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Kiosk SEAL PUPDATE As of Thurs. April 6 there were
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Harbor Seal pups at Hopkins Beach • Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org NO DANCE THIS WEEK •
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Making STEAM - Page 13
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Dance at Chautauqua Hall •
Sat. April 8
Generating the Supreme Good Heart - talk 11:15am - 12:15pm Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free event, donations welcome •
Wed. April 12
Supervisor Mary Adams’ First 100 Days Lunch: Noon $17/person Presentation: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (free and open to the public) Unitarian Universalist Church 490 Aguajito Road, Carmel
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Annual Wildflower Show Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Admission prices vary See page 8
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“Avoiding Nuclear Catastrophe” 11:30 AM Hilton Gardens Inn Public invited •
Sat. April 22
14th anniversary Monterey Pen. Art Found.Gallery 425 Cannery Row 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. 30 local artists Free 831 655-1267 •
Sat Aril 22 Earth Day •
Sat. April 29
Rotary Invitational Track Meet 10:00AM Breaker Stadium Free to watch •
Sun. April 30
Monterey County Composers’ Forum “Garden of Song” at Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 West Carmel Valley Road $10 suggested donation 3:00 pm •
Sun. April 30
3 PM “Garden of Song” Hidden Valley Music Seminars 88 West Carmel Valley Road $10 suggested donation (831) 385-0973 or at dallapiccolo@msn.com.
April 7-13, 2017
Your Community NEWSpaper
Seal moms having more success
Vol. IX, Issue 28
2017 Royal Court Presentation
By Thom Akeman
Pacific Grove has grown by at least 12 new residents and any one of them could win the award as the cutest newcomer of the year. These are the harbor seal pups born alongside the recreation trail next to Hopkins Marine Station – nine of them since last week. The pupping season, a bit early, clearly moved into gear last Sunday when three new pups appeared on the beach that day, one of them videotaped and posted on Facebook and You Tube. Other than that, they have been arriving at about one a day, and it looks like there are several weeks to go. The spillover to the temporarily fenced 5th Street Cove should start any time. Harbor seals, including one pup, have been seen coming and going there for several days. While it’s always a thrill to see healthy pups born along the oceans, one of this year’s little ones proved to be a traveling entertainer. On just her second day, she and her proud mom swam from Hopkins over to Lovers Point, then swam back and forth in front of the city’s most popular beach for about three hours. Blue jacketed Bay Net docents stayed on the beach, alerting a few hundred people to the natural show right in front of them. Cameras popped out and moms explained the marine mammals to excited kids. Fortunately, that pair didn’t land and eventually swam back to Hopkins for a long nap. If you do happen upon a harbor seal mom or pup on a beach, please give them plenty of room and access for them to get back to the water and go. If a pup is alone, mom may be back to get it soon so please don’t touch or pick it up. Seal moms sometimes reject pups that have human scents on them. This pupping season certainly looks better than last year, but it will fall far
Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 14 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 7 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 17 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Otter Views....................................... 14 Outside the Box................................ 12 Puzzle................................................ 6 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Real Estate.................................. 16, 20 Sports......................................... 10, 11
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On Wednesday, April 5, the 2017 Royal Court of the Feast of Lanterns was presented to the public at Canterbury Woods. New this year are Guardsmen, who are “martial arts specialists to guard the Court.” L to R. Master Rooster, Thor Birch; Princess Tourmaline, Rachel Sands; Princess Ruby, Julianna Aliotti; Princess Amethyst, Serena Paci; Queen Topaz, Caroline Evans; Princess Sapphire, Jenna Hall; Princess Emerald, Caroline Coen; Master Horse - Elias Yevdash. Feast of Lanterns Board of Directors this year includes: President - Kaye Coleman, Vice President - Dorothy Miller, Secretary - Matt Hoffman, Treasurer - Katie Henden, Joni Birch, Christina Cory, Janet Hall, Joanie Hyler, and Joe Shammas. Feast of Lanterns Selection Judges were Matt Hoffman, Joanie Hyler, Wendy Bluhm, Niniv Ibraham, Elisa Maddalena and Lindsey Morgan. Photo by Linda Pagnella.
Use of city’s tennis courts at issue: Middle School and pro
The tennis coach at Pacific Grove Middle School, Julie Kelly, addressed the City Council on March 15, 2017, advising that the current vendor at the city’s Morris Dill Tennis Courts and the pro shop at the Community Center had imposed fees of $2 per student per hour for the youngsters to practice there. It would amount to $500 per week. Not only that, but she said the pro, SZ Tennis Academy, would require Kelly to carry $9 million in liability insurance plus keep a ratio of adult-to-student of 1-8. She asked the City Council’s help in resolving the issues. These fees are not in the tennis program’s budget. Rick Miller, Assistant Superintendent of the Pacific Grove United School District, said that the problem has not been brought before the board of the district — yet. He agreed that it would be better for the students to not have to be transported to the high school or to Span-
ish Bay when the City courts were within walking distance of the middle school. The city has an MOU with SZ Tennis, under which Pacific Grove Unified School District has exclusive use of the Morris Dill courts 3-5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, March through May. City Manager Ben Harvey says there had been a misunderstanding, and SZ
Savanna McDowell PGHS standout in tennis, will soon be signing to play tennis at UC Santa Cruz. Tennis Academy will not charge fees or require an insurance policy for the middle school tennis students to use the Morris
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Joan Skillman
Skillshots
short of the record 2014 when we saw 90 of the harbor seal pups born on PG beaches survive past the nursing period. Warm water and subsequent food shortages have impacted near-shore marine life the past couple of years but conditions seem to be better right now.
Monday’s newbie meets mom.
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Bob Silverman,who writes our Giants’ Update, reports that this photo of his Brandy Rose, the first rose in his Carmel Valley garden for this spring, has been accepted by Big Stock Photos. Bob specializes in nature and landscape photos. He said the rose is now languishing, going the way of all roses.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods
Times
Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Jan Austin • Mike Clancy • Scott Dick • Rabia Erduman • Ron Gaasch • Zach Goodwin • Luke Hiserman • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Alli Mayorga • Peter Mounteer • Alec Murdock • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Bob Silverman • Peter Silzer • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens Distribution: Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Emma, Griffin, Holden, Jesse, John, Jacob, Leo, Luca, Manny, Megan G, Megan M, Nate, Ryan, Tom, Spencer
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Week ending 03-29-17- at 8:20 AM........ .02" Total for the season............................. 22.81" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year...................................................... 6.36" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 .....................................................................15.54” RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR
Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.
Near Lovers Point Week ending morning 04/06/17........... .05" Data reported by John Munch at 18th St. Total for the season (since 7/1/16)...... 20.86" Week ending .19" Last week low 12/07/16.......................... temperature..................56.7 F Totalweek for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42" Last high temperature.................68.1 F Lastyear week temperature..................41.5 Last rainlow to date (7/1/15-12/16/16)..... 16.77”F Last week high temperature.................63.5 F
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Supervisor Mary Adams’ First 100 Days League of Women Voters of Monterey County Lunch & Learn event
“Supervisor Mary Adams’ First 100 Days:”Newly elected Monterey County Supervisor Mary Adams will tell us about her experiences thus far. Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Lunch: Noon ($17/person; provided by The Valley Grille) Presentation: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (free and open to the public) Unitarian Universalist Church 490 Aguajito Road, 1Carmel Please RSVP if you’re attending the luncheon portion by Saturday, April 8, 2017. RSVPs must be sent to Lorita Fisher who can be reached via email (GLFisher@ redshift.com) or phone (831-375-8301). Payment for lunch can be made in cash or check and is payable upon arrival.
World Affairs Council MPC Discussion Group “What To Do About North Korea?"
What should the U.S. policy be in the face of North Korea's escalating nuclear weapons program? What are the possible consequences of various policy options? Free to the public. Monday, April 10, 2017, at 4 PM, MPC Room 101, Social Science Building, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey, CA 93940. Parking $2 in Lot D, permits for attendees. www.wacmb.org
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Dill court. The ratio of adult instructors to children has not been resolved, but Ben Harvey was confident that, given the general attitude of the population of Pacific Grove, volunteers could surely be found who would help out. Kelly had reached an agreement with Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach, where the middle school tennis team is welcome to practice at no cost. She told the council she is unsure how long it can be continued. While there is no contract per se, there is a “policy” available for study on the Internet under “City Council Policies.” Under Section VI, Court Rules and General Information: “The tennis teams associated with PGUSD may have use of courts at no charge for tennis activities, subject to the approval of the tennis professional and the City Manager. Approval shall not be withheld, if courts can be made available without unreasonable impact on other tennis operations.” The most recent amendment was made March 9, 2011. On Jan. 30, 2017 the city of Pacific Grove requested bids for companies or individuals willing to manage the city’s tennis courts. According to City Manager Ben Harvey, only one response was received as of April 6 and that’s from the current operator, a father-son team called SZ Tennis Academy. Due to increased requests from residents for pickleball at the Morris Dill courts, the city added in a pickleball clause to its proposed contract. Pickleball is a game played wth ping pong type paddles and whiffle balls about 3 inches in diameter. The middle school is seeking to add pickleball to the after school sports line.
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Kiwanis offers rag time concert along with pancakes at Good Old Days
On Saturday, April 8, the Pacific Grove Kiwanis club will be hosting the ever popular community pancake breakfast during the Annual Good Old Days Celebration. Breakfast will be served from 8am to 11am at Jewel Park. From 9 am to 10:30 am, Kiwanis member Robert Blade will be featured in the Jewel Park gazebo. Each year Robert provides several Ragtime Piano concerts during the celebration. This year he is featuring “Music of the Good Old Days.” All pieces will be pre-World War I, over 100 years old. He is planning a special tribute to Scott Joplin an African American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime Writers". He died April 1, 1917. The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove meets the First and Third Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. in the Point Pinos Grill at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome to their meetings and/or helping in their community events. The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove is a private, charitable organization, dedicated to improving the lives of children, and their communities, in the Pacific Grove California Area of Kiwanis International.
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Rainbow Speakers Extend Invitations Rainbow Speakers and Friends invite you to our monthly evening of friendship and support on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 7:00 pm. A warm welcome awaits you! We'll share our thoughts, concerns and plans that always fill us with encouragement and hope. Sincere thanks to Fr. Jon Perez for providing a space for our gatherings at the Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church, 425 Carmel Avenue, Marina (corner of Carmel and California Avenues).
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Public Talk: Generating the Supreme Good Heart
Saturday, April 8 11:15am - 12:15pm Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free event, but donations welcome The supreme good heart, known as Bodhicitta in Buddhist practice, is a precious mind that cherishes all living beings over oneself--altruism in its deepest and broadest form. As the Dalai Lama says, “Whoever generates this altruistic intention will find themselves setting out on the path to true happiness.” Letting go of ego-clinging that seeks only the happiness of the self, and developing a mind that wishes for the happiness of all creates peace of mind and joy for the practitioner. The benefits of cultivating this attitude are profound: from better health and more harmonious relationships, to the complete mental freedom of enlightenment. Join Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident monk and teacher, as he shares the many benefits of Bodhicitta, followed by a discussion
on practical ways to gently encourage the supreme good heart in ourselves. Website for more information: Public Talk: Developing the Supreme Good Heart Contact for questions: Rachel Christopherson, rachelmdc2016@gmail.com, 831-901-3156.
Building Blocks to Successful Estate Planning Panel Discussion A Special Gift to our community, in support of the Improving Financial Awareness & Financial Literacy Movement and
FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE at the annual Good Old Days festival in Pacific Grove
“Toughest 2 Minutes in Sports!” Competitors and Volunteers Needed! Sunday, April 9th, 11a.m. Join the Monterey Firefighters Association for the 2017 Firefighter Combat Challenge. The course takes a firefighter through a grueling 5 stage race in which the firefighters compete against each other for time, all while wearing more than 80 pounds of equipment! This event promotes firefighter health and wellness as well as demonstrates the high levels of fitness required for the job. Any and all firefighter competitors are welcome, though you must be an active firefighter with a department to participate. Volunteers are needed to assist with resetting the course after each firefighter and also with barbecuing. This event fulfills community service hours required for high school. If wishing to compete or volunteer with the event, please contact Captain David Cruz at dcruz@monterey.org
April being National Financial Literacy Month Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 6 - 8 pm at the Monterey Public Library, Community Room We want to make sure you have the personal financial management skills and tools to help you and your family live and enjoy the best life possible. In the spirit of improving financial awareness and financial literacy, The Monterey Public Library and The Financial Awareness Foundation have a very special gift for you. Estate planning can seem a daunting and insurmountable task for some. Yet it’s one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones. We invite you and your family member to attend our free, two-hour seminar, where we’ll cover the essential principles of smart estate planning, giving you the confidence to get and keep your estate plans in order and up-to-date. You will learn: Estate Planning Overview, Common estate planning terms, Core documents that will be prepared, Six steps to successful estate planning, Information necessary to begin planning, Considerations in choosing an attorney, Working with advisors, Estate planning mistakes to avoid, Tips to save you time and money. Attendees will also receive an invaluable complimentary set of personal finance publications. These valuable materials are designed to motivate, educate, and empower you to improve your financial lifestyle by providing an easy-to-use, systematic approach to personal financial management. They also identify the Essential Principles to Smart Personal Financial Management and the Common Financial Mistakes to Avoid. Speakers Cristofer A. Cabanillas, AIF, CFP, Partner, Monterey Private Wealth | http:// montereyprivatewealth.com/ Eric N. Holk, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law | http://www.trusts-etc.com/
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Pick Your Price on Parakeets and Pigeons Fri., April 7 - Sun., April 9
Center for Spiritual Awakening
It’s a tongue-twister and an adoption event - this weekend at your SPCA, you can Pick Your Price on all pigeons and parakeets. That’s right, you get to pick the adoption fee! The SPCA has dozens of wonderful, friendly parakeets an pigeons looking for new, loving homes. The SPCA for Monterey County is located at 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway, across from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Adoption hours are 11-5 on weekdays and 11-4 on weekends. For more information, please call The SPCA at 831-373-2631 or 422-4721 or www.SPCAmc.org/special. Visit www.SPCAmc.org to view adoptable pets.
Programs at the Library
522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
For more information call 648-5760. Tuesday, April 11 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 • Wednesday, April 12 • 11:00 am Music with MaryLee: songs and music for all ages • Wednesday, April 12 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday Stories: stories, science and craft projects • Thursday, April 13 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months
325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207
Chabad of Monterey
620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363
Church of Christ
176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club
First Church of God
1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875
Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636
Manjushri Dharma Center
724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com
Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712
Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818
Shoreline Community Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church
800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
Teacher Dance April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29
DJ
Blackout date (Good Old Days) ---------Joey & Christi Cha cha Heather Black out date -------------------------------Metin & Masha Merengue Bob
Where: Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15. Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ music for 3 hours and buffet of healthful snacks.
Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653
For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Background: Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance. Additional info: No partner needed. Everyone welcome. Kids 13 and under free with an adult.
Gentrain Society Lectures
The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in March and April, 2017. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website. Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: One Brain’s Life Story Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Chris Hasegawa, PhD will provide a non-technical look at what happens in your brain through life. He’ll look briefly at normal brain functioning, and then delve into the mathematics, sensory, and biochemistry of the brain. We’ll talk our way through “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,” an introduction to brain scans, and will end with the newest thinking about what happens when dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease strikes. Dr. Hasegawa retired as Dean of Extended Education and International Programs at CSU Monterey Bay. He did biochemical research on the brain tissue of drug addicted rats before teaching education, technology and science courses at CSUMB. He has renewed his interest in the biochemistry of the brain as his mother progressed through her own journey through dementia. Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Opera Garnier and 19th Century French Society Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 During France’s Second Empire, the Emperor Napoleon III undertook to transform Paris into a new, modern post-industrial city. A major project was an opulent new Opera House. The young architect Charles Garnier led the construction, which took 15 years before opening in 1873. Garnier’s genius and determination created a theater on a magnificent scale. This lecture will provide a portrait of 19th Century France, of Napoleon III and Eugenie Montijo (his beautiful wife, often compared to Marie-Antoinette), and the Opera’s reflections of the proper etiquette for French society of the time. After a nine-year career as a Certified Parisian Tour Guide Céline Glon has presented many lectures about the culture and history of her France. Since 2015, Céline has run her own tour business “Et Voila Paris LLC.”
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“Fond Memories” by Peter Silzer Solution on page 15 Across 1 One kind of bad artist? 5 Shows approval manually? 10 Homeland of many Miamians 14 Best of the best 15 Artifact 16 Literacy anthologies 17 *Who comes for PG’s 60-across (2 wds) 19 Vitriol 20 Greek “e” 21 Inability to carry out some simple tasks 23 Romaine lettuce 24 Subsequent to 25 Ice cream servings 28 *Whom you might see at PG’s 60-across (2 wds) 33 Coach Parseghian 34 Certain Eastern European 35 Unabridged 36 19th c. Italian composer 38 “Black gold” 40 Perfume compound ester 41 Before it’s too late (2 wds) 43 Pip or pit, for example 45 U.K. fliers 46 *What you can enjoy at PG’s 60-across (3-wds) 48 What EMTs read to keep up (abbrev.) 49 Office errand runner 50 Sticky gunk 52 Macaroon ingredient 55 Featured vehicle of the Sea Otter Classic 59 Skunk’s defense 60 Annual April PG event (and a hint to the first parts of the starred clues) 62 Matrimonial symbol 63 Inventor Howe 64 Handy computer command 65 Joint bent in some proposals 66 First performance 67 Not as much
Golden Girls Of Hollywood A Staged Reading by Carol Marquart
Down 1 Smudged herb 2 Hen house 3 Years, in Lima 4 Battlefield docs 5 Wood tar derivative 6 Ex-boxer Spinks 7 Swiss mountain 8 Rice dish 9 U.K. royal’s staff 10 Nightclubs 11 Windows alternative 12 Tourist destination east of Java 13 On the briny 18 Arafat’s org. 22 Restrained a steed 24 Mentor 25 Goliath’s nemesis 26 Polish Holocaust hero Sendler 27 Live it up 29 Vientiane native 30 Gunpowder ingredient, to a Brit 31 Martin Luther King Jr. had one 32 Feudal workers 34 Saharan storm 37 Regurgitate 39 Zodiac lion 42 Poured forth 44 Most daring 47 In fine ____ (healthy) 48 Elated 51 Start of the 4th qtr. 52 A good thing to pop? 53 Thor’s father 54 Ice cream serving 55 Wooer 56 A sweet thing to raise? 57 Eye protectors 58 Latin lover? 61 Razz
Enjoy an afternoon of laughs in this staged reading featuring The Golden Girls of Hollywood. Fasten your seat belts. There’s going to be a lot of serious name-dropping and insult swapping, as rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper battle it out over lunch at Romanoff’s on Rodeo Drive. Part two features an exclusive with Bette Davis who confesses the unsanitized truth of her life along with her trials and triumphs at Warner Brother Studios. When: April 10 2:00 pm
Wednesday
at Sally Griffin Center Free admission
Silzer Gallery Smaller and brighter!
Be sure to visit the new, smaller and brighter Studio Silzer Workshop on 1st Friday, April 7. 00It’s just one door downhill from the gallery, now at 170B Grand Avenue in the Artcade hallway of working artists. Focusing on the Silzer family of painters: Peter (me) with colorful abstracts; Richard, my late father, with prints of his impressionist landscapes; and Ronald, my cousin, with his multiple styles. I also have many large photographic prints on canvas and small framed prints of local scenes. Honoring the vibrant art of my artistic hero, the late Jerry Williamson, too.
Alvarado St. to close for Fallen Officer Ceremony
The California Police Chiefs Association Fallen Officer Ceremony will take place on Monday, April 10 at the Golden State Theatre in downtown Monterey. This private event will close Alvarado Street on Monday, April 10, 2017 from 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Alvarado Street will be reduced to one lane with restricted parking between Pearl Street and Bonifacio Place, and no parking allowed on Bonifacio Place. The Fallen Officer Ceremony will honor the lives of ten law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2016. This event is not open to the public. A map of the street closer is also posted at Monterey.org/newsroom. (monterey.org/ Portals/0/News/Fallen-Officers-Alvarado-Closure.jpg)
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop Log March 25-April 4, 2017
Locked or unlocked, thief didn’t care Ransford Ave.: Personal items stolen from unlocked vehicle. Ransford Ave.: Personal property stolen out of unlocked vehicle. Alder St. vehicle vandalized Officer was dispatched to take a report of property taken from a vehicle on Sloat Ave. On Ransford Ave., past tense theft of personal property from an unlocked vehicle. On Sloat Ave. items taken from vehicle after window being smashed What about the baby? A male phoned the PGPD to report that he had lost his stroller at Caledonia Park. No corresponding strollers had been turned in to the PGPD. Private tree tumbles Grove Acre Ave. a tree fell from private property, damaging a vehicle parked on the roadway. DUI Officer dispatched to a possible DUI driver. Investigative stop conducted and driver found to be under the influence of alcohol. Andrew Scheiber was arrested. Lost doggie now found doggie On the above date and time, a dog was turned into PGPD which was found on 10th St.. Owner was notified and dog was returned to the owner. Lost doggie now in doggie jail Located a dog walking in the area. The dog was picked up and held at PGPD pending owner contact. No one came to claim the dog, so it was transported to SPCA. Nothing further Never room with someone who wears your size On Central Ave. officers responded to a civil dispute between roommates. A potential theft of clothes was discovered. Gulls are not for target practice no matter how often they poop on your car On the above time and date, officers responded to an address on 8th St., for a report of a downed seagull. Officers arrived and observed there to be a deceased seagull who had previously been transfered to a trash receptacle. The reporting party statedshe did not witness how the seagull died. However, stated her neighbor has a history of shooting wild life with a sling shot from his second story balcony. Officers attempted to contact the neighbor but were met with negative results. The animal control officer was notified. Per the reporting party this incident was documented for informational purposes.
3rd Annual
Easter Egg Hunt! Saturday, April 15 - 9 am FREE! at PG Golf Course All Ages Welcome! you bring the basket we bring the eggs
Mystery prowler On Bentley St. reporting party stated there was a possible prowler outside of her residence. Officers were unable to locate any suspicious people or evidence of suspicious activity. Public Property is not immune Eardley Ave city property damaged during the night Prescott Ln. past tense burglary of a residential home. No suspect information.
Ferret legalization inches forward as Fish & Game meets this month Legalize Ferrets, a California organization that continues to advocate for ferret legalization in the state, has a watchful eye on The California Fish and Game Commission this month. Why? The commission is set to consider issuing permits for ferrets during its April 26, 2017 meeting in Van Nuys, Calif. Currently, ferrets are legal in 48 states – California and Hawaii are the exceptions. But ferret lovers are hopeful that California is ready to join the ranks. “Previously, the commission rejected a proposal to remove ferrets from the prohibited species list,” Pat Wright of LegalizeFerrets.org says. “It said doing so would remove ferrets from its jurisdiction and that ferrets could pose a threat to wildlife.” However, prior to 1985, the commission had issued permits for neutered male ferrets. So, ferret advocates countered the recent proposal rejection asking it to revisit its previous position. The commission agreed to study and hear the proposal. California ferret lovers have submitted an open letter to the commission which highlights the commission’s two objections and provides ferret advocate responses.
The commission’s first objection that eliminating the ban would eliminate the commission’s control is countered through a response suggesting that permitting would enable the commission to maintain their jurisdiction. Secondly, concerns over threats to wildlife are countered through letters submitted from all 50 states, and a few Canadian provinces, that report no instances of ferrets attacking or harming wildlife. In fact, Wright shared that a ferret was recently confiscated in Arroyo Grande. It had gotten out and a neighbor turned it into local animal control. “After a big deal and lots of tears the ferret was returned to the owner and she was given 30 days to get rid of it. This is just another example of the futility of the ferret ban,” Wright says. “There’s not a single documented case of feral ferrets in the United States. It’s time that California ferret owners have protection from confiscations and possible euthanasia of their pets.” To read the open letter to the California Fish and Game Commission and to learn more about Legalize Ferrets, visit: http://www.legalizeferrets.org/.
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Elkhorn Slough subject of Museum lecture
Library and Information Service Director to Retire
The Museum hosts Mark Silberstein, executive director for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation on Thursday, April 20, from 6-7:30 p.m. for his lecture, “Elkhorn Slough: window on the land/ sea link.” This lecture is part of “Sea Below the Surface,” celebrating 25 years of protecting our estuarine, nearshore, offshore, and seamount environment. http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2017/4/20/lecture-elkhornslough-window-on-thelandsea-link
Learn how to say ‘Thank you’
Above, right: Steven Silveria, Library and Information Services Director, has announced his May 13 retirement. Doug Holtzman, the City's part-time webmaster, and a former Assistant Library Director for the City of Monterey, has been appointed to serve as the Interim Library Director. He started his tenure in the role this week, and will be shortly (re) introduced to the entire Library Department, the greater City organization, the City Council and key community stakeholders. Doug is a known, friendly face who will provide a "steady hand on the steering wheel" as Steven heads out for retirement. A recruitment for the permanent Library Director position is already underway. The City is in the process of identifying potential qualified candidates for the Interim Finance Director position, and has started the interview process. Text thanks to the City Newsletter.
Join together to write and share reflections on gratitude. After, write a letter to someone who has added meaning to your life. Gratitude prompts, note cards, pens, and US stamps provided. Free, all ages program. Join at any time. Saturdays, April 8 and May 13, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For additional information visit www. monterey.org/library or contact (831) 646-5603.
2017 Wildflower Show Classes For All
PHOTOGRAPHER’S HOUR Apr 14, 2017 8:00am – 9:00am We allow photographers to enter the show at 8 a.m., one hour before the show opens, on the first day of the show, Friday, April 14, 2017. free WINE AND PAINT, DRAW FLOWERS Apr 14, 2017 6:00pm – 8:00pm During this two-hour class with instructor Claudia Stevens , participants will learn the tricks to painting flowers while sipping on wine and nibbling on snacks! Cost is $45 per participant. LEARNING TO DRAW, PAINT FLOWERS Apr 15, 2017 11:00am – 12:00pm Learn to draw flowers with the help of local artist Erin Hunter. Using local flowers as a guide, you will learn the basics of drawing wildflowers. Just in time for Spring! Cost for the class is $20. LEARNING TO DRAW, PAINT FLOWERS Apr 15, 2017 12:30pm – 1:30pm Learn to draw flowers with the help of local artist Erin Hunter. Using local flowers as a guide, you will learn the basics of drawing wildflowers. Just in time for Spring! Cost for the class is $20. MAKE YOUR OWN HERBARIUM FOR CHILDREN Apr 16, 2017 12:00pm – 1:30pm Your child will learn how to create their own herbarium during this fun class with instructor Sharon Nelson. Participants will first learn how to press flowers at home. Then they will prepare a dried flower to take home and start their own herbarium. Cost for the class is $40. MAKE YOUR OWN HERBARIUM FOR ALL AGES Apr 16, 2017 2:00pm – 3:30pm You and your child will learn how to create their own herbarium during this fun class with instructor Sharon Nelson. Participants will first learn how to press flowers at home. Then they will prepare a dried flower to take home and start their own herbarium. Cost for the class is $40. http://www.pgmuseum.org/wildflowershow/
April 14 -16 Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History For longer than 50 years More than 600 different species of wildflowers Six very special classes are offered $8.95 adults who live outside of Monterey County $5.95 youth 4-18, students with ID, military who live outside of Monterey County Free for 3 years old and under Free for Museum Members and CNPS Members $5 admission for Monterey County residents
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Nonproliferation Expert to Speak on Avoiding Nuclear War
James Martin Center Deputy Director will explain threats as Trump escalates global risks With 15,000 nuclear warheads worldwide and loose talk about a ballistic arms race coming from the White House, what are the real threats facing America and the world? The Democratic Women of Monterey County will address this critical question at its April 20 luncheon when Elena Sokova, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, speaks on the topic “Avoiding Nuclear Catastrophe.” This important event takes place at 11:30 am at the Hilton Garden Inn, Big Sur Room, 1000 Aquajito Rd., Monterey. The public is welcome to attend. The April 20 speech also marks the inauguration of the DWMC’s Women and Leadership Series, which will feature women who have become leaders in professional worlds traditionally dominated by men. Sokova epitomizes such leadership, having risen to the top position at the largest nongovernmental organization in the world dedicated to curbing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Elena Sokova moved to the Monterey Peninsula 20 years ago. She is a graduate of the Middlebury
Elena Sokova, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Institute of International Studies at Monterey and has been with the Institute in different positions since 1997. In 2011-2015, Sokova served as the Executive Director of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Vienna, Austria. Prior to moving to the United States in 1992, Sokova worked at the Soviet/Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is a graduate of Moscow State University’s Law School. Her research expertise involves nuclear nonproliferation policy issues, security of nuclear materials and weapons, arms control and disarmament. Sokova is the author of several articles,
book chapters, reports and other publications on nonproliferation and nuclear security. In 201415, Sokova was a member of the Global Agenda Council on Nuclear Security of the World Economic Forum. Tickets for this luncheon event are $30 for DWMC members and $35 for non-members. More details are available at the DWMC website, www.dw-mc. org, or by phone at (831) 200DWMC. Luncheon reservations must be received by Tuesday, April 18. The Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) is a volunteer organization that champions Democratic candidates and campaigns on political issues that affect all citizens while emphasizing the role of women. The DWMC is dedicated to creating opportunities for Democratic women to interact, participate and educate themselves and the community about political candidates and issues. Contact the DWMC by email at Publicity@ dw-mc.org, by phone at 831.200. DWMC, on Twitter @DemWomenMntyCo or by mail at P.O. Box 223003, Carmel, CA 93922.
Emma Russell named to dean’s list
Emma Russell of Pacific Grove was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2016. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher. Russell, the daughter of Julie P. Carson of Pacific Grove and James A. Russell of Seaside, is a 2014 graduate of Santa Catalina School. She is majoring in politics at Bates. Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.
Honor someone who has been touched by cancer wth a butterfly sticker
The American Cancer Society’s Pacific Grove Discovery Shop is presenting their “Celebrate Spring in Style” event. Please join us in celebrating spring by brightening your world. Energize your wardrobe, home décor and gardens with bright and happy colors. Welcome this “Season in Style!” AND…we would love your early participation. We would like to welcome you to come to our store before the event and add a provided flower or butterfly sticker to our store window display if you or someone you know has been touched by cancer. Not only does this build a stunning display, but also represents fresh beginnings and our united efforts in our mission to cure cancer. We are in this together! The event will be held Friday and Saturday, April 21 – 22 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday, April 23 from 12:00 noon 4:00 pm. You can help us fight the battle against cancer while looking stylish at the same time. We appreciate donations, love volunteers, and treasure our customers. The Discovery Shop is located at 198 Country Club Gate in Pacific Grove, next to Lucky. For more information please call Jeanie Gould at ACS Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.
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Tyler Beede Moves Up to Top Giants’ Prospect Bob Silverman
San Francisco Giants Updates Tyler Beebe closed out the Giants’s Spring training this year with a win over Oakland on April 1. If was just a short time ago that Beede was pitching for the San Jose Giants. Last season he played for the Giant’s double AA team in Richmond, Virginia on the Richmond Flying Squirrels team. Now in 2017 he has moved up to the Class Triple A team the Sacramento River Cats and is considered the Giants’ Top Prospect. Royce Turpin who is the long time owner of “Sharp Corners” baseball and collectors store in Monterey predicted a strong win by Beede over Oakland on April 1. Beede was born on May 23, 1993. His age group represents the new future of major league baseball. A number of S.F. Giants are turning or closing to turning age 30. Beede was a first round draft pick for the Giants in 2014. The S.F. Giants won their last Spring Training game on April 1 over Oakland by a score of 6 to 3. Beede was the winning Giants’ pitcher. Beede had other minor league assignments for
the Giants. The next move should be to the S.F. Giants’ pitching roster. The Giants in a post-April 1 press release announced that “RHP Tyler Beede has gone 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA over 5 appearances with the big league club this spring…Beede is rated as the Giants’
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PG Splits Dual Meet Contest with King City Mustangs on Windy Day at Carmel By Zach Goodwin On Thursday, March 30, the Pacific Grove Breakers Track Team, alongside King City, Greenfield, and Carmel, competed at Padre Stadium in the Breakers’ second league meet of the season. Greenfield was scored against Carmel while Pacific Grove was scored against King City, with the boys in the end losing the dual meet contest (49.33 - 89.66) but the girls coming out on top over the Mustangs (74-61). The Breaker boys looked strong in the track events, with Jake Alt and Will Stefanou placing first and second in the
1600m and reversing places to go one and two in the 800m. Henry Loh once again won the 3200m while Nick Coppla placed second in the 100m behind King City’s Christian Olmos, missing out on first by 0.04 seconds. Coppla would, however, go on to win the 200m with a time of 25.73 seconds, while freshman Delson Hays placed fifth total and third out of PG and King City runners to score some extra points for the Breakers. However, King City swept up in the hurdle and field events, with senior Jacob Wren being only the Breaker to break the top three in a field event with third place finishes in the pole vault and the long jump. Such a lopsided
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advantage in the field events allowed King City to blowout the Breaker boys, 89.66 49.33. The day was significantly more successful for the girls, who brushed away their competition by a score of 74-61. King City only managed to win one track event (the 3200m), with Carmel winning the 400m and PG taking the other eight track races. Cross country duo Anna Stefanou and Taylor Biondi once again claimed first and second in the 800m and 1600m, while Taylor Rainey won both the 100m and the 300m hurdles. Juniors Jada Ware and Kulaea Tulua each won their track events (100m hurdles, 200m, respectively) as well, while Rebecca Raschulewski chipped in with a third place finish in the 100m, followed by a second and third finish in the 400m thanks to sophomore Christine Lee and senior Parker Staples. King City made up a little bit of ground in the field events, but top three finishes in both throwing events from Raschulewski and wins in the pole vault (Mary Grebing) and long jump (Kulaea Tulua) still allowed the Breakers to claim victory over King City. Results from the MTAL Frosh-Soph Championships in King City (April 6) can be found on www.athletic.net and will also be in next week’s edition of the Cedar Street Times
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top prospect according to BASEBALL AMERICA.”. The Giants have been playing baseball for a long time in San Francisco even before moving from New York to San Francisco in the late 1950s. The Giants’ Director of Archives Missy Mikulecky wrote on April 3 that “The first record of the Giants playing in San Francisco are a series of games in 1887 against the California League. The Giants lost the first game of the opening season at Arizona even though starter Madison Bumgarner hit two home runs. That was the first time in baseball history that a major league starting pitcher hit two home runs on the first day of a regular season. Topps baseball cards announced that they have out now a set of cards of baseball players standing for the National Anthem. One of those cards features Madison Bumgarner. Topps explained that “That’s an insert set found in 2017 Topps’ Opening Day Baseball. Do not expect to find the insert in every pack of cards that you buy.” Royce Turpin said that he now has that Topps’ product at his “Sharp Corners” store in Monterey. Stay tuned. Bob Silverman
Breakers place first in four events at King City Invitational By Zach Goodwin Last Saturday, 11 different PG athletes traveled to King City to compete in the high school’s annual track invitational. Runners from all over the Central Coast participated in the highly exciting meet, and despite facing competition from much larger schools, PG runners still managed to place first in four different events. PG sent a large contingent of distance runners, consisting of Anna Stefanou, Taylor Biondi, Jake Alt, Will Stefanou, Robertson Rice, Bryce Montgomery and Thomas Jameson. Both Stefanou siblings came away with a victory on the day, with senior Anna winning the girls varsity 1600m and freshman Will winning both the 800m and the 1600m in the Frosh/Soph Division. Jake Alt secured a fourth first place finish for the Breakers, with his victory in the varsity 800m race. All three ran personal records - Anna Stefanou with a time of 5:33, Will Stefanou with a time of 4:39 (though no PR in the 800m) and Jake Alt with a time of 2:03. The other four distance runners also performed well, with Biondi placing third in the girls 1600m, Montgomery and Jameson placing sixth and seventh in the Frosh/Soph 800m, and Rice placing fourteenth in the Frosh/ Soph 1600m. Meanwhile, sprinter Nick Coppla secured personal records, placing fourth in the 100m and second in the 200m. Rebecca Raschulewski ran both the 100m and threw discus, placing seventeenth in the former and ninth in the latter. For the boys, Miles Moore placed fourteenth and sixteenth in the shotput and discus, while Jacob Zeidberg placed second and fifth in the pole vault and high jump. Despite the team’s small size, PG still managed to rack up 30 points in the Varsity Men’s division, 30.5 points in the Frosh/Soph men’s division, and 24 points in the Varsity Women’s division.
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Annual Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational Track Meet scheduled for April 29, 2017
Fifty years ago members of the local Rotary club met to organize an event that has become a tradition in the regional student athletic community. Pacific Grove High School held the first Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational track meet the following year and continues with the 49th competition on Saturday April 29, 2017 at 10:00AM. In 1967, President Elect Wilfred Schofield called a meeting of the board of directors of the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove at the Roof Garden restaurant at Lovers Point
(The Old Bath House). He proposed that the club sponsor and fund an annual track meet with Pacific Grove High School as a service to the youth of the community. Working together with Coach Richard Chamberlin, Mr.Schofield organized the first Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational track meet in 1968. Twenty-five schools from across the region participated with medals awarded to the five top finishers in a full schedule of track and field events; a tradition that continues today.
This year Pacific Grove High School Head Coach Steve Watkins has sent invitations to schools from San Mateo County in the north to southern Monterey County. Teams participate in more than 20 individual and team track and field events in Varsity Boys and Girls or Frosh/Soph Boys and Girls divisions. Steve Watkins said “This meet is a great opportunity for athletes to meet students from area schools, compete against a strong field of athletes, and have a good time.” Rotarian Michael Krokower took over from Ted Voigt as chairman of the
meet in 1992. He is again coordinating the efforts of Rotarians and other volunteers to manage the schedule of numerous track races, from 100 to 3200 meters, and field events including the shot put, discus, pole vault and jumps. The public is welcome to view the full day’s events at the Richard Chamberlin Track on Sunset Drive at Congress Avenue, Pacific Grove beginning at 10:00AM. Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, P.O. Box 51, Pacific Grove, California 93950
Two players, coach named to All County Girls Basketball Team
Pacific Grove High School’s first-year girls’ basketball coach, Robin Lewis, has been named All-County Coach in Girls basketball by the Monterey Peninsula Herald. “ The first-year coach made an immediate impact as the Breakers made an 11-game improvement from last year, winning 16 games. Pacific Grove was the only team in the MTAL to knock off league champion Stevenson.” Named to the All-County team was Allie Patton: “The senior put together numerous triple doubles, leading the county in assists (124) and steals (139). Patton also averaged nearly 14 points a game for a resurgent Breakers squad. Despite being a guard, the 5-foot-6 playmaker lead the team in rebounds with 210.” An Honorable Mention went to Vada Courtney, Pacific Grove. To read the entire article with the names of all team members, see http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20170331/ SPORTS/170339958
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
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Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable, and nurturing environment. Please join us during the month of April by promoting and strengthening child abuse prevention efforts in Monterey County. Children are the foundation of our society, our community and our future. Children raised in loving and supportive homes are more likely to prosper, and become successful contributing members of our society. Preventing child abuse and neglect results in better childhoods, ultimately, this would save millions of dollars currently needed for the services to address the short - and long-term effects of abuse on children, their families, and our communities. The savings generated through prevention can be used to serve our communities in other ways. An example would be making them safer from crime and economically successful from poverty. The California Highway Patrol from the Monterey Area will be helping to raise awareness to the public by wearing blue lapel ribbons on their uniforms. In 2015, there were 3,032 reports of child abuse and neglect in Monterey County. Reporting suspected or known child abuse is a brave act that may prevent a child from being harmed or even save a child’s life. Any concerned individual who suspects or knows that a child is being threatened, abused or neglected needs to report that information to child protective services or law enforcement. We all have an obligation to stand up for the rights of children and to speak up and be their voice. CHP Lieutenant George Foard, Monterey Area Commander.
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Times • April 7, 2017 Second Panetta Lecture of 2017 Looks at the Economy
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Carly Fiorina and Robert Reich: Does success in business translate into success in government By Mike Clancy The 2017 Leon Panetta Lecture Series resumed on Monday April 3 at Sunset Center in Carmel, and took on the topic of “The Economy: Trade, Jobs, Taxes and Immigration.” This was the second of four lectures to be held between now and early June under the overall theme of “The Trump Presidency and the Future of America”. Joining Secretary Panetta on stage were former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 2016 presidential candidate, Carly Fiorina; and economic analyst, author and former U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, Robert Reich. As usual, Secretary Panetta moderated the event. Panetta Institute Co-Chair, Sylvia Panetta, opened the forum by noting the recent failure of President Trump’s attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, and asked whether success in business necessarily translates into success in government. She also asked whether the President’s policies on immigration would create more American jobs or hurt American industries that depend on immigrant labor. In his opening remarks, Secretary Panetta spoke of the forgotten Americans in the Midwest and the Rust Belt, the intense anger they felt over being ignored by the Washington establishment and being left behind in the economy, and how this anger helped propel Donald Trump to the Pres-
Participants in the Panetta Lecture on the Economy. Left-to-right, Carly Fiorina, Robert Reich and Leon Panetta. Photo by Mike Clancy. idency. But at the same time he recalled that H.L. Mencken once said, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong,” a quote that
A Saga of Sweet Success — Part One
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Outside the Box
Dateline 2027: In the past 10 years — since April 1, 2017, to be exact — everything has gone just right for the city of Pacific Grove. For each of those years, this idyllic spot has never received less than 20 inches of rain, and every drop has fallen between the hours of midnight and six am. There have been no earthquakes, lightning strikes, or sewage spills. Only four burglaries took place, after which the culprit returned the valuables to their owners, then turned himself in to a police officer — who gave him a cookie. A family that lost its pet pig bought two orphaned Labradoodle puppies, gave the cutest one to their neighbors, and lived happily ever after. Unfortunately, there were two near-drownings. They befell a bride and groom during their wedding at Lovers Point. But both were saved by local good Samaritans, one of whom exclaimed, “I love tourists! I want them all to feel at home in PG!” So, the newlyweds moved into a little house on Congress and opened a nationally renowned lifeguard training school. Ironically, the healthy rainfall totals have been unneeded because the desal plant opened ahead of schedule in 2019, and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery system worked even better than expected, and the “Pure Water” purification process was widely accepted. As a result, Pacific Grove has been drought-proof for seven years now — and thanks to our grey water recycling, we pay a lot less for municipal water than our neighbor cities. Of course, everyone pays a lot less thanks to Cal-Am having forgiven half the cost of all its improvements. Apparently, the unexpected windfall was negoti-
ated in exchange for a guarantee that Cal Am could retain ownership for at least 10 years. The usual suspects were up in arms about the deal, but no one else wanted to hear about it once they saw their new water bills. And that’s why the guarantee could be honored. During this time, Pacific Grove’s number-one industry fell to second place, and yet became significantly more profitable. Our golden age of tourism began unexpectedly in 2020 when US News, Travel & Leisure, and CNN all named PG “The Most Romantic Resort Town in America” (no longer just the West). The opening of the Ritz-Bella Resort and smaller Holman Hotel had contributed to that status, and by 2022, we became the go-to place for high-end getaways. Many older motels closed or became annexed to upscale lodgings, then upgraded accordingly. By 2024, Pacific Grove had 20 percent fewer rooms and 100 percent occupancy. Despite the snazzy rooms and sky-high room rates, visitors overwhelmingly said their favorite thing about PG was its genuine old-fashioned character. Back in 2017, fiscal solvency was the city’s biggest concern. CalPERS was confiscating more and more of PG’s meager budget. All the councilmembers were throwing up their hands and saying, “there’s nothing I can do.” And rather than continuing to sock money away, they began spending down the city’s reserve funds. These were sure signs that none of them expected things to turn out well. How did the money issue turn out? To be continued in the next edition of this column. You may email comments about this column to AlecOTB@arrowkite.com
seems to take on new meaning in the era of Trump. Turning to the panelists, Panetta asked for their views on the current state of the economy. Fiorina said the economy is, “Not as good as Obama said it was, but not as bad as Trump says it is now.” She also noted that the economic recovery since 2008 has been very uneven, contrasting the Monterey area with regions of the country that remain mired in a sort of economic hopelessness. Reich said that, though the economy continues to be in recovery, three significant factors have weighed heavily on the economic wellbeing of many Americans: (1) the median wage, corrected for inflation, has not increased for over 30 years, (2 job security has been steadily decreasing, and (3) many have dropped out of the workforce altogether because they are too discouraged to look for work. Panetta asked how we would be able to replace jobs lost to technology and automation in the future. Reich asserted that the pace of technology is faster than the job market can adjust to, and that the quality of jobs will go down, as many displaced workers will be forced to settle for low-wage service jobs. Fiorina said that the pace of technological change will only accelerate, and that American innovation is the key. Ideas, money, talent and jobs can go anywhere, she said, but it is innovation that will attract them to America. She also said that “big, bloated bureaucracies don’t help with innovation,” touching on one of her core beliefs about the need to reduce the size and reach of government. Panetta noted the rocky start to the Trump Presidency and asked, “Is it too early to say we are looking at a failed
Presidency?” Fiorina said it was indeed too early to make such a statement, while making it clear that she is not a Trump fan. She also called for an independent investigation of the Trump/Russia connection, to loud cheers from the audience, saying that such an investigation must be done outside of the political sphere. Reich said that nobody wants a failed Presidency, but that there is, “Something that is not normal going on here,” expressing concern about Trump’s temperament and mentioning his comments on the press and the courts. On the issue of trade, Fiorina was quick to state that she did not support President Trump’s trade policies. She said that free trade creates jobs and that we need more free trade, not less. However, she claimed that countries such as China and Mexico have failed to live up to existing trade agreements, without consequence, and that trading partners must be held to the agreements. Reich asserted that automation has caused more U.S. job losses than have any trade agreements. When asked what are the chances that President Trump will be able to bring about tax reform, Reich said “about 5 percent.” Fiorina also held out little hope, and asserted that Trump’s failure to achieve healthcare reform in his first major legislative test would make passage of a tax reform bill more difficult. Fiorina also
Fiorina said the economy is, “Not as good as Obama said it was, but not as bad as Trump says it is now.” articulated a clear and powerful vision for her approach to tax reform: “Lower every tax rate and close every tax loophole, and place the burden of proof on those who want to open loopholes, not on those who want to close them”. In closing, Secretary Panetta said that the issues discussed were important not just for the economy, but for the very future of our country, and he urged members of the audience to make their views known to their elected officials. The next event in the 2017 Panetta Lecture Series will take place Monday May 29 at Sunset Center with focus on “Our Democracy: Parties, Politics and Governing”. It will feature CNN Political Commentator and former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Donna Brazile; Senior Political Analysis for CNN and Former Presidential Advisor, David Gergen; and Political Analyst for ABC News and Founder and Editor-at-Large for The Weekly Standard, William Kristol. Call 831-582-4200 or visit www.panettainstitute.org for tickets and information.
Needed: Old Water Bills Editor:
Urgent. I am working with Bob Burke, Regulatory Liaisons, to try to collect some data from Cal Am Tier 3 to Tier 5 water bills from 2010 to 2015. While the CPUC OK’d Cal Am collecting $39 million of water we did not use and Cal Am did not deliver, the CPUC also determined that Cal Am is guilty of illegally over-billing residential customers between 2010 and 2015. Cal Am is charged with mismanaging the allotment system then in place. Cal Am is exposed to a penalty of multi-millions of dollars, if certain facts can be developed. These facts can be developed from about 10 to 15 ratepayers who have retained some of their Tier 3 to Tier 5 bills from 2010 to 2015. If you have any bills from that period, please send copies right away, and no later than Tuesday, April 11. Send to: regulatoryliaisonsmonterey@gmail.com Please distribute to others who may be affected. Thank you for any help you can give. George T. Riley, Managing Director, Public Water Now 1198 Castro Road, Monterey CA 93940, 831-645-9914
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STEAM class sparks interest in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics
Luke Hiserman
Pacific Grove Middle School has a new elective class this year known as STEAM, standing for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. The elective is open to 7th and 8th graders and allows them to explore these fields through exciting projects. For the last two weeks, the class has been split in half, where one half of the class works on 3D modeling in the computer lab and the other half works with
3D modeling, scanning, and printing. The class is run by Lisa McBride and Matt Binder. Lisa McBride runs the 3D modeling aspect of the class in the computer lab. As an introduction to 3D modeling, students enjoy using Google Sketchup to create their dream house. Matt Binder oversees the 3D scanning and printing, where students learn how to use programs that scan, model, and print items. The middle schoolers are encouraged to print objects that are of use, such as iphone holders, earphone cases, and some
even printed keychains. They also learn over the course of the two weeks how to scan items for 3D printing. They place objects on a rotating stand and a machine slowly analyzes the object and recreates it on the computer. Once there, the object can be altered appropriately for printing a model. The printer works by heating a carbohydrate based plastic and placing the plastic layer by layer until the design is complete. Additionally, the experiences the students gain in the class are a good intro-
duction to the exciting STEAM fields. The class has also consisted of projects where students engineered a rollercoaster model made of cardstock, animated cartoons, and made geometric art designs with yarn. This class is the first step in a bigger desire within the science department. Matt Binder says he hopes that the school can work closely with the Museum of Natural History to scan and print 3D models of fossils for classroom use in the 8th grade Life Science class.
Above: Matt Binder and students gather around the 3d printer waiting for their items to finish printing. Right: Macayla Brown holds her bracelet holder she printed. Far right: Jack Hansen places a megalodon fossil on the scanner to be scanned.
All Saints’ Teacher to Present at Design Thinking summit in New York “The Bridges We Build Together: Cultivating STEMpathy for Syrian Refugees” On April 25, 2017, All Saints’ Day School teacher Kevin Day will be co-presenting a design thinking and STEM-based unit at the 100Kin10 Annual Summit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. Entitled “The Bridges We Build Together: Cultivating STEMpathy for Syrian Refugees,” this collaborative project between All Saints’ teachers Kevin Day, Sara Brown, and Kim Raisbeck seeks to build bridges between active and authentic STEM exploration, 21st-century skill-building, and how to honor and address the material reality of the refugee experience in Zaatari Camp in Jordan. His project was selected as a finalist in a recent #MindblowingSTEM collaboration hosted by the Teachers’ Guild. Kevin and Sara are currently co-teaching this unit to the All Saints’ 8th grade class. Kevin is also collaborating with teachers and students at High Tech High in San Diego, towards co-presenting on local and global refugee issues at the FutureNOW! Edu Conference taking place in San Diego in April 27-29, 2017. They hope to invite participating educators to explore tools and resources for engaging the deep empathy work that fuels successful design thinking-based learning, both inside and outside of the classroom, as well as invite more teachers and students Kevin Day to explore future cross-school learning collaborations. To learn more about the project, follow this link: https://collaborate.teachersguild.org/challenge/active-stem/ideate/ cardboard-challenges-and-cardboard-challenges-school-wide-cardboard-challenge-meets-syrian-refugee-crisis 100Kin10 is a national network committed to solving one of our country’s most pressing challenges– giving kids a great STEM education– by adding 100,000 more, excellent STEM teachers to America’s classrooms by 2021. https://100kin10.org/ The Teachers Guild believes teachers are the innovators education has been waiting for. In the next three years, their goal is to bring teachers together to solve 30 of the biggest challenges in education today. Every teacher has an inner designer, and The Teachers Guild uses design thinking to create better solutions. They were founded by IDEO, a global leader in user-based design and design thinking-based models of innovation. https://teachersguild.org/ The FutureNOW! Conference brings together educators and school partners who
are reimagining learning experiences in their classrooms, schools, and districts. The goal of the conference is to experience these innovations first-hand with active practitioners. Participants engage in a variety of professional learning and collaborative networking opportunities and we encourage every participant to share, connect, and collaborate with attendees and presenters. The Third Annual FutureNOW! Conference has expanded this year into a multiday experience. The Conference is on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Pre-Conference Workshop learning opportunities are offered Thursday, April 27th – Friday, April 28. https://futurenowedu.net/ High Tech High, San Diego, features an integrated network of 13 charter schools serving approximately 5,300 students in grades K-12 across three campuses. The HTH organization also includes a comprehensive adult learning environment including a Teacher Credentialing Program and the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, offering professional development opportunities serving national and international educators. Of note, the high school is featured prominently in Tony Wagner’s award-winning documentary, “Most Likely To Succeed” http//:www.hightechhigh.org. For questions about All Saints’ Day School, please contact Communications Director, Kristin Templeman, at 831 624 9171, ext 14 or ktempleman@asds.org.
Annual Automotive Skills Challenge Local high school students will compete for prizes and hear about automotive technology education on Friday, April 21, at Monterey Peninsula College’s Eighth Annual Automotive Skills Challenge. The event, which MPC organizes in partnership with the local automotive industry, will begin at 8:30 a.m. at MPC’s Automotive Tech facility. Twenty-one high school teams will participate, coming from Carmel, Monterey, North Monterey County, Salinas, Hollister, Seaside and Watsonville will compete in wheel rotation and electrical diagnosis. There will also be an exhibition of cars focusing on “major milestones in automotive technical development” and a seminar on “Careers in Automotive Technology” with a panel of industry leaders and college representatives, an ideal opportunity for students, parents, and counselors to ask specific questions about this career field.
The top three teams will receive custom engraved tools. Prizes are also awarded to the high schools with the highest cumulative scores, with the top team walking away with a six-foot tall traveling trophy. The trophies were created for this event by MPC Auto Tech Lab Manager Ian Sanchez. The event inspires students to pursue career pathways through the Monterey Peninsula College Automotive Technology program into the transportation industry. MPC’s Automotive Technology Department is an award-winning training program that is focused on building the automotive service professionals of the future. For additional information, please contact James Lawrence, MPCAT Instructor by phone (831) 646-4189 or by email jlawrence@mpc.edu or Ian Sanchez, MPCAT Lab Manager Ian Sanchez at isanchez@mpc.edu.
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Quitting Tom Stevens
Otter Views An after-dinner ice cream yearning sent me to the liquor store, which has a freezer for confections. While I waited at the register behind a gray-haired woman buying cigarettes, we compared vices. “I’m not supposed to eat this,” I admitted. “It’s all fats and sugars. Bad for cholesterol, but good for morale.” “I want to quit these,” the woman said, brandishing a silvery box of cigarettes. “Been smoking since I was 12. This pack? Ten bucks, plus the $2.78 sin tax. I can’t afford it anymore.” “Have you tried crushing the cigarettes with a rock?” I asked. When anyone tries to quit a vice, earnest bystanders can be counted upon to spring forward with some inane suggestion, and I’m no different. “The last time I quit smoking,” I explained, “my friend made me grind a pack of Marlboros to dust with a big stone. It’s a body memory technique, and it actually worked. That was 1996, and I haven’t smoked since.” “But you still eat ice cream,” she gestured. “That could be worse.” I confessed I hadn’t put ice cream to the grinding test yet; it could get messy. At length, the clerk cashed us both out. We separated into the spring night clutching our unhealthy vices and wished each other luck quitting them. The woman’s quandary with smoking put me in mind of Thomas Warren, a Missouri artist who once tried to quit by having himself chained to his living room couch. For three weeks, he was housebound, a 25-foot steel cable tethering him by the neck to his 300-pound sofa. Warren’s friends had stripped the premises of all tobacco, leaving him to thrash out his 20-year nicotine addiction cold turkey, or so the Associated Press reported at the time. While I admired Warren’s candor and wished him well, the story raised a couple of nagging, hacking doubts. If he were any kind of smoker at all, being leashed to a 300-pound sofa would scarcely slow him down. Anyone who would “walk a mile for a Camel” could certainly neck-drag a sofa to the corner market. Cigarettes, after all, make a smoker incredibly strong and energetic. Consider all those hunky Marlboro Men in the ads: big, strapping bravos rappelling down cliffs, climbing power poles, riding and roping and branding. You think they couldn’t drag a sissy little sofa a few hundred yards? Hah! The other fly in the ointment was the telephone, still a land line back when this was happening. Surely Warren’s 25-foot roaming radius would have put him within arm’s lunge of a phone. When the nicotine crawlies were on him bad, he would have called his long-lost war buddy to come over and watch the game on TV. “Zeke, old pal, how are ya? Yeah, it has been a long time; too long, amigo. You know, I can’t remember the last time I invited you over to just kick back here on the living room couch, smoke a couple packs of Kools and watch the Royals game. I never did? Well, shucks, partner, there’s no time like the present!” Once Zeke showed up, the 25-foot neck cable might take some explaining, but smokers are masters of rationalization. “This steel cable? Funny you should ask, Zeke. What I’m doin’, I’m workin’ on my delts and lats – and tonin’ up the neck some, too – right here at home. Gym’s so costly now, I get a full workout just goin’ to the kitchen. Say, mind if I smoke one of yours? I left mine out in the car.” Actually, that’s not what happened. According to the AP story, Warren survived the three smokeless weeks, threw off his chains, and took his friends out to lunch. Then he wheezed off for a two-mile jog, without the couch. Warren took some flak for his unorthodox quitting method, but he felt the ends justified the means. “People thought I was a fool,” he told the AP, “and I felt foolish at times, but that’s OK. They may have the last laugh, but I’ll have the last breath.” I wish my old dad had chained himself to a sofa. He was a lifelong smoker who passed untimely from throat cancer, but he did try various anti-smoking crutches. We kids always knew when he was trying to quit because the Chesterfields gave way to lifesavers, horehound drops, and Chiclets gum. We were always dismayed when he started smoking again, because it meant the end of our illicit candy supply. He tried to quit smoking pipes, too, and one decisive night hurled his entire collection of fine old briarwoods into the ocean. His resolve lasted a full day. The next night he was wading through the shallows with a flashlight, trying to find them. He never did quit.
Raise Your Glasses High Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Our youngest grandsons and their father Shawn Patrick (Ellen’s husband) will be here in a couple of days. If you will recall they live in Van Nuys. Joe, the oldest, will be looking at colleges, Santa Cruz and Berkeley. He will be a senior next year and is already off to an impressive start. For two summers he has worked at Los Angeles City Hall for Councilmember David Ryu. This will be his third summer and weekends when possible. He will spend August in Washington D.C. as part of a group of 35 young people from all over the country. The four week program is St. Albans School of Public Service where they visit the Pentagon and meet with a Supreme Court Justice. They will sit in senate chambers and meet congress people and journalists. The students will tour Georgetown and The Naval Academy among other ventures. What’s more, Joe received a substantial scholarship. Check it out at www.stalbansschoolofpublicservice.org Am I bragging? Of course, that’s what grandmothers are supposed to do. William, the younger brother, will spend the summer playing squash and was just bumped to the high school team; although he is not there yet. He will be a junior camp counselor. I am so proud of all of my grandchildren.
Left: Joe and Mac, the rescue dog Right: The Boys, Joe and William
Animal Friends Rescue Project has a new Executive Director. Kelly Lorain, who was a founder of AFRP and in charge for the past eight years has retired. Brian Contreras who started Second Chance Youth Program and was the Executive Director is now leading our group. I believe he will be outstanding. We will miss Kelly and wish her great happiness in the years ahead, many of which will be spent on the water fishing and later volunteering for the animals. My red Cadillac, a 15 year old beauty, named Ruby by Virginia Stone was violated a few months ago. Her rear end was clipped. Fortunately the damage was covered by the offender’s insurance but it was around the holidays and I had no time to have it evaluated. I called Debbie and Tip at The Perfect Touch. The repairs were done last Friday. I cannot recommend them highly enough... Tip arrived at 8: 30 and was finished at 3:30. Every dent and scrape is gone. The amount we received from the insurance covered only the recent dent. Tip took care of everything. He even buffed out the front light. If you want a great job, done by wonderful people who have been around a long time, call The Perfect Touch. However, you might not get help at once. It is a one man show and in high demand. Last night we saw “Godspell” at Paperwing Theatre. It was great fun, the cast was full of energy with some good dancing and singing. It is quite amazing what that little community theater can produce. Like the little engine that could, they keep going and going on a shoe string. The actors of which our son, Jay, is one, donate their time and while producers Koly McBride and LJ Brewer should be drawing salaries they sink whatever comes in back into the operation. They take the troupe into schools for performances to children who might otherwise see no live theater. It is time for some renovation, floors, painting and refurbishment of the Gallerie stage. “This will require some good old-fashioned blood sweat and tears which will be supplied by the actors, staff and crew” but they need a little capital.The goal is $5,000. Not much in the scheme of things. If you can spare a little, please make a donation to this wonderful gift to our community. Go to www. paperwing.com to learn how. It is hard to believe summer is almost upon us. The Giants are playing their opening game against Arizona today. Needless to say I want them to win. Madison Bumgarner just hit his second home run, a feat not accomplished by any starting pitcher on any team before today. Way to go, my boys of summer. They didn’t win… Stop by the shop to say hello. Please visit the animals at the Adoption Center. There are many wonderful critters looking for a forever home. If adopting is something you cannot do right now, perhaps you can foster, walk dogs or help at the shop where we raise funds for maintenance of our beloved creatures. Jerome the Taiwanese street dog brought his parents in to visit last week. It was wonderful seeing him again. And perhaps a rerun of his story might be in order.. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Benefit Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue in Pacific Grove. Gcr770@aol.com
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“I found a boat” By Alli Mayorga
My mom has always been a wealth of stories for me, usually prefaced with ridiculous text messages. One of my favorites was “I brought some Danish kids home from the beach to use our shower.” There was a great story following that text along with some delightful unexpected weekend houseguests. This particular story starts with a text from my mom that read “I found a boat.” As my mom and dad were walking up the steps into Papa Chevos on Cannery Row, an elderly woman was approaching at the same time they were. My dad said to the lady “Are you getting a burrito?” She responded by bursting in to tears. “No, I’m looking for a boat.” she said through the tears, “I need to take my daughter’s ashes out to sea.” As I noted last week, my mother has never met a stranger in her life, so she quickly jumped in, wanting to help fulfill this woman’s request. “We will find you a boat, don’t even worry,” my mom said. So she took the woman’s information down and off they went. (After my dad got his burrito of course.) The two brainstormed their connections, thinking they could call their friends with kayaks or friends who were members at the yacht club, but then decided to just head down to the wharf itself. My parents set off for the wharf cafe located at the yacht club. My mom walked in and headed towards a woman who was behind the bar. She began to relay the story of the elderly woman in search of a boat to help spread her daughter’s ashes. “Do you know of anyone that might have a boat that would be willing to help?” my mother asked the woman. The woman looked over at the only customer in the cafe, a gentlemen who was seated with a cup of coffee in his hand. She somewhat shrugged her shoulders at him, as if to ask “can you think of anyone up for this task?” The man looked over at my mom and said “Well I guess that would be me.” My mother took his number, called the woman who, yet again burst in to tears when my mom said at the other end of the line “I found a boat.”
“PSHAW!”
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Garden of Song at Hidden Valley Music Seminars
On Sunday, April 30 at 3 PM, the Monterey County Composers’ Forum will present “Garden of Song” at Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 West Carmel Valley Road. Guest artists Laura Anderson, soprano, Arthur Wu, tenor, and Pauline Troia, piano, will perform pieces especially composed for them by local composers Dana Abbott, David Canright, Steve Ettinger, Carleton Macy, David Price, Bill Rentz, Julie Roseman, Dale Victorine, and Rick Yramategui. The concert is sponsored by a grant from the Arts Council for Monterey County. A reception will follow. There is a $10 suggested donation for admission to the concert. Donations will also be accepted to benefit The Food Bank. For more information, contact Steve Ettinger at (831) 3850973 or at dallapiccolo@msn.com.
Watercolor Workshop
When: Saturday, April 22 Time: 10-5 pm (bring lunch) Where: Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave, P.G. Cost: $75 members/$85 non-members Contact Charlsie Kelly for info/registration at (831) 831-524-3894 or charlsiekelly@yahoo.com More info: Learn how to paint Charlsie’s very unique style of watercolor painting that is often mistaken for a ceramic mosaic. Inspired by the many mosaics seen on her years abroad in Central and South America, Charlsie developed this style to mimic broken tile art without all of the standard materials-no grout or ceramic necessary! Mention the workshop at Imagine Art Supplies (309 Forest Ave, PG) for discounts on materials.
Tech Classes Offered at Pacific Grove Adult Education
Pacific Grove Adult Education is offering fresh new hands-on technology classes -- starting March 27 -- designed for all interests: Job Seekers needing improved skills, Information Workers wanting to stay current, as well as those just interested in learning for Personal Growth. Several classes are newly upgraded to the latest software version. Included are Microsoft Office, Windows Overview (now on Windows 10), PC and Mac Project Labs, iPhone/iPad & iPadPro, and a variety of Photoshop, Lightroom, and Photography. Contact for Information and Registration: Pacific Grove Adult Education 1025 Lighthouse Ave Pacific Grove, CA, 93950 Phone: (831) 646-6580
Retired Teachers Luncheon
California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) April Luncheon is set for April 19, 2017 from 11:00 am -2:00 pm at The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch, 475 San Juan Grade Rd. Salinas. Reservations $20 per person. Contact Diane at 831-449-7031 before Apr. 12, 2017 The bi-monthly luncheon is hosted by the California Retired Teachers Association ( CalRTA) Monterey County Division 29. The luncheon includes a social (11:00) and a business meeting followed by a presentation. This time the presentation will explore the habitats of the Elkhorn Slough, the second largest salt marsh in California. The Slough is vital to the ecology of plants, animals and birds. All current members and recently retired Certificated Educators and friends are invited.
An Encounter with George Bernard Shaw on his 90th Birthday “Fond Memories” by Peter Silzer Puzzle on page 6
Written and performed By Howard Burnham THE LITTLE HOUSE, Jewel Park, (Central and Grand, Pacific Grove) Saturday, April 29, at 5:30 pm $10 at the door
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National pending home sales leap 5.5 percent in February Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters Source: National Association of REALTORS® Pending home sales re-bounded sharply in February to their highest level in nearly a year and second highest level in over a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors®. All major regions saw a notable hike in contract activity last month. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, jumped 5.5 percent to 112.3 in February from 106.4 in January. Last month’s index reading is 2.6 percent above a year ago, is the highest since last April (113.6) and the second highest since May 2006 (112.5). Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says February’s convincing bump in pending sales is proof that demand is rising with spring on the doorstep. “Buyers came back in force last month as a modest, seasonal uptick in listings were enough to fuel an increase in contract signings throughout the country,” he said. “The stock market’s continued rise and steady hiring in most markets is spurring significant interest in buying, as well as the expectation from some households that delaying their home search may mean paying higher interest rates later this year.” Added Yun, “Last month being the warmest February in decades also played
a role in kickstarting prospective buyers’ house hunt.” Looking ahead to the busy spring months, Yun expects to see continued ebbs and flows in activity as new supply struggles to replace listings that are going under contract at a very quick pace. This is especially the case at the lower- and midmarket price ranges, where choices are minimal and prices are being bid higher by multiple offers. “The homes most buyers are in the market for are unfortunately the most difficult to find and ultimately buy,” said Yun. “The country’s healthy labor market is translating to greater job security, but affordability is not improving because home prices in some areas are still outpacing incomes by three times or more because of tight supply. How much new and existing inventory there is on the market this spring will determine if sales can reach their full potential and finally start reversing the nation’s low homeownership rate.” Nationally, existing-home sales are forecast to be around 5.57 million this year, an increase of 2.3 percent from 2016 (5.45 million). The national median existing-home price this year is expected to increase around 4 percent. In 2016, existing sales increased 3.8 percent and prices rose 5.1 percent.
Celebrate and Participate in Earth Day 2017 by Senator Bill Monning April 22 marks the 47th Earth Day - a day created to celebrate our planet, environment, and wildlife. Every Californian has a story to tell about how nature has made their lives richer. For some, it is regional food, lakes and rivers, or a beloved local park. For others, it is the ties to ranches, working farms, forests, or our magnificent public lands. The ecosystem is one of California’s greatest assets. We have a unique and diverse climate and geography, and some of the most diverse and extraordinary plants and wildlife in the world. Today, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency, as the effects of climate change become more and more apparent. Earth Day 2017 provides an opportunity for all of us to do something meaningful for our planet by giving back in our communities. Thousands of volunteers will be needed throughout California to assist with projects, such as campfire center improvements, habitat restoration, native garden conservation, fence building, trail maintenance, and beach cleanup. The idea for a national day to focus on the environment came to Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after he took a trip to Santa Barbara following a devastating oil spill off the California’s central coast. Upon returning to Washington, D.C., Nelson introduced a bill designating April 22nd as a national day to celebrate the Earth. The date was chosen to help commemorate the birth of California naturalist and conservationist John Muir, who was born on April 21, 1838. In 1970, the first Earth Day celebrations took place in hundreds of communities across the United States, bringing together millions of Americans who supported environmental reform. By the end of that year, Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. By 2000, formal events celebrating Earth Day were being observed in 184 countries, and more than 500 million people participated in those events. It now is considered the largest secular observance in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people every year. Earth Day is a day of action designed to change human behavior and provoke science-based policy changes, and serves as a reminder to us that our planet’s future is in jeopardy. The science is clear: climate change continues to harm our planet and has led to rising sea levels, warmer oceans, rising global temperatures, and increased incidences of extreme weather events. I encourage everyone to attend local Earth Day events, which are planned throughout the month of April in communities throughout California. Help do your part to restore and care for the places where we live, work, and play…for this and future generations. Seize the opportunity to ensure that nature continues to sustain us in the 21st Century.
Monterey to Host Reborn International Blues Festival Monterey International Blues Festival (MIBF) Saturday, May 13, 2017 Noon-6pm Monterey County Fairgrounds 2004 Fairground Rd, Monterey Master of Ceremonies: Pete Fallico Charlie Musselwhite • Mighty Mike Schermer • Taylor P. Collins • “John “”Broadway”” Tucker Monterey Blues Revue
The team is working to bring Monterey County an entire Blues Experience, with dynamic music, international foods, unique vendors, exhibits and more. The MIBF will launch as a one day event on May 13th in the same location as the historic Monterey Pop Festival— kicking off the City of Monterey’s National “Summer of Love/50th Anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival” marketing campaign, which will provide an abundance of sponsorship marketing opportunities.
The Monterey International Blues Festival will be held Saturday, May 13, from 12noon to 6pm, at the Historic Monterey Fairgrounds— the same grounds that hosted the Monterey Bay Blues Festival for nearly 30 years. This rebirth is hosted by two national non-profit organizations with a strong local presence–The Salvation Army and Guitars Not Guns. Tickets to the first Monterey International Blues Festival are on sale now, via TicketFly.com. General admission tickets are $25 and are going fast. There are also a limited number of VIP Donor Front Row Seats available, with 90 percent sold to date. Day of Event General Admission tickets will be sold for $35 each at the gate.
Hilton Garden Inn and the Embassy suites as our official partner resorts and will offer special rates to Blues Festival attendees. See the MIBF website for details. Master of Ceremonies—Pete Fallico Pete Fallico has been programming Jazz Radio in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas since 1975. His efforts have been heard on KKUP, KPEN, KUSP and KCSM. His show has evolved into “The Doodlin’ Lounge” where emphasis is placed on Blue Note recording artists. Pete’s legendary program can be heard every Tuesday night/Wednesday morning from 10PM-2AM on KCSM Radio. http:// doodlinlounge.com/
MIBF Board of Directors Mission The Monterey International Blues Festival strives to preserve the Blues, a great American music tradition by introducing festival attendees to all of its colors, shapes and forms, with the goal of increasing appreciation and thereby creating a new, expanded audience, for the Blues. Directors and volunteers of this newly formed 501 c (3), are a dedicated collection of music and non-profit veterans who have come together to ensure the ultimate blues experience. The Board of Directors are Lee Durley; John Laughton; Ken Lopez; Amy Threadwell; and Stephen Vagnini. (bios attached)
Headliner: Charlie Musselwhite Charlie Musselwhite cut his (musical) teeth alongside Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf and everyone on the south side of Chicago in the early 1960s. Musselwhite is, and always will be, a bluesman of the highest order. His first recording, under the name Memphis Charlie, was with Big Walter Horton on the famous Vanguard Records series, “Chicago/The Blues/ Today!”. Signing with Vanguard, Musselwhite (along with Paul Butterfield who was as urban as Charlie was rural) brought the amplified harmonica blues to a new audience of young, white rock and rollers, who discovered that Charlie personified the cool and hip counter-culture icons they admired. He has since been touring
nationally and internationally for four decades and is among the best-known and best-loved blues musicians in the world. Musselwhite can be heard on numerous recordings with Tom Waits, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, The Blind Boys of Alabama, INXS and most recently Cyndi Lauper. He has shared stages with countless blues and rock musicians. He was inducted into the Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall Of Fame in 2010, has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and has won 24 Blues Music Awards. Charlie Musselwhite today is as vital and creative as at any point in his long career. www.charliemusselwhite.com Mighty Mike Schermer Mighty Mike Schermer was a fixture on the Bay Area blues scene for over 20 years when he relocated to Austin TX in 2009 and joined the touring band of swamp-boogie piano legend Marcia Ball. He carved out a solid solo career, with four critically acclaimed CDs, an award winning single and thousands of performances at festivals and nightclubs the world over. He also became the “go to guy” sideman for such heavyweights as Elvin Bishop, Maria Muldaur, Angela Strehli, Bonnie Raitt, Howard Tate, Charlie Musselwhite, Sista Monica, Shana Morrison and many, many more. He thanks Albert Collins who led him to T-Bone Walker, expanding his vocal and guitar influences to include a host of blues, R&B and jazz artists like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Smith, Charles Brown and Howlin’ Wolf. In 2006 blues/rock legend Elvin Bishop hired Schermer on as his lead guitarist. The blending of their two unique styles proved a tough combination to beat. Elvin’s release “The Blues Rolls On” (2008) puts Mighty Mike side by side with some of the best guitarists in the business including Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks and even the king of the blues himself - B.B. King! In 2011 Mike was heavily featured on Marcia Ball’s “Roadside Attractions” CD. His extensive discography also includes recordings
with Maria Muldaur, Howard Tate, Sista Monica and many more. www.mightymike.com Ms. Taylor P. Collins Ms. Taylor P. Collins is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading Blues vocalists. Taylor’s style is sophisticated, powerful, and funky with jazz overtones presented as only Taylor can with her commanding stage presence and her riveting 7pc band recognized by The Northern California Entertainers Music Awards as 2016 Blues Band of the Year. She is also one of the Northern California Blues Artists to be featured in the upcoming documentary “Every Day We Gots the Blues.” Taylor has performed in the company of industry legends including Etta James,The Neville Brothers, Barbara Morrison, Albert Collins, James Cotton, Gladys Knight, Elvin Bishop, and Kenny Neal, performed with John Handy, LaVerne Baker, and Miss Ruth Brown. She is working on a new CD, to be released in 2017. https://www. facebook.com/thetaylorpcollinsband/ John “Broadway” Tucker John “Broadway” Tucker, a sharecropper’s son, was born in Mississippi. He left for Memphis at the age of 17, where he saw B.B. King perform and fell in love with the Blues. He began singing for an audience when he joined the US Army. Tucker officially kicked off his musical career when stationed in Fort Ord, California, singing Motown pop, Mayfield soul, and Chicago Blues. In 1981, in midst of a lively music/party scene on the Peninsula, the Broadway Blues Band formed. The band performed, with a variety of band members, for 35 years. Tucker has performed over 2,200 shows including the San Francisco Blues Festival, Shoreline Amphitheater, and the Monterey Bay Blues Festival. He is also a winner of the MOBAY Award from the Monterey Bay Blues Festival, along side other Blues giants such as John Lee Hooker, BB King, and Charlie Musselwhite. Tucker will give
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“Life in PG”—Who’s Minding the Store?
“Life in Pacific Grove” is takin’ it to the streets—the streets of our business community, that is! P.G. Chamber of Commerce President Moe Ammar is putting his endorsement behind our publication of a book of Pacific Grove stories to benefit Friends of the Library. Now we’re reaching out to the local business community to contribute stories. There’s no charge to be included, and it’s a great way to immortalize a retail outlet, restaurant, service profession or other business in a beautiful keepsake book. In the next several weeks, the “Life in Pacific Grove” team will be blanketing the business community with a simple “fill in the blanks” form to help you tell the story of you and your business. What we’re seeking are personal stories from you, your staff, or your customers—how your business fits in with the unique human tapestry that is Pacific Grove. You’ll be asked to answer just three questions: 1. Your favorite person, place or event in P.G., 2. How you or your ancestors came to live in P.G., and 3. A little bit about yourself and your business. That’s it! In this week’s column, Patricia Hamilton demonstrates how easy it is. Patricia’s Favorite Thing to Do in Our Town One of my favorite things to do in P.G. occurs when I take a break from meeting with writers or publishing books at my office in the Giles Building. I head down the stairs, push open the double doors to 591, and step out onto Lighthouse Avenue to stretch my legs, take a deep breath and gaze upon the streets of historic downtown P.G, with its Victorians, meridians of native flower gardens, and pedestrians leisurely strolling arm-in-arm or walking the dog. I might reminisce a little with Joe, owner of P.G. Travel, on my left, or receive a big hug from Lee at Sun Studios Jewelry around the corner. If I’m hungry, within one block are Mauricio’s, Juice & Java, Lighthouse Café, Fandango, Peppers, and Jeninni Kitchen. I might pick up grilled salmon from Charlie at the Grove Market deli and eat by the wishing well at The Heritage Society’s Ketcham’s Barn on Laurel Avenue at 17th Street. I could visit my bank, stop in to see William at Alpha Stationers—or ship books at the post office. It’s a few steps to Lovers Point, the library, Jewell Park, P.G. Art Center, thrift stores, and more shops. If dogs and owners seem willing, I’ll ask to pet every dog I meet! I love to have my grandchildren, Zack and Grace, visit—P.G. is the best place to be a grandparent.
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the audience a truly moving performance with his solo debut at the MIBF. https:// www.facebook.com/johnbroadwaytucker Guitars Not Guns Proteges Perform Graduates of the Monterey County Chapter of Guitars Not Guns will be performing throughout the day in the entrance courtyard and picnic areas. Guitars Not Guns works to prevent violence in schools and on the streets by providing at-risk youth with focus and self-actualization. Programs are for children 8-18, offering free guitar lessons and free guitars. The Monterey International Blues Festival will debut the Monterey Blues Revue A Collaboration of The Area’s Best Blues Musicians The Monterey Blues Revue will feature walk-on performances from the best of the best blues musicians Monterey County has to offer. Lee Durley, Amy Treadwell, Minor Williams, Stu Heydon, Jessica La Jeaune, all backed by the award winning Red Beans & Rice band.
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Local artist Keith Larson is contributing illustrations to “Life in Pacific Grove,” including these two observations of our typical vibrant downtown business activity, whether human or animal.
Amy Treadwell sings and performs in blues ensembles, musical theatre productions and gospel choirs. Amy sang and recorded for many years with the Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Choir, performed with the San Francisco Lamplighters and often performed with her blues band at the old Monterey Bay Blues Festival. When she’s not performing, Amy serves on the board of directors for the MIBF; the Salvation Army; and the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir. Lee Durley, a local legend, is a professional vocalist who settled permanently on the Monterey Peninsula in 1970. His music has since earned a large, loyal following since. Durley’s performance and writing style blend jazz, blues, r&b, rock, and gospel, pleasing a diverse audience. His vocals have been compared to Lou Rawls, Johnny Hartman, Joe Williams and Nat King Cole. He has been a featured guest vocalist on numerous cd`s as well as countless background vocals studio sessions. Durley has had multiple appearances at the world famous Monterey Jazz Festival and was a long time board member of the
equally famous Monterey Bay Blues Festival, serving as talent director. He is also well known from the years he served as promotions director at Monterey`s KWAV/ KIDD radio stations where he hosted his own nightly radio show. Durley is still performing weekly at several venues in the Monterey area. His passion for music has always been a guiding force in his life and continues bring him fulfillment as well as those who hear and appreciate his artistic talents. Minor Williams will bring his drums, his dynamic voice, and his high energy performance style to the Revue. Williams is a popular fixture on the Monterey Bay, serving up his brand of Soul, Funk, and Rhythm and Blues. During his musical career Minor has shared the stage with such notable acts as: Con Funk Shun; The Barkays; George Clinton & the Funkadelics; Natalie Cole; Teddy Pendergast; Blood Sweat & Tears; Johnny Guitar Watson; A Taste of Honey; Peabo Bryson; Marvin Holmes Band; Lloyd Gregory and Friends; The Gap Band; “Her Louisiana Highness” Irma Thomas; Maxine Howard; Bill Campbell; The Coasters; Albert Collins;
How Patricia’s Roots Were Planted in P.G. My great-great grandparents, the Rev. Sylvanus G. Gale and Jane Cloyd Gale, arrived in 1890 from St. Paul, Minnesota, with their children, as the new itinerant Methodist ministers. In 1990, I came to visit my Aunt Charlotte Berry, their great-granddaughter, who lived at 562 Park Place, behind the library. I stayed and relocated my book publishing business from Carlsbad, California, renaming it Park Place Publications. Other than one year on campus at UC Santa Cruz, and two years teaching, studying and traveling abroad in England and Spain, I’ve been here since. A Little Bit about Patricia I was born in Cedarville, California, and grew up on a dairy farm in the Central Valley. Always a writer, I taught myself how to use a typesetting machine and self-publish books, and started my own company in 1982. I’ve written and published two travel guides for Monterey County and received several book awards for “California Healthy” in 2007. Currently I’m gathering stories to publish “Life in Pacific Grove, Personal Stories by Residents and Visitors,” with all proceeds going to the P.G. Library. I have to thank a lot of volunteers: Keith Larson, illustrator; Joyce Krieg and Nina Solomita, editors; Marley Knoles for her support at Canterbury Woods; Phyllis Edwards, for contributing a list of locations of the 31 Little Libraries in P.G., plus a walking tour; Dixie Layne, support with the Heritage Society of P.G.; and others. It’s the most fun I’ve had in my career—out and about in a picturesque town with pleasant people and stunning scenery, talking with people, hearing their stories, and preserving a slice of our lives for posterity. And Now It’s Your Turn “Life in Pacific Grove,” the book of true-life tales by and for residents and visitors, will be published in October to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. We want to include your story too! Go to LifeinPacificGrove.com and follow the simple directions to tell your own story. If you’d like to get further involved or want to invite Patricia to make a presentation or conduct a class for your club or organization, contact her at 831-649-6640, lifeinpacificgrove@gmail.com Columnists Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg offer professional book editing and publishing services through Park Place Publications in downtown Pacific Grove.
Sir Boz Scaggs; Hank Ballard and the Midnighters; The Drifters; The Platters;, The Shirells; LaVerne Baker; The Big Belly Blues Band; Tower of Power; and Saint Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band. Born in Arkansas, Williams hung out in New Orleans where he honed my musical roots and developed into an International Musician and Performer on the Jazz & Blues & Rock Concert Circuit. Williams has receive a Gold Record on his resume with the Lenny Williams album “Spark of Love” hit “Cause I Love You.” Stu Hayden is a life-long bluesman who has played nearly every blues joint in North America over the past 50 years, sharing the stage with everyone from Paul Butterfield and James Brown to John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal. Heydon performed the Montreal Jazz Festival, Monterey Blues Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Alabama Blues Festival, Mississippi Blues Festival and every other major gathering showcasing the blues. He taught music for six years at the Carmel Youth Center before opening Carmel Recording Studio, which is where he teaches – and produces – now.
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Hear Our Voice: Part Ten
Suicide by sleeping bag and how you can help prevent it Writing a good lead sentence was easy this week: suicide by sleeping bag! If my eyes hadn’t tricked me, you’d be reading “Hear Our Vote!” Instead, as I sped up Carmel Hill last Sunday, I passed an occupied sleeping bag beside the freeway and mentally noted: Time: 10:30 a.m. Place: Between Munras Ave. and Pacific Grove/Pebble Beach off ramps on Hwy. 1 heading south. Setting: Sleeping bag was fully spread out; 5-7 feet to the west, slightly askew instead of running parallel to the pavement; left corner open like a flap. Unlike most forest-green or gunmetal-grey interiors I’ve seen, this bag’s was creamy. “Maybe I saw a white pillow,” I mused. “or perhaps a man’s dough-colored face drained of blood. Check it out after church.” While serving as usher, flashbacks flickered in my instant-camera brain: White Anglo-Saxon male; 25-35 years of age; auburn-red hair; reddish mustache and beard; eyes closed as if in death. By the time I left church, my mind had added bluish-brown eyes, and I suddenly recognized the imagined decedent. “Wow! He’s young King Henry VIII!” I hastened down Carmel Hill to check my facts, but body and bag had gone bye bye. Strange place to spend the night My reporter’s nose for news twitched. What happened? Neither TV nor radio news reported a body on the Monterey Peninsula. Nor did online versions of newspapers mention such a story. I didn’t wish to contribute to “fake
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news” of the Trump administration’s first 100 days. Conclusion: the sleeper could have been a homeless Traveler who camped to get some zzzzs, then picked up his bed and walked a few feet to thumb his next ride. Still, didn’t it seem self-destructive to lie where a blown-out tire could send a vehicle skidding onto the shoulder? Or a buzzed driver could careen across the sleeper’s countenance? Did the camper harbor a deepset desire to be dumped in a ditch?
Suicide is preventable Two years ago today, a young man in Seaside committed suicide next door by putting a gun to his temple while I was composing this column. If I’d better understood Matthew Bachelder’s self-described “homelessness of the heart,” I might have prevented his 2015 tragedy instead of memorializing it by vowing to reinvestigate suicide annually. According to the 24-hour Suicide Crisis Line that serves Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties, “Suicidal thought and feelings do not have to result in behaviors that lead to injury or death. “Most suicidal people do not want to die. They feel hopeless and incapable of creating change in their lives. They want help, yet they feel isolated and powerless. These feelings lead to life-threatening loneliness and despair.” For teens and young adults in the United States, suicide is the third leading cause of death. Teens attempt suicide more than any other age group, and one in five teens felt suicidal in the last year. An unknown number of Monterey’s homeless population is contemplating, if not actually courting, suicide, including those age 50 and older. “Suicide is preventable,” says Suicide Prevention Service, a program of the Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, a
Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan: A Moving Tribute
Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan are two of the best-known and highly respected voices of the twentieth century: two artists, related by name and attitude, each with a gift for surprising, penetrating, and beautiful language. This powerful and mysterious show brings their work together as performed by : Taelen Thomas, a poetical show-
man who performs the works of Dylan Thomas with gusto; Richard Rosen, a master of the harmonica who plays with a dramatic beauty that moves the heart; and Steve Mortensen, a versatile singer/ songwriter known for his elegant guitar playing. The trio weaves together stories, spoken word, and song to present Dylan &
Dylan’s distinctive rhythms and attitudes towards the passions of life, the realities of our times. The range of themes in this show is rich: youth, death, the dreams of pigs, lust, love, war, and “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Featured compositions include “Fern Hill,” “Forever Young,” “When The Ship Comes In,” and selections from “Under Milk Wood.” “Thomas, Rosen, and Mortensen bring a joyful zeal to this show...to present a beguiling excursion into the lives, minds, and works of two passionate and unpredictable literary geniuses — a brilliant concept, masterfully executed by this engaging trio.” - Barbara Rose Shuler, Arts Writer, Monterey Herald This thrilling and memorable show will be performed on Saturday, April 22 at 7:30 pm, at the Golden Bough Theatre (on Monte Verde, between 8th and 9th), Carmel. Admission is $20 (adults) and $10 (students). For more information and tickets call 831-622-0100 or contact pacrep.org
Community Human Services: Grant Recognition Community Human Services recently received $1,000 from the Kiwanis Club of Monterey. This grant will provide direct assistance to the youth at Safe Place, Monterey County’s only comprehensive program for homeless and runaway youth. Programs assist homeless youth in their efforts to achieve self-sufficiency and stability in their lives while meeting their immediate needs and providing a safe and supportive environment. Safe Place provides youth with everything from street outreach, survival aid, and emergency shelter to counseling, family reunification
and aftercare. The Kiwanis Club of Monterey is composed of men and women of diverse ages and backgrounds who enjoy planning and operating worthwhile community service projects. Projects focus on the needs of children, youth and neediest local neighbors. Please visit www.montereykiwanis. org for more information. Since 1969, Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable mental health, substance abuse and homeless services to the residents of
Monterey County. Services focus on the entire family and include programs for people of all ages. If you would like more information about Community Human Services, or want to schedule an interview with staff or clients, please call Communications Coordinator Lenina Sanchez at 831- 6583811 or email lsanchez@chservices.org. For information and to support Safe Place’ critical work to get homeless youth off the streets, visit www.chservices.org or follow Safe Place at http://www.facebook. com/chssafeplace.
private non-profit serving the community since 1987. If you or a loved one contemplate suicide, call the 24-hour Suicide Crisis Line toll free at 1-877-ONE-LIFE, 1-877-663-5433 or Santa Cruz County, 831-458-5300. Death on the street Margot Kushel, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, says in The Conversation: “We have known for years that homeless people are likely to die prematurely…Older homeless adults die at a rate four to five times what would be expected in the general population but die from different causes than do younger homeless adults. “They (also) die from the same causes. . . heart disease and cancer. . . but they do so 20 to 30 years earlier…To put it bluntly, as a society, we face the specter of older adults dying on the streets.” Volunteers are being recruited now. Suicide Prevention Service spring training starts April 11, 2017. No prior experience necessary. Details at 831-459-9373, sps24hr@gmail.com . If you spot a possible decedent on the ground, as I thought I did, call 9-1-1. If you see a homeless person on a flagpole, don’t panic. When I was a cub reporter in Los Angeles, I covered an elderly female flagpole sitter threatened with homelessness in the 1960s. It was a publicity stunt, not fake news. Next week you’ll read “Hear Our Vote!” the Pink Pussyhat Movement’s Action #6 of 10 during the first 100 days of Trump’s seemingly self-destructive presidency. Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, e-mail amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887.
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We still have a few seats available in our upcoming class - Painting Rainbows! A fun introductory course in color for kids. Red, yellow, blue, purple, orange, and green...the basic colors found in a rainbow. The arch of half circle in the sky created by light, clouds, and rain. What a great starting point for color theory exploration. Liquid transparent watercolors will be our medium to create fabulous paintings. Ages: 8 - 12 Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017 Hours: 3:00 - 5:00pm Size: Limited to 8 students Instructor: Julie Heilman Fee: $35.00 (includes materials) The Lyceum of Monterey County 1073 Sixth Street Monterey
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