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MONARCH COUNT 13,400 IN THE SANCTUARY ON 11/26/13 Through Dec. 23 CPOAMC Toy Drive Drop Toys at PGPD or other sites (see article inside) • Sat. Dec. 7 at 7:30 PM Sun. Dec. 8 at 2:00 PM Monarch Film Festival - Page 4 Holidays in PG - Page 12-13 Sea stars wasting - Page 23 Celtic Christmas Concert Harp & vocals + Taelen Thomas recitations Indoor Forest Theatre, Carmel Pacific Grove’s $10 • Sat. Dec. 7 Carmel Art Association Open House 5-7 PM • Sat., Dec. 7 Used Book Sale Monterey Library 10 AM-5 PM 646-5602 • Times Dec. 6-12 2013 Vol. VI, Issue 13 Sat. Dec. 7 Your Community NEWSpaper First Saturday Book Sale 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PG Library Sat., Dec. 7 What Shoe? Relaxation Lecture Breakers varsity squad Marina Library 4:30-530 PM, Free celebrates a record-breaking win (77-53) over Carmel in 277- 9029 the CCS Div. IV playoffs Fri., • Nov. 29. Next up: Champion- Sat., Dec. 7 ship game against Sacred “Invisible Grandparenting” Book Signing Heart Prep-Atherton on Dec. Pilgrim’s Way Books 6 at Independence High in 1-3 PM, 601-9195 San Jose. And who knows? • Win that one, and the Break- Sat., Dec. 7 ers “stand a very good Wharf Walk: Crabbing chance of being invited to the Old Fisherman’s Wharf CIF (California Interscholas- 10 AM-Noon, $20/$15 tic Federation) Regional Bowl 521-3304 game” according to Mark • Tennis of Cal-Hi Sports. CIF Sat. Dec. 7 – Sun. Dec. 8 indicates they do not know Free Admission for County where the game would be Residents Monterey Bay Aquarium played, pending the outcome 10 AM – 5 PM of Friday’s game. More pho- (831) 648-4800 tos on pages 10-11. Photo by • Peter Nichols. Sun., Dec. 8 Patrons’ Art Show PG Art Center 2 PM, $50/$75 Kicking off the Season 375-2208 Mike Niccum steps • Sun., Dec. 8 Winter Concert down from school board Hartnell Community Choir Hidden Valley Seminars 2 PM, $20, 649-0992 after 10 years of service • By Michael Sizemore Sun. Dec. 8 The 3rd Annual Cruz McDowell The November 21 meeting of the Pacific Grove United School Fundraiser for Hemophilia District Board was Mike Research Niccum’s last as a mem- Sly McFlys 700 A Cannery Row ber of the board. After 10 4:00 - 8:00 PM years as a school board • member, of which four Mon., Dec. 9 & 16 (2007-2011) were served Class for Seniors as chairman, Niccum felt Monterey Library it was time for him to step 5:30-7:30 PM, Free down. 646-3933 Part of the reason • that he stepped down, he Wed., Dec. 11 said, was the fact that he Lunch & Sing-Along no longer has a child in Double Nickel Plus the system. His daughter Good Shepherd Church Noon, $5, 484-2153 was a powerful link to • the schools. He said that Fri., Dec. 13 after Allison graduated Portrait Demo from PG High in 2011 he Carmel Visual Arts found he “didn’t have the Mike Niccum pulse” as much as before. “You don’t have the chance to talk to as many people,” he said. Inside Niccum feels that one of the most important things that he Animal Tales was able to do during his term was work with the Measure D bond & Other Random Thoughts...... 20 issue. The funds from those bonds helped the board bring the Cop Log...... 5 various properties in the school district up to the proper level of Food...... 22 maintenance. There had been a great deal of wear on the various Marriage Can Be Funny...... 17 Mayor Kampe, sporting a red Santa hat, greets merry-makers school buildings through the years. The newest site in the system, Otter Views...... 22 at the annual Lighting of the City Christmas Tree from the Seniors...... 15 steps of the Museum. More pictures on page 3. Photo by Sports...... 10, 11 & 19 Peter Nichols See NICCUM Page 7 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 Holiday Calendar of Events

to Lovers Point Park! Gather your friends and family and tie jingle bells to your shoelaces to SIMPLE GIFTS: A CONCERT OF HOLIDAY MUSIC benefit the Artritis Foundation. More information, contact Alex Fallon at 831-620-1699. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Three dates, three locations: Dec. 6, 8 p.m. at St. Benedict Catholic ANNUAL MODEL TRAIN SHOW Sat. Dec. 14 10:00 AM - 5 PM, Sun. Dec. 15, 10:00 AM - 4 PM Church, Hollister; December 14, 8 p.m. at Pacific Grove PerformingArts Upstairs at the American Tin Cannery, see a Model Train Show for children of all ages to Center, 835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; and December 15, 2 p.m. at All enjoy. Displays and demonstrations, plus some trains kids are allowed to operate! For info call Saints’ Episcopal Church at 9th Avenue and Dolores, Carmel Jim Gunter at 831-402-1893 Tickets are only $20 to hear traditional and new songs of the season, presented by Monterey Peninsula Voices, formerly Monterey Peninsula Choral Society. Tickets at 888-520-1870. CAMERATA SINGERS MUSIC OF THE SEASON FREE ADMISSION FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS Sun., Dec. 15 at 1st United Methodist in Pacific Grove Monterey Bay Aquarium Plus two other venues Sat. Dec. 7 - Sun. Dec. 15 10 AM-5 PM John Rutter’s Gloria, sacred Music of the Season Sat., Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Carmel The Monterey Bay Aquarium will once again offer free admission to all county reisdents Mission, Carmel; and Sun., Dec. 15 at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Pacific Grove. Tickets are available by phone at 831-642-2701 or at the following locations: (proof required). 10 AM – 5 PM (Regular Aquarium hours).There will also be activities on th Sun., Dec 15. (831) 648-4800 Bookmark, 307 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove; Pilgrim’s Way, Dolores St. & 6 Ave., Carmel; Wild Bird Haven, 910 Del Monte Center, Monterey; Zeph’s 1-Stop 1366 S. Main St., Salinas. 33rd ANNUAL WINTERFEST Saturday, December 7 from 10 AM-2 PM Featuring an affordable Children’s Store and a General Store: Also an appearance by the Participate in updating PG’s Historic Snow Queen, Snow Café, face painting, bake sale and raffle: Free admission to this family friendly event which benefits the Pacific Grove Adult School’s Co-Op Preschool. Held at Sally Preservation Ordinance Griffin Senior Center, 700 Jewell Ave. For info call 831-646-6583. City of Pacific Grove Historic Preservation Ordinance ad hoc committee will hold a public meeting Mon., Dec. 9 at 4:00 p.m. at the City Manager’s Conference Room, 20th ANNUAL STILWELL’S FUN IN THE PARK City Hall, 300 Forest Ave. Have an interest in historic preservation? Come out and Saturday, December 7 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM participate in the update to the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. At Tommy Stilwell Court downtown, behind the Post Office. Santa will arrive at noon, joining NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Historic Preservation Ordinance Ad Hoc the Snowman and Snow Queen. Features rides, bounce houses, petting zoo and entertainment. Committee of the City of Pacific Grove will hold a public meeting on Monday, December More information: 831-373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org. 9, 2013, at 4:00 p.m., to discuss the City of Pacific Grove Historic Preservation ordi- nances and regulations. Copies of the agenda and proposed items are available at the Arthritis Foundation’s JINGLE BELL RUN/WALK Community Development office in City Hall and on the City’s website www.ci.pg.ca.us Saturday, December 14 from 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Monterey Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation of Northern California’s 5K Timed Run/Fun Walk and a 1K Elf Run with kids has returned

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When the merry-makers go home, the decorated gazebo and the City Christmas Tree are left to sparkle in the night at Jewell Park. Photos by Peter Nichols. Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 Monarch Film Festival Tickets Now On Sale The long-anticipated second an- Individual screening tickets available nual Monarch Film Festival will return on online or at-the-door for only $10 general Wed., Dec. 11 and Thurs., Dec. 12 begin- admission (feature or full length docu- LOCALS CORNER ning at 4:15 p.m. at Lighthouse Cinemas in mentary) or a $10 special package price EXTRAORDINARY ORD MONARCH MOVEMENT Pacific Grove. This two-day event features (shorts/ local shorts/ student narratives/ By Eric Palmer By Robert Pacelli works from nine local film professionals student shorts and short documentaries), (Previously synopsized) (Previously synopsized) and students as well as documentaries, $7.50 for students/military and seniors. DECEMBER 11, 7:05PM DECEMBER 11, 6:25PM features and shorts from all over the world. All day, general and package tickets The awards ceremony and second screen- can be purchased online at: www.monar- ing featuring the winning selections will chfilmfestival2013.bpt.me or at the door. What Makes Us Human by Kellen Gibbs be the following day, Dec. 12 at 6:00 p.m. Discounted tickets (students/military/ As the cars pass by on a normal street corner, we find Join us in celebrating cinematic achieve- seniors) only available at the door. ourselves following in the footsteps of a man living ments from independent film makers, and Official schedule can be found on- on the streets. Tattered and dirty, the man (Hugh) enjoy the “Local’s Corner” – films made line at www.monarchfilmfestival.com/ appears to be like any normal homeless beggar on the exclusively by local film makers and stu- festival-2013. street corner. Life, however, is often more complicated than it seems at first glance. Director Kellen Gibbs dents showing on the big screen, giving For more information email: info@ takes the audience through the eye-opening and our home town a chance to support the monarchfilmfestival.com or visit www. heart-wrenching tale of loss and consequence that is local film making community. monarchfilmfestival.com often unrecognized by most. DECEMBER 11, 9:20 PM An example of the films screening: The Song by Marwan Hussein Felix, an aloof, deep thinking San Francisco youth in his mid-twenties embarks on a journey of self-discovery as he seeks his “other half” and finally becomes complete. Seeking completion through relationships, he wallows in despair at his failures, yet holds strong to his convictions to righteousness. Walking the lonely straight and narrow path, he is about to find himself in a situation where it is do or die, and his decision will make all the difference. DECEMBER 11, 6:25 PM The People Watcher by Matthew DiPietrio The People Watcher is a story about a man who frequents a park to watch his favorite recurring “char- acters.” One day while people watching a man sits down on a bench across from John and stares him down giving no reason for his stare. This man continues his regimen of staring John down for the next few days until John takes measures to find out who the staring man is and what he wants. The Fight for Water: A Farm DECEMBER 11, 4:45PM

Worker Struggle Posey by Billy DaMota POSEY is the story of Linda Flemming (Sally Kirkland), Documentary film puts human face to who must take her ailing grandmother, Posey to a senior care facility. She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and in a desperate move to avoid the inevitable, Posey California's Water Wars escapes. While her loved ones search for her, Posey The award-winning documentary film, "The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker finds herself in a situation that changes her life forever. Struggle," which put a human face to the California Water Crisis and the environmental DECEMBER 11, 7:30PM decision that impacted a farm-working community in the Westside of the San Joaquin Valley, will screen as the "Official Selection" at this year's International Monarch Film Festival, Dec. 11 and 12 at the Lighthouse Cinemas. The film was recently awarded Best Documentary at the 2013 Viña de Oro Inter- national Film Festival and will screen Wed., Dec. 11 at 8:30 pm with a Q & A after the film with the filmmaker. The Right Regrets by Ralph Senensky Tickets for the screening can be purchased online at www.monarchfilmfestival. Vancouver, BC. Englishman, Charles Wickham, doesn’t com/festival-2013 or www.thefightforwaterfilm.com/monarch or at the Lighthouse notice he’s being followed. A woman seats her herself Cinemas, located at 525 Lighthouse Ave. across the room in a cafe holding a menu up to partially The film, which documents a march held by farmers and their farm workers, span- shield her face. Lily McHenry’ eyes zero in on Charles ning across the Westside of the California Central Valley to the San Luis Reservoir in and the scene goes into flashback. order to fight for their water, has won accolades and worldwide recognition. It has Antique Book Fair, Monterey: The attraction is instant screened at more than 10 film festivals, including film festivals in Malaysia and the between Lily and Charles (who’s a rare book dealer). It’s Czech Republic. It has received runner-up honors in the categories of Best Documentary a perfect weekend, the two are in love. Except...The rub in Cinematography and Best Documentary Political Film at the 2013 Action on Film is whenever Lily talks about visiting Charles in Vancouver International Film Festival, where it was also nominated for Excellence in Filmmaking. he changes the subject. Suspicious, she confronts him. The documentary follows a group of farmers and their farm workers who describe He continues to be evasive but asks Lily to be patient, how federal water measures in 2009 contributed to thousands of people being displaced that he has a decision to make, but must make it alone. Now Lily decides to find out just who the mysterious Charles from their jobs and fields going dry while refuges that protect a threatened fish species Wickham really is and what he’s hiding. Afraid of losing Charles but not afraid of the truth, she carries out a scheme received all of the water designated for them. Because of that, the government had to that could end up being the first regret of her life. declare the affected area a disaster and was forced to provide humanitarian food as- DECEMBER 11, 8:00 PM sistance for more than 200,000 people, many of whom were migrant workers who did not have other means to turn to. The Bikini Shop by Ami-Su Lawless Lois Henry, newspaper columnist for The Bakersfield Californian, reviewed the Synopsis not available at press time. film and found it to be "moving", "compelling" and "pretty impressive". DECEMBER 11, 7:55 PM "People should see this film," she stressed. "It's important that we understand that perspective of what the 'Water Wars' mean on a really, really human scale." The film was produced by Juan Carlos Oseguera, a filmmaker who was raised in the California Central Valley by parents who were migrant farmworkers. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University and has been a published film critic. This is his first feature length documentary. Oseguera, 39, understood the struggle farmworkers were facing and set out to document the their plight as a lesson to be learned and as a voice to be heard. Yet in his quest to understand this water situation, he uncovered class, social and environmental politics behind water access and distribution in California, and the ripple effect it has on all of us. Hollywood actor Paul Rodriguez, who helped organize the water march in the style Dust by Shane Book of Cesar Chavez, is featured in the film for his activism in this cause. Major political A young poet’s final evening with his girlfriend figures from throughout the state, and community leaders representing the Central sparks memories of an afternoon spent with his Valley community, who stood in favor and against the water cause, also appear on the ailing grandfather. Adapted from Shane Book’s film. Arnold Schwarzenegger also makes an appearance. National Magazine Award-winning poem, an For more information about the film, the film festival screening and requests to exploration of the nature of grief becomes a poetic screen the film, visit: meditation of water, skin and dust. www.thefightforwaterfilm.com DECEMBER 11, 4:35PM www.facebook.com/thefightforwaterfilm December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5 The Meaning and Tradition of Advent Laura Emerson By Fr. Michael Bowhay Cop log It’s not too late to observe the Season of Advent. Many like to do it by 11/23/13 – 11/29/13 fashioning an Advent wreath. It is simply a circle of evergreens lying flat or horizontal with 4 candles placed equidistant around it and one candle in the Perilous driving A driver struck two parked vehicles on Sinex Ave. No other information provided center. The origin of the Advent wreath is lost to history, although similar except towing was involved. practices in Europe long before Christmas arrived. There is evidence of the Police were called to a non-injury collision in the vicinity of David Ave. and use of a circle, symbolizing eternity and everlasting life. Moreland Ave. Speaking of scripture, The Prophet Isaiah predicted the coming of the The subject came to the police department to report they’d been involved in a non- injury traffic collision on Congress Ave. at David Ave. and information was exchanged. Messiah, the Christ child, 700 years before the birth of Jesus (Isaiah 49:6): The second vehicle rear-ended the first vehicle on Forest Ave. while its driver was “I will give thee (Jesus) for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my adjusting the radio. Salvation unto the ends of the earth.” The writers of the gospels picked up After making an unsafe lane change, it was noted that the driver had a suspended on this by further referring to the Jesus as the Light of the world. (Luke license, no proof of insurance and no vehicle registration. 2:29-32, John 1:4-9 & John 3:19-21). That is how Jesus became known as The driver was stopped for speeding and determined to be unlicensed. He was cited in the field and released…to continue his journey on foot as his vehicle was towed. the Light. The subject lost control of his vehicle, driving into a private driveway, over a The lighting of the candles, one at a time over the four weeks of Advent, retaining wall and colliding with a parked trailer. The subject requested a tow. symbolizes the growing and expanding entry of the Light into the world Upon arriving at the scene of an accident, it was noted that one vehicle’s airbags and our lives through the birth of Christ. Christ is Greek for Messiah. In were deployed, both vehicles were damaged to the point of needing to be towed and CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE one passenger required transportation to the hospital. other words, Jesus Christ in Greek is Joshua Messiah in Hebrew. This is A vehicle drove into a crosswalk while there were pedestrians crossing, causing We Speak Tax important,NOVEMBER because as 6, we 2012 move in andELECTION through the Christmas FOR OFFICERS season, Jesus them to dive out of the way. One pedestrian suffered an injured knee. By Jack Warrington, Ea & Mary lou McFaddEn, Ea, cFP® is often referred to as the Messiah, the Savior, God-the- Son, who came into DUI arrest Enrolled to Practice and represent taxpayers Before the irS theThe world. city of If PacificJesus is notGrove our Christgeneral or Messiah,nation filing the Incarnate period Sonwill be of extendedGod, as While “under the influence,” Manuel Ramirez drove a vehicle that was involved municipal election will be held on until 5:00 p.m. on wednesday, Au- described in the Gospels and celebrated during Christmas, then Christianity in a collision. He was arrested, booked and released on a citation to appear. IrS offers How to fix Errors made on Your Tax return November 6, 2012 for the following gust 15, 2012. Perilous parking offices:if a farce mayorand your (one faith two-year, is in vain full- (1st Corinthians 15:12-22). On July 16, the Irs website pre- than one year of tax returns, To date, the following have taken A vehicle backed into a parked car while attempting “a parking maneuver.” term Theoffice) violet and colorc ouncil of three member candles, andout the thevestments papers and for coverings the November on the A(nother) vehicle backed into another (other) vehicle while it was passing in a sented this interesting article with prepare a separate 1040X (three four-year, full-term offices). 10 tips on amending income tax for each year and mail them altar is a sign of Royalty and Penitence. election:For us this means regret for our past parking lot. returns. separately to the appropriate candidates may obtain nomina- Mayor The reporting party complained that two bicycles – locked to a stop sign on Forest tionwrong forms doings from with the intent Pacific to amend Grove our lives. The pink or rose color candle service center (see “where Bill Kampe Ave. – were impeding pedestrian access and partially blocking the sidewalk. Further, If you discover an error after you crepresentsity clerk’s ourOffice, hope of300 rejoicing Forest at Av the- end of time in anticipation our joining he stated that if the police department didn’t get rid of them, he would. file your tax return, you can cor- to File” in the Form 1040 in- with His Resurrection. carmelita Garcia structions). enue, Pacific Grove, cA 93950, And the car was not locked because…? rect it by amending your tax return. (831) 648-3181. completed forms An unknown suspect entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle on Melrose Pl., ran- Here are the 10 tips from the Irs: 6. The Form 1040X has three In ancient times, on the four Sundays of Advent, the Church contemplat- must be filed with the city clerk’s City Council sacked the interior and removed several items. 1. Generally, you should file an columns. column A shows officeed the byfour no last later things: than death,5:00 p.m.judgment, on Heaven or hell. Hence the candle robert Huitt The reporting party discovered that someone had ransacked the interior of her amended return if your filing the original figures from the Friday,colors Augustof 3 violet 10, and 2012, one unlesspink. In an modern times, the Church anticipates unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the carport area of her apartment complex on original tax return. column B status, number of depen- eligibleboth the incumbent coming of does the Christ not fileChild for and His Incarnationcasey and Luciusmore especially Lighthouse Ave. However, upon closer inspection, nothing was missing. dents, total income or deduc- shows the changes you are re-election, in which case the nomi- changing. column c shows the preparation of our souls for His Coming again at theDan end Miller of time. Fi- The victim was unpacking her vehicle and left all four doors open, later returning tions, or tax credits were re- to discover someone had taken her laptop. ported incorrectly or omitted. the corrected figures. There nally the white candle in the middle is the Christ Candle and it lit during the is an area on the back of the Christmas Eve service.“The Bench” opening in pebble Beach If a light pole falls in the street, and no one is around, does it make a sound? Other reasons for amending An officer was dispatched to the location of a fallen light pole; public works was are listed in the instructions. form to explain the specific On August 6 a new restaurant, The Bench, overlooking the 18th green, changes and the reasons for will Itdebut is not at too the late Lodge to fashion in Pebble an Advent Beach. wreath It will for be your noted home. for Andits interna - contacted to pick up the fallen light pole. 2. sometimes you do not need the changes. remembertional styles when from lighting Asian tothese Italian candles, to Middle prepare east, yourself featuring to meet incredible the Christ tech - Public drunkenness to file an amended return. Eaen Irwin was detained because he burglarized a grocery store. During the initial 7. If the changes involve other Child,niques and of woodlike the roasting first visitors, and open-flame the shepherds, cooking. to fall on The your Bench knees occupiesand Often times the Irs will cor- the space formerly known as club 19. investigation, Irwin was found to be intoxicated in public, given a trespassing admon- rect math errors or request forms or schedules, attach worship Him. ishment, then arrested, booked, cited and released to a sober person. missing forms, such as them to the Form 1040X. Possible ID theft Forms w-2, when processing Failure to do so will cause a Submitted by the Rev. J. Michael Bowhay, Associate Pastor of St. Anselm’s Angli- Person living on Congress Ave. is the possible victim of ID theft after receiving an original return. In these in- delay in the processing of the can Church, meeting on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and on Christmas Eve with Carols at 5 phone calls from a bank in Michigan regarding a past due bill. stances, you may not need to amended return. p.m. followed by Holy CommunionWHEN at 5:30 using I TAKE the Seventh A Day LISTING Adventist Church Good thing he wasn’t carrying scissors amend. 8. If you are amending your re- on Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove. The reporting party said that his foot caught on the curb, causing him to fall. The 3. Use the Form 1040X turn to receive an additional I TAKE IT GLOBAL left side of his face and eye were bleeding and swollen. Refusing medical assistance, (Amended refund, wait until you have he was cleaned up and given ice for the oncoming bruises. received your original refund 4. Us Individual Income Tax re- BUY • LIST • SELL • TRUST Oops! before filing Form 1040X. You Fourteen signed checks belonging to a homeowner’s association were found lying turn) to amend a previously may cash your original refund filed Form 1040, 1040A, on the ground. The signer was advised to retrieve the checks. check while for any additional davidbindelproperties.com Lost and found 1040eZ 1040Nr or 1040Nr- refund. eZ. Make sure you check Suspect Arrested in Carmel831.238.6152 Valley Burglaries A bullet was found in the parking lot at Lovers Point and turned over to police the box for the year you 9. If you owe additional tax, you Ronald Franklin Dillon of Salinas was arrested by Monterey County Sheriffs on for destruction. are amending on the Form should file the Form 1040X charges of burglary, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property, posses- A subject turned in a credit card that a records check indicated was stolen from 1040X. An amended tax re- and pay the tax as soon as sion of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal use of a police Monterey. turn cannot be electronically possible to limit the accrual of scanner, illegal U-turn, and probation DAVID violation. Evidence was found which linked him The subject reported losing their iPad, which they’d accidently left on the roof of filed. interest and penalties. to burglaries on San Benancio Rd., Toro Park, and incidents in the Carmel Valley area. their vehicle when they drove away. 5. If you are amending more Items taken included about $22,000 BINDEL worth of electronics, cameras and jewelry, A single round of ammo was found in records (at PGPD) and placed into evidence plus an iPad and an HP laptop computer. for destruction. [Hmm, could this be the same bullet that was previously found in the See We SPeAk TAX Page 29 parking lot at Lovers Point?]

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were quite popular in so-called sanitariums. Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols 7 Home deliveries were just coming into vogue. Prizes for delivery boys were used to promote dependability. 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present Cetacean group to hear about our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The writings contained in are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” are “done dolphin captures in Japan deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for Cynthia Fernandez, a volunteer monitor of the notorious dolphin captures and a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding. slaughters in Taiji, Japan, will discuss what’s happened since the 2009 Academy Award winning documentary “The Cove” when she speaks to the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society on Thursday, December 5. Main line The program, free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Boat Works Holiday excursion Building at Hopkins Marine Station at 120 Ocean View Boulevard. More information Now you can enjoy an excursion to New Orleans and return with a complimentary is available at www.acsmb.org. side trip to Chicago. Available until January 2, 1914. How is that for holiday fun? You Fernandez will be fresh from her latest monitoring trip when she addresses the can also board a steamer in New Orleans for a 15 day cruise to Panama and return. society, the oldest whale and dolphin conservation organization in the world. She will Land trip only $70.10. Add a steamer cruise, merely an additional $71. (Food and fun have videos without the graphic details that can be disturbing. included aboard both train and steamer). Make your reservation now! T. F. Shillingsberg, A San Francisco high school science teacher, Fernandez said the documentary 1 passenger agent, San Jose. inspired her to join Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project as a monitor. “I knew I had to get Ladies, earn big money! involved and things have just steamrolled from there.” She has done many presentations The Barclay Custom Corset Company is seeking glib women to sell Barclay corsets in schools to explain dolphins, the problems they have in captivity and the activities within a guaranteed territory. Barclay corsets are manufactured with staves of genuine in Taiji. “My goal is to educate children and teenagers about the cruelty of captivity in whale bone and the finest of soft materials. You will receive several booklets of training the hopes of, someday, seeing all dolphins and orcas wild and free,” Fernandez said. instructions plus beautiful sales handouts with two-color woodcuts. No investment is required. Pay only for handouts used. First dozen are free. Inquire at the Barclay Custom Corset Company, Newark, N. J. 2 Band concert Next Saturday evening is the final chance for you to hear a concert by the Peninsula Band this winter. Concerts will not resume until next spring. Concerts this season have been vastly attended and the audience has paid close attention to the music so make your plans early. Several Xmas numbers will be included in this coming concert. New Northbound Southern Pacific has added a new northbound to its daily schedule. Now you can depart the Grove for San Francisco at 4 p. m. with a brief stopover at Del Monte and flag stops along the route. Court order The California Superior Court in and for the County of Monterey has issued the following order: In the matter of Lucius Taylor, who died without will, and without St. Anselm’s Anglican Church known family, leaving considerable estate … said estate will be held for thirty days to Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m. clear any claims against it, and then turned over to charity, to wit the Salvation Army. Wrong distance Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620 The Pacific Grove Review erred last week in citing the distance between Pacific Forest Hill United Methodist Church Grove Beach and Del Monte Beach in a story about a swimming feat. The figure was 551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays not correct and the Review has been dutifully brought to task. The actual distance, as Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956 measured by the U. S. Geological Survey, is 2 1/2 miles and not 3 miles, which was the “bit exaggerated” report. The Review hopes that its error did not distract from the Pacific Coast Church glory of the swim. 3 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 One vessel in port The Associated Oil Company’s tug Navigator with her tow, the barge Monterey, Peninsula Christian Center were in port at Monterey Bay after the Monterey took on a cargo of petroleum at the 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 Coalinga Wharf. The Navigator plans to depart after the Monterey is off-loaded. Obey your husbands! First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove I am a judge frequently involved in weddings. As such, I am often asked what is 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 the most important advice to offer new wives. I have a really simple answer. St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church “Newlyweds, obey your husbands!” 4 Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441 Here and there… • The Pacific Grove Athletic Association meets regularly the second Wednesday of Community Baptist Church each month. We need your support! Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 • Mr. W. A Trevor has checked in from Los Angeles at The Pacific Grove Hotel for a Peninsula Baptist Church brief business stay in our community. 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712 • The Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets in the ladies parlor of the Methodist church on the first and third Mondays of each month at 2:30 p.m. St. Angela Merici Catholic Church • Join us for preaching and praise every Thursday afternoon at 3 at the Bethel Mission. 146 8th Street, 831-655-4160 This notice posted by Sister Sarah Banks. Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove • The teachers from the Pacific Grove high school will hold a meeting on Thursday evening of next week to discuss important changes needed to be made in our school 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 system. The meeting begins at 7:00. Parents are welcome. First Church of God And the cost is... 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 • Boys with bicycles wanted for newspaper delivery. You get paid 5₵ per delivery per Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove year and you can compete for prizes. • We are offering new prices on Mazda Sunbeam lamps. Perfect for your living room 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 and elsewhere in your home. Now just $1.50 each at Culp Bros on Lighthouse avenue. Church of Christ 5 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 • Take the vapor in your own sanitarium treatment room. Supervised by a trained nurse. $1.50 per half day session, vapor provided. 6 Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove • Read the Los Angeles Tribune daily and on Sunday. Delivered to your home by PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 newsboy on bicycle is $5 for one year. A six-month subscription without Sunday is Mayflower Presbyterian Church 7 just 15₵ per month. 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 Author’s notes… 1 Excursions were gaining popularity 100 years ago. Most were top drawer, with meals Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove included, and often featured fresh lobster on the half shell. Serving as excursion direc- 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 tor aboard train and/or boat was a much sought after position, especially for young Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula women. 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 2 Door-to-door sales were just becoming popular with Nabisco, Fuller Brush, and Steller Scissors entering the competition against Barclay Custom Corset. Vacuum cleaners First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove like Rainbow and Electroluxe would soon enter the free-for-all. Unlike Barclay’s 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 crew, however, most door-to-door sales personnel were male. Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. 3 Yes, but who in the heck made the swim? Was that lack of name another bit of oversight? Do any of my readers know? Research will continue. Congregation Beth Israel 4 The author wonders whether this unnamed judge was actually re-elected. 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015 5 The Mazda lamp was Tesla’s answer to Edison’s “General Electric” light bulb. Indeed, Chabad of Monterey the “lamp” was more of a bulb than a true “lamp.” 2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770 6 Mentholated steam was the latest medical treatment in 1913 and breathing sessions December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 7

PNICCUM From Page 1 he said, was Forest Grove School, “and that was built in the fifties.” Assumptions Can Be First the district started with the basics, including heating for the schools; then they went on to other projects: science and photography laboratories, the football stadium Dangerous to Investors and athletic fields, the performance center and the music room at the middle school. The district offices, he noted, were for many years in temporary buildings beside PG Middle School, until they used Measure D funds to build new offices at the end of the school’s athletic field. He points out that the new office building is a basic, serviceable John C. Hantelman building that contains essential office space and a conference room large enough for public meetings. The district also built a maintenance building in the same compound. Financial Focus Another important improvement recently made was a fiber-optic networking of all active buildings in the system. “Technology is the wave of the future,” he said. Every day of our lives, we make assumptions. We assume that the people we en- Niccum said he has been honored to work with Superintendent Ralph Porras. “We’re counter regularly will behave in the manner to which we are accustomed. We assume very lucky with the superintendent we have,” he said. He explained that, during the that if we take care of our cars, they will get us to where we want to go. In fact, we need hiring process, Porras “blew the doors off” in his interview. He had worked with only to make assumptions to bring order to our world. But in some parts of our life — such one school district before PG, but had worked as an administrator, a teacher and in of- as investing — assumptions can prove dangerous. fice work, so he knew a great deal about how things work in a school system. “Porras Of course, not all investment-related assumptions are bad. But here are a few that, is very good at motivating administrators. And he thinks strategically, so that he can at the least, may prove to be counter-productive: quickly react to emergencies that come up, such as the recent resignation of the Forest • “Real estate will always increase in value.” Up until the 2008 financial crisis, which Grove principal,” said Niccum. was caused, at least partially, by the “housing bubble,” most people would probably “The superintendent is key,” Niccum said, and added that principals are also have said that real estate is always a good investment. But since then, we’re all more primary parts of the system. All the district’s principals, he noted, are from within the painfully aware that housing prices can rise and fall. That isn’t to say that real estate system. The key to running a school district, he said, is “being fair to everyone” and is always a bad investment — as a relatively small part of a diversified portfolio, it “fiscal responsibility.” can be appropriate, depending on your goals and risk tolerance. But don’t expect Niccum will look back with his time on the board with a lot of joy. “It’s really endless gains, with no setbacks. been fun,” he said. He said he wants to thank his wife Alyce and family for making his • “Gold will always glitter.” During periods of market volatility, investors often flee to service possible. “They put up with a lot of meetings,” he added. He also notes that his gold, thereby driving its price up. But gold prices will fluctuate, sometimes greatly, employer was extremely supportive. and there are risks in all types of gold ownership, whether you’re investing in actual Niccum works with the Pebble Beach Community Services District. He has been bars of gold or gold “futures” or the stocks of gold-mining companies. with the company for around 20 years, serving as an engineer and then for six years • “I can avoid all risks by sticking with CDs.” It’s true that Certificates of Deposit as general manager. (CDs) offer a degree of preservation of principal. But they’re not risk-free; their rates “Pacific Grove is such a neat place to raise kids,” he said. “How many places can of return may be so low that they don’t even keep up with inflation, which means you say, ‘My kid gets to march in a parade twice a year’?” you could incur purchasing-power risk. Again, having CDs in your portfolio is not a bad thing, but you’ll only want to own those amounts that are suitable for your objectives. • “The price of my investment has gone up — I must have made the right decision.” This assumption could also be made in reverse — that is, you might think that, since the price of your investment has dropped, you must have made the wrong choice. Monterey Library to hold This type of thinking causes investors to hold on to some investments too long, in the hopes of recapturing early gains, or selling promising investments too soon, just to “cut their losses.” Don’t judge investments based on short-term performance; annual used book sale instead, look at fundamentals and long-term potential. The Friends of the Monterey Pubic Library will hold their annual Giant Used • “If I need long-term care, Medicare will cover it.” You may never need any type Book Sale Friday and Saturday, December 6-7. Gently used and like-new books, of long-term care, but if you do, be prepared for some big expenses. The national CDs, DVDs and collectibles will be on sale at bargain prices. There will be a average per year for a private room in a nursing home is nearly $84,000, according preview sale for Friends members only on Friday, December 6, from 3-5 p.m. to a recent survey by Genworth, a financial security company. This cost, repeated Non-members may join at the door. On Saturday, December 7, the public sale over a period of years, could prove catastrophic to your financial security during will be held in the Library Community Room from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. All proceeds your retirement. And, contrary to many people’s assumptions, Medicare may only benefit the Monterey Library. The library is located at 625 Pacific Street in Mon- pay a small percentage of long-term care costs. You can help yourself by consulting terey. For more information call 646-5602 or visit www.monterey.org/library. with a financial professional, who can provide you with strategies designed to help cope with long-term care costs. You can’t avoid all assumptions when you’re investing. But by staying away from www.edwardjones.com questionable ones, you may avoid being tripped up on the road toward your financial goals. Toy Drive and Complimentary This article was written by Edward Jones for use bywww.edwardjones.com your local Edward Jones FinancialMarkets Advisor. Change. Gift Wrap in Carmel Convictions of the Heart Foundation, Carmel/Monterey Fire Fighters, and the www.edwardjones.com Salvation Army brings you our second Annual Santa's Workshop in Carmel by the Markets Are You Change. Prepared? Sea, Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. till 6 p.m. through December 22. Extra hours are offered the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas, Dec 23 and 24 from When Are you stop Youand look backPrepared? at what’s happened 11:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. Marketsin the markets, it’s easy Change. to realize how quickly Location : 1st Murphy House (Lincoln NW corner of 6th ave) in Carmel by the Sea When you stop and look back at what’s happened Proceeds and toys will benefit the Salvation Army and the Carmel Firefighters things can change. That’s why we should schedule Toy Drive. somein the Aretimemarkets, to discuss it’sYou easy how to Prepared? therealize market how canquickly impact We offer complimentary gift wrapping to the community and retailers. Bring your things can change. That’s why we should schedule child or pet to visit Santa, who will be on hand every Saturday and Sunday from 12 Whenyour financial you stop goals.and look We backcan also at what’s conduct happened a free some time to discuss how the market can impact noon till 3 p.m. Photos are $15 and additional children for $10 each. inportfolio the markets, review it’s to easyhelp toyou realize decide how if you quickly should Amazing assortment of Goody Baskets (retail value) $100 to $300 will be raffled. your financial goals. We can also conduct a free Come in and purchase your tickets! Winners of Raffle announced on Dec. 24 at 1p.m., thingsmake changes can change. to your That’s investments why we should and whether schedule portfolio review to help you decide if you should and you don’t have to be present to win. We’ll deliver prizes to local winners. someyou’re time on track to discuss to reach how your the goals. market can impact Bring a Toy for the Carmel Fire Fighters or Salvation Army on Dec 12 from 12:00 make changes to your investments and whether p.m. till 5:00 p.m. and the firefighters will wrap it personally! your financial goals. We can also conduct a free you’re on track to reach your goals. portfolioStop by review or call to today help you to decide schedule if you your should makefree review.changes to your investments and whether Stop by or call today to schedule your you’re on track to reach your goals. free review. Simple Gifts:Concert of Stop by or call todayJohn to C Hantelmanschedule your free review. Financial Advisor holiday music for the family . Monterey Peninsula Voices, formerly the Monterey Peninsula Choral Soci- John650 Lighthouse C Hantelman Ave Suite 130 ety, presents their annual holiday concert, “Simple Gifts” December 14, 8 p.m. FinancialPacific Grove, Advisor CA 93950 at Pacific Grove Performing Arts Center, 835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; and . 831-656-9767 December 15, 2 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 9th Avenue and Dolores, 650 Lighthouse Ave Suite 130 Carmel. Tickets are $25. Seniors and military are $15, students 18 and younger are PacificJohn C Grove, Hantelman CA 93950 $10. Tickets may be purchased online at www.thempcs.org or call 888-520-1870. 831-656-9767Financial Advisor The program includes favorites sung a cappella: “Carol of the Bells,” “Dance . of the Sugar Plum Fairies,” “Mary Had a Baby” and “My Gift.” Traditional songs 650 Lighthouse Ave Suite 130 old and new include “Deck the Halls,” “Here We Come A-Wassailing,” and “Jingle Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Bells.” The there are the songs to tug your heart with their beauty: “O Holy Night,” 831-656-9767 “O Nata Lux” by Morten Lauridsen and “Ave Maria” by Tomas Luis de Victoria. This is just a sampling, there are many more.

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MKT-5163A-A-AD Member SIPC Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 Monterey Bay Aquarium Annual CPOAMC Annual Toy Drive Community Free Admission Announces Drop-Off Sites Let the Monterey Bay Aquarium treat you this holiday season. Monterey County The annual Crime Prevention Officer’s Association of Monterey County Toy Drive residents receive free aquarium admission between Sat., Dec. 7 and Sun., Dec. 15 dur- commenced on Tues., Nov. 12 and will run last until Dec. 23. Last year, the Toy Drive ing its annual community open house. provided over 1,600 toys to children in need. Churches and community service agen- Free admission for Monterey County residents is an annual thank you to the com- cies throughout Monterey County have identified the needy children and they will help munity for its support of the non-profit aquarium. It’s a great time of year to experience Santa by wrapping all the new toys. the wonders of the aquarium. Admission is good for all aquarium exhibits and programs, Toy Drive 2013 Drop off sites: including the far-out world of the Jellies Experience. CHP office, - 960 E. Blanco, Salinas During Community Day on Sun., Dec. 15, there will be special activities such as CSUMB PD office - 100 Campus Center, Seaside feeding show in Spanish and English, a family craft room and special musical perfor- Sheriff’s Office, 1414 Natividad Rd., Salinas mances by YOSAL (Youth Orchestra Salinas). Sheriff’s Office, 10680 Merritt St., Castroville To receive free admission, Monterey County residents must present photo ID and Seaside PD, 400 Harcourt Ave., Seaside proof of residence at the main entrance. Current student identification from California Pacific Grove PD, 580 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove State University Monterey Bay, Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College, the Presidio of Monterey PD, 4468 Gigling Rd. Monterey Institute of International Studies, utility bills or Monterey-Salinas Transit Sand City PD, 1 Sylvan Park, Sand City monthly bus pass are also valid proof of residence. Free admission is good only during Carmel PD, Junipero and Fourth, Carmel regular aquarium hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Guests from outside Monterey Sheriff’s Office, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey County – including relatives or friends of local residents – can accompany local residents Monterey PD, 351 Madison St., Monterey but will be charged regular admission fees. Del Rey Oaks PD, 650 Canyon Del Rey, Del Rey Oaks Community Open House and Community Day are made possible, in part by the Walgreen’s Pharmacy at Monterey, Marina, Salinas at N. Sanborn, Seaside support of Aquarium business partners. CVS Pharmacy at Monterey at Fremont St. and Lighthouse Ave., Marina, Carmel, For general aquarium information including daily program schedules, visit www. Prunedale at San Miguel Canyon Rd. and Vierra Canyon Rd. montereybayaquarium.org or call (831) 648-4800. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located at 886 Cannery Row in Monterey. Its mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. Symphonic Choir ‘Holiday

Magic’The San Jose Symphonic Concert Choir under the directionDec. of Maestro 8 Leroy Kromm announces its Holiday Magic concert on Sun., Dec. 8 at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church (“Butterfly Church”), 915 Sunset Drive in Pacific Grove. A reception will follow. The program will include John Rutter’s glorious Magnificat which features soprano Laura Arthur and organist Barbara Vella. Rounding out the program will be Ken Malucelli’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen” and a carol sing-along. Founded in 1924, the San Jose Symphonic Choir has been under the musical direction of Maestro Kromm since 1985. Under his inspiring direction, the choir has flourished and grown in size and musicianship, and the group now includes many singers from the Monterey Peninsula. Recent performances include Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion,” the world premiere of Henry Mollicone’s “Beatitude Mass,” Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” and much more. Upcoming concerts in early 2014 will feature Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem.” Peter Tuff is the rehearsal director of the Monterey chapter of this 120-strong symphonic choir. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door, and at the following outlets: Book- mark Music, 307 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove; Do Re Mi Music, 26135 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel. More information on Maestro Leroy Kromm and the San Jose Symphonic Choir can be found on its website at www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org. Alexey Steele to give drawing demo Master draughtsman Alexey Steele will present a live portrait drawing demonstration with local photography rockstar Kim Weston sitting as his muse at Carmel Visual Arts on Friday December 13. The $20 ticket includes a wine and cheese reception that begins at 6:30 p.m. with the demo beginning at 7 o’clock. A native of Russia, Steele is the son of an academically trained painter, Leonid Steele, who is an acclaimed social realist of the Soviet School. He followed in his father’s footsteps and studied at the V. Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute before he moved with his parents to Southern California when he was 23 years old. “We live in a world of cameras,” Steele says. “Our society thinks photographic images are the ultimate truth. But the camera can only record a very narrow spectrum of tone in either a light or a dark range, never both. It also has a very limited ability to read color and value. The human eye can see so much more. If a camera snaps one frame at, say, one-sixtieth of a second, it captures only a tiny part of reality. Life painting and drawing take hours or days and involve the full richness of human experience. Processing such enormous amounts of information requires making thoughtful personal choices. As an artist you have to synthesize thousands of seconds of seeing, and reflect deeply on each step of the process. That is why art offers so much more than a snapshot.” To register, go to carmelvisualarts.com. Carmel Visual Arts is located at 3728 The Barnyard, Studio G23, Carmel. For more information call 620-2955.

“Examples of Alexey Steele’s artistic vision and delicate touch with conté can be seen in these two examples; Portrait of his friend Cesar Santos, and one of his father Leonid Steele.” December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 9

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H8764_MKT_44_2_AEP Ads_Accepted11262013 Page 10 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 CCS Playoff: Pacific Grove 77 - Carmel 53 Tweeting a playoff game: Fans texting the action to us; we’re spewing it back out because the hometown fans are hanging on every tweet. And what a game it was! No. 3 seed Carmel v. 7th seeded Pacific Grove. Win- ner goes to CCS Div. IV championship game

Eeyah! 7-0 PG on an 85-yd drive with 10 mins. left in the first quarter Luke Lowell interception: PG’s got the ball. Forget the Shoe someone posted Carmel makes it even 7-7 with 8:20 in the quarter 4:53 left. Another 40 yd TD run now 14-7 PG Jason Leach TD from about 5 yards now 21-7 PG PG scores again 28-10! Peter sending photos from his iPhone to whet your appetites for our Fri. issue Jake Speed TD pass from Luke Lowell Lowell 2 pt after TD gives PG 42-24 Quick, it’s halftime. Run to the bathroom and the refrigerator! 2nd half under way. Breaker fans tuning in from AZ, Tahoe, Henderson, San Diego, Santa Barbara 56-38 with 4:07 in the 3rd This is wild! Jake Speed gets his 5th TD of the game, a 17 yd. run Score now 70-38 with 10:43 in the 4th People are wondering if this is a basketball game looking at the score Marden/Carmel 2 yd run 70-45 with 9:19 in the 4th Breakers kicking Padre butt Score now 77-53. Start packing Final 77-53! Yes! What’s the Breakers’ % from the free throw line? LOL! Stats: Jake Speed = 6 TDs, Jason Leach 4; Speed 201 yds. rushing, Leach 183 Luke Lowell ruled the air while Speed and Leach covered the ground Next up for the Breakers: SACRED HEART GA- TORS as Monterey falls 34-7 A grudge match? Gators knocked Breakers out of the playoffs last year December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11

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L Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 Self Care During the Holiday Season Guess what? The Holiday Season Biography is here. Christmas is right around the Rabia Erduman corner. As children we get very deeply Rabia Erduman was born in Istan- conditioned about what Christmas means, bul, Turkey and later spent 10 years in all the expectations, shoulds, should nots. Germany before arriving in the United As much as you may be looking forward Self discovery States in 1983. to the Christmas gifts, it can also be a Rabia utilizes Psychology, Transper- traumatic experience. Do you remember sonal Hypnotherapy, Craniosacral Thera- hoping, praying for your favorite gift, so py, Polarity Therapy, Reiki, and Trauma excited for weeks... then you open the gifts Release to assist clients in their process of at Christmas - and you got something else? breaths into your belly. Ground yourself 5. Ask yourself what you want in this first. Get a sense of your feet on the holiday season. Imagine the possibility of self-discovery. Rabia also teaches Tantric How sad and disappointing it was! and spiritually-oriented workshops. Very often when the holiday season ground, connected to the earth. Feel your a stress-free Christmas. tailbone, and imagine that from the tip of 6. Making mistakes is part of being Rabia is the author of Veils of Separa- is approaching we feel stress, without tion - Finding the Face of Oneness, and always consciously knowing why. One your tailbone a strong grounding cord is human. We can learn from our mistakes, coming out, like a tree. Your grounding apologize, and forgive ourselves. Realize has four Guided Imagery CDs: Relaxation, of the main reasons is lack of self-care. Meditation, Chakra Meditation, and Inner We tend to be very outwardly focused, cord is moving deep into the earth, all the that who you are is always lovable no mat- way into the very center of the earth, and is ter what mistakes you have made. Guides. thinking about what is expected of us, how She has also been interviewed on ra- to do the “right” actions, find the “right” anchoring itself there. Feel yourself deeply 7. Your Self-Love Chamber is in the connected to Mother Earth, grounded in middle of your chest. Put both of your dio and television shows and has lectured Christmas gifts for our family and friends, extensively throughout the years. neglecting our own wants and needs. If this moment in a peaceful and relaxed way. hands there and send yourself uncon- 2. Realize that this is your life, you ditional love. Feel it spreading through To those wishing to understand her you didn’t get the Christmas gifts you had work, she says, “I have found working really wanted as a child and teenager, that come first. Say to yourself out loud: “This your body. is my life. I come first.” 8. Say to yourself: “I love myself with the combination of mind, body, and sets up another layer of tension and stress energy to be highly effective in reaching today, because childhood experiences cre- 3. As a child your survival depended exactly as I am.” on your caregivers, you didn’t have much 9. Imagine your ideal Christmas. optimum balance. My life and work are ate an assumption in the subconscious that about being in the moment, free of fear the same experiences will happen today. choice. Now as an adult you have choices Write it down. Say to yourself: “I deserve you didn’t have back then. Feel in your gut to receive a joyful Christmas.” and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a Here are some of the ways to take natural expression of this process.” care of yourself, so that you can experi- the fact that you can choose to take care of 10. Write down 2-3 self-care actions ence more relaxation and joy during this yourself now and ask for what you want. you can do for each of these holidays. Holiday season than you had before. “I deserve to ask for what I want.” 1. Close your eyes, take a few deep 4. Take a few deep breaths, all the way down into your belly. Lecture aims to enable holiday relaxation TWO GIRLS FROM CARMEL Chiropractor The Monterey Bay Holistic alliance will present a free lecture and demonstration Experienced • Professional by Rabia Erduman, “Conquer Tension and Stress for a Joyful Happy Holiday.” She will Same Cleaner For A Personal Touch offer simple relaxation and meditative techniques to help relieve physical tension and Bonded • 30 Year Track Record discomfort. The lecture will be presented from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 at the Marina Public Library at 190 Seaside Circle. This lecture is neither sponsored by nor endorsed by the library. Phone 277- 9029 for more information.

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Bernard Furman Alice: Don’t forget that Andy’s parents are coming here tonight, and I’d like you to be home early so that you can rest, take a shower, get dressed and be ready well before they arrive. Marriage Can Be Funny Harry: You mean I can’t wear my usual gym shorts and sneakers to dinner? A: Don’t kid around, Harry. This will be the first time we’ve met Jane’s future in-laws, and I want us to make a good impression. H: So what does that leave us to talk about? H: if I don’t like them, can I call off the wedding? A: Movies? A: It’s not for us to like or dislike. We need to get along with them for Jane’s sake and so that we’re comfortable in their presence, and vice versa, at future family H: We haven’t been to the movies lately. Old movies would be okay. gatherings. So I want you on your best behavior. A: Books? H: I’ll be an angel. H: Same problem. A: And don’t use a heavy hand when pouring the drinks. A: But old books are okay? H: Yes, sir. What are you serving for dinner? I hope nothing too exotic, since we don’t H: Yes. know anything about their tastes in food. A: How old? A: I thought I’d make that jellied calves’ foot dish you love so much. H: Dickens, Kipling, Jules Verne, and so on. H: I hope you’re joking, Alice! The friends we’ve mentioned it to have always turned up their noses, and the few who were courageous enough to try it made faces that A: To the “Yes” list add Marilyn Monroe. People always like to talk about her. were even worse. H: Good. And we can include her movie, “Some Like It Hot.” A: Of course, I’m joking. That dish is an acquired taste; you have to have grown up A: No, no, no! Jack Lemmon was a cross-dresser in that movie and we don’t know with it, as you did. how they’d feel about that. H: That’s a relief. So what will the menu be? H: Right.—Good catch. A: Salad, lamb shanks with golden baby potatoes, and lemon meringue pie. A: And no jokes. You never can tell what might offend someone. H: The lamb shanks are always a big hit. Are you sure you want to take a chance with H: Not even some mild ones? the lemon meringue pie? Remember when you made it, the filling didn’t congeal, and you ended up with the crust and meringue but nothing in-between? A: Not even those. What you consider mild might be offensive to someone else. Also add to the “No” list gay rights and gay marriage, underlined. A: That was only once, and it was the first time I made it. It’s never happened since, so don’t worry about it. H: Why the emphasis? H: Okay, if you say so. A: I forgot to mention to you that Jane told me Andy’s only sibling, his younger brother Daniel, is gay; and since we don’t know how Andy’s folks feel about that, or what A: Another thing: it may turn out that we have a lot in common with them, in which their views are on gay rights and gay marriage, those are subjects we definitely case, helped along by Jane and Andy, dinner table-talk will flow easily. But we should avoid. should consider what topics not to raise if there’s a lull in the conversation, so as to avoid getting into anything that’s controversial. H: That leaves us with a “Yes” list of old movies, old books, and Marilyn Monroe. Unless someone comes up with more interesting topics, it’s going to be a very dull evening. H: That makes sense. A: Get a pad and pen, and let’s make a list of forbidden subjects of conversation. H: (He takes pad and pen.) I’m ready. Double Nickel Plus hosts A: Write down—no politics, religion or sex. seasonal sing-along H: Right. And I’ll add to that (he is writing as he speaks) abortion, federal budget, A seasonal sing-along and holiday lunch will be the program for the taxes, social security, Obamacare, and the Vietnam, Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan Wednesday, December 11 meeting of the Double Nickels and Up Lunch Club wars. Anything else? in the parish hall of Church of the Good Shepherd at 301 Corral de Tierra Road, Salinas. 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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20132228 The following person is doing business as TAFT AND TEAK, 581 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. TAFT AND TEAK LLC., 581 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Nov. 27, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: JANNEKE ROWLAND-WOLKEN, Mem- ber/Manager. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27/13. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: FOR CHANGE OF NAME: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Petition of ALEX MOSLEY Petition of MARILYN MARQUEZ File No. 20132162 File No. 20132154 Case No. M124591 Case No. M125798 The following person is doing business as FLIP FLOP The following person is doing business as HAY- Filed August 27, 2013. To all interested persons: Peti- Filed NOVEMBER 27, 2013. To all interested per- SHOPS, 1410 Del Monte Center, Monterey, Mon- WARD HEALTHY HOME, 10 Ragsdale Drive, tioner ALEX MOSLEY filed a petition with this court sons: Petitioner MARIYN MARQUEZ filed a petition terey County, CA 93926. GROOVY GIRL, LLC, 146 Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940 and HHH, for a decree changing name as follows: present name with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Seafoam Ave., Monterey, CA 93940. This statement 10 Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, Monterey County, CA ALEX RAY MOSLEY to proposed name ALEX RAY present name BENJAMIN GALVAN-MARQUEZ was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Nov. 93940. HOMER R. HAYWARD LUMBER CO., BREAZILE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons to proposed name BENJAMIN MARQUEZ. THE 19, 2013. Registrant commenced to transact business C0089217, 10 Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940, interested in this matter shall appear before this court at COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed Monterey, CA 93940. This statement was filed with the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why matter shall appear before this court at the hearing in- above on N/A. Signed: Susan Schafer, President. This the Clerk of Monterey County on Nov. 18, 2013. Reg- the petition for change of name should not be granted. dicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition business is conducted by a limited liability company. istrant commenced to transact business under the ficti- Any person objecting to the name changes described for change of name should not be granted. Any person Publication dates: 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13/13. tious business name or name(s) listed above on Jan. above must file a written objection that includes the objecting to the name changes described above must 01, 2011. Signed: Marc Mizgorski, Chief Financial reasons for the objection at least two court days before file a written objection that includes the reasons for the Officer. This business is conducted by a corporation. the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at objection at least two court days before the matter is Publication dates: 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20/13. the hearing to show cause why the petition should not scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the to show cause why the petition should not be granted. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice If no written objection is timely filed, the court may File No. 20132118 File No. 20132145 of hearing date: November 22, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m., grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hear- The following person is doing business as BASS, The following person is doing business as CATTLEYA Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of ing date: JANUARY 24, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 125 Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, Monterey WINES, 28275 N. Alta St., Gonzales, Monterey California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of County, CA 93950. AM Retail Group, Inc., 125 County, CA 93926-0908. SONS OF BACCHUS, Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Road, Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, LLC, 428275 N. Alta St., Gonzales, CA 93926-0908. Cause shall be published at least once each week for Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing Cause shall be published at least once each week for County on Nov. 12, 2013. Registrant commenced to County on Nov. 15, 2013. Registrant commenced to on the petition in the following newspaper of general four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing transact business under the fictitious business name or transact business under the fictitious business name circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET on the petition in the following newspaper of general name(s) listed above on 11/4/13. Signed: Randon Q. or name(s) listed above on 08/01/03. Signed: Mark TIMES. DATE: August 27, 2013 Judge of the Superior circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET Roland, CEO. This business is conducted by a corpo- Pisoni, Member. This business is conducted by a lim- Court: Kay T. Kingsley. Publication dates: 11/22, 11/29, TIMES. DATE: November 27, 2013 Judge of the ration. Publication dates: 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27/13. ited liability company. Publication dates: 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13/13 Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 12/6, 12/13/13. 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20/13 Page 18 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 Six abandoned pups, six happy endings Thanks to donors, these pups and their mom were all rescued and are now in loving homes SPCA Humane Officers rescued six Sophia Preciado of Gonzales had puppies earlier this year who were aban- been looking for a family dog when she doned in a locked shed in the backyard of a saw “Patty” on our website. After reading Salinas rental property. The owner had left Anne Muraski about her rescue she thought the pup would the pups behind after being evicted from make a great companion for herself, her the property. The tiny puppies were only two daughters and her mother. a few days old when officers found them Animal Chatter “I felt peace in my heart as soon as and their malnourished mother during an I saw her. There was something so calm investigation that resulted in the convic- about her, but it turned out that she tricked tion of the owner. After months of treat- me!” joked Sophia. “Now that she’s settled ment and socialization by our veterinary, in with us, she loves to jump and play all behavioral and animal care teams, the dogs day!” Patty especially enjoys her huge are now enjoying safe, comfortable lives fenced backyard where she likes to play with new, loving families. tag with her new family. “We chase her, Dr. Amanda Sharp of Ocean View then she chases us,” said Sophia. “She gets Veterinary Hospital adopted “Zelda” after plenty of love and you can tell she feels a friend met the puppy at a local farmer’s safe and happy.” market where The SPCA was featuring Every morning Patty refuses to come pets. Her friend learned that Zelda and her out of her kennel until she gets her belly five siblings had received basic obedience rubbed. She stretches out on her back and training in The SPCA’s Take the Lead won’t move until she gets a proper morn- program, which partners shelter dogs with ing massage. In the evening Patty gets her at-risk teens from Monterey County’s fos- walk around the neighborhood, and then ter system, juvenile hall, youth probation spends hours wrestling with her squeaky department and local schools. As Offsite toys, chewing her bones, or snuggling with Adoption Coordinator Samantha Hughes Sophia’s mom on the couch. described how Zelda’s teenage handlers “She’s tiny—like a little cat—and had taught the dog how to sit, lie down and my mom loves holding her,” Sophia said. other commands, Amanda’s friend noticed “The only complaint is from my 5-year old that Zelda was eavesdropping and per- daughter when she sees the dog running to forming each command as she heard them. me first. She always says ‘Mom! She loves “My friend called me and said, ‘Get Rescued and ready for love (From left) “Patty,” “Violet,” “Linus,” “Teddy,” “Zelda,” you more than she loves me!’” down here right away and adopt this dog!’” and “Charlie” were all socialized and trained at The SPCA before adoption. said Dr. Sharp. When she saw the letters written by the two Take the Lead partici- pants who had trained Zelda, the adoption was a done deal: “Zelda made me see Regional Parks Identifies Projects, Awards Grants that everyone needs love. Please adopt The Monterey Peninsula Regional of the terms of the 2004 Assessment to assist in the Arnett Park playground Zelda because everyone deserves a second Park District (MPRPD) is proud to an- District ballot measure. The District structure replacement project. The grant chance. . . . ” “ . . . Zelda is the funniest nounce the recipients of the MPRPD Parks, Board of Directors approves the grants for Pacific Grove came to $20,300. and coolest dog in the world. She loves Open Space and Coastal Preservation after they have passed extensive review “With the help of our Assessment chasing pine cones. She just loves them. I Grants for fiscal year 2013-2014. Grants by the Assessment District Citizen’s District Citizen’s Oversight Commit- can’t believe someone would abandon her. have been awarded to the City of Carmel- Oversight Committee. In these eco- tee and District Staff, we were able to I am in love with her and you will be too!” by-the-Sea, Foothill Elementary Parent nomic times, it is even more critical for identify these worthy projects,” added “Not only did The SPCA save the Teacher Association, the City of Monterey, public entities like ours to engage with Board President Kathleen Lee. We want lives of these puppies, but the kids and the City of Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay the community.” to thanks all the applicants and encour- dogs were able to help each other in Take Charter School and the City of Seaside. This year’s grants include funding age the community to take advantage of The Lead,” said Dr. Sharp. “I’m so grateful “Our grants program assists local cit- to repair and upgrade to public parks and this program as it truly does improve our Zelda came out of that program. She is so ies, agencies, community groups and non- sports fields in Monterey, Pacific Grove, region.” loving, bright and playful.” profit organizations implement worthwhile Carmel and Seaside, the development The MPRPD Parks, Open Space Zelda prefers to sleep in her own soft- projects that help to restore or improve of educationally based woodworking/ and Coastal Preservation Grant Program sided crate, surrounded by her many toys. parks, open spaces and coastal areas within gardening curriculum focused on lo- application window will open again in If her favorite squeaky green monster gets our district for the benefit of residents cal parks and improvements to school August of 2014. For more information pushed under her dog bed she’ll start dig- and visitors,” commented Rafael Payan, playground equipment. please contact the District offices at (831) ging for it, which creates quite a spectacle. MPRPD General Manager. “The grants Pacific Grove asked for the grant 372-3196 or at [email protected] “Pretty soon the entire crate is heav- program is the District’s annual fulfillment ing around the room while she’s bouncing around inside it—it’s hilarious!” said Dr. Sharp. ‘Spamalot’ will enliven your season Pacific Repertory Theatre, the regions Galahad,” with new cast members Christo- tion, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shu- Entries being only year-round professional theatre, is pher Scott Sullinger as “Sir Lancelot,”and bert Foundation, The STAR Foundation, pleased to announce the return of the featuring Jill Miller as the ‘Lady in the The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, accepted for Fly-In Broadway musical comedy, Monty Py- Lake’. The Chapman Foundation, the Harden The Carmel Valley Community Youth thon’s Spamalot, by Eric Idle and John du Performances run Thursday thru Foundation, and PG&E Company, among Center will host the 55th Annual Santa’s Prez, playing through December 22 at the Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, and Sunday many others. Fly-In on Sat., Dec. 14 at the Carmel Val- Golden Bough Theatre in Carmel. Matinees at 2:00pm, weekends thru Dec ley Airfield on Ford Road. The event will What’s more fun than knights on 22. Discount previews are Nov 22/23. Ad- (831-622-0100 or www.pacrep.org begin at 10:30 a.m., rain or shine, with horses powered by coconuts? Back by ditional 7:30pm performance is on Wed., for info) the delivery by helicopter of Santa and popular demand, it’s PacRep’s hit musi- Nov. 27. No show on Thanksgiving. All Spamalot Schedule Mrs. Claus. Greeted by holiday music, cal, Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” Filled performances are at the Golden Bough the couple will make their way through with medieval merry-making, this zany Theatre, Monte Verde St. between 8th and THU Nov 21 7:30pm (prev) the crowd to their sleigh and begin the musical was lovingly “ripped off” from 9th, Carmel. FRI Nov 22 7:30 (prev) parade through Carmel Valley Village to the internationally renowned comedy Ticket Information. SAT Nov 23 7:30pm (open) the Community Youth Center. team’s most popular film, “Monty Python General admission single ticket prices SUN Nov 24 2:00pm (mat) Organizations and local businesses and the Holy Grail.” The highly irreverent range from $20 to $39 with discounts WED Nov 27 7:30pm will follow them in the parade filled with parody of King Arthur and the Knights of available for seniors over 65, students, FRI Nov 29 7:30pm horses, the Carmel Valley Kiwanis Club’s the Round Table is the recipient of three children, teachers, and active military. SAT Nov 30 7:30pm famous train and unique autos; and holiday Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and “Sweet Thursday” 2-for-1 discounts are SUN Dec 1 2:00pm (mat) candy will be given out. The parade will 14 Tony Award nominations. Join PacRep being offered on regular Thursday per- THU Dec 5 7:30pm end up at Santa’s workshop, where there for a chorus line of dancing knights and formances. FRI Dec 6 7:30pm will be an opportunity to take a photo Laker Girls, insulting Frenchmen, flying The Pacific Repertory Theatre Box SAT Dec 7 7:30pm with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Com- cows, a killer rabbit and a headless knight. Office is located at the Golden Bough SUN Dec 8 2:00pm (mat) munity Park will be host to other holiday Directed by PacRep Executive Direc- Playhouse on Monte Verde Street between THU Dec 12 7:30pm activities, arts and crafts, holiday treats tor Stephen Moorer, with musical direction 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. FRI Dec 13 7:30pm and music. by Stephen Tosh, and choreography by Jill Business hours are Tuesdays through Sat- SAT Dec 14 7:30pm All area businesses and organizations Miller and Tara Marie Lucido, “Spamalot” urdays; 11 a.m. – 4pm. Telephone (831) SUN Dec 15 2:00pm mat) are welcome to spread holiday cheer in the features the return of Scott McQuiston in 622-0100 or visit www.pacrep.org for THU Dec 19 7:30pm parade. For parade sign ups contact John the lead role of the alternately noble and more information. FRI Dec 20 7:30pm Russo by emailing john@carmellavender. daffy “King Arthur,” Tim Hart as Arthur’s PacRep is supported by ticket sales, SAT Dec 21 7:30pm com. The event is free and open to the trusty if goofy horse “Patsy,” Mike Baker individual donations, special events, and SUN Dec 22 2:00pm (mat) public. For more information contact Paul as the cowardly “Sir Robin,” and Equity grants from The David and Lucile Packard See PacRep.org for directions and Ingram, committee chair, at 601-6518. actor J.T. Holmstrom as the gorgeous “Sir Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Founda- further details. December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 19 Pacific Grove Sports and Leisure

2013-14 Local P.G. Elk’s Hoop Shoot 2013 - 14 LOCAL P.G. ELK’S HotShot Basketball “Freethrow” Contest Basketball Skills Contest

Girls Age 8 - 9 Score Score Total Place Girls Age 8 - 10 Score Score Total Name Agency Round 1 Round 2 Score Name Agency Round 1 Round 2 Score Ava Marshall Forest Grove 3 2 5 1 Mary Vanderslsis Forest Grove 5 14 19 1 Mariz Metias Forest Grove 3 1 4 2 Ava Marshall Forest Grove 5 7 12 2 Mary Vandersluis Forest Grove 1 1 2 Mariz Metias Forest Grove 5 5 10

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Results of the Pacific Grove LOCAL 2013 Youth Hoop Shoot Basketball “Freethrow” Boys Age 14 - 16 Score Score Total Contest sponsored by the Monterey Elk’s Lodge # 1285 held Sat., Nov 16 at Pacific Name Agency Round 1 Round 2 Score Grove High School. Eight local Pacific Grove students participated. Noah Dalhamer PGHS 33 43 76 1 This contest tests the individual Basketball Freethrow shooting skills. Top two contestants Eric Boerner PGHS 21 38 59 2 in each division will advance to the Peninsula finals on December 7. This begins the search for a National Champion in the Elk’s Hoop Shoot Freethrow Contest. Girls 4 Boys 6 Totals 10

Results of the Pacific Grove LOCAL 2013 Youth HotShot Basketball Skills Contest Join Pacific Grove Women’s Golf Club sponsored by the Monterey Elk’s Lodge # 1285 held Sat., Nov. 16, 2013 at Pacific Grove The Pacific Grove Women’s Golf Club is seeking members to join their club. High School. Ten Pacific Grove students competed. The club plays every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. The This contest tests the individual Basketball skills of shooting, dribbling and rebounding. purpose of the club is to provide competitive golf and to foster among its membership Top two in each division will advance to the Peninsula finals in March. observance of the rules and etiquette of the game of golf. Prospective members must have an established handicap of 40 or lower. Membership fee is $66. Each week a different golf game is played and winners earn credit at the Pacific Grove Pro Shop. For more information contact Pat Gotch at [email protected] Ben Alexander Golf Tips Cold Weather Advisory Ben Alexander PGA for Pets from The SPCA PGA Teaching Professional, Weather forecasters are predicting a significant drop in temperature Pacific Grove Golf Links, over the next few days. The SPCA for Monterey County advises pet Bayonet Golf Course owners that cold and freezing temperatures can be deadly for pets and PGA Teacher Of The Year, livestock. Pets that normally live outdoors during mild weather condi- No Cal PGA tions need extra protection from freezing temperatures. The SPCA 831-277-9001 recommends bringing all pets into the home or a warm, heated garage www.benalexandergolf.com during the upcoming cold snap. Prolonged exposure to extreme cold and freezing temperatures can lead to life threatening hypothermia (severe lowering of the normal body temperature), especially for smaller dogs, cats, dogs with short hair, and all animals who are acclimated to our typically warmer climate. If unable to be inside, dogs habituated to the outdoors must be protected by a dry, draft-free doghouse that is large enough to allow the dog to sit and lie down comfortably, but small enough to hold in his body heat. The floor should be raised a few inches off the ground. Provide extra dry blankets and towels and turn the house away from the wind, covering the doorway with a flap of heavy waterproof fabric or plastic. Dogs and cats not habituated to the outdoors need to be brought inside It's time of year. During the Christmas season all of us have a to ensure their safety. Do not leave indoor/outdoor house cats outside tendency to slow down a little from our regular routines and shift to overnight. the holidays. I'm with ya there! It's is a great time to play golf on the Ensure that outdoor water sources for pets and livestock are checked Monterey Peninsula because a lot of tourist stay closer to home and frequently as they can freeze over and prevent access to water. the courses are more accessible. Pets found suffering from the effects of severe cold weather should During the holiday time remember to keep the flexibility and be taken immediately to a veterinarian. During transport, the animal stretching going. Stretch every day and keep flexible and go to the should be wrapped in warm, dry towels and blankets. practice area, driving range and chipping area to keep your skill level Do not leave your pet alone in a car during cold weather. A car can moving forward. Use all of the good practice techniques you have act as a refrigerator in the winter, holding in the cold. worked on during the year. Just because the holidays are here, don't For additional information, please contact The SPCA of Monterey quit for three months and let your golf game fall apart. Happy holidays! County at 373-2631 or 422-4721 or visit www.SPCAmc.org. Page 20 • CEDAR STREET Times • December 6, 2013 City Manager’s Open Letter It has been brought to our attention that readers who do not have access to the Internet might want to read the letter Pacific Grove City Manager Tom Frutchey wrote The Old Days regarding the investigation into the allegations against retired Police commander John Nyunt. We are reprinting the letter here. Jane Roland To: The Pacific Grove and Monterey County Community There have been recent reports relating to whether or not Pacific Grove Police Commander (ret.) John Nyunt participated or assisted in the crimes for Animal Tales and which his ex-wife is being prosecuted. Even though there are as yet only un- tested allegations, some people seem to be already making up their minds about Other Random Thoughts Cmdr. Nyunt and about the Pacific Grove Police Department. Last week we saw a performance of the Kingston Trio at the Perform- The City of Pacific Grove Police Department is a professional organization, ing Arts Theater in Pacific Grove. The site was restored and renovated committed to protecting and serving its community in accordance with the high- some years ago by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club and now offers wonderful est ethical standards. Pacific Grove residents should be justly proud that Pacific performances thanks to the Foundation, the President of which, Lindsay Grove has been and continues to be the safest community in the County. Munoz, is PG Rotary’s President-elect. It brought back memories of my One of my obligations as City Manager is to create and manage an orga- years in San Francisco. nization and culture that always acts in the public’s best interests. It is also It was 1957 in Baghdad by the Bay. In North Beach, The my responsibility, when any of us falls short of that standard, to ensure that all Condor had opened and was a great little coffee place. The corrective actions are taken to address the shortfall and prevent a reoccurrence. Kingston Trio were appearing at the hungry i. The City itself Allegations of any wrong doing within the Department are fully and appropri- seemed uncomfortable in its peaceful skin. We no longer left ately investigated, both criminally and administratively. The City refers any and our apartments and cars unlocked. Masking the scent of R.J. all criminal investigations to the District Attorney. Reynolds’s product was a more pungent acrid smell... We women When questions arose last February, Chief Vicki Myers appropriately placed occasionally went to town sans hats and gloves. Hats were seen rarely on Cmdr. Nyunt on administrative leave. Since then, we have cooperated fully men; a woman could date a male in her office without fear of termination. with the District Attorney’s Office and the FBI in their investigations. The fog still cuddled around the buildings and over the water, the fog horns The City has also retained an experienced, outside investigator to conduct blew mournfully in the night, the night person heard the streetcars stop, clank our internal administrative investigation. We must observe all due process, to open doors and wind tirelessly on their way. Lenny Bruce had replaced Mort further the public’s right to be served at the highest levels of professionalism, Sahl’s gentle newspaper musings and Carol Doda was just a few years from while protecting the rights of anyone who may have been harmed, as well as any baring her bosom and subsequently everything at the Condor. Birth control individuals being investigated. (It is to protect these rights, not for purposes of pills had been approved by the FDA and changed mores forever. “political cover,” that we cannot share details of such investigations.) My flat-mate was my dearest friend, Mary Ann Odell, from Carmel. The Police Department, as a unit under the leadership of Chief Myers, is Our apartment was the former attic of an old Victorian mansion on Bu- chanan. It was a middle-class neighborhood, dotted with “painted ladies” implementing management and operational improvements that focus on trans- whose makeup was chipping and flaking. The next door neighbors were a parency, strong oversight, and accountability. We have hired fine new officers Chinese grocery store and dry cleaners. One trudged up three flights of a who, in collaboration with our existing staff, will make the department signifi- grand stairway to reach our abode. cantly stronger. We also are continuing to analyze the appropriate direction What a great space it was! At the top was a charming foyer, two for the department in the future. (We welcome all residents and businesses in bedrooms, and an interesting little living room under the eves, the dormer Pacific Grove to take the current on-line survey of police services to share with window hung over rooftops and I would lean out over the sill daring sure us their views and recommendations.) death to scrub the panes. The kitchen was the piece de resistance: gigantic, Our administrative investigation will evaluate the facts to determine what, if with a huge table in the middle and a drop down stairway to the roof. We any, further administrative and operational changes might be needed or desir- would sit on the shingles atop San Francisco and, depending on the time of able. This is being appropriately handled by Chief Myers, in accordance with day, drink beer, sun and socialize, overwhelmed by the panorama spread the law, and with the full support of the City Council and me. from bridge to bridge, Marin County and points south. At night when there Events such as these remind us how important it is to continually reexamine was no fog the sky was filled with stars and we marveled at our good fortune. our procedures and take action to meet the high standards that we have set for I was working at Foster and Kleiser in the Research Department as assis- ourselves and that the Pacific Grove community deserves. We will continue to tant to the director. When I interviewed for the position I said “oh, of course, question ourselves and evaluate our actions until we are certain we have gotten Mr. Appenzeler, I am totally comfortable with math and love digging for it right. Our joint commitment is to serve the Pacific Grove community in the information.” That was a huge lie. I hadn’t a clue about projections, in fact most professional and ethical manner possible, now and into the future. was not adept at advanced math. However, as an English/journalism major, I thrived on gleaning information. I called a friend from Stanford Research Thomas Frutchey Institute who walked me through the process of determining mileage and City Manager population trends. I got the job, there were machines that, when function- City of Pacific Grove ing, did the job. When they were not, I had to do the math by hand. The San Francisco Library became my work place when not at the office. Soon the librarian and I became friends. I would telephone her with questions.Today I would Google or ask Siri. Most weekends (which started for the young folk on Thursdays) we would go to North Beach, visit Vesuvio, across the lane from the infamous City Lights Bookstore and visit the hungry i, for which there was no over- Vacancies on City Boards, head, we needed only purchase beer. We saw the opening performance of the young men, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds, and Dave Guard and went back Commissions and Committees many times. The City of Pacific Grove is seeking applications for the following Boards, Com- North Beach in those days was friendly. Young women could be there missions and Committees for vacancies that currently exist and/or terms that expire unescorted. Mary Ann and I enjoyed entertaining. We had a core group of January 31, 2014. For a complete description of the purposes of each of the available friends, men who had been stationed on the Monterey Peninsula and relo- Boards, Commissions, and Committees, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 831- cated to San Francisco, others from home who had jobs in the City and new 648-3181/3109, or visit the City’s website at http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/boards acquaintances. It was a perfect time to be young and living in one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. • Administrative Enforcement Hearing Officer Panel - (2 vacancies: all-citizens at We met Eric Nord, “Big Daddy,” whose large) early career in “The City” was working • Architectural Review Board - (3 vacancies: 2- citizens at large, 1-design professional at the Co Existence Bagel Shop (the self- and 1-construction professional) described “Gateway to Beatnik Land”) • Economic Development Commission - (1 vacancy: Citizens at large) which was one of our favorite hangouts. • Golf Links Advisory Commission – (3 vacancies: 2- non-golfer & 1-Seniors Golf He founded the hungry I. Later, when Club Rep) Enrico Banducci took over, the club • Historic Resources Committee – (4 vacancies: 2-design professionals & 2-construc- became the cradle of stand-up comedy. tion professional) Eric had a party pad, which many of my • Museum Board – (3 vacancy: 3- citizen at large) friends adored. I went to one after hours gatherings; it was not for me, too much noise, too many people for my taste so I left. • Beautification and Natural Resources Commission – (3 vacancies: all-citizens at Today there is the group we saw perform the other night. They played large) some of their own tunes, some old folk favorites and, of course, Tom Dooley. • Planning Commission – (2 vacancies:1- citizens at large) We thank George Grove, Bob Haworth, and Rick Dougherty, the new Kings- • Recreation Board– (1 vacancy: Citizens at large) ton Trio, for turning back the clock if only for a couple of hours. • Traffic Safety Commission – (3 vacancies: allcitizens at large) In addition: There are two vacancies on the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution When you are making out your Christmas donation checks, don’t forget Control District Advisory Committee, one vacancy on the Monterey Regional Waste the furry folk at Animal Friends Rescue Project. The organization operates Management District, and two vacancies on the Transportation Agency for Monterey on a shoe string budget and, since opening a veterinary clinic in Ryan Ranch County- Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee which will be appointed for needy rescued animals, is finding the coffers increasingly drained. I will by the Mayor. write about some of those animals next week. You can drop donations by Applications for these vacancies will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, the shop or the Adoption Center. December 12, 2013. Interested persons may pick up an application at the front desk in Jane Roland may be reached at [email protected]. She manages City Hall, 300 Forest Avenue or a copy may be downloaded from the City’s website the AFRP Treasure Shop and is a member of Pacific Grove Rotary. at: www.ci.pg.ca.us/boardsappointmentapp. Further information may also be obtained by contacting the City Clerk at (831) 648-3181/3106 or via email at dconcepcion@ ci.pg.ca.us. December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 21

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Savory aromas of wood-fired pizza, Thai curry, and spicy tandoori rio from Lalla Grill located at Del Monte Add all ingredients in a large bowl and floated up from the food trucks into a cobalt sky ablaze with stars. Out over Lovers Shopping Center, Monterey. The chef and mix. Then transfer it into a large sauce Point, Cassiopeia reclined in her sparkly celestial chair and admired her reflection in owner Pat Ottone created an extensive pan. Bring to a boil on medium heat stir- the dark bay. menu that will please everyone in your ring occasionally. Shortly after 5, the streets bordering the park became a human river of parents group. They offer waffles to tacos to pushing strollers and bearing toddlers on their shoulders. Laughing pre-schoolers burgers to steaks, numerous salad choices, The Ribs: dodged through a forest of legs. Elderly grandparents edged cautiously along in the pastas, and scrumptious desserts. They Ingredients current, which pulled everyone toward the Natural History Museum. are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 3 TSP whole mustard seed There the crowd swept like a high tide up to the rope line and came to a restless The flavors are authentic to match the 2 TSP whole black pepper halt. Beyond the barrier, two honor band brass players from the town middle school origin of the country where the dish was 2 Tsp. coriander seed were coping manfully with the elements. Despite gusty breezes and dim lighting, the first created. 1 cup white wine vinegar trumpet-trombone duo played every carol in their song pamphlets with brio and polish. Pat and Chef Luis are putting their 1 cup white wine The crowd doffed its mittens to applaud. pizza making skills to good use. They both ½ cup soy sauce Next up were 150 grade school choristers who in a previous season had paraded attended a pizza school in San Francisco 3 Tsp. minced ginger through town as butterflies and moon jellyfish. Now molted into Christmas elves, they taught by a world-renowned pizza chef. Full rack of ribs awaited their director’s signal to duck beneath the rope lines and take their places on It was an intense week long course. Pat the museum steps in a polite, orderly, well rehearsed sequence. just installed a new pizza oven and pizza Procedure: Fortunately, that didn’t happen. After her introduction, the director turned from her dough mixer, so they make the dough fresh Cut the ribs into individual pieces. music stand and firmly reminded the children to “walk.” At “walk,” the kids swarmed daily. The new pizza oven can fully cook Place the ribs in a large pot and add enough up the stairs laughing, colliding, scrambling and clambering in joyous pandemonium. a pizza in four minutes. It produces high water to cover the ribs. Mix all the ingre- Sooner than might have seemed possible, though, they were lined up on the steps extreme heat up to 800˚ F. Now that’s hot! dients in a large bowl then add to the pot. by grade and chattering happily with their neighbors. “One, two, three, eyes on me!” The outcome is a nice crunchy crust on the Bring to a slow boil on low to medium heat sang the director. “One, two, eyes on you!” chorused the children, who then immedi- outside with a soft delicate inside. for three hours. Let it cool then drain the ately fell silent. The parents in the crowd could only smile enviously. I tried the wild mushroom pizza and it water. Make sure the ribs are pretty dry. The director then led her youthful chorus through an ambitious programme of was delightful. Try one for yourself. Then heat rice or canola oil in a medium Spanish language and Hannukah favorites as well as traditional Christmas carols. I Lalla Grill has a wide range of beers, pot. When it’s nice and hot carefully place didn’t count the songs, but there had to be a dozen at least. Each was delivered on key nice wine list, amazing cocktails, outside four to six ribs for 3-4 minutes. Transfer with pace, clarity, warmth, spirit and cohesion – no easy feat for 150 voices of any seating, and a beautiful bar. The staff is the ribs into the sauce and toss. Plate the age. In addition, a peppy choreography of arms swing, finger shakes, hip sways and attentive and will take care of you. I’m ribs with sticky rice and red cabbage as foot stomps accompanied the singing. glad that Luis seeks to cultivate his culi- shown. Or you may use other vegetable Perhaps most impressive was the sheer happy energy the chorus pumped out. Not nary skills as well as adding inventiveness to your liking. The ribs will have a nice only did they know every line of every song – including that memory teaser “The to the wonderful gastronomic experiences crunch on the outside and very tender and Twelve Days of Christmas” – they clearly enjoyed singing them all. Their smiles never that he creates. Please visit Chef Luis and moist on the inside. You can add more flagged, and their focus never wavered. Well, almost never. It’s tough when all those his remarkable staff soon. or less of the Siracha to adjust the spici- cell phones are flashing and parents are calling “Wave! Wave!” ness. I like mine more on the spicier side. Once the choristers had demanded figgy pudding right now and wished everyone Asian Inspired Ribs These were some of the tastiest and more happy holidays, they surged back down the steps to try to find their families in the The Sauce: flavorful ribs I’ve ever had. Frying them dark. Into the footlights stepped the mayor and a quartet of town councilors, who led Ingredients briefly added a nice texture and captured a rocket-launch countdown for the lighting of the tree. Everyone turned toward the 1 cup orange juice the moistness on the inside. You’ll go park. At “zero!” the strings of colored lights blazed to life, and the cell phones duti- ½ cup hoisin sauce crazy over these ribs. fully recorded the moment. ½ cup chili garlic sauce At that very moment, meanwhile, the PG volunteer fire engine stopped at the end ½ cup oyster sauce of the block to disgorge a familiar white-bearded, black-booted, red-clad figure. That ½ cup black bean sauce was the crowd’s cue to form another human river, this one flowing along behind Santa 1 TSP Siracha sauce to the venerable Chautauqua Hall. 2 TSP brown sugar With minimal confusion and remarkable politeness, the crowd filed past cheerful green-caped elf greeters into the hall. The big room twinkled with holiday lights and festive décor, and tables full of cookies and hot cider beckoned those in line. At the end of the line, two friendly elves flanked Santa’s chair. There the great man kindly greeted children, sat them on his wide knee, and listened to their requests. Some very little children, of course, wept in terror. As I watched the line shuffle forward, I spotted an acquaintance and went over to reminisce about our respective Santa encounters. He mentioned taking his kids to see a Hawaiian Santa while vacationing in the islands one Christmas. “I was a Santa there one year,” I said. “I had the whole kit, boots and beard and all. But I didn’t know how to do the eyebrows, so I used a whole bottle of White-Out. It was a bad mistake. My eyebrows got very crusty and scary-looking. There was a fair amount of crying.” May your holiday season be White-Out free.

Santa greets well-wish- ers at the Tree Lighting Ceremony Mon., Dec. 2. No one could find Shannon Cardwell while Santa was around, The wine however. Wonder where 2010 Paraiso Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. The grapes are all estate grown. he was? Photo by Peter They used four different clones in making this wine. It was aged in oak for 11 months. Nichols The wine has a nice structure with bright acid. I got cherries, strawberries, earthy un- dertones, hints of raspberries, with a spicy finish. It transitions very nicely from start to finish. Lalla Grill offers it by the glass and bottle. It’s a great complement to the ribs as well as the pizza and many other items on the menu. The winemaker, David Fleming, did a fabulous job in producing an enchanting Pinot Noir. He is passionate in what he does and it shows in every bottle that he creates. Keep up the good work, Dave. Visit www.paraisovineyards.com for more information. If you have any questions or comments, please email them to me: Richard@ot- tercovewines.com December 6, 2013 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 23

Where are all the sea stars? Massive mortality raises questions and concerns Museum Talk: By Cameron Douglas

Sea stars (called starfish in days gone The Devil’s by) are suffering a massive die-off, and for the first time it is happening in two Cormorant oceans in the same year. The culprit is Not just birders will want a mysterious, gruesome illness called to hear this talk on Sat., Jan. 4 sea star wasting disease, which turns its at 3:00 p.m. about the natural victims to mush as they decompose and history of cormorants. Evolution disintegrate. has crafted the only creature on Sea star wasting disease is a sort of Earth that can migrate the length undersea flesh-eating malady. White le- of a continent, dive and hunt deep sions appear on the body of the sea star underwater, perch comfortably and spread rapidly. Then the body be- on a branch of a wire, walk on comes limp as the animal’s water vascular land, climb up cliff-faces, feed system fails, which renders it unable to on thousands of different species, maintain its internal hydrostatic balance. and live beside both fresh and salt The body structure breaks down and signs water in a vast global range of of stretching between the arms appear. temperatures and altitudes, often Arms may twist and fall off, crawling in close proximity to humans. about on their own for a period of time Richard King, author of The You may not see this for a while: a cluster of healthy sea stars. Image courtesy after the sea star expires. All this happens Devil’s Cormorant will take us redorbit.com/ in the course of a few days. on twists and turns through his- Documentation of sea star wasting tory, natural history, and culture, disease looks to have commenced around sites for over a decade.” While sea gull recently quoted in a Washington Post blog, serving up the unexpected about 1972, when common sea stars died off in predation is a possible cause, Pearse which in turn has been posted in several the world’s most misunderstood large numbers along the east coast of the speculates that the disease has also been other blogs concerning this year’s occur- waterbird. U.S. Six years later in the Gulf of Cali- a factor, slowly spreading until becoming rence of sea star wasting disease. The Post Admission is $5 at the door fornia, the disease hit the predatory sea epidemic this year. “There are almost no quoted one sentence of Pearse’s input. We (free for Museum members). star Heliaster kubiniji, causing extinction stars at those sites now.” are grateful for the opportunity to share in some areas, with populations still not Some scientists have expressed more of his expertise with our readers. fully recovered by the year 2000. The dis- concern that the absence of sea stars will appearance of this top-level predator had throw off the balance of intertidal animals profound effects on the area’s ecosystem. and cause certain species such as mussels A total of 10 species of sea stars in the to reproduce unabated. Pearse disagrees. Channel Islands were documented as hav- “In California, at least, it is very unlikely ing been affected, along with three species that there will be a noticeable ecological of sea urchins, two species of brittle stars, impact, and the mussel population will not and one species of sea cucumber. All these increase much if at all.” suffered significant declines in numbers In the face of speculation that warm- during the 1978 plague. ing waters and/or Fukashima radioactivity When sea stars aren’t melting down, may be affecting our area, Pearse says no the spiny sea urchin seems to suffer a and no. “Sea temperatures off the coast similar fate from time to time. Pacific of central California and north have not $100 rebate* Grove resident John Pearse, a Professor been going up; if anything, they have been with any of the following purchases:

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