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LESSONS FOR A NEW URBAN LANDSCAPE
DANIEL CORT
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Fri., Dec. 3
6:00 PM Monterey Peninsula Choral Society Annual Yuletide Program Canterbury Woods 651 Sinex Ave. Pacific Grove RSVP 657-4193 •
Monarch Magic - Page 4
Seasonal activities - Pages 12-13
Book reviews - Pages15 & 16
Sat., Dec. 4
10 AM - 2 PM Children’s Winterfest Sponsored by PG Adult School Co-op Preschool Admission is free Gifts for sale Sally Griffin Center For info call 646-6583
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Sun., Dec. 5
2:00 PM “Big Bands in Concert,” Conducted by Richard Robins Admission is free Music Hall (M-1) at Monterey Peninsula College. For info call 646-3866
Dec. 3-9, 2010
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Nature’s own holiday ornament
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Sun., Dec. 5
4-7 PM Book signing Dan Cort “Downtown Turnaround: Lessons for a new Urban Landscape” The Works 667 Lighthouse, PG
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Sun., Dec. 5
Persimmons ripen as the holiday season begins, and the colorful fruit hanging on leafless trees is a harbinger of the season for many. Backlit by Christmas lights, this globe was captured by Skyler Lewis.
3:00 PM “The Cold Water of Fear” The story of Alfred Hitchcock by Howard Burnham Admission $10 Chautauqua Scout Room at Chautauqua Hall
• Now – Jan. 2, 2011
10 AM – 5 PM • Tues-Sun Glow: Living Lights PG Museum of Natural History 831•648-58 •
Fri., Dec. 10
10:30 AM “Living Well with Arthritis” Rheumatologist Dr. Udwadia Canterbury Woods 651 Sinex Ave. Pacific Grove Public Welcome-No Charge RSVP 657-4193
Newest councilmember
12-1:45 PM Meet & Greet with Mayor Carmelita Garcia at City Hall
• Sat., Dec. 11 and Sun. Dec. 12 10AM - 5 PM
Model Railroad Show American Tin Cannery Free Admission •
Sat., Dec. 11
8:00pm Carmel Mission Basilica
Sun., Dec. 12
3:00pm PG Performing Arts Center (middle school auditorium) Monterey Peninsula Choral Society “Sing We Christmas” Sean Boulware, conductor http://www.facebook. com/l/18ff8kM6asrvao_ GE6_53FpYihw;www.thempcs. org $20 adult; $10 ages 12 & under
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Election certified Final figures are in
As of Dec. 1, 2010 the results of the Nov. 2, 2010 were certified by the Monterey County Office of Elections. Mayor Carmelita, who had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Dan Cort, won election running unopposed with 5,092 votes, more than mayors in recent memory except Sandy Kaufman. She was sworn in at the Dec. 1, 2010 City Council meeting along with councilmembers Robert Huitt and Daniel Miller, who had also been appointed to fill unexpired terms and who now are seated for the short term vacancies of two years. F u l l t e r m c o u n - Mayor Carmelita Garcia c i l m e m b e r s s w o r n i n Photo By Jenny MacAdams were Ken Cuneo, also an appointee, Rudy Fischer, and Alan Cohen, who was the only councilmember on the slate who had previously been elected to his seat. Bill Kampe was the only member of the city council who did not face election this year. His term expires in two years. At the council meeting, Bill Kampe was elected by his fellow councilmembers to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.
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Final counts are, with seven of seven precincts reporting 100 percent of their votes, as follows: Rudy Fischer, here with his wife Katherine, is the newest member of the Pacific Grove City Council. He was sworn in at the Dec. 1, 2010 City Council meeting.
Office and Candidate
Mayor Carmelita Garcia (unopposed)
Vote Count
% of Votes Cast
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100
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Times • December 3, 2010 John Joseph Azevedo January 20, 1917 ~ November 23, 2010
Sandy Hamm
Cop log PG Dog Gone Dog report Even though I’m a good dog I’ve gotta have a leash, Pop.
While on patrol officer stopped at a crosswalk and saw a man exit his vehicle and proceed across Lighthouse Ave. with his dog walking right behind him (good dog) but the dog did not have a leash on. The officer called to the human and asked him if he had a leash and he stated it was in his shop the officer than advised that the dog must be leashed at all times in the future. (OK, can we say “officer bored here?”)
Hitching a ride, ride, ride hitching a ride
Officer was dispatched to Laurel Ave. On arrival the officer located a woman at Pine Ave. and Locust. She stated that a Catahoula dog ran at her car to try and get to her dog in the car or (possibly a ride, we don’t know for sure). She did not want to prosecute, but she didn’t want the dog to get hit by a car. The officer tried to catch the dog without success (not surprising due to the fact that that this dog had probable talked to the aforementioned dog about the leash incident) In any case the responsible party was contacted and she stated it was not her dog but her daughter’s ex-boyfriend’s dog and it would be relinquished to the SPCA.
John Azevedo passed away quietly at his home on November 23, 2010. He was 93. A resident of Pacific Grove for 60 years, he worked for the City of Pacific Grove in the Public Works Department for 32 years, retiring in 1979. He is survived by his loving children, Diana Flores of Salinas, John Jr. of Phoenix, AZ, Tom of Monterey, Don, Larry, Robert of Pacific Grove; 18 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, one great-greatgrandson; brothers, Tony of Modesto, Andrew of Ceres; sisters, Emily Blessing and Rosie of Modesto. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve; son, Raymond; and granddaughter, Michelle. The family gives special thanks to his caregiver, Lana, and the staff at Weston House. Military Services will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Mission Memorial Park, 1815 Ord Grove Avenue, Seaside, CA.
Animal Cruelty
It saddens the PG dog gone dog reporter to report that in the area of Stuart Ave. there was a cat found shot with a BB gun it was taken to the Veterinary Hospital for care. (Who in our beautiful little community would do such a thing? Shame on you!)
Uh this’d be considered “Potty Mouth” and “Bad Form,” Mama
A woman was reported to causing a ruckus and using offensive language and refusing to leave in a business on Lighthouse Ave.
Cell Phone Hijacking
At Country Club Gate a man reported someone confronting him and another person grabbing him from behind taking his cell phone. The man was not harmed. No suspects at this time.
Play Ball
A woman reported that she was traveling on Holman Hwy. when something struck her vehicle. She believes it might have been a ball.
Fire Hydrant Damaged
Mayor Carmelita Garcia will hold a Meet & Greet on Saturday, December 11 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. at City Hall. Use entrance off Forest Avenue, which will be clearly marked.
Officer was dispatched to Congress Ave. for a damaged fire hydrant. Upon arrival the officer found an unknown vehicle had knocked over the fire hydrant and damaged a nearby wall. (The dogs in PG are outraged) No suspect at this time.
Sharing the land
Two more reports came in this week for coyote sightings. Folks, we have coyotes in PG OK? OK.
Require a signature, folks, especially this time of year.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge
In the Granite St. area a man reported two males near his residence. Both males were seen wearing dark hooded sweatshirts black beanies and jeans. One male had dark-colored hair, long, with possible ponytail. The males were seen approaching a residence where they took a package from the doorway and fled on foot. One male was heard saying, “Let’s get out of here.” No suspects at this time.
Data reported by Guy Chaney
Week ending 12/01/10.......................................11 Total for the season....................................... 2.89 To date last year (2009)................................. 3.04
Another case of Fraud
A woman became the latest victim of fraud here in the Grove. She was conned into believing a relative needed money in England and sent it via Western Union. No leads at this time.
Wettest year............................................................. 47.15 during rain year 7/1/97-6/30/98* Driest year.................................................................. 9.87 during rain year 7/1/75-6/30/76* High this past week....................................................... 57 Low this past week........................................................ 36
Bad joke then bad joke now
Fellow says to guy, “Hey, guy, is your refrigerator running?” Guy says “Yeah.” Fellows says, “Well you better go catch it before it gets away!” Anyway, a refrigerator was left unattended on the curb with the doors still on and not secured. Was it running away? The owner was contacted and advised that the doors had to be removed or chained shut, so no one or no creature could crawl inside and possibly suffocate.
Suspect in court
Sunny Nguyen
Sunny Nguyen, left, is charged with murdering Judith Salazar in Pacific Grove on Nov. 21. Salinas attorney Richard Rosen appeared with Nguyen and asked that his arraignment be continued to give the defendant time to retain him or another lawyer. Salazar was the mother of Nguyen’s former girlfriend. The case was continued until Dec.7. The judge ordered Nguyen to have no contact with his ex-girlfriend or children. His bail was set at $1million. Nguyen is suspected of hiring a taxi to take him from Seaside to Salazar’s home in Pacific Grove. Police were summoned when he did not come out of the house to pay the cab fare. Nguyen was arrested after police found Salazar, 46, stabbed to death. Nguyen was next to the victim, suffering from stab wounds. His occupation is listed as a manicurist.
*Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/
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Staff recognized for service
City Council, short term Daniel Miller 4.018 50.48 Robert Huitt 7,959 49.52 Total 7,959 City Council, full term Alan Cohen 3,677 27.54 Ken Cuneo 3,719 27.85 Rudy Fischer 3,202 23.98 Richard Ahart 2,754 20.63 Total 13,352 Measure Q, the Special Library Tax, needed two-thirds plus one to pass, and with 61.78 percent of the votes, it failed. Yes votes 4,109 61.78 No votes 2,542 39.22 Measure R, which “fixed” the city charter to change retirement benefits for city employees, passed. Yes votes 4,390 73.63 No votes 1,572 26.37 Total 5,962 26.37 When precinct-by-precinct numbers are published we hope to bring them to you as well. - Ed. City Manager Tom Frutchey, left, and Mayor Carmelita Garcia congratulate Michael Groshong who is in the Housing Department, and Robert Connor, right, who works at the Golf Links. Both were honored for five years of service. They are part-time employees, and as Frutchey pointed out, the City has more part-time employees than full-time ones. Also honored for five years of service was Jeff Haas, a full-time police officer. Staff also announced that a new Public Works Director has been identified and will begin duties next week. After an intensive recruitment, the City of Pacific Grove has offered the job of Public Works Superintendent to Michael Zimmer. The recruitment process consisted of multiple facets; assessment center; oral board and citizen panel interviews, as well as consideration for the candidate’s skills and qualifications. Mr. Zimmer has an extensive background in the field and comes from the County of Santa Barbara where he has been employed since 1985. An announcement was made at the Council meeting on December 1, 2010 and Mr. Zimmer will start working with us on December 5, 2010. His direct supervisor will be Jim Becklenberg, Deputy City Manager.
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Monarch Magic The annual celebration of all things Monarch Butterflies was held Sat., Nov. 27 at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Now called “Monarch Magic,” the event brought hundreds of people from many areas and of all ages to view live tagged butterflies and Monarchs Under Microscopes. At left, Elliot Zapol (2) and his mom came. Above, left: Doug Michel and Sandy Douglas displayed milkweed plants and butterfly larvae from their nursery in Aromas, while Helen Johnson of Monarch Alert explained the tagging program (above, right).
Left, Sharon Blaziek greeted visitors in the Museum’s remodeled lobby. Above, center and right, Mark Rush did duty as a Monarch to be able to explain how they see (with myriad lenses), how they taste (with tongues on their feet)and how they smell (with their antenna. He explained his costume to Marge Ann Jameson and Frank Penner. Below, left, former Pacific Grove resident Rebecca Clifton brought her daughter, 2 year-old Amberley, to visit her brother, Paul Scheid at the butterfly extravaganza. Below, a display of plants that butterflies love to eat, and right, one of the 5Ms musical group which entertained the crowd, under the watchful eye of a [stuffed] coyote.
Below, left: Dr. Stuard Weiss lectured on “The Forest, the Trees and the Monarchs, a microclimate perspective of Pacific Grove’s Monarch Grove Sanctuary.” Below, center, children made foam monarchs, decorated with glitter, under the watchful eye of representatives from MY Museum. At right, they made pipe cleaner caterpillars (top) and looked at butterfly wings under microscopes. The usual docent-led visits to the Sanctuary had to be curtailed due to inclement weather.
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Photos by Neil Jameson except as noted
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City eyes Phase 3 of storm drainage upgrades Funds awarded in 2008 have become available
By Cameron Douglas The City of Pacific Grove’s departments of Planning and Public Works are seeking funds to complete Phase 3 of a project to improve storm water drainage systems. The project will divert dry season flow to the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency treatment plant, thus reducing outfall into the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. The planners and engineers who first laid out the sewers and drains in Pacific Grove had adequate funding for what they intended to accomplish, with little or no environmental constraints. The California Coastal Commission did not exist. The 3.2 miles of coastline adjacent to Pacific Grove had not yet been named as an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS). The hilly terrain made drainage and runoff pretty simple. So an incomplete network of sewers and storm drains went into place. Decades later as old tar-paper sewer pipes crumbled, the city again turned its attention to its network of sewers and storm drains. Much work has been done in accordance with environmental considerations, and the system shows improvement. But there is still much left to be done, and several issues to address.
Urban runoff
One of those issues is “urban runoff,” the water that flows down our streets in dry weather. Urban runoff comes from several sources, including underground springs and basement pumps. It consists of water, litter and various bacteria, which studies have shown are major contributors to ocean pollution. This runoff goes down gutters and into storm drains. It eventually finds its way into the Monterey Bay. In our current storm drain system, there are 268 direct discharges draining into our part of the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, and many of those contain urban runoff. To reduce this pollution, the city has taken action to divert dry weather runoff from its storm drain system to the sanitary sewer system. Phase One of the project was completed in 2005 and diverted approximately 500 acres of dry weather runoff to the sanitary sewer system, according to city sources. Phase 2 was completed in June 2007, diverting an additional 98 acres of dry weather runoff. These diversions work via gravity flow. It is estimated each phase has eliminated about one million gallons of outfall each year.
Grant funds
In September 2008, under the administration of Mayor Dan Cort and City Manager Jim Colangelo, the city submitted a Proposition 84 grant application for Phase 3 of the Pacific
A map shows the locations of proposed Phase 3 storm water drainage improvements. Grove Urban Runoff Diversion project to the State Water Resources Control Board. The board awarded the grant to PG, but the funds were placed on hold due to the state budget crisis. Last summer, the SWRCB notified the city that the funds had become available and to finalize applications. Phase 3 will handle another estimated one million gallons annually. It will include dry weather diversions on two storm drain outfalls: one at the foot of First Street and one at the foot of Eardley Avenue, plus a new sewer pump station and urban runoff lift station adjacent to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, just this side of the city border.
Storm Water Treatment wetland
There is another part of Phase 3 that is innovative and ambitious. It involves the creation of a storm water treatment wetland at Greenwood Park, across the street from St. Mary’s Church. This is an area where drainage runs quite fast, with a significant outfall to the bay. The creation of a bio-filtration wetland would slow down the flow and give the land a chance to absorb and naturally process some of the water that runs through there. Research is being conducted to ensure the wetland is healthy and creates no new problems. That includes addressing specific sources of bacteria that could be coming from leaky sewer pipes, transients, etc., and see how those
can be mitigated.
Costs
The total proposed cost for Phase 3 of the project comes to $3,289,760. Of that, the city is committing to provide $879,720. Because the project will
involve implementation of a sewer improvement at Pump Station 11, the city can obtain money from the Sewer Enterprise Fund. City officials hope to have all grant applications for the project fully finalized by the end of March 2011.
The Monterey Community Band presents
Big Bands in Concert Conducted by Richard Robins
Featuring music by Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Harry James, Glenn Miller and more – including a few holiday tunes.
Music Hall (M-1) at Monterey Peninsula College
Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information call 646-3866 Sponsored by The City of Monterey Recreation and Community Services Department and Monterey Peninsula College.
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Times • December 3, 2010
Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols The News … from 1910.
for at least a week. Mr. Stewart will be available to tune pianos with great precision. Uprights cost $5. Grands are $5.75. Leave word with the hotel desk.
PG High chooses hymn
Students and alums of the Grove’s high school have selected an institutional hymn. The song is to be sung as one of the features of each planned occasion in the future. The hymn’s refrain: Where ocean’s waves are bluest and friend’s kind hearts are truest, our beacon light of learning is ever brightly burning. While joyous hearts are beating, these happy hours are fleeting. And oh! The bitter parting from dear old schoolmates parting. The hymn’s chorus: I love, I love Pacific Grove. Her praise I’ll sing wherever I rove. Dream of worlds to conquer beyond the ocean’s border. I’ll sing when school days are over and I sail the sea as a rover.
Caravan to Reno
It is being billed as one of the greatest sporting events ever! James Jeffrey, former heavyweight champ of the world, has agreed to enter the ring against Jack Johnson, a colored who has won every one of his fights for the past five years. Now, it is time to set matters right. Jeffrey and Johnson have agreed to pull on their gloves in Reno. A caravan is being formed to travel there by auto mobile. Interested? Stop by your newspaper office to sign up. *
Hotel Manx features Pacific Grove Review
It is remarkable how appreciative the people living in the Grove are of courteous treatment, good service, and right prices. That is noted in the fact that there were twelve people from here registered at the Hotel Manx in San Francisco just last week. The Manx, located at the intersection of Powell and O’Farrel streets, cost a million dollars to build. It is complete in every detail; everything about it being the newest, brightest, and cleanest. Former patrons of the Old Lick House and the Occidental Hotel who have moved their business to the Manx feel right at home in their new abode. Several of the more popular of the clerks were hired away by the Manx and are receiving guests in the identical, hospitable manner as before. The same popular prices prevail, but far better accommodations and services are to be had. The immense, home-like lobby will be the scene of many of San Francisco’s finest social functions. Is it possible that the Manx Hotel caters to Grovians? One end of the parlor is dedicated to being a library and writing room. Newspapers considered to be of the top ilk are on file there. Among those papers: the Pacific Grove Review.
The museum quarterly meeting
The second-quarter meeting of the Pacific Grove Museum Association was held on Saturday afternoon beginning at 2:30. Vice President J. P. Pryor presided at the session. There was a good attendance. Treasurer E. E. Prussia presented his report showing a treasury balance of $22.95. Miss Laura Duncan, the curator, gave a fine accounting of her work during the quarter. She calculated 420 people visiting the museum, also during the quarter. Miss Duncan spoke highly of the work done by her assistant, Miss Murray, and also of the work done by Mrs. Green in arranging and classifying birds. Miss Duncan suggested the need of a flag to fly over the museum building. She said if the gentlemen of the association will furnish a pole the ladies will furnish the flag. The gardener said that snails are fast destroying the vegetation and that something will have to be done in the near future. The gardener also suggested that the croquet ground on the east side of the museum be returned to a condition appropriate for play. Miss H. B. Chase reported that $78.40 had been realized from the “Cafeteria” fund raising drive. She thanked the Pacific Grove Hotel for providing its kitchen and dining room for the effort. **
Notes from around the area…
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The Carnegie Library of Pacific Grove is changing hours. The library will open at 10 am and close at 9 pm each day. Sundays and legal holidays are excepted.
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Why cook at home when you can stop by 210 Grand and get everything you want hot and palatable. Strictly home cooked.
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Mrs. A. S. Bacon has returned to her home in San Jose after spending several weeks visiting friends in the Grove, her former home.
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Interested in winter fishing or abalone gathering? Get whatever equipment you need at Wright’s Hardware. The water’s fine! Come on in!
The cost of living…
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Folgers “Golden Gate” Coffee. Available at Johnston Bros & Campbell for 35¢ a pound.
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Mr. W. P. Stewart, the piano tuner, has checked in at the Pacific Grove Hotel
Jon Guthrie was injured in a car accident which “totalled” his PT Cruiser and broke his collarbone, among other, more minor, injuries. The other driver was allegedly texting and, through inattention, hit Mr. Guthrie’s front end. His two dogs were with Mr. Guthrie but neither was hurt in the accident. We wish him a speedy recovery.
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I have a small, neat cottage for rent at 412 16th Street. Inquire with W. B. Flicher.
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Broilers are available from W. B. Filcher for 18¢ a pound. Hens cost 12¢ a pound. 412 16th street.
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Sweet, delicious apricots. 10¢ a pound at Burlingames.
Author’s Notes
* Jeffrey was viewed as “The Great White Hope” by Arian elitists hoping that a white could regain the title. The entire fight, then referred to as a “contest”, was filmed and is still available for viewing today. Jack Johnson won the contest. ** The “Cafeteria” fund raising drive offered lunch at the Pacific Grove Hotel in exchange for a donation to the association. Readers are advised that the 1910 prices quoted herein are no longer valid, nor are these items / properties available from the mentioned seller.
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 & 12th Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610 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 804 Redwood Lane, 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.
December 3, 2010 •CEDAR STREET
Rum Pudding: A Christmas Favorite from a Swedish Cook Betsy Slinkard Alexander
Not Your Grandmother’s Recipes My husband’s Swedish grandmother prepared this delectable pudding for the family’s Christmas smorgasbord.
Baker to the King and Queen of Sweden
My husband, Arthur Alexander’s, Swedish grandmother, Gunilla Gunner Jarl, was a fabulous cook. Her specialty was baking. Grandma’s expertise came, not only from years of experience, but also from her upbringing as a young lady. Her mother owned a bakery in Aby, Sweden, and she baked for the king and queen of Sweden when they visited their summer home near Aby. As the oldest child in the family, Gunilla helped her mother in the bakery. She came to America in 1901 and worked as a maid and cook for a wealthy Chicago family. She continued to hone her skills working as a cook in Chicago until she married.
Life in America
In 1903 Gunilla married Emil Jarl and moved to Osceola, Iowa. Emil and his brother owned three department stores and were very successful businessmen. Gunilla kept up her skills by organizing dinners and baking for church and Masonic lodge events. She entered many of her baked goods in the Iowa Clarke County Fair and won a number of blue ribbons. Grandpa Jarl retired in 1915 and the family moved to Los Angeles. Gunilla continued to cook for Masonic and Eastern Star events and church activities. Her family grew larger and she did all of the cooking for family get-togethers. She entered her baked goods in the Los Angeles County fair, at Pomona, and continued to win blue ribbons. My husband recently came across one of Gunilla’s hand-written cookbooks and decided to publish it as a tribute to her and as a treasure for his children and grandchildren. The following recipe for Gunilla’s white pudding and rum sauce was a family favorite. She always served it at Christmas but at other times of the year as well.
Gunilla Jarl’s White Pudding with Rum Sauce
Ingredients: 2 whole eggs ¾ cup sugar 2 cups whole milk 1 rounded tablespoon gelatin* 1 pint whipping cream (whipped) Light rum *Put gelatin into 2 tablespoons cold water (do not stir). Add a little hot custard to gelatin to aid in melting the gelatin. Directions: Crack 2 whole eggs into bowl. Slightly beat eggs and add sugar and milk. Mix together. Strain into top of double boiler and cook until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture to pan of custard, mix well and let cool. When custard is cool, fold in whipped cream and 2 tablespoons light rum. Pour into mold and chill until set. Ingredients: 2 egg yolks ¾ cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons light rum 1 cup whipped cream (1/2 pint)
Rum Sauce
Directions: Beat 2 egg yolks. Add ¾ cup powdered sugar. Add 2 tablespoons light rum. Mix in ½ pint whipped cream. Spoon onto unmolded custard. Garnish with fruit or lemon peel, if desired. Betsy Slinkard Alexander provides freelance writing and public relations services with a focus on the food industry. She welcomes your ideas for future columns and can be reached at (831) 655-2098, betsyslinkard@sbcglobal.net or www.slinkardpr.com.
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Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District will hold nature program for adults and small children Accompanied by adults, babies and toddlers up through the age of three will have the opportunity to have an early experience with nature during the “Parent and Child in the Wild” program on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Santa Lucia Conservancy in Carmel Valley. With an experienced Conservancy naturalist as a guide, this will be an opportunity to meet butterflies, insects and other colorful residents of Carmel Valley and to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature while ambling along the trails at a gentle pace, uncovering nature’s secrets and treasures. The program will go from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Santa Lucia Conservancy is located at 26700 Rancho San Carlos Road, Carmel Valley. The cost will be $15 for children who live within The Park District’s boundaries and $17 for those who do not. Adults will not be charged and must accompany the children. Information on all upcoming programs and classes offered by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is available at mprpd.org or in the Let’s Go Outdoors! Adventure Guide. Pre-registration is strongly suggested for all classes and programs offered by The Park District. Register online at www.mprpd.org or in-person between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Tuesday-Friday at the MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, Suite 325, Monterey (check, money order, Visa or MasterCard accepted). If space is available, there is an additional charge of $5 to register the day of the class. On-site registration begins 20 minutes prior to the start of the class. All check-in and registration closes 5 minutes before the class begins. For more information, please contact Joseph Narvaez, at 3723196, ext. 3.
Children’s Winterfest will be Dec. 4 Join the fun at the 30th annual Children’s Winterfest sponsored by the Pacific Grove Adult School Co-op Preschool. This event takes place on Sat., Dec. 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and features a Children’s Store where kids can shop and buy gifts for family and friends. All items are priced reasonably at $3 or less. While adults browse the special General Store for gifts and unique handcrafted items, children can participate in activities like face painting, a lollipop tree, “ice fishing” and other amusing games. Come enjoy lunch or snacks at the Snow Café, have a sweet treat at the Bake Sale, or enter the raffle at $1 a ticket for a chance to win $500 and other terrific prizes from local businesses. All proceeds benefit the preschool. Winterfest will be held at the Sally Griffin Senior Center in Pacific Grove at 700 Jewell Avenue across from Caledonia Park. Admission is free so don’t miss it! For more information call 646-6583.
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Times • December 3, 2010 There’s No Place Like Home
It’s a Wonderful Life at the Lighthouse Cinema It’s A Wonderful Life is the deepest, darkest feel-good holiday classic there is. James Stewart’s gripping and beautiful performance consists of an hour and 45 minutes of unease, confusion, disappointment, resentment, dissatisfaction and anger percolating beneath his surface, followed by a stunning outburst of emotion and a volcano of relief. His character, James Bailey, is made up of busted dreams, broken promises, delayed ambitions, festering resentments, bad luck, regrets, and what-ifs. The acting is so good, so compelling, that it is impossible not to be affected by George’s feelings of despair, or by his liberation from them. Depression, anxiety, financial ruin, suicide: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Since the beginnings of literature there have been heroes who journey far from hearth and home, who venture into the great unknown, where danger lurks in the deep and dark. Odysseus, Beowolf, Sir Gawain, Bilbo Baggins, Dorothy, Luke Skywalker: they faced their fears and monsters, slayed the dragons and came home changed, lessons learned. The stories endure because the invented journeys can also stand for the real trials and tribulations that all of us face as we venture into the unknown of our lives. The deep dark abyss works as a metaphor for the terrifying prospect of making your way in the cold and unforgiving world. George Bailey is one of these heroes, though a strange, inverted one (just as the film is a strange inversion of A Christmas Carol). Try as he might, he cannot get out of Bedford Falls, though it is his life’s singular ambition to do so. His friends and his brother go off to college, to farflung careers, to fight in the war, while George is denied admission to each and every adventure. The pleasures of staying home, of family, job and security, are always tempered by what hasn’t been. He loves Mary, but the very act of falling in love feels like a trap snapping closed over his future. He does the right thing by his family business, the Building and
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Donna Reed, left, Jimmy Stewart and Karolyn Grimes as Zusu: The Baileys. Loan, but we never see him feel any real satisfaction from his job. Instead, frustration leads to despair. Then George finally does venture into another land, though it is a psychic rather than a physical place. He is taken to the evil twin of his own home town: Bedford Falls with no George in it at all. Without George and his Building and Loan the townspeople are forced to pay Mr. Potter’s high rents for substandard housing, and most everything has gone wrong. A raunchy, seedy strip of cheap dance halls and pawn shops litter the town center, and Bert the cop takes pot-shots at unarmed drunks. But what’s so scary to George is the loss of himself. Yes, the town is wrong and bad, but what understandably upsets him
is that no one knows him. He himself is absent. He finally is on a journey far from hearth and home and like all good hero adventurers, he just wants to get home. James Stewart had himself gone on a dangerous journey and returned. Both Stewart and the film’s director, Frank Capra, were making their first film since coming home from World War II. Capra documented the war as the director of the Why We Fight series of propaganda documentaries; Stewart had flown combat mission over Germany. Both were witness to the real horrors of the world, and wanted to glorify the importance of home and family back home in America. And both knew that the only way to elicit — in George and in the audience — a real appreciation for everyday life was to show its absence.
The film was only mildly successful when it came out; it did receive Oscar nominations for actor, director, picture editing and sound, but it wasn’t much of a box office smash. It was only years later, when copyright elapsed and the film was shown on television, that it became a Christmas favorite. Everyone cries at the end of this movie. It’s a fact. I believe that to watch movies, and especially some perfectly made ones like this, is to step into an emotion machine. Going into the dark cinema is like Clarence taking George to Pottersville; we have no control whatsoever. We choke up near the end of the film right on cue, as George shouts “Merry Christmas” to Bert the cop, arms outstretched with the desire to embrace life again. The relief of waking from the nightmare of his life-without-him comes pouring out and suddenly we see that for the whole film Stewart has been holding back the floodgates of emotion. As he opens them up and expresses the joy in his voice, his body, and his face, we in the audience are actual putty in the hands of these filmmakers. Coming back from Pottersvillle releases George from his life long urge to split. By seeing what would have happened without him there, he, and we, can see that he has slain the dragon that lives in his own home town: he is the only person who has been able to defeat Mr. Potter. He has stood up to him throughout his whole life, and has saved the town in the process. I wonder how Capra would portray Pottersville if he made the film today. In 1946, he couldn’t imagine anything worse than the town center being taken over by night clubs. You’ll notice it still has a Public Library, open ‘til late on Christmas Eve. It’s a Wonderful Life is the last in the current series of classic films at the Lighthouse Cinema. See you there, Wednesday and Thursday at noon and 7:30 pm.
Chamber of Commerce Christmas events HOLIDAY PARADE OF LIGHTS THURSDAY, DEC. 2........................ 6:00 PM Presented by Keller Williams Realty of Pacific Grove. This lighted parade will feature marching bands, holiday floats, dance-teams, equestrian groups, and of course, Santa Claus. After the parade, stores will remain open for holiday shopping, photos with Santa, carolers and a few bands after the parade. (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org
Henry Travers as Clarence, George Bailey’s guardian angel, who is trying to earn his wings.
17th ANNUAL STILLWELL’S SNOW IN THE PARK SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 10:00 AM4:00 PM Tommy Stillwell Court (Behind Post Office) will once again be covered in a blanket of snow! Santa will arrive at noon, joining the Snowman and Snow Queen. Hay rides, petting zoo, and holiday entertainment. (831) 373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org
For information on Friday Night Lights and First Friday, set for Fri., Dec. 3, see Page 9.
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The Arts
Now Showing
All I want for Christmas
Free Big Band concert Dec. 5
The Monterey Community Band presents “Big Bands in Concert,” conducted by Richard Robins, a concert featuring music by Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody, Herman, Harry James, Glenn Miller and more – including a few holiday tunes. The concert will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free, and the concert will be held in the Music Hall (M-1) at Monterey Peninsula College.
‘The Cold Water of Fear’
The annual Model Railroad Show will be held at American Tin Cannery, 125 Ocean View Blvd. in Pacific Grove, on Sat. and Sun., Dec. 11 and 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Presented by local members of the National Model Railroad Association and sponsored by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, the show features model railroads and displays in many gauges. The event is free of charge and will please all ages.
Ongoing Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove Art Center Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5 p.m
The 2010 Patrons’ Show Annual Fundraiser October 29-December 16, 2010
The Work of Studio Artists Mark Farina and Connie Pearlstein, and Students From Julie Heilman’s Adult Watercolor Class David Henry Gill Gallery The 2010 Patrons’ Show Annual Fundraiser The 2010 Patrons’ Show is dedicated to the memory of the late Rollin Pickford, who supported the Art Center for decades with his donations to our fundraisers and solo shows. His family has requested donations to the Art Center in his memory. The Patrons’ Show is one of our major fundraising events, and it could not take place without the generous support of local artists and benefactors, who donate artwork to the raffle. Tickets are sold equal to the number of pieces donated, and the person whose ticket is drawn first will be able to choose a piece from all of the art in the gallery. Currently, there are 129 pieces of art available. the drawing will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sun., Dec. 12. Ticket holders or their designees must attend the drawing. Ticket prices are $50 for members and $75 for nonmembers, with a limit of two.
Art sale at Coscino Gallery
At Lisa Coscino Gallery, 216 Grand Avenue, Lisa will be selling selected pieces from her personal collection. “It’s 25 years of amazing artwork!” she says, including LA artists, local artists, art books, monographs, photography, prints and Early California paintings. “Everything will be priced way below current market value...I am not joking!” says Lisa. Sale hours: will be Fri., Dec. 3, 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 4, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 5, noon - 5:00 p.m.
Aquarium offers free admission to Monterey County residents
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is giving the gift of free admission this holiday season to Monterey County residents. County residents will receive free admission between Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 12. The community open house week is an annually thank-you to the community for its support of the non-profit aquarium. Admission is good for all aquarium exhibits and programs, including the popular exhibit The Secret Lives of Seahorses. The get free admission, residents must present valid identification and proof of residence at the main entrance from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Alfred Hitchcock arrives in Hollywood, 1940 Howard Burnham, who has been delighting Pacific Grove audiences with dramatizations of such characters as Sherlock Homes’ friend, Dr. Watson, and C.S.Lewis will portray the early years of the master of cinema as he arrives in Hollywood, earning an Oscar for the Best Picture of 1940, Rebecca. The show will be held in the Chautauqua Scout Room at Central and 17th in Pacific Grove on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3:00 p.m. Cost is $10 at the door. As the master of cinema himself might have said, “You can get in for free but you can’t leave. . .until you pay.”
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The Arts
Now Showing A Taffeta Christmas: Holiday production at MPC The Taffetas are four singing sisters from Muncie, Indiana. This fictitious 1950's girls group was first introduced to audiences in The Taffetas, which featured the girls making their national television singing debut on the real-life Dumont Television Network, performing some of the greatest musical hits of the 1950's. A Taffeta Christmas is set in December, 1959 at the Moose Hall in the Taffeta's hometown of Muncie, Indiana. This musical sequel features the girls in a live television special, "Holiday Hometown Hoedown." The actual DuMont Television Network, the first television network in the country, presented some of the most creative and innovative shows for their time and was licensed before NBC, CBS and ABC. Tickets for A Taffeta Christmas are priced from $10 - $25, with Young Adult (16-25) and military and group discounts available. Performances will be Thurs., Dec. 9 (Preview) 7:00 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 10 (Opening) 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 11 8:00 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 12 2:00 p.m., Thursday Dec. 16th 7:00 p.m., Friday Dec. 17th 8:00 p.m., Sat., Dec. 18, 8:00 p.m., Sun., Dec. 19, 2:00 p.m. A Taffeta Christmas is recommended for theatergoers 6 years and over. For tickets, go to www.mpctheatre.com, call the MPC Box Office at 831-646-4213, or visit the Box Office in person on the MPC Campus, Wednesday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m.. Left: A Taffeta Christmas features the four singing sisters - Donna (Phyllis Davis), Peggy (Lyla Englehorn), Kaye (Gracie Moore Poletti) and Cheryl (Kay Akervik) - who are very typical of the girl groups of the 1950s and '60s, and will be directed by Walt deFaria.
String ensemble will feature harpist
The Monterey Peninsula College String Ensemble, conducted by David Dally, will present a concert Monday, December 6, at 7:30 PM in the MPC Music Hall. Admission is free, but a $10 donation would be appreciated. The 34-piece string group will perform Brahms Sextet #2, in G Major, and will feature harpist Liyanna Sadowsky in three pieces: Handel Harp Concerto, Grandjany “Aria in Classic Style,” and Vaughan Williams “Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus.”
At Artisana Gallery 309 Forest Avenue
"The Wishing Tree" by Donna Wobber (interactive installation) & "The Trees of Life" by Cheryl Kampe (watercolors and pastels) Come and leave a wish!
Join us for an art reception with 2 local artisans Friday, December 3rd from 5-8pm at Artisana Gallery Cheryl Kampe, "The Trees of Life" original watercolors, pastels, oils & Donna Wobber, "The Wishing Tree" interactive installation & handmade paper poetry scrolls Showing now through December 31st! A few words from Donna Wobber: Donna Wobber, poet and artist, expresses what lies deep within the human spirit through the spoken & written word. We invite you to contribute to Donna Wobber’s Wishing Tree - reminicent of Japanese fortune paper strips tied to trees at many temples there. Participate in this tradition and your wish may come true. You are encouraged to utilize this art installation for making wishes for the New Year 2011. *To serve you better this Holiday Season we will be open 7 days a week 10am6pm,
MPC’s annual jewelry sale to benefit campus metal arts
Looking for a wonderful holiday gift at a reasonable price? You’ll find treasures to wear and share at the annual Holiday Jewelry Sale at Monterey Peninsula College, presented by the Metal Arts Studio along with Mud People Ceramics and Print Club. One-of-a-kind jewelry, all handmade by metal artists who have studied at MPC, will be on sale Dec. 7 through Dec. 9. Follow the signs on campus to the Almaden Room in the Student Center. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues., Wed. and Thurs., and admission is free. Choose from a sparkling array of jewelry, all showcasing techniques like silversmithing, enameling, chain-making and casting, taught in the metal arts program. All sales support local artists and help purchase tools and equipment for MPC’s Metal Arts Studio.
Joyous Elves Holiday Craft Festival
Monterey Bay Charter School presents a make-it-yourself craft festival for all ages on December 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Silk dyeing, leather stamping, candle making, wool crafting, felt ornaments and much more will be available. There will also be a latte bar, nutritious lunch and bake sale. Monterey Bay Charter School is located at 1004 David Avenue, Pacific Grove. See www.mbayschool.org or call 831-655-4638 for more information.
Molly’s Revenge coming to Pacific Grove for annual Christmas concert Molly’s Revenge and their special guest vocalist Moira Smiley will perform their Celtic Christmas Celebration of music, song, and dance associated with the festive season at First United Methodist Church, 915 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove on Fri., Dec. 3, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers will also appear at the concert. The performance will include Christmas songs both old and new, all given a Celtic twist. There will be music from the upcoming Molly’s Revenge release, their tenth CD, which was produced by Aaron Jones, member of Scottish supergroup Old Blind Dogs. The audience will have an opportunity to join in and sing some of their favorite carols. Winterdance, a new CD featuring music from the show, will be available at these concerts. Ten percent of the profits from Winterdance will be donated to the ALS Foundation (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The band’s last Christmas album, Yuledance, will also be on sale at the concert and has already generated more than $3000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Aplastic Anaemia and MDS Foundation. Tickets are available online at www.mollysrevenge,com; Bookmark, 307 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; The Works, 667 Lighthouse Avenue, and at the Church.
Music of the season offered at First Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove will offer a morning filled with the music of the season on Sun., Dec. 12 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Christmas Music Concert Sunday will feature the talents of the widely-known Kevin Jordan Wild Coast Brass Quintet along with local harpist Pamela Scholz, the gifted organist Barbara Vella, the Monarch Handbell Choir and the Sanctuary Singers of First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove. Join us and be blessed by the wonderful music of the Christmas season. Enjoy traditional favorites by Antonio Vivaldi and John Leavitt, as well as contemporary favorites by Amy Grant, Cynthia Dobrinski and many more. For more information please contact the church office at 831-372-5875. First United Methodist Church is located at 915 Sunset Drive at the corner of 17 Mile Drive in Pacific Grove.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like. . .
Above: Reminiscent of Kristkindlmarkt in Germany, the Farmers Market, lit by the city’s Christmas tree, lent a warm glow to an otherwise cold night. Join the fun at the 30th annual Children’s Winterfest sponsored by the Pacific Grove Adult School Co-op Preschool. This event takes place on Sat., Dec. 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and features a Children’s Store where kids can shop and buy gifts for family and friends. All items are priced reasonably at $3 or less. Below: A snapshot in the dark of Public Works employees raising the lights on the trees down the center of Lighthouse Avenue. they worked into the night during recent weeks to string the lights while there was no traffic.
From the steps of the Museum, The Pacific Grove High School Holiday Ensemble, the Middle School Holiday Ensemble and the Robert Down Elementary School Chorus performed. Mayor Carmelita Garcia turned on the lights of the City’s official holiday tree, followed by refreshments (courtesy of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce).
On Dec. 11 nd 12, the National Model Railroad Association will hold their annual Model Railroad Show to the delight of children of all ages. The show is at the American Tin Cannery, 125 Ocean view Blvd (kitty corner, sort of, from the Aquarium!). The event is free and will be available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
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Christmas in Pacific Grove
The young ladies in the green capes, top and right, are members of Dianne Lyle’s H.E.A.T. and DiFranco Dance Project. They helped Santa, did set-up and clean-up, and danced to liven up the event, which they’ve been doing for many years. They are set to be part of the Parade of Lights on Dec. 2, dancing to the music of the Sambahemians. On Sunday, they’ll hold a bake sale in front of Trader Joe’s on Forest Hill to raise funds so that they can attend the NUVO dance Convention in February, 2011. “Trader Joe’s is really wonderful to let us use their space outside,” said Dianne.
Right, Santa’s real-life 5 monthold grandson, Trenton Clark naps through the festivities. Photo courtesy of Trenton’s mom, Jaime Cardwell-Clark.
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Issues
Health & Well-Being Legend says Chai Tea was created 9000 years ago Now that the weather is colder I have begun to serve Chai Tea here at my home. We love the flavor and the warming it brings. I would like to share with you my Chai recipe along with some of the benefits about the herbs included. This way you may try it at your place this season, know all about its goodness as you sip and keep free of the commercial chai drinks you find on the menus and the pre-made concentrates that are loaded with sugar and syrups. Chai is traditionally served hot and sweet and to welcome guests into your home. Chai may also help boost the immune system. I hope you enjoy! Please let me know how it goes for you. If you would like, I will be happy to send you some of my pre-made Chai dry mix for you to make at home, just let me know and I will send it over. ; )) I want to wish you a positive and healthy holiday session, Love Amy
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Amy Herbalist sickness, muscle pain, nausea, and vomiting. Allspice—Good for digestion, gas, bloating, blood sugar regulator, mild pain reliever for menstrual cramps, headache, sore muscles, and joints. Cardamon—Queen of spices, one of the most valued spices in the world, good for sore throat and hiccups. Black Pepper—King of spices, the most common spice in the world, aids digestion, circulation, improves bioavailability and promotes absorption, clears congestion, relives coughs, colds, and flu.
Amy’s Chai Tea Recipe:
1 ½-2 Tablespoons Cinnamon chips 1 Tablespoon Ginger ½ Vanilla pod A pinch Star anise 12 Cloves 7 All Spice 7 Peppercorns 1-2 Cardamon 1-2 Tablespoons Black Tea (optional)
digestion—especially the metabolism of fats, fights fungal infections, useful for diabetes and weight loss. Clove—Has antiseptic and anti-parasitic properties, acts as a digestive aid.
Reference: Prescription for Nutritional Healing. Phyllis, CNC, and James Balch, MD. If you have a question or would like to schedule a consultation, contact:
Master Herbalist | Certified Health Specialist |Amy Coale Solis (831) 262-6522 amy@amyherbalist. com Amy Herbalist is a local Master Herbalist, Certified Health Specialist. Amy also is a Baker, Homesteader/ Homemaker, and Organic Home Gardener. She writes for the Cedar Street Times as well as her personal Amy Herbalist Newsletter. “My passions are gardening and growing my own food, learning about herbs and studying their healing properties, sharing with others the wonderful benefits I have found, to help people reach optimum health through nutrition, and to educate them about the healing properties of food and herbs. My goals are to continue studying, practicing and sharing the benefits of herbs, nutrition, and a sustainable lifestyle.” Join the Amy Herbalist Newsletter and receive FREE Amy Herbalist’s Five Favorite Natural Secrets! www. AmyHerbalist.com Amy Herbalist on the Radio! ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE & HERBS, 90.9FM, KHDC, Sunday evenings from 6-8pm, with an informative Herbal is Natural message at 6:45pm.
Star Anise—Aids digestion, clears mucus from air passages, combats infection, In a pot add 4-6 cups of water. Add promotes milk production in nursing all ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer mothers, good for indigestion and for 15 minutes then remove from heat and respiratory infections. steep for 15 more minutes. Strain and mix equal parts chai with your milk of choice. Ginger—Fights inflammation, cleanses the Milk options: Goat milk, soy, rice, colon, reduces spasms and cramps, almond, hemp milk or organic cows milk. stimulates circulation, a strong Sweetener options: Xylitol, stevia, antioxidant, effective antimicrobial honey, molasses, date or unrefined cane agent for sores and wounds, protects sugar. the liver and stomach, useful for bowel disorders, circulatory problems, Cinnamon—Relives diarrhea and arthritis, fever, headache, hot flashes, nausea, counteracts congestion, aids indigestion, morning sickness, motion circulation, warms the body, enhances
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. . . of balance Contractors last week replaced the gutters on the city hall as merchants and passers-by held their collective breath. It went off without a hitch and we’re ready for the rain.
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Peeps Turning around downtowns In the time since he left the office of mayor of Pacific Grove, Dan Cort has traveled extensively, lecturing and advocating for good stewardship of the environment, but he has also continued to work in his chosen field – that of “contra developer.”
know. He has restored nearly two million square feet – and never built a new building. Starting in his early 20’s in Stockton, Dan set out to restore a Victorian house, being inspired by the colorful Victorians being renovated in San Francisco. Since
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What’s a “contra-developer?”And how could a developer of any stripe be a good steward of the environment? A “contra-developer” is someone who, like Dan Cort, uses, as he says in his new book, “education, building philosophy and methodology contrary to the standard operating procedures followed by most developers.” Just imagine. Imagine a man with the vision to see a dilapidated old building as a new Superior Court complex. Imagine you could see, instead of a rundown city block, a block of buildings with facades that breathe of yesterday yet house offices and retail below, spacious modern apartments above. Imagine that a gutted warehouse could become, with a little ingenuity and outside-the-box financing, the cornerstone for the renovation and rebirth of an entire downtown. Dan Cort’s long-awaited book introduces us to the kind of thinking that could make these projects possible. And the best part is that he gives us, the readers, the tools to become contra-developers ourselves. He shows us the pitfalls and roadblocks that someone seeking to renovate an old building, whether it’s a Victorian house or a railroad station, and he shows us how to get around them and even make them work for us. He demonstrates a brilliant understanding of planning processes and financing, and the laws that govern such projects, down to chapter and verse. He outlines the advantages of public-private partnerships, the sort that have brought our own Museum of Natural History back from the brink of crumbling. “Cities are turned around by people,” says Dan cort, not just by one person. In Downtown Turnaround: Lessons for a New Urban Landscape, Cort outlines project after project where he and other “contra-developers” as he terms them, have rolled up their sleeves, set pencil to drafting board and conquered unique sets of regulations and other obstacles to bring life to city centers and new uses to aging infrastructure. It can be done, and Dan ought to
then, in downtown Stockton alone, he has completed more than a dozen large projects. “Yes, I wanted to make a good living and provide for my family, but I believe you have to make things better than you found them,” he said. Illustrated throughout with beforeand-after photographs of renewal projects from the Central Valley and the Monterey Peninsula, Downtown Turnaround is clearly written and down-to-earth. Dan outlines a number of projects in which he has been involved and we follow the processes he used to make successes of them. But Downtown Turnaround isn’t about Dan Cort. It’s about “. . . hope and opportunity in a time when our country and the world are in the midst of a serious economic, social and environmental crisis. . .” For each book that is sold, Dan plants a tree. The book itself is printed with soybased ink on paper made from the stubble from fields. When I met him recently at a screening of “Bag It!,” the film about the devastation caused by single-use plastic bags, he was aglow with the news that he is a first-time grandfather. I recall another friend who told me that his whole world changed when he became a grandfather. In the case of Dan Cort, I can imagine him being the architect of that change, all the moreso now that he is a grandfather. Read the book. Look around your town. Imagine. And roll up your sleeves, because there’s work to be done. Downtown Turnaround: Lessons for a New Urban Landscape By Daniel E. Cort Park Place Publications, Hardcover, © 2010 ISBN 10: 1935530011 ISBN 13: 978-1-935530-01-5 $39.95 Booksigning Sun., Dec. 5, 4-7 p.m. at the Works, 667 Lighthouse in Pacific Grove.. Entertainment and refreshments.
Joan Jeffers McCleary will retire from her position as Director of the Pacific Grove Art Center on December 31 of this year. She has served in this capacity for over eight years, during which the Center has flourished. Under her guidance, the PG Art Center was named 2009 Nonprofit of the Year by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce.
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The Green Page The Death and Life of the Monterey Bay Marge Ann Jameson
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Book Review
- Margaret Mead
By Marge Ann Jameson Picture stately Julia Platt in her purple dress and yellow gauntlets charging down to Lovers Point, axe in hand, to knock down a fence and ensure that the beach remained accessible to the public. Marvel that she had the foresight to petition the state legislature in 1931 to make Pacific Grove the only city with title to its waterfront and “certain submerged lands in the Bay of Monterey contiguous thereto,” along with the right to manage its own coastline. Platt’s legacy -- and her colorful mode of dress -- are described in The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival, a collaboration by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. It is a hopeful book about the ecology of the Monterey Bay. In it, they write about Platt’s legacy sanctuary. The “certain submerged lands in the Bay of Monterey” are not at Lovers Point, however, but in the area of Hopkins Marine Station where fishery biologists were, at the time, becoming alarmed at the condition of the bay due to the offal dumped into it by the canneries. It would take decades for Platt’s foresight to bear fruit. By then, the sardine industry would have collapsed – due not only to overfishing practices, but also due to forces of nature beyond the control of man. Peppered with anecdotes about
such lively local denizens as Julia Platt, Ed “Doc” Ricketts and the foursome who dreamed of an aquarium where they had partied as students (Chuck Baxter, Steve Webster and Nancy and Robin Burnett), The Death and Life of Monterey Bay traces the natural history of the Monterey Bay from its early discovery by Oholone tribespeople through Spanish residency and its effect on the otter population, the ruinous sardine cannery days and the rebirth of the kelp, seabird, seal, abalone and otter populations today. While never pedantic, the authors give enough scientific data to satisfy the most precise among us and still keep us entertained with stories about locals such as John and Vicki Pearse. The authors have interviewed dozens, scientists and laypeople alike, and have done copious amounts of research among the annals at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. It is an honor to be able to say
we know many of the people they write about, and that we see them every day. The Death and Life of Monterey Bay is a joyous, forward-looking account of the rebirth of an ecosystem, an example for other areas seeking to recover from ecological disaster, whether man-made or wrought by the forces of nature. It was years in the making and is fresh off the press. It is a slender volume, easy to pick up and set aside. Palumbi’s daughter, Lauren, provided delightful drawings to open each chapter. Interspersed with drawings and charts, and carefully footnoted, the book engages and entertains while gently educating the reader about the relationships among the various forms of ocean life: plankton, sardines; sea urchins and abalone, otters, the kelp forest, sharks, seals, alga. . .each has a part to play in the delicate balance of the Monterey Bay. Just as there are mysteries far out to sea which affect life closer to shore, the actions – and reactions – of people on land have just as strong an effect. Each of us is a steward
of the Bay, both on- and offshore. If you have not been reading the serialized version printed in the Monterey Herald, and even if you have and want to own the book yourself, you can find it at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and at the Works. You can also meet the authors on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m., at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History where the book will be for sale. Admission is suggested at $5. The book is available at many Bay Area Borders stores and at Amazon.com. Stephen R. Palumbi is Director of the Hopkins Marine Station and the Harold A. Miller Professor of Marine Science at Stanford University. Carolyn Sotka manages science and policy outreach for NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI). For more information, see www. deathandlifemontereybay.org. The Death and Life Of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival By Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka Island Press Hardcover, ©2010 ISBN: 978-1-59726-435-8 $26.95
Don’t Flush Trouble!
Disposable wipes and other products are clogging our sewer lines and damaging pumps and other equipment.
This week’s Monarch Alert To report tagged monarchs: 877-897-7740 http://monarchalert.calpoly.edu/
Monarch tagged in Arizona found in San Luis Obispo County
The data collected by our counters this past week will be submitted to the state-wide Thanksgiving Count coordinated by the Xerces Society. These are the numbers that give us an annual snapshot of overwintering monarch numbers in California.It’s important to remember that these numbers are counts taken at one moment in time, and may not represent the maximum number of monarchs at a site in any given year. That’s one reason Monarch Alert’s weekly counts are so valuable. Erica Krygsman counted Monterey County monarchs with volunteers on Nov 23-24. She notes: “Numbers increased slightly at the Private Property site in Big Sur, Andrew Molera State Park, and the Sanctuary, and they dropped slightly at Point Lobos. It rained off/on throughout counts. The average number of monarchs counted this week at the Monarch Sanctuary in Pacific Grove was 4,967.” Jaime George conducted counts throughout San Luis Obispo county this week, from Nov. 20-25. Numbers are up at some sites and down at others, but holding fairly steady at the Pismo Beach Grove, where an average of 14,037 monarchs were counted. Jaime led volunteers last week in re-sighting tagged monarchs at several SLO overwintering sites. We’re still seeing a lot of movement in between the smaller transitional sites, and movement to and from Pismo. But Jaime’s most exciting find was at Halcyon Hill, where she spotted one of Chris Kline’s pale blue tagged monarchs that had been tagged in Arizona. Chris reports that this monarch was tagged by Joe Billings in Canelo, AZ. - Jessica Griffiths
Not only are these problems expensive to fix, they can also cause raw sewage overflows into homes, businesses and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
So, think trash, not toilets! These belong in the TRASH: Cleaning Wipes • Grease • Condoms Disposable Diapers Nursing Pads & Baby Wipes Hair • Facial Wipes • Tampons & Pads • Dental Floss To learn more, visit ClogBusters.org or call 831-648-5722 Funded by the City of Pacific Grove