kicking up their heels as they stream forth in quantum leaps, reminiscent of expanding national homeless ranks since Bill Clinton took office Jan. 20, 1991.

Then, according to the 1990 Nationwide Census Bureau Statistics, 49,783 people were homeless on the street and another 178,828 were in emergency shelters.

Things have changed.

In 2017, Washington, D. C., where the President is expected to reside, has the highest rate of homelessness of 32 cities. There are 124 homeless persons estimated for every 10,000 residents, or approximately 8,350 homeless people.

President-elect Donald J. Trump is executive producer of “New Celebrity Apprentice,” which gives generous donations to winners’charities. Are homeless agencies included? Unknown at this time.

Trump’s presidential campaign did not address “homelessness” verbatim in speeches, literature or online.

David Brooks predicted in the Nov. 4, 2016 New York Times, “A Trump impeachment or resignation is probably in the cards within the next year.”

So, while pundits prophesy the downfall of the United States or its resurrection, depending on which side of the aisle they’re on, I looked into local grassroots democracy. Good news!

Pantries These food Pantries are open to all people, unless otherwise indicated: Marina residents only: St. Jude’s Catholic Church, 303 Hillcrest, 1st, 2nd & 5th Wed., 10 a.m.

– 11 a.m.

Monterey: The Gathering for Women’s “Pantry for All” is open on Sun., Tues. and Fri., 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., at 580 Fremont St., Monterey (next to El Estero Car Wash).

Shoreline Community Church, 2500 Garden Rd., Tues., Thurs, 12:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m.

New Monterey & Pacific Grove residents only: St. Angela Merici Church, 362 Lighthouse Ave., PG,

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise Tues. & Thurs., 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Pacific Grove: St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 146 12th St., Mon., Wed., Fri., 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Housing and Homeless Programs in Monterey As of Jan. 2, 2017, I sent New Year’s greetings to all city councils on the Monterey Peninsula, suggesting they participate in the 2017 Matching Funds Challenge Grant Program to help homeless service providers. The project is currently managed by the City of Monterey, which provides yearly funds for many homeless service organizations, including the Veterans’ Transition Center for housing.

According to Mayor Clyde Roberson, “Monterey has built low income housing in the past, and currently has a project on city land for 19 very low income units.

“Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program

(I-HELP) for Men currently provides homeless shelter for up to 25 homeless guests every day of the month at different participating churches, one of which is my own, First Presbyterian Monterey, of which I have been a member almost 40 years. Our Pastor Jay started the program almost 25 years ago.”

Presbyterians and Politics President-elect Donald J. Trump’s religious back-

Rainbow Speakers Welcome 2017

Rainbow Speakers and Friends invite you to welcome the New Year at our monthly evening of friendship and support on Monday, January 9, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.

Come spend an uplifting evening with our ever growing family. Sincere thanks to Fr. Jon Perez for providing a space for our gatherings at the Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church, 425 Carmel Avenue, Marina (corner of Carmel and California Avenues).

ground is Presbyterian. Will he or won’t he become active in the National Presbyterian Church, the third-largest religious center in Washington, D.C.?

NPC started in 1795 when a group of Scottish stonemasons, who were employed to work on the White House, met to worship. President Dwight D. Eisenhower laid the cornerstone on Oct. 14, 1967 for the present church complex which covers 12 acres.

In CNN Politics online, Oct. 24, 2016, Religion Editor Daniel Barke writes in “The guilt-free gospel of Donald Trump” that the president-elect “claims to be a Presbyterian who attends church occasionally—on Christmas, Easter and special occasions” but is too busy on most Sundays.

Here in Monterey, the First Presbyterian Church has been instrumental in helping One Starfish Safe Parking and I-HELP for Women to get up and running.

Mayor Roberson says, “The City of Monterey has allocated funds for these shelter programs. Organizations are now receiving City funding to provide diverse overnight shelter assistance, and people are now being sheltered overnight.”

More Monterey news will appear next week. Now, here’s some insider information into just what we can expect by analyzing the incoming president’s signature: According to Michelle Dresbold, graduate of the United States Secret Service’s Advanced Document Training Program, and author of “Sex, Lies and Handwriting” (Simon and Schuster, 2008): “. . . The oversized P in Trump is a large phallic symbol that shouts: ‘Me—big hunk of man.”

Which leaves us pondering his TV replacement Arnold Schwarzenegger’s innuendo to Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight

Show a week before Christmas: “I’m the new boss. I plan to be tough but fair. . . and another change: we’re now in California.”

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call The Yodel Poet at 831-899-5887.

Joy of Singing at Monterey Library

Join for an uplifting afternoon of singing for all ages led by Lisa G. Littlebird who leads in call and response style with an easy grace and infectious joy. You don’t need to be able to read music, or even think you can sing. No solos. Free. Sunday, January 15, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. More information at www.monterey.org/library and www.thebirdsings.com

Inspired by the Whales at Berwick Park Visitors continue to pose with Pacific Grove’s newest tourist attraction, the whale sculpture in Berwick Park and people continue to take pictures, even pictures of people taking pictures. Send yours to editor@cedarstreettimes.com and tell us who took the pictures and when.

Not everyone, apparently, sees the joy in the whale sculptures. Left, one “Arthur” threatens them with a chain saw in this picture by Jane Flury.

Bill Peake found a sunny day, Dec. 30, to photograph his niece and nephew from Chandler, AZ

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‘Lunch and Learn’ to Focus on Water The League of Women Voters of Monterey County (LWVMC) cordially invites you to attend the next Lunch & Learn.

It will be a General Member Meeting on “The Future of Water in Monterey County.”

The luncheon Is planned for Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at noon. Lunch is $17/person; provided by Café Athena.

The presentation will be made from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m (presentation is free

and open to the public) at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Road, Carmel.

Please RSVP by Saturday, January 7, 2017 to Lorita Fisher via email (GLFisher@redshift.com) or phone (831-3758301). Payment for lunch can be either cash or check and is payable upon arrival.

If you have further questions about the upcoming presentation, please contact George Riley at georgetriley@gmail.com.

Paraphrase Productions kicks off its third season in January with a new one-act play, “Give & Take: A Benefit Concert for Paraphrase Productions” that previews the 2017 summer productions of “Man of La Mancha” and “Pippin.”

One weekend of theatrical performances, January 13-15, will be held for free at Paper Wing Theatre, and will include an auction and opportunity to donate to the young production company.

Paraphrase Productions began just two years ago by a small cadre of students from Trinity High School. Their initial production of “Little Shop of Horrors” was met with great enthusiasm and soldout audiences. Last summer, Paraphrase partnered with the Forest Theatre Guild to produce a fun musical adaptation of “The Addams Family.”

The idea behind the company is to provide mentoring opportunities for young adults by young adults. Mentorships in production, directing, stage operations and acting are provided by students of the trade. Paul Davis, a sophomore at Biola College serves as Executive Director of the non-profit production company and he has now widened his collection of talent from other schools and universities throughout

the state.

The January kick-off production of “Give and Take,” features Justin Godoin, a former student at Monterey High School now returning from school at San Francisco Opera, Taylor Rhoades, a former student of Pacific Grove High School currently majoring in Musical Theater at NYU, Audrey Moonan a Senior at Carmel High School, Collin Skerrit, a former student at Monterey High, and David Boehem, a new member of Paraphrase.

The hour-long one-act play will include numbers from “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Addams Family: A New Musical” and previews from planned summer productions of “Man of La Mancha” and “Pippin.” Both plays will take place in a 10-day run at Carmel’s Forest Theatre, July 13-23. A third yet-to-be-announced play will be held at the Paper Wing Theatre, August 17-20.

The public is welcomed free of charge for the January productions and opportunity to bid on items to raise funds for the 2017 season.

Paper Wing Theatre is located at 320 Hoffman Ave. in Monterey. All performances begin at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.paraphrase-productions.com.

Paraphrase Productions Debuts 2017 Season with Free Performances

Regina Mason sworn in as head of NAACP Monterey “The Monterey County branch of the NAACP held its Swearing-In Ceremony for the installation of newly elected officers serving from 20172019 on Monday, January 2, 2017, at Friendship Baptist Church in Seaside.

Senator Bill Monning, Senate Majority Leader of the 17th District performed the installation ceremony.

Regina Mason, noted for work with The Village Project, was sworn in as president of the organization.

For information contact the Branch office at 831-394-3727.”

Wesley Carswell named to Dean’s Honor Roll at ECU

Outstanding academic work during the 2016 fall semester has earned listings on the Dean’s Honor Roll for students at East Central University.

The Dean’s Honor Roll is reserved for students who have at least a 3.33 grade point average with no grade lower than a C. At least 12 credit hours must have been completed the semester to be included on each honor roll.

Those making the Dean’s Honor Roll include Wesley Carswell of Pacific Grove.

City Service Awards

Black Oystercatchers Inspire Lecture “Black Oystercatchers of Pacific Grove – a Question of Sustainability?” will enchant bird-lovers and all who treasure our spectacular coast. These charismatic characters are SPG’s new mascots. The lecture takes place on Wednsday, January 11 at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.

Our presenters are Rick Hanks, the first manager of the California Coastal National Monument (retired), and Hugo Ceja, CSUMB grad and independent contractor for Audubon. Hanks and Ceja coordinate the citizen scientist volunteers who gather data on the oystercatchers, fascinating birds which live year-round in the ever-changing and challenging rocky intertidal habitat. With more and better data, wildlife managers will be able to figure out

how to ensure the oystercatcher’s longterm survival in an environment threatened by development and sea level rise.

Observing the little known behavior of this territorial shorebird with the striking orange beak has become a passion for these volunteers, who lug spotting scopes and notepads to document foraging, mating, nesting and chick rearing.

These engaging birds and their amazing exploits are the topic of some very lively conversations!

This program is free and open to the public. Please join us for an evening of information, photographs, and fascinating stories of the oystercatchers of Pacific Grove (who, by the way, do not eat oysters!)

Oysters don’t run and Oystercatchers don’t eat them. Learn about these interesting denizens of the Pacific Grove shoreline on Jan 11 at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. They have become Sustainable G’s new mascots.

At the recent City Council meeting, the City Council of Pacific Grove honored Indika Karunasiri for 15 years of service. Indika has worked at the circulation desk of the Pacific Grove Public Library since 2001. She has been a resident of Pacific Grove since 2000, when her husband accepted a teaching position with the Navy Postgraduate School. Her children attended PG schools, and her daughter is now attending medical school in the Midwest.

Above, Indika is ourth from the left, wearing a blue jacket and holding a certificate of appreciation. Indika looks forward to going to work each day, and takes pride in her role in the Library. The Library is fortunate to have someone with her experience and commitment to providing excellent customer service.

Ken Rolle, above holding a certificate of appreciation, was honored at the recent City Council meeting for 25 years of service to the City as a reserve police officer. Reserve officers, said City Manager Ben Harvey, he faces the same risks and makes the same commitment to service that a regular officer does. He has the same training and time commitment as well.

Since 1970, when he came on board, he has made numerous calls for transport of prisoners to County Jail. Ken Rolle is on guard at high school football games and at fun runs and other events in Pacific Grove. Among other duties, he maintains the City’ 1940’s police car. Ken invented TracNet, software used by police departments, with his brothers

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Show opening at the Art Center begins with a gala reception

First Friday is on haitus, but you can bathe your optics in new art for a New Year, as you enjoy the opening of the first 2017 art exhibit at Pacific Grove Art Center from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6 with a gala reception. Wander the galleries, nosh, and enjoy Ray Magsalay -- Face of a Dreamer, Gill Gallery “My art is controversial. If I don’t get your attention, I’m not making art. This is an exhibit of inventions, showing my passion for things that are different. In junior high I painted my shoes bright red. It is with this sense of exploration that I want the viewer to look closely at my work. You be the judge. You may want to return, captured by the visions wandering about in the web of my eyes.”

the soothing sounds of Amy Krupski on harp. Although there is no charge for the reception at 568 Lighthouse, please remember that free admission to the nonprofit PGAC is made possible through your donations. Here’s what included in the first 2017 exhibit:

California Society of Printmakers, CSP -- Dyke Gallery “Mirrored Images” features artwork by members of the California Society of Printmakers, an international organization that promotes the practice and appreciation of contemporary printmaking. The exhibition highlights an essential concept in printmaking: the reflected image.

Reversal or reflection of an image is an integral part of the technical process. Artists use multiple techniques to explore this theme. Both figurative and abstract elements emerge from their individual artistic visions and insights.

Steve Zmak -- Expressions of Infinity, Annand Gallery “I dream about the universe, the expanse of space and time through infinity, the birth of planets and death of stars, and how a thousand-year-old redwood perceives the world. There’s a fluidity and rhythm to the universe.

It’s a living thing on a scale and dimension beyond our comprehension, and I’m trying to perceive it. Through macro and landscape photography, I’m suggesting celestial spacescapes and a peek into our prehistoric evolution.”

Ray Magsalay, The Fortune Teller

Susann E. Cate Lynn -- Steps along the Way Boyer Gallery “A year and a half ago, I went backpacking on the Camino de Santiago, in Spain. The experience affected me deeply. Coming back from that trip, I started painting with a fervor; it became a means for assimilating and processing the experience - helping me appreciate and feel confidence in my style of artistic expression.

It is my ‘Way.’”

Susann E. Cate Lynn, One and a Half Pears And in our Small Halls…

Julie Heilman -- Finding Peace through Creativity, Small Halls Julie Heilman presents a sampling of work created by her student artists, grades 1-8. Some pieces were completed during the Afterschool Classes (Wed./Fri.), while others were chosen from the 3rd & 4th grade ArtSmart program. All found joy in nature, colors, and the process of application.

May we all find Peace & Unity in 2017!

Steve Zmak, Tiny Worlds

Save Our Shores Seeks Participants for Training to Expand Ocean Volunteer Program

The Monterey Bay is home to a unique volunteer program that empowers community members of all backgrounds to become local leaders, educators, advocates and experts on issues affecting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). The Sanctuary Steward program was developed in 1995 and is exclusively run by the marine conservation nonprofit Save Our Shores. Training topics range from the history of the MBNMS, best practices in coastal pollution prevention, to becoming involved in leading ocean advocacy events. Trainings run every other month for residents in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey County. Save Our Shores invites community members to join their first Sanctuary Steward Training Crash Course of 2017 on Thursday evening, January 12 from 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at 345 Lake Ave Suite A, Santa Cruz. Details: http://saveourshores.org/event/ sanctuary-steward-crash-course BYO cup and plate for our complimentary snacks and beverages RSVP: Matt Miller, Program Manager Matt@saveourshores.org Learn more at http://saveourshores.org/event/sanctuary-steward-crash-course ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Sanctuary Steward Program empowers community members to become local leaders in ocean conservation through direct participation in Save Our Shores’ three initiatives: Pollution Prevention, Clean Boating, and Ocean Health Awareness. Stewards receive a high quality training that includes both educational lectures and significant preparation for becoming event leaders, ocean advocates, and community educators with Save Our Shores.

STEWARD GRADUATE TESTIMONIALS & KUDOS “Save Our Shores is a venerable environmental organization that has been at the front of every major effort to combat threats to our precious coast and marine environment during the last three decades.” -Fred Keeley, former member of the California State Assembly, Class of 2008 “The most important effort to protect our coastline could not have happened without Save Our Shores.” -Leon Panetta, former CIA Director and Congressman, Class of 2009 “When I prioritized volunteering last year and began researching local non-profit organizations, Save Our Shores was a natural fit. After a full year on the team, beach clean-ups are only part of what I’ve done with Save Our Shores, but so far it’s been the most fulfilling. Seeing the smiles, community spirit and watching bag after bag, pound after pound of trash and recyclables removed from my playground is the best feeling there is.” - Nancy Connelly, Class of 2011 “Joining Save Our Shores is a great way to pitch in and help the community and have fun doing it.” - Tom Davis, co-owner of Pacific Edge Climbing Gym, Class of 2010 “I live blue because my brain tells me that there are countless convincing reasons that water quality is important, and my heart tells me it is the right thing to do.” - Greg Pepping, Executive Director of Coastal Watershed Council, Class of 2009 “We have a motto in my family. We can’t do it all, but we can all do a little. Every little bit helps. I can’t do it all, but I can do my part.” - Rachael Anderson, Class of 2008

Student Art from Julie Heilman’s Afterschool Classes

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If You Find a Passion, Do It

No Admission charge to see European bicycle trek documentary

Two Wheels to Freedom

Experimenting with his GoPro

Fixing a flat in the middle of nowhere

Sleeping under a castle, and making hay while the sun shone

Dan Troia apparently didn’t get the wanderlust out of his system when he and a friend, Luke, bicycled across America in 71 days to raise funds to help feed the homeless in 2015. Because the 31-year-old Pacific Grove native recently returned from a four-month odyssey, riding his bicycle from Rome to Amsterdam in search of freedom.

This time he did it alone.

“When you’re alone, you reach out more than you would if you’re alone,” he adds. Like when your bike wheel is so badly broken that it’s held together with shoe strings. You just have to figure it out, especially if everything is closed for business at that point.

But Troia says he remembers the tough days better than the easy ones. He loves the liberating lifestyle of living on a bike, camping wherever he could, meeting people and sharing interactions with them. And there’s the beauty of the countries he rode through: Italy, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.

“I’ve been there before, but I feel as if I missed so much,” he said. He describes how riding a bike forces a much slower pace.

“You can really feel the contours of the land,” when pedaling up and down the hills.

He necessarily traveled light, packing a tent, a sleeping bag, pans, a stove...and a roll of duct tape. He had a solar panel to power his cell phone and a GoPro camera which he wore to record the trip. He wore the GoPro, and he has a drone camera that follows him and is assisted by a gps. He would set up the goPro in a convenient spot and ride by it to catch some of those shots where it seems he had a cameraman with him: he didn’t In Gimelwald, Switzerland, pop. 75, he took a haitus to work on a family farm, where he herded cattle and made hay – literally. He had met the family who owned the farm on social media in 2013, and they have become fast friends, despite language differences. The family speaks German,Troia speaks English and Italian. They even gave Troia his own room for the duration.

There were seminal events to remember, like spending the night under a castle and having to wake up and get out before anyone came and discovered him. Mostly he slept in fields, near windmills and railroad.

As he did on his first trek, Troia has made a movie of his adventure. It will be shown free next Friday, Jan 13 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center (PG Midde School) This YouTube trailer will give you a taste, plus a second one will tell you about his trip a couple of years ago if you missed the screening of that adventure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf7SFQVhUA0 He will doubtless do it again. In fact, he has planned to leave in March to do a documenary about the kindness of strangers.

Wearing a pair of hidden camera glasses, he will seek help from strangers and then ask why they helped him.

In Portland, Oregon he once ran out of food and money. A homeless man helped him out by sharing his own meager food stamps.

“I want to find what inspires people to trust, to not be afraid,” he says.

He will travel the Lower 48 over 10 months, 11,000 miles to create the documentary.

As he did on his first trek, Troia has made a movie of his adventure. It will be shown free next Friday, Jan 13 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center (PG Midde School) This YouTube trailer will give you a taste, plus a second one will tell you about his trip a couple of years ago if you missed the screening of that adventure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf7SFQVhUA0

Dan Troia says he has fallen in love with the biking lifestyle.

His advice? “If you find a passion, do it Life is happening right now.”

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Legal Notices Doc#: 20162470 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: List Fictitious Business Name Below: AT&T Mobility. County of Principal Place of Business: Monterey.

Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1620 North Main Street, Suite 1620, Salinas, CA 93906 Name of Corporation of LLC as shown in the Articles of Inc. / Org. / Reg.: New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, State of Inc./Org/Reg. Delaware, Residence Street Address/Corporation or LLC Street Address: 1025 Lenox Park Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 This business is conducted by: a limited liability company.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1-30-2007.

BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250-6277). Sign below (see instructions on reverse for signature requirements): Signature: Jackie Begue Printed Name of Person Signing: Jackie Begue If Corporation or LLC, Print Title of Person Signing: Manager Date: 11-10-2016 Filed in County Clerk's Office, County of Monterey on December 08, 2016.

NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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Doc#: 20162472 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: List Fictitious Business Name Below: AT&T Mobility, County of Principal Place of Business: Monterey Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 494 Del Monte Center, Space 42B, Salinas, CA 93940 Name of Corporation of LLC as shown in the Articles of Inc. / Org. / Reg.: New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, State of Inc./Org/Reg. Delaware, Residence Street Address/Corporation or LLC Street Address: 1025 Lenox Park Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 This business is conducted by: a limited liability company.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162570 The following persons are doing business as MATTESON’S AUTO REPAIR, 234 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; BURGER, MICHAEL, 234 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and BLUSH, SUSAN, 234 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CAL 93950.This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 12/2916. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 12/29/16. Signed: Michael Burger. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 1/13, 1/20/17

fictitious business name or names listed above on 1-30-2007.

BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (GovernmentCode Sections 6250-6277). Sign below (see instructions on reverse for signature requirements): Signature: Jackie Begue Printed Name of Person Signing: Jackie Begue If Corporation or LLC, Print Title of Person Signing: Manager

er. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law. (See Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code).

STEPHEN L. VAGNINI MONTEREY COUNTY CLERK BY: Deputy Original Filing CN931917 10252886 SO Dec 23,30, 2016, Jan 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162481 The following person is doing business as THE CHOP SHOP SALON, 8071 Moss Landing Rd., Moss Landing, Monterey County, CA 95039; ANGELICA MEDLICIA PELISSIER-FRANCO, 18340 Dolan Pl, Castroville, CA 95012. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 12/0916. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 10/2006. Signed: Angelica Pelissier-Franco. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 12/23/16, 12/30/16, 1/6/17, 1/13, 1/20/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162337 The following person is doing business as BLAZE A BRILLIANT PATH and BLAZING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, 187 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950, mailing address P.O. Box 316, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; BARBARA LYNN LAZARONY, 187 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 11/16/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 03/01/16. Signed: Barbara L. Lazarony. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 1/6/17, 1/13/17

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