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Kiosk Fridays

Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM •

Saturdays

Dance at Chautauqua Hall $50

Sept. 23 and 24

Carmel Valley Mineral Show 10-4 Monterey Fairgrounds •

Sat. Sept. 23

Movie Night at the Beach 6:30 PM - 9:00 Del Monte Beach See Page 9 for details •

Butterflies are coming - Page 3

Girls’ Tennis - Page 9

Pacific Grove’s

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Sun. Sept. 24

Adoption Fair and Open House Peace of Mind Rescue’615 Forest Ave. 11 AM - 2 PM Free •

Sun. Sept. 24

Monterey Peninsula Vintage Motorcycle Show Old Capitol Lions Club at the Moose Lodge 555 Cyn Del Rey 9 AM - 3 PM •

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Sept. 22-28, 2017

Your Community NEWSpaper

PGPD: Average Speed in School Zones is Over the Limit

Wed., Sept. 27

State of Monterey County With Supervisor Mary Adams 8 AM - 9 AM PG Museum of Natural History

Www.pacificgrove.org 831-373-3304 •

Sat. Oct. 1

Butterfly Parade and Butterfly Bazaar Parade starts at Robert H. Down Elementary and runs through downtown, starting at 10:30am Bazaar will follow the parade 11 am to 2 pm, behind Robert H. Down Elementary school

• Wed. Oct. 4

Coffee with a Cop Pacific Grove Police 1 to 3 pm at Juice N Java (599 Lighthouse) •

Thurs. Oct. 5

Sea Scibes Calligraphy Club 7:00 pm Park Lane Hyatt, 200 Glenwood Circle, Monterey The Program is free Pieces exhibited at the County Fair •

Sat. Oct. 7

Huge Book Sale P.G. Library Arcade 10 AM - 4 PM Great bargains in many genres!

• Parkinson’s Support Group MPSG meets the second Tuesday of every month except December, 3:00 at the Sally Griffin Center Pacific Grove Contact: 373-8202 http://www. montereyparkinsonssupport.com/ meetings.html

Inside AnimaAnd Other Random Thoughts.10 Breaker of the Week........................... 9 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Crime................................................. 6 Financial............................................ 6 FYI.................................................... 19 The Gray Eminence............................ 8 Homeless in Paradise........................ 18 Legal Notices.................................... 19 Opinion...................................... 12, 13 Otter Views....................................... 16 Postcard from the Kitchen................. 11 Rain Gauge........................................ 2 Reasoning with God ........................ 16 Real Estate.................................... 3, 20 Self Discovery.................................. 14 Sports................................................. 9

Vol. IX, Issue 52

De Lay and Laredo chosen as City Attorneys

After the City Council conducted a recreuitment for City Attorney, 10 qualified law firms responded to be considered for the post which DeLay and Laredo has held since 2005. The candidates were then narrowed down to three, then two, and finally DeLay and Laredo was selected to serve as City Attorney.

Highlights of the agreement include: • A five-year term ending June 30, 2022.

• Continued service from Dave Laredo as City Attorney, and Heidi Quinn as Assistant City Attorney, with additional legal service and counsel provided by Michael Based on data provided by the so-called speed trailer placed near Robert Down Laredo, Fran Farina and Paul De Lay. School, the average speed of drivers in the 25 mph school zone is 28 mph over Legal support service will continue to be 24-hour periods. According to the Pacific Grove Police Department, 1,222 citations have been issued this year, through Sept. 14 — up 500 from last year. “This is not for revenue, ‘“ said Cdr. Rory Lakind. “It’s for the safety and peace of mind of See ATTORNEY page 5 the public.”

The Data Heist of the Century Equifax and the Credit Triopoly

By Gary Baley By now most readers will have heard TV and radio reports about the data heist from the credit-reporting company Equifax.

It was sensitive personal and financial information on over half of the adult population of America. This may well be the data heist of the century. What you may not know is the long-term risk to the people whose private information has been stolen – it’s a lifetime of worry about whether someone will drain your bank account, charge on your credit cards, file a bogus tax return, get arrested on your ID, ruin your credit, damage your reputation, or steal your identity. Yet Equifax only offers one year of free credit monitoring on their site to mollify the public against this outrageous and unprecedented larceny. There is no mention of free monitoring of the two other massive credit reporting agencies, Experian and TransUnion, which hoard similar volumes of sensitive information. So the message to the public is pay up or suffer the potential consequences of identity theft for the rest of your lives. In other words, these companies make YOU pay THEM for protection of the data THEY collect about YOU. What happened?

From various public sources the following timeline emerged: March 7 – A security vulnerability in Apache Struts, an open-source computer

web-server application used by many Fortune 500 companies, was discovered; and a fix was issued the same day so that users could patch their copies quickly to avoid nefarious exploitation of the vulnerability.

May 13 – Hackers exploited the unpatched vulnerability in Equifax servers to break into and inject malicious programs that allowed them to control the servers and steal data. This illegal activity continued until July 30 when the patch was applied.

July 29 – Equifax discovered a security breach in their web-server computers.

July 30 – Equifax identified Apache Struts as the initial attack vector and applied the patch to the application.

July 31-August 4 – Three Equifax executives including its chief financial officer, John W. Gamble Jr., sold $1.8 million in company shares.

September 7 – The security breach was made public. Equifax said that most of the consumer information accessed includes “names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some instances, driver’s license numbers” as well as “credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 consumers.” The company added that 182,000 credit-dispute documents, which contain personal information, were also stolen.

September 15 – Equifax announced that the Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer are retiring.

September 18 – The New York Times

reported that criminal investigations into the Equifax data breach have been opened by the FBI and the federal prosecutor in Atlanta.

The Federal Trade Commission and 34 state attorneys general are also investigating the incident.

What to do?

If you are or think you might be a victim of this data breach, here are some things to consider: Visit IdentityTheft.gov to find out what the government recommends.

Contact Equifax to see if you may have been affected. www.equifaxsecurity2017. com Check your credit reports regularly from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion by visiting annualcreditreport.com. Accounts or activity that you don’t recognize could indicate identity theft.

Place a credit freeze on your files. This makes it harder for someone to open a new account in your name, but it won’t prevent a thief from making charges to your existing accounts.

Monitor your existing credit card and bank accounts closely for charges you don’t recognize.

Place a fraud alert on your files. A fraud alert warns creditors to verify that anyone seeking credit in your name is really you.

File your taxes early before criminals do it for you.

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• September 22, 2017

PCREDIT

Joan Skillman

Skillshots

From Page 1

Close your financial accounts and open new ones with different account numbers.

Change your name. If you have a lot to lose, even just changing the spelling of your first or last name may thwart the scammers.

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The Federal Trade Commission is one agency that looks out for consumers’ interest.

They report on their website: “Here are the facts, according to Equifax. The breach lasted from mid-May through July. The hackers accessed people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. They also stole credit card numbers for about 209,000 people and dispute documents with personal identifying information for about 182,000 people. And they grabbed personal information of people in the UK and Canada too.”

The Equifax website (www.equifaxsecurity2017.com) is where concerned consumers can check if their credit files were among the compromised. You must enter the last 6 digits of your SSN and your last name and the site will inform you if you may have been compromised. Then you are invited to subscribe to an Equifax credit-monitoring service, Trusted ID Premier, free for 1 year. But consumer comments on the Federal Trade Commission website don’t engender much comfort in this Equifax service: Bill | September 12, 2017 entered for a name a gobble-de-goop of random letters and a last 6 SS number of 123456 and found it was part of the data breach.

Asher | September 13, 2017 I entered my info and the site indicated I was not likely affected by the breach, then it asked me to enter [subscription] info, the site froze, I returned, reentering all information, and it returned a message that indicated I may have been affected. So which is it guys?

Nonna | September 15, 2017 After entering my ID to check on whether my personal information was POTENTIALLY IMPACTED the response I received was, “Your personal information was NOT impacted by this incident.” Then when I clicked the button to ENROLL in the Trusted ID Premier, the message changed to “Your personal information WAS IMPACTED by this incident.” I guess they’re covering all their bases!!!!

“You would think that somebody like Equifax would go above and beyond the standard security precautions, simply because it’s sitting on such valuable pieces of data and is such an attractive target for hackers,” said Rahul Telang, a professor of Information systems at Carnegie Mellon University speaking with USA Today. But no. “A majority of large companies have similar challenges, problems and weakness in their cybersecurity. Most companies still fail to maintain a proper application inventory and thus keep critical vulnerabilities unpatched for months,” said Ilia Kolochenko, CEO of High-Tech Bridge, a Swiss Web security company. John Ulzheimer, former Equifax executive, explained in the online news website Business Insider that names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers — are “the crown jewels for a fraudster”. “In five years, your information from this data breach is going to be just as valuable as it is right now.” “This information has what I call ‘perpetual value,’” said Ulzheimer. He explained that putting your life back together after being a victim of identity theft or financial loss is a frustrating, long, drawn-out process. When dealing with large banks, credit agencies, and the like, you may feel like you are guilty until proven innocent.

The Credit Triopoly Three massive credit reporting agencies have personal dossiers on virtually every adult American. This represents a Credit Triopoly – a tri-monopoly of three like-minded companies whose business models affect the life of almost every adult American. They are hardly competitors having collaborated to form one “credit score” that saddles consumers with an obligation to take care of. A few decades ago this was not the case; there were small local credit bureaus spread across the country, family businesses in many cases. Consumers with a problem or a question could visit a local bureau and talk with a real person to resolve it. Today those days are history. Gradually the small bureaus were bought out or pushed out of the market by the Credit Triopoly: Experian, Trans-Union, and Equifax, each of which collects, concentrates, and sells more and more massive amounts of personal information on consumers of such a sensitive nature that it raises the question of whether companies like this should be allowed to concentrate so much personal information at all. Maybe it is time for Congress to break up this Credit Triopoly and reconstitute local control of citizens’ private information.

Concentrating so much sensitive data in one place just makes a more lucrative and easier target for thieves to attack. Do we need any more proof of that than the Equifax Hack of the Century?

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported at Canterbury Woods

Times

Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Regular Contributors: Jan Austin • Gary Baley • Mike Clancy • Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Ron Gaasch • Patricia Hamilton • Luke Herzog • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Joyce Kreig • Dixie Layne Peter Mounteer • Alec Murdock • Michelle Netzlaff • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Peter Silzer Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens Distribution: Amado Gonzales Advertising and Motorsports Features: Webster Slate Cedar Street Irregulars Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Griffin, Holden, Jesse, John, Jacob, Judy, Manny, Megan M, Nate, Ryan, Theo, Tom, Spencer

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Week ending 09-21-17- at 9:00 AM........ .00" Total for the season................................. .11" The historic average to this date is ........N/A" Wettest year.................................................. 47.15" During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 Driest year.................................................... 15.54" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR

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

Week ending morning 09/07/17........... .00" Near Lovers Point Total for the 7/1/17). ......... .15" Dataseason reported by(since John Munch at 18th St. Last week low12/07/16.......................... temperature..................55.0 Week ending .19"F Last week high temperature.................98.9 Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 5.42"F Last year rain to date (07/01/16-09/06/16)..... .20F ” Last week low temperature..................41.5 Last week high temperature.................63.5 F

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Chamber Distributes Large Decorative Monarch Butterflies

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Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce is distributing large decorative monarch butterflies that are ideal for display at storefronts and businesses. The monarchs were secured by Emily Owens, owner of Tessuti Zoo. The butterflies are available as part of a promotion for the new Butterfly Days festival that will be celebrated in Pacific Grove on October 6 – 8, 2017. The event includes the official launch of the “Life In Pacific Grove” Book, the annual Butterfly Parade and Bazaar and much more. The decorative monarchs can be picked up at the Downtown Pacific Grove Office of the Chamber at 584 Central Avenue while supplies last. The monarchs were funded by the Downtown Business Improvement District and Pacific Grove Economic Development Commission.

For more information, please call (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org.

State of Monterey County

On Wednesday, September 27 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., the public is invited to enjoy an update on issues and challenges facing Monterey County and District Five. Learn about the future and direction of your county government from 5th District Supervisor, Mary Adams. Question and answer session to follow.

Media sponsor Cedar Street Times. The event will be held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. For more information contact Rita Pescatore at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, rita@pacificgrove.org.

Www.pacificgrove.org • 831-373-3304

10 Week Adult School Evening Art Class Starting September 27 Meets Wednesday 6:00-8:30 pm at Pacific Grove Adult School in the Art Room $90 Work on your projects, any media. Demos in colored pencil and scratchboard.

Register at pgusd.org or call 831.646.6580 or at Pacific Grove Adult Education, 1025 Lighthouse Ave.

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Your management of the process and candid style made it possible for me to do this transaction remotely from Seattle. I felt from the beginning that you were trustworthy and capable and the experience selling our property validated that sense of trust.”

-Dirk De Pree - Seattle, Washington

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Sea Scribes to exhibit exhibits

Sea Scribes Monterey Bay Calligraphy Guild’s upcoming monthly program is set for Thursday, October 5, 2017. Monthly meetings are on the first Thursday of each month, except for July and August when no meetings are held.

On October 5 the Sea Scribes program will feature members who exhibited work at the Monterey County Fair. Come get a close look at the pieces our members created.

Hear what inspired their piece and the techniques used.

Date: October 5, 2017 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Park Lane Hyatt, 200 Glenwood Circle, Monterey, CA

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• September 22, 2017

‘Round Robin’ Poetry Reading this month at Poetry in the Grove

Join poets and poetry aficionados at Poetry in the Grove, set for October 7 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Little House in Jewell Park.

In October, Poetry in the Grove will take a break from our usual format for an afternoon of " round robin" poetry reading. Participants will be asked to share favorite poems, either your original poetry or work by other poets, when we meet from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Little House at Jewel Park on Saturday, October 7.

Please bring at least 10 - 15 minutes of poetry that you are passionate about to share with the group. Individual reading time will depend on the number of readers.

We will divvy up the 90 minute session by the number of participants who want to read so all will have a chance to contribute. I'm looking forward to a fast paced and varied

program that will be a treat to the ear.

We will will also discuss ideas for future meetings.

Poetry in the Grove meets on the first Saturday of each month at Jewel Park in Pacific Grove, to read and discuss different poets. All are invited to participate. There is no charge for this event, donations for the PG Library are gratefully accepted.

Poetry in the Grove is sponsored by the Pacific Grove Public Library, and the Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, find us on Facebook.

Questions? Contact Susie Joyce, soosea@sbcglobal.net

Artists, Crafters Invited

There are still a few spaces left for the Fall Fine Arts & Crafts Festival at Pacific Grove Art Center during “Butterfly Days,” from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct 7 and 8, the first weekend in October, with a special preview on First Friday evening.

So get your table-space application filled out! Applications may be obtained by contacting PGAC at 568 Lighthouse Ave. The event will include not only the sale of fine arts and crafts, but also a silent auction, food and live music.

Imagine the Gill and Boyer Galleries filled with handmade fine arts and crafts created by local artists in an environment where for nearly 50 years folks have been learning, refining and honing their artistic skills. A great event to find some unique and beautiful items for yourself or a gift for someone else!

Established in 1969, the Pacific Grove Art Center is a unique, community-based nonprofit art venue. Regular hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays.

There is no admission fee, but donations are gratefully accepted

Call for Artists at MPC Art Gallery

The Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery hosts six exhibits each academic year, showing contemporary art in all media. Exhibits are five weeks long and art may be for sale. Artists are exhibited in pairs, groups and solo.

Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery is reviewing exhibition proposals for exhibits in the 2018 – 2019 academic year. Open to U.S. residency. All media. Limit 10 images. $25. entry fee. Deadline is October 31, 2017 Email for prospectus: melissarpickford@gmail.com For more information call (831) 646-3060.

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Draft EIR for Hotel Durell is now online

The Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Hotel Durrell project is now available for public review on the City website at https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/about-city/ news/hotel-durrell-draft-environmental-impact-report as well as at the Community and Economic Development Department. Photo from the City of Pacific Grve website.

It’s time to make a thSPLASH

Please join Kernes Pool clients and staff for the 26 annual SPLASH-A-THON barbecue and celebration on October 1 at Santa Catalina School, 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey, from noon to 3:00. It is free and everybody is welcome. Go to http://www.KernesPool.org for more information. Everyone who sponsors a swimmer is entered in drawings for a night out in Carmel , including dinner and night at the historic Normandy Lodge, gift certificates, and overflowing gift baskets.

For more information call 831-643-9867. Email: office@kernespool.orgbb Website: http://www.KernesPool.org

Food Scrap Collection now Made at Farmers Market

The City of Pacific Grove and Everyone’s Harvest Farmer’s Market are pleased to announce that food scraps will be collected at the market for composting beginning September 25. Residents are invited to bring their fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grounds and kitchen scraps to drop off in the food scrap collection cart where vendors and visitors at the market may also place their food scraps, trimmings, peelings, and culls.

This is the next step in trying to make our Farmer’s Market and events in Pacific Grove zero waste, said Milas Smith, Environmental Programs Manager for the City of Pacific Grove.

“Residents stop by to pick up their fresh produce at the market, we would like to provide vendors, residents, and visitors the opportunity of recycling their leftover food scraps and enjoy one of the many benefits of recycling by turning organics into energy!”

GreenWaste Recovery will transport the collected material to the Monterey Regional Waste Management District where it will be digested in the Organics to Energy program to produce renewable energy and compost. For more information visit: organicstoenergy.org.

The Monterey Regional Waste Management District will distribute free kitchen collector food scrap pails to the first 50 attendees that stop by their table on September 25 and October 2. Market attendees can then bring their food scraps in a reusable container which can be emptied and used again. In addition to food scraps, food service items such as to-go containers and cutlery that are certified compostable will also be accepted.

The Pacific Grove Certified Farmers Market runs from 3 – 7 p.m. each Monday at the corner of Central and Grand Avenues. For more information contact: Milas Smith 831-648-3188 office msmith@cityofpacificgrove.org

Wildlife Spotlight Spotlight Wildlife Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata

The Leopard Shark is a rather small species of shark (4-6 feet long) commonly found throughout the Pacific Ocean in shallow waters. It spends much of its time near the sea floor hunting for bottomdwelling creatures like crabs, marine worms, and shellfish, snatching them from the sand with its downward facing mouth. Due to its small size and shy nature, it poses little harm to humans.

Artwork by Dan Bohrman

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Marge Ann Jameson

Cop Log

9/9/17-9/15/17 Interview the Gardener Grand Ave.: Theft of a garden hose-suspect information Bicycle vs. automobile. Wonder who won?

Sunset Dr. officer dispatched to an injury collision involving a bicyclist vs vehicle.

Vehicle vs. Parked Vehicle Hit-and-run collision between vehicle and parked vehicle in private parking lot on Forest Ave. Door vs. traffic On Forest Ave. driver opened door of parked vehicle into traffic causing a collision Scam A female reported that she was tricked into depositing money into a bank account Raging customer on Lighthouse Ave. A male entered a business, threatened the staff and then threw a rock at a window, shattering the window.

Forest Ave. Hit and run collision with parked vehicle.

Gibson Ave. is not the Roundabout A vehicle struck another vehicle which failed to yield before entering an intersection.

Theft from parked vehicle On David Ave. Vehicle vandalized and personal property taken from within.

Linked to an unknown individual.

Maybe the dog learned how to do the locks On Laurel Ave., a female returned home to find her back door open and her dog in her backyard.

Dana Goforth Open Studio Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23/24, from 11-4 Last year I moved which included relocating my ceramic studio of 17 years.

What a daunting task! I found a terrific shared space in the historic American Tin Cannery building near the aquarium.

You are invited to help celebrate the new digs during Open Studio weekend

(or by appointment).

Stop by and say hi, enjoy snacks, and view my new work, including an awesome line of table lamps.

125 oceanview ave, #128 (east wing/ground floor) pacific grove free parking in upper lot - walk across bridge & down escalator

Sewer work to take place on Mermaid Avenue

The City of Pacific Grove is in the process of conducting a very important Capital Improvement Program Sewer Replacement Project. The purpose of this work is to replace deteriorated sewer infrastructure as specified in the City’s Sewer Master Plan.

Construction for the last phase of this project began on July 31, 2017.

During this phase of work, crews have replaced the sewer lines and manholes on Mermaid Avenue from 17th Street to Sea Palm Avenue.

This notice is to information you residents that the paving process will begin on September 25, 2017 and conclude on September 29, 2017. During this time, access to properties on Mermaid Avenue, between 17th Street and Sea Palm Avenue, will be limited.

Please contact the Public Works Department if you have any questions.

Cedar Street Times’

SUBSCRIBE BUTTON GOT FIXED Or so they tell us.

Go to our website at www.cedarstreettimes.com and on the right, you’ll see a big green ‘SUBSCRIBE” button.

Click It and fill in your preferred email address

and Voilá!

You’ll receive your electronic copy on Thursday evenings thereafter barring unforeseen disaster

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Programs at the Library

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

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

Chabad of Monterey

620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Church of Christ

176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741

Community Baptist Church

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

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

First Church of God

1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

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

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

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

All programs at the Pacific Grove Library For more information call 648-5760.

• Tuesday, Sept. 26 • 11:00 am Stories for PreSchool (ages 2-5) • Wednesday, Sept. 27 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday: stories, science and crafts for ages 5 and up • Thursday, Sept. 28 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time for babies birth - 24 months

Monterey Photo Contest Call for Entries Enter by December 31

The City of Monterey welcomes photo submissions in their first city-wide photo contest. Participants are encouraged to submit photos in any of the three categories; environment - sky, beach, mountain, park and wildlife; architecture - urban design, cityscapes, landmarks and infrastructure; and culture & community - people of all ages involved in sports, art activities and enjoying special events.

All photos entered must be taken within Monterey city limits. Photos outside of the City of Monterey will be disqualified, as will low resolution images that cannot be reproduced clearly in printed materials.

There are two ways to win: (1) People’s Choice, decided by an online vote

(open to all community members); and (2) Judges’ Choice, chosen by a panel of local photographers. Contestants will have their photos displayed at a special City Council presentation, where winners will be presented. All contest entries are eligible to be featured in citywide publications of print and electronic media with photo credit.

Anyone is qualified to enter. Entries must be received by December 31, 2017.

Contestants and members of the public are invited to cast their votes online to select the “People’s Choice” awards for the City of Monterey Photo Contest in January 2018.

For more information, visit Monterey.org/photocontest

Kindness and Compassion

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity .” Pema Chodron

Manjushri Dharma Center

Offered by Meika Hamisch www.montereycenterformindfulnessandcompassion.com

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138

PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 724 Forest Ave. • 831-901-3156 manjushridharmacenter.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Peninsula Baptist Church

1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church

Sundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

Shoreline Community Church

Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel

5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Center for Spiritual Living

Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Gentrain Society Lectures

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

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Gentrain Society Lecture: Quantifying How Farming Practices Impact the Nitrogen Cycle Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $3.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Monterey County supports a greater than $4 billion agriculture industry.

There are economic, yield and environmental sustainability challenges associated with the nutrient intensive production of specialty crops. With the implementation of the 2012 Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act California growers face increased pressures to optimize on-farm practices to comply with water restrictions and increased water quality standards. Dr. Arlene Haffa, Associate Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at CSU Monterey Bay, will discuss this in context of the nitrogen cycle as it relates to agriculture. Dr. Haffa’s research collaborators include the NASA-CSUMB Cooperative that is using satellite data to monitor irrigation and fertilization, the UC Cooperative Extension who have developed tools to help with best management practices, staff and students at CSUMB, and local commercial growers who generously share their fields.

‘Movie Night on the Beach’ Community Celebration

The health of our ocean and coasts are vital to our Monterey Peninsula community. In celebration of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s 25th anniversary in ocean protection, we invite the community to a free “Movie Night on the Beach”, Saturday, September 23 from 6:30-9:00 pm. The evening will feature Disney Nature’s “Oceans” taking place on Del Monte Beach. This family-friendly event will reveal the wonders of the sea with incredible underwater wildlife imagery and conservation themes that will leave viewers inspired to help protect our ocean planet. Free popcorn for participants!

p.m.

Movie Night on the Beach Saturday Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00

Del Monte Beach, next to Wharf 2, Monterey This event is being held in partnership with Monterey Beach SportsFest, a celebration of “Healthy People, Healthy Oceans.”

For more information about the Movie on the Beach Night, contact Amity Wood at (831) 647-4255 or amity.wood@ noaa.gov

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It’s Finally Here: Life in Pacific Grove Book Release Keepers of our Culture Patricia Hamilton

We are pleased to announce that the community book we’ve all been writing and waiting for – “Life in Pacific Grove”– is finally completed, published, and available for sale! There were more than 450 stories submitted and all were included, making this truly a community project.

Keith Larson contributed more than 100 illustrations, many tailored to individual stories. The book is 494 pages, 8.5”x11”, and available in softcover and hardcover.

You are all invited to the Official Book Launch events, Saturday, October 7, during the upcoming Butterfly Days celebrations, to celebrate your participation, our community and this book of our stories.

Meet at Chautauqua Hall at 11:30 am—after the Butterfly Parade. You’ll be welcomed by King Grossman, host of “Artivism.” And you’ll be congratulated by Mayor Bill Kampe and Senator Bill Monning. On the stage: Book Contributors who wish to be recognized (please send your name beforehand: lifeinpacificgrove@gmail.com), Publisher Patricia Hamilton, and Illustrator Keith Larson.

There are tables for book sales and signings, including those of Central Coast Writers and other local authors: Alana Myles, Betty Sproule, Bill Minor, Brad Herzog, Jack Erickson, Jason Warburg, Jeanne Olin, Jon Shoemaker, Linda Kane, Ned Huston, Pat Flanigan, Pat Hanson, Patrice Vecchione, and Wanda Parrott.

Then, walk over to Jewell Park, where you’ll be welcomed by Joyce Meuse, on-air host for KAZU “back in the day,” and enjoy live music by Peter Meuse on the ukelele, a very special treat for children—AND a P.G. Potluck Picnic from 12 to 2pm. Please bring finger foods to share, blanket or chairs. You’ll be met and greeted by International ESL students from the P.G. Adult School, who will take your food to display on the tables, and other book contributors who have volunteered to help. A special “Book Cake,” plates and forks will be provided by “J” from the Butterfly House.

Immediately following the Potluck Picnic, in the library from 2 to 3 pm, more entertainment awaits you: Bill Minor, on the keyboard, and Richard Rosen, harmonica, will soothe you with some light jazz, culminating with Bill’s original composition of a P.G. song created especially for this event. Visit the Steve and Nancy Hauk Gallery for a special event

And the Grand Finale: Troupers of the Gold Coast! Marabee Boone and her Troupers will reprise one of their popular First Theatre routines, and in period costume will conduct a sing-a-long of 1880s and 1890s tunes, including the most popular tune of 1889, when Pacific Grove was incorporated as a city.

“Life in Pacific Grove” books will be for sale inside Chautauqua Hall both Saturday and Sunday, and outside the Library at the book sale Saturday only.

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library and have been designated for the procurement and preservation of historical documents and other memorabilia.

Books are currently available on Amazon.com. If you like, buy now and bring to the event for the fun of getting your friends’ signatures when you enjoy yourself. 300 books will be for sale at the events, but more than 50 have been reserved. Those who have reserved books may pay and pick them up inside Chautauqua Hall on Saturday. To reserve, go to lifeinpacificgrove.com and fill out the form before October 1.

“Life in Pacific Grove” Table of Contents Introduction by Mayor of Pacific Grove Bill Kampe Foreword by California State Senator Bill Monning Preface by Phyllis Edwards Section 1– More Than Memories Section 2 – The Many Charms of Pacific Grove Section 3 – Coming Home to Pacific Grove Section 4 – Animals Within and Without Section 5 - The Good Old Days Section 6 – The Supernatural Section 7 – A Creative and Literate community Section 8 – Downtown and Its Many Pleasures Section 9 – Building Community Spirit Section 10 – Natural World Wonders Section 11 – Walking Tour of Our Little Free Libraries Section 12 – Acknowledgments, List of Contributors ______________ Patricia Hamilton, Park Place Publications, publishingbiz@sbcglobal.net

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A monthly retainer of $30,000 for general legal services, incorporating the primary tasks routinely performed by the City Attorney’s Office.

Modest increases in hourly rates for service.

Annual cost of living adjustments commencing in June of 2018.

Services from De Lay and Laredo had averaged more than $29,000 per month, with a general retainer of $13,600. The new agreement folds the majority of routine tasks within the general retainer.

Per the staff report, the adopted FY 2017-18 General Fund Budget allocated $285,000 for City Attorney retainer and legal services and $25,000 in the Liability Fund.

The proposed contract calls for $30,000 per month effective October, 2017 for nine months of the fiscal year for a total of $270,000. The FY 2017-18 remaining General Fund budget after actual and expected expenses for the first three months is estimated to be $225,000. As a result, it is anticipated that a General Fund midyear budget amendment of $45,000 will be required to address the additional expenses from the proposed agreement.

Any additional appropriation will be assessed as part of the mid-year amendment process.

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• September 22, 2017

The Gray Eminence shares a scoop — again Friends, today is Friday somewhere.

I know that. Currently I am slinging the gospel of speed. Starting today. In your very own backyard, the truth is on display at 200 miles an hour. Friends, this two hundred mile an hour truth is global, for you; the locals. I have been asked, personally; to invite you and those you can convince to go, to go. So go.

And go you must.

This is why…

This weekend, now; is the best modern sports car racing anywhere: globally.

Like nowhere/elsewhere: right here;: in the sweet spot that;: is,;: Mazda raceway Laguna Seca. Your own backyard.

Porsche will be running (secret) new cars.

Mercedes will be running the Grim Reaper.

America’s Corvette will be faster and pass the afore mentioned.

Dear friends, do you remember a time when Ford became so mad at Ferrari that they spent millions and millions of dollars to beat the small Italian factory? I do. (I promised myself, I would never say I do again.) Well guess what?

That small Italian factory has grown, and the big blue oval has shrunk like it just got out of the cold water of Asilomar beach.

My pretty new friend “Miss Awesome” told me that, although she enjoyed my “over-view/gonzo-stuff,” she felt that my readers would enjoy my

“technical prowess.”

Ford wants to beat Ferrari with its own engine. This won’t work/will not happen. Because Ferrari is going to beat Ford with its own engine.

Ford is running its V-6. Ferrari is running its V-8.

This is a race that is biblical.

The epic battle between Ford and Ferrari during 24 Hours de LeMans continues!

I want to pontificate, The epic battle between Ford and Ferrari during 24 Heures du Mans continues!

It only gets better. Here is some high-class technical BS. When Ford needed to win, Edsel Jr. hired Sir Marks A Lot. Which gave them my friend Peter Brock. “Peter Brock has always made the best Cobra, by the way,” -Webster Slate, CST, Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum. Anyway, once, as Peter and I were standing in

MANDO’S Thank you PG for 8 wonderful years!

We would love to have you join us to

CELEBRATE!

Monterey, astride his 1000 horsepower Daytona coupe, I asked him about the whole Aston Martin thing. He responded to me in his own, humble way: “Yeah, how did I know that?”

My dear readers, if you can hear my voice; that means I love you. As sure as I ingest chocolate croissants from Pavel’s, I tell you that Peter Brock has had his way with Ford’s GT. Again. I believe the Ford may upset the rest in its field, because I have looked into Peter Brock’s eyes.

That having been said, in order to entice you to actually go to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend; I offer you my predictions. Aspects of reality to watch for.

Dig this and you will see this.

Great factories, come here to win.

Porsche is pretending to be slow.

Anybody anywhere that has driven any Porsche anywhere, will tell you that; the Porsche they drove was: very fast and was the best handling car they ever drove. (Here is some technical magic to impress Miss Awesome.) The Porsche 911 is a car that enjoys a “rear engine.”

Spoiler alert! This weekend, not so much. What?

Q) Webster, what are you saying? A) I am saying “Mid- engine” 911’ will race.

Q) Is that the Pulitzer Prize for jour alism I hear knocking? A) No, it’s the gin talking.

Mercedes - AMG; as mentioned earlier is: the Grim Reaper. One never know where and when. Though as sure as our sun will rise, Mercedes-AMG is just crazy enough to make you doubt your whole existence. Will there be a secret?

Ferrari is/was/still the most passionate/beautiful benchmark of speed. #62 could not care less that the Grim Reaper is on the track. If the Grim Reaper were a rattlesnake and bit #62, the Grim Reaper would die. The #62 team stand

out in a deep field.

Honda, Schmonda. Will your ICU necessary win?

Mazda, you’ve got this! Go on and win. Win enough to advertise in my newspaper! Win, damn it, win. Did you bring your new engine? I certainly hope so. I really enjoy it when you surprise Ferrari and Porsche and everyone else with your reliable speed and efficiency, and then win. Just like the old days at the 24 Heures du Mans. This is your track and I love you for that. Please know that we locals love Gill Campbell, the general manager of the track, most of all.

Please know that. Please hear me – the Gray Eminence – when I suggest, that Mazda simply win with Campbell. Then let’s preserve your spiritual investment, together.

Quick race prediction recap. So far we have a legendary rivalry between Ford and Ferrari that started in Detroit in 1963 and went all the way through Italy and England to Le Mans. They are at it again, now! This very weekend!

We have secret cars. (Porsche) We have secret motors in secret cars (Mazda) We have each other (No secret there) We have incredible hair (I do anyway, thanks.)

We have more than 40 highly modified free range Lamborghini engaging in an all-out modern day bull fight. Thank you Lamborghini Moses! See you at church.

We have the Miata Cup. Hundreds of thousands of MX-5 swarming the Corkscrew on their way to glory. Halleluyah! Leaving behind the ordinary every day tyranny of normal existence, forever!

In closing: All racing cars are important. The cars campaigned at the 24 Heures du Mans are special. The cars that win at Le Mans are royalty, to reign forever in the hearts of racing enthusiasts everywhere.

Which bring us to Aston Martin and Aston Martin Racing. Just a few weeks ago Aston Martin won the 24 Heures Du Mans! The Racers Group (TRG) is there!

I predict that Aston Martin will win!

The Aston Martin Opera has agreed to a command performance for the Cedar Street Times! You are personally invited! Go, just go!

This Sunday Wednesday Sept. 27 • 5-9 PM $2 Beers (import and domestic) $2 Wine (red or white) $2 Tamales (Chicken, Cheese/ jalapeno, pork) $2 Enchiladas (Chicken, Beef, Pork) Auto transporters line up to enter Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Wed., Sept.

20. Among others, there were three Porsche carriers in a row. What’s in there?

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Poetry writing workshop at Monterey Public Library

Monterey Public Library presents a Poetry Writing Workshop with Patrice Vecchione on Saturday, October 14, 2 - 3:30 p.m., in the Library Community Room. The workshop includes writing exercises, feedback and inspiration. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required via email at mccombs@monterey.org. The library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For information call 831.646.3933.

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Pacific Grove

Sports Shorts

Breaker Girls’ Tennis off to a strong start #3 (left) ​Caroline Coen (left) a freshman who is playing #1 doubles​.​​ #4 (right)​team captain Becky Phillips​

Left: ​Caroline Coen (left), a freshman who is playing #1 doubles.

At right is​team captain Becky Phillips​ Right: Yuri Suzuki a sophomore who is playing in the #3 spot this year

Breaker Girls tennis team has shown up strong in three back to back games, and is now 0-1 in league, having lost to Carmel in a close match.

Breakers were victorious against Oakwood and York (both 4-3). They play Carmel again Thurs. Sept. 21.

Photos by Gary Baley

Caroline Coen​ lobs one at York players in a doubles match.​​

​Right: Gaby Giraldo a freshman playing #1 varsity singles vs York.

Breaker of the Week

By Mei Bailey

Vanessa Harragan Last Sunday, senior Vanessa Barragan returned home victorious from the Chezy Champs, a highly renowned robotics competition in San Jose. The competition is known by robotics teams across the nation, and teams that are selected to compete are referred to as the “Best of the West.” This is Vanessa’s second year on the PGHS Robotics Team, which is also known school wide as the “Breaker Bots.” Her endless dedication to leadership and perseverance has carried her through the long and intense work sessions required for a successful season, as well as giving her the invaluable chance to work hands-on with programming and mechanical science. Two years ago, there was only one girl on the robotics team. Today, with eight girls now contributing to the team, Vanessa leads a local generation of women interested in STEM fields, and will carry her experiences and knowledge far into the future.

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Below: Elizabeth Lee. She and her twin are juniors who play doubles together in the #3 spot​.​​

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• September 22, 2017

All the World’s a Stage

Jane Roland

Animal Tales Other Random Thoughts I returned to the Monterey Peninsula with my children in 1971 and the following year married John Roland.

I was introduced to Marcia Hovick (little known fact: her husband was a brother of Gypsy Rose Lee). Marcia was the founder and driving force of Children’s Experimental Theatre. It was not long before she had Ellen, then about 10 or 11, as one of her students. The theater and classrooms were in the Theatre in the Ground at the Forest Theatre. Ellen was with CET until her second year at York School…we became enormously involved in the operation. We started a fund-raising group – called the Angels. John and I were co-chairmen of the board.

Wonderful, dedicated people, most of whom have departed for the Theater in the Sky. It was at that time I met one of our shining stars on the Monterey Peninsula, Stephen Moorer. He was a favorite of Marcia’s with good reason: he was superb and driven. We often wondered why Marcia didn’t take her talents to Hollywood or New York. She chose the Monterey Peninsula to donate her superlative ability as a director, actor, producer, teacher and we were blessed.

The same is true of Stephen. He left briefly but returned and his accomplishments are phenomenal. We started following this young man, revelling in his performances at CET, then plays at Hartnell, and anywhere else he appeared. Again, I mention the small world. Ellen was involved with commercials and independent films but on the production end, her husband, Shawn, was an aspiring actor and was at ACT, probably at the same time Stephen was training at the esteemed theatrical group. He was all over the place, it seemed (and still seems) that he is the Energizer Bunny of the theater. We saw many of his plays…some stick out. I will never forget “The Elephant Man” with Barbara Babcock. It was breathtaking and would have easily won a Tony on Broadway. I have seen no actor portray Joseph Merrick more realistically simply using body language and transforming his voice.

Stunning.

In 1983 Stephen founded GroveMont Theater, on Hoffman where Paperwing now resides. He was also giving to the community Monterey Bay Theatre Fest which ran from 1984 to 2003, but is now no longer going on (State Parks had to start charging fees due to the state budget crisis, and the “free festival” could not afford to continue.) He was also giving to the community Monterey Bay Theatre Fest, then in its 26th year. Once when we were at the Monterey City Council meeting asking for donation for the Lyceum’s music program, Stephen was there requesting help for Theatre Fest.

Both John and I stood up and encouraged the funds. He received money -- probably would have anyway. He then moved to Monterey Playhouse (now My Museum). In 1993, he spearheaded the campaign to save the Golden Bough Playhouse and has since directed its ongoing development and renovation. I remember seeing plays in the Theater in the Round many years ago, and movies at the Golden Bough Theater.

Stephen has an enormous talent and drive. A friend, Virginia Hummel Stone, ran into him in London when he was acquiring the rights for a play. He gave us “Buddy The Buddy Holly Story” (with Travis Poelle) where we danced in the aisles – a couple of times – and “The Full Monty,” also twice.

When the Forest Theatre was going under Stephen saved it and now has classes at the Theater in the round. The children on the Peninsula can’t wait for the new seasons of School of Dramatic Art (SODA)...Lillian Griffiths, a retired history and drama teacher in Pacific Grove, one of our volunteers said that the youngsters in Pacific Grove are very involved and are excited when it is time to start. There have been so many plays. The most recent, “Peter Pan,” directed by Stephen, at the Forest, at the same time “Hurray for Hollywood” was at the Golden Bough. On September 27, “Cyrano de Bergerac” starring Stephen as the title character will open at The Golden Bough.

He continues to lead the organization’s activities as a major Monterey County arts institution and the only professional theater company on the Monterey Peninsula. In 1990, he founded the Carmel Shakespeare Festival which uses all three of PacRep’s stages, presenting a rotating repertory of Shakespeare, musicals, children’s plays and other classic works of English-language drama. As well as the Monterey Bay TheatreFest, he founded the Actors-in-the Adobes programs. He is also the co-founder of the Monterey County Theatre Alliance, and Forest Theater Foundation., a founding Board Member of Monterey Opera Association and Carmel Performing Arts Festival. This man who never stops is highly respected. What’s more I don’t know a soul who doesn’t like him. He will never ask you to do something he won’t do himself 10 times over. We have loved the holiday shows, most recently “Cats” and “Sister Act,” next “Mamma Mia.” Thank you, Stephen, and all who work with you.

He is married to Sarah Lapre, previously to Julie Hughett with whom he has one daughter, Claire.

Most of you know that when the volunteers and I left our previous benefit shop we were asked by PacRep to start one for them. We were at the same time given a couple of large estates, we have been at one weekly, sorting packing and getting ready. We had hoped to be in Pacific Grove but the city wants no more second-hand shops. We will probably settle in Monterey and will let you know when that happens. I have received so many calls from those wanting to donating and be involved.

Your favorite volunteers will be there and Masiah with her bread…Life is a circle. I met Jim Bennet when we were on the Frohman Foundation Board, later he and I were with the SPCA. Dan Gotch was daughter, Jennie’s, teacher at Junipero Serra There are more on the staff I have known and several of the ushers are also our shop volunteers...

It’s a small, small world…

Jane Roland – gcr770@aol.com, or 649-0657

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Nepenthe -- Despite Road Closures in Big Sur Sally Baho Post Cards from the Kitchen Big Sur

A friend and I decided we needed to explore Big Sur with the partial closure of Highway 1 due to the recent collapse and reconstruction of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. We made a day of it and it was quite the adventure. It is a bit of a process getting down to the iconic restaurant, Nepenthe but it’s quite fun, I do not say this lightly, I understand the damage the road closure has caused.

So you drive down to the Big Sur Lodge, a little over 30 miles south on Highway 1 from Pacific Grove. You turn into the parking lot of the lodge and campgrounds and keep going south; towards the day use parking area…there are signs. Park in the day use area and follow the signs to the “bypass trail” which is behind camp site 31. You will cross two foot bridges, one over dry rocks and the other over the river. The trails are clearly marked and you will climb and switch back and forth and back and forth and then climb some stairs until you get to the top, where it ends at Highway 1 on the other side of the landslide. It is a bit of a hike but totally worth it. Breaks for catching your breath and admiring the terrain are encouraged. At the top of the trail, there is a charming “little free library,” a wooden green house with painted purple irises for you to take and/or leave a book. The trail drops you out not far up the road from the Post Office, General Store, and Big Sur Taphouse. There’s also a new business there, Big Sur Adventures. The company has taken the road closure as an opportunity to rent motorized bicycles to visitors to bike up and down the closed stretch of Highway 1. This is quite a unique opportunity not to be missed! Even if you run the Big Sur International Marathon—one of the only other times that I’m aware of that they close Highway 1 for non-vehicular traffic—the marathon course does not go south of Pfeiffer State Park.

If you don’t wish to bike, there is a shuttle operated by Sur Transportation, for $5 you get a round trip ticket from the General Store to Nepenthe and the shuttle runs a loop every 10-15 minutes from 10am-7pm. We caught the shuttle (I’ll be going back for the cycling experience!) and chatted with the driver and other passengers where I learned that one other option is the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. I have not driven the road myself but heard it weaves inland through Ft. Hunter-Liggett and is one way to drive the whole stretch of Big Sur—just a bit east.

The shuttle pulled into the parking lot of Nepenthe and there was only one other car in the lot. It was the first time I had seen the Nepenthe parking lot so empty!

We wandered in to the Phoenix shop and perused, observing the unusual quiet and emptiness. Before eating lunch—since we already had a snack at the General Store—we decided to walk south and see what else was open. We saw several of the electric bikes and it looked so fun to ride up and down Highway 1, while exerting very little effort, with hardly any cars on the road…what an experience!

Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn down the road was closed and the Henry Miller Library was closed, it is only open on the weekends. We did stop to chat with a woman outside of Deetjen’s and she told us that the restaurant would open on Sunday the 24th (this Sunday!) for breakfast.

We walked back to Nepenthe, again commenting on the quiet and our ability to walk unbothered on Highway 1.

Nepenthe was also lacking its usual bustle of people. For the first time in my life we requested a table and were not

given a wait time or a buzzer to summon us when our table was ready, we were seated immediately.

We ordered the beet salad and an elderflower spritzer. The salad was a generous portion of butter lettuce topped with pickled fennel root and further topped with the feathery fennel greens. There were generous helpings of roasted gold and red beets, oranges, spiced candied walnuts, and Pt. Reyes blue cheese. It was definitely big enough to share.

I will say, if you have the opportunity to head down to Big Sur for half a day, it is well worth it.

There is buzz that the bridge will be completed and open to traffic in about a month, although nobody will commit to this deadline. I also heard that the bypass trail will be closed once the road opens again as the trail passes through private property (this is unconfirmed) and the trail ends on Highway 1, which once opened, may be dangerous for hikers and pedestrians. This is a very unique opportunity to see Highway 1 and Big Sur in a charmingly quiet way, all things considered. It is also a lovely chance to support the businesses that have been affected by the Soberanes Fire, the landslides, and the bridge collapse and reconstruction.

Feedback is welcome and encouraged, feel free to e-mail me at sallybaho@gmail.com with any comments you may have.

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• September 22, 2017

Jill Kleiss’s ‘Hero’ Book is Now out in Print See our June 23, 2017 issue in which Jill Keliss introduces us to her father, and this book.

and co-author of “Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway.” Dr. Orr graduated from Gettysburg College in 2001 and earned his Ph.D. at the Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State University in My recently deceased dad was a hero in the Battle of Midway. He was the only 2010. For eight years, he worked as a seasonal ranger at Gettysburg National Military pilot to hit three Japanese ships with his bombs during Midway (two carriers—Kaga and Park, and several years ago, he appeared on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, Hiryu—on June 4, 1942; and a cruiser, Mikuma, on June 6, 1942). His book, “Never helping Kelly Clarkson track down her Civil War ancestor.

Laura Orr is the deputy education director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum Call Me A Hero,” was published shortly after his death. Tim and Laura Orr, the co-authors of my dad’s book, have several upcoming speaking events in Monterey County. in downtown Norfolk. Prior to that, she was the Education and Volunteer Coordinator The events will be: Sunday, October 8, 2-4 p.m., Riverbooks, Crossroads, Carmel at Fort Monroe’s Casemate Museum, and the Director of Interpretation and Education (free coffee); Monday, October 9, 7:30 pm Pacific Grove Library (refreshments served); at Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. She has also worked as a seasonal Tuesday, October 10, noon, Rotary Club luncheon, Inn at Spanish Bay (Rotarians only); interpretation ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. Laura received her bachelor’s degree in American studies from Penn State University and her master’s in public Tuesday, October 10, 5:30-7:30, Carmel Valley Racket Club. (Members only) Timothy J. Orr is associate professor of history at Old Dominion University in history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She co-authored a book Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of “Last to Leave the Field: The Life and Letters about World War II dive bomber pilot CAPT Jack “Dusty” Kleiss, which is entitled of First Sergeant Ambrose Henry Hayward, 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry” “Never Call Me a Hero.” Dusty was the only pilot in the Battle of Midway to score three hits on Japanese carriers.

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Not all PG Neighborhoods are Empty!

The Miles Ave Block Party Rocks On There has been a lot of discussion in PG lately about hollowed out neighborhoods with a paucity of actual neighbors.

This story and pictures are a clear demonstration that that is not always the case. On Miles Avenue in the Del Monte Park section of the City, residents and neighbors put on the second annual Miles Avenue Block Party. The street teemed with adults and children mixing together in a show of what a neighborhood can and should be. The event was held on Sunday 3 September from 2-6 p.m. Name tags with your individual street listed were worn by all. There were some visitors from as far away as Prunedale and Salinas yet the vast majority of the 150 or so attendees were from Del Monte Park. There was a grill that offered up besides charcoal smoke the delightful taste of steaks, burgers, sausages, and locally caught salmon and

lingcod. Plenty of salads and sides were also on hand donated by neighbors who offered their mothers’ best recipes. Kids had a lemonade and popcorn stand that did very well. The children also went wild in the Bounce House; every event seems to demand one of these and the Miles Avenue Block Party was no exception.There was live entertainment put on by locals. Stories of children and pets were bountiful as everyone caught up on local gossip and tales. And proud to say there were no bad vibes demonstrated, with peace, harmony, and fun prevailing.

It is a certainty that the Miles Avenue Block Party will see its third anniversary next year. All Pagrovians young and old are of course invited. And if you live on a street devoid of true neighbors you are doubly welcomed to come. The old time

flavor and excitement of a neighborhood block party is something you do not want

to miss.

Submitted by Neighbor Ken Cuneo

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• September 22, 2017

In the Path of Totality-

A Solar Transformation that can Transform a Soul

A total solar eclipse is one of the most unexpected, mind altering, and astounding experiences we humans can have. Science explains it simply as the spectacle that is created when the new moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily obscuring the Sun’s disk completely. At the moment the Moon covers the Sun, a shadow from the Moon is cast on the Earth, and we call this channel of darkness the Path of Totality. But because celestial timing, angles of orbits and degrees of axis tilt all have to align perfectly for the event to even happen, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Add to the mix that an earthly observer needs to be at the right place at the right time within the Path of Totality, then witnessing a total solar eclipse becomes an exceptionally rare event. Indeed, for any one particular location on our planet’s surface, that exact spot gets darkened by the Moon’s shadow on average only once about every 400 years. Science will further explain that of all the 200 confirmed moons orbiting six planets in our solar system, our moon is the only one that is the right size and at the right distance to perfectly cover the brilliant solar disk. We get to experience Totality because the Sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon which just happens to be 400 times closer than the Sun. The result is the two bodies appear almost exactly the same angular size in the sky, so the fit is precise. Change that ratio even a tiny bit and there would be no moment of Totality. Given all the variables, it’s amazing we experience total solar eclipses at all. Yet we do.

Totality is considered to be one of the most awe inspiring spectacles in all of nature. To witness such an event is a singular experience which cannot be conveyed adequately through words or photographs. The mind takes in something much greater than the sum total of data during one of these extraordinary events, and what cannot be communicated is the way it affects you. It is a somatically primal, three dimensionally integrated event during which all five senses are observing phenomena never before experienced. It is both

Self Discovery Michelle Netzlaff-Luna unsettling and exhilarating, and can be the catalyst for an internal shift of spiritual proportions.

For two minutes, the norm of our reality is no more. In its place is a completely foreign spectacle, a vision that is opposite of everything we have come to know and expect, and earthly surroundings are profoundly “off.” The world we have experienced to be true no longer exists in that moment.. the sun that we have seen every day is suddenly gone, the environment takes on a strange, dreamlike quality and one becomes humbly aware that there are powers far more vast and incomprehensibly immense running this show. To watch the sun morph into this surreal sight is similar to witnessing an elephant transform into an octopus right in front of our eyes. It’s incompatible with our “normal” experience and definition of reality, and the result is a mind that is stunned into stillness and silence.

August 21, 2017-A Walk into Totality On the morning of Monday August 21, my family and I set up a make shift camp in a field somewhere near Salem, Oregon. With our NASA approved eclipse glasses securely in place, we settled in for the show of a lifetime. We were not disappointed...this is the story.

Before the Moon began its journey across the Sun, the day starts out entirely familiar: the Sun is bright, there is heat in the air and the sounds are routine. At ¼ coverage, there is a notable drop in the intensity of the Sun’s heat and the air gets cooler, although the sky is still at the same brightness. At about ½ coverage, the sunlight gets a little muted, as if there were a screen or filter over the Sun, the air is cool but

there is still plenty of light. At about ¾ coverage, the ‘screen’ effect thickens and the light becomes a shade dimmer, and the shadows on the ground go from having fuzzy edges to sharp and clearly defined lines as the light becomes more focused through the narrowing aperture of sunlight. As the Moon progresses, the light grows increasingly more eerie, the environment takes on a cartoonish quality as colors are faded and images appear crisper, as if outlined in pen.

Everything has a metallic hue and objects reflect an odd color never seen on earth at any other time. At about 90 percent coverage, the stars come out and an orange ring around the horizon appears, similar to sunset, but the colors are deeply rich and distinctly stratified: not the usual blurry and diffused merging of pastel shades in a typical sunset. As the Moon moves to center over the Sun, nightfall happens in mere seconds, and the light fades like someone is moving a giant dimmer switch to the off position. There is a bright flash from the left side of the sliver of Sun, the diamond effect, then the environment goes completely dark. The air is cool, the light is gone and the sounds go silent. Then the Sun turns completely black, and enormous white flares three times the size of the Sun are strewn off the disk like someone was finger painting with light.

This is the Sun’s corona and it is brilliant, a super heated plasma that burns at 2 million degrees, but the white wisps don’t hurt your eyes. It is the only time your can stare directly into the face of the Sun. This is the moment that reaches into your core, when your mind stops, your reality is completely surreal, and the magnificence of this massive cosmic event leaves you dumbfounded. There is a deeply troubling sense from the rational mind that everything is majorly off, this is all wrong, but at the same time there is an incredibly reassuring sense of awe, a distinct impression that a bigger reality is running this Infinite Universe, and

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allowed you to briefly witness its workings of unimaginable precision, balance and intelligence, first hand. You feel to your core the authenticity of a power far beyond your understanding or control. As the Moon continues on her path, the diamond effect flashes on the other side of the Sun, and within a fraction of a second, the blinding solar light reasserts itself as the dominate reality in the sky.

American author Annie Dillard calls it a “divinely disorienting experience” and describes it in this way: “What you see in a total solar eclipse is entirely different from what you know. Indeed, the most powerful aspect of the experience is the way it unfirms the mind’s grip on meaning, on humanness, on reality itself — an eclipse, after all, is a visceral reminder of the vast cosmic scale of space and time, on which our own existence is but a speck...”

My experience in the Oregon stretch of the 2017 Path of Totality was a catalyst for an internal transformation because it reminded me of four truths.

Firstly, I was made aware that realities do exist that are very different from that which I know, and I need to question at times the validity of “my reality.” Secondly, it deepened my trust of Life, as I saw beyond a shadow of a doubt that Life can and does run itself, and can do so with precision on an incomprehensibly vast and massive scale. Thirdly, I was made privy to the idea that to experience the ultimate splendors of Life, I need to stand in a Path of Totality. For me, that path is one of trust, and the trust has to be total. Lastly it reaffirmed in my heart there is an Intelligence in our Universe and that Intelligence is beautiful, magnificent and good. Einstein once said “There are two ways to live your life.

One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.”

I believe there is nothing more profoundly transforming than witnessing a total solar eclipse because it has the capacity to open your eyes to wonder, and inspire you to live your life as if everything is a miracle.

Plan to see one in seven years! America’s next total solar eclipse is April 8, 2024, from Texas to Maine.

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Tap Bananas tappity tap into Scholze Park Open House

Scholze Park Community Center, 280 Dickman Ave., New Monterey will hold its annual Open House & Information Fair on Sat., Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The free event will feature a dazzling performance by the Tap Bananas, Monterey Recreation’s senior troupe of tap dancers ages 59 through 93. Their performance is at 11:15 a.m. Reservations are not required, but early seating is advised.

The event introduces activities and services available to adults and seniors in our community. Refreshments will be served. Details at 831-646 -3878.

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Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Presents

Night Owl: Bones and Brews

On Saturday, September 23, from 7-9:30 p.m. the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History presents Night Owl This time around we’ll have beer tasting provided by brewers with Bottoms Up Homebrew Supply and live music, not to mention rarely seen fossils from our basement.

Learn the difference between fossils and bones while getting an exclusive look at our amazing collection and take part in fun activities. COST: Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. Advance member tickets are $10 and nonmember tickets are $12.

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• September 22, 2017

What Does God say about forgiveness?

Bill Cohen

Reasoning With God According to Merriam-Webster, when we forgive someone we voluntarily give up our indignant displeasure or persistent ill will for them. These sound like strong feelings. But, what does God say about forgiveness?

Matt 6:14-15, “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Since God has told us we have all sinned, is forgiveness part of the process of our accepting God’s offer of salvation? How many times should we forgive someone? Matt 18:21-22, “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Is God saying we should not ever stop forgiving?

Why is forgiveness so important to God? Acts 26:18, “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” Does this mean forgiveness is not only important for our salvation, but is it also a part of our shinning light into the darkness in another person’s life?

What happens if we do not forgive? Prov 17:22, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” Is God saying the happiness found in forgiveness heals both the sinner and the forgiver? Can either of them find peace and good health without the happiness that forgiveness brings? Eph 4:31-32, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Is God telling us that forgiveness frees us from bitterness, anger and malice? Is He calling us to love and tender heartedly care for each other?

Can we look to Joseph, a man whose brothers sold into slavery, to see how much God values forgiveness? Gen 17:20, “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”

When we have faith and forgive as God has called us to forgive, we will witness the good God can produce from the evil men intend. Will God not judge all of us some day? Rev 20:12, “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” Is He asking us not to judge others, which will lead us to forgive those who have sinned against us? Lk 6:37, “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” Have some misinterpreted this to mean sinners should get away with their evil acts?

Has God not called us to obey every law? 1 Pet 2:13-17, “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.

Fear God. Honour the king.” When we Christians obey every law we can leave the punishment for those who disobey the law to the proper authorities. That failing, the punishment is in God’s hands and we are free to forgive. There is no evil beyond God’s reach, Heb 4:13, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” Can we find a better place to leave judgment, than in the capable two-scarred hands of Jesus?

Does God not tell us we have a choice to make? Deut 30:19, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:” We can forgive, which frees us and allows the sinner to escape the hatred and guilt, which has been working so hard at driving the sinner further away from God. Or, we can allow their sin to continue to torture us, thus leaving us trapped in our rage and the sinner in his darkness, Lk 11:35, “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”

Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome at: bill@reasoningwithgod.com.

Jellyfish Jamboree Tom Stevens

Otter Views Parking beside Otter Cove Sunday after church, we gazed seaward toward a school of bronzed arms and neon-bright swim caps.

“It’s the Sunday ocean swim,” I gestured. A necklace of swimmers churned toward us from Lover’s Point. Following two leaders, they stroked purposefully through the flat water between kelp zones.

“Some aren’t wearing wetsuits,” my wife Liz noticed.

Wetsuits have been a topic of household conjecture lately. I’ve been promoting them as essential -- yet “fashionably sporty” -- wear for coming ocean adventures and had nearly gotten to yes. Now the Sunday swimmers were undoing my spadework.

“It’s mid-September,” I said. “The ocean is as warm as it gets around here. These people are like the Polar Bear Club. They swim all year in frigid water, so this probably feels like Costa Rica to them.”

“If it’s so warm, why do I need a wetsuit?”

“Um . . . well . . .” I stammered. “You’ll want to acclimate now, so you’ll be accustomed to the suit when the water gets colder.”

“How cold will it get?”

I hesitated. Should I mention the blinding ice cream headaches? The intense, nearly heart-stopping shock of immersion on a bitter February day? The need for a full wetsuit, swim socks, swim gloves and a goofy-looking rubber hat? No, probably not yet.

“You’re from the southland,” I began reasonably. “The cold Japan Current we get in PG cuts out to sea before it reaches your beaches.”

“The water was 72 degrees down there,” she agreed amiably. “We didn’t need wetsuits.”

How could I explain that nothing less than a submarine volcano eruption would goose PG’s water temperature anywhere near 72? Better to curtail further discussion of currents and degrees.

“It’s much sunnier where you’re from,” I tried again. “So the land warms up, and then the ocean warms up. You’ve probably noticed that our sky here is often foggy, cold and gray.”

“I’ve noticed.”

“Less sunshine equals colder water,” I continued lamely. “If you want to go into the ocean up here, a wetsuit is your friend.”

“Why do I want to go in the ocean, again?”

“To ride waves,” I said. “Small, safe, friendly waves.” This was the heart of my wetsuit pitch; that we could have fun in the ocean together boogie-boarding. “We’ll go see some friendly waves now.”

Some time later we stood on the beach at Spanish Bay. Just offshore, two grade school-age boys in colorful wetsuits plied their boogie boards in sparkling, aquamarine two-foot waves. “This would be a good place to start out,” I offered. “While the surf is still small.”

Luckily, a muscular, sun-tanned guy and his dog ran past just then, saving me from explaining how bone-crushingly huge, icy and terrifying these same waves would become in a few short weeks.

“See that buff guy with the dog?” I said. “He’s the one we saw leading the ocean swimmers earlier. I see him and the others in the Lover’s Point parking lot sometimes after they come in.”

As it happened, the swim leader and his dog overtook us later near the Asilomar end of the boardwalk. “We saw you folks swimming past Otter Cove this morning,” I said. “I usually see you going around the white buoy by Hopkins.”

“We had to change our course,” he explained. “Too many jellyfish off Lover’s Point right now. It’s no fun swimming through them.”

The dreaded J-word popped up again in Monday’s New York Times, where a headline shimmered: “As Jellyfish Swarm the Seas of Italy, a Fix Emerges: Try Ragu, or Sashimi.” Apparently, PG is not alone in hosting a late summer “jellyfish bloom.”

“Climate change is making the waters warmer for longer,” Times correspondent Jason Horowitz wrote queasily, “allowing the creatures to breed gelatinous generation after gelatinous generation . . . . the jellyfish invasion has now reached the point where there may be little to do but find a way to live with huge numbers of them, say scientists.”

Horowitz added that the current Mediterranean jellyfish bloom is keeping 30 million euros worth of tourism revenue off the beaches of Israel alone. There and in other Med vacation spots, sting-averse beachgoers are reportedly staying out of the water this September, crimping rental income from paddle boards, swim fins and snorkel sets.

In Italy, where seafood is king, enterprising chefs reportedly have sought to turn lemons into lemonade, or in this case, jellyfish into gelatin. “They boiled the first batch for a few minutes to remove its water and destroy its sting,” Horowitz reported.

“Another cook then slid the slices through flour batter and dropped them in a fryer.”

And how were they?

“At the end of the tasting,” he noted, “there were several untouched specimens on the table.”

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Times • Page 17 Update: Callifornia Central Coast Veterans Cemetery September 22, 2017 • CEDAR STREET

By Gary Baley After two decades of political wrangling, lobbying, and fundraising at the federal, state and local levels, the first phase of the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery (CCCVC) opened last October with much fanfare and well-deserved praise for the local politicians, foundations, and veteran groups that made it happen. Yet it was a bittersweet victory for some veteran families who for personal or religious convictions eschew cremations and could not be interred there. Phase 1 of the cemetery can house 5,000 cremated remains, but no in-ground burials. Jewish, Muslim, Greek Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, Mormon, and Presbyterian faiths either outright forbid cremation or have a strong preference for in-ground burial. Further, it is well-known that 40 percent of the populace as a whole favors in-ground burial. So in the inclusive-conscious, diversity-oriented California state government – what happened? Trying to get a straight answer from CalVet, the state agency that planned the phases of the cemetery, was futile. “There was never any intention to discriminate”,“Why are you trying to create an issue?” “Are you trying to suggest a conspiracy theory?” were frequent defensive phrases heard when just trying to find someone who would explain the thinking behind the plan that seemed to violate the First Amendment of our U.S. Constitution. No one would divulge a name of someone responsible for the seven-million-dollar project plan.

No one would even admit that religious discrimination exists in the first phase.

When asked for a copy of the demographic analysis for the plan, they dismissively provided only web links to the Master Plan and six appendices – none of which had any demographic study whatsoever in them.

Bill Monning It was refreshing, therefore, to speak with State Senator Bill Monning, who for 7 years was instrumental in securing funding for the CCCVC from the state while in the Assembly and later the Senate. His was a candid voice amidst a cacophony of bureaucratic obfuscation. He admitted religious discrimination in the first phase of the plan “was an oversight.” He explained that knowledge of a pent-up demand of cremated remains kept in homes of veteran families for years “may have inadvertently raised the focus on accommodating those families” he went on to say “I apologize to the families that weren’t included in Phase 1, but they will be accommodated next year.” It is certainly refreshing to hear a statesman admit a mistake was made and apologize for it though it was surely not his to begin with.

Cedar Street Times notes that this is the first time anyone has suggested that Phase 2 will be implemented in less than five to 10 years, and is certainly good news to all veterans who should soon have the option for a casket burial and not feel that the government is dictating how they should be buried.

Phase 2 CCCVC Phase 2 will accommodate in-ground burials. Senator Monning said that there is no shortfall of money for Phase 2, and the pre-application of a $9 to $10 million federal grant has been filed.

The state has budgeted $1.5 million and has notified the president of the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation, Richard Garza, that $633,840 is the local contribution needed to be transferred to the state’s cemetery endowment fund and certified before the final application for federal funds can be made, expected to occur October 1 this year. The Cemetery Foundation has $1.2 million held by the Community Foundation for Monterey County so there will be surplus funds for contingencies. “We’re at the top of the line for the Phase 2 buildout; we are moving

Epic Riders at Arlington National Cemetery with Panetta’s staff full speed ahead” Monning said.

The Epic Ride The three Epic Riders and their two escort drivers who set out on a cross-country fundraising motorcycle convoy for the Cemetery September 3 made it to Washington D.C. and Arlington National Cemetery. There they presented a U.S. flag to Representative Jimmy Panetta’s staff. As of this publication they will be in Maine at the most easterly point of their

journey. Panetta earlier honored them by acclaiming their ride in the Congressional Record [Page H7413]Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] September 14, 2017 RAISING AWARENESS FOR CENTRAL COAST VETERANS CEMETERY Mr. PANETTA: Mr. Speaker, I rise

today to recognize a group of veterans from the 20th Congressional District in California: Rick “Phin” Phinney, Steve “Pops” Culver, and Hy “Crash” Libby, the three “black sheep” from the American Legion Post 31, who are about to complete an epic motorcycle ride across our country to raise awareness and financial support for the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery.

Two weeks ago, I met and sent off the three riders and their crew at the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery, and tomorrow, all of them will arrive at the Arlington National Cemetery. Throughout that epic ride, they have been carrying a large American flag, and once they get here, that flag will be flown over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The veterans will then return that flag to Central Coast Veterans Cemetery where it will be proudly flown over that hallowed ground.

Having driven 10,000 miles through 21 States, the three black sheep will truly have an epic ride. From our community’s veteran cemetery there on the central Coast to our nation’s veterans’ cemetery here in our Capital, this journey will not only support the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery, it will serve as another demonstration of what our veterans do best: serve those who serve our nation. And for that, I not only recognize Phin, Pops, and Crash, I honor them and I thank them, once again, for their service.

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• September 22, 2017

Homeless Hotspots—Part III

Human night soil, sludge or sewage, it’s toxic waste by any name

Hanging out around dumping grounds for offal can be awful.

If truth be told, deadly effects of exposure to waste don’t appear immediately.

So, if you’re homeless and must “do your duty” (as my Ozark-born father called the act of elimination), try to do it right.

Use proper toilet facilities.

If such facilities aren’t available, at least imitate nature’s wonderful felines and cover up your evidence of excrement.

And wash your hands! If you cannot wash, carry sanitized wipes in your backpack.

On the other hand, if you aren’t homeless and you come across human excrement on a footpath, in bushes or along any road where campers dump their “night soil” (another Midwest term meaning “poop in a pot”) don’t walk away. Run! When using any public toilets, especially outhouses like “port-a-potties,” get in and out as fast as possible.

Avoid killer toxic fumes Gases that spawn bacteria and spew viruses can creep up on you and into you through your breath, causing everything from instant skin rashes to long-term tumors like those that nearly blinded me by invading my brain and causing loss of part of my left cheekbone.

Growths in my sinus cavities resulted from constant exposure to toxic mold in Missouri while I lived as a parental caregiver on family property from 1988 through 2009.

I served as chairperson of the neighborhood watch group “Springfieldians Against Stormwater-Sewage” (SASS) in an attempt to get the city to solve the annual-flooding problem before it killed me and sent the neighborhood down the drain.

Albert L. Baker, photographer who prettied up this photo of raw sewage sludge in an open manhole, was also a member of SASS. He died of cancer three years ago. Whether exposure to mold was a responsible factor is unknown, but in 2005 the 94-unit high-rise Al managed for the Housing Authority of Springfield was flooded by raw sewage in this “Planet in Peril” artwork that illustrates our haiku

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise

A homeless hotspot is any place unsheltered people hang in or hang out in order to hang on.

“Planet in Peril” is a photo-poster featuring human sludge in a manhole that overflowed Photo by Albert L. Baker scroll “Floodville, USA.” To see the full-text scroll, which appears in the Weeping Waters section of our website, please click this link; if that won’t work, copy and paste it in your browser: http://www.amykitchenerfdn.org/ news/ww003.html When the page comes up, click on “Weeping Waters prologue.”

Not only is the kind of deadly exposure to which we were subjected possible here in Monterey, wherever the homeless camp, it is a huge problem around the world.

As of Monday, Sept. 18, damages from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma had reached an estimated $200 billion and displaced hundreds of thousands of people from the Virgin Islands all the way to Florida and Texas. More storms are coming.

Sludge remains when water goes My nutshell definition of sludge is:

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It’s all the fiber, grains, and other solid stuff left when the water’s squeezed out.

It is a breeding ground for minuscule forms of life, including mildew, mold, fungi, viruses, bacteria and mites, the feces of which I was so allergic to that a benign papilloma virus the size of 2-1/2 golf balls developed in my left sinus cavity.

Years before NAFTA, we were told human sludge was used in Mexico for fertilizing crops, which was why my family never ate Mexican produce.

More recently, animal-based sludge was a controversial news item in Missouri, where the question was: to use or not use sludge as fertilizer? Sludge won.

The late Bill West, Department of Public Works employee in Springfield, told me that sewage gas is “so toxic that sewer maintenance employees must work in teams. Exposure to toxic sewer gas can cause unconsciousness, confusion, memory loss and temporary amnesia.”

Odors from sewer-gas guild-up can escape through openings in manhole covers.

Bill spoke from experience. He ran the truck that pumped sewage backups from manholes like the one in this photo. His advice was: “If you stand over a manhole, cover your nose with a tissue.”

Excerpts from the haiku scroll “Floodville, USA.” provide insight into what might lie ahead for the thousands of displaced victims of the current tropical storms that threaten to render their homes uninhabitable:

fecal coliform:

bacteria from sewage

thrives in colonies. . .

houses start to smell

floorboards weaken , crack and bend

settling’s taking place. . .

on hot humid nights

grounds muddied by raw sewage

smell like steam-cooked shit. . .

Last, to homeless persons living in underground sewers, “Do so at your own risk.”

Want to donate to last week’s telethon? Call Hand-in-Hand Hurricane Relief Fund at 1-800-258-6000 or make your check to: Hurricane Relief Donor Assistance and mail to: Comic Relief Special Events, P. O. Box 419892, Boston, MA 02241-9892 Copyright 2017 by Wanda Sue Parrott Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, 831-8995887, amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com

Traffic issues Saturday morning

The far right lane/Monterey exit) of westbound State Route 68 to southbound State Route 1 will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 6 a.m. until 1 p.m. Motorists can expect delays not to exceed 10 minutes. This closure is necessary so the Salinas Electrical team can perform maintenance on the overhead light fixtures.

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Is there somewhere you’d rather be?

"Somewhere I'd Rather Be," is a new show by 30 local artists from the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation Gallery. The show opens October 7 at 425 Cannery Row and runs through December. The gallery is open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. located diagonally across from Chart House, and the Monterey Plaza Hotel.

On display will be paintings large and small, ceramics, sculpture, prints, greeting cards, photography, silks, holiday crafts, and jewelry.

For more information, call 831-655-1267 or visit mpaf. org.

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Signed: Michael Johnson. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20171791 The following person is doing business as QUALITY HEATING & COOLING, 1113 David Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: SZODY, MICHAEL JOHN, 1113 David Ave., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 8/31/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Michael Szody This business is conducted by an individual.

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Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Regina Mason. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29/17

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This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 8/24/17. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Christopher R. Ramirez.

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