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Kiosk PG Museum of Natural History Monarch Butterfly Count at the Butterfly Sanctuary as of 2/24/16 is 407.

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Fri. March 25

Senior Scam Stopper Seminar At the Oldemeyer Center 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside 12:00PM - 2:00PM •

Wed. March 30

Dine Out with Friends to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library Il Vecchio Restaurant 110 Central Ave, Pacific Grove 324-4282 Lunch 12:00 to 1:30 Dinner 5:00 to 9:00 •

Your chance - Page 4

Cyber bullying - Page 12

Pacific Grove’s

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Fri. April 1- Sat. April 2 Re-Opening Event Art & Asian Event Discovery Shop Country Club Gate

• Sat. April 2

First Saturday Book Sale Pacific Grove Public Library 10-4 •

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March 25-31, 2016

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Vol. VIII, Issue 25

Performing Arts Center in Need of Repairs

By Marge Ann Jameson

April 15, 16, 17

2016 Wildflower Show Workshop: Identifying Plant Families PG Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 11 AM to 2 PM View admission prices at pgmuseum.org/wildflowershow/ •

When it was dedicated on April 22, 1931, the 1,000-seat Pacific Grove High School auditorium was the largest concert hall on the Monterey Peninsula. Today, despite periodic renovations and repairs, the venerable hall and some of the accoutrements are showing their age and need some work.

Pacific Grove Unified School District Director of Facilities and Transportation has done a preliminary survey and some estimates on the individual repairs, and presented his findings to the school board last week (March 17) to both prepare them and to get a sense of how they might want to prioritize the upgrades and fund them.

There are various funding mechanisms which might be used to make the repairs and upgrades, he noted. Measure D funds, for example might be used. Prop 39 funds could be requested for energy-saving improvements. Climate control, lighting and sound could be considered safety issues and qualify for related funding.

Measure A funds could provide the audio/video portion.

The Foundation for Performing Arts Center and Rotary Club have each put thousands of dollars into the structure and the interior.

In 2004, it was the combined efforts of Architect Jeanne Byrne, interior designer Michael Krokower, and general contractor Steve Covell who were assembled by project manager Jim Quinn to define the project plan and set the budget.

Kelly pointed out that some of the repairs could go a long way toward making the facility more atractive for outside groups to host performances as well as making it a better venue for locally-hosted events. The cost to rent the hall, including custodians, to outside groups is reasonable compared with other venues, he said, and Assistant Superintendent Rick Miller agreed.

Sat. & Sun. April 9-10 Good Old Days Downtown Pacific Grove Huge Craft & Music Fair Parade on Sat. April 9 No cost •

Sat., April 23

Art Journaling Workshop Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove 10 a.m. to noon $ 45 / PGAC member $ 50 / non PGAC member Call: Alana Puryear 659-5732 ••

Sun. May 22

Heritage House Awards Ceremony 2:00 PM. at Chautauqua Hall

A scene at the recent Talent Show at Pacific Grove Middle School. Photo by Peter Mounteer. More photos on page 12.

See REPAIRS Page 2

Minimum Wage Increase Measure Eligible for November 2016 Ballot: $1 per Year Until 2021 “Like” us on Facebook where we post short updates, traffic, weather, fun pictures and timely stuff. If you follow us on Twitter, you’ll also get local sports updates and we even tweet tournaments and playoffs.

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Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 9 Cartoon............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 6 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 20 Legal Notices.................................... 17 Opinion............................................ 14 Otter Views......................................... 9 Peeps................................................ 10 Rain Gauges....................................... 2 Real Estate.................................. 16, 20 Service Directory.............................. 19 Travis Long....................................... 15

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced that an initiative which would increase California's minimum wage in steps is eligible for the November 8, 2016, General Election ballot.

The Attorney General's official title and summary of the initiative is as follows:

Minimum Wage Increases and Future Adjustments Under existing law, California’s minimum wage will increase from $9.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016.

This measure increases the minimum wage

to $11.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2017, and by $1.00 each of the next four years, to $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2021. Thereafter, adjusts the minimum wage annually based on the rate of inflation for the previous

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PG Will Share Highway Grant Funds with Monterey to Smooth the Way for Roundabout

By Marge Ann Jameson The Federal “Surface Transportation Program (STP) provides flexible grant funding that may be used by states and localities for projects to “preserve and improve the conditions and performance on any Federal-aid highway, bridge and tunnel projects on any public road, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transit capital projects, including intercity bus terminals.”

And not for any other purpose.

The State of California allows smaller counties, like Monterey, to exchange their apportionment of federal RSTP funds for

State Highway Account funds, which are easier for local agencies to use for transportation with less stringent paperwork than with federal funds. TAMC distributes the funds to local agencies.

The City of Pacific Grove has a balance of about $205,144 in RSTP fair share funds, set to expire in one year, which can be used for eligible projects such as construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, restoration and operational improvements.

This is not general fund money, so using it does not affect general fund balances. Pacific Grove uses general fund monies and gas

tax funding to pay for transportation-related projects.

The City of Monterey is looking for funding revenue for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 68 and Highway 1. The project includes Pebble Beach, TAMC, the City of Monterey and Monterey County. Bids came in higher than expected, so Monterey approached Pacific Grove to join the project and allocate $100,000 of its RSTP funds to the project.

The City Council voted to allocate the money, which is held by TAMC for allocation. The hoped-for result will allow the project to proceed on schedule.

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Joan Skillman

PREPAIRS From Page 1

Skillshots

The hall, which as seen such notable performers as the von Trapp Family Singers, the Vienna Boys Choir, and more recently the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Kingston Trio, awaits the estimates of a professional designer and the decision of the Board.

Preliminary Survey and Guesstimates

Stage Lighting....................................................................................... 25,000 Stage Resurfacing and Repairs........................................................... $15,000 Stage Electrical..................................................................................... $5,000 Stage Drops......................................................................................... $15,000 Back Drop........................................................................................... $10,000 Back Stage – Green Room, Instrument Cubbies, Digital Music, Stage Props......................................................................................... $20,000 1891 Steinway Restoration...............................................................Unknown Backstage Bathroom............................................................................. $7,500 Heating.................................................................................................. $5,000 Audio and Video................................................................................. $45,000 Projector and Screen........................................................................... $25,000 Stage Extension.................................................................................. $50,000 Total.................................................................................................. $222,500

PWAGES From Page 1

year, using the California Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.

Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Change in annual state and local tax revenues potentially ranging from a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to a gain of more than $1 billion. Changes in state revenues would affect required state budget reserves, debt payments, and funding for schools and community colleges. Increase in state and local government spending totaling billions of dollars per year. (15-0032.)

In order to become eligible for the ballot, the initiative needed 365,880 valid petition signatures, which is equal to five percent of the total votes cast for governor in the November 2014 General Election.

On June 30, 2016, the Secretary of State will certify the initiative as qualified for the November 8, 2016 General Election ballot, unless the proponents withdraw the initiative prior to that date.

An initiative can qualify via random sampling of petition signatures if the sampling projects a number of valid signatures greater than 110 percent of the required number.

The initiative needed at least 402,468 projected valid signatures to qualify by random sampling, and it exceeded that threshold today.

The proponents of this initiative are Steve Trossman and Arianna Jimenez. The proponents can be reached c/o Amber Maltbie at (213) 612-7803.

Discovery Shop Expands, Remodels, and Celebrates Annual ‘Art & Asian Event’

Sunset Suppers $990

The Beach house aT Lovers PoinT Dinner & cockTaiLs From 4Pm DaiLy

Special menu served daily when seated by 5:30p and ordered by 6p. Subject to change without notice

Please join us for the Grand Re-Opening Celebration for the new, improved Pacific Grove American Cancer Society Discovery Shop. The expansion and re-model is finally complete…and it is worth celebrating. We are combining this with our Art & Asian Event, offering an eclectic collection of great artwork and Asian treasures.

The Grand Re-Opening evening celebration will be Friday, April 1, from 4 – 7 p.m., and continue on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Enjoy artwork, Asian treasures, entertainment, refreshments…and as always, great savings.

Supported by our local communities – through donations, volunteers, and shoppers – The Discovery Shop unique quality resale experience has raised more than $308 million over the past 50 years for the continuing battle to cure cancer.

For more information, please contact Jeanie Gould, ACS Discovery Shop Manager, Pacific Grove, 198 Country Club Gate, 831-372-0866

www.BeachHousePG.com

Dinner Reservations: 831-375-2345 At Lovers Point Beach 620 Ocean View Blvd. Pacific Grove

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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: Ron Gaasch • Jon Charron• Mike Clancy • Scott Dick • Rabia Erduman • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Travis Long • Peter Mounteer • Peter Nichols • Wanda Sue Parrott •Laura Peet •Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens • Eli Swanson • Kurt Vogel Intern: Ivan Garcia Distribution: Debbie Birch, Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Bella G, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Dezi, Jesse, John, Kai, Kyle, Jacob, Josh, Josh, Leo, Luca, Nathan, Ryan

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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods

Week ending 03-24-16 at 6:55 AM........ .46" Total for the season............................. 17.90" The historic average to this date is ..... 16.03"

Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year.................................................... 4.013" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 Note: Canterbury Woods rainfall YTD 2016 is 2.13 inches above the Historic Cumulative Average!

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

Week ending 03-24-16........................... .39" Total for the season (since 7/1/15)...... 16.76" Last week low temperature..................44.9 F Last week high temperature.................74.4 F Last year rain to date (7/1/14-3/16/15)....... 14.76”

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City Manager Interviews Continue

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First round of interviews of candidates for City Manager of Pacific Grove is over, and of five interviewed, the field narrowed to three. The next round will likely be on March 31.When a decision is made, it will be ratified by the council and there will be a transition period. "We're very pleased with the quality of candidates," said Mayor Bill Kampe.

Manager Sought for City’s Preschool

The City of Pacific Grove is recruiting for a Preschool Manager for our Community Center Preschool. The Community Center Preschool has been in operation since 1968 and has a strong history of success in the community.

This is a 20 hour per week positions, responsible for two staff members and up to 15 students per day (Monday - Friday). The school schedule is Monday-Friday (9:00 am - 12 noon) and closely follows the Pacific Grove Unified School Districts school calendar for vacations and school holidays.

Deadline for applicants is April 11, 2016 Interested candidates must apply on-line at the following link for Cal-OPPS: https://www.calopps.org/ViewAgencyJob.cfm?ID=25308 The job link is also available on the City’s website at: http://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/about-city/jobs

2016 Good Old Days Parade

The Good Old Days Parade, sponsored and organized by the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, will be held on Sat., April 9 at 10 a.m. This old-fashioned patriotic parade will proceed down Pine Ave., led by marching units of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who are stationed at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). Other entries will include the historic Wells Fargo stagecoach, the Balloon Platoon, vintage vehicles, marching bands, community groups, and more. If you are interested in being a parade participant, please contact Ken Cuneo at kencun17@ icloud.com or 831-905-7153 This parade is non-partisan; no political campaigning, please! However, political figures may march in the parade, and businesses may place an advertisement on their parade entry for a fee of $50. All other entries are free.

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April 9 & 10, 2016 Saturday and Sunday Downtown Pacific Grove

STREET FESTIVAL and FAIR

Volunteers Needed for Good Old Days

The 59th Annual Good Old Days will continue the tradition of being the largest street festival and fair in the county, offering five entertainment venues and over 250 food and craft vendors. It takes over 400 volunteers to orchestrate all of the functions of this free event.

The Chamber is seeking volunteers on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10 to fill all functions of the event including set up, animal control, barbecue, and clean up. Volunteers are encouraged to network and meet with peninsula residents and business owners that also serve as Good Old Days volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Chamber at (831) 3733304 or email rita@pacificgrove.org.

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Dine Out with Friends to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library Il Vecchio Restaurant Wednesday, March 30 110 Central Avenue Pacific Grove 324-4282 Lunch 12:00 to 1:30 Dinner 5:00 to 9:00 Wednesday, March 30

PG Rotary Parade • Carnival Rides • Petting Zoo • Pony Rides • YMCA Fair Beer & Wine Garden • Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast • Pie Eating Contest Quilt Show • Classic Car Display • Fireman Challenge • Mustache Competition

FREE ADMISSION SPONSORS: Project Bella/Domaine Hospitality, California American Water, Central Avenue Pharmacy, J.R. Rouse of Sotheby’s International Realty, & Asilomar Conference Grounds

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Registration for Wag n' Walk open!

Help animals get the second chance they deserve by joining us at Wag n' Walk on Saturday, May 7, at Shoreline Park in Monterey.

Register today as an individual or create a team with family, friends, and colleagues.

Walk with your four-legged best friend or walk in memory or honor of a beloved furry companion. Register by January 20 with promo code EARLYBIRD to save $10 off your registration fee.

Your participation will raise lifesaving funds for homeless animals in Monterey County - join us!

Grand Re-Opening Art & Asian Event Friday Evening, April 1, 4-7pm Saturday, April 2, 10am-5:30pm

Join us for our Grand Re-Opening Celebration. Our expansion and re-model is finally complete, and it is worth celebrating. We are combing this with our Art & Asian Event throughout the weekend, offering an eclectic collection of artwork and Asian treasures.

Enjoy entertainment and refreshments.

World Affairs Council Presents:

“Terrorist Financing: Past, Present, and Future”

Terrorism costs money, and some experts have described money as “the lifeblood” of terrorist organizations. Without money, these groups could not conduct their operations or exist as organizations. While the cost of specific terrorist operations may be relatively small, terrorist organizations require much larger budgets to function.

Many groups raise millions if not hundreds of millions of dollars every year to support their organizations.

What are the sources of terrorist financing? How do terrorist organizations move money? And, most important, what countermeasures can be taken to disrupt terrorist financing?

NPGS Associate Professor and author Michael Freeman, Department of Defense Analysis, a specialist in the field of terrorism and counter-terrorism, will speak on these issues.

Monday, April 25, 2016, 11:30 a.m. - Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road.

Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50 p.m. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members. MC/VISA ($2 extra) or check; vegetarian meal optional. RSVP (831) 643-1855. WWW.WACMB.ORG

Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Workforce:

Celebrate Adult Education Week

Pacific Grove 198 Country Club Gate 831 372-0866

Every birthday is a gift. Every purchase and donation supports the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

cancer.org/discovery connect with us on:

Cancer Information: cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345

Seize a bold new adventure.

Broken Open by A. Seiwert • R. Furst, B. Needham-Wood & J. Powell • Photo by Chris Hardy

“ENDLESSLY INVENTIVE, FASCINATING.” San Francisco Chronicle

Pacific Grove Adult Education will celebrate National Adult Education Week April 4-8 and will join other California adult schools in honoring teachers and students in programs that prepare students for employment. The week’s theme is “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Workforce.”

that focus on preparing students to enter the workforce. Computer skill classes on PC or MAC as well as digital photography, lightroom and photoshop are offered.

Pacific Grove Adult Education welcomes our community members to visit any class, at no charge, during Adult Education Week.

Like many California adult schools, Pacific Grove Adult Education Center provides a wide range of free or low cost programs including High School Diploma, HiSet, Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, Career and Technical Education Programs, Parent Education, Community Education and Older Adult Programs.

Pacific Grove Adult Education Center is located at 1025 Lighthouse Ave in Pacific Grove. The telephone number is 831-646-6580 or see our brochure on the web at www.pgusd.org

Our Adult Basic Education, High School Diploma and ESL classes lay the groundwork to meet the basic skills required by employers. Dr.Elissa Koenig, High School Diploma teacher stated, “Pacific Grove Adult Education offers students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma or equivalency degree ( HiSET), or prepare for a range of professional exams. Our graduation portfolio project allows students to research career paths and work on their resumes, cover letters, and job interview skills.” Pacific Grove Adult Education Center is offering classes

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Fatal Collision in Moss Landing: At-Fault Driver was Smoking Marijuana Behind the Wheel

State Route 1 was closed to through traffic for a few hours on Monday, March 21 from the Junction of SR 183 to Dolan Road due to a traffic collision involving two vehicles. There was one fatality at the scene, and another person has died of injuries.

The driver of a Lexus SUV rolled down her window to throw out a cigarette and veered into the path of a Mazda, killing the driver of the Mazda immediately. Four of the passengers in the SUV were taken to Natividad Hospital for unknown injuries.

Two were taken to Valley Medical Center in San Jose and were deemed to be in critical condition. The driver was taken to Stanford as a result of her injuries, which include a lacerated liver. She has since been released.

There were seven people in the Lexus SUV. Three were visiting from Colorado and the other four are students at UC-Santa Cruz.

There was evidence of marijuana in the SUV and six of the seven passengers admitted to having smoked marijuana. The driver, Lynnea Hernandez, 19 of Santa Cruz has been charged with 23153(e) VC DUI resulting in injury or death; 191.5 PC Gross Negligent Manslaughter; 11377 H&S Possession of Methamphetamine (MDMA is categorized as a Methamphetamine).

An eyewitness gave information to investigating officers which led to the discovery of a small bag containing marijuana and MDMA (ecstasy) in a field near the accident site. Because the MDMA was crushed, it has not yet been determined whether it was part of drug bust and an investigation ongoing in Santa Cruz. Passenger Sarah Cameron, 19, of Santa Cruz was arrested for 135PC, destroying or concealing evidence. It was determined that she attempted to hide the drugs in the field.

All but one of the passengers in the SUV admitted to smoking marijuana in the vehicle. The driver also admitted to taking a prescription medication at about noon.

The SUV was not registered to the driver, but had Texas license plates and was registered to someone who is likely a relative of the driver. She has a Texas drivers license.

Passengers Lupe Velez and Lilian Scott were both transported to Valley Medical Center in San Jose and are listed in critical condition. All other passengers and the driver were transported to Natividad. Passenger Lilian Scott, 01-10-1996, from Colorado has succumbed to her injuries. Doctors pronounced her brain dead at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. Morgan Benninger is still at Natividad and all other passengers have been released from the Hospital. Lynnea Hernandez was transported to Stanford due to her pelvic fractures.

The victim in the Mazda was Nikolas Agustin Malliarodakis, age 24, of Prunedale.

CHP is looking for eyewitnesses to the fatal collision on Highway 1.

The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help. Investigting officers are looking for any eyewitnesses who observed the above fatal collision. If you observed the vehicles prior to the collision, the collision itself, or stopped to assist, you are urged to call. It is important to the investigation and the families of everybody involved that a thorough and accurate investigation be conducted. If you have any information regarding this collision, please call the Monterey Area CHP office at (831)796-2100.

Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclaimed

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors passed the resolution proclaiming March Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Disability/Healthcare Insurance Fraud Unit and the Prescribe Safe Initiative, a community-wide coalition representing several Monterey County Departments, specifically the District Attorney, Sheriff’s Department, Health Department, all four local hospitals, health care partners, and community based organizations are making advances to educate the community to address prescription drug abuse.

This resolution highlights the dangers of misusing prescription drugs and the available resources for addressing this public health issue.

Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013 among those 25 to 64 years old, causing more deaths than motor vehicle traffic accidents. There are more overdose deaths from prescription pain killers and sedatives than from heroin and cocaine combined.

“The abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and pervasive problem in Monterey County. This initiative encourages all members of our community to take this month to actively participate and educate themselves about the risks of prescription drug abuse.” said Mr. Flippo. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors encourages all community members to pledge, “Spread the Word… One Pill Can Kill.”

For additional information, please contact Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Disability/Healthcare Fraud Unit at 755-5252

Scam Stoppers for Seniors

Join Legal Services for Seniors at the Senior Scam Stopper Seminar Friday, March 25, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby Avenue, Seaside, California 93955. This important community educational event is sponsored by the City of Seaside, Contractors State License Board and Assemblymember Mark Stone. Seniors, their family members and caregivers are invited to attend this seminar at no cost.

Protect Yourself. One in five seniors has been a victim of fraud. Seniors are the most targeted group. New scams are developed constantly. Learn how to protect yourself.

Legal Services For Seniors provides no-cost legal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and above with an emphasis on serving those who are socially and/or economically needy. We

have offices in Seaside and Salinas and ten outreach sites in South County, North County and the Peninsula.

Since 1985, LSS has helped more than 85,000 Monterey Country Seniors with legal issues such as financial and physical elder abuse, landlord-tenant conflicts, scams, Medicare and private insurance, Social Security problems, consumer fraud, identity theft, guardianships, wills, Advance Health Care Directives and more Appointments can be made to see a Legal Services for Seniors’ attorney or legal advocate at (831) 899-0492 and (831) 442-7700. For more information on Legal Services for Seniors please visit our website at www.lssmc.net <http:// www.lssmc.net/> and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Legal-Services-for-Seniors <http://www.facebook. com/pages/Legal-Services-for-Seniors>.

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Marge Ann Jameson

Cop Log

Lost and Found A “disabled person” placard was found. The owner was verified, but was probably a tourist as it was registered out of the area. The owner requested that it be mailed, and it was.

A man reported he’d lost his wallet in the Safeway parking lot.

Andril Fireplaces turned in a wallet they’d found. Asilomar Conference Grounds staff said one of their guests had lost a wallet. It turned out to be the same wallet. The guest phoned the police station and later retrieved the wallet.

A citizen turned in what they believed was methamphetamine they’d found. It was.

And it was booked for destruction.

A purse was found on Lighthouse. The owner was contacted and picked it up the next day.

ID theft A person reported their identity had been used to open a cable TV account.

Online photo of teenager with alcohol A man reported that he was informed about his underage daughter drinking alcohol after she was suspended from school for posting a picture of herself holding an alcoholic beverage.

Vandalism to Rental On 18th Street, a property owner reported vandalism to the outside of her rental home.

Vandalism to Golf Links The report did not say what the damage was, other than “deface property.”

DUIs Contacted during a traffic enforcement stop, Gregory George was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested, booked at PGPD, and released on a cite to appear.

On Acacia, Zachary Thomas was contacted during a traffic enforcement stop, and was found to be driving under the influence of drugs. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

No harm, no foul, no damage A man walking on Ocean View said he saw a vehicle back up and hit a parked car, then start to leave. The reporting party made him stop and the reporting party called 9-1-1. But the officer who responded could find no damage to either vehicle. The owner of the parked car could not be located. Photos were taken.

Employee boosted merchandise A business on Lighthouse reported that an employee had taken merchandise without paying.

The Bark Bark Bark Report On Buena Vista, a dog barking annoyed the neighbors. Property owner said he was babysitting his son’s dog and didn’t know it was disturbing the neighborhood, Non-injury accidents On 18th, a vehicle backed out of a driveway and struck a parked vehicle.

On Lighthouse, a person drove their vehicle onto the sidewalk.

On David, a driver pulled forward and broadsided an unknown vehicle.

On Junipero, a driver was backing up and struck another car.

On Laurel Ave. Driver failed to yield after stopping at stop sign.

The hacker did it!

A woman on Congress said that she was having computer and phone hardware failure and believed it was her neighbor hacking her system that had caused the problems.

The officer provided her with information on how to secure her network and router.

False alarm Country Club Gate business. It was found to be secure.

Thefts from parked, unlocked vehicles Lobos Ave, Lobos Ave. Granite.

Laurel Ave. Tampering with parked vehicles Lobos.

Willow.

Overzealous leprechaun A man was reported making too much noise on 19th St. Officer found a man dressed for St, Patrick’s Day. He told the officer he wanted to go to Lovers Point, but it was pointed out to him that the park was closed. He went inside, wearing his green regalia.

Free Bicycle Safety Trainings Offered in April and May

Interested in learning how to ride your bicycle safely, comfortably and predictably? The Transportation Agency for Monterey County, in collaboration with the California State University Monterey Bay’s TRIPwise is hosting free bicycle safety trainings in April and early May throughout Monterey County. Participants will learn how to conduct bicycle safety checks, fix a flat, practice on-bike skills and crash avoidance techniques.

Trainings will be held on: Sunday, April 3 (9am-1pm): Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave, Salinas Saturday, April 16 (9am-1pm): CSU Monterey Bay, Parking Lot 903, Seaside

Sunday, April 24 (9am-1pm): South County YMCA, 560 Walker, Soledad Saturday, April 30 (9am-1pm): CSU Monterey Bay, Parking Lot 903, Seaside Sunday, May 1 (9am-1pm): Hartnell College, 411 Central Ave, Salinas Saturday, May 7 (9am-1pm): CSU Monterey Bay, Parking Lot 903, Seaside Sunday, May 8 (9am-1pm): King City High School, 720 Broadway Street, King City This safety training session is also a prerequisite for anyone who is interested in becoming a certified instructor.

Community members can learn more and sign up for training at this link: http:// bit.ly/bikeSAFE

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Art Events April 2 at American Tin Cannery

Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770 Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 Church of Christ 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

On Saturday, April 2, the non-profit Regional Artisans Association will host three local arts events simultaneously at the American Tin Cannery in Pacific Grove.

American Tin Cannery Artist-in-Residence Program The working artist studios in the American Tin Cannery Artist-in-Residence Program (ATC AiR) will be open to the public for the first time on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The ATC AiR program hosts local artists and designers as they produce their work in a live studio environment. Visitors to the studios meet working artists who welcome questions and dialogue, and openly discuss their processes, materials, and concepts. This program serves as an innovative model of interactivity and engagement that benefits local artists and ATC visitors through observation and discussion of creative processes.

The ATC AiR Program is supported by the Cannery Row Company and the Arts Council for Monterey County.

First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 Rev. Richard Bowman

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org carmelkhenpo@gmail.com Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

“Murals by You” Interactive Community Painting Project Beginning at 10:00 a.m. on April 2, groups of artist and non-artist volunteers will paint large-scale murals along the second floor mezzanine of the historic American Tin Cannery. Community members of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. The theme of this first mural project is Monterey Bay Sea Life, and all images are based on the work of local photographer Michele Allen. For more information about how to become a volunteer mural painter, please contact the Monterey Bay Artisans Gallery at mbartisans@gmail.com.

No experience is necessary.

Re-launch of First Saturday Walking Art Tour On April 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., artists and artisans will display their work throughout the indoor walkways of the American Tin Cannery. Artwork will include painting, photography, textiles, and jewelry. Refreshments will be on hand inside of the Monterey Bay Artisans gallery, and local band Tinkers Stick will perform Irish music.

New Boutique and Coffee Stop Open April 2 at ATC Dawn Teall and Pam Nielsen, the founders of the non-profit Monterey Bay Artisans art gallery, will celebrate the grand opening of the new Ocean Breeze Boutique and Coffee Stop on Saturday, April 2 in the American Tin Cannery in Pacific Grove. Festivities begin at 10:00 a.m.

Located at 125 Ocean View Blvd., the Ocean Breeze Boutique features an eclectic mix of jewelry, textiles, home décor and other gift ideas, including: Laurel Burch totes and accessories, Candlelight Jewelry, Pair and a Spare, Trea-

sures Coastal Pendants, and Monterey Monsters, say the owners. The majority of items and gifts are created right here on the Central Coast.

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company will be the featured, fresh-brewed coffee at the boutique’s “coffee stop.”

The Ocean Breeze Boutique and Coffee Stop is located on the 1st floor of the American Tin Cannery next to Monterey Bay Artisans at 125 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. For more information, call 831-747-1060

2016 Rotary

Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Good Old Days Official Parade Application

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

Saturday, April 9, 10 AM Sharp on Pine Ave.

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

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Junior League of Monterey County will Host Inaugural ‘Zumba for Growing up Gardens’ Community impact project: ‘Growing Up Gardens’

The Junior League of Monterey County, Inc. (JLMC) will host their inaugural “Zumba for Growing Up Gardens” event on Saturday, April 9 at Monterey Peninsula College – Dance Building, located at 980 Fremont Street in Monterey.

The fundraiser event benefits The Junior League of Monterey County, community impact project, Growing Up Gardens. Growing Up Gardens is designed to help reduce childhood obesity across Monterey County by exposing school-age children to eat fresh vegetables. This program partners JLMC with local schools to install new or reinvigorate old school vegetable gardens on campus. Students learn about healthy eating and are inspired to try new vegetables through the hands- on-experience of growing their own food. Since the project launched in 2012, JLMC has installed gardens in 10 schools throughout Monterey County, reaching over 4,000 students.

The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., including three Zumba sessions. Early bird registration is $20 until March 25, $25 registration from March 26 – April 8 and registration at the door is $30 for adults. Kids ages 13-17 is $10 registration fee and kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult. To register online, visit www.jlmontereycounty.org/estore.

To learn more about The Junior League of Monterey County, Inc., please visit jlmontereycounty.org.

Beginning Art Classes for Adults 10 Weeks Starting March 23 and 24.

Either Wednesday 6:00 – 8:30 pm or Thursday 1:00 – 3:30 pm.

Drawing and painting Beginners, retirees welcome Pacific Grove Adult School $90 for the series Pictured are Amanda and Tatum Bakker of Salinas and Patti Munoz from First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Pacific Grove. The Bakkers built “Tatum’s Garden”, an all inclusive playground in Salinas for their special needs daughter Tatum. Patti, along with FUMC members Gari Soule, Sharon and Lance Erickson constructed the free library and donated it to the playground. Church members have been contributing books for the library.

FUMC decided to construct and donate the free book barn after hosting Amanda as the keynote speaker at their faith retreat.

The free library was unveiled last Sunday, March 20, at Tatum Garden’s city wide Spring Fling.

If you would like to contribute a children’s book for the library, please drop it off at the First United Methodist Church office at 915 Sunset Ave. Pacific Grove.

Carmel-By-The-Sea Planner Explains What is Being Considered on Wood-Burning Appliances

Marc Wiener, the Interim Planning Director for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, is releasing the following statement about consideration of an ordinance regarding wood-burning appliances: There may be some confusion about what action that the City of Carmel-by-theSea is considering regarding wood-burning appliances. For starters, the City is not proposing an outright ban on wood-burning appliances, which include fireplaces and wood-burning stoves. On March 9 the Planning Commission reviewed a draft ordinance that would regulate wood-burning appliances in newly constructed buildings or in buildings that will be substantially demolished and rebuilt.

The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance that would still allow wood-burning fireplaces that are either Environmental Protection Agency-qualified or contain an EPA-qualified insert. A standard fireplace could be retrofitted with the insert and meet this requirement.

The Planning Commission will review the matter at least once more on May 11.

Only after that would it go to the City Council for consideration.

If the public has questions, I can be reached at 620-2024.

Track & Field

PG Cluster Results From 3-17-16 Meet

Kulaea Tulua of PG won four events 200, 400 TJ, LJ. Triple Winners were Taylor Rainey, PG 100, 300LH, 4 x 4; Nick Lombardi, Carmel, HJ, LJ, TJ Double winners, Anna Stefanou, PG 1600, 4 x 4; Taylor Rainey, PG, 300; Nick Coppla, PG 100, 200; Roman Munoz, King City, 1600, 800; Zach Rossi, Carmel 110 HH, 300IH; Jarod Davis, King City SP, DT. Complete results on our website: Four schools, men and women

Call 831.646.6580

Saturday, March 26 - 9 am FREE! at PG Golf Course All Ages Welcome! please bring your basket, we’ve got the eggs!

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Leadership teacher JoLynne Costales Performing Arts Center last week. There coordinated Pacific Grove Middle School was music, a magician, a comedian, and an students into 10 acts on the stage at the ensemble act made up of students of Brice

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Gamble’s class honored John Casas, who is retiring soon.

Photos by Peter Mounteer

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Here We Go Again

Salty Palm Sunday

Jane Roland

Tom Stevens

Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts

Otter Views

Easter is with us again and our annual party, which has evolved over the years from a gathering of over a hundred people, composed of our peers and those of my mother’s to a much smaller event. Time has taken many of those wonderful friends and the gathering now includes the shop volunteers. Each year I think is probably the last, but here we are again. As long as there is breath in us and our bodies hold up we will try to entertain these good people who mean so much to us. I have good help in the kitchen from Cy Coburn. Barry Achtenberg and Mike Kirch help John with the heavy lifting and Jay, as always, pours drinks to the delight of the guests. Everyone pitches in and brings things which makes it easier as I still do all of the cooking. I am thankful I am still able to do it.

Wikimedia Commons Sunday’s start to Easter week saw palm leaves laid in church pews and fresh flowers laid on graves in the town cemetery. Walking the shoreline between the two, I watched volunteers prepping a “magic carpet” grown weedy from rain.

“It got ahead of us this year,” lamented a gloved woman tugging up fistfuls of spiky grass. Nearby, a man in shorts and rubber boots trimmed the shaggy blufftop with a weed whacker. Others pulled up invasive plants and stuffed them into black plastic bags.

“Thanks for doing this,” I called to the weeders along the trail. The purple-flowered succulent that carpets its shoreline is PG’s pride, backgrounding a million selfies every spring. But making the bluffs picturesque involves a lot of dust, sweat, aches and linament.

“Change clothes and come back,” one volunteer suggested. “We’ll be working for another hour or two.”

I was eager to change out of my church clothes, and I briefly considered joining the weeders. But as I hiked on, a decal in a parked car’s rear window caught my eye.

A comely mermaid beckoned above the words: “Get Salty!”

Pausing at Point Pinos, I gazed for a few minutes at the break surfers call “Bone Yards.” The ocean sparkled blue and green. The waves were small and friendly, feathering in a light offshore breeze. A warm spring sun beamed down through cottony drifts of cloud. It felt like a good day to get salty.

Turning uphill, I walked past a golf course fairway before entering the shady grounds of the town cemetery. I like the cemetery road because it’s a shortcut from the ocean to my street, but also because the green sloping acres are serene and beautiful.

“May they rest in peace,” we say of the departed, and the cemetery is in fact restful.

If anyone under these markers suffered illness, grief or hardship, it’s over now. If life held cares, those have turned to clouds. Here and there, families on Palm Sunday set fresh flowers among the markers. Six deer stood in a corridor of cool shade beneath weathered pines. Tall grass rippled in the breeze.

Because this cemetery overlooks the Pacific, big north swells sometimes send ghosts of sea mist drifting among the monuments, as if beckoning the departed. It might be the ocean calling us back. The bible says “dust to dust,” but I favor a marine perspective.

From salt we come; to salt we shall return.

I haven’t planned where I might rest, but I think about it whenever I transit the cemetery. If I had a headstone, I’d probably mimic the poet Percy Shelley and borrow some lines from Shakespeare. “The Tempest” was playing in Monterey last week, and that put me in mind of Ariel’s condolence to Ferdinand: Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea change Into something rich and strange. . . .”

Shelley had the last three lines engraved on his headstone, so those are taken. But I might put in a bid for line two. I like the idea of changing into coral, or whatever passes for coral in these chilly northern waters.

Donning wetsuit, rubber hat and fins, I was soon out in those waters. The access channel to Bone Yards is narrow, but the tide was still high enough at midday to float me over the rocks. The current swept me out to the break, where a friend was already boogie boarding.

In between sets, we got to talking. “Where is everybody?” I wondered. “It must be really good someplace else.”

He laughed. “When the young guys see me out here, they let me have a few waves to myself. They call it my ‘old man day.’”

“That suits me,” I said. “I’m even older than you.”

A set came through at that point. He caught the first wave, I caught the third one, and it took a while for the conversation to resume. When it did, the subject of mortality came up.

“You thinkin’ about staying here for life?” he asked.

“I don’t know,” I replied. “I’ll turn 70 this year. Don’t know where else I’d want to spend my golden years.”

“Well, if you pass away before I do,” he said, “I could spread your ashes out here in the break. I’ll paddle the urn out on my boogie board and drop you off in a wave.”

“Thanks,” I said. “That’s the best offer I’ve had all week.” As he caught another long right, I imagined my cremains tumbling toward the rocky bottom, then sifting slowly across the Pacific. It seemed a good way to get and stay salty.

This is an interesting time for all of us. I think that the political scene is fascinating. Someone pointed out in a letter to the editor this morning that we have seen such divisive elections in the past. Perhaps, but not in my time, or, at least, not that I remember. Both parties are splintered by those eschewing the establishment and supporting mavericks. Bernie Sanders wants to give away the country. If we thought government has been big in the past, it is a pebble on the beach compared to the mountain Sanders advocates. Take from the rich and give to everyone else. Eugene McCarthy when he ran against Johnson in the early ‘60s elicited such devotion from his young supporters.

Sanders is running against a woman whose ethics are in question, to put it mildly.On the Republican side we started with a huge field of contenders who have, one by one, fallen off the grid. Some were eminently unqualified, but good, brilliant people. No one has stood a chance against Donald Trump. I don’t understand it at all, but I suspect it is because I am of a different generation. To be sure every campaign has its “dirty tricks,” insults, jabs, downright fiction on the part of each candidate. Mr. Trump has exemplified all that is the worst in human nature. He is a bully, and a braggart who has little regard for others. That some of his opponents have stooped to his level is a shame.

I have developed a philosophy as I age, I may belong to a party but will not support a candidate if I think he/she is the wrong choice for my country. I want a dignified, humorous, gentle person who is so well versed on the political landscape that he/she can explain to his constituents how it can be done. I haven’t heard this from anyone except John Kasich. I had great hopes for Bush but he was down before the first punch was thrown. I will vote for the person who I think can do the best for my country, will surround the office with knowledgeable people. Of course there will always be self-dealing. Hey, folks, it’s politics.

We watch a good many movies “on demand.” It’s cheaper than going to the theater even with senior prices. We caught two the night before the Oscars, “Trumbo” and “Spotlight.” Both were outstanding. The former was the story of Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt in the ‘50s. I was living in a guest house in San Francisco at the time. It was a small facility and housed about 12 guests who were all young, recently out of college.

We were very close and did a great many things together on our off time. We would arrive home from work and gather around the funky little television set to watch the hearings. None of us realized the enormity of what was happening. Artistic people were being labeled as Communists and many lost everything. Dan James, who lived in the Highlands and was a Hollywood writer, penned under a pseudonym, Dalton Trumbo.

He refused to give up his allegiance to his “cause.” Some of you may recall the movie “Reds,” about John Reed, who was sucked into the left wing politics of the 20s. Communism in those days was not as we view it today. In fact Bernie Sanders” brand of Socialism better defines the early Communist who wanted to take from the rich and give to the poor. Trumbo was able to write screenplays, and won several academy awards, but not as Trumbo. If Leonardo DiCaprio were not long overdue for an award I am sure Cranston would have won (to put on the mantle with his Emmys, Tonys and others).

I speak often about aging, because I think of it a great deal. When one reaches a certain point on the road of life there are hurdles and tragedies to endure and learn to continue. Our friends die, or become ill, we lose our pets and dare not replace (at least with as many as in the past), and our house starts to fall apart. We no longer attend events or travel. It is too hard and too expensive. It is disquieting to see the heroes of yesteryear either age gracefully or display layers of lifting hither and yon on their bodies. We see young people who should be little and they are middle aged. My oldest children are in their 50s, the youngest her 40s. However, like it or not, they are still my babies. This morning I received a very entertaining email from Gordon vonRichter which demonstrates that time waits for no one.

Jane Roland lives in Monterey with husband, John and three wonderful pets: Annie, the pup; Sammy and Toby the kitties…gcr770@aol.com

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Your Achievements

Peeps Anthony Berteaux Is Part of San Diego State’s Award-Winning Station

KCR College Radio, San Diego State University’s student-run radio station since 1969, took home the top prize at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Golden Microphone Awards.

Anthony Berteaux, a Pacific Grove native and student studying journalism is a part of the award-winning team.

“We’re a small operation going up against schools with huge budgets and staffed advisers,” said Matt Hoffman, general manager. “When they called our name, everyone was so excited. It was an incredible feeling.”

In addition, KCR won Best Online Station, Best Play-by-Play Baseball and Best Blog. KCR also received two finalist awards for Best Newscast and Best Station Website.

Dixie Jean Albertson, 1988 PGHS Graduate, Collects Honors As she prepares to graduate from CSU Monterey Bay, Dixie Jean Albertson has collected a number of honors and scholarships on her way. She will graduate with a degree in visual and public art, with an emphasis in museum studies.

“I am looking at how art helps communities,” she told us. “I’m interested in how art brings people together. and at outreach to at-risk youth.”

She has been on the dean’s list for at least two semesters since attaining her Associate of Arts degree at Monterey Peninsula College. She graduated from MPC with high honors.

She received a CSUMB Alumni scholarship and a Ft. Ord Alumni scholarship, having served at Ft. Ord. She also received a Middle Class scholarship along with state grants.

Besides being a resident advisor, she has worked with FORA to restore the chapel at Ft. Ord. The chapel was in pretty bad shape, with the inside torn up.

Dixie Jean helped to raise funds to bring it back.

She has also been working on a photo project about homeless women.

Dixie Jean Albertson

Bullied Teen Called ‘Fat Whale’ Turns It Around Raises Funds for Save The Whales

Dee McMillan became a victim of cyber bullying when someone made a fake Twitter profile with the username fatwhaledee. She was devastated when she found out and stayed at home watching it grow for three days. She decided to turn something horrifying into something beautiful and created Dee the Fat Whale Saves The Whales. Dee has raised over $9,600 on Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/ deesavesthewhales wwhich will directly benefit the students of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.

Here is a video on Dee’s story: http://www.people.com/article/bodyshamed-teen-raises-money-whales Save The Whales is based in Seaside, and travels throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties to educate students to help protect the oceans. Each year we educate 6,000-7,000 students with handson educational programs about whales, otters, sea turtles, and endangered species.

We are very proud of 16-year-old Dee McMillan who is standing up to bullies in her high school and using her plight to benefit Save The Whales.

The funds will be combined with the contributions from the Monterey County Gives! campaign to purchase a life-sized inflatable humpback whale and be named Dee,The Beautiful Whale. In this way, thousands of students will learn about whales and be inspired by Dee’s courageous story, according to Save The Whale officials. Children will be able to crawl inside of the whale and learn that whales are mammals and need our help to survive.

Hands-on stations outside the whale will have bones, baleen, and a feeding station to learn how whales feed. Litter and plastic in the ocean are deadly for marine life.

Maris Sidenstecker, Save The Whales co-founder and marine biologist says,“After speaking with Dee, I was so impressed with her. Dee is an inspiration for anyone who is the victim of cyber

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My name is Dannie Mcmillan, known to my friends as Dee. I am Junior in high school Lampasas High in Lampasas, Tx. I was recently a victim of cyberbullying. Someone at my school made a fake Twitter profile with the username fatwhaledee. They put their name as Dee's a fat whale. They took my powerlifting sports team picture and photo shopped a whale over my face. After making the page they started following people from my school, with each follow another person was notified of this page.

At first I had no clue, it started with wierd looks in the hallways and people giggling behind my back. Then my friends started sending me screenshots of the page so I would know. It was awful, the shame and embarresment I felt. I left school right away and went home where I locked myself in my room and

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Well done Dee. So impressed with your grace & intelligence transforming a painful experience into a gift to whales who need your help. Each moment can define & change, our words are powerful. May your choice change bulllies lives by example. Im a curvy girl, prior thin, meds & life have made changes. Daily work in progress.

Thanks for your inspiring us, true beauty.

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My sister told me about your campaign - I am sorry that you had to go through this, and I am so impressed by your

Above: A Screen Capture from Dee McMillan’s GoFundMe page, current as of Tuesday, March 22. bullies. She chose to rise above the bullying cowards to champion for Save The Whales. She sets an example of how one person can make a difference by turning a negative situation into a positive. We are so proud of her.”

Since 1977, Save The Whales has educated over 305,000 school children with hands-on educational programs. They travel throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties to bring these innovative presentations to schools.

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Candidates Forum Draws SRO Crowd The candidates’ forum held on Wed., March 23 at the Pacific Grove Community Center drew standing-room-only crowd and drove the temperature up to 98.6 degrees. The event, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and hosted by the League of Women Voters, featured the five candidates for Congress for the 20th District: in alphabetical order, they are Jack Digby, Barbara Honegger, Casey Lucius, Jimmy Panetta, and Joe Williams.

The second part of the forum involved the two candidates for Monterey County Supervisor for District 5, Mary Adams and Dave Potter.

A series of questions were presented, one at a time, to the candidates and each candidates was given a certain amount of time in which to respond.

Cedar Street Times was a media sponsor.

“Guys and Dolls” will be offered at Santa Catalina School beginning April 15 Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical 1940’s New York City, “Guys and Dolls” is an oddball romantic comedy considered to be “the perfect musical.”

Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straightlaced missionary Sarah Brown.

“Guys and Dolls” takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

“Guys and Dolls” will be staged at Santa Catalina School Performing Arts Center, 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey on the following dates and times:

Pilates Party in the Park Aims to Bring Awareness to Lower Presidio Historic

Save the Date! The community is invited to the first ever “Pilates Party in the Park: Bagpipes, Serra and Fusian” at the Lower Presidio Historic Park in Monterey.

This special free event will be coordinated by the Old Monterey Foundation on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. to raise awareness of this beautiful park. “Pilates Party in the Park: Bagpipes, Serra and Fusian” will feature a Pilates demonstration and 30 minute classes by Pilates Monterey, a performance by the award-winning Pipe Major Michel d’Avenas, plus delicious food for purchase from the popular Fusian Street Food Truck. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own

mat for Pilates, towel or folding chair for watching the demos, participating in the mat classes and listening to the bagpipe performances.

Event Schedule Saturday, April 2, 2016: 11:30 a.m. - Noon Welcome and Introductions, Demos on the Wunda Chair (Pilates Apparatus) and a bagpipe performance by Pipe Major Michel d’Avenas Noon – 12:30 p.m. A 30 minute mat Pilates class, beginner/restorative class for all levels 12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Break to enjoy Fusian Street Food Truck, Bagpipe performance by Pipe Major Michel d’Avenas, Wunda Chair demos 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - 30 min class Power Pilates (a little more fast paced) 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Bagpipe performance by Pipe Major Michel d’Avenas, Drawing for a Free Pilates Session, Fusian Street Food Truck, Wrap Up For more information, go to www. oldmontereyfoundation.org or call (831) 521-2313.

Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Friday, April 22 at 12:45 p.m.

For tickets, call the box office at (831) 655-9340 or reserve tickets online at www.santacatalina.org. Advanced reservations recommended.

General admission - $12.00; Senior, student, military - $10.00; Children (12 and under) - $8.00; Call for group rates.

For more information please contact Lara Devlin at (831) 655-9398.

Santa Catalina is an independent, Catholic school located on the Monterey Peninsula, approximately 120 miles south of San Francisco. The Upper School is a college-preparatory high school for young women, with 246 boarding and day students in grades 9 to 12. The Lower and Middle School is coeducational, with 279 day students in grades PreK through grade 8. For more information about the school, visit santacatalina.org.

Lecture:

Impact of Social Media on schools and communities

Several anonymous online threats nd cyberbullying incidents have significantly and negatively affected the Central Coast region in recent weeks.

Pacific Grove USD, Carmel USD, and Monterey Peninsula USD administrators, meeting regularly, and will present a lecture by Joe Allen, a respected and long-time expert in the field of socia media as it interacts with law enforcement.

The lecture will be presented twice.

The first scheduled date is Tuesday, april 5 at 7:00 p.m It will be held at the Pacific Grove Performing Art Center, 835 Forest Ave. in Pacific Grove (the middle school).

The second lecture will be held the folowing night, Wednesday, April 6, also at 7:00 p.m. at the Carmel High Performing Art Center, 3600 Ocean Ave., Carmel.

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APRIL 1ST, 2016 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PARTICIPANTS: Fountain Ave: habitat

Grand Ave: A Touch of Glass 170 Fusion Confusion 170 Studio Silzer 178 Grand Re-Opening New Location!

Forest Ave: Bookmark Music

Lighthouse Ave:

Marina Patina 520 Pacific Grove Art Center (Gallery Night 7-9PM) 568 Fat Willy's Antiques 590 Artisana Gallery 612 Butterfly By The Sea 623 Butterfly Botanicals 623

Central Ave:

Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge 680 Sponsored in part by the P.G. Economic Develpment Commission & Business Improvement District

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Programs at the Library For more information call 648-5760.

Tuesday, March 29 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Library, 550 Central Ave., Pacific Grove, ages 2-5.

Wednesday, March 30 • 3:45 pm “Wacky Wednesday” after-school programs presents Rain Rain Go Away: stories, science and crafts for all ages.

Thursday, March 31 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.

Thursday, March 31 • 3:00 pm Tales to Tails: children can read aloud to certified therapy dogs. Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Ave. For more information call 648-5760.

Tuesday, April 5 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950, ages 2-5.

Wednesday, April 6 • 3:45 pm “Wacky Wednesday” after-school program presents Perfect Pets: stories, science and crafts for all ages.

Thursday, April 7 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.

Thursday, April 7 • 3:00 pm Tales to Tails: Children can read aloud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue 93950.

Cesar Chavez Day Park Cleanup

Cesar Chavez Community Park, Salinas Saturday, April 2, 2016 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To commemorate Cesar Chavez’ commitment to social justice and farm workers’ rights, Return of the Natives (R.O.N.) invites volunteers to join in a day of service at Cesar Chavez Park/Hebron Community Park in Salinas.

Volunteers are invited to help clean up trash and debris to make the park a better place for both wildlife and people. R.O.N. events are a great way to learn more about where you live, meet new people, get community service hours, and help protect our clean water supply and natural habitats.

Directions: From E. Market Street in Salinas, turn left (if coming from the 101) or right (if coming from Sanborn) on to N. Hebbron. Hebbron Ave will take you into the parking lot. Follow the Return of the Natives event signs.

Event postponement will be posted on our website https://csumb.edu/ron , our Facebook page, and a voicemail recording on the 582-3686 line by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event.

For more information go to our website https:// csumb.edu/ron , email lkrohmer@csumb.edu , or call (831)-582-3686

Poetry Workshop at Monterey Library

Monterey Public Library presents a Poetry Writing Workshop with Patrice Vecchione on Saturday, April 2, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Develop your poetry writing skills through inspiration, writing exercises and feedback.

Adults and mature teens welcome. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. Email mccombs@ monterey.org or call 831.646.3949.

This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.

The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

COTA Scholarship Applications Available

Colleages of the Arts offer Music, Dance, and Artistic Scholarships for students ages 12-15. Applications for the 2016-17 scholarship season are due on March 30.

Qualified students wishing to audition for scholarships must go online to CotaMontereyBay.org and fill out an application for the 2016-2017 scholarship season.

Applicants will then be notified about further steps to be taken, particularly auditions.

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CCAA Artist Reception presents Renowned Artists, Amanda Menefee and Vanessa Martin Hosted by the Sally Griffin Center The Central Coast Artist Association will showcase the works of renowned artist Amanda J. Menefee and Vanessa Martin at the Sally Griffin Center, located at 700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. This event is intended to expose and provide contemporary and quality art to the public. The reception delivers a selection of hors d’oeuvres, wine and champagne for patrons while they mingle, meet the artists, commission and shop the artists’ featured selections. Both artists, Ms. Menefee and Ms. Martin utilize the majestic scenic views of the Monterey Peninsula as reoccurring themes in their work.

“These two artist display a vivid array of colors in their paintings and their techniques appear to make their art jump off the canvas and into your heart and imagination of the viewer, they completely captivate you and draw you into the depths of imagination.”

As described by Fawn Barbarino – Art Publicist.

About the Artists Amanda J. Menefee Amanda J. Menefee found her passion for art from her father, a college art instructor at Butte College. Influenced by landscapes, wildlife and the beloved array of pets in her life, Ms. Menefee brings to life her talents on a variety of surfaces and utilizes pen, ink, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, pastel and oil. The artist brings a fresh and innovative technique to her art with the omission of using the color black. Instead, she employs her own specialized technique to capture light, darkness and reflections for a deeply textured and awe-inspiring depictions in her creations. Amanda J. Menefee’s work is truly one-of-a kind and thoroughly engages and holds the attention of all that gaze upon her masterpieces stirring the spirit into a penetrable sense of déjả vu.

Vanessa Martin Vanessa Martin is an artist who is intrigued by the ever-changing land, water and light of the Monterey Peninsula. She is in love with the ever-changing seascape of the ocean and captures majestic moments indigenous to the sea from its surface and depths in an all-encompassing unique technique, giving viewers insights that are rarely seen by most. Ms. Martin’s art has an undeniable flow of movement, as her creations capture mood through the utilization of color, texture and depth.

Her canvassed masterpieces have a reputation for inducing a sense of mystery and complexity, and often cause one to explore the stirring of their very soul.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Michelangelo

Monterey Museum of Art hosts ‘The Sunshine Boys’ by The Listening Place, Readers Theater The Monterey Museum of Art hosts The Listening Place, Readers Theater as they present “The Sunshine Boys” on Sunday, April 10 and 17, 1:30 p.m. at the Monterey Museum of Art–Pacific Street located at 559 Pacific Street, Monterey.

Vaudevillians Lewis and Clark were a top-billed comedy act for 43 years and now don’t speak to each other. They are grudgingly reunited for a CBS History of Comedy retrospective which unleashes a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs.

As described by the New York Post, “It’s ham on wry…Simon’s sure footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever.”

Produced and directed by Linda Hancock, the cast includes: Michael Robbins, Philip Pearce, Carl Twisselman, Pat Horsley, Matthew T. Pavellas, and Richard Boynton.

For additional information about the performance, please call 831.424.6645 or visit thelisteningplace.org Admissionis free for Museum Members, $10 for non-members, and includes admission to the Museum. Donations welcome for The Listening Place, Readers Theater.

Museum Hours: MMA Pacific Street: Thursday –

Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open until 8:00 pm the First Friday of the month.

MMA La Mirada: Closed to the public for re-installation until the opening of Art in Bloom, April 28, 2016. Previously scheduled events at MMA La Mirada will occur as planned. Thursday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Friday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Open until 8:00 pm the Third Thursday of the month.

MMA Pacific Street Parking: Two-hour, free street parking is available near MMA Pacific Street. The City of Monterey operates several downtown parking facilities within short walking distance of the Museum.

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Monterey Library Trustees Name Inga Waite as Library Director At its March 23 meeting, the Monterey Public Library Board of Trustees appointed Inga Waite to the position of Library Director. Ms. Waite has served as Interim Director at Monterey Public Library since September 2015, where she has directed daily operations of the Library and served as a member of the City’s executive team.

Monterey Public Library Board Chair Lisa Koenig said, “Inga is committed to the Monterey Library and the community it serves, and we look forward to a bright future for the Library under Inga’s leadership!”

“The Library Board made an excellent choice in Inga Waite as the new Library Director,” said City Manager Mike McCarthy. “She will do an excellent job leading the library into the future.”

For the past thirteen years, she has held progressively responsible management roles at the library, starting as Reference Services Supervisor, promoted to

Readers Services Manager, Reference and Readers Services Manager, Acting Assistant Library Director and most recently, Interim Library Director.

Prior to taking a position with Monterey Public Library in 2002, Ms. Waite was the Library Director at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 11 years.

She holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Santa Fe. She is a native of Palo Alto, California.

In her own words, Ms. Waite is a “Director who listens, works alongside staff, takes on challenges and implements solutions. I am committed to the Board’s objective to provide our community with outstanding Library service for the 21st Century.

Ms. Waite will earn a salary of $162,396 plus benefits. Her appointment as Library Director becomes effective on April 1.

SoulCollage® Offered at Pacific Grove Art Center

Enjoy an afternoon of nurturing your inner wisdom into blooming. Join Lisa Handley, local artist and trained SoulCollage® facilitator, as she guides you through this three-hour workshop designed for those new to or experienced with the creative, insightful process of SoulCollage®. In a relaxed setting of contemplation and camaraderie, inspired by floral and springtime images, you’ll explore themes of awakening, growth and renewal as you create personally meaningful collaged cards. You’ll also practice mindful exercises with your new cards, tapping into your own inner wisdom and enabling your soul to flourish and blossom. All materials will be provided.

Sunday, April 3 “Inner Wisdom Blooms with SoulCollage” Workshop Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove 1-4 p.m.

Cost: $40/ PGAC member • $45/ non PGAC member Register with Lisa at (831) 512-9063 or plumeriapapercraft@gmail.com

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• March 25, 2016

Opinion Bill Kampe

Jane Haines

Guest Commentary

Guest Commentary

Measure X is an Important and desirable enabler Pacific Grove voters will soon receive ballot information on Measure X, scheduled for an April 19 vote. The measure is the key enabler for Project Bella, a hotel proposal at the American Tin Cannery Site. I’d like to describe here why I feel this is both desirable and important for Pacific Grove, and also comment on some of the claims made by those opposed.

Measure X is simply a change in permitted use for the American Tin Cannery (ATC). It will allow hotel usage. The measure does not change the current allowed development height of any project there.

Project Bella The project team proposes a premier quality hotel constructed at a LEED Platinum standard. The LEED Platinum label is reserved for only the most environmentally responsible buildings regarding usage of energy and water.

The ATC has long been an underutilized site. It is at the edge of our city and well distant from most residences. At the intersection of the four million visitors per year along Cannery Row and the Aquarium, and our four miles of the finest city coastline in California, it is ideally located to host visitors seeking to enjoy an authentic engagement with our environment.

The project team also has extensive experience with World Heritage Site locations. They are committed to preserving the significance of the location, and in fact adding interior lobby exhibits that celebrate the heritage of Pacific Grove in ways that have not been possible in other locations in our city.

I feel the project will result in a hotel that we can be proud of as citizens of Pacific Grove. Further, the revenue potential of the hotel is very important to the future financial health of our city. We cannot continue to have major underproductive sites and still remain a healthy city. We need to do something at that location, and this project exceeds by far all other proposals we have heard.

Citizen Concerns We have heard a few concerns about the impact of a hotel at that site. That includes water availability, environmental impacts, and labor questions.

Water Availability I’ll start with water. The LEED Platinum standard requires the most advanced methods for usage of water. The project team now has engineering estimates that show the hotel can be operated with about one third the water used in a normal hotel.

That means the proposed hotel can be constructed within the water allocation that currently exists on the site. You may have heard claims that water is not available, and that is simply not true.

CEQA and the Environmental Impact Report Some persons have raised questions about environmental impacts, claiming that and Environment Impact Report should be completed before the ballot. The project team is committed to complete a very extensive EIR, and in fact the City Council has already voted to select the EIR team, with a reimbursement agreement from the project team. The EIR is not required before the ballot. It is required before project approval within our city commissions.

It is true that some selective aspects of the EIR are especially important for this site. Certainly water and traffic will get very close attention. In a general sense, hotel usage actually has lower overall traffic compared to a retail site. The EIR will examine specific traffic circulation of this particular project in the local area and on the feeder routes from New Monterey.

Labor Concerns I received a postcard at my home from Unite Here Local 483. They oppose the hotel in what appears to me to be a blatant attempt to coerce a very premature labor agreement for hotel workers. The irony is that if the hotel project does not go forward, there are no jobs at all for hotel workers.

The primary claim is that CEQA must be completed before the ballot. First, that is just not true for a ballot measure initiated by the people, as this one is. And I cannot understand how CEQA is the true concern of the union. It should be jobs.

The project team is actually working closely with the building trade unions in advance of the construction phase. The timing makes sense, since the construction starts well before the hotel workers can be hired. You may hear more about this collaboration in the near future.

A Summary I’ve written more than usual because this project is far more important than usual. It’s a very good project, at a very good location. It will result in a truly quality activity fitting for Pacific Grove and the financial impact is both important and essential for the future health of Pacific Grove.

I hope you will personally support Measure X as the first step on the long path for the project. And I hope you will encourage you friends and neighbors also to support it.

Meanwhile, please contact me if you have any questions.

- Bill Kampe Pacific Grove

CEQA Attorney Backs Measure X:

‘I cannot imagine a better project for this city’ It’s unusual for me to be on the same side of an issue as a developer. However in the case of Measure X, the upcoming ballot measure to rezone the American Tin Cannery site so a luxury hotel can be built there, I’m on the developer’s side.

This is new for me. As the attorney for the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club in the ’80s and ’90s, I opposed developments, including a hotel development on the Sand City beach at Tioga Avenue (the hotel was never built). With less success I represented the Sierra Club against the City of Monterey in the infamous hospice litigation. I also represented the citizens group that prevented a large housing development being built on prime ag land near Chualar; a farmer who won a writ against a steel company requiring clean-up of toxic waste; a Santa Cruz neighborhood group that got Rite Aid to build a park; a Hollister group that saved a historic street; and many other cases where I worked against developers on behalf of my clients. I worked on most of those cases from my Pacific Grove law offices where I specialized in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Additionally, I was a PG Planning Commissioner between 1987 and 1990 and helped draft the P.G. General Plan with its #1 land use policy to preserve Pacific Grove’s traditional “hometown” qualities. Before practicing law, I taught in P.G. schools and was President of the PGFT teachers’ union.

Although I’m retired now, I still want Pacific Grove to preserve its hometown qualities and protect its incredible environment. The reasons I think the Project Bella hotel will do that include the following: 1. The Project Bella hotel aspires to LEED platinum certification. LEED platinum means the hotel’s design, construction and operation must meet extraordinarily high environmental standards, becoming only the fifth U.S. hotel to achieve LEED platinum. Bella’s architect Mark Hornburger designed a number of landmark LEED certified buildings and is presently designing renovation of the Awahnee Hotel at Yosemite. Bella’s engineers are Arup, one of the engineering companies building Apple’s new headquarters. Bella’s developer, Domaine Hospitality Partners LLC, is a major developer of iconic luxury hotels which would not risk its reputation by making false claims. Check out each on Google — Mark Hornburger, Arup Engineering, and Domaine Hospitality Partners LLC. 2. First-rate CEQA consultants have been retained by the City contingent on Measure X passing. The consultants are expert at measuring the hotel’s environmental impacts for water, traffic, historic resources and other factors. Once their analysis is circulated in a draft environmental impact report, the public can review and comment. Per CEQA, the consultants will work for the City, not for Domaine, although Domaine pays the cost. As someone who once made my living challenging EIRs, I know how costly to developers are time delays caused by inadequate CEQA review. Approval or denial of the hotel will follow the City Council’s certification of an informationally adequate EIR. 3. The Bella site plan shows alternating open space and structures in a stair-step pattern that’s only 40’ above grade at its highest point, the opposite of what’s implied by those recently-posted signs saying “No Big City Development.“ In fact, the current American Tin Cannery looks more “Big City Development” than does the Bella’s open facade.

4. City revenue from transient occupancy taxes (TOT) on the Project Bella hotel is estimated to exceed the TOT from all other Pacific Grove motels and commercial B&Bs combined. Pacific Grove has great need for additional revenue.

The City owes CalPers $116 million for pension obligations, which for Pacific Grove’s 15,500 residents comes to over $7,000 per person.

Possibly, after I read the EIR, I will conclude the Project Bella hotel would harm the environment and/or diminish Pacific Grove’s hometown qualities. In that case, I will oppose its approval. But based on what I know today, I cannot imagine a better project for this city, for the Monterey Bay or even for our nation. This planet needs the kind of environmental leadership exemplified by the LEED rating system for hotels: reuse of existing materials, recycling of water, providing hotel guests with alternative zero carbon emission transportation, organizing affected cities to improve transportation networks, and other Project Bella hotel plans described at the March 22 “meet and greet.” If Measure X is defeated, I expect that Domaine will withdraw from Pacific Grove and the fifth LEED Platinum hotel in the U.S. will be located elsewhere. That’s why I’m on the developer’s side for Measure X. - Jane Haines Pacific Grove

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Symposium adds a Reception

Attendees at the all-day "Cannery Row, Steinbeck & Ricketts, and the Sea of Cortez" Symposium at Hopkins Marine Station April 16 will now be able to continue their Cannery Row experience into the evening.

A post-symposium reception is planned at Wave Street Studios from 6 to 8 p.m. for presenters, sponsors and Symposium attendees. Sponsoring the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Symposium is the 33-year old Cannery Row Foundation.

Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Boat Works Auditorium is located at 120 Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave St. on Cannery Row, is producer of the Symposium Simulcast which will be available on YouTube. Sponsoring the reception is SUPERsmith High Performance Software. Tickets for the all-day symposium are now available at www.canneryrow.org.

Symposium speakers include Prof. Richard Astro, Drexel University, Philadelphia; Kevin M. Bailey, author The historical Western Flyer of "The Western Flyer, Steinbeck’s Boat, The Sea of Cortez, and The Saga of Pacific Boatyard Historian and grandson of Fisheries"; Dennis Fry, who skippered builder of the Western Flyer, in1937; Prof. the family-owned Gemini (later named Susan Shillinglaw, 18-year director of the Western Flyer) in Alaska; Bill Gilly, Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station; John Studies at San Jose State University; and Gregg, new owner of the Western Flyer; Prof. Steve Webster, an original conceptual Michael Kenneth Hemp, Cannery Row developer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ricketts and Steinbeck authority; Donald with 101 trips to the sea of Cortez, he will Kohrs, Librarian, Harold A. Miller Library present his personal appreciation of the of Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford addiction to the Sea of Cortez he’s shared University; Allen Petrich, Pacific Coast with Ed Ricketts.

10th Annual Earth Day Marina Saturday, April 16, 2016, from 9 a.m.1 p.m. at Locke-Paddon Park celebrate our planet and our city by working together on fun environmental service projects.

Help remove invasive plants, plant native plants, paint benches and trash cans, put down mulch along the fence line and pick up trash. Volunteers will be provided a free lunch, there will be a puppet show and booths with games, crafts and giveaways as well as interactive learning booths.

Music will be provided by Bag O’ Tricks.

Bring your water bottle and wear long sleeves. Parking is available at Calvary Baptist Church across from Locke Paddon Park.

Register by 8:45 a.m. at Locke-Paddon Park at Seaside Circle near the Marina Library.

For more information, visit: c4smarina.weebly.com or email Natalie at nataliezayas@gmail.com

Neighborhood marine mammals featured in talk March 31 A little science, some wildlife conservation and a lot of downright cuteness will blend together in a special program about Pacific Grove’s harbor seals, the loveable marine mammals that give birth on our beaches each spring. You can get to know some of our star moms, including Koala, M&M and Rascalette, during this month’s program of the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society.

The program starts at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 31, in The Boat Works building at Hopkins Marine Station, 120 Ocean View Ave. It is free and open to the public.

Thom Akeman, who has written several harbor seals articles for the Cedar Street Times, and Kim (Worrell) Akeman, who provides many pictures of the animals, will be the society’s guest speakers for “The Harbor Seals of Pacific Grove.”

They will talk about the harbor seals and the cuddly babies that can be readily seen on a Hopkins beach right next to the

coastal recreation trail.

The Akemans have been active docents in Bay Net, the shoreline docent group for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, for several years. Thom developed a fondness for the chubby marine mammals shortly after joining the group 13 years ago. Kim, a long-time volunteer in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue program, joined Bay Net five years ago and developed a similar fondness for the harbor seals.

While the harbor seals are here year around, pupping usually starts in late March and has produced so many pups the past 11 years that some of the birthing spills west from Hopkins to the pocket beaches around the 5th Street Cove and Berwick Park. The city erects temporary fencing in that spillover area to protect the pups during the birthing season. On the main pupping beach, they are protected by a permanent fence around the Hopkins campus.

Science Saturday March 26 Bees, Wasps, Honey & Hives

Come see what the buzz is all about for Science Saturday: Bees, Wasps, Honey & Hives on Saturday, March 26 beginning at 11 a.m. Examine bee stingers and wasp nests, taste honey made from different California wildflowers, create a beeswax candle to take home, and play games about pollination. Join us for a day of fun, science, and bees. Admission to the Museum is free for everyone on Science Saturdays. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museumevents/2016/3/26/science-saturdaybeeswasps-honey-and-hives

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Back to Basics Part XXXV - Form 8959 Additional Medicare Tax and Form 8960 - Net Investment Income Tax

Travis H. Long, CPA

Travis on Taxes Forms 8959 and 8960 are two relatively new forms that started with the 2014 tax year. These are two of quite a number of tax increases that are being used to help fund ObamaCare. Both of these forms affect people with income in excess of $200,000 for Single filers or 250,000 for Married Filing Jointly.

Form 8959 is the Additional Medicare Tax. It is an additional 0.9 percent Medicare Part A tax on combined W-2 and self-employment wages in excess of the above stated thresholds. Note that it is not based on W-2 box 1 taxable wages, but on Medicare wages which are often higher for most people. Pretax deductions such as contributions to retirement plans are included in Medicare wages, whereas they are not included in box 1 taxable wages.

Employers have to start collecting this additional tax once your wages hit the thresholds. However, if you changed jobs during the year, the second employer will not withhold until the wages your earn with that employer reaches the thresholds.

This means that you could owe additional tax when you file your tax returns for the shortfall, since the new employer and old employer do not communicate to coordinate this tax. For self-employed people, you would of course be sending in quarterly estimates of your income and self-employment tax liability, and the calculation of this new tax would be made on your income tax returns at year-end.

The Form 8960 is the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT). Once your income meets the thresholds previously discussed, you will also have an additional 3.8 percent tax on all investment related income.

This would include income sources such as interest income, dividend income, annuities, rents, royalties, capital gains distributions from mutual funds and capital gains from the sale of investments such as stocks and bonds. Even real estate professionals would be subject to NIIT on their own rental real estate activities, unless

they meet the material participation test specifically in rental real estate, which is a separate test from time spent in real estate sales activities, for instance.

If you own an interest in a business and you are not materially participating in the business, this income will also be subject to the net investment income tax.

Material participation generally means 500 hours or more during the year. The sale of rental property and even second homes are also subject to NIIT. If you sell an interest in a partnership or s-corporation and do not materially participate in the business, you will also be subject to NIIT on any gains from those sales. Investment income from your children that are taxed on your returns through Form 8814 are also subject to NIIT. Wages, unemployment compensation, alimony, Social Security benefits, tax-exempt interest income, income subject to self-employment taxes, and income from qualified retirement plan distributions are specifically excluded from the tax.

There are also some deductions that can be used to offset NIIT. These expenses included investment interest expense, investment advisory and brokerage fees, expenses related to rental and royalty income, tax preparation fees, fiduciary expenses (in the case of an estate or trust) and state and local income taxes.

Regarding trusts and estate, it is important to note that the thresholds for NIIT are much lower. Due to the compressed income tax bracket structure, NIIT kicks in when the trust or estate reaches the highest income tax bracket at only $12,300 of income (2015). This provides additional incentive for trustees to push income out to the beneficiaries since many trusts will be subject to NIIT, but the beneficiaries are often not subject due to the much higher thresholds for individuals.

Planning can be an important tool to

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• March 25, 2016

Free Tech Tutors Available For a Limited Time at CSUMB

Are you feeling old-fashioned?

There may be help available

Need help with technology?

Digital Otter Center offers pro bono assistance to community Computer science students will provide free assistance to members of the community weekly starting March 11.

At the Digital Otter Center, students will provide a variety of technology services on a drop-in basis to individuals, startups and non-profits. High school computer clubs and senior centers are also invited to take advantage of the service.

Free services include: · Tech classes – basic computer use, Internet, productivity software, basic media and coding · Tech support – removal of viruses, installation of software, troubleshooting · Tech tutors – one-on-one teaching/ tutoring of basic computer skills The Digital Otter Center will be held in the Business and Information Technology Building on Divarty Street, next to the Tanimura & Antle library, from 4 to 7 p.m. every Friday from March 11 to May 6.

Students will be on hand in the first floor of the building to greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate location for the service they need.

Please note that while the service is free, visitors must purchase a parking permit from a machine on the parking lot.

For more information, contact Cassandra Humphrey at chumphrey@ csumb.edu or Dr. Eric Tao at etao@ csumb.edu

Veterans Job Fair Offers 15 Employers

A free job fair for veterans and their dependents is scheduled at Fort Ord on Tuesday, March 29.

The Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County will host the Vet+Prep JOB FAIR from 1-3 p.m. in Martinez Hall on historic Fort Ord, 220 12th St., Marina. For more information, contact Xinia Whitler at 831-883-8387 ext 226.

More than 15 employers are coming to hire local veterans and their dependents in many different fields, including medical, retail, hospitality, warehouse, environmental, and more. A job development grant from Community Foundation for Monterey County is helping to support the event.

California home sales gain steam as the shift toward more affordable areas tempers home prices Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors

Market Matters Moderating home price appreciation and improving housing inventory combined to spur California’s housing market in February as existing home sales increased from both the previous month and year, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

Existing, single-family home sales totaled 393,360 in February on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 2.6 percent from January and 6.4 percent above February 2015.

February’s statewide median home price was $446,460, down 4.7 percent from January and up 3.8 percent from February 2015.

Statewide sales of condos and townhomes rose 2.6 percent from January and 6.4 percent from February a year ago.

The February figure was up 2.6 percent from the revised 383,480 level in January and up 6.4 percent compared

with home sales in February 2015 of a revised 369,630. February’s sales level was below the 400,000 level for the second straight month.

C.A.R. President Pat “Ziggy” Zicarelli commented, “Market activity continues to be dampened by low housing inventory as baby boomers stay in their homes longer and new home construction, while improving, falls below needed supplies.”

The number of active listings increased for the second consecutive month after declining for five straight months. Active listings increased 4.1 percent from January on a statewide basis.

The median number of days it took to sell a single-family home declined in February to 41.6 days, compared with 44.5 days in January and 44.1 days in February 2015.

Call for Volunteers for Feast of Lanterns The Feast of Lanterns, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, is looking for volunteers to assist in the 2016 Feast of Lanterns. Volunteers are needed for all major events including, but not limited to, the Fashions of the Feast, Opening Ceremonies, Feast of Flavors, the Feast of Dance, Feast Day at Lovers Point, and the Closing Ceremonies.

These events take place between July 23 and July 31, 2016. Community service hours are available for students.

Join us in celebrating “A Feast Odyssey” and becoming part of the legacy of the Feast of Lanterns, celebrating the birth of Pacific Grove, exploring the multi-cultural diversity of our area, and helping to grant scholarships to members of the Royal Court. Support your community for just a couple of hours and have a great time doing it! Contact volunteers@feast-of-lanterns.org or fill out the “contact us” page on our website www.feast-of-lanterns.org

Gentrain Society Programs

The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College will sponsor these free public lectures in April, 2016. For additional detail and illustrations please see the Gentrain website.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Gentrain Society Lecture: Yosemite as a Social Experiment 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 Peter T. Hoss will discuss 75 years of human history in Yosemite from his personal observations, emphasizing passions, politics, traditions, personalities, adventures and misadventures, including a few humorous anecdotes and the current controversies facing the Park. Peter T. Hoss was born in Yosemite Valley in 1934 and lived in Yosemite Valley until age eight. His father was an executive with the Yosemite Park and Curry Company which operated the visitor facilities in the Park, and a part time Federal Magistrate. Peter is a three generation friend of the Ansel Adams family, a Board member of the Ansel Adams Gallery and a member of the John Muir Heritage Society of the Yosemite Conservancy.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Mark Twain’s Wild Wild West: A Staged Reading by Carol Marquart 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 Mark Twain is indisputably the most famous American writer that ever came to California. Carol Marquart’s lively script describes California history and the gold rush, told through the words of Mark Twain and the legendary Emperor Norton the First of San Francisco. The cast includes local actors Rollie Dick and Michael Lojkovic, with two Bluegrass musicians and 22 historical photos. Carol Marquart has written three previous historical dramas performed for the Gentrain Lecture Series and around the Monterey Peninsula. Carol serves on the Gentrain Board of Directors and will teach “Readers’ Theatre” for OLLI (Osher Life Long Learning Program) at CSUMB in Spring, 2016.

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lower the impact of NIIT. If you have questions about other schedules or forms in your tax returns, prior articles in our Back to Basics series on personal tax returns are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog.

Travis H. Long, CPA, Inc. is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. Travis can be reached at 831-333-1041. This article is for educational purposes. Although believed to be accurate in most situations, it does not constitute professional advice or establish a client relationship.

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March 25, 2016 • CEDAR STREET

Times • Page 17

Discovering the Benefits of Sharing Our Stories What happens when you put 15 men and women in one room and add notepaper, pens, writing prompts, and two facilitators? In a word—magic!

That was the scene on March 12 when Park Place Publications and the Pacific Grove Public Library co-sponsored an introductory session on Guided Autobiography.

Some came in shyly, some were reticent—but all left buoyed up, enthusiastic, and happy that they had devoted quality time to honoring their life story.

Serious writing was done on a variety of stories: childhood, marriage, adulthood, travel, college days. Some stories were difficult to write and share, others filled the Little House in Jewell Park with laughter. The unifying factor: the authors told us they felt better after completing the process.

A key component of the Guided Autobiography method is sharing our stories with others in the group. While the sharing is strictly optional—and everyone in the room agrees to a code of confidentiality—those who did read their stories and received the supportive comments from listeners were the ones who seemed to have the biggest creative break-throughs. As one participant told us, “I’ve been wanting to do something like this for years.”

Another Free Guided Autobiography Session If you missed the March 12 session—or if you attended and would like a second helping—another free class is scheduled for Saturday, April 16. Once again, the hours are 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Little House in Jewell Park next to the library. No pre-registration is required and all materials are provided— all you need to bring is your curiosity and desire to tell your life story.

The mission of the free introductory classes is to inspire local residents to write their memoirs or family histories and to form their own Legacy Writing

By Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg

Phyllis Edwards of Pacific Grove at work on the story she shared at the free introductory Guided Autobiography session. Phyllis is the editor of Pioneer Poetry, a collection of poems written by her greatgreat grandfather, published by Park Place Publications.

Wildflower Show returns to Pacific Grove Museum

You’re in for a treat.

The Wildflower Show is returning to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in April for another amazing year. Expect more than 600 varieties and species of wildflowers on display this year— all hailing from the Central Coast region.

Hosted by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS), the 55th Annual Wildflower Show begins Friday, April 15, and runs through Sunday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exhibitions Curator Annie Holdren said the show will include something special this year; a members-only event called “Wine and Wildflowers.”

“It’s an evening for Museum Members to discover how our local CNPS collects and identifies the hundreds of wildflowers displayed here every year.

As members drink wine and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, the CNPS Chair of the Show, Brian LeNeve, will describe how the show has grown to become the largest in this hemisphere,” Holdren said.

Besides the members-only reception, look for a number of other programs as well. A photographer’s hour will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 15th. Other scheduled events include workshops on garden designs geared toward pollinators, classes on drawing wildflowers, and more. Visit the Museum online at www.pgmuseum.org/wildflowershow or call 831.648.5716 for more information.

Admission for the Wildflower Show is $5 for Monterey County residents and free to Museum members and CNPS members. Admission is $8.95 for adults who live outside of Monterey County, $5.95 youth 4-18, students with ID, military who live outside of Monterey County, and free for children 3-years-old and under. The Museum is located at 165 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove.

Clubs to make the process easier and more fun.

A Legacy Writing Club is similar to a book club in that members meet on a regular basis to share insights on a particular topic. Only instead of discussing a book they’ve all just read, they share the latest writing they’ve done on their memoir and give each other helpful, supportive, nonjudgmental feedback. These groups typically meet on a monthly or twice-monthly basis, rotating among members’ homes and often including a potluck dinner or other socializing.

Other groups are more formal, gathering in the daytime in an academic setting or a meeting room at a church or senior center.

Starting Your Own Legacy Writing Club Participants at the free session were given a pass-out with details on starting a local Legacy Writing Club, including making decisions on who to invite, what type of writing to focus on, and the importance of finding comfortable and pleasant meeting space, and agreeing upon a regular day and time to meet.

They were also encouraged to think about the “why” of writing their life story: leaving a legacy for their children, understanding their own life events, “having their say,” writing for publication. While it’s not necessary for everyone to have the same goal, knowing why you want to write is a key to keeping motivated.

We all have a story to tell and that story is well worth preserving! Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg urge you to explore your own life story or family history and put it on paper. To find out more about the writing, editing, book design, publication, and marketing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consultation, contact Patricia at 831/649-6640, publishingbiz@sbcglobal.net.

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Times

• March 25, 2016

So, What’s News?

Part One

Gossip and Gab about What’s Going On

Trying to cover the whole homeless scene is a huge challenge. If I use a gossip column approach, good, bad and ongoing haps can be strung together like Christmas lights on a spring green pine. So, here’s the bad news first.

The long-awaited Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program for Women (I-HELP dinners and overnight shelters for women) finally began in November 2015.

It took 23 years to arrive, was given a boost by a grant from the Fund for Homeless Women (a field fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County) and lasted only four months.

I-HELP for Women fizzles out I witnessed my first of two I-HELP for Women dinners at Thanksgiving time.

Tablecloths, candlelight, china and silver-

ware highlighted the festive non-alcoholic Sunday feast graciously hosted by teen girls and women of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula.

Loving leader was Suzanne Schmidt.

In addition to a traditional family-style holiday meal served to the six I-HELP guests and supervisor, each woman was gifted with her own pajamas, personal toiletries and toothbrushes.

Beds in the church sanctuary-turned-dorm were comfortable inflatable mattresses as roomy as twin beds.

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise Next, UU hosted a Christmas dinner for the I-HELP women. It featured colorful knitted gift caps handmade by Carol Collin. So few I-HELP women attended that we volunteers also got gift hats. Mine is red like fine merlot wine.

Flat mats were on the floor in the entry hall and one woman lay crumpled on hers, sleeping without dining. “She’s exhausted,” her twin sister said.

“What happened to the other beds?”

“Oh, they went flat.”

Notably absent was the 80-something woman wearing lots of rings who had dined beside me in November. She sat in a four-wheeled walker and spoke with a strong French accent. “Where is she?” I asked.

“She dropped out.”

“Why?” “She had too much stuff. It took more than 15 minutes to load all her sacks on the bus and 15 minutes more to unload them each time we moved.”

Another woman argued, “That’s not why. She wanted to have her shot of whiskey before bed. But alcohol and drugs aren’t allowed in the program,” “Where is she sleeping? I asked.

“It’s freezing at night.”

“On the beach.”

Attendance lagged in January and

by February rumors ran rampant that I-HELP for Women needed revamping.

An e-mail from Sandy Larson of Homeless Outreach, dated March 16, confirmed the hearsay. “You may have heard that the Women’s I-HELP program was temporarily closed on March 11 as a result of low participation. The Outreach

was successful and further plans are in the works.

Like I-HELP for Women, the Women in Transition program was funded by a grant from the Fund for Homeless Women (a field fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County).

The man whose idea manifested multifold So it’s good gossip to report that Father Michael Reid, co-founder of the Fund for Homeless Women along with Kathy Whilden and Marian Penn, received the Outstanding Community Service Award on behalf of the fund at Senator Bill Monning’s annual birthday bash at the Hyatt

Unlimited Board is now doing research to refine the program parameters to better meet the needs of the women.

They anticipate re-opening in a couple months.”

Three days later an e-mail dated March 19 arrived from Suzanne Schmidt. It said that although it had been one week since the announcement by the Board of Directors for Outreach Unlimited (umbrella organization for I- HELP/Women and Men, and the warming shelter in Monterey) “I regret to inform you that the board will not rescind its decision and the program for women is closed.” She thanked all volunteers.

So that’s the bad news.

Now read this!

Hoorah for the lasting Luck of the Irish On March 12 was celebrated the first anniversary of the Women in Photo by Bob Coble Transition program operated Regency last Friday. Sen. Monning, who by then-Shelter Outreach Plus (now presented the award, turned 65. The Fund Homeless Community Solutions) in for Homeless Women is almost four.

Marina. Six two-bedroom, one-bath Meanwhile, I’m concerned about units became available to twelve women women sleeping on the beach. May the transitioning from homelessness back symbolism of Easter touch them and to self-sufficiency and independence.

I-HELP for Women so that I hear rumors My March 20, 2015 headline anof resurrection or replacement of burnednounced: “’Twas the Luck of the Irish out lights in the string of local events, you for 12 Homeless Lasses.” ’Twas true! can read the news here first.

While St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amylast week, Reyes Bonilla, executive kitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a director of Community Homeless message with The Yodel Poet at 831Solutions, announced the WIT program 899-5887.

March 25, 2016 • CEDAR STREET

Ongoing Golden Connections Meetings

Golden Connections founded by Doris Beckman is a community of women helping each other design the life they want to live. Golden Connections meets the fourth Wednesday each month, 12:30 p.m., at Sally Griffin Meals on Wheels, 700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove.

The Wed., March 23 speaker: will be Somatic Coach Denise Kaku, speaking on “Exploring Living Mindfully” The Wed., April 27, speaker will be Kelli Morgantini of Senior Legal Services.

Free to members of Golden Connections, $15.00 for guests. Light snacks will be served. RSVPs are appreciated: Doris Beckman, 831-601-4584 or goldenconnections1@gmail.com, www.mygoldenconnections.com

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Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20160564 The following person is doing business as MONTEREY BAY AUDIO VISUAL, 318 Quebrada Del Mar, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933: ROBERT LAWRENCE GUINVARCH, 318 Quebrada Del Mar, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 10, 2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on March 10, 2016. Signed: Robert Lawrence Guinvarch. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8/16

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20160621 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: TARDIS LOCK SMITH, 269 Reservation Road #103, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 7/1/14, File Number 20141350.

Registered Owners: NADER, MARCEL ANTOINE, 00000. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/17/2016. Signed: Marcel Nader. This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. Publication dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/16

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20160542 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: TECHNO LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC and TECHNO LOCK, 3170 B Vista Del Camino, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933.

The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 7/6/15, File Number 20151417. Registered Owners: TECHNO LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC., 269 Reservation Rd. #103, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/17/2016. Signed: Marcel Nader, Managing Member. This business is conducted by a limited liability company, State of Inc./Org./Reg.: TN. Publication dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/16

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20160636 The following person is doing business as CHRONOVERSAL EXPORT, 1728 Eichelberger Ct., Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933: NED S. HUSTON and BONNIE D. IRWIN, 1728 Eichelberger Ct., Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/18/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Ned Huston. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/16

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20160661 The following person is doing business as MANNING PROPERTIES, 860 Jewell. Pacfic Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950, Mailing address P.O. Box 1827, Monterey, CA 93942: MATT MANNING McGRATH, 860 Jewell, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/22/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 01/21/92. Signed: Matt M. McGrath. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15/16

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20160542 The following person is doing business as TECHNO LOCK MARINA, 3170 B Vista Del Camino, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. MARCEL ANTOINE NADER, 269 Reservation Rd. #103, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/8/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 3/1/16. Signed: Marcel Nader. This business is conducted by an individual.

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