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Kiosk Saturday, June 12 10 – 2 p.m. “Best Solid Waste System in North America” Open House Tours Monterey Peninsula Regional Waste Management District 14201 Del Monte Bvd, Marina 384-5313 • Saturday, June 12 Performance Now Salon 7 – 9 p.m. Once-a-Month MPC Dance Studio 102 980 Fremont, Monterey 644-9613 No Charge • Saturday, June 12 2 – 5 p.m. Shall We Dance Tango Bootcamp 831 915-7523 $60.00 • Sunday, June 13 3:00 p.m. Norma and Richard Mayer A Fiery Brand of Chamber Music Pacific Grove Art Center $10.00 at the door • Sunday, June 13 2:00 p.m. Jane Smiley Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Reading from new novel Fundraiser for PG Library Chautauqua Hall 16th Street & Central Avenue $10 Followed by Private Reception with Jane Smiley 3:15 – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Grove Library 550 Central Avenue Reservations required Information: 648-5762 $25 • Mondasy, June 14 12:00 p.m. Push America Lunch & Friendship Visit Gateway Center • 317-8002 x12 • Monday, June 14 8:00 p.m. International Master Musicians Concert George Young Hidden Valley • 659-3115 $20 Advance $25 At-the-door $75 Series • Thursday, June 17 From Bedouins to Princes to Dignitaries Hugh Renfro to speak on Saudi Arabia Present & Past 10 – 11:30 Canterbury woods Lounge 651 Sinex Avenue RSVP 657-4193 No charge • Now – June 20 1 - 3 p.m. I Got It Quilted! Sharon Winter Quilt Exhibit Back Porch Fabrics & Quilt Gallery 157 Grand Avenue Free • Now – June 20 Treasure Island Carmel Outdoor Forest Theater 831-626-1681 Adults $25, Srs $20, Child $15 Matinees: Adults $20, Child $10 • June 23 AFRP’s Dining Out for Animals Call for a list of restaurants 333-0722 • Now – July 23 Library Summer Reading Program Pacific Grove Library 550 Central Avenue
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Pacific Grove Community News
Vol. II, Issue 38
Runoff in sheriff’s race but who’s in?
With 22,000 absentee votes uncounted, challenger Fred Garcia advises that he is not ready to concede the race for Monterey County Sheriff to a runoff between incumbent Mike Kanalakis and challenger Scott Miller. Miller says he doesn’t blame Garcia at all. “I wouldn’t concede if I were Garcia, either,” he said. With all of the 183 precincts reporting, Kanalakis had 12,763 votes for 37 percent; Miller had 11,996 for 35 percent; Garcia had 9,869 for 29 percent. Since none had the necessary 50 percent of the vote for a clear win, there will likely be a runoff in the general election on November 2 between Kanalakis and Miller. It’s unclear where in the county the bulk of the absentee votes are from, nor is it known when they were cast. Miller believes that could make a difference. “Did they get mailed before or after Kanalakis started the attack ads? That could affect how absentees voted” whether in response to the attacks or as a result of them. “I am not convinced
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Farmer’s Market to move
The Planning Commission has approved the permit change application by Everyone’s Harvest, operators of the Pacific Grove Farmers Market, to move to Central Avenue between the Library and the Museum. The move will likely take place as soon as mid-July. Because so many of the Planning Commissioners either live, own property, or operate businesses in the affected areas, finding a quorum as not easy but Eric Miller, Bill Fredrickson, Steve McDonald and Linda Bailey reached a decision in a short meeting. Said Bailey, “If the traffic plan works, it will be a great change. Kids and play in [Jewell] Park. . .It’s a good compromise.” Bailey added that she was sorry that the original Lighthouse location didn’t work out, because she saw it as a vibrant place to visit. But she believes that the new location will also displace fewer parking spaces and has the potential to please more people. There were some minor adjustments made in the traffic plan, according to Bailey, which will re-route traffic in such a way that turns across traffic are avoided. There will be a temporary three-way stop sign at Fountain and Central on Market days to aid in the traffic flow. Traffic will not be routed down Park Place. Bruce Delgado, Board member of Everyone’s Harvest, made the presentation. As mayor of Marina, he has experience in the dynamics between farmers markets and cities. “The move is going to work,” he said. “There won’t be cross
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everything was locked up,” he said. “Until they certify the results,” Miller said, “I wouldn’t concede either. But I’m still cautiously optimistic.” The race which began as a battle of words between Kanalakis and Garcia over Garcia’s tenure with the sheriff’s department became an attack on Miller with Miller responding in kind. Garcia then seemed to step back and let Kanalakis and Miller duke it out. Miller was not happy with Kanalakis’s misleading advertising, he said. He hopes that, if he and Kanalakis face each other in the run-off, they can concentrate on issues, he said.
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traffic driving through. It will be safer. We will have better business support, and the location next to the park, the library and museum is ideal.” He looks forward, he said, to having the signage that markets depend on. “And the community seems to be united it,” he added. “I’m looking forward to the location change. I think it will make it a better market,” said Planning Commissioner Craig Riddell. “Let’s get behind it and put this question to rest.” A 10-day appeal from June 7 is now in effect, but as there was no public opposition to the move from affected residents at the meeting, none is expected. The City will now begin to prepare new signage agreed to in the permit process.
Citizens for Public Water signs on as Settling Party to Regional Water Project By Marge Ann Jameson Despite reports elsewhere that they had withdrawn their support, George Riley of Citizens for Public Water (CPW) assures that his organization has signed on to the settlement agreement for the Regional Water Project – the desalination project now the subject of hearings before the state Public Utilities Commission. In a statement, Riley said “The overriding commitment to public agency ownership is the key to the lowest possible cost.” Cost is a major issue for CPW, and Riley pointed out that the current plan for public ownership is, in his organization's estimate, far less expensive than alternatives which have been presented. Savings, he said, come mostly from three sources: tax exempt financing of bonds, low interest loans from state and federal programs, and grants from state and federal sources. Marina Coast Water District, the agency that will build the desalination plant, along with Monterey County Water Resources Agency and California-American Water, purveyors of the water for most of the Monterey Peninsula, have already received tentative commitments for more than $20 million in grants. The project is estimated to cost more than $300 million. Five cities, including Pacific Grove, have petitioned the PUC to “facilitate appropriate compromise” in hopes of a prompt approval. CPW says that they prefer to be “insiders in support” rather than “outsiders in opposition” and to advocate for moving the project forward. Riley pointed out that there were too many years of indecision and inaction and that the time to move forward has arrived. There will be a community forum component to the Regional Water Project, and this pleases Riley. He said he will continue to educate the public about issues surrounding the project. There will be public hearings, sponsored by the Public Utilities Commission, in Monterey on June 28 and 29.
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Cop log Police report required – somewhere
A woman reported losing a camera while in Rockefeller Center in N.Y. For insurance purposes a courtesy report was filed with the P.G. Police Department before she departed to Australia. Officers decided not to go to New York to help her look for it.
Poles in illegal waters
Along the northeast side of Lovers Point Cove one male and two females all with their poles in the water actively fishing, one attempting to real in a fish. The subjects had two 5-gallon buckets full of water and bait; they were warned that the area was a protected habitat and about the consequences of illegal fishing. They were then advised to pack up and move on. The subjects left without further incident. And without their fish.
What was your first clue?
Officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Maple St. for a report of a gun shot heard. Two other residents of the area confirmed that they heard the shot but thought it was a transformer that exploded due to their power going out immediately afterwards. PG&E was contacted and made aware of the circumstances.
Go to your room
Officers were dispatched to the area of 9th and Laurel Ave. for reports of yelling coming from a nearby residence. Upon arrival they heard a female voice speaking loudly to an unknown person. Upon making contact the officers noted that the female was intoxicated she told the officers that there was not a problem. A male came out of his room and also stated that there was nothing wrong and he was going to stay in his room. Both parties were advised to stay in separate rooms.
Why did the geese cross the road?
Animal Control Officer located watering tubs left in Berwick Park apparently to give the local geese and goslings water. The ACO removed the tubs of water as “We do not want to habituate the animals from their normal activity foraging and grazing. The suspect explained the tubs were placed there to discourage the geese from crossing the road.
Citizen Academy police training scheduled to begin August 19
The City of Pacific Grove Police Department will offer a 10-week Citizen Academy Training Program beginning August 19, 2010. The Citizens Academy provides community members with an inside look at local law enforcement, but it is not designed to train the participant to be a police officer. Topics will include police ethics, drug and traffic enforcement, community-oriented policing strategies and more. Classes meet on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Police Department. The classes will be certified for college course credit. There is no charge to Citizens Police Academy participants and the class is limited to 24 students. Potential candidates for the Citizen Police Academy must meet the following criteria: Minimum age of 21 years; live or work in Pacific Grove; no felony convictions; no assault or battery or weapons convictions within the past 10 years; no misdemeanor arrests within three years of application. Applications may be picked up at the Pacific Grove Police Department at 580 Pine Avenue. Inquiries should be made to Commander John Nyunt, Administrative Services at 831-648-3156 or 831-648-3143.
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From hissing cockroaches to iguanas. . .
Above, left and right: More than 100 spectators enjoyed the library’s June 2 “Wild Things” presentation at Jewell Park. Left: Head Librarian Lisa Maddalena doing her best imitation of lobster Left, bottom: Ellen Hersam with a Siberian lynx. Below: Ellen Hersam holds “Zeus,” an amazing green iguana. Bottom: Some local PG wildlife checked out the show.
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. . . to a kinkajou and a Siberian lynx Pacific Grove Library goes wild By Cameron Douglas When’s the last time you saw a good, full-grown Madagascar hissing cockroach? Scores of Pacific Grove parents and children cast their eyes on two fine examples, named “Bonnie and Clyde,” during the PG Library’s “Wild Things” presentation on June 2 at Jewell Park. The hour-long show featured many other interesting creatures. The sun broke through and temperatures rose as excited kids fresh out of school ran and played before the show began. Senior Librarian Lisa Maddalena, sporting a bright red lobster hat, introduced the presenters, Aja Case and Ellen Hersam of Wild Things in Salinas. Besides Bonnie and Clyde, the audience met “Jewel,” an albino Burmese python. There was “Honey Bear,” a cuddly kinkajou who normally sleeps during the day. Also a red-eared slider turtle; a real baby alligator; a beautiful, white, umbrella cockatoo; “Zeus,” a green iguana; and Nadia, a Siberian lynx. None of the animals did tricks; although the alligator gave a swift, watery response to being picked up. Wild Things is located on the Vision Quest Ranch, and is dedicated to furnishing professionally and humanely trained wild/ exotic birds and animals for film, television, live productions, education and more. Call (831) 455-1901 or log on to www. wildthingsinc.com
Above, left: Ellen Hersam holds a live baby alligator. Bottom, left: Aja Case with “Honey Bear,” a kinkajou.
Photos by Cameron Douglas Below, right: Aja Case opened the show with Bonnie and Clyde, two huge, Madagascar hissing cockroaches. These creatures, which cannot fly and do not bite, live about 5 years and are often kept as pets.
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Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols The News … from 1910. Man receives letter from wife, 47 years late!
Levi Persons, who is now 87 years old, received a letter from his wife, who passed away 15 years ago. The letter, which was dated November 2, 1862, was written by Mrs. Persons to her young husband while he was away from home serving with the Union army during the Civil War. When he received this errant letter, Levi Persons was confined to a military hospital suffering the agonies of old age. The letter had been mistakenly delivered to his brother, Lester. The brother did not open the missive, but tucked it away to give to his sibling at their next meeting, which would be when Levi returned home on furlough … and then forgot about it. Lester died recently and the letter was found stashed among his belongings which were being cleared away by relatives. Levi said the letter brimmed with small talk, some of it “a bit romantic.” His wife also offered reports on the progress of their four children—Albert, Eva, Mary, and Alice—advised Levi that his children were all well, urged him to hurry and get the war finished, chatted about needed repairs to their home. She said that neighbors had taken turns staying with her and the children so that that the family would never have to be alone. Levi said the letter was like hearing … “a voice from the past.”
Notes 1
As noted last week, in 1910 telephone exchanges handled no more than fifty lines each. The name indicated the exchange (Central, Red, Main) and the number indicated the position in which that phone was installed. Central 126 would have been the 26th phone in the third group of fifty to have been connected. Does anyone know where the exchange was then located? In Salinas, the exchange was in a back room near the corner of Main and Gabilan.
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Pacific Grove readers had something in common with the Queen of England. Victor Hugo served as Alexandrina Victoria’s favorite author.
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This home must have been flawed. It has been on and off the market every other month or so since 1895.
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In 1929, citizens would pay for this frenzy of low-downs and cheap-payments. Too-easy credit and margins contributed significantly to the Great Depression. This phenomenon happened again 100 years later.
Offering French lessons
Miss Carrie Clark, a recent graduate of Stanford University, has returned to the Grove. She is living with her widowed mother. Miss Clark said that recently she and her mother were considering how to supplement the women’s income. That was when inspiration struck. “I’ll open a salon for teaching French. After all, French is today almost a required language.” Miss Clark converted a room in the home to the purpose of teaching and began gathering students. Enrollment is still open. You can join by stepping to the door at 149 Ninth street and saying: “Je veux parler français.”
Go it on your own with eggs!
The Grove’s chicken specialist, W. E. Gerdes, recommends that expenses be reduced by raising your own backyard-chickens for meat and eggs. Gerdes notes that acceptable caging can be put up with fencing purchased from Work, Johnson and Johnson, or another supply house. You can then add hens in the desired number. Be sure to speak carefully with your neighbors if you plan on including roosters. I have white Wyandotte eggs, now available for hatching. All eggs are guaranteed. I do not sell for consumption.
Invest in Grove Real Estate Now!
Looking for a way to become wealthy? Mrs. Sarah Clark, a specialist in real estate, suggests purchasing Grove homes and then renting them out. Mrs. Clark says that there are many very nice homes on the market and, with the recession going on, houses are certainly priced right. She also notes that many of these properties, less than twenty or thirty years old, are in fine shape and guaranteed not to drain you as fixer-uppers. Very little purchase cash is required. Banks are offering 3% money with almost no qualifying after a 5% down. Very little property sells on the basis of cash these days. Once the purchase is complete, you may offer your new property on the rental market. That means, in the Grove, asking between $15 and $50 monthly. While Grove rentals once limited themselves to the summer market, such is no longer the case. More and more people now reside in our village-by-the sea-on a year-round basis. 1
Notes from around the area… •
I have lost my spectacles, which are contained in a carrying case. Reward paid upon return to the Review office. Yes, I can describe.
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Wow! Rainfall before June 10, 1910, measures 49 inches.
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Notice from the Grove’s Poundmaster. All dogs collected without tags must be picked up and a tag and fine paid for within 24 hours or the animal will be killed. Tags are $2 (female) and $1 (male. The fine is $1. If your animal has gone missing, check the PG Pound at the corner of Grand and Laurel avenues. Pay for a tag in advance and save the cost of a fine. E. B. Rich.
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Needed to work in Hollister. Two girls to train for housekeeping duties at the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.
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M. E. Palmer, A. C. Dagus, and G. E. Wallace are ready to do your painting, wallpapering, and fixing up. No job is too small or too large. Leave a message at 212 Forest Avenue or telephone Central 126. 2
For sale or rent…
Pacific Coast church 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th Street, 831-655-4160 Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 First Church of God 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 Church of Christ 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741
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The Lace House has just received a new stock of white, kid gloves for Easter. Knitted four-in-hand. $1.50.
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove 804 Redwood Lane, 831-333-0636
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The best in paper-covered books. Authors include Stevenson, Kipling, Hugo, Dumas, Haggard, Collins, and many others. 15¢ each at Culp Brothers. 3
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Open an account at the Bank of Pacific Grove and receive free for one year a safe deposit Box. This is a $2.50 value.
Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705
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M. Kinser & Co still has shoes for sale at lowered prices. “We must reduce our stock.” Come in and see our bargains. High-top button shoes for ladies starting at $2.15. We feature the Walkover brand.
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Eleven room house in the Grove. Nice, large rooms.
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High ceilings, finished hardwood floors. Hot and cold water and electric lights. Includes barn, warehouse, chicken shed, and all kinds of fruit-bearing trees. Owner will let it go for $3,500. Easy terms. Sarah’s Real Estate. 4
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 @ 10:30 a.m.
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June 25 7:00 PM
At Chautauqua Hall with a special lecture on thurs., june 24 tickets $20 at the works and bookmark Call 324-4742 for information
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Pacific Grove
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Artichoke Festival inspires amazing dishes Try this: Stuffed deep fried artichoke with mushrooms and blue cheese
I recently attended the 51st Artichoke Festival in Castroville. This was my second time and enjoyed it more than my first outing. It was probably because they had chefs cooking amazing dishes in the same room where I was pouring wines. It was a two day event with lots of great people, cooking demos, wine tasting, music, skate boarding, car show, crowning of the king and queen artichoke, and of course many different ways to eat an artichoke. Did you know that Marilyn Monroe was the first Artichoke Queen? I kid you not. It’s a tradition that goes back, well, over 50 years. I bring you this new recipe by Chef Tomm. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the festival. His stuffed artichoke pairs nicely with the Otter Cove Chardonnay. The cheese, garlic, butter, and the artichoke was a winning combination with the Chardonnay. The butterscotch and topical fruits from the Chardonnay complimented the stuffed artichoke properly. The samples that he and his crew were handing out went very quickly. Once you taste it, you will see why. There were several other chefs that came up with some nice creations of their own. Chefs Tony Baker, Mary Pagan, Rodney Uncangco, and Kathleen Hamilton along with Tomm Johnson made some incredible dishes using artichokes. Tony made a risotto with artichoke and smoked bacon. What a great dish. It was an amazing pairing with the Otter Cove Syrah. I will feature his recipe on another edition. If you haven’t been to the Artichoke Festival, you should go next time it comes around.
Richard Oh
Oh, have a taste!
For service:
Place the filling into the artichoke and pack lightly. Dust with flour then put into the beer batter. Place into a 350 degree preheated deep fryer and fry until golden brown. Remove from oil and put onto a pan with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Season with salt and serve. Enjoy!
7.5 oz. 2.5 oz. 1 Tbsp. 1 tsp. 2 tsp. 16 oz.
Beer batter
All purpose flour Corn starch Salt Black pepper Baking powder Beer
Beer Batter:
Stuffed deep-fried artichoke with mushrooms and blue cheese pairs nicely with Otter Cove Chardonnay.
Stuffed Deep-Fried Artichoke with Mushrooms and Blue cheese Serves 5
10 Baby artichokes, peeled, parboiled with the choke removed Marge Ann Jameson 821 Cedar Street Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Telephone: (831) 324-4742 Attorney In Pro Per SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONTEREY IN RE: CEDAR STREET TIMES Case No.: M105781 PETITION FOR CLASSIFICATION NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION Hearing Date: June 11, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 14 Petitioner, MARGE ANN JAMESON, respectfully represents and alleges, that Petitioner’s newspaper, Cedar Street Times has met the criteria as prescribed in Government Code Section 6000-6008 and is seeking to ascertain classification as a “newspaper of general circulation.” Petitioner is the publisher of the newspaper known as Cedar Street Times, hereinafter referred to as “the newspaper.” The Cedar Street Times is a newspaper of general circulation published for the dissemination of local news and intelligence of a general character in Pacific Grove, California (See Exhibit A attached hereto). The newspaper has a bona fide subscription list of 229 paying subscribers in Pacific Grove, California and elsewhere in the surrounding area and has an average weekly circulation of 3,000 (See Exhibit B attached hereto). For more than one year preceding the filing of this petition, the Cedar Street Times has maintained coverage of local news and intelligence of a general character of not less than 25 percent of its total inches and has been printed and published weekly in Pacific Grove, California (See Exhibit C attached hereto). During the whole of one year period preceding the filing of this petition, the mechanical work of producing the newspaper, that is, the work of typesetting and impressing type on paper, has been performed in Salinas, Monterey County, California. The newspaper has one principal office of publication located at 311 A Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California (See Exhibit D attached hereto). WHEREFORE, petitioner prays for judgment ascertaining and establishing Cedar Street Times as a newspaper of general circulation, as defined in Government Code Section 6000-6008. DATED: May 3, 2010 BY: Marge Ann Jameson, Petitioner VERIFICATION I MARGE ANN JAMESON, am the Petitioner in my individual capacity and as the publisher of the Cedar Street Times. I have read this Petition for Classification Newspaper of General Circulation and have personal knowledge of the contents stated therein and would, under the penalty of perjury, declare that the Petition for Classification Newspaper of General Circulation is true and accurate. Executed on May 7, 2010, at Pacific Grove, California. _________________________ Marge Ann Jameson 5/21, 28, 6/4
Filling:
Place your butter into a sautee pan over medium heat and melt. Add in your garlic and onions and cook until the onions are translucent. Add in the mushrooms and cook for about five minutes while stirring. Remove from heat and add the breadcrumbs and blue cheese then stir until everything is mixed in. Season to taste with salt and pepper. The filling is now ready and can be made a few days in advance.
2 Tbsp. 1 Tbsp. 3 Tbsp. 1 c. ¾ c. ½ c. 1 c. 3 c.
Butter Garlic, small dice Onions, small dice Mushrooms cut into ¼’s Panko bread crumbs Blue cheese, crumbled Salt and pepper to taste flour for dusting Beer batter ( See recipe below )
Mix together the flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add the beer and stir until smooth. Hold for service. Cheers! Richard Oh Winemaker Otter Cove Wines
Dining Out for Animals set for June 23
Support the Dogs and Cats of Animal Friends Rescue Project by “Dining Out for the Animals” on Wednesday, June 23rd at great local restaurants that are generously donating 10 percent of the night’s proceeds to AFRP. The public is invited to bring friends and family, enjoy a nice dinner out and help the animals at the same time. Participating restaurants include Henry’s BBQ, Peppers, Favaloro’s, Carmel Belle, The Fishwife and Turtle Bay Taquerias. For an updated listing of the participating restaurants visit www.animalfriendsrescue.org or call 333-0722.
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A Journey of Hope to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities
A team of cyclists participating in Journey of Hope, presented by KRG Capital, will arrive in Monterey as a stop on their 4,000-mile cycling event across the country to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities on Monday, June 14. The team will arrive at the Gateway Center of Monterey County, 850 Congress Avenue in Pacific Grove, at 12 p.m. for lunch and a Friendship Visit. Omar Espinoza and Michael Hervey, two California residents and students at UC Berkeley, are cyclists on this event. Also on the team are Brent Freeman of Los Alamitos, student at California State Long Beach, and Troy Hoffman of Rancho Cucamonga. Journey of Hope is a program of Push America, the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, which raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The Journey of Hope team consists of men from Pi Kappa Phi chapters across the country. The team will cycle an average of 75 miles per day, a total of 4,000 miles, beginning in Seattle (June 9) and San Francisco (June 13) and ending in Washington, D.C. on August 14. For the team, the real journey will not be on a bike, but spending time with the people for whom they are riding. The Journey of Hope team members will have spent every afternoon with people with disabilities in many different community events and activities. These men are striving for community inclusion of people with disabilities and are helping to break the barriers of society that keep people of all abilities from living life to the fullest. Push America was founded in 1977 with the hope of committing its members to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. With the combined efforts of sponsors and individual team members, this year’s Journey of Hope will raise more than $500,000 on behalf of people with disabilities. Push America and Pi Kappa Phi have raised more than $13 million to date and continue to be on the cutting edge of the disability movement. For more information on Push America log on to www.pushamerica.org.
Sprout Boutique to hold benefit for Parent’s Place
Lisa Thomas and Jaime Shoemaker, Parent’s Place Moms and owners of Sprout Boutique announce that they will host a “Give Back Day” on Saturday, June 12 at Sprout Boutique. “Fifteen percent of all sales will be donated directly back to Parent’s Place. All are invited to help support this wonderful resource for local parents and children,” said Lisa Thomas. The event is set for 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Sprout Boutique, 210 ½ Forest Ave. in Pacific Grove. For more informcation contact Lisa Thomas or Jaime Shoemaker at Sprout Boutique, (831) 373.kids (5437) or sproutbabyboutique@sbcglobal.net. Their website is at www.sproutbabyboutique.com and they are on Facebook at “Sprout Boutique, Pacific Grove”
Feast of Lanterns lapel pin now on sale to support event
Pacific Grove’s Feast of Lanterns celebration is not a City sponsored event but is its multi-cultural heritage festival originally used to mark the close of the Chautauqua Assembly. Today it is a summer festival produced each year by an all volunteer group, which include friends of the festival, Royal Court families, and its Board of Directors. It is funded entirely by your donations and contributions, and like so many other nonprofits, donations to the Feast of Lanterns have been effected these past three years by the economic downturn. It is because of this the public will see location changes for two events this year – the Street Dance and Pageant on the Pier. The Street Dance will be moved into Chautauqua Hall and the Pageant to the Performing Arts Center-Pacific Grove. The reason for these location changes this year is simple – money; our treasury is limited. The residents of our community and friends of the Feast of Lanterns can help us Keep the Lanterns Lit by showing their support and desire to take the Pageant back to Lovers Point and the dance back to the Street by purchasing a Feast of Lanterns commemorative lapel pin and wearing it proudly. The special Lantern Lighter commemorative lapel pin can be purchased for $25 at any Feast of Lanterns event or through its website or by sending a check to PG Feast of Lanterns, Inc. Attention: Dixie at PO Box 809 Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
The Feast of Lanterns is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, with an all volunteer Board of Directors. The proceeds of the festival each year, minus operating expenses, fund an academic scholarship program for the Royal Court, who are community spirited, active middle and high school students.
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Locksmith By the Sea
It’s about helping people
Beeper and tools at the ready, Kim Davis says he’s ready to help. Even he has locked himself out of the car. . . By Cameron Douglas Imagine this: On a busy street in Carmel, a motorist has just locked herself out of her car, with the engine running. A passing gentleman stops to help, but quickly realizes the old coat-hanger-down-the-glass trick won’t work like it did years ago when cars were simpler. He turns around and realizes he too has locked himself out of his car — with the engine running. Who you gonna call? Kim Davis, owner/operator of Locksmith By the Sea, arrives in a white Chevy van and takes stock of the situation. “Even in a crowd, I can always tell which person locked themselves out by the look on their face,” says Davis. “It happens to everyone,” he says truthfully, “including me.” Davis started in the business 21 years ago under the tutelage of Milt Moore, a retired Navy commander and master locksmith who ran the Security Center in Carmel. When Moore closed up 12 years ago, Davis went out on his own. Since then, he’s carved out a solid niche. Besides the frequent roadside rescues and house lockouts, Davis also works with several property management companies to re-key houses, apartments and commercial spaces when people move out. He just did a re-key at In-Shape Fitness, formerly Anastasia’s, up on Forest Hill. “There are other fields of locksmithing,” Davis explains. Those involve computerized, card-access locks in hotels and military bases. Davis, on the other hand, is one of few locksmiths who can work on antique locks. “Not too many people work on those. They can be extremely challenging.” There are catches to working on automobile locks. With so many varieties and different ways to go about it, no one method will do. And each year when the new models come out, there are new designs that usually require the purchase of new tools. But Davis keeps up. He gets frequent calls from rental car agencies asking for his service to their customers. Is there any real challenge for someone who seemingly can get past any lock? “Safes,” Davis replies grimly. “When they malfunction, that can really be tough.” What’s his favorite part of the job? No hesitation on that: “Helping people out. It’s very rewarding.” Locksmith By the Sea 24-hour Mobile Service operates in Pacific Grove, Carmel, Monterey, Seaside, Sand City, Marina, Castroville, Big Sur and Carmel Valley all the way to Cachagua. Call (831) 620-0611. Licensed, bonded and insured.
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Bikers invade Pacific Grove
The second year of the revived Butterfly Criterium bicycle race saw more sponsors, more racers and more sunshine than last year, but there were fewer spectators. Not that there was nothing to see -- the racers put on a great show and the children’s events were tons of fun for all.
Photos by Skyler Lewis
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The Arts
Now Showing Ongoing
The Forest Theater Guild’s 2010 Films in the Forest
Pacific Grove Art center 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove Art Center Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5 p.m
At Artisana Gallery 309 Forest Avenue
Carolyn Moore: Fine Art Photos on Canvas Adrianne Johnson: Photography
Firefly to headline 4th of July festivities
Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce announed the line-up of activities for this year’s Fourth of July Hometown Celebration, to be held Sunday, July 4th from 11:00 am to 2:00pm at Caledonia Park - Tommy Stillwell Court (Behind the Post Office). A barbecue lunch will be offered and includes Grove Market half chicken or hot dogs, baked beans, garlic bread, salad and dessert for $10 (kids $5). In the tradition of National Archives, the public can celebrate the 234th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with a dramatic reading presented by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club. The Declaration will be read by local actors playing the parts of Benjamin Franklin (Ron Cohan), Thomas Jefferson (Keith Decker), and John Adams (Mitchell Davis). Also featured will be an introduction by Dr. Richard Kezirian, chairman of the MPC history department and Professor of History and Politics at the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy. Complimentary games, bounce houses, free popcorn and free snow cones will be available for the kids. Entertainment provided by Firefly, a classic rock band based out of Pacific Grove formed in 2004. The Chamber volunteers will hand out complimentary flags during the celebration. A special ceremony will be held to honor all veterans. For more information call (831-373-3304) or visit www.pacificgrove.org
Seeking singers for Threshold Choir Threshold Choirs honor the ancient tradition of singing at the bedsides of people who are struggling: some with living, some with dying. The voice, as the original human instrument, is a true and gracious vehicle for compassion and comfort. The choirs provide opportunities for women to share the sacred gifts of their voices at life’s thresholds. The music is easy to learn and singers to not need to know how to read music to participate. We are currently carpooling to Tuesday evening practices in Aromas or Santa Cruz and should be ready to begin rehearsing in the Monterey Peninsula by the end of June. Please call Susie Joyce, 831-658-0663, if you wish to participate. For more information about Threshold Choir, please visit the website, thresholdchoir.org., or check them out on You Tube.
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Date: Wednesday, June 16 Time: Dusk (Theater opens at 6:30 p.m.) Price: $6 adults, children 10 and under are FREE! Sponsor: The Beach Crowd Film: Sleeper (1973 Woody Allen Comedy, 87 min.) Description: Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) wakes up from an operation 200 years in the future when robots do the work and vegetables grow to enormous proportions. Wait ‘til you see what replaces sex! Date: Thursday, June 17 Time: Dusk (Theater opens at 6:30 p.m.) Price: $6 adults, children 10 and under are FREE! Sponsor: The Forest Theater Guild Film: Casino Royale (2006 James Bond, 119 min.) Description: 007 needs to find all aces in a high stakes poker game with Le Chiffre, banker to the world’s terrorists. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench. Date: Tuesday, June 22 Time: Dusk (Theater opens at 6:30 p.m.) Price: $6 adults, children 10 and under are FREE! Sponsor: Inns-by-the-Sea Film: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008 Woody Allen Comedy, 96 min.) Description: In this love letter to Barcelona, two american girls on a summer holiday become enamored with the same painter. Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz (winner Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role) and Javier Bardem. Date: Wednesday, June 23 Time: Dusk (Theater opens at 6:30 p.m.) Price: $6 adults, children 10 and under are FREE! Sponsor: Blue Adobe Mortgage Film: City Slickers (1991 Comedy, 113 min.) Description: Three city slickers exchange business meetings for cattle drives and ties for lassoes. Billy Crystal and Jack Palance. Date: Wednesday, June 30 Time: Dusk (Theater opens at 6:30 p.m.) Price: $6 adults, children 10 and under are FREE! Sponsor: Kelly Productions Film: Moonstruck (1987 Romantic Comedy, 102 min.) Description: Heartwarming and hilarious story of an extended Italian-American family in Brooklyn. Academy award-winning performance by Cher. With Nicolas Cage.
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‘Hands Across the Sand’
Join hands to say no to offshore oil drilling Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches invites all to join in an event they have dubbed “Hands Across the Sand.” It is a gathering of people from all walks of life who will participate in a peaceful fathering and hand-holding demonstration to support clean energy and “say no to offshort oil drilling.” The event will take place on Saturday, June 26 at Carmel Beach, at Ocean Ave. Participants are asked to arrive at 11:00 a.m. and they will draw a line in the sand and join hands from noon-12:15 p.m. Event attendees are encouraged to bike to the event or travel via alternative transportation. For more information or to contact Surfrider Foundation, see their website at www. surfridermonterey.org or send an email to monterey@surfrider.org.
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Sherwood house gone
Above: The house at 176 Sloat as it appeared in the 1950’s, and below, as it was being razed.
The Surfrider Foundation was founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers. The Surfrider Foundation now maintains more than 50,000 members and 60 chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico, with international affiliates in Australia, Europe, Japan and Brazil.
By Cameron Douglas The Pacific Grove house formerly occupied by a Hopkins Marine Lab scientist no longer exists. As if making the final decree on the house’s potential historic status, bulldozers have leveled the building at 176 Sloat Avenue and the current owners have begun construction of a new home. The family of Dr. William Sherwood, a brilliant and promising scientist, lived in the unique house that fit perfectly in the narrow lot one block up from the Hopkins Marine Station where Sherwood worked. Architect Nicholai Hetrovo designed the house in 1952 using his “modular combination bent” system of exposed supporting trusses and beams. Hetrovo and Barbara Sherwood worked together to create a home that brought in plenty of light. Sadly, Dr. Sherwood took his own life days before he was to give televised testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Under the glare of adverse publicity at the hands of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s crusade, Sherwood likened the questioning of his associations to an assassination. “The [House] committee’s trail is strewn with blasted lives and the wreckage of youthful careers,” he wrote, shortly before poisoning himself in his lab. His wife and children moved on. Cedar Street Times featured this home and the intriguing story of Dr. William Kneedler Sherwood, in our September 1, 2009 issue. At the time, it was hoped by some that the house could be preserved for its significance as the home of Dr. Sherwood, but that was obviously not to be. Many questions remain about what Sherwood knew as a result of his inquiries into mental illness and its causes, and what the House Un-American Activities Commission might have wanted to learn from him.
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A New You in 2010
Health & Well-Being
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Thom Akeman honored by Marine Sanctuary Foundation for his volunteer efforts Health care reform isn’t here yet As part of the Capitol Hill Ocean Week events, the National Marine Sanctuary Maria Poroy
Access to benefits Isn’t it ironic that we are losing sleep over health insurance? The main reason to get health insurance is so we can rest easy knowing it will be there to fall back on when we need it.We’ve seen the start of Health Care Reform, but there is little direct impact yet. Except there are some scary plans crawling out of the woodwork, often pretending to be based on the guaranteed issue reforms that are not yet in place. They are opportunists trying to take advantage of a confusing situation. Suppose you insured your new car and found you policy covered tune ups and car washes. Sweet deal …until you have an accident and find you have no coverage for collision or bodily injury. Some of the health plans you see advertised are just like that: they cover a few doctor visits but no major med. Are you more worried about paying for an average of 3 doctor visits a year or hundreds of thousands for a catastrophic accident or illness? When it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Beware plans that offer a fixed dollar payment for various services, or that require you to buy a “rider” for serious conditions. The truth is we do not know what illness is in our future. Even when you consider family history and your lifestyle choices you are still only gambling. Buying special coverage for heart disease is just a bad bet if you get cancer or something else. Be particularly careful of a plan that
looks like insurance but is only a discount plan. I have seen some of these cost as much as a basic health plan! Very smart people have been taken in by these plans, and I am contacted everyday by companies that want me to sell them. It often takes me quite a while to study the material and find where are the strings are attached. I’ve even seen plans in receivership still soliciting members. Beware a plan offered by an association that exists only for the purpose of getting insurance. You may be irritated by the major insurers (I often am) but they are saints compared to this rash of profiteers. Different companies look at your health history differently and being a matchmaker is part of my job. For example: what single company will insure a person with silicone implants over 10 years old? Going to the wrong company can make you believe you are uninsurable. I had one client covered on a Friday when she was scheduled for brain surgery on Monday. But if you’re a real challenge let’s get to work on it. And true guaranteed issue plans are just around the corner. Maria Poroy is a healthcare specialist here in Pacific Grove and can be reached at (831) 641-9940 or maria@ accessbenefitsgroup.com. Her website is www.accessbenefitsgroup.com
Foundation honored one volunteer from each of the nation’s 14 national marine sanctuaries, including four Californians: Thom Akeman of Pacific Grove, from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Sarah Lenz of Half Moon Bay, from the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; Joe Smith of Marshall, from the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary; and Staci Kaye-Carr of Ventura, from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. A lifetime achievement award was also given to Julie Packard, Monterey Bay Aquarium executive director. The award recognizes Packard “for her commitment to ocean sustainability and leadership.” Thom Akeman in a “still” from an Earth Day film by Bob Pacelli
Thanks, Carol Kuzdenyi! Thank you for a splendid petite concert to end the MPC spring semester at the CSUMB Marina campus site. Thanks to all those that participated, supported and attended. It was an extreme pleasure to both observe and participate in such a detailed awareness performance. The enthusiastic audience comments of delight demonstrated its value in words of appreciation. Brevity of length seemed to add to the charm while the intensely focused selections delivered with the best attainable instruction achievable animated the evening. Carol Kuzdenyi, you are a marvel among the creative citizen population of Pacific Grove, a wonderful teacher and a great asset to our community. Please keep letting us in on your endeavors and encounters! Carol Kuzdenyi is an Honors Graduate of Duquesne University with a Masters Degree in Voice and Piano from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has written several books for beginning piano students from children age 5 to infinity including, Joga-rhythms: A New Approach to Beginning Piano. She conducts and accompanies for soloists as well as choral groups, composers and orchestras. Sources say she can be seen at Shall We Dance executing a pretty mean hip-hop as well. Carol can be reached via telephone at 831-373-3306. - Katie Shain
Katie Shain, left, and Carol Kuzdenyi after a recent dance concert.
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Your achievements
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Canterbury Woods celebrates 45 years
Left: Beth Storey, center, with Flamenco dancers from Aditi Foundation Center: Chef Bruce Oravetz, visiting chef from Bay Area Right: Elsie Kohler (seated) and Setsuko Price
International theme reflected in music, dance and dining Canterbury Woods Retirement Community’s 45 th Anniversary was feted with an international celebration including a colorful array of costumes,
PG chiropractor will volunteer services at tourney
Pacific Grove chiropractor Dr. Shawn Lasko has been selected to be a part of the U.S. Open Wellness Team. Dr. Lasko will join an armada of chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and wellness assistants in providing on-site care to the professional golfers, caddies, and USGA representatives. Dr. Lasko and the other members of the U.S. Open Wellness Team will also make their services available to the more than 6,000 event volunteers. According to Dr. Lasko, many of the conditions that typically require treatment during the course of this event are lower and upper back injuries, shoulder issues, wrist and forearm strains and sprains, and knee-related complaints. “This is an incredible opportunity, and I am truly honored to have been asked to volunteer my services to the golfers, caddies, USGA representatives, and all of the volunteers who will make the 110th U.S. Open Golf Championship a truly memorable event,” says Dr. Lasko. Dr. Shawn Lasko is a board certified chiropractor who graduated from the prestigious Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Lasko was born and raised in Hawaii, accounting for his “Aloha” spirit and his strong sense of “Ohana” (family). The natural beauty, wonderful people, and active lifestyle of the Monterey Peninsula attracted Dr. Lasko, his wife, and son to the area. Dr. Lasko’s practice, Health Max is located in Pacific Grove. Dr. Lasko’s practice is unique, he says, in that the focus of his care is beyond that of traditional chiropractic - specifically on the structural correction of the spine.
dancers, music and cuisine. Spanish Tapas and Sangria were served as the Aditi Foundation Dance Group performed traditional dances including Flamenco,
Hula, Fan, and Sword renditions accompanied by guitarist Eric Walberg. Interspersed were poetry readings by Canterbury residents sporting their own
international garb. Canterbury Woods residents traveled the festive dining room in a progressive dinner from Chinese Stir Fry to Indian Curry to Hawaiian Coconut Shrimp & BBQ Pork chefs’ tables.
Alex Welton named as Presidential Scholar Stevenson School grad tapped as one of two recipients from California
After a six-month-long selection process, Stevenson School senior Alex Welton has been named as an official 2010 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Welton received a letter from Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, informing him of the selection. From a population of approximately 3,000,000 high school seniors, 3000 were nominated for the award, and only 141 were selected for this prestigious honor. The U.S. Presidential Scholars include one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen at-large and 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts. These Presidential Scholars will be traveling to Washington, D.C. later this month and will be honored for their accomplishments during four days of events from June 19-22 (including a possible audience with President Obama). Each Scholar is asked to invite an influential teacher to accompany him (or her) to Washington for the events. Welton has chosen his Stevenson School English teacher, David Schmittgens. Schmittgens has a high regard for his student. “Alex is a wildly charismatic, intelligent, and thoughtful young man.” He adds, “He is a worthy recipient of the award.” Welton is a recent May graduate of Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. He is a resident of Pebble Beach and plans to attend Dartmouth College in the fall. In addition to his academic achievements, which include a perfect score on the SAT math and verbal tests, Welton has written a 300-page novel which is currently being presented by an agent to New York publishers. He is an Eagle Scout, has composed of several orchestra and piano pieces, and has played high school tennis and water polo at Stevenson School. Welton is an accomplished photographer, and he hosts a weekly radio show on Stevenson School’s FCC-licensed radio station, KSPB-FM.
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The Green Page Open house at Waste Management
The “Best Solid Waste System in North America” will be open for the public to visit when the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) holds an Open House and offers tours on Saturday, June 12, at the Monterey Peninsula Landfill. The activities will include something for the entire family, from compost clinics to behind the-scenes tours. The special day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. William Merry, General Manager of the MRWMD, called Saturday “an opportunity for the community to come out and get a close look at our programs for reuse, waste reduction, recycling, disposal and energy production.” The District is observing its 59th anniversary this year. The MRWMD open house, located two miles north of Marina, at 14201 Del Monte Boulevard, will include bus tours of the entire site, compost demonstrations, walking tours of the Landfill Gas Facility, and an overview of MRWMD operations, including presentday programs and plans for the future. The MRWMD bus tours, which will be given at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m., will include:
The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), a 95,000-square-foot building where commercial, self haul, green and wood waste is received and processed. Through reuse and recycling, the MRF diverts a remarkable 64 percent of all material received. Since opening 14 years ago, the MRF has kept more than 1 million tons of material out of the landfill.
There will be walking tours of the Landfill Gas Facility, where methane gas is converted into renewable energy. Learn how plans are under way to expand this program to provide power for the proposed regional saltwater desalination facility to be located adjacent to the District site.
The Last Chance Mercantile will feature special promotions as well as customer appreciation discounts and a Zero Waste Food Court. To learn more about Open House activities, and to RSVP for one of the many tours, visit the MRWMD website at www. mrwmd.org or call 384-5313.
The commercial composting site. Here, thousands of tons of Peninsula landscape trimmings become compost annually. See how all this material is managed and the transformation it goes through to become high-quality soil amendment. Learn about the new food waste compost program under way. The Monterey Peninsula Landfill, where nearly 200,000 tons of waste that does not get recycled or reused is disposed annually. See falcons at work keeping birds away from the refuse, and learn why the landfill has more than 100 years of site life remaining.
Above: Employees at the Materials Recovery Facility can remove 1,000 pounds per hour of recyclable materials.
The engine room at the Landfill Gas Facility supplies 5 megawatts of renewable electricity, which is enough power for all the MRWMD needs as well as 2,700 homes.
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