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Kiosk Friday, May 7 First Friday Shop Walk 5 - 8 p.m. Special Regional Water Project Presentation 6:00 p.m. City Hall 300 Forest Avenue Info: 324-4742 • Friday, May 7 7 - 10:00 p.m. Tango Boot Camp Shall We Dance 205 17th Street info: 917-7523 $60 • Saturday, May 8 2:00 p.m. 2010 Feast of Lanterns High Tea & Fashion Show Canterburywoods $20 The Works 667 Lighthouse Cedar Street Times 324-4342 Royal Court Presentation Free • Saturday, May 8 7 - 9 p.m. 5 Year Celebration! This...Is...Now! Performance Salon MPC Dance Studio 102 980 Fremont, Street Monterey Info: 644-9613 Donations Appreciated Free • Tuesday, May 11 6:00 p.m. Colors of the Rainbow Reading, Writing & Rumba? (Take the Lead & Mad, Hot Ballroom) Dancing Classrooms Monterey Bay Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center Info: Shall We Dance 6496726 Free • Sundays, May 9 & 16 Art & Nature Drawing from Collections Pacific Grove Museum of natural History info: 648-5716 ext 17 Registration $95 • Sunday, May 16 2:15 p.m. MPC Spring Concert St. Angela’s Church Pacific Grove Donations Appreciated Free • Saturday, May 15 11 - 2:00 p.m. Belle Yang Forget Sorrow Book Signing Hauk Fine Arts 206 Fountain Avenue Pacific Grove Free • Sunday, May 23 2:00 p.m. Diane Lyle Isaiah Bindel Tribute Recital Fundraiser Pacific Grove Performing Art Center Donations Appreciated Free • Saturday, May 22 2:00 p.m. Science Art Lecture From Cave Walls to Computer Pacific Grove Museum
Chelsie’s story - Page 5
May 7-13, 2010
Council member Lindsay resigns
May Day - Page 10
Postage stamp gardening - Page 16
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Pacific Grove Community News
Vol. II, Issue 33
No decision on support of Farmers Market move Hot potato still up in the air at council
By Marge Ann Jameson Despite testimony from former Mayor Dan Cort and Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado – who is on the board of Farmer’s Market operator Everyone’s Harvest – plus two former councilmembers (Scott Miller and Ron Shenk) the Pacific Grove City Council could not find a majority to approve support of a change of location for the market. Instead, they will continue deliberating at the May 19, 2010 meeting. Many members of the public also spoke, the majority of whom urged the Council to put the matter to rest no matter which location they chose. Speakers agreed that the matter has gone on long enough.
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Deborah Lindsay
Her family obligations cited The May 5, 2010 council meeting was the last one for Deborah Lindsay, who resigned earlier in the week in a letter. Lindsay has a reputation for thoughtful analysis of issues before the council and a willingness to ask difficult questions. “. . .her wit, her laughter and her very presence will be sorely missed” said the staff report. Deborah’s husband has taken a job in Santa Cruz and she said they will move there to be closer to the center of technology there. “I could hold the family back, but I’m not the one supporting the family. When you teach sustainability, as I do, economic sustainability is part of that,” she said. Stating that she has enjoyed working with the current council, Lindsay described it as a good team with diverse members and encouraged others to apply for the vacancy and to run for the city council.
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Robert Lewis
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The Lindsays have two children preparing to go to college. “It has been an incredible honor to serve Pacific Grove on this council. I absolutely love the citizens of PG,” she said. “I hope that, when considering applying for the job or running for election, people will not think they have to something they’re not in order to run. “Try to imagine yourself as a contributing member of the community, that it’s going to lead to something better if you maybe look a little different and you take your cues from something other than the status quo.” “Mediocrity is not what we want. We want something extraordinary,” she said. Lindsay believes that one of the most important things she was able to accomplish during her term on the city council was that of bringing more water awareness to the community. “I drove that issue home, and that’s a good thing,” she said. “I hope the council, the staff, and most importantly the community understand the importance of their own personal responsibility for that resource,” said Lindsay. Everyone should capture and store rainwater and graywater on their own property. I think I have some success there.” Lindsay was elected in 2008 along with Bill Kampe and Carmelita Garcia. Of the other councilmembers, Lisa Bennett and Alan Cohen were elected in 2006. In September 2009, with the resignation of Mayor Dan Cort and Mayor pro tempore Vicki Stilwell, the City entertained applications from 15 interested candidates and the council seated Ken Cuneo and Robert Huitt. When she was appointed mayor, Carmelita Garcia in effect resigned her seat as a councilmember and will face reelection in November, 2010. The terms of office of Cuneo, Huitt, Bennett and Cohen expire in November, 2010. Bennett has already stated that she will not run again. Cuneo and Huitt’s terms expire because the City Charter calls for their terms only to run until the next general election. Kampe’s term on city council goes until November, 2012. Unable to reach a majority on a choice for mayor in September, 2009, the City Attorney advised the council to flip a coin and Carmelita Garcia was chosen mayor with Bill Kampe becoming mayor pro tempore. The City will now publish a request for applications to fill the vacancy and will likely appoint her replacement at the June 2, 2010 city council meeting. The person chosen will also only serve until November, 2010. chosen then will serve until November, 2010.
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The agenda item called for the council to direct the Planning Commission, next to receive the hot potato, to hold public hearings at the time Everyone’s Harvest applies for an amendment to its use permit to allow it to move to a location on Central Avenue at Grand, in the area of Jewell Park and the Museum. It should have been simple, as the Planning Commission technically has the first role as regulator while the City, as landowner, is in second position. The discussion bogged down around questions of public input from the surrounding neighbors on the location choice, and on the question of whether the Market should be allowed to open its doors to vendors outside of Pacific Grove. The council also requested clarification on requests by Everyone’s Harvest to respond to certain other needs they have before they actually apply for the amended Use Permit. City Attorney Dave Laredo pointed out to the Council that it is not within their purview to conduct the public hearings, that it is the function of the Planning Commission. Everyone’s Harvest had requested that the city council hold the hearings to provide public input. Community Development Department has the function of arranging for input from Public Works, Police and Fire regarding questions fire and safety clearance requirements, Laredo said. Preliminary individual input from each of those departments has been gathered and mitigating measures which prevented the Market from using that Central Avenue location in the first place can be put into effect, making the Central and Grand location viable in the future. Everyone’s Harvest has also requested signage, which, according to City Manager Tom Frutchey, was approved two years ago and never put in place. A two-week delay will allow time for public input from neighbors living within the prescribed distance from the Market. One neighbor, the Museum, has already weighed in and is enthusiastic about the move. Museum Director Lori Mannel, according to testimony, will ask her board to consider opening the Museum on Mondays when – and if – the Farmers Market moves in. The council lined up with Deborah Lindsay, Lisa Bennett and Bill Kampe voting no, and Ken Cuneo, Alan Cohen and Mayor Carmelita Garcia voting for the agenda item. Councilmember Robert Huitt was on an excused absence from the meeting. “If the city really does want to make this work it still needs the requirement that the Farmer’s Market has to initiate the amendment and we have not made it attractive for them to do so. I think we need to do that first,” said Bill Kampe.
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Poetry winners of Fair Housing themed contest for youth The Fair Housing Act Forlornly he watched the door shut in his face, unable to buy a house because of his race. He found this refusal extremely unfair, Human cruelty he could not bear. A week after Martin Luther King was dead, President Lyndon Johnson got an idea in his head. Soon after the Fair Housing Act was passed, Anyone could buy a house, it was that simple and fast. A month after the Act became true, The refused man had something to do. He walked up to a door, holding a key and entered his new house proudly for all to see.
There’s Always a Home
Wherever you go there’s always a home There is a little light inside of you That shows wherever you roam, There’s no place like home. We all have a place like no other place. Somewhere here on Earth, Because the home you have is always a part of you. So wherever you are, Your home is there, Because the secret to your home……. is the earth. For the Earth opens its doors to you! By, Savannah Hallgarth 4th Grade, Robert Down
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Teens and parents: Start driving smart
In view of the recent serious accident involving five Pacific Grove teenagers and the fatality in Salinas, parents and community members have invited the California Highway Patrol Start Smart program to make a presentation in hopes of preventing more serious injuries and deaths. The Pacific Grove Police Department has offered their training room to host the talk. The California Highway Patrol's Start Smart program is a driver safety education class which targets new and future licensed teenage drivers between the age of 15 - 19 and their parents/guardians. Did you know that he leading cause of death for Americans 15 - 20 years old is
motor vehicle collisions? Start Smart will address the dangers typically encountered on the road by our teenagers. Parents please join us and bring your children of driving age (15-19) to a Start Smart Presentation being held on Saturday, Mat 15 at the Pacific Grove Police Department Training Room at the back of the pokice department building. The time is 10:00. If sign-ups warrant, a second session will be held later the same morning.
Space is limited so please call to reserve your seats. Ask for Public Information Officer Robert Lehman, (831) 796-2130
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Chelsie Hill the Dancer: She says she’ll dance again
By Stacy Loving
Two months ago, Chelsie Hill’s life changed forever. Some bad decisions at a party, and now she’s bound to a wheelchair. She got into a car with a driver she said she knew was impaired, and there was an accident… It rocked Pacific Grove, especially Chelsie’s fellow students at the high school. She said, “I was the star dancer, Chelsie Hill the dancer, and then for this to happen the school kind of went into shock.” Chelsie says it could happen to anyone. “I really want them [her classmates] to understand that it doesn’t matter if you’re the star football player, star basketball player, and you think you’re invincible. It doesn’t matter who you are, you can always get into a car accident, something can happen to you.” “It really does matter that he was drinking and driving, but he could have been sober and texting, or sober and talking on the phone or sober and playing with the iPod, listening to music too loud, being distracted by drunk people in the back.” she said. She repeated this statement to an assembly at the high school she addressed last week. If she had it to do over again, she said she would call her mother. In fact, she had always done that in the past. “My mom always said, ‘you know your curfew, but you know you can always call me. All I’ll do is yell at you.’ But I didn’t do that,” she said. “It’s so much better to get yelled at and get grounded than to have your legs taken away from you.” “I always have to remind myself that there are other people that are quadraplegic, like they can’t even grab something, but I can,” she says. “And I’m thankful for that. And I’ve seen people with head injuries and how completely lost they are and that could have been me.” “I hit my head on the center console and I could have had a head injury and I feel like I’m so lucky to be able to laugh with my friends and be able to be whom I am.” As it is, Chelsie’s injuries were
extreme. One of her doctors told her that all the muscles were severed in the area of L3 in her spine. “He said that I was cut in half and the only thing holding me together was my skin. And he said that it’s very, very, very low likelihood that I will ever walk again. But there are people who have their spinal cord cut in half and they can walk. Mine was nicked a little.” Chelsie isn’t taking the prognosis as gospel. “I believe that the more I think about it and the more I watch my dance team dance and the more I watch my video and watch myself dance that I’ll be there again,” she said. “Just thinking about it now my legs are tingling. I asked my occupational therapist if it was good or bad that my legs were on fire and they said that it was the first thing people say they feel when they get feeling back, that burning feeling.” She is taking it all one step at a time. A laminectomy to relieve pressure on her spine probably kept her from becoming completely paralyzed. All of her internal organs were inflamed, and she faced more surgery on her stomach. The brace she wears will come off soon and Chelsie sees that as a major step because it will allow her to bend down and pick things up for herself. For now, just getting dressed and showered around that brace consumes a major portion of her morning … and her mother’s.
Chelsie and school friends
Poem for Chelsie By Stacy Loving
When you see the light in Chelsie's eyes you see a hero in disguise she is courageous and brave inside makes you stop and think if you would run and hide. She has touched our hearts in a million ways this young women is well on her way. Chelsie's journey will be hard, but this amazing girl will go far!
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After transferring from her wheelchair to a bench and undressing, she can shower by herself. “My mom brings me a warm towel and I dry off and get back into my chair and get back into bed with help…” There are no home health nurses, just Chelsie and her parents, particularly her mother. The need for independence is a big part of what’s driving Chelsie. She said that the first time she got in a car after the accident, she was frightened. And she’s still frightened, because it’s painful if the driver hits the brakes too hard or takes a corner too fast. She still has a lot of healing to do. Another major step for Chelsie will be driving again. Driving, Chelsie feels, will give her some freedom “so I don’t feel so trapped,” she said. She wants to be able to go visit her friends instead of
just having them come to see her. She’s working hard on the physical aspect of her recovery. “Next I have to get more hip function,” she says. “I have good balance because of my background in dance and my core is still strong but I have to get leg braces to be able to walk because my legs will just collapse down.” “So the next step is training myself to balance my hips so sitting up on my knees on a big ball or on a bench will help.” Then she’ll start to work with leg braces and learn to walk holding onto bars and see if something will come back, if she regains any feeling. She talks for going to MPC and then to Arizona State — by herself. “I think if I like go there and I have someone there to help me [Chelsie has cousins at Arizona State] and I’m meeting people, I can go kind of … it will lessen my focus on me being paralyzed. Like when I’m at school and everyone is sitting in class, I feel like I’m back.” “I’m going to go to MPC and then transfer and leave PG because I feel like if I stay here it’s going to make me less independent. I have all the support here and I love it, and that will make it hard to leave if I ever do,” she says. “I just want to get out of here and just do what I would have done if I were walking.” She says that sitting in the classroom is fine. People treat her the same. But when it’s time to leave, and a friend says, “I’ll stay with Chelsie,” she says she doesn’t know if they would stay with her if she was walking instead of riding in a wheelchair. “Are they treating me differently?” she asks. “I do want to get my independence back and go back to how it used to be,” she says. “Because I’m still Chelsie and just because I can’t walk doesn’t mean I’m not me anymore, you know?” says Chelsie Chelsie Hill thinks she will dance again. If anyone could go through what she has and get out there and dance again, it’s Chelsie. Marge Ann Jameson assisted with this story.
Chelsie Hill’s “Official” Fundraiser Sunday, May 16, 2010 • 12:00-5:00 PM Del Monte Beach House
(formerly Adventures by the Sea) 285 Figueroa Ave., Monterey Live entertainment with the Money Band and Cheeky Spanks and the 2X Bench Press World Champion!
With a special performance by the Pacific Grove High School Dance Team
Gourmet Food • Chicken Picatta • Prime Rib • Seafood Pasta • Side Dishes • Desserts and much, much more... Silent Auction • Raffle • Wonderful Giveaways
Adults $30/ Children $10/ 5 & under FREE/ Tickets available at Kasey’s (CV) * Jeffrey’s Grille (Mid Valley) * 76 Station (Mouth of Valley, Carmel) * Bi Rite Market (Monterey) * Toastie’s (PG) * Or contact Kerry Sanchez at 831-601-9035 Please purchase advance tickets
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Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols The News … from 1910.
Church closes to entertainments
The Methodist church, which has a larger seating capacity than any other building on the entire peninsula, has hitherto supplied the needs of Pacific Grove as to space for lectures and entertainments. No more. The time has come, says the directorship, to put an end to such extraneous activities. Only events that will provide direct benefit to the church will be permitted. Of exception, activities of the Pacific Grove Chautauqua Assembly and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. A convention hall must be built for Pacific Grove. Active steps are being taken to secure capital for the erection of such a building. It is rumored that a financial backer or two have already been found.
“Babes in Toyland” coming to Work!
Coming west following a six-month stint in Chicago, “Babes in Toyland” Intends to perform one night only in route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Critics have said of this show that its cast of fifty-two is incomparable. For costumes, scenic effects, and the best singing chorus in America, “Babes in Toyland” simply cannot be beat. It is musically charming, pictorially pleasing, and femininely sightly. ii It’s called the best by test of all the rest. “Babes in Toyland” is a musical extravaganza without a vulgarism. Tickets can be purchased now at Toft’s Candy Store for $1.50 orchestra, $1 house, or 75¢ standing room.
Join science illustrator and instructor Erin E. Hunter in an artistic journey through the museum’s collections. Working in various media, we will explore plant and animal anatomy, drawing techniques, nature journaling, tips for sketching in the field, color theory, and much more. Each class will meet for three hours, and will focus on a different theme. The schedule is as follows (all classes are on Sunday afternoons): Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm: Mammals Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm: Insects Registration is $95 for the series of four classes. A materials list will be available upon registration. Ages 14 and up; all skill levels welcome. Each class will be held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Wildflower photography program for youth at P.G. Museum of Natural History
The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org) is offering a program with instructor Sharon Blaziek on Sat., May 8, at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in which youngsters between the ages of 8 and 12 can learn about photographing wildflowers and making greeting cards, perhaps for Mother’s Day. Kids & Cameras: Wild About Wildflowers! Focus on taking fun, “pho-tastic” digital photos. Discover the gardens at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History through the camera’s lens in search of the perfect wildflower photo. Capture a new view of nature and develop a handmade greeting card featuring your favorite picture. Bring your own point-and-shoot digital camera. Offered by Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (www.mprpd.org). Saturday, May 8, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $10 (district resident), $11 (non-district resident).
Need tires? Try steel!
The Steel Tire Company of Los Angeles is offering a limited number of its new products for use and testing on auto mobiles. The first steel tires put on the roads have lasted 16 months, thus far. A limited number of shares of treasury stock in the firm are also being offered.
Women graduate as nurses
Mrs. M. Holmshaw and Miss M. F. Adams have fulfilled all the requirements to become nurses. The young women were attending medical school in San Jose. The new nurses had decided on moving to Pacific Grove after graduation. They are now located at 231 Lobos avenue, Pacific Grove, where they are prepared to receive resident cases. The best of home care and a delicious, generous board are guaranteed.
Notes from around the area…
Pacific Coast church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942
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The Salinas Steam Laundry will now call for and deliver soiled clothing between anywhere in Pacific Grove and our new store at 409 Alvarado street in Monterey. Telephone Main 228.
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Hotel del Mar offers your choice of American or European plans. We’re first class in every respect and we offer free carriage service around town. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Blackburn, proprietors.
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741
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Mr. J. W. Proctor has received permission to construct a handsome “boulder” retaining wall along the Cypress avenue side of his residence property. Culp Bros sells clocks cheap, but eschews selling cheap clocks!
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441
For sale or rent…
Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311
Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431
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The purchasers of lots from the Pacific Improvement Company will be furnished free rock and sand for building purposes. Cart your own or hire our haulers to cart for you. Call on J. P. Pryor, general agent.
Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610
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Johnston Bros & Campbell has made up a quantity of fresh mincemeat. Delicious in pies or puddings. 35¢ a can. Free sample.
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Toft’s Candy Store has prepared a bounty of Heats. Delicious and peppery, guaranteed to make your mouth catch fire. 75¢ for a five-pound bag.
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
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Want to purchase property, but you live elsewhere? C. S. Harris will manage your property for you and charge only 8% of transactions conducted. Harris also loans money. 292 Lighthouse avenue in the Grove.
A click a day for the Library Editor: I have to spread the word about an opportunity to raise $7,500 for the library. You few folks seem to know everyone, and whenever an important cause or event is coming up, it’s you who gets the word out. I hope you can help me with this one . . . Nob Hill stores, through their website, has started a community outreach fund. I have submitted the Pacific Grove Public Library as a potential recipient for one of their grants, but we need people to sign in and vote. Registered voters (anyone who “registers” online at the raleys.com website) can vote once every day! Right now, our cause only has 2 votes--compared with other causes who have over 1,000. We have to fix that. It’s a great way to earn $7,500 for the library and all it takes is a click a day. If everyone did it, we’d be assured the win. This is the link to information about the program: http://www.raleys.com/cfapps/ reach.cfm. And this one takes you to the library’s entry: http://www.raleys.com/cfapps/reach/ nomination_favorites.cfm Please help me spread the word . .. and then, please vote! (Maybe we could make it a first-thing-in-the-morning thing! Or a bedtime thing! Every day, one vote!) Laura Courtney Headley
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 804 Redwood Lane, 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 @ 10:30 a.m.
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Your letters
Opinion
EnormoPet, Here?
Pet Extreme is a very bad idea
Editor: It has come to my attention that PG is fast tracking a new tenant for the space previously occupied by Hollywood Video. The new business would be a ‘Big Box ‘chain pet store named Pet Extreme. It has come to my attention that a late notice was posted concerning a vote to allow Two serious questions immediately arise: Pet Extreme to move into the vacant Hollywood Video location. Why do we need another mass merchandising pet store on the Peninsula? (There In my opinion, this is a VERY BAD IDEA. are already three.) I was born in Carmel and have lived on this peninsula most of my life. My family And why PG? owns Taylor’s RV Storage business, and I have gone to Stone’s Pet Shop for the last There are three local pet shops that have served the local community well for 58 years, since its inception. I would hate to see a small “home town” pet store go out decades,in the case of Stone’s, nearly 60 years. of business. The owners of Stone’s Pet Shop are fabulous people, care about animals, I hope the planning department is not considering shortfall over shortsightedness. are knowledgeable about their products and provide excellent customer service. The City coffers may be low,but endangering the local stores, and with no guarantee Would you actually expect them to survive while competing against a chain pet that the new business would not suffer the same fate of the previous tenant,seems a bit store 230 feet away? reckless. In a very short time,you could have a business landscape that would have no There is something very strange about even considering to allow a big corporation pet shops at all. to dominate a well established and loved family owned pet store of 58 years. What are That doesn’t seem like very good planning. you thinking? It would be like placing a Safeway on the corner of Forest Avenue and And there is the issue of ‘tonedeafness’. Lighthouse, only steps away from our wonderful Grove Market. We are caretakers of one of the most spectacular ecologies on the planet. The environment and wildlife are extremely important to all of us,and this care extends to Betty Jackson our beloved non-human companions as well. Is the planning department aware of the controversial issues regarding the treatment Response from Pacific Grove Planning Department of the animals these mass marketers sell? The ethical struggles to bring these ‘Big Box’ operations into even minimal compliance still meets the same resistance that we have Dear Ms. Jackson Thank you for your letter of concern regarding the proposed pet store at 120 seen in the food animal trade. This posture is antithetical to our local pet shops,who forge alliances and Country Club Gate in Pacific Grove. I will distribute copies of your letter to the Planning relationships with the local SPCA,vets,and rescue organisations, often having to clean Commissioners and will have extras available at the meeting for the public. up after the big chains, who promote impulse animal sales, do no serious customer The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for Thursday May 6, 2010 in the education, have no relationships with outreach, and flood the marketplace with animals Council Chambers at City Hall and a notice was posted in the Monterey Herald on that unfortunately will probably have sad and troubled lives and end up, like so many, April 26, 2010. You are more than welcome to attend the meeting and to speak publicly rejected, abandoned and destroyed. if you wish. Is this a good fit for PG? Karen Vaughn, AICP I can’t say enough about the good work that our local shops do in this regard. They Senior Planner have long adopted the modern model for pet sales,and ‘sales’ is really not the right word. City of Pacific Grove It should be ‘adoption’.Education is the tool,making sure the relationship fits,helping to choose the right pet,and ensuring the animal a decent shot at a ‘forever home’. And,finally,what’s the hurry?. This deal is set to close in a few days. A few days? We all know how long it takes to get things done around here. Funny how blazingly fast this is moving. Editor: One public meeting (May 6th) probably over well before you read this. No notification of the affected businesses(Stone’s is just next door) We are very much opposed to the opening of Pet Extreme in the empty location left I know we consider ourselves a ‘green’ community,I just hope the the planning by the loss of Hollywood Video. Although we no doubt need tenants for businesses in department is considering,and being influenced by the right kind of ‘green’. Pacific Grove, we have a number of lovely “Mom and Pop”- style pet businesses here in Pacific Grove like: Stone’s Pet Shop, Posh Pets, and Best Pets–– all of which we John C Shykun patronize and which we feel should not be driven out of business by a chain like this. Pacific Grove Information on Pet Extreme shows them to not have the consumer in mind and they are certainly not local. Comments about Pet Extreme like “zero customer service” "dirty and disgusting" and such do not inspire confidence. [Ed note: these opinions are from consumer comments on the Internet.] We need to show loyalty to our local businesses that are doing a good job and meeting local needs and look for other businesses to fill this location that meet a need Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest as yet unfilled. Ideas for PG that might be useful are something like: A book store, a to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We sewing store ( since we lost the Hand Maden downtown), a cosmetics and perfume prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits shop ( Carmel style,) an art store, a teen’s style clothing store–– since it is so close to the high school! Something that adds to the general mix and not something that on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space destroys local success. constraints, so please be concise. Dear Planning Commission Attention : Karen Vaughn
Books, sewing, cosmetics, clothing: anything but a chain pet store
Letters to the Editor
Nan and Jeff Barnard-Jorgensen Pacific Grove
CalFire proposal: Talk about unfunded liabilities for taxpayers to consider Editor: I understand that Pacific Grove is considering a proposal from CalFire as one alternative for providing fire services in the future. I applaud the City's desire to examine thoroughly all alternatives. As PG evaluates the CalFire proposal, here are some facts and questions to consider. Contracting with CalFire will remove local control of the cost of salaries and benefits for our fire services and indirectly place PG in a potentially greater budget crisis. In addition to the current $20 Billion State budget deficit, the State also has an unfunded liability of approximately $52 Billion for future retirement liabilities with no funding plan. Can we count on Sacramento to solve these funding issues without adversely impacting our local budgets and services? Isn't it almost certain that these costs will be passed on to cities contracting with the State in the future? Will we have a voice in that decision? Historically, local government has had to shoulder the burden of State level decisions. If PG continues to share fire and other services with local cities and districts, we will have a greater opportunity to tailor those services and associated costs to fit the local needs of our communities. I encourage PG Council to maintain control of our local services. Michael Cooley
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First Friday events: But wait! there’s more! AFRP: Shop for Mom on First Friday
Celebrate the ladies in your life by shopping for exquisite gifts at The Animal Friends Treasure Shop, located at 156 Fountain Avenue (the corner of Central and Fountain) in Pacific Grove. Mothers’ Day is fast approaching. The Treasure Shop features elegant jewelry, designer clothing, books, collectibles, antiques and other items that will please the discerning shopper. Stop in to see the new facilities and meet the volunteers. The shop is open from 10:00 until 4:30, Monday through Saturday and 12:00 until 4:00 on Sundays. Proceeds benefit the rescue and adoption programs of AFRP. The store will be open Friday evening, May 7, from 5:00 until 7:00 for First Friday PG. For information please call 333-0491. Gently used or new goods are welcome as
Tango bootcamp with David Chiu offered
Nancy Hoeft once again presents an inspirational, innovative, cutting edge tango instructor David Chiu from Los Angeles to share the passion and romance of the dance. Students will learn one of the iconic movements in tango: the boleo. “Boleos can be dynamic for the men and sexy for the ladies. We will be throwing and whipping our legs high and low around the floor,” said Hoeft. “In addition, we will be reviewing the elements from our last boot camp: a heavenly embrace, seductive tango walks, the fundamental steps, musicality, rock steps, ochos (figure eights), molinetes (grapevines). After this boot camp, you will be able to go to a tango club and dance tango.” Friday, May 7, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Location: Shall We Dance, 205 17th Street (corner of Lighthouse), Pacific Grove Tuition: $60 ($50 pre-registration received by May 1st) Please mail check to Nance Hoeft, P.O. Box 3535, Carmel. CA 93921 For more info, contact Nance Hoeft at (831)915-7523 or nancetango@gmail.com.
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May Faire at MBay Charter School By Cameron Douglas Crafts, games, dancing and music filled the day on May First for the Monterey Bay Charter School’s annual May Faire celebration. Under sunny skies, amid the sound of bagpipes, the voices of happy children and their parents could be heard throughout the day’s festivities. The event is put on entirely by parents. Coordinators Melanie Stackpole and Martha Carswell oversaw the happy crowd of Faire-goers, who enjoyed a Cake Walk, puppet show, belly dance lessons, bean-bag toss, May Pole dancing, storytelling, wheat grinding and more. Cars filled the parking lot and lined the street in both directions. “There’s a lot more people here today than last year,” said Carswell, who added that efforts to secure the appearance of performers was like “trying to stick Jell-O on a wall.” She succeeded nonetheless, as a bagpiper, juggler and others entertained the crowd. Located next to the Pacific Grove Community High School on David Avenue, the Monterey Bay Charter School is a public tuition-free charter school offering Waldorf methods of education for children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Since moving to Pacific Grove from Marina in 2001, the school has expanded further. In 2008, the two Kindergarten classes moved to Seaside. Their goal now is to bring the school under one roof again as soon as possible. Clockwise from top left: Dozens of craft items and other goods were displayed. Bruce and Judy Cowan brought a friend with them to help create musical merriment. (Three photos) Fair damsels rivaled May flowers This friendly kid-sized pony got lots of love and grooming in the Magical Fairie Glen. There was a piper and games for the kids. Two daring lads hone their skills — with padded gear. Behold, the anointed King and Queen of the Charter School May Faire. (L-R) Howard Schrager, Andrea Gilbert. We can all rest easy. These two guards have the situation well in hand.
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Spend 1001 Arabian Nights at PGHS C-Wing Theater
King Shahryar, betrayed by his wife, seeks revenge on all women. He marries and kills a young woman each night for three years, and then he meets Scheherezade. She convinces him to listen to her stories about love, humor and sorrow and agrees to prolong her life one night for each story. Above, left: Robin Olson in the opening sequence, As “Woman.” Above, top roght: In "The Perfidy of Wives" - Cody Lee as the Jester (on the ground), Evan
Thibeau as the Butcher, Gregory Mohl as the Greengrocer, William Olson as the Pastrycook, and Ross Bullington as the Clarinetist Bottom right: L-R: Drishti Nand, Robin Olson and Nicole Clementson in “Abu Al-Hasan’s Historic Indiscretion.” The play was performed at Pacific Grove High School’s C-Wing theater recently. Photos by Skyler Lewis.
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The Arts
Now Showing Belle Yang’s Forget Sorrow book signing at Hauk Gallery
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Art Classes at Pacific Grove Art Center Children's Art Classes
“Capture Your Vision” for Middle School Students. Mondays, April 26-May 24, 3:30-5 pm. $60 per 6-week session. 2-dimensional, painting, pastel, colored pencil. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318. “Wild Wednesdays” for Ages 8-12. Wednesdays, April 28-May 26, 3:30-5:00 pm. $60 per 6-week session. A fun mid-week break to unleash your creative abilities. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318. “Creativity Unlimited” for Grades 2-5. Fridays, April 30-May 28, 2010, 3:30-5 pm. $60 per 6-week session. 3-dimensional art, working with clay, glue guns, fabric, and mixed media. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318.
Hadi Hadi Turkish Band at Pacific Grove Art Center Saturday, May 15, 2010 Doors open at 7:30; music starts at 8 pm $10 at the door A fundraiser for the nonprofit PG Art Center
Carmel author and artist Belle Yang will sign copies of her new graphic novel “Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale,’’ described by the Kirkus Review as “playful yet profoundly moving,’’ Saturday, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hauk Fine Arts in Pacific Grove. Forget Sorrow is Yang’s first graphic novel, following her acclaimed novels Baba: A Return to China Upon My Father’s Shoulders, Odyssey of a Manchurian, and several award-winning children’s books, including Hannah Is My Name.’ The signing will be held at Hauk Fine Arts, 206 Fountain Avenue. The gallery also represents Yang’s art. For more information, call 831-373-6007.
Art classes at PG Art Center
Outdoor Painting with Jane Flury 10a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays. Ongoing class that meets at various locations around the Monterey Peninsula. All media and skill levels welcome. Lots of instruction available. $100 for six consecutive weeks or $20 drop-in fee. For more information or location schedule call 402-5367 or e-mail: artsnants@aol.com Drawing Class with Jane Flury 6-8p.m. Thursdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Class will learn the basics of perspective, shadow and line. Beginners welcome. Four week session $75. Next session starts May 6. For more information call 402-5367 or e-mail: artnants@aol.com
Call to Artists
The nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center seeks donations to the Tiny Treasures 2010 Miniatures Show. This event is one of our major fundraisers, and the income it generates will help us to continue to serve the community. Donations of artwork will be accepted through May 21, 2010. Work should be no larger than 7 inch x 9 inch including frame, and not exceed 7 inches in depth. Each piece must be ready to hang on a wall, with hooks or wires already attached. The opening reception for the show will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010, from 7-9 pm. The exhibit will continue through Wednesday, July 14, when the drawing will take place at 7 pm. Each miniature will be displayed above a box in which patrons may deposit tickets. One ticket will be drawn from each box, and the holder of that ticket will receive the art piece. Ticket sales will begin at 7 pm on June 4th. Tickets will be $3 each or 10 for $25, and ticket holders need not be present to win. “We hope that you can participate in this event and help the Art Center to raise funds to support its programs. Thanks to the ongoing support of donors like you, the Art Center is now in its 40th year.” said Director Joan McCleary. Donation Forms are available at the Art Center office, and may be completed donations are delivered. Artwork donations must be received by May 21, 2010.
Book signings: PG’s Brad Herzog launches third travel memoir They’re back, and they¹re bigger and better than ever! If you missed this dynamic group at the Ol’Factory Café last year, this is your chance to see them live in support of the nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center. This wonderful group of local professionals formed their band to promote Turkish culture and to support other groups with their music. Led by Sahin Gunsel on saz with Osman Koc and Ali Kernal Dogru; Nursal Matsu on acoustic guitar; Ozden Matsu on vocals; Oguzhan Demis on bass guitar; Murat Bayhan on drum, and other musicians, singers and dancers, this 12-member group will bring Turkey to Pacific Grove with their Turkish folk and popular music.
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Pacific Grove author Brad Herzog has scheduled two local events to celebrate publication of his latest travel memoir, Turn Left at the Trojan Horse: A Would-be Hero’s American Odyssey (Citadel Press, June 2010). Described as On the Road meets Eat, Pray, Love, it is a cross-country excursion in the spirit of the ancient journey of King Odysseus. But instead of a voyage home to Ithaka following the Trojan War, this would-be hero is making his way toward his alma mater in Ithaca, New York. Herzog has two local events scheduled to launch his latest book. Both are free of charge and open to the public: •
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Jackie Craghead honored by Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula kicks of its Women Who Care fundraising campaign with a luncheon and awards ceremony to honor a local woman whose service to Meals on Wheels and the community has been exemplary. “MOWMP is delighted to present its Women Who Care Woman of the Year 2010 to Mrs. Jackie Craghead of Seaside,” said a spokesperson. Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula launched its successful Women Who Care Campaign in 2007 to address the needs of adult women and caregivers. Now in its third year, Women Who Care supports Meals on Wheels programs and activities. Meals on Wheels will hold its 3rd annual Women Who Care campaign kickoff luncheon on May 16, 2010 at Ferrantes atop the Monterey Marriott. Festivities begin at noon. Jackie Craghead is a Peninsula treasure. The Commission on the Status of Women of Monterey County named her one of the eight outstanding women of Monterey County for 2001. A longtime resident of Seaside, Mrs. Craghead attends the First Baptist Church in Pacific Grove, where she sings in the choir. Jackie volunteers her time for numerous Peninsula nonJackie Craghead profits including the Board of Directors of Meals on Wheels, the Salvation Army, Colleagues of the Arts (COTA), the Monterey Bay Symphony, and the Visiting Nurses Association Foundation. She is also the President of the Monterey Civic Club and volunteers for the Pacific Repertory Theatre, the NAACP, Carmel Women’s Club and the Naval Postgraduate Schools Community Host Program. She has also served on the Seaside Planning Commission for many years. When she is not busy chairing a committee or supporting a cause, Jackie loves to create interesting and beautiful table settings and designing decorations for non-profit fundraisers. Imagination, color and verve are always on display at a Jackie Craghead table. Her home becomes a veritable fantasyland at Christmas time. For 10 years, Jackie has created wonderful table designs for Meals on Wheels signature fundraising event, the Culinary Classique d’Elegance, held at the Inn at Spanish Bay in November. In the Craghead home, community service is a way of life and a family affair. Husband Donald, a gifted artist whose work can be found at Carmel’s Classic Art Gallery and at galleries in Pasadena, Montecito and Tulsa, OK, donates an oil painting to the annual Culinary Classique Auction each year. “One of the contributing factors that allow me to give so much of my time to the community is Donald,” declares Jackie Craghead. “Donald is always there with me. He gives 100 percent to anything in which I am involved.” Jackie was motivated early in life by her church to give back to community and she encourages her children and grandchildren to do the same. “I grew up in the Baptist church and now attend the First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove. I believe in passing values on. My daughters Felicia and Sonia and my granddaughter Tiffany have designed tables for Meals on Wheels. At the time, Tiffany, who was then 16, was the youngest person to design a table for Classique.” Meals on Wheels thanks Jackie Craghead and her family for their generous support of its programs and activities. The agency is delighted to recognize Jackie Craghead as its 2010 Women Who Care Woman of the Year. Hats off to Jackie, a very special woman who cares. Ruthie Watts, a recent Jefferson Award honoree, will present the Women Who Care award to Jackie Craghead at the campaign kick-off luncheon on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Ferrantes atop the Monterey Marriott The festivities begin at noon. Tickets are $50 per person. For further information and to purchase tickets to the luncheon, call our Development Department at 831/375-4454. Women Who Care Campaign contributions, payable to Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula, can be sent to MOWMP, Women Who Care. 700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
“With a lilting voice and a strongly etched fairy tale hand, writer-artist Yang weaves a riveting true-life tale of ancestral jealousies and familial woes from her father’s recollections of growing up in China…”
-Publishers Weekly
Book signing
Saturday, May 15 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hauk Fine Arts 206 Fountain Avenue Pacific Grove 831-373-6007
Date with destiny
Enoch Matsumura heads for Carnegie Hall The thought of playing New York’s Carnegie Hall is but a dream to most musicians. But for Enoch Matsumura, Pacific Grove’s clarinet sensation, the dream is real. On May 30, he and the other members of the 13th National Collegiate Wind Ensemble will perform at the legendary venue. The planned repertoire includes: “J’ai ete au Bal” (I went to the Dance) by Donald Grantham; “Symphony in B Flat” by Paul Hindemith; “Overture to ‘Candide’” by Leonard Bernstein; and “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridren. Carnegie Hall is located in midtown Manhattan. It occupies the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th and West 57th Streets, two blocks south of Central Park. Built in 1891, it is one of the most famous venues in the country for classical and popular music. There are three performing stages. Matsumura will be on the largest, in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, which seats 2,804 people on five levels. Visitors to the top balcony must climb 137 steps. Matsumura, a junior at Pacific Grove High School, has played the clarinet since sixth grade and has studied with Theresa Hruby for the past three years. He is the son of Young Kim, a Registered Nurse. “He did a really good job,” said Kim. The promising musician credits Pastor Peter Shin of the Monterey Bethel Church for further guidance and support. Enoch recently gave a special recital at Canterbury Woods.
Canterbury Woods resident Karen Robinson recently accompanied Enoch Matsumura in a Cinco de Mayo Concert. Photo by Mary Faulkner.
Joe Nordmann’s works featured in Carmel show through June
Pacific Grove artist Joe Nordmann is featured in the show “Joe Nordmann and Friends” presented by the Carmel Art Association. The show includes works by Nordmann, Roianne Hart, Alicia Meheen, Carol Parker and Tim Sloan. “Joe Nordmann and Friends” opens on May 6 and will run through June 1, 2010 at the Carmel Art Association, Dolores Street between 5th and 6th in carmel. The gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A reception for the artists will be held on Sat., May 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Joe Nordmann will offer a painting demonstration at no cost on Sat., May 15 at 11:00 a.m. There will also be a panel discussion entitled “Plein Air Painters of the CAA” including Alicia Meheen Gerard Martin, Mark Farina, Roianne Hart and Christine Cozier, also at no cost.
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Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns invites the public to
2010 Royal Court Presentation and High Tea and Fashion Show featuring entertainment by pianist Michael Martinez and Harpist Amy Krupski
Local notables will model fashions from:
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PG Museum Wildflower Show
Skyler Lewis’s anniversary shots of the Pacific Grove Museum’s annual Wildflower Show were every bit as captivting as they were last year. So much more than weeds in jelly jars, this intensive show draws huge numbers of spectators to view the specimens and learn about our local flora. Colors, aromas, the delicate blossoms and intriguing leaves entice the senses.
Photos by Skyler Lewis
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Times •May 7, 2010
The Green Page Postage Stamp Gardening
By Darci D’Anna & Cameron Douglas Vegetables grown in a Pacific Grove home garden can produce bounties of delicious food, even if your available growing space seems quite small. A strip alongside a driveway or pathway will do, and there are other possibilities to consider. When choosing a spot, it’s important to track sunlight patterns. A spot that’s good for one season may not work for another — but don’t let that stop you. Long-term plants such as fennel are resilient to changing light conditions and will grow in the narrowest of strips, putting out new shoots year after year. Some plants, such as lettuce and peas, have short production times but will grow with as little as three hours of direct sunlight a day. Be creative. If your yard lacks large, obvious sunny spaces, look for smaller spots in unlikely places. Windowsills work great for indoor herb gardens, wheat grass trays and starting seedlings. Hanging window boxes within reach of your kitchen make an excellent way to increase sun exposure. Plastic storage totes are easy to move, can house a variety of vegetables, and may be shifted around for different seasons. Many vegetables grow well as single potted accents. Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew is a good read to stimulate your small container gardening potential. Don’t forget hanging baskets. A basket hung beneath the eaves catches water and can hold a salad bowl of tender lettuces. Some varieties of hanging strawberries are happy to grow at such heights. Depending on sun exposure, you can hang several baskets in a vertical array to conserve water. If you’re lucky enough to have a consistently sunny spot, even if it’s small, then consider terraces. Terraces manage water better than flat garden plots. They increase vertical sun exposure and enhance the visual beauty of your garden with texture and layering. Fences are good backdrops for cucumbers, snow peas, beans and vine tomatoes. Garden shops carry four-inch square netting to support climbers and can be suspended from an old broom handle, PVC pipe or a long stick and attached to the fence to increase your growing space. There’s more above How about rooftops? Storage sheds and balconies can be used. They need not be completely flat to accommodate a sturdy eight-inch-deep food box. Legs can be added to level things out. For rooftop gardens, a lighter planting medium is needed. Vermiculite and peat moss plus compost are good choices. A tool shed roof, a watering wand and a stepladder can give you 16 square feet of additional gardening space. Even a doghouse roof can be used — so long as your dog doesn’t crave vegetables! Ornamentals vs. food Think about those funky ferns that Aunt Tillie gave you, the ones you’re not real crazy about and take up 6 square feet of space. An artichoke plant or two would probably love that space and provide tasty treats for a couple of years. Rosemary, lavender and ornamental oregano make great border plantings and can be turned into seasonings, cosmetics and herbal remedies, not to mention their ability to attract bees and butterflies to pollinate your produce. What about PG fog? There are food plants that grow successfully in the fog. Once you’ve chosen fog-happy varieties, optimum placement is the key to growing them in minimicroclimate gardens. Fennel, lettuce, endive, Oregon Sugar Pod peas, kale, spinach and many herbs grow happily in partial shade. Artichokes, chard, Italian arugula, leeks, chives, carrots, beets, radishes, cucumber, some squashes and strawberries need a little more sun but still enjoy the moisture of fog. At the very least, your lettuce garden can be gorgeous and grown in a pot. For color, try Monet’s Garden Mesclum mix. Parris Island Cos romaine lettuce also stands up well year round in Pacific Grove. And if tomatoes are your fancy, try the infamous San Francisco Fog heirloom tomato. “All New Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholomew is published by Cool Springs Press. For more information about veggie varieties check out Sustainable PG’s website http://www.sustainablepg. org/g_spot/g_spot_news.php
Clockwise from top left: Large bins such as this designed for composting can be found at garden supply shops. Processed compost makes an excellent top layer fertilizer. Hanger: Hanging baskets are great for smaller plants. Even a 3-foot walkway can host a bevy of ornamentals. This 8-foot food box was constructed from scrap lumber found at Last Chance Mercantile. Have some fun with your garden. An artichoke grows in a pot surrounded by succulents, aloe vera and more.
Lettuces and parsley thrive in the right amount of daily sun. Note the 3/4” netting that keeps curious critters out. Photos by Cameron Douglas