In This Issue
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 28
Musical Fundraiser for The Gathering Place 1:00 PM Center for Spiritual Living $20 •
Eagle Scout Project - Page 8
Famous people - Page 18
Preserving history- Page 29
Pacific Grove’s
Sat. May 28
Composting Workshop 10 AM - 11:30 AM No Cost 14201 Del Monte Blvd., Marina 9Last Chance Mercantile) •
Sat. May 28
Annual Memorial Day Car Show Veterans Transition Center 220 12th St., Marina No cost to see the show •
Mon. May 30
Memorial Day Ceremony Devendorf Park, Carmel with Open House at American Legion Post 512 •
May 27-June 2, 2016
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Vol. VIII, Issue 34
Pacific Grove Community High School Grads Fly On
Sat. June 4
Poetry in the Grove Celebrating Fathers 3-5 PM Little House in Jewell Park No Cost
• Fri. & Sat. June 4 & 5
Below, teacher Brad Woodyard congratulates Andrew Jones and Hayden Jones. Principal Barbara Martinez speaks.
De Monte Kennel Club Agility Trials 12-4 PM and 8-4 PM York School 831-333-9032 •
Fri June 6
First Friday Art & Entertainment Downtown Pacific Grove Free •
June 6-9
Basketball Camp Grades 3-5, K-2
June 13-16
Basketball Camp grades 6-8 dpowers@pgusdorg •
June 13-July 10
Ragamuffin Musical Theater Camp: The Lion King, Jr.
831-601-9639 • Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam No Dance This week to allow for refinishing the floor
For more live music events try www.kikiwow.com
Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 13 Cartoon............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 6 Financial.......................................... 11 Giants Update.................................. 18 Homeless in Paradise........................ 26 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 29 Legal Notices.............................. 30, 31 Market Matters................................. 27 Opinion...................................... 23, 24 Otter Views....................................... 14 Peeps................................................ 22 Rain Gauges....................................... 2 Real Estate.................................. 18, 32 Service Directory.............................. 31 Wine Wanderings............................. 28
Community High School Class of 2016 graduated Wed., May 25. They are, from left to right: Scott Kirkham, Victor Therou, Fedor Mukhin, Brandon Buckley and Hayden Jones. Top right, they are congratulated by Superintendent of Schools Ralph Gomez Porras: Brandon Buckley, Andrew Jones, Hayden Jones, Scott Kirkham, Fedor Mukhin, Victor Therou. At right, below, Hayden Jones thanks his folks and Victor Therou entertains the gathering. Photos by Peter Mounteer.
School lunches going up by 25 cents The menu prices for the Food Service program have not been increased for several years. Diane Hobson, Director of School Nutrition at Pacific Grove Unified School district, points out that during that time, food costs and labor costs have continued to increase. As a result, the contribution to the Cafeteria Fund from the General Fund has increased. Hobson proposed a modest increase in the price of meals served to students. Under the National School Lunch Program, state and federal funds pay a portion of reimburseable meals – those which meet the requirements of including a meat or meat alternative, whole grain, fruit, vegetable and milk. Adult staff on campus are eligibe to partake of the meals, but their meals are not reimbursable. No child is singled out in any way for being on the free and reduced lunch program, nor are they turned away. But only on-campus staff and teachers are eligible and no one from off-campus is invited. The price increase would be in 25-cent increments. At the elementary schools, the price of the lunches would increase from $2.75 to $3.00. The middle school and high school lunch will increase from $3.50 to $3.75. Adult meals will go up by 50 cents as they are not reimbursable meals and sales tax must be included in the cost. The number of reimbursable meals served at breakfast has remained fairly static: 2012-13, 21,542 meals were served. In 201314 it went down to 20,816 and down again to 20,583 in 2014-15. But in 2015-16, the estimate for reimbursable breakfasts is 21,000. The number of reimbursable lunches served has gone from 85,665 in 2012-2013 to an estimated 95,000 in 2015-2016. Over all campuses, the average number of meals served is 550 lunches per day. As a comparison, the cost of lunch and breakfast currently being charged at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District elementary schools is $2.75 for lunch and, at the high school and middle schol levels, breakfast is $2.00 and lunch is $3.25. In Carmel Unified School District, lunch at the elementary schools is $4.00
and at the high school and middle school levels, breakfast is $2.50 and lunch is $4.00. Keeping in mind that lunches in the Pacific Grove Unified School District all meet state and federal guidelines in order to be reimbursable, here’s what our students get for well under $5.
High School Level Breakfast Combo Meal
Choose one item from this list of entrees: Assorted Muffins, Bagel w/Cream Cheese, Cold Cereal, Hot Breakfast Entree, Yogurt & Granola Choose one item from this list of sides: 100% Juice Box, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Fruit Cup or Applesauce Cup White or Chocolate Milk
Lunch Combo Meal
Choose one item from this list of entrees: Assorted Sandwich Meal Baked Potato With Toppings Burritos Cheeseburger Chicken Nuggets Chicken Patty on a Bun French Bread Pizza Pizza Slice, Dominos Salad Meal Variety of Fresh Sandwiches Meal Yogurt/ Fruit/Granola Parfait Choose up to two items from this list of sides: 100% Juice box, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Fruit Cups White or Chocolate Milk
See LUNCHES Page 6
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• May 20, 2016
Joan Skillman
Memorial Day Flag Etiquette
Skillshots
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of Memorial Day, fly the United States flag at half staff from sunrise until noon, and then raise it to full height from noon to sundown. United States Flag Code Section 7.M The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then slowly lowered to the halfstaff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.
Celebrating Volunteers
Sunset Suppers $990
The Beach house aT Lovers PoinT Dinner & cockTaiLs From 4Pm DaiLy
Special menu served daily when seated by 5:30p and ordered by 6p. Subject to change without notice
Larry and Jorie Esquivel celebrate Larry’s award of Volunteer of the Year presented to him on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce dinner held at Merrill Hall at Asilomar Conference Grounds. Photo
by R. Lakind
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Dinner Reservations: 831-375-2345 At Lovers Point Beach 620 Ocean View Blvd. Pacific Grove
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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Ron Gaasch • Jon Charron• Mike Clancy • Scott Dick • Rabia Erduman • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Travis Long • Jim Moser • Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Katie Shain • Bob Silverman • Peter Silzer • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens • Kurt Vogel Intern: Ivan Garcia Distribution: Debbie Birch, Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Bella G, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Dezi, Jesse, John, Kai, Kyle, Jacob, Leo, Luca, Nathan, Ryan
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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 05-26-16 at 7:00 AM....... 0.01" Total for the season............................. 18.74" The historic average to this date is ..... 18.64" 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......................... 0.01" Total for the season (since 7/1/15)...... 17.48" Last week low temperature...................49.5F Last week high temperature..................64.3F Last year rain to date (7/1/14-5/26/15)....... 15.90”
May 20, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
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dollars on projects that have no place in our county Protect our environment and fuel the economy with good jobs
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t Not reappointed to California Coastal Commission for consistently voting to overdevelop
t Involvement in the failed and scandal-ridden Regional Desalination Project
Learn more: www.potterfacts.com This ad was paid for by Public Water Now - www.publicwaternow.org This ad was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office.
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• May 20, 2016
‘A Tribute to our Conductor’
Monterey Community Band Presents “A Tribute to our Conductor,” conducted by Richard Robins in a final performance, The concert is scheduled for Sun., June 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall (M-1) at 980 Fremont Street. Admission is free to hear music of Eric Coates, Astor Pizzlla, George Gershwin, Michael Kamen, Benny Goodman, Randol Alan Bass, John Williams, Gioacchimo Rossini, and John Wasson. Featured musicians include David Wittrock, narrator; George Peterson, piano; Pamela Scholz, harp; and the Monterey Community Band Brass Quintet.
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Tiny Treasures Invited by Pacific Grove Art Center
Area artists are invited to submit a miniature work of art to the 2016 Tiny Treasures show at Pacific Grove Art Center. Deadline for donations is June 23. The office at 568 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove is staffed to receive donations Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Donated art must be original work (no reproductions) and any medium is accepted. Each piece must be no larger than 7x9 inches, including frame, and not exceed 7 inches in depth. Each piece must be ready to hang on the wall, with hooks or wires already attached. Tiny Treasures is one of the nonprofit Art Center’s most playful and lively annual fundraisers and generates income to help PGAC continue to serve the community. Each miniature will be displayed with a “voting box” where patrons will deposit their purchased raffle tickets. At the close of the show, one winning ticket will be drawn for each piece of art.
Book Publishing 1-2-3 to Benefit the Monterey Public Library Endowment Fund On Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Laurie Gibson will lead a writing workshop she’s presented throughout California for 10 years. Packed with stories and tips, this fast-paced program is designed to empower and inspire writers of fiction and nonfiction alike. She will start with a brief glance at the book business: self-publishing, e-books, and traditional publishing. Then Gibson will share ideas to help writers improve their craft, tips for connecting with literary agents and editors, and some thoughts on book promotion. Other highlights: writing prompts
Step Back in Time
Monterey History & Art Association’s Monterey’s 246th Birthday & MHAA’s 85th Anniversary
Saturday, June 4, 2016 Festivities 11:15 a.m.
Memory Gardens/Custom House Plaza BBQ BUFFET EXTRAVAGANZA Shake Family Chefs & the Merienda BBQ Committee are taking it up a notch! ENTERTAINMENT BY
Mike Marotta, Jr. & Special Guests Mariachis & Folklorico Dancers
Dress: Early California Attire
MHAA Member: $55 Non-Member: $65
Tickets/Information: (831) 372-2311 Email: LaMerienda85@gmail.com
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and self-assessments, four-page handout, Q&A, sample edit or review of five pages. Laurie Gibson has presented “Book Publishing 1-2-3” throughout the state (from the northern tip of San Francisco Bay to the Mexican border) for nearly a decade. She is a full-time editor whose clients include nearly 200 individual authors in addition to Stanford University, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Patagonia, Inc. For several years, Laurie also taught editing for the Extension programs at UCSD and UCLA. Also see Laurie Gibson’s LinkedIn Profile. Proceeds from the workshop benefit the Monterey Public Library Endowment Fund. The workshop is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee. Adults are invited to attend. Tickets are $25 per person or $40 for two. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mplfriends. com, by phone at (831) 646-5632 or in person at the Library Help Desk. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For more information, contact Sirie Thongchua at (831) 646-5632 or email thongchu@ monterey.org.
Carmel Public Library Free Public Program on Big Trees
Carmel Public Library (Harrison Memorial Library) and the Carmel Public Library Foundation invite the public to a free program, Community Night at the Library – The Big Trees Among us. Author, Biologist and Professor at California State University San Luis Obispo Matt Ritter will speak. • Date & Time: Wednesday, June 8 at 7 pm • Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, 9th & Mission, Carmel • Cost: FREE and open to the public Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Dr. Ritter is a professor of biological sciences who has authored several books on flora and fauna including A California’s Guide to the Trees Among Us. He will talk about the flora and fauna of the Central Coast. For program details, questions about donations or sponsorship opportunities, contact Amy Donohue, Executive Director of the Carmel Public Library Foundation at 831-624-2811.
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
May 20, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
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Welcome Ben Harvey New City Manager
Pacific Grove Mayor, Bill Kampe, welcomes new permanent City Manager, Ben Harvey, at a reception at Point Pinos Grill on Tuesday, May 24. Right: Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Volunteers, Dee Boyer, Diane Garrison, and Nina Grannis at the reception.
Fourth of July
Hometown Celebration Caledonia Park
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PacRep presents the Carmel premiere of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Broadway hit, “Mary Poppins The Musical.” Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins is set to fly over the rooftops of London and into the Golden Bough Theatre, June 16 - July 24 This 'high-flying' family musical features the delightful songs from the cherished Disney film including “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Step in Time.” Winner of 44 major theatre awards from around the globe, “Mary Poppins” has captivated audiences for generations with its enchanting story, unforgettable songs and dazzling dance numbers. This production is the PacRep directorial debut of Susanne Burns, new this year to PacRep’s staff. Vocal direction is by Don Dally, and choreography is by Pamela Crane and Devin Adler. Flying effects will be provided by ZFX Flying of Las Vegas, allowing Mary Poppins to float over the Golden Bough stage and help Bert do some fancy levitating footwork, as well. The cast has over 40 performers, and will feature resident actress Gracie Navaille (Heathers), in the title role. The role of ‘Bert’ will be played by guest performer Rhett Wheeler (of recent viral “YouTube” fame singing an impromptu performance at Disney World with David Foster!). Resident guest actor Scott McQuiston (Heathers, CATS) returns to the Golden Bough stage as ‘George Banks’, along with Katie Day (CATS) as ‘Winifred Banks’. The role of ‘Jane Banks’ is double-cast with Lauren Mansour and Maddie Muzgorski, and ‘Michael Banks’ is double-cast with Andrew Mansour and Samantha Scattini. Regional favorite Donna Federico appears as the evil nanny, ‘Mrs. Andrews’. PacRep’s “Mary Poppins” has two discount previews, Thursday and Friday, June 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., opening on Sat., June 18 at 7:30 p.m, followed by a 2:00 p.m. family matinee on Sun., June 19. Performances continue Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday family matinees at 2:00 p.m., weekends thru June 24. All performances are at the Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. To learn more about tickets or becoming a PacRep season subscriber, visit www. pacrep.org. PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants. Mary Poppins the Musical THU Jun 16 7:30pm discount preview FRI Jun 17 7:30pm discount preview SAT Jun 18 7:30pm opening SUN Jun 19 2:00pm matinee THU Jun 23 7:30pm FRI Jun 24 7:30pm SAT Jun 25 7:30pm SUN Jun 26 2:00pm matinee THU Jun 30 7:30pm FRI Jul 1 7:30pm SAT Jul 2 7:30pm SUN Jul 3 2:00pm matinee THU Jul 7 7:30pm FRI Jul 8 7:30pm SAT Jul 9 7:30pm
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce presents
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Pacific Grove Rotary Club Presents
Reading of Declaration of Independence at 11:00 am Chicken or Hot Dog Lunch $10 includes potato salad, garlic bread, salad and dessert
Served from 11 am until 3 pm while supplies last
Live entertainment by
The Firefly Band
& Tom Faia & The Juice With bounce houses for kids Sponsored by: City of Pacific Grove, Earthbound Farm, PG Florist, Asilomar, & Lucky
831.373.3304
www.pacificgrove.org
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• May 20, 2016
PLUNCH From Page 1
Marge Ann Jameson
Snack Items Offered Daily
100% Apple Juice, Assorted Baked Chips, Brownies, Freshly Baked Cookies, Gatorade, Granola Bars, Powerade, Rice Krispies Treats, Water, And More
Middle School Level Breakfast Combo Meal
Choose one item from this list of entrees: Assorted Muffins, Bagel w/Cream Cheese, Breakfast Burrito, Cold Cereal, Mini Pancakes Choose one item from this list of sides: Fresh Fruit, Canned Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Small Orange Juice Choose one item from this list of drinks: White or Chocolate Milk
Lunch Combo Meal
Choose one item from this list of entrees: Domino’s Pizza, Pasta & Meat Sauce, Bean & Cheese Burrito, or Daily Lunch Special Daily Lunch Special Mondays: Mini Corndogs and Tater Tots Tuesdays: Orange Chicken & Brown Rice Wednesdays: Hamburger & Tots Thursdays: Popcorn Chicken & whole grain Roll Fridays: Chicken Sandwich on whole grain Bun Must Choose up to two items from this list of sides: Fresh Fruit, Canned Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Small 100% Juice Choose one item from this list of drinks: White or Chocolate Milk All meals must include a 1/2-cup serving of fruits and/or vegetables
Snack Items Offered Daily
Water, 100% Fruit Juice, Assorted Baked Chips, Brownies, Freshly Baked Cookies, Granola Bars, Fresh Fruit, Rice Krispies Treats, and more The additional revenue that this increase will create is expected to be $5,250 for the breakfast program and $23,750 for the lunch program, for a total of $29,000. The item passed on the first vote.
Strawberry Truck Dives off a Cliff
On 05/19/16 at approximately 2131 hours, CHP received a call of a big rig that drove off the cliff, on SR-1 just south of Soberanes Pt. A witness said the big rig hit a tree and drove off the cliff. A maroon Kenworth, loaded with 30,000 lbs of strawberries, had been traveling southbound on SR-1, at approximately 25 mph. The driver told CHP officers his tire blew out and his vehicle veered off the road . The Kenworth collided with the guard rail on the west side of the road, continued along the guard rail for approximately 150 ft and when the guard rail ended the Kenworth drove off the cliff. The vehicle came to rest approximately 200-300 feet off the roadway. There were 3 occupants in the vehicle: the driver, Robert Lane; right front passenger Terry Lane; and a passenger lying in the sleeper, Dwayne Lane. Terry was transported via helicopter to Natividad Medical Center. Dwayne was transported via ambulance to Natividad Medical Center. While on scene Dwayne was conscious and speaking, while en route to the hospital he became unconscious and it was determined he had a collapsed lung. Robert Lane was transported to Natividad Medical Center where he was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of prescription medication. The cause of the collision is currently under investigation. Drugs are a factor. Due to the terrain the vehicle was not recovered until Sunday morning. Recovery continued for a number of hours, with tow trucks and winches attenpting to putt the truck and its cargo out of the ravine.. SR-1 southbound was closed, SR-1 northbound was be temporary shut down and reopened as needed. It is not illegal for a big rig to travel on SR-1 south of Carmel but it is not recommended.
Road Repaving and Repairs to Start in Carmel Tuesday, May 31
Repaving and repair work will start on several road segments within Carmelby-the-Sea on Tuesday, May 31st, and continue for approximately five weeks. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, July 1st, just ahead of the three-day July 4th weekend, said Rob Mullane, the public works director for Carmel-by-the-Sea. The project includes the following road segments: • Carpenter Avenue between the northern city limit and Ocean Avenue • Guadalupe Street between Ocean and 7th avenues • Santa Rita Street between 3rd and 5th avenues • Dolores Street between 2nd and 4th avenues • 3rd Avenue between Dolores and Lincoln streets • Lincoln Street between Ocean and 8th avenues • 8th Avenue between Carmelo and Casanova streets • 11th Avenue between Monte Verde and San Carlos streets • Mission Street between Ocean and 8th avenues and between 4th and 6th avenues • Torres Street between Ocean and 11th avenues • Mountain View Avenue between Torres and Santa Fe streets Carpenter Avenue will be the site of the initial work. All work will be done between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and detour signs will be posted as necessary. Monterey Peninsula Engineering received the city contract for the project. The work is being paid in part by revenues raised by Measure D, which was overwhelming passed – a margin of more than three to one -- by Carmel-by-the-Sea voters in November 2012. Measure D increased the city’s sales tax by one percent for a 10-year period that started in April 2013. The measure’s language stipulated that the funds raised could be used for capital needs, such as streets. Questions about the work should be addressed to Rob Culver, public works superintendent for Carmel-by-the-Sea Carmel at 620-2074.
Cop Log
Hit and run to parked vehicle On Central. Lesson: Keep driving. Lost and found A cell phone was found on Lighthouse and turned in. The battery was nearly dead so they couldn’t start searching for the owner. A woman reported having lost her iPhone, possibly on Congress. A man reported his wife had lost her cell phone somewhere in Pacific Grove. Fire: Juvenile admitted starting it At Forest and Arkwright on 5/14/16. Drunk and disorderly A man was drunk in public on Lighthouse. He got to spend some time at Monterey PD until they found a sober friend to take responsibility for him. Burglary on Sunset A home was broken into and apparently they had to steal a vehicle to carry off the loot because a car was also stolen. Theft of stereo from locked vehicle On Junipero: Stereo system was stolen from a locked vehicle. Suspect(s) broke in by damaging the driver door handle. How did they get a positive ID? A man exposed himself in a public area. The reporting party did not want to pursue criminal charges, but only to make a report. Suspect contacted. Threats on Facebook and cellphone A person reported receiving threats on Facebook and in cellphone messages. The cellphone messages were from a blocked number. Overly-protective dog Victim on Willow St. said a neighbor’s dog escaped while guests were leaving and charged at her dog. She said she hurt her shoulder and was afraid for her and her dog’s safety. Both she and the dog’s owner said it had never happened before. Nasty ex boyfriend A woman on Crocker reported she believed her ex-boyfriend was accessing her email account and trying to use her credit cards. One of her cards is on hold for possible unauthorized access. She said the ex-boyfriend and his mother harass her and she’s afraid for her safety. Family dispute — over where he stores his drugs? After a family dispute, subject resisted lawful orders and was arrested after a brief struggle. He had methamphetamines in his underwear. Not the photographer’s favorite subject Animal Control Officer was called to photograph six piles of pig poop on Ransford. Stolen Water? A homeowner on Del Monte Blvd, reported excess water usage (like 9000 gallons!) over September and October, 2015, a time when no one was there. Usage returned to normal thereafter. Water company checked for leaks but there were none. Owner believes someone used their water without permission. If someone stole from me and assaulted me, why would I not press charges? A man entered a store on Lighthouse and shoplifted. He later returned and assaulted store employees. Victims did not wish to press charges. DUI Tina Louise Rawson was stopped on a traffic enforcement and found to be under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested, booked, and transported to county jail. The Case of the Bags of Bicycle Parts Someone on Cedar St. found a bicycle in their front yard. Earlier, a suspicious male threw two large bags in the front yard. They were full of miscellaneous bicycle parts. None of the parts came up as stolen. The bicycle is at the city yard.
Big Sur Man Sentenced After DUI Trial On May 20, 2016, Alexander Winters, age 37 of Big Sur, was found guilty by a jury of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol level above .08 percent. The case was heard by Monterey County Superior Court Judge Albert Maldonado. On October 9, 2015, Winters was observed weaving across multiple lanes of southbound Highway 1 in Big Sur, CA. When contacted by Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy Villasenor, Winters smelled of alcohol and had watery eyes. CHP Officer Chudziak responded to con-
duct the DUI investigation. Based on his poor performance on field sobriety tests and PAS results of .106 percent and .102 percent, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Winters then submitted to a chemical breath test with results of .06 percent and .06 percent over three hours later. After deliberations, the jury found the Defendant guilty of all counts. Judge Maldonado sentenced Winters to five years of probation, fines, and five days in the county jail.
Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple Rummage Sale
Saturday/Sunday, May 28/29 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Help us with this fundraiser by donating or buying appliances, clothes (new or slightly used), furniture, knick knacks, pots/pans, books, toys, etc. For donated items, please deliver to the temple the week of the event. Call 831-324-4537 for more information. Thank you for supporting the Temple! The Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple is located at 1155 Noche Buena St., Seaside. *Temple members, volunteers and friends will be able to purchase items one hour before the sale is open to the public .
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Public Art Project Meets with Enthusiastic Approval Storm-Damaged Trees will Become Breaching Whales at Berwick Park
Dance at Chautauqua Hall Saturday, May 28, 2016 No Dance. PG Recreation Dept. is refinishing the floor.
Fee is $10 for non-members; 5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. See our calendar at: https://sites.google.com/site/chdanceclub/ Contact: Sera Hirasuna at 831-262-0653.
Berwick Park is a one acre park located adjacent to Ocean View Blvd. that consists of a wellmanicured lawn area as well as natural landscaping. This park is commonly used for weddings and recreational activities and is a popular area for a local flock of geese. Some years ago, a double spar Cypress tree lost half of its canopy leaving only a large stump for half of the tree. The tree continued to thrive this way for years until it finally succumbed to a large winter storm last January. Due to the potential hazard of the sickened tree, the City removed the remaining half of the tree. This resulted in two large stumps now are in the middle of the park. Recently, the Beautification and Natural Resource Commission received a presentation from a citizen proposing a public art project located at Berwick Park. The project would involve carving the two tree stumps into whales that appear to be breaching out of the water. The project was very well received from the BNRC and easily passed at the May 18, 2016 meeting of the City Council. Utilizing the talents of local Monterey artists Jorge Rodriguez, Neftali Palomares, and Javier Campos, transform the tree stump remnant from a grand Cypress tree in Berwick Park blown down during a recent El Nino storm into a new icon for Pacific Grove. There will be no impact to the City's General Fund for this project. Funding will be raised through donations. To fund the $9,000 project, a fundraising campaign will be launched to pay for the sculpture and its future mainenance. Donations will be received through the Chamber of Commerce. Any extra funds received will be committed to consideration of a possible donor plaque (acknowledging donations of $100+) and/or future general park maintenance. Once the funding goal has been reached, carving the stumps will take approximately 3-5 days during which time temporary safety fencing and scaffolding will be erected. Carving activities will be restricted to Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Eagle Scout Hugh Hudson Manages a Big Project
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 Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005
Eagle Scout projects are as much about coordinating the project and demonstrating leadership of others as they are about performing a project for the benefit of the community. Hugh Hudson, the Scout in the center above, put together a project to repair failing bicycle racks at Pacific Grove High School, soliciting help from Graniterock and Hayward Lumber, among others, to get it done.
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875
Above, high school assistant principal Shaun Keller, far left, and former Scoutmaster Dave Randall help Hugh present the project to the public on May 26, 2016. Current Scoutmaster Craig Whiteside is on the far right.
Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956
Hugh, a graduating senior, is also the recipient of the Tommy Stillwell scholarship. He was our Breaker of the Week recently.
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741
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
Photos by Peter Mounteer
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What’s the Buzz in Pacific Grove?
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Mary in the News “Top 10 women to be honored” On a misty Pacific Grove morning last week, Patricia Hamilton discovered a swarm of bees in a tree in her front yard. Not wishing to get a license for short term rentals, she called a beekeeper to capture the swarm and move it to a safer place, but by the time the beekeeper arrived, the swarm had moved on. When bees swarm like this, it is usually because the hive was overcrowded and produced a new queen to start a new hive elsewhere. Capture the queen, and you capture the hive. They are not normally aggressive at this stage.
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• May 20, 2016
Honoring Carmel’s Centennial Year The Forest Theater Guild presents
The Borrowers — The Musical
With a full cast of more than 35 performers including the dread rat played by veteran Carmel actor Keith Decker, The Forest Theater, located on the corner of Santa Rita and Mountain View in Carmel, is re-opening after a two year closure for necessary repairs and ADA upgrades to bring the theater into compliance. The 2016 season will open with the Forest Theater Guilds “Films in the Forest Series” neginning on Wednesday June 1 at 8pm. The Guild will host the Carmel Chamber mixer earlier in the evening starting at 5:30 -7:30. This event will feature wine from Big Sur Vineyards and small bites from local restaurants AFFINA, La Fayette, Christopher’s, Carmel Belle and L’Escargot. Tickets for the film only are $5, tickets to the mixer are $10 for Carmel Chamber members, $20 for non-members…cost of the mixer ticket includes the movie. Concessions will be available during the movie and a raffle will be held benefiting the Forest Theater Guild’s Scholarships and Youth Programs.
DMT Imaging Cloclwise from left: Arriety - Gracie Balistreri , Spiller - Arick Arzadon, Pod Jared Hussey, Homily - Gracie Poletti
Season Schedule June 1-July 24 June 1 – Carmel Chamber Mixer 5:30-7:30 Immediately following mixer - Mama Mia 8pm-co-sponsored by Team Beesley/ keller williams June 2 - Young Frankenstien 8pm – sponsored by Wells Fargo Mortgage June 3 – The Goonies 8pm – co sponsored by the Carmel Youth Center June 4 – Prayers for Bobby 8pm – A&E Lifetime, Pride Mtry free screening for the public June 7 – Princess Bride 8pm – sponsored by Robin Welch Law office June 8 – The Candidate 8pm – co sponsored by the Carmel Res Assoc June 9 – French Kiss 8pm – sponsored by Blue Adobe & Shankle Real estate June 10 –8pm Local film makers(Stan the Broken Hearted Man, The Old Man and the Mountain Lion, Goshen: Places of Refuge for the Running People) June 11 – A Good Year 8pm – sponsored by Morgan Winery June 18 Sat – 8pm Local film makers(Scarlett Garden, Life Gamble, The Last Bookstore, Branded) June 23 Thur The Borrowers the Musical 7:30pm – PREVIEW PERFORMANCE (DRESS REHEARSAL) June 24 Fri The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 –PREVIEW PERFORMANCE – public present June 25 Sat 5:30pm– RCPT/ribbon cutting for City Officials 7:30 – OPENING PERFORMANCE June 26 Sun The Borrowers the Musical 5:30 – PERFORMANCE June 28 – 8pm Carmel By The Sea/renamed The Forger – with film representative attending June 29 – Tortilla Soup – sponsored by Institute of Food and Wine June 30 – Promised Land – sponsored by Sustainable Carmel July 1 Fri The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 2 Sat – Matinee/Evening-Borrowers 2pm – Matinee PERFORMANCE 7:30 – Evening PERFORMANCE July 3 Sun The Borrowers the Musical 5:30 – PERFORMANCE July 5 – Calamity Jane – sponsored by the Cypress Inn July 6 – La Bamba – sponsored by Kelly Productions July 7 – Grease – sponsored by Keller Williams July 8 Fri - The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 9 Sat – Matiness/Evening Borrowers 2:00 – Matinee PERFORMANCE 7:30 - PERFORMANCE July 10 Sun The Borrowers the Musical 5:30 – PERFORMANCE July 12 – Endless Summer Revisited 8pm July 13 – Shaped 8pm – local film maker Georis - fundraiser July 14 Thur The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 15 – Fri The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 16 – Sat The Borrowers the Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 17 – Sun The Borrowers the Musical 5:30 – CLOSING PERFORMANCE July 21 Thur – Addams Family :A New Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 22 Fri – Addams Family :A New Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 23 Sat – Addams Family :A New Musical 7:30 – PERFORMANCE July 24– Sun – Addams Family :A New Musical 5:30 – CLOSING Performance
An original work written and directed by Carmel’s Walt deFaria adapted from the novels by British author Mary Norton, with an original musical score written by Stephen Tosh and lyrics by Walt deFaria; instrumentals recorded by Stephen Tosh and George with the theme vocal tracks by Stu Heydon of Carmel Recording Studio in the Barnyard. Musical direction by Stephen Tosh, vocal coaching and direction by Desma Johnson, Choreography by Gloria Elber and Reed Scott, Scenic Design and construction by Nicole Bryant-Stephens, Lighting design by Devin Gregory, Sound Design by Tony Nocita, Costume Design and construction Yvonne Hildebrand-Bowen, Props construction and management Debby Weiss and Kelsey Posey, Stage Manager Stacy Meheen. Featuring actors and actresses Gracie Poletti * Jared Hussey * Gracie Ballistreri * Phyllis Davis * Mitchell Davis * Kevin Matsumoto
Clean Air Month Comes to a Close
As May expires, the Monterey Bay Air Resources District reminds residents to observe clean air practices all year long May is almost over, and that brings closure to Clean Air Month. The Monterey Bay Air Resources District capped a month-long celebration with recognition of calendar art contest winners at its May 18 board meeting. Student art will be featured in the official 2017 District calendar with the theme “Show How You Care About Our Air.” Winning entries can be viewed at www. montereybaycleanair.org. As Clean Air Month comes to an end, the District reminds residents that simple practices can help ensure clean air for everyone all year long. “Clean Air Month in May is a fun way to remind everyone what they can do to help keep our air clean,” said Air Pollution Officer Richard Stedman. “But it’s important that we all keep up with these practices throughout the year to keep our air free of pollution and healthy to breathe.” Here are some tips to help reduce air pollution: Recycle or compost yard waste instead of burning it Use electric yard tools Join a vanpool or carpool Consider purchasing an electric vehicle Buy firewood now to season it for next winter Combine errands to reduce trips Improve fuel efficiency by keeping tires properly inflated
These and other tips to help keep the air clean are available at www.montereybaycleanair.org.
Agility Trials
Darla the Borzoi Struts Her Stuff
See dogs race through tunnels, balance on teeters, and fly over jumps! The Del Monte Kennel Club will hold Agility Trials Friday, June 3 from noon-4 p.m. and Saturday, June 4 - Sunday, June 5 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The trials will take place at a new venue: York School, 9501 York Rd., Monterey. Pre-entered dogs only, including mixed-breeds. Information at www.DMKC.org or (831) 333-9032. Photograph: Darla, Borzoi.
Your lighthouse needs you
Become a volunteer docent at the historic Point Pinos Lighthouse, 80 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove. Training is arranged during lighthouse hours, Thursday through Monday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are interested, please leave a message at831-648-3176.
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Why Am I a Tax Accountant?
Kyle’s Famous Analogies
Travis H. Long, CPA
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Travis on Taxes
Planning for Each Generation
Sometimes people ask me why I am a tax accountant. This question seems to have different colors to it when asked. Sometimes it is an interest in me - what things I find enjoyable about the profession or how my particular career path led me to where I am. Sometimes it is an interest in themselves as they are “trying on” my work clothes to see if this field may be of interest to them in some capacity. And other times it is an interest in the general human condition probing for answers to: “How in the world could anyone in their right mind, voluntarily do what you do?” Well, I certainly hope I am in my right mind. Contrary to the stereotypical image of a reclusive, socially awkward bean counter that maybe wears a pocket protector, I actually find most of us do not carry that stigma! Okay, I admit I wear bowties, but these days in a scene where formal business attire inevitably includes a necktie, I submit to you that a bowtie is more the shtick of a rebel than a conformist. Let’s see, what else can I tell you to debunk the nerdy, ill-equipped-for-lifebut-good-with-numbers typecast. Well, I recently flew across the country to play in a soccer a tournament with a bunch of teammates that I played with in college. I pretty much built a house with my own two hands (actually four when you count my wife’s) - everything from bending rebar in the foundation to nailing the shingles on the roof. Oh, and I ride a motorcycle (albeit cautiously). So you can add sports, construction, and motorcycling to your list of accountant hobbies. So what part of me is driven to debits, credits and taxes? Well, there are various skills in my life that I have seen as a recurring pattern ever since I was a child that are applicable. I have always enjoyed: 1) organizing and classifying information, (like counting coins and bills which was a favorite activity when I first learned to count, or endlessly sorting, organizing and valuing baseball cards in elementary school), 2) solving problems (like figuring out how to turn on all the pull string lightbulbs in our basement in middle school all at once), 3) creating things (like a Christmas light display in high school that soared 35 feet above our rooftop, or writing software code - one of my first jobs out of school). I was also entrepreneurial growing up. I can remember when I was in third grade, I located some really neat and colorful mechanical pencils. I found that I could buy a ten pack for $1 and resell them for 25 cents each making a $1.50 profit on each pack. I can remember the teacher having to tell everyone to sit down one day because I had a swarm of kids around me buying pencils.I had a few other small retail ventures like that in elementary school and I had a yard and odd job business in middle and high school as well. Throughout it all, I enjoyed people, and I liked helping people. That is what really landed me on the tax side of CPA life. I did financial statement audits about half-time for the first six years or so of my accounting career. I felt it really used my full skillset as an accountant, which I enjoyed, but I felt more like a necessary evil than someone who was being voluntarily employed to help. Not many people hire auditors because they want to! And who likes someone who is basically looking over his shoulder to report any mistakes he is making! I have enjoyed tax preparation because there is a high degree of interaction with individuals, and I truly feel that I am able to help people, and they are generally very grateful for the help. Since most everything in our lives (good or bad) has some kind of tax impact at some point, conversations with clients become very personal at times, and there are deep bonds that can form. I find it is a very honorable and
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I often use analogies to help explain legal concepts to my clients. It is often easier to understand abstract ideas when one can relate to them in a familiar way. Some of the analogies I use are common to the estate planning profession while others I invented myself. Below is a list of my most common analogies along with explanations of the legal concepts that they convey. Eggs in the Basket A Revocable Living Trust can be very beneficial in avoiding conservatorship in the event of incapacity and probate upon death. However, in order for a Revocable Living Trust to be effective, it is essential that your assets are properly titled to it. Imagine your trust as a basket and all of your assets – real properties, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and personal property – as eggs. It is essential that you place your eggs in your basket. If there are any “loose eggs” – assets that are not properly titled to your trust – then your loved ones might be forced to unnecessarily endure an expensive and time-consuming court procedure. Russian Dolls Some clients own real property through an entity such as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Typically, the real property is owned by the LLC and the LLC is owned by the clients. When establishing a Revocable Living Trust, clients should leave the real property titled to the LLC but should title their ownership of the LLC into their Revocable Living Trust. As a result, the real property will be inside the LLC which will be inside the Revocable Living Trust. I often compare this concept to Russian “matryoshka dolls,” a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The Cashier Clients will often name a Trustee, or a “trust manager,” to manage their assets in the event of their incapacity, to settle their estates upon death, and sometimes
to manage the inheritance of third party beneficiaries who lack the maturity or the responsibility to manage the inheritance themselves. While the Trustee has access to the assets, the Trustee is given certain parameters and may not use the trust assets for personal gain. I often compare a Trustee to a cashier. Like a Trustee, a cashier has access to money but only for a limited purpose. While a cashier has the opportunity to take the cash out of the register and put it in his/her pocket, such an action would be outside the scope of authority and in violation of the law. Although a cashier is not allowed to abuse the access to the cash, you generally only want to hire cahiers who are trustworthy and responsible. The Gatekeeper When a Trustee is acting for a third party beneficiary who is too immature or irresponsible to manage money, the Trustee often acts as a gatekeeper. While the Trustee is permitted to make distributions to the beneficiary, the Trustee is tasked with the responsibility of determining whether the proposed use of the money is prudent and reasonable. If the beneficiary asks for a distribution to buy an Aston Martin or go on a wild weekend trip to Las Vegas, the gatekeeper can say “no.” If the beneficiary asks for a distribution to pay for college tuition or a down payment on a house, the gatekeeper can say “yes.” Toothpaste in the Tube When a Trust-Maker dies, the assets can either be distributed “outright” to a beneficiary or can be further held in trust for the benefit of the beneficiary. To explain the concept of an “outright” distribution, I often use the analogy of toothpaste in a tube. Picture your trust as a tube of toothpaste and your assets as the toothpaste itself. With an “outright” distribution, after settlement of the decedent’s estate, the Trustee will “squeeze” the toothpaste out to each beneficiary and
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• May 20, 2016
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Golden State Theatre
National Geographic Live Presents: Nizar Ibrahim Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous
most detailed account of the diversity, paleoecology, and geologic context of fossil vertebrates from North Africa. His description is especially important, since northern Africa and the mid-Cretaceous period are underexplored and underrepresented in paleontology. “We found an entire lost world; a window on a moment of major evolutionary change.”—Nizar Ibrahim Defining Moment The paleontologist and his colleagues sat in a Moroccan café, dejectedly sipping mint tea. It was the last day of their search for what he called a “needle in the Sahara” – the mysterious fossil trader who, years before, had sold him a cache which included rare fossils of Spinosaurus. Without a name, address, or contact information, the search had been a long shot from the start, and the time had come to call it quits. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a man in a turban walking by who looked familiar. Jumping to his feet, he rushed after the man—incredibly, the very person he had bought the fossils from before. Against huge odds, Nizar Ibrahim had indeed found his needle in the Sahara. About the National Geographic Live Series: Travel the world at the Golden State Theatre in the fascinating “National Geographic Live Series” continuing this Spring and Summer in Monterey with three more events remaining! On one day per month from June through August, bring the whole family to the Golden State Theatre and come learn from and meet three different award-winning correspondents from the popular “Ultimate Explorer” series on National Geographic Television. Nizar Ibrahim See their incredible photos and videos and hear Nizar Ibrahim is a paleontologist at fascinating stories from four amazing the University of Chicago who scours the explorers who have spent years roaming deserts of North Africa for clues to life some of the wildest and most remote in the Cretaceous period, when the area places on earth. After their presentations, was a large river system teeming with a come and talk with them and ask all of profusion of diverse life. In addition to your questions, too! unearthing many huge dinosaur bones, he About Golden State Theatre has discovered fossil footprints and a new The Golden State Theatre is opspecies of flying reptile with an 18-foot erated by husband and wife entreprewingspan that lived 95 mission years ago. neurs, Eric and Lori Lochtefeld, along Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. with a team of industry professionals Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado, from across the country. They are Downtown Monterey. (831) 649-1070. also co-owners of the Fox Theatre in Buy individual tickets ($23-$36). Redwood City, also built by the Reid Tickets are available now at www. Brothers in 1929, where they hold nearly goldenstatetheatre.com, or by calling 200 events per year. Through their work 831-649-1070 or on the day of the show. with the Fox Theatre and the community, Group ticket discounts are available for they have helped to revitalize downtown 10 or more. Redwood City. For more information, go A National Geographic Live Sub- to www.goldenstatetheatre.com or call scription Series is also still available for (831) 649-1070. the three remaining events. The Golden State Theatre is located About Nizar Ibrahim at 417 Alvarado Street in Downtown German/Moroccan paleontologist Monterey and has many more outstandNizar Ibrahim, a postdoctoral scholar ing events coming up in 2016 including in vertebrate anatomy and paleontology performances of The Biggest Game In at the University of Chicago, scours the Town (June 4), National Geographic deserts of North Africa for clues to life Live Presents: Nizar Ibrahim- Spinoin the Cretaceous period, when the area saurus:Lost Giant of the Cretaceous was a large river system teeming with a (June 14), Al Di Meola (June 25), Judy profusion of diverse life. In addition to Collins (July 2), National Geographic unearthing many huge dinosaur bones, he Live Presents: Pete McBride ~ Chasing has discovered fossil footprints and a new Rivers (July 13), Dr. John and the Day species of flying reptile with an 18-foot Trippers (July 22), National Geographwingspan that lived 95 million years ago. ic Live Presents Ami Vitale: Rhinos, His upcoming paper describing the Rickshaws, & Revolutions (August ecosystem of what is now Morocco’s 17), Art Garfunkel: In Close-Up (SepSahara Desert in the mid-Cretaceous tember 15), The Mavericks (September period will be a milestone, providing the Everyone loves learning more about dinosaurs! Travel the world with National Geographic Live Presents: Nizar Ibrahim Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous. Bring the whole family to this great event. Meet Spinosaurus, the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered—larger than T. rex—and hear the incredible story of how this prehistoric giant was almost lost to science, before being brought back to light with the help of a remarkable young paleontologist. Discovered more than half a century ago in Morocco by the great German paleontologist Ernst Stromer, Spinosaurus’ fossil remains were lost in the Allied bombing of Germany during World War II. With the help of recent fossil discoveries in the desert, and Stromer’s own data and drawings, contemporary scientists including German/ Moroccan paleontologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Nizar Ibrahim have reconstructed a full skeletal model of Spinosaurus, which has been featured on the National Geographic Channel and presented in the National Geographic Museum. With amazing video recreating the lost world of the Cretaceous-era Sahara, Ibrahim will tell the story of Spinosaurus’ discovery, loss, and rediscovery, and explain what—other than its size— makes this ancient monster unique.
18), Iris Dement and Loudon Wainwright III (September 22), Comedian Angelah
Johnson (October 9) and Lewis Black (December 9).
The stuff of nightmares
Meet Spinosaurus, the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered. Top, in these artist’s renderings, Spinisaurus swimming. Bottom Spinosaurus taking a chomp
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NPS Econ Professor to Address Rotary Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker May 31, Dr. Francois Melese, Professor of Economics at Naval Postgraduate School. Lunch is $25 and reservations may be made with Jane Roland at 649-0657.
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the trust will end up being an empty tube of toothpaste to discard. Chapters in a Book Many trusts “give birth” to “baby trusts,” or “sub-trusts,” upon the occurrence of certain events such as the death of a trust-maker or a beneficiary attaining a certain age. Indeed, just as with the Russian dolls analogy above, there can often be trusts created within other trusts. Clients often assume that each trust is its own separate document. However, one trust instrument can contain several sub-trusts. I often tell my clients to picture their overall trust as a book and the sub-trusts as different chapters within the same book. There are not separate documents for each sub-trust but rather separate sections within the same “master trust” that dictate the terms of each sub-trust. KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California and Kyle may be reached at 831-920-0205 Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Before acting upon any of the information presented in this article, you should consult a competent attorney who is licensed to practice law in your community.
PLONG From Page 11 rewarding feeling to be entrusted with an understanding of someone’s personal and financial matters, and to try to help them either save tax or be a general financial (or personal) sounding board. Plus, while doing this, I get to use the various skills I have enjoyed in my life. Tax accounting certainly employs organizing and classifying information. Preparing a tax return or tax plan for an individual, trust, estate or business is almost always a problem solving and creative activity as you try to piece together a mountain of facts and rules to come up with the best scenario you can. Having my own firm also fulfills my entrepreneurial craving and gives me flexibility of time and the opportunity to do a variety of things, which I also enjoy. So why am I a tax accountant? Because I love it! Prior articles are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog . Travis H. Long, CPA, Inc. is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. Travis can be reached at 831-3331041. This article is for educational purposes. Although believed to be accurate in most situations, it does not constitute professional advice or establish a client relationship.
and Tomorrow Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Creeps in this petty pace from day to day” (Macbeth). Last Sunday “60 Minutes” presented the life of Morley Safer who had announced his retirement. It was a wonderful program documenting the journalist career of this brilliant, insightful, heroic and humorous man. This past week he died with little fanfare. Nice comments on the news programs and blurbs in the written media. Why is it that a “gentlemen” such as this elicits little attention and celebrities such as Prince take up our viewing, listening and reading times for weeks and it is not over?. Perhaps it is a reflection of my age. I asked if a younger friend had watched the special about Morley. “No” she said “He was so old, he should have retired years ago.” I have been thinking about that comment all week. Because one is focused on a subject, similar things crop up and today when I luxuriated with the newspaper, I saw a number of articles related to aging film and stage actors and the question “why are they still going?” Perhaps it is because I have always been a news junky, started by my parents who faithfully turned on the news. Edward R. Morrow, Lowell Thomas and Hans von Kaltenberg were nightly visitors in our house. That is not to say that my parents didn’t also enjoy Amos and Andy which followed the news and they sipped their evening drinks. It was the only time of the day I spent a significant amount of time with them. At six o’clock I was whisked away to have dinner in the kitchen with the servants (not a childhood of affluence, my father was an army officer). When my father died in 1941 Mother and I moved to Tucson, the air waves were filled with trepidation about the war raging in Europe. Needless to say for several years thereafter we were glued to the news. Morley Safer was a quiet newsman if that is a good term. I doubt seriously that a movie will be made about his life. He was the CBS newsman who changed war reporting forever when he showed GIs burning the huts of Vietnamese villagers. He was castigated by the President who ordered CBS to fire him. Thankfully no such action was taken. He went on to become the iconic “60 Minutes” correspondent whose stylish stories on America’s mostwatched news program made him one of television’s most enduring stars. For those who feel his departure from television was none too soon I wonder if these thoughts are the same for our iconic performers, writers and politicians. I still adore Robert Redford, Maggie Smith, Judy Dench, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Dianne Weist, Robert de Niro. Look at Tony Bennett, Judy Collins, Mel Brooks, and even our own Clint. To name only a very few. One thing I learned as I researched
some of this is that most of our beloved British stars eschew plastic surgery “which allows their faces to show” and how much more beautiful they are with the road map of time portraying the travels of their lives. Age really means nothing as far as abilities are concerned. Unfortunately, Father (or Mother if you insist on political correctness) Time is cruel to many. Neurological and physical tribulations steal abilities from many. Thankfully medical science has stalled or eliminated many of these ailments. There are those, however, who put a black demerit against anyone approaching seventy who has the temerity to remain in the work arena. My advice to all old folk: Get busy outside of your house if it is possible, mingle with people, help your community and stay alive. A friend of my mother’s (and mine as well) would say “Janie, you don’t get old, you just look old.” She remained a professional artist well into her nineties. In my book club several members are approaching 90. They still travel, hike, drive, some play tennis and a couple have jobs. All study and have a thirst to learn more. There is not a day, not a moment when we are not exposed to the political arena, locally, of course, but nationally it is fascinating. There are three Presidential candidates fighting for the oval office. Bernie Sanders hasn’t a chance, but he and his supporters are not giving up and it is creating problems for his Democrat opponent. On the Republican side we have an entertainer with little regard for what he says. Recently I have heard many GOP say that because they can’t tolerate Trump they will vote for Hillary. Obviously those folk are not good members of their party. However, it is really a matter of personalities. One has had a significant amount of time as a politician, the other a brilliant business man. Neither is warm and cuddly. In times gone by when someone is pondering whether to choose (or leave) a significant other he/she has been advised to make a list. Weigh the positives against the negatives, and then the positions on important issues (if either ones sticks to his/ her guns)...Perhaps it will help, probably not. It is going to be a long road, folks and I am sorry Morley will not be able to impart his humor to the situation.
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• May 20, 2016
The Old Homestead Tom Stevens
Otter Views A vagabond and lifelong renter, I’ve never lived in any one domicile longer than six years. As a result, I’ve missed out on the stability, self-confidence and sense of belonging extended residency at the same address supposedly confers. Luckily for me, my brother Mike has lived for 42 years in the same rental house, a 1930s homesteader’s cabin on a forested ridge overlooking Tennessee Valley in Marin. After visiting there for half a lifetime, the place became a surrogate home for me as well. Few rental situations last four decades, but it was still a shock to learn that the old place is finally going to be sold. Herewith, a few farewell memories: In the spring of 1974, when I first saw it, the old homestead was hip and funky. Wood smoke drifted from its stone chimney. Guitars played on the back porch. Horses grazed on a sunny, three-acre slope dotted with wildflowers. A lime-green VW bus occupied the lone legal parking spot. Wiping my feet on the entry mat, I glanced up. An ornate wooden cuckoo clock sat in a cobwebbed notch above the door, its frozen hands suggesting time not be taken too seriously. “Welcome to Happy Acres!” my brother Mike sang out, wrapping me in a big bear hug. Parking my bag beside an old black piano, I followed him into the pine-paneled living room and noticed the first of many structural tics: the oak floor sagged gently downhill. This tweaked everything slightly out of square - windows, bookcases, doorframes - and gave the place a Dali-esque tilt befitting its era and occupants. On that first visit, a party was roaring to life as I arrived. With the great stone fireplace crackling at their backs, glossy-haired young women in granny dresses knelt over a trunk of record albums, riffling through Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Jefferson Airplane. Late sun slanting through redwood trees set rubies of light dancing in their wine glasses. On a chunky butcher-block table in the crowded kitchen, crisp vegetables from the garden sat in wire baskets, waiting to be diced into salads, sliced into stews, broiled beside chickens. Beyond the kitchen, late arrivals clumped down the hallway to offload parkas, instrument cases and amplifiers in the music room. From the wall, tippy portraits of bygone ancestor’s frowned disapprovingly. In a back yard reached by rickety outdoor stairs, coals glowed in barbecues, and a cord of fresh-split bay wood scented the air. As the first stars sparked the azure sky, strings of Chinese lanterns sprang to life in the plum trees, casting multicolored light onto the lawn below. There, bearded guys in cowboy boots and fringed jackets discussed the music business, world travels, the Vietnam war. As a reluctant member of the U.S. war machine at the time, I drifted to the periphery. Gazing out over the twilit pasture, I heard horses nickering in their barn, oak trees creaking in the wind, an owl hooting in a eucalyptus high overhead. Through redwood branches, a vee-shaped slice of San Francisco shimmered in the distance like a rhinestone pizza. That was my first visit to Happy Acres. Of the party that roared on through the night, the music played and sung, the laughing faces passed in corridors, stairwells, smoky rooms, I remember little. It was one night among many, 42 years ago. As those years passed, the antique cuckoo clock above the door saw many changes. Journeys and relationships began and ended in that house; trophies and keepsakes gathered dust there; fortunes grew and dwindled. The horses changed color. The garden cycled from fallow to fruitful to fallow again. The redwoods filled in, and the glittering slice of San Francisco vanished. The clock also witnessed many cuckoo moneymaking schemes: rental yurts, the baby salad green farm, the music studio in the garage, the shiitake mushrooms in the basement. Aquaculture made a splashy debut, and windrows of “designer compost” girdled the garden. Everything produced, if not wealth, a priceless treasury of laughter and tall tales. Then, Sunday morning, the phone rang. My brother’s voice was funereal. “It’s over,” he said. “The owners have decided to sell.” I reminded him of the four decades of good times and low rent, but he would not be consoled. Time had stood still beneath the cuckoo clock, but not in the neighborhood. Gradually, yuppies supplanted hippies, BMWs overtook VW buses, and hedge fund mansions displaced rustic redwood cabins with abalone shells nailed to the walls. Anybody who has lost an “old home place” to development knows the story. It’s just progress. It always hurts. Now this place too is gone. But in our minds, as Neil Young sang, we still need a place to go. All our changes were there.
The Cream Rises to the Top as Students Compete in Day-Long ‘Mathletics’ Competition Pacific Grove schools and students placed well in category after category at the annual competition, held May 2, by the Monterey County Pffoce pf Education. The event is held annually to encourage excellence in math and to recognize the achievements of individual students and the schools they represent.
Math 2
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st 1 Place Team: Stevenson nd Place team: York School rd 3 Place Team: Pacific Grove High School
School Robert Down Elementary Carmel River School Mission Park Elementary Tularcitos Tularcitos Tularcitos Mission Park Elementary Carmel River School Int’l School of Monterey Santa Catalina Middle
Stevenson York School Stevenson Pacific Grove High Pacific Grove High Stevenson Salinas High School York School York School
Name Place William Coen 1 Nathan Chen 2 Samuel Low 3 Sawyer Hamilton H Joseph Smock H Owen Shirrell H Samantha Love H Anooj Desal H Reed Alle H Jack Ratcliff H
st 1 Place Team: Tularcitos Elementary nd 2 Place Team: Misson Park rd 3 Place Team: Carmel River
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All Saints Day School Pacific Grove Middle Carmel Middle School All Saints Day School Carmel Middle School Carmel Middle School Mission Park Elementary Santa Catalina Middle Santa Catalina Middle Henry F. Kammann
Chris Chiu George Vandersluis Darrell Wang Kate Morgan Dante Fiala James Parker Riley St George Anna Bella Hrepich Claire Nowak George Ramirez
Santa Catalina Middle Carmel Middle School Buena Vista All Saints Day School All Saints Day School Bay View Academy Santa Catalina Middle Washington Middle Pacific Grove Middle l Pacific Grove Middle l San CarlosSchool San Benancio Middle
Gabriel Gargiulo Martin Sevcik Kevin Martinez Heidi Hansch Broden Murray E. R. Greenshields Anthny Scattini Anjo Pagdanganan Keiki Nitsch Caroline Coen Arnold Fleishman Winston Chu
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SantaCatalina Middle Buena Vista All Stains Day School All Saints Day School York School Santa Catalina Middle Buena Vista San Benancio Middle
Candace Wong Elliott Blasi Josefina Camacho GraceDeakyne Jonathan Shao Samuel Fontaine March PizarroSilva Maria Wilson
1 2 3 H H H H H H H H H
Salinas High Shool Monterey High Shool Stevenson North Salinas Highl Carmel Middle School Stevenson Salinas High School Salinas High School Palma School
His brother’s “old Homestead” lives on as Otter’ computer screen.
Ricardo Beltran Than Gnibus Jason Lin Pablo Mendoza Lucia Zacek Tina Wang Tara Birgani Reed McCullough Steven Said
st 1 Place Team: Salinas High School nd 2 Place Team:Robert Louis Stevenson rd 3 Place Tem: Monterey High
Math Analysis
Pacific Grove High Pacific Grove High Santa Catalina Upper Monterey High School Santa Catalina Upper Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson York School Santa Catalina Upper
Statistics
Monterey High School York School Carmel High York School York School Carmel High Palma School
1 2 3 H H H H H H
Henry Loh Esther Lee Sophia Lee Qingyi Chen Jessica Chen Coco Huang Sunny Xiang Vanessa You Alex Davies Iris Kang
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Santa Catalina Upper Santa Catalina Upper Hallmark Charter Pacific Grove High Santa Catalina Upper Stevenson Salinas High School York School Carmel High Carmel High
1 2 3 H H H H
Chloe Zhao Andrey Bennett Jordan Laidig EJ Defensor Jane Shim India Balbo Bertone de Sanbuy Teyam Birgani Isabelle Sanford Jeffrey Jiang Alessandro Boaro
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st 1 Place Team: Santa Catalina nd 2 Place Team: Carmel High rd 3 Place Team: York
Calculus BC 1 2 3 H H H H H H
Vincent Lao Maria Stanica Jack Brewer Nick Batterman Deeny Baek Ellie Alto Aaron Zender
st 1 Place Team: York nd 2 Place Team: Carmel High rd 3 Place Team: Monterey High
Calculus AB
st 1 Place Team: Buena Vista nd 2 Place Team: Santa Catalina rd 3 Place Team: All Saints Day School
Math 1
Filip Zacek David Tuffs Noah Silverstein David Sanchez Yuki Yang Flora Fei Andrea Guo Angela Cricelli Mika Yoneda
st 1 Place Team: Santa Catalina nd 2 Place Team: Pacific Grove High rd 3 Place team: Stevenson
st 1 Place Team: Santa Catalina nd 2 Place Team: Pacific Grove Middle School rd 3 Place Team: All Saints’ Day School
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Carmel High Pacific Grove High Stevenson Monterey High School Santa Catalina Upper Stevenson Stevenson Salinas High School Salinas High School
st 1 Place Team: Stevenson nd 2 Place Team: Carmel High rd 3 PlaceTeam: Salinas High
st 1 Place team: Carmel Middle School nd 2 Place Team: Santa Catalina rd 3 Place team: All Saints Day School
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Math 3
Oscar Chen 1 Xinsong (Lexseal) Lin 2 Sylvia Chen 3 Benjamen Sterwerf H Tyler Smithro H Kathy Jung H Tyker Koran H Chenkai Yao H Tristen Laney H
Stevenson Stevenson Stevenson Monterey High School Santa Catalina School Salinas High School Salinas High School York School York School Carmel High st 1 Place Team: Stevenson nd 2 Pace Team: York rd 3 Place Team: Salinas
Diana Zhao Laura Bao Ivory Su Eric Hu Beatrice Tanaga Antonio Gonzalez Mary Liu WillCalciano Daniel Awerbuck Quincy Hendricks
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Homer Bosserman retires: 102 semesters at Monterey Peninsula College BY Michael Beck Monterey Peninsula College EL Yanqui On May 20, 2016, Monterey Peninsula College’s Faculty/Employee Recognition Event was held at the historical amphitheater in the heart of the campus today. Thirteen retirees were presented certificates of appreciation for all their commitment and excellence in the fields. The longest serving faculty member was Homer Bosserman. Monterey Peninsula College has offered Astronomy for 68 years. Homer Bosserman has been the anchor in the Physical Science Department for fifty-one years, reaching 13,000 students. Professor Bosserman, in 2014 and again in 2016, was voted “Best Professor in Monterey County.” [Monterey County weekly March 20,2014 and Best of Monterey County, 2016]. A humble man with soft humor but a deep respect for his science, he cajoles his students not only to grasp the cosmic/ behemoth scientific concepts in astronomy but also to learn, through their own senses, the discoveries of the night skies with the help of star-gazing labs, away from the glare of the city. He has had absolute dedication to his profession, said Tim McKnee, speaking on behalf of the Physical Science Department. Students are amazed by his tenacity and grasp of the material as a teacher. He shows all his students, from science majors to athletics to humanities, that astronomy is an approachable subject and can enrich their lives outside the classroom. He has an anecdote for any situation, in order to lighten up the mood if needed. Ten years ago, Professor Bosserman proposed a “Giant Telescope Fund” and gave $10,000 seed money to start the
campaign to gather the $25,000 needed to purchase the equipment. Alex Hulanicki, MPC journalism instructor, recalls the flurry initially and the story he wrote for the Monterey Herald. But the project seemed to fall by the wayside, forgotten. In 2013, Beccie Michael, the new President of the MPC Foundation uncovered the $12,000 from the Giant Telescope Fund. The monies were turned over to the Physical Science Department. The classroom building was undergoing refurbishing as part of the 2002 General Improvement Bond, and the equipment budget called for replacing the 30-year-old student telescopes. Tim McKnee, MPC’s Science Lab
York School Announces the Class of 2016 52nd Commencement Exercises Saturday, May 28 York School will celebrate the Class of 2016 at its 52nd Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the Maurine Church Coburn Commons at York School, 9501 York Road, Monterey. Families, faculty, students, and alumni will hear from four student speakers, including Co-valedictorians Emma Finch ’16 of Carmel and Soraya Levy ’16 of Pacific Grove, Senior Class President Phillip de Lorimier ’16 of Salinas, and Student Body President Benjamin Nikssarian ’16 of Marina. In addition, alumna Marianne Gawain, Class of 1976, will welcome the graduating seniors to the York alumni community. Gawain holds a special place in York’s history as the first female valedictorian, and is currently helping York realize a dream as the naming donor of our planned Outdoor Theater. After York, she attended Stanford University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, then went on to complete a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard University and a master’s degree in political science at UC Berkeley. Diplomas will be presented to 47 York School graduates by Head of School, Chuck Harmon, and Chair of the Board of Trustees, Gary Ray. Harmon, sharing his thoughts on the York experience for current and past graduates, states, “For almost six decades, York School has been inspiring and preparing students not only for success in college, but in life. Combining a rigorous academic program with a safe, welcoming environment that supports individual student needs, York is at the leading edge
of education with innovative programs in global education, online and blended learning, and coding and design. We are confident that our 52nd graduating class moves into the next chapter of their exciting journey with skills reinforced by values like respect and responsibility that will serve them and the community well.” Members of the Class of 2016 have contributed more than 13,000 hours of service to the community, and almost one-third of the class was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. They have been offered more than $1.2 million in scholarship and merit awards, and have received acceptances to 200 colleges and universities in North America and Europe. York School Class of 2016 Tiana Alexander, Daniel Awerbuck, Denny Baek, Nicholas Batterman, Casey Bell, Eleanor Bennett-White, Oliver Burke, Simon Butler, William Calciano, Amelia Chambliss, Eloise Coly, Phillip de Lorimier, Camilla Diamond, Marcos Diaz-Infante, Joseph Ewing, Emma Finch, Isabella Fusco, McKenna Gibson, Leonie Gray, Liam Home, Eric Ishizue, Kathryn Ishizue, Ryan Ixtlahuac, Madeline Jewell, Michael Kennedy, Grace Khieu, Soraya Levy, Xirui Li, Willow Limbach, Steven Lin, Michael Martin, Benjamin Nikssarian, Christopher Paghasian, Larisa Palaniuk, Anthony Paolini, Geri Pirkle, Joshua Rhee, Emma Satchell, Jackson Scott, Mary Grace Sizemore, Maria Stanica, Morgan Sweeney, Reilly Thomson, Corinne Trachsel, Audrey Van Ruler, Jonathan Vu, Kevin Zamzow-Pollock
Manager, confirmed that the large computer controlled telescope was purchased as well as the manual controlled, student telescopes. The larger telescope with a six foot mirror anchor coupled with high quality optics and computer control can see distant nebulae and galaxies and fainter stars. Professor Bosserman’s ardor spilled over to athletics, supporting MPC’s program wholeheartedly as well. This mentor, who usually knew all his students the second week into class, will be sorely missed.
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John Casas, 36 years Tina Cole, 26 years Kelly Cool-Lesko, 17.5 years Marge Falknor, 40 years Suzie Garcia, 8.5 years Linda Jones, 33.5 years Nancy Laiolo, 17 years Jan Lippert, 15.5 years Bev Paxton, 25.5 years Gita Prasad, 16.5 years Linda Radley, 27 years Christine Revelas, 18.5 years Gary Williams, 38.5 years
Carmel High Seniors, Class of 2016, Receive About $170,000 in Scholarships at Awards Night Generous Donors to be thanked
Members of the Carmel High School Class of 2016 have received approximately $170,000 in scholarships from a large number and great variety of generous local donors. At the Senior Scholarship and Recognition Night, held May 17, a total of 44 different organizations, clubs, religious institutions, individuals and others presented the honored seniors with amounts ranging from hundreds to many thousands of dollars for their college and university educations. Many seniors received multiple scholarships. Not included in that $170,000 figure are scholarships that seniors received directly from colleges and universities that admitted them. Also not included was the Air Force Academy scholarship that was awarded to Dominic Buraglio. This includes the total cost of tuition for all four years, room, board, all books and a monthly stipend.
The Carmel High School Foundation (CHSF), which was founded in 2004 and is working hard to increase its endowment, manages the Carmel High School scholarship funds. CHSF is a state public benefit corporation with an IRS approved 501(c) 3 tax-exempt status. The Carmel High School Committee awarded scholarships in amounts ranging from $300 to $1950 for a total of $14,000 to 26 seniors. The Carmel High Scholarship Committee gave out about $4,000 to $6,000 in its first few years. A Super Bowl Raffle sponsored by Padre Parents raised $90,000. Of that amount, $24,000 was awarded to nine students from the Class of 2016 for scholarships for two- and four-year colleges and universities.
The remaining proceeds from the raffle were disbursed to the various clubs, teams and school organizations that participated in the raffle. Among those clubs were Associated Student Body (ASB), CUSD Music Boosters, CHS Sports Medicine Club, CHS Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID), various sports teams, and Padre Parents, the academic booster club that funds grants for teachers’ classrooms and other student-enriching activities. Among the major donors were: Carmel Masonic Lodge, Carmel-by-the-Sea Rotary Club, CHS AVID, Church of the Wayfarer, CHS Class of 1951, Carmel Valley Kiwanis Club, First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley Women’s Club Foundation, Booney Covell Memorial, Carmel Residents Association, Monterey Audubon Society, First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove, Monterey United Methodist Church, Cristopher Pallastrini Memorial Foundation, Keenan Tyler Lucero Memorial Scholarship, Fishwife and Turtle Bay Restaurants, Hacienda Hay & Feed, the Family of Marc Stefan, Robert P. Bailes Scholarship, Harles R. Sarment Scholarship, Hausdorff Family Scholarship, Class of 1952, the Alan and Rita Shugart Memorial Scholarship, Monterey Peninsula College Foundation, Monterey County Association of Realtors, Rotary Club of Carmel Valley, the Yellow Brick Road, and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
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• May 20, 2016
Awards Night at Pacific Grove High School Sees Outstanding Seniors Honored Full Ride To West Point, Two ROTC Full Rides Among the Awards
Award/Scholarship Recipient Ruth R. Young Scholarship Fund............................ Liam Headley, Apollo Marquez, Emily Muller-Foster First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Scholarship................ Minhee Cho Kier Memorial Scholarship.......................................................... Brendan MacLaren Quail Lodge Men’s Golf Association Scholarship............................Hayley Yukihiro Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge #331 Scholarship....... Douglas Dow, Scotlyn Rhyne, Noah Thanos, Cameron Whiteside Edward Doolittle Scholarship Award...................................................Andrea Kelley Joseph and Betty Spradling Scholarship............................................Nouman Baryal Rotary Club of Pacific Grove Scholarship................... Kyra Kennedy, Alex Thibeau John Baker Memorial Scholarship .......................Kaelene Jensen, Nicolas Boatman PG Police Citizens’ Academy Law Enforcement Scholarship................ Jake Smith, Steven Deatherage Harles R. Sarment Award............................................... Jeremiah Ybarra-Greenberg New Millennium Scholarship ............................................................. Elizabeth Loh MPC Howard & Karin Evans College Incentive Award......................... Kobi Butler, Mark Coronado, Steven Deatherage, Uche Ebo, Uzo Ebo, Petur Fahem, Claire Gurries MPC Alumni Scholarship.................................................................... David Twohig Wednesday Night Laundry Runners Scholarship.................................Douglas Dow Feast of Lanterns Scholarship.............. Minhee Cho, Hannah Cox, Caroline Gruber, Hayley Yukihiro Robert Balles Math Scholar Award..............................Rachel Biggio, Douglas Dow Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association Scholarships Cynthia Alma Pena ’75 Scholarship..................................................... Alex Thibeau Ada Eleanor Smith Scholarship..............................................................Hannah Cox Bob Hoag ’45 Scholarship.....................................................................Chip Wagner
College Bound
Pacific Grove High School graduates from Awards Night who are indicate they are going directly to a four-year college are listed below. Others are, for the most part, going to Monterey Peninsula College or other two-year college at first: Alex Thibeau - CSU Chico Gone Tawdrouse - West Point Erin Smith - UC Santa Cruz Caroline Gruber - Sacramento City College Arielle Isack - Columbia University Nicolas Boatman - Fresno Pacific U Rachel Biggio - Georgetown Minhee Cho - Brigham Young U Hannah Cox - UC Berkeley Jeremiah Greenberg - Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) Wesley Hardin - UCLA Hugh Hudson - U of Wisconsin Andrea Kelley - U of New Mexico Maggie Lindenthal-Cox - Mills College Elise Momberger - George Fox University Brendan MacLaren - James Madison University Scotlyn Rhyne - Grand Canyon University Joslyn Morgan - Washington State Kaelene Jensen - Loyola University (New Orleans) Noah Thanos - UC San Diego Cameron Whiteside - USC (Full ROTC Scholarship) Chip Wagner - USC Robert Wilkerson - UC Davis (Full ROTC scholarship) Julius Yevdash - UCLA Hayley Yukihiro - Liberty University Douglas Dow - University of Chicago Sam Fenstermaker - Cal Poly (SLO) Kayla Flores - UC Berkeley Paz Kerchner - CSUMB
PSCHOLARSHIPS From Previous Page Thirteen seniors were recognized as Class of 2016 Valedictorians: Trevor Arbab, Isabella Calcaterra, Karen Darken, Jillian Empey, Zachary File, Ari Freedman, Delaney King, Ethan Kurteff, Michael Montgomery, Dylan Riley, Benek Robertson, Marie Rogers and Yuan Tao. Selection criteria for valedictorians required at least 13 honors and AP classes and straight A grades in every class for the entire four years. Forty-nine of the senior class received California Scholastic Federation Lifetime Honors Awards in honor of their high academic records. Operating independently of the Carmel Unified School District, CHSF raises money that supplements but does not replace tax dollars. It is funded through generous community support and works to build strong, sustainable relationships with donors and program sponsors. It recently completed a successful Matching Gift Drive and was able to nearly double the scholarship fund. The CHSF is looking for additional donors, including estate gifting, to endow scholarships for deserving seniors and has various endowment gift levels. Donations to the CHSF may be made at www.CarmelHighSchoolFoundation.org.
Class of 1952 Remembers.................................................................Levi Thompson Don Harlan ’42 Scholarship................................................................. Daniela Garza Maude Marian Smith Scholarship....................................... Maggie Lindenthal-Cox Beverly Wilson Stillwell ‘49 Scholarship............................................ Rachel Biggio Tommy Stillwell ’74 Scholarship........................................................ Hugh Hudson Nelson William “Bill” Hyler ’39 Educational Scholarship................... Eric Boerner Richard Reynolds ’57 Science and Technology Scholarship.............. Julius Yevdash PGHS Alumni Association Music Scholarship.................................... David Twohig PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award............................ Erin Smith PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award...................... Wesley Hardin PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award..................Robert Wilkerson PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award.......................Elizabeth Loh PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award.........................Kayla Flores PGHS Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Award............ Paula Rueda Vilamil PG Kiwanis Club Cory Heitz Scholarship...................... Peter Fahem, Arielle Isack, Eric Orozco Viscarra, David Twohig West Point Preparatory Scholarship................................................ Gone Tawdrouse Monterey County Association of Realtors Scholarship....................... Paz Kerchner Monterey First United Methodist Church Hutcherson Scholarship...... Minhee Cho CHOMP Junior Volunteer Scholarship............................................Hayley Yukihiro Yellow Brick Road Scholarship............................ Elizabeth Loh, Elise Momberger, Hayley Yukihiro CALSA.................................................. Eric Orozco Viscarra, Paula Rueda Vilamil Mike Ottmar Scholar Athlete Award...................... James Donlon, Christina Lucido Emma Carter Scholarship................................................................ Nouman Baryal Pacific Grove High School P.T.A..........................Hannah Cox, Sam Fenstermaker, Caroline Gruber, Joslyn Morgan, Cameron Whiteside James Bliss & Annette Sward Forestry & Nursing Scholarship....................Steven Deatherage, Elise Momberger Michael R. Cook Scholarship.............................................................Rachel Biggio CSEA Chapter 229 Scholarship.............................Caroline Gruber, Andrea Kelley, ................................................................................................. Eric Orozco Viscarra ROTC Scholarship ......................................Cameron Whiteside, Robert Wilkerson University of New Mexico Amigo Scholarship................................. Andrea Kelley Church of the Wayfarer Scholarship......................................................Minhee Cho Morris Dill Tennis Award............................... Sam Fenstermaker, Elise Momberger PGTA Future Teacher Scholarship.......................... Nicolas Boatman, Minhee Cho, Sam Fenstermaker Italian Catholic Federation & Italian Heritage Society ...................Caroline Gruber St. Mary’s By-the-Sea Youth Scholarship.......................................... Elizabeth Loh National Merit Scholarship Commended Student.......Rachel Biggio, Hannah Cox, Douglas Dow, Wesley Hardin, Arielle Isack, Levi Thompson, Julius Yevdash Valedictorian.......................................................................................Rachel Biggio Salutatorian........................................................................................ Wesley Hardin
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Annual Heritage Awards May 22, 2016
Glenn Gobel Custom Frames at 111 Lighthouse received a Special Recognition award.
The house at 147 14th St. was given a Certificate of Commendation in the New Construction category.
The house at 165 Sloat received a Certificate of Commendation in the Remodel/Addition category.
At 214 13th Street, the house won the bronze award for Preservation.
This building at 301 Fountain got the bronze award in the Commercial category.
This building at 303 Forest Ave. received a Certificate of Commendation in the Commercial category.
This house got a Certificate of Commendation for Preservation. The address is 513 Congress Avenue.
This house is at 622 17th Street. It got the bronze award for the Remodel/Addition Category.
This building at 649 Lighthouse got a Certificate of Commendation in the Commercial category. (It was awarded a bronze in 1978.)
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This house at 707 Ocean View got a Certificate of Commendation for the Remodel/Addition category.
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The Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan May 2016 is posted on the Local Coastal Program website. The Implementation Plan revisions are still in progress and will be posted when available. An informational report regarding outstanding issues was before Council on May 18, 2016. The Planning Commission May 19, 2016 meeting did not occur due to lack of quorum. The issues will be discussed by Planning Commission on June 1, 2016 and a meeting for recommendation to Council will be held on June 2, 2016. Land
Use Plan policy issues that remain under discussion with Coastal Commission staff include: -sea level rise and associated hazard policies concerning erosion and flooding; -the definition of existing development; -fencing in the Asilomar Dunes neighborhood; Implementation Plan issues for Planning Commission direction include: -Commercial-Visitor Zoning District Height Limits; -American Tin Cannery Zoning Floor Area Ratio; -Density Standards for Visitor-Serving Parcels.
Sunset on the Deck Join us for Friday Night Sunset on the Deck at Asilomar! What better way to unwind from the work week and kick off the weekend than watching sunset on the deck at Asilomar. Enjoy live entertainment starting at 6:30 PM. The ongoing event will host a wealth of your favorite local musicians. Enjoy Phoebe’s Café, serving beer, wine, specialty cocktails, chef’s grilled specialties, paninis, salads and more.
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San Francisco Giants Updates
Pitching and Offense Keep Giants in first Place The San Francisco Giants announced on May 20 that famed third baseman Jim Ray Hart passed away at age 74. Hart played for the Giants between 1963 and 1973. The Giants President Larry Baer expressed that the Giants were “deeply saddened” in hearing the news of his passing. Hart was part of a long line of great Giants’s third basemen who made a major contribution to a team that knows how to win. The Giants explained that Hart scored 488 runs in 1,001 games.
Giants Third Baseman Jim Ray Hart passes away at age 74 (©2016 S.F. Giants) Matt Duffy, the present Giant third baseman, contributed to a Giants win over the San Diego Padres at At&T Park on May 24 with one run scored. Duffy is currently battingat .245. That AVG should climb as the season moves on. The winning pitcher on May 24 was starter Jeff Samardzija. In a post-game press release the Giants explained that Samardzija “improved to 4-1with a 1.46 ERA” in “his last five starts.” The Giants won the game by a score of 8 to 2. The Sacramento River Cats announced on May 24 that outfielder Jarrett Parker was recalled by the Giants due to Angel Pagan being on the disabled list. Parker started in left field on May 24 and hit an eighth inning home run. Parker hit three home runs in one game for the Giants in 2015 against Oakland. The Giants also announced that relief pitcher Sergio Romo has started “rehab” with the Sacramento River Cats who are the AAA Affiliate of the Giants. The Giants also defeated the visiting Padres on May 22 and May 23. Johnny Cueto improved to 7-1 this season with the win on May 23. Cueto went the distance for the third complete game this season. Hunter Pence won the game with a walk off hit that drove in the winning run. Brandon Belt ran the distance from first base to home with the amazing help from the Giants’ third base coach who ran aside Belt as he stepped on first base. Madison Bumgardner was the Giants’ winning pitcher on May 22. Bumgarner hit in the winning run. The Giants announced on May 22 that “his 26 RBI over the last three seasons are the most among pitchers.” Giants’ pitcher Matt Cain had his first win of the season when the Giants defeated the Chicago Cubson May 21 at AT&T Park.
Big Sur Marathon Organization Promotes Global Running Day Run and wear your gear to share the joys of running In honor of Global Running Day, June 1, the Big Sur International Marathon organization is encouraging all former participants and volunteers from any of its annual events to proudly wear a race or Big Sur event volunteer shirt on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Showing local participation of a Big Sur event is a small gesture of a larger Global Running Day initiative. The annual day has been earmarked for people around the world to celebrate the joys of running. Participation is easy and can be done by pledging to take part in some type of running activity on June 1, 2016. Whether it be a solo lap around the block, a long run with friends, or even a game of tag with your kids, the key is to share passion for the sport and inspire others to get moving. In Pacific Grove, the Wednesday Night Laundry Runners local running group will celebrate at its weekly group run/walk beginning at 5:30 p.m. from Mission Linen at Congress Avenue and Sunset Drive in Pacific Grove. In Salinas, the training group for the Salinas Valley Half Marathon will gather miles at its Wednesday evening track workout at Hartnell College. This year, the first-ever Million Kid Run will be held on Global Running Day
to make fitness fun and inspire kids to embrace running as a way to get healthy and fit. The goal is to have one million kids around the world pledge to run on June 1, 2016. The Big Sur Marathon’s JUST RUN youth fitness program is registered as a group participating in the Million Kid Run. Getting involved is easy: Simply visit www.globalrunningday.org and commit to run on June 1, 2016. You’ll add your name to the list of runners from all over the world who are coming together to celebrate the sport. The pledge page is designed for groups and individuals, kids and adults, able-bodied runners and athletes with disabilities. Pledge for yourself and/or for your group then check out the counter to see how many people from all over the planet will be joining you on the big day. Finally, the Big Sur Marathon is also offering special discounts to its upcoming races to celebrate Global Running Day. On June 1 only, runners can receive $10 off the Half Marathon on Monterey Bay and the Salinas Valley Half Marathon, and $5 off the June 19 Run in the Name of Love 5K or dog-friendly 2K. Go to www.bsim. org on June 1 to register with the special discount.
Three Sessions of Basketball Camps Offered Next Month
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.
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Transform your negative beliefs. . . transform your life. Giants’s Winning Pitcher Jeff Samardzija on May 24 (©2016 S.F. Giants) The Giants announced in their Minor League Report of May 24 that the River Cats are in fourth place, followed by the Double A Richmond Flying Squirrels in 6th place and the High A San Jose Giants in second place in the California League with a record of 26 wins and 16 losses, which is one of the best records in pro baseball. The Giants are off to Colorado for games May 27, 28 and 29. The probable pitchers are Cain, Bumgarner, and Cueto. - Bob Silverman
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Peeps All Those Signatures Paid Off
Proponents and signature-gatherers celebrate notification by Monterey County Registrar of Voters, Claudio Valenzuela, that the anti-fracking initiative has received enough qualifying signatures to appear on the ballot for the November 2016 presidential election. The Protect Monterey County coalition says that results from the petition count will be reported to the Board of Supervisors during their scheduled meeting on June 1. Initiative Proponents are Dr. Don King, Dr. Laura Solorio, Madeleine Clark, Mibs McCarthy, and Dr. Bill Melendez. The group gathered at the former Ft. Ord to celebrate the milestone.
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Bruce Cowan, who entertains folks in Pacific Grove with his recorder, playing Christmas songs at the post office with his wife, Judy, can sometimes be found playing Celtic and old-time music as well. Last Sunday, May 22, he sat down at the piano in the welcoming great room at the Monterey Hostel, where the Monterey Hostel Society presented a Downton Abbey-themed tea, complete with savories and sweets and many varieties of teas. There were trivia games and prizes, fancy tea cups, and some guests in costumes.
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Tennis anyone? Tennis no one? by Howard Rowland
Recently it was Saturday, a beautiful spring day in Pacific Grove, with temperatures hovering around 65-70°. Twice—once at 10 a.m. and then again at 2 p.m.—I drove by both the PG Community Center tennis courts on Gibson Ave. and then by the PG High School courts, behind the school, which are also open to the public during after-school hours and on weekends. Both times not a single player could be seen on any of the five community center courts, and each time only one couple was hitting balls to each other on one of the six courts belonging to the high school. The next day, on a slightly cooler and overcast Sunday morning, I drove by the same courts at 10 a.m. and saw not a single person playing on either set of courts. By way of contrast, in 1971, when I first moved to the Monterey Peninsula, both of these locations, at such times on the weekend, were literally jammed with people on all the courts either playing singles and doubles or impatiently waiting, behind the wire fences, to seize the first free court and start warming up to do battle with their rackets. Furthermore, the PG Tennis Club held annual club men’s and women’s championships on the community center courts that were treated as major local events, and the club also hosted, on these same courts, annual regional tournaments for various age and other categories. Actually, I have noted that this current scene of deserted tennis courts in PG has been all too common since around the year 2000, and especially during the last five years or so. And this phenomenon in PG is very much echoed by the fact that, during the last ten to twelve years—with the notable exception of the Williams sisters, particularly Serena—American professional tennis players have been almost totally absent from the winners’ circles of the Grand Slam tournaments, and the last US male player to win any of the Grand Slam tournaments was Andy Roddick, in the US Open in 2003. In previous times, all during the 20th century, Americans were very prominent among the major male and female players of the world, and even though tennis in the US then was always a “minor sport” compared to the major team sports, it was nevertheless especially popular among those who had the desire to excel at an individual sport, and stay in fairly good shape while doing so. What happened? Why has there been such a steep decline in interest in tennis both in PG on Saturday mornings and afternoons, and apparently at these same hours throughout the country? What is it in our national daily life and our society that has killed the interest in a sport that previously attracted so many people—and one that can be played by young and old, and both men and women, whether the competition is singles, doubles, or mixed doubles? When Googling “US tennis decline” on the Internet, a number of answers come up on this subject by sports writers and others, which seem to be largely technical, such as 1) US players mainly learn to play on hard courts, whereas players from Europe and elsewhere usually learn on clay courts, and thus develop better “all-around”games which lead them to be more competitive at the upper professional and amateur levels, or 2) the newer rackets and strings are more powerful and produce more extended baseline rallies and top-spin shots, which ultimately favor claycourt players from Europe and South America, for example. As an old man in his late seventies who played almost all his life while growing up in New Orleans, then on his college team, and later on in events in the PG Community Center and elsewhere in Northern California, and also just for fun, till I was sidelined by a serious abdominal injury about 13 years ago, I have personally witnessed the fact that my favorite sport has all but gone by the wayside in America. But why? I have a strong suspicion that there is now a greater tendency in our society to pressure and encourage especially smaller kids to participate mainly in team sports where they are nearly always under ever more fearful and watchful adult supervision during competitions. And even more decisive, I suspect, is the ever-increasing addiction that the younger generation and young adults, among others, have for spending many, if not most, of their leisure hours at their desktop and laptop computers, talking over their cell phones, and using their smartphone apps to follow their Facebook and Twitter accounts—both at home and outside home. If my suspicions are as well-founded as I think they are, then there will never be a revival of tennis in the US. It appears that modern technology has killed tennis playing just as it has killed a number of other facets of our society’s social life and informal inter-communication. Too bad.
The Analogy to Rock is a Fitting One
Editor: Last week, over at the other Pacific Grove weekly publication (Carmel Pine Cone) that editor seemingly had a big problem with Mary Adams exposing some of Dave Potter's disastrous record over the last 20 years. Without getting into the details here, readers can assess that exposure on the website potterfacts.com If you look carefully, you'll also notice that The Pine Cone is not cited one time as a source of fact for Potter's record. And that author deems it shameful that a candidate could actually use a person's record against him, but at the same time, the editor cannot present anything at all in Adams' record to criticise her for. Interesting. In a recent Potter mailer he presents himself as "Solid as a Rock." What a fitting analogy! Inanimate, immovable, offering little inspiration, hard, dense, and lying around in the dirt. Well, that pretty much describes Potter's political career. In his 20 years as supervisor I can think of one positive thing — the Carmel climbing lane — that Potter can take credit for. Of course, there's much more to take credit for — like Monterey Downs; orchestrating the collapse of the Regional Water Project (previous desal proposal); Cal-Am taking over the new desal project (hundreds of $millions more expensive); never attending a Regional Water Authority meeting; missing numerous other public meetings; pretending to be an environmentalist; etc. — but these deeds won't appear in any resume. And that's just scratching the surface. Closer looks at his record (i.e. the Water Board) will expose much more — or less — depending on your focus. On the other hand, if you're looking for leadership, consensus building, creativity, honesty, transparency, and actually working for constituents, Mary Adams is the easy choice. Certainly Potter has more experience politically, and if you want more back room deals; secret meetings (i.e. "personnel evaluations"); massive developments like Monterey Downs; cronyism; phony environmentalism; broken commitments; and utter lack of accomplishment, then by all means vote for Potter. My money's on Mary Adams. Larry Parrish
City Does Too Much Spending on EDC
Editor: Dear Mayor and City Council, On May 18 and 19 the city of Pacific Grove held back to back public meetings to discuss important budget items. On May 18 Pacific Grove city council elected to hire a consultant, at the taxpayers’ expense, to create a baseline study for a proposed business tax increase. The very next day, on May 19, the Pacific Grove Economic Development Commission voted to move forward to hire a consultant from CALED for $11,000 to prepare an economic development report also at the taxpayers’ expense. I am supportive of CALED as an organization and I believe they have useful data and information. While working for the city of Monterey I requested department membership in CALED at a cost of approximately $300 per year. That being said, our department would never have requested an $11,000 report, nor would executive management, nor would city council ever consider such an expense - without some sort of compelling need. I can think of no other appointed economic development commission in Monterey County with over $30,000 as a budget and the authority to commission $11,000 studies. When was a small appointed board like the Pacific Grove economic development commission authorized to have a budget of over $30,000 dollars? Is that in the city charter? How exactly are the EDC members accountable to the taxpayer? What is the taxpayer’s guaranteed return on the $11,000 study? What is the taxpayers return on the $30,000+ budget? Who from the taxpaying or the business community actually requested an $11,000 economic development study? When did that happen? Has Monterey, Seaside, Carmel, Marina, Sand City, or Del Rey Oaks ever spent $11,000 on a CALED economic development report? Do any of those cities fund their economic development commissions at over $30,000 annually - with no measurable taxpayer return or accountability for that money? The Pacific Grove EDC is a small appointed board (commission). It does not have staffing or resources to carry out any project. The PGEDC has also been informed that the city staff is backlogged. How can the Pacific Grove city council go before the taxpayers and small business owners to explain a business tax increase - while at the exact same time allocating over $30,000 for a commission with no clear objective, no measurable track record, and no visible support from the business community? The City of Pacific Grove hired the exact same organization – CALED - to produce the exact same report 20 years ago. Nobody on City Council has told the public what was is in that report or what ever became of it, or why the city now needs to spend $11,000 to do it again. The taxpayers deserve a responsible and focused city government. The taxpayers have not requested to fund the Economic Development Commission with a $30,000+ budget. The business community never asked for an $11,000 study and they do not want to place further demands on a hard working city staff that is already backlogged. Pacific Grove has a Republican Ph.D. running for US Congress and three intelligent people running for Mayor... * Pacific Grove claims to have a serious revenue versus expense problem. (It does). * Pacific Grove city council is moving forward on a business tax increase as the only and most intelligent possible solution. * Pacific Grove is the only local City that has an EDC with a $30,000+ budget that is busy ordering $11,000 studies - that nobody in the business community ever asked for - and that nothing will ever come of. * Pacific Grove did the exact same thing 20 years ago. And now Pacific Grove wonders why there is not enough money for current and future expenses? I have never seen a small city with this many available natural resources and that still does not understand how lucky it is - lucky to have this type of nature - and lucky to have these wonderful people in the business community. It is amazing and disappointing at the exact same time. Sam Rashkin Economic Development Consulting
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Mary Adams is An Experienced Leader with a Clear Vision Mary Adams is running for the county Board of Supervisors, 5th District seat to replace Dave Potter. Mary is highly qualified for the job, with a proven and successful 30-year record as a leader for non-profits. She was President and CEO of United Way Monterey County for 14 years. During her decades of public service she forged key public/private partnerships that are thriving. Mary brings a clean, clear vision not tainted by the investments and contributions of developers and other special interests. Mary supports a sustainable and affordable publicly-owned water system. To solve our water problems she would build on conservation, aquifer storage, wastewater purification, and a cost-effective desal solution. Her vision includes a comprehensive action plan for solving traffic problems, protecting our jewel of an environment and fueling the economy with well-paying jobs. She won’t waste taxpayer dollars on development projects that have no place in our county like the Monterey Downs Racetrack. More at http://www.maryadams.org She would bring new thinking and new energy to the Board of Supervisors. She would represent community interests, not the special interests of a few. Mary is a smart, consensus builder with integrity. Mary Adams is the Anti-Potter and here’s why that’s important: Twenty years of Supervisor Dave Potter has brought us more development than we have the water to support, more development than our streets can accommodate and more development than the environment can handle. A builder and building contractor for 40 years, it’s in his blood. Potter is a developer’s dream. Potter’s leadership has been short-sighted, to be generous in describing it. Many would argue that he is corrupted by development interests. It’s clear that he supported Monterey Downs. Potter has taken tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from horse racing interests, and at least $125,000 from developers over the last five years. Details of his involvement at http://www.montereybaypartisan.com Water is our communities’ biggest problem. Potter has backed Cal Am every step of the way. In 2014 he opposed Measure O which sought public ownership and local control of our water. Twenty years of Potter has brought us the 9th most expensive water in the country. Read the report here http://www.publicwaternow.org/top_stories During his years on the Coastal Commission from 1997 to 2009 Potter was often ranked among the most anti-environmental members of the Commission by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups. Recently the CEO of a company involved in fracking made a $2,000 contribution to Potter’s re-election campaign. More on Potter’s record at http://www.potterfacts.com Twenty years ago, long before the drought, Cal Am was ordered by the State Water Resources Control Board to stop illegally over pumping the Carmel River. All we have to show for Potter’s leadership is debt for failed water projects, the threat of water rationing and some of the most expensive water in the country. During his years on the Coastal Commission from 1997 to 2009 Potter was often ranked among the most anti-environmental members of the Commission by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups. Recently the CEO of a company involved in fracking made a $2,000 contribution to Potter’s re-election campaign. More on Potter’s record at http://www.potterfacts.com Melodie Chrislock Public Water Now Board of Directors
Editor: I am writing this letter in support for Mary Adams for 5th District County Supervisor. As a decades long resident of the Peninsula, it took me about 10 years to begin to see through the veneer of Dave Potter. “Special Interest” should be his middle name. In 20 years of service, his list of accomplishments for his constituents are paltry. In this week’s Pine Cone hit pieces, all he can manage to defend himself is to say , “Not true, Mary,” but doesn’t provide any facts to back it up. A vote for Mary Adams is more than just a vote against Dave Potter. Mary Adams has rolled up her sleeves and done real work as Director of the local United Way chapter, work that empowers and serves the needs of every day residents of the County. She has forged working relationships with many of its movers and shakers. She knows how to collaborate, listen, research, and is a quick study who attends to the details as well as the broad strokes. She will help bring sunshine and an end to the back-door wheeling dealing paradigm of the Potter/Calcagno era of the Supes. Break up the cabal and let’s move forward to real solutions for our residents: vote for Mary. Michael Baer Monterey
Put Potter out to Pasture
Editor: I feel a slow burn every time I drive on Highway 1 between Seaside and Marina. Fort Ord was closed over 20 years ago and derelict buildings and debris still line the highway. How could that be? Rather that utilize or replace the derelict buildings and empty lots, the agency in charge, FORA, has promoted cutting down old growth oak forests sequestered well within the former Fort Ord and now popular with hikers and bikers. The plan is to develop an unwanted horse racing track and a massive housing-shopping center called Monterey Downs that is far away from any town. Who is in charge of that fiasco? One person is Dave Potter, the long-time County Supervisor for District 5, which does not even include the area. He has been a member of FORA for many years, and while chair he actively promoted Monterey Downs while letting the buildings and lots along Highway 1 rot. Potter complains that his opponent in the upcoming election, Mary Adams, is playing dirty politics by calling out his shenanigans in a campaign website and a mailer. However, as documented in The Monterey Bay Partisan, the claims are all too true. It is long past time to put Potter out to pasture. John Pearse Pacific Grove
How could Potter manage 5th District when he can’t manage his own?
Editor: Mary Adams was endorsed in last week’s Herald commentary written by Karin Strasser Kaufman, former Supervisor. I strongly concur. Mary Adams is running against 20-year incumbent Dave Potter whose only vision is ravaging acres of Fort Ord property, destroying thousands of old growth oaks, and the ecology dependent on them. Why ? For a horse racing track, hotel and subdivision? Surely he’s to gain personally from this as he’s being courted by Brian Boudreau, the Southern California developer, and several horse racing industries in Ireland. It’s all for the mighty dollar, not for us. How can Dave Potter, who can’t manage his own business, whose business has been in bankruptcy twice, who has a past personal residence in foreclosure, and now has his current Carmel home red-tagged for failure to get a work permit be an affective Supervisor? He can’t manage his own business or life so how can he possibly manage our 5th district with its wide variety of problems? For the past 20 years he’s played follow the leader and money and we have suffered. He can’t manage his own life!! Is it because he’s being courted by the horse race developer Brian Boudeau and Seaside Mayor Ralph Rubio, whose City is aligned to benefit financially since Seaside owns part of that property? Do they realize that each horse consumes at least 75 gallons of water a day not to mention the water for the businesses associated with it? A whole household consumes less than 75 gallons per day! As Supervisor, he’s suppose to be securing more water sources for his constituents not horses! In general, Potter works for his own benefit not ours. Be wise and alert. Vote for Mary Adams who has proven herself a solid, good leader by her well established honorable work as CEO with United Way, and the Cancer and Heart Associations. She’ll work for our needs in this District. She has delivered to the people of our County already. Mary Adams is our next 5th district supervisor. Anna Yateman Carmel
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Casey Lucius Proposes New Regional Academic Network To Protect Area’s Defense Installations From Cutbacks Military contributes $1.4 billion to Monterey County economy
Casey Lucius has proposed a new initiative to use the talent and resources of area institutions of higher education and leverage existing capabilities at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to create a world class knowledge network that can be used by the military and civilians alike. Lucius, speaking to business leaders at a luncheon in Carmel-by-the-Sea, urged a community partnership with DLI and NPS in order to protect the area from potential Defense Department cutbacks. The Department of Defense (DoD) will be reviewing DLI and NPS as part of its planned 2019 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) exercise. “While that seems like a long time we need to be
working right now on building a strong case,” Lucius said, since the military contributes $1.4 billion annually to Monterey County. DoD will consider the ‘military value’ of DLI and NPS in addition to cost efficiencies as assessment criteria in its BRAC analysis. In a recently published DoD report on Infrastructure Capacity, Lucius noted that while the DoD is shown to have 22 percent excess capacity overall, the ‘school’ category indicates a 44 percent overcapacity. “BRAC is not the only cost-cutting avenue for the Department of Defense and we have to be building our case right now,” Lucius said. A network of an integrated curriculum consisting of local academic institutions,
DLI, NPS, as well as businesses and the local community, will create a much more powerful and cost-effective resource than just DLI and NPS alone. With Homeland Security and cyber expertise resident locally, the Monterey area has the knowledge base to provide a world class knowledge center of unquestionable military value. “Building the future defense workforce – with cyber security capabilities, language, cultural knowledge, and diplomatic skills. These are the skills that will be needed to prevent future conflict. And this is the case we have to make to protect and promote our bases,” Lucius said. Lucius praised the existing effort being undertaken by the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to strengthen our
position in a BRAC review, “The Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has proposed a Strategic Defense Alliance in Monterey County. It would include representatives from business, government, and local residents to research and design courses of action to promote and protect our military installations. My proposal for a regional knowledge network fits well with such an initiative.” Casey Lucius, who formerly served as a Professor of National Security at the Naval War College and ran an intelligence unit on The USS Stennis in the Persian Gulf during her active duty in the Navy, is a candidate for Congress in California District 20. Contact: casey@caseylucius.com. See website at caseylucius.com.
Holly’s Lighthouse Cafe: Part of What Makes Pacific Grove an Amazing Place to Be
Holly’s Lighthouse Cafe has been a cornerstone of the Pacific Grove business community for over 30 years. The restaurant belonged to Alan Cohen and Tony Noble for sixteen years before it was purchased by longtime Pacific Grove resident, Holly Summers, in 2004. Holly rehashed the menu and redecorated the interior, adding much of the vintage themed decor including the I Love Lucy posters and the wall mural of the Pacific Grove coastline. Summers worked hard and became locally famous for her generosity and emphasis on creating a strong family friendly vibe at the restaurant. Her dedication to the business earned her the honor of restaurateur of the year by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce in 2011. Her unexpected passing on January 4, 2016 left the management of the beloved restaurant to her daughter, Amy Hanmer. Hanmer has been fully at the wheel since January but had been managing most aspects of the restaurant’s operation alongside Holly since 2009. Hanmer grew up in Pacific Grove and attended all the local schools, including Robert Down Elementary School and Pacific Grove Middle and High Schools. She grew up working in restaurants in part with her mother, Holly, and graduated in 2003 before moving to San Diego to study English at San Diego State University. She earned her degree in 2007 and stayed in San Diego to manage a P.F. Chang’s for several years before returning to Pacific Grove to manage the cafe in 2009. For the business, Hanmer says she could not have managed the transition without the cafe’s staff behind her. “The staff on the whole was wonderful, they gave me time to step away while maintaining mom’s vision of the restaurant and keeping the operations going. I couldn’t have asked for more help, and it’s been that way since the beginning, just lots of support,” Hanmer said. “That’s what makes Pacific Grove amazing: It is earnest, honest and people care about each other, businesses support each others, its not something you can build in just a day, that’s what PG is and it has a lot do with what we are too.” Hanmer’s love for the restaurant extends to her mission for the location moving forward. To the menu will be added more vegetarian and gluten-free options, though nothing will be removed from the menu. Hanmer will continue to use locally sourced ingredients in the Holly’s menu offerings and she seeks to increase the restaurant’s use of organic and seasonal produce. Hanmer says her
love for food and family keeps her in the business. “I just always loved about food. Food and family are my favorite things about holidays,” Hanmer said. “Food is the most awesome part about traveling.”
Left: Amy Hanmer and Holly Summers, her mom (right).
The public is invited to a special presentation to learn more about our new
Center for Ocean Education and Leadership Tuesday, May 31, 6–8 p.m. at 585 Cannery Row, 3rd Floor
We’re excited to share more details about the Center’s innovative design, which reflects the spirit and guidelines for Cannery Row architecture, and embodies our vision for the future of informal science education for school groups, teens and professional development for teachers.
Please join us for a question and answer session with architects and Aquarium staff. Refreshments will be served. The event takes place across the street from the project site; enter at the back of the building, off the Rec Trail, by Bay Bikes. Locals who have a ZIP code prefix of 939 on their driver’s license receive complimentary parking after 4 p.m. in the Cannery Row Parking Garage, entrance on Foam Street Details: Contact Public Relations at 831-644-1069; media@mbayaq.org
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From Bardbombs to Blitzes
Getting results through a “Homeless News Day”
Bardbombing the Bush White House in a mass poetic Voice to protest the pending invasion of Iraq in March 2003 was a failure. If my experiment had succeeded, diplomacy, not war, would have revealed Saddam Hussein didn’t have the ballyhooed weapons of mass destruction. It’s possible a gadzillion poets actually hand-penned protest poems on postcards, then mailed them to the first lady, but the White House never leaked a word about Laura’s early April card shower. Did the literary protest end in defeat, or was poetry considered insignificant by the powers-that-were? What the connection to homelessness? It’s an election year, that’s what! Anyone interested in a Homeless News Day? Fast-forward to Tues., May 24, 2016 and a “Here and Now”segment I heard on National Public Radio. Audrey Cooper, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, was being inter-
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise viewed about a forthcoming collaborative blitz of the Bay Area by members of all media combined to “promote discourse on how to find solutions. The media-wide event will feature a variety of subjects related to homelessness, which has spread in San Francisco like a kudzu vine. Homeless news will run all day throughout the day on Wed., June 29.” If the multi-media outlets on the Monterey Peninsula were to join in the movement, and every newspaper, radio and television station would broadcast news dealing with homelessness, there truly could be strength in numbers. Monterey Peninsula Round-Up Meanwhile, here on the Monterey Peninsula, both homelessness and efforts to alleviate it, as well as control it, are transpiring, as evidenced through changes currently in progress. Gathering for Women: The largest number of guests in the Gathering for Women’s two-year history took place this week. A record 129 women were served. Rev. Cindy Storrs will become the Director of Operations for Gathering for Women, effective July 1. A variety show to raise funds to benefit Gathering for Women will be held on Sat., May 28, a p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 400 W. Franklin Ave., Monterey. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the door or online at www.montereycsl. org .
Monterey’s Matching-Fund Challenge: Monterey’s assistant city manager Hans Uslar gave me this matching-funds challenge update: “I am happy to report the Cities of Pacific Grove, Carmel and Monterey have come together to complete the homeless challenge grant. The City now has a total of $47,423 to be spent on homeless service providers from the 2016 Challenge. Monterey’s contribution of $28,252 was matched by Pacific Grove’s contribution of $15,295 and Carmel’s contribution of $3,786.” A meeting is slated for June 2 with all potential local service providers, who will be asked for proposals on how to best allocate the funding. City of Monterey staff will review the submitted proposals and make recommendations to a group of three elected officials representing each of the giving cities. “We also sent out a letter to the Councils of Del Rey Oaks, Seaside, Sand City and Marina to inform them the challenge was met,” Uslar adds, “and they still have time to join us.” Respite care for homeless patients: A Medical Respite Unit for homeless persons discharged from a hospital opened at 780 Hamilton Ave., Seaside on Tues., May 24. Reyes Bonilla, Executive Director of Community Human Services (formerly Shelter Outreach Plus) says Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Natividad and Salinas Valley Memorial
Hospital combined forces to offer six beds (two per hospital). Amenities are needed to enhance the living environment of this formerly private home. For details about items needed, contact Steve Craig, 831-384-3388, ext. 115, or visit http://www.shelteroutreachplus.org/ So long, it’s been good to know you… It’s like the folk song says, “but I’ve gotta keep moving along.” And so it will be with Seaside’s homeless residents in vehicles whose welcomes have expired, such as my neighbors in a vintage Hippie VW bus that moves from day to day. Seaside City Council voted unanimously on May 19 to adopt the amendment, first read on April 21, to modify Chapter 10.04 and Chapter 10.32 of the Municipal Code to prohibit the parking of recreational vehicles, trailers and prohibited vehicles on the streets, alleys, public rights-of-way and publicly owned lots. Advance notices about restricted parking will be placed on all such vehicles, and signs are to be posted at entrances to the city. Metaphorically, that is poetically, it’s like a mass 30-day eviction notice being served on people who must be gone after June 19 or… or what? For those hit by such a bardbomb, can diplomacy save them from their weapon of mass destruction, the law? If a June 29 Homeless News Day catches on, tune in to learn a few answers. Meanwhile, read the amended Ordinance at http://seasideca.boardsync.com/web/ site.aspx Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a message with The Yodel Poet at 831-
899-5887.
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Home-buying season kicks off slowly as thin housing supply constrains California home sales in April Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters Source: C.A.R. While sales remained above the 400,000 benchmark level, California existing home sales fell from the previous year in April as tight housing inventory continues to impede the housing market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). April marked the second worst start to a spring home-buying season since the housing recovery began in 2009. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 406,800 units in April, according to information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 local REALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. The April figure was down 2.6 percent from the revised 417,580 level in March and down 5.4 percent compared with home sales in April 2015 of a revised 430,030. The year-to-year decline was the first in five months and the largest sales drop since August 2014. The statewide median home price rising above $500,000 for the first time in nine years will undoubtedly exacerbate
housing affordability for California home buyers,” said C.A.R. President Pat “Ziggy” Zicarelli. “As home prices continue their upward trend, especially in high-cost, major metropolitan regions, home buyers are looking to maximize their housing dollars by moving to even further outlying regions.” An imbalance between supply and demand pushed the median price of an existing, single-family detached California home 5.3 percent higher in April to $509,100 from $483,280 in March. April’s median price was 5.1 percent higher than the revised $484,370 recorded in April 2015. April marked the first time in nine years that the median price has risen above the $500,000 level; it is still below the pre-recession peak of $594,530 reached in May 2007. C.A.R.’s Unsold Inventory Index, which indicates the number of months needed to sell the supply of homes on the market at the current sales rate, slipped to 3.5 months in April from 3.6 months in March. The index stood at 3.4 months in April 2015.
Science Saturday:
Birds, Feathers and Flight May 28, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free
Discover the wonderful world of birds! Conduct experiments with bird feathers, see what it’s like to eat like a bird, and make a window cling to take home and help protect birds in your neighborhood. There’s a lot to explore during this day all about wings, nests, beaks, and birds! Admission to the Museum is free to everyone during Science Saturday. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/5/28/science-saturdaybirds-feathers-and-flight
MRWMD Offers Free Home Composting Workshop
Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m. at their facilities in Marina The Monterey Regional Waste Management District offers a free basic compost workshop, Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The compost presentation and demonstration will provide information on creating and maintaining a successful composting system and on harvesting and using the finished compost in your garden. There are many benefits to composting yard and kitchen waste including reducing the amount of waste going into landfills by as much as 33 percent, and produces a free, nutrient rich soil amendment for plants, gardens, and landscapes. Using compost in our gardens, builds the health of the soil and even helps conserve water. Compost bins and supplies can be purchased at the MRWMD’s reuse store – The Last Chance Mercantile. Those completing the workshop will receive a $10 discount coupon for a compost bin. Registration is free. Due to limited space, advance registration is recommended. To register or for more information about future workshops visit www.mrwmd.org or call 831-264-6319. Hosted at the Monterey Regional Waste Management District’s Facilities located at 14201 Del Monte Blvd., 2 miles north of Marina. (Exit 412)
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Book Signing With Author Sandra Leader “Art & Soul: Poems, Prayers and Paintings for the Spiritual Journey” Friday, June 17 – 7 p.m. The Mindshop, Metaphysical Books & Gifts 522 Central Avenue Pacific Grove, CA (831) 372-2971 Sandra is an associate minister at the Center for Spiritual Awakening, She is also a meditation teacher and facilitates workshops and retreats to enable participants in discovering and expressing their creative potential. She was a career journalist, most recently serving as editor of Haven, a regional lifestyle magazine published by the Monterey County Herald.
Open Ground Studios Celebrates Third Anniversary 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, professional 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 Cre-
ative 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
Programs at the Library For more information call 648-5760.
June 1 - July 27 Summer Reading Program: Read for the Win! Children can sign up, join the team, read books and win prizes! • Tuesday, May 31 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove, ages 2-5. • Wednesday, June 1 Sign-Ups begin for the 2016 Summer Reading Program: Read for the Win! Kids read books,keep a log of their reading, and earn prizes all summer long! • Wednesday, June 1 • 5:00 pm Family Gaming Night: Family fun for all ages. Board games, X-Box games, and lots more! • Thursday, June 2 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. • Tuesday, June 7 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5. • Wednesday, June 8 • 11:00 am Music with Mary Lee • Wednesday, June 8 • 2:00 pm Fratello Marionettes: Puppet Show for all ages • Thursday, June 9 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.
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Puma Road Winery Right under your nose
Jim Moser
Wine Wanderings
Powerful drama from 1955 more timely than ever
“A View From The Bridge,” by Arthur Miller will be presented by Studio Theater beginning May 28 and running through June 19. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Studio Theater is located on the Hartnell College campus, in The Performing Arts Center, Building K at 411 Central Ave. in Salinas. “A View From The Bridge” is a powerful American drama of seething intensity and savage beauty. This 1955 drama has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years, providing audiences with a pathway to engage in discussions about such modern issues as immigration and sexual identity through the lens of history. The play centers on the tragic story of Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Brooklyn with his wife and her cousin. When they welcome into their home two brothers who have come to America for work, the atmosphere grows increasingly tense. Over time, Eddie’s paranoia about one of the brothers’ sexuality—and his interest in his wife’s cousin—leads to a series of explosive confrontations. Box Office Phone: (831) 755-6816 Ticket Price: $26.00 Ticketing URL: http://westernstage.com/tickets/ Event webpage: http://westernstage.com/season2016/
Monterey Public Library presents Sometimes the most valuable treasures are the ones hidden in plain sight. Today, as I drove by the iconic Tarpy’s Roadhouse, I spied the words, “Wine Bar.” Making the standard California U-turn, I saw an innocuous sign on a building informing me that the Puma Road tasting room was upstairs. Upon entering this chapel to the grape, I was greeted by Tracie, my guide for this adventure. The well-known Pessagno winery shares its tasting room with Puma Road, but today, I wanted to focus on Puma Road. With a reasonable price of $15 for five tastes and a fee waiver with a purchase of only one bottle, Puma Road is one of the best deals for tasting in the area. Since it was chilly outside, I chose all red wines. There are a number of white and rose wines on the list, but the majority is red. My first taste was their 2012 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. Classically fruity and elegant, this a blend of their single vineyard wines. Pair this with any chicken or salmon dish and you will need a second bottle. Since I liked this wine so much, Tracie suggested I try the Apex and the Vigna Monte Nero single vineyard wines. The 2012 Apex Pinot Noir seemed to have more fruit and tasted more like other Santa Lucia Highlands wines while the 2012 Vigna Monte Nero Pinot Noir had more body with a slightly darker flavor. Given the heft of these wines, I would
serve them with a holiday meal. Satisfy your guests with at least one bottle of each and hide the label. Guessing which one they are drinking will make the meal even more exciting. The wine that stood out from the rest was the 2012 Predator Five Varietal Blend. This is an outstanding blend of the five grape varietals used to make Bordeaux wines. Notes of dark fruit and vanilla with just enough acid and tannin guarantee this to be an age worthy wine. Vintners debate when to drink wines like the Predator, but most will suggest buying a case and drinking one bottle every six months to appreciate how it changes and evolves. In this case, since the Predator may last for another 15 years, you should buy two cases. The wine list at Puma Road is lengthy and on a Saturday, they may have every wine open for tasting so choosing my last wine was as arduous as picking the first. I decided to finalize my efforts with the 2013 Petite Sirah. From the warmer Paicines region, calling this wine dark might be an understatement. This wine demands the heaviest meat dish you can find. Some might suggest barbecue, but it should be as juicy and rich as you can make it. With over 30 wines on their menu, Puma Road and Pessagno should be on your to-do list. Find Puma Road on Facebook to find out more about their tasting room and upcoming events.
‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ Runs Weekends Beginning May 27 “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” a play by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia, will run weekends May 27-June 12 at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, 4th and Guadalupe, Carmel. Order tickets at brownpapertickets. com or call 831-624-7491.
Susan Keenan, Sherry Kefalas, Anne Mitchell, Linda Dale, Dania Ketcham
Melissa Pickford on Rollin Pickford
Rollin Pickford watercolor painting, “The White Wave”, Pacific Grove, circa 1960 On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Melissa Pickford, Curator, will give a talk about her late father, Rollin Pickford (1912 - 2010), a nationally recognized California plein air artist who painted with watercolor. His career included painting outdoors on the Monterey Peninsula. Ms. Pickford will share her father’s paintings, writing, and stories, as well as the book, California Light: The Watercolors of Rollin Pickford. She will also screen the PBS film, Master of Light: The Life and Watercolors of Rollin Pickford. Melissa Pickford has a B.A. in Art History from Boston University, and California teaching credentials from UC Santa Cruz. She spent 20 years teaching Art and Art History to children and adults, worked for many years at the Monterey Museum of Art, and has been curating exhibits at the MPC Art Gallery for the last 13 years. This event is part of The Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee. Adults are invited to attend. Admission is free, and reservations are required. Call (831) 646-5632 or email thongchu@monterey.org. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
Camp Vintage® Antique Show
Camp Vintage® Antique Show will be held Saturday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Earthbound Farm Stand in Carmel Valley. Roam the picturesque grounds of the farmstand and shop from more than 30 antique dealers who have been collecting treasures just for this show. You’ll find Americana, rustic relics, lovely linens, jewelry, industrial, architectural, farmhouse, modern and of course, vintage camp. Breakfast and lunch items from The Organic Kitchen will be available for purchase. Admission is free to Camp Vintage®, held rain or shine, no pets please. Earthbound Farm Stand, 7250 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923 (3.5 miles east of Highway 1). Camp Vintage® is presented by Olio and The Farm Hen in Pacific Grove. For more information, email info@CampVintage.org, search for Camp-Vintage on Facebook or log on to www.CampVintage.org.
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Preserving World War II History, One Hero at a Time
In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, “Keepers of Our Culture” presents an excerpt from local resident William F. Meyer’s book Remembrances. In this volume, published in 2016 by Park Place Publications, Bill Meyer presents the stories of ten men and two women who served during World War II, as well as their life histories before and after the war. The following excerpt focuses on Glen Ryland, a native of Stockton who developed a fascination with aviation when, as a young boy, he followed Lindbergh’s historic flight on the radio. He was working as a mechanic as McClellan Army Air Base near Sacramento on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He joined the Army Air Corps and became a pilot. Diving Straight Down ‘Like a Bullet’ The Army Air Force was impressed by Glen’s flying skills and assigned him to test a new aircraft, the P-63, nicknamed “The King Cobra.” It was a unique aircraft with a rear mounted engine turning a three–bladed propeller via a shaft running under the cockpit floor. Unfortunately, although heavily armed, the P-63 had structural flaws. In one test flight, Glen put the P-63 into a steep dive and the right wing broke off. That caused the plane to snap to the right, breaking off the left wing. Then the tail section also broke off. Glen suddenly found his aircraft diving straight down— “like a bullet.” Glen’s head was struck hard and he could not see. However, he was able to get out the door of the airplane as the right wing dinged the door ajar, escaping from the doomed craft at about 1,000 feet above the ground. Glen opened his parachute, some of his vision returned, and he knew he would hit the ground quickly. When the parachute opened, the shoulder straps shattered his clavicle. He hit the ground safely but in great pain. Everyone Thought He Was Dead A farmer who was in the area happened to see Glen land safely and his airplane crash in flames. The farmer put Glen in the back of his truck and drove him to the hospital. This caused Glen immense pain as the vehicle bounced up and down over the furrowed field. Glen survived. However, for a time the Army Air Corps and his buddies thought he was dead. He was then sent to an Army hospital where the doctor re-broke Glen’s clavicle so it would heal properly.
Keepers of our Culture Guest Columnist William F. Meyer
Above – Glen Ryland, then and now. Above, right– “Remembrances,” by local resident William F. Meyer, is a collection of stories of the “ordinary heroes” of World War II, published in 2016 by Park Place Publications. Glen was later transferred to a fighter squadron to clear the skies in the northwest of Japanese airplanes as well as destroying some of their submarines. Glen later received an assignment to practice skip bombing in his P-38 before making a top-secret strike on a target in the Pacific. The war with Japan ended on August 5, 1945, stopping that last attack. Continuing to Serve Country and Community During the Cold War, Glen managed the U.S. contracts supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with the building of American types of fighter planes. Later, he became President, CEO and Chairman of Frontier Airlines, as well as President of RYCO, a firm that provided aviation equipment and services to various airlines, General Manager of Aviation Consultants and as Director of the Air Transportation Association of America. He has served the community as a Trustee of
Chamber Planning Annual 4th of July Festivities at Caledonia Park
The City of Pacific Grove is pleased to announce the 4th of July Homeotwn Celebration to be held Monday, July 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Caledonia Park - Tommy Stillwell Court (behind the Post Office). Entertainment will be provided by the Firefly Band of Pacific Grove and Tom Faia & The Juice. Firefly is a classic rock band based out of Pacific Grove. Formed in 2004, the focal point of the band is the classically trained sultry vocals of Kate Daniel. Tom Faia & The Juice is a local band led by Monterey Peninsula native Tom Faia. A delicious BBQ lunch will be offered and includes a half chicken, potato salad, garlic bread, salad and dessert all at a price of $10. Celebrate the 240th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with a dramatic reading presented by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club as part of the festivities. Bounce houses will be available for the kids. A special ceremony will be held to honor all military veterans. For more information, contact the Chamber at (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org
American Legion Plans Memorial Day Ceremony
American Legion Post 512, Carmel-by-the-Sea to Hold Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 30 American Legion Post 512 will join with the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea to commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2016, at 11 a.m. in Devendorf Park, located at Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street. The public ceremony will include remarks by local dignitaries. Color Guard will be provided by the Monterey High School Junior Navy ROTC Cadets program. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the American Legion Post 512, located on Dolores Street between 8th and 9th avenues. Following the ceremony an Open House will be held at the American Legion Post 512.
the UC Berkeley Association and member of the Executive Board of Boy Scouts of America. Bill Meyer’s book is an excellent example of preserving stories of ordinary people performing extraordinary deeds to provide inspiration and guidance to future generations. His project becomes all the more poignant—and urgent—as we reflect on this Memorial Day weekend as to how
few of these World War II heroes are left with us. Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg urge readers to preserve their own stories and their family histories by writing them down and sharing them with others. To find out more about the writing, editing, book design, publication, and marketing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consultation, contact Patricia at 831/649-6640, publishingbiz@ sbcglobal.net.
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Dylan and Dylan coming
Music Therapist Discusses Increasing Relaxation and Reducing Stress
Learn about increasing relaxation and reducing stress with music at a talk hosted by the Prostate Cancer self-Help Group. The event is set for Wed., June 1 5-6 p.m., at Westland House Monterey, 100 Barnet Segal Drive. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Lachman, 831-915-6466.
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Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas are two of the most passionate, intuitive, and glorious voices of the twentieth century: two artists, related by name and attitude. This show brings their work together as performed by –Taelen Thomas, a poetical showman who has been performing works of Dylan Thomas for decades, with gusto; Richard Rosen, a master of the harmonica, who plays Bob Dylan songs with a dramatic beauty that moves the heart; and Steven Mortensen, a versatile singer/songwriter known for his simple but elegant guitar playing, who has long been a Bob Dylan aficionado. Friday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., at Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue Admission is $15 (members) $20 (non-members) Information and reservations: 375-2208
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.
Part of the Excitement
When it was announced that Democratic Party candidate for President Hillary Clinton was to speak in Salinas, our Katie Shain was one of the first in line to stand in the media bullpen and try to take a picture with her iPhone. Thanks, Katie!
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161141 The following person is doing business as PIANO AND ALL THAT JAZZ, 162 15th Street, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: MARK STEVENS, 110 Grand Ave. #2, Pacific Grove CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/24/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Mark Stevens. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17/16
CASE #16 PR000218 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SUANNA S. HARRIS
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 : SUANNA S. HARRIS A Petition for Probate has been filed by MEGAN S. HARRIS in the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey. The Petition for Probate requests that MEGAN S. HARRIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the 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. A hearing on the petition will be held in this
Be seen By Thousands Call 831-324-4742 about FYI court as follows: Date: July 20, 2016 Time: 9:00 a.m. at Department 14 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: MEGAN S. HARRIS (Address): 1808 ½ N, Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Telephone): (323) 205-8694 Publication dates: 5/27, 6/3, 6/10/16
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Legal Notices CASE#16 PR000208 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ZAHID ZAMAN HAS BEEN FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, California 93940 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : Zahid Zaman A Petition for Probate hasbeen filed by (name ofpetitioner): Anwer Adil in theSuperior Court of California, County of: Monterey The Petition for Probate requests that: Anwer Adil be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the 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. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 20, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. at Probate Department, Room 14, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined insection 58(b) of the California ProbateCode, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner (namej: Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. (Address): 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove,CA 93950 (Telephone): 831-920-0205 Publication dates: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3/16
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