In This Issue
Kiosk MONARCH COUNT at Pacific Grove Sanctuary as of Sat., Oct. 15, 2016
715
Cat Came Back - Page 8
Fridays
Pacific Grove’s
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org •
Saturdays
Dance at Chautauqua Hall •
Sun. Oct. 23
Harvest for Hope Brunch 10:30 to 2:00 Tickets: $25.00 Elks Lodge 150 Mar Vista Dr. Monterey Benefits One Starfish program •
Wed. Oct. 26
Dine Out With Friends Passionfish Dinner from 5:00pm 701 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove 655-3311 •
Sat. Oct. 29
Science Saturday: Bats, Spiders and Snakes 10-3 p.m. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free •
Sat. Oct. 29
Read-A-Thon for Kids Sign up at the Library or show up. Read and enjoy snacks and guest readers. P.G. Library 12 noon - 9:00 pm. •
Sat. Nov. 5
The Butterfly Ball 6-10 p.m. PG Museum of Natural History 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove $100 nonmembers, $85 members Dinner, wine, cocktails, live & silent auctions. Music & dancing 831.648.5716 ext. 16 or go to pgmuseum.org. Proceeds support the Museum’s operations. http://www.pgmuseum.org/ museum-events/2016/11/5/the2016-butterfly-ball •
Sat. Nov. 5
The Power of Good Intentions 11:15AM-12:15PM Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove •
Fri. Nov. 11
Veterans Day Muster Pt. Pinos Lighthouse
10:30Sat. Nov. 12
7th annual Veterans Day
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Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 8 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 5 49ers Update.................................... 21 Homeless in Paradise........................ 22 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 16 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Opinion...................................... 18, 19 Otter Views....................................... 12 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Real Estate.................................... 5, 24 Sports......................................... 20, 21
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The Perfect Place - Page 10
Oct. 21-27, 2016
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Your Community NEWSpaper
Funding Now Secure for Pacific Grove Local Water Project
Vol. VIX, Issue 3
‘Shallow, rotten roots; a noble tree cannot stand’
The City of Pacific Grove has been working with the State Water Resource Control Board for more than two years to fund the Pacific Grove Local Water Project. This Tuesday the City received funding from the State to construct the project. The Local Water Project will cost $7.7 million to construct. The City has received a $2.5 million grant from the state and will finance the remaining $ 5.2 million with a 30-year, 1 percent loan from the state. The sale of the recycled water to the golf course and cemetery will repay the loan. The notice to proceed with construction was issued to Perc Water and construction will begin soon. “This is a fantastic project that will ensure the long term economic and environmental vitality of the Golf Links and cemetery,” said Daniel Gho, Public Works Director. The project, originally dubbed “Pacific Grove Small Water Projects” and consisting of three parts, will reroute Pacific Grove sewer water through thousands of linear feet of pipe to the reconstructed sewage treatment plant at Pt. Pinos and deliver it for non-potable water uses such as watering the Pacific Grove Golf Links and El Carmelo Cemetery next door to the Golf Links. The Golf Links and the cemetery currently use potable water. Potable water for such uses is expensive. Using non-potable water will “free up” an estimated 125 acre-feet per year of potable water, though not for issuance of water credits for any other use. It is hoped the project will help convince the State Water Resources Control Board to extend the deadline on the cease-and-desist order under which the city’s water purveyor, California American Water, is laboring. The current condominium project at the Holman Building likely has enough water credits. Project Bella, which would mean a LEED Platinum hotel at the site of American Tin Cannery, needs some 24-25 acre-feet per year and currently has about 9-20 credits, according to a report by the Water Management District. There are a number of options they can examine, and City involvement may be needed for some of those options. It is hoped the Local Water Project will be fully operational by early spring, 2017.
Council OKs Body-Worn Cameras for Police Officers in Pacific Grove
In response to the June 30, 2016 Monterey Couty Civil Grand Jury report, the City Council on Wednesday, October 19, 206 greed to implement a Body Worn Camera Program and send a response to the Grand Jury stating it had done so. The Body Worn Cameras had been approved in the FY2016-17 general fund operating budget. Police Chief Amy Christey offered a presentation to the council which included demonstrations of the cameras, which have been in an experimental stage for a number of months. The cameras will include intensive training on their use and how to download the data, including taking care that persons being recorded are aware of the fact and that civil rights are protected. Officers may, conversely, covertly record any conversation during the course of a criminal investigation in which such a recording will be lawful and part of the investigation.
The weekend storm kept Public Works staff, emergency crews, and tree services busy...but it could have been worse. A tree at the community center went down on the playground side of he building but damage had been cleaned up by the time a scheduled public forum took place. Roger Vandevert got this picture. Of other public trees, Daniel Gho, City of Pacific Grove Public Works Director said loss was minimal. One located along Gibson by tennis courts went down, trees at the cemetery lost a few limbs, a limb on Lighthouse at the 800 block and a few more here and there. “We handled the wind and rain very well,” said Gho. A tree at George Washington Park on the Sinex Ave. side cracked in half and fell in the weekend storm..
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• October 21, 2016
Learn how composting food scraps can benefit your garden
Joan Skillman
Skillshots
Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Home of the Last Chance Mercantile will hold a vermicompost workshop (Free) on Saturday, October 29, 2016 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the MRWMD Administration Building- 14201 Del Monte Blvd., Marina. Vermicomposting is a means of composting your food scraps in a small enclosed unit, making it a successful way of composting even for apartment dwellers, or for those who do not have a yard. The compost presentation and demonstration will provide information on creating and maintaining a successful composting system and on harvesting and using the finished compost in your garden. Register at www.mrwmd.org or (831)384-5313 Contact: Kimberle Herring, MRWMD Public Education Coordinator, 831-2646391/ kherring@mrwmd.org
Roundabout Cam is now Online
A live construction camera has been installed for the Holman Highway 68 Roundabout Project. Members of the public can go online to view the construction in real time at: http://bit.ly/2dgnwXK . The project is the first major roundabout on a state highway in Monterey County. The Holman Highway 68 Roundabout Project is a public-private partnership between the City of Monterey, City of Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach Company, the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, the County of Monterey, Caltrans and TAMC is designed to relieve congestion near the Highway 68/Highway 1 intersection, and will greatly improve access to Community Hospital, Pacific Grove, Monterey and Pebble Beach.
Night Shift Movie Night Apply to Hogwart’s by Oct. 31
On Saturday, November 12, from 3:00 p.m to 8 p.m. Pacific Grove Police Officers will hold a free community outreach with a Harry Potter theme, for young Pacific Grove residents who apply to attend Hogwart’s before Halloween, October 31. The free event will feature “Harry Potter and the The Sorcerer’s Stone” at 5:00 and lots of exciting wizard-themed activities. Upon arrival, youth will be “sorted” by the “Sorting Hat” and divided into “houses.” “Houses” will gain points for activities such as: Harry Potter Trivia Harry Potter Bingo Quidditch Tournament (elimination) Best dressed Each team (house) will score points and at the end there will be some fun door prizes. To be held at the Pacific Grove Youth Center 302 16th St. (near City Hall) Families and wizard students invited: 200 capacity! Apply soon! Send your application to Pacific Grove Police Department Records at PGPDRecords@cityofpacificgrove.org by email, and you will receive an acceptance letter by Friday, November 4. No owls needed! Indicate the age and/or grade of every potential Hogwart’s student in your family. The new Harry Potter movie will come out the following week! Practice your Defense Against The DarkArts now! For further information, email operez@cityofpacificgrove.org. If Pacific Grove businesses would like to contribute door prizes, please email Sgt. Perez.
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Week ending 10-20-16 at 9:10 AM....... 1.52" Total for the season............................... 1.87" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" 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 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Week ending 10/20/16........................ 1.65" Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 1.95" Last week low temperature..................50.2 F Last week high temperature.................75.9 F Last year rain to date (7/1/15-10/12/15)....... 0.52”
October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
“The party to end all parties”
While living and working in Monterey in 1941, Salvador Dalí hosted an epic fundraiser gala he named “A Surrealistic Night in an Enchanted Forest.” The extravagant costume party was held in the old Del Monte Hotel ballroom with famous guests Bob Hope and Gloria Vanderbilt in attendance alongside animals from the Fleishhacker San Francisco Zoo. Dali17 is thrilled to announce a celebration in honor of the 75th anniversary of the legendary event. Join us the evening of Friday, October 28 as we realize Dalí’s vision once again. The gala will begin at 5:30 with dinner and drinks served in the Pacific House Memory Garden with lights twinkling from magnolia trees, creating the look of
an enchanted forest. An after party held at the Dali17 exhibition will follow with additional entertainment. While the original party was held to raise money for displaced artists, the 21st century version will be a fundraiser for the Monterey Zoo. Human and animal representatives from the zoo will be present to meet and greet the party-goers. A silent auction with fabulous experiences available for bidding will be held with proceeds donated to the local zoo. Just as Salvador and Gala Dalí arrived in surrealist style, costumes are encouraged from all of our guests. Tickets for A Surrealistic Night in an Enchanted Forest can be purchased in advance online, at Dali17,or by calling (831) 372-2608.
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World Affairs Council CSUMB OLLI-WACMB Discussion Group “Syria”
Suggested optional reading: 1. World News Daily - Information Clearing House, An Urgently Necessary Briefing on Syria by Gary Leupp http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article45688.htm 2. The Seoul Times, Assad is There to Stay by Nicola Nasser http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=12290 Monday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m.. Free parking at CSUMB at Ryan Ranch, 8 Upper Ragsdale Drive, 2nd Floor, Monterey. Registration: Michele Crompton, (831) 582-5500, http://csumb.edu/olli “Immigration: There and Here” On Monday, Nov. 14 the group will talk about international and domestic immigration trends. Participants will discuss policy recommendations for both international and domestic immigration. Free to the public. At 4 p.m., MPC Room 101, Social Science Building, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940. Parking $2 in Lot D, permits for attendees. www.wacmb.org
Vote for a collaborative, constructive voice for Pacific Grove
Cynthia Garfield Pacific Grove City Council
Our environment is a treasure and protecting it should be a mission for all of us. Pacific Grove can be a great example of a place to live a good life that also protects our environment for the future. A thriving Coastal Trail and Bay A restored Monarch Sanctuary Healthy trees and landscapes If we haven’t had a chance to meet yet, I look forward to seeing you at the Farmer’s Market October 24 and November 7. www.CynthiaGarfield.net Paid for by Cynthia Garfield for PG Council – 2016 FCCP#1386924
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• October 21, 2016
WWSS? - What Would Steinbeck (and Ricketts) Say About Climate Change?
Enjoy a challenging talk by Dr. Steve Webster. Steve helped to found the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and worked there as Senior Marine Biologist until his retirement in 2004. He is now active with the Citizens Climate Lobby, a group that lobbies for fee-and-dividend on fossil fuels. So what would Steinbeck (and Ricketts) say about climate change? You can find out on Sunday, October 23, between 3-4:30 p.m. at The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. $5 admission and free for Museum members. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/10/23/lecture-wwss-what-wouldsteinbeck-and-ricketts-say-about-climate-change
Pacific Grove Veterans Day Muster Set
The annual Veterans Day Muster is set for Friday, Nov, 11 at the Point Pinos Lighthouse. The program will begin at 10:30 and work up to “the 11th hour of the 11th day” in honor of all veterans The program will include the Coast Guard color guard, the Pacific Grove Middle School Choir, an invocation, the pledge of allegiance to our flag, a welcome by the Mayor and remembrance by a member of the Coast Guard. There will be a benediction and singing of the national anthem. All are welcome to come to the Lighthouse and join in the remembrance.
“Welcome Home” theme of Marina Veterans Day celebration “Boonie Rats and Brothers: Welcome Home” will be the theme of the annual Veterans Day celebration on Saturday, Nov. 12, 10:0-1:00 at Marina Equestrian Center Park, 5th Avenue at 9th Street in Marina.The 7th annual public event is free, sponsored by Friends of the Fort Ord Warhorse in partnership with Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County and the City of Marina. Official 50th Anniversary commemorative pins will be awarded to Vietnam-era veterans present at the 10:30 ceremony, following a brief talk reflecting on the Vietnam War. The celebration will feature horse therapy demonstrations, music, vintage vehicles, a mini-horse, lunch trucks, and other activities There is no fee to participate.
RE-ELECT
ROBERT HUITT
PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL
Respect Over the fi!een years that I’ve served on the Council I have worked with dozens of colleagues with many different ways of looking at issues and addressing problems. And thank goodness for that. It means that the community can benefit from a larger pool of ideas and knowledge than what any one of us can offer alone. The key to making it work is mutual respect, expressed in courtesy and civility even when opposing opinions are deeply felt and strongly held.
Road Work Planned on Carmel Valley Road Next Week Monterey County Public Works crews will be doing road work and repairs on Carmel Valley Road from October 20 -28. Road work hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and include the area of Carmel Valley Road between San Clemente Drive to Tassajara Road, including repairs to the bridge at the intersection of Carmel Valley
Road and Tassajara Road. You can check on all county road conditions and planned roadwork online at: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-i-z/resource-management-agency/public-works/road-conditions-closures
Book Publishing 1-2-3 Writers workshop with editor Laurie Gibson Features provocative prompts; ideas for improving craft; tips on finding agents and marketing books; resource-rich handouts; Q&A; guest speaker Anne Janzer, author of “The Writer’s Process.”
Sat., Oct. 22, 10–11am The Steinbeck House (132 Central Ave., Salinas) $20; no RSVP needed. (831) 646-4507
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October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log False Alarm Hillcrest. Dispatched for an alarm. Perimeter was secure with no obvious signs of entry. Maybe Wendy the Witch left it behind. On Sunset Dr a broom was left out on the roadway and driven over, breaking the broom. Photo taken. Documentation only. Um, this isn’t exactly what “exchanging information” is about On Forest Ave victim vehicle was struck from behind while waiting at a stop light. Suspect vehicle pulled along side and said to pull over. Then suspect vehicle left scene without further contact. Will the Cat Come Back? A cat was reported lost; last seen on Lighthouse Ave. Welfare Check on Child Officers were dispatched to a welfare check. Reporting party was concerned for the safety and wellbeing of a small child that was left in a vehicle. Reporting party stated while she was checking on the crying child the mother returned from the store with beer. r/p stated the mother appeared to be intoxicated. Officers completed an area check. The
vehicle was gone. Officers responded to herlast known address in monterey and found she had moved six months ago. A BOL was put out for a welfare check on the child. DUI Andrea Wishum was arrested after being contacted during traffic stop. Driver found to be under the influence of alcohol. driver arrested, booked at PGPD and held until sober. Trip and fall over private feet on public property On Asilomar Ave: medical was dispatched to a fall on public property. Upon arrival, the involved party and her significant other stated she stepped out of their vehicle and began to walk to the back of the car when she tripped over her feet. The involved party sustained an abrasion to her right knee and injured her right elbow, which had previosuly healed from being fractured. the involved party was taken to CHOMP by her significant other. no further actions were taken. Bad Company? Officers were dispatched to a verbal dispute on Fountain Ave. that occurred between neighbors over a parking issue and overnight guests. The r/p said he confronted a man who he believed scratched his car after a previous argument over his house guests.
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Programs at the Library
For more information call 648-5760. Tuesday, Oct 25 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 Tuesday, Oct. 25 • 6-7:30 pm Annual Haunted House. Ages 5 and up: come in costume! Wednesday, Oct. 19 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday Stories: stories, science and crafts for all ages
Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
Thursday, Oct. 20 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months Saturday, Oct 29 • Noon Library Read-A-Thon
325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207
Chabad of Monterey
620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 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
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
Join the Read-A-Thon for Kids
On Saturday, October 29, the Friends of the Pacific Grove Library will host the ever-popular Read-A-Thon for children of our community. From 12:00 noon until 9:00 pm, children are invited to find a comfy spot in the Library and read, or be read to. Readers will earn $1.00 for the Library every minute they read! The money earned will go toward renovating the children’s room. Readers may sign up with the sheet they got at school, or sign up at the ReadA-Thon display in the Library, or simply show up on the 29th. Sponsors may buy as many segments of time as they wish in one hour increments. Each hour costs $60.00. Sponsor sign- up sheets also are at the Read-A-Thon display. We are still accepting sponsorships and readers. Children pledge to read for a period of time (half hour or hour or more) at the Library. Their time is sponsored at $1 a minute, in 30 minute chunks (i.e $30, $60, etc.) Money raised this year will contribute to the Library’s renewal project with a new rug for the Children’s reading room. Downtown Pacific Grove businesses will welcome trick or treaters on October 29, so children are encouraged to wear their costumes during the Read-A-Thon. Throughout the day, there will be yummy snacks and guest readers. The Read-A-Thon is all about the fun in fund raising. Join the fun as a reader, a sponsor, or both.
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club
Saturday, October 22 Dance lesson by Sally Gardiner: Argentine Tango • 6:00pm Hallween Dance! $10 for non-members, $5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. Contact: Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Background: Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance. No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.
Peninsula Christian Center
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club will not have a dance on Oct. 29, 2016. The Pacific Grove Rec Center has scheduled another event at the last minute.
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Recorded music with Rosa Saturday, November 5 • 6:00pm Merengue (fun!) with Metin • 7:00pm Recorded music with Metin
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Saturday, November 12 • 6:00pm Veteran’s Day Party (With the Thom Cuneo Jazz Band!) Vets: Free admission! Bring your best guy/gal for a fun night out! Watch for details! Our only live band in the year’s calendar.
520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160
Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818
Shoreline Community Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church
800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
Poetry in the Grove
Learn techniques for learning poetry by heart with Poetry as a Companion
Laura Hooper has offered to share her passion and technique for learning poems by heart at the upcoming Poetry in the upcoming Grove gathering, Poetry as Companion, on Saturday, November 5, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Jewell Park in Pacific Grove. With gentle guidance from Laura, you will be invited to dive into poetry for a deeper experience with a chosen poem in this interactive "playshop". Bring a poem that speaks to you or choose from poems provided at the event. We will start with short poems of one or two stanzas, or a short piece of a longer poem. We will listen to poems, journal and discover. If you leave the gathering with one meaningful line that has become part of you, you will have enriched your life. We have limited the number of participants for a rich interactive experience. If you wish to participate in Poetry as Companion, please RSVP to soosea@sbcglobal.net before 10/30. Please see attached flyer for more information. There is no charge for this event, donations for the Pacific Grove Public Library gratefully accepted.
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Vote Yes on Measure P
Measure P will primarily tax visitors coming to events in our city. This modest 5% tax will, however, provide a consistent and reliable revenue sources of up to $4 million per year to provide the city with additional revenue. This can be used to repair roads and sidewalks, replace burned out streetlights, help us afford cleaner parks and provide other recreational activities (such as youth and adult softball). This Measure would give us the money to finally fix our crumbling infrastructure.
The opposition to this Measure is led primarily by groups from outside of Pacific Grove; such as a Sacramento law firm, the Big Sur Marathon, the Monterey Aquarium Foundation, and business owners who live in Carmel Valley and Santa Rosa. These people won’t fix your roads, sidewalks, street lights or parks – or respond to your calls for Police or Fire services. Only the City of Pacific Grove will do that. Don’t let outside interests tell you how to vote on Pacific Grove issues. It’s your choice, not theirs. Admission Taxes are proven, effective, and fair. Vote YES on Measure P.
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• October 21, 2016
The Cat Came Back Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Sammy was missing!! This is a cat that never leaves. He is my cat, tolerating John because he knows it might involve food. He came to us out of the blue. My favorite kitty of all times was Mike, née Michael Crawford, as he had a habit of disappearing and reappearing as a kitten, ergo “The Phantom.” He had been picked up In Big Sur, nestled in a box with five siblings. He was a marmalade Manx. I have no idea the numbers in our menagerie at the time, but it really didn’t matter as it was love at first sight. The first morning he was allowed outside he ran around the house, jumped in the bedroom window and nestled in the bed with me as I read the morning paper. He was a friendly cat and very much enjoyed being passed around when we were entertaining friends, sat in the middle of the bridge table and was so affectionate that one of my friends bought a Belle Yang painting with a similar feline (only the one depicted had a tail)…At about the same time our young grandson Justin, coerced us into taking a little black fellow from a litter at their house. He was Joey, Joe Montana, and he and Mike were best friends. The years passed and Mikey became ill. He was only 12 but Manx cats often have problems, sadly, my darling companion was no exception. We waited as long as possible, but when it became obvious that he was in pain we took him for his final ride. That was nine years ago. John was forced to transport Mike to his last visit with Dr. Cleary then he came to the shop for his volunteer shift. The same day a customer came in and said that she had been nurturing a feral cat for years, litter after litter. Finally she had been able to trap Mama who had given birth – again. She would never give birth again, but was allowed to stay in the yard after her surgery. Maria had managed to find homes for all of the kittens, except one, a Siamese, his mother was a tortoise shell, but papa, a traveling man, must have been from Siam. Needless to say, John brought him home. By then Joe had left home. Mikey could no longer play with him and another cat needing a home had joined our ménage. Joe didn’t like any of this. He moved next door, roamed the streets for a time and finally was adopted by the Clemens, you have read about him before in The Story of Bruiser Joe. So there we were, Toby (spider man) Maguire, because he hung on everything, our lab, Brandy and Lilah (Delilah), the new arrival became Samson (Sammy for short). At first the two kitties seemed to bond, but as the pheromones kicked in, Toby rejected any overtures of friendship. Sammy was kept in the house for the requisite length of time. On the day of his release, he ran around the house, jumped in the bedroom window and snuggled with me. There the resemblance ends. He is afraid of everyone but me, and, as I mentioned, John, if there might be something to eat. If there are people in the house, we don’t see him. If there are house guests, we don’t see him for days. After the interlopers have left, he starts returning, but gingerly. His routine has been to come in the back window around nine PM and go to the family room door, meowing to announce his presence. After a visit from the hated “other people,” he might not come in until midnight, forcing me to get out of bed and escort him to his evening treat in the kitchen. He never went away, we would see him lurking outside. But he would not come in if there might be a stranger. They say that cats that are born feral might remain that way for several cat generations. We will never know as our animals are neutered. It does seem strange that after all of this time the timidity still remains. Lilah and Brandy ignored him and he paid no attention to them. Annie barks at him at times, but he seems to know it is a game. He and Toby co-exist but that is about it... It was two weeks ago on a Thursday night. I went back to call Sammy and he didn’t answer. Undeterred I went to bed, fell asleep and was shocked the next morning when he wasn’t there. We looked all over, Friday he didn’t appear. Saturday I started posting on Face Book and Craig’s List. He might not be the most satisfying pet we have ever had, but he is ours and we wouldn’t want anything to happen to him. John went around the neighborhood, he asked if anyone had seen the cat. Nobody had. The next day I prepared a flier to post. It was around 8:00 p.m. I went back to the bedroom and heard a ‘Mew”. No cat when I looked out the window. As I walked around the house a pitiful “mew w w w” followed me...It was under the house. John looked around outside and saw a little crawl space. He suspected that Sammy had inched his way in but couldn’t get out. Too dark to do more other than to open up the space and hope. In the morning the cat staggered out. He was frazzled, didn’t eat for two days but drank tons of water. There is an anomaly about this. Since his frightening incarceration, he has come in early and stayed, doesn’t even seem perturbed when Annie barks and chases him. There is that thing about cats, and dogs as well. They disappear, but then reappear. Why we hadn’t heard him for three days he won’t tell me, or doesn’t want to think about it. In any event The Cat Came Back. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue. Gcr770@ aol.com
But the cat came back the very next day, The cat came back, thought he was a goner But the cat came back; it just couldn’t stay away.
Science Saturday: Bats, Spiders and Snakes Saturday, October 29 10-3 p.m. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 165 Forest Avenue Pacific Grove Free
Join us on Saturday, October 29, as we slither into the magical world of spiders, snakes and bats. Learn about these amazing animals as you visit fun and educational stations throughout the Museum. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet a live animal up close, take home a creepy craft and more! Science Saturdays are free and open to all. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/10/29/science-saturday-batsspiders-and-snakes
Bat Kids Studying Effects of Light on Bat Behavior Recently we presented a story about a student at Pacific Grove Middle School who will be part of a webcast intended to introduce students cross the country to the subject of bat conservation. As a part of Team Chiroptera, he and other students looked at echolocating. As Bat Week is next week, Oct, 24-31, we asked their teacher, Kelly Terry, what the students were looking at this year, Here’s her response: “The kids I have this year are studying the relationship between different types of light (LED, mercury or sodium vapor, incandescent, no light) and bat behavior. This is how they are measuring the effects of urbanization on bats.
They will be presenting their findings this spring at a regional bat conference. “It's a pretty fun group, and as we move toward the Next Generation Science Standards, one of the things we're trying to get kids to learn more of is using the practices of actual scientists. Turns out professional scientists' practices are quite different from the paper mache volcanoes we use in science class! So this bat project is an example of that shift. “All of my kids are also participating in a collaboration with Antarctic scientists from Rutgers in a project called Polar ICE, and this again uses actual scientific data rather than data we collect from labs in class. “Cool time to be a science teacher and a science learner!”
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Bill Kampe Regional Collaboration Pacific Grove is closely connected and intertwined with the other cities of our region. Public safety programs, roads and transportation, water supply, and pollution control work better when we collaborate well with our neighbors. I believe strongly in the need to work with our partners. It is sometimes tedious and often frustrating as we strive to find common ground and create solutions that can work. Yet the results are essential.
Our roads need to connect and flow well into neighboring and regional roads. Criminals cross city borders easily, so the joint PRVNT task force benefits all of us. Housing and homelessness are regional challenges. And we can gain economies and better capabilities where we can create shared services.
Collaboration requires long term commitments. I ask your support so that Pacific Grove may continue to be a leader in our critical regional collaborations.
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Fall in Love at AFRP
Animal Friends Rescue Project invites you to Fall in Love with your new best friend during the month of October. Adoption fees are only $50 for all cats older than four months and if you can, add a second cat that is black or black and white for only $25. All cats are spayed/neutered, have age appropriate vaccines, de-wormed, flea treatment, microchip, and Felv/FIV tested. We have lots of colors and ages to choose from so if you have been thinking of adopting a new cat or kitten now is the time! Our Fall in Love special is good till October 28. Visit our adoptable cats our main adoption center at 560 Lighthouse Ave in Pacific Grove, Petco in Del Monte Center or Pet Food Express in the Carmel Crossroads. More information is available at www.animalfriendsrescue.org.
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop presents “’Tis the Season Holiday Event!” Come share the holiday spirit with us as we transform our shop into a wonderland of magical holiday treasures. We will be featuring a wide range of glittering holiday decorations, trees, ornaments, festive fashions, and unique gift ideas. We will help you sparkle for the holidays… and Santa will be there to hear your holiday wishes. This fundraising event will be held Friday and Saturday, November 11 -12 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 13, noon – 4:00 p.m. at the Discovery Shop in the Country Club Gate Mall. While doing your holiday shopping, you can feel good about knowing you are helping those whose lives have been touched by cancer. ‘Tis the Reason for the Season! For more information, please call Jeanie Gould at ACS Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.
Monterey Library presents Bruce Ariss Display
On exhibit at the Monterey Public Library now until November 30, is “Bruce Ariss Was Here,” a display about the iconic artist, writer, editor, muralist, movie set designer, cartoonist and fascinating free-spirit who arrived on the Monterey Peninsula in 1935 and remained until his death in 1994 at age 83. The exhibit includes text describing Ariss’ rich and colorful life, his multi-faceted creative endeavors, his friendship with Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck, as well as copies of his paintings, drawings and sketches. The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For information visit www.monterey.org/library.
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Learn About The Power of Good Intentions One of the most practical ways to apply Buddha’s teachings to daily life is through the setting of good intentions and checking our intentions throughout the day. Are we wishing others well in this moment? Do we wish to do no harm, have no enemy, and hold compassion in this moment? The practice does not involve being hard on oneself, nor is it meant to control externalities. It is a gentle yet profound self-reflective practice. We can gradually and gently train our mind to hold positive intentions at all times, even in times of mental distress, which has immense benefits for both ourselves and others. Presented on Saturday, November 5 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., this teaching is part of a series given by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche based on his booklet “Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar.” It follows the Saturday meditation session (which runs from 10-11) and is appropriate for anyone interested in practical ways to
apply Dharma teachings to busy western life. No registration required. Suggested donation of $10.00, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. We hope you join us!
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• October 21, 2016
Why do the Butterflies Come Back? Because… By Dennis Taylor Children are like caterpillars in that they morph into butterflies under the proper conditions. Stephanie Turcotte Edenholm wants to ensure that they get the wings they need to soar. She’s an educator and a writer -- author of “The Perfect Place,” a lighthearted children’s book that tells the story of Mozzie, one of thousands of western monarch butterflies that migrate each year to a special place on the California coast to spend the winter. Any guesses where that place might be? “I’m not a mom, but I am a teacher, so I like to say I have lots of children,” said Edenholm, who began volunteering as an educational docent at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History when she moved to Pacific Grove in 2012. “I talk to all of the school groups that visit the (Monarch Grove Butterfly Sanctuary) on school trips, and what I began to notice was a lack of children’s literature on the western migration of the monarchs. So it occurred to me that writing a children’s book would be an easy way for visitors to learn more.” The author, herself, migrated west after living most of her first 25 years in Germany as a military child. She had a five-year stopover in Washington D.C., then came to Southern California, teaching at public and private schools in Encino, Sherman Oaks, and Malibu. “California was a place I had never seen before, and I fell in love with the ocean,” she said. “I was a classroom teacher for a while, but stopped to work on other projects.” Nature has always been part of her education, says Edenholm, who wrote several naturalist programs that were adopted at schools where she taught. She also monitors the breeding season of the black oystercatcher for the Bureau of Land Management, a sideline that inspired her to begin working on another book on that topic. “I wanted to tell their story,”
she said. “We have all sorts of endangered species here, and we get a lot of visitors, and in the short time that I’ve been here I’ve seen a lot of people walking on the rocks, where they have their nests. That concerns me and I wanted to raise awareness.” Edenholm self-published “The Perfect Place” to ensure that she had control over illustrations in the book that were done by D.J. Jackson, a graduate of the science illustration program at CSU Monterey Bay. Jackson, originally from Hilton Head Island, S.C., has a focus on marine biology and conservation, but applies his skills to a plethora of different scientific fields. He studied visual art at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., science illustration at CSUMB, and interned for The University of Queensland School of Biological Sciences in Brisbane, Australia. Jackson’s clients range from research facilities on the Great Barrier Reef to shark researchers in Moss Landing, and he has been featured on Sylvia Earle’s Conservation website, Mission Blue. “When the museum had an exhibit for those students, I went looking for the right artist to help me tell my story,” she said. “D.J. stood out because not only was he able to draw everything accurately, but he also was able to add some character to his insects. So I thought he also would be able to bring my characters in the story to life while being accurate with the science.” The museum and the butterfly sanctuary get a lot of international visitors, as well as school groups, and Edenholm saw her book as a reference tool that they could take with them on their travels home. And the title? “One of the questions the kids always ask is, ‘Why do the butterflies come here?’” she said. “My answer is always the same: Because it’s the perfect place.” “The Perfect Place” ($21.99 in hardcover, $9.95 in paperback) can be purchased online at turcotteedenholmbooks.com.
California home sales expected to edge up slightly in 2017 Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters Following a dip in home sales in 2016, California’s housing market will post a nominal increase in 2017, as supply shortages and affordability constraints hamper market activity, according to the “2017 California Housing Market Forecast,” released last week by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The C.A.R. forecast sees a modest increase in existing home sales of 1.4 percent next year to reach 413,000 units, up slightly from the projected 2016 sales figure of 407,300 homes sold. Sales in 2016 also will be virtually flat at 407,300 existing, single-family home sales, compared with the 408,800 pace of homes sold in 2015. “Next year, California’s housing market will be driven by tight housing supplies and the lowest housing affordability in six years,” said C.A.R. President Pat “Ziggy” Zicarelli. “The market will experience regional differences, with more affordable areas, such as the Inland Empire and Central Valley, outperforming the urban coastal centers, where high home prices and a limited availability of homes on the market will hamper sales. As a result, the
Southern California and Central Valley regions will see moderate sales increases, while the San Francisco Bay Area will experience a decline as home buyers migrate to peripheral cities with more affordable options.” The California median home price is forecast to increase 4.3 percent to $525,600 in 2017, following a projected 6.2 percent increase in 2016 to $503,900, representing the slowest rate of price appreciation in six years. “With the California economy continuing to outperform the nation, the demand for housing will remain robust even with supply and affordability constraints still very much in evidence. The net result will be California’s housing market posting a modest increase in 2017,” said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young. “The underlying fundamentals continue to support overall home sales growth, but headwinds, such as global economic uncertainty and deteriorating housing affordability, will temper stronger sales activity.”
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As a member of the City Council, I will strive to keep Pacific Grove a desirable place to live, work, and visit. GOALS: • Maintain financial sustainability • Protect and enhance the quality of life for all residents • Repair and improve City infrastructure • Protect our environment and coastline • Preserve our local heritage • Promote business vitality EXPERIENCE: • Pacific Grove Planning Commission, 2014-Present • Former Deputy District Attorney, Santa Barbara County • California attorney for over 10 years, with significant experience working with cities and public agencies • J.D., UC Hastings College of the Law • B.A., with honors, Political Science, UC Santa Barbara
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Brenda Turcotte Edenholm, left, and her illustrator, D.J. Jackson (above). Edenholm chose to self-publish her butterfly book in otder to maintain the integrity of Jackson’s drawings. He is a graduate of the science illustration program at CSU Monterey Bay.
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Gateway Center Celebrates Renovations By Jan Austin Gateway Center of Monterey County, Inc., is celebrating its recent facelift and newly renovated and upgraded residential facility. A private, non-profit community based organization, Gateway provides a range of services, including residential care, developmental training, and activity programs for adults with intellectual disabilities. Their mission is to create a caring and stimulating environment where adults with intellectual disabilities can assimilate into the community and be in surroundings that allow them to live and work at the highest level possible. Encompassing both a residential component and a day program, Gateway enables their clients to develop skills and abilities within a caring and accepting environment. These include skills for daily living, social interaction, volunteer opportunities and community activities. “We’re continually growing and expanding to tailor to the needs of community members and become even more client centered,” said Lynne Chahwan, Office Manager/HR Coordinator. “This is their home. We’re here to help them and support them and that’s our daily goal, every day. We’re really proud of the work we do here.” Gateway Center has 30 residents who live on site and others who attend day programs at the Congress Avenue location.
Lynne Chahwan beside the newly installed entry door On September 24th, the center hosted an Open House to commemorate the conversion of their Intermediate Care Facility as well as showcase the upgrades and renovations to their day program areas. “We recently upgraded and renovated a lot of our building, specifically one side of our residential facility,” said Chahwan. “We have two sides with 15 residents on each side and we offer different levels of care. The levels of care have to do with the number of consultants who come on
board to help our clients meet their goals and objectives. We’ve been around since the 1960’s and we’re really excited about the changes.” Recent improvements include new flooring, freshly painted walls, upgraded fixtures, new archways, skylights, a new exercise area, updated laundry and kitchen facilities, a second entry door, and a new medication room. “The other side was renovated about five years ago,” said Chahwan. “The goal
was to mirror what had been done on that side and to get everything up to date and be able to increase the level of care that we can provide. It took six months and everything went very smoothly.” Funding for the improvements came from donations and loans. “Being a non-profit, our rents are from the state,” said Chahwan. “Reaching out to the community for support is a big help for us.” Gateway has 115 staff members and on-site administrative offices. Residents are referred to them by the San Andreas Regional Center. The average age of their residents is 54. “Some have been here for many years,” said Chahwan. “This is a family. That’s how we approach it every day. We strive to give them everything they need.” Gateway makes it a priority to give back to the community in a variety of ways. “Our day program clients go out every week and feed the homeless, help with Meals on Wheels and go to CSUMB to do sustainable plantings,” said Chahwan. “We also have a vegetable garden in downtown Monterey that our clients have planted just a couple weeks ago. That food goes to the Food Bank.” “Our staff is very dedicated,” said Chahwan. “We want people to know how much we care and how hard we work. You can’t do this job without caring.”
Clockwise from far left: New floors and paint in the hallway Newly renovated living area Jennifer Evans, Client Care Coordinator, and Lynne Chahwan in the new medication room Updated laundry room Photos by Jan Austin
Public’s Help Sought in Investigation Gateway Center is one of those of Failure of Pinnacle Workforce victimized by Pinnacle Collapse Solutions In a recent story in the Monterey County Herald, Gateway was reported to The failure of Pinnacle Workforce Solutions is actively being investigated by the Monterey Police Department in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation is in its earliest stages and the detailed reasons for Pinnacle’s collapse are still unclear. In order to fully understand the nature and scope of the matter, the investigating agencies are seeking some preliminary information from Pinnacle’s former clients. Companies which may be the victim of fraud have been contacted, and some may have received an email from FBI Special Agent Wynar, requesting additional information which is imperative to the investigation. Recipients of the email are urged to respond and provide the requested information. Anyone who may have been affected by the failure of Pinnacle Workforce Solutions or who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to contact FBI Special Agent Wynar at roahn.wynar@ic.fbi.gov.
have been victimized by the closing of Pinnacle Workforce Solutions, a payroll company which closed shop and was put under investigation after its clients’ payroll and tax funds had been debited from accounts, but never paid out. Stephanie Lyon, executive director of Gateway Center, told the Herald, “We have determined that we are out of pocket around $21,000 for taxes that were removed from our accounts but never paid to the state or federal tax agencies,” She added, “We have to cover the costs but there is no one to go to to recoup the funds.” Lyon said this week they had been informed more employee checks had bounced as a result of the Pinnacle issue, adding to the total, and the nonprofit was pursuing getting its tax penalties waived. Gateway has 115 staff members. Pinnacle is under investigation by the Monterey Police Department, Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI.
Times • October 21, 2016 Monterey Peninsula College Some Northern Exposure
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Tom Stevens
Otter Views Fifty years ago, tales of the Pacific Coast Highway’s grandeur prompted me to hitchhike from Seattle to Los Angeles during a spring break from college. I may have been reading too much Kerouac. The indelible Smith River country aside, scenic memories from that trip have largely faded, but I do recall a couple of the rides. A cheerful Astoria mortician drove me across the Columbia River in a black Cadillac hearse with satin side curtains. Later I caught a long, fast thrill ride in a logging truck pulling massive redwood sections. In a bid to revisit part of that route, I spent last week car-camping up to Fort Bragg along Highway One, returning via the Sonoma and Napa Valleys. Some impressions follow. First, it was a pleasure to explore at leisure places like Mendocino that had passed in a blur on the earlier trip. A back-to-the-land hippie destination 50 years ago, the iconic garden town on the bluff has gentrified without altogether foreswearing its Bohemian past. Tie-dye clothing is still fashioned there, and artists still inhabit some of the town’s signature windmills. They show their work on the bottom floors and use the ever-smaller upper landings for living space. One oil painter ascends and descends a three-story 1970s spiral staircase too narrow for today’s building codes. “I have buns of steel,” she explained. To the Mendocino town mothers’ credit, the architectural profile I glimpsed from the logging truck in 1966 hasn’t changed. Its many windmills aside, the town remains low-rise and true to its 19th century ranching antecedents. Replace the lofty sidewalks with a boot-bonking boardwalk, and Clint Eastwood could film a western here. Behind those rustic storefronts, though, the aspect changes. Beautifully remodeled, high-gloss interiors showcase exquisite fashions, furnishings and art pieces that would be no less at home in Beverly Hills, Carmel, Napa or Sausalito. What makes the work distinctive is that much of it is produced locally. The north coast is a magnet for talent. The town also celebrates regional cookery, wines, cheeses, ciders, vinegars and olive oils, so “tasting” options abound. I’m starting to use this as a yardstick. If a place has more balsamic vinegar tasting rooms than home-made pie places, it’s time to move on. After six years in Pacific Grove, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing my fellow otters offshore, so I missed them up north. A visit to Fort Ross confirmed why. Surely one of California’s most unusual historic parks, the walled fort was originally built in 1812 to support the far-flung Russian fur trade. Enterprising Russian merchants crossed the Bering Straits to the Aleutians, where they found native kayakers highly skilled in taking seals and otters for pelts.
Theatre 2016-17 Season continues with ‘As You Like It’ by William Shakespeare
Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity, turning traditional rules of romance upside down. Factoid: This is the play with the famous “All the World’s a Stage” soliloquy by Jaques. About the MPC production of “As You Like It” “As You Like It” as a play explores what happens when we shake ourselves from our normal routine. Our characters are cast out of society into what at first appears to be the desolate Forest of Arden. But when an unexpected phenomenon occurs to our banished characters...they wake up to their true purpose. When we get into ruts in our everyday lives we can lose sight of what is truly important...of what really matters. In this digital age everything is available to us at a moment’s notice. Even though we can order pizza, office supplies... even tonight’s date, with a swipe on our smartphone, are we in fact becoming less connected...less human? That is at the heart of our production here at MPC. “As You Like It” at MPC features just that…MPC! Monterey Peninsula College theater students and alumni from throughout the community exploring together what it means to truly connect...as an ensemble, as a community, as a society, all packed within a Minecraft-inspired virtual world that literally comes to life on stage. Our mission is to create a new generation of Shakespeare lovers for the 21st century! So get in here and see the Bard rebooted. “As You Like It” performance schedule: Thursday, November 3 • 7:30 PM – Preview/Discount Thursday Friday, November 4 • 7:30 PM – Opening Saturday, November 5 • 7:30 PM Sunday, November 6 • 2:00 PM - Matinee Thursday, November 10 • 7:30 PM – Discount Thursday Friday,November 11 • 7:30 PM Saturday, November 12 • 7:30 PM Sunday, November 13 • 2:00 PM – Matinee & Final performance Ticket Prices: Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for seniors at the door, $15 for young adults (16-21) and military, and $10 for children 15 and under. Group discounts are also available for parties of 15 or more. Adults and seniors can also purchase tickets 24-hours in advance for $20 each. All tickets to Thursday performances (Preview and Discount Thursday) are $12.50 each. Please Note: Campus Parking is required for Thursday evening performances and is $2.00. Some kiosks take quarters and others take dollar bills Please join us after each performance for a brief talkback with artistic staff, cast and crew members. About the Design Team The Design team includes David Kersnar (Director), Doug Ridgeway (Technical Director & Scenic Design), Eric Maximoff (Master Carpenter), Gloria C. Mattos Hughes (Costume Design), Laura Cote (Props Design), Max Fabian (Music Director/ Composer and Fight Choreographer), Naiya Biddle (Assistant Director), and also John Radley (Stage Manager). About the MPC Theatre Charitable Trust The Monterey Peninsula Community Theatre Company Charitable Trust is an independent 501(c) (3) created to support the MPC theatre program by funding expenses not covered by the State educational budget.
Porrait Workshop with Warren Chang
On Dec. 5 and 6, the Pacific Grove Art Center offers a two-day portrait painting workshop with Warren Change. The workshop will emphasize working in an extended limited palette. Class is limited to 12 students who will work on a single portrait, following a demonstration by the instructor. Proportions and construction of the human head, along with a lecture on light and shadow and the corresponding value and edge relationships will be discussed. Course will cover mixing of colors and skin tones utilizing a limited palette. Cost is $350 for PGAC members nd $395 for non-members. Register at warrenchang@sbcglobal.net or call 831-277-8474 Otter’s namesakes, a mom and pup. Monterey Bay Aquarium Hiring 50 of these native hunters, the Russians sailed south, built Fort Ross, and decimated the entire north coast otter population in 20 years (admittedly while Americans and Spaniards were doing the same elsewhere in Alta California). Walking the old fort’s scrupulously restored grounds reminded me of the film “Revenant.” It must have been a hard life for those Russians and Aleuts back in 1812, but it was obliteration for the otters. Along that entire coast, they left not one. Amazingly, one of the fort’s original buildings still stands 200 years later. Walking through it, what most impressed me was the board floor. There, the locally milled redwood planks were not a foot wide, or even two feet wide, but four feet wide. The old-growth coast redwoods that produced those planks are long gone, but their story is inescapable along Highway One. Every hamlet has its logging museum and market side murals commemorating the 19th century hewing of California’s ancient coastal forests. At Fort Bragg, I learned that the whole industry started with a shipwreck. In 1850, the plaque read, a coastal packet out of San Francisco ran onto the rocks off what is now Fort Bragg. There being no coastal road at the time, the survivors were astonished to discover a dense redwood forest growing just uphill from the shore. Wouldbe timber barons swiftly built a fort there to secure the forests from pesky Spaniards, Russians and local natives. Soon the immense trees that had lived along that coast for centuries were falling like pickup sticks to provide timber for Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tumbled downhill or floated along the rivers, the logs were cabled out to lumber boats small enough to enter the coast’s treacherous “dog hole” coves. The ingenuity that enabled sawyers, haulers, millers and shippers to log out California’s ancient redwoods is as impressive as their thoroughness. In that entire region, they left not one. In exploiting resources, thoroughness may be a human trait. Up there, it was otters and redwoods. Down here, abalone and sardines. Different players; same outcome.
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October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
The Monterey County Deputy Sheriffs Association voted to endorse Yes on Measure Y Commercial Cannabis Tax
“We support Measure Y because it requires existing legal cannabis businesses to be licensed and to pay annual taxes as a result of the recent County Cannabis Ordinance, which severely limits outdoor grows that are difficult to monitor for compliance and enforcement,” a spokesperson for the Monterey County Deputy Sheriffs Association said in a press release. Deputy Sheriffs Association has apparently given this measure careful consideration. There was much discussion and extensive review of the new commercial cannabis ordinance adopted by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors before the associaton decided to support the security measures required by the Board. A spokesperson for the MCDSA said,. “Too many operations are not legal by any standard. Some possess guns in the grows, some are run by drug cartels, and others operate with intention of crossing state lines, all of which are illegal both by federal and state standards.” The Association believes that without Measure Y, the illegal portion of Monterey County marijuana activity will continue to be difficult, if not impossible, to control. “There are over 500 existing grow operations, mostly outdoors, in rural areas all throughout Monterey County, and they were developed and designed to avoid law enforcement,” aid the spokesperson. The current Ordinance and Measure Y are designed to identify legal cannabis operations, allow them to operate, and to fund enforcement, which we support. Medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996 with the passage of Proposition 215. “Our support of Measure Y should not be confused with support of state Proposition 64 the Recreation Adult Use Act. We oppose Proposition 64,” said the spokesperson. Key highlights of the new ordinance that will only be adopted if Measure Y passes: • Requires each medical marijuana business to have a license from the county and each owner and all employees must pass criminal background checks and be finger printed. • Ensures all facilities and operations will be indoors or in greenhouses and a security fence or wall will surround the property. • Locates most of all licensed businesses in agriculture, rural or industrial zones far away from neighborhoods and schools. • Requires facilities to have a security plan approved by law enforcement and all facilities must have 24hr security personal with 24hr monitored security cameras. • Provides open access for Deputy Sheriffs to visit any medical marijuana business at any time. • Provides the framework, along with recently adopted state law, which requires that all cannabis products must be tracked and traced from seed to sale. • Bans all large scale outdoor cultivation activity. • Provides for forfeiture of license if at any time a cannabis operation fails to comply with the rules outlined above. Pacific Grove POA advises that they have elected neither to endorse nor oppose Measure Y.
Monterey Peninsula Chamber Announces Endorsements The Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has endorsed candidates in three competitive local elections: Monterey City Council, Seaside Mayor, and Pacific Grove Mayor. The Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is a member-driven, professionally-staffed, nonprofit association promoting the economic vitality and quality of life on the Monterey Peninsula. It serves the Peninsula’s 11 communities and unincorporated areas of Monterey County including Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Valley, Carmel Highlands, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, and Seaside. It has also announced its support for Measure E, a special tax for the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. “The Chamber contacted all canASYLI CEDAR Ad.pdf 1 10/13/2016 10:44:18 AM didates for these local public offices, obtained candidate questionnaires, and
interviewed interested candidates to determine who would best promote economic growth and job creation in the region,” said Jody Hansen, President and CEO. Here are the endorsements: • Monterey City Council: Dan Albert, Jr. and Alan Haffa • Seaside Mayor: Ralph Rubio • Pacific Grove Mayor: Bill Kampe Top local issues of concern to the Chamber include water supply, road and highway improvements, access to affordable family housing, and a strong commitment to keep local military bases open. The Chamber also endorsed Measure E, which would continue to ensure a steady revenue stream for the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District to obtain and maintain regional public parkland. Chamber leaders interviewed representatives of groups in support and in opposition to the tax to make an informed decision.
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‘Friends of Laguna Seca’ Coming out on Top in Bidding Process Following a closed-session meeting last week when the three top bidders submitted further proposals, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors directed staff to begin exclusive negotiations with Friends of Laguna Seca regarding the concession which Includes the iconic race track as well as the surrounding property, a Monterey County park.
Friends is one of the three entities vying for the concession, and the only non-profit of the group. [We profiled Friends in our July 15, 2016 issue (page 7).] They are also the only one asked to enter into negotiations at this point. “A final decision on a concession will depend on the ability to reach mutually agreeable terms, and require Board of Supervisors approval in a public session,” noted a County spokesperson. “While initially the County will negotiate with Friends of Laguna Seca, all other potential
concessionaires are still seen as viable candidates.” “We appreciate the vote of confidence,” in Friends of Laguna Seca, said Ross Merrill, President of the Board of Friends. “We look forward to providing the information.” Merrill adds that, unlike the other bidders, Friends has no shareholders. “All profits will go directly back into the community.” This is the model that SCRAMP (Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula) had followed since building the facility in 1957. Profits at the track have not kept pace with expenses in recent years, prompting the Board of Supervisors to seek another way to run the track. Friends proposes a $50 million capital improvement plan with $25 million in the first five years. They propose a mix of events which would utilize all the various assets of the park, including the campgrounds, the motocross track, and the rifle and pistol range. There are a number of other factors which will affect the negotiations, including updating and improvements at the track and the surrounding facilities. The concession has not been officially awarded and likely will not be for another 6-8 weeks. In a letter to SCRAMP Directors and Assistant Directors, Mike Smith, President of the SCRAMP Board of Governors, said “It’s far from a done deal. Both the County and FoLS [sic] now need to see if what was proposed will be in reality...workable in the long term.” Smith is part of a faction of SCRAMP which had submitted a proposal together with ISC (International Speedway Corporation). The third bidder was World Automotive Championship of California, a commercial enterprise as is ISC. The process, and all documents submitted by the concession candidates, will remain confidential until a final agreement is reached.
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The Lyceum will sponsor Fourth Annual Model United Nations
Six area high schools (Monterey, Ste- serve as a low stress, no fault environment venson, York, Santa Catalina, Bellarmine for both new delegates and those with exCollege Preparatory and Carmel high perience. Some of the high school particschools), will participate in The Fourth ipants are alumni from our middle school Annual High School Model United Na- The Lyceum’s Model United Nations protions Assembly at the Monterey Institute gram held in the spring. The conferences of International Studies at Monterey on can help the student groups to prepare for Saturday, November 5. On top of in-depth other larger MUN conferences. Model learning of the subjects, the students cite UN Headquarters estimates that over 400 public speaking, research, and collabora- conferences are held worldwide each tion as skills honed during the program’s year. Students groups have the potential duration. to travel and gain more experience in these Students will debate and propose simulations across the globe. resolutions related to: • The situation in the Middle East Schedule for event at Middlebury Institute • The question of equitable representation of International Studies at Monterey, Saton the security council urday Nov. 5 • Ensuring universal access to water 9:00 AM Keynote speaker Edward LauraModel UN also promotes an unnce of MIIS, Professor and Gordon Paul derstanding of geography, history, and Smith Chair in International Policy and current events. It is great for students Development. Irvine Auditorium MIIS that crave knowledge outside of the tra- 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 PM Secuditional textbook environment. Students rity Council, General Assembly and are able to learn through a more handsECOSOC Committee meetings in on environment that encourages a better MacGowan Building, corner of Calle understanding of real world problems. Principal and Franklin Street. Non-traditional skills such as conflict res- 3:00 PM Closing Press Conference at olution, negotiation, and critical thinking Irvine Auditorium. Committees will be are taught, which many students do not interviewed on the resolutions proposed learn in a traditional classroom setting. and the negotiation processes. The purpose of the conference is to Carmel Foundation Presents
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October 22 is International Stuttering Awareness Day. Did you know that 70 million people worldwide stutter--more than the population of France? For nearly 70 years, the Stuttering Foundation has offered free information about stuttering and its treatment. To mark this year’s awareness day, we’ve compiled information for all ages from speech-language pathologists around the world who specialize in the treatment of stuttering. This invaluable info can be found at www. StutteringHelp.org.
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“History of Samuel FB Morse.”
Wednesday, October 26, 2:30 p.m., at the Carmel Foundation’s Diment Hall hear the story of Samuel F. B. Morse. Sam Morse came to the Hotel Del Monte in 1915 as the owner’s representative with instructions to sell everything. He did…to himself! He built and owned the first water company, the first airport, and the finest golf course in the U.S. He partied with cowboys, aristocrats, artists, and politicians…want to hear more? Come hear this presentation by Charles Osborne, Chairman of Osborne Partners Capital Management, as he gives you a brief biography from the family’s point of view of the man that became known as the Duke of Del Monte. This presentation is free and open to the public. The Carmel Foundation is located on the SE corner of 8th & Lincoln. For more information, please contact Leticia Bejarano, Director of Support Services at 831.620.8705 or lbejarano@carmelfoundation.org.
Friday, November 11, 2016 10:30 am At the Point Pinos Historic Lighthouse (80 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA) For More Information, call (831) 648-3100
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Off He Went, Into the Wild Blue Yonder WWII Bombardier Will Soon Visit Washington, DC on an Honor Flight
By Dennis Taylor Ironically, the odds never really bothered Fran Cartier, who, by all reasonable logic, was probably a long shot to make it this far. As a member of MENSA (an organization reserved for people whose IQ ranks among the top 2 percent of the world’s population), he certainly should have known better. He’s 93 now, with a full head of hair, a sturdy, upright stance, an exceptional memory, and a bright and cheerful outlook. He credits his good health to two things: His wife, Helen, who loved, supported and cared for him for 47 years, until she passed away in 1993, and, (he adds with a twinkle), “beer!,” the homemade kind brewed by his son, Paul, a commercial photographer who lives in San Francisco. Cartier celebrated his 21st birthday in bombardier training in Boise, Idaho. That’s where he saw Helen Howells, standing across a dance hall. He crossed the room, took her hand, and made her world spin until the music stopped. “I wasn’t just a good dancer -- I was a superb dancer,” boasts Cartier, a resident today of the Canterbury Woods retirement community in Pacific Grove. “Helen followed everything I led, including some moves I’d made up myself. I walked to her door at the end of the evening, and said good night, but she told me later that she would have married me right then and there.” Marriage would have to wait. Cartier was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps and deployed to Norwich, England, as a member of a B-24 bomber crew that flew 35 combat missions over Germany near the end of World War II. Cartier and another Pacific Grove resident, U.S. Navy veteran John Proud, are part of a select group who were scheduled to travel this week to Washington D.C. as guests of the Bay Area chapter of Honor Flight, an organization that transports America’s military veterans to visit memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices.
‘But the B-24 can fly on three engines very easily’ ... ‘In fact, they say it can fly on two, even if they’re on the same wing.’ “Earlier in the war, you were sent home after you had flown 25 missions because they figured you had a 50-50 chance of survival. About half of our planes were being shot down,” Cartier says. “By the time we got there, they figured the odds had gotten much better. You weren’t grounded until you had flown 35.” He remembers feeling significant fear during the first five or so. After that, for whatever reason, Cartier says he felt confident that he’d return in one piece. “Your brain starts telling you, ‘Hey, you’ve done five missions. It’s going to be OK.’ And you’re not scared anymore.” He was just 16 years old in June 1940 when he graduated from McClatchy High School in Sacramento. By the time the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, he already had an associates degree from Sacramento Junior College,
Fran Cartier, left, flew to Washington, DC with other Honor Flight beneficiaries on Thursday, Oactober 20. The veterans were treated to the flight and visit to the nation’s capital so they could see memorials in their honor
and a full-time job as a announcer and writer at KFBK, a local radio station, with a plan to become an actor. His short-term plans changed after he wrote nine radio plays (performed on the air by some of his college acting buddies) designed as recruiting tools for the U.S. Army Air Corps. “I based my plays on a nonfiction book that, believe it or not, was written by John Steinbeck,” he says. “I found out later that Steinbeck had gone to all of the various schools — air school, navigator school, pilot training and so forth — to get his information. It was damn well written, but it wasn’t exciting.” Steinbeck’s book also had an impact on Cartier, who, at 20, enlisted with the intention of becoming a pilot. “It turned out that I wasn’t really suited to be a pilot -- I was convinced of that, myself -- but my tests showed that I was qualified to be either a navigator or a bombardier. I chose to become a bombardier.” Missions over Berlin -- heavily fortified by ack-ack (anti-aircraft guns) and fighter planes -- were the most alarming, he says. Their B-24 flew back to base riddled with holes after a few missions. They lost an engine on another occasion. “But the B-24 can fly on three engines very easily,” he says. “In fact, they say it can fly on two, even if they’re on the same wing.” Then, there were encounters with jet fighters, which whizzed by with guns blazing at startling velocity. “The truth is, those planes were too fast for their own guns,” he says. “They rarely hit anything.” On one flight, Cartier recalls dropping bombs near an ancient Roman aqueduct, which, for reasons still unknown to him, was apparently a military target. “My last bomb landed right the foot of it,” he says. “I really have no idea whether it did any damage or not.” One mission over Germany is particularly memorable to Cartier because of its aftermath. Their plane was damaged, and their orders were to avoid the English Channel en route back to base. “The pilot and navigator knew where we were headed, but the rest of us didn’t,” he says. “I was riding in the nose turret, looking own at a thick cloud cover, when I noticed a black spot on the horizon. I thought it was a plane at first, but I finally figured out that it was the top of the Eiffel Tower. We were going to Paris.”
While mechanics at Orly Airport patched up their plane, Cartier and his navigator went to Paris for an overnight stay in a hotel. They strolled through the twilight to see the Arc de Triomphe (which Cartier sketched), then walked through the blackout along Av. des Champs-Elysees. “In my peripheral vision I noticed a glimmer of light. When we got closer, we discovered it was a nightclub. We went in, bought a bottle of wine, and listened to good music. There were girls to dance with, but we were still in our flying clothes and didn’t dance.” Much to their disappointment, the mechanics repaired their plane during the night, depriving them of a second day in Paris. Cartier remained in England for a year after he was grounded, working in a public relations office that sent articles about airmen back to their hometown papers. When he returned, he married Helen -- with whom he’d been exchanging long letters twice a month -- and enrolled at the University of Southern California on the GI Bill. That christened a long and impressive academic career, during which Cartier earned bachelor’s (magna cum laude), master’s, and doctoral degrees from USC. He went on to teach courses in voice and articulation, oral interpretation of poetry, phonetics, speech-science and research at USC, Trinity College, and Florida State.
Cartier also taught as an assistant professor of communication at The Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, served as a senior research scientist at the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, and was director of development (curriculum and evaluation) at the USAF Language School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. In 1971, he returned to California ad director of development, director of evaluation, and other executive positions at the Defense Language Institute of Monterey, from which he retired in 1985. Cartier is the author of five textbooks, plus countless chapters and articles in other publications. His military decorations include the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the European Theater of Operations Battle Medal with four stars, and a World War II Victory Medal, as well as the Air Force Award for Civilian Employee Sustained Superior Performance from Air University. In addition to his son, Paul, he also is the parent of a daughter, Ann, and the grandfather of two. Additional information about the Honor Flight program can be found online at honorflightbayarea.org or by phoning 48-925-1999,
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Growing Uo Visiting P.G. -- and Finding That Tree This week in “Keepers of Our Culture,” we’re launching a series of stories written by Stefanie Tyler, a student at CSUMB and an intern for Park Place Publications. Stefanie is interviewing Pagrovians from all walks of life for both this column, and for Life in the Grove, a collection of stories by and for Pacific Grove residents and visitors, to be published in 2017 by Park Place Publications to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. Golden Memories of a Childhood Spent Two Doors from the Beach The story of Charlene and Desiree Smith was very touching as I listened to them talk about their lives in Pacific Grove. Charlene and Desiree are mother and daughter, and are owners of the Liberty Tax Service franchise in Pacific Grove. It was heartwarming to hear about the family relationship, and how it all seemed to tie together around PG. Pacific Grove wasn’t always their home, but they visited frequently over the years, and they’re now living in their grandmother’s house. “She lived here for over 50 years, and now that she’s gone it’s ours,” Charlene said. Charlene shared reminiscences of visiting her grandmother in Pacific Grove. “I used to come and spend the weekend with my grandmother almost every weekend. And we’d go to the beach because she lived two spaces from the beach there.” Desiree added, “Both of us as children went over there, and walked to town with her. So we grew up coming to visit Pacific Grove.” One of their stories stood out to me because of how simple it was. Desiree spoke as if the memory was still fresh in her mind. “I had a tree. I would play in the tree … the tree was a playground.” ‘For me, it’s that tree’ According to Charlene, “There was a stretch of grass,” where the tree stood. Desiree picked this tree because of how it overlooked the ocean and Lovers Point beach, for it also stood right beside the bike trail. Growing up, it was her favorite place to be. The conversation kept circling back to the tree. “For me it’s that tree.” Desiree said. Asking for a personal glimpse into
Keepers of our Culture Guest Columnist Stefanie Tyler Stefanie Tyler, an intern from CSUMB, is interviewing Pacific Grove people for this column and for Life in the Grove, featuring stories by residents and visitors to Pacific Grove, to be published in 2017 by Park Place Publications to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library.
he mother-daughter team of Desiree and Charlene Smith in their office at Liberty Tax Service.
their lives that had led Desiree to that moment in time when she was still a child ready to climb that tree and sit on its branches to watch a lazy day go by, or a special event taking place on the waterfront, I could only imagine how it must have felt like having a front row seat at one of PG’s many gatherings. Desiree told me she felt the same way. Desiree pointed out to me that “PG used to have a boat parade during the Feast of the Lanterns.” Both Desiree and Charlene took turns describing the event to me. Charlene said, “They’d put lights on their boats, and you could see them from Lovers Point or the ocean down there.”
Poetry as
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Sitting in her tree, watching the fireworks Desiree said that the boats would “come every year for the fireworks.” However, over the years, interest in the boat parade dwindled, but one thing that never changed was the fireworks show. That is, Charlene said, “The only place they still do the fireworks is over the ocean … we’d go down by the ocean there so that we could see Lovers Point and they’d shoot off the fireworks.” On Desiree’s face showed a smile and said, “That was fun! I’d sit in my tree, and just watch the fireworks over the ocean.” No matter what the topic, Desiree returned to that memory of herself sitting in that tree; her tree. I know, even by my own understanding, that it all comes back to that tree. Donate Your Stories for the PG Library You, too, can be a part of Life in the Grove! We invite you to participate in the FREE monthly memoir classes sponsored by Park Place Publications and the Pacific Grove Public Library. The next session is Thursday, November 17, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Little House in Jewell Park. You’re welcome to also contribute your stories to the book even if you cannot attend the classes. Please send a Word doc of 100 to 500 words (per story), and a high-resolution photo to: keepersofourculture@gmail.com. For professional memoir writing and other publishing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consultation, contact Patricia Hamilton at 831/649-6640, publishingbiz@sbcglobal. net.
Geneological Society Presents Monthly Meeting in Seaside
The Monterey County Genealogy Society, Inc. (MoCoGenSo) will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, November 3 at 7 p.m. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the Family History Center, located at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside. This month’s meeting will be ‘Online Research Tour to the “Valley of the Heart’s Delight” ‘ by Junel Davidsen, CG. We will discuss how to access collections in the libraries in San Jose and Santa Clara county. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6:15 p.m. The Library will be open until 9 p.m for research after the meeting. All meetings are free and open to the public: everyone is welcome. For further information, call 375-2340, or visit the website at www.mocogenso.org. The Monterey County Genealogy Society Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization serving the Central Coast of California. The goals of the Society are to provide education, fellowship and support to its members and to the community of family history researchers both locally and throughout the world. Thurs. Nov. 3 Monterey County Genealogy Society Monthly meeting 7 PM LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside Info 375-2340
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Can you love anger? Imagine you’re a child. For one reason or another, you’re not getting your needs met. Children are naturally helpless and dependant on grown ups (Mom, dad, family) for survival. If your needs aren’t being met, it naturally triggers your survival fear and will very likely lead to a temper tantrum. As a child you are very intuitive, sensitive and intelligent. Feeling angry when your needs are not being met is a very healthy response.Then what happens? We live in a culture filled with shoulds and should nots, that feelings are not okay to express, to show. You’re a bad girl/bad boy for having a temper tantrum. You get judged, punished for showing your natural anger. Around the age 4, after being angry naturally and expressing at lots of times and being made wrong, you have to close the door and repress your anger, because this is the safest decision you can make in those circumstances. Sometimes, repressing your anger doesn’t give you the attention and care you need from mom and dad. If you’re the youngest of 8 kids, your older siblings may be getting all the attention, leaving you lost and lonely. By trial and error you experience that the only way you get enough attention from your parents and caregivers is when you are loud and angry. Your subconscious mind gets stuck in believing that this is the only way to be seen and heard. Anger is part of our fire energy. Our
Rabia Erduman
Self discovery healthy fire is connected to our inner power, excitement about life, being motivated to take action, feeling warm like the sun. It gives us the knowing “This is my life. I have a right to exist. I am equal to everyone else.” The fire energy is in your stomach, head, and eyes mainly. Now, as the adult that you are, you have choices you didn’t have as that child. Let yourself look at this child, who is now your “Inner Child” in your heart, deeply understanding why she/he had to either repress his/her anger or get stuck in it. Feel your compassion, your unconditional Love embracing her/him. Love heals. When you love your wounded Inner Child unconditionally, your Love penetrates into the anger and transforms it into healthy fire, allowing a deep healing to happen. We all are born as “Magical Children.” Over the first 4-5 years, when we are rejected, judged, punished, our magical qualities get pushed down, repressed; we
Advocacy and Support for Older Adults
What it Means and The Important Role it Plays in Quality Care John O’Brien
Aging in the Grove As healthcare changes and evolves, we hear more about “patient advocacy”, which can be broadly defined as any activity that benefits a patient. Formal programs may include advocates with a medical background such as doctors, nurses, navigators and care managers. The most common advocate for an older adult is a member of their family. When we are unable to speak for ourselves, a family advocate may speak on our behalf. Unfortunately, it isn’t unusual for family advocates to be unaware of the older adults wishes, choices, options or parameters of care that they are expected to know. When advocating for another during a time of crisis, it’s vital to know the medical conditions, curative treatment options, current medications or allergies, aging in place options or any other life care decision. Advocates need to have formal authorization to speak on our behalf. Without the appropriate HIPPA waivers and disclosures, advocates are limited in how they can represent their family member.
While our advocates are well intended, there is no substitute for self-advocacy. Knowing what questions to ask medical providers will give us the information we need to make informed decisions that ultimately, will result in better care and better outcomes for us. Having an advocate can help relieve some of the stress in knowing our wishes will be executed. Often times when faced with significant challenges such as the death of a spouse or serious illness we may benefit from the emotional support of a peer counselor. Talking with someone close in age, who shares similar life experiences may help us to work through feelings or difficult decision making. The Alliance on Aging Senior Peer Counseling Program offers individual one-on-one sessions for those 55+ in their home, senior living community or skilled nursing facility. For additional information: Contact Nan Heflin, LMFT, Wellness and Mental Health Associate, Alliance on Aging: 831.646.4921 http://allianceonaging.org/programs/ peercounseling
become the “wounded child.” Loving your Inner Child’s anger unconditionally allows her/him to relax in your arms, in your heart, and his/her natural, magical qualities start emerging, coming to the forefront. The door opens. Your wonderful Inner Child is now back to being the Magical Child, her/his natural Self. Now you two can have a lot of fun in life. You can utilize her/his natural Fire energy to feel excited about life, to feel your natural power, be able to say “yes” and “no” in healthy, creative ways, take good action in an inspired way, know that you deserve the best like everyone, feel the warmth of the sun in your cells. Your eyes are sparkling with delight. Here you are, holding your lovely Inner Child in your heart, being in this life together as a great Team, feeling your magical power spreading into your life. Biography Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul, Turkey and later spent 10 years in Germany before arriving in the United States
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in 1983. She has traveled extensively in Europe, India, and Bali and is fluent in English, German, and Turkish. Rabia has a B.A. in psychology, and uses the Clarity Process, alchemical hypnotherapy, Reiki, craniosacral therapy, polarity therapy, and trauma release to assist clients in their process of self-discovery. She teaches chakra balancing, intuitive touch, and spiritual awakening workshops. Rabia has been in private practice since 1983 and teaching since 1984. An inspiring lecturer, Rabia has given talks on chakras, hypnotherapy, past life regression, and living life in ecstasy, among other topics. She has also been interviewed on radio and television shows. To those wishing to understand her work, she says, “I have found working with the combination of mind, body, and energy to be highly effective in reaching optimum balance. My life and work are about being in the moment, free of fear and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a natural expression of this process.” Rabia is the author of “Veils of Separation - Finding the Face of Oneness,” and has four Guided Imagery CDs: Relaxation, Meditation, Chakra Meditation, and Inner Guides. Following her vision, Rabia is taking the steps necessary for her book to be made into a movie or a television series. The screenplay is complete. Now she is looking for a producer. www.wuweiwu.com 831-277-9029
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Your Letters
Opinion Bill Kampe has Brought a Steady, Consistent Civility
Ad scare techniques are reminiscent of Big Tobacco
The election is drawing close and I want to show my support for Mayor Bill Kampe for re-election as mayor of Pacific Grove. I have lived in Pacific Grove for almost seven years and have watched Mayor Kampe bring a steady, consistent civility to the Pacific Grove City Council. As I watch the city council meetings, I appreciate the love and passion that citizens have for our city, as do I. With this passion comes a responsibility to be involved and to see issues to the end with a sustained focus of what is best for Pacific Grove. I feel that Mayor Kampe has been at the forefront of working through each issue to keep us going in a forward motion. With his involvement and collaboration with the Association of Monterey Bay Governments and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, he has made Pacific Grove an active player in working towards resolution of these tough issues. I can’t imagine where we would be without Mayor Kampe guiding us forward to a greater good. Thank you, Mayor Kampe, for all your efforts on behalf of Pacific Grove - you have my vote! Linda Petersen Pacific Grove
Recent letters and ads with scare tactics about huge job and tax revenue losses and fire/police cutbacks, as well as the comments that the initiative is unnecessary because “there is no fracking here” and “no proof of harm to the water” are the same style of fraudulent ad campaign used by Big Tobacco to deceive consumers about smoking. The current number of direct jobs and tax revenue from gas and oil extraction in Monterey County are vastly overstated in the ads. Measure Z does not prohibit the continued operation of Monterey County’s 1-500 existing oil and gas wells, so jobs and tax revenue will continue. They will be required to phase out toxic wastewater injection and ponds over the next five years. While this may add costs to their operations, it should be part of the regular cost of business and not a burden placed on the public. Monterey County has a severe water shortage and a thriving agricultural industry that depends on the availability of clean water. Oil and gas extraction use a lot of water and produce a great deal of toxic wastewater that has to be disposed of. Groundwater protection is increasingly important and the State of California is at risk of losing the authority to run their wastewater disposal program because of lax regulation under the Federal Clean Water Act. Kern County has been using wastewater from the oil industry to irrigate crops and has recently come under fire for not testing for contaminants from the oil processes. The Central Valley Water Board is currently investigating whether the crops are fit for human consumption. Lawsuits have been filed in Kern County by farmers whose orchards have been destroyed by improper wastewater containment and wastewater pollutants. High quality groundwater is being contaminated due to improper groundwater injection and leaking containment ponds with lax oversight and regulation. Is this the future we want for Monterey County and our ag industry? Our drinking water sources must be protected and preserved for the precious resources they are, not sacrificed as a garbage dump for the oil and gas industry, Vote YES on Z. Michelle Raine Pacific Grove
Editor:
Casey Lucius is Part of the New Generation of Leaders Editor:
Casey Lucius is an example of the new generation of leaders we need in Washington. Her time on the Pacific Grove City Council as a non-partisan official shows her ability to work for the best interests of the people. We must focus on local elections that can influence change to make our lives better. Casey Lucius is the answer. Her performance in the KSBW debate solidified my choice. She understood the issues completely, did not shy away from the tough questions, and she demonstrated the leadership we need. If we want the bipartisan politics to end and get this country back on track then we must not vote based on party lines. If we as citizens continue to vote on party lines we will get the same results year after year. If we want real change then we must look at the name on the ticket, the qualifications behind that name, and their integrity. I urge you all to take 15 minutes to inform yourselves of whom the candidates are and see Casey Lucius is the one we need to represent us.
Editor:
Measure Z Doesn’t Define What will be Banned Editor:
Measure Z is a poorly-written, deceptive and drastic initiative that will shut down all oil production in Monterey County. Measure Z is 20 pages long and disguises itself as a ban on fracking. The Measure should have clearly defined what exactly will be banned and what will not. The proponents ignore the effects that the Measure will have on the existing oil industry in Monterey County. In fact, the Executive Summary directly contradicts what the Measure will do. As it is currently written there are specific amendments in Measure Z that actively aim to shut down the oil industry in Monterey County robbing us of $8 million in property tax revenue that our schools, public safety and other vital services depend on. Editor: This is annual income that has proven to be a stabilizing component for our economy Most parents warn their children not to talk to strangers. Pacific Grove residents for the past 70 years. We cannot afford to allow Measure Z to take away nearly 1,000 who live next to short term rentals may wish to add: “. . . and that includes the strangers jobs that are directly linked to the oil fields. next door.” Do not be misled. Measure Z is bad for our County and our future. Did the council members (Kampe, Lucius, Fischer and Cuneo) who voted for short term rentals consider the opportunity they afford to sex offenders to access a residential Steve Benson neighborhood without registering with local law enforcement? Salinas Additionally, short term rentals detract from the residential character of a neighborhood and contribute to the shortage and increased prices of rental housing. This results in less desirable residential neighborhoods, which will likely translate into decreased residential property values over time. Consider if you decide to sell your house and have to disclose to prospective buyers that the neighboring house is, or may become, a short term rental. If you favor these mini-motels in residential neighborhoods, vote for Bill Kampe, Editor: Cynthia Garfield, and probably either Nick Smith or Andrew Kubica for council. On the other hand, if you want to vote for candidates who actually understand the There seems to still be some confusion in some circles with regard to Measure Z. meaning of “residential” in a residential zone, vote for Dan Miller, Robert Huitt, Jenny Perhaps the main point of contention is with the industry claim, (and their surrogates' McAdams, and possibly Alan Cohen. echoes), that there will be an oil industry shutdown in Monterey County and all sorts Joseph Bileci Jr. of terrible things will ensue. Well, the initiative makes it very clear that that claim is Pacific Grove blatantly untrue. The initiative states, and repeats, the following, - "This Policy does not affect oil and gas wells drilled prior to the Effective Date and which have not been abandoned." Pretty easy to understand I would say. Another phony anti-Z argument is that "there's no fracking going on now, so why bother banning it?" Well, the truth is that both in 2004 and 2008 fracking has occurred in Monterey County and the only reason it's not happening now is because of low oil Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens prices - it's not financially feasible to frack for oil. But rest assured, there's plenty of oil 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 locked in the shale formations below and oil companies are just dying to start fracking edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We will contact you to verify here when prices rebound. And when supplies get shorter - as they always do - that authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well most certainly will happen. as your name and city of residence. Or, to state it another way - "if there's no fracking going on, and oil companies We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame, slander or libel. have no intention of fracking the Monterey shale formation, what's the problem with Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 306 Grand banning the process?" Especially since we know the well-documented potential for Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. damage and destruction to the land, water, and air that fracking causes. A Yes vote on Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher Z will ensure that doesn't happen. Phone 831-324-4742 Bruce Obbink Pacific Grove
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October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
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Legal Notices Dave Armanasco
Guest Commentary There is no upside to Measure Z and shutting down the oil fields in San Ardo Deep within the twenty pages of fine print, Measure Z would actually ban the conventional oil production methods that have been used safely and responsible for nearly 70 years in Monterey County. Not only would Measure Z shutdown local production, nearly 1,000 workers would lose their jobs and cost the county $8 million in annual funding. Ask your family or coworkers where oil comes from and the top two answers are likely Texas and the Middle East. Most would be surprised that California is our nation’s third largest oil producer. The state’s fourth largest oil producing county is Monterey. That oil is produced in San Ardo – a small town south of King City that you might have driven past but likely never visited. It’s not a tourist destination. County Auditor, Michael Miller, in his independent Fiscal Impact Statement of Measure Z writes: “ would prospectively impact Monterey County revenue and expenditure” and “oil extraction methods currently employed and some not currently employed in the County would be banned.” “In Fiscal Year 2015 – 16 (most current year available) the oil industry paid $7,988,969. in property taxes,” according to Millers report. If the ban were in place today schools in unincorporated Monterey County would lose $5,476,862. Shutting down oil production in San Ardo and reducing California’s supply of domestic oil means outsourcing demand to foreign countries. Similarly, it means outsourcing local jobs, economic productivity and tax revenue that we should want to protect. County tax records show that oil producing companies in San Ardo are the single largest taxpayers in Monterey. If Measure Z passes, it could cost funding, not only for our local schools, but also our Sheriff’s office and fire districts. There is simply no upside to Measure Z and shutting down the oil fields in San Ardo. That land will not be put to use for other purposes. The jobs will disappear, the tax revenue that oil companies to the county will disappear. All that will remain is the ghost of an industry that was forced to shut down for no legitimate reason. Imagine the furor if the oil industry was threatening or harming the number one economic driver in Monterey County, Agriculture. Yet for 70 years agriculture and the San Ardo oil fields have been good neighbors with both practicing safety and good environmental stewardship of their respective land. The Monterey County Farm Bureau and the Grower Shipper Association both have expressed concern over Measure Z and have publicly voiced their support for a No on Z vote. It is unconscionable to cast a vote that knowingly puts a local head of family out of work. Monterey County isn’t state’s largest oil producer, nor is it the county’s largest employer. But the oil we produce at San Ardo contributes to an environmental standard we have set in California and which should be an example to the rest of the country. Industry and the environment can coexist. San Ardo is proof. As a person born in Monterey who has spent my personal and professional life active on the coast and the Salinas Valley I have always admired the landscape and the people of our county. Please respect the wishes of the people of south county, they live there and know the truth of the San Ardo oil industry! Vote No on Measure Z to protect safe and responsible oil production.
David Armanasco is an active local businessman and involved in many non profit organizations.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162099 The following person is doing business as MOONRISE PSYCHOLOGY, 199 17th St. - Suite K, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; MARY CATHERINE McGOVERN, 24620 Upper Trail, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 10/11/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 03/01/15. Signed: M. Catherine McGovern. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04/16
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of NOELLE SUZANNE LEHNHARD Case No. 16CV002873 Filed September 15, 2016. To all interested persons: Petitioner NOELLE SUZANNE LEHNHARD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name NOELLE SUZANNE LEHNHARD to proposed name JOEY NOELLE SCOTT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: November 18, 2016. Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: Sep. 15, 2013 Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 09/23. 09/30, 10/07, 10/14/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161810 The following person is doing business as HELPS2, HIGHER AIM INCORPORATED, HELPS2 MEDIA, 19180 Locarno Way, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93906; GABRIELLA M. WILLIAMS, 19180 Locarno Way, Salinas, CA 93906. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/31/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Gabriella Williams. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/23, 9/30, 10/07, 10/14/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161840 The following person is doing business as LAVENDER AND GREY EVENTS, 157 Ford Rd., Carmel Valley, Monterey County, CA 93924; SARAH C. BARNUM, 157Ford Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924, SELENA M PEREZ, 157 Ford Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/06/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Selena Perez. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 9/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161900 The following person is doing business as ATMOS PRESS/STUDIO, 568 Lighthouse Avenue #7, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; mailing 661 McClellan #2, Monterey, CA 93940; BARBARA L. FURBUSH, 661 McClellan #2, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/13/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 09/09/16. Signed: Barbara L. Furbush. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/23, 9/30, 10/07, 10/14/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161984 The following person is doing business as WINNING WHEELS BICYCLE SHOP, 318 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey Co sunty, CA 93950; WINNING WHEELS, INC., 318 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/26/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above in Jan. 1986. Signed: Hector L. Chavez, Secretary. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162046 The following person is doing business as THE LITTLE MUSTARD SEED, 361 Main St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901 Mailing Address 16091 Sharon Lane, Salinas, CA 93908; GINA MANE TEGENKAMP, 16091 Sharon Lane, Salinas, CA 93908 and RICHARD TEGENKAMP, 16091 Sharon Lane, Salinas, CA 93908. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 10/03/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above in 09/27/16. Signed: Gina M. Tegenkamp. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161988 The following person is doing business as STAY WAGGIN HOME, 1301 Junipero Way, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901; SAMMANTHA SWOPE, 1301 Junipero Way, Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/26/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Sammantha Swope. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162023 The following person is doing business as LIFESCAPE FENG SHUI, 572 Lighthouse Ave. Suite C, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950 Mailing Address P.O.Box 191, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; LINDA LEA HARDENSTEIN, 850 Marino Pines, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/29/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above in 09/23/16. Signed: Linda Hardenstein. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20162053 The following person is doing business as SIRET VINEYARD, 8 Trampa Canyon, Carmel Valley, Monterey County, CA 93924; NICOLAY GONTARYUK, 8 Trampa Canyon, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 10/04/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above in 10/04/16. Signed: Nikolay Gontaryuk. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 10/07, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161957 The following person is doing business as INNOVATION CREATIVE STUDIOS, 972 N. Main St. Suite 15A, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93906; SOTO GARCIA FRANCISCO JAVIER, 833 Howe Dr., Salinas, CA 93907. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/21/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 09/12/16. Signed: Francisco Soto. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/30, 10/07, 10/14, 10/21/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161956 The following person is doing business as MONTEREY GOLD & COIN EXCHANGE, 303 #1 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; DAVID NEWELL JOHNSON, 217 Lobos Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/21/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: David Johnson. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/23, 9/30, 10/07, 10/14/16
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• October 21, 2016
Breakers beat King City 45-33 Photos by Peter Mounteer
October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
This Land is Our Land
Special events at the library the week of October 21
This Land is Our Land, a three-month celebration of John Muir and the centennial of the National Parks Service continues with two special talks this week, in addition to the “This Land is Our Land” art exhibition showing in the Nancy and Steve Hauk Gallery. Friday, October 21: “Ansel Adams: A Son’s Perspective” with Michael Adams Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Avenue, 5:30 to 7p .m. Suggested $10 donation, free to Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library members Description: Michael Adams will share his experiences growing up with his father, Ansel Adams; America’s most famous photographer, and environmentalist. Ansel Adams lived on the Monterey Peninsula from 1962 to 1984. Michael was born in Yosemite Valley in 1933, but soon took flight in the United States Air Force, as a fighter pilot with the National Guard, and then as a flight-surgeon/ pilot-physician. Michael is the Chairman of the Board of Best’s Studios, Inc. dba Ansel Adams Gallery, now in Michael Adams its 114th year of operation in Yosemite Valley and a Council member of the Yosemite Conservancy. “I’m proud of my dad, and I can give a little bit of a twist to his experiences,” said Adams. “I’m proud to show him off.”
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Ten More Games Of Regular Season Play Still To Go Bob Silverman
San Francisco 49ers Updates
Colin Kaepernick passes for a touchdown against the Bills. (©2016 S.F. 49ers)
Kaepernick To Start At Home Against Tampa Ansel Adams photography, part of the exhibit hanging in the Nancy and Steve Hauk Gallery at the Library Friday, October 28: “Fort Ord National Monument” with Eric Morgan, Fort Ord National Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave. Pacific Grove, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Cost: Suggested $10 donation, free to Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library members Description: Eric Morgan will talk about our countries National Monuments and National Parks, and their differences. He will talk about his charge, the Fort Ord National Monument and why it is described as the greatest national Monument in the United States. Eric Morgan with a group in the Fort Ord National Monument (right)
The San Francisco 49ers lost by a score of 45 to 16 on October 16 in regular season play against the Bills. The 49ers have lost all of their regular season games so far this year. Kaepernick was the starting QB on October 16 for the first time this year during regular season play. The high point of the game came on a Kaepernick pass to WR Torrey Smith who caught the pass and took it in for the touchdown. The 49ers announced that “QB Colin Kaepernick completed 8 of 11 arts. for 135 yds.”. The scoring TD pass was a 53 yard pass to WR Smith. After the game 49er Coach Chip Kelly said in a positive note that their were no pass interceptions during the game on Kaepernick passing efforts. The coach explained that there has to be improvement in second half play. The coach said that “I think for us as a group we need to do a better job of playing a complete football game.” The coach went on to explain that “theres 10 games left in the season and if you have an opportunity to go compete, your playing football at the highest level”. Coach Kelly confirmed that Kaepernick would start at home in the next game on November 6
Fort Ord National Monument (below)
For more information, visit the website at http://ourlandpg.weebly.com, or call the Pacific Grove Public Library at 831.648.5762. A complete listing of this series’ events can also be found on the website. Series sponsors include the Pacific Grove Public Library, the Friends of the Pacific Grove Library, the Pacific Grove Public Library Foundation, California State Parks and the Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds.
WR Torrey Smith scores TD on a Kaepernick pass. (©2016 S.F. 49ers)
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• October 21, 2016
Part Two: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Whatever Happened to the Matching Funds Challenge? Voting got you down? If yes, welcome to the 2016 election draggin’ train. That’s a metaphor for being off track or far afield of intended purpose which, in this case, is to elect those who will best serve America’s most prominent and pressing needs. In political jargon, “needs” are translated into “issues” and issues are expressed as “ideas.” Victor Hugo said it best: “Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.” In America today, the issue whose time has come is homelessness So, what can you do? Follow the lead of media bandwagoneers and help predict the future. Become an armchair prognosticator You don’t have to be a visionary or psychic to predict the outcome of things. You’re already foretelling the future if you name winners in sporting events, anticipate whether the stock market will rise or fall, or plan your weekend around potential weather conditions. TV, radio and social media are full of prognosticators guessing the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Are you hooked, meaning a “news junkie”? Your alternative as a private citizen is to tune out such goings on and just wait to see how these events turn out, or become active in preventing them from getting worse. Or, follow the lead of a few visionary locals who foresaw rising homelessness and did something about it. Kickoff: Homeless in Paradise Conference Timothy Barrett, now a member of Monterey City Council, organized the first local conference on Homelessness in Paradise back in 2012. Major spinoffs were: Following the forum at Monterey Peninsula College, the Fund for Homeless Women was founded by Father Michael Reid, then associate pastor at St. Mary’s
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise By the Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove, Marian Penn and Kathy Whilden. It is a field-of-interest fund administered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). http://www. cfmco.org/nonprofits/grants/special-purpose-grants/fund-for-homeless-women/ Friends of Homeless Women, outreach arm for the fund, was also established. For the past four years, Friends of Homeless Women has met the fourth Wed. of the month at St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, , 146 12th St., Pacific Grove. Visitors are welcome. https://www. facebook.com/friendsofhomelesswomen/ Spinoffs included formation of non-profits like One Starfish Safe Parking Program for women, Gathering for Women and Interfaith Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP) for Women. Homeless Outreach, grassroots group dedicated to homelessness-in-general, started meeting once a month on Monday at the lst Presbyterian Church, 501 El Dorado St., Monterey. Visitors are welcome. For details contact Sandy Larson at slarson2130@gmail.com. Rudy Fischer, Pacific Grove councilmember, was inspired to form a coalition for the homeless of cities on the Monterey Peninsula three years ago. By pledging $1 per resident to a Matching Funds Challenge established by PG, members would jointly decide how to share grant money with agencies that help the homeless throughout the peninsula. For its first round of operation, Monterey, Carmel, Sand City and Pacific Grove formed the coalition. Seaside, Del Rey Oaks and Marina abstained. Currently, Pacific Grove, Carmel and
Monterey are participants in the matching funds challenge, which is now being administered by the City of Monterey. Granting of the current fund’s $55,500 will be announced in the near future. At that time, a recap of how the first round of funds was distributed will also be published. What a difference four years made Meanwhile, last week a premiere public look at Marina’s houseless situation was held at the Epiphany Lutheran Church. Co-sponsors of the Community Homeless Housing Discussion were: Supervisor Jane Parker, Marina city councilmember Nancy Amadeo; Father Jon Perez.
This homeless-in-paradise meeting featured houseless individuals speaking for and about themselves. Fr. Perez’s recap included the suggestion, “Maybe (hold a) public forum every six months, to see that what we are doing is working and anything new has come up. . . A place where people can have a voice. It seems that a lot of programs are being offered and a lot of money is being spent, but I just do not know if everything is connecting.” He also said, “As for funds, Epiphany has put in over $16,000 in grant requests for food and emergency supplies for 2017. All the requests are ‘delayed’.” As the idea/issue whose time has come spreads in greater transparency throughout the paradise where we live, you can help predict a winning future by casting your vote on Nov. 8 for candidates pledged to help end homelessness. And, you can help by supporting the Harvest for Hope special benefit brunch for One Starfish Safe Parking Program, Sun., Oct. 23, Elks Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Dr., Monterey. Call Sara Myers at 831-324-4664.
831-899-5887.
(Next week: Homelessness in Marina.) Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a message with The Yodel Poet at
So You Want To Buy A Home… Part Two Patrick Ryan
Local Real Estate So you have found the home you want and are ready to make an offer… now what? This is when it really pays to have a Realtor working for you, a Buyer’s Agent. You actually do not pay the Realtor as they will get paid from the proceeds of the sale of the home. The first part of making an offer is deciding how to structure your offer. An offer basically involves the amount you are offering to pay and the terms, the length of time until the deal closes. The easiest is an all cash offer as you are not contingent (remember this word) on an appraisal or a loan approval. The normal timeframe for a deal to close is 30-45 days, but with an all cash offer you can close as quick as you and the seller are able. Sellers usually like the all cash deals. However, the majority of deals involve some financing so we will approach it as such. We will also assume that you took my advice and got preapproved by your lender. To help my clients determine a price range, I do a Comprehensive Market Analysis (CMA) just like I would if they were selling their home. This gives my client, they buyer, an idea of what similar homes are selling for in any given neighborhood. With this knowledge, you, the buyer can make a more educated and informed offer on the home. Another thing to consider along with the CMA is what type of market are we in? Is there low supply and high demand (seller’s market)? Or is there high supply and low
demand (buyer’s market)? The Monterey Peninsula is characterized by low supply and fairly steady demand and this is borne out by the fact that most homes sell for within 5 percent of the list price. Low ball offers usually do not get you very far, but that does not mean you cannot negotiate. As a buyer it is up to you to determine the initial offer price, not your agent. Your agent will guide and advise, but the decision is yours. Once you know the initial price you will be offering, then your agent and lender will help advise on the terms for the length of escrow. The Dodd-Frank law changed lending disclosure requirements and deals seem to be taking a bit longer than the usual 30 days to close when financing is concerned. A good choice is to say that escrow will close in 45 days or less. That way you will not need to ask for an extension if it goes past the 30 days and you can close earlier if the lender is ready. The offer will address any items in the home that you may want, such as washer-dryer, refrigerator (don’t forget the one in the garage – if you want it specify that in the offer), any other appliances or if you really liked the painting on the wall. You will need to put this in the offer and you Realtor will help you with the paperwork. There may be a bit of negotiating back and forth, but once the seller has accepted your offer you are now in contract to buy a home and there are specific timelines you will have to adhere to in order to stay in contract. Next week we will address those in detail.
Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes. com 831.238.8116
October 21, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
Harvest for Hope Brunch Benefits One Starfish
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:30 to 2:00 Tickets: $25.00 Elks Lodge 150 Mar Vista Drive-Monterey Silent Auction/ Entertainment
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This is a benefit to provide funds for One Starfish, the safe parking and support services program for homeless women on the Monterey Peninsula. Please make checks to Pass the Word Ministry (PTWM) TAX ID# 45-2534088 Mail to P.O. Box 2674, Monterey, CA 93942 Call: Sara Myers-324-4664, Rose Marie Axton-646-8196 To buy tickets online: www.wehelphomelesswomen. org
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MONTEREY 11431 Saddle Road | $3,575,000 Vilia Kakis Gilles 831.760.7091
P E B B L E B E AC H $9,750,000 Mike Jashinski 831.236.8913
O P E N SAT U R DAY 1 -3 Pebble Beach | 1038 Rodeo Road | $4,199,000 Bowhay Gladney Randazzo 831.214.2250
PAC I F I C G ROVE 224 16th Street | $3,900,000 Courtney Stanley 831.293.3030
PAC I F I C G ROVE 211 Locust Street | $850,000 Bill Bluhm 831.277.2782
O P E N SAT U R DAY & S U N DAY 1 -4 Pacific Grove | 1205 Funston Avenue | $829,000 Sharon Pagni 831.402.2528
O P E N S U N DAY 1 -3 Pacific Grove | 301 Fountain Avenue | $825,000 Maureen Mason 831.901.5575
O P E N SAT U R DAY 1 -3 Monterey | 645 Pine Street | $775,000 Anthony Sollecito 831.917.1440
PACIFIC GROVE 623 Lighthouse Avenue | $750,000 Courtney Stanley 831.293.3030
O P E N S U N DAY 1 -3 Pebble Beach | 37 Shepherds Knoll | $560,000 Piper Loomis 831.402.2884
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