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Kiosk Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org •
Saturdays
Dance at Chautauqua Hall •
Fri. March 24
A Great Day in Harlem Film, with Steve Kane Sally Griffin Center 1:00 PM
Which came first? - Page 7
Fido-friendly Pacific Grove - Page 12
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Publisher Patricia Hamilton how to get a story into book on Pacific Grove 10 a.m. - noon Canterbury Woods 831-649-6640
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Sat. March 25
Celtic Celebration 3:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church 490 Aguajito Road, Carmel. •
Sat. March 25
Big Sur Fun-Raiser 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Doors open 7:00 PM Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, 4th and Guadalupe, Carmel (831) 624-7491 •
Sat. March 25
11:15 AM-12:15 PM Talk on Abandoning Dualistic Thinking Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free event • Sat., March 25 “My Starys are Killing Me!” Howrd Burnham on Fashion Little House in Jewell Park 5:30 PM $10 at the door •
Sat., April 1
Friends of PG Library monthly book sale 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. at the PG Library •
Sun. April 2
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March 24-30, 2017
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Meals on Wheels in Pacific Grove and Salinas Gird for Budget Cuts
Vol. IX, Issue 26
Two from Pacific Grove Named County Women of the Year
Trump's first attempt at a budget allegedly calls for the elimination of funding for Meals on Wheels, a nationwide program that delivers hot meals to seniors. And the nation is in an uproar. But it is not specifically Meals on Wheels that is on the chopping block: the cuts, among others, call for elimination of Community Development Block Grants on which some Meals on Wheels programs rely. Community Development Block Grants are part of a $3 billion program that started in the Ford administration to help states and cities combat poverty. Health and Human Services also would receive a 17.9 percent or $15.1 billion off a $69 billion budget across-theboard cut to that single agency, which has a $227 million line item for home-delivered nutrition services. NDD programs also face cuts. NDD programs are
See MEALS ON WHEELS page 2
Third span of Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge is Down
Ann Todd Jealous
2 p.m. Lecture by Robert Cherny’”Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art”Chautauqua Hall $5 non-members •
Mon. April 3
Publisher Patricia Hamilton how to get a story into book on Pacific Grove 1-2 PM Sally Griffin Center 831-649-6640 •
Thurs. April 6
Genealogy Society Meeting 7 p.m. Family History Center, located at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside •
Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 17 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 7 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 14 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Obituary............................................. 9 Otter Views....................................... 16 Poetry................................................. 6 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Real Estate.............................. 8, 15, 20 Sports......................................... 10, 11
CalTrans Photo, Story
The third (southern) span of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on State Route 1 was demolished this afternoon. The demolition of the center span was demolished on Saturday, March 18 with the northern span demolished on Thursday, March 16. All three spans of this bridge have now been demolished. Caltrans is in the process of removing concrete/steel rebar from the canyon which will be forwarded to recycling centers. This will occur over the next several days. A new single span steel bridge will be constructed with public access anticipated to occur within six months, weather permitting. All businesses north of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge closure are open to the public. The southern closure remains at Ragged Point in northern San Luis Obispo County. For safety reasons, the construction site of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on State Route 1 remains accessible only to the Caltrans construction team and its contractor, Golden State Bridge of Benicia. The use of drones or aircraft near the construction site is prohibited. Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.
Clare Mounteer Photos by Peter Mounteer The Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women honored women from across the county who are making a difference in their communities at the Outstanding Women’s Event (OWE) Sunday, March 19, 2017. The Commission showcased the accomplishments of these women who volunteer their time and talent within their community. Honorees work for the betterment of their fellow citizens with the hope of helping young women and girls understand the important roles women play in the community and inspire them to give back. The keynote speaker was Salinas Police Chief Adele Frese. 2017 Outstanding Women of Monterey County Honorees include Aidee Aldaco, Barbara Babcock (deceased), Donna Brandt, Patty Fernandez-Torres, Joy Gonzales-Anderson, Diana Jimenez, Nadereh Liaghati, Clare Mounteer, Elsa Rivera, and Ann Todd Jealous. Clare Mounteer and Ann Todd Jealous are from Pacific Grove. In 2008, Ann Todd Jealous, a resident of Pacific Grove who was born in Virginia and raised in Baltimore, retired from 27 years of private practice as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist on the Monterey Peninsula. In 2009, she published a book about her early experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. In 2012, she and her husband received the ACLU Ralph B. Atkinson Award for their joint commitment to social justice and civil rights. In
See WOMEN OF THE YEAR page 15
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PMEALS ON WHEELS From Page 1
Joan Skillman
non-defense discretionary programs. Cuts outlined total $54 billion. Each Meals on Wheels program receives funding from a mix of state, local and federal government funds, along with individual donations and philanthropic organizations. Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. points out that any reduction in funding for Meals on Wheels would hurt the program. Demand rises daily and one in every six seniors experiences food insecurity. Viveca Lohr, director of Monterey Meals on Wheels, knows how important those donations and fund-raisers are to the elderly of Monterey County. “Many of our clients struggle to live on an income of less than $1000 per month,” she said. “Many of our clients are isolated and without family or friends to help them and are unable to shop or cook for themselves due to a variety of reasons, be it physical, lack of transportation, medical issues, etc. All this as a Pacific Grove family was selling cookies downtown to raise money to help feed their senior neighbors.
Skillshots
A family braved brisk weather to sell cookies and lemonade on a downtown street corner, all to benefit Meals on Wheels as well as the Fund for Homeless Women. Photo by Bob Pacelli.
“Wine Lovers Drawing” Fundraiser To Benefit Meals On Wheels Of The Salinas Valley Needs Your Support More Than Ever
Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. (MOWSV) is in the middle of 7th Annual “Wine Lovers Drawing” This annual drawing is the largest fundraiser of the year for MOWSV. Please show your support for this fundraiser with a ticket(s) purchase. You have a chance to win one of many fabulous prizes; authentic half wine barrel filled with 20 bottles of red and white wines from local wineries including Windy Oaks Estate Vineyard & Winery and Manzoni Winery, gift certificate for wine tasting and cheese platter for four at “A Taste of Monterey,” gift certificate an ATV tour and wine tasting for two at Hahn Winery, four long-stemmed wine glasses, 2 lbs. of See’s Candies truffles, two boxes of Lula’s Chocolates, assorted nuts and dried fruit and many more wine accoutrements. The filled half barrel is valued at more than $700. Tickets are $20 each or 6/$100. Visit www.mowsalinas.org and go to “Donate Now” to purchase online; email laurieb@mowsalinas.org to request an order form to make a purchase; or contact any MOWSV Board member to purchase your ticket(s). Another program facing reductions is the free lunch/breakfast program at Pacific Grove schools, which also operates under federal and state funding. It is separate from Meals on Wheels. The free lunch program is offered to children at all grade levels, and the free breakfast program is for middle- and high school-aged students. Currently 380 students in the district are eligible to be served. Diane Hobson, Food Service Director for the school district, points out that the programs are in limbo at present because the federal cabinet position of Secretary of Agriculture has not been filled as of Mon., March 21. There is a proposed $4.7 billion reduction to USDA’s 2018 budget, though like other cuts it remains under consideration.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
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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: Jan Austin • Mike Clancy • Scott Dick • Rabia Erduman • Ron Gaasch • Zach Goodwin • Luke Hiserman • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Alli Mayorga • Peter Mounteer • Alec Murdock • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Bob Silverman • Peter Silzer • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens Distribution: Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Emma, Griffin, Holden, Jesse, John, Jacob, Leo, Luca, Manny, Megan G, Megan M, Nate, Ryan, Tom, Spencer
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Week ending 03-23-17- at 9:45 AM...... 1.29" Total for the season............................. 22.39" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year...................................................... 6.36" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 .....................................................................15.54” RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Near Lovers Point Week ending morning 03/23/16......... 1.28" Data reported by John Munch at 18th St. Total for the season (since 7/1/16)...... 20.51" Week ending .19" Last week low 12/07/16.......................... temperature..................49.5 F Totalweek for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42" Last high temperature.................67.0 F Lastyear week temperature..................41.5 Last rainlow to date (7/1/15-12/16/16)..... 16.76”F Last week high temperature.................63.5 F
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Last Chance to Advertise in Next Week’s Good Old Days Program! Our Cedar Street Irregulars will deliver to each home that wants one, plus an extra 3000 for the event itself. Show your self to our visitors! We go to press on Thursday, March 30.
Call 831-324-4742 by Monday, March 27 to get in on it!
Pacific Grove Police Officers Association and Steve Gorman Partner to Provide Free Meals to Active Duty Military at Good Old Days The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce is pleased to provide free meals for active duty military at the 60th Annual Good Old Days. The program provides a free meal at the Chamber’s hotdog and hamburger booth to any active duty military service member with current military I.D. for both days during the festival. The booth is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Steve Gorman, of Gorman Real Estate, and the Pacific Grove Police Officers Association. The 60th Annual Pacific Grove Good Old Days will be held in downtown Pacific Grove, April 8 and 9, 2017. For more information, contact the Chamber at (831) 373-3304 or visit us online at www.pacificgrove.org
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Smuin Brings Vibrant “Dance Series 01” To Carmel Program includes: Indigo by Stanton Welch Stabat Mater by Michael Smuin Madness, Rack, and Honey by Garrett Ammon March 24-25, 2017
Smuin, having completed a record-setting run of its lauded annual tradition The Christmas Ballet that was hailed by critics as “sheer joy” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “delectable” (The Mercury News), returns in March with Dance Series 01. Continuing its 23rd season under its new identity of Smuin (formerly Smuin Ballet), the company presents this effervescent program in Carmel. Dance Series 01, which debuted in September 2016 in San Francisco and Walnut Creek, features three distinct works including a world premiere, a regional premiere, and a treasured work by Michael Smuin. Stanton Welch’s Indigo examines the vagaries of romantic relationships as four couples come together, fall in love, fight, and exchange partners. Also on the program is Stabat Mater, Michael Smuin’s powerful response to the events of 9/11 offering affirmation to the perseverance of the human spirit. Rounding out the bill is Madness, Rack, and Honey, a new work by acclaimed choreographer Garrett Ammon set to Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra.” Dance Series 01 will play at the Sunset Center in Carmel March 24-25, 2017. Tickets ($57-$73)* are available by calling (831) 620-2048 or visiting www.smuinballet.org. This vibrant program kicks off with Stanton Welch’s Indigo, a work that follows four couples through love, break-ups, and reconnections. Set to Antonio Vivaldi’s Cello concerto in G minor, Indigo is a spectacular showcase for the technique, strength, and athleticism of Smuin’s dancers. At its West
Coast premiere with Smuin in fall 2016, The Mercury News noted the dancers "attacked its devilishly complex choreography with focus and precision." In July 2003, Australian Stanton Welch assumed leadership of Houston Ballet, America’s fifth largest classical ballet company. Welch has created works for such prestigious international companies as Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and The Royal Danish Ballet. Welch was born in Melbourne to Marilyn Jones, OBE, and Garth Welch, AM, two of Australia’s most gifted dancers of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1989 he was a dancer with The Australian Ballet, where he rose to the rank of leading soloist, performing various principal roles. He has also worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers such as Jiří Kylían, Nacho Duato, and Maurice Béjart. In 1995, Welch was named resident choreographer of The Australian Ballet. For his contributions to the world of dance, he was awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in June 2015. Stabat Mater also returns in Dance Series 01, Michael Smuin’s authoritative response to the events of 9/11, which the San Francisco Chronicle called "the finest dance of his post-San Francisco Ballet career." Critical Dance also noted “Smuin’s choreography couldn’t better represent such powerful music, and the dancers carry it out spectacularly.” The ballet is set to composer Antonín Dvořak’s same-titled work, which was composed shortly after the death of his infant daughter and based on the
sorrowful 13th century Catholic hymn “Stabat Mater Dolorosa.” Smuin’s ballet, which premiered in 2002, is comprised of ensemble work as well as duets that embody crippling loss and ultimately give affirmation to the perseverance of the human spirit. Rounding out the program is a new work by Garrett Ammon titled Madness, Rack, and Honey. The piece was hailed “an infectious good time” by The Mercury News at its world premiere with Smuin in September 2016. Ammon is an acclaimed choreographer who began his tenure as Artistic Director of Wonderbound in 2007. He has been recognized for his work as an artist and leader through a Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts & Culture, a Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Livingston Fellowship, and a University of Denver Legends of Dance Award. Ammon has created nearly 70 dance works throughout 17 years and developed a trademark aesthetic that seamlessly blends tradition with adventurous new ideas. He is a serial collaborator who has worked with poets, visual and digital artists, musicians,
actors, a perfumer, and an illusionist. As a dancer, he was a member of Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis, and Trey McIntyre Project, where he toured to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Vail International Dance Festival, Dance Salad, and Wolf Trap. For more than 20 years, Smuin has pushed the boundaries of contemporary ballet within a distinctly American style, engaging and delighting audiences with uncommon physicality and expression. Founded in San Francisco in 1994 by Tony and Emmy award-winning choreographer Michael Smuin, the company is committed to creating work that merges the diverse vocabularies of classical ballet and contemporary dance. As Artistic Director since 2007, Celia Fushille has maintained Michael Smuin's legacy while enriching the company’s impressive repertoire by collaborating with inventive choreographers from around the world, commissioning world premieres, and bringing new contemporary choreographic voices to the Smuin stage.
DANCE SERIES 01 “ENDLESSLY INVENTIVE!” ERIN YARBROUGH-POWELL • PHOTO: CHRIS HARDY
– SF Chronicle
IF YOU LOVED THE CHRISTMAS BALLET, LEAP INTO SPRING WITH SMUIN’S CAPTIVATING NEW PRODUCTION Includes the exciting World Premiere MADNESS, RACK , AND HONEY by Garrett Ammon, called “An infectious good time!” (Mercury News), plus the West Coast premiere of acclaimed
INDIGO by Stanton Welch, and Michael Smuin’ s breathtaking STABAT MATER.
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Programs at the Library
For more information call 648-5760. • Tuesday, March 28 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 Wednesday, March 29 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday Stories: stories, science and craft projects
Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207
Chabad of Monterey
620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363
Church of Christ
176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741
First Church of God
1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875
Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636
Manjushri Dharma Center
724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com
Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712
Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818
Shoreline Community Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church
800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
Thursday, March 30 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club
Teacher Dance March 25 Metin & Masha Metin
DJ Waltz
Where: Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15. Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ music for 3 hours and buffet of healthful snacks.
Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653
For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ 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 March and April, 2017. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website. Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: One Brain’s Life Story Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Chris Hasegawa, PhD will provide a non-technical look at what happens in your brain through life. He’ll look briefly at normal brain functioning, and then delve into the mathematics, sensory, and biochemistry of the brain. We’ll talk our way through “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,” an introduction to brain scans, and will end with the newest thinking about what happens when dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease strikes. Dr. Hasegawa retired as Dean of Extended Education and International Programs at CSU Monterey Bay. He did biochemical research on the brain tissue of drug addicted rats before teaching education, technology and science courses at CSUMB. He has renewed his interest in the biochemistry of the brain as his mother progressed through her own journey through dementia. Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Opera Garnier and 19th Century French Society Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 During France’s Second Empire, the Emperor Napoleon III undertook to transform Paris into a new, modern post-industrial city. A major project was an opulent new Opera House. The young architect Charles Garnier led the construction, which took 15 years before opening in 1873. Garnier’s genius and determination created a theater on a magnificent scale. This lecture will provide a portrait of 19th Century France, of Napoleon III and Eugenie Montijo (his beautiful wife, often compared to Marie-Antoinette), and the Opera’s reflections of the proper etiquette for French society of the time. After a nine-year-career as a Certified Parisian Tour Guide Céline Glon has presented many lectures about the culture and history of her France. Since 2015, Céline has run her own tour business “Et Voila Paris LLC”.
Monterey County Office of Education Recruiting, Guiding Future Teachers The Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) is taking the teacher shortage head-on with two events designed to lead current students, recent graduates, and those looking for a new career to the teaching profession. The California and national teacher shortage has created a number of open positions across the country, and Monterey County has felt the impact over the last several years. County and district officials once again have a number of open positions to fill for the upcoming school year. MCOE’s Teacher Recruitment Fair and “Learn How to Become a Teacher” Educational Workshop are aimed to encourage anyone interested in teaching to follow their passion and make a difference in the lives of students. This year’s fair had the largest at-
tendance of candidates in the last several years - a positive sign for local schools struggling with teacher shortages. For those individuals interested in the teaching field, but not yet at a point to apply for a job, MCOE is hosting a halfday Educational Workshop “Learn How to Become a Teacher” on Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hartnell College’s Steinbeck Hall, located at 411 Central Avenue in Salinas. The free workshop will include breakout sessions on the steps to becoming a teacher and/or substitute teacher, financial aid, and local college and university admissions, pathways, and internships. Participating institutions include Hartnell College, Brandman University, California State University, Monterey Bay, and National University.
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Kiwanis Prepare for Good Old Days The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove is currently preparing for the annual Good Old Days Pancake Breakfast. Business owners will have received a number of tickets which they will hopefully purchase and pastt out to friends and clients who will then enjoy a free breakfast Saturday, April 8 during Good Old Days. On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Pacific Grove Kiwanis club provided a Pancake Breakfast for the Pacific Grove Dance Team and on March 11 they raised over $1500 for Pony Baseball on their Opening Day. The next event will be the ever popular community pancake breakfast, April 8 at Jewel Park during the Annual Good Old Days Celebration. The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove meets the first and third Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. in the Point Pinos Grill at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. During their March 1 meeting they hosted several clubs from district 43 for an update by the Lt. Governor, CNH DIV43, Dr. Valarie Brown. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome to their meetings and/or helping in their community events.
Genealogy Society Meets
The Monterey County Genealogy Society, Inc. (MoCoGenSo) will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the Family History Center, located at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside. This month’s meeting will explore the valuable free website U.S. GenWeb and will be presented by Gary Carlsen. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6:15 p.m. The Library will be open until 9 p.m. for research after the meeting. All meetings are free and open to the public: everyone is welcome. For further information, call 375-2340, or visit the website at www.mocogenso.org.
Rupert Acht
Dressing to Attract or ‘My Stays Are Killing Me!’
Howard Burnham says: "A folly of my youth was to mount an exhibition on the history of the corset at the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry in Kendal, England, which in turn got me a job as assistant curator of costume at Castle Howard in Yorkshire at the time they were filming 'Brideshead Revisited'. So I have a little credibility in this area! I hope that all you fashionistas will come to The Little House on Saturday, March 25, at 5:30 pm…" to hear Howard talk about "My Stays are Killing Me." $10 at the door.
Good Old Days Volunteers Needed
Poetry
The Spider With webs the spider catches flies Who come to dinner by surprise; All her unexpected guests Arachnid cheerfully ingests. But don’t be scared. Be glad that you’re Too big to be the bug du jour. —Rupert Acht Thanks, Robert Huitt, for the suggestion
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers for the 60th Annual Good Old Days that will take place Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9, from 9:00 to 5:00 pm. Please consider volunteering for a variety of shifts such as set up, crowd control, recycling, food preparation or clean up. For more information, contact Rita at (831) 373-3304 or rita@pacificgrove.org.
Elks install new leadership
New leadership was installed Saturday, March 18, 2017) at 150 Mar Vista Dr. for the 800+ member Monterey Elks Lodge #1285 Rick Ringler will serve as Exalter Ruler during the 2017-18 term. Other new officers installed were Scott Phillips, Jennifer Vargas, Lynn Romelt-Catania, Angela Brown, Deniz Bilgin, Ryan Weeks, Brian Pearson and Lori Taylor. Current Lodge trustees are Kim Perry, Leslie Field, Thane Wilson, Michael Huff and Carol Mendoza. Margie McCurry was named Elk of the Year, and Jackie Phillips’ retirement from Elks activities was announced.
A Great Day in Harlem In 1958, sixty of the world’s greatest jazz artists were photographed on a street in Harlem. The story of this historic photo comes alive in the Oscar nominated documentary, A Great Day in Harlem, narrated by Quincy Jones. The musicians tell stories about each other and we see them playing their instruments. This most famous jazz photograph turns into a musical history lesson. This event will be hosted by radio personality Steve Kane, aka Dr. Feelgood, Citizen Kane, and The Bronx Buckaroo, who will share stories about the man who took this picture, Steve’s uncle, Art Kane.
Friday, March 24 at 1:00 p.m. Sally Griffin Active Living Center 700 Jewell Avenue Pacific Grove Free and open to the public 1950s snacks offered
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log Must be spring. Lots of Lost & Found On Ocean view Blvd., a shopping cart full with a box of food, clothing items, and a cell phone was left unattended. The cell phone was taken for safekeeping and a business card left with the rest of the stuff. A woman from Sunset Drive came into the station to report having lost personal property. No items matching the description had been logged in to the system. Personal property was reported lost on Carmel Ave., then later reported found. A phone found on Central Ave. was turned in and booked for safekeeping. A bag containing collector cards was found, turned in, and book for safekeeping Someone reported personal stuff lost on Forest Ave. A child’s toy was found on Ocean View Blvd. and turned in. Stuff found on Congress Ave. and turned in. Stuff belonging to a subject from a previous case was found on 11th St. No pee pee here A man was observed urinating in a public place. He was cited. Acting weird A juvenile was acting irrationally and grabbing at pedestrians Subject was fouond to be on LSD and was transported to CHOMP. Branch vs.Vehicle A tree branch tried to squash a vehicle on Calendonia and succeeded only in damaging the rear end and window wiper. Reckless driver reported A citizen reported a reckless driver and had the license plate number. When contacted, the driver said he was having vision problems. A re-exam of his driver’s license was forwarded to DMV. Do not feed the critters. They’ll only want more. A woman living on Presidio was admonished about feeding wildlife. Lots of crabby people this week Battery reported on Ocean View Blvd. Couple was arguing on Carmel. Verbal only. A couple was booked after being in an argument on Ocean View Blvd. A couple was arguing about alcohol and finance. The wife left prior to the officer’s arrival. There were two reports of temporary restraining order violations. A woman on 19th St. called because she was worried that a neighbor might retaliate against her for various reasons. Loose dog On Forest Hill. Owner contacted and dog retrieved. Stolen stuff Various items were taken from a shed on Pacific Grove Ln. Theft from a vehicle on 8th St. Theft from a garage on Sinex Ave. Theft from vehicle on Sunset Dr. Theft from another vehicle on Sunset Dr. Ocean rescue Two subjects trying to get out of the water after their kayak overturned. Officer assisted Fire Dept. in getting them back to the beach front. They declined medical service and were given a courtesy transport to their vehicle. Traffic accidents Vehicle vs. pedestrian on Ocean View Blvd. A vehicle rearended another vehicle causing it to rearend another vehicle and veer off the roadway. Traffic stop During a traffic stop the driver admitted to being a 290 registrant. There was a female in the car. Attempt to avoid a fine Theft of a parking meter on Sloat Ave.
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The Incredible, Edible, Nutritious and Interesting...Egg!
Mr. Chicken offered to smile for the camera.He didn’t quite succeed.
5th graders filled the Dance Room at the high school. The next day, it was 4th graders.
Drunk caught breaking windows
In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 18, 2017, officers were dispatched to a subject breaking car windows in the 100 block of Forest Ave. Witnesses provided a description of the subject to dispatchers and that assisted officers who located Bentley Palmer, 32, a Salinas resident. Office detained Palmer for public intoxication and one of the witnesses identified Palmer as the person they observed smashing car windows. The investigation revealed Palmer broke the windows of three vehicles, causing approximately $3,000 in damage. Palmer was arrested and transported to Monterey County Jail where he was booked for vandalism and public intoxication. The Pacific Grove Police Department reminds residents to cal when they observe suspicious activity. The Department credits this arrest as an excellent example of the partnership between residents and the police.
Seaside will ask Voters to OK Vital Services Tax and Marijuana Business Tax
On Thurs., March 16 the Seaside City Council Thursday unanimously placed a Marijuana Business Tax and Vital Services Measures on the June 6, 2017 ballot to maintain essential city services, including public safety, street maintenance, clean water, and fiscal stability. City Manager Craig Malin said, “We know our residents want locally-controlled funding to maintain and enhance essential city services such as streets, old storm drains, youth services, and public safety.” He added that the Council believes the additional local funding would help expand the City’s efforts to maintain vital services to continue prevention efforts that keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. The Measure is not a property tax on homeowners. Visitors to the Seaside community will pay their fair share of the costs to use our parks, roads, and police. The Measure would also not apply to food purchased as groceries or prescription medication. Funds from the Measures would be subject to strict accountability provisions including independent audits and public review of expenditures.
Students lined up for a lunch which used eggs in ll the dishes. At what time of day do chickens lay cated to the understanding, appreciation eggs? An “organic” eggs implies that and quality of wine and food through the chicken runs free in the yard. True their educational experiences. The “Days or false? A hen lays how many eggs per of Taste” program is offered annually year? to various school groups, said Mary Do you, as a consumer, know the Chamberlin, a member of AIWF and a answers to these and 19 more questions food consultant. Mary is also the author about eggs and chickens? If not, ask any of “The Traveling Soup Pot, a cookbok 4th or 5th grader from Forest Grove Elwith soups from around the world.Womementary and they will likely know the en from the AIWF put on the spread. answer. The students were treated to a This year it was Forest Grove's turn. program this past week which included a Not only were the children treated to questionnaire and a sheaf of information, an interesting talk and a visit by a man all supported by Mike Weber of NuCalin a chicken suit, but they were offered Foods, an egg rancher in Petaluma. The egg salad sandwiches, chicken noodle program was funded by the American soup, vegetables with dip, and a variety Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF), a of cookie including meringues – all of national non-profit organization dediwhich include eggs in the ingredients.
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Arnautoff Mural Ignites Controversy in 1941 Pacific Grove
as told by Prof. Robert Cherny
Robert Cherny will join the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 2, in Chautauqua Hall to share his newly released book, “Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art.” Arnautoff was a leading West Coast modernist who rose to prominence as San Francisco’s leading mural painter during the New Deal era. Yet that was only part of an astonishing life journey from Tsarist officer to leftist painter that includes the once controversial oil on canvas mural that hangs in the Pacific Grove Post Office. Cherny will tell the story of Arnautoff and how his increasingly leftist politics and the tenor of the era affected the artist’s work. He will trace Arnautoff’s life from refugee art student and assistant to Diego Rivera to prominence in the New Deal’s art projects and a faculty position at Stanford University. Cherny will explain how in the 1950s, Arnautoff’s participation in leftist organizations and a highly critical cartoon of Richard Nixon landed the artist before the House Un-American Activities Committee and led to calls for his dismissal from Stanford. Eventually Arnautoff departed America - to escape the personal loss he suffered and the disintegration of the left-labor culture, only to return to the Soviet Union that in his youth he fought to destroy; it was here he resumed his artistic career. About the Speaker Robert Cherny is professor emeritus at San Francisco State University. He specializes in American political history from the Civil War to World War II and in the history of California and the West. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 1972 and taught at San Francisco State University from 1971 to 2012. He has been an NEH fellow, a Distinguished Fulbright Lecturer at Lomonosov Moscow State University, a visiting research scholar at the University of Melbourne, and a senior Fulbright lecturer and researcher at Heidelberg University. He is the author of three books on U.S. politics, 18651925, with more than thirty published essays in journals and anthologies, most of which deal with the history of politics and labor in California and the West. He is co-author of two books on the history of San Francisco, a U.S. survey textbook now in a 7th edition, and a California history textbook now in a 2nd edition. He has also co-edited two anthologies, one on California women and politics and the other on U.S. labor in the cold war. Join the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove on Sunday, April 2, at 2:00pm in Chautauqua Hall located on 16th Street at Central Avenue to hear Prof. Robert Cherny and the story of Victor Arnautoff. This event is free to members of the Heritage Society; a $5 donation is welcomed from non-members. For additional event information contact The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove at: Phone: 831-372-2898 or via email info@pacificgroveheritage.org or on their website www.pacificgroveheritage.org
Arnautoff mural in Pacific Grove Post Office
Cherny Book cover, Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art
Robert Cherny
The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove is a 501(c)(3) organization with an all volunteer board of directors, whose mission is to foster a sense of community through inspiring and supporting the exploration and preservation of our heritage.
California home sales and median price accelerate from a year ago Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters After starting the year on a positive note in January, California home sales and median price backpedaled on a monthly basis in February, but still showed strong gains on a yearly basis, said the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).
home sales. The February figure was down 4.7 percent from the 420,100 level in January and up 4.9 percent compared with home sales in February 2016 of a revised 381,770, which was the weakest sales level in 2016. Making sense of the story
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California remained above the 400,000 benchmark for the 11th consecutive month and totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 400,500 units in February, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The statewide sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2017 if sales maintained the February pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence
The median price of an existing, single-family detached California home fell below the $500,000 mark for the second straight month, but home prices remain seasonably strong. The median price was down 2.2 percent from $489,680 in January to hit $478,790 in February. The median sales price is the point at which half of homes sold for more and half sold for less; it is influenced by the types of homes selling, as well as a general change in values. Despite the back-to-back monthly price decline, February’s median price still registered a 7.6 percent increase
from the revised $444,780 recorded a year ago. The annual gain was the largest year-over-year increase since January 2016 and was higher than the three-month average of 4.5 percent prior to February 2016. C.A.R.’s Unsold Inventory Index, which measures the number of months needed to sell the supply of homes on the market at the current sales rate, edged up to 4.0 months in February from 3.7 months in January. The index stood at 4.7 months in February 2016. New statewide active listings continued to decline, falling 13.9 percent from a year ago. The year-over-year decline was the largest since May 2013. • The median number of days it took to sell a single-family home dropped from 37.4 days in January to 33.4 days in February and was down from 41.5 days in February 2016.
Poetry Workshop Offered
Monterey Public Library presents a Poetry Writing Workshop with Patrice Vecchione on Saturday, April 1, 2 - 3:30 p.m., in the Library Community Room. The workshop includes writing exercises, inspiration and feedback. For adults and mature teens. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. Email: mccombs@monterey.org. The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc., though a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation and the Hearts Foundations.
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Obituary Barbara (Roo) F. Hornady Barbara (Roo) F. Hornady 9/6/36 – 3/12/17
Roo Hornady, born Barbara Franceen Farries Sept. 6, 1936 in Chicago, lived in Colorado, Nebraska, California and Missouri. After graduating from Webster Groves Missouri High School and Grinnell College she traveled through Europe for a year and then began a teaching career at Kirkwood Missouri High School while studying and performing dance and theater. She married Robert (Bear) Hornady in 1962. As some of the first Peace Corps volunteers, she and Bear taught in Nigeria from 1963 to 1965. After they returned from the Peace Corps, they lived in Grand Island Nebraska, College Park Maryland, Bochum Germany, Livermore California and finally retired in Pacific Grove California. She enjoyed acting in the Monterey area and played the role of Mrs. Fish, the Lighthouse Keeper, at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove most weekends for several years. She is remembered for her courage to create her own lifestyle, her love of Bear, her care of cats needing extra attention, her willingness to listen and her encouragement and generosity to others. Roo’s life will be celebrated by her family and friends at Canterbury Woods, 651 Sinex, Pacific Grove, California on Saturday, April 29th from 2:00-400 pm. Gifts in her memory can be made to her favorite organizations: American Civil Liberties Union - New York, NY Pacific Repertory Theatre - Carmel, CA Southern Poverty Law Center - Montgomery, AL The SPCA for Monterey County - Monterey, CA Youth Arts Collective - Monterey, CA Please visit www.thepaulmortuary.com for condolences and guest book.
Rotary will hear from Legal Services for Seniors
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker March 28, Elisabeth DeBartolo, Legal Services for Seniors, Lunch is $25.00 and reservations may be made with Jane Roland at 649-0657.
Honor someone who has been touched by cancer wth a butterfly sticker
The American Cancer Society’s Pacific Grove Discovery Shop is presenting their “Celebrate Spring in Style” event. Please join us in celebrating spring by brightening your world. Energize your wardrobe, home décor and gardens with bright and happy colors. Welcome this “Season in Style!” AND…we would love your early participation. We would like to welcome you to come to our store before the event and add a provided flower or butterfly sticker to our store window display if you or someone you know have been touched by cancer. Not only does this build a stunning display, but also represents fresh beginnings and our united efforts in our mission to cure cancer. We are in this together! The event will be held Friday and Saturday, April 21 – 22 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday, April 23rd from 12:00 noon 4:00 pm. You can help us fight the battle against cancer while looking stylish at the same time. We appreciate donations, love volunteers, and treasure our customers. The Discovery Shop is located at 198 Country Club Gate in Pacific Grove, next to Lucky. For more information please call Jeanie Gould at ACS Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.
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Pacific Grove
Sports Pacific Grove Impresses at Monterey Peninsula College Time Trials Meet By Zach Goodwin On Thursday, March 16th, the Pacific Grove Breakers traveled to Monterey Peninsula College to participate in the one and only tune-up meet before the start of the regular season. The meet, meant to determine seedings for the upcoming regular season match-ups, gave the Breakers the opportunity to gain some experience while also scoping out their league competition. One of the day’s top performers was Nick Coppla - last year’s MTAL champion in the 100m. Coppla once again placed first in the event with a time of 11.62 seconds. There were 77 runners competing. Coppla went on to win the 200m (23.80 seconds) out of a field of 47, completing an impressive double. Freshmen Delson Hays and Ray Birkett also placed within the top 20 finishers in both the 100m and the 200m. In the girls’ events, debutante Jada Ware finished second in the 200m with a time of 28.78 seconds - just 1.33 seconds behind reigning champion Mikayla Rivera of Santa Catalina. Meanwhile, senior
Deavan Keller finished fourth in the boys 400m race while sophomore Christine Lee finished ninth in the girls’ event. In the distance races, senior Anna Stefanou won the 800m event with a time of 2:34.31 and came in second in the 1600m with a time of 5:40.93. Counterpart Taylor Biondi - a sophomore - came close behind, finishing in fourth in the 1600m (5:53.44) and fifth in the 800m (2:40.04). Meanwhile, cross country trio Jake Alt, Will Stefanou, and Henry Loh all placed within the top eight in both distance events. Freshman Will Stefanou finished first for PG in the 800m, coming across the line in third at 2:07.20, with Alt just one place behind him at 2:08.20 and Loh in eighth with a time of 2:11.69. In the 1600m, sophomore Jake Alt placed second behind King City’s Roman Munoz (4:22.73) with a time of 4:34.78, while Loh and Stefanou trailed close behind in fifth and seventh with times of 4:41.47 and 4:44.80, respectively. In the discus, senior Cameron Reeves threw a PR of 93’5.5, finishing sixth for the boys, while Mary Grebing grabbed
Hwy 1 Damage Will Not Affect Big Sur Marathon Course Bridge Closure Necessitates New Runner Drop-off Site
The recent storms that have wreaked havoc on California’s Highway 1 this winter will not affect the 26.2-mile route of the April 30 Big Sur International Marathon. Multiple mudslides, shoulder collapses and irreversible structural damage to the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, are all significant issues on the highway between the Big Sur Village south towards the San Luis Obispo County line. The marathon start line, however, is a half mile north of the road closure, allowing the iconic race to be held as planned. “This has been a very difficult year for the residents and businesses in Big Sur and our marathon is highly aware of the hardships created along the coast,” said Doug Thurston, race director of the nonprofit Big Sur International Marathon. “We have been working closely with the Big Sur community to be sensitive to their needs, while still providing the world-class experience our entrants expect.” The various merchants and residents of the Big Sur community have collectively stated their support for the race to go on. Jeanette Kenworthy, General Manager of Glen Oaks Motel and the Big Sur Roadhouse said, “We are fully supportive of the Big Sur Marathon moving forward and are happy to assist in any way we can. It will bring much needed revenue to the area as well as a feeling of stability for not only the loyal marathon runners but for the community as well.” Rick Aldinger, General Manager of the Big Sur River Inn, echoed the sentiments: “For me, I think the Big Sur community needs something like the Marathon to give us some feeling of normalcy.” Aldinger also mentions the importance of the financial contributions from the Big Sur Marathon each year. “This would be a huge loss for our non-profits at a time that their resources are being spread thin.” The marathon team has been working closely with leadership from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California State Parks Department to discuss operational changes for race day. Each year, some 90 buses transport
runners from the Monterey Peninsula to the start line, passing over the Pfeiffer Bridge to turn around further south in a wide space at Nepenthe Restaurant. This year, because the bridge is out, the turnaround will be moved to Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park where runners will exit and walk to the start line approximately a half mile down the road. “We met with the marathon team and determined that this would be the best option for the bus turnaround,” said John De Luca, Sector Superintendent for Big Sur State Parks. “Since most of the State Parks in the area will still be closed to the public, this should work well for their needs on race day.” California State Parks also manages Andrew Molera State Park, start of the 21-Miler which is a popular marathon event with power walkers and runners as well. No changes are anticipated here or for the additional race distances, including the marathon relay, 10.6-Miler, 12K and 5K. Named as one of the world’s top “destination races,” the Big Sur International Marathon draws runners from all 50 states and more than two dozen countries. They spend multiple days in the community, sightseeing and taking advantage of the various attractions and offerings in Monterey County. The marathon will continue to promote travel to Big Sur from the Monterey Peninsula as many businesses will have reopened by the race date. The Big Sur Marathon organization is also setting up a fund-raising page for race participants and others to voluntarily contribute to the Big Sur relief, via the Coast Property Owners Association. The CPOA is a 501(c) 3 organization with local knowledge and boots-on-the-ground experience with distributing individual grants to those affected by the last three major fires in Big Sur and now the winter storms of 2017. Information on how to donate to this fund is available on the Big Sur Marathon website and at https://www. crowdrise.com/bsim-bigsurrelieffund.
thirteenth for the girls with a throw of 49-0 (Grebing also finished fourth in the pole vault). Meanwhile, Nami Suzuki and India Maaske claimed fourth and seventh in the girls’ high jump and fourth and eleventh in the triple jump, while for the boys Gavin James placed seventh in the triple jump and Jacob Zeidberg placed fifth in the long jump. Zeidberg also finished seventh in the pole vault, behind colleague Jacob Wren (third place) and just ahead of Max Afifi (eighth place). The day concluded with the exhilarating 4x400 relay. Pacific Grove ran two teams, the first of which, consisting of
Nick Coppla, Jake Alt, Paul Gurries, and Thomas Jameson, lost out narrowly to King City’s relay team by 0.08 seconds! PG’s second team, consisting of Henry Loh, Luca Lauritzen, Bryce Montgomery, and Will Stefanou, finished in third, still ahead of seven other teams. The strong relay performance provided a strong conclusion to PG’s impressive showing, hopefully foreshadowing a successful season. Results of Thursday’s meet against Gonzales, Soledad, and Carmel will be published in next week’s edition. Full results of all meets can be viewed at www. athletic.net.
Big Time Baseball Close to Home Bob Silverman
San Francisco Giants Updates Mark your calendars for April 4 and 5 2017 action between two of the the top S.F. Giants Minor League teams. The action will start close to home where the San Jose Giants will host the Triple A Sacramento River Cats. The action on April 4 in San Jose includes The San Jose Giants 2017 Fan Fest. The San Jose Club is now managed former player Nester Rojas. Rojas has a long history with minor league play and as a manager. As a player he played catcher and first base. Rojas played a full 6 seasons in the minor leagues. The San Jose Giants announced that April fourth will be their “#Diamond Season Celebration” The day will start with an exhibition game between San Jose and the River Cats. Expected to play for the River Cats is Mac Williamson who will probably be called up to the S.F Giants Roster in the near future. Fans will be able to obtain
autographs starting at 4 p.m. This will be a fun-filled day very close to Monterey County on April. The San Jose Giants are a Class A Advanced California League Team that has been the S.F Giant’s Class A Advanced team for many years. The team plays at san Jose Municipal Stadium which is a very short drive north of Pacific Grove. The team announced that over seven million fans have enjoyed baseball at this historic stadium since 1942. The River Cats will play San Jose at their Raley Field in Sacramento on April 5. The first pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. Parking lots open at 4:30 and the gates open at 5PM. The River Cats are the Triple A team of the S.F. Giants. Stay Tuned Bob Silverman
Left: San Jose Giants Manager Nester Rojas in uniform as a San Jose Giant’s player. (c2009 Berry Colla) Above Mac Williamson likely to start for the River Cats. (cRalph Thompson,Sacramento River Cats)
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Honor and Celebrate Our Nation’s Heroes: Carry the Load Run coming through Pacific Grove Carry The Load is a non-profit dedicated to providing active, meaningful ways to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes — military, law enforcement, firefighters and first responders. What started as a mission to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day has broadened to include more than just our military heroes and more than just the one holiday. Carry The Load works to bring all Americans together to participate in honoring our nation’s heroes every day. The National Relay is a bi-coastal awareness event, which operates 24 hours a day, handing off the American flag every 5 miles of walking and/or cycling. The West coast route begins in Seattle, WA and covers 4,300 miles, while the East coast route begins in Boston and jumps up to West Point, NY covering 2300 miles on the Memorial May journey toward Dallas. Both routes culminate in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend with a 20 hour event to honor and celebrate those who have given the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day. See more at: http://www.carrytheload. org On Sunday, May 7, 2017, the
Pacific Grove Rally portion of Carry the Load will meet at 11:00 at the Monterey Fire Dept, Station #3, which is at 401 Dela Vina Ave. in Monterey. There, the 5.2-mile walk to the Pacific Grove High School stadium will begin. If you wish to join the walk, feel free to bring patriotic clothing and flags. You can symboliclly “Carry the Load,” too, by walking with a weighted ruck sack or backpack. To register as a participant go to carrytheload.org and click on “Memorial Day Events.” At 2:00 p.m., there will be a neighborhood barbecue at the stadium, with games, bounce houses and business booths, where Pacific Grove neighbors can gather to cheer on the Relay Team as they continue on their 4,100-mile trek to Dallas.To join the walk, donate, or participate in the display at the stadium, send an email to Oficer Bily Hawkins at pgrelay@gmail.com. Carry The Load uses Memorial May leading into Memorial Day as the catalyst to bring awareness to our cause. These Memorial May Awareness events give Americans active ways to participate, donate and volunteer in honor of our nation’s heroes.
Bowl-A-Thon sets a Record
The 15th annual benefit Bowl-A-Thon was held Sat., March 18 and set a record for the most money earned at the local event -- $18,000 according to chairman Sean Keller, assistant principal at Pacific Grove High School. “It was thanks in large part to two groups -- the Leadership Class at the high school, who garnered prizes for the raffle and the silent auction, and the Breast Cancer Awareness Group,” of Carmel, who not only helped with the raffle and silent auction items but helped out on the day of the event, staffing tables and taking care of sales. The event, co-sponsored by Pacific Grove High School, honors the memory of Isabelle McKay Giacolone, a PGHS graduate who had two young children when she died of breast cancer. Financial grants help local women and their families meet basic living expenses while they are undergoing diagnosis, treatment or recovery from breast cancer. During its history, BCAG has assisted some 1,000 local women who do not qualify for other assistance programs and who have exhausted their family funds. With fun team names like “The Alley Cats,” “Strike Back,” “Bosom Buddies,” “Pinky Pedo Girls,” “The Lane Ducks,” and “Lucky Strikes, every lane was filled as more than 144 bowlers, many wearing pink, participated. Plans are already underway for next year’s event, which is tentatively set for March, says Keller. More information can be found at BCAGMC.org.
CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year is Zach Miller, Pacific Grove High School
Zach Miller, and one of his coaches: Casey Web, track Central Coast Section announced that Zach Miller, standout in three sports, has won the CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of theYear award. He’s headed for Harvard in case you missed our profile on this exemplary young man in our January 13, 2017 issue (http://www.cedarstreettimes.com/ wp-content/uploads/2009/02/01-13-16. pdf). The CCS Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year were chosen from the pool of 18 student-athletes put forth by their leagues. Through a review of their applications as well as an interview, the following two student athletes were chosen for this honor. These two students reflect the very best of the CCS. They are talented athletes within the Section, earning numerous accolades as well as celebrating team success. They are outstanding students with high GPA’s, impressive test scores, while taking rigorous course loads. They shine within their communities, and serve others through volunteer work. The following two outstanding student-athletes will be honored as the CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the CCS Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, each receiving a $1,500 scholarship at the CCS Scholar-Athlete Awards Breakfast. The son of two firefighters, Zachary LWW-color-final.pdf 1 3/15/2017 4:43:38 PM
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understood from an early age the importance of giving back to his community. Jumping at the chance to help others, Zachary was one of the first people to sign up when Pacific Grove established an after-school math tutoring program. Humble, kind, honest, and selfless are some of the words that teachers used to describe Zachary. Involved in numerous service projects and activities, Zachary was selected for a prestigious internship at the Naval Postgraduate School. An exceptional student, Zachary maintains a 4.25 GPA and has challenged himself with a difficult course load. Co-founder of the Technology Club and a member of the Robotics Club, Zachary has many interests at PG. With outstanding test scores on the SAT, Zachary is heading to Harvard next year and will pursue a major in physics. Athletically, Zachary is a standout basketball and track athlete with many accolades for his accomplishments. Coaches and administrators speak to his care and concern for teammates and his consistent “we” mentality, whatever the situation. A hardworking student-athlete with a bright future ahead, Zachary is well deserving of the title of CCS Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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• March 24, 17, 2017
Welcome to Fido-Friendly Pacific Grove By Alli Mayorga
If you are anything like me and my family, you know a top priority for a wonderful day out is a day well spent with the dog by your side. A big part of accomplishing that is finding establishments that welcome your four-legged furry friend as well as those on two. Crema is known for having wonderful sweets but did you also know that they always have a huge jar of doggie treats perched on their counter top? This stop is sure to leave you and your pooch salivating. Across the street is Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Company, where there always seems to be a pooch tied up outside waiting for their coffee fiend companion to get their fix and then come join them outside. Their outdoor seating gets some wonderful sunlight on those rare blue sky mornings. If you are seeking more than just a java joint, Toastie’s Cafe has an outdoor patio as well as Red House Cafe. If you venture beyond Lighthouse Avenue, First Awakenings is always accommodating to guests of all walks. Imagine strolling on the coastal recreation trail with your happy dog and making a pit stop for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Your pooch will surely be grateful for table scraps. Of course the other dining option is take out for a pet friendly picnic. My favorites include; Bagel Kitchen, Michael’s Taqueria and Petra. Did you know, Petra has a side entrance specific for take out orders? Well it does. And you just might be lucky enough to get handed a fresh cut off the Gyro rotisserie courtesy of the chef to your pup, which is almost too good to share. Another favorite pet friendly hub is the Beach Shack at Lovers Point where their burgers rival that of beloved In-n-Out. But truly anything on their menu is an absolute delight. Try their chili cheese fries featuring home made chili beautifully paired with nacho cheese. I would go as far as to say that these heavenly fires are life changing. But really, what’s better than fun food right on the beach with your pupper by your side? After you satisfy your human belly, continue your puppy treat tour by running some errands at the bank. Chase bank is pet friendly and will be sure to to spark your pup’s interest. Other stops that love to see the furry friends in down town Pacific Grove are AFRP Treasure Shop as well as St Vincent de Paul, where the dog treats are truly bigger than your hand! Once your bellies are stuffed, it might be time to work some of it off. Consider enrolling your dog in a class at Zoom Room or just attending one of their puppy play groups. My personal favorite activity with my dog is a run on the beach. Here’s an insider tip: Asilomar State Beach is an off-leash beach, but you have to go beyond the waste-water stream. Any dogs off-leash prior to that stream are eligible for a ticket from park officers, and that will be sure to ruin your practically perfect doggy date thus far. You are always welcome to leave pooches on leash for the entirety of your beach trip but just be alert that there will be other dogs off leash, if that is known to cause concern with your pet. Now your day is nearly ending but the fun doesn’t have to stop there. Finish the day off with a frozen treat from Cafe Arianna. They have a wonderful assortment of gelato that you can enjoy with your pet outside on their sidewalk patio. If your pup is lucky, you might let them lick your spoon, as long as you didn’t choose chocolate gelato. They can wash it down with the dog water bowls the cafe have provided. After a day well spent in Pacific Grove with your furry pal by your side it is probably time to go home for some snuggle time, and if your dog is anything like mine, snuggles are his favorite part of the day. Perhaps all these activities sound like good fun but you may not have a pup to share it with. If this is the case, be sure to pop your head in at Animal Friends Rescue Project and take a look. Your new best friend just might be there waiting for you.
Brodie loves Pacific Grove. He enjoys walking around town, going to the beach, and eting gelato. He also loves snuggling. Photos by Alli Mayorga
Times • Page 13 Coming Exhibition at Center for Photographic Art Highlights 21st Century Photographic Innovation March 24, 2017 • CEDAR STREET
The Center For Photographic Art (CPA) presents five exceptional contemporary photographic artists in their exhibition Low Fidelity: The Action of Light. The exhibition opens April 8 and runs through May 28, 2017. An opening reception with in-gallery presentations by the artists, and catalog sales will be held Saturday, April 8 from 4 to 7 pm. CPA has invited five groundbreaking photographers for its exhibition, Low Fidelity: The Action of Light. The innovative approaches to photography of John Chiara, Chris McCaw, Moira McDonald, Klea McKenna, and Meghann Riepenhoff have drawn the attention of museum curators and collectors from New York to Los Angeles, as well as those interested in the renewed explorations of pre-digital photography. Each of these artists has chosen to forgo the modern, tech-heavy aspects of today’s version of the medium in order to revisit primary photographic methods and use the action of natural light to create their images. Working with handmade or modified cameras, or no camera at all, all are readapting processes of the past and discovering novel approaches, while redefining what photography can be. Join CPA’s Executive Director Brian Taylor and the artists in the CPA gallery on Saturday, April 8 from 4 to 5 pm as they discuss their innovative photographs and projects. Following the talk, there will be
an opening reception in the gallery from 5 to 7 pm. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served and exhibition catalogs will be on sale. San Francisco artist John Chiara builds his own room-sized cameras, which he transports to locations ranging from city streets to open landscapes, on a flatbed truck. He creates his one of a kind prints by developing his color photographic paper “positives,” which can be up to 50 x 80 inches in size, in a huge PVC pipe filled with developer. The finished images demonstrate both raw, hands-on effects and exceptional detail. His work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Pilara Foundation, San Francisco, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, among others. San Francisco Bay area artist Chris McCaw custom-makes his own cameras. Using photographic paper rather than film, he photographs the sun, making minutes, hours, or even multi-day long exposures, which burn the sun’s path onto the paper and capture its movements against its land or sea background. McCaw’s work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, among others. Currently a San Francisco resident, the Australian born artist Moira McDon-
Above: Klea McKenna uses light-sensitive paper to investigate ingenious methods for interacting photographically with the landscape. Below: San Francisco Bay area artist Chris McCaw custom-makes his own cameras. Using photographic paper rather than film, he photographs the sun,
ald is known for her experiments with pinhole cameras. Designing her cameras to imitate birdhouses and installing them in the wild, she exposes images of the landscape over extended periods of time. McDonald teaches in San Francisco and has exhibited nationally and internationally. She earned her Masters of Fine Arts degree at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. San Francisco-based photographer Klea McKenna uses light-sensitive paper to investigate ingenious methods for interacting photographically with the landscape. She uses the paper to make rubbings of organic materials, folds and reshapes it, and collects the limited nighttime light to create photograms. She has exhibited widely in California and on the East Coast. Her work is held in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the United States Embassy Collection. Atlanta born, San Francisco and Washington-based photographer Artist John Chiara builds his own roomMeghann Riepenhoff brings light sen- sized cameras, which he transports to sitive photographic papers outside, locations ranging from city streets to open and manipulates them to capture the landscapes, on a flatbed truck. elemental movements of rain, lake, river and ocean waters, wind, sand, and sediment, chronicling remarkable visual evidence of nature’s action over ter, San Carlos and 9th Avenue, Carmel. time. Riepenhoff has exhibited widely, Tickets: Free event both nationally and internationally. Her Info: www.photography.org work is held in the collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Museum of Fine ABOUT CENTER FOR Arts, Houston, and San Francisco Museum PHOTOGRAPHIC ART of Modern Art, among others. Tracing our roots back to the Friends of Photography, founded in 1967, the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) remains What: Exhibition: Low Fidelity: the second oldest members’ photography The Action of Light, with John Chiara, gallery organization in the country. A Chris McCaw, Moira McDonald, Klea short walk from Ocean Avenue in Carmel, McKenna, and Meghann Riepenhoff CA brings you to the venerable gallery When: April 8 - May 28, 2017 launched by iconic artists Ansel Adams, Saturday, April 8: Artists’ Presentations Cole Weston, and Wynn Bullock. Today, from 4 to 5 pm. Opening Reception and CPA continues to serve as a valuable asset catalog sales from 5 to 7 pm. to its members, the community and the Where: CPA Gallery, Sunset Cengreater world of the photographic arts.
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Ms. Toad’s Wild Ride to Pacific Grove
Once upon a time ¼ a little girl was enchanted by a book called “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame ¼ which became a Disney animated feature called “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” ¼ which became a popular attraction at the Disney theme parks ¼ and now presenting ¼ Patricia Hamilton’s Classic Everywoman’s Tale comes to life in this outrageous tragio-comedic saga filled with danger, high-spirited antics and adventure! Bring the whole family along on MS. PATRICIA’S WILD RIDE, a live-action faux-fantasy adapted from the pages of her classic THE CALIFORNIA WOMAN, and commemorating the unforgettable encounters with Ancestors and Family, Friends and Teachers, Husbands and Children, Bosses, Mentors and Clients. How It All Began “The hour has come!” said the Badger with great solemnity. “What hour?” asked the Rat, uneasily looking around. Mole busied himself with travel preparations. “Why, Ms. Toad’s hour! The hour of Toad! We’ll teach her to be a sensible Toad, to drive her powerful Limousine of Life, set to begin in Surprise Valley this very day, March 30, 1946!” They reached the lane to Toad Hall in Cedarville, California, to find, as Badger had anticipated, a shiny new life, known hereafter as Ms. Patricia Hamilton. She received her own unique genetic nature from 23 pre-Revolutionary ancestral families, and was being nurtured by well-meaning parents who really hadn’t a clue. Ms. Patricia came carried down the steps, sucking on her tiny thumb, and before they could counsel anyone, she was whisked away in a Hudson Hornet, off on her uncharted road of a life less traveled! Trapped in the Ancestral Family Car The Ancestral Family car proved powerful beyond belief! Farmer Father was at the wheel, Genteel Mother by his side, seven children hanging on for dear
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A happy ending to life’s wild ride: Patricia Hamilton with her grandchildren, Grace and Zack McCoy. life. Father’s genetic code sped them wildly along country roads, stopping briefly in small towns up and down the West Coast, seeing sights, making friends. Careening with Mother’s literary genes, they crashed into libraries, showering Ms. Patricia with a love of books and a curiosity for all things. With no real supervision, the car repeatedly spun out of control—she fell out of one speeding car; Father ran over her with farm machinery; she nearly drowned in a water reservoir. Narrow-
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ly avoiding preachers of hellfire and damnation at every turn—and in order to survive AND to hope to thrive—she retreated into her own confused, yet determined and powerful inner world, with her genetic bent for happiness intact. Taking the Wheel Bailing out of the Family car, Ms. Patricia boarded a Greyhound bus to California, right back where she started from. Now at the wheel of her new Toyota Celica, taking a left turn, she flew at high speeds past bosses, crashed through all glass ceilings, and rolled over every husband. Life was going too fast, and
during a powerful tsunami, she lost the grasp of her daughter’s tiny hand and the car began to dangerously drift sideways. Safe Harbor at Last! Awakened by recent events, she made a sharp right turn and took off in a new and quite different direction. Ms. Patricia headed for an ancestral safe harbor and created a new family of friends in Pacific Grove, a seaside paradise. Ms. Toad’s Wild Ride came to an end and her sensible life began at last. Ms. Patricia shed that erratic car and took to walking the Recreation Trail. Life experiences were examined, lessons were learned, college degrees earned, and travel to Ice Age ancestral sites undertaken. Transcendental meditation, mentors and sea air enlivened her and refreshed her spirit. She established her own book publishing company and welcomed her daughter, son-in-law and two glorious grandchildren to share in her good fortune. And she always followed the advice of her good friend Leonard Epstein to “Give thanks and expect more!” And She Lived Happily Ever After “Very well, then, Ms. Patricia,” said the Badger firmly, Rat and Mole looking on. “You’ve learned to be a sensible Toad, to nurture your nature and to confidently drive your powerful Limousine of Life. We knew you would!” And Now It’s Your Turn Bring your own personal story to life by using a favorite fairy tale, adventure story, or even a theme park ride as your guide. We want to include your story in “Life in Pacific Grove,” the book of true-life tales by and for residents and visitors, to be published in October to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. Go to LifeinPacificGrove.com and follow the simple directions to tell your own story. If you’d like to get further involved or have questions, contact Patricia Hamilton at 831-649-6640, lifeinpacificgrove@gmail.com Columnists Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg offer professional book editing and publishing services through Park Place Publications.
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“The Wind in the Willows” book and “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” animated film provided the inspiration for this week’s column.
Times • Page 15 The Art of Negotiation
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Privileged or Prosperous?
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Alec Murdock
Outside the Box
If my wife and I had wanted to live in a gentrified city, we would’ve chosen Carmel-by-the-Sea. It’s comfortably refined and — please don’t tell them I said this — just a bit self-satisfied. Instead, we chose Pacific Grove because its spirit is down-to-earth, and we love it. Most people who live here hope it won’t change too much. We don’t want more parking lines or ugly yellow plates embedded in every corner. We cherish the imperfections — our lack of sidewalks, residents parking on the wrong side of streets. We love this independent-minded, old-fashioned, little town on the edge of the ocean — with its vibrant and economically diverse collection of unique individuals living in unique houses. For some, however, minimizing change is not good enough. They have worked for years to prevent any change — at all costs — by blocking water development, micro-managing property owners, and more. If that sort of control exerted by a few seems appropriate to most, we can continue down that road. But ironically, those forces are exactly what bring the most change to PG and will soon turn this very real town into a make-believe town. How? When you prevent virtually all growth and alienate business, you also disenfranchise many among us, especially the less affluent. If anything, City Hall should expand opportunity, not restrict it. It has gone to great lengths to make municipal salaries competitive, even generous, but not private-sector employment opportunities. Because of our reputation for being unfriendly to businesses, the most promising ones don’t move here. As night follows day, our 2016 unemployment rate was 7.6 percent, more than two points higher than California or the nation, according to homefacts.com. It’s when there is no real prosperity that working people become the working poor and the most vulnerable are squeezed out or can’t afford to move in. They are supplanted by more and more residents who don’t need PG incomes. And that is how our gentrification signals the kind of profound change that rips away the fabric of Pacific Grove. In his State of the City address, Mayor Kampe referred to this place as “very privileged.” Is that what we want for PG? Soon, it’ll be all we have left. You have to choose — privilege or prosperity — it’s going to be one or the other. The dictionary defines prosperity as “a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects.” And it requires opportunity. For example, instead of relying on nothing but tourism for our survival, let’s seek and facilitate white-collar businesses that we can count on in good times and bad. Remember Digital Research? Imagine, say, half a dozen small tech companies sprinkled around PG. Only a hundred more people among 15,000 could bring outsized, ongoing economic benefit. We have to ask what’s really best for the people and future of Pacific Grove? Let’s start by replacing covert intransigence with enough collective respect to tell the truth and stop assuming the other side is lying. Let’s stop blocking every single bit of growth, progress, and prosperity. Let’s work together to find smart solutions for PG’s contradictory needs. Now’s the time. Mayor Kampe’s warm speech made me think we’re as close as we can be to an Era of Good Feelings in PG. So let’s be privileged in one sense, not the other. Lucky, yes. Gentrified, no. You may email comments about this column to AlecOTB@arrowkite.com
World Affairs Council “The Looming Issues in U.S.-China Trade Relations”
The United States and China share one of the most important trade relationships and the two largest economies in the world. Domestic politics in both countries have exacerbated economic tensions. Mounting pressures among Americans over Chinese trade practices has led some observers to speculate that a trade war could be in the offing. MIIS Professor and Tufts University Adjunct Professor Thomas Hout will analyze the trade issues, including the charges that the Chinese government unfairly limits market access and engages in currency manipulation. He will also discuss the pros and cons of trade policy options for the Trump Administration. Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 11:30 AM - Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road. Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50 PM. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members. MC/VISA ($2 extra) or Check; Vegetarian meal optional. Mail Check or Credit Card Information and details to WACMB, Box 83, Monterey, CA 93942 or Fax Credit Card, Name and Phone to (831) 643-1846 by April 21. WWW.WACMB.ORG
Learn How to Write Your Story
The public is invited to two upcoming events, to learn how to get a story printed in a new book about Pacific Grove. Publisher Patricia Hamilton will speak from 10 a.m. until noon Friday (3/24) at Canterbury Woods, and from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, April 3, at Sally Griffin Center for Living. Pacific Grove residents and visitors can write their own 100-500 word personal story and have it included in the book “Life in Pacific Grove.” The book is to be released Oct. 6 to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. Residents also can go to the website, LifeinPacificGrove.com, and follow the simple directions to write their own story before June 1. Additional information is available from Patricia Hamilton at 831-649-6640 or email her at: lifeinpacificgrove@
Patrick Ryan
Local Real Estate Update Negotiation is something we do every day of our life. We negotiate with our kids in the morning, we negotiate at work, with ourselves(should I go to the gym?), we even negotiate traffic. When it comes to buying or selling a home, negotiation is the number one thing we do. Sellers start the negotiation process before they even put their home on the market. Should we sell? How much should we charge? Who will list it for us? Buyers do the same thing. Where should we buy? How much should we spend? Who will help us look? Just as there are numerous things to negotiate when buying or selling a home, there are different styles and types of negotiators. Just take a gander online and you will find articles about the 7 types of negotiation styles, the 10 different types, or the 5 different types. The 5 types are the following: Collaborative, Competing, Accommodating, Avoiding, and Compromising. I tend to keep things simple and boil down to just two true negotiating styles, Collaborative and Combative. Collaborative and combative each incorporate a bit of the 5 different styles, but do so in their own unique way. A collaborative approach seeks to find common ground between the two sides of a negotiation. The collaborative approach sees the two sides as cooperating to finalize a transaction. The collaborative approach can be tough as nails during the negotiation process, but the other side does not feel like they have been taken advantage of or beaten to a pulp. The combative style approaches negotiation as a blood sport. The only reason to ever seek common ground is when it is to their advantage. The goal is to beat down your opponent, look for any openings or signs of weakness and then pounce. Compromise or accommodation are only used when the other side has the upper hand and bending is the only way to save the deal. This can be a very effective technique when dealing with an inexperienced negotiator. However, I find this approach is quite limiting. Negotiation does not happen in a bubble. There is always the other side to consider during this dance. I have found that the combative approach, from the outset, tends to put the client in the weaker position. When an agent takes the combative approach with me, I know that they have lost and my client will walk away with the better deal. This takes skill, determination, and nerves of steel. I set the guidelines up with my clients up from day one, what do you want and what do you need? We will negotiate off of this. Collaboration leads to the other side compromising and giving. Combat puts them on the defensive and backs them into a corner. They are less apt to give or compromise from that position. Negotiation tends to reflect one’s personality. I like a deal that when completed all sides are happy and satisfied. Call it karma or whatever you like, but you get what you put out in this world and I aim for positive resolutions. Think before you negotiate. Put yourself in the other sides shoes. This will serve you well next time you decide to sell or buy a home. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions…Cheers Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com 831-238-8116
Letters to the Editor Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well as your name and city of residence. We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame, slander or libel. Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 editor@cedarstreettimes.com
PWOMEN OF THE YEAR From Page 1
2013, the University of Nebraska Press published Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief About Racism, an anthology that Ann co-authored/co-edited with Caroline Haskell, LCSW. In 2012, she and her husband received the ACLU Ralph B. Atkinson Award for their joint commitment to social justice and civil rights.. In 2016, she received recognition as a Woman of the Year for the 29th Assembly District of California. Ann is a life member of the NAACP and a founding member and volunteer with the Monterey chapter of the National Coalition Building Institute, an international leadership organization dedicated to the elimination of social oppression. She is also a long-term member of the Board of Directors of The Village Project Inc. in Seaside. Since 1966, Ann has been married to Fred Jealous. They have a daughter, Lara, a son, Benjamin (a past national president of the NAACP) and three grandchildren. Clare Mounteer has been the Executive Director of the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center since 1986. Clare is a Certified Sexual Assault Victim Counselor; Past Chairperson and current member of the Child Abuse Prevention Council; a member of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, a member of the Sexual Assault Response Team Steering Committee, a member of the multidisciplinary team for juvenile sex offenders (JSORT), and a past board member of United Way and has served as a community representative on the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects at CSUMB. She was a recipient of the Talcott Bates Award from the Child Abuse Prevention Council in 2007, and in 2011 was one of six Executive Directors Statewide to receive a sabbatical award from the California Wellness Foundation. A native of England, she moved to the United States in 1977 and received a BS in Organizational Behavior in 1987 from the University of San Francisco. She just celebrated a 40-year wedding anniversary with her husband, Carl, a retired attorney. They live in Pacific Grove with their two adult sons, Peter and Matthew.
Times • March 24, 2017 The Whistler
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Tom Stevens
Otter Views Anxious for a column topic and running out of time, I turned to the lady behind me in the Trader Joe’s checkout line. She was wearing braids, a Tahitian pareu and a greenstone pendant from New Zealand. I figured she might have an idea. “Gabriel’s supposed to perform at the open mike tonight,” she suggested. “Gabriel?” I had an instant flashback of a huge, black-bearded man dancing in Maui’s old Kula Lodge wearing an owl-wing top hat. But that was a different time, another Gabriel. “You haven’t heard Gabriel? He’s fabulous,” the pareu lady explained. “He travels all over the world, whistling.” I liked the sound of that. As a lifelong “closet whistler,” I’ve often wondered what it would be like to perform with musicians from anywhere: oud players from Morocco, say, or gypsy percussionists from Belarus. “And you zere, vit da eyebrows!” the musicians might query in their guttural language. “Vat you play? Ve not seeing instrument bag.” “I whistle,” I’d reply airily. “May I sit in?” This fantasy took root a long time ago. I believe the culprit was an old black and white TV serial called “The Whistler” that one of the Honolulu stations aired in the early 1950s. In those days, what our family TV broadcast for about 20 hours each day was a monotonous, loudly humming “test pattern.” This whine was accompanied by a drawing of Chief Pontiac’s craggy profile overlaid on some sort of Coptic cross. The details are sketchy, because TV screens back then were about the size of salad plates. I’m still unsure why the test pattern was shown. Were we supposed to use it to align the “horizontal hold” on our sets? Did it demonstrate that the TV was on? Or was it a promise that livelier content would be arriving soon aboard the weekly Matson freighter? Not many TV shows made it across the Pacific back then, so the ones that did were memorable by default. The kid favorites included “Flash Gordon,” “Crusader Rabbit,” “Commander Winslow of the Coast Guard,” and “The Pinky Lee Show.” Grown-ups watched “Dragnet” and “The Whistler.”
Hostel Society Takes Us To The Venezuelan Jungle
The Monterey Hostel Society’s monthly potluck/travel program on March 27 features “Exploring the Venezuelan Jungle by Dugout Canoe” with speaker Hans Lehman at the HI-Monterey Hostel, 778 Hawthorne at Irving, New Monterey. Some years ago Lehman and 11 other intrepid travelers ventured by canoe through Orinoco River tributaries, saluting lazy crocodiles, swimming with piranhas, and sleeping in hammocks under the stars. The travel advertisement for the trip had read, “Unbearable burdens for anyone who isn’t willing to accept things the way they are.” Said Lehman, “It was correct!” Hans Lehman will present slides from his trip to Venezuela in the 1970’s—an adventuresome “vintage” program, to be sure. Potluck: 6 pm; free program: 6:45 pm. (Help setting up at 5:30 p.m. is appreciated.) For more information, please phone 869-0646 or 372-5762 Hostel contact info: 649-0375
NAACP Sets Annual Banquet
The Monterey County’s Branch of the NAACP is “Celebrating 85 Years of Civil Rights Advocacy - The Struggle Continues.” Mark your calendar for the annual Freedom Fund Life Membership Banquet to be held on Saturday, April 1 at 6:00 PM at the Hyatt in Monterey. Hilary Shelton, Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy, will be speaking on the continued struggle for equality for all. Cost is $75. Saturday, April 1 at 6:00 PM Hyatt in Monterey,1 Old Golf Course Rd, Monterey For more information, call Ms. Robinson at (831) 578-1491 or by email at naacpbanquetinfo@gmail.com
Watercolor Workshop
When: Saturday, April 22 Time: 10-5 pm (bring lunch) Where: Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave, P.G. Cost: $75 members/$85 non-members Contact Charlsie Kelly for info/registration at (831) 831-524-3894 or charlsiekelly@yahoo.com More info: Learn how to paint Charlsie’s very unique style of watercolor painting that is often mistaken for a ceramic mosaic. Inspired by the many mosaics seen on her years abroad in Central and South America, Charlsie developed this style to mimic broken tile art without all of the standard materials-no grout or ceramic necessary! Mention the workshop at Imagine Art Supplies (309 Forest Ave, PG) for discounts on materials.
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Hosting Spring Adoption Fair and Open House
The public is invited to attend the Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) spring adoption fair and open house on Sunday, March 26 from 11:00am-2:00pm at the POMDR Bauer Center located at 615 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove. Light refreshments will be served and adoptable dogs will be on site. Spring Adoption Fair and Open House POMDR Bauer Center , 615 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove Sunday, March 26, 11:00am-2:00pm COST: FREE RSVP to: POMDR at 831-718-9122 or email us info@peaceofminddogrescue.org If I remember right – always a dangerous caveat – the opening credits for “The Whistler” showed a lanky man strolling through an eerie, fog-bound city at night. The guy’s fedora shadowed his face, but you could follow his shoes in close-up as they crunched across glistening pavement. As the footsteps receded down the deserted street, this sad, soulful whistling trailed after them, echoing from the walls and alleys. It was all very mysterious and “noir.” I’ve been a whistler ever since, doggedly honing my chops in vacant buildings, under wharves, and in ceramic-tiled shower rooms. One upshot is that I’ve learned where some good acoustics are. If you don’t mind the booming of distant door closures, stairwells in most high-rise municipal buildings have awesome sound properties. It was in one such stairwell that I met a competitive whistler named Nelson Christiansen. He was a lawyer with an office in a nine-story building, but he took the stairs every day so he could practice for the yearly national “Whistle Off” in Las Vegas. This was back when smoking was still allowed in municipal stair wells, a key factor in Christiansen’s training. While he walked down the stairs, he’d whistle “Amazing Grace” while smoking a cigar. The notes would echo hauntingly off the walls, and a ghost of aromatic smoke would trail him down the landings. The first time I saw him do this, I wanted to genuflect, but Christiansen just laughed. “This is nothing,” he said. “Sy Argevitch, the guy who won the Whistle-Off last year? He can whistle with 13 lit cigars in his mouth.” Accoustically speaking, the room where the open mic night was held would have pleased Christiansen: it has lots of echo-y plate glass. When I arrived, the place was packed with guitarists, singers, flautists, poets, possibly even an oud player or two. But I saw no one with the fedora-shadowed face, pouty lips and pavement-crunching walk of a professional whistler. A placard read: “Open the minds of the masses.” “Is a whistler named Gabriel signed up for tonight?” I asked the emcee. “My mind needs opening.” “Oh, he’s amazing!” she said. “He might come by later.” Alas, later came sooner for me than it did for Gabriel. After listening to several earnest balladeers, an exquisite guitar picker, and two men who played Blackfoot Indian flutes, I could hear my deadline calling. Wherever he was, Gabriel would have to whistle without me. On the walk back, the moist night fog crept in, and shadows lengthened between the streetlights. The conditions seemed auspicious for whistling, but I couldn’t recall the “Whistler” theme. Instead, “Tenderly” and “Angel Eyes” trailed me atmospherically home.
Local delegates serve at DAR State Conference during Women’s History Month
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) delegates of the local Commodore Sloat Chapter came together during Women’s History Month last week to celebrate and honor service to veterans, women in the military, and the accomplishments of immigrants to the USA. Local chapter members in attendance were Suzanne Schultz, Isabelle Long, Mary Potter, Cynthia Stormer, Kathleen Azevedo, Nancy Barton, Leonora Branca, Krystell Finato, and Cynthia Sanchez. Also in attendance were Dr. Eduardo M. Ochoa, president of California State University Monterey Bay, and his wife Holly Ochoa, a member of the Commodore Sloat Chapter. Dr. Ochoa was honored as the recipient of the DAR Americanism Medal. Among the activities at the conference, award recipients were recognized for community service, including their contributions to education, diversity, and veterans’ wellness and mental health. The events were part of the 109th California State Conference of Daughters of
the American Revolution in San Ramon, where hundreds of DAR members and guests convened from March 15 through March 19, 2017. The non-political,non-profit DAR California Society focuses on conservation efforts to save the Monarch butterfly, fundraising to support under-served and impoverished students, and historic preservation in California and across the country. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the word’s largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.dar.org.
March 24, 2017 • CEDAR STREET
Help, I Have Been Hacked!
Odds and Ends
Jane Roland
John O’Brien
Aging in the Grove Many think social media is the exclusive domain of the younger generation. Yet many older adults use it to keep up with the times as well as to connect with their old acquaintances and family members. Grandparents are becoming proficient at using FaceTime, Skype and Facebook and liking it! According to a Pew Research Center report, the Internet use among those 65 and older grew 150 percent between 2009 and 2011, the largest growth in any demographic group. Their study showed that of those that go online, 71 percent do so daily and 34 percent use social media. Studies show that the internet has become an important portal for reducing isolation, loneliness and other depressive symptoms. This gateway to the outside world has become critical for older adults who have difficulty getting out of the house or have become homebound. While many teens have moved on from Facebook, the older generation has found that it serves them quite well. Seniors have also discovered that using FaceTime is a great way to bring relatives from faraway destinations right into their living rooms. Even Twitter has become popular for keying into specific news sections they want to follow. While their younger counterparts use social media in a “selfie” sort of way letting the world know what they ate for
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breakfast, older adults tend to use it to connect with like-minded individuals. They use it to find health information and to connect with others experiencing the same challenges. From dementia to depression to diabetes — all can give and receive support in the comfort and convenience of their home. The majority of older adults who surf the web choose Facebook as their platform for social media. But older adults, while tending to be very private, tend to be less aware of how to protect their privacy while using Facebook and other social media apps. Sometimes unintended disclosures of personal health information and other personal information can be seen by other users who have no relationship with the older adult. Setting the privacy settings for each app is essential for safe use of any social media application. To learn how to protect yourself using surfing the web and using social media please attend the upcoming event “Help, I Have Been Hacked!” on March 28 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. The event will be at The Park Lane located at 200 Glenwood Circle in Monterey. Experts from Loaves, Fishes & Computers will be presenting and be happy to answer your own personal questions about how best to surf the web and use social media. For more information please call 649-3363.
Studio Silzer Downsizing
Studio Silzer first opened their doors in 2009 to house some paintings done by owner’s father, Richard Silzer. Son Peter is also an avid artist and worked to develop his own skills as a painter and photographer through his pursuits with the studio opening. In 2016, the studio expanded to a larger platform located at 178 Grand Avenue in Pacific Grove but in April Studio Silzer will return to the “Artcade” at 178B Grand, back to the working studio hallway with Fusion Confusion, A Touch of Glass, Planet Trout, and Crack Pot Studio. Peter provides a zero-commission sales agreement with his featured artists so that buyers and sellers alike can benefit. Shoppers can find everything from prints to jewelry for purchase. Find wonderful fine art alongside beautifully crafted greeting cards. Peter, himself, has been taking photographs for decades and now has been focusing on scenes around the Monterey area. His photo prints can be found in the studio in a variety of sizes. Now is the time to support local art as Studio Silzer will be closing its doors on March 28. Remember they are a no-commission gallery so you are sure to find a deal as artists keep their prices low. Buy fine art direct from the artists, support local, and brighten up your home in time for Spring, all in one place. Studio Silzer located at 178 Grand Avenue Pacific Grove. Open every day except Wednesday, noon - 5 p.m. Meanwhile, all Silzer paintings and photographs on canvas are reduced by 25 percent through the end of March.
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts
Yesterday the news came out that Jimmy Breslin has died. He is just one of the many journalists and columnists who have left us in the past few years. I was thinking about this and my career, such as it was, as a writer. When I studied journalism in college it was drummed into us that, unless one is a columnist, one doesn’t editorialize. You could not interject your own opinions into an article. It was “just the facts, mam.”...Also one checked and rechecked his information to be sure it was correct. The changes in the written word in newspapers, television and the radio are astronomical. Even headlines are sloppy and often have nothing to do with the story it covers. My first husband, a professional journalist, had the assignment of writing headlines as one of his first jobs at The Miami Herald. It would amaze you to realize how particular were the editors and how important to get it right. There is also the subject of grammar and punctuation, once critical, not important any more. Too many examples to post them. I guess I have lived too long. We are constantly scrolling through the internet and Snopes to determine if something reported is true. I enjoy reading the columnists, all of them, every side, how else is one able to make decisions? I have friends who are strong liberals. They would not consider reading any of Bill O’Reilly’s Killing books. This is their loss. If a writer happens to be of one political persuasion or another it is not important if his material does not reflect one view or another if these books are informative and historically correct. Do yourself a favor and read them, you will learn a lot about our history. For many years a friend, Shirley Jones (no, not that Shirley Jones), who lived in Pebble Beach, took groups on day or weekend trips, and even once to Washington, D.C. Every year we went to San Francisco several times to visit museums. There were trips to Los Angeles where we visited the art exhibits, famous homes and other exciting venues. My companion was Virginia Stone and we had wonderful times. Many years as we drove to Southern California, if the weather cooperated there were blankets of wild flowers. Shirley started this project when she was a Welcome Wagon hostess. John and I became involved when she set up a bridge marathon. That was in the early seventies. When I learned about the museum trips I was enthusiastic and enlisted Ginny. We had a great time for many years, especially when other friends got involved. We even went to Fresno to see The Victoria and Albert exhibit at the town’s museum. I miss those times. It is hard to think that there is no more traveling, even day trips, our cultural life consists of local theatre and movies. I was once amused and a little horrified that my mother was devoted to “her” families on television and was sad to miss The Brady Bunch or The Wild, Wild West. Who am I now? I am my mother’s daughter and can’t wait for This Is Us and any one of the NCIS or Chicago series... On Saturday night John and I watched Marley and Me. It was wonderful, as it was the first time we saw it and read the book. Marley looked like our Bailey. Bailey was really well behaved except, as I mentioned previously, he loved to chew. He, as did many of our pets, had the dignity to die in his sleep. There is nothing harder than having to help a beloved family member take the final step. We have a tendency to wait too long, until we know that the final trip to the vet cannot be avoided. There are those who cannot understand and I am sorry because they have missed the joy of winning the love and trust of a four-legged friend. They are the only ones in the family for whom you can do no wrong. When Sammy left in November and never returned I knew he had either fallen into a hole or been eaten by a wild beast. He loved me beyond belief and would never have gone on his own volition. Sensing my sadness and seeing the empty lap, Toby, John’s kitty, now shares his time with me as well as his dad. We no longer attend church. My mother told me when I was young that God is everywhere and I choose to believe that. I am still working at least four full days a week, on my feet a good bit of the time. When I once had the energy to come home and cook, work on things in the evening, John cooks most dinners and I settle down to watch my television programs or read... He does the marketing, laundry and some of the cooking. He also volunteers at the shop. We give back in many ways through Rotary: A couple of weeks ago we fed the homeless men through the I-HELP program. Those of you who are nervous about these folk should try being with them. It is an eye opener. I miss the peace of being in a church, but Sunday mornings is my time to relax and I don’t think God would mind. It is doing good works that counts. Pay it forward. It will make you feel great. Jay is in Godspell at Paperwing Theatre...It started on March 10 and runs through April 1 on Friday and Saturday nights. Has had great reviews. Support your local theaters...most function on a shoe string and the actors perform for love (as do directors)... See you next week. Jane Roland – gcr770@aol.com
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Hear Our Voice: Part Eight
The Bathroom Battle vs. Feces on the Footpath
Practicing intersectional feminism is the Pink Pussyhat Movement’s recommended 5th Action. If you’ve been participating in this series that’s greening America’s grassroots during the Trump administration’s first 100 days (the Honeymoon Period) in office, you’ll find this action entitled “Reflect and Resist” challenging. It means seeing sexuality from other-than-one perspective, starting with the multi-faceted LGBTQI+ issue that includes questions about bathrooms non-traditional-gender persons should and can legally use. My perspective on this national bathroom battle is confined to the Monterey Peninsula. Bathrooms for All or None On a February afternoon at Scholze Park Community Center in New Monterey, Sunny Fawcett asked, “How do you think a homeless person feels when he or she needs to use a bathroom and there is none?” “I cannot imagine!” “It’s not pleasant,” said the veteran survivalist redhead who sleeps in her car, wears a signature flower in her hair, and carries a legal pad everywhere. “When people have to go, they have to go.” “I can imagine it’s not pleasant.” “It is a crime against humanity. You should write about it.” “I will, if you tell me what to write.” Sunny advised, “Say that every city on the peninsula should have public toilets that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” I promised to write about the need for accessible toilet facilities, looked up the topic online, and discovered some wealthy business persons actually carry private toilets in briefcases known as “Portable Water Closets.
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Then I forgot about it until an e-mail came last week. News from Next Door Next Door is an online neighborhood watch program in which residents swap local news, share for-sale ads, and place lost-pet alerts or warnings to others in the area. About three weeks ago, the subject of homeless persons’ belongings being dumped in and near Laguna Grande Park led to a dialogue among neighbors. It came to a “jail’em or spoil ‘em” politically charged argument that climaxed with a post last week from a young woman who shock-started my memory. I’d forgotten my promise to Sunny to write about the desperate need for public toilets for the homeless. Simple genderless one-seaters would do! Basically, the young mother said she was out walking on the rec trail near the beach “when I came across human feces on the footpath. I know it was human because
shreds of toilet paper were with it. It was disgusting and that sort of thing can ruin the tourism industry in Monterey.” A small firestorm of comments followed, ranging from “people who desecrate public property should be arrested” to more sympathetic responses like “toilets and shower facilities should be made available.” I thought, “Sunny Fawcett could have written that.” Perhaps she did! Equal Bathroom Rights for All Just a week ago, at the Monterey Planning Commission meeting where the yet-to-be-resolved issue of overlaying locations on the city map for potential Emergency Homeless Shelters was debated, a representative of the hospitality industry said the homeless (who urinate and defecate) on the streets of Monterey are causing tourists to leave. He did not say whether they carry their own portable water closets. To which I think I heard someone say, “Public toilet facilities are needed.”
Was it the voice of Sunny Fawcett echoing in my mind? This brings me back to Action 5 and intersectional feminism: Despite our differences, we all have one thing in common, whether we’re straights, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, queers or simply in between or beyond such descriptions. We are all humans, and we need to use restrooms. If you want to continue participating in the 10 Actions of the First 100 Days, I suggest you study Action 5 at www.womensmarch.com and then decide whether to join me in voicing your opinion on the public bathroom issue in Monterey. Do it now, before the next overlay is recommended by the planning commission in the near future. Address a postcard to: Mayor Clyde Roberson, Monterey City Hall, 580 Pacific St., Monterey, CA 93940. Copy the intersectional (transgender, meaning male and female) picture shown here and/or write: “Support public toilets. Genderless one-seaters OK.” You don’t need to be female or live in Monterey to participate. After the Ides of Trump? So, what happened as a result of last week’s “Ides of Trump” POTUS postcard protest party? Rumors have it that some peninsula post offices sold out of postcards and 34cent stamps as people fired the new president during his seventh week in office. Check it out for yourself at http:// elisabethparker.com/ides-of-trump-postcards/ or the Ides of Trump website of your choice. What’s coming after the Trump honeymoon ends April 30? Will divorce follow? Stay tuned. To contact Wanda Sue Parrott, e-mail amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887.
Red Cross calls for type O negative and AB blood donors Blood donations are essential to patient care.1 The American Red Cross is issuing a call for type O negative and AB blood donors to make an appointment to give after severe winter weather in some parts of the country caused about 250 Red Cross blood drives to cancel in March, resulting in more than 8,500 uncollected blood donations. Type O negative blood and type AB plasma are two of the most in-demand blood products by hospitals. Those who give can help patients locally or across the country as the Red Cross has the ability to move blood products where and when they are needed most “All blood types are needed to meet the constant need of patients, and there is a significant need now
for type O negative and AB donations to help some of the most vulnerable patients,” said Christine Welch, external communications manager, California Red Cross Blood Services. “We ask that you schedule an appointment to roll up a sleeve to help save a life in the coming days.” Donations help patients like Brady Prosser. He was severely burned in October while mowing near burning leaves. He received regular – sometimes daily – blood and plasma transfusions during his hospitalization. Type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is often needed in emergency situations when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type. While less than 7 percent of the U.S. pop-
ulation has type O negative blood, hospitals depend on frequent O negative donations to ensure it’s always available for patients in need. Type O negative blood donors are an important part of the Red Cross trauma team. Type AB is the universal plasma type and can be transfused to patients of any blood type in an emergency. Plasma helps maintain blood pressure and supplies critical proteins for clotting and immunity. Plasma can be donated through a blood donation. How to help Eligible donors can learn more, find a donation opportunity and schedule an appointment by using the free Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Blood donors can save time at their donation appointment by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site. About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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John Thibeau, Pacific Grove Unified School Board President, has Resigned
School board members recognize John Thibeau’s contributions over seven years of sitting as president; John Philips, John Paff, John Thibeau, Superintendent Ralph Porras, John’s friend and Shezam the dog, Debbie Crandall, Brian Swanson, and Assistant Superintendent Rick Miller. After more than seven years at the helm of the Pacific Grove Unified School District, John Thibeau has resigned, effective March 31. Changes in his personal life -- to wit, he bought a home in Monterey -- make the resignation necessary. Reminding those present at the ceremony that “We only have one pot of money,” Thibeau reiterated his motto concerning work on the board: “It may not be pleasant or easy, but it’s right.” John saw the board through some important bond items. Schools superintendent Ralph Gomez Porras said, “John always put the students first, no matter what. He is an outstanding person, leader, and board member.” John Paff, now president of the board, cited Thibeau’s talent, foresight, and compassion. He also served the district on site councils and with PG P.R.I.D.E. At the April meeting of the school board, it is expected that the call will go out for those seeking to serve on the board. Depending on the numbers of eligible applicants who meet the deadline, the sitting board will likely interview applicants on the spot and reach a decision in the same session.
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