Kiosk In This Issue Fri., Sat. & Sun. July 24, 25, 26 The Mistery Machine $25, $20 general seating Morgan Stock Stage, MPC 831-646-4213 • Fri., July 24 Pet Parade 2 PM Caledonia Park 2:30 PM on Lighthouse Ave. Feast of Fashion -3 New Kiosk - Page 4 Saga - Page 13 • Fri., July 24 Feast of Dancing 6-9 PM Pacific Grove’s Chautauqua Hall • Free • Sat. July 25 Feast Day at Lovers Point Children’s Games begin 11 AM Food all day Flag Ceremony & Music begin 12:30 PM Sand Castle Judging 2 PM Pageant begins 8 PM Times • July 24-30, 2015 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. VII, Issue 45 Sun. July 26 “Launch Party” for new name 11:30 Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave., Pacific Grove 831-372-1942 Opening Ceremonies Homeless www.pacificcoastchurchpg.org • Census is Out Sun. July 26 The Bashu Youth Symphonic Orchestra Pacific Grove Count Up Youth Orchestra from ChongQing, China But Was Never High 2:00PM Doors open at 1:15 p.m. By Marge Ann Jameson Free Admission thanks to a benefactor The 2015 Monterey County “Point- • in-Time” Homeless Census and Survey is Tues. July 28 out. The survey is taken every two years as Storybook Tea required by the U.S. Department of Hous- by ITN Monterey ing and Urban Development (HUD), of all Transportation for Seniors jurisdictions receiving federal funding to Canterbury Woods 651 Sinex Ave. provide housing and services for homeless 2-4 PM individuals and families. The survey was No Cost taken in January 2015. • More than 50 percent report that they Sat. Aug. 1 have been homeless for at least a year. Rebecca Lomnicky The net change for the entire county and David Brewer went down from 2590 in 2013 to 2,308 in St. Mary’s, 12th & Central 2015, a change of -282. Countywide, in 7 PM incorporated areas, the total number of un- On Wednesday, July 22, opening ceremonies were held at Chautauqua Hall for $20, $8 kids 12 & under sheltered homeless people rose by 40 from the Feast of Lanterns. There was dancing and storytelling and a birthday cake 831-224-3819 1,260 to 1,300. In unincorporated areas • for the City of Pacific Grove, ably cut and served by Mayor Bill Kampe. Above, (Pajaro, Prunedale, and other), the number of Monarch Hand Bells of the United Methodist Church entertained. “Like” us on Facebook where unsheltered people went down by 165 to 144. Sheltered homeless in the incorporated we post short updates, traffic, areas when up to 601 from 530 in 2013, while weather, fun pictures and sheltered homeless in the unincorporated timely stuff. If you follow areas went down to 77 from 91. us on Twitter, you’ll also get In Pacific Grove, the number of unshel- local sports updates and we tered homeless reported in 2013 was six: in even tweet tournaments and 2015 it had risen to 13. Breakdowns of many playoffs from time to time of the responses are not available for Pacific during the school year. Grove, due in part to low numbers. Monterey and Salinas had the greatest number of unsheltered homeless individuals as compared to 2013, though Monterey’s total went down from 542 in 2013 to 337 in 2015. The Census is intended to assess the status of certain subpopulations including veterans, families, unaccompanied children under the age of 18, transitional aged youth For more live music events (18-240 and chronically homeless. For- try www.kikiwow.com ty-nine of the people who responded were male, 50 percent were female, and 1 percent were transgender. The largest percentage (47 The members of the Royal Court told the Legend of the Blue Willow, Pacific Grove percent) reported that they were white, while Inside style, with illustrations. L-R are: Nicole Weber, Princess Ruby; Catherine Gruber, 32 percent reported “other” or multi-racial. 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove...... 6 Princess Garnet; Caroline Evans, Princess Tourmaline; Caroline Gruber, Queen In Monterey, 35 percent are Hispanic while Animal Tales Topaz; Hayley Yukihiro, Princess Turquoise; Ashley Lyon, Princess Aquamarine; 56 percent of the homeless respondents said & Other Random Thoughts...... 11 and Olivia Cain, Princess Sapphire. The Pageant will be held Saturday, July 25 they are Hispanic. Black respondents also Cartoon...... 2 at Lovers Point and closing ceremonies will be Sunday, July 26 at Chautauqua outnumber percentages in the general pop- Cop Log...... 5 ulation 15 percent as compared to 4 percent. Golf Tips...... 14 Hall. Photos by Peter Mounteer Homeless in Paradise...... 13 Most reported they were living in Keepers of Our Culture...... 12 Monterey County at the time they recently Legal Notices...... 16 became homeless. Only 16 percent reported Marriage Can Be Funny...... 16 they were living in a neighboring county Opinion...... 15 All The News That Fits, We Print when they became homeless, while 6 percent Otter Views...... 11 We post as many as five new stories on our website every day. If you don’t get Peeps...... 10 said they were living out-of-state. Rainfall...... 2 our Facebook updates or our bulletins which go to subscribers, you might want to From the report: “The primary cause of Real Estate...... 16 think about checking our website now and then. We print on Fridays and distribute an individual’s homelessness is not always to more than 150 sites. Please see www.cedarstreettimes.com See CENSUS Page 2 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Joan Skillman PCENSUS From Page 1 clear. It is often the result of multiple and work, though in most cases employment Skillshots compounding causes, including economic, and other income were not enough to meet personal, behavioral and physical health. basic needs. One-third (32%) of survey respon- The unemployment rate – represent- dents reported job loss as the primary ing jobless who are actively seeking em- cause of their homelessness. Twenty-three ployment – in Monterey in January 2015 percent reported drugs or alcohol, higher was 12 percent, down from 2013 by three than the 20% reported in 2013. Another percentage points. 23% reported an argument with a family Thirty-one percent of families with member who asked them to leave, 20% re- children, when asked about the cause of ported eviction and 11% reported divorce, their homelessness, stated it was due to separation, or breakup as the primary cause eviction and 30 percent said it was caused of their current episode of homelessness.” by an argument with a family or friend who These figures may belie common- asked them to leave. ly-held beliefs about the causes of home- “Virtually all family respondents lessness, though the main reasons cited (98 percent) said they were not currently for failure to obtain housing are fairly experiencing home/domestic violence or obvious: abuse, 36 percent reported they had been “Respondents were also asked what physically, emotionally, or sexually abused prevented them from obtaining housing. by a relative or person they had stayed with The greatest percentage (74%) reported prior to homelessness, and 8% declined” they could not afford rent. Most other to respond. respondents reported a mixture of other in- come or access related issues, such as lack The Monterey County homeless count of access to jobs/income (53%), bad credit includes a count of unsheltered homeless (20%). Sixteen percent of respondents people, individuals and families (those reported no money for moving costs as sleeping outdoors, on the street, in parks, preventing them from obtaining housing, or in vehicles, etc.) and a count of home- and 13% reported a lack of transportation.” less individuals and families who have A very large percent, 95, reported that temporary shelter (those staying in an they use some sort of assistance of service emergency shelter, transitional housing, – mainly meal services (62 percent). This or using stabilization rooms). is a decrease from 2013, when 73 percent A copy of the Census and Survey can said they were receiving meal service. be found on the Coalition of Homeless Some 68 percent of respondents report Service Providers website at chspmon- using emergency shelter, transitional tereycounty.org and also on the website housing, or shelter day services. of Applied Survey Research, www. Unemployment was a huge factor, appliedsurveyresearch.org the non-profit with 81 percent reporting they were un- company which conducted and compiled employed. Some had full-or part-time the survey.

Kids Invited to Outback Rock VBS A summer kids’ event called Outback Rock VBS will be hosted at Mayflower Presby- terian Church, 14th and Central, on July 30 – August 1 from 9 to 12 noon. Kids entering grades 1-5 will explore the outback to discover that God is always with us. They’ll play teamwork-building games, sing catchy songs, dig into yummy nibblies, participate in engaging Bible adventures and create helpful projects-with-a-purpose. The three Pacific Grove churches partnering to produce this event are Mayflower Presbyterian, Lighthouse Fellowship and Peninsula Christian Center. There is no fee, but parents must register kids at lighthousefellowshippg.org/#/calendar-and-events/vbs More information is at mayflowerpres.org or contact [email protected] or 831-373-4705. Sunset Suppers $990 The Beach house aT Lovers PoinT Dinner & cockTaiLs From 4Pm DaiLy SOLD

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Lic. #01147233 Times Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is Data reported by Jack Beigle from Canterbury Woods published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is avail- able at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Week ending 7-23-15...... 0. 03” Regular Contributors: Ben Alexander • Jack Beigle • Jon Charron• Rabia Erduman • Dana Goforth • Jonathan Guthrie • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Total for the season...... 0.21” Travis Long • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Paul Ryan • Katie Shain • Joan Skillman • Tom Stevens • Kevin Stone To date last year...... 0.13” Intern: Ivan Garcia Distribution: Debbie Birch, Shelby Birch The historic average to this date is ...... 0.05” Cedar Street Irregulars Wettest year...... 47.15” Ava, Bella G, Ben, Benjamin, Coleman, Dezi, Gabriel, Jesse, John, Kai, Kyle, Jacob, Josh, Josh, Meena, Nathan, Ryan, Shay During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98 831.324.4742 Voice Driest year...... 4.013” 831.324.4745 Fax During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13 [email protected] Calendar items to: [email protected] website: www.cedarstreetimes.com July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 Feast of Fashionistas: 2015 Tea and Fashion Show

Members of the Royal Court, past and present, in Princesses in fabulous summer clothing prvided Clothing Optional, Spirals, The Nest, Tessuti Zoo clothing representing the Feast. by local boutiqes: Biba, Carried Away Boutique, and others.

Sherry Sands,

Sherry Sands, Former Royalty Hayley Yukihiro, Princess Turquoise 2015

Current Royal Court members and former royalty from Feasts of Lanterns past donned feast fashions. Feast of Lanterns clothing from local boutiques and Court costumes from years past provided a delightful show for the public.

There was a silent auction and wonderful food as well. The event took place at Asilomar Conference Grounds. Photos by Peter Mounteer.

Kimberly Huynh, Princess Ruby 2014

Hayley Yukihiro, Princess Turquoise 2015

Caroline Evans, Princess Tourmaline 2015 Courtney Lyon, Queen Topaz 2013 Ashley Lyon, Princess Aquamarine 2015

Caroline Gruber, Queen Topaz 2015, and her young Kaye Coleman, Queen Topaz, 1993 lady-in-waiting Hors d’oevres fit for a queen Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 ‘The Barn’ Sports a New Kiosk, Thanks to an Eagle Scout

Kyle Groben knew he wanted to do something on the historical side for his Eagle Scout project. His mother knows James Smith from the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, and James’ suggestion of a kiosk for the Heritage Society’s Barn on Laurel Street fell right into place. “I had the idea of a kiosk originally about a year ago, and was planning to build it,” said Smith. “Kyle approached me about a possible project, so he and I decided it would make a great Eagle Scout project. I designed it and we both went to the City for ARB review. We got the rest of the Pacific Grove Heritage Society Board behind it and the Heritage Society shared costs with him on the effort. Various others in the community assisted us as well.” Kyle got the lumber, redwood and cedar, from San Lorezno Lumber in Salinas. The window is Plexiglas. It was unveiled it at the first ever Volunteer Appreciation BBQ this last Sunday, July 18. The kiosk will offer announcements about Heritage Society activities. Above, left: Kyle Groben and James Smith show off the completed kiosk in front Kyle said the installation of the kiosk is complete and now he just has to do the of The Heritage Society Barn on Laurel Street, behind the firehouse. Above: Kyle paperwork for the Eagle Scout award. recruited friends and Heritage Society members to help with the installation.

Pacific Coast Church Changes Name: Launch Party This Sunday In an effort to more accurately reflect its core beliefs and teachings, Pacific Coast Church in Pacific Grove has recently changed its name to Center for Spiritual Awak- ening (CSA). CSA combines a perennial philosophy that is inclusive of the inherent truths in all religious and spiritual traditions along with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge. Modern discoveries by physicists are revealing that ancient spiritual wis- “I will be good”: dom and science, rather than being at odds, have much in common. CSA’s director, Bill Little, is in a unique position to be able to help others understand those common threads. Little holds a Ph.D. in physics from Georgia Institute of Technology as well aspects of Queen Victoria as a solid grounding in a variety of religious and spiritual traditions such a Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Native American teachings. “You find in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, we are meant to be the conduit of a Divine Mind,” says Little, who was named “Best Minister” for 2014 in the Monterey County Weekly. “That process is the process of spiritual awakening. That’s how we awaken from a finite experience into an infinite experience. “Traditional religion tends to dwell on enlightened personalities, the founders, such as Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Mohammed,” he added. “The less traditional approach realizes that that very same state exists within each and every individual. And that is capable of awakening them from the dreams of limitations.” Changing the name from Pacific Coast Church to the Center for Spiritual Awak- ening is a step that has been years in the making, according to Little, but something that was necessary to reflect their educational and lecture style of presentation. Studies conducted by the Pew Research Center have shown that growing numbers of people, especially millennials, are moving away from traditional churches. Pacific Grove is celebrated as a ‘Victorian’ town. This program of cheerfully illustrated CSA will host a “Launch Party” for the name change and new website on Sunday, dramatic readings, selected and performed by Howard Burnham, celebrates the life of July 26, at 11:30. The party, which is open to the public, will include lunch, games, the remarkable little monarch who gave her name to an age… prizes and face painting. CSA is located at 522 Central Ave., Pacific Grove 93950. THE LITTLE HOUSE, Jewel Park, (Central and Grand, Pacific Grove) Further information about CSA or the party can be obtained by calling 831-372-1942 Saturday, August 8, at 5:30 pm • $10 at the door or by visiting www.pacificcoastchurchpg.org. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5

Ad Sales Rep Needed Marge Ann Jameson Cedar Street Times, Pacific Grove’s NEWSpaper, Cop Log needs an ad rep. If you’re interested in a commis- sion-only, full- or part-time position with a lively First World Issues A damaged iPad was found in the middle of Pine Ave. The officer re- print and web publication, call 831-324-4742 or email moved the cover and found that the iPad was on the AT&T network. With the interest to [email protected]. We even serial number, the operator at AT&T was able to discern the owner. They then proceeded to have a nice conference call and the owner came and got the iPad have a fax machine: 831-324-4745 and we’re on Face- at the police station. book. Pinging Phone A cell phone was reported stolen. It was last pinged on Pacheco Pass. Thief We need someone self-directed, brazen, and cheer- probably having pea soup in Santa Nella by the time it was reported. ful. The job is what you make it. Graphic design Leaf Blower experience is a plus. A neighbor confronted the leaf blower guy next door about noise, walking onto the neighbor’s property yelling and cursing. The gardener is the one who called. The homeowner requested a trespass admonishment. The officer did Transportation probably necessary. so and told the neighbor to call the police next time. Then copies of the city’s leaf blower municipal code were passed around. Stuff Still Here Reporting party said he had paid a broker to find a company to move his stuff across the country, but the stuff hasn’t been moved yet. Police said it was a civil matter. Happened to me one time, but the mover took the stuff to Texas. I wasn’t going to Texas. Bird Breaks Window, then Escapes A bird flew into a window and broke it. A note was left for the tenant. After about 30 minutes the bird recovered and flew away. It is not known who will pay for the window. Fish drowned A woman called to report that she had turned off the oxygen to her fish tank in order to clean it. She left, and when she came back all the fish were dead. She believed her room mate killed the fish but admitted to having electricity issues. She was advised that fish could have died because of lack of oxygen when she unplugged the oxygen. Neighbor Dispute or Exercising First Amendment Reporting party on Montecito says he was “yelled out” by a neighbor. The neighbor admitted having done it but claimed it was free speech. Just Returning Their Trash A man was reported to be throwing trash in a business’s dumpster. He said the business doesn’t secure their dumpster and the trash blows around and raccoons get into it, so in the morning he gathers up all the trash and returns it to their dumpster. He was advised not to go onto their property any more. Looks like the trash will just build up along the nearest fence. Other stuff There were the usual reports of lost cell phones, found credit cards, people yelling at people, couples arguing, non-injury fender benders and a couple of alarms sounding. Here’s something interesting: No one reported a theft from an unlocked vehicle.

PG PONY will host third Champions Division game This Saturday, July 25, in conjunction (another local team); and winners from with the West Zone Northern California the Central Region, Peninsula Region, Bronco Super Region Tournament, host- Central Valley Region, East Bay Region ed by Pacific Grove PONY Baseball and and North Region (with teams as from Softball, the third game of the PG PONY as far away as Sacramento). The Bronco 2015 Champions Division season will be Super Region Tournament starts Thursday, held at Muni Ball Park in Pacific Grove 7/23/15, with the first game at 5:00pm (between 17 Mile Drive and Pico) from 11 and the Championship Game is currently a.m.-1 p.m. The mission of the Champions scheduled for Monday, 7/27/15 at 7:00pm. Division is to provide every child, regard- Teams will compete to advance to the Zone less of special needs, the opportunity to Tournament in Whittier, CA where they participate in America’s favorite pastime compete for a spot in the Bronco World of baseball and softball and to provide Series, now held in Los Alamitos, CA. All an environment that enhances the par- games during this week’s tourney will be ticipants’ self-esteem, physical mobility, played at Muni Ball Park in Pacific Grove. and embodies the spirit of teamwork and This is PG PONY’s third year hosting the community. Bronco Super Region Tournament. This game will include Champions Pacific Grove PONY Baseball & Division athletes ranging in age from 4-23 Softball Mission: The mission of our 100% from the PG PONY League, as well as the volunteer run organization is to instill, in Toro PONY League. Each Champions the youth of the community, ideals of good Division athlete will be assigned a “big sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage buddy” to help guide them through the and respect for themselves and others. event during play. This Champions Divi- This objective will be met by providing sion event will immediately conclude with supervised competitive games and prac- a medal ceremony, where each athlete will tices. Board members, League officials, be honored for their participation. coaches, umpires and parents alike shall The West Zone Northern California bear in mind that the winning of games is Bronco Super Region Tournament is an secondary to improved skill level and to 8 team, double elimination tournament the development of stronger and happier hosted by the Coast Region & Pacific youth who will grow through League play Grove PONY Baseball & Softball League to become healthy, well-adjusted adults. for Bronco players ages 11-12. Competing For more information, please con- in the tournament will be the host team, tact Staci Consiglio, PG PONY Board Pacific Grove’s Bronco Red All Stars; the President at [email protected] or winner of the Coast Region tournament 831.596.0407. Page 6 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove Main line Annual church meeting The annual state assembly of Congregational churches is underway in Pacific Grove. Under direction of the Grove’s Congregational pastor, the Reverend M. Palm- er, the confab offers a week-long medley of activities. Private entertainments will be offered to all ministers. The program opens Monday evening, next, with an invocation followed by Biblical readings offered by members of the assembly. Mrs. J. M. Banks Center for Spiritual Awakening will oversee providing refreshments. Rev. J. P. Harris said that the state meeting will 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 be kept on an even keel with any national meeting. Passersby are invited to drop in. Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove Shoots wife 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 Chief of Police Anderson, Monterey, reported that John Riley, New Monterey, had Chabad of Monterey been taken into custody after being accused of the shooting of his wife. The incident occurred early Saturday morning. Riley, an employee of the Work Company, had been 2707 David Ave. • 831-643-2770 on what has been described as a drinking spree the night before, celebrating Friday as Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove pay day. When confronted by police who called at his home, Riley surrendered himself 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 peacefully. He claimed that he and his wife were on a hunting expedition when the accidental shooting occurred. Chief Anderson said that to him it seemed unlikely that Church of Christ a hunting expedition would be planned for New Monterey. But, if one had, why would 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Riley and wife be out hunting in the pre-dawn darkness? Whether Mrs. Riley survived and, if so, the nature of her injury are not yet known. Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 Chautauqua interest down Mr. R. W. Wiley reports that interest in Chautauqua events seems to be waning. Mr. First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove Wily cited the sparse attendance for a lecture by James Phelan as evidence of falling 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741 interest. Mr. Wiley blamed the advent of radio for the decrease. Radio makes it possible for folks to be informed and entertained without leaving home. First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 Another landmark to disappear The stately, old pine tree in front of the Grand Avenue home of T. A. Work is sched- First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove uled to be cut down. Mr. Work said that some sort of tree rot made injury from falling Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. branches a likely pssibility. After receiving the blessing of town council, Wednesday 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 last, destruction of the landmark was added to the Pacific Grove work list. Forest Hill United Methodist Church Will school bond pass? Services 9 a.m. Sundays Principal A. N. Judd encourages all eligible voters to cast a ballot in next week’s 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 bond election. At stake is $125,000 for the preventative care of school buildings and the construction of a new storage unit. Rev. Richard Bowman Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove Notice, thieves! 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 The thieves who purloined the chest of drawers from the porch of George Hart, living at 520 Lobos, will be well advised to return the chest and contents. No questions Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove will be asked. Failure to do so will mean prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 Manjushri Dharma Center Reading beautifully presented Dr. James Mills, a professional orator, gave a stentor’s rendition of Esmerelda1 724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 for the Chautauqua assembly. Mills performed Saturday afternoon at the civic club. www.khenpokarten.org [email protected] Mayflower Presbyterian Church Sale stopped Mr. M. J. Baker of Boomer Gulch has been trying for at least the past year to 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705 sell his ranch. Financing was offered after a modest down. Baker submitted details Peninsula Baptist Church to sell to real estate brokers around the area. Finally, success! A deal was made with 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712 two Italian brothers who intended to enter the ranching business. The agreement was set down on paper, and Mr. Baker commenced packing his personal belongings. On Peninsula Christian Center the day the signings were to be executed and money exchanged, Baker napped on his 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 favorite pillow. He awakened only when the Italians arrived trailing behind a notary. “That’s a nice pillow,” said one Italian. St. Angela Merici Catholic Church “I’m happy that the pillow goes with the place,” said the other. 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160 Mr. Baker said: “Hold on there! This pillow is personal property and remains with me. It is not part of the sale.” St. Anselm’s Anglican Church An argument ensued. The Italians insisted that the pillow was part of the deal. Mr. Sundays 9:30 a.m. Baker insisted otherwise. Baker finally excused the notary as being no longer needed. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 The Italians departed to look elsewhere for their new ranch. Mr. Baker tried to explain Fr. Michael Bowhay the broken agreement. “Why not refuse to sell? I’ve had that pillow for more than thirty years. It’s mine and is not for sale.” St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 Tidbits from here and there • We make available only high-quality groceries at the right price! Hendricks Grocery. Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula Pacific Grove. 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818 • Don’t underestimate the power of a dollar. That’s enough to open an account at the Shoreline Community Church Bank of Pacific Grove. Commercial and savings accounts welcomed. • Miss Carole Benton, from Burlingame, is in town for a visit, and to be interviewed Sunday Service 10 a.m. by members of the Pacific Grove school board. Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 • Let’s talk! Harris Real Estate can get you property anywhere in the county at the www.shorelinechurch.org best price. Forest avenue near Lighthouse. 2 OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE • Tour Seventeen Mile Drive in the comfort of an omnibus. We pick up passengers at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Pacific Grove railroad depot. Returned by 5:30. $1.50 per Bethlehem Lutheran Church person. A lunch box is provided. Sponsored by Del Monte Resort. 800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 • Enjoy oysters! Sold on ice by N. B. Burlingame, the Grove’s finest grocer. Pastor Bart Rall And the cost is … Congregation Beth Israel • Order yourself a new Hudson today! Model Six-40, $1,750. Model Six-54, $2,225. 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015 See L. H. Peterson, Pacific Grove.3 Monterey Center for Spiritual Living • Send your dirty clothing to the Del Monte Laundry. Men’s suits on special at 75¢. We pick up dirties and deliver cleans. Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 Notes from the author … www.montereycsl.org 1 Esmerelda was a character from the “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Esmerelda gave rise to a number of epic poems. 2 The omnibus, an electric transportation vehicle, was capable of carrying twelve passengers and a driver. 3 Car lots did not yet exist. New cars were ordered through dealers who maintained models of automobiles offered. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 7 Peter Pan Remixed Pacific Grove and Feast of Cielo Cervantes Lanterns Antiques on Display The Feast of Lanterns was born as collector Jane Flury will host an exhibit Performance Review the closing ceremonies at the end of the of rare Pacific Grove memorabilia at the summer Chautauqua program in Pacific Cannery Row Antique Mall, Jane has been Grove. The Chautauqua movement fos- collecting mostly late 1800’s and early Kinetic swordfights, endearing probably reflects on how I have evolved tered the first book groups and the first 1900’s Pacific Grove maps, brochures, comic romance, and fairy-dust toking as a person as well.” inexpensive adult education in the United souvenirs, postcards and photographs. “Indians” are just a few highlights from “Pan” is a marked achievement for States – Teddy Roosevelt called the Chau- Also included in the exhibit are two rare “Pan,” a modern spin on the classic tale local theater and the next generation of tauqua movement “the most American Feast of Lanterns postcards from the early of growth and imagination, “Peter Pan.” young artists. It is co-directed by Tiffany thing about America.” 1900’s. These items and more will be on Going beyond a simple re-telling, “Pan” Torrez, with additional direction and “Vincent Circles” were created from display in the mall’s Wave Street window centers around Wendy’s teenage daugh- choreography by Kelsey Posey and Rob- the Chautauqua movement as a way to and upstairs from July 19 through the end ter, Jane Darling and her brother Damien ert Feeney who have seamlessly blended discuss the scientific, cultural and literary of August. as they follow in their mother’s foot- spectacles of giant ship battles and a 20- ideas of the day. These groups were mostly The antiques mall is located at 471 steps in Neverland. While appropriate ft long crocodile with the quiet moments held at members’ homes much like the Wave Street, Monterey.Their hours are for all ages, there is a punkish flair that of young Jane finding her place within a book groups of today. 10:00 am-5:00 pm everyday. Free park- runs throughout the show. Like one of vibrant but chaotic land. During this Feast of Lanterns month, ing on the side or one block up. For more the Lost Boys, the exuberant costumes, Amanda has many thanks for those artist and Pacific Grove memorabilia information call 831-655-0264. whimsical characters, and upbeat musi- who helped make the production what cal interludes add the wild charm. it is. “Our tireless backstage crew have “Pan” is an original adaptation and kept our sets moving and our rehearsals American Cancer Society Discovery Shop presents directorial debut from the talented young moving along right on schedule, and the playwright, actor, and teacher, Aman- wonderful, talented actors have brought Feast of Lanterns Asian Treasures Event da Platsis. She started writing the play these characters of mine to life in beauti- ACS Discovery Shop is presenting their eclectic collection of Asian Treasures… when she was 19 years old. ful and often surprising ways.” Artwork, Antiques, Home Décor, Porcelain & More… Just in time for Pacific Grove’s “I wanted to express myself in “Pan” is now showing at the Paper Feast of Lanterns Celebration. The sale will be held from Fri, July 24; 10 a.m. – 5:30 a form I was familiar with, and with Wing Hoffman Theatre in New Mon- p.m. and Sat., July 25; 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the ACS Discovery Shop in Pacific Grove, subject matter that I enjoyed,” she says. terey, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm 198 Country Club Gate. Call 831 372-0866 for more information, “The themes have evolved slightly from through August 8. For tickets, call (831) the original script to production. There’s 905-5684 or visit www.paperwingthe- a lot more emphasis on close friendship atre.com . as opposed to romantic love, which Feast of Lanterns Dragon at AFRP Treasure Shop To get into the spirit of Pacific Grove’s Feast of Lanterns stop by the AFRP Benefit Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue.and see the dragon captured by designer, Frank Quilantang. It lurks in the window intimidating the Asian ladies in their stunning costumes.

‘Kitten Fest’ for Feast of Lanterns Animal Friends Rescue Project is hav- treated with flea treatment, receive a free ing a Kitten Fest to celebrate the Feast of vet exam, free cardboard carrier and $35 Lanterns July 24, 25 and 26 at all of their coupon toward vet insurance. adoption locations. AFRP is brimming It’s an ideal time to adopt a new kit- with adorable kittens of all colors and per- ten, since the spring and summer months sonalities. Visit the adoption center located bring a surge of kittens and cats to our at 560 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove local shelters. So come in and find your from 12-5 every day; Pet Food Express in new furry friend. the Carmel Crossroads and Petco in the For those who want to help but cannot Del Monte Center. adopt: Donations are always welcome to Kelsey Posey, TJ Sullinger, Joey Mason (is the one kneeling), Taylor Landess, Kitten adoption fees will be reduced help AFRP assist more cats desperately in Devin Adler (Peter Pan), Cassie Lute, Alicia Lute to just $50 and each kitten is spayed/ need. For more information or to make a neutered, micro-chipped, FELV/FIV test- donation visit www.animalfriendsrescue. ed, vaccinated for FVRCP, de-wormed, org or call 831-333-0722. Into The Woods: A Musical by Stephen Sondheim Kevin Stone Now Showing at the Western Stage Monterey County Fairytales are pretty, but you always knew there was more to the story. With gor- geous melodies and smart insight, the legendary Sondheim tells it like it is. Association of Realtors In this modern classic, wishes are granted, but so are their consequences. The fairy- tale characters of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and his beanstalk, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and a baker and his wife merge to create a grown-up fable. The woods become a place Singles, Mingles, and Wedding where characters are tested, tough choices are made, and giants really do live in the sky. One of master composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s most popular musicals, Into Jingles: Partnerships and Living the Woods won numerous Tony Awards and sparked a 2014 film starring Meryl Streep. Dates: Fri (7/24, 7/31) @ 7:30p | Sat (7/25, 8/1) @ 7:30p | Sun (7/26) @ 2p.m. Arrangements 1967 - 2014 Location: The Western Stage at Hartnell College - Mainstage Theater 411 Central America’s living arrangements have been tracked for nearly half a century by the Ave., Salinas, CA 93901 Census Bureau, and there have been many changes over the years. In particular, young Cost: Adult: $26, Senior: $24, Children: $12 adults aged 18 to 34 have experienced significant changes in who they live with when Contact Info: Call the box office at 831-755-6816 or visit http://westernstage.com/ compared over several generations. http://westernstage.com/season/2015-season/into-the-woods/ In 1967, almost nine in 10 young adults were living in just two arrangements, either with a parent or with a spouse. While about half of 18- to 24-year-olds still live with a parent today, the other half live in more diverse arrangements. Among young adults between the ages of 25 and 34, the majority no longer Chinese Paper Cuts on Display live with a spouse but with a partner, alone, or with others. Living with others in- Chinese paper cuts by Tianxi Liu, China’s leading paper cutting artist, are on ex- cludes living with relatives other than a parent (such as a child) or nonrelatives. hibit in the Monterey Public Library lobby now through July 30, 2015. Liu’s artworks The biggest change in living arrangements since 1967 is related to the delay in marriage. are widely recognized as the best represented of the inheritance and development of On average, young adults wait nearly six years longer to get married today than in 1967. Chinese folk arts. Thirty-nine percent of 18- to 24-year-olds lived with a spouse in 1967, similar to There are 35 pieces in the exhibit, courtesy of Liu’s son Zhenshuai Liu, a professor the 43 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds in 2014. Today, only 8 percent of 18- to 24-year- at the Defense Language Institute. This art dates back to the 6th century and is one of olds live with a spouse, which is proof of people marrying later. the world’s most ancient art forms. Paper cuts are popular among Chinese in all walks The proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds living with an unmarried partner is about nine of life. They ornament walls, windows and doors during joyful times and celebrations. times higher today than in the 1970s and about 15 times higher for 25– to 34–year–olds. Paper cuts are regarded as lucky items. For more information contact liutianxipaper- Cohabitation has become so widespread that women now have about a 75 percent [email protected] chance of living with a partner before marriage by age 30. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, and is open Young adults are also delaying childbearing but are not necessarily waiting for Monday - Wednesday, 12 noon - 8 p.m., Thursday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, marriage to have children. Only 60 percent of young adult parents live with a spouse. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sundays, 1 - 5 p.m. The remaining 40 percent are single parents. Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ITNAmerica Transportation for Seniors with a “Storybook Tea” ITNMontereyCounty, the local non-profit for trans- formerly of KSBW TV will interview Katherine Freund Mammoth in the portation for seniors, welcomes ITNAmerica Founder and talk with her and attendees about their local stories Katherine Freund to Monterey on Tuesday, July 28. of what ITN transportation has meant to them and their Artichokes: Lecture The community is invited to the ITNMonterey- families. The Storybook Tea will feature special treats County (Independent Transportation Network Monterey from Eddison & Melrose as well as hot and cold bever- County) “Storybook Tea” at Canterbury Woods, 651 Sinex ages. RSVP to [email protected] or call Avenue in Pacific Grove, on Tuesday, July 28 from 2:00 (831) 233-3447 (Monterey) or (831) 240-0850 (Salinas). p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Beginning its service in 2012, ITNMontereyCounty first ride ever given by ITN, ITNAmerica Founder and (itnmontereycounty.org) is a 501c3 non-profit organiza- President Katherine Freund will be visiting Monterey as tion that provides 24 hour/7 days-a-week transportation part of her 60-day national “Storybook Tour” road trip for seniors (age 60 and older) and visually-impaired adults to encourage others to give rides to seniors and those (age 18 and older) to help them remain independent and who are visually impaired, and tell their stories online. active in their community. Supported by members and Theresa Wright, Director of Community Outreach at donors, ITN Monterey County is unique in that it provides TAMC (Transportation Agency of Monterey County) and arm-through-arm, door-through-door service.

Buddy, Elvis and the Gang! Return to PacRep During the Great Ice Age, mammoths and other now-extinct animals roamed what we Pacific Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the return of Travis Poelle as rock icon Buddy Holly, in this know as the Monterey Bay region. Discover the summer’s tribute rock show, “Buddy, Elvis and the Gang!” at the Golden Bough Theatre, August 6 - 30. This new evidence uncovered in a Castroville artichoke tribute concert features 40 live hits - including songs by Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, big Mom- field, and learn what the research team found ma Thornton and more. This year’s concerts includes 16 new covers and expands into the ’60s and ’70s including as they searched for evidence of the Paleo songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, The Mamas and The Papas, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Indians who put mammoths at the top of their Featured performers from PacRep’s award winning production of “Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story” include Da- menus. This lecture will be presented by Mark vitt Felder, David Schulz, Scott Free, Daniel Simpson, Lydia Lyons and Charmaigne Scott, with Donald Scott on Hylkema, the Santa Cruz District Archaeologist Bass and the legendary Don Dally on lead guitar. Get ready to Shake, Rattle and Roll in the aisles as these legends for California State Parks. Admission is $5 and of Rock ‘n’ Roll get everyone to Twist and Shout at the Golden Bough! free for Museum Members. Staged by Director Stephen Moorer, with Musical Direction by Don Dally, “Buddy, Elvis and the Gang!” The lecture will be held at the Pacific begins with two discount previews, Thursday and Friday, Aug 6 and 7 at 7:30pm, and opens Saturday, Aug 8, at Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest 7:30pm, followed by a 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, Aug 9. Performances continue Thursdays through Saturdays Avenue, Pacific Grove on Saturday, August 8, at 7:30pm, and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm, weekends through August 30. Performances are at the Golden Bough from 3-4:30 p.m. Theatre, located on Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Members’ Juried Exhibition offered at CPA Gallery The Center For Photographic Art (CPA) is pleased to present its annual Members’ Juried Exhibition of 2015. Composed of 45 photographs all created by current CPA Members and selected by the juror, Richard Gadd, Director of the Weston Gallery in Carmel. Gadd made his selections from an impressive field of 630 entries. The im- ages on display represent a wide array of aesthetic and technical excellence. Richard will share a few remarks during the opening. This celebratory event is free and open to the public. Exhibiting Photographers: Linda Abbey, Patricia Addleman, Mary Aiu, Charles Anselmo, Robin Apple, James Atherton, Scott Atkinson, Lynne Auld, Jim Banks, Mark Brittain, Steven Castro, John Clark, Marty Cohen, Matt Connors, Wendy Costa, Behram daCosta, Dave Dondero, Sebahat Ersoy, Sylvia Gardner, Richard Gaston, Steve Goldband, Brian Griffith, John Hennessy, Neil Goldstein, Thomas Hierl, Ann Gins- burgh Hofkin, Sang K. Jun, Jim Kasson, Oliver Klink, Howard Larsen, Jennifer Leos, Cheryl Medow, Richard Murai, Evan Powell, David L. Robertson, Robert Smith, Stephen Strom, Neal Swanson, Tracy Valleau, Dawnelle Ward-Loveless, Tom Watson, Cara Weston, Tony Williams, Karyn Yandow, Ryan Zoghlin. Opening Reception will be this Sat- urday, July 25 - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Exhibit runs July 25 - September 19 at the CPA Gallery, San Carlos and 9th Avenue, Carmel. Information at: www.photography.org This is a free event. About CPA The Center for Photographic Art’s mission is to inspire the artist and the au- dience by nurturing the personal growth inherent in creating and appreciating art. The annual PIE Labs seek to help photog- raphers and other artists discover clarity of purpose within today’s vast technological universe and to find a voice uniquely their own. CPA strives to motivate and inform artists to do work that surpasses what they thought was possible. Artistic Director, Brian Taylor. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 9 Chinese Youth St. Marys Fall Concert Series Kicks Off Orchestra with Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer will perform July 26 St. Mary’s proudly hosts “The Fire,” August 1, 2015, 7 p.m., kicking off our Fall Concert Series with Scottish fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky and reknown piper and versatile musician, David Brewer. Take in the Scottish and Celtic Festival by day, and then top of the evening with pure delight. Benefactor Donation St. Mary’s By-The-Sea hosts the concert series at 12th Street and Central Ave., Pacific Grove. Ticket information: $20, $8 kids 12 and under. Advance tickets available through www.brownpapertickets. Makes Tickets Free com, for info call or text Jackie at 831-224-3819 or email [email protected]. The Foundation for the Performing Arts of Pacific The Fire is a Scottish music duo —world-class fiddling combined with bagpipe, guitar, bodhran, and penny-whistle Grove in conjunction with Global Education and Cul- accompaniment, featuring international fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky, and multi-instrumentalist David Brewer. tural Exchange presents: The Bashu Youth Symphonic Between their entertaining and informative stage banter, four instrument combinations and vast repertoire of tunes, Orchestra on Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. Doors open they offer a wildly diverse duo concert. at 1:15 p.m. The city of Chongqing (pron “Chong Ching”), China, located in the southwestern region of the country, is proud to present its first ever high school orchestra: “The Bashu Monterey County Fair Now Accepting Entries Youth Symphonic Orchestra” Founded in December 2007, the orchestra currently It’s that time of year again and the Monterey Coun- guide-book-info . Many boasts more than 70 high school students; 49 of whom ty Fair is ready for exhibitors to enter their talents! entry deadlines are Au- are travelling throughout the country and overseas to Entries are now being accepted for the annual fair. The gust 5, 2015, but be sure showcase their musical talents. These young musicians official 2015 Entry Guidebook is available on-line at to check as they do vary (aged 12-17 years) have played in various arenas to wide http://www.montereycountyfair.com/exhibits-and-ju- by department. A full list varieties of appreciative audiences. Their mission is to nior-livestock-auction/entry-guide-book-info or at your of deadlines can be found express the ideas and attitudes of today’s youth through local library, feed store or main fair office. From baked on page 4 of the Entry music and dance, while introducing audiences to the goods, to cut flowers there are competitions for both Guidebook. Regardless elegance and art of Chinese culture. junior and senior exhibitors if you’re an old pro or a Several world-renowned conductors have been invit- “The competitive programs are the heart of any first timer, please be sure ed to work with this orchestra, including the present con- fair. From quilts to jams, from cut flowers to photog- to read all the rules and ductor, Mr. Shenghong Zhou (conductor to Chongqing’s raphy, there is a competition for every member of the competitions thoroughly; Opera Orchestra). Dozens of internationally acclaimed family,” noted Kelly Violini, Fair CEO. “There is no we have made changes musicians have rehearsed and performed with this newly better way to experience the fair than to be part of the from last year. formed orchestra as well. The Bashu Youth Symphonic celebration. Being an exhibitor is easy, it is exciting, The Monterey Orchestra performed in the New Year’s Concert in the and it is a fun way to experience Farm Fresh Fun at the County Fair will run from Wednesday, September 2 – Great Theatre in Chongqing, China for three consecutive Monterey County Fair.” Monday, September 7, 2015. This year’s theme “Farm years beginning in 2013. In October 2014, the orchestra Exhibitors are encouraged to enter on-line at Fresh Fun” celebrates the fun that can be discovered in played at the Pacific Theater Hall to a full house—a great http://monter.fairmanager.com/ or a link can be located the world of agriculture and the fair. For further infor- honor for the group. Two months later, the group joined through the fair’s website http://www.montereycoun- mation please refer to www.montereycountyfair.com or forces with the Joint Fifth Chinese Symphonic Orchestra. tyfair.com/exhibits-and-junior-livestock-auction/entry- call the main office at (831) 372-5863. Musicians from as far away as Austria and Finland, as well as Washington State in the U.S. have performed with the Bashu Youth Symphonic Orchestra. This Or- chestra has invited Professor Bianco (conductor of the Washington University Symphony), to provide instruction and guidance, and he has offered high praise to this group of young, semi-professional musicians. We hope you will enjoy the fine music our students can perform for you and your members, and we’re grateful Feast of Lanterns for your kind support. The Performing Arts Center Pacific Grove is located at 835 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. Asian Treasures Friday & Saturday, July 24-25; 10 am - 5:30 pm Monterey County Mensa welcomes Warren Chang to the Monterey Public Library Monterey artist Warren Chang will present a Power- Point and some original works at the Monterey County Library on Saturday, August 8, from 2 - 4 p.m.Fresh from his recent exhibit at La Mirada, Chang will talk about his narrative works portraying Monterey County scenes and people. His realistic and somewhat monochromatic works have timelessness like a sepia photograph, and viewers AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF ASIAN will feel strong connections with his subjects. There’s a ARTWORK, ANTIQUES, HOME DECOR, powerful sense of place and profound beauty in his works. PORCELAIN & MORE...Just in time for After the presentation, Chang will be available to sign our Feast of Lanterns Celebration! copies of his books, “Warren Chang: Narrative Paintings” and “Monterey Now.” 198 Country Club Gate Pacific Grove Your lighthouse 831 372-0866

needs you Every birthday is a gift. Every purchase and donation supports Become a volunteer docent at the historic Point Pinos Lighthouse, 80 Asilomar Blvd. in Pacific Grove. Training the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives and create is arranged during lighthouse hours, Thursday through a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Monday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are interested, please leave a message at831- 648-3176.

Poetry Book by Gloria Bell Benefits AFRP “The Poetry Garden,” a collection of poems by the late Gloria S. Bell with illustrations by Laurel Por- ter-Gaylord was compiled by Nancy Bennett. The book cancer.org/discovery is charming, touching and beautiful. Several have been given to the AFRP Treasure Shop with proceeds to benefit the animals. Gloria had a deep Connect with us on: affinity for all of God’s creatures, especially cats. This Cancer Information: cancer.org | 1.800.227.2345 collection is available at the shop for a $12.00 donation. For information, please call Jane at 333-0491. Page 10 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Your Achievements CERT conducts “Urban Missing Person Search” Exercise On Saturday, July 18, the Pacific Grove unit of Monterey Fire Department’s Com- munity Emergency Response Team (CERT) staged its annual “urban missing person Peeps search” exercise. Because an actual search would be extensive, New Monterey mem- bers of CERT were invited to participate, so about a dozen CERTs from PG and New Monterey meant a healthy turnout for this exercise. While CERT can be activated in various emergencies, many folks don’t know CERT can be asked to help find missing persons. Last March, CERTs mobilized in the middle Tim Flanagan Named New of the night to help police and fire personnel search for a missing autistic teenager (who fortunately was located), so search skills are imperative for CERTs. District Manager at MRWMD The search exercise began with a briefing on a “missing” teenaged girl (portrayed by a generous non-CERT unknown to the searchers.) Given a general description of Tim Flanagan was named the new the person and her presumed direction of travel, CERTs equipped with maps and radios, general manager of the Monterey Regional and wearing their distinctive green helmets and bright yellow safety vests, formed two Waste Management District (MRWMD) squads to scour central PG on foot. by the District’s Board of Directors at Key to the exercise was ensuring no casual observer would conclude an actual their July 17 board meeting. Flanagan person was missing and at risk. Similarly, care was taken in designing and executing will direct the award-winning MRWMD the exercise so that CERT activity did not involve private property or affect normal facilities and Monterey Peninsula Land- commerce and traffic. Having clear but simple parameters met these goals while also fill. Flanagan had served as the District’s allowing for a realistic simulation. assistant general manager since February A beautiful, sunny morning meant countless folks were “out and about” on Light- 2005 and has more than 33 years of di- house, Forest, and other streets of town as CERTs worked methodically through the verse experience in the public and private search zones. For added realism, the teams also encountered theoretical “unanticipated sectors of waste management, with a problems” such as “hearing an alarm” coming from a structure. After more than an concentration on recycling. He was hired hour of searching, the “missing person” was located meandering Lighthouse like any after a nationwide search conducted by a visitor to town. recruiting firm. His annual salary will be During debriefing, CERTs reviewed radio communication challenges in cities, $187,000. the successfully careful delineation of specific search zones, and the reinforcement of Flanagan succeeds William Merry, team operational skills. While the exercise posed design challenges, CERTs found it who recently retired after 28 years with a successful and worthwhile field experience providing “on the ground” practice for the District, having served as District an “urban missing person search.” Anyone interested in taking CERT training and Engineer, Assistant General Manager, and joining the team can get information on the class forming in September by emailing General Manager. Flanagan had served [email protected] as interim general manager since Merry retired. Tim Flanagan Flanagan responded to his appoint- Flanagan’s decades-long commitment First Friday and Third Thursdays Now ment by saying: “I am excited about the to recycling began not long after he started opportunity to lead the men and women in 1982 as solid waste/recycling manager Part of MMA Offerings of the MRWMD into the next chapter of for the City of Palo Alto. He worked on The Monterey Museum of Art launches extended hours on the First Friday and the District’s long and storied history. The one of the first curbside recycling collec- Third Thursday of the month beginning Thursday, July 16 and Friday, August 7. Third District is on the cusp of transitioning from tion programs in the United States in a time Thursdays of the month will be held at MMA La Mirada and First Fridays will be held a traditional waste and recycling facility to before there were any recycling trucks. at MMA Pacific Street. Upcoming programming includes: a truly integrated waste processing facility Flanagan has remained devoted to recy- Friday, August 7, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. that has as its mission “Turning Waste into cling and helped make it a key component Design for Life: Ethos and Example of Leading Artist Pedro de Lemos, 1915 – 1945 Resources.” I hope to bring my passion for of the Monterey Peninsula Landfill. lecture with Julianne Burton Carvajal, Ph.D.MIIS Irvine Auditorium people and the environment in my role as After four years in Palo Alto he Thursday, August 20, 6:00 – 7:30 pm General Manager to help lead the District worked for Santa Clara County as Tech- Printmaking on the Monterey Peninsula lecture with Robynn SmithMMA La Mirada into this transition and continue to develop nical Program Manager. From 1987 until Thursday, September 17, 6:00 – 7:00 pm the truly world-class facility we have here 2005, when he joined the MRWMD, Fla- Director’s Dialogue: Printmaking and the Carmel Art AssociationMMA La Mirada on the Monterey Peninsula.” nagan worked in various management po- For more information on upcoming events, exhibitions, and programming visit MRWMD Board Chair Dennis Allion, sitions for Waste Management, the world’s montereyart.org the Del Rey Oaks representative on the largest waste collector and hauler, and for Museum Hours: MMA Pacific Street: Thursday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; board, thanked Flanagan for his years of other firms in the private sector. First Friday of the month 11:00 am - 8:00 pm beginning August 7, 2015; Closed Tues- public service and said, “We look forward He has a bachelor’s degree from day and Wednesday to years and years of his continued service UC-Santa Barbara in public policy and MMA La Mirada: Friday – Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm; Third Thursday of the at the District.” economics with an emphasis on urban month 11:00 am - 8:00 pm beginning July 16, 2015; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday In 2014, Flanagan was named Munic- planning and has done graduate work in MMA Pacific Street Parking:Two-hour free street parking is available near MMA ipal Member of the Year by the Gold Rush public administration. Pacific Street. MMA La Mirada Parking:The Monterey Museum of Art – La Mirada Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of Flanagan is a native of San Francisco. offers limited on-site complimentary parking. MIIS Irvine Auditorium Street Park- North America (SWANA). He and his wife, Anita, currently make ing:Two-hour free street parking is available near The MIIS Auditorium. their home in Prunedale. Lyceum’s Cyber Adventurers Class Inspires Young Women for Careers in Sciences Over the last two Saturdays 20 local middle school students learned the basics College in 2012 for Salinas area students. This abbreviated version provided of computer programming, robotics and cyber security at MPC. Lyceum Board an introduction to what we hope will be a full-length program next summer. Member, Sue Higgins, and a crew of high school and college volunteers put on The Lyceum appreciates MPC Science Department for use of facilities and the event. Two young men from MPC and three women from local high schools laboratories. and UC San Diego provided hands-on activities and challenges for the girls. Cyber Adventurers began as a week-long pilot program hosted by Hartnell

Natalie Ortiz, Monterey High alumna and UC San Diego Computer Science Girls programming their robots to run an obstacle course student, teaches the ladies how to program and create computer games. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11 The Calm before the Feast To Eat or Not to Eat II Jane Roland Tom Stevens Animal Tales and Otter Views Other Random Thoughts

Anyone who has had animals has funny stories. I am not sure about show dogs or cats; are they allowed levity? I received several responses to my last column and am sharing with you. One thing I failed to mention is Lilah, our dachshund mix. She has not met a bed she doesn’t like. To eat. We have finally found one that has remained intact, but it is very flat, with not many spots for teeth to hold. A sad thing about this little girl is that she was outgoing and very friendly until Brandy died. Although I wouldn’t say they were great friends, Lilah has become shy and reclusive. John has become her person, I run a distant second. She draws away from human attention, whereas in the past she would say “Pet me, pet me, I love you!” and nuzzle in their laps. I am sure she needs a canine companion but one hasn’t found us yet. She and Toby the cat are still best friends and sleep cheek to jowl on the sofa or pet bed. This came from our editor, Marge Ann: “Did I tell you about Humphrey, our basset hound, who located every one of the Easter eggs I’d hidden for the kids and ate them? Then he sat under the deck all day looking miserable, with egg shells all around I had a Lhasa Apso named Su Chow. I washed out my panty hose and hung them on a chair. She came along and ate the feet out. When they came out the other end I had to help with the process. My ferret loved flip flops as a midnight snack, and Neil’s ferret ate the anti-static packing peanuts and pooped green.” Then there was one from my cousin, Mary Shaw: “My dog and cheese tale: After WWII ended my husband Richard, like all service men, had the right to additional education. He chose to attend hotel management training school at Cornell University where we rented an old farm house and moved in with our young German short haired pointer ‘Mozart.’ One day we read in the paper that the first post-war shipment of Roquefort cheese was available in large blocs. We signed up. The package arrived on a cold snowy day just as we were leaving the house. When we returned we were greeted by a rather subdued Mozart. He had ejected most of the cheese and packaging, but the On one clear evening recently, the new moon and Venus looked like an Arabian string came out very slowly from the other end. (I tried pulling once but that elicited a flag motif – the slender crescent of the moon sharing the cobalt twilight with a single cry of pain so we let nature take its course).” bright planet. Then the tail end of a Mexican hurricane swept in, and we had thunder Kelly Lehrian, the Executive Director of AFRP, tells about a wonderful red dachs- and lightning instead. hund who came into the Salinas Animal Shelter. (In the vernacular of animal shelter That celestial thunder passed quickly, but the thunder of fast bikes lingered as organizations there is a term for adopting a dog after fostering, it is called “failed foster” Grand Prix races drew legions of motorcyclists to the peninsula. The visiting bikers and there are many around, several in the shop.) roared around happily for days, hunched over the handlebars, exulting in their ma- “This pup was Cletus. His funny name he picked it out of a few we tossed out at chines’ Tesla-like acceleration. At night, long rows of motorcycles parked atilt outside him and that was the one he responded to. He was an AFRP dog we adopted after foster favored motels. failing. Every blanket we left on the couch he would chew holes in, so we dubbed them It was all a fitting drum roll for PG’s biggest annual event, this week’s Feast of Swiss blankets. One day I came down and he had his head sticking out of one of his Lanterns. The feast usually ends Saturday night with a fireworks spectacle as thunder- special blanket creations. He was a silly, hilarious dog.” ous as a thousand Ducatis. And while the fireworks tailgate the Grand Prix races pretty I cannot leave out cats from this story. Our beloved Mike (Michael Crawford), our tightly, there is a brief caesura of tranquility in between. On Monday I set out to find it. marmalade Manx, would jump on the desk in the family room where we kept the cats’ The first place I looked was underwater. For reasons known only to blue whales, food (safety measures from dogs). If there happened to be any papers on the desk, Mikey krill and marine scientists, the Pacific hereabouts is unusually warm right now; about would urinate on them as if to say “not in my territory.” We told Dr. Bill Cleary about 65 degrees. The kids splashing in the shallows at Lover’s Point and the surfers along the this and he recounted the tale of his cat who never met a photograph or other pictures coast know this, but I didn’t catch on until I went for a swim recently near Point Pinos. left on a counter that he didn’t saturate with great pleasure. “How’s the water?” a beachcombing couple inquired after I staggered ashore. The I believe everyone has a story about cats and garage doors. Some haven’t happy man cradled a handful of turban shells, tiny bivalves and bits of beach glass as colorful endings. Michele Tubman told me about Charlie She and her family lived in La Mesa, as confetti. California a rural bedroom community in San Diego County. Son, Robert picked Charlie “It’s warm! Warm!” I almost sang. “You don’t even need a wet suit right now.” out of a “bag” of kittens that were on their way to the shelter. A few years later, the cat The missus squinted at me dubiously. “How warm? Would you say it’s tropically was trapped on the neck by the neighbors’ garage door. He was there all night. They warm?” rushed the injured animal to the vet who was ready to “put him down”. When he saw the “No, not tropical, but not arctic either. It’s like Lake Tahoe on a sunny day in late children in the waiting room crying he said “I can do nothing but perhaps the children summer – brisk and refreshing, only salty.” could take him home and see what they could do with love and care.” He said he had “Then why are you shivering?” the husband asked. seen cats with lesser injuries not survive. Robert stayed home from school several days, “I might have stayed in too long.” fed his kitty with an eye dropper and cream on his finger. The youngsters attended Santa On Monday I went back to Point Pinos to test the water temperature again. This Sophia a Parochial School. Every morning each class prayed for Charlie to survive. time I took a mask and fins and wore a spring “shorty” wetsuit so I could try something And survive he did He was a proud cat although from then on he walked with his head I’ve never done on the California coast: look around underwater. down, he could never lift it again. He lived to be a very old man. Waves can lure me into the ocean in any season, but what I know about cold wa- So often an animal is euthanized with an ailment that might have been cured. In the ter and what I had heard about local visibility had soured me on snorkeling. So I was ‘50s my mother lived on The River Ranch in Carmel Valley. It was the Morse family surprised to find myself tugging on the fins, spitting into the mask, and belly-flopping summer home. She was the guardian of the Morse’ hunting dogs. My mother insisted into the shallows. that the dogs be unpenned and they took up residency at her house. One day “Boozie” Again, the water was warm! Though not tropically warm. And it was much clearer an English hunting dog, was roaming the hills with his brother, Zippy. Boozie came than I expected, like swimming in a martini. Just a few inches below me, sea grass of home with his front leg hanging by a thread, the result of a gunshot probably from a the brightest green flickered in the sunlight and flowed with the surge, as soft and thick hunter... Mother loaded him in the car and drove all the way around (pre finished Los as mermaid hair. Passing waves stirred a blue-green garden of anemones. Laureles and freeway) into Seaside. The vet took one look and said “I will put him Further out, the mermaid hair gave way to sea lettuces, broad-leaved plants and down at once.” Mother drew herself up to her 5’6” inches and said, “Would you ‘put various kinds of kelp. I’m ashamed to say I can’t name what I saw, but I can attest it down’ a man in this situation?” Obviously my formidable parent won. Boozie was an was beautiful and strange. The plants came in many sizes, shapes, colors and textures. amputee who lived many years. No more roaming. Zippy never came back. Some leaves looked as long and leathery as belts. Others were frilly or fringed and Jane Roland manages the AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain Avenue in PG.. moved like flamenco dancers’ skirts. Strands of kelp formed swaying golden nets. [email protected] One plant had leaves as broad and brown as tobacco, but when the surge stirred them, bursts of iridescent silver-blue flickered from them like St. Elmo’s Fire. I dove . down at one point to watch this happen more closely, but a moray eel nosed out of a hole just then, so the leaf lightning remained a mystery. The eel and a few small wrasses aside, I didn’t see many creatures during my swim, but I certainly heard them. The sea floor and its many rock dwellings sent up a lively symphony of crackling, clicking, popping, squeaking and snapping. I imagined a sub- marine Bach Festival or an undersea fireworks show. Thankfully, there were no Ducatis. I was so enchanted by the waving sea plants, their vivid colors and the ever-popping soundtrack that I forgot to listen for whales. I read on-line recently that the warm water off the Central Coast has created a krill banquet for humpbacks and other cetaceans. One observer supposedly counted 21 blue whales off the Farallons, and rare basking sharks were reportedly seen in Monterey Bay. I don’t know if basking sharks have a song, but humpbacks and blue whales assur- edly do. It’s said that under the right isothermic conditions, some whales are audible for hundreds of miles. I figure if Monterey Bay is hosting humpbacks right now, I should be able to hear them under water at Point Pinos. I’ll need to go back while the water is still warm. Okay, warmish. Page 12 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Why Write A Memoir Harold Grice, owner of Grice Engi- enthusiastic and enjoy it so much. neering in Salinas, is our guest columnist Harold Grice Then Momma died. We spent that this week. He is a member of Central Sunday at the beach. Momma didn’t feel Coast Writers and writes memoir, poetry, well. We kids sleep out under the trees. As and screenplays. Harold gives an intimate Keepers of we were getting up, our car was speeding look at how the past changes when we see down the road, away from the ranch. I was it here, in the future. His book, California our Culture finally told Mom had gone to the hospital. Country Boy, was published by Park After a pretty empty day, our stepfather Place Publications and is available on came home and we found out mother had Amazon.com died while coming out of anesthesia after an operation for an appendix enlargement. Remember when …? Not if I can help It was thought a blood clot got to her heart it, it tends to piss me off. and caused a heart attack. This is the hard So why write a memoir? one. How can this be resolved? There are As I grew up many things happened no good ways. For some reason I felt a that I didn’t stop and consider, things that tremendous guilt, as though it was all my occurred in passing but left their impact fault—I should have been a better person. on my life: the dog chewed my face up; Harold Grice has published a memoir, This diminished but is still there—in the we moved often. Daddy dying. Momma California Country Boy. It is available element that I can be a better person. I can remarrying, moving to the ranch, my on Amazon.com only believe she is in heaven with Daddy oldest brother assuming mastery over me, and they are having a good and happy time. Momma dying, running away, and being This is one that has no reason on resolu- shuttled between relatives. I didn’t come tion—live with it. That was the resolve I to grips with life as it happened; I was found in this writing. too busy staying alive. There was no time Running away and shuttling between to rethink or resolve these issues, along relatives, the families separated me from with an ignorance that they even needed my siblings, as they were of my older resolution. brother’s brutal habits. This distanced me I wrote as I grew, but often, after from my siblings and keep me so occupied reading what I had written, would think that I had no time, and was not inclined, it bad and give it a toss. Then I started to to stop and resolve these happenings in write about what I did know, my life. A my mind. I don’t think I even considered little bit of memory of this and that, and all them as being important. That didn’t sorts of things would come to mind. The come until I began, during my writing, question they couldn’t answer, they’d pipe en chores: milking cows, slopping hogs, mind is a funny thing, with a little nudge the journey through my mind. So, while I up, “Look out, Harold’s thinking again.” feeding calves and stock, herding cows, here and there, it connects the happenings have not come to grips with all of them, I I wasn’t dumb, actually, I was thinking of splitting firewood, and hoeing weeds. I as they occurred at the time. Not how we at least am aware of what has created my stuff most all the time. And they liked to learned to ride as well as an 8-year-old might have wanted them to be, but how character as it is. blame me for everything, as I was always can and I also drove a team of horses. they actually were. So in the final analysis, we write doing, what they considered, unusual Fortunately, the team was well schooled As I wrote, things that happened along memories, not to entertain others, but to things. Through recollection and writing, and didn’t try any funny stuff. But my the way became clear and sharp; they be- resolve those issues that have made us who I have come to understand that each of us older brother, by four years and 40 pounds, came real as I struggled my way through we are. The memories we do publish may is different and, when closely examined, assumed responsibility for my correctness. them. One example: The dog that bit me be somewhat enhanced, i.e., a creative we are all screwed up and doing things in His method was to either catch me doing was just giving me a scolding for pestering memoir, but those in our mind don’t lie. own way. something he figured was wrong or assume him. I was three and didn’t know that sort Memories we’ve expressed to others are Then Daddy died. I was six. He had I did something wrong he didn’t know of thing. I never told which dog it was; I often consciously edited to make us look been ill and either working or resting so about. Punishment was a wupp’n and, thought it was my fault. But then, when good or hide early missteps. However, in he was mostly absent from my sphere of while never with closed fist, getting hit by I got into trouble, he protected me. He the journey of writing a memoir and as we activity. His was a declining presence, someone twice your size hurts pretty much became my dog. We became good friends examine and re-examine the past through so it was more a phased loss rather than the same. Then if I didn’t yell and scream, and he would tolerate me no-end but did our adult’s eye, we become more authentic the abrupt one that came later. Momma he considered it a challenge to pummel not like anyone to abuse me. Momma to ourselves and, hopefully, to others. couldn’t stay in that house any longer and away until I did or couldn’t stand. As he gave the dog to Mr. O’Brian because the bought one in Arroyo Grande, another said, “I always like a challenge.” dog wouldn’t let her scold me. At the time Harold writes in a country boy voice house, another school. Fortunately my Writing about this I learned that this I thought it was my fault, in retrospect I and his books and poetry transport you to uncles, Milt and Bill, and sometimes Don, was likely about him acting out his loss see otherwise. another time, another realm, one that may stayed with us, so there were always men as much as me irritating him. He felt an We moved often, as Daddy went still exist in the backwoods of your mind. around to help out. obligation to accept a responsibility that where the work was. I didn’t develop When Harold gives a talk, he takes you Then Momma met and married a he was too immature to administer in a close childhood friends. I became closer there and you’re happy. rancher and we moved again. This school reasonable way. I am sure it was a release to my siblings but that was much more Patricia Hamilton, Park Place Pub- was one room with all grades. It took a of his frustration and hurt, and to feel internal. I learned not to share with my lications, 831-649-6640. Writer services, while for me to develop a niche. that he was doing something important. siblings, as the youngest I was supposed Guided Autobiography classes, self-pub- During this period, we boys were giv- The only thing is, he didn’t have to be so to be the dumbest. But when I asked some lishing and marketing services.

Summer Heat Safety Tips to Ensure Fun in the Sun and people with medical conditions, · Stay well-hydrated and avoid By Ron Rabena especially those with heart disease and alcoholic and caffeinated bever- high blood pressure. ages. Staying hydrated helps you The summer season and warm weath- The classic warning symptom of a maintain a normal body temperature er triggers an urge to be outdoors, but fun heat stroke is a body temperature that and drinking excessive caffeinated in the sun can be dangerous when the is above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, but or alcoholic drinks can dehydrate, heat and humidity rise. In addition to sun other symptoms include fainting, dizzi- rather than hydrate, you. burn, heat-related illnesses including heat ness and light-headedness, rapid pulse, · Eat smaller meals more frequent- stroke or sunstroke can send unsuspecting painful muscle cramps and spasms, ly. Eating small, protein rich meals victims to the hospital. The human body headache, lack of sweating despite throughout the day keeps your ener- keeps itself cool by allowing heat to escape the heat, nausea and vomiting, rapid gy level stabilized. through the skin and by evaporating the breathing, dry, hot and red skin and · Never leave children, adults or resulting perspiration. If the body cannot behavioral changes including disori- pets in a closed, parked vehicle. In cool itself enough, the person could suffer entation. If you or anyone around you the sun, closed car temperatures can from heat-related illness. has any of these symptoms, 911 should rise from 78 degrees to 100 degrees Heat stroke can progress from milder be called immediately. As you wait for in just three minutes. heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaus- emergency services, put damp and cool For more information on tion, heat cramps and fainting. Illnesses cloths or towels on the affected person heat-related illness prevention and caused by overheating can become serious, and have them lie down until medical treatment, visit the Centers for Dis- and even deadly, if not treated. Exposure assistance arrives. · Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. ease Control and Prevention at www. to heat kills approximately 400 Americans Being alert to the symptoms of heat Whenever possible, reserve outdoor cdc.gov/extremeheat, The American Red annually. stroke is vital to ensuring your own health activities for the cooler morning and Cross, www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/ Everyone is susceptible to heat-re- and safety as well as your friends and fam- evening hours. heat-wave and the Mayo Clinic. lated illnesses, with even young healthy ily. However, as Benjamin Franklin said, · Wear lightweight, loose-fitting, The summer months can be the most athletes succumbing to it. However, those “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound light-colored clothing. Wearing too joyful of the year, so by following these most at risk include senior citizens, espe- of cure” and heatstroke is preventable. much clothing or tight clothing won’t simple tips, you can be assured that your cially those living along in non-air-condi- Take these preventative steps to prevent allow your body to cool down efficient- summer is full of all the family fun that tioned environments; infants and children heatstroke this summer: ly. you had planned. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 The Saga of a Big Stuffed Pooh Bear, a Homeless Woman, and an 80-year-old Advocate for the Homeless

Wanda Sue Parrott end to collect the items from evidence, but if she has not picked up the things by evening, he will do so. Homeless in Paradise My apology, but I did not get his name. He is to be commended and the 9-1-1 dispatcher should have his name. I did cancel my barbecue date in Salinas in order to be here if needed.

It is now 12:57 a.m. on Sunday, July 19. The lady’s big bear and other things remain in the alley by my fence. The police did not come, nor did she. It looks like another boondoggle. I am so very sorry.

File Note: 7-19-15 6:38 a.m.

Rumbling of thunder awakened me. It is so rare, in the ongoing drought, to even get sprinkles, so a thunder-and-lightning storm was a true eye-opener. I went outdoors in the drops that were falling in Seaside and found the homeless woman’s possessions still in the dirt by the fence in the alley. The local police must have gotten tied up with crime and their promise was not fulfilled. I hope it was not a boondoggle, so will not make a judgment call. Anyhow, Nature destroyed my attempt to save the estate of an unknown home- less woman. South of Seaside, over Pacific Grove, nature was putting on a sky-splitting gold- en lightning show. The big naked shaggy bear was lightly dusted with moisture. I tried stuffing ev- erything deeper into plastic bags and marveled at the difficult task--and the fact one little woman had transported all this stuff to my front yard. How? How could such a person even survive under such conditions? How will she survive if all her stuff is now junked? She had stuck a pigeon feather into the heap, as a message I have not deci- Date: Sat., 18 Jul 2015 Seaside, California phered. Did it mean: I am leaving my treasure with you for care? or, this is a gift to you because I won’t return? This morning, her feather was gone. A part of me is mourning. Why? I do not A homeless person dumped her blankets and stuff in the front yard and then took even know her name. her little dog and left. It was 8:30 a.m. I went online and looked up Winnie the Pooh bears and found that Sears and I reported it to 9-1-1- but do not want the police to remove the stuff yet, as it is Disney both make giant huggable, lovable bears like the one that was obviously the probably all the woman owns in the world. lady’s treasure... with shipping, in new condition, the cost reaches $400. If it is still here when I return from my critique group, I will again report it and This bear, unlike those with red shirts that say POOH, is naked. ask for action. If I could report it while she is on the property, the police might arrest Now that her treasure is wet, it will become moldy, like old love that was wrong her and give her shelter, but I have no way of knowing the timing of her return, if she from the outset and goes sour... a dream that went awry... a love story that was built even returns. on fairy-tale lies. She has a little dog she calls Charlie. I do not know her name. Somehow that seems such a tragic loss, and I might weep while the sky grows Meanwhile, I placed a note on the blankets saying that this stuff cannot stay here dry again. Does anyone know the meaning of the Native American sign language and must be moved or it will be removed. written with an upright feather? I do not know that meaning because my Native If I were able, I would move it to Mayor Rubio’s yard as a way of punctuating American blood is so miniscule that I have little connection with my Chickasaw the desperate need for shelter for these unfortunate women, as pointedly mentioned ancestry, except for this closing salutation: aho. in my column last week and on other occasions. It sounds amazingly like the start of the term ---hole. Whose? Theirs or mine? If you come by the house, this explains what you might see and why. The Homeless Census results are being presented to the County Board of Super- visors this coming Tues., in Salinas. I am not sure if I will or will not attend. 12:45 p.m., Sat., 7-18-15 WSP

I returned home from my writers critique group and found the homeless woman’s Sunday, 7-19-15 5:40 p.m. stuff still parked on the white bench outside my door, so put what would fit into large black trash bags and moved it all into the alley on the north side of the property. It is As I prepare to go to the monthly ETC potluck dinner with my friends from the now sitting along the fence. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, I see the plastic trash bags It is topped by a 6 foot tall stuffed shaggy teddy bear, which is probably what still remain piled in the sun by my fence. she uses for sleeping on. A smaller stuffed animal and two baby seats for her dog are I think of the UU recitation about recognizing “the light in every human heart- also in the trash bags along with clothes and a few other items. -may our individual sparks meet and merge, bringing both light and warmth to the This is possibly the total of her worldly possessions. There is a once-gorgeous world.” hand-crocheted heavy comforter that is filthy now. Lyrics from Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” enter my mind and remind me that Someone is going to come along and take the stuff, or part of it, so I am going Pooh has already started to mold in his black sack. to report it to 9-1-1 with request the police hold it for her ... and will send e-mail to “Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord/that David played and it touched the Mayor Rubio and Chief Myers, so they know about this sad situation. I do not know Lord/but you don’t really care for music, do you?” the woman’s name or where to find her. I respond, “I love music!” As a reporter of homeless activity on the Monterey Peninsula, I am not qualified The song continues, “You say I took the name in vain/ I don’t even know the to also serve as a shelter for the homeless and, therefore, have taken the action noted name/but if I did, well really, what’s it to you?” above. I respond by breaking into tears that are not only my own. They are collective Alas, the Salvation Army is closed today or I might be able to put the stuff there tears of anguish from caretakers of our cities--mayors and councilmen of Ameri- for safekeeping. ca--who, like me, frozen with confoundment, wonder: What can we do about the I understand Lt. Paul Swain has been promoted to Captain and has not been unknown homeless for whom Pooh is a symbol of broken love for one another? around for the past two weeks. And I say to myself: The buck stops with me. When I get home, if the black I have hung a long piece of driftwood between the fence posts and suspended trash bags are still here, I will wash the unknown woman’s blanket and put Pooh the NO TRESPASSING sign with Gorilla tape, which means the mailman will have through the dryer. to move the driftwood if he is going to have access to the mailbox by the door. It might not be too late to save him. Repairmen who will eventually fix the glass the SWAT team shot out on April 7 when Matthew Bachelder shot himself will be able to access the south end of the Chris Veloz [Seaside PD]: property via the driveway and broken fence. Thank you. I do hope the right owner picked it up, but there was a big weekend I have a barbecue date with my friend Ludmila in Salinas this afternoon, so will fiesta behind me, with lots of music, beer drinking and traffic in that alley--enough not be here until later tonight, and will be gone again most of tomorrow in case you that I found last night that the hosts had stuffed their overflow trash into my garbage come by. bins to full capacity. Their black bags, which I did not open, were in the trash that has now been hauled away. Sat., July 18, 2015 5:42 p.m. I join you in hoping the right owner got her things. For the record, I got my copy of the 2015 Point in Time Homeless Census last night and read the entire document Dear Chief Myers in search of a specific subsection about homeless women Thank you for your timely response to my earlier e-mail. I appreciate your con- There was none. cern and interest in this situation and also wish to thank the Seaside Police Depart- ment, for a young man did come by in response to my second 9-1-1- call, and quite Sunday, 7-19-15 9:06 p.m. thoughtfully suggested we leave the woman’s items by the fence for a few hours to When I got home, the black sacks were gone from the fence. see if she comes to get them. Farewell, Pooh! He said it would be difficult for her to have to come to the station on the week- Hallelujah. Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Pacific Grove Letters Sports Opinion Another unhealthy tree (for residents, too) Editor: Ben Alexander As regards Pacific Grove’s Tree Policy Values Trees Over Life It was with great interest that I read the letter from Jared Pechan regarding PG’s “Tree” Policy. Golf Tips Our family had a very similar experience four years ago. My son had a “very” large Monterey Pine on his property. We all had a concern that the tree was unhealthy. In addition, the roots of the tree were so large the lawn was uneven and damage was caused to the foundation of the home. The tree was leaning in the path of his house; if it came down the lives of my son, his wife and our two grandsons would be endangered. Ben Alexander PGA We contacted the City of PG to begin the process of having the tree removed. We PGA Teaching Professional, were referred to the “not so friendly” Public Works Officer who informed us we needed Pacific Grove Golf Links, to apply for a permit. Bayonet Golf Course We submitted our application along with an arborist report supporting our claim PGA Teacher Of The Year, No Cal PGA that the tree was diseased. The request was denied. 831-277-9001 Being frustrated and fearful that our family was endangered we hired another www.benalexandergolf.com arborist who also found the tree to be a danger. Finally, the City capitulated and approved our permit request. When the tree was removed a tree expert verified that the tree was extremely dis- eased and could have caused considerable damage to persons and property. So, again, thank you Jared Pechan for pointing out a serious flaw in the City’s Tree Management Policy. The City should aways err on the side of caution. People are more important than trees!

Jeff Woodfin The British Open is one of the most watched tournaments by the public Pacific Grove during the year. The scenery and the Scottish look of the golf courses are so foreign to most American golfers. The Open is being played at St. Andrews in Scotland, the home of golf, where golf was first played. I had the opportunity to play St. Andrews a few years ago and it reminds me of how a player needs to be creative with shot making. Every shot Here Are The Numbers is not going to be in the fairway for the tour players or the weekend Editor, players. When you practice, get creative by practicing a variety of I read with some surprise your report about me not providing any “numbers” to shots under trees, in the rough, hit some shots around an imaginary substantiate my claim about the City already collecting more than enough money to tree on the driving range because these are the shots you’re going to improve and maintain our sewer collection system. In fact, I did provide these numbers get when you play. and they are part of the public record. Here they are again: during the 10-year period FY2005-14 the City collected $23.7M in surcharges but only spent $16.1M. The City spent $9.3M for capital improvement projects (CIP) and $6.8M for operations and main- tenance (O&M). In short, PG ratepayers paid $7.5M more than the City spent. Further, if you assume level funding going forward, i.e., no increase in the surcharge, and add this $7.5M surplus to the $9.3M collected for CIP in the past you get a total of $16.8M. This is more than enough to cover the $14M worth of capital improvement proj- ects proposed for the next 10 years with plenty left over for O&M. More money is not always the answer, especially when you’re collecting plenty already. I’m very pleased that 25 percent of the ratepayers were able to protest in what turned out to be a poorly run Prop 218 process.

Luke Coletti Poetry In The Grove Pacific Grove SURCHARGE CIP O&M CIP.+.O&M SURPLUS 1 FY.2004/05 $1,698,597 $336,200 $687,970 $1,024,170 $674,427 Explores the poetry of Linda Paston 2 FY.2005/06 $2,132,665 $779,399 $981,064 $1,760,463 $372,202 3 FY.2006/07 $2,210,252 $426,248 $675,195 $1,101,443 $1,108,809 on Saturday, August 1, 2015, 4 FY.2007/08 $2,390,327 $981,566 $707,355 $1,688,921 $701,406 from 3:00-5:00 pm at the 5 FY.2008/09 $2,397,754 $927,868 $689,465 $1,617,333 $780,421 6 FY.2009/10. $2,445,434 $1,375,044 $480,324 $1,855,368 $590,066 Little House in Jewell Park. 7 FY.2010/11 $2,467,758 $368,477 $481,687 $850,164 $1,617,594 8 FY.2011/12 $2,545,182 $1,816,782 $569,320 $2,386,102 $159,080 9 FY.2012/13 $2,637,141 $688,394 $847,577 $1,535,971 $1,101,170 10 FY.2013/14 $2,787,930 $1,656,430 $738,055 $2,394,485 $393,445 Award winning poet, author, former Poet Laureate of TOTALS $23,713,040 $9,356,408 $6,858,012 $16,214,420 $7,498,620 Maryland, and winner of numerous poetry awards, SURPLUS.=.SURCHARGE.B.(CIP.+.O.&.M). including an award for which Sylvia Plath was the runner up, Pastan invites the reader to quietly examine the truth of everyday life. From her poem, The Cossacks,

For Jews, the Cossacks are always coming. Therefore I think Is a Minority Bullying the Majority? the sun spot on my arm is melanoma. Therefore I celebrate Editor: New Year's Eve by counting my annual dead. Wanda Sue Parrott in her regular column really rubs our noses in the LGBTQI rights issue. (Still not sure what the QI stands for). Although the Supreme Court has Please join us for poetry and discussion. made many of our decisions FOR us, roughly 65 percent of the American population feels we are on the wrong track when it comes to social changes that have been forced Poetry In The Grove meets from 3:00-5:00 pm upon us by the legal profession and their clients. on the first Saturday of each month at the Wanda's cute and clever title, LGBTQ QUESTIONING; QUANDRY OR QUEER Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, with the big rainbow flag underneath is a good example of a minority population bullying Pacific Grove. A different poet is discussed the majority. I am not a homophobe or a bigot. I am not inter sexual, hermaphroditic,inter each month. Cosponsored by the Pacific Grove gender, or chromosonally impaired. I am just in a quandary as to where Wanda Sue Poetry Collective, and the Pacific Parrot and others like her are taking in this strange expansion of gay privilege (I mean Grove Public Library. LGBTQI privilege). Furthermore, I fail to see Wanda's implied connection between homelessness and gay privilege. www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective Carol Marquart Pacific Grove This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted. [Ed.] Wanda continues her dictionary of the acronym LGBTQI this week. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 15 What do you call two newlywed LGBTQIs? Bride & bride, wife & wife, groom & groom, husband & husband? Part Two tion must be taken concerning their use Revising standard rules of etiquette when one is not a member of the group. is such a fresh challenge the Emily Post Wanda Sue Parrott Intersexed Person Institute hasn’t yet updated its web content Someone whose sex a doctor has a to include the three-week-old Supreme difficult time categorizing as either male Court decision that legalizes same-sex or female. A person whose combination of marriage. Homeless in Paradise chromosomes, gonads, hormones, internal If you consult the Post Institute web- sex organs, gonads, and/or genitals differs site, you’ll find this comment under Wed- lem of which partner’s last name to take, anatomical sex. Sexual orientation varies from one of the two expected patterns. ding (what to wear): “. . .remember, most simply combined both their last names. and is not dependent on gender identity. people will be looking at the bride and Thus, instead of giving their daughter the Queer So what? groom anyway.” http://www.emilypost. traditional first and middle name followed 1. An umbrella term which embraces a Ernie Guzman, 41, the never-married com/weddings . by one last name, they gave her one first matrix of sexual preferences, orientations, homeless “Gay Gourmet” who prepared What if the couple exchanging vows name and two last names: Carilee Thomas and habits of the not-exclusively- hetero- Thanksgiving dinner from dumpster are both women? Or men? Will the state- Hanley. sexual-and-monogamous majority. Queer discards last fall, now works for a temp ment soon become inclusionary, as “most As the country adjusts to the sweeping includes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, agency as a server and cook while seeking people will be looking at the bride and changes brought June 26, 2015 by the Su- transpeople, intersex persons, the radical steady employment and lives in Seaside groom, bride and bride, or husband and preme Court decision legalizing same sex sex communities, and many other sexually with a businesswoman who now rents him husband?” marriage, elementary education into key transgressive (underworld) explorers. a small room. Until recently, the term “partner” was terms related to the LGBTQI community 2. This term is sometimes used as a Last week Ernie reflected on the effect often used to describe the “significant will help the public-at-large understand sexual orientation label instead of ‘bisex- he hopes the Supreme Court decision has. other” of both lesbian and gay couples, as what is happening. ual’ as a way of acknowledging that there “I don’t care what people think of me,” he well as non-married heterosexuals. are more than two genders to be attracted says. “I don’t care what people call me. Now that non-traditional wedlock Definitions of the Pride Flag’s to, or as a way of stating a non-heterosex- What I care about is that people respect is legal, will new language replace the stripes ual orientation without having to state who me as a human being.” traditional heterosexual man and woman Here in a nutshell are excerpted they are attracted to. Ernie’s relationship with his landlady protocol “Mr. and Mrs.” with non-tradi- definitions of the six colored stripes of 3. A reclaimed word that was formerly is strictly platonic. She’s a transgendered tional formal terms like “Mrs. and Mrs.” the Pride Flag shown above, LGBTQI, used solely as a slur but that has been se- man. Like the title of an old song, their or ”Ms. and Ms.” for women? Or, “Mr. from [email protected] . The site mantically overturned by members of the forthcoming mainstream lifestyle is “Any- and Mr.” for men? serves as a post-Post pathpaver pointing to maligned group, who use it as a term of thing Goes.” homeless and sheltered mainstream terms defiant pride. ‘Queer’ is an example of a of the future that is now here. word undergoing this process. For decades Lesbian ‘queer’ was used solely as a derogatory Term used to describe female-iden- adjective for gays and lesbians, but in the tified people attracted romantically, 1980s the term began to be used by gay erotically, and/or emotionally to other and lesbian activists as a term of self-iden- female-identified people. The term lesbian tification..Eventually, it came to be used as is derived from the name of the Greek an umbrella term that included gay men, island of Lesbos and as such is some- lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered times considered a Eurocentric category people. Nevertheless, a sizable percentage that does not necessarily represent the of people to whom this term might apply identities of African-Americans and other still hold ‘queer’ to be a hateful insult, and non-European ethnic groups. This being its use by heterosexuals is often consid- said, individual female-identified people ered offensive. Similarly, other reclaimed (To be continued next week.) from diverse ethnic groups, including words are usually offensive to the in-group Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at 831- African-Americans, embrace the term when used by outsiders, so extreme cau- 899-5887 or amykitchenerfdn@hotmail. ‘lesbian’ as an identity label. Gay 1. 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The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The The paper is printed on Friday and is available at 150 locations throughout Inn at Spanish Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speakers the city and on the Peninsula as well as by e-mail subscription and with on July 28, Michele Crompton, California State University (Director of OLLI) monthly home delivery to occupied homes in Pacific Grove. and Karen Kadushin, Dean Emeritus of the Monterey College of Law. Lunch Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher is $20 and reservations may be made by calling Jane Roland at 649-0657. Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 [email protected] Page 16 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Scene 83: Harry Wilson as the 2500-Year-Old Man (XI) for decades we were told to sharply cut down the quantity of salt we used, because Bernard Furman excessive salt led to high blood pressure. Do you recall that? A: Yes. H: Then it was discovered that too much salt in your diet could worsen your condition if Marriage Can Be Funny you already had hypertension, but salt was not the cause of your having it. Correct? A: Yes. H: Okay---another example: for a long time most doctors were opposed to the consump- Bernard Furman passed away May 5, 2014. We found that he had tion of alcohol, especially by older people, but then it was discovered that alcohol in moderation, such as a glass of wine a day, is actually good for you. Correct? written more than a year’s worth of columns (Scenes) and left them for us. We have now reached the end of them. We hope you have A: Yes. enjoyed them as we did. Thank you, Mr. Furman! H: To continue: when it was learned that cholesterol caused the formation of plaque which clogs arteries, leading to heart disease, we were told to reduce our consump- tion of eggs. But later it was found that there’s a “good” cholesterol as well as a Harry, as the 2500-year old man, is being interviewed by son-in-law Andy. “bad” one and that eggs have the good stuff and therefore we should feel free to enjoy them. Correct? Andy: There’s something you said in one of our interviews that puzzles me, and I’d A: Yes. like to go over it with you if you don’t mind. H: Butter is a no-no because it’s supposedly too high in fat, but the same doctors who Harry: Be my guest. tell us this can’t explain why the French, who use butter in everything they bake or A: Obviously, you are a very intelligent man. cook, don’t have a high incidence of heart disease. H: True. A: That’s true. A: And with all the knowledge you’ve acquired over the centuries, a very learned man H: I could go on this way indefinitely, but believe I’ve made my point that doctors don’t as well. know everything, and much of what they think they know is wrong . H: Also true. A: That may be true, but you still haven’t come to my original question concerning exercise. A: Then how is it you can say that exercise is harmful---or to use your precise words, “exercise is a killer,” which is contrary to what doctors all over the world believe? H: Be patient, I was leading into it.---When I said exercise was a killer, I was talking about the most common forms—jogging and running. Have you noticed how often H: First of all, you need to recognize that doctors are not always right, and have been someone engaged in one of those activities drops dead of a heart attack? known to give advice that they themselves later admit was wrong. For example, A: I’ve read newspaper reports of that happening—I couldn’t say how often. H: But often enough to make an impression on you? A: I guess so. Legal Notices STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT H: Do you know why people die while running---or jogging, which is just a slower OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME form of running? File No. 20101811 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) have abandoned the use of A: I have no idea. File No. 20151377 the fictitious name(s) listed: DEL MONTE FINE ART, H: It’s because if God wanted us to be runners He would have given us four legs, just The following person is doing business as ASCEND th 6th Ave. 25W of San Carlos, Carmel, Monterey Coun- MORTGAGE and ARISE REALTY, 199 17 St., ty, CA 93921. The fictitious business name was filed like He did with the deer, the elk, the horse, and so on; and even more importantly, Suite F, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. AS- He would have given us lungs and a heart able to support the running. But He didn’t. th in Monterey County on Aug. 23, 2010, File Number CEND FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC., 30 W. 39 20101811. Registered Owner: BRENT MICHAEL So when someone is overtaxing himself, the lungs can’t provide the air and the Ave., Suite 104, San Mateo, CA 94403. This statement GROSS, 235 Hwy. 1, Carmel, CA 93921. Business heart can’t provide the blood to sustain that exertion. Do you know what happens was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June was conducted by: an individual. Signed: Brent Gross. because of that? 30, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business This statement was filed with the County Clerk of under the fictitious business name or names listed Monterey County on June 16, 2015. Publication dates: A: No, I don’t. above on 01/12/05. Signed: Richard L. Lausten, Trea- 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15 surer. This business is conducted by a DE corporation. H: The lungs send a message to the brain that says, “Hey, boss! This guy is killing us! Publication dates: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15 You’ve got to do something to help us out here!” So the brain says to the heart, “Stop FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT for a while, so this character is forced to cease what he’s doing.” The heart stops, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20151279 and the runner collapses. If the brain rescinds its order in time, all he’s had is a mild File Number 20151291 The following person is doing business as MONTE- heart attack. If it doesn’t, he’s dead. The following person is doing business as: ORO REY CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, 400 W. VERDE SOLUTIONS, 1253 Los Olivos Dr. #36, Franklin St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940: A: I think I’m beginning to better understand you. Salinas, Monterey County, CA 93901. ANTONIO MONTEREY PENINSULA CHURCH OF RELI- OJEDA, 1253 Los Olivos Dr. #36, Salinas, CA 93901. GIOUS SCIENCE, 400 W. Franklin St., Monterey, H: Good boy. This statement was filed with the County Clerk CA 93940. This statement was filed with the Clerk A: Running and jogging are no-no’s, because we weren’t built to do that. of Monterey County on June 17, 2015. Registrant of Monterey County on June 16, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious commenced to transact business under the fictitious H: You’ve got it. business name or names listed above on N/A. Signed, business name or names listed above on 04/08/09. Antonio Ojeda. This business is conducted by an Signed: Richard L. Lausten, Treasurer. This business A: Walking is okay because we were given lungs and a heart sufficient to sustain that individual. is conducted by a corporation. activity. Publication dates: 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10/15 Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 H: Right again. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF FICTI- A: What about walking on a treadmill in a gym? File No. 20151353 TIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person is doing business as WANDER File No. 20111955 H: That’s okay if the pace isn’t too fast, but you might die anyway. YACHT, 64955 Hwy. 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, The following person(s) have abandoned the use of CA 93920: RANDALL LEE EVENSEN, 64955 Hwy. the fictitious name(s) listed: A & L SENIOR SER- A: From what? 1, Big Sur, CA 93920. This statement was filed with VICES, 925 Cedar St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. The H: Boredom. the Clerk of Monterey County on June 26, 2015. fictitious business name was filed in Monterey County Registrant commenced to transact business under the on 9/13/11, File Number 20111955. Registered Own- fictitious business name or names listed above on er: LINDA SCOTT, 925 Cedar St., Pacific Grove, CA 06/24/2015. Signed: R. C. Evensen. This business is 93950. Business was conducted by: an individual. conducted by an individual. Signed: Linda Scott This statement was filed with the Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 County Clerk of Monterey County on June 23, 2015. Call 831-324-4742 Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10. 7/17, 7/24/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT about placing legal notices File No. 20151342 File No. 20151209 The following person is doing business as SWAP 24/7, The following person is doing business as COASTAL 43 Laureles Grade Road, Salinas, Monterey County, PLUMBING, 837 El Camino Real N., Salinas, Mon- CA 93908: HILARY LORNA ANDERSON, 43 Lau- terey County, CA 93907: FRESNO PLUMBING & reles Grade Road, Salinas, CA 93908. This statement HEATING, INC., 2585 N. Larkin, Fresno, CA 93727. was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey 25, 2015. Registrant commenced to transact business County on June 8, 2015. Registrant commenced to MST Seeks Input on 15-Year Plan under the fictitious business name or names listed transact business under the fictitious business name or Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) would like to hear from seniors, people with above on 10/13/10. Signed: Hilary L. Anderson. This names listed above on 2001. Signed: Larry D. Kumpe, disabilities, veterans, and their advocates about their transportation needs. business is conducted by an individual. President. This business is conducted by a California MST is developing a Measure Q 15-year Plan to protect existing programs and Publication dates: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24/15 Corporation. Publication dates: 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17/15 services as well as guide new investments in programs and services. A survey has been developed to gather input from seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and their FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT advocates on how this money should be spent. The survey will take approximately 10 File No. 20151440 File No. 20151417 minutes to complete and is available in English and Spanish through a link on MST’s The following person is doing business as TELE- The following person is doing business as TECHNO website homepage, www.mst.org, or directly at the following links: SIS WESTERN PROPERTIES, 201 Glenwood LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC and TECHNO LOCK, English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSTMeasQEnglish Circle Apt 12C, Monterey, Monterey County, CA 3170B Vista Del Camino, Marina, Monterey County, 93940: DUANE ANDERSON, 201 Glenwood CA 93933. TECHNO LOCK KEYS TRADING LLC, Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSTMedidaQ Circle Apt 12C, Monterey, CA 93940. This 1039 Oakhaven Rd., Memphis TN 38113. This state- On November 4, 2014, the voters of Monterey County approved Measure Q, a new statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on countywide 1/8 cent sales tax measure for public transit to be used solely for transpor- County on July 8, 2015. Registrant commenced 07/06/15. Registrant commenced to transact business tation programs that serve veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Beginning under the fictitious business name or names listed to transact business under the fictitious business in July 2015, Measure Q will raise approximately $7 million per year for 15 years. name or names listed above on NA. Signed: above on 07/1/15. Signed: Marcel Nader, Managing Duane Anderson. This business is conducted by Member. This business is conducted by a limited lia- For more information, please visit www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit an individual. bility company. toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1. Follow MST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mst_bus Publication dates: 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/15 Publication dates: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/15 for the latest service alerts. July 24, 2015 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 17 Back to Basics Part XIX X Marks the Spot - Form 4797 - Sales of Business Property Planning for Each Generation Travis H. Long, CPA Popstar Taylor Swift – who is always on top of what is hip and trendy – was recently quoted as saying that young fans never request her to sign autographs. Instead, her fans Travis on Taxes request that she take selfies with them. In this modern age where most people have cameras built into their cellphones and thus are ready to snap a picture at any time, it makes sense that an autograph collection is now as quaint as a typewriter or a record player. With respect to legal documents, however, the signed name is still paramount. Imagine you are reviewing your re- industry generating deferred gains from In a typical estate planning portfolio, I require my clients to sign their names to cently completed personal tax returns in qualifying electric transmission transac- various documents 15 to 20 times! Each type of document requires its own set of execu- great detail...oh, wait - I am dreaming... tions (who has ever even heard of that?!). tion procedures. Some documents, such as the wills, are witnessed by two disinterested imagine that just before fanning all the Reading much beyond the first page of the adults. Other documents, such as trusts, powers of attorney, and deeds, are typically pages of your returns and stuffing them instructions will either put you to sleep or notarized. If a document is notarized, the client must also sign the corresponding page in a drawer with half used rolls of Scotch leave you with more questions than when in my notary book. tape, a bag of cotton balls, and a few cat you started. By the time my clients have completed all of their signatures, I joke that now they toys, your eye happens to land on line 14 The form itself can require you to be know how celebrities feel. If Ms. Swift is correct (and when has she ever not been on the first page of your tax returns - other a bit of a “code head.” Tax accountants correct?), that joke won’t make sense in the future. income, with a $4,440 figure in it! that memorize and relate everything to Often, my clients’ hands get so tired from signing their name so often that they You are scratching your head trying to the Internal Revenue Code section num- comment their signatures looked very different at the beginning of our signing session remember getting $4,440 for something. bers sometimes get this label. The whole than at the end when they no longer have the stamina to write neatly. Your cat, perched above, is just staring at second page of the form is a dedication to Sometimes, I will have older clients who physically struggle to sign their names you...or maybe judging you. You take the code heads and is meaningless to the aver- legibly. One time, I felt so bad about asking my client to sign so many documents that bait and crack open the return to find the age person. To fill out this page you have I started to wonder if there were a few documents that were less important and that we referenced Form 4797. “Oh, of course, to know what code section the property could somehow skip. As I went through my mental checklist of each estate planning the office equipment I sold! But wait, you are disposing falls under. document and whether or not it was really necessary, I reminded myself of the purpose I bought it for $15,000 and sold it for Aside from the challenges presented of each document. I realized that there was nothing superfluous and my client soldiered $10,200 - isn’t that a loss? Why do I have in preparing the form, what most people on. A few months later, she had a health problem and she needed several of the docu- $4,440 of income?” need to know is that when business assets ments that she had signed. Fortunately, neither of us folded under the pressure during Anyone that has ever had his or her are disposed they are generally going to the signing session and she had her documents properly in place. own business or a rental property has wind up on this form. It is also key to Occasionally, clients might be physically challenged to the point where they are almost definitely sold or disposed of an understand the interplay with past depre- unable to sign their names. The question arises as to whether they are able to write an asset related to the activity. Some do it ciation expense claimed. “X” or some other mark in place of their name. Although the law has not yet caught up every few years, and others do it every Getting back to our example, the to the concept of using a selfie as a replacement for a signature, there are specific rules year. Perhaps it was a piece of equipment question remains why you had $4,440 that allow a signature by mark to be effective under certain circumstances. as in our example above, or maybe it was of income related to selling equipment for Pursuant to both the California Civil Code and the California Code of Civil Pro- an office desk, a vehicle, or a rental home. less than it was purchased? cedure, signers who are unable to write their names may instead make a mark. Two Whatever it was, and every year you did In this case, a $15,000 piece of equip- witnesses who should not be relatives or have any connection to the transaction must it, you were required to file a Form 4797 ment was purchased for your business. sign their names near the mark acknowledging that the signer in fact made the mark. - Sales of Business Property - our topic Under the normal rules, you are not al- Furthermore, one of the witnesses must write the signer’s name near the mark. for discussion today. If you would like lowed to take a $15,000 deduction in the Such a mark may be notarized as well, provided that the same procedure is followed. to catch up on our Back to Basics series year of purchase. Instead, you depreciate The notary should record the witnesses’ names in the notary journal and the witnesses on personal tax returns, prior articles are the equipment and spread the expense out should sign the journal as well. republished on my website at www.tlong- over a number of tax years. You can elect The “signature by mark” procedure is a practical approach to lessen the burden on cpa.com/blog . a “straight-line” amount - meaning the those who are physically unable to sign their full names. If the law ever does catch up Although only a two-page form, the same amount each year, but most people to the modern phenomenon described by Ms. Swift, it is unclear whether that would Form 4797 can be complicated to tame stick with the standard accelerated sched- further lessen the burden or cause a new problem of having to “dress-up” just to exe- as it requires an understanding of a lot ules which allow you to take the majority cute a document. of concepts and code sections in order of the expense deduction in the early years. KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California and Kyle may be reached at 831-920-0205. to put it to rest. There are also unique In this case it would be MACRS Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. Reading this article does rules that apply to different industries, 5-Year Property (which actually gets de- not establish an attorney/client relationship. Before acting on any of the information such as day-traders, farmers, financial preciated over six years). The first year presented in this article, you should consult a competent attorney who is licensed to institutions, and all of you that are in an See LONG Page 18 practice law in your community. Page 18 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2015 Is it Cabaret? Comedy? Impressions? It’s all a ‘Mistery’ Enjoy an evening of vocal harmonies, gician, Italian Gondolier, and even sang comedy, and impressions of some of your with Andrea Bocelli in his Las Vegas favorite singers (Elvis, Willie Nelson, and Christmas tour. Kim is very excited many more) performed by Mike Baker, to be here in Monterey performing as Vince DiFranco, and Kim DiFranco also various princess and fairy characters for known as “The Mistery Machine,” all at children’s parties, teaching Music The- MPC Theater on the college campus. atre at Bay View Academy, and perform- ing with “The Mistery Machine.” About “The Mistery Machine” About ‘The Mistery Machine’ and DiFranco Entertainment DiFranco Entertainment is made up and MPC of a group of very talented singers and As a trustee of the Monterey Pen- musicians who have been performing insula Community Theatre Company in a huge variety of settings for over 25 Charitable Trust, former MPC Theatre years. They have spent these years on Manager, Sky A. Rappoport is always solo endeavors as well as group projects seeking ways to raise much needed and shows. All of the performers have funds for the MPC Theatre Arts depart- done work in live theater, television and ment, and has recently been back in radio, commercials, weddings, parties of touch with fellow Monterey High alums, all kinds, and have toured with their own Mike Baker and Vince DiFranco. After bands. some discussion we came up with the Left to Right: Kim DiFranco, Vince DiFranco, Mike Baker Vince DiFranco and Mike Baker idea of having “The Mistery Machine” were raised locally and have performed perform a benefit concert for the MPC in countless venues and productions in Theatre Trust. Both Baker and DiFranco and around the Monterey Peninsula, have a long history and sentimental at- including “Grease,” “The Wiz,” “The tachment to where they performed over Producers” (MPC), “A Christmas Story” the year, and wanted to do something (Western Stage), and “Forever Plaid” to give back to the program. Vince (Western Stage & Pacific Repertory DiFranco appeared in the 1992 produc- Theatre.) In 1995, they were founding tion of “Grease” in the amphitheater, and members of the Mistery Machine, and Baker is probably best remembered by the vocal group has toured throughout MPC audiences for his portrayal of Leo California, Nevada, and even Japan. Bloom in the 2009 hit “The Producers.” Both are very talented songwriters, im- About the MPC Theatre Charitable personators, and multi-instrumentalists Trust The Monterey Peninsula Commu- who enjoy performing for any kind of nity Theatre Company Charitable Trust audience, and can bring the house down is an independent 501(c)(3) that was cre- with their unique talents and styles. They ated to support the MPC theatre program are excited to be back on the Monterey by funding expenses not covered by the Peninsula with the newest member of State educational budget. With the the group Kimberly DiFranco (sorry massive budget cuts and staff reductions guys, she’s taken). Kimberly performed the department was hit with in 2014, in many musical venues on the Las the role of the MPC Theatre Company Vegas strip for over 10 years. She and Charitable Trust has become more vital than ever to the continued existence Vince met while singing at one of the Left to Right: Mike Baker, Kim DiFranco, Vince DiFranco top Vegas hotels and have been perform- and survival of the MPC Theatre Arts ing together ever since. comedy/vocal act. He can perform over is proud of his one-man show, “Mike Department and its programs. For more information visit them 100 impersonations, sing any genre of on Mime,” which he performed across “The Mistery Machine” performs at DiFrancoentertainment.com where music, and writes his own music. He is the US. He is also a songwriter and Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at you can see musical excerpts of them very excited to be back in Monterey multi-instrumentalist. 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 performing various genres of music and performing. Kimberly DiFranco was the p.m. on the Morgan Stock Stage at MPC. a small clip of Vince’s “Man of 100 Mike Baker has performed in ven- founder of her own country/variety band Tickets are $25 for Preferred seating and Voices” comedy show. ues across the Monterey Peninsula over Kimmie Dawn and Raintree, and she $20 for general seating. Group rates Vince DiFranco performed in the years. He recently starred as “the has performed in numerous operas and are available for groups of 10 or more by many Las Vegas venues for over 13 Old Man” in the hilarious holiday favor- theater roles. Some of her favorites in- calling the Box Office. years including an Italian Gondolier, ite, “A Christmas Story” at the Western clude “Don Giovanni” and “La Boheme” Tickets are available from the MPC Parisian singer and as the spokesper- Stage. Other favorite roles include Judas (El Paso Opera), “Tosca” (Dona Anna Box Office, located on the Monterey son/actor for various TV programs and in “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Forest The- Lyric Opera), “Carmen” (Opera Las Peninsula College Campus at 980 Fre- commercials there, including Travel ater), Sir Robin in “Spamalot” (PRT), Vegas), “Master Class” (Las Vegas Little mont Street, Monterey. The MPC Box Channel, Discovery Channel, American Sancho in “Man of La Mancha,” Tobias Theater), and “Oklahoma.” Kim has Office (831-646-4213) is open Wednes- Pickers, Miss America, Miss USA, and in “Sweeney Todd,” Fagin in “Oliver” performed in a variety of roles in some days, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:00 Canadian Idol. Recently he appeared (Western Stage), and Leo Bloom in “The of the top Las Vegas hotels for 11 years p.m. – 7:00 p.m., and two hours prior to in numerous fundraisers and weddings Producers” (MPC). Mike is known for including a Parisian singer, Artiste Del performances. Tickets are also available as an emcee, or doing his one-man his Groucho Marx impersonation and Arte singer, Bird show performer/ma- online at www.mpctheatre.com.

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