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May 22-28, 2015 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. VII, Issue 36

The 220,000-gallon sewage spill which occurred Monday, May 18 was bad enough, but it could have been a lot worse. The accident occurred when a subcontractor was working on a bypass to enable staff to perform routine maintenance inside the pump station at 15th and Central in Pacific Grove.

A discharge valve did not seal and the pump station quickly filled with wastewater.

One choice PCA workers had at that point was to allow the wastewater to fill the pump station and destroy electrical compo-nents and pumping equipment, which would result in an extended outage, overflowing the pump station and allowing wastewater to flow down across the Rec Trail and into the ocean.The other choice was what the man on the spot did: Control the discharge through a pipe and allow it to be released into the ocean.

The release began at 10:42 a.m. The “all clear” was given at 6:00 p.m. Clean-up continues today, as water inside the pump station is vacuumed out. But there's no way to clean the bay.

One question on most locals' minds is “how long will the bay between Lovers Point and Hopkins Marine will be unsafe to use?” The answer, given that it all depends on Mother Nature, may be surprising. Paul Sciuto, Deputy General Manager of the MRWP-CA, says it might even be safe by this weekend – Memorial Day weekend, when thousands of tourists will be in town. They have already taken seven tests and will continue sampling until they get

Sewage Spill on Ocean View at MRWPCA Pump

Holman Lot Division OK’d

The division of the lot where the Hol-man Building sits has been approved on appeal by the City Council.

The division had original been denied by the planning department on a 3-3 split, but on appeal it won unanimous approval.

The lot split allows the developers to first obtain an assessor’s parcel number for the new lot, then work with the City planning department to approve plans. The sale of the Holman parcel by current owner Nader Agha is already far along in the process. In the meantime, Pacific Grove’s planning and economic development chief Mark Brodeur will be hard at work refining a condominium ordinance for the new parcel.

“The condo ordinance will go to the City Council,” he said. “The plans will be run through the Historic Resources Commission and Architectural Review Board, then City Council,” he added.

The developers are all “local guys.” Craig Bell (owner of First Awakenings restaurant), Matt Tanzi and Dave Gash are lifelong friends who grew up in Pacific Grove. Their firm is Monterey Capital Corp.

For their part, they will also need to do the environmental documentation.

At a meeting hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning, May 21, Gash told how he had painted W. R.

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Dancing in Remembrance

Monterey Bay Lion Dancers led the Walk of Remembrance last week, honoring the Chinese Fishing Village which once existed on our shores. Photo by Marge Brigadier

Baseball: Breakers Open up CCS Division II Playoffs at Monterey

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Three Events at the MTAL Track and Field FinalsCone Zone Report: May 17-24Pacific Grove Mayor Reminds Us of Drought MeasuresCyber Safety Checklist for Parents of TeensSheriff’s Office Reports Arrest in February Bomb Threat

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Great registrations are coming in for the Veterans Transition Center’s second annual FREE Memorial Day Car Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 23 at Martinez Hall, 220 12th St., Marina—just off the Imjin exit, on historic Fort Ord. There will be a bounce house, poker walk, barbeque, band, disk jockey, food and craft vendors, raffle and Color Guard. On display will be 1979 and older classic cars and trucks, and bikes from all years. Early registration fee is $40. Saturday, registration opens at 7 a.m. and fee is $45. Trophies will go to first, second and third place winners and there will be seven Awards of Excellence. To reg-ister your vehicle or bike, visit www.VTCMonterey.org. All proceeds go to the nonprofit Veterans Transition Center for our homeless veterans. Since 1998, the VTC has been successfully rehabbing old housing at Ft. Ord, and lives, for America’s veterans.

Free Concert by PG PopsPG Pops Orchestra will present a free concert on Saturday, May 30 at 2:00

p.m., at the Performing Arts Center of Pacific Grove, 835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove.

Conductor Barbara Priest will lead music from Tower of Power, Louis Arm-strong, and marches from “Star Wars” and Tchaikovsky with a concert prelude by a local string chamber music group and The Monterey French Horn Ensemble.

Please join us for the finale concert of our second season.The Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra is a non profit organization funded by

its musician members. Donations made at this free concert will be gratefully appreciated.

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By Marge Ann Jameson

What do astronauts, musicians, inventors, photographers, mythbusters, magicians, aviators, archeologists, a 100 year-old cardiologist, Alan Turing experts, and a great big bat all have in common?

EG Conference.It’s like sitting with a few hundred

of your close friends watching a three-day marathon of ‘Nature,” “Quest,” and “Nova”...live. Sipping a glass of wine and touching 3-D printed artifacts. Art-ists, inventors, designers, educators, film makers, explorers. Imagine Oliver Steeds with clothes on. Asking questions, being inspired. Rubbing elbows with Jill Sobule and being able to ask Adam Savage about outtakes on “Mythbusters.” You might even get personal instruction on your new drone from Eric Cheng. EG Conference is a well-kept secret.

“EG is an intimate annual conference of the most creative talents in our culture, makers and doers, sharing insight and drawing inspiration,” says their Twitter page. And if you have $4,000 for the ticket, you’ll become a follower, too.

Front and center of this year’s confer-ence (the ninth annual, and held in Mon-terey) was Fred. Fred is a Malayan Flying Fox, a member of the species known to be the biggest bats in the world.

His handler, Rob Mies, is execu-tive director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, based in Michigan, and he serves as advisor and member of many other bat- and conservation-oriented organizations. We met during the dinner break after Rob had given his talk and Fred was settling down in his cage with his bat friends.

Mies pointed out that bats are ex-tremely important to the lives of humans and other species on Earth because they pollinate crops like bananas and avocados, eat billions of insects, and spread seeds. But they’re not beautiful like butterflies and they don’t make honey like bees, so they tend not to get the attention bees and butterflies do. In fact, the unfortunate misunderstood bat is pretty far down on most lists of desirable neighbors, mostly because of bat myths.

Even as we headed for a quiet corner to complete our interview, people came up to Rob and asked some of the usual ques-tions: Don’t bats have rabies? (No, only about one percent contract rabies – and it kills them. You’re more likely, to the tune of 65,000 cases per year, to get rabies from a dog.) Are they blind? Won’t they get tan-gled up in your hair? (Bats are not blind. They fly at night and they use echolocation to navigate. They’re afraid of people and will not willingly approach humans. And they don’t build nests so they have no use for your hair.) What about vampire bats? (Yes, there are three species of the more than 1300 species of bat that will lick blood from cows and other animals. They live in Central and South America.)

On a visit to Viet Nam, I was privi-leged to see trees full of Malayan flying foxes like Fred, hanging upside down, waiting for nightfall. Like Fred, their wiry hair is dark in color and they weigh just a few pounds. But their thin, leathery wings, which have claws at key spots, can spread to six feet. They’re not particularly friend-ly and they don’t bond with humans, but they are tolerant. The worst horror stories I heard there were about local children

capturing the bats and prying their teeth out to make them into pets.

Fred’s cage-mates on this trip to the EG Conference included a “big brown bat” which is not really very big at all. It has velvety hair and is about the size of a mouse, minus its wings. The paper-thin wings feel like a stretched balloon. Rob handles them all with thick gloves to keep them from accidentally scratching his hands and arms.

Rob handles Fred at will because Fred came to the bat conservation team as a rescue – his wing was broken and he will never fly again. Fred has become an ambassador instead. He will live to the age of 20 or even 30.

The conservation center has some 200 bats of many species which are all rescues. They do not breed bats at the facility.

But like so many other beneficial animals, birds, and insects, bats are disap-pearing. The main reasons for the disap-pearance of bats are habitat loss, poisoning of their food, pesticides, and pollution. Bat mortalities are also found at nearly ever wind power facility site worldwide. Though it is estimated that insect-eating bats have saved farmers some billions in pesticide costs, those who continue to use pesticides are killing bats off. When bats eat insects exposed to pesticides, the

poison is stored in their body fat. When the body fat is burned during migration (though not all bat species migrate), res-ins are released into the bloodstream and can cause illness or death. When the bats which eat insects are gone, how will the insects be controlled? Rob Mies answers his own question: Pesticides.

A foreign invader has also attacked American bats, and it’s spreading at an alarming rate. White-nose syndrome is a fungus which attacks bats hibernating in cold caves. It is thought that it awakens the host bats before it’s time simply by annoying them, but the result is loss of strength and immunity. When they awak-en, it’s still cold and there are no insects to eat so essentially the bats die of starvation.

Rob urges people who want to help to buy or construct bat houses (which have very specific design needs). Bat houses will reduce the need for bats to roost in caves where they might contract white-

A Man and a Bat: Dispelling Rumors in Montereynose syndrome. Leave “snags” standing as a roost for bats and many other species which search out dead trees as homes and food sources. Plant moth-attracting wild-flower gardens to help attract bugs for the bats to eat. Garden organically without us-ing pesticides. And donate to bat conserva-tion causes. Rob mentioned the Pollinator Project, which is a 501 (c) 3, Burt’s Bees and Trader Joe’s as business partners in the effort to save the pollinators.

Don’t bats have rabies? (No, only about one per-cent contract rabies – and it kills them. You’re more likely, to the tune of 65,000 cases per year, to get ra-bies from a dog.) Are they blind? Won’t they get tan-gled up in your hair? (Bats are not blind. They fly at night and they use echolo-cation to navigate. They’re afraid of people and will not willingly approach humans. And they don’t build nests so they have no use for your hair.) What about vampire bats? (Yes, there are three species of the more than 1300 species of bat that will lick blood from cows and other ani-mals. They live in Central and South America.)

Twenty-five years ago, as a biology student, he met a professor who had bats. He says he found out then how fascinating they are and it has been a lifelong career. Rob says he was excited to be asked to present at the EG Conference, not only for the chance for him and his wife, Ava, to see Monterey and kayak in local waters, but to spread the gospel of bat conservation. Fred arrived via animal air cargo and could care less about kayaking. He will probably be happy to go back home to Michigan.

With the plans to raze and then re-construct the buildings at Portola Plaza, the EG Conference will likely not be in Monterey next year. Interested people can find video of dozens of the talks given over the years at http://www.the-eg.com. It is also available to follow on Facebook and on Twitter.

To find out more about the Organiza-tion for Bat Conservation, see their web page at http://www.batconservation.org. It’s the one with the bat emoticon.

You can watch Rob Mies’ presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-5KYfTWYQic

Rob Mies hangs out with Fred the Malayan Flying Fox, Below, wth Conan O’Brien on his tV show.

Little brown batKamilah, another Malayan Flying Fox. She stayed Michigan this year.


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Upcoming Gentrain ProgramsThe Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these upcoming

free lectures:

Wednesday, June 3 Gentrain Society Lecture: Step into Nature

Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 1031:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Free; MPC Parking $2.00Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected]

Author and poet Patrice Vecchione’s will discuss the relationship between nature and imagination, look at the value of solitude in creativity, and how nature can lead us to important truths. Patrice is the editor of several poetry anthologies for young peo-ple and adults, and is the author of “The Knot Untied” and “Writing and the Spiritual Life: Finding Your Voice by Looking Within.” Her latest work “Step into Nature: Nurturing Imagination & Spirit” was greatly inspired by walks in our own Jacks Peak Regional Park.

June 17, 2015 at 1:30 pmGentrain Society Lecture: The Origin of the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 1031:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Free; MPC Parking $2.00Information: www.gentrain.org ; [email protected]

Steven Webster retired in 2004 as Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He is the past Chair of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Ad-visory Council. As “employee #1” at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Steve has seen the realization of the initial idea and the evolution of the Aquarium exhibits and programs during its first 30 years. He’ll discuss how planning and funding got started, how the exhibits program “Habitats Path” originated, and why an exhibit of Monterey Bay’s natural habitats is possible here, and in few other places around the world. Steve will conclude with a look to future exhibits and programs at the Aquarium.

"Foggy Day on the Slough," by Sheila Delimont is one of the first donations for Pacific Grove Art Center’s “Tiny Treasures” annual raffle event. Additional donated miniatures are now being accepted. Donated art must be original work (no reproductions). Any medium is accepted, but each piece must be no larger than 7”x9” including frame, and not to exceed 7” in depth. Each piece must be ready to hang on the wall, with hooks or wires already attached. The Art Center office is staffed to received donations Wednesday through Saturday from noon-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.Deadline for Donations: June 19, 2015. Gala Opening: Friday, July 3, 2015. Exhibit runs through August 27, 2015 Each miniature will be displayed with a box where patrons will deposit their purchased raffle tickets. At the close of the show one winning ticket will be drawn for each piece of art.

Are you doing some spring cleaning? Be sure to set aside items to be sold at Pacific Grove’s first annual Corner Sale. The sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Bank of America parking lot, 601 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. All proceeds from the Corner Sale will benefit The Bridge Restoration Ministry, a year-long, Christian-oriented, residential substance rehabilitation center for men and women. The event is sponsored by Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Bridge Ministry’s Second Chance Thrift Store. Donated items will be accepted before the event and are tax-deductible. All donated items should be in good working order and repair; no stains, tears, etc. For more information, contact Second Chance at 831-717-4479.

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Memorial Day Dinner Planned in MarinaFor the second year, the public is invited to join The Marina Foundation at a Me-

morial Day dinner to honor those who have served America and who are no longer with us. Proceeds will benefit the Veterans Transition Center to help those veterans who need our help today.

The dinner will take place Saturday, May 23 at the American Legion, 694 Legion Way, in Marina. Tickets at $25 may be purchased online at www.themarinafoundation.org, at Veterans Transition Center, from a Marina Foundation board member, or by making a reservation at 831-717-4117 to pay at the door.

Music Therapy on Tap at Monterey LibraryCathy Rivera, MS, MM, MT-BC, will present a lecture, “Music Therapy – En-

gaging Your Soundtrack for the Second Half of Life” and demonstration on Monday, June 15, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., in the Monterey Public Library Community Room. In this lecture Cathy Rivera will discuss Neurological Music Therapy and how applied can promote healthy aging.

After enjoying a 22-year career in plant biotechnology and earning a master’s de-gree in music, Ms. Rivera currently is a Board Certified Music Therapist in Monterey County. This event is part of The Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life lecture series sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Monterey Public Library En-dowment Committee. Adults are invited to attend. Admission is free, and reservations are required. Call (831) 646-5632 or email [email protected]. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

While a 3-D printer quietly and methodically built rocket parts, a roomful of Mon-terey County science teachers got to learn how rocketry, habitat rehabilitation, ocean acidification and rebuilt motors might change the way local students learn science.

The 2015 STEM Expo, hosted by the Monterey County Office of Education, gave over 50 local science teachers the opportunity to meet and network with local scientific groups, research organizations and program providers. Exhibitors included the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, LIMPETS Program, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School, Save the Whales, Rocket Mavericks, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Olinga Learning – Intro to Engineering and Circuits.

“This gives teachers in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) the chance to meet face-to-face with representatives from local research and scientific groups,” said Brandon Swift, STEM Coordinator with the Monterey County Office of Education. “Teachers can see what programs are available and learn how to tap into the great wealth of expertise that we have right here in Monterey County.”

The STEM Expo was presented by the Educational Services Division of the Mon-terey County Office of Education, and free of charge to Monterey County K-12 science teachers and district administrators.

Teachers meet with Pacific Grove’s Tom Atchison from Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation at the STEM Expo, Saturday May 9, 2015 at the Monterey County

STEM Expo Brings Teachers, Science Education Together


Marge Ann Jameson

Cop Log

If you’ve ever wondered about the artwork that illustrates science textbooks, field guides, and interpretive signs in parks and nature preserves, you have the opportunity to learn about it at an exhibit in Pacific Grove.

Illustrating Nature, the sixth annual exhibit of work by students in the CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustration Pro-gram, will be on display at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History May 2 through June 14. The museum is located at 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.

The opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 1.

The 66 framed illustrations and sev-eral field sketchbooks in the exhibit depict wildlife, flowering plants and extinct creatures including kingfishers, knobbed hornbills, tooth-nosed snout weevils, leafy sea dragons, mountain lions, passion flowers, sundews, and Archaeopteryx and Tyrannasaurus rex, all created using a variety of media including colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital media.

Art in the service of science Science illustration students exhibit work

A demonstration of science illustra-tion methods and techniques will be held at the museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 9.

In 2009, the science illustration pro-gram relocated from UC Santa Cruz Ex-tension to CSUMB. One of the most pres-tigious programs of its kind in the nation, it prepares students who are sought after by scientific institutions and publications around the world. Graduates are working at the Smithsonian Institution; New York’s American Museum of Natural History; the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History; the Monterey Bay Aquarium; and National Geographic, Scientific American and Nature magazines.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. More information about the Pacific-Grove Museum of Natural History is available at http://www.pgmuseum.org/

The event is made possible by a grant to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History from the Arts Council for Monterey County.

Candidate Seminar for the November 3, 2015 Election

The Monterey County Elections Department will host a candidate seminar and invites anyone interested in running for office in the November 3, 2015, “Cities, Schools and Special Districts” election to attend. There are no offices up for election in Pacific Grove.

The seminar is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Schilling Place Building, 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas.

Personnel from Monterey County Elections will provide an overview of:• Requirements for office• Filing procedures• Important deadlines• Campaign finance reporting obligationsAttendance is free. To RSVP call 831-796-1499 or email Greta Arevalo at areva-

[email protected]. For more information visit www.MontereyCountyElections.us.

Arrest Made in False Bomb Incident of February, 2015

After an ongoing investigation involving law enforcement from Arizona as well as the Secret Service and FBI, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in the case of the North County High School false bomb report from earlier this year.

On Feb. 4, 2015, at approximately 11:42 p.m. the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department experienced the first “wwatting” call by the 17-year-old suspect. He reported a home invasion with a victim shot. Monterey County Sheriff Department responded with an emergency response; approximately 10 units responded along with fire and medical personnel staging. The 17 year old female victim identified the reporting party as another juvenile she had made contact with over the computer. She was able to identify him by his voice which was recorded when he called into the dispatch center. She advised that she had met this subject on line and had developed a “friendship” with him.

On Feb. 5, 2015, at approximately 11:38 a.m. and on Feb. 6, 2015 at approxi-mately 11:51 a.m., an emailed bomb threat was sent to North Monterey County High School. The email claimed to be coming from the female victim who was reported to be a member of ISIS. A threat was made that they were going to kill the kids at the school if $15,000.00 was not left at the school’s front gate. The school responded by having approximately 1100 students and all the faculty members evacuated from the school. Every available patrol deputy from all of our stations responded to assist in the evacuation of the school. Several units searched the school as it was reported that there was subject on the school grounds with assault weapons and bombs. Sev-eral other agencies in the area also responded to assist the Sheriff’s Department to include the North Monterey County Fire Department and ambulance crews, which staged for emergency medical response.

These calls created fear in the community and several students did not return to school for several weeks. North Monterey County High School and the Sheriff’s Department had several meetings with the school staff, the media, and parents trying to ensure the safety of the children at the school.

On Feb. 9, 2015 the North Monterey County High School made the decision to close the school for the day to have training and to prepare for further threats to the school and the students. On Feb. 10, 2015 the school was back in session with a minimal number of students present and yet another threat was received through the Monterey County Dispatch Center. The school responded by carrying on the day in a normal fashion. They did have extra security at the school and Sheriff’s patrol conducted extra patrol around the school to ensure the safety of the students and faculty members. The call was analyzed and again it was determined to be the same male juvenile suspect.

The female victim in this case as well as her family and other friends received a number of suspicious calls and “swatting” type incidents over the next few weeks.

Forensic examinations of the victim’s computer and cellular devices helped investigators track the suspect to a residence in Arizona. With the assistance of the Surprise, AZ, police department and the Secret Service, a search warrant was served at that residence on May 14, 2015. As a result of the search warrant numerous items of evidence were seized and the suspect was interviewed. During the interview the suspect admitted to his actions. It was also discovered that this was not the first time he had committed these types of crimes. The juvenile suspect was subsequently arrested and will be prosecuted.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office reminds the community of the dangers of meeting people on line. Parents should be aware of predators who are constantly “trolling” the internet in various chat rooms as well as in a number of social media applications in an effort to lure children into compromising situations. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office suggests that parents frequently check their children’s com-puters and cellular devices and discuss with them the dangers of giving out personal information or sending pictures of themselves to anyone over any device.

Parents should also be aware of their children using their computers and cellular devices to bully and/or prank people, which could result in injuries to include loss of life as seen in some cases. Serious repercussions could result from this type of abuse.

Visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Website for information on a wide variety of internet, social media and cellular phone security issues. http://www.missingkids.com/home

HIPPOS AND HEROICSThe extraordinary saga of my Great-Uncle Fred

The extraordinary saga of Major Frederick Russell Burnham, D.S.O., Howard Burnham’s Californian Great-Uncle Fred for whom he is part-named - Frederick Russell are his other given names besides Howard.

Not just idle “ancestor worship.” He was one of the last U.S. Army scouts in General Cook’s Geronimo Apache campaign. Then when the wild west grew too tame, he went to work for Cecil Rhodes in South Africa and for the British army in the Boer War, taught Baden-Powell American Indian scouting techniques, won the Distinguished Service Order, dined with Queen Victoria shortly before she died, befriended Teddy Roosevelt, helped to found the Boy Scouts of America, made a fortune in CA oil…and bizarrely nearly succeeded in introducing the hippopotamus as a US food staple!

At The Little House in Jewell Park(Central and Grand) Pacific Grove

Saturday, May 30, at 5:30 pm$10 at the door

(Sponsored by Pacific Grove Recreation Department)

Collision and Fire at Apartment Building in Seaside

On May 20, 2015 at about 5:50 pm, a vehicle collided into an apartment building in the 1700 block of Flores Street. The vehicle crashed through the corner of the build-ing, knocking out gas lines. Two females were seen running from the vehicle after the collision. The suspected 14-year old driver and other female were quickly apprehended. No injuries were reported at the scene. Before colliding into the building, the driver had struck several parked vehicles on Flores St and Mingo Ave.

At about 8:54 pm, while crews were on scene fixing the gas lines, a fire erupted on the other side of the building. Adjacent buildings were evacuated and no injuries were reported. Both the Seaside and Monterey Fire Departments handled the scene. The entire building was left uninhabitable. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is en-couraged to contact Seaside Police at one of the following numbers: Anonymous Tip-Line – (831) 899-6282 Seaside Police Department – (831) 899-6748 Non-Emergency Dispatch – (831) 394-6811

Will return.


Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207

Chabad of Monterey2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Church of Christ176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741

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

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Church of God1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

First United Methodist Church of Pacific GroveWorship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875

Forest Hill United Methodist ChurchServices 9 a.m. Sundays

551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956Rev. Richard Bowman

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

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific GrovePG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636

Manjushri Dharma Center623 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-917-3969

www.khenpokarten.org

Mayflower Presbyterian Church141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Center for Spiritual Awakening522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942

Peninsula Baptist Church1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Peninsula Christian Center520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431

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

St. Anselm’s Anglican ChurchSundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620Fr. Michael Bowhay

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

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

Shoreline Community ChurchSunday Service 10 a.m.

Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100www.shorelinechurch.org

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVEBethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Church of Religious ScienceSunday Service 10:30 am

400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326www.montereycsl.org

Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols

100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove

Saltwater Intrusion on our CoastExtensive groundwater extraction has led to saltwater intrusion into aquifers at

various locations along the Monterey coast. To date, mapping of saltwater intrusion has relied on measurements in wells that only provide data for single locations. Come learn about a new approach to imaging saltwater intrusion over a 25 mile stretch Monterey’s beaches to a depth of 1000 ft.

Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 pm at Hopkins Marine Reserve, Boat Works Lecture Hall 120 Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove. Call 655-6200 for reservations.

Main lineAuto mobile Accident

Dr. E. K. Abhort, of Monterey, was auto mobiling near Pacific Grove, the week-end past, when the good doctor was involved in an accident. Fortunately, no serious consequences are likely except the loss of both involved cars.

Dr. Abhort; along with Mr. Campbell, a wealthy Scotchman who is presently a guest at the Hotel Del Monte; accompanied by Mr. Harry Greene and Dr. Little of Monterey in a separate vehicle newly purchased, decided on a joint motoring trip through the Grove and along the Seventeen Miles Drive. Dr. Abhort and Mr. Campbell had made the drive several times previously without mishap. Reaching the scenic coastal area beyond the Grove, the car being driven by Dr. Abhort began drawing ahead and presently lost sight of the vehicle in which rode Mr. Greene and Dr. Little, with Dr. Little behind the wheel. Abhort and Campbell decided to turn around and search for the other auto mo-bile. This they did. Soon enough, topping a rise, Abhort and Campbell spotted Greene and Little who were stranded mid-road by a flattened tire. Alas, Abhort was unable to apply the brakes adequately to avoid striking the other auto mobile. The two vehicles collided, resulting in a mass of rumpled bumpers and fenders, and the Abhort’s vehicle was thrown upside down. Campbell was tossed clear, but Abhort was caught beneath the coach in such a manner that his trouser leg had to be cut off in order to free him. A passing couple, out for an equestrian ride, happened by. With the assistance of an extra man, two horses, and several ropes, the cars were pulled from the roadway. Otherwise, passage would have been thwarted by the wrecked vehicles. One of the cars had been thrown sideways, completely blocking the road. Both vehicles are considered total losses, and are waiting to be towed as junk.

This is the story as related by Mr. Greene.Farm workers oppose eight-hour work day

Another rally of farm workers showing continued opposition to the limit of eight hours of work and a five-day work week is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, next. The gathering will occur at the research barn across from Lovers of Jesus Point. Organizers said that the rally is another of several attempts to let the world know the folly of setting an eight-hour work day. Growers are equally adamant. Said one: “The number of hours worked each day is a matter to be determined strictly between worker and boss. The government should not allow itself to become involved. The impact of enforcement may be dire.” But post office workers, it was noted by proponents, have already been reduced to ten hours a day without harmful effects.

The editor of the Review wishes it known that the newspaper supports the absti-nence of government from matters purely personal. 1

The Flying Dutchman accomplished in moving picturesWilhelm Wagner’s masterpiece, “The Flying Dutchman,” was performed in moving

pictures on Sunday past at Pacific Grove’s Methodist church. The musical drama3 is noted for its rich fabric and instrumentation. Before the showing, Miss Carole Moore, church organist, played several selections on the church pipe organ. The presentation attracted one of the largest audiences ever to assemble in the Grove. Those who missed the filmed enactment missed something that was really worthwhile and will wish to prepare for The Flying Dutchman showing at the Colonial Theater.

The film was premiered at the Methodist church courtesy of the Colonial theater.Meeting of museum board

The board of director’s for Pacific Grove’s Museum of Natural History met in the museum building on Monday last, in regular session. Miss Ella Deming reported that an income of $175 was realized by the recent flower festival. The largest portion of money resulted from the sale of home-churned ice cream. The money will be put to use in the building fund. Mrs. Beach then noted that a museum visitor from Chicago, Mrs. M. C. Blackman, had added a $10 donation to the fund. For this generous gesture, Mrs. Blackman was given a vote of thanks. A vote of thanks was also given the U. S. Cavalry Band from the Presidio and all other groups providing entertainment or services during the Festival of Flowers. Mrs. F. G. Woodstock then noted that the museum had been given a bale of cotton by the Imperial Valley growers. Mrs. Woodstock said the cotton would soon be on display in the museum foyer. A letter of outstanding membership was then voted to Etta Lloyd. James Carnow, T. A. Van Northden, E. Cooke Smith, C. F. Barker, Tom Cope, A. M. Johnson, W. A. Stillman, John Moore, and R. T. Brady.

Side track … Tidbits from here and there• Mr. and Mrs. T. Schuler with Mrs. W. H. Hughley and daughter have returned to the

Grove after auto mobiling to and around San Francisco.• Mr. W. T. Grimes has returned from Los Angeles where he attended the annual

conference of the Grand Army of the Republic.• Mr. Duncan Stirling, superintendent of schools and wife are in the Grove for a hol-

iday.2

• Miss Elizabeth Kroger, teacher of home economics, has agreed to provide instruction in meal preparation and in foods preservation at this summer’s Chautauqua.

And the cost is …• Be prepared to battle the summer itch by purchasing a supply of Rexall’s Anti-itch

Cream now. On sale at your local drug store for 35¢ a jar.Author’s notes …

1 It should be remembered that the Review’s principal source of income was advertising purchased by employers. Workers probably were not as opposed to an eight-hour day as the newspaper represented.

2 Surely a missing comma. Mr. Stirling was most likely not the wife’s superintendent.3 Wagner’s operas were so forceful they were termed musical dramas.


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Monterey event totals:Total funds raised: $34,095.72Number of teams: 20Number of cancer survivors that participated: 43Number of participants: 281The "Marine Corps Detachment POM" team of 14 people finished a total of 192.3 miles, having one member walking or running on the track the entire time (only stopping for our Luminaria remembrance ceremony) -- for a total of 675 laps around the trackOne member of team "Charlie Cobras" walked the full 24 hours for a total of 60 miles"Don't Stop Believing" team member Jen Dawalt was our #2 top indi-vidual fundraiser ($1,080) and walked 40 miles and recorded taking 98,003 steps

“Annual Memorial Day Patriotic Remembrance” at Mission Memorial Park on May 25 is a chance for us to h0onor our local veterans who have passed away.

- co-hosted by American Legion Post 591. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. To Mission Memorial Park and Seaside

Funeral Home, celebrating and honoring the lives of those who have passed has always been our purpose. Therefore, Monday, May 25 is of great importance to us and that is why we along with the American Legion Post 591 are hosting a celebration.

The American Legion will officiate the service. The families of all local veterans who passed away since Memorial Day 2014 will be presented with a certificate from President Obama for their service. We have arranged for the fire and police department, Seaside High ROTC and Color Guard, city staff and the mayor to be present.

This year we are dedicating the new Wall of Honor at Mission Memorial Park which is a section of our mausoleum dedicated to veterans and memorialized by a large seal for every branch of the U.S. military.

We are continuing our retired flag program along with the Boy Scouts of America, where we collect tattered flags and bury them in a designated grave to give them a dignified disposal. We are rolling out the new memorial restoration program to bring weathered veterans' markers back to their former glory. All veterans' graves will be marked with a white cross and an American flag which is a beautiful tribute. Hot dogs and a free raffle will finish out our day.

We invite you to join us for our Annual Memorial Day Patriotic Remembrance. Mission Memorial Park and Seaside Funeral Home is located at 1915 Ord Grove Ave. in Seaside. Call 831-394-1481if you have questions.

American Cancer Society’s annual 24-hour fundraising walk includes teams of people who camp out around a track. Members of each team take turns walking around the track all day and night to raise funds for cancer research. During the Survivors Lap, all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track, cele-brating their victory over can-cer, cheered on by the other participants who line the track. The Luminaria Ceremony takes place after dark, so we can remember people we have lost to cancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support those whose fight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and are placed around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve been affected by cancer.

Memorial Day Observance at Mission Memorial Park


Wanda Sue Parrott

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To grind or not to grind up asphalt? That fork in the road confronted Monterey City Council at its meeting on May 5, at which time the issue was tabled until May 19.

The two weeks served as a Help Needed campaign, message of which was: “The City of Monterey is in a quan-dary. Affordable housing for low-income families and homeless people is needed desperately, but help is also needed to manage such projects.”

The city, in a time-constrained “use it or lose it” position, has nearly $1 mil-lion ($962,407) available in federal HUD (the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. If usage is not okayed by June 30, the funds will be withdrawn.

Pieces of the Money Pie While $1 million represents a

vast sum of money to a transient man who sleeps in a tent or sleeping bag, or homeless woman who lives in her car, it can be a relatively insignificant amount for institutions and organizations responsible for housing, temporarily sheltering, and otherwise feeding and caring for the large numbers of needy persons in an area like the Monterey Peninsula, where property costs continue to soar despite downturns in the economy.

According to Carl Braginsky, HR/Grant Specialist with the Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, “The Salvation Army has been aware for weeks of this funding amount and the city’s inter-esting dilemma in having a $900 K purse of

unspent funds. There have been communi-cations between Rick Marvin of the city’s housing office and The Salvation Army on at least a couple of occasions. This purse of $900 K cannot be spent on ‘services’ but must be spent, by my understanding, on capital improvements/purchases, targeted neighborhood upgrades and the like, according to HUD regulations. “Our response to Mr. Marvin was that the Salvation Army is not now in a position to increase our current housing inventory, so we would not be able to help develop a new housing option in either Seaside or Monterey, particularly on such short notice. The fact of the matter also is that $900 K is not enough money to support a meaningful property purchase, let alone sustain an on-going budget to manage services for the homeless. . . . “I might suggest that the penin-

sula cities do a better job of coordinating their funding and efforts towards regional planning for services to our homeless neighbors. . . . If the $900 K were lever-aged with other funds/assets from other sources/localities, to be used for devel-oping permanent supportive housing for the homeless, that would appear to me to have been a more meaningful way to use the money. [email protected]

Following the May 5 meeting, the community-at-large accessed the basic message (paraphrased below) from media reports and broadcasts of the city council meeting on Channel 25.

Help! City seeks Partner

“A partner with social-service exper-tise is needed by the city to help spend the money. There isn’t much time!” the message said. “Are you interested in partnering with the city? If the June 30 deadline passes and the city loses the funds, approximately only $180,000 will be made available in federal funding start-ing next year.

“Since these block-grant funds must be used specifically for development of and improvements to low-income/afford-able housing and other social programs addressed toward helping the needy, a cap exists on how the funds can be spent.

“If no viable alternative is presented by May 19, the money that could go a long way toward helping get homeless people, especially elderly women, off the streets, will be approved for grinding up asphalt on the streets and HUD will, thus, enable the city to keep the funding so desperately needed by those now spending their nights in cars or sleeping bags.”

Public protests and comments from council members at the May 5 meeting resulted in tabling the item until May 19.

Outside city limits is okayThe City of Monterey can use the

funds outside the city limits, as long as Monterey residents will be beneficiaries.

Carl Braginsky says of the Salvation Army in Seaside, “We are pleased to receive from the City of Monterey about

$25 K per year, given to help Monterey residents with rental assistance, in order to prevent homelessness.”

Under consideration at the May 5 meeting was one 8-unit building in Seaside. Anyone aware of a commercial property such as a motel or room-and-board, bed-and-breakfast or apartment building facing tax delinquency and/or other for-sale conditions, and located within the definition of “Monterey Pen-insula” boundaries was encouraged to contact Monterey City Manager Michael McCarthy at 831-646-3760, [email protected] or council member Timothy Barrett at 831-277-9505, [email protected].

The implicit message ended: “Have you ever tried to sleep on asphalt, intact or ground up? It ain’t comfortable! If you can help resolve this quandary, speak up. Pronto! If you wait until the May 19 council meeting, you might be too late.”

The Ultimate AnswerSo, what happened on May 19? To

grind or not grind up ashphalt? Rick Marvin presented a revised pro-

posal to the nearly million-dollar question and Monterey City Council approved it 4 to 1.

In lieu of grinding up asphalt and making other infrastructure repairs to low-income neighborhoods, $62,500 of the CDBG money will repair and improve Community Housing Services, 599 Pearl St., Monterey, a non-profit agency that has served homeless/runaway youth for the past 20 years; $450,000 will go toward rehabilitating units in Marina to become transitional housing for veterans and veterans’ families; $95,000 will purchase deed-restricted ownership units.

Announcement was made that a 4-unit property had become available in Seaside. Reyes Bonilla, director of Shelter Out-reach Plus, stated his non-profit is ready, willing and able to partner with Monterey, to which councilmember Timothy Barrett said:

“Metaphorically speaking, the doors have swung open and people have walked through to engage with the city.”

Also, metaphorically speaking, we think Monterey took the right fork in the road.

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at 831-899-5887 or [email protected]


Memorial Day Ceremony with American Legion Post and the City of Carmel

American Legion Post 512 in conjunction with the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea invites the public to join them on Monday, May 25, 2015, to commemorate Memori-al Day.

The ringing of the WWI Memorial Bell located at Ocean and San Carlos will commence at 11 a.m., with the actual ceremony being held in Devendorf Park, locat-ed on Ocean and Junipero, with remarks by various local dignitaries.

The Color Guard is from the Monterey High Junior Navy ROTC Cadets pro-gram.

Following the ceremony an open house will be held at the American Legion Post 512, located on Dolores between 8th and 9th avenues.

Dr. Barbara Mossberg will read from her book Sometimes the Woman in the Mirror Isn’t You, and Other Hopeful Breaking News on Saturday, June 6 from 3-5 p.m. at the Little House at Jewell Park in Pacific Grove.

With this book, Dr. Mossberg’s poetry celebrates life with a self-conscious snap-shot of a woman’s life through thought- provoking accounts of such everyday events as how a spider’s life is spared, daybreak coming to Pacific Grove, how a pine tree is seen, and a Zumba class that goes downhill fast. But all is hopeful news in this new book.

Longtime professor and our own for-mer Pacific Grove Poet in Residence, Dr. Barbara Mossberg is an award-winning poet, scholar, teacher, Fulbright Lecturer, Huffington Post arts commentator, and

radio host of weekly hour “The Poetry Slow Down” (radiomonterey.com, podcast BarbaraMossberg.com).

According to Dr. Mossberg, “In my case, the fact that the environment, however stressed and stressing, generates poetry, is a magnetic source of gratitude of the poet: a consciousness of poetry as a kind of deus ex machina in the quotidian environment as experienced by someone determined to invoke its possibilities for an epic moxie--a glam strutting of the poetic gear in the face of gravity and other geo-logical challenges of an old lady earthly life, all that weighs us down. Catastrophes stir an ecopoetics of the spirit, but the nat-ural issues of life are seen here in poems that seek lift and buoyancy in the process of the poem itself.”

Lemon pie will be served.

Dr. Mossberg, Poet Emeritus, will read

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Diving deep and long while not breathing

How air breathing marine mammals can hold their breaths for long, deep dives while hunting for food will be the subject of the program at the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society on Thursday, May 28. Dr. Birgitte McDonald, assistant professor of vertebrate ecology at Moss Landing Marine Labs, will discuss her recent research with California sea lions and harbor porpoises.

She uses bio-loggers attached to the animals to study their ability to regulate their heart rate in dives and underwater actions. Understanding the physiological mechanisms will help predict how the marine mammals will respond to changing food supplies, Dr. McDonald has explained.

She started working in Moss Landing after researching harbor porpoises in Den-mark as a National Science Foundation International Research Fellow. Before that Dr. McDonald did post-doctoral research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, studying oxygen management in sea lion foraging dives.

The program is free and open to the public. It is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Boat Works building at Hopkins Marine Station, 120 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove. More information can be found on the cetacean society’s Web site at www.acsmb.org.

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Photos of harbor seal pups in gallery showing opens May 13

Pacific Grove photographers Kim M. Worrell and Peter Monteforte have pooled their pictures of harbor seal pups born on Pacific Grove beaches this spring to present a show, “The Harbor Seals of Monterey Bay.” The first showing will be at Ma’s Green Living, 801 Lighthouse Ave., in Monterey, with an opening reception with the artists from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 15.

Both photographers have taken photos of harbor seals that utilize the beaches and rocks along the Pacific Grove shoreline for several years, and some of those will be included. They also both photograph other wildlife and memorable scenes in the area. This is the first time they have teamed up for a showing, and maybe the first time the newest seal pups have ever been featured in a single display.

Kim M. Worrell also supplies many photographs and videos for the popular Face-book page “Harbor Seals of Pacific Grove.” Some of her pictures, as well as Peter Monteforte’s pictures, have been seen in previous editions of the Cedar Street Times.

Tiny treasures sought for fundraiserThe Pacific Grove Art Center is seeking donated art work for the Tiny Treasurers

2015 Miniatures Show, an annual fundraiser which generates income to sustain the nonprofit Art Center. The miniatures will be exhibited July 3 through August 27.

Artists are asked to donate a gallery-worthy work of art before June 19. The do-nated art must be original work (no reproductions) and must be no larger than 7”x 9” including frame, and not to exceed 7” in depth. Any medium is accepted. Each piece must be ready to hang on the wall, with hooks or wires already attached.

The Art Center office is staffed to receive donations at 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, during normal open hours of Wednesday through Saturday from noon-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Every miniature will be displayed with a voting box where patrons may deposit their purchased raffle tickets. At the close of the show, one winning ticket will be drawn for each piece of art.

Programs at the PG LibraryFor more information call 648-5760

Wednesday, May 27 • 11:00 amPre-School stories, ages 2-5.

Wednesday, May 27 • 3:45 pm“Wacky Wednesday” after-school program presents Beach Picnic: stories, science

and crafts for all ages.Thursday, May 28 • 11:00 am

Baby time: Rhymes, stories and songs for babies ages birth-24 months.Thursday, May 28

Tales to Tails: Children can read out loud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library.

Starting Monday, June 1Sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950. Read all summer long, earn prizes, and come to the

special events every week. For more information call 648-5760.

Poetry In The Grove Presents

A reading and book signing with Dr. Barbara Mossberg on Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 3-5 pm at the

Little House in Jewell Park.

Renowned Poet, Author, Fulbright Scholar, Professor and Host of the weekly Poetry Slow Down radio show, our own former PG Poet in Residence, Dr. Mossberg,

will read from her book of poetry,

Sometimes the Woman in the Mirror is Not You and Other Hopeful News Postings.

Join us for what promises to be an entertaining afternoon of poetry, tom foolery and lemon pie eating.

Poetry In The Grove meets from 3:00-5:00 pm on the first Saturday of each month at the

Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. A different poet is discussed

each month. Cosponsored by the Pacific GrovePoetry Collective, and the Pacific

Grove Public Library.

www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective

This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted.

La MeriendaMonterey’s 245th Birthday & MHAA’s 84th Anniversary

Saturday, June 6Festivities 11:15am • Memory Gardens/Custom House Plaza

BBQ Luncheon & Entertainment byMike Marotta, Jr., Mariachis & Folklorico Dancers

Dress: Early California Attire

MHAA Member: $55 / Non-Member: $75Tickets/Info: Carol Todd (831) 372-4445

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Mike Marotta, Jr., Mariachis & Folklorico Dancers

MHAA Member: $55 / Non-Member: $75

Monterey’s 245 Birthday & MHAA’s 84


Mike Marotta, Jr., Mariachis & Folklorico Dancers

MHAA Member: $55 / Non-Member: $75

Step Back in TimeMonterey History & Art Association’s

Music and More will be Theme for Summer Reading Progam

The Monterey Public Library will kick off its annual Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 6, 1 - 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Read to the Rhythm”, and the kick-off event will include sign-ups, snacks, and special performances by the Monterey Ukelele Club and Bollyworld Dancers. All ages are welcome.

Throughout the summer, activities at the Library and Bookmobile will feature dance, music, poetry, and reading fun. Children can earn prizes for time spent reading. And there will be special activities for all ages. The program runs through July 30.

The Library is located at 625 Pacfiic Street, Monterey. For more information call (831) 646-3933 or see details at www.monterey.org/library.


Jane RolandAnimal Tales and Other Random Thoughts

Summer Camp at PG Art CenterKeep the kids busy this summer by registering them for one of the many youth

arts classes being offered at Pacific Grove Art Center. Let them make comic books, stop-motion films, draw and paint animals, and much more. Register with the Art Center during regular hours, or call (831) 375-2208 or email at: [email protected].

There are many focused sessions beginning in June. For details, look online at: http://www.pgartcenter.org/classesSummerCamps.html. The nonprofit Pacific

Grove Art Center at 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, is always free and open to the public. Regular hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays.

“A rolling stone gathers no moss.” That is quite true. It cannot, however, be said about literature or stories. Some weeks ago I wrote about the Flavins and in following columns followed up with tales about our cat Joe. I covered the night he joined our family and how, some years later, he moved away. I received a letter from David Cle-mens with whom Joe spent his last years. David filled me in on the last years of our wandering feline which I wrote about in a recent column. This week my daughter in law, Denise, Jay’s wife, sent me the following:

“In 1994 we had a cat named Roxy and a dog named Jazz (the best dog and cat that there ever could be!). Then came a kitten named Biz. When we took her for her last set of kitten shots she was also going to get fixed. When she was picked up we were told that she had a bladder infection and that the operation was not done .We were given medication and told to come back in a cou-ple weeks. In our crazy busy lives with two young boys and jobs, that information went in and out of my head... kitten program done was checked off in my brain. A year later I woke to my son Justin yelling from the top bunk of his bed, “RATS”! I was horrified and made my husband go first to investigate. To my delight and sur-prise it was not rats but kittens born in his bed. They were fun but I knew we could not keep them. The picture of the black kitten in the drawer with the 49ers shirt is Joe Montana. So that is how Justin took a kitten to Nana. But the story continues... While Joe was having his drama on the other side of town, we too decided to get another dog. Jazz was no longer allowed to go to work with me and I feared he would be lonely. So we got a 6 week black lab pup named Sadie. A bouncy noisy ball of energy. She of course loved to chase the cats. Roxy let her know that she was in charge right away with no problem but Biz (Joe’s mother) moved next door. I went over daily and got her and gave her special attention and tried to help them be friends but she would not stay here unless trapped. This went on for about a month and then Biz just left for good. We could never find her again. She was microchipped and had a collar. We put up signs and asked neighbors.So perhaps Joe’s behavior was genetic. I hope Biz lived a happy life somewhere; I guess I’ll never know.”

I have been asked how Lilah, our Dorgi, (Queen Elizabeth’s name for her dachs-hund-corgi mix and what’s good enough for her is fine with us) is doing. If you recall, she lost her “sister” Brandy a couple of months ago. At first she was confused. I am not so sure she missed her companion, as Lilah has always been somewhat self-involved. She was, however, lonely and seemed sad. She started scratching at the family room door at night. In fact she chewed the paint and wood off on the side. Obviously this would not work so we invited her to share our bed. “Why,” some have asked, “don’t you have a nice bed on the floor for her?” They don’t know our pup. There is no way she would be satisfied on the floor. This has been an interesting project on many levels. For a relatively small but heavy dog she manages to take three quarters of a king-size bed and, frequently, either John or I find our feet hanging off the side with no covers. She is starting to join one or both of us at work and behaves in a very mannerly fashion. I have no idea if we will get another dog. Lilah is a good little gal and she has her best friend, Toby. This is one of the drawbacks of getting older, our pets might outlive us. If it is meant to be, it will happen, someone looking for a home will find us. They always do.

Lilah and TobyWhen I was a younger person and my mother was still living, I was very amused

because she was obsessed by television. The Brady Bunch and Robert Conrad and Ross Martin (The Wild, Wild West). They were her family, her companions. Now I understand. John and I watch a great many programs, almost every night. I find myself discussing episodes with friends and see a few eyes rolling, unless, of course, they have the same interest. That’s what happens with age. We read or we watch the “tube”. Our friends are thinning out, our social lives disappear for the most part and entertainment fills the void created by passing years. So, enjoy your secret vices, cheer the winner of American Idol, or not. Wallow in the escapades of those on Mad Men or Nashville. Wince at the perfidy of Mr. Selfridge’s lady friend. Deplore the fact that Danny always solves the crimes on Blue Bloods. Know that you are not alone, and don’t be embarrassed to admit that you watch commercial TV as well as PBS...Just be glad that it is there and that you are not alone

Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop in Pacific Grove, is a PG Rotarian and lives in Monterey with John, Lilah, Toby and Sammy. [email protected]

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The Monterey County Court’s jury assembly room in Salinas seats about 200, with space along the walls for standees. Two walls and most of the chairs were full by 8:30 one recent Monday morning, when 180 of us passed through metal detectors and reported for the first shift.

“One hundred eighty more will be coming in here at 10:30,” a clerk announced, “followed by another 180 at 1 o’clock. So we need to move you through in a timely manner. We’ll call the first 75 numbers in about 45 minutes. Until then, please help yourselves to coffee and pastry.”

A general stirring rippled through the room as prospective jurors rose to make phone calls or to browse tables proffering a dozen kinds of pastries and Starbucks coffee from industrial-size dispensers.

“I could get used to this,” I thought, but then I saw the banner. “Juror Appre-ciation Week 2015,” it read. Thanks to some wrinkle in the space-time continuum, our jury notices had brought us into the room on the very week California honors its jurors. And it was that week only.

As I lifted onto my plate an iced caramel donut glittering with candy sprinkles, my pulse quickened. If I could get onto one of the juries, there would be coffee and pastries every morning all week. But as I would soon discover, getting onto a jury is not so easy.

First, there’s the terminology. As if to prepare us for what lay ahead, the coffee tables offered stacks of violet-colored flyers titled: “Juror Appreciation Week Word Search Puzzle.” Hidden within a word square matrix were 28 legal terms rang-ing from “foreperson” to “judicial branch.” All were in English, except the French “voir dire.”

Circling the answers, I was struck by all the special words the law uses and ex-pects citizens to know. And the violet sheet was just an appetizer. When we reached the actual court room, the words would get longer and the meanings more complicat-ed.

At 9:45, the clerks faced the assembly room and called out the first 75 names who would receive number stickers and report to a courtroom. I was issued number 39. Filing silently into the court room, we filled the place up. I remember thinking 75 seemed a wildly inflated number of prospects for a 12-person jury, even including the six alternates.

After explaining that questioning would continue until the 12 and six had been chosen, the judge added some advice. “Please don’t think just because you have a high number you won’t be in that chair answering those questions,” he said. “I can’t tell you how many times juror 75 sat in that first seat, or juror 104, or juror 140.”

Gazing down at the #39 sticker affixed to my shirt pocket, I thought: “Coffee and sprinkle donuts, here I come!” But first, the judge and the two attorneys would have to reject at least 21 others before selecting me. Pastry-wise, the situation looked dire.

But as the “voir dire” (to see, to say) questioning got underway, the judge’s admonition was borne out: jury prospects exited the box faster than chocolate eclairs. The judge excused on hardship grounds any who would face “extreme financial burdens” if the trial lasted two weeks or longer. Also excused were sole supporters of children or elders; full-time students; and those with limited English.

Once the judge had exercised his veto powers, the attorneys for the state and the defense each had 10 “preemptory” dismissals they could invoke. These generally involved jurors who knew someone in crime, corrections or law enforcement, or whose answers suggested possible biases. The attorneys also could “stipulate” that poor English skills could eliminate a prospect.

While numbers 1 through 38 were being questioned, I had time to reflect on the language issue. The Constitution grants trial by a jury of one’s peers. But what if En-glish is a daunting second language for the defendant’s presumable peers? If jurors need to understand the terms used by highly educated judges and attorneys, can a jury of peers truly be assembled? Or will it be, by default, a jury of the court’s peers?

To that end, I scribbled down some of the words and phrases I heard that Mon-day. They include: “evaluate credibility,” “relevant,” “admonition to self-sequester,” “impartially,” “telephonically,” “fascinating,” “whatsoever,” “marital privilege,” “abiding conviction,” “appearance of impropriety,” “philosophical objections,” “without reservation,” “third person,” and of course, “voir dire” and “stipulation.”

One by one, prospective jurors fell like sheaves before the scythe, and I realized 39 was not such an unlikely number. At length it was called, and my sprinkle donut jones went into overdrive.

“I understand every word you’re saying,” I told the judge excitedly. “I used to be a journalist.”

“Dismissed!”

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Dealing with Family Secrets

Writers of memoir, autobiography and family history often face great angst when it comes to deciding what to include and what to leave out—especially when it comes to family secrets and other in-formation that might be embarrassing or damaging to another person. While it can be thrilling to dive into Ancestry.com and discover a far-distant relative who was a notorious stagecoach robber, it’s quite another thing to write about a still-living brother who did time in prison, or a daugh-ter’s messy divorce.

This is a question that has no “one size fits all” answer. One place to start, though, is to ask yourself why you are writing your life story. Common reasons include con-tributing to the historic record, leaving a legacy for family and friends, discovering more about yourself and the times you’ve lived in, setting the record straight and “having my say,” and writing as therapy, processing painful memories and moving on. Your motivation for writing may help determine how many secrets you want to divulge and how deep you must delve into difficult or painful memories.

Another important consideration is your intended audience. Those who are planning to donate their family histories to a museum or university archive may feel a greater need for accuracy and com-pleteness than writers whose intent is to create a unique and meaningful gift for their grandchildren. If you’re planning to publish your memoir and put it up for sale in bookstores and on Amazon, you have a far greater need to consider the impact on the people mentioned in your book versus the writer who plans to lock up his manu-script in a safe deposit box for all eternity.

Writing for publication—even if it’s just a few dozen copies passed out to friends—can raise a host of legal issues. Even if your facts are accurate and you have documents to back them up, the courts have generally held that the average citizen—in other words, not a politician, a celebrity or a Kardashian—has the right to privacy, especially when it comes to information that could be embarrassing or damaging if it were generally known. Tread cautiously when divulging financial data, medical records, the contents of let-ters or emails, or the sexual behavior of a living person.

Ways to Keep from Censoring Your Story

That doesn’t mean you must stifle yourself, hide the difficult or shameful parts of your story, or sugar coat the facts. One obvious solution, of course, is to obtain written permission from everyone mentioned in your book. But often that isn’t possible, especially when it comes to tracking down people from your distant past.

One popular solution used by many best-selling memoir writers is to change the names and other identifying charac-teristics, like age and appearance, of the “cast” who either cannot be located or who refuse to give permission to be included. Depending on the tone of your book, this can be done with comic effect, so that Sis-ter Agatha, your mean sixth grade teacher, becomes Sister Agony.

If you have a reasonably good re-lationship with the major characters in your memoir, you could ask them to read it while it’s still in the manuscript stage and add their reaction or interpretation of the events being described. You may find

it surprising and insightful to discover, for example, that a sibling has a radically different take on an incident that you both experienced or witnessed.

But what about those who had a truly horrifying past, who endured the unspeak-able and unforgiveable? In this case, the best option may be to tell the story in a fictionalized, novel format rather than as a fact-based memoir or autobiography. Pat Conroy famously did this with “The Great Santini,” a novel based on his struggles growing up in a military family with a physically and emotionally abusive father. Even as fiction, the book stirred up trouble to the point where family members would picket his book signings. Eventually, though, Conroy reconciled with his father and they became quite close.

Still another option is to write two versions of your memoir, one for the public with the difficult material left out or glossed over, and the other just for yourself, “letting it all hang out.”

Deciding Which Path Feels “Right”

As we mentioned earlier, there are no simple answers when it comes to deciding what to include and what to leave out in your memoir, but giving some thought to a few questions may provide guidance:

Which option does the most good and the least harm?

What is the best way to present the material while still preserving the dignity and privacy of the people in my story?

Which choice will bring justice and closure, both to me and the characters in my book?

What path simply feels “right” based on my own values and ethics?

Anne Lamott is a best-selling memoirist known for her wit and hu-mor, at once gentle and snarky. Her advice: “You own everything that hap-pened to you. Tell your stories. If peo-ple wanted you to write warmly about them, they should’ve behaved better.”

Joyce Krieg and Patricia Hamilton are personal historians and facilitators for the Guided Autobiography classes at the Masonic Lodge. For more information and to get started on writing your stories: 831-649-6640, [email protected]

Communities for Sustainable Monterey County held their 10th Anniversary luncheon on Sat., May 16 and celebrated, in the words of chairwoman De-nyse Frischmuth, “passionate volunteers who can move mountains.” The 100 percent volunteer communities include eight local action groups: Sustainable Seaside, Sustainable Carmel Valley, Hourbank Monterey County, Citizens for Sustainable Marina, Sustainable Salinas, Monterey green Action, Big Sur Advocates for a Green Environment, Sustainable Pacific Grove, Sus-tainable Carmel, and community gardens including Monterey and Pacific Grove. Gary Patton, one of the original executives of Landwatch, was the keynote speaker.As chairwoman Denyse Frischmuth enumerated the amazing accomplish-ments of the groups over the past 10 years, she warned, “Do not underes-timate the effort it takes to start a group!” Singled out for special honors for everything from web design to gathering signatures to holding workshops were (Left to right on the front row:) Leonard Levenson, Vicki Pearse, Lynda Sayre, Layne Long, Nicole Chrislock (for Francesca Garibaldi), Denyse Frischmuth, Jean Donnelly, Allen TegtmeierBack row: Safwat Malek, Bill Weigle, Luana Conley, Karin Locke, Leticia Hernandez (for Matthew Spiegl), Nancy Bennett.For more information start at Communities for Sustainable Monterey County.org

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Baby Richard grows up to be the black sheep in someone's family. Shhhhh!

Lindsay Munoz, president of the Pacific Grove Rotary Club and repre-senting the Rotary Legacy Fund, presents Forest Grove Elementary School kindergarten teacher Summer Wright with a $1,300 check to buy new tricycles for the kindergarten students. The Rotary Legacy Fund contributes to projects that make an impact in Pacific Grove. Last year the Legacy Fund gave $4,500 for improvements to the sound system at the Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center.

Children with Disabilities Benefit from Elks’ Contributions

More than $17,523 was contributed during the past year by members of Mon-terey Elks Lodge 1285, to be used in treating children with disabilities, according to Les Field, the Lodge Exalted Ruler.

All of the funds are devoted solely to providing vision screening and therapy treatment to children with a broad range of disabilities and is one of the many phil-anthropic and patriotic projects which mark the Elks’ contribution to the community each year. More than $3,251,000.00 was contributed last year by members of Elks Lodges throughout California and Hawaii.

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a good result.The pump station and equipment is 25 years old, but

is maintained on a regular schedule. The PCA and other agencies will be looking into installing a redundancy to prevent a recurrence.

The cost at this juncture is unknown, says Sciuto, and he acknowledges that fines are possible. The costs, and the cost of any fines, will all be borne by the PCA, he said at a press conference on Tuesday.

In the interim, agencies including the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Monterey County Environmental Health Department, NOAA, the City of Pacific Grove, Pacific Grove Public Works Department, Pacific Grove Police Department, Monterey County Fire Department and Marina Coast Water District were notified and lent assistance. Emergency calls were made to news media enlisting their help in notifying the public in Pacific Grove to curtail use of inside water, and a Reverse 9-1-1 notification went out.

There will be continuing assessment and it is un-known how effective the notification was in minimizing water use.

Officials including Sciuto, Public Works director Dan Gho, and Councilmember and PCA liaison Rudy Fischer indicate that the mishap should have no adverse effect on the Pacific Grove Small Water Project which involves sewer water and is still on schedule.

Sciuto says he's grateful it involved only residential sewage and not industrial chemicals. Citizens in Pacific Grove will be glad when the odor goes away.

PSEWER From Page 1Holman’s home and a portion of the Holman Building when he was a young man. This was by way of telling the audience how he and the other partners are committed to the city and to the building itself.

There will be a 25-foot easement in back of the Holman Building which will allow for emergency vehi-cle access as well as parking access and which will also take advantage of existing curb cuts. The condominium development envisions 25 condominiums and a number of retail, restaurant, conference and office suites. The project would consist of two luxury penthouse units, 16 three bedroom/two bathroom ocean view units, and seven two bedroom/two bathroom units. Another 25,000 square feet would become retail/office/conference space. The developers indicate that there is some square footage on the second floor that could become community space, and office needs, according to their prospectus. The property is already zoned for a hotel and 25 condominiums/retail spaces but the developers indicated they do not wish to include any hotel space.

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Initial plans call for a number of parking spaces to be allowed, primarily for merchants and future residents, as well as parking underneath the building for residents. Parking for customers would likely be on the street as well as behind the Lighthouse Cinema, where there is an opportunity for valet parking for events which might be held in the envisioned conference spaces at Holman.

“We’re anxious to bring back the historicity,” Gash told the City Council. He mentioned that there will be mechanical upgrades as well, and that the glass blocks – added, they believe, in the 1960s – will be coming out.

The restaurant, Jennini’s Kitchen, will be staying as will Monterey County Bank. Grove Nutrition will likely be relocated. Kelly Moore Paints will be moving to Country Club Gate. Nader Agha’s antiques business will vacate soon so that restoration work can begin.

One of the questions proposed by many concerns water. The Holman Building has a little more than 7.8 water credits, which would roughly equate to 780 resi-dential fixtures, more than enough to carry out the plans the Monterey Capital Corp. has for the building.

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The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove held its annual Heritage House Awards ceremony on May 17 at Chautauqua Hall. Ten houses were recognized for either preservation, remodel/addition, or new construction. Property owners shared stories about their projects, and architects and contractors were introduced.The houses receiving awards are listed below:New Construction (houses that have exemplary designs which contribute to and are compatible with the community of Pacific

Grove): 110 Monterey and 759 Bayview; Preservation (houses that have been fixed up but have no additions): 152 Pacific and 314 Wood (bronze award); Remodel/Addition: 413 Congress, 222 19th, 950 14th, 1203 Shell, 1218 Del Monte (bronze award) and 232 Granite (bronze award)A special recognition certificate went to the Little Free Library at 109 Forest.Members of the community nominated the houses, and a panel of judges made the decisions. Photos by Jean Anton.

New Construction, 110 Monterey New Construction, 759 Bayview

Preservation, 152 Pacific Remodel, 413 Congress Ave. Remodel, 232 Granite (Bronze Award)

Remodel, 1218 Del Monte Blvd. Remodel, 1203 Shell Remodel, 95014th tSt.

Little Free Library 109 Forest Ave. Preservation: 222 19th St.

Preservation: 314 Wood (Bronze Award)

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Pacific Grove High’s 21st Annual Youth Basketball Camp

The camp will focus on basketball skill development, sportsmanship, and fun.Skill development will focus on improving ball handling, passing, and shooting.

Players will be divided into age appropriate groups and will beinstructed by Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Dan Powers, his staff, and players. Registration forms are available at our website, www.pghs.org on the Boys Basketball page.

Session I : Ages: Boys & girls, Grades K-1Day/Time: June 8-11, 8:45 am-10:15 amFee:$70, (includes a Camp T-Shirt and a Ball!)Location:Pacific Grove High School GymRegister: Contact Coach Powers, 646-6590(ext. 284) or email: [email protected]

Session II:Ages: Boys & girls, Grades 2-5Day/Time: June 8-11, 10:30 am-1 pmFee:$100, (includes a Camp T-Shirtand a Ball!)Location:Pacific Grove High School Gym

Session III: Ages: Boys & girls, Grades 6-8Day/Time:June 15-18, 9am-12pmFee:$100, (includes a Camp T-Shirtand a Ball!)Location:Pacific Grove High School Gym

Many golfers struggle with squaring up the club face at impact. What I usually hear is “I’m inconsistent.” The way we get consistency is to repeat the correct motor skill or habit. One of the best ways I have found to help my students get consistency is to place two training sticks on the ground about five inches apart and have the player brush the grass without hitting the sticks. This will get you to repeat keeping the club square and then hit some shots to get the motion.

Panther Youth football will hold a free football clinic for the public

Children ages 6-13 may attend free of charge on Sunday May 31 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Pacific Grove Middle School. Register online at www.pantheryouth-football.net.

Check-in begins at 8:00 and clinic sessions start promptly at 9:00. Children will learn the basics of tackle football with special emphasis on Heads Up Football®, USA Football’s National Initiative to Help Make the Sport of Football Better and Safer. This is a no-contact clinic.

Participants will become familiar with tackle football gear, join in a variety of skill development drills, play games, compete in a punt pass & kick competition, win prizes and enjoy a hotdog BBQ with new friends.

For questions or further information please visit pantheryouthfootball.net or call Coach Tim at (831) 392-6737

Free Youth Open Track MeetSponsored by Pacific Grove Recreation Department

at Pacific Grove High School, Richard Chamberlain Track

Saturday, May 30, 2015FREE - just come & run!ORDER OF EVENTSEVENT # TIME# A Standing Long Jump (6 & under Girls / Boys) 10:00 am# B Softball Throw (6 & under Girls / Boys) 10:00 am# 1 800 m (11 & older Girls) 10:00 am# 2 800 m (11 & older Boys) 10:05 am# 3 50 m (8 & under Girls / Boys) 10:15 am # 4 50 m (9 & 10 Girls / Boys) 10:25 am# C Standing Long Jump (13 & older Girls / Boys) 10:25 am# D Softball Throw (13 & older Girls / Boys) 10:25 am# 5 100 m (8 & under Girls / Boys) 10:40 am# 6 100 m (9 & 10 Girls / Boys) 10:50 am# 7 100 m (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 11:00 am# 8 100 m (13 & older Girls / Boys) 11:10 am# E Standing Long Jump (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 11:00 noon# F Softball Throw (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 11:00 noon# 9 200 m (8 & under Girls / Boys) 11:30 noon# 10 200 m (9 & 10 Girls / Boys) 11:45 pm# 11 200 m (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 11:55 pm# 12 200 m (13 & older Girls / Boys) 12:00 noon# G Standing Long Jump (10 & under Girls / Boys) 12:00 noon# H Softball Throw (10 & under Girls / Boys) 12:00 noon# 13 1600 m (all age groups Girls / Boys) 12:20 pm# 14 400 m (8 & under Girls / Boys) 1 2 : 3 0 pm # 15 400 m (9 & 10 Girls / Boys) 12:40 pm# 16 400 m (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 12:45 pm# 17 400 m (13 & Older Girls / Boys) 12:50 pm# 18 4 x 100 m Relay (8 & under Girls / Boys) 1:00 pm# 19 4 x 100 m Relay (9 & 10 Girls / Boys) 1:10 pm# 20 4 x 100 m Relay (11 & 12 Girls / Boys) 1:20 pm# 21 4 x 100 m Relay (13 & Older Girls / Boys) 1:30 pm

Notice: All Times are subject to change!Each Agency is responsible for recording their own kid’s times & distances.

Stillwell Children’s Pool at Lovers PointOpens Friday, May 22 Noon - 4:30 PM

Free Swim Fri., Sat and Sun. through June 8Lessons begin June 8

See http://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/index.aspx?page=398 for more information


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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile Number 20150898

The following person is doing business as: TRIFECTA WORLD EVENTS, INC., 1284 Adobe Lane, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. TRIFECTA WORLD EVENTS, INC. (CALIFORNIA), 1284 Adobe Lane, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 23, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 6/27/2011. Signed, Terry Davis, President/CEO Trifecta Events, Inc. This business is conducted by a corporation.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: PARA-PHRASE PRODUCTIONS, 1284 Adobe Lane, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. PAUL JONATHAN DAVIS, 1284 Adobe Lane, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 23, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed, Paul Davis. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15

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The following person is doing business as: IN HAR-MONY BODYWORK, 26135 Carmel Rancho Blvd., Suite F-25, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923. LOUISA CURLEY, 1540 Prescott Ave., Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 15, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed, Louisa Curley. This business is conducted by an in-dividual.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: MON-TEREY MYSTERY SHOPPING, 2560 Garden Rd., Ste. 105, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. INCREBRESCO, INC., 2560 Garden Rd. Ste. 105, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 15, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business un-der the fictitious business name or names listed above on 7/1/10. Signed, Fran O'Hagan, CFO. This business is conducted by a corporationPublication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: SALINAS MITSUBISHI, 151 Auto Center Cir., Salinas, Monte-rey County, CA 93907. COVA MOTORS, INC., 151 Auto Center Cir., Salinas, CA 93907. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 23, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/30/2007. Signed, Francisco Covar-rubias, President. This business is conducted by a corporation.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: RELI-ABLE PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES, 449 Redwood Ave., Sand City, Monterey County, CA 93955. JOHN CHARLES ETTER, 3384 San Benan-cio Rd., Salinas, CA 93908. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 24, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 4/20/15. Signed, John Charles Etter. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: ARNOLD J. PEREZ JR. PRIVATE UBER DRIVER, 1045 Olym-pic Ave. #4, Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955. ARNOLD JOSEPH PEREZ JR., 1045 Olympia Ave. #4, Seaside, CA 93955. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 24, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business un-der the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/27/15. Signed, Arnold Joseph Perez Jr. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: COWELL SYSTEMS and COWELL COMPUTERS, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. ROBIN J. COWELL, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 24, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/24/15. Signed, Robin J. Cowell This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: TRI-CAL-IFORNIA EVENTS, INC. and ETERNAL TIMING and TRI-CAL RENTALS T.C. RENTALS, 1284 Ado-be Lane, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. TRI-CALIFORNIA EVENTS, INC. (CALIFORNIA), 1284 Adobe Lane, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monte-rey County on April 23, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 6/1/97. Signed, Terry Davis, President/CEO Tri-California Events, Inc. This busi-ness is conducted by a corporation.Publication dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/15


The following person is doing business as: CHA-RADE SALON, 220 17th Unit C, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. JUDY LOPEZ, 859 Maple St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and JOHNNY T. LOPEZ, 859 Maple St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on April 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/3/1996. Signed, Johnny T. Lopez. This business is conducted by a married couple.Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15


The following person is doing business as: BRIGHT AND SHINE CLEANING SERVICE, 226 Cypress Ave. #1, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. SCOTT CHARLAND, 226 Cypress Ave. #1, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed, Scott Charland. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15


The following person is doing business as: MICROCI-TO, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, Monterey County, CA 93933. ROBIN J. COWELL, 3229 Martin Circle, Marina, CA 93933. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 6, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/6/2015. Signed, Robin J. Cowell. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/30/15

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The following person is doing business as: FISHNET AQUAPONICS, 1001 Madison Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. KERSTIN ANNA PARR, 001 Madison Street, Monterey,, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Monterey County on May 4, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 5/04/15. Signed, Kerstin Parr. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/15

Harry, as the 2500-year old man, is being interviewed by son-in-law Andy.

Andy: In a prior interview you mentioned that you had seen Mount Vesuvius before it erupted. Did you happen to be near when the catastrophe happened?

Harry: Oh my, yes. I was in Pompeii and saw the whole thing.A: Pompeii? I read that it was completely covered with many feet of ash generated by

the eruption, and everyone there suffocated to death.H: Not me.A: How come?H: I had an umbrella.A: And that saved you?H: Absolutely. A good umbrella can serve many purposes. That’s why the English

always carry them.A: But there are no volcanoes in England.H: You never know when one might pop up.A: On another subject: is it true that Nero fiddled while Rome burned?H: That’s not the whole story. You see, Nero loved to play the violin and had rehearsed

for many weeks for a private recital he was going to give in his palace’s concert hall.A: And you know this how?H: I was his violin teacher.A: I see. Please go on. H: Well, came the night of the performance and the hall was packed and Nero was ready

to start, when all of a sudden someone yelled, “Rome is on fire!” We all rushed to the windows, and sure enough we could see the flames. Nero said to me, “Should we cancel?” and I said, “The show must go on!” So you see, the kid got a bad rap.

A: Did you ever watch any of the gladiator contests in the coliseum?H: Watch? I was in them!A: You were a gladiator?H: I certainly was---one of the best, and never defeated.A: How did you manage to do that?H: I developed what I called my “hit and run” strategy.A: What was that?H: As soon as my opponent and I entered the arena, I hit him on the arm or leg with

my sword or shield, and ran away. Naturally, he chased me. I ran faster, so did he. And then I’d stop short, jump up and turn around while still in the air, and extend my sword straight out; and because he couldn’t stop in time, he’d run into it and stab himself to death.

A: That always worked?H: You betcha! Twenty times in a row.A: How come the other gladiators never caught on?H: They weren’t very bright.A: Were you rewarded for your astounding achievement?H: Yep. They gave me my freedom and the concession to sell gelato anywhere in Rome

I wanted to.A; What was your favorite location?H: The Forum. A: Did you happen to be there when Julius Caesar was assassinated?H: I was, and can tell you the whole story, which is far different from what’s in the

history books.A: Please do so.H: Unlike what everyone believes, Caesar was not murdered because of the fear that

he wanted to become dictator.A: So what was the problem?H: Gay marriage.A: Gay marriage! How did that come into the picture?H: Many of the Senators were gay. That’s why they wore those white gowns.A: Togas.H: They looked like gowns to me. Anyway, there was a faction, led by Caesar, that want-

ed to legalize gay marriage. And there was a faction, led by Brutus, that opposed it.A: Why?H: Because they objected to the expense of paying for the spouse’s pension and health

benefits. ---The debate went on for months, and was finally going to come to a head on the fatal day. Because it looked like the vote might not go the way he wanted, Brutus persuaded a couple of his buddies to join him in assassinating Julie.

A: What’s your position on the legalization of gay marriage?H: I’m all for it.A: And your rationale is….?H: Why shouldn’t gays be as miserable as the rest of us?

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Important Changes in Education Under Way It's Going to be a Whole New Way

of Looking at LearningAn Open Letter from Nancy Kotowski, Ph.D. Monterey County Superintendent of Schools

It’s been 15 years since we ushered in the new millennium and wondered what was ahead. Today, our children are part of an increasingly interconnect-ed, global society. Great changes in education for our students are necessary to prepare them well for success. These changes are now well under way in how schools are funded, how students are taught, and how students are tested. There are lots of questions about what is happening, and how we are support-ing our students and teachers.

Let’s begin with the new state funding formula for schools, called the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Now, local communities have greater control of education dollars, with more resources being dedicated to our students with the greatest needs. In addition, a Local Control Account-ability Plan (LCAP) is required. The school district’s budget is based on this local plan designed to accomplish the district’s goals for student achievement. Parents, students, teachers, staff and community members now have a voice over local priorities and goals.

[Pacific Grove Unified School District’s LCAP was completed this week and is now online at http://www.pgusd.org/agendas/1415/052115bp.pdf page 5]

In addition to changes in funding, there are new state academic standards that call for higher order thinking and project-based learning. No longer are the days of memory-based learning, multiple choice assessments, or “teach-ing to a test.” Teachers and students engage on a much deeper level. Students are now being asked to demonstrate their abilities to access a variety of information sources, analyze, problem solve, and provide written evidence of how they reached conclusions. Teachers are emphasizing the importance of reading challenging content multiple times.

You can step into the classroom to see two examples of the kinds of per-formance tasks students are doing by going to MCOE’s 2014-2015 Education Report to the Community (available online at http://www.mcoeannualen.org/). You will gain insight into how a 9th grade English Language Arts class is studying the Gettysburg Address today, and how parents can support upper elementary grade students in mathematics and science at home by analyzing their water bill together, and planning to reduce water consumption by the family.

Along with new ways of teaching, come new ways of testing student progress. Monterey County students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 are now taking the state’s new computer-based tests called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-bubble tests are a thing of the past. Students are now in the process of taking the new tests for the first time. Today’s new assessments simulate real-life problem solving and critical thinking skills. Because these tests are computer adaptive, they provide students a wide range of questions tailored to identify the knowledge and skills they have mastered. These new tests provide a clear-er measurement of the skills students need when they graduate, and the results will be available quickly to teachers, schools and parents. The scores will give teachers and parents timely information to help students develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills they will need to succeed in the next stag-es of their lives. These new tests are also designed to measure student growth over time, which was not possible in California’s previous system.

Because these are new tests, the results are not comparable to earlier scores. Instead, this year’s assessments results will establish a baseline for the progress we expect students to make over time

It will take time for teachers, students, and parents to adjust to the new methods. Just like the standards they measure, these tests are more challenging and scores will reflect that. Knowing the bar has been raised, students will need time and support to make significant progress to reach the standards, so statewide test results will not be published this year.

Our students are more engaged in their learning, and they are acquiring the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to succeed in the world today. Working and learning together, we will prepare all of our students for success at each step of their educational journey in today’s world.

Nancy Kotowski, Ph.D. Monterey County Superintendent of Schools

Save Our Shores (SOS), the leader in ocean awareness, advocacy and action on the Central Coast, asks beachgoers to celebrate responsibly this Memorial Day by packing sustainably and picking up all garbage before sunset. Trash left on the beach becomes pollution in the water and poses a dangerous threat to marine life, locals and visitors alike.

To help reduce the amount of trash on the beach, Save Our Shores will be distribut-ing garbage bags and reminding beachgoers to pick up after themselves from 1-4 p.m. on Monday, May 25 at Panther Beach, Cowell/Main Beach, Capitola Beach, Seacliff State Beach and Del Monte Beach.

Then on Tuesday, May 26, SOS will lead Holiday Relief Cleanups at Panther Beach, Cowell/Main Beach, Capitola Beach and Del Monte Beach from 9-11 a.m. All are welcome to lend a hand. SOS will provide all cleanup supplies, but volunteers are encouraged to bring reusable buckets and gloves.

“After years of coordinating a successful Holiday Relief program for the Fourth of July, Save Our Shores expanded the program to include Memorial Day,” said Rachel Kippen, SOS Program Manager. “We are optimistic that our outreach efforts will lead to a cleaner environment long after the holiday.”

Save Our Shores offers these five tips for a litter-free Memorial Day:1. Pack all food and beverages in reusable containers and bring your own utensils.2. Transport your food, party supplies, and personal belongings in reusable bags.3. If barbecuing, make sure hot coals are safely disposed of, so they don’t burn others.4. Avoid bringing Styrofoam items, as they often break into pieces that are difficult to

clean up.5. If you cannot take garbage home with you, find a trash can or dumpster to dispose

of it properly.

ABOUT SAVE OUR SHORES: Save Our Shores (SOS) is the Central Coast leader in caring for the marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Its core initiatives are Plastic Pollution, Ocean Awareness and Clean Boating. Over the last 30 years, SOS has been locally responsible for helping to establish the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, preventing offshore oil drilling and cruise ship pollution, and bringing together diverse stakeholders to find common solutions to ocean issues. Today, SOS focuses on educating youth about local watersheds, tackling plastic pollution at local beaches and rivers, supporting habitat conservation efforts, implementing the nationally renowned Dockwalker program and providing the com-munity with Sanctuary Stewards.

Save Our Shores’ Sanctuary Steward Petra Mottishaw promotes clean beaches by handing out garbage bags to visitors.


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Thanks to Peter Funt and his dad Allen, nearly a mil-lion Americans have been told, "smile, you're on Candid Camera!" What the rest of the nation doesn't know is that a large percentage of folks "caught" are right here on the Monterey Peninsula.

"The towns on the Peninsula are our secret ingre-dients," said Peter, as he prepared for a special Candid Camera celebration May 30. The live stage show, at the Pacific Grove Center for Performing Arts, will feature dozens of hilarious clips plus behind-the-scenes insights about the making of TV's longest running entertainment show.

"We're the only TV show in history to have produced new episodes in each of the last eight decades," explained Peter. "My father started in 1948 and we've been at it ever since." The latest run was just last summer on the TV Land channel.

The May 30 show is a benefit for the Monterey Coun-ty Film Commission. "Our county has been home to this TV classic ever since Allen Funt moved here from New York in the late 1970s," said Jeff Clark, MCFC Board President. "The Funts have shot over 150 sequences here. We thought it was time to honor the show and to hear Peter's hilarious tales about being America's most renowned eavesdropper."

Peter has been doing his live stage show around the country to great reviews. "We have thousands of sequences to draw from," he notes, "so we can illustrate almost any point. You want to laugh about gas prices, the dentist, taxes, social media? You name it, and we've got a funny clip for you."

Asked why the Monterey Peninsula has been such fertile territory for his show, Peter replied, "Well, to be candid, it's handy because I live here. But more impor-tantly, we have such a rich mixture of cultures and occu-pations. Shoot one day in Salinas, the next day in Pacific Grove and then in downtown Monterey, and viewers think you've traveled a thousand miles."

Among the highlights of the May 30 show will be a

unique package of Candid Camera gags shot in Monterey County. Several audience members will get a chance to join Peter on stage to answer Candid trivia questions and win prizes.

In addition to his Candid Camera work, Peter writes a syndicated newspaper column and has appeared on many top talk shows. He's currently at work on a new version of Candid Camera for early 2016.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. show on Saturday, May 30 may be purchased online through the website: www.CandidCamera.com or by phoning the Film Commission at 646-0910.

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Ether of the Spirit’s Kiss

In early days when Pacific Grove had not yet bloomed, the lovers of Jesus Christ pitched canvas tents around the rocky point, their wind worn peaks bent toward heaven like perched waves across the bay. As pioneers of California’s central coast their sanctuary rose like spring currents, a seaside village of Victorian lath and plaster inspired by coral morning tide’s melodic prayer. Pure as firelight shadows dancing in the sand, their hearts brushed with tender shades of faith, the settlers of Lovers Point gathered as tangled seaweed on the shore. Hand in hand in living tapestry, threads of life woven in an opus of the rolling sea, their hymn sung high in seagulls’ flight, soaring as angel’s breath into nature’s unsullied realm.

- Gregory C. Czar

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A new index takes a holistic look at America's inequalities. The report, “Geogra-phies of Opportunity: Ranking Well-Being by Congressional District,” is an in-depth look at how residents of America’s 436 congressional districts are faring in three fun-damental areas of life: Health, access to knowledge, and living standards. The report stems from the Social Science Research Council’s Measure of America project. The hallmark of this work is the American Human Development Index, a supplement to GDP and other money metrics that tell the story of how ordinary Americans are faring.

The top ten congressional districts in terms of human development (HD) are all in the greater metropolitan areas of LA, NYC, San Francisco, and DC.

Life expectancy remains extremely uneven across the country. In sections of Mississippi, West Virginia and Kentucky, life expectancy remains at 73 years of age, about the same as it was for the nation as a whole in 1980.

Life expectancy is far greater in the Northeast corridor, along the West Coast of California, in retirement areas along Florida’s southern coast, in Seattle, suburban Dallas, and around Denver and Boulder, Colorado. In these places, people can expect to live up to eight years longer than the national average.

The areas of highest knowledge access are concentrated in parts of L.A., the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle in the West; the Boston-New York-D.C. corridor in the east; Orem and Provo in Utah; Dallas and Houston in Texas; the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul; Denver and Boulder; and in the suburbs of Detroit.

The gap in earnings is considerable and divides exist not only between regions and metros but within. One of the districts with the lowest earnings ($20,100 annu-ally) is California's 34th, which covers downtown L.A. That’s just a few miles from California’s 33rd, where a median income of $51,300 puts it in the top ten earning districts in the country.

The higher the proportion of foreign-born residents in a congressional district, the longer the district’s life expectancy.

African Americans fare particularly poorly on health indicators. Whites outlive African Americans by 3.6 years; African Americans have higher death rates from a variety of causes, chief among them heart disease, cancer, homicide, diabetes, and infant death.

Greg Czar grew ip in Pacific Grove and has written a number of pieces about the town that he wishes to share with current residents. He is a clinical psychologist and lives in Lake Oswego, OR.

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Learn about Pacific Grove’s new Green Waste Recovery program

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