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Kiosk Through June 2
6:30 – 8:30 PM Julia’s Vegetarian Restaurant 1180 Unit F Forest Ave Mondays Vincent Randazzo Tuesdays Rick Chelew Wednesdays Dave Holodiloff Thursdays Buddy Comfort 831-656-9533 • No cover •
Sat. May 14
Annual Walk of Remembrance PG Museum and Rec Trail 1-3 PM
• Sun. May 15
Honor Flight- Page 8
Pacific Grove’s
Hartnell Community Choir Church of the Wayfarer 3:00 PM •
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Mon. May 16
Community Update on Roundabout Community Center, 515 Junipero 6 PM •
Wed. May 18
Lecture with Bob Poole Nat’l Geographic Photographer Golden State Theatre 7 PM 831-649-1070 •
Congratulations - Page 18
100 Years - Page 15
May 13-19, 2016
Your Community NEWSpaper
Say Goodbye to Chalk Marks...
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Ride the Magic Carpet
Sun. May 22
Heritage House Awards Ceremony 2:00 PM. at Chautauqua Hall •
Wed. May 25
Dine Out with Friends benefit PG Public Library Petra Restaurant 477 Lighthouse Ave. Pacific Grove Hours: 11am to 9pm 649-2530 •
Thurs. May 26
Meet The Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh PG Library 7:30 PM Donation •
Sat. May 28
Musical Fundraiser fo The Gathering Place 1:00 PM Center for Spiritual Living $20 •
Sun. June 5
Coastal Bioblitz 5:30 a.m. to noon Meet at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Free •
Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org
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Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 13 Cartoon............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 7 Homeless in Paradise........................ 21 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 18 Legal Notices.............................. 18, 19 Market Matters................................. 19 Memories......................................... 16 Obituary............................................. 8 Opinion/Letters................................... 6 Otter Views....................................... 13 Puzzle................................................ 8 Rain Gauges....................................... 2 Real Estate.................................... 3, 24 Service Directory.............................. 23 Sports.......................................... 16-17 Wine Wanderings............................... 5
...but not quite yet The Great Experiment is over. The extending of parking limits downtown over the 2014-15 holiday season apparently didn't work. Downtown parking will revert to two hour limits, with very few exceptions. The actual deed took effect in September, 2015 with an ordinance passed by the City Council, but it took until recent weeks to be enforced because the signs had not been repainted. The change caught many by surprise. Though published in the Monterey County Herald, very few noticed it. Used to setting their alarms and timers for a three-hour limit, they've been returning to their cars to find a shiny new ticket.
The man who does our Giants Update, Bob Silverman, is a man of many talents. He is also a photographer. He captured the essence of spring near Lovers Point. His photos of Asilomar, Pacific Grove, Father Serra, and Point Lobos can be found on Big Stock Images.
See PARKING Page 5
Seal Pupping Season Nears its Close By Thom Akeman
The annual harbor seal pupping season along Pacific Grove is about to end with the lowest number of surviving pups for at least a decade. Warm ocean water with a resulting shortage of fish is the main problem this year; there was simply not enough food for all the near-shore animals that depend on it. We haven’t seen any births for at least a week, but several new seals are still nursing on the beaches beside Hopkins Marine Station and alongside Berwick Park. There have been as many as 20 at times recently, with another dozen pups already weaned and learning to deal with independence. That compares to nearly 60 surviving pups last year, when the water was warming, and 90 the year before, the last spring the normally cold waters were loaded with food for marine animals. The current warming started in December 2014 when normal winds didn’t materialize and there was little upwelling to bring the colder, nutrient rich water up from the deep. The warming was cranked up dramatically last year with the formation of strong El Niño conditions, which are now abating. There were more than 80 live pups born on Pacific Grove beaches this year but many were abandoned immediately by mothers that had no milk to feed them. In other cases mothers tried to go out searching for enough food to make another meal for their young, but that didn’t always work out. Freakishly, two of the new pups were mauled to death, apparently by a mountain lion in the area. Three others may have been crushed to death by a young, 16- or 17-month-old elephant seal hanging out at the Hopkins beach for about a month.
See SEAL PUPS Page 3
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Times
• May 13, 2016
All Saints’ Day School Student J. T. Byrne Wins at California History Day
Joan Skillman
Skillshots
Advances to Nationals at University of Maryland in June
All Saints’ Day School student J.T. Byrne ’17 is a California History Day winner. J.T. is the fourth All Saints’ student in six years to advance to the National History Day competition. Two years ago Molly Mancina ’15 won the National History Day competition for her documentary on ‘The Rights and Responsibilities of Photojournalists.’ Byrne was named California State co-champion in the 2016 NHD-CA in Rocklin, May 6-7, for his project “Exchanging Baseball Diamonds for Sand Lots During World War II: Nisei Baseball and Internment” in the individual junior documentary category. A total of 1,215 students from all over California participated in the state contest that weekend. J.T. will represent the state of California and All Saints’ Day School in Maryland June 12-16 at the National Competition at the University of Maryland, College Park. Fellow All Saints’ students Graziella Cosentino ’17, Courtney Hand ’17, Heidi Hansch ’17 and Nina Harmer ’17 were also finalists. In addition J.T. was awarded the ‘Japanese American National Museum Award’ for his documentary and Graziella Cosentino won the ‘Bessie Reed McDonald Award’ for her exhibit board about architect Julia Morgan “Encountering Prejudice as the First Woman Architect in California.” Byrne said, “My passion has always been baseball and I saw this as an opportunity to not only show the important role baseball played for the Japanese American community but also to put a spotlight on a part of American history that is not yet very well known. Talking to local historian Tim Thomas and later Mr. Miyamoto, who played baseball here in Monterey on a Nisei team, was eye opening and made me want to educate the public. The National History Day Program is the perfect vehicle for that.” Jim Lusby, Head of School, said, “I am so very proud of J.T. and all of our History Day students. Their work ethic and dedication to research of our history is exceptional and it is wonderful for them
to see the rewards of their hard work.” National History Day (NHD) is a yearlong academic program focused on historical research for 6th to 12th grade students. Each year, more than half a million students participate in the NHD contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history, interviews, the Internet, and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances, and documentaries. Projects are entered into competitions in the spring at local, state, and ultimately national levels and are evaluated by professional historians and educators. In 2012 President Barack Obama awarded the prestigious “National Humanities Medal” to NHD. For more information about All Saints’ Day School, contact Kristin Templeman, Communications Director, at 831 624 9171 ext. 14, or ktempleman@ asds.org.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Ron Gaasch • Jon Charron• Mike Clancy • Scott Dick • Rabia Erduman • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Travis Long • Jim Moser • Peter Mounteer • Peter Nichols • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Katie Shain • Bob Silverman • 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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Week ending 05-12-16 at 7:10 AM....... 0.18" Total for the season............................. 18.72" The historic average to this date is ..... 18.43" 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
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Week ending 05-12-16......................... 0.15" Total for the season (since 7/1/15)...... 17.47" Last week low temperature...................51.0F Last week high temperature..................68.0F Last year rain to date (7/1/14-4/13/15)....... 15.85”
May 13, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
PSEAL PUPS From Page 1
Pacific Grove’s Public Works crew built the best temporary fence in the Berwick Park/5th Street area that we’ve had in the 11 years they’ve been constructing them. The fence and its many signs – along with the high waves frequently submerging rocky points this year – kept human intrusions to a minimum. Docents had to point out the restrictions to fewer people than ever and police were called out only a few times to retrieve violators. Human intruders didn’t cause the major problems for the harbor seals this year, the environment did – both natural and man-made. There were 11 births on the beach at the bottom of 5th Street this year, nine of them producing the healthiest pups we’ve seen in this year’s generation. Most are successfully weaned. A tenth is struggling a bit. We lost sight of the 11th and its mom shortly after it was born. In the larger rookery at Hopkins, there were about 70 live births this year starting in January, the earliest ever seen here. The first 16 pups were abandoned immediately by undernourished, milkless moms, and others followed sporadically. The later births seemed to be the healthier ones, with more nursing and nurturing to get the little ones started.
National Geographic Photographer To Lecture at Golden State Theatre
On Wednesday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. travel the world with “National Geographic Live Presents: Bob Poole: Gorongosa Reborn: A Cameraman’s Journal.” Poole will be on hand to do a fascinating presentation at the Golden State Theatre documenting majestic elephants, lions, buffalo, zebra and wildebeest in Gorongosa National Park. Emmy award-winning cameraman Bob Poole is on a mission to help elephants in the National Park. Travel with Bob to the heart of Mozambique to Gorongosa National Park and learn about his mission to help elephants and the impact on the environment caused by civil war. Poole will share unforgettable images and stories of the park’s majestic animals, and the conservation efforts underway to ensure their future. During Mozambique’s 15-year civil war, nearly 97 percent of all the elephants in Gorongosa National Park were killed for their ivory tusks, which soldiers sold to purchase weapons. Thousands of other animals, including zebras and lions, were also slaughtered for money and food. Today, teams of scientists and conservationists are working to restore the once-legendary park. In this talk, Poole will discuss the conservation efforts, and share secrets of filming lions, crocodiles, elephants and spectacular scenery, which can be accomplished by learning to read the landscape and find prime locations for filming the park’s wildlife.He will share behind-the-scenes stories and will answer questions at the end of the session. Buy individual tickets ($23-$36). Tickets are available now at www.goldenstatetheatre.com, or by calling 831-649-1070 or on the day of the show. Group ticket discounts are available for 10 or more. Subscription Series are also still available. Enjoy seeing all four Stars from the “Ultimate Explorer” series on National Geographic Television to appear live and in person at the Golden State Theatre during the “2016 National Geographic Live Series” for $59-$99.
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14 Years as CEO of United Way Prepared
Mary Adams to Make a Difference as our Next County Supervisor MARY
ADAMS
for SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5
In 14 years as the CEO of United Way Monterey County, Mary Adams raised $50 million to provide crucial services for thousands of local people: helping homeless children, providing meals for seniors, preventing gang violence, and increasing economic opportunity for working families.
Mary in the News “Top 10 women to be honored” Mary received numerous awards for her work, including a Woman of the Year Award from the Board of Supervisors’ Commission on the Status of Women. Monterey Herald, 3/25/07
“United Way sets fundraising record” In 14 years as CEO of United Way Monterey County, Mary raised $50 million to help local people in our community. Monterey Herald, 4/12/07
“Through her stewardship, one in three county residents have benefited from a UWMC-funded service” An estimated 1 in 3 Monterey County residents are impacted by a United Way-funded agency or program that Mary has led. KSBW 8, 4/19/15
Some of the Crucial Services
Mary Provided Through United Way ¤ Free, accessible healthcare and human services
information for all residents throughout the County in 174 languages, via the launch of the 2-1-1 hotline.
¤ Free tax services for working families, helping
local people increase their long-term economic security through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
¤ New, fully stocked backpacks for thousands of local homeless students, allowing them to go to school with resources for learning.
¤ Providing information and community services to
help families keep their homes during the recession.
¤ Leading Impact Monterey County’s survey of 7,000 local residents to learn the community’s concerns and what people need to thrive.
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Roundabout Update
• May 13, 2016
Having approved the construction contracts with Monterey, TAMC and Monterey are now negotiating the construction schedule for the new Highway 1/Highway 68 roundabout. Construction equipment staging and a bit of off-road work will begin in late May, but work with major impacts on traffic will not begin until June and will continue through spring of 2017. There will be a community meeting on Monday, May 16 at the Community Center, 515 Junipero in Pacific Grove, at 6:00 p.m. where the public can learn more and get questions answered. To receive email notifications with weekly updates and “look-aheads,” go to http://goo.gl/gtMBg7 and sign up.
Joyce Vineyards: Room For A Boatload of Homies and A Yummy Line of Wines Jim Moser
Wine Wanderings Tasting rooms in the Monterey Peninsula vary from tiny as a bathroom to spacious as a house. Fortunately, quality and size are not always related. Today, I needed to find a tasting room that could accommodate a busload of homies for an upcoming soiree. There are a handful of rooms to choose from, but I went to the Joyce Vineyards tasting room in Carmel Valley. At 1700 square feet, I knew they might be able to offer my compadres a wonderful tasting experience with the necessary elbowroom. The guides for my exploration were Jessica and Rafael. With two available tasting menus($10/$15), I chose the wines a truckload of celebrationists would want. I began with the Santa Lucia Highlands Riesling; a delicious, palate cleansing white wine that set the tone for a fun experience. Keep it cold for one of those July days and your friends will be impressed. Jessica poured the Stele Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay as a counterpoint to the lightness of the riesling. With a fruity richness and a smooth texture from the sur lie aging, this wine would be great with any seafood dish. After the two white wines from the iconic Highlands AVA, Rafael offered me a taste of their well-known Monterey Rose wine. This isn’t the driest rose wine in the area, but keep it well chilled and this may be the best party wine you have served in a long time. Since I am a red wine lover and particularly, Monterey red wines, the next three wines were a treat. The Monterey Trio Pinot Noir is a blend of three vineyards that capitalizes on the strengths of pinot noir in the area. With medium weight and dark fruit characteristics, you should have at least two bottles on hand for your next holiday meal. Serve it with turkey, chicken, or beef and this wine will not be overwhelmed. As tasty as the Trio was,
the next wine was a step up in excitement. Ask any winemaker which vineyards they would like grapes from in the Santa Lucia Highlands and inevitably, the Tondre Grapefield will be one of those named. The Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir from Joyce was a highlight of my adventure. This is an elegant wine with a touch of oak and tannin to give it structure. Everything about this wine is beautiful and luscious. Reserve this for your wine aficionado friends and they will love you for it. The final chapter was the Tondre Grapefield Syrah. On most tasting menus, you have a choice of what the last wine will be and for me, a syrah is a great way to cap an enjoyable time. The fact that it also came from the Tondre Grapefield made it more special. Reserve this wine for your next over-the-top repast to enjoy all of its nuances. Joyce makes a yummy line of wines that you and your boatload of pals will enjoy. Check their website at joycevineyards.com for their hours and wines available for purchase.
Winemaker Dinner at Martine Inn The Martine Inn will be presenting a Victorian Winemaker Dinner on Saturday, May 21. Wines from Shale Canyon Winery will be paired with the fine cuisine of Chef Ismael Vizcaya. Chef will present a 5 course meal and guests will be treated like royalty by our staff. Mr. Martine will also present an historic overview of the Inn and guests will enjoy eating with and being served with Gorham Silver. 6:30pm - $75.00 per person plus tax and gratuity. 831-373-3388 for reservations
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May 13, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
PPARKING From Page 1
The ordinance amends Municipal Code Chapter 16.40 to: • Re-establish 2-hour parking limits on Lighthouse and Forest Avenues, maintain the 3-hour parking on Lighthouse in front of the theater. It modifies signage to say “For Customers Only.” • The ordinance maintains the 3-hour parking on all other downtown streets and in the municipal parking lots (Fandango, the theater, 15th St.) to encourage use by employees and employers. • Designates the four 3-hour parking spaces on the east side of Congress next to the Post Office as 90-minutes spaces. • Increases the supply of 3-hour parking in the Theater Municipal Lot by reducing one row of 24-hour parking. • Maintains the 90-minute parking in Grove Market Municipal Lot and Peppers Municipal Lot. • Maintains the current numbers of 20-minute, loading zone, handicapped, passenger loading and 24-hour zones. And what about that rumored license plate recognition software? It is in use in Carmel and other nearby areas, but won't make it to Pacific Grove for a while. Interim Police Chief Steve Belcher says the purpose of the license plate recognition software is not to capture more unwary parking customers. It's to ease repetitive stress injuries caused by marking tires from a cart with a stick extended. Belcher points out that many of the long-term and permanent disabilities caused by this type of injury will be greatly reduced or eliminated through use of the new software. The software will allow the parking enforcement officer to scan a series of vehicles, entering the license plate numbers and the time scanned. The next time the officer travels that route, the software will alert the officer if a given vehicle has exceeded the limit for the parking spot. We will make every effort to alert you when the software enters use. In the meantime, the Chalk Game is still on, but the quarters are shorter.
Elks Offer ‘Public Safety Night’ Area police, fire and public officials will be honored by Monterey Elks Lodge #1285 with a dinner on Wednesday evening, June 1 at the Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Dr. at their first ever “Public Safety Night.” Dean Flippo, Monterey County District Attorney, will join Brandon Casarez, president of the Monterey County Peace Officers (MCPO), in awards presentations and MCPOA installation of officers. Reservations must be made at 831373-1285 by Monday, May 30 for the roast beef carving station dinner at 6 p.m.
No-host cocktails begin at 5 p.m. Ticket drawings during the evening will benefit Elks’ major projects and Rancho Cielo. Cost per person is $20 for Elks members, $25 for non-members, and $14 for children ages 2-9. Caroll Mendoz, Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge #1285, said “Our local Elks are proud to honor those individuals who serve and protect the citizens of our community each and every day of the year.” For more information contact the Elks office at 831-373-1285.
Carmel Valley Road Overlay Project Nears Completion
The Monterey County Resource Management Agency announces the continuance of the construction work for the Carmel Valley Road Overlay project, from 0.4 mile east of Via Petra to Valley Greens Drive, near the City of Carmel. The remainder of the work involves placing slurry seal on the roadside shoulder and placement of new traffic striping. The construction activities will require temporary traffic control measures that will close the roadside shoulder for the application of slurry seal; however, both eastbound and westbound directions will remain open to traffic. Both directions will also remain open during the installation of the new traffic striping. Construction activities for the slurry seal began on Monday, May 9 and are anticipated to be complete by Friday, May 13. New traffic striping will be installed
beginning the following Monday, May 16 and is expected to be complete by Friday, May 20. Motorists should expect some delay from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday through Friday) during this construction period. Electronic message signs will be posted to alert motorists of this roadwork. This is the final work required to complete the Carmel Valley Road Overlay project. The Carmel Valley Road Overlay project estimated construction cost of $850,000 is funded 100 percent by Monterey County Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Granite Rock Company, from Watsonville, was awarded the construction contract for this project. For general information, please contact Monterey County staff at (831)7554813 or visit the RMA website at:
Gala for PG Music Boosters
Support the Pacific Grove Music Boosters at a spectacular gala at the Monterey Hyatt Regency on Sunday, May 15. Enjoy unlimited wine from the Twisted Roots winery and food such as carved turkey, a mac and cheese station, a taco bar and a variety of dishes from the chefs at the Hyatt. Complimentary soft drinks are also available as well as a cash bar. Student musicians will also be performing during this two-hour event, from 530 to 730 p.m. Sunday, May 15 - The Monterey Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency is the place to be for this wonderful evening of great food, wine and music! Tickets are $45 per adult, $10 per student and children 5 and under are free. Tickets are easy to order by going to the Eventbrite site for Wine, Dine, Jazz 2016 and choosing the Pacific Grove Music Boosters tabs. As part of a year long fundraiser to support music programs in local schools, the Hyatt will be donating 80 percent of all tickets sales to the PG Music Boosters. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wine-dine-and-jazz-2016-tickets19900626309?aff=erelexpmlt <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wine-dine-andjazz-2016-tickets-19900626309?aff=erelexpmlt> And don’t forget…..the May Month-long Fund-raiser.
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log 4/29/16-5/6/16 Lost & Found & Stolen & Recovered Did you throw your driver?Sports equipment was found on Del Monte Blvd and was turned in to PGPD. A hat was turned in that was found on 19th St. Property was reported found on 17 Mile Dr. It turned out to have been reported stolen from a nearby vehicle. Black wallet found on the Rec Trail 4/30/16. A wallet was found on Asilomar. A message was left for the owner, and he came to the station and picked it up. An electronic device fell off a car on Sunset Dr. and was observed by the reporting party, who turned it in. He had kept it overnight in hopes of discerning who it belonged to There was a partial number which, when entered into Tracnet, gave about 80 responses. They called some of the Pacific Grove numbers and eventually someone came in and identified the device and it was returned to her. Cell phone lost on Asilonar 4/30/16. Cell phone found on Asilomar. A cell phone in a case was found and given to the parking enforcement officer on Ocean View Blvd. The owner was located and the phone returned. Items found hanging on a fence on ricketts Row were turned in. A woman reported losing something on the Rec Trail on 5/1/16. A woman’s wallet was reported lost on Ocean View. Several notebooks were found on Crocker Ave. The owner was contacted and said they’d been stolen from her unlocked vehicle the night before. Trouble with vehicles Past tense vehicle tampering on Granite. Past tense theft from an unlocked vehicle on Pine. Past tense theft from an unlocked vehicle on Locust. Theft from an RV rental on Ocean View Blvd. A vehicle was hit by a rock in the 1900 block of Sunset and the hood and grill were damaged. Dog days A dog was observed under a vehicle on Congress. It had a sign that said “Adopt me my name is Browny.” Unable to locate an owner, the dog was taken to the County animal shelter for evaluation and possible adoption. A dog was found in the parking lot of the Sunset Inn. A dog got loose as his people were moving in on Shafter. Reporting party was trying to help catch the dog and the dog nipped at him. Though he wasn’t bitten, he was worried that someone would be bitten. Ferocious cat on the loose A cat bit a student on DavidAve. setting off a general melee as ACO and staff tried to catch the cat. The cat was finally captured and put in kitty jail. Excuse me, is that your tree limb? On Pine, a tree limb was observed on top of a parked car. After locating the registered owner, the officers removed the branch. It had damaged the vehicle’s roof and the bicycle rack on the roof. The next day the owner called to report the incident and was informed that the officers had already been out and that they would ask Public Works to remove the branch. They gave her a report number. Then she called again and wanted officers to come out and make a report. The officer responded and found her to be extremely agitated and argumentative and she denied all contact with officers from the night before. Problematic trees A person reported some trees of concern : North side of Pine Ave. between Congress and Cypress, South side of Pine Ave. between Park and 19th. Public Works to be notified and asked to check it out. Vandalism Someone spray painted the letters “AFK” in 12-inch letters on a memorial bench on Ocean View. Vandalism to a tree A woman on Presidio planted a seedling to replace an old tree. Later she noticed it was bent over, so she propped it with a piece of bamboo. Then she noticed that the bamboo and the seedling were both bent over. She suspects a neighbor, as there have been problems, but she didn’t want the officer to contact the neighbor as she felt it would cause more problems. Walkers were feeders A couple walking on 17 Mile Drive were observed by the officer to be feeding crows. The crows thought that was a great idea and were following the walkers. The walkers were advised of the muni code about feeding wildlife and how it wasn’t good for the wildlife, even if they were crows. Unruly library patron A woman was refusing to leave the library and was causing a scene. The reporting party said she didn’t want to admonish the woman, but did want it documented. Drunk guy at the door A man was arrested as being intoxicated and unable to care for himself as he tried to force his way into an apartment on Central Ave. Why would you go where you knew you weren’t welcome? A woman on Cypress said she didn’t want a certain teenager coming to their home a he was deemed to be a bad influence on her son. She said the teenager knew he was not welcome and since he kept showing up, she wanted a trespass admonishment issued. Changed her mind about the bailout scam A woman reported she had rceived a call purportedly from the embassy of the Dominican Republic, stating that her grandaughter was at the embassy and needed bail money. The grandmother sent $994 through Western Union, but later thought the better of it and cancelled the money. Western Union was able to cancel the payment. Trips and falls A woman crossing mid-block on Lighthouse tripped over a tree root and fell. She refused medical transport. A group of tourists were riding minibikes on Sunset Drive. One of them lost control and fell. He was alert and oriented but was transported. There were a number of non-injury accidents as well. Was it a full moon? Maybe it was the Mercury transit.
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• May 13, 2016
Free Concert by Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra is the Final for this Season
Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770 Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 Church of Christ 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741 First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 Rev. Richard Bowman
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org carmelkhenpo@gmail.com Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160 St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818 Shoreline Community Church Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church 800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015 Monterey Center for Spiritual Living Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center of Pacific Grove, 835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, the Pacific Griove Pops Orchestra will perform a free concert, the final one for this third season. Under the direction of Barbara Priest, the concert will feature: Mozart’s, 3rd movement from the Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207, with Ms. Daisy Swanson, soloist; Gershwin’s, “American in Paris;” Sousa’s, “Stars and Stripes;” and selections from the music of the films “Jurassic Park,” and “Apollo 13,” Also, “Go West” with selections from the films “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly,” and “Hang ‘Em High.” The Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra is a non profit organization funded by its musician members. Donations made at this free concert will be gratefully appreciated.
Technology Center at Carmel Foundation Reopens Thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor, The Carmel Foundation has been able to completely renovate their Technology Center, modernizing the room and providing state-of-the-art equipment for seniors on the Monterey Peninsula. Ten new Hewlett Packard PCs with 23-inch touchscreens, two new iMacs, an iPad and Samsung tablet, a Smart TV, a multi-functional printer, high speed internet, and updated software will serve as the high-tech foundation. Upcoming technology classes include PhotoShop Elements where students will learn to enhance photos; Great Apps for Seniors, where members will learn about apps that will make life easier; and Movie Maker where students will learn how to make a short video that can easily be shared with friends and family. Other classes include Genealogy – Discovering Ancestors Online, Windows 10, Navigating Your Smart Phone, Safe Surfing the Internet, PC courses (beginning through
advanced) and many more classes that are in the works. One-on-one instruction will also be available, as well as open lab time. A celebration, open to the public, will take place on Wed., May 18, 2016 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. The Carmel Chamber of Commerce will be on site for a ribbon cutting. Food and beverages will be available for attendees’ enjoyment. A private, member-only event with food prepared by the Foundation’s chefs, will be held Fri., May 13 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. About The Carmel Foundation The Carmel Foundation is a member organization that gives seniors an opportunity to live productive, enriching lives by offering more than 50 classes and activities each week, lunch-time meals, homebound meal delivery, free medical equipment loans, in-home services and respite grants, free lending library, and low-income housing. For more information a, contact Beth Bates at bbates@carmelfoundation.org, 831.620.8704.
3rd Annual Memorial Day Car Show
Plan to attend the Memorial Day Car Show at Veterans Transition Center. Classic cars, hot rods and trucks – 1979 and older – will be on display. Admission is free. This is VTC’s 3rd annual show, to be held on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cars will be displayed on the front parking area of Martinez Hall on historic Ford Ord, just off Imjin Rd. at 220 12th St., Marina. Raffle and silent auction items donated: 55” Flatscreen TV, handmade quilts, gift certificate to TrueArt tattoo, Shop Vac, Craftsman Impact Driver, several sets of mini speakers and more. To enter a vehicle: Early car registration fee is $40, with the first 100 entries receiving a T-shirt, dash plaque and goodie bag. Registration day of event opens at 9 a.m. and same day registration is $45. Become a sponsor… or register at: http://www. vtcmonterey.org/event-memorial-day-car-show_1.htm.
Next Hootenanny set for May 14
Hootenanny CXII is set for Sat. May 14, 7- 9:30 p.m. at the P.G. Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave. The group will play and sing songs connecting folk to folk-rock to the beginnings of Rock and Roll. From Trini Lopez doing “If I Had A Hammer” and Sam Cooke singing “You Send Me” to Buddy Holly and the Beatles, the early ’60s were a turning point in American music. They will also continue to review the Billboard Top Hits, with this session focusing on the years from 1964-1970. These events are community singalongs and open jam sessions and are free and song books are provided with words and chords. This is a free event—but donations are appreciated. Contact Vic Selby, 375-6141 or vselby@sbcglobal.net. While the word itself originates from an Indiana expression denoting a “loose or unorganized gathering,” the modern hootenanny came to life in the late ’50s when Woody Guthrie used the term to label the acoustic jam sessions and group sing-alongs that were the backbone of the folk music revival of the early ’60s. Pete Seeger says he encountered the word when he and Guthrie played at a New Dealer fundraiser and recalled that the name won out by a nose over another word for an unidentified thingy, wingding. The classic “Hoots” that were held on most college campuses were popular until the dual competition of Motown and Psychedelic Rock pushed folk music back into isolated living rooms and small clubs.
“The bi-monthly hootenannies at the Pacific Grove Art Center (568 Lighthouse Ave. P.G.) have been happening for the last 20 years and are attended by some 30-70 people. These community musical events have raised over $6,000 in donations for the art center and have provided a unique experience for those participating. Our 235-page songbook is comprised of folk, blues, country, jazz, and classic rock tunes that most people know. Our main objective is to have fun with few musical ‘rules’ to dampen enthusiasm,” said Vic Selby, Hootenanny organizer. “The most amazing aspect of Hootenanny is that it is a truly synergizing experience. It combines the opportunity to read some great poetry, keep rhythm, satisfy the longing for harmony, and dance – all in one package. This expression of all four great human symbol systems (Language, Mathematics, Music, and Art) at one time is rare indeed! Our bi-monthly community singalong and open jam honors a different singer, (e.g., B.B. King, Ronnie Milsap, Bob Dylan, et al) at each Hootenanny. This event is free with songbooks with words and chords provided. For info contact Vic Selby, 375-6141 or vselby@sbcglobal. net.” Since the atmosphere is open to individual creative effort (go ahead and let loose) combined with a congenial social effort (at least we tune up), Hootenanny is a complete uplifting human experience. COME ON ALONG! Vic Selby, Coordinator (375-6141)
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Indigo Dyeing: Folding and Unfolding
Pictures from the recent Indigo Dyeing class on speak to a very special afternoon at the Lyceum of Monterey County. Madison Holland, a recent graduate of San Francisco Art Institute in textile design, demonstrated her knowledge of dyeing techniques, and a very impressive command of the process. The class consisted of all ages and combinations of family and friends. In what seemed like all too short a time, everyone became very supportive and complimentary to each other. The weather was perfect with just the right amount of sun and wind for drying purposes. The Lyceum will be offering this class again on June 4th. Register now, as this class will fill quickly.
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Meet the Author Event for Friends of the PG Library
Vanessa Diffenbaugh will participate in a Meet the Author event to benefit the Friends of the Pacific Grove Library on Thursday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. In her new novel, “We Never Asked For Wings,” she uses the imagery of migrating birds reorienting their flight patterns as a symbolfor her characters’ mistakes and recovery from them. Themes of the novel include growing up, parenting, and the dilemmas faced by children of undocumented immigrants. The Boston Globe called it “compelling . . . immensely engaging . . . unabashedly romantic . . . an emotional arc of almost unbearable poignance.” Diffenbaugh is a California native, living in Monterey with her husband and four children. She is also co-founder of Camellia Network, a non-profit that connects foster children with resources and support to help them thrive into adulthood. Suggested donation is $10 (non-members); refreshments included. Books available through The Bookworks. The event is sponsored by Friends of the PG Library with the support of Jan Pratt & J.R. Rouse, Sotheby’s International Realty.
Pacific Grove City Manager Ben Harvey On Tuesday, May 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Point Pinos Grill - Pacific Grove Golf Links 77 Asilomar Boulevard Media Sponsor: Cedar Street Times
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Honor Flight Memories
The Street Dog Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts
On April 21-23, and Honor Flight trip to Washington DC was held, with complimentary fare and accommodations for veterans. These photos were taken at the Navy Memorial. The next trip is set for May 17-19 and will be led once again by Carl Stewart CAPT, SC, USN (Ret.) Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation captcarlusnr@gmail.com 831-801-3944 www.honorflightbayarea.org
I have been writing this column for about ten years. During that time I have recounted many stories about abandoned and mistreated animals. Many of our volunteers have offered hope to these creatures by fostering, rescuing and adopting many. As I think back on my life with John I can recall only one of our pets (excluding the amphibians and rodents) who hasn’t been in need of a home. The one was a springer spaniel who we named Catie (Caitlin) whom we actually registered with the AKC under the name of Jennie’s Fair Caitlin…However she, also, was adopted under rather strange circumstances. She was a pure bred American springer, but her owner lived up in the Cachagua in a trailer and the dogs were certainly not nurtured. Bill Cleary, our veterinarian, felt that a female would be a good fit in our ménage which consisted of three other dogs and three cats. Jennie wanted a pup to call her own and Bill knew of this “breeder” ergo we obtained the little puppy. Some years ago a couple came into the shop with their dog, Jerome. I wrote the following story which appeared in our newspaper. I didn’t see them again and a couple of days ago they came in to visit.. They hadn’t been down from the city for years. Following is the tale I wrote about the brave fellow and his wonderful parents: “This morning I ate a fresh peach and, as the juice traveled from my mouth to my chin, I recalled stopping by the side of the road in Southern France buying the fruit from a stand and, later, enjoying one of the finest picnics in my life. Cheese, bread and oh, those peaches. But that is a different story for another time, this one is about Jerome. I met Jerome a few weeks ago with his parents, George and Mary Bergman, from San Francisco. I was quite taken with this cheerful fellow. When I asked questions about him the following story as related by George, was astounding. Jerome is a wonderful, former Taiwanese street dog, with a chequered past ,who is enjoying a serene and good life in San Francisco. Almost eight years ago, the 5-month-old dog was found in a cardboard box with a broken leg. He had been left starving and thirsty to die alone, probably been a casualty of dog hunters who did not return for their captured prey. Fortunately, he was seen, rescued and taken to a shelter where a veterinarian successfully mended his damaged limb. Another, unknown, kind soul made arrangements for Jerome’s passage to San Francisco and placement with Wonder Dog Rescue in the Mission District. He had become a happy, smart and house trained 7-month-young dog, no one would adopt him because he was no longer considered a puppy. Then George and Mary saw him, fell in love at their first meeting and have nurtured and protected him for the next seven years. He became a devoted brother to a feral Maine Coon Cat, Kittner
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Jerome suffered a set back when he was between two and three years old. He was playing with another dog and received a small bite on the previously broken limb. It manifested into a severe infection that was resistant to antibiotics. After reaching the end of the line with a series of local vets, George and May took Jerome to U.C. Davis, where a team of professors and students undertook a multiple step strategy to conquer the problem and save Jerome’s leg. He survived yet again and has been completely healthy, romping on all four legs. They told me that Jerome is extremely sensitive, intelligent, highly spirited and loyal. He adores his “parents” but is very cautious and wary of strangers (he allowed me to pet him graciously and made friends with one of our doggie volunteers, Bootsie) If he is shy and hesitant, he cannot be blamed, somewhere in the back of his mind lingers the memory of the broken limb and being alone with no sustenance. Little did he know that there was hope in sight and his remaining days would be spent in a country across the sea in San Francisco with Mary, George and Kittner” When George brought him in on Wednesday I remembered both and the story. The next day Mary told me “the rest of the story.” Jerome is now 10 and a half, Kittner 15 and suffering from some of the common old age ailments of kitties. When they leave San Francisco even for a few hours, they make certain that Kittner is cared for very well. Neighbors who love him come to visit and/or feed their feline friend. He and Jerome adore each other. There are so many such stories, many without the happy ending. Our Annie was found abandoned in a field in Marina, matted and covered with insect bites, where she had been for a couple of days. Thanks to Sandy Benzor especially and AFRP, she was rescued from the Shelter and eventually came to live with us. Bootsie, Dave Winter’s charge, had been thrown from a car, suffered two broken legs and left. AFRP rescued her. As you know, none of the animals that come to us is euthanized unless it is for the health and wellbeing of the dog or cat. I think there may have been one or two during the 18 years of existence. We take those that need rescuing and through fostering and rehabilitation they are good to go. There are so many looking for homes. Instead of going to a breeder, look on our web site. I cannot wish anything but extreme punishment for those who abuse animals but it is never enough, is it? I have played bridge every Monday with a foursome that has changed over the thirty-five year span...Jane Ellen D’Avenas is a constant, there before I was asked to join. Bebo Logan, her niece started with us when she retired here from Bakersfield and Peggy Mauz whose birthday is today. Happy Birthday, Peggy.
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Road Trip Southward Tom Stevens
Otter Views A very timid traveler, I cannot report on journeys to other continents or to the poles, although I hear cruise liners will ply open Arctic waters this summer. How crazy is that? No, a big trip for me is taking 101 South to Paso Robles, with stops up the coast on the way back. That was a recent weekend’s itinerary. Discoveries, highlights and a lowlight follow. An early discovery was an immense antique fair in Paso Robles. Held on the rambling, shady grounds of a western-style event center, the fair boasted more than 100 vendors and enough oxen yokes and wooden wheels to outfit a Conestoga wagon. Multi-state license plates in the vast parking lot suggested “antiquers” had arrived from near and far. Many trundled wire carts and collapsible canvas wagons, signaling they had done this all before. Some wagons doubled as carriages for little kids, until rocking chairs and cement lawn ornaments displaced the toddlers. Of the 10,000 collectibles I fleetingly surveyed, my lasting impression was of vintage cars, trucks and tractors that had been sawn in half and cunningly reconfigured as high concept furniture. Mack truck grills supported glossy hardwood bars; sedan fenders with headlights bracketed plush leather couches, and so on. These automotive eviscerations reminded me of Southern California. There, a cherried-out ’56 T-bird might serve as malt shop decor, or the front half of a ’67 VW camper might emerge from a garage wall. On reflection, Paso Robles did feel a little SoCal. Tall palms lined the avenues, and I had to flip over to the southern side of the travel map. I had dipped a toe into northernmost Southern California. At the next stop I dipped more than a toe. This was Avilla Hot Springs, definitely a road trip highlight. Groves of tall shaggy palms rose from a grassy lot shaped roughly like a pie slice. Modern highway traffic sped past on two sides, but at the hot springs itself, time seems to have paused at about Ozzie and Harriet. Discovered in 1907 by “unlucky oil drillers,” its website claims, the Avila mineral springs became a tourist attraction and later a roadside inn for wayfarers. Its current incarnation features a swimming pool with waterslide; camp sites for tents and RVs; and a sprawling central complex of snack bars, game rooms, dining areas, bathrooms and showers. This HQ serves a multitude of overnight campers, day-pass pool users, and year-round hot springs residents. The latter rent several dozen wood-paneled mobile homes crowded together in narrow lanes and blocked up on railroad ties. One tenant told me she’d been there six years. It struck me as the sort of place where Elvis might be living incognito. What draws all these people is the same feature that disappointed the oil drillers: the Avila hot springs. Next to the swimming pool sits a shallower, murkier pool strongly redolent of sulfur. I don’t normally use that word, but it seems apt here. Once immersed in the hot pool, your skin, your hair and your bathing suit absorb the sulfur fumes and retain them for some time. The up side is that movies are projected onto one wall of the mineral pool. The night I camped, several dozen viewers thronged the knee-deep pool to view a “Cinderella” featuring human actors. Packed in the shallows like schooling sardines, we bumped limbs even as we tried not to. Couples from India sat in the water, Hispanic families lined the walls, and splashing toddlers shouted in Chinese. I will remember movie night at the hot springs for a long time. And should I forget, I can just sniff the bathing suit I wore. So, that was a highlight. Others included a terrific pie shop in Cayucas (try the mixed berry), Marisol restaurant’s Sunday brunch atop the Shell Beach cliffs, a 43-year-old bookstore in Morro Bay, and an Alice-in-Wonderland garden courtyard in Cambria. No road trip would be complete without at least one downer. I had forgotten how college towns and their beach annexes can attract drinking, profanity, vandalism and trash. All were evident at a “scenic cave” overlooking the coast near Los Osos. Beer 12-packs, food wrappers, dirty diapers, liquor bottles, condoms and take-out cartons littered the parking lot and trail. The cave itself was a minefield of shattered glass; its walls wraparound murals of death-metal graffiti. At noon, the still-flaming embers of a bonfire smoldered unattended near a brushy thicket. Smothering the fire and bagging as much trash as I could carry, I returned to my truck harboring dark thoughts about Los Osos. But then I remembered how Carmel Beach and Asilomar look the morning after bonfire drinking parties. Fewer diapers, but plenty of cinders and broken glass.
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Rudolph Tenenbaum Talks and Demos at Monterey Poetry Museum of Art with Carmel Art A close call Association Loneliness and acne. Jobless and plump. And now he stood on the balcony Of a high-rise planning to jump. No reason to hide the baldness Under a baseball cap. He had the courage, the boldness To escape from the trap. But someone employed a joke Few would have enjoyed. The balcony banister broke, And he embraced the void. He found himself on the mattress That was suitably wide and tall. He was flustered, and he was hatless, But it was an uplifting fall. As he landed, he almost fainted From amazement and from delight. The sky seemed newly painted. The sunshine was newly bright. The deviousness of the traffic. The straightforwardness of the streets. Life is genuine. Life is graphic. It doesn’t acknowledge defeats. And the behemoth skyscraper Looked elegant, cute and neat. But what was that scrap of newspaper Right by his feet? It said, “Our agent arranges Quick salubrious falls. Look in the Yellow Pages. Look under “close calls.”
Help Sought for Sober Grad Night May 27
Your Sober Graduation committee is working to provide a fabulous graduation celebration and a great evening for graduating seniors and their guests. Our focus is to keep our kids safe and sound, making sure everyone has a fun night creating lifelong memories. It takes approximately $20,000.00 to make this event possible. Our request are twofold: 1)We need junior, sophomore and freshmen parents to volunteer because the senior parents have guests in town for celebrations. * Volunteers: We need 3 chaperones for overnight and 8-10 people to help at the school Friday May 27 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please contact Debbie Crandell at 831-238-0436 or email her at crandell4@att.net OR contact Jennifer Groben email at jgdesigner@att. net for more information. 2)Donations: All donations in any amount can be sent directly to the school 615 Sunset Ave. or dropped off at the school office. Please Attention: Sober Grad Committee. Thank you in advance for your ongoing support! Go Breakers!!
Rabia Erduman will lecture at Monterey Public Library
Rabia Erduman, CHT, RPP, CMT, BA presents a free demonstration and lecture entitled “How to Love Yourself” at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. The lecture is sponsored by the Monterey Bay Holistic Alliance and will take place on Sun., May 16 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. There will be the opportunity for questions and socializing afterward.
The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) is pleased to host the Carmel Art Association (CAA) for an evening of talks and demonstrations on Friday, May 20 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at MMA La Mirada [720 Via Mirada, Monterey]. This event is free with Museum admission. Learn about the connection between CAA artists and the Museum’s permanent collection while exploring The Carmel Art Association Fine Art Juried Show currently on view through May 29. Printmakers, painters, and sculptors from CAA will be stationed in the galleries, demonstrating their techniques. Rove between the stations and see demos, ask questions, and study the talent of our local artists. Featured artists include: Sculpture Chris Sawyer Douglas Downs Printmaking Pamela Takigawa Noro Partido Painting Christine Crozier Peggy Jelmini Mark Farina For more information and to RSVP, please visit montereyart.org/events. 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: Friday – Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, until May 29, 2016 and for special Museum events and programs. MMA La Mirada Parking: The Monterey Museum of Art—La Mirada offers limited on-site complimentary parking. With limited street parking, please be considerate of our neighbors and observe city of Monterey No Parking zones. Additional complimentary parking located near the Museum at Monterey Peninsula College. Visit montereyart.org for more information on the Museum’s exhibitions, events, and programming.1
Carmel Foundation Presents “Ethiopia, Land of the Mystic Lion of Judah”
On Wednesday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m., at the Carmel Foundation’s Diment Hall, attendees can travel with Dan Presser on another amazing journey to Africa. This time Dan will take us to the incredible Ethiopia. Join him as he explores the people and the churches of the Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox religion. This presentation is free and open to the public. The Carmel Foundation is located on the SE corner of 8th and Lincoln. For more information, please contact Leticia Bejarano, Director of Support Services at 831.620.8705 or lbejarano@carmelfoundation.org. The Carmel Foundation is an organization that serves members 55 and better in the Monterey County area and beyond. The Carmel Foundation gives seniors an opportunity to live productive, enriching lives by offering a luncheon program, homebound meal delivery, free medical equipment loans, in-home services and respite grants, free lending library, Saturday movie, Technology Center, low-income housing, and more than 50 classes and activities each week. For more information, contact Kimberly Willison, Director of Development at kwillison@carmelfoundation.org, www.carmelfoundation.org, or 831.620.8701.
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Pac Rep sets SpringFest Arts and Crafts Faire Fund-Raiser
Pacific Repertory Theatre, the only professional theatre on the Monterey Peninsula, will hold its annual Monterey Bay SpringFest Arts and Crafts Faire on May 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Monterey State Historic Parks Custom House Plaza, at the top of Fisherman’s Wharf, in downtown Monterey. The event is free to the public, and offers original works, from paintings and sculpture, to jewelry, ceramics, and more. International foods and snacks will be offered in the addition to beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. The event is free to the public, and offers original works, from paintings and sculpture, to jewelry, ceramics, and more. International foods and snacks will be offered in the addition to beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Live entertainment will feature the David Holodiloff Band on Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., and soloist Jim Fucillo on guitar and vocals on both days from 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from SpringFest 2016 will benefit PacRep Theatre in Carmel-by-theSea. For more information, call 831 622 0700 x106 or visit our website at http://www. pacrep.org/ArtsCraftsFaire.
CSUMB/Waste Management District Artist-in-Residence Program
The Visual and Public Art department is pleased to announce artist presentations for our new Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD). The art exhibition will be on view through May 20, 2016. This artist-in-residence program is unique to the Visual and Public Art program, and the only one of its kind in the CSU system. This artist-in-residency (AIR) was implemented as a collaborative partnership between the Visual and Public Art (VPA) Program at CSUMB and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD). There are several examples of AIR programs in the solid waste industry, and MRWMD has a history of providing opportunities for artists to create art from salvaged materials. This partnership will draw upon the expertise of CSUMB VPA faculty who along with MRWMD members select and mentor the student participants. The District (MRWMD) provides access to material salvaging, a stipend, and a place to work and create.
All Media Student Exhibit
3D and 2D art by more than 60 artists for sale The gallery is open Monday - Thursday, 11:00 - 4:00, (or by appointment; call (831) 646-3060)
With great enthusiasm Monterey Peninsula College presents the work of art students through May 27, 2016 in the MPC Art Department Gallery, 980 Fremont St., Monterey. These 62 artists are enrolled in classes offered by the Creative Arts Division here at MPC. While many of them come to MPC with art skills and established lives as artists, plenty of them are just beginning their explorations in art. The artists whose work graces these walls range in age from 18 to over 70. One glance at this exhibit tells us about the wide diversity and multiple talents of our very hardworking art students. What they have produced, individually and collectively, is impressive. Passion, exploration, focus, experimentation, discipline, deep thinking, organization, and practice---all this, and more, is required of an artist. Deep commitment to creativity is evident in this room on a grand scale. Artists also need support, opportunity, and community. The dedicated and fine teachers in our art department help to provide that. Their tireless generosity of time and guidance makes it possible for student artists to thrive at MPC. The magic we witness in this gallery exhibition would not be possible without them. Admission is free. MPC parking fee: $2. (two paper dollars)
All Saints' Summer Camps for all
All Saints' is offering wide range of camps to keep students K-8 engaged and active while maintaining their academic edge and enthusiasm. Camps run for five weeks starting June 27 through July 29 and meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5;30 p.m. • Design Thinking gives students an opportunity to collaborate on creative ideas and innovative problem solving. • Local artists teach our Art & Crafts classes which include fairy house creation, multi-media projects, and the study of modern artists. • In Lights, Camera, Action! students will use games and technology to activate their voices, bodies, and imaginations. • Create videos and games and entire worlds in our Tech classes. • Learn all about the earth, biomes, and sun power in STEM. • Join us for Catalyst soccer, and so much more! Students can come early for an hour of individualized tutoring in any subject. We provide Before Care and After Care for working families. This all happens on the beautiful Carmel Valley campus during the best weather of the year. Costs are: $360/week full day and $190/week half day Classes are one week long and camp lasts 5 weeks All Saints' Summer Camps Tech, STEM, Performing Arts, Academics Art & Crafts, Sewing, Little Ones, Sports~- and more! Week 1: June 27-July 1 Week 2: July 5-8 Week 3: July 11-15 Week 4: July 18-22 Week 5: July 25-29
Jessica Lara, Ben Ward, Alberto Araujo Current spring 2016 Artist-in-Residence are Alberto Araujo, Jessica Lara, and Ben Ward. Alberto Araujo has created a large-scale installation (12x12') made of discarded materials (wood, closet doors, obsolete electronic equipment, such as a TV and speakers, and a bed). Conceptually, his work speaks to the importance that sleep plays in wellbeing. More specifically, Araujo references REM sleep, which is a level of sleep that allows the body to recover from a day’s activity by bolstering the body’s immune system. The work of Jessica Lara is an homage to her family and those with untold stories— those whose dedication and hard-work often goes unseen. Lara collected objects throughout her time at the residency that where repurposed to make 4x4' mixed-media portraits of her family members. For example, a portrait of her father was created using refurbished wood, which references her childhood home (a wooden structure that was built by her father). Lastly, using a minimal approach, Ben Ward has created a 10x7' stylized representation of a tree. The raw material, such as lumber, is re-assembled to create a manmade tree using material that were once living tissue (the inner bark), and are now outer tissue (dry dead bark) to reference the interference that humans have had on our natural environment.
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Panetta Lecture Focuses on Political Dysfunction Mike Clancy
The third lecture of the 2016 Leon Panetta Lecture Series took place on Monday May 9 at Sunset Center in Carmel, and addressed the difficult and timely topic of “Gridlock, Partisanship and Executive Action.” Consistent with this year’s overall theme of “An America in Renaissance or Decline: The Challenges Facing a New President,” this discussion examined causes for the partisan gridlock that has so paralyzed Washington in recent years, but also gave a great deal of attention to the presidential election. Panelists for the event were: Mark Shields, Political Analyst for PBS NewsHour; Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC’s Hardball; Gloria Borger, Political Columnist for U.S. News & World Report, and Senior Political Analyst for CNN; and J.C. Watts, a leading voice in the Republican Party and a former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. As usual, Secretary Leon Panetta moderated the discussion, drawing on his years of Washington experience in both the Legislative and Executive Branches of government. Silvia Panetta, Co-Founder of the Panetta Institute, introduced the topic by mentioning that our Founding Fathers created checks and balances in our government that require leaders to work together. If they do not, then gridlock occurs and leaders lose the ability to govern. Secretary Panetta opened the discussion by noting that he and the others on the panel had seen Washington at its best and at its worst. He further stated that, “I’ve never seen Washington as dysfunctional as today in my 50 years of experience.” He also said that if the gridlock continues for the next four years, under the new President, it would be very bad for the future of our country. Panetta then asked what should the next President do to break the gridlock. Shields recommended following the “Ron-
ald Reagan model,” which means achieving a high degree of likeability, knowing how to laugh at oneself, and reaching out to political opponents with a personal touch. He also recommended that the first bill sponsored by the President be a national infrastructure bill that both parties could support. Watts said that it is important for the new President to “talk about the future” and “not allow dysfunction to become the new normal.” Borger would counsel the next President to “not over interpret his or her mandate” and to understand the “enormity of every word the President speaks.” Mathews said the new President should “find an issue that will help both parties and pass it.” In concluding this part of the discussion, Panetta said, “I’m not so sure that governing is considered good politics today.” Watts agreed and said it’s become more about scoring points against political opponents than moving the ball forward for the country. When asked who would become the next President, Shields said that Americans have a clear sense of what a President needs to be, and most will conclude that Donald Trump is not presidential. Watts, the Republican, said that he didn’t know who would win, but went on to identify a number of problems that Trump has created for himself. He said, “The only thing Hilary Clinton has going for herself is that Trump is her opponent.” Borger noted, “Nothing has been successfully predicted about this election so far” and went on to say that this would be a mobilization election rather than a persuasion election, meaning that it will hinge on each party’s ability to turn out their voters. Mathews said that both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama would be very effective campaigners for Hilary Clinton, who will win the election handily. “Although Hilary Clinton is not exciting she is predictable, and that’s what the American people want in their next President,” said Mathews. Panetta observed, “Something is going on with angry, frustrated people
Participants in the May 9t Panetta Lecture at Sunset Center. Left to right, Leon Panetta, J.C. Watts, Gloria Borger and Mark Shields. Panelist Chris Mathews not shown. Photo by Katie Shain. that has fueled the rise of both Trump and Sanders,” and asked, “What is it?” Mathews said that Trump’s message to disaffected voters who have been left behind is simply, “You haven’t failed. Your country has failed you! The rest of the world is shoving us around, and I’m going to shove back!” Mathews said that this is a great message that connects with many at the “gut” level, and noted that Hilary Clinton does not have a simple and powerful message like this. Shields asserted that the government’s response to the 2008 financial meltdown was, “We must find out who did this and give them $800 billion of taxpayer money for a bailout!” while nobody bailed out the people who played by the rules and suffered severe financial losses. Borger agreed that both Trump and Sanders appeal to those who have been left behind. She also noted that trust in government is at an all time low, even lower than in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Although the overall effect of this discussion was rather disheartening, earlier in the day Secretary Panetta had some inspiring words on this topic. He said, “I believe in American leadership and the resiliency and spirit of the American people. I’ve seen it in the willingness of those in uniform to fight and die for this country. And ultimately, it’s that American leadership, resiliency and spirit that will get us through these difficult and turbulent times.” The fourth and final event in the 2016 Panetta Lecture Series will take place Monday June 27 at Sunset Center and explore the topic of “Changing Society, Technology and Media.” It will feature Ted Koppel, Former Anchor of ABC News’ Nightline; Howard Kurtz, Host of FOX News’ Media Buzz; and Judy Woodruff, Co-Anchor and Managing Editor of PBS NewsHour. Call 831-582-4200 or visit www.panettainstitute.org for tickets and information.
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Three Sessions of Basketball Camps Offered Next Month
Bob Silverman
San Francisco Giants Updates
S.F. Giants Build For Success With Minor League Players
The San Francisco Giants had a record of 17 wins and 16 losses going into the May 9 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Prior to the May 9 game the Blue Jays record was 16 wins and 17 losses. Prior to the game the Giants announced that Jarrett Parker “has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento” The Giants explained that Parker had nine home runs with the River Cats and 23 RBI in 27 games. Parker had three home runs in one game on the S.F Giants roster in 2015. The Giants had earlier brought up pitcher Albert Suarez from Sacramento. Suarez made his major league debut on May 8, 2016. Prior to the May 9 game against the Blue Jays the Giants said in a May 9 press release that starting pitcher “Peavy has not lost a start at AT&T Park since July 8 2015.” The Giants lost on May 9 by a score of 3 to 1. The Giants explained in a post game press release that “The Giants have scored just three runs in their last 31 innings.” The winning Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez “lowered his road ERA to 0.96.” The Giants will be traveling to Arizona after the May 11 game at home against the Blue Jays. The Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies on May 6 at home by a score of 6 to 4. The winning pitcher was Madison Bumgarner. In a post game release the Giants said that Bumgarner “Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts.” Brandon Crawford hit a three run home run to spark the Giants offense. The Giants announced that 41,358 fans were at the park on Friday May 6. The Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto was the winning pitcher on May 7 against the Rockies. The Giants explained that with the May 7 win that Cueto “has now tossed 20.1 consecutive scoreless innings at AT&T Park, dating back to his start on April 21.” The Giants issued their Minor League Report on May 9 stating that the High-A San Jose Giants were in second place with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses. Bob Silverman
Madison Bumgarner defeats the Rockies On May 6 (c2016 S.F Giants) Brandon Crawford’s Home Run on May 6th against the Rockies. (c2016 S.F. Giants)
Pacific Grove High’s Boys Basketball program will offer 3 basketball camps for boys and girls in June. The camp will be directed by Head Coach Dan Powers and will be staffed by basketball players at Pacific Grove High. This camp will focus on fundamentals and fun! Session I: June 6-9 for grades 3-5. 9:30 am-12 each day. Cost is $100 for session I. Session II: June 6-9 for grades K-2, 1 pm-2:30 each day. Cost is $70 for session II. Session III: une 13-16 for grades 6-8, 9 am-12 pm. Cost is $100 for Session III. Please contact Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Dan Powers at dpowers@pgusd.org for more information.
Walk of Remembrance: Wear Comfortable Shoes on Saturday
Expect a solid turnout for Saturday’s Walk of Remembrance at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The Walk, honoring the Chinese fishing village that once inhabited the area where the Stanford Hopkins Marine Station and the recreation trail can be found today, begins May 14 at 1 p.m. Pacific Grove Mayor Bill Kampe, Gerry Low-Sabado; a 5th generation descendent of Pacific Grove’s Chinese Fishing Village, and Museum Executive Director Jeanette Kihs will be among those in attendance for the event. The Walk of Remembrance is made possible by a partnership between The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, The City of Pacific Grove, The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, The Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team, The National Coalition Building Institute – Monterey Chapter, and The American Civil Liberties Union – Monterey Chapter. The Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team will lead the walk to Lover’s Point, then along the bike trail, to the site where the village once stood. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for the half-mile trek. For more information on the Walk, visit the Museum online at http://www. pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/5/14/walk-of-remembrance-celebrating-pacific-groves-chinese-village-and-pioneering-fishing-community. For more information on the area’s Chinese Fishing Village, go to http://www.pgmuseum.org/pacific-groves-chinese-fishing-village. The Museum is located at 165 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove.
Monterey Bay Lion Dancers perform at a past Walk of Remembrance event.
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Catalyst Soccer Club 2016 Summer Developmental Camps
Catalyst Soccer Developmental camps are designed to teach the key skills of the game with special emphasis on the FUNdamentals of passing, receiving, dribbling, and scoring. Our week-long camps (M-F) are for kids ages 4-6 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am and kids ages 6-14 from 9 am to noon. Camp cost for our Little Skillsbuilder program, ages 4-6, is $80 and the Superfundamentals program, ages 6-14, is $130. Camps will be held June 27-July 1 at Carmel Middle School, July 11-15 at Forest Grove Elementary in PG, and July 25-29 at All-Saints School in Carmel. Register before June 15 to receive an Early Bird discount of $15 off at catalystsoccer.com. Please call 831-419-0347 for any questions.
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Show ‘Em You’re Stayin’ Alive!
Come disco dance at a fundraiser for Pacific Grove Art Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Live DJ, dance contest, best dressed contest, prizes, cash bar. Tickets can be purchased in advance 831-375-2208 or at the Art Center door, 568 Lighthouse Ave. General admission $20, Art Center members $15. Put on your dancin’ shoes and come enjoy!
Monterey County Fair Celebrates 80 Years with Jo Mora Exhibit
The Monterey County Fair announcesthe theme for the 2016 fair – Celebrate – and debuts the Jo Mora artwork showcasing this historical milestone. “The Monterey County Fair is 80 years young this year and we are thrilled to be celebrating this milestone with the community,” stated Kelly Violini, Fair CEO. “Thanks to our friends at Trotter Galleries, Terry and Paula Trotter, for working with the Jo Mora Trust in acquiring the artwork.” Trotter Gallery is Monterey Peninsula’s earliest historical art gallery specializing in early California and American paintings. Not only have they loaned their art to countless exhibitions and publications, but they have also sponsored many institutional displays throughout California. “Joining their commitment to prominent early California artist and the works of Mora produced the perfect visual to share the Celebration story with our fairgoers and the Monterey County community,” noted Violini. Joseph Jacinto Mora was born in Uruguay on October 22, 1876 and moved to the United States when he was a young child landing on the East Coast. In 1920, Mora moved to Carmel to work on what was to become his masterpiece – the Father Serra Cenotaph, in the Memorial Chapel in El Camelo Mission. Mora is best known for the series of maps or cartes
as he referred to them, that he created. These historically accurate, humorous and collectable prints have entertained viewers for years. “The Fair poster showcasing animals celebrating a feast complete with birthday cake evokes the sentiment of nostalgia great art can portray,” said Violini. “The Monterey County Fair is a special part of Central Coast and hosts agriculture, entertainment, great food, and fun for the whole family.” The Monterey County Fair will run from Wednesday, August 31 – Monday, September 5, 2016 and Celebrate 80 years of Fair Fun. For further information please refer to www.montereycountyfair.com or call the main office at (831) 372-5863.
Discovering Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Summer Camp for Teens
In this two-week camp students will dive into the world of “Fair Verona,” through the words of Shakespeare’s iconic Romeo and Juliet. We will take a multi-media approach to excavate meaning in the Bard’s rich text, exploring not only the language on the page, but the significance of stage direction and adaptation. We will read the play in full and consider key themes and concepts as they manifest in the play’s most beloved and pivotal scenes. Students will try their hands at close reading/literary analysis, sonnet writing, acting/stage directing, and much more. Dates: June 13 - 24, 2016 (two weeks, M-F) Hours: 9:00 a.m. - noon Ages: 14 - 18 (for students attending high school in the fall, 2016) Instructor: Jade Hage Class size: Limited to 10 students Fee: $200 Questions? Call us at 831-372-6098 or email joyce@lyceum.org.
Piano and Poetry: Melinda Coffee and Taelen Thomas Collaborate
Melinda Coffey, widely-known classical pianist, and Taelen Thomas, local poetical showman, will perform a remarkable mixture of the preludes of Frederic Chopin and the poetry of William Butler Yeats on Saturday afternoon, May 14, 2016, at 2:30, at the Church in the Forest at Stevenson School, 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach. Admission is $15 at the door (no credit cards, please). Information: 831-626-1410 This 55-minute concert features both the passion and the exquisite delicacy of Chopin’s music, interlaced with the elegant and penetrating stanzas of Yeats on the subject of young love (“ I am looped in the loops of her hair”), wild love (“found all the pleasure that life gave”), old and settled love, and dangerous love (“love is like the lion’s tooth”). The music and the poetry connect clearly and emotionally, each art enhancing the other. Barbara Rose Shuler, in her recent Monterey Herald “Intermezzo” column, stated that this concert, performed several months ago, “dazzled their Hidden Valley audience.”
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Does Nature Reject You? Imagine you are in nature, looking at an oak tree and a redwood tree. You might have a preference and like one of them more than the other. Yet, does Mother Nature respond that way, too? Does it say, “I like the redwood tree more, so I will take care of it better, give it more sun, more water, more air, more earth for its roots.”? The answer is no. Mother Nature shows us unconditional love. Each tree is equally important and gets equal attention and care, and love. In the same way, Mother Nature treats all of us Human Beings with equal attention, care, and love. Does it look at you and the person next to you and tell you that that person’s eye color is better than yours? Or that your jacket fits you better than their jacket fits them? No. The air is here for you unconditionally to breathe, to keep your body beautifully alive. Gravity is here totally, to support your body to walk, to sit, to sleep, to rest. The earth is here so that we can grow food and keep our bodies alive and healthy. Does the earth look at you and your friend and say, “You don’t deserve as many carrots as your friend”? No. Mother Nature is modeling reality to us, the Unconditional Love that is available in the Universe all the time to all of us. All living beings deserve equal attention and care. This truth is quite different than the way you were raised in this culture. You do something your mom and dad like, you are a “good boy/good girl.” You do something your dad and mom don’t like, you are a “bad girl/bad boy.” The belief “Who I am is what I do.” is very strong in this culture. You start experiencing it from day one after birth, and it continues playing with friends, with your teachers in school, and on and on and on. And… it is a lie. As a child, naturally helpless, needy,
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Self discovery and dependant on your parents, you didn’t have a choice but to believe what you observed. If you were being made wrong for crying when you felt sad day after day, year after year, as well as watching your parents treat each other without respect and unconditional love, around the age of 5 you had to decide that you were wrong and they were right. This process is how assumptions were created in your life: “Life is hard.” “I can never express my true feelings.” “I should do what is expected of me to get their approval.” And on and on and on. Every child is born with uncondional love as a natural state. Being raised with these lies over the years, you had to close down your heart to yourself, you didn’t have a choice. Now, as an adult, you have the choice to step back into you loving you unconditionally, just like the air, the sun, the water, the earth love you exactly as you are. To Mother Nature, all living beings are equal, deserve equal care and attention. Now, allow your heart to open and receive Mother Nature’s love. When you let yourself be filled with its total acceptance and love, you remember how to love yourself uncontionally. The door that had to close when you were that child is now open, and you have become a conduit. Mother Nature’s unconditional love is coming into you, gently filling you, then spreading to other living beings through you. What a delight!
Biography Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul, Turkey and later spent 10 years in Germany before arriving in the United States in 1983. She has traveled extensively in Europe, India, and Bali and is fluent in English, German, and Turkish. Rabia has a B.A. in psychology, and uses the clarity process, alchemical hypnotherapy, Reiki, craniosacral therapy, polarity therapy, and trauma release to assist clients in their process of self-discovery. She teaches chakra balancing, intuitive touch, and spiritual awakening workshops. Rabia has been in private practice since 1983 and teaching since 1984. An inspiring lecturer, Rabia has given talks on chakras, hypnotherapy, past life regression, and living life in ecstasy, among other topics. She has also been interviewed on radio and television shows. Rabia is the author of “Veils of Separation - Finding the Face of Oneness,” and has four guided imagery CDs: “Relaxation,” “Meditation,” “Chakra Meditation,” and “Inner Guides.” To those wishing to understand her work, she says, “I have found working with the combination of mind, body, and energy to be highly effective in reaching optimum balance. My life and work are about being in the moment, free of fear and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a natural expression of this process.” Following her vision, Rabia is taking the steps necessary for her book to be made into a movie or a television series. The screenplay is complete. Now she is looking for a producer.
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When we think of fairy tales, most of us think first of the “Disney Princess” characters. But what would those stories be without the aging queen, the old sea witch, and the elderly fairy? In the rich tradition of folklore and fairy tales, some of the most exciting characters are the old women: grandmothers, hags, witches and crones. What is it about aging and, in particular, old women that captures the imagination in these traditional tales? This lecture by MPC’s Professor Laura Courtney will consider answers to that question, and will share stories that incorporate roles for powerful older women.
Stories for Adults at Monterey Library
The Monterey Public Library presents Stories for Adults with Elizabeth Ellis on Tuesday, May 24, at 7:00 p.m., in the Library Community Room. Ellis will tell a collection of stories entitled, “Words that Tickle; Words that Heal.” Adults and mature teens 16-up are invited to attend. Tickets are $15 or 1 ticket free with valid MPL card. Tickets in advance only at the Library Help Desk. No tickets at the door. For information email mccombs@ monterey.org. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
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La Merienda, set for Saturday, June 4, is a step back into Monterey’s History. All are invited to attend Monterey’s 246th birthday and the 85th anniversary of the Monterey History and Art Association. Festivities begin at 11:15 a.m. at the Memory Gardens/Custom House Plaza in Monterey with a barbecue buffet, entertainment with Mike Mariotta, Jr. and special guests, plus mariachis and folklorico dances. Dress in Early California attire is encouraged. Cost for MHAA members is $55 and non-members may attend for $65. For tickets or more information, call 831-372-2311 or email LaMerienda85@gmail.com. More information may also be found at Montereyhistoryandart.org.
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100 Years of Collecting
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Letters Transformation at Salinas China Town Dear Editor, I always enjoy Wanda Sue Parrot’s weekly column, HOMELESS IN PARADISE. We are not always in paradise, however. Have you ever driven in Salinas, North on Main Street, left on East Lake Street and right on Soledad Street? Only a month ago there were 300 tents and mattress encampments with Dorothy’s Kitchen across the street and no toilet facilities. But guess what? On Saturday, April 30, my friend and I went to the Asian Festival and the place was miraculously transformed. Did you know there was a vibrant Chinese Confucius Church and across the street, a gloriously beautiful Buddhist Temple on California Street? I didn’t know such an active Asian community still exists
The original Pacific Grove museum at Jewell Park. Photographer: C.K. Tuttle, Year: c.1900 PGMNH#: 17.1-547-BP . A portion of the collection, including the historic photos, can be viewed on the Museum website. http://pgmuseum. pastperfectonline.com/
only a block away from Soledad Street. About 100 of us were treated to a virtual and a physical walking tour that ended up in the bare bones of the old Republic Cafe on Soledad Street. We were treated to a live performance of Chin Tai Chi. The organization, Asian Cultural Experience. is in the process of revitalizing this historic Chinese, Japanese and Filipino community. with the Old Republic Cafe at its center. Put The Asian Festival on your calendar next year, last Saturday in April. Bring the kids. To see the virtual oral history and walking tour of old Chinatown in Salinas, go to www.salinasace. org/walkingtour. Carol Marquardt Pacific Grove
Mary Adams is the Change We Need
Dear Editor: Mary Adams is the most qualified candidate in recent memory to run for the Board of Supervisors, 5th District. She is superbly qualified and experienced with her One hundred years ago, in 1916, the ownership of a collection of objects and speci- leadership role with the United Way of Monterey County. Mary is the change we need mens owned by the Chautauqua Scientific and Literary Circle, along with the octagonal after 20 years with Dave Potter. This is not a career job. Twenty years are enough for building in Jewell Park [not the gazebo we see today, but a more permanent structure any elected position. There needs to be a 16-year term limit. which is now gone] were transferred lock, stock, and barrel to the City of Pacific Grove. Mary brings proven public service commitment and success. She brings new And thus the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History gained its foundation. thinking and new energy. She will change the chemistry on the Board. It is time for The Chautauqua Museum had been founded in 1883. Its purpose was to house this change. I urge a sweeping vote for Mary Adams. collections of the wonders of nature – sea shells, seaweed, coral, rocks, minerals, plants, George T. Riley insects, and more – and make them available for study. Monterey “Some of the data are missing, though the specimens are still here,” says David Van De Carr, the Museum’s curator today. Van de Carr is in the process, in May, 2016, of performing the Museum’s annual audit. In 1900 the Chautauqua Museum disbanded and became the Pacific Grove Muse- Dear Editor: um Association. They cared for items like the Cabinets of Curiosity until, in 1916, the Thanks to Wanda Sue Parrott and her insightful article. As a person who has been collection was transferred to the City through a charter election. And so it has remained. The lot where the Museum now stands was donated by the Pacific Improvement homeless in the past, I know firsthand just how tenuous housing can be. However not everyone asking for money is homeless and not all homeless are so Company and the original building was constructed there. In the 1980s, the lobby and easily spotted. In fact, most homeless people do not beg. There are many folks who a portion of the building to the east of the lobby were added to the original building. try to keep a low profile while looking for jobs and housing. The last thing I wanted Van de Carr says he is interested in all the pieces, but partiularly likes the human side of the story. He points to a revolver unearthed during a phase of the construction, was for a potential employer to see me on the street. I was also wary of being spotted in line for food or other help at shelters and outreach and regrets that some of the speciments, like 100 year-old butterflies, have disintegrated centers. That’s just one reason the homeless population is actually much larger than with age. He says there are amazing things in the basement of the Museum, including most people know. I really hope and pray that residents will reconsider their attitudes paintings and scientific illustrations from another era, similar to the current exhibit of about churches providing shelter and allowing people with cars to park safely in their drawings on display through June 12. The Rollo Beck collection of more than 400 birds is world-famous. The museum lots. Being in a vehicle was safer for me and I was part of a group that tried to park is now accredited, one of less than 5 percent of American museums to have earned that near each other for protection. A lot of workers are only one or two paychecks from designation. It is open at 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. Hours are 10-5 Tuesday-Sun- disaster and losing a job or having health issues can so easily lead to homelessness. day, and admission is free. Here’s to the next 100 years. Zena Marie Monterey
Not all Homeless People Beg
Letters to the Editor
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‘A Table Affair’ was Quite the Affair
Dear Editor: Thank you for your interest in “Atable Affair – 2016.” We raised $7,500 for AIM. We have great plans for 2017 and will keep you posted! The 13th annual “A Table Affair” exceeded all expectations! The event brought many guests who were delighted by the 38 imagineatively esigned tables. Many thanks are doe to those who created the tables, often using valuable and treasured personal possessions. The teams of volunteers and Pebble Beach Company personnel worked hard to ensure a smooth running afternoon. The music, photography, and clever graphic designs of invitations and programs added a great deal to a successful eent. Sincere appreciation to Pebble Beach Company, who has supported “A Table Affair” since its inception, and the 2016 co-sponsor, Bank of America. Generous donors ensured the funds to stafe “A Table Affair 2016” so that 100 percent of all monies raised at the eent were received by the beneficiary, AIM for Mental Health. To everyone concerned, a grateful thank you! Averil Nero Pebble Beach
It’s Wildfire Season: Be Prepared By Senator Bill Monning The rainy season is coming to an end and as our region begins to dry out, it is easy to forget that the State of California is still in the midst of a drought. As a result of the ongoing drought and a terrible bark beetle infestation, more than 29 million trees in California have died. This abundance of dead trees causes fires to burn faster and hotter, and in light of this, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency this past fall for what he called the state’s “worst epidemic of tree mortality in modern history.” Last year’s Valley Fire in Lake County burned 76,067 acres, killed four people, and is an example of the danger of dead trees fueling mega fires. These dead trees increase the risk of wildfires and CalFire and local fire departments across the state are working to remind Californians about simple steps that should be followed to prepare for and prevent them. CalFire has launched two educational campaigns: Ready, Set, Go! and One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire, to serve as reminders that we all must do our part to be prepared for wildfire season. The Ready, Set, Go! campaign reminds everyone to be “Ready” for a wildfire by maintaining 100 feet of defensible space around structures and hardening homes with fire resistant building materi-
als; to be “Set” by having an evacuation plan with an emergency supply kit and a wildfire action plan; and to be ready to “Go!” when a wildfire strikes and evacuate early. The One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire campaign is a reminder that approximately 95 percent of all wildfires are sparked by the activity of people and that almost all wildfires are preventable. One of the leading causes of wildfires is the use of outdoor power equipment. To prevent wildfires, use outdoor power equipment in the morning hours and never on hot, windy days. When clearing dead or dying grass or brush, do not use a lawn mower or weed trimmer with a metal blade. Additionally, make sure your vehicle is properly maintained and does not have trailer chains dragging on the ground, as one less spark means one less wildfire. For information about how to prepare for wildfires, visit: www.ReadyForWildfire.org. The website provides resources and tips on how to create your own Ready, Set, Go! plan and gives additional information about the One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire campaign. The better prepared you are, the more likely you are to prevent or survive a wildfire. I encourage everyone to take the steps necessary to prepare yourself, your home, and your family.
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High demand and thin housing supply crimp March California pending home sales Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters Source: C.A.R. Statewide pending home sales in California decreased in March on an annual basis for the third straight month, reflecting high demand for a dearth of homes available for sale on the market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Statewide pending home sales fell in March on an annual basis, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) decreasing 1.7 percent from 138.0 in March 2015 to 135.6 in March 2016, based on signed contracts. On a monthly basis, California pending home sales rose from February, primarily due to seasonal factors. The PHSI increased 12.7 percent from an index of 120.3 in February to 135.6 in March. When adjusting pending sales for typical seasonal patterns, pending sales actually declined 1 percent from February. Tight inventories are expected to continue to impede home sales growth this year. At the regional level, pending sales were down on an annual basis in all major regions of the state, with the San Francisco Bay Area experiencing the largest con-
traction at 3.7 percent. All major regions experienced double-digit, month-to-month increases in pending sales. Within the core areas of the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, pending sales actually saw an increase over last year of 8.6 percent and 11.6 percent, respectively. Pending home sales in Southern California were essentially flat in March, edging down 0.3 percent from a year ago and were up 17.8 percent from February. Los Angeles County posted a modest annual gain of 1 percent, while Orange County declined by 4.3 percent. The share of homes selling above asking price in March rose to the highest level since July 2015 at 34 percent, indicating strong market competition for the thin supply of homes available for sale. Conversely, the share of properties selling below asking price shrank for the third straight month to a new low of 33 percent. The remainder (33 percent) sold at asking price. The average number of offers per property increased for the second straight month to 3.3 in March, up slightly from 3.1 in February and 2.7 in March 2015.
U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls Again, Nearing a 48-Year Low Source: realtor.com® The nation’s homeownership rate hit a 48-year low in the second quarter of 2015, and results from the first quarter of 2016 have dashed hopes that the homeownership rate had finally hit a bottom in 2015, as it slid back almost to that level in the first quarter of this year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. In the first three months of this year, the rate was at 63.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted. That is down from 63.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. When adjusting for seasonality, the homeownership rate in the first quarter also fell slightly to 63.6 percent from 63.7 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for realtor®.com, commented, “The decline in the homeownership rate is definitely showing signs of bottoming out. Most likely the homeownership rate is going to be stabilizing or even could be rising again in another year or two.” The percentage of homeowners was
lowest in the West, at just 58.7 percent, according to the report. The region includes super pricey cities like San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. They were highest in the Midwest, at 68.9 percent, and the South, at 64.8 percent. Homeownership stood at 60.4 percent in the Northeast, according to the report. The continued declines in the homeownership rate in part reflect a growing number of renter households. Some 363,000 new renter households were formed in the first quarter compared with the same time last year, about twice as many as the 177,000 new owner households. Troublingly, this was the second consecutive quarter when the number of new households formed was anemic, with the data showing just over 540,000 new households formed in total in the first quarter. In the third quarter of 2015, the number of renter households alone increased by 1.3 million.
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“The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement among 12 Pacific Rim countries, with six additional Pacific Rim countries interested in signing. MIIS Professor Dr. Robert Rogowsky will address “Strategic Trade Policy and Geopolitics in a Treacherous Political Season and Why You Should Care.” He will review the highlights of the TPP, the current American debate over the agreement, its impact on American citizens, and the prospects for a 2016 U.S. Congressional ratification. Dr. Rogowsky is the Program Chair and Professor of the International Trade and Economic Diplomacy (ITED) program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He is concurrently Adjunct Professor of Trade and Commercial Diplomacy at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Dr. Rogowsky is also President of the Institute for Trade and Commercial Diplomacy, an organization that develops training programs and materials designed for the professional practice of commercial diplomacy. Dr. Rogosky spent nearly two decades at the U.S. International Trade Commission where he served as Chief Economist from 1995-1999, and as Director of Operations from 1992 to 2010. Previously he was the Acting Executive Director at the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the Federal Trade Commission. He was also the founder and executive editor of the Journal of International Commerce and Economics and has published widely on the topics of international trade, competition policy, and regulation. The talk will take place on Friday, May 20, 2016, 11:30 a.m. at 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
Heritage House Awards coming up
The annual Pacific Grove Heritage House Awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in conjunction with National Preservation Month. Awards will be presented in four categories: preservation, remodel/addition, commercial and new construction. The ceremony is open to the public and will be held at Chautauqua Hall,16th Street at Central Avenue, in Pacific Grove. For information, email The Pacific Grove Heritage Society at info@pacificgroveheritage.org
Treasure Shop seeking furniture The AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue is looking for furniture. Any style modern, vintage, antique in good condition will be greatly appreciated. Call (831) 333-0491. Can arrange pick-up if necessary.10:00 – 4:30 Tues.-Sat, 11:00 – 4:30 Sun., 10:00 – 7:00 Mon. gcr770@ aol.com
Programs at the Library
For more information call 648-5760. • Tuesday, May 17 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5. Wednesday, May 18 • 3:45 pm “Wacky Wednesday after-school program presents Jungle Jamboree: stories, science and crafts for all ages. Thursday, May 19 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. Thursday, May 19 • 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. There will be no story times the week of May 23-27 because we will be preparing for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this summer is "Read for the Win," and children of all ages can read books all summer long, keep track of their reading, and win lots of prizes! Sign ups begin on Wednesday, June 1.
Free Memorial Day Open Ground Studios Celebrates Third Anniversary Car Show On May 27, 2016 Open Ground Studios will celebrate three years of growth with a focus on community. The Gallery will feature artwork made by supporting members and students and the reception will showcase how the work of the gallery and programs have been changing lives. The event is from 5:30 - 8:00 and is free and open to the public. The central focus of the gallery celebration is the first-ever juried exhibition of OGS Student and Supporting Members. The exhibit will be curated by Jamie Dagdigian, Chair of the Monterey Peninsula College Art Department, and Mel Barrett, artist and Carmel Art Association sales associate. This exhibit is a cross-section of the diverse art that is produced by Open Ground’s many different creators, be they first-time students or experienced, profes-
sional artists. “For many of our students and members, this will be the first opportunity to showcase their art to the public and Open Ground Studios is proud to be the catalyst to provide the opportunity and introduction to the Monterey Peninsula,” said a spokesperson. Partial Showcased Artists and Creative Practitioners: Ann Nall Bonnie Clark Bonnie Rose Fernandez Char Colton Corinn Hillstrom Donna Kooyman Emily Aiken Erin Hunter Gretchen Flesher Janet Heine
Lila Staples Thorsen Lindsay Rosalba Marie Murphy Melissa Pickford Melissa Smedley Noriko Constant Ron Rice Sandra Fene’ Wolfson Sandra Gray Shell Jacobs Suzi Randall Terese Garcia Open Ground Studios is located at 1230 Fremont Blvd in Seaside. For more information about the studio and gallery, phone (831) 241-6919 or visit them at their Website: opengroundstudios.com or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ opengroundstudio
Plan to attend the Memorial Day Car Show at Veterans Transition Center. Classic cars, hot rods and trucks will be on display. Admission is free. This is VTC’s 3rd annual show, to be held on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cars will be displayed on the front parking area of Martinez Hall on historic Ford Ord, just off Imjin Rd. at 220 12th St., Marina. Good family fun; veterans especially encouraged to attend. Great raffle and silent auction items have already been donated. To enter a vehicle: Early car registration fee is $40, with the first 100 entries receiving a T-shirt, dash plaque and goodie bag. Registration day of event opens at 9 a.m. and same day registration is $45. Become a sponsor… or register at: http:// www.vtcmonterey.org/event-memorialday-car-show_1.htm.
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How My Family Stories Impact Me
“O the merry month of May”—31 days of graduations, weddings, honoring mothers and remembering those who served our country. Fittingly, May also bears the designation of Personal History Awareness Month. In the story that follows, originally written for worldwide distribution on the Association of Personal Historians website, Patricia Hamilton shares how writing family stories have made a difference in her life.
A Multi-layered, Multi-dimensional, Inner and Outer Journey My family stories have impacted my own stories—to the extent that the web of conversations that I have been telling myself altered rapidly and radically. The impacts were unforeseeable, unexpected— and expected to continue. For instance: Sharing stories with my family has brought me closer to each of them; we are all more at peace with the past and the present. Because I’ve come to – more or less - understand my past, and have reflected in writing on how I met past challenges, today I feel more secure and less judgmental, and am able to meet life’s myriad issues with minimal anxiety. I also feel as if I am more physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually aware. Professionally, my own business of crafting stories, designing and publishing books has also grown—in substance and quality. Client interactions are more personal, meaningful, and joyful. Satisfaction with my creative work has risen. Whereas I had thought to retire, now I’m jazzed to continue my work. Impact Me, Please! I’m a people-watcher and have always been curious about what makes people tick, what it means to be human. Intrigued with family stories, I spent years doing Internet research, studying the social sciences, traveling to interview and photograph elders and others. In 1994 I published a family book, Savvy the Burro. Forming new family relationships taught me more about myself and about others than I did while studying philosophy and religion during University years.
Keepers of our Culture Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg I heard of the work of Dr. James Birren, and became a practitioner and Certified Facilitator of his Guided Autobiography Method. I began writing and sharing my own stories, then teaching others. I embodied the truth of this axiom: “We only know ourselves to the extent we reveal ourselves to others.” ‘Brothers’ in the Basque Country I became enamored with new research into the effects of DNA on our personalities. I met two anthropologists, Dr. Alexis Bunten and Dr. Siamak Naficy. Using my genetic information, they provide me with science-based, detailed, and personalized stories of ancient maternal and paternal lines: photos of what the people may have looked like, where and how they lived— temperaments and character qualities that also reside, to varying degrees, in my own chromosomes. Following Drs. Bunten and Naficy’s Cultural Heritage Tour itinerary, I spent a week absorbing the culture and agriculture in San Sebastián, northern Spain, where approximately 15 percent of the present day population carries my ancient genetic code (Haplogroup V). On future trips I’ll follow these Macedonians around the globe—from the Ice Age on the Iberian Peninsula (12,000-10,000 BCE), to me, here in Pacific Grove, California, USA (2016). I love to learn about other cultures, so I’m particularly grateful for this impact on my life—finding purposeful and meaningful travel. Storytelling Rocks! My memoir now combines stories of my genetic pre-dispositions (genotype), plus family stories and life experiences, including walking in my ancestors’ footsteps, both of which inform my personality (phenotype). At once, a more satisfying and stimulating picture for me to contemplate. As I share these findings with my family, our own family web of conversations alters rapidly, radically, and in unexpected
Tony Albano sets Booksigning Plan to enjoy meeting local author Tony Albano. Tony, a waiter/host at Carmel’s Il Fornaio restaurant for 20 years, lost a leg and was deeply depressed until he met Brie, a poodle who also was missing a leg and who “looked into my soul” -- then life got better. Tony’s new book is “Life Is A Bumpy Road, smoothed out by the people - and the dogs - you meet along the way.” His 28 short stories tell about life in NY as a ‘60s hippy-musician, about a “man who had kind eyes,” about remembering the shampoo smell of a girl who rode on his bike handlebars, and much more. It will cause you to smile, and pause to think. He will have books to sign at the event. “It’s a great gift for someone who needs a smile!” says Tony.
Saturday, May 23, 2016 1-3 p.m. Booksigning and Meet the Author Whittakers, Carmel (Ocean Ave. near Dolores) Cost: Free Contact: info@BumpyRoadProductions. com
ways. By adding the DNA component, I’ve finally gotten family members excited about what I’m doing—another great impact, for me and for them. Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg invite readers to bring the magic of writing and sharing stories to their own families during Personal History Awareness Month. 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.
Left: The Claude Hamilton family, Modesto 1946. Patricia is the baby on her mother Charline’s lap. Below: Patricia Hamilton, dining with newfound Basque ‘brothers,’ at a traditional sheep dinner. San Sebastián, Spain, 2016.
Poll Workers Sought
Poll workers are needed in Pacific Grove for the June 7, 2016 Primary Election and the Presidential General Election on Nov. 8, 2016. Officers will work from 6 AM – 9:30 PM and be trained to set up an accessible polling place, serve voters all day, and close the polling place. Even if you’ve been trained for a prior election, election officers need to attend training for each election. A stipend is payable 6-8 weeks after the election: $185 for lead poll worker, $135 for clerks. Poll workers must be at least 18 years old and be a registered voter or lawful permanent resident, and provide a social security number. High school students age 16 and over are also eligible to work. There is a need in Pacific Grove for bilingual workers fluent in English and Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and/or Chinese. FOR MORE INFO: 1370 S. Main Street # B Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 796-1485 (direct line to poll worker info) Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. E-Mail: RecruiterArea2@co.monterey.ca.us
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Reflections:
You don’t have to be houseless to feel homeless in your heart Remembering anniversaries doesn’t necessarily mean celebrating them. If my “Suicide in Seaside” series in May 2015 hadn’t included the term “homeless in the heart” to describe the victim’s depression, the three columns might have faded into history instead of making it. Instead, because a person died, a phrase was born. A host of reactions came from readers who admitted they’ve also experienced feeling homelessness of the heart. They included veterans, a chef and a famous American poet who shares her poignant Mother’s Day memoir. Yvonne Nunn of Hermleigh, Tex., who lives on a ranch, is the former Senior Poet Laureate of Texas and 2005 Pissonneteer of the Year.
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise need to help me take care of him because she was his big sister who would teach him many things like walking, but he did not have to talk because she did that for him. Their school days were filled with reading books, writing notes and hiding report cards at the six weeks intervals. I learned to check on them in their play when quietness flooded the house except for the songs of Pam and Bill, their parakeets. Now as adults, they tell me of things they did, places they went and people they were with that I have no recollection of. How I wish I had checked on them more often and perhaps tied them to their beds when I napped. Perhaps I would have caught them before they ran to the grocery store, stole some candy and had their treats behind the garage before that embarrassing telephone call from the grocer.
Recovery never comes
I Am Homeless In My Heart By Yvonne Nunn Sunday I celebrated my fifty-eighth Mothers’ Day in my easy chair awaiting the expected phone calls wishing me happiness and a good day. It seems only yesterday the nurse held my little girl up for me. She was crying the kind of cry that frightens mothers and makes them start counting fingers and toes. I reached up from the birthing table, touched her leg and said, “Hello precious.” She stopped crying and seemed content that I was the force behind all that pushing and the touch of strangers. What a ride motherhood has been Two and a half years later I gave birth to our son. Unlike our daughter, he was a big baby, weighing 10 pounds and he looked like a six-month-old sleeping in an incubator with magnifying walls of glass. His sister took one look at him and headed for the door. My husband caught her before she got outside the hospital and brought her back to me looking like an abandoned orphan. She changed that day as we talked about her new brother and how she would
Mothers never outgrow the experience of having lives depending on them for survival and they never feel adequate for the job. When their nest empties recovery from the loss of their responsibilities never comes. Just yesterday I set the table for four at lunch time and when I discovered it, I brushed away my tears and retrieved two settings. I still worry about their safety yet it is I who use a cane to stabilize my steps. I sometimes think mothers, like the man of sorrows, never escape the platitudes of servitude to those she bore nor does she escape the feeling of being lost and lonely when her babies find the footprints of adulthood and leave her in the limbo of feeling unneeded. Appointments for visits that never come If I live another year, perhaps I will celebrate Mothers’ Day with my husband at a resort for seniors by the pool of stagnant waters waiting for the healing of the troubling ripples. I don’t look for cards anymore since e-mail is such a convenient way to say “Hi Mom” although I sometimes catch myself looking in the mail box for belated mail for a week following my unique day. Unlike the song “I Don’t Remember Loving You” I might take my crayons and
make appointments for visits that seem to never come or wonder who that is sending flowers to my front door. However, after all these years I am not really disappointed that they do not come to visit. I grow weary cooking meals for these grown-ups I do not find a resemblance to of what they looked like when they lived with me. I am homeless in my heart. Abandoned. Seaside’s happy anniversary Six months after Seaside City Council’s Nov. 10, 2015 approval of $35,000 for a pilot Veterans Transitional Center program, sixteen formerly homeless veterans are living in permanent affordable housing. Refurbishing of six houses on old Fort Ord, if successful, kicks off an end to homelessness among veterans on the Monterey Peninsula. That’s an anniversary to celebrate! See details about VTC at http://www. vtcmonterey.org/contact.htm . Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a
Junior League of Monterey County, Inc. Prospective New Member Social
The Junior League of Monterey County, Inc. (JLMC) is a leader in education and advocacy for women’s and children’s health and well-being. JLMC has been actively working to improve Monterey County for over 50 years through promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. JLMC invites interested women to socialize with active members to learn about the League’s community impact projects, leadership training opportunities, and additional benefits of membership. The event will be held at the Old Whaling Station Historic Adobe (JLMC Headquarters) 99 Pacific Street Heritage Harbor Complex, Monterey on Wednesday, May 25, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. JLMC welcomes women of all races, religions, and national origins who share in our commitment to voluntarism and improving our community. Membership is open once annually. Please RSVP to tiny.cc/jlmcnewmember For more information, contact Rebecca Alderson, JLMC President, 831.375.5356
Adult Ed Graduate Moves On
Open Mic Nights at PG Art Center Begin Have you ever wanted to hold a microphone and perform for an audience? Then come to the free Open Mic Nights at Pacific Grove Art Center. The first will be held Friday, May 13, and continue on Fridays May 20, 27, June 10, 17 and 24. The door at 568 Lighthouse Ave. will open at 6 p.m., and the performances will be from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Two microphones, two instrument cables, two mic stands and the house system will be provided. Each performer will get to perform two to three songs, with a 10-minute limit. Entertainers are urged to show up early to get an early spot on the signup sheet. Advice for prospective performers: “When you are next, please be ready,” said Scott Keiser of Monkey Man Productions. “Your instruments should be tuned and ready to go. We don’t expect perfection, but it’s always best to perform with songs you’re comfortable with. Be considerate of other performers. Please be quiet and respectful, applaud for everyone and stay for the performers after you. Good luck!” The nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center, at 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, is always free and open to the public. Regular hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, call 831-3752208,or visit www.pgartcenter.org. There is no charge, but donations to the nonprofit Art Center are suggested and welcomed.
Anna Michel, PG Adult School grad, shares her college acceptance with Barbara Martinez, Principal of Pacific Grove Adult School. “I’d like to share some good news— I got into UC Berkeley! The major is called Society and Environment (in the College of Natural Resources), and it’s exactly what I want to study and pursue for my career. “I want to thank you for helping me pave the way for this dream to become reality. Finishing high school and earning my diploma, while simultaneously getting a head start in college— achieving my goals, on my time— would not have been possible without the great program at PG Adult Education. I am so appreciative of the awesome work you do here!”
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CASE#16 PR000176 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HELEN JOAN WARD HAS BEEN FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : Helen Joan Ward A Petition for Probate has been filed by Stephen Robert McClaran in the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey. The Petition for Probate requests that Stephen Robert McClaran be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under 0the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
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MONTERRA | 7591 Paseo Vista Exquisite 5BR/5.5BA home provides a private sanctuary for outdoor entertaining and lovely views of Monterey Bay. Gorgeous courtyard. $3,650,000
PACIFIC GROVE | 769 Lighthouse Avenue $2,500,000 Exquisite design and meticulous material selection distinguish the historic Holman Mansion.
PEBBLE BEACH | $1,500,000 Filtered ocean views in Pebble Beach’s estate area above The Lodge. Beautiful 1.5 acre estate lot backing into a forested open space.
Mike Jashinski 831.236.8913
Bill Bluhm 831.277.2782
Paul Riddolls 831.293.4496
MONTEREY | $1,199,000 Spacious 3BR/2.5BA ocean-view custom built contemporary home in Del Monte Beach tract. Vaulted ceilings, light and bright.
MONTEREY | $1,095,000 Monterra homesite 112 is a 3.13-acre parcel located on one of the most prestigious streets in the Tehama community.
PACIFIC GROVE | $995,000 Darling 4BR/3BA house a remodeled kitchen, and street to alley access in one of Pacific Grove’s best neighborhood.
Paul Riddolls 831.917.2111
Mike Jashinski 831.236.8913
Jacquie Adams 831.277.0971
PEBBLE BEACH | $995,000 2BR/2BA with two extra rooms that could be bedrooms or offices. Single level and has two lovely decks with ocean peeks.
PACIFIC GROVE | $995,000 1668 sq. ft. 2BR/2BA located on a very quiet small cul-de-sac just off 17 Mile Drive. Features natural lights and a easy care yard.
MONTEREY | 124 Dunecrest Avenue Immaculately maintained 3BR/2BA single level cottage in desirable Peter’s Gate. Features hardwood floors, and an inviting floor plan. $775,000
Jacquie Adams 831.277.0971
Dick Stebbins 831.915.4995
Glen Alder 831.622.4867
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