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Kiosk Extended Hours at Pacific Grove Library 2-7PM Mondays Fri., Oct. 4

First Friday Downtown PG 5-8 PM, Free firstfridaypg@gmail.com •

Fri.-Sun., Oct. 4-6 Jeffers Festival Carmel Locations 5-7 PM, Fri., $20 8:45 AM, Sat., $60 9 AM, Sun., Free 624-1813 •

75 Years - Page 6

Library Renewal Project - Pages 9

Home wormy home- Page 19

Pacific Grove’s

Fri., Oct. 4

“Rocky Horror Show” Opening Night Paper Wing Theatre 8 PM, $25/$22 905-5684 •

Times

Sat., Oct. 5

Butterfly Parade on Pine Ave. 10:30 AM, Free (541)285-5891 •

Sat., Oct. 5

Butterfly Bazaar Robt. Down School 11 AM-2 PM, Free Admission (541)285-589 •

Oct. 4-10, 2013

Your Community NEWSpaper

Vol. VI, Issue 3

Hyperbaric Chamber Now Open for Business

Sat. Oct. 5

Seaside High Class of 1973 40th Reunion Saturday 5:30- 10:30 pm Monterey Marriott Hotel San Carlos Ballroom Mary (Gonsalves) Francis 408-672-0803 •

Sat., Oct. 5

World of Music Marina Library 1-3 PM, Free 384-3411 •

Sat., Oct. 5

“3 Dimensions” Recep.

Carmel Art Assn.

5-7 PM, Free 624-6176 •

Sun., Oct. 6

SPCA Wild Celebration Holman Ranch 2-5:30 PM, $75/$85 264-5403 •

Sun., Oct. 6

Blessing of the Animals Good Shepherd Church After 9:10 & 10 AM Services Free, 372-8459

• Sun. Oct. 6

Paddy Keenan, Uillean Piper St. Mary’s By-The-Sea, Central & 12th Pacific Grove 3:00 PM $15/$8 kids • Tue., Oct. 8 What Monarch Butterflies Want Hopkins Marine Station 7:30 PM, Free 655-6228 •

Wed. Oct 9

11:00 am Pre-School stories PG Library, 550 Central Avenue, Ages 3-5 648-5760 •

Wed., Oct. 9

Double Nickels Lunch Good Shepherd Church Noon-1:30 PM, $5 484-2153

Inside Ben Alexander Golf.......................... 11 Finance............................................ 16 Legal Notices.................................... 10 Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 10 Otter Views....................................... 16 Poetry............................................... 15 Seniors............................................. 12 Skillshots Cartoon............................... 2

Not that they’re hoping for any business, but a very enthusiastic group of fund-raisers, divers, and concerned citizens have joined forces to help the City insure its prized hyperbaric chamber and prepare it for emergencies. Above, David Cripe chaired the efforts. At right, members of the public, the fire department, divers, sanctuary foundation members, representatives from UC-Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove officials attended the ribbon cutting. At left, (L-R) are Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer, Div. Chief Jim Brown and Kathy Krysna, City finance department, who was, said fellow organizer Meg Donat, instrumental in obtaining insurance coverage. “We couldn’t have done it without her and Tom Frutchey,” she said.

The chamber, purchased in 1984, has seen 300 patients with “the bends” (decompression), gas and air embolisms, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Top, right, the predecessor was purchased in 1966 and saw more than 200 patients, tallied

on its venerable old side and including military parachutists.

Patients then received the beginning treatment in the single chamber and were flown to San Diego to the SEAL training facility as it took 36 hours to complete rehabilitation.

City Council Votes Not to Vote on Measures K, M

Two controversial voter initiatives are vying for support on the Nov. 5, 2013 ballot: Measures K and M. Each seeks to address future land use on the former Fort Ord Lands.

A comprehensive Fort Ord Reuse Plan was developed in 1995-96 and included input from stakeholders including the County of Monterey; the cities of Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey and Seaside; the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) and the Local Agency Formation Commission, as prescribed by state law. Many individuals and groups also participated in the process of establishing the plan, including a veterans’ cemetery which already has gained two grants.

With combined taxpayer costs of more than $1 million, the two measures each seek to override zoning established by FORA with the input of actual stakeholders. The deci-

See MEASURES K & M Page 2

City to Half-Fund School Resource Officer with PGUSD

Officer Eva Rasul likely will soon return to duty as School Resource Officer, serving the schools of the Pacific Grove Unified School District. Pacific Grove City Council approved funding of half the cost, and the other half will likely be approved by the school board when it meets Oct. 3.

Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds are used by the City to fund their

See SRO Page 2

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Times • October 4, 2013

Voter Guides Are in the Mail

On Tues., Oct. 1, 2013, the Elections Department began mailing local Voter Guides to more than 168,000 voters containing a sample ballot, candidate statements and information about local ballot measures. On Mon., Oct. 7, they will begin mailing the vote by mail ballots to more than 109,000 voters.

For the Nov. 5, 2013 City, School and Special District Election, there are 21 candidate contests and 6 measures on the ballot. Depending on where voters live, they may have up to 6 contests to vote on. All voters will have at least 2 contests to vote on.

You may verify your registration status as well as request a vote-by-mail ballot by visiting www.MontereyCountyElections.us

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sion will be made by voters not directly affected by the decision, such as those in South County. As City Manager Tom Frutchey pointed out in the staff report of the item on the agenda at the Oct. 2 meeting, if either measure passes, there will likely be lawsuits and more legal expense, diverting money and energy “from the important business of fulfilling the goals of the [Ft. Ord Reuse] Plan, including removing the blight, creating new jobs, and fully restoring the open space.

Neither measure, Frutchey pointed out, requires analysis of environmental impacts and there is no requirement for acceptable mitigations.

In order to pass, either K or M must receive the most yes votes over 50 percent of the total votes. If both receive more than 50 percent of yes votes, the decision will be for the measure receiving the most yes votes. If neither receives more than 50 percent of the yes votes, they both go down and we retain the status quo. The voter guides mailed out on Monday, Oct. 1 do not indicate a choice of not voting for either, nor is the full wording in the voter guide.

Except for Dan Miller, each City Council member – including Mayor Kampe who sits on FORA – agreed that the City of Pacific Grove should merely receive the report and not endorse one choice or the other. Councilmember Casey Lucius opined that it is not Pacific Grove’s place to make a decision, and that the Council should merely receive the report -- a point echoed by the other members except Miller. Miller had previously disagreed about Pacific Grove funding its seat on FORA in any case.

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portion of the position. Rasul has also served as a volunteer D.A.R.E. Officer, and is respected by students.

At right, Officer Eva Rasul when she was honored in 2010 as D.A.R.E. Officer.

Downtown Business Vitality is the Subject of Meetings and Workshops

October 4 is First Friday in PG

First Friday in downtown Pacific Grove will be observed on October 4 from 5-8 p.m.

Merchants displaying green flags will be open for the celebration. Many will offer live music, complimentary refreshments, art receptions, giveaways and sales.For more information email firstfridaypg@gmail.com or see www.facebook.com/1stFridayPacificGrove.

A group of downtown stakeholders -- property owners, business owners, City leaders, the Business Improvement District (a tax district downtown to which all downtown businesses belong) and the Chamber of Commerce -- and interested citizens have been meeting with Economic Development manager Kurt Overmeyer over a period of months to discuss various issues and potential solutions to the questions around bringing back a vital prosperous downtown area.

Some of the subjects that have been discussed include parking, rental rates, cleanliness, tenant mix, festivals, traffic flow, landscaping and more.

Earlier in the month of September, a group including the mayor, the president of the B.I.D., and 12 others took a “field trip” (at their own expense) to Santa Cruz and Capitola to meet with their counterparts there and discuss what was going right and what was going wrong in those cities’ downtown areas.

Last Thursday, Sept. 26, 14 volunteers met with City staff and Chamber of Commerce representatives and fanned out over the downtown area, where they were able to meet with more than 70 businesses.

At a meeting on Monday, Sept. 30, the group established priorities and set a time-

See DOWNTOWN Page 5

Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast

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11th Annual

Artists in Chautauqua Sunny

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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods

Week ending 08-22913................................. .00 Total for the season....................................... .38 To date last year (04-20-12)....................... 10.86 Historical average to this date..................... .53 Wettest year............................................................ 47.15 during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year................................................................. 9.87 during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76

This event hosts fine local arts & crafts, food, silent auction and live music.

Historic Chautauqua Hall Corner of Central Ave. & 16th St., Pacific Grove For more info: (831) 655-9775 FREE Admission

This festival is sponsored by PG Heritage Society and Artisana Gallery

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Laura Emerson NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND SCOPING MEETING Notice is hereby given of preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Monterey-Pacific Grove ASBS Stormwater Management Project. Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Pacific Grove will be the Lead Agency and will prepare an EIR for the project. The City of Monterey is a co-sponsor of the project and will be a Responsible Agency under CEQA. PROJECT NAME: Monterey-Pacific Grove ASBS Stormwater Management Project LOCATION: The project includes five associated components located in the City of Pacific Grove, with a portion of one component in the City of Monterey. The five components include: 1) the former David Avenue Reservoir, adjacent to the intersection of David Avenue, Terry Street, and Carmel Avenue; 2) the Pine Avenue right-of-way between 7th and 18th Streets; 3) the Ocean View Boulevard right-of-way (and vicinity) from Forest Avenue west to the former Pacific Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant (PG WTP); 4) the former PG WTP and adjacent Crespi Pond; and 5) the Ocean View Boulevard right-of-way (and vicinity) from Forest Avenue east to David Avenue.

DESCRIPTION: The primary goal of the proposed project is to limit flow and improve stormwater quality discharged into the Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) located along the Pacific Grove coastline.

The proposed improvements for each of the five project components are listed below.

1. David Avenue Reservoir. A new inlet connection to the Monterey storm drain collection system; a new outlet connection to the Pacific Grove storm drain collection system; and installation of a multi-layer geomembrane liner and sub-drain system within the interior of the former Reservoir to enable water storage behind the existing dam.

2. Pine Avenue Conveyance. A new storm drain conveyance pipeline beneath Pine Avenue; an underground stormwater equalization/storage facility in the vicinity of the Robert Down Elementary School; a new pump station between 14th and 15th Street; and a new underground storage facility near the intersection of Jewell Avenue and Caldonia Street.

3. Ocean View Boulevard Conveyance. New storm drain conveyance pipeline; pipe lining within an existing abandoned sewer force main; and three new pump stations at Jewell Avenue, Sea Palm Avenue, and southeast of Coral Street.

4. Point Pinos Stormwater Treatment Facility and Crespi Pond. Storm water treatment facilities at the former PG WTP; and discharge to the Monterey Bay through an improved outfall or reuse as irrigation water. Unused stormwater could also be discharged to MRWPCA if capacity is available.

5. Diversions to MRWPCA. Upgrades to the City of Pacific Grove’s existing dry weather urban diversion system to allow the conveyance of wet weather flows to MRWPCA Regional Water Treatment Plant in Marina.

PUBLIC COMMENT AND SCOPING MEETING: Please address comments on the content and focus of the environmental analysis to Sarah Hardgrave, Environmental Programs Manager, prior to the close of the comment period on November 1, 2013.

City of Pacific Grove Public Works Department 2100 Sunset Drive Pacific Grove, CA 93950 shardgrave@ci.pg.ca.us In addition, an EIR Scoping Meeting to gather additional input will be held at the Pacific Grove City Hall, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, on October 24, 2013 at 6 PM.

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Cop log

09/21/13 – 09/27/13 Auto Officers were flagged down on Ocean View Blvd. by a male subject who reported that his car had been broken into and his cell phone stolen while he was surfing.

Subject reported a past tense non-injury collision on Forest Ave. at Beaumont Ave. The driver of vehicle #1 had stopped at the intersection of David Ave. and Ransford Ave. to let a child cross at the crosswalk. The driver of the car behind them, vehicle #2 did not stop soon enough and collided with vehicle #1, causing major damage. [Kudos to the driver of vehicle #1 for apparently keeping their foot so firmly on the brake.]

Report of unspecified vandalism to a vehicle on David Ave. An SUV parked on Lobos Ave. was reported as stolen, along with the spare keys, and there are no known suspects.

A vehicle was struck while making a left turn onto Hwy. 68 because the driver did not see the oncoming traffic.

21st century car in an 18th century driveway Following up on an email complaint, an SUV parked in a driveway on 19th St. was noted to be parked as close as possible to the garage door but still extended into the street, endangering pedestrians who must enter traffic to get around the vehicle.

Brandish and run The subject contacted police to say he was brandishing a knife and was threatened.

When police arrived, subject fled the scene.

Pole accosts vehicle A vehicle was making a right turn onto Pine Ave. when it scraped against a pole.

Was anybody paying attention?

The driver of vehicle #2 turned onto Forest Ave. from the Grove Market parking lot at the precise moment that the driver of vehicle #1, parked on Forest Ave., opened their door. There was damage to both vehicles.

Blinded by the light The driver of a vehicle traveling west on Lighthouse Ave. was blinded by the sun and collided with a parked vehicle.

Lost and found Reporting party was walking with his family along Sinex Ave. and later realized he’d lost his wallet.

A driver license was found in the street on Lighthouse Ave. A credit card was found in the street on Pine Ave. A paper bag containing knitted hats was found in the interview room at the police department.

A suitcase was found on the off-ramp of Highways 1 & 68 and eventually returned to its owner.

A purse was found on a bench near Esplanade St. and Ocean View Blvd. that contained a visa, passport and Chinese driver license. The owner was contacted.

PG&E does not make personal calls Party reported receiving a phone call from a utility company stating he needed to pay his bill. The utility company confirmed the phone call was a fraud.

Thievery During the night, reporting party on Grove Acre Ave. heard suspicious noises outside his apartment and the next day he observed unusual marks along the wooded corridor where his bike is chained. He suspects someone tried to steal his bike.

Party reported that their wallet, keys and radio were taken from their work place on Lighthouse Ave. and there is no suspect information.

A bike was left unsecured in a parking area on Central Ave. and not there when the owner later returned.

After leaving her vehicle parked and locked for one hour while she shopped at a business on Forest Ave., the victim discovered the passenger side window smashed and her purse missing.

Ruelas Guilty in Olinger Murder Ruelas’ brother previously convicted

Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced that Jacobo Ruelas, age 34 and a resident of Soledad, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder with special circumstances, kidnapping for carjacking, and kidnapping for robbery for the murder of 17-year-old Kristopher Olinger in 1997.

Jacobo Ruelas committed first-degree murder by killing Kristopher Olinger, aged 17, after carjacking, kidnapping, and robbing the Monterey High School senior. In September of 1997, Kris was on a class assignment taking photographs of the Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove when he was stabbed 29 times. Kris was still alive despite his severe injuries when his assailants tossed him over a cliff in Pacific Grove. Kris managed to climb up the cliff only to die in the adjoining dirt turnout. On September 30, 1997, law enforcement officials located Kris Olinger’s vehicle in San Jose. There were no known suspects at that time.

In 2005, investigators received information through the California Department of Justice Automated Palm Print System that prints recovered from the victim’s vehicle matched Jacobo Ruelas and his brother Angel Ruelas. Subsequent investigation led to eye-witnesses to the murder.

In August of 2006, the Grand Jury of Monterey County indicted Jacobo Ruelas and Angel Ruelas on charges of special circumstance murder, carjacking, and kidnapping.

Angel Ruelas pled guilty to special circumstances murder, kidnapping and carjacking with gang and weapon enhancements on April 24, 2013, as he began his jury trial. He was later sentenced to life without possibility of parole.

District Attorney Dean Flippo stated that, “It has taken a number of years to bring the responsible individuals to final verdicts.” Flippo said that he commends the family of Kris Olinger for remaining steadfast over all these years in working to see that justice was done. He noted that Kris’s mother Shell and his step-father Loren both died before final resolution of the case. Kris’s step-brother Travis Phillips has been committed to seeing that justice was done and was an inspiration to the prosecution team by his unwavering support in our efforts to bring the defendants to trial. DA Flippo stated that he was extremely proud of DDA Jeannine Pacioni for all her efforts and her determination to keep the trials on track to end the many delays that had occurred since 2006. He also commended the officers of the Pacific Grove Police Department for their perseverance in pursuing the suspects and the outstanding assistance of District Attorney Investigators.

Sentencing of Jacobo Ruelas before Judge Mark E. Hood will be on October 30, 2013, where he is also facing a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole.

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Jon Guthrie High Hats & Parasols Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The writings contained in are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding.

Main line

International rodeo in progress Los Angeles is serving as host for the international rodeo taking place this week.

The famous Rough Riders are on hand for the gaiety and the individual competitions.

The Rough Riders, as a group, led the opening parade, provided a preview peek at some trick riding, then split into their separate paths to enter the various events. Included in the competition is bronco riding, bull riding, trick riding, calf roping, and various races. Contestants come from as far away as Argentina. For young women a beauty pageant offers fame and a fortune of $35. The rodeo is being held under the auspices of the Associated Charities, an organization composed of California’s best-known men and women of business and charity. Several businessmen from the Grove are involved.

The Los Angeles Stadium will be the scene of numerous contests in which more than 400 men and women are entered. Five hundred head of stock are included. Many of the horses are unbroken, fresh from the wild. Tickets are available for individual events, by the half-day or whole-day, or for as much of the program as the purchaser desires. Silent auctions will take place periodically to raise extra money for designated charities. Refreshments such as bar-b-cue sandwiches, corn dogs, and curly-fries are on sale. Southern Pacific has announced a special “weekender” train that will depart the Grove for Los Angeles Friday evening, stop in Monterey, and return by the reverse route Sunday. 1 State church meets here The annual meeting of the California Congregational church opens this Sunday afternoon in the Work auditorium. The opening speaker will be the Rev. Mr. A. N. Wesley of Stockton. His topic will be the too-often overlooked importance of such holidays as Christmas and Easter. Wesley says that he plans to disparage the growing commercialism of these “supposedly” religious celebrations. The Rev. Mr. Martin of Salinas, providing services as moderator, will introduce Wesley. The meeting will close Friday next with a hymn-singing and a talk by the Rev. Mr. Duncan, San Francisco, concerning the ways to get to hell. The topics, times, and locations of various interim meetings will be posted.

Quarterly disbursements During the weekly assembly of Pacific Grove supervisors, those in attendance received an accounting of expenditures. Mr. B. A. Hickey, standing in for the city treasurer, reported quarterly pay-outs totaling $398.76, mostly for the purchase of new tools and equipment for working public grounds.

Children need food, clothing Seven, motherless children of Pacific Grove, in the care of an unemployed father, are being forced to do without enough food or adequate clothing, their father reports.

The father said he has no funds and today could feed his family only a few spoons of borrowed gruel. None of the girls attends school because of a lack of shoes and untattered clothing. The father says that he has not been successful at seeking a job even though he is willing to do anything within his ability that would not interfere with raising his children, the youngest of which is just under three. For children of the Grove to be so poverty stricken is outlandish. Can you help a little? Bring your donation of girl’s clothing, dry food, or cash to the Review office. We’ll add it to the fund and see that it helps the girls out. Even a few pennies will assist. Everyone deserves succor, especially a family of young girls.

Free china J. K. Paul’s furniture store has announced a fall special. Buy yourself some new furnishings. For each $15 you spend, Paul’s will donate another piece of fine, handmade china, imported from the Orient. In that way, Paul’s declares, you can beautify your table while you beautify the remainder of your home.

Ladies install officers Ladies belonging to the Womens GAR met today to install new officers. These include: President, Mrs. J. E. Freeman; vice president, Mrs. E. R. Barker; treasurer, Mrs. T. L. Michelia; and guard, Mrs. Agnes Doug. Mrs. Robert Anderson, departing president, was presented with a president’s pin and a bouquet. Mrs. Anderson then gave a very neat, little speech of farewell. Refreshments and socializing closed the meeting. 2

Side track (tidbits from here and there)

• Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nix opened their home on Pine avenue to a day-long, drop-in, end-of-summer party for children Saturday. Miss Annie Davidson assisted in receiving the tykes. Music and games were enjoyed until a late hour.

• A plank picnic was enjoyed at Point Lobos Saturday. The event was enjoyed by all as the food was good and the weather was warm and balmy. 3

And the cost is...

• The Winston cafeteria offers good meals and an excellent bakery. All-you-can-eat lunch for 75₵, with drink and dessert included. W. Damewood, proprietor.

• Mr. F. F. Sego’s Forest avenue cigar stand offers fine cigars for as little as 5₵.

• Long & Gretters floral cream for tanning, sunburn, and dry skin. 35₵ a bottle.

Authors notes...

1 The Los Angeles rodeo received a great deal of local press including crowning it with the term “international”, evidently a snub of the disliked (locally) Salinas rodeo.

2 GAR stood for Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of men (and wives, daughters).who fought for the Union in the Civil War. The group had become a proponent of social causes, such as seeking the vote for black veterans.

3 A “plank” picnic involved laying down a plank on which all families would place a dish of something to eat.

Lee Brady Offers Writing Workshop

The Creative Writing Workshop, a six-week course taught by SF playwright/critic/ actor Lee Brady, welcomes new and experienced writers of fiction, non fiction, poetry and playwriting ) at the Sally Griffin Center (700 Jewell, Pacific Grove). The workshop runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 14, 2013.

This six week workshop will include exercises in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and playwriting and writers will share their readings and receive critical responses from the instructor and from their fellow students.

Beginning and experienced writers are welcome.

Contact freshleebrady@gmail.com (831 869-0860) or Kathryn Kress at MPC’s Older Adult program kkress@mpc.edu (831 646-4058) with questions.

The workshop is free for all ages.

Monterey Opera to Present Arias

Arias in Autumn, a concert of opera arias will be offered on Saturday, October 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Golden State Theatre. The arias will be performed by four professional singers and the 31-piece Monterey Opera Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Carl Christensen. Theatre doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is free, but prospective attendees must register by calling 373-8450 and leaving the last four digits of their telephone number and the number of people (up to four) in their party. Call Ron Weitzman at 375-8439 or email ronweitzman@redshift. com for more information. You can also find further information, including the concert program, on the Monterey Opera website, www.montereyopera.com. The theatre is located at 417 Alvarado Street in Monterey.

Forest Hill United Methodist Church 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 Pacific Coast Church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church

146 8th Street, 831-655-4160

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.

Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770

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Arts & Events

Up and Coming Sunset Supper

Safety Fair at Firehouses

On Sat. Oct. 12 , the Monterey Fire Department will hold a Safety Fair from 11:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Station, 600 Pine Ave. Included in the free event will be Hyperbaric Chamber Tours and Static Equipment Display.

At the Monterey Fire Station, 600 Pacific St., there will be Auto Extrication Demonstrations, Child Safety Seat Inspection, as well as Urban Search and Rescue Demonstrations.

At the Carmel Fire Station, 6th Ave. between Mission & San Carlos, there will be an Auto Extrication Demonstration and Community Preparedness Fair Free hot dogs, drinks and fun educational safety information will be offered.

Piper to Perform at St. Mary’s

Come enjoy a lively afternoon of traditional Irish tunes with Paddy Keenan, the legendary piper of Bothy Band fame.

Celebrating his first album release in over a dozen years, Paddy Keenan makes a long awaited visit to the Monterey Peninsula. As Irish music critic John O’Regan observed, “In Irish music there are legends and then there’s Paddy Keenan.” Bursting on the Irish traditional music scene as the turbo engine propelling The Bothy Band, Keenan is widely regarded as the most accomplished & exciting uilleann piper today. His wild and unfettered ‘open’ style, has led his fellow Bothy Band member, Donal Lunny, to call Paddy ‘the Jimi Hendrix of the pipes.’ A recipient of the prestigious ‘Musician of the Year’ award from TG4, the Irish language TV station, Paddy is equally adept on the low whistle and can let it rip on a rollicking reel, while in the next breath he is sublimely soulful in a haunting slow air. Performing with acclaimed Bay Area guitarist Richard Mandel, hearing this traditional master in a friendly, intimate setting will be a treat not to be missed.

Tickets are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door, adults $15.00, kids 12 and under, $8. For more information, call Jackie at 831-224-3819, or e-mail fiddlejamjp@gmail.com Food and libations will be available, with proceeds benefitting St. Mary’s community food pantry.

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“Rocky Horror” returns to Paper Wing Theatre

After a two year hiatus, Paper Wing Theatre is back with “The Rocky Horror Show,” offered Oct. 4-31, with Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and special performances on Saturdays at midnight and Thurs., Oc. 31 at 8 p.m. and midnight.

Brad and Janet, newly engaged, stumble onto the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (played by L. J. Brewer) during a rainstorm. Taking refuge in the castle, they’re present for the doctor’s unveiling of his newest creation.

Audience participation and costumes are encouraged.

This is an exceedingly grand and campy visual and musical satire of the golden days of the B-movie horror and science-fiction genres.

Private Rocky Horror parties are available; call the theater for details.

There will be character costume contests at each Halloween showing. The play is written by Richard O’Brien.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $22 for students, seniors and military members. Call 905-5684 for more information.

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table for accomplishing certain objectives within the next 60 days to five years. Among them lengthening the parking times downtown to better accomodate shoppers and other customers (but at the same time encouraging tenants and business owners and their employees to park elsewhere and leave the spaces for customers), and repairing the ligthing on the streets. Eliminating the “No U-Turn” signs on Lighthouse Avenue along with setting a four-way stop at the intersection of Lighthouse and Forest have been described as goals to calm traffic and enhance pedestrian safety.

Large problems like the Holman Building have been placed on a list to be dealt with in the long term

Painting by Gerald C. Hill

Point Pinos Lighthouse & Grounds Tour

Tour recent renova,ons and new outbuildings under construc,on

El Carmelo Cemetery Tour Open House at Li;le Chapel-­‐by-­‐the-­‐Sea

“Lighthouse Luncheon” and Silent AucCon

Pt. Pinos Grill Noon-­‐3 PM Lunch is $15 w/Tour Ticket

“ArCsts in Chautauqua”

Showcasing local arts, craDs, food, and culture. (Free Admission)

TOUR TICKETS: $20

(831) 238-9820

Tickets also available at www.pacificgroveheritage.org Important No,ce: Historic proper,es may not be accessible to all. For access needs, call (831) 372-­‐2898

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Times • October 4, 2013

75 Years of Celebrating Butterflies

By Dixie Layne The costumes are ready, the bands are arranged, banners are set to wave, and the air is filling with excitement as Pacific Grove prepares for its annual Butterfly Parade and Bazaar. For 75 years, Pacific Grove’s schools have joined together in the fall to form a parade that welcomes the monarchs back to their overwintering home, Butterfly Town USA – America’s Last Hometown. This year, on Oct. 5, the parade will line up at its host school, Robert H. Down Elementary, and begin its procession at 10:00 a.m. from Pine Street to Lighthouse Avenue and back again. The Bazaar will be held behind the school from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

“Each year the Butterfly Parade takes us into winter – it marks the end of summer and the start of the holiday season,” explains parent and Butterfly Parade Committee member, Elizabeth Harvey. “You can feel a change in the air; it is quintessential fall,” she continues. “It is the first occasion many of our new military families see Pacific Grove in action; they see what Pacific Grove is all about.”

The 75th anniversary of this iconic event will be marked by a special exhibit celebrating the Parade and Bazaar’s history with photos, memorabilia, and stories from 1939 through 2012. The exhibit’s tent will be part of the Bazaar and open to the public. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit the exhibit. For many of us it will provide a chance to relive the joy and pride we felt during our own march through the streets of Pacific Grove.

The first Butterfly Parade was held in 1939 and was part of a much larger celebration called the “First Annual Butterfly Pageant and Golden Anniversary Celebration,” whose purpose was to mark the City’s 50th anniversary. According to the event’s Program, the Celebration started at 10:00 a.m. at Pacific Grove’s Municipal Ball Park with a social get-together and impromptu talks; the PTA bazaar booths opened at 11:00, and at noon the Golden Jubilee program began.

At 1:00 p.m. the Kidddie Wheeled Parade started at the Post Office, preceded by the high school band and butterfly banner with the PTA Dad’s Club supervising.

Parade judges were Mrs. C.C. Stewart, A.B. Ingram, and Mrs. W.G. Cook. With the parade’s arrival at the Ball Park, prizes were awarded followed by talks about the monarchs, music, a play of four scenes described as an Indian Legend written and performed by residents.

Then Leo Weber and his trained horse performed, and the event closed near 10:00 p.m. when the final curtain came down on the play – the history of Pacific Grove performed in six episodes.

The Pageant was presented again in both 1940 and 1941, but World War II put the Pageant on a five-year hiatus. In 1947, the Pageant was revived as a three day celebration with a Parade of more than 800 children being held the preceding Saturday.

Jayne Dix Gasperson recalls the 1947 Pageant.

“It was a big deal. I remember performing as a soloist opening night at the Ball Park.” News reports of the day and the 1947 program describe more than 150 local actors performing in the Butterfly Play; a lavish production with a set built by The Lighthouse Club and City employees who donated their time. The set included a real waterfall and the representation of a pine forest. The costumes were said to be treated of colorful luminous paint that provided a special effect with the use of a dark light. The Monterey Peninsula Masonic Choir performed, of which Mrs. Gasperson was a member.

National Geographic, 1963

By 1950, the Butterfly Parade and Bazaar was a school event, kept alive by Pine Street School teacher Millie Gehringer and the PTA. The Parade started at Pine Street School and finished at the Boy Scout Hall where the Bazaar was held. Although there were only 25 children marching in the 1939 Parade, in 1951 more than 1,500 costumed children from public and parochial Pacific Grove elementary schools marched in the Parade, including 34 class groups, two bands, baton groups, school clubs, Scout troops, decorated horses, bikes, wagons, and costumed dogs and cats.

In 1968, First Lady of the United States, Lady Bird Johnson visited Pacific Grove and was welcomed by some local “butterflies” – costumed elementary school children.

With thanks to those who have kept this hometown tradition alive for 75 years, we thank this year’s team for reminding us of our heritage; Robert H. Down principal Mrs. Linda Williams, Butterfly Parade Committee co-chairs Steve Rodolf and Rachel Hunter, and Historical Exhibit chair Elizabeth Harvey and her husband James. And in turn they would all like to thank everyone who contributed to this year’s Parade, Bazaar, and Exhibit.

Nte Harvey and Connor Bo, 2012

Below, majorettes c. 1950s. Left, Mr. Gary Williams’ Class, 2012

Above, Robert Down School Marching Band, 1958. Below, James, Elizabeth, Connor, Dexter Harvey

Ford Times cover, 1977

October 4, 2013 • CEDAR STREET

SPCA announces new app

The SPCA for Monterey County has released a new app for iPhone and Android, which features adoptable pets, the SPCA’s Pet Alert Program, an easy to use animal cruelty report form and the ability to share pets with friends and family. The app is free and available in the iTunes and Google Play stores by searching “SPCA Monterey.” For more information call 373-2631.

New Conversational Japanese Class Offered at Pacific Grove Adult School A new fun and educational Japanese culture and language class is now offered at Pacific Grove Adult Education.

Instructor Yoriko Hongo is a native speaker, born and raised in Kyoto Japan.

She is also a musician and dancer. She will use activities, games, music and dance, and cultural lessons to explore, examine, and experience the language and culture from the land of Hello Kitty, Godzilla, Sushi, Kurosawa movie, and Anime.

“Emphasis will be n conversation,” says Hongo. There will be writing, too, and depending on the progress of the class, the writing will include hiragana and delve into kanji. “Prior knowledge of Japanese is not required but your curiosity and adventurous spirit are needed,” she said.

Projects will be used to reinforce language lessons.

Yoriko Hongo has a degree in Japanese from CSUMB and attends workshops at Monterey Bay World Language Project

Ikebana Club to Meet in Pebble Beach The Monterey Bay Chapter of Ikebana International will meet Tuesday, October 15 at 1 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Pebble Beach Community Services District at 3101 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach. The meeting is free for members and $5 for non-members.

Call 624-3971 for more information.

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where new ways of teaching language are explored.

The course will begin on November 6, 2013 and continue through December 18. Iºt will meet on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Adult School, 1025 Lighthouse Avenue.

To register for the class, or any of the other classes offered at the Adult School, you may go online at pgusd.org or register by phone at 646-6580.

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Awards Offered for Place-Based Paintings

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History announces six place-based awards to be given to artists juried into the exhibition “Central Coast Landscapes: Celebrating Nature in Painting.” The exhibition opens Nov 9, 2013 and closes April 5, 2014.

Artists from Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo Counties are invited to submit landscape paintings for the exhibition at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Paintings must depict an actual, natural landscape from one of the four counties.

Along with first, second, and third-places, awards will be given for paintings that best represent the locations chosen by sponsoring organizations. Jurors will select all winners. Sponsoring organizations for the awards include Aramark, Big Sur Land Trust, Bureau of Land Management, California State Parks Monterey District, California State Parks Foundation, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary—NOAA, and the Point Lobos Foundation.

Awards will be announced at the Opening Reception on Nov. 9, 2013. Information for both artists and attendees is available at www.pgmuseum.org/exhibits.

October Flycasters Meeting

Monterey Peninsula Flycasters will hold their monthly meeting (normally held the second Tuesday of the month) at the Monterey Youth Center, 777 Pearl St., Monterey, on Tues., Oct, 8. There will be a fly casting clinic at 6 p.m., with a meeting at 7 p.m.

There will be a program on ‘Steelhead Fishing on the Trinity River,’ a ‘Sacramento River Fishing Trip,’ and a briefing on the new local Trout Unlimited Chapter (by Geoff Malloway, Central Coast Fly Fishing) and fly tying demo.

No experience is necessary and all are welcome.

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Times • October 4, 2013

Pacific Grove Public Library Renewal Project: Long Overdue and Well Under Way “At its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future.”

- William J. Murtagh of the National Register of Historic Places The Pacific Grove Public Library (PGPL) has been directed by the City Council to embark on a strategic planning process, designed to generate recommendations for a renewal of our cherished Library. The Library Advisory Board, comprising volunteers appointed by the Mayor and Council to generate recommendations and advice to the City Council and staff concerning Library matters, has taken overall responsibility for developing the strategic plan.

The three general areas that the plan

is addressing include: Historic Renewal, Collection Renewal, and Access Renewal.

The progress made to date and projected next steps in each of these three areas is provided below.

Historic Renewal: The historic renewal element of PGPL’s planning effort seeks to honor the beauty and history of the Library, including the original building and each of the subsequent additions. We are fortunate and proud to still have an original Carnegie Library building as the heart of our current Library. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and a $10,000 value land donation from the Pacific Improvement Company, the cornerstone of the PGPL was laid November 9, 1907 and the building opened to the public May 12, 1908. For well over one hundred years the Library has served the community as a reliable pro-

20th Annual Wild Celebration Benefits SPCA’s Wildlife Center

The SPCA for Monterey County will hold its 20th annual Wild Celebration on Sunday, October 6 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at Holman Ranch located at 60 Holman Road just east of Carmel Valley Village. Gourmet food, fine wine and a wide variety of silent and live auction items will be featured, all to support The SPCA’s Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, the only center of its kind in Monterey County.

The event features the dramatic release of rehabilitated great horned owls rescued as orphaned nestlings earlier this year by the SPCA Wildlife Center. The winning bidder receives the once in a lifetime chance to release the rescued owl for its first flight into freedom. Everyone wins as the entire audience gets to witness this heartwarming event.

Event admission is $75 per person in advance and $85 per person at the door.

Visit www.SPCAmc.org to purchase tick-

ets or pre-bid on many auction items. For more information, please call 264-5403.

All proceeds support the ongoing injured and orphaned wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services provided by the SPCA. The SPCA for Monterey County is a nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. It is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. It shelters homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provides humane education services to the community.

The SPCA Wildlife Center’s professional staff operates under permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the US Fish and Wildlife Service and rescues more than 2,600 wild animals every year.

vider of information, resources, and space.

As such, renewal of the historic portions of the building should encourage people to linger and to utilize the space for a wide variety of uses, individually or in groups. Completed steps include repainting the outside of the Library building in colors that as closely match the colors of the original Carnegie Library and repairing the gutter system and other elements. A new sign has been crafted and installed, matching the historic sign for the city’s Museum of Natural History, on the opposite corner. City crews have just begun the effort of redoing and upgrading the landscaping on all four sides.

Collection Renewal: The Collection Renewal element of the plan consists of several efforts. The first effort is both renewing the physical book collection itself (by implementing and maintaining good weeding and ordering practices) and re-situating the shelving to maximize accessibility, safety, browsing, and discoverability. The second effort is rethinking the physical locations and the functions that take place at the circulation and reference desks.

The third effort is adding electronic items to our “collection,” since that can vastly expand our virtual holdings, to make the Library an even greater resource for residents. As part of this effort, we recently launched Pacific Grove Public Library Online. Some of the services offered through this “virtual” branch include streaming video, free passes to bay area cultural and educational institutions, downloadable eBooks and online magazines.

Access Renewal: By access, we are primarily referring to physical access into the library building.

The library’s current entrance is somewhat hidden from the street by a covered portico that runs most of the length of the building.

The portico can be dark, uncomfortable, and unwelcoming. From the street it is difficult to see the Library at all. There have been a variety of proposals that will be considered for how the building’s main access point could be altered. All of the proposals have the goal of making the Library visible and welcoming from Central Avenue as well as from the side streets on either side—Fountain and Grand—and from neighboring Jewell Park and the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.

Next Steps The plan is inspired by a desire to recapture the historical character of the original Carnegie library building, to best serve our users in the present, and to look toward remaining relevant and useful into the future.

To help generate ideas and capture knowledge from throughout our community, PGPL staff and volunteers have been conducting a series of historical tours of the Library, recounting its story and how it has developed over time. Each tour concludes with participants being asked to share their insights and ideas regarding the Library: what works, what does not work, what they would love to see happen or built or done.

These conversations thus far have resulted in a number of creative, interesting and innovative ideas, and solutions for areas in which the library needs to improve and evolve. The Library Advisory Board will be considering all of these ideas and suggestions at its upcoming monthly meetings (all of which are open to the public, and posted online and at Pacific Grove City Hall). The sidebar on page 9 lists just some of the many suggestions we have been receiving with respect to all three elements of the draft plan.

We welcome your participation, your feedback, or just your continued enjoyment of our very special Library.

Church holds Blessing of the Animals Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 301 Corral de Tierra Road, Salinas, will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals following the 9:10 a.m. and 10 a.m. services on Sunday, October 6. Call 372-8459 for more information.

Canterbury Woods Annual Blessing of the Animals Monday, October 7, 2013 10:30 AM On the Great Lawn Public invited to bring your Pets 651 Sinex Ave in Pacific Grove RSVP: 657-4193

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It’s Your Library Some of the feedback we have received so far: • Replace the current overabundant, glaring and wasteful lighting with energy efficient, historically accurate, fixtures that can be turned off when there is sufficient natural light entering the library from the windows • Remove the dropped ceiling which is sagging, damaged, unsightly and which blocks part of the original paneled ceiling which is still in place, but not visible • Remove paint from arches, window frames and paneled ceiling to expose the original white pine natural wood finish • Clean the two original skylights • Replace concave skylight in halfrotunda with more historicallyappropriate skylight to match the two original skylights and that also lets in more natural light • Remove old, stained carpeting and if possible flooring to see if original Douglas fir wood flooring remains • Replace metal periodical and newspaper shelving with wood shelving • Move the existing public computers out of the historic space • Create a visual representation of the library’s original footprint (entrance, windows, courtyard, etc.) using paint, tile, and other style and design elements • Re-open large archway on library’s east side, reconnecting the two separated parts of the library’s original footprint, but add lockable glass doors to separate after hours public space from library space but to keep the original space visible from the library • Return historic east wing spaces, currently used for staff space, back into public space • Cut down shelving to about 6’ tall for safety and accessibility • Turn shelving from east-west to north-south in order to shorten shelving lengths for safely and accessibility, to allow maximum natural light to filter through the library, and to open up the view from the front entrance through to the historic center of the library

• Continue with regular, rigorous weeding of the collection in order to ensure collection remains as current, relevant and accessible as possible based on community needs, demands and usage patterns • Cut an arch into the wall dividing the 1978 from the 1950 and older sections of the library. An arched entrance at that point would echo the arches found throughout the historic parts of the library, thus softening the main stack room and easing the flow between the two different sections.

• Situate circulation desk so that it faces the entrance and arriving patrons • Reduce size of the reference desk.

The desk should be smaller, taller, labeled Information and moved closer to the entrance and to the children’s room in order to be more visible and welcoming • Glass-in the portico and use the space for a used book store and/or a café with comfortable seating and tables that would also be available when the library is closed • Cut off the roof of the portico or replace parts of it with skylights to let maximum light into the space and into the library and to clear the blocked view from the street • Evaluate moving the entrance to the corner of Central Avenue and Grand Street, facing Jewell Park and the Museum of Natural History • Glass in the entrance and extend to the Grand Avenue sidewalk in order to maximize visibility from Central Avenue • Remove the portico entirely and replace it with a large, bright, glassedin half-rotunda that parallels the half-rotunda at the back of the building • Add arched windows to the western wall where none currently exist in order to increase natural light coming into the library • Move children’s collection either into the east wing (current staff space) or into the west wing (current fiction section) and turn the existing children’s room into a public meeting space and reading/study space when not in use for meetings

World Orphan Choir to perform

The Matsiko World Orphan Choir, representing the International Children’s Network, is returning to the peninsula on Saturday, October 19. This year’s choir is made up of 17 children from Peru and Liberia.

The performance will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Cypress Community Church at 681 Monterey/Salinas Highway 68. Tickets are $50 each; children ages 5-12 are $15; those under 5 are free.

An RSVP is required for admission.

RSVP to Vanessa Howard at 277-2796 or vanessa@marchowardphoto.com. Each ticket price includes a donation that supports the children of ICN and Matsiko to further their education and break the cycle of poverty.

The choir was created by ICN in 2008 in order to increase awareness of the plight of orphaned and at risk children around the world. Through education, children can break the cycle of poverty in their families and communities and become contributing members to a brighter future. Through the choir, thousands of children will be reached with the hope of a brighter future.

Proceeds generated by the choir tour and merchandise sales go directly to support ICN’s worldwide programs inlcuding the life-changing educational sponsorships that afford orphaned and at risk children education.

Contact Vanessa Howard at 277-2796 for more information or visit icnchildren. net/world-orpans-choir-icn.

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Heritage Society sets Lighthouse Tour, Arts and Crafts Sale The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove will host the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse Fundraiser and Tour on Sunday, October 6 in conjunction with the 11th Annual Artists in Chautauqua event at Chautauqua Hall. Proceeds will benefit the Heritage Society and their efforts to restore the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse.

The tour will last from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will cost $20. Children 12 and under are free.

The tour includes Pt. Pinos Lighthouse and grounds with the chance to see recent interior and exterior renovations and new outbuildings now under construction, visit with other Lighthouserelated organizations and displays, a tour of the historic portion of the El Carmelo Cemetery, an open house at the Little Chapel-by-the-Sea, and a silent auction at Pt. Pinos Grill from noon-3 p.m. The Lighthouse is located at 90 Asilomar Boulevard.

For $15 more, tour ticket holders are

invited to the “Lighthouse Luncheon” at the grill from noon-3 p.m. The lunch cost will be paid directly to Pt. Pinos Grill.

Diners must present their tour tickets.

Call 372-7251 or 646-8841 for more information.

The 11th Annual Artists in Chautauqua will be held in Chautauqua Hall from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. that day. Admission is free to this event, which transforms one of Pacific Grove’s most historic structures into a venue showcasing fine local arts and crafts. Also offered will be a silent auction, live music and refreshments. The event is sponsored by the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove and Artisana Gallery. For information call 655-9775.

Tour tickets can be purchased at pacificgroveheritage.org, at the Heritage Society Barn at 605 Laurel Avenue on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m., at the downtown Farmer’s Market on Mondays from 5-7 p.m., by phone at 238-9820, or the day of the event at the Lighthouse.

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Times • October 4, 2013

Scene 6 : Vive la Difference I Bernard Furman

Marriage Can Be Funny It’s Sunday morning. Harry and Alice Wilson are having breakfast in their Pacific Grove home.

Alice: Last night’s party at the Millers was fun.

Harry: With some exceptions.

A: Like what?

H: First of all, I don’t understand how I came to be seated at dinner with Sam Tolliver on my left, and Bill Sanders on my right. Isn’t it always supposed to be boy-girl, boy-girl, at the table?

A: It generally is, and I’m not sure why Flo arranged the seating as she did. I think her reasoning was that we all see each other so often, it might stimulate conversation if she mixed things up a little.

H: Well, it didn’t stimulate anything for me, except a craving to ram my butter knife down Sam’s throat when he started telling me the same anecdotes I’ve heard too many times to count.

A: Such as?

H: Swimming in the Amazon with piranhas, shaking Ronald Reagan’s hand, sitting next to Elizabeth Taylor on a plane, on and on.

A: You have to admit those are interesting stories.

H: The first time, yes. The second time, less so. And by the twentieth time, I’m looking around to see if there’s any duct tape I can use to seal Sam’s mouth.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of BETHANY CASEY • Case No. M124710 Filed September 5, 2013. To all interested persons: Petitioner BETHANY ANN CASEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name BETHANY ANN CASEY to proposed name BETHANY ANN PERI. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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: OCTOBER 25, 2013 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: September 5, 2013 Judge of the Superior Court: Kay T. Kingsley. Publication dates: 09/20, 09/27, 10/04, 10/11/13 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20131696 The following person is doing business as PINNACLE EVENTS, 22630 Murietta Road, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93908. PINNACLE EVENTS, LLC, 22630 Murietta Road, Salinas, CA 93908.

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A: Then you should have spent more time conversing with Bill.

H: I tried, but he doesn’t play golf, so that eliminated what’s normally a major topic of conversation; and what he was most interested in talking about were the gruesome sights he saw when he was a young doctor working in a hospital’s emergency room—an appetite suppressor, if there ever was one.

A: I thought Bob’s jokes were funny.

H: Most of them were. I especially liked the one about the honeymoon couple.

A: Remind me.

H: On their wedding night, the groom says to his bride, “Sweetheart, would you have married me if my father hadn’t died and left me a fortune?” And she says, “Honey, I would have married you no matter who died and left you a fortune.”

A: That is funny.---The food was excellent.

H: It was, and the wines too; and overall, I enjoyed myself, except for lack of interesting table conversation, until the time came for us to leave.

A: What happened then?

H: There are many differences between men and women, for most of which I’m grateful, but the process of saying good night is not one of them.

A: Would you mind explaining?

H: Well, last night was a perfect example. At about 10:15 we looked at each other and nodded, agreeing that it was time to go. I said goodbye to the other couples, profusely thanked our hosts, and was half-way out the door when I realized you weren’t behind me. I looked around, and saw that you were slowly working your way toward Flo and Sam, but were still nowhere near them. So I came back, sat down, and started to snooze. Thirty minutes later, after an extended good night chat with everyone there, probably including the cat and dog, you nudged me awake and we left.

A: So what’s wrong with that? I was being polite.

H: What’s wrong is that the protracted leave-taking is not necessary. Let’s just say good night, and go!

A: I disagree with you, but that’s immaterial. You do it your way and I’ll do it mine.

What other gripes do you have?

H: They’re not gripes so much as observations, relating to the differences between the sexes.

A: Do any other examples come to mind?

H: The classic one, which I’ve mentioned many times when discussing this subject with other husbands, was made clear to me when we took the trip to China several years ago.

A: What was that?

H: You’ll recall that our first stop was Hong Kong, and we arrived there after a long overnight flight.

A: I remember.

H: We hadn’t slept well the night before departure because we were excited about the trip, we missed a full night’s sleep flying to Hong Kong, and both of us were exhausted when we got there.

A: Okay, so what?

H: We arrived very early in the morning. After we checked into the hotel and went to our room and the bags were delivered, I took out my toiletries kit, brushed my teeth and got into bed, expecting you to join me, so that we could get some sleep before we went out for lunch and to see the sights.

A: Did I? I don’t presently recall.

H: No, and that’s the point I’m making. You went into the bathroom, came out with fresh makeup on, picked up your purse, and when I asked where you were going, you said, “ I’m going to do some shopping!”

Gentrain Lecture coming

Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Charles II and the Restoration of the British Monarchy by Nancy Johnson Charles Stuart was only 19 years old when his father, Charles I, was beheaded by the Puritans. He subsequently fled to the Continent, spending the next nine years in exile. When Cromwell’s Commonwealth finally collapsed, Charles returned to take the throne as Charles II. Under the new monarch, Puritanism was swept away and Britain underwent a radical transformation. Among the many changes, the Restoration period saw a revival of interest in colonization. The monarch’s friend William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Several members of the nobility, to whom Charles had granted a large tract of land, founded Carolina - named in his honor. The Dutch Wars also brought New Amsterdam (renamed New York) under English control.

Some changes were more destructive. In the first decade of the Restoration; the Great Plague killed 70,000 in London alone, while the Great Fire destroyed much of the fabric of the city. Culturally, English life was enlivened when Charles reintroduced the theater, absent since the Puritans had banned it in 1642. It was a theater very different from the one that Shakespeare knew, utilizing a new kind of performance space and intended for a different audience. On a personal level, the fun-loving Charles was the most scandalous leader of his time. Admitting, “I always admired virtue - but I could never imitate it,” Charles fathered 17 illegitimate children by an array of mistresses that included the actress Nell Gwynn.

This illustrated lecture will focus on the accomplishments and excesses of one of the many fascinating periods of the British monarchy. The lecture will be given by Nancy Johnson, who has taught numerous short courses in the Gentrain Program.

Nancy has led many travel study tours to London and considers British art, history and literature among her foremost interests.

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October 4, 2013 • CEDAR STREET

Ciclovía Salinas, Monterey County’s Open Streets

by Mari Lynch Maybe you missed the Monterey Pop Festival or other ground-breaking events in Monterey County history. Don’t miss Ciclovía Salinas! Pacific Grove residents and visitors will be among the many who will be present in the Monterey County seat on October 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate the county’s first Open Streets.

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Sports and Leisure Ben Alexander

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

Since the first Ciclovía in Bogotá, Colombia in 1976, Open Streets are growing in popularity, due to their personal and planetary benefits. Most of Tips for Bicycling Monterey County’s “Why bike Monterey County” reasons apply to Ciclovía Salinas, whether you’re biking or experiencing it another way. Not least of all, it will be fun!

And it happens just 20 miles from Pacific Grove.

Ciclovía Salinas is a free public event providing a 1.6-mile stretch of streets open for biking, walking, jogging, skating, and the like. All people-powered, no motor vehicles!

Do you bike or walk with children or unsteady elders not at an age to be sharing streets with cars? Ciclovía Salinas allows these and others, all ages and abilities, to feel right at home on the streets of Salinas.

Free bicycle valet parking will be available, and the valets are happy to accept strollers, joggers, and bicycle trailers, too. That makes it easier for anyone who wishes to participate in additional health-promoting, free activities along the Ciclovía route.

You’ll find dance and fitness classes, with zumba and yoga included. A bike decorating contest, live entertainment, art, informational booths, and more will round out the event.

And a special area for young children will be featured at La Paz Park. The route is 1.6 miles of Alisal Street, between Salinas Street in Oldtown (downtown) and Sanborn Road in East Salinas. A very few intersections along the route will be open to motor vehicles, with uniformed officers directing traffic. All other intersections will be closed to vehicles, with barricades staffed by police-trained adult volunteers.

Of course, it’s fine to use a car or other motorized transportation to get to the Ciclovía route on Alisal Street. Other options include Monterey-Salinas Transit (you can even bike-and-ride the MST, making use of the bicycle racks on buses). But once you reach the Ciclovía route (Alisal Street between Salinas Street and Sanborn Road), be ready to leave motor vehicles behind. For four hours, be part of the ranks of America’s car-free, carefree ciclovístas!

For Open Streets etiquette, any event updates, detour information, and other details about Ciclovía Salinas, visit BicyclingMonterey.com: http://www.bit.ly/

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Local courses recently hosted a big college tournament. Bayonet Blackhorse hosted the PGA of Americas championship last year and the college championship is now here.

I saw the Cal Bears, NCState and a total of 15 teams from around the country. All of these young players had to start out as beginners. I’m often asked, “Ben, do you teach beginners?” and I always say, “Of course I do because the role of a PG professional is to get people playing this great game!” So get some expert help from a trained PGA pro, not your buddy you golf with on the weekends. Trust me, you will have a lot better results and have more fun with the game. Give me a call.

Fall Breaker Basketball Camp

With basketball season right around the corner, we invite you to Fall Breaker Basketball Camp.

Led by Head Coach Ken Ottmar, we provide three days filled with drills and activities to get your child ready and excited for the upcoming season.

Campers will be coached by experienced High School basketball players. We hope to pro-vide a camp filled with skill-building workouts and make basketball a fun and rewarding experience for everyone involved.

Sign up today to support the PGHS Breaker Basketball Program and their competitive Australian Basketball Tour in the summer of 2014.

Back to Basketball Camp will be held Oct. 14-16 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day, at the Pacific Grove High School Gym. Cost is $50 for the full camp or $25 per day.

Please call (831) 902-0778 or (831) 521-3045 to reserve your spot A minimum of 15 campers required (cash, checks and credit cards accepted)

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Make This a Golden Age

Seniors

Luau at Forest Hill Manor

Forest Hill Manor’s mid-September Luau began with decoration of the dining room and lobby and leis, each with the Hawaiian parallel to our own names on them, and then the Luau dinner. Wow! There was the whole roast pig, Mochico chicken, Kalua pork, gingered sweet potatoes, pineapple upside down cake, macadamia nut cream pie and assorted other salads and vegetables. The meal was followed, on the patio, with one of our favorite singing groups, Ray Paul and Lee Durley, singing such Hawaiian songs as “Blue Hawaii,” “Tiny Bubbles,” “Aloha till We Meet Again” and “Anniversary Song.” Then LeeAnn and Brianna, a mother and daughter team, in Island costume, did a variety of Hawaiian dances and demonstrated some of the Hula dance moves. Winners of a contest about Hawaiian history and facts were rewarded with boxes of chocolate macadamia turtles, fresh from Hawaii. A memorable day, thanks to activity Director Toni, and the kitchen and

Free Retirement Workshop to be Offered October 25

“How to Survive and Thrive in Retirement,” a free workshop with Nan Lesnick of the Lesnick Company, will be held on Friday, October 25 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the House of Four Winds Historic Adobe. Space is limited and RSVPs are required. For more information and to RSVP, please call Melissa at 656-0236 or email melissa@nanlesnick.com.

Subjects the workshop will cover include: Why a retirement income plan is needed Four questions to ask before retirement How to determine how much income will be needed in retirement The four primary sources of retirement income Four popular withdrawal strategies and the pros and cons of each The 12 things a “best-case strategist” does to ensure a sustainable stream of income in For more information, go to www.nanlesnick.com. The Four Winds Adobe is located at 540 Calle Principal in Monterey.

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Old Favorites Return to Forest Hill Manor

Lee Durley and Ray Paul, certainly among Forest Hill Manor’s favorite singing groups, returned recently for an afternoon performance. If there was a theme, it was expressed in their first song, “Sentimental Journey.” But the songs were varied, including “Love Is All I Can Give To You,” “Catch A Falling Star,” “Blue Skies,” “Kingston Town,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “King of the Road” and others.

More than 20 songs, almost all familiar, were sung with animation, enthusiasm and clearly understood words.

As the picture shows, they had a bit of help from a Muppet on one song, and also had us joining in on “King of the Road.” And when the program was over, you might say that they “worked the house,” for they spent a few extra minutes visiting with all of the attendees.

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Local jazz flutist Kenny Stahl was such a hit at Canterbury Woods earlier this summer, he was quickly scheduled for a return performance. In addition to an afternoon of smooth jazz melodies, the residents enjoyed a display of Kenny’s various flutes, as he compared and contrasted them visually and demonstrated the tones they emit. The flute family Kenny introduced ranged from the tiny Piccolo, which he likes for its low tones and favors for numbers such as the trio in Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" to the imposing Bass flute. With its mellow low tones, this beautiful instrument is one of his favorite for solos, but it’s so heavy he has to alternate other instruments to rest his shoulder. And that’s when the Standard flute comes in handy, as the one he uses the most, he’s had a special mouth-piece made from wood to mellow the tone. Head of the music committee, Jack Stanley, particularly enjoyed the chance to join in with Kenny for several numbers.

October 4, 2013 • CEDAR STREET

You’re about to see Medicare in a whole new light.

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Come and compare your current coverage with our new plan.

You might be surprised. There is a new, community-based Medicare Advantage option — brought to you by Aspire Health Plan — that provides these benefits in one plan: ❚ Medical ❚ Prescriptions ❚ Vision ❚ dental ❚ hearing exams We’ll coordinate your care with more than 300 local doctors and all Monterey County hospitals.

Seminars start October 1 and run through December 7. To save your spot at one of our events, please call (831) 574-4938 or toll-free (855) 570-1600.

ASPIREHEALTHPLAN The care you need from people you know.

aspire health Plan invites you to a special event about all we have to offer as a Medicare-approved plan in your area.

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11a.m.–12:30 p.m. rocky han community center 211 Hillcrest Avenue Marina

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Oldemeyer center 986 Hilby Avenue Seaside

11a.m.–12:30 p.m. crazy horse restaurant 1425 Munras Ave Monterey

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9–10:30 a.m. elli’s 1250 S. Main Street Salinas

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9–10:30 a.m. rocky han community center 211 Hillcrest Avenue Marina

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Giant artichoke 11221 Merritt Street Castroville 11a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Laurel inn 801 W. Laurel Drive Salinas 2–3:30 p.m.

The Grill at PG Golf course 79 Asilomar Blvd.

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11a.m.–12:30 p.m. crazy horse restaurant 1425 Munras Ave Monterey

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Black Bear diner 2450 N. Fremont Street Monterey 11a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Windmill restaurant 1167 Front Street Soledad 2–3:30 p.m.

Mee Memorial hospital 300 Canal Street King City

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Aspire Health Plan is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Aspire Health Plan depends on contract renewal. This information is available for free in other languages. Please call our customer service number at (831) 574-4938, TTY (831) 574-4940, or toll free (855) 570-1600, TTY (855) 332-7195, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week. Esta información está disponible gratis en otros idiomas. Por favor, póngase en contacto con nuestro número de servicio al cliente a continuación (831) 574-4938, TTY (831) 574-4940, or toll free (855) 570-1600, TTY (855) 332-7195, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week. A sales person will be present with information and applications. For accommodation of persons with special needs at sales meetings call (831) 574-4938, TTY (831) 574-4940, or toll free (855) 570-1600, TTY (855) 332-7195.

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Jazz Ensemble to Play at Marina Library The third installment of the Wonderful World of Music Program will be presented on Saturday, October 5 from 1-3 p.m. in the Community Room at the Marina Library. The program will feature the Fireside Collective, a group of college music students with an interest in jazz, blues and other music. This band performs music from many genres, including reggae and western. Included in the ensemble are local residents Jesse Burgess on drums, James Collard on Bass, Thomas Howbert on guitars, Zachary King on piano and keys and Kristen Gradwohl on vocals.

This is the third in an ongoing, bimonthly music program sponsored by the Friends of the Marina Library. Beginning

in 2014, the Wonderful World of Music will occur on the second Saturday of even months. Any group who would like to participate is encouraged to email FriendsoftheMarinaLibrary@gmail.com.

The event is free, but donations are accepted. Light refreshments will be served.

The library is located at 190 Seaside Circle in Marina. For more information visit www.FriendsoftheMarinaLibrary.org or call 384-3411.

Jesse Burgess, drums; James Collard, bass; Thomas Howbert, guitars and Zackary King, piano and keys.

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Kayakers, Boaters Poetry Poetry Beware of Getting Close MONARCH MIGRATION Have a Great Day! To Feeding Whales

by Bruce Cowan Monarchs migrate, to specific pines they share.

In Pacific Grove, from who knows where?

Guided by memory?

There is none.

How, then, is it done?

Generations of Monarchs lived and died since last year’s Monarchs here did reside.

Pacific Grove Poetry Collective will Celebrate Sylvia Plath

Happy Birthday, Sylvia Plath! Celebrate Sylvia Plath’s birthday at the Little House in Jewell Park in Pacific Grove with international Sylvia Plath scholar, PG’s own Poet in Residence Dr. Barbara Mossberg. “A Maker for Our Times/The Immediate and Immortal Comedy of Sylvia Plath.” “— a talk about her ‘divine comedy’— the happy ending as a poet, and the boisterous zest she gave to her energized poems as a drama queen. Yes, she cut her life short. She ripened and ended still green. Yet she was no shrinking violet. . .

On Sat., Oct. 5 you are invited to bring her poems to share. Seating is limited, call 831-647-9307 to reserve.

The event is part of the ongoing Poetry in the Grove discussions about poets held on the first Saturday of each month at Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, in Pacific Grove. On Nov. 2 we will celebrate Dead Poets, bring a dead poet’s poem to share.

Poetry in the Grove is a production of the PG Poetry Collective/Poet in Residence Program, www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective

“You have a great day, ma’am!”

Said a guard at the gate.

She reflected, “A day.

Why a day? And why great?”

She was distracted By the pain in her chest.

“Have a great day!”

It was a request.

He meant, “Have a ride On a team engine train.”

He meant, “Try to stay On a challenging trail.

Find a good spot And erect a tent.

Ignore the pain.”

That’s what he meant.

“Have a great day.”

He said at the gate.

“A day of all days, He described it as great.

How nice it would be To feel as described!

How nice it would be To act as prescribed!

How nice it would be To disobey And to swim right across The sunlit bay!

Her spirits were rising.

Her mind unencumbered.

Her pain was retreating.

Her days were unnumbered.

Monterey Bay residents and tourists alike are thrilled to see the current extraordinary number of whales and other marine mammals putting on a great show as they feed on prey fish which have come into the Bay.Whales are following an influx of prey into the bay, and when this prey comes inshore, so do the whales.

Other marine mammals are also pursuing these prey fish.

But Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary staff have received many reports of vessels (even paddle boards and kayaks) encroaching on humpback whales within Monterey Bay. Approaching humpback whales too closely can be dangerous for humans and whales alike. The whales are focused on feeding, which can often be a violent, high-energy activity. Humpbacks often herd schools of fish to the surface of the water and lunge through the schools with their mouths open, catching the fish in their baleen as the whales rise out of the water.

Boaters should give such whales a wide berth. Just one adult humpback whale can weigh as much as 105,000 pounds (52 tons). Being struck by one of these whales while sitting on the surface of the water would be tantamount to being struck by a moving freight train.

Aside from the very real risks to human health and safety, drawing too close to whales can have harmful effects on the whales themselves and can disrupt important feeding behavior. Interfering with this feeding could put the whales at risk of not getting enough food to sustain them. Propellers, bowsprits, line, and other boating gear can damage or entangle whales. Impacts with recreational or commercial boats can cause internal bleeding and damage for whales.

It is important that the public not crowd or surround these animals. Boaters should stay 100 yards to the side of transiting whales and should not cross in front of them, pursue them from behind, or surround them. Never position a vessel over or near feeding whales. If approached by a whale, a vessel’s captain should disengage the drive system and drift until the whale moves away.

Marine Wildlife Viewing Guidelines <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/protect/ oceanetiquette.html> for observing marine mammals are available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has regulations protecting marine mammals, including Humpback whales, from harassment or injury.

Federal and state law enforcement officials will investigate harassment and disturbance incidents. Fines can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars and can be imposed, regardless of the person’s intent. ”I urge the boating and recreational communities to help the sanctuary protect the whales by giving them the space they need to feed and by reporting whale harassment or injury to the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 1-800-853-1964,” said Paul Michel, Superintendent Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

PTA Fundraiser to Follow Parade

The 2013 Butterfly Bazaar Committee will host the 75th Annual Pacific Grove Butterfly Parade and Bazaar on Sat., Oct. 5. Elementary school students participate in the parade to welcome the monarchs back to “Butterfly Town USA” for the winter. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. in front of Robert H. Down School on Pine Ave., head down Fountain Ave. to Lighthouse Ave., up 17th St. and conclude at Robert H. Down School.

Immediately following the parade, the Butterfly Bazaar will be held behind the school. The Bazaar, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., boasts free admission, a raffle drawing, games with prizes, food and a bake sale.

Class of 1973 Reunion

Pacific Grove High School Class of 1973 will hold its 40th reunion at the home of Beth Penney at 514 Park St. on Fri., Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. The reunion is a wine-and-cheese get-together; there is no charge, but donations to the class treasury are welcome. Graduates, classmates, and guests of the PGHS Class of 1973 are welcome to attend.

Members of the PGHS Class of 1973 who have questions about the reunion can contact Reunion Coordinator Beth Penney at bpenney@sonic.net or 372-7625, or visit the class web site at www.pacificgrove73.com.

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Carmel Art & Film Festival ‘Movie on the Beach’ Saturday, Oct 12th 2013 8:30pm Sponsored by the Forest Theater Guild ‘Carmel’s Historic Bohemian Community Theater’ Santa Rita & Mtn. View, Carmel 831-626-1681 www.foresttheaterguild.org

Times • October 4, 2013 Take Advantage of "Open Enrollment"

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At many places of work, it’s “open enrollment” season — the time where you get to make changes to the various benefits you receive from your employer. As you review your overall benefits package, what areas should you focus on?

Here are three possibilities: • Life insurance — If your employer offers life insurance as a benefit, and you haven’t already signed up for it, consider adding it during your open enrollment period — because life insurance can be important to your family’s financial security. If you already have life insurance with your employer, you may want to take the time, during open enrollment, to review your beneficiary designations. If you’ve experienced a change in your family situation, such as divorce or remarriage, you’ll want to update your beneficiaries, as needed.

• However, the amount of life insurance offered by your employer in a group policy may not be sufficient for your needs, so you may want to consult with a financial professional to determine if you should add private, or individual, coverage. You may find that individual coverage is comparable, in terms of cost, to your employer’s coverage. Also, individual coverage is “portable” — that is, you can take it with you if you change jobs.

• Disability insurance — Your employer may also offer disability insurance as a lowcost benefit. The coverage can be invaluable. In fact, nearly one in three women, and about one in four men, can expect to suffer a disability that keeps them out of work for 90 days or longer at some point during their working years, according to the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE). Again, as was the case with life insurance, your employer’s disability policy may not be enough for your needs, so you may need to consider additional coverage.

• Retirement plan — Your employer may offer a 401(k) or similar retirement plan, such as a 403(b) plan, if you work for an educational institution or a nonprofit organization, or a 457(b) plan, if you work for a governmental unit. All these plans offer the chance to contribute pretax dollars; so the more you put in, the lower your taxable income. Equally important, your earnings can grow tax deferred, which means your money can accumulate faster than if it were placed in an account on which you paid taxes every year.

Consequently, try to contribute as much as you can possibly afford to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored plan. If you’ve gotten a raise recently, consider boosting your contributions during open enrollment. Also, take this opportunity to review the array of investments you’ve chosen for your 401(k) or other plan. If you feel that they’re underperforming and not providing you with the growth opportunities you need, you may want to consider making some changes. You might also think about making adjustments if your portfolio has shown more volatility than the level with which you are comfortable. Your financial professional can help you determine if your investment mix is still suitable for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

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Otter Views This time we’re in southern Ohio, where Big Jim Eshelman’s Homestead Restaurant has the $4.95 T-bone special tonight. That’s the steak, salad, two sides, dessert and coffee. It’s the best deal in this part of America. Afterwards you can stand out in the parking lot and watch the hairiest lightning storm since Creation.

This is not some faraway lightning, flickering and throbbing safely over the hills. This lightning is here, now, turning the sky bug zapper purple, caging Newark, Ohio, in sizzling bolts of incandescence too numerous to count. There! There! There! Look Out! It’s a lofty storm, originating at 45,000 feet. The night rumbles and mutters for a hundred square miles as the gods slam back and forth on their bulldozers. Ka-rack!

Ka-boom! Ka-wham-wham-wham!!

Then an eerie stillness; just the patter of warm June rain on asphalt, the hiss of tires speeding past. The lightning fades to a few jittery violet wires in the distance. Maybe the storm is passing over?

BANG!!!!!

A thunderclap splits the night directly overhead, and the whole sky erupts like a phosphor bomb. The flash stitches jagged lines of fire onto startled retinas; the boom crushes the brain like a pizza box. Inside Big Jim’s, a couple of window seat patrons glance up from their coffees and squint through the blinds. “Gettin’ closer,” one remarks.

“That’n sound like it come down over’n Granville.”

“Yup, I’d guess Granville,” the other replies. “Say, what’re you gonna have for dessert?”

I can’t believe how blasé they are. My voice rising in panic, I address the room.

“Get under the tables!!” I shout. “Lightning’s gonna take us all!”

Heads lift from chicken fried steaks in a couple of booths, but everybody else goes on eating, talking, and dabbing up sausage gravy with pieces of biscuit. Wearing a look of concern, Big Jim leaves his post at the cash register.

“Take ‘er easy there, fella,” he says, clapping a meaty hand on my shoulder. “This’s jist a little bitty drizzle. If it’s a storm you want, come back in a couple a months, tornado season. The sky turns green. We’ll get a line a twisters clear acrost the state.”

“The sky turns green?” I say. My face feels green.

Big Jim signals a waitress formed entirely of freckles. “Delores, bring this Haywine a piece a peanut butter pie.”

Delores serves me the pie, hands Big Jim a mug of coffee, then departs in a blur of moving spots. “Wow,” I say. “That’s more freckles than I’ve seen on any five people.”

“Lightnin’ did that,” he says, his voice hushed and respectful. “Put all those spots on her. But at least she survived.”

“How horrible!” I say, taking a bite of peanut butter pie.

“That pie horrible?” he asks. “Maybe you need some cinnamon ice cream on that.”

He starts to signal for Delores again, but I’m able to catch his arm.

“Gnoke . . . kpie’th fine,” I manage. “Weewee fine, fankth. Buh gubbaha dum waddah? Tmaw gudass waddah?”

“Delores, could we have a glass of water over here please? Forgot we had a firsttimer on the peanut butter pie.”

I guzzle the water gratefully, then smile up at the ever-shifting connect-the-dots puzzle that is Delores. “Did you really get hit by lightning?”

“Naw!” she laughs. “He tell you that? He’s such a big larr. I got these freckles at Waikiki.”

“My cousin J.J. got hit by lightnin’ once, when we was kids,” Big Jim offers, forking up a piece of my pie. He chews sorrowfully.

“Once?” I ask.

“Yup, once was enough. It kilt him, sure enough. We was standin’ in the school yard, waitin’ fer the bus. Rain and thunder was all around, but we didn’t take notice of it, bein’ kids. J.J. had a big cowboy belt buckle on that day. The bus pulled in and we started to run fer it. Halfway acrost the yard, a lightnin’ bolt hit that buckle and blew the shoe right off his foot. Died ‘fore they could get ‘im to the hospital.”

What do you say at a time like that? “I’m sorry your cousin got hit by lightning, have some more pie?” I just stare sadly out the window. There’s lightning where I come from, but it doesn’t blow people out of their shoes. It just stays up in the sky where it belongs, pulsing rhythmically like one of those fake fireplaces in a Santa Barbara motel.

When we were kids, nobody told us to watch out for lightning. In fact, on stormy days, our poor distracted mother wanted us to play outside. “You boys go out and play in the lightning,” she used to shout, surveying the carnage of some Tinker-Toy war.

“And wear your cowboy belts!”

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Is That Really Illegal?

Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.

Travis H. Long, CPA

Planning for Each Generation The study of law can sometimes be methodical and tedious. Occasionally it is a nice change of pace to take a tongue-in-cheek look at some of the more colorful laws that are on the books in various places. When it comes to unusual laws, Client Eastwood’s crusade against Carmel’s now repealed law forbidding the eating of ice cream while standing on the sidewalk comes to mind. Below is a list of other bizarre laws, most of which are still on the books. These laws are all courtesy of www.dumblaws.com.

California Statewide Laws:

• Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Local California Laws:

• In Los Angeles County, you may only throw a frisbee at the beach with the lifeguard’s permission.

• In Baldwin Park, nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

• In addition to the ice cream rule mentioned above, in Carmel, a man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match and women may not wear high heels while in the city limits without a city permit.

• In Chico, bowling on the sidewalk

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is illegal.

In Fresno, elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.

In Glendale, it is illegal to jump into a passing car.

In Indian Wells, it is illegal for a trumpet player to play his instrument with the intention of luring someone to a store.

In Pacific Grove, it is illegal to molest butterflies.

In Prunedale, two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.

In Walnut, children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.

Foreign Laws:

• In England, placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.

• In Finland, Taxi drivers must pay royalties if they play music in their cars for paying customers.

• In France, between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70 percent of music on the radio must be by French artists.

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Due to the inability of Congress to come to terms regarding the government shutdown (or just about anything for that matter), I have a pretty good chance that this article will still be worth reading by the time it is published in the newspaper on Friday!

Everyone is aware by now that over 800,000 federal employees are on furlough.

I read that this is more than all the employees of Target, General Motors, Exxon, and Google combined. That is a lot of people! Included in these 800,000 are most of the Internal Revenue Service employees.

Many of you may be cheering right now, but certainly not anyone that is waiting on a refund or currently trying to work out any problems with the IRS. Prior to the furlough, telephone wait times to speak with an IRS agent have been 15 - 45 minutes, or sometimes you would get the message that they were too busy to even put you on hold, and then hang up on you. Right now you will have an indefinite wait since the call centers are completely closed. All local IRS offices are also closed to the public as well. The shutdown will of course put even more pressure on wait times when funding is restored, and there is a backlog of problems to resolve.

This is an interesting time to be shut down considering that extended personal tax returns are due on October 15. The IRS still expects individuals and businesses to file all tax returns on time, keep making income and payroll tax payments, etc. Presumably, they have some essential employees still on-the-clock to let the mailman in and to make deposits! They are encouraging electronic filing since those returns are processed automatically by computers. Paper returns will not be processed, however any payments enclosed will still be processed! All tax refunds are suspended until normal operations resume.

Computer generated IRS notices will continue to be mailed out, but all audits, appeals, and taxpayer advocate cases are suspended. If you had meetings scheduled they will be rescheduled.

The IRS website will still be up and running, but certain services may be unavailable. The IRS automated telephone system will also still be working (800) 829-1040.

I can only assume that penalties and interest will still accrue even if you are waiting on the IRS to resolve an issue.

I called the IRS employee emergency hotline for kicks. They are informing employees that they cannot perform any work, even if they want to volunteer their time to keep certain cases moving, and they cannot use any government computers, equipment, or other resources. If they were en route traveling when the furlough began, they were to immediately return home.

Prior articles are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog.

IRS Circular 230 Notice: To the extent this article concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law.

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Worms in the Spotlight Wiggling their way to better gardening

By Cameron Douglas Banana peels, carrot skins, apple cores, lettuce scraps. A healthy diet can generate a healthy amount of trash.

Generations ago, people disposed this refuse in basement incinerators. That practice was identified as a source of air pollution. Then came the in-sink garbage disposal machine. That can be a source of water pollution and a cause of plumbing problems. Of course, a lot of food scrap goes to the garbage dump to be placed in landfills — along with plastic and other non-biodegradable materials.

Recently, the focus on what to do with trash has shifted to a different approach called worm composting, or vermicomposting, where nature is simply allowed to take its course. It’s actually a very old method. Many families are

Above: Some things can’t, or won’t, be digested by the worms: egg shells (which add calcium to the soil) and corn cobs. Avocado seeds seem to sprout and would likely make a wonderful grove if we let them.

Photos this page by Neil Jameson

processing food waste right at home via worm composting, a very earthy practice that has come back into vogue.

In essence, worms are housed in dirt-filled bins where they digest garbage. Their castings blend with the dirt to produce a potent soil that plants love. Fruits and vegetables grown in this rich soil are consumed, and the scraps go back to compost.

There are countless resources for advice on vermicomposting, but it comes down to a few basic steps: Make or obtain a suitable worm bin.

Build your ecosystem. This is where you select the best worms for your purpose, and then mimic what happens in nature.

Maintain and harvest compost. This takes patience as the first batch comes slowly, but it gets easier after that.

Worm castings are the sought-after result of a healthy vermiculture bin.

Naming each one gets a little tedious, however. Expose the bin to light and the worms all dive for the bottom, allowing harvesting.

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Monarch docents volunteer at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary where they assist guests from around the world explore the wonder of our wintering monarchs population and provide interpretive information about the butterflies.

No knowledge of monarch butterflies is required to become a docent, as training is provided. What is required is a passion to learn and share nature with guests of all ages.

If you are interested in becoming a monarch docent, please attend this informational meeting:

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This meeting will be held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History at 165 Forest Ave. in Pacific Grove.

If you have any questions, please contact the Museum at outreach@pgmuseum.org or (831) 648-5716 ext. 20.

Do’s and don’ts While worms will digest meat scraps, meat is generally blamed for noxious compost odors, and most composters avoid putting meat in the mix. Bread and other grains are fine, along with tea leaves, coffee grounds and eggshells. It’s always good to process your scraps into smaller pieces before mixing them in with the worm bedding.

There are some strict “don’ts” in the art of worm composting, mostly having to do with things that are harmful to the worms or difficult for them to digest. Prohibited items are: Excess citrus. No more than 1/5 the total worm food.

Meats or fish.

Fats or excessively oily scraps.

Dairy products (rinsed egg shells are OK).

Cat or dog feces.

Twigs or branches.

Getting set up Worm composting bins are for sale through many resources such as Wal-Mart and available for order through Amazon.

There are indoor composters, outdoor composters, and all-around composters, ranging in price from $29 to $200. Compost bins can also be built at home. Many prefer wood for its ability to absorb excess moisture, which, in turn, protects the worms. However, the worms will eventually eat the wood. The advice is to never use chemically treated wood. Rubber lasts just about forever and is a great material for compost bins. Some people fashion them out of stacks of old tires. Galvanized metal is good. Plastic will crack but can be used in a pinch.

Of course, the worms are important.

Simply digging up anonymous earthworms from the yard is not recommended.

Several varieties of worms are bred and sold commercially for vermicomposting.

The most common is the red wiggler, Eisenia fetida. These have a healthy appetite, reproduce quickly and can eat more than half their body weight each day.

Eisenia hortensis, also known as European night crawlers, make a good second choice. They don’t reproduce as fast as red wigglers, but can digest cardboard. Night crawlers seem a little heartier, and make good bait for fishing when full grown. A pound of worms is a good start, and that will usually number 1,000 individuals.

It is important to prevent these special worms from escaping into the wild, where, as an invasive species, they can upset the balance of hardwood forests by consuming too much leaf litter too quickly.

The worms themselves can be purchased online.

For that matter, the finished compost can be ordered for those who desire the benefit without the work. A simple Google

search under “worm composting” turns up an impressive 1,000,000+ results.

Ambitious composters are brewing special “compost tea” that serves as a powerful fuel for plant growth. Compost tea is regarded by many as a better alternative to chemicals and fertilizers.

Ten things you may not know about earthworms • Depending on soil quality, there are between 250,000 and 1.75 million worms present per acre of land. The more worms, the higher the soil quality.

• Worms can process up to ten pounds of organic material per worm per year.

• Charles Darwin noted the ability of worms to bury things — even buildings — into the ground as they soften and turn the soil.

• Earthworms are hermaphrodites (possessing both male and female sex organs). When two worms mate, both produce new worms.

• Earthworms can survive the loss of a body segment, and some can even become two worms if the damage is not too great.

• Earthworms not only work tirelessly throughout their lives cultivating and fertilizing soil for plants, but are also an important part of the food chain. They are a staple for birds, beetles, bears, and many others.

• South African earthworms grow to an average of six feet long, with some as long as 22 feet.

• Earthworms breathe through their skin, which is why they will surface if the ground is soaked after a rain.

• Earthworms have no eyes but can sense light, which they need to avoid.

• Fossil evidence shows earthworms have been around for at least half a billion years, surviving the mass extinction 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs.

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Worm bins under the potting table are safe from rain, heat and frost. Water drains out the bottom, making “compost tea.” Lids keep the raccoons out if weighted. Raccoons usually don’t like what’s in the worm bins, but they are ever hopeful.

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Market SnapShot (as of Oct 1, 2013) Pacific Grove Single Family

Number of Properties

Median Price

Current Inventory

39

$895,000 $1,166,506

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Properties in Escrow

21

$729,000

$967,157

106

Closed Sales September

13

$688,500

$709,708

118

Closed Sales Year to Date 2013

128

$680,000

$726,124

68

Average Price

Days on Market