In This Issue
Kiosk Butterfly Population The Pacific Grove Natural History Museum reports
Saturday’s monarch count was 6,050. They are still congregated in one very dense cluster on a Monterey pine tree in the yard of 210 Ridge Rd. The good news is that they are visible from the Sanctuary and docents have been able to get a scope on them for the hundreds of visitors passing through each day. This is the start of the Western Monarch New Year’s Count, and our volunteers will again attempt to count monarchs at 7 additional Monterey County sites, collecting valuable citizen science data for the Xerces Society. WMNYC runs 12/30-1/14.
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Youth Music Monterey County Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras “Peace & Drama” 3:00 PM SUNSET CENTER, CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
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The City of Pacific Grove Endorses Carbon Fee and Dividend Resolution By Maribel R. Andonian, Co-Leader, Citizens Climate Lobby On Wednesday, February 7, the City of Pacific Grove unanimously (7-0) voted to endorse Carbon Fee and Dividend, national carbon pricing legislation proposed by Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) and presented to the Council by the Monterey chapter. Pacific Grove is the third local city (along with the cities of Monterey and Marina) to endorse CCL’s national carbon pricing plan. The Mayor and Council members did for Pacific Grove what more and more cities, their mayors and city council members are doing these days to overcome the lack of leadership from the President and his administration— they took local action to protect current and fu-
ture generations from the destructive effects of the increasing carbon dioxide pollution that results from burning fossil fuels. Climate advocates rank climate change as the most important issue facing humanity today and work to find effective, immediate, solutions to this urgent problem. Climate change affects all aspects of our current lifestyle. It threatens national security, economic security, and public health to name just three immediate impacts. We must act now to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels or our children and grandchildren will inherit a vastly different—and less livable–world. Ninety-seven percent of the world’s scientists, economists both liberal and conservative, political leaders, and global business leaders have concluded that carbon
Ill-Fated Eucalyptus Tree
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State of the City Address Community Center 515 Junipero Ave., 6-7 PM
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Libertarian Party of Monterey County Annual meeting At Round Table Pizza 1717 Fremont, Seaside 5:30 PM www.montereycountyLP.org.
Inside Other Random Thoughts................... 12 Breaker of the Week........................... 3 Butterfly cartoon............................... 17 Cartoon.............................................. 2 FYI.................................................... 19 Homeless in Paradise........................ 17 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 14 Legal Notices.................................... 13 Living Healthy...............................Dark Opinion............................................ 11 Poetry............................................... 15 Police Log.......................................... 6 Postcard from the Kitchen................... 7 Puzzle................................................ 4 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Reasoning with God......................... 13 Sanctuary of the Soul........................ 14 Spotlight........................................... 17
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On July 21, 2018, the lamp post which stood next to this eucalyptus tree in front of 306 Grand Ave. was struck by an out-of-control automobile, and was removed. The tree was barely grazed. After waiting in the dark for months, the neighbors finaly celebrated the installation of a new lamp post. It didn’t last long. On Monday, Feb. 12, a driver in a big rig mistook the tree for a harmless bush and drove into it. The tree split in half and one large piece fell onto the lamp post, knocking it over. Public Works immediately cleaned up the mess while PG&E took care of the lamp post. The tree will be completely removed as only a snag remains. The wait begins for a new lamp post. The City arborist will decide what type of tree will go back into the space. Most of the trees downtown are this same variety of eucalyptus which has red blossoms and drops big round seeds. Staff photo with Neil Jameson (L) and Webster Slate (R).
pricing is the most effective way to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions. Carbon Fee and Dividend is a market-based approach designed to drive consumer demand away from fossil fuels and spur innovation toward clean energy solutions making renewable energy as competitive, if not cheaper than, fossil fuel energy sources. This approach will reduce atmospheric temperatures, grow the economy, create jobs, and save lives. “The unanimous support of PG’s council members for Carbon Fee and Dividend makes me proud. Its clean, practical logic gives us all hope!” said Dr. Vicki Pearse, Pacific Grove resident, and a leading expert (along with her husband, Dr. John Pearse) on marine invertebrates. About Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) CCL is a nonpartisan international organization of citizen volunteers dedicated to preserving the environment through effective climate change legislation. The organization has volunteers in over 445 national and international chapters. In the U.S. volunteer climate lobbyists work with their Congressional representatives to achieve long-term climate solutions through legislative means. For more information go to https://citizensclimatelobby.org About CCL Monterey Citizen’s Climate Lobby Monterey (CCLM) is a local chapter of Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL). Inspired by Dr. Steve Webster (co-founder of the Monterey Bay Aquarium) the Monterey chapter was formed in early 2015 by two dozen men and women committed to improving the health of the planet. We are convinced, based on overwhelming scientific evidence, that human-caused global warming is happening, primarily caused by the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is emitted into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels. The best solution for global warming is to put a price on carbon (CO2) at the point of extraction according and to rebate collected fees to all American households according to CCL’s Carbon Fee and Dividend plan. Our chapter goal is to build political will among local elected officials to support Carbon Fee and Dividend. To achieve this goal we reach out to civic leaders and organizations to raise awareness in our community of the serious nature of climate change especially as it will impact us locally. We are confident that a well-informed
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Joan Skillman
Golf Tournament Memories
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1958 Program of the 17th Crosby Steve Rodewald has shared this wonderful souvenir with us. Wish our software could pick out those autographs! But it’s easy to make out :Bud Giles” on the upper right quadrant. Thanks Steve!
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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Gary Baley • Mei Bailey • Mike Clancy • Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Ron Gaasch • Patricia Hamilton • Luke Herzog • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Keith Larson • Dixie Layne • John McCleary • Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer •Joan Skillman • K. A. Warwick Staff Magician: Dan Bohrman Distribution: Amado Gonzales Advertising and Motorsports Features: Webster Slate Cedar Street Irregulars Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Chianti, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Griffin, Holden, Jay, Jeremiah, Jesse, Judy, Megan M, Nate, Reid, Theo, Tom, Spencer
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Week ending 1/24/18- 9:00 AM.............. .01" Total for the season............................... 4:30" 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.................................................... 15.54" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Week ending morning 1/24/18............. .89" Near Lovers Point Total for the 7/1/17). ....... 4.94" Dataseason reported by(since John Munch at 18th St. Last week low12/07/16.......................... temperature................... 44° Week ending .19"F Last week high temperature.................. Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 61° 5.42"F Last year rain to date (07/01/16-1/24/17)... 13.35F ” Last week low temperature..................41.5 Last week high temperature.................63.5 F
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Breakers of the Week
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Bruce Obbink Recognized by GLAC
By Luke Herzog
Zeus Marquez Like his Olympian namesake, PGHS senior Zeus Marquez excels in a variety of areas. The arts dominate a significant portion of Zeus’s daily life. He possesses a natural stage presence, having appeared in several stage plays and musicals. A baritone in the school choir, Zeus will soon make the journey to Anaheim with his fellow singers for a performance and workshop at Disneyland. However, Zeus also harbors a keen scientific curiosity. As longtime member (and current captain) of the high school robotics team, he helped the club reach the quarterfinals in the world championship in Houston last spring -- a culmination of months of careful design and hard work. Weeks later, as a summer engineering intern at the Naval Postgraduate School, Zeus had the opportunity to test and evaluate nanomaterials and cutting-edge 3D printing technology. But perhaps Zeus’s greatest attribute is his kindhearted nature and eagerness to lend a hand. For his creativity and contagious laughter, Zeus Marquez is our Breaker of the Week.
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Panetta Receives Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service
The National Academy of Public Administration’s Elliot L. Richardson Prize was awarded to Leon E. Panetta and Sylvia Mathews Burwell at a ceremony to be held at the Reagan Building in Washington D.C. on Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, 2018. The award is named after Richardson who served in four Cabinet-level positions in the U.S. Government including Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General and Secretary of Commerce. The prize is awarded to individuals possessing the public service virtues of “advancing the public good and long-term dedication to public service…and demonstrated generosity of spirit, thoughtfulness in the pursuit of excellence in government, courage and integrity.” Leon E. Panetta has had a 50-year career in public service at the highest levels of government as Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, White House Chief of Staff, and Congressman. S y l v i a B u r w e l l i s A m e r i c a n U n i v e r s i t y ’s 1 5 t h p r e s i d e n t a n d served as the 22nd Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and director of the Office of Management and Budget. Previous recipients include Colin Powell, Alice Rivlin, George Shultz, Sandra O’Connor, James Baker, and Paul Volcker among others.
Pacific Grove Golf Links Advisory Committee and Rudy Fischer present Bruce Obbink with a certificate of appreciation. Bruce was first appointed to the Golf Link Advisory Committee in 1999, and has spent almost 20 years advocating for the golf course, league players, and the golf playing public. Before recently stepping down, Bruce had served as the GLAC’s Chair since 2013. Bruce has a long history with the golf course. He was very involved in promoting the new golf clubhouse back in 2004, going so far as to walk door to door in the neighborhoods surrounding the course to promote the plan. Bruce also advocated for the parking lot lights that were installed a number of years ago so that players and other visitors could walk around the parking lot safely in the evenings. Councilman Fischer also recognized him as the “keeper of all of the golf course’s history,” noting that whenever he had a question about the golf course or the Lighthouse, he would call Bruce. Within days he would get an e-mail with a slew of attached documents which invariable answered his questions. Bruce had already been previously recognized by the golfers for his “tireless support and unyielding energy.” The Certificate concluded with a thank you to Bruce “for everything he has done for golf and golfers in the City of Pacific Grove.” Pacific Grove had a Golf Advisory Commission from 1932 to 2010, when it was changed to the Golf Links Advisory Commission. The Coast Guard deeded over the land on which the back nine of the course sits in 2006 in exchange for the city’s promise to “preserve and maintain” the Point Pinos Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast. The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been restored by the city and a dedicated group of volunteers. In September of 2014 the city turned over management of the course to Petaluma based CourseCo, a professional golf course management company which manages courses up and down the West Coast and in Texas. In December of last year the city held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its Local Water Project. That $7.7 million project will provide non-potable irrigation water to the golf course and cemetery, freeing up 125 acre feet of potable water each year for other uses. Also last year, Worldwide Auctioneers held a classic and sports car auction on the 18th hole of the course. The event was successful and the company recently contacted the city to request a five year agreement to continue. Because he is a sports car buff, Councilman Fischer also presented Bruce with a picture of Elon Musk’s Tesla roadster with the earth in the background. He told Bruce “it’s all yours, all you have to do is go get it.” The new Chair of the GLAC, Lin Blaskovich, presented him with a framed picture of the golf course. Terry Rea was elected as the Vice Chair. - Rudy Fischer Photo by Cynthia Garfield; Councilman Peake was also present.
CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. The City of Pacific Grove Planning Department will hold a public hearing by the Planning Commission on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM at the Pacific Grove City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, 93950 to consider the following: PROJECT ADDRESS: 522 Lighthouse Avenue, APN: 006-178-009 WHAT IS BEING CONSIDERED: Application for Architectural Permit and Use Permit 17-1078 to allow the demolition of the existing 3,472 sf building. To build a new 43,912 square foot mixed use four story structure consisting of fourteen (14) market rate town homes, two workforce townhomes on the upper oors; retail/restaurant on the rst oor and an underground parking structure Zone District/General Plan Designation: Commercial Downtown/ Commercial Coastal Zone: NO CEQA: Exempt per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 Applicant: Phil Johnson, Architect Staff Contact: Laurel O’Halloran Associate Planner Project materials are available for review at City Hall and online at www.cityofpacificgrove.org. If you have any questions about this item, please call the staff contact listed above at the Community and Economic Development Department (831) 648-3190. Please note that Section 65009(b)(2) of the California Government Code provides that legal challenges to the City’s action on this project may be limited to only those issues raised in testimony during the public hearing process. The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. The Paci c Grove Civic Center is an accessible facility. A limited number of devices are available to assist those who are hearing impaired. If you would like to use one of these devices, please contact the Community Development Department at (831) 648-3190. This notice paid for by A CONCERED CITIZEN
Libertarian Party Annual Meeting in Seaside—Wed., Feb. 28
The Libertarian Party of Monterey County will hold its annual meeting on Wed., Feb. 28, at Round Table Pizza conference room at 1717 Fremont, Seaside at 5:30 PM. New officers will be elected, recent activities discussed, and delegates chosen to attend the California LP state convention in Long Beach on April 27-29. For more information: www.montereycountyLP.org.
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and a Cooling Sun Medicine Playing football is damning our children to a horrible fate, symptoms of which often emerge only in adulthood. The evidence is clear that repeated blows to the head from any source cause Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy or CTE. It is especially prevalent in full-contact sports like boxing, football, soccer, ice hockey, rugby, and wrestling. CTE is an insidious disease only confirmed by examining the brain after death. A 2017 study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association showed an astonishing 99 percent of deceased NFL players (110 of 111) were found to have had the crippling brain disease at autopsy. Boston University reported 79 percent of all football players had CTE post-mortem. The youngest football player to die from the disease was 17-year-old Nathan Stiles of Spring Hill, Kansas who died a few hours after his high‑ school homecoming game in 2010 where he took a final hit. CTE symptoms may first appear as
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to suppress his research on CTE. Pacific Grove High‑ School Varsity Football – 17 players; Junior Varsity Football – 24 players. There is no treatment for CTE. There is no cure. Space The sun is cooling. After 20 years of observation and data collection, scientists at the Universifindings in the journal Neurosurgery in ty of California San Diego are predicting 2005 after an autopsy of a NFL player that by 2020 the sun will enter a coolwho had cognitive disorders. Since then, ing phase called the “grand minimum” evidence has been mounting that repeat- which might result in another mini ice ed concussions and even sub-concussion age by 2050. The last such event called head trauma will cause CTE. Helmets the “Maunder Minimum” occurred from don’t prevent it. 1645 to 1715 when there was extensive The Public Broadcasting Network glaciation and much of the Earth was series Frontline has aired several docu- icebound. mentaries on CTE. They can be viewed How global warming might mitigate online at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ this effect remains to be seen—it might frontline/?q=cte. A 2015 Columbia Pic- prove to be a serendipitous conjunction. tures film, Concussion, highlights Dr. Omalu’s fight against the NFL’s attempt
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Webster Slate Note from Author. This week’s log put forth from our PGPD is so confusing, it reads like it was written by someone for whom English is their ninth language. Perhaps a fifth rate Russian bot. Perhaps someone typed it out with their feet. I have been reading this log, every Sunday (and all week, as I work on conveying it to you) for many months. Please note that after such a painfully truthful criticism, I offer a solution. I see this as an opportunity to help my/our PGPD. It would be my privilege to help. I’ll guess it was a tough week and this week’s log, is just not a masterpiece. I have written some real stinkers from C.S.T. It was bound to happen. No harm, no foul. Please let me help. I volunteer to help write the log. Please just set me up a desk with a fancy electrical outlet in the evidence room, for my office. And I will do the rest. Since marijuana is legal now, just go ahead and leave it all in there. I’ll watch it for you very well. Working as I do at the museum (across the street.), I have achieved great-ish professional status, as a pot smoking; displayed bike watcher, and cop log writer. Don’t worry about accommodating me, I’ll bring my own booze. I may need a cot. Did you know that Cash is legal too? Anyway, I’ll save the day and figure it all out for all of us, whilst I work from my new office in the evidence room at PGPD. – Webster Slate – Crime – Cedar Street Times. The Paper of record, of the Pacific Grove Police Department. Owner was aware payments were late. Repossessed Vehicle (info) \ Pine Ave. – A vehicle was repossessed by Daybreak Metro at the above location. Owner was aware. Jimmy, Jimmy and who knows how many Jimmies, why are you such a bummer? Arkwright Court- Males outside of residence making noise. Males were verbally warned. Marijuana was taken for destruction. Way to go shopkeeper. If you lost something on Lighthouse, go on in to PGPD and get it. Found Property (info) \ Lighthouse Ave. – Property was located in front of the business. Item collected and placed in safe keeping. I guess it is supposed to look like that. Case Unfounded- Vandalism reported. Unfounded. And the walls came down. Hey watch where you’re going. Distracted drivers are an expensive and dangerous menace. Accident TC- Private Property \ Cedar Street. – Driver struck building. PGFD responded to help with damage to structure. Property owner not available, but voice mail left. Neighbor watching home also aware. No injuries. Vehicle drivable. MFD assisted securing residence. Full Karl Malden ”Don’t leave home without it/ Left home without it.” PC Theft: use access card \ Sunset DR. – Personal property stolen while victim was at work. City-Zen rides again. Found property (info) \ David Ave. – Property was found and turned into PGPD. The owner was notified and picked up the property. It sounds like there is a clue. Go get ‘em. Attempted Forced Entry\ Gibson Ave. – Attempted forced entry into the residence. No suspect identification. Suspect left prior to police arrival. Better learn the bus routes. Vehicle Repo (info) \ Monterey Ave. – Records was notified of a vehicle repossession from the above area. Someone took a few hours to contact a lawyer. TC-Private property-Drivable/ David Ave. A vehicle versus bicycle collision was reported five hours after the collision occurred. What is an adult child? Information Report\ Cedar Street. – Family dispute between parents and adult child. Documentation only. The parked vehicle lost. TC-Public Property- Tow Away / Forest Ave. – Non injury accident involving a parked vehicle versus a parked vehicle. Sounds like someone is SOL. Info in suspicious circumstances. Lighthouse Ave. – Third party reported a possible hit and run. Both vehicles were UTL.(unable to locate?) Am I the only one who hears Circus music? Accident \ Presidio Blvd. – P1 was backing up and collided with P2. Info exchange between drivers. Any find anything on Gibson Ave. lately? Lost property (info)/Gibson Ave. – A citizen came into PGPD to report she lost property from above location. Her information was taken. No further information. Pick a card, any card. You chose an alarm card. It’s like a joker. Alarm Activation (alarm) / Locust St. – Dispatched to an alarm activation at the residence. Front door activation. Upon arrival, determined to be an oversight. Reccurring theme # 14. I haven’t yet figured out what I P E means. This sounds like another distracted driving incident. Accident- TC-Public Property- tow away. \ Walnut St. – Sideswipe IPE vehicle collision. One car towed. Anybody find anything on Forest Lodge Rd. other than a squashed racoon? Found Property (info) \ Forest Lodge Rd. – Reporting Party called to report she lost personal property in the above area, the night before. This always makes me laugh. Ten FourTwenty MC Dog at large. MC like a Dj of Mc like a fast food dog. Mc doggie griddle. 10.04.20 MC dog at large. Del Monte Blvd.- Dog at large. Just last week we here pointed out that you can turn in unused or unwanted firearm to PGPD. It sounds like someone did. Firearm Surrender (info) / Pine Ave. – A citizen brought in guns that were required to be surrendered by the court. The responding officer recorded the information and packaged the guns for destruction.
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Try being more civilized. Info in Info \ Montecito Ave. Info report for ongoing civil problems. I think it the table at lovers Point that looks like some mastermind used a small grill on it, and burned the surface deeply. PC Vandalism \ Ocean View Blvd.
Past tense damage to park bench- No suspect information.
Dogs bark too much for many reasons. Most of them are not because the animal has enough attention or exercise. Info in Barking Dog \ Forest Ave. How about some surrendered ammo to go with the surrendered guns. Ammunition Surrender (info) Gibson Ave. - A woman came into PGPD lobby to surrender old ammunition that had been found in her garage. The ammunition will be held for safekeeping until it is destroyed.
“Presidential Material” by Peter Silzer Solution on page 14
Across 1 In a trio it’s boring 5 Hawaiian musubi favorite 9 Desirable quality 14 One kind of biography 15 Parlor game? 16 Spice Islands spice 17 Trolley 18 “Mighty ___ from little acorns grow” 19 “Canterbury ____” 20 *von Karajan’s vacuum? 23 Rajah’s wife 24 Spain’s longest river 25 One kind of ego 28 Cheep house? 30 Requirement 34 Singer Zadora 35 Like that 37 Hands on hips 39 *Maslow’s Continental? 42 Ameche’s “Cocoon” co-star 43 Big name in steak sauce 44 Juan’s uncle 45 Let up 46 Painter of “The Third of May 1808” 48 Spew 50 “Just the facts, ___” 52 Qatar’s capital 54 *Guthrie’s racket? 60 Softly, musically 61 Versatile carrier 62 Like a bad alibi 63 Record data 64 Seuss book “If __ __ the Zoo” 65 Jake Shimabukuro’s strings 66 Rapper’s retinue 67 USN officers 68 Corrals
Down 1 Shower alternative 2 Enticement 3 Essential oil 4 1967 Paul Newman film 5 Look down on 6 Better than gold, for albums 7 Artic fliers 8 Fits together well 9 Someone in a cast 10 Old Orthodox church language 11 One and only 12 Penultimate fairy tale word 13 All you-all’s in Paris 21 A bit crude 22 Acquire 25 On the double 26 A sign of Fall 27 Pacific tubers 29 Like “On Libraries” by Oliver Sacks 31 Ham it up on stage 32 Koranic Satan 33 First words in many prohibitions (2 wds) 36 Airport structure 38 Ad-speak for some socks 40 Clownfish hideouts 41 Guiding principle 47 Some Ethiopian languages 49 Pollster George 51 Love to pieces 53 1936 Berlin Olympics hero 54 Heavy drinker 55 Granola grains 56 Microsoft mainstay 57 Sushi bar liquor 58 Usually a bad sign? 59 Untouchable Eliot 60 Pizazz
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Programs at the Library All programs at the Pacific Grove 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
620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770
Tuesday, Feb. 20 • 11:00 am Stories for PreSchool (ages 2-5) • Wednesday, Feb. 21 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday (stories, crafts, science for ages 5 and up) • Thursday, Feb. 22 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741
First Baptist Church of Monterey 600 Hawthorne St., Monterey Rev. Nate Rhen 831-373-3289 • 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. • 831-901-3156 manjushridharmacenter.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
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
Shoreline Community Church
2500 Garden Rd. Monterey 8:30 am 10 am & 11:30 am Sundays. 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church 698 Laine St, Monterey • Father Karas (831) 375-7200 Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m.
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Saturdays
As of June 2017, the entry fee is a low-cost $5 for the first Sat. of the month for members and non-members alike! Annual membership fee is $10. Buy 2018 memberships for $10! Prices go up to $15 in January! Try us out! Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for three hours and buffet of healthful snacks. 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. Additional info: No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult. For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ 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. Additional info: No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.
Gentrain Society Lectures
The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in February, 2018. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website. Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Gentrain Society Lecture: The Loss of the Hindenburg Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $3.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Michael Adamson will talk about the mystery that still surrounds the crash of the Hindenburg in May 1937. Even after all these years, we still do not know exactly what caused this disaster which resulted in the escape of only 62 passengers and crew out of a total of 97. Michael will present some new suggestions as to what might have caused this tragedy. Michael Adams came to California from his native England in 1972. After many years in the banking industry he recently retired and lives in Monterey. His main interest is studying history and, in particular, aviation history.
Seeing ‘Fun Home?’ Come to a panel presentation afterward
Rainbow Speakers has been invited to do a panel presentation before and after the Sundays, February 18 and 25 matinees of ‘Fun Home.’ We hope a lot of you attend the play, perhaps one of these dates. So far a lot of people from Rainbow Speakers are going on Feb. 18, 1:30 pm for panel presentation. Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, ‘Fun Home’ introduces us to Alison at three different ages, as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. A refreshingly honest musical about growing up, coming out, and seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Edie Frederick’s comments on Facebook: Powerfully, funny musical ‘Fun Home!’ All high schools including staff would benefit seeing this together as a field trip. Outstanding performances by all actors and musicians on stage! Wish it could travel our whole county! Treat yourself to this unforgettably moving show! Pacific Repertory Theatre P.O. Box 222035 Carmel, California 93922 Box Office 831-622-0100 Admin 831-622-0700 Toll Free 866-622-0709 https://www.pacrep.org/FunHome
Scholastic Championship Team Awards told
Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation announced the 2017-2018 Winter Season Scholastic Championship Team Awards. These awards are made from the top five varsity teams from each Central Coast sport, with the highest collective grade point average of all teams competing in t0hat sport during he competition. These student athletes have achieved distinction in the classroom and at the same time committed themselves to participation in interscholastic athletics. Their academic performance is another indication that their athletic participation enhances classroom activities. Pacific Grove High School's wresting and girls soccer both made the list.
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PG Rotary Job Shadow Day Each year the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove hosts “Job Shadow Day.” Rotarians volunteer to take one or two high school students with them to work for half a day. At noon, the Rotarians bring the students to the club for lunch and they are further introduced to other professionals in the community. For students, it is an opportunity to have a deeper understanding of various occupations at a time when they are beginning to think about life after school. For Rotarians, it is an opportunity to take a fresh, bird’s eye view of their vocations to reflect upon and appreciate their accomplishments and skills. Although I am a supporter of the concept, as an attorney with a solo practice, I have often struggled to figure out how to successfully fill a morning. After all, I can’t very well have students sit in on confidential client meetings or go through confidential client flies. The prospect of having high school students spend their morning watching some guy type doesn’t seem too appealing, despite the fact that I am a true magician when it comes to my typing skills (thanks to my high school typing teacher, Mrs. Washburn). I tried to think about a way to introduce the students to the law in an engaging manner. And then I thought about how I decided to go to law school.
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Planning for Each Generation Close to the end of my junior year in college, I reached out to Monterey County Superior Court Judge Albert Maldonado, a family friend. I expressed my interest in learning more about the law. He proposed an informal arrangement whereby he would mentor me. I spent the summer hanging around the Monterey and Salinas courthouses and law libraries. Judge Maldonado had me observe trials and other court proceedings. I brought my notepad with me to take studious notes. At first, most of the judges assumed I was a reporter but relaxed a bit when Judge Maldonado later introduced me and they realized that I was just an eager and interested student. Judge Maldonado also taught me how to conduct legal research and gave me various projects designed to help me understand a wide array of practice areas. That fall I applied to law school and was
Mjadara on the Meal Train Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen A Syrian Lentil Dish
If you’ve ever known a Syrian person, you’ll know that they’re incredibly proud— especially of their food. If you have not ever had the pleasure of knowing a Syrian person, well I’m your girl and I’m here to tell you…we’re incredibly proud and our food is pretty fantastic. This past weekend, I had signed up for a meal train for a friend. A meal train is a when a group of people get together and volunteer to make a meal for a person who could use an extra hand. In this particular case it was for a friend in my book club who had just welcomed twin girls into her family of two toddlers, her husband, and herself. Naturally I thought, mjadara, a Syrian lentil dish—one of the many varieties of “rice and beans,” worldwide, high in iron thanks to the lentils and a complete protein due to the combination of legume and grain. It’s one of my favorite dishes; easy to make; and according to Syrian lore, good for lactation. Ingredients 1 cup brown lentils* ¼ cup bulgur #4** or white rice 1 white onion, finely diced Water
Mjadara
Topping: Ground cumin Extra virgin olive oil Salt
Directions Place lentils in a medium sized stock pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Throw out half of the water*** and add bulgar, diced onion, and enough filtered water to cover all the ingredients by ½ an inch. Turn the heat to medium-high and once it has come to a boil reduce to low heat and cover, stirring occasionally. The mjadara will be done when all of the water is absorbed. To serve, place in individual bowls and drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil, salt to taste, and ground cumin. Typically, mjadara is served with pickles—beets, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, etc.—so if you have those around, I would enjoy them together. Mjadara is also traditionally served with fried onions on top but I leave that out just for personal preference. Notes: *there are many varieties of lentils—yellow, French, orange, etc.—it is important that you use the brown ones for this dish as the different varieties require more/less time to cook. **bulgar is a Middle Eastern grain—parboiled and comes in different grinds #1 being the finest and #4 the coarsest. You can find it at the International Market on Lighthouse in Monterey. Alternatively, this dish can be made with white rice, it is simply a matter of preference. ***I had quite the discussion with my mother over the different philosophies of throwing out all of the initial water that the lentils are boiled in. She explained that some people don’t throw any of it away, claiming that’s where the nutrients lie. I know, from having studied it, that the “pre-boil” helps to get rid of oligosaccharides, the molecule responsible for flatulence. She concluded that I suggest throwing out half of the water, a compromise if you will.
on my way to becoming an attorney. I decided to bring my students to the Monterey courthouse to give them a miniature “Judge Maldonado” experience. We went to the law library and spent a lot of time looking through the various books containing federal, state, and municipal codes, regulations, and case law. I explained the many ways that laws are made, interpreted, and applied. We then looked for an open courtroom to observe a proceeding. One of the greatest aspects of our American legal system is its transparency through public hearings. We noticed that Judge Lavorato’s courtroom was open and that a proceeding was taking place. I decided to bring the students in for a few minutes. We were the only ones in the gallery and the judge and other court employees took notice. After the proceeding, Judge Lavorato inquired about why we were there. I explained who I was and who my students were. He was incredibly gracious and eager to carry on
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Judge Maldonado’s legacy by inspiring a new generation about the legal profession. He introduced us to the court employees and had them explain their roles. He then invited us into his chambers for a brief chat. It was certainly an experience that the students will never forget. Whether they go on to legal careers or not, they certainly have a deeper understanding and appreciation of our legal system. The special day also reinforced the importance of community: Judge Maldonado and Judge Lavorato being willing to take the time to share insight about the law with students and the many service clubs such as Pacific Grove Rotary that are comprised of members who want to lend their knowledge and skills for the betterment of others. And of course it was also beneficial to those of us who mentored the students to be able to take a break from our daily grind and reflect on the “big picture” of what we do and how we achieved our professional positions. KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950 and Kyle may be reached at 831920-0205. 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 contained in this article, you should consult a competent attorney who is licensed to practice law in your community.
Youth Music Monterey County Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras and Music Director Farkhad Khudyev present:
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SUNDAY, February 25 3:00 PM SUNSET CENTER, CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA Featuring YMMC Honors Orchestra concerto competition winner Simon Xinyun Liu, Chinese native and student at Everett Alvarez High School www.youthmusicmonterey.org www.facebook.com/youthmusicmonterey www.youtube.com/youthmusicmonterey www.twitter.com/YMMorch
Times • February 16, 2018 Library’s New Director Will Oversee $2 million Renewal Project Page 8 • CEDAR STREET
By Gary Baley Pacific Grove’s new Library Director, Scott Bauer, was hired six months ago after being selected among several candidates interviewed by the City Manager, department heads, and library directors from the surrounding communities. Scott obtained a BA degree in English at San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in library science from the University of California, Berkeley. For nearly 10 years prior to accepting the job at Pacific Grove, Scott was Assistant Director of the Marin County Free Library with 11 branches. His wife, Sallie Pine, worked at the Fremont Public Library. Now they are temporarily renting in Monterey and looking forward to buying a house in Pacific Grove. Both Scott and his wife, have enjoyed snorkeling in Hawaii on vacation, and now that they’ll be living by Monterey Bay, he said “I think we’ll need some wet-suits.” Scott credits his experience with library renewals in other counties as a factor in his favor seeking the director’s job at the PG Library. In his new position, he inherits a project conceived by the former library director, Steven Silveria who retired last April. The project aims to renew PG’s Carnegie Library building to look as close to the original 1908 façade as possible without major structural teardown. The interior will likewise be remodeled to eliminate the drop-down ceiling and expose the original wood. Carpet will be replaced, roof repaired, lighting improved, and bathrooms upgraded. Scott remarked “Directing a city versus county library renewal is very attractive to me because it will allow me to focus on one set of priorities.” Scott also plans to make it easier for people to use the library, “wayfinding” he calls it. He’d like the library to be more like a marketplace. He said “After figuring out usage patterns, certain stacks of books will be ‘face-outs’ presenting visual cues for easily locating subject‑ related content.” Scott will relocate the information desk to face the entrance so patrons can be seen and welcomed as they enter the library. Just this month, oral history audio files have been made available on the Internet and hundreds of post cards are being scanned for online access. Other history files are in the queue. Scott said “We only take six holidays per year, and I would love it if everyone in Pacific Grove would come visit the library.” The library has a fiscal 2017-2018 operating budget of $1.2 million and a paid staff of 12 plus numerous volunteers. The renewal project will be entail a capital budget close to two million dollars, $730,000 of which is earmarked by the Pacific Grove Public Library Foundation and the remainder to be raised through a fundraising drive scheduled to begin in May at the 110th anniversary of the Library. For more information visit http://www.pglibraryfriends.org/ or call 831-648-5760.
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passage of national Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation. Municipal resolutions in support of carbon pricing will strongly encourage our Congressional representatives to acknowledge the will of their constituents by passing this critical legislation.
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A team of four Pacific Grove Middle School Mathletes took second at the Feb. 3 competition. Team members included (L-R) William Coen, Cristopher Rosas, Corbin Olney, and Jack Weyant. Way to go, Mathletes! PGMS Math Club Co-Coach is Michelle Ford, and there’s math coach and club advisor Elaine DeMarco. We should have had the names in order, because we recognize Corbin Olney in his newspaper cap -- he’s one of our Cedar Street Irregulars!
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Stone Reintroduces Cigarette Butt Ban
Plans for measure to reduce plastic pollution and save taxpayers money
Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) has reintroduced legislation to protect California’s coast and waterways by banning cigarette filters (Assembly Bill 2308). Filters, commonly
Stone Bill Protects Monarch Habitat
Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) has introduced legislation to protect and restore the habitat of one of California’s iconic monarch butterfly. AB 2421 provides funds and technical assistance to restore monarch habitats across the state. “Monarch butterflies are dying off at alarming rates, and as their population declines, the rest of the California ecosystem is affected as well,” said Stone. “This measure provides grants and support to farmers, ranchers, nonprofits and public agencies to restore and protect monarch habitats.” Experts estimate the populations overwintering on the California coast have declined from about 3 million in the 1980s to just 300,000 – a 90 percent decline over just three decades. Scientists argue that there is a 72 percent chance that the butterflies will go extinct within the next 20 years. Specifically, AB 2421 would establish the Monarch & Pollinator Rescue Program (MPRP) at the Wildlife Conservation Board. MPRP would provide grants and technical assistance to applicants to restore California prairie in an effort to recover and sustain populations of monarchs and other pollinators. Further, the program would coordinate efforts to restore breeding and overwintering habitat throughout the monarch’s range, particularly on farms and ranches in the Central Coast, Central Valley, and Sierra Nevada foothills. “AB 2421 is exactly the type of urgent action we need to recover the monarch butterfly here in California, and beyond,” said Eric Holst, associate vice president of working lands at Environmental Defense Fund, a sponsor of the measure. “To achieve the amount of habitat needed, we will need all hands on deck, including supportive partnerships between state and local leaders, food companies and agribusiness, chemical and seed companies, and philanthropic organizations and foundations. I’m glad to see California leaders rising to the occasion.” In the summer, monarchs breed in California prairie habitat, which is a blend of grasses, native wildflowers, and milkweed that once carpeted the Central Valley. The geographic range of California prairie has dramatically shrunk in modern times from pesticide use, expanded development, and climate change. For monarchs, the most critical component of breeding habitat is milkweed, which is the only plant on which monarchs will lay eggs, and the only plant the caterpillars eat. Monarchs overwinter in sensitive forest habitat along the Central Coast, where habitat loss has occurred as a result of development, land management decisions, and climate change. Monarch butterflies are important to humans because they use resources that are common to many pollinators; as a result, their numbers reflect general pollinator population success. The butterflies also serve as a key source of food for birds, small animals, and other insects. Humans rely on a healthy pollinator population for stable, secure food sources and ecosystems; therefore, it is necessary to take action to protect monarchs.
known as butts, are made of spongy plastic and have become a costly, prevalent source of litter in California communities. “When I first introduced this measure in 2014, tobacco companies claimed that existing anti-litter laws and industry-funded awareness programs were sufficiently addressing cigarette butt waste dangers and costs. That’s a lie. Cleaning up cigarette butts still costs taxpayers millions. And what doesn’t get cleaned up leaches toxic chemicals into the environment or makes its way into the stomachs of fish and birds,” said Stone. “There’s a simple solution to all these problems: it’s time to ban the butts.” California has strong laws to deter people from littering, but in spite of the threat of having to pay up to $1,000 in fines and cleaning up litter for up to 24 hours, people continue to discard cigarette butts on roadways, in parks, in gutters, and other places in their communities. In annual ocean clean-ups in 2016, cigarette butts remained the top collected item of litter in California, in the United States, and internationally. That year, volunteers removed over 188,000 butts from California beaches alone – an increase of 34,000 butts from the previous year. “The Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary is one of the most protected habitats in the country, but in spite of this, our organization has collected 626,870 cigarette butts in our clean ups since 2007,” said Katherine O’Dea, Executive Director of Save Our Shores, which is a sponsor of the measure. “Education about the dangers of this toxic litter isn’t enough to address this problem. This bill is long overdue.”
Cigarette filters provide no health benefit to smokers. For decades, the tobacco industry misleadingly marketed filtered cigarettes as a ‘safer’ alternative to unfiltered cigarettes. In reality, cigarette filters are useless in reducing harm to smokers according to the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General of the United States. Researchers have also found that filters have likely contributed to the rise in occurrence of lung adenocarcinomas, a form of lung cancer that occurs deep in the lungs. Far from protecting anyone’s health, improperly discarded cigarette butts can hurt people and kill wildlife. When children or pets ingest cigarette butts, they can experience nicotine poisoning and can require medical treatment. Fish, birds and other animals that eat cigarette butts can starve to death as a result of a false feeling of satiation from the plastic in the cigarette. Chemicals that leach from cigarette butts are toxic to fish and aquatic insects. Stone has twice previously introduced legislation to ban disposable cigarette filters. Those measures died in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee in 2014 and 2015. This year’s bill includes a $500 fine for selling or furnishing black market filtered cigarettes.
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Monarch Butterfly
• February 16, 2018
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Wildlife Spotlight by Dan Bohrman
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STR Lottery would be unfair Editor:
Monarch Butterflies are brightly colored butterflies found throughout Monterey County in the winter. In late fall, they migrate more than 2000 miles south from the northern United States, with some wintering in Pacific Grove and others continuing south to Mexico. Monarch butterflies are poisonous, having consumed vast quantities of milkweed as larva.
Get Reel Job in Screenwriting
“REEL JOBS: The New Era of Screenwriting” with noted screenwriter Madeline DiMaggio is coming up soon. Join us for the inside scoop on the new world of streaming, TV and film, and ways to write and market your creative writing. “I’m looking forward to sharing the basics of screenwriting as well as the new opportunities for writers in an exploding, hungry-for-content marketplace of new media,” DiMaggio said. “I look forward to connecting with screenwriters in Monterey County and helping in their development as writers.” The talk is set for Saturday, February 24 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Cost is $30, with student tickets costing $10. There is an optional lunch for $15. DiMaggio used to live in the Monterey area, and began her career writing TV dramas and sitcoms, which led to a contract at Paramount studios in pilot development. She’s written and sold over 50 hours of produced TV and film including the feature “If the Shoe Fits” with co-writer Pamela Wallace. She also co-produced the feature film “Surviving Eden” at Monterey’s Honest Engine Films, plus numerous award-winning feature film documentaries. Tickets at www.FilmMonterey.org/events/ Irvine Auditorium at MIIS is located at 499 Pierce St., Monterey.
Pacific Grove Market Snapshot 2017 Patrick Ryan
Local Real Estate Update Pebble Beach is always a fun community to examine from a residential real estate perspective. This only includes single family homes and not condominiums or townhomes. It is unique in its own way. List prices range from the ultra-luxury to the affordable, for the Monterey Peninsula. This analysis is based only on properties that have sold in 2016 and 2017.
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2016
117
$2.85 Million
$2.62 Million 114
$726
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121
$2.40 Million
$2.23 Million 94
$676
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3.4%
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-15%
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-18%
For quick reference to the table above, sold means the total amount of single family homes that sold in 2016 and 2017. List price is what the home was listed for and sold price is what the home ultimately sold for. DOM stands for days on market, or how long it took the home to sell. Price per square foot is determined by dividing the final sales price by the square footage of the home, which can be useful when evaluating the asking price or determining the sales price of a home. So, one glance at the table above would lead one to think that the Pebble Beach residential real estate market took quite a dive in 2017 compared to 2016. The only stat that increased was the amount of homes that sold and that only increased by 3.4%. The rest all went down. The average list price decreased by 16%, the average sold price decreased by 15%, the average days on market decreased by 18% and the average price per square foot decreased by 7%. What gives? A deeper look at the numbers will give an excellent reason for the apparent price decline in Pebble Beach when comparing 2017 to 2016. In 2016 there were four home listed for $20 million or above and one home listed for $13.75 million. In 2017 there was one home listed for $17.9 million which ultimately sold for $12.5 million. In 2016 two homes sold for over $18 million while three sold for over $10 million. You can see how those numbers can skew the results of the table. In 2018, there are three homes listed for over $20 million with one asking $41 million. The other two are asking $29.9 million and $22.75 million respectively. Homes in this price range take a long time to sell, as the average days on market for the three just mentioned is 385 days. Pebble Beach is truly a stable market. It does not see wild fluctuations once one compensates for any outlier properties that are ultra-luxury. As mentioned, the most expensive listing in Pebble right now is at $41 million and the least expensive listing is at $859,000. There are not too many luxury areas that have such price differentials like Pebble Beach. It is a great place to live. Please feel free to contact me with any listing advice or to request a complimentary Comparative Market Analysis. Cheers Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com Broker Associate 831-238-8116 www.pebblebeachabodes.com
Stop the presses! The pro-short term rental and the anti-short term rental factions agree on something! They both want to allow STRs (short term rentals) in Pacific Grove’s commercial and Coastal zones. If the Council represents the people, why is it circumventing the desires of both factions in the STR battle? (Not to mention the California Coastal Commission—which instructed coastal cities to allow STRs in the Coastal zone, not restrict them.) On Feb. 7, the Council voted to create a lottery “tool” which could be used to reduce STRs to a maximum density of 15 percent per block citywide, with no provision to exclude (or at the very least, allow a higher density) in the very areas where people actually want to vacation (by the ocean, not by Safeway). Reducing density in all “over-dense” blocks—including the Coastal zone—will drop the number of STRs well below the 250-permit target, which will then drive new STRs into residential areas where none exist, which is the exact opposite of preserving “neighborhoods for neighbors.” What possible justification is there for removing vacation rentals from areas where they are most in demand, and increasing vacation rentals where they are not? And the financial impact to the City will be significant. At Monterey Bay Vacation Rentals, our Coastal zone properties generate up to 10 times the revenue as do those in residential areas.That’s 10 times the TOT tax. Drastically reducing the City’s highest revenue generating STRs does not seem like a sound business decision, as they contribute a disproportionately high share of the approximately $1,000,000 in TOT taxes collected annually. How will the resulting shortfall to the City budget be addressed? Which City services will be cut as a consequence? And consider the trickledown effect: reduced STR revenue translates into reduced visitor spending, which impacts local businesses, shops and restaurants. It reduces the sales tax collected, and slashes the income to plumbers, electricians, housekeepers, and the many other hardworking members of our communities who service these rentals… like me. The lottery is a “blunt force” instrument that will eliminate many of the City’s best performing financial “assets” and potentially create problems where none exist. And because it’s arbitrary, a lottery can shut down professionally managed short-term rentals with no complaints or violation history… in favor of STRs that are run with no regard for the neighbors or the neighborhood. I urge Council to reconsider the lottery, or at the very least to exclude the Coastal zone, where short-term rentals co-exist quite harmoniously with hotels, motels, inns, and B&Bs. Debra Ryll Monterey Bay Vacation Rentals Monterey
Christianity and Their Churches Today are Under Fire and Attack
Editor: Today our churches and many priests and clergy are being accused of crimes, but many accusers are only interested in obtaining a money settlement. The bad clergy are a tiny minority but all are receiving bad press. Clergy are not above the law and any crime must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. However, the truth is being distorted and in many cases too many accusations are questionable. It has become difficult for clergy to express their love and compassion for their flock. Pope Francis made two recommendations: one is “The fatherhood of Bishops. Be pastors close to your people, pastors who are neighbors and servants. Let this closeness be expressed in a special way towards out priests. Support them, so that they can continue to serve Christ with an undivided heart. This alone can bring fulfillment to ministers of Christ.” We must support honorable clergy of all denominations. All people of faith must united to protect their clergy when unjustly accused of an alleged crime. It has become extremely difficult for all clergy to show genuine love and affection. What ever happened to “innocent until proved guilty?” This great nation was founded as a republic of Judeo/Christian belief, and “In God We Trust” is part of our moral history. Therefore, we must all unite to combat the forees of evil, hatred and intolerance which are attacking our many Christian Churches. U.SA. I a Christian nation. Our Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and religion. The original founders of our nation were wiser than they knew. Al Giordno, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180096 The following person is doing business as MARSAN 1 CONSULTING, 750 Bayview, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: STEVEN HONEGGER, 750 Bayview, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. and JAMES MICHAEL GROSHONG, 615 Wood St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 01/18/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 12/15/17. Signed, Carlyn J. Nary. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9/18.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180199 The following person is doing business as COUNTER CULTURE, 565 Broadway Ave., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955; P.O. Box 5687, Carmel, CA 93921: BELGA LLC, 5th at Mission, Carmel, CA 93921. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 1/24/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed, Max Georis, Manager. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 2/16, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9/18.
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Planned Obsolescence: The Corporate Joke On The American Public
In primal and tribal societies people worked only to feed, clothe, house and protect themselves. Then they created art and played with family and friends the rest of the time. They had active social and family lives because they worked only for the essentials. Today we work and slave for a lot of stuff we don’t need and our family, social and spiritual life suffers. In our society today, whenever the news media talk about how the economy is doing, what they are discussing are the profits of large corporations and whether Capitalist America is getting its fair share. They equate a healthy economy to how big business is doing, how much gross national product is being produced and sold. Sure, they mention unemployment, but only as a concern for how it will affect productivity and consumer buying power. A better measurement of how well this country is doing, or how poorly, would be to discuss the amount of credit and mortgage indebtedness the middle and lower classes have. The fortunes of big business do fluctuate, but for most large corporation CEOs, it has been mostly up, steadily up. Yet, for the majority of the people in this country, it has been down, mostly down. The majority of the public has no concept of inflation or deflation. For us, it is mostly recession. If you compare how much work we do, how much pay we get, and how much deeper in debt we are each day, it is obvious that most people are not benefiting from our society’s riches. Gross National Product is a deceptive measurement of a society’s worth. Are all of these things we produce contributing to a better life? Are we happier because we have all this stuff? Some of you may remember when a four-day workweek was being discussed during the 1950s. Boy, that sure did scare the pants off all the capitalists in this country! So what did they do? They invented planned obsolescence, started creating a lot of silly, unnecessary trinkets, and figured out the possibilities of advertising. That got us back to work. If we would re-adjust our manufacturing and economic systems properly, we could reach a place where everyone had work available and a living wage, and we wouldn’t be using up all of our natural resources. The first step is to concentrate on manufacturing essential products to improve our infrastructure and stop producing so many luxury items and impulse buying commodities, which fall apart or are rejected within a few months. The real first step in fixing our economy is to stop listening to conservative capitalists’ ideas and get some liberal intellectuals to work, creating true solutions that will benefit the majority of the population. Capitalists have a tendency to forget the true meaning of democracy. Stuff! More stuff to buy means more money for the corporations, and less free time to spend with our families. Stuff that breaks after a few months or years means we need more money to replace it, which means more hours of work, less time developing our culture and more money for the corporate CEOs. It used to be that an artisan made a product or tool of the best material he could so that it would last long, do a good job, bring him respect and future business. Now a company makes flashy things to look good, but from cheap materials, so they last only a short time, requiring that you buy another one sooner. And, of course, you have to work for the money to buy it. Planned obsolescence will someday be a crime punishable by incarceration, when we no longer have water to drink and air to breathe. Why don’t we get smart as humans are supposed to be and start passing laws against wasting our natural resources now? We have to stop making so much stuff. We must tone down our economy. Cut back on advertising. Some people will be outraged at these ideas, but are they willing to face the alternatives? Disregarding the impact on our environment, the gross, unthinking materialism of this society is not mentally healthy. Placing all your hopes and dreams on things, rather than feelings and emotions, leaves you morally bankrupt. Some of you might think that this is just New Age counterculture hokum, but it is mainstream reality. Our environment is dying as a result of the manufacture of worthless stuff, and our minds are atrophying because of a lack of creative thinking. Can we look into the eyes of our great-grandchildren and say, “I am sorry, I decided to remain ignorant about overpopulation, environmental rape and corporate planned obsolescence”? JMc 12.25.17
Opinion
Better notice should be given on proposed buildings in Pacific Grove To the Editor:
Regarding last week’s letter to the editor about the proposed massive construction on the corner of Lighthouse and Fountain and only a stone’s throw from the Holman building luxury condos under construction already, I was surprised to learn that according to City requirements, the city is only required to send a mailing regarding the hearing on a proposed building to owners of property within a 300 ft. radius. This seems reasonable for things occurring just on a property owner’s street such as a garage conversion, an addition to a neighbor’s home or a change to a historic cottage, but not for such a large building so close to another very large building that also will house many living units. (Also, remember the Hotel Durrell project is down the pike.) This is a project that will not only affect the immediate neighbors but all PG residents as it will change the streetscape to the downtown historic area, something that belongs to all of us! I was even more surprised to discover that the there is no requirement to place a notice in, this, our wonderful Pacific Grove community newspaper. I know there are other newspapers that have general circulation and are distributed in Pacific Grove, but to me it seems logical that notice of building proposals for Pacific Grove should be placed in The Cedar Street Times rather than in any newspaper that just happens to be distributed in Pacific Grove. I’d like to propose that this policy be changed to make this a requirement. Fellow Pacific Grove residents, protect YOUR Pacific Grove. Maybe time and the busyness of life has made you forget the gem that our town is. I’ve read it described as “the last hometown.” I don’t know that for sure, but I do know that it’s an extremely special place. A beautiful, old-fashioned, historic, quiet, safe, small town with mom and pop stores and not a lot of traffic or pollution where large developments, fast food restaurants, bars, and Starbucks do not reign. A place that harkens back to the days when we were children and felt safe. A place that created a parade for children to honor butterflies. I could go on and on, but I’ll just add another feature that in itself, alone, would be majestic: the Pacific Ocean that is our back yard. I wonder how many of the people that will move into the Holman or the proposed building will do so because they appreciate these things about our PG or just because they can afford them. I also wonder what the tipping point is before new, large developments change Pacific Grove. I don’t want to find out. To quote former Cedar Street Times contributor, Tom Stevens,”It all goes away fast if no one cares.” If you do care, please attend the planning commission hearing on this proposal Thursday, February 22nd at 6 p.m., City Council Chambers. When I first moved to Pacific Grove I saw the following written on one of the concrete murals along the ocean walkway: “Carmel by the Sea, Monterey by the Smell and Pacific Grove by God” Let’s not allow Pacific Grove to become “Pacific Grove by Developers”! Maria Cantillo Pacific Grove
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180137 The following person is doing business as CORK N BOTTLE, 1112 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: MJ VENTURES, 501 Abrego Street, Monterey,CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 01/17/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/4/17. Signed, Patrick Stafford, President. This business is conducted by corporation. Publication dates: 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9/18.
CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
By John Bassett McCleary, Author of The Hippie Dictionary Excerpt from his next book, Common Sense Again
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING and second reading of an ordinance implementing and amending Pacific Grove Municipal Code Chapter 7.40 Limits on Short-Term Rentals. Copies of the full text of the proposed Ordinance can be reviewed at City Hall, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA or online at http://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/councilagendas The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. Pacific Grove City Hall is an accessible facility. A limited number of devices are available to assist those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180060 The following person is doing business as MONTEREY BAY LACTATION, 1099 Mariners Way, Pebble Beach, Monterey County, CA 93953: M2 PROMOTIONS LLC, 1099 Mariners Way, Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 01/08/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/1/18. Signed, Camilla Miller, Manager. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9/18.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20180098 The following person is doing business as IN PURSUIT 21st CENTURY ENTREPRENEUR EXPLORERS, 1705 David Ave. Unit 7, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: SONIA CONSUELO LOPEZ, 51705 David Ave. Unit 7, Monterey,CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 01/11/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed, Sonia Lopez. This business is conducted by corporation. Publication dates: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16/18.
SANDRA KANDELL, City Clerk Published: February 16, 2018 CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING and second reading of an ordinance amending the classification schedule for Administrative Services Manager. Copies of the full text of the proposed Ordinance can be reviewed at City Hall, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA or online at http://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/councilagendas The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. Pacific Grove City Hall is an accessible facility. A limited number of devices are available to assist those who are deaf or hard of hearing. SANDRA KANDELL, City Clerk Published: February 16, 2018.
Times What does God say about sin? Page 12 • CEDAR STREET
• February 16, 2018
Bill Cohen
Reasoning With God What is sin? Is 59:2, “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Our iniquities seem to be the problem, because they come between God and us. But, what is the sin of our iniquities? God provided Adam and Eve with all they needed, including the truth of how to live in harmony with God’s plan. However, they chose to follow Satan’s way, instead of God’s way and they felt guilty, which caused them to hide from God, Gen 3:8-9, “And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” This story has been repeated throughout the ages, as we have chosen to go our own way, instead of God’s perfect way, Ps 18:30, “As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.” God is always there, as He was for Adam and Eve. He came to be with them and found them hiding, how many of us are hiding from God? So, sin is anything that causes us to separate ourselves from God. God has planted His truth in our hearts and minds, Heb 10:16, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;” Which means we do know when we sin and thus, we feel the guilt of defying Him and His way. Once we feel the guilt we must make a decision. We can acknowledge our sin, apologize when appropriate and repent, or we can deny God and separate ourselves from Him and His way. Today we see large parts of our community choosing to separate themselves from Him. It breaks my heart, as it breaks God’s heart, Jn 11:35, “Jesus wept.” Jesus was not weeping for Lazarus, He was weeping for all of us who still do not believe after all He has done. It is our lack of belief that causes us to separate ourselves from Him, Heb 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” God never changes, Heb 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” His love for us never changes, Rom 8:38-39, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” God will always love us and it is only our sin that separates us from Him. Our actions, not His, our choices, not His, that separate us from His love. We place the stumbling blocks that keep us from Him, Eze 14:7, “For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:” God’s love for us never changes. He is always ready to give us His truth and therefore, it is our love for Him that will decide our eternal fate, Tit 3:11, “Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.” Yes, if we are condemned, we will have no one to blame but ourselves, for our own choices will have condemned us. As we journey through this life we can be transformed by the Word of God and if we choose to follow His plan one day we will abide in His love, 1 Jn 3:6, “Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.” We can stop sinning, with God’s help, because His way is perfect and His thoughts are better than ours, Is 55:8-9, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Once we choose to abide in His love, we become new creatures, 2 Cor 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Jesus will finish our transformation when He returns and we will be changed, 2 Cor 3:18, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” He has given us His Word so we might study, learn His way and become perfect, 2 Tim 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” He earnestly desires to utter these words to us, Matt 25:23, “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome at bill@reasoningwithgod.com.
MPC Reunion/Fundraiser Postponed
Due to factors beyond organizers’ control, the MPC Theatre Living The Dream / Grease Reunion & Fundraiser that was set for February 23 is being postponed. It will be rescheduled for sometime later in the coming season. We apologize for the abrupt change. For additional information please contact the MPC Theatre Box office.
Fond Farewell (Reprise) Jane Roland Animal Tales Other Random Thoughts Please bear with me again, due to the demands of opening a new shop I may give you some rerun columns for a week or so but will try to find some that have received great “reviews”. “The year was 2000; we were embarking on a long-desired remodel of our house. The galley kitchen would be removed and a new one would become part of the family room. Things were getting torn up and torn down. We went out for dinner and when we returned our beloved yellow lab, Bailey, was lying on the floor, his final sleep. He was only 10 and had shown no symptoms of illness, nonetheless, he was gone. At the time we had two cats, Joe (Montana) and Mike (Crawford), and a little dog bestowed upon us by Jan Carnes, Dixie. In view of the enormous disruption that was about to occur in our lives, we decided to wait until the work was finished to get a new pet. Mike and Joey adored each other, and Dixie was quite satisfied to be the only pooch. They all slept on our bed and for a time, everyone ate in the bed or living room. In March of the next year we were talking about getting a buddy for our Southern belle. Trae Dunnick who worked at the SPCA and had become a good friend as well as house sitter was a humane officer. One day she called from Hollister saying that there were three chocolate labs at the shelter. John drove over. Two of the dogs demonstrated significant abuse, the third was a gorgeous female about 6 months old and, when I returned home that evening we had a new pet. Our vet, Bill Cleary, said that she was a beautiful purebred and he was surprised that she was at a Shelter and there had been no inquiries. We soon learned the reason. Brandy was a traveling’ woman. The moment a door was opened she would scoot past and tear off. We received calls from all over the city. Fortunately, we had an AKC chip and only once in the last thirteen years did we need to pick her up at an impound. She had also, obviously, been kicked by someone, previous owner (?), and was very nervous if a heavy shoe touched her rear end. Once, she viewed walking boots, she was at the living room door looking across the patio where people were sitting. She screamed in terror. In time the fear abated as she realized she was safe. Unlike our former escape artist, Cinder, Brandy did not scale fences. She, as did our black lab, Beau, would await an opportunity to escape. She would run and run. Always happy to be home but, in earlier days, happier with the “wind beneath her wings.” Six years ago, little Dixie, by then in her teens, gave up the ghost. She simply lay down for a nap and never awoke. Dixie had a good, happy life, more satisfied in a lap than anywhere else. She did not bond with Brandy; however, the two tolerated each other. When she departed we sensed that the Lab was lonely but determined to wait before finding another dog. When the time was right, we went on a search, taking Brandy along as her approval was essential. I headed out to the SPCA. Dog after dog came out to meet her in the yard, there was no chemistry. As I was about to depart I passed a cage with a small dog. It was a pup with long ears, tail and short legs. A dachshund mix from a puppy mill, about six months old. “Well little girl, I will give you a crack.” Out we went to meet a possible friend, there was immediate chemistry and my ride home was with two dogs. That was five years ago, Lilah adores Brandy (her best buddy is Toby the cat), whom she sees as a maternal figure. If Brandy needs to leave to see a vet, Lilah has hysterics; she screams cries and runs around in desperation. Daughter, Jennie, made the comment, “Dogs drive you crazy when they are hyper kids and teenagers, then they settle down and are sweet and quiet, then they die.” We have reached that milestone. Brandy is on her last legs; she has congestive heart failure and is living on borrowed time. She is comfortable with her pills, eats well and misses her walks, which are forbidden. Lilah is distraught and in sympathy won’t eat unless “mama” does so. In the past month I have heard similar stories from friends: the loss of cats, dogs, birds guinea pigs, mice, horses, and more... Those who don’t understand the love of animals have missed one of the greatest pleasures in life. Where else can one find a friend who adores without question, accepts his owner’s imperfections, doesn’t gossip, doesn’t complain, just loves and is always there? People have said it is like losing a member of the family, they are wrong; it is losing a family member. Brandy and Lilah This story was written almost three years ago. Both pups have gone to their reward. After Brandy died, Lilah followed a few weeks later from a broken heart, they say. It was devastating. We now have Annie, about whom I have written. Toby is still with us and he and Annie have bonded… There are those who lose a pet who can’t get another, I understand, but who else in our lives will forgive and love us “warts and all?” Please come by the new shop PacRep’s Neverland Benefit Shop at 1219 Forest Avenue, Suite D. I am managing and some of your favorite volunteers will greet you (two and four legged) …we are there working 9:30 until 4:30..and would love to see you.. We will have a preview on February 24 and 25, open daily after that and there will be a big ribbon cutting on March 14. “Fun Home,” Tony Award winning musical will be at the Golden Bough Theatre until March 4.. Jane Roland – gcr770@aol.com...649-0657...
February 16, 2018 • CEDAR STREET
We’re seeking a pastor. The Peninsula Baptist Church of Pacific Grove is a member of the Great Commission Association of Southern Baptist Churches (GCA) headquartered in Morgan Hill, California. It is one of 45 GCA Champion Churches, which donate a portion of their annual offerings to the GCA. The congregation originally met from 1949 to 1953 at Laine and Prescott streets in New Monterey. That building needed such substantial repairs that the congregation voted to build a new sanctuary. In 1954 the congregation itself constructed a small A‑frame sanctuary at 1116 Funston Drive in Pacific Grove, California. For 20 years, Rev. Dayton Dursham was pastor, but he retired two years ago and since then Deacon Elliot Booker and other members have taken turns in the pulpit. Elliot said “This church is small but it is close like a family.” He went on to say that they are actively seeking a full‑time pastor. “We can’t offer a salary, but we can offer a parsonage rent free and no commute” he added. The parsonage is a two‑story 3‑bedroom home with a back yard next door to the church on Funston Drive. The congregation numbers about 20 and the church allows Russian speakers to conduct services on Thursday evenings. Demographics: The CSBC numbers 2,340 congregations composed of 855 Anglo, 457 African‑American, 75 Chinese, 81 Filipino, 375 Hispanic, 205 Korean, 162 Multi-Ethnic, and 130 other. Pew Research shows an equal male‑female ratio, but 85 percent White and 6 percent Black. First‑generation immigrants are 2 percent, second‑generation 2 percent and 96 percent third‑generation or higher. High‑school or less 46 percent, some college 35 percent, college degree 19 percent. Married are 60 percent, living together 3 percent, divorced 13 percent, never married 13 percent. Theology: Southern Baptists believe in the Trinity—that is only one God revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. That
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Gary Baley
Sanctuary of the Soul
the sacredness of human personality is evident because God created humans in God’s own image, and in that Christ died for human-kind; therefore every person
of every race possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love. That salvation is open to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. They believe in
Baptism, Eucharist, and evangelism. They believe in marriage between one man and one woman and that children are a blessing from God from the moment of conception. Outreach: The California Southern Baptist Convention supports raised over $2 million for missions in 2017 and hosts seminars for wills, trusts, and ESL classes. Music/worship workshops were held for 81 congregations. Evangelical and migrant ministries served nearly 150,000 meals. Disaster relief included 200 volunteers in 30 different projects. Services: Sunday Bible Study 9:45 am, worship 11 am. Thursday 6 pm Russian Services. For more information: Call 831-3726869 or visit Peninsula Baptist Church, 1116 Funston Avenue, Pacific Grove CA 93950.
Regional Waste Management District Sets Open House
The Monterey Regional Waste Management District will offer the public its first opportunity to view its innovative and leading-edge recycling facility when it holds a free Community Open House for the new state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) this month. The open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24, at the MRWMD campus, two miles north of Marina, at 14201 Del Monte Blvd. There will be guided facility tours, informative exhibits, a kid’s art activity and free refreshments will be served. The $24 million, 100,000 square-foot building is replete with highly advanced material sorting technology designed and installed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) of Eugene, Oregon. The MRF will rely on a local workforce to keep materials moving, remove contaminants and load trucks with the outbound baled recyclables, a source of green jobs at the District. “This modern facility represents the state-of-the-industry in materials processing, recycling, and resource conservation, said Tim Flanagan, general manager of the MRWMD. “We can’t wait to introduce the MRF to our local community and give them a chance to see up close how their recyclables are processed and prepared for re-manufacturing. The modernized MRF is comprised of some 400 tons of steel and stretches 400 feet in length and 300 feet in width. Construction took ten months. It includes an intricate network of sizing screens, density separators, high-tech scanning and optical sorting, and heavy-duty magnets. The
The Materials Recovery Facility system, which was supplied by BHS, processes single-stream recyclables, commercial mixed materials and C&D debris. technology is not only leading edge but is also expected to be the industry standard for the next 20 years. The MRF will support community compliance with California’s recycling requirements. These include the 75 percent recycling goal by 2020 and CalGreen’s 65 percent diversion requirements for new construction and demolition projects. The processing of curbside recycling from homes and businesses locally will lower greenhouse gas emissions and provide local control over where recyclables go and what they are recycled into. “This MRF enhances Monterey County’s role as one of the highest recycling regions in the state,” said Jeff Lindenthal, Director of Communications and Sustainability for the MRWMD. “This is the first facility in the state with a dual system that combines construction and demolition recycling with curbside materials recycling.” The first recycling program on the Peninsula dates to 1975 when the first curbside recycling truck collected materi-
als in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Public drop-off recycling bins were later placed in Pacific Grove, Monterey, and Seaside. The renovated MRF processes up to 80 tons per hour on two lines, processing commercial, residential and mixed materials. “This system is a key component supporting our mission of ‘Turning Waste into Resources,’” added Flanagan. “To recover the maximum amount of materials, this system is built for flexible and effective processing. The recycling line features BHS bag breaking and screen technology to ensure recovery of high-quality paper, and an optical sorter positively sorts either plastic film or paper, depending on the material stream and the operator’s discretion. The technology is employed to accurately recover various types of plastics, production decisions that the operator can change based on marketability.” “The MRWMD has been a longtime partner to BHS and we are honored to have once again delivered a state-ofthe-art solution,” said BHS CEO Steve Miller. “Processing 80-tons-per-hour is an achievement for any operator, but the District really stands out in its deep commitment to high levels of both recovery and product quality. Their leadership has committed to the technology necessary to achieve their desired results as they continue on their path to a zero-waste future.” BHS is a worldwide leader in the innovative design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of sorting systems and components for the solid waste, recycling, waste-to-energy, and construction and demolition industries.”
The MRWMD was established in 1951 by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and was named “Best Solid Waste System in North America” by the Solid Waste Association of North America in 1995. The facility is home to the Last Chance Mercantile, a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, Landfill Gas to Renewable Energy program, and the Monterey Peninsula Landfill. The MRWMD Board consists of nine members agencies and represents the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Sand City and Seaside, as well as the western portion of Monterey County and the Pebble Beach Community Services District. MRWMD Governing Board members are: Chair Bruce Delgado, Mayor, Marina Vice-Chair Carrie Theis, Council Member, Carmel-by-the-Sea; Gary Bales, Former City Manager, Pacific Grove; Jerry Blackwelder, Council Member, Sand City; Leo Laska, Director, Pebble Beach Community Services District; Libby Downey, Former Council Member, Monterey; Jane Parker, Member, Monterey County Board of Supervisors; Dennis Allion, Council Member, Del Rey Oaks Jason Campbell, Council Member, Seaside
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• February 16, 2018
Memorial service for an earthling called by the Universe
Visiting Darby Moss Worth one last time before she died at home in Carmel Valley didn’t quite happen for me. If time hadn’t run short, I’d have read this poem I wrote when my late partner, Al Baker, was dying. Our mutual friend, Mibs McCarthy, read it in my stead as my last message to Darby:
Darby Moss Worth was the epitome of social justice. She loved life itself, and forever was championing a cause that gave dignity and right to every living thing-- from California poppies’ roadside lives to the Food Bank for Monterey County which fed the hungry and homeless. When the Food Bank suffered from a devastating fire, Darby called me. She didn’t ask; she ordered, “You are tap dancing in the fundraiser. Be there.” I put on my green bowler hat and green sequin vest and did the waltz clog to the audience’s vocal rendition of “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.” I took a bow, passed the hat, and helped Darby help rebuild the fire-wracked Food Bank in Salinas. Here is the obituary jointly created and shared by Joyce Vandevere, Peggy Olsen, Mibs McCarthy, Lauren Keenan and others. Obituary for Darby Darby Moss Worth transitioned into the universe January 20, at the venerable age of 93, after a short period of declining health. She said, “I am an earthling, but the universe calls me. Next I will be soil.” She wanted to be buried in her front yard, but when that proved impossible, she agreed to be flown to Washington state for a pilot program of composting human bodies. No embalming, no casket, no cremation. See Katrina Spade at https://www.ted.com/talks/ katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me/transcript Darby’s friend, Nellie Jane Ryder said, “Darby wanted to be part of, and defender of, our precious earth. No save-the-universe plan was too difficult for her to tackle with her creative energy. No idea to save democracy was too far-fetched for her. If there was a petition to sign, her clipboard was at the ready, even attached to her walker. Our world will be less safe or beautiful without our Darby.” “Let’s all wage Peace!” Darby was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1924. After college she became a stewardess for TWA on early flights across the Pacific. She later moved to the Carmel area to become a teacher at River School and then at Tularcitos School. Darby loved life, the earth, and people who paid attention. . . by working to make things better or to preserve what we have. She and her husband, Stanley Worth, worked for years to prevent a freeway from going through Hatton Canyon in Carmel. Before that she helped educate people to save the Carmel River.
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise
Copyright 2018 by Wanda Sue Parrott Contact amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887 Ode to a Beloved Soul in Transition May the Divine Essence of the Cosmic infuse your being, so your consciousness is aware of the Divine Light with which you are entrusted. . . and may you merge into the Greater Light as a feather is upraised when it rides the white wind of the Invisible One humans call God and animals, insects, microbes and plants embrace obediently as Commander of their Innate Natures. . . May you go in Peace Profound. Go now, before I change my mind! Darby Moss Worth Photo Courtesy of Mibs McCarthy DARBY MOSS WORTH 1924-2018
One Night, Three Bluegrass/Folk Legends at The Lab Kiki Wow Presents an evening with flatpicking pioneer Dan Crary, banjo legend Bill Evans,and SoCal acoustic favorite Wally Barnick, as they come together to perform cutting edge bluegrass, folk, and Americana music. Friday, March 2nd at the Lab. Doors at 7, music at 7:30. Ticket Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kiki-
Her phone message said, “Let’s all wage peace!” Most recently she wanted everyone to get on board to reverse climate change. A 2007 article in Peace Weavers, when she was an honoree as an Outstanding Woman of Monterey County, described how she had been aware of social justice issues in high school and was inspired by her grandfather, who was a visionary. The bombing of Japan in WWII convinced her then that war was not the answer. Lover of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUMB, Darby never stopped learning and teaching others. Her friends came to expect phone calls telling them to switch the channel to something she felt was important and wanted us to hear. Each time we saw her we would be given articles and books she wanted us to read. Darby treasured her friends and community, especially members of the local peace movement and the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, plus artists of all kinds. She spent her final days in her living room sharing her love and reading poetry with people who came to say good-bye We will celebrate her life on Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m., at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. Donations in her honor may be made to any charity of your choice. As Darby would say, “Be there!” I add: “Plant a pack of poppy seeds to wish her a joyful journey into universal Light.”
wow-presents-barnick-crary-evans-at-the-lab-tickets-42139159360 - Tickets will also be available at the door. The Lab is located at 3728 The Barnyard Shopping Center, Suite G-23 in Carmel, near the intersection of Highway 1 and Rio Road. Walk up to the top level; the Lab is directly above Carmel Valley Roasters and across from Sur restaurant.
Alvarado Gallery Show at the Monterey Conference Center – Monterey Photo Contest
The Museums and Cultural Arts Commission is happy to announce the inaugural show and reception at the Alvarado Gallery inside the newly reopened Monterey Conference Center. The public selected the “People’s Choice” and a panel of three visual arts professionals selected the “Judges’ Choice” – both of which make up this exhibit. See the winning images, learn about the winning photographers, and enjoy all the submitted images, through April 25, 2018. A special reception free and open to the public takes place on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 5:30 to 7 PM. The building is ADA accessible. WHO: City of Monterey Museums and Cultural Arts Commission; winning photographers: Jared Apperson, Sheldon Chang, Shirley Coly, Lillie Grossman, Brad R. Lewis WHERE: Alvarado Gallery at the Monterey Conference Center, One Portola Plaza, Monterey WHEN: Winning Photographers’ Reception, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. – Free and open to the public – Show open now through April 25, 2018 The theme of the photo contest was, “Celebrate Monterey’s Beauty and Community”
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Tending to the P.G. Community Garden Spring is not just right around the corner in P.G.—it’s here! The ornamental fruit trees are in bloom and bulbs are bursting out everywhere, their sweet yellow and white faces bringing a smile to young and old. Even those of us with the blackest of thumbs cannot help but think longingly and lovingly of gardens and gardening this time of year. This week’s column comes from pages 333 and 335 of Life in Pacific Grove and presents two views of the beloved P.G. Community Garden. Nancy Bennett: The Satisfaction of Watching Things Grow Sometimes, it’s the first thing I think about in the morning and, sometimes, it’s the last thing I think about at night—all the little raised beds, trim and neat, with their individual signatures of what people like to plant. Some gardeners start with seeds and they water and wait, and water and wait. Others bring their seedlings and opt for a little head-start. All-in-all, the little lettuces, bright carrots, deep purple beets, ruby-red tomatoes and such eventually reward us with earthly delights and that unique taste of something grown and tended with your own hands. On any given day the community garden space is shared with crows, blue jays and other small birds, squirrels, butterflies, bees, and marvelous hawks (did I mention gophers?). The tall trees surrounding the garden bend and sway in the afternoon breezes and it’s easy for one to feel the rhythm and heartbeat of life when beauty is all around. There is often the sound of voices sharing ideas about planting, seasons, weather and gardening techniques, with each contributing voice lost in their love of growing things. Because we are located close to schools, the small and tender voices of children can also be heard. They often visit the garden and bring their wonderful questions of why, and how and when? And, just as we plant our raised beds in a community with all kinds of seeds, side-by-side and row-by-row, the gardeners and visitors who pass through
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plot in the Pacific Grove Community Garden. And even though gardening in this climate has been a challenge for me, I’m getting better at it. I love planting, watering, trimming, weeding, collecting seeds, tasting, harvesting, and admiring so much that I’m always disappointed when I’m all done and I can’t find another thing to do. I have gotten really tired of eating chard (my best crop) so I’ve planted some new and interesting vegetables in my quest for variety. I found four different kinds of plants that I’d never heard of before. It’s too soon to say whether they will be a success or not. Each one of them is sitting quietly in the ground patiently waiting for the sun to come out. Perhaps they will begin to grow in the fall. Besides what grows in my own garden I am also really interested in the plants that grow wild in our area, especially the edibles and natives. I want to know all of their names. One thing that motivates me is that edible wild plants and fruits are nutritionally superior to cultivated vegetables and fruits, and so many of them have medicinal value, too. I get great satisfaction out of making a salad with miners’ lettuce or tea with nettles. I delight in telling my family where I found the particular item they are eating—be it from my garden or from a field!
Keepers of our Culture Guest Columnists Nancy Bennett and Ginny Stebbins
A typical day in the P.G. Community Garden, from page 333 of Life in Pacific Grove and seen through the eyes of P.G. artist Keith Larson. the welcoming gate are also a community of thoughtful, caring people who love the satisfaction of watching things grow— watching Mother Nature at her finest. The gift of our P.G. Community Garden goes beyond what is seen and reaches deep into the hearts and minds of people who love this planet, this beautiful home we call Earth, and all her creatures.
This brief history of a garden is dedicated to my beautiful mother, Ruth, who loved the earth and all living things. Ruth lived her 101 years in complete harmony with the natural world—the world that was her garden. Ginny Stebbins: Loving a Small Garden Plot I feel very fortunate to have a small
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