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Kiosk Pacific Grove`s In This Issue Council Passes Budget on 5
In This Issue Kiosk • Through June 14 Illustrating Nature PG Museum 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. • June 2-30 Will Bullas Exhibit Marjorie Evans Gallery Snset Center 9AM - 5 PM • Sat. May 30 PG POPS Concert 2 PM Performing Arts Center No cost • Famous People - Page 10 Beautiful Paths- Page 4 Pacific Grove’s Sat. May 30 Times Candid Camera with Peter Funt Performing Arts Center See page 18 $35 • Sun. May 31 Bessing Ceremony Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Ave. 2-4 PM • Thurs. June 4 Presentation on a local forest endangered by development Presented by Old Forest Group Sally Griffin Active Living Center 700 Jewell Ave. 1 PM • Tues. June 9 Parkinson’s Support Group 3:00 PM Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell • Wed. June 10 Introduction to Green Waste Recovery PG Museum 7 PM Free Hosted by Sustainable PG • Fri, June 12 50th Anniversary Pacific Grove Discovery Shop 198Country Club Gate 11am • Sat. June 13 Corner Sale Benefitting The Bridge 9 AM - 3 PM Bank of America parking lot 601 Lighthouse • Sun. June 14 Flag Day Event & Vehicle Show Benefits Blind & Visually Impaired 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Free. Flag Day Event at noon. Car show for historical, classic, fancy and motorcycles $10 entry fee For more live music events try www.kikiwow.com Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 12 Book Review...................................... 9 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log............................................. 8 FYI................................................... 23 Homeless in Paradise......................... 8 Keepers of Our Culture.................... 14 Legal Notices................................... 17 Opinion............................................. 7 Otter Views...................................... 12 Poetry.............................................. 17 Rainfall.............................................. 2 Sports.............................................. 16 Biography in your iPhone- Page 14 May 29-June 4, 2015 Your Community NEWSpaper ‘Emergency Ordinance’ becomes a First Reading At the behest of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, an ordinance was drafted which would limit the number of thrift and benefit shops in the core downtown area, as well as outright ban others. “These [banned] uses can stymie economic vitality, may result in a threat to public health, safety and welfare, and are not conducive with the unique local serving retail found in our pedestrian-oriented downtown,” said Mark Brodeur, Director of Community and Economic Development in his staff report. The ban and limits would apply to the downtown commercial (C-D) zone with the exclusion of the Holman Bulding, which has zoning particular to that building. It would not apply to other commercial districts. The uses banned include: Pawn shops, electronic cigarette (vapor/vape) shops, check cashing stores, bail bonds, storefront meeting halls or places of assembly, gold and silver exchange stores, auction houses See THRIFT Page 2 Vol. VII, Issue 37 School’s Out for Summer Members of the 2015 Graduating Class of Pacific Grove Community High School celebrate before settling down to Pomp and Circumstance. They are, in alphabetical order, Dawn Carlyle Huston Arnold, Alyssa Renee Barroso, Michelle Nicole Bruno, Keenan Tolle Elvin, Justin Thomas Fleming, Alejandro Emmanuel Fraide, Samantha Ann Ivey, Mackenzie Lee Miller, Edson Alvarado Munoz, Marco Norman-Giuseppe Pennisi, Daniel Salgado Rosa, Lorenzo Filippo Maria Sgandurra, and Kyle Thomas Stewart. All The News That Fits, We Print We post as many as five new stories on our website every day. If you don’t get our Facebook updates or our bulletins which go to subscribers, you might want to think about checking our website now and then. We print on Fridays and distribute to more than 150 sites. Please see www.cedarstreettimes.com Diseased Tree Removal Project June 1-4 on Highway 1 Tunnel Closed Today for Traffic Coming to Pacific Grove TAMC Hosts Bike Ride in Salinas for National Bank Month Monterey Artist David Ligare Featured in Crocker Art Museum Exhibit Fourth and Final Event of Leon Panetta 2015 Lecture Series AIDS/Life Bicycle Ride Using Portions of the Highways Next Weekend Nic Boatman Named MTAL Pitcher of the Year Time Grows Short to Save an Old Forest Mission Trail Athletic League Lacrosse First and Second Teams Council Actions 5/20/15 Correction on Story About Holman Building Advisory Lifted — OK to go back in the water Council Passes Budget on 5-2 Vote The City Council on May 27 continued discussion on the proposed $18,694,967 budget. Though they agreed in discussion to perhaps agendize some items of expenditure for future meetings, they passed the 2015-16 budget largely without changes. The budget showed a deficit of $208,067 which, it was agreed, would be taken from reserves and thereby balance the budget. Faced with a tremendous bill from Cal PERS for retirement benefits, councilmembers centered much of the budget discussion around renegotiating benefit packages as well as cutting expenditures and potential sources of revenue to help offset the deficit. Dan Miller urged contact with state representatives, who are the only ones who can do anything about CalPERS. Ken Cuneo pointed out that new revenue sources are needed, as dd Bill Peake who said the Council needs to develop options to Balance the budget. Rudy Fischer suggested that the council look at the current fire servic model, which consists of an agreement with Monterey fire, and determine whether a new fire service model could be used which would reduce the number of redundant responses. See BUDGET Page 2 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Joan Skillman P BUDGET From Page 1 Robert Huitt asked, rhetorically, if the City wanted to keep the reserve in the bank, where it earns “pennies,” or use it to balance the budget instead of increased taxes and fees. The City used reserves during fiscal years 2003-2008 and since then has been adding to the fund. Mayor Kampe pointed out that another initiative on CalPERS is in the works. In the end, the budget passed with Dan Miller and Bill Peake dissenting. To view the condensed version of the budget, go to http://goo.gl/oBzAST Skillshots P THRIFT From Page 1 (existing may remain), automobile rental, recreational vehicle sales (including boats), tire sales and repair, kennels or pet boarding (when not associated with an animal hospital), blood, plasma sale centers, body piercing and tattoo shops (on ground floor, only), dollar or 99-cent stores. The existing number of benefit/thrift stores is 12. The ordinance would also limit the number of benefit shops on Lighthouse Avenue to two. Brodeur pointed out that all existing thrift/benefit shops are welcome and are “grandfathered in” as legal, nonconforming uses. Should any of them move out into another zone or go out of business, another thrift/benefit shop may take its place. Such establishments are also limited to 25 percent expansion. Two representatives of the Saucedo Land Co., owner/managers of many downtown properties, spoke against the ordinance calling it “elitist.” “Over-proliferation and concentration of any type of land use is always a cause for concern and review. Too many similar business types begin to alter the perception of a commercial district such as our downtown. A successful downtown should have a varied mix of pedestrian-oriented ground floor retail uses to be successful,” said Brodeur in his staff report. City council members agreed and passed the first reading unanimously. Clarification on Prop 218 Mailer There may have been some confusion about the Prop. 218 mailer many have already received, and which concerns sewer rates. One portion requires address OR assessor’s parcel number and another requires both. Many people do not have easy access to the assessor's parcel number (APN) for property they own. To make it easier for property owners, providing either the property address OR the APN will be sufficient; it is not necessary to provide both. CORRECTION: In a story in last week’s paper we stated that the new owners of the Holman Building would likely be relocating the “health food store.” We misheard the speaker at the meeting Thursday morning, and they have asked that we advise our readers that it is not so. We regret the error. Sunset Suppers $990 The Beach house aT Lovers PoinT Dinner & cockTaiLs From 4Pm DaiLy Special menu served daily when seated by 5:30p and ordered by 6p. Subject to change without notice Ron Fenstermaker has a thorough understanding of the complexities of buying or selling a home in Pacific Grove. www.BeachHousePG.com Dinner Reservations: 831-375-2345 At Lovers Point Beach 620 Ocean View Blvd. Pacific Grove Times 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. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Graphics: Shelby Birch Regular Contributors: Ben Alexander • Susan Alexander • Jack Beigle • Jon Charron• Rabia Erduman • Dana Goforth • Jonathan Guthrie Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Travis Long • Dorothy Maras-Ildiz • Neil Jameson • Peter Nichols • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Katie Shain • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens Distribution: Ken Olsen, Shelby Birch Cedar Street Irregulars Ava, Bella G, Benjamin, Cameron, Coleman, Connor, Dezi, Jesse, John, Kai, Kyle, Jacob, Josh, Josh, Meena, Nathan, Ryan, Shay 831.324.4742 Voice 831.324.4745 Fax [email protected] Calendar items to: [email protected] website: www.cedarstreetimes.com He lives and works in Pacific Grove and has been licensed since 1996. Coldwell Banker Real Estate 501 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA Ron Fenstermaker BRE Lic. #01217622 831-277-3398 [email protected] Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge Data reported by Jack Beigle from Canterbury Woods Week ending 5-28-15...........................0. 08” Total for the season.............................19.46” To date last year..................................11.58” The historic average to this date is .....18.59” Wettest year..................................................47.15” During rain year 07-01-7 through 06-30-98 Driest year....................................................4.013” During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 West End Celebration Issues Call for Artists Monterey County’s Biggest Little Arts & Artisans Fair Saturday & Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2015 Artist / Artisan Vendor Applications Available On Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2015, the streets of Sand City will be transformed into a showcase of talents from throughout Monterey County. Thousands of residents and visitors will explore Sand City and experience cutting-edge art, hear world-famous musicians, and buy works from local painters, sculptors, and multimedia artists. Many will learn about new green products, sample gourmet foods, and taste wine from local wineries. Others will come to support a worthwhile cause. The West End Celebration is Monterey County’s best grown-up party of the year. This year, the Sand City’s West End celebrates the Power of Art to transform our communities— the power of art to heal; educate; inspire; agitate; challenge; and change people’s perspectives. Sand City is home to dozens of artists and makers and invited hundreds of others to join them for this two day Celebration of the arts of every genre. All Participating Artists May Exhibit in Pop Up Art Exhibit The West End Celebration in conjunction with the Sand City Arts Commission, will also host a pop up exhibition showcasing one piece from each artist participating in the 14th Annual West End Celebration. The pop up will be installed in a raw industrial setting— reflecting Sand City’s unique juxtaposition of art and industry and talent to be found in Gratia Plante of Pacific Grove’s Monterey County. The event has also initiated a num- Planet Trout participates every ber of ecologically sound practices that year at West End Celebration. Picinclude thoughtful purchasing; recycling tured with the work she presented efforts; and public education/information. in the West End Pop Up Gallery. We’ll also be tracking our carbon footprint and have plans to offset it. We do this in preparation for showcasing some of the County’s best examples of green business and innovative green ideas and products. We encourage all vendors to be environmentally conscience with their products and displays. Food, beverage and environmentally conscience product and service vendors are encouraged to apply. For more information and to download applications visit: www. westendcelebration.com Traditional Cataract surgery is performed with a blade.... LASER ASSISTED REFRACTIVE CATARACT SURGERY Ragamuffin Musical Theater SUMMER DAY CAMP JUNE 15 – JULY 12 MONDAYS - FRIDAYS 9:00AM – 5:00PM PERFORMANCES ON JULY 11 AND 12 - MORNING & EVENING EXTENDED DAY CAMP HOURS ARE AVAILABLE - Ages 8-17 Years For theater novices, veterans, and the “just curious” PACIFIC GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL $50 GYMNASIUM AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 835 FOREST AVENUE FOUR-WEEK DAY CAMP: $850. TUITION IS $850. EARLY-ENROLLMENT DISCOUNT • DEADLINE IS JUNE 1 PAYMENT PLAN, SIBLING & RETURNING CAMPER DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE SEE WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION & INFO: www.difrancodance.com Did you do something notable? 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Art Work by Peter Silzer of Studio Silzer Artisana Gallery 612 Lighthouse Ave. Phill’s Barber Shop 610 Lighthouse Ave Planet Trout 170 Grand Ave. Taft & Teak 581 Lighthouse Ave. Butterfly Jameson’s 207-A 16th St. Pacific Grove Art Center Motorcycle Museum (Gallery Night) 305 Forest Ave 568 Lighthouse Ave. Tessuti Zoo Crack Pot Studio 171 Forest Ave. 170 Grand Ave. Bookmark Music Vinyl Revolution 307 Forest Ave. Nancy’s Attic 309 Forest Ave 566 Lighthouse Ave. Channels of Energy Studio Nouveau Studio Silzer 620 Lighthouse Ave. #125 170 Grand Ave. 170-B Grand Ave. COMMUNITY • ART • ENTERTAINMENT 831.373.3304 • w w w. PAC I F I CG R OV E . o r g Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 DiFranco Dance Project Spring Dance Performance “Beautiful Paths,” the DiFranco DanceProject Spring Dance Concert Photos by Karen Levy (Left to righ)t: Taylor Rhoades, Dianne Lyle, Becky Cooper and Maya Sritharan. Except for Dianene Lyle, Director of DiFanco Dance Project, the ladies are all PGHS 2015 graduating seniors. Taylor is a member of the H.E.A.T. Dance Company and performed in the show. Becky and Maya volunteered as Tech Crew. May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5 YOU ARE OWED A REFUND!!! Since 2012 the City of Pacific Grove has illegally collected over $607,000 in sewer charges from Pacific Grove ratepayers. The Sewer Enterprise Fund has a beginning balance of $5,748,722 and the City wants to initiate new rate increases YOU will pay over the next ten years, that will add an additional $34,390,492. The City has pledged the Sewer Enterprise Fund as collateral for a $5,276,610 loan (P&I) to fund Phase I of the Pacific Grove Local Water Project, which has nothing to do with sewer repair and maintenance. Demand the City REFUND the illegally collected $607,000 to YOU, the ratepayer. The Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association agrees…REFUND. Return your Prop 218 Protest Ballot TODAY! Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association PO Box 15 – Monterey – CA - 93942 City of Pacific Grove May 19, 2015 Mayor: Bill Kampe Council Members: Robert Huitt, Ken Cuneo, Rudy Fischer, Casey Lucius, Daniel Miller, Bill Peake RE: Sewer Fee Overcharge and Upcoming Prop 218 Assessment Process Dear Mayor & Councilmembers: The City Council has already acknowledged that $600,000 in sewer fees have been collected under dubious legal basis. In the best interest of the taxpayers of Pacific Grove it is our opinion that you should separate the questionably illegal collection of the past sewer fees from your upcoming attempt to increase fees through the Prop 218 protest vote process. The last thing you need is to move forward with the 218 process, have it pass, and then have the legal basis be challenged due to the illegally collected fees. The only way to ensure that you are not caught in a legal morass is to refund the fees, and have your rate study for the new fee not include the $600,000. The City does not need to spend limited resources fighting legal challenges. The refund process can be easily accomplished as the MRWPCA has records of who paid what, the only question to resolve is how do you contact individuals who may have sold their property. There are numerous ways that can be accomplished and we would be happy to work with you to determine the fairest approach. MPTA has experience in working out much more complex refund processes. Several years back when MPTA prevailed over the County of Monterey in contesting an election to increase the sales tax, they were required to refund over $37,000,000 in illegally collected sales tax revenue. No mechanism existed in the State of California to do this and MPTA worked with the State Board of Equalization to come up with a process to refund the money. Again, put all legal questions to rest and refund the $600,000. Doing so will help ensure the likelihood of the passage of future sewer fees through the 218 process. Sincerely, Ron Pasquinelli President, MPTA Paid for by Carmelita Garcia, Pacific Grove Resident as a Community Service Page 6 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Main line Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 Chabad of Monterey 2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770 Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 Church of Christ 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741 First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 Rev. Richard Bowman Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 Manjushri Dharma Center 623 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705 Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712 Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160 St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Sundays 9:30 a.m. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. Michael Bowhay St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818 Shoreline Community Church Sunday Service 10 a.m. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 www.shorelinechurch.org OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church 800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall Congregation Beth Israel 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015 Monterey Church of Religious Science Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org Popular sayings The popular saying “Where there’s life, there’s hope,” was written by Cicero1 in ancient Rome. And it was cynical Diogenes2 who told the world that “Habit is but second nature.” The Ciceronian blurb was extracted from a letter written by Cicero to Atticus. Diogenes’ input was taken from a letter penned by him to Pope Clemente I. “I never put off until tomorrow what can be done today,” was the admonition of Phillip Stanhope, the 4th Lord Chesterfield. writing an essay to explain how he managed to accomplish so much. Employer Julius Heidelberg, in postulating about his rapid turnover of workers, noted about people that: “New brooms sweep clean.” The world is filled with such catch-all phrases. Most likely, witticisms will be around forever. Perhaps we should honor the Grove in such manner with something like: Pacific Grove, showplace of the Pacific. After all, some of us would like the Grove to be remembered forever! What do you think? Huerta resigning? Wire dispatches coming here via El Paso report that Mexico’s constitutional leader, Jose Huerta, may be considering resignation. A deepening loss of respect among Huerta’s followers could be encouraging the unexpected move. Huerta is now so vilified it is said that he is often referred to as El Cacal (the jackal). Unconfirmed rumor has it that Huerta released a letter offering his resignation if two conditions were guaranteed or met. The first condition demanded that a certain, unknown sum of money be paid him, in gold or silver. The second condition asked that a prideful resignation ceremony be allowed him, the ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance such as a 21 guns salute. While the truth of this report cannot be verified, pomp and circumstance would seem befitting of Huerta who wears a pompous white and gold uniform, designed by himself, that includes a pointed helmet and pince-nez. One of Huerta’s favored duties has been taking part in military ceremonies. Pasmore Trio to perform It has been confirmed! The famed Pasmore sisters will be in Pacific Grove performing within the fortnight. Their show’s curtain opens on Tuesday evening next at 8. This is one of the most exciting entertainments ever presented at the Pacific Grove Hotel. The hostelry’s dining room promises to fill to over-flowing. Dinner will be served at 6. The Pasmore sisters begin their program at 7:30. Your editor promises you an exciting evening. When the Pasmore sisters are on stage, the result is both magnificent and memorable. Get your tickets early! Show tickets are $1.50 each. Dinner (Soup, salad, and chicken or stuffed crab with dessert and beverage) costs $1.75. California soldiers fired on According to the wire, about a dozen soldiers from the Twelfth Infantry, on guard duty near the Nueces border, were fired on by Mexican soldiers this past weekend. No injuries were reported, although United State’s interests in Washington, D. C. were angered. The 12th Infantry is mostly composed of men from California. Several are from Pacific Grove or area. The names of involved soldiers will be published as soon as it is received. Seventeen Miles Driver numbers improve with roads, auto mobiles Reports from the Del Monte Lodge people are smiling over more and more visitors making the journey around the Seventeen Miles Drive. Several naysayers have criticized the Del Monte soundly, suggesting even that the Seventeen Miles Drive needed to be closed. While admitting that it is rather unusual seeing a private toll road operating entirely on private property, the Del Monte’s management insisted that the scenic route would remain open. The increase in miles-traveled seems to relate to the improvement of auto mobiles, and the smoothing of roads. Discussions about paving the dirt road are underway. Hotel Manx grill re-opens What traveler to San Francisco can go there a few times without enjoying the warm hospitality and delicious food offered at the Hotel Manx. Recently closed due to damage by fire, the Manx’s eatery, newly renovated, is now open from 11 o’clock until 9 o’clock. If tradition holds, the Manx will again become famous for is flame-grilled, baby-back ribs. 25% discount on meal if you occupy a room at the hotel. Manager Chester Kelly says “Meet me at the Manx!” Side track … Tidbits from here and there • Mr. W. C. Holloway and family from San Jose have rented the Allen cottage on 9th Street. The Holloways plan to be in the Grove at least for the season. • Mrs. M. G. Wilson traveled by train south to San Diego to visit a high school chum. She intends to stay for two to three weeks. • Miss Emma Castro will give an old fashioned picnic just north of China Village this Saturday. Help say goodbye to Miss Castro’s friend from Berkeley. Bring your own eating utensils. • You can own a piece of the Owl Drug Company. Shares of stock are being offered for $2,000 each. Write to Owl at Clover Leaf, California. • I’ll improve your credit with a guarantee of your real estate loan for a 5% fee. Charles Norton • Get your job-printing done by the Review. Come by and drop off your copy. We charge the same price as big-city printers. And the cost is … • Your editor, Wallace Clarence Brown, promises you a fantastic newspaper everyday but Sunday. Subscription special going on now! One full year delivered by mail can be had for $1.95. See Brown at the Review office. • One packet of Hamilton hand soap containing 12 bars of soap. Perfumed. Only $1.75. This week at Pieter’s Grocery. • Our order was duplicated in shipping from the factory … again! We have an extra shipment of new pillows made from cleaned feathers, and sanitarily treated before being shipped. Priced from $1 to $5, you may now take 50% off each, upon purchase, and save 10% more when you buy in lots of three. We’re the Lace House on Light House! • Don’t forget all of your home’s wood surfaces. Kyanize!3 Looks good! Protects from fire! Just $2.50 a gallon. A. A. Phillips Store. 171 Forest Avenue in the Grove. Author’s notes … 1 Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, and writer. 2 Diogenes was a Greek philosopher. 3 Kyanite was a thick, varnish-like substance applied to wood. Did Kyanite work as well as advertised? Probably not. May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 7 Letters Opinion An apology to our visitors D.E.I.R. Proves Alternate This past weekend I saw many visitors to Pacific Grove driving along Ocean View Sites are Superior for Pebble Boulevard looking for parking – and sometimes having difficulty finding it. Sorry, but the State Coastal Commission won’t let us meter parking on our 900 plus spaces to Beach Inclusionary Housing encourage people to move after a while. That way those who come first can park there Editor: The public has until Friday June 19 to comment on the proposed destruction of the old growth Monterey pine and coast live oak forest called "Area D" now living between residential Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach. We appreciate that the Cedar Street Times attempted to inform the public in an objective way about the availability of the required Draft Environmental Impact Report for this project and that they can participate in the evaluation of the project. Unfortunately, the developer's representative, Pebble Beach Company spokesman Mr. Stilwell, managed to misinform the public through you when he dismissed traffic concerns and disparaged the condition of the forest. The science of this E.I.R. demonstrates that the project will have negative, significant, and unavoidable impacts — even after mitigation — on both "traffic and circulation" and "water supply and demand." Further, while the developers claim this forest is not worth saving, they are also claiming that they will put in place a restoral plan for the remaining parts of this same forest — which are in identical condition. This is mitigation they are legally required to accomplish in exchange for their destruction of "biological resources." The point of the CEQA required Environmental Impact Report process is to determine if there are alternative locations where a project's objectives can be more or less met, but where less environmental damage would occur. In this case the report has identified two of these "environmentally superior alternatives" in and bordering Pebble Beach, and so this forest must be spared. To destroy the Area D forest for the purpose of building this project Monterey County would need to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations claiming that the benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable environmental impacts. This is now impossible because, regardless of the projects benefits, it has been proven that there are at least two environmentally superior alternate locations where this housing could be built and still achieve its objectives. This forest has been beloved for generations. Nearby residents were raised going into it to learn about and to enjoy nature. They grew up, had children, and took them and later their grandchildren into this same forest which has always been an important part of their community life. The Pebble Beach Company had posted it as a "Del Monte Forest Preservation Area." The report of 725 trees to be destroyed is inaccurate. Only trees of two especially endangered native species are guesstimated, and only trees over 4 inches in diameter of those. Many hundreds more will actually be removed. Destroying all of these trees and other plants, this migratory bird stop, and all of this watershed and habitat, and displacing all of this wildlife — to cram in housing that can easily be better and more safely situated nearby on sites already deforested by the Pebble Beach Co. would not be just a ridiculous and now illegal choice, it would also be a very violent crime.We hope the public will weigh in. For more information please go tooldforestgroup. org. Cosmo Bua for The Old Forest Group Pacific Grove all day without being pressured to move along and let someone else have access to the beach. I also saw that many of you checked out one of our coastal restaurants at lunch and found it closed. Sorry about that too; but the Commission is concerned that some people might park their cars nearby to have lunch, preventing those who want access to the coast from finding parking. Unfortunately that impacted those of you who already parked and just wanted some lunch after visiting the beach. Sorry about that, but your Coastal Commission is looking out for you. Um, unless you, you know, live on the coast, work along the coast, or own a business anywhere near a beach. If you are one of those people they just want you to pay your taxes so that they can require your city to pay for projects to monitor water quality and keep the beaches accessible. We are talking to them, however, and hope to get some measure of control over our own coastal areas. At this point I don’t know if that will include being able to charge for parking. I have to hope that the Coastal Commission members will come to realize that it is only if cities get revenue from activities near the coast that they will be able to afford protecting the coast. If not, I certainly don’t think the taxpayers of Pacific Grove should continue to pay for projects that a regulatory agency thinks are good for others. Your tax dollars should go toward services for you first. Rudy Fischer Pacific Grove Republican Women Federated to hear about America and Israel The monthly luncheon meeting of Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Federated will be held on Thursday, June 11, at Rancho Canada Golf Club, 4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. The Speaker will be Larry Greenfield, who served as Founding Executive Director of the Reagan Legacy Foundation, California Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition and Publisher of the Journal of International Affairs. He will be speaking on America and Israel. Social is at 11:30, Lunch is at noon. $22.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members. Men are always welcome to attend. RSVP by June 8, Sylvia at 484-1104 or Cindy at [email protected]. Dharma Center sets Opening Please join us for the opening or our new Manjushri Dharma Center this coming Sunday, May 31. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will conduct a House Blessing and introduce his new Tibetan Buddhist Center to the community. We are delighted to have this large, permanent space for our Dharma practice in a central location in Pacific Grove. We will now develop an expanded program of teachings and classes to bring Tibetan Buddhism to the Monterey Peninsula. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche is a high-level teacher who was the abbot of his monastery in Tibet and is now a student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. At the House Blessing, we will ask for assistance from the Earth’s elements as we move into our beautiful new home, made possible with the help from generous donors and volunteers. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony. For more information, please contact Heidi Feldman at 831/372-7873 or 831/5218196. California Department of Corrections Will Bullas Show Opens June 2 and Rehabilitation: Could it Actually Do The Marjorie Evans Gallery at the president and continuing member of the Sunset Center is proud to present “til I fall Carmel Art Association since 1980. He is What its Name Suggests? off the twig…”, an exhibition of whimsical also a member of the Board of Directors Community Forum And Potluck hosted by the Civil Rights Coalition for Jail Reform-Monterey County and The NAACP. On Sunday, June 7 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center (formerly the Peace Resource Center), 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside there will be a forum on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Moderator: Helen Rucker, civil rights activist, educator and community leader in the City of Seaside since 1964. Panelists: Taina Vargas-Edmond: co-founder of Monterey County’s Civil Rights Coalition for Jail Reform – Legal and legislative aspect of education is jails and prisons Kennith Johnson: Former Three Strikes CA State prisoner – The limited ed- ucational opportunities presently available and the possibilities in a liberalized system Thomas Lee: Monterey County Columnist on Criminal Justice – Findings on the effects of education on recidivism. Free Event – The public is invited Website NAACP: http://montereynaacp.org/ For more information, contact Catherine Crockett at (831) 915-7257 or [email protected] CRCJR-MC is a coalition of community organizations working to bring about reform of the Monterey County criminal justice system through community engagement, partnerships, legislative advocacy, and accountability by our government and elected officials. CRCJR-MC is a Project of the Monterey Peace & Justice Center paintings by local artist Will Bullas. The exhibit will be on display Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, June 2 - 30, and is open to the public. Will Bullas attended Arizona State University on a scholarship and was majoring in art and drama when he was drafted and served in Vietnam. After returning from combat duty, he took up his art studies at the Brooks Institute of Fine Arts in Santa Barbara, California where he studied with master painter, Ray Strong. There he met his wife Claudia, who is also an artist. Will is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, was elected to membership with the Knickerbocker Artists of New York in 1986, and is past of the Carmel Valley Art Association. In 2007, Will received the Mario Cooper and Dale Meyers Medal from the American Watercolor Society for his contributions to watercolor. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Luminary Award in 2013 from Arts Council for Monterey County. Will Bullas makes fine art fun. This master of one-liners combines award winning artistic skills with a hilarious point of view, creating a refreshing and unexpected new way to enjoy fine art. His exhibit title was inspired by a line in a PBS murder mystery when one of the artist characters was asked “Are you still painting?” The artists’ reply was, “til I fall off the twig…” For more information please visit our gallery page: http://www.sunsetcenter.org/ marjorie_evans_gallery.htm Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Marge Ann Jameson Upcoming Gentrain Programs The Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these upcoming free lectures: Cop Log 5/15/15 - 5/20/15 Officer sideswipes pole Exiting PD parking lot onto Forest, officer scraped a marker pole. Documented with photos Not the greatest place to charge a battery A man plugged his rechargeble battery and charger into an outdoor outlet at County Club Gate and left it there for about 30 minutes, When he came back, both were gone. It is unknown if that was enough time to charge the battery or not. Sex crime Juvenile arrested for inappropriate touching of another family member. Ouster vote pending? A man was notified by a social club that he belongs to that there would be a committee review of his membership due to unbecoming behavior. He parked at the president’s house, blocking the driveway, and voiced his displeasure. Left purse in grocery cart A man and wife went grocery shopping on Forest and when they left, she forgot to get her purse out of the cart. Feeding critters Animal Control Officer witnessed a man feeding wildlife from the balcony of his apartment. He ignored the ACO. A citation was issed and the manager’s help was enlisted to make the person understand about codes against feeding wildlife. Theft from unlocked vehicle (this phrase on auto paste on our computer) On 16th St. IRS Scam A computerized voice called a local person and alleged the person was being sued by the IRS. The number it came from is 209-801-1884. A Google search showed many complaints about this scammer and this phone number. Lost dogs with tendency to wander A person in Skyline Forest area called police to advise two dogs were missing and may try to make their way to Pacific Grove. Bicycles in the news A bicycle was reported stolen on Sea Palm. No leads. Subject was riding on the dirt path on the shoulder of a ridge on the north side of the Rec Trail. He lost control and went over a 20-foot cliff and landed on the rocks below. He uffered abrasions and a possible broken ankle and was lifted off the rocks by Monterey Fire. Transported to hospital. Bike kept for safekeeping. A bicyclst on Ocean Vew said he was riding eastbound and when he approached a parked vehicle, he manuevered around it. At that time a vehicle also traveling eastbound approached and nearly hit him. He fell off his bike and scraped his arm. the front fork and tire broke off the bicycle. Victim was riding her bicycle on Sunset. Her purse fell off her bicycele and she ws unable to find it. A resident in the area found it and turned it in to the police. The victim reclaimed it and said that a number of items were missing. Wednesday, June 3 Gentrain Society Lecture: Step into Nature Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected] Author and poet Patrice Vecchione’s will discuss the relationship between nature and imagination, look at the value of solitude in creativity, and how nature can lead us to important truths. Patrice is the editor of several poetry anthologies for young people and adults, and is the author of “The Knot Untied” and “Writing and the Spiritual Life: Finding Your Voice by Looking Within.” Her latest work “Step into Nature: Nurturing Imagination & Spirit” was greatly inspired by walks in our own Jacks Peak Regional Park. June 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm Gentrain Society Lecture: The Origin of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free; MPC Parking $2.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected] Steven Webster retired in 2004 as Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He is the past Chair of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. As “employee #1” at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Steve has seen the realization of the initial idea and the evolution of the Aquarium exhibits and programs during its first 30 years. He’ll discuss how planning and funding got started, how the exhibits program “Habitats Path” originated, and why an exhibit of Monterey Bay’s natural habitats is possible here, and in few other places around the world. Steve will conclude with a look to future exhibits and programs at the Aquarium. Be seen by thousands! Call 831-342-4742 about FYI w No ! en Op Chalice Closet Benefit Shop 120 Carmel Ave. • Pacific Grove Monday & Friday • 11–3 Offering Quality Merchandise at Affordable Prices! Operated by the Christian Church of Pacific Grove HIPPOS AND HEROICS The extraordinary saga of my Great-Uncle Fred Maureen’s Pacific Grove Homes for Sale 1387 Jewell Ave. Ocean View Beach Cottage Sales Price: $1,425,000 Listing price: $1,395,000 D SOL 2 bed 2 ba On large Asilomar view lot. New listing and pending sale The extraordinary saga of Major Frederick Russell Burnham, D.S.O., Howard Burnham’s Californian Great-Uncle Fred for whom he is part-named - Frederick Russell are his other given names besides Howard. 289 Lighthouse Ave. $1,989,000 3 bed 3ba The Boulders offers panoramic bay views from main house and good bay views from guest house. Not just idle “ancestor worship.” He was one of the last U.S. Army scouts in General Cook’s Geronimo Apache campaign.Then when the wild west grew too tame, he went to work for Cecil Rhodes in South Africa and for the British army in the Boer War, taught Baden-Powell American Indian scouting techniques, won the Distinguished Service Order, dined with Queen Victoria shortly before she died, befriended Teddy Roosevelt, helped to found the Boy Scouts of America, made a fortune in CA oil…and bizarrely nearly succeeded in introducing the hippopotamus as a US food staple! At The Little House in Jewell Park (Central and Grand) Pacific Grove Saturday, May 30, at 5:30 pm $10 at the door (Sponsored by Pacific Grove Recreation Department) Maureen Mason COLDWELL BANKER Del Monte Realty BRE#00977430 650 Lighthouse Ave.Ste.110 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Cell (831) 901-5575 Direct (831) 622-2565 walkpacificgrove.com [email protected] May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Dr. Mossberg, Poet Emeritus, will read Dr. Barbara Mossberg will read from her book Sometimes the Woman in the Mirror Isn’t You, and Other Hopeful Breaking News on Saturday, June 6 from 3-5 p.m. at the Little House at Jewell Park in Pacific Grove. With this book, Dr. Mossberg’s poetry celebrates life with a self-conscious snapshot of a woman’s life through thoughtprovoking accounts of such everyday events as how a spider’s life is spared, daybreak coming to Pacific Grove, how a pine tree is seen, and a Zumba class that goes downhill fast. But all is hopeful news in this new book. Longtime professor and our own former Pacific Grove Poet in Residence, Dr. Barbara Mossberg is an award-winning poet, scholar, teacher, Fulbright Lecturer, Huffington Post arts commentator, and radio host of weekly hour “The Poetry Slow Down” (radiomonterey.com, podcast BarbaraMossberg.com). According to Dr. Mossberg, “In my case, the fact that the environment, however stressed and stressing, generates poetry, is a magnetic source of gratitude of the poet: a consciousness of poetry as a kind of deus ex machina in the quotidian environment as experienced by someone determined to invoke its possibilities for an epic moxie--a glam strutting of the poetic gear in the face of gravity and other geological challenges of an old lady earthly life, all that weighs us down. Catastrophes stir an ecopoetics of the spirit, but the natural issues of life are seen here in poems that seek lift and buoyancy in the process of the poem itself.” Lemon pie will be served. Safe Place program honored with grant Community Human Services is proud to announce that they received a $25,000 grant from the Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation in support of the Safe Place program for runaway and homeless youth. Since 1969, Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable mental health and substance abuse counseling and recovery services to the residents of Monterey County. These services focus on the entire family and include programs for people of all ages. Anyone wishing to support Community Human Services’ work to provide mental health, substance abuse, and homeless services to Monterey County residents should visit www.chservices.org. Barbecue will benefit foster youth The public is invited to a barbecue for Foster Care Awareness Month on Saturday, May, from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The barbecue will be held in the Star Market Center, 1215 S. Main St, Salinas. Community Human Services’ Family to Family program and Salinas Valley Leadership Class 33 have partnered together to help support children in care through a Foster Care Awareness Community BBQ. Tickets are $10.00 each and include chicken, salad, beans, a roll and a drink. To purchase tickets please call Mayra Guzman at 831-757-7915 or Barbara Holland at 831-751-2961 or just stop by the day of the event. Monterey County currently has over 400 children in foster care who need your help. We believe that every child deserves to live in safe, stable and permanent homes, nurtured by healthy families and strong communities. Since 1969, Community Human Services has provided professional, affordable mental health and substance abuse counseling and recovery services to the residents of Monterey County. These services focus on the entire family and include programs for people of all ages. We hope you can join us and learn more about this important program and the ways in which it serves Monterey County Foster Youth. Times • Page 9 Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail: Easy to Use Marge Ann Jameson Book Review Wilderness Press, publisher of hundreds of nature and hiking guides, has brought forth another of their concise, easy-to-use yet beautiful guides: Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail by Elizabeth Wenk. The author has hiked the Sierra Nevada since she was a child and worked as a research assistant during college. She completed her Ph.D thesis research on the effects of rock type on alpine plant distribution and physiology. Though she now lives in Australia, this native of Bishop, California has written other hiking guides to the Sierra Nevada for Wilderness Press. I envision hikers pausing on the trail in front of a mysterious plan with glorious blooms. Taking Wildflowers in hand, they can easily turn to a section of the book corresponding to the color of their find, and scan for a photo: green, white, yellow and orange, red and brown, pink, blue and purple blooms can be found with descriptions of their leaves, stems, and flowers along with a section on the distribution and expected location of the plants. More than 340 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs encountered in the high country may be identified using color, number of petals, leaf shape, and height – and the ever-helpful color photographs, which are lavishly placed throughout the guide. The author mentions another 105 of the nearly 1,500 species known to occur in the Sierras, including all the “large, showy, common species,” as the author puts it. “...but I have made a special effort to includemany of the high-elevation specialists that are often passed over in a book with a greater elevation range or geographic extent.” Wenk takes great effort to explain how to use the book and how to identify a flower once you find it, as well as offering a nice glossary. Another wonderful feature of the book is the extensive library of sidebars: “Too Much Light,” “How Old Are Alpine Plants?” “Treeline,” to mention a few of dozens. Aimed at day hikers and backpackers, this guide is still a beautiful guide for those of us who may never get to that elevation save in an airplane and an indispensable one for those who frequent those elevations Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail by Elizabeth Wenk ISBN 978-0-89997-738-6 Wilderness Press, March 2015, $22.95 Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District presents Poetry In The Grove Presents A reading and book signing with Dr. Barbara Mossberg on Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 3-5 pm at the Little House in Jewell Park. 16th Annual Summer Wildflower Show Saturday, June 13 & Sunday, June 14 10 am—4 pm Wildflower Display & Identification Renowned Poet, Author, Fulbright Scholar, Professor and Host of the weekly Poetry Slow Down radio show, our own former PG Poet in Residence, Dr. Mossberg, will read from her book of poetry, Carmel River Watershed Art Exhibit Saturday, Wildflower Talk Sometimes the Woman in the Mirror is Not You and Other Hopeful News Postings. Wildflower Walks Free Admission! Join us for what promises to be an entertaining afternoon of poetry, tom foolery and lemon pie eating. Poetry In The Grove meets from 3:00-5:00 pm on the first Saturday of each month at the Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. A different poet is discussed each month. Cosponsored by the Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, and the Pacific Grove Public Library. www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted. Garland Ranch Regional Park 700 West Carmel Valley Road 831-659-6065 • www.mprpd.org photo by Michael Mitchell Page 10 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Abraham Lincoln Amelia Earhart I Amelia Earhart II Ansel Adams Babe Disharias Albert Einstein II Florence Nightengale Gabby Douglas George Lucas I George Washington Henry Ford Isaac Newton Jackie Robinson Jane Goodall I Jane Goodall II Kareem Abdul Jabar Leonardo Da Vinci Major Richard Winters Martin Luther King, Jr. Mary Cassatt May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11 Bill Gates Charles Lindbergh Charles Darwin Cleopatra Albert Einstein I George Lucas II Grace Kelly Harry Houdini I Harry Houdini II Helen Keller Jane Goodall III JK Rowling John Wesley Powell John Muir Juliette Gordon Low Michelle Obama Nadia Comanici Neil Armstrong 75 student at Robert Down School participated in the “Famous People” day at Robert Down School.Students choose a hero or heroine, research that person, and dress like them. They assemble on the playground and present their piece, in costume, to teachers, parents, and fellow students who go from station to station to learn about Famous Persons. More on page 13 Page 12 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 What to do with the Sword? Tom Stevens Otter Views A Marine Corps dress sword that recently surfaced after many years in storage has sparked an e-mail exchange perhaps fitting for this Memorial week. The sword belonged to Robbie Peacock, a boarding school classmate beloved, respected and admired by all who knew him. After college, Robbie earned a commission in the Marines and became a fighter pilot. When his plane was shot down over Vietnam and his remains were never recovered, we never quite recovered either. After hoping for years that their only child would return, or be returned, his bereaved parents presented to the school a small bronze sculpture honoring Robbie. Titled “Flight,” it sits atop a pedestal in a quiet courtyard. Whenever any of us returns to the campus, we visit Robbie’s statue and remember him, fondly and sadly. It’s probably fair to say most Americans have known someone like Robbie; some bright, cheerful, adventurous, big-hearted classmate or loved one whose promise war quenched too soon. On Memorial Day particularly, we miss them, honor them, pray for them, fly flags for them. What we generally don’t do is question why they’re gone. After all, they stepped up when the nation called; served honorably; made the ultimate sacrifice. What more need be said? In Robbie’s case, the question would have lain dormant but for his sword’s reappearance. His parents having passed away, the sword ended up with a distant cousin. His recent offer to donate it to Robbie’s old boarding school prompted a poll of classmates, many of whom served in the Vietnam-era military. The results have been, to say the least, thought-provoking. Early commenters offered what might be termed the default patriotic response: The sword would make a fitting tribute to Robbie and to fellow military veterans from the school - past, present and to come. One classmate who had known Robbie since childhood wrote: “I wonder if the school could show this in a glass trophy case where all could get a sense of history for those who gave the supreme sacrifice for our country? It would be an honor to showcase Robbie Peacock’s sceremonial sword Robbie’s sword and his legacy.” Another longtime friend added: “Robbie is the only graduate to die in service of our country. This (sword) is unique and deserves to find the right place.” A third suggested grouping the sword with memorabilia from other veterans in a composite memorial. The discussion might have ended there, but some classmates who saw combat had another viewpoint. “Let it go,” wrote a Vietnam-era pilot who was Robbie’s former roommate and teammate. “The military does not have to be brought onto the scene.” Others concurred. One classmate wanted to honor Robbie, but not the war that killed him. “I do not want to offend my brothers who also served and want to forget about this terrible experience and time,” he wrote. “I found serving my country from 1968 to 1971 to be very conflicting to my soul, to my sense of integrity and to my feelings of right and wrong.” That war ended with an inglorious U.S. withdrawal 40 years ago, but the same conflicted legacy shadows the nation’s recent Middle East wars and withdrawals. A decade later, even hawkish Americans concede that the Iraq war in particular was a blunder so grotesque it makes the Vietnam quagmire seem almost sensible. It’s useful to remember this Memorial week that both wars started not with enemy attacks, but with well-scripted lies. To justify the wholesale invasion of Vietnam, U.S. intelligence concocted in 1964 (and the media embraced) a “Tonkin Gulf Incident” in which an American vessel supposedly took North Vietnamese fire. That never happened, but the lie worked well enough to doom 55,000 U.S. service members and countless Vietnamese. A well-scripted lie also launched the most recent Iraq war, although in fairness it wasn’t a tough sell in the aftermath of 9-11. Americans were bloodied and furious, and somebody needed to pay. That we went after the Iraqis, rather than the Saudis who planned and carried out the 9-11 attacks, was a masterful “redirect” by the Bush-Cheney administration. To sell the coming invasion, all hands pitched the canard that Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons and other “WMD” and must be toppled. When no WMD were found, “faulty intelligence” was made the scapegoat. That lie’s still working. It has been instructive watching current presidential hopefuls jitterbug around the question: “if we knew then what we know now.” But the truth is, we knew it all along. And we knew it in Vietnam, too. We just didn’t want to acknowledge it. No one in power acknowledged it either, of course, but that’s how power self-perpetuates. Meanwhile, the Robbie Peacocks among us vanish too soon, leaving their ceremonial swords for the future’s consideration. Jane Roland Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts Long May It Wave Flags on the fence at Caledonia Park. Photo by Cameron Douglas and at Cedar Street Times we like it so well it’s a permanent part of the website. Tomorrow is Memorial Day, the time we remember those who have fallen fighting for our great country. It is celebrated every year on the last day of May and originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868 when the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans established as a time to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. By the 20th century the Union and Confederate holidays had merged. It typically marks the start of summer. When I was a child, growing up on an army post there was no question of patriotism. In my family it would not have been a quandary under any circumstances. My mother’s family immigrated to the United State in 1635. They fought in all wars to insure our freedom. My grandfather, George Washington Morse joined the Second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which was one of the most famous in the Civil War, he was 15. He was one of less than one hundred of the original thousand who went out with it in July, 1865 and came out in command of Company I, at the age of 19 years. He was the youngest who had enlisted in that country, and was the only one ever promoted to be a commissioned officer. My father, Thomas Christian, was brought to America from England by his parents when he was 6 years old. During the First World War he fought under General Pershing on the Mexican border (The Border War, against Pancho Vila). He had been a newspaper man with every intention of returning to The Chicago Tribune. An airplane accident left him with a broken back, the cure for which in those days was a year of immobility. The paper couldn’t wait and he decided, at the urging of his commanding office to study and take the test to become an officer in the “regular” army. The Christians hailed from the Isle of Man, settled by the Vikings during a Danish invasion. His family were of the sea, as was my grandmother’s. If there were battles to be fought, the Christians were there. I grew up watching the parades, revering the flag and everything it stood for. I knew nothing else. My father died unexpectedly in 1941 and my mother and I moved to Tucson, 100 miles north of Ft. Huachuca where we had been stationed. She was a patriot to the core of her being. She was a woman who never had a job which was the scornful appellation for many of her “class”. What is failed to note is that these woman worked just as hard, they simply were not paid. During the war she was a member of American Women Volunteer Services. She would go out on a truck with a battled hardened retired Marine sergeant, and a group of girls to collect scrap metal. When we moved to the Monterey Peninsula years later she became part of a group of retired military officers and their wives. The men had fought in the Second World War. Some had endured the Bataan Death March, some imprisoned by the enemy, one was the first flying Admiral. They were all modest and it was rare that any fêtes were discussed. Tomorrow The Monterey Pops Orchestra will have a concert on the lawn of Colton Hall. Once this was the privilege of Monterey County Symphony on which board I served for seven years, first as Guild president then as Secretary to the board. We held the concerts at the fair grounds for a number of years, and then because of escalating costs, we moved to the grounds of the Naval Postgraduate School. Due to conflicting views on the choice of a new conductor many of the orchestra members left and formed their own group. Monterey County Symphony gave up the pops concerts and Monterey Bay Orchestra (as it was initially) took it over. Such performances are the epitome of what it means to be an American. One amusing incident occurred when we were still at the fair grounds. My husband who has more patience than most, and much more than I, had taken up needlepoint when I declared it boring and threw down a piece upon which I had been working. He wasn’t ashamed of this creative activity. On the particular day in question one of the Guild member’s husband wandered over to John who was sitting on a bench with his needle and canvas. “OH, you needlepoint?”, “Sure”’ answered my husband “Oh, thank God, I can bring out my rug kit” Both men went on to win prizes and acclaim for their efforts. The fact that he was so public brought many other men “out of the closet” and suddenly the Peninsula was introduced to the male population who sewed, knit, wove rugs, made jewelry and needlepointed. A front page story was written about them in the Herald. That little vignette has nothing to do with my theme which is the reverence for the United States. I find it more than disturbing to hear those who condemn our country. No doubt we have made mistakes, some costing immeasurable losses of life and limb. Yet, the men and women I know who are wounded warriors want help and understanding, but they worship our flag and for what it stands. There are those celebrities such as Gary Sinese, Tom Sellack and yes, Bill O’Reilly who give thousands of hours and millions of dollars supporting our troops. I have no sympathy nor understanding for those Americans who rant against their country and seek its destruction. Many years ago there was a young idealist named John Reed, who was an American poet, journalist and socialist activist. After many years of communist activities here, he went to Russia. He was sent to Siberia and after months of hard labor, became ill and died of typhoid fever. His last words were his desire to go home, if it meant prison, it was still home. These young and not so young folk who leave to join ISIS have no idea what they are giving up and what they will face. Now I will jump off of my soap box, watch the Giants play ball and tonight the Memorial Day Concert hosted by Gary Sinese and other patriotic beings. Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop, is a PG Rotarian and lives in Monterey. [email protected] May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 Pele Pocahantas Princess Diana Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth II Roger Tory Peterson Sacagawea Snowflake Bentley Squanto Steve Jobs Stephen Hawking Sylvia Earle Theodor Geisel Tim Tebow Vincent Van Gogh Walt Disney I Walt Disney II Wayne Gretzky Willie Mays I Willie Mays II Who were your heroes when you were that age? Are they still someone you admire? Was it a sports figure, an historical person, royalty, a captain of industry? Do you know who all these people are/were? You can ask a Robert Down School student. Photos by Karen Levy Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Is Your Personal History on your iPhone? For more information call 648-5760 Starting Monday, June 1 - July 22 “Read to the Rhythm” Sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950. Read all summer long, earn prizes, and come to the special events every week. For more information call 648-5760. Wednesday, June 3 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories, ages 2-5. Wednesday, June 3 • 2:00 pm Fratello Marionettes present puppets extraordinaire! For children of all ages Thursday, June 4 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: stories, rhymes and songs for children birth-24 months. Wednesday, June 17 • 11:00 am Pre-School stories, ages 2-5. Wednesday, June 17 • 2:00 pm Rockin' good fun with musician Chris Bohrman. For children of all ages Thursday, June 18 • 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time: Stories, songs and rhymes for babies from birth - 24 months. Patricia Hamilton Keepers of our Culture How much of your personal history is on your iPhone, iPad, Samsung, or whatever it is that you carry around to snap, video, or voice record? It’s the perfect way to record any or all occasions for future use. It may take a while to get in the habit, but once you do, watch out! It can be addictive. You can post photos and videos immediately to Facebook, Pinterest, etc. and share them with family, friends, or business associates. You can order prints and have them mailed to different addresses. You can even print up a book of memories—right from your phone. I like to show grandkid photos when I see someone who asks how Zack and Grace are. Plus, when I’m waiting for an appointment I like to browse through my photos to relive and feel the magic of times with special people and places. I also post to social media for my business. Taken together, the photos, videos and voice memos constitute pretty much all there is to know about me. Your personal history stories may be as close as your smart handheld device too. Open it up and see. You may only have to write captions to preserve all the stories you need or want to. Your family will love you for sharing with them. Here are a few photos of my personal history that I have on my iPhone. Sally Higgins and my grandchildren, Zack and Grace. I took this photo just a few months before Sally was taken from us. She was very artistic and always had crafts for the children when we visited. Here we’re on her patio making little succulent gardens. Her special touch: drizzle beach sand and scatter seashells among the leaves. Standing on the corner in Winslow, AZ. My client and friend Donna Love and I took the Amtrak to Winslow to do a book signing at Fred Harvey’s hotel (renovated and now owned by her friend). Before we went I downloaded the famous Eagle’s song from iTunes and as she and I walked around the corner I played it on speakerphone. The other tourists gathered around and we all sang the song together. The camaraderie was a highlight of our visit—and Donna sold two of her “Walking for Our Lives” book to the tourists! Programs at the PG Library took extra care mounting and framing my 2nd great grandmother’s sampler that she stitched in 1847, when she was seven years old. It was fraying and disintegrating when I received it. Now it’s preserved and protected forever. Mrs. Trotter, of Trotter’s Antiques, recommended Glenn when I sought her expert advice. I recommend that you take your family heirlooms to Glenn for preservation as well. Generations together. This family decided to sit on my family site while they fed the kids. They were taking a break during an El Carmelo Cemetery tour, which was put on by the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove in 2013. I was nearby helping Don Beals with the tour and gladly shared my stories about the people resting beneath the remnants of potato chips and lemonade. (Jane Cloyd Gale, who made the sampler, is buried there.) The families were PG residents and most interested in learning about our PG history. They continued to walk with Don, an eminent PG historian, to visit other sites and learn more about past Pagrovians that sunny day. Tiny treasures sought for fundraiser The Pacific Grove Art Center is seeking donated art work for the Tiny Treasurers 2015 Miniatures Show, an annual fundraiser which generates income to sustain the nonprofit Art Center. The miniatures will be exhibited July 3 through August 27. Artists are asked to donate a gallery-worthy work of art before June 19. The donated art must be original work (no reproductions) and must be no larger than 7”x 9” including frame, and not to exceed 7” in depth. Any medium is accepted. Each piece must be ready to hang on the wall, with hooks or wires already attached. The Art Center office is staffed to receive donations at 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, during normal open hours of Wednesday through Saturday from noon-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Every miniature will be displayed with a voting box where patrons may deposit their purchased raffle tickets. At the close of the show, one winning ticket will be drawn for each piece of art. Photos of seal pups in gallery show Pacific Grove photographers Kim M. Worrell and Peter Monteforte have pooled their pictures of harbor seal pups born on Pacific Grove beaches this spring to present a show, “The Harbor Seals of Monterey Bay.” The showing is at Ma’s Green Living, 801 Lighthouse Ave., in Monterey. Both photographers have taken photos of harbor seals that utilize the beaches and rocks along the Pacific Grove shoreline for several years, and some of those will be included. They also both photograph other wildlife and memorable scenes in the area. This is the first time they have teamed up for a showing, and maybe the first time the newest seal pups have ever been featured in a single display. Kim M. Worrell also supplies many photographs and videos for the popular Facebook page “Harbor Seals of Pacific Grove.” Some of her pictures, as well as Peter Monteforte’s pictures, have been seen in previous editions of the Cedar Street Times. Summer Camp at PG Art Center Frenchie. This big boy was watching the Good Old Days Parade on Pine Avenue last month. I love animals and snap a lot of photos around our dog-friendly town. His owner says he’s the world’s largest French bulldog and I believe her. He smiled at me and begged for more fingernail skritches to his tailbone. I also have an eclectic collection of PG cats and unusual yard decor. Ask me to show you sometime! Keep the kids busy this summer by registering them for one of the many youth arts classes being offered at Pacific Grove Art Center. Let them make comic books, stop-motion films, draw and paint animals, and much more. Register with the Art Center during regular hours, or call (831) 375-2208 or email at: [email protected]. There are many focused sessions beginning in June. For details, look online at: http://www.pgartcenter.org/classesSummerCamps.html. The nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center at 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, is always free and open to the public. Regular hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. Music Therapy on Tap at Monterey Library Cathy Rivera, MS, MM, MT-BC, will present a lecture, “Music Therapy – Engaging Your Soundtrack for the Second Half of Life” and demonstration on Monday, June 15, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., in the Monterey Public Library Community Room. In this lecture Cathy Rivera will discuss Neurological Music Therapy and how applied can promote healthy aging. After enjoying a 22-year career in plant biotechnology and earning a master’s degree in music, Ms. Rivera currently is a Board Certified Music Therapist in Monterey County. This event is part of The Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library Endowment Committee. Adults are invited to attend. Admission is free, and reservations are required. Call (831) 646-5632 or email [email protected]. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. Transform your negative beliefs. . . transform your life. Patricia Hamilton is the owner of Park Place Publications and works with people to archive, research, and publish their personal memoir or family history. Visit parkplacepublications.com or keepersofourculture.com to learn more about her services and classes Glenn Gobel, owner of Glenn Gobel with Associate Joyce Krieg. Picture Frames on Lighthouse Ave. Glenn Rabia Erduman, CHT, CMP, RPP, CST Author of Veils of Separation 831-277-9029 www.wuweiwu.com Therapeutic Massage • Trauma Release Craniosacral Therapy • Polarity Therapy Transpersonal Hypnotherapy • Reiki CDs: Chakra Meditation, Relaxation, Meditation, Inner Guides May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 15 Local Real Estate at a Glance Monterey Peninsula Flag Day Celebration Car Show Patrick Ryan The Real View on Real Estate The results of the first quarter of 2015 are out and Pacific Grove is on a tear. It seems like someone pressed the accelerator in mid February and has not let up. The average days on market in 2015 is less than it was in 2014, with first quarter in 2014 being 78 days and the first quarter of 2015 being 62 days. The average sales price for the 1st quarter 2014 was $781,260 and for 2015 it was $908,081, a full 16 percent increase. The median sales price in the first quarter of 2014 was $745,500 and the median sales price for the first quarter of 2015 was $815,000. The median sales price just means that half of the homes sold over this price and half sold under this price. The median value of a home is basically the value in the middle. There were 30 closed sales in the first quarter of 2014 and 35 closed sales in the first quarter of 2015. All of this is evidence that the residential real estate market has become a seller’s market, with lack of inventory and increased demand. Homes that are priced right are selling quickly and sometimes above asking price. We are seeing a lot of interest from the Bay Area and the Central Valley. Only time will tell if this is a beginning of a long term trend or if it is more short term. Sea Scribes will Learn About Adding Flowers to Calligraphy On June 4, Sea Scribes Calligraphy Guild of Monterey Bay will hold its monthly Gathering/Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Park Lane Residence, 200 Glenwood Circle, Monterey, Level A, Art Room. Free and open to the public. The program has changed as the previously scheduled presenter cancelled. The New June program will be: “Flowers, Flowers, Flowers Everywhere!!” a demonstration of pointed pen flowers by Sea Scribes members Emiko Case and Debra Ferreboeuf. Learn how you can illustrate your calligraphy projects from broadsides to notecards and bookmarks. Simple strokes with the pointed pen combine to make a variety of these beautifully diverse flower shapes. Please bring a pointed pen, ink and paper, so you can try them yourself. There will be extra pens, paper and inks available. We meet monthly, the first Thursday of each month. President of Big Sur Land Trust will address Rotary The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker on June 2, Jeannette Tuitele-Lewis, President and CEO Big Sur Land Trust. Lunch is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657. Join the Monterey Old Capitol Lions Club as they present “Monterey Peninsula Flag Day Celebration Car Show” on Sunday June 14 at the Moose Lodge. This annual fundraiser benefits The Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County. You are invited to join us for our celebration of Flag Day and the 50th Anniversary of service to the community of the Monterey Old Capitol Lions Club. The event is free to all and will be a day of fun, food and patriotism! To show your quality vehicles of any age, you are welcome for a registration fee of only $10. Let everyone enjoy your classic, custom, vintage, or exotic car or motorcycle. The Details:Sunday, June 14, 2015.The day starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until 3:00 p.m.The event is free to all.Flag Day Event will be performed at noon.Car show for all historic, classic, fancy cars, trucks and motorcycles.Prizes and awards will be awarded at a “People’s Choice Judging” of your show car.There will be tasty food available for purchase.50th Anniversary Cake.Silent Auction.Location: Moose Lodge, 555 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard, Del Rey Oaks. Be part of this fun afternoon! How to show your vehicle: Send your name, address, telephone, and e-mail to Russ Hatch, 11550 Hidden Hills Road, Carmel Valley CA 93924.The vehicle type: car, truck, motorcycle along with a description of the vehicle including prior awards. Monterey Old Capitol Lions Club The Monterey Old Capitol Lions Club was chartered in 1964. Although our club is small, we are providing our time and funds for worthwhile community projects. In the 1920s Helen Keller challenged Lions’ clubs to become “Knights of the Blind”. We accepted that challenge and in the early 1970s were a lead club in finding a home for the blind and visually impaired population of Monterey County. We have assisted in maintaining The Blind and Visually Impaired Center which provides free services and outreach programs to assist in overcoming the challenges of visual impairment. We provide volunteers and raise funds by working for various community activities such as the Big Sur International Marathon where we assist with the Start-Line activities. We also formed a non-profit fund-raising arm called ‘Chariots for Charity”. We accept donated vehicles, improve them, and turn them into cash for the Blind & Visually Impaired Center and several other Monterey County charities. Over the past 15 years we have raised more than $750,000 for local community-based charities.We are proud to be Lions and encourage others to join us in fellowship and to work to improve our community. Background of The Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County Our mission is to encourage and inspire the people who are blind or visually impaired to transcend the loss of sight as independent contributing members of society. Helen Keller’s challenge to Lions Clubs lives in the partnership between Monterey County Lions and the Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County. In 1972, a consortium of Lions Clubs established a home for a newly-formed blind service organization. Under the leadership of the Old Capitol Lions and the Monterey host Lions, a property with two buildings was purchased. In the ensuing 43 years the mortgage has been fully paid, the buildings improved, and most importantly, community service programs for blind and visually impaired citizens of Monterey county developed. The Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County, Inc. (BVIC), is an independent, non-profit 501(C)3 charity It is funded from many sources including contributions from Lions. The BVIC provides the programs that are directed, in part, by blind individuals and are offered at no cost to the blind. Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County (BVIC)225 Laurel Ave., Pacific Grove, California 93950 Telephone: (831) 649-3505(800) 404-3505 (in Monterey County)Fax: (831) 6494057 Celebrating 100 Years After the Panama Pacific International Exposition In 1915, residents of Monterey County prepared for an unforgettable opportunity to shine. Their moment in the sun came on June 11, 1915, at the Panama Pacific International Exposition (also known as the World’s Fair in San Francisco) during Monterey County Day. The event came with a number of exhibits, including a chair made from the wood of a tree under which Junipero Serra preached, sardine promotional products, abalone, a replica of the original Custom House,” and much more. The PPIE, held to honor the opening of the Panama Canal two years earlier, cost approximately $50 million dollars to build and spanned a whopping 635 acres in the city’s Marina District. The fair hosted nearly 20 million visitors before it ended. Several exhibit items, however, found a new home at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, including marine specimens last seen on display 100 years ago. The Museum will be among those celebrating the PPIE’s century mark with an exciting temporary exhibit and two lectures. “Monterey County at the Panama Pacific International Exposition” can be viewed on the second-floor mezzanine now through the end of the year. On Saturday, June 20, the Museum will host the lecture: “A visit to ‘Jewel City’: How the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition saved the California abalone industry and made Monterey ‘the Sardine Capitol of the World.’” Tim Thomas, historian and former curator for the Monterey Maritime and History Museum, is a guest curator for the Museum’s PPIE exhibit and will provide the lecture. The Museum will also offer a lecture on Saturday, Aug. 8, in honor of the Aug. 27, 1915, Pageant of Monterey. The lecture, “People of the Panama Pacific International Exposition” is presented by PPIE Historian Laura Ackley from 3-4 p.m. For more information visit the Museum’s website at pgmuseum.org/ exhibitions/#PPIE. Local students make Dean's List Christopher Odell of Pacific Grove, an exercise science major and Taylor Odell of Pacific Grove, also an exercise science major, were named to the Dean's List at California Lutheran University for the fall semester. The Odell brothers are graduates of Pacific Grove High School. Students qualify for the Dean's List by maintaining a 3.6 grade point average in their academic subjects. For the fall semester, 704 students earned the honor. Cal Lutheran is a selective university based in Thousand Oaks, California, with additional locations in Oxnard, Woodland Hills, Westlake Village, Santa Maria and Berkeley. With an enrollment of 4,200 students, Cal Lutheran offers undergraduate and graduate programs through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Management, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Psychology and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. Members of the Cal Lutheran student body come from across the nation and around the world and represent a diversity of faiths and cultures. For more information, visit CalLutheran.edu. Page 16 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Pacific Grove Sports Ben Alexander Mission Trail Athletic League Lacrosse First and Second Teams Pacific Grove boasts two players awarded for their great seasons, when the MTAL All League Honors were handed out. Senior Austin Book was named to the first team and was also an honorable mention for the USA Lacrosse All-American Team. Joining Book was goalie Eli Swanson, a junior. Swanson was named to the second team. Coach of the Year - Spencer Fogelquist, Scotts Valley Sportmanship Award- Huy Lee, Stevenson Second Team First Team Owen Staveland, Aptos Kordell Wilson, Aptos Dillon Staples, Carmel Morgan Koucky, Carmel Darian Gagne, Carmel Karter Ruiz, Carme Jacob Johnsson, Carmel Emerson Hardy, Carmel Bo Brothers, Carmel John Wood, Carmel Chris Hernandez, Christopher Anthony Sammut, Christopher Tyler Gree, Pacific Collegiate Galen Sloss, Pacific Collegiate Alex Beleutz, Pacific Collegiate Connor Rode, Pacific Collegiate Eli Swanson, Pacific Grove Aidan Glina, Pacific Collegiate Anthony Prodis, Palma Austin Book, Pacific Grove Cody Lype, Palma Rishay Patel, Palma Kyle Alderman, Scotts Valley Austin Pullara, Palma Patrick Conte, Scotts Valley Tanner Gilton, Scotts Valley Jack Margolis, Stevenson Ian Bast, Scotts Valley Will Lansbury, Stevenson Tate Smith, Scotts Valley Jack Hewitt, Stevenson Kaleb Pattawi, Stevenson Chris Hernandez, Christopher Yuji Andry, Stevenson Greg Johnston, Stevenson Nic Boatman Named MTAL Pitcher of the Year The Breakers counted eight players named to Mission Trail Athletic League first and second teams. The first team was led by Long Beach State-bound Chris Fife, and CSUMB-bound Anthony Coppla. Joining the two seniors on the first team were juniors Dan Harrington and MTAL Pitcher of the Year Nic Boatman. Juniors Kacee Takasaki, Eric Boerner, Nathan Moses, and Sportsmanship Award winner James Donlan were all named to the second team for the Breakers. Six of the Breakers’ eight selections are all returning next season for their senior seasons. Coach of the Year - Ray Green, Greenfield Player of the Year - Nathaniel Villarreal, Soledad Pitcher of the Year - Nic Boatman, Pacific Grove Eligie Belizio Sportmanship Award: James Donlan, Pacific Grove Second Team Joe Bifano, Carmel First Team Lennie Rodriguez, Carmel Wesley Noble, Carmel Tanner Koopmans, Carmel Carter Hayes, Carmel William Kehoe, Carmel Robby Treadwell, Carmel John Stivers, Carmel Bryson Lino, Carmel Isaiah Madrigal, Gonzales Kenny Nava, Carmel Jo Jo Garcia, Greenfield JJ Rodriguez, Greenfield Jacob Flores, King City Tony Castro, Greenfield Kacee Takasaki, Pacific Grove Chris Fife, Pacific Grove Eric Boerner, Pacific Grove Nic Boatman, Pacific Grove James Donlan, Pacific Grove Anthony Coppla, Pacific Grove Nathan Moses, Pacific Grove Dan Harrington, Pacific Grove Nathan Sosa, Soledad Jordan Morrison, Soledad Christopher Vasquez, Soledad Daniel Farfan, Soledad Joseph Ramirez, Soledad Nathaniel Villareal, Soledad Lukas Sherman, Stevenson Aidan Franscioni, Stevenson Brad Powers, Stevenson Daniel Garrett, Stevenson Golf Tips Ben Alexander PGA PGA Teaching Professional, Pacific Grove Golf Links, Bayonet Golf Course PGA Teacher Of The Year, No Cal PGA 831-277-9001 www.benalexandergolf.com Many golfers struggle with squaring up the club face at impact. What I usually hear is “I’m inconsistent.” The way we get consistency is to repeat the correct motor skill or habit. One of the best ways I have found to help my students get consistency is to place two training sticks on the ground about five inches apart and have the player brush the grass without hitting the sticks. This will get you to repeat keeping the club square and then hit some shots to get the motion. Pacific Grove High’s 21st Annual Youth Basketball Camp The camp will focus on basketball skill development, sportsmanship, and fun. Skill development will focus on improving ball handling, passing, and shooting. Players will be divided into age appropriate groups and will beinstructed by Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Dan Powers, his staff, and players. Registration forms are available at our website, www.pghs.org on the Boys Basketball page. Session I : Ages: Boys & girls, Grades K-1 Day/Time: June 8-11, 8:45 am-10:15 am Fee:$70, (includes a Camp T-Shirt and a Ball!) Location:Pacific Grove High School Gym Register: Contact Coach Powers, 646-6590(ext. 284) or email: [email protected] Session II:Ages: Boys & girls, Grades 2-5 Day/Time: June 8-11, 10:30 am-1 pm Fee:$100, (includes a Camp T-Shirtand a Ball!) Location:Pacific Grove High School Gym Session III: Ages: Boys & girls, Grades 6-8 Day/Time:June 15-18, 9am-12pm Fee:$100, (includes a Camp T-Shirtand a Ball!) Location:Pacific Grove High School Gym Celebrate Father’s Day with a Dad Outing Local run/walk offers an opportunity to pay tribute to a loved one Run in the name of love with, or for, your dad this Father’s Day. A special tribute race commemorating dads, moms, kids and anyone who’s special in your life, will be held in Carmel-by-the-Sea on Sunday morning, June 21. “Run in the Name of Love,” now in its fifth year and affiliated with the Big Sur International Marathon organization, is an opportune time to celebrate fathers by getting out to walk or run together along a scenic route through historic Carmel and along the beachfront. With a 5K race beginning at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 2K event, there’s still plenty of time to head to Sunday brunch or a ball game with dad. Families and individuals can even bring the family pet to run or walk in the 2K event. All participating dogs receive a free bandana and doggie biscuit, while human finishers get a race shirt, finisher’s medallion, ample food at the race end, and a free ticket for bountiful prizes. The finish ceremonies will be held overlooking Carmel Beach at the foot of Ocean Avenue. Run in the Name of Love was initially organized as a ‘memorial race’ at the University of Virginia to honor a young Carmel man who lost his life while a student there. Moving to Carmel, CA, in 2011, the race now gives the opportunity for any participant to honor someone special in their lives. Participants can add an entry in the race’s online tribute book with a personal message and photo, and can sign a large tribute board at the race finish area. “This has become a very meaningful race to so many,” said Susan Love, race coordinator and mother of Brian Love, the race’s namesake. “There are so many stories I’ve heard from participants who are making this an annual event to honor or to reflect upon a loved one. It’s absolutely beautiful, a very special race on many levels.” The race begins at Carmel’s Sunset Center on San Carlos Avenue. The course winds through the quiet residential streets before greeting the ocean at Carmel River State Beach and continuing along Scenic Drive. The 5K course is certified and will include awards for the top male and female runners as well as age group awards in ten year increments. Costs are $35 for the 5K and $25 for the 2K with a $5 increase after June 1. Children 15 years old and younger may enter for $25 for the 5K and $20 for the 2K. Additional information and race registration are available online at www.run4love.org. May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Rudolph Tenenbaum Museum of Natural History offers Poetry sketching class He, Robot His resemblance to us is truly humongous. He speaks. He may be happy and grim. The matter is he may be among us, And we may not know it is him. A robot recognizes faces, Perhaps, at a distance of hundreds of miles. And he is perfectly good at embraces, At friendly nods, and at kindly smiles. Feathers and Fur! On Sunday, June 14, in conjunction with the end of the Illustrating Nature exhibit, The Museum will host Feathers and Fur: Sketching Birds and Mammals in Color with local science illustrator Erin E. Hunter. Registration is $35.00 for the class.http://www. pgmuseum.org/museumevents/2015/6/14/ feathers-and-fur-sketching-birds-andmammals-in-color It is love that determines the words and the gestures, And how to live, and what to decide. We don’t require any suggestions. Love’s our most intelligent guide. He lacks that guide, and he’ll cry and he’ll howl. He is completely lost among men. The trouble is that he know how To manifest love, but where and when? In front of a hors we aw him kneeling. The horse was looking at him from above. The robot appears to lack the feeling And the intelligence of love. He asked lady, “You want a coke?” She had just been hit by a passing bus. Of course, it wasn’t meant as a joke. It meant that he wasn’t one of us. He doesn’t know he is a robot And that he has a deficient part. He doesn’t feel and he doesn’t know, but The part that is missing is the heart. Quite often the robot wonders whether He loves like everybody loves. He found gloves made from kid leather And treats all of us with kid gloves. Black Bear by Erin Hunter Seminar on Dispute Resolution for Veterans A noon seminar Saturday, May 30 will focus on how mediation can help veterans resolve disputes of many kinds in civilian life. The public discussion is from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Mandell Gisnet Center for Conflict Management (MGC), located adjacent to the Monterey College of Law, 2620 Col. Durham Street, Seaside, on historic Fort Ord. Jack Signorella, Veterans Mediation Liaison, will lead the discussion on basic mediation techniques. The prepaid registration fee is $20 and a box lunch can be pre-ordered for $15. MCLE credits are available for attorneys for $30. Register at www.mandellgisnetcenter.org or call (831) 582-5234. Times • Page 17 Time to Celebrate It is that time of the year when all the struggles of academia lead to the reward of graduation. Students and their families and friends gather together sharing food and joy now that the school year has come to a close. Unfortunately, this time frame also has shown the result of young people getting injured or even killed due to the excessive intake of alcohol. This preventable carnage can and should be eliminated by making right choices. Underage drinking is of course illegal by California State Law. In Pacific Grove there are also very strict ordinances that hold adults responsible by hosting or permitting the distribution of alcohol beverages. These “Social Hosting” laws carry expensive penalties that could result in thousands of dollars paid by adults who facilitate underage drinking. Part of the penalty reimburses city services such as the Police who get diverted and called to investigate any social party where underage drinking may happen. The Police are required to stay at the scene until all partygoers are safely dispersed. This is a tragic yet necessary misuse of our precious Police assets. The point here is that adults are held to account for allowing this to happen. So yes enjoy this graduation season with good food and non alcoholic beverages. However if you choose to permit young underage students to get buzzed or intoxicated in your home, prepare to pay the penalties that the “Social Hosting” laws permit. Make the right choice and protect our students from injury and even death. Do your part as an adult! - Ken Cuneo, City Councilmember World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15 Legal Services for Seniors (LSS) commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) this June 15. Did you know that every day 10,000 people turn 65 in the US and that this trend is going to continue for the next 20 years? Our demographics are shifting, and we will soon have more elder people in the US than ever before. At the same time the senior population is growing, we know that a startling number of elders face abusive conditions. Every year an estimated 5 million, or 1 in 10, older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Legal Services For Seniors fights elder abuse. They are nonprofit law firm that provides no-cost legal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and above with an emphasis on serving those who are socially and/or economically needy. Legal Services For Seniors have offices in Seaside and Salinas and outreach in South County, North County and the Peninsula. This year LSS is celebrating their 30th anniversary of successfully helping more than 81,000 Monterey Country Seniors with legal issues such as landlord-tenant conflicts, Medicare insurance mix-ups, consumer fraud, financial and physical elder abuse, wills, guardianships and more. Appointments can be made to see a Legal Services for Seniors’ attorney or legal advocate at (831) 899-0492. Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150943 The following person is doing business as: CHARADE SALON, 220 17th Unit C, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. JUDY LOPEZ, 859 Maple St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and JOHNNY T. LOPEZ, 859 Maple St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/3/1996. Signed, Johnny T. Lopez. This business is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150988 The following person is doing business as: MICROCITO, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. ROBIN J. COWELL, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 6, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/6/2015. Signed, Robin J. Cowell. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 201501018 The following person is doing business as: MONTEREY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, CARMEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, SALINAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 24545 Amador St. #1, Hayward, Alameda County, CA 94544. MATTHEW HERZ, 24545 Amador St. #1, Hayward, CA 94544. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/02/2015. Signed, Matthew Herz. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150965 The following person is doing business as: BRIGHT AND SHINE CLEANING SERVICE, 226 Cypress Ave. #1, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. SCOTT CHARLAND, 226 Cypress Ave. #1, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed, Scott Charland. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20150967 The following person is doing business as: FISHNET AQUAPONICS, 1001 Madison Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. KERSTIN ANNA PARR, 001 Madison Street, Monterey,, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/04/15. Signed, Kerstin Parr. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 201501018 The following person is doing business as: CARMEL BLINDS, 3463 Taylor Rd., Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923. LESLIE PERKINS, 3463 Taylor Rd., Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 11, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8-12-98. Signed, Leslie Perkins This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/15 Paul’s Drapery 160 18th St Pacific Grove CA M-F: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Closed Closed 831-372-4421 www.paulsdrapery.net 50891 Page 18 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Avoiding a Vocabulary Argument Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. Travis H. Long, CPA Planning for Each Generation Travis on Taxes As a proud holder of a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English Literature from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, I appreciate a good vocabulary argument. I can remember long nights with my college roommate where we would engage in “dictionary battles,” challenging each other’s definition and pronunciation knowledge. I’m pretty sure this is a typical college pastime enjoyed for generations at colleges and universities throughout the country. However, as a lawyer in the “real world,” there are times when it is best to avoid a vocabulary argument. The purpose of estate planning is to provide an efficient mechanism for trusted individuals to act upon your behalf in the event of your incapacity and upon your death. Once you are no longer able to act, all that is left is the language of your estate planning documents. I am a big proponent of drafting documents that have clear and detailed provisions. If there is a question about the meaning of a term, I want there to be language that explains the intent in multiple ways. This is a situation where redundant text is preferred so that there can be no debate. I recently found myself engaged in a vocabulary argument with a major bank. My client’s mother, who is mentally incapacitated, owns a safe deposit box at a local branch. My client wanted to use the authority granted under his mother’s power of attorney to access the safe deposit box. The power of attorney was drafted by a different attorney and it was a “statutory” power of attorney, a standard form set forth by the California Probate Code. I eschew the use of the statutory power of attorney because I feel that the language is typically too vague. Whereas the power of attorney documents I typically draft have an entire paragraph devoted to safe deposit boxes, the statutory power of attorney does not have any language specifically referring to safe deposit boxes. The closest provision I could find was “banking and other financial institution transactions.” The bank’s legal department upon reviewing the power of attorney stated that my client did not have the authority to access his mother’s safe deposit box. The legal department concluded that safe deposit boxes are not included within the meaning of “banking and other financial institution transactions.” The legal department suggested that my client petition the Court for the authority to enter the safe deposit box which would have cost thousands of dollars and months of delay. Upon what basis could the legal department claim that a safe deposit box is not included within the meaning of “banking and other financial institution transactions”? Logically, safe deposit boxes should be included within that definition. After all, safe deposit boxes are located at and controlled by banks. I was ready to challenge the bank’s conclusion but I knew that I needed to search for authority to support my position as logic alone is not enough. Fortunately, the California Probate Code has an answer. The state legislature over the years has realized that detail matters. Sections 4450 through 4465 go into great detail as to the meaning of the general statements of powers in a California statutory power of attorney. In reviewing those sections, I came across California Probate Code Section 4455(g) which states in part: “In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to banking and other financial institution transactions empowers the agent to . . . [e]nter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents.” I found the “magic bullet!” I photocopied the section and sent it to the bank’s legal department. Shortly thereafter, the bank reversed its position and granted my client access to his mother’s safe deposit box. I had the “dictionary battle,” saving my client the hassle and expense of See KRASA Page 19 Estate Planning Living Trusts & Wills Elder Law Care Trust Administration Medi-Cal Planning Asset Protection Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. is Certified as an Estate, Planning, Trust and Probate Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization 704-D Forest Avenue • Pacific Grove Phone: 831-920-0205 Back to Basics - Part XV Form 2848 Power of Attorney www.KrasaLaw.com • [email protected] Question: My mother is older and it is sometimes difficult for her to sign her tax returns. I have a general power of attorney over her affairs that her estate planning attorney put together for us, so am I authorized to sign her tax returns? Also, we need to file a tax return for my son, who is away at college. Can I sign for him now that he is over 18? Can I call the IRS and talk to them about my mother’s taxes or my son’s taxes if needed? Answer: In all of these cases, the IRS would first want you to file a Form 2848 Power of Attorney. This is a limited power of attorney that just governs tax issues. (California also has an equivalent Form 3520, although they will generally accept a copy of the IRS Form 2848 as well.) The Form 2848 is the standard document the IRS uses to process any individual that is acting as a representative for another person. As a CPA, I use this document as well when a client needs me to get access to their past tax information, balances owed, current status of notices, etc. It is also used if they need me to represent them during a tax audit. As with a general power of attorney, it is only good as long as the person is living. Once someone dies, a Form 56 - Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship is filed instead. An authorized executor or trustee, for instance, would file a Form 56, as a fiduciary, and they literally step into the shoes of the deceased individual with all the rights and authority that person had. After filing the Form 56, the fiduciary could then file a 2848 to authorize someone else, such as a CPA to represent them. It is important to note that you cannot give just anyone full representation rights by filing a Power of Attorney. CPAs, attorneys, EAs, and immediate family members, are the only ones you can appoint for individual representation and provide them with full authority and practice rights before the IRS. (There are certain other classes that have limited practice rights, however.) The Form 2848 also allows you to designate what authorities and for what tax periods you want to designate to your representative (such as “Income taxes and Gift taxes, Forms 1040 and 709, 20112015”). You can also indicate if you want your representative to receive copies of all IRS communication with you, if you want them to be able to add additional representatives without your consent, sign your returns, etc. If you want them to be able to sign your returns, there is additional language required as specified in the instructions to the 2848. Generally, anytime you file a new Form 2848 it will replace any prior power of attorneys on file with the IRS unless you indicate otherwise and provide copies of the prior power of attorneys you wish to remain in effect. Both, the taxpayer and the representative must sign the power of attorney. Also note that this IRS Form 2848 - Power of Attorney does not replace or affect a general power of attorney in any way for other purposes. It is only used with the taxing authorities. If the taxpayer is competent, but unable to sign the Form 2848, the IRS will allow an “X” to be made with the signature of two witnesses as well, and an explanation. In the case of someone who is incompetent, hopefully they had a general power of attorney. In these cases, as with the situation of the mother in the question at the beginning of the article, the power of attorney can be filled out with the exception of the taxpayer signing, and then the general power of attorney can be attached to the Form 2848. In the case of incompetent individuals without a general power of attorney in place it can become a sticky situation. A conservatorship is See LONG Page 19 May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET PGHSAA Gives $13,000 this Year in Scholarship Awards On Wednesday, May 13, the Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association presented its yearly scholarship awards to Pacific Grove High School students at the high school’s awards night in the Clarence L. Higgins Library on campus. Fourteen students received awards: 13 given by Pacific Grove High School and one given the Community Foundation that is funded by alumnus Richard Reynolds. In total, the Association awarded $13,000 in scholarships. Lela Hautau received the Ada Eleanor Smith Scholarship, which goes to a student who plans to become a teacher. She has been class president for two years and plays volleyball, basketball, and softball. She’s also a vocalist who sang the national anthem at football games. She will attend Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, to study education. Mackenzie Bell was an honor roll student all four years at PGHS. She was a member of the varsity basketball team for three years and was chosen second all-team MTAL in her junior and senior year. She also plays volleyball and softball and is a volunteer at Gateway Center, where she works with those who have special disabilities. She will attend the University of La Verne in Southern California, where she will study athletic trainer. She plans to work in the field of physical therapy. She receives the Bob Hoag scholarship, which is made to a student athlete. Golnoush Pak, the recipient of the Class of 1952 Remembers scholarship, has been involved in the Young Writers Club, of which she is president, and the National Honor Society. She helps create the PGHS literary magazine and has had poems published in the local newspaper. She is also the youngest member of the Pacific Grove Public Library Board. Golnoush plans to attend MPC and then transfer to a UC campus to major in computer programming and animation. Cristina Marie Harber attended high school in King City until she transferred to Pacific Grove in her senior year. She ran cross-country for two years, making it to CCS both years. She is also an award-winning writer. She plans to attend UC Davis to study English with the goal of becoming a teacher. She receives the first Cynthia Alma Pena scholarship for a student who plans to become a teacher. Courtney Smith receives the Don Harlan Scholarship, which goes to a student who plans a vocational career. She is a member of the National Arts Honors Society and is an accomplished pianist. She also volunteers at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She plans to attend MPC to study either architectural landscaping or culinary arts. Ashley Costa is involved in the National Honor Society, the Red Cross Club, Operation Yellow Ribbon Club, and Breaker News. She is also active at the Carmel Academy of Performing Arts, where she is on the competitive dance team. She also teaches ballet, tap, and jazz to young children. She will attend Santa Clara to study pre-education and intends to work with underprivileged children. She receives the Maude Marian Smith scholarship, which is awarded to a student who plans to become a teacher. Taylor Rhoades, the PGHSAA Music Scholarship awardee, has been active in the musical and drama productions at PG High, as well as a member of the choir. She acts with the Ragamuffin Musical Theatre Company and dances with the DiFranco dance project and the HEAT dance company. She will attend New York University to major in musical theater at the Tisch School of the Arts and study drama at the Lee Strasburg Film and Theatre Institute. Tyler Beron has also been involved with music as a PG High student. He has been a member of the Concert and Marching Bands all four years, and is he also a member of the PGHS Jazz Club. He has also played with other band ensembles in the areas. He plans to study music education at San Jose State and to follow his passion and love for music. He receives one of six PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Awards, which are made to deserving students who have excelled in academics and activities at PGHS. Da Hyun Lee has a number of interests. With seven AP classes and two honors classes, she is in the Knitting Club, on the Robotics Team, and the National Honor Society, which she serves as treasurer She is also on the Mock Trial Team and is co-captain of the golf team (she also received the Quail Men’s Golf Association Scholarship). She founded the National Arts Honor Society at the high school, and she volunteers at Community Hospital, the Monterey Public Library, and at the Feast of Lanterns. She receives a PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Award. Guadalupe Cabrera-Barrios, also a PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Award recipient, was on the honor roll for four years and has been involved with the varsity cheer team for three years. She volunteers at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and at Marina Del Mar Elementary School. She plans to attend CSU Sacramento to study nursing, and her future plans are to work as a nurse practitioner. Laura Merchak participated in a number of sports at PG High and was a member of the choir. She plans to earn an engineering degree and hopes to pursue a career in biomimicry, a field that seeks to apply nature’s laws to technology to solve problems. She receives a PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Award. Claire Momberger, who also receives a PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Award, was the president of the National Honors Society. She was also on the softball team and the swim team. She plans to attend MPC for the first two years of college and then transfer to Baylor University in Waco, TX, to study environmental science. Zelda Elisco was on the Breaker Girls’ Dance Team for four years, serving as captain this year. She is also senior class president and a member of the Leadership class. She plans to attend CSU Sonoma to major in environmental studies. Her future plans include working on environmental conservation projects. She receives a PGHSAA Annual Scholarship Award. George Haugen receives the Richard Reynolds Science and Technology scholarship, which is presented by the Alumni Association and made through the Community Foundation. George has played trumpet in the Breaker Band for four years. He also helped lead the boys’ tennis team to its first-even league championship and CCS playoff this year. He will attend the University of Texas at Austin to major in mechanical engineering, and he says he might work in alternative energy research. The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, a 501(c)(3) corporation, was originally formed in 1889 and reactivated in 1962. It raises money and makes grants to Pacific Grove High School’s programs, and it awards scholarships to students each year. For more information about the Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, membership, or the Board of Directors, call Beth Penney, president, 831-372-7625, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.pgusd.org/alumni. PKRASA From Page 18 unnecessary court intervention. Without the Probate Code’s specific definition of the term, “banking and other financial institution transactions,” we would have had a major problem. The incident reiterated the importance of detailed provisions. Many clients conflate length with complexity. They feel that their situations are “too simple” for a thick estate plan. On the contrary, a plan that includes robust language and detailed provisions to cover all bases is actually simpler and easier in the long run. Although in this example we were saved by the Probate Code, it would have been even easier and simpler to have had the definition within the body of the power of attorney document itself. It is never wise to cut corners when drafting or executing an estate plan. A competent attorney can help you make sure that all questions are answered, avoiding any unnecessary and expensive vocabulary arguments. KRASA LAW, INC. is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California, and Kyle may be reached at 831-920-0205. Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does not establish an attor- Times • Page 19 SOS removes more than 900 pounds of trash from coast during Memorial Day Weekend Volunteers conducted pollution prevention outreach and cleaned six sites Save Our Shores (SOS), the leader in ocean awareness, advocacy and action on the Central Coast, has announced the results of its Memorial Day weekend cleanup efforts. Save Our Shores led a total of six beach cleanups around the Monterey Bay and removed more than 900 pounds of garbage with the help of about 70 volunteers. In an effort to decrease the amount of trash left on the sand after Memorial Day, SOS spent Monday afternoon distributing trash bags and educating beachgoers about the importance of protecting the coast from pollution at Panther Beach, Cowell/Main Beach, Capitola Beach and Seacliff State Beach. In total, SOS handed out more than 350 trash bags and spoke with 500 people. “We believe awareness is starting to spread, and, in some locations, we are even seeing a decrease in the amount of trash left on the sand,” said Rachel Kippen, SOS Program Manager. “Panther Beach was trashed, but Cowell and Main Beach were in pretty good shape considering the crowds on Monday. Sometimes visitors just need a gentle reminder about the small choices they can make to help keep our shoreline clean and safe.” SOS thanks all of its Holiday Relief Cleanup supporters: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz Public Works, GreenWaste Recovery, NOAA, California Coastal Commission, Community Foundation Monterey County, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, City of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Staff, ArtMill, Cleanup Cowell’s Project, and the New Brighton Middle School Environmental Club. ABOUT SAVE OUR SHORES Save Our Shores (SOS) is the Central Coast leader in caring for the marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Its core initiatives are Plastic Pollution, Ocean Awareness and Clean Boating. Over the last 30 years, SOS has been locally responsible for helping to establish the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, preventing offshore oil drilling and cruise ship pollution, and bringing together diverse stakeholders to find common solutions to ocean issues. Today, SOS focuses on educating youth about local watersheds, tackling plastic pollution at local beaches and rivers, supporting habitat conservation efforts, implementing the nationally renowned Dockwalker program and providing the community with Sanctuary Stewards. Rotary Club of Carmel Valley Awards $1,000 Scholarships to Three Carmel High Seniors The Rotary Club of Carmel Valley has awarded $1,000 scholarships to each of three members of the Carmel High School Class of 2015. The recipients are Diana Medina, Kaylee Meyer and Claire Moorer. The scholarships were awarded on the basis of community involvement, leadership, financial need and grade-point average. Each applicant was required to submit an essay showing how these four criteria were met, and two members of the Rotary club then interviewed the nine applicants. PLONG From Page 18 the proper legal vehicle to give one adult authority over another’s affairs when that person is incompetent and no other planning is in place, but this can be quite costly and impractical at times. I’ll let you wrestle with the IRS on that one! If you would like to catch up on our Back to Basics series on personal tax returns, prior articles are republished on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/blog . Travis H. Long, CPA is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. He can be reached at 831-3331041. Page 20 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 Fields of Dreams for Tiny Homes Now they’ve built the first one, when will others come? Part One nspiring as last week’s announcement on KSBW Action News 8 was--that the mayor of Hollister plans to build a village of microhomes like the one unveiled above--a rash of questions rose from the in-depth coverage by reporter Felix Cortez. They include: If houses as small as this one-bedroom unit with mini-kitchen and bath would help solve the homeless problem on the Monterey Peninsula, where would they be built, when, and who will build them? A look at the Three Rs of Homelessness will shed some light on the issue: Real Estate; Responsiveness; Resources. Real Estate and Homeless Housing Every realtor knows the secret to successful investing in real property is summarized in the saying, “Location, location, location.” It’s smart to buy a rundown piece of property in a great location, fix it up, and sell for a profit. But the reverse is true, also. Buying prime property in an area surrounded by blight, impoverishment or shacklike structures can lower one’s property value and make it impossible to sell, rent or otherwise profit from ownership. Property owners and realtors alike might be sympathetic to the homeless, but would they want a village of tiny houses in their literal backyards? The news that Hollister plans a tiny-homes village indicates such housing has now become more than just a field of dreams in Central California’s San Benito County. It is materializing into a movement headed our way, making people—including the homeless—wonder where such little homes will be located in the greater Monterey area. In a “not in my backyard” community of mansions and mini-mansions, whose owners do not want pebble-sized portabodes in Pebble Beach, packet shacklets in Pacific Grove or mini- motels in Monterey, the automatic answer seems conclusionary: put them in the Marina/ former Fort Ord area where open space abounds. What about water rights, already minimized by the drought? Not considered is the fact some tiny houses already exist on the Monterey Peninsula, whether legal or illegal by definition, or known or unknown by authorities. For instance, in Seaside, where permits are not required for building sheds, shacks and storage spaces less than 120 sq. ft., human beings are sleeping in such outbuildings that may or may not be wired or plumbed. Since they can be as high as 15 feet, such workshop-style buildings can contain lofts capable of holding one or more mattresses. KSBW Action 8 photo of Jay Shafer’s house A homeless informant advised me that people sleep in the tool and garden sheds on display outside Home Depot when left unlocked at night. Wanda Sue Parrott Homeless in Paradise What about running water and sanitary toilet facilities? Think “buckets.” Responsiveness to Homeless Housing Jay Shafer, founder of Four Lights Tiny House Company, designed this 112 sq. ft., 1-bdrm., 1-bath home (Model #896-4) for which his plans sell to do-it-yourself ers for $499. It measures 16 ft. long, 7 ft. wide and 10 ft. high. Buildings similar to this have been seen in Seaside, which has a high concentration of low-income Hispanic families but an almost non-existent homeless Hispanic population. Elvis Summer’s sleeping box house Are people living in privately built micro houses like this in backbe acquired on a long-term lease. yards? Unknown. Jay Shafer has lived in a tiny house, What is known is that multiple Hispanic families occupy single-family by choice, for almost 20 years. He says, units, sharing space and sometimes sleep- “Living small is a luxury. When you live ing in around-the-clock shifts in beds, on in a tiny house, you only have room for couches and on bare mattresses on floors. the things that truly matter. You have to The worth of such real estate is not choose what’s essential.” Forces are already mobilizing in Monmeasured in property-value statistics. It is measured by survival value and an terey County to greet and meet the chalindomitable spirit of family experienced lenge of a virtual explosion of tiny-home by participants who eat, dwell and sleep neighborhoods. They will be introduced together in close quarters. Even if not next week. Meanwhile, you may visit these directly related by blood, those who share websites for details about information living quarters introduce themselves discussed in this column: as cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews and Hollister newscast: http://www.ksbw. nieces. To young people who break away, c o m / n e w s / t i n y - h o u s e s - i n - h o l l i s gangs become substitute families in which ter-help-homeless/33170384 members are called brothers and/or sisters. Elvis Summers: http://www.people. If offered their own individual tiny com/article/los-angeles-man-builds-tihomes, would such groups break up in ny-house-homeless-woman order to have more private space? That Jay Shafer’s Four Lights Tiny House question can only be answered after tiny Co.: http://www.fourlightshouses.com/ homes almost the size of jail cells have Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at 831been built and occupied on the Monterey 899-5887 or amykitchenerfdn@hotmail. Peninsula in the not-too-distant future. com Resources to Provide Homes for the Homeless People and provisions constitute the basic resources needed to build tiny homes for the homeless. This photo-story from People went viral in April after 37-year old Elvis Summers built this portable 3-1/2 ft. by 8 ft. home for a 60-year old homeless woman friend from supplies he bought at Home Depot. No certificate or license was required of the do-it-yourselfer who created a sleeping box with windows. He advertised for donations with which to build tiny houses for homeless people and rapidly raised $19,000 on GoFundMe. He is now working with the Los Angeles Police Dept. to find government-owned property on which to build a village like Mayor Ignacio Velasquez envisions to serve Hollister. Elvis Summers’ little house cost him a lot of meals. Mayor Velasquez and several private investors paid $25,000 for their prototype model of micro homes to be used as transitional housing to help the homeless get back 112-sq. ft. on their feet. Not a penny for either the micro or mini home came from public funding. Besides supplies and people to build the little houses, land on which to place them is crucial. At present, the most-viable option for such a village is to place the tiny homes on government-owned land that can Red Cross of the Central Coast Celebrates 14 Local Volunteers The American Red Cross of the Central Coast is honored to announce that the 2015 Clara Barton Award goes to Sonja Reetz of Santa Cruz. The Clara Barton Award recognizes a volunteer for service in a series of leadership positions held over a period of years. This volunteer has made significant contributions, while also working with other volunteers and paid staff in developing and implementing effective programs in a resourceful manner, enabling the American Red Cross to consistently provide valuable service to the community. Sonja has spearheaded the Heroes Breakfast Nomination Committee for the past five years. She has continued to bring in new volunteers in order to find qualified nominations for the selection committee to review. Sonja’s dedication to the American Red Cross and her willingness to go the extra mile has made her an inspiring volunteer and is well deserving of the American Red Cross Clara Barton Award. Outstanding volunteers honored at the Central Coast Volunteer Awards and Recognition Event on April 30 at Bargetto’s Winery in Soquel also include: Disaster Cycle Services Award: Sue Pierce (Los Gatos) Disaster Cycle Services Response Award: Lyle & RosieLee Crosley (Santa Cruz) Disaster Cycle Services Chapter Readiness Award: Dave Pellett (Seaside) Red Cross Events Award: Cherie Robideaux (Santa Cruz) International Services Award: Tanya Kelley (Monterey) Service to Armed Forces Award: Anne Powell (Carmel) Administration and Support Award: Haydee Vitacolonna (Pebble Beach) Collaboration Award: Russell Cole (Boulder Creek) Teamwork Award: River Gurtin (Pebble Beach) Blood Services Volunteer of the Year: Sandy Peters (Watsonville) New Volunteer of the Year: Sandy Williamson (Aptos) Youth of the Year Award: Quinn Cachola (Santa Cruz) Corner Sale Donations Sought Are you doing some spring cleaning? Be sure to set aside items to be sold at Pacific Grove’s first annual Corner Sale. The sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Bank of America parking lot, 601 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. All proceeds from the Corner Sale will benefit The Bridge Restoration Ministry, a year-long, Christian-oriented, residential substance rehabilitation center for men and women. The event is sponsored by Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Bridge Ministry’s Second Chance Thrift Store. Donated items will be accepted before the event and are tax-deductible. All donated items should be in good working order and repair; no stains, tears, etc. For more information, contact Second Chance at 831-717-4479. May 29, 2015 • CEDAR STREET It’s Baby Animal Season at the SPCA The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued and is caring for 32 baby birds, as well as 17 baby mammals. On average, baby birds need to be fed every 30 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm, adding up to over 700 feedings each day. Since January 2015, the SPCA Wildlife Center has rescued 1,092 animals in need of emergency care, compared to 840 in 2014. How You Can Help Volunteer to care for baby birds at the SPCA Wildlife Center: www.SPCAmc.org/volunteer Donate to help animals rescued by your SPCA: www.SPCAmc.org/donate Leave fledglings with their parents. This is a natural and essential part of the baby bird growing cycle. Learn more: www.SPCAmc.org/baby-birds Keep cats indoors. Many of the babies rescued this year were caught by cats, and sadly, the majority of those did not survive due to their injuries. The SPCA Wildlife Center reminds people to keep cats inside whenever possible to avoid dangerous interaction with our local wildlife. Call us when you see injured wildlife in need anywhere in Monterey County. As our local wildlife baby season takes place on the Central Coast, we ask our community to please call us first with any wildlife questions or concerns. The SPCA Wildlife Center often receives uninjured baby wild animals that are actually not in need of rescue, brought to us by concerned citizens. Please do not disturb or feed local wildlife. The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is the only full service wildlife rehabilitation Fawn courtesy Wikimedia Commons center serving Monterey County. We operate under permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Your support is extremely important to us, as we do not receive funding from any federal, state or local government agency. Each year, The SPCA Wildlife Center admits over 2,000 animals for treatment and care.The SPCA for Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. PGMNH Author Series: Claire Fullerton Saturday, June 27, from 3-5 p.m. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Admission to the event only: Free The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will host its first “PGMNH Author Series” on Saturday, June 27, from 3-5 p.m. with a free reading, Q and A, light snacks and a book signing by celebrated author Claire Fullerton. Books will be sold at the Museum during the event. More information: http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2015/5/8/pgmnh-author-series-claire-fullerton Times • Page 21 Print Workshop offered at no fee On June 11 at 6:00 pm the Monterey Museum of Art will be hosting a monotype workshop with Denese Sanders, the Director of Open Ground Studios. Unlike other forms of printmaking, monotypes only produce one print, creating unique works of art. Denese Sanders, a printmaker based in Seaside, will teach participants how to make monotypes using a variety of techniques. This program is free for all visitors thanks to generous support from the Monterey County Weekly Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. Denese Sanders moved to Monterey 12 years ago from Minneapolis, where she had a 16-year career making art, running a collective printmaking studio, Below the Surface, and working in arts education across the state. She started making prints at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1983 and went on to study color etching in Paris at Atelier 17. She began incorporating sculpture and book arts into her work while getting her master’s degree in 1998 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Over the course of her career, she has worked extensively in arts education and community building in the arts. In 2013, she established Open Ground Studios in Seaside, the first community art studio on the central coast with an emphasis in printmaking and book arts. This endeavor won the “Innovator of the Year” award in the Startup Challenge of 2013, and in 2015 her work as an artist and entrepreneur won the Community Palette Showcase Event. This free event has limited capacity. Advanced registration is highly recommended. You can reserve your spot by visiting montereyart.org/event/monoprint-workshop-with-denese-sanders/ For more information about the Museum, our exhibitions and our programs visit montereyart.org Museum Hours: MMA Pacific Street: Thursday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm MMA La Mirada: Thursday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm, Friday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday MMA La Mirada Parking: The Monterey Museum of Art at La Mirada offers limited on-site complimentary parking. With limited street parking, please be considerate of our neighbors and observe city of Monterey No Parking zones. About 40 people who attended the Pacific Grove police Citizens’ Academy volunteer to help Pacific Grove Police by providing crowd and traffic control at community events such as Feast of Lanterns, Good Old Days, and the Concours Auto Rally. They helped restore and maintain Pacific Grove’s circa 1940 police car that is used on ceremonial occasions, conduct fund-raising, and run surveys and distribute information on behalf of the Police Department. Tony Prock, even before he was elected president of the Alumni Association, is always front and center to assist and encourage others. Born in Germany, this PG High School graduate has been president for more than six years. It is fitting that Tony be on hand to receive the award on behalf of the Alumni Association. Paid for by members of the Pacific Grove Citizens’ Academy Alumni Association. Page 22 • CEDAR STREET Times • May 29, 2015 84th La Merienda event to be held on June 6 La Merienda, Monterey’s birthday party, is a colorful fiesta barbecue of delicious foods, wine, beer, soft drinks, gallant dons and doñas, lovely senoritas, lively music and festive dance. La Merienda (the Spanish term for afternoon picnic or mid-day meal) re-enacts an elegant 18th century fiesta. It celebrates the founding of the town of Monterey on June 3, 1770 when Padre Junípero Serra, father of the California missions, and Captain Gaspar de Portola, a Spanish military leader, joined forces to establish the pueblo of Monterey, California’s first Capital. Their meeting also honored the founding of the “Royal Presidio Chapel,” which today is known as San Carlos Cathedral. After the ceremonies that day, everyone sat down for a picnic under a large oak tree near their ship, the San Antonio, which rested in the harbor. The first modern Merienda was celebrated in 1929, two years before the formation of the Monterey History and Art Association. A ceremony at Colton Hall and a small luncheon at the Memory Garden marked the occasion. It was presided over by Carmel Martin and Harry Greene. The next year, 350 people joined Carmel Martin, who again acted as Master of Ceremonies, in the Memory Garden and once again celebrated Monterey’s birthday. The Monterey History and Art Association has celebrated this important early California historic event every year since the Association was established in 1931 (except one year during World War II). La Favorita/Doncellas/La Duena Each year since La Merienda was founded, a local young woman with historic connections to Monterey is chosen as La Favorita, and with her lovely court, reigns over this unique celebration of Monterey’s history. Two other young women are selected to serve as her attendants (“Doncellas”). The women who are chosen for these roles, accompanied by a chaperone (“La Duena”) can trace their ancestry back through Monterey history many generations. These attractive young women dress in traditional white Spanish gowns and mantillas (scarfs) and greet guests, cut the birthday cake and hold court at the celebration. A new court will be selected for 2015. About the event The event includes a delicious barbecue and lively entertainment, as well as a huge 75-pound birthday cake beautifully decorated with fresh roses. The cake is carried in by local young men (“cake-bearers”), and is sliced with the sword of Colonel Roger S. Fitch, the first President of the Monterey History and Art Association. This event has been sponsored annually by the Monterey History and Art Association for 84 years. Members of Monterey History and Art Association serve as voluntary hosts and hostesses in period costumes at colorfully decorated tables. All guests are also welcome to dress in 18th century costume. The recipient of Monterey History and Art Association’s most prestigious award, the Laura Bride Powers Award, is announced at La Merienda. This award is named Discovery Shop will Celebrate 50 Years of Service Since 1965, funds raised by the Discovery Shop of the American Cancer Society, Inc., California Division, have helped the Society save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early when it’s most treatable; helping people get well by being there during and after a diagnosis with comprehensive information and support; by finding cures through groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back through public policy. Supported by our local communities – through donations, volunteers, and shoppers – the Discovery Shop unique quality resale experience has raised more than $308 million over the past 50 years. We hope you will join us as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! When: Friday, June 12, 2015 Time: 1pm Location: Pacific Grove Discovery Shop, 198Country Club Gate About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly 2.5 million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress more than 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We’re determined to finish the fight against cancer. We’re finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org. For more information, please contact Jeanie Gould, ACS Discovery Shop Manager, Pacific Grove (831) 372-0866 after the woman who is credited with conceiving both the idea of the Association and the Merienda celebration, which antedated MHAA’s founding. Mrs. Powers was the Curator of the Custom House and First Theater and an ardent student of California history. The colorful celebration is held in the Memory Gardens, located near the Custom House Plaza in historic downtown Monterey behind the Portola Plaza Hotel. Festivities begin at 11:15 A. M. with dancing. The doors open to Memory Gardens where the aromas of the delicious barbeque greet the guests. Day-long entertainment includes music by Mariachis and a procession of local and international dignitaries and costumed ladies and gentlemen, reenacting an old tradition. The gaily-decorated tables are hosted by more than 50 MHAA volunteers, who provide hospitality to the guests. After the steak, chicken and bean barbeque (served by another 25 well-known local volunteers) the traditional Merienda birthday cake is paraded around the Garden and then cut and served with much ceremony. There is also a new 50-50 drawing this year. The La Merienda Barbecue is always served by well-known community members. In past years, La Merienda Barbecue servers have included Peter Coniglio, who coordinates this part of the event in the past with Chris Shake taking over to coordinate it in 2015. La Merienda sponsorships, donations and other services help to defray the cost of this unique not-to-be-missed Monterey celebration. All proceeds above the cost of the Merienda itself go to Monterey History and Art Association’s support and maintenance of the Museum of Monterey at Stanton Center, Casa Serrano, the Doud House and the Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library. To become a sponsor or donor, please call Eric Sand, President of the Monterey History & Art Association, at (831) 372-7788 or email eric. [email protected]. Additional food history of Early California (Provided by the Monterey Public Library from the book, Early California Hospitality by Ana Packman) Ana Packman describes Spanish colonists as typically carrying with them dried meats, beans, corn, and a short while later, the native people introduced them to wild herbs, roots, seeds. She was unable to find mention of the food served at this early event in 1770 but in “The March of Portola” by Zoeth Eldredge, she mentions that native people had a few days earlier left meat, fish, and shell fish skewered on downturned arrows near Pt. Pinos. It's probable that other provisions included tortillas and beans. Within a decade, the Spanish colonists would have had more variety in the menu. Packman describes LaMerienda (The Afternoon Collation) as such, "After the siesta, in mid-afternoon, rested and refreshed, and just before starting out to finish the day's labor, the Californian partook of la merienda, which was a light luncheon of sweets, sweet curd cheese, ripe black olives, wafers, and pastries with cha) the native herb tea), chocolate, or coffee..." "Any of the following combinations was served as refreshments: Cha y puchas (Wild herb tea and short cakes), Agua-fresca (Wine, orange blossom or chia and sweetened water), Tostadas (crisp corn wafers), Dulce de membrillo (Quince conserve). Packman also describes a Comida de Campo, or picnic dinner, which is a little more akin to the foods that might be had at today's Merienda: Carne asada (fresh meat broiled over embers); Sarsa de tomate y chile verde (Tomato and green chile relish); Frijoles (beans); Dulce de calabaza (candied pumpkins); Emanadas de calabaza, de frijoles, y de carne (pumpkin-filled turnovers, spiced beans, and minced-meat); Tortillas de harina (Wheat-flour tortillas; Vino tinto (red wine). At a Glance 84th Annual La Merienda Celebration - City of Monterey’s 245th birthday party, is a colorful fiesta barbecue of delicious foods, wine, beer, soft drinks, gallant dons and donas, lovely señoritas,lively music and festive dance. When: Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 11:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where: Memory Garden, 20 Custom House Plaza, Monterey Tickets/Information: www.montereyhistory.org or call Carol Todd at 831372-4445 For more information about Monterey History and Art Association and the Museum of Monterey at Stanton Center, go to www.montereyhistory.org Candidate Seminar for the November 3, 2015 Election The Monterey County Elections Department will host a candidate seminar and invites anyone interested in running for office in the November 3, 2015, “Cities, Schools and Special Districts” election to attend. There are no offices up for election in Pacific Grove. The seminar is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Schilling Place Building, 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas. Personnel from Monterey County Elections will provide an overview of: • Requirements for office • Filing procedures • Important deadlines • Campaign finance reporting obligations Attendance is free. 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