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In This Issue

Kiosk Fridays

Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM •

Saturdays

Dance at Chautauqua Hall •

Fri. June 16

Third Friday Art Walk American Tin Cannery 125 Ocean View Blvd.

6-8 PM Local art & Music Free

• Thurs. June 22

Meet The Author Susan Sherman 7:30 p.m.

Pacific Grove Public Library Suggested donation $10 (nonmembers) •

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Sun. June 25

Feast of Lanterns Kick-Off Brunch & Auction Fundraiser Noon The Beach House Adv. tickets $50 PG Travel 831-373-0631

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Wed. June 28

Dine Out with Friends Michael’s 1126 Forest Lunch & Dinner Benefits Friends of the Library •

Fri. June 30

Sunset Music Series The Bolero Bros.

Asilomar • 6:30-9:00 PM Eat, Drink, Enjoy Phone 831-642-4222 •

Sat. July 1

Monthly Book Sale Friends of the PG Library 10AM - 4 PM at the Library •

Sat. July 1

Peninsula Potters 50 Years Noon to 4pm Peninsula Potters Studio/Gallery 2078 Sunset Dr. in the Russell Service Center •

Fri. July 7

Gala reception for new art Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave. 7 PM • Free PGAC 831-375-2208

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Sun. July 9

Obon Festival Buddhist Temple 155 Noche Buena, Seaside Japanese food offered Entertainment, games, bonsai, ikebana, Taiko Free

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Sat. July 29

Feast Day Feast of Lanterns Pageant at Lovers Point Yoga 11:15 am Entertainment 12:30 pm Pageant 8:00 pm

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And Other Random Thoughts........... 16 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 6 Financial............................................ 6 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 14 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Otter Views....................................... 15 Old Car Corner................................. 12 Opinion.............................................. 8 Postcards from the Kitchen............... 12 Puzzle ............................................... 6 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Real Estate.................................. 16, 20

Spring Dance - Page 17

Pacific Grove’s

Fri. June 23

Sunset Music Series Out of the Blue Asilomar • 6:30-9:00 PM Eat, Drink, Enjoy Phone 831-642-4222 •

PGHS Graduation - Pages 10-11

June 16-22, 2017

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Vol. IX, Issue 38

Coyote takes fawn on private yard near Country Club Gate

Thursday morning, June 8, a week ago, Rudy Fischer heard noises at about 5:15 a.m. in the back yard of his Pacific Grove home.

When he investigated he found this coyote had killed a fawn. He lives near Country Club Gate.

Rudy said the coyote returned three times over the next two days to feed on the carcass before it or something else finally dragged it off. He said that Animal Control doesn’t remove dead animals from private property.

Milas Smith, Environmental Protection Manager at the City of Pacific Grove is in the process of completing a Wildlife Plan for the City. He reiterates the advice of California and U.S. Wildlife -- don’t feed or encourage widlife on your property and stay clear of the animals if encountered. While their main diet consists of rodents, rabbits, and insects coyotes will eat house pets and food left for house pets as well. And in this instance, a fawn. There is a surfeit of deer this year and feeding them encourages their predators as well.

Residents are advised to keep pets inside at night, even larger dogs. There are reports from the Santa Cruz Mountains of small packs of coyotes luring dogs out and killing them.

The old adage of “It’s more afraid of you than you are of it” is proving less and less true, as there are reports of coyotes attacking humans in urban areas where they have become adaptive.

Coyotes have been reported in Rip Van Winkle open space in years past.

This coyote appears to be healthy, with a good coat and long, bushy tail. A coyote who was seen often in the area a few years ago was not in good health and eventually was hit and killed by a car on Highway 68. Coyotes range as much as 12 miles.

As Car Week approaches, proceeds from 2016 Concours Auto Rally are disbursed at City Council

Promoters of the annual Concours Auto Rally handed out a total of $23,000 from the 2016 Auto Rally for City/Community youth programs.

The check to the Rec Dept is for programming at the Youth Center and was for $7000. The City Library received $1000 for youth reading programs. The City Volunteer Fire Association received $1000. The Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, as the organization for the Auto Rally received $12,000 for youth programs in Pacific Grove. Pacific Grove High School received $1500 for the distracted driving program (which was done instead of “Every 15 Minutes” this year). The High School track team received $500.

Left to right, after handing out the checks at the City Council meeting on June 8, are Steve Covell, Jeanne Byrne, Ray Byrne, City Recreation Department’s Don Mothershead, Library Director Doug Holtzman, and Matt Bosworth.

The 23rd Annual Pacific Grove Councours Auto Rally will take place on Aug 18 at 12:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. auto show, culminating in a drive for participants, is free for the public and takes place on Lighthouse Avenue. Money raised comes from entry fees and sponsorships.

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Feast of Lanterns Kick-Off is Sunday

Joan Skillman

Skillshots

Kevin Phillips, owner of the Beach House Restaurant and Queen Topaz, Caroline Evans, stand ready to welcome one and all to the Feast of Lanterns’ 4th annual fundraising brunch and auction at The Beach House Restaurant at Lovers Point on June 25, at noon.

Tickets for the brunch are $50 and are available at Pacific Grove Travel located at 593 Lighthouse Avenue. Tickets can also be purchased from any member of the Royal Court or Royal Guard. For ticket availability, call PG Travel at 831-373-0631.

A live auction will be held following the buffet brunch paired with wines from Hahn Estates Winery courtesy Young’s Market Distributors. There will also be a silent auction that will remain open until the live auction begins. Come meet the Royal Court and Royal Guard, who will assist with the auction and share information about this year’s events.

There are only 102 tickets available for the brunch, so don’t wait to the last minute to purchase your tickets. Any tickets not sold in advance can be purchased the day of the brunch at the door but it is a sellout event every year.

The Feast of Lanterns starts Wednesday July 26, and closes Sunday July 30. For the full schedule of events or more information on the Brunch, visit the Feast of Lanterns website, www.feast-of-lanterns.org, or call the Feast of Lanterns at 831-800-1905.

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Peninsula Pride Celebration And Parade Returns

The Peninsula Pride Celebration and Parade is coming to Seaside on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. from Monterey County Social Services on Broadway Ave. in Seaside and continue down Fremont Blvd. toward Hilby Ave. Following the parade, the celebration will take place at 12:00 p.m. at the Oldemeyer Center.

Event participants will include the Access Support Network, ACLU, Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church, Interim Inc., Pajaro St. Wellness Center, Monterey Bay Derby Dames, Monterey County Health Department, Monterey LGBTQ & Friends Meetup Group, Monterey Public Library, Monterey Rape Crisis Center, MPC Theater Company, Planned Parenthood, Rainbow Speakers and Friends, Shine A Light Counseling Center, SPCA for Monterey County, The Epicenter, The Monterey County Theater Alliance, The Monterey Peace and Justice Center, The Pink Flamingo Theater, The Western Stage, and Unitarian Universality Church of the Monterey Peninsula.

Confirmed speakers include Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Monterey County Supervisor Jane Parker. Music and entertainment will be provided by drag DJ and performer Ayumi Winehouse. Local food trucks will provide meals and refreshments.

All are welcome to this family-friendly event.

Visit www.lgbtqmonterey.com/pride for more information.

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 • Ron Gaasch • Zach Goodwin • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Alli Mayorga • Peter Mounteer • Alec Murdock • Michelle Netzlaff •Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Peter Silzer • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens Distribution: Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Griffin, Holden, Jesse, John, Jacob, Judy, Leo, Luca, Manny, Megan M, Nate, Ryan, Theo, Tom, Spencer

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Week ending 06-15-17- at 8:15 AM........ .11" Total for the season............................. 24.70" 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.................................................... 15.54" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR

Near Lovers Point Data reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending morning 06-15/17........... .12" Near Lovers Point Total for the 7/1/16). ..... 22.67" Dataseason reported by(since John Munch at 18th St. Last week low12/07/16.......................... temperature..................50.7 Week ending .19"F Last week high temperature.................67.8 Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42"F Last year rain to date (7/1/15-4/13/16)....... 17.55F ” Last week low temperature..................41.5 Last week high temperature.................63.5 F

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Law Enforcement Torch Relay for Special Olympics Comes Through Pacific Grove

The Pacific Grove Police Department Torch Relay Team, L-R: Administrative Services Manager Jocelyn Francis, Police Services Technician Michaela Basanese, Commander Rory Lakind, Chief Amy Christey, Officer Ray Gordano, Officer Justin Hankes, Sergeant Orlando Perez, Police Services Technician Patrick Romero, Officer Fitzgerald Brown. It is unclear whether Jocelyn Francis’s socks helped her run faster.

Photos by Cdr. Rory Lakind except where noted

Photo by Marge Ann Jameson

On May 8, 2017, Chief Christey greets a young competitor at Special Olympics

“The mission of the Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) is to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics movement.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run began in 1981 when Wichita, Kansas, Police Chief Richard LaMunyon created the Torch Run. He thought the Torch Run would help law enforcement be active in the community and support Special Olympics Kansas. In 1983, Chief LaMunyon presented the program to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). They decided to endorse Torch Run and became the “Founding Law Enforcement Organization.” With the IACP’s support, LETR became the movement’s largest public awareness and fundraising group for Special Olympics.

Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the “Flame of Hope” into Opening Ceremonies of local competitions.

They also carry it into Special Olympics State, Provincial, National, Regional and World Games. There are over 97,000 law enforcement members that carry the “Flame of Hope” annually. The flame symbolizes courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe.

Torch Run has grown over the years and now includes many fundraising platforms. These platforms include: Plane Pulls, Polar Plunges, Tip-A-Cops, and more. Since the beginning, LETR has raised over $600 million for Special Olympics programs.

As retired Chief Richard LaMunyon said, “What started in 1981…as a flicker of hope for Special Olympics has now become a roaring flame of stability for Special Olympics athletes worldwide.” LETR is changing the future for people with intellectual disabilities. Through the LETR and Special Olympics partnership we are lighting the way for acceptance and inclusion.”

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McDowell, Hiserman earn Morris Dill Tennis Scholarships Every year the Pacific Grove Tennis Club grants the Morris Dill Tennis Scholarship to the two most deserving tennis players of the senior class. This year’s recipients were Savana McDowell and Luke Hiserman. Both were members of their respective tennis teams for four years and contributed a great deal to the teams’ success. Savana played second doubles her freshmen year, and competed in the number one singles slot for the next three years. She served as the team captain for three years, sophomore to senior year, and was a two-time Mission Trail Athletic League champion in the singles tournament. Luke served as the boys’ tennis team’s co-captain his junior year, and captain his senior year. He played two years of doubles and two years of singles, competing in the number one singles slot his senior year. Luke played on the only PGHS boys tennis team to win a league championship his sophomore year, when the team went 11-1 and made a Central Coast Sectional appearance.

The Pacific Grove Tennis Club scholarship is in honor of the late Morris Dill, a teacher and coach in the Pacific Grove Unified School District for 37 years. Mr. Dill

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began teaching music in the early 1950s, serving as the director of the band, orchestra, and choir at all levels within the district. He was the head tennis coach of both the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams during his tenure at Pacific Grove High School. Mr. Dill was an active member in the community, being a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey choir, pianist for a myriad of community events, and founding president of the Pacific Grove Tennis Club. Beloved by fellow teachers and students, Mr. Dill was honored by the Pacific Grove Kiwanis Club as an outstanding educator in 1971.

Savana McDowell will be attending the University of California Santa Cruz in the fall, where she will study psychology, and compete for the Banana Slugs on the tennis team. She was also honored in the “high honors” at graduation with a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.9.

Luke Hiserman plans on attending Willamette University in the fall, where he will study environmental science and policy, and compete for the Bearcats on the tennis team. Luke was honored at graduation in the “highest” category for a GPA of 4.0 or better. He received a scholarship from Willamette University based on his grade point average and his hours of community service, which totalled more than 769.

Congratulations to both of these outstanding student athletes!

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Luke Hiserman on Graduation Day, 2017. He not only played tennis over his four years in high school, but covered basketball for Cedar Street Times.

TO HELP OUR OCEAN

• Dog doo on the streets can enter storm drains = unhealthy water •YUCK! One gram of dog doo =millions of bacteria. Accumulated amounts can lead to beach closures • Pick up dog doo (big or small) and dispose in trash. “Bag It and Bin It” =healthy communities

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Savanna McDowell, left, posed with her coach, Elin Dolowich at a championship match in 2015.

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Friends of the Pacific Grove Library Meet The Author Series Present: Susan Sherman author of

If You Are There

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

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

Chabad of Monterey

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

Physicists Marie and Pierre Curie are known for their work on radioactivity, but they also investigated the paranormal. Sherman will discuss the entanglement of scientific inquiry and spiritualism in the late 19th century as it relates to the Curies and other characters in her historical novel, If You Are There.

Thurs., June 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Pacific Grove Public Library Suggested donation $10 (non-members) Refreshments included

Books available through the Bookworks Sponsored by Friends of the Library with the support of Jan Pratt & J.R.Rouse, Sotheby's International Realty.

Doors open at 7:20 p.m.

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

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

First Church of God

1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

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

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

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

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove

Programs at the Library For more information call 648-5760.

• Tuesday, June 20 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 • Wednesday, June 21 • 2:00 pm Adventure Theater presents Adventure Under the Sea, for children of all ages • Thursday, June 22 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months

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. • 831-901-3156 manjushridharmacenter.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

Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Saturdays

Sat., June 17, 2017, 6-10PM Dance lesson by Rosa: Nightclub Two-Step at 6 PM DJ for the night is: Rosa Sat., June 24, 2017, 6-10PM Dance lesson by Sandy Gardner: Argentine Tango at 6 PM DJ for the night is: Masha Where: Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Cost: $15 for non-members, $10 for members. Annual membership fee is $15.

Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for 3 hours and buffet of healthful snacks.

Contact: Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 For more information, go to: pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ 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.

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 Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aquajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Gentrain Society Lectures The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in June, 2017. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Historic Glimpses of Point Lobos 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 Point Lobos has been home to native peoples, to early colonists and immigrants, to cattlemen and whalers, to dairy farmers and fishermen, to miners and rum runners and smugglers and artists. Learn the history of this magical place from a 45-year-resident: Monica Hudson, retired State Park Ranger, historian, author and tour leader. Her presentation will be illustrated by images from her collection of hundreds of historical photographs.

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• June 16, 2017

Marge Ann Jameson

Cop Log

6/3/17 - 6/10/17 Bark bark bark report Dogs at large Spruce Ave. and Lighthouse Ave. Barking dogs complaint on Presidio. Hazy info on source of the barks.

Dog barking from inside a residence on 19th.

Dog barking complaint on Spazier.

Dog found on Forest Lodge. Owner located, dog went home.

Lost & Found A bicycle was found on Forest Ave..

Wallet found on 11th Street. Owner was notified and picked it up.

A jacket was found on 17 Mile Drive.

A wallet was lost at Country Club Gate.

Not Your Average Purse-Snatching Suspect in Carmel Coach Store Robbery Arrested in Salinas After Police Pursuit from Carmel

The suspect in the robbery of the Coach store in downtown Carmel Monday afternoon was arrested in Salinas following a chase that involved several police agencies.

Taken into custody on multiple counts was Timothy James Callahan, 33, of Salinas, said Paul Tomasi, Carmel-bythe-Sea’s Director of Public Safety and Police Chief.

Tomasi said that Callahan entered the Ocean Avenue store, which specializes in leather goods, at about 1 p.m. on Monday and walked out with three purses and two key chains, without paying. The total value was approximately $1,275. The suspect pushed his way past a store employee trying to block his path and drove off, police said. Police said employees told them that they recognized the man from a prior theft on May 9 during which purses totaling $1,800 were stolen.

The store provided Carmel Police with the license plate number and police activated the multiagency ROPE (Roadblock Observation Plan of Enforcement).

Presidio of Monterey Police saw the vehicle in question and a pursuit ensued. While

being chased, the suspect’s vehicle struck an occupied parked vehicle in Marina. Its occupants were transported to the hospital after complaining of pain .

Callahan continued to flee and drove to Salinas, where he jumped from the vehicle near Hartnell College and tried to run away, Tomasi said, He was quickly apprehended by Presidio Police at about 2:30 p.m. The stolen merchandise was found in the car, Tomasi added.

A passenger in his car, identified as the owner of the vehicle, said Callahan would not let her out of the vehicle and that she knew nothing about the robbery, police said. The suspect confirmed she was not aware of the robbery and she was released at the scene, police said. The vehicle was impounded.

Callahan was booked for robbery, reckless evading of a police officer, reckless driving, hit-and-run causing injury or death and false imprisonment. Bail was set at $40,000.

Callahan is under investigation for the May 9 theft from the Coach store, Tomasi stated.

Monterey County is Part of Judgment Against Online Retailer Overstock

Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Flippo has announced tthat, on June 2, 2017, the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four issued an opinion affirming a judgment against online retailer Overstock for false advertising and unfair business practices. The opinion affirms a decision of the Honorable Wynne S. Carvill of the Alameda County Superior Court. The prosecution of the case was jointly handled by the Alameda, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, and Sonoma County District Attorney’s offices.

A major issue in the case was Overstock’s use of advertised reference prices, such as “List Price” or “Compare at.” It frequently displayed such reference prices in close proximity to the sales price, often with a purported discount which it labeled as “You Save” or “Save.” The trial court found that Overstock unlawfully displayed advertised reference prices that were created by the use of formulas, that were based not on the actual product being offered for sale, but on similar products (without adequate disclosure to consumers), or that were based on the highest possible price that could be found in the market, again without adequate disclosures.

Overstock appealed the decision claiming the trial court’s findings were not supported by substantial evidence.

Overstock also contended, among other things, that the trial court had abused its discretion by finding Overstock liable for $6,828,000 in civil penalties which Over-

stock claimed far exceeded the highest reported amount of penalties ever imposed for false advertising.

Following oral arguments on April 27, 2017, California’s First District Court of Appeal, Division Four issued a detailed 36 page written opinion authored by the Honorable Justice Maria P. Rivera, portions of which have been certified for publication, unanimously affirming the trial court’s decision in its entirety. The justices concluded that, among other things, there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that Overstock made false and misleading statements in violation of the laws against unfair business practices and false advertising, and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in calculating the $6,828,000 in civil penalties. The office of the California Attorney General filed a friend of the court brief in support of the trial court decision in calculating civil penalties in this case.

The Court of Appeal’s decision will become final in 30 days. Overstock has not indicated whether it will seek to file a petition with the California Supreme Court to review the decision.

The District Attorney’s Office brings actions such as these to ensure that businesses comply with their legal responsibilities to protect consumers from harm. As the justices noted in their decision, the trial court expressly found that Overstock’s deceptive pricing practice not only had the capacity to cause harm but “in fact did so.”

Stalking report On Grand Ave. 9-1-1 hangup results in arrest on domestic violence We do not report names because of laws protecting the victims of domestic violence.

Is the suspect someone who snores?

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machine) stolen on 19th St. Vehicle collisions Vehicle vs. skateboard: Vehicle won, skateboarder sent to the hospital Errant Drone flew astray A mini drone was found on the back fence of a residence. The reporting party did not know where it came rom, only that it looked like it was put there on purpose.

Officers respond to two who passed away Jewell Avenue and Asilomar.

“Remembering Dad”

by Peter Silzer Solution on Page 15

Across 1 Inquires 5 Father of Levi, Joseph, et al.

10 List shortener 14 Dick and Jane’s clever dog 15 Love to pieces 16 Informal shirt 17 In a solicitous or caring way 19 Wall St. fundraisers 20 Made off with 21 Handy condiment, briefly 22 Superman’s friend Lois 23 PC monitor type 25 Drops off to sleep 27 Father of many nations 31 UN leader Hammarskjold 32 Pub pint 33 Stumbles 36 Something on a grapevine?

40 Indian royal 42 Prayer joints?

44 Comfort 45 Tele- or mega- follower 47 Apollo’s twin 49 Pugilist Clay, in later years 50 Many an IRS employee 52 Father of Jeroboam 54 Fancier than a barber 58 HVAC measure 59 Great leader’s associate, __ Enlai 60 Bilabial sign of affection?

63 Make amends 67 American actor Marcia 68 *Annual celebration of things paternal 70 Toward safety 71 Two-toned snacks 72 Slight advantage 73 Spock’s mind-____ 74 Highway exits and entrances 75 Pre-1917 Russian leader

Down 1 Nile vipers 2 Small disagreement 3 Japanese string instrument 4 ___ Artois, a pilsner 5 Dutch master Vermeer 6 Father of Cain, Abel, et al.

7 Caffeine rich soda cola 8 Belonging to Paris’s smaller airport 9 Partner of above 10 Closing chapter 11 1969 Hitchcock thriller 12 “Home ___” 13 Scores fewer points 18 What vater always is in Dusseldorf?

24 Without light 26 Paddle cousin 27 Senior advocacy org.

28 Lackluster 29 Place to get hitched or unhitched?

30 A bad thing to waste 34 American architect I.M. 35 By some counts there are seven 37 Quaint term of respect 38 Playwright Ibsen’s birthplace 39 Cowhand’s steering wheel?

41 “Batteries not __” 43 Uppity type 46 Prefix with controversial pen 48 Place of worship 51 Invite, as trouble (2 wds) 53 Beginning 54 “Get lost!”

55 What holds a 26-down in place 56 Sing Alpine-style 57 Headband fit for a princess 61 Goblet feature 62 Hands-on HS class 64 “What are the ___ of that happening?”

65 People of northeast India 66 Ogling one

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Carmel-By-The-Sea reaches settlement with PG&E over 2014 home explosion

With legal assurances included to protect the safety of its residents and visitors, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea has reached an out-of-court settlement in the lawsuit that it filed against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection with a gas leak and explosion that destroyed an unoccupied single-family residence at the southwest corner of Guadalupe Street and Third Avenue on the morning of March 3, 2014.

The Carmel City Council approved the settlement 4-0 at its meeting on Tuesday, June 6, in City Hall Council Chambers.

Among its many provisions the settlement requires PG&E to conduct regular system-wide inspections and preventive maintenance of natural gas distribution lines within Carmel as well as to provide transmission and distribution line maps to City personnel. The utility will install natural gas distribution line protection equipment and keep greatly improved record-keeping practices.

“Safety was the key component of this settlement,” City Administrator Chip Rerig said. “What happened on March 3, 2014, simply can never happen again. We were fortunate that no one was injured.

This could have been a huge tragedy. We will closely monitor PG&E activities to make certain all components of this agreement are observed.”

PG&E also agreed to carry crimping devices on its trucks that can seal gas leaks almost immediately. Its trucks in Carmel did not have such devices at the time of the leak and explosion.

“This has been a three-year long process and it is gratifying to finally bring it to a conclusion,” said Paul Tomasi, Carmel’s police chief and director of public safety.

“We look forward to a much better relationship with PG&E and are confident the changes in safety measures and practices will make their operation safer and thus provide our community some peace of mind moving forward.”

The City and PG&E are combining on an 811 program to ensure that gas lines are not damaged by homeowners or contractors due to trenching or digging. Before any such activity occurs a call to 811 must be made to make certain that no such damage to gas lines or other beneath-ground utilities will occur.

Strongly feeling that a PG&E-sponsored internal investigation of the explosion was inadequate the City filed suit and requested that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) investigate the utility’s record-keeping practices regarding its gas distribution lines in Carmel.

SPCA Summer Animal Camp Registration Now Open

Children ages 6 – 12 are invited to participate in SPCA Animal Camp. Sessions vary by age. Camps take place in June and July 2017. Camps are five-day sessions, dates vary. Three one-day sessions are available in July. Hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for younger groups at the SPCA for Monterey County Education Center, Horse Camp at SPCA Stables at Indian Springs.

Campers will participate in a wide variety of fun activities including arts, crafts, and educational games. Children will meet and learn first hand how to care for and have a better understanding of animals with our professional staff.

Sessions cost $55 - $350, including snacks and all activities.

Please call 831-264-5434 or register online at www.SPCAmc.org/camp

With the City taking an active role in the CPUC’s investigation, the state agency fined PG&E $37.3 million for the explosion and the utility’s response.

This was the second largest fine against a natural gas utility in state history. That amount included $26.5 million because of its failure to comply with record-keeping practices and $10.8 million for its emergency response practices following the gas leak and subsequent explosion.

In March of 2014, PG&E utility crews were at work on a main gas line immediately adjacent to the home when the explosion happened.

The cause was attributed to a leak after PG&E workers tapped into a gas main under the belief that it was just steel.

However, it contained a plastic insert. As work on the line continued, gas that leaked into the space between the steel shell and the plastic lining followed the gas line into the wood residence, precipitating the explosion.

Due to the explosion remnants of the roof and wood and glass debris were sent flying throughout the immediate area. A few nearby residences suffered minor damage that included broken windows.

Residents within a one-block radius were initially evacuated as a precaution.

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Back from the Nationals to Help Coach Plead Their Case

Two members of the BreakerBot robotics team, which went to the national competition in Texas, talked about their experiences at the recent Pacific Grove Unified School District meeting. They got to go thanks to the largesse of donors like Apple, Inc. and the generosity of a couple from Carmel who funded the team trip to the tune of $15,000. Their coaches, Roby Hyde and Isaac Rubin, had been concerned about where funding would come from and are seeking to have the school board set up a special fund well ahead of time so that the teachers themselves would not have to “front” the money and wait for reimbursement.

Archie the robot seems to concur.

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Your Letters

Opinion Water rep misrepresents legal and project costs

If Missoula can buy its water system, so can we

Editor:

Editor:

Michael Deane, the executive director of the National Association of Water Companies, appears consistent with other private water company leaders: someone who misrepresents the situation for private benefit. His June 8 letter [to the Herald] was filled with misrepresentations.

First, Deane described Cal Am as a “well-run, sustainable … water utility.” Not even local Cal Am supporters have been willing to describe the company so favorably.

Michael Deane is not from around here as NAWC is headquartered in Washington, D.C. While true that Missoula originally estimated legal costs at $400,000 which have skyrocketed to over $6 million, the original estimate was made by officials believing it was a friendly acquisition, not an adversarial eminent domain procedure. The legal costs are actually higher but the total outlay is lower than Deane claims, according to the visiting Missoula officials. Deane also substantially over-inflates the margin between the original offer and final total purchase price.

Most importantly, the Missoulans acknowledge that this is a major expenditure, yet they can pay the debt while investing $6 million annually on upgrading the infrastructure beset with a 50 percent leakage rate, without raising water bills. Public water works.

For us. For our grandchildren.

Michael Baer Monterey

On June 8, the executive director of the National Association of Water Companies wrote, “California American Water has served Monterey for more than 50 years and is committed to working with the community to solve urgent water issues through innovation and investment.”

If that is true, why is California American Water Co. charging us ratepayers for water that we didn’t use and making a 10 percent profit on it? Why did Cal Am allow the dam to fill with silt and charge the ratepayers to take it down with the CPUC allowing a 10 percent profit?

Check out Public Water Now to find out how Missoula, Montana, paid $96 million to buy their water system. They will pay off everything, keep the current employees and put $6 million into the infrastructure — without raising rates.

We pay for all of Cal Am’s problems and mistakes but we will never own the water system. If Missoula can do it, the Monterey Peninsula can too.

Cal Am is a risk we can’t afford!

Nancy Selfridge Monterey

Customers have paid a lot for undelivered water Editor:

I reply to the free advertisement for the director of the National Alliance of Water Companies disguised as an Opinion letter to the Herald editor. This association is a group that exclusively promotes the privatization of community water supplies.

The executive director Mr. Deane correctly stated that the takeover of the Missoula, Montana, water system cost $100 million; however, this amount was only 50 percent more than the original offer, not double as he stated. Despite the higher purchase price, Missoula residents’ water prices are reduced under public ownership.

Unlike Monterey Peninsula ratepayers, Missoula residents did not have to pay surcharges of $40 million, which will likely be $65 million soon, for water that was never delivered to them! Cal Am cannot deliver more water because Cal Am does not have the right to it, as directed by the State Water Resources Control Board. However, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sets required water revenues that Cal Am is guaranteed. When Cal Am experiences a CPUC revenue shortfall, Cal Am is allowed to collect the amount of shortfall via surcharges.

The amount we might end up paying for undelivered water could be enough to buy the entire Missoula 25,000-customer water system!

Chuck Cech Monterey

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Monterey County RMA Simplifies Access for Applicants to Parcel Reports Need a parcel report? Monterey County Resource Management Agency is making it easier for those applying for building permits to get this helpful document.

A parcel report is a document detailing property information based on the Assessor’s Parcel Number or APN. It’s helpful to those applying for building permits because it provides the property address, land use, zoning and potential hazards as well as any critical habitat or historical resources that may exist on the property.

The RMA has been streamlining is services and making the parcel report easier to access is the latest change in that overall effort. In the past, applicants had to get a print out of this report from county staff. Now, the report is available online through the county’s Basemap, a public GIS map viewer. To access a parcel report, visit the Resource Management Agency GIS website.

Roger Ailes and Pacific Grove?

Editor

Tom Steven’s June 9 editorial “Nostalgia Overload” is overloaded with blame and regret. I think the actual word is “Resistance.” Mr. Stevens lays the blame on the late Roger Ailes of Fox news for permeating the idea that America can be great again. As a matter of fact, he suggests that “The Last Hometown” and the price of real estate in Pacific Grove has something to do with Roger Ailes. Tell that to people who are scrambling to get out of California’s unhabitable cities plagued by crime, congestion, pollution and homelessness. It is clear that Tom Stevens is following the liberal/Progressive “Resistance” movement which hates the evil Trump Presidency and is willing to do anything to delegitimize it. If Mr. Stevens wants to talk about “Fake News,” look no further than CNN and the New York Times. If you want to talk about reactionary politics, look no further than our college campuses and the screeching intolerance of the student protests in Berkeley and other places. Peoples’ Park redux? Now that’s nostalgia!

Global Write-In Campaign Seminar on July 4, 2017

Carol Marquart Pacific Grove

Editor: A global voter write-in effort is underway in Pacific Grove, for all people of the whole earth, by the First International Parliament.

Under the new worldwide unity phenomena sweeping the earth known as pure proportional representation (PR), local artist James Orlando Ogle (AKA "joogle") is teaching people about how all write-in names need our help with getting their names written in, because write-in names have a much lower chance of winning a seat in the "First International Parliament Election of 2017".

On July 4, 2017, during a live audio/video International Parliament Senate Chamber Conference call, James Ogle will be leading a group of write-in candidates from all over the world, so that all new and current write-in candidates can come forward and work together with current and prospective volunteers.

The "First International Parliament Election of 2017" ends on August 5, one month later after July 4th, and the votes elect the "First International Parliament", a virtual elected entity using pure proportional representation as one at-large global district.

The general public is invited to the International Parliament's home office in Pacific Grove, by RSVP only, while others are participating simultaneously by audio/video conferencing, James Ogle, a candidate for mayor of Pacific Grove in 1994, campaigned as a write-in for USA President in usenet in 1996.

One year later in 1997, the founder of google.com Sergey Brin, discovered Ogle's Pacific Grove-based activities, copied Ogle's logo "joogle", copied his programs and artistic flair and persona, but has also invested time and money covering up the fact that Ogle is credited with the naming of the search engine program Google.

How Google Got Its Name: http://usparliament.org/how-google-got-its-name.php RSVP James Ogle (831) 392-8087 or sign up at www.usparliament.org/signup.php James Ogle Pacific Grove

Monterey County Elections Office is moving

The Monterey County Elections Office is moving to 1441 Schilling Place – North Building, Salinas, CA 93901. The office will be closed to the public from June 21-23 and will reopen on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the new location.

Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The mailing address will remain the same PO BOX 4400, Salinas, CA 93902

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Alec Murdock

Outside the Box

Now Gimme Money, That’s What I Want – Second Verse

Last time, I told you about a PG lady saying, “We should pay higher taxes.”

Because our City Council and other local agencies would love to make her wish come true, I promised to argue for this premise: every single effort by local agencies to raise more money hurts our community.

Kiplinger lists California as the least tax-friendly state in the country. And that doesn’t take into account our higher local sales tax and big fees tacked onto big utility bills. Taxes hurt. More taxes hurt more. City Councils hellbent on finding new ways to raise tax revenue will hurt you the most.

Example one: short-term rentals infesting our residentially-zoned neighborhoods are PG’s poster children for city overreach and dollars-over-sense — bringing major revenue for the city, major misery for residents. The consequences may soon bite all of us on our you-know-whats. Stay tuned.

Example two: Measure P deserves harsh criticism — driven by apparent desperation to expand revenue, the City Manager and Council displayed arrogance and ignorance in trying to tax admissions. It was defeated by a huge margin, but if passed, it would have effectively put an end to small events put on by small organizations. As it was, it caused plenty of turmoil, anger, and fear.

Example three: parking tickets used to be about preventing real abuse.

Fewer officers provided the right balance. Now, PG enforcement has become LA-style revenue enhancement. That’s why we have more painted lines, more parking meters, and a fleet of meter carts. As of June 1, they handed out 1,990 parking tickets year-to-date. Last year at the same time, that number was 877.

Coming soon — we’ll hate the parking enforcement officers and they’ll hate us.

Example four: our taxes once paid for city oversight of home improvement, but they passed more pervasive rules, then declared them too expensive to enforce. Now any homeowner engaged in home improvement pays steep add-on fees. And nothing is more insidious for Pacific Grove.

Several years ago, I bought a new front door. The city charged $100 for the privilege. Recently, I inquired about fixing my front steps. Apparently, the fee schedule is so complex they couldn’t explain it. So, I gave a sample cost of $500 and was told they’d tack on $177. That’s 35 percent. I grew up in New York where the mafia charged less protection money. But it’s worse than legalized larceny. We all see the decaying houses where owners don’t have the wherewithal to take on the city. Our historic and non-historic homes can be protected at less cost, with less micro-management.

Succeed or fail, every effort to increase taxes leads to costly political battles and lasting distrust. Every tax increase diverts a bigger percentage of our community’s means away from families, small businesses, and their investors and redirects it into inefficient, overpriced use and misuse by city bureaucrats.

Nastiest of all, and most contrary to our values, every tax makes life hardest for the least affluent among us.

In a recent email, reader Ross Cowart described his situation: “We came back to our home town to live out our senior years. We can’t really afford to live here, but we do without in order to be home.”

The very definition of gentrification is to force people to choose between living in their hometown and living within their means. I ask you, and I ask the lady who believes in higher taxes, is this really what you want? To embrace higher taxes is to embrace indulgent spending, to spend indulgently is to gentrify, and to gentrify is to lose the soul of PG. You may email comments about this column to AlecOTB@arrowkite.com

Montage Health purchases rental housing to help recruit clinicians

Montage Health has purchased two under-construction apartment buildings at 237 Lighthouse Avenue and 257 Foam Street in Monterey. The 32 apartments will provide short-term rental housing to help Montage Health compete for doctors, nurses, and other clinicians.

Said Steven Packer, MD, president/ CEO, “Prospective candidates have to balance their desire to work with us with the high cost of housing and limited rental inventory, and, too often, housing has been a deciding factor.

“Having this transitional housing will play an important role in assisting us in recruiting talented people. To provide the healthcare our community wants and deserves, we need to ensure that we continue to have the right people here with the right skills.”

Many of the healthcare positions which are difficult to fill include specialty nurses, clinical lab scientists, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, and doctors.

At any given time, Montage Health is recruiting for about 60 open positions, with nearly 25 percent of them hard-to-fill jobs.

Packer added that the community

faces a shortage of physicians. “And nearly everyone who has tried to see a doctor in the last few years can probably share stories of delays or difficulty making appointments. The present MMG goal is to go from 42 physicians to 80 by 2021,” he said.

The properties, anticipated to be ready by the end of the year, will provide shortterm rental opportunities for recruited clinicians until they secure permanent housing. The properties include 24, 720-squarefoot, 1-bedroom units; 8, 995-square-foot 2-bedroom units; and 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The purchase price was $9 million.

Montage Health currently has nearly 2,400 employees through its subsidiaries: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Aspire Health Plan, Montage Medical Group, Community Health Innovations, Montage Health Foundation, and Montage Wellness Centers.

Details of how the apartment rentals will work, including rents to be charged and length of stay, are still being developed, as are plans for the retail space in the buildings. There are no plans to rent the housing to the general public at this time.

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Graduation Day 2017

Photos this page by Karen Levy

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Pacific Grove High School

Photos this page by Peter Mounteer

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Kent Weinstein

Old Car Corner

Top down day for this Porsche at Lovers Point.

Rudolph Tenenbaum

Poetry We spoke heart to heart.

'Twas now time to part.

“Good-bye!” She shut the door.

The woman I adore.

A thus the door was shut.

Which was quite normal, but She shut it with a bang.

It was the bang that rang.

It was the bang that hurt And put on the alert.

Not just the bang, the glimpse Of her unsmiling lips.

Of her unsmiling eyes.

Quite a surprise!

Because a steady smile Was her established style.

​Pacific Thai in Pacific Grove Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen I took a friend of mine to Pacific Thai downtown PG. When I learned he had never had Thai food—except for “Thai peanut chicken” he and the other Marines had learned how to make while deployed by swapping MRE ingredients, chicken with “chili” (pepper) and peanut butter to make “Thai peanut chicken”—I just about died. I told him I would be ordering for the both of us and he obediently closed his menu and set it aside.

When the sweet waitress came to take our order I asked for two Thai beers, Chang and Singha, and added in a Thai iced tea, “He’s never had this before!” I exclaimed to the waitress, “He hasn’t lived!” She laughed and as she walked away called over her shoulder, “He will start living now.”

For a Monday night in PG, Pacific Thai was bustling. We sipped our beers as we waited for our soup and salad. When they arrived we scooped up soup and let it cool as we dug into the salad. The soup was coconut milk soup, tom kha with chicken; tangy and sweet and spicy with green onions. We had several helpings each which was very welcome on the windy evening. Alongside we had a green papaya salad – as my dining companion described, it was like a “sweet cold spaghetti”— with fresh green beans and delicious cashews with fresh garlic; the perfect accompaniment for a soup. An amazing refreshing crunch!

Next we had pad Thai with pork — rice noodles and bean sprouts, we sipped on the soup and crunched on the salad while the pad Thai cooled. The pad Thai was your classic Thai dish, comfort food, even if you didn’t grow up eating Thai food.

The gentleman who was also serving us and appeared to be the owner brought out leftovers in a perfectly packaged plastic flower thank you bag and deposited them ever so delicately on the table.

We finished off our meal with mango coconut sticky rice. Oh my! It was delicious and the sesame seeds were perfect on top! I personally like to eat a small bite of sticky rice with a piece of fresh mango but to each her own.

Overall I highly recommend Pacific Thai, the service is excellent and the food is delicious. It’s convenient and quaint in PG. The décor is homey yet Thai. You can find traditional Thai food and an excellent beverage selection.

But, may be, in the bang There was no ang-ger. No real hate.

And everything was great.

Then why that smileless mask?

Of course, I wouldn't ask.

I wonder shut or slammed.

I wonder blessed or damned.

I wonder love or hate.

“BIG the Musical” at Carmel’s Forest Theater

When Tom Hanks played that extra large floor piano in the motion picture “BIG,” it was a moment that movie goers still remember. Audiences can relieve that moment at Carmel’s outdoor Forest Theater June 29 through July 9 in The Forest Theater Guild production, “BIG The Musical.”

Directed by Walt deFaria and Gracie Poletti, the story centers around 13 year old Josh who puts a coin in a Carnival machine and gets his wish to be BIG. The adventures that follow this little boy in a man’s body are the perfect example of why we should be careful what we wish for. John Weidman wrote the book, David Shire the music and Richard Maltby, Jr. the lyrics.

In the musical, Andrew Monsour plays the young Josh and Eric Wishnie is the boy/man big Josh. Reg Huston is the voice of the wish granter Zoltar. Others featured in the 40-member cast include Diego Casian, Mitchel Davis, Claire Rice, Gracie Poletti, Brian Balistreri and Baily Brewer. Choreography is by Gloria Elber with Devin Adler the tap choreographer. Set design is by Nicole Bryant-Stevens. Yvonne Bowen is the costumer, lighting design is by Emma Satchel & Devin Gregory, sound design by Tony Nocita of IAMP and music supervision

by George Peterson.

“BIG The Musical” opens with a preview Thursday evening June 29. Performances continue June 30 and July 1,2,6,7 8 and 9. Shows begin at 7:30 except for Sundays which begin at 5:30. For tickets: brownpapertickets. com.

Pad Thai and coconut soup plus an assortment of Southeast Asian beers, make the perfect introduction to Pacific Thai at 663 Lighthouse,(831) 646-8424

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Summer Art Workshops for the Younger Set at Pacific Grove Art Center Theme-Based Art Workshops for Ages 8-14

With gentle instruction, Julie Heilman will introduce new techniques that encourage young artists to develop their skills to the next level. All materials provided. Julie’s workshops always start with T-shirt design and journaling, a plein air adventure midweek and lots of encouragement.

Monday-Friday Time: 2-5 pm Ages: 8-14 years Cost: $145 Members $170 Non-Members Dates: June 26-30 “Birds, Animals, & Fish” Explore representing various species with drawing, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, collage, and clay.

July 10-14 “We Live by the Ocean” Inspiration from the beauty that is Lovers Point and Pacific Grove. A variety of media will be available to create wonderful interpretations. * For additional information regarding the workshops contact Julie Heilman (831) 917-0009

Art Focus with Dante Rondo, A Summer Series for Youth

Artist and long-time PGAC art teacher, Dante Rondo will teach a series of summer art classes for youth this summer. Classes are open to beginning, intermediate, and advanced young art students. Individual expression and creativity encouraged.

Drawing and Painting June 5-9 Monday-Friday Time: 2-5 pm Ages: 9-16 Cost: $190 Members $210 Non-Members This class will focus on elements of drawing and painting. Foundational techniques with graphite & charcoal pencils, watercolor and acrylic paints.

Water Based Painting Workshop June 19-23 Monday-Friday Time: 2-5 pm Ages: 10-16 Cost: $190 Members $210 Non-Members This class will focus on painting techniques using watercolors and acrylics. Color mixing and application of both painting mediums in the student’s choice of subject matter and expression.

Drawing Nature, Animals and Wildlife July 3 & 5-7 Monday & Wednesday-Friday Time: 2-5pm Ages: 10-16 Cost: $155 Members $170 Non-Members The world of nature, landscapes, animals and wildlife are the inspiration for this class. We will be working in graphite and charcoal pencils, ink and wash, and pastels. *For additional information regarding the workshops contact Dante Rondo (831) 626-4259

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PAINTINGS BY CHARLIE CRADDOCK

Chew’s Ridge, 2017

artist reception with musical guests Kumi Uyeda & Kallan Nishimoto SUNDAY JUNE 25, 2017 4 to 8 pm

CRADDOCK BUTTERFIELD GALLERY

661 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950

831-747-2626 charliecraddock.com

May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 August 11 August 18 August 25

Fred McCarty Austin Metreyeon Andrea’s Fault Duo Mark Banks Out of the Blue The Bolero Bros Andrea’s Fault Duo Taylor Rae Mark Banks Fred McCarty NO MUSIC THIS WEEK Taylor Rae Austin Metreyeon Fred McCarty Final Summer Show

Fridays 6:30-9:00pm

831.642.4222 • www.visitasilomar.com • emailasilomar@aramark.com • 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove

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Born in the Summer of Love, Peninsula Potters Celebrate 50 Years Fifty years ago, young and old were dancing in the streets and celebrating the “Summer of Love” in San Francisco. It was a period no one will ever forget. At the same time, a group of women and men celebrated the opening of their pottery co-op, Peninsula Potters, and the rest is history. They have been in business for 50 years and are celebrating their anniversary this summer … with love!

Today, nine women, ages 21 to 85, continue the 50 year tradition of Peninsula Potters; a testament to their passion for this ancient practice. Their work space gives them room to throw, glaze and fire each handmade piece, reflecting their personal lives and creativity. Patrons who visit Peninsula Potters experience a visual treat that displays the diversity and the best of ceramic art.

A 50 year anniversary deserves a party! The festivities include music, finger foods, demonstrations, a chance to use a potter’s wheel and the first 50 to arrive will receive a hand thrown mug. The party, from noon to 4pm on July 1, will be at the Peninsula Potters Studio/Gallery, 2078 Sunset Dr. in the Russell Service Center.

A gallery-wide sale will continue through the month. They have much to celebrate!

Above, left: The gallery at Peninsula Potters shocases pieces handmade by members.

Above, right: Throwing a pot on a wheel Left: Pear Plate by Peggy

For more information contact peninsulapotters.net or 831.372.8867

Susan Carol Smith gives us a quiet walk through a day of memories in downtown Pacific Grove. Susan is the proprietor of Butterfly Cottage Botanicals and has a goal to become known as “All Things Monarchs” in Pacific Grove. Her story is one of many that have been submitted for our new community book. “Life in Pacific Grove” is to be launched when our children march again to honor the return of the Monarchs in October to Butterfly Town, USA. Through dawn’s fog, billowing like damp dust, wafts scents of rosemary focaccia bread in Fournier’s bakery oven.

Something this morning air offers.

CoCo, leashed, tugs me toward caffeine brewing in the coffee shop. Wearing Ugg boots and a scarf twice-wrapped around my neck depicts Pacific Grove’s average 57 degree temperature.

Peering toward the bay for whales, as sea gulls squeal, I see the hawk-walker.

The shoulder-perched sentinel hawk flies to a pine tree shrouded in grey-green moss that dangles from its branches like ancient

A Pearl on the Peninsula Keepers of our Culture Guest Columnist: Susan Carol Smith men’s beards.

Swooshing brooms dust the storefront walks. No noisy gas blowers permitted in our quiet city. Delivery trucks caravan, snail-crawling within our 15 mile-per-hour speed limit, bringing fresh ingredients our chefs await.

I make my way to Ms. Flora Conover’s historically marked 1897 cottage where I rent space for my garden gift shop here in Butterfly Town, USA. Towering oaks canopy as I wonder if Miss Conover realized these five, once saplings, would become the graceful legacy of beauty bequeathed to this place when she planted them 120 years ago.

My shop is filled with Monarch

merchandise, plants and local art. Reminiscing customers tell me they, or their children, or grandchildren wore Monarch wings and marched right out front in the Butterfly parade.

I think back to my daughter.

She loved my jewelry, rubbed her tiny fingers over sparkling stones of pearls.

One evening I asked her, “Should I wear the pearls or the gold chains?”

“The pearls, Mommy.”

Pinching her brow together, asking, “Where do pearls come from?”

“Oysters.” I said, wondering if that could satisfy the curiosity of my inquisitive child who knew nothing of the depth of the sea or the mystery of an oyster’s nacreous layers.

I fumbled with the clasp, the strand broke, pearls scattered onto the floor. I scooped as many as possible, leaving errant ones rolling into the angular recesses of the bedroom.

Months later, my daughter with beams of light bouncing from her blue eyes, a grin of awe, stood with her hand behind her back.

“Mommy, I know where pearls come

from.”

“You do?”

“Pearls aren’t from oysters.” She said as she brought her hand from its hiding place, opening her fist to expose a pearl in a wadded clump of dust. “Pearls come from dusty corners.”

In that moment I saw in my daughter a revelation—we can limit or expand ourselves simply with perspective. Through the darkest moments of life, I have found pearls. In those moments wisdom emanates from the dusty corners of my mind.

Here in Pacific Grove, our quaint city, I treasure living my dream, cherish this quiet place whereby my daughter took passage from here into eternity, am at peace each new dawn, to hold the gift of being given another day of life in this perfect place … may it always be between “Carmel by the Sea and Monterey by the Smell” and remain “Pacific Grove by God!” The pearl of the Peninsula.

Send your personal stories for our new community book, “Life in Pacific Grove” by June 25 to lifeinpacificgrove@ gmail.com or enter on website at lifeinpacificgrove.com. All proceeds to benefit the Pacific Grove Public Library. Patricia Hamilton is the owner and publisher of Park Place Publications in Pacific Grove since 1991. Writer and book publishing services. Call for a free consultation, 831-649-6640, or email publishingbiz@ sbcglobal.net. Parkplacepublications. com, keepersofourculture.com, and lifeinpacificgrove.com

Read by Design this Summer at Harrison Memorial Library

Ms. Flora Conover’s 1897 cottage on Lighthouse Avenue, now home to Butterfly Cottage Botanicals.

The Harrison Memorial Library will hold their annual Summer Reading Program “Reading by Design.”

The theme is inspired by the creativity of authors, illustrators, builders, inventors, artists, architects and everyone who makes our world a more interesting, livable, accessible, and beautiful place.

Adult/Teen Summer Reading - June 26 - July 22 - Harrison Memorial Library on Ocean and Lincoln.

Children Summer Reading - June 26 - July 29 ( 1 week longer) - Park Branch Library on Mission and 6th.

Harrison Memorial Library is at Ocean Ave. and Lincoln St., Carmel. Phone 6244629 for more information.

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Mean Old Man Tom Stevens

Otter Views It was late afternoon. The heavy apartment door creaked open. A barefoot man wearing only Bermuda shorts hobbled across his nailhead-studded wooden deck.

He leaned over the railing to glower at the young kids below. His face was red and wrinkled; his sparse silver hair ratted by sleep.

“Hey you kids!!” he yelled. “Stop screaming so loud!!”

The two screaming girls and the two screaming boys chasing them came to a stop. They stared up at the man in apparent surprise. They’d been racing around the apartment complex and shrieking at top volume for 40 minutes without incident.

Besides, it was still daylight. What was this guy’s problem?

The man glared down at the kids. The kids squinted back. If the situation were to escalate further, this was the catalytic moment. The kids looked just old enough to zing some tart riposte and take to their heels. The man looked too slow to catch all four, or even one. But you never know with old guys. Some are still spry.

After a moment the standoff ended with no more said. The kids continued their chase less noisily, and the man went back inside to grumble to his wife about a Sunday nap ruined. Glimpsing himself in the mirror, he suddenly burst out laughing.

“What’s funny?” she yawned.

“I just yelled at those kids who woke us up!” he said. “I’m a mean old man now!

I’ve reached the other end of the continuum.”

Every kid encounters a mean old man or a mean old woman in the neighborhood at some point. It’s a childhood rite of passage, one foretold by other kids. “Watch out for that place,” they might warn darkly. “A mean old man lives in there. He yelled at Billy.”

What the other kids don’t tell you is that you may, many years later, actually become a mean old person. You yourself might suddenly stomp barefoot out the door, wearing only Bermuda shorts, your hair a tortured bird nest, your face a withered radish. You yourself might someday yell at Billy for no apparent reason.

For, to a kid, there is no apparent reason. As a kid, you and your friends are so locked into having fun; so rapt in the ecstasy of shouting, teasing, taunting and running free; that the sudden appearance of some glaring old person comes as a total surprise.

Even more perplexing is when this mean old stranger delivers a scolding, as if he or she had any right to shake a finger. Kids respond to this sort of interruption variously, depending on their cognitive development. Very young kids might creep away giggling and whispering. Older ones might sass back: “Oh yeah? Who made you my mother?!” In extreme cases, revenge may be plotted and taken.

The mean old person also has options, varying by degree of decrepitude. If the old person is still nimble and swift afoot, pursuit and neck-scruff capture may be possible. But if the old person is barefoot, sleepy and slow, a threat of parental contact might be the only recourse. This only works if you know the parents.

Because kids at play can’t possibly understand why anyone besides a baby or a vampire would sleep during daylight, there’s no point invoking the “afternoon nap” explanation. Old people seem weird enough as it is. When an old person’s curtains are drawn during daytime, murky suspicions arise among the young.

“Never laugh or shout when you pass that house,” a big sister might whisper.

“It’s haunted. If you make noise, an old dead man will come to the window and stare out at you. Don’t ever look back!”

Or, “a mean old woman lives in there. She has lots and lots of cats, and she eats cat food, too. She only comes out at night.”

The Dickensian elderly who populate many neighborhoods are often found guilty without trial by the impressionable jury of the young. When I was growing up, we kids all knew where the haunted houses were. And we knew which mean old person might suddenly emerge from behind a gate or a hedge to shout and shake a fist. We would shout merrily back at them and run away.

So it’s all quite amusing, 60 years later, to have become that mean old person.

And it’s ironic to embody the weird appearance and behaviors of the very people who yelled at me so long ago. They were old then. Their hair was gray and wild.

They wore Bermuda shorts and went barefoot. They seemed unhinged, shouting at us for no reason.

Now those mean old ones have all passed away, and I have taken their place. If I do this right, kids will whisper when they pass this place.

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by Decorating your Home or Business for the Feast of Lanterns

General Rules for the Feast of Décor – 2017, sponsored by Cedar Street Times and Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce To participate in the Feast of Décor Contest, applicants are welcome to submit their name, phone number and address (photo optional) to Cedar Street Times at www.cedarstreettimes.com or by mail to 306 Grand Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950 or fax 831-324-4745. You can even use Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/cedarstreettimes/ Winning homes and businesses will be posted in Cedar Street Times and on the Feast of Lanterns website www.feast-of-lanterns.org You may also submit an entry via mail to the Feast of Lanterns PO Box 809 Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

You must formally apply by July 14, 2017 at midnight to be considered for the Feast of Décor House Decorating Contest. Judging by the Royal Court will take place on July 15-16, 2017.

There will be six jewel tone awards given out in 2017 for the Royal Court, Topaz, Tourmaline, Ruby, Amethyst, Emerald and Sapphire. In addition, there will be two elemental animal awards, representing the new Royal Guard: Water Horse and Fire Rooster. There is one set of eight awards for homes and one set of eight awards for businesses. In addition, there will be an award for the home or business which best represents, the theme of this year’s Feast of Lanterns, Opening the Gates, for a total of 16 awards for this year’s contest Opening the Gates.

We are honoring the Mandarin as he lights the torii gates looking for his daughter. "Opening the Gates" is the 2017 theme for the Feast of Lanterns and Pacific Grove. In Eastern tradition, Torii gates are rich in symbolism, representing a gateway between this world and the spiritual world. The Mandarin orders the Torii Gates to be lit in the search for his beloved daughter, Queen Topaz and the Scholar Chang. The gates also represent the celebration of the many cultures that enrich Pacific Grove and the multiple generations who return to join the Feast of Lantern’s family year after year, like Monarch butterflies.

The current Royal Court and Royal Guard judge the applicants and awards the prizes.

The houses that are winners in the Feast of Décor will be featured in a special album on the official website for the Feast of Lanterns Inc, www.feast-of-lanterns. org, and will be printed in the Cedar Street Times.

Thank you to everyone in the community who gets into the Feast of Lanterns spirit and decorates their homes and businesses ! Together we all open the gates!

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Be Good, Sweet Child and Let Who Will Be Clever Jane Roland Other Random Thoughts We all know that the world is small and getting smaller thanks to social networking and the Internet. I recall once when Ann Simpson and I were in New York on an opera trip which we did every year for a long time. It was the last night and we were having dinner in a small restaurant with members of the group of about 25 people from all over the country. I was sitting next to a gentleman from North Carolina who mentioned he had attended Harvard. I threw out the name Dallas Coors who was a cousin considerably my senior. He looked at me strangely and said, “he was my roommate.” He went on to say that he had lost touch with Dal - as had I - forever, but he would check him out on his return home. After a few weeks, I received a letter (yes, the written word, a few years ago) telling me that my relative had passed away the previous year.

John and I were both heavily involved with non-profit groups (we served on many boards and were often asked to chair fund raising events). In those days, the community was smaller and there was enormous overlap. We could be having a party for the symphony, working on the Beacon House Art Auction, helping at York or Junipero Serra School, chairing the May Faire sale at church and going to a football game in the same week. Often, we would see the same people. As the Peninsula grew and the Symphony, Junior League and Children’s Home Society were no longer the only games in town the overlap decreased.

For one thing we all aged: some died, some became infirm and the younger generation, many from other places, took over. Activities to raise funds became too expensive for most of us. Once we would amble over to the Crosby and watch the golf, or be part of the excitement at the Concours d’Elegance and we could get around the Peninsula with little effort. I have no problem with progress, in a place such as this it was bound to happen, but I am nostalgic for the “good old days.”

I was reading a book, written by my old friend, Ann Germaine. She spoke of one of the earliest and largest pieces (80 acres on Del Ciervo Road) of property which was bought around 1917 by A. Kingsley Macomber. He agreed to buy the piece if it was used only for one house. He built a rather cavernous log cabin, lived there a short time and then moved to Europe. It remained vacant for almost 45 years, becoming a haven for generations of bats. In 1965, my cousin, John Boit Morse and his wife, Virginia, fumigated and moved in, rented it for a few years. Because it was such a large house, they furnished it accordingly with oversized pieces of furniture and lamps created from drainage pipes. Their paintings covered the walls. When they left the place was used for fund raising activities. I remember one for Monterey Institute of International Studies. Sean Flavin was chairman. There was no electricity so the army (Ft Ord) brought in cook stoves and lighting. There were flags of all countries hanging from the balcony. I recall that it was great fun…The house burned down and the property was developed. It is now The Macomber estates and my cousin, Mary Shaw, has a wonderful home at the end of the long road. Who would have imagined?

When we opened the Treasure Shop we were searching around for volunteers. There were a few who came over from the SPCA Shop but we needed many more and I put a call out in the newspapers for assistance. An attractive woman came into the shop and introduced herself. “My name is Michele Tubman, I love animals and would like to volunteer.” She went on to tell me that Neil DeVaughn was her father. DeVaughn’s had been our favorite restaurant until it closed. But, even more coincidental was the fact that Neil started Lovers Point Inn. We had eaten there many times in the fifties, in fact I received a marriage proposal from a beau as we sat in the car in front (I even remember his name: Charlie Webb who was stationed at DLI). Also, I told her, I once worked for Rudd Crawford at PG Jr. High School. Michele said, “Oh I went there briefly.

I was called Shelly in those days.” I remembered her well. She came aboard.

I received a call from Martha Wilcox with whom I had served on Monte Vista PTA Board. We have all become extremely close, having lunch and socializing and, of course, working at The Treasure Shop.

The day the news came out about my losing my job I received a message from a friend who is the Executive Director of a large non-profit group “Hey, Jane, why don’t you start a shop for us?” I thought he was just being kind, but no, he is dead serious. By then most of the volunteers had resigned from their positions at the Treasure Shop. The comaraderie was important to all of us. We loved what we had; a sense of having a home away from home. So, the volunteers are most happy to sign on with someone else and raise funds for a worthy group. We are looking for a site. Unfortunately, Pacific Grove is maxed out of the number of benefit shops allowed downtown. Keep your eyes open for a storefront with good parking, foot traffic and, of course, a window for Frank. We are looking in upper PG, New Monterey and downtown Monterey.

I promise you we will welcome dogs, in fact we will even allow them to bring their two-legged family members and friends.

Today Rod Dewar came over with son, Scott, daughter-in-law, Kathy, and granddaughter, Whitney. They brought some of Sue’s ashes which we sprinkled in the garden. We were a stop on a pilgrimage to share Sue with friends from Carmel Valley and ending in Pebble Beach. Whitney had a pet sitting business.

Her van has a big sign and pictures of dogs. Marley and Me is the name of the operation. There were eight dogs inside. When we heard a siren, there was a cacophony of barks, a veritable concert. At night, their own three pups and those who are visiting stay in the house. But, of course, where else would they sleep?

Patricia Hamilton asked me to help her with Life in Pacific Grove, I was delighted to do this. If any of you have any memories to share. Even bits and pieces. I will turn into a tale. Send to me at gcr770@aol.com. Soon please Have a wonderful week and remember, be good to each other. Jane Roland…649-0657

Ways homebuyers can leap the down payment hurdle Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors

Market Matters Source: Associated Press

Saving up for a down payment is the biggest hurdle for many would-be homebuyers, particularly those looking to make the leap from renting to owning.

More than two-thirds of renters consider setting aside money for a down payment the No. 1 obstacle to buying a home, according to a recent survey by real estate data provider Zillow. That edged out other concerns, including job security and a thin supply of homes on the market.

While there are home loans that require as little as 3 percent down, rising home prices, especially in expensive coastal states, keep driving up the amount of money buyers need to come up with for a down payment.

Start saving now. Renters may want to calculate what their extra monthly costs would be as a homeowner and then set aside that amount, minus rent and utilities.

This accomplishes two goals: Saving money for a down payment and getting you accustomed to the financial constraints of living with the costs of homeownership.

The type of home loan you get may

determine how much of a down payment you need. For many years, buyers sought to put down 20 percent of the purchase price. That would lower their monthly mortgage payment and allow them to avoid having to pay for private mortgage insurance, or PMI. But as home prices have risen, that trend has waned. Loans that require as little as 3 percent up front have become more common. As a result, the median U.S. down payment has declined to 10 percent the past four years, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

Borrowers with low or moderate income, and teachers, firefighters or other public service job holders may also qualify for down payment assistance through thousands of federal, state or local programs aimed at helping homebuyers.

There are more than 2,100 funded programs, many of which help cover the down payment and closing costs through loans that can sometimes be forgiven over time, or paid back only once the buyer sells the home, according to Down Payment Resource, a tracker of homebuyer assistance programs.

College Pathway Agreements signed between PGUSD and MPC while MPC, CSUMB Sign Dual Enrollment MOU for Business Admin and Marine Science Students

Officials of Pacific Grove Unified School District signed on to a dual enrollment agreement with Monterey Peninsula College District to provide more dual enrollment classes with the college. The Board approved the 2017-18 College and Career Access Pathways Partnership Agreement (CCAP) between the Monterey Peninsula Community College District (MPCCD). California Assembly Bill 288 expands dual enrollment for high school students who may not already be college bound and/or are an underrepresented population. It focuses on a pathway-driven cohort model as opposed to individual classes.

Prior to AB 288, efforts focused on students who were deemed “college ready.”

Community College courses wil be offered with college-level units and placed on the students’ permanent transcripts.

Adherence to the official Community College course outline of record is required.

Community Colleges are required to provide access to adequate student support services (regardless of location or means of delivery) including: orientation, assessment, counseling (advising and education plans, follow-up services, and additional program support and services which may include accessibility support, library resources, and learning support).

Scheduling Considerations: Required minutes will required additional instructional time. ● 50 minutes on A/D Days (Currently 48 minutes) ● 3 units courses (CSIS 75) require 9 additional minutes to block (2:54 release) ● 4 unit courses (CSIS 76) require 26 additional minutes to block (3:09 release) ● Course Scheduled for 6th Period to accommodate time additions Likely beginning in fall 2018 will be classes in software and design, food service and hospitality, healthcare (including Intro. To Health Careers and medical terminology) additional networking courses, routing and switching basics, network security fundamentals.

Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) and Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) solidified a new pathway program Monday, May 15, 2017 allowing for dual enrollment between institutions for students seeking to complete a bachelor’s in business administration or marine science at CSUMB. This memorandum of understanding (MOU) seeks to address a regional and national need for trained professionals in both business and marine science, and will provide new educational and career opportunities for MPC and CSUMB students.

The dual admission program will support qualified freshman students through four years in college, at both MPC and CSUMB, with scholarships, advising, tutoring, internships and project opportunities. The pilot program is slated to begin in fall 2017 and will include a cohort of 40 students.

Qualified students will be admitted to CSUMB provided they meet eligibility requirements and attend classes at both CSUMB and MPC campuses.

CSUMB and MPC also plan to develop a pathway program for undeclared majors to take courses in the General Education Transfer Curriculum. The duration of the agreement is for five years and then will be subject to review by the collaborating parties.

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Spring Dance at Robert H. Down School, and Old Tradition

“Break Free” Mrs. Uppman’s class

“Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” Mrs. Hober’s class

“Harry Potter” Mrs. Dacuyan’s class

“King Tut” Kindergarten

“Movin’ On” Kindergarten

“Make Your Hands Clap” Evans

Maypole Dance Mrs. Hiserman

Perfect Attendance

Photos by Karen Levy

“RHD Memories” Mrs. Pechan

“Surfin’ USA” Mrs. Perkins, Miss Allaire

“We Go Together” 3rd Grade

“Seagulls Are Thrilling at RHD” Mr. Ibrahim, Mrs. Levy

The Best Day, 2nd Grade

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• June 16, 2017

Dining without Dollars—Part 1

An Insider’s Guide to Eating Free in Monterey

Being unable to afford food happens.

If I hadn’t been with my friend MJ, she’d have experienced it in May. I met MJ at the airport and took her to rent a car. At the rental agency, her purse vanished.

“I lost my wallet, credit cards, cash, medical records, cell phone, camera and driver’s license,” MJ told the Seaside Police Department. If it hadn’t been for Wanda, I could have been homeless in paradise, without money for the first time since I was 33.”

MJ is now 73 and her survival skills, learned in the military, helped her keep a cool head during the shocking realization she was robbed at or by an auto agency she trusted.

MJ borrowed a cell phone and immediately cancelled her credit cards, then reported the theft.

Being a veteran helped her keep cool under duress.

What will you do if you find yourself suddenly homeless and hungry on the Monterey Peninsula?

Think like a lost soldier Thinking like a soldier can help. First rule: You need food and water for survival.

In basic training, a grunt learns to eat grubs, bugs, rats, roots and drink dew collected on leaves.

The homeless near Monterey‘s beaches can dine on sand crabs, bird eggs, seaweed and free scavenged suppers, aka dumpster-dive dinners.

The starving don’t call this dirty dining. Ernie, the formerly homeless Gay Gourmet whose recipes have been featured in this column, considered himself a master chef who kept raw meat free of harmful bacteria by marinating it in orange juice.

Dumpster diving means eating others’ scraps.

Before you raid garbage cans, consider these mental snacks.

Move over, Steinbeck!

It’s been almost five years since

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise

Seagulls, pelicans, pigeons and crows know where tasty tidbits abound. now-Monterey City Councilperson Timothy Barrett presented this column’s namesake Homeless in Paradise symposium at Monterey Peninsula College.

I reflect on what’s happened since 2012 both literarily and literally.

Literarily, it’s bad poetic imagery: “a spread of human-algae jam on the toasty sand of paradisiacal discontent.”

Or, a revisionist class-clash plotline in a novel similar in tone to Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” married to “Cannery Row.” In today’s plotline, homelessness clashes with short-term rentals to form a strange-bedfellows antagonist now threatening the wealthy protagonistic way of life that sprang from Cannery Row’s

marriage in the 1960s to Bing Crosby’s Clambake.

Their love-child offspring, Grow, changed the formerly dark and smelly waterfront fishery scene to today’s glitzier grandchild Glam that includes diners, dineries and upscale dinero-mucho restauranteries.

Literally, this means the Monterey Peninsula is a great place to be if you can afford to eat.

What to eat when you can’t pay for food?

Some homeless near Monterey‘s beaches have learned to eat pet food set out for dogs and cats on the peninsula.

“Kibble is like cereal, made from grain,” a veteran said. “It don’t taste half bad once you get used to it, but you gotta have a good set of choppers ‘cause you can’t gum hard pellets and if you swallow

‘em whole, your gut’ll be impacted.”

Others buy cans of cat tuna and dog beef-in-gravy to scoop from the can or spread on bread.

Constipation and diarrhea are evidence of dumpster dumping along the bike path/rec trail between Windows on the Bay in Monterey and Roberts Lake in Seaside.

A homeless man across from the Naval Postgraduate School told me, “There’s no work to be had. I’ve stopped looking because, well, how can I feel good when I look like this?” He spread out his hands.

The rims around his nails were black.

I declined his offer of a drink of bottled water and bread scraps from a backpack.

Take a lesson from the birds If you wind up hungry and penniless, look to the sky. Seagulls, pelicans, pigeons and crows know where tasty tidbits abound. Find a frenzied circle of airborne scavengers and locate their destination.

If sea birds are circling offshore, they’re raiding a fishing boat; above land, there’s probably fast food, a supermarket or picnic area nearby.

True “dumpster diving” entails climbing into large dumpsters like those behind retail stores, then sorting through contents.

The term has come to mean digging through any trash can, garbage can or refuse canisters.

If possible, wear gloves and wash your hands with hand sanitizer or in a fast foods restroom.

Dumpster divers dine at their own risk.

Meanwhile, if you’re in a jam like my friend MJ was, contact the police.

If you don’t want to contact law enforcement, and dumpster diving is too unsanitary for you, stand on a corner and ask for cash.

Or, try hotel hopping; it will be featured next week.

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, e-mail amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887.

Elks Honor Public Safety Workers

Above: (Left) Rick Ringler, Exalted Ruler, Monterey Elks Lodge #1285 and Monterey County Attorney General Dean Flippo.

At the annual Lodge’s “Public Safety Appreciation Night” June 7, 2017 Rick Engler, Exalted Ruler of Monterey Elks Lodge #1285, led Elks officers and members in honoring Monterey County Public Safety workers as heroes of the community.

“It may start with the 911 operator answering the phone calls and dispatching Emergency Medical Service responders out quickly,” he said.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STEPHEN MICHAEL PONSIANO CASE NUMBER 17PR000225

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of:

Stephen Michael Ponsiano

A Petition for Probate has been filed by (name of petitioner): Joseph F. Ponsiano in the Superior Court of California, County of (specify): Monterey The Petition for Probate requests that (name): Joseph F. Ponsiano be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: July 26, 2017 Time: 9:00 am Dept:Probate Room: 13 Address of court: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Monterey Street address: 1200 Aguajito Road Mailing address: 1200 Aguajito Road City and ZIP code: Monterey, 93940 Branch name: Monterey

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner (name): Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. (Address): 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (Telephone): (831)920-0205 Publication dates: 06/02/17, 06/09/17, 06/16/17

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171099 The following person is doing business as CYPRESS COLLECTIONS, 1000 A Pajaro St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901; MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 578, Salinas, CA 93902: A & M HUNSDORFER ENTERPRISES INC., 1000A Pajaro St., Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 05/19/17.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/6/99. Signed: Teri L. Hunsdorfer, Vice President. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 05/26, 06/02, 06/09, 06/16/17

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This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/08/17.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 06/01/17. Signed: Leilani Mendoza. This business is conducted by an unincorporated association other than a partnership. Publication dates: 06/16, 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171284 The following person is doing business as YOUR SANCTUARY PRODUCTIONS, 1001 Funston #13, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: STEPHEN PAUL ELLZEY, 1001 Funston #13, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/14/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 06/12/17. Signed: Stephen Paul Ellzey. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 06/16, 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/17

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