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Once on this Island Jr. Musical theater by Monterey Charter School PG Performing Arts Center $12 Adults/$7 aged 18 & under For times, matinees see page 14 •

Sat. March 28

Pop Up Latvian Treats with mandolin player 16th & Union in PG 7PM - 8 PM

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Fri. April 3

Pole Woman - Page 10

Awards - Page 13

Pacific Grove’s

Monarch Memories Gala Auctioning Butterfly Art PG Art Center 568 Lighthouse 6:30 -9:00 p.m.

• Fri. April 3

Monarch Memories Auctioning of Butterfly Art PG Art Center 6:30 - 9:00 PM

• Sat. April 4

Smart Gardening Fair 9 am to 3 pm Highway One at Rio Road Carmel 831-644-0161 •

April 11 and 12

Good Old Days Rotary Parade Saturday on Pine Avenue Fair with Crafts and Entrainment Downtown on Lighthouse Both Days

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Fri. April 24

Friday evening Gala Jewelry & Jazz Celebration Fundraiser 4-7:30 p.m.

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Sat. April 25

10 PM – 5:30 PM

Sunday, April 26

Noon - 4 PM ACS Discovery Shop

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Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts................. 7 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log.............................................. 5 Finance............................................ 15 Homeless in Paradise....................... 13 Keepers of Our Culture.................... 12 Legal Notices................................... 16 Otter Views...................................... 10 Performance Review........................ 17 Poetry.............................................. 16 Rainfall.............................................. 2 Real Estate................................... 6, 16 Sports.............................................. 18 Weather............................................. 2

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Vol. VII, Issue 28

100 Monterey Pine Trees and Counting On Friday, March 20, students from Community High School, their instructor Brad Woodyard (right front, kneeling) and City Arborist Al Weisfuss (left front, kneeling) planted more than 100 Monterey Pine tree seedlings at George Washington Park. The students are part of a tree planting project initiated by the school over five years ago. The young Monterey Pine seedlings were grown from seeds extracted from Monterey Pine cones by the students and carefully tended to in the school’s green house. Scores of trees planted by the students in the first year of the project are now over five feet in height. The Community High students and students from Pacific Grove Middle School’s environmental club, led by Becky Ohsiek, have demonstrated great stewardship skills by protecting and enhancing our Monterey Pine forest. They are certainly setting the standard for the rest of us. Photo by Al Saxe

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Food Bank Fire: What Can We Do? Fire Agencies Receive Grant for Firefighter Breathing Apparatus Museum Board Names Interim Exec. Director to Permanent Position Police Say Man Lit Transient on Fire: Bail set at $2,460,000 Palo Colorado is closed one mile east of the intersection with Highway 1 Lacrosse: Pacific Grove Moves to 6-2 Overall on the Season Coyotes Spotted Around Pacific Grove Helen Johnson Leaves $800,000 Endowment to Museum Arrests Made in Del Monte Beach Murder Forest Theater Town Hall Meetings Cancelled Track and Field: Michelle Watkins Places 7th in 800 meters Softball: Pacific Grove Goes 1-2 in Charlie Miguel Invitational Major actions taken by the Council at its regular meeting on March 18, 2015 include: Softball: Pacific Grove’s Late Rally Falls Short against Soledad Track and Field: Pacific Grove Has Strong Showing in Carmel Track Meet Tsunami Preparedness Week March 22-28, 2015 Big Rig Overturned Carmel Valley Rd. @ Rancho San Carlos

Three-Hour Parking Pilot to Continue

By Marge Ann Jameson

The City Council voted to extend the three-hour parking experiment downtown until September. The program was intended to improve the economic and customerfriendly atmosphere downtown, including the hope that if customers came to dine downtown, they might not feel rushed and would visit nearby stores.

In February, when the council first looked at the extension, they expressed several concerns and also requested a survey of downtown businesses.

A survey was conducted by the chamber of Commerce and, in interviewing 78 businesses in the downtown, ascertained that 85 percent thought the program was successful. The other 15 percent said there was lack of enforcement and brought up the perpetual problem of business owners and their employees taking up the prime spaces, which may have the effect of discouraging or limiting customers.

Staff is looking at ways to integrate municipal lots with on-street parking, and police are examining ways to encourage employees to park in areas which are not as attractive to shoppers.

It may be that downtown parking will always be an issue, and now that the City is looking (as it usually is) for revenue enhancements, the following story on the history of parking meters in Pacific Grove

See PARKING Page 15

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• March 27, 2015

Joan Skillman

Carmel’s Mock Trial Team Takes State Award

Skillshots

Carmel High School under the leadership of their coach, Bill Schier, won sixth place out of 34 county champions. They won three out of four trials and lost a squeaker to the eventual runner up. The team finished ahead of last year’s champions.

Their motion attorney, sophomore Anna Gumberg, won the J. Skelly Wright award for best prosecution motion attorney.

This the first team medal at the State Finals for a Monterey County team.

The Lyceum of Monterey County organizes the Monterey County competition, which Carmel High won this year on Feb 7.

Monterey Bay Master Gardeners’ Smart Gardening Fair Coming Up Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast

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

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The Monterey Bay Master Gardeners’ 9th Annual Smart Gardening Fair will take place April 4, 2015 from 9 am to 3 pm at Highway One at Rio Road in Carmel, adjacent to the Crossroads Carmel. This free event, open to the public, provides an opportunity for local gardening groups, vendors and organizations to share their expertise about local gardening despite the drought. Exhibitors will offer a wide selection of goods and services. Five renowned speakers, several demonstrations food and plant vendors and will round out the event. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. Detailed information may be found at http://mbmg.ucanr.edu or telephone 831-644-0161. The lead sponsor is the Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County, Inc. who will be on hand to offer water saving tips.

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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods

Week ending 3-26-15 ......................... .12” Total for the season .......................... 18.59” To date last year (3-14-14) ................. 10.56” Historical average to this date ......... 16.23” Wettest year ....................................... 47.15” (during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98)

Driest year ......................................... 4.13” (during rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13)* *stats from NWS Montereys

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Seal Pup Update: Mother Nature Isn’t Always Fair

By Thom Akeman The harbor seals’ earlier pupping has continued with seven live births in the first full week. Not all of the new moms were healthy enough to stay with their pups and nurse them, though, so on the seventh day there were only three newborns with their moms on the beach beside Hopkins Marine Station. Those three pairs all look healthy and strong.

It’s not clear whether the other four were abandoned because they might have been too early and not fully ready, or whether the food shortages in the warmer ocean left the new moms so undernourished they were unable to feed their babies, or whether it’s something else entirely.

Two were abandoned on the beach right after birth, signs the moms knew it wasn’t going to work out; and two disappeared in rough waves shortly after birth whether that was the moms’ intent or not.

The good news for the week is that Patty, the first successful birth of the year (on St. Patrick’s Day), was thriving and with her mom continually. They swam for long periods, then climbed up on the beach to nurse and nap for long periods.

Patty has been swimming like an Olympics contender since her first day, showing

remarkable strength for a newborn.

They were joined three days later by another pair that looks good. They, too, stay in the water a lot, swimming back and forth to the cove at the bottom of 5th Street (which the city has closed with temporary fencing). They tend to be shy when they get out on the beach at Hopkins and move to the sides farthest from their human fan club standing beside the fence next to the recreation trail.

A pup born on Sunday also looks very healthy, even though it is covered thick, light-colored fur, something largely lost in the womb before a full-term birth. The mom looks very robust, too, with plenty of light-colored fur of her own. They are an interesting pair to watch.

While it’s sad to watch the abandoned pups languish on the beach, it’s a natural reminder that people should never go onto this beach and disrupt the seals. The presence of a would-be rescuer could scare away the nursing moms and cause even more abandonments, and it could frighten the pregnant seals on the beach enough to cause miscarriages. If abandoned pups are left on isolated beaches, manage to swim or drift to them, then trained rescuers can be called (Marine Mammal Center, 831633-6298) to pick them up and give them

a chance of survival.

There are several pregnant seals on the Hopkins beach and in the area so there will be more births in the next six weeks or so. There were nearly 100 baby seals born in PG last year, a record.

There have been fewer harbor seals

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The Friends of the Pacific Grove Library is committed to the proposition that the vitality of our town rests on an active and vibrant library and a healthy business community. To that end, we are pleased to announce: Dine Out With Friends: Wednesday, April 22, Red House Cafe A Friendly Night at the Movies. On the second Wednesday of April (April 8), Lighthouse Cinemas will donate 10 percent of the ticket price of everyone identifying themselves as a Friend.

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop Hosts Annual Jewelry & Jazz Celebration Fundraiser

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove is currently accepting donations of costume and fine jewelry, shoes, purses, and scarves for its annual Jewelry & Jazz Celebration Fundraiser.

It will begin with a Friday evening Gala on Friday, April 24 from 4-7:30 p.m. with live jazz music and refreshments. It will continue Saturday, April 25 (10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) and Sunday, April 26 ( Noon to 4pm). This event is our shop’s largest annual fundraiser for cancer research, education and patient services. Where else can you jazz yourself up with new jewelry, shoes, and a matching purse…while at the same time helping those whose lives have been touched by cancer?

The ACS Discovery Shop is a quality re-sale boutique staffed by volunteers. It is located in the Country Club Gate Shopping Center at David and Forest Avenues in Pacific Grove.

For more information please call Jeanie Gould at ACS Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.

Monarch Memories Gala Planned

The Pacific Grove Downtown Business Improvement District is proud to announce the Monarch Memories Art Project.

Butterflies, hand painted by local artists, adorn the light poles in downtown Pacific Grove and other business locations such as the Pacific Grove Art Center.

On April 3 from 6:30 -9:00 p.m., an evening of entertainment and fun is planned as the butterflies will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefitting the Pacific Grove Art Center. The Monarch Memories Gala will be held at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove.

For more information and to view the official Monarch Memories brochure, visit www.facebook.com/downtownpacificgrove

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Times • March 27, 2015 PacRep School of Dramatic Arts presents “Mulan, Jr.”

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PacRep’s School of Dramatic Arts’ (SoDA) season continues with Disney’s “Mulan Jr.,” playing April 10 through May 3, at the Golden Bough Theatre, on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Adapted from Disney’s classic animated film, “Mulan,” the family musical features the song favorites "Reflection," "Honor to Us All" and "I’ll Make a Man Out of You." Disney`s “Mulan Jr.” is a heartwarming celebration of culture, honor, and the fighting spirit. PacRep's SoDAonStage production features more than 80 “stars of tomorrow” under the professional direction of Gracie Poletti, with choreography by Gloria Elber.

Defying the village matchmaker, Mulan takes up arms and disguises herself as a boy in order to spare her father from having to serve in the army and defend against the invading Huns. It is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor.

General admission single ticket prices for the SoDA Season productions range from $8.00 to $20 with discounts available for seniors over 65, students, children, teachers, and active military. For tickets call 622-0100 or inquire online at PacRep.org.

The PacRep Box Office is located at the Golden Bough Playhouse. Business hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Telephone (831) 622-0100 or visit www. pacrep.org for more information.

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California housing market bounces Marge Ann Jameson back in February after slow start to year Cop Log Kevin Stone Monterey County Association of Realtors

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Cop log 3/13/15 – 3/20/15

Sweet breath A man was observed to be smoking, then go into convulsions, then vomit. Turns out he was smoking potpourri, which he still had on his person. He was taken to the hospital.

Slowing home price appreciation and The median price of an existing, Meth pipes, methamphetamine found in car improving inventory combined to boost single-family detached California home A vehicle was stopped for a code violation and a consent search revealed two grams California’s housing market in February was essentially flat from January’s median of meth and two pipes. Driver was arrested, jailed, then released on a citation. as existing home sales and median home price, inching up from $426,660 in JanuPanic alarm but no panic prices increased from both the previous ary to $428,970 in February. February’s Police responded to a panic alarm, but when they arrived the alarm company’s emmonth and year, according to the CALI- median price was 5.5 percent higher than FORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REAL- the revised $406,460 recorded in Febru- ployee was in the driveway and the owner of the alarm assured officers that she hadn’t hit the alarm. The alarm company employee must have panicked and hit the alarm.

TORS® (C.A.R.). ary 2014.

Closed escrow sales of existing, sinWhile the statewide median home Not a prospective buyer gle-family detached homes in California price is higher than a year ago, the rate of A woman whose house is for sale returned home to find a man standing on her totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized increase has narrowed significantly since front porch. She was sure she’d locked the door when she left. The lock box was intact rate of 368,160 units in February, accord- early 2014. The median sales price is the and did not appear to have been used. She was concerned he’d been in the house, but ing to information collected by C.A.R. point at which half of homes sold for more nothing appeared to have been moved nor was taken. Later the woman called back to from more than 90 local REALTOR® and half sold for less; it is influenced by the say that it was the realtor who had left the door open. associations and MLSs statewide. types of homes selling as well as a general Drunk and disorderly Sales in February were up 4.7 percent change in values.

A man was arrested for disorderly conduct on Forest Ave. He was drunk. from a revised 351,480 in January and up The available supply of existing, DUI 2.4 percent from a revised 359,600 in Febru- single-family detached homes for sale Dustin Shane Warren was arrested for driving under the influence when his car was ary 2014. The year-over-year increase was statewide in February was unchanged the largest observed since December 2012. from the 5 months reported in January. The stopped for a vehicle code violation.

“While February’s statewide improvement index was 4.7 months in February 2014.

The Bark, Bark, Bark report in the housing market was moderate, it’s an The index indicates the number of months A person on Miles Ave. reported that his neighbor’s dog had been barking nonstop encouraging sign, nevertheless, as we head needed to sell the supply of homes on the since dawn. The officer heard it barking for about 20 minutes. The owner was not home, into the spring home-buying season,” said market at the current sales rate. but was later contacted and assured the Animal Control Officer he’d take measures to C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey. “On the The median number of days it took stop the dog from barking. supply side, housing inventory improved to sell a single-family home shortened in Abandoned vehicle towed overall with active listings growing at a February, down from a 52.4 days in JanuOn Montecito. faster pace of 5.3 percent when compared ary to 47 days in February but up from Precarious perch to last February.”

40.1 days in February 2014.

A man fell 10 feet from the rocks on Ocean View Blvd. while trying to take a picture. He was transported to the hospital.

The case of the disparaging remark At Country Club Gate, a woman made disparaging remarks to another woman on two occasions.

Lost and/or found This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama Pacific International ExposiA camera was lost on the bike path. tion (PPIE), a spectacular world’s fair held in San Francisco to celebrate the Panama A cell phone was lost but “Find My Phone” found it in Pacific Grove. The people Canal, completed just two years earlier. who had found it had plugged it in because the battery croaked, and had intended to Monterey County found itself in the spotlight June 12, 1915 when the aptly named return it as soon as they found out whose it was. Everyone’s happy now.

Monterey County Day kicked off in California’s state building. At five acres, and built Personal property was found in an alley and turned in to PGPD. Attempts to locate in the popular Mission style, the fashionable building was the largest and most glam- the owner were unsuccessful. orous of the state buildings on display during the exposition. Monterey County Day A wallet was reported lost on Forest. included a display of taxidermy fish set up in a fake aquarium, as well as a collection A wallet was stolen from a person on Beaumont and the credit cards used. of other animals. In the 1930s, some of those objects went on display at the Pacific A cell phone was found on Central and turned in to PGPD. Grove Museum of Natural History. Other exhibits featured canned fish and abalone, Budding paleontologist agricultural and forestry products.

A person on Crocker brought in a collection of bones he had found in his back The PPIE opened on February 20, 1915, just two years after completion of the yard, along the fence line, over the past several months. He stated he often smells one Panama Canal. By the time the fair closed on December 3, 1915, close to 20 million of his neighbors cooking ribs and believes that the bones are being thrown over the people had walked through its gates. fence. The man is concerned they will harm his dog. Officer photographed the bones In honor of the 100 year anniversary, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural His- and checked out the fence line, and contacted the neighbor who does the cooking. The tory plans an exhibit featuring Monterey County’s contribution to this historic event. neighbor denied having thrown the bones over the fence line. Based on the officer’s But staffers need the public’s help in collecting memorabilia photographs, or any other observation of the fence line and existing trees and shrubs, officer believes it is unlikely relevant objects that tie into Monterey’s presence there. the neighbor threw the bones over the fence.

Neighbor dispute over SUV parking A woman on Laurel believes that her neighbor put nails under her tires and had chipped the windshield with an ice pick. The issue arose over the way her husband parked his SUV and the fact that the neighbor yelled at her about it. She didn’t see the vandalism happen and refused to agree with the officer that she may have run over some On March 13, 2015, the Seaside Fire Department, Monterey Fire Department, and nails and had the windshield hit by a rock. the Seaside Police Department responded to a fire at a campsite in Laguna Grande Park.

Some friend The campsite had been occupied by several homeless subjects who frequent the park.

A man was involved in a physical confrontation with his friend and sustained an Officers arrived and found three subjects who had been at the campsite. All three had sustained severe burns from the fire. Witnesses who had been in the area stated they injured wrist. He didn’t want to press charges against his friend.

Trespassing admonishment did not know what caused the fire. Information on the cause of the fire was limited. A A woman had previously reported a battery, but the subject couldn’t be found. Now Seaside Fire Investigator later determined an accelerant was the most likely cause of she says he’s sitting outside her business on Forest. Officer contacted the subject and the fire which engulfed a tent and the entire campsite.

Seaside Police Detectives took over the investigation on March 18, 2015. The gave him a trespass admonishment. investigation revealed transient Steven Mark Palmer used an accelerant, and then lit Tools stolen the victim on fire. A second victim who had been near the victim was also burned by Tools were reported to have been stolen from a vehicle on Funston. the fire. Palmer also received serious burns. Palmer has been arrested for two counts Hit and run on mirror of attempted murder, two counts of arson causing great bodily injury, two counts of A driver struck a vehicle on Grand Ave. and damaged the mirror, then left the scene. assault with caustic chemicals, and two counts of arson to an inhabited dwelling. He Driver was contacted. is being held in lieu of $2,460,000.00 bail.

Trailer damaged If anyone has any information regarding this crime, other crimes or suspicious A driver struck a trailer on Hillcrest, with resultant damage to both vehicles. Owner activity, please contact the Seaside Police Department. Anonymous Tip-Line – (831) of the trailer was not located.

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Museum Desperately Seeking Panama Pacific Memorabilia

Arrest Made in Fire, Injuries at Homeless Encampment in Seaside

Coyotes Spotted: PG Animal Control Gives Tips to Discourage Them

Pacific Grove Animal Control has been informed of coyote sightings in several neighborhoods around Pacific Grove.

Coyotes are naturally fearful of humans but may become a threat if they become comfortable around humans or are given access to food and garbage. Coyotes are part of our natural surroundings and play an important role in our ecosystem

by helping to control vermin populations.

Coyotes are typically nocturnal and prefer to hunt for rodents and small animals.

However, they are opportunistic hunters and may prey on small pets and feed on pet food left outdoors.

It important to remember: • Never feed coyotes or any other wildlife.

• Don’t allow pets to run free, especially

at night • Secure your trash containers.

• If approached by a coyote, it may be possible to chase them away by shouting, waving your arms, or making loud noises. If this fails, throw sticks or rocks in the animal’s direction.

• Carry an animal deterrent spray with a citronella base.

• Respect and protect wild animals and keep them wild.

If a coyote attacks a pet or person in Pacific Grove immediately notify Pacific Grove Police department at 831-648-3143.

Additional information about living with wildlife can be found on the fish and Wildlife website at www.keepmewild.org.

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Poetry Writing Workshop Set for April 4 Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols at Monterey Library Join poet, teacher, playwright and author, Patrice Vecchione for a Poetry Writing Workshop on Saturday, April 4, 2 - 3:30 p.m., in the Monterey Library Community Room. The workshop will include writing exercises, inspiration and feedback. Adults and teens 14-up are invited to attend. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required.

Call 831.646.3949 or email mccombs@monterey.org.

This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.

The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Pastor Bart Rall 800 Cass St., Monterey (831) 373-1523 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 Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 372-7326 http://www.montereycsl.org http://www.facebook.com/MontereyChurchofReligiousScience Manjushri Dharma Center 623 Lighthouse Ave. 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org

100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Main line

Postage rising The cost of a first class stamp has gone up. The Director of Postal Services announced an increase from 1ȼ to 2ȼ. The post office also announced that it is considering trying aeroplanes for mail needing faster delivery time. The Pacific Grove Post Master indicated that railroads would still handle most mail. 1 Fire at PG Hotel Fire struck the Pacific Grove Hotel yesterday evening. The structure was threatened with total destruction and it would have been a mass of ruins today if it had not been for the prompt and efficient work of the Pacific Grove Volunteer Fire Department. The fire commenced in the second room from the corner on the Grand Avenue side. Flames were seen directly in front of the Civic Club House. Volunteer firemen fought the blaze from both inside and outside, which is what kept the entire building from becoming food for fire. The blaze was discovered about midnight by night watchman Frank Wilcoxin, who immediately sounded the alarm. A bride and groom from San Francisco were staying in the room next door when the flames started. The couple escaped by holding wet towels over their heads and running. Firemen worked in shifts for as long as they could without suffocation. John Watson, who is employed as the hotel’s day clerk, failed to respond to a muster. Night clerk T. E. Reed decided to go in search of his friend. He found Watson in his room, soundly sleeping.

Reed collapsed from smoke inhalation before completing his mission and had to be dragged outside by fire fighters. No one was seriously hurt although everyone was alarmed.

PG school going industrial The board of the Pacific Grove High School has voted unanimously to include industrial courses in the curriculum. It was duly noted that the world is industrializing and students need to be prepared. Establishing a separate industrial school was discussed, but the idea failed to receive much support. The teaching of industrial courses will occur in the school between 8am and 11 am. The afternoon, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, will focus on the three Rs. All boys will be required to complete classes in either wood working or metal working. Girls are required to take classes of pertinence to becoming a seamstress or kitchen worker.

Ku Klux Klan is active The Pacific Grove Review recently relayed word of the organization of the second version of the Ku Klux Klan. Georgia courts have now ordered the organization’s documents accepted and approved. Known as the KKK, the new Klan is a secret organization which has formed under the leadership of William J. Simmons. The Klan has professed, however, a wider program than had its post-Civil War forerunner. It has added to its agenda nativism and is anti-Negro and anti-Jew. The KKK reflects many of the beliefs held formerly by the Know Nothing party, but claims to be no more than a social club.

Nobel chemistry prize awarded The Nobel prize committee has selected individuals for the 1915 award. They are Sir William Bragg and William L. Bragg of the United Kingdom for physics.

These recipients have been working on using x-rays to analyze crystal formations.

Richard Willstatter of Germany was chosen for the award in chemistry. Willstatter has been investigating how plants generate color.

Genocide International investigators have discovered Turkish atrocities against Armenians.

The investigators have alleged that Turkish troops have been responsible for nearly one million deaths. Armenians are fleeing to California in large numbers. Most are re-settling in an area around Los Angeles.

Conference convenes The annual California conference of Methodist churches will convene next Wednesday in the sanctuary of the Methodist church. The district assembly includes Central and Northern California and Northern Nevada, with a total of 329 churches included. Bishop Hughes will be the chair of all meetings. Various clergy will offer worship services. The Sunday School director for Pacific Grove is to be ordained by Bishop Hughes.

Divorce granted Dr. O. Swayze, who has been estranged from his wife for some time, has been granted a divorce. The doctor brought suit, claiming that Mrs. Swayze had separated from, and abandoned him. Her desertion, said Swayze, left his Monterey office without adequate help to remain open. By necessity of inadequate help, Swayze had to close this practice in order to focus on his Sacramento practice. Mrs. Swayze has been living in San Francisco. She could not be reached for comment. 2

Side track

Tidbits from here and there…

• John A. Willey, son of R. H. Willey, is home from South America for a brief visit.

The young Willey is employed as the manager of a fruit plantation.

• Mr. Clement Easterbrook is in the Grove for a two-week visit. Easterbrook is staying at the McCoy’s house.

• The T. A. Work Company has deeded to Thomas Work a lot on Forest Avenue.

And the cost is …

• The Kuhn Irrigated Land Company is offering prime farm land for as little as $10 per acre. Terms are available. 412 Market Street, San Francisco.

• Genuine aspirin from the Owl Drug Company gives you quick relief for 50ȼ a bottle.

See your local druggist. For the severest of pain, we also offer good prices on laudanum.

• Learn to drive in six easy lessons for just $2.50. Auto mobile and fuel included.

Mullins Auto School. I work out of my home. Make arrangements by telephoning Red 317.

• Hitchcock’s Drug Store is offering a special on Rexall Foot Powder. The price is just 25ȼ a can. This powder relieves tired, itching, or sticky feet.

Author’s notes …

1 The railroads provided special mail cars inside which workers sorted mail for delivery.

2 Incompatibility or mutual consent weren’t reasons for divorce in 1915. A reason had to be given.

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2015 Panetta Lecture Series Begins with Focus on Energy

By Mike Clancy and Katie Shain

Monday April 20 with another distinguished panel taking on the important and difficult topic of Race Relations.

For more information, visit http://www.panettainstitute. org/programs/lecture-series/ or call 831-582-4200.

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With our nation highly divided along political and cultural lines, and our leaders mired in political gridlock, this year’s Leon Panetta Lecture Series adopts the highly relevant theme of “The Test of Leadership - Critical Issues That Can Unite Or Divide America.” With this theme, Secretary Panetta clearly wants to shine a light on the divisive issues that have produced political paralysis in Washington, in an effort to find common ground and a way forward. The first event in the series took place Monday evening March 23 at the Monterey Convention Center, with a focus on energy policy.

As usual, Secretary Panetta assembled a stellar cast of movers and shakers for his panel. This event included: Carol Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy; Steven Chu, a Noble Laureate in Physics and the former Secretary of Energy; Joe Manchin, former Governor of West Virginia and the current Senior U.S. Senator from West Virginia; and T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire Texas oilman who founded Mesa Petroleum and currently heads BP Capital Management.

Panetta Institute Co-Director, Sylvia Panetta, introduced the topic and the speakers, and observed that our country and our leaders are deeply divided on many Participants in the March 23 Panetta Lecture Series event on energy policy. L-R: Steven Chu, T. Boone issues, including energy policy. She noted that we live Pickens, Silvia Panetta, Leon Panetta, Joe Manchin and Carol Browner. in an energy intensive economy, while there are real concerns about the impact of the energy industry on the environment and public safety. Mrs. Panetta asked how we could feel secure in our energy future if we continue to rely on a finite energy resource.

In his opening remarks, Secretary Panetta, Moderator for the event, asserted that energy policy is a very complicated and tough issue, but a key one for the 21st century, affecting our lives and our planet in very fundamental ways. He noted that we currently get about 80 percent of our energy from oil, coal and natural gas, and that the resulting release of carbon into the atmosphere has impacted the atmosphere and our world. He also mentioned that there are about 2 billion people who don’t have access to modern energy sources and will become potential users of fossil fuels as they strive to improve their standard of living. Thus, it is likely that we will continue to live in the fossil fuel era for some time to come.

Browner was quick to name global warming, brought about mainly by the release of carbon into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, as the biggest problem the world faces. Chu pointed out that the science is not 100 percent certain on this issue, but that it is certain enough to require significant action. He stated that we must move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to derive at least 50 percent of our energy from renewable sources by mid century.

The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, connecting the oil-sands fields of Canada with U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, generated lots of discussion, with Manchin stating “I’d much rather buy oil from my friends than from my enemies.” Pickens called the proposed pipeline and deal with Canada “the biggest gift ever to our country,” but both Browner and Chu pushed back noting the very large carbon footprint associated with extracting and refining oil derived from the Canadian oil sands.

Turning to the issue of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” to recover oil and gas from underground rock formations, Pickens asserted that he had “fracked over 1000 wells without a single problem”. Chu noted “mistakes have been made” in fracking that have caused environmental impacts. And, of course, many environmentalists are alarmed by the fact that legislation passed during the second Bush/Cheney term exempts fracking from regulation under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the EPA Superfund Program.

Manchin, from the coal producing state of West Virginia, tried persistently to make a case for the continued use of coal and the development of “clean coal” technology, but his arguments did not seem to resonate with either the audience or the other panel members. Coal is the “dirtiest” of the fossil fuels and the primary cause of China’s very serious air pollution problem.

Pickens proved to be the most colorful and entertaining of the panel members, making cringe-worthy statements that had the audience groaning and the other panel members grimacing on several occasions. But overall, PG Rotary Parade • Carnival Rides • Petting Zoo • Pony Rides the conservative octogenarian came across as a likeable Beer & Wine Garden • Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast character with valuable knowledge to share.

The discussion ended on an upbeat note as the panel YMCA Fair • Quilt Show • Classic Car Display • Firemen Challenge agreed unanimously that we will be better off in the future than we are now with regard to energy. Browner and Chu both agreed that we will transition away from fossil fuels and to a new energy economy faster than expected, and SPONSORS: Panetta asserted that America’s proven ability to innovate Union Bank of California, California America Water, J.R. Rouse/Sotheby’s, will solve our energy problems.

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Smuin Ballet Tours with Untamed Dance Series

Smuin Ballet will continue its 21st Season with the Bay Area tour of its acclaimed Untamed Dance Series. The program features “Serenade for Strings” by “Wonderbound” Artistic Director and choreographer Garrett Ammon, set to Tchaikovsky’s breathtaking score. Also on the “Untamed” bill is “Objects of Curiosity,” an evocative ballet by Choreographer-in-Residence Amy Seiwert, set to a sprightly score by Philip Last week we met Shadow. He is one of the raptors that has been hired to intimidate Glass and Foday Musa Suso. Crowning the evening is Michael Smuin’s tempestuous the sea gulls nesting on the roofs of Pacific Grove. First drones were used to spot the story ballet “Frankie & Johnny,” a vivid, colorful work in which a gangster’s moll gets nests then the raptors to scare the birds. Shadow is a spotted hawk and one of a family revenge, dedicated to legendary dancer/choreography Gene Kelly (Note: this ballet of birds of prey. He and his “mother” were standing in front of the store and we invited contains adult subject matter that is intended for mature audiences.) The Untamed them in. “Oh,” she said, “He isn’t housebroken.” “That’s all right,” we replied, “many Dance Series concludes its tour in Carmel at the Sunset Center, between 8th and 10th of our customers are not.” She was thrilled to be invited, came in browsed and told us Streets March 27 at 8:00 p.m. and March 28 at 2:00 p.m.. For single tickets ($56-$73), about the bird. He can’t hurt the seagulls as he is chained to an arm, but he can give the public can call the Sunset Center at (831) 620-2048. Discounts are available for them pause. They remained for a bit and when they left there was no evidence that he students, and groups of 10 or more. For information, the public may call (415) 9121899 or visit www.smuinballet.org. had left a token. We were even able to stroke him.

It made me think about birds. I have previously written about Mac and Napoleon, the Hyacinth Macaw owned by my old friends Wade and Betty Matthews, and our own red Macaw with which I grew up. We had an aviary on our sun porch in the house in Governor’s Island, New York there were cages of finches, Mac, Percy the African Grey, a pair of love birds and cockatiels, there was also a brood of Siamese cats, and many English bulldogs. All but the birds had the run of the house, although Mac and Percy visited other rooms and, when my mother was debilitated and forced to remain in bed, Percy would sit on his perch by her bed. He was her best friend. When I was older and renting units that would not permit four legged critters I always had a parakeet for company.

When I was managing the SPCA shop on Forest Avenue there was a volunteer who lived alone in Pacific Grove. She was a very “tough” woman, and one who even a strong man would not want to irritate. However, the brusque manner was a deception.

Internally she was a softy. She had a son whom she loved devotedly and would give the world if she could. Her sole companion was a parakeet that she adored. His name was Tweety and she talked about him often. He would sit on her shoulder when she ate, read or watched television. One morning she came to the shop in tears. Tweety had flown into a wall and broken his neck. She was inconsolable and it took weeks for her to get over the tragedy.

One night at the same shop I was getting ready to close. Suddenly, Corinne Thomas, one of the volunteers, started to scream... “There’s a bird in here!” Indeed there was a large pigeon flying around the store. It headed for the back room, us running after Smuin Ballet dancers Erica Felsch and Joshua Reynolds in Garrett Ammon's it with a broom and anything else we could find to guide it outside. Round and round “Serenade for Strings” part of Smuin Ballet's Untamed Dance Series. Photo we all went. This scenario lasted for at least half an hour. I tried to convince Corinne by Keith Sutter to go home, but she would not. Finally we got the creature into the window. There it was really trapped and we didn’t know what to do. A young man walked by, stopped and came in. “May I help you?” he asked. We would have accepted assistance from anyone at that point. He put on a pair of gloves, reached into the window, was able to trap our visitor and guide him outside. We were thrilled. He told us it was a pleasure to help. I asked how he happened to be there. “I work at the Nature Conservancy in Big Sur and just happened by. I saw your plight and thought I might be of assistance.”

A favorite story was “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico, a simple, short written parable on the regenerative power of friendship and love, set against a backdrop of the horror of war. It documents the growth of a friendship between Philip Rhayader, an artist living a solitary life in an abandoned lighthouse in the marshlands of Essex because of his disabilities, and a young local girl, Fritha. The Snow Goose, symbolic of both Rhayader and the world itself, wounded by gunshot and many miles from home, is found

by Fritha and, as the human friendship blossoms, the bird is nursed back to flight, and revisits the lighthouse in its migration for several years. As Fritha grows up, Rhayader and his small sailboat eventually are lost in the British retreat from Dunkirk, having saved several hundred men. The bird, which was with Rhayader, returns briefly to the grown Fritha on the marshes. She interprets this as Rhayader’s soul taking farewell of her (and realizes she had come to love him). Afterwards, a German pilot destroys Rhayader’s lighthouse and all of his work, except for one portrait Fritha saves after his death: a painting of her as Rhayader first saw her—a child, with the wounded snow goose in her arms.

There are birds all over our yard, birds who demolish the seeds in the large feeders several times a week and they all co-exist. There are grey and white doves, black birds, crows, finches and the omnipresent jay birds. In front of our house is one of Monterey’s largest pines which is filled with holes, some created by squirrels, most by red-headed woodpeckers. They treat us with a panorama of color when hundreds perch on the side of the tree. People who walk by, stop in awe and occasionally snap photos.

Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue in Pacific Grove. She works with a group of volunteers to help the organization in its mission to save the lives and create better ones for cats, dogs and rabbits. Help them by shopping and/or donating goods or volunteering. Gcr770@aol.com or 649-0657.

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Teen Art Classes Begin April 7

Do you know a talented teenager who loves to draw and paint? Then tell them about a new after-school class just for teens 13-18 at Pacific Grove Art Center. On April 7, Art Focus for Teens begins its 8-week session on Tuesdays. For information, contact the artist/instructor Dante Rondo at: drondo@gmail.com or 831-626-4259 Classes are for art students who want to take their art skills in drawing and painting, color and design, to the next level. Portfolio development, individualized instruction, and inspiration for each student’s creative expression in art are emphasized. This class is tailored to intermediate to advanced level students; however, motivated beginning students will be considered.

Dante Rondo has been a working artist both locally and abroad since 1969, and teaching art to youth at the Pacific Grove Art Center since 1979. Classes will be Tuesdays 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Cost: $130.00 PGAC members / $140.00 non-PGAC members.

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Your Achievements Manuel Cardenas receives Bachelor of Science degree at U. of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming accorded a Bachelor of Science degree upon Manuel Cardenas from Pacific Grove at the completion of the 2014 fall semester.

The University of Wyoming provides quality undergraduate and graduate programs to 13,800 students from all 50 states and 94 countries. Established in 1886, UW is a nationally recognized research institution with accomplished faculty and world class facilities. Offering 200 areas of study, UW provides an environment for success. A low student faculty ratio allows for individual instruction and attention, and undergraduates often participate in cutting edge research projects.

For more information about the University of Wyoming, visit www.uwyo.edu.

Savannah Jankosky Makes Fall 2014 President’s List at Pratt Institute

Savannah Jankosky, Carmel Valley resident and a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was among more than 1,000 PL students who made the President’s List in the Fall 2014 semester.

Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute is a global leader in higher education dedicated to preparing its 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information and library science, and liberal arts and sciences.

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Peeps Madeline Clark Named to Merit List of Oxford College

Madeline Clark of Carmel was named to the Merit List of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Georgia, for the 2014 fall semester.

Students must earn a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the previous semester to be named to the Merit List.

Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate experience, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities.

Emory encompasses nine academic divisions as well as the Carlos Museum, The Carter Center, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, Georgia’s largest and most comprehensive health care system.

Carmel Valley’s Christianne Walter On Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University

Carmel Valley resident and Azusa Pacific University student Christianne Walter made the academic Deans' List at APU. An accounting major, Walter is honored for a fall semester 2014 academic standing of 3.5 or better grade-point average. Walter is joined by 1,983 other students receiving the same honor.

Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to God First and excellence in higher education. With 61 bachelor's degrees, 40 master's degrees, 17 certificates, 11 credentials, 8 doctoral programs, and 4 associate degrees, the university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online, and at seven regional centers throughout Southern California.

Museum Board Names Jeanette Kihs as new Museum Director

APRIL 3, 2014 6 - 9 pm

41 stunning, clever, and creative butterflies designed by local artists will be auctioned.

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Crack Pot Studio 170 Grand Ave.

Studio Nouveau 170 Grand Ave.

Fusion Confusion 170 Grand Ave.

Studio Silzar 170-B Grand Ave.

Artisana Gallery 612 Lighthouse Ave.

Planet Trout 170 Grand Ave.

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Jameson’s Motorcycle Museum 305 Forest Ave.

Strouse & Strouse Studio & Gallery 178 Grand Ave.

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Members of the Museum Foundation Board of Directors named Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Interim Executive Director Jeanette Kihs to the role of ongoing executive director Monday, March 23, during their regular meeting.

Kihs, who took the role of interim executive director in November, filled in for executive director Lori Mannel, who stepped down from the position last year.

Prior to her new duties, Kihs worked as the Museum’s development director.

As executive director, Kihs will direct the Museum’s overall operations, including financial and long-range goals, and Museum of Natural History Executive continue to fulfill the non-profit’s mission Director Jeanette Kihs of inspiration, discovery, wonder, and Photo by Photography by Yu/Pacific Grove stewardship of the natural world. Other duties include working in partnership with the city of Pacific Grove, as well as with the city’s Museum Advisory Board, on a continuing basis. Kihs will also serve as a community ambassador and as the Museum’s chief spokesperson.

“The Museum is a gem, rich with many scientific and cultural artifacts, which serve as wonderful examples of what makes the Central Coast so spectacular. I am truly honored to serve as Director and look forward to sharing the Museum’s work and vision for the future with the community,” Kihs said.

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Of Bush Man, Pole Woman, and the Balclutha

A recent commercial expo at San Francisco’s Fort Mason drew me to the city’s waterfront for a weekend of offbeat discoveries and old memories. A twilight stroll along Fisherman’s Wharf also enabled me to check off “See Bush Man” from my bucket list.

Actually, I almost didn’t see Bush Man, because night was falling, and passing traffic diverted my attention. Prowling along the avenue, a pair of candy-flake low rider cars jolted up and down on pneumatic lifters while cranking out Santana’s “Oye Como Va” at concert volume.

Oye como va Mi ritmo Bueno pa gozar Mulata The lead car had just canted crazily up onto its two left tires when I heard from the sidewalk up ahead a growl as deep and rumbly as the MGM lion’s. The source was a decorative shrub set beside a trash receptacle. I was about to walk past this when a hand pulled me back and an urgent voice whispered: “Bush Man!” I stopped.

Others who had heard about this foliar figure of San Francisco tourist mythology also stopped. We hovered in a tight semi-circle a few steps back, listening as the shrub growled in the darkness and rattled its leaves. I was reminded of the carnivorous plant “Audrey” from “Little Shop of Horrors.”

At last two young girls could stand the suspense no longer. They dashed toward the shrub and were already screaming when Bush Man exploded off his milk crate, shook his brush-taped arms, thrust his scowling face forward and bellowed.

Even at the end of a long day terrifying tourists, his menace was undiminished.

I dropped a dollar in the can, and he let

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That a ragged, elderly man with branches duct-taped to his forearms could become a tourist attraction seemed apropos for Fisherman’s Wharf, where hucksters and buskers thrive, and gullibility is as thick as chowder. When I first walked that stretch in the 1960s, it seemed every other gallery displayed the same work: oversized oil portraits of waif-like children with enormous, sorrowful eyes.

“What are those?” I asked my host.

“Those are Keanes. They sell along here like hot cakes.”

“At $10,000 apiece? Hell, I could paint those!”

He gave a San Francisco shrug.

“Yeah, but you didn’t think of it.”

Strolling along the same strand 40 years later, I passed guys selling little slingshot helicopters that lit up in mid-air, a strobe-lighted robot dancing on a dais, several portrait cartoonists, and the fastest, cleverest airbrush painter I’ve seen yet. At length, throbbing rock music and a bright blaze of carnival colors heralded Pier 39.

The main attraction the night I visited was not the resident sea lion colony, which

had dispersed, but a slender, middle-aged woman with a British accent. Striding back and forth across a canopied stage, she told the audience this was her 29th year doing the same act in the same venue. Soon the act would validate her longevity.

Summoning two brawny motorcyclists from the seats, she put them through a battery of crowd-pleasing strength and virility tests. She then stood them several feet apart, facing each other, and handed each man one end of a long pole. Shouldering this and securing it with their fists, they knelt so the woman could clamber

passed the ring over her head, stepped unwaveringly through it, and walked to the other end, to be greeted there by audience acclaim and a flutter of $10 bills.

After the pole-walking woman, the crepe-spinning man might have seemed an anticlimax, but he drew a sizeable crowd to his window also. Moving from stovetop to stovetop, the balletic chef spun doughy crepes in mid-air, slapped them on the griddles, folded ingredients in, flipped them adroitly, shook on flavorings, and plated them for admiring diners inside.

I would have tried one, but it was Lent.

Walking back toward Fort Mason, I saw the silhouettes of a World War Two submarine and a liberty ship, then the tall masts of the square-rigger Balclutha. I remembered accompanying a fourth-grade class for an overnight field trip aboard her.

At the outset, the bo’sun shouted at the kids and frightened some to tears. But the “midwatch” group later produced dazzling paintings of nighttime San Francisco as seen from the Hyde Street pier.

One picture showed stars, comets and a neon skyline pulsing beyond dark rigging. For my money, it was better than a Keane.

Crepe Spinner Man up one leather-clad back and bestride the pole. Then they stood back up.

As the painted horses of an antique carousel spun behind her, the woman crept to her knees, slid one foot forward, and rose slowly to her feet. One arm clutching a plastic hoop, the other working a big purple fan, she tight-roped to mid-pole, cracking gags all the while. Then she

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Honda C70 ‘Cub’: A Steel Passport to the World

By Chris Piland Ever since my early years before I had any liking for motorcycles I found the Honda Cub to be one of the most beautiful vehicles I had ever seen.

Something about its small step-through frame and its large 17” wheels told me it was a rugged, dependable motorcycle before I ever heard the lore of its reputation. However it would be years between sightings of Honda Cubs. I didn’t know why at the time – and I don’t know why now – but the Honda Cub only sold for around a decade in the United States ending in the mid ’80’s. This makes Honda Cubs in the United States not just rare but almost unheard of (quite literally).

When the Honda was sold in the ’70s and early ’80s it was under the American name the “Passport.” For whatever reason the Honda Passport, one of the most economical vehicles America had ever marketed, stopped selling and there the story ends in the United States for most Americas, myself included. That was all we knew if we knew the vehicle at all. But the true story is far more spectacular than I could have ever imagined.

In 2012 I made my first trip to Japan where I learned quite suddenly that the Honda Cub hadn’t died in the ’80s like I had thought but was rather the longest produced and most mass produced vehicle in the world with current cubs rolling off assembly lines all over the planet at a rate of millions a year! It was like I had stepped through a portal into a different dimension, one where efficiency, beautiful engineering, build quality, and utility were held to the highest standards and vehicles like the Cub had exploded in popularity in this environment like a supernova. In some places I learned that the Honda Cub was so popular that it changed the meaning of the word “Honda” and was used to

replaced the word “motorcycle” in much the same way “Band-Aid” had replaced the word “bandage.”

I couldn’t believe it, what was as common as the Band-Aid in most of the world was virtually unheard of in my country. When I got back I tried to tell people what I had seen but it was like explaining the function of a Smart Phone to someone who was computer illiterate. So I decided to hunt for one of these “rare” American Passports.

After about six months of looking I found a man not far from me willing to sell his 1982 Honda C70 Passport for $250 and from there my true journey began. The bike was in tatters and my friend who was helping me load it into a truck was laughing at me the whole time but one of those elusive Honda Cubs was finally mine.

Over the next year I spent most of my free time rebuilding and restoring the Honda. The bike was completely torn down to the bare frame and then, piece by piece, brought back to its original condition or better.

To give an idea of how much work was involved here are just a few things it needed: rear swing arm, electrical harness, tires, tubes, rims, wheel bearings, lights (all of them), carburetor, air element, fuel lines, chain, sprockets, muffler, shift lever, kickstand... and the list goes on. However slowly but surely I began to bring the Passport back to life.

As I restored my Passport I decided that I wanted to know the full story of this mysterious vehicle as well as have an adventure of my own by taking it across the United States demonstrating its reliability, ruggedness, and versatility in a country that had long since forgotten the motorcycle had ever existed. So I set up and personally funded an itinerary one year in advance and decided to shoot a documentary about the Honda Cub so others would know its story as well.

Above: Chris Piland, an assistant engineer at North Star Biofuels, learned about Honda Passports from the inside out. He’ll be filming his “adventure.” Below, his friend Miles John Kelly, is desperately seeking a Passport of his own so that he can go on Chris’s Steel Passport adventure with him.

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On January 8, 2015 I interviewed Honda Japan at Honda Motorcycle R&D Center in Tokyo. There I interviewed the head of Honda’s PR team Masayuki Takayama, project manager for the Supper Cub Norihiro Imada, and C70 Passport designer Junji Kikuchi.

Current Achievements

On December 17, 2014 I interviewed the first man ever to cross the country on a Honda 70cc. His name is Rafael Ancheta. He made the crossing of the United States four years ago at the young age of 16. His journey from L.A. to New York took two weeks and four days.

He sold the bike in New York and flew home to L.A. On January 8, 2015 I interviewed Honda Japan at Honda Motorcycle R&D Center in Tokyo. There I interviewed the head of Honda’s PR team Masayuki Takayama, project manager for the Supper Cub Norihiro Imada, and C70 Passport designer Junji Kikuchi. The interview was fantastic and I found out a lot of answers to some very pointed questions. Why was the Honda Cub brought to the United States? Why was the Cub was removed from the American market after only 10 years? How did the Cub become the most mass produced vehicle on the planet? as well as about 50 other questions.

On January 26, 2015 I interviewed motorcycle museum curator Neil Jameson. He is the owner of Jameson’s

Classic Motorcycle Museum in Pacific Grove California. He gave us detailed knowledge on the history of the Passport as well as their functionality and utility.

He also spoke about his own personal cross country experiences and why he started his Museum. Mr. Jameson also has two working passports on display.

The Adventure

In June 2015 I will be taking my own restored Honda Passport C70 across the United States. The first leg of my journey will be riding down from Pacific Grove (central California) to Los Angeles (southern California) where I will dip the tires of my Honda Passport in the Pacific Ocean. For the next three weeks, give or take, I will be taking my Honda Cub across the United States documenting my journey as I go along.

At the midpoint of my journey I will travel to the town of Lubec in the state of Maine, the farthest eastern longitude of the United States. There I will dip the tires of my Honda Cub into the Atlantic Ocean. From there I will ride the Honda back to my home town, experiencing as much of America as I can the whole time.

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• March 27, 2015

Bringing the Good Times Back to Life Joyce Krieg

Keepers of our Culture An oft-repeated phrase among those of us involved relatives seemed to have fun. Perhaps for a few moments, in writing our life stories is, “it’s not therapy—but the they were able to forget about the overdue property taxes, results can be therapeutic.” Research conducted by Dr. the kid who needed expensive orthodontia, and the Soviet James Birren, the founder of Guided Autobiography, dictator banging his shoe and threatening to bury us all. points to the many benefits: people who have put their Of course, by the time I reached by teen years, I memories on paper and shared them with others report rejected all of that ancient music, preferring to hole up greater overall happiness and have fewer regrets about in my bedroom to listen to the Beatles, the Beach Boys the choices they made. The pen is, indeed, powerful and Motown on my transistor radio during those player and doubly so when the written words are shared with piano parties. But deep down, I never really gave up on others in a supportive and confidential environment. those old tunes that factored so prominently in my early Like many people, I found it all-too-easy over the childhood. Even today, if a Dixieland band is playing at years to blame early circumstances and experiences for a street festival or in a parade, I’ll find myself smiling how my life was unfolding in the present. If only my and tapping my foot. parents hadn’t done so-and-so … if only they’d paid These days, I prefer to focus on the strengths I inmore attention to such-and-such … if only my family herited from Mom and Dad Krieg, and the good times hadn’t had to … we had. After all, they managed to keep a roof over our if only, if only! heads and food on the table, made education a priority, The Regrets Began to Fade Away and didn’t screw us up too badly. They kept it together But when it was my turn to write on the theme of Family in my Guided Autobiography instructor training, I realized I did not want to go there.

Hearing other peoples’ stories—the truly horrifying circumstances they had to endure and overcome— made it clear to me exactly how privileged and even pampered my own childhood had been. I began to appreciate how fortunate I was to be plopped down on this earth in a California suburb in the middle of the 20th century with parents who valued education, achievement and independence.

So wrote about the happy times, the memories that put a smile on my face, and when I shared the story with others in my class, I came to see how powerful Guided Autobiography can be. Like Dr. Birren predicted, the regrets began to fade away.

Following is an excerpt from my essay on the Family theme: Growing Up in a Home Filled with Music By some strange set of circumstances … the details were never clear … my parents had come into possession of a player piano shortly after they were married, one of those hulking uprights with paper The author with her family of origin: mom, dad, and little brother, circa 1953. rolls that you played by pumping pedals.

My childhood home was filled with music, ringing out with rinky-tink ragtime ditties, World War I fight songs, peppy foxtrots from the Roaring Twen- for 33 years, parting only with the death of my mother. ties, and Tin Pan Alley standards from the first decades So when I think of them now, I remember a house alive of the 20th century. Other kids’ parents might listen to with the sound of music, and I can almost hear two voices Doris Day, Andy Williams and Perry Como, but not us. blended as one in harmony in that classic anthem of the The soundtrack of my childhood consisted of Bix, Fats Roaring Twenties – “Ain’t We Got Fun.” and Jelly Roll.

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Susan Shillinglaw, Steinbeck Expert, Holds Book Talk

More than 100 people filled the Pacific Grove Library last Thursday night, March 19, to hear noted Steinbeck scholar Dr. Susan Shillinglaw. She appeared as part of the Friends of the Library Meet the Author series. Members of the Friends can attend the series at no cost.

Dr. Shillinglaw is a noted Steinbeck scholar who has been teaching and writing about Steinbeck for 27 years.

Fortunately for us, she loves sharing her knowledge and passion about Steinbeck’s life and his works at community events. She is a Professor of English at San Jose State University and was the SJSU President’s Scholar for 2012-13. For 18 years, she was Director of the Center for Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University. She is also Scholar-in-Residence at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.

Her themes for the evening were Steinbeck’s connections to Pacific Grove and the generally unrecognized

significant contributions his first wife Carol made to his work. He said of Carol that The Grapes of Wrath was really her book.

Because March is National Women’s History Month, it was particularly appropriate for us to find out about this not well-recognized fact. Not coincidentally, Dr. Shillinglaw’s most recent publications are: Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage (University of Nevada Press, 2013) and On Reading The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin, 2014).

Dr. Shilllinglaw’s passion for Steinbeck and his work is evident in the breadth and depth of her experience, her many publications, and her desire to share her knowledge and enthusiasm at community gatherings. Currently she is co-editing with Katie Rodger an encyclopedia of cultural history, All Things Steinbeck, and working on a study of Steinbeck in Russia.

Let me come back to her theme of Steinbeck’s local connections. He lived and wrote in Pacific Grove at various times in houses on Eardley and 11th Street, and, of course, spent time just over the border in Cannery Row, about which he famously wrote. He never lived in the house on Central Avenue which we’ve all watched being extensively renovated for some time now. It belonged to his grandmother.

Dr. Shillinglaw gave a new dimension for many in the audience by talking about Steinbeck’s earlier works as well as his famous ones. A number of photos of him and his first wife Carol in Pacific Grove were an added plus.

The next Meet the Author event is on May 21 at 7 p.m. Journalist Julia Reynolds will talk about her narrative nonfiction book, Blood in the Fields: Ten Years Inside California’s Nuestra Familia Gang.

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Kick the Can Politics: Homelessness versus diplomacy on Seaside City Council Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise Seaside City Councilman David R. Pacheco 2015 Diplomat of the Year Award If I were empowered to give out public service honors, Seaside City Councilman David R. Pacheco would have won 2015 Diplomat of the Year Award at last week’s city council meeting.

Dave’s response to an item on Seaside’s March 19 agenda was so moving that I was catapulted back to age 10 during World Two, when kids played Kick the Can and dignified diplomacy was a way of life summed up by my dad as, “Mind your mouth.”

“Why?” I didn’t want to be a doormat.

“Loose lips can sink ships,” he said.

Mother prided herself on personal protocol. She said, “When someone gives you a gift or sends an invitation, always reply within three days of receipt.”

“What if I don’t like the gift?”

“Thank the person anyway.”

“What if I don’t want to go where I’m invited?”

“Respond with either a yes or a no, but never with maybe. It isn’t fair to make people wait. You don’t want to be called a boondoggler.”

“What’s a boondoggler?”

“A time waster. A person who delays making decisions. Cities and politicians are boondogglers.”

“Is Daddy one?”

“No. He’s a Fed.” Dad was actually a civil service accountant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles. He handled financing of Top Secret projects during World War Two, about which he remained mum until his death at 82 in 1989.

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Feds: Arizona desert, 1945 Wanda’s dad at far right; William Raymond Childress In 1945, at age 38, Daddy traveled with two men who also wore suits, ties and hats like I later recognized on federal agent Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) on “The Untouchables” TV series.

I later deduced Dad was at the atomic testing grounds in New Mexico, since he brought me a Hopi doll, silver-and turquoise Indian bracelet, and turquoise ring; he lived his diplomatic philosophy by never discussing his secrets.

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The only indication Dad wasn’t as diplomatically imperturbable as he seemed was evident in his imitation of Kilroy.

Sketches of the GI’s long nose and eyes peering over a wall popped up all over the globe during World War Two. Accompanied by the words KILROY WAS HERE, the sketches implied American soldiers were ubiquitous, undefeatable and infinitely intelligent.

To create his non-military version of Kilroy, Dad used a fountain pen dipped in black Quink ink to deface periodicals by drawing horn-rimmed glasses and a bushy mustache on each man and woman in print. From America’s allies to radical Axis leaders, or generals to priests and nuns, each face was transformed into a likeness of comedian Groucho Marx, with three exceptions: Dad never defaced the President, Uncle Sam or Jesus.

“Shame on you, Ray,” Mother would kid, cuddling on Daddy’s lap as he grinned like a heroic one-man slayer of Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini whose pen strokes freed the world of tyranny and released his fear of being a frustrated human doormat.

I named Daddy’s caricature “Quirko.”

Quirko faded out with Kilroy when World War Two ended in 1945, so I was taken aback when memories of them resurfaced on March 19, 2015, triggered by an incident evoking diplomacy at the March 19, 2015 meeting of Seaside City Council.

When new Seaside City Councilman Jason Alexander moved the city contribute $16,500 to Pacific Grove’s matching challenge fund, an issue that had dragged on for nine months and was expected to be resolved that night, Mayor Ralph Rubio countered Campbell’s action by stating no motion or vote could take place because the issue was listed in the agenda as a business item, not a consent calendar item.

Councilman Dave Pacheco, who served as council’s homeless liaison for more than a year, reacted with such heartfelt passion his voice shook. “We’ve been

kicking the can down this road for the last 18 months...”

He said he hoped the issue could be settled “sooner than later.” (PG’s council member Rudy Fischer first invited Seaside to participate in the challenge grant on June 19, 2014 and, after numerous deferrals, a response to the invitation was expected to be made at the March 19 meeting).

After lengthy discussion, the issue was again tabled, this time for 90 days pending receipt of results of the 2015 Homeless Census from the Coalition for Homeless Service Providers. Deferral until June enables Seaside City Council to further study how best to allocate funds to be used toward its burgeoning problem of homelessness.

By the time June arrives, a year will have passed without Seaside answering yes or no to PG’s invitation. For that reason, I nominate Seaside as recipient of the hypothetical 2015 Boondoggler of the Year Award.

Seaside City Councilman Jason Campbell 2015 Kilroy Award I also nominate Seaside City Councilman Jason Campbell as recipient of the hypothetical 2015 Kilroy of the Year Award because he will heroically keep appearing until the war of words and wills ends when Seaside finally votes “yea” or “nay” to PG’s long-overdue invitation.

Dave Pacheco gets the hypothetical 2015 Diplomat of the Year Award because, when Mayor Rubio commented about the two council members who were upset, Dave replied in a perfectly calm voice, “I’m not upset. I’m a little disappointed. I look forward to the 90 days. . .”

As to the 2015 Quirko Award? I gave that one to myself.

Wanda Sue Parrott —Quirko Award

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After Devastating Arson Fire, Food Bank Needs Donations

The Monterey County Food Bank suffered a serious loss in an arson fire and is currently shut down. The warehouse is being cleaned, but the refrigerated trucks were destroyed. Estimated damage is at least $500,000, and some estimates go as high as $1 million.

The Monterey County Food Bank provides food to nearly all of the county’s pantries for the homeless, the elderly and children. Thousands are going hungry due to this despicable act.

We have provided a drop-off place in our office for non-perishable foodstuffs, as we often do during the holiday season. Please feel free to bring donations to our office at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. We will hold them until the Food Bank says they are ready to accept them.

Other locations for dropping off food donations include St. Mary’s-By-TheSea at Central and 12th phone (831) 373-4441; First United Methodist Church, 915 Sunset at 17 Mile Drive in Pacific Grove; the Elks Club, 150 Mar Vista Dr., Monterey, phone (831) 373-1285. Many agencies which depended on the Food Bank for their kitchens are in need of food and cash donations as well.

For cash donations please contact the Food Bank directly at (831) 758-1523.

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Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Workforce

Prof. of Economics to Address Rotary

The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach will have as speaker on March 31 Dr. Francois Melese, Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School, “NATO’s Building Integrity Initiative.” Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657.

Adult Education Week Focuses On Career Training

Barbara Martinez, Principal Pacific Grove Adult Education Center

During Adult and Continuing Education Week March 23-27, the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center will join other California adult schools in honoring teachers and students in programs that prepare students for employment. The week’s theme is “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Workforce.”

Our Adult Basic Education, High School Diploma and ESL classes lay the groundwork to meet the basic skills required by employers. Dr.Elissa Koenig, High School Diploma Program Specialist, stated, “ Pacific Grove Adult Education offers students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma or equivalency degree (GED or HiSET), or prepare for a range of professional exams. Our Graduation Portfolio project allows students to research career paths and work on their resumes, cover letters, and job interview skills.” Pacific Grove Adult Education Center is offering classes that focus on preparing students to enter the workforce. Beginning April 6, 2015, PGAE will begin a new class titled “Becoming an Administrative Assistant/ Office Clerk.” “Well trained administrative assistants are in demand. Today’s administrative assistant needs to possess both soft and technical skills,” said instructor, Kelly Cool Lesko.

Pacific Grove Adult Education welcomes our community members to visit any class, at no charge, during Adult Education Week. (See Coupon)

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Our Life, the Shipwreck

by Erin Smith

So here we are, At the center of the storm, Not its peaceful, unwatching eye Who will never ask or care Why You dare To be there No, this is the storm’s dark heart It will tear you apart Without even being aware That something, You, Existed there.

Our ship fell first We thought it was prepared to weather through the worst But we were wrong.

Into the sea, The hungry waves, We went The whole ocean hell-bent On destroying us.

So we drowned, Went down Into the deep, dark, empty waters.

Pacific Grove High School Young Writers Club I am one of the survivors At least for the moment.

I keep my head afloat While the storm-waves battle between themselves and me Forming a scene of sheer insanity And for some the chaos is too much.

Some, in their stupidity, Are diving below the waves For a moment of peace and calm.

“No, you fools!” I shout!

“Stay up!

Get up!

Get out!”

But no one seems to hear me Over the war-cries of the waves And the tremendous, skyshattering roar of thunder.

They remain unaware That their sweet comfort And kind silence Comes from death And its promise of potentially permanent oblivion.

I watch their pain And I feel their pain.

I see them die And I want to die.

For a moment I wonder If this entire trip is a blunder, A sick joke of nature, And if I should just surrender, Too, to the grim reaper, And give up trying to reach safe harbor.

But then I see it, The shoreline, Thin, gray, Wispy like a dream Yet I know it to be true I know it to be reality, Not insanity, Or at least not insanity Greater than the one surrounding me.

I start swimming, Making For shore.

PPARKING From Page 1

By Dixie Layne Whose bright idea was it anyway to charge motorists for parking their cars? History blames it on the prosperity of the Roaring ’20s – too many people had the wherewithal to purchase a car and the audacity to drive it to work and park it on the street all day while they were at work. The parking meter was originally meant to keep cars moving ... don’t overstay your welcome - but it appears that economics have today overshadowed that intent.

In the 1920s there were a few odd starts at developing a device meant to keep American motorists on the move – simply timing devices without any economic benefits. The first coin operated parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City during the summer of 1935 – this creation of Carl C. Magee with the students of OSU. Originally welcomed by merchants to keep the non-shoppers from parking in front of their stores all day, it soon became the 20th century bane of motorists as aptly illustrated in the opening scene of “Cool Hand Luke” with the title character (Paul Newman) cutting the heads off a row of parking meters, “to even a score,” he explained. This mechanical nuisance is also featured on arguably The Beatles best album (remember albums?), “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band,” in the song “Lovely Rita,” all because Paul McCartney had received a ticket for an expired meter.

It was October of 1953, when Pacific Grove installed its first coin operated parking meters in the parking lot on Central at 16th Street - eight dual meters for 16 parking spaces. The operation got off to a rocky start when after the pipes were installed the City realized that the Dual Parking Meter Company had failed to give the City the key necessary to get into the meter boxes open so they could be mounted on the installed pipes. A week later City Manager Al Coons announced that the key had arrived and the meters were operational.

The fare was two nickels for parking in the morning or afternoon and four nickels for all day. The nickels dropped into a slot and were they remained visible until a police officer would flip a lever that would clear the slot.

A week later it was noted in the Tribune, “Nobody is going to get rich off these parking meters – neither the City nor the company that made them.” The average daily take was 30 cents – not for each meter but for all 16 meters. And the City didn’t even get to keep the 30 cents made for the day – under the terms of the purchase agreement with the meter company Pacific Grove keeps 25 percent of the income and Dual keeps 75 percent until the meters are paid off. At this rate, it may only take a couple of generations.

When City Manage Al Coons was asked about the economics of this deal, he simply shrugged his shoulders and asked, “Why would anybody park in there (lot) when it’s so much easier to park on the street?”

The average daily take was 30 cents – not for each meter but for all 16 meters.

Right: An advertisement for the Dual Parking Meter, which the city purchased in 1953 and installed in the parking lot at Center and 16th Street in another failed pilot parking program.

Below: Carl C. Magee, inventor of the parking meter.

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I have the arms, the legs, the will, And I will Make it Or die in the attempt.

I look about me.

I see What I think are a few others Coming from the same boat And going towards the same beach.

Maybe we can come together Our own little army Against the fury Of the waves, Which throw the corpses of our fellows At us.

But if I have to do this on my own, I will go it alone And in the meantime, when I can, I will dive back in To try and fish out the others.

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Scene 70: Harry and Alice Take an Ocean Cruise Harry and Alice Wilson are having dinner in their Pacific Grove home.

A: As I started to say, the next step is for us to go on a big ocean liner. I’ve been doing some research and found a terrific cruise that’s being offered at a huge discount, air Alice: Since we enjoyed the river cruise so much, I think it’s time for us to take the fare included, and would be perfect for us. next step.

H: How so?

Harry: What would that be?

A: It’s 19 days in all, starting in Miami and going through the Panama Canal and stopA: To go on an ocean cruise. ping at places in Latin America and Mexico we’ve never been to, but the best thing H: Oh no----not me! about it is that the cruise ends in San Francisco! No long return trip, no jet lag. We could have a car waiting for us and be home in a couple of hours.

A: Why not?

H: Because I believe you have an ulterior motive: to push me overboard when we’re H: What cruise line? far out at sea, so that you can collect on my insurance.

A: Atlantis, which has an excellent reputation. I have their brochures if you’d like to go through them.

A: I didn’t do that on the river cruise.

H: The water was too shallow.

H: I would.

A: Suppose I promise not to try to drown you.

(Four months later, the Wilsons have just entered their cabin on the Atlantis ship.)

H: Nor push me down the staircase?

H: Now you know why the fare was so low. This cabin is so small, either we stay here and our luggage goes into the hallway, or vice versa. There’s not enough room for it and us at the same time.

A: That, too.

H: Okay, you can proceed.

A: And did you see the bathroom? It must have been built for tiny people.

H: The shower stall is so small, if I try to turn around in it I’ll injure myself.

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150614 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRIPLESTUFF, 13000 Corte Diego, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93908. DANNY H. GOTTFRIED, 13000 Corte Diego, Salinas, CA 93908. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on 3/17/13. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/17/15. Signed Danny Gottfried. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 03/27, 04/03, 94.19, 04/17/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150627 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUNA EVENTS, 40 Elmwood Dr., Greenfield, Monterey County, CA 93927. MELINDA LUNA, 40 Elmwood Dr., Greenfield, CA 93927 and MELODY LUNA, 40 Elmwood Dr., Greenfield, CA 93927. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on 3/19/13. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/19/15. Signed Melanie Luna/ Melody Luna. This business is conducted by a general partnership.

Publication dates: 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/15

A: This won’t do, Harry. If we stay here, we’ll be miserable.

H: Don’t unpack yet. I’m going to find out whether there are any preferable alternatives.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150550 The following person is doing business as: WANDERLUST PHOTO CO., 1231 ½ Fifth St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. BRANDON SCOTT WEHMAN, 1231 ½ Fifth Street, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on 3/10/13. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/01/15.

Signed, B. Wehman. This business is conducted by an individual.

Publication dates: 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20150473 The following person is doing business as SPORTCHASSISWEST, 210 West Market St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901. POWERS EQUIPMENT, INC., 25548 Meadowview Circle, Salinas, CA 93908.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 27, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Karen L. Powers, Secretary. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 3/20, 3/27, 4/03, 4/10/15

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20150369 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: PLANTED BODY, 5 Windsor Rise, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 02/13/15, File Number 20150369.

Registered Owner: IRVIN STEVEN SIGLIN III, 5 Windsor Rise, Monterey, CA 93940; JARED TAVASOLIAN, 2370 Laguna Circle, Agoura, CA 91301.

Business was conducted by: a general partnership.

Signed: Irvin Steven Siglin III This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 13, 2015. Publication dates: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20150512 The following person is doing business as FUSION FITNESS, 158 Country Club Gate Center, {acific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. SELINA JAHBA, 1117 Wildcat Cyn. Rd., Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on March 3, 2015.

Signed: Selina Jahba. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20150403 The following person is doing business as INDIGO BAY STUDIO, INDIGO BAY GALLERY, INDIGO BAY PRESS, 227 Forest Ave., Suite Two, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. NORA DEANS, 323 Eardley Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 20, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on July 16, 2014. Signed: Nora Deans.

This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20150407 The following person is doing business as THE JACANA GROUP, 105 Laguna Place, Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93908. BEN NURSE, 105 Laguna Place, Salinas, CA 93908. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 20, 2015.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/2009. Signed: Benjamin Nurse. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/15

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 20122369 The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious name(s) listed: KIMSON ROBOTICS, 1204 Patterson Ln. #3, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950/P.O. Box 5902, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. The fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County on 12/21/2012, File Number 20122369. Registered Owner: JESSIE JUNGHYUN KIM, 1204 Patterson Ln. #3, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Business was conducted by: an individual.

Signed: Jessie Kim. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 13, 2015.

Publication dates: 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20150375 The following person is doing business as CARMEL ART TOURS, Sixth Ave. between Dolores and Lincoln/P.O. Box 4401, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93908. ROHANA LOSCHIAVO, 1223 Shafter Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Feb. 17, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/17/2015. Signed: Rohana LoSchiavo. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27/15

(Two hours later, the Wilsons are in a larger cabin and have unpacked.)

A: This is more like it. We have much more space, a large window and veranda, and plenty of room for our clothing.

H: And because the ship is far from being full, I paid only a modest supplement for it.

A: We’ll be leaving port in shortly, so I’m going out to watch our departure. Do you want to join me?

H: No, I didn’t sleep well last night, and I’d like to take a nap before dinner.

(When Alice returns she finds Harry in bed, reading.)

A: What is that terrible noise?

H: It’s the stabilizers.

A: Stabilizers? Why do you say that?

H: In this brochure I’m reading, it says that the ship has state-of-the-art stabilizers that assure smooth sailing. Since the sound is coming from beneath us, it’s obviously being made by the stabilizers somewhere below deck.

A: How can you be so confident, when this is the first time in your life that you’ve been on a large ship and you don’t know anything about it?

H: What else could it be? It has to be the stabilizers.

A: I’ll find out in short order.

(Alice leaves the cabin and comes back in an hour.)

H: So what did you learn?

A: Harry, my dear husband, once again you didn’t know what the heck you were talking about.

H: How so?

A: It’s not the stabilizers.

H: So what is it?

A: We are directly over the gym and that noise is from the exercise machines!

H: What are they going to do about it? This is intolerable.

A: We’ll be moving again, to an even nicer cabin, this time at no additional charge.

Come see what the buzz is all about at Science Saturday March 28 Bees, Wasps, Honey & Hives

Examine bee stingers and wasp nests, taste honey made from different California wildflowers, create a beeswax candle to take home, and play games about pollination.

Join us for a day of fun, science, and bees Saturday, March 28.

Drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. during this free event to enjoy handson science activities. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History admission is free for all guests on Science Saturday.

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The Garden of Eatin’ The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.

— Alfred Austin My first experience with a community garden was a shared plot of earth situated between my house and the neighbors. My eight-year-old self and my friend, Sandy, thought it was a grand idea to plant carrots, radishes, tomatoes, and lettuce on the barren ground. Throughout the summer, we dug holes, dropped in seeds, and watered, watered, watered. Our hearts were in it, but our outcome was meager.

Between the gophers, the deer, and Sandy’s bratty older brother, Pete, our little garden was doomed. By the end of summer, we had harvested exactly three carrots, one radish, and were waiting for a scrawny tomato to magically turn from green to red. That too eventually disappeared. Sandy told me she saw Pete go into our garden at night and pee on our plants.

In retaliation, we made a scarecrow using his old tighty-whities and smelly socks.

While Pete was stealthy urinating on the crops, our efforts did not go unnoticed. Over the winter, the Dads got together and gopher proofed the beds and put up a fence. By spring, Sandy and I had devoured gardening books from the library and benefited by several trips to the nursery — no doubt driving the nursery people crazy with our constant questions.

We learned to plant seeds of vegetables that grow above ground on a full moon and that underground foods, like potatoes and carrots, are sown during a dark, or new moon. We proudly used the term “soil” instead of “dirt.” Sandy even managed to convince her mother to save the household gray water for our little patch.

Everyone benefited from our abundant harvest, including our favorite nursery lady. We were particularly proud of our one-pounder tomatoes and ate carrots until our eyes turned yellow. Happily, Pete had discovered girls that summer and our plants were safe from his nocturnal bad behavior.

Community Gardens Community gardens are not new.

When humans evolved from hunter/gatherers to a more sedate life of farming, the natural instinct to grow and store food was nurtured. During WWII, victory gardens were commonplace, serving not just one household but entire villages. It was the post-war, techno-chemical revolution that, for the most part, ended our reliance on locally grown fruits and vegetables.

The mission statement of the American Community Gardening Association is, “to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening… ” I’ve been involved in some community gardens that thrive — and others that wither into a haven for weeds.

Dana Goforth

Diggin’ It Dedication by all the gardeners is the key, that and a good start-up plan.

Urban Gardens When William Penn designed his utopian city, now Philadelphia, he included in his “greene towne” charter the

following: “the towne proper assumes that each house will have its own space for a garden,” and that, “The lots marked off on the map are either one acre or half an acre in size, plenty large enough for all to plant their own gardens.” Penn’s city didn’t exactly come together as planned, but it did sow the seeds, so to speak, of the importance of green space in planning. Today, Philadelphia has an abundance of community gardens, many nestled between decaying infrastructures and abandoned warehouses.

The Garden of Eatin,’ one of the first community gardens in Philly, was started in 1979 by Alta Felton, an 80-year-old African-American great grandmother.

Her dedication brought together a neighborhood of folks on fixed or no income.

They grew practical vegetables like kale, black-eyed peas, Jerusalem artichokes, and also beneficial flowers.

Felton said, “You know if you hadn’t got out there and started something, and got the neighbors into it, then we couldn’t stay here, because there’s nothing but rubbish. You take nothin’ and just make beauty all around you.”

Beyond the Eatin’ More and more, urban community gardens are becoming an integral part of many cities across the country and are harbors for those in need. For over 25 years, SLUG, the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners, tended to 45 community gardens in the grittiest neighborhoods.

Their Welfare to Work program provided opportunities for the homeless, the incarcerated, and those who, unfortunately, had fallen through the warp and waft of society. Participants were educated on landscape construction, horticultural guidance, beekeeping, and garden management. Connecting with the earth offered these people experiences that were life changing. Recently, the SF Park and Rec department took a healthy, pro-active role in the greening of the city and created a community Gardens Program that manages gardens on city-owned property.

When civic organizations are committed to community-based greening programs, ancillary groups are often formed.

One such group, again in San Francisco, is Friends of Urban Forests. They work with individuals and neighborhood groups to plant and care for trees, usually in sidewalk landscaping. This wonderful organization, “has planted more than 49,000 trees, totaling 47 percent of the city’s street tree canopy.” I love seeing their little tags fluttering on the trees when I visit.

Locally Much like the help from the Dads, most community gardens begin at the grassroots level and rely on donations of any kind. They accept plants, old pots, tools, and, of course, cash. As they blossom, many organizations are established as non-profits and rely on grants, civic funding, and community support. A good community garden begins with a plan, a

mission statement, guidelines for prospective gardeners, and dedicated volunteers.

As a plant grows and adapts, a community garden will as well.

Locally, MEarth in Carmel Valley is an education non-profit that focuses on the next generation of environmental leaders through education, collaboration, inspiration, and environmental stewardship (to paraphrase their mission statement). Small community gardens are sprouting up all over Monterey County including a large one at Pacific Grove Adult School and several smaller ones in Monterey, Salinas, and at CSUMB. If you decided to participate in a community garden, you will reap the benefits of fresh produce and the added bonuses of an interesting social network and great educational experiences. Oh, and don’t forget the scarecrow!

Dana Goforth lives in Pacific Grove with three longhaired cats and a garden that just might have enough blooms to hide two dozen Easter eggs. She is a writer, artist, teacher, and gardener. You can find out more about Dana at www. danagoforth.com.

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Pacific Grove Sports

Softball: King City Shuts Out Breakers

Pacific Grove fell to 0-3 in league play on Tuesday night after getting shut out by the Mustangs of King City 8-0. [03-24-15] The Mustangs, who came into the game with a 0-4 record, picked up their first win of the season by holding the Breakers to only 2 hits. King City had only scored a total of 11 runs in their previous four games before scoring eight against the Breakers.

The game was scoreless through the first two innings, but the Mustangs was able to score two runs in the third and four more in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead midway through the game. With the Breakers struggling to get anything going, King City added two more runs in the top of the seventh.

With three league games played, the Breakers now find themselves in an early hole. They still have 10 league games left, but need to turn things around quickly if they want to enjoy their third straight CCS playoff appearance.

Victoria Harris and Lala Hautau each went 1 for 3 for the Breakers in their loss to King City.

Pacific Grove (3-8, 0-3) will next play at Gonzales (3-6, 1-2) on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

Box Score King City Pacific Grove Stats – Pitching (L) Baker, S.

Golf Tips Ben Alexander PGA PGA Teaching Professional, Pacific Grove Golf Links, Bayonet Golf Course PGA Teacher Of The Year, No Cal PGA 831-277-9001 www.benalexandergolf.com

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 8 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 IP H R ER BB SO WP HB PC 7.0 10 8 4 4 4 1 0 123

Baseball: Pacific Grove Blanks Greenfield - Jon Charron It was the first time in three games that Pacific Grove didn’t enter extra innings.

The Breakers routed Greenfield 17-0 to stay undefeated in league play. [03-24-15] “It was good to play at our level and be able to make adjustments from team to team,” Pacific Grove head coach Gil Ruiz said about his team not needing extra innings.

“The other game [against St. Francis] where the pitcher was really good we swung it well. And [today], the pitcher wasn’t quite as good and we weren’t over anxious. Being able to make those adjustments was why we were able to score 17 runs instead of popping up with guys on base all day long.”

The Breakers got off to a quick start behind starting pitcher Dan Harrington.

Harrington got three quick outs, including two of his six strikeouts in the first inning.

Senior Chris Fife ignited the Breakers bats with a triple to lead off the bottom of the first. James Donlan would knock him in off of a single, to give the Breakers a 1-0 lead. After Anthony Coppla was hit by a pitch, Dan Harrington crushed the ball, scoring Donlan and Coppla, while picking up a triple himself. Noah Ryan then got an RBI single, to put the Breakers up 4-0. Pacific Grove would score one more run in the inning off of a Colton Moore sacrifice fly to left field.

“That was the biggest deal for us today,” Gil Ruiz said. “We haven’t done this all year. The fourth, fifth, and sixth innings have been really good. And one, two, three have not. It was really good to watch them [start like that].”

After giving up his first hit of the game to the Bruins leadoff hitter, Harrington struck out the next three Greenfield batters to end the top half of the second.

The Breakers would score one run in the bottom of the second, when Anthony Coppla hit a triple. As Coppla came to third, the ball went past the third baseman and into the Breakers dugout allowing Coppla to go home for the run.

The onslaught of hitting didn’t stop for the Breakers, as they scored four more runs in the third and seven more in the fourth.

Dan Harrington had an all-around great game for the Breakers, pitching 3 scoreless innings, striking out 6, and giving up only 2 hits. At the plate, Harrington went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI’s and scored 2 runs. All of his hits were for extra bases, two triples and a double.

Twelve different players scored at least one run for the Breakers, and nine different players got a hit.

Asked if a game like this is a good kick start for the team, especially with playing Carmel on Friday, coach Ruiz said that “every game is a kick start. We’re only concerned about ourselves, we don’t worry about anyone else.” Adding, “We just got to make sure that this is what we do every time we come out.”

Pacific Grove (6-1, 3-0) will next play at Greenfield (3-5, 1-3) on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

Box Score Greenfield Pacific Grove Stats – Pitching Harrington, D. Moore, C. Dalhamer, N.

Ben Alexander

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 4 7 0 0 0 17 12 1

I just returned from PGA teaching seminar for two days. As PGA pros, all of us there (about 180 of us) were learning from guest speakers from all over the country that were there speaking to us to help us teach better. I always learn so much and what I always take away is keep it simple. A teaching pro needs to keep it simple giving the correct information to his student. I often see swing flaws in a student’s swing but I can only fix one at a time. Be careful of too much information. As golfers we get a lot of information from magazines, the golf channel and our buddies. If you want to improve, take a lesson from a PGA pro who is a professional, trained teacher, find out what you need to work on with your golf game and keep it simple.

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IP H R ER BB SO WP HB PC (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 56 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13

Offensive AB R H RBI Fife, C. 2 2 1 1 Coppla, A. 3 3 1 2 Donlon, J. 2 1 0 2 Dalhamer, N. 2 0 1 1 Boerner, E. 1 1 0 1 Takasaki, K. 0 0 0 0 Harrington, D. 3 2 3 3 Moses, N. 2 1 1 1 Boatman, N. 2 1 0 0 Steward, A. 1 0 1 0 Ryan, N. 2 1 1 1 Moore, C. 0 1 0 1 Hawes, T. 2 1 1 0 Scanlon, C. 0 1 0 0 Smith, J. 2 1 1 2

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