In This Issue
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11:00 a.m. Declaration of Independence Re-enactment of National Archives Traditional Hometown BBQ Caladonai Park, Central Avenue, PG Info: 373-3304 • Monday, July 5 4:00 p.m. Sakskoebing Marching & Concert Band PG Bank of America Parking Lot Free • Tuesday, July 6 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Sustainable Pacific Grove Hosts 4 Panelists with Good News P.G. Museum of Natural History Free • Wednesday, July 7 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Fishing for History Lecture By Tim Thomas MPC Gentrain Society MPC Lecture Forum 103 Info: Judy Proud• 375-7067 Parking Fee • Lecture Free • Wednesday, July 7 11:30 a.m. Social – 12 p.m. Luncheon MBR Women’s Federated Luncheon Speaker: Mary Ann Leffel “Economic Development for the Region” Rancho Canada Golf Club RSVP by 7/3 at 375-3573 $20 Members &Guests • $25 Non-members • Friday July 9 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Meet the Artists Reception Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell Avenue, PG Free • Saturday, July 10 4:00 p.m. Pianist Frank Glazer Canterbury Woods RSVP 657-4193 Free • Saturday, July 17 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. “Sparkle in the Sunshine” Jewelry Fundraising Event PG Discovery Shop Country Club Gate Shopping Center Contact: 372-0866 • Wed – Fri • July 21 – 23 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Daily Annual Breaker Wrestling Camp Entering 6th to 12th Grade PGH Info: Bill Grant 649-5237 $99 • Wednesday, July 21 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Alternate Fuels: Mandatory or Optional lecture By Dr. Allen Fuhs of NPGS MPC Gentrain Lecture Series MPC Lecture Forum 103 Info: 646-4224 Parking Fee • Lecture Free Now- September 28 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Exhibition, The Liturgical Arts of E. Charlton Fortune 1885-1967 Mora Chapel Gallery 3080 Rio Road Sundays are Complimentary • Ongoing Tues. & Thurs. Salsa Dancing 7 p.m. Chautauqua Hall Central & 16th Avenues Free •
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Pacific Grove Community News
Vol. II, Issue 41
Man on a mission
While in our offices on June 30, we saw Chuck Johnson headed up Forest Avenue toting a 12-foot cross. Johnson, a former loader driver for the Southern Pacific Railroad, has crossed the country this way 12 times on foot, occasionally getting rides from people with vehicles that can carry him and his cross. He has visited each of the 48 continental states. Johnson carries his cross 365 days a year, supported by his shoulder and a small pair of wheels. “I’m here to remind people they need more Jesus in their lives,” said Johnson. His journey began on March 1, 2000. Since then, he has gone through “lots of wheels, shoes and socks.” Pictured here is the seventh cross he has constructed. It is covered with signatures and bible verses. “A little 7-yearold girl came up and wanted to sign my [first] cross, then lots of people started signing.” Johnson is writing a book of his travels, which are funded by donations. -- Cameron Douglas
Hearings show public support for water project Public hearings held this week by the Public Utilities Commission in Monterey and Seaside brought a number of citizens as well as representatives of various interest groups to the podium to testify regarding the proposed Regional Water Project. The hearings were part of CaliforniaAmerican Water’s request for a “certificate of public convenience and necessity.” CaliforniaAmerican Water is under pressure because of a looming cease and desist order to stop pumping water from the Carmel River, water which supplies the Monterey Peninsula. The majority of usage is residential with a small percentage going to commercial. California-American Water does not supply agricultural water. While there was clearly a strong majority in favor of the project itself, there was also a strong voice asking for cost controls and transparent governance over the project. Estimates of what the rate payers will face in the way of increased water bills vary, but California American states that bills will definitely increase. Although the project’s Environmental
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Detective works for — and with — community By Cameron Douglas Pacific Grove’s new police detective Meghan Bliss hails from the town of Cottonwood, California, near Redding. After graduating from the police academy in 2006, Bliss worked her first assignments as part of the Fresno County Sheriff ’s Department. “That was intense,” she recalls. Carol Gonzales, a family friend and 19-year veteran of PGPD, suggested Pacific Grove as an opportunity, so Bliss took a look and met with Chief Engles. In June of 2007, she joined our department as a patrol officer. It became apparent to Bliss that patrol officers were too busy for prolonged investigation of cases. When a detective position opened up last November, Bliss took it. “It’s a big change in the kind
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PGPD Detective Meghan Bliss
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Cop log Big Pockets? Officer was dispatched to Asilomar Blvd for grand theft. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the shop manager. The manager said he noticed 2 rain gutters missing and said they were taken between 1:00 p.m. And 5:00 p.m. It is unknown who took the rain gutters, or what they are remodeling.
Surprise move A woman reported that she received an email advising her of a change of address for her Chase credit card. She contacted the company and denied the change, the subject said the was no financial loss was sustained, but the address changed showed a NY address.
“The Shining” P.G.? An unknown substance (possibly sugar) was poured onto a vehicle’s front and rear windshield. The word “REDRUM” was written on the passenger side window.
Surely not intended for me The owner of the vehicle came out to her car and found a note on the windshield threatening to go to the police. The owner thinks it was left on the wrong car.
Phone Scam A person reported that he had received several phone calls from an unknown male with an accent, demanding that he pay $5,000 for an unpaid debt or face being arrested. When he asked for documentation the caller hung up. The officer advised the intended victim that if the man calls again to tell the caller that he has contacted the police.
Pedestrians have the right of way, folks! Officer was westbound on Lighthouse Ave. when they saw a vehicle fail to yield to pedestrians in a cross walk. A subsequent traffic stop revealed that the driver was driving on a suspended license. He was arrested and booked at the station. He was released on citation to appear in court in Salinas.
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of work I do, sometimes going to other cities and talking to people who have moved away.” Earlier this month, Bliss learned about the Torch Run for Special Olympics and took an interest. When she learned five years had passed since P.G. participated in the event, she recruited several Pacific Grove officers to run the torch over to Monterey. “It’s a really good way to reach out to the community.” In addition, officers from P.G. and Monterey worked a day together at Bubba Gump’s for “Tip-A-Cop,” with proceeds going to Special Olympics. That, combined with a weeklong raffle, netted “a huge outpouring of support,” and more than $2,000 for the cause. Bliss extends gratitude to the community on behalf of herself and the other officers. This was her first involvement with Special Olympics, and she intends to do more in the future, she says. Her prior fundraising experience came with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for terminally and chronically ill cancer patients and their families. Detective Bliss likes Pacific Grove: “People here are very involved in the police force and what we do.” And Bliss is very involved with her new community.
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Impact Report has long been certified, there were voices against the project because of unknowns as to the impact of disposed brine on the Monterey Bay as well as other concerns. Speaking were also proponents of conservation as an alternative, but figures presented by proponents show that even extreme conservation will not be nearly enough to meet the shortfall when the utility can no longer pump river water. “Conservation is a huge part of the entire project,” said Catherine Bowie of California American Water. “Just because this project goes through, it doesn’t mean we stop conserving.” Hearings on the project have been held over the past year as required by law. The judge in the matter, Administrative Law Judge Angela K. Minkin, will make a proposed decision in October and a five-member commission will make their final ruling in November.
Ocean poetry class offered The Pacific Grove Public Library presents “Poetry on the Playa”, a poetry-writing workshop with local poet and playwright Patrice Vecchione on Thursday, July 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. Discover your poem in the swell and crash of the waves, hidden in the beach’s tiniest shell. What do the clouds have to say to you? Can you translate the seals’ bark into a poem? Join Patrice for a recitation of ocean poetry at the beach, and a writing workshop back at the library. The event is a fundraiser for the Pacific Grove Public Library, and a donation of $25.00 per person is requested. The workshop is open to all ages, and tea and cookies will be served. For more information or to reserve a space, please call Lisa Maddalena at 648-5760.
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Jewell Park’s ‘little house’ is about to get bigger
The “little house” in Jewell Park, as many call it, will soon undergo a complete transformation. The building, more than 50 years old, has hosted thousands of community meetings since it was built and donated by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club in 1952. The fireplace and basic walls will be retained, but there will be a pitched roof with a center skylight and a new, ADA-compliant public restroom will be added and will have access from the outside. The renovation is a partnership between the Rotary Club and the City of Pacific Grove. The project was also funded through a grant from the Monterey Peninsula Parks District. It is estimated that the work will take three months. The architect on the job was Jeanne Byrne and Steve Covell of Covell Construction has the contract for the work. The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, July 15 at 11:00 a.m. and work will begin soon thereafter.
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce presents
Fourth of July
Hometown Celebration Caledonia Park • Tommy Stillwell Court (Behind the Post Office) Sunday, July 4th • 10:20 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Dancing to Firefly Rock & Roll Band
BBQ Lunch $1
0 ($5 kids)
Half chicken, beans, garlic bread, salad, dessert & drin k (Hot dogs fo r the kids)
Pacific Grove Rotary Club presents
Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 11:00 a.m. FUN GAMES FOR THE KIDS
Sponsored by: City of Pacific Grove, Grove Market, Earthbound Farms, PG Florist, Asilomar and SaveMart
For more information call
831-373-3304 or go to www.pacificgrove.org
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Your letters
Opinion
Ballot measure rewritten to address voters’ concerns Dear Editor,
The greenest building in town could be the library Editor:
When we think of a green building, we tend to think of how it’s built or retrofitted. We tend to think of renewable resources, R-values, and use of alternate fuel sources for heating and cooling the building. But the concept of a green building can be more encompassing: the concept of how green a building is can include how efficiently it performs the function for which it was built. In view of the recent 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the upcoming election regarding a parcel tax to support the Pacific Grove Public Library, looking at the green implications of closing the library seems especially important. Right now, the library has approximately 500 visitors a day. If the library closes, many of those visitors will go to other libraries, probably Monterey. Let’s say a quarter of the daily visitors (125) ride their bicycles or take public transit to Monterey and another quarter simply no longer are able to visit any public library. That still leaves 250 round trips by car per day, four days a week, from Pacific Grove to Monterey. That’s a thousand round trips to Monterey each week or 52,000 round trips a year. If you assume each round trip is between 4 and 6 miles, that’s between 200,000 and 300,000 miles a year. Quite a carbon footprint. If the library is closed, some people may choose to more buy books instead of checking them out of the library. While some books may be bought here in P.G., many will be purchased through Amazon or purchased as used books through the internet. For new books, that will mean manufacturing a book that didn’t need to be manufactured though for used books, you do get the benefit of recycling. Either way though, you still are generating the cardboard or other packaging material, perhaps air-filled plastic, to protect the book while it’s in transit. You also have the fossil fuel consumed by shipping the book from the seller to the buyer. But the library offers more than books. It also offers magazines and newspapers. Right now the library subscribes to 130 magazines. Let’s say out of all the people who currently read the magazines at the library, ten will subscribe to each magazine if they can’t get access to that magazine through the P.G. library. That’s an additional 1,300 magazines per month that will be printed and distributed in Pacific Grove or over 15,000 more magazines per year. While the amount of material consumed by each magazine varies, a single copy of the September issue of Vogue weighs about two pounds. The library also receives 15 newspapers. Many are daily. If you subscribe to the print version of the Monterey Herald, you know how quickly the recycle bin fills up just from one subscription to that one paper. If you’re someone who relies on using a computer at the library to read papers or other periodicals, you know your habits will change, possibly for the worse, if you no longer have easy access to that resource. The library also lends hundreds of CDs, and DVDs each week. While not many people can afford to buy as many CDs or DVDs as they check out from the library, former library patrons are sure to purchase at least a few CDs and DVDs which they would happily have checked out from an easily accessible library. Or perhaps they’ll subscribe to Netflix, mailing across the miles DVDs they would have checked out from the library. The effect of no longer having a library in Pacific Grove is a green disaster. Not having a local library discourages people from participation in a particularly green practice, efficient voluntary recycling, and encourages people to create an enormous new carbon footprint or to create an artificial demand for products that could have been reused by others efficiently and happily. No other institution in Pacific Grove is more green than the library. Let’s keep it healthy instead of pushing people--who want to be green, who want to use the library-into less green practices. Linnet C. Harlan
Letters to the Editor
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The Citizens Steering Committee for the Pacific Grove Public Library is a nongovernmental volunteer group of concerned citizens of Pacific Grove. Our committee is an off-shoot of the February Library Summit, and our initial goal was to apply ideas generated by the over 100 citizens at that summit to a long-term funding solution for the library. As a committee, we spent hours identifying the challenges of ensuring the fiscal sustainability of the library. We also carefully examined the attempted Measure J (November 2009) to determine the reasons for its narrow failure at the polls. Many of our fellow citizens have come forward expressing their concerns about library funding and the issues raised by a parcel tax measure. We heard you. Some of our fellow citizens have been concerned about the manner in which the city would manage any money, based on the past. And some worried that if such a tax were to pass, the city would simply revoke the funding it had provided for the library and use it to fund other departments instead, letting the citizens bear the full weight of the cost of our wonderful library. With all of these concerns and more in mind, and with the ultimate goal of stable funding for the Pacific Grove Public Library, the Steering Committee is proud to announce that we have come to an agreement with the City of Pacific Grove on the text of a resolution and ballot measure that would provide funding from a combination of City General Fund money and funds raised, through parcel taxes, exclusively for the Pacific Grove Public Library. With unprecedented cooperation from City Management and the Pacific Grove City Council, we have arrived at a resolution and parcel tax ordinance that we know our citizens can confidently support. The final document commits to stable funding of the library from the city general fund amounting to not less than 2.83 percent of the total city budget. It also clearly states that the money raised by the proposed parcel tax will be spent on the library alone, and that it will not be used to replace or substitute for city funding for the library. A Citizens Oversight Board will be established to report on the distribution of collected funds, to ensure their appropriate use. The new ballot measure will establish a parcel tax at the rate of $90 per year for all parcels in the City of Pacific Grove as well as $45 per year per unit for multi-common household units. It will automatically end (though a sunset clause) in 10 years, and will have no annual (COLA) increase. Proceeds from that tax, combined with funds committed by the City of Pacific Grove, can provide our citizens with a fully functioning library, funded at a level sufficient to offer the programs and resources we need and deserve. The Citizens Steering Committee is grateful for the support of City Management in accomplishing this agreement, and we are hopeful for a bright future both for the city of Pacific Grove and for its library. Laura Courtney Headley on behalf of the Citizens Steering Committee for the Pacific Grove Public Library
Marge Ann Jameson
Editorial
One of the sources we use at Cedar Street Times for information about our community is the bloggers on the Internet. Some are only singing their diary. Some write about Pacific Grove from a distance, having been here for a visit, a convention or a seminar and writing about golf or photography, plein-air painting or parenting, bicycling or butterflies, triathlons, knitting, quilting or any of the myriad reasons people come here to visit. One that stuck with us was a blog about “energies of place.” The blogger wrote about various communities she had visited. She wrote that “Pacific Grove feels old.” She wasn’t talking about gray hair. Rather the writer felt that Pacific Grove gives off an aura of stagnation. She inhaled an “energetic force fading in the search for comfort and security and safety and predictability.” She said she could not find a “zest for life, a can do, we will make it work somehow, in some way mentality [sic].” It was a blow. We printed it out and have carried it with us for months – it was posted in March, 2010. We have since searched pointedly for other, similar opinions and found many. The Boston Globe said, in 2004, “Other than walking along the cliffs, exploring tidal pools, shopping, eating, and enjoying the architecture, there isn’t a lot to do.” And these people have never been to a city council meeting! But we wish those people had been around town over the past two weeks, when droves of our fellow citizens came out of the doldrums of. . .what? The economic slowdown? The persistent fog? The cold wind that seems to come up only on Monday afternoons to attack the Farmer’s Market? Whatever they were escaping, these people came to enjoy music and art in Jewell Park over two beautiful sunny days and to dance the night away, as they often do at Chautauqua Hall, but this time to the driving African beat of Baka Beyond. The energy was palpable. The smiles on their faces, the joy in their eyes made us wish it could always be that way, when folks dance as if no one was watching. Maybe it can. A new enthusiasm can be seen in the foundation formed to revive our Museum and the public/private partnership that will rescue the proud but crumbling Lighthouse. The library supporters who are determined to package the needed parcel tax measure are examples. The energy emanating from those determined to remake the Feast of Lanterns in the light of devastating losses, and working to preserve and strengthen it so it can return to the cove, is part of it. The energy is also visible in the people working to repair the butterfly sanctuary. We want to see more of it. We want to make that blogger and the people who want Pacific Grove to stagnate, and even go backward, eat their words. Take your vitamins, and your Geritol. It’s going to be a great ride. -- Marge Ann Jameson
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Nature and Art four-session class for youth Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District presents
four-session program on nature and art for youngsters, ages 7 through 11. A four-session program on nature and art for children 7 through 11 is among the upcoming classes offered by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. For full information on all activities, please see The Park District’s spring/summer Let’s Go Outdoors! guide or visit the website mprpd.org.
Where Nature Meets Art
June 25 7:00 PM
Explore connections between nature and art with the scenic parkland as your inspiration. You will learn to sharpen observation skills, uncover a palette of colors and encounter the rich assortment of life in our area. Colors and images appear as you create your masterpiece. Ages 7-11, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Thursday, July 8, (also meets Thursdays, July 15, July 22, and July 29, same time and site), Marina Library, Locke Paddon Wetland Park, 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, $10 (district resident), $11 (non-district resident), per class or $33/$36 for full four-class session, plus $4 materials fee per class. Instructor: Jill Legler. -Pre-registration is strongly suggested for all classes and programs offered by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPRPD). Register online at HYPERLINK "http://www.mprpd.org/"www.mprpd.org or in-person between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tuesday-Friday at the MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, Suite 325, Monterey (check, money order, Visa or MasterCard accepted). If space is available, there is an additional charge of $5 to register the day of the class. On-site registration begins 20 minutes prior to the start of the class. All check-in and registration closes 5 minutes before the class begins. Contact is Joseph Narvaez, at 372-3196, ext. 3.
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Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols The News … from 1910. Carnegie visits the Grove In case you have wondered about that opulent railroad car set out on a siding not far from the center of Pacific Grove, you can now put your curiosity to rest. The car, privately owned, is serving as a mobile home for Mr. Andrew Carnegie, one of the world’s most famous industrialists, and his wife Mrs. Louise Whitfield Carnegie. The couple are touring the sites of Carnegie libraries around the nation. After gazing upon the Grove structure, Carnegie whispered to his spouse: “Thank God I do not have to deal with that nonsense again,” but declined further comment to elucidate his meaning. 1 The Carnegies, who were accompanied by H. R. Warner, manager of Hotel Del Monte, have been the inspiration for “rags to riches” tales. Mr. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, in 1835, of a family so poor that their miniscule, one-room cottage was shared with another family. Andrew was still a boy when he followed his parents to the United States where he put his mind to learning speedreading the code of telegraphy. He later worked for the Ohio Telegraph Company, earning $2.50 weekly after being made manager. Carnegie is today worth more than an estimated $200 billion as a result of founding the Carnegie Steel Company, recently sold to J. P. Morgan, and other successful business ventures. Carnegie is considered the second richest man on earth with John D. Rockefeller being the richest. After building a library in his home town in Scotland, Mr. Carnegie decided to bring that philanthropy to the United States. He is responsible for funding more than 2,000 public libraries. Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie were accompanied around Pacific Grove by Rev. J. H. N. Williams, Miss Abbie Beggar, Dr. W. T. Jamison, Mr. A. E. Bunker, and Mr. W. F. Smith. Mr. Carnegie expressed himself as delighted with the library. He also complimented the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the Chautauqua Institute. Post Office cutting back In his effort to economize post office operations, A. B. Hitchcock announced that he is reorganizing and retrenching the registry and money order departments. According to Hitchcock, it is very probable that the “advice” on money orders will have to depart along with other services. Writing obsolete, ineffective checks is serving to clog the dispatch of business and pile up increased need for clerkhire. 2 When considered that many money orders are sent out each week, it can be easily understood what a vast labor and financial drain this means. Hitchcock said that every means possible will be taken to speed up postal operations. Notes from around the area… •
The ladies of the Ladies Aid of the Christian Church are going to fund-raise by offering their services as seamstresses. Get on the list to have sewing done by telephoning Red 395.
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Mr. N. B. Burlingame has reached San Francisco on his return from Missouri, and will be home in the Grove soon.
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A Grove visitor, Mr. Percy Newlove, who was here as the guest of his mother, returned today to his home in San Diego.
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The Ladies of the Episcopal church will hold a cooked food sale on Saturday. The sale, which commences at 10 o’clock, will be held in front of the store of F. J. Wyeth.
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The rising divorce rate is said to stem from the inability of men and women to become chums. That topic will be one of the very subjects presented at this summer’s Chautauqua Institute. Sign up and learn how! The cost of living…
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Enjoy a ride in a glass-bottomed “swan” boat. Visit underwater life. Board near the bath house. 15¢.
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Very polite vaudeville will be offered this weekend at the Work Theater. 20¢ seated in the first two rows, 10¢ in back rows. 3
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Call upon J. A. Pell for your funeral needs and get the use of our parlor for a wake … free! Services start at $10, including embalming.
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Culp Brothers are offering your choice of paperback book for two half-dimes! Buy three paperbacks for 25¢.
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Annual dog licenses are now available. $1 for male. $2 for female. Stop by the PG animal pound.
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One pound packages of Thompson seedless raisins are on the shelf at the Oliver Grocery Company. 2 for 15¢.
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Safe deposit boxes available at the Bank of Pacific Grove. We’re a commercial and savings institution. $2.50 by the year. Notes
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Although the 1910 editor of the Pacific Grove Review was not privy to the information, Carnegie’s statement was based on an experience that occurred in Guthrie, Oklahoma, earlier in this nationwide tour. Walking down the main street of Guthrie, Carnegie pulled up and stared at the new library … being built with an ornate dome. On the spot, Carnegie said that any other library using a domed structure would lose its funding. The mogul asked: “Can you imagine how many books can be bought for the price of one dome?” The money order “advices” referred to were in fact duplicates of the original money order written out in longhand to be used as a receipt. Although not specifically mentioned in this article, in 1910 nepotism also posed a significant factor in losing money.
3. To counter the intrusion of living pictures (flickers), vaudeville had been assuming a decidedly carnal nature, even introducing female performers who performed almost unclothed.
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Going ‘Into the Woods’ with Ragamuffins “We all have wishes and dreams. Sometimes wishes and dreams come true, sometimes they don’t,” says Dianne Lyle, director of Ragamuffin Musical Theater. “We need to be careful what we wish for, and what we dream.” That’s the lesson of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, a musical which is in rehearsal right now at the Youth Center of Pacific Grove, through the City of Pacific Grove summer camp program. The campers, who range in age from 7 to 15, spend time reflecting as well as warming up and rehearsing. “The kids reveal a lot about themselves. As adults, it’s hard to reveal what we really wish for,” explains Lyle. “Cynicism creeps in when we get older, but with kids, it’s ‘why not?’” she said. In the musical, the lives and wishes of familiar fairy tale characters intersect in dramatic ways. Ragamuffin will present a “junior” version which is adapted for younger audiences and actors. “The music is really quite challenging,” said Lyle. Singing and dancing to a CD, the young thespians portray everything from dancing asparagus to a wicked witch, Ragamuffin Musical Theater is the brainchild of the creative mind of Dianne Lyle. She remembers a simpler time, when children spent their summers outdoors in unstructured play. “I’m a big believer in Dream Time,” she says, referring to hours spent sitting in a tree or lying on a grassy hillside looking at the sky when she was a child. Children today, she says, don’t have those advantages. “It’s a different world out there,” she says, a scary one where children need to be watched over and protected. “Sitting in front of a TV all day, they get bored,” she says, which is part of the inspiration for her theater group. Thirty-two campers, including two sets of twins and several sets of siblings; a junior/apprentice staff of four and senior staff of three has been meeting in the Youth Center to produce and rehearse the musical. They had nine working days from casting of the various parts, and five more days of “tech” with rehearsals, lights and costumes, and they’re ready to dazzle with their performance. Ragamuffin’s staff members are, by and large, “graduates” of the summer camp’s previous productions. Michael Blackburn is Vocal Director. “He brings wonderful performances out of kids who have never performed,” says Lyle, who points out that Blackburn is a multi-talented musician, actor and singer. Caitlin Taylor is the group’s Choreographer, and Alyssa Garland is Stage Manager and Assistant Choreographer.
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Into the Woods will debut in Pacific Grove on July 10 and 11 at 7:00 p.m. with a matinee on Saturday, July 10 at 2:00. The musical will be performed at the Performing Arts Center at the Middle School, 309 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove. General admission is $5.
A Part of THE BROADWAY JUNIOR COLLECTION of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL
Book by JAMES LAPINE • Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Originally Directed on Broadway by JAMES LAPINE Score Adaptation by JOHN HIGGINS
The cast and staff of Into the Woods warmed up most days to “Waka Waka,” the theme for the 2010 World Cup Soccer Games held in Johannesberg, South Africa. Performed by Shakira, proceeds from the sale of her album will benefit FIFA’s “20 Centers for 2010” initiative, which aims to achieve positive social change through football (that’s “soccer” to us Americans) by building 20 “Football for Hope” public health centers across Africa. After finishing Into the Woods, the Pacific Grove cast will produce its own You Tube video of the song, and for each viewing a donation will be made by FIFA and others to the initiative.
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A New You in 2010
Health & Well-Being
Self discovery: Do you love who you are? Rabia Erduman Biography
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Self discovery In this culture we are often conditioned to mix who we are with what we do, how we behave. As a child, if mom or dad didn’t like something you have said or done, you were called: “Bad girl / Bad boy!” If they approved your behavior, they said: “Good boy / Good girl.” You grew up believing that who you are is what you do. And the often unspoken assumption that is connected to this belief is that you’re lovable if you did something right, and not lovable if you did something wrong. When you are stuck in this old conditioning, one of four things can happen: Either you become the Victim, feeling; “Why bother? No matter how hard I try, I’m not good enough anyway. I give up.”
Or you become the Caretaker, trying to take care of everyone else’s needs to be good enough: “If only I take care of everyone else, I’ll be worthy.” Yet, this is a never-ending process. You might become the Judge, judging others, making them wrong, so that noone sees that actually you belive that you are the one not worthy of love. The fourth possibilty is that you become the Rebel, rebelling against the norm, angry. When your energy is going costantly outward in rebelling, saying ‘no’, you never get to see the deep, unconscious belief of not feeling good enough inside yourself. The truth is, this belief is not correct. Who you are is always lovable and good enough. As human beings we are supposed to make mistakes and learn from them. When you make a mistake, you can say: “I’m sorry I made this
mistake.” while you love and accept yourself unconditionally. When you do the inner work necessary to heal this old conditioning, you start feeling a deep sense of joy inside; your heart opens up to you, a gentle sensation of sweetness begins to spread through your body, your muscles, organs, cells... And a knowing emerges: “ I am here. I exist. Who I am is lovable and good enough. I love myself exactly as I am.”
Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul, Turkey and later spent ten years in Germany before arriving in the United States in 1983. She has traveled extensively in Europe, India, and Bali and is fluent in English, German, and Turkish. Rabia’s B.A. in psychology is the foundation of her private practice, in which she uses the Clarity Process, Alchemical Hypnotherapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Polarity Therapy, and Trauma Release to assist clients in their process of selfdiscovery. Rabia also teaches tantric and spiritually-oriented workshops. An inspiring lecturer, she has given talks on tantra, hypnotherapy, past life regression, and living life in ecstasy, among other topics. To t h o s e w i s h i n g t o understand her work, she says, “I have found working with the combination of mind, body, and energy to be highly effective in reaching optimum balance. My life and work are about being in the moment, free of fear and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a natural expression of this process.”
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Your achievements Staff, residents feted at Canterbury Woods
Canterbury Woods feted donors at a party in the Rose Garden on June 28. As everyone enjoyed the beautiful setting and tasty grilled hors d’oeuvres, Bill Tanner, VP of Fund Development acknowledged this generous group of residents for their focus on helping others and their support for the company’s commitment to doing so as well. Episcopal Senior Communities’ CEO Kevin Gerber also took the opportunity to present Executive Director Norma Brambilla and Director of Health Services Beth
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Self-expression
Canterbury Woods residents took a nostalgic trip down Route 66 with local author-photographer Elrond Lawrence. The virtual tour showed highlights from his book: Route 66 Railway, which focuses on the Santa Fe Railroad trains running along the famous highway. A good old-fashioned ice cream social topped off the summer day and Root Beer Floats, Hot Fudge Sundaes and popcorn were enjoyed as personal memories of Route 66 were shared. Above: Grace and Jack Beigle Below: Elrond Lawrence, Roo Hornady and Paula Reidt
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Science Saturdays and birthday parties Celebrating the California Coastal National Monument’s 10th anniversary
By Cameron Douglas The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the Bureau of Land Management pulled out all the stops for a special Science Saturday on June 26. Trolley tours, a scavenger hunt, crafting, viewing spores through microscopes, fossils and a birthday party for the California Coastal National Monument filled out the day. Botanist Bruce Delgado fascinated a group of young people with “Roscoe,” a 20-year-old female gopher snake. (Roscoe may have been named a bit prematurely.) Delgado, who is also the mayor of Marina, shared some of his knowledge about native plants of the California coast. The Bureau of Land Management sent scientists from the Hollister Field Office to give a presentation. This featured newly displayed fossils, conifer needles, wood and giant oyster shells. The BLM Hollister office manages much of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, including 7,200 acres at the former Fort Ord. The California Coastal National Monument consists of more than 20,000 small islands, rocks, exposed reefs and pinnacles along the 1,100 miles of coastline between Mexico and Oregon. The scenic quality and resources of this habitat are protected as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, administered by the BLM and the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Monument and the National Landscape Conservation System were created in 2000, making this the tenth anniversary. Rick Hanks, BLM monument manager, conducted a series of trolley tours of the habitat. The day also commenced a new display of images of the California Coastal National Monument by BLM photographer Bob Wick. The display will continue at the museum through September 26. Following talks by BLM speaker Rick Cooper and Congressman Sam Farr, attendees enjoyed a huge birthday cake from Layers of Monterey to commemorate the occasion. The next Science Saturday, “Lights, Shadows and Photography,” will be held on July 31. For more information, call the museum at (831) 648-5716 or log on to: www.pgmuseum.org/
Top: Congressman Sam Farr Bottom: Rick Cooper speaks on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management.
Top: Young museum visitors get cozy with Roscoe, a 20-year-old gopher snake. Curious hands examine a large lizard. Below: BLM botanist (and mayor of Marina) Bruce Delgado explains how certain reptiles relate to certain plants. Bottom: Rick Hanks (far right) and Congressman Sam Farr get help cutting slices of birthday cake.
Below: A museum visitor gets cozy with Roscoe Bottom: L-R: Mayor Garcia, Annie Holdren of Museum staff; Marcia deChadenédes; Geva Arcanin; Judd Perry from the Foundation.
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The Arts
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‘What size would you- thelike to be?’ Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland
700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Paintings by Lynn Ackerman, Leela Marcum & Maria Poroy Artists’ reception July 9 5-7 p.m.
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Feast of Lanterns Art Competition through July Adrianne Johnson: Photography
Feast of Lanterns art show and reception July 2
On Friday, July 2 at 6:00 p.m. and continuing until 8:00 p.m., the Board of the Feast of Lanterns will host a reception for artists who entered the 2010 Art Competition. Some 15 pieces of art, including sculpture, will be on display and available for purchase with a portion of proceeds going to the Feast of Lanterns. The show will continue to be on display through the month of July. The public is invited to Artisana Gallery, 309 Forest Avenue. Light refreshments will be served and the Royal Court will greet guests.
Once upon a time over 100 years ago when “great names” walked the dirt paths, roads and streets of the Monterey Peninsula, a man named Herbert Heron had a dream. These were the days when the likes of Mary Austin, Mark Twain, George Sterling and Jack London were considered local bohemians. This dream of Herbert Heron’s seemed a simple dream, naïve enough to foresee a future for the community at-large, one in cooperative support of nurturing a significant part of human nature: theater. Herbert Heron’s dream came true and capacity crowds have been entertained at the Carmel Forest Theater since its opening 100 years ago. This quote was taken from Herbert Heron’s personal letters: [A place where] “locals, who would also have the fun doing the acting, lighting, costuming, and staging”. These words that have sparked enthusiasm for countless locals and visitors alike. Praises for the cast will no doubt be once again sung along with those of the director, set, lighting, and costume designers. Few could realize the organization and supervision required to actualize the requirements and preparation of a single night’s production for the public, much less the enormity of the full run of a show, with never a mention for the helpers that staff, stock and mop the concession stand, keeping us cheerfully supplied with thoughtful delights. As this happens successively over the years, to whom do we owe our gratitude? How do we show our thanks? Who selects, collects and displays the cookies from Pavel’s Backerei in Pacific Grove for the nightly enjoyment of the audience? Who considers the cast and the show and the appropriateness of the content? Who makes the marketing and media decisions? Who accepts the fiduciary responsibilities and allocates each coin with concern? How Rebecca Barrymore many moms care so deeply about the value of community conscious projects and service that they devote themselves whole-heartedly to embracing the investment of their passion while maintaining day-to-day responsibilities? All of this doesn’t happen by chance night after night under the stars. Today Heron’s dream is shared not only by his grandson Tyler Heron, local thespians and performing arts aficionados but most of all by a passionate woman from Pacific Grove, Rebecca Barrymore. The answer to the questions above, the one most capable of changing size according to need, the one to whom the standing ovation belongs is Rebecca, current President of the Board of Directors of Forest Theater Guild. The 2010 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland presentation will revisit a performance of the play from nearly years ago, as it was first performed at the historic theater in 1912. Performances will be Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m., through July 25. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students and children over 5 years. Matinees are $20 for adults, $10 children and students. Reservations can be made by calling the Forest Theater Guild office at (831) 6261681. Tickets are for sale on the website at www.foresttheaterguild.org and at the box office the night of the performance, which opens at 7:00 p.m. But wait, there’s more . . . The Mad Hatters Opening Night Party where you may wear as many hats as you like. Please plan to go and enjoy “Delicacies and Libations”. Come out for a “chortle” or a chuckle and a snort, you will become part of the cultural, economic, and historical values that have defined the bohemian lives of local culture since the days of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. RSVP by July 2, 831-626-1681 Dinner and show $50 Friday, July 9 at 6:30, Performance at 8:00 p.m.
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Dancing like no one is watching
Photos by Cameron Douglas
Driving African rhythms, Gaelic love songs and scores of stomping feet shook the venerable floorboards of Chautauqua Hall on Friday, June 25 with Baka Beyond. Inspired by the music of the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon, the multi-cultural touring unit has thrilled audiences all over the world, deftly blending Celtic melodies with powerful African rhythms. Lead singers Su Hart and Denise Rowe told compelling stories of how tribal women use music to support their hunters by “calling” the animals to them. Beautiful lighting, expert sound and hours of great dance music made for a fantastic night. The event was sponsored by the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Pacific Grove.
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People attending the “Hands Across the Sand” event at Carmel Beach (see story on page 16) not only showed solidarity in their demonstration against offshore oil drilling, but they also chipped in to clean up the beach and sign petitions of support. The now-annual event normally includes Asilomar in Pacific Grove, but permits were not obtained in time so Pacific Grove residents went to Carmel Beach.
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The Green Page Joining hands, joining forces
By Cameron Douglas
Chilly gray skies did not deter hundreds of area residents from demonstrating against near and offshore oil drilling on June 26. The event, “Hands Across the Sand,” drew participants from Pacific Grove, where a similar demonstration at Asilomar had to be cancelled because there wasn’t sufficient time to obtain a permit. Calling for people to “think beyond oil,” organizers Alison Goss and Sean Raymond, along with other volunteers, greeted people arriving to take part and encouraged their signing of petitions to President Obama for protection of California waters. At noon, an impressive line of demonstrators joined hands across several hundred feet of waterline as children played in the surf nearby. The recent and ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has raised concerns about offshore drilling and the potential for further disasters. Internet images have been posted of ruined beaches in Pensacola, Florida and other places where oil has come ashore. An approaching hurricane season threatens to cause more damage. Representative Sam Farr of the 17th Congressional District attended the Carmel event and addressed the crowd. “We want the world to know that we know there’s oil out there,” said Farr, gesturing towards the Monterey Bay. “And we want the world to know the oil companies will never be able to get it.” Hands Across the Sand began in Florida last February, more than two months before the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded and sank off the coast of Louisiana. Thousands of Floridians representing 60 towns and more than 90 beaches joined hands to protest efforts by the Florida legislature to lift bans on oil drilling near and off the shores of Florida. The demonstrations took place from Jacksonville and Miami Beach to Key West and Pensacola. The movement is now national and even international as other countries are encouraged to hold their own events. In all, more than 300 people joined hands on Carmel Beach, one of the strongest showings on the Central Coast. “Now we need to keep the momentum going,” said Goss. Find out more at www. handsacrossthesand.com
Above photo by Jaime Neary All others by Cameron Douglas
Below: Congressman Sam Farr addresses the crowd.
Below: Organizers Sean Raymond (left) of Surfriders and Alison Goss (center) greet people arriving.
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