In This Issue
Kiosk Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM •
Saturdays
Dance at Chautauqua Hall
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Through Fri. Aug. 11 Construction delays Highway 68
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Sat. August 12
Free screening “A Plastic Ocean” Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds Conference grounds fire pit 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
1952 Plymouth coupe
New Book - Page 10
Car Week - Page 11-15
Pacific Grove’s
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Mon., Aug. 14
Talk: “North Korea Updated” 4-5:30 PM MPC Room 106, Humanitieswww. wacmb.org
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Tues. Aug. 15
Classic Motorsports Magazine Car Week Kick-Off Show & Shine Lighthouse Ave. Downtown Pacific Grove •
Fun & Games - Page 17
Aug. 11-17, 2017
Your Community NEWSpaper
Vol. IX, Issue 46
School’s Open: Drive Carefully
Wed. Aug. 16
Little Car Show Lighthouse Ave. Downtown Pacific Grove •
Thurs. Aug. 17
Pacific Grove Auction 5-8 PM PG Golf Links •
Friday August 18 Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally Lighthouse Ave. •
Saturday, August 19
1-4 p.m. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Native Plant Garden Regular admission rates apply Information on the solar eclipse, do-it-yourself instructions •
Photos by Sarah Boyle
Saturday, August 19
11:15am to 12:15pm Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free Event How to Change Bad Habits 831-901-3156 •
Thurs. Sept 14
Chamber of Commerce Community Business Expo 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Chautauqua Hall Free to the public 831-373-3304 • Parkinson’s Support Group MPSG meets the second Tuesday of every month except December, 3:00 at the Sally Griffin Center Pacific Grove Contact: 373-8202 http://www. montereyparkinsonssupport.com/ meetings.html
Inside
And Other Random Thoughts............. 8 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Car Week.................................... 11-15 Crime................................................. 6 FYI.................................................... 19 The Gray Eminence.......................... 17 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 10 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Otter Views......................................... 9 Poetry............................................... 16 Postcards from the Kitchen............... 10 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Reasoning with God - NEW!.............. 9 Real Estate.......................... 3, 7, 16, 20
A young crossing guard on Pine Street waves his flag to alert drivers to the school zone, and to encourage them to slow down now that school is in session in Pacific Grove. The new flags at the crosswalk in front of Robert Down and the PG co op preschool were funded by money raised by current and past families of the co op preschool on Pine). Sawyer is a new Kindergartener at Robert Down. He went to the preschool for three years, and his little brother, Spark will start next week. His mother said, “The parents at our school care so deeply for the health, safety and well-being of the kids in this community, this was a father’s idea brought to one of our evening meetings last year, so it was implemented... Now we just hope families will use them as an added safety precaution when crossing the street.”
Car Week is Coming! It’s that time again when the classic car world focuses on the Monterey Peninsula for the biggest car event in the world, Monterey’s Historic Motorsports Week. Historic Week begins with the Pre-Reunion Races on August 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and ends with the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance and the Gooding Auction at Pebble Beach on Sunday, August 20. Ticket prices range from $60 on up for the Motorsports Reunion races, while the bargain Pre-Reunion races are sold out. There are over 30 listed events during those nine days, including the races, auto shows, tours, memorabilia displays and sales, and major auction companies selling everything from antiques to
woodies to muscle cars to modern classics. Tours of cars can be seen at various points on the Monterey Peninsula. Many of the events are free to spectators. It seems that every year new events are added. I strongly suggest that if you plant to attend an event in Pacific Grove, go through town and avoid the HW 1 access to HW 68 on Carmel Hill. It has been recently changed into a round-about and is so far a major bottleneck. For details on car week, I can recommend the mostly complete listing of events at “Monterey Car Week & Concourse D’Elegance” or “Monterey Car Week” websites. Enjoy – Tony Prock
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Joan Skillman
First Friday Frivolity
Skillshots
Entertaining the folks on Forest - and half the town - were the Shoobies, who set up in fornt of the Vinyl Revolution and the art supply store on Friday, August 5. First Friday might feature music, art, food...one never knows until 5 p.m. on the next First Friday of the month in downtown Pacific Grove. Monterey Library Solar Eclipse Talk Monterey Public Library presents a lecture by Dr. Bruce Weaver, Director of the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy, on the total solar eclipse that will be visible on August 21. The lecture will be on Monday, August 14, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., in the library Community Room. Dr. Weaver will explain the science behind solar eclipses. Solar viewers will be available for purchase. Admission is free. No reservations are required. Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For more information call 831-646-3933, the Library Help Desk, or visit www.monterey. org/library
“North Korea Updated....What To Do About the Problem?”
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How should the U.S. respond to this year’s events in North Korea? What are the policy options available regarding North Korea? Free to the public. Monday August 14, 2017. 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., MPC Room 106, Humanities Building, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey. Parking $2 in Lot D; permits for attendees. www.wacmb.org
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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 • Braeden Lueken •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 Advertising and Features: Webster Slate 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 08-10-17- at 8:15 AM........ .02" Total for the season................................. .06" 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 07/27/17........... .01" Near Lovers Point Total for the 7/1/17). ......... .10" Dataseason reported by(since John Munch at 18th St. Last week low12/07/16.......................... temperature..................58.2 Week ending .19"F Last week high temperature.................78.5 Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42"F Last year rain to date (7/1/15-4/13/16)........... .12F ” Last week low temperature..................41.5 Last week high temperature.................63.5 F
August 11, 2017 • CEDAR STREET
Nature Takes Its Course
The unfortunate humpback whale that the tide brought to the rocks near Pebble Beach has been towed back to sea. While attempting to photograph the body, our editor became dizzy and a tourist, Parker Honeycutt of North Carolina, helped her back up the rocks — digital images intact. Parker was here visiting his grandparents. On Friday, August 11, we will visit the 2017 OCEN Annual Tribal Gathering which will take place at the Lower Presidio and obtain a special blessing for the whale at the behest of the Tribal Chairwoman, Louise Ramirez, familiar to Pacific Grove residents as the leader of the Blessing of the Monarch Sanctuary each fall. There will be more on the whale story in a future issue. Photo by Webster Slate.
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Call for Artists at MPC Art Gallery
The Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery hosts six exhibits each academic year, showing contemporary art in all media. Exhibits are five weeks long and art may be for sale. Artists are exhibited in pairs, groups and solo. Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery is reviewing exhibition proposals for exhibits in the 2018 – 2019 academic year. Open to U.S. residency. All media. Limit 10 images. $25. entry fee. Deadline is October 31, 2017 Email for prospectus: melissarpickford@gmail.com For more information call (831) 646-3060.
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Monterey Photo Contest Call for Entries Enter by December 31, 2017 The City of Monterey welcomes photo submissions in their first city-wide photo contest. Participants are encouraged to submit photos in any of the three categories; environment - sky, beach, mountain, park and wildlife; architecture - urban design, cityscapes, landmarks and infrastructure; and culture & community - people of all ages involved in sports, art activities and enjoying special events.
“We wish to showcase Monterey - the lifestyle, culture, diversity, history, natural resources and scenic beauty,” said City Manager Mike McCarthy. “A photo contest is a fun way to bring attention to so many great parts of our City, and we are looking forward to all the entries.” All photos entered must be taken within Monterey city limits. Photos outside of the City of Monterey will
“Think Small” by Peter Silzer
The Little Car Show: Answers on Page 15 Across 1 Many are yellow 5 “____ waves of grain” 10 Ancient god of Egypt 14 One of two on most vehicles 15 Big name in tractors 16 Norse goddess of healing 17 First name in Madrid soccer 18 Not look forward to 19 MLB slugger’s stat. 20 *Maker of the Kabinenroller 23 SF Coit Tower style 24 Shipboard affirmative (2 wds) 25 *Common taxi in 1960s Turin (2 wds) 30 High tennis hit 31 French pewter 32 “What happened next?” (2 wds) 36 Put a car in neutral 38 Samson used its jawbone (2 wds) 40 “The ___” for the Tampa Bay Rays 41 Most new drivers 43 Stadium 45 Anger 46 *Oxymoronic vehicle size? 49 Store harvested grain 52 Street rep 53 *PG’s small addition to Car Week (3 wds) 58 First of 13 popes 59 Range rover? 60 Racer Earnhardt 63 Bane of many teenagers 64 Cheer up 65 Poetic windows to the soul 66 Notices 67 Challenged 68 Bad sound from a tire
Down 1 3-4 wheel motorized vehicle 2 Non-motorized wood cutter 3 Culpable 4 Opt for 5 Tosses in 6 “A ___ pittance” 7 Kegger drink 8 Significant periods 9 Baggage handler (2 words) 10 Permeating 11 Knee-ankle connector 12 Logician’s term for ranking nodes 13 Makes waste? 21 Marilyn’s “__ like it hot” 22 Tree frog genus 23 L.E.D. component 25 Gad about 26 Actress Hagen 27 Maui veranda 28 Pageant prize 29 Map within a map, for example 33 Home parking lots 34 “That is ___ ___!” “Groovy” 35 Welcome sign at a store 37 Deep hostilities 39 Helpful place for seniors (abbrev.) 42 Window ledge 44 There’s an enormous one in St. Louis 47 Required 48 Eats away 49 Greece, to a Greek 50 Brother’s daughter, for example 51 About 14 lbs. in London 54 RC, Pepsi, or Coke 55 Petri dish gel 56 Sacred event 57 Acorn, to an oak 61 Electric guitar pioneer Paul 62 Snaky curve?
be disqualified, as will low resolution images that cannot be reproduced clearly in printed materials. There are two ways to win: (1) People’s Choice, decided by an online vote (open to all community members); and (2) Judges’ Choice, chosen by a panel of local photographers. Contestants will have their photos displayed at a special City Council presentation, where winners will be presented. All contest entries are eligible to be featured in citywide publications of print and electronic media with photo credit. Anyone is qualified to enter. Entries must be received by December 31, 2017. Contestants and members of the public are invited to cast their votes online to select the “People’s Choice” awards for the City of Monterey Photo Contest in January 2018. For more information, visit Monterey.org/photocontest
Blood donations urgently needed in the final weeks of summer
The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a chronic summer blood shortage. In August, regular donors may delay giving as final summer vacations are planned and back-toschool activities ramp up. To fully meet the needs of hospital patients in the coming days and weeks, donations are urgently needed from new and current donors. Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to donate again. Blood can be safely donated every 56 days, and Power Red cells can be donated every 112 days. As a special thank you, those who come out to give blood or platelets with the Red Cross now through Aug. 31 will be emailed a $5 Target eGiftCard™.*
Appointments can be scheduled by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood. org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). To help reduce wait times, donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood.org/RapidPass. Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 15-31 Monterey 8/31/2017: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Ryan Ranch - Building 20, Ryan Ranch Office Park, 20 Ragsdale Dr., Suite 101 Salinas 8/24/2017: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Compass Church, 830 Padre Dr.
Public input sought for butterfly sanctuary restroom project
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Pacific Grove (City) is preparing an Initial Study to assess the potential project impacts on the environment, pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), for the project described below. Although not required by CEQA for an Initial Study, the City is soliciting public input for consideration during Initial Study preparation. There will be another opportunity to provide input when the CEQA document is distributed for public review in late 2017. Additionally, the City will discuss the project at the upcoming Beautification & Natural Resources Commission (BNRC) meeting on August 15. Public Input Due September 15: The City is soliciting public input regarding environmental concerns associated with installing the replacement restroom facility at the PGMBS. Please submit your comments in writing to Laurel O’Halloran at lohalloran@cityofpacificgrove. org or City Pacific Grove Community & Economic Development Department, 300 Forest Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. BNRC Meeting August 15: The City will discuss the project at the next regulatory scheduled Beautification & Natural Resources Commission (BNRC) meeting on August 15, 2017. The meeting is held at City Council Chambers, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 at 4:00 pm.
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Programs at the Library
Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
All programs at the Pacific Grove Library For more information call 648-5760. • Tuesday, August 15 • 11:00 am Stories for PreSchool (ages 2-5) • Wednesday, August 16 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday: stories, science and crafts for ages 5 and up • Thursday, August 17 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months
325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207
Chabad of Monterey
620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363
Church of Christ
176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741
First Church of God
1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875
Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636
Manjushri Dharma Center
724 Forest Ave. • 831-901-3156 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
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Saturdays
As of June 2017, the entry fee is a low-cost $5 for the first Sat. of the month for members and non-members alike! Annual membeship fee is $10. Try us out! Fee includes 55 min. dance lesson, DJ’d music for three hours and buffet of healthful snacks. Sat., Aug. 12, 2017 Dance lesson by Joey & Christi: Foxtrot at 6 PM DJ for the night is: Metin 6-10PM Sat., Aug. 19, 2017 Dance lesson by Metin & Masha: NCTS at 6 PM DJ for the night is: Rosa 6-10PM Sat., Aug. 26, 2017 Dance lesson by Sera: Hula at 6 PM DJ for the night is: Metin 6-10PM 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. •
Center for Spiritual Awakening offers Entertainment i. Aug 11, 6:30 PM The David Holodiloff Band Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove $15 Advance Tickets at The Mindshop, $20 at the Event
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818
Shoreline Community Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church
800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Benefit for CSA: Interstellar at OSIO Sat. Aug 12 4 Times: 11:30 AM, 2:45 PM, 6 PM, and 9:15 PM This is a Benefit for the Center for Spiritual Awakening at the Osio Theatre 350 Alvarado Street, Monterey $9 Write Healing Poetry at CSA: Sun. Aug 20 1 PM to 3:30 PM John Fox, C.P.T. Leads a Workshop titled: Seven Gifts: Poetry as a Pathway to Renewal 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove $25 Tickets at The Mindshop
Healthy Habits and Positive Motivations: Free talk at Dharma Center
All of us have habits of mind that we struggle to curb. How can we train our mind in healthy habits and positive motivations? Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident monk and teacher at the Manjushri Dharma Center in Pacific Grove will offer a public talk on How to Change Bad Habits, Saturday, August 19 after regular meditation practice (which runs from 10:00am to 11:00am).
Saturday, August 19, 11:15am to 12:15pm at Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. This is a free event. Call 831-901-3156 for more information. This is a free event, all are welcome. More Information: manjushridharmacenter.org or rachelmdc2016@gmail.com or
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Cop Log
Anybody home? Officer was dispatched to a local residence for a welfare check of an apartment unit. Reporting party said the manager told him the unit next to him should be vacant but that there were items in the unit and he heard people in the apartment. Officer entered the unit from an unlocked window and found the apartment to be empty. Secured the apartment and notified the reporting party to call if anyone is seen inside the apartment. Onsight manager was aware of entry and reporting party's concern Accidents - non-injury Moreland Ave. Officer was dispatched to a traffic accident with unknown injuries. Sunset Dr. Officer dispatched to a traffic non-injury traffic collision. Take this job and... An argument occured with a disgruntled former employee on Lighthouse Ave. DUI Ballard, Rita dob 02/18/53. Subject was found to be driving under the influence. Stuff found and turned in An item was left and is being held for safe keeping.
An item was found at the intersection of Lighthouse and Grand Ave. Item is being held for safe keeping. Attempted burglary, Crocker Ave. Officer was dispatched to an attempted burglary at a local residence. 72 hour violation \ Junipero Ave Vehicle reported on 7/24/17 and marked with chalk and warning notice. Towed by USA. Neighbor claimed that the owner was deceased and her house was sold. Missing child found Child reported missing and located a short time later. Past tense David Ave. hit and run Officer was dispatched to a past tense hit and run on David Ave. Vaandalism On Sunset Dr., an officer dispatched to past tense vandalism to a car. Grand theft on Sunset Dr. Officer dispatched to a past tense burlgary and theft. Fall on Central Ave, Subject fell on public property Bark Bark Bark report Barking dog complaint on Cedar Street, heard by officers upon area check. Nobody home but the housekeeper Reporting party reported a possible intruder in his residence. Subject was contacted. Determined to be a misunderstanding with a former housekeeper. Stolen credit card spending spress Reporting party reported a stolen credit card. Several thousand dollars in fraudulent charges were made on the card. Tripping in the neighborhood Subject under influence of LSD, was ringing a doorbell at a residence and frightened the owner. Subject found to be unable to care for himself and held for 72-hour evaluation. Vehicle theft Forest Lodge Rd
Unknown suspect took victim’s vehicle. Suspect also took numerous tools from victim’s other vehicles.
Dead deer leg found on Ocean View Blvd. Report of a deer leg on the walking path. Leg found and removed, the main body was discovered on the rocks halfway between the ocean and the walking path. Whose public street is it anyway? Reporting party had notes put on her vehicle by business owner asking her to move to a different parking spot despite the fact that she was lawfully parked. Loitering at school, not waiting for class to start Subject was contacted for trespassing on school grounds. Subject was cited and Released. Vandalism $400 or more on Grand Ave. Vandalism occurred inside house while home owner was away. Found dog A dog was found on Walnut Street and turned into the PGPD lobby. It was reunited with owner. Warning cite issued for muni code violation of dog at large. On Ocean View Blvd. Unknown suspect took victim’s bicycle Noise pollution civil issue between tenants: Reporting party reported his upstairs neighbor intentionally activates her car alarm and plays her TV loudly. R/p will follow up with the landlord.
Threshold Choir Offers Song Baths in Pacific Grove on Tuesday 8/29/17 The Threshold Choir of Pacific Grove welcomes community members to join us for a Song Bath, our name for a unique opportunity to relax, let go of burdens and be soothed and supported by gentle song. You will be invited to get comfortable in our reclining chair while the three-member choir gathers around you to sing nourishing songs from the vast Threshold Choir repertoire in a soft, meditative style. This is our gift to you, neighbors, we ask only that you receive the offering. Singing at bedsides for community members and Hospice patients since 2010, the Threshold Choir of Pacific Grove began offering Song Bath Tuesdays this
year as outreach to community members who, for whatever reason, may wish to experience the healing effect of being bathed in song. For those of you who are interested in joining the choir, receiving a song bath is a lovely introduction to the service we provide. There is no charge for the 20 minute Song Bath offered in a choir member’s home in Pacific Grove at 8:00 PM on the last Tuesday of every month. The next two Song Bath Tuesdays are on 8/29/17 and 9/26/17. If you are interested in receiving a Song Bath, singing with Threshold Choir, or arranging for a bedside sing, please call Susie Joyce, 707-815-0745.
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Free Screening of ‘A Plastic Ocean’ On Saturday, August 12, Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds and California State Parks will be hosting a free outdoor screening of “A Plastic Ocean” at the conference grounds fire pit from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. “A Plastic Ocean” is an award-winning documentary film that brings to light the consequence of our global disposable lifestyle. Producers Adam Leipzig (“March of the Penguins”) and Jo Ruxton (“BBC Blue Planet”) take you through the plastic journey from source to solution. “A Plastic Ocean” investigates the shocking impact plastic is having on our oceans and the marine animals that live there, as well as the food chain and developing human health problems. During its four-year production period, “A Plastic Ocean” was filmed in 20 locations around the world with chilling details documenting the global effects of plastic pollution. The film also introduces workable technology and policy solutions that can, if implemented in time, change
things for the better. Among the film’s awards are Best of Festival at the 2017 Blue Ocean Film Festival, and Best Film – Ocean Environment, 2017 Waimea Ocean Film Festival. There is no cost for visitors who want to view the film, and reservations are not necessary. Viewers are encouraged to bring their own beach chair as seating is VERY limited.. The Phoebe’s Café will be open for hot drinks and snacks during the film. All food purchases help support public programs like “A Plastic Ocean” at Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds – a Unit of California State Parks. Additional information: Parking is free and available on the Conference Grounds in designated spaces only. Allow additional walking time from your car to the fire pit/meadow area. For more information about “A Plastic Ocean” visit www.plasticoceans.org, or http://www.parks.ca.gov/asilomar for directions to Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds.
Pacific Grove Museum
of Natural History Presents
Night Owl: Bones and Brews
On Saturday, September 23, from 7-9:30 p.m. the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History presents Night Owl This time around we’ll have beer tasting provided by brewers with Bottoms Up Homebrew Supply and live music, not to mention rarely seen fossils from our basement.
Learn the difference between fossils and bones while getting an exclusive look at our amazing collection and take part in fun activities. COST: Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. Advance member tickets are $10 and nonmember tickets are $12. LINK: http://www.pgmuseum. org/museum-events/2017/8/31/member-exclusive-xingu-art
Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum to unveil two new pieces for Car Week Two new motorcycles will be unveiled this week in honor of Car Week. One, in fact, wil be on display at The Little Car Show on Wednesday, August 16 as the show honors Scandinavian marques. That was a hint, by the way, but the motorcycle in question is not a Husqvarna. Visit the Museum Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5 at 305 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove.
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Girl Scouts Receives Google.org Grant to Provide Coding, Computer Science Workshops to 500 Girls Program Launches with GIRL CODE Event with Digital NEST as Co-Curriculum Creator
Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast is pleased to announce receiving a Google.org grant. The grant will provide laptops to facilitate hands-on computer science and coding workshops for 500 girls throughout the six counties we serve (Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.) Digital NEST will co-create the curriculum for GSCCC, which the council will deliver at GIRL CODE. The program will launch during a kick-off event on Saturday, August 19, at the Camp Arnaz Program Center in Ventura. Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast (GSCCC) today announced receipt of a Google.org grant, administered through Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Supported by Google.org, the grant provides laptops to facilitate hands-on computer science and coding workshops for 500 girls along the central coast. Digital NEST of Watsonville and Salinas, California will co-create age-appropriate curriculum for GSCCC, which the council will deliver at GIRL CODE. The program will launch during a kick-off event on Saturday, August 19, at the Camp Arnaz Program Center in Ventura, and the activities will become building blocks for series, camps and workshops over the next few years throughout California’s Central Coast. The newly designed GIRL CODE program lets girls participate in various hands-on coding activities from both a digital and non-digital perspective. For digital, girls will be provided online resources to launch their adventure into coding. Non-digital activities will include binary beading for girls to code their names, snap circuit kits for the basics of coding and electrical engineering, and more. “We are very honored and excited to be selected by GSUSA and receive the Google.org grant to develop and deliver GIRL CODE program to girls throughout our council’s six counties,” said Jody Skenderian, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast. “By giving girls an opportunity to experience coding and understand how coding impacts their world, girls become empowered to seek new careers and opportunities in fields where women are typically underrepresented, such as robotics and cyber security.” Digital NEST will collaborate with GSCCC to co-develop curriculum to support underserved communities, as well as train volunteers and staff to lead coding activities. Founded by Executive Director Jacob Martinez, the Digital NEST is based on more than a dozen years of experience and research in teaching tech as a way to overcome economic disparities and achieve equity for Latinos and girls. “We are very enthusiastic about this collaboration,” Martinez said. “By partnering with Girl Scouts, Digital NEST can help carry out its mission to promote careers in STEM for girls from all economic backgrounds along California’s Central Coast.” With STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), being one of four primary program pillars for Girl Scouts across the nation, GSCCC’s GIRL CODE integrates Girl Scout STEM badges and skill-building to help prepare girls for future STEM careers and opportunities to learn problem-solving. For more information on GIRL CODE, contact: 800-822-2427 or info@ girlscoutsccc.org About Digital NEST Founded in 2014 by educator and entrepreneur Jacob Martinez, Digital NEST has grown to more than 1200 members (ages high school through 24) in less than three years, operating across two sites, in Watsonville and Salinas, CA. Mentored and supported by young professional staff and volunteers from many fields of high tech, youth members find the Digital NEST a welcoming place to do homework, find free, nutritious food, collaborate on projects, advance their technical skills, explore options for higher education and careers, and develop the personal qualities that will help them succeed in business and in life. All Digital NEST technology, classes, trainings, and resources are provided free. The Digital NEST is funded by local grants and donations from community members. About GSCCC Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast serves over 10,400 girls across six counties and is committed to making the Girl Scout Leadership Experience available to girls in ways that impact their lives both in the moment and into the future. Girls participate in troops, individual projects, council events, day camps and more. A variety of leadership, outdoor skills, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) based programs and events provide girls with opportunities to learn and explore in fun and informative ways. To join or volunteer in Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura County, visit: http:// www.girlscoutsccc.org.
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Goeppingen Revisited Jane Roland Other Random Thoughts A few weeks ago, I wrote about the day the Berlin Wall was erected. It was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the “death strip”) that contained anti-vehicle trenches, “fakir beds” and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the Wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the “will of the people” in building a socialist state in East Germany. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that had marked East Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period. It was referred to as The Anti-Fascist Protection, implying that the NATO countries and West Germany were equal to fascists. In 1989 the barrier was opened and in 1990 destroyed. We were in Goeppingen, Germany for a wedding on August 12, 1961 and received word that the wall had been erected and all dependents must leave for the United States at once. I mentioned that our friend, Brig. General William J. Mullen iii, Ret. had recently returned from a reunion in the small town. He had been invited as an honored guest of the government to commemorate the twenty- fifth anniversary of the closing of Cooke Barracks our military base outside of the town. With a “grüß Gott” (May God bless you) Bill began his remarks. He had served as the last commander in Cooke Barracks. With him, someone also know in Goeppingen, was his translator, Scott Powell, who was also stationed there and is the son-in-law of the former Mayor, Dr. Jugen Christ. Mullen was delighted that “my Swabian home is still as beautiful as in my memories”. Indeed, after the bus tour through the Stauferpark, he said that he felt like a “stranger in the old homeland.” He described the marvelous transformation and impressive buildings and industries.
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commander of the US forces in Europe, came from Wiesbaden to Goeppingen. He spoke in serious tones regarding current developments in the world as well as memories about Chancellor Helmut Kohl. “German-American Friendship is important for the whole world and has been a single constant over all the years.” Hodges first came to Goeppingen in 1978 as a young officer candidate from West Point. The former Goeppingen Lord Mayor and honorary Citizen of the City, Hans Haller, saw the VIP guests as proof of the trust and friendship that have developed over the years. Many personal contacts remain today. Bill had a wonderful time, he was honored and we, as a country, are honored. Brave men such as he make America great, and ambassadors to the rest of the world. Our boys of summer – they are OUR boys of summer – not the 1936 racing team – but our boys in orange and black, our Giants. They are not doing so well and many faithful fans are no longer fans. Which means they are not that faithful. I have often discussed the many years we had 49er tickets. When the team did poorly the attendance dropped dramatically. We often stood in the parking lot which had plenty of room for cars (not the case when we were challenging). We were always there through thick and thin, rain and heat. .I will say that in the section where we had our tickets most of the seats were held by longtime supporters, we saw families split up, children grow up and we all grew older. We gave up our tickets only because it became too expensive and difficult. Back to our boys. I am asked often if I still love them. Why would I not? I don’t go to games for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that it is hard walking the extreme distance, but we miss few games on television, mourn for them when they lose and cheer for them when they win. It was even good seeing Panda. They are ours and win or lose we are here for them. We heard that a long time “ball dude” Len Herzstein, a skinny-legged klutz who developed a great following as one of the original balldudes for the San Francisco Giants, has died at 93. We knew him when he played in the Symphony Guild’s Golden Domino Tournament, which John helped start and ran for over 25 years. There are disadvantages to living as long as we have. The greatest is losing our friends to death or infirmities. Also, there seems to be a misconception that as the years pile on the mental facilities diminish. Of course, that is true in some cases, but not in all, not John or me. We struggle along. I recall my friend (30 years my senior at the time) saying “Janie, you don’t get old, you just look old” Ain’t that the truth…!!!!??? Jane Roland – gcr770@aol.com 831-649-0657
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Bill Cohen
Reasoning With God What Does God say about prejudice?
Dictionary.com’s first definition for prejudice is: “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.” So, prejudice is an opinion formed without thought or reason. Let’s look at a few verses on reasoning and thoughtful action: Is 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Prov 4:26-27, “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” Is God asking us to think and reason before we form opinions and act on them? Each of us are part of numerous groups; men, women, old, young, rich, poor, white, black, Hispanic, homosexual, heterosexual, republican, democrat, independent, homeless, college educated, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, etc. So, when we see someone being identified with one of these groups, does it make sense to prejudge them? Are any of us fully described by just one of the groups we are in? Do all people in a group have the same opinions and do we all do the same things? Are we not individuals with personal beliefs and thoughts; and shouldn’t we be judged by the actions we individually choose to take? God takes a Roman Centurion, in Acts 10:1-35, and uses him to teach us, through the Apostle Peter, that we cannot call any person unclean based on the group they are associated with. He takes an Ethiopian eunuch being baptized by Phillip, in Acts 8:26-38, to show us that our prejudices are often wrong. He uses a good Samaritan, a group looked down on by the Jews, to further demonstrate how wrong prejudice against groups can be, Lk 10:30-36, “And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, “Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?” Jesus has a conversation with a Sadducee, a Jewish leader, in Mk 12:28-34, “And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, ‘Which is the first commandment of all?’ And Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.” And the scribe said unto him, “Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.” Is Jesus teaching a member of the Sadducee how important love is to God? Why is He teaching a Jewish leader, instead of one of His followers? Before we act on our opinions, our prejudices, God asks us to first consider our own weaknesses: Matt 7:3, “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” If we reason first, might we then be able to see our neighbor more clearly. Does God view each of us as individuals with the freedom to choose for ourselves?
Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome at: bill@reasoningwithgod.com.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Presents
The Solar Eclipse and You!
WHEN: Saturday, August 19, from 1-4 p.m. WHERE: Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History COST: Regular admission rates apply DETAILS: On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will sweep eastward across the western United States. Prepare for this incredible event right here at the Museum with a special booth on Saturday, August 19, from 1-4 p.m. in our Native Plant Garden and in our Education Room. We’ll offer information on the solar eclipse, do-it-yourself instructions on how to build a pinhole camera using a push pin, safety information you should know before observing the eclipse and a host of fun activities. LINK: http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2017/8/19/the-solar-eclipse-and-you
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Glenn and the UFOs Tom Stevens
Otter Views An old acquaintance passed away from leukemia last week in his native South Africa. His name was Glenn Veale. Unless you’re a devotee of unidentified flying objects or township jazz, there’s no reason his name would ring any bells. Glenn was 63. I mention him in support of a principle I’m still absorbing. If we’re lucky, life occasionally docks us alongside people whose natures seem antithetical to our own; people we wouldn’t otherwise seek out, befriend or appreciate. If we’re luckier still, those people may become our mentors. When I met him in 1984, Glenn was a jazz funk bass player living in the Bay Area on a visa. We were tenants in a Mill Valley homestead my brother Mike had rented. Glenn lived upstairs with his then-wife Rebecca; I lived in a basement room colder than anything Hawaii had prepared me for. To keep my thin island blood circulating, my brother put me to work hewing three level “lawns” out of the slope below the house. Every morning I’d don work clothes, boots, goggles and gloves. Skidding downhill to the previous day’s stopping place, I’d attack the unyielding clay with pick and shovel until the slope gradually flattened out. After a month, my three terraces stood ready for seeding. Even a casual observer would have noticed contrasts between myself and Glenn. I was big, baffled, unruly, hairy and dirt-stained. Glenn was slight, neat, balding, modest and scholarly. He was adept enough musically to draw other bassists to his gigs and to teach privately, but teaching wasn’t his main interest. He was a learner foremost. What first drew me into Glenn’s orbit were his fastidious habits. Every morning he’d put a kettle on for tea, hand roll a slender “bidi” cigarette, and set his notebook and supplies neatly on a tabletop. The supplies included scissors, a writing pen, a packet of rubbery adhesive gum and whatever periodicals he planned to clip that day. When I’d clomp upstairs from my basement room, Glenn would already be sipping tea, smoking his conical bidis and jotting notes into his book. In schools these journals are sometimes called “commonplace books” because they display humble taped mementos like ticket stubs, subway tokens and magazine photos amid the writer’s musings. In Glenn’s book, the commonplaces struck me as fairly un-commonplace. Many were clippings and photos related to UFOs, in which he was a fervent believer. Because the internet was still years off in the future, Glenn perused special interest periodicals to stay abreast of the latest UFO sightings and “abduction” reports. As the morning lengthened and the bidi smoke wreathed around him, Glenn would ply his scissors with surgical precision, snipping murky photos of UFOs, maps of recent visitations, and first-person witness accounts. Rolling out little balls of adhesive gum with his fingertips, he’d press these cuttings into his book before adding jotted details. Perhaps as a legacy of his English heritage, Glenn was too polite to proselytize, but he would discourse about UFOs if asked. Thus, during breaks from digging, I learned about abduction surgeries, Swiss alpine saucer sightings, types of UFOs, and the almond-eyed Pleiadians cryogenically preserved in the military’s top-secret Area 51. Glenn also mentored me in the gentle art of independent film viewing. In those days, the San Francisco Chronicle published a “pink section” replete with cultural and entertainment listings. Glenn would clip out promising movie entries. Between music lessons or on days his wife was at work, he might invite me to join him for a matinee. He’d drive us through San Francisco to one of the city’s last single-screen theaters, The Bridge. Before that, movie-going had always meant popcorn, candy and soda to me, but the genteel Bridge served “biscuits” and Earl Grey tea. It was a revelation. So were the films. Under Glenn’s tutelage, I enjoyed art films of a type that rarely reached Hawaii. Two from his own cross-cultural bailiwick were the South African comedy “The Gods Must Be Crazy” and the stranded-alien feature “Brother from Another Planet.” Along with art film outings, the winter months brought rain for the three lawns I had seeded. When spring arrived, I was able to return Glenn’s generosity. Because he had never experienced an Easter egg hunt, his wife dyed a couple of dozen eggs and “hid” them on the three now-grassy terraces. Basket in hand, Glenn laughed as he hastened after the eggs. In my mind’s eye, I can still see his shy smile. I returned to Hawaii and lost touch with Glenn, but Mike kept me posted on his comings and goings. Last week he forwarded the sad news of Glenn’s passing. I hope a UFO awaited Glenn, who was indeed a kind and gentle “brother from another planet.”
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Steve Hauk pens new John Steinbeck book Keepers of our Culture Steve Hauk Local art gallery owner, Steve Hauk, has a new book about John Steinbeck, published by Steinbecknow. com. The book is historical fiction, based on Steinbeck information Steve acquired over many years. This story of how it all came about, and hundreds more from P.G. residents and visitors, will be in the upcoming release of our new community book, Life in Pacific Grove, during Butterfly Days, October 6-8, 2017. Theme of this year’s celebrations is “Life in Pacific Grove,” and the book will take center stage for the Heritage Society in Chautauqua Hall and at the P.G. Library, all sales benefitting the Friends of the Library. Reserve your copy now at lifeinpacificgrove.com Steinbeck Happening It seems I wrote “Steinbeck: The Untold Stories” almost by accident. It just kind of happened. It began with, I guess, being a reporter for the Monterey County Herald – in my travels for the newspaper, or on drives with my late wife Nancy throughout the county, meeting people who had first or secondhand stories on the author. Some stories were harrowing—among them, a young couple hiding Steinbeck in the back seat of their car so he could visit his dying mother in Salinas unseen, or a casual reunion of high school classmates several years later that almost turned violently tragic for the writer with the arrival of a gunman. I think I approached Steinbeck in reverse, becoming interested in his life before his writing, which I had also done with another great writer, Anton Chekhov. But in Steinbeck’s case, I was living in the region where he had lived and created. Then in 1998 I was asked to co-curate the inaugural art exhibition at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas with Patricia Leach, and that settled it: people began bringing me art, letters and documents that related to the writer, including the previously unknown or forgotten New York gun license application that appears on this page.
Paranoia to Reality Suddenly some of those stories I’d heard of threats and danger sounded less like paranoia and more like re-
Above: Copy of John Steinbeck’s Pistol License Application from New York, 1942. Cedar Street Times did a story on the permit with Steve Hauk in our 9/5/08 issue.
Book cover of Steve Hauk’s new release, “Steinbeck, the Untold Stories,” available locally at Bookworks, River House Books, National Steinbeck Center, Steinbeck House, and Pilgrim’s Way.
ality. So I wrote pieces about it for a now defunct writer’s site, then the Steinbeck Review and SteinbeckNow.com, the publisher of this book. While I enjoyed writing those essays, they were not fully satisfying. I wanted to write how it might feel to be endangered for what one believed and wrote. And how it affected those artists, actors and friends who were part of Steinbeck’s world. That’s when I began fictionalizing “Steinbeck: The Untold Stories,” and Monterey artist C. Kline began illustrating it. Things happen. Found on Amazon.com.
Homemade Pizza Dough for the Book Club Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen Phoenix, AZ
I hosted book club at my house this past Sunday. My book club is a group of young ladies in the area. We meet about once a month, depending on everyone’s availability, at the host’s house. The host chooses the date and time, the book, and sets the menu--usually something thematically appropriate to the book. I had chosen Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and told the girls that I would provide pizza, gin-andtonics, and a salad. Would they please bring the rest? The ladies arrived as I was still getting pizzas in and out of the oven. The thing about pizza is it’s best fresh and for this type of event, in its lack of formalities. I see no problem with the guests hanging out in the kitchen with me. As I transferred pizzas from pizza peel to pizza stone to cutting board, I served gin and tonics, which were not only mentioned in the book, but also one of my favorite drinks. After the flurry of pizza cooking, I sat down in the living room with the other girls and enjoyed a sip of my drink. I noticed one of my friends taking photos of the food with her phone and then later another friend, who hadn’t been present at the event, messaged me on my phone saying, “the pizza you made looked great!” I share this only to tell you that although I am a millennial and social media is said to run through our veins, I do not have the habit of photographing my food prior to eating it. Sally’s homemade pizza
Very Simple Pizza dough 2 cups flour 1 tsp yeast a couple dashes of salt warm liquid (either milk or water or a combination of both), enough knead the dough, about ¾ of cup a healthy drizzle of extra virgin olive oil In a large bowl, place flour, salt, and yeast; mix thoroughly with a spoon. Slowly pour a stream of the warm liquid onto the flour mixture and begin kneading the dough with your hand, rotating the bowl as you go. Add the olive oil and continue kneading. You want to add enough liquid so that you have a smooth ball that doesn’t stick to your hands, you want it to hold together. Once you have a nicely shaped ball, place it in the middle of the bowl and cover the bowl—with either a plate or a towel—and let rest for a couple hours. When you’re ready to make your pizzas, preheat your oven to 450˚F (unless you are blessed with a wood-fired pizza oven), take a ball of dough – the quantity appropriate for your desired pizza size -- and begin to carefully flatten and stretch it uniformly. Take care not rip the dough or create holes in it but you want a uniformly spread dough to allow for proper baking. Lay the prepared dough on a semolina-sprinkled pizza peel (a cutting board will do) and add your favorite toppings. I used fresh mozzarella cheese, thin slices of lemons, and prosciutto on one of my pizzas. I baked it on a pizza stone for no more than 10 minutes and when I took it out, I sprinkled it with parmesan cheese and fresh arugula. This dough is great for flat breads or pizzas, you can make it in the oven or on a skillet or griddle. Feedback is welcome and encouraged, feel free to e-mail me at sallybaho@gmail.com with any comments you may have.
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Car Week 2017
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Car Week 2017 What Was Your First Car? Marge Ann Jameson
old enough that I could graduate to a four-door, and maybe even an automatic transmission.
Asked on the Street
As the streets in Pacific Grove begin to fill with interesting cars in anticipation of Car Week 2017, we began asking people we ran into (not literally, of course) about their car memories. Personally, my first car was a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair 2-door. My parents gave it to me for high school graduation, I think as a bribe to get me to stay at home to go to college. It worked for a year. Remember “calling” a seat when you and your brother ot into the family car? “I call shotgun!” meant you go to ride in the front seat with Mom. The poor little much-aligned Corvair had a distinct advantage over many other cars when it came to lugging friends around and “calling” seats: With its rear engine, it had no drive shaft. Hence no one had to say “I call the window!” because there no unfomdortable “hump” in the back seat. But because the trunk was in the front, it was impossible to sneak people in to the drive-in movies. When the Corvair engine froze, I drove the family 1968 Firebird to San Jose State for awhile, then went to a 1967 Cougar and then a 1966 Sunbeam Alpine. Notice the trend here for 2-door cars... Today, many cars later, I drive a 1995 Ford Escort. If I could have any car I wanted, I would probably settle for a Mercedes-Benz of some ilk. But I think I might be
At Lucky in Pacific Grove, I met Rick Gumbs of Seaside. Rick said his first car was a 1972 Ford Pinto, which he bought from his brother for $1500. Coincidentally, that was my brother’s first car, too. Currently, Rick is driving a 2006 Mustang GT. He must love it, because when I asked him, “If you could have any car, what would it be?” he answered that he really wants his Mustang. Carolyn Wimpee of San Jose recalls that the first car she ever owned was the first car she and my dad bought when they were married -- a 1952 Plymouth. The car was not the prettiest, but I remember as a child standing on the floor in the back seat and hanging on to the front seat. Those were the days before seat belts. The floor of the back seat created two compartments which my brother and I could fill with a blanket and a pillow and take naps or even sleep through the
1952 Plymouth coupe movie at the drive-in, after the cartoons were over. We could also sleep in the back window, the way one might see a bobble head hula doll do in a car today but with a lot less rhythm. Today, she’s driving a 1994 Buick Park Avenue. And having test-driven one with her granddaughter’s husband, she now wants a Tesla. Wayne Dawson of San Jose is 90 years old. He remembers his first car was a 1933 Dodge One-Seat, meaning a bench seat. He lived in Oklahoma back then. Today, he sports around in a fully-equipped 2015 Toyota Sienna with all the bells and whistles including electronic displays to help him parallel park. He says if he could own anything t o d a y, i t would be a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Keith Larson, w h o s e drawings sometimes grace our pages, says his first car was a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 4-door. He bought it from Cliff Mason of OK Chevrolet. He admits that he had more motorcycles than cars, but also admits that he would buy cars and run them into the ground. The most fun car he ever owned, he says, was a 1962 Mercury Monterey -- remember those fun rear windows? He currently drives a Toyota Tacoma truck, but would drive an electric car -- maybe a Tesla -- if he could.
1967 Dodge Coronet 440
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Friday, August 18, 2017 Vintage & Sports Cars
Downtown Pacific Grove Starting at 1:00 p.m. Rally at 5:00 p.m. Entertainment starting at 2:00pm by Kelley (of Kelley and the Beachcombers)
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Jim Costello stopped by the newspaper office to talk about the Western Flyer and Steve Hauk’s new Steinbeck book and wound up in our survey. His first car was a 1940 Pontiac Coupe. Current car? He has so many. But it boils down to a Subaru that he drives on the street and perhaps the world’s most boring truck, a Chevy. What would he choose if he could have anything? He probably already does, when he has a Cobra, a Kellison, that Factory Five WTF Five... See Webster’s column on page 17.
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Car Week 2017 What Was Your First Car? Marge Ann Jameson
Asked on the Street
Kent Speed is a friend of ours. Kent actually has a Captain’s license, which make him Captain Speed. So he wins today’s name. Captain Speed is a master restorer, mostly motorcycles. His home is here in Pacific Grove. Kent’s first car was a green Ford Econoline Van. It enjoyed a 283 straight 6 and 3 on the tree. He paid $500 for it and he was 16 years old. He currently drives a Blue Toyota “Pre” something (augh), a little pickup truck. Who cares? It’s big enough for a motorcycle or two. Captain Speed dreams of a Dodge Sprinter. His current dream bike is a Honda CRF 250-X. Captain Speed often wheelies past the Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum. We cannot offer a photo because he is too fast for our lens.
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Car Week 2017
Turning a $3500 ‘beater’ into a $9000 restoration By Marge Ann Jameson Bobby Swift lived the first 18 years of his life in Garden Grove. He moved here to the Peninsula four years ago. Growing up, he knew exactly what he wanted when he got old enough to own a car: A 1962 Ford Falcon two-door. He remembers being dropped off for school in his mom’s Falcon - it was a popular Mom Car. He’s seen one in a surf movie and set his mind to get one. When the time grew near that he’d be able to drive, he began looking for the car. He spent months poring over sales on Craigs List, refreshing his search every now and then until one day, there it was. A 1962 Ford Falcon “beater,” priced at $3500...and it was running. It was underpriced in comparison to other cars in the same category, and he knew it was the car he’d been looking for. The previous owner had spray-painted it black, but even the “rattle can” paint job didn’t deter young Bobby. He knew it had been baby blue originally, because the door frames were still blue. The glass was good and the mirrors were all there. There’s a bit of a rip in the driver’s seat, but a handy dandy Mexican blanket covers it up and adds to the surfer ambience -- that and surf racks on the roof. He learned to drive in it. It has a manual transmission, a “three-on-the-tree,” so he learned how to drive that, too. But then one day, the transmission let loose and he had to have it fixed. Later the axle and a wheel came off. Slowly but surely, the car began to fall apart and he had to limp it along. He decided the thing to do was to get ahead of the game, and now he figures he as $9,000 into the car, including a blue paint job. But it starts every time and he has not had to work on the engine. Bobby, who has always like cars, will enter the automotive technology program at Monterey Peninsula College this fall and plans to maintain the sweet little 1962 Ford Falton for the foreseeable future. He comes by it naturally: His dad still has his first car, a 1961 Triumph TR-3. And it looks like Booby Swift will have turned a childhood obsession into a life’s passion as he enters class this fall.
The 1961-1963 Ford Falcon Futura models were easily the most popular of the Big Three’s compacts because they were closest to what buyers wanted: simpler and more reliable than Chevrolet’s air-cooled rear-engine Corvair, cheaper and less gimmicky than Chrysler’s Valiant. Early Falcons had a small, lightweight 95 hp (70 kW), 144 CID (2.4 L) Mileage Maker straight-6 with a single-barrel carburetor. Construction was unibody, and suspension was fairly standard, with coil springs in front and leaf springs in the rear. Brakes were drum all around. A three-speed manual column shift was standard, and the two-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic was optional. There was room for six passengers in reasonable comfort in the simple interior. Body styles included two- and four-door sedans
Top: Bobby Swift’s car as he found it on Craigs List had a rattle can black paint job. But the car was just what he wanted, and was priced at an affordable first-car prie of $3,500. He eventually restored the factory original colour and is still enjoying it today.
Below: Bobby’s first car and his dad’s first car.
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Vacation Rentals Help the Local Economy Editor: We are contacting the you with the hope you will publish our story and thoughts in support of the continuation of the successful STR Program in Pacific Grove. We own a licensed STR home in Pacific Grove managed by Sanctuary Property Rentals which we purchased in 2012 as a second home with the intent to eventually retire in. Our guests have always been wonderful and have left many positive reviews online which encourages more visitors to the city of Pacific Grove. We have strict requirements we ask of each and every guest so they are very aware that any disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. We have invested thousands in upgrades and continue to make more improvements to maintain a quality home to reflect the beautiful town of Pacific Grove. Prior to the STR Program, Pacific Grove was a ghost town with many of the shops and restaurants vacant. If the STR Program was terminated we would sell our home immediately as we would guess many other STR’s would as well, which in turn would most likely push the property values down and businesses out. Thousands of STR visitors each year are customers of restaurants, wineries, gift shops, art galleries, tourist attractions, and supermarkets. This translates into local jobs! Vacation rentals directly employ local housekeepers, gardeners, and handymen. Restrictive regulations would be devastating to families and the local economy. Our STR visitor spending generates significant sales tax revenue. Sales tax and TOT are the biggest revenue sources for the County behind property taxes, thus helping to pave our roads and provide fire, police, and medical services. We sincerely appreciate your time. Best Regards Jeff and Annie Silva Pacific Grove Vacation STR owners
The Carmel Foundation Presents
“Documentary- Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans”
Hollywood icon Steve McQueen was already an accomplished road racer when he agreed to star in the racing drama “Le Mans.” But, creative differences and a flood of personal issues nearly doomed the project, as recounted in this intriguing documentary. Free popcorn and lemonade will be offered. Details: · Wednesday, August 16, 2:30pm-4:00pm · The Carmel Foundation’s Diment Hall - SE Corner 8th & Lincoln, Carmel · This presentation is free and open to the public · Space is limited to 100 · For more information, please contact Leticia Bejarano, Director of Support Services at 831.620.8705 or lbejarano@carmelfoundation.org. The Carmel Foundation hosts weekly Wednesday Programs- a lecture, entertainment, or educational presentation such as a Cooking Demo with Myra Goodman, Monterey’s La Merienda Celebration or a monthly Wellness Series with VNA and Hospice. The Carmel Foundation is an organization that serves members 55 and better in the Monterey County area and beyond. The Foundation is located in Carmel on the southeast Corner of 8th and Lincoln. The Carmel Foundation gives seniors an opportunity to live productive, enriching lives by offering a luncheon program, homebound meal delivery, free medical equipment loans, in-home services and respite grants, free lending library, Saturday movie, Technology Center, low-income housing, and more than 50 classes and activities each week. For more information, contact Kimberly Willison, Director of Development at kwillison@carmelfoundation.org, www.carmelfoundation.org, or 831.620.8701.
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Speed, Safety, and Art Merge to Benefit the SPCA of Monterey County
When the SPCA For Monterey County teamed up with Mazda Motorsports in 2007, it led to many things. Donations large and small. Adoptions by racers and race fans. And many new friends in the extended motorsports family. Now, several of our new motorsports friends have teamed up to create unique works of art that will be auctioned off to benefit the SPCA for Monterey County. When is a helmet not a helmet? When it is a work of art. Sparco USA generously donated four brand new helmets to be used as blank canvases. The results are four unique works of art that will appeal to a wide variety of race fans, art lovers, and animal advocates. “We’ve had so much fun working with the Mazda racing community for almost a decade now. Thanks to Sparco USA for donating the helmets and the four artists who donated their considerable talents, 100 percent of the proceeds raised will benefit the ongoing work of the SPCA for Monterey County,” said Beth Brookhouser, SPCA Director of Community Outreach. About the artists: Bill Patterson is the resident artist for Mazda Raceway. His artwork has graced the covers of Mazda Raceway programs for years. http://billpatterson.com/ Truman Pollard retired from Mazda North American Operations as a senior designer and now teaches at the Art Institute of California at Orange County. https://www.artinstitutes.edu/orange-county/about/ faculty/truman-pollard Patrick McDonnell is the award-winning artist behind the popular and beloved MUTTS Comic strip. Earl and Mooch have been featured on past Mazda race cars. http://www.mutts.com/# Chris Galligan is a California native whose style has won over collectors, interior designers, retail chains and pet lovers worldwide with art featured on TV, magazines, and movies. http://galliganliving.com/ GalliganGallery/index.html The four one-of-a-kind helmets will be auctioned online (www.SPCAmc.org/helmets) starting on August 17 and concluding on August 24. The SPCA for Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. Online at www.SPCAmc.org.
Benefit Auto Memorabilia Show Planning 15th Year for Car Week
Automobilia Monterey, a benefit for the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, kicks off its fifteenth year on Tuesday August 15 and wraps up the following day, Wednesday August 16. At Automobilia Monterey will you find the finest pre- and post-war automobile memorabilia, the world’s most extensive inventory of vintage auto posters, a wide-range of original classic car accoutrements, vintage books and documents, original art and photography. Automobilia has been described as a veritable “candy store” for the serious collector by Track
Thoughts, an historic racing journal. The event is great fun for families and individuals with even the slightest interest in cars. The event benefits the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center and costs $15 for one day or $20 for both days. Vendors donate items for a benefit silent auction, as well. This is the only opportunity to see these selected 40 plus top international dealers in a single venue and kicks off Car Week on the peninsula. The event takes place at the Embassy Suites in the Main Ballroom at Highways 1 and 218.
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Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters
How home buyers can overcome tough competition Source: Kiplinger
Redfin Chief Economist says to win in a hot market, home buyers should take advantage of technology to find homes as soon as they are listed. Arm yourself with tech tools to find available homes quickly. With the variety of apps available today, you can receive listing alerts so that you’re notified as soon as a home in your price range or search area hits the market. Buyers will gain an advantage from whatever concessions they can offer. Instead of a small earnest-money deposit, we’ve seen buyers put into escrow their entire down payment or even half of the purchase price. You needn’t waive a contingency for inspection in the purchase contract. Rather, you can agree to pay the seller, say, $2,500, or next month’s mortgage payment, if you walk away. Work with a local or reputable lender to get a preapproval for your mortgage that includes full documentation of your means to obtain a certain amount of financing in advance of a signed purchase contract. That may give you the confidence to waive a contingency for financing, and it’s almost as good as cash for closing a deal quickly. Because sellers can sell their homes in days but may take months to buy, you can gain leverage by offering to “rent back” their home to them for a certain number of months. Fall can be a good time to buy a home because prices generally peak in the summer and ease up in the fall. There’s a bit less inventory, but many fewer buyers. Plus, sellers who list in the fall are serious because they must leave because of job relocation, divorce or something else that made them miss the top of the season.
Pending home sales fell across Bay Area and California in June
Source: Mercury News Amid the continuing housing crunch, pending home sales dropped across the Bay Area last month.
A CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® report shows pending sales fell 0.6 percent throughout the region in June, compared with the same month a year earlier. Pending sales fell 10.4 percent in San Mateo County and 0.4 percent in Santa Clara County. Last week in Santa Clara County, there was roughly 35 percent fewer listings than last year at the same time, according to Chris Trapani, founder and CEO of the Sereno Group. Craig Gorman, past president of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, said the biggest reason why sales are down is because there’s just not enough inventory. For the week of July 10, he said, only 1,091 homes were on the market in the county. If properties are priced right, they’re selling quickly, according to Gorman. San Francisco County bounced back from a double-digit decline in pending sales in May, and rose 22.2 percent in June. To the north of the Bay Area, pending sales were down 6.5 percent in Sacramento.
To the south, they fell 15.7 percent in Santa Cruz. Statewide, pending home sales slipped for the sixth month in a row, down 0.9 percent. Region by region, however, the picture was more varied. Southern California sales were up 2.5 percent, and Central Valley sales rose 5.2 percent.
National Marine Sanctuary “Get Into Your Sanctuary” celebration Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is holding an event on Saturday, August 12 at the Sanctuary Exploration Center in Santa Cruz as part of the third national “Get Into Your Sanctuary” (GIYS) celebration. Attendees will have the opportunity to view a live stream of the vessel R/V Nautilus conducting research off the California coast, drive an underwater vehicle in our canyon exhibit tank, observe live plankton under the microscope, experience the sanctuary through virtual reality and more! This is a free event. Get Into Your Sanctuary Celebration Event Saturday Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sanctuary Exploration Center, 35 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz GIYS raises awareness about the value of national marine sanctuaries as iconic destinations for responsible recreation and promotes good ocean etiquette. The majority of national marine sanctuaries’ waters are open to compatible recreational activities which also allows for considerable benefits to local economies. For more information, contact Lisa Uttal at (831) 420-3669 or lisa.uttal@noaa.gov.
Rudolph Tenebaum
Poetry The general picture was drawn At dawn, And probably at noon God created an oon. It wasn’t a thing or a word, It couldnt be seen or inferred, ‘It couldn’t be understood, But everyone said, “t’s good.” God said, “They must like my oon, and he created the moon, A prune, a lagoon, a baboon, A dune, a cocoon, a raccoon, And so oon, and so oon, and so oon. But somebody said grinning, “You had quite a humble beginning.” Gos said, “Do you speak of the oon?” It was just a trial balloon.”
Free Eclipse Viewing Program and Launch of Telescope Lending Program at Seaside Branch Library On August 21, 2017, North America will experience the rare phenomenon of a total eclipse of the sun. Here on the Central Coast, though residents will not be able to see the total solar eclipse, they will be able to see the sun eclipsed an impressive 75 percent.
Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) invites local residents to come view the eclipse with their family and friends at the Seaside Branch Library. On the day of the eclipse, the Library will be partnering with scientists from the Monterey Institute of Research in Astronomy (MIRA) to assist the public with safely viewing the eclipse. The Seaside Branch is located at 550 Harcourt Avenue in Seaside, and the free program will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday the 21of August. There will be guided use of a telescope, as well as special glasses available for viewing the eclipse that protect human eyes from harmful sun rays. At the program, MCFL will also
be launching an exciting new Telescope Lending Program and will be educating the public on how to operate a telescope. MCFL library card holders, 18 years or older, will be eligible to check out a telescope for three weeks at a time. Telescopes will only be available through the Seaside Branch Library at this time. This exciting new Telescope Lending Project is made possible through a collaboration between MCFL, MIRA, the New Hampshire Astronomy Society (NHAS), and the Friends of the Seaside Library. NHAS provide a telescope and MIRA modified it for easy public use. The telescopes that will be available for check out were purchased and donated to the Library by MIRA and the viewing glasses that will be available on the 21st are being offered through the generosity of the Friends of the Seaside Library. For more information, please call the Seaside Branch Library at 831-899-2735.
Chamber’s Community Business Expo set for Thurs., September 14
The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will host the eighth Community Business Expo on Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Chautauqua Hall, located at the corner of Central Avenue and 16th Street in downtown Pacific Grove. The purpose of the Expo is to facilitate personal communication opportunities between consumers and the business Community. "It is a great way to promote businesses, build relationships, and reach new clients," stated Michael Krokower, Chairman of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Board. Pacific Grove City Council and Staff will be at the Expo for a meet and greet opportunity. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served at the Expo as well as small bites. Drawings for gifts, services and certificates will be held every 30 minutes. Enter for a chance to win $500 cash drawing to be held at 6:00 p.m. (Must be present to win). Sponsors of the Community Business Expo include Canterbury Woods, Aspire Health Plan, Family inHome Caregiving, The Beacon House, Squeegee Man, Liberty Tax and Rabobank. Admission to the event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org
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Of Ex Mayors and Hooligans, Motorheads and Flatheads
Fun & Games
I enjoyed the great privilege of meeting and talking about cars with Jim Costello, former mayor of Pacific Grove. I learned that Jim was there for what we call: Genesis. The birth of SCRAMP, Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula, founders and managers of Laguna Seca Raceway. For many around here, SCRAMP is our church. We go to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to worship. Jim is what I like to call “Horsepower humble.” I have enjoyed the great fun of being around other “Horsepower humble”people: Peter Brock comes to mind. When I first met him, Peter was sporting “one thousand Humble Horsepower.” Here at Cedar Street Times, and in Pacific Grove; we dig “Horsepower Humble.” Cedar Street Times and Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum and SCRAMP can join now to celebrate Jim Costello. Around here there is nothing we enjoy more than taking a underpowered, small English car that; was designed for 30, 40, or even 60 horse power and dropping an American V-8 into it. Physics be damned. The original underpowered English engines generally weighed more than any given American V-8. They were less reliable too. Here is the fun part. Lest we forget the J2X Allard. See photo. The Allard was the first bespoke Hooligan Sports Car. In my opinion, certainly fun. Jim Costello, the former Mayor of Pacific Grove, was involved in the genesis of SCRAMP and as of late has been chasing the Western Flyer. Jim’s first car was a 1940 Pontiac Coupe. It was black. It was purchased new by the City Editor of the Monterey Herald, who then sold it to Jim's father who was then the editor of the Herald. When Jim was 14 it was given to him. Jim told me and I quote verbatim: “It was a flathead. It just wasn’t running right so I took it apart. I started at the top. I was doing pretty good, taking it apart when I realized I had to put it back together and make it run. It was just then when Mrs. Stahl (of Stahl Motors fame) drove by my driveway. Mrs. Stahl was driving her '49 Packard.” From what I understand, Mrs.Stahl stopped and asked young Jim Costello if he needed any help. Jim assured Mrs.
Above below and top right: GTM Center, right: Cobra Below, right: A super rare Kellison
Stahl “Thank you, I know what I am doing here!” From what I gather, the darling Mrs. Stahl smiled and drove off in her Packard. Just a little while later, Mrs. Stahl and her Packard returned. In Mrs.Stahl’s Packard sat Mr. Stahl. Mr. William Stahl exited his wife’s Packard and went up to Jim, and asked what in the good Lord's name was he doing. Young Jim Costello didn’t exactly have a world class answer ready, as his bloody knuckles continued to bleed all over his clothes. William Stahl suggested to young Jim that he might just have a better chance of getting his car running if he let him help. Young Jim Costello agreed. Not a moment later, the Stahl tow truck and more than a few house mechanics arrived and gathered up all the dismantled parts, neatly; and took everything to William Stahl’s Packard dealership, just down the road in the wilderness that was Monterey. It was there, at Stahl’s, where Jim learned how to be a Motor-Hooligan. Being the keen historian I am, the take away here so far is that; Jim is a world class car guy and Mrs. William Stahl was an angel in her Packard. Jim is still a close friend with Mrs. Stahl’s son; Bill. I asked Jim about what he currently owns for our Car Week survey. I didn’t bother to ask what car he would chose if he could have any car. He already does. Jim rocks his Factory Five-GTMTwin Turbo (I’ll call this the WTF!-Five). I have nothing to say. I am supposed to espouse motor-wisdom. Zip. Nada. There is more. As we know, being a writer at Cedar Street Times, I am Pacific Grove/Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum/SCRAMP-centric. I could never have imagined that the man who came here to tell our newspaper about his efforts to resurrect the Western Flyer, enjoys a history of actually being the Mayor of Pacific Grove at one time, would grace us all with his: “Humble-Horsepower.” Will we see you at the Pre-Reunion and/or the Reunion at Laguna Seca? We hope to run into Jim Costello there, too. I am fortunate that on any given day, Pacific Grove’s Mayor Bill Kampe will stop by the newspaper and share his current take on President Abraham Lincoln. Which is mind-blowing.
Webster here: When asked what his first car was, friend of the paper Ron Baxter responded: What do you mean had? Owned or “permanently borrowed?” Knowingly, I said, “Both.” “The first one I 'permanently borrowed' was a light green Studebaker, a real beauty. I don’t know what ever happened to it. She’s probably sitting in a nice garage, somewhere beautiful. I’ll bet who ever has her now really loves her and takes her out for special occasions. Probably a savvy collector with great hair. But I digress. The first car I actually owned, purely coincidently, of course; is her replacement. Great cars those Studebakers. I’ve got a light blue one now and the longer I have her the more I enjoy the timeless beauty of this marque. I enjoy taking her out on special occasions.”
Marge Ann: I ask Webster probably 150 questions a day. Mostly about his hair. It is remarkable that he knows so much about his hair. He often reminds me he is a hairstorian. Webster is as smart as he is handsome. Anyway I asked him about his first car. This is what he told me. “I was very young when I got my first car. It is kind of a sad story though. Marge Ann, do you really want me to tell you and my many thousands of readers? I would never want them to feel sorry enough for me that they would instinctively do the one thing that really helps me heal, you know -- buy me beer and food. Beer and food, sometimes are the only things that help my broken heart and all. Okay great. Here I go; thanks for helping me heal, Marge Ann. So when I was very young, just a wee lad of about 19 or 20, my parents took sick. I never understood what made them so ill but anytime I saw them my Mother would cover her ears and ask the good Lord for forgiveness. She said the pain was so bad she needed complete silence in order to live through her pain. So naturally I gave her space. Dad, he drank a lot. He told me it was so he could sleep through the regret. I think regret is a French word. Anyway, after a certain point they weren’t around much. One day I came home at the end of the school year, could have been sixth grade for the fifth time; I don’t remember too well. Well, I walked into our house past my light green car with one of many diplomas I had received through my long scholastic career, and the new people in the house said my parents had moved to Guam. They had left me a bologna sandwich and a note. The note said: “You are a man now. Go on and make the world a better place. You are a great communicator, so instead of telling us
about your hair all the time, tell the world. They will listen. We made you a sandwich made of bologna which we think is perfect somehow. Take your light green car and go. It has a full tank of gas. You now have a new home and it even has wheels! Enjoy. We always knew you loved that old wreck, so it’s yours now. We have gone on a big boat ride and will be out on the sea for a very long time. We’ll call you when we come back. We hid a tracker phone in it. So we will find you. Don’t try to find us. You’ll be fine if you leave fast.” Well, I left fast and drove my new car fast too! I had it for many years and many miles. It was a great car and never let me down. The years went by and I settled in at a church Salinas. This is where the sad part starts. Wouldn’t you know, I was at church one night helping the preacher, Dave. Dave
was deaf (another French word!), so he needed help. So did most everyone who attended. I’d spend as much time with him as I could. He was a great listener. He used to laugh with me and make the sign of cross a lot. Any way one morning I went out to my car and it was gone. The police and Preacher Dave both told me it was too ugly to steal, so the good Lord above must have taken it. And He has His reasons. I never saw it again. I’ve never gotten over this loss. How would my parents ever find me? Marge Ann: What happened next? More years went by and one day I heard the phone inside the church ringing off the hook. It did that a lot on account of Preacher Dave was French and all. I picked it up and it was my parents calling. Oh joy. They were fine and missed me very much and were glad that I was working at the church and that Preacher Dave was French. They told me they called the tracker phone and a very nice man answered it and listened to their story. The nice man said he had not seen my car, but had found the phone along the side of the road in a town called Pacific something-or-other. He had a hunch they might find me at the French church in Salinas he said was the church for the deaf. My parents are well and starting to feel better. They said they needed more time to be sure. So they would call again in just a few years! So all is well that ends well. I do miss my car though. I never really give up hope I might get her back one day. But my parents tell me to move on and get over it so I do, sort of. Marge Ann: So beer and food helps? Webster: Yes, very much. Marge Ann: What kind of car was it? Webster: A light green Studebaker.
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Dining without Dollars—Part IX
Old Mother Hubbard never went through this cupboard!
Ripping off a local food pantry isn’t something you’d expect a couple with an infant to do in broad daylight in Pacific Grove, but such an “Old Mother Hubbard” crime did happen, sans the baby. Remember your nursery rhyme? Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard To get her poor dog a bone. But when she got there, the cupboard was bare, And so the poor doggie had none. According to Tom Wright’s follow-up feature in the Monterey County Herald, the robbery happened during busy daylight hours at St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church on Wed., July 26. The perpetrators acted as a needy couple with an unseen infant in the presumably empty baby carrier they used to haul out the heist by stripping the pantry bare-bones empty. The stalkers also stocked their car with clothes, then split. Which leads to the last newsworthy local free-food crime. The Food Bank for Monterey County fire Back in April 2015 a brutal fire caused by unknown arsonist(s) in Salinas destroyed four Food Bank of Monterey County food trucks and a refrigerator, leaving around $1 million in food damage. The community rallied to restock the food bank that feeds 1 in 5 hungry people in the county. I did an Irish waltz clog in sparkly green vest in a spontaneously assembled fundraiser spearheaded by Darby Moss Worth at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula. Poets, musicians, storytellers, singers and other artists held the audience spellbound. When I took my bow, I passed my green bowler Tap Bananas’ hat. The event collectively raised around $4,500, which was then donated to a greater recovery fund generated throughout the county. After slight delays, the Food Bank for Monterey County continued the vital work it’s been doing for the past quarter century-plus and is doing today. Family Market Program A major feature is the Family Market Program that runs from April through October each year to provide fresh produce and dairy products. The program operates like a farmer’s market, but without charge, where families select their own seasonal fresh produce such as broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes and fruit, as there are no pre-packaged goods. Ten sites are available throughout Monterey County. Along with free food, clients get information on nutrition, how to apply for EBT (formerly Food Stamps) benefits, and other health and human services programs.
a.m. to noon, a free food bank functions beside the reasonably priced Farmer’s Market at Sally Griffin Meals on Wheels, 700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove. Come early for best picks, bring a shopping bag, but leave things like empty baby carriers outside.
Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise
“McDonald’s Birds—I like seagulls. I especially like how they can adapt to whatever food they can find, just like the homeless.” Photo and text by Liz L. From “What We See--Photographs by Women without Adequate Shelter” On exhibit through Sept. 4, 2017 Monterey Museum of Art—Pacific St. 559 Pacific St. Monterey, CA 93940 Emergency Food Assistance Program The Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP) is the largest supplemental free food program the Food Bank operates. The United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) food commodities are distributed at 26 sites throughout Monterey County via tailgate distribution on a monthly basis. On average, 8,500 households are served each month, with a total of 2.6 million pounds of food annually. To qualify to receive USDA food, families or individuals must certify they live in the area served by the distribution and have income at or below these guidelines, excerpts of which follow: Financial Qualification Guidelines 1-person household: monthly income, $1,507.50; annual income, $18,000. 2-person household: monthly income, $2,030.00; annual income, $24,360. 5-person household: monthly income, $3,597.50; annual income, $43,170. 10-person household: monthly income, $6,210.00; annual income, $74,520. (For more than 10 family members, add $522.50 each per month.) Weekly Food Banks at Community Centers Food banks at community centers
often appeal to the homeless who use restroom facilities many outdoor food bank venues lack. For instance, each Wednesday, 10
The couple who pulled off the Mother Hubbard Heist didn’t strand the hungry for long. The community restocked St. Mary’s shelves with more food and clothing than it’s had in its 130-year history! To contribute, visit St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, 146 12th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950, or call 831-373-4441. For details about the Food Bank for Monterey County, contact Melissa Kendrick, executive director, at 831-758-1523, mkendrick@food4hungry .org . Pasta With the Pastors is Coming Speaking of food, don’t miss the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP) for Men and Women annual fundraising Italian feast and silent auction “Pasta with the Pastors” on Thurs., Aug. 24, 4:30 p.m.– 6 p.m., San Carlos Parish Hall, 500 Church St., Monterey. Suggested donations are $20 per adult and $10 per child age 4-11 accompanied by an adult. To reserve, contact wehelpihelp@ gmail.com or call Karen Araujo at 831601-6866. More food bank dates and locations next week. © 2017 by Wanda Sue Parrott Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, e-mail amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887.
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Community Human Services: Grant Recognition
Community Human Services recently received $30,000 from the Ken and Gundy DuVall Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. Funds from this grant will support CHS in providing substance abuse and mental health services at the Chinatown Health Services Center in Salinas. The center is located at 115 E. Lake St and serves as a no cost health service center for the chronically homeless. The Community Foundation for Monterey County inspires philanthropy and serves as a catalyst for strengthening communities throughout Monterey County. For information on the Community Foundation for Monterey County, please call 831-375-9712 or visit www.cfmco.
org.
Since 1969, Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable mental health, substance abuse counseling and homeless services to the residents of Monterey County. These services focus on the entire family and include programs for people of all ages. If you would like more information about Community Human Services, or want to schedule an interview with staff or clients, please call Communications Coordinator Lenina Sanchez at 831- 6583811 or email lsanchez@chservices.org. Anyone wishing to access counseling services or support Community Human Services should visit www.chservices.org or call 831-658-3811.
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Legal Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of CHRISTOPHER AND BRITTA CONNER Case No. 17CV002726 Filed JULY 25, 2017. To all interested persons: Petitioner CHRISTOPHER R. CONNER AND BRITTA L. CONNER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name PAX GUANGHAN CONNER to proposed name KEKOA FELIX CONNER. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM Dept. 14. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: JULY 25, 2017 Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 07/25, 08/04, 08/11, 08/18/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171571 The following person is doing business as MASIAH AND FRIENDS FINE ARTS, CERAMICS AND SEA GLASS JEWELRY, 125 Ocean View Blvd., Suite 104, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: RASIAH HOP JOHNSON, 310 Spruce Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 7/31/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 6/01/16. Signed: Rasiah Hop Johnson. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 08/11, 8/18, 8/25, 09/01/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171563 The following person is doing business as ELITE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, 1166 Santa Ana, Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955: COLBY ANDREW KROVELIS, same. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 7/28/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 7/28/17. Signed: Colby Krovelis. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 08/04, 08/11, 8/18, 8/25/17
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171382 The following person is doing business as ENTHUSIAST MOTORSPORTS, 5014 Pacific Crest Dr., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955: CHARLES SCOTT GOHMAN, 5014 Pacific Crest Dr. Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 6/28/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Charles S. Gohman. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/21, 7/28, 08/04, 08/11/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171338 The following person is doing business as GOHMAN ENTERPRISES and GO-MAN'S MOTORVATIONS, 5014 Pacific Crest Dr., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955: CHARLES SCOTT GOHMAN, 5014 Pacific Crest Dr., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 6/21/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 05/01/17. Signed: Charles S. Gohman. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/21, 7/28, 08/04, 08/11/17
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171449 The following person is doing business as STRESS FREE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, 202 W. Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93924 and P.O. Box 717, Carmel Valley, Monterey County, CA 93924: SHANNON NICOLE JAMES, 202 W. Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93924. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/10/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Shannon N. Jones. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/21, 7/28, 08/04, 08/11/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171337 The following person is doing business as THE NOTARY PRO, 5014 Pacific Crest Drive, Seaside. Monterey County, CA 93955: CAMPANILE ANDREA ANGELINA, 5014 Pacific Crest Drive, Seaside, CA 93955. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/21/2017. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 04/15/15. Signed: Andrea Campanile. This business is conducted by an inidividual. Publication dates: 7/21, 7/28, 08/04, 08/11/17
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171453 The following person is doing business as SOFT TOPS PLUS FINE UPHOLSTERY, 3528 Orange Ave., Sand City, Monterey County, CA 93956 mailing address P.O. Box 394, Marina, CA 93933: AARON FILIBERTO VALDEZ, 255 Rio Verde Dr., Salinas, CA 93901. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 7/11/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 5/01/17. Signed: Aaron Valdez. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 08/04, 08/11, 8/18, 8/25/17
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