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Kiosk Starting Sept. 8 Thursdays 4:30-6:30
8-beginner Easybridge! lessons FREE at Bridge Center of Monterey at Ford Ord Contact Doug Halleen 917-2502 or Doug@DougHalleen.com to register or for more info.
• Sat. Sept. 10
Mothers & Fathers Walk to Protect our Children’s Water Ban Fracking • 9:00 AM Lovers Pt. to Monterey Wharf #1 hellernan@gmail.com •
Second Han Dreams - Page 7
Monarchs in King City- Page 10
Handblown Pumpkins - Page 19
Pacific Grove’s
Sun. Sept. 11
Open House & Adoption Fair Peace of Mind Dog Rescue 615 Forest Ave. Free • 12-2
• Tues. Sept. 13
Monterey Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting Discussion 3:00 Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell Ave, Pacific Grove 372-7510 www. montereyparkinsonssupport.com
• Fri. Sept. 16
Community Meeting for Input Urban Greening Plan 10AM Pacific Grove Community Center
• Sat. Sept. 17
Film: “Faith Against Fracking” Incl. Film Interview w/ Anthony Ingraffea Robert Down Elementary Free • 7-9 PM •
Sun. Sept. 18
Celtic Session at Asilomar on the deck or inside Phoebe Hearst Social Hall if wet or cold 1-3 PM • Free
• Fridays
Pacific Groove Dance Jam Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 Youth Free • 1st Time Free info@dancejampg.org •
Saturdays
Dance at Chautauqua Hall June 18 6PM •
Sat. Sept. 24
12-3pm Public is invited to an Open House Gateway Center of Monterey County 850 Congress Ave Pacific Grove
• Wed. Sept. 28
Dine Out with Friends Benefit Friends of the PG Library Pacific Thai Cuisine 663 Lighthouse Ave Pacific Grove 646-8424
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Sept, 9-15, 2016
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Comfort Dogs Come to the Rescue
Vol. VIII, Issue 49
Chief Christey Takes the Reins
By Ivan Garcia
While the Soberanes fire rages on, firefighters taking a break at their base camp welcome the sight of several comfort dogs coming their way. The excited animals wag their tails while a few firefighters rush to say hello and scratch their bellies. Some of the firefighters from Cal Fire have spent more than three weeks at camp, away from their families and the safety of stability, and a few may have just returned from completing a 20-hour shift trying to contain the blaze. Beth Brookhouser, director of community outreach of the SPCA for Monterey County, notes how a little game of fetch with a furry friend can serve as big source of relief for firefighters. “These firefighters have fought long and hard to protect the community,” Brookhouser says over the phone. “They’re away from home and may miss their own pets too, so these dogs provide a bit of a break from all that stress.” And when the comfort dogs come, the SPCA tries to offer a variety of breeds to brighten up the moods of homesick firefighters. Brookhouser says that one firefighter was missing his pet Yorkie and retriever back home, and the very next day the SPCA sent two of its dogs of the same breed. Most of the dogs frolicking at the fire base are from the SPCA’s Hug-A-Pet program, while a few belong to staff members themselves, and are specifically selected for their friendly attributes. “For Hug-A-Pet we ask our dogs to pass a canine-citizens test,” Brookhouser explains. “They need to sit politely, walk well in a crowd, and be friendly toward strangers.” The rules for being a comfort dog may be rigid, but Brookhouse says passing the criteria is something any dog can learn to do. She notes, however, that there are certain comfort dogs that must accomplish advanced and intensive training. Those super-comfort dogs aren’t used in the HugA-Pet program, but are vital for certain situations like aiding victims of crimes. Odie, a black labrador trained by Canine Companions for Independence, is used by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office to provide peace and comfort to people in the Victim’s Witness Unit.
Pacific Grove’s new Police Chief Amy Christey was officially sworn in before a standing-room-only crowd which included some 12 chiefs from other jurisdictions, eight judges, and three former Pacific Grove chiefs. More pictures on page 13.
Butterfly Sanctuary Walk -Through Recommendations to go to BNRC
Dr. Stu Weiss, the City’s consultant on management of the Monarch Grove Sanctuary and George Washington Park, held a walk-through of the site this past week in order to update the proposed management of the monarch sanctuary for the coming year. Pines with pitch canker disease were removed in 2015 from the area along Grove Acre, but there remains another which Dr. Weiss recommends to be removed soon. He also recommends planting of additional pines as well as irrigation. Dr. Weiss is concerned that irrigation of existing redwood trees by the City Arborist be continued, especially in the current drought situation. He is encouraged about cypress growth believing it will provide greater wind shelter over the years and replace the pines that have died. He pointed out that several understory pines died and were removed, and he recommends replanting with 5-gallon Monterey pines — particularly with pitch canker resistant varieties if possible. He also recommend monitoring for pitch canker deeper in the sanctuary. Dr. Weiss recommended removal of dead branches from an acacia, but
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Inside Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 7 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 5 Giants Update ................................. 18 Homeless in Paradise........................ 14 Keepers of Our Culture..................... 12 Legal Notices.................................... 18 Opinion............................................ 17 Otter Views......................................... 8 Peeps................................................ 11 Puzzle................................................ 9 Rain Gauges....................................... 2 Real Estate.................................. 15, 20
Monarch numbers for the past three years at Pacific Grove’s Monarch Sanctuary.
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noted that it fills an important gap in providing wind shelter for the butterflies. He recommends thinning of certain cypress but planting of oaks and pines, particularly next to snags. He wants unauthorized blue gums thinned because they are too closely planted and may be structurally deficient as a result. There are several other notes regarding thinning, replanting, and irrigation of trees, and of the thinning of branches which overhang the trail through the sanctuary. He discussed the management of trees at the Butterfly Grove Inn, noting that extensive management was brought to the attention of the Arborist who intervened and reduced the trimming. Dr. Weiss also reported on nectar beds and understory plantings, making recommendations in those areas as well. With regard to governance, he notes ongoing issues and controversies, and mentions again the procedure of a staff-sponsored field tour, and presentation to the Beautification and Natural Resources Committee, with implementation to follow.
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In Case You Missed it in the City Newsletter: No more Chalk Marks
(But probably lots more tickets)
The Pacific Grove Police Department implemented a new parking software program, to include a new parking citation processing vendor (TurboData), and new handheld ticketing devices. The new handhelds are actually smart phones that allow enforcement officers to take photographs, add notations, set reminders for timed route areas, connect to a wireless printer, and instantly sync to the new web-based software program. In addition, citizens can pay tickets online, as well as request administrative reviews at: www.pticket.com/pg. Apparently, so can tourists, even if they’re not citizens! We hope you can work, shop, and dine in two-hour stretches.
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Week ending 09-08-16 at 8:30 AM....... 0.01" Total for the season................................. .35" 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.................................................... 4.013" During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR
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Week ending 09/08/16........................ 0.00" Total for the season (since 7/1/16)........ 0.21" Last week low temperature..................51.7 F Last week high temperature.................78.5 F Last year rain to date (7/1/15-9/08/15)......... 0.30”
September 9, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
City of Pacific Grove Seeks Community Input on Urban Greening
The City of Pacific Grove is drafting an Urban Greening Plan that will recommend projects, policies, and programs the City can implement to achieve numerous environmental and community benefits. For example, green spaces can help to reduce flooding and improve stormwater quality, provide wildlife habitat, help maintain air quality, reduce urban heat islands, and provide green space for neighborhood socializing and community building. The City seeks community input on the Urban Greening Plan goals and objectives, and identifying priority projects for design. Projects under consideration focus on improving the quality of stormwater entering the Monterey Bay and include projects at strategic locations along the Recreation Trail. All members of the Pacific Grove community are encouraged to attend a Public Workshop at the Community Center on the morning of Friday September 16 at 10am to provide feedback to the City on the Urban Greening Plan approach and proposed projects. The Community Center is located on 515 Junipero Ave, Pacific Grove, CA. For more information, please visit www.cityofpacificgrove.org or contact Daniel Gho at dgho@cityofpacificgrove. org or by phone at 831-648-5722.
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Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Presents Annual Coastal Cleanup Day targets 80 beach, waterway sites
Save Our Shores Looks to Volunteers Sept. 17
Annual Coastal Cleanup Day is the world’s largest volunteer effort for the ocean. Every year, hundreds of thousands of volunteers remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches across the globe. Here along California’s Central Coast, marine conservation nonprofit, Save Our Shores (SOS), coordinates one of the state’s largest volunteer efforts. The nonprofit is leading nearly 80 beach, river, and inland cleanup sites—stretching more than 85 miles of coastline from Waddell Creek Beach in Northern Santa Cruz County to the Big Sur Coast in Monterey County. Annual Coastal Cleanup is a one-day event on Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are needed: saveourshores. org/acc Save Our Shores’ 32nd Annual Coastal Cleanup Day is exclusively run by volunteers and partners who are invested in keeping their local marine environment healthy. Last year, nearly 3,300 volunteers prevented 8.2 tons of trash from entering the ocean and harming marine wildlife. Among the waste collected: cigarette butts, plastic bags, food wrappers, cans, bottles, as well as mattresses, refrigerators, and tires. This year, Save Our Shores is looking to increase their volunteer participation and remove even more waste from the central coast. Getting involved is easy and free. Go to saveourshores.org/acc for volunteer pre-registration and select a beach or waterway to help clean in Santa Cruz or Monterey County. The rest of the day is reserved for relaxing with family and friends, soaking up the sun, and getting rewarded with free food and prizes.
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Preschool still has space for new students this fall
Pacific Grove Unified School District’s State Preschool is open for enrollment for children 3 or 4 years old, as well as Transitional Kindergarten children. The school offers morning and afternoon sessions, with a play-based curriculum and emphasis on hands-on learning. There are art, music, dramatic play, writing practice, outdoor classroom, block building, story time, circle time and more in the curriculum. These are experiences which will prepare children for kindergarten. Classes are offered Monday through Friday. The school honors the family culture and home language of each child. The preschool is located at 1004 David Avenue in Pacific Grove Please call 6466547 if interested. Classes can be free with eligibility determined by family size and gross monthly income.
Harrison Memorial Library 5th Annual Teen Photo Contest
The theme of this year’s Teen Photo Contest is “Celebrate Carmel’s 100th birthday with Historic images of Carmel.” Teens between the ages of 13 and 18, attending school in Monterey County, may submit one original photo by September 21, 2016. Photos can either be dropped off as an unmatted 8” x10” print at the Reference Desk at the Main Library on Ocean & Lincoln, or emailed as a jpeg or tif with a minimum of 900 x 720 pixels to: hml.reference@gmail.com All entered photos will be displayed at the Carmel’s Main Library. Winners will be announced in late October. The People’s Choice Award will win a $50 Del Monte Center Gift Card and the Judge’s prize winner will receive a $100 Del Monte Center Gift Card. Any questions? Call Harrison Memorial Library (831) 624-4629 or www.hm-lib.org
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Hosts Fall Adoption Fair and Open House
An open house and adoption fair will take place at the Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) Bauer Center, 515 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove on Sunday, September 11 from 11am-2pm. Light refreshments will be served and dogs will be available for adoption. RSVP to: POMDR at 831-718-9122 or email us info@peaceofminddogrescue.org About POMDR: POMDR is a resource and advocate for senior dogs and senior people on California’s Central Coast. We find loving homes for dogs whose guardians can no longer care for them and for senior dogs in shelters. For more information about volunteering, adopting, or making a donation visit www.peaceofminddogrescue.org or call 831-718-9122.
League of Women Voters presents free forum on anti-fracking measure
The League of Women Voters of Monterey County (LWVMC) invites you to attend our next Lunch & Learn. The program will be: Pros & Cons Forum for Measure Z on November Ballot: "Protect Our Water: Ban Fracking & Limit Risky Oil Operations" Pros & Cons presenters (TBA) will have equal time to speak, followed by an audience question and answer session. Lunch and Learn is set for Wednesday, 14 September. Doors Open/Social time: 11:30 a.m. Lunch is at noon ($17/person; provided by Café Athena) and the presentation is at 12:30 p.m. (free and open to the public) at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Road in Carmel. Please RSVP by Saturday, September 4 to Lorita Fisher via email (GLFisher@ redshift.com) or phone (831-375-8301). Payment for lunch can be either cash or check and is payable upon arrival. If you have further questions about the program please contact George Riley at georgetriley@gmail.com.
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Marge Ann Jameson Democratic Women of Monterey County to Honor Sustainability Cop Log Leader Janet Brennan Suspect is likely a young father Two subjects were reported to have rapidly fled the Lucky store, carrying lots of “A Mediterranean Delight” fundraiser expensive diapers. When confronted, they became combative and dropped two of the features Dal Bianco fashion show and live boxes but escaped with two boxes. Expired power drinks A male transient was observed going through the garbage at the stadium. Several auction items cases of soda and power water were found. They were expired. The charity group that
The Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) will honor environmental leader Janet Brennan, President of the League of Women Voters® of Monterey County and a board member of LandWatch Monterey County, at its eighth annual Feast for Sustainable Change on Sunday, September 25, from 1-4pm. The fundraiser, titled “A Mediterranean Delight”, takes place at the beautiful Sahae estate in Carmel Valley. John Laird, California’s Secretary of Natural Resources, will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The public is welcome to attend. Janet Brennan, an environmental planner with 30 years of experience, has expertise in air quality, water quality, land use, infrastructure and hazardous waste planning and environmental review. She has been active in public interest and community groups since the 1960s at local, regional and state levels. Locally, she has made important contributions to water issues including her work on the Salinas Valley aquifer. Citing Brennan’s numerous contributions to sustainability locally, including her work with the Carmel Valley Land Use Advisory Committee and the Carmel Valley Association, DWMC Board President Konny Murray said, “Janet Brennan’s forward-thinking contributions have positively influenced every organization that she has been a part of, and her work has made a lasting impact on the sustainability of Monterey County. Her expertise on the environment is matched only by her commitment to protecting it. We are lucky to have Janet’s leadership, and we’re privileged to honor her.” The Feast for Sustainable Change supports the DWMC’s work to elect Democratic women and advance women’s causes. It also promises an afternoon of food, friends and fun, including delicious Mediterranean cuisine catered by Portobello’s of Salinas. There will be a live auction for items including a dinner party for eight at the home of 5th District Supervisor-elect Mary Adams, featuring a home-cooked meal prepared and served by Mary and friends, with several courses and wine pairings. A new feature will be a fashion show of designs by world-renowned couturier Giovanni Dal Bianco of Dal Bianco Couture, who comes to Monterey from the studios of Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent and Oscar De La Renta. Dal Bianco is generously donating an item of custom-made evening wear, evening gown or evening attire dress for the auction. Additional items include concert tickets to Chamber Music Monterey for its 50th anniversary this year, a round of golf for two at Nicklaus Club Monterey and much more. The event is sponsored by prominent area civic leaders including State Sen. Bill Monning & Dr. Dana Kent, Assemblyman Mark Stone, Supervisor Jane Parker and Supervisor-elect Mary Adams, and Congressional candidate Jimmy Panetta. Among the local luminaries who have previously been honored are Amy Anderson & George Somero, Nancy Burnett, Kay Cline, Julie Packard, Tanya Roos and Cindy Walters. Tickets are $125 and may be purchased via the DWMC website, www.dw-mc.org. For more information, visit the website or phone 831.200.DWMC. The Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) is a volunteer organization that champions Democratic candidates and campaigns on political issues that affect all citizens while emphasizing the role of women. The DWMC is dedicated to creating opportunities for Democratic women to interact, participate and educate themselves and the community about political candidates and issues. Contact the DWMC by email at Publicity@dw-mc.org, by phone at 831.200.DWMC, on Twitter @DemWomenMntyCo or by mail at P.O. Box 223003, Carmel, CA 93922.
Jazz Worship
On Sunday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m., there will be a worship service featuring jazz music at First Presbyterian Church of Monterey, 501 El Dorado St., Monterey. Jazz enthusiasts are invited to attend the service and then enjoy a reception afterwards. Events are free. Jazz Church will feature local jazz saxophonist Roger Eddy. The Roger Eddy Quartet will at times be accompanied by the choir from First Presbyterian Church, performing jazz numbers. This service coincides with Jazz Weekend in Monterey and takes its inspiration from Psalm 150: “Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.” For more information: office@fpcmonterey.org phone 831.373.3031 Fpcmonterey.org
Annual Gospel Concert planned
National Gospel Heritage Month is September and it's coming soon. In honor of National Gospel Heritage month, Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir (directed by John L. Nash Jr.) will present our FREE annual concert at Greater Victory Temple Church in Seaside from 5-7:30 on Saturday, September 24. This year's confirmed guests include: Oakland Interfaith Gospel Community Choir (directed by Terrance Kelly); Peace United Church of Christ choir (directed by Dr. Cheryl Anderson); Monte Vista High School choir (directed by Dr. David Dehner); Ms. Tammie Brown (Recording artist); Robin J. Williams & Peace (Recording artist); Other surprise guests may appear. Hope to see you there. “Like” us on Facebook where we post short updates, traffic, weather, fun pictures and timely stuff. If you follow us on Twitter, you’ll also get local sports updates and we even tweet tournaments and playoffs.
allegedly owned them confirmed that they had thrown them away and they weren’t stolen. Vacationers running amok Someone complained of loud voices and subjects running in the streets from a vacation rental on Surf. They were contacted in the back yard where there was a party going on and advised of the city noise ordinance The tourists were all cooperative and went inside. Soap stolen from laundry Reporting party says someone took his laundry detergent from the laundry room of his complex on Forest. Well, it could have been a blackboard Reporting party said someone entered her residence and ground their nails over paned glass. Nothing was taken. Bark Bark Bark Report Past tense dog bite An unknown dog bit the reporting party’s left hand. Owner is aso unknown. Dog found Dog found on Central Ave., no tags, no chip. Nonetheless the owner was tracked down and took the dog home. Missing his buddy One of two dogs running loose on 17th Street was brought in, but reporting party says he was unable to capture the other. Dogsitter located and came to the station to retrieve the captured dog.
Recidivist Road Rager A road rage incident occurred. Both parties were interviewed, and it turns out one of the parties has prior documentation of road rage incidents in the past. Two incidents of marijuana without a prescription One on Sunset, one on Ocean View Blvd. Aloha! A ukelele was found on Esplanade. No owner found, so it was booked for safekeeping. Wonder if staff is taking lessons and will serenade the tourists. Water leak Monterey Fire turned off a water leak coming from a garage in 9th Street. Not long list of suspects for an oil pot, is there? An oil pot and a trailer were stolen on Carmel Ave. You’re not the boss of me A person came in to the police station to complain about a neighbor who acts like he owns the apartment complex. The landlord will not get involved, but the man wanted it documented. Alarm activations Country Club Gate DiMaggio’s Cleaners Lighthouse Ave. Grove Acre. Premises checked and secured. Purse deposited A woman reported that she thought she had left her purse in the bank deposite box, butcouldn’t get back into look because her ID was in the purse and she needed the ID to get into the bank box. A photocopy solved the issue.
“Intro to Ecological Design” Class Now Offered at Pacific Grove Adult School
A new class will be offered at the Pacific Grove Adult School which will cover topics such as Solar Energy, Drought Tolerant Landscaping, Greywater, Permaculture, Documentary films and Democracy at Work. Instructor Daniel Brodell-Lake has degrees in M.Sc. “Integrative Ecosocial Design” from Gaia University, B.A. ‘Ethnography & Photography’ from UCSC, NABCEP cert solar energy practitioner, Permaculture Design Certified from UPISF and Sunrise Ranch. He speaks Spanish.
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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
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636
Manjushri Dharma Center
724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com
Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712
Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818
Shoreline Community Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org
OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church
800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org
For more information call 648-5760. Tuesday, Sept. 13 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 • Wednesday, Sept. 14 • 11:00 am Music with Mary Lee - Music for all ages • Wednesday, Sept. 14 • 3:45 pm Wacky Wednesday Stories: stories, science and crafts for all ages • Thursday, Sept. 15 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.
Chautauqua Hall Dance Club
Sat., Sept. 10, 6 PM Dance lesson by Sera & Richard: Ballroom Tango, Part 3 Chautauqua Hall, 16th St At Central Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Cost: $10 for non-members, $5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PGDANCE/ Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance. No partner needed.
Gentrain Society Lectures
The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in September and October, 2016. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Gentrain Society Lecture: Monterey Area Architectural Resources Archive Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Rick Janick and Kent Seavey are working to preserve the Monterey Peninsula’s significant design heritage and architectural history. They are gathering architects’ drawings, photographs, blueprints and correspondence for a local archive now in its early inception, and called the Monterey Area Architectural Resources Archive (MAARA). The Archive also houses audio tapes, personal papers, business records, furniture, art, and artifacts. With nearly 100 collections, MAARA provides primary source material for scholarly research, teaching support, architectural uses, preservation, publications, exhibitions, and public service. Art and architecture historian and former MPC instructor Rick Janick was instrumental in the early days of the MPC Gentrain lifelong learning classes. Kent Seavey, former curator of the California Historical Society and former director of the Carmel Museum of Art, is now a historic preservation consultant. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Gentrain Society Lecture: Salvador Dali in the Monterey Peninsula Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Hilary Roberts will speak on the recently opened Dali17 Museum, where she is Art & Exhibit Coordinator. Dali17 is a permanent exhibition of art (including original etchings, mixed media, lithographs, and rare sculptures) by one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated surrealist artists, Spaniard Salvador Dali. Dali17 is the first permanent Dali exhibition on the West Coast, and the largest private collection on exhibit in the United States. Monterey was the only place outside of Spain where Salvador Dali lived and painted in the 1940s. Dali and his wife Gala stayed at the Hotel Del Monte in 1941 and 1942, and when the Navy took over during WWII they were moved to Cottage Row at the Del Monte Lodge, now the Lodge at Pebble Beach, where they stayed from 1943 to 1948. The Dali17 showcases his influence locally and the history that ties him to the Monterey region. Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Gentrain Society Lecture: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Monterey Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895 Actor and playwright Keith Decker will present “Robert Louis Stevenson’s Monterey,” a slide-illustrated talk on the celebrated author’s time in Monterey during an historically pivotal moment. Chris Quist (Monterey Historic State Parks) has recently discovered images from turn-of-the-century Monterey, which Decker plans to show along with some interjected essays and related materials from Stevenson’s three months in Monterey. Decker is an avid Stevenson aficionado and past president of the RLS Club of Monterey. Decker states of Stevenson, “His time here was so brief, yet this time figured prominently in his career and memory.”
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Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts
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College Essay Workshop at Harrison Memorial Library
Join us for a free College Essay Workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 6-7 p.m. at the Harrison Memorial Library on Ocean and Lincoln in Carmel. Many great kids write average college essays—essays about “life lessons learned from football” or “how my trip to Europe broadened my cultural horizons.” Better tales are there for the writing. This workshop will show you what admissions officers really look for in great college essays, and offer suggestions for finding and sharing your best stories. Marisela Gomez from Collegwise will also discuss how to approach the new UC insight questions.
Free Community Safety Saturday Set for Septembr 10
There was no doubt in my mind that I would be a writer when I grew up. I started reading when I was very young and, by the time I was pre-teen devoured many books a week (sometimes reading through the night with the flashlight under the covers). I started putting pen to paper when I was about 11 and still have a couple of stories I wrote which my mother, who kept absolutely nothing, seemed to deem worthy of her trove of memories. I also dabbled in art, took many lessons and was considered talented. The arts were my raison d’etre, of course inherited from and encouraged by my mother. Books of paintings of the masters and stacks of the classics graced my bookshelves. Music filled the house and the theater was a great treat. And, of course, animals, always animals. I was editor of our school newspaper and in college majored in journalism with had a split minor of drama and philosophy. Little did I know that many years later I would be up to my neck in rummage. I married a very talented journalist the first time around and put my own aspirations on hold…when we were divorced I wrote an art column for a Miami magazine. I also went to work for the minister of our church and was president of the women’s group. They had been holding a rummage sale for many years but it garnered little as it was a tiny Anglo-Episcopalian church on the outskirts of Miami. I suggested we start a thrift shop, we did and the income helped fund a new building. My feelings about such activities has always been that people working together for the same purpose form a bond, purpose and lasting friendships. When I moved back to the Monterey Peninsula with my two children, Ellen 8and Jay, 11, I volunteered at CHOMP (had been a pink lady in Miami), and became involved at All Saints Church. I married my longtime friend, John Roland and we produced another offspring, Mary Genevieve – called Jennie. I became Executive Director of the Lyceum, a program for gifted and talented youngsters. I was active in more not for profit groups than I can remember, rising to the top in most cases. John and I worked together in most of the fund raising endeavors. I handled publicity for most of the events and staged a number of rummage sales. My cousin started the SPCA Auxiliary and asked me to join her. I was President of the Symphony Guild (now Friends of Monterey Symphony), we had one fund raising event after another, which I loved doing and was asked to write an article and conduct a seminar on Fund Raising with Special Events. My friend, Lisa Work, called me one day “Jane, the SPCA is looking for a manager for their benefit shop, you should apply for the job.” “Why, Lisa, I have never done anything like that.” However, apply I did. Ted Hollister was President of the board at the time and, when I was hired authorized me to do what was necessary to revitalize the place which was falling apart. My cousin, Sam Morse, came up with the architectural drawings for a pristine new shop, gratis. Dave Stocker did the work at a much reduced cost. The place was out of commission for over a month. During the interim I worked down in the warehouse which was directly under Top Hat Market, behind radio and electronic repair shop (the site now of Tessuti Zoo). Most of the volunteer staff had left when it was announced that a paid manager would be hired. The ones that remained were dedicated to the cause, but there were only five or six, hardly enough to staff a store two shifts a day, seven days a week, to say nothing of the people needed to work in the back room processing and pricing the goods that came in. At that time the SPCA, as were many organizations, utilizing the services of men and women doing their community service instead of jail time. The practice of the former “staff” members had been to store excess clothing that arrived. To this end they rented the warehouse from Bob Work who charged the organization $100 a month (if they were able to pay) for two rooms, probably 3,000 feet. Then the Work Family, Saucito Land, would donate the rent back. A win-win for all. A young man came in one day, and said that he would be able to help. We sorted and bagged, and loaded my car which I think in those days was a Chevy Monte Carlo. It wasn’t a large car and required many trips up the hill to the Good Will Truck. There was also a woman, I think her name was Ruth, whose husband was stationed at DLI who was able to help a few hours a week, as well as a few of the remaining volunteers. The clothing which had been stored had been there for months, some for years, and the environment was not exactly water tight. It was not the most desirable working conditions. The clothing and other fabric items were in one room, in another were shelves and shelves of dishes, cook ware and bric-a-brac. Dave assured me the remodeling would be finished in late November. Our goal was to reopen with a wonderful Christmas Open House. In the mea time we slogged away sorting and pricing in the warehouse. One day as the young community service man and I were driving to Good Will, I asked him how he happened to be in the situation. “Oh,” he said “I don’t want to alarm you. I am perfectly healthy when I take my medication, but I am a paranoid schizophrenic and was jailed for beating my girlfriend.” More stories to follow. More about the volunteers and Pacific Grove as it was in 1986. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Benefit Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue, Pacific Grove. Gcr770@aol.com
The 4th Annual CIG Insurance Community Safety Saturday event is coming up soon on September 10. With all of our fires during this “summer of smoke” and other incidents, we hope that the community will take the time to stop by the event and learn how to better protect themselves and their families for a wide array of potential emergencies and disasters. This free community event during September’s National Preparedness Month will feature over 30 agencies and non-profits with interactive safety displays and demonstrations. It will be held on September 10, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey. Community Safety Saturday will provide valuable safety information and activities for the whole family, including important fire prevention tips and how to deal with emergencies. In addition, the first 100 attendees will receive a free 10-year battery-operated First Alarm Smoke Detector, courtesy of Orchard Supply Hardware. The event is free, fun and engaging with lots of interactive displays for all ages plus there are many great drawing prizes, too. It will be held from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey. Community Safety Saturday will provide valuable safety information and activities for the whole family, including important fire prevention tips and how to deal with emergencies.
Save Our Shores and 33 volunteers remove 355 lbs of trash from Monterey California Central Coast volunteers were busy this Labor Day Weekend. Save Our Shores held their annual Holiday Relief pollution prevention outreach and beach cleanup events to help abate holiday waste. This year’s results were unusual. On Labor Day, a team of 15 Save Our Shores’ Sanctuary Stewards and volunteers talked to more than 800 holiday beachgoers at Cowell/Main Beach in Santa Cruz, giving out nearly 250 free trash bags. The nonprofit’s small awareness effort helped reduce the amount of trash people left behind the morning after Labor Day─and the numbers show it. Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, 18 volunteers recovered 355 pounds of trash from Davenport Main Beach, Cowell/Main, Sunny Cove, Corcoran Lagoon/26th, and Del Monte Beach. The numbers are up 185 pounds from last year. Of the group, Cowell/Main in Santa cruz was atypically the cleanest. Save Our Shores Program Associate, Michael Pollacci, comments on the surprise. “It may have to do with the tractor-drawn beachcombing that happens every morning, or maybe because of increased efforts by the local business like the Dream Inn and The Beach Boardwalk. Regardless, cigarette butts were still the most common item picked up, and small plastic pieces were all too easy to find.”
The largest mess uncharacteristically came from Corcoran Lagoon/26th. There, Sanctuary Stewards’ Mary and Steve Scheller along with one other volunteer prevented 143 pounds of trash from entering the ocean. “I was stunned,” said Mary. “I live very close and I walk this beach a lot. I was stunned by the amount of illegal substances, the clothing, and overwhelming amount of beer cans and bottles… I’ve never seen Corcoran in such condition before.” Among the oddities/grossities removed: A vacuum cleaner, a whole weber grill, illicit substance paraphernalia, a few vinyl records, female hygiene products, two large metal files, a whole bag of edible medical cannabis candies, and lots of filled dog poop bags. Thanks to cleanbeach PSAs, social media advertising, and public outreach in partnership with the City of Santa Cruz, Save Our Shores has seen an overall decline in the amount of waste removed from Monterey Bay beaches on the Labor Day holiday weekend. Save Our Shores thanks volunteers, community members, responsible beachgoers, California State Parks, and the County and City of Monterey and Santa Cruz for keeping California’s Central Coast beaches clean this Labor Day.
Lecture on Mexican Era in Alta California, Monterey
Join historian and City of Monterey’s Museums, Cultural Arts, and Archives Manager, Dennis Copeland, for a slide-illustrated lecture on the Mexican era in the Alta California capital at Monterey, on Saturday, September 24, 1 p.m. This program “When We Were Mexico; A Frontier Province and Its Capital - Monterey” is part of “The Big Read” project, in cooperation with The National Steinbeck Center. The book being read widely read in the community is Sun, Stone, and Shadows; 20 Great Mexican Short Stories by Jorge F. Hernandez. For adults and mature teens. Admission is free. For information call (831) 646-3933. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
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Hair Stylists, Drivers, Masseuses, and More Needed as Hospice Volunteers
Learn about volunteering with hospice at open house September 27
From playing an instrument to cutting hair to driving to medical appointments, volunteers are needed to provide a range of services to patients of Hospice of the Central Coast. Prospective volunteers can learn more at an open house on September 27 with current volunteers. Operated by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Hospice of the Central Coast provides services and support to people near the end of life and their families. Volunteers are matched by skill and interest with patients’ needs and can provide as little as two hours a week of service. Opportunities include: · Sharing musical gifts, playing an instrument or singing at the bedside • Driving patients to and from medical appointments and errands · Making friendly visits, including reading to and playing games with patients · Providing therapy pets visits, with a dog or cat · Providing professional services such as massages, Healing Touch, or Reiki, or hair cuts and beard trims · Vigiling - sitting at the bedside at the end of life · Offering grief support for adults and children · Greeting visitors to Westland House, Community Hospital’s hospice and skilled nursing facility Community Hospital is also looking
for volunteers for its Transitions program, which provides support and services to people with serious, life-threatening illnesses. The open house is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 27 at Westland House, 100 Barnet Segal Lane, Monterey. For information and to register, please call (831) 622-2746. ABOUT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, established in 1934, has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves. Its parent company is Montage Health, the umbrella for entities that work together to deliver exceptional care and inspire the pursuit of optimal health. Community Hospital is a nonprofit healthcare provider with 220 staffed acute-care hospital beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds, delivering a continuum of care from birth to end of life, and every stage in between. It serves the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities through locations including the main hospital, outpatient facilities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic, a short-term skilled nursing facility, Hospice of the Central Coast, Montage Wellness Centers in Marina and Salinas, and business offices. Find more information about Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula chomp.org
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Mosquitos Away! Tom Stevens
Otter Views America’s gridlocked Congress reconvenes in Washington this week for a short session before returning to the election trail. Among its few tasks is funding the fight against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus now buzzing inland from the Gulf Coast. As with so many Congressional matters, Zika funding has been bogged down for months by bitter partisan shin-kicking. The details are too infuriating to explore here, but one tactic is evident: Congress is using Zika for political advantage. Republicans will deny funding if any of the money goes to Planned Parenthood. Democrats will then blame the GOP for enabling the virus’ spread. As someone with a long history in the tropics, I’d encourage our Congress people to set the politics aside and authorize the funding pronto. Riding in their limos from air-conditioned fundraiser to air-conditioned fundraiser, they likely have little contact with mosquitoes and even less respect for them. That’s a mistake. Consider the odds. On our side we have Raid, DEET and mosquito coils, all nearly as harmful to us as to the enemy. We have large spatulate hands that can be smacked together, and opposable thumbs for snatching and grasping at the whining air. Mosquitoes have the lightness of bubbles and the street savvy that comes from countless eons on the planet. They’re not fast, but they are superb aviators, maneuvering aloft on handclaps of air, peeling off in formation for strafing runs, then barrel-rolling away again. To them, we humans probably don’t even seem sentient; we’re just vast, gently rolling foothills of flesh. The acreage of our faces alone can accommodate a hundred of them, and sometimes does. Mosquitoes are so airy they can alight on our most sensitive runways - eyelids, cheeks, the middle ear – and engorge themselves before our distant early warning systems flash red alert. They are also surprisingly resilient, as anyone will attest after snatching one of these tiny parasitic hang gliders out of the air. Gotcha! You grind the prey in your fist, then open your hand expecting to see the oily gray smear that signals a kill. The mosquito waits one beat to lull you off guard, then “EEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeee!” ascends in glory to fight another day. Furious, you wheel ponderously around to renew the battle. You sight in on the target, raise your mighty arms …and the mosquito disappears. Poof! Vanishing as utterly as if it had entered another dimension. Leaving us dumbfounded – hulking, pitiful King Kongs driven to madness by a superior technology. Mosquitoes. Did a just and loving God create them? Did the God who made the lamb make thee? I fear so, though it’s more comforting somehow to ascribe satanic origins to these purveyors of Zika, malaria, and head-slapping midnights. No, I imagine God created mosquitoes to keep us humble, to remind us of the greater order of things. We humans have been to the bottom of the ocean and the icy summit of Mount Everest. We have walked on the moon and invented aerosol hair spray. But can we catch two mosquitoes in a row? How do they get in? The screens are intact, and you didn’t leave the door open. There are no stagnant ponds in the windowsills, no mulch of rotting leaves on the carpet. But they do find a way. I got 12 mosquitoes one night. That was a great night, one small step for mankind. But the next night I realized I had won the battle but lost the war. They were back! Or, their relatives were back, anyway, and they attacked with the vengeful ferocity that can only follow the loss of loved ones. The next morning, my face looked like the bottom of a jogging shoe. If I could have read Braille, the bumps might have spelled: “Move along. Nothing to see here.” They say there’s a silver lining to every cloud, even a cloud of mosquitoes. Without them, we wouldn’t have invented long sleeves, mesh netting and Cutter’s Lotion. Our eye-hand coordination, albeit primitive when matched against the cunning aerobatics of our tormenters, would not have developed even this far. Without mosquitoes to keep our reflexes sharp, we’d probably drop the toothpaste cap a lot more often. I’m also grateful for another thing. Have you ever seen a close-up, electron microscope photo of a mosquito? Huge, killer eyes; robot legs scaled with vicious-looking spikes; a bladed metallic face only a potato combine could love? When I see those photos, I forget the itching bumps and ringing ears, the midnights spent tracking mosquitoes into high corners and the depths of closets, swiping, swatting, cursing, climbing onto furniture, knocking the philodendron over again. Instead, I kneel down and thank God. Not for creating mosquitoes, but for making them smaller than us.
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Mothers and Fathers Walk to support Yes on Measure Z
Annual Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association Reunion Set
The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association (PGHSAA) will hold its annual all-school reunion Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, 2016. PGHSAA members and their guests are invited to download a registration form from the Association’s web site. Those who attended Pacific Grove schools can join the PGHSAA in order to be able to attend activities that weekend. The reunion weekend includes a dinner on Saturday, October 1. The cost is $65 per person; no-host bar opens at 6:00, and dinner will be served at 7:00. Mix ‘n Spin Productions will provide music for dancing until 10:00. On Sunday, October 2, a buffet brunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost of the brunch is $30. Both events will be held at the Elks Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Drive in Monterey. Yearly PGHSAA dues are $20 per person or married couple if both are alumni. Registration forms, membership forms, and more information about the reunion weekend can be found on the PGHSAA web site, http://pgae.pgusd.org/alumni. Reunion information for individual graduating classes can also be found on the web site. The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. This is its 56th annual reunion and its 24th annual brunch. PGHSAA supports the high school, its students, and its projects with money from donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan events and to approve requests for disbursements. For more information about PGHSAA or about the upcoming reunion, visit the Association’s web site, http://pgae.pgusd.org/alumni.
Protect Monterey County, whose goal is to protect our water supply by banning oil well fracking in the county, is sponsoring a walk to raise awareness and support for Yes on Measure Z. Measure Z is the initiative which is on the November ballot. The measure, if passes, will ban any future fracking and limit risky oil well operations. It will phase out existing waste water injection wells which are a threat to the Salinas River Aquifer. In 2015 DOGGR and the EPA acknowledged that 34 out of the 44 existing waste water injection wells in Monterey County put our aquifers at risk. The public is invited to walk from Lovers Point to Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf to show support for this initiative.The walk starts at 9:00 a.m. at Lovers Point on Saturday, September 10.
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Monarchs Migrate via Exhibit at Sol Treasures in King City
By Jan Austin
In conjunction with the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Sol Treasures presents an interactive exhibit showcasing the annual migration of the monarch butterfly. This free event encompasses art, videos, migration maps, milkweed plants, live caterpillars, plant seeds, hands-on activities and other materials that explain the annual migration of the monarch. Juan Govea, Director of Exhibition and Education at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, will be speaking at Sol Treasures on September 9 and October 15. As one enters the gallery, one is greeted by poster-sized photos portraying the life cycle of the monarch butterfly from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to emerging butterfly. “At the center of the gallery, we have milkweed plants with eggs and caterpillars,” said Sonia Chapa, founder and president of Sol Treasures. “They’re teeny-tiny right now. It’s very exciting to watch them.” One of Sol Treasure’s summer art instructors was inspired to paint a giant wooden monarch for children to take selfies with. Next to a beautiful Manzanita branch is a table with art supplies. Visitors are invited to color a butterfly of their own to hang on the branch. An information table provides knowledge on ways that people can help to save monarchs, and seeds to plant that will provide host plants and nectar plants for them. Another summer instructor created tie-dye monarch wings which are on display and can be worn by children to participate in a movement activity that
Part of the Monarch Migration exhibit. Sol Treasures features handcrafted work from local artists. will be offered. Sol Treasures opened February 2008. “I was inspired to start this to bring art and culture to our community,” said Chapa. “At that time, the vision was to have a home for local artists. That was the beginning. We had the gallery and the gift shop and were offering art classes. From there we grew and grew and now we have the arts and cultural enrichment center for people of all ages.” “After having outgrown the space at Sol Treasures, we are now collaborating local schools and community agencies like CHISPA (Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association, Inc.),” said Chapa. “We have instructors that go out to schools in San Lucas and San Ardo, and to Greenfield to CHISPA.
S o l Tr e a sures offers three components for children: an art program, a theater program and a music program. “ We a l s o have an adult choir and art enrichment classes Milkweed plant with caterpillar. for adults,” said Chapa. “Our field trip coordinator schedules school classes to come in,” she said. “They walk from the schools to Sol Treasures. We give them a tour, then in the backyard they get to create a make-and-take art project that is age-appropriate for them. Some will use tissue, some will work with paper, and Free Lecture and Art Event some will paint.” featuring Juan Govea To date, Sol Treasures has served more than 2,000 youth. They have come on field trips, attended plays, or come to Friday, September 9 the gallery. 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. and Born in Mexico, Chapa was raised in Saturday, October 15 King City and completed her schooling there. 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Sonia Chapa, founder of Sol Treasures photo by Jan Austin
“We are a large family and my parents were always working,” she said. “What inspired me to start Sol Treasures is that a lot of children who live in South County don’t even know that the ocean is an hour away. They’ve never been to the Monterey Aquarium. Now the children can walk here and get amazing cultural experiences with art, music and theater. I’m very thankful for everyone who makes this possible. We all work together and strive to unify the community through art and culture.” To help support their art, music, theater and cultural enrichment programs, Sol Treasures has a gift shop featuring handmade items from local artisans.
Monarch in chrysalis, about to emerge. photo by Jan Austin
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Your Achievements Asilomar Conference Grounds names new Executive Chef
Asilomar Conference Grounds just named a new Executive Chef. Greg Lepesh will take the reins of the first-class culinary program. Chef De Cuisine for the last three years, Lepesh stepped up and led the culinary team and is being rewarded for his exceptional work and years of service. As Chef De Cuisine he excelled at improving the food quality, supported large groups with varying culinary needs and custom menus, provided strong leadership and support to the entire team and ensured high food safety expectations for the food and beverage and culinary operations. Prior to joining Asilomar. Chef Lepesh worked for Guckenheimer Dining Services, the in-house concessionaire at Juniper Networks, served as a consultant for Dry Creek Grill designing and coordinating food service operations and served as Executive Chef for Epicurean Group in Los Altos, CA. Lepesh graduated from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Lepesh’s Italian heritage and Croatian influences are where it all began. “The unmistakable aroma of fresh baking bread, the anticipation of a pot of simmering sauce, and the interaction of garden - fresh green leafy vegetables are some of my earliest memories,” states Lepesh. “I further
Chef Greg Lepesh, Asilomar Conference Ground’s new Executive Chef developed my passion for fresh and local ingredients as I developed my career and will continue to work with local vendors and farmers to ensure only the freshest ingredients are used in culinary program at Asilomar Conference Grounds.”
Tim Jackson of Monterey Jazz Festival to Receive George Wein Impresario Award from Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music will present Tim Jackson, artistic director of the Monterey Jazz Festival, with the George Wein Impresario Award at the 59th edition of the festival, held September 16-18, 2016. Jackson has been shaping the iconic annual event, the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, for 25 years. Named after legendary Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein, the award recognizes individuals who bring music to life through their dedication to discovering, mentoring, presenting, and promoting creative musicians and their music. Previous recipients of the Wein Impresario Award include Luis Alvarez, founder of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival; Carlo Pagnotta, founder of the Umbria Jazz Festival; and Fred Taylor, founder of the Jazz Workshop and Paul’s Mall in Boston. Larry Simpson, Berklee senior vice president for academic affairs/provost, will present the award to Jackson on the festival’s Jimmy Lyons Stage on Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 8:40 p.m.
Brendan MacLaren enrolls at James Madison University
According to James Madison University of Harrisonburg, VA, Brendan MacLaren of Pacific Grove has enrolled at James Madison University for the fall 2016 semester. MacLaren’s selected major is musical theater. James Madison University offers each student a future of significance -- not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.
Join us for a tour of Steinbeck and Ricketts’ Pacific Grove
The Heritage Society is introducing an exciting new event this October – a Heritage Tour of Pacific Grove. This guided 90-minute bus tour will introduce sightseers to John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts’ Pacific Grove, from the exuberant 1920s to post-war 1950s suburbia. Tours are scheduled for Saturday, October 1 and Sunday October 2 . Tour times are: Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m; Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at The Barn any Saturday between 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. beginning August 27. Tickets will also be available online every day beginning August 27 at www.pacificgroveheritage. org. Tickets are limited for each tour time. Although Salinas and Cannery Row are most closely associated with Steinbeck and Ricketts - Pacific Grove was Steinbeck’s muse and it is where Ricketts discovered the universe. The tour will show you where these men lived, worked, and loved. Sightseers will also hear about their circle of friends and adventures, as well as how the city blossomed and grew during this era. And, of course, it will point out many of the locations Steinbeck included in his books “Cannery Row” and “Sweet Thursday.” This tour is sponsored in part by J.R. Rouse & Jan Pratt of Sotheby’s International Realty and Maureen Mason of Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Mike Calhoun, Police Chief of Carmel-By-The-Sea, to Retire at the End of This Year
Mike Calhoun, the Police Chief and Director of Public Safety for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, and the longest serving member in the history of the Police Department, will retire at the end of this year. Calhoun announced his decision to members of the Police Department this week and then addressed the city’s senior staff. “Í am so blessed to have worked my entire law enforcement career with such a great organization, outstanding staff and wonderful people in the community,” said Calhoun, 55, who has been with the department for 32 years. “I’m so grateful to my entire staff for their continuous dedication, support Chief Mike Calhoun and professionalism.” Calhoun joined the and is a graduate of Pacific Grove High. Carmel Police Department in 1984 as a He earned an Associate of Arts Degree at police officer. He rose through the ranks Monterey Peninsula College, a Bachelor’s to become a Field Training Officer, Ser- Degree in business management from geant, Commander, Interim Police Chief Golden Gate University and many addiand, in 2012, Chief of Police. In 2012, he tional certificates for completing courses was also given the title Director of Public in law enforcement. Among them was an Safety. For four months in late 2015 and Executive Management Degree from the early this year he served as acting City Commission of Peace Officers Standards Administrator. He was a reserve office and Training (POST). for the city of Pacific Grove for three years Reflecting on his long career law before formally joining the Carmel Police enforcement, Calhoun said: Department. “My leadership philosophy has al“Chief Calhoun has dedicated his ways been to help guide the people around entire public service career to our Village, me, help them learn vital skills and give and I am grateful for both his commitment them the knowledge and opportunity that to our residents and guests, as well as will both improve their performance and his exemplary love for the community,” help them grow as people.” said Carmel City Administrator Chip The Department consists of 15 Rerig. “He has acted as my mentor since sworn officers and 10 non-sworn perI returned to the city and has fulfilled that sonnel. role for many others – and not just those in Calhoun said highlights of his capublic safety. He will be missed.” reer include working on the visit of Pope Calhoun is the 10th police chief in John Paul II to the Monterey Peninsula in the history of Carmel-by-the-Sea, which is 1987 and getting to know and work with celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Clint Eastwood when he was the mayor One of his last duties will be working on of Carmel, 1986-1988, and subsequently. the special activities in connection with Calhoun said he would greatly the centennial observances. miss being part of Carmel on a daily basis. As Director of Public Safety, “Many residents and business Calhoun also oversees Carmel Fire and owners still remember my days on patrol Ambulance, Emergency Management as a 23-year-old police recruit,” he said. Operations, and the city’s contract with “I have forged many relationships over the Monterey Fire Department. He was the years and will always hold Carmel in a founding member of the city’s Special a special place in my heart. It will always Response Team. be my home away from home.” Calhoun was born in the old MonCalhoun is married and has two terey Hospital, grew up in Pacific Grove daughters.
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Recording and Sharing Our ‘Life in the Grove’ By now, you regular readers of “Keepers of Our Culture” know how strongly we feel about the power of telling our stories. So we’re tickled beyond pink to announce the launch of “PG Writes! Life in the Grove.” This monthly series of free memoir classes is co-sponsored by Park Place Publications and the Pacific Grove Public Library, and kicks off this Thursday, September 15, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Little House in Jewell Park. Preserving a Particular Moment in Time Your facilitator, Patricia Hamilton, will lead you through a series of easy and fun writing exercises, all themed around our lives in Pacific Grove. We’ll be using the Guided Autobiography Method developed by pioneering gerontologist Dr. James Birren to assist you in accessing your memories, getting your story down on paper, and sharing it with others. In the process, you’ll create a series of short pieces and will be well on your way to writing your life story, a priceless gift to leave your children and grandchildren, as well as a valuable community historical resource, a snapshot of Pacific Grove at a particular moment in time. You say you’re a newcomer to Pacific Grove and all your significant life experiences took place before you arrived in the Last Hometown? Join us anyway! The fact is, you’re here now, and everything that has happened to you up to this point—whether it is as lofty as a lifelong
‘Screenagers:’ Film Looks atImpact of Screen Time on Youth The All Saints’ Parents’ Organization invites community members to view the documentary film “Screenagers” on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. at All Saints’ Day School, 8060 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. The film explores the impact of screen time on children and adolescents, and offers solutions on how adults can help children and adolescents find balance. The All Saints’ Parents’ Organization invites community members to view the documentary film “Screenagers” on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. at All Saints’ Day School, 8060 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. The film explores the impact of screen time on children and adolescents, and offers solutions on how adults can help children and adolescents find balance. Seating is limited for this free community screening. RSVP to Lada Sawyer (lsawyer@asds.org, 624-9171) with the number of people who would like to attend. For more information about the film, see the link to a New York Times article and the movie trailer on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg “”Screenagers” probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director’s own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world.” Excerpt from Public Radio Station KBOO Portland’s film review. http://well.blogs.nytimes. com/2016/03/15/in-screenagers-what-todo-about-too-much-screen-time
Keepers of our Culture By Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Kreig yearning for the scent of salt water mixed with pine and eucalyptus, or as mundane as a job transfer—has led you to your present life in Pacific Grove. Sharing a Very Special Corner of Paradise We Pagrovians are a diverse lot, but we all share the knowledge that this is a very special corner of paradise, and that we are truly lucky to live here. Whether we were born on the peninsula decades ago and chose to remain, or made the decision to turn our dreams to live here into a reality, we all cherish the special blend of salubrious climate, natural beauty, and Victorian charm. We owe it to this enchanting place to record and share our “Life in the Grove” stories. Two weeks ago, Pacific Grove cartoonist Keith Larson demonstrated this concept with his sweet essay on his childhood memories of listening to the whistles of the Del Monte Express as it rumbled through town, and of young men finding jobs at the American Tin Cannery when it
was an actual working factory making car seat covers for Chrysler. This week, you may admire Keith’s artistry illustrating this column, and on the “PG Writes!” poster at the library. Register Now for Thursday’s Free Session Our series of free memoir classes will continue on the third Thursday of each month from now through May of 2017. You may come to just one or all nine sessions, or any combination that fits your schedule. Admission is free and all materials will be provided. Because space is limited in the Little House, pre-registration is a must. Sign up online at KeepersOfOurCulture.com. Please register for only one month at a time, and only for the upcoming month. We look forward to seeing you this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the Little House in Jewell Park as we begin to write and share our “Life in the Grove.” If you cannot attend, and would like
Local artist Keith Larson created this delightful sketch of typical “Life in the Grove” to promote the “PG Writes!” series of memoir classes, cosponsored by the Pacific Grove Public Library and Park Place Publications.
to contribute your memories of living in Pacific Grove to a new book due out next year, please send your stories (500-700 words), and a high-resolution photo to: keepersofourculture@gmail.com. If your story is selected for the book, you will receive one free copy, so be sure and include your mailing address. All entries must be received by June 1, 2017, to be considered. To learn more about the writing and publishing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consultation, contact Patricia Hamilton at 831/6496640, publishingbiz@sbcglobal.net.
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Pacific Grove’s Finest Welcome New Chief, Amy Christey
Chief Christey’s wife, Emily and CHP friend couldn’t keep Emma awake through the ceremony.
Interim Chief Steve Belcher with non-sworn officers Michaela Basanese (l), Giselle Acevedo (r) and Macee Hunt.
A good portion of Pacific Grove’s Finest: Front row, L-R: Jocelyn Francis, Chief Amy Christey, Macee Hunt, Giselle Acevedo, Michaela Basanese, Nancy Anzalon, Ami Lonsinger. Second row: Justin Hankes, Sgt. Roxanne Viray, Reserve Officer Larry Esquivel; ACO Elizabeth Conti-Yeo. Third Row: Reserve Officer Steve Gorman, Cdr. Rory Lakind, Luis Buenrostro, Billy Hawkins. Top Row: Ofcr. Dan Deis.
Non-Sworn Officer L-R: Michaela Basanese, Giselle Acevedo, Macee Hunt, Elizabeth Conti-Yeo, Jocelyn Francis, Tony Marino, Stephanie Maniscalco, Nancy Anzalone.
Meet The Author Series Offers Lindsay Hatton, Author of ‘Monterey Bay’
Friends of the Pacific Grove Library present the latest in the Meet the Author Series, with a visit from Lindsay Hatton, whose freshman novel “Monterey Bay,” will be discussed on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Lindsay Hatton is a graduate of Williams College. She holds an MFA from the Creative Writing Program at New York University. She currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and two daughters, but was born and raised in Monterey, California, where she spent many fascinating and formative summers working behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Lindsay has been touring the country this summer talking about her life in Monterey and her experience of completing and publishing her first novel. Her novel, “Monterey Bay,” takes the reader back to the Monterey and Cannery Row of the 1940s. Hatton will talk about the real people who provided inspiration for her characters and the challenges of setting a work of fiction in a location that is both personally meaningful and internationally beloved. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. and there is a suggested donation of $10 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served.
Family Day at Kernes pool Coming October 2
Kernes Adaptive Aquatics will hold its 25th annual SPLASH-a-thon and Family Fun Day. BBQ, Raffle,Children’s Activities and optional Swimming to benefit children and adults with special needs. The date is Sunday, Oct 2, 2016, from noon-3 p.m. At Santa Catalina School, 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey. The public is invited to splash with us or sponsor a swimmer. 831372-1240 or www.KernesPool.org. Free admission-donations welcomed. Kernes Pool provides warm water exercise programs for people with disabilities.
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Playing the Ball Where the Monkey Dropped It Monterey Workshop Addresses Affordable Housing Solutions
Housing? Which housing issue? If you’d attended the jam-packed Affordable Housing Workshop hosted by the City of Monterey Planning Dept. on Wed., Aug. 31 at the Youth Center in Monterey, you’ll understand the question. If you weren’t there, here’s my take as I’d have covered it as a young associate editor of the society page of a major metropolitan daily in Los Angeles. Biggest end-of-summer-season non-social social event Today such sections are called Lifestyle. In the 1970s they were the Social Scene, and even earlier, Rotogravure (with scads of photos of chic people milling about). In other words, I didn’t know what to expect. I thought, “Buddha, how should I cover this gala?” Buddha bade, “Play the ball where the monkey drops it.” Translated, that monkey metaphor means: “Expect the unexpected, then make the most of it.” How sage that advice proved to be! Playing the ball where the monkey dropped it First move was to send an e-mail to Elizabeth Caraker, principal planner with the host organization of the event, City of Monterey Planning Dept. which stated: “I am planning to attend your Affordable Housing Workshop. May I bring handouts of the Cedar Street Times containing my column Homeless in Paradise? If yes, how many do you recommend I bring?” Elizabeth answered almost instantly, “Twenty-two should be enough.” I envisioned the newspapers in a pile on a table containing handouts the speakers would also be distributing after the program. I was wrong. Later, Buddha butted in. “Better double the number of handouts.” Second move was to drive to Pacific
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Homeless in Paradise Grove and pick up extra copies. Buddha was almost right. Quintupling the number would have been a more accurate prediction of how many copies I needed for everyone present to get one. Third move was preparation for copious notetaking as different speakers talked about various aspects of the housing questions I planned to include in this week’s column. They included public opinion and input regarding questions about which my presumption was dead wrong: Short term rentals (STRs)? Second units (both granny and junior units)? Conversion of old hotels into residential space? Warming Shelter? There were no speakers on a podium. People discuss these as they mixed and mingled on the floor. There were no seats for sitting and listening, although various representatives of the City of Monterey graciously stood by the tables and directed attendees to vote about how they felt by affixing brightly colored red, green and yellow labels to printed sheets that soon became plastered like op art creations. Conversations, like bees, hummed and buzzed. It was not the proper milieu for claustrophobics. Forgive me, Buddha, but someone else beat you to the metaphor that describes the dilemma in which I, a reporter, was stuck: The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray A social soirée the event was not. A socio-civic swarm it was indeed! This fact
was obvious as I arrived at 7 p.m. and saw a line already forming out the door and into the parking lot.
been crammed into a small Beverly Hills art gallery to celebrate opening night. Only thing missing besides speakers were cocktails and canapés! Swellegant describes the turnout! Dismal describes my coverage. Alan Haffa to the rescue I borrowed a few words from Monterey City Councilmember Alan Haffa’s Facebook post:
Alan Haffa Glorietta Rowland Most women were in ankle-length pants suits ranging from the eggshell-gray lace ensemble worn elegantly by Glorietta Rowland of the Dept. of Social Services to the chic casual of Cindy Storrs, director of activities for Gathering for Women. Men were in everything from Bermuda walking shorts with Hawaiian shirts to black suits without black ties, or any ties at all. Monterey councilmember Timothy Barrett looked sporty in a baseball cap and sunglasses. Rev. Michael Reid came in natty sports coat and high-fashion slacks. No bare feet were observed. Nor did I find any bare spots on the array of tables that squared the room, so I monkey-walked around and quickly ran out of handouts. If anyone did emcee the event from the floor, his/her announcement was lost in the din created by a crowd that could have
“. . . There were many people there — easily over 100…as I spoke with neighbors, I realized that there is not a lot of consensus. Some people are worried about how rising rents force people out of their apartments and create more homelessness…But others are worried about how increased density will make parking more difficult or how additional second units will impact their privacy… “Also, it struck me that we need more conversation between those who are worried about rising home prices and those who are worried about the degradation of their quality of life.” Thanks, Alan. Buddha’s monkey couldn’t have said it any better. I’ll publish statistics next week! Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or leave a message with The Yodel Poet at 831-899-5887.
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Life’s Struggles and the Art of Perseverance Patrick Ryan
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Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161818 The following person is doing business as BRYLIND REAL ESTATE SERVICES, 202 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93924 or P.O. Box 717, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; SHANNON NICOLE JAMES, 202 W. Carmel Vlley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/01/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on September 1, 2016. Signed: Shannon N. James. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161817 The following person is doing business as MONTEREY COASTAL REALTY, 211 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; SHANNON NICOLE JAMES, 202 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 09/01/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on September 1, 2016. Signed: Shannon N. James. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161580 The following person is doing business as C.L.C CONSTRUCTION, 1145 Buena Vista Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; CHRISTOPHER LEE CULLEN, 1145 Buena Viista Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/02/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 07/28/16. Signed: Christopher L. Cullen. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161798 The following person is doing business as B. TUCKER, ARTIST, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Studio #1, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; BONNIE L. TUCKER, 2131 Pembroke Dr., Ft. Worth, TX 76110. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/31/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Bonnie L. Tucker. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161676 The following person is doing business as TOTALLED GAMING, 3131 Bayer Street Apt. #5, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933; JOSHUA JOHN SHALLOW, 229 1st St. #8, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; MIGUEL LOZOYA BURCIAGA, 3131 Bayer St. #5, Marina Ca 93933; MATTHEWTHOMAS JOHNSON, 25 Grove Acre Ave. #13, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; BRIAN DOUGLAS ZIMMERMAN, 7500 Parkway Dr. #207, La Mesa, CA 91942. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/15/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 08/15/16. Signed: Joshua Shallow. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9/16
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20161787 The following person is doing business as MEDERI, 1026 Benito Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950; DANIEL BRODELL-LAKE, 1026 Benito Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 08/20/16. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Daniel Brodell-Lake. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/16
To persevere is to persist in anything undertaken, to maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement and to continue steadfastly. Perseverance is steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose or a state, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up,” is a quote from Babe Ruth in an article he wrote for a 1940 issue of the Rotarian, a magazine published by Rotary International. This past summer I have thought quite a bit about this character trait/virtue called perseverance. I have thought about it every time I saw a fire truck drive by, covered with dirt and ash. I thought of the firefighters, many far from home, risking their lives on the hellish lines of a fire. The trucks also made me think of the people who lost their homes and the personal belongings that told their life story. I thought of all of them when I was complaining about the poor air quality and realized how lucky I was to have a home. Perseverance is what gets us through. Those days when you just do not want to get up, you just do not want to face the day ahead. However, you do. You get out of bed. You leave the house and head forth into the day ahead knowing it will be difficult and full of obstacles. There is really nothing else you can do, but persevere. It is who you are, have been, and will be. You have
been here before and will be here again, though the circumstances may be different. You persevere. Life’s struggles and perseverance remind me of the local dance we have here between the sun and the fog. It is a daily battle of wills that can go either way, multiple times a day. The funny thing is that if the fog is winning and you want to see some sun all you have to do it change your location and you will get the sun. Life is the same. When the struggles have the upper hand and your store of perseverance is low, a change in perspective can bring that much needed sun and refill your ability to persevere. We each have our own personal way of changing our perspective, be it mental, physical or spiritual. Each of us also has our own personal history with perseverance. We have times where it is better and times where it is worse, times when it is easy and times when it is hard. I have learned somewhat late in life that by changing my perspective, the daily grind of life becomes much more enjoyable and perseverance is now seen as a challenge to be embraced. I am sure that some of you can relate. It is true that you “cannot beat someone who never gives up”. It is up to you to determine what “not giving up” feels like. Patrick Ryan Sotheby’s International Reatly, 831.238.8116, patrick.ryan@ sothebyshomes.com
California pending home sales post fourth straight annual increase in July Scott Dick Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors
Market Matters
Led by the Southern California region, California statewide pending home sales continued to build momentum in July, posting an increase from both the previous month and year, said the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Despite an increase in pending sales, California’s housing market showed signs of cooling competition with fewer buyers overbidding on homes, as reflected in C.A.R.’s July Market Pulse Survey. The survey results indicate a decrease in the premium paid over asking price and the percentage paid below asking price reaching its high level. Statewide pending home sales rose in July on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, with the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) increasing 3.5 percent from 118.4 in July 2015 to 122.5 in July 2016, based on signed contracts. Pending sales have been on a rising trend for the past couple of months, which should translate into an increase in closed transactions in the fall. On a month-to-month basis, California pending home sales were up 3.0 percent from June’s index of 119.0. At the regional level, Southern
California pulled up the market with a year-over-year increase in pending home sales, while the San Francisco Bay Area reversed its gain last month. Pending sales in the Central Valley were essentially flat. Pending home sales in Southern California as a whole rose 1.6 percent from July 2015, thanks primarily to year-over-year pending sales increases of 7.8 percent in Orange County and 7.5 percent in San Diego County. Compared to June 2016, pending home sales were down 1.8 percent. For the Bay Area as a whole, pending sales were down 3.5 percent from July 2015 and down 3.8 percent from June, despite year-to-year increases in pending sales in San Francisco (20.6 percent) and San Mateo (3.6 percent) counties. Low affordability and limited housing supply has been plaguing the region, however, an improvement in inventory in recent months should alleviate low housing stock in the upcoming months. Pending sales in Central Valley were essentially flat, down just 0.1 percent from the previous year but up 1.9 percent on a month-to-month basis.
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Old Monterey Foundation’s Monthly Lower Presidio Historic Park Walking Tours
Focus on the Native People of Monterey – the Rumsien/Ohlone Old Monterey Foundation continues to team up with noted Monterey Bay historian and author, Tim Thomas, who offers outstanding “Lower Presidio Historic Park Walking Tours” on the third Saturday of every month from 10:00 AM - Noon. The next walking tour will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2016: “Lower Presidio Historic Park Walking Tour: Focus on the Native People of Monterey – the Rumsien/Ohlone.” There is archaeological evidence of prehistoric Indigenous tribes, the Rumsien/Ohlone people, that lived at the Lower Presidio Historic Park about 10,000 years ago. The remains of abalone shell fragments in the soil are evidence to all of us today. Their lives and the fascinating history of the Park will be discussed by Tim Thomas. Tours meet in front of the City of Monterey’s Presidio of Monterey Museum, 113 Corporal Ewing, Building #113. From Monterey, take Pacific Street past the Monterey Conference Center and the First Theater to the end of Pacific where it forks, take the left fork;, turn left onto Artillery Road, turn right on Corporal Ewing Road and follow it a short way to the Presidio of Monterey Museum in the center of the Park against the hill; from Pacific Grove, take Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, bear right to go onto Pacific Street and then go to Artillery Road, turn right, and then turn right on Corporal Ewing Road and follow it to the Presidio of Monterey Museum. (Map/Directions: http://www.monterey. org/museums/Home/Map-and-Directions?2) Advance reservations are required by calling Tim Thomas at (831) 5213304 or via email timsardine@yahoo. com. The tour is for ages 10-adult only and the cost is $20 for adults and kids are $15 (10-15 years). Group rates are also available. About Tim Thomas Tim Thomas, fourth-generation native of the Monterey area, is a popular speaker and lively tour guide. For 16 years, he was historian and curator for the Monterey Maritime & History Museum and has worked with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California State Parks and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. He is author of “The Abalone King of Monterey: ‘Pop’ Ernest Doelter,” “The Japanese on the Monterey Peninsula” and co-author of “Monterey’s Waterfront.” Tim also conducts monthly “Wharf Walks” on Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf and offers Cannery Row walking tours, as well. About the Lower Presidio Historic Park The Lower Presidio Historic Park, described as “The Most Historically Significant Site on the West Coast” and “One of the Most Beautiful Places in Monterey” is on its way to becoming a true historic public park to be enjoyed by locals and visitors. Old Monterey Foundation, in cooperation with the City of Monterey and Department of the Army, has raised initial funds to begin Phase One of the project to enhance and restore this historic 25.3-acre site and is now seeking public donations to help complete the project. Old Monterey Foundation invites everyone to become members of “Friends of the Lower Pre-
sidio” at www.oldmontereyfoundation. org and make tax-deductible donations to more quickly restore the park. The Lower Presidio Historic Park is one of the least-visited historic parks in the area due to some confusion about whether the public is allowed in the area. Situated in a “hidden in plain sight” location, the park features spectacular views of the Monterey Bay and Harbor and will become a jewel of the City of Monterey’s park system. With the help of donations and grants, Phase One of the project will give the Lower Presidio Historic Park the look and feel of an historic public park, including improved way-finding and identification entry signs to assist the public in accessing the site and highlighting several of the important historic periods at the Presidio; development of pathways, benches and interpretive signs and monuments on the site; replacement of the old cyclone perimeter fence with a wood-appearing historically accurate fence, minimal branch/tree removal where necessary to assure views of the Monterey Harbor and restore it to the way it was seen historically; and development of an ADA approved path leading to the Sloat Monument, the highest point of the site. Old Monterey Foundation is now also seeking funds to restore the Father Serra statue that was recently vandalized. Eric Palmer and Anne McGrath of the City of Monterey Outreach Office recently completed an informative short video about the Lower Presidio Historic Park and its significance to California and American history: https://youtu.be/ Lg7X0spnC4k Why is the Lower Presidio Historic Park considered by many professional historians as “The Most Historically Significant Site on the West Coast”? There are many major historic highlights of this site that Tim Thomas will discuss which i
on, go to www. oldmontereyfoundation.org or call (831) 521-2313. About the Presidio Museum of Monterey The Presidio Museum of Monterey, also located on the site and operated by the City of Monterey, is an excellent place to currently view exhibits, artifacts, and videos that lead visitors through Monterey’s various stages of military development from the indigenous period which highlights the area’s native populations; through the Spanish and Mexican periods; and up to present day. The Presidio Museum of Monterey is open Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Visiting the Lower Presidio Historic Park Today This centrally located site has tremendous potential for all park-goers. It can be a first stop for any visitor to the Monterey Peninsula with its gorgeous views, perfect for their photos and memories of the area. It is a great destination for simply relaxing, walking, running, biking, hiking, playing disc golf, touch football, doing yoga and other exercise, enjoying picnics with family or friends, meeting for reunions and it is even a unique place for wedding proposals. Artists and photographers will find it a wonderful site for their work and many other target groups will be invited to visit. Students can come to the park as well as any visitor to the area who wants to learn more about California history. Currently, it can be visited at any time of day but it is important to pack in and out any food or items brought to the site. If desired, visitors may choose to bring a chair or small table for a lunch or dinner with an extraordinary view. Ultimately, when Phase One of the project is concluded, there will be benches, tables and trash receptacles.
For more information, go to www.oldmontereyfoundation.org or call (831) 521-2313.
Lecture on ‘When We Were Mexico’ as Part of Big Read Project Join historian and City of Monterey’s Museums, Cultural Arts, and Archives Manager, Dennis Copeland, for a slide-illustrated lecture on the Mexican era in the Alta California capital at Monterey, on Saturday, September 24, 1 p.m. This program “When We Were Mexico; A Frontier Province and Its Capital - Monterey” is part of “The Big Read” project, in cooperation with The National Steinbeck Center. The book being read widely read in the community is “ Sun, Stone, and Shadows; 20 Great Mexican Short Stories” by Jorge F. Hernandez. For adults and mature teens. Admission is free. For information call (831) 646-3933. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
GIRLS INC. Welcomes Volunteers and Youth Leaders for the 2016-2017 program year
Girls Inc. of the Central Coast is thrilled to officially welcome all of its women Volunteer Mentors and Youth Leaders for middle and high school programs throughout Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. We are extremely honored to work with this group of extraordinary women. Volunteer Mentors and Youth Leaders received training over the summer to prepare them for this endeavor. Each volunteer will be working with 25-30 girls at middle and high school sites in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. Studies show that at-risk youth who do have mentors are 35 percent more likely to see college graduation as attainable. Yet, one in three children grow up without a mentor of any kind. Caring adults who build long-lasting relationships with girls are a core part of Girls Inc. For the girls we serve each year, this means having trained, trusted mentors who are always there to answer questions, open new doors of opportunity, help navigate setbacks, give college and career advice, and listen without judgment. As Denise Kaku, a Seaside Girls Inc. volunteer for the past seven years says, “it is important for the girls to see successful role models: professional, college trained women who are living productive, successful lives. You just never know what a girl might remember from a conversation or discussion that could have a profound impact at a critical moment in her life.” These mentoring relationships would not be possible without the individuals, foundations, and corporations who invest in Girls Inc. each year. Because of their support, Girls Inc. girls have mentors who inspire and motivate them to grow up healthy, educated, and independent. Program Information: Girls Inc. is currently looking for volunteer women mentors to work with high school girls in the ECHO Leadership Mentoring Program beginning June 2017 and extending through May 2018. For more information or an application, please contact Elizabeth Contreras at (831) 772-0882 orelizabethgirlsinccc@gmail.com and for more personal and inspiring stories about our members please visit our website girlsinccc.org
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Opinion
Explaining the Admission Tax
Editor: One of my colleagues at work commented that a few people in PG seem to be unhappy about an Admission Tax on the ballot in November. Indeed, it may turn out that people in the city don’t want this; and that’s OK if that is their decision. But if we as a Council have an idea for a substantial amount of revenue, aren’t we duty bound to explore that? After all, isn’t it only proper that all of the voters of the city decide on something that may benefit the whole city? So let me explain the Admission Tax and why it may be a good idea to pass it. The City Council wants to fix up a lot of the things in the city that have deteriorated but, to do that, we need more money. It was the shortage of money that led to not being able to fix these things earlier. In addition to what we had already planned to spend, this year we plan to add another $1.36 million dollars out of our surplus to do so. Even with that, however, we will still be far short of what is needed to take care of everything. Thus the need for more revenue. The idea behind the 5 percent Admission Tax is that no local business, hotel, or homeowner has to pay anything more than they pay now. Only the people who buy a ticket to attend an event pay anything; and that only 5 percent of what it costs to buy a ticket. So someone who buys a ticket that now costs $7.50 will pay $7.88. A $10 ticket will become $10.50. So as you can see there is little cost to any one person but, because of the total value of event tickets sold in Pacific Grove, that little 5 percent can raise millions for the city. This is money we can use to repair roads and sidewalks, replace burned out streetlights, help us afford cleaner parks and provide other recreational activities (such as youth and adult softball), and give us the ability to finally fix up our city to the condition you deserve. A tax that costs no business or individual anything, but is based on a voluntary purchase by someone who wants to attend an event sounds like a good idea to me. Let’s pass Measure P and fix up our city! Rudy Fischer Pacific Grove
Voting for Parks, Open Space and Water Quality is EZ
Editor, Voters in November will face a long ballot with many major decisions. If you care about open space, parks and water quality I urge you to vote yes on two very important measures. Measure E will continue an existing funding source for open space for the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. Measure Z will protect our water by banning fracking in Monterey County. Please vote yes on both of these measures. It’s EZ. Mary Dainton Pacific Grove
Admission Tax will be Challenged; Is our Support Wise?
Editor: Pacific Grove will need to defend the admissions tax in court unless the voters defeat it at the polls. I believe the court battle would be expensive and ultimately unsuccessful, partly because the Aquarium’s business is to disseminate ideas, which gives it First Amendment protection. Recent court decisions suggest that unless the burden of an admissions tax would be borne primarily by businesses that do not involve First Amendment protection, courts will strike down the tax. The 6/15/15 City Council agenda, item no. 12c on page 5 explains these court decisions. In PG, the burden of the proposed admissions tax would be primarily borne by the Aquarium. The City estimates that Aquarium activities would comprise $4 million of the total $4.224 million anticipated revenue from the admissions tax. That’s over 94 percent. I hope voters prevent a potentially expensive and ultimately unsuccessful court battle by defeating the admissions tax in the November 8 election. The fact that revenue from the Aquarium accounts for 94 percent of potential revenue from the admissions tax is reason enough not to litigate, although the Aquarium’s First Amendment protection is but one of several legal hurdles. The issue is not whether PG needs money and the Aquarium is wealthy. The issue is whether it’s wise to adopt a tax that will be challenged in court. Huitt, Peake and Kampe voted “no.” I hope voters also vote “no.” Jane Haines
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MST Trolley Service PG Resident Association Extended On Weekends Reactivated; Members Year-Round Invited Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) will operate the free MST Trolley year-round funded by the City of Monterey. Beginning September 10, the Trolley will operate from 10 AM to 7 PM on weekends until Memorial Day, when it will resume daily summer service. In addition, the MST Trolley will be in service on Veterans Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidents’ Day. The free MST Trolley departs every 10-15 minutes transporting visitors and locals between downtown Monterey, Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row, and The Monterey Bay Aquarium. For more information, please visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1. Follow MST on Twitter at www.twitter. com/mst_bus for the latest service alerts.
The Pacific Grove Residents Association has been re-activated. Founded in 1993, the purpose of the association was to preserve and enhance Pacific Grove’s unique quality of life for all residents by supporting the Charter of Pacific Grove, which states “…by the determination of the people that Pacific Grove is primarily a city of homes and that business and industry shall be compatible with its residential character.” Today, the association still supports this purpose. We are working on sharing more information with residents of Pacific Grove and in the meantime we would like to hear residents’ concerns, suggestions, comments and questions. Like us on Facebook or email us pgra93950@gmail.com.
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PGMNH Volunteer Opportunity! What: Volunteer Information Meeting When: Wednesday, September 21st, at 6 p.m. Where: Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Cost: Free Details: Staff at the Museum will host a Volunteer Information Meeting on Wednesday, September 21st, at 6 p.m. At this meeting, staff members will talk about available volunteer opportunities at the Museum and Monarch Sanctuary, and the responsibilities and commitment for each position. www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/9/21/volunteer-informationmeeting
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Track and Field Teams are Off and Running First meet of the season, the 2nd Annual San Benito High School Dry River Run Invite, run in Hollister
Nineteen Pacific Grove runners participated in the two mile race. Freshman boys were the second best freshman team at meet.
Giants Lose Ground to Los Angeles and St. Louis Bob Silverman
San Francisco Giants Updates
Times and places: Will Stefanou, 1st 10:35, Robertson Rice, 9th, 11:36 (7th best PG boy runner overall), Leo Lauritzen 11:48, Parker McAnally, 12:09, Tyler Smithro 13:40. Jake Alt boys soph second place 10:28, Henry Loh first place boys junior 10:24; Jacob Hoadley third place boys junior 10:44; Luca Lauritzen, top ten, boys junior, 11:02; Shey Gibson, 11:43 boys junior. Boys seniors, Everett Millette, top ten 10:47; Zach Goodwin, 11:48; Cameron Reeves, 12:04. Girls Frosh Alana Henden, first race 14:53 Girls sophomore, Kismet Isik, 6th 13:10; Taylor Biondi, 14:28. Girls Senior, Anna Stefanou, 2nd 12:30; Christina Hashimoto, 12:48, top ten; Lexi Rohrer 14:10. Again most runners improved on last year’s times. Top ten finishers received a medal. Great job by the whole group today said coach Steve Watkins. These are unofficial times and places. We will follow up with a link for official results when they become available. http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=118745#
Giants’ Second Baseman Joe Panik In Action Against Arizona on August 31. (©2016 S.F. Giants)
Next up for the Breakers will be the North Tahoe Invitational September 9
The San Francisco Giants lost their series to the Chicago Cubs as well as their Labor Day game at Coors Field where they lost by a score of 6-0. The Dodgers are pulling ahead of the Giants who will play the Dodgers 6 more times thisseason in regular season play. The Giants lead over the Saint Louis Cardinals is getting slimmer by each game. The Giants host the Cardinals at AT&T Park from Sept. 15 through Sept. 18. Matt Moore started for the Giants on Sept. 5 against the Rockies only to be relieved in the third inning after 6 runs were scored against him including a grand slam home run. Moore had a great game on August 31 when he defeated Arizona and earned his second win as a Giant and his first at AT&T Park with 41,447 fans there to enjoy the game. Joe Panik’s play was outstanding as he went 3 for 4 at the plate. Moore threw 92 pitches including 58 strikes. Hunter Strickland pitched in relief with 20 pitches including 14 strikes followed by Sergio Romo with 24 pitches including 11 strikes. The closer Santiago Casilla threw 22 pitches including 15 strikes. The final score was 4 to 2 in favor of the Giants. Both the Giants and Arizona had 9 hits. Buster Posey helped the offense with 2 RBI. On Sept 1 the Sacramento River Cats announced that 6 players were being sent to the S.F. Giants’s roster for the final weeks of the regular season which ends on October second while the Giants are hosting the the Dodgers at the end of a three game series. The players going from the River Cats as of Sept 1 were pitchers Josh, Ty Blach, Matt Reynolds, and Steven Okert. Also returning to San Francisco was out fielder Mac Williamson and infielder Kelby Tomlinson. The California League team the Stockton Ports announced their 2017 season schedule on August 29. The Ports are in the California League and will play the San Jose Giants 14 times in 2017. It looks like the Giants’ best chance for post season play will be to hold their slim lead over the Cardinals for a wild card post season opportunity. The Dodgers lead in the National League West is growing. The Giants will have to win most if not all of their remaining 6 games against the Dodgers if they are to have any chance to win the the National League
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PACIFIC GROVE RECREATION DEPARTMENT HOSTS THE
2016 N.F.L. PUNT, PASS, & KICK CONTEST
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 at 4:30 pm. ROBERT DOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD FREE EVENT The Pacific Grove Recreation Department, in conjunction with the NFL, is sponsoring the 2016 Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Robert Down Elementary School Athletic Field on Sunday, September 11, at 4:30 pm. The competition is open to all boys and girls ages 6 through 15. Age of the entrant on December 31, 2016 will determine his/her age group.
AGE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016
TWO DIVISIONS (BOYS & GIRLS) FIVE AGE GROUPS!
(6 – 7)
(8 - 9)
(10 - 11)
(12 - 13)
(14 - 15)
NOTES: NO SPECIAL FOOTWARE! (Tennis Shoes Only!!) And, only one Punt, Pass, and Kick per participant. All measurements are made to the nearest inch. The top scorer in each of the five age groups will advance to the sectional finals at Pacific Grove High School on Saturday, October 15th at 1:30 pm. There is NO COST for entrants to compete. Winners of the sectional finals will compete at a 49er game on a Sunday (usually) in December at Levi Stadium. Registration forms can be obtained at City Hall or your school office. AGAIN, No special footwear is allowed –
(ONLY TENNIS SHOES Allowed)!
NOTICE: The Pacific Grove Unified School District neither endorses nor sponsors the organization or activity represented in this document!
Registration Form is on the Back Side! (Page 1 of 2)
Giants’ Pitcher Matt Moore Wins August 31 Against Arizona. (©2016 S.F. Giants)
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Glass Pumpkin Patch Ready for Harvest at Carmel Middle School MEarth invitesMonterey County to its fourth annual Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser, September 17 and 18 at the Hilton Bialek Habitat adjacent to Carmel Middle School. The two-day long event features more than 1,500 one-of-a-kind handblown glass pumpkins by featured artists Nick Leonoff, Kevin Chong, Nancy Francioli, Alan Masaoka, and Todd Moore alongside other nature-inspired artistry. Guests can take a break from the pumpkin picking to enjoy live music and pumpkin-themed small bites from our area’s most celebrated sustainable chefs. Casanova Restaurant will be the Presenting Food Sponsor with Cultura Carmel serving seasonal mocktails on Saturday. Carmel Berry Company, Carmel Honey Company, Carmel Valley Ranch, La Balena, Monterey Peninsula Country Club and more will be featured on Sunday.
really takes to create the glass pumpkins featured during this fundraising weekend and enjoy featured wines from Heller Estate Organic Vineyards and small bites from Carmel Belle. All proceeds collected from the Glass Pumpkin Patch go toward MEarth and their environmental education programs. Mearth’s award-winning programs provide innovative hands-on instruction, education, and inspiration to Monterey County’s students through environmental stewardship.
Thursday September 15, 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m. Glass Blowing Demonstration Masaoka Glass Design 13766 Center Street, Carmel Valley Live glassblowing demonstration + local wines + small bites Saturday + Sunday Sept. 17 and 18, 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. Glass Pumpkin Patch Showcase MEarth at the Hilton Bialek Habitat 4380 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel (adjacent to Carmel Middle School) 1,500 hand-blown pumpkins + pumpkin themed small bites + live music
1,500 hand-blown pumpkins To kick off the Glass Pumpkin Patch weekend, a live glass blowing demonstration is open to the public Thursday, September 15, from 5:30 p.m. To 7:30 p.m. At Masaoka Glass Design, 13766 Center Street, Carmel Valley. See what it
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