June 8th, 2012 Issue

In This Issue

Kiosk Sat. June 9

Poem-A-Thon Open Mic Fundraiser 2:00 PM Peace Resource Center 25¢/poem read

• Sat. & Sun. June 9-10 Wildflower Show Garland Ranch Park Walks, slideshows classes Fee and non fee 659-6065

Library News- 12

Art opening - 9

Wildflower Show -5

• Sun. June 10

Free band concert Muscial Moods of Spain Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall (M-1) 2:00 PM

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Mon., June 11-Sun., July 8 Ragamuffin Theatre 4-week Summer day camp with PG Rec Pirates of Penzance Jr. www.difrancodance.com

• Through June 17

Illustrating Nature 3rd annual exhibit of work by CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustration Program Pacific Grove Museum

• Wed., June 13

AFRP’s Dining Out for Animals Eat at great local restaurants that are donating 10 percent of proceeds to AFRP For a complete and updated list of the participating restaurants in Monterey County visit www. animalfriendsrescue.org or call 831-333-0722.

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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Sat. June 16

Pops Concert with Aria Performing Arts Center 835 Forest, Pacific Grove Tickets $15-25 Tickets at ariamonterey.org •

Through June 30

Mahalo Mondays Benefits Gateway Center A percentage of your tab at Hula’s goes to Gateway 655-HULA

Cedar Street Times has moved offices to 306 Grand Ave. Pacific Grove

Inside Cop Log.................................3 Food ....................................13 Green Page ..........................16 Health & Well-Being ......(dark) High Hats & Parasols .............4 The Homeless Stories.............9 Legal Notices.......................10 Library News .......................12 Opinion.................................8 Peeps ...................................10

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June 8-14, 2012

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Runoff in 5th District race

Vol. IV, Issue 38

Feeding the lion. . .carefully

Del Piero, Potter neck-and-neck as Garcia throws her support to del Piero

By Marge Ann Jameson The three-way race for District 5 Supervisor has narrowed as Marc del Piero, with 41.81 percent, and incumbent Dave Potter, with 42.93 percent, became the beneficiaries of the state’s new “top two” primary system. Pacific Grove Mayor Carmelita Garcia finished third at 15.26 percent. While votes will not be certified by Monterey County Elections for some weeks yet, del Piero and Potter are obviously headed for the ballot in November as neither reached the magic “50 percent plus one” figure to avoid a runoff.

Garcia ran a vigorous grass roots campaign as a virtual unknown outside Pacific Grove. Nursing a cold and obviously tired – but cheerful – at the Pacific Grove City Council meeting Wed., June 6, the former candidate answered two questions on the minds of many voters: What now? And who will you support?

“I haven’t decided whether to run for another office,” she said, pondering her options for November. She could run for re-election as mayor, an office for which mayor pro tem Bill Kampe has already declared. Garcia won the office from Kampe in a coin toss when former mayor Dan Cort resigned, and then won a first full term in an unopposed election. One more term is available for her, as is the option of running for City Council.

As for which of her former opponents she will support in the fall election, Garcia put the question to rest quickly. “I feel that my candidacy kept the incumbent from winning outright, and I’ll do everything I can to keep him from winning next fall. I spoke with Marc del Piero this morning [Wed., June 6] and I will support him,” she said. Potter was quoted in the Monterey County Weekly as saying he believed she would throw in with him as they are both Democrats (del Piero is a Republican, though the office is non-partisan).

In a race marked by low voter interest, the issues of experience in office and the question of water rose to the top. There was the briefest whiff of accusation around impropriety, an issue which will certainly loom larger in the November election. Campaign contributions will certainly be questioned by both camps.

A young spectator carefully offers a morsel to the lion at the recent Walk of Remembrance event, hosted by the Pacific Grover Heritage Society and others at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The event commemorates the destruction of the Chinese fishing village, which once stood near the current site of the Aquarium, in 1906. Descendants of villagers led a walk from Lovers Point to the Aquarium neighborhood, and speeches and stories were told at the Museum. The Lion Dancers from CSUMB performed a traditional dance to the delight of spectators. Photo by Peter Mounteer.

Light turnout as voters test new primary system

By Marge Ann Jameson As of Primary Election Day, Monterey County had 157,041 registered voters. Only 36,262 managed to show up at the polls or mail in a ballot.

The State of California ushered in changes in voting laws with this election, including the new “top two” system for the primary election, where voters were free to select candidates for Congress and the state houses regardless of political party.

The top two votegetters in various races were sent to the November election, unless one in a contest of more than two received better than 50 percent of the vote. If there were only two candidates, the top votegetter was declared the winner and there will be no runoff for them in November.

In some cases, candidates of the same party are vying to meet again in November.

In past years, incumbents enjoyed a definite advantage, likely based on name recognition as much as any other factor. But Tuesday's election came after California's

voting districts were redrawn, opening up new seats, pitting incumbents against one another, and offering candidates to voters unfamiliar with their names.

Early in the season, when Democratic Assemblymember Bill Monning declared he would run for State Senate in the newly redrawn and heavily Democratic district, the Republican party scrambled for a candidate to oppose him. Larry Beaman of Scotts Valley, the eventual candidate, received 8,600 votes or 36.28 percent compared with Monning's 15,206 votes or 63.72 percent of the total.

Voters used to a little anonymity were asked for their party preference at polling places and were handed a long ballot. Traditional party primary ballots were used for the presidential races and for county party leaders/committees. Voters who are registered as "no party preference" were given a nonpartisan ballot but can also request a Democratic Party ballot or one for the American Independent Party.

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Times • June 8, 2012 City of Monterey adopts ‘status quo budget’

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Proposition 28 (which limited legislators' terms in office from 14 down to 12 while allowing them to spend all that time in one house) passed with 2,319,918 votes statewide, or 61.4 percent, compared with 1,456,749 votes or 38.6 percent against.

The tax on cigarettes for cancer research, Proposition 29, went down to

defeat with a much narrower margin: 1,894,871 yes votes or 49.2 percent and 1,958,047 no votes or 50.8 percent.

More voter interest is expected in November, 2012 as it will be a presidential election as well. In Pacific Grove, there will be candidates for City office as well as 5th District Supervisor [see related story].

Councilmembers direct staff to seek other options for fire protection in Pacific Grove

By Marge Ann Jameson While repeatedly reminding the City Council and citizens present that they like the Fire Department and appreciate their efforts, Councilmembers Ken Cuneo and Dan Miller collaborated to ask the Council to direct the City Manager to explore alternatives for the current fire services model in hopes of saving money.

“It is not a question of the quality currently being provided, which is very good.

Rather, it is a question of affordability for the City,” they said in their agenda report.

“The City, in the next year, will begin to run a deficit which will average $300K for the following five years. The two largest components of the City’s Operating Budget are the Police Department (current contract expires end of 2012) and Fire Services currently contracted with the City of Monterey.”

A shared services model with the cities of Monterey and Carmel should have saved the City money, but has not significantly reduced expenses, especially since Carmel has pulled out of the agreement, they said.

Alternatives might include contract-

ing with CalFire, an option which was discarded when the decision was made to go with the City of Monterey. They also offered a suggestion of dissolving the agreement with Monterey and starting a new Pacific Grove Fire Department with reduced benefits for labor; creating a hybrid paid/volunteer fire department with a new labor agreement, adjusting the staffing level and duties of the existing department, and a fourth option of contracting out to a private firm.

City Manager Tom Frutchey also pointed out that the private fire service model had been rejected in prior discussions because the private fire service provider was not interested in offering services to Pacific Grove.

A protracted discussion followed among Councilmembers, staff, the City Attorney and Batt. Chief David Brown of Monterey Fire.

The matter has been turned over to the City Manager to solicit information.

The agreement with the City of Monterey requires a one-year notice to be broken. They added in the agenda report that one year should be plenty of time for any firefighters who would lose their jobs in the shuffle to find other work.

No layoffs as TOT share increases The Monterey City Council has adopted a $59.6 million General Fund budget for the new fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. The new budget represents a 0.4 percent increase in spending over the previous year and includes no significant program additions or reductions and no layoffs. Finance Director Don Rhoads described it as a “status quo budget,” according to a recent press release.

City Manager Fred Meurer attributed Monterey’s stable financial picture to “compensation sacrifices made by employees, and difficult decisions made by the Council, community and staff over the last few years.” The City has made $12 million in budget reductions in recent years.

“Even though we have reduced the city budget and staffing the last three years, Monterey remains a safe, clean and well-maintained City,” said Meurer. “The City still provides a broad array of services and programs that enhance the quality of life of our residents and visitors.”

A projected 11 percent increase in transient occupancy tax (TOT) receipts in the current fiscal year helped the City’s bottom line. TOT provides nearly a quarter (23 percent) of General Fund revenues. This was the first year that TOT increased in the last four years. Sales tax also improved modestly (3.5 percent) this year.

A report to the Council noted that Monterey is living within its means, managing its liabilities, and planning for the future. The report said the City is spending public dollars on the priorities that matter most to citizens – health, well-being and safety.

Those priorities were enunciated in last year’s budget process which included very active citizen involvement.

The report cautions “while the budget is balanced in the short- to mid- term, staff believes factors not sustainable in the long run are 1) the need to invest more in our community’s infrastructure and 2) the need to provide our employees with a cost of living adjustment at some point.”

In addition to the City’s $59.6 million General Fund budget, special funds (e.g. the sewer maintenance or marina fund) bring Monterey’s overall operating budget to $103.2 million for the new fiscal year.

Intervenor status for Pacific Grove granted

Gary Weatherford, the Administrative Law Judge assigned to Cal-Am’s April 23 water project proposal, granted intervenor status to the City of Pacific Grove, the “mayors water JPA,” the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, and others.

Intervenor status gives the City the right to participate more fully in hearings than would normally be allowed.

The ALJ also required that opening briefs on two legal issues be submitted by July 11, and reply briefs by two weeks later, on July 25.

Ragamuffin Musical Theatre Company and Pacific Grove Parks and Recreation Department present

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove is expanding and needs more volunteers

Very soon you will be able to “discover more” at The American Cancer Society’s Pacific Grove Discovery Shop. A small space adjacent to the shop in the Country Club Gate will open on June 16 during the Discovery Shop’s Asian Event. It will be the new home of the “Designer Showcase” featuring up-scale furniture, artwork, carpets, home décor, and more. “There will also be some exciting changes coming to the existing shop,” said Jeanie Gould, shop manager.

“The generous support of our community has got us where we are today, and because of that, we are growing,” she said. “Now we could use the community’s help in getting us off to a good start with these new projects. We are in need of Volunteers to help us in the new shop. Please contact us if you are interested.”

The Discovery Shop is located at 198 Country Club Gate in Pacific Grove, next to Save-Mart. For more information please call Jeanie Gould at ACS Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.

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Cop log Lost or stolen

A wallet was found hear the Aquarium, belonging to someone from New York.

There was no money in it, so it may have been stolen and discarded. There was also a local address and phone number so officers were able to contact the owner and return the wallet to him.

Lost

A person reported losing a wallet in Pacific Grove.

A juvenile reported losing a wallet in Pacific Grove, too.

Another person reported losing a wallet, and said the last time she saw it was at Country Club Gate shopping center.

Found

A cell phone was found on Fountain Ave., but due to a lock on it they couldn’t figure out whose it was or get the serial number.

A drivers license was found on the bike/walking path along Ocean View Blvd.

Unable to find contact info for the owner.

Found but not heard

A Motorola H720 hands-free headset for a cell phone was found three weeks ago in Monterey at a restaurant parking lot. Officers looked on Craigslist and checked with Monterey PD but couldn’t find a “lost” report for earphones.

Also found but not heard

A pair of hearing aids found on the beach near Asilomar were turned in. Officers will try to find the owner by calling hearing aid stores with the serial number.

First clue?

A person on David Ave. reported that when she went outside to get the mail, she noticed the mailbox was gone.

Mystery guests

The daughter of one of the five people who own a residence on Ocean View reported that there was clothing in one of the bedrooms, the grass had been mowed and new furniture was inside. Turns out one of the five people who have keys gave permission to someone to stay there without telling everyone else.

Smoking

Subjects were found smoking marijuana in a parked car on Forest Hill Blvd.

One was cited for having less than an ounce of marijuana.

Hosting party

Officers were called to a possible juvenile drinking party. Seems there were more than 200 people there, including adults and minors. And alcohol. Suspect was cited for hosting a drinking party with minors.

False alarms

An alarm was activated by the resident accidently.

An alarm was activated by the dog. Don’t know if it was an accident or if the dog did it on purpose.

An alarm on Pico was activated. It was unregistered.

An alarm on Laurel was activated. It was unregistered. Wait. Haven’t we heard this before?

An alarm on Jewell Ave. was set off, probably by plumbers. It was unpermitted.

The alarm, that is, not the pumbing work.

Waiting for a miracle?

A woman on Pine Ave. reported that, in 2009, someone stole a religious cross from her residence. She wants it back.

Target practice

Matthew Brady was arrested for throwing a soda bottle into a moving vehicle He was cited and released.

Forgotten after class

A bicycle was found at Robert Down School. The reporting party said it had been there five days or so, and that she’d like to claim it if no one else does.

Cheese it, the cops!

Driver 1 hit driver 2 on Ocean View Blvd., and when driver 2 said they were going to call the police, driver 1 ran off. He was eventually found in Monterey and was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

Same MO, similar result

Damon Milazzo fled the scene of a collision and left his vehicle. He was later contacted a short distance away and arrested.

Shooting an airgun in the park

Juveniles were reported discharging an airgun in the park. They were admonished and their parents advised.

Fraud

A person reported that his debit card had been cloned and used in New York, though it had been in his possession all the time. This may be related to an ongoing investigation by POM police.

Elder abuse

Ongoing investigation of theft/abuse of dependent elder on Maple Street.

Fraud and elder abuse

Identity fraud with elder enhancement on Chestnut St.

We can hear him now saying “Hey, it’s a public street.”

Party 1 is having a civil issue with Party 2, who keeps driving back and forth in front of his residence though he doesn’t have any reason to be in the area. Party 1 says he has reported harassing phone calls and threats to Monterey Police. Party 1 was advised how to obtain a restraining order.

Can’t wait for court date

On Forest Ave., a person reported nehighbors yelling foul language at her. He also left a note saying he was going to have a certain vehicle towed, but she says it isn’t hers. They have a court date later, but not about this.

Bark bark bark

Barking dogs were disturbing the hotel guests at an adjacent property.

Child wants mom in treatment

A juvenile came to the police station with two glass pipes she said belonged to her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. She says they’ve been doing meth and she wants her mother referred for treatment.

Staggering along

Two people were walkng in a commercial district near a beach party site on Sunset. Male subject was intoxicated and was on probation prohibiting alcohol consumption.

Burglary

Personal property was stolen from a cabinet in the victim’s carport on Lobos.

Another burglary A Wii was stolen from within a business. No suspect info, no evidence of breaking and entering.

Correction Last week we ran a photo on our front page celebrating the Pacific Grove Breakers baseball team for wining the CCS Championship. We failed to give credit to Justin Russo, jrussophotography.com. We regreat the error

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Inter-agency cooperation nabs local merchant for drugs, stolen property On May 31, 2012, the Seaside Police Department Street Crimes Unit with assistance from the Pacific Grove Police Department, Monterey Police Department, and the Monterey County Probation Department conducted a probation compliance check of Pacific Grove resident Timothy Buhl, (46), at his residence in Pacific Grove and his place of employment, “All American Antiques” in the city of Monterey.

During the search of, “All American Antiques,” stolen property from a Pebble Beach residence was located, which included jewelry and personal articles. During the search of Buhl’s residence methamphetamine, a scale, a rifle, and illegal ammunition were seized.

Buhl was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, and possession of illegal ammunition. Buhl was held in lieu of 30,000.00 dollars bail.

“This is another example of how collaboration amongst law enforcement agencies benefits the public by using multi jurisdictional resources,” said Cdr. Veloz of Seaside Police Department.

Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge

Data reported by Guy Chaney Week ending 06/07/12 ...................................................................33 Total for the season..................................................................11.19 To date last year (2011) ............................................................19.47 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* *Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/

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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 are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding.

The News … from 1912.

Young Woman may have committed suicide

Miss Helen Vestal, principal of the little Carmelo school, is missing. Her friends fear that she may have committed suicide.

Some time between midnight and 7 o’clock yesterday morning, Miss Vestal left the cottage that she and Miss Elisa Gladys occupied together, went out into the night and, up to late last evening, not a single trace of the young lady has been found. It is believed that Miss Vestal had become suddenly insane because of her brooding over the mental failing and death of her sister several months ago. Because of this, the melancholy principal may have hung herself from a tree or sought out the ocean to assist with her death.

Miss Vestal is a beautiful young lady, twenty-two years of age. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Vestal, who are living in San Jose, and is a graduate of the San Jose State Normal School.1 For a couple of years, she taught at San Jose before switching to the Carmelo school. She has been very popular with colleagues, with her young scholars, and with parents. Strangely, she has been in the very best of spirits, according to those who know her. On Sunday, Miss Vestal enjoyed an afternoon with her house companion, Miss Brock, and with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Slevin.

The women then supped with the Leidigs of Carmel. During the day and evening there was not the slightest trace of anything being wrong with Miss Vestal. Miss Brock said that after returning home, the two of them sat together until past midnight, sipping tea, giggling, and chatting. Both ladies were in good spirits, but after retiring, Miss Brock said, she was awakened shortly after two a.m. by noises that included a door opening and closing, but then she went right back to sleep.

Search parties are now being organized to scour the woods and beach for any sign of the missing educator.2

Mr. Berwick needs a rest

The arduous labor of carrying everybody’s burden in city affairs has so affected Berwick’s nervous system that he cannot now listen with tolerance to any proposals not included in his own private program Berwick is decided enough in pushing plans to his own good, but his responsiveness to public opinion should assure his failure at the polls. Indeed, a new Board of Trustees will not be able to grant every request made of them, but at least these gentlemen will not begin with a line of immovable prejudices that are allowed to master the Grove’s affairs. When personal prejudice takes precedence over the wishes of the people, there should be a change in officials. When Berwick ties to please everybody, as he so often does, he succeeds only in the highest degree of inefficiency. It is time for the Groves’ voters to send Mr. Berwick to retirement.

Shorthand to be tried as social cure

The study of shorthand as a remedy for incorrigibility among boys will be tried in Los Angeles under the direction of E. E. Hitchcock, the assistant supervisor of compulsory education. Hitchcock declared today that the personal application necessary to learn stenography would take the boys’ minds away from mischief. The interest that shorthand will inspire in them would cure them of truancy. The project is being carefully watched in the Grove school. It may be tried here, if successful in Los Angeles.

Trustee Oyer will be defeated

City Trustee Oyer, who is a candidate for re-election, stands about as much chance of again holding this office as he does of becoming president of the republic of Mexico.

When Oyer accepted the position of overseer of the construction of storm-water runways last winter, he signed his political death warrant. The law very plainly states that a city trustee cannot legally receive pay for such work. Clearly, there is conflict of interest here. The people will show their collective disapproval of this act at the polls.

Happy on-lookers at high school

There was a fair sized attendance at the art exhibit at the high school on Thursday evening. Those attending indicated that each had received more than his money’s worth.

Lester Boronda, the Monterey artist, served as the key-note speaker and presented a very interesting talk on art. Other numbers on the program were a vocal selection sung

by Misses Geneva Garcelius and Olive Buford. Miss Maud Fridley performed on the violin. Misses Carol Moore and Sylvia Learned gave recitations.3 The opening fete is over but, if you have not yet seen this display of fine art, plan to do so immediately. The exhibit will hang only until this weekend.

Symphony Club concert coming

The Grove’s Mayflower Women of the Congregational church are to be congratulated for their hard work in obtaining a concert by the famed Albuquerque Shubert Symphony Orchestra and Choir. The trip and performance of the players, including billeting and food, is said to have cost upwards of $8,000. Most of the money has been provided by private donors, one in particular. The presentation will be Thursday evening, next, at the Work Theater. Curtain rises at 7:30. All seats cost $1.

The Grove will have a flag!

A great many people of the Grove are laboring under the impression that the new City Hall will not have a flag pole. For their information, I wish to state that there will be a flag pole on the City Hall. It will be placed on the top of the tower of this building.

Mayor E. Cooke Smith.

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Snippets from the area

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carr, wife of the late John Carr, and the daughter of David and Ruth Ann Ashby, has passed on. Since the demise of her husband, Mrs. Carr resided in the “Ivy Terrace” of the Grove. Her funeral is planned for Monday afternoon, 3 o’clock, and will be in the home of family members.

Mrs. Captain Maynard of the Maud Booth Home, Volunteers of America, wishes

to return thanks to the following people of Pacific Grove: Mr. N. B. Burlingame, Miss S. A. Coney, Miss Ida Hall, Mrs. Everett Anderson, Miss E. J. Hessel, Mrs. Florence Gilman, and many others who gave generously to the Volunteers.

And your bill amounts to …

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The Winston dining room will be open at 11 o’clock with excellent service and delicious food that includes the Winston’s complete, 25￠ lunch meals, served with a dessert.

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San Jose State Normal School, a teacher’s college, is now San Jose State University.

Was Miss Vestal’s disappearance caused by suicide or foul play? This story, including some remarkable clues, continues next week in the Cedar Street Times.

The presentation of “recitations”, generally made up of memorized poetry, is today called “oral interpretation”.

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Author’s Notes

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

Forest Hill United Methodist Church 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 Pacific Coast Church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church

146 8th Street, 831-655-4160

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.

Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770

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Wildflower Show this weekend at Garland Park Garland Ranch Regional Park, home to over 500 species of flowering plants, will be the site when the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org) holds its13th annual Summer Wildflower Show on Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10.

Featured from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day will be a wildflower display and wildflower photo exhibit at the park’s Visitor Center. Free light refreshments will be served at about 12 noon on Saturday.

Other activities include: Free guided wildflower walks starting at the Visitor Center on both days.

Free one-hour slideshows, “Wildflowers – Identification and Uses,” presented by John and Sharon Mitchell, at the Garland Museum, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Different plants will be covered at each presentation.

A Field Sketching Wildflowers class presented by Erin Hunter from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Garland Park Museum. The cost is $25 for district residents or $28 for nondistrict residents.

Pre-registration is recommended for the walks and slideshows and is required for the field sketching class by going to www.mprpd.org or by calling 659-6065.

Garland Park is located at 700 W. Carmel Valley Road, 8.6 miles east of Highway 1.

Michael Mitchell

Classes at Monterey Regional Parks this week

A family kayak adventure at Elkhorn Slough and a horseback ride in Pebble Beach are on the upcoming schedule of nature programs being offered by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org).

To learn about all upcoming programs of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, see its Let’s Go Outdoors! spring guide or go to mprpd.org.

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Family Kayak Adventure

Designed for families with younger children, this tour is a great way to discover the hidden treasures of Elkhorn Slough. Be ready to experience the abundant wildlife, from the little to the large. Protected from the swells of Monterey Bay, this is the perfect introduction to kayaking for entire family. Instructor: Kayak Connection.

Ages 3-adult, minors must be accompanied by a paid adult, Sunday, June 10, 10 AM-12 noon, Moss Landing, North Harbor, $35 child, $45 adult (district resident); $39 child, $50 adult (non-district resident), plus $10 materials fee paid at site.

Sunday Saunter

Get back in the saddle again!

This is the perfect outing if it’s been years since you’ve been on horseback. See Del Monte Forest and view Monterey Bay from an exclusive vantage point while riding a gentle, trained horse led by an expert trail guide. Instructor: Pebble Beach Equestrian Center.

Ages 18 and up, Sunday, June 10, 2 PM- 3 PM, Pebble Beach Equestrian Center, 3300 Portola Road, Pebble Beach, $55 (district resident), $60 (non-district resident).

To register online, go to mprpd. org and register with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Walk-in registrations are accepted Tuesday-Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM at the MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, Suite 325, Monterey (checks, money orders and credit cards accepted). Pre-registration is strongly recommended. There will be an additional charge of $5 to register on the day of class (space permitting). On-site registration will begin 20 minutes prior to the start of class.

All check-in and registration closes 5 minutes before the class begins. For more information, please call Joseph at 372-3196, ext. 102, or send an email to narvaez@mprpd.org.

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Arts and Events

Up and Coming Summer reading program at Monterey library

The Monterey Public Library and Bookmobile will kick-off its annual Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., to encourage kids to read during their school break. Participants may sign up for the program, receive reading logs and enjoy a variety of activities throughout the day. There will be three performances of Astrowizard’s Amazing Planetarium and Slide Show, crafts, shadow puppets, exhibits and snacks. There will also be summer reading activities for teens and adults.

The program will continue through July 25. For more information call 831.646.23934 or see www.monterey.org/library.

The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

Museum of Monterey presents a series of Kids Create summer workshops These lively workshops for children ages 7-12 encourage learning about the visual arts as well as historical traditions. The series will include thoughtful gallery discussions to accompany hands-on arts and crafts projects inspired by the Music, Love & Flowers exhibition, which explores the Monterey Pop Festival through film, music, poetry, photography and art. Kids will use what they have learned through visual observation and a history discussion to sculpt, bead, draw and paint their way to creating groovy works. Kids Create workshops encourage kids to explore a variety of mediums, from paint to charcoal, pencil, pastel, ink, clay, and more. All materials are provided.

Kids Create: Beaded Macrame Jewelry Saturday, June 16, 2012 (12:00-1:30 p.m.)

Kids Create: Psychedelic Posters Saturday, July 28, 2012 (12:00-1:30 p.m.)

Fee for each workshop: $10 Register now to reserve a spot by emailing stephanie@montereyhistory.org For further information, please contact Lisa Coscino at 831.372.2608. The Museum of Monterey is located at 5 Custom House Plaza in Monterey.

AFRP’s Dining Out for Animals June 13

Join us for AFRP’s 4th Annual “Dining Out for Animals” Event on Wed., June 13 by eating at great local restaurants that are generously donating 10 percent of the day or night’s proceeds to AFRP. Bring your friends and family, enjoy a meal out and help the animals at the same time. Restaurants include Basil, Point Pinos Grill, The Golden Tee, Bistro Moulin, Carmel Belle and Henry’s BBQ. For a complete and updated list of the participating restaurants in Monterey County visit www.animalfriendsrescue. org or call 831-333-0722.

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Poem-a-thon Sat., June 9

Calling all poets for an open mike afternoon at the Peace Resource Center. We start at 2:00 pm and continue until we run out of participants. Read your own work or favorites by someone else (limit 40 lines per). Just be sure to tell us who actually wrote it. Read up to four poems at one turn, then sign up to take another turn as many times as you like. Donation = one quarter per poem you read. A $10 donation gets you table space to display your books for sale (not limited to poetry) Bring snacks or non-alcoholic drinks to share if you can. Proceeds will be used for building improvement projects.

Tell your friends! Peace Resource Center is at 1364 Fremont Blvd, Seaside 93955

Teen Company ‘12 of Ragamuffin Theatre will produce ‘Fame Jr.’

Set during 1980-1984, the last years of New York City’s celebrated High School of the Performing Arts, “FAME, Jr.” is the bittersweet, but inspiring story of a diverse group of students, following them as they commit to a grueling four years of artistic and academic work. With candor, humor and insight the show deals with many of the issues that confront young people, still today, especially those who are striving to enter the demanding world of the performing arts.

Rehearsal days include expert coaching in dance, voice, acting and other valuable musical theater techniques that will develop teens’ triple-threat skills.

There will be lots of fun and hard work for the aspiring performer.

Ages 13 through 18 years (coed) are encouraged to enroll. The session will take place Mon., July 16 through Sun., August 5, including the performance weekend.

Sessions take place Monday through Friday, with the addition of weekend performances on August 4 and 5, and company rehearsal hours are 12:00 p.m.

- 4:30 p.m.

Auditions will take place Friday, July 13 from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., by appointment, at Chautauqua Hall.

Rehearsals will take place at Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center.

Staff includes Dianne Lyle – Director, Michael Blackburn - Music Director, And Staff. To register, Download registration forms at our website: www. difrancodance.com. Fee is $350 for three-week session. for more information contact Dianne Lyle at dianne164@ol.com. www.difrancodance.com For forms/ info click links on: Ragamuffin Musical Theatre Camp. Sponsored by the Pacific Grove Recreation Department.

MoM Collaborative Film series: ‘9 Films Marking 1967’ The Monterey County Film Commission, in collaboration with the Museum of Monterey (MoM), is starting a new monthly film series entitled “9 Films Marking 1967” which will present vintage films that were in theaters that year, in a time of evolving youth culture and events that changed the world.

The film series is held in conjunction with the Museum of Monterey’s 2012 exhibition “Music, Love and Flowers: Youth & Culture Monterey 1967 & Now.” The museum exhibit reflects how the events of 1967 set the stage for the Monterey Pop Festival amid world events from riots in Detroit to the Vietnam War and to Communist China’s H-bomb testing. The movies and music provided escapes from the frightening realities of that time.

The “9 Films Marking 1967” screenings will take place once a month on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. On Friday nights the museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and visitors will enjoy a no-host bar, music and all museum first floor exhibits. Film screenings will begin at 7 p.m. On Saturdays the screenings will begin at 2 p.m. Admission to the film is free with a $10 paid admission to MoM. REEL Friends of the Film Commission members and members of MoM receive a discounted admission of $5 plus a glass of wine.

On May 25 and 26 the series premiere will feature “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, one of the 1967-produced films that have proven to be classics, in some cases for their artistic content and in others because they bucked the system.

The complete film series schedule: June 22 and 23 – “The Dirty Dozen” July 27 and 28 – “In Like Flint” Aug. 24 and 25 – “In the Heat of the Night” Sept. 28 and 29 – “Riot on Sunset Strip” Oct. 26 and 27 – “The Trip” Nov. 23 and 24 – “Valley of the Dolls” Dec. 23 and 24 – “Wait Until Dark” Jan. 25 and 26, 2013 – “Easy Rider” For more information on the series or memberships in MOM contact Lisa Coscino at 831-402-9141 or go to www.museumofmonterey.org. For film commission REEL Friends memberships, call 831-646-0910 or go to www.FilmMonterey.org.

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Up and Coming Free band concert June 10 The Monterey Community Band presents a free concert, “Musical Moods of Spain,” on Sunday, June 10 at 2:00 p.m. the band, under the direction of Richard Robins, will perform at Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall (M-1) at 980 Fremont Street in Monterey. Selections will include “La Virgen de la Macarena” featuring Richard Stedman on trumpet, “Clarinet Fiesta” with Adam Penrose, “Bolero Español” conducted

by Adam Penrose and arranged by Richard Robins, plus Paso Dobles and Spanish marches and more.

The event is sponsored by the City of Monterey Recreation Department and Monterey Peninsula College.

PacRep announces Tony Award Winning Play ‘God of Carnage’

Pacific Repertory Theatre continues its 2012 repertory season, sponsored by The Barnet Segal Charitable Trust, with the Olivier Award winner for Best New Comedy, Tony, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Play, God of Carnage, a comedy of manners about people that don’t have any, June 1 – July 14, at PacRep’s intimate Circle Theatre in Carmel.

Under the direction of PacRep’s Artistic Director, Kenneth Kelleher, God of Carnage written by Yasmina Reza (playwright of the Tony Award winning comedy, Art), revolves around two highly strung couples played by PacRep resident artists Julie Hughett and Tim Hart and guest Equity artists Rebecca Dines and Cassidy Brown, that meet for a civil discussion about a playground fight between their young sons. The conversation quickly morphs into a laugh-out-loud, train wreck of an afternoon among “humans” turned “savages”, called “90 minutes of sustained mayhem” by The New Yorker. The New York Times hailed God of Carnage as a “four-way prize fight” and the Chicago Tribune praised Reza’s play, calling it a “savvy and deliciously caustic new comedy.”

Director Kenneth Kelleher has taken the reins of numerous PacRep premieres including A Number, Eurydice and The Blue Room, and will also be directing Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing and Three Tall Women for the 2012 season.

Julie Hughett recently appeared in Every Christmas Story Ever Told, and has been a leading actress with PacRep in numerous productions since 1987.

Tim Hart has performed in scores of PacRep productions from Richard III to his most recent role as the elementary school spelling champion in Spelling Bee. Equity member Cassidy Brown returns to the PacRep stage having appeared in Doubt, Comedy of Errors and as the uppity servant “Malevolio” in 12th Night. Equity actress Rebecca Dines has appeared at regional theaters throughout the United States including Berkeley Rep, TheatreWorks and the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival.

God of Carnage begins with one discount preview, Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m., and opens Saturday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday, June 3. Performances continue Fridays and Saturdays June 8 - 16 at 7:30 p.m., with additional weekday performances on Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 27, 28, July 5, 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m.,

with Saturday and Sunday matinees on June 10, 17, 30, July 7 and 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Performances are at the Circle Theatre of the Golden Bough Playhouse, located on Casanova Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Ticket Information

2012 Season FlexPasses are now available for up to 10 Pacific Repertory Theatre productions at $28 per subscription, a 40 percent savings over single ticket prices ($146 for subscribers 65 years of age and older and $87 for student/teacher/ military). A variety of subscription plans are now available allowing the choice of three to ten plays, priced at $103 - $228 for a savings of up to 40 percent ($76 $146 for seniors and $55 - $87 for student/ teacher/ military). Single tickets for all shows are on sale now. General admission single ticket prices range from $16 to $38 with discounts available for seniors over 65, students, children, teachers, and active military.

The Pacific Repertory Theatre Box Office is located at the Golden Bough Playhouse on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. Business hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., telephone (831) 622-0100 or visit www.pacrep.org for more information.

PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The S.T.A.R. Foundation, The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The Chapman Foundation, The Barnet Segal Charitable Trust and the Harden Foundation, among many others.

PacRep Theatre 2012 PERFORMANCE CALENDAR God of Carnage

SAT SUN FRI SAT SUN WED THU SAT THU SAT WED THU SAT

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 30 July 5 July 7 July 11 July 12 July 14

7:30pm 2:00pm (mat) 7:30pm 7:30pm 2:00pm (mat) 7:30pm 7:30pm 2:00pm (mat) 7:30pm 2:00pm (mat) 7:30pm 7:30pm 2:00pm (m/close)

Reservations open for PGHSAA’s 2012 All-School Reunion Reservation forms for the Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association’s All-School Reunion, scheduled for the weekend of October 6-7, are now available on theAssociation’s web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni. Cost is $75 per person for the Saturday dinner and $25 per person for the Sunday brunch.

Both the dinner and the brunch will be held at Rancho Canada Golf and Country Club in Carmel Valley. Dinner begins with a no-host happy hour at 6:00 on Saturday evening, and a sit-down dinner will be served at 7:00. The buffet brunch isfrom 10:00-1:00 on Saturday. Individual graduating classes can plan to holdtheir reunions at either or both of these events. Attendees must be a member or a guest of a member of the PGHSAA; membership is $15 per year and is open to anyone who attended Pacific Grove High School or one of the district’s elementary schools.

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. It supports the high school, its students, and its projects with money from donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan the annual all-school reunion and to approve requests for disbursements.

For more information about the October reunion, visit the Association’s web site, http://www.pgusd.org/alumni, or contact Event Chair Edie McDonald, ladyflyeredie2@aol.com, 831-626-8699.

Aria continues inaugural season with “Pops” Concert

Aria Women’s Choir celebrates Father’s Day with a “Pops” concert that is sure to have your toes tapping and your fingers snapping. The Monterey Peninsula’s newest choir continues its inaugural season, showing off its lighter side with a June performance entitled “Let The Sun Shine!” This summer concert will feature a repertoire of jazz, musical theater, and even a number from the hit TV show SMASH! Audiences are sure to recognize and enjoy jazz pieces such as Dave & Iola Brubeck’s “Take 5”, Henry Mancini’s theme from The Pink Panther and Manhattan Transfer’s “Java Jive.” In the second act, Aria lets its hair down with music from your favorite Broadway shows, including Rent, Wicked, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors and even Sister Act! You won’t be able to stop yourself from singing along.

Aria’s summer pops concert, “Let the Sun Shine,” will be Saturday, June 16 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center of Pacific Grove, 835 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove. Tickets range from $15 - $25 and can be purchased online at the Aria website: http://ariamonterey.org.

Aria is a new premier women’s choir on the Monterey Peninsula. Founded in January 2012, Aria is under the direction of Sean Boulware. Aria is a choir of the Monterey Peninsula Choral Society, and members come from around the Monterey community.

Aria’s mission is to perform a repertoire that challenges singers, provides performance excellence, and highlights the work of female composers.

Friends of the Marina Library hold annual meeting Elections of New Officers Present local author, Ann Malokas

All community members are invited to the Friends of the Marina Library’s Annual meeting on Wednesday, June 27, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The event will be held in the Community Room of the Marina Branch Library at 190 Seaside Circle in Marina. There will be meet and greet beginning at 6 p.m., with light refreshments. New At-Large Board members are being sought, with particular interest in a Parent with children, a Youth Representative, someone preferably in High School that can attend evening meetings, and/or anyone with a love of books and a passion for learning. Selfnominations are welcomed on June 27.

The Friends of the Marina Library also seek a Volunteer Coordinator from their membership.

The Call for Ballots will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by a brief summary of major milestones accomplished in 201112. Beginning at 7 p.m. there will be a special presentation by Marina author, Ann Malokas. Ann has been a lifetime lover of libraries beginning at the Bound

Brook Memorial Library in her home state of New Jersey. She has been a volunteer Storyteller at the Marina Library since it opened in 2007. Ann has written five children’s books and has another book planned that will focus on the importance of physical fitness.

She and her husband, Jack, a retired Air Force officer, live in Marina. Ann has been volunteering at Crumpton Elementary School for nearly 10 years, creates tiny books out of matchboxes and still writes personalized books for individuals.

Ann will ‘stand on her head to promote literacy” and will be discussing several of her books along with her love of reading and libraries.

The Friends of the Marina Library, is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our mission is to maintain a vibrant association of people interested in the library, to foster community participation, to provide financial support, and to solicit and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests.

For more information, contact Lenore Masterson at 831-883-9368.

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Letters

Opinion Protest to CPUC for allowing Cal Am to pass through costs for San Clemente Dam destruction

We favor San Clemente Dam removal and Carmel River reroute. We oppose unfair financing. The initial CPUC proposed financing months ago (November, 2011) was for $75 million by ratepayers over 20 years, plus state and federal grants of $34 million, with Cal Am covering a large share. In April, after intense Cal Am lobbying, a new rushed proposal changed all that, charging ratepayers $154 million by paying all of Cal Am’s share and adding profit. It was set hurriedly for a May decision. We and many other ratepayers protested vigorously and got a delay from May 24 to June 21.

The real problem is threefold: 1) lack of transparency over $26 million of Cal Am per-construction costs that is on top of the $49 million that has been transparent; and 2) the twisted logic to call a demolished dam a water facility; and 3) whether Cal Am should shield its shareholders from costs and additionally to make a profit.

Call to Action

We oppose the last-minute effort to reward Cal Am at ratepayer expense. We demand that 1) Cal Am not profit; and 2) Cal Am shareholders pay its share. We ask individual elected officials to use their status and support a CPUC compromise for ratepayer fairness.

Details

The dominant issues are profit and how to treat the extra $26 million in Cal Am booked costs. These are the main principles for a compromise. Any or all of these can be use in the email we hop you will send to the CPUC. 1 This project is driven by a State order to repair a seismic safety hazard with the San clement Dam. It is not a water supply project. No water has come from the dam since 2003. It does not qualify for a “used and useful” water facility designation. The dam is not being preserved. It is being demolished. Other agencies are participating for environmental reasons, not water supply reasons. CPUC should not designate it as “used and useful” for water purposes.

2 Cal Am ratepayers are not the sole beneficiaries of this project. In fact, downstream property owners and related environments benefit the most. However, demolishing the dam and rerouting the Carmel River are environmentally beneficial tp a much larger population.

Furthermore, Cal Am needs to remove the liability of a hazardous facility. Since benefits apply well beyond ratepayers, all parties must share in costs, specifically Cal Am shareholders.

3 There is no prevailing argument for a return on equity, or profit, for Cal Am. Complying with a state order is not a profit-based investment.

4 CPUC should allow only actual Cal Am expenses. Administrative overhead and internal interest should not be allowed. The allowed expense should be $64.4 million.

Decommissioning and rerouting $49.0 million Memorandum acct. for actual Cal Am costs 15.4 million Total direct Cal Ram (ratepayer) cost $64.4 million 5 CPUC should allow as a maximum the weighted average cost of debt for Cal Am. This would bring the maximum ratepayer 20-year cost to about $100 million, a compromise between $74 million and $54 million. This expense must not be allowed into rate base calculations.

6 All land transaction proceeds and credits should benefit ratepayers. Land availability will come from ratepayer financing, and its value will be enhanced with ratepayer financing. It’s fair.

This suggested email summarizes the features for a compromise. A major community ratepayer protest us under way, and is demanding action to compromise. This email offers components for a decision. CPUC has this scheduled for June 21. Any email will be helpful if it is sent no later than June 12, 2012. Send your email to any or all of the following: michael.peevey@cpuc.ca.gov timothy.simon@cpuc.ca.gov catherine.sandoval@cpuc.ca.gov mark.ferron@cpuc.ca.gov mike.florio@cpuc.ca.gov public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov matthew.marcus@cpuc.ca.gov joe.como@cpuc.ca.gov danilo.sanchez@cpuc.ca.gov diana.brooks@cpuc.ca.gov georgetriley@gmail.com Suggested text: Subject: A1009018 SCDam Protest I recently heard about the possibility of Cal Am passing all its cost for the San Clemente Dam rerouting to us ratepayers. This can occur if the CPUC believes the bottom line for a national water monopoly is more important than fairness. Not only that, why should we subsidize this corporate entity? Doesn’t it make enough off of us to cover its own depreciated asset? Come on, CPUC Commissioners, make a fair decision. No profit for Cal Am on their project. And no free ride for Cal Am shareholders.

(Show name and address) Thank you.

George Riley georgetriley@gmail.com Bill Hood wshood37@yahoo.com Citizens for Public Water & Friends Ed note: You may locate this page on our website in order to cut and paste the addresses and make it simpler for yourselves.

Repeat: Disband the MPWMD Editor:

I was dismayed by the opinions you expressed regarding my open letter to Jeanne Byrne about shutting down the MPWMD. Rather than tackle the wall of points you raised, I would like to focus on the central issue: board members have come and gone, but the MPWMD has not done its job for decades. As you yourself suggested, they only handed out nozzles while “believing that rationing and moratoriums are the answer to our water problems.”

The essence of my suggestion to the newly elected Jeanne Byrne was that she might be more effective at shutting down the MPWMD from within than the voters were at the ballot box.

The Mayors’ JPA, which you painted as some arrogant band of capricious wanderers, was clearly formed for the very reason that the MPWMD is moribund and hopeless.

The Mayors are the good guys here, working with their City Managers to find practical, viable solutions before we all go off the looming cliff. So let’s get real here because I think we all know action needs to be taken now!

On a personal note, thank you for your concern, but I have not “fallen into the trap (of believing in) no tax or fee for any reason.” However, I do believe that those who think tax increases will always be the answer end up harming the people who have to pay those taxes, and ultimately, the community at large. Finally, I don’t understand why you are still so bothered by the failure of a 61% vote to enact taxes you liked, and yet the failure of a 70% vote to disband the MPWMD doesn’t seem to phase you at all.

Alec Murdock Pacific Grove Mr. Murdock: I have to repeat that a 70 percent vote to disband the MPWMD, or a 99 percent vote, is not going to make it happen. It is not our decision.

We can elect presidents with a smaller plurality than we allow for raising taxes.

People with more knowledge than I have determined that we are better represented by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District than not.

I still believe that the mayors of the cities on this Peninsula have serious issues at home which are going unsolved while they hold hearings about water. They have admitted that they do not have the expertise to solve the Peninsula’s water problems, so I wonder if they will also admit that they do not have the expertise to tackle problems such as homeless populations, crime, growing pension liabilities, and the looming stormwater issues.

What is PGUSD’s ‘Plan B’?

Editor: I read your Opinion column written by Superintendent Ralph Porras. It is sad to see of this money grab by the legislators in Sacramento. The budget proposals by the Governor will take money from smaller school districts, and reallocate them to larger school districts (namely many in the southern California area). Our district is in good shape for now, with a $2 million surplus. The governor is proposing an income tax increase, which would be equitable among all California residents. If it doesn’t pass, he has a plan B. Unfortunately, there are issues within our PGUSD. The teachers are demanding a cost of living increase. The teachers have pointed out that the Superintendent, Ralph Porras, makes more than the highest paid teacher. In addition to that, he has received a salary increase of 2 percent, while the teachers have not received anything. There is an imbalance in the district regarding salaries.

The district is proposing a new property tax, to help bolster the approximate 23 million dollar a year revenue that the school currently brings in. There is a problem with this. The problem is, the govenor’s PLAN B. The contingency plans are bring in revenue from districts back to Sacramento to be redistributed. PGUSD currently brings in what equates to $12,500 per student. Other districts bring in $6,500 per student.

Sacramento knows this, and their back plan will redistribute money from districts with high revenue to districts with lower revenues.

The column does not address any of these other problems. I am interested in any comments regarding how the District plans to address these problems.

Robert Cabral Pacific Grove Ed. note: Superintendent Porras, along with the teachers who were due, received a contracted step in salary. While there were teachers who did not receive a step increase, it is likely they will when the time arrives.

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Boundless Vision

Artists of the Blind & Visually Impaired Center Opening at Medusa’s Emporium

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Homelessness on the Peninsula

By Erika Fiske

Go Ahead, Throw a Coin to the Disabled Vet Medusa’s Emporium in partnership with the Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County presents Boundless Vision, an art show featuring artists from the Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County. Boundless Vision runs from June 23 to August 15, 2012.

There will be an opening reception for Boundless Vision on June 23, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Medusa’s Emporium, phone (831) 655-3325, is located at 1219 Forest Avenue, Suite E in Pacific Grove.

Special Guest, local art instructor Beverley Schmidt, attended the renowned Chouinard Art Institute in Pasedena. Her work, collected privately and by corporations in the United States, has also been shown in several museums. Ms. Schmidt volunteers her time to teach art to members of the BVIC. Photographer Sylvia Gardner will present a pictorial of how this unique art was created.

The Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County is a non-profit organization that has provided services to county residents since 1971. Many of these valuable services that help people learn to adapt to the loss of sight are provided in a person’s home. A portion of all sales from this show will go to the Blind & Visually Impaired Center.

Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated Luncheon

The monthly luncheon of the Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated club will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Rancho Canada Golf Club, 4860 Carmel Valley Rd. The featured guest speaker is John Hanson, Chair of the Monterey County Mitt Romney Campaign, who will discuss the European Financial Crisis and his campaign strategy. The public is always welcome. Social time is at 11:30, and luncheon starts at noon. $22 per member and $25 for non-members. RSVP before Mon. June 11.

Call Pat at 375-3573 or Diane via email at dlcare@sbcglobal.net.

June Mahalo Mondays recipient: Gateway Center

Family owned and operated since 1998, Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room, at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, offers Mahalo Mondays, when 10 percent of the sales will go to a local nonprofit. In June, the recipient will be Gateway Center of Pacific Grove.

This lively locals’ restaurant features an amazing tropical dining experience with a menu infused with Asian, Latin and Caribbean touches all with a Hawaiian inspiration in an island-style setting. Dine on any Monday in June and 10 percent of the total sales will go to Gateway Center Gateway Center of Monterey County, Inc. (Gateway Center) is a private, notfor-profit community based organization which provides a wide range of services, including residential care, developmental training, and activity programs for adults ages 18 and over, with developmental disabilities.

Its predecessor organization, Monterey County Association for the Mentally Retarded, was founded in 1954 by a group

of parents who wanted to foster the development of programs for the developmentally disabled. Gateway Center has been providing a variety of services in Monterey County for 56 years, to adults with developmental disabilities and their families and enabling our clients to achieve more independent and satisfying lives within the community.

Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room is located at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Hula’s is open from lunch Tuesday – Saturday from 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., dinner nightly from 4:00 p.m. – close, and happy hour Tuesday – Saturday 2:00 p.m.

– 6:00 p.m. and Sunday and Monday 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more information go to www.hulastiki.com or call (831) 655HULA. Hula’s Mahalo Mondays Background Hula’s gives back 10 percent of total sales every Monday in each month to help a local charity. Over the past four years Hula’s has raised more than $50,000 for local charities.

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I made the mistake of asking him about Vietnam. His eyes filled with tears as he looked down and said he wouldn’t talk about it. Not one word, he said.

Levi is one of those homeless guys you try to avoid. Ragged looking, his backpack on his bike, sporting a beard of many years and a little dog on his shoulder. They can be seen in parking lots or on street corners holding signs seeking help. While he wouldn’t discuss the war, he was happy to talk about his dog earlier today.

“Some boys gave her to me in a parking lot. They said they would have to give her to the pound if someone didn’t take her,” he said. Levi’s heart went out to the rat terrier pup named Scrubby, who’s now nine months old.

So she goes with him everywhere, riding that shoulder.

In April, Levi will be 55, but he isn’t expecting anything special on his birthday. People are more likely to give Scrubby a gift than they are Levi.

“They’ll give my dog an $8 bag of dog food or $15 in dog treats, and they’ll give me 25 cents,” he said. But the homeless vet manages to get enough to meet his basic needs when he pulls out a sign at a parking lot and waits.

I caught up with Levi as he was leaving Window on the Bay, where he and other homeless were given lunch by some volunteers. Soon he will be heading home--with home being a large tarp and rugs tied to some oak trees on a hill above Highway 1. The campsite can be reached by hiking 3000 yards up a goat path, where he lives with some 40 homeless individuals--mostly veterans.

There are homeless communities like this all over the country--forgotten people who aren’t even getting the benefits they’re entitled to, particularly the vets. Levi applied years ago for disability, but was turned down. He learned to deaden the pain with alcohol. Now he doesn’t want anything to do with the government.

While he admits to being an alcoholic, Levi is particular about his campsite. He patrols the area to keep it clean, and he and his friends, veterans Mike and Joe, make certain no drug users come to their part of the hillside.

“One time a cop came up there and said my place looked better than his, and he pays $1200 a month,” Levi said. “You won’t find any garbage or cigarette butts around my camp.”

Levi became homeless about eight years ago. Before that he was a carpenter and then operated a catering service known as The Food Dude. He even rented out his 25-foot Morgan sailboat at Moss Landing on weekends.

Finally, he sold everything, including his Harleys, to buy a house in Santa Cruz where his former wife lives today.

He camps here instead of Santa Cruz because there are too many drugaddicted homeless up there, making searching in dumpsters dangerous with all the needles, he said. Levi estimates some 3,000 homeless live in that area.

“Also the Mexican Mafia is running a heroin ring there,” he added.

Levi has no desire to re-join society. He prefers the simple life. Less is better, he said. But he and his friends do allow one luxury in their lives. Once a month, when Mike gets his food stamps, they splurge and have a steak and movie night. Levi cooks the steaks and with his DVD player and a small screen, they watch a movie in his large tent or under the stars. Someday Levi wants to get a 13-inch screen.

When mornings come, Levi and his friends can make their way to the park by McDonald’s and Window on the Bay, where 60 to 70 people get breakfast and, if they wish, a sermon and even clothes. Levi listens intently to the sermons. He must know that if Jesus came to this wealthy community today, chances are he’d be out there with these people and, like them, looked down upon by much of society.

As he talked on, Levi spoke just a few words about Vietnam, which he calls a police action. He was a Green Beret and would hunt for captured American soldiers. His orders were to shoot everyone except the soldiers, who he’d often throw over his shoulders and carry out. Joe’s job as a “tunnel rat” was dangerous too, as he crawled along with his weapons ready. Levi tried to go on and talk about Mike, but broke down again and stopped.

It was strange listening to Levi’s story of service and homelessness, while shiny white yachts bobbed in the distant water. And as I looked off to the hills, with all the multi-million-dollar homes, I thought of Levi and his friends, veterans who went through Hell for this country, now scrounging out a living with the wildlife on our hillsides.

But why, I asked. “They denied my disability because I was only 70 percent disabled instead of over 80 percent,” he said, noting that he’d been shot three times, stabbed and broke his back.

“I’m constantly live in pain,” he said. “And I’m done with this government.”

Erica Fiske is a Pacific Grove resident and former journalist. She tasted homelessness herself when, after being an in-home caregiver for years, her patient died and she found herself unable to secure another client. When her landlord raised her rent from $1,800 to $2,500, homelessness was a real spectre.

With her background in journalism, Erica became interested in the stories of local homeless people and has written a series. Her stories will appear weekly for the foreseeable future, as there are many, many homeless out there.

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Pacific Grove

Sports and Leisure Rec. Dept. offers Soccer Camp

British Soccer Camps provide players of all ages and abilities with the rare opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts. Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, coached scrimmages, and a daily tournament. Equally important, the Challenger coaching staff provides your child with lessons in respect, responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship and leadership. Camp programs include a free ball and shirt and a free British Soccer jersey for on line registrations 45 days prior to camp!

Ages: Date/Time: Session: Fees: Location: Instructor: Register:

Ages: Date/Time: Session: Fees: Location: Instructor: Register:

Mini Soccer: 1.5 hours

Boys & Girls, ages 3-5 Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-10:30 am June 18-22 1 weeks - $115 (A $10 per player late fee will be assessed on applications received within 10 days of the Program start date.)

Robert Down Elementary Athletic Field (514 Junipero Ave., across the street from the Community Center) Challenger Coaching Staff More Details are On-Line at: http://www.challengersports.com/camps.aspx Look for British Soccer Summer Sport Camps

Half Day

Boys & Girls, ages 6-14 Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-12:00 noon June 18-22 1 weeks - $152 Robert Down Elementary Athletic Field (514 Junipero Ave., across the street from the Community Center) Challenger Coaching Staff More Details are On-Line at: http://www.challengersports.com/camps.aspx Look for British Soccer Summer Sport Camps

Run in the Name of Love set for June 17

On Father’s Day, June 17, runners and walkers are invited to participate in Carmel-by-the-Sea’s second annual Run in the Name of Love, featuring a fast, timed 5K run and 2K walk. Dogs are welcome in the 2K. Participants will enjoy the charm of the area, historic sites, the natural beauty of the course (including views of sandy white beaches, the dramatic Pacific Ocean, Point Lobos, and Pebble Beach), and a memorable finish line celebration.

The original “Run in the Name of Love” was held at the University of Virginia, a benefit race memorializing an outstanding young man from Carmel, Brian James Love. The event relocated to Brian’s hometown and has expanded in scope. All runners and walkers are encouraged to “Run in the Name” of someone they love, either as a memorial to a loved one or as a tribute to someone who is loved in life.

This event will benefit two outstanding youth organizations – the Big Sur Marathon’s youth fitness program, JUST RUN, and Sunset Center’s arts education program, Classroom Connections.

Unique features of the event are tribute bibs, dog participant shirts and bandanas, biscuits for the dogs when they cross the finish line, free raffle tickets, and medallions for walkers as well. Additionally, participants are encouraged to submit a message and/or a picture of the one for whom they are running or walking for inclusion in the meaningful on-line Tribute Book.

For more information and to register please visit runinthenameoflove.org

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20121004 The following person is doing business as Milliorn Insurance Services, 546 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. Cynthia Hilton Milliorn, 464 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 5/16/2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 4/1996. Signed: Cynthia Hilton Milliorn. This business is conducted by an Individual.

Publication dates: 5/25, 6/01, 6/08, 6/15/2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20121135 The following person is doing business as CENTRAL COAST ENTERTAINMENT, 25388 Highway 1, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923. Daniel Joseph Lamb, 25388 Highway 1, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/05/2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Daniel Lamb. This business is conducted by an Individual. Publication dates: 6/08, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing: May 29, 2012 The name(s) of the Applicant(s) is MARIE FRANCES FAVALORO. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 543 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2708. Type of license(s) applied for: 41-On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place.

Publication dates: 6/01, 6/08, 6/15/2012

Summer Day Camp offered by YMCA The YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula is encouraging parents to help keep their kids physically active and mentally engaged by signing them up for the Y’s summer day camp. Summer is a critical out-of-school time when children and teens can benefit from enriched learning, new experiences and making new friendships. The Y’s camp offers all of this and more.

“While summer should be a time of exploration, youth are sometimes less involved in activities that stimulate their mind and body,” says Amy Buchanan, Regional Child Development Director for the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula. “At day camp, kids have the opportunity to get outdoors and learn about nature, take on new responsibilities, gain independence, and develop essential social skills. As a result, they become more confident, open to trying new things and grow as individuals.”

Y day camp provides exciting and educational camp programming for children and teens, and their parents, including: Field trips, arts and crafts, sports, swimming and fun educational activities. And, to ensure that all youth have the chance to experience camp, the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula offers financial assistance to those who need.

A leading nonprofit committed to nurturing the potential of youth, the Y has been a leader in providing summer camp for more than 125 years.

Y day camp continues to give youth an enriching, safe experience with caring staff and volunteers who model positive values that help build their kids’ character. According to Y camping experts, there are five reasons why children and teens should attend summer camp: 1. ADVENTURE: Summer camp is all about a wide variety of fun adventures and new experiences, and especially exploring the outdoors.

YMCA camps have a new adventure for every child and teen.

2. HEALTHY FUN: Day camp offers fun, stimulating activities that engage the body and mind, and also help children and teens learn the importance of nutrition to help improve their eating habits.

3.

PERSONAL GROWTH: While being away from the routine back home, youth have a chance to learn new skills, and develop confidence and independence by taking on new responsibilities and challenges.

4. NEW FRIENDSHIPS: Amidst the fun of camp games, songs, swimming and talent shows, campers meet new friends.

5. MEMORIES: Summer camp is an unforgettable experience that will give each camper memories that will last a lifetime.

For more information about summer camp at the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula, visit www. centralcoastymca.org or contact Amy Buchanan at 831-373-4167.

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Pacific Grove

Sports and Leisure Return of the Natives Restoration Education Project

Surf Forecast 06/08/12-06/13/12 From SwellInfo.com • Updated 06/07/12 at 6:00 AM

Friday 06/08/12

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Green = Clean • Blue = Fair • Red = Choppy Check Swellinfo.com for the up to date forecast and more resources. Updated twice daily.

Want to volunteer this summer? We have a volunteer program at our greenhouse area at CSU Monterey Bay every Tuesday morning.

Learn more about native plants and enjoy working outdoors!

Email jlaske@csumb.edu to find out more.

Museum Summer Camp Registration Now Open Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History announces that they are now taking registration for three age-specific sections of Summer Day Camps.

The camps being offered this year are as follows:

Pre-School Camp, July 9-13, 9am-1pm daily

This camp will have your little ones exploring their natural world. Campers will learn about local plants and animals through stories, crafts, and hands-on explorations. $200 for the 5-day session. Ages 4-6.

Art & Nature Camp, July 16-20, 9am-3pm daily

This camp will explore the art in nature. Campers will explore ways they can utilize nature to make art in natural dying, drawing with squid ink, and finding Fibonacci number sequence in the oddest of places. $200 for the 5-day session. Ages 7-10.

Food Frenzy Camp, July 23-27, 9am-3pm daily

This camp is just what it sounds like. Campers will dive into the science and culture of food. We will look at the chemistry of baking, play with molecular gastronomy and get down and dirty with the science and culture surrounding local fisheries. $200 for the 5-day session. Ages 11-13.

For more information on summer camps, please contact Annie Holdren at holdren@pgmuseum.org, phone: 831-648-5716, ext. 17 or Ann Wasser at limpets@pgmuseum.org, phone 831-648-5716, ext. 14

Ben Alexander

Golf Tips Catalyst WorldSoccer SoccerCamps Camps CatalystSoccer SoccerPresents: Presents: 2012 2012 World At Pacific Grove Middle Middle School School AtCarmel Carmel Middle Middle School and Pacific and Marina Marina Gorya and GloryaJean JeanTate TateFields Fields

Fairway bunker shot

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

These are the shots that scare a lot of golfers -- the fairway bunker shot when we have 100 yards plus to hit to the green.

If you land in a fairway sand trap, treat it like a regular golf shot as if you were in the grass on the fairway. Try to hit the ball, not the sand, and finish your swing facing the target.

Second, always add one extra club in the fairway trap to make sure you get the distance.

Third, keep your weight little more forward as you hit the shot, finish at the target.

SUPER FUNDAMENTALS

LITTLE SKILLBUILDERS

Cost: $125

Cost: $75

Boys and Girls, Ages 6-14 Time: 9am – Noon

Boys and Girls, Ages 4-6 Time: 9:30 – 11:00

Week 1 . .June 25-29 . . . .Carmel (All-Saints Day School) Week 2 . .July 2-6 . . . . . . .Pacific Grove (Pacific Grove Middle School) Week 3 . .July 23-27 . . . . .Carmel (All-Saints Day School) Week 4 . .July 30-Aug. 3 . .Marina (Gorya Jean Tate Fields)

Go to www.catalystsoccer.com to register online

or call (831) 423-3556 or (408) 846-KIDS (5437) or email catalystsoccerleague@gmail.com

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Times • June 8, 2012 A Summer Reading Program for Adults 16 and over.

Mary Arnold

Library News . . . Check it Out! The library is a comfortable place to read a newspaper, a favorite magazine or your favorite book. The staff works hard to make sure you get the library materials you want. The staff have mentioned so many times that it is the contact they have with the patrons that is so important to them. So the next time you are in the library, take a moment and thank them.

The Library’s 104th Birthday Party Senior Librarian, Lisa Maddalena; Mary Elturk, Reference Librarian; staff and the many volunteers and patrons came together to make the birthday party the success that it was. The library received approximately $7,000 in gifts of new books, DVDs, audio books and cash. The party is not over yet! If you didn’t get a chance to give a gift to the library, check with Reference. They have a wish list!

And if you are making plans for a summer travel, let the Reference Desk know what books you will need. They will get them for you.

Between the Covers

Why should the kids have all the fun?

The Pacific Grove Public Library is excited to launch its first ever Summer Reading Program for adults! Participants will read a Dewey Decimal book beginning with the 000’s.

After reading each book, the participant will enter their name for the drawing. We hope to combine fun with a reading adventure challenge.

The program, Between the Covers, runs June & July with a drawing for a prize of a beautiful gift basket – at our program finale, Thursday, July 26th.

CONTACT: Denise Sallee, Librarian.

Pacific Grove Public Library Phone Number: (831) 648-5762.

Friends of the Library present Meet the Author, Anne Packer “A careful, elegant writer...Ms. Packer summons her characters as utterly lifelike figures, and her ear for dialogue is unerring.”― THE NEW YORK TIMES “Packer [has an] uncanny ability to hold back until the perfect moment and then reveal the deepest heart of her characters.” ― LOS ANGELES TIMES Left: The festivities began with Aria Women’s Choral with Director, Sean Boulware, singing fun and uplifting songs.

Right: The teen light jazz group, The Clock Stoppers, did an awesome job of entertaining the audience with a nice variety of music.

On Thursday June 28 at 7:30 p.m., Anne Packer will be speaking about her writings and have a book signing. The event will be held at the library with a suggested donation of $10.00.

Her latest book of short stories is called “Swim Back to Me.” Robert Marcum from The Works will be providing the books for Ms. Packer’s sale and book signing. He will donate a portion of the sale to the library.

She is the author of two national bestsellers, the novels Songs Without Words (2007) and The Dive from Clausen’s Pier (2002), which won a Great Lakes Book Award, an American Library Association Award and the Kate Chopin Literary Award. Her first book, Mendocino and Other Stories (1994), included stories published in The New Yorker and featured in the annual O. Henry Awards prize stories anthology, and her essays have appeared in Vogue, Real Simple, and the Washington Post. Her new book, Swim Back to Me, has just been published.

Calling Teen Singers, Dancers, Actors and Musicians!

Come join us and tell your story in this summer’s production of

Left: June and Bill Wolfe recently moved here from the Los Angeles area. They are shown here deciding what gift they want to give the library. We welcome the Wolfe family to the library and to Pacific Grove.

Friends of the Library Book Club

The newly formed book club is proud to announce its new members. They are left to right: Karin Locke, Patty Barrett, Carol Greenstreet, Lowell March, Mary Arnold and Cathy Gable.

The Friends of Pacific Grove Library proudly sponsor,

“ Dream Big: READ!”

A summer reading program for ages 2-15 at the library.

Children can sign-up and receive a reading log to record books they read (or are read to them), and receive prizes after they have read a certain number of books or pages. There will be Magicians, Animals and Storytellers so make sure you pick up an Event Program. The program is free and for ages 4 and up.

Ragamuffin Musical Theatre Teen Company ’12 Mon., July 16-Sun., Aug. 5 Monday - Friday rehearsal hours 12 noon - 4:30 PM Performance on Sat. and Sun. Aug. 4 and 5

CONTACT: WEBSITE: AGE: LOCATION: STAFF:

Dianne Lyle dianne164@aol.com e-mail www.difrancodance.com For forms/info click links on: Ragamuffin Musical Theatre 13-18 years (coed) Pacific Grove Middle School Auditorium, 835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Dianne Lyle - Director Michael Blackburn - Music Director And Staff

REGISTER:

Download registration forms at our website: www.difrancodance.com

FEE:

$350.00 for three-week session This program is sponsored by the City of Pacific Grove Recreation Department

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Summer programs offered at Pacific Grove Public Library The Pacific Grove Public Library invites children ages 2 to 15 to join in the 2012 Summer Reading Club: DREAM BIG: READ!. Young people may sign up from now to July 21 to read and win prizes.

Special Summer Reading Club programs for the month of June include: Wednesday, June 13, 2 p.m.: Puppet Show, “The Wizard’s Mistake” by Caterpillar Puppets.

Thursday, June 21, 11 a.m.: Magic Show by Perry the Magician Wednesday, June 27, 2 p.m.: “Wild Things” Creative Dramatics by Storyteller Jerry Falek All programs are FREE and recommended for ages 3 and up. For more information please call the Pacific Grove Public Library at 648-5760.

Bargain summer bus passes now available for youth

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is again offering a Summer Youth GoPass. It is the perfect way for individuals 18 years and under to get to all of their favorite places including the movies, the mall, the beach, their summer job, museums, and cultural and youth centers. It provides unlimited rides on MST’s routes all summer long for only $38. The pass offers a savings of $247 as compared to the purchase of three 31 Day Super Discount GoPasses.

The 2012 Summer Youth Pass is available to purchase now and valid from June 1 through August 31. The Summer Youth GoPass can be only purchased at www.mst.org and MST customer service locations including the Bus Stop Shop in Monterey, Marina Transit Exchange and Salinas Transit Center.

For more information, visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1.

Making leftovers on purpose Neil Jameson

The Retired Firehouse Cook Where does the time go? These past few months, it seems I’ve been running in ever-increasing circles, trying to get my motorcycle musum open while keeping up with all the other things I’ve gotten myself into. And now here it is summer and even more things are heaped on my plate. Planning, shopping, cooking and serving could easily go by the wayside.

Her Editorness is no help. She’s one of those who piles things on the dining room table and then eats standing up at the sink if I’m not around. Or at her desk. There are probably entire meals embedded in her keyboard.

So when I cook dinner, I always make enough for leftovers and pack it up as a lunch for her. I know she won’t take the time to go home and make her lunch, nor can she afford the time or money to eat out every day. We have some great plastic containers we saved from to-go salads at some point (not the McDonald’s ones, by the way -- they crack and fail after a couple of washings and NEVER survive the microwave!). After dinner, I divvy up the leftovers into individual salad containers and stack them in the refrigerator. She can grab one in the morning and by lunch time it’s room temperature so she can eat it that way, or stick it in the nuker at Cedar Street Times’s new office for a couple of minutes. After lunch, she just drops in the plastic fork, puts the lid back on and (hopefully) remembers to take the container home for another round.

This recipe can be multiplied for a

bigger family or for more lunches. Local grocers have been offering family packs of chicken thighs or breasts which are perfect, plus if you’re as busy as we are, and are going to fire up the barbie, you want to take advantage of the fire to cook as much as possible.

Honey Mustard Chicken

1/3 c. Dijon mustard (yellow mustard just is not the same!)

1/4 c. honey 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise 1 tsp. A-1 sauce 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into halves Prepare the grill and heat to medium.

Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl (except the chicken of course -- it’s really hard to stir a chicken). Dip the chicken in the sauce and coat it well.

Leave some sauce for basting later.

Oil the grill a bit to prevent sticking. Grill the chicken for 5 minutes, turn and grill another 5. Check for doneness (when the juices run clear) and grill another 5-10 minutes, basting with the leftover sauce and turning occasionally, or whichever is less.

You can use your oven broiler, too.

Watch your time and don’t overcook it.

Two chicken breast halves for dinner, one for Her Editorness’s lunch, one for the Firehouse Cook as he works on another motorcycle for the museum.

Leftovers are my life.

Times • Page 13

Come for the ocean, stay for the schools

Rick Miller

Report Card: Pacific Grove Schools Nine months ago, I left a perfectly good job at a school district in northern California, packed up my family and all of our belongings and moved here to Pacific Grove. It was not an easy decision to make because there is a lot of risk that goes along with changing jobs, finding a new place to live, and venturing off into the unknown. Why would someone do such a thing? This is something my dad asked me, and something my wife and I weighed very carefully.

There are the obvious attractions to the Monterey Peninsula in general and to Pacific Grove in particular. There is the ocean of course, which is something I grew up with as a child and missed for several years. Living near the ocean brings with it all of its benefits, like exploring the tide pools, fresh air, kayaking, clam chowder, and much cooler temperatures than they have up in the East Bay. I knew I made the right decision when my family and I went to the Pacific Grove Farmer’s Market on a Monday evening. While we were walking across the park, we stopped and looked past the gazebo where little kids were playing and we saw the blue ocean at the end of Forest Avenue, with sea gulls soaring overhead...one of those beautiful moments. My wife looked at me and said “this place is wonderful, thank you for bringing us here”.

Living on the Peninsula also offers the forests, day trips to Big Sur, world-class golf courses, restaurants and shopping, music and food festivals, and the beautiful Victorian homes. But all of these things are not why we made the decision to come here. The reason we moved to Pacific Grove was the schools. I have a four year old son who will be starting school a year from now. When I was given the opportunity to live and work here, and have him attend Pacific Grove schools, it became a clear choice for me and my family.

Most of you, especially the parents, already know how great the schools in Pacific Grove are. But if you don’t, I would like to point out a couple of things. The test scores of the students in this school district are some of the highest in the state, and higher than they were six years ago. By virtue of living in this wonderful city, the children of Pacific Grove are able to attend some of the best schools in the state.

To put it in perspective, in 2011, California’s average score on the Academic Performance Index (API) was 778, and Monterey County had an average score of 736. In contrast, Pacific Grove had a district-wide score of 877, and in the last three years, individual schools have achieved scores of over 900. In 2009, Forest Grove Elementary School scored a 902. In 2010, Pacific Grove Middle School scored a 905. And in 2011, Robert Down Elementary School scored an impressive 919!

Here is a schedule of the school district’s Academic Performance Index over the last seven years: Forest Grove Robert Down Middle School High School District Average Monterey County California

2005 873 860 810 794

2006 869 861 852 812

2007 888 879 855 826

2008 888 869 887 831

2009 902 897 872 883

2010 882 899 905 853

2011 885 919 887 848

812 665 709

836 683 720

853 680 740

858 702 754

863 704 770

878 727 767

877 736 778

While I agree that education is not all about test scores and that learning is often subjective, what can we point to that will tell us why our students consistently score far above average?

Is it the low class sizes? Well, Pacific Grove has enjoyed average class sizes below 25 students per teacher over the last several years, which is lower than most school districts can afford to offer.

Is it the campus climate? Most people will agree that the schools in Pacific Grove offer a safe, fun and challenging learning environment for the students.

Do the parents focus on the importance of education at home? A large percentage of our parents are college educated, and of those who aren’t, most want their children to be.

While there are many factors that contribute to high test scores, one factor above all provides our students a clear advantage. Pacific Grove has chosen to hire the best teachers available. Pacific Grove is a “Basic Aid” school district, meaning we receive most of our funding from local property taxes, while other school districts receive a lesser amount using an enrollmentbased formula. Because of this, we are able to direct more financial resources toward salaries and benefits, and this helps attract the best teachers in the area to our school district. If you use test scores as an objective measure of the quality of student learning, the students of Pacific Grove are clearly excelling.

I am very proud to be a part of this dynamic school district, and my family and I are enjoying all that the Peninsula has to offer. But what we are really excited about, and the reason we are here, is having our son start attending kindergarten here in 2013. I am looking forward to coming home each day and hearing about the things he has learned, knowing that he will be learning from some of the best teachers in the world.

Rick Miller Assistant Superintendent Pacific Grove Unified School District

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Times • June 8, 2012

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Peeps Summer Haiga

summer unfolds the shock of a gleam... and then another Photo by Elaine Whitman Haiku by Neal Whitman

PGHSAA Awards $11,300 in High School Scholarships

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association awarded $11,300 in scholarships to 13 students at the high school’s Scholarship and Awards Evening Wednesday, May 16.

Students receiving awards included Aubrie Odell, who received the $1000 Ada Eleanor Smith Educational Scholarship for a student who plans to become a teacher; JackieKerrigan-Prew, the $500 Bob Hoag Athletic Scholarship for a college-bound basketball player; Rebecca Long, the $300 “Class of 1952 Remembers” scholarship for a student entering a vocational program; Cyril Ilagan, the $1000 Don Harlan ’42 Vocational Scholarship; Cassie McClenaghan, the Maude Marian Smith Educational Scholarship for a student who plans to become a teacher; Julie Kim, the PGHSAA Musical Scholarship Award for a student who plans a career in music; and Christina Taschner, the $500 Olive Dean Hyler ’40 Culinary Scholarship.

Recipients of the $1000 PGHSAA Scholarship Award, given to students who demonstrated overall excellence in their high school careers, were Krista Ross, Lauren Dykman, Skylar Lewis, David Oh, Emily Long, and Robyn Bursch.

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. It supports the high school, its students, and its projects with money from donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan the annual all-school reunion, schedule this year for October 6 and 7, and to approve requests for disbursements. For more information about PGHSAA, visit the Association’s web site, http:// www.pgusd.org/alumni.

New Radio Show on KRXA-540 AM

A new weekly radio talk show on KRXA-540 AM called “Left Coast Liberty: The Classical Liberal Hour” will premiere on Monday, May 28 at 8:06 p.m. Hosted

by Lawrence Samuels and Edward Bowers, the one-hour show will analyze news and issues from a fresh, unorthodox perspective.

MST offers free rides to monthly board meetings

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) board meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 10:00 AM. MST provides free transportation to and from the meetings for those interested in attending. For transportation to the meeting, MST will provide a special bus trip with the following schedule: Monterey Transit Plaza, Munras Gate - 9:30 AM Sand City Station - 9:45 AM MST Headquarters, One Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey - 10:00 AM Taxi vouchers good for a $17 one-way trip along with the $3.00 co-pay will be available to those attending MST board meetings for return trips.

For more information, please 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.

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New You

Health and Well-Being Holistic Medicine: Lecture at Monterey Public Library The Friends of the Monterey Public Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee present Holistic Medicine: Caring for Mind, Body, and Spirit a talk presented by Kathleen Tonti-Horne, MD, Monday, June 18, 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

Dr. Tonti-Horne will define holistic medicine and discuss its guiding principles and how they benefit us; share key aspects of her unique holistic practice and how addressing mind, body, and spirit can help us lead healthier, more fulfilling lives. Dr. TontiHorne carries nearly 20 years of clinical experience in Family Practice into her current holistic specialty. Dr. Tonti-Horne is a Board Certified family practice physician with additional training in Medical Acupuncture and Classical Five Element Acupuncture.

Her academic training includes Dominican College, San Rafael, California, UC Irvine Medical School, and University of Wisconsin Family Medicine Clinic, Eau Claire.

Adults are invited to attend and admission is free. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information call (831) 646-5632 or see www.monterey.ca.us. The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

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Saturday, June 23rd 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM The public is invited a attend at one-day workshop with Rabia Erduman on Sat., June 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chakras are subtle energy centers. In this class, we will exploire the seven major chakras, which are connected to the body through the nervous system. Because the chakras contain organs, emotionsm, thoughts and consciousness, if they are out of balance it affects ut physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Each chakra is a generator and reservoir of energy.

The intention of this class is to learn to abalnce our chakras within themselves and with each other, so that our energy can flow freely, we can enjoy life more, and have a deeper connection to our spirituality.

Cost: $80 if paid by June 15th • $94 thereafter Pacific Coast Church/the Mindshop 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove Tel 831-372-1942 pacificcoastchurch.org Rabia is a Spiritual Hypnotherapist, a Craniosacral Therapist and a Polarity Therapist. Rabia has been in private practice and teaching workshops since 1983, Skilled in several modalities, she is able to customize her approach to each client’s needs out of her commitment to her own spiritual awakening. As we explore the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, they come into alignment, allowing us to step back into who we are. When enough of the conditioned responses to live have peeled away, two things remain: Deep joy and stillness. . .

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The Green Page We couldn’t resist one more

Right after the solar eclipse, when we published a photo essay of various way local people saw the eclipse, Franklyn Penner offered yet another view. He watched the eclipse on his fence and on the sidewalk, where the tiny spaces between the leaves on the trees made natural pinhole projectors and decorated the site with thousands of little crescents.

Save Our Shores Wants YOU to Seal pups weaned Our reporter on the Seal Pup Scene, Thom Akeman, appeared at the City Council Volunteer for Clean Beaches meeting Wed., June 6 to thank the Council and Public Works for the temporary fencing which kept the seal pup nursery safe from enthusiastic humans during the pupping on July 4th and 5th season. The pups are weans and colony is disbursing, he said, going to Pebble Beach

Save Our Shores (SOS) urges Monterey County residents and visitors to protect our marine environment this July 4th and 5th by taking action to prevent pollution on our local beaches. Because when all the visitors have come and gone, our beaches are left trashed and polluted with thousands of pounds of debris. It’s up to the Monterey County locals to stop this pollution before it enters the ocean, harms marine wildlife, and trashes our Sanctuary.

Wednesday, July 4, is Pollution Prevention Day on Carmel Beach. Volunteers are needed to hit the beache from 1-5pm to spread the Bring Your Own message, hand out trash and recycling bags, and educate beach goers on how to properly dispose of and pack out their trash. Volunteers may pre-register online at saveourshores.org.

Thursday, July 5, is the Star Spangled Beach Cleanup on Carmel Beach and Del Monte Beach at Wharf #2. The Star Spangled Beach Cleanup is the second largest beach cleanup of the year on the Central Coast. Volunteers are needed from 8-10am and may preregister online or simply show up at the location of their choice to take action for the ocean. All cleanup materials will be provided.

“The beaches of Monterey Bay see tens of thousands of visitors around the Fourth of July holiday. Save Our Shores encourages everyone to keep our beaches clean and beautiful by joining us for the Star Spangled Beach Cleanup on July 5. It’s up to us to keep the thousands of pounds of pollution left behind from trashing the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,” says Andrew Hoeksema, Coordinator of Volunteer Programs at Save Our Shores.

The health of our oceans depends on responsible actions. Come be part of the solution with Save Our Shores. Find out more and register online at: http://saveourshores. org/what-we-do/july4-5.php.

About Save Our Shores: Save Our Shores is the Central Coast leader in caring for the marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Our core initiatives are Plastic Pollution, Clean Boating, and Ocean Awareness. Over the last 30 years, Save Our Shores helped to establish the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, prevent offshore oil drilling and cruise ship pollution, and today focuses on educating youth about our local watersheds, tackling pollution on our beaches and rivers, implementing our renowned DockWalker program, and providing our community with educated and inspired Sanctuary Stewards. For more information visit: www. saveourshores.org.

and point beyond.

Regional Waste Management District offers talk

Expanding our community infrastructure to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

William Merry, General Manager of Monterey Regional Waste Management District will make a presentation to Sustainable Pacific Grove on Wed., June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.

During the 60 year history of the MRWMD, the private “dump” that burned waste and buried ash on the beach was closed. In its place, the MRWMD has developed a range of “integrated” programs to reduce, reuse, recycle and safely dispose of waste that were recognized as the Best Solid Waste System in North America in 1995.

The Greater Peninsula region is increasingly seen as a destination for “eco tourism”. Find out how the publicly-owned Monterey Regional Waste Management District helps provide the community infrastructure for sustainability and take this opportunity to share your thoughts on the future of our recycling and resource conservation programs.

After six decades of service to the local community, what does the future hold for the MRWMD and its member jurisdictions? This presentation will highlight two “once in a generation” opportunities with the potential to shape the future of community programs to reduce, reuse, recycle and conserve resources for the next 20 years.