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Kiosk Sat. Aug. 22
Veterans’ Transition Center Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM •
Sat. Aug. 22
Juvenile Arthritis Family Day Sally Griffin Center, Pacific Grove Learn about latest research + support 10 AM - 1 PM • Sat. Aug. 22 Alice in Wonderland Birthday by Howard Burnham Little House in Jewell Park 5:30 PM $10 •
Is This How You envision a Future Laguna Seca - Page 17 Western Flyer Talk - Page2 11
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Mon. Aug.24
“Italians of the Monterey Peninsula” Author Mike Ventimiglia Monterey Hostel Talk- Free Potluck 6pm, program 6:45pm Monterey Hostel (778 Hawthorne St., Monterey) Info. 899 3046 •
Thurs. Aug. 27
Learn to Play Bridge Bridge Center of Monterey at Ft. Ord 831-917-2502 Free Lessons begin
• Fri., Aug. 28
Monarch Sanctuary Walk 10 AM at the Sanctuary • Sat. Aug. 29 Science Saturday: Fossils 11 AM - 3 PM at the PG Museum Free
Fri. Sept. 4
First Friday Downtown Pacific Grove 6-9 PM Free Gallery Walk •
Sat. Sept. 5
Hootenanny CVIII celebrates 18 years and gives tribute to Bob Dylan Community sing-along and open jam, songbooks with words and chords provided 7-9:30 p.m. at the P.G. Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave. This is a free event. Vic Selby, 375-6141 or vselby@sbcglobal.net. • Sep. 13 Camp Good Grief 11 AM - 4 PM 320-1188 •
Thurs. Sept. 17
Community Business Expo 4-7 PM Chautauqua Hall Free to the Public • Sat. Sept. 26 Science Saturday: Sea Otters 3 PM at the PG Museum Free •
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Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 12 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log............................................. 7 Financial.......................................... 20 Homeless in Paradise....................... 22 Keepers of Our Culture.................... 13 Legal Notices................................... 19 Opinion........................................... 17 Otter Views...................................... 12 Real Estate................................. 19, 24
Grammar Police - Page 12
August 21-27, 2015
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Your Community NEWSpaper
Car Week May Be Over But the Cars Remain
Vol. VII, Issue 49
They Came In Droves
Is “Walk Once” Strategy Working?
Park once downtown and walk to everything you need and want to do: shopping, lunch, hair appointments, the movies. It’s a grand idea, but is it woking in practice? There are 911 parking spaces downtown, according to City planners. Of those, 538 are designated as three-hour spots. Surveys show that occupancy is less than 70 percent and the average stay is one hour and 15 minutes. Who’s doing all the parking? Locals, first-time visitors (nicknamed “cruisers” because they cruise around looking for a convenient spot), and repeat visitors. Expectations, say planners, include: • free parking • parking near destinations • surface parking (as compared to garage parking) • visible parking spots (visible from one’s destination) • angled (as opposed to parallel) parking spots. People, by and large, are unwilling to search for a parking spot. There is a general perception that there is not enough parking, but planners say this isn’t true. Problems arise mostly from employers and employees “poaching” on-street parking, they say. Additionally, there are businesses which treat downtown parking as their own personal corporation yards and loading and unloading zones. More parking for customers and tourists is needed, and will probably get worse when the Holman property is developed. Lots for employers and employees are needed, with reasonable fees, so that they don’t spill over into neighborhoods. Still on the drawing board are solutions that planners and the traffic commission are working on. They include twohour parking on Lighthouse and Forest, three hours near the theater, three hours on all other streets and municipal lots, three hours near the post office, 90 minutes in the municipal lot near Grove Market and Peppers. Tiered fines are being discussed, where habitual offenders will be charged more for second and more overparking offenses in a 30-day period. Also under consideration are electronic devices that will monitor parking in each given space. The study is ongoing.
Pun intended. They were lined up all the way down to the theater on Lighthouse; classic cars and their owners, drivers, and fans filled downtown Pacific Grove on a perfect day for a car show. It was all about the annual Concours Auto Rally. More pictures inside on pages 14-15. Photo by Tony Prock
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Back to School: Enrollment is up by 48 Students in PGUSD
After several years during which enrollment in Pacific Grove Unified School District schools declined – at one point dipping down to 1,675 students in 2007-08 – district enrollment increased by 33 students in 2008-09 and 53 students in 2010-11. Enrollment increased by 113 students in 2011-12 and another 130 students in 2012-13. But it went down again by 13 students in 2013-14 and again in 2014-15 by 36 students. One week after the opening of school, August 13, Rick Miller, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, reports that total district enrollment is 2,067, an increase of 48 students from last year at this same time. • Forest Grove enrollment is 469, a decrease of three from the end of school last spring (May, 2015) • Robert Down enrollment is 470, an increase of one from the end of school last spring (May, 2015) • Pacific Grove Middle School enrollment is 507, an increase of 34 from the end of school last spring (May, 2015). Some of the increase is due to last year’s large 5th grade class becoming sixth graders, plus some new students. • Pacific Grove High School enrollment is 605, an increase of 38 from the end of school last spring (May, 2015) • Community High School has 16 students (all boys), a decrease of two from the end of school last spring (May, 2015) • The Transitional Kindergarten class at Forest Grove has 26 students. There were 27 last year. • The third grade class at Robert Down has the highest class size, at 29 • The high school’s senior class is 141 students, an increase from last year’s 129. Miller does not expect appreciable changes or fiscal impacts over the next school year, but enrollment is a factor to be watched constantly for its effects on classroom size.
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• Aug. 21, 2015
Monarch Sanctuary Docents Sought
Joan Skillman
Meetings for Interested People set
Skillshots
While October may seem far away, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is already preparing for this fall’s annual monarch migration. Museum staff will offer a special monarch docent meeting Tuesday, September 1, at 6 p.m. for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer. The meeting will be held at the Museum, 165 forest Ave in Pacific Grove. Docents will serve at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary, located at 250 Ridge Road. A second meeting is also scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, at 6 p.m. Contact Museum Education Programs Manager Allison Watson at outreach@pgmuseum.org or call 831.648.5716, ext. 20 for more information. “Monarch docents are needed now more than ever,” Watson said. “With tens of thousands of people visiting the monarch sanctuary each year, they help spread the message of conservation that inspires visitors from around the globe to do their part and help save pollinators.” While in the Sanctuary, a monarch docent will talk to guests about the life cycle of the monarch, share the importance of the butterfly’s winter habitat, and help visitors view the monarchs. “A docent helps point out the massive clusters of monarchs, which look like dead leaves, and provide binoculars and viewing scopes for the public to help them get a better look at these fascinating animals,” Watson said. It’s been an exciting year for monarchs on the Central Coast. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History joined the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) in March as part of its continuing monarch preservation and education efforts. In November, a whopping 24,000 monarch butterflies were counted at the height of the season, up approximately 10,000 from the 2013/14 season. While these numbers are higher than last year, overall monarch numbers continue to decline throughout the country. Other highlights from the season included tagging approximately 3,000 monarch butterflies in November and December at three overwintering site in Monterey County, as well as sampling the butterflies for Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (O.e.) parasites. The Museum also unveiled a small gallery space dedicated to monarchs during the popular Science Saturday: Monarch Magic event in November of last year. In February, the Museum hosted Sarina Jepsen, with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, for a lecture on efforts to possibly list monarch butterflies as a threatened species following news of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife decision to monitor the species for a year. For more information on monarchs, visit the Museum online at http://www.pgmuseum.org/monarch-viewing/. Other volunteering opportunities will also be discussed during these meetings.
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Interested members of the public are invited to participate in an informative walk through the Monarch Sanctuary to discuss this year's maintenance plan. The walk will include Daniel Gho, Public Works Superintendent; Albert Wiesfuss, City Arborist; and Dr. Stu Weiss, Sanctuary advisor. Please meet at the Sanctuary on Friday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m. For further information on the 2015-16 Monarch Sanctuary plan, check the meeting agenda at http://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=14489. Photos and charts are included there.
Friend of Motorcycle Museum and Little Car Show
Craig Vetter Hospitalized after Accident
Craig Vetter, world-renowned designer of motorcycle fairings and more, accidentally hit a deer Aug. 12 and is in serious condition a Natividad Hospital in Salinas. According to his wife, Carole, he is still uncnscious though not in a coma. He has suffered head trauma, a broken clavicle, and broken ribs on the left side. Carole Vetter says signs are improving and she and the doctors are hopeful. They ask for prayers and cards but no visitors.
Learn to Play Bridge!
8-beginner Easybridge! lessons. FREE Thursdays 4:30-6:30 Starting Aug. 27 at Bridge Center of Monterey at Ford Ord Contact Doug Halleen at 917-2502 or Doug@DougHalleen.com to register or more info.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle from Canterbury Woods Week ending 8-20-15...........................0. 00” Total for the season...............................0.25” To date last year....................................0.13” The historic average to this date is .......0.11”
Wettest year..................................................47.15” During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year....................................................4.013” During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13
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Everybody wins when a community comes together. SCRAMP is a non-profit organization that has served the Monterey County community for almost 60 years. This past weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was the most successful in memory and SCRAMP says THANK YOU to the hundreds of volunteers for making this event one to remember. Because of your efforts, SCRAMP will be able to donate much needed funding to Monterey County charities and civic organizations including Monterey Bay Veterans, VFW, Monterey County Young Professionals, and Teen Challenge and Sou’l Out Youth Programs among many others. SCRAMP today is one of the most important economic and charitable organizations in Monterey County.
Keep revenue local for the benefit of our community and continue the legacy SCRAMP established in 1957.
Since January 2014, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors has conducted closed-session meetings to discuss a new Concession Agreement without the community’s knowledge. These closed-session meetings resulted in the Board of Supervisors entering into a 90-day due diligence agreement with International Speedway Corporation (ISC) to take over management and operation of the raceway. ISC is a for-profit, publicly traded corporation based in Daytona Beach, Fla., whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. SCRAMP is requesting a fair and open process where we will be given equal consideration to continue to improve and manage operations of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and that this process be held in the open with the benefit of public participation and review. For more information please visit www.mazdaraceway.com.
WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO SUPPORT AND REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF SCRAMP TO KEEP REVENUE LOCAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY SCRAMP ESTABLISHED IN 1957.
Fernando Armenta
John Phillips
Simon Salinas
Jane Parker
Dave Potter
District 1 Supervisor 168 West Alisal, 2nd Floor Salinas, CA 93901 district1@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5011
District 2 Supervisor Castro Plaza 11140 Speegle Street PO Box 787 Castroville, CA 95012 district2@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5022
District 3 Supervisor 168 West Alisal, 3rd Floor Salinas, CA 93901
District 4 Supervisor 2616 1st Avenue Marina, CA 93933 district4@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 883-7570 (831) 755-5044
District 5 Supervisor Monterey Courthouse 1200 Aguajito Road, Suite 1 Monterey, CA 93940 district5@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 647-7755 (831) 755-5055
522 North 2nd Street PO Box 946 King City, CA 93930 district3@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 385-8333 (831) 755-5033
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Business Expo
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The Pacific Grove Chamber will host the seventh Community Business Expo from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Chautauqua Hall, Central Avenue and 16th Street. The Expo is to provide opportunities to communicate between consumers and the business Community. It also is an opportunity to meet City Council and Staff.The cost of exhibiting is $269 per display table and limited to 35 businesses. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.Information: Heather Hubanks, 831-324-4668.
• Aug. 21, 2015
Howard Burnham Offers Characterization of Lewis Carroll on Anniverary of ‘Alice in Wonderland’
My final offering of this ‘season’ will be in two weeks as we mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Some of you may have seen this last year when I performed it al fresco as a garden play, but this revival will have the full glory of the slide-show (important since Dodgson/Carroll was a highly accomplished photographer). This is one of my signature characterizations, which I have given in England at Carroll’s childhood home and also in the town where he died. It was recorded by the BBC… so, if you have not seen it before or would care to see it again with the pretty pictures, please come to The Little House on Saturday, August 22, at 5:30.
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Presents
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Free Admission Thursday, September 17 4 to 7 pm Chautauqua Hall Central Avenue & 16th Street Give-A-Ways Free Food & Wine Prizes Drawings
6 pm … Cash Drawing $500 (must be present to win!) SPONSORED BY: PG&E Canterbury Woods Central Coast Senior Services Aspire Health Care Beacon House Arlen Lackey DDS, Inc. Squeegee Man Green Waste Recovery, Inc. Pacific Grove Optometric Center
www.pacificgrove.org (831) 373-3304
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Downton Abbey Christmas Dinner Gala
The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College upcoming free lectures:
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Gentrain Society Lecture: Northern Italy: Da Vinci to Expo Milano 2015 Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; conductor@gentrain.org Jack Erickson, prolific writer on travel, cooking, craft brewing, and fiction (suspense novels, true crime) also loves Northern Italy, spending his summers in Milan. Jack will talk about Northern Italy, its food, culture, history, art, music, business and even politics. Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Gentrain Society Lecture: Crusade, Heresy, and Inquisition of 1095-1300 A.D. Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; conductor@gentrain.org Nancy Johnson is well known to Gentrainers for her Short Courses, Travel-Study tours, and many Gentrain Society Lectures. The medieval Crusades are recognized as both essential to the flowering of Western Europe and as the first advance of European imperialism into the Middle East. These military ventures forever altered three civilizations: Latin Christendom, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world. The resulting political, economic, social, and cultural changes produced the early-modern age, reshaped the future of Europe and the Middle East, and the consequences are still influencing events today.
PG Museum Science Saturday: Sea Otters
Local columnist and author Barbara Quinn, MS, RDN, CDE, will discuss her latest book, Quinn-Essential Nutrition: The Uncomplicated Science of Eating on Monday, September 21, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the the Monterey Public Library. In this lecture you will learn how to decipher perplexing information about diets and eating. Quinn will address current nutrition topics such as “what is normal eating” and “what’s not true about weight loss products.” Quinn is a practicing registered dietitian, nutritionist and certified diabetes educator at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She writes a weekly column, “Quinn on Nutrition,” which appears in the Monterey County Herald and is distributed worldwide. Quinn’s books can be purchased at the lecture and she will be available to sign books. This event is part of “The Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life” lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee. Adults are invited to attend. Admission is free, and reservations are required. Call (831) 646-5632 or email thongchu@monterey.org. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
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28th Annual
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove will celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week beginning Saturday, September 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Science Saturday dedicated to Monterey Bay’s cutest mammals. Celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week at the Museum on Saturday, September 26th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Science Saturday: Sea Otters! Find out if you’d rather have otter fur or blubber, see what it’s like to eat like a sea otter, examine real otter fur, make a craft to take home, and more! Discover just how important otters are to Monterey Bay when you dive into their amazing world during this free family event.
Monterey Library presents nutrition book-signing
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, 2 nights in Stratford Upon Avon with 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.
Sunday, August 23rd 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Real Jewish Cooking! Wonderful Arts & Crafts Fabulous Raffle Packages Children’s Play Area Corned Beef and Pastrami Sandwiches Cheesecake, Matzo Ball Soup, Latkes, Knishes Lots, lots more
Jewish Food for the Soul!
Free Parking and Free Admission
Park at Carmel Middle School for Speedy Shuttle Bus Service
Free Entertainment Featuring Music By Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd Klezmer Music and more!
At Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Phone 624-2015 www.carmebethisrael.org
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• Aug. 21, 2015
Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove
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
Main line Norton expands Mr. Charles T. Norton’s business, located at 671 Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, is growing. The owner is enlarging his commercial offerings. After a long stint as a notary public, Norton now offers both real estate and insurance. His real estate specialty is cottage sales and rentals. Norton promises style in a bungalow, either furnished or unfurnished, with a sea view or not. And, whether your insurance needs are for accident, life, or death, Mr. Norton has a product for you. He is researching the number sold and is considering the coverage of one of the newest products around: automobiles. Those who have suffered an automobile accident wish they had enjoyed Norton’s service. Norton has also established several loan referral connections. YWCA folder touts Grove From the attractive folder prepared by the YWCA in preparation for its annual conference at Asilomar, the Review has extracted the following: (Quote) Asilomar is delightfully situated among the pines and sand dunes on the Monterey Peninsula, near the world-famed Del Monte Resort, historic Monterey, and lovely Pacific Grove, the host community, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Seventeen Mile Drive. Asilomar offers the appeal of seclusion along with modern-day comforts. It is also located near such “retreat” attractions as Carmel and Monterey. The weather here is kind and one of unfailing evenness. The ozone-laden breezes from the Pacific Ocean, added to the aromas of kelp, coupled with the smell of flowers, pines, eucalyptus, and balsom form an elixir of good health. Nearby highlights include the Point Pinos lighthouse, the Presidio of Monterey, Pebble Beach lodge, and Carmel-by-the-Sea. Asilomar is ideal for holding conferences or smaller group meetings. A number of rooms are available to customers not affiliated with a group. The thirty acres of which this idyllic spot is composed are owned and managed by the national board of the Young Women’s Christian Association. (End quote) Clean-up notice The Jack’s Corporation has announced another free picking up of yard and lot debris. Placing your trash in containers is preferred, but loose material will be accepted. Second notice Friends of A. M. Fitzsimmons who wish to support him in the recall election may do so by writing his name in the appropriate space on the ballot. You may use either lead pencil or pen and ink. The latter is preferable. W. R. Hearst coming Mr. William Randolph Hearst, newspaper magnate, plans to pass through the area, Saturday next. Mr. Hearst, accompanied by Marion Davies, and (reportedly) Twix Andrews, Maggie Louise, Ron Hubbard, Errol Flynn, and other celebrities will be in route from San Francisco to the train-coach exchange near Paso Robles. Final destination is San Simeon. The Review will attempt to obtain and publish more specific word on the entourage’s schedule. War preparation continues Instructions for mobilization that lack only one, final “go” signature have keep members of the California guard and soldiers of the Monterey Presidio on edge. Adjutant General F. A. Forbes confirmed from Sacramento that preparation instructions had been issued to every national guard unit and affiliate in the state. Major A. M. Ferral. Commanding Officer of California’s first battalion, fifth division, to which local units belong, yesterday held a press conference at which he explained the impact of mobilization in detail. Analysts in Washington agree that there is little hope for the South American moderators to arrange peaceful settlement of the issues between Mexico and the United States. Heligoland1 observance begins The celebration for Heligoland begins this Saturday at precisely 6 pm. Church bells will be rung twice indicating that the feasting should begin. Prayers are requested. Tidbits from here and there • Crop harvests throughout California have been described as excellent! • Need help developing your patent? Contact Munn & Company at 361 Broadway, New York. • The U. S. war department has issued orders to increase the purchase of beans. California farmers are ready to sell. • Looking for a farm? The Monterey Real Estate Exchange has property, irrigated and unirrigated, to lease or purchase. Generous terms with small down. Monterey, California. And the cost is … • Special roundtrip fare to Reo. $23. Excursion rates to other destinations. Southern Pacific. • Hotel Court in San Francisco, Bush Street at Stockton, is offering the special rate of $1.75 per night, European plan. Author’s notes … 1 The Heligoland is a small German province (about 400 acres) located in the North Sea. Ownership of the island was hotly disputed by Germany with the former owners, British and Danish interests (prior to WWI).
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
Museum Presents Science Saturday: Fossils
WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 2015 TIME: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. COST: Free DESCRIPTION: Science Saturday is back! Join us on August 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Science Saturday: Fossils! Decorate a fossil necklace, dig for real fossils, create casts, and more. Spend the day learning about the animals and plants that lived on earth before humans. The Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society have partnered to lead Science Saturday this month, and they will have their private fossil collections on display. Check out real fossils, take history home with you, and discover creatures millions of years old! This family-friendly event is free to everyone.
Aug. 21, 2015 • CEDAR STREET
Local Coastal Program Update, Archeology Talk
Please join State Parks staff, a local archaeologist, and City staff the morning of Thursday, August 20 at 9:30 a.m. for an update on the Local Coastal Program and a talk about local archaeology. Learn about your coast and the unique archaeological environment. The talk will take place primarily at Lovers Point Park. Interested participants are invited to gather at the butterfly statue at Lovers Point Park. Please email or call Anastazia Aziz, AICP, Senior Planner at aaziz@cityofpacificgrove.org 831-648-3183.
Portion of Carmel Truck Route to be Closed Aug. 24-28 for Paving
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is announcing that to allow for street paving a segment of the truck route between Carpenter Road and Junipero Avenue will be completely closed around the clock starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, August 24, and continuing through approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, August 28. The affected streets will be as follows: • 2nd Avenue from Carpenter Road to Santa Fe Street, • Santa Fe Street from 2nd Avenue to 3rd Avenue, and • 3rd Avenue from Santa Fe Street to Junipero Avenue. Motorists are advised to follow posted detour signs. The City appreciates the public’s patience and cooperation during this roadwork. Persons with questions should call Rob Culver of the City’s Public Works Department at 620-2074.
Carmel Seeks Volunteers to Aid in new Downtown Policing Program
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is seeking volunteers to participate in a new downtown police patrol program. The volunteers, referred to as Volunteers in Policing (VIPs), will walk the downtown area, answering questions about directions and other issues from the public and helping with traffic control during major events. Volunteers will also help with office and other duties as needed. Volunteers will act as Ambassadors of the police department and community. They will call in suspicious activity but will not take any enforcement actions. Volunteers will wear uniforms consisting of a white shirt and black pants, which will be provided by the Carmel Police Department. Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age and pass a background check. A minimum of eight hours per month of volunteer time is requested and training will be provided. Those interested in joining the program or who have questions should contact Corporal Rachelle Lightfoot at 831-624-6403 or e-mail rlightfoot@ci.carmel.ca.us.
Camp Good Grief for Kids and Families
This one day event will be offered on September 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is an innovative event for kids, teens and families to learn about grief through art, ritual and play. This special event offers families an opportunity to learn to recover after the death of someone special. Grief support services offered by Papillon Center for Loss and Transition. Camp Directors are Helen Grady, MA. MFT, and Connie Piersol, MFT, Psy. D. This is a free event being held at Whispering Pines Park, Pacific and Alameda Streets, Monterey. Lunch will be provided. To register or for information email: Helen@papillon-center.org or call 831320-1188
Auto Thief Sentenced to Seven Years: Victims Included PG
Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo announced that Jennifer Lorentz, age 22, a resident of Marina, pled guilty to seven counts of vehicle theft. On June 18 and June 22, 2014, Lorentz who was accompanied on several occasions by her boyfriend, went on a crime spree throughout Monterey County stealing vehicles and the contents in the vehicles. Lorentz was able to evade police on multiple occasions, sometimes wrecking cars and stealing others while trying to avoid capture. On day one of the spree, Lorentz drove a stolen 2013 Chevy Traverse to Pajaro where she then attempted to steal a Nissan Sentra but got stuck in the mud. The defendant then stole a nearby Honda Accord. Lorentz continued stealing cars in Pacific Grove with one vehicle after another being abandoning along the way. The defendant was located on the side of a road in Pajaro sitting in a car when a Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped to assist her. The Deputy determined the vehicle
Lorentz was in was also stolen and she was arrested. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Carrie Panetta sentenced Lorentz today to a seven year prison sentence. These cases were investigated by MADCAT investigators Arras Wilson, Chris Browning, and District Attorney Investigator Maribel Torres-Hart. Vehicle theft is widespread in Monterey County. The District Attorney’s Office-Economic Vehicle Theft Unit works in conjunction with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department Multi-Agency Detail for Commercial Auto Theft (MADCAT) in investigating and deterring vehicle theft throughout the County. Members of the public having information about possible vehicle theft are encouraged to report what they know to DA Investigator Maribel Torres-Hart at 831-883-7588 or the District Attorney’s Office Fraud Hotline at 831-755-3224, or CHP Detective Chris Browning at 831-755-3818 or MCSO Detective Arras Wilson at 831-755-7279.
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Marge Ann Jameson Cop Log Is the coast clear?
Apartment manager reported an unknown vehicle parked in a parking space. The subjects said they were there to visit a tenant but couldn’t go up until the tenant’s wife left. They were found to be clear but were asked to leave. Cell phone lost on Pine Ave. In a different case, a man reported he’d lost his cell phone. Owner transported, dogs taken in When their owner was transported to CHOMP, three dogs were taken to a friend’s residence for safekeeping. Turn the music down Neighbor went to speak with neighbor on Presidio about the loud TV and music, and he yelled at her. The police advised that she no longer call the neighbor or go over there to complain – just call the police. Bark Bark Bark A person called about dogs barking from a business on 16th St. A female was contacted and said they aren’t receptive to her complaints. Racy texts A person complained about racy texts sent from an unknown out of state phone number to her phone. The sender was determined to be a spammer. The number was blocked from the owner’s phone. Theft from unlocked vehicle on Presidio Duh. Between 3:00 and 6:00 Medication stolen from unlocked vehicle on Acacia Reported needed to get a refill. Drivers License Found While jogging in Pacific Grove, a man found a drivers license. Owner contacted in San Francisco and came in and picked it up. Wallet lost Near David and Lighthouse. Info entered into CLETS. Wallet found on Sunset. Owner was sent a letter. Jewelry lost Along the beach at Asilomar on 98/10/15. Non injury accident: Driver hit a fixed object on Lighthouse. The fixed object wasn’t damaged but the car now needs to become a fixed object as it is currently un-fixed. Illegal bonfire, underage drinkers Three people were found to be in possession of alcohol and under the age of 21. They were cited and released. They’d built a bonfire on Lovers Point beach. Unsafe parking spot People notified police that people are parking their vehicles in an unsafe area on Bishop Ave., as it blocks people traveling from Bishop Ave. to Bishop Place. Heads up, Traffic Commission! Swimming while drinking OK, so maybe vodka makes one think one is warmer but it’s not really a good idea to take a couple of shots and jump in the ocean. It upsets your friends and they call for a rescue. Better to wear a wetsuit. Wallet found 14th St. Letter sent to owner. First step of twelve steps is to apologize Someone has been writing notes in chalk on a kitchen door, saying things like “I’m sorry it’s over 12 steps.” It’s upsetting the recipient. Found bicycle A bicycle was found on Forest and after four days the finder called police. No owner was available after a records check. Bicycle went to bicycle jail. Found hat A hat was found in a squad car after prisoner transport. Slip and fall at cemetery A woman stood on the steps at the cemetery to take a photo and forgot there were steps. She fell and suffered shoulder pain. RV Leaking sewage An Itasca motor home was reported to be leaking sewage on Ocean View. The owner said it had gotten stock on a rock last week. He was reminded that it’s a hazardous material and he must get it fixed. Dog bites minor At Lovers Point Park. Doing business at home on 11th St. It’s a violation of municipal code. Found dog Loose dog was found on Pine. Owner was cited. Slip and fall on the rocks A woman slipped and fell while walking on the rocks. She injured her ankle and was transprted. No riding here A woman reported a walker put her arms out to keep the woman from riding her bicycle on the Rec Trail. Officers did not find the woman Sniffing around for suspicious girlfriend A woman reported her estranged husband, who still lives with her, brought his girlfriend over. The estranged wife thinks the girlfriend took her perfume. Police said there was no evidence of criminal activity and that it was a civil matter. Holding forth at PGPD A man refused the leave the steps at the police department. He was drunk and had warrants for his arrest. He’s now hanging out at county jail.
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• Aug. 21, 2015
World Premier Staged Reading
On Sunday, August 23, 2015 a staged reading of “Conquering Madness,” a new play by Tonya M. Sedgwick, will premier at the Hidden Valley Music Seminars. Following the staged reading, the playwright and creative team will hold a talkback to discuss the play. Admission to the staged reading will be pay-what-you-can (no one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay), and all concessions sales will benefit the 2016 Theatre Arts Student Scholarship. The MCTA Scholarship Reception will begin at 6:00 pm and the staged reading will begin at 7:30 pm. Closed captions will be provided for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons, and all stage directions will be read, making the reading accessible to blind and vision-impaired community members. It is recommended that guests with disabilities contact FMT prior to the performance with any needs or questions. Produced by Fearless Minds Theatrical, “Conquering Madness” is a dark comedy about Ginny, a young woman who believes that she turns into a wolf every night, who seeks out the help of psychiatry. Unbeknownst to her, however, she steps into a space that transcends time, where she is treated by three Furies (Greek minor deities of vengeance) who channel the psychiatrists of American history (1918-present). Here, she must decide whether to stamp out the wolf hidden within her--or live with it as a dangerous gift. The play is recommended for audience members 17 and older, with a trigger warning for topics of suicide and abuse. The MCTA Theatre Arts Student Scholarship is an annual award for graduating Monterey County high school or community college students who have been accepted to college or will transfer to college to study Theatre Arts and have demonstrated outstanding achievement and potential in the arts. Up to two $500 Scholarships are awarded annually. More information can be found at mctaweb.org. The mission of Fearless Minds Theatrical is to give a voice to those who otherwise may not have one by creating and supporting new works and innovative adaptations, maximizing accessibility, and giving back to the community through socially-relevant art and education. Information about the performance and more can be found at fearlessmindstheatrical.tumblr.com or by emailing fearlessmindstheatrical@yahoo.com. the Year Award PG Restaurant of Winner of the 2010
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Pacific Grove Showcased by BBC “Big Blue Live,” a PBS and BBC CoProduction, Brings Majestic Marine Life of the California Coast to U.S. Viewers in a Three-Part Television Event
Series airs on PBS August 31-September 2, from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, with a second live feed each night from 8:00-9:00 p.m. PT BBC and PBS released details today about the first-of-its-kind multimedia coproduction between BBC and PBS, BIG BLUE LIVE, which will air live on PBS over three nights, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2015, at 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, with a second live feed to the West Coast at 8:00-9:00 p.m. PT. BBC airs its own live broadcast in the UK, streaming online and through social media for UK viewers. Scientists, filmmakers, photographers and other experts will come together for two weeks in late August to film some of the world’s most charismatic marine creatures — humpback whales, sea lions, dolphins, elephant seals, sea otters, great white sharks, shearwaters, brown pelicans, blue whales and more — gathering at this time of year in Monterey Bay to feed on the abundance of food in these waters. Monterey Bay’s unique underwater geography, with a deep ocean canyon close to shore, brings species by the thousands into the once endangered, now thriving, ecosystem of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California. In both PBS feeds, viewers can watch one of nature’s great reality shows, delivered through state-of-the-art filming technologies and live reports from air, by boat and below the waves. The multi-platform event will be anchored by two anchors, with several on-air correspondents and additional leading scientists and experts providing insights during the program. BIG BLUE LIVE will be broadcast from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and from aboard Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary vessels, as well as from Monterey shoreline locations. In addition to the live portions of the programs, BBC and PBS crews have been filming video and b-roll footage over the course of the summer, which will be rolled into each broadcast to expand upon what is being seen live. On-air anchors for the U.S. shows include Dr. M Sanjayan, host of EARTH A New Wild — recently broadcast on PBS — who is senior scientist at Conservation International, and UK-based science broadcast journalist Liz Bonnin, known for BBC science programs BANG GOES THE THEORY and STARGAZING LIVE. Dr. Joy Reidenberg, a comparative anatomist and marine mammal expert, featured in PBS’s INSIDE NATURE’S GIANTS and SEX IN THE WILD, will provide scientific insight into the anatomy of Monterey Bay marine life. On-air correspondents include Steve Backshall, best known for his work in the U.K. on BBC’s DEADLY 60. “Big Blue Live” airs live over three nights; some of what audiences can expect to see include: • Episode 1 – Follow migrating whales, sharks and various birds as they join sea otters, sea lions and other species that live full-time in Monterey Bay. Watch reports from Monterey Aquarium and NOAA research vessels and get facts about humpback whale anatomy. • Episode 2 – Dive into the hidden world of Monterey’s sea lions and hear about the bay’s rejuvenation through sea otters’ return. Join a scientist who’s trying to help solve the mystery of shark migration and study the anatomy of white sharks and elephant seals. • Episode 3 – Follow the team on the water and in the sky as they search for the giant of the sea: the blue whale. Venture inside the whale with Dr. Reidenberg and join Sanjayan on an incredible journey to get up close and personal with these giants of the deep. Finding ‘Big Blue Live’ online The multi-platform, digital experience for “Big Blue Live” will be at PBS.org/BigBlueLive, where users can watch the live streaming simulcast of each night’s broadcast and interact with a series of live marine wildlife cameras throughout Monterey Bay. The site will also serve a social hub, by helping the audience discover, explore and join the national conversation about the series, including perspectives from the local communities of PBS member stations. Photographs, videos, animated GIFs and live streams via Periscope will fuel social media integration of “Big Blue Live” with PBS, BBC, Monterey Bay Aquarium and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. To participate in the conversation, and for a chance to have their post featured on the website’s social mosaic, fans are encouraged to use hashtag #BigBlueLive across social media. Leading up to the broadcast, Monterey Bay’s animal superstars will be introduced via character cards and a multi-platform picture quiz across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and other platforms. During the broadcast, PBS will utilize SnappyTV, a video publishing and distribution platform that allows for editing and sharing rich media content across social platforms in real time. Viewers of the three nights of live broadcasts will be exposed to an interactive experience on social, online and on-air that includes live polls, real-time Q&As and caption contests among other surprises that could unlock exclusive content. Co-hosts Dr. M Sanjayan (@msanjayan) and Liz Bonnin (@lizbonnin), and Joe Hanson (@jtotheizzoe), PBS Digital Studios host of “It’s Okay to Be Smart,” will also live-tweet and engage with audiences by responding to questions and comments.
Newly discovered sharks
Paul J. Clerkin, who recently discovered 15 new species of sharks in the Southern Indian Ocean, will discuss the animals and his work when he talks to the Monterey Chapter of the American Cetacean Society on Thursday, Aug. 27. The program, free and open to the public, will start at 7:30 p.m. in The Boat Works building at Hopkins Marine Station, 120 Ocean View Boulevard, Pacific Grove. Clerkin is a graduate researcher at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories’ Pacific Shark Research Center. His talk is titled, “Exploration of the Deep Sea.” His first research trip to the Southern Indian Ocean in 2012 attracted enough attention that the Discovery Channel sent a team with him for a second trip in 2014. Those surveys took a total of 126 days at sea, during which Clerkin uncovered 15 unknown species of sharks in the deep water. That part of the ocean is so remote the depths have only become accessible only in recent years, mostly for commercial fishing. When trawlers caught sharks accidentally, the fishing crews would give them to Clerkin to study.
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Book Talk at the Museum: Patrick Flanigan
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is pleased to present Patrick W. Flanigan on August 22, from 3-5 p.m., for the second installment of the PGMNH Author Series. Flanigan will be on hand for a reading, Q and A, and book signing. Books will be sold at the Museum at the time of the event. Admission to the author series is free. Flanigan is a physician and the author of three books of poetry: “Surviving the Storm,” “Milk and Coffee,” and “When Sunflowers Speak.” He’s also penned a folio of nine poems entitled “Freestanding Verse.” A DVD version of When Sunflowers Speak is also available. Recently he authored the novel “A Father’s Smile.” Flanigan was born in Indiana, raised in Ohio, and moved to California in 1973. The natural beauty of the Central Coast inspired much of his poetry, while living in Steinbeck country has influenced his prose. Flanigan was a presenter at the First Annual Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival in 2007 and has led three breakout sessions at the Festival. He has made presentations to book clubs and audiences as large as 1,100. He lives in Pacific Grove with his wife, Anita, who has played a significant role in his writing. For more information on the author, email pgpublishing@redshift.com.
New Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Treatment Centers in Salinas, Monterey
Community Human Services (CHS) is proud to announce the opening of the Salinas Outpatient Treatment Center located at 1087 S. Main Street and the Monterey Outpatient Treatment Center located at 2560 Garden Rd., Ste. 201-A. These outpatient programs allow men and women to receive treatment for drug or alcohol addiction while continuing with their daily activities, school or work. Services include comprehensive assessment, medical evaluation, individualized treatment planning, individual, group and family counseling, trauma and crisis counseling, education on addiction, recovery and communicable illness, introduction to 12-step programs, relapse prevention and coping skills, drug testing, information and referral to other community resources, discharge planning and continuing care support groups. The programs utilize several evidence-based best practices, including Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing and Thinking for a Change. Medication assistance, such as buprenorphrin or suboxone, may be available if medically indicated. The Outpatient Treatment Centers accept private pay, some insurance and Medi-Cal. Discounts and sliding scale fees may apply. CHS will host an open house in Monterey on Tuesday, September 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and in Salinas on Thursday, September 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about what these programs have to offer. Lunch will be provided. Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable behavioral health services in Monterey County since 1969. Its mission is to provide people experiencing addiction, mental illness and homelessness with tools and support to overcome their challenges and create lasting change in their lives. Anyone wishing to support Community Human Services may visit www. chservices.org.
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Western Stage presents “Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution”
Remember when “Zoot Suit” leapt onto our stage? Here’s another vibrant, musical work by Luis Valdez, an icon in Chicano theater. Mixing drama and humor, corridos are both musical ballads and storytelling sketches, based on Mexican folk traditions. A musical play by Luis Valdez, “Corridos!” follows the heroes and history of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. The original production, presented by Valdez’s El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista, won 11 Bay Area Theater Critics Awards, including Best Musical. The Western Stage production pays tribute to Valdez and El Teatro Campesino as his company marks its 50th anniversary. http://westernstage.com/season/2015-season/corridos-tales-of-passion-and-revolution/ Dates: Fri (9/11, 9/18) @ 7:30p | Sat (8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19) @ 7:30p | Sun (8/30, 9/6, 9/13) @ 2p **Not playing 9/4** at The Western Stage at Hartnell College - Mainstage Theater 411 Central Ave., Salinas. Cost: Adult: $26, Senior: $24, Children: $12 Contact Info: Call the box office at 831-755-6816 or visit http://westernstage.com/ Patic Flanigan
Hootenanny will Celebrate Dylan
Hootenanny will celebrate 18 years and give tribute to the music of Bob Dylan, voted the top pop songwriter of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. This community sing-along and open jam session combines 30-50 singers with 10-15 instrumentalists and provides songbooks with words and chords to more than 230 folk, blues, gospel, and classic rock tunes. Hootenanny CVIII will be held Sat. Sept 5, 7-9:30 p.m. at the P.G. Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave. This is a free event. Contact Vic Selby, 375-6141 or vselby@sbcglobal.net.
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• Aug. 21, 2015
Save Our Water And Our Trees!
That’s the message from the California State Water Resources Control Board. Chair Felicia Marcus says Californians should water enough to save their trees, and the SWRCB’s public information web site, SaveOurWater.com, provides guidance on how we can reduce our landscape watering and keep our trees alive. The city of Pacific Grove, in conjunction with the Beautification and Natural Resources Commission, has added links to the city’s Forestry web page that provide further instruction on how to assess soil conditions and correctly apply water where it will benefit the tree the most. You’ll find those links listed below. Even drought tolerant natives may need assistance surviving the drought. The key is understanding how to go about it, taking into account the species, location, soil, drought stress and other factors that impact tree health. We value our trees and want to keep them alive during this severe drought. Trees provide a range of health, energy, environmental and economic benefits. Watering strategically will conserve water and our urban forest. How to Help Trees Survive the Drought Watering Guidelines Tree Ring Irrigation Contraption (TRIC) — California Center for Urban Horticulture
Your lighthouse needs you
Become a volunteer docent at the historic Point Pinos Lighthouse, 80 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove. Training is arranged during lighthouse hours, Thursday through Monday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are interested, please leave a message at831-648-3176.
Programs at the Library Tuesday, August 18 • 11:00 Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5. Wednesday, August 19 • 3:45 pm “Wacky Wednesday” presents Water Works: stories science and crafts for all ages ages. Thursday, August 20 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: Rhymes stories and songs for babies birth - 24 months. Thursday, August 20 • 3:00 pm Tales to Tails: children can read out loud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library. Tuesday, August 25 • 11:00 am Pre-School Stories at the Pacific Grove Library. Wednesday, August 26 • 3:45 pm “Wacky Wednesday” after-school program presents Hog Wild: stories and crafts for all ages. Thursday, August 27 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: Songs, rhyme and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. Thursday, August 27 • 3:00 pm Tales to Tails: Children can read out loud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library.
Juvenile Arthritis Family Day On Saturday August 22, the Central Coast Branch of the Arthritis Foundation will host a Juvenile Arthritis Family Day from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Sally Griffin Center, Pacific Grove. Parents and local pediatricians will learn about latest research updates as well as gain access to help and support. Children’s activities and lunch will be included. This event is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on disease management and arthritis research as well as facilitate con-
nections with other JA families. Dr. Michal Cidon will be the keynote speaker at this special workshop. She will discuss “the 2015 Perspective on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)” and will welcome questions after her presentation. She is a Pediatrician and Pediatric Rheumatologist as well as an Instructor of Pediatrics and Faculty Mentor at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford. Locally, the community’s support of the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis www.jbr.org/pacificgrove at Lovers Point
in Pacific Grove has been a great time for participants, and a way to raise funds for research and Juvenile Arthritis programs. Please visit www.arthritis.org for more information and to register and/or donate. The Arthritis Foundation would like to thank the sponsor of this Juvenile Arthritis Family Day event: The Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop, Carmel, CA and Novartis. For more information, contact our local Arthritis Foundation Board Member, Alexandra Fallon at afallon@arthritis.org or (831)620-1699.
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Accounting for Measure A Funds
Technology Expenditures: Your Bond Money At Work In November 2014, the voters in the Pacific Grove Unified School District approved a bond measure, called Measure A, amounting to $18 million and to be used for Education Technology. The vote was 59.79 percent. With the bond, each eligible property in the district may be charged a maximum of $17.96 per $100,000 of assessed valuation over a period of 18 years. An oversight committee consisting of principals, assistant principals teachers, the District director of technology, and site technology coordinators was established to review and approve all educational technology purchases. The goals of the bond measure to improve technology include: Increasing student access to computers Upgrading educational software in every classroom Implementing a multiyear district-wide educational technology plan Improving classroom and campus security systems Installing student performance assessment software for statewide testing/ learning requirements At the PGUSD Regular Meeting of August 20, 2015, the Board was presented with a current list of Measure A expenditures and the remaining reserve amounts. Measure A Funding 2,327,150 Spent to date + Reserve 1,285,737 Balance 1,041,413 Spent to Date + Reserve Balance Needs requests 1,054,362 BALANCE -12,950 This is a small enough amount to absorb with the reserve of $100,000 per year. Also working on reductions in pricing for Chromebooks, Laptops, Desktops *** iRead at Robert H. Down school and maybe Forest Grove becomes iReady; It’s more expensive, adds English, and serves more students. Costs also include the cost of the bond issuance (underwriters, rating agencies and the financial advisor). Forest Grove Robert Down PG Middle PG High Community HS Adult Ed District Spec. Ed
Requested 77,678 109,294 126,423 341,410 29,750 82,415 261,692 25,700
Spent to date 146,088 119,440 229,991 87,801 11,601 2,984 684,112 0
Total Enrollment Count 223,767 460 228-734 467 356,414 472 429,211 589 41,351 24 85,399 2,500 945,804 2,012 25,700 200
Total 1,282,017 $3,720 not allocated
$/student 486.45 489.79 755.11 728.71 1,722.95 34.16 470.08 128.50
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Into the Sea of Cortez with Steinbeck and Ricketts as Told By Bob Enea Local historian and Monterey native Bob Enea will join the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove on Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m. in Chautauqua Hall to tell the story of the Western Flyer – the fishing boat that in 1940 took John Steinbeck and Ed “Doc” Ricketts on a scientific adventure to Baja California’s Sea of Cortez. Enea will share his family’s stories about how Tony Berry (who married Enea’s Aunt Tootsie) came to Monterey as captain of the Western Flyer, joined the sardine fishing fleet, met Ricketts and Steinbeck, and captained the boat that made the famous journey with Steinbeck and Ricketts aboard to the Sea of Cortez, along with a small crew that also included his uncle Horace “Sparky” Enea. Steinbeck and (E.F.) Ricketts chronicled their adventure in a book titled; Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, published in 1941. Bob Enea, the nephew of both Sparky Enea and Tony Berry remembers the tease of Sparky’s stories as a child. “I come from a Sicilian family, and we had spaghetti and meatballs every Sunday with all the uncles and aunts and cousins. After the table was cleared and coffee was served, someone would always say to my uncles, “Tell us a story about the Western Flyer.” And that’s when my Aunt Tootsie would send all the little kids outside to play. The older kids got to stay inside and hear the stories Sparky and Tony told,” recalls Enea. Years later, Sparky would write a book of his own, telling his unedited version of the voyage. When Enea was in his 40s, he asked his uncle Tony where the boat ended up. All Tony recalled was that he had sold it to someone in the Northwest. So Enea started looking. It took Enea some detective work to track down the boat—by then called the Gemini—but he found it in 1986 in Anacortes, owned by a salmon fisherman named Ole Knudson. Enea had a dream: buy the boat, restore it, and sail it back into the Monterey Bay with his Uncle Tony at the helm. Things didn’t work out exactly as Enea had planned; after expending the effort to find the boat and raise the money to purchase it, the situation changed and another party purchased it with the idea of turning it into a tourist attraction in Salinas. During this time the boat was neglected for years and had sunk twice - then the now-current owners came forward with money and a vision. The Western Flyer is in good hands now, and with Enea’s assistance is being restored and is scheduled to return to the Monterey Bay – not as a tourist attraction but as a floating science lab. The new owners want kids to be able to pull plankton nets and have a lab in the hold with microscopes. The dream is, if you put a hundred kids on this boat, maybe
Bob Enea, 2015 two of them will get into marine science. The Enea family immigrated to the United States from Isola delle Femmine, Sicily in 1905, and was one of the first Sicilian fishing families to arrive in Monterey. His grandfather, Orazio Enea and partner Pietro Ferrante founded the sardine fishing industry in Monterey. The family opened a sardine cannery in 1944, Aeneas Sardine Products, Inc., that can still be seen today on Cannery Row - it was the last cannery built on the Row. Bob Enea didn’t join the family business; his father wanted him to go to college, to do something else. Enea taught high school and coached sports for 12 years. His success as a high school coach led him to develop sports programs for other countries and in 1976 he was selected as the national swimming coach and took his team to the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Enea also bred and raised two Arabian mares. Although Enea never joined the family business, he is a local expert on Monterey’s fishing industry and the boats that travel across the Monterey Bay. Join the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove on Sunday, September 13, at 2:00 p.m. in Chautauqua Hall located on 16th Street at Central Avenue to hear Bob tell the story of the Western Flyer. Entrance is free for Heritage Society members and a $5 donation is requested of non-members. The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization, with an all volunteer Board of Directors, whose mission is to record Pacific Grove’s historical background and preserve its important architectural structures; to associate persons concerned with maintaining the beauty and individuality of Pacific Grove, and to educate its citizens and inspire pride in its neighborhoods.
Crew of the Western Flyer, March 1940 – left to right, front row: Horace “Sparky” Enea, (deckhand and cook), Tootsie Berry (Captain Berry’s wife), Carol Steinbeck; back row: Hal “Tex” Travis (engineer), Captain Tony Berry, John Steinbeck, Tiny Coletto (deckhand); Ed “Doc” Ricketts not pictured.
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A Corrector’s Corrective Tom Stevens
Otter Views
Monday evening found me crunching along the PG Rec Trail, one arm swinging a farmer’s market produce bag, the other imploring the foggy heavens for a column topic. “Oh muses,” I pleaded, “send me a sign!” Just then I came upon a sign. Posted at trailside, it read: “Please cleanup after your dog.” Not “clean up” with a little space between the words, but “cleanup,” as if that were a verb. In an earlier life, this harmless anomaly would have kindled in me a blowtorch of grammatical righteousness. E-mails to the editor would have followed; then e-mails to the rec trail signage committee. Each would have contained a tedious disquisition on the proper use of nouns, verbs and prepositions. If all else failed, I would have set out along the rec trail myself carrying a roll of brown duct tape. Each “cleanup after your dog” sign would get a slender strip of tape between “clean” and “up,” like the little gap in Zac Efron’s front teeth. This corrective impulse is shameful to admit, but it is the sad legacy of a grammar scold. As a former public school teacher, I had to teach grammar to sixth graders. This was about as useful to them as an electric shaver, but it was in the job description. I can still hear myself droning on. “Class, as you may recall from yesterday’s lesson, the intransitive pluperfect subjunctive sometimes takes the active voice, but it can also modify the indefinite declarative participle!” The thud of heads hitting desktops provided punctuation. There may be languages more treacherous than English, but I don’t know many. English is the La Brea Tar Pits of language. To become a Chinese scholar, I’m told, one must master an alphabet of 20,000 pictograms. Russians must learn the Cyrillic alphabet, which is no Siberian picnic. And the myriad glottal clicks demanded of the Kalahari bush people would test even Ladysmith Black Mambazo. But English ranks right up there on the perplexity scale. For every grammatical rule, there are 20,000 exceptions. After several years as a copy editor and many more as an English teacher, I thought I had figured them all out. I became quite insufferable about grammar, usage, syntax, vocabulary and all that business. Pride goeth before a fall. One year at a teacher workshop the student vocabulary word “evanesce” popped up. I had read the word in some weighty British lit novel and was sure it meant “radiant” or “softly glowing.” When we were asked to enunciate some form of it, I proudly raised my hand. “Miss Pemberley freed her rich auburn hair from the clasp,” I said, “and watched it tumble, evanescent in the golden evening light.” I was shocked to learn that “evanesce” actually means to fade away, and more shocked to realize I had been misusing the word for 40 years. That happens when you’re too lazy to look it up at the first go. I’m thinking about this because an upcoming vacation will include a stop at my brother Mike’s place in Marin County. A canny communicator who trained at Stanford, Mike has always been happy to correct my blunders. Before I lived in California, these reproofs came in painful telephone conversations. “Have I ever misused a word?” I asked him once. There was a brief snort of laughter. “You thought ‘akimbo’ meant disorderly. You said ‘His closet was all akimbo.’” “So what does it mean?” I bridled. “Akimbo is a body attitude; standing with your hands on hips and elbows out, like some irate character from ‘The Mikado.’” “Okay, I’ll give you that one. But that’s the exception that proves the rule of my English rectitude.” “You want more?” he challenged. “How about ‘temerity?’ You always confuse it with ‘timorous,’ but they’re practically opposites. ‘Saturnine’ you always thought meant wise, but it really means sluggish or gloomy. You thought a palindrome was a knight’s horse.” “You mean I can no longer say: ‘Sir Bedevere mounted his mighty palindrome Lochinvar?’” “Not in polite company.” “But still,” I sputtered, “those are just a few words misused out of many, many thousands. Why, on virtually any correctness scale . . . “ “What about ‘crepuscular?’” he cut in. “You thought it meant diseased, but it refers to twilight. And remember The Scarlet Pimpernel? You thought that was a facial blemish? And scallion? You thought it was someone who worked in a medieval kitchen?” I moved the phone away from my face. “Thanks bro, but I’m losing you . . . the connection . . . starting to . . . evanesce . . . .” Anyway, trailside signs are now safe from me. Freed from the irksome urge to correct them, I can fully enjoy these crepuscular strolls.
A Lemon of a Week? Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Friday Marge Jameson, my editor, came into the shop. I said I was pondering the subject for this week’s column. Marge suggested “My Favorite Cars.” Ruminating on this I came to the conclusion that there have been only a few that I adored. My first auto was my mother’s 1940 Oldsmobile, It wasn’t great but got me where I needed to be. Unfortunately it bit the dust when I was in college and I got a secondhand old black Ford, which would have qualified for Concours d’LeMons. It did make it to California in 1953 but didn’t last long thereafter. I saw a wonderful red and white Chevrolet club coupe, I adored it for five minutes. It blew a gasket on top of the Los Laurelos Grade back in the days when the road was unpaved. I was with a friend so I didn’t sit alone on the top of the mountain at night, but it was a time before someone came along and rescued us. Singleton Chevrolet took it back, but the green and white Chevy it gave as a replacement did not evoke the same love. Years and many cars later, I bought my first new car, on my own, in 1970, without support from my mother or former husband. It was a yellow Karman Ghia: I really loved the little girl. She served us well, taking us from Florida to California — Jay, Ellen, Mandy the hamster and as many of our earthly belongings as would fit. She lasted until her first accident when she met a traffic sign as Jay drove her up Martin Street. We returned from a fund raiser in San Francisco and found Karman in the garage with her front bashed in. She was never the same and left us in 1982 when we “sold” her to a high school friend of Jennie’s. I love Ruby, my 13 year-old Cadillac. She has held up amazingly well and we hope she will continue as long as I. Much has been written about this week on the Monterey Peninsula. Traffic has been a nightmare with more and more car events added each year. Yes, millions are raised for charities, but that doesn’t make it easier for those who live here. True, those who can afford to participate are ecstatic about the festivities. Not many fit into that category other than the very wealthy. I drive home from work hoping the air conditioner (temperamental at best) would kick in. Many of those driving the million dollar vehicles don’t seem to realize they are guests in our community and are rude to the point of creating hazards as they cut in and out of traffic or go zooming up a quiet street. I had someone honk at me each time I paused to let people in from side streets as I was driving home. I am not a crabby old woman (well, maybe I am, but not in this case). It is a nightmare and many locals leave town or hole up in their homes. I wonder what would happen were there a catastrophe trapping people on the Peninsula. It has happened. We don’t repair roads; although the Governor wants to raise taxes on gasoline (affecting those of us who cannot buy new low or no fuel automobiles). The Board of Supervisors wants to turn Laguna Secca into a privately run raceway. Can you imagine the traffic then? What about donations SCRAMP has provided these many years since it started and maintained the wonderful site? At our recent Roland Family Reunion in Georgia, many commented about the expense of living in California. They are quite correct. Our state is getting more and more financially prohibitive for these not in the high income category. However, where does one go? Even cities like Oakland are pricing people out of the market. In San Francisco a one bedroom apartment rents for over $3,500 a month in the acceptable areas. Now residents are moving across the bridge to Oakland and rents are skyrocketing there. I haven’t checked on our own Seaside, which was once the mecca for those with little. Now some of the houses are pushing a million to purchase. I don’t know about rentals. Today two of the favorite topics are “political correctness” and “women’s rights.” The former topic is mind boggling to me. Gentle humorists are afraid to say anything for fear that someone will be offended. While I am not a fan of Donald Trump, in fact the opposite is true, I must agree with him on that issue. It has reached the point of absurdity. Women in America are blessed with freedoms. I have been fortunate in that in the work arena I have never felt discrimination because of my sex and now, my age. When I started working in San Francisco I was with advertising companies where women were recognized for their talents and were paid accordingly. Of course the corporate entities were and are overpaid but that is another story completely. If you are looking for a good, no a great, hamburger, look no further than Mandos, on Fountain Avenue, next door to our AFRP Treasure Shop. It is large, it is delicious and the best I have had in years, including Duffy’s Tavern. I brought half home. John and I split what was left. A little heating and it was still delicious. The restaurant also has, of course, perfect Mexican food, but those hamburgers, oh my.
Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain in Pacific Grove…she welcomes input and suggestions. Gcr770@aol.com
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Genie Heather Lazare
Keepers of our Culture Few life events are as profound as the loss of someone close to us. Writing about the experience—and sharing it with others—may not lessen the pain, but it often opens up avenues for greater meaning and clarity. In Guided Autobiography, one of the themes that participants write about is death, whether it be their first childhood experience with death with the passing of a grandparent, the loss of a spouse, the death of a beloved pet, or thoughts on societal issues surrounding end-of-life. In the following essay, Heather Lazare offers an eloquent example as she shares her thoughts on the recent passing of her mother-in-law, Patricia “Genie” Santini. Heather is an editorial and publishing consultant. She lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and toddler son. Visit her online at heatherlazare.com. Her alstroemerias are in bloom and as I stand in her garden, I think about which colors I should cut to make a bright bouquet for her bathroom. Also, the jasmine is so fragrant now, and I always like how it looks, casually overflowing from a Mason jar. My eyes start to squint with the beginning of tears; she is everywhere and nowhere. When we moved from New York City to Pacific Grove two years ago, we didn’t know my mother-in-law Genie was sick. She had beat cancer five years prior, losing a lung yet barely slowing down. But in the months after we arrived, she was slowing down. Picking up our three-month-old son Jack required a back brace. Walking up the staircase to their second floor living room was now a trip with breathing pauses. Doctors spent longer than expected trying to figure out the source, until pointing their fingers right where we were dreading, but at what we had somehow known all the time: cancer. We were here; we could help. She would bounce back again; she had that kind of fight in her. We made her favorite Roz ou Hamud soup, an elixir she used to fix for her boys when they were sick, deeming it magic potion. The broth was thick with the bones we’d cook for ten and twelve hours, stripping them of all their healing properties, willing the potion to live up to its name. Her generous neighbors Mary and Chris volunteered to come over and care for her cat Nallah; later Mary would be indispensible in helping us care for Genie. She was put in a clinical study for a drug very near ready for market that was better for the body than chemo—a check-point inhibitor. Witnessing a Grandson’s First Steps We lived a few blocks away in my husband Ben’s childhood home, and would spend several evenings a week making and having dinner with Genie “Gigi” and Al “Pappy.” Never a crawler, Jack scooted around, content with his manner of mobility, showing no indication that he’d ever stand. As his 18-month birthday approached, a part of me ached: would he ever walk? A ridiculous sentiment looking back on it, but Gigi understood. Because the disease makes almost everything unappetizing, we bowed to whatever sounded good to her, and
Genie with grandchildren Jack and Tallulah Pappy would buy Kern’s Nectar by the pallet, making sure there was always a selection in the refrigerator. When Jack first walked, it was after dinner at Gigi and Pappy’s and it was in order to obtain the Kern’s—which we nicknamed Gigi Juice. That evening his giggles filled the house as he toddled from me to Gigi and back again, Ben capturing all of it on his iPhone. When we were ready to leave, Gigi slowly pushed herself up from the table and came to me. She weighed less than I had in high school, but she wrapped her thin arms around me and hugged me with the fierce strength of a mother and whispered in my ear, “I know how important that was and I’m so happy for you.” A diluted version of Gigi Juice would be available to Jack every evening we ate dinner there. When Jack was cutting his first teeth, Pappy was ready to rub some of his Bourbon on Jack’s gums, but Gigi went into her jewelry box and came into the living room holding the same bracelet she and her brother had teethed on, a rose gold filigree piece that had belonged to her great-aunt. Knowing the grave possibility of it being tossed out of the stroller, it kept up residence chez Gigi, but Jack left several marks in it, near Gigi and great-Uncle Peter’s tiny impressions. Health Crisis Brings a Family Together Six months ago, when Gigi’s health still wasn’t improving, Ben’s brother Zac and his family moved from Utah to Pacific Grove to help. They lived with Gigi and Pappy while remodeling the duplex next door to us and
suddenly Jack had a new best friend/worst enemy in his cousin Tallulah, a tiny ball of energy four months his junior. Ben had his loving big brother close by, and I got to finally know my vibrant and funny sister-in-law Coti. Like all remodels, it was a six-week job that took six months, and Zac, Coti, and Lula shared a house and nearly every meal with Gigi and Pappy during that time of endless dishes, organizing meds, and managing pain. The circus that ensued when we all came to dinner was hardly the calm one needs to heal, but Gigi would smile at the chaos of two toddlers, close her eyes, and breathe. She loved quilting and knitting, keeping her hands busy when her body wasn’t in motion. She enjoyed hiking and had her Point Lobos passes renewed every year, even when her biggest hike was down the stairs to the car. We’d take her out for a drive around the beach from Lovers Point to Asilomar, binoculars in hand in case we saw any whales. Ever a naturalist like her mother, she reveled in the beauty of the life all around us and in her last months when her sons moved her bed so she could better look out her window, she watched the drama of the scrub jays and humming birds rather than television. Finding a Loved One in the Beauty of Life She’s where she doesn’t need to have a heating pad on her stomach, where there’s no such thing as “morning pills” (not to be confused with “breakfast pills”). A place where Nallah wants to snuggle up and be petted (and doesn’t wake her at 3 a.m.). It’s a place where everything tastes so delicious, she’ll want to eat it all without coaxing. Her body was only a vessel for her visit here; I feel her spirit in the garden with me now. She’s that scrub jay working open the sunflower seeds Lula just threw. She’s the hummingbird Jack’s pointing to as it circles the feeder, reminding me we need to mix some more nectar. She’s the California sunset succulents that are thriving in my many pots, all from cuttings she gave me from her mother plant—one she had when Ben was a boy in Berkeley. She’s that perfect abalone shell I found on Fan Shell Beach. She’s sitting in her favorite chair with the view of Monterey Bay, watching Jack and Lula go around and around the coffee table with their cars. She’s laughing now as she watches them grow as she floats between Ben and Zac, her hands on their shoulders. The wind is whispering a lullaby to her boys, to Coti, to her grandchildren, to me. Heather’s essay is a powerful example of how writing about a life experience and sharing it with others can assist in the grieving and healing process. Guided Autobiography classes offer a supportive and structured method for putting your memories on paper and leaving a legacy for future generations. Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg are offering new sessions of Guided Autobiography this fall. Deadline for registration and payment is September 8. For details, go to keepersofourculture. com or call 831/649-6640.
Howard Brunn Offers Book Signing Carmel Bay Company at Ocean and Lincoln St. in Carmel will host a book signing/reception celebrating the release of “Flaps Up” with local author Howard Brunn on Friday, August 28, from 5-7 p.m. Howard will recite, socialize and sign books that will be available for sale. Partial proceeds from the book will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California. Howard Brunn is an iconic Carmel-by-the-Sea figure, rare in having been raised and schooled here, and he departed for war from and returned here. Howard became a successful and popular local businessman, activist, city councilman, friend, parent and devoted husband. Reviews “Flaps Up!” by Carmel’s Howard Brunn, is poignant, powerful, painful and personal. It is a must-read for those who want to both laugh and cry.” Doug Schmitz, City Administrator, City of Carmel.
“As Howard Brunn’s dear wife slips into Alzheimer’s, he will not let her go alone into that dark night. With unadorned poetic language that is nonetheless elegant for its purity and simplicity, Brunn shows us that nothing … absolutely nothing … can separate him from his beloved Courtney.” Jerry Gervase, Columnist, Carmel Pine Cone Howard Brunn is beloved for what he will leave behind: a better community, friends who are better for having know him, now this rich book of poetry. Flaps Up! is a tribute to his wife, Courtney, whom he has loved so well, the Monterey Peninsula, which he knows like the back of his hand, and the power of love, which infuses every line on every page.” Phyllis Theroux, Author, Teacher, Television Personality
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2015 Concours Auto Rally
On a beautiful day on the Monterey Bay Photos this page by Tony Campbell
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It’s All In The Details
Sometimes you have to look very closely Photos this page Tony Prock
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Monterey Hostel Society Presents “Italians of the Monterey Peninsula” Mike Ventimiglia talks about “Italians of the Monterey Peninsula” at the Monterey Hostel’s travel program on Monday, Aug. 24. Author of the recently published book “Italians of the Monterey Peninsula,” part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, Ventimiglia will talk about the history of the fishing industry in the Monterey Bay. Mike Ventimiglia is a firefighter with the City of Monterey and lifelong resident. He is also working on a new project to collect and publish a series of mini biographies of local Italians. Since the early 1900s, Monterey was known for its fishing, mostly for salmon and the abalone that was plentiful in Monterey Bay. The migration of the Sicilian Italian community is credited for reaping what was called the “Silver Harvest.” The Silver Harvest is the name that was given to the fishing of sardines in Monterey, which mostly was done by the Sicilian Italians who established the working fabric in the sardine industry for nearly five decades. Most of that generation is gone, and only a few are memorialized in books. It is this author’s attempt to capture the working class that made Monterey the “Sardine Capital of the World.” Potluck at 6 pm; program at 6:45 pm. 778 Hawthorne at Irving, Monterey. For information, call 899-3046 Festa Italia the 82nd Annual Santa Rosalia Fisherman’s Festival is coming up Sept. 11 -13 at Custom House Plaza in downtown Monterey.
Director’s Dialogue: Printmaking at Carmel Art ssociation The Monterey Museum of Art presents Director’s Dialogue: Printmaking and the Carmel Art Association on Thursday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. at MMA La Mirada. Carmel Art Association President and printmaker, Pamela Takigawa, will be in dialogue with Monterey Museum of Art Executive Director, Charlotte Eyerman, Ph.D., during this engaging discussion and printmaking demonstration. As CAA’s first president, Pedro de Lemos had a close affinity with Carmel. He made regular summer trips to the village by the sea with his family throughout his life, saying “Carmel offers a greater range of landscape compositions and color variations than any other location, and time will develop Carmel as America’s artists’ home center.” As CAA’s current president, Takigawa will speak in dialogue with Dr. Eyerman about the legacy of printmaking in our region. A printmaking demonstration with Takigawa will follow the discussion. This program is free for all visitors thanks to generous support from the Monterey County Weekly Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. This event has limited capacity. Advanced registration is highly recommended. You can reserve your spot by visiting montereyart.org/events
Visit montereyart.org for more information on upcoming events, exhibitions, and programming. Museum Hours: MMA Pacific Street: Thursday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open until 8:00 pm the First Friday of the month. MMA La Mirada: Thursday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Friday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open until 8:00 pm the Third Thursday of the month. MMA La Mirada Parking: The Monterey Museum of Art at La Mirada offers limited on-site complimentary parking. With limited street parking, please be considerate of our neighbors and observe city of Monterey No Parking zones.
Monterey Library hosts Literary Circle
Monterey Public Library’s Literary Circle will meet on Monday, August 31, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Euphoria by Lily King. Read the book and come prepared to join the lively, congenial discussion facilitated by library staff. Adults are welcome to attend and admission is free. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For information call 831.646.3949 or see www.monterey. org/library.
Artwork at City Hall has Faded Away
The long-standing display of historical timelines, fact and photos which has graced the walls of the hallway at City Hall has reached the end of its physical life and must be replaced before it crumbles away. Museum director Jeanette Kihs made a presentation at the City Council meeting on Aug. 19 and told the assembly that UV light readings taken at both the downstairs and upstairs locations where familiar posters are hung indicate that the area is too bright for the media. Works are noticibly fading and crumbling and must be replaced. The original works from which the posters were printed cannot be located, so it is suggested that new works be hung in their places. The hallways are often empty and the fear is that original works of art in the City’s collection would be subject to theft as well as being exposed to the UV light the way their predecessors were. The Museum has a number of works in safekeeping in the basement of the Museum, and staff is working to reproduce works by Albert de Rome, Eugene Neuhaus, Sarah Park and Mark Farina and perhaps others. The reproductions can then be safely hung in the bright hallways where the public can enjoy them.
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Opinion Is this What We Want for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca? Marge Ann Jameson
Editorial
From the International Speedway Corporation comes this picture of one of their NASCAR tracks. As I was attending to the questions and needs of some 30,000 ticket holders this past weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, I spent a lot of time explaining to worried fans the current issues among the Federal Government land grant, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, the non-profit corporation (SCRAMP) which currently manages the track at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and the possible future of the track. I didn't bring it up. These people had read about it in race magazines and on fan websites. They'd heard about it from other people with similar interests in the track. No, it's not for sale. No, it's not configured to be a NASCAR track. Yes, there's something they can do. I was once again hurt and dismayed at the number of people who said they would never come back if SCRAMP were replaced. If each fan not only bought a ticket but rented lodging and ate meals in some of the fine restaurants at our end of the Monterey Peninsula, perhaps stayed an extra day or two and visited tourist sites and purchased souvenirs, rented a car, bought gasoline and did other things that tourists do, it amounts to a lot of money. Why do County Supervisors persist in saying that SCRAMP has not been
a good steward of the property deeded to the County in 1957 with the proviso that SCRAMP manage it? SCRAMP has made the following improvements over the years, some with money from the track and some with sponsors such as Mazda. Don't the Supervisors know about it, or are they conveniently ignoring it? I vote for the second option. SCRAMP had built the Premier Pit Row Suites and garages at a cost of $7 million. The Trackview Pavilion (once called the Red Bull Energy Center) was built at a cost of $2.5 million. It is used for a multitude of purposes, including receptions and meetings and even quinceañeras. The Race Medical facility was built and co-sponsored by Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. The scoring trylon cost $700,000 of Laguna Seca Raceway Funds (LSRF) (a separate 501(c)3 formed in the 1990s). At turn 4, there are popular bleachers where fans can sit to watch the races. They cost LSRF $490,000. Hopes are someday to build bleachers with shade. The Communications Building was built, partially, with LSRF funds as was the ticket office, the temporary garages, the media center and the souvenir store. The Event Operations center and Steward Room were built by SCRAMP. There have been a number of improvements to the track itself, mandated
Blaming CalPERS? Look in the Mirror The subject first page article was too much to simply let pass without comment. The concept of PG officials lamenting the cost of their own pension program is really quite humorous. Rather than blaming CalPERS, as seems to be the case, the real issue is pension benefits that are unsustainable regardless of the expertise of the investment manager. Benefits the same complaining officials approved or directly benefit from. No doubt CalPERS could do a better job, but given market realities, there is no way to fund current pension benefits and still run a first class city at current tax rates. To be fair, it’s not just PG. It’s why Detroit went bankrupt and Chicago could easily follow. A longer term solution is needed that does not blame the messenger (CalPERS). In an era when pensions have disappeared in virtually every for-profit company, maybe some pension modification is worth considering. In the meantime, don’t blame others, look in the mirror. Richard Kunnath Pebble Beach
in the name of safety, by FIA. SCRAMP has restructured track rentals to increase revenue to the County and to SCRAMP. SCRAMP is exploring installation of new bathrooms and showers – these are year-round, non-event-specific facilities which play to the advantage of the County which rents camping and RV camping year round, whether there's a race or not. SCRAMP is working on redesign and engineering of the Start Finish Bridge. These improvements belong to the property. If ISC – or any other promoter – were to take over, these improvements would still remain with the track and if they spent any money on improvements (such as improving the water supply and shoring up the hillside between Turns 6 and 8) it would cost their shareholders. Rumors have it that SCRAMP is in debt $8 million, but that's not entirely true. Some 13 years ago, SCRAMP had a debt of $10 million but has survived the Great Recession and in fact thrived. Careful stewardship of moneys have an end of the debt in sight, according to current and former Board members who ought to know. Thank you to the fan from Ohio, a stockholder in International Speedway Corporation, the company with which our County Supervisors have held closed-door meetings to give
over management to the raceway. “Get ready for $10 beer!” he said. The Ohio fan suggested I look into ISC's financial stability, and take note of the fact that he was probably going to sell his stock. I did look up their stock, which trades on the NASDAQ, and found it is down again. I looked at their financial statement on their website, and I can see why they would love to take over Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. They're basing their plans on using some of the 300-strong volunteer base, which swells by another 2000 on race weekends when clubs and non-profits who depend on race day income to operate during the year, to staff their version of NASCAR for the Monterey Peninsula. They have made no public statements about what will happen to the current paid staff of SCRAMP. Will they keep them on? Will they bring people from Kansas and Florida to try to buy a home here and survive? What makes them think they can do a better job than SCRAMP? Are they aware that SCRAMP is limited to five race events per year and has severe limitations on noise? These limitations are set to appease neighbors of the track. Does ISC think the neighbors would ease their demands? Tell your County Supervisors what you think about neon lights, $10 beer, loss of income for non-profits, and all the other bad ideas they’re about to bring our way.
How to Contact Your Monterey County Supervisor District 1
Fernando Armenta district1@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5011
District 2
John Phillips district2@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5022
District 3
Simon Salinas district3@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5033
District 4
Jane Parker district4@co.monterey.ca.us (831) 755-5044
District 5 Dave Potter district5@co.monterey.ca.us Ph-755-5055(831)647-7755
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FREE Hair Cutting Event BenefitingWomen Hospice Giving Foundation Golf Scramble Expands to Two Days, Undergoing Cancer Treatment
All are invited to make a difference, one snip at a time. The Paul Mortuary, an honored member of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral providers, and Hair Studio 104 have partnered to host the fourth annual FREE hair cutting event for Pantene Beautiful Lengths, from 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 30 at the funeral home located on 390 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove. Those who participate will have their ponytails donated to create real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. With the community’s help, Pantene Beautiful Lengths and The Paul Mortuary have collected a total of 967 inches in donations in the past three years. That’s more than 100 wigs for women who lost their hair during their battles with cancer. “We are proud to give back to the community we serve by offering this free event for the public,” said Gloria Mason, manager of The Paul Mortuary. “These donations of real hair help to support women during the greatest fight of their lives.” When you donate your hair, you are giving a precious gift to a woman in need. We want to make sure not a single gift is wasted, so please be sure your hair meets the following requirements before you make the cut. To be made into a wig, your hair must be: • At least eight inches long (no maximum length). If you have wavy or curly hair, measure when straight. • Free of permanent color, bleach or other chemical treatments. Vegetable dyes, semi-permanent dyes and rinses are acceptable, but “virgin” hair is preferred. • No more than five-percent gray. Pantene Beautiful Lengths is a charity campaign created by Pantene in partnership with the American Cancer Society that encourages people to grow, cut and donate their healthy hair to create free real-hair wigs for women undergoing cancer treatment. Hair Studio 104 is a contemporary salon focusing on high-quality hair services at affordable prices. For more information, visit www.HairStudio104.com or call 831375-0104. The Paul Mortuary is a proud member of the Dignity Memorial network in Pacific Grove, Calif. The Dignity Memorial network of more than 2,100 funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers is North America’s most trusted resource for funeral and memorialization services. Dignity Memorial providers offer an unmatched combination of products and locations serving families with care, integrity, respect and service excellence. For more information, visit www.ThePaulMortuary.com.
Champions of the Arts Gala Benefit for Arts Education
Each year the Arts Council for Monterey County encourages and promotes excellence in the arts by recognizing outstanding organizations and individual throughout the County. This year the awards will be presented to Richard MacDonald-Lifetime Achievement, Marv Anderson-Luminary, Adela Castillo and Jose Alejandro Moran-Volunteers, Sonja Aramburo-Educator, Sandra Gray-Professional, Hidden Valley-Nonprofit and Lee Rosen-Philanthropist. These Champions of the Arts will receive their award at the annual Champions of the Arts Gala on January 16, 2016 at the Portola Hotel and Spa. The Gala has become a signature event for the region and includes a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, fine dining, entertainment and the dramatic presentation of the awards.
Sponsor opportunities are available in five categories – Presenter $10,000, Producer $5,000, Director $2,500, Star $1,000 and Advocate $500. Each of these categories offer the sponsor a variety of benefits that includes advertising on the Arts Council Web site, use of your corporate logo in the event program book, tickets for you and your guests for the event and more. Details are available at arts4mc.org/champions. The mission of the Arts Council is to improve the quality of life for everyone in Monterey County through the arts. The comprehensive approach to accomplish this mission is through grants and training for nonprofits and cultural groups, professional artists in the school residencies, special projects, support for public art projects and initiatives and public awareness
Featuring the First Night-Before Party
Gala Pebble Beach dinner Aug. 30, golf tournament at Corral de Tierra, Aug. 31 Although ticket sales are up from last year for the Hospice Giving Foundation’s 33rd Annual Golf Scramble, they’re still available for this cornerstone fundraiser, which honors loved ones by supporting hospice care in Monterey and San Benito counties.For the first time in the history of this beloved community event, the 2015 Golf Scramble will be held over two days, August 30 and 31, and at two spectacular locations, with top-notch golf, food and entertainment. Attendees will have the choice of going to one or both events.On the evening of Sunday, August 30, The Party will be held at a prestigious, private Pebble Beach location. Guests will enjoy cocktails, a sit-down dinner, dancing and an auction, in a beautiful oceanfront setting.The Party’s elegant menu will be prepared by a nationally renowned chef, who is also a past “Chef of the Year,” as appointed by the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Culinary Federation.The following day—Monday, August 31—the sunny, warm Corral de Tierra Country Club will be open exclusively for The Scramble.This year’s Scramble will once again feature its landmark golf tournament, plus a raffle, games, on-course refreshments, a lunch and an awards ceremony. Since 1997, Hospice Giving Foundation has awarded $22 million to a broad range of hospice agencies. In 2014, the Foundation provided $1,070,000 in grants.Sponsors of Hospice Giving Foundation’s 2015 Golf Scramble include:James BoothBernardus WineryMyrna & Bill BrandweinCarmel RealtyConstellation BrandsCorral de Tierra Country ClubDunspaugh-Dalton FoundationJeff GouldHesselbein’s JewelersDavid L. JohnsonLexus Monterey PeninsulaNanci MarkeyBill McClainSwenson & SilacciTeles PropertiesUnion Bank Details What: Hospice Giving Foundation’s 33rd Annual Golf Scramble Where: Corral de Tierra Country Club and a private Pebble Beach venue When:The Party: Sunday, August 30, 6 p.m.The Scramble: Monday, August 31, 11 a.m. check-in, 1 p.m. shotgunFor more information and to register: hospicegiving.org/golf-scramble-2015A video announcement is posted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzLASKfhS5wFor journalists, high resolution photos from the 2014 Golf Scramble will temporarily be available from this link:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gfealkwod202p4b/ AAClUj9GpfHgLC0Z34mmol1ra?dl=0
PACREP Announces Summer 2015 Fundraiser and Gala Event PacRep’s Gold Rush Crush!
PacRep Theatre announces their annual Summer Fundraising Gala “PacRep’s Gold Rush Crush” from 6:00pm to 10:00pm on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at the Corral de Tierra Country Club, at 81 Corral de Tierra Road off Highway 68. Come and bend an elbow at the bar, enjoy some fine fixin’s with all the trimmin’s, kick up your heels line dancing, and hit pay dirt on the high falootin’ auction! Don your best bib and tucker or favorite blue jeans for this western-themed evening filled with live entertainment by PacRep performers Davitt Felder, Lydia Lyons, Reg Huston, Gracie Poletti and Michael Jacobs, with dancing to live music by Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints, dinner, fine wines, and PacRep's renowned Fantasy Auctions, where you can win a Holland America cruise, Las Vegas extravaganza, Chef Hosted Dinners, and more! Proceeds from the event will benefit the non-profit programs of PacRep Theatre, the only year-round professional theatre in the Central Coast region.Underwriting opportunities for PacRep's summer production of "Oliver!" will also be offered. Event tickets are $149.95 each, and can be purchased at the Golden Bough Box Office on Monte Verde, between 8th and 9th in Carmel-by-the-Sea, or online at PacRep. org. For tickets or further information, call 831-622-0100. PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The S.T.A.R. Foundation, The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The Chapman Foundation, and the Harden Foundation, among many others.
Ft. Ord Warhorse Celebration set for November 7
Times Letters to the Editor Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well as your name and city of residence. We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame or slander or libel. Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is printed on Friday and is available at 150 locations throughout the city and on the Peninsula as well as by e-mail subscription and with monthly home delivery to occupied homes in Pacific Grove. Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 editor@cedarstreettimes.com
Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse will hold its sixth annualVeterans Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Marina Equestrian Center Park at Fort Ord. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. with coffee, doughnuts and a performance by the Defense Language Institute Choir, followed by posting of the colors by the Presidio of Monterey All Services Color Guard and recognition of veterans at 9 a.m. A presentation on the history of the Vietnam War will begin at 9:30 a.m. Historical exhibits and Fort Ord photos, vintage military vehicles, information tables and a guided 11-mile bicycle tour through Fort Ord are parts of the program. The event is hosted by Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse and cosponsored by the City of Marina and Marina Equestrian Association. Information: forordwarhorse.org, fortordhistory@gmail.com, 831-224-4534.
UCCE Master Gardener Program Accepting Applications
Do you love to learn about gardening? Would you like to help others be better gardeners? If so, UCCE Master Gardeners invite you to join them in providing gardening information to the public. UCCE Master Gardeners are trained in sustainable, research-based horticultural techniques and, in turn, volunteer 25 to 50 hours each year to support Master Gardener education programs. A new UCCE Master Gardener training class for Monterey Bay begins in January 2016. To find out more, come to an information meeting on Saturday, August 29 at 10 am at the UC Cooperative Extension Office at 1430 Freedom Blvd. in Watsonville. Applications for this 2016 Master Gardener class will be accepted through September 30. To learn more and apply, go to www.mbmg.ucanr.edu and follow the links.
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Community Human Services Buyer Preferences: American Slates Open Houses at New Drug Housing Survey Provides Insight and Alcohol Outpatient Treatment Scott Dick Centers in Salinas and Monterey Monterey County Community Human Services (CHS) is proud to announce the opening of the Salinas Outpatient Treatment Center located at 1087 S. Main Street and the Monterey Outpatient Treatment Center located at 2560 Garden Rd., Ste. 201-A. These outpatient Association of Realtors programs allow men and women to receive treatment for drug or alcohol addiction while continuing with their daily activities, school or work. Services include comprehensive assessment, medical evaluation, individualized treatment planning, individual, group and family counseling, trauma and crisis counseling, education on addiction, recovery and communicable illness, introduction to 12-step programs, relapse prevention and coping skills, drug testing, information and referral to other community resources, discharge planning and continuing care support groups. The programs utilize several evidence-based best practices, including Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing and Thinking for a Change. Medication assistance, such as buprenorphrin or suboxone, may be available if medically indicated. The Outpatient Treatment Centers accept private pay, some insurance and Medi-Cal. Discounts and sliding scale fees may apply. CHS will host an open house in Monterey on Tuesday, September 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and in Salinas on Thursday, September 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about what these programs have to offer. Lunch will be provided. Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable behavioral health services in Monterey County since 1969. Its mission is to provide people experiencing addiction, mental illness and homelessness with tools and support to overcome their challenges and create lasting change in their lives. Anyone wishing to support Community Human Services may visit www.chservices.org.
Country Store & Auction A benefit for the Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County
The Blind & Visually Impaired Center will hold its 40th annual fundraiser on Saturday, November 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is free to all and will be a day of fun, food, and entertainment. There will be a craft sale featuring items made by the visually impaired plus the “ultimate homemade sweets sale”. BID, BID, BID at the Silent and Live auctions! Bring your family and friends to enjoy the day and possibly start your holiday shopping. Wine tasting and free delicious treats are part of the experience. The Details: Saturday, November 7, 2015. The day starts at 11:00 a.m. and lasts until 3:00 p.m. The event is free to all. Entertainment by BROTHERLY LOVE with Lee Durley Live and Silent Auctions Crafts by the Visually Impaired Sale The Ultimate Homemade Sweets Sale Raffle for a Grand Prize Wine Tasting Free delicious treats for you to enjoy Location: The Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County, 225 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove (Between 2nd and 3rd Street) Be part of this fun afternoon!
The latest results from the American Housing Survey provide insight into the home buying process if you have ever wondered what drives a home buyer to select a particular home. The survey’s data can be used to better understand who’s buying homes, and what it is they’re buying. The AHS (financed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and conducted in odd-numbered years by the U.S. Census Bureau) is a representative survey of homes in the U.S., including those that have turned over recently. Making sense of the story The top two reasons for choosing a home were its size (cited by 76 percent of buyers) and room layout/design (74 percent). T h e h o u s e ’s p r i c e a n d t h e neighborhood were each cited by 72 percent of home buyers. For buyers of new homes, room layout/ design, neighborhood, exterior appear-
ance, and construction quality tended to be even more important than for other types of buyers. The top two reasons for choosing a neighborhood were “the house itself” (cited by 85 percent of buyers) and safety (71 percent). Safety, looks/design, and to some extent good schools tended to be more important to new home buyers than to other types of buyers. Proximity to work and friends/family tended to be more important to first-time buyers. Home buyers looked at 10 different homes before deciding which one to buy (median). About half of the buyers used their savings for a down payment, 17 percent used the sale of a previous home, and 11 percent purchased their home without a down payment. The median first-time buyer was 32 years old with an income of $62,987. The median new home buyer was 40 years old, with an income of $84,987.
Growth in spring home prices leads to sizable drop in California housing affordability A sharp increase in spring housing demand elevated home prices to levels last seen in late 2007 and reduced California’s housing affordability considerably in the second quarter, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Making sense of the story The second-quarter 2015 drop in housing affordability follows two straight quarters of improvements for the state. The percentage of home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in second-quarter 2015 fell to 30 percent from the 34 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2015 and flat from the 30 percent in the second quarter a year ago, according to C.A.R.’s Traditional Housing Affordability Index (HAI). California’s housing affordability index hit a peak of 56 percent in the second quarter of 2012.
Home buyers needed to earn a minimum annual income of $95,980 to qualify for the purchase of a $485,100 statewide median-priced, existing single-family home in the second quarter of 2015. The monthly payment, including taxes and insurance on a 30-year, fixedrate loan, would be $2,400, assuming a 20 percent down payment and an effective composite interest rate of 3.95 percent. The median home price was $441,610 in first-quarter 2015, and an annual income of $87,540 was needed to purchase a home at that price. The effective composite interest rate in second-quarter 2015 was 3.97 percent. Condominiums and townhomes were more affordable than single-family homes, with 39 percent of home buyers able to purchase the $388,250 median-priced condo or townhome. An annual income of $76,820 was required to make a monthly payment of $1,920.
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151630 The following person is doing business as LaRiviere, Grubman PC,19 Upper Ragsdale #200, P.O. Box 3140, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: LaRiviere, Grubman PC, 19 Upper Ragsdale #200, P.O. Box 3140, Monterey, CA 93942. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 101-14. Signed: F.D. LaRiviere, President. This business is conducted by an corporation. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151599 The following person is doing business as ROCKSTAR DANCE STUDIO, 510 Lighthouse Ave., #3, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: STEVIE McKIM-KIRMIL, 234 Harvest St., Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/14/10. Signed: Stevie McKim-Kirmil. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151471
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151471
The following person is doing business as LETTERS FROM HOME PHOTOGRAPHY, 510 Lighthouse Ave., Ste 7C, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: KIMBERLY VEGA, 1124 Surf Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 13, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed: Kimberly Vega. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
The following person is doing business as LETTERS FROM HOME PHOTOGRAPHY, 510 Lighthouse Ave., Ste 7C, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: KIMBERLY VEGA, 1124 Surf Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 13, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed: Kimberly Vega. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151421 The following person is doing business as NEW MASTERS GALLERY, Dolores between Ocean & th 7 , Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93921: WILLIAM FRANCIS HILL, 24651 Pescadero Road, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 7, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/01/74. Signed: William Francis Hill. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15 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 8, 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 William Francis Hill. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151587 The following person is doing business as DEL th MONTE FINE ART, SE Corner of 6 Ave. and San Carlos, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93921: Jessica Paige Lautzenhiser, 923 Margaret Street, Monterey, CA 93940 and Desmond Joseph Nault, 923 Margaret Street, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 29, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/20/15. Signed: Jessica Lautzenhiser and Desmond Nault. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151599 The following person is doing business as ROCKSTAR DANCE STUDIO, 510 Lighthouse Ave., #3, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: STEVIE McKIM-KIRMIL, 234 Harvest St., Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/14/10. Signed: Stevie McKim-Kirmil. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/7, 8/14, 821, 8/28/15
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Back to Basics Part XXI - Form 5329 Penalties on Retirement Accounts
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Travis H. Long, CPA
Planning for Each Generation
Travis on Taxes The official name for Form 5329 is “Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts.” In other words, “penalties on incorrect contributions to or withdrawals out of retirement accounts, education accounts, and medical accounts.” Most people are familiar with the fact that retirement accounts such as 401(k) s, 457 plans, IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SEP IRAs, etc. have limits on the amount of money you can contribute each year. They also limit your ability to withdraw money from those accounts until you are generally 59.5 years old, or meet one of a handful of limited exceptions. Most people are also familiar with fact that you MUST begin taking distributions by the time you reach 70.5 years old (with a few exceptions such as for Roth IRAs, certain employees that have not yet retired from their job, or non-spouse inherited IRAs). You can delay the distribution in the year you turn 70.5 until April 1 of the following year, but if you do that, then you have to take two distributions that year. IRS instructions are often very poorly worded on this particular matter, and often people misunderstand this important point. Education savings accounts such as 529 plans or Coverdell ESAs as well as tax favored medical spending accounts such as HSAs and Archer MSAs also have annual contribution limits. In addition, you must use the funds for qualified education or medical expenses, respectively. If you fail to follow the rules, either by accident or out of necessity, you will generally incur penalties, which are calculated using Form 5329 for most of these infractions. So, how much are the penalties? If you over-contribute to a retirement plan, education account, or medical spending account there is a six percent penalty on
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excess contributions if you do not withdraw the excess contribution (plus any related investment earnings) within six months of the original due date of the return, excluding extensions (so by October 15 for almost everybody). Any earnings generated by the over-contribution will be treated as distributions of cash to you in the tax year the correcting withdrawal actually occurs. The rules governing distributions (discussed later) will apply and you may be subject to penalties on that portion. The custodian of the account will calculate the related earnings that need to be pulled out of the account when you inform them of the need to withdraw funds. If you over-contribute for multiple years in a row before realizing it, the penalty compounds. So you would file a Form 5329 for each of the past years (no 1040X needed) and pay 6 percent on the excess contributions for the year of the 5329 you are filing, plus any prior excess contributions that still had not been taken out. In other words, you pay 6 percent every year on the excess contribution until you take it out. Interest would also be assessed on top of the penalties. If you fail to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), the penalty is 50 percent of the amount that was supposed to be taken out, but was not. Unlike the six percent over-contribution penalty that applies every year until you take the funds out, the 50 percent penalty only applies once. But you would need to withdraw the funds and file a 5329 for each past year you failed to take an RMD. Interest would also be assessed on top of the penalties. Fortunately, the IRS has been pretty lenient with the steep 50 percent penalty, and you can often get them to waive the penalty for reasonable cause once you withdraw the money.
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My 5-year-old son is quite the sports fanatic. He has been ice skating since he was a 2 year-old and currently plays in an ice hockey league. He has played soccer for almost as long. He enjoys tennis with my wife and my father on occasion. We play touch football at the beach as a family. He enjoys playing baseball and basketball in the backyard and I’ve even introduced him to lacrosse. He was a natural at learning how to ski and he has a very good golf swing. We’ve gone on hikes together and he’s even jogged with my father who is a marathon runner. I even plan on doing a curling clinic with him at some point! The one major physical activity that was missing from his sports repertoire was riding a bicycle without training wheels. It’s not that he wasn’t capable of it, but rather my wife and I were so busy with so many other activities that we never really focused on teaching him how to ride a bike other than occasional trips to the PG recreation trail with his training wheels. It suddenly dawned on my wife and me that our super athlete needs to know how to ride a bicycle. I realized that this was a major milestone. I remember the day my father took the training wheels off of my bicycle. He ran behind the bike and pushed me and then he’d let go. I’d glide for several feet and then I’d fall. We repeated this process over and over again until one time I felt that he was pushing me for a long time and I told him: “Stop pushing!” He responded: “I’m not!” I looked over my shoulder and he was far behind me. I was riding my bike! It felt as if I were flying! I don’t remember how long it took me to learn how to ride the bike, but I figured this milestone for my son would require a great degree of preparation
and trial and error. I did some research online about how to teach a child to ride a bike. We were finally ready for the big day. We took our son to the PG Middle School track. He rode around a few times on his training wheels and then we ceremoniously removed them. My wife and I ran beside him. Less than 5 minutes later, he had it all figured out. While I was running beside him to catch him in case he fell (and running out of breath in the process), he said to me: “Dada, go far away – I don’t need your help anymore!” Although I was very proud of him for picking it up so quickly, part of me was a little disappointed that such an epic milestone was achieved without much effort. As parents, our children reach various milestones all the time. At each stage, we launch them a little further into independence and eventually adulthood. Estate planning often represents the final launch – the ultimate transition from one generation to the next. It is the culmination of a lifetime of planning, teaching, preparing, and loving our children. KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950 and Kyle may be reached at 831-920-0205. Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does not establish an attorney / client relationship. Before acting on any of the information presented in this article, you should consult a competent attorney who is licensed to practice law in your community.
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Early distributions for all retirement accounts that do not qualify for an exception are subject to a ten percent penalty, (plus inclusion as taxable income for the portion related to original contributions for which you received a tax deduction as well as on any earnings generated while in the account). SIMPLE IRAs have a special rule that increases the penalty to 25 percent if the date of your first contribution to the SIMPLE IRA was less than two years ago. Distributions from education savings accounts for nonqualified purposes are subject to a ten percent penalty. Distributions from medical spending accounts that are not used for qualified purposes are generally subject to a 20 percent penalty. These 20 percent penalties, however, are calculated on different forms (8889 for HSAs and 8853 for MSAs). With HSAs when you reach 65, you can use the money for whatever purpose you want, without penalty. You can also rollover an MSA into an HSA. Regarding the Form 5329 itself, the first two parts deal with distribution penalties for retirement accounts and education accounts (health account distribution penalties are calculated on other forms). The third through seventh parts deal with excess contribution penalties for each different type of account. The final section, part VIII, deals with penalties on RMDs not distributed. If you have questions about other schedules or forms in your tax returns, prior articles in our Back to Basics series on personal tax returns are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog . Travis H. Long, CPA is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. He can be reached at 831-333-1041.
Seeking monarch sanctuary docents Meet Tues. Sept. 1 or Wed. Oct. 7 Both at 6 PM at the Museum, 165 Forest Ave. Pacific Grove Call Allison Watson 648-5716 X 20 to RSVP
While in the Sanctuary, monarch docents will talk to guests about the life cycle of the monarch, share the importance of the butterfly’s winter habitat, and help visitors view the monarchs.
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Daryl Hall and John Oates – Live in Dublin Concert Screening at Pac Rep in Carmel In partnership with the nation’s leading digital theatre network, PacRep Theatre continues its Encore Film Series, with a one-night-only screening from the World tour of Daryl Hall and John Oates – Live in Dublin Concert, Monday, August 24, at 7:00 p.m., at the renovated Golden Bough Theatre in Carmel. The epic ROCKSHOW tour - the largest ever undertaken as a band, will be presented in High Def on PacRep’s 28’ movie screen. . Daryl Hall & John Oates had a feeling their July 2014 show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin -- just three months after the duo’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and surprisingly their first performance ever in Ireland -- might be special. So they decided to roll out the cameras to capture what became “Daryl Hall & John Oates: Recorded Live From Dublin.” With six number one hits including “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go for That,” “Maneater,” and “Out of Touch,” plus dozens of other top 40 songs, this legendary duo’s recently recorded concert is a “must see” for all
music fans. Ticket Information: 2015 Encore Film Series tickets are available now. Single ticket prices to Rock-in-Cinema Screenings are discounted year-round with prices at $15 General Admission and Seniors, $12 for Student/ Teacher/Active Military and $8 for children under 12. FlexVu film packages are also available for $48 for four tickets. The Pacific Repertory Theatre Box Office is located at the Golden Bough Playhouse on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. Business hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. - 4pm. Telephone (831) 622-0100 or visit online http://www. pacrep.org for more information. PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The S.T.A.R. Foundation, The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The Chapman Foundation, and the Harden Foundation, among many others.
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Pasta with the Pastors Italian Feast Fetes History and Homelessness
Dining to benefit the I-HELP Program of Monterey Peninsula has become a legendary faith-based culinary event in Monterey over the years, and you are heartily encouraged to attend. If you enjoy feasting on Italian foods, you’ll love this event. Religious affiliation isn’t required. A hearty appetite and good heart are the only requisites. Mark your calendar: Pasta with the Pastors, Thurs., Aug. 27, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., San Carlos Parish Hall, 500 Church St., Monterey. Combining History and Homelessness Not only will you be forging new history for the homeless of the Monterey Peninsula, you’ll be enfolded in the historical aura that permeates Monterey’s historic Catholic Cathedral, San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey, founded by Father Junipero Serra on June 3, 1770 as the cornerstone of his Mission. In 1771, Fr. Serra relocated the Mission to Carmel. The church remained as a Royal Chapel for soldiers guarding the new Spanish Presidio of Monterey. The present sandstone church was completed in 1794. San Carlos is the oldest continuously functioning church and the first stone building in California. It represents the birth of the Carmel Mission and first capital of California, Monterey. The grand communal dining hall where Pasta with the Pastors will be served was added much later and is one of the most-popular meeting places in Monterey. I-HELP, acronym for Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program, is operated by Outreach Unlimited, a 501 C-3 nonprofit corporation (IRS #383934212) of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic charity. I-HELP has functioned for 23 years as a committed network of community service groups and local congregations from a variety of faiths that gave overnight shelter and meals to homeless men in transition every night of every year. Each evening, I-HELP transports single homeless men from a central Monterey pick-up point and returns them in the morning. Some men work; others are seeking jobs; others are retired or recovering from illness or injury. This year is historic because the first I-HELP for Women is slated to begin operating this fall. Approximately 30 of the 413 homeless women of the Monterey Peninsula should eventually get services now provided only to homeless men. Seating is Unlimited but Reservations are Preferred There is no limit to the number of individuals or families who may attend; however, in order to estimate how much
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise
sharing appreciation for those who serve them all year. If all their names were listed, this column would read like an earlier-era’s society column’s “Who’s Who.” Because space is limited, names are limited to contacts you can reach for further information. Contact I-HELP Program Coordinator: Jimmie Richard, 831-998-5911. Contact I-HELP Development and Community Relations director, Karen Araujo, 831-601-4564. Contact I-HELP online at www. WeHelpIHelp.org, by mail at: Post Office Box 1447, Marina, CA 93933 or e-mail at WeHelpIHelp@gmail.com . Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at 831899-5887 or amykitchenerfdn@hotmail. com
Ten-Minute Recipe for Pomodoro Fresco Pasta
food to prepare, please make advance reservations, then pick up your tickets upon arrival at the front door. Because this is a non-profit event, all money received for tickets is considered as donations to the fund. Suggested donations are: Adults, $15 each; Children ages 4 through 11, who must be accompanied by at least one adult, $10 each; Children age 3 and younger, no charge. Tickets may also be purchased at the door, and those who cannot afford the suggested donation amounts may give what they can afford or eat free if they cannot afford to pay. There is no limit on how high your ticket donation may be. Donations greater than $15 per adult ticket, for instance, will be gladly accepted. To make your reservations, send an e-mail to: WeHelpIHelp@gmail.com or fax 831-533-5075. Best Time to Arrive Based on my personal experience over the past three years of attendance,
the parking lot and dining hall are fullest between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., so the best time to be sure of getting the seat of your choice and plenty of food is to arrive slightly before 4:30 p.m. This should assure you of finding adequate seating and having time to browse freely through the items that will be sold in the Silent Auction, as well as to enjoy the whole program. If you have items to donate, contact Karen Araujo at the address at the end of this column. If you arrive late, after 6 p.m., you might find the seating plentiful, the auction items gone, and food running low. Who’s Who? Volunteers wearing aprons, chef’s hats and servers’ attire will constitute the cast of performers who, in everyday life, are the I-HELP faith community leaders from at least 33 local churches and synagogues: rabbis, priests, monks and pastors. Also serving will be men of I-HELP
If you can’t attend Pasta with the Pastors, but are hungry for pasta, formerly homeless chef Ernie Guzman shares this ‘Gay Gourmet” recipe for “Pomodoro Fresco” he once made from dumpster items. Ernie suggests using one package of pasta for four people, and four ripe Roma tomatoes for each person to be served. Garlic and basil must be used according to the cook’s discretion, as some people like it mild and others highly seasoned. Ernie says, “I like angel-hair pasta because it’s quick and fast. I boil it until it’s done al dente—meaning it has a little bite to it rather than being overcooked until mushy. You can actually chew it.” He says, “Boil your water and cook the pasta. Salt your pasta by salting the water. When you drain the pasta, stir in olive oil to keep it from sticking together.” While the pasta is cooking, between three and five minutes, quickly prepare ingredients for your sauce by chopping up tomatoes, garlic and basil. Set aside while heating a sauce pan into which a coating of olive oil has been poured. When the oil is hot, stir in your fresh ingredients in this order and sauté each about 30 seconds: first, garlic, then tomatoes, and finally the basil. Add salt and pepper to taste. If you like meat, add pre-cooked shrimp or sausage and sauté until hot. Mix with angel hair pasta and serve steaming hot. “This is a very light pasta,” Ernie says, “and much more flavorful than spaghetti Bolognese.” No dumpster items are required. Fresh produce from your favorite grocery will suffice! Bon appetit!
Monterey Museum of Art Offers Afternoon Art Club for kids The Monterey Museum of Art presents Afternoon Art Club, a program for public school, private school, and homeschooled kids in grades 2-5 who need a creative outlet in the afternoon. Kids will create art of all media, work together on collaborative projects, and express themselves in a laid-back learning environment with our experienced Museum educators. All supplies are provided. Bring a healthy snack, a bottle of water, wear old clothes or bring an apron, and let’s get creative! Afternoon Art Club sessions run fall through spring. All sessions are held Fridays, 3:00 - 4:30 pm at the Monterey Museum of Art–Pacific Street, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey. Drop-off is between 2:45 pm and 3:00 pm. Session I: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16 What’s the Big Idea?Grades 2-5: 3:00 - 4:30 pm How do artists get ideas? In this 8-week session, kids will investigate their ideas and learn how to express them. Budding creative thinkers will get a fun and hands-on introduction to how artists think and make, and have the chance to take an inside peek at the world of contemporary art! Instructor: Ariel Williams Fees: $180 MMA members, $200 Non-members per student for 8 classes. Space is limited to 15 participants per class. Session II: October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11, 18 It’s a Small WorldGrades 2-5: 3:00 - 4:30 pm. elebrate our Miniatures exhibition in this 8 week class. Kids will have the opportunity to create a different miniature artwork each week using a range of media. Instructor: Patricia Bolen
Fees: $180 MMA members, $200 Non-members per student for 8 classes. Space is limited to 15 participants per class. Session III: January 22, 29, February 5, 19, 26, March 4, 11, 18 Spaces and PlacesGrades 2-5: 3:00 - 4:30 pm. In conjunction with our Insignias of Fort Ord: Art in Everyday Military Life exhibition, Spaces and Places focuses on the idea of site-specific artwork. The camp with explore the significance of art and the community it came from. Kids will have the opportunities to make personal symbols, or insignias, a mural, and learn about their own community. Instructor: Roxanne O’Weger Fees: $180 MMA members, $200 Non-members per student for 8 classes. Space is limited to 15 participants per class. Session IV: March 25, April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 Picture ThisGrades 2-5: 3:00 - 4:30 pm. In this team-taught session, kids will learn about photography, timebased art, and collaboration through the making of a Museum Documentary. Kids will have the chance to draw inspiration from our photography collection, interview various staff members, capture behind-the-scenes footage, and edit their creations. Instructors: Patricia Bolen, Roxanne O’Weger, and Ariel Williams Fees: $180 MMA members, $200 Non-members per student for 8 classes. Space is limited to 15 participants per class. Register online for either session at montereyart.org/education Ocean Grove Charter School students: contact your ES to officially sign upVisit montereyart.org for information about our exhibitions, programming, and events.
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