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•Sat., April 23

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Sun. April 24Heritage Society Lecture

2 PMChautauqua Hall16th at Central

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Sat., April 30Identification DayScience Saturday

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•Sat. May 7

Derby Day & MorePebble Beach

Equestrian Center831-646-8511

•Sat, May 7 at 7:30Sun, May 8 at 4:30

Monterey Peninsula VoicesSwinging in Monterey

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Community Update onRoundabout

Community Center515 Junipero

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Sun. May 22Heritage House Awards

Ceremony2:00 PM. at Chautauqua Hall

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April 22-28, 2016 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. VIII, Issue 29

what is it? - 7Treasure - Page 7

InsideAnimal Tales & Other Random Thoughts .............. 10Cartoon ............................................ 2Cop Log ............................................. 5Homeless in Paradise ....................... 11Keepers of Our Culture .................... 15Legal Notices ............................. 18, 19Market Matters ................................ 18Memories ........................................ 16Obituary ............................................ 4Otter Views ...................................... 10Rain Gauges ...................................... 2Real Estate ................................... 3, 20Service Directory ............................. 23Sports .............................................. 13

See HARVEY Page 2

See RACE Page 6

Ben Harvey was se-lected as interim city man-ager for the City of Pacific Grove in December, 2015. He stuck it out, and in fact says he looks forward to working closely with the City Council, staff, and the community now that he has been selected as permanent City Manager out of more than 60 applicants. The top five of those applicants were interviewed, the field was narrowed to three, and then there was one – Ben Harvey.

Harvey has more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, working with California municipalities, technology start ups and Fortune Global 500 companies.He came to Pacific Grove from a position as city manager of Avalon, California, where he had served since September, 2013, having brought that city from a $2 million deficit to a balanced budget. He worked to reorganize that city's recreation, public works, fire and finance departments leading, according to his resume, to more effective and efficient teams. He led Avalon's event-hosting efforts for Catalina with Annheuser-Busch and worked to successfully purchase a desalination unit and avoid a 50 percent water rationing threat but at the same time allow for increased visitor counts.

Ben Harvey Chosen as Pacific Grove City Manager

Ben Harvey takes the oath of office from Sandra Kandell, City Clerk

As the first race of the 2016 season arrives next week with the Continental Monterey Grand Prix, staff, SCRAMP members, and volunteers are preparing for anoth-er record season at the race track. As a tourist destination, the five-race major event season in 2015 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca contributed $62.1 million to the Monterey County economy through direct trip spending of non-County visitors and produced $5.2 million in state and local taxes, according to a research study commissioned by the Sports Car Racing Associ-ation of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) and completed by California State University Monterey Bay.

College of Business Assistant Profes-sor Dr. Jarrett Bachman at the Institute of Innovation and Economic Development at CSUMB was the Principle Investigator with assistance from CSUMB Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC)

2015 Race Season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Contributed Over $60 Million to County Economy

Room nights, food and dining, retail, transportation, and entertainment were factors in the total contributed by the Volunteer-Run Track

student researcher Anastasia Wood and other students in the Sustainable Hospital-ity Management program. The study was conducted via attendee surveys randomly administered during all race days through-out the season. A total of 2,171 completed usable surveys were collected, including at least 415 surveys from each of the five race events.

The events included in the study were the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix (May 1-3), FIM Superbike World Championship (July 17-19), Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (August 13-16), Pirelli World Chal-lenge (September 11-13), and Porsche Rennsport Reunion V (September 25-27).

Across all five events, the total attendance was 234,942 according to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. An es-timated 82.2 percet of these attendees were from outside of Monterey County, and 4 percent were international visi-tors. Across all five events, attending the race at Mazda Raceway Laguna

Seca was the primary reason for visiting the area for 91.5 percent of visitors.

The total direct economic spending was split over six categories and included $13.8 million in lodging, incorporating 53,558 room nights in Monterey County.

‘Let the CEQA process begin!’By Marge Ann Jameson

Supporters gathered at Fandango in Pacific Grove to await results from Monterey County Elections on the vote outcome of the Measure X special election. The first bulletin, at 8:15 p.m., offered only vote- by-mail results. The results showed a 60/40 split in favor of the measure, and the crowd erupted in cheers when it was announced.

Domaine Hospitality Partners president and CEO, Ron Meer, took the microphone to thank supporters and staff, including the Pacific Grove Chamber of Com-merce (with the crowd chanting “Moe! Moe! Moe!”) along with the Pacific Grove City Council, mayor, and some planning department staff and volunteers. There were Pacific Grove business people, citizens-at-large, and members of the art community in the elbow-to-el-bow group enjoying hors d'oeuvres and small plates.

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At Lovers Point Beach620 Ocean View Blvd. Pacific Grove Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge

Data reported at Canterbury WoodsWeek ending 04-21-16 at 8:15 AM ...... 0.00" Total for the season ............................ 18.23"The historic average to this date is .... 17.79"Wettest year ................................................. 47.15"During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98Driest year ................................................... 4.013"During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13Note: Canterbury Woods rainfall YTD 2016 is 2.13 inches above the Historic Cumulative Average!

Near Lovers PointData reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending 04-21-16 ........................ 0.03" Total for the season (since 7/1/15) ..... 17.01"Last week low temperature ..................47.2FLast week high temperature ................82.9 FLast year rain to date (7/1/14-4/13/15) ...... 15.35”

PHARVEY From Page 1

He worked as region manager for local public affairs with Southern California Edison and did a stint with American Honda and another for Toyota Financial Services.

As management analyst at the City of Newport Beach, he specialized in personnel and risk management programs and policies. He was assistant to the city administrator for the City of Bellflower for five years, from 1992 to 1997.

Ben Harvey's resume points to a man with credentials and experience in prob-lem-solving and cooperation. He will be the professional administrator for the City, serving as its “CEO” while advising City Council. His tenure began with his swearing-in at the April 20 City Council meeting. Ben Harvey's salary will be $160,000 per year, with benefits and other specified items added as outlined in the agreement which can be found at http://goo.gl/lkyLEX

Meer's brief history of the project included a nod to Kurt Overmeyer, one-time economic development manager for Pacific Grove under a shared agreement with the City of Watsonville. Overmeyer had been working as far back as 2013 to explore uses for sites such as the American Tin Cannery and the former Lattitudes restaurant site at Lovers Point so they might have a more dramatic effect on the economy of Pacific Grove. Overmeyer, who was in the group, was given a lot of credit by Ron Meer for the conception of the project at the ATC site.

“Let the CEQA process begin!” said Meer. “We really thank the people of Pacific Grove for their faith and trust and we pledge an open and transparent process,” he said. “We'll make them proud.” He added that the CEQA process will be collaborative and that, through meetings, the community will be able to participate. He promised that it will not be drawn out unnecessarily and that Domaine Hospitality Partners will be reactive to the city's needs and wants.

The crowd began to thin at about 9:00 when it became obvious that the next update on vote results would not be had until after 10:00.

Shortly after 10:30, the “Semi Final Official Report 2” was posted on the internet. For an issue which brought out the worst antipathy in a lot of people in Pacific Grove, very few actually voted, preferring it appears to post hate-filled notices on social media and resort to stealing “Vote Yes on X” signs all over town.

Of 9,338 registered voters in Pacific Grove, only 971 braved a 72° sunny day to participate in the civic ritual of visiting their polling pace to vote. Another 2,793 voted by mail for a total of 3,764 votes, or 40.31 percent of the total registered voters.

Of those, 2,247 or 59.70 percent voted “yes” on Measure X. Another 1,517 or 40.30 percent voted “no.” The vote will be certified shortly.

PMEASURE X From Page 1

Thumbs up! Michael Crall, far right, Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Domaine Hospitality celebrates victory with Ron Meer, President and CEO of the firm. The third of the trio is Dave Armanasco whose firm worked with Domaine Hospitality on the Measure X campaign.

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Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster is a noted oceans expert, award-winning journalist, author, adventurer and six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council. His film, ‘Dear President Obama,’ gives voice to some of the many Americans who have become victims of the president’s “all of the above” energy policy that has so often meant poisoned drinking water, polluted air, sick families, and communities torn apart. Fossil fuels are the dirty energy of the past.

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Narrator, Mark RuffaloTUESDAY, APRIL 26, 7 pm

Robert Down Elementary School485 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove

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Steve Dallas, Carmel-by-the-Sea’s newly elected mayor, and just elected City Council members Jan Reimers and Bobby Richards will be sworn in when the Carmel City Council certifies the April 12 election results during a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at City Hall.

Council member Dallas will move over to the Mayor’s seat occupied by Mayor Jason Burnett, who did not seek re-election. Dallas defeated Council mem-ber Ken Talmage for Mayor in the April 12 election.

Carmel to Swear in new Mayor and two Council Members on April 27

Reimers and Richards won Council seats vacated by Talmage and by Victoria Beach, who did not seek re-election. Re-imers finished first and Richards second in a five-way race for the two council seats. Dallas’ mayoral victory left a vacancy on the council.

The new Council will initially consist of only four members, including Mayor Dallas. The Council will discuss how to fill the vacancy when it meets in early May. Its options include filling the seat by appointment or setting a special election.

In negotiations between the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, the state agency which oversees water quality and drinking water as well as allocation, and the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRW-PCA) concerning a 220,000-gallon raw sewage spill into the Monterey Bay which occurred on May 18, 2015, a settlement was reached which resulted in a fine total-ling $298,958. By the deadline of May 13, 2016, the MRWPCA must send $149,479 in administrative civil liabilty to the State Water Board Cleanup and Abatement Account. The remaining $149,479 is to be paid toward a supplemental environmental project administered by Bay Foundation of Morro Bay.

The supplemental environmental

project is a component of the Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program which provides scientific information to Regional Board staff, local water agencies, and water purveyors as well as the public. Its scope is regional.

Paul Sciuto, MRPCA General Man-ager, said the fine money will come from the agency’s general fund and that, while there will likely be an increase in rates when the 2016-17 budget is finalized in June of 2016, local ratepayers need not be concerned about a big spike in rates. The agency is working under the final year of a Prop 218 agreement from 2014.

When the accident happened, MRW-PCA staff faced a choice: Release sewage

State fines local Pollution Control Agency after sewage spill


Anita Starr, former hostess at The Fishwife at Asilomar, celebrates her 101st birthday with friends Katie and Robert...and her beloved dog, Coco.

Connie Pearlstein died on the morning of Monday, April 11, but had a presence that will keep her around forever.

For years she was the heart and soul of the Pacific Grove Art Center, guiding people through the galleries on Saturdays and holding court on Sundays in her studio overlooking Lighthouse Avenue.

There she would work on her current exquisite needlepoint, collabo-rating with artists such as Johnny Apodaca, Jay Hannah, Suzanne Olson, Jack Cassinetto or Caroline Kline. Artist-writer Belle Yang recently spoke of an inspiring Connie Pearlstein’ needlepoint gracing her bedroom wall.

Working with others excited Connie. Sometimes she reproduced a composition by one of the artists, asking permission first, of course. The artists were honored. It was something to have a painting seen in Connie’s needlepoint.

Visitors who knew little about art climbing the stairs to the Art Center came down an hour or two later enthusiastic about the creative process – with Connie’s directive to visit this or that gallery as a kind of homework, sometimes with an implied ``or else.’’

But then Connie was a natural teacher and disciplinarian. Connie taught for 22 years for the Berkeley Unified School District. Testimonials are legion. And she volunteered for 12 years at Canterbury Woods, teaching residents knitting and needlepoint.

Connie and her daughters moved to Pacific Grove in 1973. It was a move inspired by the desire to leave the stresses of Berkeley and to move closer to her dear friend Corey Miller. Corey and her family provided de-cades of support and kinship to Connie and her daughters.

She was able to do all this – and raise five strong daughters – despite her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. In fact, she probably accomplished all she did in part because of her M.S.

She discovered early the best way to combat the disease was to keep to a schedule, ``I know every day I need to get up, get ready, and set out to do something I want to do and feel is important.’’ Each day began with a check in phone call to her friend Lynn Stralem in which she listed the menu for that night’s dinner. Then she’d put on her hat and coat and walk to and from the Art Center or the Grove Market– until recent years, when the walk back up the hill to home became too much and friends such as Mark Wiggins gave her a lift.

The image of Connie walking was so strong some artists, such as Anita Benson, painted it.

Connie was famous for frequent and brief phone calls. She’d discuss serious moments in a person’s life or something happening at the Art Center, and then might exclaim that it was all beyond her. She’d usually sign off with – and there was great sincerity in it – ``be well, be strong.’’

Connie was born in Portland, Oregon in 1933 and is survived by her five daughters: Andrea Pearlstein (John) of Berkeley, Lisa Pearlstein (Harrison) of Portland, Oregon, Jessica McCready (Christopher) of Santa Rosa, Tamara Bagnard (Bill) of Pacific Palisades, and Sara Miller (Dan) of Scottsdale, Arizona, and 13 grandchildren: Buck, Alexa, Corey, Jake, Matt, Nia, Addison, Harriet, Wesley, Marielle, Anna, Cassius, and Andrew.

There are plans for a celebration of Connie’s life in July. Those wishing to contact the family may do so in writing to: The

Pearlstein’s at 1801 Blake Street, Berkeley, California 94703. At Connie Pearlstein’s request, there will not be a service. If there had,

someone would surely have said, ``Connie, be well, be strong.’’

Stevenson School is proud to an-nounce our local Monterey County stu-dents who made the winter term 2015-16 honor roll. Please find below the list of students who achieved high honors (GPA 4.0 or above) and honors (GPA 3.7-3.99) for last semester.

High Honors (GPA 4.0 or above) Freshmen (Grade 9)

Apple Jin, Ellie YamashitaSophomores (Grade 10)

Chris Yujuico Chiu, Sedona Horner, Imogene Johnson, Grace Wagner

Juniors (Grade 11)Taylor Balestrieri-Jennings, Cyrus

Barringer, Julia Hwang, Gunnar Kozel, Annie Littlewood

Seniors (Grade 12)Charlotte Bairey, Teeger Blasheck,

Alice Bruemmer, Chapman Caddell, Annie Goldsmith, Jack Margolis, Emma Morgan, Dominique Seva’aetasi

Honors (GPA 3.7 to 3.99)Freshmen (Grade 9)

Dominic Encerti, Hailey Fannin, Tess

Franscioni, Samantha Hiura, Gabriel Kro-nisch, Jessie Merenda, Matthew Nielsen, Maeve O’Connor, Melina Pappas, Ji Woo Park, Alyssa Stegall, Luke Swette

Sophomores (Grade 10)Sarow Chung, Kevin Cook, Stevie

Hoesel, Jessica Hwang, Walker Jones, Roman Moncrief, Will Morgan, Logan Pattawi, Arya Puar, Jieun Song, Braxton Stuntz

Juniors (Grade 11)Ajda Apaydin, Lily Coming, Brody

Flagg, Hayden Gordon, Molly Herro, Will Lansbury, Cade Laranang, Emily Latchford, Channing Mink, Yasmin Pas-call-Varma, Devin Pruthi, Amelia Rider, Annika Roberts, Tanner Sims, Neelam Singh, Ben Stork, Morgan Tade, Nancy Wang, Hunter Wenglikowski

Seniors (Grade 12)Sofia Brown de Lopez, Nicholas

Chancellor, Drew Chung, Ryan Hayes, Sydney Johnson, Kevin Matsumoto, Jacob McCarthy, Bailey McEachen, Brennan Mornhinweg, Jack Parker, Kaleb Pattawi, Brad Powers, Ian Rice, Emma Strand

Obituary

Connie Pearlstein

Stevenson Fall Honor Roll

Celebrating 101

Learning Early About Clean Beaches

A young volunteer learns about clean beaches -- and how to manipulate the “grabbers” -- at an Earth Day clean-up with Save Our Shores at Del Monte Beach in Monterey.


Cop Log

Marge Ann Jameson

4/9/16 - 4/15/16

VandalismExpletives written with white maker on a vehicle on Arkwright Court

Welfare checkIndividual was too drunk to care for himself.

People Are Talking about MeA man came in to the station to report that he’d heard from a third party that a

certain person was threatening him and he wanted it reported.Lost & Found

A card was found during Good Old Days. Records search turned up phone numbers and messages were left for the owner.

An ID was found during Good Old Days. Records search turned up phone number and owner retrieved it.

An ID was lost during Good Old Days.A wallet was lost on Forest Ave.A set of keys was lost on Lighthouse.

Would you keep this bike for me while I go to jail?A man arrested on an outstanding warrant left a small bike and too much personal

property to transport with Pacific Grove Police until his release from County jail.When you get a TRO on someone, how does it work it you contact him instead?

A man said his former girlfriend had a temporary restraining order against him, but that she has been trying to contact him through mutual friends and online. Police advised her not to do that, though she said she hadn’t.

Minor collisionsA person parking their car on Ocean View opened the door into another car, causing

a small dent.Three vehicles were involved in an accident on Forest. All were drivable.

Thefts from vehicleOn Forest Hill Blvd.Also on Forest Hill Blvd. Vehicle was locked.Again on Forest Hill Blvd. This time it was an unlocked vehicle and they got

sunglasses and currency.On Gibson, a rear cab window was broken. Nothing was taken.On Moreland, someone vandalized a vehicle.

Political argumentA business owner on Central reported two employees were threatened by a man

who yelled at them about his opposing views on a measure they were promoting.Trip and fall

An elderly woman tripped and fell on concrete grates on the sidewalk. She could say which one was uneven and had caused her to fall. She said she did not need medical attention and did not appear to have been concussed.

Fall down the stairsA woman was found sitting in the passenger seat of her vehicle holding an ice pack

to her forehead. She said she had stopped to take a picture and fell down the stairs. AMR and Monterey Fire were on the scene.

Missing peopleA male suffering from dementia was reported missing He was found and returned

to his home.A woman reported her sister missing. BOL placed and critical reach flyer made.

Crabby beggarA man approached a church receptionist and workers on 8th St. and asked for food.

When told there was no food, he became agitated and cursed at them and made a vague threat against the priest. He then left.

Stinky STRA woman called to report a strong chemical smell in a house she had rented,mak-

ing it impossible for her to stay there. The owner said she would be reimbursed if she reported it.

Vandalism to signThe glass portion of the entry sign at Glen Lake housing area.

Alarming thingsAn alarm sounded on Sinex. No signs of forced entry.An alarm on Central sounded. Business determined to be secure.

If you’re going to give a false name, at least learn how to spell it.A man and woman were in a closed park. The woman could not spell the name

she was providing, but said her ID was in a nearby car. While looking for it, the officer found a passport, an ID card, and benefit cards belonging to other people. She was arrested for possession of stolen property.

Was it a full moon?There seemed to be a lot of domestic violence calls.

Join Legal Services for Seniors and the Monterey County Department of So-cial Services for an important elder abuse educational program, “Out of the Shadows - Bringing Issues of Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse to Light” on Friday, June 10, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. To 4:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites, Seaside. For more information visit: https://legalservices-forseniors.ejoinme.org/elderjusticetickets

Spotlight Presenter Paul Greenwood is a highly recognized advocate and educa-tor on issues of elder and dependent adult abuse. He is currently a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego County and is in his 20th year as the head of the Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit. Paul has been involved in the prosecution of over 500 felony cas-es of elder/ dependent adult abuse, both physical and financial.

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Elder Abuse Statistics. Each year an estimated one in 10 older Americans are abused, neglected, and financially exploited. Elder abuse occurs in every demographic and can happen to anyone.

Legal Services For Seniors provides no-cost legal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and above with an emphasis on serving those who are socially and/or economically needy. We have offices in Seaside and Salinas and ten outreach sites in South County, North County and the Peninsula. Since 1985, LSS has helped more than 85,000 Mon-terey Country Seniors with legal issues such as financial and physical elder abuse, landlord-tenant conflicts, scams, Medicare and private insurance, Social Security problems, consumer fraud, identity theft, guardianships, wills, advance health care directives and more

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Vehicle of Man Seen on Film Harrassing Chamber of Commerce Employees Traced to His Apparent Residence

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at approximately 10:35, a man came into the TIC [Tourist Information Center at Central and Eardley] asking about the 'Yes on X' sign in the park-ing lot. He told Chamber empoyee Heather Hubanks that since “this is public property,“ he was allowed to place his 'No on X' handwritten sign underneath the Chamber’s “Yes on Measure X” sign. He said that he knew Chamber staff would take it down once he left.

"He was extremely aggressive in his questioning,” said Hubanks. “Renee Crocker told him that this is a private parking lot for the three businesses here, and to speak with you [Moe Ammar] about any further questions about it.He was incredulous that we received no federal funding on this property, and continued ag-gressively questioning Renee.

"I backed Renee up (not that she needed it) to confirm that this was a private lot and he became very ag-gressive in his tone and approach to-ward me. I told him I did not like his tone and he said he did not like my tone or clothes. I then thanked him for stopping by and repeated that he should take Renee’s advice and speak with you. I then closed my door be-cause he looked a bit unhinged.

"He placed his 'No on X' sign un-derneath ours and he drove away."

Above is the vehicle the man drove, and which was recorded on surveillance film. A witness said they knew where the vehicle is parked at night and it was photographed in situ. We are not showing the license plate, though it is clearly visible in other views.

Pacific Grove Police are investi-gating.

all at once or allow it to fill the pump station and overflow. Either way, Sciuto says, there would have been a spill, but allowing it to fill the pump house would have meant the likely destruction of $.5 million in equipment plus the fine.

One of the steps they are taking to avoid future mishaps is the installation of a redundant isolation valve.

At the 26-year-old pumphouse at 15th and Central in Pacific Grove, on May 18, 2015, a subcontractor was working on a bypass to enable staff to perform routine maintenance. A discharge valve which would have sent the sewage safely on its way for processing failed to seal and the pump station filled with waste water. One choice PCA workers had at that point was to allow the wastewater to fill the pump station and destroy electrical components and pumping equipment, which would also 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.

At the time, Sciuto said he was grateful that ony residential sewage was involved and not industrial chemicals

PFINE From Page 1


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

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. • 831-372-7956 Rev. 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 Center724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969

www.khenpokarten.org [email protected]

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

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 Center for Spiritual LivingSunday Service 10:30 am

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

Protect Monterey County and Food & Water Watch are cosponsoring a free film screening of “Dear President Obama: The Clean Energy Revolution is Now” and dis-cussion with filmmaker Jon Bowermaster, who will be presenting in Pacific Grove, at one of only three film screenings in California before general release. Protect Monterey County is a coalition of Monterey County and Central Coast individuals, businesses and other organizations who are mobilizing to place the “Protect Our Water: Ban-Fracking and Limit Risky Oil Operations” measure on the November 2016 ballot for Monterey County.

Food & Water Watch is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that champions healthy food and clean water for all, and advocates for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment.

Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster is a noted oceans expert, award-winning journalist, author, adventurer and six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council.

“Dear President Obama: The Clean Energy Revolution is Now” is a direct ap-peal to the President – and to all elected officials – to carefully consider the growing evidence proving that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is hardly the path to energy independence that many promote.

The film takes a cross-country look at fracking, highlighting its variety of contam-inations, the stories of its victims and the false promise of an economic boom, with a focus on energy solutions that would allow us to proceed towards an energy future that does not rely on yet another dirty fossil fuel extraction process.

Interviews with scientists, economists, geologists and whistle-blowers will provide the core information we hope will convince the current President and those that will follow to join the “anti-fracking” majority that is growing across the United States. More information at the film’s website: http://www.dearpresidentobama.com.

The screening will take pace at Robert Down Elementary School, 485 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove, on Tuesday, April 26 at 7 p.m.

Anti-Fracking Film to Screen

“At Work & Play in and Around Monterey - 100 Years Ago” is the topic of Dr. Julianne Burton-Carvajal’s lecture at Chautauqua Hall in Pacific Grove.

The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove Lecture Series with Dr. Julianne Bur-ton-Carvajal is set for April 24, Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at Chautauqua Hall at 16th Street at Central Avenue in Pacific Grove

Julianne Burton-Carvajal, Ph.D. is a local historian, author and exhibitions curator, who will share photographs and stories from her most recent book, “Artists’ Honeymoon” (2015), featuring 160 recent-ly rediscovered photographs that are now part of Pat Hathaway’s California Views collection. She has recently added part-time residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico to her “encore career” mix of research,

editing, and curating museum exhibitions. Dr. Burton-Carvajal is author-editor of six books on Latin American film and eight monographs on the architectural and art history of our region and beyond. She holds a doctorate in Spanish from Yale; 36 years on the University of California–Santa Cruz faculty.

The Heritage Society Lecture contin-ues to host guest speakers with subjects of historical and cultural interest to help preserve Pacific Grove’s culture and his-tory. Heritage Society Members are free, all others $5.00.

For more information about the event or the Heritge Society, contact the Her-itage Society at 831-372-2898 or www.heritagesociety.org or [email protected].

At Work & Play In and Around Monterey: Heritage Society Lecture

Storytellers: Tell it to Monterey LibraryMonterey Public Library’s Storyteller’s Studio will be open on Monday, May 2,

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. This is a setting for serious storytellers to practice their craft without an expert trainer.

For adult storytellers. No fees. Participants may be asked to limit their storytelling time based on the number of tellers present. Questions? Email [email protected] The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey.

$18.6 million was spent on food and dining, $12.3 million on retail, $5.7 on trans-portation, $8.9 million on entertainment (including $3.2 million in race ticket sales), and $2.8 million on other expenses. All financial numbers reported are spending from non-county attendees only.

For the event season, $2.1 million was produced in Monterey County taxes. Of these taxes, $1.4 million were Monterey County Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) collected through lodging spending. An additional $3.1 million was produced from the major event season in California State tax.

The total direct spending figure of $62.1 million represents nearly one-fourth of the direct spending produced annually by the Monterey Bay Aquarium according to 2013 data, and is four times the spending produced annually by the Big Sur Marathon (according to 2011 data). A copy of the report is at http://goo.gl/ZifwYp

The upcoming race season is shaping up to be another record-setter:April 28-May 1: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship • Continental Monterey Grand Prix • Powered by Mazda July 8-10: Motul FIM Superbike World Championship • GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round

featuring the MotoAmerica Honda Superbike Showdown of California Aug. 13-14Monterey Pre-Reunion (SCRAMP Special Event) Aug. 18-21Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Sept. 9-11Mazda Road to Indy Oct. 7-9Pirelli World Challenge

Tickets for these events may be purchased by going to the track webite at http://www.mazdaraceway.com/buy-tickets or by calling 831-242-8200. Often tickets can be had at the gate. Children under the age of 12 get free admission when with a paying adult.

PRACE From Page 1


By Dennis Taylor

The sun was sparkling on the water in Homer, Alaska, at the change of the equinox on a beautiful fall day in 1975, and a huge tide was rolling through the harbor. A breeze was blowing from the northeast.

Those details come easily to Dennis Fry more than four de-cades later, and for good reason: A man doesn’t forget the moment he first laid eyes on the love of his life.

“We were down there working on our shrimp boat -- my dad (Clarence Fry), my brothers David and Larry, and me -- and I heard somebody say, ‘Damn, Dennis … look at that!’ I turned, and here comes the Gemini into the harbor. It was like a once-in-a-lifetime moment for me, and I said, ‘Wow … what a beautiful boat!’”

She was also a lady with a story to tell, although she never shared it with Fry, whose family owned her from 1976-82.

She was once known as the Western Flyer, a vessel made famous by literary giant John Steinbeck and legendary marine biologist Ed Ricketts, who, in March 1940, sailed south, out of Monterey Bay, to the Sea of Cortez, with Tony Berry at the helm, and a crew that included Horace “Sparky” Enea and Ritzi “Tiny” Colletto. Steinbeck’s wife, Carol, also made part of the trip.

It was a scientific voyage for Ricketts, who wanted to study marine life along the way. He and Steinbeck spun tales from the 6,000-mile voyage into a nonfiction classic, “The Log from The Sea Of Cortez,” published in 1951.

“I never knew about that stuff when we owned her, although a friend of mine, Jim Herbert, tried to tell me something about it way back in the ‘70s, but I basically just blew it off at the time,” Fry said Saturday at Hopkins Marine Laboratory, where he was a featured speaker at the Cannery Row Symposium. “I knew about Steinbeck, of course, but it never sunk in until I started talking to (Monterey historian and Cannery Row Foundation founder) Michael Hemp. That’s when it all started sinking in.”

Fry, who lives with his family in Anderson, came to the symposium with special display pieces in tow -- the original flying bridge wheel, and two compasses, from the Western Flyer, artifacts that might still bear the DNA of everybody who made the Mexico voyage 75 years ago.

“I was pretty happy when I found out they’d found that wheel, because we didn’t have anything from the boat at that time,” said Monterey native Bob Enea, nephew of both Berry, the skipper, and “Sparky” Enea, a Cypress Point caddie who served as the cook on the voyage. “It was kind of fun to actually be able to touch it today, knowing that Uncle Tony hung onto that wheel.”

Fry’s plan for the wheel, until he found out it was a piece of history, was to someday turn it into a lawn ornament.

“That’s what I had in mind,” the former skipper admitted with a laugh. “I didn’t start to realize the significance of what we had until I started talking to Michael.”

The future of the wheel, which belongs to the Fry family, remains undetermined, but the boat, itself, was rescued last year by John Gregg, a 55-year-old Southern California businessman and geologist, who is currently restoring her to her original glory in Port Townsend, Wash., at a cost of more than $3 million.

When the renovation has been completed, she’ll become a science and education vessel, most likely based in Monterey.

...a target date is to have the Western Fly-er restored in time for the 2018 Wooden Boat Festival at Madisonville, LA.

“It’s at a state, now, where we’ve taken everything off the boat that’s going to come off. We’ve analyzed what’s left, and we’re having marine architects go through it to figure out weight, stability, and what the hold is going to look like,” Gregg said. “We’re taking out a 14-ton Atlas diesel engine and replacing it with an electric motor the size of a microwave oven, so we’re having to do a lot with the weight and balance so it rides well.”

Another challenge, said Gregg, has been finding the Doug-las Fir wood (which are being hauled from Canada), as well as 18-foot-long pieces of oak (which will be imported from France), needed to restore the Western Flyer.

“Our progress has been pretty good,” he said. “It would go faster if I had more money to put into it, but, so far, it’s just me. And fundraising is not a world I know about.”

Gregg said a target date is to have the Western Flyer restored in time for the 2018 Wooden Boat Festival at Madisonville, LA.

Among other luminaries who were featured at the Cannery Row Symposium was Allen Petrich, grandson of A.M. Petrich, who owned Western Boat Building Company of Tacoma, Wash-ington, which built the Western Flyer for Frank and Tony Berry in 1937.

Another highlight of the Cannery Row Symposium was the announcement that the Cannery Row Foundation has come into possession of Ed Ricketts’ rolodex -- two boxes of index cards that survived the 1936 fire that destroyed his business, Pacific Biological Laboratories.

Steering the Western Flyer Home: Her Wheel is FoundAnnounced as a Surprise at the Recent Cannery Row Symposium

Right: “Tiny” Colletto and Tony Berry at the helm of the Western Flyer, c.1940.

Below, L: Dennis Fry with art showing the Gemini, as his family had re-named the West-ern Flyer. At right, the Gemini in harbor as Fry would have seen her.

Below: L, Bob Enea shakes hands with Mi-chael Hemp and the wheel. Enea is a nephew of Tony Berry and of “Sparky” Enea, a crew-member on the vyage to the Sea of Cortez. Bob Enea searched for the Western Flyer for years and his story of finding it through the radio call sign is legendary.

The wheel along with some other requipment, had been stored by Dennis Fry, who thought at one time to turn it into a lawn ornament. Recent photos by Dennis Taylor


Six Annual Awards, including the James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Award, will be presented at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Installation of the Board of Directors and Special Awards Presentation on Saturday, May 21, at Asilomar Conference Grounds Merrill Hall.

The event begins with a no-host reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and entertainment at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person. For reservations and more information, contact the Chamber office at 373-3304.

Marabee BooneCitizen of the Year

Citizen of the Year, Marabee Boone will receive this year’s James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Award honoring her work in preserving the heritage and traditions of Pacific Grove for over 50

years.Boone and her family came to Pacif-

ic Grove in 1948 from Illinois and grew up in a home in Del Monte Park that she still resides in today. She became involved with the Feast of Lanterns cel-ebration when it was reinitiated in 1958 by Clyde and Elmarie Dyke and grad-uated from Pacific Grove High School as part of the “cool and nifty” class of ’60. The following year Boone served on the Feast of Lanterns Royal Court as Princess Turquoise when the Feast was a part of the Miss Monterey pageant. She worked as a dental assistant and worked on the Feast of Lanterns for years fol-lowing her graduation and has been on the Feast of Lanterns board of directors at various times in its history. She was president of the board for three years and has been the director of the Feast of Lan-terns Pageant since 1981, taking it over from Elmarie Dyke after her passing that same year, and has directed the Pageant every year except 2010.

Marabee takes great pride in her involvement with the Feast of Lanterns and the way it brings the city together.

“It brings the community together for a week of fun and fellowship. It’s like a big family reunion where people come back and spend the week here. The other really great thing about it is you get to watch shy, young, girls become confident young women and it really does that.”

In 1981, Marabee joined the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce as the executive vice president and worked for twelve years to promote the business community and bring tourism to Pacific Grove. She served on the city beautifica-tion committee and arts commission and was instrumental in the establishment of the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

as a member of the Monarch Habitat Restoration Committee. Marabee has also been an active member of the First United Methodist Church since 1948, joining when she was just six years old. She counts the Church as a big part of her life and has served various positions on the church board of trustees and has also given her time to the Church’s youth group.

Larry EsquivelVolunteer of the Year

Volunteer of the Year, Larry Esquiv-el will be honored as this year’s Volun-teer of the Year for his extensive public service record to the city and citizens of Pacific Grove.

“It’s really no big deal, I just get satisfaction out of serving the communi-ty and Pacific Grove and being a part of it,” Esquivel said.

Larry was born at the Old Carmel Hospital and attended all of the local schools in Pacific Grove. He partici-

pated in Pacific Grove High School sports for four years while working in stocking at Holman’s Department store in his junior and senior year. Esquiv-el graduated in 1967 and in 1968 he married his high school sweetheart, Jorie, and joined the Air Force serving a four year term as a crew chief in the Vietnam War. During his service, a plane caught fire as it was landing and Esquivel and a handful of others put the fire out and rescued the two pilots from the flames. His actions during this incident earned him the Airman’s Medal for Heroism. In 1972 and returned to Pacific Grove, and worked for his father’s plumbing business. And having learned the trade from his father, in 1975 Esquivel set up shop for himself, owning and operating Esquiv-el’s Plumbing in Pacific Grove.

That same year, Esquivel began serving with the Pacific Grove Fire

Department as a volunteer firefighter, eventually becoming a volunteer captain. He served with the department for 27 years before fire services were contract-ed out to Monterey in 2002. Along the way, in 1989, he attended and graduated from police academy and joined the Pa-cific Grove Police Department as a reserve officer, a position he still holds today after 27 years.

Larry has coached Pacific Grove Pony League girls’ softball for seven years while his daugh-ter, Trisha, played. He’s also do-nated his plumbing services to the police and fire departments when needed and set up the plumbing for the facilities at the Pacific Grove Municipal Baseball park, George Washington Park, and the old concession stand at the How-ard Cowen Breaker Stadium at Pacific Grove High school before

the stadium was renovated in 2009. Es-quivel closed up his plumbing business just a few weeks ago after 41 years.

Diane BrunoCommercial Property

Owner of the YearCommercial Property Owner of

the Year, Diane Bruno, owner of the Victorian Tower building at 510 Light-house Avenue, will receive the award for Commercial Property Owner of the Year. Bruno is receiving the award in part for the extensive work she has done im-proving the quality of the building in the last year. Under Diane’s leadership, the building was tastefully repainted both inside and out, received new awnings and the curb appeal of the sidewalk directly in front of the building has also been greatly improved. The Brunos, as owners, are greatly admired and loved by their tenants whom they treat well and fairly with reasonable rates.

“Before the work, the building had just kind of faded away. Now when you drive by I think it looks pretty nice.” Bruno said. “I’m just shocked that they called me on this award. I was stunned, I’m very honored. To get honored like this is just unbelievable.”

Diane and her husband, Bart, have owned Victorian Tower for ten years and their stewardship of the building has greatly contributed to the appeal of the downtown Pacific Grove area. The building currently houses Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Company, Clothing Optional Boutique, Letters from Home Photography, BANA Home Decor & Gifts, Rock Star Dance Studio, among others and has several vacancies waiting to be filled.

Business of the YearThe Beach House RestaurantBusiness of the Year, The Beach

House Restaurant will receive the award for Business of the Year. The Beach House is receiving the award for their outstanding record of high quality ser-vice to their guests and their community. The restaurant opened in 2013 after two years in construction to bring the iconic

Bath House restaurant site up and run-ning. In the same year, The Beach House donated $10,000 dollars to kick start the reconstruction of the Lovers Point Pool project and is also involved in maintain-ing the cleanliness of the facilities at the adjacent Lovers Point park. The Beach House provides superb quality of service and food and has executed innovative market positioning since they opened. Now in their third year, the restaurant is open for dinner at 4 pm every day and is frequently busy.

“We’re thrilled,” says owner Kevin Phillips on receiving the award. “This project has always been personal for me, I grew up in Pacific Grove and graduated from the high school and worked mostly in Monterey, so to come over here and do this project has always been special to me.”

Phillips and his family manage the restaurant, his son, Jeremy, serves as the general manager, while his wife, Julie, is the office manager. The Beach House attracts locals and tourists alike with its unbeatable location, extensive wine list and affordable dining options.

Public Official of the YearDavid Stoldt,

Public Official of the Year, David Stoldt, general manager of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) will receive the Chamber’s award for Public Official of the Year for his diligent support of the business community.

Stoldt joined the MPWMD in 2011 and has more than 27 years of experi-ence in the public infrastructure sector. When he arrived at the district five years ago, David had four goals in mind: Fo-cus on bringing water supply solutions, stabilize the District’s financial position, improve the customer experience, and get out in public and listen. Five years later, all of his goals have been achieved and more. Stoldt said his biggest success at the district has been in his efforts to bring various stakeholders together amid a delicate balance of public and political interests and credits his success with the business community by approaching the Monterey Peninsula’s water supply is-sues as economic problems at their core. David has also consistently maintained

an accessible and fair approach in his relationship with the business community.

Mr. Stoldt has an MBA and Certificate in public management from Stanford, an MS in energy and resources from UC Berkeley, and a BS in civil and environmen-tal engineering from University of Illinois.

Pacific Grove Chamber to Present Annual Awards


Europe is renowned for romantic inn-to-inn pil-grimages, paths worn by centuries of travelers. Cali-fornians are now creating a new tradition of multi-day treks from inn-to-inn and Tom Courtney brings us the “Walkabout California” series of books and guides de-scribing hikes along the wild Pacific Coast, through the

majestic Si-erra Nevada Mountains, in the Cas-cades, and through the p a r k l a n d s around the San Francis-co Bay.

E a c h d a y e n d s with a com-fortable bed, a g l a s s o f wine, a good

meal and maybe even a hot tub. Some of the hikes can take a week, but many can be enjoyed in a weekend. Some are challenging, but many are perfect for the casual hiker.

Tom is the author of “Walkabout Northern Cali-fornia: Hiking Inn-to-Inn” and “Walkabout Malibu to Mexico: Hiking Inn-to-Inn on the Southern California Coast.” Savor the journey and the destination.

Locals and travelers welcome to attend. Please mark your calendar for Monday April 25. Potluck 6 p.m. (Please bring your favorite dish to share or make a cash donation)

Program 6:45 p.m. Free program, everyone wel-come at HI-Monterey Hostel 778, Hawthorne at Irving, Monterey.

For hostel info., call 649-0375. For program info. call 869 0646.

Walkabout California - Hiking Inn to Inn

Tom Courtney to Speak at Monterey Hostel Travel Talk

“Looking South to Muir Beach, Marin Headlands, and San Fran-cisco”

Scott Dick (“Market Matters,” page 18) was in Denver, then Boulder last week. He sent this photo to remind everyone of how pretty spring snow can be, except when one has to shovel it.“...They claim it wasn't a snowpocalyse, but since the sky dropped 17" of snow on Saturday and Sunday [April 16, 17] what qualifies as one (as reported by the Boulder, CO paper) I'm not sure. I shoveled that walk as a favor to family. Reminded me of living in Germany.“The mountains received 40" of snow last weekend. I've got my snow cred back. The familiar sound of snow shovel on concrete brought back memories. “

Why We Live in Pacific Grove


Otter ViewsTom Stevens

Jane Roland

Animal Tales and Other Random Thoughts

Rare, PleaseSea Waves Recall A Summer

When I was young I enjoyed the the-ater, symphonies and operas, good restau-rants, and a wide variety of activities, parties, dances, sports events, art shows, traveling and more. I loved fund raising with special events, in fact conducted some seminars and wrote a “booklet” on the subject. Now I am older and my idea of luxury and entertainment has changed dramatically. One of my most cherished times of the week is to lie in bed on Sun-day mornings, enjoying coffee and pastry served by John and Annie, and reading the Sunday Chronicle and Herald. Later I might max out on PBS programs which I have recorded (John does not enjoy the British productions as he has difficulty understanding the accents). Saturday is generally my housekeeping chores, Sun-day I try to luxuriate.

From the papers I glean bits of conventional wisdom, most of it trivial; although in this year of polarized politics, I read as much as I can find of the pundits opinions. Once I was a political “junky” supporting candidates, working on cam-paign and active involvement with the Republican Party. Now I am a fly on the wall, absorbing what I can of the unset-tling, disturbing rhetoric of those running for office. But that is another story for a later time.

There was an article in the Chronicle today about the newly renovated Alfred’s Restaurant on Merchant Street in San Francisco. John and I lived in The City at the same time in the ‘50s, and probably met at some gathering. Strange as it seems the world of transplanted young folk was small enough and we all went to the same watering holes and parties. Most of the former were in North Beach as the venues were reasonable and great fun. We could eat a steak for $2 at the Iron Kettle served by red-jacketed waiters or dine at a $1 a meal family eatery, and see The Kingston Trio for a pitcher of beer at the hungry i. There were many upscale very expensive (in our eyes) venues but they were out of our financial range. Occasionally a benev-olent older friend or family member would treat us to a good meal. Perhaps that was good because we didn’t take these feasts for granted and they were few enough to be remembered. Theater and Opera pre-sentations were viewed from the “peanut gallery.” I remember dressing in formal attire (my date in a tuxedo) to sit on the stairs at the opera house for Leotine Price In one of her debut performances.

Alfred’s was one of the best restau-rants in San Francisco, understated ele-gance on Broadway. It opened in 1928 and for many years, until the ‘90s, it was ex-tremely popular. We would see it up above the Broadway Tunnel when we were en

route to one of our favorite spots in North Beach. It was part of a row of houses and had formerly been a family market. I had the pleasure of eating there a few times. The Blue Fox had been one of the stand out restaurants which closed in 1992.

In 1997 John and I had planned a weekend in San Francisco to attend the 100th birthday celebration of his former employer, friend and mentor, Dr. Irvin Bussing. We were meeting Jennie who was living in the city. Although we have been members of the Marines’ Memorial Club for years, for some reason we decided to stay at a hotel in the Marina. We had read that Alfred’s had moved and reopened in The Blue Fox Restaurant in the Financial District. We decided to splurge and have dinner there for old times’ sake. Unfor-tunately Dr. Bussing became ill and the festivities were cancelled. All plans having been laid, we decided to continue. Jen made the reservations and was delighted to learn that there was valet parking for only $7.50. She met us at the hotel and we embarked, dressed in our finest attire.

The moment that we stepped through the huge wooden doors of Alfred’s on Merchant Street, we felt the ambience of a bygone era and the warmth of the dark oak paneling throughout the rooms of this traditional and classic establishment.

Alfred’s opened in 1928. The orig-inal location for many years was just a few blocks away on Broadway near the entrance to the Broadway tunnel.The new location has brought with it all of the classic features of the original restaurant, including the burgundy leather booths, the etched glass partitions between each booths, and stately crystal chandeliers.Soft and contemporary oil artwork adorned the walls. The waiters still wore the white shirts and black vests…We ordered our meal and sat back to enjoy the ambiance. Jennie looked around. It was October and a warm evening.

We ladies wore pretty cotton outfits as I recall, John coat and perennial bow tie. She turned to us and said “Dad, you are the only one here in a tie.” In those days men did dress a little, so the informality was a surprise. Today anything goes, T-shirts and ball caps seem to be de rigueur. In any event we enjoyed the evening, collected our car and look back as one of the fond memories to store in the drawers of our minds.

Alfred’s closed for a few months and reopened in February. Some of the past treasures of The Blue Fox were unearthed, such as beautiful floors. However, the oil paintings have been switched out for contemporary photographs. We will remember those were the days that were.Jane Roland [email protected]

The air was so still Sunday night those who live in PG’s ocean-facing neighbor-hoods could monitor a surprise spring swell as it thundered ashore. You could hear single waves cracking and booming.

I had gone outside to watch the moon tango with a very close planet. Out over the ocean, the stars of Orion blazed boldly as the zodiacal hunter faced off against Taurus. Orion’s dog Sirius, our hemisphere’s alpha star, guarded his master’s heels. The bull gazed back through his fierce eye, the orange giant Aldebaran.

A warm, crystal-clear night is a PG exception, so I figured to spend it stargazing. But the surf’s insistent roar kept pulling my thoughts shoreward. An old song lyric popped into my head and sent me off in a non-celestial direction:

“Galveston, O Galveston, I can hear your sea waves crashing. . . .”I always disliked that song. I don’t know if it had to do with Glen Campbell’s

adenoidal whine or the song’s plodding lyrics, but “Galveston” never cracked the top 40 on my hit parade.

The song that was big the summer I lived on Galveston Island was “Bare Foo-tin’,” a spunky hit at The Beach Hut and other beer clubs where college kids danced The Shag on the island’s Gulf Coast.

My roomies and I clattered out to The Beach Hut astride a coal black, 1948 Harley Davidson three-wheeler that would sit well in PG’s motorcycle museum. The bike was in its dotage, but to us it was “baad.” It had a hand shifter and a “meter maid” box from which young lunatics could scan the horizon for girls. You do a lot of that at 19.

Larry and Victor were brothers from Waco – a hardscrabble mid-Texas city so nondescript it made Galveston look like Monte Carlo. In the summer of 1966, we three worked at Sea-A-Rama, a new marine park on the island’s marshy west end.

Sea-A-Rama was no Monterey Aquarium. Its big draws were a dolphin show run by a pair of West Texas oil riggers and a viewing tank whose Ovaltine-colored waters hid several “gars” – huge, toothy fish that moped in the tank like patients in a dentist’s waiting room.

I had gone to Galveston hoping to land a glamorous summer job as a dolphin trainer at Sea-A-Rama, but the oil riggers got there first. I wound up on a main-tenance crew digging ditches for $1.25 an hour in the island’s steamy climate: 95 degree heat; 95 humidity.

In addition to Larry and Victor, the crew included several men from southern Louisiana. It took me a while to decipher their curious, sing-song dialect.

“Toe-wum, Toe-wum,” my co-worker Samson Jones sang the first day. “Whay-eeze dee woe-duh kay-un?”

I’d heard many dialects growing up in Hawaii, but deep Louisiana wasn’t one of them. After several repetitions of the question, I said: “Hmmm, that’s right” and left Samson to find the water can himself.

Samson Jones was the first person I’d ever met who sported a gold-capped front tooth with a star cut out. He was 50, invariably cheerful, and built like Taurus. He told me he had left his young bride behind in Louisiana and driven his truck to Gal-veston to find work. I think that’s what he said.

Interpreting Larry and Victor’s twangy Waco drawl was a little easier, but some of their expressions startled me. For instance, when Victor was preparing to spit, Larry would chuckle: “Look out, Vic’s gonna hawk an oyster.”

The brothers and I shared a weather-beaten, two-story house that leaned drunk-enly toward the murky bait ponds at its feet. This pronounced “list” gave the house a doomed, nautical feel, like the last hours of the Lusitania. When we hammered “furniture” together from scrap lumber we found under the house, we had to bevel the legs so the tables and chairs would tilt in the opposite direction from the house. That was the down side.

The up side was that dropped objects rolled to the low edge of the living room, which made for easy retrieval. But earning $1.25 an hour, we had little to retrieve. The brothers and I were so broke that summer we picked wild tomatoes and dragged a net through the marshes for freshwater crabs. These would go into a cook pot along with peppery packets of “Crab Broil” seasoning.

Periodically, Victor and Larry’s worried mother would mail them coffee tins full of “gumdrop” cookies. When these ran out, we would play peek-a-boo with toddlers in family restaurants. The rapt toddlers would forget to eat, the families would leave, and we’d swoop down on the kid’s plates.

And about those “sea waves crashing?” They were as exceptional in Galveston as are clear, starry nights in Pacific Grove.

Starry, starry nights are exceptional in Pacific Grove. So, it turns out, are “sea waves crashing” in Galveston.


Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise

Jill Allen, executive director of Dorothy’s Place in Chinatown, predicted at the March meeting of the Friends of Homeless Women that some of the 200 displaced homeless residents of Chinatown would relocate here.

A week later, Carol Greenwald, CEO of Gathering for Women, said the number of homeless women at the weekly luncheon was higher than usual. She didn’t know if they were refugees of Chinatown.

I reviewed an “Important Notice” dated March 9, 2016 from the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers and Dorothy’s Place (operated by the Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra at 30 Soledad St. in Chinatown) that announced:

“. . . beginning March 23, the City of Salinas will begin clean-up activities in the Chinatown neighborhood, continuing for weeks until the entire neighborhood is finished. There may be pauses in activity, but they will continue until all encampments are gone. Once clean-up is done, you can’t re-camp there.”

The back side was a letter dated March 8, 2016 addressed to “Dearest Friends and Neighbors” from Jill Allen, excerpted here:

“These people are scared. And they’re coming to Dorothy’s Place for help. Over the last two months, with the help of Monterey County Dept. of Social Services, our basic services have doubled in use. . .

“There really are alternatives to encampment living. If we have a chance to provide the opportunities. But the County funding ends on March 30th.”

Jill advised me last week that county funding has been extended through June 30.Is Chinatown moving west? I spotted a blue igloo in a Monterey park last week.

The Monterey Peninsula respondsRudy Fischer, Pacific Grove councilmember now running

for mayor against incumbent Bill Kampe, was first respondent. “No, I don’t think we will have a Chinatown here on the Peninsula. . . It seems to me that situation (Chinatown) came about because of the space that was created there, as well as the (sort of) services that Salinas tried to provide.”

He went to the Mission District in San Francisco about a month ago and “was shocked to see a small city of homeless people in tents and lean-tos under the freeway off ramps. . . We need to get going with some realistic efforts so that our area does not have places like that.”

Next came two e-mails from Clyde Roberson, mayor of Monterey. I am saving his actual response for a separate column

and excerpting aesthetic highlights from his re-election campaign announcement:“Let’s keep working together on seven key priorities, building on the wonderful

progress currently being made and preserving our precious quality of life.” They include:

Views on News

Could the Peninsula become a new Chinatown West?Part Two

Seeing recent news about Chinatown sweeps prompted several readers to ask, “If the homeless can’t camp in Salinas, where’ll they go?”

“I don’t know.”“You’ve been to Chinatown?” a world-traveler assumed. “A friend pointed it out when we drove through Salinas last year.”“ But, it’s only 15 miles from the Peninsula. . .”“When was the last time you visited Chinatown?”Her silent shrug shouted: “I tour Rome and Paris, not the slums of Monterey Coun-

ty, but you. . . you write about the homeless scene.” I said, “Not one person I’ve met since I returned to Monterey in 2009 has ever toured Chinatown, except social-justice workers and politicians. . .”

“So, what was your drive-by impression?”“A third-world refugee camp. Bikes, trash, disheveled persons and tents.”“Like tall tepees or boy scout pup tents?”“No. Shelters like plastic dog houses that resemble royal blue igloos.”My friend gasped. “OMG! I wouldn’t want one of those in my backyard. Would

you?” Before I could answer, she asked, “Could the peninsula become another Chi-natown?”

“Maybe,” I said. “I’ll ask the city halls.” So, I sent a short questionnaire by e-mail.Meanwhile, countdown in Chinatown

Chinatown 2015. hoto by Jay Dunn—Courtesy of Dorothy’s Place

“Protecting neighborhoods, maintaining public safety, preserving our clean, scenic environment . . . and keeping our small town feeling. . . “

I questioned Rick Marvin, Monterey’s Housing/Property Manager, at the League of Women Voters’ meeting last week. Rick said, “From what I understand, most homeless people—except for the travelers—prefer to stay where they are.”

I had an Aha! Moment. This is an election year! Shall we conduct a NIMBY Poll?What’s your “Not-In-My-Back Yard” vote?

If you favor Chinatown-style encampments near you, do nothing. If you prefer a win-win situation that helps Chinatown’s homeless stay in Salinas, vote with your checkbook by contributing to Dorothy’s Place.

For details, call 831-757-3838, visit www.dorothysplace.org/donate, or send contributions to Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra, P.O. Box 2027, Salinas, CA 93902-2027.

(Next week: Where Monterey stands on homelessness/affordable housing.)Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at [email protected] or leave a message

with The Yodel Poet at 831-899-5887.

Rudy Fischer

Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) will host Scott’s Major League Baseball Pitch Hit and Run Competition on Sunday, April 24. The event will take place from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at David Cutino Park in Seaside.

Pitch Hit & Run™ is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball®. This grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills.

Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions: 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and have the chance to advance through four levels of competition, including Team Champion-ships at Major League ballparks and the National Finals at the 2016 MLB™ All-Star Game®. The individual Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions, along with the All-Around Champion in each division age group at the Local Competition will be awarded and advance to the Sectional Level of Competition.

All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and have their parent or guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. For questions concerning the competition, please contact Linda Gulley at 831-394-5171 ext. 229 or visit the website at www.bgcmc.org.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County will host Scott’s Major League Baseball Pitch Hit and Run Contest

Having approved the construction contracts with Monterey, TAMC and Monterey are now negotiating the construction schedule for the new Highway 1/Highway 68 roundabout. Construction equipment staging and a bit of off-road work will begin in late May, but work with major impacts on traffic will not begin until June and will continue through spring of 2017.

There will be a community meeting on Monday, May 16 at the Community Center, 515 Junipero in Pacific Grove, at 6:00 p.m. where the public can learn more and get questions answered.

To receive email notifications with weekly updates and “look-aheads,” go to http://goo.gl/gtMBg7 and sign up.

Roundabout Update


Celebrate Sparkling WinesThe Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food (A.I.W.F.)

invites you to “Bubbles of the World,” a celebration of world-renowned sparkling wines. The event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 4 – 7 pm at 520 Loma

Alta, Carmel. (property provided by Alain Pinel Realtors.)The bubble offerings will be selected by Catherine Fallis, Master Sommelier.

Sabering will be performed hourly.The sparkling wines will be complemented by Cuisines of the World including

antipasti, hors d’oeuvres and tapas. There will be complimentary valet parking, live music and a silent auction.

Cost of the event is $125 per person. Please send checks to AIWF, PO Box 4467, Carmel, CA 93921. Please RSVP by April 26 to Maria Finkle at (831) 622-9124.

The American Institute of Wine & Food is a 501 (c) (3) organization giving back to the Monterey Peninsula community through Days of Taste ®, scholarship and ed-ucational programs. A.I.W.F creates a unique program of events year ‘round. These include exclusive wine tastings, artisan food tastings, picnics, cookbook signings, ethnic market tours, barbeques, a free members’ night and much more. The events also have an educational component so that members can taste, learn and socialize all at the same time. www.aiwf.org

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

“Illustrating Nature,” the annual exhibit of work by students in the CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustra-tion program, will be on display at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History May 7 through June 12. The museum is located at 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove.

The opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 6.

The framed illustrations and sev-eral field sketchbooks in the exhibit depict all manner of wildlife – even an extinct creature, tyrannosaurus Rex – created using a variety of media including colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and digital media.

A demonstration of science illus-tration methods and techniques will be held at the museum from 11 a.m. to

Art in the service of scienceScience illustration students exhibit

work at Pacific Grove Museum2 p.m. on May 21.

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

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

Made possible by a grant to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History from the Arts Council for Monterey County.

The City of Monterey is installing five donation meters in heavy foot-traffic areas, where people can drop spare change that will be collected and distributed to agencies that serve the homeless. The meters are intended to give visitors and residents positive opportunities to help homeless people, and discourage panhandling.

The City is utilizing re-purposed parking meters for the donation stations, which will be installed at the following locations:

• Alvarado Street at the Osio Adobe• Calle Principal at the Monterey Airbus station• Simoneau Plaza (Monterey Transit Plaza)• Fisherman’s Wharf at the entrance• Cannery Row at the Bruce Ariss WayAt each location, signs will inform the public about the goals of the program to

raise awareness about homelessness and ways to help.Donations made at the meters will be even more impactful because they will be

added to City funding for homeless programs that provide emergency housing, food, family reunification and other emergency services. The City of Monterey has distributed $339,160 for homeless services since 2010. One hundred percent of donations made at the meters will go to services for the homeless.

“Donation meters have proved very successful in other cities,” said Assistant City Manager Hans Uslar. “They reduce panhandling and provide a place for people to give assistance. The City will try this as a pilot program to see how it works in Monterey. Additional locations may be added if the program is successful here.”

The donation station program has the support of the Old Monterey Business As-sociation. The concept of donation stations was first brought up two years ago during public discussion on homeless issues at the City Council.

‘Cents of a Community:’ No Limit at These Meters

Monterey Literary Circle Will Discuss ‘A Man Called Ove’

Monterey Public Library’s Literary Circle will discuss “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Bachman on Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. Read the book and join the live-ly, congenial discussion, facilitated by library staff. For adults. Admission free. The Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For information email [email protected].

Aquarium for Kids: Join Us for Día del Niño, April 24

Celebrate children and families at our annual spring event. Live Latin performanc-es, bilingual animal feeding shows, a craft room and more are part of the festivities. Children 12 and under will be admitted free all day.


SportsBob Silverman

San Francisco Giants Updates The Big Sur International Marathon is taking advantage of several digital of-ferings for its 31st Presentation. Videos, e-communication, apps, online press kits and enhanced social media are all part of the arsenal of digital tools.

Runners have already received a robust packet of information sent electron-ically and optimized for a mobile experi-ence. These “Race Weekend Instructions” provide a thorough overview of the rules, schedules, activities, transportation and more, plus a variety of maps outlining the various courses, start/finish areas, new Expo village layout, finish village, and bus transportation pick-up locations.

Next, runners will receive their “Vir-tual Race Bag” during race week, which offers a variety of discounts, coupons and special offers for local activities and running-related merchandise.

Also during the week they’ll be sent an e-blast with links to four new videos created to better visually inform runners about the Expo set up, the course, the marathon start and the finish village area. These short videos are narrated by Heidi Short, a board member from the non-profit Big Sur Marathon organization, and can be accessed through Silverline’s BSIM TV which houses videos produced by or for

the marathon. Many user-generated videos will also be posted here following the race.

Another visual aid is a new animated digital map, created by Michal Balhar from Slovakia. Starting in Big Sur at the marathon start, the course is illustrated by a moving line traveling northward. Aid stations, mileage highlights and elevation levels are noted, along with images de-picting visual elements along the course.

The marathon’s mobile race app, available by searching BSIM EVENTS, is a handy way to get needed race informa-tion including schedules, FAQ’s and more. The app also allows spectators to track up to three runners at a time with splits offered at approximately every five miles.

Media materials are set up on Media Silo, a digital media center which include press releases and stories, photographs and downloadable videos primarily for broadcast use. The online press kit can be accessed at www.bsimnews.com.

A social media team of volunteers will be busy throughout the weekend to engage the runners with race activities and information. Trivia contests, Instagram frame photo opps, runner social care and other ideas are planned to be implemented on the marathon’s three main social plat-forms – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Digital Technology Provides Information to Runners for Big Sur International Marathon

Join us for a Travel & Tech Talk!Saturday, May 7 • 6 PM

atJameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum

305 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove

Chris Piland, Pacific Grove denizen, went from Pacific Grove to Maine and from Maine back to Pacific Grove on a Honda Passport. All by him own self. How did he do it? And why choose a Honda Passport? Ask him about his solar-powered charger and what he went through to get ready for the trip.

Free admission but we’ll pass the hat for our intrepid speaker!

Questions? Call 831-331-3335

The Giants’ five minor league teams talent pool

The San Francisco Giants return to host Arizona after a 9 to 6 loss to the Dodgers on April 17. As of April 17 the Giants’ record stands at 7 wins and 6 losses just behind the Dodgers at 8 wins and 5 defeats. The Giants will host Arizona from April 18 through April 21.

The Giants have five minor league teams to draw on for new talent. The Giants Triple A Team is the Sacramento River Cats who have a record as of April 17 of two wins and eight losses. The Cats are in 4th place after losing to the Salt LakeCity Bees by a score of 10 to five. Jarrett Parker had one RBI for the Cats. Parker is available to back up Hunter Pence when needed.

The River Cats announced on April 19 that RHP Mike Broadway was re-turning to the S.F Giants roster and that RHP Chris Heston was being assigned back to the River Cats. In a post game press release on April 19 the S.F. Giants explained that “Tonight marked the first time the Giants were held scoreless this season” in their three to nothing loss to Arizona. Matt Duffy had two hits on April 19 and should improve greatly as the season moves on. The Giants also announced that “Arizona has shut out the Giants in six of their last 12 games here at AT&T Park.”

Watch for a call up by the Giants of Jarrett Parker from the River Cats in the near future. Parker is number 47 with the Cats. The 27-year-old resides in Stafford, VA. According to the Cats roster he is a 27-year-old outfielder with a heigh of 6'4” and weighs in at 210 pounds. The left-handed batter could add substantial hitting power to the Giants roster.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are the Giants Double A Team with a record of four wins and six losses. They are currently in fourth place in their division. The Giants brought up Matt Duffy to play third base and well as J. Peavy when needed to win their last World title.

The San Jose Giants are in the High-A League and now have a record as of April 17 of three wins and four losses and are third in their division. The Augusta Greenjackets are the Low-A division team with a record of four wins and six losses and are in fifth place.

The entry level team is the Arizona League Giants.

-Bob Silverman

Note: Buster & Kristen Posey with Giants President and CEO Larry Baer and New Era President and CEO Christopher Koch were to announce plans to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer programs during the 2016 season and beyond.

Matt Duffy

Discovery Shop seeks jewelry donations for May annual sale

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove is requesting dona-tions of costume and fine jewelry, purses, shoes, and accessories … now until May 20…in time for their biggest event of the year. Donations can be dropped off at The Pacific Grove Discovery Shop at 198 Country Club Gate Shopping Center. All donations are tax deductible. The proceeds go toward cancer research, education, advocacy, and service.

Our Jewelry Fundraiser will be held Friday evening, May 20 from 4-7p.m. and Saturday, May 21 from 10-5:30 p.m.

For more information, call the Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866.


Mike Clancy

The second lecture of the 2016 Leon Panetta Lecture Series took place on Mon-day April 18 at Sunset Center in Carmel, and focused on “Jobs, Debt and Taxes.” Consistent with this year’s overall theme of “An America in Renaissance or Decline: The Challenges Facing a New President,” this discussion took a close look at the implications of economic policy for the future of the country.

Panelists for the event included: Mitch Daniels, Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the George W. Bush Administration and former Governor of Indiana; Austan Goolsbee, Former Chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors; and Ron Insana, Senior Economic Analyst and Commentator for CNBC. Of course Secretary Leon Panetta, former House Budget Committee Chairman, OMB Di-rector and White House Chief-of-Staff, had considerable knowledge and personal experience to draw on as he moderated the discussion.

Silvia Panetta, Co-Founder of the Panetta Institute, introduced the topic by declaring that the country and our democ-racy are at a crossroads, facing staggering national debt, serious social problems and a prevailing sense of pessimism, with about 50 percent of Americans believing that hard work will not be rewarded. She said that the U.S. is in danger of losing its claim to having the world’s strongest economy during the next President’s term.

In his opening comments, Secretary Panetta called the current presidential race “the strangest in my lifetime” and likened it to going down the rabbit hole of “Alice in Wonderland.” He also noted that the presidential candidates have given very few specifics on economic issues, even though he thinks that the economy will be a key part of the election, with many “voting their pocketbooks” as has been the case in prior presidential elections.

The ensuing panel discussion was thought provoking, entertaining and sometimes funny. The three panelists, plus moderator Panetta, made an amicable

Panetta Lecture Takes on Economic Issues

group. Even though there were obvious and substantial philosophical and political differences between the Bush appointee, Daniels, and the Obama appointee, Gools-bee, these two gentlemen aired their differ-ences in a respectful and positive manner that is all too lacking in today’s political discourse. Insana, generally agreeing with Goolsbee over Daniels, was also very cordial and positive throughout the evening. Insana often sought to highlight reasons why we should be optimistic about the future of the economy and the country.

When asked about the current state of the economy, Goolsbee asserted that it is “not that bad” but will see little change over the next 18 months. Insana said that, compared to the recovery from the Great Depression in the 1930s, we came out of the 2008 economic crash okay. He, like Goolsbee, felt that the biggest threats to the U.S. economy originate from overseas, mentioning China, Russia, the Middle East and Brazil in particular. Daniels was much less upbeat, asserting that the

relatively low current unemployment rate is a meaningless statistic, as many workers are underemployed or have dropped out of the workforce altogether. He stated that the current economy is “not a pretty picture in the Mid-West” and said that we need faster growth, even though much of current national policy hinders growth. Daniels identified “loss of confidence in the eco-nomic system” as his biggest concern.”

When asked how big a threat the $13.9 trillion national debt is, Daniels asserted strongly that it is the “greatest single danger to the future of our country.” Goolsbee, on the other hand, was much less worried and said, “Our debt capacity is far in excess of where we are today”, claiming that the ratio of debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was the key measure. Insana agreed with Goolsbee, saying, “I don’t think it is an immediate crisis; we will deal with it when it becomes a crisis.”

Regarding the recent move by Cal-ifornia to eventually raise the minimum

Participants in the April 19 Panetta Lecture at Sunset Center. Left-to-right, Mitch Daniels, Leon Panetta, Ron Insana and Austan Goolsbee. Photo by Mike Clancy.

wage to $15 an hour, and the possibility this might someday be extended nation-wide, neither Goolsbee nor Insana thought it would have much impact on the econo-my. Daniels disagreed, asserting, “Anyone who thinks it won’t have a negative impact hasn’t spent any time in a small business.”

When asked about the Federal Re-serve, Daniels claimed that it was a mis-take for the Fed to have driven interest rates so low for so long. This was an attempt to stimulate the economy, but Daniels claimed it hasn’t worked. Gools-bee said that the Fed’s low interest rate policy has clearly punished savers while rewarding investors, but both he and In-sana agreed that it was necessary in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown. Both Goolsbee and Insana said that the Fed’s recent action to raise interest rates was a mistake.

Regarding jobs, Goolsbee spoke of the importance of education and the “race between skills and technology”, while pointing out that people with more skills always fare better in the workforce. Daniels was troubled by the growing gap between those who have the skills to succeed in the workplace and those who don’t. Insana spoke of “new waves of technology” creating job opportunities, and identified the life sciences as an area of particular future opportunity.

In wrapping up the discussion and looking ahead to the presidential election, Secretary Panetta said, “Ultimately, these issues rest with you the people, the voters, in deciding what the future of this country is going to be, and I hope you take that into consideration, because that’s the key to a greater economy.”

The next event in the 2016 Panetta Lecture Series will take place Monday May 9 at Sunset Center with focus on “Gridlock, Partisanship and Executive Action.” It will feature political com-mentators Mark Shields, Chris Matthews and Gloria Borger, along with former Congressman J.C. Watts. Call 831-582-4200 or visit www.panettainstitute.org for tickets and information.

By Peter Mounteer

John Casas of Pacific Grove Middle School has taught in Pacific Grove Unified School District for 31 years, and started with Pacific Grove High School in 1980.

As a student, he attended Bayview Elementary, Pacific Grove Middle School and Pacific Grove High School.

After graduating, Casas went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in psycholo-gy at CSU Sacramento and returned to Monterey County to work with adoles-cent alcoholics at Natividad Hospital. He quit after eight months, stating, frankly, “I couldn’t do it anymore, I wanted to take every ‘stray dog’ home.” At the time, Casas had several relatives working as K-12 educators, so he took a look at their incomes and job satisfaction and went back to school, re-inspired to become an educator himself, and earned his teaching credential from Sacramento State.

Casas had his first teaching job at Salinas High to teach history while liv-

ing in Monterey. He stayed with Salinas High for a year before moving to Pacific Grove and accepting an offer to teach at Pacific Grove High as a substitute. Casas then taught at the continuation high school for four years before joining Pacific Grove Middle School’s teaching staff in 1980, where he has remained since. When asked why he chose middle school, Casas answered, “Everybody finds their niche, and middle school is mine.”

Throughout his 31-year career with PG schools Casas has taught science, physical education and computers; but for the most part has taught history, which he considers his favorite subject. With each approaching school year Casas looks forward to seeing fresh new faces in his 7th and 8th grade history classes. “Every generation of students is different, it seems. Each group brings something new and special in terms of language and ideals to the school.”

Although he draws considerable enjoyment from each new group of middle schoolers, like every profession

Casas’s job has its challenges. The most challenging part of his occupation as an educator has been adapting to educa-tional changes coming down from the national, state, and even local levels. “Teaching is very programmed now because of the emphasis that is placed on the STAR exams,” says Casas. Manda-tory Standardized Testing and Reporting examinations are administered annually in May to California students in grades 3-11, and assess the achievement level of each respective grade level through-out California schools. “The STAR exams effectively force teachers to teach to a test, which I find rather restrictive because it places so much importance on assessment and not necessarily learn-ing,” Casas says.

When asked if he plans to retire any time soon, Casas replied that he wants to teach for a few more years to gain the highest paid retirement pension for his position, but added that he knows he’ll find it hard to leave. “It’s hard to walk away from a passion,” Casas elaborat-ed, with the ring of the bell. “I just love what I do.”

Pacific Grove School District Announces Four RetirementsAs those in the field of education

begin to make their plans for the coming school year, Pacific Grove Unified School District announces four retirements among staff.

Gary Williams, kindergarten teacher at Robert H. Down Elementary, was the subject of a photo essay in this newspaper recently. Also retiring are Marge Falknor and Linda Jones from Robert Down.

John Casas, who found a 35-year “niche: teaching at Pacific Grove Middle School. will also retire.

In 2011, when he was still a student himself, Peter Mounteer wrote a feature

story about John Casas for Cedar Street Times. We thought it would be interesting to reprint that story, now that Peter has graduated from UC-Santa Barbara. Here is that 2011 story about John Casas.

John Casas Just Loves What He Does (2011)

John Casas in a 2011 photo. He will reitre this year after 35 years teaching in Pacific Grove schools.


Patricia Hamiltonand Joyce Krieg

Keepers of our CultureRecipe for MAGIC: Take 15 or so

strangers and place them in a small room. Mix in pens and plenty of lined writing paper. Add a pinch of writing prompts on the theme of “My Family, My Self.” Let simmer for 40 minutes, then serve warmly.

This, in essence, was the formula of the free introductory Guided Autobiog-raphy class, co-sponsored by Park Place Publications and the Pacific Grove Public Library, this past Saturday at the Little House in Jewell Park. Sally Ann Hance Sirocky of Pacific Grove was one of the participants and demonstrates the power of writing and sharing our stories with this tribute to her beloved grandmother:

Raising an ‘Instant Family’ in the Depression

Grandma and Grandpa lived next door when I was growing up. They had purchased a 32-acre poultry ranch in the 1940s and after my father returned from World War II, my parents purchased a few acres from them to build my childhood home. Our family’s new home was modern compared to my grandparents’ farm house. Dad was a craftsman who began his career as a cabinet maker, so the home had many built-ins and new furniture. I remember my grandmother once telling me she had never had a new piece of furniture in her life. I didn’t believe her, but I later realized everything in her home was handed down or a found object.

My Grandma’s mother had died in childbirth after 12 children. And being the eldest girl child it became her responsibil-ity to raise that infant. When she married my grandfather they had an instant family which included that infant, Aunt Ella, and two of the younger brothers. Together they raised five children of their own during the Great Depression. The family moved from Kansas to California when my mother was 15. They had first gone to the Central Val-

ley working in a tomato processing plant, later moving to Lake County to work on the poultry ranch they later purchased.Wringer Washers and French Braids

Grandma put in long hours each day, washing and candling eggs, doing laundry with a wringer washer and hanging clothes on the line to dry. She helped my grand-father grow fresh fruits and vegetables on over two acres of land and took care of me when I returned home from school

each day. And yet, with all these chores, she still had time to teach me piano and voice, fix my blonde locks in French braids and show me how to take pictures with her Brownie camera.

Then one day when I was 9d years old, my grandparents went to a neighbor-ing town to visit one of their other daugh-ters, one of their twins and her family. They were to spend the night and return the next day. But no one shared these travel plans with me. So when my mother sat me down to tell me that my grandmother had died the night before at Aunt Carolyn’s of a cerebral hemorrhage, I was shocked and angry. Why had she not told me of this trip? We shared everything. I would have stopped her or at the very least gone with her and stopped her from dying. How dare Aunt Carolyn want to share my grand-mother? She was mine and mine alone.

‘The Time I Shared with Her Was Priceless’

Oh how lucky I had been; I was to later realize. The time I shared with her was priceless. Her children were grown with families of their own and she had the time to dote on me. I attended a family reunion recently and was told by one of my older cousins that everyone knew I was her favorite … her sweet Suzie Q. I owe so much to those magical years. A time of simple pleasures and sunshine. Miss you, Grandma … you are and will always be an integral part of me.

Patricia Hamilton and Joyce Krieg urge our readers to discover power of writing our life stories and sharing them with others. To find out more about the writing, editing, book design, publication, and marketing services offered by Park Place Publications, and for a free consul-tation, contact Patricia at 831/649-6640, [email protected].

‘I Would Have Stopped Her From Dying’

Above: Sally’s grandparents shortly after they were married.Below, left: A photo of Sally taken by her grandmother with her Brownie box camera. Grandma had just patiently fixed Sally’s hair in French braids.Below: Sally Ann Hance Sirocky demonstrates the power of writing her life story and sharing it with others.

The Birth Network of Monterey County invites you to the 8th Annual Spring Birth & Baby Fair. This free edu-cational community event will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. To 4:00 p.m. at the YMCA of the Monte-rey Peninsula at 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey.

The Birth Fair will provide attendees the opportunity to meet and converse with local birth and early parenting pro-fessionals as well as gather information and discover local resources. Practicing doulas, midwives, childbirth educators, nurses, and doctors will be available to answer questions during this one-of-a-

kind event. Enjoy demonstrations, raffles, coupons, and light refreshments! This is an information fair, and all exhibitors endorse the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative.

The Birth Network of Monterey County is a 501c3 non-profit whose mis-sion is to protect the birth experience by providing Monterey County parents with education, resources, and advocacy so they may make informed choices for their birth and early parenting experiences.

For more information about this event or organization, please visit www.birthnetworkofmonterey.com or email [email protected].

Spring Birth and Baby Fair Plans 8th Annual Event

The Monterey County Genealogy Society, Inc. (MoCoGenSo) will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm. Meetings are held the first Thurs-day of each month at the Family History Center, located at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside.

This month’s meeting will be “Ge-nealogy On The iPad” presented by Jim Roberson.He will touch on AncestryTree and DNA, Family Search Tree and Memo-ries, Rootsmagic, Gedview, Find-A-Grave and others.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with

doors open at 6:15 p.m. The Library will be open until 9 pm for research after the meeting. All meetings are free and open to the public: everyone is welcome. For further information, call 375-2340, or visit the website at www.mocogenso.org.

The Monterey County Genealogy Society Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization serving the Central Coast of California. The goals of the Society are to provide education, fellowship and support to its members and to the community of family history researchers both locally and throughout the world.

Geneology Society sets Monthly Meeting for May 5

Film: Who pays the cost for our clothing?The Carmel Public Library Foundation invite the public to a free program, Film

Night with the Library: “True Cost,” a 90-minute documentary film about the fashion and retail industry: Who pays the price for our clothing? The film will be shown on Friday, April 22 at 7 p.m. at Carmel High School Performing Arts Center, 3600 Ocean Ave at the intersection of Highway 1 and Ocean Ave in Carmel

The film is free and open to the public. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.

About the film:Who pays the cost for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world, from

the brightest runways to the darket slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading fashion influencers, The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film and unprecedented project that invites us on an eye-opening journey into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes.

For program details, questions about donations or sponsorship opportunities, contact Amy Donohue, Executive Director of the Carmel Public Library Foundation at 831-624-2811.

Take a walk down the garden path at seven local homes during the UCCE Master Gardeners of Monterey Bay’s annual Garden Tour on Saturday, May 14. The Garden Tour showcases an eclectic mix of gardens and landscapes developed and tended by home gardeners throughout Pacific Grove and Monterey.

These avid home gardeners will throw open their garden gates for a look at their green thumb handiwork and discussions on their best garden practices. A core emphasis of the UCCE Master Garden Program is to provide gardening education to the home gardener and this annual event highlights that directive.

This, however, is not your garden va-riety tour. The day’s activities, from 10am to 3pm begin at Jewell Park in Pacific Grove, across from the Museum of Natural History, with an expo that includes a plant sale, garden store, raffle and silent auction. Vendors and non-profit organizations will

have products and information available throughout the Tour. Maps to the self-guid-ed tour can be picked up here, also.

Tickets are $25 in advance and can be purchased online or at a selection of local nurseries; information is listed at www.mbmg.ucanr.edu on both options. Tickets purchased the day of the tour are $30.

UC Master Gardeners of Monte-rey Bay was formed in 1995 to provide home gardening education in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties. Since then, more than 200 UC Master Gardeners have been trained and have provided thou-sands of hours of educational services to local gardeners through a Hotline, public information booths, events, community and school gardens, workshops, classes and more.

For more information contact Susan Brown at 831-595-9257 or email [email protected].

Home Gardens on Display at the UCCE Master Gardeners Garden Tour 2016

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15th Annual West End Celebration— A Kalidoscope of Arts

Artist / Artisan Vendor Applications Now Available

On Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28, 2016, the streets of Sand City will be transformed into a showcase of talents from throughout Monterey County—during the 15th Annual West End Celebration—A Kalidoscope of Arts. Thousands of residents and visitors will explore Sand City and experience cutting-edge art, hear world-famous musicians, see performing arts, and buy works from local painters, sculptors, and mul-timedia artists. The West End Celebration is the largest gathering of creative talents in Monterey County.

Artists and artisans are invited to show and sell their work. Sand City’s West End Celebration has grown to become the largest gathering of artists and artisans in Mon-terey County, with more vendors entering every year. The event has been expanded upon request from artists. However, space remains limited and early applications are recommended.

Download an application at http://westendcelebration.comDeadline for Registration: Monday, July 25, 2016

Sand City’s West End Celebration will once again be tracking its carbon footprint and has plans to offset it. Organizers do this in preparation for showcasing some of the County’s best examples of green business and innovative green ideas and products. We encourage all vendors to be environmentally conscience with their products and displays.

Food, beverage and environmentally conscience product and service vendors are also encouraged to apply.

For more information and applications visit: www.westendcelebration.com

Programs at the Library For more information call 648-5760.

•Tuesday, April 26 • 11:00 am

Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5.•

Wednesday, April 27 • 3:45 pm“Wacky Wednesday after-school program presents Gone Fishing: stories, sci-

ence and crafts for all ages.•

Thursday, April 28 • 11:00 amBaby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies,

birth - 24 months.•

Thursday, April 28 • 3:00 pmTales to Tails: Children can read aloud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s

area of the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue in Pacific Grove.

•Tuesday, May 3 • 11:00 am

Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5.•

Wednesday, May 4 • 3:45 pm“Wacky Wednesday after-school program presents Hooray for Moms: stories,

science and crafts for all ages.•

Thursday, May 5 • 11:00 amBaby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months.

•Thursday, May 5 • 3:00 pm

Tales to Tails: Children can read aloud to certified therapy dogs in the children’s area of the Pacific Grove Library, 550 Central Avenue 93950

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Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Celebrates 90 Years

Chautauqua Hall Dance Club will celebrate its 90th year anniversary on April 30, 6-10 p.m. The dance lesson will be held from 6-7 p.m. with general dancing from 7-10 p.m., and will include music inspired by the Roaring ‘20s. All are welcome to help us mark this special occasion. Admission is $10 for first timers or $10 for an annual membership, which will allow the member a 50 percentdiscount—or $5 fee—for the rest of the year (except for live band events). Refreshments are included.

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freshman meant.As the days went on things got easier

and everything started to fall into place. Most people were kind and helpful. I can honestly say that I never felt ridiculed or bullied, even though I must have seemed

Starting High School “Fresh off the Boat” From the AzoresTalking to our oldest grandson, who

is starting high school this fall, I realized that most kids get a little nervous making the transition from junior high or middle school into high school. Meeting new teachers, learning new rules, and finding new friends is never easy; however, many of the kids in Pacific Grove are already acquainted with the surroundings and their buddies. Parents, and grandparents, probably worry about kids’ grades, get-ting mixed up with the wrong crowd, or being bullied, which we hear a lot about these days.

My first day at Pacific Grove High School, “fresh off the boat” from the Azores Islands off Portugal, is certainly a vivid memory. I had arrived here late in March at age 16, and in April I signed up for night classes for non-English speaking people. Very soon I felt comfortable—the teacher was very patient and she taught us new words, short sentences, the basic verbs, etc. It was a small class, but I made new friends and felt I was making prog-ress. When school closed for the summer break, I was able to understand much more than when I started, and it felt good.

Before I realized it was September, time for me to start high school. It was exciting, but also frightening. I had never been to high school before and had no idea what to expect. No one really explained what it was like, and I didn’t even know what questions to ask. I was eager to learn and had always been a bit adventurous. This would just be a different classroom where I would learn many different things! I convinced myself that I would be fine.

Our teenage neighbor, Heidi Steven, and I had become friends. She was already in high school, and kindly invited me to ride to school with her and her friends on the first day. One of the guys already had

a driver’s license and a car, so we all rode with him. When I came aboard, Heidi introduced me. I said “hello” and they all tried to say my name, “Jesualda.” No one could pronounce it correctly. I felt very awkward. Then one of the guys asked me “Are you a freshman?” Thinking he was asking if I was Frenchman I said, “No—I am Portuguese.” The other fellow chuck-led, but everyone else was silenced. Oh my God! I felt my face flush. I knew I had said something wrong, but didn’t know what. Maybe being Portuguese was not some-thing to be proud? Heidi said something to them, but I didn’t understand.

We arrived at P. G. H. S. and Heidi led me to my homeroom and said goodbye. I met the teacher and was given my classes. After an hour people started to get up and leave the room. By the time I picked up my belongings, everyone was gone. I began to try to figure out where to go next, and thankfully some-one came by and pointed the way. After the next class, the same thing—everyone got up and left again! My silent prayer was, “Please God, help me find out where to go!” There were so many kids crowding those hallways, over 900 I had heard. That was twice as many people as my entire village back home on the island of São Jorge, but I felt very alone, and so lost. I just wanted to go hide in a corner, but I survived the day and certainly learned what

MemoriesJudy Avila

Judy, 1960

so awkward. My high school days are long gone, but they hold some of my best memories, and I would not trade that ex-perience for anything.

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In a musical genre dominated by men, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles has been breaking stereotypes and shaping new cultural traditions since 1994.

The 12-member all-female group brings sensitivity, beauty, and warmth to Mexico’s musical heritage and has earned a reputation in the industry as a pioneer.

Back by popular demand after thrill-ing sold-out performances the last five years, Mariachi Reyna will return to CSU Monterey Bay’s World Theater for perfor-mances on May 5 and 6. Both shows will start at 7:30 p.m.

Now there are other all-female ma-riachi groups, proving that when maestro Jose Hernandez created Reyna de Los Angeles, it wasn’t a novelty – it was a genre. Reyna has expanded the role of women in mariachi from singers to a full complement of musical performers. In a musical landscape where songs are often written by men and about male perspec-tives, Reyna has created its own history.

“I knew there were enough excellent female musicians to do it, and I didn’t want guys to say, ‘They play like girls,’ ” Hernandez said. “Now guys from other groups come up to me and tell me that they can’t get over how these girls sound so amazing. It’s because they sound like angels, and that’s why they are named after the city of Los Angeles.”

Under Hernandez, the group has released four albums: Solo Tuya (Yours Only); El Mejor Mariachi Femenino del Mundo (The Best Female Mariachi in the World); Companeras, which was nominat-ed for Grammy and Latin Grammy awards in 2009; and Entre Mariachi y Corazon.

The group will be on stage at the World Theater on Cinco de Mayo. The booking wasn’t an accident.

“Each year, the World Theater hosts a production commemorating Cinco de Mayo,” said Joe Cardinalli, artistic and executive director of university perfor-mances and special events.

“Besides presenting memorable music and song, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles’ performance follows our mission to educate and enlighten our campus and local communities through diverse enter-

tainment and performances,” Cardinalli said.

Tickets prices: $40 Gold Circle; $29 general admission; with discounts avail-able for senior citizens, students, military and children. They can be purchased by calling the World Theater box office at

(831) 582-4580 or online at csumb.edu/worldtheater.

The World Theater is located on Sixth Avenue between A and B streets on the CSUMB campus. Driving directions and a campus map are available at CSUMB.edu/maps.

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles returns May 5 and 6

On April 28, 29, and 30 and May 1, Stevenson School Performing Arts presents “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Production of Macbeth,” a comedy by David Macgillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr. The play will be performed at 2:00 p.m. at Stevenson School, Keck Auditorium, 3152 Forest Lake Rd., Pebble Beach. For more information, please visit stevensonschool.org/boxoffice or call 813-625-8389.

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Monterey Museum of Art presents Carmel Art Assoc. Juried Exhibition

The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) announces the Carmel Art Association Ju-ried Exhibition, April 28 – May 29, 2016 at MMA La Mirada, located at 720 Via Mirada in Monterey.

A members’ reception will be held Thursday, April 28 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. and a public reception is set for Thursday, April 28, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Admission for non-members is $10; free for members.

The exhibition of paintings and sculp-ture was selected by guest juror Dr. Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum. The exhibition is complemented by a selection of historical works by past CAA Presi-dents, such as Armin Hansen, Pedro de Lemos, and William Ritschel.

Participating CAA artists include Jennifer Anderson, Patty Biederman, Will Bullas, Fred Carvell, Carol Chapman, Dick Crispo, Kathleen Crocetti, Christine Crozier, Miguel Dominguez, Anne Downs, Cornelia Emery, Mark Farina, Erin Lee Gafill, Alice Geller Robertson, Susan Giacometti, Yves Goyatton, Kathryn Greenwald, Sarah Healey, Heidi Hybl, Peggy Jelmini, Andrea Johnson, Barba-ra Johnson, Barbara Kreitman, Melissa Lofton, Alicia Meheen, Wilda Northrop, Noro Partido, Chris Sawyer, Guenevere Schwien, Daria Shachmut, Pamela Taki-gawa, Richard Tette, Michel Tsouris, Jan Wagstaff, Justin Ward, and Jean Woodruff.

Coinciding with the opening of the Carmel Art Association Juried Exhibition is the fourth annual Art in Bloom event, a four-day event showcasing floral inter-pretations of great works of art from April 28 – May 1, 2016.

Museum hours are: MMA La Mirada: Art In Bloom Thursday, April 28 - May 1: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. May hours: Friday – Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., until May 29.

MMA Pacific Street: Thursday – Monday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Open until 8:00 p.m. the First Friday of the month.

Free Science Saturday Identification Day at Pacific Grove Museum

Saturday, April 30, 201611:00am 3:00pm

Bring your shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and plants to Identification Day! Make a field guide, identify bird calls, and learn from the experts of the BLM during this day all about identifying objects in our natural world. Admission to the Museum is free to everyone during Science Saturday.


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Invitation for bidsPacific Grove Unified School

District invites bids from Califor- nia Licensed Contractors who hold an A or B license(s). Sealed bids will be received prior to

May 10, 2016 at 2:00pm to bid on a new outdoor lunch area

at Robert Down Elementary School. Work includes but is not limited to demolition, grading, concrete, and storm drain. Bids should be mailed or delivered to the PGUSD District Office, 435 Hillcrest Ave, Pacific Grove CA 93950 prior to May 10, 2016 at 2:00pm. Plans and Specifica- tions can be purchased at ARC Document Solutions in Monterey. For questions call: Matt Kelly: (831) 646-6537.

Invitation for bidsPacific Grove Unified School

District invites bids from Califor- nia Licensed Contractors who hold an A or B license(s). Sealed bids will be received prior to May 10, 2016 at 2:00pm to bid on a pick-up and drop-off area at Forest Grove Elementary School. Work includes but is not limited to demolition, grading, concrete, asphalt, and storm drain. Bids should be mailed or delivered to the PGUSD District Office, 435 Hillcrest Ave, Pacific Grove CA 93950 prior to May 10, 2016 at 2:00pm. Plans and Specifi-ca- tions can be purchased at ARC Document Solutions in Monterey. For questions call: Matt Kelly: (831) 646-6537.

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More real estate investors are turn-ing to niche properties and away from investing in single-family homes and multifamily properties than they have in recent years, according to a CALIFOR-NIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) survey of its members about their interactions with real estate investors. C.A.R.’s 2016 California Investor Survey found 10 percent of investors purchased commercial, land, mobile homes, or other types of properties in the past year, up from 7 percent in 2015 and 6.7 percent in 2014.

Given a lack of inventory of dis-tressed homes on the market, the share of single-family homes being purchased by investors has been declining gradually since 2013.

Seventy percent of investors pur-chased single-family homes in 2016, down f rom 78 percent in 2013. The share of investors who purchased mul-

tifamily properties also declined slightly, dipping from 21 percent in 2015 to 19 percent in 2016.

Among the reasons investors cited for buying include good location (38 percent), followed by rate of return (30 percent), good price (17 percent), and future devel-opment potential (7 percent).

With fewer available distressed prop-erties, the share of equity transactions has increased steadily, rising from 70 percent in 2014 to 87 percent in 2016.

Fewer investors (62 percent) are rent-ing out their properties in 2016, compared to last year (65 percent).

Twenty-six percent of investors are flipping their properties, unchanged from last year, but down from 28 percent in 2014. Twelve percent plan to leave the property vacant, use it as a vacation rental, or other use.

Solar Energy and Climate Change: the Race is On!

An Earth Day Lecture by Robert Stayton, author of “Power Shift” is offered on Monday, April 25, at 7:00 p.m.at Irvine auditorium , Middlebury Institute for Interna-tional Studies, 499 Pierce St. in downtown Monterey.

Slayton will discuss the urgent transition from fossil fuels to dynamic solar power.The talk is presented by The UN Association Monterey Bay Chapter, in collabo-

ration with the MIIS UN Club & MIIS Sustainability Council.Admission is free. There will be a meet-the-speaker recrption following the pro-

gram.For more information on the speaker go to http://www.sandstonepublishing.com

The California Central Coast’s largest Earth Day cleanup effort had one of its most successful turnouts last weekend. 536 volunteers from across Santa Cruz and Monterey County celebrated Earth Day a week early with community action at 11 Save Our Shores cleanup sites. This year, the 36 year-old Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary based marine conser-vation nonprofit removed 5,166 pounds of trash, 2,000 more than the group collected in 2015.

Save Our Shores Executive Director, Katherine O’Dea, applauds the Earth Day results. “We are extremely grateful to our Sanctuary Stewards, hundreds of citizen volunteers, and sponsors who made our Earth Day trash removal events such a tremendous success. It is testament to the strong marine conservation ethic that ex-ists across our community from Davenport to Carmel.”

Save Our Shores removed 2,599 pounds of waste from 6 cleanup locations in Santa Cruz County including: Daven-port Main Beach, the San Lorenzo River, Cowell and Main Beach, Sunny Cove, Schwan Lagoon, and the Elkhorn Slough.

2,567 pounds of waste was removed from 5 cleanup locations in Monterey County including: Del Monte City Beach,

Save Our Shores holds 11 cleanups that removed 5,166 pounds of trash

ALBA Triple M Ranch, Monterey City Beach, Carmel City Beach, and Sand City Beach.

Of all the cleanup sites, ALBA Triple M Ranch received the deepest cleanse. Save Our Shores reports volunteers and dedicated Sanctuary Stewards removing nearly 2,200 pounds from illegal dump sites hidden around the sustainable agri-cultural lands. It is important to remove waste from inland sites before the pollu-tion flows to the ocean.

Items ranged from large household appliances and auto parts to small plastic products and pre-production nurdles.By far, the most common items collected were cigarette butts and plastic bottle caps.

Save Our Shores thanks all of its Earth Day supporting partners and sponsors: The County of Santa Cruz Public Works Department, the City of Santa Cruz, Seaside Walking Action Group, Nordic Naturals, the California Coastal Commis-sion, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Community Founda-tion Monterey County, Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), the Carmel Residents Association, Green Waste, LKD of the Student Oceanography Club, and California State Parks.

Save Our Shores volunteer searches through wrack-line seaweed at Main Beach in Santa Cruz for small pre-production plastic pellets called nurdles

NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking volun-teers for a one-day water sampling event. From Half Moon Bay to San Simeon, volunteers will fan out into the 10 major watersheds that flow into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to collect water samples, conduct field experiments and contribute valuable water quality information for assessing the health of over 100 bodies of water. This one-day event is a great way to learn about and get involved in water quality, environmental protection and your local community.

In late April and early May, Ma-rine Sanctuary staff will conduct an identical two-hour training class at several locations between Half Moon Bay and San Simeon for anyone who would like to collect water samples from our streams and waterways on May 7 (Snapshot Day). While the two-hour training is not required to participate in Snapshot Day, it will give volunteers greater knowledge and confidence about sampling

procedures and techniques and will help volunteers better understand how their sampling efforts contribute to keeping our local waters clean and healthy.

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Underwater Photographer Will Address Rotary Club April 26

The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker April 26 Phil Sammet -- Consultant Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Underwater Photographer. Lunch is $25 and reservations may be made with Jane Roland at 649-0657.


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The following person is doing business as RBC TRAVEL, 24975 Valley Way #11, Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923: RICHARD ROBERT WELCH, 24975 Valley Way #11, Carmel, CA 93923. This state-ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 3/29/2016. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 3/25/16. Signed: Richard Robert Welch. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29/16


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CARMEL VALLEY | 31475 Via Las RosasThis charming property delivers sun, breathtaking views, and serenity. $1,525,000www.LaVistaMontana.com

Laura & Kent Ciucci 831.236.8571

MONTEREY | 950 Harrison StreetComplete remodeled 2BR/1BA cottage offers beautiful wood flooring and updated kitchen and bathroom. Located in Monterey sunbelt. $699,000

Debby Beck 831.915.9710

MONTEREY | 360 Archer Street2BR/1BA cottage with brand new kitchen, and new laminate flooring in living and kitchen. Build up for an incredible ocean view. $598,000

Greg Jacobson 831.905.2842

PEBBLE BEACH | 1084 Presidio RoadThis sophisticated single level home features 3BR/3.5BA and is located on the corner of Rancho and Presidio. $1,371,000

J.R. Rouse 831.277.3464

PACIFIC GROVE | $850,000Victorian triplex in a tranquil neighborhood. Two 2BR/1BA units upstairs. Ground floor is the largest unit with 2BR/1BA.

Joe Smith 831.238.1984

PACIFIC GROVE | $699,000This 3BR/1BA Victorian home built in 1900 is just blocks from both town and the beach. Bring your contractor and make this your dream home!

Tina Carpenter 831.521.0231

CARMEL VALLEY | $2,200,000160 private acres with sun-drenched meadows with trophy Live and Valley oaks, woodlands with beautiful hiking, and riding trails.

Skip Marquard 831.594.0643

PEBBLE BEACH | 1051 Rodeo RoadOpen concept 3BR/3.5BA estate features exquisite custom finishes hand selected from across the globe. $3,550,000

Paul Riddolls 831.917.2111

MONTEREY | $1,430,000Lovely 4BR/4BA Pasadera Golf Villa boasts magnificent views, a designer kitchen, master suite on the main level, and oversized garage.

Jacquie Adams & Lisa Barkalow 831.277.0971

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