Pacific Grove`s Pool collections top $200000

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In This Issue
Kiosk
Fri., Apr. 26
Political Reception
Bill Monning & Mark Stone
99 Pacific St., Stes. 555D, 5785F
4-6 PM, Free
657-6315
•
Sat., Apr. 27
Robert Marcum Music
The Works
7:30-9:30 PM, $12
372-2242
•
Apr. 24-29
“Giving for Melody”
Benefit Art Auction
The Works
236-2064
Just for the halibut - Page 11
Earth Day in the Garden - Page 19
Aida - Page 12
Pacific Grove’s
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Sat., Apr. 27
Times
Mirth’O’Matics
Golden State Theatre
8 PM, $12
•
Sat. Apr. 27
Heritage Music Festival
Black Box Cabaret, CSUMB
7-10 PM, Free
582-3009
•
Sat. Apr. 27
Currents Symposium
CSUMB Univ. Ctr.
9 AM-3:30 PM, Free
582-3653
•
Sat. Apr. 27
Labor Film Festival
Museum of Monterey
1 PM, Free
726-2006
•
Sat., Apr. 27
Shopping Expo Benefit
Mtry. Bay Charter Sch.
10 AM- 3 PM, Free
236-5545
•
Sat. Apr. 27
Comedian Dave Lippman
MPC Lecture Forum 102
7 PM, $15/ $8
484-5845
•
Sat. Apr. 27
Women’s Frock Swap
Monterey Inst. of Foreign Studies
11 AM-4 PM, $10
375-3955
•
Sat., Apr. 27
Ciao! Cioppino! Dinner
San Carlos Hall
5:30 PM, $100
899.0492
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April 26-May 2, 2013
Your Community NEWSpaper
Pool collections top $200,000
According to Don Mothershead,
Save The Pool Campaign, in the Weekly
Summary of City news:
The Youth Center Staff (Jordan Gasperson) and the High School Leadership
class collaborated to host a High School
Dance in support of the Pool. Over 170
students attended the event that netted
$850 for the pool project.
On Saturday, April 13 the Ad-Hoc
and Fundraising committees organized a
Booth at the Good Old Days and a barbecue at the Beach. Charlie Higuera of
Grove Market donated/served over 200
dinners and the Band firefly donated their
talents to those who braved the wind at
the Pool site.
329 $78,136.62 9
$13,117 Sat./Sun., Apr. 27/28
•
“Wild for Flowers”
Science Saturday
Natural History Museum
11 AM-3 PM, Free
648-5716
•
Mon., Apr. 29
Supervisors/ Hospital Brd. Mtg.
MOCO Government Ctr.
168 Alisal St., Salinas
755-4111
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Animal Tales
& Random Thoughts.................. 20
Cop Log....................................... 3
Food.......................................... 11
Green Page................................ 23
Legal notices............................. 10
Opinion....................................... 9
Otter Views................................ 10
Peeps........................................ 5-7
Rabia Erduman.......................... 15
Seniors...................................... 14
Saturday’s Dinner & Booth brought in
$5,116.50. After the Dinner and Dancing,
approximately 100 participants bundled-up
in their blankets and enjoyed the Movie on
the Beach (Finding Nemo).
Sunday’s Booth generated another
$320 to the campaign With the collections
and proceeds from the Weenie Roast and
Movie on the Beach, the weekend receipts
for Good Old Days weekend came to
$6,286.50.
With Mr. and Mrs. Stillwell matching
this, our weekend total was $12,573. As
of Monday, April 15, we had $210,125.12
collected for the Lovers Point Childrens
Pool. Our Collection Cans will be collected
# of
# of
# of
# of
Individual
Service
Employee
Grants &
Donors
Groups
Associations Non-Profits
5
$7,250 4
$51,500 at the end of April and our final activity will
be Mahalo Mondays at Hula’s restaurant on
Lighthouse Ave. in New Monterey throughout the entire month of May.
Demolition of the old pool began; the
contract calls for the Pool to be completed
by late June. We have working with the
contractor to finish before then. The contractor has agreed, for example, to work on
Saturdays.
The original goal of the Save the Pool
campaign was $250,000, which would
include some ongoing maintenance funds to
be set aside.
Estate Pools has agreed to build the
pool for $169,000 plus a 20 percent contingency for a total award of $202,800.
# of
Businesses
Collected
or Pledged
Collected
or
Pledged
Mr. and Mrs.
Stilwell’s
Match
5
$11,400 $161,403.62
$48,721.5
Collected or Pledged
$210,125.12
Taelen Thomas Performance
Carmel Indoor Forest Theatre
7:30 PM Sat., 2 PM Sun., $10
[email protected].
Sat., Apr. 27
Vol. V, Issue 32
TAMC announces roundabout at Holman Hwy and Hwy 1
As reported in TAMC’s recent
annual Report, a roundabout at the
intersection of Holman Highway and
Highway 1 may see ground breaking
in June, 2015.
According to the report, the City of
Monterey received a grant to prepare a
concept design for a roundabout at this
location. “Several alternative designs
were studied and a final concept was included in the alternatives analysis of the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for
the Pebble Beach Company Plan as an
alternative to the signalized intersection.
“The alternatives analysis concluded that the roundabout adequately
mitigates the identified traffic impacts
and is environmentally superior to the
signalized intersection due to its smaller
footprint in terms of tree loss and other
biological impacts, ground disturbance,
archaeological impacts, and visual impacts. In 2012 the EIR and traffic study
was certified by Monterey County.
“At this time, the City is seeking a
consultant to prepare a Project Report
Amendment, preliminary engineering,
Concept drawing of the roundabout proposal
final design, bidding, and construction phase
support services, including 30%, 60%, and
90% plans, calculations, and a cost estimate.
The final design should be completed by June
2015, at which time the project will progress
into the construction phase.
Page 2 • CEDAR STREET
Times • April 26, 2013
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
Kiosk
Thu. & Fri. May 2 & 3
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
CSUMB World Theater
7:30 PM, $40/ $29
582-4580
•
Thu., May 2
Sea Scribes Callig. Guild
Park Lane, Monterey
7-9 PM, Free
224-3276
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On April 12, 2013, the Monterey Fire Department sponsored 23 children who were injured from burns, along with
their adult chaperones, from all over California for an afternoon BBQ, activities and fireboat rides. This is the third
year that the Monterey Fire Department has supported this event. The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (AARBF)
provides burn prevention education as well as services to enhance the lives of burn survivors.
Fri., May 3
Small Bites for Big Hunger
All Saints’ Church
5:30-8 PM, $45/ $50
238-0316
•
Feast of Lanterns
extends deadline
for court applications
Sat. May 4
First Saturday Book Sale
Pacific Grove Public Library
Noon-5 PM
Benefits Library Book Fund
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Sat. May 4-Sat. June 16
The deadline for applications for the
Royal Court of 2013 has been extended.
Applications are now due Monday April
29, 2013 by 5:00 pm. Applications may
be submitted online (make sure to hit
the “submit” button), dropped off at the
Chamber of Commerce or mailed to Feast
of Lanterns, PO Box 809, Pacific Grove,
CA 93950. Any mailed application must
be postmarked by April 29, 2013. If you
submit online, please follow up with a
short email to Joni Birch, Royal Court
Selection Chair at [email protected] and include your name
and phone number. Applications from the
Chamber of Commerce will be picked up
on April 29, 2013 by 5:00 pm. The Parent/Guardian Information Meeting will
be held at the Pacific Grove Community
Center on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at 6:30
pm. One parent/guardian of each applicant
should attend this presentation regarding
Royal Court rules and expectations with
the applicant. The Board wishes the best of
luck to all applicants and looks forward to
seeing the young ladies and their parents
at the meeting.
The presentation of the Royal Court is
set for Monday, May 13 at 5:30 at Canterbury Woods, at which time the Queen and
her Court will be introduced to the public.
Scientific Illustration Exhibit
Pacific Grove Museum
Reception May 3, 5-7 PM
Demonstration May 11, 11-2
Museum hours Tues-Sun. 10-2
FREE
•
Sat., May 4
Wag n’ Walk
Shoreline Park
8:30 AM, $25
264-5403
•
Fri. & Sat., May 3-4
Frances Elkins Tribute
Stevenson House
7 PM, 9:30 AM, $60
649-7109
•
Sat. May 4
Relay for Life
Monterey Fairgrounds
9 AM, $10
www.relayforlife.org
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Sun., May 5
“Big Sur Trilogy”
Book Launch Party
Museum of Monterey
1 PM, Free
372-2608
New fire recruits training
On April 16, 2013, eight new Monterey Firefighters were hired as part of open
recruitment and grant funding. The recruits are all graduates of the Monterey
Peninsula Fire Academy and are currently going through an in-house academy
to get them up to speed on specific Monterey Fire Department equipment, policies and procedures. Their training should be completed in mid-June, when
they will be assigned to work at one of the five Monterey Fire Department fire
stations.
Spell Chick doesn’t cache ever thing.
That was supposed to read, “Spell Check doesn’t catch
everything”. How many mistakes do you see? You can
rely on Spell Check to find your mistakes, but it didn’t
find any in that headline. Let me help you polish up your
written content. Call Cameron at (831) 238-7179.
Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast
Friday
Saturday
26th
27th
Sunny
62°
46°
Chance
of Rain
10%
WIND:
NW at
10 mph
Sunny
64°
48°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
NW at
9 mph
Sunday
28th
Sunny
65°
49°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
WSW at
10 mph
Monday
Editing/proofreading starting at $25/hour.
29th
Sunny
62°
49°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND
WSW at
11 mph
Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge
Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 04-04-13................................... .00
Total for the season......................................11.58
To date last year (04-20-12)........................ 10.86
Cumulative average to this date.................. 18.00
Wettest year............................................................. 47.15
during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98
Driest year.................................................................. 9.87
during rain year 07-01-75 through 06-30-76
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April 26, 2013 • CEDAR STREET
Pedestrian’s name released
The name of the pedestrian killed in a solo accident on April 10, 2013 has been
released by Pacific Grove Police.
The victim was Michael Arpajolu, 98, of Pacific Grove.
the name had been held pending notification of nearest of kin.
Repeat DUI offender pleads guilty
in vehicular manslaughter case
Monterey County District Attorney’ office announced that Calista Annette Garcia,
25 of Carmel, pled guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, causing
the death of Richard Steinmetz (age 50) of Sacramento, CA. Ms. Garcia also admitted
causing great bodily injury to Leisa Weddle.
On January 19, 2011, at 8:30 a.m., James Steinmetz and Leisa Weddle were traveling southbound in Steinmetz’s car on Highway 1 near Point Lobos. Ms. Garcia was
traveling in the opposite direction when she crossed over the double-yellow divider
and crashed into Steinmetz’ car, killing Steinmetz and seriously injuring Ms. Weddle.
California Highway Patrol and MCSO investigated the crash and found that Ms. Garcia
was under the influence of methamphetamine, which was confirmed by a blood test,
and driving while her license was suspended for a prior conviction for driving under
the influence just one year earlier.
In addition to the DUI conviction, Ms. Garcia’s driving record consists of numerous
traffic violations, alcohol-related reckless driving, a conviction for speeding in excess
of 100 mph, and driving on a suspended license.
Judge Julie Culver accepted Ms. Garcia’s plea of guilty and will formally sentence
Ms. Garcia on May 23, 2013. Ms. Garcia agreed that her term of imprisonment should
Pacific Grove Police Department to
host collection point for DEA National
Take Back Initiative event
The Pacific Grove Police Department will host a collection point at the Pacific
Grove Police Department for the DEA’s National Take Back Initiative event on
Saturday, April 27, 2013 between the hours of 120:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Police
Department is located at 580 Pine Avenue in Pacific Grove.
The goal of the program is to allow citizens to deliver all of their unused, unwanted, or expired medication to law enforcement officials who can in turn dispose
of these controlled substances in a safe, secure, and non-hazardous manner potentially saving lives and protecting the ecosystem.
Guidelines and rules:
• The program is anonymous. You are encouraged to remove your personal information from the prescription labels.
• Participants may dispose of medication in its’ original container or by removing
the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into the disposal box.
• All expired or unwanted controlled, non-controlled, and over the counter medicines are accepted.
• Liquid products, such as cough syrup should remain sealed in their original plastic
container.
The following items are NOT accepted: Glass containers, Intravenous solutions,
injectables, syringes, and illegal substances such as marijuana or methamphetamines.
CHP and Monterey County Sheriffs offices will also participate in the drug takeback initiative.
Name of second victim released
The California Highway Patrol has released the name of the driver who died in
a traffic collision occurring in Pebble Beach on the evening of April 7. Seventy-two
year-old Sharon Daly of Pebble Beach was driving a 2005 Ford Freestyle, which was
struck head-on by a suspected drunk driver, Stuart Elder, on Sloat Road. Ms. Daly,
along with her passenger, Linda Larone, were pronounced dead at the scene.
This collision remains under investigation at this time.
Attempted robbery of couple out for a walk
On Wed., April 18 at about 10 p.m. a couple reported an attempted robbery in the
100 block of Central Ave. Two Monterey residents, a husband and wife ages 30 and 32,
were walking home from visiting relatives in Pacific Grove when they were confronted
by two men. The men pushed the couple into some bushes and demanded money. The
couple resisted and began yelling, alerting nearby residents. The suspects then fled in
a dark-colored Chevy Impala or similar vehicle.
The victims were struck several times during the confrontation but did not say they
were injured. They did not give up any money.
The suspects are two white males, mid to late teens, medium builds, one approximately 5’6” and the other approximately 5’11”. Both were wearing dark-colored
hooded sweatshirts.
Pacific Grove Police remind residents and visitors to remain aware of their surroundings and to immediately report suspicious persons and vehicles to the police
department at 831-648-3143.
Area-wide earthquake
disaster drill planned for May
Disaster Preparedness: On May 15, California Emergency Management Agency
(Cal EMA) will hold a large scale catastrophic earthquake drill in the bay area which
includes Monterey County.
The Golden Guardian exercise will provide an opportunity for local emergency service agencies to evaluate their command and control, operational and logistical
capabilities. For example, Monterey will open their EOC and test their interoperability with Pacific Grove, Carmel, the Defense Language Institute (POM) and Monterey
County’s EOC’s.
Times • Page 3
Marge Ann Jameson
Cop log
4/13/13-4/19/13
Battery
A woman on 18th reported battery by an invited guest. She was
transported to CHOMP. Investigation pending contact with the suspect.
Theft from vehicle
A man on Monterey Ave. reported he accidentally left his car unlocked
and when he went to retrieve some important papers, it had been ransacked
and the papers were gone.
Gun for destruction
A gun was turned in for destruction. It was checked into CLETS and
stored for later destruction.
Lost and Found
After having some tri-tip?
A knife was found and turned in to a reserve officer at Good Old Days.
Lost wallets rampant
On 4/13/13 a man called in to see if his wallet had been turned in.
A wallet was found during Good Old Days and was turned in by a
volunteer. Owner was contacted.
A juvenile called in to report finding a wallet made of purple duct
tape. No ID, but the description is singular.
Look for someone who is limping
A shoe was found during Good Old Days and turned in.
Look for child’s glasses
A pair of prescription eyeglasses in a “princess” case was lost at
Good Old Days
Cell phone double locked
A cell phone was turned in, but it was locked so they couldn’t get
owner info. Owner came in looking for it but it was locked in the evidence
room. He was to come by on 4/16/13 and get it.
Secret password
A cell phone was turned in but not accessed because of a password.
The owner later called and came and got it.
Clothing etc. from Good Old Days
Child’s blanket, child’s fleece jacket, green-white-red-black hoodies.
Traveling light
A purse was found with nothing in it but a cell phone. Owner contacted.
Military ID lost
Dependent lost military ID at a local grocery store.
Credit cards found
Some credit cards were left at a merchant’s business in Country Club
Gate a week earlier. They will be held for 90 days.
Another credit card was found in the parking lot at Country Club Gate.
Benched
A wallet was found on a bench at Ocean View. Owner contacted
and picked it up.
Brooch
A brooch was found in the gutter on 17th.
Watch out
Public Works found a watch near the library.
Congress Ave.
Bicycle theft
Accidents
Two people collided as they passed each other on 17th St. Party 1
left the scene without leaving insurance information.
Non-injury accident requiring a tow on Congress Ave.
Past tense hit-and-run on 14th St.
Dog bite
A dog bit a child riding by on a scooter on Arkwright Ct. The mom
says it wasn’t the first time, and that this particular dog is always at large
and chasing children around. The owner was contacted and lectured on leash
laws and given info on training and neutering the dog.
DUI
On Central Ave. Christina Maria Carr was arrested for DUI and
booked.
Past tense rape
A woman reported her former boyfriend came to her house and forced
himself on her. Case is under investigation.
Breaking and entering
A neighbor reported a house on Sunset had been broken into.
Breaking no entering
The window to an auditorium on Forest was broken.
We don’t repeat reports of sexual violence or domestic violence where the
name of the victim could be discerned. We do not report on mental illness or
dementia. We do not report on deaths by natural causes.
Jon Guthrie
High Hats & Parasols
Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present
our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The
writings contained in are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100
years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are
“done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked
for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding.
Do you dare think for yourself?
A source of never-ending astonishment to the person who dares to think is the
large number of men and women who do not believe the simplest and plainest of facts.
When you consider Columbus back in the day the world was thought to be flat and
square, or think of Salem when witches had no defense, the thought is laughable enough
and a child of ten smiles at the ignorance of the fifteenth century so-called scholar.
But the world is not yet free from falsehoods and one has but to look about with
half an eye to see absurdities more ridiculous than even the one debunked in 1492.
Consider this, for instance. Practically no one will claim that any person deserves
anything for which a service not commensurate with the reward has been rendered.
And as almost any man who thinks will see at once, it is foolish and cruel to deny men
who desire to do so the right to work independently. It would be far easier to reinstate
the Mason/Dixon line. Yet that very evil is involved when the law gives any man title
to a natural resource of which he will not make use. For instance, to grant a railroad a
franchise and then have the railroad hold that franchise until later on so that profits can
grow not only allows a certain set of men to earn without service, it precludes others
from building a railroad, even a narrow-gage, until the first set have realized their gain.
To grant a railroad land and then have it hold that land until it can be profited
from, which is another form of franchise, is ludicrous, to say the least. It means that
some speculators are profiting without working for their profit and, in the meanwhile,
denying passage to the Pacific Grove–Monterey Street Railroad. Let’s let Sacramento
know that government should withdraw any unused land grant.
After all, these august gentlemen should start thinking for themselves.
• Need some get-up and go? Culp Bros. is featuring Drover’s whips. Eight-plait soft
leather, oiled buckskin point, Jacksonville knot,1 and revolving handle. $1.25 each.
• Ladies single texture2 Mackintoshes at the Lace House. 25” cape attached. Lovely
brown or gray stripes. Manufactured by Lady Chumley. $3.40.
• Rocky Mountain Coal from the Pacific Improvement Company. End of season
sale! Large bag delivered for just $1.55. Hot stuff for stoves, grates, furnaces, etc.
Discounted if you buy a full ton.
• Coast Valley Gas & Electric Company sells gas or electric appliances. We also sell
service! Cline’s improved steam washer, $6.60
Author’s Notes…
1 Plait referred to a strand. A Jacksonville knot was designed not to loosen or slide.
2 Single texture refers to a woven material on the outside with a rubber-like material
painted on the inside.
Comedy benefit for Peace Center April 27
Progressive comedian Dave Lippman will appear in a benefit performance at
Monterey Peninsula College on Saturday, April 27. Proceeds will go to support the
Monterey Peace and Justice Center. The performance begins at 7 p.m in Lecture Forum 102. General tickets are $15 and student tickets are $8. Call 484-5845 for more
information or email [email protected].
Pickering weds
Lieutenant Ford, of the 12th U. S. Infantry, and Miss Edith Pickering, from Pacific
Grove, chose the pretty chapel at Del Monte to have the knot tied. Miss Pickering,
now Mrs. Ford, is the sister of Captain Pickering, also of the 12th Infantry. The bride,
one of the most popular young ladies to ever spring from this area, was charming in a
white, satin gown trimmed with rose buds. St. Mary’s choir, of which Edith is normally
the lay leader, sang the bridal chorus from Lohengrin.
Relax your nerves!
The Nerve Rest Sanatorium treats our guests like “royalty” and not like “patients”.
We know that kindness and sympathy work wonders. We also use all the latest techniques, including electroshock. The aftercare is delightfully restful and our nurses are
the best. We are endorsed by physicians unequivelantly. Contact us at Box 5, Belmont.
Man dies, returns to life
Forest Hill United Methodist Church
551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays
Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956
Pacific Coast Church
522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942
Peninsula Christian Center
520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431
A certain G. E. H. was working in a hay field when his heart gave out. The man,
who has asked not to be identified, says he recalls passing through a bright light and
then talking with lots of folks, quite a few of his ancestors among them. He says they
knew lots of facts they couldn’t know if they were charlatans. After a long chat, the
head chap (God?) asked if the dead man wished to return to earth. The man replied
affirmatively and the next thing he knew he was lying in a hospital bed, recovering.
The man says that he plans to attend church every Sunday from here on in. Which is
a fine plan for all of us.
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441
New way to clean clothes
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712
The New York Renewing Company, with its cart located in front of the moving
picture show, is now offering a new method of treating your clothes known as “dry
cleaning”. No matter how badly worn or soiled your duds may be, this new process
renews the material and makes your old suit look new. To introduce you to this new
process, the New York Renewal Company will clean any man’s (or lady’s) suit for
just $1. Why not take in a show and drop your dirties off at our wagon on your way
inside. Your clothes will love you for it.
Melville here
Rose Melville is on stage at the Monterey Theater Saturday in the renowned play,
“Sis Hopkins”. This is a presentation of extreme importance. Full of laughs. 25¢
admission. Curtain at 7:30.
Tidbits from here and here…
• Wilford Hoffman, who returned with his bride from honeymooning last week in
San Francisco, were treated by friends to a serenade while the new Mr. and Mrs.
stood on the porch of their new home.
• Bay View Homes is offering discounts and time payments on newly completed
houses. For details, call on us at 153 13th street.
• Paint your own boat with paint from Wright’s Hardware. Also, brushes, wood oil
tar, and sealant.
• The County Board of Supervisors met in Salinas yesterday. Present were Chairman Casey and Mssrs. Abbott, Roberts, Talbot, and Stirling. Casey reported that
“nothing of significance” was accomplished.
• Pacific Grove Auto Mobile Garage is located on Grand above Lighthouse in a fireproof building to protect your auto mobile. We work on all models. Our services
are guaranteed. L. H. Phytherson, proprietor
• The Coffee Club is open on Sundays! Fresh pie every day! Yummy!
• Mrs. N. R. Burlingame is planning a trip to San Jose to visit a friend. She will be
away several weeks.
• Mrs. M. W. Mathey and daughter from Sacramento are visiting in the Grove for a
couple of weeks.
Anad the cost is …
• Wallpaper at J. R. Paul’s store. Your choice of colorful patterns; all are gilt embossed. Just 65¢ for a double roll.
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove
246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove
First Church of God
1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove
1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138
Church of Christ
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636
Mayflower Presbyterian Church
141 14th Street, 831-373-4705
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula
375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875
Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015
Chabad of Monterey
2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770
Times • Page 5
Your Achievements
Rotary Club of
honors top Carmel
High students
The Rotary Club of Carmel Valley
has honored the top students at Carmel
High School, 25 in each of the four grades.
The students, chosen by the school for
their high academic achievements, received the special recognition at the Top
100 dinner held by Rotarians on Tuesday,
April 16 at Rancho Cañada Golf Club. It
was the 35th annual such dinner put on by
the club to honor Carmel High students.
Jason Burnett, mayor of Carmel-bythe-Sea, was the guest speaker. He urged
the students to take risks, meet a lot of
people to broaden their world, and not to
overspecialize in their education. Guests
included Carmel Unified School District
Superintendent Marvin Biasotti, Carmel
High Principal Rick Lopez and CUSD
Board Members Rita Patel and Annette
Yee Steck. There were approximately
250 people in attendance, including the
students, their relatives and members of
the Rotary Club.
Carmel High School Citizenship
Awards were also presented to two students in each grade. They were seniors
Kenna Little and Joshua Marcus, juniors
Holly McNeely and Michael Haydock,
sophomores Madelynn Whittaker and
Adam Mahady and freshmen Delaney
King and John Ellison. Principal Lopez
made the presentations.
The Rotary Club of Carmel Valley,
made up of about 45 men and women,
is one of some 32,000 clubs throughout
the world in 200 countries and other
geographic areas that make up Rotary
International. Worldwide, there are about
1.2 million members. Rotary International
is the world’s oldest and largest service
organization.
The club meets on Tuesdays for lunch
at Rancho Cañada. For more information,
go to http://CarmelValley.RotaryClub.pro.
The students who were selected for
honors include:
seniors Charlotte Anderle, Megan Bright,
Alexandria Burns, Trey Coppinger, Justin
DePalatis, Brittany File, Kaylan Griffith, Carli
Hambley, Colin Hardy, Leah Hays, Marguerite Kise, Parker Levinson, Noah Liebmiller,
Kenna Little, Joshua Marcus, Jacquelynn
Mauldwin, Colin O’Grady, Michael Polovneff,
Carissa Redfield, Lana Richards, Joseph
Sunde, Samuel Sunde, Traven Tapson, Catlin
Thompson and Daniel Westerman;
juniors Ryan Albert, Chad Calnon, Sarah
Carroll, Elizabeth Ellison, Colin Empey, Preston Evers, Eliza Gonzalez-Smith, Michael
Haydock, Nicholas Johnson, Kaitlyn Kelly,
Alyssa Knapp, Madeleine McInturf, Margaret
McNeely, Peter Mellinger, Alexandra Polovneff, Alejandro Resendiz Arvizu, Katherine
Rice, Jenna Riley, Melissa Schreckenberer,
Rachel Suprenant, Jonah Svihus, Christine
Walter, Scott Weismann, Timothy Westerman
and Sorim Yoo;
sophomores Sara Abdullah, Kaylee
Arthur, BridgeAnne d’Avignon, Erika DePalatis, Ailis Dooner, Joshua Dormody, Emily Fitzpatrick, Christopher Good, Julianna
House, Lindsay James, Elliotte Lott, MaryAnn
MacDonald, Adam Mahady, Connor Marden,
Lauren Mauldwin, Claire Moorer, Robert
Papacica, Haven Parker, Brandon Penafiel,
Eliza Perkins, Regina Sakoda, Megan Scannell, Sydney Stilwell, Madelynn Whittaker
and Megan Zoller;
and freshmen Trevor Arbab, Dominic
Buraglio, Nicole Dowell, Alexandra Eisinger,
Dana Eliazar, John Ellison, Jillian Empey,
Zachary File, Ari Freedman, Alice Henderson, Nico Holloman, Delaney King, Dylan
Langdon, Antonio Magana, Ethan Miller, Tor
Mowatt-Larssen, Matthew O’Grady, Daisy
Perault, Megan Rice, Dylan Riley, Benek
Robertson, Richard Stilwell, John Stivers,
Tatjana Tam and Esme Wahl.
Peeps
Book launch party set for local author
A special “Mystic Adventures in Big
Sur” Book Launch Party for the debut of
J.W. Winslow’s Big Sur Trilogy will be
held on Sun., May 5 at 1:00 p.m. at the
Museum of Monterey, 5 Custom House
Plaza, Monterey. The event celebrates
the release of the Big Sur Trilogy that
introduces Winslow’s latest book, Jade
Beach (Mystic Adventures in Big Sur) Volume III. The new book joins Jade Beach
(Mystic Adventures in Big Sur) Volume II
and series opener Jasmine Dogs(Mystic
Adventures in Big Sur) Volume I. Guests
will also be treated to a first look at the
new enhanced eBook of Volume III with
50 special links of music and visual beauty.
The Big Sur Trilogy, delivered with a
custom slipcover, will be available for the
book signing, as well as the individual copies of Jasmine Dogs, Jade Beach Volume II
and the new Volume III J.W. Winslow will
perform a reading in the theater followed
by Q&A , and featuring the cover art from
Big Sur’s own Erin Lee Gafill. Guests will
savor the fabulous Hahn Family Wines and
Chef Janet Melac’s unique Small Green
Bites (it’s not only Cinco de Mayo , but
J.W. is a green publisher).
The celebration debuts the beautiful
retrospective of J.W. Winslow’s paintings
called “Dyanna’s Collection,” which will
be on display in the Marine Gallery area
next to the lobby. There will be demos of
the enhanced e-books on an iPad Mini,
with instructions on how to access all
features. Twenty Nine pieces of music
written by local guitar legend Tom Ayres
for the books will be introduced during
the celebration. The new suite of music
will be available for download at www.
jwwinslow.com, along with all three enhanced e-books.
Tom Ayres and J.W. Winslow are
planning a Mystic Adventures in Big Sur
show in the Fall, to perform the music and
words from the Big Sur Trilogy.
About Mystic Adventures in Big Sur
Love, death, nature, and Hollywood
all play a major role in the exciting
trilogy, Mystic Adventures in Big Sur,
penned by J.W. Winslow, the daughter of
screen legend Dick Winslow. Winslow, an
internationally-respected artist who hosts
a California-based television show about
the art world, was inspired in her writings
by real-life events and insights to create a
dynamic heroine, Dyanna Falconer. Her
powerful character is a world-traveling
screenwriter who separates lust from love
in order to find her soul mate while healing
content for further exploration. Winslow’s
Fresh Art Green books are printed on recycled components, including the cover
and book pages, using soy ink, and linseed
binding glue. In addition to an e-book
version, there is also an audio book edition read by Winslow, who draws on her
acting experience to deliver a passionate
rendition.
About J.W. Winslow
from a near-death accident.
The author writes in the tradition of
Carmel’s legendary artists of the 20th century and fashions herself as a Bohemian
Chic Renaissance woman. As a writer/
artist/poet, Winslow has crafted a trilogy
filled with adventure in the fast-paced, cutthroat world of Hollywood and the mystical, nurturing, beautiful escape of Big Sur.
The tale of Jasmine Dogs: Mystic
Adventures in Big Sur (Vol. 1) and Jade
Beach: Mystic Adventures in Big Sur (Vol.
II and III) reveals one of self-discovery
amidst tragedy, murder, sexual conquests,
and the testing of the bonds of friendship
and family. Her sweeping story takes us to
Paris, Sicily, Los Angeles, and New York,
but it always returns to the magical allure
of the California coast.
The series of books provides a multimedia experience. A musical score is composed by Monterey native-turned-New
Yorker Tom Ayres. The cover art for the
books was created by Big Sur artist Erin
Lee Gafill, depicting the beautiful vistas
of the coast. Photographic images also
bring the beauty of Big Sur to the reader.
There are links to Web cameras and digital
Celebrate local heroes in Monterey County
The American Red Cross Monterey Bay Area Chapter will recognize local individuals whose extraordinary acts of courage have made them heroes at the annual
Monterey Bay Area County Heroes Dinner on Saturday, May 18 at the Hyatt Regency
Monterey. To get a full listing of Heroes awardees and to purchase your tickets, please
visit www.arcmontereybay.org. RSVPs are due May 10.
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J.W. Winslow, the daughter of actor
Dick Winslow, is a creative talent in her
own right.
Winslow was influenced heavily
by her dad’s 50-plus year career in film,
television, and stage as an actor and entertainer. He appeared in legendary movies that included Mutiny on the Bounty,
Funny Girl, Jailhouse Rock, and The
Benny Goodman Story, as well as television shows that included Rawhide, The
Red Skelton Show, I Love Lucy, Maude,
and Dallas.
She has been active in the artistic
community for several decades as an
artist, writer, poet, and green publisher.
Winslow released her first FRESH ART
book entitled Sensual Indigo: Memoir
of a Renaissance Woman in 1998. She
continues to publish her Websongs Poems each month on her website: www.
jwwinslow.com
She hosts two live television programs, produced in Monterey. WinslowArt
offers a taste of artisan television about the
arts and features a weekly visit with local
and visiting artists, showcasing gifted,
young artists. WinslowArt podcasts are
archived on iTunes as well as her website.
Her popular TV show, Your Town, is on
public TV for Monterey Country.
As an artist, the many facets of
Winslow include paintings, sculpture, assemblage, and painted glass. The FreshArt
brand derives from recycled materials
and non-toxic mediums. Her work as an
abstract colorist is included in collections
around the world.
J.W. Winslow resides in Pebble
Beach, California. For more information,
please consult: www.jwwinslow.com. You
can also see: http://www.facebook.com/
jwwinslow.
Publication Data:
The Big Sur Trilogy in a Slipcover
containing all 3 books
ISBN: 978-0-9658182-9-2 $60.00
Jade Beach (Mystic Adventures in
Big Sur) Volume III
Trade Paper 382 pages ISBN: 9780-9658182-4-7 $24.95; e-book
$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-9658182-7-8
Jade Beach (Mystic Adventures in
Big Sur) Volume II
Trade Paper 354 pages $24.95
ISBN: 9780965818230; e-book
$9.99 ISBN: 978-0-9658182-5-4
Jasmine Dogs(Mystic Adventures in
Big Sur) Volume I
Trade Paper 324 pages $19.95
ISBN: 9870578015361; e-book
$9.99 ISBN: 9780965818216
All Trade books by FRESH ART are
distributed by Atlas/Bookmasters
The Audio book of Jasmine Dogs
is available exclusively form www.
jwwinslow.com
Pacific Grove High School
Young Writers Corner
Man in the Moon
Lyla Mahmoud
Stars flicker regretfully,
bound by the ink blanket of infinity,
as they gaze through liquid windows,
hoping to catch of glimpse of the quivering globe.
The man in the moon observes.
Perched upon God’s gaping smile,
his eyes spilling milk into the cauldron of creation.
Lips of silver dust,
nose of broken stone.
His ears obey the pull of silence,
echoing through heavy water.
Watch the man,
and the stars aching with remorse,
wonders ever present at their softly glowing fingertips.
In the Earth, in the Sun,
all the ancient bodies weave in this empty universe,
but cannot learn to create paradise;
their powers veiled by the dark shadows,
of God’s swollen womb.
Youth Arts Collective
LiveArt Returns
YAC(Youth Arts Collective) is hosting an evening
packed full of LiveArt making.
Saturday, April 27, 5-10pm.
YAC Studios, 472 Calle
Principal, Monterey
www.yacstudios.org
A wonderful lineup of artists/musicians from the community are getting ready to
have a lot of fun at this year’s
LiveArt. It’s for people who
love to listen to live music and
watch people make art.
Last year’s LiveArt was
by far one of the most entertaining nights out in Monterey
last year, YAC will host its
second annual LiveArt Event,
again offering a fresh, fun, and
provocative venue for artists/
musicians to congregate, and
an entertaining “YAC” night
out for the community - especially for the adults who wish
there was a YAC for them.
LiveArt will feature:
- Artists from the community LiveArt- Printmaker Jen Anderson (Raven Press)
along with YAC alumni made non-stop prints last year.
who will sit side by side
at long tables and have a
good time doing what they
do best - and in the company of fellow
$5 cover charge
artists.
( to be applied to spirits or art purchase)
- (Art done throughout the evening will
Beer and wine will be available
be pinned up to the LiveArt Laundry
for purchase.
Line for sale - $50 and below to support
Appetizers, desserts, juice and water
YAC.)
are on the house.
- Non-stop performances by musicians,
singer/songwriters.
- 5-min portraits sketched from all sides
Musicians:
of willing subjects. YACster-driven.
Keith
Damron,
frontman for “Bogie
- Alley-full of t-shirt /wearable art
and
the
Turtles”
(
and
YACalum); “Wet
made b y our own talented airbrush
Punks
on
Boats”
with
Robin Winfield
artists.
(of
the
Robin
Winfield
Studio Gallery)
This year’s line up of artists:
and
Ron
Baxter;
DJ
/pianist
Alex Wekell
Ed Leeper (performance artist), Si(YACster);
Los
Angeles
cabaret
performer,
mon Bull, Ray Magsalay, Steven Whyte,
Nicole
Dillenberg;
guitarist/
comedian
Michael Snodgrass, Emily Brown “bird
Tiffany
Decker
(aka
“Scout,”
the comafia”, Kevin Miller, Karen Gelff, Frank
host
of
the
Alternative
and
Golden
State
Troia, Germaine Hatcher, Lisa Haas,
Vaudevilles
and
YACalum);
YAC
rocker
Sunshine Jackson, Mary Liz Houseman,
Nina Paris, Jennifer Anderson, Jose Or- Ben Anderson; Jayson Fann & friends
tiz, Hanni Liliedahl, Jody Royee, Steven and more...
Russell, Chloe Wilson, Keith Damron,
Elisabeth Donely, Ruth Callaway, Logan
Parsons, Bryce Elischer, and Marcia Perry
and Meg Biddle if they ever get a chance
to sit down.
YAC is a nonprofit, after school art
studio and mentorship program for high
school and college artists in the Monterey
Bay area.
Frock Swap to benefit the Monterey
County Rape Crisis Center
Early 20th Century Handpainted
European Console, excellent condition
50”W x 20” D x 38 1/2˝ H
19th Century French Urn, artist signed, 221/2˝ H
Fine Antiques from the 18th, 19th
& 20th Centuries
590 Lighthouse Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA
831.373.3505
Saying that a woman deserves to be raped because of what she was wearing is one
of the most prevalent myths about sexual assault. That belief shifts the blame from the
offender to the victim.
On Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. there will be a community Frock Swap
benefiting the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in the Digital Learning Commons. There is a $10 suggested donation
and the cost includes one raffle ticket. This event is in conjunction with Denim Day
on April 24 which promotes a woman’s right to dress how she wants knowing that no
one ever deserves to be raped.
Denim Day began in 1999 as part of an international protest of an Italian High
Court decision to overturn a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans.
For the Frock Swap, women bring gently or never used clothing or accessories to
exchange and share with other women. Leftover clothing is donated to local women’s
shelters or goes to consignment stores with proceeds going to Monterey County Rape
Crisis Center. The event is sponsored by Monterey County Young Professionals Group,
the MIIS STOP Club, the Anti-Human Trafficking Club and the MIIS Women for
Women International Club. Call 375-3955 for more infromaiton.
The Frock Swap will also be a drop-off point for Free the Girls!, a charity that sends
used bras to developing countries to help women who are survivors of sex trafficking
start their own businesses selling the undergarments.
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center has offered comprehensive support services
for survivors for over 35 years. In 2012, Monterey County Rape Crisis Center provided
sexual assault crisis intervention services to more than 400 individuals in Monterey
County and accompanied 85 survivors to area hospitals for forensic exams. These statistics leave little doubt that most Americans know at least one sexual assault survivor.
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Peeps
Community volunteers honored
“Wild for Flowers” at the PG Museum
Science Saturday this month at the Natural History Museum will be themed “ Wild
for Flowers.” On Saturday, April 27 guests will create designs on fabric using flowers, create and use their own flower ID guide in the museum’s Native Plants Garden
and conduct a flower dissection along with other hands-on activities. Douglas-Michel
Butterfly Plants will be in attendance to show and share some plants that will bring
butterflies to gardens. Visitors may drop in anytime between 11 a.m. And 3 p.m..
Science Saturdays are held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History at 165
Forest Avenue. Call 648-5716 for more information.
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Thirty-two organizations nominated volunteers for special recognition at the 37th
Annual Community Service Awards ceremony held on April 23. Among them
was Rebecca Barrymore of Pacific Grove, noted for her work with the Forest
Guild Theater in Carmel and the Feast of Lanterns. The Monarch Docents
who work in the Monarch Sanctuary, along with the Education Volunteers of
the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History were also recognized, along with
Tama Olver who has given thousands of hours to those two groups as well as
the Monterey Aquarium. Volunteers received plaques and signed certificates
of recognition by national, county and local officials.
Law Office of Eric C. Fonferek
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Seniors
Make this a golden age
Managed Healthcare for
Seniors – A Glimpse of the
Susan L. Alexander, Esq.
(J.D., M.P.A., LL.M. - Taxation)
Spotlight on Seniors
California has taken the idea
of managed care for low-income
seniors and people with disabilities to a whole new level. Under
an agreement with the Obama
Administration announced at the
end of March, the state will begin
shifting both medical care and
long-term support and services to
managed care companies in just
seven months.
For a fixed, per-patient
monthly rate, those firms will
be responsible for providing the
full spectrum of care to people
who have few assets and little
income, but who often require
extensive levels of care. The program, called Cal MediConnect,
will cover people who receive
benefits from both Medicare and
Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in
California)―thus often called
dual eligibles.
Over the next 15 months,
California expects to enroll
456,000 people in managed
care in what will be the biggest
program of its kind ever tried.
Managed care for the frail elderly
and younger people with disabilities has tremendous potential,
since people with complex needs
ns have Alzheimer’s
aredisease.
likely to do better with fullyintegrated
care. For instance, a
zheimer’s has more
than doubled
package of home care services
and help with diet and transportagreatly improve the
zheimer’s disease tion
will could
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quality of life for a senior with
f individuals with Alzheimer’s
congestive heart failure and help
her avoid the kind of health crisis
6 million.
that would result in a hospitalization.
How To Get Home.”
have Alzheimer’s disease or
Of course, using well-integrated care to avoid acute medical
crises also has the potential to save
money. California estimates only
modest savings of about 1 percent
in the first year, growing to about
4 percent by the third year.
However, managed care carries significant risks. For starters,
no insurance company has experience in managing fully integrated
care for so many people with complex medical and long-term care
needs. No one knows quite how
to do this. The danger for patients
is that managed care companies
will find it difficult to provide a
high level of care and still make a
profit. As a result, they may scale
back the care they provide or demand higher state payments.
While the California program is described as a three-year
demonstration project, it is hard to
imagine an initiative this big ever
fading away, unless it proves an
utter failure. Perhaps it will be the
first step towards fully integrating
medical and long-term care for all
Medicare beneficiaries. Or it may
turn out to be a bust. Watch this
closely. You may be looking at the
future.
oncentrating on legal counseling,
assistance and advocacy for seniors.
(Source for all statistics: Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org)
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Susan Alexander
Attorney
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Susan
Alexander,
Attorney at Law
Super performance
If you were at the community concert given by the Chamber Players, and did not
see the performers, you would have guessed that it was by a group of highly trained
professionals, rather than students from Carmel Middle School, Carmel High School
and York School. The music, by Telemann, Mozart Schubert and Ravel was Sunset
center quality music and beautifully played. The Chamber Players are under the
auspices of Youth Music Monterey County. Beside the Chamber Players this group
sponsors two orchestral groups and extensive musical instruction in Monterey County
schools and, judging by our March 16 concert, they are doing a very fine job.
Remember when
If you grew up on the Monterey Peninsula,
you might remember a small grocery store, in the
Oak Grove area of Monterey, called Cerney and
Vachal. Here is an ad from November, 1940 in
the Monterey Herald. My father, Leonard Cerney
owned this store with his partner, Carl Vachal,
from 1938 until 1958. As you can see, prices were
quite different way back then! Who remembers
a loaf of bread for 5 cents? And gasoline for 14
1/2 cents a gallon? My father’s store had one gas
pump which dispensed Mohawk brand gasoline.
Do you remember collecting green stamps and
putting them in the books and bringing them to the
green stamp store to redeem for gifts?
Behind Dad’s store was a gathering place for
caddies from the Del Monte Golf Course. They
brought their own jugs, purchased wine from the
store and drank it out back.
My four younger brothers, Tom, Frank, Len
and Reid were expected to work in the store when
needed. If an employee did not show up for work,
my brothers were expected to drop their plans and
get to the store. They received 25 cents a week. And all the ice cream they could eat!
Even though I was the oldest, as a young girl back then I was only allowed to work
one day a year, on the day before Easter, giving out free samples of ham. My Dad felt
it was not the right atmosphere for a young woman.
The building still stands at the corner of Del Monte and Park Street, right after
Window on the Bay.
- M.L. Wartenberg
The Aging Eye
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your home,
Manorisms
Susan L. Alexander is a local
elder law and estate planning
attorney with offices in Pacific
Grove. Susan is a member of the
National Academy of Elder Law
attorneys and is passionate advocate for seniors and their families.
She can be reached at 644-0300.
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more from the onset of symptoms.
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ractice is
Forest Hill Manor
Elder Law practice areas:
Long-Term Care Issues
Special Needs Planning
Powers Of Attorney
Medi-Cal Planning For Skilled Nursing Benefits
Guardianships and Conservatorships
Healthcare Decision Making
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Wills and Trusts
Probate and Trust Litigation
199 17th Street, Suite L • Pacific Grove, California 93950
831-644-0300 • Fax: 831-644-0330 • www.AlexanderEstateLaw.com
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This Speaker Series is a FREE community educational
event presented at the end of each month
All Saints’ Church presents
Small Bites for Big Hunger
One in five Monterey County residents needs food assistance. To help respond to
this need, the All Saints’ Outreach Commission will host the second annual Small Bites
for Big Hunger on Friday, May 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Seccombe Hall at All Saints’
Episcopal Church in Carmel. Complimentary valet parking is available at Lincoln
Street and Ninth Avenue.
The evening features local celebrity chefs who will offer signature small bites
paired with wines from local wineries. Chefs include: Chef Bagley, Cypress Inn; Chef
Briske, La Balena; Chef Huber, Le St. Tropez; Chef Kimmel, Tarpy’s; Chef Peters,
Basil; and Chef Wood, Patisserie Boisserie. Winery partners include Chesebro, Cima
Collina, Trio Carmel, Ventana and Wrath.
“We are enthusiastic about our array of local chefs, wineries and action items that
will fund our outreach programs,” said Nancy Jones, event chairperson. “We hope to see
the whole community support our food programs. Come eat and drink at Small Bites.”
Additional funds will be raised from silent and live auctions at the event. Proceeds
will fund All Saints’ many outreach ministries. In 2012, these included the following:
• Bags of non-perishable food distributed daily by the church to anyone in need, with
larger boxes of non-perishables distributed at Easter and Thanksgiving/Christmas
• Monthly dinners for Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program guests
• Outreach efforts at Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church in the Marina area,
including the Thomas Carmen Food Pantry, which provides food to several hundred
people every month; and the Marina Senior Market that provides fresh, high-quality
produce on a weekly basis
• All Saints’ Day School’s Bean Bags for Migrant Farmers program
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Your letters
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No discount fares for disabled vets?
Shame on you, MST
Editor”
What to do, when the hands you sought to protect bite you? Quite honestly I was
in awe. I found myself using the only real form of transportation recently and I experienced this scenario first hand. I stepped onto the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus and on
the first leg of the trip I was only charged half price upon presentation of my Veterans
Administration card, showing that I was a “Service Connected Disabled Veteran.” On
the return leg of the trip I was left in amazement though. Upon entering the bus I did
as before and I paid my $1.25, and presented my VA card that clearly states that I am
a service connected disabled veteran.
At this point the bus driver (not the same driver as the first leg of the trip) proceeded
to inform me that I was could not receive a discounted fare by showing this federal
I.D. I was shaken and shocked all at the same time. The ramification of this and all
that goes into it was simply flabber-gasting. I couldn’t believe my ears. However, now
having two drivers telling me two different things got me wondering who was right. I
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Save the Pool Campaign to benefit from
Hula’s Island Grill “Mahalo Mondays”
Family owned and operated since
1998, Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room,
at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey,
offers Mahalo Mondays when a percentage
of sales goes to a specific non-profit. Dine
on any Monday in May and 10 percent of
the total sales will go to the Pacific Grove
“Save the Pool” Campaign.
Originally opened in the mid 1930’s,
the Lovers Point “Salt Water” sat above the
Lovers Point Beach and provided residents
and visitors to Pacific Grove an alternative
to swimming in the ocean. It also afforded
the opportunity for people to not only learn
how to swim, but be taught water safety
practices as well.
The “Salt Water” pool was closed in
1967, but re-opened in 1970 as a freshwater children’s pool and has been in
continuing operation ever since.
In late 2011, the pool was examined
and found to be in need of an extensive
upgrade to bring it into compliance with
several county, state and federally mandated codes including the American’s With
Disabilities Act (ADA), The Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary Act and
Monterey County Health Department.
After thoughtful deliberation, the
Pacific Grove City Council voted to direct
City Staff to “keep the pool” and explore
options to accomplish this goal. Follow-
ing an examination by the Public Works
department, it was determined that the
pool needed to be removed and replaced,
thereby accomplishing the needed upgrades and structural enhancements that
would allow its continued operation beginning in the summer of 2013.
In May of 2012, volunteers and city
staff formed a group to help accomplish
this goal. Due to the current economic and
budgetary climate, private donations and
grant monies were deemed as the only viable option to help save the pool and thus
a fundraising campaign has been initiated
with the goal of raising $250,000 for the
complete removal and replacement of this
cherished Pacific Grove asset. Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room is
located at 622 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Hula’s is open from lunch Tuesday
– Saturday from 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
dinner nightly from 4:00 p.m. – close, and
happy hour Tuesday – Saturday 2:00 p.m.
– 6:00 p.m. and Sunday and Monday 4:00
p.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more information
go to www.hulastiki.com or call (831)
655-HULA. Hula’s gives back 10 percent of
total sales every Monday in each month
to help a local charity. Over the past
five years Hula’s has raised more than
$65,000 for local charities.
Legal Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File Number 20130576
The following person is doing business
as: D'ANGELO MANAGEMENT SERVICES and
D'ANGELO MANAGEMENT HOUSE, 335 El
Dorado St., Suite 10E, Monterey, Monterey County,
CA 93940: CLANCY D'ANGELO, 1174 Rampart
Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was
filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 21,
2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/1/13.
Signed, Clancy D'Angelo. This business is conducted
by an individual. Publication dates 4/19, 4/26, 5/3,
5/10/13
as: MONTEREY PENINSULA ENDODONTICS,
333 El Dorado St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA
93940: JON DEAN, 26317 Camino Real, Carmel,
CA 93923 and JEFFREY MECKLER, 2970 Congress
Rd., Pebble Beach, CA 93953. This statement was
filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March
21, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above
on 4/1/13. Signed, Jeffrey Meckler. This business is
conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates
4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/13
The following person is doing business as: MONTEREY PENINSULA DENTAL GROUP, 333 El
Dorado St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: Chad Corriveau, 1162 Chapparral Rd., Pebble Beach, CA
93953; Michael Falkel, 80 Corona Rd., Carmel, CA 93923; Albert Grosnick, 3 Forest Vale, Monterey, CA 93940;
Stephen Ikemiya, 2 Oak Knoll Way, Carmel, CA 93921. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on March 21, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed
above on 4/1/13. Signed, Stephen J. Ikemiya. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Publication
dates 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/13
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALL-STAR ENTERTAINMENT;
831PARTY; and VERSA STYLES, 321 Asilomar
Blvd., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950.
RYAN WHITE, 321 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove,
CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of
Monterey County on April 2, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on April 1, 2003. Signed Ryan
White. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/13
as: FORA, 1904 Hartford Street, Salinas, Monterey
County, CA 93906: EVAN ANDREW HUSSAR,
1904 Hartford Street, Salinas , CA 93906 and STEVEN ANTHONY LEMOS, 1246 Cherokee Dr. #1,
Salinas, CA 93906. This statement was filed with the
Clerk of Monterey County on March 21, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/1/13. Signed,
Evan Hussar. This business is conducted by a general
partnership. Publication dates 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/13
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TFD North America, 80 Garden Court, Suite 200,
Monterey, CA 93940, County of Monterey. Full name of Registrant: Systems Exchange, Inc., a California Corporation, 80 Garden Court, Suite 200, Monterey, CA 93940. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant
commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on May 1, 2008. I declare
that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or
she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signature of Registrant: Christy Goade, Title: Chief Financial Officer.
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on March 27, 2013. Notice - In accordance
with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from
the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section
17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913
other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement
must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (See Section
14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in my office. STEPHEN L. VAGNINI, MONTEREY COUNTY CLERK BY: Deputy Expires: March 27, 2018 New Filing - with
Change(s) Publication dates: 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/13
File No. 20130465
The following person is doing business as LADYBUG CLEAN TEAM, 222 Carmel Ave., Apt. B1, Marina,
Monterey County, CA 93933. ROSALINDA HERNANDEZ, 222 Carmel Ave., Apt. B1, Marina, CA 93933.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on March 08, 2013. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 2/23/13. Signed: Rosalinda Hernandez. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/2013
Linnet C. Harlan
Shelf Life
Bonuses from An Evening for Library Lovers
The biggest benefit of attendance at the Friends of the Library successful fundraiser,
“An Evening for Library Lovers,” on Saturday, April 13 was the chance to peruse the
responses to the Friends’ queries regarding various authors’ favorite books. Here are
some of the responses.
Most Moving
Michael Katakis chose The Little Prince, saying, “During my wife’s last days, I read
to her from The Little Prince and when coming to the passage where the fox revealed
the secret, I realized as I looked at my dear one that the secret was something beyond
true, it was simply truth itself.”
Most Generous
Kinsey Milhone creator, Sue Grafton, dug through her own personal library to donate a
copy of her favorite book, Blink. “I was intrigued by the idea of recommending a book
as a means of raising funds for the purchase of . . . uh, books . . . I scoured my shelves
and decided that Malcom Gladwell’s Blink: the Power of Thinking Without Thinking
was the perfect choice.” In addition to donating Blink, Grafton also generously donated
an autographed copy of her latest in the Milhone series, V for Vengance.
Most Surprising
For many people, Mark Wahlberg seems more a pugilist than a reader, however,
his choice was He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands. Wahlberg wrote, “When I was
young, God was a priority in my family. Now that my wife and I have four beautiful
children of our own, we continue to put Him first in our lives. I like reading this book
to my children so that we are reminded that no matter where in the world we may be,
God is always right there with us.”
Local Favorites
Betty White, Monterey Peninsula resident and enduring television actor, wrote, “It
was Raggedy Ann who first taught me the pleasure of reading―along with her friends
Raggedy Andy and Beloved Belinda. They also taught kindness. I was given a Raggedy Ann doll for my seventh birthday and she was my constant companion―even
going on a pack trip with my Mom and Dad and me into the High Sierra every summer.
I still treasure her.”
Levi Leipheimer wrote, “I enjoyed reading The Grapes of Wrath as I drove across
the country as a 17-year-old kid.”
Most Obvious
Lemony Snickett (Daniel Handler) with Lolita, because “Oh, don’t even ask.”
Most Succinct
Gail Tsukiyama with Persuasion by Jane Austen, because “So much happens in
a small room.”
Jon Scieszka, with Go Dog Go, because “It has great dogs in it.”
Russell Banks with Treasure Island, because “It’s a mythic story about a not- quitereliable man with a not-quite-reliable boy.”
Joan Bauer with To Kill a Mockingbird, because “The father always knew what to
do and he inspires me to this day.”
Jane Green with The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus because “It’s poignant, funny,
honest, sweet, moving, real and brilliantly told in verse.”
Beloved Favorite
David Small chose Winnie-the-Pooh, because “I love the story by A.A. Milne and
I adore the pictures by Ernest Shepard.”
Best Homage to Another Writer
Lisa See wrote, “Wallace Stegner’s Angle of Repose has always meant a lot to me.
I even used a line from it for the epigraph in A Gold Mountain, my first book. “Fooling
around in the papers my grandparents, especially my grandmother, left behind, I get
glimpses of lives close to mine, related to mine in ways I recognize but don’t completely
understand. I’d like to live in their clothes awhile . . .”
Best Homage to a Book on Which an Entire Career May Have Been Based
Lemony Snickett (again) with The Hapless Child, because “Terrible things happen
over, and over, and over, and over, and over.”
Most Novel―Though Not Written
Edgar-award winning Watsonville author, Laurie King donated a tea for three with
her at Crema.
Don’t Forget
• You’re beginning your annual spring cleaning, right? If so, don’t forget the library
welcomes donations for the First Saturday Book Sale. These donations can be books,
CDs, or DVDs.
• The High Demand Book Shelf now may hold one of the popular new books. Remember, of course, the high demand books are likely to be checked out; not on the
shelf. Especially if you’ve been disappointed in the past by not being able to find
current books in which you were interested, check the library’s catalog to see if,
through this innovative new program, the library now has the recent publications
you want.
• The library’s Wish List on Amazon.com. still lists hundreds of items the library
would love to have donated.
• The library’s offerings for the Great Courses continue to expand. Two years, when
you searched “Great Courses” under “keyword” in the library’s catalog, you found
only 61 entries. Now you will find nearly 200! Art, music, science, history and
religion are all represented, as well as challenging high school subjects like algebra,
geometry and chemistry, and specialty topics like writing and public speaking. If
you don’t want to commit to an entire series, choose a topic in which you may be
interested and watch a single lecture. Richard Brettell’s excellent lecture on Monet in
“From Monet to Van Gaugh: a History of the Impressionists,” or Robert Greenberg’s
astonishingly engaging lecture on the fuge in “How to Listen to and Understand
Great Music” are both outstanding and accessible. The Great Courses series offers
a world of learning; invest half an hour to see if it’s for you.
First Saturday Book Sale
The generosity of the library’s patrons continues to keep the First Saturday Book
Sale stocked with a continuing stream of new offerings. Each Saturday brings a familiar
offering of fiction, non-fiction, art books, gardening, cookbooks, CDs, etc. as well as
new material. Thanks to all of you who donated. For those of you who are also buyers,
remember, while the sale officially begins at noon, the sellers begin to bring books out
around 11:00 and are happy to sell to you then.
Times • Page 11
Chef Christopher Groves: Poached Halibut
while waiting for the Beach House to open
The Chef:
Chef Christopher Groves grew up in
Pacific Grove and his pursuit for culinary
excellence has taken him to other parts of
the country. I’m glad he is back to take
on a new role at the Beach House at Lovers Point. Chef Chris has spent the past
twenty years working his way up through
the ranks of dining rooms and kitchens.
Lucky for us, he’s been able to turn this
love of food into a career in cooking.
Chef Chris began his culinary career
as a busboy at the Sardine Factory in
Monterey, California while still attending high school in Pacific Grove. He fell
in love with the energy of the restaurant
and quickly developed a passion for the
industry. His grandfather used to do blind
taste tests with him every day, five flavors
to develop his palate. This started at the
young age of four and he still remembers
scrambling eggs at age five. He worked the
first 10 years of his career in the front of
the house. He has worked at Pebble Beach
Company before moving to San Diego
then working in La Jolla. One day, Chris
thought “I’d like to make the move into
the kitchen.” So he enrolled at Scottsdale
Culinary Institute in Scottsdale Arizona.
There he graduated with an A.O.S. in Le
Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts. While in
school he got involved with the American Culinary Federation and became a Jr.
member. The Chef tried out for the ACF
Jr. Culinary team and easily became a team
member. He competed in Jr. events and
won the school Titanium Chef competition, at this point he knew he had made
the right career decision.
After completing school Chef Chris
worked in San Francisco and Las Vegas
before returning to his hometown of Pacific Grove. Once again he found himself
working at The Sardine Factory, this time
in the kitchen under Certified Master Chef
Robert Mancuso.
In 2007 while with Marriott he was
chosen to be a part of the ACF National
Convention Culinary Team and went to
Philadelphia as a Sous Chef to be a part
of the 14-man team. After returning he
moved on to be the Senior Sous Chef at
Bouchee Bistro in Carmel, CA. After
two years at Bouchee he teamed up with
Da Giovanni Inc. and took his first Executive Chef position opening up Bistro
Beaujolais also in Carmel. From there he
ran his own company, Wild Mushrooms
Monterey as Executive Chef/owner. And
now I am proud to announce that he has
joined forces with Kevin Phillips and Jim
Gilbert as Executive Chef for the Beach
House at Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, CA.
Truly a dream come true and a career path
that has run full circle returning him to his
beloved hometown of Pacific Grove.
The newly built from the ground up
Beach House will be opening soon. It will
have a brand new state of the art kitchen
and amazing water views. The dining
experience will be breathtaking and I cannot wait for the opening. They will offer a
casual California menu with a hometown
friendly service. Please visit www.beachhousepg.com for more information and
opening date.
The Wine:
2010 Otter Cove Chardonnay. This
is a single vineyard from Paraiso, Santa
Lucia Highlands. It’s made from nice old
vines that add depth and character. It went
through partial malolactic fermentation so
you’ll get some butter up front, tropical
fruits, with a hint of vanilla on the finish. It spent part of the time in stainless
steel and neutral oak. It has a nice flow
from start to finish. It is bright with acid
and refreshing with a nice zest. The fish
is meaty so the body of the Chardonnay
holds up great with the halibut. The acid
of the wine cuts through the butter sauce
Richard Oh
Oh, have a taste!
Remove all veg from butter and wine
mixture and arrange on plates
Place fish over the veg and then sauce
the plate
Sprinkle lemon zest over the fish and
veg. then serve. Enjoy!!!
The Alaskan Halibut is lean and has
a firm and dense texture. They average
around 28 pounds but can grow over
700 pounds. They are dark on one side
and white on the other, this is known as
countershading. This allows the fish to
disguise itself from above and below. It
can be served grilled, broiled, fried, and
poached. I’ve had it in many different
styles of cooking and enjoyed them all. I
hope you will too.
Wine and Food
Pairing
Sunday April 28
Poached Alaskan Halibut with butter braised asparagus, morel mushrooms
and ramps
and adds a nice zing of freshness to the
whole dish. Please share responsibly…
enjoy the wine.
Poached Alaskan Halibut
with butter braised asparagus,
morel mushrooms and ramps
Ingredients:
4- 6 oz. pcs. Alaskan halibut
½ pound fresh morel mushrooms
1 bunch asparagus, peeled
1 bunch ramps, washed and dried
½ pound unsalted butter
1 bottle Otter Cove Chardonnay
1 ea. shallot, diced
2 sprig fresh thyme
1 ea. lemon, zested and juiced
to taste salt and white pepper
1 liter extra virgin olive oil
Procedure for the fish
Pour the extra virgin olive oil into a
Pyrex baking dish, using a thermometer
bring the oil to 145 degrees Fahrenheit
over med. heat.
Season fish with salt and white pepper.
Place fish in oil for 30 minutes maintaining temperature of 145 degrees.
Remove from oil and hold warm for
plating the dish.
For the sauce
While the fish is cooking sauté diced
shallot and thyme in 1 ounce of the butter
over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
Deglaze the pan with 1 ½ cups of the
chardonnay and reduce by two thirds over
med-high heat.
Once the wine is reduced slowly
whisk in ¼ pound of the unsalted butter.
Strain out the shallot and the thyme
and season the sauce with kosher salt,
white pepper and a little lemon juice. (You
can add more or less lemon depending on
how you like it).
Hold warm until you’re ready to plate.
For butter braising the veg.
This can also be done while the fish
is cooking.
Bring 2 cups chardonnay up to a boil
over high heat, then reduce to med-low
heat
Whisk in the rest of your butter and
bring heat up to med.
Add peeled asparagus, mushrooms
and ramps and cook over medium heat
for 6-8 minutes
Season with salt and white pepper
Please join us this Sunday
April 28 at La Crème located on 481 Lighthouse Ave.,
Pacific Grove for a wine and
food pairing. We will have
a four course pairing from
5:30 to 8:30 P.M. Please call
831-375-1300 or visit www.
lacrememonterey.com.
If you have any questions
or comments, please email
them to:
[email protected]
Cheers!
Aida!
Pacific Grove High School dramatists recently
performed the enduring musical onstage at the
Performing Arts Center. The production was under
the tutelage of Michelle and Sean Boulware.
Photos by Peter Mounteer
LOVERS POINT PARK POOL
FUND-RAISING • CALL 831-648-3130
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Girls Softball team
buries Stevenson
The Pacific Grove Breakers came out with a tremendous,
9-4 win against the Stevenson Pirates last Tuesday in girls softball. Stevenson set the tempo right at the start of the game with
a blistering hit to deep left field for an inside the park home
run that left the Breakers to gather themselves. Calming down,
Pacific Grove quickly got three outs to pull themselves out of
the inning. The score remained 1-0 with Stevenson in the lead
until the bottom of the second when the breakers put their rally
caps on. Pacific Grove’s second baseman, Christina Lucido was
the first to step up to the plate for the Breakers. Making contact
with the pitch, Lucido hit a solid base hit down the first base
line and put a runner on first. Following the hit, Vanessa Villarreal laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Lucido to second and
was called out at first. With one out Lucido stole third to put
herself in scoring position. It was a base hit by Holly Heebink
that would bring in Lucido to tie the game up and begin the
onslaught. The Breakers had connected and base hit was following base hit as runs scored. By the end of the second the
breakers were leading 5-1.
The game carried on into the fifth inning where the Pirates
finally returned the attack and brought the score to a reasonable
5-4, Pacific Grove still leading. Pacific Grove responded with
a run late in the fifth to bring their lead to 6-4. The Stevenson
Pirates wouldn’t score another run for the rest of the game;
the Breakers however expanded their lead to a final of 9-4 as
the game came to an end. This marks down as Pacific Grove’s
sixteenth win for the season and puts them at a record of 16-80. The Breakers will take on the Carmel Padres this Tuesday
at Pacific Grove Municipal. Junior Varsity starts at 4:00 and
Varsity starts at 6:00. Don’t miss it.
Breaker Scores: April 18-24
Girls Softball:
Thursday- Soledad Home
Varsity: 4 Breakers 3 Soledad
Monday-Gonzales; Away
Varsity: 10 Breakers, 1 Gonzales
Tuesday- RLS; Home
Varsity: 9 Breakers, 4 RLS
Boys
Baseball:
Friday- Gonzales; Away
Tuesday-Gonzales; Home
Lacrosse:
Friday- York; Home
Varsity: 11 Breakers, 3 York
Breaker of the Week
Lindsey Morgan
Senior
Varsity softball
Ben Alexander
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
Breaker of the Week sponsored by
Central Coast Silkscreen & Embroidery
215 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove
831.372.1401
Breaker of the Week
Kevin Tesky
Drilling for correct use of the iron
As a PGA teacher I always keep learning. Thats why we
go to education seminars around the country to learn more to
keep it simple.
Many golfers when hitting irons at the impact of the ball
break your left wrist allowing the club head of the [say] 7 iron
to lift up in a upward motion, topping the ball. This is a problem
for many of you so here is the fix. Practice a short swing on
the back swing and on your follow thru, stop the club head just
past the imaginary ball (about a foot) and keep your left wrist
from breaking. This is at the impact position.
Do this drill over and over to feel the impact position.
Senior
Varsity Baseball
Thank you to the late Pete Drakos for sponsoring Breaker of the Week
Breaker of the Week sponsored by
Pete’s Autobody & Glass
214 Fountain Ave., Pacific Grove
831.372.2755
Who has it better than members of
the Pacific Grove Women’s Golf club?
Nobody!
Wed., April 24 the club’s weekly luncheon held at the Pacific Grove Golf Links
Point Pinos Grill honored all those who participated in the ladies spring handicap
tournament. The other major tournament held annually by the club takes place in
the fall. The spring tournament winners were announced by PGWGC President
Maureen Lyon and tournament Chair Lin Blaskovich. The tournament included
two brackets. The first bracket called the Championship Flight bracket was won
by Judy Hatchard. the second round consolation winner for this bracket was
Lee Ann Mc Clenahen. First round consolation winner was Sheila Bilich. The
other bracket held at the Spring Tournament was the first Flight Bracket. Barbara Locke was the winner of this bracket. Second round consolation winner for
the bracket was Kathy Panetta and First Round winner was Margaret Renaut.
Ladies Only golf day announced
PGWGC President Maureen Lyon announced that Sun., May 19, a ladies
only golf day will be held at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. The day will include
an etiquette and rules seminar, nine holes of golf “walking with a pro” who will
answer questions about play and give on-the-course hints and tips. The day will
include with a Happy Hour at the Point Pinos Grill and Restaurant. To reserve
your spot, send a $49 check to PGWGC to Pacific Grove Women’s Golf Club 77
Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, Ca 93950. You may also call Lin Blaskovich
at 831-655-2077. Hydraulic diver lift for disabled
veterans to be fitted to MBVet boat
Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc., is currently developing an open-water dive boat
uniquely configured with a hydraulic diver
lift to be fitted on the Center’s vessel,
Freedom--quite possibly the first-such
equipped boat of its kind in the world.
This initiative provides much improved
safety and ease of water ingress/egress
for physically-challenged divers. This is
an exciting new development in the organization’s ability to support our warriors
around the state and the country. We expect
to unveil this “Lift to Freedom” during a
maiden voyage in early June.
Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc. is a non-
profit 501(c)(3) organization that has provided disabled veterans an opportunity to
participate in recreational sports rehabilitation programs for over 26 years. To learn
more about the organization or provide
support/donations, please see our website
at www.mbv.org for details & videos of
our latest initiatives; or, contact us at:
John Whitacre, Executive Director; or William Terry Bare, Director, Media Relations
Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc. Sports Rehab
Center
Phone: 831-901-0217 or 831-402-7019
Fax: 831-449-0368
Big Sur Marathon offers
opportunities to honor those affected by recent Boston events
Since 2010, the Big Sur International Marathon has welcomed a special
category of runners – those who take the challenge of competing in the
historic Boston Marathon followed directly by the scenic Big Sur Marathon,
either six or 13 days later. Both are iconic, challenging, “bucket list” races. This year’s Boston 2 Big Sur (or B2B) Challenge has taken on even greater
significance, as the race truly unites runners between the two coasts.
Four hundred runners signed up for the challenge which sold out several
months ago. Even though many weren’t able to finish last Monday’s Boston
Marathon, they will still receive a B2B finisher’s medallion, finisher’s jacket
and will gain admittance into the B2B tent following this week’s race, Sun.,
April 28. This decision was welcomed by dozens of runners.
“I am thrilled with your decision,” posted Michele MacLean of Gardiner, ME, on the Big Sur Marathon Facebook page. “I am running Big Sur
marathon for my 3rd straight year...this one as part of B2B, which after this
past Monday is a special honor. I was fortunate to finish Boston just before
the first explosion and hoped you would grant all that weren’t able to finish
the opportunity to still run. Your decision makes me especially proud to be a
part of B2B running crowd!!”
In an effort to honor those affected by the events in Boston, the Big Sur
Marathon will be providing opportunities for all runners to unite and pay
homage to victims, runners and the entire Boston community.
At the Big Sur Marathon’s Health & Fitness Expo, race organizers are
planning a special Boston Tribute area. Here, runners will have an opportunity to write messages on a large banner and to share stories of their
experiences. Donations to the One Fund Boston charity established for the
victims of the Boston bombings can also be made in this location. The Big
Sur Marathon will be welcoming Ron Kramer, Senior Event Director from
DMSE, the Boston Marathon’s race organization, who will greet runners in
the Boston Tribute area and throughout the weekend.
Additional weekend outreach includes observing a moment of silence at
the start of each race (marathon, 21, 10.6 and 9 Milers & 5K), and providing a limited supply of “4.15.13 - Runners United” tribute pins. At the expo,
runners can choose to purchase a “Runner’s United” tech fabric shirt or
custom race bib shirt with proceeds donated to One Fund Boston. Race organizers anticipate many additional personal tributes via
signage, personalized shirts and more. One marathoner will be running
alongside the 4:15 pace team with a sign to honor victims of the Boston
explosions.
Not surprisingly, given the resilience of marathon runners, there have
been few cancellations to this year’s race following the Boston tragedy. Big
Sur Marathon race director, Doug Thurston, said, “Actually, it’s the other
way around. We are receiving many requests for entries into our long-sold
out event for those who want to show their support.”
On race day, there will be heightened security throughout all aspects of
the event. Already, the race maintains a high level of safety precautions and
communications due to the difficult logistical challenges of the course. Multiple agencies are working collectively to ensure the highest level of safety
for the runners and the community.
Times • Page 15
The fear of being happy
Pacific Grove attorney relates
experiences at Boston Marathon
Rabia Erduman
By Kyle Krasa
Self discovery
When we think about being afraid,
we believe that we are afraid of something
negative, like being unhappy. Now it is
time to talk about one of your fears that
will surprise you: It is the fear of the positive, fear of being happy. What you really
want is not to realize your full potential.
At a deeper level, what you really want is
to hold on to your fear.
This is amazing! You think that you
want to blossom and become all that you
are meant to be, and, at some level, this
is true. But beyond and beneath that, what
you want even more is to hold on to your
fear. You believe that you are afraid of the
negative, and spend a lot of time avoiding
that. But once you let go of automatically
repeating the negative, you are confronted
with the possibility that you can allow
yourself to be positive and begin enjoying your own natural positive qualities.
When that happens, you realize that you
are actually afraid of those positive qualities. And though you are also afraid of the
negative, your strongest fears are the fears
of the positive.
What is happiness? It is a word we
use in an attempt to describe certain feelings, a certain state of being. When you
were a child there were moments when
you felt a certain kind of freedom and we
can call those moments happiness; happiness combined with intelligence, energy,
creativity and other things. Unfortunately,
in many of these moments when you felt
happy and were exploring your freedom,
you were punished.
Maybe you were having an absolute
ball jumping up and down on the sofa,
feeling the sense of freedom of almost
flying. You were happy, using your energy to experience a new sensation and
the outcome was that you were punished
for damaging the furniture. It wasn’t that
your father said, “I don’t want you to be
happy. I forbid you to be happy!” What he
meant was: “Don’t be happy on the sofa,
be happy someplace else.” But he was
still preventing you from being happy at
that moment.
Or perhaps you were having a beautiful time doing something creative, using
your energy and intelligence when your
mother said, “You’re cutting up my best
dress!” or “You have been drawing on
the bedroom wall with my lipstick!” This
undoubtedly happened to you many times
and it was all logical from an adult viewpoint. But for the child the message is,
“Don’t do these things that you do when
you feel good.”
When this happens often enough,
you begin to say to yourself, “I don’t quite
understand it because every time I get this
feeling that I could fly or sing or dance,
I get punished.” Remember, it is very
important to the child to be accepted by
his or her parents or the adults around her
or him because for the child, it is a matter of life and death. Because the child’s
survival depends on his or her caretakers.
The consequence is that the child learns to
repress the expression of her or his total
being, saying, “It’s safer to dampen things,
so I don’t get into trouble.”
And now, in this present time,
you associate “feeling good” with “getting
into trouble.” When you start feeling too
good, the red light goes on in your head
and something says, “Hey, be careful.”
And then you turn away from the feeling.
You don’t do this consciously by saying to
yourself: “Oh, I’m afraid of being happy
so let’s stay away from it.” If you could do
this consciously you wouldn’t do it at all,
however you do it subconsciously, unconsciously. You think, “Hey, I’m feeling too
good. Something bad is going to happen.”
We even have sayings for times like this:
“The higher you fly, the deeper you fall”,
“What goes up must come down.” and
things to that effect.
Once you start healing this old conditioning, you start feeling and being the
beautiful person that you truly are, the
strong person that you truly are, the intuitive person that you truly are, the intelligent person that you truly are.
Biography
Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul,
Turkey and later spent ten years in Germany before arriving in the United States
in 1983. She has traveled extensively in
Europe, India, and Bali and is fluent in
English, German, and Turkish.
Rabia has a B.A. in Psychology,
and uses the Clarity Process, Alchemical Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Craniosacral
Therapy, Polarity Therapy,Tantra, and
Trauma Release to assist clients in their
process of self-discovery. She teaches
Chakra Balancing, Intuitive Touch,Tantra,
and Spiritual Awakening workshops. Rabia has been in private practice since 1983
and teaching since 1984.
An inspiring lecturer, Rabia has given
talks on chakras, hypnotherapy, past life
regression, and living life in ecstasy,
among other topics. She has also been interviewed on Radio and Television Shows.
Rabia is the author of Veils of Separation - Finding the Face of Oneness, and
has four Guided Imagery CDs: Relaxation,
Meditation, Chakra Meditation, and Inner
Guides.
To those wishing to understand her
work, she says, “I have found working
with the combination of mind, body, and
energy to be highly effective in reaching
optimum balance. My life and work are
about being in the moment, free of fear
and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a
natural expression of this process.”
I am very grateful that my entire family and I returned safely from the Boston
Marathon. My dad participated in his fifth Boston Marathon and my wife and I thought
it would be nice to take Jonah to the event to support him. We both went to college
in nearby Vermont and we have friends and family in the Boston area so it was like
returning home.
The Boston Marathon is always on Patriot’s Day, a holiday that Massachusetts and
Maine celebrate (Maine used to be part of Massachusetts). In addition to the Boston
Marathon, the Red Sox have hosted a baseball game at Fenway Park on Patriot’s Day
(the only baseball game ever to start before noon local time) since the 1930s.
Amanda and I decided to take our 2-year-old son, Jonah, with us to the Red Sox
game. Amanda’s cousin, Alyssa, who lives near Boston, also attended.
Hindsight is always 20/20. It turns out that we were very fortunate to have attended
the Red Sox game, otherwise we likely would have been at the finish line at the time
of the explosions.
Our plan was to head directly from the Red Sox game to the finish line. The Red
Sox were leading in the top of the ninth inning when Tampa Bay scored to force the
bottom half of the inning, thus delaying the end of the game.
Upon our exit from Fenway Park, we went out the opposite side we entered and thus
we had to walk around the entire ballpark, further delaying our trip to the finish line.
About two blocks from Fenway Park, right under the famous Citgo sign, the marathon was taking place. This caused a big bottleneck of Red Sox fans heading toward
the subway and marathon spectators. We were only able to take one step about every
30 seconds. This bottleneck delayed us about 25 minutes.
Although we had planned to take the subway back to the finish line, we decided to
walk it. We had tried reaching my dad, not knowing if he had finished the marathon or
if he was still running. The cell coverage was spotty but we finally got through to him
after multiple attempts. We learned that he was about a mile behind us. We decided to
keep heading to the finish line and we figured he’d pass us up.
Once we were about 3/4 to 1/2 of a mile from the finish line, we heard many
emergency vehicles. Shortly thereafter, we noticed the race officials actually stopped
the marathon runners which we thought was very odd. Then we heard rumors from
other spectators that there were two explosions at the finish line. Although we were
very close to the finish line, we never actually heard the explosions. Luckily we knew
that my dad was not there yet.
We did witness a young mother who was running the race, was stopped by the
officials, heard the news, and tried to reach her husband and young children but was
not able to get through. I can’t imagine what that must have been like to be less than a
mile from finishing a marathon, looking forward to seeing your spouse and kids at the
finish line, and then be hit by that awful news and not know whether your family is safe.
My dad caught up to us and we stood along the marathon route trying to figure
out what to do. We knew that we did not want to go downtown near the finish line
and our hotel was on the other side of town. We decided walked a few blocks back
and over to get away from the marathon route as we did not know if there would be
further explosions.
Emergency vehicles were everywhere and helicopters were hovering above for
several hours. We sat on a bench and contacted family and friends and tried to get updates
on the situation from our phones. We finally headed toward a restaurant a few blocks
away and sat down, ate, watched the news reports, and tried to figure out what to do.
Our original plan that night was for Amanda, Jonah, and I to rent a car in Boston
and head to Cape Cod to meet up with Amanda’s parents, aunt, and uncle. My dad was
going to stay in Boston that night.
We had a reservation with an Avis car rental office near our hotel but we knew that
we would not be able to get there in time. I found another Avis car rental office closer
to where we were located and inquired as to whether we could pick up our car from
that alternate location. We were told that it would work. Amanda and I decided to walk
to the alternate Avis car rental office while we left my dad and Jonah at the restaurant.
Our route was diverted many times by police tape and blocked off sections of the
city. Emergency vehicles were everywhere. About 30 ambulances were lined up. We
noticed military vehicles. However, everybody seemed calm and I got the impression
that the police, National Guard, firefighters, and paramedics all knew what to do and
were very well organized.
We finally made it to the Avis car rental office and we picked up our car. We drove
back to the restaurant, navigating various road closures, and picked up my dad and
Jonah. We then had to figure out how to get back to the hotel without going downtown.
We ended up getting on the freeway and approaching our hotel from the opposite side.
Amanda and I dropped off my dad at the hotel and then picked up our suitcases
and drove to Cape Cod. My dad flew home the next day. Fortunately, Jonah had no
idea that anything was wrong and he was very well behaved.\
The Boston Marathon is such a special, positive, iconic event and it is a tragedy
that the celebration of life was so horrifically interrupted for no rational reason. We
are so grateful for our safety and sad for the victims. We appreciate everybody’s good
wishes and expression of concern.
Historian to lecture on Chinese Wheelchair Salmon Derby
fishing community at museum
set for Saturday, April 27
Quock Tuck Lee and the pioneering
fishing community of Pacific Grove will
be discussed at the Pacific Grove Museum
of Natural History on Thursday, May 16
at 7 p.m.
Hopkins librarian and historian Don
Kohrs will discuss Lee, his relationship
with scientists and his impact on marine
biology research. Lee’s granddaughter,
Gerry Low-Sabado, will also speak and
present the 19-minute documentary “By
Light of Lanterns: An Untold History of
Monterey Chinese Fishermen.”
Admission is $5 at the door. Members are free. For more information call
648-5716 or visit www.pgmuseum.org/
events. The museum is located at 165
Forest Avenue.
Robert Marcum will perform at The Works
Robert Marcum will perform his “House Concert” at The Works on Sat.,
April 27, presenting an evening of acoustic music, including covers and original
songs. Marcum is a vocalist who accompanies himself on both six-string and
12-string guitars. The concert will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.
Advance tickets are available at The Works at 667 Lighthouse Avenue. Call
372-2242 for more information.
Benefit shopping day set for Saturday
Monterey Bay Charter School will host the Shopping Expo Benefit on Saturday,
April 27. A percentage of proceeds will support the eighth grade class on their upcoming class trip to the Eastern Sierras and Yosemite, which will take place May 30-June
4. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Room at the
school and will feature products from Pampered Chef, It Works! Body Wraps, Avon,
Silpada Jewelry, PartyLite, Velata Fondue, Scentsy, La Bella Donna Jewelry and Mary
Kay, as well as a rummage sale. For more information call Julie Mergen at 236-5545.
Rock retro concert coming
Monterey Peninsula Voices, formerly the Monterey Peninsula Choral Society, will perform “Remember When,” their annual spring concert, featuring a
retro program of rock songs on Sat,, May 11, and Sun., May 12 at the Golden
State Theater. The Saturday show is at 8 p.m. The Sunday matinee begins at 3 p.m.
“I think the fascination with so many early rock songs is how they bind us culturally,”
comments Conductor Sean Boulware. “We all have strong memories associated with
the songs, even younger generations.”
The program includes tributes to Queen and Journey. Brought back by popular demand is Journey’s “Africa,” first performed during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The 113-member chorus will sing songs from the 50s such as “Jail House Rock.”The 60s’
favorites include “Respect,” “The Sound of Silence” and “Hey Jude.” There will be some
selections from the 70s including “Dust in the Wind,” plus more from the 80s and 90s.
Tickets are $25. They maybe purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com, or by calling
888-520-1870. Golden State Theater is located at 417 Alvarado Street in Monterey.
Bluetail flies set benefit concert in Santa Cruz
The Bluetail Flies are honored to
play a benefit show to raise funds for their
fiddler player, Darlene, and her family.
Darlene’s baby, Jette, needs hearing aids in
order to catch every note of mom’s fiddle,
as well as all the instruments and voices
in the Bluetail Flies. “These don’t come
cheap, so we are ready to romp the beautiful gallery space at the Santa Cruz Institute
of Contemporary Art at the Tannery Arts
Center in Santa Cruz to help them out,”
said a spokesman.
“We will have a killer silent auction,
as well as beer and wine, and of course,
music by the Bluetail Flies. Baby Jette will
be there too, so get there early to catch a
glimpse of this one of a kind sweet heart!”
Suggested donation for this event is
$15.
Taelen Thomas performs “Inside of
a Galloping Buffalo” and “The 11”
Taelen Thomas, the bard and
biographical dramatist of Carmel
Bay, will provide a two-part show
on Saturday and Sunday, April 27
and 28 at the Carmel Indoor Forest
Theatre.
First Thomas will perform poetry
and quick stories from his new book,
“Inside of a Galloping Buffalo,” and
will recite classical poetry by major
poets, including Sappho, Burns,
Yeats, and Dylan Thomas. Thomas
says he loves the rhythms, the music
and magic of poetry, especially when
known by heart and spoken aloud. He
delivers these works with a voice that
has been described as “rumbling,”
“ringing with passion,” “worn copper” and “mischievous.” His performance will be accompanied by the
music of Steve Mortensen, singer/
songwriter/bandleader, on guitar.
The second act is a production of
the award-winning one-man, one-act
play “The 11,” about the explosion
of the Deepwater Horizon in the
Gulf of Mexico in 2010, and the
eleven who died there. The play is
written and directed by Tim Altwies,
who was a “roughneck” in the early
1980s, working the oil fields on and
off shore. Thomas portrays
a survivor who tells the stories of
the heroes, victims, and villains of
this disaster.
The Saturday performance is
at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday matinee
is at 2 p.m. The theatre is located
at Santa Rita Street and Mountain
View Avenue. Admission is $10.
For information email �chroberts@
hotmail.com.
The Sports Rehab Center of Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc., will hold its 26th Annual Wheelchair Salmon Derby at the Breakwater Cove Marina in Monterey bay on
Sat., April 27.
Monterey Bay Veterans, Inc, is a non-profit organization in Monterey County that
focuses its efforts on supporting disabled veterans in the pursuit of sports and life, and
is proud to announce this important event again continues to support the thousands of
area veterans.
Originally developed as a rehabilitation and recreational opportunity for disabled
veterans and wounded warriors, this Fishing Derby invites all physically-challenged
members of the community to participate.
We are ready to go! A number of private skippers have volunteered their boats for
this well-attended fishing event, and we will begin loading anglers at 6 AM at the Breakwater Cove Marina, adjacent to the Coast Guard jetty. A banquet will follow the fishing
day at American Legion Post 591 in Seaside, with prizes awarded to the top anglers.
An application must be filled out prior to the event and please note participation is
limited to available space. Information and applications can be found at: www.mbv.org.
The Sports Center also provides transportation assistance for the disabled at major
area events, including Laguna Seca races, Monterey Jazz Festival, California International Air Show, California Rodeo, AT&T Pebble Beach Tournament, First Tee Open,
& Concours d’ Elegance.
Housing Discrimination in
certain cases still legal in
most states
National Fair Housing Alliance Report Calls for
Modernizing Fair Housing Act to Include Protection
for LGBT People and Source of Income
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has released its 2013 Fair Housing
Trends Report, “Modernizing the Fair Housing Act for the 21st Century.” This year’s
report highlights the need to amend the federal Fair Housing Act to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, and marital status.
The report finds a rise in the number of housing discrimination complaints filed by
individuals and families with a marked spike in harassment complaints. Harassment
complaints were up 35 percent from last year’s numbers and include complaints because
of race, national origin, disability, sex, and having children in the home. Included in the
report are harassment and other complaints from Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Texas,
and other states.
A total of 28,519 complaints were investigated in 2012 by private non-profit fair
housing organizations, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S.
Department of Justice, and state and local government agencies such as state civil
rights commissions. HUD estimates that this already high number represents less than
one percent of the approximately four million acts of housing discrimination each year
against current populations protected by federal law.
Key findings in the report:
• Harassment complaints increased by 35 percent;
• Almost 30,000 housing discrimination complaints nationwide in 2012 (out an of
estimated four million incidents each year);
• Private, nonprofit fair housing organizations investigated 69 percent of all complaints;
• Housing discrimination because of source of income is still legal in 38 states;
• Housing discrimination because of sexual orientation is still legal in 29 states, and
because of gender identity in 34 states;
• Spike in complaints by people not protected under federal fair housing law:
o source of income up 38 percent
o sexual orientation up 43 percent
o marital status up 63 percent
o gender identity and expression complaints reported for the first time.
“It’s high time to amend the Fair Housing Act to include protections for sexual
orientation and gender identity as well as source of income,” said Shanna L. Smith,
NFHA’s President and CEO. “The Fair Housing Act has been amended over the years to
adapt to changing times. It’s time for the federal government to catch up with the states
doing the right thing and to protect all people from housing discrimination.”
Housing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
people is still legal in most states. 21 states and the District of Columbia protect against
housing discrimination based on sexual orientation; 16 states and the District have
protections for gender identity.
Landlords and other housing providers in 38 states can still discriminate against
a family simply because of their source of income, even if they can afford the home.
Legal source of income can come from alimony, child support, government assistance
from Veterans Affairs and HUD, and many other sources. This discrimination hits lowincome people the hardest; the worst hit are low-income women and families, people
of color, and people with disabilities.
“If a family qualifies for an apartment and can pay for it, they should get it,” continued Smith. “It’s simple economics. Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Fair
Housing Act passed on April 11, 1968, one week to the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Dr. King knew that poverty was the next frontier to
fight when he began his Poor People’s Campaign at the end of his life. Congress should
honor the memory of Dr. King and modernize the Fair Housing Act for the 21st century.”
Report and Info-Graphics Highlighting States at www.nationalfairhousing.org
Historic Park to hold designer tribute
Monterey State Historic Park will host “Timeless Style,” a tribute to interior
designer Frances Adler Elkins on the 60th anniversary of her death, on Friday, May
3 and Saturday, May 4. The festivities will be held at Stevenson House, 530 Houston
Street, Monterey.
On Friday, May 3 from 7-9 p.m., a champagne reception will be held featuring a
PowerPoint presentation by Scott Powell, “Elements of a Timeless Style.”
On Saturday, May 4 from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. an orientation and panel discussion by collectors will be held on displays of Elkins Design Elements. A viewing of
furnishings and textiles will be presented. Also available will be small group visits
to Casa Abrego featuring examples of Elkins’ designs, and to Casa Amesti, her home
from 1919-1953.
All-inclusive tickets cost $60, and tickets are on sale now via mail-in reservation. Attendance is limited; ticket purchase is limited to a maximum of two per
person. Tickets will be issued in order of checks received. Contact Lisa Bradford at
649-7109 or at [email protected].
Proceeds from ticket sales underwrite educational programs held at the Stevenson House, including the Family Pirate Treasure Hunt during the annual city-wide
History Fest and the 2013 Art in the Adobes Festival.
Jane Roland
The baby was about due and
a couple of false labor pains convinced
us that we had better return to our
home (although we both thought that
Garmisch on the birth certificate would
be pretty classy). On the morning
of June 10, 1960, we were waiting at
the military hospital in Stuttgart, Bad
Cannstatt, for a checkup. My water
broke and twelve hours later, at 11:00 pm, John Justin DeVine II came lustily
into the world. It was not a particularly happy experience, the wives of enlisted
men were treated like cattle; we suffered in a ward, listening to the moans and
screams of others and gave birth alone. I saw Jay’s father in the early morning of June 11. The visits from spouses were limited, so I saw little of Larry
until he picked us up three days later. I returned to the apartment to a sink of
dirty dishes and overflowing ashtrays. It seems that the “boys” celebrated JJ’s
arrival with a marathon game of bridge. My husband departed for work, but
a knock on the door brought Kenneth Snigowski (count Boris to us or Bo for
short) one of our military friends, who had come to help me clean up. He was
a favorite with whom I lost track many years ago. I will never forget his kindness and humor.
Larry was finding that his fluency in Russian was not particularly
useful. The army paid for him to take a crash course in German (eight hours a
day for about two months), when he “graduated” he received a grand promotion to Corporal, a small raise and reassignment to Heidelberg. The men in the
counter intelligence corps were allegedly business men, wore civilian clothing
and lived in the neighborhoods. The funds Larry received for clothing was
substantial in the economy at the time and he was able to have tailored some
handsome garments (while his wife managed with hand me down garments
from her friend, Mary Ann Odell, back in California) The extra stipend for
housing, of course, was not enough as the German rents were high. We were
always strapped for money but we were not alone. We had many American
and a few German friends who enjoyed coming to our new digs. We had the
ground floor of an old house, two bedrooms, a dining room, living room and
a kitchen that had probably been a root cellar; I turned out a lot of meals from
that six by six room. We had guests constantly. Jay was thriving; a beautiful,
blond child with breathtaking blue eyes, he was good company, which was
fortunate as Larry was at work during the day and, often, played basketball at
night...
Heidelberg had escaped the bombings of World War 11. As a consequence the residents were very friendly to Americans. It is a storybook town.
Our house was on the Neckar, at the foot of the old bridge linking us to Old
Town, the university, and the castle. I will now give you a lesson, Heidelberg
is an adaptation of Heidelbeerenberg (The German for Blueberry Mountain).
The remake of the movie, “The Student Prince” had been released a
Times • Page 17
Ciao! Cioppino! dinner and
auction to be held April 27
The Friends of Legal Services for
Seniors will host its 18th Annual Ciao! Cioppino! Dinner and Auction on Sat., April
27 at San Carlos Hall in Monterey, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Ciao! Cioppino! is one
of the area’s most popular events because
of the commitment and talents of Chef
Phil DiGirolamo of Phil’s Fish Market
and Eatery in Moss Landing and winner of
the Food Network’s Cioppino Throwdown
with Bobby Flay, KSBW news anchor Dan
Green, auctioneer Butch Lindley (former
3rd District Supervisor Monterey County
and a partner in Lockwood Vineyards),
and the many dedicated Friends of LSS
volunteers. For more information go to
www.legalservicesforseniors.org/friends-
of-lss/ or call 899.0492. San Carlos Hall is
located at 500 Church Street in Monterey.
Legal Services For Seniors is a nonprofit
organization that provides free legal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60
years of age and older with an emphasis
on serving those who are socially and/
or economically needy. It has offices in
Seaside and Salinas and outreach in South
County, North County and the Peninsula.
For 28 years it has assisted more than
77,000 Monterey Country seniors with legal issues such as landlord-tenant conflicts,
Medicare insurance mix-ups, consumer
fraud, financial elder abuse, simple wills,
guardianships and more.
few years earlier. Living there
was a fairytale. We found people to baby sit for coffee (it was
very dear in Germany). An old
woman scrubbed the tile stairs
daily. Across the back courtyard was a young family, they
didn’t speak English, I couldn’t
communicate in German, but
communicate we did in the
language of motherhood, there was a baby just a little older than Jay. I washed
Jay’s diapers in a big vat of boiling water and hung them on the line by the river
to dry. Often they would freeze. It was lonely for me. When the weather was
nice we would sit out in the yard watching the river boats lazily float by, the
famous castle on a distant hilltop. Larry was gone all day with the car; I had my
friends around Stuttgart but none in Heidelberg. I painted a little, read a lot, and
cooked. Jay and I would go for walks and pick flowers; down the street was
an ice cream wagon where there were frozen fruit ices. Our friends came often
and the landlord, Heinz Beisel (who, we learned, was under surveillance by
either Hallschlag U boys or the CIA because of alleged illegal connections with
somebody) was most cheerful. A magical place in a time of “peace”. We used
any extra funds to travel, several times to Bavaria, visiting our friend Wade, in
Munich, who married his sweetheart, Betty, a few weeks after J.J.s birth.
Our home was the ground floor of an old stone house, divided into
apartments. We had the ground floor. In the wing outside our back door and
across the yard housed the young German couple. I spoke rudimentary German
enough to ask for a loaf of bread or the location of the Ladies’ Room, the frau
was more interested in speaking English (more rudimentary than my German)
so I learned nothing of her language. Child rearing was quite different than
ours, babies were encouraged to relinquish diapers at about eight months and
the poor little tot of my friend was marched outside through the snow to the
fully plumbed bathroom but an outside facility to sit on the toilet until he performed We met at the clothes line and looked across the yard to the beautiful
river which ran by our back door.
Mary Ann visited as did several of our “stateside” friends, giving us an
opportunity to visit the famous castle and, of course, The Red Ox Inn,” Zum Roten Ochsen” the famous student Pub, The house was erected in 1703 owned by
the Spengel family. The guest will find not just a museum relict of old student
times, but a place of unfenced joyful encounters on historical background. The
international whirl of languages, sung or spoken creates a unique atmosphere.
It was a joyful place in a joyful town following a period of horrendous times in
Germany. I will continue our journeys in the weeks to come.
. 1.. Jay at two weeks 2. at six months 3. Betty and Wade Matthews – 1960
4 The bridge over the Neckar..at the foot of our yard…5. Same bridge at night
6. The Red Ox
Animal Tales and
Other Random Thoughts
Monthly Special Section
This month: Earth Day and our Community Garden
The plots are sold out and there is a waiting list for pieces of 7,500 square feet of
garden space. Families, students, children, Service Learners, veteran gardeners and
those just looking to enjoy a gorgeous day with nature came out to celebrate Earth Day
in Pacific Grove’s Community Garden. There were displays and educational programs,
crafts and a pot luck, a blessing by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and poetry with Pacific
Grove’s Poet-In-residence, dr. Barbara Mossberg, plus our Poetry Out Loud champion
Arwa Awan, and spontaneous music from Susie Joyce.
Here are some stats from Karin Locke, who has made it her purpose to see the
Community Garden grow:
52 adults
33 children
Multi generational families, at least three sets of grandparents involved
Ethnic and religious diversity achieved
Ceramics using natural found materials for the children
Educational programs for children in the garden
Water conservation and instructional demonstrations
CSUMB Service Learners discussing their fields of interest
Poetry under the trees was magical
Political free event
Yoga in the meadow
Picnic pot luck a success- kids loved the peanut butter & Jelly!
Social Media campaign successful...2,331 people tuned into the garden the week prior
to the event
Warren Knox sold a couple of boxes, did better here than in a San Jose garden event- he
donated a small box to the garden!
Succulent garden was a hit!
Support from our Mayor Bill Kampe!
Support from PGUSD for the fee waiver!
Volunteer grounds clean up around the children's garden from Heidie's group of mommies in the children's garden
The Blessing...so perfect!
Left: Barbara Mossberg recited an original piece so
apropos for the occasion.
Below, Susie Joyce and Arwa
Awan waited their turn. Arwa
recited two of the pieces she’ll
be doing in competition next
week, including Dana Goia’s
“Becoming a Redwood.”
Times • Page 19
Herbaliscious!
“Those herbs which perfume the air
most delightfully, not passed by as the rest,
but, being trodden upon and crushed, are
three; that is, burnet, wild thyme and watermints. Therefore, you are to set whole
alleys of them, to have the pleasure when
you walk or tread.”
—Frances Bacon
Dana Goforth
Diggin’ It!
is limited. Mint, spearmint, and peppermint have a tendency to bossy-boots
A number of years ago, my
friend Cindy purchased a small
piece of land in Idaho with the
intention of living off the grid and
being completely self-sufficient.
Her first project, after drilling a
well, was to create a vegetable and
herb garden. In went tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, and chard. Off to the
side, she planted thyme, oregano,
basil, and other culinary herbs. After
two years, she capped the well and
moved back to California; but her
plan was to return to Idaho after her
Chive (Allium schoenoprasum) is worth
kids were grown. Ten years later,
growing for its lovely flowers which add
Cindy went back to her property,
texture to a garden, let alone its onion-like
expecting to have it overrun with
native grasses and wildflowers. She flavor.
was amazed to find the herbs had
not only survived the harsh northwest
their way through an entire garden but
winters but had thrived. The land was
will thrive in a large container. Chive
covered with hearty bushes of thyme
and oregano. Even the fragrant mint was (Allium schoenoprasum) also likes to
happy… as evidenced by the clumps that live in a pot… or two.
covered the wellhead. The basil, on the
Know your Herbs
other hand, didn’t do as well… it was
Going to a nursery or opening up a
nowhere to be seen.
seed catalog can offer a daunting selecI tell this story to illustrate the hartion of herb varieties. Sage officinalis,
diness of some herbs. Like many plants
for instance, has at least five varietals
left to themselves, herbs will find the
best place to survive.
The definition of “herb” is broad.
From a botanical viewpoint, an herb is a
non-woody plant that bears flowers and
dies back every year. But many culinary
herbs are actually small, woody bushes
and, in milder climates, are evergreen.
Rosemary, for instance, is native to the
Mediterranean region and does very well
in Pacific Grove. (So well in fact, you
might use your neighbors’ rosemary and
save space for something else in your
own garden.)
Sage (Sage officinalis) has many varieties and not all are edible though most
Culinary Herb Garden
are attractive.
A traditional “kitchen” garden
became popular in medieval times and
often included a special area for culinary commonly used in cooking; but there are
loads of sage species that should not be
and medicinal herbs. In France, a jardin
potager is still popular in urban and rural ingested (except by butterflies). Similarly, thyme can be creeping, red, English,
households. I envision nuns lovingly
French, lemon, lime, or even elfin. Thytending a garden surrounded by tall,
mus vulgarus is where to start for this
stone walls and gravel paths. A kitchen
traditional cooking herb. Let your taste
garden or potager may be well manibuds take you down the thyme-covered
cured or have a wild, un-cultivated feel.
path when deciding what to plant. Two
Large ceramic pots will compliment any
more herbs, dill (Anethum graveolens)
garden. Those cute plants in a tiny 2”
and
French tarragon (Artemisia dracunclay pots might rate high on the “awwculus),
are interesting additions to both
ww” meter, but there’s little bang for the
garden and kitchen. Dill will reseed easily so plant accordingly. Bringing it on
home is basil. Basil has the distinction
of having a wide range of flavors, which
are very much dictated by the climate
where they are grown. Again, there are
many species of this smoky tasting herb,
so do your research.
Herb Lore
Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis)
can grow as an upright bush or a hanging creeper.
buck in terms of culinary supply. Most
common herbs want to spread their rooty
toes and wings. Some rosemary species
(Rosemarinus officinalis, for instance),
can grow to six feet tall and just as wide.
Similarly, thyme and oregano like space
as Cindy’s surreptitious Idaho garden
proved. Some common herbs should be
in containers, especially if garden space
Cooking with
Herbs
Did you know that the word tarragon is derived from the Latin dracunculus, which means “little dragon”? I’ve
never seen my tarragon plant actually
breath fire, but you never know what
happens after dark. Herbs and many
other plants have a deliciously interesting history. In 1892, Richard Folkard
wrote that rosemary was favored and
that “young fairies, under the guise
of snakes, lie concealed under its
branches.” The ancient Greeks believed
rosemary strengthened memory and
routinely braided long stems in their
hair during exams. Basil has the dual
distinction of being both a sacred plant
Basil Pesto
and a powerful protector plant. In India,
basil was often laid with those who have
passed away, but in ancient Egypt it was
considered a token of love. Not so different in a broad sense I suppose. In addition, some herb lore mentions that basil
is a plant to determine one’s chastity and
would wither in the hands of the impure.
Bringing it home is sage. When burned,
not only does sage drive out negativity
and evil spirits, but brings wealth and
abundance as well. (I wonder if Cindy
tried this before she moved?)
Resources
Total Time: 5 min
Prep: 5 min
Yield: 1 cup
Level: Easy
Ingredients
2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper, to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino
cheese
Directions
Combine the basil, garlic, and pine
nuts in a food processor and pulse
until coarsely chopped. Add 1/2
cup of the oil and process until fully
incorporated and smooth. Season
with salt and pepper.
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
takes its name from the Latin word for
“dragon,” but it sweet aroma is anything
but fiery.
We have several fine nurseries on
the Peninsula, and I encourage you to
shop locally. However, it may be costprohibitive for our nurseries to carry a
large assortment of unusual herb plants
or seeds. I recommend two wonderful
businesses that have interesting and diverse inventories: Nichols Garden Nursery in Ashland, Oregon, and Crimson
Sage in Northern California. Both have
a robust online presence and an extensive organic selection. They also love to
talk about their plants and seeds!
If using immediately, add all the
remaining oil and pulse until smooth.
Transfer the pesto to a large serving
bowl and mix in the cheese.
If freezing, transfer to an air-tight
container and drizzle remaining
oil over the top. Freeze for up to 3
months. Thaw and stir in cheese.
Basil Pesto II
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 5 Minutes
Servings: 16
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups packed fresh basil leaves
4 cloves garlic
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
Dill (Anethum graveolens) grows tall 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley (opand reseeds easily.
tional)
Dana Goforth lives in Pacific Grove
with 5 long-haired cats and an awesome
vacuum cleaner. She is a writer, artist, and
gardener. Her latest book, Hollow Reed
Reiki I, was published last year. You can
find out more about Dana at www.danagoforth.com.
Thyme (thymus vulgarus) is one of the
most hardy of herbs.
DIRECTIONS:
Combine basil, garlic, Parmesan
cheese, olive oil, and nuts in the bowl
of a food processor or blender. Blend to
a smooth paste. Add parsley if desired.
Tom Stevens
Otter Views
Forgotten Species
Reviews were mixed as planet Earth marked its
Day this week.
On the hopeful side of the ledger, many world policymakers now acknowledge the global climate change
that scientists and Al Gore have been warning about for
decades. As evidence, a group of nations with Arctic
frontage are currently considering rules to safeguard
fisheries and other resources newly exposed by melting
polar ice. That’s a first.
Also encouraging, in a weird way, is China’s grudging and belated recognition that it faces a few pollution
challenges. Discovering 16,000 dead pigs in your biggest city’s water supply will do that. China’s official
media have even begun posting air quality warnings on
days when citizens cannot see their own feet. This is a
good start.
Even the world’s foremost, and least apologetic,
polluter is showing flickers of environmental awareness.
In an astonishing development last week, citizens of the
deep red U.S. state of Nebraska voiced their fear that a
proposed crude oil pipeline would endanger their aquifer.
Similar worries motivated activists in deep blue California to sue the federal government for too hastily approving shale oil “fracking” plans for the Central Coast.
So, some good news, or at least, some indications
of sentience. On the other hand, the recession-whacked
Eurozone recently abandoned its promising cap-andtrade carbon tax system. And in the developing world as
elsewhere, rapacious mineral mining, deforestation, coal
burning, species decimation and overfishing continue
apace, further depleting a once beautiful and bountiful
planet.
If there is an up side to any of this, it may be that these despoliations are at last
being recognized. For instance, governments that formerly countenanced the lucrative
body parts trade in vanishing species like whales, sharks, dolphins, elephants, walruses,
gorillas, rhinos, tigers and black bears now face growing condemnation.
But what about vanishing species that were not recognized? Take the naugas, for
example. When was the last time you heard about them? These shy, slow-witted ground
dwellers were hunted to extinction in our lifetime to satisfy a decadent nation’s lust for
recliner chairs and mock leather accessories. But did Cher foreswear her naugahyde
playsuits? Did you read one syllable in Smithsonian about “The Plight of the Nauga?”
And what about the mos? No one misses them. Yet these gentle, flightless birds
gave their lives – nay, their entire species – so that movie stars and pedicurists could
wear puffy mo “hair” sweaters over their naugahyde playsuits.
It seems incredible now, but the naugahyde and mohair craze came and went in
a single generation, taking these poor doomed creatures with it. We won’t again see
the nauga padding happily through the forest, snuffling for berries; no more the torpid
mo, blinking in the rain. Even their by-products are vanishing. To see anything made
of naugahyde or mohair these days, you have to go to the Salvation Army store, and
get there early.
And what about The Plight of the Shoe Tree? Lacking the grandeur of such showy
forest titans as redwoods and mahogany, these endangered, low-growing closet dwellers
have gotten precious little media coverage until now. I’ll bet you can’t remember the
last time you channel surfed the news and saw hundreds of protesters, arms interlocked,
facing down a line of bulldozers and chanting: “Save the Shoe Tree Forests!”
While on the subject of endangered forests, whatever happened to balsa wood?
There was that one big raft Thor Heyerdahl built for Kon Tiki, then a few years of model
glider kits, but I haven’t seen anything made of balsa for a long time. Another species
once prominent in gliding but now facing extinction is the humble skeet. Wobbling
slightly and emitting their plaintive, whirring cries, vast flocks of skeet once glided
over America in sky-darkening numbers. But today? Just look around.
Another once-populous airborne species was the boomerang, a native Australian
flyer that migrated as far as Honolulu in my youth. There, friends and I launched many
of these colorful, winged avians skyward by hand, but they never came back as promised. We also lost many species of kite in the same way.
Things needn’t end like this for other, more familiar species if we simply act now.
Most of us have already sworn off sable coats, elephant foot umbrella stands, and libido
potions made from powdered rhinoceros horn. We can do the same for other species
whose by-products are today heedlessly traded on world markets: the rat-tail combs,
gooseneck handlebars, and cat’s eye marbles still bought and sold in the millions, or
at least, the high hundreds.
In these enlightened times, do we still need ducktail haircuts, ox blood loafers and
hound’s tooth sport coats? Can’t we find humane, eco-friendly alternatives to the fish
eye lens, the rabbit ear antenna, and the dog leg fairway?
I think you know the answer.
The shoe tree, onceubiquitous denizen of
gentlemen’s closets,
once could be found in
species that included
the four-tier (above), the
floor model (not pictured,
but once common) and
the lowly single model
(below) which had a
cedar subspecies.
Times • Page 21
Regional Parks schedules
ecologically-minded classes
The Monterey Peninsula Regional
Park District (mprpd.org) continues its
busy schedule of nature programs in late
April.
Details on some of them follow. See
the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park
District’s new Let’s Go Outdoors! spring/
summer guide or go to mprpd.org to learn
about all upcoming activities of The Park
District.
•
Spring Wildlife Discovery at Palo
Corona Park
Join us for a day beginning along
Carmel’s new South Bank Trail that passes
through an enticing riparian woodland
wildlife habitat. Following a lunchtime
stop at the center of the park, we’ll ascend
to the Monterey Pine forest ridgeline for
an afternoon in a very different wildlife
habitat. Van transportation provided from
meeting point to trailhead. gain: 400 to 900
feet. Distance: 5 to 7 miles. Instructor:
Bruce Elliott.
Ages 12 to adult, Saturday, April 27, 9
AM-3:30 PM, Palo Corona Regional Park
(entrance is on east side of Highway 1,
approximately 200 yards south of Carmel
River Bridge, which is just south of Rio
Road), $20 (district resident), $22 (nondistrict nt). Pre-registration required.
•
Snapshot Day 2013 (Training, Free)
Snapshot Day is a one-day water
quality event focused on the watersheds
that flow into the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary. Teams of volunteers
are assigned to sites where they will take
field measurements and water samples.
This is a great way to learn about water
quality and watersheds! (The actual Snapshot Day is on Saturday, May 4.) This is
a Community ALIVE! (Act Locally In
Volunteer Endeavors) project. For more
information, call 659-6065 or e-mail [email protected].
Ages 10 to adult, Saturday, April 27,
10 AM-12:30 PM, REI store, 145 General
Stilwell Drive, Marina, free.
•
Composting Made Easy
Learn to compost. Let nature help
you recycle your garden trimmings and
food scraps by composting them into a
nutrient-rich soil amendment! Organic
material represents approximately 1/3 of
all household waste. Composting helps
reduce the amount of “garbage” going
into local landfills and instead turns it
in a beneficial resource for your garden.
Instructors: Monterey Regional Waste
Management District staff.
Ages 9-adult, Saturday, April 27, 11
AM-12 noon, to be held at in conjunction
with MEarth Day, Hilton Bialek Habitat
at Carmel Middle School, Carmel Valley
Road, $5 admission at door.
•
The Power of Plants: Spring Growth
Have you ever wondered about the
benefits of plants that grow along the
trail? Humans have made practical uses
of them since ancient times. Take a short
walk discovering edible, medicinal and
utilitarian properties of plants that may
grow in your own backyard. Then look at
plant strategies that allow them to survive
and flourish. Instructor: Sharon Mitchell,
MPRPD volunteer naturalist.
Ages 10-adult, Saturday, April 27, 1
PM-3 PM, Garland Park Visitor Center,
700 W. Carmel Valley Road, $5 (district
resident), $6 (non-district resident). Preregistration required.
•
To register online, go to mprpd.
org and register with Visa, MasterCard
or Discover. Walk-in pre-registration
is accepted Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM to
1 PM at the MPRPD office, 60 Garden
Court, Suite 325, Monterey (checks,
money orders and credit accepted). Preregistration is required for all fee-based
classes and is strongly recommended for
all free programs. No day-of-registration
for fee-based programs be accepted. For
more information, please call Joseph at
372-3196, ext. 102, or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Monterey County Science Fair participants
tecognized by MRWPCA Board
On March 10 at the Monterey
County Science Fair at California
State University Monterey Bay, two
student projects were selected by
Monterey Regional Water Pollution
Control Agency staff for special
recognition.
The awards, one Junior Division project and one Senior Division
project, are presented each year to
support science development and
projects that highlight water recycling and pollution prevention issues.
In addition to announcing the
awards at the Science Fair, the winners received award plaques at the
March 25 MRWPCA Board of Directors meeting.
The Junior Division award went
to Ms. Jamie Maniulit, 8th Grade,
Harden Middle School, Salinas, for
“Rice Water or Regular Water.” Her
project studied the effects of rice
rinse water and tap water on radish
seedlings. The project highlights the
value of water recycling for home
irrigation. In fact, national studies
show more water is used outside than
inside the typical American home.
The safe reuse of home waters for
landscape irrigation can significantly
reduce potable water demand.
Mr. Alexander Dieguez, 9th
Grade, Salinas High School, Salinas,
won the Senior Division for “The Effect of Desalinated Ocean Water on
Plants.” His innovative project studied
the effects of solar distilled seawater
on romaine lettuce plants versus tap
water. One remarkable aspect of his
research was a homemade desalination
evaporator powered by solar panels.
Water treatments, especially seawater
desalination, are energy intensive. This
project addressed both energy and
water resource conservation.
MRWPCA is dedicated to providing cost effective, reliable wastewater
collection and treatment and producing
safe high-quality recycled water for
food crop irrigation.
MRWPCA was formed as a joint
powers public entity in 1972 to provide regional wastewater collection,
treatment and recycling for Pacific
Grove, Monterey, Del Rey Oaks, Seaside, Sand City, the former Fort Ord,
Castroville, Moss Landing, Boronda,
Salinas, Marina and unincorporated areas of northern Monterey County. The
recycled water is used for food crop
irrigation in the northern Salinas Valley. Reducing the need to pump water
from wells is part of the regional effort
to slow seawater intrusion. MRWPCA
serves approximately 250,000 people.
The Green Page
Bag ban proposal outlined
The City of Pacific Grove is considering a ban on single use disposable bags modeled after the ban recently implemented by the City of Monterey. This is in response
to concerns about the impacts of single-use bags on the environment and the growing
interest among local citizens and governments to develop a prohibitive ordinance.
The proposed ordinance would eliminate the common use of plastic single-use
bags, encourage the use of reusable bags by consumers and retailers, and reduce the
consumption of single-use bags in general.
Paper versus plastic is not the issue addressed by the proposed ordinance. Rather it
is intended for Pacific Grove residents and visitors to avoid single-use bags altogether
in favor of reusable bags when purchasing goods.
Proposed Ordinance Requirements:
• Ban the distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags
• Potentially implement a fee of up to 25¢ in all retail stores for paper bags (bag
revenue is retained by stores). Paper bags would be required to contain at least 40
percent post-consumer recycled fiber and display the content on the outside of the
bag
Exemptions from the Proposed Ban on Plastic Bags:
• Plastic bags used in stores for bulk items, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, frozen
foods, flowers, deli foods, and similar items
• Dry cleaner, newspaper and door hanger bags
• Restaurants or take-out food establishments that receive 90 percent or more of its
revenue from the sale of food that is prepared on premises
• Non-profit charitable organizations that re-use or recycle donated goods and receive
more than 50 percent of their revenue from the sale of them
• Customers participating in the California Special Supplement Food Program for
women, infants and children
Encouraged:
• A reusable bag made of cloth or other machine washable fabric that has hands OR
a durable plastic bag with handles that is at least 2.5mm thick and is specifically
designed and manufactured for multiple reuse
** Don’t forget to regularly wash your reusable bags! **
The California Integrated Waste Management Board estimates that Californians use
nearly 20 billion single use plastic bags per year and discard over one hundred plastic
bags per second. Many of these bags end up in the ocean, where they can be mistaken
for food and harm marine life.
It takes almost four times as much energy and 20 times as much fresh water to
manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
For Questions:
2100 Sunset Dr
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Ph: 831.648.5722
[email protected]
Intruders scaring nursing
seals from PG beaches
By Thom Akeman
More than a dozen harbor seals have been born on the little beach at the
bottom of 5th Street this spring and for one magical week this month, when 10
of them were born there, you could watch them napping, nursing and swimming
around with their moms. But those serene scenes have been limited because that
area hasn’t been secured as well as in past years, and people have been going
down to the shoreline regularly and scaring away the seals and their babies.
In all, there have been about 70 harbor seals born on Pacific Grove beaches
so far this year and more will be appearing during the next few weeks. Most
have been born – and are being reared – on the beach at Hopkins Marine Station. The cute, little creatures there can be seen easily from beside the Coastal
Trail, where Hopkins’ 6-foot fence separates the wildlife from people and
dogs on the trail. There were 46 baby seals on that beach one day this week,
most still with their moms, some weaned and on their own, and a few alone
and in trouble.
There has been more mortality than usual among the baby seals this year,
with 13 known to have died while in the nursing stages and 2 others have been
rescued by the Marine Mammal Center. Some mortality is normal for a variety
of natural reasons, but this year the number is about twice what is normally
seen by this stage of the pupping season.
It’s impossible to know if the human intrusions in the 5th Street area play
a role in the higher mortality this year, but it’s been obvious that the normal
seal patterns there have been disrupted by those actions. Many people heading
towards the nursing seals have turned back after docents told them about the
temporary closure. They didn’t know because vandals have repeatedly torn
down closure signs there and removed barricades – some put up by the city,
some by Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary officials. The seal that
gave birth at Lovers Point on April 6, closing the city’s main beach for most
of a week, is one that normally delivers her pups at 5th Street but was scared
away earlier that day.
Although they haven’t all survived, we believe these have been the births
to date:
54 at Hopkins Marine Station
14 at 5th Street
1 at Lovers Point
Please remember to not disturb seals and their pups. If you see
someone doing that, please call the police at 911. If you see a different problem, call the Marine Mammal Center at (831) 633-6298, or
the NOAA hotline at 1-800-853-1964, and let trained rescuers assess
the situation and take whatever action is necessary.
Boxer, Defazio introduce bill to require labeling of genetically engineered foods
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
introduced the Genetically Engineered
Food Right-to-Know Act on Wednesday, legislation that would require the
Food and Drug Administration to clearly
label genetically engineered foods so
that consumers can make informed
choices about what they eat.
“Americans have the right to know
what is in the food they eat so they can
make the best choices for their families,”
Senator Boxer said. “This legislation
is supported by a broad coalition of
consumer groups, businesses, farmers,
fishermen and parents who all agree that
consumers deserve more, not less, information about the food they buy.”
“When American families purchase
food, they deserve to know if that food
was genetically engineered in a laboratory,” Representative DeFazio said. “This
legislation is supported by consumer’s
rights advocates, family farms, environ-
mental organizations, and businesses,
and it allows consumers to make an
informed choice.”
“All over this country people are
becoming more conscious about the
foods they are eating and the foods they
are serving to their kids. This is certainly
true for genetically engineered foods,”
Senator Sanders said. “I believe that
when a mother goes to the store and
buys food for her child she has the right
to know what she is feeding her child.”
Nine other Senators from a variety
of states co-sponsored the bill.
A companion bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives
with 22 Congress members co-sponsoring the House version.
According to surveys, more than
90 percent of Americans support the
labeling of genetically engineered foods.
In fact, many consumers are surprised
to learn that GE foods are not already
labeled.
Currently, the FDA requires the
labeling of over 3,000 ingredients, additives and processes, but, according to
Sen. Boxer’s press office, the agency has
resisted labels for genetically modified
foods. In a 1992 policy statement, the
FDA allowed GE foods to be marketed
without labeling, claiming that these
foods were not “materially” different
from other foods because the genetic
differences could not be recognized by
taste, smell or other senses.
The legislation would require clear
labels for genetically engineered whole
foods and processed foods, including
fish and seafood. The measure would
direct the FDA to write new labeling
standards that are consistent with U.S.
labeling standards and international
standards.
Sixty-four countries around the
world already require the labeling of GE
foods, including all the member nations
of the European Union, Russia, Japan,
China, Australia and New Zealand.
This legislation follows last year’s
letter from Senator Boxer, Representative DeFazio and 54 Senate and House
lawmakers urging the FDA to require the
labeling of GE foods. Sen. Boxer notes that the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act
has broad support from organizations
and businesses, including the Center for
Food Safety, Consumers Union, Environmental Working Group, Just Label It,
the National Farmers Union, Stonyfield
Farms, Consumer Federation of America, AllergyKids Foundation, National
Cooperative Grocers Association, New
England Farmers Union, Northwest
Atlantic Marine Alliance, Center for
Environmental Health, Chefs Collaborative, Label GMOs, Alaska Trollers
Association, Ben & Jerry’s, Clif Bar
& Company, Lundberg Family Farms,
Nature’s Path, Annie’s Inc., and others.
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Scouts work against dune erosion at Asilomar
Earth Day service project and learning experience
Cub Scouts from Monterey participated in an Earth Day service project at Asilomar State Beach. They learned about erosion and preservation from the Park
docents and rangers, and then set out to work on the dunes. The scouts, their
leaders and parents collected kelp from the beach, bringing it back to the dunes
to provide fertilizer for the seedling plants that they then planted on the dunes.
Cub Scout Pack 131, with members from Carmel and Monterey, completed this
Earth Day project as part of the World Conservation Award, and other scouting
requirements. Members of Cub Scout Pack 132, with members from Pacific
Grove and Monterey, were also in attendance.
HOPE Services to hold recycling event
RFP issued for stormwater work
A Request for Proposals has been issued to implement a portion of the Proposition
84 ASBS (Area of Special Biological Signifiance) grant. The request is for proposals
from qualified teams to:
support the design and implementation of an education and outreach strategy for
building stewardship on storm water, water quality, and pollution issues in the City, and
support the implementation of a residential retrofit rebate program in the Greenwood Park watershed.
These initiatives are funded by a State Water Board Proposition 84 Area of Special
Biological Significance (ASBS) grant that must be completed by May 30, 2014. The
RFP will be posted on the City website, and staff intends to bring a recommendation
for contract award at the June 5 City Council meeting.
This Green Page
is sponsored by:
A free e-waste and clothing recycling event benefiting HOPE Services is scheduled
for Friday, April 26 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at 1200 Fechteler Drive, Monterey, in
La Mesa Village.
Computers, cables and mice, monitors, keyboards, scanners, printers, servers,
VCR/DVD players, fax machines, radios, TVs, CPUs, stereos, record players, speakers,
cameras, telephones, cell phones, iPods, wire and medical, and sound and recording
equipment are all acceptable to be recycled. Used clothing in plastic bags and small
household items will also be gladly accepted.
All electronic materials donated will be safely recycled by State Approved Recycler
ECS Recycling. Donations are tax-deductible as permitted by law. HOPE Services offers employment and independent living services to assist people with developmental
disabilities so they can participate in and contribute to their communities.
For more information call 595-3396 or visit www.hopeservices.org.
Art in service of science
Science illustration students exhibit work
Bulk refills of bath, body
and cleaning products
s
Eco-friendly home goods and gift items
801 #A Lighthouse Ave., Monterey
831-373-3720
www.masgreenliving.com
Mon, Thurs-Sat.: 10-6 • Sun: 11-5
Closed: Tues. & Wed.
If you’ve ever wondered about the artwork that illustrates science textbooks,
field guides, and interpretive signs in parks and nature preserves, you have the opportunity to learn about it at an exhibit in Pacific Grove.
Illustrating Nature, the fourth annual exhibit of work by students in the CSU
Monterey Bay Science Illustration Program, will be on display at the Pacific Grove
Museum of Natural History May 4 through June 16. The museum is located at 165
Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.
The opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 3.
The 65 illustrations and several field sketchbooks in the exhibit depict subjects
ranging from our local kelp forest to life on Mars and using media including pen and
ink, scratchboard, colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital media.
A demonstration of science illustration methods and techniques will be held at
the museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free.
More information about the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is available at
http://www.pgmuseum.org/
Real estate Bulletin
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Market SnapShot (as of April 23, 2013)
Pacific Grove
Single Family
Number of
Properties
Median
Price
Current
Inventory
28
$799,500 $1,549,143
73
Properties
in Escrow
37
$599,000
$726,903
61
Closed Sales
April
13
$640,000
$785,889
122
Closed Sales
Year to Date 2013
54
$645,000
$749,098
90
Average Price
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