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Kiosk Thurs., Fri., Sat. Aug. 8, 9, 10 41st Annual Book Sale Carmel Mission Junipero Serra Gym 10AM - 4 PM 625-3418 or 622-9289 • Fri., Aug. 9 Art Reception Toast Bakery, CV 4-6 PM, Free 920-8130

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Grief Writing Wkshp.

9 AM-Noon, Free 649-7758 •

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Remembrance Day Lovers Point 7-9 PM, Free 375-8216 •

Sat., Aug. 10

Art Happening PG Art Center Noon-5 PM, Free 375.2208 •

Sat., Aug. 10

Gospel Choir Rehearsal MPC Choral Room Noon-3 PM, Free www.mpgospelcc.org •

Aug. 9-15, 2013

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By Marge Ann Jameson

“Doors Live” Film Golden Bough Theatre 7 PM, $15/$10/$7.50 622-0100 •

Wed., Aug. 14

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

Wed., Aug. 14

Fri., Aug. 16

Concours Auto Rally Downtown, Lighthouse Ave. 1:00-6:00 PM (Drive at 6:00) •

Fri., Aug. 16

Piano Concert Local Favorite Michael Martinez & Steinway Artist Louis Landon Canterbury Woods Auditorium 651 Sinex Ave. Pacific Grove No charge to join us for this special evening 6:30 PM RSVP: 657-4193 or rsvpcw@jtm-est.org •

Vol. V, Issue 47

‘Seagull Summit’ Lessons, Suggestions

Sun., Aug. 11

The Little Car Show Dowtown, Lighthouse Ave. Noon-5:00 PM •

Grease! - Page 14-15

All decked out - Page 12

Netting (above) and “spiders” (below) are two solutions suggested by BirdBGone and recommended by Cannery Row Company. Wiring parapets is also a method, but panelists cautioned that the Fire Deoartment be made award of the wiring to prevent injury should firefighters need to respond to the location.

Lesson Number One: They are not “seagulls.” They are “Western Gulls.”

That minute distinction doesn’t negate the fact that they are smelly, noisy, messy, and a potential health hazard. They steal food wherever they can – sometimes right out of children’s hands at lunch hour at the Pacific Grove Middle School – and are fiercely protective of their nests and their young. They prey on other species, some of which are near extinction, and they eat steelhead and oysters in the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. In other parts of Central California, they collide with airplanes, get sucked into jet engines, and swarm landfills.

Experts estimate that the population of California Gulls in the San Francisco Bay Area has exploded from 24 in 1980 to more than 53,000 in that region alone.

But they’re also protected under the 1919 Migratory Bird Treaty, and that’s Lesson Number Two. So the drastic measures that might be preferred by some are not to be undertaken. “What’s the fine if I smash an egg or two?” one woman asked at Friday’s so-called Seagull Summit at the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum. “I might be willing to pay the fine.”

Residents, business owners and property owners gathered to hear potential solutions to what has become a problem all over California and beyond — the popula-

A familiar sight this time of year.

George Herbert.

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tion boom in the gull world. The concerned citizens were treated at the summit to a panel of experts, each speaking on a different aspect of the problem as well as offering solutions.

Wildlife expert Jeffrey B. Froke had an answer to the question of why the birds choose Pacific Grove: “It’s the habitat, stupid!” Wild birds have moved from their natural environment to nest in towns like Pacific Grove because it’s convenient, he said. They find nice, high rooftops on which to nest, safe from predators like cats and coyotes. They perch on parapet roofs, hang their tails over the edge, and … you guessed it. Or maybe you’ve experienced it. A hard-learned Lesson Number Three.

And then along comes a bus full of tourists, each holding a bag of bread with which they joyfully feed the birds, delighting when they swoop down to grab a piece. Or a bird lover purposely leaves food out for them.

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Sun., Aug. 18

Rolling Stones Film Golden Bough Theatre 7 PM, $15/$10/$7.50 622-0100 •

Sun., Aug. 25

Mary Chamberlin Dinner Beach & Tennis Club 6:30 PM, $150/$195 596-4629 •

Sun., Aug. 25

Peter Gabriel Film Golden Bough Theatre 7 PM, $15/$10/$7.50 622-0100

Inside Animal Tales & Random Thoughts..... 16 Arts & Events...................................... 8 Finance.............................................. 9 Food................................................. 11 Green Page....................................... 19 Health................................................ 6 High Hats & Parasols.......................... 4 Legal Notices...................................... 8 Otter Views....................................... 11 Peeps.................................................. 7 Performance Review........................... 9 Seniors........................................... 178

City Ordinance Restricting Sleeping in Vehicles Expanded

While the City of Monterey is seeking ways to expand services to the homeless, including the potential of providing parking for people who sleep in their vehicles, Pacific Grove appears to be headed in the opposite direction.

In response to mounting complaints about the ongoing problem of people sleeping in their vehicles, particularly along the scenic coastline and on city streets, the City Council, on Aug. 9, held the first reading of a revision to the 1952 ordinance regarding mobile homes and mobile home parks, amending it to include all motor vehicles. It had originally been written as 'house cars on private property.” The ordinance had been amended in 1979 to include “house cars on streets and other public property.”

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Holman Site Hotel is Back on the Agenda

Holman Buildingm photo from December, 2008. Potentially the site of a hotel in downtown Pacific Grove.

Property owner Nader Agha has approached the City about reviving plans for a hotel on the site of the existing Holman Building, and the City Council has also revived the Holman Hotel subcommittee in response.

The subcommittee, consisting of Mayor Bill Kampe and Councilmember Alan Cohen, had been created in 2009 and eventually produced a written report describing benefits of the hotel. The report also described some of the major considerations for advancing a hotel project on the site. The subcommittee had since been left dormant. The proposal for the building failed as a ballot measure which would have significantly changed certain zoning requirements.

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p GULLS From Page 1 Restaurants leave their garbage uncovered, or poorly covered so that the birds can get into it and have a free lunch. And dinner. And a take-out for the nestlings.

Well-meaning citizens put their trash and garbage in receptacles provided by the City, with new lids which provide for the separation of recycling, only to find the gulls can still get into the trash cans and spread litter and filth all over the street, some of which gets blown by sea breezes directly into the bay.

Michael Bekker of Cannery Row Company and the American Tin Cannery said those lids won’t work. Cannery Row, he says, have a new type which mitigates the problem of gulls getting into the trash and allow for recycling, too. He also talked about some of the lengths to which his companies have gone to mitigate the seagull problem.

More than creating a nuisance, the birds can cause expensive damage by nesting on roofs. Their detritus gathers in corners and in filters, drain spouts, gutters and scuppers. Bekker has employees whose sole job it is to clean up after the birds – bones, feathers, sticks, dead birds, and more, which he says can cause thousands of dollars of damage to HVAC systems, and eventually cost 10 years of life on a roof.

Bekker talked of preventing the birds from nesting in the first place, and suggested some ways property owners can discourage them. Wires along the parapets,

Addressing the speakers as well as the audience, former mayor Dan Cort (above, far right) offered $5,000 in matching funds to help clean up the gull mess and provide signage warning all about the dangers of feeding them. Above, L-R, are Jeffrey B. Froke, gull expert; Sarah Hardgrave, City of Pacific Grove Environmental Programs Manager; Michael Bekker, Vice President, Cannery Row Company; Mo Ammar, president Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce.

netting on the roof which makes the birds “uncomfortable,” and the now-familiar spikes on the birds’ favorite perches.

Wires, fishline and netting on the rooftops make it hard for the gulls to take flight, as they must get a running start. He talked about an invention called a “spider” which, again, makes the birds uncomfortable on rooftops. [The spider can be found at www.

BirdBGone.com] “But all I do is move them,” said Bekker. The real answer is to remove their food source. Less food, fewer babies. And they’ll nest in a different place.

The third expert called in was Sarah Hardgrave, the City of Pacific Grove Environmental Programs Manager. She had some good news for the group: Over a period of months, she has worked with governmental agencies on compliance with the Clean Water Act and finally has won permission to allow pressure washing in the downtown area because of the current efforts to connect the storm drain diversion system to a treatment plant which will clean the water up. The work on the diversion system is evidenced by sewer work undertaken near the American Tin Cannery, which is expected to be complete in upcoming months.

No dry weather discharges are allowed into the Bay as it is an Area of Special Biological Significance, unless allowed by the city under “best management practices.” Hardgrave asked the public to call Public Works at 831-648-5722 to learn whether the property they seek to pressure wash is located in the drain area.

There is no City funding for cleaning the area. Under City code, each property owner is responsible for their own building and the sidewalks around it. And the charter for the Business Improvement District expressly forbids that body from spending money on maintenance, repair, or cleaning. But that’s where another part of the solution might come in, said former mayor Dan Cort.

Cort suggested that a true cooperative effort should be undertaken to find solutions to the problem, for the good of all.

And he put his money where is mouth is, offering a $5,000 match if others would offer funds to help clean up the gull mess and cooperate to provide signage discouraging feeding of wildlife and perhaps other mitigating efforts.

Nesting season lasts from early March to late August in Pacific Grove. Until the

The new lids being tested out in Pacific Grove may provide for dividing trash from recyclables, but seagulls can still get into them and search for a quick lunch, spreading trash on the streets and parking lots. At right, new trash bins in use on Cannery Row may be very expensive, but they seem to be effective in not only separating trash from recyclables, but deterring inquisitive gulls. Photos by Peter Mounteer baby gulls fledge and fly off, not much can be done about the rooftops but the sidewalks and awnings can be cleaned. When the season is over, there will hopefully be

a blooming of “spiders” on rooftops and skylights, netting on roofs and wires on parapets.

George Herbert is a maintenance engineer at a major shopping center in Monterey. The picture that he took of the gulls on page 1 was taken on the roof top. “We have a huge problem with gulls, says George. “I have to go up on the roof top every day to check on the drains and clear away any nests that have appeared over night. I have a lot of equipment on the roof that I have to maintain and they attack me all day long when I'm up there.

They will dive at you and hit you. I have been hit numerous times by their droppings. You don't get hit by accident,” says George. “They purposely aim for you. I have been watching them for about a year now and have become somewhat of a ‘Gull Whisperer.’ The best thing legally to do is to run small wires across roof tops about 6 inches high and they will avoid that area. We also use the spikes in small spots where they like to hang out. What I have found out is if a egg does hatch and survives that mother bird and its young will nest there the next year if it’s available. If you can keep the nest away and prevent them from hatching they will start to go elsewhere. The ‘egg’ season is pretty much over and the newborn are all able to fly now. Now is the time to clean up and prep all the roof tops and any horizontal areas they like to sit on. If you can prevent them next season it will make a huge impact on the population of birds in the city next year. We walk Joey (George’s Pomeranian) almost every day in P.G. and it really does smell bad. It reminds me of the rooftops at work.”

Skillshots

Joan Skillman

Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast

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Saturday

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63° 56°

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20% WIND: WNW at 12 mph

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Chance of Rain

0% WIND: WNW at 10 mph

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63° 54°

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0% WIND W at 10 mph

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

Week ending 08-08-13................................... .06 Total for the season......................................... .17 To date last year (04-20-12)........................ 10.86 Cumulative average to this date...................... .09 Wettest year............................................................. 47.15 during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year.................................................................. 9.87 during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76

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“It's a safety issue for the occupant,” explained Police Chief Vickie Myers. “These vehicles can be easily broken into,” by others wishing to prey on the occupant, she said.

She said that the new revisions would allow Pacific Grove Police to make contact with the occupants and explain to them all the other services available to them in the county, from shelters to food to counseling and referrals for other services.

The second reading, and final enactment, will be held at a future City Council meeting.

Amber Alert Awakens Residents

At about 11:00 p.m. Monday night, an Amber Alert awakened people all over California, including Pacific Grove, where television programming was interrupted and cell phones issued high-pitched alarms. It was the first such alert issued by State officials since the system was estabished.

The alert was put into effect for the two missing children of a woman whose body was found inside a burned rural house near the U.S.-Mexico border. An unidentified child was also found dead in the rubble of the home’s detached garage. Authorities said the man suspected of killing the woman, Christina Anderson, 44, may have abducted the children. A dog was also found dead inside the house.

Hannah Anderson, 16, and Ethan Anderson, 8, may be with James Lee Dimaggio, 40, who owned the home in Boulevard, CA, some 60 miles southeast of San Diego. He lived there alone. DiMaggio was in a “close platonic relationship” with Anderson, the San Diego County Sheriff’s statement said without further explanation.

The identity of the child found dead and manner of death remained undetermined.

Authorities who released the news of the deaths Monday night wouldn’t say whether the body may have belonged to one of Anderson’s children, but sources report that it was that of a child approximately 8 years old, and could be Ethan Anderson. Autopsy results are expected Fri., Aug. 9.

The Amber Alert said DiMaggio is believed to be driving a blue Nissan Versa 4-door with California license plates, number 6WCU986. If spotted, witnesses should not try to intercept the car but should call 911.

Both children are white and have blonde hair. Hannah is 5’7” tall, weighs 115 pounds and has a nose stud and pierced ears and a navel ring. Ethan is 4’11” tall and weighs about 65 pounds. The suspect, Dimaggio, is white, 5’9”, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Authorities believe he is headed for either the Mexican border or the Canadian border.

The Kiwanis Club will sponsor a

Pancake Breakfast at The Pacific Grove Youth Center

Celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the Youth Center and 63 years of the Rec. Club

Also we will be having the first ever Youth Center Yard Sale!

We will be selling Sports Equipment, Ping Pong Tables, Video Games, Televisions, Electronics, Office Supplies, Furniture, Clothing and More

Proceeds from both events will go to the Youth Center

At Pacific Grove Youth Center, 302-16th St. Sat., August 10 • 8:00 am – 11:00 am Cost: $5.00 per person Special Thanks To The Kiwanis Club of Pacific Grove!

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 Copy Editor: Michael Sizemore News: Marge Ann Jameson, Peter Mounteer, Kacie Clark, Cameron Douglas Graphics: Shelby Birch Regular Contributors: Ben Alexander • Jack Beigle • Mike Clancy • Laura Emerson • Rabia Erduman • Jon Guthrie • John C. Hantelman • Kyle Krasa • Travis Long • Rhonda Farrah • Dorothy Maras-Ildiz • Neil Jameson • Richard Oh • Jean Prock • Al Saxe • Katie Shain • Joan Skillman • Dirrick Williams Advertising: Rebecca Barrymore Photography: Peter Mounteer, Skyler Lewis Distribution: Peter Mounteer, Duke Kelso • Website: Skyler Lewis, Duke Kelso

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Cop log Cars hitting cars, people hitting cars

Report of a rear-ending accident on Lighthouse Ave., one driver complained of pain but refused transport to the hospital.

Upon returning to her vehicle parked in a commercial lot, the reporting party discovered the passenger’s side view mirror was broken off.

A resident on Patterson Ave. returned to his vehicle and discovered the driver’s side back window smashed.

Assault with intent to rob

A David Ave. resident reported he was robbed of his cell phone by four masked men who also kicked him.

Lost & Found

Checkbook-style wallet lost while grocery shopping.

Royal Bank of Canada client card was found at the Union Bank.

Wallet found near Berwick Park on the Rec. Trail.

Eight year old child’s green and pink shoes lost while at the Feast of Lanterns celebration.

Six year old child’s drawing notebook lost while attending the Feast of Lanterns celebration.

Child’s ring lost “somewhere in PG.” Party reported that his child’s mother had lost her purse somewhere in the vicinity of Lovers Point, but he was unable to provide a description of the purse or its contents.

A store owner turned in four cell phones and a laptop that had been left at her store over a several month period.

Subject turned in U.S. currency that was found near a City bench.

A wallet was lost while shopping at the Country Club Gate Center.

Found – bicycle on Laurel Ave.

Maybe the guy just took a bathroom break

Found on Lighthouse Ave. – a gas-powered leaf blower, gloves and ear protectors.

Stolen Property

Three mailboxes – two on Grove Acre and one on Melrose Pl. were reported stolen. [According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, “Mailboxes are considered federal property, and federal law (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1705), makes it a crime to vandalize them which includes stealing.

Violators can be fined up to $250,000, or imprisoned for up to three years, for each act …”]

Front license plate and military sticker stolen from a vehicle on 20th St. Victim left his bicycle in front of a business while he went into the library, and returned to find his bike was gone, but the attached trailer was still there.

Fraud

Reporting party discovered unauthorized credit card charges: an attempted online purchase of a laptop and membership in a dating service.

Charges were canceled.

Attempt to cash a stolen check at a local bank; investigation is ongoing.

After receiving a phone call from a man in Canada stating that he was a lawyer and needed money to help the reporting party’s granddaughter who was involved in a car accident, the well-meaning grandfather wired the money to the suspect in Canada only to later discover that his granddaughter was never in Canada.

Public drunkenness

Following up on a report of a disturbance at a residence on Cedar St., Garrett Lowery was found to be in violation of his no alcohol probation terms.

On the day following his contact with police over a probation violation (see above), Garrett Lowery was observed walking on Ocean View Blvd. and found to be – intoxicated. Subject was arrested and transported to the county jail.

Maybe he just wanted to play

A large dog on Lawton Ave. chased a neighbor onto their porch, but there is no mention of the dog disturbing the peace by barking.

Municipal Code Violation?

There was a car accident on Park Place involving a City-owned vehicle.

Wildlife Concerns

A resident living on Short Ave. was walking her dog late one night when a raccoon came out of the storm drain at the SE corner of Short and Granite and approached her and her dog – for no apparent reason. Since the raccoon did take a swipe at her, the reporting party did see her doctor in the event she was exposed to rabies. The raccoon eventually retreated into the storm drain.

A man walking his dogs in George Washington Park sited a wellnourished healthy young coyote on three separate occasions. Only on the third encounter, when the coyote appeared to show an interest in the man and his dogs, did the reporting party leave the park to avoid a possible conflict.

Fraud

Intended victim living on Laurel Ave. received an internet pop-up message that claimed to be from the FBI, indicating their computer was frozen and would stay that way until $300 was submitted to an electronic address, supposedly in Pebble Beach. No action was taken; computer unlocked at approximately 10:00 a.m.

Party reported fraudulent use of business credit cards at a local store on Lighthouse Ave; investigation is ongoing.

Ah the peace and quiet

ago.

Lighthouse Ave. resident reported losing their hearing aids – two weeks

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Times • August 9, 2013

Jon Guthrie

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

Paper Wing Theater’s ‘MacBeth’

Paper Wing takes it up a notch, daring to tell the tale of this exciting masterpiece.

“Macbeth” is Shakespeare’s profound and mature vision of evil. It is a play of contradiction and ambition. It is a play depicting destruction, wrestling with creation and a study of the disintegration and damnation of a man. And yet Macbeth is a tragic hero.

Therein lies Shakespeare’s art, evolving from a deep understanding of the complexity of human nature. Professional swordfight choreography by Sam Sepulveda.

Continues through August 17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Tickets $22 General Admission and $20 Seniors, Students, and Military Box Office opens one half hour prior to showtime. Call 831-905-5684 for more info or for group rates.

Main line Notices

Special residents The Hotel Pacific Grove believes that all residents of the Grove are very, very special. The hotel thus offers some very, very special rates for residents and their guests. Stop in for a full breakfast served with orange juice and coffee. Identify yourself as a Grovian, and pay just .50 each. Lunch and dinner costs .75 each. Luxury rooms combined with meals, just $2.50 per day. Yes, we accept advance reservations. You are cordially invited to inspect our house. You will then recommend us to all your visiting acquaintances. The hotel is kept open rear around. J. W. Foster, general manager.

Fierce dogs?

The Grove has a number of dogs running free, as do other communities, but none are quite so fierce as the wild dogs of Algeria. These animals present a real threat to people. When they attack, it is without provocation. They are great, powerful beasts capable of doing terrible damage in short order. “I have to keep an eye out at all times,” writes Gerald Barclay of the Grove. “Once, I was traveling in the desert when I spotted a geriatric gentlemen afoot in the distance. Then I saw dogs running toward him. The man fell to his knees as a result of the nips and bites to his ankles and lower legs. The dogs then made quick work of him and evidently ate their fill. The dogs did not turn my way, but I grasped my rifle more closely, none the less. Thus far, I am free from harm. TTL. 1 Make your fortune!

Let us show you the way to make a bounty of wealth… the easy way. Just buy several hundred acres of farming land from us, and lease it out to be worked. The lease price, of course, will be a little more than your payment amount. Sit back, relax, and wait for land prices to rise. Then you again use us to sell. Simple, eh? Kuhn Irrigated Land Company.

Railroad is bound to come With the growing demand for raw petroleum, and the need for baled alfalfa for winter feed bolstering the project, the railroad between the Peninsula and Fresno, is sure to become reality soon. The delay has been caused by the argument between those favoring a quicker, mountain route and those folks favoring an easier, but longer route through the desert. Meanwhile, most Peninsula folks care not one whit. They just want work to get underway.

Handling real estate We have quite a deal for you! Exchange your town property for farm land and buy yourself a new home in the Grove on easy terms. Rent out your farmland at a price high enough to cover your costs, then turn to S. L. Fritz to handle the continuing payments for you. We are the ones you can trust.

“Feast of Lanterns” dance Don’t forget the gala and dance to be held this evening. The festivities will be at the Pavilion to honor the feast of lanterns. .30 for singles, .50 per couple. Refreshments cost extra.

Lively times There were lively times along the beach and at the bath house when a Review reporter went calling, early this morning. The new plunge offers fun for all and our man watched the antics for quite a long while. Four sizable salmon, caught this morning, were cut up, roasted and served to the crowd.

Soldiers to the front The fire raging in the hills east of San Jose is destroying grazing land and has burned several rural homes to the ground, according to a report from fire fighters. A call went out to the presidio requesting help. Almost to a man, the soldiers volunteered to become fire fighters. Pacific Grove’s Centralia dining room offered to help provide meals. The soldiers departed early this morning. Only a skeleton crew was left to guard the Presidio Parade of candles for Chautauqua With the Chautauqua well under way, the highlight of this coming weekend is planned as the Saturday evening Parade of Candles along Lighthouse avenue. Every marcher is expected to carry a lighted candle symbolizing a successful Chautauqua.

The P. G. high school band will perform at the conclusion of the parade.

Side tracks (Tidbits from here and there • Wood of all kinds is available from Union Supply company. We now have Douglass and white fir, spruce, sugar pine, oak, and redwood millwork and building material.

We will deliver.

• Currow & Currow, grocers, offers the best foods in town and free toilet deliveries.

• The Pacific Grove laundry on Lighthouse will clean your clothing the modern way.

All our equipment is up to date.

• Get the Coffee Club habit. Open on Sundays.

And the cost is…

• Clover Leaf toilet cream by Clover Leaf pharmacy makes your skin soft and cures chaps. 25¢ per bottle at any druggists.

• The Hotel Manx in San Francisco invites all to make it their temporary headquarters in the queen city. Best location for all your business. Just say: “Meet me at the Manx!” $1.75 by the night.

• Charles Norton is offering farmland in the Valley. Up to 500 acres at $10. per acre on easy terms.

• The Pacific Grove garage on Grand will allow you to check your auto mobile’s temperature without getting out of your vehicle. An attractive monomotor installed like a radiator cap for just $2.75.

• A. A. Pullman, tailor, is offering his beautiful patterns for summer suits for $1.00.

Buy two patterns for $1.70.

Author’s notes…

1 TTL was the Victorian post script meaning “thank the lord”.

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

146 8th Street, 831-655-4160

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

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

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

August 9, 2013 • CEDAR STREET

Times • Page 5

AFRP Raffle to Award Mercedes–Benz and Rolex

Animal Friends Rescue Project will offer chances to win a 2014 Mercedes-Benx C250 Coupe valued at $40,205 or a men’s Rolex Daytona in steel and yellow gold valued at $19,600 as part of the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The winning tickets will be drawn at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 18.

There is no need to be present in order to win. Tickets for the drawing are $100 each and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit the animals of Animal Friends Rescue Project.

Only 2000 tickets will be sold. For more information or to download a ticket form visit www.animalfriendsrescue.org or call 333-0722.

Automobilia Monterey: A Candy Store for Auto Afficionados

Automobilia Monterey kicks off its eleventh year on Tues., Aug. 13 and wraps up the following day, Wed., Aug. 14. Only at Automobilia Monterey will you find the finest pre- and post-war 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. Forty vendors have been selected.

Automobilia has been described as a veritable “candy store” for the serious collector by Track Thoughts, a journal about historical racing. The event is great fun for families and individuals with even the slightest interest in cars.

The event benefits the Monterey Rape Crisis Center and costs $15 per person 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.

WHAT: Automobilia Monterey WHEN: Tuesday & Wednesday, August 13 & 14 WHERE: Embassy Suites, Seaside COST TO PUBLIC:

$15 for one day, $20 for both days facebook.com/mtryrapecrisis or twitter.com/mtyrapecrisis

Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally Set for Fri., Aug. 16

open concours weekend The 19th annual Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally, which has raised

more than $170,000 for youth programs on the Monterey Peninsula, will be held on Fri., Aug. 16, Friday of the Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula.

The non-profit organization, Pacific Grove Youth Action, was started in 1993 by then-mayor, Jeanne Byrne, to support the Pacific Grove Youth Center. The Rally fundraiser was started in 1995. Through its 19-year history, rally beneficiaries have included the Pacific Grove Youth Center, the DARE programs for Pacific Grove and Carmel, Pacific Grove High School driver training scholarships and other youth programs.

Pacific Grove Rotary joined PG Youth Action seven years ago as a 50 percent partner for the rally organization. PG Rotary provides volunteers and board member support.

The Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally is geared for people who own and drive their own classic and vintage cars. The rally draws over 200 participants and 8,000 spectators line the rally route. Please join us in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Aston Martin who is our featured marque in this years event. We are pleased to have Rabobank as out 2013 Rally Sponsor; Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as our Pit Crew Sponsor; and Union Bank and Hagerty Insurance as Patron Sponsors.

The Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally will begin with a line-up on Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove at 1:00 p.m. and the Rally Drive will start at 6:00 pm. Vintage and classic vehicles will follow a scenic route along the magnificent Pacific Grove shoreline through Pebble Beach; up Carmel’s Ocean Avenue to Highway 1, returning to Pacific Grove for a 7:00 pm award BBQ dinner at historic Chautauqua Hall.

The event is free for spectators.

Additional information may be obtained by calling 831-372-6585 or online at www.pgautorally.org.

Jamesons’ Classic Motorcycle Museum 305 Forest Avenue Pacific Grove • 831-331-3335 facebook.com/oldgeezers www.oldgeezersatlarge.com/museum

305 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove

Across from City Hall but a lot more fun!

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If Not for Challenges, Where Would We Be?

Howard Thurman wrote; “… This day I will desert my anxieties. I shall forsake them – cut them off from the food supply of my spirit. Confident am I that if I do not feed them they cannot long survive.”

Over the last several weeks, I have witnessed a great deal of commotion, some in my own life, but more in the life of others. It seems for many people life has served upheaval and dismay as their main course, two dishes many would rather not consume. While those I observed were prepared to feast on the best life has to offer, for whatever reason life bestowed the opposite. Still, in spite of this disparity between expectation and reality, no matter how dark or dingy, in my life, as well as in the life of others I noticed a brilliant illumination of hope and ability. What I noticed was the power and resiliency of the human spirit.

I find it amazing how we, the facet of animation, which at times can seem more the butt of some sordid cosmic joke or perhaps the object of God’s warped sense of humor, will face adversity, rise, and deny the inevitable. For all of us, concerning any circumstance no matter how dim, there exists the gumption to utter to the gods, the universe, to life, “How dare you!” Rather than wallow in the pungent disorder of circumstance and simply take what has been served, we find within ourselves a spirit of resiliency. How robust a thought, “This day I will desert my anxieties;” how magnificent that we have the ability to do so.

Still, as we come face to face with reality-altering events, our first impulse is to protect our sense of reality. Admittedly, like you, when first struck by undesirable circumstance I do not always gravitate to some transcendental state chanting, “this too shall pass, this too shall pass, this too shall pass.” It may have worked for Dorothy and Toto, but normally the first reaction is cynicism, which is closely followed by an overly critical evaluation, which may (and often does) lead to denial. The pathways to acceptance and growth are often tarnished by familiarity.

For many of us, before we conjure enough courage to utter “how dare you,” we must first face the question – why?

Why has this happened? Why is this

Dirrick Williams

Principle Living happening, and in some cases, why won’t it stop? It is not until later that we realize the more intelligent and promising question is not why, but why not?

We have all asked the question what is the worst that can happen, or, how bad can it get? We ask, and for as often as we do, answers to these questions are not known. Which in hindsight begs the question: Does it matter how ugly, hard, or uncomfortable things in life may become? Has there ever been or will there ever be a time where the power of hope and determination does not prevail?

As clergy, when I performed marriages, I would ask the future bride and groom, “how worse is worst?” We say (or used to say) for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, for better or for worse. If so, then I would like to know how worse can worst be? Of course, it is a rhetorical question but you should have seen some of their reactions. The point was to reframe their thoughts and inform them that they can make a good thing bad and a bad thing good, based on perception of life’s challenges (“…

Confident am I that if I do not feed them they cannot long survive.”). Today I remind you of the same.

If it were not for our challenges, how would we develop character? If it were not for the uncomfortable and undesirable, what path would take us to endurance, compassion, and peace? If it were not for dismay, how would we live the resilient spirit? From which platform other than challenge could we say, “This day I will desert my anxieties. I shall forsake them – cut them off from the food supply of my spirit?” How would we grasp the power of self, apprehend our ability to thrive, or learn to embrace our need one for another?

We reach into the arsenals of intellect and emotion, to strike back and defend what we believe to be true, and

right; but sometimes what we possess in our ability is not enough. When we have fought a good fight – our best fight - and stand naked before unrelenting circumstance, it is either blessing or miracle that rejuvenates our soul and brings us peace. Sometimes we by ourselves are not strong enough to overcome circumstance, sometimes we need help.

So what do we do when we are overwhelmed, when we reach into the arsenal and find it empty, or of no use?

No matter the name, call it God, Buddha, Allah, universe, intelligent design,

or simply call it life, it is in faith where we learn to cast our burdens, to release our fears, and allow ourselves to be cared for and to be loved beyond the point comprehension. If it were not for our challenges, would we know hope?

Would we know faith? If it were not for the challenges of life would we recognize or understand what it means to love and to be loved unconditionally?

If it were not for our challenges, what of life would we be missing?

“This day I will desert my anxieties.”

Pray and meditate daily… it makes a difference.

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Your achievements Students Make the Dean’s List

Several local residents made the academic Dean’s List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a spring 2013 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,678 students receiving the same honor.

Ashley Cameron, Amanda Cardoso, Charles Hewett, Grace Sunukjian of Pacific Grove, and Melanie Hong of Carmel.

Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God First and excellence in higher education. With 57 bachelor’s degrees, 40 master’s degrees, 14 certificates, 10 credentials, and 9 doctoral programs, the university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online, and at seven regional centers throughout Southern California.

Legal Services for Seniors Announces 2013-14 Board Legal Services for Seniors has elected a new slate of officers to serve as their executive board of directors for the 2013-2014 fiscal year: Mr. Donald Leach, Esq., President. Mr. Mike Leavy, CFA, Co-Vice President. Mr. John Kesecker, Esq., Co-Vice President. Ms. Carol Anne Kolb, CPA, Treasure.

Ms. Lynn Lozier, Esq., Secretary.

Mr. Donald Leach, Esq. is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law pursuant to the State of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Mr. Mike Leavy, CFA is the chief investment officer for Integris Wealth Management, a financial planning and investment management services company and a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation since 1991.

Mr. John Kesecker, Esq. with the law firm of Fenton & Keller works in the areas of business transaction, real estate, and estate planning, probate, and trust administration extensively with businesses in the Salinas Valley and the agricultural industry.

Ms. Carol Kolb, CPA is a partner at PMB Helin Donovan, a full-service CPA firm providing accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services to individuals, closely held businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Ms. Lynn Lozier, Esq. is an attorney at Heisinger, Buck & Morris whose areas of practice include estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration elder law and conservatorships.

Other board members who will be helping achieve LSS’ mission of the provision of no-cost legal representation to Monterey County seniors are: Mr. Charles Des Roches (immediate past president) Ms. Liza Horvath, Monterey Trust Management, Mr. Gregory Chilton, Esq., Ms. Donna Jean Brandt, Mr. Henry Carrasco, Ms. Leslie Geyer and Mr. Thomas J. MacDonald.

Peeps

Sculptor Edward Eyth Named Academy’s 2013 Sport Artist of the Year World-renowned American sculptor Edward Eyth has been selected as the American Sport Art Museum and Archives’ (ASAMA) 2013 Sport Artist of the Year for his outstanding work in continuously creating sculptures that capture the spirit of the Olympics and sport.

Eyth joins painter Charles Billich as this year’s Sport Artists of the Year and they will be honored at the Academy’s 29th annual Awards of Sport event, “A Tribute to the Artist and the Athlete,” Thursday, Nov. 14 at the university’s Daphne, AL, campus.

“Eyth has displayed great passion in creating outstanding sport sculptures throughout the years,” said United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich. “We are excited to honor him.”

Eyth said becoming a Sport Artist of the Year is a career highlight among his many impressive achievements.

“It’s an outstanding honor and career highlight to receive this award,” he said.

“I’m genuinely grateful to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives for this recognition, and for their exceptional efforts in supporting athletic achievement, culture and the arts.”

Inspired by the beauty and eloquence of the human form, many of Eyth’s sculptures have been recognized internationally.

The artist’s sculpture, “Balance,” which features a gymnast gracefully poised on a balance beam, was selected as winner in the sculpture category at the 2008 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport and Art Contest. The sculpture was then a finalist at the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Sport and Art Contest in Lausanne, Switzerland.

A graphic works finalist in the 2012 national contest for American artists, Eyth submitted “Olympic Spirit,” a painting that depicts a male and female athlete elevating the five rings that symbolize the Olympics.

He did a similar large outdoor sculpture that received the Olympic Rings Award and was selected for inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Landscape Sculpture

2013 Sport Artist of the Year Sculptor Edward Eyth

“Balance” by Eyth won the 2008 USOC Sport and Art contest and was a finalist at the IOC competition.

Make the ‘Kindest Cut of All’ 2nd Annual Hair-Cutting Event for Women Needing Wigs The Paul Mortuary, partnering with Hair Studio 104, held a hair-cutting event last year and seeks to repeat the success this Aug. 25 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. when professional staff from Hair Studio 104 will cut donors' eight-inch pony tails and trim up their hair. The pony tails will be donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a charity campaign which partners with the American Cancer Society to create and donate real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

Donations of at least eight inches of hair are requested. (Measure when straight if your hair is wavy or curly.)

Hair should be free of permanent color, bleach, or other chemical treatments such as Japanese Straightening. Vegetable dyes and semi-permanent dyes are acceptable, and hair with no more than five percent gray is requested.

“Last year, four of our staff participated,” said MaryNina Hill of Paul Mortuary. “Help support a woman during the

greatest fight of her life.”

The event will be held at the Paul Mortuary, 390 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. If you have questions or would like to participate, call the Paul at 831-375-4191 or Hair Studio 104 at 375-0104.

Design Exhibition.

In 2011, Eyth earned a silver medal at the National Art Museum of Sport Second Annual International “Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition.”

Eyth’s sculptures are featured in select private collections around the globe and as part of the permanent collection at ASAMA, which arguably holds the largest collection of sport art in the world.

Throughout his distinguished career, Eyth has worked with famous filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. He has consulted on projects with the Smithsonian Institution, Universal Studios, Paramount Studios, Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney and Jim Henson Company.

He received degrees in visual communications and industrial design from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where he was awarded a scholarship for outstanding academic achievement and graduated with distinction. Three years after graduation, Eyth was recruited by the Art Center College to teach an advanced visual communications course. In 1989, he was honored with the college’s “Great Teacher Award.”

In 1992 Eyth moved to New York City, where he instructed a design course at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

He has lectured at various colleges and educational institutions including Parson’s School of Design – New York; School of Visual Arts – New York; University of California, Los Angeles; Art Institute of Pittsburgh; Society of Illustrators; and the Puppetry Guild of Los Angeles.

While living in New York, Eyth studied old master paintings and sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art done by artists such as Carpeaux, Rodin, Veyrier, and Houdon along with collections of various ethnic works. Further research included the Louvre, Musée Rodin and other prominent museums in Europe. This immersion in the world of artistic masters reinforced Eyth’s passion for figurative art and prompted his transition to the full-time pursuit of sculpture and drawing.

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Arts and Events

Up and Coming Volunteer Advocates Sought for Monterey Rape Crisis

Monterey County Rape Crisis Center is looking for compassionate men and women to participate in our upcoming volunteer Advocate Training. We are particularly in need of bilingual Spanish and English speaking volunteers to assist sexual assault/abuse survivors in our community who are monolingual Spanish-speakers. They need and deserve your help and support.

The training is 44 hours and participants will become State Certified Sexual Assault Counselors. Once completed, volunteer advocates respond from home to calls on the 24-hour crisis line which are received through an answering service. They also support survivors and their loved ones in person during medical exams and law enforcement interviews. We are looking for long term volunteers who can make a yearlong commitment. Training will be on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning Thurs., Sept. 5 through Oct. 3.

Become an asset and leader in your community by helping people in need immediately and directly.

For more information please call (831) 373-3955 or 771-0411 and visit our website: www.mtryrapecrisis.org or www.mtryrapecrisis.org/span List of Training Dates: Thursdays September 5, 12, 19, 26, and October 3 (6-9pm) Saturdays September 7, 14, 21, & 28 (9am-5pm)

Holman Ranch Tasting Room Goes to the Dogs to Benefit AFRP

Holman Ranch Tasting Room in Carmel Valley “Goes To The Dogs” on Sunday, August 25 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with a fundraiser for Animal Friends Rescue Project.

The tasting room is located at 19 E. Carmel Valley Road, Suite C at White Oaks Plaza in Carmel Valley. Bring your four-legged friend and enjoy a flight of amazing Holman Ranch wines and tasty small bites. While listening to the music of Felten & Michele, watch a dog biscuit cooking demo by Chef Brandon Miller from Mundaka at 11:45 and receive a professional photo of you and your dog by Richard Green Photography.

The cost is $20 per person to attend with all proceeds benefiting AFRP space is limited so make your reservation early. Reservations can be made at www.animalfriendsrescue.org or by calling 831-333-0722.

Legal Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of VERGEN CELESTE LEON Case No. M124118 Filed July 23, 2013. To all interested persons: Petitioner VIRGEN CELESTE LEON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name EVERARDO RAFAEL BUSTAMANTE to proposed name EVERETT LEON. 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 20, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15.

The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: July 23, 2013 Judge of the Superior Court: Kay T. Kingsley.

Publication dates: 07/26, 08/02, 08/09, 08/16/13

A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream: Art Happening and Creative Merchant Fair

~A fabulous kind of open house!

Art-making, poetry, performance, music, and more. Come to the PGAC for a fabulously creative kind of open house!

Free to attend! However, there will be unique goods available for sale—from collage and cards, to sculpture and handmade books. All PGAC profits will benefit our children’s art programs. Volunteers perform all manner of theater. Interactive experiences, whimsy, delightful expression. Come for the free drop-in drawing sessions with a costumed model. Enjoy trying your hand at watercolor. Play music with our Hootenanny experts! Some of our resident studio artists will also hold open studios that day. We are connecting with other local creative people, businesses and non-profits. Our goal is our mission: building community through creativity.

Saturday August 10, 2013 Noon-5:00 p.m.

To date the following will also be participating: * The Forest Theater will have actors reciting poetry and Shakespeare. * Lisa Coscino’s Flying ACE Museum: Air Cooled Engineering and Mid Century Culture. * Lisa Handley of Plumeria Papercraft. * Mary Hill Photography * John McCleary will be here with his Hippie Dictionary All ages welcome. FREE to attend!

(The event was formerly called “art happening and maker fair.” Please note that we have changed the name due to other “maker fairs” being different from our event. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

Book discussion at Monterey Library

The Monterey Public Library will host the Literary Circle book discussion group on Monday, August 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room. The group will be discussing the Pulitzer Prize winning “The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson. The event is designed for ages 16-adult. Admission is free. The library is located at 625 Pacific Street in Monterey. For more information call 646-3949 or see www. monterey.org/library.

hOURbank Film at Pacific Grove Museum

On Wed., Aug. 14 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., hOURbank will host a screening of the film “Fixing the Future” at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove.

In Fixing the Future, host David Brancaccio, of public radio’s Marketplace and NOW on PBS, visits people and organizations across America who are attempting a revolution: the reinvention of the American economy. The film highlights effective, local practices such as: local business alliances, community banking, time banking/ hour exchange, worker cooperatives and local currencies.

This is a free event and the public is invited.

Stay after the film for a Q&A with hOURbank Coordinators.

Ann Jealous and Caroline Haskell to speak at Pacific Grove Library

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of RICHARD HERNANDEZ III, HAILEY HERNANDEZ Case No. M123945 Filed July 9, 2013. To all interested persons: Petitioner RICHARD HERNANDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name RICHARD HERNANDEZ III, HAILEY LYNN HERNANDEZ, BENTLEY JAY HERNANDEZ, DRAKE KAY HERNANDEZ to proposed name RICHARD BYRUM, HAILEY LYNN BYRUM, BENTLEY JAY BYRUM, DRAKE KAY BYRUM. 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: August 30, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m., 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 09, 2013 Judge of the Superior Court: Kay T. Kingsley.

Publication dates: 07/26, 08/02, 08/09, 08/16/13 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20131482 The following person is doing business as: JUST 4U HAIR, 1102 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. KIM HUI, 728 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 5, 2013.

This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 08-01-13. Signed Kim Hui. Publication dates 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20131364 The following person is doing business as SHARED NOTES, 3354-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA 95403 and RAVE VINES & WINES, 3354-A Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA 95403. SONS OF BACCHUS, LLC. 28275 N. Alta Street, Gonzales, CA 93926-0908. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/16/2013 . Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 07/15/2013. Signed: Mark Pisoni, Secretary, Partner for Sons of Bacchus, LLC. This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Publication dates: 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9/2013.

Listen to editors Ann Jealous and Caroline Haskell discussing their work, “Combined Destinies: Whites Sharing Grief about Racism,” a collection of stories from writers who explore these highly charged issues in their personal lives.

7:30 - 9 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 22 at Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Ave., P.G. Suggested donation is $10; refreshments are included. Book are available at The Works in PG and at the event. For more information contact FriendsPGLibrary@yahoo.com.

August 9, 2013 • CEDAR STREET

“Maybellene, Why Can’t You Be True?”

Home Office Deduction Part II

Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.

Travis H. Long, CPA

Planning for Each Generation

Travis on Taxes

To paraphrase country music singer Allan Jackson, my first love was an “older woman.” I was 16 and she was 42. Despite the age difference, she was the prettiest I had ever seen. Although my parents were skeptical at first, they became very supportive of our relationship. My friends had their doubts at first as well, but they grew to truly adore her. She was born in Michigan in 1953. She is teal/blue and white and originally had a Powerglide transmission. I’m speaking of course about “Maybellene,” my 1953 Chevy Bel Air, named after the Chuck Berry song.

Recently, my mechanic suggested that I purchase taller and narrower wheels and tires to better accommodate the custom frame. I was excited to outfit Maybellene with “saddle shoes” (white wall tires), but I realized that beyond starting the car and steering the wheel, I know next to nothing about cars. My mechanic made it sound easy, “Just go taller and narrower.” The mechanic said that he was “not a tire guy,” but that the tire shop of my choice should be able to help me.

I visited my tire shop and was informed that in order to purchase white wall tires, I should go directly through a tire distributor on the east coast. The tire shop gave me dimensions on the height and width of the wheels and tires, but advised that when it comes to hot rods, they defer to the mechanic. The tire shop agreed to install my new tires and wheels after I ordered them through the distributor.

I called the tire distributor to sort through its catalog and finally settled on specific wheels and tires. Again, the focus was solely on the height and width. Before placing my order, I reviewed the potential purchase one more time with my me-

chanic and the tire shop. Both stated, “That sounds right.” Finally, not completely sure of what I was doing, I placed the order.

As feared, something indeed went wrong. Even though everybody only focused on the height and width of the wheels and tires, nobody mentioned to me the existence of a third measurement: “inset measurement,” that is, how far in or out the wheels sit. As it turned out, the wheels sat too far out, hitting the fenders, and rendering Maybellene non-operational. To make matters worse, because the wheels were mounted to the car, they were considered “used” and the tire distributor refused to accept a return. As far as finding a solution, it only got worse from there.

My mechanic suggested the solution was to order new wheels with different inset measurements. My tire shop dealer told me that getting new custom wheels would be too expensive and suggested instead to have a body shop roll the fender to create more space between the tires and the fender. I therefore visited a body shop.

The body shop (predictably) advised me that rolling the fender will not work and suggested that I might need a smaller front clip.

In a few short hours, I went from having a drivable classic car that was going to be fitted with new and improved wheels and tires to a non-operational disaster with three different and contradicting opinions as to the best solution! Thankfully my mechanic offered to solve the problem for me, which ended up with my purchase of five new custom wheels with the proper inset measurement. Between the original wheels, the wheels I purchased from the

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Estate Planning Living Trusts & Wills Elder Law Care Trust Administration Medi-Cal Planning Asset Protection

Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.

Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. is Certified as an Estate, Planning, Trust and Probate Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

704-D Forest Avenue • Pacific Grove

Phone: 831-920-0205

www.KrasaLaw.com • kyle@KrasaLaw.com

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Two weeks ago, I discussed a new simplified option for calculating the home office deduction that is effective for 2013.

(You can find the article on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog if you missed it.)

The rules to qualify for a home office, however, have remained unchanged, and still complicated! At the end of the last article I promised I would discuss the basic rules to qualify - so let’s get to it!

The purpose of the home office deduction is to offset the costs of maintaining a dedicated office space in a home related to a business owned by an individual, or in some cases for an employee’s job.

Let’s talk about employees first.

Many employees these days work from home, but more often than not, they are not entitled to the deduction because it is their personal choice to work from home.

The law requires that the office be for the employer’s convenience - not yours. If your employer does not require you to work from home and provides space for you at the main office which you choose not to utilize, you are generally barred from taking the deduction.

An employer hiring for telecommuting position so it can save on corporate office rent or obtain/retain talent in distant places would certainly be for the employer’s convenience. Or perhaps an employer would like to have a presence in a particular area, so it hires somebody to work out of his or her own home office, and meet clients there, instead of having to rent another space. This would also be for the employer’s convenience. Often, people work a couple days from home, and a couple days in the office. They could be closer to a customer base from their home for appointments, for instance, but

then also come to the main offices for staff meetings, etc. Many times, it is certainly convenient for both parties.

The key thing employees would want to have is an expectation in writing from the employer about maintaining and using their own office. Rationalizing in your own mind that the employer is benefiting will not help, even though it may be true.

If it does seem the employer is better off as a result of your home office, and your job description does not discuss maintaining your own office, you may want to talk to the employer about changing your job description to include this.

Now let’s discuss people running their own business. In this circumstance, the IRS says the office must be one of three things: 1) the principal place of business, 2) a place of business that is used to meet customers, or 3) a separate structure from the home, but used for the business. If you have a business, and your home is the only office, it is pretty clear you meet one of these three. When someone has an office space outside the home, but also has a home office it gets a little trickier, especially if you don’t regularly meet with customers at your home (occasional use won’t qualify) and you don’t have a detached building at your home.

Digging further into item one you find that the IRS distinguishes your principal place of business from other offices as the place where your administrative and management activities such as billing, accounting, ordering supplies, making appointments, etc. takes place. If you have no other fixed location where you conduct substantial administrative and

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$10 Neutermania is Year-Round, Six Days a Week SPCA cat neuter surgeries now cost $10 every day thanks to a generous grant

High quality service from expert surgeons

Anne Muraski

Animal Chatter By: Anne Muraski, the SPCA for Monterey County For seven years now The SPCA for Monterey County has been providing very low-cost sterilizations for male cats and kittens during our October through January Neutermania program. Now, thanks to a generous grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, we can offer this vital service year-round! Since we began Neutermania we have seen a 25 percent drop in unwanted kitten intake, and shelters throughout Monterey County have experienced a 16 percent decrease.

“With $10 neuters available year-round including Saturdays we hope to reduce kitten intakes even further,” said SPCA veterinarian Carol Iida. “Neutermania has been very successful, but we know that many people waited until October to neuter their cats. Now more surgeries will take place immediately— that can make

Your SPCA is the local leader in efforts to end unnecessary euthanasia with more than 126,500 spay and neuter surgeries performed since our clinic opened.

a huge difference when you consider that female cats go into heat every 21 days.”

Science Saturday: Rocks and Minerals

What’s rockin’ at the Museum? Sat., Aug. 31, come discover the world of rocks and minerals! The Carmel Valley Gem & Mineral Society is joining us for this month’s event where you can grow your own crystals, create agate gemstone necklaces, explore volcanic rocks, and even win a gift on the geology-themed prize

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east coast, and the custom wheels, at one point I had 15 wheels (including the spares) for one car!

This anecdote offers lessons that can be applied to estate planning.

1. Communication between expert and client is essential. Just as I do not expect my clients to know about conduit provisions, generation skipping tax, spendthrift clauses, and the rule against perpetuities, I should not have been expected to know or to inquire about inset measurement. The best attorneys are those who have a keen appreciation of what their clients should not be expected to know and effectively communicate that information in an easy-to-understand manner.

2. Communication among advisors is also important. Often, a client will have an attorney, an accountant, a financial advisor, and in some cases a realtor and a mortgage

wheel. Join the Museum for a fun, free event dedicated to ROCKing out!

Visitors may drop in anytime at this event between 11:00 a.m. And 3:00 p.m. to enjoy all the activities.

Science Saturdays are held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.

broker. If the parties are not on the same page, advice is bound to get muddled and the client suffers. Advisors must acknowledge that the client cannot be “stuck in the middle” and should put their egos aside and reach out to their colleagues to make sure that the plan is comprehensive from all perspectives.

3. Client care and service is necessary. When I had three different advisors giving me three different and contradicting solutions, I felt lost and frustrated.

Thankfully my mechanic offered to lift the burden off of my shoulders by finding a solution himself. There is truly a benefit to having an expert who will accept the responsibility to address the client’s needs.

KRASA LAW is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, PG, and Kyle can be reached at 831-920-0205.

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Our highly experienced veterinarians are specialists with thousands of surgeries to their credit. Their outstanding level of expertise means that your pet will have a smaller incision, spend less time under anesthesia, and have a faster recovery time with minimal stress.

Our modern, state-of-the-art clinic has the same high quality surgical standards as private practices, with safe isoflourine anesthesia, supportive care, postoperative monitoring and pain medication before and after surgery—and we are open on Saturdays for your convenience.

Besides preventing the tragedy of pet overpopulation, spaying and neutering prevents cancers and reduces spraying, fighting, injuries and the spread of feline immunodeficiency virus and other diseases. Please call us at 264-5400 to schedule your cat’s Neutermania appointment.

Let’s keep Neutermania going strong!

The Neutermania grant will pay $35 of our total $45 cat neuter fee—but only until funding runs out. Our hope is to continue year-round $10 male cat sterilizations with help from community donations. If you’d like to support this vital program to prevent the suffering of unwanted pets please make a donation when you use clinic services, or you can contact us at SPCAmc.org, or at 264-5431.

First United Methodist Church to Host Forum on Homeless Women Rev. Michael Reid, the Associate Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove, will be speaking on the Issue of Homeless Women at a Community Forum at 7:00pm on Tuesday, September 17th. The forum will be held in Grantham Hall at the First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove, 915 Sunset Drive (at 17 Mile Drive).

Rev. Reid will talk about the current realities of homelessness on our peninsula and the unique struggles of women who find themselves homeless.

He will provide an update on the responses of our peninsula communities thus far, share his perspective on where we are now and suggest ways that we can work together as individuals and faith communities to be a part of long term solutions.

This Forum is being sponsored by the Ruth Circle Women of the First United Methodist Church. Members of the community are cordially invited to attend.

For more information, contact Pastor Pam Cummings (831) 372-5876

pLONG From Page 9 management activities then your home office would qualify as your principal place of business. For instance, if you were a personal trainer and rented space for you and your staff to meet with clients and use your exercise equipment, but you did all of your accounting, billing, appointment making, etc. from your home office, your home office would qualify as the principal place of business.

For any home office, whether it be for employees or business owners, the office must be used “exclusively and regularly” as an office for that business. The rules are very rigid. You can’t use a room a couple times a year and write it off, even if you did not use it for anything else. It needs to be used with regular frequency, and be substantial and integral. You also can’t double up your living room as an office during the day and a TV room at night. You can’t have a family office where the kids use it for computer games on the weekends, dad uses it to work on the finances in the evening, and then mom uses it as her office during the day and tries to deduct it. People often try to write off the whole guest bedroom which also houses there office, but courts have typically denied this if they have a bed in there and admit to having guests on occasion.

Technically, any nonbusiness purpose use disqualifies the space (special rules apply to childcare providers, however).

In practice there is at least de minimis personal use of virtually every office space, and at the end of the day, it is quite difficult to know if someone uses an office for some personal purposes. However, if the auditor shows up and the kids are playing games on your computer and your in-laws’ suitcases are next to the bed in your “office,” I think you will have a problem! Stick to the spirit of the law, carve out a dedicated space, and everyone will be happy. Keep in mind that you don’t have to use an entire room, but you can define a portion of a room as the dedicated space, write off closet space for storage, etc.

If you have multiple businesses, you can use the same space for all of them, but if one business fails to qualify, then it is seen as personal use and thus none of the businesses qualify to claim the home office deduction. (Note, in calculating the deduction, you would allocate the allowable deduction to the businesses - you would not get a double or triple deduction for the same space.)

In the final installment on home offices in two weeks, I will discuss the normal method of calculating the home office deduction and what expenses generally qualify.

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

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

Travis H. Long, CPA is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. He can be reached at 831-333-1041.

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Day Tripping Tom Stevens

Otter Views Recent northerly day trips produced a few hits and a near-miss, or should I say “mist?” A very heavy one last Tuesday shrouded San Francisco Bay, site of the 2013 America’s Cup sailing races.

A friend and I had driven up to the city that morning hoping to see the futuristic 70-foot catamarans entered in this year’s event. According to the Cup web site, the Swedes and the Americans were to practice at noon.

We reached the bay with 10 minutes to spare and parked on an overlook near the Golden Gate Bridge. Training binoculars out over the water, we scanned the shipping lanes for any sign of the fabled racing yachts. What we saw instead was . . . murk and more murk.

The brisk winds that normally whitecap the Golden Gate had taken the day off, leaving the America’s Cup with what sailors call “very light air.” To spectators trying to see through it, on the other hand, the air was as thick as Ghirardelli’s chocolate; so smoggy you couldn’t see the Bay Bridge from Marina.

Even the most Stygian gloom cannot cloak a 100-foot sail, though, and eventually one of these hove into sight. It was the Swedish catamaran Artemis, finally back on the water following a May catastrophe that wrecked the boat and drowned crew member Andy Simpson. While the Swedes mourned and made repairs, the remaining teams from Italy, New Zealand and the U.S. gained a seemingly insurmountable advantage in practice time on the bay.

That was evident the day we watched. After Artemis made a solo circuit of the three-legged course, Oracle’s two U.S. boats joined the Swedish team for a second practice lap. Even in the day’s light air, the U.S. boats piked swiftly up onto their hydrofoils and sped off across the bay like pelicans. Able to get only one hull out of the water, Artemis soon fell off the Americans’ pace.

There being little to see once the boats had rounded the nearest mark and vanished into the smog, we drove up to the Legion of Honor art museum at Land’s End. There the “Impressionists on the Water” exhibit provided a more visible marine experience.

Running into October, the show explores the link between Impressionism and pleasure boating. The sport was so popular with Impressionist-era painters some even built “floating studios” aboard their boats.

The show includes the actual one-man wooden scull that appears in a famous Monet canvas. I tried to photograph this graceful boat but was thwarted by an alert museum guard. The Monet painting of the boat also could not be photographed, so you’ll have to imagine the scull. It is long, low and sleek, like a streamlined kayak. It has no hydrofoils.

A better photo op occurred Sunday, when another day trip led to the Garden Song flower farm near Elkhorn Slough. There, thriving gardens surround a live music stage, a gift shop, shady walks and a picnic lawn. Set in hilly oak tree country, the farm grows dahlias as big and colorful as party balloons.

It also cultivates several types of “butterfly plants,” which helped qualify the farm as a release site for butterflies raised at an East Bay breeding facility. Luckily, Sunday was the monarchs’ turn, and the farmer invited his two dozen customers to participate.

“The butterflies will be coming around in a blue bowl,” he announced. “Please take one packet each, open it carefully, and place your butterfly on a flower.”

Reaching into a large spherical fish bowl, we withdrew in turn white cardboard triangles about the size of folded pocket handkerchiefs, or tea sandwiches with the crusts cut off. Within each packet, a single adult monarch lay in a sort of cryogenic torpor induced by refrigeration. Half were males; half, females.

We carried our packets down the sloping lawn to a bordering wildflower thicket and gingerly opened them. Each revealed a brand new monarch, its wings folded as if in sleep, its rich orange and velvety black hues as yet undimmed by life’s travails.

As warming daylight and a soft breeze entered each packet, the butterflies trembled and stirred to life. At length they could grip a fingertip for the short ride to an open flower. There they sat, bobbing in the light wind, stepping about, slowly opening and closing their wings. Some lifted off in short order and flickered around the glade, while others seemed content to sit on their flowers and take it all in.

If the program succeeds, the monarchs will find Garden Song to their liking and return to breed another generation that will “self-release,” to modify a Mitt Romney phrase. While I hope that happens, I’m grateful to have opened a monarch release packet. It was a heavenly experience.

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Are They Making Freezers Smaller?

Or am I still buying for the whole firehouse?

Neil Jameson

The Retired Firehouse Cook The other day I was cruising the grocery store and noticed a two-for-one deal on ice cream. Now, there was a time when a half gallon of ice cream was barely enough for the guys at the firehouse, so I jumped on the deal, forgetting there are only two of us now.

A half hour later, there I was, rooting around in the freezer, trying to find room for two half gallons of ice cream when I ran across a bag of frozen shrimp, having purchased same on a two-for-one deal earlier this month. Hmmm.

What to do when there's not enough room for the ice cream and the shrimp? Obviously, eat one or the other. The shrimp got the short straw.

I also have an overabundance of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers this time of year. No one has come forth with zucchini yet and I have no intention of cooking cucumbers, but the the tomatoes and peppers cried out to be made into shrimp creole with said shrimp.

You may ask how I came by tomatoes here in sunless Pacific Grove. Well, my buddy Wayne, who just reached 89, was raised on a farm in Oklahoma. It may be that he went on to a career in dentistry, but deep down inside he's still a farmer and raises outrageous vegetables in raised beds in his back yard in a mobile home park in San Jose.

I gave him some of my worms for a compost pile and there's been no stopping him.

My reward is produce from his garden – jalapeños, tomatoes and cherry tomatoes by the dozen and cucumbers. I have gallons of refrigerator dills made with those cucumbers, including one sissy gallon for Her Editorness and one with righteous jalapenos for Yours Truly.

Shrimp Creole Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1½ to 2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined (preferably big ones) 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 4 ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks 1 cup chopped green pepper, or maybe some Anaheims or pasillas depending on your taste 1/2 cup diced celery 3/4 teaspoon salt 6 cloves of garlic, smooshed and cleaned 1/8 tsp. chili powder Preparation: Barely boil the shrimp and set aside to cool, at least until they can be cleaned by your assistant. Her Editorness grabs their little tails and pulls the shell right off, picking off any remaining pieces.

Heat oil in large heavy skillet. Add onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until lightly browned. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, pepper, celery, salt, and chili powder.

Simmer, uncovered, over low heat for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and combine with shrimp. Serve over hot white rice.

Want your creole to have some authority? Use a jalapeño, chopped and added to the skillet with the other vegetables.

The more peppers you put into the creole, the more you're going to need that ice

Story Times Begin Soon at Library Fall story times will begin the week of August 21 & 22 at the Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove: •

Pre-School Stories (ages 2-5) Wednesdays at 11:00 am

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Wacky Wednesday (grades K-2), an after school program featuring stories, science and crafts, Wednesdays at 3:45 pm

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Babies & Toddler Stories (Birth - 2) Thursdays at 11:00 am For more information, call 648-5760

Artists in Chautauqua Seeks Artists

Artists in Chautauqua, the annual arts and crafts show held in conjunction with Chautauqua Days, is set for Sun., Oct. 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove and Artisana Gallery, seeks local artists and craftspeople for both indoor and outdoor table sales. Application deadline is Aug. 31, 2013. We will continue to accept applications received after this date for consideration to fill the show or add to wait list on a first come, first served basis.

Please reply to ArtisanaGallery@yahoo.com and we will send you a copy of the application for this event. Thank you!

Bakery to host watercolor art reception

A female and a male monarch test their wings upon release from a packet.

An art reception featuring members of Deborah Russell’s watercolor classes will be held Friday, August 9 from 4-6 p.m. at Toast Bakery at 3 Del Fino Place in Carmel Valley Village. Refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by Peridot Fine Art. Call 920-8130 for more information.

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Decking Out the City for Feast of Lanterns

TOPAZ award, Swofford residence, 849 Ocean View Blvd.

TURQUOISE award, Cory residence, 781 Pine Ave.

Gruber residence

AMETHYST award, Hakim residence, 711 Congress Ave.

RUBY award, McCullough residence, 863 Lighthouse Ave.

PEARL award, Agee residence, 306 17th St.

HONORABLE MENTION, Bautista residence, 825 ine Ave.

Residence pictures by Feast of Lanterns Royal Court.

Business photos by Peter Mounteer

HONORABLE MENTION, Lawless residence, 411 Junipero Ave.

Blessings Boutique, Lighthouse Ave.

Coldwell-Banker Real Estate, Lighthouse Ave.

PEARL award, Agee residence, 306 17th St.

Pacific Grove Information Center, Lighthouse Ave.

17th Street Grill, 17th St. and Lighthouse Ave.

Butterfly Shop, 16th Street

Sand Pebble Gifts, Lighthouse Ave.

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Michael Martinez with Special Guest Louis Landon Will Appear at Canterbury Woods

Canterbury Woods will again host local favorite Michael Martinez, along with special guest artist Louis Landon, for a piano concert featuring original contemporary compositions. Michael enjoys performing many genres of music on the local scene, and recently had the chance to travel to Canada to perform with Stu Hayden at the Blues Festival in Windsor. Finding the experience of collaborating with other musicians very rewarding, Michael has arranged for New York pianist Louis Landon to come and join him for his upcoming concert.

Louis Landon is a Steinway Artist who has dedicated his life to music and his passion for peace. His career has taken him around the world playing a variety of styles with some of the most recognized names in the entertainment industry: classical music for Mikhail Baryshnikov, Latin music with "Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers", pop music with Rupert "Pina Colada Song" Holmes on television and national tours, rock & roll with John Hall, opening for the "Little Feat" tour. For the past 23 years, through his production company Landon Music, he has written and produced music for film, video, and commercials. Not long ago, Landon realized that his music — the solo piano compositions that bring him so much joy and peace, could surely bring joy, and particularly peace, to his audience around the world.

Louis Landon's mission is to create a more loving and peaceful world by writing, recording and performing music from the heart. He has released 13 CDs on the LCI record label and has just finished recording “Sedona on My Mind,” to be released in September, 2013.

Michael is inspired by Louis’ philosophy of bringing peace and happiness through music, and recognizes a kindred sense of what he seeks to bring the audience through his musical performances as well.

The community is invited for an evening of music with these two amazing contemporary piano artists on Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Canterbury Woods-651 Sinex Ave., Pacific Grove. For more info: michael@michaelmartinezmusic.com RSVP: 657-4193

Blast From The Past August 17 & 18

Saturday: 10a.m.–6p.m. Sunday: Noon–4:30p.m.

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Ben Alexander

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

How to Score Better

Most of the golfers I teach who are beginners want to have a little consistency, just to be able to hit the ball sometimes and that’s what we all want, of course, but beginners need quicker feedback and good thoughts about golf. So I recommend, you beginners out there, get some lessons for sure. Make sure during your lessons you get a lot of short game which is putting, chipping and pitch and sand shots. Many of us — even the veteran players — spend way too much time hitting balls on the range, worrying about the driver, when a 20-yard pitch shot is much more important than a 300-yard drive in the trees.

Get your short game in shape and lower scores are sure to follow.

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Ragamuffin Theatre Presents

‘Grease’’

Margeaux Lievenberg (Eugene), Taylor Rhoades (Marty) (rear), Daniela Coatu (Rudy), Heather Baer (Sonny)

Ashley Reed as Sandy Dumbrowski Ty Barrett (Kenickie), Daniela Coatu (Rudy), Heather Baer (Sonny), Cameron Reeves ((Danny Zuko)

Eleanor Bennett-White (Frenchy), Taylor Rhoades (Marty), Becky Phillips (Jan), (Lauren Pick as Rizzo hidden), Ashley Reed (Sandy Dumbrowski)

Taylor Rhoades (Marty), Becky Phillips (Jan), Eleanor Bennett-White (Frenchy) and Lauren Pick (Rizzo)

Ty Barret (Kenickie) and Lauren Pick (Rizzo)

Taylor Rhoades (Marty) and Cameron Reeves (Danny Zuko)

Cameron Reeves (Danny Zuko) and Lauren Pick (Rizzo)

‘The Pink Ladies’ : Taylor Rhoades (Marty), Lauren Peck (Rizzo), Kristen Sollecito (Legs) (rear), Ashley Reed (Sandy)

‘You’re The One That I Love!’

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L-R: Daniela Coatu (Rudy), Sarah Galley (also as Miss Lynch), Margaux Leivenberg, Ty Barrett (Kenickie), Cameron Reeves (Danny), Heather Baer (Sonny), Maya Sritharan, Taylor Rhoades.

Eleanor Bennett-White (Frenchy), Taylor Rhoades (Marty) and Becky Phillips (Jan) Maya Sritharan as Patty Simcox leads the ensemble

Photos by Peter Mounteer

Ashley Reed (Sandy Dumbrowski) and Cameraon Reeves (Danny Zuko)

Taylor Rhoades (Marty), Margeax Leivenberg (Eugene), Cameron Reeves (Danny), Ty Barrett (Kenickie), Becky Phillips (Jan)

Daniela Coatu (Rudy) and Becky Phillips (Jan) in front, Cameron Reeves (Danny)

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Jonathon and Friends Uce Juice: A Positive Boost New family business aims to turn the health beverage market on its head

Jane Roland

Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Jonathon Livingston Seagull searched for meaning to life and returned from “a higher plane of existence” where he had met other gulls who love to fly. He returns to earth to find others like him, to bring them his learning and to spread his love for flight. His mission is successful, gathering around him others who have been outlawed for not conforming. Ultimately, the very first of his students, Fletcher Lynd Seagull, becomes a teacher in his own right and Jonathon leaves to teach other flocks.

So goes the novella by Richard Bach, written in the 1970s. In 1972 and 1973 the book topped the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States.

Later a movie was made, with a sound track by Neil Diamond, whom Bach despised; the film was blasted by the critics who said it was “for the birds.”

I watched the birds with fascination when I was a child, living on Governors Island across from Manhattan. They are beautiful creatures with very bad manners.

Anyone reading this knows that Pacific Grove has an infestation of these birds. In the building where I work at the AFRP Treasure Shop, they roost on the roof and constantly let us know they are present. There are peculiar noises that sound like trespassers, but, in truth, it is Jonathon’s friends, finding material for nests, rolling a purloined piece of bread along the roof top, and hopping. They are brazen and unafraid.

The damage created by our birds is substantial. There is no doubt that the problem is of epidemic proportions as cited by Pacific Grove residents and civic leaders. The sidewalks are “mucky” and any automobile of color is polka dotted, I hadn’t intended that design for my little red Cadillac; nonetheless that’s what I get, week after week. The car wash establishments must be extremely happy and those who do their own cleaning full of a thirst for revenge. There is nothing that can be done. Seagulls are protected and cannot be assassinated. They are really very beautiful and, I am sure, very nice, but Jonathon forgot to toilet train them.

They are extremely intelligent, or have a great sense of time. At the ball games, late in the day (or at night), they start attending. First they are there to watch, perching above the stands. A few weeks ago, one swooped down on the field when the Giants were playing. He probably thought that the ball was food.

Normally, however, they sit up there... waiting...waiting. If the game runs late, their patience runs out and they start

swooping to gather morsels that have been dropped. They are all over empty stands and parking lots by the thousands. On the other hand, we made them this way; we invaded their territory, and fished the oceans, the gull’s source of food. What is worse, we feed them.

Humans have infiltrated the domain of the animal world. The deer population is ever present; they saunter across the street without fear. It amazes me that we hear of so few accidents involving Bambi and cars.

At the meeting called to address the problem, Lori Mannel, executive director of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, told the audience that these are not sea gulls but western gulls...sea or western, they all look the same. Pacific Grove denizens will wash sidewalks and store fronts, they will clean their cars, and hope that Jonathon or one of his disciples will return and teach their brethren better manners. In the meantime cover your cars, wash your sidewalks and, every so often, duck.

It is not all gulls in Pacific Grove.

We have many dogs. Unlike Carmel we are not advertised as a dog friendly town.

As far as I know we have no charts listing establishments where Fido may also come;natives and visitors need to discover this for themselves. Pacific Grove Rotary Club, working with Animal Friends Rescue Project and Peace of Mind Dog Rescue, plans to change this. On September 28, the second Fiesta del Perro will be held at Robert Down School. There will be something for everyone, entertainment, food, music, demonstrations, a dog parade, a children’s art show and much more. An original painting to be used for the poster has been donated by Rotarian, Will Bullas, who is also on the committee.

If you would like to have a booth, know of a good demonstration featuring dogs, or simply to be involved, let me know. There will be more to come in the following weeks. Save the date and help us let the world know that Pacific Grove loves dogs (and, of course, cats, but that’s for a different fiesta)...

By Peter Mounteer Uce Juice LLC is here to take the health beverage market by storm. The tropical drink is the product of some two years of hard work by seven Marina natives of Samoan ancestry. Brothers James Anderson, 29, Mike Anderson, 27, and Jeremy Wright, 23, teamed up with their four cousins Mike Togafau, 31, Pae Auelua, 33, Ray Apineru, 28, and Will Lualemana, 27 and created Uce Juice in 2011.

The story of Uce Juice is multi-faceted. The dream began with a comment by James Anderson’s workout partner. He was amazed that Anderson could just wake up and start lifting weights without an extra boost beforehand, while he had to drink a cup of coffee to get himself going. His friend joked that “Samoans come out of the womb lifting weights!” They started talking about making an energy drink to give others the same never ending boost Anderson and his brothers enjoy, and the seed for an idea was planted.

After talking with family members, Anderson began doing independent research on the Internet about how to get started. He brought his initial findings to his brothers and they said they were in. The research continued as a group, all of them read Jorge Olson’s “Build Your Beverage Empire” a beginner’s guide with information for people, like Anderson and his family, who are looking to make strides in the beverage industry. More research begat a meeting with Power Brands in Van Nuys, California, a company specifically geared toward building beverage brands. The first thing they learned was that the energy drink market was essentially saturated in the United States. With heavyweights like Red Bull, Monster, Rock Star and the like already dominating the market, an energy drink startup in today’s post-recession economy would have a near impossibletime getting on its feet and onto shelves.

So Anderson and his team decided to go with something more natural that would appeal to young, health conscious consumers. They experimented with recipes for over a year until finally identifying a formula and flavor profile they liked. Uce Juice in one flavor, “Taro Twist” has been in production at H.A. Ryder & Sons for two months.

Jeremy Wright, the youngest of the

Jane Roland is a member of Pacific Grove Rotary Club, manages the AFRP Benefit Shop and lives in Monterey with husband, John and four rescued animals, two dogs and two cats. The art work is the work of her grandson, Justin Lawrence DeVine, who is a professional artist living in Oakland. Jane may be reached at 6490657 or gcr770@aol.com

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Uce Juice team, insists that he and his brothers are going to strive for something great. But he maintains a humble approach.

“Growing up we drank stuff like Gatorade and Minute Maid, it’s overwhelming just to be on the same shelf.” The young startup has two accounts in Marina, one at the Shell Station at 3030 Del Monte Boulevard and the other at Roger’s Food and Liquor on 215 Reservation Road. Managers from both stores said they’d never seen any product sell as fast as Uce Juice on those premises. “It’s humbling,” Wright says. “It shows us that hard work pays off and that we’ve got to keep moving.”

The product contains juice from pineapple, mango, apple, noni-berry and green banana. Also included is taro, a root vegetable grown in semi tropical climates.

According to statements on the company website, supplementing the synthetic caffeine used in conventional energy drinks for the naturally-occurring caffeine sourced from green coffee provides a boost without the crash that often occurs several hours later. “People tell me it makes them feel like they have a taste of the islands,” said Wright.

Anderson, his brothers and his cousins grew up in a three bedroom house in Marina. His grandparents were immigrants from Samoa and arrived on the shores of America with little money. The residence they presided over was home to three generations of the family, with 20 people.

Times were tough. “We grew up around a lot of confusion and anger,” said Wright.

The dark side of drug use and life in the streets were subtle yet constant elements in the upbringing of Wright and his six brothers. Under that roof, promise after promise was made and broken. Wright recalls a plan his grandfather had to put a pool into the family’s backyard. The family patriarch had saved and saved and it looked like the pool was actually going to be installed. Then one of his kids stole the money and that promise had to be abandoned.

Despite such hardships, Wright and his brothers look at their childhood household as a place of hope. He describes his grandparents as very loving. “We were headed toward destruction and they saved us, they told us we were going somewhere.

They had love and that’s the message we want to spread everyday.”

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Make This a Golden Age

Seniors

Tender Loving Care

When Tony Ayres came to Forest Hill, he also brought some fine bonsai plants which he had in his former home. Tony also agreed to see to the care of these bonsais, for without appropriate care, these plants do not survive well. Here, Tony and his fellow Monterey Bonsai Club member, Rich Guillen, are seen on our patio, carrying out this task. Many thanks!

Young Singers Delight

With their smart, black “Bach” shirts, the Carmel Bach Festival Youth Chorus introduced their current season in the Fireside Lounge at Forest Hill Manor.

Director John Koza led the group in a program of religious music ranging from ancient chants to contemporary songs of peace.

From Mozart came a tuneful “Kyrie Eleison.” Their mastery of foreign languages was displayed in a Nigerian welcome song, and four South African freedom songs. Sometimes their smooth delivery sounded like one voice. A couple of big wooden drums added some spice.

Welcome Back

Edwin Huizinga and Daniel Swenberg, both Bach Festival performers, came back to Forest Hill Manor for the third straight year to provide a violin (Huizinga) and guitar (Swenberg) recital. They noted that while most of the instruments at the Bach Festival are modern, their recital was on 19th century instruments. One of the Swenberg guitars was a baroque model with an unusual arrangement of two extra bass strings, mounted outside and above the regular six. strings.

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Cancer Survivors Celebration Saturday

The annual cancer survivors celebration hosted by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will feature a presentation on “Thriving as a Survivor” as well as a barbecue, patient art display, therapy dogs, and more.

The free event is open to cancer survivors and their family and friends, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sat., Aug.10 at Monterey Peninsula College.

The celebration is in its 18th year and usually attracts more than 1,000 people who gather to ac-

knowledge, support, and honor cancer survivors with fun, fellowship, food, and entertainment.

Activities include a barbecue lunch featuring local doctors at the grill; creation of the Hands of Hope mural, with survivors leaving their hand prints, signatures, and number of years since diagnosis; group photos; and visits with therapy dogs. There will also be a panel discussion on survivorship. Registration is required by calling (800) 388-4301 or e-mailing cancer.survivorship@chomp. org<mailto:cancer.survivorship@chomp.org>.

Our local fire guys... always of service (with a smile)

Gospel Choir Accepting New Members

Love singing in a choir? Want to learn more about gospel music? Come join Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir at the next rehearsal on Saturday, August 10 in the Monterey Peninsula College Choral Room from noon to 3 p.m. No audition is required.

Founded in 2008, the choir is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting gospel training, education

and entertainment in the form of local events to expose community audiences to the diverse cultures of gospel music. MPGCC rehearses every second and fourth Saturday at MPC and accepts all adults willing to train and sing. The combined voices of the multifaith, multiethnic, multigenerational family represent many nearby cities.

41st Annual Friends of Harrison Memorial Library

BOOK SALE

Thursday, August 8 • 11 AM - 4 PM Friday, August 9 • 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday, August 10 • 10 AM - 4 PM At Carmel Mission’s Junipero Serra School Gym

Rio Road (just East of the Mission) A vast collection of donated and sorted books, hardcover and paperback, including collectibles, fiction, mystery, biography, art, interior design, photography, military, sports, history, cooking, gardening, travel, children’s books, literature and more... as well as CDs, DVDs and tapes.

All well-organized, efficiently displayed, and offered at extremely modest prices.

This is a cherished Carmel event ad a treat for book lovers and bargain hunters alike!

Come and browse. You’ll be delighted!

Information: 831-625-3418 or 831-622-9289

“Thanks for using the picture of my grandson, Marcus Anthony playing a piano on the wharf... I was so honored to send copies of your paper back to Yuma, AZ. Attaching another photo ..... wish the quality was better.... PG&E changed out our meter, after which we had the smell of natural gas every time we stepped outside. Protocol states 911 must be called and a full fledged 'residential fire' response ensues. (I used to work for 911 fire/ ems dispatch in a large county of AZ). Anyway, they showed up joyfully, enthusiastic and ready to deal with whatever lay ahead. These guys are great!” — Kathy Cuen-Ashby

WACMB Discussion Group on ‘Arab Spring’

World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay will discuss "Revisiting the Arab Spring…Egypt, Syria, and Beyond."

The discussion group is free to the public. It will be held Mon., Aug. 12 at 4 p.m., MPC Room 102, Social Science Building, 980 Fremont St., Monterey. Lead by moderator Larry Johnson. Parking $2 in Lot D. www.wacmb.org

Dianne Lyle’s DiFranco DanceProject

AFRO-LATIN JAZZ (Ages 8 through 18) &

JAZZAMATAZZ FOR KIDS (Ages 4 through 7)

DANCE CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 19th at CHAUTAUQUA HALL (Corner of 16th & Central)

Please go to www.difrancodance.com for schedule, registration forms and details

HARAMBE! (Let’s pull together!) dianne164@aol.com 831.601.9639

WACMB Luncheon Lecture: ‘Egypt’

"Egypt Against Itself: Officers, Islamists, and ‘Liberals’ in an Unstable Menage à Trois" is the subject of a lecture at World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay on Wed., Aug. 21 at 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The event will be held at Rancho Canada Golf Club, 4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel.

The Egyptian army has deposed the elected president, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been arrested, and an interim technocrat government is being formed. NPS Professor Robert Springborg, Department of National Security Affairs, will highlight the roles of the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. The Professor was formerly the Director of the Middle East Institute in London, Director of the American Research Center in Egypt, and a Middle East consultant to USAID and the United Nations.

RSVP by August 16. Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50 p.m. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members.

MC/VISA($2 extra) or Check; vegetarian meal optional. RSVP (831) 643-1855. Registration: www. wacmb.org

To place legal notices call 831-324-4742.

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The Jewish Food Festival’s Green Initiative Two devoted volunteers organize to keep festival waste out of the landfill

By Skyler Lewis Donna Shore first became involved with the Jewish Food Festival (JFF) doing public relations work, after years of attending the event as a guest and a member of Carmel Valley’s Congregation Beth Israel. She noticed the massive amounts of food scraps and other trash going to the landfills after the event — more than leaves the synagogue over the entire rest of the year combined.

“I knew we could do better and I knew we had a responsibility,” explained Shore, referring to the Jewish value of tikkun olam (“repairing the world” in Hebrew), a shared responsibility for the welfare of the world. Her personal interpretation: environmental conservation, and specifically waste diversion.

ment District (MRWMD) has run a food scrap compost program out of its facility in Marina, processing food scraps from commercial businesses and special events — including the Big Sur International Marathon, which has been commended in the last few years for a recordbreaking percentage of diverted waste.

“Special events are an effective time and place to divert these resources, and raise public awareness on this topic,” said MRWMD’s Kimberle Herring, speaking of the JFF’s waste diversion efforts. “We know that there will not be a morsel of JFF latkes left on anyone’s plate, but it is good to know that the plates, forks, condiment cups that are part of the serving of this delicious cultural dish will not be ending up in the landfill, but instead possibly on a local vineyard, or as a new plastic product.”

While community-wide food waste composting is not yet available in Monterey County as it is in regions like Santa Cruz and the Bay Area (see sidebar), Shore and Arnow hope that seeing the diversion process at events like the JFF will inspire guests to do what they can to reduce waste in their own lives.

The extra expense makes instituting a waste diversion program no easy feat for small organizations. Compostable plates and utensils cost more than traditional plastic ones, not to mention the extra fees for transportation of the food waste. In fact, food waste diversion alone costs the JFF at least $1500 more per year — as much as the

Frying latkes: In addition to conscientious waste sorting, the latke booth goes above and beyond to donate their used frying oil for use as biodiesel.

Below: Pastrami on rye, served fresh at the JFF on compostable plates.

Will the Monterey Peninsula be getting residential food scrap composting?

Laura Arnow (left) and Donna Shore sort through the food waste bins after the festival last year.

With this goal in mind, Shore started what is now the JFF’s Green Initiative, a volunteer effort that now diverts about 90 percent of the JFF’s waste from the landfill, through a combination of diligently recycling all bottles, cans, and cardboard, and composting plates, napkins, utensils, and leftover food.

Laura Arnow joined as Shore’s partner in the second year. Today, momentum on Green Initiative continues to increase as it enters its fourth year. The JFF board of directors has always been supportive, but this year “they’re excited,” said Shore — “. . .and they have ideas too,” said Arnow.

During the festival, volunteers monitor the three color-coded bins (recycle, compost, and landfill), helping guests decide where to throw their scraps. Behind the booths, vendors learn to sort through their own scraps.

According to Shore and Arnow, the latke booth has caught on to this concept especially well. For three years in a row they have received the JFF’s “Green Bagel Award” for correctly sorting their egg crates, flour bags, potato peelings, and frying oil into the right bins.

At the end of the day, Shore and Arnow sort through the compost bins to make sure everything is compostable, pulling out the errant plastic scrap — an arduous task that they hope will not be as necessary in the future.

Over the years, they have refined the process by finding alternatives to the most problematic items, like the ziplock bags used to hold people’s food tokens. For other items, like the vendors’ latex gloves that cannot be recycled, it’s just a matter of training people to put them in the right bin.

They have even begun using compostable eating utensils, made from vegetable starch.

“It’s still a new concept” for people to throw compostable forks and knives in the compost, said Shore.

“They think they should go in the trash, but they go in the food waste.”

Since 2008, the Monterey Regional Waste Manage-

The Monterey Regional Waste Management District’s new composting system can process a wider variety of waste, including meats and certified-compostable utensils, than typical backyard compost piles, which are often limited to vegan food scraps. MRWMD now composts all landscape trimmings from curbside yard waste bins, in addition to local agricultural byproducts, and food scraps from businesses and commercial events like the Jewish Film Festival. (Any other local organizations interested in making their events “zero waste” should contact MRWMD.) The new “SmartFerm” dry fermentation anaerobic digestion system safely breaks down this mixture of organic waste material. In addition to creating compost from the food scraps and green waste, the system also captures the methane gas released by the “digestion” process to generate electricity.

MRWMD has the capability of composting residential food scraps in addition to those from businesses and events. A new Model Franchise Agreement process, underway for all Monterey Peninsula cities except the City of Monterey, is currently considering food scrap collection.

It will be up to the individual cities, who each individually contract with curbside service providers like WM, to determine whether to provide curbside food scrap collection.

Model of the SmartFerm dry fermentation anaerobic digestion system. Photo courtesy of MRWMD.

rest of the waste combined. Especially at a fundraising event, costs like this are a burden.

Luckily, Waste Management, Inc. (WM), who provides and transports the dumpsters, has donated the cost of the food waste dumpster this year to help offset this burden. They are now an official sponsor, and Shore and Arnow spoke very highly of their efforts to keep as much waste as possible out of the landfill.

To get the waste diversion project off the ground, Shore looked to Kristin Cushman, founder of The Offset Project, a non-profit Monterey Peninsula organization that helps local businesses and events create environmentally sustainable policies. Cushman, a friend of Shore’s, helped behind the scenes during the first years of the JFF Green Initiative.

Talking the two women as they prepared for another year’s festival, I could see their dedication to taking the festival’s sustainability project as far as it can go.

“Throwing anything away is a total waste — it wastes all the energy that went into extracting it, producing it, transporting it,” said Arnow.

“Laura and I in our separate ways totally get that and are passionate about it,” responded Shore. “This is one place where we were able to effect change and be leaders.”

The 26th Annual Jewish Food Festival will take place on Sunday, August 25 from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley.

A “big community party” and a way for the members of CBI to share their food and culture with others, the event is run entirely by volunteers — in the words of Shore, “the most renewable type of fuel.”

For more information on the event, call (831) 6242015 or visit www.carmelbethisrael.org.

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Market SnapShot (as of Aug 6, 2013) Pacific Grove Single Family

Number of Properties

Median Price

Current Inventory

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$895,000 $1,367,238

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Properties in Escrow

24

$727,000

$737,029

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Closed Sales July

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$737,000

$765,267

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Closed Sales Year to Date 2013

102

$652,500

$726,104

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