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Sat. July 18

Open House at MBARI Free, Noon-5 PM Moss Landing Family Fun & Learning http://www.mbari.org/about/ openhouse.html

• Sat. July 18

Fashions of the Feast Boutique + Vintage Feast of Lanterns Fashions Asilomar Noon • $25

• Sun. July 19

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Singing Bowls: A Concert for your Soul 7PM Center for Spiritual Awakening, 522 Central Ave, Pacific Grove $25 advance $30 at the door 831-372-2971 •

Wed. July 22

Feast of Lanterns Opening Ceremonies + Happy Birthday PG Chautauqua Hall Noon, Free

• Wed. July 22

Dine Out with Friends Benefits Friends of the Library Fishwife •

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Thurs. Feb. 23 Feast of Flavors Chautauqua Hall 11:30 $20 •

Fri., July 24

Pet Parade 2 PM Caledonia Park 2:30 PM on Lighthouse Ave. •

Fri., July 24

Feast of Dancing 6-9 PM Chautauqua Hall • Free •

Sat. July 25

Feast Day at Lovers Point Children’s Games begin 11 AM Food all day Flag Ceremony & Music begin 12:30 PM Sand Castle Judging 2 PM Pageant begins 8 PM

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Many homes and businesses throughout Pacific Grove have hung out their decorative lanterns in anticipation of the Feast of Lanterns annual celebration which begins next week. A Tea and Fashion Show will be held at Asilomar on Sat., July 18. Opening ceremonies, and Pacific Grove’s birthday, will be celebrated on Wed., July 22 at Chautauqua Hall. These lanterns are on Pine Ave. Photo by Peter Mounteer

Pacific Grove Mustang A All-Stars are All Stars

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Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 11 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 5 Golf Tips........................................... 14 Homeless in Paradise....................... 13 Keepers of Our Culture.................... 12 Legal Notices................................... 16 Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 16 Opinion........................................... 15 Otter Views...................................... 11 Peeps............................................... 10 Puzzle................................................ 8 Rainfall.............................................. 2 Real Estate....................................... 16

The boys have had a very good all star season, winning the Pacific Grove Mustang tournament in June and winning 2 out of 3 games at a prestigious Manteca tournament last weekend. They play this weekend for the regional championships in Salinas. Back row (left to right) Michael Reynolds, Rey Avila, Anthony Giammanco, Jamar Howard, Jackson Marcy, Mitch Garcia, Curtis Da Silva. Front row ( left to right) Jack Garcia, Jamie Conners, Jack Giammanco, Chris Fenstermaker, Makai Hayes, Will Coen. Not pictured: Aiden Lovera. Coaches Phil and Kacey Giammanco. Photo courtesy Ron Fenstermaker.

Vol. VII, Issue 44

Protest fails; Sewer Rate Increase Will Go Forward

Pacific Grove’s proposed sewer rate hike, which will be spread over the next 10 years, will go through, following the failure of a Prop. 218 protest campaign.

Under Prop. 218, a State of California ballot measure, the City of Pacific Grove was required to provide notice of a proposed rate increase and allow property owners the opportunity to protest, and then hold a public hearing to determine whether or not the number of protests exceeded 50 percent of the affected parcels. If so, the rate increase fails. If not, the rate increase goes through.

The City has been operating under a consent decree imposed 10 years ago because the sewer system was inadequate and failing to meet standards. There were blockages and overflows putting sewage on the streets and into storm drains and eventually into the Sanctuary. The City began a capital improvement program and worked to successfully upgrade maintenance standards, necessitating an increase in sewer fees over the past 10 years. As a result of those efforts, the consent decree was lifted in 2014.

A new rate increase, scheduled to commence with fiscal year 2015-16, was “noticed” to property owners and a public hearing was held on July 15, 2015. Although there is some question as to whether 5,607 parcels or 6,100 parcels qualify, there were still not enough protest ballots to negate the rate increase. The total received by the City Clerk was 1,421.

The rate increase applied in the past, however, was not properly “noticed” to property owners under Prop 218, an oversight which was admitted by City staff.

The older rate increase resulted in the City collecting an overage, amounting to some $600,000, which has been retained in the sewer enterprise fund to be spent on badly needed maintenance and upgrades.

When it was brought to the attention of City staff, the city council studied two options for dealing the with the collection overcharge. One would have involved returning the overage to owners or renters who had paid the overcharge. The return would have been about $100 per parcel. Add to that a cost per parcel of $5 to administer the refund, locate owners of parcels that might have changed hands in the interim and apportion the refund if there were multiple owners and it could have been a bureaucratic nightmare. In addition, the rate increase proposed to begin in fiscal year 2015-16 was based on the existing, if erroneous, rate. Had

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the $600,000 been refunded, the new rate increase would have been higher: “Paying the overage back would cost the ratepayers a portion of the overage, and the rates would then have to be increased by an equivalent amount in the early years of the plan in order to fund the same system improvements,” according to the staff report.

The second option, and the one preferred by the council after legal and financial analysis, commits the overage funds to the capital projects needed to upgrade the system during the early years of a 10-year plan.

Th Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency issues sewer bills for Pacific Grove. A portion goes to the City for maintenance and improvement of the collection system. A second portion goes to the MRWPCA to treat sewage delivered to its treatment plant north of Marina. The PCA’s portion is $29.70 and is not reflected in the following chart:

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Pacific Grove’s Portion of Sewer Bills Going Forward Fiscal Yr.

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

2022-23 2023- 24 2024-25

Rate/2 mos.

$53.96 $56.64 $58.12 $59.64 $61.20 $62.82

$64.46

$66.14 $67.88 $69.66

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2.62% 2.62% 2.62%

% Change 5.00%

5.00% 2.62% 2.62% 2.62% 2.62%

Leaders of a protest campaign were disappointed in the result. Luke Colletti said that, for a number of reasons, he believes the ratepayers were disenfranchised. He also said he believes that the City currently collects more than enough money to improve and maintain the sewer system. He did not provide any numbers to support this belief, nor did he attempt to refute the City’s data. He was unhappy that the sewer enterprise fund will be collateral for grants to help fund the City’s Small Water Project where sewage will be treated and the nonpotable water used to irrigate areas such as the golf links and the cemetery, where potable water is currently being used.

Colletti requested that the city consider establishing an ad hoc citizens oversight committee to report on expenditures and revenues of the sewer enterprise fund.

City staff assures that there will regular reports to the Council on the progress of the fund. The pro forma created by an outside independent financial analyst will be updated each year, to see how progress on the projects matches the projections. This will give future Councils the opportunity to re-examine the rates, as necessary.

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Chinese paper cuts by Tianxi Liu, China’s leading paper cutting artist, are on exhibit in the Monterey Public Library lobby now through July 30, 2015. Liu’s artworks are widely recognized as the best represented of the inheritance and development of Chinese folk arts.

There are 35 pieces in the exhibit, courtesy of Liu’s son Zhenshuai Liu, a professor at the Defense Language Institute. This art dates back to the 6th century and is one of the world’s most ancient art forms. Paper cuts are popular among Chinese in all walks of life. They ornament walls, windows and doors during joyful times and celebrations.

Paper cuts are regarded as lucky items. For more information contact liutianxipapercuts@gmail.com The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, and is open Monday - Wednesday, 12 noon - 8 p.m., Thursday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sundays, 1 - 5 p.m.

Tea & Fashion Show for the Feast A Fashion Show and Tea will be held at the beautiful Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds. This event will promote both the old and the new in of the iconic fashions that go along with the Feast of Lanterns in Pacific Grove, California.

Current and former royalty will model vintage Feast of Lanterns costumes along with wares from local boutiques including; Tessuti Zoo, BiBa, The Nest, and Clothing

Optional, among others.

A limited number of tickets will be sold so get your tickets soon. Tickets are $25 and will be available for purchase at Pacific Grove Travel Inc. The fashion show will be held on Saturday, July 18 at noon (12pm). The event address is Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds: 800 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Grove.

New Rainfall Year Begins

The end of June is the end of the rain season fiscal year. The total rainfall for the year at Canterbury Woods was 19.49” which is .57” over the historic cumulative average. This was due to the two heavy storms last December. Most of the rain in these two storms ran off and did not seep down into the soil, noted Jack Beigle, who records rainfall for us at Canterbury Woods. We recorded very low rainfall for the balance of the year.

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle from Canterbury Woods Week ending 7-16-15...........................0. 06” Total for the season...............................0.18” To date last year....................................0.12” The historic average to this date is .......0.04”

Wettest year..................................................47.15” During rain year 07-01-7 through 06-30-98 Driest year....................................................4.013” During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13

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Rotary hosts Will Bullas

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 on July 21, Will Bullas, artist and humorist, "The Fine Art of Fun." Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657

Dachshund Club’s Annual Wiener Roast set for July 19 The Carmel Dachshund Cub is proud to host the 2015 annual Wiener Roast at Carmel Beach on Sunday, July 19. The gathering will take place from noon to 4 p.m.

Dachshund enthusiasts from near and far are welcome. This year, the club secured an event permit through the City of Carmel, which resulted in a slight change in location.

The gathering will take place at the 11th Street cove, and not the 13th Street cove as in years past. Although visitors are welcome to roam freely along the beach, the primary gathering spot will take place at the 11th Street cove and Scenic Drive.

Dexter’s white-dapple-turkey-chili will be provided. Members, visitors and guests are encouraged to bring picnic supplies, beach-blankets, portable seating, and most of all, your beloved dachshunds! There will be tables available to those who wish to bring food, treats or side dishes to share.

There will be a raffle of some prizes including a $300 gift basket from Pet Food Express. The proceeds will go toward the hefty cost of the event permit and also to dachshund rescue.

There are plenty of pet-friendly hotels available to those traveling from out of the area.

We hope to see you there. Do you have questions, comments or concerns? Please don’t hesitate to contact us at: carmeldachshundclub@gmail.com.

World Affairs Council Discussion on Iran Nuclear Negotiations

NPGS Professor Wade Huntley, a specialist in nuclear weapons proliferation and global security, will discuss Iran’s nuclear program, including its presumed interest in nuclear weapons, the global non-proliferation regime, regional security dynamics, and future policy implications. “The Iran Nuclear Negotiations: What Next?”

Thursday, July 30, 2015, 11:30 AM - Rancho Canada Golf Club, Carmel Valley Road.

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

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PG High Alumni Association Reunion Set for October 3-4

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association (PGHSAA) will hold its annual all-school reunion Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2015. PGHSAA members and their guests are invited to download a registration form from the Association’s web site. Those who attended Pacific Grove schools can join the PGHSAA in order to be able to attend activities that weekend.

The reunion weekend includes a dinner on Saturday, October 3.

The cost is $65 per person; nohost bar opens at 6:00, and dinner will be served at 7:00. On Sunday, October 4, a buffet brunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost of the brunch is $30.

Both events will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Conference Center, 1 Old Golf Course Road, in Monterey.

Yearly PGHSAA dues are $20

per person or married couple if both are alumni. Registration forms, membership forms, and more information about the reunion weekend can be found on the PGHSAA web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni.

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c) (3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. This is its 55rd annual reunion and its 23st annual brunch. PGHSAA supports the high school, its students, and its projects with money from donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan events and to approve requests for disbursements. For more information about PGHSAA or about the upcoming reunion, visit the Association’s web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni.

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Tibetan Bowl Sound Energy Healing Talk July 20 Join Diáne Mandle to learn about the benefits of Tibetan Bowl Sound Energy Healing on Monday, July 20, 2015, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., in the Monterey Public Library Community Room. Mandle uses a holistic approach to healing that incorporates cognitive, emotional, cellular and spiritual aspects. She incorporates traditional Tibetan Buddhist principles with western energy medicine. Participants will experience a sound healing meditation.

This event is part of the “Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life” lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the Monterey Public 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. The presentation will be videotaped.

Diáne Mandle is an internationally known sound healer, teacher, recording artist with Sounds True and author based in San Diego. She is a frequent presenter at the Deepak Chopra Center, the Golden Door Spa and Rancho la Puerta. She has been part of the Integrative Therapy Team at San Diego Cancer Center, presents workshops for cancer patients at Sharp and Scripps hospitals, and works with incarcerated returning veterans with PTSD. Diane offers workshops and concerts internationally and operates the Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing School in southern California. http://www.soundenergyhealing.com/

MST Seeks Input on 15-Year Plan

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) would like to hear from seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, and their advocates about their transportation needs.

MST is developing a Measure Q 15-year Plan to protect existing programs and services as well as guide new investments in programs and services. A survey has been developed to gather input from seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and their advocates on how this money should be spent. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and is available in English and Spanish through a link on MST’s website homepage, www.mst.org, or directly at the following links: English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSTMeasQEnglish Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSTMedidaQ On November 4, 2014, the voters of Monterey County approved Measure Q, a new countywide 1/8 cent sales tax measure for public transit to be used solely for transportation programs that serve veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Beginning in July 2015, Measure Q will raise approximately $7 million per year for 15 years.

For more information, please visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1. Follow MST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mst_bus for the latest service alerts.

Amateur Photo Contest Opens

The 2015 California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest, sponsored by the California Coastal Commission, is now open. Upload up to five photos depicting the scenic coast and Pacific Ocean off California, native ocean and coastal wildlife, or people and the California coast, and then invite your friends to vote for you. Entry is free and great donated prizes consist of overnight stays at Fairmont hotels or dinner, cocktails, and a show in San Francisco. Deadline to enter is July 17, 2015 and online voting runs through July 31. To enter your photos or vote for others, visit http://mycoastalphoto.com. Sponsored by the California Coastal Commission, Thank You Ocean Campaign, and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of California.

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On Sunday, July 19, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will host author Ray March for the lecture: "Carmel River, Then and Now.” He will talk about how drought periods have affected the Carmel River in the past and today and use data researched for his book "River in Ruin" and compare it with current information to give a perspective on the river's status. Admission to the talk is $5 (free for Museum Members).

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Improving economy and job growth draw buyers back to housing market, forming more households

With an improving economy and job market over the past year, home buyers have started forming households again, and buyers who previously experienced a foreclosure or short sale are back in the housing market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2015 Survey of California Home Buyers.”

In 2015, more households were formed as the share of buyers who previously lived with their parents increased to 12 percent – the highest in the survey’s history, up from 2 percent in 2014.

Additionally, the share of those who previously rented dipped from 40 percent in 2014 to 39 percent in 2015, and those who previously owned fell from 59 percent in 2014 to 47 percent in 2015.

In what could further exacerbate a future housing inventory shortage, buyers in 2015 indicated they plan to keep their home longer than ever – an average of 20 years – substantially longer than the six years cited by home buyers in 2013.

Buyers cited “tired of renting” (15 percent), “wanted a place to live” (14 percent), “desired larger home” (12 percent), “changed jobs/relocated” (11 percent), and “desired better/other location” (8 percent) as the top reasons for purchasing a home.

For first-time buyers, “tired of renting” was the top reason for purchasing a home (21 percent), followed by “wanted a place to live” (19 percent).

Despite the recent run up in home prices, the vast majority (85 percent) felt that their home was worth the price they paid, while 14 percent said the price was too high, and 1 percent said the price was too low.

Buyers put an average of 24 percent down on their home purchase in 2015, down from 28 percent in 2014, and 25 percent in 2013, but more than what has been the traditional 20 percent since 2009.

Feast of Lanterns Seeks Volunteers

Feast of Lanterns is set for Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Lovers Point Park from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Volunteers do not have to remain the entire time, in fact we’re only asking for two-hour shifts. Volunteers will receive a thank-you T-shirt and a snack.

Help is needed at traffic barricades, directing pedestrian traffic, all-day trash pick-up, merchandise sales and more.

We also need drivers to pick up restaurant donations on Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. for Feast of Flavors.

For more information, contact Dixie at (831) 917-1536 or volunteers@ feastoflanterns.org.

Downton Abbey Christmas Dinner Gala

Pacific Grove Travel has opened up bookings for an exciting trip to London, Stratford Upon Avon, and Oxford with the highlight being an elegant Christmas Gala at Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle). The week-long trip will spend 4 nights in London at the beautiful Washington Mayfair Hotel, 2 nights in Stratford Upon Avon at the Stratford Hotel. Also included are tours in Oxford and Bampton where many of the outdoor village scenes of Downton Abbey are filmed. Leave Pacific Grove on December 8 and return December 15.Tour is limited to 30 people and needs to be booked now. Price of 4399.00 includes transportation from Pacific Grove, airfare and tour. Call Pacific Grove Travel at 373 0631 for more information.

World Affairs Council Discussion Group

“Who Pays the Piper: Is America Living Within Her Means?”

How does America spend its money? Is a balanced budget desirable and/or doable?

Free to the public, Monday July 13 at 4 p.m., MPC Room 101, Social Science Building, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey. Parking $2 in Lot D permits for attendees. www.wacmb.org

Programs at the PG Library

For more information call 648-5760 Starting Monday, June 1 - July 22 “Read to the Rhythm” Sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950. Read all summer long, earn prizes, and come to the special events every week. For more information call 648-5760.

Wednesday, July 15 • 11:00 Meet the Feast of Lanterns Queen and her court at the Library, all ages Wednesday, July 15 • 2:00 pm “Magic Dan” presents fun and magic for all ages Thursday, July 16 • 11:00 Baby Rhyme Time: songs, stories and rhymes for babies birth - 24 months Wednesday, July 29 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5.

Thursday, July 30 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: Stories, songs, and rhymes for babies, birth - 24 months.

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Vehicle Theft Statistics for 2014 Honda Accords Hold Top Spot for Thieves

In 2014, 159,271 vehicles were stolen in California. The estimated total value of the stolen vehicles is approximately $900 million (figure is based on the average replacement value established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation) .

Of the vehicles stolen in 2014, 58.2 percent were automobiles, 26.2 percent were personal trucks and vans, 3.7 percent were commercial trucks and trailers, and 4.6 percent were motorcycles. All other vehicles (recreational vehicles, construction and farm equipment, special construction, etc.) accounted for 7.3 percent.

For each theft target category, the three most popular targets are listed below: Autos Commercial Trucks Honda Accord 1996 Freightliner 2007 Honda Accord 1994 Freightliner 2006 Honda Accord 1997 Freightliner 2008 Motorcycles Suzuki 2007 Yamaha 2007 Suzuki 2006

Recreational Vehicles All-Terrain Vehicle 2005 Specialized Golf Cart 2014 All-Terrain Vehicle 2013

Personal Trucks and Vans Trailers Toyota Pickup 1988 Homemade Utility Trailer 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2003 Homemade Utility Trailer 2000 Honda CRV 1999 Carson Trailer 2005 Approximately 48.4 percent of all thefts occurred in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties). Of the thefts in Southern California, 51.1 percent occurred in Los Angeles County.

Approximately 20 percent of all thefts occurred in the San Francisco Bay area (Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties). Of the thefts in the San Francisco Bay area, 41.3 occurred in Alameda County.

• Approximately 4.2 percent of all thefts occurred in Sacramento County.

• Approximately 3.1 percent of all thefts occurred in Fresno County.

• The remaining 24.3 percent of thefts occurred throughout the rest of California.

The 1996 Honda Accord ranks as the number one stolen vehicle statewide, the 1994 and 1997 Honda Accord are ranked at numbers two and three, respectively. The Honda Accord has remained the top ranking vehicle for theft since 2006.

Since 1984, Toyota pickups have consistently ranked as the number one most frequently stolen pickup truck. Its popularity is due to its resale value, interchangeable parts, easily defeated ignition system, and availability.

The 2007 Suzuki and the 2007 Yamaha have ranked as the number one and two most frequently stolen motorcycles every year since 2008.

Model years 2007, 2006, and 2008 Freightliner commercial trucks are ranked as the three most frequently stolen vehicles in their category. John Deere farm equipment has ranked as the number one stolen vehicle in its category since 2008. These vehicles and equipment are popular targets because of their high resale value, popularity, and availability.

Vehicle Recoveries

Of the 159,271 vehicles stolen statewide in 2014, 89.6 percent were successfully recovered, representing 142,784 recovered vehicles.

Of the vehicles stolen statewide, 95.5 percent of the automobiles, 46.1 percent of the motorcycles, 90.1 percent of the personal trucks and vans, and 86 percent of the commercial trucks were recovered.

Of the vehicles recovered statewide, 65 percent were recovered intact and in drivable condition, 3.6 percent were missing major components, 12.4 percent were stripped of minor parts, and 18.9 percent were intentionally burned and/or wrecked. The remaining .1 percent is considered cargo theft only.

In 2014, it was determined that 65 of the recovered vehicles were cargo theft only.

At .1 percent, the total number of cargo thefts in California is low compared to overall vehicle thefts, however, it is considered an ongoing problem as cargo theft is estimated to cost Californians hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

In Pacific Grove in 2014, there were 26 auto thefts. By this date (Juy) in 2014, there had been 12. So far, in 2015, there have been three auto thefts in Pacific Grove.

Data Sources: California Department of Justice, Stolen Vehicle System; California Highway Patrol, Vehicle Theft Information System ; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Pacific Grove Police Department

“I will be good”: aspects of Queen Victoria

Pacific Grove is celebrated as a ‘Victorian’ town.This program of cheerfully illustrated dramatic readings, selected and performed by Howard Burnham, celebrates the life of the remarkable little monarch who gave her name to an age…

THE LITTLE HOUSE, Jewel Park, (Central and Grand, Pacific Grove) Saturday, August 8, at 5:30 pm • $10 at the door

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Marge Ann Jameson Cop Log Lost Wallet in San Francisco A Hong Kong resident reported that he had lost his wallet while visiting San Francisco, perhaps at a ball game or near his hotel.

Stolen vehicle from Jewell adddress A vehicle was reported stolen from a carport on Jewell.

Prescription meds turned in This is an ongoing program of the police department.

Open container Near Country Club Gate, in an open space area. Subject had an open container, was under the incluence of alcohol, and in violation of probation.

Waiting for a parking spot A woman was rearended while waiting for an uninvolved vehicle to vacate a parking space. No injuries involved.

Bark, Bark, Bark Report Reporting party complained of two dogs barking all day, on Sunset.

Neighbor joined the complaint. Neither wanted to sign a complaint. The officer reached the owner and advised them of the municipal code about bark, bark, barking. She was upset that the poice had been called.

He said, he said Two drivers apparently passed each other unsafely. One party followed the other because he wanted to call the police, but his cell phone was in his trunk.

Eventually they parked and the second party called the police because the first party had been following him. They were both admonished about unsafe driving.

Bicyclist vs motor vehicle A bicyclist exchanged information with a vehicle driver. The bicyclist was at CHOMP and just needed a report number.

Non-injury property damage collision On Eardley. One vehicle had minor damage and the other had to be towed.

Dog(s) found A dog was taken into the PGPD lobby because it had been wandering around on Shafter. The owner was contacted and picked it up.

A dog was taken into the PGPD lobby because it had been wandering around on Hoffman. The owner was contacted and picked it up.

Surprise in a dollar bill Reporting party picked up a dollar bill on the floor in a store at Country Club Gate and it turned out to have a white powder in it. The reporting party didn’t see who had dropped it. Police kept it for destruction.

Theft from unlocked vehicle A woman reported her purse had been stolen from an unlocked vehicle. A credit card that was in it was later used.

Flat tire: Neighbor suspected The victim of an overnight flat tire on Carmel Ave. suspects his neighbor did it. The log doesn’t say why that was so.

Scooters scooted A person called to report that two aluminum scooters were stolen from his vacation residence on Spruce.

Neighbor harassment A person called police because he felt that his neighbor was harassing him by driving back and forth in front of his house. The officer advised him that it’s not illegal to do so. He was asked if he was afraid and he said no. The officer spoke to the neighbor who said the reporting party is loud and curses in front of her children. The officer advise both parties that there was no evidence of a crime and that evidence would have to be gathered before anything could be done.

Dog on the lam A dog escaped on Miles Ave. Fishing for a disagreement A local resident observed a man and his son take fishing gear from their car and walk toward a protected area. The local told the man he couldn’t fish there and they eventually got into it. Neither wanted to charge the other with being nasty. State Parks official arrived to assist and explained the no fishing area to the visitor.

Unwelcome welcome A family returned from vacation to their home on Miles Ave. and found the front door ajar. Selected items were taken. Latent fingerprints were found.

What part of “you can’t drive” don’t you get?

A person was found sleepng in their car. He was discovered to have an expired license and was told not to drive. Soon the vehicle was observed going away with the person behind the wheel. He was stopped and once again advised not to drive.

Fall on rocks A man who suffers from multiple sclerosis tripped on a rock on a dirt pathway near Berwick Park. He fell about 25 feet. He suffered multiple lacerations and a possibly broken ankle. He was transported to Natividad Hospital.

Child vs. paddle board A juvenile male subject accidently struck a little girl with his paddle board at Lovers Point and was dismissive about it, and tried to leave with a female.

The father of the injured girl grabbed his arm and told him to be careful. The father wanted the incident documented. The little girl was seen by AMR and Monterey Fire, given an alcohol swab, and returned to her father at the scene.

Kids throwing rocks A property owner on Hillcrest said his neighbor’s children and their friends were throwing rocks into his back yard, some of which struck his patio. The kids’ parents took corrective action.

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Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols

100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Main line Bumper crop expected

Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207

Chabad of Monterey

2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Church of Christ

176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741

Community Baptist Church

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Church of God

1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875

Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956

Rev. Richard Bowman Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove

PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636

Manjushri Dharma Center

724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Peninsula Baptist Church

1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

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

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church

Sundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

Shoreline Community Church

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel

5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Center for Spiritual Living

Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org

From the state board of agriculture comes this very pleasant word. The aggies are expecting record harvests of every food type grown in California. In many green stores, early-pick cherries and berries are already available at very reasonable prices.

A representative of the Grove’s Curnow and Curnow said that a truck loaded with melons is expected sometime this week, offering further proof that our state is becoming a cornucopia. The bountiful harvest in the Fresno area and the poor condition of roads argues strongly for putting in that often-discussed railroad line to Pacific Grove.

State militia ordered up The National Guard of California has been placed on another standby alert because of the worsening situation along the border with Mexico. The alert includes Companies B and M, Fifth Infantry, which are Peninsula based. Adjutant General F. A. Forbes, Sacramento, said that if for no other reason, the alert would send notice to Mexico that the United States is ready for war. In the nation’s capital, authorities reported that little hope is given for not invading Mexico. Only a turn-around in the mediations involving the United States, Mexico, and various South American countries holds out any real hope for peace.

Both of the local companies have been given the go-ahead for the required recruitment needed to bring rosters up to the authorized mark of 150 men. If called on, members of the National Guard will be converted to soldiers of the regular army.

Meanwhile, an assembly camp will be established where the men can report, if called. Pacific Grove has volunteered to provide the site, most likely in the vicinity of the pavilion.

Major L. M. Farrel, commander of the First Battalion of the Fifth Infantry, to which Companies B and M are attached, said that he had received everything except the order to actually move.

Divining rods? Fiction or fact?

Whether gold, silver, and other precious metals may be found in the ground by users of one of those forked devices called “divining rods” is a question often asked of the United States Geological Survey. Most recently, a West Virginia resident stated that he had met a man from Alabama with a long record alleged of having used his rod to make finds of precious metals. The man claimed to be a government employee. The inquirer said that the man’s last name was Wise, but he could not say whether the name held any significance.

The USGS replied that the government employed no one who used a rod. Moreover, no metal of any kind had ever been found using a rod. Anyone who claimed otherwise was a fake.

Did that blunt response put an end to the conundrum? Probably not. The inquirer said that he is trying to arrange some sort of test for Mr. Wise.

Jacks clean up Once again, the Jacks Corporation leads the way in the clean up of the Grove.

The Jacks Corporation plans to provide workers and equipment to cut weeds and grass growing in vacant lots about town and to remove rubbish. Also, leave your name and address and the corporation will cut and trim your yard. The Hub Bakery plans to provide free coffee for all who participate in Saturday’s clean-up.

For sale or exchange The owner of a 7 rooms house has decided to consider all offers to trade or exchange properties. In a letter to the editor, the owner said that the house had recently been modernized through and through. Modernization included installing running water, electricity, and gas. The owner said that he will consider everything as total payment or down payment. He is particularly interested in obtaining an auto mobile without the six-months delay when ordering a new machine. Address details of your plan to Box 81 at the Pacific Grove post office.

YWCA a valuable asset The California YWCA, holding its annual conference at Asilomar, has included the following in its literature: Asilomar is delightfully situated among the pines and duns of the Monterey Peninsula. The world-famed Del Monte Hotel provides bus tours. Asilomar is boundered by Pacific Grove and Del Monte’s Seventeen Mile Drive. The situation and surroundings provide a climate of unfailing evenness. Summer temperatures range between 55 degrees and 75 degrees. The ozone-laden breezes blend with the aromatic aromas of balsam and pine pitch. The ocean is rich in marine life.

What better publicity could on hope to get?

New drug store in town Mrs. H. R. Hallenbeck has rented a store or office property on the corner of Lighthouse and Forest. Hallenbeck said that the purpose is installation of a drug store and pharmacy second to none. The Review will publish the date of the grand opening as soon as announced.

Tidbits from here and there • Miss Caroline Spencer is off to Berkeley for a chaperoned campus visitation.

• The Pacific Grove Athletic Club will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, next, at the Civic Club House meeting room beginning at 7:30.

• The Confederated Women of Pacific Grove will meet Tuesday, next, in the Civic Club House beginning at 6:30.

And the cost is …

• Outfits for boys. Knickers with button-on suspenders, shirt, and stockings. All for just $6.25. We’re E. M. Nix Company! That elegant little store on the corner of Sixteenth!

• Curnow & Curnow, the cash grocer, has early-harvest berries for up to. 5¢ per pound.

• Need insurance of any kind? Remember Chas. T. Norton, Insurance broker.

Norton can also notarize your documents. 25¢ per seal to a maximum of $1. 371 Lighthouse.

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Museum of Monterey Presents Bill Minor’s Book Launch

In this latest collection of poems, Gypsy Wisdom: New & Selected Poems, Bill Minor transforms and transcends subject matter (homage to parents, marital love, the death of friends, self-fulfillment, a critique of one’s era, conceptions of heaven, aging, last words—and even such humble items as Q-tips) into skillfully crafted poems that will stand the test of time. The book ends with a brilliant, grateful, laugh-provoking parody of and homage to Francois Villon’s “The Testament,” in which William Minor contemplates the ‘gifts’ he would give back to the world—one of which is Gypsy Wisdom: New & Selected Poems.

Several of the poems have been set to original music by Bill and will be sung by superb vocalist Jaqui Hope (accompanied by Heath Proskin and Bill Minor).

The book launch is set for Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m. $10 admission at The Museum of Monterey, 5 Custom House Plaza in Monterey. Phone (831) 372-2608 for more information.

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Pacific Grove and Feast of Lanterns Antiques on Display The Feast of Lanterns was born as the closing ceremonies at the end of the summer Chautauqua program in Pacific Grove. The Chautauqua movement fostered the first book groups and the first inexpensive adult education in the United States – Teddy Roosevelt called the Chautauqua movement “the most American thing about America.”

“Vincent Circles” were created from the Chautauqua movement as a way to discuss the scientific, cultural and literary ideas of the day. These groups were mostly held at member’s homes much like the book groups of today.

During this Feast of Lanterns month, artist and Pacific Grove memorabilia collector Jane Flury will host an exhib-

it of rare Pacific Grove memorabilia at the Cannery Row Antique Mall, Jane has been collecting mostly late 1800’s and early 1900’s Pacific Grove maps, brochures, souvenirs, postcards and photographs. Also included in the exhibit are two rare Feast of Lanterns postcards from the early 1900’s. These items and more will be on display in the mall’s Wave Street window and upstairs from July 19 through the end of August.

The antiques mall is located at 471 Wave Street, Monterey.Their hours are 10:00 am-5:00 pm everyday. Free parking on the side or one block up.

For more information call 831-6550264.

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop presents

Feast of Lanterns Asian Treasures Event ACS Discovery Shop is presenting their eclectic collection of Asian Treasures…Artwork, Antiques, Home Décor, Porcelain & More… Just in time for Pacific Grove’s Feast of Lanterns Celebration. The sale will be held from Fri, July 24; 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Sat., July 25; 10 a.m.

– 5:30 p.m. at the ACS Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove, 198 Country Club Gate. Call 831 372-0866 for more information,

Feast of Lanterns Dragon at AFRP Treasure Shop

Jaqui Hope, Bill Minor, and Heath Proskin

To get into the spirit of Pacific Grove’s Feast of Lanterns stop by the AFRP Benefit Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue.and see the dragon captured by designer, Frank Quilantang. It lurks in the window intimidating the Asian ladies in their stunning costumes.

Canterbury Woods Open House Renew your spirit & your lifestyle

Pacific Grove Community Center Preschool Start Your 3-yr-old Out With Us!

Please join us for a special presentation and tour hosted

by Canterbury residents, who enjoy the chance to share the fulfillment that moving to Canterbury provides.

Thursday, July 23 4 pm

Social Skills

Art/Science/Music

Story Time

With Stephanie Cota

Tues/Thurs • 9-11:30am • 3 years old • Potty Trained $150/resident • $170/non

For more information: Pacific Grove City Hall • (831) 648-3100

515 JUNIPERO AVE. • PG • (831) 648-5733

“I chose Canterbury Woods because it has such a friendly, welcoming staff and residents. The entire campus has an amazing home-like feel, which is very important to me.” — current resident

651 Sinex Avenue, Pacific Grove RSVP (831) 657-4195 or email tmarcuzzo@jtm-esc.org visit us online at www.canterburywoods-esc.org

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Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ITNAmerica Transportation for Seniors with a “Storybook Tea”

Buddy, Elvis and the Gang! Return to PacRep

ITNMontereyCounty, the local non-profit for transportation for seniors, welcomes ITNAmerica Founder Katherine Freund to Monterey on Tuesday, July 28 at the “Storybook Tea.” The community is invited to the ITNMontereyCounty (Independent Transportation Network Monterey County) “Storybook Tea” at Canterbury Woods, 651 Sinex Avenue in Pacific Grove, on Tuesday, July 28 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first ride ever given by ITN, ITNAmerica Founder and President Katherine Freund will be visiting Monterey as part of her 60-day national “Storybook Tour” road trip to encourage others to give rides to seniors and those who are visually impaired, and tell their stories online.

Theresa Wright, Director of Community Outreach at TAMC (Transportation Agency of Monterey County) and formerly of KSBW TV will interview Katherine Freund

Pacific Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the return of Travis Poelle as rock icon Buddy Holly, in this summer’s tribute rock show, Buddy, Elvis and the Gang! at the Golden Bough Theatre, August 6 - 30. This new tribute concert features 40 live hits - including songs by Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, big Momma Thornton and more. This year’s concerts includes 16 new covers and expands into the ’60s and ’70s including songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, The Mamas and The Papas, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Featured performers from PacRep’s award winning production of “Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story” include Davitt Felder, David Schulz, Scott Free, Daniel Simpson, Lydia Lyons and Charmaigne Scott, with Donald Scott on Bass and the legendary Don Dally on lead guitar. Get ready to Shake, Rattle and Roll in the aisles as these legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll get everyone to Twist and Shout at the Golden Bough!

Staged by Director Stephen Moorer, with Musical Direction by Don Dally, “Buddy, Elvis and the Gang!” begins with two discount previews, Thursday and Friday, Aug 6 and 7 at 7:30pm, and opens Saturday, Aug 8, at 7:30pm, followed by a 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, Aug 9. Performances continue Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm, weekends through August 30. Performances are at the Golden Bough Theatre, located on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea.

and talk with her and attendees about their local stories of what ITN transportation has meant to them and their families. The Storybook Tea will feature special treats from Eddison & Melrose as well as hot and cold beverages. RSVP to aimee.cuda@itnmontereycounty.org or call (831) 233-3447 (Monterey) or (831) 240-0850 (Salinas).

About ITNMontereyCounty Dignified transportation for seniors Beginning its service in 2012, ITNMontereyCounty (itnmontereycounty.org) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides 24 hour/7 days-a-week transportation for seniors (age 60 and older) and visually-impaired adults (age 18 and older) to help them remain independent and active in their community. Supported by members and donors, ITN Monterey County is unique in that it provides arm-through-arm, door-through-door service.

Sexual Assault Survivor Counselor Training Begins

Every 107 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. Last year, the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) assisted 400 survivors of sexual assault by providing crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, and advocacy.

Today, MCRCC needs your help. MCRCC is looking for compassionate volunteers to become sexual assault counselors. Volunteers will be trained to answer MCRCC’s 24-hour crisis line, accompany survivors of sexual assault to forensic exams and learn about other community resources to assist those who are in crisis.

The 44-hour Sexual Assault Counselor training for new volunteers will begin on Saturday September 12 and conclude on October 8, 2015. Volunteers must be 18 and over to apply and bilingual volunteers are both needed and encouraged to apply. Please join the movement to end sexual violence in Monterey County by applying today.

Applications to become a sexual assault counselor are available at www.mtryrapecrisis.org. Applications will be accepted until September 4. For more information, please call our Monterey Office at 831-373-3955 or our Salinas Office at 831-771-0411.

Who: Monterey County Rape Crisis Center What: Fall Sexual Assault Counselor Training When: Tuesdays and Thursday nights 6-9PM September 15 to October 4th AND Saturdays September 12, 19, 26 • 9am-4:30PM Where: Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) and MCRCC’s Monterey Office.

Dine Out with Friends

These restaurants have chosen dates when you can dine out and they’ll share a portion of the dinner check with Friends of the Library. Dine with friends and help the Friends!

Fishwife -- July 22, Dos Amigos -- August 26

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Senior Singles to Hear about Local Hike trails

Marcus McMahon will talk to Thunderbird senior singles about hiking local scenic trails on Sunday, July 19, 5 p.m. at Cafe Stravaganza, The Crossroads, Carmel. Hiking is a favorite activity of the club for single people age 55 and older. The meeting is open and free to the public. For information, telephone 831- 647-1330.

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Butterfly Botanicals Opens on Lighthouse Joining Butterfly By The Sea

A new garden center — Butterfly Botanicals — opened July 3 at Butterfly by the Sea, 623 A Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove.

Amy Goodrich, owner of Butterfly on 16th has moved her monarch butterfly-themed gift store to Lighthouse Avenue and renamed it Butterfly by the Sea. She has invited Butterfly Botanicals to operate a garden center adjacent to her gift store. The garden center proprietor is Susan Carol Smith, friend and artist supplier of Amy’s gift store.

Amy approached Susan , one of her top selling fairy garden creators last year, suggesting they expand the shop to have a garden center and carry do-ityourself stock for customers to create their own fairy gardens, as well as to carry local and native plants that attract and sustain our Monarch butterfly population.

Amy and Susan did a ground breaking Friday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. to kick off their week-end grand opening event by digging the first hole to plant their first native, local milkweed plant in the front lawn butterfly garden Susan designed for the Butterfly by the Sea Gift store and Butterfly Botanicals Garden center. The garden will contain only local native milkweed plants from Blue Moon local grower Maggie Belcher as well as Monterey Bay Nursery. There will be no tropical milkweed plants, which experts deem harmful to monarchs, in the garden available for sale.

Customers can pick up a downloaded printed file from the Xerxes society that educates and informs customers on the controversy brewing over tropical milkweed, a.k.a. Alcepias Curvassia and then decide for themselves. Susan will sell Indian Milkweed, Narrow Leaf Milkweed and Showy Milkweed, along with monarch nectars and pollinators such as Buckeye, Hummingbird Sage, and Joe Pye weed.

Susan offers customers a variety of quality local grown native and drought resistant plants from Monterey Bay Nursery and Blue Moon which are also planted in the front sample butterfly garden surrounding the Butterfly by the Sea front lawn signage.

The garden center also offers many local native plants and succulents.

Susan says, “We are Butterfly Town U.S.A. and I am very proud to live here and promote the butterfly habitat, migration and protection. I visited here in the 1970s, my husband and I stayed in a small trailer park and I remember walking up town past Holman’s to the corner drug store, and noticed the bark on a tree ‘moving’…a closer look revealed it was covered in monarch butterflies…I was awestruck.”

She vowed to come back here one day to retire and remain the rest of her life. Owning the garden center and partnering with Amy Goodrich is a dream come true for this 67 year old stage IV Cancer Survivor. The Garden Center is dedicated to her daughter, Jennifer Lynn Shroyer, who came here to live with Susan until her passing, September 9, 2013. On Susan’s wall “desk’ stands an angel that Susan says is a symbol of her daughter watching over her and guiding her in her new business adventure.

Butterfly By The Sea and Butterfly Botanicals is open 7 days a week from 10 until 4- and during Daylight Savings Time will stay open until 5:30!

Orientation for Governing Board Candidates set at MPC

Monterey Peninsula College will hold a trustee candidate orientation for residents interested in running for a seat on the Governing Board in the November 3, 2015 election. Three seats are up for election, to represent • Trustee Area 3 (Monterey/Del Rey Oaks) • Trustee Area 4 (Pacific Grove/Pebble Beach) • Trustee Area 5 (Carmel/Carmel Valley/Big Sur).

The orientation session will be held Monday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m., in the Humanities Building, Room 106, Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street.

MPC’s Superintendent/President, Dr. Walter Tribley, will lead the session.

At the orientation, Dr. Tribley will provide information about the college district, the state community college system, and the role of the Governing Board.

For additional information, please call Vicki Nakamura, at 646-4114.

City and Chamber of Commerce officials and ambassadors helped Amy Goodrich and Susan Carol Smith cut the ribbon to open the Butterfly Gift Store and Butterfly Botanicals at 623 A Lighthouse in Pacific Grove.

Feast of Lanterns Asian Treasures Friday & Saturday, July 24-25; 10 am - 5:30 pm

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York School Announces 2014-15 End of Year Honor

Throughout York School’s distinguished 55-year history, its exceptional academic program has helped students achieve at the highest levels. The Honor Roll celebrates the hard work and accomplishments of the students. Honors and High Honors at York School are granted on the basis of sincere and consistent application to the subjects studied, as reflected both by teachers’ comments and by grades. Honors are awarded to those students taking five or more unrepeated courses with no grade lower than a “B”. High Honors are awarded to students taking five or more unrepeated courses with only one grade below an “A-”, and that grade no lower than a “B”.

HIGH HONORS 12th Grade: Haley Bartl-Geller, Audrey Mustoe, Ellie Newman, Victoria Peet, Aaron Ray, Eunice Rhee 11th Grade: Eloise Coly, Phillip de Lorimier, Emma Finch, Katie Ishizue, Ryan Ixtlahuac, Soraya Levy, Willow Limbach, Benjamin Nikssarian, C.J. Paghasian, Theo Palmer, Josh Rhee, Jack Scott, Maria Stanica, Morgan Sweeney, Corinne Trachsel, Kevin Zamzow-Pollock 10th Grade: Grace Baker, Kevin Barnard, Kate Baughn, Laura Bauman, Polina Cobb, Hana Cooper, Emma Cushing, Connor Goodson, Taylor Jani, Chanha Kim, Xander Laney, Jill Litman, Teagan Mauck, Emily Mustoe, Liem Pham, Alyssa Pompan, Jennie Racoosin, Hannah Ray, Joseph Rhee, Genevieve Roeder-Hensley, Paloma Ruiz, Alden Sanford, Isabelle Sanford, Claire Simmons, Betsy Sugar, Rui Wang, Camille Warner, Maris Welch, Justin Wong, Lucy Zicarelli 9th Grade: Joseph Burks, Amy Cho, Lekha Duvvoori, Michael Hein, Chloé Horning, Mason McCollum, Jojo McGuire, Katie Newman, Ariana Rodd, Isabelle Sharp, Madeleine Sharp, Megan Tang, Michelle Vu, Jack Whilden, Kyle Worcester-Moore 8th Grade: Katie Calciano, Tristen Laney, Cynthia Lee, Maddie Litman, Cameron Ritchie, Natalie Sanford, Adam Shapiro, Hadley Sprague, Belle Witt, William Yao

HONORS 12th Grade: William Cushing, Alison Harley, Umar Momen, Kevin Ng, Jackie Prager, Isabelle Roberts, Navid Shamszadeh, Daniel Urquidez 11th Grade: Tiana Alexander, Denny Baek, Nick Batterman, Oliver Burke, William Calciano, Amelia Chambliss, Marcos Diaz-Infante, McKenna Gibson, Leonie Gray, Chris Li, Steven Lin, Mike Martin, Lea Noguerol, Geri Pirkle, Reilly Thomson 10th Grade: Camilla Chesebro, Alex Davies, Maddie Douglas, Paolo Garcia, Sara Patz, Syd Ragsdale-Cronin, Alisa Urquidez, John Yeager 9th Grade: Jared Aldape Duron, Talia Awerbuck, Audrey Bailey, Roober Cruz, Jesslyn De Anda, Audrey Dost, Maddie Jani, Evan Li, Lauren Marshall, Hanh Nguyen, Lauren Sugar, Kira Wates-Williams About York School Founded in 1959, York School, located in Monterey, inspires and prepares a diverse community of creative, independent thinkers. Drawing students from public and independent middle schools in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties, the 225 students in grades 8-12 benefit from an exceptional academic program and a welcoming community. Combining the classics with innovative teaching and learning, the York program builds expertise and ability, preparing students to creatively navigate the 21st century. Committed faculty and small class sizes allow for personal attention and keep courses engaging and inspiring. Beyond the classroom, students pursue a variety of extra-curricular activities including athletics, fine and performing arts, clubs, and service learning. This dynamic learning environment prepares York students to be leaders in an exciting future, meeting global challenges with confidence and compassion. York is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools, and is a member of National Association of Independent Schools and the Independent Curriculum Group.

2016 Arts Champions Named

Arts Council for Monterey County Announces 2016 Champions (Monterey County) The Arts Council for Monterey County has announced its list of 2016 Arts Champions.

Awards will be presented at the Council’s 11th Annual Champion of the Arts Gala on January 16, 2016. The Gala will be held at the Portola Hotel and includes a reception, silent and live auctions, entertainment and the awards presentation.

Honorees are: Lifetime Achievement - Richard MacDonald; Luminary – Marv Anderson ; Volunteer Leader – Adela Castillo and Jose Alejandro Moran ; Educator – Sonia Aramburo; Professional – Sandra Gray ; Philanthropist – Lee Rosen For sponsor information, contact Paulette Lynch - paulette@arts4mc.org; 622-9060 x 101; to purchase tickets, contact Klara Hickmanova - klara@arts4mc.org; 622-9060 x 103 PG Restaurant Winner of the 2010

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Andrew Franks graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Andrew Franks of Carmel was among more than 1,000 students to graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The 209th Commencement ceremonies, held in the East Campus Athletic Village Stadium on May 30, included an address by Admiral Michelle Howard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

Franks earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation’s oldest technological research university. The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.

As it approaches its bicentennial anniversary, the Institute continues to define The New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for teaching, learning, and research that uses advanced technologies to enable fresh collaborations across disciplines, sectors, and regions, in order to answer the global challenges of our day.

Natalie R. Herenseen joins Legal Services for Seniors

Legal Services for Seniors welcomes attorney Natalie R. Herendeen to our Salinas Valley Office. Natalie will also see clients at outreach sites in Southern Monterey County, thanks to funding, in part by a grant from the Archstone Foundation.

Natalie earned her law degree (JD) from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in December of 2014.

Appointments can be made to see Natalie in South Monterey County by calling 831.442.7700.

Legal Services For Seniors provides no-cost legal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and above with an emphasis on serving those who are socially and/or economically needy. We have offices in Seaside and Salinas and outreach in South County, North County and the Peninsula.

This year LSS is celebrating our 30th Anniversary of successfully helping more than 81,000 Monterey Country Seniors with legal issues such as landlord-tenant conflicts, Medicare insurance mix-ups, consumer fraud, financial and physical elder abuse, wills, advance health care directives, guardianships and more.

Appointments can be made to see a Legal Services for Seniors’ attorney or legal advocate at 831.442.7700 and 831.899.0492.

Other Agency Information--LSS Executive Director, Kellie D. Morgantini is available for interviews on a variety of senior topics. Kellie has over 17 years’ experience with senior legal issues.

Pastel Portraits Featured in One-Day Class

A one-day intensive workshop on the art of pastel portraiture will be held at Pacific Grove Art Center on Aug. 23 by professional artist and teacher Mac McWilliams The 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m class will concentrate on realistic modeling of forms with warms and cools, lights and darks, layering techniques, and on proportion of the human head. Classroom space is limited so early registration is encouraged by calling McWilliams at 831-901-5238 or by email to mac@macbooks.com. Fee is $150 for members of the nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center and $165 for others. The model fee is included. McWilliams is well-known on the Central Coast as a Plein Air painter and for his figurative art. His work is represented in both public and private colleges.

With over 40 year’s experience, he is a Santa Cruz Open Studios artist and a long-time member of the Carmel Art Association. Known for “building community through creativity,” the exhibits at the Pacific Grove Art Center at 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, are 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. PGAC is a member of Arts Council for Monterey County.

CHS Receives Grant in support of Family Service Centers

Community Human Services is proud to announce that we received a $25,000 grant from the Dr. George and Sam Kih Thorngate Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County in support of our Family Service Centers. Located in Salinas and Seaside, the Family Service Centers provide mental health counseling to residents of Monterey County.

Since 1969, Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable mental health and substance abuse counseling and recovery services to the residents of Monterey County. These services focus on the entire family and include programs for people of all ages.

Anyone wishing to support Community Human Services’ work to provide mental health, substance abuse, and homeless services to Monterey County residents should visit www.chservices.org.

If you would like more information about Community Human Services, or want to schedule an interview with Robin McCrae, CEO, please call (831) 658-3811 or email rmccrae@chservices.org.

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Cool Reads for Hot Sands

Times • Page 11

A Question of Taste Jane Roland

Tom Stevens

Otter Views As the book world braced for the mid-week release of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” I’ve listed some recent beach book titles readers might enjoy while awaiting the main event.

In light of the current PG heat wave, the first half-dozen are set in Arctic or subarctic cold. They’re the book equivalent of aiming a fan across an ice block or reading with your toes in the Pacific. Chill!

Zodiac Station Thriller writer Tom Harper sets this one in an Arctic Circle research station on the remote ice island of Utgard. International climate scientists, oil explorers, vengeful Russians and a U.S. icebreaker crew deal in turn with a mad robotics genius and his 21st century Frankenstein. Lots of mystery, mayhem and frostbite.

North of Boston This one only travels as far north as Baffin Bay, but author Elisabeth Elo’s heroine endures enough hypothermic immersions to keep the reader shivering. Mysterious boat rammings and death threats lead the icy-veined heroine aboard a private motor yacht that ferries outlaw ivory hunters to secret narwhal grounds.

The Remedy for Love Snowbound Maine is Bill Roorbach’s setting for this terrific survival yarn. An act of charity traps a genial male lawyer and a volatile homeless woman in a remote cottage amid an epic January blizzard. As the cold steadily worsens, the trapped pair grapple with their own relationship issues. Sparks and snowflakes fly.

Above All Things Snow blindness and frostbite cool out this fictionalized account of British explorer George Mallory’s 1924 bid to scale Mount Everest. Author Janis Rideout ping-pongs the narrative between the doomed mountaineer and Mallory’s wife Ruth, left behind in London to raise the couple’s three kids. Thrills, chills and an affair!

Station Eleven In snowy Manhattan, a famous actor and a little girl take the stage in “King Lear” as a killer virus breaks out worldwide. Author Emily Mandel follows the actress into a post-apocalyptic future, where the girl joins a traveling circus bringing music and Shakespeare to survivors. A cultish preacher provides fine villainy.

Fourth of July Creek Wintry Montana is Smith Henderson’s setting for this dark, soulful novel about a social worker’s efforts to help dysfunctional families even as his own family spins apart. Drugs, guns, booze, poverty and anti-government survivalist cults figure in this riveting tale, as does a very spiky love interest.

The Bone Clocks This one chills from within, although the snowy Swiss Alps do put in a cameo.

David Mitchell fans will recognize themes from the British author’s prior books – reincarnation, overlapping narratives, cyclically recurring characters. But his latest posits an even weirder scheme: the book’s mortals are vampire pawns.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North My cold weather yarns exhausted, we shift southward with Aussie writer Richard Flanagan. His protagonist is a renowned surgeon, community leader and serial wife-cheater forever warped by a lost love and his wartime slavery on Japan’s deadly Burma Railroad project. A Booker Prize winner.

All the Light We Cannot See Set in Germany and France, Anthony Doerr’s vivid World War Two novel follows a blind Parisian girl and a young German radio genius as the war envelops them. The alternating narrative vexed some readers, but Doerr’s painstaking research delivers indelible mind-pictures. This one should be a movie.

Wool And this one will be a movie. Author Hugh Howey sets this futuristic thriller in a 200-story underground silo, where humans have burrowed to escape earth’s toxic air. A steely lady mechanic leads a revolt against computer baddies, but the silo is the big draw. Its clanging claustrophobia should please filmmaker Ridley (“Alien”) Scott.

The Bees While the action here is as confined as that in Howey’s silo, all the characters are bees or wasps, so everything upscales accordingly. Once you accept her challenging premise, author Laline Paull delivers high drama, stinging humor, and a sobering ecological message as her heroine navigates the hive’s apian hierarchy.

The Sixth Extinction Since we’re on the subject, this Pulitzer Prize-winning account by New Yorker science writer Elizabeth Kolbert deserves mention. Writing with clarity, rigor and mordant wit, Kolbert summarizes earth’s five previous extinction events and explores the current one, the “anthropocene.” Fascinating history and reportage.

The Good Lord Bird As America fights the Civil War yet again (see Confederate flag fracas), James McBride’s funny, mischievous and harrowing fictional account of John Brown’s “Bloody Kansas” anti-slavery campaign seems apropos. McBride’s characters and events are compelling, but his wry, Twain-like delivery won the book a Pulitzer.

Arts & Entertainments Christopher Beha’s razor-sharp insights on the quest for social media fame drive this novel along at a brisk and devilish clip. Spiced with duplicity, romantic betrayals and plot reversals, this is a Faustian fable for the Facebook age: wicked, funny and karmic.

Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts For those of you who enjoy Dan Green’s “Animal Stories” following the 6:00 o’clock news on KSBW the tale on Thursday night was most amusing. He told us about Tiki, a black lab from Pennsylvania. Tiki is known as the canine vacuum.

He recently demonstrated signs of discomfort and was rushed to the vet. Removed from his stomach were four rubber bands, 62 pony tail bands and eight pairs of panties. This was not the first instance of his peculiar eating habits and we were relieved to learn that the pup survived. To eat again.

The story reminded me of a call I received years ago when I was managing another benefit shop. “Hello, my name is Mary Ann Charles and we would like to donate a Chinese wedding bed.” I must confess that I needed to do a little research on the piece of furniture and discovered that they were quite valuable ... and large.

At the time John had a little yellow Dodge pick-up. We made an appointment and drove out to the home in Pebble Beach near the Beach Club. Imagine our surprise and pleasure when we were greeted at the door by Julius, our favorite waiter from our Mission Ranch days. Julius led us into a comfortable study where we met Mary Ann. At the time Cheers was going strong and we learned that Glen Charles and his brother were the writers for the popular series. The visit stretched into over an hour, and ended with promises to meet again, perhaps over a glass of wine or supper.

Glen and his brother, Les, had pounded the pavement for years and finally hit it big writing for Taxi and then Cheers.

They showed us the bed and explained why they were giving it. The Charleses were dog lovers and had an assortment of rescued mixed breed pooches. One had an affinity for Glen’s socks, the more rank the better. Initially she would simply munch on the article but one day temptation was too great, the smell (left from her owner’s strenuous tennis match) too enticing and the sock went into the stomach, to lodge. The veterinarian was not optimistic but performed surgery. Glen and Mary Ann vowed that if she survived they would donate the bed (which they had planned to sell) to an animal organization. Ergo our involvement and the reason we drove out of Pebble Beach with a large piece of Asian furniture in the truck bed.

Everyone who has owned (Is that a good term? They really own us) dogs has stories about eating or chewing habits. From my perspective, Labradors seem to have more eclectic tastes. I remember little about Beau’s tastes other than munching on shoes. Our Springer Spaniel, Caitie adored shoes, but one from each pair.

My favorite pair of red pumps were fodder for her. Just the heel on one. I loved those shoes and went to Fredericos for repair. Mr. Frederico was still plying his trade. He looked at the damaged goods. “What happened here?”

“My dog chewed on it,” I replied.

“Well, you shouldn’t let her do that, this cannot be fixed.” Later we had our beloved Bailey, a yellow lab, rescued from a family who didn’t feel a dog was appropriate around a baby. Bailey was a jewel; however, he had a penchant for devouring sofas. One was gone within a month. We bought another; that also suffered from his strong teeth. I think we went through two more until he hit the magic age of two when it all stopped. We had become wiser and purchased from thrift shops. But Bailey was adventurous: if he couldn’t reach something on a counter he enticed his friend, Reggie, the cat, to knock it off for him.

One night Jennie and I went to see Kevin Costner’s “Robin Hood.” Bailey was relatively new to the household. There was a large piece of Brie cheese on the counter. It was gone when we opened the door, and I am sure the Aegean Stable had nothing on the stench that met us. To give the dog credit, he had tried to get out…that was the first and only time he messed in the house. He ate a remote control for the television, and a zipper out of Jennie’s “tip” wallet (left the money).

The aforementioned Catie ate a box of French chocolates Ellen had hidden in her room (a gift from an admirer)..Fortunately she had not heard that chocolate is poison for dogs, and she licked her lips with pleasure as Ellen emoted over the empty box.

Our next door neighbors, Sean and Becky Flavin, inherited a black lab from a friend. Her name was Shy Ann and she was a very nice pooch. However, true to her breed, she had an attraction to out of bounds edibles. In those days we hadn’t the secure garbage cans with which we are now provided. Shy Ann would scour the neighborhood and empty containers that were accessible. Often she got away with her indiscretion; however, a couple of times she did not. She gobbled so much that it not only filled her stomach to bursting but turned it over. Ted Hollister spent a massive amount of time reversing the damage and then anchoring it in some way.

All went well for a time, but Labs are escape artists and Shy Ann got out and went searching for her favorite delicacy, someone’s left over food and, once again, her stomach flipped with another trip to the vet and more surgery.

I am sure that the preceding will evoke many comments and I welcome them, the more animal tales I receive the better. Just keep your dogs away from sofas, shoes, chocolates, Brie and garbage and you will be fine.

Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop in Pacific Grove.. gcr770@aol.com

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• July 17, 2015

“The proudest moment of my life.”

Note: This week’s “Keepers of Our Culture” column was written by Pacific Grove resident Heather Lazare, an independent editorial and publishing consultant who also is an affiliate of Park Place Publications. She lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and toddler son. Visit her online at heatherlazare.com.

I’m obsessed with a woman I’ve never met. Her name was Zena Holman and she was my husband’s great-grand-

mother.

It’s impossible to be a Pagrovian or visit our sweet town and not pass by Holman’s on Lighthouse between Fountain and Grand Avenues. The light pink building, which spans an entire block, was once the largest department store between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Zena’s husband, Wilford Rensselar, more commonly known as W.R. was the proprietor of that store, building his father Rensselar Luther (R.L.)’s dry goods business into a place where everyone on the Peninsula and beyond shopped.

I had heard tales of the once-grand Holman’s from my mom, a Carmelite who, on special occasions, had shopped at the store with her parents, brothers, and sister, buying everything from dish towels to fancy Christmas dresses. They ate tuna fish sandwiches and drank chocolate milkshakes in the solarium, the wide Monterey Bay spread out before them.

What I hadn’t heard were the stories my mother-in-law, Genie Santini, would tell me. While W.R. was building his empire and petitioning for a highway between Pacific Grove and Carmel (eventually W.R. Holman Highway, or Highway 68), Zena, who worked as the women’s fashions buyer for the store, was busy with her own projects. Specifically books. An obsessive bibliophile, Zena compiled a collection of works by authors always included on an English Literature syllabus: Charles Dickens,

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Heather Lazare Below: Part of the Zamarano 80 collection

Zena Holman (courtesy of Genie Santini) Jack London, Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and hundreds more. She spent years compiling a vast library full of California authors and beyond, writing to authors and asking them to sign her first editions.

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then Simon & Schuster, when I began to learn of Zena’s collection, I felt ecstatic, followed by a fading sense of sadness: I’d never know this woman. She passed five months before I was born; our paths would not cross in this lifetime. But where were these books?

My mother-in-law mentioned that I might be interested in seeing the Zena Holman Library. The thought that such a thing existed, that I could view Zena’s life’s work, her passion, overwhelmed me with joy. On a typically foggy afternoon Genie took my husband, Ben, and I to Asilomar Conference Grounds, which houses the Zena Holman Library of California and American History.

Behind locked sliding wooden doors, over 3,000 rare books are kept. I would learn through reading the News & Views from April 1974 that Zena and her secretary spent over two years cataloguing the books before handing them over to the center. In that same issue of News & Views Zena’s own words resonated with me, February 28t, 1974, the day of her library’s dedication was “The proud-

est moment of my life.”

On a subsequent trip to the library, arranged with the help of California State Historian III Matthew Bischoff, and accompanied by California State Historian II Michael Meloy, Ben and I donned white gloves and were allowed to handle the books. Michael pointed out some of his favorites: Looking Backward

by Edward Bellamy and The Octopus by Frank Norris, both in pristine condition, spines uncracked.

Michael introduced us to the crowning glory of the collection: the entire “Zamarano 80.” Founded in 1928, the Zamarano Club of Los Angeles went through several incarnations before publishing a book in 1945 listing the 80 most important books that a collector of Californiana would have in their library.

For a collector like Zena, with her passion for California history and her love of books, gathering these titles must have been an important mission.

Standing on my tiptoes, I took down the first book on the Zamarano list, Gertrude Atherton’s The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California. I pulled out my iPhone, took off my fancy white gloves and started making myself a new reading list: Zena’s books. Ben set up his camera and took a few shots of the books, lamenting the florescent lighting.

Zena also has a number of bound books in the library—her personal scrapbooks of newspaper clippings telling the complete story of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, one of her interests at the time. A voracious reader, Zena read many newspapers daily and when she found something that a friend of family member would find interesting, she’d cut out the article, underline specific passages in red pencil, and send them off. My mother-in-law remembers receiving envelopes with clippings from her grandmother, always pertaining to something Genie was interested in.

A fastidious dresser, Genie rarely remembers Zena without her gloves and hat, looking the part of the women’s fashion buyer, even into her eighties.

Also a published author, Zena’s My Monterey can still be purchased at Old Monterey Book Co., a novel which tells the story of a young girl and her family who are on vacation in Monterey—right at the height of canning season, the fish scent reeking the air.

I’m working my way through the Zamarano 80 now and am grateful for my Kindle and the work that has been done to digitize many older works that aren’t available for check out at the library. To be able to read Gertrude Atherton’s works for free on an electronic device likely goes against most of what Zena held dear, but I have a feeling that with her love of books and reading, she might not care how we’re doing it these days. My preference is always the physical book, and I’ll be by to visit her library again soon, white gloved and ready.

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LGBTQ: Questioning, Quandary or Queer?

ABCs of Non-traditional Sexual Orientation

Predicting long-awaited results of the 2015 Point-In-Time Homeless Census is easy. If newsmakers of the past month are accurate indicators, changes in the non-traditional sexual-orientation of society—both houseless and sheltered--is at the start of a revolution that will go mainstream. Consider these facts: An Aug. 8, 2013 HealthyCal headline stated: “Homeless LGBTQ youth face greater health risks in Monterey County.” A survey conducted by Applied Survey Research as part of Monterey County’s bi-annual homeless census was cited:

“Homeless teenagers and young adults in Monterey County who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or who question their sexuality—also known as LGBTQ—have an increased risk of mental health problems, sexual exploitation and suicide.”

Shame, fear and guilt, underminers of self-confidence, can be cruel killers of joy for youths wrestling secretly with their sexuality.

20 percent of homeless population The 2013 homeless census revealed that “LGBTQ teens and young adults make up 20 percent of the homeless population in the county.” That is one out of every five homeless men, women and children of all ages. They were more likely to become homeless and face greater health risks because of various stressors, including family rejection, bullying and discrimination, and fear of being bullied or discriminated against.

According to Nan Roman, president of National Alliance to End Homelessness. the actual number of LGBTQ teens and young adults in the county who experience mental health problems likely is higher than the survey showed. She said, “I bet a lot of kids didn’t answer completely” about their sexual orientation. They were ashamed and afraid.

That was then; this is now Much has changed in two years, as evidenced by major news stories last month. The traditional June, long the heterosexual wedding month, is now Gay Pride month—and what a newsworthy month June 2015 was! Even the straight community paid attention as former U. S. Olympics athlete Bruce Jenner stole the

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newslight with his/her sixtysomething transgender debut on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine under the new name Caitlyn/Kaitlyn Jenner.

Then the U.S. Supreme Court popped the champagne cork with its landmark decision on June 26 that legalizes samesex marriage nationwide.

“Call Me Caitlyn” As the nation starts to digest what is undoing traditional sexuality by introducing genre after sub-genre of sexual preferences, let’s reconsider Nan Roman’s 2013 statement: “Kids who are rejected by their families are more likely to use drugs. They have more mental health problems and are at higher risk of risky sexual behavior” (Griffy, HealthyCal, 8/8) Although such commentary might prove true in 2015, it’s predictable statistics will change by 2017. Why? Because being part of the non-traditional sexual movement is now popular. It’s cool to be into the LGBTQI&etc. movement.

And all of us who have survived our own adolescence know peer pressure is more powerful than parental or institutional influence.

So, in essence, now that it’s okay to be openly gay—or something between straight and hermaphroditic—what can traditional heterosexuals do to adjust to a changing society in which both homeless and sheltered persons have a wide range of sexual orientations from which to choose?

Learn from the youth I suggest letting youth—those age 25 and younger--teach us what they are experiencing as their generation evolves through the multi-choice sexual revolution.

For example, Eugenia is the name I’ve assigned an enthusiastic uninhibited 19-year old college freshman home from summer break. What a great student-teacher she was at an I-HELP dinner in June.

Eugenia’s parents are volunteers who serve food at the church where I am on the social justice committee. Eugenia came along as a guest. The shiny, pink-cheeked young woman with a bright smile was beaming as she sat at the head of the table and introduced herself to 30 homeless men gathered for an indoor Sunday picnic dinner.

“I am bisexual,” Eugenia announced with self-confident jubilation. “Bisexual means I find myself attracted to both men and women. I was born Eugenia, but please call me by my new name—my Pride name—Minky.”

Eugenia/Minky is just beginning the adventure of a lifetime by experiencing multi-choice sexuality in ways old schoolers like me never dared dream would be possible to explore with or without guilt.

Regardless of final statistics the 2015 homeless census reveal about the LGBT community in Monterey County, big changes lie ahead-- because once attitudes change, avalanche-force social revolution follows. Here are the ABCs of what Minky taught me. More will follow next week. You don’t have to be homeless to benefit from it, but you do need to have an open mind.

ABCs of Non-traditional sexuality LGBT stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender.” It’s a term that started as LGB in the 1980s and evolved to LGBT in the 1990s.

LGBTQ: Around 2000 the letter “Q” was attached to mean one of three things: Questioning (a person is exploring his/ her sexuality in general); Quandary (torn between straight and non-straight and wrestling with the decision of which he/she is); Queer. Initially, queer was a derogatory term dating as far back as the 1950s or earlier, but has been dusted off lately and is considered complimentary, like being eccentric compliments an artist with a flair for the unusual.

LGBTQI: Most recent addition, “I” stands for Intersex (formerly Hermaphrodite, a person with sexual organs of both genders) and/or Intergender (a person who is not chromosomally defined clearly as either male or female).

Note that there are six colors in the rainbow flag that was originally symbolic of Gay Pride but is now simply called the Pride Flag because gay is only one of Pride’s non-traditional sexual orientations that aren’t reserved for youth alone. Next week we’ll explore other terms and older LGBTQI homeless folks. .

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Golf Tips Ben Alexander PGA PGA Teaching Professional, Pacific Grove Golf Links, Bayonet Golf Course PGA Teacher Of The Year, No Cal PGA 831-277-9001 www.benalexandergolf.com

Everyone always asks me when I’m putting “Should I putt with my golf glove on or off?” Well, this is my thought.

Putting is all feel with the hands and if I have a glove, a piece of leather on one of my hands, I can’t feel the grip as well so I put with my glove off so I can feel the grip with both hands and no interference with the leather glove.

Try this to see if it works for you.

Center for Photographic Art Holds Workshop Aimed to Help Artists Find Their Voice

The Center For Photographic Art (CPA) is pleased to present a special one-day Mini PIE Lab, born out of the highly successful four-day PIE Labs presented last fall.

Facilitator Bob Sadler returns to reprise the popular session he gave during PIE Labs 2014, titled “Finding Your Artistic Voice,” slated for Saturday, July 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Rd, Carmel.

CPA recognizes the rapidly shifting landscape of photography and the arts. Photographers and all artists have the technological ability to create virtually anything they can imagine. Many artists are questioning what is worth creating and why create. PIE Labs (Photography+Ideas+Experience) are designed to facilitate artists’ discovering and clarifying their purpose and support them in finding their unique voice in order to thrive creatively in today’s fluid artistic environment.

July’s one-day Mini PIE Lab will give artists an opportunity to roll up their sleeves with other photographers and artists in a safe and supportive environment to discover and share the story of who they are and why they produce artwork. The workshop objective is to help artists reach a higher level of effectiveness in the way they describe themselves and their work. Each participant will receive constructive guidance in creating a path toward developing meaningful art over a long period of time. Attendance is limited to 15 participants, enabling everyone to take their story to the next level.

Participants will learn and practice a process for developing a narrative that describes their significant life experience and the impact that experience has on their artwork. Participants will also practice delivering that story in the most memorable and authentic way possible. This is not a lecture by an instructor, but a lab presented by a facilitator. Each participant will be fully involved in presenting, practicing, and coaching others.

Fees: $150 for CPA Members | $200 for Non-Members. Register online at: www. photography.org A photographer in his own right, facilitator Bob Sadler is a corporate leadership consultant working with Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He is uniquely positioned to reveal the value and challenge of embracing your authenticity, story, and human relationships. “The workshop deeply impacted me,” recalls a participant from Sadler’s lab last fall. “What a profound experience. I am a different person, or a little more of the person I was meant to be!”

ABOUT CPA The Center for Photographic Art’s mission is to inspire the artist and the audience by nurturing the personal growth inherent in creating and appreciating art. The annual PIE Labs seek to help photographers and other artists discover clarity of purpose within today’s vast technological universe and to find a voice uniquely their own. CPA strives to motivate and inform artists to do work that surpasses what they thought was possible.

Artistic Director, Brian Taylor.

St. Marys Fall Concert Series Kicks Off with Rebecca Lomnicky andDavid Brewer St. Mary’s proudly hosts “The Fire,” August 1, 2015, 7 p.m., kicking off our Fall Concert Series with Scottish fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky and reknown piper and versatile musician, David Brewer. Take in the Scottish and Celtic Festival by day, and then top of the evening with pure delight.

St. Mary’s By-The-Sea hosts the concert series at 12th Street and Central Ave., Pacific Grove.

Ticket information: $20, $8 kids 12 and under. Advance tickets available through www.brownpapertickets.com, for info call or text Jackie at 831-224-3819 or email fiddlejamjp@gmail.com.

The Fire is a Scottish music duo — world-class fiddling combined with bagpipe, guitar, bodhran, and penny-whistle accompaniment, featuring international fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky, and multi-instrumentalist David Brewer. Between their entertaining and informative stage banter, four instrument combinations and vast repertoire of tunes, they offer a wildly diverse duo concert.

Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer are a high energy pure-drop Scottish music duo, with world class fiddling talent in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, and whistle. International Scottish Fiddle Champion, Rebecca Lomnicky, and David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, have each spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, living and studying in both Edinburgh and the highlands of Scotland. Together they perform captivating Scottish music which bridges the gap between the fiddle and bagpipe music of Scotland—two worlds united, into a heartfelt and rousing musical experience. Between their entertaining and informative stage banter, their four instrument combinations and vast repertoire of tunes, including everything from soaring slow airs to intricately arranged dance tunes, these charismatic performers will leave you on your feet with your hands

together.

The release of “The Fire” marks Lomnicky and Brewer’s second album together and fully showcases every aspect of their stylistic expertise, technical prowess, and musical passion. Combining the aesthetic elements of all their past recordings into a newer finely crafted sound, this album features the diversity of Scotland’s traditional regional styles with an added contemporary flare.

Lomnicky’s internationally awarded virtuosic fiddling is featured throughout on tracks ranging from an ancient haunting Scottish air and a traditional Cape Breton medley, to a contemporary set of syncopated driving reels. While Lomnicky’s expertise of the Scottish tradition is widely recognized, as proven by her many accolades, this album extends those boundaries by additionally showcasing her brilliance in both playing and composing within the contemporary Scottish style. Brewer’s complex and mature compositions are featured even more prevalently throughout the album, and range from a sauntering strathspey to an epic seven part jig. Brewer’s immense knowledge of the Celtic musical spectrum is presented in fine style here with virtuosic Gordon Duncan tunes played both on bagpipes and whistles, as well as a truly grand arrangement of Mark Saul’s bagpipe band piece, “The Beaches of Harris.” In addition to the tracks where he takes the lead, Brewer is also an accomplished accompanist, and perfectly complements Lomnicky’s fiddling with both sensitive and dramatic guitar lines, and intricate polyrhythmic percussion on the bodhran. Lomnicky and Brewer are also joined by acclaimed guest guitarist, Peter Willis, on three tracks, including one of Willis’ own composition. With its traditional roots, vast diversity, and magnificent innovative spirit, THE FIRE is a phenomenal and unique representation of both the past and the present of Scottish music, as well as an indication of its future.

Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer

Ad Sales Rep Needed Cedar Street Times, Pacific Grove’s NEWSpaper, needs an ad rep.

If you’re interested in a commission-only, full- or part-time position with a lively print and web publication, call 831-324-4742 or email interest to editor@cedarstreettimes.com. We even have a fax machine: 831-324-4745 and we’re on Facebook.

We need someone self-directed, brazen, and cheerful. The job is what you make it. Graphic design experience is a plus. Transportation probably necessary.

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Interim Chief Dave Hober named Monterey Police Chief

Letters

Opinion Thank you, Pacific Grove, for A Wonderful Welcome Editor:

In mid-June we wrote a letter to the Cedar Street Times asking a huge favor; that Pacific Grove give a welcome home to the reunion of Company C 1/22 4th Infantry Division Vietnam 1967-68 June 21 through June 28. The reunion was successful beyond our wildest expectations. Thank you Pacific Grove for making this California Welcome Home so memorable! Your hospitality and generosity will never be forgotten.

Special thanks go to Olympia Lodge of Pacific Grove (especially Erna and Amber), Monterey Bay Aquarium (especially Wendy), Fort Ord (especially Melissa and Barbara), Rocky Point Restaurant, Point Pinos Grill, Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau (especially Lauren) and Farmhouse Communications (especially to our daughter Kristina).

An extra special thank you and praise to our wonderful benefactors, Paul and Johanna Wainscot of Pavel’s Backerei. They reached out to the veterans and their families with the most extraordinary heartfelt generosity. Our eternal gratitude to them and their staff!

One of our veterans said that he hadn’t been this happy in a long time and this reunion would remain in his heart the rest of his life. Pacific Grove, you did your best to give Charlie Company the Welcome Home they so richly deserved and it showed.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

Jack and Kathy Chavez Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove’s Tree Policy Values Trees Over Life Editor:

My wife and I recently requested a permit for tree removal from the city of Pacific Grove (approximately two months ago). We requested the permit because to us, nontree experts, we felt the tree was unsafe and could come down at any time. The city arborist came out and said the tree had lots of life left and that if we wanted to remove it, we would need to get an arborist report. Considering we were in the middle of a major remodel and the city expert said it had lots of life left, we figured we would wait until after we were completed with our building permit. This tree nearly fell on me yesterday! It fell directly on my children’s zip line, and a wooden bench that we often sit on. Either the city arborist is completely inept at determining a tree’s health or this town’s tree policy values trees over life.

Unhealthy trees constitute a hazard to a community. They should be removed possibly replaced with young healthy trees. Had my children been playing in the yard, they probably would not have paid much attention to the cracking sound I heard seconds before this tree fell and we could have so easily lost more than a few backyard items. Now that the tree has come down, the city arborist had the gall to ask for a new permit to be filled for the trunk to be removed! Maybe the city welcome sign should read “Welcome to Pacific Grove, Where we believe trees are more valuable than your life!” Maybe we just need a new arborist. I sure expect a better response from the city than waiting until after a tree falls to call it unsafe! My children can do that but they don’t receive the benefits or pay of a city employee.

Has this happened with any frequency in this town? While we lived on Pine Avenue at Carmel Ave (5 years), a street side tree dropped huge branches almost monthly onto the city street and sidewalk. The city pruned it and the dropped branches continued with even greater frequency. It’s our experience that the city arborist is not protecting the city residence from dying trees. What value is a city arborist if they continue to neglect the safety of the community?

Jared Pechan Pacific Grove

Support Local Theater Editor:

We are blessed with remarkable local theaters. Some years ago Monterey Peninsula College renovated its performing art center. The end result was a state of the art site, with all of the amenities found in a metropolitan theatre. In its infinite wisdom, the administration cut the theatre’s budget by 80 percent. Staff was reduced to bare bones, offerings to a fraction of what they were. Instead of three musical plays there is now one, and only two stage plays.

No one who saw it will forget “Les Miserables” two years ago, the swan song of what had been an anticipated seasonal program.Gary Bolen has kept things going on a shoestring and the MPC Theatre Trust has worked tirelessly to raise funds.

Community support is needed. “Sweet Charity” is the final musical “comedy” for 2015 and possibly until next summer. It is outstanding and thought by most to equal what would be seen on a metropolitan stage. Jill Miller and Jared Hussey thrilled us as stars of “Cabaret,” now they are enthralling as Charity and Oscar in “Sweet Charity.”

There is one weekend left. Treat yourself and continue to support this theater.

Without the arts there would be no history.

Jane and John Roland Monterey

Monterey City Manager Mike McCarthy today named Interim Police Chief Dave Hober to the position of Police Chief, effective July 16, 2015. Hober was selected following a public recruitment, competitive screening and interview process.

Chief Hober’s annual salary is $177,288.

Hober joined the Monterey Police Department in February 2015 as the Assistant Chief. He was named Interim Chief in May 2015, after the retirement of Chief Phil Penko.

“The City is extremely fortunate to have Dave Hober as our new Police Chief,” said City Manager McCarthy.

“He has already demonstrated excellent leadership capabilities and a strong passion for public service. I am confident Chief Hober’s experience, work ethic and education will continue to ensure Monterey remains a safe and outstanding community.”

“I feel extremely lucky to be able to work in this capacity with The Monterey Police Department,” said Chief Hober. “I am so proud of the men and women of this organization and the excellent service they

provide to our community.”

Hober started his law enforcement career in 1988 with the San Jose Police Department (SJPD). As Deputy Chief, he led and managed as many as 700 sworn and professional staff, and oversaw a $197 million dollar budget. Hober left the SJPD as a Deputy Chief, Overseeing the Bureau of Field Operations to join the Monterey PD. While at the SJPD, Hober worked a multitude of assignments including; patrol, special operations, investigations and various administrative assignments. Hober also worked as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Chief Hober has graduate degrees in both criminal custice administration and public administration from San Jose State University. He obtained his undergraduate degree in political science from San Jose State University.

Chief Hober is a third generation police officer and a native Californian. Hober grew up and lived in Santa Cruz County since elementary school. Chief Hober and his family have recently re-located to the Monterey Peninsula.

Pacific Grove State Route 68 Corridor Study Commences

State Route 68 in the City of Pacific Grove is an important regional corridor in Monterey County, which serves as one of two connections providing regional access to the Monterey Peninsula communities of Pacific Grove, Monterey and Pebble Beach. The corridor in the City of Pacific Grove is characterized by a mix of commercial, office and educational land uses within walking distance of surrounding residential areas, the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey, and the Asilomar Conference Center at the western end of this corridor.

Despite the potential for non-motorized trips in the corridor, infrastructure on State Route 68 in the City is not adequate to accommodate safe, convenient access for pedestrians and bicyclists. Concerns identified by the City of Pacific Grove in consultation with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) and Caltrans include: sidewalks that are either missing or incomplete along this route, numerous driveways that present safety concerns for pedestrians in the commercial areas, and the overall quality of the existing streetscape, which is an obstacle toward achieving an attractive and vibrant pedestrian environment.

The City of Pacific Grove first identified a need for improvements in its 1998 Forest Hill Specific Plan, and has since identified this corridor as a traffic safety priority. TAMC identified the corridor as a complete streets gap in an assessment completed as part of the process to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Monterey Bay Area. The Agency has included bicycle and pedestrian improvements for the corridor in the draft Monterey County Regional Transportation Plan to be adopted in 2014.

The proposed Pacific Grove State Route 68 Corridor Study will be a model opportunity to partner with Caltrans to promote complete streets projects, implement a local sustainable communities strategy locally, and advance state and federal goals for multi-modal mobility/connectivity, safety, security, system preservation, environmental stewardship and economic vitality.

The purpose of the study will be to identify projects in a level of detail sufficient for the City of Pacific Grove to next begin environmental analysis work, design and apply for funding to construct improvements. The study will document existing conditions and plans governing development of the corridor, identify in detail pedestrian safety and security needs and infrastructure gaps, and recommend a specific list of improvements needed to address the gaps, identified in priority order.

The scope of the study will include State Route 68 between the City limits and Asilomar Boulevard, divided into three distinct segments with different land uses, features and needs. Attachment C to this application includes photos illustrating existing issues, which are summarized below: 1) Forest Avenue between the City limits and Sunset Drive: This segment includes the Forest Hill Commercial District where sidewalks and bicycle facilities are missing.

2) Sunset Drive to 17 Mile Drive: This segment includes Pacific Grove High School and and a residential zone where sidewalks are missing, pedestrian crossings at multi-leg intersections have raised safety concerns, and bicycle improvements connecting this corridor to existing and popular bicycle lanes along the waterfront are missing 3) 17 Mile Drive to Asilomar Boulevard: This segment constitutes the western terminus of State Route 68, which includes a mixed commercial and residential district, and connections to the Asilomar Conference Center and regional recreational destinations along the Pacific Grove shoreline, which will be evaluated in the study.

The study will include a public participation and outreach component to communicate information about the project and solicit feedback about needs and recommended improvements. This outreach effort will be important to build consensus around priorities and to secure buy-in regarding specific improvements given the potential impact of street enhancements to surrounding property owners.

Stakeholders to be consulted as part of the study will include commercial property owners, residents, the Pacific Grove Traffic Safety Commission, the Defense Language Institute, the Pacific Grove Unified School District, the Asilomar Conference Center and California State Parks.

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• July 17, 2015

Scene 82: The Wilsons Return from Disneyland the foundation for a world-wide enterprise that’s into movies, TV, cable, animated films, Broadway shows, you name it.

Marriage Can Be Funny

A: I don’t know how successful they are with what you mentioned, but they do an absolutely great job with Disneyland.

H: You’re not kidding! One of the guides told me that they average more than 40,000 people per day during the high season, which was when we were there.

A: Sometimes it seemed that there were 100,000 of which 90 % were screaming children.

Harry and Alice Wilson are in the bedroom of their Pacific Grove home, having returned a short while earlier from their family trip to Disneyland.

Harry: (Who has just collapsed on the bed) Thank God we’re home! For a while, I didn’t think I’d make it back alive.

Alice: Harry, it was so wonderful to be with our children and grandchildren on a vacation trip! I know I thanked you countless times while we were away, but I want to thank you again. It was the best gift you could have given me for our anniversary!

H: You’re welcome, honey; and if I ever recover from having a broken back, being unable to walk without pain, and nerves on the edge of a breakdown, I too may some day look back fondly at the past five days.

A: Oh, stop exaggerating, you old bear. You know that you enjoyed it, too.

H: I was on so many lines, mostly at your insistence because you wanted to experience as much as possible, that the blisters on my feet have blisters!

A: But you have to admit that it was worth it. Those rides and attractions are spectacular, to say the least. And they’re equally enjoyable by adults as children.

H: And the fireworks at night! I still can’t get over how beautiful they were.

A: I thought the two 3-year olds might be too young for most things, but they seemed to enjoy everything as much as the rest of us.

H: And they and Andy Junior were really well-behaved except when they got over-tired, which is perfectly understandable.

A: That’s why the afternoon nap-times were so important.

H: For me, as well as for them!

H: Parts of it, maybe. What I want to know is how come we ended up being babysitters every night, whereas you had said that the kids would be the responsibility of their parents.

A: I wish we could make something like this-----a getaway of some sort for the entire family, an annual event. Our grand-babies will grow up so fast, the more leisure time we can spend with them when they’re little, the better.

A: During the daytime, they were. I thought it would be a special treat for Jane and Andy, as well as Richard and Emily, to have the nights to themselves for dancing, or movies, or whatever. They so rarely have that opportunity.

H: I’d like to do it too, but don’t see how we could afford it on a regular basis.

A: Andy and Richard are both doing well. I don’t see any reason they shouldn’t take on part of the cost----maybe we pay half, and they split the other half between them.

H: What about us? We were stuck in the hotel with the children after dinner each evening and couldn’t go anywhere.

H: That’s a possibility.

A: Yes, but we can go out anytime we want. Jane, Richard, and their spouses, can’t.

H: Turning to another subject, you know of course that I’ll figure out a way to get back at you for that dirty trick you pulled.

H: It’s amazing what Walt Disney accomplished, even though he died at a relatively young age---65, I believe. Starting with very little money and a silly cartoon character named Steamboat Willie that was supposed to look like a mouse but didn’t, he laid

A: At an opportune time, I’ll talk to Jane and Richard and find out how they feel about it.

A: What dirty trick?

H: Don’t play Miss Innocent with me, Alice. You know very well what I’m talking about.

A: Sorry, honey, I have no idea.

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151377 The following person is doing business as ASCEND th MORTGAGE and ARISE REALTY, 199 17 St., Suite F, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. ASth CEND FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC., 30 W. 39 Ave., Suite 104, San Mateo, CA 94403. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/12/05. Signed: Richard L. Lausten, Treasurer. This business is conducted by a DE corporation.

Publication dates: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20151251 The following person is doing business as: ORO VERDE SOLUTIONS, 1253 Los Olivos Dr. #36, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901. ANTONIO OJEDA, 1253 Los Olivos Dr. #36, Salinas, CA 93901.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on June 17, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed, Antonio Ojeda. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151353 The following person is doing business as WANDER YACHT, 64955 Hwy. 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, CA 93920: RANDALL LEE EVENSEN, 64955 Hwy. 1, Big Sur, CA 93920. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 26, 2015.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/24/2015. Signed: R. C. Evensen. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151209 The following person is doing business as COASTAL PLUMBING, 837 El Camino Real N., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93907: FRESNO PLUMBING & HEATING, INC., 2585 N. Larkin, Fresno, CA 93727.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 23, 2010. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2001. Signed: Larry D. Kumpe, President. This business is conducted by a California Corporation.

Publication dates: 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20151175 The following person is doing business as: LOS PINOS NURSERY PLANTS, 22745 Full Lane, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93908. JOSE JESUS PEREZ, 323 Front St. #208, Salinas, CA 93901 and ISIDRO PEREZ, 323 Front St. #208, Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on June 03, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/15. Signed, Jose Jesus Perez Yañez. This business is conducted by co-partners.

Publication dates: 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151342 The following person is doing business as SWAP 24/7, 43 Laureles Grade Road, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93908: HILARY LORNA ANDERSON, 43 Laureles Grade Road, Salinas, CA 93908. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 25, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/13/10. Signed: Hilary L. Anderson. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151279 The following person is doing business as MONTEREY CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, 400 W. Franklin St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: MONTEREY PENINSULA CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE, 400 W. Franklin St., Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 16, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/08/09.

Signed: Richard L. Lausten, Treasurer. This business is conducted by a corporation.

Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20111955 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: A & L SENIOR SERVICES, 925 Cedar St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 9/13/11, File Number 20111955. Registered Owner: LINDA SCOTT, 925 Cedar St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Business was conducted by: an individual.

Signed: Linda Scott This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on June 23, 2015.

Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10. 7/17, 7/24/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20151251 The following person is doing business as: GLOBAL STAR ACCESSORIES, 460 Combs Ct., Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. VIVEK BHATTI, 460 Combs Ct., Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on June 12, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed, Vivek Bhatti. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151417 The following person is doing business as TECHNO LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC and TECHNO LOCK, 3170B Vista Del Camino, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. TECHNO LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC, 1039 Oakhaven Rd., Memphis TN 38113. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/06/15. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/1/15. Signed: Marcel Nader, Managing Member. This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Publication dates: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15

H: I’m referring to when you insisted that we join a long line waiting to be admitted to that strange little house where you said I’d be very pleasantly surprised.

A: Oh yes, now I remember.

H: Of course you do! We waited and waited, and then waited some more, moving so slowly that it took us over an hour to enter.

A: And then you had your surprise.

H: I certainly did! It turned out that I had waited all that time to meet Mickey Mouse, shake his phony hand, and have my picture taken with him!

A: The look on your face when you saw him was priceless. It was worth the trip.

H: I’ll get even if it takes the rest of my life to do it.

A: I’m in no hurry.

Annual Art in the Pasture of Heaven Art Show & Silent Auction

The eighth annual Art in the Pastures of Heaven art show will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 301 Corral de Tierra Road, Corral de Tierra.

This favorite local event features over 100 original works of art by local artists including paintings, photographs, glass and wood work, textiles and jewelry. Enjoy wine tasting from local wineries, Hors d’oeuvres plus a chance to win four exciting raffle prize packages. This year a photograph by local artist, Suzanne Woodard Dorrance, will be auctioned live. All other art is sold via silent auction.

Proceeds from art and raffle ticket sales benefits Church of the Good Shepherd’s mission and outreach programs. Raffle tickets $5 for one, 6 for $25.

Admission is $35. For more information contact cogsartshow@gmail.com The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is an Episcopal parish of the Diocese of El Camino Real, of the National Episcopal Church, USA, which is a member of the Anglican Communion. We use the book of Common Prayer, 1979 for Sunday worship and daily personal worship. For more information, visit http://goodshepherdcorral.org www.facebook.com/GoodShepherdEpiscopal www.facebook.com/ArtinthePasturesofHeaven

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151440 The following person is doing business as TELESIS WESTERN PROPERTIES, 201 Glenwood Circle Apt 12C, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: DUANE ANDERSON, 201 Glenwood Circle Apt 12C, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 6, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on NA. Signed: Duane Anderson. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/15

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20101811 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: DEL MONTE FINE ART, 6th Ave. 25W of San Carlos, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93921. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on Aug. 23, 2010, File Number 20101811. Registered Owner: BRENT MICHAEL GROSS, 235 Hwy. 1, Carmel, CA 93921. Business was conducted by: an individual. Signed: Brent Gross.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on June 16, 2015. Publication dates: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15

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City to Streamline Permit Process Where Are The MissingHistorical for Rooftop Solar Installations Importance Plaques?

Did we have an alien invasion?

Just in time for Power Rate Increases Recently the Heritage Society of

California Assembly Bill 2188 requires the City and other local agencies to adopt an expedited, streamlined permit and inspection process for small rooftop solar systems by September 15, 2015.

The City's new ordinance, which saw its first reading on July 15, applies to all small residential rooftop solar energy systems in the City. Small residential rooftop solar energy systems legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of this Ordinance are “grandfathered in” unless physical modifications or alterations are undertaken.

A use permit and/or architectural review may be required for properties on the City’s list of historic resources.

According to the draft ordinance, the key timelines and features included in the ordinance are: “• The Building Department shall have ready to issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit within 3 business days of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

• A use permit may only be required if the Building Official finds, based on substantial evidence, that the solar energy system could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety.

• Any condition imposed on an application shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.

• Only one inspection shall be required and performed by the Building Department for small residential rooftop solar energy systems eligible for expedited review. A separate fire inspection may be performed.”

Expect Higher Rates The streamlined procedures come on the tail of a new ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission which

Pacific Grove had the help of a CSUMB intern to compile a list of all the houses in PG that have been awarded a plaque designating the historic importance of the house. It came to our attention that about 100 houses do not have their plaque on Historical importance plaque display. Where did they go? Could they be in the kitchen drawer? Are they sitting on the mantle?

We would like to encourage all plaque owners to proudly display them so townspeople and visitors alike can fully appreciate all the homes that have been recognized.

We should mention that a considerable amount of time goes in to the making of these plaques, from the volunteers who provide and cut the redwood, do the lettering, to the volunteer who does the routering, to the person we pay to do the painting.

So this is a shout out to all of you to please display your green plaques. If your plaque is in need of replacement, or if you need assistance in displaying it, please contact us at 372-2898.

will increase electricity bills for those who use the least power. It will raise rates for about one-third of ratepayers by about $5 per month. It could also potentially reduce rates for the biggest users of electricity. The one factor that stands out is that there will be a minimum bill of $5 for everyone, regardless of how much power they use.

Rates for people in the lowest tiers have been effectively frozen under the current system, which has been in effect for about 15 years. Opponents allege that the plan will unfairly hit people who use less power, including those who use alternative sources, such as solar.

There will be incentives for using power in off-peak hours, a change which will begin in 2019. Big residential users will see a new "super-user surcharge," set to begin at the end of 2015. That surcharge will apply to customers who use twice the average amount of electricity for residential users.

Poetry In The Grove Puzzle Solution Puzzle on page 8

Explores the poetry of Linda Paston on Saturday, August 1, 2015, from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Little House in Jewell Park.

Award winning poet, author, former Poet Laureate of Maryland, and winner of numerous poetry awards, including an award for which Sylvia Plath was the runner up, Pastan invites the reader to quietly examine the truth of everyday life. From her poem, The Cossacks, For Jews, the Cossacks are always coming. Therefore I think the sun spot on my arm is melanoma. Therefore I celebrate New Year's Eve by counting my annual dead.

Please join us for poetry and discussion.

Poetry In The Grove meets from 3:00-5:00 pm on the first Saturday of each month at the Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. A different poet is discussed each month. Cosponsored by the Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, and the Pacific Grove Public Library. www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective

This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted.

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• July 17, 2015

Holman’s Windows Through My Eyes

By Judy Avila

Arriving in Pacific Grove in 1958, as a teenager from a small village in the Azores, I felt that I was a very lucky girl to be able to live with caring relatives and attend P.G. High School. It was always a thrill to walk downtown after school and try to learn my way around while discovering new things. One of my favorite spots to dream a little was the window display at Holman’s Department Store, with their beautiful arrangements of dresses, shoes, and hats. I wouldn’t ever go into the building alone, because I wasn’t sure how to act if anyone were to speak to me, but I longed to see the inside of this big, beautiful store. “Maybe someday,” I would think as I drifted away.

A couple of years later, the Christmas season of 1960, my sweet boyfriend was visiting here from Toronto, Canada. One day he asked me if I would like to go do some shopping with him as he wanted to get some gifts for his relatives. Of course I said yes, and the two of us walked hand in hand down Lighthouse Avenue. As we reached the business district, I asked where did he want to go shopping? Pointing to the Holman building, he said that looked like a nice store where we could find things for everyone. I was impressed and so pleased with his suggestion, but I tried to hide my excitement.

We went through the revolving glass doors and people greeted us and asked if they could help despite our imperfect English. We found all of the gifts we had hoped and were told that we could have them gift wrapped free of charge downstairs.

As we were waiting for gift wrap, my boyfriend asked me what I would like for my gift. I was polite, saying that whatever he gave me would make me happy, but maybe a pair of shoes would be nice. Immedi-

ately we took the elevator to the second floor to the shoe department. There I found my first pair of black patent leather shoes. I was so excited that night that my heart was dancing. I replayed that magical day over and over in my head.

Fast forward two years later: 1962. My boyfriend—fiancé—is back, this time to tie the knot and to start our lives together, settling into our little house almost across from Holman’s (where the movie theater parking lot is now). Now we had to look for jobs. I had no work experience of any kind. Maybe a restaurant, or taking care of kids? New hubby comes up with an idea. Maybe I could go work in that big store and walk to work while he took our car to his new job on Cannery Row. Well, I was hired to work in the Gift Wrap Department during the Christmas season, and immediately after the holidays I was transferred to the Dinnerware Department where I worked for the next four and half years.

There I learned so much about customer service from my supervisor, Mary Barter; to this day, I appreciate everything I learned from that dear lady. I took a leave of absence to return to the Azores for an extended visit with my new husband and my family. Shortly after returning home to Pacific Grove, we had our first son, and I came back to Holman’s to work part time in various departments of the store. Six years or so later, I took another leave to have a second son. As they both grew older, I came back to work in the children’s department, which I so enjoyed for another five years.

Holman’s became like a second home to me—a comfort zone where I could always bounce back through the various stages of my life. It was a great place to work. All these years later, I wish there was another Holman’s that could take the place in our community of the one I knew and loved so very much.

Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea A literary tribute to nearly 200 people who have contributed to the character of Carmel

A place whose history has long been a source of fable and fascination, Carmel-by-the-Sea is a community whose ancestors summered by the sea and ultimately stayed through the seasons. After founders Frank Powers and Frank Devendorf populated the once-barren potato patches with artists and academicians, it became a place defined as much by legends and landscape as by the characters who came to Carmel. Through "Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea," local author Lisa Crawford Watson has explored the lives and times of this community, creating a literary tribute to nearly 200 people who have contributed to the character of Carmel.

Carmel Bay Company - founded in 1972 by Barney and Patty Scollan in the Seven Arts Building, built in the 1920s by Patty's grandfather, Herbert Heron, an early thespian, entrepreneur and mayor of Carmel - hosted a book signing celebrating the release of "Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea." Partial proceeds from the book-signing event help to fund “Carmel Youth Center Creative Arts Bridge,” a new artist-in-residence program at the Center (CYC).

Established in 1949 by the late Bing Crosby, also profiled as a Legendary Local, the nonprofit youth organization has tapped local professional artists to volunteer their time and talents to teach art and visual expression to the students who spend their after-school hours at the center.

"I see this art program serving as a bridge between Master Artists and art students," says CYC Executive Director Ernest “E” Griffin-Ortiz. "I also would love for the program to promote the arts among our youth as a tool for self-expression, creativity, and social activism."

About the Author A fifth-generation Northern Californian, Lisa Crawford Watson lives with her family in Carmel, where her grandmother once lived and wrote. A writing instructor for CSU Monterey Bay and Monterey Peninsula College, her own writing specializes in art, architecture and automobiles, health and lifestyle, and food and wine and, of course, the canine community, but always focuses on the people who brought her stories to life.

Carmel Bay Company champions local and regional artisans, and carries an eclectic mix of merchandise, from antiques to apparel, gourmet and garden gadgets to fine art and home furnishings.

Holman’s in the late 1950s

Employees of Holman’s Department Store gathered to pose in old-fashioned costumes for a celebration of Good Old Days. Mrs. Avila reports that this took place during her leave of absence and she is not in

Monterey County Mensa welcomes Warren Chang to the Monterey Public Library

Monterey artist Warren Chang will present a PowerPoint and some original works at the Monterey County Library on Saturday, August 8, from 2 - 4 p.m.Fresh from his recent exhibit at La Mirada, Chang will talk about his narrative works portraying Monterey County scenes and people. His realistic and somewhat monochromatic works have timelessness like a sepia photograph, and viewers will feel strong connections with his subjects. There’s a powerful sense of place and profound beauty in his works.After the presentation, Chang will be available to sign copies of his books, “Warren Chang: Narrative Paintings” and “Monterey Now.”

First Friday and Third Thursdays Now Part of MMA Offerings

The Monterey Museum of Art launches extended hours on the First Friday and Third Thursday of the month beginning Thursday, July 16 and Friday, August 7. Third Thursdays of the month will be held at MMA La Mirada and First Fridays will be held at MMA Pacific Street.

Upcoming programming includes: Friday, August 7, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Design for Life: Ethos and Example of Leading Artist Pedro de Lemos, 1915 – 1945 lecture with Julianne Burton Carvajal, Ph.D.MIIS Irvine Auditorium Thursday, August 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Printmaking on the Monterey Peninsula lecture with Robynn SmithMMA La Mirada Thursday, September 17, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Director’s Dialogue: Printmaking and the Carmel Art AssociationMMA La Mirada For more information on upcoming events, exhibitions, and programming visit montereyart.org Museum Hours: MMA Pacific Street: Thursday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; First Friday of the month 11:00 am - 8:00 pm beginning August 7, 2015; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday MMA La Mirada: Friday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; Third Thursday of the month 11:00 am - 8:00 pm beginning July 16, 2015; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday MMA Pacific Street Parking:Two-hour free street parking is available near MMA Pacific Street.

MMA La Mirada Parking:The Monterey Museum of Art – La Mirada offers limited on-site complimentary parking.

MIIS Irvine Auditorium Street Parking:Two-hour free street parking is available near The MIIS Auditorium.

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