In This Issue
Kiosk Beginning July 7
Ceramic Classes for Adult & Youth Hilltop Ceramic Center register online at www.monterey.org or call 646-3866 •
Wed. July 16
Author Talk 2:00 PM Tory Beale and Cynthia Messer talk about their books featuring Jack and Rugby, two lovable, real life dogs Pacific Grove Public Library 48-5760 •
July 18
Retirement days - Page 6
The Real Guys - Page 10
Pacific Grove’s
Opening at Art Center+Art Walk Downtown Pacific Grove No Cost •
July 18
Dance Jam DJ Daniel Mollner Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM with closing circle Reg. $10 • 10 Dance Pass = $80 No Dance Jam July 25 due to Feast of Dance •
Wed. July 23 FEAST OF LANTERNS BEGINS OpeningCeremony Noon Elmarie Dyke Open Space • Thur. July 24 FEAST OF FLAVORS Chautauqua Hll 11 AM-? $10 • Fri. July 25 PET PARADE Gather 2 PM at Caledonia Park Waaay cute! • Fri. July 26 FEAST OF DANCING 6 PM - 9 PM Chautauqua Hall • Sat. July 26 FEAST DAY & PAGEANT Lovers Point Park and Pier Children’s activities 11-7 P Flag ceremony & entertainment begin 12:30 Sponsors’ Walk & Pageant begin 8 PM followed by fireworks • Sat. July 26
Book Publishing 1-2-3 Workshop 2-3:30 PM Jacks Restaurant at Portola Hotel $20 831-646-4507
• Start date Aug 2, 2014
Tai Chi Classes Saturday morning at Chautuaqua Hall Contact 831-622-1994 to preregister $10/class •
Sun. Aug. 1
Dance Jam Live Music with Ryan Herrl Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM with closing circle Reg. $10 • 10 Dance Pass = $80 •
Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove.......... 10 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 7 Cop Log.............................................. 5 Food................................................... 5 Legal Notices.................................... 12 Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 12 Opinion............................................ 13 Otter Views....................................... 10 Sports................................................. 9
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Vol. VI, Issue 45
Art Center Taps New Director
Teresa Brown brings a wealth of business acumen to her new position as Director of the non-profit Pacific Grove Art Center. After working with Chartwell School of Seaside building a green, sustainable campus for some 20 years, she went out on her own doing strategic plans, accounting processes and corporate training...dry stuff to some, but a lot of those things are exactly what the Art Center's Board of Directors was looking for when they began the recruitment process. It was done by word of mouth. And it helps that Brown is a painter, something she began doing 15 years ago. “It helps to balance me. It affects how I approach things,” she said. “And I was amazed when people started buying my paintings!” A few years ago, her mother died, leaving a successful gallery, showing 20 artists, including one who also shows at the Pacific Grove Art Center, in Half Moon Bay. There were three years left on the lease, and Brown took it in hand and “sold a ton” of art. She spent weekends in Half Moon Bay and the work week here on the Monterey Peninsula. When at the end of the lease the rent was increased 400 percent, she reluctantly closed it. “But I felt I'd really found my stride,” she said, and wanted to do something that combined both business and art. Brown had worked with the Sea Otter
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Candidate sign-ups open for November election
Three individuals have signed up to run for three vacant seats on the Pacific Grove City Council, and one for the mayor’s seat -- the incumbent, Bill Kampe. Seats up for election include Alan Cohen’s, as he is “termed out.” The seats held by Rudy Fischer and Ken Cuneo are also open. Cuneo has already registered and Fischer states that he will run. Realtor Brian Brooks anno2unced his candidacy last week, and Ed Lake -- who currently serves on the Planning Commission -- has pulled papers as well. The deadline is August 8 to file papers with the City Clerk in Pacific Grove. Candidates for Schools and Special District Offices file with Monterey County Elections. The Pacific Grove Unified School District plans to present a tech bond to the voters this fall which will aim for a parcel tax of $18. Any registered voters interested in running for office in the November 4, 2014 Consolidated General Election can find more information about this election, including available seats, at www.MontreyCountyElections.us or call (831) 796-1499 toll free at (866) 887-9274.
Plastic Bag Ban Inches Closer
Suddenly realizing that the State of California is breathing down their necks, the Pacific Grove City Council took another baby step toward a ban of single-use plastic bags at the Wednesday, July 16 meeting. They voted to have staff return with an ordinance so that they can hold a first reading and get it passed before the State steps in with their own ban, potentially on September 1, 2014. Over the past five or more years, the Council has taken up the question on a number of occasions including twice so far in 2014. Each time they sent it back to staff. California is considering Senate Bill 270 which would require local jurisdictions to enact their own regulations on reusable bags and plastic bags, which could then be amended, or face a set of requirements which could not be altered by local jurisdictions which did not have their own in place. Pacific Grove's Council seems to have accepted the inevitability of plastic bag ban, but its version hangs on the question of how much to charge for paper bags. Monterey and Carmel have plastic bag bans, but Monterey charges 25¢ per paper bag while Carmel allows merchants not to charge at all. Grocers pay 35¢ per bag on average and would be allowed to keep whatever fee the city settles on. The fee for paper bags is not meant to increase grocers’ profits, according to staff, but to incentivize customers to bring their own reusable bags. Results of a survey presented by Vicki Pearse of Sustainable PG showed that reusable bag use increased dramatically when the higher fee was charged: In Capitola, usage went from 53 percent to 89 percent; in Santa Cruz from 46 percent to 80 percent; and in the unincorporated part of Santa Cruz County it went from 10 percent to 85 percent. Still, Councilmembers Miller, Huitt and Cohen opposed the draft even when amended to require only 10¢ per paper bag. Miller expressed concern that reusable bags are unhealthy. Councilmember Cuneo mused that, if Pacific Grove were to charge only 10¢, shoppers might come here instead of shopping in Monterey. Potential exemptions include food stamp customers, plastic bags used to protect produce, meat, ice cream or other wet items, paper bags used to weigh candy or protect greeting cards, among others.
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Joan Skillman
PART CENTER From Page 1
Skillshots
Classic bicycle race and “asked the universe” to put her to work in something with both a creative environment and a place where she could use her business sense. She had lived in Pacific Grove as a child, and always remembered it as a special place. She and her husband honeymooned at Asilomar in 1984, and after a brief stint in Idaho, they moved back here in 1986. “The Art Center was on my radar,” she said. “There are great processes already set up here,” she said. “But there's an evolution that needs to happen. It needs a little more current thinking.” She wants to have a financial audit done so that the Art Center will become eligible for large funding grant and opportunities. “We're supported generously by many local people and organizations,” she said, but added that with more funding the Art Center could do more, for example in terms of classrooms and galleries and promotion of the shows and classes. She wants to promote the sales of art, for example, and become a bigger part of the Pacific Grove community. “Dream big,” says Teresa Brown. The Pacific Grove Art Center is located at 568 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove. Phone/Fax: 831-375-2208. Hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. The Art Center is closed Monday and Tuesday. A new show opens approximately every six weeks, and an opening is set for July 18 for a show of paintings by Barbara Codd, photographs by Meredith Mullins, and a show of Art Center Studio Artists.
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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 07-17-14........................ .04” Total for the season .......................... 0.12” To date last year (07-05-13) .............. 11.65” Historical average to this date ......... 0.04” Wettest year ....................................... 47.15” (during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98)
Driest year ......................................... 9.87” (during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76)
Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast
Friday
Saturday
19th
18th
Partly Cloudy
65° 56°
Chance of Rain
10% WIND: WSW at 13 mph
Sunday
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Partly Cloudy
66° 57°
AM Cloudy
67°
Chance of Rain
10%
56°
WIND: WSW at 11 mph
Chance of Rain
0% WIND: WSW at 10 mph
Monday
21st
Partly Cloudy
69° 55°
Chance of Rain
0% WIND: WSW at 10 mph
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Annual Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association Reunion Set The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association (PGHSAA) will hold its annual all-school reunion Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5, 2014. PGHSAA members and their guests are invited to download a registration form from the Association’s web site. Those who attended Pacific Grove schools can join the PGHSAA in order to be able to attend activities that weekend. The reunion weekend includes a dinner on Saturday, October 5. The cost is $60 per person; no-host bar opens at 6:00, and dinner will be served at 7:00. On Sunday, a buffet brunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost of the brunch is $30. Both events will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at 1000 Aguajito Road in Monterey. The Hilton has a block of room set aside for alumni attending the event. Yearly PGHSAA dues are $20 per person or married couple if both are alumni. Registration forms, membership forms, and more information about the reunion weekend can be found on the PGHSAA web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni. The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. This is its 54rd annual reunion and its 22st annual brunch. PGHSAA supports the high school, its students, and its projects with money from donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan events and to approve requests for disbursements. For more information about PGHSAA or about the upcoming reunion, visit the Association’s web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni.
“Book Publishing 1-2-3” workshop
Writers’ workshop will feature tips for connecting with literary agents, writing prompts, overview of today’s publishing options, Q&A, free review of three pages of writing. Presenter: Publishing consultant Laurie Gibson. Saturday, July 26, 2–3:30 p.m. at Jacks Restaurant (Portola Hotel, Monterey Conference Center). Cost: $20; no reservations or food/drink purchase required. (831) 646-4507.
Lecture and Booksigning for Stevenson's Treasure
Fiddler Joe Weed on tap
Of all the notable and notorious characters who have, at one time or another, called Monterey home, perhaps none is more illustrious than Robert Louis Stevenson, acclaimed author of such classic novels as Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Spend an afternoon with author Mark Wiederanders, who recently completed an historical novel based on the legendary writer. In 1879 Robert Louis Stevenson embarked on one of the most romantic, ill-advised but wildly successful quests a literary figure has ever made. Young, unknown, and in failing health, he journeyed 6,000 arduous miles to make Fanny Osbourne his wife. Stevenson's Treasure is a carefully researched novel that pieces together the documented facts about the couple's year-long struggle in California to have a future together, and where gaps exist in the historical record the author makes informed guesses to complete a grand love story. Wiederanders will give a short lecture and book-signing, there will be wine and refreshments for attendees and, in a nod to Stevenson's Scottish roots, John Weed, fiddler with acclaimed Celtic band Molly's Revenge, will be performing. Don't miss the exciting opportunity to learn about one of the great American writers and his time in California and Monterey Sunday, August 3, 1-3 p.m. Museum of Monterey-Stanton Center, 5 Custom House Plaza Free with Museum admission ($8 adults, $5 seniors/military/teachers, children under 12 free) MHAA members free.
Art Center Opening
Exhibitions open Friday, July 18, 7-9 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove Admission is free to all exhibits. Purchases available. Phone 831.375.2208 email: pgaced@gmail.com, pgartcenter.org
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Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Main line Bids to be accepted on the John Tennant Memorial Home
Mr. J. P. Pryor, treasurer, has decided that the land and the business located on lots 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of the original Grove plat, Cox survey, should be offered for sale on the basis of high bidder. Said land now is home to what is described as the John Tennant Memorial Home. John Tennant passed away during the month of May, 1912. All bids must be in writing. Bids will be accepted until the 31st day of July, 1914. These bids will be opened and read on the 1st day of August, 1914. A duplicate bid should be notarized as a true copy and retained by the bidder.
Harris Real Estate wants your business
Notary Public’s services are adjunct to another endeavor, generally. A notary public is empowered to witness signatures, certify a document’s validity and to take depositions. A Notary Public’s services most often could be obtained for 50¢ a century ago. 2 A brokerage charges a fee for handling business arrangements between two parties. 3 Huerta abdicated at the end of July, 1914, fled Mexico, and did not return. In 1916, Huerta died of cirrhosis of the liver.
Hootenanny meets July 19
This community sing-along and open jam will be featuring our favorites from folk, blues, gospel, country, and classic rock at: Hootenanny CI, Sat. July 19 at P.G Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove from 7:00- 9:30 p.m. We will dedicate this session to the connection of country blues to the rock music of the ’70s. Song books with words and chords provided. For info. contact Vic Selby, vselby@ sbcglobal.net, 831-375-6141.
The Harris Real Estate Company, newly opened at 592 Lighthouse, wants your business. Harris serves foremost as a Notary Public, available on demand by day and available by night on the basis of telephone appointments.1 Harris also handles insurance and is offering choice lots for sale on reasonable terms, and other property for rent or for sale. We have improved properties and choice buildings available for you to purchase. We take full charge of property while an owner is absent. We represent furnished bungalows available as vacation rentals. Harris handles brokerage transactions. Get connected to Red 135.2
Huerta ready to resign
A dispatch has arrived from Mexico announcing that President Victoriano Huerta may be ready to toss in his hat…er, sombrero. A repot that Huerta was killed and his body dumped into the harbor at Vera Cruz has proven false. Still, Huerta ranks among the least popular of Mexican politicians. Not only is Huerta fiercely strident, he is rumored to drink far too much. If Huerta departs for Spain, it is hoped the President will remain there.3
Mexicans have target practice on U. S. troops
Three soldiers from Mexico’s Constitutional Army, stationed along the border with the United States, opened fire yesterday on a squad from the 12th United States Cavalry which was riding on patrol duty. The 12th is permanently stationed at a position near the Sixteenth Infantry camp which is not far from San Francisco, but has been dispatched to Mexico on temporary duty. The American boys refused to fire back, and are offering themselves up as ideal targets. No one was hurt. For the past two weeks there has been occasional sniper fire across the border. General Sancho Panza denies all such actions claiming that peace has reigned ever since the failed invasion by Mexican forces on horseback which was repulsed by a charge of Model T auto mobiles. American officers are now discussing whether to authorize our troops to return fire. This editor says enough talking. Let’s shoot!
The Pasmore to delight!
Tomorrow evening, the celebrated trio making up the Pasmore sisters is scheduled to offer a rare evening of entertainment in the dining room of the Pacific Grove Hotel. Skits and singing begin at 7 pm. How these girls can enthrall an audience is nothing short of miraculous. The entire program is highly intelligent. Songs include Shoofly and Moon Mood. The whole soul of each performer goes into her voice and actions.
Seventeen Mile Drive most popular
It’s official! Del Monte’s Seventeen Mile Drive is now the Peninsula’s most popular road to travel. With voting open to all who live or travel on the Peninsula, most have lauded this trip with being of a dreamlike state. Mila Bekins reports that each time he gets down, he just cranks up his auto mobile and heads out along the seventeen miles of the drive. Right away, Bekins reports, he begins to pick up. The Review is considering printing cards inviting folks to come west and drive the most magnificent seventeen miles available anywhere.
Beautify your home
Palms, ropes, dahlias, ferns, flowering shrubs, evergreens, shade trees … can all be counted on to beautify your home. Mrs. J. Crow of Gilroy has them all and she herself is available as a consultant, given time to travel here. What’s even better is that Mrs. Crow has arranged for the lowest shipping prices to Pacific Grove that it is possible to obtain. Everything you order is on hand within two weeks, cheaply. Contact The Crow for Trees, Birds, Plants, and More. Mrs. J. Crow, prop. Gilroy, California.
Pacific Grove Museum open
Free to the public, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is open daily, nine to five. The exhibits are changed on a regular basis. All are invited to come and see.
Side track – Tidbits from here and there
• Mr. C. Holloway has rented the Allen Cottage on Ninth for the remainder of the summer. • Mr. Author Cope has returned to San Francisco after enjoying a visit with his folks here in the Grove. • Mr. H. G. Wilson left town to spend some time in San Diego. • Editors make better legislators! • Mrs. Emma Castro will host an old fashioned picnic for all her friends on Saturday. Lovers Point Park. • Strong and Camp are your best sources for Notary Public work.
And the cost is …
• Take the street train to Monterey and we’ll reimburse you for the price of your ticket. You’ll not want to miss the corsets clearance at The Emporium, 418 Alvarado. $3.50 goods cut to $2.45. $5 goods cut to $3.45. Many styles available. • Are you expecting? Most folks are expecting to earn a little more at the E. Cooke Smith Bank. We pay 4% interest.
Notes from the author …
1 Notary Publics were more important one hundred years ago than today. Rarely are contemporary businesses based entirely on providing notary public services; a
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620 Forest Hill United Methodist Church 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 Pacific Coast Church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770 Monterey Church of Religious Science, A Center for Spiritual Living Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 372-7326
July 18, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Kristin Nyunt sented to eight years, four months
Burglary, forgery, identity theft and computer network fraud Kristin Nyunt, formerly the wife of John Nyunt who was a police commander with the Pacific Grove Police Department, entered guilty pleas to one count of residential burglary, two counts of forgery, five counts of identity theft, and two counts of computer network fraud. The investigation has been ongoing for more than a year. Kristin Nyunt will be sentenced on August 19 in Department 5. She will be sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in prison to be served locally. After 3 years and 8 months of serving the sentence, Kristin Nyunt will be eligible for mandatory supervised release. Kristin Nyunt was arrested by Capitola police in 2012, and was charged with 43 counts of identity theft, burglary and fraud. District Attorney Investigators reviewed tens of thousands of emails and text messages and reams of financial documents. Dozens of witnesses and victims were interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney Investigators when conducting this investigation. The investigation demonstrated that John Nyunt provided the defendant computer access to secure police email and online police databases which she used to acquire sensitive personal identifying information of potential victims including social security numbers, addresses, and bank account numbers. Kristin Nyunt used this information to commit dozens of criminal identity thefts. The victims include John Nyunt’s son, other police officers, and citizens throughout the state and country. John and Kristin Nyunt were owners of an unlicensed private investigations business. The clients from their business ultimately became victims of identity theft when Kristin used their personal information. On May 12, former Pacific Grove police commander John Nyunt pleaded guilty to wire fraud and extortion in federal court. The federal charges stem from his wife Kristin Nyunt’s case involving identity theft and fraud charges. In April John Nyunt pleaded guilty to burglary charges, accessory after the fact and making death threats toward his estranged wife, Kristin Nyunt. In the federal case alleging extortion, prosecutors said John Nyunt tried to get people to use the private investigative firm he operated with his wife by directing victims to his own firm instead of opening petty crime cases. Under a stipulated plea agreement involving both state and federal cases, John Nyunt is expected to serve a maximum three years in prison.
Trial set for January in Stuart Elder case
Stuart Elder, the Pacific Grove builder accused of two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in the deaths of two Pebble Beach women, is scheduled to go to trial in January, 2015. He had waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Elder is accused of being drunk at the wheel of his Cadillac SUV following the April 2013 crash that killed Linda LaRone, 65, and the driver of their 2005 Ford, Sharon Daly, 72. The two were popular former owners of Stone’s Pets in Pacific Grove. Elder’s passenger, 20-year-old Selvia Gattas, was severely injured in the crash, There is a special enhancement of causing great bodily injury to his passenger. California Highway Patrol officers say that on the evening of the crash, Elder's Cadillac SUV swerved into an opposing lane of Sloat Road in Pebble Beach. He was arrested at the scene and later released on $430,000 bail and faces 15 years in prison if convicted.
Tourist Centers Seek Volunteers
The Pacific Grove Tourist Centers are looking for volunteers to assist at 584 Central Avenue or 100 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove. A variety of shifts are available for consideration. If you love Pacific Grove and want to help, please contact Rita Pescatore at 373-3304 or rita@pacificgrove.org.
Rotary to Entertain Will Bullas
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club, which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, 2700 Seventeen Mile Drive,will have as the speaker on July 22, Will Bullas, well known artist and humorist, Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657 or 333-0491
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop log Stolen and abandoned A vehicle was stolen from Lighthouse Ave, and recovered in another jurisdiction. Cars broken into and other stuff A vehicle in Centeral was broken into overnight but nothing was reported missing. A registration and registration tabs weere taken on Syida Ave. Sometime overnight, several items were taken from inside an unlocked vehicle and tems left in the front yard of a home on 6th St. Tires damaged on a vehicle on Grove Acre. Victim thinks it was a couple of people who had been loitering near her apartment complex. Several items were stolen from an unlocked car on Crocker Ave. A spare tire was stolen from a vehicle on Patterson. Burglar trap tampered with A woman on Cedar St. has a way of alerting her if someone has entered her home while she is away or asleep. She wraps a string around the lock a prescribed number of times, then a screw on the fireplace, then the top door hinge. Then she hangs a loop t eye level. When she returned from walking her dog on July 6, the loop was no longer at eye level and she believes someone tampered with it. Burglar trap results in burglary A man on Dewey reported that he had gone to sleep in his living room and left the door open so he could hear if anyone tampered with hi car. Sometime during the night someone entered the house and tool a laptop computer and a large amount of cash. Burglar leaves clues and goes to jail A bad guy burglarized a residence on Syida Dr. and left several items that identified him. He was located, arrested, and carted off to jail. Loud party Someone complained about a loud party in the 300 block of Fountain. The responsible party was located and advised to keep it down. Purse left at theater A woman forgot her purse at the theater, but when she remembered it the theater had closed. However, they found it and returned it to her the next day. DUI after collision Roland Shorter was involved in a collision and was tested for alcohol. Blood alcohol was found to be greater than .08 percent. He was booked and released on a citation to appear. Suspicious motorcycle guys A woman came home from work and noticed tow men on motorcycles near her home on Central. She stayed in her car until they left. Then she found that the side door to her residence was open. She admitted she might have left it unlock and/or open, and said there was nothing missing or disturned in the residence. Pooping puppy pounced upon A woman reported that her dog had been going to the bathroom on the neighbor’s yard on Park Street and the tenant confronted her about it. A short time later the tenant’s dog came out and bit her puppy. The tenant’s dog was said to be wearing a muzzle. The puppy was not injured but was traumatized. The puppy’s owner thought the tenant’s dog could be a danger to the community, but when contacted by the officer seemed to not be aggressive. Rental fraud on Craig’s List The reporting party had been contacted by someone who had seen an ad on Craig’s ist offering his vacation home for rent. It wasn’t. The property owner flagged the ad as fraudulent and a consumer fraud report was filed with Monterey County DA. Bark bark bark complaint withdrawn A neighbor complained about barking dogs and want to pursue a citation and complaint.The dogs were being dog-sat while the owners were in Africa. when the reporting party found that out, and that the dog sitter was going to go to the vet and get transquilizers, he withdrew the complaint. Bark bark bark complaint not withdrawn On Lawton Avenue.
Motorcycyclist injured in solo accident
A motorcyclist was injured when he apparently took a curve at too high of a speed and lost control. The accident happened at 10:40 .m. on Friday, July 11. The injured man is from Marina and is 31 years old. Pacific Grove police officers say that neighter alcohol nor drugs were believed to have been involved. The accident happened on Sunset Drive near the Beachcomber Inn. The rider had been travelling eastboung on Sunset from Asilomar State Beach when he failed to negotiate the curve and skid along Sunset Drive through the bushes and other vegetation along the shoulder of the road, coming to rest in front of the Beachcomber Inn. Witnesses performed first aid. The man was severely injured and was airlifted to the hospital. Monterey/Pacific Grove Fire and American Medical Response ad CALSTAR also responded.
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On Saturday, July 12 at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Presidio Blvd. and Austin Ave. in Pacific Grove, to investigate the report of a loud explosion that shook windows and activated car alarms. Upon arrival, officers spoke with several nearby residents who had come out to investigate. They could smell what they initially thought was smoke from fireworks. After searching the surrounding area, officers discovered a large, homemade mortarlike device in the parking lot of EnviroTemp Heating and Cooling at 1236 Presidio Blvd. It was evident that the device had recently been detonated because the building's windows and exterior light fixtures were shattered. No injuries or other property damage were reported. The expended device was seized and is being processed for evidence. Pacific Grove Police are working with the Monterey bomb squad to determine what type of device it is and who might be involved in the incident. Cdr. Cassie McSorley said it was definitely not a military grade weapon and that there is no indication that it was actually aimed at anyone or any particular target. The investigation into this incident is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Pacific Grove Police Department at 831-648-3143.
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Sally Baho
At the Farmers Market
China Fuels Surge in Foreign Purchases of U.S. Housing By Kevin Stone Monterey County Association of Realtors® Chinese buyers are leading the way in foreign purchases of U.S. housing, and overall, real estate sales to foreign buyers and new immigrants surged to new highs in the last year, according to a new study released by the National Association of REALTORS®. Overall, foreign purchases of U.S. real estate jumped by 35 percent last year. Chinese buyers have become the largest source of foreign cash in the U.S. residential real estate market, accounting for nearly one in four dollars spent by foreigners on American housing last year. China accounted for $22 billion in international sales for the 12-month period ending March 2014, or 24 percent of all foreign sales, up from $12.8 billion, or 19 percent, during the year-earlier period. Total international property sales rebounded last year to $92.2 billion, up from $68.2 billion in 2013 and $82.5 billion in 2012. American real-estate markets have been viewed as a safe haven and a bargain amid concerns over geopolitical instability or unsustainable asset values abroad. The median purchase price to international clients ($268,284 last year) is significantly higher than for all sales ($199,575). Consequently, these buyers tend to hunt for trophy properties. Chinese buyers, in particular, have an eye for Southern California. Los Angeles and Irvine were two of their top three destinations, according to the survey, with San Francisco ranking second.
Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad Skewers
There’s nothing like the harmonious flavors of a caprese salad - the aromatic basil leaf; the juicy crunch of a summer cherry tomato; soft, sweet mozzarella cheese; a glisten of peppery olive oil; and a tangy balsamic glaze. These bite-size salad skewers are perfect for a party, or kids, or to spice up your evening meal during these long, beautiful summer days. This recipe is written very loosely, as you can make as many or as little as you would like - you use equal parts tomato, cheese balls, and basil leaves. Easily doubled, tripled, etc. to meet all your summer party-attending needs. Prep time: 20 minutes Ingredients 10 cherry tomatoes 10 ciliegine cheese (cherry size mozzarella balls, you can find them at Grove Market) 10 fresh basil leaves balsamic vinegar glaze (I found Monari Federzoni at Nob Hill) extra virgin olive oil long toothpicks (3 ½ inches, also available at Grove Market) Preparation Cut the cheese balls in half and skewer half a ball of cheese, a cherry tomato, the other half of the cheese, and a basil leaf on a long toothpick. Arrange geometrically on platter and drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze. Enjoy!
Antique and Collectible Market Opening August 17 Warren Rosen is creating a new marketplace for our treasures and collectibles from the past right here in Monterey. Starting on August 17, the Monterey Bay Antique and Vintage Market will open to the public every month at the Monterey Peninsula College’s lower parking lot with their exceptional array of vintage and antique collections. He has had strong interest in creating and collecting both antiques and fine vintage art throughout his whole life. He holds a Masters degree in art as well. Living with art over the past 30 years has given him an appreciation and understanding of what value these items hold for their collectors and his keen recognition of this fact has given him the idea for this type of offering to the public. Between his good old friends and long-time vendors that he has worked with in the past, Rosen has amassed a vibrant group of merchants who offer a lifetime of knowledge and a fine collection of merchandise to present at this monthly market. (By the way, an “antique” is considered to be 75 yrs or older and “vintage” is over 20 years for those who need clarification.) “We are filling a need in the area for this type of select antiques and vintage arts” states Rosen. “There just isn’t anything like this here on the Monterey Peninsula that can offer the exposure to these quality pieces, so we are bringing them to the community”. Rosen hopes that his mid-month markets (held on the lower “A” parking lot where the MPC Farmers Market is held on Fridays) will bring out the collectors and give a vibrancy to the area for this type of event. Each month, the market will run from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on August 17, September 28, October 19, November 23 and December 21. There will be food and live music at the market along with free admission and parking. For more information, call 831-684-7505. or see his website at http://www.montereyantiques.com.
Tulip The best way to grow a thriving plant in cultivation is to mimic the conditions when it grows in the wild. Looking at a plant’s geography indicates how much light or shade the plant needs and the type of soil it prefers, when to water and how much water to give. Tulips grow from bulbs, telling us for part of the year they survive with little or no water. The formation of a bulb is an adaptation to a prolonged period of drought. Tulips grow wild in Europe, North Africa, and Asia, habituating mountainous terrain. Tulip flowers are known to be an excellent poultice for insect bites, bee stings, burns, and rashes on the skin, giving quick relief with a soothing effect. Tulip Poultice: Warm 2-4 flowers in hot water. Dip a towel in the hot water, drop the petals into the towel. Roll the towel to crush the petals, then apply the crushed petals to area where there is skin rash, bee sting or insect bite. This will provide quick relief from the irritation. Hold the leaves on the place for 10 minutes using the hot towel. Tulip Blush: Remove petals from red hued tulips and crush them. Rub the crushed petals on the cheeks to get a natural blush, extract from the petals also helps in removal of spots and blemishes from the skin.
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What police chiefs do when they retire: Horse-drawn buggies By Peter Mounteer Former Pacific Grove Chief of Police Tom Maudlin has spent the more recent part of his retirement repairing and restoring horse-drawn vehicles for the San Benito Historical Society. Maudlin was Chief of Police for Pacific Grove from 1985 to 1993, working his way up from a patrolman position with the force, which he joined in 1962 He oversaw the now defunct water rescue patrol program. He is remembered by many for his appearances in the Good Old Days parade riding a small red motorcycle, which now resides in Jameson’s Motorcycle Museum. After his retirement, Maudlin decided to further pursue a life-long passion for woodworking, a craft he’d taught himself. He restored parts of his home and moved onto historic vehicle restoration projects roughly seven years ago. According to Maudlin, after seeing a dilapidated wooden buggy in a neighbor’s yard he became very interested in the possibility of restoring it himself and bought it from the neighbor and got to work in the driveway of his home. “Everything I get is a wreck and ruined, in a total state of disrepair and I just slowly, methodically rebuild them,” Maudlin said. Despite the often severe state of disintegration the vehicles are in when he gets them Maudlin also said he has never encountered a job he couldn’t do. After his first job he connected with the San Benito County Historical Society through a contact in Salinas and began donating his woodworking efforts restoring historical horse-drawn vehicles for them. Each project typically takes several hundred dollars that Maudlin pays for entirely himself and projects last six months. Common problems Maudlin sees is advanced deterioration due to exposure and lack of care along with rot and structural collapse, some of which is so severe that the buggies come to Maudlin in pieces. The buggies, or other vehicles, all of which are more 100 years old, delivered to Maudlin’s Pacific Grove home, sometimes in multiple pieces and often with extensive wood rot. He typically starts out by photographing the buggy from multiple angles and identifying similar vehicles using internet images to get a good idea of what the buggy looked like in its original condition before getting to work on rebuilding the vehicle itself. The process involves carefully tearing down the buggy and restoring it piece by piece. The buggies, once structurally restored, are then painted and otherwise adorned to appear as close to the original as possible. Maudlin primarily does the work by himself although sometimes receives assistance from friend and former City of Monterey employee Ernest Hazard. His restored vehicles are often used for show in parades both in Pacific Grove and Hollister. The first buggy Maudlin restored is featured in the Parade of Lights each year in Pacific Grove. Others are used in museums and parades. Some are kept in barns in Hollister owned by the Historical Society in San Benito County. Other notable projects include a horse-drawn hearse currently on display at the San Benito County Historical Society, a project that required painting and tasseling a large century-old hearse along with completely rebuilding it. Future projects for Maudlin include restoring a large, ornate buggy and what Maudlin calls a “school bus” buggy. Top: An early project Maudlin took on was a horse-drawn hearse. The finished project was launched in May, 2012.
Memories of Cisco By Frank Perales
I found Cisco at the Monterey County animal shelter, 160 Hitchcock Rd. in Salinas. After going down the whole hall of about 100 dogs, I found him in the last cage. I stuck my fingers in and he laid his forehead on my fingers. I caught both his blue eyes looking up at me. And that was all it took. I said, “Id like to get him out of here.” The animal shelter person said, “Well, we just picked him up in South Salinas, Chualar Canyon Road and Old Stage Road,, a popular animal dumping site.” It took another seven days of waiting for someone to reclaim him, as the animal shelter does with all strays they acquire. If no one calls in that time, then he’s free for adoption. My lucky day came. They called my landlord and my (at that time) veterinarian to ensure I would stay true to the adoption contract. I was tough to break him of biting my pants legs and chewing up the interior of my then-new Dodge truck, But I took him to the beach almost every day on my lunch hour from Grove Market, Then on weekends, I would take him to Carmel Beach were he learned to swim after the ball when I’d throw it pretty far out past the shore break.
He learned to love the beach and the cliffs above the Pebble Beach Golf Course. And he’d climb the cliffs like a mountain goat to fetch the ball if it bounced back over the cliffs onto the golf course. Once at the Pro Am last spring a television camera man took footage of him going after his “chuck it” red rubber ball and it was televised all over the world. I still have a video of it on my iPhone, When he was diagnosed with a fibrosarcoma about four months ago, I was devastated, as it was inoperable cancer of the jawbone. Months of holistic medicines ensued, but it was too late. Cisco has been a beloved shop dog at Pacific Grove Florist for the past seven years. He took his job seriously, greeting customers as they came in, as well as being our loyal companion each day. There were many people who would come in just to say “hi” to him. Visitors from out of town were always commenting on his beautiful blue eyes, He always knew when we were talking about him He had such a sweet, patient, an intelligent personality that matched his sparkling and intense blue eyes: You could tell that he loved life; being doted
on by his aunties at the flower shop, roughhousing with the Grove Market crew and getting lots of attention from everyone who met him. His favorite part of the day, I’m sure, was his lunch hour with Frank at the beach or the park.
Everyone will have their own special memory of Cisco by the consensus is that we are all so lucky to have had him in our lives whether it be every day or every now and then. He will always be so loved, deeply missed, and never forgotten.
Times • July 18, 2014 InStride Physical Therapy
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Three areas make Talli Van Sunder unique Talli Van Sunder has established a physical therapy practice on Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove.
When your profession depends primarily on referrals, you’d better be good at what you do. Talli van Sunder is a physical therapist, and her business depends on doctor referrals. She has been in the profession since 2000. Shortly after moving to Fremont from the Seattle area in 2001, she opened In Stride Physical Therapy in Fremont. She and husband, David van Sunder, owned and operated that clinic until they closed it to move to the Pacific Grove area almost eight years ago in order to have a better environment to raise a family. With their youngest son already in preschool, they recently decided it was time for Talli to reopen her own practice. During Good Old Days this year, they opened an expanded version of their old clinic In Stride Physical Therapy & Rehab at 618 Lighthouse Ave., where Talli is the physical therapist coordinating a team of therapists and David manages the business. Talli’s clinic has a team of therapists that provide three disciplines of therapy: physical therapy and occupational therapy,
which involve rehabilitation of injuries or physical impairments and speech therapy, which handles both swallowing and speech issues, especially autism spectrum and other developmental delays. “It’s a rare thing to have all three areas in one facility outside of a hospital setting,” notes David. Talli also specializes in geriatric and pediatric patients and her clinic is currently the only one offering pediatric physical therapy in the area. With geriatric patients at higher risk for falls, she utilizes the Safety and Gait Enhancement (S.A.G.E.) program, a research based program designed to minimize falls for older people. Therapy may be required after surgery, accidents or sports injuries, and while a referral is no longer required, some insurance carriers still require it. Talli will recommend that potential patients speak with their physician if this is the case. In Stride is located at 618 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove, and can be reached at 831-657-0177.
Oklahoma! in Monterey
Lighted Boat Parade for the Feast of Lanterns
How Steinbeck Saw It
Preparing for the Lighted Boat Parade, 1909. John Steinbeck wrote about it decades later. Pat Hathaway Collection 98-82-01 From an essay by John Steinbeck, which was originally published in the Monterey Peninsula July 1946 There is a tendency among many American towns to make museums of themselves and to celebrate an illustrious past they never had. There is a love particularly of late-comers to California to glorify, to romanticize, to historicalize, the communities with fiestas and pageants which would have filled the old settlers with amazement ... ...There was the great Feast of Lanterns – a hundred decorated boats, said the posters. Actually seven boats turned up and four of them forgot to
light their lantern. On the first turn three of the boats wandered away; on the second turn three more got lost, but the remaining boat went around and around for two hours completely oblivious to the hysterical cheers of the spectators. It is to be prayerfully hoped that this spirit will continue – that no city planning – no show business overturn this magnificent attitude. The pledge that it will be kept should be made on the graves of the Elks who were late for the parade and the Eagles who never got there at all, and the fishermen who went around and around. Thanks, Dixie Layne, for remembering this piece and finding it for us.
Become A Lighthouse Museum Volunteer Docent
Your lighthouse needs you! Become a volunteer docent at the historial Lighthouse Museum at 80 Asilomar Blvd. Training is arranged during lighthouse hours, Thursday through Monday, 1:00 4:00 p.m. If you are interested, please call 831-648-3176.
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Ph: 831-643-2457 • Fax: 831-643-2094 Megan Root as Ado Annie, Peter Hoffman as Will, (Blaze the Horse), Lori Schulman as Laurey, Dale Thompson as Curly, Katie Day as Aunt Eller Based on the 1931 play “Green Grow The Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs “Oklahoma!” was the first collaboration between composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, and considered by many to be their best musical. “Oklahoma!” Will have a limited two weekend run (a result of budget cuts) from July 17-27. There will also be a special gala fundraiser, the "Oklahoma! Round-up & BBQ" on Saturday July 26 featuring MPC Theatre alum Will Roberts (formerly of Cirque du Soleil) performing his world famous rope tricks. Gala tickets also include a full BBQ dinner served preshow in the MPC Amphitheater, silent auction, and special desserts and coffee served at intermission. Performances run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26) and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (July 20 and 27). Tickets are $25 adults, $22 seniors; $15 young adults (16-21) and military, and $10 children 15 and under. Adults and seniors can also purchase discount tickets 24 hours in advance for $20 each. Group discounts are available for parties of 15 or more. The Saturday July 26 performance is a fundraising event that includes a 5:30 p.m. Roundup & BBQ, with wine, beer, silent auction, music and entertainment. Tickets to the Saturday July 26 performance are $125 per person. Tickets are available from MPC Box Office, located on the Monterey Peninsula College Campus at 980 Fremont St., Monterey. The MPC Box Office (831-646-4213) is open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., and two hours prior to performances. Tickets are also available online at www.mpctheatre.com
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Pacific Grove MONTEREY COUNTY FUTBOL CLUB ANNOUNCES:
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OUR FALL 2014
SOCCER START PROGRAM (Sponsored by the Pacific Grove Recreation Department)
For Boys and Girls Ages 3 to 8 Saturday Mornings September 6 to November 1
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At Robert Down Elementary School Athletic Field (514 Junipero Ave., Pacific Grove, 93950) (Sept. 27 and Oct. 4 games held at alternate location)
$80 per player (Checks payable to MCFC) HEAD COACHES Rick Crow - United States Soccer Federation licensed youth coach Mark Cisneros - Alisal High School varsity boys’ coach
Come learn the FUNdamentals of soccer! Join us at Robert Down E.S. this fall! MCFC Soccer Start is a child-centered program that introduces young players to the world’s greatest game during their most formative years for learning. Each class includes skills activities and games that keep energetic kids running, and having fun. No sitting on the bench. Each player plays for the entire class, except for water breaks.
For more information, visit www.montereysoccer. com or contact Coach Rick Crow at coachrick1984@att.net or 831-383-8587
I gave a lesson to a player yesterday in the bunker. She had a lot of trouble getting the ball out. She was doing great with the technique but her club head speed was so SLOW going through the sand the ball never had any chance to get out. Tempo was the problem here. So I had my student increase the turning of the body speed to quicken up the motor. If you say my tempo drill out loud, 1-2-3 on the back swing and say out loud 1-2-3 on the follow thru. If you feel like you’re slow, quicken up the verbiage on your 1-2-3 tempo. When my student went faster back and through she got the sand trap shots out and on the green.
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• July 18, 2014
Jane Roland
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Mission Ranch…The Rest of the Story
When she read the story of the Mission Ranch, my cousin, Mary Shaw, asked me if I was aware that at one point the property, when it was owned by Willis J. Walker, and turned the Ranch into a private country club, they built a barn for Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps to house her riding horses. As it turned out, Carmelites were not much interested in such activities, and in 1936 Muriel moved her stables to Carmel Valley, Rancho Los Laurelos, from Del Monte Properties. She converted the former Carriage House into a Ranch House and added extensive stables for her thoroughbred racehorses. She did a great deal of entertaining and was known to be a most gracious hostess. She also built the large swimming pool (still in operation) at the front of her house (now the restaurant), and had tons of salt added to the water periodically so her guests could enjoy an “ocean” swim in sunny Carmel Valley. The Walkers, in the meantime turned, their establishment into a private club, with membership dues of $1.00 a year. In 1937 Allen Knight and his orchestra opened the new stage at what was then called The Valley Ranch and Dance Hall. It was then purchased in 1940 by the Dienelts. That brings you somewhat up to date. The waiters always favored us, bringing huge platters of onion rings which just happened to be left over. Hamburgers were $1.00, steak sandwiches about $3.00. We were able to run tabs until we were paid... Many of the young military men became close friends and I am still in contact with one of them. Wade Matthews, about whom I wrote several years ago, was stationed at Ft. Ord and during his visits to our watering hole, we became close friends and are to this day. He taught basic training (although he was a PFC) using snakes. Some of these reptiles lived in the trunk of his car. We enticed him to bring one into the restaurant, a docile gopher snake, somewhere between four and five feet long. It created quite a stir, much to our delight. He had received his BA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Later he had a year in Law School at the University of Florida, took and passed the Foreign Service exam. When Larry and I were stationed in Stuttgart he visited and later, after his marriage (which we attended at his State Department post in Munich), he and Betty visited us in Heidelberg. We have seen them infrequently over the years, but friendships don’t die and we all remain close. The others whom I knew and loved have either disappeared or, sadly, died. One Fourth of July, my friend, Jim Angier was having a party. I was visiting my mother at The River Ranch and really had no interest in the gathering. But Jim insisted and sent someone out to pick me up. Halfway through the evening Paul Plamondon and I sneaked away and escaped to a booth at the Mission Ranch where we chatted about our lives. Later that night we stopped back at Jim’s and who should be there but an attractive man, a language school student, whom I had never met. Two months later we were married having seen each other only on weekends.There were two wonderful years in Europe. The rest you know, the time in North Dakota in winter, years in Florida and back to the Monterey Peninsula. During visits to my mother, we always visited the Ranch. The waiters were so excited to see us and meet the children, Gene showing them his card and string tricks. Julius we saw again after the Ranch changed hands, as he worked for Glenn and Mary Ann Charles (Glenn and his brother broke into television as writers of “Cheers” and “Taxi”). The rest, other than a time to time meeting on the street, we did not see and I am sure are gone. When I was divorced and ultimately moved back to the Monterey Peninsula, I resumed a friendship with John Roland, and found that he also loved the Mission Ranch. The Dienelts still owned the place. Skip Heibner, Margaret’s son, was still the manager. The Philippine waiters were still there and we enjoyed going there and taking the children. John and I married and produced a beautiful little daughter (and now she has two beautiful little girls)...but times changed. Clint Eastwood has been generous to the community, allowing groups to have fund raising events, CET did a play, several organizations had rummage sales. There have been weddings and receptions and Clint has restored the place to its former glory. But it is not the same. It is probably just as great, but not to us and in our minds we see Mario tossing the drinks, Gene performing slight of hands, Jimmy telling jokes and Mac bringing John an extra butterscotch sundae which just happened to be “left over”. Most, if not all, are gone, but they will live in our hearts. Gcr770@aol.com
Tom Stevens
Otter Views
The Real Guys I spent a couple of years once on Guam, a U.S. territory so far west in the Pacific that it lies on the other side of the international date line from the rest of the country. It’s the place “where America’s day begins.” I only mention Guam because it was there I learned a useful expression. To while away our off-duty hours, some Vietnam-era Navy buddies and I formed a volleyball team. We played six-man indoor matches against squads from other military bases. On free weekends, we’d play “slap ball” sand doubles at the beach. It was there we met a group of Southern Californians who had come to the island as contract workers for various government agencies. Among them were a pair of dentists who had grown up in Manhattan Beach, the Fertile Crescent of sand doubles volleyball. The dentists were both named Bob. To us swabbies, beach volleyball was a pastime, but to the South Bay dentists, it was a passion. The two Bobs told us the sport was taken so seriously in their town that they’d slept on the court as kids so they’d have the first game the next morning. At length they took pity on us and taught us the rudiments. By Manhattan Beach standards, the South Bay Bobs were middling good players, but to us they were superstars. They could serve, bump, set, dink and spike like it was automatic. They covered the entire court, had a hundred trick shots, and dove full-out on the sand to bring up hard-hit balls. On defense, their hands were as quick as cobras. “You’re volley gods!” we’d shout after the dentists had converted yet another diving save into a feathery set, a booming spike and a critical side-out. The Bobs would glance at each other and smile. “No,” they’d admonish. “We’re just B players. Wait ‘til you see The Real Guys.” “The Real Guys? How will we know who they are?” “Oh, you’ll know,” the Bobs said cryptically. Once back “Stateside,” I drove to the South Bay to watch the Manhattan Beach Open, at that time the heavyweight championship of sand doubles volleyball. This was before the pro leagues, before jump serves, before women’s doubles took off, and before sand ball made it into the Olympics. The “Real Guys” were all there: Ronnie Lang, Gene Selznick, Ron Von Hagen, Butch Mays, Jon Stanley, the Suwara Brothers. But as good as those legends were, even faster guns were on the rise: Keith Erickson, Larry Rundle, Tommy Vallely, Sinjin Smith and a young phenom who would lead the U.S. men’s indoor team to Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988: Karch Kiraly. The level of play was light years beyond anything I had imagined. Back then, only the serving team could score, so “side out” ball was a marathon of grit and endurance. After playing in the blistering heat for two days, the finalists still had enough left to play a three-hour championship set. This went so late it finished under car headlamps. If memory serves, Von Hagen and Vallely outlasted Rundle and Rudy Suwara, but memory may be suspect. These days, I think about “The Real Guys” while swimming elder laps in the PG High pool. Ever-newer volley gods have supplanted the beach ball legends of my era, but the Real Guys concept is still germaine. To verify that, I need only look across the pool to where the high school swimmers are working out. The way the adult school lap swim is set up, we elders get the shallower lanes, and the students get the lanes in the pool’s deeper half. If I don’t look over to their end, I can sometimes delude myself into thinking that I’m churning right along. “I’ve got this now!” I think. “Look out, Michael Phelps.” But then I slip up and glance across the pool between breaths. Swimmers who left the wall after me streak by in a blur of bubbles, flip off the far wall, and pass me going back the other way. I am a tramp steamer; they are barracudas. For the purposes of this discussion, these young men and women are “The Real Guys” of the PG High pool. And like the volleyball standouts who slept on the court and played under headlights, they pay their dues with endless training. But one day I felt really strong. “I’m gonna blow by those kids today,” I thought, adjusting my goggles. As the Real Guys pushed off in the deep end, I blasted off the wall in my shallow lane and swam as hard and fast as I could. Glancing over mid-way, I could tell I was gaining slightly on the leaders! I was a human torpedo! I, too, could be a Real Guy! Then I noticed they were all pulling buckets. Somewhere, the South Bay Bobs are smiling.
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Why I Bought Such an Old House in Pacific Grove
“So that’s what The Feast of Lanterns is all about, and it’s happening this Back in 1986, I bought this really weekend. Do you want to see the house?” old house in Pacific Grove. It was one of he asked. When we opened the front door, it those 99 year-old “fixers”. Referred to was very dark and there was a bad smell. in the newspaper ad as a “Pacific Grove “What’s that smell?” I asked. Charmer,” it had five rooms, single-wall “Oh, it’s just a little musty,” Charlie construction, board and batten. The cottage was sitting on one of those 30-by-60 non said. Nobody has lived here for years.” I thought it was more than musty. It conforming ‘tent lots.” The roof leaked was mildew. It was mold. It was dry rot. and sagged, the paint peeled, the front steps were covered with Astroturf and felt The former owner had died here and nospongy under my feet. Still, it was a piece body has removed her body. The inside was board and batten, of “The Last Home Town.” painted mustard yellow. Everything was The day I bought the house, I left my 6 year-old daughter at the day care in mustard yellow. Doors, refrigerator, winOakland and headed over the Santa Cruz dow casings, bathtub, toilet. The carpetMountains on Highway 1, exiting on High- ing was was olive green shag, which was way 68. Going down Forest Avenue, the all the rage in the 1970’s, with splotchy sky and sea seemed fused into one silver stains and bald spots. The front windows backdrop behind the town below. The air were covered with plywood which made was clean, salty, damp with morning fog. the room seem cavernous and haunted. The houses were a hodgepodge: broken “We’ll get some new windows fitted in,” down cottages, well-tended Victorians, said Charlie cheerfully. “The carpeting, of Georgian mansions, Mediterranean stuc- course, will have to go.” As we passed through the living room cos. I noticed that many houses had little cobwebs floated like phantoms from the painted paper lanterns hanging from front porches. I wondered about the significance ceiling on top of brown bulging water stains. of this strange local custom. A tiny bedroom was off the living I parked my car and picked up a room, the floor of which did not appear newspaper in front of Grove Market and went straight to the real estate listings in to be level., but was sloping downwards the Monterey Herald. I was horrified at towards the street. One aluminum window the prices. Nothing within my measly overlooked a clapboard wall of the house teacher-salary price range, except this next door. The kitchen off the living room had some unusual features. Fake pine little listing. paneling through out the kitchen, including DARLING LITTLE VICTORIAN the ceiling, mustard yellow appliances, but IN THE HEART OF PACIFIC GROVE. the crowning touch was indoor/outdoor FABULOUS LOCATION, ONLY STEPS carpeting on the floor. In the kitchen? I had FROM SHOPPING, BEACH POST OF- a 6 year-old daughter, a dog and two cats. “How do you keep this clean?” I FICE. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO asked pensively. “Oh, you wash it,” said OWN A PIECE OF THE LAST HOME TOWN. WINDOW DRESSINGS, AP- Charlie The other bedroom, that is the masPLIANCES INCLUDED. NEEDS T.L.C. ter bedroom, off the kitchen was quite At the time that I made an offer, which a shock. It was painted flaming metallic was only 20 minutes later, I can honestly pink, probably another popular feature in say that I had none of my homework. Ac- the l970’s (maybe left over from the golden tually, I didn’t know much about buying age of hippies in Pacific Grove). “Is there space for a washer/dryer?” houses, especially OLD houses. I didn’t ask anything about the roof, the founda- I asked numbly. “Yes, right here on the back porch,” tion, the plumbing, the electrical, the water said Charlie briskly. That’s also where the damage, I asked instead about the little bathroom is.” paper lanterns that I saw hanging from I noted that the indoor/outdoor carpetfront porches of all the houses. The sales agent, Charlie, really knew ing and the fake pine paneling extended his local history. He told me about the to the bathroom, even around the bathtub Chautauqua Assembly 100 years ago, how and shower. “That’s what so charming about these everyone sat around listening to concerts, old Pacific Grove cottages. They were built lectures and sermons. They lived in little without bathrooms. The outhouse was canvas tents, and every year, they brought right there in the back yard. That’s where these paper lanterns to light up along the shoreline. These lanterns also signaled the people dumped their garbage too.” I opened up the back door, but just in villagers across the Monterey Bay that time, Charlie caught my arm. “Don’t step fresh fish and produce were needed by the down.” he blurted out. It was a good thing campers at the Methodist Retreat in Pacific Grove. The Chautauquans also had a big too because there were no stairs. Just a closing ceremony called The Feast of Lan- straight six-foot drop to the dirt. “I don’t know what happened to the terns which lit up the entire shoreline of stairs,” said Charlie in astonishment. “The Lover’s Point . They even had fireworks. By Carol Marquart
stairs were here just the other day.” I asked him the price and he told me, but Charlie hedged a bit. “But the owner could come down a bit.” And then I did what no person should do under any circumstance. I said those fateful words. “I’ll take it.” Was I insane? I can now look back on this story and laugh. I can also think of a few more questions I should have asked Mr. Charlie before I made an offer on this 1901 house on Park Street where I still live after 27 years. Needless to say, I have needed to make a few improvements. But, looking back, here are some of the questions I should have asked: 1. Should I have a licensed contractor to look at the house before I make an offer? Answer: Yes! 2. Where does the sewage go once I empty the washer or flush the toilet?
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Answer: It goes through corroded pipes and empties into an open cesspool under your neighbor’s house. 3. Is it good that the retaining wall in front is listing forward? Answer: No. 4. Are there lots of subterranean termites under the house? Answer: Lots! 5. Are there lots of funny wires under the house, exposed conductors and extension cords all over the place? Answer: Yes. 6. Will I need a new foundation plus some stairs so that I can exit safely through the back door? Answer: Yes. But anyway, this house is still no gem, but it’s mine, and it looks a lot better than it did 27 years ago. Every July, I hang a lantern on the front porch in honor of The Feast of Lanterns. As a matter of fact, I like to keep that lantern up all year.
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Scene 47: Harry and Alice Discuss Vacation Plans Bernard Furman
H: I thought you were happy with it.
Marriage Can Be Funny Harry and Alice Wilson are in the living room of their Pacific Grove home. The phone rings.
A: I’ve never been happy with it, and I’ve told you so, but you chose to ignore me. H: What don’t you like about it? A: As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing to like about it! You and Frank go fishing and rowing and hiking, none of which activities appeal to Karen and me, and we cook and clean and maybe get some time off for good behavior so we can read, but usually can’t do that outside because it’s too hot or too cold or too windy. I would be just as well off staying home and hanging up pictures of lakes and trees and mountains, saving us the rental money.
Harry: Hello.---Yes, this is Harry Wilson……Thanks for returning my call, Jim. What’s the problem? The problem is that my brand new car, which I bought from you just four weeks ago, failed again to start, despite the fact that it’s been in your shop three times and you assured me that the problem had been found and cured.
H: Well, if not the mountains, how about the shore?
So let me ask you this, Jim, is it unreasonable for me to expect the engine to start? Maybe my expectations would be too high if I assumed that I could actually drive it somewhere, but shouldn’t it at least start?
A: How about a cruise? I’ve been looking at brochures and there are trips available which would cost no more than we pay for cabin rentals, when you factor in that all meals and entertainment are included in the price.
What do I want you to do? I want you to tow my car to your place and keep it there until you find out what it is in the electrical system that’s draining the battery!
A: Same objection. It’s no vacation for the women, if we have to cook and clean. H: Do you have an alternative in mind?
H: But we’ve never been on a cruise. A: Exactly. It’s time we went. H: How do I know I’ll like it?
Okay, thanks. (He hangs up.) It’s at a time like this that I miss the old fashioned phone. Alice: Why is that? H: Because there was something very satisfying about being able to slam down the receiver after a conversation like the one I just had.
A: You won’t, until you try it. H: What if I get seasick? A: They have pills and ear patches for that. H: Suppose I fall overboard?
A: So what’s going to happen now?
A: I’ll jump in and rescue you.
H: They’ll have a truck here within an hour and will keep the car until the problem is resolved.
H: Promise?
A: What are you going to drive in the meantime?
H: I don’t believe you.
H: I’ll go in the tow truck to the dealership, and they’ll provide me with a loaner.
A: Why not?
While I’m waiting, there’s something else we should discuss which I’ve delayed raising with you.
H: Because you can’t swim!
A: Absolutely.
A: What’s that? H: Summer will soon be here, and we haven’t decided what we’re going to do on our vacation.
Poetry
A: No. H: No what? A: No to what you were going to suggest. H: What was that? A: That we rent a cabin at Lake Huntington, with Karen and Frank. H: But that’s what we’ve done in each of the last three years.
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Man created a lens. God created an eye. But a wheel is all man’s. God didn’t even try. Quite a reason to feel Self-amazement and pride. Man invented a wheel And took God for a ride. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20141436 The following person is doing business as KITCHEN WORKS DESIGN GROUP, 227 Grand Ave. Suite 8, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. JENNIFER GROBEN, 280 Junipero Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 11, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 07/29/09. Signed: Jennifer Groben. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8/14
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of RAQUEL ANDRES-LUNA TALLEY Case No. M128518 Filed July 10, 2013. To all interested persons: Petitioner RAQUEL ANDRES-LUNA TALLEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name RAQUEL ANDRES-LUNA TALLEY to proposed name RAQUEL ANDRES LUNA. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: September 12, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: July 16, 2014 Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 07/18, 07/25, 08/1, 08/08/14
July 18, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Beach Cleanup Reveals Dog Waste Problem in Carmel
Since beach season began, Save Our Kippen, SOS Program Manager. “Not only Shores (SOS)—the leader in ocean aware- are they an eyesore and horribly unpleasness, advocacy and action on the Central ant, but they also have a direct impact Coast—has noted a staggering increase in on some of our the number of bags of most critical dog waste abandoned species, includon Carmel Beach. ing the endanNumerous Cargered southern mel community memsea otters that bers have brought this call Carmel’s issue to the attention kelp forest of SOS over the last home. The flimfew months. And on sy plastic bag June 14, three Sanctucan break apart ary Stewards collected into smaller cleanup data to back it pieces, contribup. That day, the group uting to plastic collected 39 bags of pollution that dog waste, a total of can accidental16 pounds, at Carmel ly be ingested Beach. by or entangle In an effort to wildlife. And curb this behavior, the waste itself SOS distributed dog can carry diswaste bags to Careases, viruses mel Beach visitors and lower water on July 4. But despite SOS volunteers picked up 16 pounds quality.” that outreach effort, on of dog waste bags at a recent cleanup SOS volunJuly 5, Star Spangled at Carmel Beach. teers have found Beach Cleanup volun- Photo: Save Our Shores numerous dog teers picked up a total waste bags enof 185 pounds of trash, tangled in kelp that has washed ashore including 37 bags of dog waste, in just and surfers have reported seeing “bobtwo hours. bing poop bags” in the water. Instead of Although there are dog bag dispens- contributing to this problem, SOS urges ers at Carmel Beach, SOS has found that pet owners to keep the ocean in mind by many visitors are bagging their pets’ waste reusing plastic bags from newspapers, and leaving it on the sand, rather than produce and bread for picking up waste, walking it to a garbage can. and then disposing of it properly. It has been rumored that if beachgoCLEANUP INFORMATION: ers leave their dog waste bags at the top Help SOS and the Carmel Residents of the beach, someone will pick the bags Association restore the beauty of Carmel up for them. But, just as the Santa Cruz Beach from 10 a.m.-noon on July 19, Aug. Parks and Recreation Department warns 23, Oct. 18 and Nov. 15. SOS will also be pet owners in Santa Cruz County that cleaning Carmel Beach as part of Annual “There is no Poop Fairy,” this is untrue. Coastal Cleanup Day from 9 a.m.-noon “Plastic bags of dog waste on the on Sept. 20. beach are a serious issue,” said Rachel
MST Board votes for tax election 1/8-Cent Sales Tax Dedicated to Services for Seniors, Veterans and People With Disabilities
The Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) Board of Directors took several actions on Monday in support of placing a 1/8-cent sales tax before voters on the November 4, 2014, ballot. After reviewing poll results that showed strong voter support for a small countywide sales tax increase to support a narrow set of transit services for senior citizens, veterans and people with disabilities, the Board of Directors conducted a hearing to solicit input from the public regarding this proposed measure. In addition, it adopted the legal documentation required to submit this measure to the Board of Supervisors for action directing the Monterey County Elections Department to include the 1/8cent sales tax on the upcoming November 4, 2014, ballot. Ben Krompak of Tulchin Research presented the results of a tracking survey, which included 500 telephone interviews with voters taken between June 10 and June 15, 2014. The poll tested proposed ballot language describing the 1/8-cent sales tax and found support solidifying further county-wide compared to a previous poll conducted in December. In order to pass, this proposed dedicated tax would have to garner a two-thirds majority of votes cast. MST offers a variety of heavily-used and relied-upon services for senior citizens and people with disabilities, including trips to medical appointments, the pharmacy and grocery stores. Military veterans also
rely on MST services to access health care, housing and job placement services. In that regard, every 2 ½ minutes a senior, veteran or a person with a disability boards an MST bus. For many of these individuals, MST is their sole means of transportation. With state funding cuts and disappearing federal funding, MST will likely be unable to continue many of these valued services without a new source of revenue. “The broad base of community support to help seniors, veterans and people with disabilities maintain independent lifestyles is most encouraging. We sincerely appreciate the input we have received throughout this process from community stakeholders -- public officials, residents, passengers, non-profit groups, and business owners alike,” said MST General Manager/CEO Carl Sedoryk. If the 1/8-cent tax passes in November, all funding raised would be limited to maintaining and enhancing specific programs benefiting seniors, veterans and people with disabilities. All funds that would be generated by this tax would stay under local control and could not be taken away by the state or federal governments. In addition, the ballot language contains several other provisions to ensure the protection of these funds, including a citizen oversight committee, annual audits for the sales tax funds, as well as a 15-year sunset date.
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John Rapp Press Release; A Book of Fiction THE ECONOMIC OUTSTITUTE: EQUALITY OF …. ? NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT….. The Economic Outstitute is a band of renegade economists dedicated to informing the public about the real economic facts of life. There are two types of equality in modern societies: equality of opportunity (the American model) and equality of results (the European model). The American model was set forth in the Declaration of Independence which stated “all men are created equal,” meaning everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. A person will not be held back by lack of money, social position, race, religion or any other reason. This equality of opportunity created the most prosperous and powerful country in history. Free enterprise and limited government produced a surge of capitalism that lifted more people out of poverty than all other “ism’s” in the world combined. There were hiccups along the way; recessions, bank runs and, of course, the Great Depression. Still, at the end of the day, no other country had come close to achieving the economic prosperity of the United States. Equality of opportunity was the greatest antipoverty program in the history of the world. And yet, unbelievably, while we were at the very peak of prosperity and power, we began to change and follow the European model of equality of results, often called benevolent or democratic socialism. Europeans raised taxes on the affluent and corporations and transferred that money to lower and middle income people. The idea was that no one would have too much or too little. Unfortunately, this created a disincentive for ambitious people to work hard and create jobs only to have the government take a large share of the profits. And those on the lower rungs of society chose not to work because the government would take care of them whether they worked or not. Equality of results sounds wonderful in theory but has rarely worked out in practice. It is nothing more than a political Ponzi scheme. Politicians, in order to be elected or re-elected promise all sorts of benefits which are then financed by debt and paid by future generations who have no say in the matter. In Europe today, country after country have recently instituted austerity measures because they have come to realize their countries cannot afford to continue as they have. In Italy today, 40 year olds pay 50 % more in taxes than their elders did, but when they retire they will receive only half the pension benefits of their elders. And it will be even worse for younger generations. The United States is not far behind Europe. Our massive national debt and future unfunded liabilities (Social Security, Medicare, public employee pensions, etc.) threaten our country’s financial existence. And if our country can no longer pay it’s financial commitments, who will suffer the most? Ironically, it will be the poorer people, the very people our government tried to help, who will bear the brunt of our financial failure. The riots in Europe today will be repeated in the United States within a few years unless we change the course of our financial future. Equality of results has been a miserable failure. Will we return to equality of opportunity or will we continue down the road to financial disaster?
Open letter to Mayor Bill Kampe
I remember when you worked diligently on the Planning Department’s fee and timing schedules to ensure its fees were reasonable and the decision by which the planning department issued a permit or its denial was made in a timely fashion. When I commented then on the process, my comments were about what happened in Pacific Grove that was unique to the decision making process, which was that far too frequently after issuing a permit it would then be rescinded after the work was started or complete. This is where Pacific Grove gets it poor reputation for its construction approval process. To point to one incredible example of this - the Favaloros are it. They are again being “punished” because the City can’t make a decision based on the codes and stick with it. What they went through to rebuild their restaurant after the fire was unconscionable ... the City approved one thing, then made them tear it out, made them change the floor plan of their apartment above the restaurant (its only damage from the fire was smoke damage), etc., etc., etc. Now the City again has changed its mind ... and that is after the City’s Economic Directors Kurt Overmeyer and Planner Steve Matarrazzo along with City Manager Tom Frutchey solicited the Favaloros to participate in their parklet adventure – which, by the way, I believe is a fabulous idea. Again, the City is costing the Favaloros a lot of time and money. It is doing this to one of the City’s best families and businesses. I trust you will make them whole financially and issue a public apology for taking up their valuable time and making them look as if they do not play by the rules ... the public loves the patio and their Cafe. Plus the Favaloros have always played by the rules - never once did they question all the hoops the City made them jump through to get their restaurant back open and the apartment back on the market to rent. It took them 18 months. I encouraged them to challenge a couple of the City’s decisions but they said, no, they just wanted to get the project completed and back to work. This is the difficulty so many of us have experienced with the City’s Planning Department – its decisions are consistently called into question and changed or overturned at a later date. Some years ago I worked from Marin to Monterey with property owners to help them design new custom homes, additions to historical homes, remodels, etc., and it is this experience working with a variety of City’s that I suggest Pacific Grove’s process can employ a more efficient and effective process for making timely decisions by asking all the right questions up front, and issuing permits that can stand the test. Based on my experience I found Pacific Grove’s process was a bit looser and less definitive, which more often than not required projects to be brought back to the City for another look and decision. I felt this was a process issue, not a staff issue. The process should be what the City works to improve in the near future. The City’s decision-making process is what costs the City and its residents and businesses so much money and strain. Let’s get it right and take the personal feelings of a few out of the process. I vote for Pacific Grove to keep the Favaloros’ patio – their patrons love it. Respectfully, Dixie Layne P.S. And sending Public Works to the Cafe to remove the patio when it was filled with lunchtime customers this past Friday showed little regard for the Favaloros. We can do better.
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PACIFIC GROVE | 212 9th Street | $649,000 This sweet cottage features hand distressed wide plank solid hickory floors, vaulted ceilings and water views from the porch. Two blocks to the bike trail.
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PACIFIC GROVE | 190 Central Avenue This beautiful Grand Georgian offers 4BR/4+BA with bay views from upper & main level. Close town & coastal trail. $2,475,000
PEBBLE BEACH | 3188 Palmero Way Located on 1.9 acres with views of Stillwater Cove. 3BR/2BA home features over 2,500 square feet, designed by Marcel Sedletzky. $2,399,000
PACIFIC GROVE | $2,250,000 Investment opportunity located in a premier area. Remodeled in 1995 into multiple tenant commercial & retail building.
J.R. Rouse 831.277.3464
Mick Pfaff, Joyce Scampa 831.588.2154
Linda Guy 831.277.4899, Sherri Yahyavi 831.521.9118
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MONTEREY/SALINAS HWY | 11971 Saddle Rd. Incredible 180 degree ocean & mountain views from this 4BR/4.5BA with guest quarters. Gated and fenced for privacy. $2,200,000
PEBBLE BEACH | 4096 Sunset Lane Lovely 4BR/3BA home, built for indoor/outdoor living. Soaring ceilings, 2 fireplaces & beautiful oak floors. $1,275,000
MONTEREY | 17 Elk Run Forest oasis in desirable, sunny Deer Flats with 4BR/3BA, Wine closet & home gym could be 5th bedroom. $978,000
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PACIFIC GROVE | 1210 Lincoln Avenue Meander through your private garden to your secret cottage. Office space, large kitchen and enormous new deck. $530,000
MONTEREY | 585 Laine Street #8 Take advantage of the ideal location of this 2BR/ 1BA condo Granite counters, stainless steel & crown molding. $415,000
MONTEREY | 250 Forest Ridge Road #38 Dramatic ocean views from this top floor end unit. Large remodeled kitchen, LR fireplace, large deck, interior washer/dryer. $399,000
Lisa Barkalow, Jacquie Adams 831.594.2155
Arleen Hardenstein 831.915.8989
Brad Towle 831.224.3370
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