04-25-14 - Cedar Street Times

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SEAL PUP COUNT
40 as of 4/17/14
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Through May 14
Creative Writing Workshop
Sally Griffin Center
700 Jewell
[email protected] (831869-0860
•
Friday, April 25 and
Sat. April 26
Health & Fitness Expo
Noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monterey Conference Center
Free event showcasing 60
vendors
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Earth Day - Page 15
Nicaragua - Page 16
Garden Gnomes- Page 22
Pacific Grove’s
Sat. April 26
Butterflies & Bees
Lectures, movie,
poetry readings and music
1-4 pm
Museum of Monterey Stanton
Center
5 Custom House Plaza
Free with Museum Admission
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Sun. April 27
Big Sur International Marathon
Highway 1 from Big Sur to
Carmel
6:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thousands of runners and
walkers
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April 25-May 1, 2014
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The Easter Bunny Loves Dogs, Too
Sat. April 26
JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K
8 a.m.
Lovers Point Park, Pacific Grove
3,500 school children, parents
and teachers
On-site registration available at
park beginning at 6:30 a.m.
•
Sat. April 26
JUST RUN!
Ocean View Blvd.
(Street Closures)
Register www.bsim.org
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Sat. & Sun., Apr. 26 & 27
Urban Renewal Jazz Concert
MPC Music Hall, 7:30 PM, 3 PM
$20/ $25/ $15
920-1310
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Sun. April 27
Rice Plus Project Dinner
4:30 p.m.
Vista Lobos Room
Corner of 3rd Ave. between
Junipero and Torres in Carmel
$20 per adult, $10 per child.
www.riceplusproject.org
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Tues. April 29
Discussion
Russia & Ukraine: Roots and
Ramifications of the Current
Crisis
Irvine Auditorium at MIIS
499 Pierce St. at Jefferson
Free to the public
7 PM
Info: Gabriele SimbrigerWilliams, 831-594-6696
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Thurs. May 1
PGHS Students
Trip to Nicaragua slideshow
PGHS Library
7:00 PM
Free
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Inside
Earth Day photos.............................. 15
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6
Animal Tales
& Other Random Thoughts............... 20
Books............................................... 18
Cop Log.............................................. 5
Green Page....................................... 22
Health.............................................. 12
Legal Notices.................................... 19
Marriage Can Be Funny.................... 19
Otter Views....................................... 20
Peeps.................................................. 8
Real Estate News from MCAR............. 5
Seniors............................................. 13
Sports............................................... 11
The Easter Bunny goes out to Rip Van Winkle Park (the dog
park on Congress near Forest Grove School) and hides plastic
Easter eggs filled with doggie treats for the patrons to find.
This year there were 46. Debbie Newell Foord posted, “The
Easter Bunny does this every year! At least for as long as I
have had Rocky, who is 7 years old!” The Easter Bunny is
anonymous, and so is the photographer, and we’re told they
may be related to whomever it is that decorates a tree in the
dog park at Christmas time.
Photos by the Easter Bunny.
Retired PGPD officer
Gary Kildall:
Local Tech Done Right John Nyunt pleads
By S. Birch
guilty to charges
For years, PG and the Peninsula as a whole have always
claimed to be a bastion of artistic
endeavor and literary brilliance.
John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts,
Bruce Ariss, and Robert Louis
Stevenson to name a few. But
did you know that there was
something akin to a high tech
revolution that happened right
here in Pacific Grove?
It was the mid ’70s and a
local resident was just figuring
out some new developments in
the burgeoning computer field.
He was Gary Kildall and he
was Bill Gates before Bill was.
Gary was one of those guys that
did things with computers that
nobody understood at the time.
Gary Kildall
He bought the first commercially available microprocessor, the Intel 4004. Soon he was writing a variety of experimental
programs with it.
He briefly returned to his alma mater, the University of Washington to complete his PhD in computer sciences in 1972. After that he
returned to the Peninsula to teach at the Naval Postgraduate School. It
was during this time that Gary wrote a paper that detailed his theories
See KILDALL Page 14
District Attorney
Dean D. Flippo announced
April 24 that popular retired Pacific Grove Police
Commander John Nyunt
has pled guilty to charges
of making death threats
against his estranged wife,
Kristin, burglary of a business, and being an accessory after the fact to a
crime. Nyunt received a
three-year prison sentence.
Kristen Nyunt was arrested in 2012 and charged
with 43 counts of identify
theft, burglary, and fraud. John Nyunt
She stands accused of burglarizing three homes and
stealing the identities of several people. She alleged soon after that
John Nyunt had put her up to it, but a judge at the time said that the
accusation was not an excuse for her own culpability.
United States Attorney Melinda Haag will also file charges of
extortion and wire fraud in connection with this investigation. It is
anticipated that Nyunt will receive a federal prison sentence of two
years. It is also anticipated that Nyunt will serve the remainder of
his sentence on all convictions in federal prison.
See NYUNT Page 14
Page 2 • CEDAR STREET
Times
• April 25, 2014
Sochi Rescue Dog Coming to Pacific Grove
Joan Skillman
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) will be bringing a dog from Sochi, Russia
to the Monterey Peninsula to go up for adoption. The dog's name is Cherry and she is
a 22 pound, 5-year-old mixed breed.
Cherry was trapped to be destroyed during the culling of the dogs in Sochi, Russia
to make way for the Olympics. Luckily a kind-hearted citizen sprung her from the trap
and took her to a makeshift animal shelter. Rescue groups from around the world are
being called upon to help take in these displaced dogs.
POMDR volunteer, Simona Prochazka, MD, was in Sochi, Russia for the Olympics
and witnessed the stray problem first hand. She will be fostering Cherry upon her arrival.
Cherry will be traveling 1,000 miles from Sochi to Moscow, another 1,000 miles
from Moscow to Frankfurt, then 6,000 miles to San Francisco. Cherry will get a veterinary exam upon arrival and then be available for adoption.
Although POMDR's focus is on helping dogs left behind on the Central Coast,
from time to time the organization does take in dogs from international situations on
a case by case basis.
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Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast
Friday
Saturday
25th
26th
Showers
58°
47°
Chance
of Rain
70%
WIND:
WSW at
13 mph
Mostly Sunny
57°
48°
Chance
of Rain
10%
WIND:
WNW at
14 mph
Sunday
27th
Cloudy
61°
48°
Chance
of Rain
10%
WIND:
WSW at
11 mph
Monday
28th
Sunny
64°
50°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
WNW at
11 mph
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge
Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 04-24-14........................ .01”
Total for the season .......................... 7.98”
To date last year (04-19-13) .............. 11.38”
Historical average to this date ......... 17.95”
Wettest year ....................................... 47.15”
(during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98)
Driest year ......................................... 9.87”
(during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76)
Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal
newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is
published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
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April 25, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Traffic Delayed On California Highway 1
For Big Sur International Marathon
The Big Sur Marathon’s JUST RUN!
Just Kids 3K taking place on Saturday
morning, April 26, will also result in minor
short-term street closures and delays in the
city of Pacific Grove. The JUST RUN 3K
for local school children and their families
will take place along Ocean View Blvd.
from Lovers Point to the Hopkins Marine
Station beginning at 8 a.m. The street and
recreation trail will be closed from 6 to 9
a.m. to accommodate the 3,500 children
and adults registered for the race. The
area surrounding Lovers Point Park will
remain closed to vehicle traffic until after
the post-race festivities at 11 a.m.
The 29th annual Big Sur International Marathon, a major sporting event
on California’s Central Coast, necessitates the temporary closure of California
Highway 1 for a half day on Sunday, April
27. Highway 1 traffic from north of and
throughout the Monterey Peninsula will
not be affected.
Thousands of runners and walkers
from all 50 states and 30 countries will be
heading north on a point-to-point course
along Highway 1 from Big Sur toward the
finish line at Rio Road in Carmel. During
this time, vehicular traffic will be limited
to convoys that travel in CHP-escorted
caravans at designated times throughout
the morning hours until 1 p.m. when the
highway will be re-opened to through
traffic.
Southbound traffic along Highway 1
in Big Sur will be restricted south of the
Carmel Highlands beginning at 4 a.m. and
northbound traffic will be closed from Big
Sur at 6:00 a.m. Highway 1 will reopen
at 1 p.m. For Monterey Peninsula residents and tourists needing to head south,
CHP-escorted convoys will leave from the
Crossroads Shopping Village in Carmel at
8:45 a.m. and at 11:00 a.m. For Big Sur
residents and travelers from the south, all
cars must be north of the Big Sur Post Office by 6:00 a.m. Northbound convoys will
leave from Big Sur at 7:20 a.m., from Pt.
Sur at 9:50 a.m. and from Palo Colorado
at 11:55 a.m. All times are approximate
and subject to delays.
Race spectators wishing to enjoy the
excitement of Sunday’s Big Sur Marathon
can travel from Highway 1 onto Carmel
Valley Road and south on Carmel Rancho
Blvd. to nearby public parking areas. The
finish line can be best viewed from the west
(ocean) side of Highway 1 just south of
Rio Road. Runners and spectators can also
gather in the “Marathon Finish Village,”
Times • Page 3
the location of participant service tents
offering food, massage, medical treatment,
awards and more.
For questions on access and travel
delays, please contact the Big Sur International Marathon office, 831-625-6226
or [email protected].
Rice Plus Project Sets
Fund-Raising Celebration
Rice Plus Project founder Sandyha Kolar was recently honored with a Jefferson
Award by KSBW-TV for her efforts to feed those in need and provide them with warm
clothing, blankets, and other life essentials.
There will be a fundraising spring celebration hosted by the Rice Plus Project on
Sunday, April 27, starting at 4:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Vista Lobos Room,
corner of 3rd Ave. between Junipero and Torres in Carmel.
Dinner includes tomato rice, refried beans, chips and salsa, guacamole, flour tortillas,
vegetable fajitas, chai, strawberry lemonade and ice cream. Cost is $20 per adult, $10
per child. For more information go to www.riceplusproject.org.
Butterflies & Bees at the Museum
of Monterey Stanton Center
Pacific Grove artist and pollinator
advocate Michelle Magdelena Maddox
has organized a multi-media event at
the Museum of Monterey in an effort
to bring awareness to the plight of
pollinators.
Included is the documentary
“Monarch Movement,” filmed in the
Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary by
Robert Pacelli and narrated by “The
Butterfly Lady” Roe Vaccaro, who
makes an appearance in the film along
with footage from the 2012-13 season.
Filmed in HD, “Monarch Movement”
takes audiences to the heart of the
Sanctuary from the monarch’s point
of view. The exquisite videography
captures not only the deepest colors of
their fragile wings and subtlest quiver
of their vibrant bodies, but the very
spirit of their threatened existence.
This, Maddox’s latest project,
ties into her long standing opposition to GMOs as well as her
active stance in mobilizing public
opinion toward legislation while
simultaneously taking action in
the local community. The day will
also include readings by Meredith
Stricker—a visual artist and poet
and author of Alphabet Theater and
Tenderness Shore, which received
a National Poetry Series Award—
as well as live music by jazz singer
Julie Capili.
This is a not-to-be-missed day
of fun and facts, education and
inspiration. Please join us, and
together we can make a difference for those who do so much to
sustain our daily existence.
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Celebrating Bike
Month, May 2014
The 3rd Annual Intergenerational Bike Ride,
a free event, has been set for May 10. This is a
recreational ride, not a race.
At 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Fort Ord
Dunes State Park, riders will meet for instructions and will set off at 10:30.
In support of the Transportation Agency for
Monterey County’s 2014 Bike Month celebrations, this event is coordinated by Fine Wordworking, as with the previous years’ Intergenerational Rides.
A complimentary mobile bicycle mechanic
will provide minor, on-the-spot maintenance for
Intergenerational Ride participants.
Children supervised by parent or guardian
are welcome.
For more information about this event and
other Bike Month events, see www.bike2work.
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Times
• April 25, 2014
Warhorse Day at Ft. Ord May 3
All are invited to 4th Annual Fort Ord Warhorse Day, Saturday, May 3, 10-2pm,
Marina Equestrian Center, Marina. Fort Ord Warhorse Day is a living-history celebration of the horses and troopers
of the cavalry and field artillery, held among the WWII veterinary buildings for horses
and mules at Marina Equestrian Center. Warhorse Day is free and open to the public. Featured are horse-drawn field artillery, cavalry, flash museum, petting zoo, blacksmith, horse demos, command post, WWII jeep, color guard, and more. Fred Klink,
US Cavalry Association, will present a slideshow on the Army origins of Olympic
horse events. Sgt Allan MacDonald, 90 years old and one of the last horse soldiers,
will be present in his WWII cavalry uniform. Lunch of burgers and army beans is
available 10:30–1. Warhorse Day includes two optional excursions from the event to Fort Ord National Monument: 1) a family-friendly guided bike ride (11 miles) from 8–11am, circling to Fort Ord
National Monument and Fort Ord Dunes State Park. Register free at morcamtb.org. 2) For horse owners, the Monterey Bay Equestrians will ride from
the event to Comanche’s Grave, on the monument. Go to montereybayequestrian.org for mandatory signup.
Viva Las Vegas- Chihuahua Pride Day
Celebrate the diversity of Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes at Chihuahua Pride
Day’s “Viva Las Vegas” on May 17 from 1-4 p.m. at the Pacific Grove Community
Center, 515 Junipero Ave. Viva Las Vegas will celebrate the diversity of Chihuahuas
and Chihuahua mixes, provide education about caring responsibly for companion
animals, and raise funds to help defeat the Chihuahua overpopulation problem overwhelming the shelter system and animal rescue groups in our community.
Viva Las Vegas will include lots of activities for little dogs and their people including trainer Barbara DeGroodt with From the Heart Dog Training sharing tips for
training small dogs, and a small dog agility course. Lanier Fairchild and her acting
Chihuahuas will perform a routine, the Dance-a-Bulls dog troupe, pet photographer
Sonia Gates taking pet portraits, doggie boutique and vendors. There will be a pet
costume contest, and many other fun things to do with your dog, including a silent
auction and raffle with many great prizes. Bring your spare change to drop in the
Change for Chihuahuas bin.
Visit with a wide variety of Chihuahuas looking for homes from Animal Friends
Rescue Project, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue, Salinas Animal Services, Monterey
County Animal Services, and the SPCA for Monterey County. Friendly small dogs
(under 25 pounds) are welcome at the event and must be on a leash.
Proceeds from the event will benefit “The Lucky Fund” administered by AFRP
to combat the local Chihuahua overpopulation problem through innovative spay/
neuter programs and education in our community. Visit http://www.facebook.com/
ChihuahuaPrideDay or email [email protected] for more information.
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Urban Real-Estate Prices Are Booming,
but Most People Live in Suburbs
By Kevin Stone
Monterey County Association of Realtors®
During the past year, urban real estate prices have increased faster than suburban
prices, leading some to speculate there has been a Renaissance in city living. However,
the suburbs continue to outpace cities in population growth in light of the fact that there
is more room to build and grow in the suburbs than a dense city.
Overall, urban home prices increased 9.8 percent over the past year, according to
Trulia. Suburban home prices grew 9.4 percent.
However, the suburban population increased by 1.1 percent and the urban population by 0.9 percent. Urban living is defined by apartments and condos, while suburban
living is primarily single-family homes.
As for prices and growth in some of the country’s ultra-dense downtown neighborhoods, prices rose 11.4 percent, which outpaces other urban and suburban neighborhoods.
According to the data, city populations are also growing faster than they were
during the boom years. However, they are just not growing as fast as other suburbs.
Jed Kolko, Trulia’s chief economist, commented, “The suburbs are far from over.”
Asking prices year over year are up 10 percent nationally, and up in 97 of the 100
largest metros.
Census population estimates show that the most urban counties grew by 0.8 percent
between 2012 and 2013, after growing less than 0.2 percent in the boom years of 20032006. The second-most dense quartile of counties grew even faster.
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Harbor seals abound…
but scattered after storm
By Thom Akeman
The harbor seal pupping on Pacific
Grove beaches was going wonderfully this
year until unusually high surf and storm
waves disrupted things on Easter Sunday.
There have been at least 68 successful
births so far – 52 on the beach at Hopkins
Marine Station and 16 on the tiny beaches
in the 5th Street Cove – but not all of them
have been seen at one time since Sunday
morning.
The high surf inundated the 5th Street
Cove, throwing water almost to the recreation trail, and pulling out about a dozen
harbor seal pups born there in the previous 10 days and their moms. That set off
life-or-death struggles because newborns
aren’t strong enough to fight such strong
waves. It was up to their mothers to hang
on to them in the rough waves and try to
move them to a safer harbor.
Some made it over to the larger beach
at Hopkins Marine Station, where pups
born there crowded to the top of the dry
sand with their moms and pregnant seals
waiting to deliver. Others may have found
shelter in different places and, indeed,
some of the new moms and pups have
turned up on a secluded beach nearby.
But strong winds gusting to 30 miles per
hour for the next few days continued the
disruption.
Remember, if you see a pup or any
marine mammal you think is in trouble,
don’t approach it or try to intervene on
your own. Call the Marine Mammal
Center, (831) 633-6298, and let trained
rescuers assess the situation and do what
is best for the animal.
It’s been about four years since such
strong waves hit Pacific Grove beaches
at this time of year, which may be one
of the reasons the local family of harbor
seals give birth now. The timing varies in
different places, with harbor seals in San
Diego giving birth months earlier, those in
Alaska months later. The local variations
are believed to be due to ocean conditions
and general food supplies.
It may be a while before the winds
calm down enough for the harbor seals
to regroup on their usual beaches so observers can get an updated count of the
newborns.
Up until these huge waves, seal fans
were jubilant because pupping was so successful this year. There were more births
than ever by this time of the season and
most of the newborns were thriving.
Bay Net docents know of only one
pup killed by human intrusion this year,
compared to dozens last year when inadequate protections around the 5th Street
Cove allowed hundreds of people to
wander onto the beaches and disrupt the
birthing processes. A new city ordinance
and temporary fences of redwood lattice
installed in strategic places, coupled with
lots of new signs, has worked well to
protect the helpless pups and minimize
intrusions. The most grievous problem
occurred April 12 when a couple of jerks
went around the fence and one of them
marched right onto a 5th Street beach with
six nursing seals and pups on it, scaring
the mothers away. One of the mothers
never returned and that pup was left to
starve to death on the beach.
As sad as it was to watch that pup’s
agony, it was a teaching point. If a human “rescuer” had gone down to try to
capture the abandoned pup, the other
moms might have been scared enough to
never come back and suddenly you have
six abandoned pups. People only do harm
when they go into birthing rookeries.
If abandoned pups show up on isolated
beaches, trained rescuers can get them
there and try to save them. Sometimes
they can, sometimes they can’t.
As a postscript to that pup’s death,
there were many witnesses to the actions
of the callous jerks and many photos
taken. Cedar Street Times ran pictures of
the two men last week. One was identified
and a federal law enforcement officer is
now investigating.
Rotary to Hear About Lighthouses
The Pacific Grove Rotary Club, which meets at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays at The
Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach , 2700 17 Mile Drive, will have as the speaker on
April 29, Dick Crowell on “The Lighthouses of Northern California.” Lunch is $20
and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657.
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Marge Ann Jameson
Cop log
4/12/14-4/18/14
Rowdy Chickens
A person on Buena Vista complained that his neighbor's chickens have been
disturbing his peace. He was advised of procedure for filing a complaint and
agreed to talk with the chickens' owner before filing.
Non-Permitted Chickens
Responding to a complaint of noisy chickens, officer found no permit on
file for the chickens. Owner was advised on how to apply for a permit and ways
to keep them that would not disturb the neighbors.
Just kidding.
Neighborhood Chicken Barbecue
Lost, Found, Misappropriated
A wallet went missing on Lighthouse Ave.
A wallet was found on Lighthouse Ave.
A license plate was stolen on Sunset.
“Found property” at the park on 16th St. was turned in and taken to the city
yard. Must have been big or they'd have kept it at the station.
Plant stolen from back yard on Pine.
Ring found in Sheriff's jurisdiction. Possibly washed ashore.
Lost coin purse/wallet reported lost.
Rings missing from jewelry box on Monterey Ave. Possible suspect.
Bicycle found on Laurel.
Bicycle stolen on Asilomar.
Money found on Congress.
California drivers license found near Thai Bistro.
Checkbook and cash reported taken from a purse in a care facility on Gibson.
Found property turned in: A bag of marijuana, a wallet, a knife's sheath,
and a marijuana pipe. PGPD had been advised earlier of a self-committal missing these items.
Electronic welfare card found.
Purple bike painted black was found in the McDonald's parking lot. It can
now be found at the city yard.
A scarf was found and turned in. It was not the one I lost last month.
Facebook harassment
Victim reported continuing harassment by a school mate on her Facebook
account.
Battery by student on student
A student punched another student in the face. The school resource officer
issued a citation and met with the students and their respective parents. The
student who did the punching received disciplinary action.
Curfew violations
Two separate incidents of curfew violations by juveniles were reported, one
on Lincoln, one on Hawthorne (Presidio Police).
Theft from unlocked vehicle
On 17 Mile Dr. Didn't we just do this?
Prescription Drug
Drop-Off Day April 26
This Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific Grove Police and the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its eighth opportunity in three
years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous
expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the
Pacific grove Police Department front lobby at 580 Pine Ave. in Pacific Grove.
The DEA cannot accept liquids or needs or sharps: Only pills and patches. The
service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Last October, Americans turned in 324 tons of prescription drugs at more than
4,114 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement
partners. When those results are combined with what was collected in seven previous
years, Take Back events with the DEA and its partners have taken in more than 3.4
million pounds – more than 1,700 tons – of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and health issue, Medicines that
languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse, Rates
of prescription drug abuse in the US, are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of
abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friend, including from the home
medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for
disposing of unused medicines by flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in
the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards as well as dangers to wildlife
and the environment.
DEA is in the process of approving new regulations that implement the Safe and
Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act
to allow an “ultimate user,” (that is, the patient or their family member or pet owner)
of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities
authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. This Act also allows the Attorney
General to authorize long-term care facilities to dispose of their residents' controlled
substances in certain instances.
Times
• April 25, 2014
Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove
Main line
Ride ’em, cowboy!
Mr. L. A. Beevers returned on the 8’clock train last evening from Granville, in the
northern part of the state, from which point he shipped a fine herd of 600 thoroughbred
Hereford cattle to the Jacks Company on the Lagunita section, otherwise known as the
Ford Ranch. These cattle were added to the herd of 500 already on the ranch which makes
the Jacks Corporation the owner of the largest, single herd of Herefords in the word. 1
These cattle were purchased from one Captain Watkins, the biggest and most
powerful cattleman in the northern part of the state.
After being driven to Granville, the cattle were loaded onto a train made up of
18 cattle cars. Romie Jacks was present at the shipping and he assisted in loading the
cattle. It is said by those who know Romie well that he worked with a vim and vigor
that surprised all of his friends.
The cattle were brought in easy stages, under the watchful eye of Mr. Beevers, to
Gilroy where the herd was unloaded. Here, Foreman Kirby, of the Jacks Corporation,
took over from Beevers and drove the cattle to the Ford Ranch. Mr. Beevers said last
night that the trip was a most successful one, not a single head of stock being lost in
route. There were a number of yearlings with the herd which were not even touched
by the hardships of the journey and, of the 182 cows, a large majority had calves running beside them
Del Monte restaurant
Upcoming Library Programs
Wednesday, May 7 at 11:00 am
Pre-School stories at the Pacific
Grove Public Library. ages 3-5.
For more information call 6485760.
Wednesday, May 7 at 3:45 pm
Wacky Wednesday after-school
program presents “Mama Mia!”:
stories, science and crafts about
moms, for grades K-2. Pacific
Grove Library. For more information call 648-5760.
Thursday, May 8 at 11:00 am
Stories for Babies and Toddlers
at the Pacific Grove Library, ages
birth-2. For more information call
648-5760.
First Saturday Book Sale
Sat., May 3, 2014 at the Library, 12-4 PM
Hungry? Mr. Stephen Davis who purchased the Del Monte restaurant just last
week, is again open and doing business. Davis has been closed for the better part of a
week so that the eatery could be put in first-class shape. The business now presents a
very attractive appearance. Top grade cooking and prompt service are making the Del
Monte more popular than ever.
Clapp Estate
Mr. Ross Drusilla Ball has applied for appointment as executor of the estate of the
late Dora Payson Clapp. Clapp is a minor, so there should be little difficulty.
H. A. Greene’s work recognized
Mr. Edward Morris Savage, a specialist of the Bureau of Plant Management for
the U. S. Department of agriculture, Washington D. C., has spent several days this past
week working alongside Mr. H. A. Greene, who resides in New Monterey. The previous gentleman is studying the work of the latter gentleman in forestry. The government
official was loud in his praise of Greene’s work. He said that Greene was fast becoming
one of the nation’s foremost authorities on tree culture. Savage said that he was surprised
to find that Greene had carried his work so far, so carefully.
Bath, anyone?
Baths, which seem to grow in popularity each season, have become especially
popular since the start of this year’s warm weather. Great numbers of people are enjoying themselves in both the plunge and the surf. The Grove’s newly opened “bowl-at-it”
alley is also proving popular and has become a marked attraction for the area.
Fish going fishing: Emily A. Fish Retires
Among the most trying times for Emily Fish, the Grove’s lady lighthouse keeper,
were recent experiences with a few buffalo. The Pacific Improvement Company had
brought the buffalo in for the viewing pleasure of tourists, but the animals, which
were pastured near the lighthouse, committed such transgressions as breaking down
Fish’s fences and trampling her gardens. Fish complained and the Pacific Improvement
Company ordered the buffalo slaughtered. Guests at the Del Monte Hotel enjoyed a
barbecue dinner. Emily Fish participated even though she had officially given up her
lighthouse duties on April 8, 1914.
Music teacher moves
Professor G. F. Jones, music instructor, has moved. Jones now teaches in Monterey
at 430 Alvarado. He offers instruction in strings such as mandolin, guitar, and banjo,
and all band instruments. Stop in and get acquainted. Room 10.
Grove beats Salinas
In the most exciting contest of the season, the Grove baseballers beat the Salinas
team by a score of 3 to 1. This was the third game these teams have played, and the
Grove has won them all. This was no soft snap for the locals, as the county seat team
is a strong one. However, the Grove boys won out in the ninth with superior strategy.
Judge approves
In the case of P. H. Sheeby vs William Winaker and W. Welbanks: the plaintiff moved
for an order fixing the fees charged by the sheriff for keeping and caring for the property
now under attachment. After due consideration, Judge Sergent allowed the motion.
Side tracks … tidbits from here and there
• Charles White is having a home built on his property at the corner of Ocean View
and Sixth.
• The Right Reverend W. F. Nichols, D. D., Episcopal Bishop of California, will visit
here for the purpose of confirmation.
• Nothing tastes better than a cold Yosemite, the beer that is made with hops by Messe
& Co. Buy yours in Monterey.
• The court has issued an order appointing administrators in the case of the late Daniel
Murphy.
• The Del Rey Development company has sold to Harry and Mary Hunter lot 9, block
11.
And the cost is …
• Saturday Pancake breakfast served with coffee to raise money for the Salvation Army.
All you can eat for 50¢.
• Round trip to New York. Stop overs allowed. $109.20.
• Valley farm land. Irrigated. $5 per acre. Pay only 10% down on easy credit.
Notes from the author …
• Herefords are reddish brown with white faces raised for beef.
• Emily moved into a home on Sinex Street. She passed away on June 23, 1931. The
Pacific Grove newspaper High Tide noted that Emily Fish “would be sorely missed.”
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620
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 & 12 tsp.h 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
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
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
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
Poetry Collective to
Celebrate Jeffers
Pacific Grove’s Poetry Collective
will be discussing and reading Robinson
Jeffer’s works on Sat., May 3 from 4-6
p.m. at the Little House in Jewell Park.
The salon is free and open to the public.
Docent Elliot Ruchowitz-Robert from Tor
House, a noted Jeffers expert, will join in
the discussion.
Carmel Woman’ Club
presents Jeffery Deaver
Mr. Deaver, author and lecturer
returns to Carmel Woman’s Club on
Monday, April 28, at 2 PM. San Carlos
& Ninth, Carmel. He is an international
bestselling author whose books are sold in
150 countries. Guests $5 and are welcome.
Information, 831.238.9081
Greek Orthodox
Divine Liturgy
Offered
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church of Monterey County
is offering Divine Liturgy, 11 a.m.
on Saturday, May 17 at the St. James
Episcopal Church, 381 High Street,
Monterey.
In its desire to reach out to the
Orthodox and prospective Orthodox
Christians of the coastal cities of
the Peninsula, the church located in
Salinas on Park Street near Hartnell
College will offer a special Divine
Liturgy. Notably, the Divine Liturgy
is celebrated by Fr. Aris Metrakos
entirely in English. Fr. Aris hails
from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in San Francisco and
has conducted special small group
education classes each month with
St. John parishioners in Monterey
County. St. John Parish is committed
to the greater use of English in both
locations (Salinas and Monterey) in
order to invite wider participation
and understanding of the Liturgy.
Divine Liturgy begins at 11:00
a.m. with Orthros (Matins) preceding
at 10:00 a.m. All who are interested
or curious to attend are welcome.
Updates and directions can be
found on the web site at stjohn-monterey.org. For additional information,
please call Mary at (831) 375-2005.
Art in Bloom Showcases
Floral Versions of Great Art
The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA)
presents its second annual Art in Bloom,
Thursday May 1 - Monday, May 5, 11:00
am-8 :00 pm daily, MMA La Mirada,
Located at 720 Via Mirada, Monterey, CA
93940. $10.00 admission (free to MMA
Members).
Art in Bloom at the Museum is a
5-day event showcasing floral interpretations of great works of art. Top floral designers from the Central Coast will create
extraordinary interpretations of artwork
in flowers for display coinciding with the
opening of a major exhibition, SHIFT:
Five Decades of Contemporary California
Painting. Participating florists this year
include Big Sur Flowers, Burst & Bloom,
Design by the Sea, Fionna Floral, Fleurs
Du Soleil, Ikebana of Monterey Bay, Jilly
of the Valley, Lilify, Swenson & Silacci
Flowers, Tempel’s of Carmel Florist, and
Twigery.
During the five-day Art in Bloom
event, MMA will showcase various lectures and demonstrations. A complete list
of events, including ticketed English teas
and an opening night concert by I Cantori
can be found at www.montereyart.org/
events
Friday, May 2 Presentation: “Hidden Treasures of La Mirada,” 1:30 p.m.
-2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Free
with admission John Greenwald, Monterey Museum of Art Docent Join a halfhour, small group tour entitled “Hidden
Treasures of La Mirada: Three Original
Frescoes.” During the tour you will learn
about the history of La Mirada, from the
Spanish era of California through the
Roaring Twenties when movie stars like
Charlie Chaplin roamed the grounds.
Then you will get to visit the guest house,
not normally open to the public, to view
three frescoes or murals, two of which
were created by Lord Hastings and Clifford Wight, assistants to Diego Rivera on
his projects in San Francisco and Detroit.
Along the way, you will get to enjoy La
Mirada’s beautiful gardens in all their
springtime glory.
Monday, May 5 Presentation/
Workshop: Floral Crowns, 1:30 pm2:30 pm Free with admission Hanni Liliedhal, Owner and Designer of Lilify From
bohemian-chic to architectural-avant
garde, floral crowns are simultaneously
nostalgic and au courant. Join designer
Hanni Liliedahl as she builds upon a basic
head wreath to create an editorial, abstract
adornment.
Museum Hours MMA–La Mirada:
Thursday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm, FridayMonday 11:00 – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday
and Wednesday MMA–Pacific Street:
Thursday–Monday 11:00 – 5:00 pm,
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Times • Page 7
Keepin’ it Reel
Three days of film showings – part of the 13th annual Reel Work May Day Labor
Film Festival – will be held on the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay. The festival features films that illuminate the lives and struggles of workers in the
United States and around the world.
The programs are sponsored by the CSUMB chapter of the California Faculty
Association and the Student California Teachers Association.
Monday, April 28, 6 p.m.
University Center on Sixth Avenue at B Street, two films explore the role of public
workers in current struggles to maintain wages and benefits through union organizing. “Wisconsin Rising, Madison in 2011” was the testing ground as big money and
power waited to see how far it could push back people’s rights. “Schoolidarity: Reading,
Writing. Revolution.” Lessons of Madison and the Chicago teachers strike. Tuesday, April 29, 4 p.m.
Oaks Hall (Bldg. 490) on Inter-Garrison Road near Sixth Avenue: Seven Spanishlanguage short films with English subtitles. Many of the films come from Spain. With
humor and irony, they explore the consequences of the country’s 25 percent unemployment rate.
Co-host: School of World Languages and Cultures at CSUMB
Thursday, May 1, 4 p.m.
Chapman Science Center, Room E104, on Fifth Avenue and Divarty Street: Two
films explore labor unions and economics in Haiti and South Africa. From Haiti: “Ann
Kore Moun – Collective Action: A Force for Development.” From South Africa: “False
Profits.” Speaker: CSUMB Professor Angie Tran
Thursday, May 1, 8 p.m.
Tanimura and Antle Library, Divarty Street and Fifth Avenue: “Pete Seeger: The
Power of Song” examines the life and times of the architect of the U.S. folk revival.
Admission to all events is free; donations will be accepted. Visitors must purchase
a parking permit from a nearby dispenser. Driving directions and a campus map are
available at csumb.edu/maps.
For a complete listing of this year’s films in Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara
counties, visit www.reelwork.org. For more information on the CSUMB screenings,
contact Jennifer Colby at 582-5045 or [email protected].
Celebrating the Building Trades
A photographic show by
the ImageMakers of Monterey
There will be a photographic opening
at the Walter Lee Avery Gallery at Seaside
City Hall, 440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside:
http://goo.gl/maps/5yOWf on Friday, May
9 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. and a reception hosted
by the Seaside Art Commission. For more
information, please contact [email protected].
The architectural theme of this exhibit
celebrates the engineering and artistry of
human building from industrial to delicate, and ancient to modern. It includes
traditional architectural photography of
buildings and structures, cityscapes, closeups of detailed craftsmanship, local and
international structures and monuments,
and civil engineering from around the
globe. The diversity of vision, styles and
techniques of our members is evident in
the exhibit as no photographers approach
the interplay of light and shadow to frame
the architectural artistry in any way close
to similar.
The ImageMakers of Monterey is a
local group of more than 50 active fine art
photographers, brought together monthly
for the past 17 years by our love and passion for photography, and a willingness to
share and explore new directions and perspectives. The ImageMakers was founded
by members of Ansel Adam’s original
gatherings. The tradition of skilled photographers meeting regularly to critique each
other’s work, go out shooting together, and
exhibit collectively is carried forward by
our members, whose works appears nationally in galleries, museums and private
collections, and included in international
publications. At least 10 members have
had one or more books published of their
photography, 15 members are photography
instructors, and many have had their work
published in various magazines.
The ImageMakers would likely agree
that we try to push the art of photography,
and investigate a range of subjects and
styles, with each piece geared toward inviting the viewer to be drawn in, and to reflect
on the meaning of the image, or wonder at
exquisite moments that make up daily life.
The Photographers participating in
this exhibit are: Richard Cannon, Rita Costa-Hollmann, Dixie Dixon, Linda Fitch,
Will Furman, Richard Gadd, Gerald Ginsburg, Art Haseltine, Louis Hembree, Susan
Hillyard, Bert Ihlenfeld, Jake Kauffman,
Oliver Klink, Rick Knepp, Carolyn Moore,
Chester Ng, Robert Nielsen, Robby Parkman, Maria Prince, Tom Schleich, Brett
Thomas, Jacqui Turner, Tracy Valleau,
Robin Ward, Jack Wasserbach, Shirley
West and Steve Zmak.
Monterey Museum of Art–La Mirada Parking The Monterey Museum
of Art–La Mirada offers limited on-site
complimentary parking. Additional complimentary parking located at Monterey
Peninsula College Lot A. With limited
street parking, please be considerate of our
neighbors and observe city of Monterey
No Parking zones.
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Tools of the Trade – by photographer Will Furman
Times • April 25, 2014
‘Heaven and Hell on Earth’
MPC Theater Closing Week
Monterey Peninsula College Theatre
Department final weekend for “Heaven
and Hell on Earth – A One Act Festival”
through April 27, 2014 Tickets on sale now.
“Heaven And Hell On Earth” presents
a bold, student-driven evening of new cutting edge theater, the likes of which have
rarely been seen at MPC in recent years.
Showcasing both current and former MPC
Theatre Arts Students, this collection of
short plays brings a fresh and unique
perspective to how we look at ourselves,
our world around us, and where we’re
ultimately going.
Set in a subway station that seems to
come from everywhere and leads to the unknown, people come and go as their stories
unfold. One young man awaits the birth of
his first child; two young girls contemplate
a midnight swim in a black lake promising
both warmth and danger; a woman sets off
on a cross-country quest for that one “big
love,” while a brainy astrophysicist turned
serial-killer attempts to murder all the imperfect men in her life; a man and woman
in a psychiatric ward attempt to confront
the violence lurking both in history and in
their own past.
These and other stories deconstruct
the joy and pain of living, ultimately bringing the characters face to face with who
they are and what their lives mean, as their
personal “heavens” and “hells” intertwine.
PLEASE NOTE: “Heaven and Hell
on Earth: contains adult material and
themes, as well as explicit sexual imagery
and language. These are “boundary-pushing” one-act plays that are much edgier
than the usual MPC Theatre productions.
This evening of one-acts is strongly recommended ONLY for those 18 years and
older.
Performances run through April 27.
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM (April 25,
26) and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. April 27 in
the MPC Studio Theatre.
All tickets are $8.00 each. The MPC
Box Office is located on the Monterey
Peninsula College campus at 980 Fremont
Street, downtown Monterey. It is open
Wednesday through Friday from 3:00
PM to 7:00 PM as well as 2 hours prior to
all performances. The Box Office can be
reached at 831-646-4213 or at [email protected] Tickets are also available
online at www.Ticketguys.com or https://
Harlem Ambassadors Tour
is Coming Our Way
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting Pacific
Grove for a game at Pacific Grove High
School on May 10 at 5:30 pm.
The Harlem Ambassadors offer a
unique brand of Harlem-style basketball,
featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling
ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy
routines. The Ambassadors feature nonstop laughs and deliver a positive message
for kids wherever the Ambassadors play.
“At our shows, we want the kids to know
that they’re part of our team too,” Coach
Ladè Majic said. “We invite as many kids
as we can to come sit on the bench, have
a front row seat during the show, and get
involved in all of the fun stuff we do.”
The Ambassadors set themselves
apart from other “Harlem-style” basketball teams by working with local notfor-profit and service organizations and
holding Harlem Ambassadors shows as
community fundraising events. For this
event the Ambassadors have partnered
with Gateway Center of Monterey County,
Inc. to help raise funds that make a very
real difference in the lives of the men and
women that Gateway Center serves.
The Ambassadors have worked extensively with organizations such as Habitat
for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big
Brothers Big Sisters and American Red
Cross as well as Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis
clubs in communities throughout the U.S.,
and perform more than 200 shows a year.
Those shows have helped raise millions
of dollars – an accomplishment of which
Ambassadors President Dale Moss is very
proud.
Tickets are available for purchase now
at Gateway Center located at 850 Congress
Avenue in Pacific Grove Monday-Friday
from 8-4.
On the night of the event you can
purchase tickets at Pacific Grove High
School located at 615 Sunset Drive. Ticket
prices are as follows: $7.00 for seniors and
students, $9.00 for adults and kids under
4 get in free.
Bring your unwanted shoes to the
game!
For every pair of shoes (any kind, new
or used) that you donate to our fundraising
shoe drive you will receive a raffle ticket
for the chance to win free prizes!
“Japanese American Heritage
Days” to be held May 3 and 4
Japanese American Heritage Days
will be held on Saturday and Sunday,
May 3 and 4, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
at Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf, 1
Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey. The
event is co-sponsored by Monterey’s Old
Fisherman’s Wharf Association and the
Japanese American Citizens League of the
Monterey Peninsula.
Some of the interactive and educational activities during this special weekend will include an historic photo exhibit
of the Japanese fishermen in Monterey,
abalone cooking demonstration, origami
demonstrations, ikebana and bonsai demonstrations, Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing), Taiko drums and other live musical
performances, historic walking tours, a
“Pop” Ernest photo op, an abalone song
competition, an abalone helmet diving
demonstration, abalone races, a tea ceremony, and much more. Wharf restaurants
will be serving small bites of a variety of
delicious Japanese dishes and sweet treats.
Ozeki Sake will provide a sake cask for
a traditional Japanese ceremonial “opening.” Whale watching and sport fishing
trips will also be available at the Wharf. A highlight of the event will be the
presentation of a beautifully hand-crafted
and painted traditional-style Japanese Maiwai Jacket during a traditional presentation
ceremony. At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May
3, a special and colorful procession with
dignitaries, lion dancers, and musicians
will begin at the Wharf and continue to the
Japanese American Citizens League Hall
located at 424 Adams Street in Monterey,
followed by a special reception.
Monterey’s “Sister City” is Nanao,
Japan. The Monterey-Nanao relationship
dates back to 1986, when a group from
Nanao first visited Monterey to study the
city’s economic drivers. Like Monterey,
Nanao is a coastal community that repositioned itself as a tourist destination after
its fishing industry diminished. Some of
the Junior Wings, past and present youth
who visited Japan, will also be on hand at
Japanese Heritage Days in costume. Crisis in Ukraine
Subject of Talk
On Tues., April 29 at 7:00 p.m. the
United Nations Association Monterey
Bay will present a discussion: “Russia &
Ukraine: Roots and Ramifications of the
Current Crisis.”
The program with local expert speakers will present the historical, cultural,
and political background in Russia and
Ukraine as well as the security implication
as seen by NATO and its different members. It is hosted by the Monterey Institute
for International Studies.
Speakers are Professor Anna Vassilieva, Director Russian Studies at MIIS
and Bryan Lee, Director Eurasia Program
at Center for Nonproliferation Studies,
MIIS.
The talk will be held at Irvine Auditorium of the Monterey Institute of
International Studies, 499 Pierce Street,
at Jefferson, Monterey (in the McCone
building). Free to the public.
Contact Gabriele Simbriger-Williams,
831-594-6696, more information at www.
facebook.com/unamontereybay
MPC Theater’s Latest
“The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee” (Directed by Gary Bolen) Morgan Stock Stage at MPC May 8
(preview) May 9 – 25.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee” is a hilarious tale of “overachievers’ angst” chronicling the experience of six high school outsiders vying for
the spelling championship of a lifetime.All
of the characters you encountered growing
up (“The Boy Scout” “The Nerd” “The
Overachiever”) vie for the spelling champ
title in a contest overseen by “grownups”
more neurotic than they are. This audience
participation (!) musical is fast, funny and
facetious! Can you spell “Hilarious?” – We
hope so.
“The Wild Brunch”
benefits Community
Stray Cats
The Monterey Moose Lodge #876 in
Del Rey Oaks is sponsoring a community
service event to support the Community
Cat program of Animal Friends Rescue
Project with “The Wild Brunch” Fundraiser on Sun., May 4 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring
your friends and family, enjoy a wonderful
brunch featuring classic breakfast food and
so much more! There will also be a raffle
and silent auction.
Tickets are available at the AFRP
Adoption Center at 560 Lighthouse Ave
in Pacific Grove or at the door. Tickets
for the event are a $10. Tickets will also
be available at the door on the day of the
event. All proceeds benefit AFRP’s Community Cat TNR program.
For more information visit www.
animalfriendsrescue.org or call 831-3330722.
Urban Renewal
jazz group offers
spring concert
The Urban Renewal Vocal Jazz Ensemble will present its spring concert Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
April 27 at 3 p.m. in the Monterey Peninsula College Music Hall. The college is
located at 980 Fremont Street in Monterey.
Under the direction of Sean Boulware, this 30 voice ensemble will perform
jazz hits from the past and present. The
concert is presented by the Dennis Murphy
School of Music. Proceeds will benefit the
school’s non-profit arm to supply music
scholarships.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25
at the door. Students and seniors tickets
are $15. Call 920-1310 or email paula@
dennismurphy.org for tickets or more
information.
Houston-Jones coming to
Pacific Grove Art Center
High-octane Americana quintet Houston Jones will perform at the Pacific
Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, on Saturday May
10th. Admission for the 7:00 p.m. performance is $15 in advance and $20 at the
door the evening of the show. For more information please call: 831-375-2208.
Houston Jones is a San Francisco based quintet that performs an original
repertoire that range from bluegrass and folk to blues and gospel. The band
features Glenn Houston (lead guitar, mandolin), Travis Jones (lead vocal,
acoustic guitar), Henry Salvia (keyboard, accordion), Joshua Zucker (standup
bass), and Peter Tucker (drums).
“A confluence of sublime talent.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Houston Jones invites you into a world of musical virtuosity and storytelling ranging from the myths of ancient Greece to the red dirt back roads of
Waskom Texas. The acoustic heart of the band beats with the passion of five
lifetimes lived in a musical landscape of revival tents to Irish pubs, New Orleans
to the Great Plains to Motown, a church in Cape Cod to a punk club in Berkeley.
This explosive, wide-ranging performance will touch your heart and get
your feet moving of their own volition.
Houston Jones has released six CDs on the Summerhill Records label and
will release their seventh in the very near future.
Artist website: http://houstonjones.com/
Student Art on Display
“For the Love of Art” is a Monterey County-wide art competition and exhibition
for high school juniors and seniors. It revives a tradition that the Carmel Art Association began in the 1930s. All those decades ago, the CAA invited high school students of
all ages from throughout the State to participate. Internationally renowned CAA Artist
Member Salvador Dali often served on the jury.
This year our “call to student artists” was heeded by 24 high schools and arts
organizations as far south as Greenfield and as far north as Salinas and Watsonville.
The distinguished 2014 jurors are artists Jose Ortiz, Sue Williams, Chris Winfield, and
Belle Yang.
All participating student artists’ works will be on display through April 30 between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (except for Easter Sunday) in the CAA’s historic Center Room gallery
on Dolores Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea
(1-1/2 blocks north of Ocean Avenue).
Students who wish to sell their artworks will receive all proceeds from purchases
when the exhibition closes.
For more information please contact the Carmel Art Association during business
hours at Tel. 831.624.6176, ex. 12.
Times • Page 9
Robin McKee Williams Presents Hartnell Community Choir
Pacific Grove resident and multitalented musician/conductor Robin McKee
Williams didn’t see any area groups performing the style of music that she wanted
to hear on the Monterey Peninsula, so she
took it upon herself to fill that void. McKee
has done so in a big way. For a number of
years, Robin has led the Hartnell Community Choir, with guest artists in outstanding
performances of well recognized great
classical Masses.
Originally affiliated with Hartnell
Community College, the choir is now an
independent organization. As Hartnell
Community Choir, they have performed
at Avery Fisher Hall, Steinbeck Center,
Hartnell College and many local churches.
Their repertoire spans the music of five
centuries, from early baroque to pop, but
their specialty is established in classical
choral works. Building upon the solid
backbone of the small but dedicated choir,
McKee adds in soloists and musicians to
fulfill her goal of enriching the community
with beautiful music, while showcasing
local talent in the process.
The showcased talent begins with
Robin herself. Starting her career as a vocal performer, she has served as a mezzosoprano soloist for Monterey Peninsula
and San Francisco areas. She has also
been the soloist and alto section leader at
Rockefeller Chapel at The University of
Chicago, performing with Elmer Iseler, the
Toronto Symphony, and Toronto Operetta
Theater. McKee was a regularly scheduled
soloist for the Bing Music Series at Stanford Hospital for six years. Throughout her
career, McKee has specialized as a teacher,
vocal technician, and conductor. McKee
has an expertize in training singers from
beginning to professional levels, as well
as repairing both, injured speaking and
singing voices. McKee currently teaches
voice at Hartnell Community College,
Stevenson and Santa Catalina Schools; she
is also a participant in the ‘Distinguished
Concerts International New York’ mentoring program for conducting, and continues
her personal studies with Michael Adelson
of New York.
On May 18 at 3:00 p.m., McKee
Willaims brings the Hartnell Community
Choir with guest artists to perform at the
First United Methodist Church of Pacific
Grove (the Butterfly Church). This program is McKee’s most daring and ambitious undertaking to date, featuring an
eclectic assortment of music and performers. Highlights will be from Haydn’s Nelson Mass, featuring San Francisco opera
performers Aimee Puentes (soprano) and
Sally Mouzon (mezzo-soprano), additional
appearances by, Tenor Nicolas Gerst, a
music student at UC-Santa Cruz, local
bass Alexander Holodiloff, Santa Cruzbased Paris String Quartet, and the choir’s
accompanist, Hillet Botha. Followed by,
Debussy’s La Damoiselle Elue; showcasing the soaring soprano voices of Michelle
Boulware and Julie Posey, both from the
Monterey Peninsula. Soprano Jennifer
Tibbetts and baritone Todd Samra will
perform Faure’s Pavanne; Samra is wellknown on the Peninsula for his versatile
contributions to the music scene, including
OLLI Lecture Series and Tibbets, is an
up and coming composer based in New
York City. Tibbets will also conduct an
original composition featuring talents of
locals Ann Schultz, soprano, and harpist
Pamela Scholz. Included will be a unique
performance of Mussorgsky’s The Flea,
guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, featuring
the deep bass voice of Alexander Holodiloff with a special appearance by actor
Skip Kadish. The concert will end with
two pop numbers: My Friend, composed
by and featuring San Francisco Bay tenor
Jonathon Barron, and Love is the Answer,
featuring local mezzo-soprano Mary Pommerich and the delicious jazz piano styling
of the Peninsula’s treasure, Biff Smith.
All of this pleasurable entertainment
for a mere $20 (suggested donation)! An
experience not to be missed!
L-R: Front row: Suzan Kelly, Diann Russell, Lenka Manning-Warder
2nd row: Hillet Botha, Lynne McKeever, Robin McKee Williams, Kyoko Ito
3rd row: Janice Griffin, Susan Skorich, Cynthia Jewett, Katie Shain, Dan Tate,
Alexander Holodiloff, Mary Pommerich
Not pictured: Todd Samra, Chris Wood, Jackson Stock, Kathryn Thaanum,
Daniel Staines, Ann Schultz, Julie Posey, Michelle Boulware
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• April 25, 2014
Aphrodite’s flower, Columbine: Many uses for health and well-being
By Marilee Childs
One of the most exquisitely beloved wildflowers is columbine. This magnificent
rock-loving flower brightens our hearts in cool, hidden forest grottos, lifting our spirits
higher.
Columbine, or the genus Aquilegia, arrived in North America some 10,000 to
40,000 years ago during the Pleistocene. Crossing from Asia into North America over
the Bering land bridge that once connected the two continents, columbine began to
radiate rapidly out of Alaska and through the North American continent. Columbine’s
evolution created ever-new species, developing uniquely shaped colored flowers in
response to habitats and pollinators. Over time columbine developed different spur
shapes and different positions for presenting their flowers, sepals, and spurs, responding
intuitively to primary pollinators like the Swallowtail butterfly.
Columbine was known as the plant of Aphrodite in ancient Greek and Roman
times. In Celtic culture, columbine is said to open doors to other realms. In the Christian
tradition, the columbine’s spurs were thought to be reminiscent of doves and came to
represent God’s hovering spirit.
Columbine flowers taken with wine promote perspiration, and the seeds taken with
wine are said to speed the delivery of a child. Columbine opens obstructions of the liver,
helps treat jaundice, and relieves kidney stones. A lotion made from the fresh root can
be rubbed on affected areas to relieve rheumatic aches and pains. Native Americans
used minute amounts of crushed seeds for headaches, love charms, and fevers.
Roots were chewed or a weak tea was consumed for stomach troubles. Bumblebees
and children nibble holes in the spurs of this flower to sip its sweet nectar.
Turn to a flower essence made from columbine when you need to feel more peace,
gentleness, and love toward yourself.
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Marathon Olympians Present
for Big Sur Marathon Events
Two U.S. female Olympic Marathoners will be on hand to greet runners, meet
children and perform ceremonial race
functions at this weekend’s Big Sur International Marathon.
Pacific Grove’s own Blake Russell, the only U.S. woman to finish the
2008 Olympic marathon competition in
Beijing, will help distribute awards at
Saturday’s JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K in
Pacific Grove. This annual race drawing 3,500 children, parents and teachers,
awards cash prizes to schools within Monterey County, based on their participation
levels. This year a total of $12,550 will be
awarded to 20 schools. Russell will assist
JUST RUN leaders Susan Love and Mike
Dove in congratulating the students for
embracing a healthy lifestyle. Her presence will serve as a strong role model for
the children present.
Deena Kastor, the American record
holder for the marathon and winner of
the Bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics
in Athens, will be attending the Big Sur
Marathon with other runners from the
Mammoth Track Club and sponsor ASICS.
Kastor will start the marathoners off on
their 26.2 mile journey up Highway 1
from Big Sur to Carmel and will hold the
finish tape for the top male and female
finishers. Considered one of America’s
premier female distance runners, Kastor
will be present to meet runners throughout
the weekend at the marathon’s Health &
Fitness Expo at the Monterey Conference
Center. The Expo is free to the public with
open hours of 12-6 on Friday, April 25 and
9-6 Saturday, April 26.
On Sunday, April 26, 10,000 runners
and walkers will be participating in six
distance events along the scenic California
coastline. These include the marathon,
a marathon relay, 21-, 10.6 and 9-Miler
events and a 5K. Spectators are welcome
at the finish line on Highway 1 at Rio
Road. Local traffic to Big Sur will be affected throughout the morning.
For more information, call 831-6256226 or www.bsim.org.
Times • Page 11
Ben Alexander
Golf Tips
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When I was in Orlando a few weeks ago at the national PGA of
Americas golf show we saw a lot of new products along with golf
carts, clothing and every possible product connected with the golf
industry....one of the newest items we saw were the drivers where
the companies were adding weight to the club head. Most of us
have been using the really light weighted drivers the manufacturers have made for over 10 years but they have finally gone the
other way to make them heavier. A light-headed driver is so light
that most of my students along with me cannot feel the club head
with our hands. Test drive these new drivers and I know you will hit
them straighter with the heavier club head technology.
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WELCOME TO THE 29TH PRESENTATION
Above, visitors to last year’s Health & Fitness Expo talk with a book vendor.
Below, Michael Martinex will entertain runners along the route.
LOCALS WELCOME AT THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS!
Health & Fitness Expo
Friday, April 25, 12-6 pm
Saturday, April 26, 9-6 pm
Monterey Conference Ctr.
Running gear
Fitness apparel
Free race clinics
Packet pickup &
registration for the 5K
& 9-Miler.
JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K
Saturday, April 26, 8 am
Lovers Point Park in
Pacific Grove
Kids & family fun run
Register Friday at the
Expo or race morning
at the start beginning
at 6:30 am.
Marathon Events
Sunday, April 27
Starting at 7:45 am
Come to the finish at
Rio Road and Highway 1 and watch the
5K & 9-Miler start and
then the finish of all
events.
BIG SUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
Sunday, April 27 at Rio Road & Highway One
Thousands of runners and walkers will participate in the marathon, relay,
21, 10.6 & 9-Milers and the 5K. Come cheer them on beginning at 7:45 am.
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Times
• April 25, 2014
New You
Literary Circle to Discuss The Burgess Boys
Monterey Public Library’s monthly book group, the Literary Circle, will discuss The
Burgess Boys by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout on Monday, April 28, at
6:30 p.m. Read the book and come prepared to join in the lively, congenial discussion. For adults. Admission is free. The library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.
For more information call 831.646.3949.
World Affairs Council Luncheon
“U.S.-China Relations: Competitive Coexistence?”
Professor Christopher Twomey, Naval Post Graduate School, will examine the
factors that shape U.S.-China relations today with special attention to the impact of
Chinese military modernization. He will also discuss the prospects for sustained rivalry
between the two global powers. A specialist on Chinese foreign policy and East Asian security, Dr. Twomey is the
author of “The Military Lens: Doctrinal Differences and Deterrence Failure in SinoAmerican Relations.”
He received his B.A. and MPIA from the University of California San Diego and
his Ph.D. From M.I.T. in political science.
The talk will be held Monday May 19, 2014; 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Rancho Canada
Golf Club, 4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. Auditors (lecture only) free at 12:50
p.m. Luncheon $25 Members and $35 Non-members. MC/VISA($2 extra) or check are
accepted. Vegetarian meal optional. RSVP (831) 643-1855. Registration:
www.wacmb.org
Russia and Ukraine are
Subjects of UNA Program
The Monterey Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA
presents “Russia and Ukraine: Roots and Ramifications of the Current Crisis”
hosted by Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Speakers will be Prof. Anna Vassilieva, Director, Graduate Learning
Initiative in Russian studies at MIIS; and Mr. Bryan Lee, Director, Eurasia
Nonproliferation Program at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, MIIS.
The program is set for Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Irvine Auditorium of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, 499 Pierce at Jefferson
Street in Monterey. The event is free and all are welcome. There will be a
reception following the program.
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Oral Cancer Awareness Month
42,000 Americans will be diagnosed
While preventing oral cancer is
important 365 days a year, April is Oral
Cancer Awareness Month. Monterey
Dentist, Dr. Jeanette Kern and the Oral
Cancer Foundation want to remind us
to get screened for oral cancer because
the process saves lives, is free at dental
cleaning appointments and only requires
about five minutes of time.
Each year, 42,000 Americans are
diagnosed with oral cancer. Deaths from
oral cancer are on the rise. According
to the Oral Cancer Foundation (*see
more information below) nearly 8,000
Americans will die from the disease this
year, yet many of these deaths are preventable. When oral cancer is detected
in its early stages treatment success rates
exceed 90 percent.
Dr. Jeanette Kern and her dental
care team are dedicated to helping eradicate oral cancer by increasing public
awareness of the problem and providing
solutions for early detection.
Screening for oral cancer is fast,
easy and painless in your dentist’s office. Dentists are required by the state to
screen patients annually, for free. However, those who do not visit the dentist
on a regular basis are not being screened
often enough.
“We are aware that not everyone visits the dentist as often as they
should,” says Dr. Kern. “Oral cancer
can be easily treated if detected early,
or it can kill you. Our screening test is
simple, pain-free and takes only a few
minutes.”
Dr. Kern and her dental team can
screen a patient in less than five minutes
using an oral cancer detection technology called VELscope. VELscope is
an incandescent light device that helps
dental professionals detect oral tissue
abnormalities.
Dr. Jeanette Kern is an awardwinning dentist whose recognitions
include Outstanding Woman in Monterey County by the Monterey County
Commission on the Status of Women,
Business Excellence Award from the
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and Woman of the Year from the
Professional Women’s Network. She
has trained with world-renowned dental
instructors at the Rosenthal Institute at
New York University and the Pacific
Aesthetic Continuum at University of
the Pacific. Prior to becoming a dentist,
Dr. Kern worked for 10 years as a dental
hygienist and taught Hygiene at UCLA
and USC. She graduated at the top of
her class from the School of Dentistry
at UCLA. Dr. Kern is committed to
continuing education and always utilizes
the latest techniques to make treatment
comfortable for her patients.
To schedule an interview with Dr.
Jeanette Kern or see a demo by a trained
dental hygienist on her team, call Wendy
Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or email
[email protected].
For more information, check out www.
jkerndds.com.
Oral Cancer Facts Sheet
Oral cancer diagnoses are
on the rise. Approximately 42,000
Americans will be diagnosed with
oral or pharyngeal cancer this year.
It will cause 8,000 deaths.
Men are 250 percent more
likely to have oral cancer than
women.
Oral cancer has touched the
lives of many people, including
numerous celebrities:
Michael Douglas Bruce Paltrow
George Harrison
Rod Stewart
Peter Tork
Roger Ebert
Aaron Spelling Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Davis Jr. Babe Ruth
Lana Turner Mary Wells
John Prine
Burl Ives
The death rate for oral cancer
is higher than that of other cancers
such as cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, cancer
of the testes, endocrine system cancers such as thyroid, or skin cancer
(malignant melanoma).
The fastest growing group
of oral cancer diagnoses is nonsmokers under 50.
Consumption of tobacco
products (including smokeless tobacco) and alcohol increase the risk
for oral cancers, but recent findings
also implicate the HPV 16 virus
as a leading factor in diagnoses in
younger populations.
*Sources: http://www.
oralcancerfoundation.org/facts |
www.4orca.org
To schedule an interview and demo
with Dr. Jeanette Kern or one of the trained
hygienists on her team, please call Wendy
Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or email
[email protected].
For more information, check out www.
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Make This a Golden Age
Seniors
Support For Family Caregivers
Susan L. Alexander, Esq.
(J.D., M.P.A., LL.M. - Taxation)
Spotlight on Seniors
John O’Brien
Central Coast Senior Services
As the US economy slowed in
recent years we have seen an increase
in families taking on more responsibilities of caring for an older adult family
member.
As our population ages, the demands on family caregivers will increase. More caregivers are performing
difficult tasks; even delivering medical
treatments, managing medications and
providing end of life care, with little or
no training.
According to the National Alliance
for Caregiving and AARP, 65.7 million
caregivers make up 29 percent of the US
adult population providing care to an
ill, disabled or aged family member. As
the population ages, these numbers will
certainly increase.
While the Internet offers a wealth of
information, this silent majority has little
respite, relief, or the time to manage
their own health and wellness issues. In
the greater tri-county area, the Del Mar
Caregiver Resource Center offers classes
and workshops to support such family
caregivers.
“Caregiver University” is a free
one-day event, specifically focused on
family caregivers. Workshops are taught
by local experts and include topics such
as: The Basics of Medicare, Diagnosing
Dementia, Driving and Other Difficult
Discussions. A free lunch and resource
fair will be provided for attendees on
Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 am to 2:30
pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church
in Salinas. For additional information
please visit the Del Mar Resource Center
website: www.delmarcaregiver.org/
caregiver-university.html or call (831)
424-4359.
Hospice and Access to
End of Life Medications
Since 1983 Medicare has paid for hospice care (care for the dying) when
beneficiaries are certified as having a life expectancy of 6 months or less. Medicare
providers are paid a per diem that is designed to cover all services necessary for the
palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions. Hospice
coverage includes the cost of medications related to the terminal illness. When
Medicare beneficiaries elect the hospice benefit, they forego Medicare coverage for
curative treatment related to their terminal illness, but are still eligible for Medicare
coverage for all other covered care. For instance, if a Medicare beneficiary with
liver cancer elects the hospice benefit, Medicare will no longer pay for treatment
to cure the cancer, but it will continue to pay for care related to other illnesses like
diabetes and hypertension. When the Prescription drug benefit (Part D) was added to Medicare in 2006,
very little thought was given to how it would interface with the hospice benefit. Medications that should be covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit are sometimes
paid for by the insurance companies that administer Medicare Part D plans. To
prevent this from happening, effective May 1, 2014, all prescribed medications for
hospice patients billed to Medicare Part D will initially be denied coverage. To get
their medications, hospice patients will have to initiate and ultimately succeed at a
Medicare appeal. In other words, to protect insurance companies, dying patients
will have to jump through hoops to get medically necessary, potentially life-sustaining medications. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued guidance to clarify the issue of who pays for end of life medications. The new guidance
indicates that whenever the hospice patient or her family tries to fill a prescription at
the pharmacy, the pharmacy will get a message stating, “Hospice Provider-Request
Monterey Library offers Steinbeck Reading
Prior Authorization for Part D Drug Unrelated to the Terminal Illness or Related Conditions.” Then it will be the duty of the pharmacy to contact the benefiThe Monterey Public Library presents storyteller Carol Birch in “Steinbeck
ciary or prescriber to determine whether the medication is related to the terminal
Out Loud!”- stories from John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, celebrating
illness. If the medication is related to the terminal illness, the pharmacy will bill
the 75th anniversary of this landmark novel, on Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m. For
the hospice for the cost of the medication. If the medication is not related to the terages 16-up. Tickets now available at the Help Desk, $15 or 1 ticket free with
minal illness, the pharmacy cannot fill the prescription. Instead, the pharmacy will
a valid MPL or PGPL card. For information call (831) 646-3949 or email provide the standardized pharmacy notice to patients with appeal rights.
[email protected]. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific
Even when it is determined that the medication is not related to the terminal
Street, Monterey. illness, to get his or her medications, the beneficiary or “appointed representative”
will have to contact the insurance company and request an appeal. If this is done,
the insurance company will contact the prescriber and ask him or her to complete the
prior authorization form and submit it by fax or mail. CMS indicates that the deciAn estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s
sion shoulddisease.
be made within 72 hours, but that the adjudication timeframe may be
extended “pending
receipt of the necessary information” or “based on the facts and
The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s has more than doubled
circumstances of the case.”
since 1980.
This process may prevent insurance companies from bearing the cost of hospice
medications, but it does so by burdening the hospice patient and his family. In
The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease
weighingwill
thecontinue
financial concerns of insurance companies against the legal rights of
beneficiaries, clearly the rights of hospice patients and their families
to grow — by 2050 the number of individualsdying
withMedicare
Alzheimer’s
should prevail.
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could range from 11.3 million to 16 million.
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a related disorder.
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A person with Alzheimer’s disease will live an average of eight
years and as many as 20 years or more from the onset of symptoms.
The average cost for nursing home care is over $50,000 per year
oncentrating
but can exceed $70,000.
(Source for all statistics: Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org)
The answers to the legal and financial challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease
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Times
• April 25, 2014
P NYUNT From Page 1
P KILDALL From Page 1
District Attorney’s Report
of data-flow analysis. These theories and his
continuing experiments with microcomputers
and the then emerging technologies of floppy
disks led him to multinational semiconductor
chip making corporation, Intel.
At this time Kildall and his wife had
started their own company, Intergalactic Digital Research, later renamed Digital Research,
Inc. They were not able to secure a deal with
Intel for his pioneering CP/M program but
were able to capture the small market of do it
yourself programmers that were also learning
and developing new computers. Due to the
unexpected popularity of his program, Kildall
was unable to keep up with revisions for new operating requirements. This led to his pioneering
the concept of BIOS to allow his program to run on multiple systems without modification.
Our hometown technology guru was soon to shoot to millions in sales and the devotion
of the masses for his innovation and vision to see what will be the basic way computers
operate even today. Unfortunately, Gary passed away in 1994 and never saw the wonders of
Wi-Fi, true tablet computers, and smart phones that distract us for hours with Flappy Birds
and Angry Birds.
This Friday, April, 25 will be a commemoration of Mr. Kildall’s development at City Hall
at 2:00 p.m. with an unveiling of a commemorative plaque at 801 Lighthouse Avenue site at
4:00 p.m. Please join everyone there to learn more about Gary Kildall and his contribution
to the world and to Pacific Grove.
Left, top: A display of
Kildall memorabilia
can be found at the
Pacific Grove Public
Library is currently on
display.
Left, below: Kildall
and his wife, Dorothy, posed with the
company sign. Gary
and Dorothy were
divorced in 1983.
He married Karen in
1986.
“District Attorney investigators
reviewed tens of thousands of emails
and text messages and reams of financial documents. Along with Federal
Bureau of Investigation special agents,
DA investigators interviewed dozens
of witnesses and victims in this investigation.
“The investigation demonstrated
that John Nyunt knew his wife was
committing criminal identity theft. Despite that knowledge, he systematically
ordered subordinates in the Pacific
Grove Police Department to close investigations in which she was the prime
suspect. Also to protect his wife, he lied
to victims by telling them that investigations were ongoing which, in fact,
he had closed. He provided his wife
with computer access to secure police
email as well as online police databases
which she used to acquire sensitive
personal identifying information of
potential victims including social security numbers, addresses, and bank
account numbers. His wife allegedly
used the information to commit dozens
of identity thefts. The victims included
John Nyunt’s son, his ex-wife, other
police officers, and citizens throughout
the state and country.
“Nyunt and his wife also started
an unlicensed private investigations
business. Nyunt’s involvement in
such a business violated Pacific Grove
Police Department policy. By failing
to disclose this business in statements
of economic interest required to be
filed annually by the Political Reform
Act, Nyunt also committed perjury.
Nyunt referred persons seeking police
assistance to his private business in
violation of federal law. Additionally,
those persons who hired the Nyunts
ultimately became victims when his
wife allegedly used their identifying
information to commit further identity
thefts against their own clients. John
Nyunt, in his capacity as a police commander, then covered up these crimes.
The investigation further revealed
that John Nyunt embezzled police
property for his own use, including cell
phones, a camera, and an assault rifle.
“When Nyunt’s wife threatened to
reveal to the District Attorney’s Office
John’s involvement, John phoned her
and threatened to slit her throat during
a conversation that she taped. During
his enraged rant he threatened to take an
assault weapon and kill several District
Attorney investigators. Nyunt also proclaimed, “Yeah, I’m gonna start killin’
my [expletive] people first,” presumably referring to Pacific Grove police
officers. He went on to predict that he
was going to make “national news.”
“In today’s [April 24, 2014] court
hearing, John Nyunt entered his guilty
pleas and was immediately sentenced
to three years state prison and was ordered to pay $6000 in restitution to his
victims. It is anticipated that he will be
transferred to federal custody within the
next few weeks.”
Pacific Grove Police Chief Vicki
Myers said, “While it is a sad ending
to what was a promising career, it is
important to know that when police
officers go rogue, they are brought to
justice. The actions of John Nyunt are
not a reflection of the great men and
women of the Pacific Grove Police
department, the hard work we do, or
law enforcement in general.”
Pacific Grove City Manager Tom
Frutchey advises that, under PEPRA,
Nyunt’s retirement vesting ended with
the crime but he would continue to receive retirement from prior to that date.
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Celebrating Earth Day in Pagrovia
By Cameron Douglas
Pacific Grove’s Community Garden enjoyed a solid
turnout on April 19, as Sustainable Pacific Grove hosted
an early Earth Day celebration. The sun broke through
a week-old fog bank to light up hundreds of plants and
smiling faces. Gardeners and young gardeners-to-be
enjoyed the fruits and vegetables of their labor.
Every garden needs water, and this one is well provided for with a system that should satisfy any environmentalist. A 2,600-gallon enclosed cistern stands at the
southwest corner. California American Water donated the
tank, which stores water collected off a nearby classroom
roof. Community High School principal Barbara Martinez organized a PGUSD team to finish the installation.
Roger Manley of Garden Solutions Landscaping
explained how the system works. There are no pumps:
it’s all gravity-fed. Filtering is very important. Special
gutters have micro-screens across the tops. The screens
filter out everything—even bugs—to prevent organisms
from growing inside the system and keep the water as
clean as possible. Gravity feeds water to the big tank,
which in turn fills two 55-gallon tanks that are fitted for
hoses. “These systems are becoming the norm,” said
Manley, adding that he has done several for clients in
Carmel Valley.
Catherine Bowie of Cal-Am External Affairs attended the event, where she visited with Manley and
studied the completed catchment system. “Being in
the worst drought year on record in California, it’s so
important for people to think about ways to conserve
water,” said Bowie.
The garden is located off Ridge Road at the Adult
School location, where it occupies a sizeable piece of
natural area behind the school. There is a waiting list to
get in. When inquiring, mention the desired amount of
space you want to use. For more information, contact
Karin Locke: [email protected]/
PG Community High School students and staff with
handmade birdbaths, stepping-stones, and herbs
for sale. (L-R) Timothy Avila, 17; Arturo Diaz, 17;
instructor Brad Woodyard; Justin Fleming, 17; Zachary Daubs, 18; Kyle Stewart, 16; principal Barbara
Martinez. Photo by Cameron Douglas.
Two 55-gallon tanks are fed from a master catchment tank to furnish water for gardeners. Photo by
Cameron Douglas.
Roger Manley shows the garden’s gravity-feed
water catchment system to Cal-Am representative
Catherine (Bowie) Stedman. Photo by Cameron
Douglas.
45th annual Garden Show in Carmel Valley
The Carmel Valley Garden Association presents its 45th Annual Garden
Show, “Under the Valley Sun,” based on
the title of a painting done for the event
by artist Will Bullas. The free show will
be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., May 3
and 4, at Hidden Valley Music Seminars,
88 W. Carmel Valley Road, at Ford Road,
Carmel Valley. Further information call
831 659-0436.
This eagerly anticipated event draws
people from all over the county. Gardeners
and flower arrangers alike vie for professionally judged flower arrangement and
cut flower prizes. Plant lovers come for
the exceptional vendors. Families find
something garden related for all ages.
Plant exhibit rules and categories may be
found on the website: www.cvgardenclub.
org. or at Carmel Valley Library.
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Features:
The accredited judging of the cut flowers, floral arrangements and
container plants has long been a
draw for both entrants and their
admirers.
Family oriented. Children’s garden
with music by Kiki Wow, crafts and
other activities
Plant sales and lots of vendors
Lots of food: BBQ, ice cream from
the Ice Box, Wine and Beer Bar,
cookies and lemonade at the Children’s Garden Snack Bar.
Speakers: 11 am Saturday May
3, Janna Jo Williams and Sarah
LaCasse from Earthbound Farm
Stand speaking on growing and
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cooking herbs. 1 pm Sunday May
4, Tom Deyerle, landscape architect
speaking on “Thriving or Prevailing
during a Drought.”
Amazing silent auction includes
vintage garden items, paintings, restaurant certificates, wine and more.
Field of Flowers: Attendees may
bid on whimsical painted flowers,
garden art specially created by local
artists.
Saturday evening Garden Party in
the midst of all the flowers from 6 to
8:30 pm. Food, wine and entertainment provided by Hidden Valley
Music Seminars. Advanced tickets
$20, at the door $25. Call 659-3115
for reservations.
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Raffle: Watercolorist Will Bullas’
original painting of an aeonium done
specially for this event.
Proceeds from the Silent Auction
allow CVGA to donate significant funds
to Friends of Carmel Valley Library, CV
Civic Improvement Committee, Hidden
Valley Music Seminars, Carmel Valley
Community Youth Center and Carmel
Valley Historic Society.
Carmel Valley Garden Association
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while educating its members. Membership is open to anyone, not just residents
of Carmel Valley.
Times
• April 25, 2014
PGHS Students Complete Nicaragua Mission
Sixth year – Six days, five nights, four cities and Major Magic in Nicaragua
By DiAnna Gamecho
Above: Pcific Grove High School
students packed 300 backpacks with
a year’s worth of school supplies, to
take to Nicaragua,
Below, top: Music was a huge part of
the ambassadorship.
Below, bottom: A studnt sends a personal message on a Tshirt.
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Spanish teacher for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
boys of San Antonio Academy of Texas;
and many teachers and students at Pacific
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my joy to connect so many hearts which
ultimately connected schools, communities, states and two countries together.
At the end of each year I ask myself,
“How can it get better than this?” And
it does. Every year the program itself
raises the bar and is more profound than
the year before.
This year our team was five students:
Lauren Weichert, Peter Fernandez, Margaret Barreto, Michaela McCloud, Corina
Kaufman, and three adults: Janet Light,
Michael McCloud and myself, DiAnna
Gamecho. For a small team, we made big
things happen and even bigger things happened to us. Many of us on the team agree
“we can show all the pictures of the trip,
yet until you make the journey yourself,
there are not enough words to express the
life changing experience.”
In as few words as possible, this is
what we accomplished in six days:
Amongst many activities, one was
visiting five villages, delivering 300 backpacks with a year of school supplies…
imagine what that cost! For a primary
size backpack, K-2nd grade with all the
supplies, $4.75 each – for a larger size,
3rd-6th grade, $7.00 each. How much
is your cup of coffee? As much as they
were appreciative, we were overwhelmed
with their gratitude. Along with delivering
the supplies, the team took 1,000 pounds
of other donated items, did interactive
educational activities with Los Quinchos
Orphanage and we completed our 2 ½ year
Music Academy Project. Together with
The Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific, a
$19,000.00 grant was completed and we
shared the universal language of music.
This journey was amazing in so many
ways and touched many hearts both near
and far and for me, among several incredible breath taking moments, one moment
that continues to hold me in “ahhh” is
when my fellow Jinotepe Rotarian said to
me “DiAnna, this woman wants to meet
you and know more of what you all are doing. She is important for you to know. The
Prime Minister of Education of Nicaragua
has sent his Representative to meet you.”
Oh, my words! I was honored to be
in such a position to unite two countries
at that level.
I could go on yet I will save it and
invite YOU to join us on Thursday, May
1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Pacific Grove High
School Library, to share in an evening with
a slideshow, chat with the team and know
how you can be a part of the goodness of
this program. Till then, please visit our
website at www.task4younme.wix.com/
dianna or Friend us on our Facebook page
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596-8226.
As they say in Nicaragua, ”Till next
time…..”
Times • Page 17
Six Awards Will Be Presented at Chamber Dinner
Six awards will be presented at the Pacific Grove
Chamber of Commerce Installation of the Board of
Directors and Special Awards Presentation on Saturday,
June 7, at the InterContinental The Clement Hotel on
Cannery Row.
The event begins with a no-host reception at 6
p.m. followed by dinner and entertainment at 7 p.m. Cost
is $48 per person. For reservations and more information,
contact the Chamber office at 373-3304.
Among the honors is the Citizen of the Year
Award, named for the late Dr. James Hughes, who was
a well-known Pacific Grove dentist with a long history
of community service as a city councilman, state coastal
commissioner, water board member and in many other
roles. Former honorees selected this year’s recipient.
Former honorees were: Joe Shammas, Dennis
Tarmina, Linda Pagnella, Ron Schenk, Bruce Obbink,
John Miller, Jeanne Byrne, Steve Covell, Steve Honegger,
John O’Brien, Sandy Koffman, Steve Gorman, Don Gasperson, Morris Fisher, Charlie Higuera, Alex Rodriguez,
Richard Stillwell, Nadine Annand, Don Martine, Erma
Dinkel and Ed Whittaker.
Here is a list of the awards:
Public Official of the Year – Monterey County
District Attorney Dean Flippo. In office since 1990, he
is the county’s longest serving District Attorney. He is
running unopposed
in the June Primary
for an unprecedented seventh term. He
joined the District
Attorney’s Office in
1967 and served as
the Assistant District
Attorney before being elected District
Attorney. As District Attorney, Flippo
heads a staff of about
140 in four branch
offices throughout
the county. During
his tenure as District
Attorney, Flippo established a Juvenile Dean Flippo
and Adult Gang Prosecution Unit, Domestic Violence Prosecution Program,
Child Abduction Unit, Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit,
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit, Child Assault Victim Multi-Disciplinary Interview Team, Sexual Assault
Response Team, Auto Fraud Unit, Restitution Case Disposition Unit, Bilingual Special Emphasis Victim Unit,
and a State Prison Prosecution Unit. Also, he established
an expanded Truancy Abatement Unit, which received
statewide recognition for success in working closely
with schools and families to bring about compliance with
mandatory school attendance laws. From 1991-July 2001,
under his leadership, the District Attorney’s Family Support Division became one of California’s most productive
and innovative programs in child support enforcement. In
1999, the National Child Support Enforcement Association recognized Flippo as the Outstanding Manager of
the Year. He began his law career in 1967 in the Army,
where he served as a Chief Prosecutor, Post Judge Advocate, and Military Judge, and was the recipient of the
Army Meritorious Service Medal. He later served as
an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Genesse County,
Flint, Michigan.
Citizen of the Year – Jean Anton, a retired Pacific
Grove Middle School teacher who has continued her
many and varied
civic and community activities. She taught
mainly history
and home economics, as well
as English,
math, and physical education,
during a 39-year
career at the
Middle School,
before retiring
Jean Anton
in 2007. Besides
volunteer work
with community groups, she also is the current Chair of
the Pacific Grove Beautification and Natural Resources
Commission, having served on the commission from
2003-10 and returning to the commission in 2013. She
also served on the Pacific Grove Recreation Board from
1995-2003 and the Monterey County Juvenile Justice
Commission from 1972-1980. She was among a group of
gardeners who for many years cared for the plants under
the trees in the middle of Lighthouse Avenue. She now
spends a lot of volunteer time for the Heritage Society
of Pacific Grove, including being one of four co-chairs
for the Historic Home Tour on Oct. 5. She also was one
of three who created a new Pacific Grove Walking Tour
brochure, highlighting the city’s architecture and history.
Among other current Heritage Society activities are being
on the Board and co-chairing the Heritage Home Awards
Committee. She is also a past co-chair of the Quilt Show.
She is a current Board member of the Monterey Peninsula
Choral Society and a past Board member of PGPRIDE,
Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center, and Pacific Grove
Youth Action Committee. A graduate of UC Davis with
a Bachelor’s degree in history and English, Anton cofounded the Central Coast Chapter of the Cal Aggie
Alumni Association. She volunteers for Chamber activities, involving the Tourist Information Center, Highway
68 cleanup, and AT&T golf.
Business Woman of the Year – Marita Johnson, owner of three downtown retail stores: Marita’s
Boutique at 551
Lighthouse Ave.,
Marita’s Shoes at
547 Lighthouse
Ave., and the new
Marita’s Men’s at
158 Fountain Ave.
Johnson, a former
Realtor with 15
years in real estate,
started in retail by
buying an existing
store, Kathleen’s,
in 2004, and re- Marita Johnson
naming it Marita’s
Boutique. By accident, Kathleen’s was having a going-out-of business sale,
and Johnson, a customer at the store, said she realized
it was the “only plus-size store and we can’t lose,” so
she bought it, “and I am very happy that I have it.” The
boutique carries all sizes of women’s clothing from extra
small to 3X, in styles from conservative to edgy and in
all fabrics – “something for everyone,” Johnson said.
Also available are accessories and jewelry, with most of
the jewelry made by local artists. In 2009, Johnson took
over an existing shoe store, the 69-year-old Orlando’s,
and renamed it Marita’s Shoes. The store has women’s
shoes in sizes 5 to 13 and in widths from narrow to extra
wide. The shoes combine style with comfort and range
from casual to elegant. The best seller is Tom’s Shoes, a
well-known brand of canvass shoes made by a company
that donates one pair of shores to needy children in the
United States and elsewhere for each pair of shoes sold.
Also sold are children’s shoes, handbags, and novelty and
everyday socks. In response to public demand for a men’s
store downtown, Johnson on April 2 opened Marita’s
Men’s, which offers men’s clothing and shoes from rustic
to dress and features Levi’s and Dockers. Johnson credits
her success to “hard work, being consistent and providing excellent customer service – treating customers like
I want to be treated, and it works.”
Marketing Excellence – Diane Mandeville, Vice
President of Marketing for the Cannery Row Company
and The Sardine
Factory restaurant.
She has over 35
years in magazine
publishing, and hotel, restaurant and
tourism marketing. Her marketing career began
in publishing for
12 years in Silicon
Valley. In the past
18 years she has
worked in hospitality and destination
Diane Mandeville
marketing, including
being the Marketing
Communications Director for the Monterey Peninsula
Visitors & Convention Bureau, VP of Marketing for Four
Sisters Inns, Director of Marketing for the Monterey Plaza
Hotel & Spa and over 14 years as the VP of Marketing for
Cannery Row Company. For the Cannery Row Company,
she handles strategic marketing of the Central Coast’s
number one tourism destination, and directs the marketing
for the world-famous Sardine Factory restaurant. She has
served on the California Travel and Tourism Commission
(CTTC) Marketing Advisory Committee for over ten
years, Visit California (formerly CTTC) Five Year Strategic Brand Task Force and the Commission’s Assessment
Regulations Committee. She was the Marketing Chair of
the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau from
2001-2007; served on the Board of the Monterey County
Hospitality Association from 2001-2005, and chaired its
Public Relations Committee from 2000-2002. Founded
in 1976, the Cannery Row Company has over one million
square feet of commercial, industrial and retail development locally, including Cannery Row. Recognizing the
unique historical significance of its Cannery Row home,
the company has made preservation a central credo, with
adaptive reuse of existing buildings and new construction
that blends with the environment.
Hospitality Excellence – Tamie Aceves, owner of
Crema and La Crème at 481 Lighthouse Ave. Aceves,
who has 31 years experience in the hospitality industry
and 17 years
in wedding
planning,
started La
Crème, a
full-service
catering business, in April
2012. La
Crème is the
exclusive caterer for The
Holly Farm,
handling 45
weddings and
other events a
year there, as
well as gen- Tamie Aceves
eral off-site
catering for corporate events, weddings and various
other events. Aceves’ specialty is weddings, and she is
a Certified Wedding Planner. Crema, a restaurant with
a variety of offerings, including the restaurant’s own
baked goods, opened in September 2012. Daily, from 7
a.m.-4 p.m., food is served. In the morning, featured is
an espresso bar and Verve Coffee Roasters coffee along
with baked good, among them breakfast burritos, scones,
biscuits, muffins and cookies. Soup and salads are served
for lunch. The restaurant’s newest feature is a toast menu.
From Thursday-Sunday, Crema offers a $5 Happy Hour
from 4-6 p.m., featuring beer on tap, select wines and
tapas, and full dinner service until 9.m., with prime rib the
specialty of the house. Crema also hosts special events,
for example: small weddings, rehearsal dinners, and
graduation parties. The restaurant is located in a charming
Victorian building with four eating areas and a patio set
among whimsical decorations. “The building has a lot of
personality, a lot of little spaces to enjoy,” Aceves said.
Upcoming are plans for outdoor seating. Over the year,
Aceves has been involved in all aspects of wedding planning and food and beverage service – everything from a
cook to a bartender to a waitress. She credits her success
to having “the most amazing team” that has been such a
big part of her businesses.
Nonprofit of the Year – Friends of the Pacific
Grove Public Library. Established 40 years ago in 1974,
the Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library is a volunteer community organization that strives to ensure that
the Library is a
thriving community center for
discovery and
lifelong learning. The Friends
contribute, on
average, $40,000
annually to the
Library to support the acquisition of books
and materials, to
fund programs
for children, and
Susan Steele
to meet out-ofthe-ordinary operating expenses. In 2014, as part of the celebration of its
40th anniversary, the Friends also pledged $50,000 to the
project to renew the Library’s interior and $15,000 to
a program for student interns. Funding for the Friends
comes from three sources: memberships, donations and
fund-raising. The current President of the Friends of the
Library is Susan Steele along with 350 members, 40 of
whom are local business people who want to demonstrate
their support for the Library. The Friends set a goal of
at least 400 members by the end of 2014. An average
of $10,000-$15,000 a year in donations is received by
the Friends, with an unusually large amount of $30,000
donated in 2013. For fund-raising, the Friends sponsor
meet-the-author events about every two months or so.
For example, in January 2014, Anne Perry delighted a
sell-out crowd at Chautauqua Hall. Also, the Friends raise
money at one large annual event, which this year will be
the biennial read-a-thon in October. For more information about Friends of the Pacific Grove Library, visit the
website www.pglibraryfriends.org.
Times
• April 25, 2014
Marge Ann Jameson
Book Review
My Mantelpiece: A Memoir of
Survival and Social Justice
“Do you remember where you were
when...?”
It's a question we sometimes ask
around important events such as the deaths
of presidents, wars and other crises, moon
walks and more.
Do you remember when Freedom
Summer was marred by the murder of
three young men in Mississippi?
I remember where I was when James
Chaney, Andy Goodman and Michael
Schwerner disappeared. Though it was
50 years ago, I remember watching, as
did many who paid attention to national
events, as the drama of the disappearance,
the search, and finally the discovery of
their bodies unfolded on the news. I was
only a junior high school student, but as
a nation we were still reeling from the
death of President John F. Kennedy and
I was transfixed by the news coverage.
President Lyndon Johnson had to force
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to investigate the murders. Could FBI Directors
defy Presidents, I wondered? And even
with 150 federal agents and hundreds
of sailors pressed into the search, it still
took a reward offer of $25,000 to urge an
anonymous informant to tell the story and
lead officers to the gravesite of the three
murdered civil rights workers. My parents
had paid that for our house.
Our preconceptions about what it
meant to be Americans were being shaken
to the core in those years. Certain parts of
the United States, including Mississippi,
where I had and still have relatives, were
being dragged kicking and screaming into
a new way of looking at our fellow men,
and the murders of these three activists
would become a rallying point. I remember thinking that it could not be possible
that, 100 years after the Civil War, there
were still people depriving other people of
their right to vote. Wasn’t that against the
law? And why would these three young
men be willing to go to what amounted
to foreign soil to register voters?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was
passed on July 2, 1964 and soon the Voting
Rights Act, though since eviscerated, followed it. The Constitution was becoming
everyone's Constitution, not just white
male Americans'. They didn't die in vain.
But their deaths, alone on a dark Mississippi road at the hands of thugs haunted
me, still do. I can smell the murderers'
stale sweat and cigarette breath and I can
see the hatred in their eyes.
Carolyn Goodman was the mother
of Andrew Goodman. He was her middle
son of three. Until her death in 2007, I'm
sure she never forgot where she was on
June 21, 1964.
My Mantelpiece, her memoir, coauthored with Brad Herzog, tells her story.
On its pages, we learn who she was and
why she was, and thus the actions of her
son come as no surprise. Lesser people
would not have risen above what she endured, let alone gone on to achieve what
she did. She survived her adored brother's
early death, child molestation, a mother
who virtually ignored her, the suicide of
her father and the deaths of two husbands.
She lived to confront one of her son's
murderers in a courtroom and see him
sentenced to three consecutive 21-year
sentences. When she was 83, in 1999, she
was arrested at a protest in New York City.
Brad Herzog met Carolyn Goodman when he was writing States of Mind
which, if you've never read it, must go on
your bucket list. It's the story of Brad and
Amy Herzog's quest to find out if there is
really love in Love, Colorado; justice in
Justice, W. Virginia; harmony in its little
namesake town south of here on 101.
There, in Hope, Mississippi he met Ollie
Mae Welch, a former sharecropper who
had never voted. It was on her landlord's
property that the bodies of the civil rights
martyrs were found.
Herzog wasn't even born when they
were murdered, but these three are surely
part of his psyche. If you've read his other
books, especially the travel books like
States of Mind, Small World and Turn Left
at the Trojan Horse, you'll know that Brad
loves people. His ability to look beyond
the foibles and peculiarities of the ordinary people he meets and make us love
them, too, is nothing short of amazing. My
Mantelpiece is a departure, as many before
me have noted, but it is nonetheless true
to who Brad Herzog is.
How much of My Mantelpiece is
Brad, and how much is Carolyn? It is written from her perspective and in her voice,
but it has his humanitarian touch. Brad
must have toiled over it for years after she
died and her youngest son, David, asked
him to put it all together. Someday I'll ask
him. He lives here in Pacific Grove. It is
lovingly presented, with poetry by Bobby
Goodman, Carolyn's first husband, and it
is punctuated with photos from her life.
As he pointed out at a recent book
talk, Brad Herzog is still thrilled to see
that his name is on the dust jacket of My
Mantelpiece along with that of Maya Angelou, who wrote the foreword. Equally
thrilling are the blurbs: Elizabeth Warren,
John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, and Michael
Bloomberg, all of whom sing her praises.
And what a tribute to her and her son,
Andy, My Mantelpiece has become.
Carolyn Goodman and her late husband set up a foundation in 1966 in his
honor; the Andrew Goodman Foundation is meant to carry on the spirit and
purpose of her son's life. Brad and Amy
Herzog established Why Not Books with
the intent of partnering each of their titles
with a cause. Half of net proceeds from
My Mantelpiece will go to the Andrew
Goodman Foundation.
Said John Lewis, “Carolyn Goodman
got in the way. She got in trouble. It was
good trouble. It was necessary trouble.
And she inspired many of us to continue
to get into trouble.”
Since I turned 21, I have never not
voted. These three were willing to die for
that right, and who am I to take it lightly?
My Mantelpiece
By Carolyn Goodman with Brad Herzog
Illustrated. 200 pp. Why Not Books.
$23.00
ISBN-10: 0984991948
ISBN-13: 978-0984991945
WhyNotBooks.com.
Stephen R. Palumbi and
Anthony R. Palumbi
present an illustrated lecture
on their book The Extreme Life of the Sea
Thursday May 1, at 7:00p.m.
at the Monterey Boat Works, Hopkins Marine Station.
The ocean teems with life that thrives
under difficult situations in unusual environments. This illustrated lecture takes
the audience to the absolute limits of the
aquatic world -- the fastest and deepest,
the hottest and oldest creatures of the
oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents, and exposes the
eternal darkness of the deepest undersea
trenches to show how marine life thrives
against the odds. It brings to life the sea’s
most extreme species, and reveals how
they succeed across the wide expanse of
the world’s global ocean. The authors tell
the unforgettable stories of some of the
most marvelous life forms on Earth, and
the challenges they overcome to survive.
The authors show the audience the
world’s oldest living species, narrate how
flying fish strain to escape their predators,
how predatory deep-sea fish use red search
lights only they can see to find and attack
food, and how at the end of their lives,
mother octopus dedicate themselves to
raising their young. They also discuss how
ocean adaptations can inspire innovative
commercial products -- such as fan blades
modeled on the flippers of humpback
whales -- and how climate change and
overfishing could pose the greatest threat
yet to our planet’s tenacious marine life.
Stephen R. Palumbi, Ph.D., is the
Director of the Hopkins Marine Station
and the Harold A. Miller Professor of
Marine Science at Stanford University.
He is one of today’s leading marine scientists. His previous work has appeared in
publications from New York Times to the
Seattle Times, and he has contributed to
or been interviewed by the BBC/Animal
Planet, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and National Geographic.
His film projects include the BBC series
“The Future Is Wild,” the History Channel’s “Life after People,” and the “Short
Attention Span Science Theater.” He is
also the author of The Death and Life of
Monterey Bay and The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change. Website: http://palumbi.
stanford.edu/
Anthony R. Palumbi is Stephen’s son.
After growing up on the beaches of O’ahu
and in the suburbs of Boston, he fled winters by moving to California. Graduating
from Stanford University in 2006 with a
B.A. in English and a minor in Ultimate
Frisbee, he worked in both the film and
video game industries before striking out
as a writer. Today, he writes about science
and video games for several outlets. He
has written extensively for Electronic Arts’
video game The Sims 3 and continues
consulting for the industry. His nonfiction
work about modern culture from the eyes
of the next generation has been published
by The Atlantic and ThinkProgress, and
his fiction by The Peninsula Paper. Tony
maintains a blog titled I Drop Things and is
finishing his first novel. He lives and works
in San Mateo, California along with the
world’s most talented Frisbee dog.
The Monterey Museum of Art appoints
Ami Davis Director of Education and
Community Partnerships
Following an international search, the Monterey Museum of Art is pleased to
announce the appointment of Ami Davis as Director of Education and Community Partnerships, a new position. Ms. Davis brings over 15 years of experience as
a museum educator in a variety of arts institutions. “Ami’s training, experience,
values, and vision are ideally suited to our focus on connecting people with art
and inviting cultural participation,” says Executive Director Charlotte Eyerman.
Ami holds a B.A. in art history from University of California, Santa Cruz
and a M.A. in art history from California State University, San Jose. Since 2007,
Ami has managed the J. Paul Getty Museum’s highly respected K-12 school
program serving over 100,000 students annually. In this role, Ami established
the strategic vision for these audiences at both the Getty Center and Getty Villa.
She developed and administered all aspects of K-12 student programs, conducted
training for docents and staff, and taught in the galleries. She has also served
as an instructor for courses in contemporary art at UCLA Extension, and has
worked as a museum educator at the Orange County Museum of Art, San Jose
Museum of Art, and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Ami has served
as a panelist and presenter at numerous national museum and museum education conferences.
When she begins her new role, effective July 7, 2014, Ami will lead the
Museum’s education and public programs, creating greater cohesion and momentum for existing offerings and building new initiatives and partnerships. She
will also work with the Museum’s dedicated volunteer docents in advancing the
Museum’s mission. Davis states, “I am looking forward to returning to my roots
in the Monterey Bay area, immersing myself in the region, and contributing to the
museum’s growth. It is a vibrant time there and I am excited to join the team.”
About the Museum: Celebrating its 55th anniversary in 2014, the Monterey
Museum of Art inspires appreciation of the evolving California artistic legacy
and expands a passion for the visual arts. www.montereyart.org
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Scene 35: Jane is Coming Home wth the Baby
H: Scarsdale diet----wasn’t that invented, or maybe it’s more accurate to say developed,
by a doctor who was killed by his mistress?
Bernard Furman
Marriage Can Be Funny
A: I believe you’re right.
H: To satisfy my curiosity, I’m going to Google “Scarsdale Diet” and I’ll bet I have all
the pertinent information in just a few minutes.
(Harry opens his laptop and fiddles with it for a short while.)
Harry and Alice Wilson are having breakfast in their Pacific Grove home.
Alice: I just spoke to Andy. He’s taking Jane and the baby home from the hospital this
morning.
Harry: Has Andy Jr. learned to speak yet?
H: Just as I told you—it’s amazing how much information you can get in practically
no time at all.
Sotheby’s Real H:Estate
The Scarsdale Medical Diet was invented by Dr. Herman Tamower, who was shot
A: As a matter of fact, yes. He opened his five-day old eyes and said, “I have a nutty
granpa.”
H: Just asking.
A: I’m going to leave soon to so that I can help Jane settle in and do her grocery shopping and so on, and will stay overnight.
H: What will you do for dinner?
A: What did you find out?
to death by Jean Harris, his long-time lover, because he had become involved with
another woman 30 years younger than him.
A: I remember the case, because it was front page news for many weeks. Wasn’t she
found guilty and sent to prison?
H: She was convicted of second degree murder in March of 1981, and received a sentence of 15 years to life.
A: How much of that did she actually serve?
A: Order takeout—probably a pizza.
H: I doubt that the baby will be able to share it with you.
A: Don’t worry; he has his own wet nurse to breast-feed him.
H: Lucky kid.----You just reminded me of a Rodney Dangerfield joke. Remember him?
A: Sure—he became famous for his “I don’t get no respect” routine, always putting
himself down.
H: He passed away some time ago, but I still remember many of his jokes, especially
the ones about him as a baby, like these:
When I was born, the Doctor went into the waiting-room
and told my father, “I’m sorry to tell you that we tried
everything possible, but he survived.”
H: Eleven years.
A: And what happened to her since?
H: I don’t know, except that I see here that she died in 2012, at age 89.
A: So I guess things turned out okay for her after all.
H: There’s something about this story that doesn’t seem right to me.
A: What’s that?
H: Harris murdered a man, spent only 11 years in jail, and was free as a bird for the next
20 years, until her death at a ripe old age. Tamower did nothing other than two-time
her, and for 35 years he’s been in a box six feet under from which he’ll never get out.
A: He had it coming to him.
I was such an ugly baby, instead of slapping me, the Doctor
slapped my mother.
My mother had morning sickness after I was born.
And the one that started me off on this when we talked about Jane feeding the baby:
My mother never breast-fed me. She told me she only liked me as a friend.
A: Getting back to Jane, when I saw her yesterday she asked me to be sure to stock her
refrigerator with plenty of vanilla ice cream and sour pickles.
H: Doesn’t she have things backward? I thought that women developed strange food
cravings during pregnancy, rather than after giving birth.
A: I thought the request was peculiar too, until she explained that it was part of a diet
she wants to go on, to quickly lose the weight she gained during pregnancy.
H: You have to talk her out of it. Pickles and ice cream won’t supply enough nourishment for her, much less the baby.
A: I’ll try.
H: I’ve heard of many diets, but never one of just sour pickles and ice cream.
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A: There seem to be as many different diets as the number of people who want to go
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• April 25, 2014
Jane Roland
Tom Stevens
Animal Tales and
Other Random Thoughts
Otter Views
Bits and Sotheby’s
Pieces
Real Estate
I am starting this the day before Easter, will probably finish on Monday…This has
not been a great week. John’s car did not pass the smog test. The first analysis was that
it needed a new distributor. The place where he took his ancient VW said, “No it isn’t
a distributor issue, but a catalytic convertor.” So, to another garage. “Yes, that is the
problem, but not easily resolved.” So, back next week. There goes our tax refund and
more. However, it is cheaper than trying to find a new second hand car.
I took Friday off so that I could cook all day. I made the mistake of trying to
resolve an ongoing issue with Quicken, with whom I do my on-line banking. There
have been problems since I purchased Bill Pay 2014…After countless hours on line and
on the telephone with agents, who tried, but were not successful; starting in January, I
was told it was a bank issue. So, yesterday, I talked to a representative of my financial
institution.
We got the bank connected with Quicken, but it wouldn’t accept my password for
Intuit which owns Quicken Bill Pay. Another three hours on line with their representative. At 5:00, after three hours, we gave up. Someone from Quicken called me this
morning wanting to resolve my problem. I have no time today, so Monday I will need
to call them back. John says I should change to another bill paying service, he is right,
but I am frustrated and determined.
Obviously with a large party looming on Friday for which I do all of the cooking,
I needed groceries. John went out at 2:30. He didn’t return until close to 6:00. He
had loaded his cart at Safeway, not a small task. Got to the check-out line. The computers were down and Safeway was accepting only cash. Customers were told they
could go to the ATM at Wells Fargo. Unfortunately he had neither his debit card nor
cash. It wouldn’t have mattered; the bank ran out of cash. Lots of people shopping
for Easter. There was rage in the streets, and I am sure heads will roll somewhere. So,
my good husband went to Costco and did some marketing but not all. This postpones
my cooking by half a day. If the weather holds and nothing else goes wrong I am sure
it will be a successful event.
Monday: It is a truism that if anything can go wrong, it does. My good husband
went out on Saturday as I was writing this first installment of this column. I started
to cook and while I was doing so turned off television and played a few CDs, a little
classical, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Beatles. You can tell my taste is eclectic.
John returned from shopping. Jay arrived to help take out tables and chairs and I made
my famous grits casserole. Everything was ready and The Giants were about to play.
We settled down to view our team and hope that they might beat San Diego after
two abysmal losses. But the television would not turn on. No picture – no sound.
We tried everything and finally John called AT&T Uverse. A tech person came on the
line, instructed John to turn off the set, then the box, (which involved his getting down
on the floor to pull plugs, move instruments, and try remotes. After almost two hours
the “helper” said that we need a new box which could not happen until Monday. They
said goodbye and John determined to try to get something on the “tube”…he searched,
pushed some buttons and, suddenly, there they were, the boys in orange. I believe the
AT&T gentleman came from the same school as those at Intuit, except he was in Arizona not India. We saw our boys lose again, watched the ancient “Easter Parade” with
Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. When that movie came out I saw it with my mother. I
recall the controversy about the pairing of the stars, the 20 years difference in age. It
was delightful and an appropriate way to end a trying week.
The party was lovely; almost everyone appeared and had a great time...Cy Coburn
(my right hand) came early and helped, greeted guests and was fantastic. Some of you
might know him, he is profoundly deaf, but has never let this slow him down; he is
enormously bright and has a grand sense of humor. He volunteered for me at the SPCA,
and moved over to AFRP with me. Several of the volunteers at the gathering were also
transplants from the previous store. One, Gabriel Swanson, has been involved for 15
years, first at the former store then at the Treasure Shop. We even had some pups as
guests, which our Marmalade polydactyl tabby, Toby, enjoyed enormously. He would
either rub against the dogs, human legs, or flop down in the sun to observe. Brandy,
our old lab, and Lilah, the doxie mix thoroughly liked meeting Carmen San Diego,
the visiting pooch.
Jay bartended, as always, with great grace and charm. Many of the company
helped and a good time was had by all. We are grateful to Mother Nature for cooperating.
Jane Roland, [email protected]
Droning On
Rocky Point restaurant didn’t do an Easter brunch per se, but a late morning
breakfast on its outdoor terrace amounted to the same thing. A friend’s birthday
coincided with Easter Week this year, so a Big Sur foray on Sunday marked both
occasions.
We reached the restaurant before the meal service began, but the hostess led us
to a table anyway. “It’s a nice place to wait,” she said. There was no arguing with
that. The morning was at once sunny, warm, windy and foggy, if that makes any
sense, and a ragged west swell was hammering in along the coast.
I had been to Rocky Point only once before, on a serene day, so I was unprepared for the spectacle visible and audible from the terrace. Every few minutes, a
set of huge waves would march in out of the fog to belt the point’s namesake rocks.
After sending a seltzer blast of spray high into the air, each wave would rebound
back to sea, effectively doubling the height and fury of the next incoming one.
Soon the terrace resounded with the shouts of arriving patrons trying to gauge
for photographer friends the optimal capture moment for each spray burst zenith.
“Okay, get ready. Here it comes. Now! No, wait! Now! Oh, no, too late!”
Because each wave ran in diagonally along the point, you had two chances. The
first blast of spray erupted off three tall pinnacles, filling the air with creamy geysers
that trailed away in a fine salt fume. If you mistimed that blast, the same wave
would atomize again moments later on a smaller rock. This prompted a fair amount
of rapid swiveling and refocusing among the shooters.
The spectacle of wind-whipped, house-high waves booming into craggy stone
battlements was only part of the show. As the fog drifted in and out and then spun
away in ghostly patches, sunlight streamed down through the holes. Suddenly the
salt mist twirled and sparkled like Scheherazade, and the ocean turned a vivid turquoise. Once breakfast arrived, I had to remember to eat.
My friend’s dog had been waiting patiently in the car, so we drove on to
Garrapata for a windy dog walk along the bluffs. There the wave show continued
unabated, as big sets wrapped around offshore islets and steamed into the bay. At
one overlook near the water, waves meeting from two directions formed a tall, thick
wedge that trapped a box car full of air as it broke. Each wave went off like a bomb,
thundered into the rocks, then ricocheted seaward for more mischief.
Parting ways in Carmel, I wished my friend a happy birthday, patted the dog
goodbye, and followed the surf back to PG. Asilomar and Spanish Bay were still
unrideable, but Lover’s Point was hosting occasional head-high sets. It was only
mid-afternoon, so I tugged on my wetsuit, donned my fins, and swam out. The break
was crowded, but everybody seemed happy to enjoy an unseasonable Easter swell.
At one point between sets, I heard a soft, high-pitched whine that grew gradually louder, as if approaching from a distance. “Damn,” I thought. “Tinnitus has got
me at last.” But then something zipped into view, flew swiftly across the water, and
stopped in mid-air. It hovered 20 feet over the water and 10 yards shoreward of the
takeoff zone.
In the foamy hiatus before the next set rumbled through, I could see the machine was square or rectangular and about the size of a dresser drawer. Four small
rotors mounted at its corners kept it aloft, and a small black camera peered out from
its undercarriage. Whoever controlled it from shore had a steady hand on the joystick, for the drone scarcely wobbled as it awaited a video-worthy wave.
One of these at length swept in around the point, and a surfer dutifully took
off on it. The drone sped backward through the air, presumably keeping the surfer
in focus as he rocketed off the lip, head-dipped into the tube, then zig-zagged in
toward the breakwater. Long before that surfer paddled back out, the photo-drone
had zipped back into position over the lineup, ready to immortalize the next takeoff,
cutback and head dip.
Alternately treading and swallowing water, I marked Easter Sunday, 2014, as
my first encounter with a drone. It was so sudden and unexpected I didn’t know
quite how to respond. Others in the water seemed equally surprised. Some waved at
the quadricoptor, some cursed at it, and others just watched it hover. Then a monster
cleanup set roared in, and aviation novelty gave way to marine survival.
The drone zipped away and reappeared two or three more times in the next 20
minutes, then presumably returned to its landing pad. It was only a brief, benign
encounter on a happy afternoon, but it felt like a glimpse into an uneasy future.
Hackers, computer firms and surveillance agencies already compromise our privacy,
but they do so unobserved. In the coming drone world, we’ll see that eye in the sky,
and it will see us. So surf well, young grasshopper.
F.Y.I.
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• April 25, 2014
Gnowing Your Gnomes
Dana Goforth
Photos by Janelle Gistelli
Greetings, farewells, and goodnights are
expressed by rubbing noses.
– Wil Huygen (from his book Gnomes)
When I visited Germany last year, I
had many great adventures that took me all
over the northern part of the country. During that grand tour, I noticed an astonishing
number of garden statues — gnomes in
particular. From old moss covered guys
that were several feet high and graced the
doorsteps of many ancient stone houses
to a bevy of brightly colored gnomes
captured in various gardening activities. I
loved their pointy, red hats and long white
beards as they were frozen forever in the
act of raking or sweeping or pushing a
wheelbarrow.
At the same time, my friend Janelle
was sojourning in Italy, a country riddled
with “nano da giardino” or garden gnomes.
Janelle was smart enough to take pictures;
and lots of them. One of her images posted
on her blog showed seven little statues
huddled around a lovely, tall woman. Yup,
Snow White and her dwarves. I explained
to Janelle the difference between dwarves
and gnomes. Dwarves prefer to stay underground in their extensive gold and silver
mines. Gnomes, on the other hand, favor
the serenity of the forest floor, staying
close to plants and animals. They are rarely
seen together… and generally don’t play
well in the same sandbox.
So What or Who are Gnomes?
Representing earth in the earth-airfire-water quadrilogy of the elemental
world, gnomes are responsible for all kinds
of activities related to the earth and forests.
These deeds include protecting trees and
gardens and the animals of the forest.
There are many different types of
gnomes. There are woodland gnomes and
farm gnomes. There is even a Siberian
gnome! A special breed are the house
gnomes who live on a hearth or in the walls
of a home and are fluent in human-speak,
so to speak. Their primary task is to guard
and protect the humans and animals they
live with… but they are averse to cats and
will abandon a home where one or more
felines live.
Gnomes are widespread and known to
many human cultures. The most familiar
name to us comes from Ireland, where
they are known as leprechauns. My German cousins call them Erkmanleins and in
Italy, Janelle’s friends call them Gnomo.
In Iceland, (yes, there are gnomes there
too), they are called Foddenskkmaend.
While the Japanese don’t have a specific
name for gnomes, they often refer to them
as bakemono, which is a general term
describing ghosts.
There are as many different names for
gnomes as there are languages. Basically,
they all mean “little man,” which rightfully
outrages gnome women.
Gnome Lifestyle
As I said, there are male and female
gnomes. They grow up, get married, have
Diggin’ It
gnome babies, which they gname with
gnomish gnames. Gnomes live about
400 years. The men wear tunics, have
felt boots or wooden shoes, and always
wear a pointy, red hat. Most carry a tool
belt at all times in anticipation of fixing
something or gathering wood for future
use. Gnome women also wear pointy hats,
but their choice of colors is camouflage
green and brown. The women are also very
shy, which is why most garden sculptures
depict males going about their business.
The woodland gnomes live in or
around the trees they protect and are avid
craftspeople. Their favorite pastime activities include carpentry, weaving, ceramics,
making and playing musical instruments,
and, of course, animal husbandry. Gnomes
also ferment woodland plants and enthusiastically partake of the resulting product.
For the most part, gnomes are quite
clever and are experts at weather forecasting. They also have a remarkable sense
of direction and “see” most of the world
through their noses. (Which explains why
most gnomes have a proportionately larger
schnozz than other elementals.) It is said
that a gnome’s sense of smell is about 19
times greater than that of humans.
So How did Gnomes Come to Grace
our Gardens?
Sorry, Janelle, but it appears that nano
da giardino originated in Germany around
the mid-1800s. They were known as
Gartenzwerge or garden dwarfs. According to elemental lore — which includes
that of fairies, elves, gnomes, and devas
— humans existed closely with both the
elemental and plant kingdoms. Over time,
humans forgot how to see these distinctive
creatures. Gradually, the elemental groups
faded from human sight but remained in
memory and stories.
Philip Griebel, a sculptor of terra cotta
animals in Germany, believed in the legends, and he claims to have seen gnomes
tend his garden at night. He wanted to
share his experiences and began molding
the first known garden gnomes out of clay.
Phillip’s little sculptures soon became very
popular in his small town of Gräfenroda
and many citizens adorned their gardens
with his sculptures. Over time, the gnomes
migrated throughout Europe and became
a fixture in many gardens in Germany,
England, France, and especially Italy.
Four generations and two world wars
later, Phillip’s descendants still make clay
gnomes in Gräfenroda. However, nowadays, the majority of gnome sculptures
are produced in China and Poland. (This
is much to the amusement of the real
gnomes as these foreign sculptures occasionally depict acts gnomes would rarely
participate in, like riding motorcycles or
mooning.)
The Gnome Liberation Movement
Yes, there really is a movement to
liberate gnome statues from gardens.
Some people claim that gnomes are unjustly imprisoned and treated poorly by
humans. The most active group seems to
be in France, where they are know as Le
Front de Libération des Nains de Jardin
(the Front for the Liberation of Garden
Gnomes). Members “rescue” gnomes
from private gardens and release them in
forests and woodlands at secret locations.
They even have a Facebook page and
have been convicted of “stealing” more
than150 gnomes.
One of my favorite stories is of
Murphy, a happy garden gnome that
was living quietly in a flowered shire in
England when he suddenly disappeared.
Owners Even and Derrick Stuart-Kelso
were stunned when Murphy apparently
did a “runner” from their garden. They
suspected foul play by nearby college
students, but there was no proof. Imagine
their surprise with Murphy reappeared 11
months later. He was tightly wrapped in
brown paper and accompanied by a photo
album of his journeys. Murphy, renamed
Barrington, was photographed rappelling
down a mountain, riding a motorbike
(!!!), and standing in a shark’s mouth. The
immigration stamps in the photo album
showed that Murphy had traveled to South
Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, New
Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong,
and Laos. A letter that accompanied the
returned Murphy stated, “I came to the
conclusion that the world is a big place
and there is more to life than watching
the daily commuter traffic and allowing
passing cats to urinate on you.”
Gnow Your Garden
Have you ever been tending your
garden and something catches your eye,
only to see nothing when viewed full on?
Then you probably already have garden
gnomes assisting you. And since they sort
of allowed you to see them, they probably
like you too. Adding a statue or two will
probably amuse both of you. Especially if
made in China.
Slizweitz (goodbye in gnome-speak)
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recently after Sabu, (the youngest cat),
gave it the evil eye. She is a writer, artist,
teacher, and gardener. Her nature-inspired
ceramics are available at Artisana Gallery
in Pacific Grove. You can find out more
about Dana at www.danagoforth.
com.
When Janelle Giztelli isn’t stalking
gnomes in Italy, she is blogging about
her Italian adventures, cooking amazing
risotto, and successfully growing Mediterranean plants in Monterey.
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