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Incorporating the Pacific Grove Hometown Bulletin Aug. 24-30, 2012
Your Community NEWSpaper
Vol. IV, Issue 49
New school year, new rules By Al Saxe
Pacific Groove’s School Board welcomed back rejuvenated students and staff at their August meeting. A festive atmosphere permeated the Jessie Bray Board room where the meeting was held. Before getting an update from district school principals on the first week of school, the board honored the accomplishments of Pacific Grove students during their summer vacations. These achievementss included the fund-raising activities of Robert Down student Elian Corona-LoMonaco and his classmates on behalf of a hurricane ravaged school in El Limon Mexico (see page ), and the athletic achievements of Pacific Groove students who won the Mustang B sectional Baseball Championship Game held at George Washington Park (see page ). Pacific Grove School Superintendent Dr. Ralph Porras, members of his administrative staff, and principals from the elementary, middle, and high schools gave the Board updates on the first week of the 2012-2013 school year.
Vandalism could result in $10,000 fine
Dr. Porras noted changes made at the state level concerning student vandalism. The California Educational Code has empowered local school districts to act as hearing boards and the superintendent as the hearing officer. The board may assess fines to the students and their families up to $10,000.
Revenues up slightly
Assistant School superintendent Rick Miller informed the board that property revenues which constitute 82 percent of district revenue are projected to be $19, 094,000 for the 2012-2013 school year. This would be a $30,000 increase over the previous year. The 2011-2012 school year budget showed a $135,000 increase in revenues over the 2010-2011 school year.
Enrollment told
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Initial enrollment reports from the schools listed 603 students at PG High School, 466 students at the PG Middle School, 481 students at Forest Grove Elementary School and 482 students at Robert Down School.
School lunch mandates
District Nutrition Director Diane Hobson informed the board that changes at the state level to the school lunch program require that students take one half cup of fruit or vegetables at the lunch meal. As a result a self serving salad bar as been installed in the PG High School cafeteria. Elementary school student lunches are not self serving as
Pacific Grove High School caefeterian manager Linda Lyon, left, and district nutrition director Diane Hobson reported to the school board that new state mandates require students to take a half cup of fruit or vegetables on their trays at lunch time. More students are discovering the salad bar and using it each day, they report. Photo by Al Saxe. they are staff served. The middle school’s salad bar will be self-serving but the items are pre-packaged. Ms. Hopson was pleased with the response from high school students regarding the new salad bar. She noticed that the bar needed to be replenished more frequently with each increasing day.
New program
Middle School Principal Buck Roggeman was enthused with a motivational program instituted at the school and his students positive response to it. Seven ad-
Sewer work forces Forest Ave. closure
Monterey Peninsula Engineering will close down Forest Ave. beginning Mon. Aug. 20 and through Aug. 31 between Laurel St. and Lighthouse Ave. from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The purpose for the road closure is to remove and replace the deteriorated City main sewer line under the phase #5 sewer line repair/replacement capital improvement project. Northbound Forest Ave. traffic will be detoured west at Laurel Ave. to 16th St. and north to Lighthouse or Central. Southbound Forest Ave. traffic will be detoured east at Grand Ave. and then south on Grand to Laurel or Pine Ave.
ditional speakers will talk to the students throughout the coming year.
Breakers Club donates
PG High Principal Matt Bell informed the board that the Breakers volunteer club will present a check for $30,000 to help fund students athletics at the school. The club works the snack shack at athletic events held at the school.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR FORMER MAYOR SANDY KOFFMAN The City of Pacific Grove will host a memorial service to honor former Mayor Sandy Koffman, who died August 3 at the age of 60. The service will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2:00 p.m., at City Hall Plaza, 300 Forest Ave. For more information, contact the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce: 373-3304.
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Times • August 24, 2012
We’re having a Birthday Party Sept. 7 and you’re invited
Cedar Street Times was founded four years ago, in September 2008. On Sept. 7, which is First Friday and Art Walk night, we’ll hold a birthday party for ourselves at our new offices at 306 Grand Ave. in Pacific Grove. It’s a drop-in and meet-and-greet. Several of our contributors will be here to meet the public. Between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., all are invited to stop by, meet us, and share some birthday cake or salsa -- your preference.
CITY OF MONTEREY - FIRE DEPARTMENT JULY 2012 PACIFIC GROVE Response Summary Report by Incident Type Type of Call Fire EMS/Rescue Hazardous Condition Service Calls Severe Weather False Call Total Responses Severe Weather 0%
Number 4 70 7 14 0 9
Average Response Time 4:20 2:59 3:41 3:34 0:00 3:32
104 False Call 9%
Fire 4%
Service Calls 13%
Fire EMS/Rescue Hazardous Condition
Hazardous Condition 11%
Service Calls Severe Weather False Call
EMS/Rescue 67%
Total Code 3 Calls: Response Times ≤ 5 minutes: Current YTD (July 2012)
91 96%
Pacific Grove City Hall – Holiday Hours Number Prior YTD (July 2011) Number
The City of Pacific Grove will be closing City Hall on Monday, September 10, Fire Day. Public Works will be operating17with minimal 201215 for California Admission 485 All other departments EMS/Rescue 553 Department staffing. including the Library, Golf Course, Fire and Police Department will be operating as usual. While City Hall will be closed, staff 46 Hazardous Condition 63 will available by appointment only. 149 Department Service Calls(831) 648-3100 Call for individual 172appointment Finance CLOSED Planning CLOSED (831) 648-3190 Call for individual 2 Department Severe Weather 0 appointment City 65 Manager/City ClerkFalse CLOSED (831) 648-3106 Call for individual Call 30 appointment Human Resources CLOSED (831) 648-3171 Call for individual appointment Housing Division CLOSED (831) 648-3199 Call for individual appointment Total Responses 762 Total Responses 835 Building Department CLOSED (831) 648-3191 or 646-3891/City of Monterey Police Department OPEN (831) 648-3143 – Front Desk (Records) Total Code 3 Calls: Total Code 3 Calls: Fire 613 Department OPEN (831) 646-3900 / City of Monterey –665 Administration Public Works Department OPEN (831) 648-5722 (Minimal Staffing) Library OPEN (831) 648-5760 (Closed Sunday & Monday) Response Times ≤ 5 minutes: 96% Response Times ≤ 5 minutes: 92% Museum OPEN (831) 648-5716 (Closed Monday) Golf (Pro Shop) OPEN (831) 648-5775 Golf (Maintenance Yard) OPEN (831) 648-5781 Source: City of Monterey, Fire Department 8/2/2012 Recreation OfficeGrove\REPORTS\PG CLOSED (831) 648-3130 individual appointment S:\600-Public-Safety\601-Fire-Safety-Admin\601-05-Fire-Services-OtherAgencies\Pacific Response Summary, monthly\12Call 07 PGfor Response Summary.xls I believe there is a strong positive spirit in Pacific Grove. City Attorney OPEN (831) 646-1502
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Teen seriously injured in bicycle vs. car accident On August 16, 2012 at 6:28 p.m., the Pacific Grove Fire Engine responded to a vehicle accident between a car and a bicycle at the intersection of 19th and Laurel. Upon arrival, a 15-year old male patient was discovered down in the roadway as a result of a collision with a vehicle. The fire engine crew stabilized the patient, performed a primary survey and assisted the ambulance crew in immobilizing the patient. An air ambulance was requested per Monterey County Emergency Medical
Services Agency protocols. The Duty Chief responded along with a second Monterey fire engine in order to set-up a landing zone for the air ambulance at Hilltop School. The Monterey ladder truck was relocated from Station #1 to the Pacific Grove Fire Station for City coverage. The patient was flown out to a trauma center in Santa Clara County for treatment. The accident remains under investigation by the Pacific Grove Police Department.
Local firefighters deployed to state wildland fires
The Fire Department has deployed two Monterey Fire engines in two separate Strike Teams: one went to Kern County, the other (our Office of Emergency Services engine) went to Plumas County. There is significant fire activity throughout the State, and we can anticipate more fire activity to come. Both deployments are 100 percent refundable. The Fire Department’s five fire stations, five fire engines, the 105’ tractordrawn aerial ladder truck and the Operational Duty Chief remain fully staffed and available for local response.
Coastal Commission approves residential parking permit program
The Coastal Commission unanimously approved the City’s proposed Residential Parking Permit Program and 2-hour parking limit (9 am-6 pm daily) for Sloat Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard (between 1st & Dewey Streets). In taking its action, Mark Stone, Coastal Commissioner representing our area, pointed out that PG is a poster city for coastal access in the state, that our proposal is balanced and well supported by parking survey data, and that this particular neighborhood is uniquely impacted by the Aquarium such that the action would not set a precedent. The Commissioners agreed that while they generally find residential permit programs to have a deleterious effect on the public’s access to the coast, in this case the combined residential permit program plus 2-hour public parking would actually enhance coastal access. The Commission asked for a 2-year check-in to confirm that the parking program is working as intended. Staff will work out the program details with Coastal staff over the next couple of weeks, then will be ready to install new signage and get the program up and running.
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop log Unreasonably noisy complaint
There was a complaint of unreasonable noise as a customer vented on an employee at a business on Forest Ave.
Supersize lock changing
A man reported that someone was trying to drill out the locks at a home where he was trying to make a short sale purchase. The home was empty of furnishings and appliances and the guy doing the drilling had a work order from the bank.
Fireworks and mustard
There were three reports of fireworks in the area of Lawton Ave. When officers arrived, one neighbor pointed out the party house and another complained that subjects had put mustard, chocolate sauce and toilet paper on his car. The yelled at the partygoers to clean up the car. The officers knocked on the door and made lawful entry, noting that occupants were running out the back door. The remaining party animals were advised to turn down the music and quit setting off fireworks. No details in the police report as to whether they were made to clean up the mess next door.
Belly bag found at Country Club Gate
A belly bag was found which contained checkbook, credit card, inhaler and medical testing kit. It has been returned to the owner.
Not a very Christian act
A woman reported that $260 in paper currency was stolen from her wallet while she served coffee at church. She had left her purse unattended in the kitchen, and when she got home, discovered the money was missing.
Dog vs. dog
A dog jumped out of a parked car on Grand Ave. and attacked another dog as it walked by on a leash.
Dog vs. bicycle
A dog at large caused injuries to a bicyclist when they collided on Presidio Blvd.
Dogs. vs. hotel guests
A guest at a hotel said that dogs barking had kept him up half the night. The officer wanted to have the owner and the hotelier exchange phone numbers in case it happens again, but the dog owner refused because he said it was not his dogs barking. They have a curfew.
Battery by spit
A spitter was reported on Central Ave.
DUI, outstanding warrant on Cedar St. No relation.
Evelia Diaz was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and was found to have an outstanding warrant.
Vandalism to truck -- fingerprints reveal raccoon
A truck owner living on Lincoln reported that someone had broken the rear window air deflector on his truck. There were no usable latent fingerprints except those of a raccoon.
My hedge, my trimming
A person on Lobos complained that a hedge growing on the fence line between her property and a neighbor’s had been trimmed. She didn’t want it to be trimmed on her side of the fence. The owner of the hedge agreed to let it go rampant in future. We don’t repeat reports of sexual violence or domestic violence, mental illness or dementia. We do not report on deaths by natural causes.
Cat hoarders face charges in maltreatment of 51 cats
Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced that formal charges have been filed against Seaside residents Donna Johnson and her mother, Maggie Johnson. These charges stem from the July 24, 2012, service of a search warrant by the SPCA of Monterey County at the home of both women which resulted in the seizure of 51 cats. All of the seized cats were in need of medical attention of varying degrees and had been provided inadequate food and water. Additionally, the living conditions of these animals were especially poor, including insufficient ventilation, cramped living spaces, and extremely filthy environments. Three of the cats suffered from a rare, painful and untreated uterine infection which required surgery. Most of the seized cats are now showing improved health while under the care and treatment of the SPCA of Monterey County. Donna Johnson is charged with three felony counts of cruelty to animals and both Donna and Maggie Johnson are charged with three misdemeanor charges of animal neglect. Arraignment for both women is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 1:30 p. m. at the Salinas Courthouse.
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Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols Dear Readers: Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The writings contained in are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding.
• ªDon’t judge this laundry by your experiences with other laundries. We are not an ordinary establishment. You won’t find buttonless shirts, frayed collars, ragged cuffs, and damaged shirttails coming back from us. Have us call for your dirties next week and judge us after you get your cleaned things back. That’s all. Men’s cuffs and collars, carefully laundered, starched, and ironed. 15¢ each. The Grove Antiseptic Laundry. 12th and Lighthouse. To arrange pickup, ask your operator to connect you with Red 43. • Keep your feet and floors clean. Obtain a rubber doormat from Wright’s Hardware. $1.35.
Planned robbery foiled
Author’s Notes
The News … from 1912.
Miss Amanda Perry and Miss Katy Halle are good friends of the first order who live in close proximity in cottages overlooking the Bay. Often, the pair takes it upon themselves to travel to Monterey or San Jose or even San Francisco to do a bit of shopping. Such a journey was recently planned, with the ladies intending to lodge in the queen city at the Burlington Hotel. However, Miss Perry had recently met a handsome young man, a J. B. Wheatley, and had spent a great deal of time conversing with the gentleman, not knowing that he had recently been released from prison and was not doing at all well financially. Mr. Wheatley traveled to San Francisco and revealed the ladies’ plans to a pair of ruffian cohorts. He said that it was likely that Misses Perry and Halle would be carrying a goodly amount of cash with which to do their shopping. Wheatley then returned to the Grove to await the day of travel. During this time, Wheatley became remorse. He then stopped by the Perry home and told Amanda’s mother of the plot. Mrs. Perry asked why Wheatley had not contacted the police. Wheatley said that he did lack adequate nerve. Mrs. Perry insisted. San Francisco police indicated they would void any charges against Wheatley in exchange for his cooperation. Wheatley agreed. On the appointed day, Wheatley traveled to San Francisco and was placed in union with a pair of female constables. The three wove their ways toward the Burlington Hotel. At the precise spot intended for the robbery, the two accomplices stepped from the shadows, waved pistols, and demanded money. The female officers and a couple of male officers following the group leapt forward and snatched the pair of thugs. As soon as he testifies in court, Wheatley will be released to go his own way.
The Steamer Newark Schedule changed
A spokesman for the Steamer Newark, sailing between San Francisco and Monterey Bay, has announced a change in its schedule. The Newark now sails from Harrison street wharf in San Francisco each Monday and Thursday at 10 AM. Freight is accepted until 8 AM the day of sailing. The Newark plans stops at Santa Cruz, Moss Landing, and Monterey Bay. Returns to San Francisco are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday. Rail connections for Salinas, Spreckles, and Watsonville are available. The Peninsula office is located on the Monterey Bay Wharf. Telephone Main 232.
SPCA urges cooperation
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A somewhat difference version of this story was also found in a competing newspaper.
References: Pacific Grove Review, Monterey Daily Cypress, Del Monte Weekly, Salinas Index, Monterey County Post, Bullions’ Grammar (1890).
Forest Hill United Methodist Church 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 Pacific Coast Church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741
Charles B. Few, president of the Monterey-Pacific Grove Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, encourages everyone to cooperate with the society’s mission. Please report any observed case of animal cruelty to Mrs. H. D. Chase, F. B. Maugery, George Harper, or Chas. Few. We promise to check into the matter!
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441
H. B. Beason and an infant, Johnny Heim, both residents of the McGlashan Sanatorium, died yesterday in the conflagration that consumed the entire building. The infant was the son of Mrs. Helen Heim, the sanitarium’s general manager. Another resident, Mrs. J. C. Helm, suffered serious burns and is not expected to survive. The fire started while Mrs. Heim was bathing a patient by the light of an oil lamp. Heim reached for the lamp, intending to turn up the flame, when she knocked it to the floor. The lamp had been recently filled and the fuel quickly spread. Beason, only 24 years old, had been paralyzed in an auto mobile accident and had been a patient for 7 years. 1
Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712
Paraplegic and infant die in fire
Snippets from around the area…
• Dr. Martin McAuley, physician and surgeon, has established a Pacific Grove office in the T. A. Work building. He will be available there, Monday through Saturday mornings, 10 to 12. Dr. McAuley will work afternoons in Monterey where he will be available at the McAuley sanatorium from 2 to 5. House calls and special appointments available by asking the operator to connect you with Black 192. • M. Callie Armstrong offers Electric Vibratory Massage treatments. Also, Electric Light and Medicated Baths. A trained nurse is always on hand. Recommended by leading physicians. Stop in at 200B Forest avenue. I will show you around and offer you a five-minute test-treatment, free. • Our new lines of men’s and women’s spring suits and coats are now available. These are exclusive models that are full of the same incomparable style you have found in the past. Owing to our splendid organization in New York, we are kept constantly supplied with the very latest fancies at very modest prices. Prussia & Co. Purchase your suit from us and we will reimburse train fare for two to San Jose or San Francisco. • I hereby announce myself a candidate for the position of school trustee. Laura Duncan.
And your bill amounts to …
• Obtain your genuine cork-centered baseball made by A. G. Spalding Company of San Francisco from Culp Bros. on Lighthouse avenue. Just $1.25. Also … bats ($2.60) and leather gloves ($4.40). Why not enjoy some summer fun? We’ll treat our special customers to ticket for a delicious bag lunch perfect for carrying to the beach or a ball game. • Manager E. R. Martin of the Pacific Grove Hotel invites you or your friends to lodge at the most up-to-date hostelry in the Grove. Meals available on site. Rooms with private bath, $2.50 per night. Telephone Main 45. • Slippers will keep your feet warm and toasty. Styles for men or women. 50￠ to $1.75 at Bernard’s Shoes and Boots.
Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770
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Arts and Events
Up and Coming
Puccini’s Beloved Opera La Bohème kicks off Hidden Valley’s 50th Anniversary
In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the Hidden Valley Opera Ensemble will present eight performances of Puccini’s beloved classic, La Bohème. This production of the poignant story of young love set in 19th century Paris features the very best of young American operatic talent. Performances are scheduled from September 3 through September 15, 2012 at the intimate 250-seat Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. (W. Carmel Valley Road at Ford Road) Tickets, $55 for adults and $35 for those under 18, are on sale at http://hiddenvalleymusic.inticketing. com, online at www.hvmslaboheme.weebly.com or by calling 831 659-3115. Special hotel rates for out-of-town ticket holders. See website. La Bohème has inspired audiences and artists alike for generations, serving as the basis of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent and the musical Moulin Rouge. The familiar story takes you to Paris’s Latin Quarter where young artists living in icy garrets struggle to make ends meet. Passions run hot as everyone’s in love. Whether this is your first opera or you’ve seen it many times, Puccini’s magic never fails to capture audiences. The production at Hidden Valley’s three-quarter round theater will provide an especially intense connection for the audiences. “The experience of opera in a small house gives you the opportunity to hear the great beauty of the human voice . . . the theatrical and musical experience is very powerful. When you’re an arm’s length away from Mimi as she dies at the end of Bohème, you’ll never forget it,” said Peter Meckel, Founder and General Director of Hidden Valley. Returning to Hidden Valley to design and direct the production, is Robert Darling of Washington, D.C. one of the founding members of the opera ensemble in 1979. The conductor of La Bohème will be Stewart Robertson who has led various aspects of Hidden Valley's musical offerings for nearly 35 years. Lighting and technical design for La Bohème is under the direction of David Moodey, Special Effects and Lighting Designer for the Metropolitan Opera. The chorus will be comprised of the Camerata Singers conducted by John Kosa. Koza earned his Master's degree in choral conducting and his Bachelor's degree in vocal performance at San José State University. He is also the Conductor of the Carmel Bach Festival Youth Chorus and the Assistant Conductor for the Carmel Bach Festival Chorus, Director of Music for First Presbyterian Church of Monterey, and is on the faculty of Hartnell College. The cast features rising stars of the opera world, auditioned by Mr. Darling and Mr. Robertson from a pool of 120 extraordinary applicants. Among them are sure to be some of the leading artists of opera in our country's future. All artistic personnel will gather on August 19th to commence rehearsals.
Warren Chang: Narrative Paintings. A Lecture and Book Signing
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 10:30 am Monterey Museum of Art-La Mirada 720 Via Mirada, Monterey 831.372.3689 Free admission to Friends of the Museum $10 MMA Members $15 Non-members A lecture and book signing by highly acclaimed realist painter, Warren Chang who’s subjects include biographical interiors inspired by the Great Masters dating back to the 16th century artist Johanes Vermeer, as well as outdoor genre paintings of the farmworkers of Monterey County, where he grew up. He will discuss the influence of the Old Masters upon his comtemporary paintings and how he develops his ideas and philosophy in art. Warren Chang graduated with honors from the Art Center College of Design where he earned a B.F.A. in illustration. He thrived for two decades as an award-winning illustrator in California and New York, before transitioning to a career as a fine artist starting in the year 2000. Now based in his hometown of Monterey, he is a teacher and currently affiliated with San Francisco’s Academy of Art University Friends of the Museum is an auxiliary organization of the Monterey Museum of Art, whose mission is to foster an appreciation for the visual arts through volunteer service, fundraising and programs. Membership in the Friends is open to all Monterey Museum of Art members. For more information call 831.372.5477 x 110.
You are invited to attend a Pacific Grove Holman Hotel Public Forum Thursday Evening, August 30, 2012 7:00 PM Chautauqua Hall Corner of 16th and Central Avenue Pacific Grove
Come and meet Mr. Drake Leddy, president of Presidian Hotels and Resorts and the developer of the proposed Holman Hotel. Learn exactly what the ballot measure in November entails. (If passed, it merely defines the maximum height and lot coverage in which the proposed hotel can be fully designed and built.) Hear about all the exciting details including what this new beautiful property could bring to the community. See pictures of the design concept and basic floor plans. Ask questions. Mr. Leddy looks forward to meeting you and hearing your ideas and suggestions!
Conceptual Design - Pacific Grove Holman Hotel
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Times • August 24, 2012
Arts and Events
Up and Coming First Friday and Art Walk “Evenings by the Bay” Summer Concert Series returns offering a tasty treat
The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the fifth year of the “Evenings by the Bay” concert series, produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Taking place Saturday and Sunday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Gallery through Sept. 2, the 20-performance concert series features some of the Monterey Peninsula’s most talented professional musicians, as well as student musicians in the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Education Programs. The “Evenings by the Bay” series provides a much-needed outlet for live music, and enhanced value and entertainment for Aquarium visitors, already an internationally renowned destination for all ages. The concerts are included with regular admission to the Aquarium. All concerts will take place on the first floor in the Marine Mammal Galleries section of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Evenings by the Bay schedule / All performances from 6:00-8:00 p.m. August 25: Kenny Stahl & Friends August 26: Bill Spencer & Friends September 1: Monterey Jazz Festival Students September 2: Monterey Bay Jazz Orchestra
Free poetry for PG! Artisana Gallery, Dr. Barbara Mossberg and the PG Poetry Collective will cook up a moveable feast for the Sept. 7 Pacific Grove First Friday and Art Walk. 6:30 – 6:50 Artisana Gallery, 309 Forest Ave, PG PG’s playful Poet in Residence presents poems of epic desire, of the outsized hungers of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and our City’s own Barbara Mossberg, “Night Hunger, Wild Hunger,” “Poor Barbara! Can’t Eat!,” “Napa Napkin,” “Wake Up Call,” “Coho Salmon” – composed in the parking lot of Grove Market. 6:55-7:30 Poetry Flash Mob PG A sumptuous civic frolic will follow Barbara Mossberg’s delicious reading. Participants are needed to follow Barbara on a Poetry Flash Mob adventure storming Pacific Grove with delicious and nutritious food for the mind from Pablo Neruda’s Ode to Tomatoes and other delicious poems with a passion for food and eating. We intend to flash mob a nearby PG gathering at 7:00 p.m. and need at least 20 readers to make this happen. “Mobbers” will be provided with poems to read together. To participate in the fun, email the pgpoetrycollective@gmail.com and join us at Artisana Gallery by 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7.
Central Coast Art Association spotlights Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams will demonstrate his pastel portrait techniques at the regular monthly meeting of the Central Coast Art Association, Monday, August 27, starting at 7:00 p.m. The Central Coast Art Association meets 7:00–9:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at the Monterey Youth Center, 777 Pearl St. (next to Dennis the Menace Park), Monterey. Attendance is free and open to the public.
Rotary will hear NPS professor
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club will have as speaker on Tuesday, August 28, David R. Henderson, an associate professor of economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, and editor of The Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics, a compendium of essays from 141 top economists. The meeting is at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, at noon. Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657.
Calligraphy Guild to meet Sept. 6 in Monterey
Sea Scribes Monterey Bay Calligraphy Guild will meet Sept. 6, at 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at which time they will hold their Guild general monthly business meeting. Following the general meeting, there will be a time to visit and share refreshments with members and discuss upcoming calligraphy projects and ideas. Meeting is free and open to the public; join us for a fun and creative meeting. The Guild meets monthly, the first Thursday of each month. 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. in the Art Room, Level A at Park Lane, 200 Glenwood Circle, Monterey, CA 93940 For more information please contact Jeffrie, Sea Scribes Publicity Coordinator, at 831-224-3276.
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Arts and Events
Up and Coming
Women Of Whimsy close out August with laughs If it’s the last Friday of the month at The Alternative Café, it’s improv with Monterey’s all-woman improv troupe, Women of Whimsy. The audience fuels the fun with scene suggestions which the Whimsies turn into hilarious scenes made up on the spot. One of the audience favorites is the game Forward & Reverse. Just like having a remote control, the emcee will call “Reverse!” and the actors reverse the action and dialogue until “Forward!” is called and the actors continue the scene. Back and forth it goes as the actors are challenged to keep the scene on track. “It’s one of the most challenging games we play,” stated Whimsy member, Allison Yant, whose been with the troupe for three years. “You’ve got to stay focused, especially when you have to reverse a two minute scene.” Shows usually consist of nine to twelve games, including open scenes, in which the actors start a scene from a “blind offer,” in other words, a scene not using an audience suggestion but simply starts from a line made up on the spot by the actor. Some of the games will also include improvised songs, another audience favorite. Whether it’s an improv game, a song or an open scene, the show is fast paced, funny and family friendly. Women Of Whimsy perform at The Alternative Café, 1230 Fremont Blvd in Seaside. The Alternative Café menu includes sandwiches and pastries and a variety of coffees, fruit drinks, soft drinks, wine and beer. The public is invited to tour the café’s art gallery which features original works of New Brow art. There is no charge to tour the gallery. For a complete calendar of Alternative Café monthly events go to www.thealternativecafe.com. General admission for Women of Whimsy shows is $12. Tickets are available at the door starting at 7:30 p.m. on the evening of the performance. For more show information, the public may call 831-394-3031 or email montereyimprov@gmail.com. Photo by Alison Kerr: Whimsies: Allison Yant (L), Pat Prutowski, Dina Stansbury (Sitting)
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Your friends and neighbors
Peeps
For Love of a Village
Nine year-old sets out to rebuild a hurricane-ravaged kindergarten in Mexico By Al Saxe In 2011 Hurricane Jova left its mark on the little town of El Limon Mexico. In 2012 nine year-old Elian Miztli CoronaLoMonaco, a student at Robert Down Elementary School in Pacific Grove, left his mark there as well. While the hurricane brought devastation to the village, the young boy brought love, hope, and a determination to assist the people of El Limon in their rebuilding efforts. At least once a year Elian and his family travel to El Limon to visit their ancestral homeland where 90 percent of their relatives still live. The destruction Hurricane Jova had visited on El Limon moved Elian greatly, filling him with compassion far beyond his years, and motivating him to act. Elian was about to make a difference. With the support of his family, his third grade teacher Mr. Jones, classmates Adam Robertson and Juliann Allioti, and St. Angela’s Catholic Church of Pacific Grove, Elian raised over $200 for a rebuilding project in the little town. The funds were designated to replace a wall in the kindergarten classroom that had fallen during the Hurricane. Ironically Elian had attended a summer school session in that same room. Elian wholeheartedly threw himself into his project. Besides telling the saga of El Limon to all who would listen, Elian made a heart-shaped box, decorating and filling it with maps of Mexico and pictures of a hurricane. This box would come in handy this past summer when he would share his rebuilding ideas with El Limon’s Presidente. Presidente Corona graciously welcomed Elian presenting him with three certificates, one for each student involved in the project and one for the Robert Down School Community. Presidente Corona, who was nearing the end of his term, thoughtfully introduced Elian to the director of the local kindergarten at Jardin de Niños school for further assistance. The director, Professora Yolanda Villa Piña, gave Elian a tour of the damaged school and explained repair of the kindergarten wall
would cost between 30,000 and 34,000 pesos. The director suggested to Elian that since the funds he had raised could not possibly cover the building project, they might be utilized to purchase school supplies ruined in the storm. The young boy was crestfallen. He had collected money for hurricane relief and wanted to replace the fallen wall. The school director could see that Elian was not one to be diverted from his mission and thoughtfully referred him to the town’s incoming President Able Torres. Senor Torres listened intently to Elian’s plea to fund the kindergarten wall. The village elder invited Elian to attend a “Club Unidos” meeting to be held in Los Angeles. The club is comprised of U.S. residents who wish to help their local hometowns in Mexico. Elian readily accepted Presidente Torres’s invitation. After returning to Pacific Grove, the family drove to Los Angeles so Elian could make a presentation to the conference. “Club Unidos” members were so impressed with Elian’s compassion that the group not only donated an additional $300 to his fund, but promised to hold additional fundraisers in the future. Elian Miztli Corona-LoMonaco made a presentation to the Pacific Grove UniRobert Down Principal Donna Wil- fied School District Board, showing his hurricane relief project. Above, with his liams and Elian’s fourth grade teacher Mrs. sister Ellesia and, in the back row, his father, Eric, School Superintendent Dr. Levy also hope to make Elian’s dream Ralph Porras, and his mother, Marta. come true. They are looking at ways to make the project a Robert Down School project. Last week Elian, standing on his tiptoes, made a presentation of his project to the Pacific Grove Unified School District board at their August meeting. His grandmother, parents, and younger sister sat in the front row of the board room offering their support. Watching the close-knit family it was easy to see where he got his strength, compassion and motivation. Elian Miztli Corona-LoMonaco has touched the hearts of people in two nations. Members of the Pacific Grove Unified School District are to be commended for helping to combine education with real life experiences. Elian Dan Miller, Rudy Fischer, Ken Cuneo, Alan Cohen and his classmates are not content to wait years to make a difference in our world Thank you for caring about your citizens, they are doing so right now. If you would like to assist Elian and including those on fixed incomes and many others his Robert Down classmates please contact who cannot afford exorbitant and unnecessary Elian’s mother at: martaelenacorona@ water rate increases. comcast.net.
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The issue comes into especially sharp focus because of the recent San Clemente Dam debacle. For many years, Cal Am so mismanaged the dam that it has become a danger to public safety requiring its removal. Adding insult to injury, the state has allowed Cal Am to make a profit from the dam’s removal and required the ratepayers to pay most of the bill. How can we possibly entrust Cal Am with building and operating a new desalination plant that our lives and livelihood will depend on? Cal Am is not likely to prevail on this issue especially since the Pacific Grove project makes the Cal Am project unnecessary. This was one of the points made at the workshop that motivated the administrative law judge assigned to the proceeding to put its schedule on hold and send Cal Am back to the drawing board.
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Your Achievements
Peeps Building a house: One off the ‘Bucket List’ for Pacific Grove Police Sergeant Viray
Learn about ranching
The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org) is providing the opportunity to learn about cattle ranching at Palo Corona Regional Park.
Rancher for a Day (Calving)
Police Sergeant Roxane Viray has ended a week-long house build for Habitat for Humanity in Mongolia. It was on Roxane’s “bucket list” and now she can check it off and go on to the next on her list.
Get to know bovine personalities as you learn about the iconic American legacy of cattle rearing and calving. Meet a genuine rancher and ranch horse in full working gear. Discover how thoughtful grazing allows for co-existence among endangered species, cattle and you. Feel the deep sense of reward that one gets from working closely with the land. Instructor: Laurie Petkus. All ages, minors must be accompanied by a paid adult, Sat., Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Palo Corona Regional Park (entrance is on east side of Highway 1, approximately 200 yards south of Carmel River Bridge, which is just south of Rio Road), $20 (district resident), $22 (nondistrict resident), or $60/$66 for group of four, children 6 and younger are free. To register online, go to mprpd.org and register with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Walk-in registrations are accepted Tuesday-Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM at the MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, Suite 325, Monterey (checks, money orders and credit cards accepted). Pre-registration is strongly recommended. There will be an additional charge of $5 to register on the day of class (space permitting).For more information, please call Joseph at 372-3196, ext. 102, or send an e-mail to narvaez@mprpd.org.
Hello, The last day arrived and it was a long one. Yesterday we had to leave, due to being rained out. Some house leasers were still on site along with the family members working on the different houses so some of the roofs were nearly completed. When we arrived this morning, more than half our roof was on due to our house leader, who had stayed. Due to this, we actually were the first ones to have a completed house; all of us were quite pleased with our accomplishment. Our team consisted of Raj, our house leader, who is from Sri Lanka but lives in Jacksonville, Fl. He works with the FDIC and closes banks. Many interesting conversations about this, I assure you. We had the Irving family, Peter, Kate Pacific Grove Police Department’s Sergeant Roxane Viray, far right in and their daughter Abigail from New Zea- the front row, recently spent a week in Mongolia building a house with land and they have a Honey Farm and are Habitat for Humanity. Roxane beekeepers. Shen is from Australia and is a veterinarian. Kim who is unemployed now over and a drop down ceiling will go in but but has a PhD in Economics from Duke the house is really just a large room for a University. Then there is me. family of five, with no bedrooms. Closets, As you can see, we had a small team a restroom, and a small refrigerator, sink, with day volunteers here and there, but the and counter top (not more than 4 ft. long) majority of work was done by all. It is amaz- will go in before end of August, as winter ing to think a house can be built in a 40 hr will begin. work week. There is still work to be done Looking forward to going home and as the outside of the house will be plastered sharing the pictures and stories.
Jewish Food for the Soul!
Jewish Food Festival Sunday, August 26 10:30 am to 4:00 pm
Arthritis Foundation honors participants
Every year the Arthritis Foundation chooses special individuals to honor at the Jingle Bell Run/Walk, who have inspired the community through their personal story and through their contributions to the cause. This year the Arthritis Foundation Central Coast Branch is fortunate to have three extraordinary Jingle Bell Run/Walk honorees; •
Rio Turini-Smith our Youth Honoree who shares her experience of what it is like to have Lupus, a form of arthritis, from a teen-ager’s perspective.
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Dr. Helen Stemler, our Senior Honoree; who continues to be a high functioning health advocate and active Arthritis Foundation board member even with Fibromyalgia and Osteroarthritis.
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Dr. Lieberman, our Medical Honoree; a Monterey-based Rheumatologist who has been helping patients with arthritis for over thirty years.
To register or donate to the Jingle Bell Run/Walk 2012 www.jinglebellrunpacgrove. kintera.org
Whole Foods Market helps Aquarium Children’s Education Fund and more
The nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium and its Children’s Education Fund will benefit from Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day on Wed., Aug. 29. Five percent of the day’s net sales from all Whole Foods Market Northern California and Reno stores will support aquarium programs. Purchases at any of the 37 stores in the region will benefit the aquarium, which admits more than 80,000 schoolchildren free of charge for education programs each year. The aquarium also provides science education training for teachers, and environmental leadership youth programs through its Teen Conservation Leaders initiative. “We’re so pleased to partner with Whole Food Market through its Community Giving Days,” said Cynthia Vernon, aquarium vice president for education, guest and research programs. “It’s a tremendous way for our friends to support ocean conservation while shopping.” The aquarium and Whole Foods Market collaborate in other ways throughout the year, including a national collaboration under which all Whole Foods’ purchases of wild-caught seafood are guided by the sustainability standards established by either the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program or seafood programs of the Blue Ocean Institute.
Jewish Food Festival Sunday, August 26th 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Jewish Food Festival
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Letters
Opinion ‘Yes’ to naming names Ed note: Recently, as a result of a complaint, we asked our subscribers for their opinion on publishing the names drunken drivers. This is a representative response. Editor, I am absolutely in favor of your printing the names of people arrested for drunk driving. Since asking them to be responsible drinkers has not worked, in spite of their knowledge of the risks of possibly injuring or killing themselves or other people, perhaps the shame of having their criminal behavior made public will do the trick. Thank you. Laura Emerson Pacific Grove
Mayor should recuse herself Editor:
As a long-time resident of Pacific Grove, I am very concerned about the conflict of interest Pacific Grove’s mayor, Carmelita Garcia, has caused by her insistence on having a cozy relationship with Nader Agha. Local media has reported that our mayor accepted over $45,000 from Agha for her unsuccessful bids for state assembly and Monterey County Supervisor. Apparently not satisfied with being Pacific Grove’s mayor, she hastily sought higher office. When that didn’t work out, she now has the temerity to come back to Pacific Grove and push Agha’s risky desal scheme on our financially strapped town. She does not consider any of this to be a problem because it’s apparently not illegal. Is not violating the law the minimum standard nowadays? What happened to ethics? It is fairly obvious that Mr. Agha expects something in return for all of his money. And it looks like he’s getting the red carpet treatment from our mayor. Not only did she ignore the advice of Pacific Grove’s city manager Tom Frutchey and vote in favor of the Agha proposal, but she was annoyed that Mr. Frutchey even offered an opinion. Mayor Garcia should return Mr. Agha’s money and start exercising a little better judgment while she is still our mayor. She should recuse herself from voting or participating in the discussion of Mr. Agha’s project. And in November, she should be voted out of office in favor of someone who truly wants to be mayor and represent the interests of our town, not the person with the most money. Respectfully Steve Gorman Pacific Grove
Welcome, Cedar Street Times Editor
It is with great excitement that we welcome the new expanded Cedar Street Times to Pacific Grove! With the closure of the Hometown Bulletin and its integration with Cedar Street Times, we can now look forward to fair and balanced reporting with a respect for the views of the entire community. Marge Jameson will shine a light on the big issues facing our community, such as the development of new water projects, land use, and our fragile budget. These issues play an important role in the future of Pacific Grove and our citizens, young and old, need to be informed. A warm welcome to the expanded Cedar Street Times…finally we will be getting the quality of reporting that our community deserves. Daniel Cort Pacific Grove
Legal Notices
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20120029 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: SAPP DEVCO, COAST AND VALLEY ADVISORS, 3rd Ave 2 SW of Carpenter, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, CA 93921. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 01/06/2012, File Number 20120029. Registered Owner: Jonathan William Sapp, 3rd Ave SW of Carpenter, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921. Business was conducted by an individual. Signed: Jonathan William Sapp. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on August 03, 2012. Publication dates: 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/07/2012. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSIINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20072125 File No. 20121516 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the The following person is doing business as ADORE fictitious name(s) listed: PACIFIC GROVE EMPOHAIR STUDIO, 254 Casa Verde Way, Monterey, RIUM, 122 20th St., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, Monterey County, CA 93940. CATHERINE MARIE CA 93950. The fictitious business name was filed in HAGUE, 821 Helen Drive, Hollister, CA 95023. This Monterey County on August 16, 2012, File Number statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County 20072125. Registered Owner: Carol Genrich, 122 20th on July 25, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Business was conducted business under the fictitious business name or name(s) by an individual. Signed: Carol Genrich. This statelisted above on n/a. Signed: Cathy Hague. This busiment was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey ness is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: County on September 10, 2007. Publication dates: 08/03, 08/10, 08/17, 08/24/12. 08/24, 08/31, 09/07. 09/14/2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20121520 File No. 20121559 The following person is doing business as THE SAVThe following person is doing business as STYLUS INGS GALLERY, 484 Washington St. #233, Monterey, POINT PRODUCTIONS and KIMO’S ISLAND Monterey County, CA 93940. MR. TODD M. HARSNOW, 1207 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey RIS, 730 Lighthouse, Monterey, CA 93940; SARAH County, CA 93950. JAMES MITSUO WATARI, 1207 DAVIS, 754 Ambrose, Salinas, CA 93901. This stateForest Ave. #3, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on on July 26, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact August 1, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Mr. Todd M. Harris. This listed above on 8/1/12. Signed: James M. Watari. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publibusiness is conducted by an individual. Publication cation dates: 08/03, 08/10, 08/17, 08/24/12. dates: 08/03, 08/10, 08/17, 08/24/12.
Tom Stevens
Otter Views A sense of shame
Unclear on the concept
A recent curry dinner party put me in exalted company for an evening and reminded me how worldly this peninsula can be. The hosts and guests had come to Monterey to teach in the area’s various graduate-level international studies programs. Most spoke several languages, had traveled widely and held multiple degrees. Their home countries included England, India, Turkey, Lebanon, Russia, Iran and Malaysia. An “armchair traveler” myself, I enjoyed their lively repartee, their collective knowledge of the world and its cultures, and their accounts of adventures in far-flung places. It was a conversational travelogue of the sort that broadens horizons. I thought of my dinner companions this week after reading the remarks of a veteran Congressman now running for the U.S. Senate. In a broadcast interview, he stated his belief that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy, because “if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” The comment is so wrong in so many ways there is simply not enough space to unpack it all here. But one reaction that has stayed with me all week is a sense of shame for America. It hurts me to think this is the best we can do. The “legitimate rape” theorist is not some marginal Nazi skinhead, but a 65-year-old family man popular enough to serve six terms in the U.S. Congress. His understanding of human reproductive biology is virtually medieval, but he stands a good chance of ascending in November to the U.S. Senate. I couldn’t help wondering what my worldly dinner companions must be thinking about all this. If this much-respected congressman who believes “legitimate rape” won’t cause pregnancy is truly representative of America, what a benighted country we must seem. If America’s highest elected officials are any indication, we are at least paradoxical. Tens of millions of voters are now represented by policymakers at state and national levels whose beliefs are as unmoored from reality as is the “legitimate rape” argument.￠ For instance, many office-holders still believe the current president is an African serving illegally. Others maintain the unfettered sale of automatic weapons will reduce shooting massacres. Still others insist prayer will “cure” homosexuality. It further amazes me that the same nation capable of landing incredibly sophisticated rovers on the Martian surface has so little regard for science or for the geophysical record. Many millions of Americans believe human activity does not affect climate, and that any evidence of global warming is fictitious. Millions more believe the earth is 6,000 years old, and that humans shared it with dinosaurs. To help advance these views, a committee of prominent Texans has rewritten the nation’s history and science texts to reflect their own theological biases. As Americans, we seem to be returning to a place where belief trumps knowledge and where fervency out-shouts reason. We are “know nothings” again, and proudly so. If this backward march continues, I fear to think where it might lead. I imagine an America of the near future whose citizens believe that the earth is flat, and that the sun orbits around it. It will be an America where science is blasphemy, and where history is tailor-made. This may seem far-fetched, but I figure “legitimate rape” puts us at least halfway there. Ignorance that egregious makes me tremble for America, but my Monterey dinner companions would probably put things politely in perspective. Their civilizations have been up and running for centuries, if not millennia. By those standards, America is still a child. So, childish beliefs are to be expected, even in Congress. Does that help?
Letters to the Editor
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‘Puppy mill’ mixed breed proves to be a wonderful find for a four-legged household Jane Roland
Animal Tales The following column is a reprise of one written a couple of years ago. I thought it a fitting start to what I hope will be a long association with the Cedar Street Times, whose editor has kindly offered to include this scribe’s musings in her publication, thank you Marge. I was on a mission, commissioned by our chocolate lab, Brandy, to find a new buddy. John and I had interviewed many dogs looking for homes. Some were too rambunctious, others too old, some were ill. We had lost our Cockapoo, Dixie. It was a difficult transition, Dixie was a fighter and in no hurry to leave. When she finally gave in to the inevitable it was hard. We decided to wait a few months. By July, Brandy was depressed, even our company and that of her cats did not assuage her loneliness, so we told her we would find someone. The face that gazed up at me, with fluttering eyelids, was filled with humor and good cheer. Was she flirting or simply curious. Brandy and I had been out at the animal shelter. We had seen roughly eight pups of varying sizes, shapes and ages. None seemed to care for our enthusiastic girl. I had given up, and was leaving, when I viewed the little temptress with the luminous “come hither” golden eyes. “Oh, all right.” I told her, “We’ll give you a crack” and out we marched to the play yard. There was instant recognition; “this is the one” they seemed to say “my soul mate”. The die was cast. After fumbling around with a new name (Freda just didn’t cut it), Lilah (named after Peter and Joyce Wright’s Doxie) settled in. At seven months she was already determined to have her way, chewed everything in sight, dug holes in the ground, discovered agility to leap, in a single bound, from chair to kitchen counter, racing around to enjoy the cat food. We don’t know her lineage, “picked up near Jolon” was really all we got. Sorting through bits of random information it is determined that she is the product of a puppy mill. The mamas were products of a love for sale environment and the breed of the paramours varied. Lilah has the head and appendages of a Dachshund but the body of a barrel (perhaps Corgi). She is muscular, but not fat (my friends will disagree). A month later our older daughter, Ellen, and her little boys arrived for a visit. The new addition to our ménage was a huge hit. A call to the shelter revealed that there were two remaining from the same “family”. Out we went, accompanied by our son and his wife. We left with not one but two six week old puppies, Mac and Penny (newly named). Mac went to Los Angeles and Penny joined two golden retrievers and three cats in Seaside. That was two years ago. We suspect that Lilah could be their mother or simply older sister. Puppy mills create many incestuous relationships. They are wonderful dogs, cheerful, protective, and faithful and look nothing like each other, Penny could have some whippet; Mac, perhaps a small lab…It is hard to imagine these breeding factories. Attempts have been made to shut them down, but nothing deters the miscreants who run them. A month later “my” beloved Manx cat, Mike (for Michael Crawford, because he kept disappearing) died. The same day we took in a Siamese mix kitten, needing a home. He is name Sammy (to go with Delilah.. Sampson and …., well, you get it). Although Lilah was adopted to be Brandy’s pal (and that she is), she has a very best friend, Toby, a yellow polydactyl, cat. The two rub against each other, sleep in a pile and alert us when one is on the other side of the door, want-
ing in or out. Our animals are a delight, they are all rescues. Take a look at the website for Animal Friends Rescue Project and find your new best friend. In the two years since this particular column came out, Lilah has settled down, Brandy has white hairs on her muzzle Sammy the Siamese still doesn’t care for anyone but me and Toby is Lilah’s best friend. Jane Roland is Manager of the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Ave. She is a Pacific Grove Rotarian and lives in Monterey with husband, John, and the four best four legged creatures in the world… Lilah and her buddy gcr770@aol.com
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Recipes and more
Food!
Sometimes the past catches up with you
A thousand years ago, when I was still gainfully employed as a firefighter and had the time, I wrote a cooking column for two weekly newspapers in the Santa Cruz Mountains and an occasional one for the daily Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. My aim then, as the firehouse cook, was to present recipes that were good for cheap and fed lots of people. Then, as now, people would send me recipes and stop me in the grocery store and tell me all about their favorites. Over those years, I collected up a full file drawer of wonderful recipes. But all my copies of the newspapers got drowned when the water heater broke about 10 years ago, so imagine how happy I was to
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The Retired Firehouse Cook receive an email from a visitor to Pacific Grove who recognized me from those Firehouse Fare years. Not only that, she had a clipping from a 28 year-old (Sept. 5, 1984) newspaper featuring my mug, pre-retirement and pre-beard . . . and her recipe for zucchini cake. We did entire series on “what to do with all those zucchinis the neighbor gives you” and had a ball with it. Here’s
Nancy’s recipe in the clipping, and a bonus Swiss chard recipe. It’s that time of year again, and zucchinis are rampant! I’m not complaining – raised on a ranch in Aromas, I love vegetables and my mom never had to force me to eat them. This recipe came from the web, where a woman has a column all about Weight Watchers dishes under the name EmilyBites.com. I made these as a side dish but I think they’d be good as an hors d-oeuvre as well. We didn’t have the Internet when I started writing or I might have been overwhelmed, there are so many good things out there. Tastes evolve. People have become more fat-conscious and there are many more vegetarians than I ever knew up in the land of leftover hippies, Santa Cruz County. Are Zucchini Tots vegetarian? Well, it depends on your definition. An ovo-vegetarian includes eggs but not dairy products, a lacto-vegetarian will eat dairy products but not eggs. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including eggs, dairy, and honey. Rennet and gelatin are sometimes excluded as well. I know people who won’t eat red meat but gobble up poultry. And there are those who won’t eat red meat or poultry but get their protein from seafood. Zucchini Tots Source: slightly adapted from The Two Bite Club Ingredients: 1 cup shredded zucchini ¼ medium onion, chopped 1 large egg ¼ cup dry bread crumbs 1 oz Parmesan cheese, freshly grated (You may certainly use canned grated Parmesan cheese -- use ¼ cup of that.) Salt & pepper to taste
Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 400. Mist a 12 cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray. 2. Wrap the shredded zucchini in a paper towel and squeeze to extract any excess moisture from the zucchini. I have an old-fashioned ricer that I use to “drain” the zucchini. 3. In a medium bowl, stir together all ingredients until combined. Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared mini muffin tin and press down on the filling in each cup with the back of the spoon to compact them together. 4. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the tops are beginning to turn golden. Run a plastic knife around the outside of each top while still in the muffin tin and they will come right out. They stand right up by themselves and don’t need a muffin cup. People still stop me in the grocery store. There was a nice woman the other day at Trader Joe’s who stopped to tell me she reads the column even though she’s a vegetarian. For her, I’m researching a recipe for black bean tacos and will probably present it next time. And next time will probably be next month. As her Editorness is getting settled with the new Cedar Street Times, the rotation of food writers has expanded and there will hopefully be something for everyone – Richard Oh with famous local chefs, pairing wine with the dishes; Roberta Campbell-Brown, a local chef and caterer; Dorothy Maras-Ildez with restaurant reviews (if she ever lights in one place); and Yours Truly. George from The Wine Market will also write. Stay tuned. Oh, and you can find all my old columns for Cedar Street Times on the website. I didn’t write every week, but you can go through the archives and cull what you like.
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Personal Finances
In The Money Travis Long, CPA
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Travis on Taxes
Planning for Each Generation
Renting your vacation home Part II
Two weeks ago I explained that any personal use of a vacation home you claim as a rental property on your tax returns would have some negative tax ramifications. Your homework was to count the days of personal use (as defined in my prior article - very important) and the days actually rented, and this week I would tell you what it means. Here we go! If your personal use exceeded the greater of 14 days or 10 percent of days rented at fair market value during the year, your property is considered a personal residence. Your first tax hu￠rdle is prorating the expenses based on personal use and days rented. Generally speaking, unless the expense is directly related to the renter’s stay (such as the clean-up fee after a renter leaves), you must divide the number of days of personal use by the sum of the number of days of personal use plus days actually rented, and then multiply the expenses by that ratio. That portion will be disallowed as a personal expense and will be nondeductible. (Note, it is not days of personal use divided by 365 days.) So if you use the property for 30 days and you only rent it for 60 days, 1/3 of the expense will be disallowed (30/ (30+60) = 33 1/3 percent. Furthermore, your expenses will be capped at the amount of gross income generated by the property, with the exception of the real estate taxes and mortgage interest. The personal use portion of the taxes and interest will often be allowable as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Qualifying expenses in excess of the cap, can be carried forward to the following year. If your personal use was less than the greater of 14 days or 10 percent of days rented at fair market value, then it is the same as the above, except your expenses are not capped at the gross income gener-
ated by the property. Note that you still have to prorate your expenses and disallow a portion for personal use. Even if you use the property for one day, part of the expenses will be disallowed. If your personal use was more than 14 days and you rented it for 14 days or less, you do not declare the income on your tax returns. You also do not declare expenses except for taxes and interest that may be deductible on Schedule A. (You may hear of people renting out their home for a golf tournament and paying no tax on the income - this is how they do it.) The point of these rules is simply that the IRS does not want people taking tax write-offs related to the personal use of a vacation home. The rules are strict and defined because of the potential abuse. You can imagine the IRS’ view when they perceive someone with a luxury second home in a vacation destination used frequently by the owners and their friends for free, rented at $20 a night to some acquaintances to cover the cleaning fee, and then only rented out at fair market rates a few weekends of the year, all the while trying to write the entire activity off as a tax deduction! It is not a business venture in that light. So if you want to maximize your deductions, limit your personal use and maximize days rented, or simply eliminate your personal use. There are additional rules beyond the scope of this article, but these are the big ideas to understand. Prior articles are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog. IRS Circular 230 Notice: To the extent this article concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law.
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Straightening Out an Upside-down Estate One of the main responsibilities of an Executor or Trustee (“Fiduciary”) is to pay off all of the decedent’s debts and then distribute the balance of the estate to the beneficiaries. The assumption is that the decedent will die leaving more assets than debts. In the current economy, this is not always the case. If an estate has more debts than assets, the Fiduciary has a difficult – and sometimes thankless – task. When an estate’s debts exceed its assets, debts of the United States or of California (i.e., unpaid taxes) have top priority. After those debts are satisfied, the California Probate Code divides the remaining debts into certain classes as follows: 1. Expenses of Administration: this class typically includes attorney fees, Fiduciary fees, and out-of-pocket costs necessary in order to settle the estate (i.e., recorder fees, bank fees, etc.). 2. Obligations Secured by a Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or other Lien: this class includes the outstanding mortgage on a real property or other debt that is secured by collateral. This category is limited to the asset that is held as collateral. If the secured debt exceeds the value of the asset that is held as collateral, the excess debt will fall into the classification of “General Debts” as described below. 3. Funeral Expenses. 4. Expenses of Last Illness. 5. Family Allowance: this is a term of art as defined by the Probate Code that allows certain individuals (such as the parent or minor children of the decedent) a certain amount out of the estate to handle their personal expenses. The amount varies by the individual’s circumstances and is subject to Court approval. 6. Wage Claims. 7. General Debts: this class includes
all debts not previously classified. The Fiduciary’s responsibility is to determine which debts fall into which of the aforementioned classes and then to pay the debts of each class in the order listed above. There is no priority of debts within the same class and no debt of any class may be paid until all those of prior classes are paid in full. For example, the Fiduciary must not pay any debt that falls within the class of “Expenses of Last Illness” until all the debts classified as “Funeral Expenses” and all debts of the prior classes are paid. If the assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all the debts of any class in full, each debt of that class must be paid a proportionate share. Not only must the Fiduciary deal with dividing the debts into the various classes, but the Fiduciary also must deal with creditors who might be unhappy with the fact that they either won’t be satisfied at all or will only be given a small fraction of what they are owed and heirs/beneficiaries who are unhappy that they won’t be receiving anything from the estate. Historically, the silver lining in an insolvent estate was the fact that the creditors were generally limited to the value of the estate and could not pursue claims against family members of the decedent. However, as a recent case from Pennsylvania dramatized, nursing homes and other health care providers might attempt to pursue claims against family members of a decedent who left an insolvent estate based on “filial responsibility laws” which are on the books in California but have rarely been enforced. This is potentially a new “wild card” that could dramatically reshape the settlement of insolvent estates. KRASA LAW is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, PG, and Kyle can be reached at 831-920-0205.
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Out and About with Seniors
Make This a Golden Age
Determining the quality of a home care agency John O’Brien
Aging Gracefully The Monterey Herald recently published an article regarding a recent study at Northwestern University. This study was conducted to see what screening practices home care agencies use and how caregiver competency is measured before being placed in the home to care for older adults. Dr. Lindquist’s study Hiring and Screening Practices of Agencies Supplying Paid Caregivers to Older Adults found that “Using an agency to hire paid caregivers may give older adults and their families a false sense of security regarding the background and skill set of the caregiver.” The study surveyed 462 agencies in seven states, including California. For years families have been told by professionals they should use a Home Care
agency to ensure quality care. What many professionals such as doctors and lawyers did not understand is that in California Home Care is not a regulated or licensed industry. In fact, all that is needed is a business license, and many do not even bother with that. While hiring an agency that employs its caregivers affords the client and families significant protections over hiring a caregiver privately, not all Home Care agencies are alike. To determine the quality of a Home Care agency, clients, families and professionals not only need to ask the right questions, but they need to know HOW to ask the RIGHT questions. Do not just ask if the agency provides training but HOW much mandatory training is provided at
hire, annually and is it paid? Ask if the agency is bonded and HOW it is bonded (pays out on conviction of the caregiver or by the incident being reported by the agency) and what is the bond dollar amount? Does the agency provide supervision to their employees and HOW is the supervision provided - do they provide inhome supervision and have full time care managers 24/7 that ONLY supervise? How is the agency operated - locally owned and not a franchise or a part of a membership
network? As a member of NPDA it is disappointing that the trade association that represents 1300 Home Care agencies did not embrace the findings and declare that NPDA members have a lot of work to do. Unfortunately, until thoughtful State licensing regulation is passed Home Care services will remain “buyer beware.” For a list of questions to ask regarding quality of Home Care please go to www.centralcoastseniorservices.com
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Spotlight on Seniors Medicare and Ambulance Claims: Good News!
Medicare beneficiaries with a denied ambulance claim can now put their bill on hold for up to 90 days when working with a Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program Counselor and filing for an appeal with Medicare. This is three times longer than the former 30-day limit, which often left beneficiaries scrambling to make payments while also navigating Medicare’s appeals process. Medicare Part B insurance covers ambulance services to or from a hospital, critical access hospital (CAH), or a skilled nursing facility (SNF) only when other transportation could endanger your health. In some cases, Medicare may also cover ambulance services in the following situations: if you need to go from your home or a medical facility to get health care for a health condition that requires you to be transported by ambulance; or if you have end-stage renal disease, need dialysis, and need ambulance transportation to or from a dialysis facility because other transportation could endanger your health. Medicare will only cover ambulance services to the nearest appropriate medical facility that’s able to give you the care you need. If you choose to be transported to a facility farther away, Medicare’s payment will be based on the charge to the closest appropriate facility. If no local facilities are able to give you the care you need, Medicare will pay for transportation to the nearest facility outside your local area that’s able to give you the care you need. An estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. You can also obtain emergency ambulance transportation after you’ve had a sudden medical The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s has more than emergency, doubled when your health is in serious danger, and when every second counts to prevent your health from getting worse. The following are some since 1980. examples of when Medicare might cover emergency ambulance transportation: • You’re in severe pain, bleeding, in shock, or unconscious The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will continue • You need skilled medical treatment during transportation to grow — by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer’s These are only examples. Medicare coverage depends on the seriousness of could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. your medical condition and whether you could have been safely transported by other means. For more information, go to www.medicare.gov. Half of all nursing home residents have Alzheimer’s disease or Esq. is a local elder law attorney with offices in Pacific Susan L. Alexander, Grove. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a a related disorder. passionate advocate for seniors and their families. Susan can be reached at 831A person with Alzheimer’s disease will live an644-0300. average of eight
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years and as many as 20 years or more from the onset of symptoms. The average cost for nursing home care is over $50,000 per year oncentrating but can exceed $70,000. (Source for all statistics: Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org) The answers to the legal and financial challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease can only be answered on an individual basis by an attorney whose practice is concentrated on elder law, Medi-Cal planning, and estate planning.
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Out At Sea with Heartless Bastards: Review Taylor Jones
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The lights go dark in the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, and the sound of distant thunder rolls through the bustling crowd. Drummer Celeste Spina and guitarist Anthony Catalano of Little Hurricane storm the stage, sounding like they came from the Wild West with a spin of modern rock n’ roll. They begin their set with a few heavy blues riffs like those of The Black Keys, and have an intuitive musical connection like Meg and Jack White. The duo shines in their vocal dialogue, enhanced by lyrical conversations between male and female characters. Additionally, their ghost-town vibe is displayed by their withered amp cabinets, which are carved into an old nightstand and a suitcase. After a few songs, Catalano announces, “Hopefully you all know this next one,” as he drifts into the opening chords of Bill Withers’ classic “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Performing a powerful rendition of the tune, Catalano mirrors the dark, sizzling guitar tones of Jack White. In contrast, Spina’s tempo fluctuates a bit more than it should, jumping back and forth between choruses, but retains liveliness through her enthusiastic performance. At one point, Spina pulls out a mandolin and begins to play drums at the same time, filling up a soundscape that many two-person bands cannot match. They close with the song “Haunted Heart,” off their latest record Homewrecker, proving successful in melding deep blues riffs with dance rock beats. When tonight’s headliner Heartless Bastards picks up where Little Hurricane left off, the evening continues in the theme of no-holds-barred garage rock and blues jams. The Bastards open with a surprisingly lack-luster song that doesn’t have a lot of dynamic or compositional motion, however once they hit their second tune, “Out at Sea,” from their 2009 album The Mountain, they burst into a torrent of great songs, each one more incredible that the last. Beginning her musical career in Dayton, Ohio, singer and guitarist Erika Wennerstrom went through a handful of musicians until she relocated to Austin, Texas, where the current incarnation of the band was graced by the addition of bassist Jesse Ebaugh, guitarist Mark Nathan, and drummer Dave Colvin. “Out At Sea” depicts a woman’s troubles being washed away by the ocean tide, and can act as a metaphor for the band’s dynamics. Colvin is the ship: He lays down the groove and never skips a beat, giving support for the rest of the music to stay afloat. Nathan is the jubilant sailor, directing the motion of the ocean with his shredding guitar solos (which he makes look effortless). Ebaugh is the anchor, holding down the ship through thick and thin, and keeping everybody locked in to the groove. And finally, Wennerstrom is the sparrow; she is the songbird of the sea and never ceases to let her charisma shine through her truly genuine performance.
The authenticity in Heartless Bastards’ records traverses into their live shows. Their albums are not filled with needless processing or an overabundance of phony auto-tuning: They are simply real musicians capable of performing on a higher level than most, both in and out of the studio. So as they flow into “Simple Feeling” off their latest record, Arrow, they generate an excited atmosphere in the crowd. You can’t help but bounce around to the rush of the song, and you find a purely emotional experience in watching these musicians perfect their craft. It’s something that no one else has made – and no one else can make it theirs. It belongs to Heartless Bastards, but just for the night they are sharing their feelings about life, love, and lust, with the rest of us. Ebaugh and Colvin are an incredibly tight bass and drum combination. They are always together, and for tracks like “Got to Have Rock and Roll,” they hold it down steady while Nathan and Wennerstrom lay floating riffs over the chorus. While pursuing his Masters in Jazz Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, Colvin acquired a tremendous amount of technique, allowing him to have thorough control of his time and dynamics, and to blend smoothly with his fellow musicians. Later, they play a favorite song of mine, titled “Skin and Bone,” which is also off Arrow. In this telling performance, Wennerstrom’s lyrics reflect her childhood memories of Dayton, Ohio, and how it has changed since she grew up. Wennerstrom and Nathans’ acoustic guitars add to the country roots of this song, providing a feeling of nostalgia and slight discontent as she describes her longing to leave her hometown. Wennerstrom leaves the stage with a humble smile and a wave to say goodnight. And when a man shouts, “Come to San Francisco again!” she replies, “We’ll be at Hardly Strictly.” So never fear if you missed them tonight, you can catch them in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year, October 5-7. If all else fails, you can check them out on iTunes, you bastards.
Book review: It’s Been a Long Time Dana Goforth
Book Review Through powerful prose, Adrianne Jonson takes the reader on a poetic journey of life and love in her new book, It’s Been a Long Time. With complex metaphors, Adrianne reveals a childhood
touched by abuse that evolves into a desperate adolescence and young adulthood. She shares her experiences through heartfelt perceptions and sensitive insights. The poem, I remember the first time, begins “I remember shaking on the inside/Screaming without making a sound/ And some small flicker of light/At the end of a tunnel.”, beautifully captures her feelings of anguish while introducing the thread of hope that weaves throughout the collection. In several of the poems, hope blossoms to love and trust, taking the reader even further into her life. Adrianne picks at her experiences, sometimes with humor and other times in quiet anger, always choosing a path that heals rather than remain on a dark one. It
is a remarkable journey where she discovers love and a deeper connection to her true spirit. E.E. Cummings wrote “It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are”. Adrianne has faced her shadow gremlins and exposes them to a higher light. It takes courage to not only write about acutely personal events, but sharing them with others in publication It’s Been a Long Time is a deeply moving compilation of challenging life experiences as expressed through free verse poetry. A perfect companion to a foggy day and a cup of steaming tea. 60 pages, $11.95. Available at Amazon or locally at Artisana Gallery. (Adrianne might even sign your copy.)
Head to toe I feel such rightness From being able to slice, Not so delicately This time, Myself from head to toe. The sensation of throwing up All the bad – the trash Sitting inside me. Taking a long needed breath, Feels overwhelmingly Great.
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William Blake set to music, and in words
one of the most startlingly and radically original productions of modern culture”; (3) the visionary, and just what aspects of his life impelled him to become one (“His mysticism was practical and real and his poems are the expression of it”). Both music and Bill’s talk will be accompanied by a “Power Point” presentation of Blake’s art work.
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Norma Mayer: The glorious award-winning voice of Norma Mayer has thrilled audiences from the Italian opera stage to the African-American church. Critics have been ecstatic in their praise (Santa Cruz Good Times: “remarkable opera diva … true operatic force to contend with…a unique essence…an attractive nuance that she brings to the role.” Coast Weekly: “a real find.” Monterey Herald: “splendid singer … a meltingly rich voice.” … Awards and honors for her vocal artistry include the Margarette McGammon Award of Excellence awarded by the Fort Worth Opera Guild, finalist of the International Puccini Vocal Competition, winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters Vocal Competition, numerous National Association of Teachers of Singing awards, and finalist of the Tuesday Music Club Vocal Competition. Norma has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, in operas and concert appearances. Recent tours have taken her to Italy, Russia, Estonia, Germany, and France … An avid recitalist, Norma often collaborates with her husband, flutist Richard Mayer―most recently at Mozarthaus and Sensemble Theater in Augsburg, Germany; and locally, in their own Opera Essence Series in the Schools and at Park Lane. Richard Mayer: Flutist Richard Mayer is at home in many musical genres, including classical, jazz, and pop. He was a founding member of the influential Russian rock group ZA in 1970’s Leningrad, which pointed the way for the subsequent acoustic folk-jazz movement there. Richard also performs extensively with his wife Norma Mayer, the operatic soprano. Together they play a vast repertoire encompassing early music, art songs, opera, African-American spirituals, show tunes, and jazz. He has performed the latter with Bill Minor at Wave Street Studios, East Village Coffee Lounge, Asilomar Conference Grounds―and Richard and Norma have collaborated with Bill for two “Musical Love Fest” concerts at the Pacific Grove Art Center. William Minor has published six books of poetry--the most recent Some Grand Dust (Chatoyant Press, 2002), a finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Award. He has published three nonfiction books on music: Unzipped Souls: A Jazz Journey Through the Soviet Union (Temple University Press, 1995); Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years (Angel City Press, 1997; he also served as scriptwriter for the Warner Bros. film documentary of the same name); and Jazz Journeys to Japan: The Heart Within (University of Michigan Press, 2004). He has completed a memoir: “The Inherited Heart” and a CD and performance project, “Love Letters of Lynchburg,” which features an exchange of Civil War letters included in the memoir. A professional musician since the age of 16, he set poems from his book For Women Missing or Dead to music and released a CD, Bill Minor & Friends, on which he plays piano, guitar, and sings. A recent spoken word/original music CD is Mortality Suite. His website is: www.bminor.org.ard.
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Health and Well-Being
Speaking from the heart: But what is the heart? As I was growing up, one of the things I heard said many times was, “From the abundance of the heart does the mouth speak.” Over the years, I have come to translate this to mean our communication is a product of who we are. I say “communication” rather than “speech” alone, because listening is as much a part of communication as speaking is. If speaking is based on the heart, we must realize equally what is in the heart has as much to do with what we elect to listen too. As a matter of fact, I believe this statement could read from the abundance of the heart do the ears hear, and be equally effective. Just the same, I have always been curious about this phrase, and this is why: I know what abundance means, I know what a mouth is, and I am sure we all know what it is to speak, however, the thing I struggled to understand is, what is the heart? The heart as we know it is the muscle the body uses to circulate blood; then again, heart is used in other ways too. For example, this word is often used to express awareness. At some point, we have all said the words “deep down in my heart,” or “in my heart of hearts,” and heart could also mean love. Have you ever said “I give you my heart,” and which one of us has never had a broken heart? And I am sure all of us has seen the bumper sticker that reads, “I heart my dog (where heart is usually a symbol).” What I find most amazing is that we “get it” when someone says “my heart is overwhelmed,” and yet for most of us there has never been an explanation of what heart is, or what heart actually means. Heart has evolved as a word used to give value and meaning to something, but when you get right down to it, very few of us know what it is, and even fewer of us can articulate what we mean when we say it. Have you ever been curious about the definition of “heart,” or do you assume others know what you mean when you say he or she has a big heart? Some say the heart is one’s soul, but as I understand it that would be incorrect. The soul is the essence of being. The soul is the created self, prior to attachment to anything formed. The best explanation I have to explain this is found in the Bible in the book of Genesis. If you read it you will discover God first created outside of time, after establishing time, all things were formed within its shell. That is why I said the soul is the created self-prior to attachment to anything formed. The soul exists outside of time; while on the other hand, the heart is something used to
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Principle Living navigate the “life-time” experience. Just as creation precedes formation, so does essence precedes experience. Even now, as you read this, you may say “this is too deep to worry about,” and you may not agree with it, nonetheless I will bet a dime to a dollar you still do not have a firm grip on what heart is. So try this as an explanation for heart: Heart is the will, emotion, and intellect. It is the perception of each individually, the combination of each, and awareness of process between them. Let me say that again. Heart is the combination of will, emotion, and intellect, the perception of each, and awareness of process between them. Often we believe we have heart because we are highly driven, always busy, always getting things done; but the heart is not only motivation, action, or resolve, which is our “will.”If it were, most of us wouldn’t live to be 40 years old. Could you imagine 7 billion people running around getting everything done, now! We would quickly burn out and in a sense; do so without accomplishing anything. Seven billion people running around without rest or reflection is a scary thought. Therefore, heart is not only our will. As well, heart is not pure emotion. If it were, the world would be filled with hysteria. All of us so emotionally charged the best we could do is yell, cry, and blurt out incoherent babble as we suffer due to an acute allergy to reason. Our world would be a place without rationale, which is a world out of control. Therefore, heart is not only our emotion. More than that, what would life be without chance? The heart is not, as Joe Friday of Dragnet use to say, just the facts! If so, the world would be strictly black and white, a world of logic — without gamble. Everything would be if-then, there would be no what ifs or maybes. Although we liked our Vulcan friend Spock on Star Trek, I do not think we would like to live his lifestyle. His was a life without emotion, for us this would not represent the true-life experience. Therefore, heart is not only our intellect. I said earlier that heart is the combination of will, emotion, and intellect, the perception of each, and aware-
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ness of process between them. After this explanation, how can we articulate having a broken heart? How do you define “deep in my heart of hearts,” and after reading this article, what does it mean to say… put your heart into it? We all strive to live emotionally balanced. Most of us pursue education, or some sort of training, and most of us want to achieve, and more time than not, we look at these three things emotion, mind, and action, as separate… but they are not! They each exist in a measure of time called life, and in that measure we feel, think, and do. It is these three and the process of their interaction that is the “heart.” When was the last time you examined your heart? How long has it been since you have clearly identified your feelings? When was the last time you actually made conscience effort to select words in order to express and give meaning to your feelings? When was the last time you mapped your feelings, words, and meaning through to your actions? Is there the slightest difference between what you feel, what you think, and what you do? Have you ever heard the saying; “Get wisdom, get knowledge, and in all your getting, get understanding?” Have you ever heard it said that it is better to understand rather than be understood, and have you ever stopped to consider how much understanding there would
not be if you refused to engage your will, emotion, or intellect? Which of us can say I understand my spouse, my child, my boss, even my dog without involving our will, emotion, and intellect? How does understanding effect our communication and our relationships? What does it take to understand the “heart” of those who listen according to their own will, emotion, and intellect? With all this to think about, perhaps our text should read, “From the abundance of ‘understanding’ does the mouth speak and the ears hear.” Perhaps now you understand my dilemma with … “From the abundance of the heart does the mouth speak.”It seems to be about communication, but in reality, it is not. In this case, communication is the easy part. There are all sorts of communication skills available through school and workshops. It is easy to learn, Effect Communication, Business Communication, and Nonviolent Communication, but the issue of communication is not the inability to comprehend or deliver “A” message, but to have enough heart to deliver “OUR” message. “From the abundance of the heart does the mouth speak,” translates to mean communication is a product of who we are. Which in essence asks, who are you, and how well do you know your heart? ~ Pray and meditate daily… it makes a difference.
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A trucker who drove through hell before he found heaven
Anthony doesn’t need to open his Bible to know what Hell is about. He lived there awhile. But the former truck driver, drug user and homeless man turned his life around a few years ago and now stands with the homeless on Sundays at Window on the Bay, sharing his Bible with those willing to listen. On a recent Sunday he filled in for the regular preacher, leading the outdoor service and later talking about his life. He made it clear he probably wouldn’t be alive today if not for God. And at 58, Anthony knows his life could end any day. He suffered a massive heart attack a few years ago and wasn’t expected to live. Then a miracle of sorts occurred. Thirty to 40 people of different faiths came to see Anthony and pray over him at the hospital. He survived. “The right side of my heart was totally destroyed,” he said. “And three stents had to be put in the left side. “I led a destructive life,” he explained. “I used many drugs. Crystal meth was the worst drug I’ve ever done, but it also was my drug of choice. Those drugs will open the door to the darkest places in someone’s life―-and to evil spirits. They’ll turn a good man into an evil man.” Anthony began using drugs at the age of 16, “when I took my first hit of LSD,” he said. That was followed by everything from peyote and mushrooms to heroin. At the age of 18, Anthony got into trouble with the law, and the judge gave him a choice: Jail or join the military. He chose the Army. “I was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. We had a lot of Vietnam veterans coming back with a lot of problems―-mentally, physically and spiritually,” he said, noting most were on drugs. It wasn’t long before Anthony was using again. After 10 months in the army, he was discharged. “I could not cope with the military and what it was doing to me,” he said. Among other things, his pay records were lost so he was without an income. Anthony went AWOL, but later turned himself in at Fort Bragg. “I applied for a Chapter 13 discharge for good service,” he said softly. “On the day of my discharge, they gave me all my back pay.” Most of that money went for fees
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Homeless on the Peninsula dealing with going AWOL. And so began his life on the streets. “I was homeless for years, hitchhiking all over the U.S.,” he said. “I slept in doorways and under bridges, and I ate out of dumpsters.” What finally made Anthony realize he had to change were words from a favorite cousin who said he didn’t like what he’d become and didn’t want to associate with him anymore. Anthony also knew it would just be a matter of time before he killed someone. “I was driving a truck and doing drugs at the same time,” he said. “I knew if I didn’t stop I’d kill someone.” Anthony got another push to change his life when he found himself in a 7-Eleven parking lot at 2 a.m. and was visited by what he believes was an Angel of God. A man in a T-shirt with Jesus printed across the front walked up and spoke briefly to Anthony about his life, asking “Have you ever felt there was something wrong with your life and you were being watched and you didn’t know why?” When Anthony answered, “Yes,” the mysterious man asked if he knew what he should do next. Anthony responded, “Ask our Lord and Savior for forgiveness.” At that moment, the man turned and walked away into the darkness. As Anthony stood alone once again, he tried to understand what just happened. Then, a Bible passage came to mind that went something like this: “Beware of who you entertain, for they could be Angels of God ministering to you,” Anthony said. With no one around to care if he woke up on any given morning, Anthony turned increasingly to God and prayer. He prayed for everything in his life―-from a ride to the next town, to a coat on cold, winter nights, to money for a day’s labor. Anthony will tell you that his prayers were answered again and again. But when he finally decided to head to the West coast from Las Vegas, he couldn’t find a ride for days, despite his prayers. One day, a truck pulled up and the driver said he could carry Anthony to Fresno, where a car with two Christians
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inside stopped and asked Anthony where he was going. “Wherever God leads me,” he said. The pair took Anthony with them to Monterey. That was 2009, and Anthony has never left. Not far from where limousines carry the very rich from multi-million-dollar estates to stunning golf courses along the coast, Anthony made his place in the sand to sleep. Before long he discovered I-Help, which gave him shelter at night , and Brian Bajari, who was preaching at a Carmel church and currently leads prayer breakfasts for the homeless at Window on the Bay. Brian put Anthony to work right away---praying for a small child who was on life support with a respiratory illness. Within a few days, the girl was better. Anthony believes God heard his prayers. But one morning, after waking up at a church where he was a monitor with I-Help, Anthony collapsed on the floor with sweat pouring off his body. His arms became numb and pain shot through his chest. Anthony had a massive heart attack. It was Oct. 5, 2010. This time it was the prayers of others that made the difference. After three days in a coma, with doctors expecting the worst, Anthony woke up. “I never knew so many people cared about me,” he said, taking a moment to remember that day. Anthony was offered a place to recuperate, and Brian offered something even better―-a baptism on the beach. Anthony continued to pray, this time for a place to live on his income of just $856 a month in disability payments. “A friend with I-Help called me and said there was a place available where I could live for just $400 a month,” he said. Anthony took the room, located just three blocks from Window on the Bay. After so many years in a daze, living on drugs, Anthony can now look at his past with clarity. “Now that I’ve grown so much, I see God’s hand in my life,” he said. “I see God’s work everywhere.”
Science Saturday will feature fossils
Tell the kids about this one! On Saturday, August 25 from 11a.m.-3p.m. at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History on 165 Forest Avenue, there will be a Fossil-themed Family Science Saturday. This free event will give attending families the opportunity to decorate fossils necklaces, create a fossil imprint, win prizes and more. The Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society has partnered with the Museum for this month’s event. Donations are appreciated. For more information please contact Lori Mannel, Executive Director at 831.648.5718
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Free screenings to detect potentially fatal peripheral vascular disease (PVD) will be offered by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula on Sat., Sept. 8. The tests are part of the national Legs for Life® screening program to detect PVD, a common circulatory condition caused by blockage in the arteries in the legs that is often dismissed as a sign of aging or arthritis. The free screenings are available to people who have not been previously screened or diagnosed with PVD. They must be age 50 or older and have leg pain, aching, or cramping that comes on with walking or exercise; a history of heart disease; or diabetes. The screenings are from 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, September 8 at Community Hospital. Appointments are required and space is limited. To request an appointment, please call 649-7232. Early diagnosis of PVD is key because less severe cases can often be treated with lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise. Early treatment may prevent heart attack and stroke. Although men are somewhat more likely than women to have PVD, the disease affects everyone. About 8 million people in the United States have PVD.
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The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in making their family safe, basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist their family and others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. This training is offered free of charge. Next class is an evening series, starting Thurs., Sept. 6. This is an excellent family experience. To enroll, send an e-mail to: montereycert@hotmail.com Those without e-mail may call: 831 646-3416
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Sports and Leisure Ben Alexander
Golf Tips
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I conducted a golf class at Pacific Grove Golf course a few days ago on putting. It was interesting: When I watch a player putt, I see that we all have different grips and stance. Many players I watch over the years will, as soon as they make the putting motion to hit the ball, turn their shoulders to the left during the follow through which is open. Then the putter pulls to the left and the ball goes to the left. Here’s a good tip: Always keep the face of the putter pointing directly at the target during the entire putting stroke and your accuracy will improve dramatically.
Winners all
L-R: Jordan Booker, Henry Woods, Nathan Wood, Manager Brian Wood, and Sean Powell are all members of the Mustang B Sectional Championship team. They won the game at George Washington Park. They were recognized at the August school board meeting. Photo by Al Saxe.
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First Friday continues to draw eclectic crowds
Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, under the guidance of PG’s Poet in Residence, Dr. Mossberg, has joined forces with 1st Friday. Their initial offering took place at Artisana Gallery on Forest Avenue. Susie Joyce, Adrianne Jonson, Donna Wobber and Taylor Rhyne read personal selections of traditional and contemporary haiku poetry. Each word floated amidst the star spangled ethnic window treatments and earthen treasured objects d’art as units of meaningful language misted just above the aura of subtle, sensitive musical improvisational sounds by “Sabi,” Yoriko Hongo, creating a chorus of combined cloud-like word designs which produced lingering echoes of images and feelings to keep. This 30 minutes of luscious readings introduced Manuel Balesteri’s current provocative photographic gallery hanging of “Love Bugs” which will remain available for viewing through August 31st.
While Jerry Solomon, the newly-hired barber at Gene’s barbershop located at 605 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove isn’t a movie critic, he sure knows how to cut hair. Jerry, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, fell in love with Pacific Grove after vacationing here the last three years. His twenty five years of experience cutting hair included working at a hair salon in London, at the World Trade Center in 1996, and on cruise ships navigating Alaska’s inside passage. While Jerry can converse on a whole lot of subjects his main interests are college football, NASCAR racing, and most of all golf. The easygoing Soloman proudly wears a golf cap he obtained at the Master’s golf tournament. Jerry’s hours at Gene’s barber shop will be from 8:30AM to noon Tues. thru Saturday. Photo by Al Saxe.
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Military Appreciation Day Friday Aug. 31 at the fair
Jewish Food Festival will offer delicious Jewish Food Mark your calendars: Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) is hosting its 25th Anniversary Jewish Food Festival on Sunday, August 26. The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5716 Carmel Valley Road. Admission to the Jewish Food Festival is free. The Jewish Food Festival has been sharing delicious Jewish food with the entire community for a quarter of a century. Guests will be treated to savory comfort foods, soulful, ethnic dance and music and other inclusive cultural activities. This event is disabled accessible. There is free parking at Carmel Middle School, where frequent shuttle will be available. No pets, please. Congregation members will be cooking and serving up a wide array of traditional foods to soothe and satisfy one’s desire to nosh. Expect to indulge in classics such as, potato latkes, kugel, challah, rugelach, blintzes, corned beef and pastrami sandwiches, kosher hot dogs and world-famous matzah ball soup. “The congregation looks forward to this event each year because it is an opportunity not only to celebrate our culture, but also to introduce and share what we love about it with you, your friends and family,” says Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel. “After all, who doesn’t love Jewish Food!” Musical entertainment will fea-
ture acclaimed folk artists Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd; Hoo-Tza-Tza, a Santa Cruz-based band that specializes in Klezmer and Gypsy music; Klezmer by the Sea; and Zambra, a women’s vocal group singing Jewish Diaspora. There will be a silent auction, storytelling by Susan Newton, sanctuary tours, and handmade crafts for sale from local artisans, as well as a Jewish wedding enactment. It features activities for children of all ages. My Museum, a Monterey County Youth Museum, will bring its ever-popular Wheelie Mobilee, capturing the kids’ curiosity and creativity. The Jewish Food Festival is sponsored by KION, Peninsula Communications, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, Ryan Ranch Medical Group, the United Jewish Community of the Monterey Peninsula and Ellyn and Leon Vickman. Congregation Beth Israel makes every effort to protect the planet by actively participating in programs to reduce and recycle waste from the festival. Congregation Beth Israel was chartered in 1954 as the Jewish Community of the Monterey Peninsula. Today, it serves the spiritual, educational and social needs of Jewish people and their families. CBI is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. For more information, please visit www.carmelbethisrael.org or call 831.624.2015.
Sarah Rodriguez and daughter, Paisley go for a cow ride at the 2011 Monterey County Fair. Photo by Randy Tunnell The 76th Annual Monterey County Fair (August 29- September 3) will honor our military at this year’s fair. This year’s special Wells Fargo Military Appreciation Day will be held on Friday, Aug. 31. There will be free admission all day for all active duty military plus their dependents with military ID. Parking will be available at Shoreline Community Church for $5.00 with free shuttle to and from the Fair. Special Carnival Pay One Price Wristbands will be available for $15 each for up to four people and can be purchased directly from the Carnival only on Fri., Aug. 31. There will also be Opening Ceremonies at 6:00 p.m. on Military Day with a flag ceremony. This special flag ceremony will take place at the Flying U Rodeo Performance. The Fair will open to the community at noon. The community is invited to show their support for our troops, and they will receive one (1) ticket for entry to the Fair on Aug. 31 for every three (3) items from the following list that they bring into a participating Wells Fargo location prior to Thurs., Aug. 30, including: Cards and letters of support, beef jerky, black work socks, gum, popcorn, Crystal Light, hard candy, playing cards, cocoa, AA batteries, individually wrapped hand wipes, travel-size toothpaste, travel-type toothbrushes, travel-sized Gold Bond powder, travel-size solid deodorant, travel-size toilet paper, and travel-size shampoo. Please, no aerosols. This limited time offer ends Thurs., Aug. 30 and while ticket supplies last at participating Wells Fargo locations. Tickets are only good for entry to the Monterey County Fair on Fri., Aug. 31, and are limited to four tickets per customer. Items that are collected at Wells Fargo will be donated to the military and will be shipped overseas. For more information and for volunteer opportunities, check out www.montereycountyfair.com. Fairgoers can park at Shoreline Community Church, 2500 Garden Road, from Wednesday-Friday at a cost of $5.00 per vehicle and take a free shuttle bus to the Fairgrounds. From Friday – Monday, fairgoers can park for $5.00 at Monterey Peninsula College with free transportation provided by Monterey Salinas Transit. Show your pre-sale ticket for a free trip to the Fair from anywhere on MST. The Monterey County Fair is the 7th District Agricultural Association of the State of California and was recently featured on California’s Golden Fairs with Huell Howser that aired nationally on PBS Television. The 2012 “Very Berry Extraordinary” Monterey County Fair will be held on August 29-September 3, 2012. For more information, to book an event or to become a sponsor of the 2012 Monterey County Fair, contact the Fair Administration Office, at 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey, by calling (831) 372-5863 or www.montereycountyfair.com.
Jeff Kimball and Alisa Fineman are among the entertainers who will perform at the 25th Anniversary of the Jewish Food Festival.
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This season, more focus is being targeted upstream of outfalls with flowing water. Five watersheds are monitored monthly: Hopkins, 8th Street, Greenwood Park, Lovers and Pico. Samples are collected at the outfall if there is flow August and then the2012 • CEDAR STREET 24, team drives through the watershed looking for upstream sources of water and samples them if appropriate. One to two watersheds are investigated per event. All samples are tested for detergents, ammonia, orthophosphate, and chlorine.
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Citizen scientists monitor stormwater outfalls Flow from HopkinsPG.
Kendra and Craig work on chlorine, color, odor, and turbidity.
Gail tests for ammonia.
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days in June. The following charts indicate average test results for July, 2012.
Average results for June 2012 (mg/L) Site
HopkinsMon HopkinsPG 8th Street Central x 9th (8th St) Greenwood Carmel x Sinex (GP) Lovers 18th x Spruce (L) Cypress x Lighthouse (L) Pico
Chlorine Detergent Ammonia Orthophosphate 0.20 < 0.10 0.42 0.12 0.20 < 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.20 < 0.10 0.11 0.17 0.20 < 0.10 0.56 0.06 0.20 < 0.10 0.31 0.13 0.20 < 0.20 0.72 0.02 0.20 < 0.10 0.00 0.14 0.20 < 0.10 0.03 0.59 0.20 < 0.30 0.60 1.24 0.20 < 0.10 0.10 0.09
xx Indicates exceedance of CCAMP Water Quality Objective.
For any sample collected within a watershed, that sample is listed below its outfall.
Kendra and Craig work on chlorine, color, odor, and turbidity.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact Lisa Emanuelson, Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator (831) 647-4227 or Lisa.Emanuelson@noaa.gov
Local hotels eligible for free recycle baskets
Greenwood Park Clean Water Project Come help the City of Pacific Grove with the Greenwood Park Clean Water Project. Join us to be involved in this important project Monday August 27th 6pm to 8pm @ St. Mary’s by the Sea Church 146 Twelfth Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Stormwater and runoff at Greenwood Park must be improved to meet government standards for discharge into the Monterey Bay. The City of Pacific Grove wants your help in identifying and designing ways that this open space could be preserved and/or enhanced while improving water quality. This meeting is a preliminary step with three main objectives: • To identify the project’s constraints and water quality goals; • To provide information on opportunities for public participation; and • Introduce the up coming Design Charrette to be conducted between September 14 (6-8pm) and 15 (9am-3pm), location TBD. The Design Charrette is for brainstorming and working directly with the engineering and landscape architecture consultants to generate a plan for Greenwood Park that the community wants.
Join us and help make Greenwood Park a positive place for the environment and the community. Additional questions contact Sarah Hardgrave: shardgrave@ci.pg.ca.us
The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) is offering, at no charge, recycling bins designed for hotel, inn and motel inroom use in Pacific Grove. The number available is limited. State Assembly Bill 341, which took effect on July 1, makes recycling mandatory for businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week. The plastic recycle bins are being made available to help businesses with their efforts. Each has a capacity of 14 quarts (see attached photo). Hotels, inns and motels need to place the bins in their guest rooms for guest use. They may also be used in office areas for employees. The recycle bins were purchased with grant funding and are available free of charge to participating hotels, inns and motels. For more information or to arrange to receive the free recycle bins, interested businesses should contact Lewis Leader, MRWMD consultant, at 659-5528, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The mission of the MRWMD is to provide the highest quality, cost-efficient integrated waste management services to the greater Monterey Peninsula while preserving the environment and protecting public health through the reduction, reuse, recycling and safe disposal of the waste stream.
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MARKET SNAPSHOT (as of Aug 21, 2012) Pacific Grove Number of Median Price Single Family Properties Current 61 $729,000.00 Inventory Properties 38 $537,000.00 in Escrow Closed Sales 6 $766,000.00 August 2012 Closed Sales 119 $541,000.00 Year to Date
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$1,214,935.00
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$639,915.00
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$850,333.00
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$621,254.00
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