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Read books, earn prizes, and have fun! • Month of July Stuff the Bus See Page 3 • Happy 4th - Page 8-9 Superbikes this Weekend Winners - Page 12 Saturday, July 13, 2019 Page 2 Next Hootenanny 7-9:30 PM 568 Lighthouse Ave. Pacific Grove’s Pacific Grove • Sunday July 14 Obon Festival Noon-5 PM Times Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Times Temple 114 Noche Buena Local NEWSpaper for Pacific Grove & the Peninsula Seaside Local NEWSpaper for Pacific Grove & the Peninsula • Saturday, July 16 July 12-July 18, 2019 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. XI, Issue 48 “Race Night on the Row” Cannery Row Parking for motorcycles is available on Cannery Row with Book Sale Moves entrance at the intersection of Drake Ave and Wave Street 301 Grand Still only. 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Event is FREE Up in The Air • Saturday, July 20 The Art of Haiku & Nature Update on Grand Appreciation 11:00-12:30 AM Avenue Building Bring Notebook & Writing Instrument By Frederick Visser Location: Teen Space - All Ages Welcome • On Tuesday, July 9, Pacific Grove resi- Monday, July 22 dents gathered with the Architectural Review Hidden Valley Masters Festival Board in City Hall to discuss, among other 7:30 PM things, the ongoing build on 301 Grand Av- 104 W. Carmel Valley Rd. enue. In the last few months, the project has Emil Khudyev seen a second story and eight units go up at • the corner of Grand Avenue and Laurel Av- August 8, 9 and 10 enue. With an additional three units planned 47th Annual Book Sale Carmel Mission Gym Rio Rd., to be built above the parking lot, neighbors’ adjacent to Larson Field. concerns have been mounting about the pro- Pre sale Thursday August 8 spective size and invasiveness of the proposed 10 am - 4pm structure. Public Sale August 9 and 10 A Staff report by the planning 10 am - 4 pm. committee found the most recent additions • Work for food! to the plan to be in line with neighborhood SCRAMP needs volunteers building codes, stating that “other than the for World Superbike density bonus, the project requires no more Please call 831-242-8202 exceptions.” Suggesting that the permit be [email protected] amended to include the three newest units under the same project, assigned planner, Alyson Hunter, noted that the additions to the plan represent a proposed full buildout by the owner and architect. The Board also ad- dressed a more recent issue that has revealed itself over the course project’s complicated development--the need for five more parking permits has the site’s total space requirement at 10. The consensus seems to be that traffic in the area is already becoming an issue and Friday, August 16 will only worsen with the onset of the new Registration Now Open school year. Member Sarah Boyle verbalized Silver Anniversary of Neil Jameson the issue on everyone’s minds by asking, “Are Pacific Grove Rotary Concours we overselling spaces that aren’t available?” Auto Rally The Pacific Grove Library monthly book sale has moved -- at least during the ongoing renovation -- to Safwat Malek, architect and appli- Phone: 831-372-3861 www. St. Mary’s Church across the street on Central. The same wonderful, donated book are for sale at increditble prices. And... “We are selling some of our ‘special’ donations on Amazon. We are selling cant for the build, addressed a number of pgautorally.org pgautorally@ worries about the project via public response gmail.com them for less than they are worth because we want to do volume selling” Judy Wills. Treasurer to a letter he had received from a neighbor. The direct URL to the Friends “store” with the Products tab selected is: https://www.amazon. Mentioning that the letter, to him, was the perfect example of a neighbor offering con- com/sp?_encoding=UTF8&seller=A23ECTCD74UHZZ&tab=Products. structive criticism, Malek went on to address Inside some of 301 Grand Avenue’s more problem- Cartoon...... 2, 9, 10 atic implications. While expressing an interest in compromise, Mr. Malek said that the roof Carmel Valley Report...... 4 would be flattened to allow more sunlight and Dunn Rovin’...... 5 Do you walk on Congress Ave? space for the structure’s easterly neighbors. From the Trenches...... 13 Further amendments would see a roof over the Homeless in Paradise...... 15 Congress Ave. Pedestrian Walkway Update site’s trash enclosure and the elimination of a Poetry...... 14 Per the City: Congress Avenue Road Rehabilitation Progress Update. This week single window that was drawing concerns of Police Log...... 14 crews have made tremendous progress on the meandering AC pedestrian pathway portion privacy invasion due to its placement. Upon Puzzle...... 5 of the Congress Avenue Road Rehabilitation Project. Nearly half of the pathway header stating that the build’s construction hours had Random Thoughts...... 14 boards, which serve as the border for the path, have been installed. Once header board not violated any laws, Malek reaffirmed his Real Estate...... 7, 13, 16 installation is complete, crews will lay base rock followed by AC to complete the path. promise to replant a tree of the same kind as Reasoning with God...... 9 Crews have also progressed on the stormwater improvement portions of the the one that stood on the original lot before Spotlight...... 14 project. A 24”, 100’ long stormwater pipe, crossing Congress at David Avenue, three access covers, and two drain inlets have been installed. SEEUP IN THE AIR PAGE 4 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 Joan Skillman Monterey County Pride Parade and Celebration Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church in Marina. Remember Monterey County Pride Parade and Celebration's new downtown Mon- terey location Saturday, July 20. Counting on this to be the most inclusive event yet! Skillshots Salinas Valley Pride Celebration Toro Park Family event on Saturday, October 12 welcomes your input to make this the most family friendly event ever. The children's Drag Queen Story Time proved a popular event. So thank you to CSUMB's Christine Derr for gifting us the book, It Feels Good to Be Yourself, about gender identity. So many books now boost our awareness of our beautiful diversity! Come read this one, as well as Brené Brown's Braving the Wilderness. Snacks as always to fuel the comforting conversation. Sincere thanks to Fr. Jon Perez for providing a space for our gatherings at the Epiphany Lutheran and Episcopal Church, 425 Carmel Avenue, Marina (corner of Carmel and California Avenues). We Can’t Notify You if We Can’t Reach You The two simple steps you need to take to receive local emergency alerts. 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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is 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 Managing Editor Webster Slate Regular Contributors: Gary Baley • Mike Clancy • Bill Cohen • Joy Colangelo • Burce Cowan * Scott Dick • Marty Dunn • Wayne Guffin • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Dixie Layne • Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland •Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer Bob Silverman • Joan Skillman • Fred Visser • Brian Woods Staff Magician: Dan Bohrman Distribution: Amado Gonzales Cedar Street Irregulars 831.324.4742 Voice 831.324.4745 Fax [email protected] July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 EXCLUSIVE: Lighthouse gets new decor See story on Page 4 SCRAMP needs you!
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Why: To promote good health Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 PUP IN THE AIR From Page 1 Red on Point Pinos marveling at the neighborhood’s concern with keeping the building in character with By Frederick Visser the historical structure that came before it; Mr. Malek noted that the building had been razed many times since its inception and carried little to none of the historical value it Point Pinos Lighthouse on 80 Asilomar Avenue in Pacific Grove was associated with before being condemned in 2018. Before concluding, Mr. Malek derives its name from the 1500s. The first European to discover the area was reminded the ARB of the state-wide initiative to implement affordable housing and Juan Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer, who named what is now known as added that he considered the project an asset to the community. Pacific Grove “La Bahia de los Pinos” or “The Bay of the Pines” in 1542. A When the floor was opened for public comment, Pacific Grove residents few Spanish explorers and 228 years later, the area was established as Point echoed the concerns fielded by the architect, albeit with a considerably less optimistic Pinos in the newly founded Presidio of Monterey in 1770. Then the capital outlook on the future of the project. One resident claimed that the project violated a of Spanish California, the area was awarded to the United States in the wake handful of municipal guidelines, citing that the new build will comfortably loom over of the 1846 war between the U.S. and Mexico. By this time, the discovery of the adjacent residential lots and impair investability in a manner that is not consistent gold deposits in California had sent people flooding into the area. Commis- with regulations. The proposed size of the structure drew criticism from other parties as sioned by Congress in 1850, Point Pinos was built at the same time as seven well, with many present, board members included, likening the area to the house from other lighthouses on the West Coast. Prior to this, there was not a single “Up,” a 2009 Disney film that showed the protagonist’s humble residence effectively lighthouse in California. swallowed up by the monolithic business buildings that were erected right beside it. Member Van Zanten noted that, while affordable housing was an important mandate, Since its inception, the lighthouse has been a silent observer (and it did not trump the immediate concerns of 301 Grand Avenue’s easterly neighbors. sometimes custodian) to decades of local and international history. In the Another resident was suspicious of the affordable housing provision, calling it a “bait days of burning whale oil for light, the lighthouse sat at a comfortable three and switch” used to speed up the project’s journey through various approval stages. miles away from town, with grizzlies and cougars making the passage even The discussion turned back to parking, with the board reinforcing the sentiment of more perilous. The first keeper, Charles Layton, was shot dead in 1855. one particular resident, who said that, in all the malaise surrounding the new structure After this, his wife took over the job, becoming the first female principle and its parking, no one is considering that the project limits the parking for customers who frequent businesses in the historic commercial district. Soon after, the board lighthouse keeper on the West Coast. Over the years, whale oil became lard, moved to postpone the building of the additional three units until a meeting on August which became kerosene, which became an incandescent-vapor flame before 13, laying emphasis on the fact that Grand Avenue’s parking situation would have to the implementation of an electronic light in 1919. The Second World War be renewed before any additional spaces were granted. A suggested provision that two saw the deployment of four 155-millimeter guns at Point Pinos, which did units be put in instead of three was made. However, the details of this amendment will not follow the nationwide, wartime “blackout plan,” in order to continue to have to be hashed out between the architect and applicant prior to August’s meeting. provide navigation for mariners. In 1967, the Coast Guard handed the light- We are adjudicated to handle your legal For now, it appears as though the ARB is standing with 301 Grand Avenue’s neighbors, house over to the City of Pacific Grove, who, with the help of the docents at publication needs Write us at with members of the board sympathetic to the awkwardness of building in a spot that, the Pacific Grove Heritage Society, have been maintaining and showing the [email protected] essentially, represents the conjunction of a commercial district and a residential district. now totally automated structure for over 50 years. This week, Public Works Residents feel that, even with Malek’s proposed amendments, the proposed structure and The Heritage Society have elected to cover the head of the lighthouse would be obtuse and invasive beyond any reasonable measure. About 20 minutes into with a bright, fire-engine red coat of paint. At the time of writing, painting Disney’s “Up,” the protagonist attaches an impossible number of balloons to his home is still underway. See images referenced for an update on one of PG’s most before flying away forever. Thankfully, it seems as though such drastic measures are beloved and historically valued features. not yet necessary in Pacific Grove.
Statement from California Earthquake Authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy on the earthquake near Ridgecrest Recyclable? *When recycled properly. Household batteries should never go in the recycling cart or the Yep* trash. Check our app or website A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck today near the town of Ridgecrest, in Kern to find out how to recycle County. It was the strongest earthquake in the region since the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake, and shaking from the main shock and aftershocks was felt throughout them in your area. Southern California. Damage to local residents is still being evaluated, and our hearts go out to those affected by this earthquake. Batteries are This event is an important reminder that all of California is earthquake country. full of toxic Earthquakes can happen at any time—a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred on our chemicals and northern coast just a couple of weeks ago—and we need to be prepared. It’s import- lithium batteries ant to know what to do to stay safe when the ground starts shaking—drop, cover and can actually start hold on!—and to take other steps to prepare to survive and recover from damaging fires in recycling earthquakes, such as to retrofit homes built prior to 1980 and the advent of modern facilities. building codes, which may be more vulnerable to earthquake damage, and consider earthquake insurance to protect ourselves financially. Know your If this earthquake had occurred under a densely populated area, it is likely that [CV Report] recycling California would be looking at many more injuries and at damages in the billions of program and dollars. help ensure Yep* The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has approximately 2,000 policy- batteries don’t holders in the affected area who likely experienced strong shaking. Any damage to their homes would be considered well within CEA’s claim-paying capacity for end up where covered claims. (CEA has more than $17 billion in claim-paying capacity—enough they shouldn’t. to cover claims from a reoccurrence of the 1906 San Francisco, 1989 Loma Prieta or 1994 Northridge earthquake.) Information on how to file a CEA policy claim is on CEA’s website. If you have RECYCLING IS CHANGING. a CEA policy and an earthquake has damaged your house or personal belongings, contact your residential insurance company as soon as possible to start your claim. Get your recycling resource To learn more about how to prepare to survive and recover from a damaging earth- for Monterey County with the quake, visit EarthquakeAuthority.com. About CEA What Goes Where app, or go The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is a not-for-profit, privately funded, to WhatGoesWhere.info publicly managed organization that provides residential earthquake insurance and encourages Californians to reduce their risk of earthquake loss. Learn more at EarthquakeAuthority.com. MONTEREY REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 14201 DEL MONTE BLVD • MONTEREY COUNTY, CA MRWMD.ORG • WhatGoesWhere.info July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5 Now, Pacific Grove you have a Year to work on how to display the next LGBTQ flags. Remember the next council meeting, when you start with Your Letters the Pledge allegiance to the flag, or you hear the star spangle banner or the flag crosses your path, you stand, salute if in uniform or place hand over heart as a civilian.
We have only one American flag, Respect it Opinion Larry Esquivel Vietnam Veteran, retired reserve fire captain, retired reserved police officer, and Heterosexuality Should Count Proud to be an American. Dear Editor, I am happy to celebrate the third annual Monterey Peninsula Pride Parade and Cele- bration. The title of this event is: PRISMATIC GLAMOUR: COMMUNITY THROUGH INTERSECTIONALITY. I think race, gender, both binary and non-binary, identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic standing, age, religion, ethnicity and disability are Open Letter To Millennials: very important. ZIPcode is also important, but I didn’t see anything in this title about heterosexuality. I think heterosexuality should count. Not that it is normal, but it is Day Four quite common. I think someone should design a flag to celebrate heterosexuality, and Now is the time to make your choice! Are you going to live life traveling the it should hang right next to the rainbow flag in front of city hall. My idea of a design high road or the low road, the good side or the dark side of the force, the positive or is something along the lines of a giant ice cream cone with two scoops of vanilla with the negative, Star Trek or Star Wars? Are you going to be a killer or a protector of twinkling sprinkles all around it. Superimposed would be two binary human figures, life? meaning a man and a woman, holding hands. They would be non intersectionally You can’t break an old dog from bad habits! The older you get, the harder it is to colored grey, so you can’t tell their race or how old they are. Instead of LGBTQIA+, break the habits of your past. A bad habit you have for a year will take you a year and the logo should read LGBTQIA+plain heterosexual vanilla (with sprinkles). That a day to break… of course, unless you are smarter than the average dog! would be more inclusive, wouldn’t it? It is possible to overcome an unhappy childhood! You have to be stronger Carol Marquart mentally than your tormentors are physically or emotionally! Human beings are Pacific Grove capable of evolving in a very short time. Don’t blame your parents, or the bully at your school; you can overcome, and it starts by exploring, reading and watching the progressive media! You may be tempted by people who tell you that you must fight back with hate and weapons, but their agenda is power and intimidation! You can Certain types of recycled water are beat the dark side only by rising above them. distressing I am sure there must be some positive movies and TV directed toward millenni- als and people under 29, but I haven’t found any yet! Clue me in if you find them. Editor: Some of you are voting now, and I hope so! Voting is one of the most powerful You can only imagine how distressing this kind of ignorant babble is and decisive actions you can take in your life. Finding a mate, an occupation and a for me. Recycling human sewage is controversial, but the unprecedented home are in that group. Vote for good people who are patriots to democracy and the attempt to recycle waste from Ag. wastewater, without data or expert Constitution and Bill of Rights, but please do not vote for those politicians who use opinion that its potable use is safe, is maniacal. those sacraments just to make money and gain power! It is known in the heads of The fact that recycling waste waters from sources like Blanco Drain most people that democracy and the US Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Reclamation Ditch(both specified as sources in the permit, both and Bill of Rights are the most beneficial documents and ideas ever conceived to 303d rated most contaminated sources, is without data, precedent and protect the safety and wellbeing of most people in America and, ideally, the world. expert safety opinion is just that; an undisputed fact. The public That would be in my estimation 97% of humans. should be so informed. Every time I get down about something, I remember that when I do that, it John M. Moore, Human brings me down further. And when I am happy I get higher, and those around me mirror my mood, and I mirror their mood back at them. We all benefit! Breaking the On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 11:15 AM Ron Weitzman
The LGBTQ flag under the US flag Editor: Now that the dust has settled, we have just celebrated the birth of our great Nation (Independence Day) through the weekend with, Parades, BBQ's Music, Fireworks displays and with the flying of our American flags everywhere, even our dress attire was Red White and Blue and stars and stripes. Last month in June, I sent an email to the city of Pacific Grove, public official's, to advise them that flying the LGBTQ flag under the American flag was not good flag etiquette, and no other flag should be under the flag except your state, military or city. I did also say that I had no problem with them displaying the flag on separate flagpoles or hanging on the side of the building. Kelly Nix, from the Pine Cone wrote a little article on the rainbow flag, and my feeling on it being under the American flag. He got the city manager, Ben Harvey input, and he said that on June 5th they had a proclamation recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month and its direction to fly the four flag, again four other flag poles not under the American flag. Mayor Bill Peake characterized citizen's response to the flag as positive at a full house council meeting on Pride month, he also said that other cities where grappling over this. I did check other cities and states and they had good flag etiquette, I even found one city that displayed ten LGBTQ flags on one site, all on separate poles and the American flag on its own. I'm a Vietnam veteran, retired reserve fire captain, and retired reserve police officer and I take the American flag seriously and other places the LGBTQ should not fly is in front of fire departments, law enforcement, or any department that serve under the American flag. These areas are supposed to be neutral. My brothers and sisters that work in these fields all take an Oath, our military protects our country, _our fire service protects property and saves lives, our law enforcement, to protect and serve everyone. On June 17th I saw that Governor Gavin Newsom raised the LGBTQ flag on the Capital building, back in October 1990, they raised the LGBTQ flag at the Capital, it was up for only a few hours, Governor George Deukmejiam ordered it down since that time I heard that it was draped on the balcony and inside the building on Pride Month. Page 6 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 What Does God say about the stresses of this world?
“We live in a world overrun by So, what is the solution to all of stress. Global urbanization, competition this stress? How can we eliminate it and the spread of technology have creat- and find the peaceful life we really ed a world in which access to informa- Bill Cohen want? Jn 14:27, “Peace I leave with tion has become an obligation and neces- you, my peace I give unto you: not as sity. People are now held accountable for the world giveth, give I unto you. Let their actions and whereabouts 24/7 and not your heart be troubled, neither let they are losing both their privacy and Reasoning it be afraid.” Does this mean the stress down time.” This is the opening para- in our lives is caused by the fear we are graph in an article by Paul Huljich. For not good enough? Is this why we try the complete article go to: http://www. With God to make ourselves seem better than the stresspandemic.com/blog/news/stress-in- next person? Can we let go of all of that the-world-today God and mammon. Therefore I say unto seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his fear and accept ourselves as God created Paul and I agree on this subject. you, Take no thought for your life, what righteousness; and all these things shall us? Matt 11:28-30, “Come unto me, all When I was growing up in the 1950s, ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor be added unto you.” Apparently, we are ye that labour and are heavy laden, and my grandparents had much harder lives. yet for your body, what ye shall put on. to think of heaven before we consider I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon However, their lives were nowhere near Is not the life more than meat, and the the things of this world, which means we you, and learn of me; for I am meek and as stressful. They had downtime daily body than raiment? Behold the fowls follow the fruit of the Spirit, Gal 5:22- lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto and were nearly stress-free on the week- of the air: for they sow not, neither do 23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my ends. So, what has changed, and what is they reap, nor gather into barns; yet joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, burden is light.” He wants us to come to God’s advice on the subject? your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: Him the way we are, not some make-be- Matt 6:19-33, “Lay not up for your- ye not much better than they? Which against such there is no law.” Or, to lieve version of ourselves. If we do, He selves treasures upon earth, where moth of you by taking thought can add one put it another way, we need to focus on is faithful to give us the peace and rest and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves cubit unto his stature? And why take ye things that will determine our eternal we seek. He is telling us we don’t have break through and steal: But lay up for thought for raiment? Consider the lilies future, Phil 4:8, “Finally, brethren, what- to be better than we are, being meek yourselves treasures in heaven, where of the field, how they grow; they toil soever things are true, whatsoever things and humble will do just fine, Ps 25:9, neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and not, neither do they spin: And yet I say are honest, whatsoever things are just, “The meek will he guide in judgment: where thieves do not break through nor unto you, That even Solomon in all his whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever and the meek will he teach his way.” steal: For where your treasure is, there glory was not arrayed like one of these. things are lovely, whatsoever things are This reminds me of the study that asked will your heart be also. The light of the Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of of good report; if there be any virtue, kindergarteners if they could sing and body is the eye: if therefore thine eye the field, which to day is, and to morrow and if there be any praise, think on these dance, and they all raised their hands. be single, thy whole body shall be full is cast into the oven, shall he not much things.” Then, college students were surveyed of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy more clothe you, O ye of little faith? When we decide to work, it should and very few raised their hands. Why? whole body shall be full of darkness. Therefore take no thought, saying, What be to provide for our families, 1 Tim 5:8, And, why do so many senior citizens If therefore the light that is in thee be shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? “But if any provide not for his own, and return to their childlike nature when they darkness, how great is that darkness! or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? specially for those of his own house, he mature? Somewhere between kinder- No man can serve two masters: for (For after all these things do the Gentiles hath denied the faith, and is worse than garten and college, we build up walls to either he will hate the one, and love the seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth an infidel.” and those who are unable to protect ourselves and begin projecting other; or else he will hold to the one, that ye have need of all these things. But provide for theirs, 1 Jn 3:17, “But whoso an image of the person we think society and despise the other. Ye cannot serve hath this world’s good, and seeth his will love. This, make-believe version of brother have need, and shutteth up his ourselves is very difficult to maintain, bowels of compassion from him, how and it creates stress. Then, when we are dwelleth the love of God in him?” God older, many of us reach the point where asks us to do everything to the best of we no longer care what other people our ability, for we do it for God and not think and we lower our protective walls, A Bad Idea for ’Fixing’ Homelessness the treasures of this life, 1 Cor 10:31, which allows others to view the person “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or we really are. Hopefully, this genuine That Just Won’t Go Away by whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of person we reveal is the one God cre- God.” If we knew God was standing ated us to be and not the disheartened, @candacefaber next to us, would it change the way we disfigured one the devil keeps telling us Editor: did things? How would we treat other we are. OK, now a few people have told me their experiences with them... they were rude people? How would we respond to the God asks us to help Him build His to me and I was told I did not qualify and so that was enough for me... temptations of the devil? The truth is eternal family; first, by joining it and One woman told me that they asked her an hour’s worth of questions and were God is standing next to us, Heb 13:5, then by shining His light so others can still not done. she was a professional athlete, not nuts, just a normal successful middle “Let your conversation be without free themselves from the stresses they class person... she is not going to deal with them. covetousness; and be content with such are living with, in this world, becom- Another lady tonite told me that she found out that they are making $$$$ bucks things as ye have: for he hath said, I will ing the family members He created all off of each parking lot, lots of money and are so restrictive and difficult to deal with, never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” The of us to be. Being a member of His she won’t deal with them either. stresses of this world are limiting our family brings us peace and joy in this So there you go... there are others who have told me similar stories. no one who time and ability to reason with God’s life. However, it is not about this life, needs a home feels like any of these agencies are there to help US. they are there to Word. However, it is a choice, and each it is about eternity. The hope He brings pat themselves on the back and make money off of our misery. of us can change our lives by making us is eternal life, and it frees us from the None of us wants to be without a home. we are all deserving of having a home. reasoning with God’s Word a priority. stresses of this life, 2 Cor 4:16-18, “For and these people are obstructing because people in the community tell us to go to them, The stresses in this world are mainly which cause we faint not; but though go talk to them, and we are left having to find out own resources... because they do not caused by our striving to always run our outward man perish, yet the inward want to solve the housing problem. for the carrot just beyond our reach; for man is renewed day by day. For our light Did you read my article about how homeless shelters do not solve homelessness??? once we reach it, we believe we will be affliction, which is but for a moment, "Warehousing people like animals does not work for either animals or people. Too happy. However, once there, another worketh for us a far more exceeding and many shelters are similar to detention centers with overcrowding, rotten food, abusive carrot appears just a little further down eternal weight of glory; While we look people in charge, theft, bugs, drugs, neglect and rigid rules.” the road, a bigger home, a better car, a not at the things which are seen, but at “Putting people into shelters is the paramount concern of people who don’t want new cell phone, a more beautiful wife the things which are not seen: for the to deal with the reality of homelessness. Many people would rather sleep on the street or handsome husband, Eccl 1:16-18, “I things which are seen are temporal; but than in shelters; more than one person has told me they would kill themselves before communed with mine own heart, saying, the things which are not seen are eter- going back to one.” Lo, I am come to great estate, and have nal.” He justifies us by His grace, for we gotten more wisdom than all they that could never earn it for ourselves, Tit 3:7, have been before me in Jerusalem: “That being justified by his grace, we yea, my heart had great experience of should be made heirs according to the Why People Do Not Want to GoTo Homeless wisdom and knowledge. And I gave hope of eternal life.” Shelters my heart to know wisdom, and to know God has seen the future and knows There is no privacy or dignity, drugs, bugs, unsafe (theft and violence), rigid rules madness and folly: I perceived that this we can choose an eternal destiny of such as curfews, schedules, no outside food, no alcohol, limited smoking breaks, and also is vexation of spirit. For in much love, peace, and hope, Jer 29:11, “For limits on visitors, limited time to stay such as a 30-day maximum-stay policy, long wisdom is much grief: and he that I know the thoughts that I think toward lines to wait on to get inside, flights of stairs that are difficult to navigate for seniors increaseth knowledge increaseth sor- you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and/or people with disabilities and no pets allowed. row.” Solomon, who was the wealthiest and not of evil, to give you an expected “People experiencing homelessness are not objects to be placed in storage — out person in the world, who experienced end.” But, He gives us the freedom to of sight, out of conscience, where they cannot bother the rest of us. They are people.” every pleasure, who studied to acquire make our own decision. “In reality, they are people just like us. Just like us, they do not go quietly where knowledge and achieve wisdom, finally they are told. Just like us, they are resistant to being controlled by systems. Just like us, understood that striving leads to sorrow If you have comments about the their choices are constrained by what is available in the world around them. Just like and stress; and in the end is merely blog you just read, want to express an us, when they lack the resources to cope with what happens to them, their suffering vanity, as we try to elevate ourselves opposing opinion, have suggestions for eventually shows up on the surface of their bodies and their lives. above our neighbors, Eccl 1:1-2, “The future topics, and/or want us to email A Bad Idea for ’Fixing’ Homelessness That Just Won’t Go Away by @candacefaber words of the Preacher, the son of David, you the blog weekly, just email us at C. L. Hecht king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, [email protected]. Monterey saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 7 It’s Showtime at the Dream Theater! Monterey Comedy Improv will be at the Dream Theater in the Dali Expo. It’s always new and always funny. Taking audience suggestions and volunteers leads to some interesting situations. Perhaps a few improv stu- dents will have the opportunity to jump onstage... *Saturday, July 13, 7:30-9pm *Live music 6:15-7:15pm *The Dream Theater in the Dali Expo - 5 Custom House Plaza *Tickets $20, Seniors & Military $17 https://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/4289508 PG Library Programs June 1 - July 31 Summer Reading Program (all ages) Read books, win prizes, have fun! Tuesday, July 16 11:00 am Stories for PreSchool (ages 2-5) Wednesday, July 17 11:00 am The Fratello Marionettes (all ages) Thursday, July 18 11:00 am Baby Rhyme Time (birth-24 months) AKC Helping Quake Victims On Monday, July 8, AKC Reunite made a $2,500 donation along with a ProKit, containing 75 microchips and a microchip scanner, to assist Ridgecrest Animal Shelter’s efforts providing lost pets with safe refuge and care while their families assess the damage to their homes. AKC Reunite also made a $5,000 do- nation to Almost Eden Pet Rescue on Tues- day, July 9th. Almost Eden is helping with an influx of pets, most of them displaced from the Ridgecrest earthquakes. This donation will help Almost Eden rebuild and expand their emergency sheltering areas and acquire the cleaning supplies they desperately need. Many other community organizations are assisting the shelters as well. It is a team effort as these communities pull together in the aftermath of the magni- tude 7.1 earthquake. On behalf of AKC Reunite, we hope you, your family, friends and pets are together and safe during this difficult time.
Is This A Case Of The Emperor Having No Clothes? There's a few issues at play in three apartment buildings demolished and makes the building bigger even though nothing compared to private homeowners, town that make you wonder what will more houses on the beach taken out at a it still complies with all ordinances, set yet make billions on their commercial happen to our little hamlet and who is cost of $16 million to the City (that runs backs and requirements. ventures. Those Emperors have super nice in charge. It may, at first glance, look on a budge of $36 million mostly from clothes that have remained of invisible like the Emperor has no clothes but I When it comes to development that property taxes). Prime real estate homes, benefit to the public . like our Asilomar Dunes houses, were converted to beach and dunes. California, Joy Colangelo But anyway, back to our hamlet. On in cities like Marin, Pacifica, Ventura and the other side of the coin are the private soon anywhere between Eureka and San homeowners of Asilomar Dunes - ultra Diego, is in a war about eminent domain. nice places built on sensitive habitat. The The mayor can see it coming and retreat, Coastal Commission decides this week if demolishing houses, which is what even- From the Trenches they can ever remodel their homes accord- tually happened in Pacifica despite who ing to very strict foot-print calculus - even want to argue that point - not that I'm was mayor. Mother Nature became the has affordable housing as an element, the to the point of dis-allowing internal remod- a fan of Emperors, but more that peo- "mayor." private cost takes a back seat to public eling that alters the life or increases the ple are saying they see the clothes in All of us in this hamlet can be guaran- benefit. How we make developers "pay" resale value of their homes. Essentially, for order to not appear stupid or un-wise. teed one thing -- we are either in the camp for the privilege of building wall to wall the greater good, the Coastal Commission Let me explain. On Grand and Laurel that fights over what's good for the private spaces is to mandate they put in affordable mandate is to plan managed retreat and Streets, the old decrepit, demolished homeowner/neighbor or what's good for units. That's the trade-off. (What should virtually no improvements or remodels and now mid-built building is irking the public. I'll make another guarantee - it's be of concern is the word "affordable" to the homes and to let them, well, go neighbors. The original plans changed not going to be that the Emperor has no because in this privileged, first world prob- invisible. To this neighborhood group, it so now, with the facade mostly built clothes. If we stand our eroding ground lem hamlet, affordable for a one-bedroom condemns their house to extinction and and story poles long taken down like and fail to see the big picture, it will be is $1,300 a month. Very affordable and seems downright un-American. The City, some empty promise, a new wing a case of the clothes having no Emperor. Extremely Affordable are more like $900 acting as an Emperor that has no clothes, is is proposed. There will be three af- All our lofty private property right argu- and $450 a month). The other "adjustment" siding more with the private homeowners, fordable housing units with parking ments will not win against a coastline that commercial properties might be making and wants those mandates loosened. vouchers for city owned lots and bus as a vote comes to the public in the 2020 is retreating, sandwiching Pacific Grove line vouchers. Pretty cool idea, right? between an eroding coast on one side elections, is a repeal of Prop 13 on some In Pacifica, the mayor was ousted be- You can see the clothes because you and cities consumed by fires on the other commercial properties. They would be cause he put on his big boy coat, visible by are a liberal person and love the idea side, pushing more and more people to the reassessed every 3 years and pay more and all, and did not side with the homeowners. of affordable housing. But the clothes coastline to live. Mother Nature will make more property taxes. We've covered this The Emperor was dethroned! Pacifica lost disappear when you're the neighbor. all the decisions. She is the Emperor. And before - Disney and Universal Studios pay 90 feet of bluff in the last ten years with They want to halt the addition as it a beautifully naked one at that. Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 “So Long, Farewell”
by Peter Silzer Marty Dunn Solution on page 7 Thanks to Marge Ann and the Cedar Street Times crew for publishing my cross- word puzzles since 2015. I’ll be leaving the area soon, but hope to continue Rovin’ in the Grove creating LOCAL puzzles for your enjoyment. . . Across Down Frolicking on the Fourth 1 “___ Down, School Zone” 1 Atlantic fish 5 React(ion) to a surprise 2 Apple’s apple, for example Things were percolating around town for a few weeks ahead of our nation’s birthday. 9 Mimi says “Farewell” 3 Major work Red, white and blue decor festooned shop windows, and flag-sightings multiplied on 14 “__ springs eternal. . .” Alexan- 4 What a speeder does on HWY 101 porches and storefronts almost overnight. Pacific Grove takes celebrating the Fourth of der Pope to get ahead July to heart, respectfully and joyfully welcoming this annual reminder of the founding 15 “Off the court” author 5 Novelist Erle Stanley of the US of A to its streets and shore. Ashe 6 Away from port Though big, brassy fireworks happen in nearby locales, PG finds other ways to 16 Things that hold us together 7 Bronze-making Chinese dynasty express its pride and patriotism. Notable amongst the festivities is the Chamber of 17 __ frio or __ caliente 8 Pauline had more than one, melo- Commerce’s town picnic in Caledonia Park, which was thronged with celebrants 18 __view mirror dramatically enjoying the BBQ, music, bounce house, and the company of each other with lots of 19 Mountain crest 9 Worn away talking and laughing between bites! It was, as ever, a touchstone in the PG community. 20 Ivan says “Farewell” 10 “How __ __ love you?” Browning My neighborhood created its own sense of community on the Fourth, with 50+ folk 23 Cash back? question assembling in the home and driveway of Heather and James Martin for an afternoon 24 Long, long time 11 Sundance Festival film of noshing, chatting, and oh—more noshing. James, known by the ‘hood for making 25 Elation 12 Jigsaw puzzle starters, normally wonderful barbecue smells on a regular basis, cranked up the heat on his grill and chef- 27 Like nuts, and some celebrities 13 App buyers fed his way closer to the Grillmasters Hall of Fame by cooking up marinated tri-tips 31 Stan of Marvel 21 Theta __ Kappa and chicken for his salivating fans. Those fans, in turn, all brought bountiful dishes 32 Barley bristle 22 Elis’ alma mater to share, from appetizers to apple pie—and even barbecued bananas oozing with dark 33 Gina or Sophia say “Farewell” 26 Medicinal tree of India chocolate. (That’s an ooh-la-la version of s’mores! 39 “West Side Story” gang 27 King, in India James had worried aloud about the possibility of a potluck with a buffet laden with 41 “What’s the __?” 28 Was in debt just one salad and a whole lotta desserts (though there are sweet-toothed devotees who 42 It’s known for waxing and wan- 29 Opposed or opposer feel that would be perfectly acceptable). The beauty of potlucks is that it just seems ing 30 “March to a different __” to always work out—and this Fourth Fiesta was no exception. Lots of summer’s fresh 43 Juan says “Farewell” 34 Grammar best-seller “Woe __ __” bounty on offer along with about seventy-leven kinds of pasta salad. 48 “Happy Days” diner 35 Brightest star in Lyra Aiming to be as ‘green’ as possible, guests brought their own reusable, recyclable 49 LP speed measure 36 “..where the buffalo __” or compostable place settings, proving that an outdoor meal featuring sustainable 50 Coin-op eatery, once 37 Employee’s annual hope, abbrev. products is completely doable. 52 Ready to move on 38 “Meet me __ __ Louis” Midway through the afternoon, pianist Michael Martinez unpacked his speakers 57 One-handed son of Odin 40 Prepare laundry and electric piano and entertained the group with a selection of his music, just loud 58 Rocker’s guitar, some say 44 Spare no expense enough to be heard and just soft enough not to interfere with the many conversations. 59 Peter says “Farewell” to his 45 Last word in the Bible Over and over again, people marveled at how great it was to finally meet neighbors for readers (3 wds.) 46 __ Bound adventure program the first time and/or to rekindle memories from over the years with old friends. 64 One kind of dog in need to 47 Eye malady Our neighborhood gathering was a feel-good microcosm within the larger macro- remedial training 51 Gold-like brass cosm of Pacific Grove, a place so conducive to bringing community together. America’s 66 Olive, to Caesar 52 Morocco’s capital Last Hometown indeed. 67 Hogwarts messengers 53 Like Napoleon on Elba 68 “Sing __ with Mitch” TV show 54 1st American saint And now, on to the Feast of Lanterns! 69 Bon __, 2011 Best New Artist 55 Zeno disciple Grammy winner 56 “The English Assassin” novelist 70 Unauthorized news source Daniel 71 In English it may be imperfect 60 Inappropriate eye contact? or even pluperfect 61 Frequent still-life feature 72 Holiday post, perhaps 62 Brio 73 Final resting places for some 63 Sounds of disapproval 65 Each inning has three
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By Brad Littlefield chance to race with the World Superbike guys. The United States will be represent- How have you been preparing? ed on the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Since we decided that we were Championship grid at the GEICO Mo- going to do it, I’ve changed the way I’ve torcycle U.S. Round with the wildcard been training just a little bit. I’ve been entry of JD Beach. Beach, the popular riding my motocross bike a lot. When MotoAmerica rider from Owensboro, I’ve been riding, I’ve been taking real Ky., will perform double-duty at Weath- short breaks between motos and getting erTech Raceway Laguna Seca on July back out on the bike. I changed what I’m 12-14 on the Attack Performance/Esten- doing in the gym just a little bit, but I’m son Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 by compet- not trying to make too big of a change ing in both WorldSBK and EBC Brakes because there isn’t too much too before Superbike — the premier category in the race weekend. I don’t want to overdo MotoAmerica. it. The concept of double duty is What are your thoughts about rep- nothing new to 27-year-old rider. This resenting MotoAmerica and the United season, the versatile rider is competing States on the WorldSBK grid? in the top levels of two separate motor- I think it’s going to be really cool to cycle disciplines — MotoAmerica and be the only American. I want to go into AMA Flat Track. He made history in the it being realistic. To get a top 10 would latter by giving Yamaha its first win in be great. I think I’ve got some big shoes the Grand National Series since 1981. to fill, because Herrin did really good Beach is a two-time Supersport last year on the same bike. I know he champion and the winningest rider in had a few issues during the race, but his the MotoAmerica era with 32 victories. pace all weekend was real good. I’m just He was selected by Richard Stanboli to really looking forward to it and hoping I take the seat of the Attack Performance can do the American fans proud. machine that was vacated by Josh Herrin What has Attack Performance been during the offseason. He scored his able to relay to you from their experi- first victory in the competitive category ence in 2018? during the third round of the MotoAmer- We’ve been working real close ica championship at Virginia Internation- about what they did last year and what al Raceway just one week after earning could have been done better. I think his first AMA Flat Track win. they learned a lot, and we have a really In 2018, Beach was the last rider on good plan going into the weekend. We’re track during the event as the winner of just going to try to save myself as much the MotoAmerica Supersport category as I can when the weekend, try to work that completed the racing schedule on close with the team, and be smart when Sunday. Notably, he capped his win by we are changing back and forth between stopping between Turns 10 and 11 on the the bikes and the tires. cooldown lap to sprint up the hill and You’ll be getting more track time high-five the No. 69 billboard represent- than ever at WeatherTech Raceway La- ing the late-great Nicky Hayden. guna Seca, a circuit you are very familiar The Attack Performance team with. What are your best memories from entered the same bike as a wildcard racing here? last season with Herrin joining fellow Laguna is a track that I love. I’ve Americans Jake Gagne and PJ Jacobsen done really well there in the past. It’s on the grid. With no full-time American kind of weird, because the first time I moving up to Superbike and racing flat riders in WorldSBK this season, Beach raced there was 2011 when I had a hor- against? track full-time, too. I didn’t know that will be the sole American competing in rible weekend. For two or three years, I For me, it’s going to be great just I’d be getting wins this year — I defi- the only U.S. round of the international hated the track. I always dreaded going. being out on the grid with all the guys. nitely hoped for it. I knew it was going championship. One year, I kind of figured it out. It’s a There are so many good riders out there to be hard to get my first win. Superbike In an exclusive interview with track where you have to push, but if you that I’ve looked up to and have watched is awesome. We’ve been running up WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, try to push too hard then it makes the ride and tried to learn from. I don’t think front, too. To top it off with racing World Beach talked about his expectations lap times worse. I kind of figured out there is any one guy, but I think it is Superbike at Laguna is great. for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World the flow there and really like it now. I’ve going to be really cool to be out on the For the uninitiated, just how good Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. had a lot of good races there. I would track and the grid with them. are the competitors in MotoAmerica’s Round with MotoAmerica, his favorite definitely say that the race from last year How did the season-long Mo- EBC Brakes Superbike class? memories at the track and his break- was real good. toAmerica points championship weigh I think the guys on the grid are real through 2019 season. Are you able to reflect on a year on the decision to try double duty on fast. I think the top five or six guys — if We are excited to hear the news of milestones that includes a full-time July 12-14? you gave them the chance on a good about you taking a wildcard spot in ride in MotoAmerica’s Superbike class, Honestly, I don’t really think we bike in World Superbike, they could be WorldSBK. What are your thoughts your first win in that category, and now a took that in. This is a once-a-year top five and racing for wins. I’m not say- surrounding the announcement? chance to race on the WorldSBK grid? chance. We’re just going to do it and not ing that would happen at the first race, I think it’s really cool. It’s going to It’s been a year that I knew was go- think about what can go wrong with it or but I think all the guys are good enough be a hard weekend, for sure, doing both, ing to be hard with all the new changes hurt us in the points. It’s only going to but I’m looking forward to getting a to be up there. help. Being out on track with the World Among the guys on the WorldSBK Superbike guys, I’m going to learn a lot. grid, are there any particular riders you That will help throughout the rest of the are looking forward to testing yourself season. Rea Turns the Tide in World SBK Championship Heading Into US Round By Brad Littlefield
In what is a truly sensational comeback, Jonathan Rea left Donington Park with a 24-point advantage in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after being 61 points down just eight races ago. It has been a rollercoaster season in WorldSBK with yet another twist in the tale of 2019, as Rea takes the championship lead for the first time.A win in Race 1 propelled the four-time WorldSBK champion to the head of the standings, as he cap- italized fully on the crash of Álvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). Backed up with wins in the Tissot Superpole Race and in Race 2, Rea has found himself July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11
back in the lead of the championship. Race 2 started well for Rea, as he launched from pole position and led the field on the run through the opening lap. However, it was not an easy win, as Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) raced through on Rea at Turn 11. The two then had a race-long tussle before Rea took the lead in the second half of the race. Seeing home Razgatlioglu, Rea took an incredible 78th win of his career to reignite the hopes of the entirety of the Northern Ireland and the rest of Great Britain to take the lead of the championship heading to the United States. “It is incredible!” Rea exclaimed. “A similar story to Misano in Race 2 with Geico US Round, 12-14 July, 2019 Toprak; he was so strong on the brakes. My team gave me a great bike, physically this weekend I felt really good and I was able to extract the best potential from the Paddock Show Schedule Updated: 07/07/2019 at 16:59 GMT Event Hashtag: #USAWorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR. “We worked step-by-step throughout the weekend. In FP1, I was a little bit FRIDAY JULY 12 unhappy with our setup as we were quite far away – 0.9-second from the fastest TIMING CATEGORY PROGRAMME & REQUIRED RIDERS HELMETS 10:00 10:20 Welcome to Round 9 Paddock Show begins with MH lap time, but we arrive in the end with three race wins. To be back in the lead of the 10:30 11:20 FP1 WorldSBK FP1 LIVE championship, I can’t quite believe it!” 11:30 12:15 FP1 MotoAmerica Superbike FP1 LIVE 12:45 13:00 COMPETITION TIME A Question of WorldSBK Quiz Game Bautista, Cortese, Rinaldi, 13:10 13:30 SOFA RACER CHAT SHOW Superbike Rookies At Laguna Chat Show Next up for Rea is WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, a circuit he secured Delbianco, Kiyonari both wins at in 2018 on his way to a fourth WorldSBK crown. Now with the cham- 13:50 14:35 FP2 MotoAmerica Superbike FP2 LIVE 15:00 15:50 FP2 WorldSBK FP2 LIVE Josh Hayes Lee, Flinders, Ortt, Diaz, pionship lead, how does Rea approach the GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round of the 16:30 16:55 SOFA RACER CHAT SHOW MotoAmerica Rider Chat Show Graham Top 3 Superbike riders 17:00 17:15 MOTOAMERICA Opening Day Show YES championship? Top 3 Supersport riders Top 6 riders after FP2 “I love everything about Laguna Seca — I love being there; there is a really 17:20 17:35 WorldSBK Opening Day Show Top Independent rider YES good atmosphere in the USA for World Superbike, the fans seem really enthusiastic,” ALL American riders responded Rea. “As a track, it is very demanding, and the undulations are incredible; SATURDAY JULY 13 TIMING CATEGORY PROGRAMME & REQUIRED RIDERS HELMETS you need a lot from a bike, you need it to be stable but also very agile. 09:00 09:20 FP3 WorldSBK FP3 LIVE Landers, Standish, Kelly, “It is a great track and I can’t wait to get there, but first, I want to enjoy these 10:00 10:15 SOFA RACER CHAT SHOW MotoAmerica Young Guns Chat Show Aguilar, Dumas Ventura, Blackmon, Beauchamp next couple of days. Weekends like these don’t come along often and this is my best 10:15 10:25 LEGENDS CHAT SHOW Wayne Rainey, plus others TBA 10:30 10:45 SUPERPOLE MotoAmerica Superbike Superpole LIVE weekend of the season, so I am very happy.” 11:00 11:25 TISSOT SUPERPOLE WorldSBK Superpole LIVE Geoff May 11:45 12:00 Competition Time A Question of WorldSBK - Quiz Game The battle rages on at this weekend’s MOTUL FIM Superbike World Champi- 12:30 RACE MotoAmerica Twins Cup Race Jones, Dunham AFTER PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Twins Cup Race Show Top 3 riders onship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica at WeatherTech Raceway RACE 13:25 13:40 MOTUL Race Chat Motul Race Chat Laguna Seca on July 12-14. 150 bikes are entered between WorldSBK and the five 14:00 RACE WorldSBK Race 1 LIVE PJ Jacobsen Top 3 riders classes in MotoAmerica. The must-attend event also features the engaging Paddock AFTER Top Independent rider PODIUM SHOW WorldSBK Race 1 & Qualifying Show YES RACE Pirelli Best Lap rider Show that brings riders and legends to the fans, demo rides and exclusive ticket Tissot-Superpole Winner 15:15 RACE MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 Josh Hayes AFTER packages from five different manufacturers, and a thriving Hagerty Marketplace with PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 Show Top 3 riders YES RACE even more vendors and family-friendly activities than last year. 16:10 RACE MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Race 1 Draik Beauchamp AFTER PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Race Show Top 3 riders YES Tickets are available at the gate. You can still reserve VIP Flagroom Hospitality RACE Serafino Foti, Shaun Muir, 17:00 17:15 WorldSBK Team Managers Team Manager Chat Show Paul Denning, Guim Roda, and exclusive three-day Manufacturer Packages with parade laps by calling 831-242- Midori Moriwaki
8200. Children 15 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. 17:15 17:30 WorldSBK WorldSBK Meet 'n' Greet ALL WorldSBK riders 09. WorldSBK GEICO U.S. Round, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 17:30 17:45 SBK SONG FEST Stars Of Superbike & Supersport Sing Off Uribe, Kelly, Flinders, TBA Event Schedule, 12 - 14 July 2019 17:45 18:00 MOTOAMERICA MotoAmerica Superbike Meet 'n' Greet ALL Superbike riders 18:00 18:15 MOTOAMERICA MotoAmerica Supersport Meet 'n' Greet Top 15 in championship Top 6 in Stock 1000 18:15 18:30 MOTOAMERICA MotoAmerica Stock 1000 & Twins Cup Meet 'n' Greet
Top 6 in Twins Cup SuperShow th THURSDAY 11 July 18:30 19:00 PARTY IN THE PADDOCK Music & Giveaways
TIME DUR (Hrs,min) CATEGORY PROGRAMME SUNDAY JULY 14 13:00 14:00 1:00 DWO TV Track Activities & Safety Car Test (track closed) TIMING CATEGORY PROGRAMME & REQUIRED RIDERS HELMETS 15:00 FIM Track Safety Inspection 09:00 09:15 WARM UP WorldSBK Warm Up LIVE 16:00 17:30 1:30 WorldSBK Technical/Sporting Checks (Pit Garages) 09:45 10:00 MOTOAMERICA MotoAmerica Junior Cup Meet 'n' Greet Top 15 in championship Riders Track Familiarisation 16:30 18:00 1:30 All Riders 10:00 10:15 INSIDE LINE CHAT SHOW Chat Show with Ducati Corse Press Manager Julian Thomas 18:00 All 1st Time Riders Riders Briefing 10:20 10:35 MOTUL RACE CHAT Motul Race Chat 11:00 RACE WorldSBK Tissot-Superpole Race LIVE Sean Dylan Kelly ALL Superbike riders FRIDAY 12th July Gillm, Fong, Escalante, 11:45 11:55 MOTOAMERICA MotoAmerica Superbike & Supersport Meet 'n' Greet Kelly, Jacobsen, Lee, Diaz, Wyman, Parrish, TIME DUR (Hrs,min) CATEGORY PROGRAMME Turner 12:30 RACE MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race 07:15 07:35 0:20 MotoAmerica Track Inspection AFTER PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Show Top 3 riders YES 07:40 07:50 0:10 Timekeeping Racing Track System Test RACE 07:55 08:15 0:20 MotoAmerica Jr Cup Free Practice 1 13:00 13:15 Competition Time A Question of WorldSBK 08:25 08:45 0:20 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Free Practice 1 14:00 RACE WorldSBK Race 2 LIVE Standish, Landers 08:55 09:15 0:20 MotoAmerica SuperSport Free Practice 1 Top 3 riders AFTER Top Independent 09:25 09:45 0:20 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Free Practice 1 PODIUM SHOW WorldSBK Race 2 Show YES RACE Pirelli Best Lap rider 09:50 FIM Medical Inspection Superpole Race Winner 10:00 FIM Track Inspection 15:15 RACE MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 LIVE AFTER 10:30 11:20 0:50 WorldSBK Free Practice 1 PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 Show Top 3 riders YES RACE 11:30 12:15 0:45 MotoAmerica Superbike Qualifying Practice 1 16:10 RACE MotoAmerica Supersport Race LIVE 12:25 12:40 0:15 Manufacturer Parade Lap AFTER PODIUM SHOW MotoAmerica Supersport Race Show Top 3 riders YES 12:40 13:00 0:25 VIP Hot Laps RACE 13:10 13:40 0:30 MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Practice 1 13:50 14:35 0:45 MotoAmerica Superbike Qualifying Practice 2 14:40 FIM Track Assesment 15:00 15:50 0:50 WorldSBK Free Practice 2 16:00 16:20 0:20 MotoAmerica Jr Cup Qualifying 1 16:30 16:50 0:20 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying 1 17:00 17:20 0:20 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Qualifying 1 17:50 18:50 1:00 Ducati Track Walk
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It was a happy 4th of July at Caledonia Park. Photographs by Diana G. Dennis July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 County of Monterey Commission Vacancies PG Broncos Take It All Home Supervisor encourages locals to serve on Monterey County boards, committees, and commissions Volunteering on Monterey County boards, commit- tee, and commissions is an excellent way to learn more about local government while serving your community. Supervisor Jane Parker is pleased to announce that she is currently seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the following Monterey County boards, committees, and commissions: Additional information about these important volun- teer opportunities can be found online at https://www. co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of- the-board/boards-committees-and-commissions BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION: The Commission reviews and evaluates the community’s mental health needs, services, facilities, and special pro- grams. We are currently recruiting applicants for one seat on the commission and one youth (under 18 years of age) non-voting seat on the commission. The Commission meets once per month in the evening. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL (ALTERNATE): The Council improves co- ordination between agencies, departments and the courts for the benefit of victims of domestic violence and abuse, and promotes effective prevention, intervention and treatment techniques based on research and data collec- tion. The Council also works to improve the response to domestic violence and abuse so as to reduce the incidents in the County. The Council may, if necessary, establish procedures, conduct reviews, develop policies, and take all other actions necessary to further the board objectives of responsiveness to domestic violence and related issues, subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors. Meetings are held for once per month in Salinas. Our PG Bronco All Stars swept the 2019 West Zone Bronco Regional Pony Baseball Tournament, taking COMMUNITY ACTION COMMISSION: The home the championship win today at Muni Ballpark! Special thanks to our Board of Directors, volunteers CAC is tasked with assessing the needs of the low-in- and an extra special thanks to Coaches Jim Courtney, Chris Henden & Casey Lyon! Way to go PG! come residents in Monterey County and developing, maintaining, and evaluating community services that empower low-income persons, improve their quality of life, and assist them to achieve self-sufficiency. Meetings are held the third Monday of each month from 4:00-6:00 p.m., in Salinas. If you are interested in serving on one of these or other County of Monterey Boards, Committees, or Com- missions please submit a statement of interest along with your qualifications to the Office of Supervisor Parker at 2616 First Avenue, Marina CA 93933 or district4@ co.monterey.ca.us
Carmel Library Book Sale Coming Up The Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library will be holding their 47th Annual Booksale on August 8, 9 and 10th at the Carmel Mission Gym on Rio Rd., adjacent to Larson Field. Members Pre-Sale is Thurs- day August 8 from 10 am until 4pm (join for $10 at the door), and the Public Sale is August 9 and 10, from 10 am to 4 pm. There is ample parking and acres of metic- ulously sorted books. Hope to see you there! TWO GIRLS FROM CARMEL
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Within minutes of Eddie returning to the sidelines, his eyes dilated, his jaw “What good can come out it? It’s been an absolute joy to travel with Eddie locked and he collapsed. Dr. Hockey’s worst suspicions actualized, and he immedi- these last 25 years.” answers Ed Sr. “What has evolved is perhaps better than if he ately bolted for the Colorado benches. While attending to Eddie, he lamented out loud had continued to play football. Now Eddie has a place to move and inspire a lot of he wished he had Mannitol, a drug that reduces brain swelling. Miraculously, the team people.” doctor had it and Eddie was given the life saving drug as he was rushed off the field on a stretcher, comatose. “This is Ed Jr’s true vision....speaking to people about his comeback. Moving them. Infecting them with his spirit,” noted the Denver Post in a 1995 article about A blood vessel had burst in Eddie’s brain. He was rushed into emergency surgery the Reinhardt’s. “Together, the Reinhardt’s deliver a message that stretches beyond and Dr. Hockey, who had accompanied Eddie from the field, performed the 3 hour Ed Jr.’s courage to a deeper tale about the importance of families, particularly operation to remove a devastating blood clot from Eddie’s brain. In critical condi- fathers.” tion, his prognosis was dire. With only a 1 in 10 chance of coming back, the doctors warned, “He still could not survive. And if he does pull through,” they said, I Have No Regrets “he won’t be Ed anymore.” “The blessing of athletics,” says Ed Sr., “is that they taught Ed the discipline to Eddie would spend the next two months in a coma, fighting for his life. do his rehabilitation. I have no regrets. Something else could have happened. This is what happened. You can cry about your misfortune or do something positive. We chose to turn adversity into opportunity. Now we work with organizations and in- “A Lot of Things Changed That Day.” dividuals who want to turn obstacles in life into opportunities for growth. We share our journey o And as for Eddie? He still loves football. Eddie’ parents, Ed Sr. and Pat Reinhardt, flew to their son’s side. “By midnight I “Great opportunity,” he smiles. “A preparation for life.” was standing over my son’s bed,” recounts Ed Sr. “Risking is the essence of becoming.” -Ed Reinhardt Jr.
“I had been driving back from Wyoming with my son Tom, who was being The Reinhardt’s present their heart warming and poignant story: recruited by Wyoming,” while Eddie’s Mom was in Lincoln, Nebraska at the football Monday July 15 at 3:30pm game of John Reinhardt, another one of their sons. Pacific Grove High School Gymnasium. “Tom and I were listening to Ed’s game on the car radio. Ed catches a pass, then Open to the general public, all are welcome! John, then Ed. But the next few plays, no Ed. I said to my son Tom, ‘the game’s almost over, Ed should be out there.’ Please visit www.thewaveprogram.org for more information. The Reinhardt’s website www.youreokkid.com Then the announcer says there’s a commotion at the bench, somebody’s col- See “Second Son- Eugene Oregon and Ed Reinhardt, Jr” on YouTube for the lapsed. compelling video story and footage of Ed Reinhardt Jr.’s inspiring road to recovery As a parent, you get that gut feeling. Ed Sr. shares this incredible journey in his book “You’re OK, Kid!: The Search for a Father’s Love” They announced #88 was down. It was my son. by Floyd Edward Reinhardt, available on Amazon
A lot of things changed that day.”
When Eddie Reinhardt Jr. emerged from his coma 62 days later, he was like a new born child. Once an elite athlete destined for the NFL, he had to relearn every- thing he had mastered since infancy.
“We had to go back to the basics,” says Ed Sr. “creeping, crawling, walking, running, talking, reading, writing.” It took an army of 140 volunteers working 7 days a week for the next 4 years, then 6 days a week for two more years to help Eddie. “First he would crawl a few feet.” says Ed Sr. “Then an entire room. Even though his progress seemed glacial, he kept improving. It took two years to walk. He had to learn to speak, read and write again. It was his fighting spirit and courage.” Neil Zouboukos, 1980-2007 Asst. Football coach for Oregon, extols the effort. “Ed Jr. had to overcome a tremendous amount of adversity. He applied the work eth- ic and determination as a football player simply to living, because that’s what it took to make it from day to day.” But undoubtedly, the foundation for Eddie’s successful recovery was the undying dedication of Eddie’s family/ “The real story is this family unit,” says Colorado football coach Bill McCart- ney. “This is all about faith, and the Reinhardt’s faith never wavers. There is no limit to what they will do... Such love. When this accident happened, they didn’t ever break stride. There is just something inside the Reinhardt family. They have this drive and intensity. Eddie’s Jr’s parents and his five siblings-John, Rose, Tom, Paul and Matt-plunged in and did everything they could think of to make him whole again. They worked with him day and night, often as many as 16 hours a day. “People would advise me, ‘why don’t you move Eddie and do something else with your life, Ed.’ Page 16 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 Peninsula Pulchritude Part 28 Should homeless campers sleep at city hall? Wanda Sue Parrott Homeless in Paradise
Checking out Seaside’s Homeless Diane Nielson, Seaside resident, read Committee finally happened Thursday, her letter, excerpts of which said: June 27, and it hit me “If a modified ordinance allows like—Ka-Pow, meaning “Kayla camping in any city park and public prop- Power.” erty from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m., enforcement If you recall, Seaside’s controver- would be impossible since our police force sial twenty-something councilmember is short staffed. . . resulting in not enough Kayla Jones proposed starting a Seaside officers to respond to calls. . . about haz- homeless commission months before she ardous conditions and illegal camping at resigned under pressure last December 1. areas like Canyon Del Rey & Fremont. Since a committee can be as tempo- “. . .it is a good idea to have one area rary as Jones proved to be (ad hoc, aka and the most logical location would be at “as needed”), city council resisted the our city hall grounds. commission idea and, instead, okayed an “. . . It would be much more practical, experimental committee to see: more successful and much easier logisti- would the public be interested enough cally for police to monitor and manage the to form a 5-member committee? enforcement of the hours allowed to sleep, would there would be enough need and any unlawful activities or disturbances to merit continuation of the committee? that may occur, since the Seaside Police could a group of citizens work com- Department building would be located ad- patibly with council, mayor, city attorney jacent to the designated camping location. and staff? “Other city/county services and Well, not only was approval given at outreach would be more likely to find and the May 23 meeting to change the name approach individuals needing services, of the committee to Seaside Homeless having one place to safely locate them, Commission, so much public interest was rather than at numerous locations, gullies, shown that membership increased from city parks, along highways, etc. five to eight (seven members plus one “The storage container that will be representative of city staff, aka Committee on city hall grounds for storing overage Clerk/Fire Chief, Brian Dempsey. of allowed property or unclaimed property Others are Jessica Hare, Chair; Na- would be close by as well. talia Molina, Vice Chair; Kenneth Raye “Also, Public Works. . . would be Murray, Molly Fittro, Latoya Allen, Mer- less impacted by not having to haul items rilyn Mancini and Lynda Cunningham, and/or drive around locating reported Members. abandoned belongings. Go, Seaside Boondoggle Busters! “Installation of portable restrooms with washing stands. . . near the storage Here’s how it works building is all that would be needed to At each monthly meeting, usually the make this plan complete. This solution last Thursday of the month at City Hall, would lessen the impact on city staff like an agency or organization that serves the police and public works and reassure homeless provides one or more speakers families and campers that their safety to share their mission and impact on the and wellbeing are a priority for the city homeless communities. of Seaside!” Prior to the June 27 special meeting Since Ms. Nielson’s suggestions at 656 Broadway Ave., Seaside, to which Could this be your town weren’t agenda items, no decisive action about 20 members of the public showed up, most homeless outside the mayor’s office was taken by the commission. committee meetings were private events at city hall. However, three notable action items Members meet with representatives of such organi- at your city hall were included. zations as Gathering for Women, SAFE Place, Landlord is law on her side Engagement and Assistance Program, Sun Street Center, if there’s no place else to go Pantries, Parking and Praise the Salvation Army, Community Health Innovations— After review, discussion and consider- Thomas Muir, Seaside Police Department, and Veterans can woman camp there ation, the Seaside Homeless Commission Transition Center. homeless commission voted to recommend Seaside City Council The commission hears of, and discusses, various tackles issues such as this approve placement of small neighborhood issues about homelessness; the pertinent topics are then monthly in seaside food pantries on certain public rights-of- recommended for consideration and/or action by Seaside way. Similar to tiny libraries, the shelving City Council. Photo courtesy of Clip Art will hold donated foods, hygiene products For instance, at the May 23 meeting, the then-Homeless Triple haiku by Wanda Sue Parrott and even baby diapers needy persons can Committee recommended amendment and restatement of take for free. an ordinance relating to camping and sleeping on public Homeless Commissioner Pastor Ken- property. neth Raye Murray offered his Oceanview This came about in the wake of the 9th Circuit Court of Baptist Church as first location for a tiny Appeals’ April 11 decision to uphold Martin versus Boise, pantry. in which a homeless individual’s right to sleep/camp on According to Homeless Commission public property remains intact if the city or county in which Clerk Brian Dempsey, Seaside City Coun- he/she camps can offer no alternative shelter. cil approved $10,000 for the Safe Parking If I understand the decision correctly, folks camping Rudolph Tenenbaum Program in which the parking lot of Bethel in Laguna Grande Park have the right to remain there if Baptist Church will be upgraded to ac- Seaside or Monterey, depending on whose side of the park commodate those who now sleep in their the campers are staying, cannot provide shelter elsewhere. Poetry vehicles on county property in Marina. For example, recently Monterey’s Multi-Disciplinary Date they will relocate is not yet Outreach Team (MDOT) helped move a family with two He was a cameraman known. infants from a tent in Laguna Grande Park into a hotel, In a free fall. Finally, official recognition was pending placement in transitional housing. He spotted a caravan. approved for the agencies and organiza- Go, Monterey Matchmakers! It seemed small. tions that helped kick off the commit- tee-cum-commission. But then he said, “Shoot!” Move homeless campers to How about adding a Kudo for Kayla! “Should I try to fall back?” Seaside City Hall? He was missing his chute. Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at 831- On the Seaside side, the commission homeless Corec- No chute on his back. 899-5887 [email protected] ommended that city council add a new ordinance related Copyright 2019 by Wanda Sue Parrott to the storage of personal property of homeless persons on Left behind in his Camry city property. that was pleasantly gray. Protocol then allowed public comments to be aired But he kept his camera, at the June 27 meeting and that’s where fireworks began And it made his day. a week before Seaside’s 4th of July spectacular at Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course! July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 17 electric vehicles, but only 18 million brand new trucks The Rest of the Story and cars were manufactured and sold in the US in 2016. At that rate, even if everyone wanted and could afford to make the change it would take 14 years at that rate to Rudy Fischer replace all of the gasoline powered cars in the US. Then there is the rest of the world. Many countries do not have the capacity or money to make such a dramatic change. Worldwide there are over a billion cars and 400 million The Big Picture trucks and other commercial vehicles. Are the Changes we need Techni- It’s going to take quite a while for cally Possible? us to get rid of or replace all of the vehicles out there. It will also require With enough money and political the building of more than a few new will committed, the US could probably electric generation plants. make the dramatic changes that would bring the use of carbon based fuels way Affordability also comes into play down. Since it’s not as simple as just because electric cars are more expen- saying “let’s do it” however, I want to sive to manufacture since batteries and examine just one industry – autos - in electric motors and more expensive detail to give an idea of just some of that comparable combustion engines. the issues. These cars also require fewer people to make them, which has already caused Petroleum only accounts for about employee cut backs at some auto 1% of the energy we use for the genera- companies (with more to come). Also, tion of electric power but is a major part what goes into making batteries is not of the transportation industry – not just environmentally friendly, and there is trucks, trains, and planes; but our cars, also the problem of making enough trucks, and vans. Current estimates batteries for all the cars that any plan put the number of cars in the U.S. at calls for. “Batteries are a lousy way 250-260 million vehicles for a country to store energy,” says physicist Mark with 318 million people and, according emissions relative to gasoline” alone. But to expand Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan to the Union of Concerned Scientists, they produce about use, many stations will have to spend money to switch Institute. They are also far from green. “You have to 20% of the CO2 released in the US. out pumps. Nevertheless, a 20% reduction in 20% of our consume 100 barrels of oil in China to make that battery CO2 production is 4% less CO2. pack,” he explains. But even gasoline is being made more efficient. For some time now 98% of our gasoline has contained 10% Electric cars are also coming into prominence and, The nickel, cobalt, and lithium needed to make ethanol, which reduces GHG emissions and, late last year, with Tesla’s success, a large number of other auto manu- the batteries is not lying around either. It will have to the Trump administration increased the amount of ethanol facturers - including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, be mined; which is done by big machines powered by in gasoline to 15%. Ethanol is made from renewable bio- BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot, and Fiat Chrysler – will pro- petroleum products. James B. Meigs, the former editor mass, and growing that pulls CO2 out of the atmosphere duce electric cars. Electric trucks are also being devel- of Popular Mechanics, adds “You have to mine which means that using it results in a near-neutral impact oped for long-haul freight movement. The one problem materials for batteries. “Dig up 1,000 pounds of stuff to on CO2 levels. Although there is some controversy over is this area is cost. Batteries and motors and still more process it. Those mines are environmentally hazardous. pollution generated by the production and distribution expensive that comparable combustion engines; and thus Disposing of batteries is hazardous.” of ethanol (more Ozone, which contributes to smog), less profitable. As the federal government and individ- gasoline mixed with ethanol is cleaner to use. According ual states look at reducing tax incentives for electric car Also, electric cars need electricity to charge them to Professor Daniel Schrag of Harvard (and an advisor buyers, they may end up slowing this progress down. and, based on the current use of electricity by the average to the EPA) “it is about a 20 percent reduction of net electric car, we would have to build many more power Some people advocate for a rapid shift to these stations (several estimates are in the range of 20% to 50% more). Let’s hope we can do that with non-polluting energy sources.
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Monterey • Marina Seaside • Online mpc.edu (831) 646-4000 Page 18 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 12, 2019 Webster Slate The Special Day The Gray Eminence Jane Roland Cop Log Random Thoughts 17th Street. - Public Works broke a window. Oh the pane! In their defense, Public Works is being transparent. For them, this kind of attention is a real pain in the glass. This won’t be easy to glaze over. I can only A story written some years ago…it appeared on Facebook yesterday and I imagine, some less friendly sort; casting shade. They must have hated that window. thought I would share with my readers: Keep the Pickle ball practice on the courts where it belongs. At least the Fire Department The woman rolled over in bed and looked at the slit of light coming under the didn’t have to respond this time: and help corral all those farm animals that escaped window shade. She smiled and leisurely stretched. It was going to be a sunny day, from PGPW’s main facility. The formal explanation that they were building an Ark in just right for strolling through town and window shopping Perhaps she would find their spare time, continues to make perfect sense to me. Different strokes for different some pretty little things along the way. She was a kind, gentle person who loved the folks I guess. They have an Ark and with their help, I enjoy my own personal electric sparkle of light on glass, the smell of flowers, the feel of silk and velvet. She was & steam based Personal Mono-rail system that is; the envy of municipalities every- one who harbored no unkind nor resentful thoughts. Beautiful art pieces, music and where. Anyway, keep up the good work PGPW. No one will ever notice such a small the sounds of children’s laughter thrilled her. She enjoyed people and looked forward digression. What happens in PG stays in PG. I got this and I got your back. to her day with pleasure. She would have breakfast in town, a real treat, she thought, and quickly jumped out of bed. After a shower, she massaged sweet smelling lotion over her skin and dressed carefully for her walk. She pulled a lavender pair of slacks over her shapely legs and a yellow sweater over her head. She carefully and skillfully applied makeup and drew on a purple ultra-suede jacket, second hand, but so nice. The finish touch was a wide-brimmed felt hat that covered her long blond hair and partially shaded her face. Her hand rested on the collection of glass animals on her dresser, obtained one by one over the years. Her eyes rested on the portrait that had been taken by her proud husband so long ago. A picture of a beautiful, laughing woman, three adorable little girls, two smiling dogs and a struggling cat.. How happy they had been; happy to be alive and together. Later in the morning she stopped at Ted’s restaurant for a sweet roll and cup of tea. She sat at her favorite table by the window and watched the people passing on the street, waving occasionally to those whom she knew and occasionally they would FESTIVAL respond. She left the restaurant and hurried to her favorite little thrift shop. Here there SUNDAY would be goodies to admire and, perhaps, if the price was right to purchase. She JULY 14, 2019 wandered through the aisles, touching, murmuring little holes of appreciation. Then NOON - 5:00 pm Monterey Peninsula Buddhist teMPle she saw it! 1155 Noche BueNa, SeaSide, califorNia A little glass rabbit that would be perfect for her collection and, best of all, he was EXHIBITS within her price range. She carefully clutched her little treasure and hurried to the ENTERTAINMENT cashier. 73rd ANNUAL 73rd JAPANESE FOOD MONTEREY 20 She was so eager to finish her transaction that she failed to notice the little boy 19 playing on the floor and she nearly tripped over him. He grabbed her around the legs, and she bent down to help him up. The child gazed at the woman and screamed “Mommy, Mommy” the mother came over and gave the woman a hostile look as she dragged her son away. The moment was ruined, in fact, the day was destroyed. She put the little glass creature back on the shelf and hunching her shoulders together moved out the door. She heard as she left “Isn’t it a shame? Poor thing” Aunt Randi Cartoon Back in her room, she sat in the one chair and looked around her. It was a small, shabby bed sitting room with a kitchen area in a corner, housing a hotplate and a Commissions gladly accepted! few small hand appliances. She had done what she could to bring some beauty to [email protected] the room. Bright pillows covered the flowered bedspread, a fringed shade graced the 818-687-5444 lamp, there were a few framed Impressionists’ prints on the walls and a really lovely needlepoint rug that she had found “for a song” in her little shop. On the dresser with her collection of animals and the photograph were silk flowers in a cut crystal vase (the crack turned to the wall) There was an old radio phonograph and candles, some scented, of different sizes and colors. Books were piled neatly on the table, paper- backs, most of them classics Tiredly she rose and moved to the dresser. She removed her hat and then the wig, uncovering a nearly bald, badly scarred head. She creamed away the makeup, so deftly applied earlier. Makeup of a clown - dark green triangles over the eyes, red circles on the crisscrossed cheeks, scarlet slashes where her lips had been. The death’s head with which she now lived, stared back at her. Again, her eyes fell on the portrait, that and the memories of those whose images it contained, and the photogra- pher, were all that remained of her past. The only thing she was able to save the night the fire came.
Please come to the Neverland Benefit Shop to see the great supply of vin- tage, antique and contemporary furniture, art work and decorative items..Clothing for all…large book and kitchen supply…all at rock bottom prices….open every day but Monday. Jane Roland – [email protected] July 13, 2019 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 19
Happy 21st Birthday Bob Silverman Camille Francesca Surae Colon Norlander! To an amazing generous bold spirit with a tremendous thirst for Carmel Valley Report knowledge and adventure! Notable Accomplishments: Carmel River Bridge Given Special Name • Monterey Peninsula resident born at Lawson Little III was the former President of Quail Lodge. He passed away in CHOMP 2015 at the age of 67. Little was the son of Hall of Fame Golfer Lawson Little II. I • Graduated from Pacific Grove High covered the major media event when the upgrading of the Quail Lodge Golf Course School in 2017 • MVP Pacific Grove Varsity Volleyball was completed. Little was one of two who were the first set of golfers to tee off on the • CCS sportsmanship award Pacific new first fairway. Little passed away only a short time later while on vacation. Little Grove volleyball played on the Carmel High Golf Team and worked over the years with the great late • CCS 1st team Much loved by Mama, Brother Adam, Ed Haber who founded Quail Lodge. • Police academy PG high award Her BF Calvin, Ziggy, and tons of friends. The Carmel River runs through the golf course and there is a important bridge • 2 UCSC scholarships so far next the the Quail Lodge Club House that was named the Lawson Little III Bridge. • UCSC community studies with the intent to get Little worked at Quail Lodge for over 30 years. He would regularly be at homeowners Masters at Berkeley in Law, human rights attorney meeting to keep those who lived on the property up to date on on important news. Quail • 2 time marathon finisher 26.2 and 13.1 miles Lodge advised that it was the Carmel River Watershed Conservatory that brought about • 3 Associate Degrees from SBCC Phi Beta Kappa the naming of the Bridge. Extensive world traveler to Serbia, Italy, Germany, England, France, Puerto Rico, July 16 will see the start of the California Women’s Amateur Golf Championship. Mexico, Thailand, China, Canada, and throughout the United States Be sure to attend and watch some very outstanding golf. The main rounds are match play. If you want to see some great golf at no charge: Quail will be the place to be for Dan Bohrman this very fine golf event. We had out-of-town guests that tried the new deli at the Village Shopping Center next to Quail. They enjoyed it very much. Spotlight Be sure to make it out here in the Valley from July 16 - 20 to watch a golf classic. Check out Edgars’ for a great lunch or dinner at the club house and look for the Wildlife Spotlight new sign on the Lawson Little Bridge. by Dan Bohrman Stay Tuned Bob Silverman Giant Sea Bass Stereolepis gigas Legal Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20191333 The following person is doing business as ASH STORE, 1801 Catalina Ave., Sand City, Monterey County, CA 93955. GUL RAYS YOUNAS, 333 Stuart Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 7, 2019. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious busi- ness name or name(s) listed above on 6/7/2019. Signed: Stephen L. Vagnini. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26 Giant Sea Bass are large, wide-mouthed fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. They reach lengths upwards FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20191459 of seven feet and can weigh more than five hundred The following person is doing business as GROOMS BY THE BAY, 223 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey pounds. Giant Sea Bass feed on smaller creatures by County, CA 93950. CHARLI ROMEL, 2487 Tuckahoe Terrace, Watsonville, CA 95076. This statement was filed rapidly opening their mouths, which creates a vacuum with the Clerk of Monterey County on June 27, 2019. Registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti- that pulls in their prey. They were once popular targets tious business name or name(s) listed above on 6/27/2019. Signed: Stephen L. Vagnini. This business is conduct- for spearfishing, until a sharp population decline led ed by an individual. Publication dates: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2 to their protection. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20191482 The following person is doing business as JANGLED BOOK, 25390 San Marcos Road., Carmel, Monterey County, CA 93923. LAWRENCE REMIGI SUTTER, 25390 San Marcos Road., Carmel, CA 93923. This state- ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on July 1, 2019. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 7/1/2019. Signed: Stephen L.Vagnini. This busi- ness is conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2
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