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Kiosk In This Issue April 30-May 6, 2010 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. II, Issue 32 See MARKET Page 2 SWAT - Page 3 Times See TEACHERS Page 2 Let’s dance! - Page 13 What I did for Earth Day - Page 11 By Marge Ann Jameson The hot potato has been tossed back to the City Council. The operator of the Pacific Grove Farmers’ Market, Everyone’s Harvest, has agreed to a potential relocation of the market, and also states that it will cooperate with what ever decision is made by Pacific Grove City Council. Prior to a board meeting held Sunday, April 25 some public input was requested but due to time constraints they have also requested more public input before requesting a change in their use permit. Since its inception in 2008, the Farmers’ Market has faced repeated dissatisfaction from some merchants on Lighthouse Avenue who did not like the fact that the Market blocks traffic for two blocks each Monday afternoon. The public, however, seemed to like the location. Recently, it was suggested by the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Improvement District that the Market be moved to a city parking lot near the Bank of America, but that location, too, faced opposition. It had been one of the original sites suggested when the Farmers’ Market was first approved, but nearby merchants objected because it would block their own parking. It was also suggested that the Market move to Saturdays but a large number of vendors who are contracted by the Market advised that they were unable to be there on Saturdays. Farmers’ Market OKs move to Central Hot potato back to Council May 19 Draft of proposed new location by Everyone’s Harvest PGUSD teacher layoffs likely averted — for now By Marge Ann Jameson The Pacific Grove School District and its Board have been wrestling for months with the issue of a declining property tax base and the need to cut as much as $500,000 from the budget. The budget process, which begins at the beginning of the school year and gets into deep details in December, was based on the assumption was that the board would have to cut $500,000 to cover some of the loss in property tax to meet projections three years out. In March, to meet state requirements, the Board issued “pink slips” of possible layoffs to many teachers, sparking protest and deep concern among parents and staff members as well as the Board and unions representing classified and instructional personnel. “We had been reducing by bits and April showers are bringing May flowers The Monterey Peninsula is covered with flowers, it seems, brought on by late April showers. The rain may not be over yet, but then again, neither are the flowers. Photo by Nate Phillips Friday, April 30 7:00 p.m Student Performances Shall We Dance • 373-5678 $15 Friday, April 30 8:00 p.m. I Cantori di Carmel First United Methodist Church Pacific Grove Tickets: Bookmark • 648-6508 General Admission $20 Saturday, May 1 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Simple Pleasures The Works 667 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove $10 (Students 2 for 1) Sunday, May 2 8:00 p.m. I Cantori di Carmel Carmel Mission Basilica Carmel Tickets: Bookmark • 648-6508 General Admission $20 Reserved seating $25 Saturday, May 1 3:00 p.m. Golden State Theatre MPC Orchestra Director Dave Dally $10.00 donation (Interested string players call: 626-9007) Sundays May 2, 9, & 16 Art & Nature: Drawing from Collections Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Registration $95 Info: 648-5716 ext.17 Monday, May 3 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Cooking Demonstration "Simple, Spring, Seasonal Vegetables Stir-fry" Pat Tanumihardja Farmers Market Lighthouse Ave. Info: 384-6961 Tuesday, May 4- Thursday May 6 9:00am to 7:00pm Mother’s Day Jewelry Sale at Monterey Peninsula College Tuesday, May 4 7:00 p.m. Sustainable Pacific Grove Presents CSUMB 's Shrinking Environmental Footprint PG Museum of Natural History Free Wednesday, May 5 Operation Yellow Ribbon Care Packages to Troops Items needed info: Joan Bizzozero 625-5128 Barbara Johnson 622-7630 Sylvia Fabris 484-1104 Saturday, May 22 2:00 p.m. Lecture Science Art from Cave Walls to Computer Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Free Ongoing Mondays Certified Farmers Market 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove Free, For Info: 831-384-6961

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The April 30th, 2010 Issue of the Cedar Street Times.

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Page 1: April 30th Issue

Kiosk In This Issue

April 30-May 6, 2010 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. II, Issue 32

See MARKET Page 2

Opinion

SWAT - Page 3

Times

See TEACHERS Page 2

Let’s dance! - Page 13 What I did for Earth Day - Page 11

By Marge Ann Jameson

The hot potato has been tossed back to the City Council.The operator of the Pacific Grove Farmers’ Market,

Everyone’s Harvest, has agreed to a potential relocation of the market, and also states that it will cooperate with what ever decision is made by Pacific Grove City Council.

Prior to a board meeting held Sunday, April 25 some public input was requested but due to time constraints they have also requested more public input before requesting a change in their use permit.

Since its inception in 2008, the Farmers’ Market has faced repeated dissatisfaction from some merchants on Lighthouse Avenue who did not like the fact that the Market blocks traffic for two blocks each Monday afternoon. The public, however, seemed to like the location.

Recently, it was suggested by the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Improvement District that the Market be moved to a city parking lot near the Bank of America, but that location, too, faced opposition. It had been one of the original sites suggested when the Farmers’ Market was first approved, but nearby merchants objected because it would block their own parking. It was also suggested that the Market move to Saturdays but a large number of vendors who are contracted by the Market advised that they were unable to be there on Saturdays.

Farmers’ Market OKs move to CentralHot potato back to Council May 19

Draft of proposed new location by Everyone’s Harvest

PGUSD teacher layoffs likelyaverted— for nowBy Marge Ann Jameson

The Pacific Grove School District and its Board have been wrestling for months with the issue of a declining property tax base and the need to cut as much as $500,000 from the budget. The budget process, which begins at the beginning of the school year and gets into deep details in December, was based on the assumption was that the board would have to cut $500,000 to cover some of the loss in property tax to meet projections three years out.

In March, to meet state requirements, the Board issued “pink slips” of possible layoffs to many teachers, sparking protest and deep concern among parents and staff members as well as the Board and unions representing classified and instructional personnel.

“We had been reducing by bits and

AprilshowersarebringingMayflowers

The Monterey Peninsula is covered with flowers, it seems, brought on by late April showers. The rain may not be over yet, but then again, neither are the flowers.

Photo byNate Phillips

Friday, April 307:00 p.m

Student PerformancesShall We Dance • 373-5678

$15•

Friday, April 308:00 p.m.

I Cantori di CarmelFirst United Methodist Church

Pacific GroveTickets: Bookmark • 648-6508

General Admission $20•

Saturday, May 17:30 - 9:30 p.m.Simple Pleasures

The Works667 Lighthouse Avenue

Pacific Grove$10 (Students 2 for 1)

•Sunday, May 2

8:00 p.m.I Cantori di Carmel

Carmel Mission BasilicaCarmel

Tickets: Bookmark • 648-6508General Admission $20Reserved seating $25

•Saturday, May 1

3:00 p.m.Golden State Theatre

MPC OrchestraDirector Dave Dally

$10.00 donation(Interested string players call:

626-9007)•

SundaysMay 2, 9, & 16

Art & Nature: Drawingfrom Collections

Pacific Grove Museumof Natural HistoryRegistration $95

Info: 648-5716 ext.17•

Monday, May 35:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Cooking Demonstration"Simple, Spring, Seasonal

Vegetables Stir-fry"Pat TanumihardjaFarmers MarketLighthouse Ave.Info: 384-6961

•Tuesday, May 4-Thursday May 6

9:00am to 7:00pmMother’s Day Jewelry Sale

atMonterey Peninsula

College•

Tuesday, May 47:00 p.m.

Sustainable Pacific GrovePresents

CSUMB 's Shrinking Environmental Footprint

PG Museum of Natural HistoryFree

•Wednesday, May 5

Operation Yellow RibbonCare Packages to Troops

Items needed info:Joan Bizzozero 625-5128

Barbara Johnson 622-7630Sylvia Fabris 484-1104

•Saturday, May 22

2:00 p.m.Lecture

Science Artfrom Cave Walls

to ComputerPacific Grove Museum

of Natural HistoryFree

•Ongoing Mondays

Certified Farmers Market4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Lighthouse Ave., Pacific GroveFree, For Info: 831-384-6961

Page 2: April 30th Issue

Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and is published weekly at 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson News: Cameron Douglas • Jon Guthrie

Contributors: Betsy Slinkard Alexander • Catherine Badin • Guy ChaneyRhonda Farrah • Neil Jameson • Mary Albert • Dixie Layne

Photography: Cameron Douglas • Skyler Lewis • Nate Phillips • Catherine BadinAdvertising Sales: Stacy Loving

Distribution: Kristi Portwood and Stacy LovingHolder of Kite Strings: Katie Shain

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The move won’t come cheaply. Everyone’s Harvest, which holds the use permit, requests approval not only from the City Council but from Public Works, the Police and Fire Departments and the Planning Department. They have also asked for a minimum of four permanent “no parking” signs on Central and Grand Avenue, signs which would depict the days and times when no parking would be allowed. They’re also requesting a permanent directional sign to be erected on westbound Lighthouse Avenue. Everyone’s Harvest pointed out in their letter of Tuesday, April 27 that they have spent thousands of dollars “branding” that location.

They have also requested one permanent banner be erected at Fountain Avenue across Central Avenue advertising the year round Market.

Everyone’s Harvest has also requested their rules and regulations be amended to allow non-certified vendors from surrounding cities to participate in the Pacific Grove Farmers Market with priority still given to Pacific Grove vendors. This request has been denied in the past by the City Council.

Everyone’s Harvest has also asked for clarification of the condition in their contract with the City regarding what would trigger a review.

Further, Everyone’s Harvest requests that the City of Pacific Grove would agree to waive/exempt any fees pertaining to the use permit modification process if the Market’s move is approved.

The item will be on the City Council Agenda for Wednesday, May 19, according to City Manager Tom Frutchey.

pieces over the past few years, and as far from the classroom as we could get, so the next items that had any appreciable effect were staff and teaching staff,” said District Superintendent Ralph Porras.

But on Thursday evening, the Board was expected to receive and approve new Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) which have been negotiated by the district with CSEA and PGTA bargaining units. Those MOUs include a two-day furlough for instructional personnel, which equates to a one percent pay reduction across the board.

Speaking of all parties concerned Porras said, “Everyone shared that common interest of avoiding layoffs. It means different things for different groups. This was clear from the start.”

In January there was an agreement to four furlough days for all management positions, including the District office, principals at the various schools, and others. This equates to a four percent pay reduction for those individuals.

The furlough days should not affect students. Porras said they aiming at non-instructional days – one at the beginning of the year and one at the end – so it will not impact instructional days.

“Students will still have 180 days,” he said. “But it gets tricky with classified employees who work 180 days and only on instructional days and this will have to be worked out.”

Porras says the District will recommend to the Board based on the MOUs being verbally agreed upon by the CSEA and PGTA that they be approved, and he says he anticipates that they will be signed. He will be hand-carrying the MOUs to the meeting as they are still making final adjustments.

Next week there will be a “meet and confer” with those bargaining units representing management and confidential employees, which is primarily secretaries who handle confidential information.

This late in the year, and after signing the MOUs, the District can no longer lay off any certificated personnel. “We don’t intend to lay off anyone, certificated or not,” said Porras.

The MOUs are for two years, but there are clauses to meet and confer if the situation warrants. There will still be reductions needed in future years, according to Porras, but it does take care of the next school year. In September the district will learn its share of property taxes and will begin planning for the 2011-12 school year.

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PGHS Young Writers’ Club

Young Writers’ CornerYoung Writers’ Corner will return next fall

April 30, 2010 CEDAR STREET Times• Page 3

Pacific Grove’s Rain GaugeData reported by Guy Chaney

Week ending 04/28/10 .................................... .26Total for the season .................................... 19.43To date last year (2009) .............................. 15.36Wettest year ............................................................ 47.15during rain year 7/1/97-6/30/98*Driest year ................................................................. 9.87during rain year 7/1/75-6/30/76**Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/

Officers display part of their arsenal in front of a SWAT van.

Commander Nyunt aboard the V150S: The V150S Armored Personnel Ve-hicle was obtained at no cost from California Highway Patrol surplus.

Chiefs: (L-R) Chief George Rawson, Carmel PD; Chief Darius Engles, Pa-cific Grove; Chief Tim Shelby, Monterey.

Town Hall Meeting seton Tree Ordinance

Pacific Grove City Council will hold a town hall meeting on the tree ordinance issue at the Community Center, 515 Junipero Avenue. The meeting is set for Tuesday, May 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. and will be facilitated by a professional facilitator.

By Cameron Douglas

It’s not every day that dozens of top officers from seven police jurisdictions gather in one place with an array of equipment that would make Darth Vader think twice about evil-doing. At the Monterey Peninsula College Public Safety Training Facility on April 21, SWAT vans, special weapons and a light armored vehicle ringed the parking lot where local law enforcement officials convened for a day long anticipated: the formal announcement of a joint community law-enforcement body.

The Monterey Peninsula Regional Special Response Unit, known to our officers as the SRU, is a multi-agency special weapons and tactics, crisis negotiation and tactical medical team. The regional plan is aimed at providing a well-staffed, trained and equipped local tactical team that can respond quickly to any situation that may arise. Officers assigned to the SRU come from the police departments of California State University Monterey Bay, Carmel, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Sand City and Seaside.

Attendees included our own Police Chief Darius Engles, Commander John Nyunt (who is also a Response Unit Commander) and Mayor Carmelita Garcia. Citing a “new economic environment,” officials praised the SRU as a cornerstone for further agreements between localities. Dennis Alexander, a Seaside city council member and reserve officer for Sand City, pointed out that the SRU reduces needed funding and cuts down response time. Monterey City Manager Fred Meurer put it bluntly: “We [the separate cities of the Monterey Peninsula] don’t have the resources to maintain our absolute individual identities anymore.”

Former Seaside Deputy Police Chief Mick Vernon was credited for his extensive efforts to help the project, which began as an idea in 2007. Police Chief Edmundo Rodriguez of Marina, who led the presentation, informed the crowd that the team has

Regional Special Response Unit goes activereceived approximately $407,000 in grant funding so far.

About that armored vehicleThe Commando V150S Armored Personnel Carrier came at no purchase cost. It

was built for the Navy in 1994. The Navy gave it to the California Highway patrol as surplus, and the CHP gave it to our Special Response Unit. Students from Seaside High School painted the vehicle — which used to be blue — as part of an auto shop class project. “It runs great,” Nyunt said. “It’s another tool in our tool box.”

The team saw action during a recent high-risk warrant operation in Marina. “Everything went flawlessly,” said Rodriguez.

On Monday, April 26 a Monterey County jury found Tom Pollacci, a Pebble Beach resident, guilty of one count of rape.

He was found guilty of raping a woman in a loft above his father’s Pacific Grove liquor store, Ron’s Liquors; originally charged with one count of forcible rape as well as sex with a person unable to give consent, the forcible rape charge was dropped.

The jury deliberated for two hours after being handed the case on Friday, April 23 and one hour on Monday before returning the verdict.

Pollaci faces up to eight years in prison and will be sentenced on June 4.

Pollacci found guilty of rape

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Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times •April 30, 2010

Jon Guthrie

High Hats & ParasolsThe News … from 1910.

“Winning Boat” sails into D’s Theater!We rarely know just what our living pictures are about until after we have run them,

but we have a new one on hand that we saw just last night. This is some fine comedy that is titled the “Winning Boat”. This story tells how two children grew up together until, getting a little older, the boy wonders if he loves the girl. To find out, he builds a boat which he then enters in a race for a thousand dollar prize. His competitor is a real villain, a black sheep of the first order. Who will come in on top? You will have to see the story for yourself to learn who wins the boat race.

Several living pictures co-screening with the “Winning Boat” are also excellent. Miss Winnie Mae Gates will be at the piano.1 The curtain goes up at 7:30 sharp!

You can save money and still get outstanding entertainment by paying just 15¢ a seat at D’s. If you attend Nero and the Gladiator at the Work Theater, you will pay $1.50 for a seat.

Across-the-Nation trip feted in GroveSeveral Pacific Grove auto mobilers got together this past Saturday for a road trip

to Pebble Beach by way of the 17 Mile Drive. Six auto mobiles made the trip, taking with them baskets of picnic supplies. 2

Their purpose was to celebrate the 1908 journey made from one side of the United States to the other side. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock took honors as the first people ever to do it. They drove a Packard. The couple left Los Angeles and finished the journey in New York City one month later. 3

Aviation meet comingMonsieur Louis Paullian, the daring French aviator, has been secured to give

exhibitions of his fearless skill in navigating the air. The day-long show will take place in San Francisco and special round-trip tickets will be sold by the Southern Pacific railroad company at a discounted rate. A car load of patrons will depart from Pacific Grove or Monterey and be transported directly to the windy city. A street trolley provides transport to Tanforan Park. Fair-like activities will be available between stunts performed in the bi-winged areoplane.

Sprague has applesMr. N. R. Sprague, who has returned from his ranch near Watsonville and resumed

residence in the Grove, had the honor of shipping from his ranch a carload of the finest apples available in California. All but a few boxes were sent to Chicago and put up at auction. The average sale totaled out at $2.90 per box. The apples have been pronounced by experts to be the finest fruit picked last season. Mr. Sprague has agreed to make a few sacks available to neighbors in the Grove at no cost. Supply is quite limited.

Hunting trip ends minus resultsMr. Bert Ingalls has been away from the grove for the past two weeks. He stated

that the purpose of his absence was to enjoy hunting. However, all he got for his pains, he reports, was the pleasure of drinking the Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee which he took him. 4

Notes from around the area…• Johnston Bros. & Campbell’s has a new recipe for sauerkraut that was developed

in Germany for the Kaiser. Stop by and try a sample.• Mrs. Maud Longley has been elected President of the Grove’s Red, White, and

Blue Club. On May 3, the ladies will be meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Birks, corner of Hawthorne and Irving streets.

• Abandon your wood stove. Let us show you a modern gas stove at the Wright’s hardware store.

• Can you keep a secret? Floyd Gill of Pacific Grove and Emma Ward of Monterey were spotted together in Salinas. The purpose of the couple’s journey was to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk. Joy to them both!

For sale or rent…• M. W. Hoffman and L. K. Miller are selling small bags of bay leaves at the

Grove Bakery. 23¢ each.• Closing out sale of men’s furnishings at Bertold’s. Wading boots as low as

$2.75.• Sweets on sale at Toft’s Candy Store in Pacific Grove. 75¢ for a large box of

chocolates.

(Endnotes)1 In 1910, movies were still silent. The first commercial “talkie”, The Jazz

Singer, was released in the United States during the month of October 1927.

2 The word automobile had not yet developed into a single word. Gas-driven cars were thus referred to as auto mobiles.

3 The cross-country trip was made by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock in 32 days. Their return trip followed a leisurely, circuitous route.

4 Before 1850, coffee was available only as a green bean to be roasted and ground at home. James Folger put an end to that by introducing Folger’s Coffee, pre-roasted, pre-ground, and sealed in a can. The most expensive blend of Folger’s was introduced after 1889. Widely touted, this exclusive brand was labeled with

Union Bank, N.A., through the Union Bank Foundation, has donated $50,000 to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in support of its Splash Zone/Head Start Discovery Program, an education-enrichment program targeted to low-to-moderate income populations. A formal check presentation was made in March by Union Bank President and CEO Masa Tanaka to Julie Packard, executive director and vice chairman of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s board of trustees.

“We are pleased to support a program like the Splash Zone/Head Start Discovery Program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which will instill a sense of wonder and a love of learning in these small children, while developing an appreciation for ocean life, and a desire to protect the species they encounter,” says Union Bank Senior Vice President and Market President Elaine Genevro.

The program is offered to local Head Start centers that provide preschool services to low-income families. Through class visits to the aquarium’s Splash Zone exhibit, and professional development for teachers, the program currently reaches approximately 1,600 children ages three to five, their parents, and 150 Head Start teachers. Many of the families speak Spanish, and the programs are conducted bilingually in Spanish and English. Through hands-on experiences, interactive and bilingual exhibits, and close encounters with animals, Splash Zone introduces families to the ocean environment and conservation.

Union Bank President and CEO Masa Tanaka presents a check to Julie Packard, executive director and vice chairman of the Monterey Bay aquari-um’s board of trustees.

Union Bank donates $50,000 toMonterey Bay Aquariumfor children’s program

City of Pacific Grove Employee of the QuarterJohn Goss chosen by co-workers

Maintenance Worker II, John Goss has been selected as the recipient of the City of Pacific Grove’s distinguished “Employee of the Quarter” award.

John began working for the City on May 1, 1999 as a Maintenance Worker I and currently holds the position of Maintenance Worker II in the Buildings and Grounds Department. He is also a volunteer fire captain for Cachagua Fire Protection district where he has served since 2002. John and his wife Carin also are owners of the Chatterbox restaurant in Carmel Valley.

As a maintenance worker in the building and grounds department, John works with his crew to maintain the city’s buildings and parks. He also assists with duties at the El Carmelo Cemetery. “John is a team player and dedicated to the City and his co-workers,” said Polly Fry. “John was nominated by his peers for his overall work performance. He has a can-do attitude and gets the job done.”

John will be presented with a certificate of appreciation and will lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the May 5 Council meeting.

Your achievements

Peeps

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Your achievements

Peeps

PeepsBrag a little! Send your achievements, be they awards, engagements, weddings, births, graduations, to Cedar Street Times. If it’s about Pacific Grove, we want to hear it -- and so does everyone else!Email: [email protected]. Color pictures at 200 dpi pre-ferred but we’ll work with what you’ve got. Or send us a letter to 311a Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, 93950. Our fax number is 831-324-4745 or call us at 831-324-4742.

April 30, 2010 CEDAR STREET Times• Page 5

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Thank you for the thank-you

The members of Girl Scout Troop 2033, those champions of the Pacific Grove Public Library, stopped in at Cedar Street Times to say thanks for giving them some press. A large, bright, one-of-a-kind Thank You sign now hangs on the south wall of our office, a treasure we shall cherish for years to come. the Scouts were able to donate $570 to the Library as a result of the fund-raising efforts.

This week, Cedar Street Times is proud to celebrate a year of photos on our pages by two very talented young men, Skyler Lewis and Nate Phillips. Both are students at Pacific Grove High School. Skyler’s first photos for us were of the 2009 Wildflower Show at the Museum, and we will feature his photos of the recent show in a future issue. Likewise, Nate’s first photos for us were of the Sea Otter Classic. We have these photos ready for a future edition as well.

We have enjoyed working with Skyler and Nate for the past year and look forward to many more thrilling photos and photo pages in future issues. We know from your comments that even those of you who don’t know them personally agree with us, that these two fine artists are a wonderful addition to Cedar Street Times.

Many people have told us how brilliant the colors in their photos are in our online version, so we encourage everyone to look at the archive at www.cedarstreetttimes.com.

Skyler Lewis by Nate Phillips

Happy anniversary

Nate Phillips by Skyler Lewis

Nate:I first got interested in photography in middle school, originally to take

photos of my friends when they would go out mountain biking. I’ve been taking photos for two or three years.

There are a lot of peoples’ work I admire. Lots of mountain bike photographers such as Sven Martin, Sterling Lorence, Harookz, and Ian Hylands, as well as Chase Jarvis, David Hobby, Vincent Laforet and Joe McNally.

My favorite subjects are definitely sports of some kind.I don't really have a set style, I'm still playing with it.Of the photos I’ve taken for Cedar Street times, this year's Sea Otter photos

were a blast to shoot. I also really enjoyed how the PGHS basketball photos I took this season came out.

It would be great take photographs for a living, or to travel because of photography

Your achievements

Peeps

Skyler

nate

Skyler: I first got seriously interested in photography about the beginning of freshman year, but I've always enjoyed taking photos. I bought my current camera (a Canon 40D) last year which opened up many new possibilities for subjects that I could never shoot with my old one. I have enjoyed taking photos for just about as long as I can remember. When I got my first digital camera a few years ago, this gave me the ability to experiment, since I wouldn't have to worry about using up film.

Hard for me to say what my favorite subject is. Most of the photographing I do for fun is of landscape scenes—often at Asilomar Beach. For the CST, my favorite assignments tend to be the ones that take me close to the action. Shooting PG basketball games this winter, for example, provided both a challenge and, of course, up close seats to the game. I haven't yet narrowed in on what style of photography to focus on. I tend to focus on images of nature on my own time, but I haven't been exposed as much to many other styles.

I'd have to say my favorite photo taken on a CST assignment is a shot from one of our school's C-Wing Theater concerts. It's a shot of Kyle Reyes, guitarist for our school's death metal band Gorphyryac. He's amidst the crowd, shredding on the guitar while people surround him. In the background are the bongos from the previous band, Mozzo Kush. What makes this photo stand out for me is its portrayal of the amount of energy in these high school rock concerts.

I would love to have a career in photography, but if nothing else, I will continue to pursue it as a hobby. Next year I’m going to take the photo class at school, in which I hope to learn more about black and white darkroom with film. I’d also like to do more with portraiture, which I haven’t had much experience in.

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Editing & ProofreadingPress Releases Pacific Grove

Phone: 831-333-1421E-mail: [email protected]

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Catherine Badin

Businesses thrivingBy Catherine Badin

Located in Pacific Grove on Lighthouse Avenue just before it crosses David and becomes New Monterey, Patrick’s Consignment Store has been family owned and operated for twenty-three years. Started by her father, Merle Strauch, current proprietress, Stacy Strauch Dubree, used to own Spencer’s Consignment in Salinas prior to taking over Patrick’s when her mom retired. And now, since taking the helm three years ago, Dubree has restructured the business and helped increase sales.

Primarily a home furnishings store, Patrick’s also offers an eclectic blend of high end items such as jewelry and collectibles, lighting and home accessories, artwork and stained glass items, just to name a few. Says Stacey, “We have artwork from so many different places and so many different themes.. and also on so many different price levels, from $20.00 up to $4,500.00 for an original painting.”

Just some of the select furniture Patrick’s carries is from Henredon & McGuire, Thomasville and Kriess. “Plus,” adds Stacy, “We have an excellent wood crafting source and can offer our clients custom made furniture.” The store also showcases a line of new reproduction furniture from Indonesia. Hand-carved plant stands, night stands, head boards, book cases and coffee tables can help enhance and modernize any home by adding a Pacific Rim feel.

A vintage, carved natural leather sofa at $849 may be on their higher end, but will definitely make a bold and dramatic statement of sophistication in any den or sitting room. There are handsome bar sets, bedroom sets, living room and dining room sets; as well as single pieces. Antique desks and chairs abound; and even some curio cabinets are to be found. Decorative screens mix elegantly with oriental area rugs. An attractive chaise lounge or guest bed - what they call in England a ‘put you up’ - sells for $595.00. The other nice thing about it is the storage area found underneath. A Victorian ‘his & hers’ pair of wing back chairs with shared footstool, and covered in a lush persimmon velvet, goes for $650. And a contemporary armchair w/matching ottoman in an orange and white oriental motif adds color and charm while serving a very comfortable function, and at a discounted price of $720.00.

Next you’ll need some fine china to place on your new dining room table. Fine china is on display in many kinds of patterns, even including some from Occupied Japan. Modern patterns of china mingle with pieces made from signed, hand-blown glass which

Patrick’s Consignment Store:Interesting stock, interesting people

Patrick’s is selling for one fifth of the original price.

“Everything in the store is either on consignment, or belongs to a dealer,” explains Dubree. “And I’d say 90 percent of our stock is consigned. We give a fair percentage to the client. Everything is previewed first, and for the right larger pieces we can come out to your home. But bring in pictures or email them to us first, and then follow-up with a phone call to confirm we received your pictures and to make an appointment.” Questions? You can speak with anyone at the store.

The other 10 percent of the merchandise in Patrick’s belongs to the dealers who set up shop for a monthly nominal fee and a sliding scale percentage of sales. And Patrick’s is always looking for more quality dealers. “Each dealer brings in their own special style and designs their own space,” states Dubree. “So they help us by increasing our variety.” Just some of the items brought in to Patrick’s through dealers include vintage collectible and newer books, lamps, china, artwork, designer purses and accessories, high-end jewelry set with gold, diamonds, sapphires and rubies, deco pieces, antique watches, and other small objets d’art. Inquiring dealers should contact Margaret Harris in the store for more details.

Not only is what they sell interesting and varied at Patrick’s, equally interesting is the staff. As Stacy often says, “We’re like a big family and I couldn’t do this without them. They’re the backbone of the store.” She is, of course, referring to store manager, Margaret Harris, and co-worker, Bailo Maharjan.

Margaret Harris, who hails from Norfolk, at one time owned her own pub in England. Once relocated to Monterey and looking for work she saw the “Help Wanted” sign in the store window one day and went in to talk to Stacy’s mom, Jane, who was running Patrick’s at the time. Both women were wearing the same heart necklace, and Margaret felt an immediate affinity. Recalls Harris, “After our meeting we realized we had so much in common. And after talking for a half an hour she asked if I could possibly start tomorrow?” That was 12 years ago, and Margaret is still there.

Asked about working with Stacy, Harris replies, “I’ve always enjoyed old furniture and I always wanted a resale business of my own. It’s different and fun working with Stacy because she

gives me the opportunity to add my own artistic and design talents to the store, and I like that I get to do that here.” Add to that a bit of whimsy: Margaret is responsible for “Trixie,” the store’s life size model mascot whom she dresses in various colorful costumes according to the seasons. “Trixie” sits out front every day and looks over all who enter.

Bailo Maharjan has worked at Patrick’s for ten years and is also an artist in his own right. Originally from Nepal, Bailo’s beautiful watercolors range from small 8” x 10” pieces for $300.00 and go on up to 9 feet tall pieces for $8,000.00. He has shown his work in the Ansel Adams Gallery in Cannery Row, as well as having his artwork hanging in individual collections. Says Maharjan, “This is like a second home

to me. I enjoy helping the people who come in here and also serving the community.”

And if you end up finding a lot of goodies you want to take home with you, but they’re just a tad over budget.. don’t despair. Patrick’s offers an attractive layaway plan holding any item for three months with only one third down. Plus, there’s always a sale going on with rotating items, ranging anywhere from ten to sixty percent off, so be sure to inquire within. Says Stacy smiling, “Look around.. make us a reasonable offer and we’ll probably take it!

Patrick’s Consignment Store is located at:664 Lighthouse Avenue (one block east of David at Eardley) Open 7 days a week: M - Sat 10 - 6 p.m.; Sundays 12 - 5 p.m.www.patricksconsignment.net(831) 372-3995.

story/photos © 2010 by Catherine [email protected]

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L-R: The interesting staff at Patrick’s consiugnment store includes Bailo Maharjan, co-worker and artist from Nepal; Stacy Strauch Debree , store owner; and Margaret Harris, the store manager, who is from England.

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OpinionYour letters

Letters to the EditorCedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest

to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise.

We will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well as your name and city of residence.

Cedar Street Times is published weekly at 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is printed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by e-mail subscription.

Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/PublisherPhone 831-324-4742

Fax 831-324-4745Email: [email protected]

Editor:

While in Pacific Grove a week ago I picked up a copy of your April 9, 2010 issue and read with interest the story of your local girl who will be hiking the Appalachian Trail.

I hope she has a wonderful hike and then hikes the Pacific Crest Trail which also in 1968 was designated as a national scenic trail.

Your boxed comments with the story erroneously states the AT is the nation’s longest marked footpath at 2,178 miles. The PCT which stretches from the Mexican border to Canada is approximately 2,650 miles and attracts hikers from all over the world.

Happy trailsDon Twohey

Volunteer PCTA Trail Maintainer

Thank you, Mr. Twohey, for the clarification. Just goes to show you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet!

Editor:

I wanted to thank you for the fun spread in your paper regarding our Good Old Days Dunk Tank. It is a great fundraiser for us and the publicity sure helps market the event and the team in general.

Mark LordAssistant Coach, PGHS La Crosse Team

Editor:

In my role as Vice President for Legislative Action in the Association of California School Administrators, Region Ten, I wanted to make you aware of the recent LA Times endorsement of Larry Aceves for State Supt of Public Instruction. I have known Larry for many years, and concur with the assessment listed below. If you would like to talk more about this, I’d be happy to come by before or after work sometime. This is a critical time for eduction, and Larry would indeed be “the perfect man for the job.”

Ralph Porras(From his home email)

Pacific Coast church522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942

Peninsula Christian Center520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal ChurchCentral Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441

Community Baptist ChurchMonterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311

Peninsula Baptist Church1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church146 8th Street, 831-655-4160

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363

First Church of God1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138

Church of Christ176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove804 Redwood Lane, 831-333-0636

Mayflower Presbyterian Church141 14th Street, 831-373-4705

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875

Worship: Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.

Kudos and clarifications

LaCrosse team is grateful

Endorses school superintendent candidate

A click a day for the LibraryEditor:

I have to spread the word about an opportunity to raise $7,500 for the library. You few folks seem to know everyone, and whenever an important cause or event is coming up, it’s you who gets the word out. I hope you can help me with this one . . .

Nob Hill stores, through their website, has started a community outreach fund. I have submitted the Pacific Grove Public Library as a potential recipient for one of their grants, but we need people to sign in and vote. Registered voters (anyone who “registers” online at the raleys.com website) can vote once every day! Right now, our cause only has 2 votes--compared with other causes who have over 1,000. We have to fix that. It’s a great way to earn $7,500 for the library and all it takes is a click a day. If everyone did it, we’d be assured the win.

This is the link to information about the program: http://www.raleys.com/cfapps/reach.cfm.

And this one takes you to the library’s entry: http://www.raleys.com/cfapps/reach/nomination_favorites.cfm

Please help me spread the word . .. and then, please vote! (Maybe we could make it a first-thing-in-the-morning thing! Or a bedtime thing! Every day, one vote!)

Laura Courtney Headley

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Vince TuminelloDon and Donna WobberPacific Grove Police Dept.

The BookmarkTrotter Galleries

I’m Puzzled!Capelli Salon

Murphy Robins/Crack Pot GalleryStrouse & Strouse

Peter Silzer gallery on GrandWinning WheelsDress For Change

LAM DesignsSprout Boutique

Thomas Brand ConsultingCaherine Al-Meten

Sahin Gunzel, Union BankCentral Coast Silkscreen

Strouse & Strouse GalleryMiss Trawick’s

Pacific Hot GlassMarita’s Boutique and Marita’s ShoesRhonda Farrah, The Wellness Institute

Tessuti ZooTri California Events

Save MartThe Discovery Shop

Smokin’Subway

Chip Lockwood, Ph.D.Rite Aid

Bernard Trainor & Assoc. BestPet Care & Supplies

Chase Bank, Country Club GateThe Wine Market

Hot YogaRon Rice

Salinger PropertiesGreat Clips

The Mindshop (beginning April)Peninsula Potters Guild

PG LiquorsMauricio’s

Niche in TymePG Chamber

Chocolate DreamsPacific Thai

Nancy’s AtticDiscover PGPG Travel

Patrick’s ConsignmentChocolate Dreams

The WorksAFRP Treasure Shop

Pacific Grove InnPrim Proper

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The public is invited to an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 7 at the museum, located at 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.

Sixty-three artworks and sketchbooks of students in the CSU-Monterey Bay Science Illustration program will form the latest exhibition at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.

The drawings depict everything from numbats to butterworts to Fibonacci patterns in great detail using media including pen and ink, scratchboard, colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital media.

“This is the first of what will be an annual exhibit at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History,” said Lori Mannel, museum director.

The exhibit is only one example of the partnership between CSU-Monterey Bay and the museum.

“The museum has benefited from partnering with CSUMB,” Mannel said. “We work with the university’s Serving Learning Institute, have six interns working with us and support student capstone projects. Science Illustration graduates also teach the museum’s Drawing from the Collection classes to the public.”

Information on the Drawing from the Collections class is offered below.

Science Illustration students exhibit opensat Pacific Grove Natural History Museum

Last fall, the Science Illustration program relocated from UC Santa Cruz Extension to CSUMB.

The Science Illustration Certificate at California State University, Monterey Bay is one of the most prestigious programs of its kind in the nation. Graduates’ work can be found at museums and science centers such as the Smithsonian Institution, New York’s American Museum of Natural History, California Science Center and the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History; in top science magazines such as National Geographic, Scientific American, American Scientist, Nature, Natural History and Audubon; at zoos, aquaria, and botanical gardens such as the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., the Monterey Bay Aquarium; Kew Botanical Gardens, U.K.; as well as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and hundreds of equally respected organizations.

“We’re excited to be able to continue a tradition of partnership with a local natural history museum,” said Ann Caudle, program director. “After a rewarding 20-year relationship with the museum in Santa Cruz, we look forward to future collaborations with the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.”

Illustrating Nature, an 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 8 through June 5. “Science Illustration” is the familiar artwork that illustrates science textbooks, field guides and interpretive signs in parks, nature preserves and beyond. Museum hours are 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. More information is available online at www.pgmuseum.org and at www.scienceillustration.org.

Art + Nature: Drawing from the CollectionsJoin science illustrator and instructor Erin E. Hunter in an artistic journey

through the museum’s collections. Working in various media, we will explore plant and animal anatomy, drawing techniques, nature journaling, tips for sketching in the field, color theory, and much more.

Each class will meet for three hours, and will focus on a different theme. The schedule is as follows (all classes are on Sunday afternoons):

Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm: BirdsSunday, May 9, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm: MammalsSunday, May 16, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm: InsectsRegistration is $95 for the series of four classes. A materials list will be

available upon registration. Ages 14 and up; all skill levels welcome. Each class will be held at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

Numbat by Cynthia Clark

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Rhonda M. Farrah, M.A.

Wellness Empowerment

Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Spiritual Teacher, Rhonda is dedicated to the practice of Wellness Empowerment, assisting individuals in developing life strategies to help them help themselves. Her creative endeavors are dedicated to individual empowerment and the conscious evolution of humankind, that we may align perfectly with our Creator, fulf illing our Purpose while enjoying its Process.

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Truth Scoop #2...and then some!...If you hate practice, you don’t know HOW to practice.So, what is the key to getting good at anything fast and loving practice?It’s finding what works and practicing ONLY those things.In every discipline and every profession where winning and success means money,

you’ll find psychologists, coaches and trainers whose job it is to help the people involved in the activities do their best.

In athletics, visualization and self-talk training help to develop the self-image of a winner. It helps to create fast reflexes and quick, accurate decisions, where a single action could mean success and could have millions of dollars tied to it.

In business... same thing.Mental training keeps the best... the best.Self-image. Motivation. Confidence. Action orientation.Taking responsibility.Purposeful action, not just aimless activity.Joy of the work. Visualizing success, not failure.Projecting outcomes.Fading thoughts of mistakes and failure.High standards.

The list of skills goes on.The same is now true with every area of life and every type of emotion...You can train yourself to feel many types of empowering emotions. You can

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Whatever your situation is, you have the ability inside you to change it. All you need is the right thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and emotions.

That only comes from practice.How ridiculous is it to think that a professional athlete could become great at their

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Weddings/receptionsEvent planning

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Pacific Grove has been named The Most Romantic Place by Life Magazine. We like the phrase so well, we trademarked it.

With temperate weather year around and lots of absolutely beautiful places to hold the ceremony, an outdoor wedding is the preference of thousands of brides and grooms. They come to Pacific Grove from all over. . .why would a Pacific Grove bride want to go anywhere else?

Reservations and a use permit are required for the most popular places in Pacific Grove – they are public parks, used by many for picnics, walking, viewing the scenery, the surf and the surfers. The cost for all parks is $150 per hour in two-hour blocks, and they are available only for the ceremony – choose another loverly location in Pacific Grove for your reception. You can visit the city’s website to download the permit forms and email, mail, fax or deliver them with payment. The city’s website is http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/recreation/default.htm and you can find the links to the permits there.

A sound permit is also needed for amplified sound and music, and the fee for the sound amplification permit is $25.

There’s a damage deposit, which is $150 and it’s refundable after the event.You’ll need to bring in tables and chairs, and a permit application is needed for

that, too, but there’s no extra charge for the permit – just for the rental of the furniture. There are lots of caterers and rental establishments on the Monterey Peninsula where you can rent chairs and sound systems, and they will probably even set them up for you and take them down after the ceremony, while you’re whisked away in your limousine to your reception. Some caterers will take care of this for you as well.

That makes the total for deposits and rental fees $475, with $150 being refundable.There’s no alcohol allowed in Pacific Grove’s parks.

Lovers PointLover’s Point is perhaps the favorite, and not just because of the name. This city

park has a large lawn area and exquisite ocean views. There’s a sandy beach and rugged rock outcrops that just love to pose for photographers. It’s easily accessible, with lots of parking. The capacity is about 100. In 2010, there may be some renovations taking place and soon the restaurant on the point, formerly known as the Old Bath House, will undergo remodeling. It may be available in 2011.

Berwick ParkNear Lover’s Point is Berwick Park, a one-acre sward on the ocean. Your guests can

enjoy sweeping views of the ocean and there are some outstanding bed-and-breakfast establishments nearby. There is parking, too.

Jewell ParkA cozy urban park, consisting of a square city block, Jewell Park has a romantic

white gazebo that has recently been updated. There are pine trees and a grassy lawn. Guests could even walk from Jewell Park to Chautauqua Hall for a reception. There’s a small building in the park which is available for $15 an hour, and is suitable for keeping items needed for the wedding, such as flowers, but is not available for receptions.

Elmarie Dyke Open SpaceA beautiful garden spot with a gazebo, next to Chautauqua Hall, Elmarie Dyke

Park would be perfect for a small wedding where the guests stood for the ceremony and then went next door to Chautauqua Hall for the reception.

Checklist for Pacific Grove weddings Reserve the date and apply for permits Reserve chairs, sound system, tents if desired Set-up and clean-up Photographer, Musician, Flowers Transportation to reception Reserve reception hall

Obviously, there are many other details you’ll want to cover with your event planner or by checking the many websites and printed planners available to help your special day go smoothly. But we just wanted to remind you of the special things you’ll need if you decide to have your wedding in The Most Romantic Place – Pacific Grove!

The view from Lovers PointBy Vince Tuminello

April 30, 2010 CEDAR STREET Times• Page 11

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The Arts

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Pacific Grove Art center568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove

Art Center Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5 p.m

At Artisana Gallery309 Forest Avenue

Carolyn Moore: Fine Art Photos on CanvasAdrianne Johnson: Photography

PG Feast of Lanterns 2010 Art Competition – call for art entries

The Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns has issued an open call for entries to all artists for this year’s art competition. Artists’ entries that celebrate this 105 year old festival may be in the form of paintings, photography,

fabric art, or mixed media. Entries must be received no later than 5:00 pm on June 5, 2010. Cash grand prize’s will be awarded winners.

Art submitted must be original work and represent this year’s theme: Keeping the Lanterns LitAll entries must be received by the Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns via Cedar Street Times, Friday through Thursday by appointment 831 324 4742. Office

located at 311A Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove by 5:00 pm Saturday, June 5, 2010. Artists may also contact Larry Wagner at 831 655 4563

Accepted entries will be displayed from July 1 through July 31. Winners will be announced at the artists reception. There will be cash grand prizes for the winners of this year’s competition along with 2 honorable mention awards. The panel of judges will be made up of local art aficionados that will judge the work based on how well it represents the traditions of the Festival and this year’s theme. All work entered must be available for sale by the Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns, Inc.

Complete entry rules are available at folpublicity@gmail or in person at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce.

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Art Classes at Pacific Grove Art Center

Children's Art Classes“Capture Your Vision” for Middle School Students. Mondays, April 26-May 24,3:30-5 pm. $60 per 6-week session. 2-dimensional, painting, pastel,colored pencil. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318.

“Wild Wednesdays” for Ages 8-12. Wednesdays, April 28-May 26, 3:30-5:00pm. $60 per 6-week session. A fun mid-week break to unleash your creativeabilities. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318.

“Creativity Unlimited” for Grades 2-5. Fridays, April 30-May 28, 2010,3:30-5 pm. $60 per 6-week session. 3-dimensional art, working with clay,glue guns, fabric, and mixed media. Call Julie Heilman at 831-920-2318.

Adult Art Classes and WorkshopsGo Figure! Open Draw. Ongoing Tuesdays, 9 am-12 noon. $10 model fee. ContactTim Sloan, 394-5490 or Annie Bushey, 831-373-4575.

"Overview of Watercolor" for Adults. Basics of limited palette method toexperimental, including watercolor printmaking. All skill levels welcome. 6weeks, 6-9 pm. $90. Tuesdays, April 20-May 25, 2010. Must pre-register oneweek prior to class. Call Jane Flury at 831-373-1494 or [email protected].

“Fruits & Veggies (& A Few Nuts,)” an ongoing class for adults in watercoloror acrylic. Wednesdays, 1-3 pm. $60 per 6-week session. Call Julie Heilmanat 831-920-2318.

Life Drawing, ongoing Wednesdays, 6-9 pm. Drop-in model fee $10. CallInstructor Mark Farina at 831-373-0886.

Figure Drawing Workshop, First Saturday of each month, 9:30 am-12:30 pm.Drop-in model fee $10.

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Call to ArtistsThe nonprofit Pacific Grove Art Center seeks donations to the Tiny Treasures

2010 Miniatures Show. This event is one of our majorfundraisers, and the income it generates will help us to continue to serve the

community.Donations of artwork will be accepted through May 21, 2010. Work should be

no larger than 7 inch x 9 inch including frame, and not exceed 7 inches in depth.Each piece must be ready to hang on a wall, with hooks or wires already

attached. The opening reception for the show will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010, from

7-9 pm. The exhibit will continue through Wednesday, July 14, when the drawing will take place at 7 pm. Each miniature will be displayed above a box in which patrons may deposit tickets. One ticket will be drawn from each box, and the holder of that ticket will receive the art piece.

Ticket sales will begin at 7 pm on June 4th. Tickets will be $3 each or 10 for $25, and ticket holders need not be present to win.

“We hope that you can participate in this event and help the Art Center to raise funds to support its programs. Thanks to the ongoing support of donors like you, the Art Center is now in its 40th year.” said Director Joan McCleary.

Donation Forms are available at the Art Center office, and may be completed donations are delivered. Artwork donations must be received by May 21, 2010.

Tango bootcamp with David Chiu offeredNancy Hoeft once again presents an inspirational, innovative, cutting edge tango

instructor David Chiu from Los Angeles to share the passion and romance of the dance.Students will learn one of the iconic movements in tango: the boleo. “Boleos can

be dynamic for the men and sexy for the ladies. We will be throwing and whipping our legs high and low around the floor,” said Hoeft.

“In addition, we will be reviewing the elements from our last boot camp: a heavenly embrace, seductive tango walks, the fundamental steps, musicality, rock steps, ochos (figure eights), molinetes (grapevines). After this boot camp, you will be able to go to a tango club and dance tango.”

Friday, May 7, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.Location:Shall We Dance, 205 17th Street (corner of Lighthouse), Pacific GroveTuition: $60 ($50 pre-registration received by May 1st)Please mail check to Nance Hoeft, P.O. Box 3535, Carmel. CA 93921For more info, contact Nance Hoeft at (831)915-7523 or [email protected].

MPC artists offer annual jewelry saleYou’ll find treasures to wear and share at the annual Mother’s Day Jewelry Sale

at Monterey Peninsula College. One-of-a-kind jewelry, all handmade by artists who have studied at MPC, will be on sale May 4 thru May 6. Follow the signs on campus to the Student Center. Admission is free. Each treasure you buy for Mom, a friend, or yourself will support local artists and the Metal Arts Program at MPC.

- Joanne Ryder

Pacific Grove artist Joe Nordmann is featured in the show “Joe Nordmann and Friends” presented by the Carmel Art Association. The show includes works by Nordmann, Roianne Hart, Alicia Meheen, Carol Parker and Tim Sloan.

“Joe Nordmann and Friends” opens on May 6 and will run through June 1, 2010 at the Carmel Art Association, Dolores Street between 5th and 6th in carmel. The gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A reception for the artists will be held on Sat., May 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Joe Nordmann will offer a painting demonstration at no cost on Sat., May 15 at

11:00 a.m.There will also be a panel discussion entitled “Plein Air Painters of the CAA”

including Alicia Meheen Gerard Martin, Mark Farina, Roianne Hart and Christine Cozier, also at no cost.

Joe Nordmann’s works featuredin Carmel show through June

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Shall We Dance studio invites the public to join them for a fourth anniversary celebration with a night full of superb spotlight showcase performances by professionals and students alike. See what is possible in the world of dance! There will be some open dancing later in the evening.

The lineup for the Anniversary Showcase on April 30 includes swing dance champions, country dance champions, Zumba, Belly Dance, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha, Night Club 2 Step and a medley of dances from our dancing classrooms program featuring 5th grade students from Salinas.

Shall We Dance is located at 205 17th Street in Pacific Grove. For more information call (831) 373-5678 or visit www.shallwedancepg.com

Belle Yang’s Forget Sorrow,a book signing at Hauk Gallery

Carmel author and artist Belle Yang will sign copies of her new graphic novel “Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale,’’ described by the Kirkus Review as “playful yet profoundly moving,’’ Saturday, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hauk Fine Arts in Pacific Grove.

Forget Sorrow is Yang’s first graphic novel, following her acclaimed novels Baba: A Return to China Upon My Father’s Shoulders, Odyssey of a Manchurian, and several award-winning children’s books, including Hannah Is My Name.’

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, in Forget Sorrow “East meets West in this occasionally playful yet profoundly moving graphic memoir,’’ according to the Kirkus Review. “. . . The narrative seamlessly shifts between past and present, and between America and China, mixing the intimacy of a memoir with the artist’s visual allusions to such sources as ‘King Lear’ and ‘The Scream’.’’

Forget Sorrow in a way a continuation of Baba and Odyssey of a Manchurian, if diffrent in form, traces the history of Yang’s family in China as well as her life in America, including being stalked by a former boyfriend. The book includes written and drawn portraits of her father Joseph, an artist and a poet, and her mother Laning.

Elle Magazine calls Forget Sorrow a “healing portait drawn in epic ink strokes,’’ while Giant Robot describes it as “uncommonly enriching.’’

Publishers Weekly writes, “With a lilting voice and a strongly etched fairy tale hand, writer–artist Yang weaves a riveting true-life tale of ancestral jealousies and familial woes from her father’s recollections of growing up in China . . . Yang’s story . . . echoes both with the tragic darkness of King Lear and the clean austerity of classical Chinese poetry.’’

“While her story is deeply personal,’’ writes Amy Tan, “it is also magical, nearly mythic.’’ Ariel Schrag, author of Potential and Likewise, says of Forget Sorrow: ̀ `With drawings that remind me of van Gogh’s sketches, Yang tells a heartfelt interwoven story of family and finding oneself.’’

Hauk Fine Arts, located at 206 Fountain Avenue, represents Yang’s art. The gallery phone number is 831-373-6007, the email is [email protected] and website is haukfinearts.com.

PG’s Brad Herzog launchesthird travel memoirwith book signings

Pacific Grove author Brad Herzog has scheduled two local events to celebrate publication of his latest travel memoir, Turn Left at the Trojan Horse: A Would-be Hero’s American Odyssey (Citadel Press, June 2010). Described as On the Road meets Eat, Pray, Love, it is a cross-country excursion in the spirit of the ancient journey of King Odysseus. But instead of a voyage home to Ithaka following the Trojan War, this would-be hero is making his way toward his alma mater in Ithaca, New York. With middle age bearing down on him and a college reunion on his agenda, Herzog takes stock: How has he measured up to his youthful aspirations? What constitutes a life well-lived? In this day and age, what makes a hero?

To answer those classic questions, Herzog crafts an itinerary taking him through classically-named places – from Athena (Oregon) to Apollo (Pennsylvania). Starting in the shadow of Washington’s Mount Olympus, Herzog makes his way eastward, delving into his own psyche and the lives of everyday heroes along the way. He meets a teacher in a rural one-room schoolhouse in Troy (Oregon), a lifelong hobo in Iliad (Montana), a bomb-diffusing soldier from Sparta (Wisconsin) and an 87-year-old paragon of reliability in Pandora (Ohio).

Turn Left at the Trojan Horse is a personal, philosophical, historical and conversational trek across America and through the universal truths embedded in ancient myths. However, in the end it is simply the story of one man trying to find his way. Says Herzog, who has also published hundreds of national magazine articles and a series of children’s books, “My goal was to make it intimate yet epic, accessible yet enlightening. To me, that’s the definition of a memorable road trip.”

In his first travel memoir, States of Mind (John F. Blair, 1999), he and his wife spent nearly a year on the road in a Winnebago, searching for virtue in places like Pride (Alabama), Wisdom (Montana) and Honor (Michigan). In 2000, it was named one of the ten outstanding books from small publishers and reached #2 on the Amazon.com bestseller list after the author’s appearances on “The Today Show” and “Oprah.” Herzog’s follow-up travelogue, Small World (Pocket Book, 2004), a trek from London (Wisconsin) and Paris (Kentucky) to Moscow (Maine) and Mecca (California), was chosen by Lonely Planet as one of eight travel literature classics, along with books by Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck.

Herzog has two local events scheduled to launch his latest book. Both are free of charge and open to the public:• Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. at Wave Street Studios (774 Wave St.) on Cannery

Row will hold an hour-long interview with a book signing and reception to follow as part of the Wave Street Studios Author series hosted by Michael Hemp. The interview will also air live on http://livenetworks.tv.

• Friday, May 28 from 7 - 9 p.m. at The Works, 667 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove will hold an open house-style reception, reading and book signing.

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Harrison Okins and his partner demonstrate technique at Shall We Dance.

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We’re about to break groundon a

$300 million + desalination project.Do you have

Questions About TheRegional Water

Project?On First Friday PG

Friday May 7, 2010You are invited to aslide presentation by

Jim Heitzman, General ManagerMarina Coast Water District

with Q&A afterwards includingCraig Anthony, General Manager

California-American Water6:00 PM • Second presentation at 7:00 PM if warranted

Pacific Grove City Council Chambers300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove

Call Cedar Street Times 324-4742 for more information

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Cooking demo at Farmers MarketA “Simple, Seasonal Vegetable Stir-fry Cooking Demonstration” will be offered

at the Pacific Grove Farmers’ Market by Pat Tanumihardja, author of The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook. The event will take place on Monday, May 3, 5:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. The Farmers Market is located along Lighthouse Ave. between Forest Ave. and 17th St. Rain cancels special event, but the Market remains open. The public is invited to learn a new, nutritious recipe from local author, Pat Tanumihardja and have a copy of The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook signed. There will be free recipes, samples and a demonstration. For more information, call 384-6961.

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Pacific GroveFeast of Lanterns

invites the public to

2010Royal Court Presentation

andHigh Tea andFashion Show

featuring entertainment bypianist Michael Martinez and

Harpist Amy KrupskiLocal notables will model fashions from:

Marita’s BoutiqueMarita’s Shoes

The Clothing StorePrim & Proper

Dress For ChangeThe Nest

Saturday May 81:00 Court Presentation

free to the public2:00 Tea & Fashion Show

atCanterbury WoodsSpace is limited

Tickets for the tea$20at

Cedar Street Times311A Forest Ave.

andThe Works

667 Lighthouse Ave.

Canterbury Woods will cater the event with tea sandwiches, fresh scones and fruit tarts. Join the Royal Court for an elegant High Tea, beautiful fashion and fabulous entertainment.

www.feast-of-lanterns.org831-920-1643

Two Talks by LandWatchTransportation in Monterey County

LandWatch Monterey County invites the public to attend a talk by Hunter Harvath, the Assistant General Manager for the Monterey-Salinas Transit or MST. This event is the second in LandWatch’s series of three with a focus on “SB 375 and Transportation.” Hunter will discuss how MST is working to relieve congestion in Monterey County and specifically Carmel Valley. He’ll talk about MST’s new initiates and opportunities, while getting public feedback on how MST can serve the county better.

The talk will be held on Wednesday, May 12 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. At The Rio Grill’s Banquet Room in the Crossroads Shopping Center, 101 The Crossroads in Carmel. Rio Grill’s phone number is 831-625-5436

RSVP to Amy L. White at [email protected] or 422-9384. There will be a cash bar for food and drinks.

Desal and the Agreements with theDivision of Ratepayer Advocates

LandWatch Monterey County has closely followed the Regional Water Proj-ect. We believe the public should have as much information as possible about the very important agreements that determine who pays for and who governs the Regional Project. We encourage our members to attend the public forum described below.

Title: The Regional Water Project: Desal and the Agreements

Time: 6pm.

Sponsor: The League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula

Contact: Linda Agerbak, 659-5229, [email protected]

Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Road, Monterey

Sober Grad Night set for Friday, May 28

Your help is neededHigh school graduation happens once in a lifetime and stands out in anyone’s

memory. Of course, everyone wants those memories to be good. For our graduates to celebrate safely and with gusto, Sober Grad is the way to go.

Sober Graduation is a community-based program for teens in their senior year of high school. It reminds our young people about the dangers of driving under the influence at a time of year when, historically, they may put themselves at risk. The California Highway Patrol initiated the program in 1985, and it is now internationally recognized as an excellent deterrent to tragedy. Sober Grad runs in tandem with the Designated Driver Program.

Donations are needed now for this year’s event. Crucial days for volunteering are on the weekend of May 22-23 when most of the sets are constructed. You can also help by bringing food for the work crews. More help is needed the following week for set-up, and then running the event and takedown on May 28-29. The event itself runs from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., with volunteer shifts available all day and night. Here it’s interesting to note that many adults volunteer repeatedly because they have so much fun.

Security will be tight. Students will be checked as they enter to make sure there are no drugs, alcoholic beverages or weapons present. Once a student has entered, they are expected to stay unless the need arises to leave. However, if someone leaves they cannot return. That way people are not coming and going, which places an untenable strain on security.

Sober Grad PG needs your support. You can help by mailing donations or bringing them to Pacific Grove High School at 615 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Please make your checks out to: “PGHS Sober Grad.” Your donations help pay for the evening’s entertainment, refreshments and security. To help put on the event, call volunteer coordinator Deanna Karasek at (831)601-5549.

Mary Albert

Watching MoviesThe Lighthouse Cinema’s Classic Film Series has finished (unless you

are reading this on Friday morning, in which case – there’s still a chance to see The Birds at 12:00 or 2:15). Since it was such a success, there will be another series of great old movies on the big screen in the Fall, according to programmer Caleb Dix. In the meantime, the Lighthouse continues to program a nice mix of the new and the not-so-new.

I don’t know the Lighthouse Cinema’s official booking policy, but this week’s offerings are a good example of the way this theater usually works: two or three new or new-ish releases – Date Night, The Back-up Plan, and The Runaways, and a couple of second-runs – The Station, with Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren and A Single Man, with Colin Firth. It’s a great chance to catch both of these films from last year, which were Oscar nominated for their outstanding performances, and the only place you can still see them is here in Pacific Grove.

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The concert, sponsored by the Green Club of Pacific Grove High school, was held April 17 and featured musicians, danc-ers and poets from Pacific Grove, Monterey, Santa Cata-lina and Carmel High Schools. There were also student artists, a farmers’ market and food from local businesses. The student event benefitted Pesticide Watch and netted some $475.

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Funded by the City of Pacific Grove • For Additional Information, Call 831-648-5722

“WIPES” are Not FlushablePlease discard wipes in the trash to avoid sewage overflows.

Wipes are a drain on our city’s valuable resources.

Protect TheMonterey BayWipes are now the leading cause of sewage line blockages in the City of Pacific Grove. Even “flushable” wipes do not dissolve readily. They collect in the lines, which leads to sewage overflows into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

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Sustainability practicestopic for

SPG meetingA program program highlighting

the extensive sustainability practices currently in force at CSUMB, resulting in considerable dollar savings through reduced use of energy, water and other resources will be the topic for the May 4 Sustainable PG meeting. Other topics include the green projects promoted by the Student Government Environmental Committee.

Bob Brown, CSUMB Director of Facilities, and Chair of CSUMB Campus Climate Commitment Committee, and Duane Lindsay, Environmental Senator for CSUMB Associated Students will be the presenters.

The meeting will be held at the P.G. Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. The public is welcome at no charge.

EarthDay2010MontereyCountyVideographer Robert Pacelli, pictured at left top at Del Monte Beach in Monterey, took video of Earth Day activities all over Monterey County.

At left, in downtown PG, he en-gaged who is a member of the green team at PG High School and worked on the Vive le Vert benefit (see page 15).

Thom Akeman is heard on the film saying “I’m a tree hugger! I’m an ocean hugger!”

Joan from PG told Pacelli that she’d been picking up trash on the beach in honor of earth Day. “Every day is Earth Day,” she said.

Maryann Spradling said she was planting some hops and planning to make some hoppy beer and some hoppy jam.

All photos by Robert Pacelli except the one of Robert Pacelli, which is by Clemencia Mascias

Above: photos of activities at Locke-Paddon Park in Marina and Natividad Creek in Salinas. The Illegal Dumping Task Force has more than 1000 volun-teers cleaning various sites across the county in April and May, To view the entire video, go to http://www.vimeo.com/11218021.