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Kiosk PG Museum of Natural History Monarch Butterfly Count at the Butterfly Sanctuary as of 12/30/15 is 10,236 •
Wed. Feb. 10 - Sun Feb. 14 Bus Ferry to the AT&T $20 PG Chamber of Commerce 831-373-3304
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Celebration of Love Venture Gallery Portola Hotel 5-7PM •
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Central Coast Writers’ Brooke Warner, publisher Pt. Pinos Grill Optional dinner 5:30 Meeting 6:30 •
Thursdays Beg. Feb. 18 Learn to Play Bridge 8 beginner lessons free 4:30-6:30 at Bridge Center at Ft. Ord. Contact Doug Halleen 831-917-2502 or Doug@DougHalleen.com •
Thurs. Feb. 18
Good Morning Pacific Grove City Financial Report and Forecast Complimentary •
Tues. Feb. 23
State of the City Address Mayor Kampe at the Community Center 515 Junipero Ave. 6-7 PM •
Symbol of Love - Page 14
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Vol. VIII, Issue 18
What’s Not to Love About Pacific Grove? We at Cedar Street Times wish everyone a happy Vaentine’s Day, a good day at Together With Love, a peaceful and safe Presidents’ Day weekend, and lots of celebrities at the AT&T. Photo by Peter Mounteer
Wed. Feb. 24
Dine Out With Friends of the Library Michael’s Grill and Taqueria 1126 Forest Avenue 11M - 8 PM 647-8654 •
Fri. March 4
Art Opening Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove 7-9 p.m. No charge Contact 831-375-2208 or visit www.pgartcenter.org
• Sun. May 22
Heritage House Awards Ceremony 2:00 PM. at Chautauqua Hall
Another Incident at The Tax Man Cometh Forest and Lighthouse … or not Speed Limit Lowered Elsewhere
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Speed limits have been lowered on three streets in Pacific Grove. You my have noticed the survey radars in November, 2015, diligently collecting data and determining where 85 percent of the
As a result of what many termed a flawed survey (of more than 9,000 voters in Pacific Grove, only 468 were surveyed as “likely to vote”), the Pacific Grove City Council was advised that an admissions tax was not viable for the immediate future. In their seemingly endless search for revenue, the Council hired the survey done in hopes of gaining insight as to what voters here would support. A surcharge on tickets to events and other entertainment seems not to be on the table. After the subject arose at a previous City Council meeting, many citizens reported being polled by someone asking questions similar to “What is your opinion of Julie Packard [of the Monterey Bay Aquarium]?” and the Council was advised by City Attorney Dave Laredo that litigation was a possibility if an admissions tax were levied. That earlier poll was not conducted by Pacific Grove, however. It has been assumed it was conducted by the Aquarium, of which a percentage of the square footage is located in Pacific Grove. Many non-profits were concerned that an admissions tax would eat into revenue for “pay-to-play” events like runs held on the Rec Trail and more, but Laredo said that such events, where participants pay an entry fee to participate, were not being considered. An increase in the transient occupancy tax seemed more popular, according to the recent survey, in which an attitude of “tax the tourists” seemed to prevail. The possibility of increasing the TOT only on short term rentals was also discussed at the City Council meeting. In the year 2015 through December, $1,914,025.39 was projected for TOT at the current rate of 10 percent. Short term rentals brought in $$441,796.69 at the 10 percent rate. Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and liaison to the Hospitality Improvement District, said that
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As tourists on the AT&T shuttle bus look on, firefighters begin the investigation of an accident which occurred on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 11. The bus was not involved in the accident between two passenger vehicles -- one travelling on Forest and one on Lighthouse. No injuries were reported by press time. Photo by Tony Campbell. By Marge Ann Jameson
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Joan Skillman
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vehicles travel at or below the limit set in 2005. All three of the new limits were reduced to 25 miles per hour. They are: • On Central Ave. from the east city limit to 4th Street. Central Avenue goes through a commercial district “with significant pedestrian crossing activity” including crossing between businesses and the Monterey Bay Aquarium • On Sinex from Congress Avenue to 17 Mile Drive. It is a residential street with numerous obscured driveway entrances. There are intersections with a lot of cross traffic, and a downhill grade from George Washington Park. Adjacent streets to the east and west also have a 25 mile-per-hour speed limit. • On Lighthouse Avenue from Asilomar Avenue to 17 Mile Drive. Traffic in the survey averaged 27 miles per hour. Consistency with the entire combined length of Lighthouse Avenue from Asilomar Avenue to Lobos Avenue was also a factor in the new limit recommendation. The speed limit of a roadway is set at the nearest five mph interval where 85 percent of the vehicles travel at or below the critical speed. Speed limits may be adjusted for a variety of reasons, including physical characteristics of the road and pavement width. Safety is a paramount reason for adjustments. As the City must have current speed zone certifications on file at the traffic court, it's probably not a good idea to try to contest a citation.
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the innkeepers would not back an increase in the TOT, stating that it would cause a loss in an already competitive business by outpricing Pacific Grove against other nearby cities, including Monterey and Carmel where TOT is 10 percent. The Council will meet again on February 17, at which time the five-year budget forecast will be on the agenda. Revenue ideas will likely be discussed on the March 2 agenda.
Coastal Program Workshop The City hosted an informative and lively Local Coastal Program Community Workshop on Wed., Feb. 10 on the Draft Implementation Ordinances for the coastal zone. Topics discussed included permitted uses and development standards in the coastal zone. Staff thanks all those who attended and contributed. The workshop presentation will be posted on the Local Coastal Program website shortly and the public comment period on the Implementation Ordinances will close on Feb. 29, 2016. Please send all comments in writing
to Anastazia Aziz, AICP, Senior Planner. Note that on Thurs., Feb. 18, 2016, the Planning Commission will discuss the Implementation Ordinances at their regular meeting and on Wed., Feb. 24, a Joint Council and Planning Commission workshop will be held on the Implementation Ordinances. The Draft Implementation Ordinance is posted on the Local Coastal Program website. Please email or call Anastazia Aziz, AICP, Senior Planner at aaziz@cityofpacificgrove.org 831-648-3183.
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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 02-11-16........................... .00” Total for the season.............................11.14” To date last year..................................18.89” The historic average to this date is .....11.59”
Wettest year..................................................47.15” During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year....................................................4.013” During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13
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Lucius and Panetta Face Off in Candidate Forum on Foreign Policy By Mike Clancy The two principal candidates vying to replace Sam Farr in Congress, Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta, faced off in a candidate forum at Congregation Beth Israel in Carmel Valley Monday night in front of a full house of more than 150. Lucius, the Republican from Pacific Grove, is a former Naval Intelligence Officer and Professor in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. She holds a Ph.D. in political science with emphasis on national security decision-making, and currently serves on the Pacific Grove City Council. Panetta, the Democrat from Carmel Valley, is also a former Naval Intelligence Officer. He volunteered for service in Afghanistan in 2007 and was subsequently awarded the Bronze Star for his work with a Special Operations task force. He currently serves as a Deputy District Attorney for Monterey County. Local attorney Todd Hornick moderated the event and focused the discussion on U.S. foreign policy, with particular attention on the Middle East and relations with Israel. Hornick gave each candidate five minutes for opening statements and five minutes to respond to each of six written questions they had been given in advance. The forum ended with each candidate given five minutes for closing statements. Casey Lucius, the former national security affairs professor, was clearly more comfortable with this subject area than Jimmy Panetta. She spoke eloquently and without notes the entire time, and showed an easy command of the issues. However, Panetta held his own throughout the evening and demonstrated the thorough grasp of the issues that one would expect. Lucius and Panetta were actually in agreement on a number of policy matters. For example, both stated their unwavering support for Israel, with Lucius calling the U.S./Israeli relationship one of our most important and Panetta declaring that the U.S. and Israel are family. Both pledged support for renewal of the agreement through which the U.S. provides about $3 billion per year in economic and military aid to Israel. Both were in agreement that the U.S. must continue to provide leadership toward resolving the long-standing Arab/ Israeli conflict, and both agreed that there are no immediate prospects for solving this problem. Neither Lucius nor Panetta were happy with President Obama’s approach toward the civil war in Syria, and both agreed that the U.S. must show compassion by accepting additional, though carefully screened, Syrian refugees. The candidates disagreed on the recent Iranian Nuclear Deal, which Lucius opposes but Panetta supports with a “don’t trust and must verify” approach toward Iran. Lucius was very open to deploying additional U.S. “boots on the ground” in the Middle East to take on ISIS directly, while Panetta declared that we should not, as that is precisely what ISIS wants us to do. Lucius called for launching offensive cyber attacks against ISIS’s use of the Internet, while Panetta spoke of the need to understand and deal with the underlying ideology that motivates ISIS and its supporters. Panetta often took policy positions that were fairly close to those of the Obama Administration. Lucius, on the other hand, blamed many of the current geopolitical problems facing the U.S. on President Obama’s approach to the world, and generally favored policy positions close to those held by the current Republican majority in Congress. One surprising moment came in response to a question on how the U.S. should respond to a resurgent Russia. Lucius stated that the U.S. should send
a strong signal that it is prepared to withdraw from the START Treaty, which is the agreement between the U.S. and Russia that limits the number of strategic nuclear warheads and strategic nuclear missile launchers deployed by both sides. Although this idea may be well received by the most hawkish Members of Congress, it is unlikely that the prospect of another nuclear arms race with Russia will appeal to many voters in the Monterey Bay Area. • Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta will participate in the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum on Wednesday March 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Pacific Grove Community Center, 515 Junipero Avenue. It will be apparent at this Forum, as has been apparent at earlier such events, that Lucius and Panetta are both exceedingly bright and energetic individuals of high integrity who have served our country with distinction and accomplished much in their professional lives. In November it will be up to the voters to decide which of these very capable candidates will represent us in Congress.
L-R Jimmy Panetta, moderator Todd Hornick, and Casey Lucius
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Heritage Society Seeks Nominations The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove invites you to enter one or more nominations for the 2016 Heritage House Awards. The society has been recognizing exemplary restoration of our older homes and buildings since 1978, honoring the efforts of property owners to preserve and enhance Pacific Grove's built heritage. Nominations should be for work completed in the last five years, and it's perfectly acceptable to nominate yourown projects for consideration. Nominated properties must be located in the City of Pacific Grove. So have a look around your neighborhood and a drive around town, and nominate projects you think deserve consideration. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Nominations can be made to honor work in four categories: - Preservation - Remodel/Addition - Commercial - New Construction Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Heritage Society website, PacificGroveHeritage.org. Mail completed forms to: Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, P.O. Box 1007, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Or drop them off at Ketcham's Barn (605 Laurel Ave., P.G.). Or email them to: info@pacificgroveheritage.org The public is invited to attend the Awards Ceremony, Sunday, May 22 at 2:00 PM. at Chautauqua Hall, (corner of 16th and Central).
Winemaker Dinner at Martine Inn
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Community Hospital hosts free heart health events It is the leading cause of death and to blame for 1 in every 4 deaths. It is responsible for more than 735,000 heart attacks and 610,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. The culprit? Heart disease. To help prevent heart disease and raise awareness of its effects, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and its Tyler Heart Institute (THI) are hosting a series of free events in February for American Heart Month.
Throughout February
Babies born in our Family Birth Center will be given handmade red knit hats to raise awareness of congenital heart defects, the most common birth defect in the United States. Community Hospital is partnering with the American Heart Association in this “Little Hats, Big Hearts” campaign, and many of the hats will be knitted by members of the hospital’s Auxiliary. Our Family Birth Center routinely screens every newborn for heart defects. February 5: Go Red Tree Lighting Join us at 6 p.m. as we light the hospital’s cypress tree in red to honor women and promote the prevention of heart disease. Shelly Lipe, a local heart attack survivor, will flip the switch this year. Lipe, just 51, survived a heart attack after her 12-year-old daughter recognized her symptoms from an episode of “Gray’s Anatomy” and urged her to go to the hospital. Following the lighting ceremony, the red lights will come on at twilight every evening in February. Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula front entrance, 23625 Holman Highway, Monterey. February 25 Women’s Heart Health Evening Join us from 5:30-8 p.m. for an evening focused on women’s heart health, with a panel presentation and Q&A with area cardiologists, information booths, workout options, heart-healthy snacks
The AFRP Treasure Shop offers Valentine’s Specials All Week Celebrate Valentine’s Day with special gifts for everyone - A Waterford champagne flute, vintage dolls, gorgeous jewelry, accessories including a Missoni scarf...for the practical, a pair of solid oak “White Clad” Icebox end tables, and gift certificates for anything in the store. Starting this weekend a buy one, get another free, clothing. Hours Feb. 5 - 14 (closed Super Bowl Sunday) 10:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday and 11:00 - 4:30 Sunday. The Treasure Shop is located at 160 Fountain Avenue, Pacific Grove. Support the animals by donating to and shopping at The AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue in Pacific Grove, open every day of the week. For information call 333-0491.
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and an olive oil tasting. Registration is required. Space is limited. Visit www. chomp.org/classes for more information. Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, 23625 Holman Hwy, Monterey. February 26 American Heart Association’s Go Red Luncheon Community Hospital and THI are sponsoring the AHA Go Red Luncheon at the Inn at Spanish Bay. Enjoy free heart screenings. Registration is required. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program THI provides AED devices at discounted prices, program oversight, maintenance, and compliance support when organizations enroll in its AED Program. Nonprofit organizations and schools can apply for partial or complete grants. More than 300 AEDs are in place throughout Monterey County. Free heart health risk assessment and Apple® watch contest You and someone you love can take THI’s online health risk assessment during the month of February and be entered to win a set of Apple sport watches. Learn your risk factors and the next steps to prevent heart disease. Community Hospital’s heart programs are the recipients of the Joint Commission Top Performer award in heart attack and heart failure, the American Heart Association’s Get with Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement Award, and the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care Chest Pain Center accreditation. Community Hospital is also a sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Central Coast Heart Walk in October. For more information on heart disease as well as a full list and links to our February heart health programs, registration, and the online risk assessment and contest, visit www.chomp.org/hearthealth.
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Lowered Limits on Three Routes
Pacific Grove City Council voted unanimously to lower the speed limit on three routes in the city to 25 miles per hour. At the recommendation of Bill Silva, Pacific Grove’s Traffic Engineer, and after an “Engineering and Traffic Survey,” speed limits were lowered on Central Ave. from the east city limit to 4th Street; Sinex Ave. from Congress Ave to 17 Mile Drive; and Lighthouse Ave. from Asilomar Ave, to 17 Mile Drive. Recommendations have been reviewed and approved by the Traffic Safety Commission. Adoption will allow the Pacific Grove Police Department to use radar for enforcement on these street.
Central Coast Writers
Brooke Warner, publisher at She Writes Press, will speak on “Publishing’s New Middle Ground” at Central Coast Writers’ February 16 meeting at Point Pinos Grill, 77 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove. Meeting at 6:30, optional dinner at 5:30.
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Save the Fuss: Ride the Bus
Chamber’s Bus to AT&T Can Include Tickets
For the 14th straight year, the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will run a shuttle bus service to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament Wednesday through Sunday, February 10-14. In addition, admission tickets to the Tournament are available for sale at the Chamber. The shuttle will depart in front of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History starting Wednesday, February 10, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, February 11-13, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, February 14, 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 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. Three comfortable 60-passenger buses from Pacific Monarch will be used for the shuttle. 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, Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce 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 in anticipation of better weather conditions. Tickets to the golf tournament are available at the Chamber. The cost for tournament rounds is $55 a day. Play begins at 8 am 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.
‘Buck for Books’ Drive on at Library This week, Friends of the Pacific Grove Library will place white bags decorated with red hearts throughout schools and in more than 30 local businesses. The bags read: “Love Your Library Give a Buck for Books.” Next to the bag will be a pile of paper hearts. Donors write their name on a heart and place it into the bag with their donation. Hearts will be collected throughout the month and displayed in the Library. The goal is for each person living in Pacific Grove to donate $1.00, thereby raising $15,000.00 to buy new books and materials, and to plaster the Library with hearts.
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State of the City Address
On Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.. Mayor Bill Kampe will present his annual State of the City Address for Pacific Grove. All are asked to attend at Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. in Pacific Grove. All members of the public are welcome. Mayor Kampe will present the general state of our City, our top priorities including progress and challenges, and some current topics of interest. Questions will be fielded at the end of the presentation. Please attend, bring questions, and mention this meeting to others who may have an interest.
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Poetry Champion
Pacific Grove High School Senior Anthony DiPretoro won first place in the Monterey County Poetry Out Loud Championships where he recited “After Working Sixty Hours Again for What Reason” by Bob Hicok and “The Tyger” by William Blake. He will be competing at the state championships in Sacramento on February 28 and 29.
Discussion of Russia World Position
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has deployed its military in both Georgia and Ukraine. And, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, President Putin has deployed military forces outside former Soviet states. At the same time, U.S.-Russian relations have hit an all-time low, with each describing the other as an “existential threat” to their respective states. Professor Kathryn Stoner, Stanford Russian specialist and author, will discuss why this has happened and whether Russia is now in a position of strength or weakness. Thursday, February 18, 2016, 11:30 AM - Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road. Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50 p.m. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members. MC/VISA ($2 extra) or Check; Vegetarian meal optional. RSVP (831) 643-1855. WWW.WACMB.ORG
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Book Sale
Saturday, Feb. 20 • 9am-2pm St. Mary’s Edward’s Hall 12th & Central Ave., PG 7000+ Books! All subjects, esp. Art
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THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF PACIFIC GROVE 2016 Annual Meeting
Saturday, February 20, at 2:00pm Chautauqua Hall th On 16 Street at Central Avenue
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With a special presentation by Don Kohrs of Hopkins Marine Station – Stanford University on what brought marine biologists to our shores, what was Ed Ricketts’ relationship with Hopkins Marine Station, and why did Stanford University Press take so long to publish his important scientific study of intertidal ecology of the Pacific Coast. ALL ARE WELCOME. $5 DONATION APPRECIATED FROM HERITAGE SOCIETY NON-MEMBERS.
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Programs at the Library For more information call 648-5760.
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 2707 David Ave. • 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 Rev. Richard Bowman
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 Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 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
Tuesday, Feb. 23 •11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5. • Tuesday, Feb. 23 • 7:00 pm Juggling and magic with Bob Kann at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central avenue, all ages. For more information call 648-5760. • Wednesday, Feb. 24 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday After-School program presents Dr. Seuss on the Loose: stories, science and crafts for all ages. • Thursday, Feb. 25 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth to 24 months. • Thursday, Feb. 25 • 3:45 pm Tales to Tails: children can read out loud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue. •
“February Duos” by Peter Silzer Across 1 Fly high 5 Outrage 10 Prudish person 14 Egg on 15 Last name of guy who has it easy 16 Ancient writing symbol 17 First president’s fiancée (2 wds.) 20 Traps 21 Marooned 22 Otherwise 24 One part of a long play 25 Popular Saint’s celebration (2 wds.) 31 Student of Socrates 33 Actors in plays 34 Common nest egg 35 Lubricates 36 Political surveys 37 McCartney or Newman 38 Pas’ mates 39 Capital of ancient Ethiopia 40 Eagle’s lair 41 Time to honor George and Abe (2 wds.) 44 “I’ll take that as __” (2 wds.) 45 ____ Club discount chain 46 Asia Minor region 51 Staggered 55 First Lady of “Honest Abe” (3 wds.) 57 Above 58 Collect little by little 59 Earthenware pot 60 China, India, and Red 61 Busybody 62 Makeshift bed, in London
Down 1 Totals 2 North African port city 3 Home of the Taj Mahal 4 Getaway spots 5 Tropical swimmer 6 Do away with 7 Word of lament 8 Camping shelter 9 Firefighting water sources 10 Evidence at a crime scene 11 Comedy actor Paul 12 “Bus Stop” playwright 13 Turned to the right 18 Word of greeting 19 Speeds 23 “More, more!” 25 Dance, in Paris 26 Claw 27 Dots on a map 28 Journal 29 Wild African sheep 30 New Haven school 31 Ostentatious display 32 Truth bender 36 Study of soils in context 37 Vegetable capsule 39 N. Dakota city 40 Jingle guys 42 Mythical man-goat 43 ESPN sportscaster Morales 46 Old Testament prophet of doom 47 Cathedral section 48 Territory 49 Inactive 50 Yemen’s capital 52 Barack’s stepfather Soetoro 53 Building extensions 54 Genetic strands 56 Back muscle, for short
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Which Came First?
American Institute of Wine and Food sponsored an educational event for Robert down fourth graders, where students were invited to meet an egg industry spokeschicken and learn about chicken eggs. They
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George and Abe at the AFRP Treasure Shop
George and Abe were shopping for their wives, Martha and Mary. After all it was their birthday celebration, but also Valentine’s Day. They visited the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue in Pacific Grove where they found a trove of gifts, priced right. They saw jewelry, dolls, pretty dresses, elegant dinnerware, and even furniture. There were pieces of art and books, it was truly a revelation. For information about the weekend sale contact 333-0491 gcr770@aol.com
ond picture, is a Food and Catering Consultant and chairwoman of the AIWF. She facilitated the event during which students were invited to try some egg dishes...and answer the inevitable quiz. Photos by Peter Mounteer
BSIM Vice Chairman to Address Rotary
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, will have as speaker on Tuesday, February 16, Tom Rolander, Vice-Chairman, Big Sur Marathon "More Than Just a Marathon." Lunch is $25 For reservations please call Jane Roland at 649-0657
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Good Morning Pacific Grove City of Pacific Grove Financial Report & 20162016-2017 Forecast Thursday, February 18 from 8:30 to 9:30 am Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History - 165 Forest Avenue Featured Speaker: Patricia Maitland In another of his inimitable presentations, Howard Burnham as the Reverend Patrick Bronte recalls his children. It is the 100th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte’s birth. It is 1856 and the aging vicar of Haworth gives an interview to the biographer and novelist, Mrs. Gaskell, who is researching her celebrated life of Charlotte. He recalls his own remarkable life as well as those of his extraordinarily talented but tragically short-lived children, with special emphasis on Charlotte, the longest surviving of them. The dramatic presentation takes place in The Little House, Jewell Park, (Central and Grand, Pacific Grove) on Saturday, February 13, at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. (Sponsored by Pacific Grove Recreation Department)
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Bica Gallega (Galician Coffee Cake) for after the hike I used to live in Ourense, a rustic town in Galicia, Spain, the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. The mountains of Galicia feel like an enchanted wonderland with lush green forests and waterfalls around every river bend. I learned to appreciate the rain while living in Galicia, for without the rain, we wouldn’t have the moss covered rocks and the verdant forests. Or lazy days where all you do is drink pot after pot of tea and read books and watch the rain. I had just graduated college and took an internship teaching English at a local public high school. I befriended some of my colleagues, who happened to appreciate the outdoors and eating just as much as I did, and I so began our Saturday rituals of hiking (and eating). But hiking a la Española means waking up at a decent hour (8 am), having a leisurely coffee at home, meeting with friends at say, 9 am, give or take half an hour (actually, just give), driving to the mountains (that takes an hour) stopping along the way for a café con leche (coffee with milk) and a sweet treat, then you park at the trailhead, which happens to be near a restaurant and step in to place your lunch order (late lunch) for after your hike. “What do you have today?” you would ask. “Fish and pork,” they might say. “Great, 3 fish and 2 pork, we’ll be back after we do the circuit hike.” At this point it’s maybe 11 and you do your hike, stopping along the way for breaks and to admire the flora and fauna. By the time you’ve finished your hike it’s about 3pm, just in time for a leisurely 2-hour/4 course meal, including an aperitivo (premeal drink), wine accompanying your meal, fresh bread, a digestivo (post-meal
fell in love with this cake while living in Ourense, its crispy sugared crust and dense texture. I hope you enjoy!
Sally Baho
Post Cards from the Kitchen Galicia
Bica Gallega and espresso drink), coffee, dessert, etc. We ought to learn to do Saturdays like that. Sans cell service, in the company of friends and nature, and leisurely enjoy a meal…or
Troublemaker Announces the Launch of the “Saviors” Animal Rights iPhone App
Skylar Thomas, left, age 16, is the author of an animal rights-centered app, now avaiable to download for iPhone. Above is a screen grab from the game.
Troublemaker Technologies is excited to announce the launch of “Saviors,” an iPhone game developed by 16-year-old Skylar Thomas. Featuring impeccable design and gameplay, “Saviors” is built to inspire social change and consciousness with regard to factory farming practices in the food industry. The game is endorsed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the bestselling novels “Eating Animals” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” Half of the proceeds from in-app purchases go towards PETA programs. The official launch date for Saviors was February 1, 2016. Skylar Thomas, an ardent animal activist since age 6, states: “It is important to realize that being aware of the abuses that animals suffer at the hands of the food industry is the first step toward embracing a cruelty-free lifestyle and moreover creating change.” In a cute and colorful approach to promoting animal rights, “Saviors” places the player in the position of an “animal savior” who runs through a factory farm corridor and is awarded points by saving animals from slaughter and throwing balls of “education paint” at factory “employees” that represent multinational corporate fast-food restaurants. “Saviors” is available for free download on Apple’s app store at: https://appsto. re/us/d3k98.i Skylar Thomas is the 16-year-old CEO of TroubleMaker Technologies, working to change the world out of his home office in Carmel. Skylar was drawn to the world of technology at age 11 after creating an eco-friendly version of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s high school science fair project and he has been fusing imagination with technology ever since.
rather, life. Akin to a coffee cake, bica gallega, can be enjoyed with coffee or a popular liquor, licor café (similar to Kahlua). I
Recipe for Bica Gallega (Galician Coffee Cake) 2 c. granulated sugar 5 eggs 1 ¾ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 c. heavy cream 2 ½ c. all purpose flour 1 tbsp. yeast Dash of salt More granulated sugar for topping Preheat your oven to 350° F. Line a 9x13 Pyrex or cake tin with parchment paper, you may wish you put a dab of butter on the pan so that the parchment sticks. Blend flour, yeast, and salt in a bowl, set aside. With electric beaters, cream the butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and then for several minutes after. It’s important to incorporate air into the batter; that will make the cake fluffy. With a spoon, mix in the cream. And then the flour mixture. I like to sift this in but you don’t have to. Pour batter into prepared pan and flatten surface. Sprinkle with the ½ c. sugar, to coat the top and bake for 45 minutes to an hour or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is nice and golden. The top will have a nice skin on it (from the sugar); this is my favorite part! Enjoy. I’d love to hear your comments and feedback, e-mail me at sallybaho@gmail. com.
Mary Ann Sadler to Headline at Central Coast Art Association
Central Coast Art Association's meeting, Monday, Feb. 22 will feature a demonstration by widely-known Monterey artist, Mary Ann Sadler. The Central Coast Art Association regularly meets 7–9 p.m., usually on the fourth Monday of the month at the Monterey Youth Center, 777 Pearl St (next to Dennis the Menace Park), Monterey. Attendance is free and open to the public. Mary Ann states state her artistic influence in one word, it would certainly be "California.” Through years of painting and drawing, much of it mixed-media, working with pastel, watercolor, oil, and acrylic, she has come to accept herself as a natural expressionist. “Though subject and context, and ultimately the humanity of the thing are significant to meaning, it is the intensity and interactive relationship of the formal elements that drive my art. Whether it is the stunning beauty of the local landscape, or the inspiration and challenge of the human figure in social or spiritual context, I will inevitably be consumed by surface, movement, texture, elegance, intensity of line, and pure color,” she said. Sadler currently manages a Meals on Wheels Program and teaches Art for the City of Monterey
Military Officers Association Meeting
The monthly luncheon meeting of the Monterey County Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MoCoMOAA) will be held on Thursday, February 18, at Monterey Elks Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Drive, Monterey. The main speaker is Margaret Davis, executive director of Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse. There will also be a special presentation of lapel pins to Vietnam era veterans by Ms. Davis and Gail Morton, Esq., Marina city councilmember, with remarks by Vietnam veteran Kevin Howe. Active duty, retired and former military officers, spouses and widows of military personnel are welcome. Lunch cost is $25.00. For reservations, please email Luncheon Coordinator with name, telephone number and number attending at goetzeltl@comcast. net or call Louise at 831-717-4469 no later than Noon, Monday, February 15.
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Farewell to King Sugar Tom Stevens
Otter Views
The “coconut wireless” recently sent word that Hawaii’s last sugar plantation will close at year’s end. While not a major story here, it is a historic change for the islands, where sugar has been grown commercially since the 1840s. The final redoubt of Hawaii’s once-mighty cane kingdom is the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar (HC&S) plantation on Maui. HC&S farms 36,000 acres in the broad “saddle” between that island’s two volcanoes. Anyone flying into Maui has seen that green, windblown carpet of cane rising to meet the plane. Now that visitor experience will evolve. Maui vacationers enjoy driving past miles of cane between the airport and their hotels. Whether by bus, car, horse or buggy, traveling past sugar has been a signature part of the Maui visitor experience since Mark Twain’s day. As of January 1, 2017, Maui travelers will drive past something else. What that might be is anybody’s guess. As in Santa Clara, Orange County and other locales where labor costs, economies of scale or more competitive uses supplanted traditional crops, something will replace Maui sugar. It could be million-dollar fairway homes, dusty cactus, or anything in between, There has been decades of brave talk about “diversified agriculture” replacing Hawaii’s signature crops, but results have been meager. As vast pineapple, macadamia nut and sugar plantations folded on island after island, the big corporate growers made little effort to help the state transition to other crops. Instead, the planters developed or sold their prime oceanfront property for resort use and let other crop lands go fallow. Trying to step into the vacuum, state and county governments penciled in “agricultural parks” and truck farming areas for sections of the fallow acreage. The abandoned plantation acreage state-wide ran into hundreds of thousands of acres – a postage stamp by California standards, but “uku plenty” in tiny Hawaii. Thus, the state’s diversified farming promoters soon faced a double whammy. First, the state’s population could be fed from about one percent of the fallow land. And secondly, market forces made isle meat, poultry, milk and produce non-competitive even then. The same imperatives that drove Hawaii’s sugar, mac nuts and pineapple to other global venues also hamstrung the state’s diversified farmers. Cheaper land and labor elsewhere and vaster economies of scale offset even Hawaii’s notorious shipping costs. You can buy island pork or bananas there, but imports cost less. As a result, most of Hawaii’s former plantation land is now growing weeds, invasive shrubs, GMO seed corn and cactus. To pay their way, the agricultural parks are turning out boutique crops like coffee, vanilla beans, specialty onions, lavender oil and protea flowers. The food crops that were to have supplanted sugar are now largely the province of backyard gardeners and farmer’s markets. This is of course not a new story hereabouts. The Central Coast lost its once-thriving cut flower industry to Mexico, and technology startups gobbled the stately fruit orchards that were a cherished Santa Clara Valley hallmark. Closer to home, Monterey’s signature sardine and abalone industries fished themselves out of existence. Tourism, military schooling and marine research helped fill that vacuum. If there is a parallel to Hawaii’s sugar situation, it might be that famous downside of the seafood industry. Monterey’s canneries stank up the air and polluted the bay. Hawaii’s sugar plantations burned their fields and polluted the air. Maui vacationers might miss driving through a green landscape of cane, but they won’t miss curly black ashes falling into their patios, mai-tais and rental convertibles. Once Hawaii transitioned to a tourist economy, it was clear cane-burning could not long coexist with the upscale visitor experience. It’s amazing HC&S held out as long as it did. By the end of the 20th century, large-scale plantation agriculture had vanished from Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Hawaii, Lanai and twothirds of Maui. Those 36,000 HC&S acres aside, what had been green or gold is now dusty brown. Sugar’s departure ends a remarkable era for Hawaii and, tangentially, for the United States itself. When Hawaii was still a kingdom, shrewd Calvinist missionary descendants and mainland merchants married into or bought huge tracts of land once under chiefly domain. Among the players was California’s Claus Spreckels. Riparian water rights followed, and cane sugar became “King Sugar.” When the Civil War pinched sugar shipments from the confederacy, Hawaii planters developed new markets for their sugar and molasses. Thirty years later, American planters overthrew the Hawaiian queen and engineered the U.S. seizure of the islands. In exchange for delivering Pearl Harbor to the U.S., Hawaii planters won favorable tariffs and Congressional subsidies that made their sugar competitive on the American market. That worked for a century, but now global forces will at last strike the “H” from “C&H.” Somewhere, Claus Spreckels is frowning.
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What Will Be Will Be Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Today is the Super Bowl. We will be sitting in our family room watching it, ust the two of us and Annie. The cats don’t seem to be very interested in football. I must confess that I hadn’t the least interest in the game until it became imperative. Tucson wasn’t really a professional sports town when I lived there. My mother was interested in opera and the theater. I have no idea if games were on the radio but I imagine they were. When I was in high school and college I dated a couple of football players and, of course, went to see them play. At boarding school in Texas, the young woman who was our athletic director was able to get a pass to take the girls who were interested to see college games. Needless to say most of us became ardent fans although a pass was what a boy did to a girl not what a player did to a ball. I do recall a very exciting game when The University of Arizona Wildcats came to play The University of Texas at El Paso. We won in the last seconds with a field goal. That may have been one of the last victories as the years I was at The U of A saw few wins. I did go to all of those games but it was for the partying not the sport which, frankly, bored me to death. I saw the 49ers play a couple of times at Kezar. I narrowly avoided the second Super Bowl at the Orange Bowl as my beau, season ticket holder for the Miami Dolphins, was unable to secure seats. After that it was home free until I became involved with my old friend, John Roland, after I moved back to the Monterey Peninsula. He was and is a dedicated football fan and had 49er season tickets starting in 1955. One of our first dates was an invitation to a game, including my children (this didn’t happen very often). When we married in 1972 I also married the 49ers and it was a happy union until a few years ago. We went to huge parties celebrating the Super Bowl, but finally decided that we really wanted to watch the game. We would move from room to room only to be followed by those folk who wanted to chat. We broke away from the festivities and, for several years, watched with Ann and Andy Simpson and Ben and Virginia Stone. Now we view alone. I suppose if the Niners improve and are competitors again we will gather with a very few like-minded friends. Today I am rooting for both teams, because of our local boy Ron Rivera and one of my favorite quarterbacks (the other is his brother Eli), Peyton Manning. Then in a couple months we will be locked into Buster, Hunter and our Boys of Summer. Next week The AT&T will be played in Pebble Beach. I am not sure, but I do not believe we have attended since it was the Crosby. Up until about 10 years ago we attended parties, but, even that has become difficult and most of the hosts are gone. We had dear friends who had a hotel in San Jacinto, who came every year for the tournament, until the mid-’80s. They always stayed with us and it was great fun. Tommy and Phil Cordray had an annual gathering. Everything was easier in those days. Now it is a multi-million dollar proposition, as is the Super Bowl. I realize that an enormous amount of money fills the coffers of non-profits and it is fun seeing the celebrities such as Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg and others. We watch the matches on television and leave the long lines of traffic and people to others. We are going through the New Hampshire primary next week. As I said last week we have made every effort to watch the debates including the one last night. It is really fascinating that the showman seems to maintain his lead. His verbiage was tempered this time around. Many of the contenders have huge war chests and will be able to continue through Super Tuesday or until the supporters of the “hangers on” will urge them to depart. Marco Rubio stumbled a bit, a fact which certainly wasn’t lost on Chris Christie who succinctly pointed out the repetitive answers. Television has made an enormous impact on the voting public. Once we had radio and the written media then came “the tube”. Visually it made a huge difference. Edward Kennedy vs. George Cabot Lodge showed a glowing handsome young man debating a colorless Lodge and there was, of course, John F. Kennedy taking on Richard Nixon. It doesn’t appear that we will welcome a new dynasty on the Presidential stage as Jeb Bush has not been forceful until last night, but stranger things have happened. If nothing more it is entertaining. In a few months it will be crucial to some of us Trump has “trumpeted” his disdain for political correctness. I must agree with him. People are afraid to do or say something that will offend another. Yet, it is a conundrum. Those same folk have no problem using their phones in public (loudly), pushing through a door in front of others, never saying “please” or “thank you”. Politeness has gone by the wayside it seems. I am old school, very old school and I like manners. To me having a door opened, a chair pulled out and a person standing when a woman enters a room is gracious, and if that upsets the feminists around us, please read something else. The game is over - Peyton was the victor. (Actually it was the Broncos’ defense but we love Manning who is a gentleman and has been a delight to watch), now he must retire as did Steve Young, with grace and dignity. A reminder, The Treasure Shop is still looking for furniture, please let us know if you have some to donate and thank you so much to those who did so this week. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain in Pacific Grove. gcr770@aol.com or 831-649-0657.. .
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Pacific Grove
Sports Boys Basketball: Carmel Hands Breakers First MTAL Loss of Season Boys Basketball: Carmel Hands Breakers First MTAL Loss of Season After winning six straight games overall and nine straight league games, the Breakers fell 40-38 to the Padres on Friday night. [2-05-16] The Padres held the Breakers to their second lowest point total of the season in handing Pacific Grove their first league loss of the season. After taking a 30-24 lead into the fourth quarter, Carmel allowed the Breakers to outscore them 14-10, but in the end the Breakers ended up falling short. Brad Sendell led the Breakers with 23 points, scoring over half the teams’ points in the game. Pacific Grove (16-4, 9-1) will next play at home against Soledad (10-10, 4-6) on Tuesday, February 09, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The Breakers defeated The Aztecs 59-49 on the road earlier in the season. Box Score
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Stats – FG Pacific Grove Brad Sendell 6-15 Uche Ebo 0-1 Gaurav Gurung 0-1 Sam Fenstermaker 1-1 Chip Wagner 1-5 Zack Miller 2-6 Jake Merenda 2-2 Apollo Marquez 0 Emmett Small 0 Tyler Poppino 0 Miles Lewis 0 Korley Shaoul 0
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Girls Soccer: Pacific Grove jumps back into the win column after getting shutout at Greenfield, with a 1-0 victory at Carmel on Tuesday afternoon. Jada Ware scored her seventeenth goal of the season the second half of the match with Carmel. With the victory, the Breakers now find themselves one game out of first place in the MTAL. Pacific Grove (10-3-2, 8-2-2) will next play an important match at first place Soledad (14-2-1, 10-1-1) on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. With a victory over the Aztecs, the Breakers can almost guarantee themselves at least a share of the MTAL for the second straight season. Last meeting between these two ended in a 1-1 draw at Pacific Grove. Box Score
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Soccer: Girls Get Back in the Win Column
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Are You Suffering?
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“Bye Bye Back Pain!” Sunday February 21 3:00-4:00 PM Monterey Public Library 625 Pacific St. Monterey Presented by RabiaUrduman CHT, RPP, CMT, BA A FREE Event
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Stats – Goals – Jada Ware (1), PG Assists – Cameron Whiteside (1), PG Boys Soccer: The Breakers (1-14-2, 0-11-1) remained winless in the MTAL with a 4-0 loss to MTAL champion Carmel (11-2-4, 10-0-2) on Tuesday night. Box Score
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Basketball: Both Girls and Boys Handle Business Against Soledad
Girls Basketball: Pacific Grove improved to 4-7 in the MTAL on Tuesday night after defeating Soledad 36-30 on the road. Boys Basketball: After suffering their first MTAL loss of the season, the Breakers (17-4, 10-1) rebounded with an easy 51-36 victory over Soledad (10-11, 4-7) on Tuesday night. Chip Wagner was the high scorer for Pacific Grove, with 12 points. Brad Sendell and Jake Merenda each chipped in 10.
Breaker of the Week Zack Miller Zack, a junior at PGHS, is active all around campus. Miller plays basketball in the winter and runs track in the spring, but that's not all. He also ranks in the top ten of his class academically. On the court, Miller ranks 2nd on the team in points and leads the Breakers in rebounds. Once basketball season ends, Zack will compete in the 100m, 200m, long jump, and high jump for the track team. For his positive attitude and influence on his peers, Zack was recognized with a special excellence award during a recent rally in the school gym.
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Where Does Stress Come From? Children learn through observation. We live in a culture where stress and hardship is expected to be part of our daily life. When you are a child, you are at first your natural Self - the Magical Child-. You are curious, intelligent, fun loving, playful, sensitive, intuitive, creative, joyful, and honest. As a child you know deep down that survival depends on the grown up “authority figures” who feed you, take care of your survival needs. They become your role models. You’re constantly looking up at them, observing their behavior, trying to be like them. You don’t have choice but to try to imitate them, because your survival as this helpless young child depends on them. “If I’m like my mother, she will approve of me and feed me.” If your father comes home stressed out from his job and you are totally happy, running around, he might not like it. As a child, when you keep observing that people around you are expecting to feel stress, assuming that they are going to have a hard time in a situation before it has happened, you don’t have a choice but to believe them, and start expecting to feel stress more and more. This assumption means that your magical, natural qualities are being repressed deeper and deeper, like a door closes, and you forget who you really are. Now, as an adult, you have choices you didn’t have as a child. When you look around, you can see that different people feel different levels of stress or calmness in the same situation, depending on how much healing has happened around their childhood traumas. When you expect stress, you get stress. When you expect relaxation, you get relaxation. You can now respond to a stressful situation in different ways than you had been conditioned to as a child. As you allow the door to start opening to your
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A Call to Candidates
It is time to file for the June 7, 2016 Presidential Primary Election. Are you interested in running for a state or local office? The candidate filing period is open between February 16 and March 11. Candidates are encouraged to schedule an appointment by calling (831) 796-1499 or toll-free (866) 8879274. For more information about this election, including offices up for election, visit www.MontereyCountyElections.us.
‘A God in Ruins’ subject of discussion at Library
The Monterey Public Library’s Literary Circle will discuss “A God in Ruins” by Kate Atkinson on Monday, February 29, at 6:30 p.m.Read the book and join the lively, congenial discussion, facilitated by library staff. The library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For information email mccombs@monterey.org.
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• February 12, 2016
How this column began Reprising Pacific Grove’s matching-funds challenge
Today (Feb. 12) is my 81st birthday and the 70th column in this “Homeless in Paradise” series in Cedar Street Times, Pacific Grove’s weekly newspaper that’s published online every Thurs. and in print form on Fri. Crunch the numbers. Eighty-one minus 70 equals lucky 11. I invented my first job at age 11 by writing a neighborhood newspaper in 1946 in the Emery Park district of Alhambra, California. After creating a master which was hand-copied in pen and ink, I delivered the gossip sheet to neighbors who paid a dime per issue. I’ve been a writer ever since. Where’s this column going next? Let’s look at a phenomenon that started in Pacific Grove. Rudy Fischer’s amazing challenge-fund proposal Last week Pacific Grove City Council voted unanimously to contribute more than $15,000 to Monterey’s Matching Fund Challenge, which was approved by Monterey City Council at its Dec. 15, 2015 meeting after two homeless men apparently froze to death across the street from Trader Joe’s. The original challenge idea was set forth in early 2014 by Pacific Grove council member Rudy Fischer, assisted by PG council member Ken Cuneo. Beginning in April and continuing into summer, Fischer and Cuneo addressed every city council on the Monterey Peninsula, backed by a cadre of supporters in which I found myself. By then, I had made a new friend who, at 80, was living in her car. She is now a graduate of the One Starfish Safe Parking Program through which she found housing. Back in 2014, she convinced me to argue FOR the Matching-Funds Challenge, so I wound up addressing all the city councils by asking, “Are you boondogglers?” I then gave out copies of my new book “The Boondoggler’s Bible—How to Fight Like City Hall to Win!” My basic message was
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Homeless in Paradise “Don’t delay—contribute today.” Fischer and Cuneo proposed that PG would contribute $1 per resident to a fund to help address homelessness, but only if at least three other cities pledged $1 per resident. The coalition would be comprised of members of the participating city councils. Don’t delay—contribute today The original goal envisioned by Fischer and Cuneo was a collective $100,000 pool for the benefit of all communities on the peninsula touched by homelessness. Funds would go to legal non-profit 501 C-3 charitable organizations. First city to come aboard was Monterey. Sand City and Carmel followed. Neither Marina nor Del Rey Oaks met the matching-funds challenge. By fall 2014, when I started writing this column, Seaside was waffling. Seaside resisted well into 2015, so I awarded it a hypothetical “Boondoggler of the Year” Award. Although Seaside did not contribute funds, despite being the center of most homelessness on the peninsula and having the largest population, at least one representative of the Seaside City Council attended challenge-fund meetings and contributed valuable input about the homeless problems both within and outside Seaside. Congratulations: no homicides in Seaside in 2015 Seaside Mayor Ralph Rubio explained his resistance to putting $35,000 into the 2014 matching-funds challenge was that money would not specifically be earmarked for pressing issues (homelessness, gang violence, etc.) inside the city of Seaside itself where it was needed. Instead of contributing $1 per resident to the matching-fund, in 2015 Seaside approved $35,000 for housing for its homeless veterans. Boondoggling one year led to a Big Boon the next. Congratulations, Mayor Rubio and the City of Seaside, where there was not one homicide in 2015.
Community Foundation grants $50,000 to help local veterans find work in Monterey County
Veterans looking for Monterey County jobs are now getting some additional help, thanks to a $50,000 grant to the Veterans Transition Center from the Community Foundation for Monterey County. The funds will support the expansion of VTC’s Job Development Center, housed in Martinez Hall on historic Fort Ord. The program is titled VET-PREP – Veteran Preparation, Reintegration, and Employment Program. “This generous grant from the CFMC is truly welcomed, and will help homeless Veterans become self-sufficient by making them ‘employment-ready’ and competitive in the job marketplace,” said Terry Bare, VTC’s executive Director. “Veterans have fought many battles,” Bare added, “and finding job assistance shouldn’t be one of them. At VTC, we understand the struggles they face when re-integrating back into civilian life. The program is designed to assess the veteran’s employment preferences and marketable skills – then formulate a plan to develop those skills and match the Vet up with an employer… and hopefully, a career.” “We are very pleased to support the VTC through this grant,” said Dan Baldwin, CFMC’s President/CEO. “Our Community Impact grants address critical issues in Monterey County. This grant is
a good example of a program that will make a difference for veterans and their families.” VTC started a new program, Operation: Job Search 2016, in early January to instruct veterans with employment skills such as resume building, interview skills, application advice and education opportunities. Guest speakers through May will be from employment agencies and local employers, including Employment Development Department of Salinas. The next Veteran Job Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, from 1-3 p.m. at Martinez Hall, said Xinia Whitler, director of the VTC job development center. Employers who would like to be represented are asked to contact her at 831-883-8387 x 226, or at xwhitler@ vtcmonterey.org The VTC has been helping men and women get back on their feet and out into the world since 1998, serving homeless veterans and their families in a transitional housing program, in rehabbed buildings on Fort Ord. Additional focus is placed on veterans and their families transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing, and preventing at-risk families from becoming homeless. Additional information is available at www.vtcmonterey.org.
What’s next on the matching-funds agenda? Total raised through the 2014 matching-funds challenge was about $49,000. Recipients of grant money included the One Starfish Safe Parking Program, The Salvation Army and The Gathering Place (now Gathering for Women), among others. Thus, the second round of matching-funds challenges, now spearheaded by the City of Monterey, is just kicking off. Pacific Grove is leading as first contributor. Next week we will talk with Monterey Mayor Clyde Roberson about Monterey’s role as leader of this worthy cause. Rudy Fischer ’s original challenge-grant led me to writing this column. This 81st birthday edition celebrates with printer’s ink rather than candles and cake. I am lucky to have found and followed the path of my heart at age 11. In the short intervening 70 years, I have come close to, but never been, homeless. Thank you. May you be as lucky. Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a message with The Yodel Poet at 831-899-5887.
Happy Birthday, Wanda Sue! May you ride “bear back” for another 80 years! ~ Cedar Street Times
Sexual Assault Counselor Training
Every 107 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. Last year, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) helped more than 400 survivors of sexual assault. Today, we need your help. MCRCC will begin its 44-hour Sexual Assault Counselor training for new volunteers on Saturday March 5. Volunteers must be 18 and older and able to pass a background check. Bilingual Spanish/English volunteers are in high demand and strongly encouraged to apply. The training runs from March 5 through March 31. Volunteers will be trained to answer our 24-hour rape crisis hotline, accompany survivors of sexual assault to forensic exams and learn about community resources in order to help those in crisis. Please help us continue to support survivors throughout Monterey County by becoming a volunteer today. You can find the application online at mtryrapecrisis.org. Applications are accepted until February 26. For more information, on the Monterey Peninsula, call Amber Wasson at (831) 373-3955 and in Salinas/South County contact Martamaria Rosado at (831) 771-0411. Monterey County Rape Crisis Center Fall Advocate Training Saturdays March 5, 12 and 19 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays March 8-31from 6-9 p.m. Sessions held at Monterey County Office of Education in Salinas, MCRCC’s Monterey Office and the Marina Library.
Top 10 Emerging Trends Shaping Real Estate in 2016 Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) released its highly regarded forecast publication titled, “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” for 2016 with commentary on the year ahead and the nation’s overall economic outlook. The authors interviewed and surveyed hundreds of industry analysts and the ULI’s overall outlook for the next 12 months is rosy. Some of the major trends identified in the analysis are presented below. Second-tier cities take center stage: Places known as 18-hour cities, like Austin, Texas, are expected to perform incredibly well this year. Cities such as Nashville, San Antonio, Portland, Austin, and Raleigh-Durham benefit from lower costs of living and the increasing ease of staying connected far from main hubs. Millennial parents move to the suburbs: While this demographic has put off having kids longer than previous generations, studies suggest a larger number will soon become parents, and quickly fuel a suburban boom. Investment in the changing office land-
scape: With the dominant trend toward open office plans showing no signs of slowing down, expect continued development and redevelopment of existing spaces, as well as a continued rise in co-working spaces. New housing options and ideas: Due to affordability issues, there has been an increased demand for rental housing, and a willingness to experiment with concepts such as micro housing. Urban agriculture is on the rise: The ULI report suggests that there will be an increasing number of viable urban farms and rooftop gardens. Increasing need and role for niche lenders: The report also suggests a bifurcating lending market is also changing the real estate industry. Bigger projects increasingly require more lead time and more capital, leading many developers to turn toward larger banks. Old-fashioned risk analysis: The report suggests that the notion of investment-by-algorithm and other data-centric tools needs to be measured against old-fashioned intuition, and a deep, personal understanding of the market.
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All Saints’ Day School Hires Leading Educator as New Head of School All Saints’ Day School announced that Mr. Hugh Jebson, current Assistant Head of School at the Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, will become the next Head of School at All Saints’ Day School in Carmel. Hugh Jebson brings the qualities of a master teacher, a seasoned and collaborative administrator, and a caring and humble leader to the All Saints’ Community. “We are thrilled to welcome Hugh Jebson as our next head of school. His passion for children and education, his respect for our mission and values, and his ability to communicate his vision, was evident during his visit here and during his meetings with constituents of our school,” said board chair Jason Yee. “Hugh is a passionate educator and a talented, inspirational leader whose vision, commitment, and abilities will successfully define and sustain All Saints’ bright future. Jebson’s vision for an outstanding school community is built on a model that captures the spirit and mission of independent education. It consists of flexible concentric circles, in which the innermost resides “children”. Surrounding children are the circles of faculty, staff, parents, Board of Trustees, alumni and friends. Each ring can and will touch the others as the day-to-day life of our community proceeds. Each is dedicated to improving the lives of our children and all join together to embrace opportunity, celebrate excellence, and promote joy. “From the moment I stepped on campus, I was deeply impressed by the All Saints’ community,” said Hugh Jebson. “The school’s emphasis on academic rigor, character education and dedication to ensuring each child is known, nurtured and well resonate greatly with me. It is a tremendous honor to join the community, lead the school and serve the mission. All Saints’ is clearly an out-
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Hugh Jepson standing school, and I look forward to spending time with the various constituencies to learn how we can partner to make it even better. Jebson is in his twenty-fifth year of service to education, including 15 years of operational experience as a senior administrator and school leader. Throughout his career, Hugh has retained direct contact with students as a teacher of history, advisor, and coach. A first generation immigrant to the United States, he began his teaching career in England and has served a number of elite day and boarding schools there and in the United States. He is a teaching fellow of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, has been published widely, and has presented to numerous regional and national independent school conferences on a range of topics, including student safety, academic leadership and faculty evaluation.
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Pacific Grove Natural History Museum, February 20, Saturday, 2:00 pm, Main Exhibit Hall. Free to members. $10 dollars for all others This hour-long staged reading is about California history and the gold rush, told through the eyes of Mark Twain. Featured is the legendary Emperor Norton The First of San Francisco and two children. The cast includes Rollie Dick as Mark Twain, Michael Lojkovic as Emperor Norton The First, and two veteran middle school actors, Laurel Bowen and David Roden. Two homeless San Francisco dogs, Lazarus and Bummer will have nonspeaking parts. Mark Twain is indisputably the most famous American writer that ever came to California. The play includes stories from “Roughing It” and the famous “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Add Paul and Jim, two Blue Grass musicians, 22 historical photos and you have a show. Aimed at grandparents, parents, and children over 12.
Domaine Hospitality, on behalf of the “Project Bella” team, would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Pacific Grove City Council for unanimously approving a special initiative election to be conducted April 19, 2016! The election is needed because Measure C, approved by voters in 1986, required that voters would have to allow new hotels to be built. The Friends of Project Bella, led by Rene Crocker, collected enough verified petition signatures to ask the City Council to place the request of change in zoning designation of the American Tin Cannery property to include hotel use on the April ballot. The citizens of Pacific Grove will vote on April 19, and if there is an affirmative result the new zoning designation can be included in the Pacific Grove Local Coastal Plan (LCP). The City intends to submit the LCP by the end of April to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review. Then the LCP will tentatively be placed on the August agenda by the CCC with the new zoning designation included in the LCP. This is significant for the environmental review and permitting process as it will be beneficial for Pacific Grove to have a complete and adopted Local Coastal Plan. Domaine Hospitality is grateful to the City, the professional City staff, members of “Friends of Project Bella” and the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce for their genuine community spirit! Most of all we are so appreciative of the warm welcome and encouragement we have experienced from so many residents in America’s last home town. Thanks Pacific Grove! Ron Meer Domaine Hospitality Pacific Grove
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What a well written and important piece by Jane Roland in last week’s Cedar Street Times [January 29, 2016], ``A word to the Wise from the Not So Wise,’’ on computer hacking. Actually Jane and John Roland are very wise, but it’s easy to get caught in computer hacking schemes if you let your guard down for just a minute. Jane’s piece is must reading. The watch word might be, ``Be mindful.’’ Hopefully, Jane and John are recovered from their stressful situation and the people who created it eventually go to jail. Steve Hauk Pacific Grove
Christine Crozier: “Figures Out of the Ordinary” Opens
The Marjorie Evans Gallery at Sunset Center is proud to present “Figures Out of the Ordinary,” an exhibition of paintings by local artist Christine Crozier. The exhibit will be on display Monday- Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, February 4-29, and is open to the public. Christine grew up in the very rural Marin County, California where her free time was spent hiking in the local hills and the Sierra “Fishing on the Reef” by Christine Crozier Nevada Mountains. Never without a sketchbook, she focused on botanical drawings and landscape sketches. In her teens she studied traditional Chinese painting with Christine taught a popular decorative landscapes again predominating. painting workshop at Monterey PeninIn 1979, she formed a decorative art sula College. By this time Christine was company with several partners in San working in oils and had developed a Francisco. They created faux finishes lush, colorful, impressionist style. Workand hand painted wallpapers for clients ing full time as a fine artist, Christine throughout California. Several years paints out in the open air whenever she later Christine and her husband, Jeff, can. also an artist, moved to the Monterey Christine and Jeff have painted Peninsula where they formed their own in Central America, the Fiji Islands, company, Crozier Studios. The focus of Europe, and much of the western United their work became murals, trompe-l’oeil, States. They have taught workshops and decorative artwork for residential together in the Fiji Islands and Christine and commercial projects, and the health- continues to teach her popular workcare industry. From 1987 through 1992 shops in California.
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In the End, Love Is All That Matters By Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg In working with clients who want to write their memoirs but don’t know where to begin, we often advise collecting objects that hold special value and “listening” to the stories that these items evoke. When local real estate agent Liz Davies was getting ready to discard a pile of old greeting cards, one special card dropped from the stack onto the kitchen counter, bringing back a flood of memories—and a poignant love story for Valentine’s Day. Bringing Butterflies to Each Other When it began, the golden sun was dipping below the hills outside the window of our cozy table at a New England inn. He put something on my plate: a 24-karet gold butterfly pin with an inscription on the back, “for butterflies we bring to each other.” He was a widower with three grown children. I was divorced with three young college kids. He was slowing down just when I was speeding up. He was my professor, thoughtful, articulate and inquisitive, in the Navy when I was in the third grade, deep in a relationship with his high school girlfriend when I was playing tetherball in Southern California. There are so many understandable reasons why things ended the way they did after our seven years together. In our seventh year with our memories scattered like white caps on Long Island Sound, he told me he was back in love with his high school sweetheart, the one who got away when he was 22 years old. And that, as they say, was that. It was the month my youngest child was leaving for
college, so after he left I sold my home and flew back to California. With the family cat on my lap by a window seat I cried from New York to Chicago, dried my eyes over Iowa and watched the sun dance over white puffy fall clouds all the way back to LAX. Her Emotional Gears Switched from Loss to Joy It wasn’t easy putting him behind me. One day, however, all my emotional gears switched from loss to joy again and that made all the difference to our love story. After eight years, I heard from a Connecticut friend that his wife had passed away, leaving him with the memory of two wives gone to cancer and a broken spirit. My friend told me he asked about me and she said I should email him. Would I do so after all this time? Two weeks went by before I was ready to email him to say how sorry I was for all he’d been through. Putting the Finishing Touch on their Love Story Six months later we met in New York. With one glance we fell into each other’s arms and wept through too much emotion to speak. For three days we held each other close and talked and walked, sharing our journeys lost to a decade. Through hugs and tears and toasts and smiles we came back together again. Forgiveness and resilience led us to a different ending. We were back in each other’s lives, the finishing touch to our story. That’s when he gave me the card that fell on the counter today, with his present a sterling silver butterfly
pin with wings spread to fly. “With you, these have always been with me. With you, they always will be. My love to you at this wondrous time in our lives.” Chet
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Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20160107 The following person is doing business as O.A.C. PRODUCTIONS, 352 Bush St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93907: JOHNNY T. FANENE, 352 Bush St., Salinas, CA 93907 and EDWARD JOSEPH NAVARRO, 8479 Oak Rd., Prunedale, CA 93907. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on January 15, 2016. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2010 Signed: Johnny T. Fanene Publication dates: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12/16
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of FNU HAMED and FNU FAHIMA Case No. 16CV000341 Filed February 1, 2016. To all interested persons: Petitioner FNU HAMED and FNU FAHIMA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name a) FNU HAMED to proposed name HAMED AHMADY; b) FNU FAHIMA to proposed name FAHIMA AHMADY; c) SARAH FNU to proposed name SARAH AHMADY. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: March 25, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: Feb. 01, 2016 Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 02/05, 02/12, 02/19, 02/26/16
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