February 24th Issue

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Kiosk Feb. 24 ART WINE & MUSIC WALK Downtown Art Galleries PG Art Center Opening Reception 7-9 PM Free

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Thoroughly Modern Mille Pacific Grove Middle School auditorium (Center for Performing Arts Fri., Feb. 24 7:00 p.m.

Sat.Feb. 25, 3:00 p.m.& 7:00 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m. $7.00 adults, $5.00 children

Art Walk - 7

Feb. 25-26

Monterey Cat Show Monterey Fairgrounds •

Sat. Feb. 25

Science Saturday 11 AM “Marvelous Mushrooms” and Birthday Party for Sandy the Whale1:00 PM, No fee •

Sat. Feb. 25

Steinbeck’s Birthday Party 1-3 PM PG Library Free •

Sun., Feb. 26

Asilomar History Lecture & discussion Pacific Grove Heritage Society 1p.m.

Sally Griffin Senior Center 700 Jewel Ave., Pacific Grove Free 831-372-2898 •

Sun., Feb. 26

Rainwater Harvesting Seminar noon-4 PM Monterey Youth Center 777 Pearl St., Monterey Free 658-5653 •

Sat., March 3

Infinitee & The Jazz Cats Great local jazz group!

7:30 - 9:30 PM ~ $10.00 cover The Works •

Sat. March 3

Butterfly Ball Museum Gala 6-10 PM Tickets vary Call 648-5716 ext 11

Tuesdays 11 AM-1PM

Join a lively discussion group welcoming all points of view on many timely subjects. The discussion group meets at Sally Griffin Center.

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Opponents file appeal of planning decision on Pt Pinos Grill

Vol. IV, Issue 23

Monarchs love sunny days

Three people who have long opposed alterations to the City's use permit for the Golf Links and the Pt. Pinos Grill today filed a last-minute appeal of the Planning Commission's action in approving an amended use permit. The 10-day deadline was Feb. 21.

The appeal was filed by Jim and Lee Willoughby and Mary Edna Pasquarosa.

Under “Grounds for Appeal,” the appellants state that “We disagree with the Planning Commission's 2/9/12 decision to approve any amendments to the golf clubhouse Use Permit that allow commercial activities unrelated to golf because it is inconsistent with the city's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.” They go on to state that the amended Use Permit sets a precedence for

On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, Michael Cunninham caught this picture of monarchs in his yard near the sanctuary. “Monarch love is in the air, and numbers at most overwintering sites are declining as the monarchs mate and depart to find milkweed,” See APPEAL Page 3 said Jessica Griffiths, Monarch Alert naturalist.

$200k gap in police budget has officials scrambling

Officials are blaming a $200,000 gap between budgeted and actual expenses for the Pacific Grove Police department on three factors: Overtime costs caused by understaffing, an accounting error in the calculation of actual police employee costs, and less-than-expected returns in the costs of shared police services. “Reductions haven't come to fruition as strongly or as quickly as we had hoped,” said City Manager Tom Frutchey of the shared services benefits the City hoped to reap.

The shortfall was discovered last November by former Deputy City Manager Jim Becklenberg and Police Chief Darius Engles. “We monitor the budget constantly,” said Frutchey.

The police department is looking at ways it can save, and Frutchey says that other department are stepping up as well.

He says that the City has no plans to use reserves. “That's for emergencies,” he points out.

See BUDGET Page 3

New swimming pool for high school campus Concept, but not size approved, as scramble for funds is on

At the Feb. 17 regular school board meeting, Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the concept of a new pool for the high school campus but stopped short of designating a size. The new pool could be a 25-yard x 25 meter, or could be as large as 25-yard x 30 meter. The difference in cost is about $800,000 and trustees were only willing to commit enough for the smaller pool from the balance of Measure D funds.

“We’ve got about a month” to pinpoint funding if plans are to be for the larger size, said Assistant Superintendent of Schools Rick Miller., while pointing out that the existing pool, built in 1968, is broken and decayed beyond repair.

Two options for the new pool were offered the Board from the list of Boardapproved Measure D projects. The first called for smaller pool, at an estimated cost

of $1,834,924 while the larger pool would cost an estimated $2,646,592. The difference, said Miller, and the reason the larger pool is so much more expensive, is in the need to extend the length of the pool into an area where retaining wall would become necessary. Without the extension, goals for regulation water polo would need to be placed on the deck of the pool instead of in the water. Proponents say that with the extension, a diving team could practice at the same time as the swim team and varsity could warm up at the same time junior varsity was playing.

There are other advantages with a larger pool, which include more income from rentals and tournaments and the use of the pool for competition sports outside of school. The vision might contribute to a Peninsula-wide water sports attraction, with the accompany-

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pAPPEAL From Page 1

Open Space zones that would “then permit similar commercial uses in any Open Space zone in the city.”

Also attached to the appeal is a calculation of the appeal fee, which the appellants say they are paying “under protest.”

The City has set the appeal fee at 50 percent of the total permit fee, which in the case was $2,304, plus the cost of publication of the legal notice, photocopies and postage. The appellants thus paid a total of $1,686.42 which represents the city's actual costs incurred to process the appeal, even though the city itself was the applicant for the use permit. A total of $1,286.42 was paid in cash and $400 was paid in three separate checks.

The appeal was not unexpected. The soonest it will likely be called to City Council will be the next regular meeting of March 9, 2012, though a special meeting could be called in the interim.

Steinbeck’s birthday party Sat. Feb. 25 at PG Library

The Pacific Grove Public Library will celebrate John Steinbeck’s 110th birthday with a hometown party on Sat., Feb. 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove.

“John Steinbeck’s Pacific Grove years were among his most productive, his apprentice years, when he wrote The Pastures of Heaven, To a God Unknown, Tortilla Flat and began Of Mice and Men.” He loved…Pacific Grove…a town where he could immerse himself in his writing.” -- Dr. Susan Shillinglaw At 1:00 p.m. Actor Keith Decker will read from works written by Steinbeck while the author resided in Pacific Grove.

At 2:00 p.m. “Steinbeck’s Epicenter: Pacific Grove” a lecture by Dr. Susan Shillinglaw, Steinbeck scholar and Professor of English, San Jose State University will be presented.

The event is free of charge. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the library at (831) 648-5762.

pBUDGET From Page 1

The City Council's budget committee, which consists of Mayor Carmelita Garcia and councilmember Dan Miller, will also go over solutions that staff develops and give guidance as they feel is appropriate.

pPOOL From Page 1

ing tourist dollars.

There is still a little over $2 million left of Measure D funds unbudgeted and a “Site Priority List” that shows about $3.5 million. Using more Measure D money for the larger pool would leave other projects unfunded.

Another financing option is a Certificate of Participation, where anticipated pool revenue would be used to finance the additional costs.

And there is $800,000 in “Fund 40” which is a fund receptacle for facilities fees and leases, such as those at the David Avenue School. It, too, is earmarked for capital projects.

Miller says there is yet a fourth option. Donations. There are a number of professional sports organizations in the area which are “lobbying hard,” as he put it, and he believes they may be exploring an investment in the pool.

That’s one reason why the size was not part of the resolution – yet. Miller says that by mid-March he must put out a Request for Proposals for architects. Then the architect chosen would make formal drawings and send the project out to bid, and all of it pending an approval from the Department of State Architects.

There’s always the hope that the bids will come in lower that the budget.

The other project approved was $90,000 for improvements to the Student Union at the high school, which would cover furniture, stage lighting and sound.

warm, fresh and ready within minutes

pacific grove scones apple walnut cinnamon cranberry orange

Existing pool

!! twin packs now available !!

• at grove market • frozen food aisle think globally, eat locally

Bleachers

Existing Bleachers also approx. boundary of 30-meter pool and location of potential new retaining wall

Schematic only: Not to scale. All measurements approximate, Concept only.

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Guy Chaney

Week ending 02/22/12......................................11 Total for the season ...................................... 5.29 To date last year (2010) .............................. 13.96

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 ..................................................... 60° Low this past week ...................................................... 41°

*Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/ Photo by Cameron Douglas

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Reminder: Pacific Grove has an Alarm Ordinance Register your alarms

Pursuant to the City of Pacific Grove Municipal Code Chapter 11.62, which became effective October 21, 2011, all active alarm systems at residences and businesses within the City of Pacific Grove must be registered and permitted with the Pacific Grove Police Department. This applies to all alarms, whether monitored by an alarm company or an independent audible alarm.

Despite several notices through mail and local media outlets that alarms must be registered with the Pacific Grove Police Department, the Police Department continues to respond to numerous unpermitted alarms. The response to unregistered alarms incur an additional penalty assessment, therefore, the Police Department is requesting all residents or businesses owners with an operational alarm to register the alarm. An annual fee of $50.00 will be required for yearly alarm registrations and/or renewals. Alarm Registration forms can be obtained at or from the Police Department. The required late registration fee will be waived for any residents and business owners seeking to register their alarms if the Police Department has not already responded to the alarm. If the Police Department has already responded to the unregistered alarm and the owner given notice of the false alarm and unregistered alarm, this fee will not be waived.

If you have any questions regarding the Municipal Code, please visit the City of Pacific Grove website at www.ci.pg.ca.us. If you have any questions regarding alarm registration and response to alarms, please contact the Pacific Grove Police Department at (831) 648-3143.

Early morning fire forces evacuation of 15 people

On Tues., Feb. 21 City of Monterey Fire and Police Departments responded to a fire at the Olympia Pines apartment complex at 433 Casa Verde Way in Monterey at 12:12 a.m. Four apartment units were affected.

15 residents were safely vacuated to commercial lodging in Pacific Grove. 35 firefighters from the City of Monterey, City of Seaside, Presidio of Monterey, Monterey County Regional Fire, Monterey Peninsula Airport and Cypress Fire Protection Unit participated in containing the fire at approximately 2:30 a.m.

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Marge Ann Jameson

Cop log Guest from hell

Reporting party rented a room to an unknown male for the night. He asked the husband of the couple if there were any good places to eat, and when the husband recommended a place, the tenant said “It better be a good place or I’m going to come back and kill you.” In the morning, when the male left, the discovered he had thrown a white powdery substance all over the room. It was talcum powder.

It is not known where the male went or if he will come back. Let’s hope not.

Howl howl howl

A neighbor on Walnut called to complain about a noisy dog. The officer could hear it howling over the phone. A business card was left.

She has fallen and. . .

A woman fell on public property on Lighthouse after she tripped on uneven pavement in the crosswalk. She was transported to CHOMP with facial injuries.

It was there when I signed the papers

A person reported several pieces of jewelry were stolen from a consignment store on Ocean View Blvd.

Lost

A person from another country lost her wallet and doesn’t know where. She needed to make a report in order to get her government documents replaced.

A man from Canada (which is also another country) lost his wallet and thinks maybe his passport was in it.

I saw you do it

A woman reported that an unknown white male adult got into her unlocked vehicle and took the key to the vehicle. He fled on foot. He was about 25 years old and had brown hair. He was wearing a tan hoodie and tan pants.

Out of date, out of time

A driver was pulled over on a routine stop. Vehicle registration was expired a year ago and the driver was arrested on warrants. The vehicle was towed.

Is he or is he not?

A person was pulled over for traffic violations. He driver admitted to being on probation for DUI and having been drinking. He was arrested, but later found not to be on probation so he ws released.

Unregistered alarm malfunctions; Registered alarm owner malfunctions

On Lighthouse Ave. an unregistered alarm malfunctioned.

On Sunset Dr., the owner made a boo boo and the alarm went off.

Not a public toilet

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE City of Pacific Grove The Pacific Grove Planning Commission will hold two public meetings to gather public input on potential new permitted uses and on the possible easing of restrictions on fast food franchises within the City’s commercial areas.

Meeting #1: Fast Food Franchises Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

Pacific Grove City Hall, Council Chambers 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove CA Meeting #2: New Commercial Uses (Other than Fast Food Franchises) Thursday, March 22, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

Pacific Grove City Hall, Council Chambers 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove CA The Planning Commission is considering changes to the Pacific Grove Zoning Code to allow new permitted uses in one or more of the City’s commercial areas. The Planning Commission would like community input at these two meetings in March before finalizing the specific zoning amendments that they will hold a public hearing on later this spring.

This review of permitted uses is guided by the following City Council objectives: 1) to stimulate economic development with a vibrant mix of businesses, and 2) to develop a diverse range of restaurant options in town that benefit both residents and visitors. The City Council believes that the visual appearance of fast food franchise restaurants is the prime issue for this potential use, in order to protect the unique character of Pacific Grove.

Other new permitted uses that could be considered for commercial areas include coffee houses, wine bars, and brew pubs (with food service and optional live music), wine tasting, yogurt shops, and other uses that could bring people to downtown and possibly other commercial areas at night. Even if allowed, such uses would likely have restrictions attached, including size, number, hours of operation, etc.

Please plan to attend to give the Planning Commission your views and perspectives on these potential uses.

If you have questions about these upcoming meetings, please call the Pacific Grove Community Development Department at (831)648-3190.

A person complained that a transient was seen urinating behind a bush on Central Ave. They wanted the guy to be advised there were public restrooms nearby, but the officer couldn’t find him.

Wrong ZIP code?

A person reported that he paid $63 for magazines to a door-to-door salesperson but has yet to see the magazines.

Found magazines

A subject came into the station to be interviewed and left magazines behind.

Maybe they were the magazines the guy above paid for and never got.

Returned to the owner.

Found cell phone

You don’t bring me flowers

A person on Grove Acre said that someone has left flowers on her doorstep twice and she doesn’t want them. Guess there was no point in turning them in.

Lost jacket

A blue windbreaker was left behind at a Planning Commission meeting. It had “Nina Crew” embroidered on it.

Maybe somebody is building a fort

A person on Central Ave. reported that someone took wooden pallets and PVC pipe from her carport at her business.

Stolen license plates

BOL placed for license plates stolen from a vehicle on 14th Street.

Stolen air

The air was let out of the tires of a truck on 18th St.

Bad blind date

A woman set her room mate up with a blind date and he turned out to be sort of creepy. Now he’s sending weird text messages and walking past their house.

The woman was advised that her friend needs to make the report, not her.

Drunk prowler

A resident on Ocean View reported a prowler, and when the officer arrived a drunk guy was in the back yard. He was taken into custody and found to have an outstanding warrant.

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Times • February 24, 2012

Jon Guthrie

High Hats & Parasols Dear Readers: 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 “High Hats” are not our words. They are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Our journalistic predecessors held to the highest possible standards for their day, as do we at Cedar Street Times. 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.

The News … from 1911.

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Three men held to answer

Assistant District Attorney T. Anderson announced that evidence was sufficient to justify the trial of three men called in to respond to charges. The trial is to be conducted before the Superior Court of the County of Monterey, Judge Michaelis presiding. Delsignios Diaz, John Graham, and Allen Napier are all charged with Grand Larceny and acting as an unlicensed merchant. Each of the accused provided a bond in the amount of $500, to be held as bail, and was then released until the trial begins.

Graham works as a day laborer, Delsignios is a juvenile about whom information cannot be released, and Napier is a Private at the Presidio of Monterey. Graham, who confessed to the crime(s), has agreed to also appear as witness for the prosecution in exchange for reduced charges and sentencing. Assistant District Attorney Anderson spoke to the men to advise them of Section 1324 of the California Penal code. This new addition to the penal code provides that a statement made by a witness, who is also charged with a crime, can be used against him at his trial. Andersen specifically advised Graham that his testimony might thus incriminate him later on.

Nevertheless, Graham said that he would testify. Thereupon he told of the three men stealing cattle, one at a time, shooting each animal, telling how the hide was removed, and how the unuseful potions of the carcasses were disposed of before offering the hide and meat for sale.

Allen Napier is also charged with burglarizing the home of businessman A. A. Manuel, making off with two rifles, two shotguns, and numerous other items. He had learned about the Manuel home after spending four furlough days with the Manuels, allegedly trying to spoon Miss Manuel. Both Mr. Manuel and his daughter have agreed to appear as witnesses. 1

Young men to learn trades

Young men from the Grove have been invited to apply for six-week training courses. Those selected will study under the auspices of special instructors who work for the Southern Pacific Company. All tools and work attire will be furnished free and the young men made to feel absolutely at home while learning a trade in a thoroughly scientific manner.

A special building has been erected near the Oakland railroad yards, fitted with desks and blackboards, and provided comfortable sleeping accommodations. A library is to be set up nearby, and operated in conjunction with the San Francisco library. Each student will be treated as an apprentice.

The Southern Pacific Company is the only railroad corporation west of the Mississippi river that makes such provisions for training young men as apprentices. 2

Chautauqua Institute offerings considered

Nearly 150 ladies and gentlemen were present as an audience for the Pacific Grove pre-Chautauqua conference, Saturday evening. Presenters displayed a myriad of delightful entertainments, which were also try-outs for the forthcoming Chautauqua.

A. J. Case served as toastmaster, who kept everyone giggling. The conference then opened with Chautauqua-hopeful, the Rev. L. L. Loofbarrow, offering a few well-chosen remarks, both witty and wise, before asking all to join him in singing grace. Following Loofbarrow, several fine selections were played by the Pacific Grove community band.

All of these were enthusiastically received, as were the three selections subsequently sung by the Western Jubilee Quartet.

Following the music, “samplers” of talks were offered by several participants. Rev. E. G. Kettle spoke about “Walking on Sand”, Prof. D. Wagoner on “Types of Coastal Rocks”, and Mrs. C. E. Irons on “Clams and Cooking”. All received good applause.

Another conference session is scheduled for next week. Votes for speakers will occur at the last meeting in March.

This summer’s Chautauqua is shaping up to be the best ever.

Police officer brought to rights

Constable Gotschow was the victim of an actor’s part at the Work Theater one weekend evening, past. One of the actors took his place in the audience at the opening of the show and, at the scripted time, he arose in his eat and commenced to deride the actors on stage while making a grand clamor. Constable Gotschow, standing at the rear, walked down the aisle to where the man was cutting up and shouted that he was going to eject him from the house. The man whispered in the policeman’s ear to “lay off”, that it was all a part of the play. The audience quickly grasped the situation and the laugh that went up caused the over-zealous office to slip away, cringing, as soon as possible.

How long it may be before Constable Gotschow returns to the theater is not known.

Snippets from around the area…

Dr. H. N. Yates, Physician and Surgeon, has redone his office in the Hollenbeck Block of Pacific Grove on Lighthouse. House calls made. Ask the operator for Red 141.

Miss Callie Armstrong, Trained Nurse, is practicing at 209 Forest avenue, Pacific Grove. Nurse Armstrong’s specialties included Electric Vibratory Massage, Electric Light Treatments, and Medicated Baths. Call Main 114 for an appointment.

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And your bill amounts to …

Burlingames grocery is offering fresh, canned olives. 3 Per tin, 20¢.

Finish the winter by eating lots of canned vegetables. Green beans, sliced carrots, or one of each, 25¢ for two cans.

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Enjoy all you can eat at the Pacific Grove buffet. Open 11:30 to 2:30 and 5:30 to 7:30. 50¢ per person, lunch. 75¢ per person, supper. Prices include beverage and dessert items.

Phillips & Lawrey has just set up for summer repairs with a new stock of paint.

Purchase a gallon of M. W. & Co enamel paint for $2.50 and receive a quart of M. W. & Co machine oil, absolutely free.

Author’s Notes

For more on the Manuel case, see the “Top Hats’ article for the previous week.

Southern Pacific had its own agendas for these “educational” endeavors. After a decade of being in the control of the buccaneering Union Pacific, the United States Supreme Court was about to order the Union Pacific to divest itself of all interests in the Southern Pacific. SP wished to catch up on the lost decade. Also, SP was clandestinely working with government interests to prepare for pre-WWI governmental control of railroads.

Being both “fresh” and “canned” seems a bit of an oxymoron.

References: Pacific Grove Review, Monterey Daily Cypress, Del Monte Weekly, Salinas Index, Monterey County Post, Bullions’ Grammar (1890).

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 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.

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Arts and Events

Up and Coming Celebrate Sandy’s birthday party at PG Museum

Sandy the Gray Whale migrated to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History 29 years ago and stayed for good. Join us for Science Saturday on Sat., Feb. 25 at 11:00 a.m. –“Marvelous Mushrooms”--and then at 1:00 p.m. for cake and celebration in honor of Sandy.

Sandy has been an icon in Pacific Grove since arriving in 1982. Created by noted marine mammal sculptor Larry Foster, the 45-foot, life-size whale originally arrived on loan.

Then an inspired fundraising campaign invited people to sponsor Sandy for $3 a pound, $24,000 was raised and Sandy had a permanent home in the museum collection. Several generations of kids have since grown up with Sandy and visiting the free museum.

Sandy’s birthday party will feature cake (as long as it lasts), activities, a group photo with Sandy and more.

Everyone involved in Sandy’s original acquisition are especially welcome and appreciated, including those who might still have an original Sandy certificate to share.

Butterfly Ball: New Museum event Mar. 3

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History cordially invites the community to enjoy a night of fun and festivities at The Butterfly Ball on Sat., March 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This fundraiser celebrates the opening of the Museum’s new special exhibition Monarchs Come Home.

The Ball will feature live music, an open bar of wine and spirits, a wide array of appetizers fitting for the inspired, thematic rooms, a silent auction, and door prizes. The attire for the ball is “Ball Gowns to Blue Jeans, wings optional.”

Advanced sale tickets per person cost $50 for Museum members, $100 for general public or $85 for a membership and advanced sale ticket. Tickets purchased at the door the day of the event will cost $75 for Museum members/$125 for general public. All proceeds support the Museum.

Tickets may be purchased at www.PGmuseum.org/event/butterfly-ball or by calling 648-5716 ext 11.

This event is possible through the support of the Pacific Grove Chamber, Wild Plum Café, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Shutterbooth, Bratty and Bluhm Real Estate, Passionfish, Aliotti’s Victorian Corner, Back Porch Fabrics, Happy Girl Kitchen, The Fishwife, Intercontinental The Clement Monterey, In Bloom Salon and Spa, Trotter Galleries, On The Beach Surf Shop, Marich Confectionery, Environmental Relations, Safeway and Pacific Grove Liquors. The Butterfly Ball is also supported by KION $1 Million Dollar Community Investment program, through which the Museum will receive a media grant for TV advertisement.

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is located at 165 Forest Ave. in Pacific Grove. For more information on the Butterfly Ball contact Whitney Aiken at 831-648-5716 ext.11 or for information on upcoming events and exhibits, to schedule a visit, or to volunteer at the Museum visit http://www.pgmuseum.org.

Sponsors sought for annual Art Center bocce ball tourney Pacific Grove Art Center is looking for local business support for our third annual Bocce Tournament. The tournament will be held April 1, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gill Gallery at Pacific Grove Art Center. This fun, family friendly event has been well attended in the past and we would like to continue holding the Bocce Tournament, but need your help.

If you or your business would like to sponsor the Pacific Grove Art Center Bocce Tournament, at a level of your choosing, please contact us at 831-521-7476 or johnny1028@sbcglobal.net. Thank you.

Marvelous Mushrooms Science Saturday

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History presents “Marvelous Mushrooms, a Science Saturday event for children, on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Both kids and adults are invited to enjoy hands-on activities involving mushrooms and other fungi. As a special addition to the day, the museum is celebrating the birthday of Sandy the Whale. Birthday cake will be cut at 1:00 pm, also at the Museum, 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove Cost is free (donations appreciated).

Art classes at PG Art Center

Mail art: Try this new class NEW! Friday Evening Mail Art Workshop and Potluck Dinner 5:307:30 every Friday evening at the Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave. For non-artists and artists. Mail Art has been around since the 1950’s and is an international art movement. We will make mail art to send and share mail art that we’ve received and eat! It’s great fun for all ages! $5.00 drop-in fee.

Please RSVP, 402-5367/artnants@aol. com. First class is March 9. First Fridays of the month free.

Beginning Watercolor Class with Jane Flury 9a.m.-12p.m. Thursdays at Vista Lobos, Carmel. Class covers the basics and will work from still life but students may work on their on projects. All skill levels welcome. 10 week session $50.

Drop-ins welcome, must pay for whole session. New session begins March 8.

Register through Carmel Adult School 624-1714. For information call 402-5367 or email: artnants@aol.com Outdoor Painting with Jane Flury ongoing, 10a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays. Class meets at various locations around the Monterey Peninsula. All media and skill levels welcome. Lots of instruction available. $20 drop-in fee. For more information or location schedule call 402-5367 or e-mail: artnants@aol.com.

Beginner friendly Beginning Drawing Class with Jane Flury 6-8p.m. Thursdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Class will explore the basics and various media such as colored pencil, pen and ink, silverpoint and more.

2 Four week sessions $75 each. Next session starts March 8. Info 402-5367/ artnants@aol.com

Look Closer - the Botanical World Artist: Marilee Childs Opening Fri., March 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

At the Marjorie Evans Gallery at the Sunset Center San Carlos between 8th and 9th, Carmel

Mary Ann Ryan Sadler to demonstrate live model art for CCAA; public welcome

Popular expressionist/realist painter Mary Ann Ryan Sadler (MARS) will demonstrate her unique live model art at the regular monthly meeting of the Central Coast Art Association, Mon., Feb. 27, starting at 7pm. The Central Coast Art Association meets 7–9 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Monterey Youth Center, 777 Pearl St (next to Dennis the Menace Park), Monterey. Non-members are welcome.

Mary Ann incorporates music while sketching from exotically costumed live models. She occasionally creates in the “Dr Sketchy Anti-Art” style at the Alternative Cafe in Seaside at 7 pm, the third Wednesday of each month.

For more information, contact: Deborah Russell – 920-8130 – divadeba@gmail.com (CCAA Program Coordinator); Shirley Moffitt – 384-6681 – smoffitt831@comcast.net (CCAA President); Harry Wareham – 372-2841 – harrywareham@comcast.net (CCAA Publicity Coordinator); Mary Ann Ryan Sadler – 915-4710 – drawmars@yahoo.com Learn more about Mary Ann Sadler and her art at: – Facebook Mary Ann Ryan Sadler.

Pacific Grove Art Center

568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove New exhibits February 24 - April 5, 2012 Opening reception Feb 24 7-9pm COASTAL TEXTURES Photography by CARL COUCHMAN THE QUIET EYE: WALLS, WINDOWS & WALKWAYS The Photography of Peggy Downes Baskin FAMILY TIES: OCCUPATION ART The mixed media artwork of Suzanne Klotz ART FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY A Group Exhibition sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence and Naim Farhat SHE MADE US DO IT! The Work of Jane Flury’s Art Students PASSION The Visual Journaling of Alana Puryear’s Students Peggy Downes Baskin’s book of photography, “The Quiet Eye: Listening to Images,” will be a free gift for new family memberships to Pacific Grove Art Center from February 24th through the month of March.

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Up and Coming Pacific Grove Art Center offers new member gift: Book of photography

Thoroughly Modern production

Pacific Grove Middle School presents a weekend production of Thoroughly Modern Mille (Junior) at the Pacific Grove Middle School auditorium (Center for Performing Arts) on Forest Avenue. The production opens on Fri., Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. There will be two performances on Sat., Feb. 25, one at 3:00 p.m. and one at 7:00 p.m. The final showing will be Sun., Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under. They may be purchased at the door.

DANCE CAMP IS COMING! Pacific Grove Breaker Dance Team presents

Classes for Kids

The Pacific Grove Art Center is having a membership drive with a free gift for new family memberships through the generosity of Peggy Downes Baskin. A retired Political Science professor, Ms. Baskin is the author of several fine books including “The Quiet Eye” and “The Wandering Spirit,” both collections of her art photography.

At this time one may sign up for a new family membership to PGAC for $40 a year and receive one of these beautiful books as a free gift.

This gift will be offered through the month of March at the Pacific Grove Art Center, while supplies last. Office hours are Wed- Sat 12-5:00 p.m. and Sun 1-4:00 p.m. Her photographic exhibit will begin on February 24 as part of the exhibit opening at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. For more information, contact the Art Center at pgart@mbay.net, by phone at 831-375-2208, or visit their website at www.pgartcenter.org.

Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120144 The following person is doing business as Humble Healing, 5 Windsor Rise, Monterey, CA. 93940.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on January 24, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Irvin Steven Siglin, III. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120335 The following person is doing business as Monterey Pet Care, 982 Syida Drive, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 17, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Daniel Galfano. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120329 The following person is doing business as California Wellness Center, 836 S. Main St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901; California Wellness Center, A Medical Corporation, 836 S. Main St., Salinas, CA 93901.

This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 16, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Sheilaja Mittal, President. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 02/17, 02/24, 03/02, 03/09/12 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120279 The following person is doing business as Turn Key Design & Property Services; Turn Key Design, 614 Congress Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 10, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/14/07. Signed: Lydia S. Collins. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12

A two weekend dance camp taUght by dance team members Sun., March 17, 2012 9 AM - 12 NOON and Saturday, March 24, 2012 9 AM - 12 NOON at PGHS New Dance Room (Behind the Gym) $50 Pre-Registration per dancer $55 Walk In per dancer (Includes snack and water) Class size is limited Registration accepted on a first-come, first-served basis Participants will learn new and exciting routines and improve technique Optional Performance Opportunity: Students are invited to perform at the Dance Team’s Spring Showcase 2012 on Sat. March 31 at 7 PM For more information email melissakarasek@aol.com Permission form required

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Photo exhibit to benefit SPCA

Studio open Feb. 24 Marie-Christine Safford invites the public to view five new paintings, along with her bronze sculptures and ceramics, during the evening of Fri., Feb. 24. Her studio, located at esterel, 572 Lighthouse Ave., Suite D is located a few doors down from the Art Center.

Marie-Christine Safford has traveled in many countries drawing her inspiration from many customs and cultures around the world. A native of France, she studied psychology and art in Paris, Bordeaux and Lorient.

In the early 80s she moved to California where she received a degree in Fine Art. Marie-Christine has exhibited her work in many of the Monterey Peninsula's finest galleries and art exhibitions.

Says Safford. “Art to me is a bath of light and music where my fingers dance in harmony to create what I feel in my soul. As a light of spiritual truth, I like to bring life to my sculptures."

Lecture on Asilomar history

Artisana Gallery will feature a photography show, Friends and Other Creatures: Photographic Exhibit/Fundraiser for the SPCA of Monterey County that will benefit The SPCA of Monterey County during their February Show Schedule. Thirty percent of the gross sales of photographic art will be donated to the SPCA. The exhibit will run through Feb. 29, 2012.

The Gala Opening will be held during the PG Art Walk on Feb. 24 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Artists and SPCA dignitaries will be present. “Join us in supporting this wonderful organization!” said Adrianne Jonson, owner of Artisana Gallery.

Artisana Gallery is located at 309 Forest Ave. (across from City Hall) in Pacific Grove. For more information: 831/ 655-9775 Open Tues.-Sat. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. And Sun.-Mon. by appointment

Architectural historian Jonathan Lammers, of Page & Turnbull, a San Francisco firm that specializes in historic preservation will speak on the history of the YWCA, the history of Asilomar, and the architects and other interesting characters who contributed to the storied seaside property.

Hosted by the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, the free lecture and discussion, scheduled during their Annual Meeting will focus on the actual buildings and how their rise and fall, their restoration, renovation or replacement chronicles the life and times of Asilomar.

For the past year, Lammers has worked almost exclusively on writing a historic context statement for the City of Pacific Grove. This specialized study focused on the city’s buildings, including when and why they were built, what kind of property types were most prevalent, and why they may or may not be historically significant.

“Once I began preparing historic structure reports,” he said, “it gave me a chance to delve into the history and development of Asilomar in way I hadn’t before. And it is quite an interesting piece of Pacific Grove history.

Most folks are aware of Glenn Gobel Custom Frames Julia Morgan’s work 562 Lighthouse Avenue in the 1910s and ‘20s, but Strouse and Strouse Studio Gallery I also want 178 Grand Avenue to talk about Jonathan Lammers the buildBarry Marshall Studio ings added 213 Grand Avenue during the 1950s and ‘60s, many designed by lesser-known but accomplished architect, John Artisana Gallery Carl Warnecke.”

Warnecke, a world-class architect whose 309-A Forest Avenue style was influenced by his father’s Beaux-Arts architectural style, as well as the work of WilSprout Boutique liam Wurster and also Maybeck, was likely best 210 1/2 Forest Avenue known for working with President and Mrs. J.F. Kennedy on saving the historic Lafayette Square Sun Studios buildings in Washington DC, by incorporating 208 Forest Avenue new buildings with old – followed by the design of the President’s gravesite a year later.

Tessuti Zoo “John Warnecke, hired by city of Pacific 171 Forest Avenue Grove to come up with 20-year master plan to develop Asilomar into a convention center, dePacific Grove Art Center signed several new buildings,” said Lammers.

“His were really an interesting mix of Arts & 568 Lighthouse Avenue Crafts and Modernism. His designs were very deferential to Julia, but at same time, he was a modernist. Everyone hears about Julia Morgan, but John’s buildings have their own interesting history. There is a long evolution of Asilomar to be shared, a history that extends beyond Julia Morgan.”

The lecture and discussion will take place on Sun., Feb. 26th at 1p.m. at Sally Griffin Senior Center, 700 Jewel Ave. in Pacific Grove The lecture is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit www.pacificgroveheritage.org or contact 831-372-2898.

PACIFIC GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Wine, Art & Music

Walk

Friday, February 24, 2012

Dragonfly Beauty by Adrianne Jonson Artisana Gallery

Pacific Grove Art Center will be open from 7-9 PM

Free event • Plenty of Parking Walk maps available at all locations

831-373-3304 • www.pacificgrove.org

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Peeps PGHS Fall Honor roll Highest honors (4.0 and above)

Lila Afifi, Richard Alves, Chiaki Asahara, Arwa Awan, Ray Barakat, Emma Bergon, Jessica Bullington, Robyn Bursch, Michael Cho, Hye Rhyn Chung, Bryan Clark, Christopher Clements, Konner Coleman, Lillian Consiglio, Claire D’Angelo, Lauren Dykman, Isabella Fenstermaker, Timothy Gaddy, Katelyn Gaines, Callum Gilchrist, Malia Graciani, Reeve Grobecker, Nicole Hage, George Haugen, Tuesday Hilton, Jenna Hively, Austin Jenanyan, Daniel Jiang, Matthew Johnson, Seo Kang, Michelle Katz, Adam Kershner, Hana Kim, Jinhyun Kim, Sun Joo Kim, Jamin Kim-Sanders, Roxy Kushner, George Laiolo, Cody Lee, William Lewis, Danielle Little, James Liu, Brian Long, Emily Long, Rebecca Long, Luke Lowell, Taylor Manuian, Paul Marien, Timothy Matthews, Elizabeth McCann, Cassie McClenaghan, Erika McLitus, Laura Merchak, Kory Milar, Addison Miller, Matthew Mounteer, Maya Mueller, Carol Nader, Audrey Norris, Aubrie Odell, Chang Yoon Oh, Jennifer Orozco, Colleen Paddock, Genevieve Paddock, Magdelena Paddock, Stella Park, Michael Paxton, Spiro Pettas, Emily Phillips, Nathan Phillips, Brendan Posson, Casey Reeves, Taylor Rhoades, Krista Ross, Mark Ryan, Elmer Santos, Hsinyi Shen, Emily Shifflett, Meagan Shih, Sonja Silkey, Disha Singh, Brent Smith, Ellis Smith, Jessie Smith, Ji Hyun Song, Maya Sritharan, Erica Sy, Sydney Thompson, Marie Vastola, Samantha Wagner, Eugenia Wang, Lauren Weichert, Alexa White, Hayoung Youn, Jae Wan Yun High honors (3.5-3.99)Kaitlin Alt, Tessa Austin, Muhammad Taha Awan, Hannah Azerang, Megan Backs, Danielle Baudoux, Kendra Bell, Veronique Benard, Michelle Bernier, Sergio Bindel, Daniel Boatman, Dean Boerner, Paige Book, Yann Brown, Oliver Bunten, Guadalupe Cabrera-Barrios, Lauren Callahan, Tyler Chisman, WonJoon Choi, Shawn Christopher, Fredrick Chung, Kenneth Coleman, Amanda Coleman, Liam Cunningham, Kyle Czaplak, Jordan Dewitt, Zelda Elisco, Jacob Ellzey, Sophia Favazza, Christopher Fife, Tyler Gelzleichter, Malcolm Gingras, Daniel Giovinazzo, Samuel Goldman, Sarah Gordon, Maggie Grindstaff Snyder, Charlotte Hansen, Maren Hansen, Folauhola Hautau, Holly Heebink, Christopher Housel, Kimberly Huynh, Cyril Ilagan, Grant Jaholkowski, Olivia Jamison, Calvin Jansen, Evan Jaques, Michael Johnson, Jordan Jones, James Karasek, Stephen Katz, Payton Keller, David Kellogg, Ian Lane, Dahyun Lee, Geehyun Lee, Christian Leisner, Victoria Lis, Jacobsen Loh, Jenny Lopez, Austin Lord, Kyle Lundquist, Courtney Lyon, Lakyn Marciano, Josette Marsh, Joshua Massey, Aidan McIntyre, Mary Modisette, Lauren Molin, Claire Momberger, Lindsey Morgan, Lindsey Morin, Ricardo Munoz Zarate, Lauren Murphy, Esme Nickerson, Caitlin O’Donnell, Jordan O’Donnell, Eric O’Hagan, Robin Olson, Golnoush Pak, Kristine Pak, Roma Patel, Andrew Paxton, Kazia Peralsky, Morganne Pieroni, Jennifer Porzig, Emma Puckett, Melissa Radler, Brianna Rakouska,

Makena Rakouska, Dean Randall, Konatsu Rogers, Kailee Romberg, Nathan Sampaolo, Hana Santucci, Denisa Satrio, Sage Shrader, Erica Smith, Aidan Stelzried, Emily Stewart, Shaylyn Stewart, Katrine Stokkebye, Emily Sy, Christina Taschner, Emma Teering, Julian Thompson, Hyun Toves, Albert Trombetta, Jonathon Vanderhorst, Lucas Vollbehr, Ava Vucina, Michelle Watkins, Autumn Waznis, Malisha Wijesinghe, Jackson Wood, Jin-Young Yoon

Forest Grove School Spelling Bee winners

Honors (3.0-3.49)

Christopher Ahart, Baktash Ahmad, Bushra Ahmad, Michael Amader, Lena Andreas, Nicholas Armas, Sam Balali, Derly Barajas, Mitchell Barr, Alyssa Barroso, Mackenzie Bell, Lucy Bernardino, Tyler Beron, Joseph Bonanno, Austin Book, Nicholas Borges, Elliot Bradford ChesebroughMichael Brown, , Zachary Brown, Daniel Bursch, Felicity Byrd, Jorge Cabrera, Wesley Carswell, Dylan Chesney, Savannah Chioino, Edison Cho, Andrew Chyo, Rebecca Cooper, Rachel Cope, Mario Costa, Stefano Cueto, Emily Czaplak, Theresa Dana, Julian DeAmaral, Samantha Deems, Tianna Delpozzo, Raymond DeVost, Samba Diallo, Trevor Dixon, Elena Doss, Peter Fernandez, Joanna Garcia, Rosa Garcia, Jordan Gaugush, Breeana Gendreau, Benjamin Getreu, Meriel Glysson, Marshall Goldman, Alexander Gonzalez, Cassandra Guderski, Shelby Gutierrez, Zachary Hagood, Tyler Hallock, Kathrine Hansen, Michael Hardenstein, Logan Hart, Mele Hautau, Kaitlynn Hayden, Jack Heebink, Luke Holsworth, Jeremy Jenanyan, April Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Taylor Jones, Olivia Juarez, Min Kang, Bailey Kato-Dutton, Corina Kaufman, Brian Kearney, Jacqueline Kerrigan-Prew, Sara Khalil, Yoon Jin Kim, Keaton Klockow, Nediva Kressman, Joshua Kurtz, Laura LaFleur, Joseph Larson, Heath Law, Jason Leach, Ryan LeBon, Ziliang Li, Ivanna Liittschwager, Kendra Lis, Victoria Lopez, Cesar Lopez, Sophie Lowell, Lyla Mahmoud, Monika Massey, Jessica Matthews, Kyler Mello, Deliah Miller, Erik Morales, Nicholas Moran, Renzon Morata, Nathan Moses, Nikhil Naiker, Allison Naylor, Janice Nettles, Jack Norris, Zachery O’Halloran, Kenneth Olsen, Jennifer Osborne, Oscar Orozco, Thomas Park, Katelyn Peakes, Alonzo Perez, Katherine Phillips, Cierra Pieroni, Alexandra Ponko, Liam Posson, Alexander Procive, Caleb Reyes, Kyle Reyes, Sabrina Riffle, Kellyn Rodewald, Bianca Rosa, Kevin Russo, Madison Rutberg, Robert Sanders, Christopher Scanlon, Julianna Schiavone, Luke Schrader, Brittany Shaver, Ethan Shih, Danielle Sloan, Courtney Smith, Rheana Smith, Kristin Sollecito, Sarah Spadoni, Samuel Stauffer, Dashiell Stokes, Ashley Storelli, Catherine Strang, Sabrina Suarez-Ortiz, Isabel Sweet, Carlyn Tagg, James Thomas, Celeste Torres, Isaac Torres-Luis, Veronica Trinidad, Eric Tulle, Emory Vasquez, Mario Villacres, Vanessa Villarreal, Destinee Wavrin, Jennifer Winter, Samwaeil Yousif, Roberto Zambrano, Aris Zavitsanos, Jacen Zuniga Names of honor roll students appear as provided by the school.

Top photo, from left to right: 1st place - Hannah Bennett; 2nd place - Jordan Willeford; 3rd place -Jonathan Leon; 4th place -Elizabeth Lee. The top two will compete at the county Spelling Bee on February 25. The 3rd and 4th go as alternates. In place order , clockwise from center: Hannah Bennett, Jordan Willeford, Jonathan Leon and Elizabeth Lee. Thank you, anonymous teacher and iPhone for the photos!

Brian Bode named Lead Artistic Director

Oya Salon owner Brian Bode has recently been announced as the Lead Artistic Director for KMS, an industry leader in the hair care product and style industry. In his position, Bode will oversee the product innovation, brand equity and the creation of educational curriculum for KMS' North American Division. Bode will also work closely with KMS Global on the company's overall brand and industry presence.

"I am extremely honored to be given the opportunity to lead KMS' North American team," said Bode. "KMS has had an incredible impact on the hair styling and product industry and I am looking forward to collaborating with their talented team.

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Hidden Valley Caters a Full House

Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra with Monterey Dance Collective

Twenty years of innovation has produced greater and greater productions, more outrageous collaborations and increased numbers of enthusiastic patrons participating in the enjoyment of Ensemble Monterey’s Chamber Orchestra’s spectacularly memorable and inventive events.

In collaboration with Deanna Ross, founder of Monterey Dance Collective, This… Is… Now! Performance Salon, Performer and Instructor of Dance for MPC and other institutions, the enchanting 20th Anniversary Season evening “Art of the Dance” came alive to an uncommonly full theater. In little more than the twinkling of an eye, the months of preparation, investigation, imagination and manifestation were poured before the drawn audience, and simply vanished into memory forever, though not to be forgotten.

Footwork, consciousness, charismatic presence, bodies, costumes, imagery, instruments, music, sound, lighting, conduction, all masterfully orchestrated by the wave of Dr. John Anderson’s hand.

First to emerge to the stage were the musicians: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello bass, piano, harmonium percussion and a special guest appearance by Dale Harrison playing the “button box” or accordion. The sensuous selections ranged from French composer, conductor and organist Gabriel Pierné’s Ballet de Cour, to Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (complete with “An Eclogue” in full, (originally written for the performance of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center 2010 by Peter Laki, for our souvenir and reading pleasure) and finishing with the dramatically

L-R Barbara Giusti Maureen McCoy Brendan Barthel Erica Freestone Nicholas Stettenbenz Jane De Lay nostalgic inspiration of Astor Piazzolla’s Will Smith Concerto Del Angel, a tale depicting the human story from which the steamy, sensual dance of Tango emerged.

A story could be written about each musician and instrument, each special and extraordinarily accomplished dancer, but I will not belabor his or her copious accolades here; you had to have been there.

The evening was complete, beginL-R ning with the personalized, in depth inWarwick Cruz sights about each composer, the history Pamela Keindl of their lives, elements of their personal Nicholas Stettenbenz circumstances and possible reasons for Barbara Giusti their making certain decisions in life, Beth Duffield narrated by Dr. Anderson.

Will Smith This exquisitely intimate and enJane De Lay lightening evening made its decrescendo to a climatic ending, served with coffee, cookies and lemonade, magically appearing afterwards, along with access to the dancers and musicians.

It was yet another indelibly memorable evening at the very accessible Hidden Valley Theatre.

L-R Ensemble Monterey Chamber Barbara Giusti Orchestra has two concerts remaining in Pamela Kendl their 20th Anniversary Season. Concert 3, Will Smith Not Again! It’s April Fools! and Concert Jane De Lay 4, Bach, the Saint Matthew Passion featuring Guest Vocal Ensemble Cantiamo!

To find out more about Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra (831) 333-1283 • www.ensemblemonterey. org or for information on Hidden Valley mation on Hidden Valley (831) 659-3115 • www.hiddenvalleymusic.org.

Katie Shain

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Tyler Heart Institute turned 5 on Valentine’s Day

The eve of Valentine’s Day marked the fifth anniversary of Tyler Heart Institute, which encompasses the broad range of cardiac services at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

The day Tyler Heart Institute (THI) was formed, open-heart surgeries began at Community Hospital. In the last five years, about 800 open-heart surgeries have been performed at CHOMP and the hospital is now doing more than any other in the area, with exceptional outcomes.

“We saw a clear need for this level of service and we are meeting it, enabling area residents to get the care they need, close to home,” says Mike Barber, RN, director of Tyler Heart Institute. “With Community Hospital’s array of cardiac services, including pacemakers, defibrillators, stents, angiograms, and artery-opening balloons, we truly have the best lifesaving treatment right here.”

Community Hospital has steadily enhanced its cardiac services over the last decade. In 2005, the hospital opened a cardiac catheterization lab and began performing invasive imaging procedures to accurately assess the severity of heart disease and plan appropriate treatment. In 2006, hospital staff began performing emergency cardiac interventions to treat heart attacks in progress.

In 2007, the open-heart surgery program launched under the direction of renowned surgeon Dr. Vincent Gaudiani, who was joined in 2009 by veteran surgeon Dr. Gregory Spowart; together, they have performed more than 20,000 open-heart surgeries in their careers. That same year, Dr. Richard Gray became medical director of THI, after more than three decades with organizations including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Two cardiac catheterization labs were opened in 2009 and the original catheterization lab was dedicated to electrophysiology, for detecting and treating irregular heart rhythms; the cath labs have served more than 7,800 patients. In 2011, the Cardiopulmonary Wellness program moved to the newly opened Peninsula Wellness Center in Marina, providing a state-of-the-art center for cardiac rehabilitation.

The creation of Tyler Heart Institute was made possible in large part by a significant donation from Monterey Peninsula residents William and Susanne Tyler.

“The Tylers’ generosity,” Barber says, “allows the hospital to explore future technologies and treatment strategies, to ensure that area residents continue to have access to the best in cardiac care at Community Hospital.”

Born to be a Pacific Grove Police Officer Jeff Haas is honored as Officer of the Year

At the Monterey County Peace Officer of the Year dinner Pacific Grove Police Department honored Officer Jeff Haas as Officer of the Year.

Each police agency in Monterey County selects an officer to be honored.

A Pacific Grove native and graduate of Pacific Grove High School, Officer Haas also graduated from Monterey Peninsula College Police Academy in Aug., 2005. He started his law enforcement carrier in 2002 with the Seaside Police Department as a Police Services Assistant and worked there for nearly 3 years.

Haas became a full time police officer with the City of Pacific Grove on December 17, 2005. Last January, he was selected to be a Field Training Officer.

It appears that Jeff Haas was born to be a police officer. When he was born, his family rented a house at 580 Pine Avenue in Pacific Grove and that is the address on Jeff’s birth certificate. Address sound familiar? The family moved from 580 Pine Avenue because the house was torn down to build the Pacific Grove Police Department, located at 580 Pine Avenue.

Says Chief Darius Engles, “Officer Hass was chosen as PGPD’s Officer of the Year for his commitment to the Department, his quality of work, his developed expertise in the field of law enforcement, his willingness to help fellow officers, and his service to the community.”

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Peeps Fourth time is a charm

At the Monterey County Poetry Out Loud competition, Arwa Aram of Pacific Grove High School stood out, taking first prize. Clockwise from top left are: Lyla Mahmoud, PGHS runner-up; Chloe Reimann, Santa Catalina School and County runnerup; Arwa Aram, and Garland Thompson, former Pacific Grove Poet-InResience. Photos by Peter Mounteer.

Video of Arwa’s recitation will follow on Cedar Street Times’s website as soon as it is released.

Arwa Aram took first prize at the county level of Poetry Out Loud with her dramatic recitations of Emily Dickinson’s It was not Death for I Stood Up and The Meaning of the Shovel by Martin Espada.

Lyla Mahmoud, PGHS runner-up, recited Cartoon Physics by Nick Flynn.

Runner-up in the County competition was Chloe Reimann of Santa Catalina, who recited Spring and Fall by Gerard Manley Hopkins and The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter by Ezra Pound. Santa Catalina’s runner-up was Mary Cho who recited Ecology by Jack Collom.

Former Pacific Grove Poet-In-Res-

idence Garland Thompson acted as emcee for the event. He told how, in 2007, he was driving down the highway near Spreckels and heard a broadcast on NPR about Poetry Out Loud. He was so amazed and excited that he pulled his car over and made the phone contacts that eventually brought the opportunity to Monterey County schools.

Arwa will now go on to Sacramento to compete at the state level. Her three predecessors, Kylie Batlin (2009), Morgan Brown (2010) and Robert Marchand (2011) all went to the State level, and Brown and Marchand went on to the national level.

No one could be more proud than their coach, PGHS English teacher Larry Haggquist. He will also be taking his PGHS Mock Trial team to Sacramento the same week, their having won at the Monterey County level.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation have partnered with U.S. state arts agencies to support Poetry Out Loud, a contest that encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.

Monterey Dickens Fellowship celebrates 20 years

The Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship celebrates 20 years of meetings and activities this year, which is also the bicentenary of Dickens birth; the novelist was born February 7, 18 and 12, in Portsmouth, England.

The Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship, a branch of the international Dickens Fellowship, was founded in February of 1991 by Beth Penney of Pacific Grove, who still serves as its Honorary Secretary. It was chartered by the London headquarters in April of 1992. With approximately 30 members, it is one of more than 50 branches worldwide.

From September through May, the Fellowship holds monthly bookdiscussion meetings at members’ homes, which include potluck dinners or teas and discussions of a selected novel each year. It also sponsors several yearly events, including the traditional Birthday Dinner, a puppet-show interpretation of one of Dickens’s plays at Pacific Grove’s Good Old Days, a fund-raising Jumble Sale in May, and a Victorian Christmas Party in December.

This year, in honor of Dickens’s bicentenary, the group will present a “Read Your Favorite Passages from Dickens” event during Chautauqua Days in Octo-

ber, in conjunction with the Pacific Grove Public Library. The public is invited to participate.

The Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship has also sponsored local appearances by various speakers and performers over the years, including Director John Jordan of the UCSC Dickens Project, actor Howard Burnham, Prof.

Tony Pointon of the University of Portsmouth, England, and others. It also makes yearly donations to various charities that it deems worthy of the official “aims and objects of the Dickens Fellowship,” which include supporting charities that would have appealed to Charles Dickens, whose novels were often hailed as calls for social reform. Recipients in past years have included the Lawson Safe House run by the YWCA of Monterey County, the Food Bank of Monterey County, and CASA of Monterey County, which appoints special court advocates for children.

For more information about the Monterey Peninsula Dickens Fellowship, including information about joining the group, e-mail bpenney@sonic.net or call 831-372-7625. Information about events worldwide marking Dickens’s 200th birthday can be found at www. dickens2012.org, a site sponsored by the Charles Dickens Museum and Film London in association with the Dickens Fellowship.

“On many levels, Poetry Out Loud is so empowering for students. For those who face the many challenges of teen years, the dramatic aspect of recitation brings a sense of self-confidence and achievement,” says Dana Goforth, Event Coordinator for Acts Council of Monterey County.

“I’m thrilled to be part of this event and next year, I hope to have more high schools participate.”

After successful pilot programs in Washington, DC, and Chicago, Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools nationwide in the spring of 2006 with tens of thousands of students participating. POL has grown every year with over 365,000 students competing in 2010-2011.

City of Monterey honors Kiwanis upon major conference in Monterey

For the first time since 1979, the international service organization Kiwanis International will hold a regional conference in Monterey, CA on Sat., March 3, at the Monterey Hyatt Regency Conference Center. This conference is the “Kiwanis International Cal-Nev-Ha Mid-Year Conference North”, expected to draw 600 to 900 Kiwanis members from around the west coast. Kiwanis is an international community organization and is now with thousands of local clubs and hundreds of thousands of members around the world.

Its motto is “Serving the Children of the World”. The Conference will include a variety of workshops on how to improve the effectiveness of local Kiwanis Clubs, and about Kiwanis International’s new “Eliminate Project” to end the deadly disease of maternal and neo-natal tetanus, over the five year period 2011-2015.

“Host Club” for the conference will be the Kiwanis Club of Monterey, which has been a contributing part of the local community since its founding in 1926, over 85 years ago. The club is currently known as the organizer of the free Community Thanksgiving Dinner held each year at the Monterey Fairgrounds, and for playing important roles in such community activities as The Rio Resolution Run, Cutting Day, and the Callaway Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament.

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Times • February 24, 2012

Pacific Grove

Sports Wrestlers go to CCS this weekend PGHS Wrestling takes second in MTAL and sends seven to CCS. First or second in league championships qualifies for CCS.

Left, from top to bottom: Michael Paxton placed second (140) Luis Pina placed first (154) James Karasek placed first (222)

Right, from top to bottom: Keaton Klockow placed first (197) Josh Roman placed second (128) Matt Helms placed second (147) Roman Maaske placed second (287) Photos by Deanna Karasek

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February 24, 2012 • CEDAR STREET

Times • Page 13

Your Achievements

Peeps Pacific Grove Young Entrepreneur Awards Announced Pacific Grove― One hundred and thirty Pacific Grove Middle School 8th grade students were honored at the The Pacific Grove Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA!) Presentation was held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in Pacific Grove. Sixteen cash awards were presented to those students who excelled in preparing comprehensive essays titled, “How I Will Create A Successful Business.”

Master of Ceremonies Dan Cort introduced the 13 volunteer judges who presented their selected winners from comprehensive business essays outlining a fictitious business. First, second, and third place cash prizes were awarded to qualified participants. All entries received merit prizes and certificates.

Entries were judged by a team of volunteers from various local businesses and organizations, including: Rebecca Barrymore, Carmel.com; Debby Beck, Coldwell Banker Real Estate; Dan Cort, Cort Company; Mari Demera, Trellis Garden Market; Laura Hodge, Community Hospital; Robert Boerner, Pacific Gardens Inn; Leela Marcum, The Works; Valerie Morin, H&R Block; Terry Peterson, Monterey County Social Services; Sherry Chodosh, Central Coast Silk Screen; Steve Thomas, Thomas Brand Consulting; and Craig & Rebecca Riddell, of Riddell & Riddell Advertising Agency. The judges use a set criteria to determine the most comprehensive entries, evaluating comprehension; composition; presentation, feasibility; and originality.

Cash awards are as follows: 1st Place $300; 2nd place $200; 3rd place $100; and Honorable Mention(s) $10 each. Each of the judges selected an entry to receive an honorable mention. Boerner, a first year judge, had a difficult time choosing from his ten creative entries and presented two honorable mentions. An entry from his group was also selected as the first prize winner by all 13 judges. Please see (page 2) for description of winning entries.

Approximately 250 students, parents, teachers, administrators, city officials and business leaders were in attendance. Debby Beck of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, provided 13 pizzas for the hungry crowd and local businesses such as Red House Cafe and Mrs. Delish made the event extra special with donations of delicious treats for the students.

The YEA! Program was formed in 1996 to stimulate Pacific Grove students’ interest in business and to better prepare them for entering the work force or college. This year’s program is made possible through generous contributions from the following businesses and individuals: Debby Beck of Coldwell Banker Real Estate; Candlesticks of Carmel; Johnny Castaneda of Ameriprise Financial; Cedar Street Times; Chrysalis Software, Inc.; The City of Pacific Grove; Cort Co. ― Dan Cort and Family; The Farm Hen; Paul Latter ― H&R Block Regional Manager; I’m Puzzled; Monterey Mirror Maze and Laser Challenge; Mrs. Delish’s Cupcake Boutique; Passionfish Restaurant; Kerry and Terry Peterson; Red House Cafe; Riddell & Riddell Advertising; and David Spradling. The Young Entrepreneur Awards Program

Young Entrepreneur Award winners: L-R Cole Paris, 3rd; Kianni Martinez, 1st; Alex Thibeau, 2nd. Photo by Dan Cort.

is under the fiscal sponsorship of the Action Council of Monterey County.

For further information regarding the Young Entrepreneur Awards call Committee Chair, Rebecca Riddell, at 831-905-2448.

2011-12 Young Entrepreneur Award Winners

1st Place― $300 Kianni Martinez • Business: Fancy Bookworm―bookmarks Kianni’s beautiful bookmarks, made with beads and charms, were a hit with the judges. Not only was her report thorough and descriptive, volunteer judge, Robert Boerer made a case for this entry when explaining how he was an avid reader and tested the convenience of the bookmark’s function and style in his own books and that of his hotel guests. Alex is currently creating a website to sell her unique bookmarks. This business is a winner!

2nd Place― $200 Alex Thibeau • Business: PG Rocks - Address Markers Volunteer Judge, Leela Marcum presented Alex’s unique address marker’s made by hand painting stones with numbers and pictures. Alex had an example in hand and hoped Marcum would speed up the presentation as his address marker was quite heavy. Alex takes orders for custom address markers and selects the rock and its design based on compatibility with each client’s landscaping. This business concept was found to be very feasible, with little overhead, and the essay well thought out.

3rd Place― $100 Cole Paris • Business: Recycled Placemats & Coasters With the new trend toward all things “green,” Cole hit the mark with his recycled product business.

Cole collects from the Trader Joe’s trash bins and makes beautiful, useful, woven placemats and coasters. His plan covered all necessary specifics for financing, manufacturing, sales, and marketing, making it more than worthy of its third place recognition.

Honorable Mention― $10

Nikki Azerang • Business: Duct Tape Designs Judge Dan Cort was intrigued by Nikki’s creativity in making bracelets, rings, and pins with duct tape. He also credited her for her cost-effective production methods and sales strategy, awarding her an Honorable Mention for her efforts.

Rachel Biggio • Business: Keys by Rachel Judge Robert Boerner was proud to present an Honorable mention to Rachel for her creative Computer Key Magnets product. He felt it was original, sustainable, and feasible.

Nic Boatman • Business: Measuring Success Judge Sherry Chodosh selected Nic’s Measuring Success for the win. His idea of portable measuring sticks saves parents and grandparents the heartache of paining over their family’s growth history, and instead being able to keep the cherished memories on a personalized measuring board.

Maggie Lindenthal-Cox • YOUnicycle advertising Judge Steve Thomas was so impressed with his selection for Honorable Mention he offered to hire her. Maggie created a unique advertising promotion business in which she offered to ride her unicycle while displaying commercial advertising messages, similar to those standing on the corner of Forest and David Avenues, but with much more flair.

Veronica Rose Davis • Business: Rose Buds Judge Terry Peterson selected an essay that outlined a business already well under way. Veronica’s Rosebuds business, in which she produces beautiful felt hair pins and broaches, is already being successfully marketed on the popular craft site, Etsy.com Steven Deatherage • Business: Koi Pond Creations Steven’s Koi Pond Creations won an Honorable Mention due to the thorough presentation and understanding of his business concept. Steven, judged by Debby Beck, will raise Koi fish for sale and also sell custom back yard koi ponds, which may also be installed by him upon request.

Brendan MacLaren • Business: Teen World Design Judge Laura Hodge selected Brendan’s Teen World Design’s because she felt his business of printed tees with original designs was right on target for his market.

Tatiana Rolph • Business: Dream Bead Judge Craig Riddell presented beautiful bead work and perfume created by Tatiana and explained her unique marketing strategy of a gift of perfume with jewelry purchase.

Erin Smith • Business: Erin’s Hand Made Cards Although the competition’s judges see quite a few greeting card entries each year, occasionally one will stand out. As is the case with Erin who created one of a kind humorous cards by special order. This entry was selected by judge, Rebecca Barrymore.

Abby Stewart • Business: Sunny Day Sweets Sunny Day Sweets, selected by judge Valerie Morin, received an Honorable Mention over a number of other baked goods entries due to Abby’s thorough understanding of the business and scrumptious recipes.

Ice Stuntebeck • Business: Skate Videos Ice, a budding videographer, is already making skate videos and posting them on YouTube, and receiving thousands of hits, leading judge, Robert Boerner to believe this young man has a future in the custom skate video business.

Rachel Spung • Business: Soda Picks-can picks Rachel’s invention of making guitar picks from the flip tops of soda cans as so unique judge Mari Dermera selected her for this special honor. Mari found the concept to be feasible, sustainable, and creative.

Julius Yevdash • Business: Wildeats Restaurant Judge Rebecca Riddell was excited to present Julius with an award for his well written theme restaurant concept and his detailed extrapolation of the capitol investment and working budget. All judges are certain Julius will be an excellent entrepreneur.

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Times • February 24, 2012

Bus discounts expire

Effective Mon., Feb. 20, 2012, Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) has discontinued discount (half-price) fares on Sundays and holidays on all buses for those persons who do not already qualify for discounts (persons 65 and older, 18 and under, individuals with disabilities, Medicare Card holders, active duty military) as well as the half-price fare on Sundays and holidays for ADA RIDES paratransit customers. These half-price fares had been implemented in April 2011 on a temporary basis as a promotional effort to increase ridership on Sundays and holidays.

For more information, visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1. Follow MST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mst_bus for the latest service alerts.

Monterey County Film Commission kicks off “No Show” Academy Awards® campaign in its 25th Anniversary year

2012 marks 25 years since the Monterey County Film Commission was created by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. The non-profit organization’s funds from the county provide only a portion of its budget each year, so additional support from cities, grants, businesses, individual donors and fundraising activities are critical to the film commission’s ability to be competitive and provide the greatest possible economic boost to local communities.

The film commission’s main annual fundraiser for the past 21 years has been a glamorous gala in a ballroom, celebrating the Academy Awards® presentations with a live telecast. This year the commission is doing a different fundraising appeal, inviting local residents to be “No Shows” on going out, and instead tune into the Feb. 26 broadcast on their televisions in the comfort of their own homes.

Rather than incurring the costs of a gown, tuxedo, taxi, dinner tickets and silent auction items, supporters are asked to donate $100 to $250 to the film commission, providing more direct funds to the non-profit, plus a greater tax-deductible benefit to donors. Among the items contributors can receive are pizza certificates, memberships in “Reel Friends of the Film Commission,” gift certificates at Carmel Valley’s “Toast” restaurant, the Monterey County Movie Map, and even Oscar® winner ballots for home contests.

All who contribute will be entered into a benefit drawing for a movie-themed basket of goodies including a magnum of Cima Collina wine, a two-night stay at Monterey’s Hotel Pacific, popcorn, popular theater candy, and more.

“We’re all about economic development, drawing film production to Monterey County so that locals get hired, job skills get updated, hotels get filled, and local merchants and service providers benefit,” said Karen Nordstrand, director of marketing and film production. “But other better-funded jurisdictions throughout the country and world want the same business. To be most effective we need stronger funding support to leverage the county’s contribution and be more proactive in marketing and reaching film decision-makers, and be more available to assist them when they consider filming here.”

Last year an estimated $4.1 million came into the county from film productions.

The film commission notes that more than $75 million has come into local communities from film production in the past 25 years.

In addition, the film commission serves the community with educational programs related to the film industry such as “Focus on Film” professional lectures, a local film student scholarship program, plus film screenings. Its website, www.

FilmMonterey.org, offers information on movies filmed in Monterey County, listings of local crew and businesses ready to be hired, permit contacts for filmmakers, a film location library, and more.

For more information on the “No Show” fundraising campaign and to donate to the Monterey County Film Commission, contact the office at 831-646-0910 or email info@filmmonterey.org.

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CHOMP receives $25,000 grant from Safeway for low-income mammograms

Women who need diagnostic mammograms but can’t afford them are the beneficiaries of a $25,000 grant made by the Safeway Foundation to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. This is the second time Safeway has provided support for breast care services at Community Hospital. The grants have been designated for the Carol Hatton Fund for Women in Need, which gives eligible women access to the latest in breast cancer detection.

“We’re grateful for Safeway’s continued support of our efforts to assist local women,” says Jan Dunn, coordinator of Community Hospital’s Carol Hatton Breast Care Center. “This fund was established in October 2010 and with support from Safeway and many other generous donors we have already provided diagnostic screenings to nearly 80 women.”

The Carol Hatton Breast Care Center also offers screening mammograms to women who can’t pay for them through the Sherry Cockle Memorial Endowment Fund.

Since 2001, Safeway Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Safeway grocery stores, has raised more than $108 million for detection and treatment of breast cancer.

For more information about the Carol Hatton Breast Care Center and its services, please call 649-7233 or go online at www. chomp.org

Health Fair Sat. Feb. 25 Get free health screenings, talk to heart and nutrition experts, sample healthy foods, and more at the third annual “Every Beat Counts” heart health fair at Del Monte Shopping Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 25.

The Tyler Heart Institute of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is joining shopping center stores for a day of free health screenings and fun. Staff from Community Hospital will provide free blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose screenings and interpret the results. They’ll also offer information on strokes, sleep apnea, smoking cessation, CPR, and Peninsula Wellness Center, Community Hospital’s wellness center in Marina.

There will be “ask the experts” tables, with Richard Gray, MD, and Mike Barber, RN, both of Tyler Heart Institute, answering heart questions, and registered dietitians answering nutrition and diabetes questions.

Around the mall, visitors can listen to a live broadcast by KWAV DJ Candy James while sampling heart-healthy food and watching heart-healthy cooking demonstrations.

Fri. Mar 2 at 7 PM St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Salinas Participants may pick Adults: up a “passport” at the health $20•Students: $15 fair stations, visit stores and stationsSat. to get the passport marked, and then turn it inMonterey for prize drawings.

Mar 3 at 7 PM, San Carlos Cathedral, The event is being heldAdults: as part$24•Students: of American Heart $15 Month, promoted in February by the American more information, call 883-5660.

Sun. MarHeart 4 atAssociation.

3 PM FirstFor Methodist Church, PG Adults: $24•Students: $15

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February 24, 2012 • CEDAR STREET

Taylor Jones

Trudeau Publishing At the Factory Let’s take a walk down the streets of New York City. We pass by the hot dog stands, cross over lanes of traffic, and wander into Andy Warhol’s Factory, “a creative space for adults and kids.” Pop Icons, the current exhibit at the Monterey Museum of Art, displays the work of pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. I step through a door that leads to “The Factory,” an imitation of the Manhattan loft where Warhol lived and worked from 19621968.

After World War II brought an end the Great Depression, Americans began to spend money again.

The booming economy caused a steep climb in mass production and mass media, which were both exploited in pop art. Working with commercial products, Warhol became fascinated by Hollywood lifestyle and American consumerism. He surrounded himself with groundbreaking artists, musicians, and movie stars, to serve as his main friends and critics. Pop art seeks to “Liz,” Lithograph, Andy Warhol portray what is in the media and relevant to youth culture, resulting in Warhol’s use of newspaper clippings to make his prints.

The first image in the gallery is Warhol’s lithograph (a print made from a silkscreen reproduction of another photograph) titled “Liz.” This portrays Elizabeth Taylor, a Hollywood star, with colorful and exaggerated features. Her solid black hair doesn’t have much detail, making it look hand painted. She wears turquoise waves of eyeliner that flow over top tan skin. Cartoon red lips are positioned over her own, matching the red background.

In the next piece, titled “Campbell’s Soup I (Onion),” Warhol demonstrates his interest in American consumerism. He felt America was great in that people of different social statuses buy essentially the same goods. Portraying many commercial products such as Coca-Cola, Warhol commented, “a Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.” Like Coke, Campbell’s Soup is a product that almost all Americans are familiar with. Beside this three-foot-tall can of soup is a smaller can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup. Although this particular can is orange and turquoise, it makes me realize that most people in America can associate with this image, having seen it around their kitchen cupboard countless times. Warhol’s art inherently connected with the young people of his time because it highlighted what they were seeing in the media and brought value to images of the everyday.

As advertising became more prevalent in peoples’ lives with the development of television, politicians latched onto this means of broadcasting to drive their campaigns.

Thus, politicians seemed far more accessible to the average American. Warhol observed how youth in America had their attention drawn to politics. Taking advantage of their years in the limelight, Warhol reproduced many prints of the Kennedy family. While I study a piece from 1966 called “Jacqueline Kennedy III,” my eyes drift between four different photos of the former first lady. In one frame she looks happy, in the next two she looks concerned, and in the last she is attending John F. Kennedy’s funeral. The print is entirely black and blue, and the misaligned photos appear to be simply thrown onto a desk, signifying the frenzied state of mind Jacqueline must have felt around her husband’s assassination.

Serial imagery—when an artist creates a series by relating subject matter or a theme over several works of art— is a widely used practice in pop art. Similar to photojournalism, serial images go together to tell a story. Warhol’s print titled “Electric Chair” speaks against capital punishment by presenting the death penalty in various perspectives. He took a gritty old photo of the electric chair and printed it in many different colors, each with an individual mood. I believe one interpretation of this series of images is to exploit how people may become desensitized to the practice of capital punishment as it grows more widely publicized.

Roy Lichtenstein’s art is displayed on the other side of the room. In the early 60’s, his comic-book style was inspired by cartoons he saw on his child’s bubble gum wrappers. Lichtenstein popularized the pattern of Ben Day dots, using small, closely placed dots to form a complete four-color image. As an art enthusiast, Lichtenstein made statements in his art that relate to stylistic themes of Picasso, Monet, and other painters. One of these connections can be seen in his rendition of Monet’s series of paintings of the Rouen Cathedral. Monet portrayed the cathedral at different times of day, which Lichtenstein represents in six different prints. Each frame conveys the outline of the cathedral in only two colors, created from the Ben Day pattern. The mood of the prints changes from bright yellow (a sunny afternoon) on the left, to dark blue (the dead of night) on the right.

By challenging assumptions about the value of art, Warhol and Lichtenstein opened the creative doors to artists of the future. They presented their art in a form that everyone could recognize, through reproducing prints of advertisements, political figures, and celebrities. Art evolves in accordance with culture, and as the media grew evermore prevalent in the lives of American people throughout the 50’s and 60’s, popular art changed to depict real-life events and culture in a colorful, interpretive fashion.

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Meet the author

Library benefit features Laurie R. King Friends of the PG Library’s “Meet the Author” event held at Chautauqua Hall on Sunday, February 19, 2012 honoring author Laurie R. King. A special reception followed at the PG Library. The Friends of the Pacific Grove Library welcomed Laurie R. King, author of the popular Mary Russell and Kate Martinelli series as well as many equally popular stand alone novels. Ms. King charmed the enthusiastic crowd at Pacific Grove’s Chautauqua Hall on Sunday, February 19, 2012 as she shared stories about life with her strong and sometimes headstrong characters, and her new Mary Russell book, “The Pirate King”. Copies of Ms. King’s books were made available for purchase through The Works in Pacific Grove.

At a private reception held at the PG Library following the talk, friends and guests enjoyed a unique opportunity to really “Meet the Author” in a personal and up-close setting. Ms. King’s grace, humor and wit made this event extraordinary for everyone.

- Ken Jones

(L-R) Camille Liscinsky, Secretary of the Friends of the PG Library and “Meet the Author” co-chairs Sheila Baldridge and Barbara Moore at Sunday’s event featuring author Laurie R. King.

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The Green Page Monarch counts falling

Erica Krygsman (Monarch Alert Field Coordinator for Monterey County) and volunteer Kelly Surgalski conducted this week's Monterey County counts on February 14 and 15. The average number of monarchs counted at the Pacific Grove Sanctuary was 9,798, approximately the same as last week's count. The number of monarchs counted at Andrew Molera State Park decreased to 1,227 and at the private property site in Big Sur the number decreased to 1,965. Numbers at the other sites in Monterey County continued to decline.

Skies were clear with mild temperatures and light winds both days.

COUNTS FEB 14-15 Pacific Grove 9798 George Washington 0 Point Lobos 20 Palo Colorado 0 Andrew Molera 1227 Sycamore Canyon 0 Private Property, Big Sur 1965 Prewitt Creek 0 Plaskett Creek 1

Looking for a few good gardeners Frances Grate is looking for gardeners to join her in the Monarch Sanctuary . “We have the plants, the water and the fencing. We just need some love.” Call her at 831372-6410 or at francesgrate@gmail.com.

Rainwater harvesting seminar set The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District is pleased to sponsor a Rainwater Harvesting Seminar. This free seminar, led by representatives from the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, will introduce the basic concepts and techniques of harvesting rainwater for non-potable uses. Scheduled for Feb. 26 , from noon to 4 p.m. at the Monterey Youth Center at 777 Pearl St., Monterey. For more information, call (831) 658-5653.

California Naturalist Certification Program coming to UC Extension, PG Museum

Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? Would you like to learn about the amazing and unique ecology of California? If so, become a certified California Naturalist! The Pacific Grove Museum is partnering with University of California Cooperative Extension to offer this certification program for Monterey County. According to Adina Merenlender with the UC Cooperative Extension, “There are Master Naturalist programs in 26 other states, but this is the first such program for California that will engage adults including teachers, docents, land stewards, and nature enthusiasts in service learning and participatory research.”

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is hosting its first California Naturalist Certification Course beginning April 18 and running through June 27.

Students receive University of California certification as a California Naturalist after completing 40 hours of hands-on training with expert instructors and fellow learners, studying natural history, environmental interpretation, and conservation stewardship.

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 Center for Natural Lands Management.

The California 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.

The certification classes will be held at the Pacific Grove Museum every Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. from April 18 to June 27. There will also be three Saturday field trips, the dates of which are to be determined. The cost of the course is $340, 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.

To register for the California Naturalist program, please contact Ann Wasser at (831) 648-5716 ext 14 or limpets@pgmuseum.org. For more information on the UC Cooperative Extension, go to http://ucanr.org/sites/uccnp.

California Naturalist Certification Program is sponsored by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the University of California Cooperative Extension.

Regional Parks classes this week

Two evening progra.m.s in astronomy, a walk back into Monterey history and a workshop in watercolors are a.m.ong the upcoming nature offerings of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org).

Details about these programs are below. For information about all MPRPD activities, go to mprpd.org or see the Let’s Go Outdoors! fall/ winter guide.

free. Please pre-register at 659-6065 for this.

Wild Watercolor Workshop

Free your “color sense” while you learn basic watercolor techniques, color blending and brush strokes. Share common interests and encourage the development of an artistic eye as you sketch and compose. Individually or together, your creativity and imagination are Lifestyles of Monterey’s Past limitless. Instructor: Mariko Lofink.

Journey into the cultural Ages 10-adult, Sun., Feb. 26, roots and rich heritage of Monterey 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 10th Street as you discover its homes and secret Ceramics, 1271 10th St., Monterey, gardens. This walking tour peeks $15 (district resident), $17 (non-disinto the lives of the city’s early ruling trict resident), or $35/$39 for group fa.m.ilies and explores their influence of three. Plus $5 materials fee. on present-day Monterey. Enjoy stoStar Party (Free) ries steeped in cultural history from Look up at the night sky and a renowned local historian. (Supplerevel in its vast mysteries. Come ments 4th grade history curriculum). out and join us as a.m.ateur astronoInstructor: Monica Hudson. mers share their knowledge of the Ages 9-adult, children 12 cosmos. Hot drinks and cookies and under must be accompanied by provided for free. Rain, fog or a paid adult, Sat., 25, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., cloud cover cancels event. Begins downtown Monterey (see mprpd.org approximately at sunset. Presented for details), $10 (district in cooperation with the Monterey resident), $11 (non-district Institute for Research in Astronomy. resident).

All ages, Thurs., March 1, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Garland Park, 700 W. Astronomical Adventures Carmel Valley Road, free. Please Jump on board this virtual pre-register at 659-6065 for this space trip! Enjoy an informative event. presentation as you observe the specTo register online, go to tacular winter night sky. Celestial mprpd.org and register with Visa, objects are identified using the unMasterCard or Discover. Walk-in aided eye, binoculars and telescopes. registrations are accepted Tues.Discover the four-day crescent moon, Fri. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, brilliant Venus, the Andromeda Gal- Suite 325, Monterey (checks, axy, the Pleiades, the Orion Nebula money orders and credit cards acand a parade of winter constellations! cepted). Pre-registration is strongly Hot drinks and cookies provided recommended. There will be an for free. Rain, fog or cloud cover additional charge of $5 to register on cancels event. Instructor: Dr. Jim the day of class (space permitting).

Eagle, Docent, Monterey Institute for On-site registration will begin 20 Research in Astronomy (MIRA). minutes prior to the start of class.

All ages, Sat., Feb. 25, 6 All check-in and registration closes p.m.-8 p.m., Garland Park Visitor 5 minutes before the class begins.

Center, 700 W. Carmel Valley Road, For more information, please call $10 (district resident), $11 (non-dis- Joseph at 372-3196, ext. 102, or trict resident), or $30/$33 for group send an e-mail to narvaez@mprpd. of four. Children 6 and younger are org.

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