september 17th issue

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Bring on the butterflies!

“Project Pacelli” is almost complete, just in time for the butterfly migration. Following the mistaken trimming of vital eucalyptus trees in which the Monarch butterflies roost for their overwintering season here in Pacific Grove, citizen Bob Pacelli began a grass roots drive to provide wind breaks for the creatures by placing potted trees in the empty spaces left by the trimming. Many citizens have donated money to help purchase the trees, but it was Bob who tracked down the trees and made arrangements to either pick them up in his truck or have them delivered to the Sanctuary.

Last week, Bob toured a 5-acre ranch of eucalyptus in Hecker Pass in Gilroy, where the owner's grandfather grew the trees to supply firewood to their bed and breakfast in Carmel. And just in time. The owners are planning to cut them down to replace with them a walnut grove, “hopefully within the next few years,” according to the owner. Because after that time, the landfill will not accept eucalyptus trees because they do not degrade well enough.

The trees are over 30 feet high. There are 10 of them, and along with previous donations they make a total of 23 trees paid for and donated by the people. . .and dragged in by Pacelli.

“More than 25 people have donated the total of $5,300,” said Pacelli.The City Council had agreed to match donations but it appears that they won’t need

to match the grand total as Pacelli has been able to keep the price of the trees down. Ten more coming from the Ft. Bragg area soon. There are stands of pines, oaks, eucalyptus and cypress.

“Anything left over will go into nectar plants which will be placed in the sanctuary after the trees are in place,” said Pacelli.

Dr. Monte Sanford and Dr. Stuart Weiss are consulting, and Dr. Sanford will work on the assessment requested by Mayor Garcia. Now all we need is butterflies.

Above, Pacelli took delivery of 10 eucalyptus trees and arranged them tempo-rarily where, hopefully, they will provide a wind break for the butterflies.

Friday, September 1753rd Annual Monterey Jazz

FestivalMonterey Fairgrounds2000 Fairground Road

$35 ~ !•

Saturday, September 18Salsa Night 7 – 8 p.m.

Shall We Dance205 17th Street

$10•

Sunday, September 1912:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Blue Tail FliesMusic in Jewell Park

Bluegrass MusicFree• Bring a Lunch!

•Sunday, September 19

4:00 p.m.NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Contest

Robert Down SchoolBoys & Girls 6 – 15 yrs

Free Event•

Saturday, September 25Join the “Voices for Recovery”

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.The Beacon House468 Pine Avenue

Pacific GroveRefreshments•Public Invited

•Now - September 25MPC Storybook Theater

Presents“Princess and the Pea”

980 Fremont Street, Monterey$9 -$15

831•646-4213•

Now - September 26Willy Wonka

Outdoor Forest TheaterInformation: 831•622-010

•Monday, September 27

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.Native Garden Workshop

“How to throw a great garden Party”

PG Museum of Natural History•

Wednesday, September 29

7:00 p.m.Regional Water Project

PresentationCity Council Chambers

300 Forest AvenueOpen to All Please Join Us

•Saturdays in September

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Outdoor Painting with Jane Flury

$20 drop-in FeeAlso: Other Classes, Days

& TimesInfo: 402-5367 • artnants@aol.

com•

Ongoing MondaysCertified Farmers Market

4 - 7 p.m.Central & Grand, Pacific Grove

Info: 831-384-6961•

Now- September 2810 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Exhibition,The Liturgical Arts ofE. Charlton Fortune

1885-1967Mora Chapel Gallery

3080 Rio RoadSundays are Complimentary

•Ongoing at Chautauqua Hall

Wednesdays Samba, live drumming 7–8 p.m.

FridaysDance Jam

Chautauqua Hall Central & 16th Avenue Info: [email protected]

•Saturday, September 25

6:30 p.m.Scott Jacobs

“The Finer Things”East Village Coffee Lounge498 Washington Street, Mtry

Public Invited•

Sept. 17-25, 2010 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. II, Issue 52

Times

Triathletes - Pages 8 and 9

See SRO Page 5

PG Police seekto hire SchoolResourceOfficer withgrant funds

By a 7-0 vote, the Pacific Grove City Council approved a spending plan for the annual COPS/SLESF (Citizens Option for Public Safety/State Law Enforcement Supplement Funds) state grant. It’s an annual grant for which the city applies and is usually awarded. The funds are often applied to equipment needed by the department, but this year the plans call for the potential of hiring a School Resource Officer.

The School Resource Officer position was discontinued in 2006 amid budget difficulties and recruiting problems. Since then, the police department as been at lower-than-mandated levels; the police department will soon enjoy a full contingent of 22 officers and officials are taking the opportunity to reinstate the office of School Resource Officer.

The Pacific Grove Unified School District will share the cost, depending on grant funds for which the city and the school district have each applied, and further discussion is under way between the two

New look forCedar Street

TimesAs we have switched printers,

Cedar Street Times will have a new look. Our new printers’ press is configured a little differently, so in order to bring you the same color spreads you’ve told us you enjoy, we will print in two sections. This will also give us a “section front” which can be used to highlight special features or advertisers. Our deadlines remain the same: Tuesdays for advertising reservations and copy, Wednesdays for press releases. the paper goes to press on Thursdays. If you have any questions, we welcome your calls at 831-324-4742.

Jubilant - Pages 14 and 15 Looking for otters - 6

PGHS Young Writers’ Club

Young Writers’ Corner

• CEDAR STREET Times • September 17, 2010

Flower

Frank Carmody

On a sad windowsill

Rests a sad flower

Hanging its head low

Once brilliant petals

Have turned gray

The sun knocks

Asking to be let in

Still the heavy curtains refuse

As the last petal falls

From the weeping flower

Untitled

Samantha Kinney

Hold my hand and don’t let go,

Show me the world, yet hide me from its foes.

Make me laugh, and help me let go.

Sing with me to stop the rain.

Lay in the grass, and let us glow from the sun.

Build with me a place no one sees,

The one only we can escape to.

Guide me down the sidewalk,

Walk with me, and never far away.

Wrap your arms around me,

And keep me warm.

Kiss me on my forehead,

To show me that you care.

Bring me close,

So we become one.

Hide with me in the night,

And watch the shooting stars.

Light a fire in the dead of night,

So we can stay up later.

Play me the song that rings in your heart,

Or even the one bounding around in your head.

Tell me things will be okay,

Even when tomorrow doesn’t seem so bright.

Please look at me with an open heart,

So I can know who you really are.

When things are crashing down around you,

Pull me close, and I’ll make things normal again.

Speak what’s on your heart,

I’ll never turn you away.

Draw near me,

When my world is falling apart.

Look at me that way that tells me,

You’re all I want.

Kiss me like you mean it,

And I’ll make mine too.

Don’t walk away from me,

And leave me without a clue.

Tell me when I am wrong,

Because I will tell you.

Let me be stubborn,

Just to look cute.

Let me be me,

So you can be you.

Be my better half,

So I can be yours too.

PACIFIC GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE& HERITAGE SOCIETY OF PACIFIC GROVE

PRESENTPACIFIC GROVE’S 41st ANNUAL

HISTORIC HOME TOUR

Sunday, October 3 i10 am - 3 pmAnnual Tour of Pacif ic Grove’s Historic Homes & Properties

INCLUDESArtists in Chautauqua

Heritage Houses for the BirdsHistoric Walking Tour

TICKETS $20Tickets available at Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce

www.PacificGrove.org • www.PacificGroveHeritage.comImportant Notice: Historic properties that retain original architectural features

may not be accessible to all. If you have special needs, please call 831-373-3304. Show coverings provided, no high heels please.

FOR MORE INFORMATION E 831-373-3304

Cameron Douglas, Freelance WriterArticles & Stories

Editing & ProofreadingPress Releases

Pacific GrovePhone: 831-333-1421

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PG Dog Gone Dog ReportAll canines were well behaved again this week but they wanted to remind everyone that there are all kinds

of critters here in the Grove including those from the family of Cervidae . This week a report of a deer in the road was called in by someone trying to help the deer cross 15th street when a car came down the road. The driver didn’t see the deer or the person trying to help. The deer was struck by the vehicle and knocked around a bit but no one was injured.

OK folks, listen up: If it’s Not Ed McMahon knocking on your door with the “Prize Patrol” it’s probably a SCAM.

A woman reported that she was contacted via telephone that she had won money. She was then asked to send money to a P.O. Box (which she did) in order to receive the money she won (hmmm). When she didn’t receive the “prize” but was being asked to send more money she became suspicious and called the PGPD. No suspects at this time.

Communication 101An officer was conducting an area check of several schools and was informed of an ongoing problem

between three students per the teachers. The students had threatened to fight in the past and all three had been moved to the same class. The teachers were concerned that the situation would escalate and requested that the students be spoken to. The three students were contacted by the officer and advised of the potential outcome of fighting and were also counseled on alternative ways to handle difficult situations. The students agreed to not have contact with each other.

Maybe another case of Communication 101? Around the Lincoln Ave. area a home was vandalized. One side of a porch light was spray painted. The

suspect is a neighbor and the case is under investigation.

Come and get it!Around the Evans Ave. area a truck owner left his keys in the ignition of his vehicle and the doors unlocked.

He left it to run some errands only to return and find his truck gone. No suspects at this time.

Isn’t running supposed to be meditative and relaxing? Relax, PG!

Officer responded to a report of a man running on the track near the Sunset Ave. area. When several students were in his way (hello, it’s their school) the male gestured to the students to move out of the way and then pushed his way through them, touching a few of them on the arms as he did. The male was later identified and spoken to by officers regarding his conduct.

Do you really think this will make me want to buy something from you?

Officers responded to a call from a homeowner around the Spruce Ave. area concerning over-zealous door-to-door solicitors. The homeowner attempted to close the door and the solicitors resisted by physically pushing the door. The homeowner was finally able to close the door but the solicitors banged on the door repeatedly stating “We know you’re in there.” They finally left. Officers were unable to locate the suspects.

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3 days of activities celebratingPacific Grove’s heritage

Art shows • Exhibits and Lectures • Dance Jam • Silent Auction • Music • Puppet Show

Traditional Butterfly ParadeAnnual Historic Home Tour

Artists in ChautauquaHeritage Houses for the Birds

Pick up a schedule at various locations downtown and join the free and fee fun!Sponsored by the City of Pacific Grove

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Academy log, week 4: Training for dangerBy Cameron Douglas

A word of caution: If descriptions of violence bother you, read only Part One.

Part One: Reports & paperworkAt the Pacific Grove Citizens’ Police

Academy, our instructors showed us both the mundane and the gritty side of police work. The former is taking reports and doing paperwork. This, believe it or not, can take up 80 percent of an officer’s time and is the reason most candidates drop out of the real police academy. To learn why, we had a bit of practice in report taking.

We stepped outside for a mock interview with a victim of vehicle burglary. I assumed the role of an investigating officer and called on the complainant, a “Mr. Nyunt” (Commander John Nyunt). As I arrived, “Mr. Nyunt” peppered me with hard questions about crime in PG. “What kind of town is this,” he demanded. “Do you have a crime problem?” I was close to losing control of the interview, so I answered his questions as politely and quickly as I could, steering him back to things pertaining to the theft: “Any problems with your neighbors, Mr. Nyunt?”

I wanted to be thorough. I’m a reporter, after all. And while I asked some good questions, I did a poor job with biographical information about “Mr. Nyunt” and the details of what was stolen, such as serial numbers of electronic devices, etc. With the sparse information I collected, my report would have been unsatisfactory. I would have had to re-contact the complainant, an annoyance to him and leaving a weak impression of the department. Our real officers do a much

better job.It’s important to note that in such

situations, the investigating officer asks a lot of questions. Some may seem excessive, such as, “Do you live here,” and, “is this your car.” It’s not meant to be invasive “Big Brother” stuff, just thorough. And it helps build community

when the cops know who lives where and what they drive.

Dress for successLater on, Commander John Miller

passed around a wide selection of weapons, from basic batons to tasers to the M-16 rifle. We had a chance to heft

the basic body armor an officer wears (about 5 pounds) and his belt, which he described as a “minimum load-out” (20 pounds). It included two pairs of handcuffs, a flashlight, a multi-use tool, latex gloves, pepper spray, taser, radio, collapsible baton, and the .40-caliber Sig Sauer P229 service pistol with two spare magazines. The job requires wearing all this even while driving. And that bulk and weight can cause some nagging back problems over time. The knees also suffer. A good number of officers take medical retirements.

At one point Miller said, “When you put this [uniform] on, you become a target.” One of my classmates asked jokingly, “Are all police officers paranoid?”

Miller’s good-natured response: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get you.”

Part Two: Use of forceThe schedule called it “Defensive

Tactics,” but it comes down to use of force, up to and including deadly force. This is where it can turn ugly. The snips we see on television do not prepare us for what really happens out there. Out there, it happens quickly. The average “shoot-out” happens in about 5 seconds from less than ten feet apart. Once the decision is made to use deadly force, the officer must shoot until the threat is ended.

Every cop learns two things early on. One: You never know for sure what you’re walking into. Two: No one method is 100 percent effective in every situation.

We watched videos where suspects were shot, others where officers were shot. In what began as a simple traffic stop, an officer was shot in the face. He got up,

Cdr. John Miller demonstrates some of the armor-and-weapon load a police officer carries.

See ACADEMY Next page

Pacific Grove Rotary seeking donations for collectible sale

Pacific Grove Rotary needs your donations of jewelry, tableware, linens, tools, paintings, stamps and similar collectibles for the “Cut Above & Collectibles Sale.”

Call 644-9079 or email [email protected] to arrange for pick-up of tax-deductible donations for this Nov. 13-14 event.

September 17, 2010 • CEDAR STREET Times•

Active military rides MST for half price

Effective August 1, 2010, active duty military are eligible for Monterey-Salinas Transit’s discount fare for cash fares and day passes.

Single zone cash fare: $2.50 regular, $1.25 discount

Transfers: $0.25 regular, $0.10 discount

Single zone day pass: $6.00 regular, $3.00 discount

All zone day pass: $12.00 regular, $6.00 discount

This discount was created to benefit active-duty military personnel who do not qualify for the federal commute transit benefit program, including those who live on post. Discount only applies to cash fares and day passes and does not include the use of discount monthly passes or discount ticket books.

For more information, visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1.

Sunday, September 19 • 12:30-2:30Jewell Park, Corner of Central and Grand

Bluegrass Music • Free AdmissionOld-fangled instruments & New-fangled sounds!

Bring your lunch & the kids

p ACADEMY From Previous Page

p SROFrom Page 1

fought back and lived. It was horrible. Forget what you’ve seen before. This is reality and it’s hard to watch, believe me. “The human animal is the least predictable,” Miller said. He commented on people’s perception of cops. “It’s not like we’re big karate experts or super-humans,” he said. “We have good training and good equipment. But we prevail [in deadly situations] mostly because of our will to survive, to go home to our families.”

The OODA LoopOODA stands for Observe, Orient,

Decide and Act. Every officer has to engage this process and keep it going all the time. To demonstrate this, Miller showed a video from COPS: Las Vegas.

An officer arrives at a fast-food

restaurant parking lot to investigate the report of a fight. The young officer stands near the subject, who seems reluctant to keep his hands out of his pockets. The officer instructs him repeatedly to keep both hands visible. The other man looks aside and puts his hand back in his pocket. The officer shifts his stance and seems to be gesturing to his patrol car. Actually, he is positioning himself and reaching his arm back. Watching the events unfold, I can see the other guy’s OODA loop working: something furtive behind the eyes.

The officer sees it too and makes an explosive first strike. With cat-like speed and agility, he steps up and thrusts his right hand forward in a choking motion. But instead of grabbing, he follows through. The officer rams the palm of his hand at the base of the other man’s throat, hard enough to lift the subject off his feet and send him sprawling to the ground. The cop jumps on top of him and slaps on the cuffs. That was it. Less than a minute had passed since the officer arrived.

We learned that hands are extremely important. Police officers always watch what a person is doing with their hands. Always. We didn’t see what, if anything, was in the man’s pocket. Regardless of what he did or did not have in his possession, he should have obeyed the officer’s instructions to keep his hands in sight.

entities.Council members were enthusiastic

about the return of an SRO, especially in light of recent problems on local campuses – the high schools, the middle school, and the elementary schools. Pointing out that juveniles are often both the victim and the perpetrator in crimes in Pacific Grove, the police department’s report showed that they made 37 arrests of juveniles during last year, in response to victims’ complaints.

“The SRO works as a preventative force against school violence, drugs and alcohol abuse and intruders onto campus,” Chief Engles pointed out in the report. The SRO would attend social and sporting events and would develop friendships and good will.

The grant is usually for $100,000, as was last year’s grant. Due to personnel vacancies, not all of last year’s grant money was spent, leaving a carryover of some $61,000. The grant money must be spent within 18 months so the total for this year’s expenditure is a potential $161,000. The department’s demands on the city’s general fund will be reduced by the amount of grant money spent.

Other items targeted for the COPS/SLEF grant funds include a new patrol car, radio equipment, flashlights, utility belts and related equipment. Pacific Grove Police Department is also looking at the purchase of new digital voice recorders for the purpose of making transcription reports. There is also a request in the grant for scheduling software to be split with the Carmel Police Department.


Jon Guthrie

High Hats & Parasols

Pacific Coast Church522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942

Peninsula Christian Center520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431

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

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

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

Peninsula Baptist Church1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610

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

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

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

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

Church of Christ176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741

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

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

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

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

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

Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.

The News … from 1910.

Lawyers in businessMssrs. Treat and Hudson, attorneys at law, are pleased to announce their having

gone into business. While the gentlemen have located their principal office above the Bank of Monterey, in Monterey, they have advised all that they will be pleased to travel to Pacific Grove to take care of matters within that jurisdiction. 1

California Olive Oil now on marketThe Oliver Grocery Company of Pacific Grove has passed along word on a new

line: California Olive Oils!Mssr Gerald Yates, spokesman, said that the firm has at last been able to find a

California olive oil capable of competing with Italian Oil in both price and quality. Heretofore, the makers of the best California oils persisted in putting them up in bottles, and while the quality was all right the price at which the sellers were forced to demand was considerable higher than charged for Italian oils packed in cans.

The oils are being processed and sold under the name the California Olive Oil Company, which guarantees the purity of its products. California oils are available in quart and half-gallon can sizes. You can learn more by visiting the Oliver Grocery Company store in the Grove. 2

Teacher / Coach hiredMr. George Wolcott of Berkeley has been engaged as a teacher in the Pacific Grove

High School. He will teach English and commercial subjects. Mr. Wolcott will also head up athletics. 3

Site for City Hall discussedThere was a meeting of the City Trustees in the temporary city hall on Wednesday

evening. The trustees assembled for the purpose of talking about a suitable site for construction of a permanent city hall. There was a quorum of the trustees present, but owing to the fact that Trustee Pryor was out of town, no action was taken. It was deemed best to have all the members present when so important a question is decided.

In debate, Trustee Hill said that he is of the opinion that the city lots on the corner of Forest and Laurel avenues are well located and are large enough, but Hill’s contention was not supported by the other trustees.

Trustee Martin said that he is in favor of a location on Lighthouse, and he spoke of the Tuttle property on the corner of Fountain and Lighthouse. If that site is rejected, Martin said that he favors replacing the skating rink on 17th with a new city hall.

Trustee Hill said that the council should make certain that a site had been selected before submitting the matter of building the city hall to voters. 4

Railroad assessment raisedThe State board of equalization has increased the assessment on the twenty-five

railroads extant in California. The increase amounts to $8,313,808, bringing the total valuation to $130,205,506. Attorneys for the railroads said their clients planned to contest the right of the state to assess them.

Schools prepare to openThe public schools of Pacific Grove are prepared to open.Primary-aged children should register at the beginning of the term as no registrations

will be received after the first month. It would be advisable for high school students to be on hand during the first day of school to insure their programs and to avoid conflicts. 5

Notice to tax payersNotice is hereby given that the Pacific Grove tax assessor has delivered to the

trustees the Assessment Book, together with the Tax Collections Book, for the year 1910, and that the Board of Trustees of Pacific Grove will meet in the council chambers, 169 Fountain, next week at 10 o’clock to consider same. The meeting will continue in session from day to day until all returns have been received and reviewed. In the mean time, the assessment books will remain in the office of the City Clerk, located at 587 Lighthouse, where they will be available for inspection by all interested parties.

Notes from around the area…• Mrs. A. G. Bullene has returned from a visit of upwards of two months with

friends in Napa and other points in the vicinity of San Francisco.• There will be a praise meeting held Sunday evening at 7. To reach the church,

get off the electric cars at Hoffman and walk one block north.• Rev. Carl Hirschman and his bride have been the guests of the Rev. and

Mrs. Peebles of the Grove for several days. The Hirschmans, who hail from Minneapolis, are here to enjoy a honeymoon.

• Saint Mary-by-the-Sea invites all to join in the fund-raising, baked goods sale this weekend. Proceeds will benefit St. Mary’s Guild.

• The First Church of Christ Scientist will meet at 167 Fountain. Services begin at 11 am. The subject is “Love”.

The cost of living…• A new brand of olive oil canned by California Olive Oils is being offered by the

Oliver Grocery Company. 70¢ by the quart. $1.35 by the half gallon.• Slip-on lady’s sleeping gown in restful colors. $1 each. 3 for $2.50.• The Bank of Pacific Grove is paying 4% for your savings account.• Jams of various varieties. 25¢ a jar. Canned by Mrs. P. D. Blackman. Available

in the Wells-Fargo Building.Under theº weather? A visit to Dr. H. N. Yates will fix you right up. The medical

office is in the Hollenbeck Building. Telephone Red 37.

Notes1 Attorney Tom Hudson, who became a county commissioner, was honored with

a plaque located near the Monterey Post Office. The Hudson family donated coastal property to the State for a park, and owns Hudson & Co, a western store located in the Carmel Crossroads shopping mall.

2 Olive oil has long been at the center of scams perpetrated by Mafia families in Italy and carried over to California. It is believed that perhaps 45% to 50% of the world’s olive oils are, in reality, made from much cheaper colza oil, which is squeezed from a Swedish turnip.

3 “Commercial” subjects included calligraphy, shorthand, and typing. While men often taught such subjects at the turn of the century, they soon entered the domain of female teachers.

4 What’s this? No consensus? Little about Pacific Grove has changed during the past century.

5 Pacific Grove students were in short supply 100 years ago. If inadequate students failed to show up for the first day of school, a course would be cancelled.

Most people struggle through life simply reacting to events around them… oblivious to the fact that they help to create those events.

Like a ship tossed at sea, they see themselves buffeted by external circumstances, a tiny object subject to the whims of chance. Boo Hoo! Too Bad!...and don’t forget Poor Me!

But here’s the Reality...Whi le I agree tha t in many

instances many were born as victims of circumstances, I don’t believe they have to STAY that way. Often we do not have a choice about being victimized…been there…done that… but we do have a choice about STAYING that way and using it as our excuse not to Live the Life we Desire. Been there, and don’t ever want to do that again!

As you read this article, as well as past articles and any that I contribute in the future, you will clearly see in which areas of your life you are or have been living in the Victim Level of Awareness. Having that knowledge is the first step to freedom.

Unlike most people who believe they are victims and have no choice, you know…deep down in your heart of hearts… that you can move up the Levels of Awareness through Conscious Choice. This means that no matter what happens to you, you never have to REMAIN a victim. You never have to live a life by default if you CHOOSE not to…”Choose not to”, being the operative words!

It is like being locked up in a prison cell, but the key is in the door. All you have to do is turn the key and you are free.

You are only a prisoner if you choose to be a prisoner. You are only a victim if you choose to remain a victim. Trust and believe…I know!

Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation that you are making progress - IF YOU LOOK FOR IT! No matter how large or small, or in what form it may appear…a song, something you read or hear, that which appears in Nature at just the right moment, or words spoken by friend or stranger alike…I invite you to write it down! It will only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow of your own Awareness.

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Local athletes Ben Balester, Tom Biggs and Janet Gray completed the Olympic distance marathon this past weekend in Pacific Grove, in an effort to raise funds for Dorothy’s Place, a non-profit organization that serves some 500 meals a day to the needy, and maintains a shelter at night for women. This non-profit organization not only works to provide daily sustenance for the needy, but also works to empower the disenfranchised, including the unemployed, people who live on the streets and children living in farm labor camps. The three athletes participated as a relay team, the Rocky Onos, with Gray swimming a 1.5k swim, Biggs completing a 40k bike ride, and Balester, finishing the event with a 10k run along the Pacific Grove coastline. The three finished the entire event in 2.39.33 total time.

Donations to support the team’s effort can be made at dorothysplace.org/donate.asp or by check to Dorothy’s Place, Box 2020, Salinas, CA 93902. Please note under special instructions or on your check memo, for PG Triathlon fundraiser.

Rocky Onos Triathlon TeamBen Balester was born and lived in

Monterey, until age nine. He then lived in

England for 18 years, where he finished his college education with a degree in Fine Arts. He returned to Monterey in 2000, when he decided to run the Big Sur Marathon. Prior to that event, running, especially long distance running, was something he disliked, and “would have rather had a cigarette than a workout”. Running was Ben’s path to self-discovery and pushing his limits.

Since that race, he has run more than 30 marathons and six ultra marathons, with the longest being a run around Lake Tahoe of 72 miles. He has competed in a few triathlons (PG was first) and one Ironman in Idaho. He is planning to compete in the Western States 100 next year. He is now a board member of the Big Sur Marathon. His personal bests are: 10k 36:12 and for a marathon, 2:56.

Ben is inspired by many philosophical and sp i r t iua l f igures , inc lud ing Michaelangelo, “The greater danger for most of us is not that our hopes are too high and we miss them, it is that they are too low and we reach them.” He also thinks of the Tao when he runs: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

Ben is self-employed, running a retail business on Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf with his dad. He also owns his own, “Coffee House,” which serves coffee, ice cream crepes and pastries.

He has been involved in organizing

fundraisers for “Dorothy’s Place” in Salinas to simply support what he deems “the kind, loving, selflessly serving energy that they radiate and give to those in need.”

Tom Biggs, a resident of Pacific Grove for more than 25 years has enjoyed years of exercise on the Monterey Peninsula. He started exercising at an early age learning to run before walking. His mother attached him via a harness to the family’s back yard clothes line. He spent his early days building his foundation for the rest of his life. Tom has run numerous marathons, ultramarathons including a trek across Panama in 1998 from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean. He won his first road bike, a 5-speed, at age 13 and has been an active cyclist ever since. He has competed numerous times at Sea Otter Classic and 24 Hours of Adrenalin and enjoys the many road and mountain biking opportunities on California’s Central Coast. Tom believes in giving back to the sports he enjoys. He and his wife are coaches for the Monterey Bay King Fisher High School Mountain Bike League. Tom has also been the director of entertainment for the Big Sur International Marathon for six years. He works with the Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA, helping build and rehabilitate

mountain bike trails at the former Ft. Ord, Lake Tahoe and other sites.

Janet Gray is a long-time resident of Pacific Grove. She is relatively new to open-water swimming and triathlons, beginning with pool therapy three years ago while recovering from back, cervical, knee and shoulder surgeries. After months of pool training she overcame her fear of ocean swimming to prepare for a triathlon — something she always wanted to do.

Since then she has enthusiastically embraced open water ocean swimming, training in both Monterey and San Francisco Bay waters, with the help of a talented coach. Open water swimming appeals to her because there are no lane lines, no walls and the cold, salty water feels great! She competed solo in the San Francisco triathlon, and swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco’s Aquatic Park twice. This is her second year swimming in the Pacific Grove triathlon on the Rocky Ono relay team.

She has been training to swim as a marathon swimmer in 10k swim events and beyond in future events in both Monterey Bay and Aquatic Park. Janet also is mother to three grown sons, has an appellate law practice, as well as a photo studio in Pacific Grove, jjgray photo art.

Frank Carmody, center, a member of the PGHS cross country team (sophomore), with his cheering section, Celeste Torres (left) and Paige Book (right). Photo by Skyler Lewis

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Janet Gray, left; Ben Balester, center; and Tom Biggs are raising funds through their athletics for Dorothy’s Place. Photo by Mario Salazar.

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Not YourGrandmother’s Recipes

Meals on Wheels Senior Symposium

Meals on Wheels will offer a symposium on aging which they believe will be an event of interest for adults of all ages.

“It’s never too early to plan for retirement, and many of us are already helping our older friends and relatives make decisions about life as we age. Where to live, how to budget, estimating retirement income, finding help for daily needs are all topics best discussed far in advance of a crisis in your life,” said Andrea Fuerst of Meals on Wheels.

“To lighten the disscussion, our panelists will be comparing retirement planning to building a football team,” she said. “A good coach needs both offensive and defensive moves, diligent recruitment efforts for specialty players and additional coaches, and a solid income base and budget to plan around, just like a person planning their last three decades of life.”

The Griffin Center will be filled with display tables featuring local senior service providers. The Senior Symposium will provide a perfect place to ask questions about the local residential facilities, the home care and home health care providers and to talk to local lawyers and estate planners famiiar with the challenges facing us in retirement.

Organizers are hoping people will flock to this event. The refreshments will be stadium foods, just like at a football game. Everything will be free to the guests thanks to the generous sponsorships of the participating vendors. Any funds raised will support the activities and programs of Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula including future educational events at the Griffin Center.

The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula at 831-375-4454,

Enjoy mushrooms during National Mushroom Month.

There’s some interesting lore about mushrooms. According to the Mushroom Council, the ancient Egyptians believed that mushrooms were the plant of immortality. The delicious flavor of mushrooms apparently intrigued the Egyptian pharaohs so much that they decreed mushrooms were food for royalty and that no commoner could ever touch them. This assured themselves the entire supply of mushrooms. In various other civilizations throughout the world, including Russia, China, Greece, Mexico and Latin America, mushroom rituals were practiced. Many believed that mushrooms had properties that could produce super-human strength, help in finding lost objects and lead the soul to the realm of the gods.

Early CultivationFrance was the leader in the formal cultivation of

mushrooms. Some accounts say that Louis XIV was the first mushroom grower. During his time mushrooms were grown in special caves near Paris reserved for this unique form of agriculture.

In the late 19th century mushroom production made its way across the Atlantic to the United States where curious home gardeners in the East tried their luck at growing this new and unknown crop.

Mushroom Production TodayFast forward from a back-yard crop in the early

days of cultivation to today. Mushrooms are now commercially produced in virtually every state. Pennsylvania, however, still accounts for 61% of total

U.S. production which in 2006/07 reached 827 million pounds. From the caves of Paris to the dinner tables of Americans, fresh mushrooms have come out of the dark and into the culinary spotlight.

Mushroom Health BenefitsMushrooms provide many of the nutritional attributes

of produce as well as attributes more commonly found in meat, beans or grains. Mushrooms are low in calories, fat-free, cholesterol-free and very low in sodium, yet they provide several nutrients including selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin D and more.

Grilled Portabella Caps Stuffed with Herb Cheese

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4 Portabella mushrooms, stems removed1 tablespoon olive oil2 Roma tomatoes, diced1 cup baby spinach, rough chopped½ cup spreadable reduced fat herb cheese1/3 cup buttery crackers, lightly crushed

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Place mushrooms, gill side up, on grill. Close cover

and cook 13 minutes.For a more quiche-like consistency cook 2 minutes

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The City of Pacific Grove Housing Rehabilitation Loan program may beable to provide you affordable home repair and improvement financing.

Please hurry Funds are limited!WHAT IS IT? The Rehabilitation Loan Program provides affordablefinancing for the repair and improvements of owner occupied homes in theCity of Pacific Grove. The intent of the program is to help our residentsimprove the safety of their homes and to preserve and protect our currenthousing stock.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE? Homeowners with theseincomes or lower may be eligible. (2010 guildines):

WHAT TYPE OF WORK CAN BE COMPLETED? • Basic repairs needed to keep your house in safe condition.• Cost effective energy conservation.• Limited general improvements.

HOW DOES THE HOME REHAB PROCESS WORK? • The process includes a detailed property inspection.• Verification of ownership and income.• Development of a work list, solicitation of contractor bids by

the owner; loan closing and contract execution.• Disbursement of loan funds on the basis of the work that has been

completed.• City staff will assist owners in preparing for the rehabilitation of the

house and monitor the work.

WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE FINANCING? The housing reha-bilitation financing is provided as a loan with affordable terms. The interestrate is 3% and repayment is deferred until the property is sold or the home-owner no longer occupies the home.

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Mushrooms, the plant of immortality?

Betsy Slinkard Alexander provides freelance writing and public relations services with a focus on the food industry. She welcomes your ideas for future columns and can be reached at (831) 655-2098, [email protected] or www.slinkardpr.com.

American Cancer SocietyDiscovery Shops celebrate their 45th birthday

ACS Pacific Grove Discovery Shop is celebrating their 45th Birthday with a party. They will be thanking customers with savings up to 45 percent.

Refreshments will be served. All sales support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

The event will take place Saturday, Sept., 18 from 10 am – 7pm at ACS Discovery Shop, 198 Country Club Gate, (next to Save-Mart), in Pacific Grove

Call the Discovery Shop at (831) 372-0866 for more information.

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Pacific Grove-based artist Jeffrey Becom is one of six long-time artists and friends who have been invited by Studio/Gallery M42 at 16-B Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley Village to exhibit their work in a six-week show entitled “6IX.” This exhibition opened on September 12 and will run through October 31.

Formally trained as an architect, this artist, writer and inveterate traveler is best known for his lush, painterly photographic compositions of painted vernacular architecture. Few collectors know that Becom has alternated between photography and painting since he was a young man. His sensibilities in both media lie squarely in the colorist realm, with each art form advancing the other. At Gallery M42, Becom will be showing oil and wax paintings on canvas board from his “In Plein Air” series.

In contrast to Becom’s documentary approach with a camera—precisely recording painted color traditions around the globe—his landscape painting method is intuitive, reflecting decisions made with an expressionist’s eye. His on-going “In Plein-Air” series captures California’s Central Coast in every season for the past eight years. Becom describes his process as follows: “First I make an accurate but quick brush drawing of the natural scene which I then fill in with heavily textured color and detail. I paint rapidly, completing each canvas in a single day. Plein-air painting lets me experiment with color as a less cerebral, more immediate and instinctive experience.” Viewers are rewarded with red seas, purple cows, or turquoise clouds against a chartreuse sky.

Jeffrey Becom has co-authored two award-winning books, /Mediterranean Color/ and /Maya Color/ (Abbeville Press, New York, 1990 and 1997) and is the subject of the BBC/PBS documentary film, /For the Colors, A Journey Through Italy/ (1989). His latest series of photographs from India can be viewed at the Weston Gallery in Carmel. He has been exhibited widely in museums and galleries, and his work is held in collections worldwide.He currently serves on the City of Pacific Grove’s Architectural Review Board, Historic Resources Committee, and the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse Restoration Committee, as well as on the Board of the Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists.

The other five artists of “6IX” are Gallery M42 co-owner, animator, surfer, amateur astronomer and painter Charlie Craddock; abstract colorist painter Lucas Blok; modernist architect Thom Cowen who will be showing hand-wrought pastel and oil paintings of abstracted landscapes from “The Blue Series”; poet and designer Meredith Stricker who has created a mixed media installation entitled “In a Dark Wood” utilizing oil, ink, watercolor and collage; and Nancy Rawls Roberts, an important member of the San Francisco Bay Area ceramics renaissance who is presenting pieces from her “Shelter Series,” a three-dimensional reflection in clay and slate on house, home and hearth—the magnetic center of human life— based on primordial imagery of indigenous dwellings.

For gallery days and hours and for more information contact Charlie Craddock or Gallery M42 Director Margaret Butterfield at 831/659-0242 or visit www.charliecraddock.com.

Jeffrey Becom: Cypress Trees, El Sur Rancho, Big Sur

Jeffrey Becom in new show

“Ever since I could hold a pencil, I’ve been drawing and painting,” says Scott Jacobs. The artist, who recently completed his enlistment with the Navy Sea Bees, will open a new exhibition entitled, “The Finer Things” at the East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington Street, Monterey on September 25. There will be a reception beginning at 6:30 p.m.

“I’ve learned that it pays to be open-minded, but still have a mind of your own,” says Jacobs. While in the Seabees, he did portraits and other illustrations for his command. Returned from deployment in Djabooti in Africa, he met is wife, Tiffany, who is now in the Air Force at DLI, specializing in Spanish.

His portrait of President Obama has sold more than 400 prints.In this show, Jacobs will offer more than 30 new acrylic paintings of things he

considers to be “The Finer Things:” ocean waves, jazz bands, musicians, poker games, portraits and more. He will also include a series on animals and fish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

More of his work can be seen on Facebook ([email protected]).

The Finer Things: In time for Jazz Fest

Scott Jacobs and one of his paintings in a photo he says is the favorite of his wife, Tiffany..


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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20101714

The following person is doing business as Advantage Chiropractic, 551 South Main St., Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901: Jonathan Craig Milrod, 17811 Countryside Ct., Prunedale, CA 93907. This business is conducted by an individual. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 11, 2010. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed: J. C. Milrod, D.C. Publication dates: 8/20, 8/27, 9/3, 9/10/10


The following person is doing business as Coastal Plumbing at 2585 N. Larkin Ave., Fresno, CA 93727: Fresno Plumbing & Heating, Inc., 2585 N. Larkin, Fresno, CA 93927. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 23, 2010. Reg-istrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed above on 9/2001. Signed: Gary L. Kumpe, Vice President. This business is conducted by a California Corporation.Publication dates: 9/3. 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10


The following person is doing business as Del Monte Fine Art at 6

th Avenue 2SW of San Carlos, Carmel,

CA 93923: Brent Michael Gross, 235 Highway 1, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 23, 2010. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed: Brent Michael Gross. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10


The following person is doing business as Mon-terey Point of Sale, Cardworks, Monterey POS at P.O.Box 22528, Carmel, CA 93922 / 26362 Carmel Rancho Lane #217, Carmel, CA 93922: Andre Her-rera, 3204 Golden Oaks Lane, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 13, 2010. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. Signed: Andre Herrera. This business is conducted by an individual.Publication dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:Petition of ARIEL QUEZADA PEREZ

Case No. M107414Filed August 18, 2010.

To all interested persons: Petitioner Ariel Quezada Perez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name ARIEL QUEZADA PEREZ to proposed name AUSTIN PEREZ-QUEZADA. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above myst file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: October 8, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: August 18, 2010Judge of the Superior Court: Lydia M. Villareal. Publication dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:Petition of JESUS ADRIANA MORENO TORRES

Case No. M107775Filed August 30, 2010.

To all interested persons: Petitioner Jesus Adriana Moreno Torres filed a petition with this court for a decree chang-ing name as follows: present name JESUS ADRIANA MORENO TORRES to proposed name Adriana Moreno. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above myst file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: October 22, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 14. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: August 30, 2010Judge of the Superior Court: Kay Kingsley. Publication dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME:Petition of GLENN KRONICK

Case No. M107840 Filed August 31, 2010.To all interested persons: Petitioner Glenn Kronick filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name GLENN KRONICK to proposed name GLENN KRONICK McINTOSH. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above myst file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: October 15, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: August 30, 2010Judge of the Superior Court: Lydia M. Villareal. Publication dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/10

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The following persons are doing business as Encore Print at 807 Brentwood Court, Pacific Grove, Mon-terey County, CA 93950; Michelle Noseworthy, 807 Brentwood Court, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; Joanna Pryor, 29007 Robinson Canyon Road, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on August 27, 2010. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/26/2010. Signed: Michelle Noseworthy/Joanna Pryor. This busi-ness is conducted by a general partnership. Publication dates: 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08/10


The following person is doing business as Peninsula ATMs at 395 Del Monte Center, Suite 254, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940; Matthew Alexander DeWolf, 1330 Skyline Dr. #13, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on September 13, 2010. Registrant com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/12/2010. Signed: Matthew DeWolf. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08/10

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OpinionMeasure Q is the best and only option Editor:

As a Pacific Grove homeowner with three daughters that have been educated and inspired in no small part by our exceptional library over the years, I absolutely support Measure Q and urge you to do so too.

No, I don’t want another tax either, but other options now are far worse—including the notion that the Monterey County Free Library is a viable answer. Unfortunately it is not, and the City rightly concluded so after study. As good a job as the Monterey County Free Library does now, it does it while woefully underfunded and understaffed.

Nor is it “free” — Pagrovians will in fact pay the County instead to operate the library, either from the general fund or added property taxes. The Pacific Grove Library collection will become the County’s, and we’ll have the same budget-shortened operating hours the other 17 far-flung County branches offer now.

It’s been said “Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.” Great public libraries give us all a vital edge in that race, locally and globally, now and in the future. For more on Measure Q, check out http://yesonpglibrary.com/faqs.html.

Hank ArmstrongPacific Grove

Parcel tax best library solutionEditor:

While a county library branch in Pacific Grove would give residents basic service, here’s the catch. We’d still have to pay for it.

First-year start up costs, per the county librarian, would likely be in excess of $920,000. Our 99,000 books would become the county’s books. We’d pay the county to absorb a valuable city asset.

Subsequent costs would top $520,000 annually, for a mid-level branch open only 36 hours a week--as in Carmel Valley, Castroville, Gonzales, Greenfield, and Marina. Additional services would rack up additional costs. County budget difficulties would likely trickle down and affect future library hours and staffing.

There’s no logic in proposing we replace our 100-year-old municipal library with a county-run branch, giving up assets and control in the process, with the annual costs to our city comparable. More important? There’s no guarantee of any library funding if Measure Q fails.

Pacific Grove residents deserve a top-notch library, open 40-plus hours, with a full-time children’s librarian, staff with local knowledge and commitment, our own focused collections, financial stability, and a guarantee of continued city funding for the next ten years.

Stand up for the revitalized library Pacific Grove needs. Vote Yes on Measure Q.

Linda BaileyPacific Grove

Thanks for putting the record straightEditor:

As a strong supporter of the Pacific Grove Library and Measure Q I was greatly heartened by your editorial on the misinformation which is being distributed about the possibility of the Pacific Grove Library joining the County Library as a branch. It is disappointing to know that a small group of people will put so much effort into confusing voters when it is easy to check the facts and prove them wrong.

Thank you so much for your support and for helping to put the record straight.

Measure Q: Do your homeworkEditor:

Thank you for your comments regarding the Measure Q opponents misstatements on our efforts and the county library.

I am on the library steering committee which decided to pursue Measure Q as “part” of a plan to bring the library back to what our community deserves and what I remember enjoying as a child and as a father raising four children in Pacific Grove.

I made a detailed study of Pacific Grove, Monterey, Carmel and County budgets, and library foundations. Several studies were prepared seeking Library solutions (including the Matrix study you reference), The Monterey Library proposal for taking over the PG Library and a multitude of other relevant documents. Many solutions were considered including the County Library. I also met with Tom Frutchey and his staff several times to discuss options and budget solutions based on my studies.

The County Library makes absolutely no sense in PG. The cost would be more than we’re currently spending with significantly less service. Our children’s program is by far the best in the county, even with so few hours. Our collection of 99,000 volumes is four times the average library in the county system.

The county is in the process of severe cutbacks: In the last several years, there have been 18% staffing cuts, 70% material cuts and a potential for further cuts next year with an anticipated 10% cut in their overall budget.

Our plan is to use the funds from Measure Q as a cornerstone to restore hours, programs and materials to what they were before the recent cuts. Then, with the help of the Friends of The Library establish a Foundation (similar to the one in Carmel); develop strong continuing and annual revenue sources; and provide guidance to help PG out of its budget problems to insure appropriate library funding.

I know this can be done as I worked with a group of talented community leaders to get our schools out of a $2.7 million debt while refurbishing the school facilities and providing a plan to insure their financial security for the last 25 years.

Again, thank you for you observations. It’s GREAT to see someone in the media do their homework and print the results.

Hank HeilbronPacific Grove

They won’t do it for freeEditor:

As a proponent of Measure Q I applaud the recent Cedar St. Times editorial on the facts regarding Measure Q. Your interest, research, and dissemination of facts are important factors in educating PG voters.

As residents of Pacific Grove we need to take care of our city’s foundation. Our public library is a cornerstone and is our responsibility. We should not expect entities outside of our city to watch over what is ours, and we certainly should not be misled into believing they will do so for free. Measure Q is asking only $90.00 a year for this valuable asset, and it is asking it of only those who have already invested in a piece of Pacific Grove…..those who found this community worthy of their investment. Let’s work together to preserve what others have built before us.

Genie SantiniPacific Grove

Youths need more drivers educationEditor:

In last week’s issue, you mentioned that a parent had brought in to you an online Drivers Education completion card, stating that the card read “Student has completed thirty 50-minute sessions of online drivers training.” In the same paragraph you discuss the fact that the parent who brought it into you said that their young driver had actually completed the on-line course within 4 hours. You recently also ran an article on the Start Smart program, which is greatly appreciated: I and Jon Hill, with the help of Chelsie Hill have submitted into legislation a bill making it mandatory for all youth drivers to take the “Start Smart Program.”

Due to the lack of funding in our schools, Drivers Education has been cut from the public school system, while other activities such as sports have received more funding. I find it odd that the State of California and Jack O’ Connor [State Superintendent of Schools] feel that extra circular activities like sports are far more important than drivers education, considering the fact that driving is something we all plan to do for the rest of our lives.

We need the community’s help. We need the community to take a stand on this problem. I don’t feel safe driving next to a teenager nowadays knowing that they are able to take a course online within a 4 hour period, eliminating the in-classroom training which is needed and offered for free through the CHP. Then to know that young drivers only spend a total of 6 hours with a driving instructor makes me even more nervous.

With that said we ask you to help us. HELP OUR YOUTH GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IS NEEDED TO BE SAFE ON THE ROADS. Wouldn’t you feel safer knowing that you helped make this a law? You can help by logging into your computer and going to http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/start-smart/signatures.html Every signature counts. Thank you.

Stacy LovingPacific Grove

First time in PG: Cherry’s Jubilee 2010

Above, left: This gorgeous 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 has clocked only 60,000 miles. “Never been in wet weather,” say owners Ed and Carol Weightman.

Below: This beautiful 1970 Buick Electra delighted the crowd with its high-steppin’ hydraulics.

Beliow, right: Nicholas (seated in bas-ket) knows where the good times are. He let Vicki McKee and Steven Polkabla tag along.

Cherry’s Jubilee, the annual fund-raiser for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospi-tal, has expanded its five-day celebrationof all things vehicular to include a

show-and-shine in Pacific Grove. A number of car owners brought their cars to Lighthouse Avenue last Saturday .

Photos by Cameron Douglas


Above: Spontaneous dancing in the streets of PG? What would our ances-tors say? And not just dancing, but break dancing!

Not all in the show had four wheels

Hair colors and hairlines change, but hot-rodders’ enthusiasm always comes out when the hood goes up.

Ruth Ledford of Fremont bought this “Plum Crazy” 1970 Plymouth Barracuda brand new, according to her husband John. It still has the original space-saver spare tire in the trunk.

“This is the car I took my driver’s test in. And flunked.” Above: our editor, Marge Ann, brought her family’s restored 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 to the show. She tells how each of the children, starting with her, put dings in the car. There was a photo essay of the restoration process, too. The car took a Sponsor’s Award.


By Cameron Douglas

None of us who live or work in this amazing marine habitat can imagine life without sea otters. Whether on tour at the Aquarium or just out walking the trail, the sight of sea otters brings delight to people of all ages.

Sea otters (enhydra lutris) in and around the Monterey Bay continue to run in low numbers, which keeps them on the list of threatened species. They are native to the coasts of the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean. Sea otters are the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals. Adults weigh from 30 to 100 pounds. Unlike other marine mammals, the otter’s primary insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of fur, the densest in the animal kingdom. They can walk on land, but prefer the water.

Otters are unusual among marine mammals in that they live outside their zone of thermal neutrality and consequently have very high metabolic demands. In other words, they eat a lot: chiefly filter feeding benthic invertebrates, such as sea urchins, mollusks and crustaceans. These lovable sea otters with their inquisitive eyes and cute, triangular noses are considered, believe it or not, to be predators.

Because of what their food consumes, southern sea otters are especially susceptible to human induced stressors (pollution) in their environment. Sea otters are effective sentinels of the health of California’s coastal ocean, and so a drop in otter population commands close attention. In effect, otters can “tell us” how they acquire particular contaminants or disease pathogens if detailed measurements are kept of where they live and what they eat. Otters, and their activity or lack of it, have a profound effect on both the productivity and biodiversity of kelp forest communities.

Two regional scientists, James Estes and Tim Tinker are working with UC Santa Cruz and the U.S. Geological Survey. In the past 10-15 years, they’ve observed elevated otter mortality, especially in reproductive females. This has limited the recovery of the California sea otter population.

To understand this, it’s necessary to differentiate the mechanics of certain risk factors such as geographic location, diet, genetic effects and exposure to contaminants and pathogens from specific causes of mortality such as infectious disease. This, more than just treating

Otter count research expands

Photo taken in Morro Bay by Mike Baird

the symptoms, will help return the otter population to a safe level.

While research continues in Monterey, The Estes/Tinker team recently established a new study area along the Big Sur coast, based at the Big Creek Reserve. Otters in both areas have been captured, bio-sampled, fitted with VHF transmitters and archival time-depth recorders and then released. They will be intensely monitored for a 3-year period. Age-specific data collected shall include survival, reproduction, individual health, contaminant exposure, disease incidence, diet and feeding behavior, activity and use of habitat. By contrasting the data from Big Sur, where pollution and human impact are low, with data from Monterey where those factors are higher, inferences can be made about the relationships between near-shore water quality, chemical/pathogen pollution, and sea otter population health and demography. At the same time, more can be learned about the otter’s role in kelp forest food webs.


The Green Page

Blessing of the Monarch SanctuaryHelen Johnson of Pacific Grove, Founder and Major Benefactor of

Monarch Alerthas asked members of the

Ohlone-Castanoan-Esselen Nation of the Central Coastto bless the

Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary.The ceremony will take place on

September 25, 20102:00 PM

a date close to the autumnal equinox,

at the Sanctuaryon Ridge Road between Lighthouse Avenue and Short Street.The Nation’s Butterfly Dancer, Delphina, will participate and all are welcome to join her dance.Please attend and add your blessing for the regrowth of the trees and the return of the Monarchs.

Edible Education for Healthy YouthEdible Education, a program by Everyone’s Harvest funded by the Nancy Buck

Ransom Foundation, will offer 4-week program for youth focused on food, nutrition and leadership. Surrounded by the fresh local produce of our local Farmers’ Market, students will learn how to buy, plan, and prepare healthy meals while gaining leadership skills and meeting new friends. Program will include special presentations from culinary professionals, community leaders and farmers. Participants will also receive $60 of free delicious produce from the market, a kitchen starter kit, and walk away with healthy eating and lifestyle information that will last a lifetime.

Youth must be between 12 and 15 years of age, like food and cooking and want to learn more. They must attend all the sessions and be on time

Send an email to [email protected] to reserve your spot in the program and let us know if you would like to mail, email or fax your application to us. Complete a registration form and have a parent or guardian sign it and send it back to us—if you are accepted to the program you will receive a confirmation.

Applications can be obtained at: www.everyonesharvest.org or visit the Info booth at the PG Farmers’ Market. Contact us at: (831) 384-6961

Program Dates: Monday, October 4th, 11th, 18th, 25thFrom 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

september 17th issue

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potted trees

project pacelli

citizen bob pacelli

ranch of eucalyptus

grand total

monarch butterflies

outdoor painting

hecker pass