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Join us for Earth Hour 2012, the world’s largest single campaign for a better future for the planet. Switch off your lights and take a stand for the planet on Saturday, March 31, at 8:30 p.m. •
Sat. March 31
Science Saturday, Butterflies and Bees From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific Grove Museum No cost •
Newest resident - 16
Softball- 9
Promises - 7
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Butterfly Ball Museum Gala 6-10 PM Tickets vary Call 648-5716 ext 11
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Community Passover Seder Rancho Canada Golf Club 4860 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Seder promptly at 6:15 PM Dinner at 7:00 PM Reserve no later than March 30 Member Adult, $36 Non-Member Adult, $41 Children (12 and under), $20 831-624-2015 •
April 14-15
Quilt Show with Good Old Days Chautauqua Hall $7 adults 10 AM - 5 PM • •
April 22
Earth Day Celebration and Official Garden Kickoff 10 AM Forest & Pine No cost •
April 14 & 15
Good Old Days Downtown Pacific Grove •
Fri. April 27
Arbor Day Celebrations 4 PM Pacific Grove City Hall Plaza •
Fri. May 4
Battle of the Bands PG Performing Arts Center 7:00 PM ENTRY DEADLINE April 6 Call 655-5432 •
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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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March 30-April 5, 2012
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Budget uncertainties still plague school district
Vol. IV, Issue 28
Future leaders
By Marge Ann Jameson With expected revenues of $23,490,546 and expenditures of $24,455,344 for fiscal year 2013-14, the Pacific Grove Unified School District faces a deficit of $964,798. The scramble has long been under way on the part of the District and the school board to meet that deficit. So far the District has not made any staff reductions and more importantly the deadline for notifying teachers of possible layoffs (“pink slips”) for the upcoming school yard is March 15 – and that has already passed. Contracts are already in place for the year. The District must submit its annual spending plan on or before June 30. If it is unable to show a balanced budget over sev-
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Museum of Natural History receives AAM reaccreditation
The Association of American Museums (AAM) has announced that the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has achieved its AAM reaccreditation. Accreditation is an honor currently earned by only 778 of America’s estimated 17,500 museums, or less than 5 percent. “It has been a long, long process and we're very proud about it,” said Lori Mannel, the museum’s executive director. As far back as 2008, Mannel was working on such items as revising the Museum's Mission Statement in an effort to meet AAM requirements. Work on cataloguing the collection and tightening procedures is an ongoing process. “I am pleased to extend a 'well done' to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History,” said AAM President Ford W. Bell who states that the Pacific Grove museum has “demonstrated its commitment to excellence in everything it does: in its governance, its public programs, its strate-
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Mr. Ibrahim’s 5th grade class at Robert Down Elementary recently competed in an essay contest proposed by Mayor Carmelita Garcia (center) by writing on the subject of Leadership Qualities. The mayor will now assess the essays and select first, second and third place winner. The class will be invited to attend the April 18 city council meeting where the winners will be announced. The first place winer will become “Mayor for the Moment” and open the city council meeting. Photo by Principal Linda Williams.
A kinder, gentler Easter egg hunt on tap
The Pacific Grove Public Library presents its 20th annual "Kind and Gentle Easter Egg Hunt" for children ages 6 and under on Wed., April 4, at 11 a.m. Meet in the Library's Children's Room for puppets, songs and stories before the hunt and take a basket with you. There is no charge for this event. For more information, please call the Library at 6485760. The Pacific Grove Library is located at 550 Central Ave.
Annual cards may be next up for the Golf Links By Marge Ann Jameson Faced with declining revenues, as are golf courses all over the country, Pacific Grove Golf Links staff and members of the Golf Links Advisory Committee have been working on ways to enhance revenue and win back men’s club members who are golfing elsewhere. Men’s club members have been seeking a return to annual play cards that offer deeper discounts than are currently offered by the existing Monarch Card and Lighthouse Card, two pre-paid plans which offer discounted play after an annual fee is paid. Staff is working to keep the golf links within a budget showing annual revenue of $2,800,000. Additionally, recommendations made by Golf Convergence, the consulting firm hired by the City, are being implemented as is possible. Among those recommendations was one to reduce the administrative fee from the current 12 percent to 6 percent
of golf course expenditures. However, this reduction would have to be implemented to all enterprise funds including the Cemetery and Sewer funds and would result in the General Fund subsidizing services for the Enterprise funds and lower revenue for cost recovery to the City’s General Fund. Staff has kept costs below budget by $100,000 for the current year by limiting supply and inventory purchases and deferring capital expenditures. Staff is currently reviewing options for additional reductions while developing the budget for next year. A few large expenditures still remain for the current year. They include Golf Convergence’s recommendation to replace the antiquated Point-of-Sale (POS) system in order to take advantage of new technologies for better marketing and reporting opportunities. And with the extension of operating hours at the Point Pinos Grill, lights will be installed in the parking lot and new fencing will be installed along the border of the parking lot
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and Del Monte Blvd. Increased revenue remains the most likely method by which the golf course’s budget can be balanced and still maintain staffing levels and maintenance needs. To do that, a combination of increased rates and increased play -- both of which would increase golf cart rentals, merchandise sales and better results at the concessions -- seems vital. An estimated total of 60,000 rounds of golf is sought in order to meet budget expectations. A proposal which would revise the Monarch and Lighthouse Cards was worked out by staff and the Golf Links Advisory Committee, with input from the clubs. The plans included changes in rack rates for the casual golfer as well. Proposed changes include increasing the weekday rack rate to $46 for 18 holes, year round; weekend rack rates would go to $52. There would be no discount for offseason play. Non-resident golfers who are members of the Clubs will be eligible to purchase the Annual Pass at the resident rate. There is no per-round fee for the Annual Pass. The initial proposal included a $23 fee for all Club members for their monthly club events. The GLAC amended this proposal to include the Annual Pass but did not remove the $23 fee. After reviewing the proposal and listening to feedback from Club members the proposal was revised again to eliminate the $23 fee when it was taken to Council for approval. Monarch Cards can be purchased for $20 – resident and $120 non-resident. Lighthouse Cards can be purchased for $300 – Resident Senior, $400 – Resident, $500 – Non Resident Monarch Card play would carry a flat rate of $25 while the flat rate for Lighthouse Card holders would be $15, payable each time the card is used. Cards can be used at any time on a walk-up basis or with a reservation. All card holders must make tee time reservations seven days in advance for anytime play except in the case of annual card holders where 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (premium) times could not be reserved. Extrapolated on an annual basis, the Monarch Card, at $645 maximum, and Lighthouse Card at $875 maximum make the most sense for a golfer who plays less than 25 rounds per year. A golfer who plays between 25 and 50 rounds of golf per year would see a cost of $1,200 for the annual pass, $1,270 for the Monarch Card and $1,250 for the Lighthouse Card. The Annual Pass at $1,200 would be the best value for a golfer able to play more than 51 rounds per year. All cards would be paid in advance on an annual basis and cards will be good for one year after purchase date. Amending the Master Fee Schedule requires an ordinance. “We hope to get this completed for a first reading on April 4,” said acting finance manager Tony McFarlane. Two readings of the ordinance would then mean the new rates would go into effect by the summer season, which starts May 15. “The onus is now on all of us to make it work,” said McFarlane.
Jacob Miller fails drug test
Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller’s son failed a drug test and as a result the 25-year-old is back behind bars. Jacob Miller, serving a 90-day jail sentence at a drug rehab facility, tested “dirty” for drugs on March 22 and was arrested and booked into an undisclosed jail. Miller, the son of Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller, had pleaded no contest to possession of methamphetamine for sale after his arrest in June, 2011, Narcotics Division deputies found methamphetamine, hydrocodone, and marijuana inside Jacob Miller’s apartment at the time of his arrest. Miller’s apartment was attached to his father’s house in Pacific Grove.
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gic and financial planning, its collections stewardship, and in its overall operations.” “The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has reaffirmed its position as one of the truly outstanding museums in America.” he added. Jason Burnett, president of the Museum’s board of directors, added “It gives the museum’s board of directors and museum staff great confidence in knowing that the museum has been independently reviewed by expert museum professionals and that this review has found the museum to be operating at the highest professional standards.” “Reaccreditation demonstrates the museum is fulfilling its vision of being a strong and professional regional resource and field guide for the Central California region,” said Mannel. This vision is being realized by museum programs such as the California Naturalist University of California certification program for Monterey County launching this April, and the LiMPETS (Long-Term Monitoring Program for Experiential Training for Students) education program supporting the entire Central California Coast. LiMPETS trains students to be field researchers, monitoring invertebrate and algae populations along the shoreline and rocky intertidal habitats. The Museum is currently running LiMPETS programs from Davenport to Cambria and includes more than 1,200 students in the citizen science program. In 2007, the City of Pacific Grove was forced to cut the Museum’s budget by 52 percent. The resulting $150,000 operating budget is now the city’s annual contribution to the non-profit Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove, which operates the museum under a lease from the City of Pacific Grove. Since beginning museum operations, the Museum Foundation has annually raised the remaining funds necessary to operate the museum and care for the collection. In addition, museum attendance has increased more than 70 percent, the museum’s hours of operations have expanded to include Sundays, the number of professional museum staff has increased, all while the Museum’s admission and school education programs remain free. The Museum’s AAM reaccreditation has confirmed that all of these accomplishments have been achieved while maintaining the highest professional standards.
Why accreditation is important
Accreditation ensures that seasoned, respected museum professionals have conducted an independent review of all aspects of museum operations and have found the museum to meet and often exceed the top standards and best practices of the museum field. Accreditation is a self-motivated process; museums take it upon themselves to seek accreditation. The accreditation process involves a museum self-study and a seasoned museum professional peer review of all museum operations ─ financial, governance, public programs, community engagement, collections stewardship, security, etc. These two reports are evaluated by the AAM Accreditation Commission (another group of expert museum professionals), at which point a decision is rendered. Accreditation is often a prerequisite for or integral to: Loans of objects from other museums, particularly internationally; Funding from many philanthropies and foundations; Support from local, municipal and state government. Founded in 1883, the Museum was original created to house collections of nature’s wonders and to make them available for study. Today the Museum is a field guide to Central California and manages the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. The Museum cares for a collection with over 53,000 objects and was originally accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1972. There were more than 73,000 Museum visitors in FY 2010; an increase of over 70 percent over the last three years. More than 4,000 people visited the Butterfly Sanctuary in December, 2011 alone. More than 6,000 people enjoyed Science Saturdays in FY 2010. The Museum was able to provide free Museum school field trips to more than 2,400 children in FY 2010. The Native Plant garden contains approximately 100 species native to Monterey County.
PG couple robbed at gunpoint
A Pacific Grove couple was robbed at gunpoint in the 300 Block of Laurel on March 27 at about 8:30 p.m. They were leaving their house and heading for their car when approached by two Hispanic males. One waved the gun at the couple and demanded their property. The couple gave it up but somehow they struggled and the male victim was hit in the back of the head. The robbers drove off in a silver or grey sedan. The male victim did not require treatment, the female was not harmed. The suspects were wearing dark clothing and the one with the gun had a mustache. If you have infoormation call PGPD, Cdr. Nyunt, 831-648-3143.
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Guy Chaney
Week ending 03/28/12 .................................. .85 Total for the season.................................... 7.74 To date last year (2010) ............................ 19.87
Wettest year ........................................................... 47.15 during rain year 7/1/97-6/30/98* Driest year ................................................................ 9.87 during rain year 7/1/75-6/30/76* High this past week ................................................... 62° Low this past week .................................................... 42°
*Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/ Photo by Cameron Douglas
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Mail theft on the rise
“Thieves want your mail. Don’t be a victim!” says the Monterey County Sheriff’s office.Monterey County has seen an increase of mail theft. Thieves are stealing mail from co-op mailing racks and neighborhood delivery and collection box units. They want your checks, your credit card applications, and your bank account statements. Here’s what you can do to protect your mail from thieves: • Never send cash or coins in the mail. Use checks or money orders. • All mail, especially when containing outgoing checks or money orders, should be taken to the local post office or physically placed into the hands of a postal carrier. Local experts are bleaching out the ink on stolen checks and applying a “pay to the order of” name that will be easy to cash. • Ask your bank for “secure” checks that can’t be altered. • Promptly remove mail from your mailbox after delivery, especially if you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items. If you won’t be home when the items are expected, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail. Better yet, pick up all new checks at the bank. • Have your local post office hold your mail while you’re on vacation, or absent from your home for a long period of time. • If you don’t receive a check or other valuable mail you’re expecting, contact the issuing agency immediately. • If you change your address, immediately notify your post office and anyone with whom you do business via the mail. • Consider starting a Neighborhood Watch program. By exchanging work and vacation schedules with trusted friends and neighbors, you can watch each other’s mailboxes (as well as homes). Interested in Neighborhood Watch?- Contact the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit- Dave Crozier 759-6675 crozierd@co.monterey.ca.us Coastal Station Donna Galletti 647-7909 gallettid@co.monterey.ca.us • If you observe a mail thief at work, call the local police immediately, and then contact your nearest Postal Inspector at http://www.usps.com/ncsc/locators/find-is. html • Consult with your local postmaster for the most up-to-date regulations on mailboxes, including the availability of locked centralized or curbside mailboxes. If you have questions about crimes involving the mail contact: https://www.usps. com/postalinspectors/fraud/feedback.htm Contact Crime Prevention Specialist Dave Crozier for additional information 759-6675.
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eral years, consequences may be triggered including sanctions or county intervention. “Enrollment is up [113 students in 2011/12 and another 90 are expected in 2012/13] and the need for special programs is up,” said schools Superintendent Ralph Porras. “But property taxes are down.” At least 82 percent of the District’s revenue comes from property taxes, making Pacific Grove one of only 100 districts in the state considered a “basic aid” district, where property taxes are above a certain level and State funding is not a criteria. In fact, under the Fair Share program, such districts are required by the State of California to make contributions to “level the playing field” with districts where property taxes are low. Such contributions usually come from categorical programs. Though there is also federal spending, the majority of school districts get their funding from the state and fall under the ADA system – the state sets a per-student value and the districts multiply the number of students in attendance. One of the areas where the District seeks to reduce the deficit is by eliminating carryover of unspent monies from one year to the next, a total of $400,000 from the unrestricted general fund and $187,000 from the Adult School fund. A number of other items are on the “budget reduction chopping block” for a prolonged deficit including staff reductions, elimination of programs and certain categories of instruction such as art and music, elimination of transportation, and reduction of the school year, among many others.
Weighted Student Formula
An option that the State is considering in order to manage its own budget would have devastating effects on Pacific Grove’s school budget. The “Weighted Student Formula” would eliminate restrictions on categorical funding and roll it all into one lump sum, increasing the amount per student from $5,000 to about $7,000 in ADA districts. The aim would be to move more money to low-income districts. But our district, like other Basic Aid districts, would lose about $3.4 million. “This will kill adult education here,” said
Rick Miller, Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Pacific Grove. It would have serious effects on G.E.D. (General Education Diploma), R.O.P. (Regional Occupational Program) GATE (Gifted and Talented) and other programs, said Miller.
November State ballot initiative
Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a ballot initiative, which will be on the November ballot, that would temporarily raise taxes for high-income taxpayers and would increase the sales tax by half a percent through 2016. If it passes, spending on education would remain flat, for all intents and purposes. But if it does not pass, funding for K-12 schools would be cut by $4.8 billion across the state, or approximately $370 per student. The loss for Pacific Grove Unified School district would be another $740,000 out of a total projected budget of $24,455,344.
What about that new pool?
Part of the discussion on the part of the public has been about expenditures for facilities, particularly improvements made with Measure D bond funds, such as the new pool at the high school. There is a sharp legal distinction between dollars used for operating schools and dollars used to improve facilities. Money designated for school construction cannot legally be used to operate schools.
Pay to play?
The California Constitution states that students cannot be required to pay money to participate in educational activities, or for materials and supplies necessary to participate in educational activities. Those “educational activities” include music, sports and some clubs. Voluntary donations and programs are acceptable, however.
Next steps
The District will continue the dialogue at the April 19 board meeting when the Board is expected to entertain another parcel tax initiative. Measure X, which provides for $35 per parcel, sunsets in Fall, 2014. Voters turned down a $60 parcel tax (Measure V) in November, 2011. Measure V would have replaced, not added to, Measure X. It would have only been spent on instruction. The measure needed 66.66 percent to pass and received 62.42 percent.
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Cop log Found and returned
A small purse was found on Del Monte Blvd. The owner was identified and contacted and the purse was returned.
Found and returned II
A purse was turned in. The owner was identified and contacted and the purse was returned.
Found and returned III
A wallet and checkbook were found in a shopping cart in front of Rite Aid. The owner was identified and contacted and the wallet and checkbook were returned.
Found and returned IV
A wallet was found on Wood St. The owner’s parent answered the police call and said they’d give him the message, which they did, and the owner now has his wallet back.
Found and returned – in a roundabout way
A cell phone was left behind in a cart at a local store. A finder app located it in Monterey. The phone was returned and the victim did not want to press charges.
Lost and found
A cell phone was reported lost, but later the victim called to say she’d found it.
Lost not found
A cell phone was reported lost. The owner says to call only if it’s found. A father reported his son had lost a cell phone a week earlier.
Found but not returned. Yet.
A pair of sunglasses fell off a motorcycle as it went by. The witness turned them in, and they are languishing at the police station instead of riding around.
Alarms
Malfunction on Sunset. A registered alarm on Olmstead Ave. malfunctioned. Employee error on Fountain Ave. Friend error on Lighthouse Ave.
Maybe it just wanted a taste
A dog on Crocker put its mouth around the reporting party’s arm and leg, but didn’t break the skin. Probably two separate chomps because it would have to be a pretty big dog to get both the arm and the leg. The RP just wanted to advise that the dog was loose. The owner was contacted and said they’re working on an escape-proof fence.
Dog poop complaint
Neighbors on 12th Street complained of a loose dog pooping in their yards. The owner was contacted and said the dog keeps digging out under the gate and escaping. The Animal Control Officer gave some advice on keeping the dog contained until repairs are made or there will be a citation. No word on who cleaned up the poop.
Clean up or don’t come home
Subject wanted his son advised not to call him anymore, or to come to his residence, due to the son’s drug use.
Harassment
Reporting party said that he is grieving the loss of a family member and feels as if an unknown elderly female is harassing him at the cemetery. He was advised to call the police if it happens again.
Vehicle vandalized
A parked vehicle on Ocean View Blvd. Was vandalized. Someone damaged the door handles and rear window hinge.
Thefts from vehicles
Golf clubs were taken from an unlocked vehicle on Marino Pines. A GPS and power cord were taken from an unlocked vehicle on 6th St. iPod and Swiss Army knife taken from an unlocked vehicle on 10th St. Parts were taken from the same vehicle on Walnut on two different occasions.
Not the sort of thing for show and tell
A student brought a pocket knife onto school grounds and showed it to other students. Student was admonished by the School Resource Officer, the knife was taken for destruction, and the student was held in the principal’s office because the parents could not be contacted.
Theft from classroom
A teacher reported a power cord and microphone were taken from his classroom.
False tags
A vehicle on Ocean View Blvd. Was found to have false tags. It was towed because the registration was more than six months out of date.
Are expired tags better than no tags?
On original contact, a vehicle had no tags. A person claiming to be the registered owner took possession and was cited and told if it was seen being driven again without tags, it would be towed. So boom! When it was spotted on the road with expired plates, it was towed.
Burglary
A victim on Laurel Ave. said she went to show her guest some pictures in her camera, but the camera was MIA. The back door was ajar, though it was supposed to be alocked. No suspects.
What part of “No Parking. . .”
A vehicle was parked in a no parking zone between two no parking signs, obstructing road work. Pictures were taken and the vehicle was towed.
Possible mail tampering
A person found some mail in the middle of the street on Austin. It had been opened. The owner, when contacted, said there were no checks – it was medical information only. The envelopes were mailed back to the owner. The PG Post Office was contacted and advised, and they said they’d put out a bulletin for the neighborhood.
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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.
Lectures by H. G. Emlay secured
Harold F. Emlay, a gentleman connected with the California Development Board, appeared before the Monterey county board of supervisors this morning and offered his services in the matter of giving publicity to the resources and the natural advantages of Monterey County by presenting a series of lectures alongside other efforts. The proposition made by Emlay was accepted by the supervisors. Besides giving illustrated lectures, Mr. Emlay will also take care of the Monterey county exhibit in the provided rooms of the California Development Board, distribute advertising literature during his travels, and otherwise help boom the county. Mr. Emlay made an interesting talk and gave a clear outline of what he would do to earn his salary. He stated that in all he will represent the six central coast counties: San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey. Emlay’s proposition appeared to be superior and cheaper to the idea of spending money in magazine advertising, and the board unanimously accepted it. Mr. Emlay is to receive compensation of $25 each month, and the agreement holds good during the pleasure of the board of trustees.
Investment wanted
I am holding on to $1,000 in cash and have a bounty of business experience. I would like to invest both in some suitable opportunity located in Pacific Grove. What have you to offer? Write me with a thorough description and cash-flow projections. Address me at Investor % Pacific Grove Review.
Avoid Stove Mistakes
Pacific Grove stove buyers should be more careful to examine a stove’s construction before buying. Many have made the mistake of purchasing too hastily in the past and have found to their sorrow that they have purchased an air-leaking fuel-eater rather that a fuel-saver and fire-keeper. Stop by Cole’s and we will show you why our original air-tight wood stove is the best of all heat producers. We will also show you how simple it is to light, how fast to warm, and why the fire is never out during the entire winter and why the combustion is so perfect that the ashes need only be removed four times each season. We can explain the detailed construction of our Original Air Tight Wood Heater just as clearly as to a trained mechanic. We can show you why the patented features of this remarkable stove make it the most economical and the best of all wood heaters in all the world.1
Culp Bros. expanding
The Culp Bros. store has announced that it is expanding its line to include school books and school supplies. “With the new high school practically finished, there is a greater need than ever for such goods,” explained the brothers. You are encouraged to watch the window to see samples of what’s inside the store. Culp Bros. is located on Lighthouse avenue.
Books in good supply
An exporter-importer who works in the Grove-Monterey area reports that the supply of books is in good stead. Around the world, 1,280,370 volumes are currently available. Among writers, Lord Bryon may be most popular. Bryon received $21,375 for his short, poetry book Childe Harold. Flags forecast weather Perhaps you have noticed the odd arrangements of flags flying above the Pacific Grove Post Office. This is the result of the Post Office’s effort to work with the prognosticators of the elements in passing along tips about what the weather will be. The symbols have meanings, as follows: white flag, fair weather; black flag, rain; gray flag, fog; black flag above a white flag, warmer; black flag below a white flag, colder. • • • •
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Snippets from around the area…
J. A. Pell, esteemed undertaker and embalmer, will be pleased to remove your problem at any time, day or night. Ask the telephone operator for 273. L. A. Mead’s the Missing Link store has a novelty every gentleman needs. Ask to see it. Also, a full line of watches, clocks, sterling silver trinkets, and whatnots. The Western Union Telegraph company encourages you to try its night-letter, cable-service to anywhere in the world. W. U. T. runs 26,000 offices in America. Belvidere Brooks, general manager. Yes, your home lighting can be safe, clean, and odor-free. Electrical lights are the best. Ask the Monterey County Gas & Electric company about replacing gas with electrical lighting inside your home.
And your bill amounts to …
The Pacific Grove Review has set its new subscription price at 40¢ per month, or $4.50 per year. Published every day except Sunday. The Reviewgoes to press each afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Plan now for travel to Colorado this coming October. Trains depart on October 12, 13, and 14 and return fifteen days later. Your choice of Denver or Colorado Springs, $55 round trip. 65¢ fee to hold your reservation, unpaid. See C. R. Estabrook, agent for Southern Pacific. Valley land for sale. Agent H. R. O’Bryan has announced 760 acres in tracts to suit are now on the market. This is the finest land in Salinas Valley. Priced from $75 to $125 per acre, the land starts four miles from the city of Salinas. Yes, it can be irrigated. Farm whatever you like. This is an excellent investment and should turn a nice profit. Stay at the Hotel Cadillac when you travel to San Francisco. 200 rooms, 100 with private baths. European plan. 2 $1 per day and up. Ellis at Leavenworth streets.
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Owned by the Trewella Kendall company. T. A. Kendall, manager. Near the Grove! Seven-room house on 30 acres. Mostly planted to sugar beets. Small fruit orchard. For more information, ask for Main 581 and agent H. R. O’Bryan.
Author’s Notes
“Boom the county” meant “to promote.” The Cole stove contained a small fuel tank to be used in lighting the kindling. With a hotel’s European plan, the daily rates cover only the cost of the room. Food and other charges are extra. The American plan includes meals. 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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Up and Coming Battle of the Bands lining up
The Foundation for Performing Arts Center – PG is hosting the second annual “Battle of the Bands & Soloists/Duets,” open to all high school students on the Monterey Peninsula who submit applications and are selected as event finalists. Cash prizes will be awarded. Applications due Friday, April 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Finalists will be notified by April 16, 2012. Application forms, rules and details available at www.performingartscenterpg.org. The competition will be held Friday, May 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 835 Forest Avenue, PG. Additional event information at 831-655-5432. About the Foundation for Performing Arts – Pacific Grove: The Foundation is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to make the performing arts available to the community. Event proceeds are used to maintain the Performing Arts Center and benefit performing arts programs in our schools.
“Ruth Bolduan: Costume, Landscape & Memory in Monterey” continues through May 6
The Museum of Monterey (MoM) is currently featuring an exhibition of contemporary paintings, by artist Ruth Bolduan, that incorporate (and are accompanied by) pieces from the museum’s costume collection as well as its historical, permanent collections. The ongoing continuum of fashion’s evolution is an influential presence in Ruth Bolduan’s work, incorporating aspects of history, feminism, and sociopolitical power. The “reading” of costume and the subsequent painting of costume have become Bolduan’s method for a re-examination of the past, incorporating aesthetic insight with contemporary global issues and ideas. The meaning of any collection is not always obvious without a grasp of its history. Through Ruth’s paintings, visitors to the Museum of Monterey will experience a fresh interpretation of the history and lives of the people in the Monterey area. Bolduan’s recent paintings of women clothed in 18th century attire will be exhibited this season at the Mount Clare Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The exhibition at the Museum of Monterey further develops the theme of reading history through costume, and other artifacts, based on the museum’s collection.
Gentrain offers lecture on China April 4, 2012 at 1:30 pm China’s Economy and Its New Challenges Michael Ipson, who served as China Country Manager for International Finance Corporation, the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, from 2007 to the beginning of 2010, will review China’s economic reform program since 1979 and analyze the challenges China faces as it addresses unequal development, environmental problems, a weak global economy and inflationary pressures. Mr. Ipson will draw on his long experience as a commercial banker in China and include highly informative graphs of the development of China’s economy. He will also cover the significance of these developments for the American economy. Mr. Ipson first went to Hong Kong in 1966 as a University of California exchange student. After extensive study of Chinese history at Stanford and Harvard, he joined Chemical Bank, was posted to Hong Kong, and served as Chief Representative in Beijing from 1986 to 1988. He then worked for a retail bank in Hong Kong before joining IFC in 2005. He currently serves as a director of Bank of Beijing, Jiangsu Leasing Company based in Nanjing and Vietinbank, one of the largest banks in Vietnam. Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Form 103 980 Fremont St., Monterey, CA 93940-4799 Lectures are free. Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 831-646-4224 www.gentrain.org http://gentrain.org/lect.html
Community Passover Seder April 7
We invite you to join us for our congregation’s Community Passover Seder which will be held the second night of Passover, Sat., April 7 at Rancho Canada Golf Club. The Seder will be led by Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum and Cantorial Soloist Alisa Fineman. Dinner will be served in the main dining room of the Rancho Canada Golf Club, located at 4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. The dinner includes gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzo balls, roasted chicken and wild rice medley, fresh vegetables, tropical fruit, Ceremonial wine, grape juice, coffee, tea, matzo, macaroons, traditional seder plate and dessert. A vegetarian meal option will also be available upon request. In order to begin our Seder promptly at 6:15 p.m. and our traditional dinner at 7:00 p.m., we ask that you be seated no later than 6:00 p.m. There are no reserved tables. As our menu requires considerable advanced preparations, only reservations received no later than March 30, 2012 can be guaranteed. Cost is: Member Adult, $36 per person; Non-Member Adult, $41 per person; Children (12 and under), $20 per person To make your reservation or for more information, please contact the Temple office at 831-624-2015. A Yizkor service, marking the end of the festival of Passover, will be held on Saturday morning, April 14. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. and will include a special Torah reading and the Yizkor prayers.
Art classes at PG Art Center
Ongoing- Friday Evening Mail Art Workshop and Potluck Dinner 5:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday at the Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave. For non-artists and artists. Mail Art has been around since the 1950’s and is an international art movement. We will make mail art to send and share mail art that we’ve received . . . and eat! It’s great fun for all ages! $5.00 drop-in donation. Please RSVP, 402-5367/ artnants@aol.com. Ongoing, first Fridays of the month free. Ongoing-Beginning Watercolor Class with Jane Flury 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Thursdays at Vista Lobos, Carmel. Class covers the basics and will work from still life but students may work on their on projects. All skill levels welcome. 10 week session $50. Drop-ins welcome, must pay for whole session. Register through Carmel Adult School 624-1714. For information call 402-5367 or email: artnants@aol.com Beginning Drawing Class with Jane Flury 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Class will explore the basics and various media such as colored pencil, pen and ink, silverpoint and more. Four week session $75 . Next session starts April 5. Pre-register 402-5367/artnants@ aol.com
‘AristoCats’ coming to PacRep PacRep’s School of Dramatic Arts’ (SoDA) season continues on the newly remodeled Golden Bough stage with Disney’s AristoCats – Kids, through April 1. Under the direction of Maryann Rousseau, more than 70 “stars of tomorrow” perform in this stage adaption based on the 1970 Disney film classic, that follows the devious antics of Madame’s jealous butler Edgar (Michael Blackburn), who cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. Luckily, Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of Alley Cats come to their rescue. This feline adventure is sure to have audiences of all ages tapping their feet to the hip, jazzy tunes of Disney favorites “The Aristocats”, “Scales and Arpeggios” and “Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat”. Disney’s AristoCats – Kids performances continue Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m., with 2:00 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, closing April 1, at the Golden Bough Theatre, on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, in Carmel-by-the-Sea. General admission single ticket prices for the SoDA Season productions range from $7 to $20 with discounts available for seniors over 65, students, children, teachers, and active military. For tickets call 622-0100 or inquire online at PacRep.org. The PacRep 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 Chapman Foundation, and the Harden Foundation, among many others. FRI SAT SAT SUN
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Free lecture on quilts
The Friends of the Monterey Public Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee present Quilts 2012: Not Your Grandma's Blankets with Claudia Sammis of the Monterey Peninsula Quilter's Guild, on Wednesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m., in the Library Community Room. Learn about the multi-faceted significance of these useful artifacts in today's world. The lecture is free but reservations are required. Adults ages 50-up are encouraged to attend. Sign up in advance at the Help Desk or call 831.646.5632. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
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Good Old Days A Pacific Grove tradition, Good Old Days is Monterey County’s largest arts and crafts show, featuring over 225 art and food vendors in downtown Pacific Grove. Also a favorite is the parade down Pine Avenue that starts at 10 a.m,. live entertainment on five stages, old-fashioned games and contests and lots of family fun. The Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild will present the annual Quilt Show at Chautauqua Hall featuring award winning quilts. Free admission.
Quilts by the Bay: Blooming at Good Old Days again
Blooming Wonderful, a quilt designed by Back Porch Fabric’s Gail Abeloe, worked by Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild members and quilted by Sharon Winter, will be raffled at off. The quilt is currently on display at Back Porch Fabrics. More than 129 quilts will be on display at Chautauqua Hall during Good Old Days. Photo by Peter Mounteer. Quilts by the Bay, the 34th annual Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild Quilt Show, will be held the weekend of April 14 and 15 at Chautauqua Hall in downtown Pacific Grove. This marks the return of the show to Good Old Days and its roots in Pacific Grove. Show hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the cost is $7; children 12 and under free. The show will kick off with a festive Preview Party from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13. Chautauqua Hall is located at the corner of 16th Street and Central
Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove. On display will be more than 129 large quilts in a wide variety of styles as well as a display Challenge Quilts made by Guild members. Challenge quilts are when a group of quilters are inspired to create an original piece within a set of parameters, such as using the same fabrics. The resulting quilts all share elements but are highly individual and distinctive. Visitors will also be able to enter to win a Miniature Quilt and purchase
last-minute tickets for “Blooming Wonderful”, a 79” by 85” quilt designed by Gail Abeloe of Back Porch Fabrics and made by Guild members. “Blooming Wonderful” is currently on display at Back Porch Fabrics, 157 Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove, which is also selling raffle tickets. A boutique will feature a wide variety of unique items and an assortment of quilt fabric will be available at the garage sale. For more information, please visit www.mpqg.org
New event replaces Muster as firefighters get modernized
The Good Old Days Fire Muster will get a slight makeover for the upcoming weekend festival, held annually on the second weekend of every April. It will now be known as the Firefighter Combat Challenge, a change that reflects “waning national interest in the traditional Fire Muster in favor of more current activities,” said Jim Brown of Fire Station Four in Pacific Grove. The popular Fire Muster,
which has been a consistent crowd-pleaser over the years, is no more. Instead of an exhibition of more traditional firefighting techniques such as the bucket carry and the hose drag, this year’s Firefighter Combat Challenge involves five sequenced events exhibiting more contemporary firefighting activities. The five events are: a three story stair climb, hose bundle hoist, weighted sled, hose drag and victim drag each run by
individual participants, rather than teams of two, as in previous years. Last year’s participants include fire fighters from Pacific Grove and Monterey Fire Stations, as well as students from the Monterey Peninsula College Fire Academy. However, this year, every fire agency in Monterey County has been invited to participate in the Firefighter Combat Challenge. The event is slated to take place in
the same area as last year, at the corner of Lighthouse and Congress, right in front of the Pacific Grove Post Office. Below: Last year may have been the last for the traditional hose cart race and bucket brigade. This year at Good Old Days fire companies will demonstrate more modern techniques in a challenge. Photos by Peter Mounteer
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Good Old Days Non-profits reach community at Good Old Days Among the many nonprofits that utilize community outreach to support their aims, World Vision, a Christian relief and advocacy organization that seeks to “serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender” stands out with its Promise Packs initiative. Of late, World Vision has partnered with the Peninsula Christian Center of Pacific Grove to assemble and distribute Promise Packs for children in need across the world. Peninsula Christian Center will make an outreach at Good Old Days this year to provide Promise Packs to needy children. A Promise Pack is a specially assembled kit of school and hygiene supplies in a backpack and sent to children in AIDS-affected communities around the world. The backpacks contain such items as pencils, notebooks, pens, flashcards, toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap, blankets, and an encouraging note from the sender, among other things. Organizations can order a minimum of 50 of these, unassembled, put them together independently and then cooperate with World Vision in distributing these packs around the world. Each unassembled pack costs $25 each. So where does the Peninsula Christian Center come in? Since January, the organization has been taking donations to fund their effort with World Vision since January. The goal by Good Old Days which this year takes place on April 14th and 15th, is to have enough money to order 300 packs, equivalent to $7,500. The deadline passed during the last week of March, but the Peninsula Christian Center will still be taking donations at the Good Old Days, when they will also be assembling the packs they have. The inspiration for PCC to partner with World Visions emerged from the
Right Now Conference, which was held in Dallas, Texas and attended by PCC pastor Carl Friedel. The conference took place shortly after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. The primary theme of the conference focussed on “mobilizing the church to meet the needs of people around the world” said Friedel. A smaller part of the conference included assembling several hundred Promise Packs for children in need in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding regions. Friedel took the concept home and then applied it to the PCC. The Promise Packs assembled by Friedel and his congregation will be distributed around the world to various regions according to appropriate need, as assessed by World Vision. Keep a lookout on April 14 and 15 for a booth affiliated with World Vision and the Peninsula Christian Center, or feel free to drop them a donation at their location in Pacific Grove at 520 Pine Avenue.
Promise Packs will be assembled and delivered by Christian relief agency World Vision. There will be a fund-raising booth at Good Old Days.
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Up and Coming Violinist, pianist at Sunset Center
Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott will perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Franck in a recital at Sunset Center in Carmel on April 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm. Electrifying performances, fearless interpretations and musical depth have established violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as one of the leading violinists of our time. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg’s exceptional artistry is paired with great musical intelligence which, along with her unique personality, have served her well in numerous environments-on camera, on stage, and as a powerful and innovative presence on the recording scene. Her professional career began in 1981 when she won the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition. In 1983 she was recognized with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and in 1988 was Ovations Debut Recording Artist of the Year. In 1999 she was honored with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, awarded to instrumentalists who have demonstrated “outstanding achievement and excellence in music.” In May of that same year, she was awarded an honorary Master of Musical Arts from the New Mexico State University. An American citizen, Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome and emigrated to the United States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music. She later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School. She became Music Director of the Bay Area's New Century Chamber Orchestra in 2008. Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is a consummate artist who balances a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator. She performs over 100 concerts a year in a combination of solo recitals, concerti and chamber music. Her repertoire choices are eclectic, spanning from Bach and Haydn to Prokofiev and Scriabin to Kernis, Hartke, Tower and Wuorinen. Her recent Bach and Gershwin recordings received rave reviews. She was named an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 1995 and performs and tours extensively with CMS each season. With CMS she has performed the Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas and Chamber Music, as well as a Three Concert Series of Shostakovich Chamber Music. She continues a long standing collaboration with the highly acclaimed violinist, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg. As a duo, they have released a CD titled “Live” on the NSS label and plan to release the Complete Brahms Violin and Piano Sonatas. McDermott is also a member of the renowned piano quartet, Opus One. She continues to perform each season with her sisters, Maureen McDermott and Kerry McDermott in the McDermott Trio. McDermott has also released an all-Schumann CD with violist Paul Neubauer, as well as the Complete Chamber Music of Debussy with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. McDermott studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Dalmo Carra, Constance Keene and John Browning. She was a winner of the Young Concert Artists auditions and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant. She lives in New York City. for violin and piano intermission César Franck Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, left, and pianist Anne McDermott, below,m will perform together at Sunset Center on April 1. Program Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for violin and keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1
Pacific Grove Art Center
568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove New exhibits February 24 - April 5, 2012 COASTAL TEXTURES Photography by CARL COUCHMAN THE QUIET EYE: WALLS, WINDOWS & WALKWAYS The Photography of Peggy Downes Baskin FAMILY TIES: OCCUPATION ART The mixed media artwork of Suzanne Klotz ART FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY A Group Exhibition sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence and Naim Farhat SHE MADE US DO IT! The Work of Jane Flury’s Art Students PASSION The Visual Journaling of Alana Puryear’s Students Peggy Downes Baskin’s book of photography, “The Quiet Eye: Listening to Images,” will be a free gift for new family memberships to Pacific Grove Art Center from February 24th through the month of March.
PacRep’s SoDA program presents
Words on Stage: Voices From Great Literature
Stories That Teach: Humor and Wisdom from Around the World
For lovers of traditional stories and world mythologies, comes a presentation of classic eastern and western tales, accompanied by humorous anecdotes from the Middle East with Stories That Teach: Humor and Wisdom from Around the World. This month’s offering from PacRep Theatre’s School of Dramatic Arts’ Words on Stage series will be performed on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Indoor Forest Theatre in Carmel. Admission is free. Beyond their role as entertainment around the fire, stories, often laced with humor, have provided in many cultures a vehicle for imparting the wisdom born of experience. More effective than moral commands or theoretical statements, such stories have long served a teaching function, instructing the young and reminding the old about what really matters. Among the stories included are European fairy tales that celebrate the feisty, brave, and courageous woman and speak of the importance of ancient learning. From India comes the Jataka Tales that applies Buddhist precepts to ordinary life. And from the Middle East, stories of the wily and bumbling Sufi trickster Mullah Nasruddin present the foibles of humankind in stark relief. Such traditional tales highlight the possibility of transformation and the great importance of living as aware and compassionate human beings. With their truths held in universal consciousness for centuries, these ancient tales resonate still as we seek to understand our own stories. Performers Jenna Gavin, Anne Mitchell and Elayne Azevedo will be reading the stories under the direction of Suzanne Sturn. Words On Stage is a regular series presented by Pacific Repertory’s School of Dramatic Arts that presents readings of great literature, poetry and prose, to local and visiting audiences. Who doesn’t love being read to? Come to the Indoor Forest Theatre, sit back and relax, and experience the joy of literature celebrated in an intimate setting. Mark your calendar for the May 6 and 7 presentation of “Mother Lode: Mothers and Other Goddesses”. Donations are welcome and support the scholarship fund for Pacific Repertory Theatre’s School of Dramatic Arts (SoDA). Two performances only: Sun., April 15 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Indoor Forest Theatre (underneath the stage of Carmel’s historic, outdoor Forest Theatre), corner of Santa Rita and Mountain View, Carmel-by-the-Sea. For more information visit: www.schoolofdramaticarts.org.
PacRep announces fundraiser and gala event
PacRep Theatre has announced its annual spring fundraiser and gala event, “Shake, Rattle & Roll to the ‘50’s” at the Ferrante Room at the top of the Marriott, 350 Calle Principal, Monterey, from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. on March 31. Fifteen fantasy auction items will be offered for bid, including a Hawaiian vacation, UniWorld cruise, and a 10-day Holland America Cruise anywhere in the world. Get ready for a rockin’ good time at this one-night-only event featuring a custom themed three-course gourmet dinner, fine wines, live and “SuperSilent” auctions, dancing, and live entertainment provided throughout the evening by the Scott Brown Ensemble and surprise appearances by “Rock Legends” portrayed by Lydia Lyons, Davitt Felder and Daniel Simpson, performing your favorite hits from the 1950’s. Proceeds from the event will benefit the non-profit PacRep Theatre, the only yearround professional theatre in the Central Coast region. Event tickets are $125 each, and can be purchased at the Golden Bough Playhouse box office on Monte Verde, between 8th and 9th in Carmel-by-the-Sea, or online at PacRep.org. For tickets or further information, call 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, Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, STAR Foundation, The Chapman Foundation, and the Harden Foundation, among many others.
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Sports
PGHS Girls’ Softball
At left, vs. Lynbrook High School Below, far left: Varsity vs. Lynnbrook Below, center and right: JV vs. Soledad and Varsity vs. Soledad Bottom: Varsityy vs. Soledad
Photos by Monterey Bay Sports Photos.com
Breaker Dance Team presents Our 7th Annual
SPRING SHOWCASE Saturday, March 31 at the Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center PGMS Auditorium Doors open 6:30 PM Show time 7:00 PM $8 Adult • $5 Student
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Sports and Leisure Registration opens April 1 for Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay
Ben Alexander
Golf Tips
Early Bird Special rates apply April 1-15
The Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay opens for registration on April 1. The popular Half Marathon will be featuring its “10th Presentation” on Sunday, November 18, 2012. A capped field of 9,000 runners typically sells out by mid-summer so race organizers are encouraging early sign ups. Taking place along the scenic waterfront of Monterey Bay in the communities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, the Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay draws a top field of elite runners from throughout the country. The prize purse of $20,500 is the largest offered on the West Coast for a half marathon distance. Runners typically travel from all 50 states and several foreign countries to compete in this destination race, recently named the Best Half Marathon by readers of Competitor Magazine in the January 2012 Pacific West issue. The day preceding the Half Marathon on Monterey Bay will feature the Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K and the JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K. Asics, Runner’s World and Rabobank are among the event’s top sponsors. Early registration fees are $95 for the Half Marathon for the first two weeks. To register and for more information, go to www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org. The Big Sur Half Marathon event contact is: info@bsim.org or 831-625-6226.
Surf Forecast 03/30/12-04/04/12 From SwellInfo.com • Updated 03/29/12 at 6:00 AM
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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
Many of us as new golfers want to play well and try to play golf on our own . . . and struggle at best. Of course here is where I say go to your PGA Professional for some experienced guidance. But that said, after your first lesson learn how to hit one club which is the pitching wedge first. Then work up to the rest of the set of clubs. For most people pitching wedge will go about 50 yards up to100 yards. And this is the range for many golfers. My thought here is if you can’t hit a shot with consistency 50 yards, why would you try to hit a shot 200 yards? Learn from short distances and work your way up after you have had your first lesson to get started.
Green = Clean • Blue = Fair • Red = Choppy Check Swellinfo.com for the up to date forecast and more resources. Updated twice daily.
Breaker of the Week Taylor Jones Senior Second in State Mock Trial Journalist
Central Coast Silkscreen & Embroidery 215 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 831.372.1401
Breaker of the Week Claire D’Angelo Senior First in State Mock Trial Defense Attorney
Shawn Lasko, DC 507 Central Ave., Pacific Grove 831.373.7373
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Your achievements
Peeps Pacific Grove High School celebrates inductees into National Honor Society
Sixty-five students from Pacific Grove High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held at the PGHS library Monday night, March 26. Members were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students inducted were: Kaitlin Alt, Arwa Awan, Paige Book, Yann Brown, Jessica Bullington, Robyn Bursch, Dylan Chesney, Tyler Chisman, Wonjoon Choi, Hannah Chung, Andrew Chyo, Bryan Clark, Lilli Consiglio, Claire D’Angelo, Lauren Dykman, Isabella Fenstermaker, Samuel Goldman, Maggie Grindstaff-Snyder, Reeve Grobecker, Nicole Hage, Mele Hautau, Jenna Hively, Michael Johnson, Michelle Katz, Sara Khalil, Jamin Kim-Sanders, Cody Lee, Skyler Lewis, James Liu, Brian Long, Emily Long, Rebecca Long, Lyla Mahmoud, Samatha Maksoud, Timothy Matthews, Kory Milar, Addison Miller, Lindsey Morgan, Maya Mueller, Carol Nader, Aubrie Odell, Maggie Paddock, Kristine Pak, Andrew Paxton, Michael Paxton, Katherine Phillips, Nathan Phillips, Makena Rakouska, Brianna Rakouska, Dean Randall, Amanda Satrio, Cindy Shen, Emily Shifflet, Meagan Shih, Sonja Paige Silkey, Corinne Sohle´, Emily Stewart, Sydney Thompson, Samantha Wagner, Eugenia Wang, Lauren Weichert, and Hayoung Youn. “We are very proud to recognize these outstanding members of our student body. National Honor Society members are chosen for and then expected to continue their exemplary contributions to the school and community,” said Katie Selfridge, chapter adviser. In this its inaugural year, the Pacific Grove High School chapter will sponsor several student driven service projects for the school and community. The National Honor Society ranks as one of the oldest and most prestigious national organizations for high school students. There are chapters in more than 16,000 high schools and, since 1921, millions of students have been selected for membership. Millions of dollars in scholarships have been awarded to senior members since 1945 by the sponsoring organization, NASSP.
Poetry Out Loud
Arwa Awan, who won Pacific Grove High school’s Poetry Out Loud competition, went on to represent us at the County level -- and won again. Though she will not advance from the California level, held over the weekend of March 24-25, she has represented us well and made a lot of people very proud. Photo by Peter Mounteer.
Mock Trial Winners
Taylor Jones
Peter Mounteer
Pacific Grove’s Mock Trial team, both defense and prosecution, is resting. An intense weekend in Sacramento is over. The team as a whole placed 15th in the state, and two individuals brought home honors as well. Taylor Jones, above, left in his “self-portrait” mode, took second in the state as trial journalist. Says Taylor, “We met with Peter Funt, the head of the journalist competition, on Friday to get some pointers on how to write a thorough news article.Then each journalist attended their county’s Round Two competition on Saturday morning. After the trial ended around noon, we had until 5:00 to submit our stories back to the Sacramento Superior Courthouse. Overall, it was a great learning experience and I got to test my abilities in a different realm of news journalism.” You can read Taylor’s musings and reviews of art and music events every other week in cedar street times, or online at Trudeau Publishing. Above, right, Claire D’Angelo placed first in the state as defense attorney. Below is George Lialo’s shot of some of the team including Taylor, Jenna Hively, Marie Vastola, Yann Brown, unknown, and Julie SunJoo Kim.
MPUSD teacher will tutor struggling readers this summer
Luke Westerlund is launching a tutoring business aimed at helping struggling readers. Westerlund believes that most struggling readers are missing out on a golden opportunity—to continue developing their skills over the summer. For most students, the opposite is true. They make gains over the school year only to lose ground over the summer months. For the past two years, Westerlund has been trained in Wilson reading programs, specifically for struggling readers and spellers. “I’ve seen the light bulbs turn on when I teach students in a way that is specifically designed to fit their needs. When students learn intricacies of the English language, they look at words in a totally different way. It takes the ambiguity and frustration out of learning to read and spell.” Westerlund is launching his tutoring business this spring with the goal of developing a clientele for the upcoming summer months. In the past four years, he has taught struggling students including students with learning disabilities, dyslexia and ADD/ ADHD. Visit www.lukewesterlundtutoring.com for more information.
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Young Writers’ Corner Touchdown, Managua by Emily Shifflett From up above, It almost looks like LA without the pools. Red shingled roofs, bright green lawns. Relaxed, posh, cool. On the ground, you see just how mistaken you were.
Scholarship opportunity for military dependents, NPS alumni dependents Monterey Bay Officer’s Spouse Club offers merit-based scholarships to dependents of active duty, retired or deceased military members living in Monterey County or alumni of Navl Postgraduate School living anywhere. Scholarships range from $500 up. Scholarship selection is based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community involvement, experience, and volunteerism, achievements and recognitions, plus an essay. The scholarship application period is open now and expires April 30, 2012. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2012. For more information and to download an application, visit the MBOSC Scholarship 2012 website at www.montereybayosc.com/scholarship..htm. Monterey Bay Officer’s Spouse Club is a social and service organization promoting friendships and communities. The MBOSC sponsors social events for military families as well as fund-raising events. Officer spouses from the Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute and all officer spouses of the Monterey County area are welcomed members.
Student will hold fund-raiser for horse rescue
The red is not shingle. The green is not lawn. This is how perception is fickle.
Pacific Grove High School student Samantha “Sam” Sikora will hold a fund-raising bake sale on First Friday, Fri., April 6 and on Sat., April 7 as her Senior Project. “I’ll bake all the goodies myself,” said Sam, who believes it will help attract donors for her cause, Redwing Horse Sanctuary. The sanctuary has two sites, one in Lockwood and one in Prunedale. The bake sale will be held outside Artisana Gallery, 309 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove. On First Friday, Sam’s confections will be available from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. On Saturday she will be there from noon until 5:00 p.m.
The red is iron rust, Like scabs over half healed wounds, That runs out like rivers of corrupted blood During hurricanes and monsoons. The green is nature shoving through, Not tame as are the lawns. It’s grass creeping up in cracks,
Photo by Claire Metzler of a Redwing resident
Nature trying to reclaim what’s gone.
Animal Friends Rescue Project in qualifying heat for 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge
And life is only a sacred thing, If your heart or wallet care.
Community Support Needed for Chance to Win $100,000 Grand Prize and Save More Lives
I saw a man beating a dog Who was hopeful enough to stare. It shattered my heart to see this:
Animal Friends Rescue Project is excited to be a participant in the Qualifying Heat of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. AFRP is competing for a chance at more than $500,000 in grant funding, including a grand prize of $100,000. The 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is a nationwide competition for animal shelters (and their communities) aimed at getting more animals adopted. AFRP has made it into the Qualifying Heat where registered shelters compete to accumulate the most online votes from their supporters. The 50 shelters, out of 108 shelters contenders, with the most votes become the official contestants for the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge to take place in the fall. “The ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is a great opportunity for AFRP to get the word out about adopting homeless animals,” said Kelly Lehrian, Executive Director of AFRP. “Working together with the shelters, businesses and the community, we will work hard to help even more animals, and we’ll have a shot at the $100,000 grant which would make it possible for us to fund more spay and neuter surgeries for our communities animals to help reduce the number of animals entering the shelters.” Lehrian adds, “But first, we need to win a spot in the Qualifying Heat where, with enough votes from our supporters, volunteers and the community, we’ll qualify to compete in the $100K Challenge itself.” You can cast your vote everyday for Animal Friends Rescue Project online at www.votetosavelives. org or on AFRP’s website at www.animalfriendsrescue.org.
Man and nature at war. But the people must eke out a living, So war is what they have in store. Too many children With hunger in their eyes. Too many mothers Crying as their child dies. Too many men Breaking under their load. Too many people Barely afloat. Too many animals Thrown away as trash. I’ll tell you right now; This cannot last. Going at it fist to fist. Everyone knows deep down Which will be the first to give
Feast of Lanterns applications now on website
The Feast of Lanterns Royal Court Applications are now updated on the website. www.feast-of-lanterns.org where it may be downloaded. The Information Meeting will be held on Monday, April 9 at the Pacific Grove Community Center. It begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be at least an hour long. This meeting is mandatory for anyone interested in interviewing for a spot on the 2012 Royal Court. Applications are due April 11 and the Royal Court will be selected April 21.
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Letters
Opinion Marge Ann Jameson
Cedar Street Times’s Opinion Make nice or move
I have recently made it a practice to arrive late at City Council and commission meetings in order to avoid the oral communications segment of the agenda. As a result, I may miss some genuine tidbits of information brought by the public, but by and large I feel that what I miss is a lot of shouting, lecturing, name-calling, outright lying, bullying and self-aggrandizement. Later, when I bring City Council meetings up on video-on-demand on the City's website, I can fast forward through the segment and stop it if I see a new face at the podium. I can get a succinct synopsis, albeit a tardy one, in the written minutes if I want it. My stomach thanks me for it. I get enough of that sort of behavior right here in my office, on the phone and in emails. The Internet has made it easy for people to drop short, snotty little emails and avoid sitting down to write a well thought-out, carefully researched – and proof read – letter which I might consider publishing. Interestingly enough, I would pay more attention to a letter written on a subject of concern, even if emailed, than I would to a phone call or a visit. I'm sure many City Council members would concur, though some are more forgiving than I. Thousands of public funds spent on fences to keep people away from the seals, fences to keep children – and adults – from running amok in the butterfly sanctuary. Double standards for emergency personnel (“Be there when I need you but be aware that I don't respect you.”) when the police chief himself is out on patrol. Elected officials grilling staff from the dais when there was plenty of time to do that before the meeting instead of embarassing them – and the members of the public – there at the meeting. Name-calling, finger-pointing, jumping to conclusions. Selective memory. The culture of entitlement which is our sad and embarassing reputation all over the county. Now comes the rumor that a staff member is on the verge of requesting a temporary restraining order against a particular member of the public who has made the staff member's life miserable both on the job and off the job. So far it's just a rumor, as I have been unable to verify the information through other sources, but I would not be in the least surprised. I'm not saying that City staff is always right, but they deserve some modicum of respect. Along with council members, so do commission members who, in case you forgot, are volunteers and don't get a stipend. I don't see this type of behavior when I go to other council meetings at other levels and in other cities. Is it something in the water in Pacific Grove? People who would otherwise be decent human beings turn into playground bullies when they are here. It’s the season of redemption, Easter and Passover. Make nice, people. Or move. - Marge Ann Jameson
Letters to the Editor
Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well as your name and city of residence. We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame or slander or libel. Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is printed on Fri. and is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by email subscription. Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 Email: editor@cedarstreettimes.com
Consequences of Tar Sand Pipeline, fracking are huge for wildlife as well as people
Editor: In late January 2012, my sources in Nebraska informed me that very vocal proponents of the Tar Sands Pipeline refrain from visiting Nebraska for their own safety. For Nebraskans this controversial XL pipeline is considered an obscenity, because their most important huge aquifer, the Ogalalla, offers the four contiguous States a most dependable source of potable water; which they definitely do not want to endanger by the XL pipeline. So far the track record of the Canadian sector of the pipeline has been indeed dismal regarding recurrent leakage, and other related mechanical problems. Ardent boosters for this pipeline need to be made aware that tar sands oil extraction is a very polluting process, due to the use of “fracking”, by which water loaded with chemicals that are toxic is injected under great pressure into the exposed tar sands, to enable the release of methane (which too is toxic) into the atmosphere. Furthermore tar sands oil is a thick tarry bitumenous sludge like oily material, which was toxic prior to the “fracking” and now has even more toxicity from the added chemicals. The leakage of such oily substances, even in small amounts would be catastrophic for the Ogalalla aquifer, which is needed not only for human consumption, but also for the extensive cattle ranching industry in Nebraska. The underlying ground water table, where tar sands oil is extracted has become severely contaminated as well. My Canadian contacts are livid over the huge amounts of Boreal Forests being clear cut to expose the underlying tar sands shale, and are furious over the cavalier attitude of the Canadian oilmen, who so far have minimized the loss of these magnificent forests. Boreal forests are extremely important for hundreds of species of songbirds; but also harbor timber wolves, black and grizzly bears, and most importantly are also the home of the severely endangered Woodland Caribou, lynx, and many other native animal species. Climatically speaking the loss of these forests is a major step toward the progression of global warming as well. Bizarre severe storms and major hurricanes have occurred in recent years on the route of the proposed pipeline, which also is a factor for avoidance of constructing any oil pipeline there. My Nebraskan sources informed me that the head of the American Petroleum Institute recently sent a threat to the White House warning that if the pipeline is not approved, there will be huge political consequences”. How nice to know that this Congress has a sizeable component of paid political vipers, who have allegiance only to Corporate Big Oil, but not to America. Marvin J. Sheffield, D.V.M. Pacific Grove
Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120472 The following person is doing business as NDS Global, 266 Reservation Rd., Suite 319, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933; and Green Valley Transport, 266 Reservation Rd., Suite 319, Marina, Monterey County, CA 9393: Raymond D. Thomas, 22502 Indian Springs Rd., Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 7, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 3/5/12. Signed: Ray Thomas. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30/12
Protect your good name! Fictitious Business Name Statements expire after 5 years.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120407 The following person is doing business as Little Beet Kids, PO Box 979 (122 19th St) Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. Andrea Page, 122 19th st., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 28, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/4/12. Signed: Andrea Page. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 03/16/12, 03/23/12, 03/30/12, 04/06/12.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120517 The following person is doing business as All Around Fitness, Inc, 855 Broadway Ave., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955. All Around Fitness, Inc., 855 Broadway Ave., Seaside, CA 93955. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 13, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2003. Signed: David Homa, CEO. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 03/16/12, 03/23/12, 03/30/12, 04/6/2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120335 The following person is doing business as Monterey Pet Care, 982 Syida Drive, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. Daniel Galfano, 982 Syida Dr., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 17, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Daniel Galfano. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120144 The following person is doing business as Humble Healing, 5 Windsor Rise, Monterey, Monterey County, CA. 93940: Irvin Steven Siglin III, 5 Windsor Rise, Monterey, CA 93940 This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on January 24, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Irvin Steven Siglin, III. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120424 The following person is doing business as C&C Repair, Inc., 249 Dela Vina Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. C&C Repair, Inc., 249 Dela Vina Street, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 1, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 1/1/12. Signed: Dana Moldenhauer, President/CFO. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 03/16/12, 03/23/12, 03/30/12, 04/06/12.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20120279 The following person is doing business as Turn Key Design & Property Services; Turn Key Design, 614 Congress Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. Lydia S. Collins, 614 Congress Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on February 10, 2012. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/14/07. Signed: Lydia S. Collins. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12
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Adobes Opening for Tours
Monterey State Historic Park will open Custom House and Pacific House Adobes on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the spring, summer and fall seasons, beginning Friday, March 30. Custom House and Pacific House Museums will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all three days. A single entry fee of $3 allows visitors access to both buildings. Forty-five minute walking tours of the Custom House Plaza and waterfront area will also recommence for an entry fee of $5 which includes entrance to Custom House and Pacific House. Youth age 12 and under are free accompanied by a paying adult. Additional tours of Cooper-Molera and Larkin House adobes will also be offered for $5 each. Thanks to a substantial gift from its non-profit partner, the Monterey State Historic Park Association, MSHP will offer free entrance to Monterey County residents on the last Sunday of each month for all adobe tours and walking tours. Residents need only show identification with proof of county residence. Stevenson House, located at 530 Houston Street in downtown Monterey, will be open Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., staffed by volunteers. Entrance is free to this museum. For private group tours, contact Michael at 649-7172. Private tours range between $75 and $150, depending on the number of buildings visited and group size.
Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District class
The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (mprpd.org) is offering a free program in comprehensive composting at the Monterey Regional Waste Management District just north of Marina. For information about all activities of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, please see the Let’s Go Outdoors! guide or go to mprpd.org.
Comprehensive Composting (Basic and Vermicomposting) (Free)
Did you know that organic matter represents approximately 1/3 of all household waste? Composting yard and kitchen scraps reduces the amount of “garbage” going into local landfills. Compost at home and produce free nutrient-rich soil amendments for your backyard garden, helping the plants help the planet! Instructors: Monterey Regional Waste Management District staff. Ages 9-adult, minors must be accompanied by an adult, Saturday, March 31, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, 14201 Del Monte Boulevard, free. To register online, go to mprpd.org and register with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Walk-in registrations are accepted Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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 e-mail to narvaez@mprpd.org.
Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated Luncheon
The monthly luncheon of the Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated club will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Rancho Canada Golf Club, 4860 Carmel Valley Rd. The featured guest speaker is Byrl Smith, Candidate for the County Board of Supervisors, District 4. Byrl will speak on many issues facing Monterey County and her positions for the upcoming election. The public is always welcome. Social time is at 11:30, and luncheon starts at noon. $22 per member and $25 for nonmembers. RSVP before Mon. April 9th. Call Ellen at 333-1581 or Diane via email at dlcare@sbcglobal.net.
Museum of Monterey
Relive Monterey Pop Festival
The Museum of Monterey is pleased to announce the opening of “Music Love and Flowers: Youth and Culture in Monterey 1967 and Now”. To mark the 45th anniversary of this baby boomer milestone and its present-day relevance, the exhibition will be an exploration of the Monterey International Pop Festival which took place at the Monterey Fairgrounds in June 1967. The Gala Reception and Love In for the exhibit will take place on Friday, April 13 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. complete with music, flowers, art, food, drinks, peace and happiness! Admission for members is free, cost to Non-Members is $10. The Museum of Monterey is located at 5 Custom House Plaza. Precursor to Woodstock, the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival was a ground-breaking celebration of musical genres and the beginning of youth based social movements to follow. The show will open in April 2012 and continue through January 2013. This media driven exhibition will tell the story of the musicians, audience, and city through film, music, poetry, photography, art and conversation with the intention of creating a sensory and participatory “experience” for the visitor. MoM Director and Curator, Lisa Coscino is partnering with “A Perfect Haze” authors Harvey and Kenneth Kubernick, “The Hippie Dictionary” author John McCleary, Grateful Dead archivist Nicholas Meriwether, Grateful Dead Manager Rock Scully and others to produce an interactive festival experience complete with a film series, concerts, lectures, youth storytelling, beat and slam poetry readings and panel discussions with luminaries of the past and present. The Monterey Pop Festival was a pivotal event culturally, socially and politically and in many ways directly parallels contemporary youth powered movements cropping up around the United States. It is our intention to investigate this link between the generations and to explore the powerful reverberations that the Monterey Pop Festival started with an emphasis on the explosion of creativity that originated in the Bay area and flowed south. Included in the exhibit will be photography by Elaine Mayes, Lisa Law, Tom O’Neal, Fred Arellano, Guy Webster, Henry Diltz and others. San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Ralph Gleason’s Monterey Pop memorabilia will be displayed along with items from Grammy Award-winning art director, music historian, archivist, music memorabilia collector-dealer and former executive vice president/general manager of Warner Brother’s Records, Jeff Gold’s collection. The exhibit will take a historical look at the cultural, social and political movements of the era as well as an in depth view of Monterey at the time and will include story telling and ephemera from local people and businesses. This exhibit could not have been created without the help of Hewlett Packard, Home Depot, The Monterey County Weekly, Get Hot Bug Shop, Monterey Signs, Bereman Carpets, Toby Gleason, Rock Scully, Jeff Gold, Scott Mathews, John McCleary, Harvey Kubernick, Tom Pope, Joel Selvin and the generous lenders. Museum of Monterey Loves You! Museum Hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5. Natural Health Holistice Lifestyle Consultant
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Lemon Sake Butter Salmon: Doumo arigatou, Ocean Sushi! For this article, I am happy to have a salmon dish from Ocean Sushi Deli paired with a new release: 2010 Otter Cove Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands. Ocean Sushi owners Chris and Toshimi had a vision when they first arrived to the Monterey Peninsula. And that was to spread the Japanese culture through food. That vision has grown to two locations. Chris graduated from the prestigious Tsuji Cooking School in Osaka, Japan while Toshimi studied Nutrition and grew up cooking for friends and family in Nara City. A quarter century ago they opened Ocean Sushi Deli on the corner of David and Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove to share with the community a healthy alternative to fast food. This take-out only sushi shack offers Japanese snacks, beverages, and pre-packaged sushi as well as made to order items. Luckily the community dove right in and soon they were catering to many local hotels, weddings and other events such as the Concours d’Elegance. Although they just stopped this special service, for 20 years they prepared sushi early each morning and delivered it to several of the local markets and institutions like Grove Market, Bruno’s, Nielsen Bros., Cornucopia, Carmel Valley Market, CHOMP, PG Middle and High School among several other fine local establishments to make sushi accessible for everyone. Their daughter, Shiho, returned to the Monterey area and started working at Ocean Sushi in 2008. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara and taught English in Kyoto, Japan the “sake capital of the world” for a couple years on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program). She also worked selling wines in the Bay Area and for an IT company before moving back to Monterey. Shiho grew up in the food business so it’s no wonder that she is a natural at running a restaurant/catering company. Go and visit her and her family, your tummy will thank you for it. Today their Monterey store which opened in 2000 located downtown near the Monterey Post Office offers 100 sushi items and 100 authentic Kansai (Osaka vs Kanto – Tokyo) Style entrees/dishes in an unpretentious deli style atmosphere. Their sauces and dressings are made in house and hot tea, citrus water and Japanese barley tea is complimentary on a self serve basis. One can find Japanese beer and their favorite “Echigo” which is actually made from rice in Japan and therefore gluten free. They also offer many vegetarian, a few vegan options and a decent selection of chilled sake. Stop by for a hot bowl of ramen or
Lemon Sake Butter Salmon
Richard Oh
Serves 2
Oh, have a taste! soba on a cold night or their most popular Teriyaki Salmon over rice called donburi, in a bento or on a salad. Order a sushi platter for your next work lunch meeting instead of a tray of cold cut subs or stop in to buy some snacks for your friends and family. The Monterey location also offers a delivery service for Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside and Carmel after 4:30pm. Monterey Location: 165 Webster Street, Monterey CA, 93940 Casual Café Dining 831-645-9876 Pacific Grove Location: 2701 David Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Take-out Only 831-649-1320
is a nicely balanced wine with acid, body, and depth. The neutral oak added layers and complexity. Why did I pair the Chardonnay with the salmon you ask? I wanted to pick up the acid from the lemon and the creamy feel of the butter to the wine. The charbroil went nicely with the essence of the oak. This is a case of complementing as well as contrasting. The acid from the wine will cut through the butter and the citrus compliments the lemon. In addition, the body to body matched nicely. Try it for yourself. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email me: richard@ ottercovewines.com.
2 5oz salmon filets 3tbsp soy sauce 6tbsp cooking sake 1/2 tbsp butter 1 lemon flour pinch of salt cooking oil 1. Pre-season salmon with a hint of salt and then place in bowl with 3tbsp of cooking sake. Wait 15 minutes then wipe excess moisture off with a paper towel. 2. Dredge salmon in flour, warm up a fry pan to medium heat and drop a little oil. 3. Pan fry both sides of each salmon filet until almost done and toss in butter, 3tbsp each of cooking sake, soy sauce and juice of one lemon wedge. Quickly flip the salmon over to make sure the sauce is coated on both sides and serve with thin slices of lemon on top.
Cheers!
The recipe is a salmon prepared in sake, butter, lemon, soy sauce that will tantalize your tastebuds. It’s very simple and doesn’t require a lot of time. It’s also healthy for you. I’ve paired this with the newly released Otter Cove Chardonnay. There are few ways to pair wine with food. One, pick flavor profiles from the wine with the food. This is a way of complimenting each other. Two, pick a sweeter wine with spicy dishes. This is a way of contrasting flavors. Three, pick higher acid wines with fatty foods, like heavy sauces. Four, body to body. Pick a light-bodied wine with lighter dishes and medium bodied wine with medium intense foods and spices. The Chardonnay grapes are widely grown all over the world. It is a close second to the Pinot Noir grapes grown in Monterey County. The Otter Cove Chardonnay went through partial malolactic fermentation and spent part of the time in neutral oak. Malolactic fermentation is a process where malic acid (harsh tart acid) turns into lactic acid (softer), which makes the wine easier to drink and gives it a fuller, rounder mouth feel. The Chardonnay is a new release and is a 2010 vintage from the Santa Lucia Highlands. You’ll get a full rounded mouth feel of butter, tropical fruits, with a hint of citrus on the finish. It
Monarch season ends, Monarch exhibition opens
While the last groupings of monarchs are leaving Pacific Grove’s Monarch Grove program is now analyzing the weekly data taken during the monarch overwintering Sanctuary, their remarkable story returns in a new special exhibition Monarchs Come season at sites in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. Assistant Professor Louie Yang, Ph.D. at the University of California at Davis is investigating the timing of plantHome opening at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History March 31. The Cal Poly State University’s Monarch Alert Program reports that the average herbivore interactions in milkweeds and monarch butterflies. When female monarchs peak monarch population observed at the sanctuary this year was around 12,500. This is leave their overwintering sites they must find milkweed. They lay their eggs only on a strong improvement over the 2009 average peak population of about 1,000 monarchs milkweed. If no milkweed is growing when the monarchs come, no eggs may be laid. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is opening the Monarchs Come in the Pacific Grove Sanctuary. Today’s population numbers are promising; however they remain a fraction of the approximate 200,000 monarchs observed in the Pacific Home exhibition March 31 to address the public’s questions and concerns regarding the monarchs and to showcase the monarchs’ miraculous life cycle. The exhibition Grove sanctuary in the early 1990s. The Museum’s Executive Director, Lori Mannel, states that “one goal of the recreates a portion of an overwintering site where a cluster of monarchs hang from tree boughs. From across the gallery, visitors Monarchs Come Home exhibition is to can peer through a spotting scope to see alert the public that the annual monarch these butterflies close-up. The museum migration is an endangered phenomenon.” Pacific Grove Museum will celebrate its next Science Saturday, Butterflies and commissioned glass artists Jude Rose, The exhibition aims to inspire visitors to Michael Mangiafico, and Cara Washington conserve both coastal and inland habitats Bees, on Sat., March 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy hands-on science activities at any time during this to depict the life stages of various Californeeded by monarchs and other butterflies. With each stage of the monarch life cycle, free drop-in event. Taste honey varieties, make beeswax candles, as questions of a nia butterflies. Interesting exhibition elements also include a suspended monarch its habitat is also highlighted. For example, beekeeper and enjoy the Museum’s new Monarchs Come Home exhibit. For more information see www.PGmuseum.org. chrysalis in which visitors can rest; and a growth of milkweed can be encouraged by collections cabinet featuring drawers full restricting the use of broad-spectrum herbicides, limiting pesticide use, safeguarding monarch overwintering sites, and planting of specimens, with videos that describe and encourage visitors to examine them. You nectar-producing flowers. “The Museum is eager to show the public what actions they enter the exhibition hall through a twisted wood entry created by local Big Sur artist can take to foster healthy populations of monarchs and other butterflies during each Jayson Fann. Monarchs Come Home exhibition events are listed on the next page. All events stage of their lifecycle.” adds Exhibition Curator Annie Holdren, Ph.D. Scientists are continuing to research why the monarch population west of the Rocky are located at the PG Museum, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. Mountain Range shows signs of decline. Cal Poly State University’s Monarch Alert
Butterflies and bees
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The Green Page Harbor seals pup early this season Public Works builds a fence to protect them at 5th Street
The first successful birth on the beach next to Hopkins Marine Station was March 16. As of Monday, March 26 there were five. Last year there were 87 pups born successfully in Pacific Grove, a record. The first one then was March 31, which is about normal timing. About 72 were born on the beach beside Hopkins, which is already fenced, and 15 were born on the little strip of beach at the bottom of 5th Street. In normal years, seals have stayed on the bigger beach next to Hopkins and spill over onto the smaller beach at 5th Street when pupping. As there have been people on the 5th Street beach this year, according to Bay Net volunteers, no seals have pupped there as yet. Like salmon, says Thom Akeman, a Bay Net volunteer, seals return to the beach where they were born to give birth. Seal photos from this year are by Kim Worrell, a Bay Net volunteer.
Public Works employees strive to beat the seals’ due dates: Left, Ismael Aquino. Right, John goss and Art Navarro. Photos by Peter Mounteer.
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Saturday, March 31, 11-3. Science Saturday: Butterflies and Bees
Enjoy hands-on science activities at any time during this free drop-in event. This Science Saturday focuses on butterflies and bees. Taste honey varieties, make beeswax candles, ask questions of a beekeeper and enjoy the Museum’s new Monarchs come Home exhibition.
Saturday, March 31, 6 p.m. The Butterfly Ball
Enjoy an evening of live music, open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and door prizes at the Museum’s first-ever fundraiser. Dance the night away or play in the photo booth while supporting the Museum. Attire: ball gowns to blue jeans (wings optional). Advance sale: $50 Museum members, $100 general public; or $85 for ticket and membership. At the door: $75 Museum members, $125 general public. Proceeds to support the Museum.
Saturday, April 14, 3 p.m. Lecture: Collection Obsession
Why does a person collect something? Perhaps you’ve wondered. But why does a person collect nothing--and lots and lots of it? William Davies King, author of Collections of Nothing (one of Amazon’s “best books of 2008”), and Professor of Theater at UC Santa Barbara, is a collector of tons of “nothing” and has thought deeply about the phenomenon of collecting, even into its extreme corners. He will describe his collection, introduce some of the ideas he has evolved about collecting, and lead a discussion of the whole bulky business and its enthusiasts. This lecture is free for Museum members; $5 for the general public.
Sunday, May 6, 1pm. Workshop: The Cabinet of Curiosities
Explore the intersections of art and science as you create your own cabinet of natural curiosities. Some materials will be provided, but bring in any small treasures you might want to display. Your cabinet can express personal feelings and moods, or it can be used for a seasonal display in your home. Possibilities are endless. Think about sharing this creative, nature-based workshop with another generation (parent and teen, grandparent and grandchild). Poet and artist Patrice Vecchione will guide you through the process. To join, fill in and return a registration form with payment of $50 per person. Registration is limited. Register online, by telephone, or in person.
Sat., August 18, 10-3pm. Symposium: Monarch Butterflies of the West Coast
Discussions with scientists, managers, and interpreters of western monarch overwintering sites. This exhibition is sponsored by the Citizens of Pacific Grove, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Harriet Mitteldorf. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is a field guide to California’s Central Coast. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is located at 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove.