In This Issue
Kiosk MONARCH COUNT 14,000 IN THE SANCTUARY ON 02/01/14 Through Feb. 9
AFRP Online Auction www.anialfriendsrescue.org
• Through Mar. 13
Beginning Drawing Class Carmel Visual Arts 6-9 PM, $450 • 620-2955 •
Sat., Feb. 1
Ebirding Workshop Laguna Grande Park 9 AM-Noon, Free 375-0794 •
Smooth Jazz.com - Page 7
Otter’s take on golf - Page 17
Pacific Grove’s
Fri. Feb. 7
Remembering the Beatles PG Art Center Robert Marcum & Howard Burnham $10 •
Fri., Feb. 7 at 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 8 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Sun. Feb. 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Eagle Scout gathers forces - Page 9
Feb. 7-13, 2014
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Vol. VI, Issue 22
Patience
“Fiddler on the Roof” Pacific Grove Middle School Auditorium Tickets $8 and $5 for children •
An anemone in a tide pool in the Bay at Pacific Grove waits patiently for the waves to bring it something to eat. Its colors are stunning,
Fri. Feb. 7
Chocolate & Wine Fundraiser for Monterey Library 831-646-5602
• Fri. Feb. 7
First Friday Downtown Pacific Grove Free
Photo by Tony Campbell
• Fri., Feb. 7
Art Reception Museum of Art La Mirada 6-8 PM, $10, Members Free 372-5477 •
Sat., Feb. 15
Audubon Field Trip Los Banos Wildlife Complex Call for Details 728-5803 •
Fri. feb. 14
ight Owl Valentine Event for Adults PG Museum $10 general 648-5716xt. 14 •
Sat., Feb. 15
“And the Bride Wore” Little House @ Jewell Park 5:30 PM, $10 747-1630 •
Tues. Feb. 18
State of the City Mayor Kampe Community Center 6 PM •
Sat. March 1
First Saturday Book Sale Pacific Grove Library •
Turs. March 6
CERT Training starts 7 week course FREE 600 Pacific St. Monterey •
Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 17 Cop Log.............................................. 5 Health.............................................. 13 Green Page....................................... 18 Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 19 Opinion............................................ 15 Otter Views....................................... 17 Peeps.................................................. 7 Poetry............................................... 15 Seniors............................................. 12 Sports................................................. 8
Police Services Survey Shows Mayor sets Public Prefers Local Force State of the City It's no secret that rising costs and declining revenue have brought Pacific Grove, among many other cities, to its knees financially. One of the largest single portions of the city budget is the cost of safety officers. The city has already explored or implemented a number of ways to reduce these costs, as well as improve effectiveness, including sharing of a motorcycle officer and other shift personnel with Carmel; sharing a police chief with Seaside; assistance with nightshift supervision with Seaside. A month-long survey was undertaken among people who live and work within the city limits with respondents invited to comment on a number of questions. Questions were asked in the survey to learn the wishes and attitudes of the citizenry. The surveys were available online and in paper copies available at the Library and at City Hall. Postcards were mailed twice to the entire city to urge people to participate. There were 948 surveys completed and 105 surveys partially completed for a total of 1,053 surveys out of a population of more than 15,000 men, women and children. Only three were discarded because they were profanity-ridden rants. Nine out of ten respondents said they were residents over the age of 41. The largest group of respondents (34 percent) were in the 61-70 age range. Men represented 54 percent while 46 percent were women. The local steering group which analyzed the data included Sgt. Carl Lafata, Ph.D. of the Pacific Grove Police Department, whose area of study is sociology. Jan Roehl, Ph.D. is a criminal justic researcher and crie analyst who worked on the 2004 police services surbey undertaken in 2004. Hank Armstrong is Vice President of Communications at the Aquarium and has directed its market research strategies. Some 74percent expressed satisfaction with the lefel of service, professionalism, effectiveness and connection with the community of the current police department. There were three interrelated questions about the potential of sharing police services. In response to the first question, only 10 percent said they would approve of having the city contract with another law enforcement agency for services, while 48 percent said they wished to have Pacific Grove continue to operate its own police department and 42 percent said they were approve if a regional policing plan once it is established. The second of the three dealt with the costs involved and how it would affect their preference as to how the department was staffed. A large percentage, 76, still said they would prefer to have Pacific Grove run its own police departmentAnother 16 percent
See SURVEY Page 2
speech, Q&A
Mayor Bill Kampe has announced that he will deliver a “state of the city” address to citizens and interested people. There will also be a questionand-answer time afterward. The speech is set for Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center, 515 Junipero, in Pacific Grove. The building is accessible. Mayor Kampe welcomes questions on subjects that concern the City of Pacific Grove. He will likely ask people to write their questions beforehand. Mayor Kampe’s email address is bill@billkampe.org
Repairs, upgrades at Chautauqua Hall
Kitchen improvements, including the long-awaited regulation hood and a new stove/oven combo, as well as other repairs are being undertaken at venerable Chautauqua Hall. Dan Gho from Public Works says they are also working on the floors, the walls, and the counters in the more than 100-yearold landmark building. Go ahead and book your wedding reception through City Hall.
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Skillshots
Joan Skillman
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SURVEY From Page 1
preferred to have the City take part in a regional plan. Only 8 percent said they would choose to have the city cotract with another law enforcement agency if the cost of a stand-alone department were shown to be considerably higher. The third question, turning around the first and second questions, asked what ther answer would be if it were shown to save the city considerably more money, like an estimated $500,000 to $1 million. Some 69 percent said they would agree, while 10 percent said they were only likely to agree. Another 22 percent said they were either somewhat or very unlikely to agree. The city council accepted the report, which stretched to 98 pages, and voted 5-2 (Cuneo and Miller dissenting) to say “thanks but no thanks” to Seaside, Monterey and the County Sheriff for their consolidation proposals. They also voted 6-1 (Miller dissenting) to continue to seek areas where shared services opportunities might exist, such as records and other non-patrol areas. The agenda report can be found at http://ci.pg.ca.us/Modules/ShowDocument. aspx?documentid=9579
One-Ring Scam Targeting American Cell Phone Users
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about the so-called “One Ring” scam, which appears to be targeting mobile-phone owners in the United States. The one-ring scam works like this: A computer program originating outside the U.S. dials American customers and lets the phone ring exactly once before hanging up. This is enough time to register on a phone's missed-calls screen, but typically not enough time for a user to actually answer. These calls are often from Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries. The country code for these countries begins with "1," which, being the same as the U.S. and Canada, is often enough to fool unsuspecting Americans into thinking it’s a domestic call. Don’t call back. The lines connect to premium chat lines — usually involving phone sex (and you can get that cheaper here). In addition to charging a $20 international calling fee, these lines also charge users for each minute spent connected. The practice of adding unauthorized charges to a phone conversation is known as "cramming," and is illegal in the U.S. However, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can crack down on this practice domestically, it cannot enforce U.S. law overseas. If you find yourself with a trumped-up international calling charge, you may be to take it up with your carrier and hope that your representative is in a forgiving mood. Simply receiving the missed call is harmless, so your best bet is to ignore any missed calls from unknown numbers, unless they're accompanied by a voicemail from a real person. At least one Pacific Grove resident reported such a call to the police.
P.G. Water Conservation Current Level
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• Water waste is prohibited. • Users must adhere to the following outdoor watering schedule: Odd-numbered and Carmel south and west addresses: Saturday & Wednesday Even-numbered and Carmel north and east addresses: Sunday & Thursday • Water turf, lawns, gardens or ornamental landscaping before 9:00 am and after 5:00 pm.
Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast
7th
Friday
Saturday
8th
Few Showers
58° 51°
Chance of Rain
50% WIND: S at 9 mph
59° 53°
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80% WIND: SSW at 11 mph
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Few Showers
60° 51°
Chance of Rain
30% WIND: SSW at 6 mph
Monday
10th
Don’t call back if you get one ring on your cell phone. It might be from Mordor.
AM Clouds
60° 45°
Chance of Rain
20% WIND: WNW at 8 mph
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 2-06-14 ......................... 1.16” Total for the season .......................... 2.53” To date last year (02-08-13) .............. 9.55” Historical average to this date ......... 11.09” Wettest year ....................................... 47.15” (during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98)
Driest year ........................................
9.87”
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AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am A Charitable Classic Since 1937 • Coming February 3-9, 2014 http://www.attpbgolf.com/tickets Schedule of Events Monday, February 3
Practice rounds, spectator viewing available on Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Tuesday, February 4
Practice rounds, all three courses 1:30 p.m. Chevron Shoot-Out, Pebble Beach Golf Links – 1st tee
Wednesday, February 5
Practice rounds, all three courses 11:00 a.m. 3M Celebrity Challenge, Pebble Beach Golf Links – holes 1, 2, 3, 17 & 18
Thursday, February 6
8:00 a.m. First round, all three courses
Friday, February 7
8:00 a.m. Second round, all three courses
Saturday, February 8
8:00 a.m. Third round, all three courses
Sunday, February 9
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7:30 a.m. Final round, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 60 low pros and 25 low teams
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AFRP’s Shop with a Heart Valentine’s Online Auction to help the Animals
Get ready to bid on some great items for your Valentine and help the animals at the same time. AFRP’s online auction runs from January 30 at 8 a.m. until February 9 at 8 p.m. This is a great opportunity to pick up some wonderful items for your special Valentine, yourself or your furry Valentine all while making a difference. There is beautiful jewelry, gift baskets, wine, art and so much more. Items will be added to the auction as it runs so visit often to see what is new. AFRP is still accepting donations for the auction – if you are interested in making a donation of an item or gift certificate please call 831-333-0722. To view the wonderful items up for bid visit www.animalfriendsrescue.org and click on the link to the auction.
Got Jewelry to Spare?
The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove is requesting donations of costume & fine jewelry, purses, shoes, and accessories from now until April 24, in time for their biggest event of the year. Discovery Shop’s Jewelry Fundraiser will be held Friday, April 25 and Sat, April 26. Donations can be dropped off at The Pacific Grove Discovery Shop at 198 Country Club Gate Shopping Center. The proceeds go towards cancer research, education, advocacy, and service. For more information call the Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866. the Year Award PG Restaurant of Winner of the 2010
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Recycle/Repurpose Your Shoes for Gateway Center
Gateway Center has partnered with a company that repairs or repurposes gently used shoes for Third World Countries...and pays Gateway 40¢ per pound for their donated shoes. Gateway Center, a residential facility for intellectually disabled adults, is now looking for shoe donations. Any kind of shoes are acceptable for this fundraiser. “We will receive 40 cents per pound of shoes that we collect and the company that we are working with for this fundraiser will in turn take these shoes to a Third World country where they will repurpose them. Nothing gets thrown away!” said Melissa Walchli, Gateway’s Development Director. “They either fix the shoes or tear them apart and repurpose the pieces. They even go so far as to melt down the soles of the shoes to fix other shoes. “Not only does Gateway receive much needed funds, but impoverished people in Third World countries receive job training, jobs and life skills which leads to them having opportunities to earn income to feed their families. It’s a win-win for all of us so we are hoping that we can reach our goal of 7,500 shoes by May 31, 2014.” Melissa says she just returned from the Caribbean where she saw microenterprises, such as the company with which gateway is partnering, work to change peoples’ lives. I’ve seen these micro-enterprises as they are called at work. I spoke to the women who had one of these micro-enterprises in Honduras and they said that before programs like this came about they literally had no way to learn job skills, earn income or have much self worth as they were so busy trying to feed their children. They said often the men would leave because there was so much poverty and no jobs that the women would be left to try to take care of themselves and their children. Now, they have the means to have a better life because of such programs.” Drop off locations are at 850 Congress Avenue in Pacific Grove and 408 Salinas Street in Salinas. For more information please visit Gateway’s website at www.gatewaycenter.org or call Melissa Walchli at 831-372-8002 #212.
CERT Training Starts March 6
The Monterey Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is offering a free FEMA-based 21-hour emergency skills course from 6:30-9:30 p.m. over seven consecutive Thursday nights beginning March 6 at the Emergency Operations Center, behind Fire Station 1 (600 Pacific St.) in Monterey. CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and emergency first-aid. Using training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members assist their families and others following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. To enroll in this free course, email: montereycert@hotmail.com or call 831-646-3416.
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Cop log 1/25/14-1/31/04
Who was right and who was left? Two vehicles collided while both trying to make right turns. Just browsing An unknown individual removed a screen from the bathroom window of a home and entered. After that, they looked through a storage trunk and a dresser then left without taking anything. Construction curiosity The door to a storage shed was open in an area under construction. Unknown if anything was taken. Phone Found A lost cell phone was found wandering Ocean View Blvd. It was comforted and returned to owner. How high is that anyway? Subject was contacted and found to be in possession of marijuana and on parole. LOCK---YOUR ---CAR Personal paperwork was stolen from a vehicle. This paperwork contained social security number. Grudge against window screens? 19th Street property showed signs of possible burglary. Screen on window was dislodged and broken. Police searched house and found nothing of interest inside. Forced entry Storage container was burgled. Many items were removed but left behind. All were recovered. LOCK---YOUR---HOUSE Burglary of house reported by resident. Items were taken after entry made through unlocked window. That is NOT where we do that Report of a adult man urinating on a building wall. Reporting party knows his identity but did not reveal it. Guess he didn’t take pictures like the guy last week. Won’t be so lucky next time. Car abused Woman reported that her vehicle was vandalized by an ex-boyfriend. Bike found A bicycle was found and taken into custody without resistance. ID Lost Drivers license escaped custody. Showroom smash Business reported that a rock was thrown through the window of their storefront. Nothing was stolen but an item in the showroom was damaged. Abandoned vehicle Car decided to linger in the same space for about a week. Since this is too long, car was given alternate lodgings at the impound lot. That may not be the IRS calling A person claiming to be from the IRS called an elderly woman. They say that legal action will be taken unless the woman gives over personal information. Verify who you are talking to before handing such information over. The ol’ paperbox Jimmy Two newspaper racks were cracked open and emptied of coins. Beware if someone tries to pay their bill with lots of quarters. Tipsy or overindulgent Woman felt ill after she consumed alcohol. Believing she had been drugged she called for help. A quick trip to the hospital had her treated for alcohol poisoning. Forger on the loose Someone signed a check that was not theirs and was able to obtain a large sum of money.
Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated Luncheon Features Allison Olson
The monthly luncheon of the Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated will be held on Thurs., Feb. 13, at Rancho Canada, 4860 Carmel Valley Rd. The guest speaker will be Allison Olson, Legislative Advocate for the California Federation of Republican Women. The public is always welcome. Social time is at 11:30, and luncheon starts at noon. $22 per member and $25 for non-members. RSVP before Mon. Feb. 10. Call Pat at 375-3573 or Kelly Ann Foy at kaf61@hotmail.com
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Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The writings contained in are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding.
Treat Your Sweetie to Night Owl — An Adults-Only Evening Event
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is excited to open its doors for a new adults-only evening event. On Fri., Feb. 14, visitors will discover the secret love lives of animals, from fascinating romantic rituals to the science of attracting mates. Visitors are invited to grab a drink, enjoy music from the Steep Ravine Band, and take a closer look at our natural world at Night Owl. The museum is located at 165 Forest Ave in Pacific Grove. Admission is $10 general and $5 for visitors. Please contact Ann Wasser at (831) 648-5716 ext 14 or email at wasser@pgmuseum.org for more information.
Main line New Year’s prayer
God grant me love of mind and heart / that when I enter the new year / I’ll clasp my brother’s hand and say / Godspeed, and help him on his way / God grant me strength of mind and heart / that when I enter the new year / I’ll see good in every mother’s child and not one upstart / God grant me love of mind and heart / that when I enter the new year / I will look beyond the simple clay and hope for immortality. God grant me faith of mind and heart / that when I enter the new year / I will fear no task that You may give to me / God grant me peace of mind and heart / that when I enter the new year / to struggling souls my life will be a beacon, reflecting Thee. Poem contributed anonymously.
Gilroy inundated
Pacific Grove Middle School Presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Fri., Feb. 7 at 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 8 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and a Sunday matinee on Feb. 9 at 2:00 p.m. there will be performances of the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Pacific Grove Middle School Auditorium, also called the Performing Arts Center, at the middle school on Forest Ave. Tickets for adults are $8 and $5 for children.
The flood which covered Gilroy’s business district after a levee break-through reached a depth of more than one foot, but has now begun to recede. This was the heaviest flood Gilroy has suffered in years, but the citizens feel that with prayer the out-of-season water has done 100 times as much good as damage. Practically all of the store basements in the deluged area, and all buildings south of Fifth street along Monterey street were flooded and contained goods were watersoaked and spoiled. Much was given to charity for immediate use, and that is the extent of damage except for the loss of several sheep, goats, and other domestic animals. John Freshnow, who lives just outside the city limits, warned that the new levee was broken in several places and many feet of Southern Pacific track washed out. Southern Pacific made immediate plans to re-route trains while repairs were made. 1
Fremont place adjoins Watsonville junction
As indicated in a previous issue of the Review, development of the Watsonville junction - Fremont Place is coming along nicely and is about 75% complete. The Pajaro Trading Post reports that the surrounding area has now been surveyed and is ready for construction. The subdivision already has a main passage some 40 feet wide which will extend from the Salinas-Monterey road to the Southern Pacific track. The cross street will be called Holt street. McAllister avenue is viewed as the principal business district, and work has already begun on a fine hostelry. Many quality building lots have been surveyed and are ready for purchase. Those interested should contact the real estate agent at Wells, Fargo, and Company.
More trouble in Soledad
In Soledad, trouble is again afoot. Unknown men have thrown bottles through the windows of the store owned by F. E. Bailey. This morning, Bail came up to Salinas and swore out a complaint charging one Katechis, a restaurant man, with disturbing the peace. According to the story told by Bail to District Attorney Sargent and Justice Wallace, Katechis and accomplices threw several bottles against the building owed by Bail, then he approached and tried to shove the door open with his shoulder. Failing, Katechis then discharged a pistol and made himself offensive in other ways. These acts were said to have been witnessed and reported by several parties. There upon, Justice Wallace issued a warrant for Katechis’ arrest and placed it in the hands of an officer, for service. Booze was at the center of the problem. Whether or not to permit a drink in Soledad remains the question. Katechis is openly opposed to saloons, and is not afraid to say so. Bail is a liquor man, as are most men from Soledad as indicated by the results of a recent election authorizing the sale of liquor. Bail has indicated that he will see the matter through to the end. The attack upon Bail’s store has alerted everyone to the fact that they must be alert to riotous conduct. Pacific Grove, of course, remains peacefully dry, as it should forever.
Here and there…
• Mrs. Grant, the Grove’s most noted dancing teacher, has returned home after a visit to San Francisco. • Byron’s Troubadours, for years the headline attraction of the Chautauqua, have signed up for another stint. The troop will give a preview performance of their music on February 11, 1914, at St. Mary’s by the Sea. • Mrs. F. H. Holmshaw, from Colfax, and her two children are in the Grove visiting Mrs. H. M. Snapp. The Holmshaw family will be joined by Mr. Holmshaw in two weeks. • McCoy’s Transfer moves the world, or so they say. Trunks and suit cases, our specialty. Stop by 573 Lighthouse to get a deal on your entire home. Telephone, Main 283. • The factory made a mistake and duplicated the “pillows” order for the Lace house. These pillows will now be sold at cost rather than returned. They are stuffed with real, sanitized feathers and come in various sizes. This is your chance to get new goods at a price you cannot duplicate elsewhere. Posted by L. M. Nix, manager. On the corner of 18th at Lighthouse. 3
And the cost is...
• Get your young man in the game. Culp’s on Lighthouse has everything needed for Knuckles Down, whether playing for funzies or for keepsies. Bags containing 2 solid taws and 12 beautiful marbles, 95₵ per set, bag included. 2 • Our spring stock of colorful wall paper has just arrived and is priced starting at 50₵ a roll when three rolls or more are purchased. A. A. Phillips, contractor, 171 Forest, PG. • Two jars of freshly canned vegetables cost you just 25₵ at Curnow &Curnow, grocers.
Author’s notes…
1 1914 must have been an El Niño year, but why only in Gilroy? 2 “Knuckles Down” was a game played by children with marbles. In “funzies” all marbles were returned after the game. In “keepsies,” each player gained ownership of all marbles taken during play.
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620 Forest Hill United Methodist Church 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 Pacific Coast Church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770
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Butterfly Benefactor
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World-Class Internet Radio Station Based in Pacific Grove PGHS Alumna Sandy Shore Innovates
By Mike Clancy and Katie Shain
Young Graham Wimborough of Oakland is the latest generous donor to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History’s Monarch program. He raised $200 through a bake sale and lemonade stand he held in front of his house. He and his parents came down Fri., Jan. 31 to deliver his donation. As a part of his visit, Jason Burnett, the president of the Museum board and the mayor of Carmel, invited Graham and his family to his office to thank him. The family then went to the Museum to drop off their donation to Lori Mannel, Museum Executive Director.
Pacific Grove is home to SmoothJazz.com, the number one Internet radio station for smooth jazz in the world. With more than 49 million monthly tune-ins from all over the globe, 10 million fans reached each week on Facebook and over a million You Tube views, SmoothJazz.com has become a multi-media powerhouse in the music business. SmoothJazz.com is a “feel-good” mix of sophisticated music, blending jazz, pop and soul into easy listening sounds. It encompasses the work of artists such as Ottmar Liebert, Acoustic Alchemy, George Benson, Chris Botti, Rick Braun, Fourplay, Earl Klugh, Dave Koz, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Jeffrey Osborne, Peter White, Sade and Spyro Gyra, and generally appeals a sophisticated upscale audience. SmoothJazz.com was founded by widely-known Monterey Peninsula radio personality and event promoter, Sandy Shore. Shore produced the very first Internet radio station to broadcast smooth jazz globally. With help from a team of expert collaborators, Shore built the station into a “one-stop shop” for the smooth jazz lifestyle aficionado. At SmoothJazz.com, you can listen to the best in smooth jazz, find out what the top smooth jazz artists are up to, connect with them via social media, purchase tickets and even book travel to upcoming smooth jazz concerts all over the world. And the SmoothJazz.com mobile app makes all of this accessible from the palm of your hand via ‘Apps’ which are available for iPhones, smartphones, etc. Sandy Shore comes from a musical family and grew up listening to music on her transistor radio. She began her broadcasting career in Monterey as a Pacific High student, and became an on-air personality at Monterey’s KWAV in the early 1980s. After on-air work in the Los Angeles and San Francisco radio markets, she brought smooth jazz back to the Monterey Bay in the early 1990s at KXDC, and later introduced her signature concert series here, Concerts by the Bay. In the year 2000, Shore had the insight to found SmoothJazz.com and take her love of the genre, and associated lifestyle global with resounding success. Today, as president of SmoothJazz.com, she travels the world about five months a year from her home base in Pacific Grove. Shore invests her time promoting smooth jazz events, managing the far-flung SmoothJazz.com staff, meeting and interviewing established, new and upcoming smooth jazz artists. You’ll commonly hear her voice “live” on the SmoothJazz.com broadcasts. Shore speaks of hard work, perseverance, and an ability to “seize opportunities,” she is passionate in stating, “everything we do is artful.” A brief perusal of the SmoothJazz.com website confirms her confidence. Asked why she loves radio so much, Shore replies, “This medium is intimate. Listeners feel like the people on the radio are their best friends. And we are!” Much to the delight of local smooth jazz enthusiasts, SmoothJazz.com recently partnered with KWAV to make its broadcast available via the crystal clear, digital sound of High Definition (HD) radio throughout the Monterey Bay area on KWAV 96.9 HD-2. Most new cars have HD radio, and HD radio receivers for older cars are available at local outlets such as Target, Best Buy, RadioShack, Costco and others.
Artist Reception First Friday
Enjoy complimentary refreshments and meet featured artists from 5:00-8:00 p.m. with a sweetheart of a show with local artist/ author Dana Goforth featuring original oil paintings “Hearts of Appreciation,” showing now through Feb. 28. A few words from Dana: “Since 1984, I have created and exhibited in several mediums including clay and oil. For the past 13 years, I have also worked in the energetic healing arena. My recent paintings, ‘Hearts of Appreciation,’ combines my artistic talent with my deep love of nature and our environment. This new collection of diverse work integrates my intense love of color, the exciting and never-ending discovery process, and my always present desire to express myself through art.”
Butterfly Count Up...Way Up Allison Wasson PacificGrove Museum of Natural History
It was so warm this past month, we could not get an accurate count at the Sanctuary. The monarchs would be flying around before dawn, and it’s impossible to count them once they’re moving. We caught a lucky break with this colder weather this week, and the most recent count is now 14,000 monarchs. The warm weather signifies to monarchs it’s time to mate and travel, and most likely our population increase is due to monarchs from other local sites joining our population after traveling during the warmer weather.
Sandy Shore interviewing saxophonist Candy Dulfer at a SmoothJazz.com event in 2013.
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Save the Date! PG P.R.I.D.E. announces the 24th annual Great Taste of PG will be held on Sun., March 23. Come join us from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. for an evening of great food, great wine, and great live and silent auctions at The Inn at Spanish Bay, 2700 Seventeen Mile Drive, Pebble Beach. We will have more than 30 restaurants and wineries participating this year including Patisserie Bechler, Aliotti’s Victorian Corner, Fandango, From Scratch Restaurant, Smith & Hook, Joullian Vineyard, and Pisoni Vineyards just to name a few. Purchase tickets online before March 1, 2014 for $50 per person at www.supportpgpride.com (over 21 years of age only, please). Tickets are $55 per person after March 1, and at the door. We are also currently seeking additional sponsors, restaurant and beverage participants for the event, and we are accepting donations to our Live and Silent auctions as well. Contact us at tasteofpg@supportpgpride.com for more information on donating to the auctions, participating, or becoming a sponsor. All proceeds directly benefit the classrooms and students in the Pacific Grove Unified School District.
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Sports & Leisure Breakers Lose First League Game Breakers vs. Padres Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014
By Andrew Chyo
ENTRY FORM GOOD OLD DAYS PARADE
The Annual Good Old Days celebration, an event of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, has been rescheduled to April 5-6, 2014. The annual parade, sponsored by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club, will be held on April 5. Always a popular event with the public, it is open free to non-profits who wish to march and/or perform in the parade portion of the event. Entries are open this year to commercial entities for a fee of $50. Those wishing to participate in the parade should complete the form below and mail it to Chairman Ken Cuneo, 1113 Buena Vista Ave., Pacific Grove 93950. Completion of this application does not guarantee acceptance into the parade If your application is accepted, you will be sent a confirmation letter along with further parade instructions, The Pacific Grove Rotary Club reserves the right to reject any application and will not accept entries that intend to promote a political cause, a political campaign or business, or any entry that poses a potential safety risk to parade participants or audience. Please return this form no later than Feb. 15, 2014. Name of entry__________________________________________ Contact Person_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________ Email_________________________________________________ Phone________________________________________________ Category (Band, float, Equestrian, Marching Unit, etc.)__________ _____________________________________________________ # of persons/vehicles/horses/floats or relative size of entry_______ _____________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION Please write what you would like the announcer to read aloud about your entry during the parade. Do not write “Use same as last year.” If this section is left blank, your entry will not be announced. Please note that if you plan to perform in front of the reviewing stand, the time limit is 30 seconds _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Please note any special needs (special vehicles carrying entrants, unusual requirements, etc.)______________________________
AT HALFTIME: The half was scarce on baskets made, but showed stellar defense on both sides. The Breakers won the tip and scored a 2-point basket on their first possession. The Padres didn't get a chance to score until six minutes later, successfully completing two free throws. Only five more points total were gained until the quarter ended at 5-4, Breakers. In the second quarter, offense was more present. The Breakers were able to find some room to get ahead of the Padres. The Breakers out-scored the Padres 15-12 in the second quarter, leaving the score at the half 20-16, Breakers. John Buttrey had 4 in the half. POSTGAME: The Padres built up some steam and came in powerfully to start the second half. The Padres scored 8 to go up by one before the Breakers even got a chance to score. The Padres dominated the over the Breakers letting them score only 3 in the third quarter, while themselves scoring 13. The score at the end of third quarter: 29-23, Padres. In the fourth quarter, the Breakers attempted to find their way back to the summit, but were unable to pass the rough Padres. The Breakers were able to put up 9 points in the fourth quarter, but the Padres still bested them with 13. The final score of the evening: Carmel Padres 42, Pacific Grove Breakers 32. The leading scorer this evening, Luke Lowell, had 8. Under Lowell, Bradford Sendell, had 7. Breakers travel to Soledad on Friday to face the Aztecs.
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Partners with the University of California to Offer Master Naturalist Certification Program
Students receive a University of California certification as a California Master Naturalists after completing 40-hours of hands-on training with expert instructors and fellow learners- studying natural history, environmental interpretation, and conservation stewardship. Students can also receive course credit through the University of California-Davis. Course instructors are local field experts and scientists selected from organizations working directly with our local natural resources such as the Bureau of Land Management, California State University-Monterey Bay, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. The Master Naturalist class covers the natural and cultural history of California, with an in-depth look at our local ecology. Through field trips, classroom instruction and hands-on exercises, participants will observe and learn about the variety of plant and animal communities of our region. Through the course, participants will develop their ability to observe nature and will learn tools to improve these skills. In addition, participants will improve their communication skills by sharing knowledge with other participants and by working on a group project. Classes will be held every Wednesday from 6- 8:30 p.m. from March 5 to May 14. There will also be four Saturday field trips the dates of which are to be determined. The cost of the course is $350, including materials. Pacific Grove Museum volunteers who have logged more than 25 hours before the start of the course will be able to register at a reduced rate of $150. For more information, go to http://ucanr.org/sites/uccnp . To register please contact Ann Wasser at (831) 648-5716 ext 14 or email at wasser@pgmuseum.org. California Master Naturalist is sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the University of California Cooperative Extension.
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Pacific Grove High School Honor Roll HIGHEST HONORS ~ 4.00 and above
Lila Afifi, Henry Albert, Richard Alves, Lena Andreas, Shyla Atchison, Hannah Azerang, Nicole Azerang, Sam Balali, Richard Barakat, Emma Bergon, Jack Bergon, Naiya Biddle, Rachel Biggio, Daniel Bursch, Lizhi Cheng, Minhee Cho, Sebin Cho, YoungHyun Choi, Christopher Clements, Amanda Coleman, Kenneth Coleman, Rebecca Cooper, Rachel Cope, Ashley Costa, Hannah Cox, Noah Cryns, Isabel Cushman, Esra Dalmis, Emmanuel Defensor, Julian Donnelly, Douglas Dow, Samuel Fenstermaker, Tyler Gelzleichter, Malcolm Gingras, Zachary Goodwin, Reeve Grobecker, Caroline Gruber, Nicole Hage, Wesley Hardin, Christina Hashimoto, George Haugen, Brett Hodges, Luke Holsworth, Kimberly Huynh, Daniel Jiang, Michelle Katz, Andrea Kelley, May Khalil, Muhammad Salaar Khan, Muhammad Shahze Khan, Jinhyun Kim, You Chan Kim, Kimberley Kistler, Kylie Koestner, Sean Krautheim, Ian Lane, Dahyun Lee, Hannah Lee, Jacobsen Loh, Brian Long, Austin Lord, Luke Lowell, Courtney Lyon, India Maaske, Jon Marchiolo, Lakyn Marciano, Paul Marien, Laura Merchak, Savannah Mitchem, Lauren Molin, Sara Moller, Joslyn Morgan, Emily Muller-Foster, Carol Nader, Nadi Michael Nader, Eric O’Hagan, Hayley Oliver, Kristine Pak, Stella Park, Julian Pierre, Brendan Posson, Makena Rakouska, Taylor Rhoades, Paula Rueda-Villamil, Gavin Sapp, Erin Smith, Camden Smithtro, Maya Sritharan, Shaylyn Stewart, Eli Swanson, Erica Sy, Sebastian Thal, Noah Thanos, Julian Thompson, Levi Thompson, Vanya Truong, Vanessa Villarreal, Ava Vucina, Chip Wagner, Samantha Wagner, Haley Walker, Michelle Watkins, Nicole Weber, Lauren Weichert, Alexa White, Madeleine White, Cameron Whiteside, Cayla Whiteside, Robert Wilkerson, Jeremiah Ybarra-Greenberg, Julius Yevdash, Christine Zayas Baez
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HONORS ~ 3.0 – 3.49
Ashley Aguilera, Baktash Ahmad, Anthony Allen, Muhammad Taha Awan, Natali Baratashvili, Mitchell Barr, Mohammad Nouman Baryal, Mackenzie Bell, Tyler Beron, Eric Boerner, Analee Bonanno, Claire Borges, Nicholas Borges, Elliot Bradford Chesebrough, Zachary Brown, Kyle Bryan, Jordan Buntenbach, Thuy Burshtein, Guadalupe Cabrera-Barrios, Andrea Canto, Natalie Castorina, Mary Chelius, Andrew Cherry, Shawn Christopher, Andrew Chyo, Sabrina Colonna, Anthony Coppla, Nicholas Coppla, Mario Costa, Anthony Cruz, Liam Cunningham, Emily Czaplak, Noah Dalhamer, Lillian Dawkins, Steven Deatherage Jr., Tianna Del Pozzo, Samba Diallo, Leilani Doneux, James Donlon, Elena Doss, Wesley Earley, Helice Eitlegeorge, Keenan Elvin, Kayla Fife, William Fillmore, Jack Fletcher, Takoda Fletcher, Kolby Foster, Sean Gatward, Katrina Gessaman, Dana Getreu, Alexandra Ghinn, Jade Greathouse, Kyle Groben, Cassandra Guderski, Gaurav Gurung, Natasha Hall, Brianna Harris, Logan Hart, Ryan Hartwell, Michele Haugen, Liam Headley, Jacqueline Hernandez, Austin Hertel, Vianna Hornbeck, Thomas Hudson, Amber Hughes, Danny Huynh, Olivia Jamison, Jeremy Jenanyan, April Johnson, Megan Johnson, Angela Jones, Reina Karaki, Brian Kearney, Myles Kerchner, Rebekah Knight, Killian Koestner, Hailee Lee, Hera Lee, Charles Lembo, Gianne Leoncio, Anthony Lopez, Victoria Lopez, Christina Lucido, Troy Lundquist, Choert Maartens, Brendan MacLaren, Maria Marin Iglesias, Apollo Madison Marquez, Jessica Matthews, Savana McDowell, Lucas Melac, Bernardo Michel-Luhrs, Lucas Milar, Kane Miller, Everett Millette, Elise Momberger, Colton Moore, Gregory Moore ,Paola Morales-Macias, Renzon Morata, Olivia Moses, Lauren Murphy, Delphie Myron-Russell, Nishal Naicker, Marina Nakhla, Allison Naylor, Mattea Nieves, Niklas Nilsen, Jack Norris, Caitlin O’Donnell, Christian Olsen, Eric Orozco Viscarra, Ahmed Osman, Alexandria Patton, Marina Pearsall, Spiro Pettas, Michael Pettis, Richard Petty, Jadon Phillip, Benjamin Phillips, Samuel Pontarolo, Liam Posson, Mariah Powell, Dominik Prado, Joshua Quarles-Zamovskis, Cameron Reeves, Fernando Roman, Joshua Roman, Rex Russell, Madison Rutberg, Levi Sanks, Joseph Santos, Christopher Scanlon, Bradford Sendell, Brittany Shaver, WooChan Shim, Thomas Sims, Emmett Small, Benjamin Smith, Erica Smith, Gabryel Sohle, Kimberlee Sollecito, Kristin Sollecito, Michael Spadoni, Jake Speed, Rutger Sperry, Rachel Spung, Samuel Stauffer, Arabella Sterwerf, Catherine Strang, Kacee Takasaki, Gone Tawdrouse, Grant Taylor, Veronica Trinidad, Nicholas Van Tassel, Cassandra Velasquez, Mario Villacres, Baylie Vogelpohl, Destinee Wavrin, Autumn Waznis, Marilee Williams, Chanyoung Woo, Jackson Wood, Monika Worcester, Jacob Wren, Dominick Wright, John Zeuthen
Allen, Awan named to Cornell Dean’s List The following local residents have been named to the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2013: Angela Allen, a resident of Pacific Grove. Arwa Awan, a resident of Pacific Grove. The College of Arts and Sciences is Cornell University’s largest undergraduate college. It provides a high-quality liberal arts education to its own students, and its courses are also accessible to all other students at Cornell. The college’s faculty includes national and international leaders in their respective disciplines.
Eagle Scout Joe Fillmore is Well on his Way Joe Fillmore’s Eagle Scout project involved nearly 80 people and months of organizing before they took spade to dirt at Veterans Memorial Park in Monterey. He dreamed up the project in May, 2013, got approval from his Troop (132) and the scouting board, including Mike Djubacek of Rapid Printers, and began working to see the project through. Joe did a landscaping project, planting drought-resistant plants. He researched what would be needed down to the finest detail, and began working on permission from the rangers, looking for donations, and lining up volunteers. He gathered information on how to do the fund-raising and asking for suggestions on how to complete the actual work. Joe had every detail worked out, down to reflector vests for volunteers who helped direct traffic around the work area to prevent car vs. volunteer accidents, “Drought Resistant Nursery in Monterey were awesome!” said Joe. They donated some $1000 worth of drought-resistant plants – a yellow yarrow variety of Achillea to be exact. He also obtained drip irrigation hardware from Martin’s Irrigation Supply, and a donation of wood chips which were spread later to cover and protect the irrigation system as well as to prevent weeds from growing. Joe said that they could have used a chemical as a weed preventive but elected to use the wood chips instead. Two days of hard work by volunteers saw the project to fruition. Joe invited some 40 men, women, and young adults to help, and had about 40 each day at the site. “Some were the same people,” he said; they included friends (like Bella LaMacchia who took the photos), relatives (his grandfather and some cousins) and a lot of church members, both from his own First Ward and some from the Monterey Second Ward. “Telling people who are older than I am what to do was awkward,” said Joe. “But when you are a leader, you’re expected to lead by example. What matters is that you’re the leader no matter your age or size.” The first day, Joe said, they cleared out the old plants from the chosen area and had to break down the root balls and load the trash into a truck. The irrigation system was installed and the plants put in the ground. Two weeks later, they returned to spread wood chips. “Being an Eagle Scout is the highest rank of scouting,” Joe affirmed. “You should be confident, because it’s a lot of responsibility. It feels great. An Eagle Scout should live by the scout oath every day.” Joe reminds us that some very important people were Eagle Scouts, like astronauts and U.S. Presidents. What Joe will become is yet to be seen, but he’s well on his way.
From Top: “Telling people who are older than I an what to do was awkward,” said Joe. Achillea “Moonshine” was chosen to plant. More than $1000 in plant material was donated by Drought Resistant Nursery of Monterey. At the bottom, volunteers celebrate completion of the project. Photos by Bella LaMacchia
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What a Deal! Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Aren’t All Tax Returns Created Equal? Travis H. Long, CPA
Planning for Each Generation
Travis on Taxes
Everybody appreciates a good deal. However, some deals are easier to recognize than others. When it comes to commodities such as automobiles, clothing, and groceries, it is rather easy to compare “apples to apples” in order to determine whether one supplier’s offer is better than another’s. But when it comes to professional services, it is much more difficult to distinguish “apples” from “oranges.” This phenomenon is readily apparent with regard to legal services. It is common to see “legal kits” advertised for a fraction of the cost of a private attorney. Several years ago, a very famous trial lawyer was a spokesperson for one such online “legal kit” and he implied that he was sharing the “secrets” of the legal profession in the name of public service! On the surface, it is a compelling argument to use a “legal shortcut” rather than spending thousands of dollars more by hiring a private attorney. But once you drill down to the specifics, you quickly realize that “discounted” shortcuts are no substitute for comprehensive, detailed, and competent legal services. To illustrate these stark differences, take the example of an LLC. An LLC, or a “Limited Liability Company,” is often formed to provide centralized management, to enable gifts for estate tax purposes, and to provide a degree of lawsuit protection for business assets such as renal real property. A quick search of the Internet reveals that an online “legal kit” to establish an LLC can be purchased for as little as $350. A private attorney, on the other hand, would likely charge between $2,500 and $3,500 to form an LLC. Why is there such a great disparity in fees and is the attorney really worth $2,000+ more? Probably every attorney would agree that the actual formation of the LLC is not very complicated or time-consuming. All that is necessary is to file a simple document with the Secretary of State and pay a minimal fee. However, this is where the “legal kits” will stop. As you will see, this is only the first step of many to ensure that the LLC is structured properly to carry out its purposes effectively. First, you have to decide in which state to form your LLC. The answer is not necessarily the state in which you live. Every state has its own set of rules governing the internal operations of an LLC. For example, some states such as Wyoming and Nevada provide a great degree of lawsuit protection while other states are more geared toward creditors. The “legal kits” leave this critical first decision up to you without providing adequate guidance. Another key decision is whether to form a single-member LLC or a multi-member LLC. Single-member LLC’s are simpler to administer, but in many cases multi-member LLC’s can provide a greater degree of lawsuit protection. Again, the “legal kits” are silent on this issue and in many cases pretend that no such choice exists. Once the LLC is formed, it is crucial to fund it with the appropriate assets. For example, you might be motivated to form an LLC in order to attain a degree of lawsuit protection for your rental property. However, if you fail to transfer your rental property into your LLC, the LLC will provide you zero protection. When it comes to transferring real property into an LLC in California, special care must be taken to ensure that you do not accidentally trigger a property tax reassessment, in many cases unnecessarily increasing your annual property taxes dramatically. Furthermore, all existing leases on the rental property should be assigned to the LLC, the business bank account should be transferred into the LLC, and tenants should be instructed to make payments to the LLC moving forward.
There is a belief by many people that a tax return is a bit of a commodity - basically you are going to get the same results no matter if you or anybody else prepares the return. If that were true, your only goal would be to find the absolute cheapest tax preparer in town (or do it yourself). A number of years ago Money magazine used to annually send out the same hypothetical family's tax return to be prepared by 45-50 tax preparers across the country. The surprising result was that it was rare in any year to have even two tax returns prepared the same way. The most recent one that I could find resulted in only 25 percent of the preparers coming within $1,000 of the theoretical correct answer. That means 75 percent missed the mark by more than $1,000. This certainly speaks to the complexity of the tax code, and why you really need to have someone with as much relevant experience, education, and training as possible to navigate the tax terrain. You may think you are being savvy by saving $200-$300 by getting a deal on your tax preparation, but what did you get? Maybe you overpaid your tax by a $1,000 in the process of saving $300. And how would YOU ever know? When it comes to hiring someone to prepare your returns, credentials are not everything, but they certainly are a measuring stick of the education, training, testing, and commitment required. Here are your options: Do-It-Yourself Software (i.e. TurboTax) - Tax software, whether for professionals or amateurs is certainly a requisite tool to bring any measure of accuracy or efficiency to preparing a tax return. Computers are quick at math and very accurate at crunching numbers (that is the part that is "guaranteed" to be accurate by do-it-yourself software providers), but if you provide the wrong input, or your software is not even programmed to ask you or accept all the variables you might need, then you will get a wrong answer every time (that part they don't guarantee). In addition, without an understanding of the forms and tax law, you will have no idea if there is a glaring error staring you in the face when you are ready to submit the forms. I have seen countless returns butchered through the use of tax preparation software over the years. I am currently amending three years of tax returns for a family that overpaid their taxes by $1,000 a year for the past twelve years due to a simple mistake that the software was not able to point out to them. Unfortunately the statute of limitations has run out on the first nine years and they cannot get a refund at this point. RTRP -"Registered Tax Return Preparer" - This is the current basic credential required by the IRS to prepare tax returns for pay. There is no formal high school or college education required, no professional class and exam process to become licensed, and no continuing education requirement. You just pay $65 to the IRS and you can prepare tax returns professionally! This designation was created in the last few years with the intent of having a basic exam and some continuing education, but the testing and education requirements have been put on hold pending legal challenges to the requirements. RTRPs have limited practice rights before the IRS. CRTP - "CTEC Registered Tax Preparer"- (CTEC stands for CA Tax Education Council) - This is the current basic credential required by California to prepare tax returns for pay. Again, there is no formal high school or college education required. There is a 60 hour professional class (equivalent to three or four semester units in college one class) that is offered by many providers in person, on the internet or by self-study with an exam on the material covered. There is 20 hours of continuing education each year, and a $5,000 bond. This is the license that the vast majority of preparers hold
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How Will Your Investments Affect Your Child’s Financial Aid Prospects? John C. Hantelman
Financial Focus Even though it’s only February, college financial aid officers are already gathering documents, crunching numbers and otherwise working to determine grants for the school year that starts this coming fall. If you have children you plan on sending to college, how will your own savings and investments affect their chances of getting financial aid? The answer depends not only on how much money you have, but also where you keep it. Most colleges base their aid calculations on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which currently counts up to 5.64 percent of certain parent-owned assets in determining federal or state aid. By contrast, FAFSA counts up to 20 percent of a child’s assets, such as an UGMA or UTMA account. So, what parent-owned assets are counted when determining a student’s need for financial aid? They include savings and checking accounts, non-retirement investment accounts and other types of assets. You do not have to report retirement accounts — such as traditional or Roth IRAs, 401(k)s and pensions — on the FAFSA. However, if you start taking withdrawals from these accounts, the withdrawals must be reported on the FAFSA as student income for the year in which the transactions occurred — which means these withdrawals could affect your child’s financial aid package the following year. A 529 plan, is one popular college-savings vehicle. If you own a 529 plan, you will need to report it on FAFSA as a parent-owned asset. But when you take withdrawals from the 529 plan, they won’t be counted as parent or student income on FAFSA, and they won’t incur federal income taxes, provided the money is used for qualified higher education expenses. (If you don’t use the money for these expenses, you’ll be taxed and potentially penalized by 10 percent on the earnings.) Because a 529 plan is counted as a parental asset on FAFSA, some people ask grandparents to own a 529 plan. But while the value of an intact grandparent-controlled 529 plan will be excluded from FAFSA, the withdrawals themselves will be counted as untaxed income to the student on the following year’s FAFSA, and this money could certainly affect aid decisions. At least a year before your first child heads off to college, you may want to contact the financial aid office at a local school to ask questions about FAFSA, scholarships, loans and other aspects of assistance. Since most colleges and universities follow similar rules regarding financial aid, you should be able to get some helpful answers, no matter where your child goes to school. Of course, even with careful planning, your student may not qualify for financial aid. If this is the case, you will need to consider other strategies for paying for college. But keep this in mind: It’s best to develop a savings strategy for both college savings and one’s own retirement goals. So, study the financial aid rules, consider investing in college-funding vehicles such as 529 plans and do whatever else you can to help get your kids through school, but don’t forget about your own needs — because they are important, too. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by John Hantelman, your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. www.edwardjones.com
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Make It A Golden Age
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Women searching for affordable residential care need look no farther than Madonna Manor in Salinas. The beautiful facility was built by the California Court of the Catholic Daughters more than 50 years ago, and has quietly been serving women from every walk of life, and from many religions, ever since. Single rooms with private baths and patio give each resident her own space to furnish and decorate as she pleases. There’s a library and community TV room, with musical performances, excursions on the facility’s bus to shopping and medical appointments available. Residents can have their own car. They may depend on staff to take care of laundry and other small chores. There’s one aide for every four residents. There are various tiers of service available, none needing a buy-in: Independent Living is $2520 per month and includes meals. Assisted Living is $3875 per month and can include such needs as dressing, bathing, and walking to meals. There’s extra care available for up to $1000 more. Respite Care is available for women recuperating from surgery, for example, or whose outside living arrangements are interrupted by family vacations or other needs. There is no “Memory Care,” and no skilled nursing available. Residents must be ambulatory, with a cane or walker. Ann Wieser, who lives in Pacific Grove, was elected last May to the Madonna Manor board, which includes eight other members from across the state. She urges interested women and their families to ask for a tour of Madonna Manor and to talk to Margaret Reynolds, the administrator, or Sister Regina, the residents’ facilitator about the Manor. Madonna Manor is located at 1335 Byron Drive in Salinas. The phone number is 831-758-0931. Their email address is MadonnaManorCDA@comcast.net.
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Benefit Cioppino Dinner for Legal Services for Seniors
Please join us for The 19th Annual Ciao! Cioppino! Dinner & Silent, Dessert & Live Auctions benefiting Legal Services For Seniors on Sat., March 1, 2014 At San Carlos Hall, Monterey. Enjoy delicious cioppino from Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing, prepared by chef Anthony Davi, Esq., the emcee talents of news anchor Dan Green and live auction with Peter Funt of Candid Camera. Tickets can be purchased online at the Legal Services for Seniors website www. lssmc.net and by calling Legal Services for Seniors at (831) 899-0492. RSVP by Feb. 23, 2014.
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New You
Health and Wellness Being Present in This Moment
Happy New Year! As we are starting a brand new year, look at 2013. Get a sense whether you were repeating any old patterns, negative beliefs about yourself, others, the world. The subconscious could be seen like a computer: What we put in stays there. If we put in 2+2=5, it stays there until we change it to 4. Old programs, beliefs from childhood, even though they may be outdated or outright wrong, remain in the subconscious until we consciously change them. Conscious awareness is an adult quality. These old programs can also be called “movies,” to help us understand their unreality. They are as real as a movie is. The experiences they are based upon were once very real, now all we have is a memory of these experiences. The experiences themselves are long gone. Therefore, even though we may be watching a movie, we don’t have to be identified with the plot. We can be aware that we are in a movie theater, sitting in front of a screen. It is important to treat our old programs just like this; they are not reality for us any longer. When we start “disidentifying” —stop believing that the old programs are reality—from the movie, we also start realizing that there is a whole different reality in us and around us. It is called the “Here and Now,” or “The Moment.” Being in the Here and Now is being in a state of no fear, a state of relaxation, a state of freedom. We are present to our-
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Self discovery selves, to life. Survival fear, coming from the subconscious, makes us blind to life. The ability to be in the present moment needs to be cultivated; as adults, we need to make a conscious choice, and have it be a priority in life. Even though initially this may seem like a lot of work, the gifts are many: 1. When we are aware of what is real, the content of the movie is less appealing, cannot hook us as deeply. 2. If we are angry and we know that the roots of this feeling are coming from old memories, and that something in present time triggered the emotion, we are not going to be destructive with the anger. 3. A lessening of stress and tension inside, because our actions are not coming from survival fear any more. 4. A growing sense of contentment. 5. Gratefulness for what is, including the challenges, the learning, the growth pains. Looking at 2013, take a pen and paper and write: The uppers in your life The downers in your life What makes you feel tense
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Eating Disorders Focus of Film, Discussion
A Feb. 26 film showing and discussion will address the issue of eating disorders on college campuses. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 25 percent of college students have eating disorders. The problem is more widespread among women, but men aren’t immune. The association says 10 to 15 percent of people experiencing anorexia or bulimia are male. To raise awareness of the issue, CSU Monterey Bay’s Health and Wellness Services (HWS) will observe National Eating Disorder Awareness Week with a program on Feb. 26. Starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Box Cabaret, films culled from Art With Impact’s short film contest will be shown, followed by a discussion. The Black Box Cabaret is located behind the Health and Wellness Services Building at Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard and Fourth Avenue. The public is invited to attend this free event, but a parking permit must be purchased. For more information or to request disability accommodations, contact Tony Delfino at 582-3988 or adelfino@csumb.edu
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in California at chains such as H&R Block, Liberty Tax Service, and Jackson Hewitt. CRTPs also have limited practice rights before the IRS. EA - "Enrolled Agent" - This is the highest of the two designations offered by the IRS, and EAs can practice in any state. Again there is no formal high school or college education required, and there is no required professional class (although an intensive prep course is generally taken). There is a 10.5 hour proctored three-part exam with 100 question each - one on individual, one on business returns, and one on practice procedures and ethics with essentially 24 hours of continuing education each year. EAs have unlimited practice rights before the IRS. CPA - "Certified Public Accountant" - Licensed by each state (although there is reciprocity to practice with nearly every state now). California requires a college degree with 150 semester units (five years) including 24 semester units of accounting and 24 semester units of business related courses in taxation, economics, finance, management, etc., 10 semester units of ethics, and another 20 semester units of accounting studies which a master’s of taxation or master’s of accountancy would satisfy. You must then work for a year under the direct supervision of a CPA. If you want to be able to sign audit reports, you have to have 500 supervised audit hours. You must also pass a 14 hour proctored four-part national exam and then a CA ethics exam. California also requires a LiveScan background check and fingerprinting of all applicants. There is essentially 40 hours of continuing education required each year for California CPAs. CPAs have unlimited practice rights before the IRS. Although CPAs are trained in, and can do a lot more than just your tax returns, most small CPA firms focus on tax preparation. Attorney - Licensed by each state. We won't discuss the requirements to become an attorney, as attorneys rarely prepare tax returns. Some attorneys that specialize in tax will prepare tax returns, although most of those are focused on estate tax returns. Attorneys that do prepare tax returns will often have obtained a CPA license also. Attorneys have unlimited practice rights before the IRS. Prior articles are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog. IRS Circular 230 Notice: To the extent this article concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law. Travis H. Long, CPA is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. He can be reached at 831-333-1041.
FOCUS looks at sustainability and a sense of place
California State University, Monterey Bay will host FOCUS, the university’s annual look at sustainability issues, on Feb. 12. The seventh annual free event presents speakers and discussion groups that address the topic, “Sustainability and a Sense of Place.” All events will take place in the University Center on Sixth Avenue at B Street. CSUMB President Eduardo Ochoa will open the program with brief remarks at 1 p.m. The day’s highlights include: • At 1:25 p.m., Professor of archaeology Ruben Mendoza will talk on “The Archaeology of Sustainability” • At 1:45 p.m., Landwatch Executive Director Amy White will speak on “Creating a Sense of Place: Using Policy to Build Thriving Communities.” • At 2:25 p.m., Author and activist Bill McKibben will speak by video on “Reflections on the Beauty and Importance of Our Place Along Monterey Bay.” • At 2:40 p.m., CSUMB Watershed Institute co-director Laura Lee Lienk will talk on “Dirt – Place – Service . . . You Make the Connection!” A speakers panel will follow at 3:05 and breakout sessions will get under way at 3:45. Those topics: • Green Building on the Central Coast – How Far Have We Come and What are the Opportunities? • Passion for Place: Community Reflections on the Carmel River Watershed • CSUMB graduates and current students who are making their way to place-relevant sustainable careers. For more information, visit csumb.edu/focus. While the event is free, a parking permit must be purchased from a dispenser on the lot.
Dr. Barbara Mossberg, PG Poet-In-Residence
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Poet-In-Residence Shares a Poem She Wrote for her Now-Husband
“I have been selected along with several other poets from the Tupelo Press erotic poems anthology Myrrh, Mothwing, Smoke, ed. Marie Gauthier and Jeffrey Levine,” says Dr. Barbara Mossberg. “I know--what? I am probably the oldest contributor. Not to worry: my poem in there is a love poem to Christer, all about hammering and fishing and those erotic gestures that win a woman's heart. I wrote it 40 years ago for our first Valentine's Day as an item.” The project is to have each poet chosen write a poem a day for a month and post it, to raise awareness (and funds) for the independent nonprofit press which “celebrates the voices of today's poets,” Tupelo Press. It also publishes the online journal, Tupelo Quarterly. “So I have gamely agreed for the sake of this great cause, the literary journal, to join this venture with my band of fellow erotic authors and am posting a poem a day,” says Dr. Mossberg. “Posting like this is sort of like a writer's group, except here your writing buddy is the whole Internet world. The website is: tupelopress.wordpress. com/30-30project/ Here is the poem as posted:
Day Break: Take This “I’ll tell you how the sun rose”—Emily Dickinson Dawn, my mind says, a poet’s word, as suddenly the dark room startles becomes not light but visible shapes, and in a window a bright orange glow breaks the dark--“it is the East”--my Juliet is light, no need for metaphor. I grab my camera phone to take this scene but it is not charged—my eyes have to be my camera, my dark room, developing it, recording it, and so this is my photograph. As if it could be taken, day break, dawn. Not able to be a photographer but reduced to age-old poetics, I go outside in the cool morning air, trying to see the way a camera sees, so I can tell you how the sun rose. That is who we are, when we face something momentous. Take it to show someone. Whatever breaks darkness, the self that cannot bear to see such sight alone--the grey horizon, the turquoise space above the dark line, the orange stripe, pink and orange and white blotches of sky, red glow, orange. What do these words for colors say? I realize the camera cannot take the cool morning Pacific Grove air, the sound of the gulls, the emptiness of silent streets, shop windows still dark. The camera cannot capture me, limping along, my happiness, the camera cannot capture me, writing to you, from the dark room of my heart, camera obscura, my sense of gift of being out in the morning to see the sun rise through your eyes, to tell you this.
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On Valentine’s Day, Fri., Feb. 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Monterey Bay Belles will perform singing Valentines. Send your love with a Singing Valentine from a barbershop quartet to sing to your sweetheart, family, friend, or boss. The Quartet will sing “two love songs” and “present a personalized card” for just $40.00! Call: Judy @ 831 747-1272 for a Women’s Quartet. Sign up early as only a limited number can be accommodated in one day. (A Men’s Quartet available upon request). The Bay Belles is an established 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, your donations are deductible to the full extent of the law.
2014 Feast of Lanterns Royal Court Applications Now Available
Become a part of the myth...the legend of the 2014 Feast of Lanterns. Uphold a time-honored tradition of serving your community as part of the Feast of Lanterns Royal Court. Expand your horizons in public speaking. Develop skills that will help you throughout your life and your career. Spend a funfilled summer with the Feast of Lanterns, a great community event. Applications are available for download on the Feast of Lanterns website, www.feast-of-lanterns.org. You may access the Internet at the Pacific Grove Public Library or at your school. The big question is "Do I qualify to try out for the Royal Court?" If you are a student in a grade from 8th through 12th who resides within the Pacific Grove Unified School District, then you have the opportunity to try out for the 2014 Royal Court. Visit Feast-of-Lanterns.org to learn more about the full application and checklist. All applications, whether submitted online at Feast-of-Lanterns.org, mailed to the Feast of Lanterns, P.O. Box 809, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 or dropped off at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014. Do you have any questions? Please email Joni Birch at President@Feastof-Lanterns.org
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Letters Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Dear Editor,
Several of us from Pacific Grove went to the rally in Monterey this evening (Feb. 3) to ask Pres. Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Extracting tar-sands oil in Canada and piping it all the way to the shores of Texas, to be sold and shipped overseas, makes worse than no sense. It exposes lands and waters along the length of the pipe to the danger of toxic spills. It ensures that this dirty fossil fuel will be burned and contribute to climate change. And it delays urgently needed transition to a more sustainable energy economy -- safer, cheaper, and a far better job-creator than our current dependence on subsidized fossil fuel, expensive and increasingly risky. No one needs this oil any more, and it should stay in the ground. To people driving by who saw us and honked, thanks! Vicki Pearse Pacific Grove
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Scene 24: Jane Wants To Come Home Bernard Furman
J: I do, but it takes me a long time to fall asleep again.
Marriage Can Be Funny
J: He expects me to do the cleaning, and shopping, and laundry, and cooking, and to be freshly bathed when he comes home, in a pretty dress, with a martini waiting for him and dinner ready to be served!
H: What else?
J: How awful of him! And one month of this ordeal has soured you on the marriage? Harry and Alice Wilson are seated in the living room of their Pacific Grove home. The doorbell rings, Alice goes out and comes back with Jane. Harry: (He stands up and hugs Jane.) This is a pleasant surprise, sweetheart. Alice: Have you had lunch? Would you like a sandwich or something to drink? Jane: No, I’m fine, Mom. H: How are things at home? Is all well with you and Andy? J: They’re not, and that’s why I’m here. (She bursts into tears.) A: Honey—sweetheart, why are you crying? What’s the matter? I thought that you and Andy were so happy together. J: Oh Mommy, Daddy, I’m so miserable. Can I please come home? A: But honey, you’re a married woman now. You have a husband, a home, responsibilities… J: I don’t want to be married anymore. I’m too unhappy. (Sobbing) Can’t I please come home? A: Well, baby, if that’s the way you feel… H: Just a minute! Let’s not be too hasty here! Before we decide on anything, I’d like to ask a few questions. — Jane, did you love Andy when you married him? J: Yes, Daddy. H: Doesn’t he have an excellent job, with a bright future? J: Yes, Daddy. H: And didn’t you have a big, beautiful wedding? J: Yes, Daddy. H: Did you and Andy then go on a month-long honeymoon cruise?
J: I didn’t have to get up at dawn, and I never had to cook or do any of those other things when I lived here, and that’s why I want to come home! H: Honey, we love you, and you’re always welcome to visit here, but this is no longer your home. Your place is with Andy. What you’re going through is the transition from a spoiled little girl to a responsible woman and wife. It can be painful, but just be patient and it will all work itself out. The fact is that you have an outstanding husband who any girl in her right mind would love to have, and you’d be foolish throw your beautiful life away. A: Does Andy know you’re here? J: No. A: Did you leave a note? J: No. H: Thank goodness! Sweetheart, go home and make dinner for Andy, have a martini ready for him, and give him a great big kiss when he comes in. Let’s forget this ever happened and chalk it up to temporary insanity.
SPG Presents Home Energy Retrofit Film
Jay Gentry, founding member of Energy First and director of Community Home Energy Retrofit Program (CHERP) will screen the film Passive House and discuss the nationwide movement to make homes more efficient, comfortable and healthy while saving money. Attendees can sign up for a free in-home consultation at the event. Hosted by Sustainable Pacific Grove, this presentation is free and open to the public. Wednesday, February 12, 7 pm, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, corner of Forest and Central Avenues in Pacific Grove. For more information, call 831-643-0707 or email Denyse@sustainablepg.org
J: Yes, Daddy. H: Did you enjoy your honeymoon? J: Yes, it was wonderful. H: When you came back, you moved into a lovely apartment? J: Yes, Daddy. H: In the period since then, has Andy been unfaithful? J: No. H: Has he physically abused you? J: No. H: Has he verbally abused you? J: No. H: So what terrible thing has he done to make you want to leave him? J: It’s not just one thing, it’s a lot of things. H: Tell us what they are. J: It takes Andy an hour to get to work and he needs to be there at 8:30, which means he gets up at 6:45, and he insists I wake at 6:30 to make him breakfast. H: You’re not working. Why don’t you just go back to bed after he leaves?
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20140166 The following person is doing business as HARDLEE ENTERTAINMENT, 225 Crossroads Blvd. #261, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923 and SLACK, 25 Crossroads Blvd. #261, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923. NIGEL JAMES SCOTT HARDY, 4 NE Torres and 1st, Carmel, CA 9392103961 and TYLER JOSHUA DAWN, 3231 King Circle, Marina, CA 93133. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 22, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Nigel Hardy. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 1/31, 2/7, 2/`4, 2/21/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20140193 The following person is doing business as SKYBOX INDUSTRIES, 201 D Calle Del Oaks, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey County, CA 93940. STEVEN SUMMERS, 201 D Calle Del Oaks, Del Rey Oaks, CA 93940, and SUZANNE SUMMERS, 201 D Calle Del Oaks, Del Rey Oaks, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 24, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 01/01/14. Signed: Steven Summers This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 1/31, 2/7, 2/4, 2/21/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20140038 The following person is doing business as AARON'S SALES & LEASE OWNERSHIP, 1928 Main St., Salinas,, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93906. THE SEWART COMPANY, LLC. A CA LLC, 10351 Meadow Ridge Cir., Salinas, CA 93907. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 7, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 12/17/13. Signed: David Sewart. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20140057 The following person is doing business as MISS TRAWICK'S HOME & GARDEN SHOP, 664 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. LISA DOMINGUEZ, 515 12th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and ROXANE J. VIRAY, 515 12th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 9, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Lisa Dominguez This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 1/31, 2/7, 2/`4, 2/21/14.
Smoking, Flames Banned In All Monterey Parks
Due to extreme fire danger, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPRPD) has implemented a ban on ALL smoking and use of open flames/fires on ALL District owned and/or operated sites, including parking areas at the parks, as a means of resource protection (MPRPD Ordinance #3 SEC. 404). These orders will be enforced. Park Rangers are authorized to issue citations. The lack of rain and serious drought conditions have resulted in an extremely dry winter. Monterey is experiencing conditions right now that would usually be seen in late August. MPRPD staff is working with local firefighting authorities and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to prevent fires. Park users are asked to not smoke or have open fires on District parks. CAL FIRE noted that in the first three weeks of January they have already responded to nearly 300 wildfires that have charred more than 700 acres. In a normal year the department only responds to about 50 fires that all together would char a little over 100 acres. For more information on preparing for wildfires and defensible space visit: www.ReadyForWildfire.org. Current predictions indicate that this is going to be an intense fire season. Park visitors are asked to help keep the parks safe. For more information please contact Ranger Caine Camarillo at 831.659.4488 x 202 or at camarillo@mprpd.org.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20140230 The following person is doing business as CONCOURS AT STONEPINE ESTATE, 225 Laurel Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CENTER OF MONTEREY COUNTY, INC. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Jan. 28, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 01/28/14. Signed: Russell L. Hatch, Vice President. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 1/31, 2/7, 2/4, 2/21/14.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: Petition of JEE UN CHONG Case No. M126355 Filed January 21, 2014. To all interested persons: Petitioner JEE UN CHONG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name MARCUS SERGEEVICH BERLINSKY to proposed name MARCUS LAMONT BERLINSKY. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: March 14, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: January 27, 2013 Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/14
February 7, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Goodnight Sweet Prince
Range Balls
Jane Roland
Tom Stevens
Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts
Otter Views
There is a reason they are considered man’s best friend. Dogs give unconditional love. Even Bill Sike’s canine, Bulls Eye, seemed impervious to his master’s brutality. They accept and accept and go back for more until they cannot take it anymore and run away as did our beloved chocolate lab, Brandy, who was found wandering 13 years ago a victim of vicious kicking on the rear end, our vet speculated. Those who do not love animals cannot comprehend the devastation when one dies or is hurt. They are our friends, our family and we grieve when they go as we do for human counterparts. The species is unimportant. I knew a woman who went into mourning for her parakeet and I understand. He was her companion, her friend, and she loved him. People have said to me “I know it is silly, but I just can’t get over the loss of my kitty (or some other animal species)”...It isn’t silly and if one didn’t grieve there would be something wrong with the relationship. I have seen dogs tethered outside day after day in all weather and it breaks my heart. Why do people have animals if they cannot treat them kindly and with affection? This past week our son, Jay and his wife, Denise, lost a member of their family. He was our grand dog and visited us several weekends over the years when his parents were away. I asked Jay to write a eulogy for him which follows: “Hatch” was born in October of 2002. He was welcomed into a house full of animals as the “new kid on the block.” Sadie, the family black lab, took on the chore of educating the rambunctious puppy. Eventually, Sadie passed on, and Hatch assumed the role of elder statesman to a family of four humans, three cats, and eventually two other dogs. Hatch was a patient tutor to the other dogs, and would roll his eyes when the younger dogs misbehaved. He was a dignified gentleman, but he had his playful side was well. Hatch adored the water and crashing into waves was his favorite beach activity. He would wait at the water’s edge until just the right moment and then race into the wave, catching it just as it crested. He’d swim for a bit, and then repeat the process. Hatch loved rolling in the grass and surgically removing the squeaker from any dog toy that made noise. Hatch’s one minor flaw was his vanity: after a good brushing, he would preen (just a little) and made sure everyone noticed how handsome he was. On January 29, a major seizure, most likely caused by a brain tumor, left Hatch unable to move, other than to lift his head. It was hoped that this was just a reaction to seizure meds, but he gently passed away the next morning. Many thanks to Dr. Williams and the staff of Aguajito Vet Hospital for their kindness and caring professionalism. Hatch will be missed by his pack, both two- and four-legged. He was a loving friend, who will be sorely missed.”
Penny and Hatch
Kozmo and Hatch
The saga of Monterey Peninsula College’s Theatre Department continues. As you have read there was a compromise which saved two jobs formerly on the chopping block, but cut the theater department to the bare bones. There are many of us who are questioning this. We have pointed out that the offerings presented to the community bring much needed revenue to the college. Actually the Board of Trustees had two years to implement these changes but Dr. Tribley recommended it be done in one. How can this be fiscally prudent? The theater was closed for two years for massive renovation – followers went all over town to see the productions and happily viewed the renovated premises last spring. We were treated to two delightful Moss Hart plays and then the piece de resistance, “Les Miserables,” which performed to sold-out houses and waiting lists of many pages. In December with no warning the department was hit with the news that they were virtually being shut down. Tribley recanted a bit and spared some of the cuts but it is still too drastic to tolerate. It reminds me of the adage “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” A gorgeous building with supreme amenities being used for student productions, lectures and a handful of plays. If I were on the fund-raising committee, I would suggest looking at the big picture. Here is a state of the art facility and built in audience. Why not “put on a show and save the farm?” Use the theater as a fund-raising tool, keep the staff intact, and add more if needed and present big shows several times a year (as well as the smaller productions) then ask for contributions and underwriters. As it now stands people will be reluctant to donate money, not knowing what will happen next. Since the beginning of time the arts have documented history. The path of our existence has been depicted on the walls of caves and in theatrical performances. During the most trying of times, theater was a savior, a respite from horror as in the concentration camps during the H0olocaust. I don’t question the good intentions of Dr. Tribley and his board, but I feel their vision is limited and the arts, as is generally the case, are the first to go. Keep your letters and protests going, there is still time.
Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop in Pacific Grove, lives in Monterey with husband John and four four legged friends.. gcr770@aol.com
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The advent of immense white buses with darkened windows ferrying fans to the AT&T has me thinking about golf. I’ll admit up front I know little about the topic, but that hasn’t stopped me before. Because I’ve golfed very poorly and infrequently, most of my associations have to do not with the game, but with the balls. And specifically, range balls. Range balls are what golfers hit for practice. They’re the same size and weight as balls used in actual games, but the range ones are usually dirtier and more nicked up. Also more plentiful. Other sports balls, no matter how tough, can be shredded by terriers, run over by trucks, or gnawed by rats. But like a Zale’s diamond, a golf ball is forever. Granted, bowling balls, hockey pucks and curling stones are as durable, but there are far fewer of those in the world. Think about it. When was the last time you saw a curling stone or a bowling ball lying in the roadside grass? Golf balls, on the other hand, are everywhere. There are a couple of reasons for this. Because the sport is insanely difficult to master, every golfer must go through countless buckets of balls – far more than, say, a softball player or a bowler. Also, in other ball sports, the ball usually bounces back or is retrieved if it leaves the field of play. Golf balls are considered expendable. Golf balls also have something like a 20,000-year atomic half life. As a result, I’d bet 95 percent of all balls ever made are still out there somewhere – playing jacks, rattling around garages and thrift stores, lying in culverts, or sinking ever deeper into mother earth. A few of those balls are still new, like the ones hit into deep rough and abandoned this morning. But most balls fall into the battered warrior “range ball” category. They may be nicked, stained, or scuffed, but if they fly true, they can still be used for practice. How many balls are we talking about? Here we need math. I’ve heard that most pursuits require 10,000 hours of practice before mastery can even be mentioned. If a golfer on the driving range hits 30 balls an hour, then 300,000 range balls will be needed for mastery of the woods and long irons. Multiply that by the number of golfers in the world – say, 50 million? – and you need a lot of range balls. This hunger for practice balls drives golfers to do some nutty things. My dad was like that. As a golfer who grew up poor during the Great Depression, he was ever on the lookout for golf balls he didn’t have to buy. This “waste not, want not” thriftiness stayed with him even in his later, more prosperous years. One year, he rented a fairway condo near the ocean for the family’s Easter vacation. He was on his way to play a round of golf one morning when he spotted a treasure trove of new white balls lying in a pond beneath a footbridge. Wheeling his golf bag back to the room, he donned swim trunks, grabbed a bucket, mask and fins, and dashed back out the door. Sputtering and slimy, he returned later with his booty: a bucket full of discarded Easter eggs. On another vacation, he was trying to quit smoking. We were staying at a hotel near Disneyland that must have bordered a driving range, because he had noticed lots of balls mired in a muddy drainage swale. Restless from nicotine withdrawals, he went out very early one foggy morning to get the balls. That time they were balls, but he slid into the muck trying to retrieve them. While I didn’t inherit my dad’s passion for golf, I did get some of his ball retrieval DNA. This came in handy when I lived for a time in a rental house fronting a beautiful blue bay. At least once a week, my next door neighbor would set up in his front lawn with his driver and a bucket of balls. He’d tee the balls up one by one and send them sailing out on long arcs to splash down into the ocean. Finding this behavior appalling and wasteful, I rigged up a floating wire basket, donned mask and fins, and set out to recover the balls. Luckily the bay was sandy, and the prevailing currents swept the balls into convenient clusters. In an hour of free diving, I could fetch 50 or 60 and plunk them into the basket. I’d take these to work and distribute them among the golfers, who were surprised at how clean and white they were. I’d smile modestly. “If you hit ‘em straight, they don’t get dirty.”
A friend hits balls into the rough in Monument Valley. At least they were easy to retrieve.
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Fracking revisited Energy salvation or planet ruination? By Cameron Douglas The discussion/argument/battle over hydraulic fracturing continues, especially in California where new legislation has made the Golden State the strictest in the U.S. for fracking oversight. New EPA rules for 2014 apply to new drilling jobs on about two dozen grandfathered platforms in federal waters off the Santa Barbara coast. Oil and gas companies that are fracking at those locations must report chemicals discharged into the ocean. Meanwhile, state regulators have drafted rules that require companies to test groundwater and alert landowners before fracking or engaging in other well stimulation. More significantly, companies would have to disclose what chemicals are to be used and acquire permits before a job. Those policies are scheduled to go into full effect in 2015. Fracking, officially called hydraulic fracturing, is a process of drilling into the Earth and injecting water, sand, and certain chemicals under very high pressure to open deposits of oil and natural gas in underground rock formations, typically shale. The practice has been going on quietly off the California coast since the 1990s. Anti-fracking groups consider the new regulations a step in the right direction, but a baby step at best. Many in California want the practice banned altogether. For thousands who live or have lived near fracking well sites in Appalachia and Pennsylvania, the consequences of fracking gone wrong are quite real. Images of flaming faucets, gooey tap water, mushy landscape, and intense skin reactions — all blamed on fracking — are abundant on the Internet. Oil and gas companies stand by their work, insisting their practices are not harmful; citing job creation, economic boost, and reductions in carbon emissions, due to the enhanced availability of cleanburning natural gas. The oil companies also take credit for manageable gasoline costs by unlocking domestic oil deposits and lessening American dependence on foreign crude. Much of the fracking debate still centers on the use of “undisclosed chemicals” that are added to the highly pressurized sand and water used in the process. Government agencies and watchdog organizations, faced with a lack of specific information regarding these “trade secrets,” have no choice but to err on the side of caution, and classify those chemicals as a potential threat to groundwater and aquifers. Critics point at “toxic discharge” and question what happens when it finds its way into groundwater and wells. Toxic discharge is hard to define in this case. Toxic waste refers to discharge or byproducts of industrial processes. It generally includes cyanide compounds, chlorinated compounds and/or heavy metals known to cause serious injury to animals, people and plants. Without the disclosure of specific fracking chemicals, the degree of danger they may pose cannot be pinpointed. Also at question is what exactly happens deep underground when a section of rock is fractured near a subterranean spring or aquifer.
Smoking gun
On Nov. 15, a farmer in Southern California shot a video that showed em-
ployees of Vintage Productions of Kern County in the act of dumping a black liquid discharge into an unlined pit on a well site in Shafter. The farmer, Tom Frantz, explained to KPIX-TV that “My intent was to take a movie if I saw anything interesting.” Frantz posted the video on YouTube, and then submitted it to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, which is the government agency responsible for monitoring such activity in the Central Valley. The subsequent investigation found the discharge had gone on for 12 days. Vintage was fined $60,000. The penalty against Vintage will actually fall on its parent company, Occidental, one of the bigger names in the worldwide oil industry. Occidental’s profits were close to $1.58 billion last year. Figuring $43,287 in profits per day, Occidental can cover the $60,000 fine in less than a day and a half. It’s the first time a California company has been reprimanded for illegal fracking conduct, but not the first incident in the U.S. Last July, the U.S. Department of Justice and the EPA fined XTO Energy $100,000 for allowing fracking wastewater to contaminate a tributary of Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River. Last year, a series of Associated Press news stories revealed at least a dozen frack jobs happening in the Santa Barbara Channel, and more than 200 others in coastal locations. As of March 1, oil and gas companies that are fracking off the Southern California coast must report chemicals being discharged into the ocean per the recent EPA regulations. Last month, protestors staged a demonstration outside the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas to raise awareness about fracking and its possible introduction to Monterey County. Inside, members of the community voiced their opinions and concerns while Representatives from the Department of Conservation listened. Attendees quoted differing figures of fracking water consumption, ranging from 116,000 to 5 million gallons used for a single fracking operation. One fracking proponent said the process uses far less water in California than in the Eastern U.S., although the reason for that was not explained. Energy producers are looking at what is known as the Monterey Shale, a resource-rich shale formation that stretches from Monterey County to the San Joaquin Valley. In response, critics point out the existence of a major fault line that could potentially cause catastrophic well casing failures. Environmentalists are pushing for a carefully-designed fracking ordinance to protect this area. Shale drilling and fracking continues to gain momentum in all parts of the world. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that a record 400 wells may be drilled in other countries in the coming year, many in Russia and China. Onshore rigs in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region have increased by ten percent. Most of those rigs are meant for shale. Fracking will resume in the UK next year as that government lifts an 18-month moratorium. Thousands of shale wells are scheduled for drilling in the U.S. this year. To get involved in the effort to establish a fracking ordinance for Monterey County, contact ProtectSalinasValley@hughes.net/ or Food and Water Watch. Please send comments and suggestions for future Green Pages to: cameron@cedarstreettimes.com/
Illustrations Clockwise From Top, Right: Map shows the locations of fracking wells across the state of Ohio. Image courtesy of Photobucket. Map shows existing shale formations in the continental U.S. The Monterey Shale can be seen illustrated at lower left. Image courtesy of the Energy Information Administration. A properly lined pit for receiving sediment and liquid discharge from fracking. Image courtesy kahfanblogspot. com/
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