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April 9-15, 2010 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. II, Issue 29

Opinion

Deboccery? • Page 9Sanctuary - Page 6Puppets at the library - Page 4

Times

Sunday, April 117:00 p.m.

Kevin Burke’s Open HouseCeltic/World Music Concert

Chautauqua Hall$20 adv./$22 door

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Thursday, April 156:30 p.m.

Talent ShowcasePGUSD Students

and receptionbenefits PG Library

$10 donation

March 28-September 2810 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Exhibition,The Liturgical Arts ofE. Charlton Fortune

1885-1967Mora Chapel Gallery

3080 Rio RoadSunday’s are Complimentary

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Friday, April 308:00 p.m.

I Cantori di CarmelFirst United Methodist Church

Pacific GroveGeneral Admission $20

See STARBUCKS Page 2See GRAND JURY Page 2

Monday, April 124:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Youth California CondorWorkshop

Farmers MarketLighthouse Avenue

17th street & Forest AvenueFor info call 384-6961

Free•

Friday, April 233:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Feature DocumentaryFEAT: 63 Marathons

in 63 DaysGolden State Theatre417 Alvarado Street

Monterey$10

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Saturday, April 248th Annual Bowl-a-ThonPGHS ASB Breast Cancer

Assistance GroupCall Sean Keller

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Friday, April 30Deadline for

Monterey County Film Student Scholarship

Awards Programinfo@filmmonterey or call 831

646-0910(2) two $500 awards or (1) one

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Saturday, April 10Sunday, April 11

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April 16 – May 9Hooray for Hollywood

Friday & Saturday 7:00 p.m. Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.

The Carl Cherry Center,Carmel Seats $30.00

Call (831) 601-5816 or ticketguys.com

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VolunteershonoredMayor Garcia (far left) con-gratulates five Pacific Grove volunteers: (Second from left to right) Gordon Wil-liams, Jack Beigle, Yoshiko Edith Ichiuji, Nancy Dolton and Tama Olver. Ichiuji was a Jefferson Award Recipi-ent from KSBW-TV. Nancy Dolton was the recipient for Senior Volunteer of the Year. Williams, Beigle and Olver were United Way award re-cipitents. Garcia mentioned what a thrill it was to have so many honorees from Pacific Grove.

Photo by Cameron Douglas.

By Marge Ann Jameson

The city will soon file its response to the recent grand jury report. The 2009 Civil Grand Jury, prompted by a citizen complaint, called the City of Pacific Grove on the carpet about its building and planning fees. The Grand Jury report said that the fees are excessive compared to other nearby communities, and required the City to justify the fees it charges people who wish to build or remodel.

While it did not find that Pacific Grove’s fees are illegal, the Grand Jury also found:• Pacific Grove did not provide

sufficient cost itemization• Did not clarify whether the fee

structure is consistent with the Attorney General’s Opinion No. 92-506, which concludes that local agencies are prohibited from charging building permit and similar fees that exceed estimated reasonable costs of providing the services rendered (unless the voters have approved such a fee structure).

• The 15 percent “surcharge,” which

Chickens, taxis, the Grand Jury, fast food. . . it was déja vu all over again at the Pacific Grove City Council meeting April 7. All of these subjects have been visited before, with varying degrees of success — and finality.

But chickens were up first under “new business.”

Sam Teel had applied for a permit to keep up to six hens on his property on Asilomar, as required by the Pacific Grove Municipal Code. And when the application was approved and posted, two of his neighbors protested with an appeal, citing concerns about lowering property values, bugs, and attracting coyotes and other predators to the neighborhood.

Teel responded to the appeal, and appeared at the council meeting to explain his position. But the two who had appealed the permit did not appear, and the council denied the appeal.

We tried to reach Teel by phone this morning for comment, but he was not available. He was probably out shopping for chickens.


Though it won't be visible from Holman Highway, Pacific Grove will likely play host to a Starbucks coffee franchise following a City Council determination that no use permit was necessary for Safeway to install a coffee bar inside its store on Forest Hill.

Staff and council both agreed at the April 7 meeting that the coffee kiosk is “designed to be accessory to and integrated as a department of Safeway.”

“Accessory use. End of story,” said Robert Huitt, who was involved in the original discussions back in 1995 when the current “anti fast-food” ordinance was written. Huitt said he had been prepared to argue against the idea until the council was assured by the architect of the project that there would not be glaring signage on the outside of the Safeway store. That, said Huitt, was one of the main issues when Ordinance 1999 was written – the vision of sign after sign proclaiming fast food franchises as people drive into Pacific Grove.

Chief Planner Lynn Burgess reminded the council of the long

City responds toCivil Grand Jury2010 report

Starbuckscoming toPacific Grove

More chickenswin over appealat City Council

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discussions which arose then about whether a taco was a sandwich and thus would be allowed. It was determined back then that a taco franchise would not be allowed, though sandwiches, ice cream stores and bakeries would be. Ordinance 1999 states that “fast food restaurants providing formula menus and service are not in keeping with the described character [of Pacific Grove] in that they are inconsistent with the established and desired aesthetics of the many commercial districts in that they offier rushed, ready made meals from formula menus. . .” and further were not conducive to leisurely shopping in nearby retail shops. None of the independent coffee houses in Pacific Grove appeared at the meeting to protest the decision. Most are located closer to the core downtown and next to retail establishments.

Safeway Stores, whose local manager was on hand along with a representative from the district, plans a $3.5 million renovation of the store. they estimate a number of new hires for the store, most of whom they say they hope will come from Pacific Grove.

Architect Ray Parks of Carmel showed the council renderings of the new facade, including seating for shoppers while they enjoy their Starbucks coffee. Burgess in her staff report asked, “Would allowing such a use be best for the community going forward?” The Council will review the Ordinance 1999 later this year in light of changing models for commercial enterprises.

Pacific Grove refers to as a Long-Range Planning Fee, is not related to building permits

• Building permit and plan check fees are 31 to 61 percent higher than selected other public agencies,

In its response, the City, through Jim Becklenberg, Acting Deputy City Manager said, “The city respectfully disagrees with all findings.”

Becklenberg provided the Grand Jury with a detailed analysis which was the basis of the building and plan check fees for fiscal year 2009/10. The analysis showed that estimated revenues generated by the City’s building and plan check fee structure cover only two-thirds of the costs of providing building and plan check services. As such, fees could have been increased even more, but the City declined to increase fees for the current year.

Further, he pointed out in the City’s response letter that the Long-Range Planning Fee benefits planning and building services and therefore is within the legal parameters. The fee is a funding source for “initiatives directly related to building service funds” and is used for such activities as the development of a Green Building Ordinance and efforts to streamline development review processes.

As for the comparison to other jurisdictions, Becklenberg said that “competitiveness is not the compelling factor” in the way Pacific Grove sets its fees. He said that the way to reduce fees is to reduce costs, and pointed out that staff and various committees are working toward that goal.

When staff attempted to replicate the fee comparison the Grand Jury used, they found that there was a variance of 15 percent in the figures used for Pacific Grove and believe that the variance can be accounted for by the 15 percent Long-Range Planning Fee. He also pointed out that other jurisdictions assess fees which Pacific Grove does not, which would further skew the comparison: Monterey, for example, assesses a “General Plan Fee,” which was not included in the Grand Jury’s comparison. There is also a fee charged by Monterey and Carmel, for example, called a Construction Road Impact Fee. In Monterey, the comparison model of a $350,000 project of 1,400 square feet would result in a $3,500 road fee in Monterey. In Carmel, the fee would be $26,350.

Councilmember Bill Kampe pointed out that “certainty of outcome” more valuable to the consumer than the cost of the project in the long run. He and other members of the City Council approved the draft response and it will be filed with the Grand Jury shortly.

The U.S. Census Bureau is HiringThe U.S. Census Bureau is testing applicants to help conduct the 2010

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For complete job descriptions, log onto http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/.

To make an appointment to take the required exam, please call our toll free Recruiting Line at 1-866-861-2010.

Pacific Grove’s Rain GaugeData reported by Guy Chaney

Week ending 03/31/10 .................................... .09Total for the season .................................... 16.02To 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/

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KEVINBURKE’S OPEN HOUSE

Eleven years after their final concert, one of the most thrilling and popular acoustic folk ensembles of the 1990’s, Kevin Burke’s Open House returns for a special reunion concert. Combining the diverse talents of legendary Irish fiddler Kevin Burke, singer, songwriter, clarinetist & harmonica player Mark Graham, Paul Kotapish on guitar, cittern & mandolin and the dazzling dancer & foot percussionist Sandy Silva, Kevin Burke’s Open House performs Celtic, American and other world music traditions, along with Graham’s original daffy ditties.

More Music, Monterey Bay Celtic Society in concert with the Cultural Arts Commission of the City of Pacific Grove present

Sunday, April 117:00 pmChautauqua Hall,162 16th St., PG$20 adv./$22 door

Advance tickets atThe Works667 Lighthouse Ave.Pacific Grove 372-2242For out of town reservations & info,[email protected] or (408) 847-6982Tickets available online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/100327

PG man pleads guilty to burglary,sexual assault, battery

Gregory Telles, 21, of Pacific Grove, pleaded guilty to charges including burglarizing a home and sexual battery, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.

The District Attorney’s Office said Telles is expected to be sentenced on April 29 to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to residential burglary, felony sexual battery and two counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury.

The District Attorney’s Office said Telles attacked a female friend in Monterey on Dec. 20. When she pulled over to let him out, they said, Telles placed his hand over her mouth and told her to take her pants off. The woman screamed and Telles fled. the District Attorney’s office said Telles then went to the house of an acquaintance on 17th Street and assaulted him and his mother, injuring the man.

Telles will likely be required to register as a sex offender after his release from prison.

CSUMB sustainability practicestopic for May 4 Sustainable PG meeting

A 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.

PG Airman graduates basic trainingAir Force Airman Clinton E. Heckerman graduated from basic military

training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Jury selection begins in Pollacci trialAt the Board of Supervisors chambers in Salinas, dozens of prospective jurors were

reviewed as jury selection got under way this week in the trial of Thomas Pollacci, 50, of Pebble Beach, who is charged with raping an unconscious woman in his father's Pacific Grove liquor store on April 21, 2008.

The trial is expected to last three weeks. More than 100 were excused for hardship as a second pool began the review process.


From top, clockwise: n a rare, behind-the-curtain display, puppeteer Peter Brizzi demonstrates how his puppets work.

Dragoon and his “dad” share a nutri-tious meal.

Dragoon meets his new “dad.”

Foolish Fireman Fred roasts marsh-mallows over the “flames” he’s sup-posed to put out. The water from his hose was real: the flames were not.

Puppeteer Peter Brizzi of P&T Puppets brought “The Story of Dragoon” to life at the Pacific Grove Public Library on Mar. 24. Featuring sophisticated, hand-held puppets, Brizzi dazzled a crowd of nearly 100 kids and parents with showmanship, stunts and illusionary pyrotechnics (fake fire). The story chronicled the life of young Dragoon, a foundling raised by a famous explorer. Dragoon goes to school and learns some valuable lessons.

Brizzi is a 31-year journeyman puppet master who performs all through the San Francisco Bay-Monterey Peninsula area.

Photos byCameron Douglas

Scholarships awarded to local high school seniors

On Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 10: 30 a.m., the Scholarship Committee of First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove will award $1,000.00 scholarships to honor five (5) local public high-school seniors.

Those seniors who will be awarded scholarships are: Jinsun Kim and Landen Barr, both of Pacific Grove High School, Keri Moon of Seaside High School, Yoonah Kim of Monterey High and Megan Wodecki of Marina High School.

Please join us at 10:30 a.m. at 915 Sunset Drive @ 17-Mile Drive, Pacific Grove.

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Mount Oglethorpe. Mount Katahden. Dahlonega. Amicalola. Hiawassee. Place names that might be from a foreign country. But they're part of the Appalachian Trail that starts in the southeast of the United States and follows the mountains to New England, and today Kaye Coleman is walking from one end to the other. The 2175-mile trip began for the Pacific Grove expatriate in Georgia on March 11, 2010. She'll hike through 14 states over six months, and hopes to reach Maine in September.

Kaye's journey began with a flight to Atlanta, where she was met by a relative named June, who took her to Dahlonega. The weather, according to her mother, Virginia, had been stormy with a lot of rain but the sun came out when they arrived. The women hiked a quarter of a mile to the first shelter, and June reported to Kaye's mother than it was little more than a shed with three walls, a roof, a door, a fireplace, bunks on the walls and only chicken wire fencing covering the fourth wall. Not an auspicious beginning if one were a worried mother, but June left Kaye there with a back pack that held her tent, stove, sleeping bag, camera, cell phone, clothes and 4-5 days of food, plus a GPS.

The GPS was her parents' idea. The Colemans, who don't even use email, insisted on giving their daughter a GPS that would allow them to track her steps as she hikes from the crack of dawn to the next shelter, averaging some 12 miles each day. Her sister, Joni and brother-in-law Shelby check her progress nightly.

She starts with a hot breakfast. “Lunch takes place somewhere on the trail and dinner means another hot meal before crawling into a warm sleeping bag,” said Virginia. Virginia is grateful that Kaye has made friends on the trek, a group of some 15 that travels together – three women and the rest men.

Periodically, Kaye leaves the trail and hikes down to a town where she indulges herself with a hot shower and a regular bed – but it's usually a 10-mile hike just to do that, so she only makes the detour about once a week.

“Weather affects their hiking,” said Virginia. They've experienced pouring rain and deep snow. “Nights get very cold and wind blows stronger in the Smokey Mountains!” she said.

The idea of hiking had been there for a long time, but when the economic downturn resulted in Kaye being laid off from her job at the Flagstaff, AZ Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, she said, “I guess it's my time to do the Appalachian Trail,” and plans began in earnest. She has hiked the Grand Canyon, Mt. Humphrey, and numerous other hikes in California and West Virginia. Her mother attributes some of the 33-year-old's independence to having served as Feast of Lanterns Queen Topaz in 1993, and on the Royal Court before that. Being part of the Royal Court, she says, goes a long way to bring out a young woman's poise and self-confidence. Kaye graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1995. Virginia expects her to come back to Pacific Grove when the hike is over and begin looking for graduate schools.

There is no electricity on the Trail to charge cell phones, even if they worked on the Trail. They don't. Her family sends her packages of trail-style food and other supplies to pre-arranged addresses along the way, and says Kaye has already walked 200 miles and expects to be in Hot Springs, NC by Sunday, April 12. Kaye has checked in from Hiawassee, GA; Fontana Dam, NC; Deal's Gap, TN; Clingman's Dome, TN and Gatlinburg, TN in the past 25 days. Unlikely places we may never see, but ports-of-call for Kaye Coleman.

At a glanceThe Appalachian Trail, completed in 1937:• Is a privately managed unit of the national

park system. • Is the nation’s longest marked footpath, at

approximately 2,178 miles. • Is the first completed national scenic trail,

designated in 1968. • Crosses six other units of the national park

system. Traverses eight national forests. • Touches 14 states. Houses more than 2,000

occurrences of rare, threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant and animal species.

• Crosses numerous state and local forests and parks.

Fun facts about the Appalachian Trail:• Lowest elevation: 124 feet – near the

Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain, New York

• Highest elevation: 6,625 feet – on Clingmans Dome in Tennessee

• There are 165,000 blazes along the length of the Trail.

• More than 10,000 people have reported hiking the length of the Trail.

• It takes approximately 5 million footsteps to walk the entire length of the Trail.

• More than 6,000 volunteers contribute about 200,000 hours to the Appalachian Trail every year.

Local girl makes trekKaye Coleman is walkingthe Appalachian Trail

Postcards from the trek:Above, one of the older shelters along the Appala-chian Trail. Kaye sent this postcard to her parents in Pacific Grove.

Left, Kay Coleman at a shelter run by the Baptist Church: She wrote a message on the back and sent it as a postcard.

Below, a map of the Appalachian Trail, the longest footpath in the U.S., touching 14 states,


Miss Trawick’s is a garden sanctuaryBy Catherine Badin

Walking into Miss Trawick’s Garden Shop outdoor area feels a little like walking into a private sanctuary. You are immediately greeted by bird baths, bird feeders, water fountains, colorful plants and a select range of garden statuary including statues of St. Francis, Mother Mary, Buddha, Quan Yin, Angels, cherubs, frogs and even gargoyles. The sound of soothing wind chimes adds to the peaceful ambiance.

Started by two local ladies, Barbara and Judy, who decided to save the 1884 Victorian from being demolished and turned into an office complex, the entire house was refurbished in 1995. The main house was rented out as the restaurant known as The Little Red House, and the women opened Miss Trawick’s Garden Shop in 1996. Offering an eclectic assortment of house and garden gifts, the space was taken over in 2003 by Rosemary and Bill Valuch, who have been successfully attracting locals and tourists alike to their quaint and unique shop.

“We were originally store customers when Barbara and Judy owned it,” says Bill. “I was standing in line to buy Rosemary a Christmas gift when I heard the store was up for sale, and by the following August we were open for business.”

Rosemary adds, “We’d actually been looking to open up a garden-gift type of place, so it was fortuitous. And although the decor and product lines were predominantly rustic, we were able to open it pretty much as it was. The overall flavor has remained the same, but since then we’ve been able to put our own imprint on the shop.”

A combo home, gift and garden shop, Miss Trawick’s carries a wide variety of plants, garden accessories and garden furniture, making their outside area a charming garden oasis. Says Rosemary, “We buy only from local growers and Bill hand picks each and every plant. We have organic vegetable and flower seeds of all kinds, and we also carry 100 percent organic potting soils and foods by Gardener in Bloom. They are a California company in business for over one hundred years, so we know they offer a quality product.”

The inside store focuses more on gift items for the home. Since changing hands, the selection has expanded to include women’s handbags and accessories, jewelry, table linens and napkins, artisan greeting cards, triple-milled soaps from France, several new candle lines, and even stuffed animals. In addition, they carry small accent furniture pieces from around the world with some made from recycled materials.

Rosemary and Bill go on several buying trips throughout the year looking for those special items that fit in with Miss Trawick’s tradition of excellence. And whether it’s to the Atlanta Gift Mart, or to Las Vegas or Dallas, Rosemary’s background in travel mixed with Bill’s expertise in sales and marketing have made for a winning combination. Says Rosemary, “We focus on buying a lot of products made by different artists throughout the country.”

While price ranges vary with a price point for everyone, some particular items are worth noting. Unique bird houses made by an Oregon artist are a must-have for bird house aficionados. Gaily painted and decorated with brass frogs, cats and other animals, these bird houses range from $49 to $120 and will make any garden a fun place for the kids. “Little Piper Chimes,” a miniature wind chime, comes in a small gift-wrappable box and can hang in a tree or in your car, selling for $15.99. And “Glove-ables,” a throwback to 50s Ozzie & Harriet meets 70s glam, are unique rubber gloves for the gal who likes cleaning in style: red, black, yellow, pink, green and blue gloves, each accented with either leopard prints, zebra prints, flowers, polka dots or hearts, make for a fun and fabulous gift at $16.99/pair.

And while the recession has hit some businesses hard, Miss Trawick’s has managed to stay afloat. Says Bill, “There was a slight decline at the beginning, but things are now moving in the right direction, which makes this an excellent time to start a business.” Speaking of which, the couple are in process of opening up a second store right here in downtown Pacific Grove, slated to open May 1st at 612 Lighthouse Avenue next to Fusion Nail Salon.

Rosemary started out in her early 20s having an interest in both fashion and home decor, and has decided to combine the two elements in the new space. The store, aptly named Carried Away, will be a girlie-type store featuring women’s accessories with something for femme fatales of all ages. As Rosemary says, “Women like to treat themselves these days by buying something little.”

Both Rosemary and Bill will be running the new store. But don’t look for Maggie, Rosemary and Bill’s 12-year-old, black miniature Schnauzer, at Carried Away any time soon. “She’s our official greeter at Miss Trawick’s,” explains Rosemary. “And she hasn’t missed

anyone since she’s been here, unless she’s having a beauty day at the pet spa.”

You can follow Miss Trawick’s on Facebook: Miss Trawicks Garden Shop. Or, find out more on their website (see below).

Miss Trawick’s Garden Shop is located at:644 Lighthouse Avenue (in The Little Red House)Hours are: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.;Sundays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.www.misstrawicks.com831.375.4605

story/photos © 2010 by Catherine [email protected]

Above, right: Bill and Rosemary Valuch were originally customers of Miss Trawick’s Garden Shop. In 2003, they bought the business and are now looking at opening a women’s accessory shop on Light-house Avenue. Below, the entrance to Miss Trawick’s can be found next to the Red House restaurant.

Catherine Badin

Businesses Thriving

Celebrate the opening of the Museum's new-ly updated Native Plant Gardenwith aribboncutting

ThursdayApril 15

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The ceremony is free, open to the public and will be followed by a garden tour

and a reception with tea,tea sandwiches,

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In her last column (Not Your Grandmother’s Recipes) Betsy presented a lamb recipe that whetted my appetite for lamb. I decided to share a favorite combination I came up with years ago.

Lamb is usually available in the spring, but in recent times, shipping being what it is, it’s available all year around. It’s just a matter of what you’re willing to pay and how badly you want to have lamb!

This week one of the local grocery stores has semi-boneless leg o’ lamb for about $4/lb. That means the long shank is removed but there is still a bone. The butcher will finish the boning and butterfly it for you. They also have boneless, but if you get the bone-in you’ll be able to treat the dog to Easter Sunday dinner also provided you ask the butcher to give you the bone back.

Be sure you have a meat thermometer. While you’re at the grocery store, get a bottle of Soy Vay Veri Teri. I like that brand because it’s thick and has lots of sesame seeds in it, so be sure to shake it up well. Also buy a bottle of Christopher Ranch garlic, the minced kind. And make sure there are briquets and fire starter. The night before you want to barbecue it, mix together:

1 cup of the Soy Vay 1 cup of red wine2 heaping tablespoons of garlic

Put the lamb in a rectangular Tupperware container and pour the mixture over it, seal it up and put it in the refrigerator. Turn it about four times (no need to get up in the middle of the night) but leave it in there for about 12 hours.

Go to the Midnight Rosemary Supply out in the yard – preferably yours, but the neighbor may wake up to a surprise shearing in the morning – and get a loose

grocery bag full. Soak it all overnight in a bucket of water.

About an hour before you want to eat, start your briquets. I build a hot fire (direct heat) where you don’t run the briquets out to the edge. When the coals are ready, shake water off about half the rosemary and put it directly on the coals. Immediately put the grill on top and put the skin (outside) of the leg o’ lamb on the grill. Cover the barbecue to retain the rosemary smoke. After 10 minutes, quickly add the rest of the rosemary to the coals and turn the meat over, and cover tightly for another 10 minutes. After that, insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the roast and make sure it’s at least 140 degrees. The meat should still be pink in the middle (if you’re like me). When it’s done to your liking remove to a heavy platter and spice it as you would a London Broil or tri-tip.

You might like mint jelly, or mint jelly heated with some of the Soy Vay marinade or some of the roast drippings, but just remember that the marinade had raw meat in it and you need to cook it. We have some ducky little ramikins for dipping if we get the urge.

Side dishes? Maybe some little red potatoes, baked or steamed. I also have a favorite salad which is raw spinach, drained Mandarin orange sections and

Neil Jameson

The Retired Firehouse Cook

slivered almonds with a very light oil-and-vinegar dressing or a little bottled Oriental dressing. The folks who make Soy Vay Veri Teri also make a dressing called Cha-Cha Chicken that’s really good.

Lamb BurgersI have a friend who calls himself Tex

because he says he was born in Texas. (Truth is, he was born in Louisiana but that just doesn’t work.) Tex perfected a jalapeño lamb burger recipe that he loves to thrill people with.

Ground lambGood quality bunsPepper jack cheeseOrtega long green chilies or canned,

sliced jalapeñoBarbecue the burgers to medium and

after you turn them, put a big slice of the pepper jack cheese on top and your choice of either an Ortega long green chili or sliced jalapeño (canned). Let the cheese melt and serve immediately.

Tex says the true test is if, while eating, the juices run down to your elbow. That’s how you know it’s good.

I usually serve these with homemade, seasoned (garlic) fries and a tossed salad. Lettuce, tomato, slices of onion are optional but if I ever hear that you’ve put ketchup and mustard on it I won’t let you read my column any more.

Neil Jameson was a professional firefighter for 30 years. He became the firehouse cook when he found out that the cooks didn’t have to clean the firehouse bathrooms. He reminds you that, when you’re eating out, it’s not as important to know what your dinner is as to know what it was.

The test of a good lamb burger

The juice from a good lamb burger will run down your arm when you eat it. And don’t waste it with wimpy buns, either.

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National Healthcare Decisions Dayto be marked at Canterbury Woods

For the second year in a row, Canterbury Woods will participate in National Healthcare Decisions Day, this time with a special two-day event on Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16. The information offered has great value and is open to the public at no charge. Activities commence at 10 a.m. both days in the Canterbury Auditorium, for the purpose of learning and dialog about Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST). The talk is entitled “10 Things You Need to Know About Advance Directives.”

On Thursday, Canterbury resident and NHDD advocate Jack Stanley will share his knowledge of these topics. Mr. Stanley is the former president of American Health Decisions and a member of the NHDD executive committee. His presentation will raise, discuss and provide answers for key issues including: the difference between an advance directive and a POLST; why these are important; who needs to have an advance directive; and how you can protect your advance directive from being disregarded.

Friday, April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, now in its third year. Experts will be available at Canterbury Woods for private conversations about advance directives and options. The NHDD initiative is a collaborative effort of national, state and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their health care decisions. More than 700 state and local organizations have participated, with more expected this year.

The gift of peace of mind for your loved ones and yourself can be had by attending one or both days of this informative event at Canterbury Woods. Call (831)657-4193 for more information and to reserve your place. Canterbury Woods is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the highest level of care for seniors.

Canterbury Woods is located at 651 Sinex Avenue in Pacific Grove. There is no cost to the public for the events.

- Cameron Douglas


Jon Guthrie

High Hats & Parasols

The News … from 1910.

Sheriff tells story of Holman burglarySheriff W. J. Nesbitt is still in Pacific Grove where he came to investigate the

burglary of the Holman Company store, a large dry goods establishment on Lighthouse avenue in the seaside city. The break-in is believed to have been committed at some hour late last Friday night or early Saturday morning.

In a public discussion, Nesbitt admitted that he had found no tangible clue with which he could work. The burglar(s) first broke open two tool chests at the site of a residence under construction, which is located along the waterfront. Taken from there were a hammer, chisels, and various other tools potentially of use. The crooks then got a ladder and climbed it in order to pry open a rear window of the Holman building. The scoundrels were evidently frightened away shortly thereafter and they affected their exit through a main door leading to the street. That door was found wide open by the night watch early Sunday morning. A close examination of the interior of the store revealed that no money and not a single article in stock had been taken away, contrary to common belief.

Sheriff Nesbitt promised to continue his best efforts in solving the crime.

Resident Sanburn murderedMrs. Guy Sanburn, one of the wealthiest residents of the entire county, was fatally

stabbed about 6 o’clock yesterday evening. The culprit in this crime was the Chinese cook, name unknown, who worked for Mrs. Sanburn at the Sanburn home. After being stabbed, Mrs. Sanburn did not perish immediately, but survived for about one-half hour before passing on. This in spite of the good efforts of Dr. H. N. Yates.

After his vile act,1 the Chinese cook was immediately caught and overpowered by Mrs. Sanburn’s son. The Chinaman was taken to jail where it was feared that he might be lynched. This did not happen, but the murderer was himself stabbed to death by an unidentified person at some later time.

Mrs. Sanburn is a sister-in-law of the late Paris Sanburn who also lived in Pacific Grove.

End of world to come!Two well-known “Bible thumpers” became frenzied and stripped themselves and

their four children naked and climbed upon the roof of their rented home during the early hours. Their intent was to await the coming of a fiery chariot which had been designated for their personal transport to heaven.

“This,” said the unclothed father, “was an act in consort with the end of the world.” After the waiting family was discovered by neighbors, a small crowd gathered

and several individuals prepared to scale a ladder and remove family members from the roof. The family, however, had taken several tools with them which could be used as weapons. The family vehemently declared its intention to fight. For more than an hour, the family pranced and danced around the roof, threatening with their make-shift arms, but finally removed themselves after being told that the fiery chariot had presented itself elsewhere and was waiting there for the family’s appearance.

After descending, the parents were taken to jail. The children were transported to temporary homes. All were provided appropriate clothing.

Notes from around the area…• The young ladies of the Swastika Club2 had a very pleasant time on Thursday

afternoon at the home of hostess Miss Anna Davidson. Next week, Miss Betsy Dysare serves as the Swastika Club hostess.

• The Del Rey Development Company has brought suit against J. D. Houghton to “quit title” to 849 acres of the Noche Buena Rancho.

• The Monterey Heights Sanitarium, recently bought by Miss Anna Furlounge, is now open to all physicians for medical, surgery, and confinement cases. Fees are $25 per week. Services include massage, a steam room, and medicated baths.3

• Mr. Sanford Dodge and his powerful company will soon be appearing at the Work Theater and presenting the greatest of all dramatic successes. Mr. Dodge promises a story of ancient Rome in this presentation filled with thrilling action. Nero and the Gladiator! Make plans now to attend.

• J. B. Moore wishes it known that he is the guardian to Mr. S. I. Houghton as Mr. Houghton is an incompetent.

For sale or rent…• Jack Veal the Barber has an almost new Singer sewing machine with decorative

drop cabinet4 for sale. Call at Jack’s shop on Forest and examine. $22 or best offer made by April 15.

• Pacific Grove is the ideal summer and winter resort of California. Our climate is the most equitable. Rent a vacation cottage for as little as $25 a month. Telephone 271.

• Dr. P. G. Dennison who is a physician, surgeon, and Oculist is located at the corner of Fountain and Lighthouse avenues. Hours 2 to 5. Office visits for medical advice are 75¢.

• Enjoy a special ride in a glass-bottom boat. 25¢.• Silas W. Mack, attorney, will complete your will for $1.• Yes, you can advertise in this column. See the Review editor. Just 50¢ per

week.5

(Endnotes)1 Vile act or not, reading between the lines suggests that Mrs. Sanburn was an

irascible person, not easy to work for. Perhaps the Chinese cook simply had his fill?

2 Not to worry, the Nazi party had not yet usurped the swastika as its symbol. In 1910, the swastika was viewed as a good luck token and had been in known use

since the 1700s. The Swastika Club (for girls) was formed by Cryus S. K. Curtis after, in 1886, the magnate published the Ladies’ Home Journal, then known as the Ladies’s Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper. The club’s purpose was to encourage young women to sell more subscriptions of the magazine door to door.

3 The “sanatorium” was the equivalent of a modern-day nursing home.4 A “drop cabinet” referred to a doored case that completely enclosed the sewing

machine when it was not in use. The lid of the case “dropped” into place to serve as a working space for the seamstress.

5 The Review had no secretary and the hours of the editor were too irregular to permit taking ads by telephone.

The Tradition Begins . . .Pacific Grove Golf Links

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First place went to the team from Ali-otti's Victorian Cor-ner: Paul Aliotti, Jim Collins, Vince Costa, and Sean Spowart.The second place team was Deboccery I: Paul Buckman, Jim Casteel, Ginny Crapo, and Randy McKendry.

The winning team re-ceived a plaque and hats commemorating the event.The second place team received a plaque and PG Art Center 40th Anniver-sary T-shirts.

Deboccery at the PG Art Center

First ever bocce ball tourney was a big success, say organizers, and will become an annual event. Photos by Skyler Lewis.


SATURDAY AND SUNDAYAPRIL 10TH AND 11TH • 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM

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donation station in the middle school parking lot on Sat. and Sun. from 1-4 p.m.Questions? Call 601-0468

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Saturday Musical EntertainmentBofA Stage(16th Street & Lighthouse Avenue)10:30-11:15am........... Firefly, classic rock11:30am-12:15pm ..........Cypressairs Chorus, barbershop harmony12:30-1:15pm .Tap Banana, tap dances from the 40s & beyond1:30-2:15pm ....Joint Chiefs, funk, r&b, jazz2:30-3:15pm ........... Jenny Kerr, world re-nowned musicia3:30-4:15pm ..........Wharf Rats, smooth rock alternative4:30-5:15pm ...Sambahamians, Brazilian drum & danceGoodies Stage(Fountain Avenue & Lighthouse Avenue)10:45-11:30am...........Peter Muse Banjo Show11:45am-12:30pm.....................Sweet Jam12:45-1:30pm ..The Peacemakers, rock ‘n’ roll1:45-2:30pm ...................Sean the Piper2:45-3:30pm .................Population Five,one of Monterey County’s most popular young rock bands3:45-4:30pm .........................41 Bills17th St. Grill Stage(17th Street & Lighthouse Avenue)10:15am-11:00pm ..Mikey Selbicky, surfer tone11:15am-12:00pm AshaMed, alternative punk band,influenced by 50s & 60s rock ‘n’ roll12:15-1:00pm .......Alli Clarke, country rock1:15-2:00pm ...............PGHS Breaker Girls2:15-3:00pm Groovy Judy, a female Jimmy Hendrix3:15-4:00pm ............August Sky, teen band4:15-5:00pm . Those were the Good Ol’ Songs byJulie Capili & Michael GoodellJewell Park Stage(Central Avenue & Grand Avenue)10:30am-11:45am ..Michael Gaither, a talented local guitarist12:00-1:15pm....Jim Fucillo, another talented local guitarist1:30-2:45pm .Michael Martinez, piano musician3:00-4:00pm Smoking Mirrors, alternative rockChautauqua Hall(16th Street & Central Avenue)1:45-2:30pm ..........DiFranco Dance Project,Afro latin jazz dancing, ages 8-152:45-3:30pm .....Truebudoors, complex melodic multiculturalinstrumentals to bilingual vocal tunes3:15-4:00pm .....Micheal Junsay Band, classic modern rock

BofA Stage(16th Street & Lighthouse Avenue)11:00am-11:45am ..Park Ave. Studio Bellydance12:00-12:45pm ...Trusting Lucy, original high energy pop rock1:00-1:45pm ....Jamaica’s Belly Dancing Group2:00-2:45pm .....Wild Cat, great local artist3:00-3:45pm ..Nu- Horizons, funk, r&b, rock & latin rhythms4:00-4:45pm PG High School Jazz Club Big BandGoodies Stage(Fountain Avenue & Lighthouse Avenue)11:45am-12:30pm ..............Jalisco Harpist12:45-1:30pm ....Bay Bells Women’s Barbershop Chorus1:45-2:30pm ...Shinsho-Mugen Dariko, Japanese drumming group2:45-3:30pm ...........Russ Guarino Jazz Band3:30pm .......Lady Gaga Look-Alike Contest at Lighthouse CinemaHuge prizes including Movie Passes Package. Sponsored by Lighthouse Cinema3:45-4:30pm .......The Hypnotics, blues, soul17th St. Grill Stage(17th Street & Lighthouse Avenue)10:15am – 11:00pm .............Sean the Piper11:15am – 12:00pm .Truebudoors, instrumentals to bilingual vocal tunes12:15-1:00pm .........Lennis Edney, folk rock1:15-2:00pm Michael Junsay Band, classic rock2:15-4:00pm .Fast Lane Band, rock, jazz, funk4:15-5:00pm .Those were the Good Ol’ Songs byJulie Capili & Michael GoodallJewell Park Stage(Central Avenue & Grand Avenue)11:00am – 11:45pm ....Busy Bee Trick Dog Show12:00-1:15pm ...Jim Fucillo, a talented local guitarist1:30-3:30pm ..Friends & Family Band, original r&b, classic rock3:30-4:15pm ..........Busy Bee Trick Dog Show

All Day Saturday & Sunday, April 10 & 11

9:00am-5:00pm Monterey County’s Largest Arts & Crafts Show • Over 200 vendors from 12 states (On Lighthouse Ave. between 11th Street & Congress Avenue)

Carnival rides for entire family(In front of Post Office, Lighthouse Avenue &

Congress Avenue)Pony Rides

(Jewell Park across from PG Museum)PG High School Interact Club Book SaleProceeds benefit Pacific Grove charities

(Wachovia Bank, Lighthouse Ave. & Grand Ave.)Dunk Mayor Carmelita Garcia

Noon Saturday at the Dunk TankPacific Grove High School Lacrosse team DUNK TANK corner of Forest & Lighthouse Ave.)

10:00am-5:00pmKids’ Games by Boy Scouts Troop 90Caledonia Park (behind Post Office)

Saturday Special Events8:00-11:00am Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast - $5,

Proceeds benefitPacific Grove charities (Jewell Park Central

Avenue & Forest Avenue)10:00-11:00am. PG Rotary Good Old Days ParadeOver 100 entries! Sponsored by Union Bank of

California(On Pine Avenue between Granite Street & Grand

Avenue)10:30am-2:00pm Tenth Annual Media Challenge

Basketball TournamentMeet your favorite DJ, journalist, or TV star

as they battle it out.(Caledonia Park behind the Post Office, Central

Avenue & Caledonia Street)10:00am-5:00pm Sustainability Environmental

Fair, The Green Spot(Jewell Park Central Avenue & Forest Avenue)

10:30am-5:00pm YMCA present Kids FairFree, with lots of prizes! Obstacle course,

soccer, basketball, lacrosse,face painting, crafts & healthy snacks. (Jew-

ell Park Central Ave. & Forest Ave)11:00am-5:00pm Classic Car Show presented by

Gold Coast Hotrods(Grand Avenue between Laurel Avenue & Light-

house Avenue)11:00am & 1:00pm Complimentary Historic Walk-

ing Tour of PG by The Heritage SocietyVisit PG’s well preserved sites led by Society

members(Sign up at Heritage Society booth on Light-

house, across from Bank of America.)

Sunday Musical Entertainment

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Stevenson School Performing Arts presents

“The Tempest”By William Shakespeare

Dates & Times: Friday, April 9, 2010, at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 10, at 7:30 pm Sunday, April 11, at 2:00 pm (special outdoor matinee*) Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 pm Friday, April 16, at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 17, at 7:30 pm

*The Sunday, April 11, performance will take place outside in the Rosen Amphitheater at 2:00 pm. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket to sit on.

TicketsEvening PerformancesGeneral: $12 Students, Seniors & Military: $6

Matinee Performance on Sunday, April 11General: $6 Students, Seniors & Military: $3

Purchase tickets online at:www.seatyourself.biz/stevensonschool

Box office and information line: (831) 625-8389

Location: Stevenson School - Pebble Beach Campus 3152 Forest Lake Road Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Evening performances - Keck AuditoriumMatinee Performance on Sunday, April 11 - Rosen Amphitheater


SERVICE

The Arts

Now ShowingOngoing

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

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.

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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April 16-May 27, 2010Opening Reception

Friday, April 16, 2010, 7-9 pmWith Music on Piano by Dorothy Gerstein

Please enjoy the Pacific Grove ArtWalk on Friday evening, April 16th, beforethe Art Center opening. Many galleries in the area will open at 6 pm, onehour before the Art Center galleries open at 7 pm.

“Courting The Muse,” Jennifer Brook-Kothlow and Rima West“Spectrum,” Oils by Kathy Sharpe

“The Omo Tribe Paintings,” by Gabriele Hahn“A Retrospective,” Photographs by Ray Parsons

The Work of Studio Artist Susan MooreWork by Students in Julie Heilman’s Youth Art Classes

Elmarie Dyke Gallery“Spectrum,” Oils by Kathy Sharpe

Kathy Sharpe was raised north of Chicago, and she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the New York School of Interior Design. Her bright colors capture her love of nature. She lives in Carmel, where she also paints in her studio. She teaches there, and has also taught workshops at the Pacific Grove Art Center, The Carmel Foundation, and Filoli Gardens in Woodside, CA.

“I have been an artist all my life and I consider it a privilege. I served as the liaison between my grammar school and the Chicago Art Institute, choosing an art work for the school to study each month. Studying art, painting and design goes as far back as my memory can reach and continues as I work with other artists and take advantage of any learning opportunities. .... I have worked extensively in pastel, watercolor and oil. I particularly enjoy creating depth with many layers of oil on linen canvas, then finishing the process with a light varnish to bring out color and depth.”

Kathy Sharpe

Louise Cardeiro Boyer Gallery“A Retrospective,” Photographs by Ray Parsons

Pacific Grove photographer Ray Parsons has lived in northern California for almost 50 years. His photography was shown at the Art Center in 1976, and, since then, he has amassed a large variety of images.

“Photography, like literature, takes different forms; the narrative story, a brief essay, a scientifically precise look at the world. A cultural peek at life and even pictorial poems. .... Sometimes you find a good poem; it hits the spot. You can go back to it and feel it again...it connects. There is something in those poems which can’t be described. I hope some of these pictures are like that. Most of the prints are unrelated, except for the portraits. They, of course, are of people that I had some connection with. Without that, they would have been thrown out years ago; being only another random face in the crowd. The other prints stand by themselves. Where they were taken? Not very important. When were they shot? Well, that shows a passage of time and maybe some growth in the photographer. Why they were taken? That, I cannot answer. The picture should take care of itself. I’d be satisfied with a short visual poem...a Haiku maybe.”

Ray Parsons

Nadine Annand Gallery“The Omo Tribe Paintings,” by Gabriele Hahn

Born in Germany, Gabriele Hahn studied art and lectured on British and international contemporary art at the Tate Gallery in London. A resident of Pebble Beach, she has lived in Africa for several months each year since the 1970s. She and her family created a wild animal and black rhino conservancy on their property in Kenya in 2005, which also includes their Mugie School.

During each visit, Gabriele photographs and sketches members of the Omo River tribes at home, working in the fields, or herding cattle and sheep. She develops her paintings from the photos and sketches. All proceeds of the sale of her paintings will benefit the Hahn family’s Mugie School in Kenya.

“These tribes have been fighting among each other for centuries over territories, livestock, women and water rights. Most of them used to be and still are naked. The Mursi and Surma people adorn themselves with scars inflicted by incisions made to blister and swell. Youths and adults alike beautify themselves with paint they garner from nature materials they find in the volcanic Rift Valley, limestone for white, yellow and red copper, as well as charcoal for grey and black.”

Gabriele Hahn

Pacific Grove Art Center568 Lighthouse Avenue/P.O. Box 633

Pacific Grove, CA 93950www.pgartcenter.org

Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 12-5, Sun 1-4Phone/fax: 831-375-2208

Kathy Sharpe“Apple Tree”Oil

Upcoming Exhibits at the Pacific Grove Art Center

Ray Parsons, ³Star Press,² 1971

Gaby Hahn, Image from ³The Omo Tribe Paintings²


Cameron Douglas, Freelance WriterArticles & Stories

Editing & ProofreadingPress Releases Pacific Grove

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

Mary Albert

Watching Movies

April 8-9 The Wizard of OzApril 15-16 Citizen KaneApril 22-23 Pillow TalkApril 29-30 The Birds

Schedule of films

Spring Rosebud: Citizen Kane at the LighthouseOf all the titles in the Lighthouse

Cinemas’ Classic Film Series, I suspect that Citizen Kane is the least seen, and the one that most people feel they should have seen. And guess what? They are right! You should see this movie, and not on your TV, but on the big screen. It is a big, dramatic, complicated, remarkable puzzle of a movie. There is nothing lightweight or fluffy about it – it is a meaty, serious drama. The story of a newspaperman, it is also a story about storytelling, and a film about filmmaking. At just under two hours, it is not long, but it is deep.

Told in a series of flashbacks, by multiple narrators with conflicting points of view, the story of Charles Foster Kane attempts to tell the “real” story of a powerful man’s life, to go further and deeper than the March of Time newsreel version of his life that appears near the beginning of the film. But somehow the deeper we go, the more puzzling it becomes. Like any good story, or any person’s life, there will always be more questions than answers by the end. The film begins and ends with a “no trespassing” sign, which serves as both as challenge and an indictment.

Orson Welles, just 25 years old, came to Hollywood from radio, where a couple of years earlier he had shocked the world with his play The War of the Worlds. He was lured to Hollywood by one of the Big Five studios, RKO, and made a deal which was unheard of: Welles was given complete control over every aspect of filming, including cast, crew and script, and, most importantly, over every frame included in the finished film. As co-writer, producer, director and star of his first film, Citizen Kane, Welles is undoubtedly the author of the film: it is his story, told his way, with his vision. Clearly he knew something about storytelling (War of the Worlds was written and performed on Halloween night in order to scare listeners into thinking that Earth was being invaded by Martians — and it worked) but, by his own admission, he knew nothing about movies. He was lucky enough and smart enough to attract collaborators who were interested in expanding the film medium, and telling a story in a new way.

I think the most important collaborator was cinematographer Gregg Toland, who was not recruited by Welles, but rather sought him out, and famously told the first time director that he wanted to work with him because he knew nothing about filmmaking, because “that’s the only way to learn anything – from somebody who doesn’t know anything.” The combination of Toland’s expertise and interest in innovation, and Welles’s demand for a particular kind of visual storytelling resulted in the beautiful and compelling black and white cinematography of

Citizen Kane, which is so much a part of why the film is the masterpiece it is. Welles wanted the action in the frame to unfold without cuts, yet not in a two-dimensional, theatrical way, and Toland developed simple but ingenious and unusual techniques to achieve this. They used unpopular wide angle lenses, coated with a new, non-glare coating, fast-emulsion film stock and huge arc lights, built for use with the new Technicolor film, to increase the depth of field, that is, to make everything in the frame in sharp focus, from the foreground to the distant background. Welles and Toland implemented the use of low and high angles to establish power relationships in the film: the camera looks up to those in power, especially Kane, and looks down on those who are dominated. To achieve this, trenches were built for the cameras, and ceilings, never before shown in films, since the space above the stage was where the microphones were hung, had to be constructed of muslin, to allow the sound through.

Toland also used in-camera effects to achieve deep focus. For example, an extreme close up of a medicine bottle, glass and spoon was shot with half the lens blacked out. Then the film was wound back and the other half of the frame was shot, this time of the action from the background, of Kane coming through the door. He also designed intricate and fluid camera movements, to keep the action going while changing the dramatic

focus without cutting. Welles and Toland worked together, conferring almost in secret, so that other crew members were not aware of the extent of Welles’s lack of knowledge.

Welles may not have known about cinematography, but he did know about sound. Often in movies, still today, sound is an afterthought, not a vital element of the storytelling. In Citizen Kane, Welles created a dense and layered soundtrack. Typewriters, horses, waves, train whistles, crowds talking, birds, women cackling and even lines of dialogue become expressive sound elements, by virtue of their placement, volume, juxtaposition and distortion.

The other major collaborator was composer Bernard Herrmann, who had composed the music for War of the Worlds. Citizen Kane was his first film score, and he would go on to compose the music for many of Alfred Hitchcock’s films. His approach to scoring Kane was straight out of radio, which used leitmotifs to

help listeners distinguish characters in a radio play. At the time, films scores were symphonic, played by a full orchestra, and ran virtually throughout the whole picture. Herrmann’s score highlighted particular sequences or characters or set the emotional tone for scenes. He used unconventional groups of instruments as he needed them, instead of the entire orchestra, and he wrote an especially challenging opera aria for the scene in which Kane’s young second wife Susan makes her unfortunate operatic debut, designed to accentuate her lack of talent.

The film was co-written by the experienced Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, who had socialized at the home of William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper tycoon who was the basis for the character of Charles Foster Kane. Shelves sag from the weight of books written about the various controversies: Hearst tried to have the film destroyed or banned, and managed to delay its release and to discredit Welles. Over the years, critics have fought over whether Welles or Mankiewicz actually came up with the premise, and who actually wrote the thing. For my money, Orson Welles was in the driver’s seat, and that’s where all the decisions were made.

In the end, there are more questions than answers, but one thing is clear: you can’t have an opinion if you don’t see the film. And this one is a must. See you at the Lighthouse Cinema, Thursday night or Friday afternoon.

Orson Welles as Citizen Kane: More questions than answers. form your own opinion at the Lighthouse Cinema.

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Hooray for Hollywood!“In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking but now, God knows, anything goes.” - Cole Porter

If you haven’t been to Hollywood lately or have never been to the Roxy, look out. It has come to you. Emmy Award-winning Peter Baldwin is back in the limelight directing an Irving Bijou presentation with music from the era of 1930’s -50’s by George Peterson.

Perhaps there are no glimpses of stockings or anything else to look at as something shocking but heaven knows Michelle Boulware is one to see and hear live at The Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel. This year Tom Parks has concocted Hooray for Hollywood, a new musical review to feast fill your eyes and enrapture your ears for a brief evening of notable songs and fables from the days of old.

If you remember romance you will love being bathed in a night bubbling with real life Hollywood memories, April 16 – May 9, Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The Sunday Matinee will be at 2:00 p.m. Seats are $30.00. Call (831) 601-5816 or ticketguys.com.

An evening withThe AlmaNova Duo

On Friday, April 9 the Friedman Eye Center and The Hill Guitar Company present a concert by the AlmaNova Duo at the Monterey Nautical (Stanton) Museum. AlmaNova is a talented, classically trained flute and guitar duo presenting an eclectic program of music from all over the world. This innovative duo has been trained in the classical tradition and combines classical with their exploration of other types of music. AlmaNova’s great love of all musical genres shines through to their audience by way of dynamic performances and mesmerizing stage presence. AlmaNova has traveled all over the world playing their unique blend of classical music infused with music from the Balkans, Spain, Latin America and the British Isles.

Tickets are $20. for more information call 375-2486.

Masters Viewing Party at PGGLbegins a new tradition

Since 1934, The Masters has served as one of the most iconic tournaments in the game of golf. The Pacific Grove Golf Links will honoring the traditions and nuances of the tournament during a special Masters Viewing Party on Friday, April 9, beginning at noon. Local residents, golf fans and visitors are invited to join in this new tradition at the Pacific Grove Golf Links (PGGL).

The event will take place in the Point Pinos Grill, located in the Clubhouse of the PGGL. Flat screen televisions will be on hand broadcasting live tournament coverage beginning at 1:00 p.m. A “Green Jacket Menu” featuring traditional Master’s fare such as pimento-and-cheese sandwiches will also be offered to guests, as will dollar-off beer and wine specials. In addition a discounted twilight rate will be available to all players. There will be a 30 percent off discount on select merchandise in the Golf Shop.

For more information about the Masters Viewing Party or the PGGL, please call 831-648-5775 or visit the course’s official website at www.pggolflinks.com. This event is open to the public. The Pacific Grove Golf Links is located at 77 Asilomar Boulevard in Pacific Grove.

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"Bringing Dead Things to Life!"Ever wondered about the museum's extensive collection of stuffed and mounted

birds, reptiles, and mammals? Who made them? When? How? Why? Find out from Jim Covell, an experienced taxidermist, President of the National Association for Interpretation, and Manager of Interpretive Programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Volunteers with the PG Museum receive monthly enrichment talks, such as this, from experts in various fields of natural history. This talk is open to anyone interested in possibly becoming a volunteer. Volunteer opportunities include hosting, gardening, being in the museum store, or helping with educational programs and events.

The talk will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2:00 pm at the Museum, and is free of charge.

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Light Brown Apple Moth update . . . for 2010By Cameron Douglas

That was thenNearly three years have passed since identification

of the Light Brown Apple Moth in California. Often abbreviated to LBAM, The tawny, diminutive bug, Epiphyas postvittana, has caused significant controversy regarding its potential threat to California’s agriculture industry, and how to control it.

Most of the damage done by the LBAM is caused by larvae that wrap leaves onto fruit while feeding. Superficial fruit damage occurs in apple varieties which form compact fruit clusters, though more significant damage may also accumulate so that crops are no longer commercially viable. Internal damage to apple, pear, and citrus fruits is less common, but a young larva may enter the interior of an apple or pear fruit through the calyx or beneath the stem of a citrus fruit.

Native to Australia, the insect had previously moved into New Caledonia, the British Isles, New Zealand and Hawaii. Other countries have employed various methods to control the moth. In Australia, natural predators keep the LBAM in check. New Zealand resorted to the import of LBAM’s natural enemies, as well as pesticides and the use of pheromones to disrupt mating.

On August 14, 2007, residents in Monterey County and others received the first written notice from the California Department of Food and Agriculture that aerial spraying would commence as part of a plan to rid the state of the new invasive pest. CDFA and the state had declared an emergency situation needing immediate attention. The substance to be sprayed, CheckMate OLR-F, was heralded as a state-of-the-art pheromone spray designed to confuse the mating process of the moths.

Community meetings were held and a delay went into effect until Sept. 7, at which time the CDFA announced that spraying would begin in less than 72 hours on Sept. 9. The spraying would be done in different areas at different times by aircraft coming from the Salinas airport. Shortly after, residents of Pacific Grove endured a roof-rattling night of low-flying planes dispensing the product.

Public reaction was swift as numerous concerns were aired. Besides objection to the noise, hundreds of people came forward with physical complaints of the spray’s effect on their health. Questions were raised about the difference between a chemical pheromone and a pesticide. Many claimed the results of acting in a state of emergency and subsequent quarantines would be more harmful than the pest itself. Others questioned the possible effects of spraying on pets and wildlife.

Eventually, pheromone spraying was halted on June 19, 2008 pending an Environmental Impact Report of the LBAM eradication program.

This is nowOn March 23 of this year, the CDFA announced

the final Environmental Impact Report for the LBAM project had been certified and a notice of determination filed with the State Office of Planning and Research. The EIR Notice of Determination states that the LBAM Eradication Program will not have a significant effect on the environment. It goes on to explain the problem and what the program is intended to do:

“LBAM is a new pest to North America that affects a broad range of plants. Host plants include deciduous fruit trees, subtropical fruits, berry fruits, ornamentals and shade and forest trees. The CDFA’s objective is to eradicate LBAM from the state of California. Eradication is to be accomplished using a variety of tools with reliance primarily on biological control methods applied in an effective and environmentally safe manner. Each method proposed under the program is discussed as a separate alternative, with different application options under some of the alternatives.

“The alternatives are categorized as either chemical treatment or non-chemical treatment methods. Non-chemical treatment methods are: (1) Inundative Parasite Wasp Releases and (2) Sterile Insect Technique. Chemical treatment methods are (3) Mating Disruption with LBAM-specific pheromones (using twist-ties and ground application), and (4) Organically approved insecticides, Bacillus thuringiensis (Btk) and Spinosad, applied from the ground. The CDFA is not considering aerial

applications of pheromones.”The notice goes on to emphasize the program’s intent:

“The program anticipates using all of the chemical and non-chemical alternatives (and options) as part of an Integrated Pest Management Program. Should any one alternative become infeasible for effectiveness, economic or environmental reasons, the other alternatives would be used. Furthermore, the quarantine, inspection, detection and private pesticide use of No Program would continue until LBAM eradication is achieved.”

“No Program” is a condition where the state and USDA are no longer involved in controlling the pest, yet growers must still do so. Then, essentially, “the gloves are off,” meaning use of pesticides such as permethrin. The No Program Alternative consists of “maintaining the current state and federal Quarantine Orders without

further action by the state or USDA. Private landowners would manage LBAM infestations on their land using currently approved chemicals and treatments without state or federal oversight.” CDFA maintains there is greater potential for human and environmental harm in such a situation.

Although aerial spraying of pheromones by CDFA is not listed in their current program, the effects of such action, including the use of CheckMate, were studied. the EIR states that none of the three methods of mating disruption by use of pheromones — including aerial spraying — has any impact on human health.

And the future?Reading this, one wonders if the CDFA might again

employ aerial spraying in the future. In a telephone interview this week, Steve Lyle of the CDFA Public Affairs office explained that things have changed since the EIR was commissioned nearly two years ago. Recent announcements by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have stated that the program has shifted from eradication to “suppression and control,” and the CDFA agrees with this. The only two treatment methods currently under consideration are the placement of pheromone twist ties on trees and plants, and the release of sterile moths. “It [aerial spraying of pheromones] is not going to happen,” Lyle said.

The notice and other EIR documents may be viewed at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/envimpactrpt.html.

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