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Sat, Nov. 26 Monarch Magic 11AM - 3 PM Pacific Grove Museum 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove Free Family Event • Mon. Nov. 28 Cooking workshops PG Farmers’ Market 4-6:30 PM Mystery solved - Page 2 Remember? - Page 9 Hot Shot - 11 • Mon., Nov. 28 City Christmas Tree Lighting On Central in front of the Museum and in Jewell Park 5:30-8:30 PM • Tues., Nov. 29 Christmas at the Inns Tour $20 Call Chamber of Commerce 373-3304 • Fri., Dec. 2 Monterey Choral Society “Got Holidays” Warm-up Concert 6:30 PM Times Canterbury Woods Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2011 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. IV, Issue 11 651 Sinex-PG RSVP 657-4193 or www. canterburywoods-esc.org • Sun., Dec. 18 I Cantori di Carmel Winter Concert Tree Lighting and Caroling 1:30 PM Mon. 11/28 • Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Canterbury Woods-651 Sinex-PG Festivities at Jewell Park includes live entertainment by school RSVP 657-4193 or www. bands and choruses, followed by caroling and refreshments at Chau- canterburywoods-esc.org tauqua Hall and Santa’s first visit to town. • Christmas at the Inns Sat. Dec. 3 Stilwell’s Fun in the Park Tues. 11/29 and Wed. 11/30 • Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Caledonia Park Visit 10 Bed & Breakfast Inns decorated for the holidays in 10 AM - PM Victoria-era splendor. $20 per person for both nights. Limited Santa, Snow Queen number of tickets sold. Entertainment and light refreshments served. Refreshments, Petting Zoo You may purchase tickets online at www.pacificgrove.org, and you Games, Bounce House will need to pick up your tickets at 584 Central Avenue, the Pacific Free Grove Chamber of Commerce. • Thanksgiving message from our Sat. Dec. 10 Pet Food Drive Poet-in-residence 4 pet businesses Bestpet Care & Supplies, 167 Dr. Barbara Mossberg Central Ave.; 2-5 PM Bring or buy pet food for Washington, D.C., for Thanksgiving, and in honor pets in need of our parents, whose remains lie in Arlington National • Cemetery, heroes, both photographers, poets, and teach- ers, steadfast in fighting for doing right by earth and each other. I am giving Ansel Adams' images and words to the Occupy Washington tent library Poetry/arts section. Holiday Light Parade Adams lobbied in Washington, D.C., on behalf of Thurs. 12/1 • Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. earth policies. His work is intrinsic to our national The lighted parade starts down Fountain Avenue and turns left onto Lighthouse. It will feature marching bands, holiday floats, dance spirit and how we rise to honor the legacy of American teams, equestrian groups, and of course, Santa Claus. imagination and challenge. He responds to the majesty of Inside First Friday Pacific Grove natural landscapes preserved in national areas by laws The Arts ...... 9, 13 Fri. 12/2 • Time: 5:00 – ??:00 p.m. representing civic values that in turn were shaped by Cop Log ...... 3 Stores open late for shopping. Refreshments, entertainment. Events ...... 13 No cost. words of poetry and artistic images responding to natural Food ...... 15 At 8:00 join the crowd at Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Light- landscapes . . . . Art and public policy, art and law, art Green Page ...... 15, 16 house Ave., to see Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints in concert. and civic life, moving us forward, in ceaseless rhythm, as Health & Well-Being ..... (dark) Music starts at 9:00 p.m. Cost: $10. Mike Beck and The Bohemian High Hats & Parasols ...... 4 Saints is an irresistible old fashioned guitar band. humans and trees feed each other in vital breath exchange, Legal Notices ...... 14 inextricably connected for mutual survival and flourish- Opinion ...... 14 Stilwell’s Fun in the Park Peeps ...... 7, 8 Sat. 12/3 • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ing. Rain Gauge ...... 2 Caledonia Park in downtown Pacific Grove (behind the post The challenge of our nation's natural beauty, now Shelf Life ...... 6 office) is the site of this huge holiday party. Lots of wintry fun for preserved: how to do justice to the human life on this land Sports ...... 11 all! Featuring Santa’s arrival on a shiny PG fire truck, Frosty the Trudeau on art ...... 10 Snowman, Snow Queen, hayrides, petting zoo and lots of entertain- of equivalent beauty, equivalent clear respectful sight. Young Writers’ Club ...... 6 ment. No cost. Adams' philosophy of respect is conveyed through artistry. What laws of kindness are equal to our mountains? Make us your friend on Kindness, a word of "kind" which is three-quarters "kin"- Facebook Follow us on Twitter -we are related, all of us are relations, and humanity has to receive calendar updates everything at stake in figuring out how we belong to each and reminders on your other and our earth. Facebook page! Americans originally lived here in tents. Here where people camp in the rain to express hope in better ways of common kindness, poetry and art belong, are central to the call to our national imagination, rooted in conscience, to see majesty in the human spirit, to preserve the grounds Send your calendar items to: which nurture and sustain this spirit of possibility and [email protected] mandate for doing things better for each other. Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 Food for Fines Dream a Little Dream or The public libraries in Monterey and Pacific Grove will be accepting non-perish- able, unopened food items in lieu of payment for overdue book fines throughout the month of December. All food donations will be given to the Food Bank for Monterey ‘Let’s Do the Time Warp Again’ County, which distributes food to individuals and families in need. The Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, and the Pacific Grove Public Library is located at 550 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove. For more information call 831.646.3747 or 831.648.5760. Holiday blood drive on The annual holiday blood drive of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula kicked off on at CSU Monterey Bay and continues through the end of the year, with many opportunities for donors to give the “gift of life.” The drive is held each year to ensure a steady blood supply during a time when demand is often up but donations are down. “All the blood collected stays in our community,” says Sharon Paddock, Blood Center supervisor. “So when people donate here, they are potentially giving the gift of life to neighbors, friends, or maybe even someone in their own family.” Donors who give during the Gift of Life campaign are recognized in newspaper advertising or on Community Hospital’s Facebook page, sharing with others the reasons they donate. They also receive a pocket calendar and are entered into drawings for prizes. The bloodmobile will be at CSUMB for the kick-off drive on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Student Center on Inter-Garrison Road. Other upcoming drives include: Naval Postgraduate School, 1 University Circle, Monterey, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Dec. 1 (military clearance required for gate access); Capital Insurance Group, 2300 Garden Road, Monterey, 9-11:30 a.m. Dec. 2; Joining Hands Benefit Shop & Keller Williams® Realty, Carmel, 26358 Carmel Rancho Lane, Carmel, noon-4 p.m. Dec. 5; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sand- holdt Road, Moss Landing, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6; and CTB–McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 8. Sister to the 812 Theater at 812 Can- Donors are also invited to come to the Blood Center. Appointments are recom- nery row, the Dream Theater was built mended and may be scheduled by calling 625-4814. Learn more about the Blood Center at 301 Prescott in New Monterey by at www.chomp.org or find us on Facebook. John Harris and Alan Weber. It opened in 1975. It showed art films and many first-run movies. . .and midnight show- Symphonic Choir, Brass Ensemble ings of Rocky Horror Picture Show many thousands of times. at Pacific Grove Methodist Church It had a “nouveau Art Nouveau” ceil- Maestro Leroy Kromm will conduct the San Jose Symphonic Choir, organist ing and regular seating as well as some Barbara Vella and the Nova Vista Brass Ensemble at First United Methodist Church comfy sofas. The handmade sign out front (the “Butterfly Church”) in Pacific Grove on Sun, Dec. 11 at 3:00 pm. The “Holiday was back lit. Magic” concert will feature John Rutter’s “Gloria,” the “Gloria” movement from Bach’s Harris and Weber sold the Dream B-minor Mass, and Z. Randall Stroope’s “American Christmas” in addition to other Theater in 1992, and it began to fall apart. seasonal favorites. It was razed about ten years later. Singing with the San Jose Symphonic Choir will be many former members of the Picking through the rubble on that Monterey Symphony Chorus, which was suspended in September due to budgetary day was Michael John Garland of Pacific constraints. The rehearsal director for choir’s Monterey branch is Peter Tuff. Grove. He tracked down the owner and Founded in 1924, the San Jose Symphonic Choir has been under the musical gave him $500, and merrily drove off to direction of Maestro Kromm since 1985. Under his inspiring direction, the choir has store the signs at his home for another flourished and grown in size and musicianship. Recent performances include Handel’s decade or so. complete Messiah and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion - both performed with period instru- Since then, people have blogged ments - and the World Premiere of Henry Mollicone’s Beatitude Mass. about the theater and it has its own Lisa Coscino, back to the camera, TICKETS: Facebook page with 2700 friends. Many photographs the Dream Theater sign $12 (general admission) • $10 (Senior/Youth 12-21) • FREE: Youth under 12 wondered where that iconic sign had gone. as it arrives at the Museum of Mon- Tickets available at the door and by calling 625-9061 or 626-1156 Recently, Garland found out he had terey on Nov. 21, top. The marquee to move because his home of 25 years arrived separately, looking a little the had been sold. He loaded up the sign on worse for wear. The current owners a trailer and was headed for a car restora- escorted them to the museum where PetThis timefood of year, thoughts drive often turn to those less fortunate. And that includes pets. tion business in Carmel Valley where he they’ll be stored until they come out in Four pet-centered business will hold a tour and benefit on Sat., Dec. 10 to benefit local planned to store it, when, as the new leg- February, 2012. pet charities. BestPet Care & Supplies, 167 Central Ave.; Doggie Day Care, 168 Central end goes, Wendi Giles saw it rolling down Ave.; Ocean View Veterinary, 109 Central Ave.; and Zoom Room, 120 Central Ave., all the street and started the wheels rolling. in Pacific Grove, will participate. Peace of Mind, an organization which rescues and Enter Lisa Coscino, Giles’s friend and She hopes to draw parallels between adopts out older pets, will be on hand with adoptable dogs; Animal Friends Rescue will director of the Museum of Monterey. On the 1967 moment in the Monterey Pen- be at the Zoom Room, and Ocean View Veterinary Hospital will offer demonstrations Nov. 21, the sign and the marquee went to insula’s socio/political history and the and tours, and BestPet will host mobile cat grooming. live in storage at the Museum of Monterey Occupy movements of 2011 and beyond. Visitors are encouraged to donate unopened pet food, whether bags, cans or boxes. on Custom House Plaza, where eventually The sign may even earn a prominant Those who wish to purchase their donations onsite will receive a discount, according they will join a planned exhibit around the spot on the wall of the Museum, outside to Cyndi at Bestpet Care. BestPet will also match their donation. Donations may be Monterey Pop Festival of 1967. Coscino on the wall where commuters heading for dropped off at BestPet. says they plan to use all three rooms of the Pacific Grove will see it shine. All food donations will go to Hope Center Food Bank, an organization which Museum and the theater there to recreate No word on whether there will be provides food for needy humans as well as needy pets. the Monterey Fairgrounds experience, showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show, For more information, call Bestpet at 373-2477. with music and film and memorabilia. though. Monarch Alert’s Monarch Count Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge 5 of 9 sites in Monterey County Data reported by Guy Chaney now have Monarchs Monarch butterflies continue to arrive at overwintering sites across Monterey Week ending 11/23/11 ...... 74 County, and 5 of the 9 sites monitored by Monarch Alert are now occupied by monarchs. Erica Krygsman (Monarch Alert Field Coordinator for Monterey County) conducted Total for the season ...... 3,24 this week’s monarch counts with the assistance of volunteers Kelly Surgalski and Paul Young on November 18 and 19. Erica reports that temperatures were cool and skies To date last year (2010) ...... 2.80 were mostly clear with light winds. The average number of monarchs counted at the Wettest year ...... 47.15 Pacific Grove sanctuary was 12,887. The average number of monarchs counted at Andrew Molera State Park was 4,745 during rain year 7/1/97-6/30/98* and at the private property site in Big Sur was 9,572. There were two other sites with Driest year ...... 9.87 clusters found, Plaskett Creek Campground with an average of 802 monarchs counted and Point Lobos Reserve with an average of 821 monarchs counted. This was the first during rain year 7/1/75-6/30/76* week clusters were found at Point Lobos this season and clusters at several sites appeared High this past week ...... 59° to be more dense than in previous weeks. Thanks to Kelly and Paul for volunteering this week, next counts are scheduled for November 29 and 30. Low this past week ...... 42° Check the Monarch Alert website soon for an updated graph: http://monarchalert. *Data from http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/renard.wx/ calpoly.edu/html/current_trends.html.– Jessica Griffiths Photo by Cameron Douglas Monarch Alert is funded in Monterey County in large part by Helen Johnson. November 18, 2011 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 Slain officer remembered fondly by members of Pacific Marge Ann Jameson Cop log GroveThe shocking newsPolice of the death inDepartment the line of duty of a Vallejo police officer hit False alarm, no body cared home for many on the Pacific Grove Police Department who remember him not only as a An alarm sounded on Ocean View Blvd. and the business was found to be fellow officer but as a welcome competitor in the Pacific Grove Motorcycle competition. secure, but there was no one on file to tell about it. “I served on the SWAT Team with him and we were Firearms and Force Options Lost, found, and generally misappropriated Instructors together. Jim Capoot was one of the good guys,” said Cdr. John Miller. A wallet was lost near Asilomar, but the reporting party later found it. On November 17, 2011, Vallejo Police Department Officer James “Jim” Capoot, An Eagle Scout found a cell phone while doing community service at Ridge Badge #497, age 45, was shot and killed while pursuing a bank robber. Jim left behind and Lighthouse. Owner identified, phone returned. a wife and three daughters. A purse was lost . . . or was it a wallet? at Lovers Point bathroom. Jim served in the US Marine Corps 1985-1989; CHP 1990-1992; and Vallejo PD A license plate was found in the bushes on Jewell. It is registered to a ve- 1992-2011. hicle out of Fresno. If you’re from Fresno and lost a license plate in the bushes Jim served on the SWAT Team, as a Firearms and Force Options Instructor, Driving on Jewell, check with PGPD. Instructor, Motorcycle Officer and competed in the Pacific Grove Motorcycle compe- A bicycle and tools were found on 17 Mile Dr. tition several times, taking home gold medals and the Team Trophy in 2005 (photo A cell phone was lost on Forest Ave. while the owner was shopping. attached). While at VPD, Jim was awarded two Medals of Courage, two Lifesaving Some money was found on Caledonia and turned in. Medals, the Medal of Merit, the Medal of Good Conduct, and various other commenda- A projector screen was found on Locust. tions. Jim also helped establish and supervise Vallejo’s “Junior Safety Patrol” program. Jim not only helped coach his own daughters’ basketball teams in Vacaville, but Don’t come around here no more also was the head coach for the Vallejo HS Varsity Basketball Girls team, securing their A theft was reported from a store on Forest. The business did not want to Division Championship and taking them to State in 2010. Jim ensured the girls’ grades press charges, but wanted the perp to be advised she was not welcome back in were a priority and would hold study sessions prior to basketball practice, helping many the store. of them get into college using basketball as a conduit to a higher education. DUI Jim stepped down from coaching when he and his wife, Jennifer, took on the added Erick Vaughn Marretti was stopped for a traffic violation and found to be responsibility of caring for and assuming guardianship of his best friend’s two kids intoxicated. Booked and released. BAC less than .08%. when his friend and wife were killed in a motorcycle accident last year. A juvenile was reported wandering in the street drunk on Seaview Ave. - Cdr. John Miller after curfew. The subject also had possession of prescription drugs without a prescription. Cited and released to parent on scene. Ronald Peter Mork was arrested for DUI (BAC less than .08%) after rear- ending a vehicle on Sunset at a stop sign. Emma Ann Jaclyn Skingel was arrested for DUI after being stopped for a traffic violation. Armed and driving William Zoltan Spaits was stopped for a traffic violation. He is on parole and was found to have a firearm under the seat and a fixed-blade knife within Officer Jim Capoot, left, helps reach. He was taken to County jail on a parole hold. Vallejo Chief Nichelini and Officer Gordy Moore with the Maybe it wasn’t baked long enough Perpetual trophy for winning A person requested medical assistance after having eaten a marijuana cookie. the Pacific Grove Motorcycle Said they felt sick and disoriented. Subject was transported by ambulance to the Competition in both 2005 and hospital. No indication as to where the cookie came from. 2007. As the competition has Stuff and vehicle theft been disbanded due to bud- On Locust, a home was broken into by cutting out a window screen. The get constraints, the trophy still bad guy stole a laptop computer, projector and monitor then stole a copy of the resides in Vallejo. victim’s keys and stole their car, too. Bark bark bark? Not MY doggie! On Junipero Ave., barking dogs were reported. The reporting party said the dogs only bark when the owner is not home. The owner said they weren’t her dogs that were barking, so the reporting party was advised to keep a log and to call next time it happened and the officer would act as second reporting party. One way to stop bark bark barking A woman on Crocker said she had adopted a difficult dog from the SPCA, and was aware that it barked a lot. Her neighbors have complained. She leaves Take a little TLC the house unlocked so her kids can get in after school, and one days she came home to find the dog had been put in the house. It had caused damage to most of the items in the house and made a big mess in every room. She says it wasn’t the kids to let the dog in. Hmmmm. this Holiday Season Hard to finish the job on time with this kind of thing happening A construction worker reported that he had left his tools locked inside a job By Cmdr. John P. Miller at 17 Mile Drive. Someone broke in and stole them. Pacific Grove Police Department Family matter A person on Lighthouse Ave. reported some electronics were stolen and The holiday season is just around the corner. Although the season brings with it they believe the suspect to be a family member. cheer and joy for most of us, it unfortunately also brings with it others who look for Don’t leave stuff in your car! the opportunities that the holidays offer to commit theft. Someone on Monarch Lane reported several items had been stolen from Over this last year, the officers of the Pacific Grove Police Department have been their parked car. very successful in arresting several individuals, as well as coordinated groups, who were victimizing PG residents. The Police Department also began a public education campaign last year in an effort to better educate the public to “take a little TLC” (Take - Lock - Close). As a result of these combined efforts, we have seen a reduction in Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated residential and auto burglaries and thefts from vehicles. But please don’t take this for a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July granted. As the shopping season gets into full swing, the members of the Pacific Grove 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA Police Department would like to remind you to “take little TLC”: 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Fri. and TAKE your valuables with you. This includes removing valuable items from your is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by e-mail vehicle as well as securing packages being delivered to your home. These packages are subscription. often left on the front porches unattended for long periods of time. Consider having Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson packages delivered with “signature proof of delivery” option. News: Cameron Douglas, Marge Ann Jameson, Peter Mounteer Contributors: Ben Alexander • Betsy Slinkard Alexander • Guy Chaney LOCK your vehicle doors as well as your home when you exit – even for those Jon Guthrie • Amy Coale Solis • Rhonda Farrah Linnet Harlan • Neil Jameson • Taylor Jones • Richard Oh • Dirrick Williams short errands and especially when you park overnight. Thieves go through neighbor- Photography: Cameron Douglas • Peter Mounteer hoods checking vehicles and residence doors looking for resdients who didn’t take the Distribution: Rich Hurley time to take this very easy step.

CLOSE your vehicle and home windows. It just takes a few seconds for some- 831.324.4742 Voice one to help themselves through an car window to items left on the front seat. Also, 831.324.4745 Fax a popular secondary means of entering homes to burglarize them is easily accessible [email protected] unsecured windows. Email subscriptions: [email protected] These three small steps can make the difference between enjoying a happy holiday Calendar items to: [email protected] season or the unhappy experience of becoming a victim of theft. Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 Jon Guthrie High Hats & Parasols Dear Readers: Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & quired. $33 monthly. Apply at premises. Parasols” present our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology • Milk bread from the German Bakery and Coffee Room; 13 of our 10¢ loaves used at the time. The writings contained in “High Hats” are not our words. They are for $1. Our refreshment room is open at all hours. On Grand avenue in Pacific quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Our Grove. A. Berg, proprietor. journalistic predecessors held to the highest possible standards for their day, as do we • Pacific Grove house of three rooms. Neatly furnished, but crude. Centrally at Cedar Street Times. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” located with partial view of bay. $650. See agent. Across from Post Office. are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding. • A new, Ford Motor Car can be purchased from M. W. Hoffman. It is not a cheap machine, as its price would indicate, but a well-crafted auto mobile. 526 Forest avenue. $875. The News … from 1911. Author’s Notes Land is for free use of public • It appears to the author that Prof. Hegel’s eulogy was written at least a decade Carmelito and its grandest attractions, the famed Point Lobos and Mammoth prior to 1911, although no date was offered. Cypress Park, is described as follows by Prof. F. P. Hegel: “Before arriving at the Old • Malpaso (bad crossing) Creek, with its mouth located at Little Malpaso Beach, Mission, you see before you one of the most enchanting landscapes, pronounced by is the epicenter of conglomerate coal deposits. Malpaso’s name was earned many as a perfect picture of “Sunny Italy”. Soon we cross the Carmel river and move before construction of a bridge in 1935 at a cost of $24,000. onward to Point Lobos, a spot which exceeds all others for its grandeur, beauty, and • In 1911, “queer” meant “questionable or suspicious” and had nothing to do with natural wonders; for its ocean, and immense cliffs of rock, many fifty feet higher than homosexuality. the dome of St. Peters. From the center of this immense cone of natural masonry, tall pines and cypress trees grow, and on its very edge you have sight of the “Little Niagara” References: Pacific Grove Review, Monterey Daily Cypress, Del Monte Weekly, water pools. Here is a field of study for marine observers as well as for landscape Salinas Index, Monterey County Post, Bullions’ Grammar (1890). painters. A little south of the dome lie six natural canals hundreds of feet in length and of equal depth. Here may be seen a stream of water issuing from solid rock. This has been named “The Boiler”, a most peculiar cave noted for its roaring and hideous noises. You will also see the Devil’s Wash Board, pebble mountains, pebble beaches, lava beds, natural aquariums. Among the wildlife you will recognize many wonders of the “deep”. Rocks are covered with howling sea lions. The entire area offers a school of knowledge for both old and young. All must be seen to be appreciated.” 1 Today, Carmelo Cove, rock bound and well protected, where vessels of any draft can safely ride at anchor in the stormiest weather, is situated near the immense granite quarries from which were shipped the thousands of tons of granite that built the Mare Island docks and a number of the finest buildings in San Francisco. The Carmelo Land and Coal Company are the owners of the water rights of San Jose Creek. This company has constructed dams and storage reservoirs, and are now laying pipe to supply Car- melito with the purest mountain water. Carmelito will be the terminus of the Narrow Gauge railroad which will soon be completed and which will provide connection to the Carmelo Coal Mine, about 4 ½ miles distant. 2 Pacific Coast Church Both Point Lobos and Cypress Grove are set apart as a park for the free use and 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 pleasure of the public. Peninsula Christian Center The Grove is queer place 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 Pacific Grove is a pretty, but queer place. The methodistical rules here are stringent. New-comers are not allowed to appear in resident books for at least a year or more. The First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove businesses of boarding and lodging are not allowed in residence blocks. Also, board- 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 ing and lodging houses are not considered businesses in the sense that the butcher and baker are considered businesses. One can roller skate here, but must go to the Pavilion St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church to dance. One can play croquet, but not billiards. Nary a card can be turned. Dice are Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441 verboten. A quiet, private nip may be taken, but no drink may be consumed in public. Business men with an eye to investment are frequently heard to remark: “We would Community Baptist Church gladly put our money in the grove, but you can never expect to attract the class of people here willing to spend money. You will never be able to increase the local trade, nor Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 build many new houses. Merchants and mechanics and laborers can never thrive here.” Oh? All very queer. 3 Peninsula Baptist Church 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610 Another change in library hours The library has announced yet another change in its hours. Beginning next Monday St. Angela Merici Catholic Church until further notice, the Public Library will be open from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm and from 146 8th Street, 831-655-4160 7 pm until 8:30 pm. On Saturday, the library opens at 1:30 pm and remains open until 9 pm. The library will be closed on Sundays. Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove Snippets from around the area… 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 • The Pacific Grove Athletic Association meets regularly on the second Wednes- First Church of God day afternoon of each month at the Civic Club House. Officers are G. P. Baker (president) and Margaret Searle (financial secretary). 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 • A Texas man and three Californians enjoying a fishing trip were drowned in a Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove boating accident between Pacific Grove and Big Sur. Names have not yet been 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 released. • A group of 25 Poles have left by train for the area for New York City from Church of Christ where they will depart for their native land. A spokesman for the group indi- 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 cated that none of the 25 “liked” it here. Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove • It is considered that the new eight-hour work law being considered for Califor- PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 nia will lead the way to “more” sleep. • A farmer owns a cow that he refuses to kick. The cow is alleged to have re- Mayflower Presbyterian Church cently swallowed a stick of dynamite. 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 • Mr. Harvey Barger, a first-class horse-shoer and blacksmith, is prepared to take on all kinds of work. There is no reason why anyone should take their jobs Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove elsewhere. 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 And your bill amounts to … Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula • B. Bertold Shoe Seller has just brought in 200 pairs of shoes including Ladies 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 Kid Buttoned Shoes at $2.25 per pair (regularly $2.50) and Gents’ Fine Calf Lace Shoes at $3.00 per pair (regularly 3.50). First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove • Lots located near Cypress Grove, are being sold from $50 to $300. Liberal 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 terms. All amounts financed exceeding $50, one-quarter cash and the balance in Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. equal payments for 24 months. 7% per annum. Horner Real Estate. • Obtain the finest, Cuban cigars for 25¢ each from J. Kang & Company. • For rent! The Alta Vista House. Furnished completely. Two references re- November 18, 2011 • CEDAR STREET Times• Page 5 The Arts Now Showing Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection The Warriors of Qiugang December 10, 2011 – April 1, 2012 Museum of Monterey 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey Villagers fight back in a Chinese Love Canal

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November 3 kicked off the 12th In- ternational Film Festival, presented by Film Preview the Monterey Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association. Filmgoers packed the house at Monterey’s Golden State Theater; afraid to eat it, so it is milled and shipped bris, with no one held responsible for the a wonderful venue restored to its original to parts unknown. “We don’t know who clean up. 1926 glory by Warren Dewey, who pur- eats it,” says Zhang. The Chinese government has stepped chased the theater in Zhang learns up efforts to clean the land. There is much 2004. UPDATE: In March a little about the to be done. Green Anhui founder Zhou The first film, law and files a suit. Xiang points out that the Huai River is The Museum of Monterey presents Humanity Explored, 2011, two months He loses and files very long, crossing four provinces. “Our Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the lasted only seven min- after Yale e360 again, unsuccess- staff is just at one section,” Xiang told Cheech Marin Collection on view begin- utes, but left an in- posted The Warriors fully. The situation Asia Society. “Later on, we may map out ning Saturday, December 10, 2011. Marin delible mark on the draws the attention a plan along the Huai in other places. But – the entertainer well known for his work crowd with its jarring of Qiugang, the of the environmen- right now we are just focused on Anhui. in movies, television, and improvisational visuals of human life Chinese government tal group Green An- Other than that, we will be most effective comedy – has been acquiring art for more and death. committed $30 hui, a non-govern- by slowly influencing local people in all than 20 years, amassing arguably the most Next came The mental organization these places.” renowned collection of Chicano art in Warriors of Qiugang, million to clean up (NGO). Volunteers www.warriorsofqiugang.com/ private hands. a stirring and uplifting the Baojiagou River, come in and assess Chicanitas features paintings – all 39-minute documen- the polluted waterway the polluted water under 16 x 16 inches – that showcase tary about the struggles and land, urging 26 established and emerging Chicano of a small Chinese vil- that was featured in further action from artists whose works range widely from lage against a chemical the video. the villagers. A photo-realism, to abstractions, portraits conglomerate. Green Anhui volun- to landscapes. In the village of teer escorts Zhang Qiugang, located in to an environmental conference. the suburbs of Bengbu City in the Anhui On the train, Zhang has second Province, a small chemical plant opened in thoughts. He knows how powerful the 1970. In 2004 another chemical company chemical companies are. He carries a bought it, and then two others moved in. petition signed by 1,200 villagers. “I feel The complex quickly swelled in size to a scared,” he tells the camera. “I don’t want toxic monster that consumed the land. Of to be a hero.” But the prospect of continued the three, the worst offender was Jiucailuo suffering for future generations is more Chemical: a manufacturer of pesticides than he can bear. and other harsh chemical products, pour- At the conference, Zhang finds him- ing raw, untreated wastewater directly into self surrounded by like-minded people. the Huai River. There are many grievances against large The film picks up events starting in factories. One woman says she can no 2004. Fruit no longer grows on the peach longer continue the fight, that she has Happy Holidays trees. Many villagers suffer from cancers. nothing left, and she pleads with the others In a population of only 1,800, more than to continue. You Are Cordially Invited to Celebrate the Season twenty have died in their 40’s, 30’s and Zhang returns home to a legend’s even 20’s due to cancer and other fatal welcome. Representatives of Jiucailuo At Forest Hill Manor’s diseases. Chemical suddenly appear at his home, Thomas Lennon wrote the story, and asking him to tour Traditional Gala Holiday Open House Ruby Yang directed the plant. But it’s the movie, filmed in You may view The all for show. Even Mandarin dialog with as local authorities Celebrate the Season English subtitles. 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Linnet Harlan PGHS YWC Shelf Life Young Writers’ Corner

Council Cuts Budget for Library and Others At the City Council meeting, November 16, the City Council voted unanimously Musings from the Fringe to decrease the budgets of all city departments, including the P.G. Public Library, by 1% for the current fiscal year, 2011-12. During the discussion of the measure, Coun- by Erika McLitus cilmember Kampe mentioned circumstances in which he believed more drastic cuts to the library would be appropriate. “It’s a pity the library continues to have budget cuts,” said Friends of the Library President, Judy Archibald. “The library has experienced a I’ve always found my center by wobbling. renaissance with its increased hours since August. Some of the downtown merchants are reporting increased foot traffic and sales as a result of the increased hours. People I have to skim the guardrails to stay in line. might think the cuts are fair since all the departments are cut 1%, but those people forget the library is still not close to its budget of a few years ago while other depart- It’s amusing that they fail to recognize that ments’ budgets have increased beyond what they were a few years ago. Public support for the library is stronger than ever. I hope the public lets the council members know they are disappointed and, more importantly, to insist no further cuts be made in the Passion isn’t something you can confine. library’s budget.” Merchants Near Library See Increased Business Due to Additional Library Open Hours I’ll never fit in with the nice ones. “We’ve been in this location fifteen years,” said Gail Abeloe, owner of Back Porch Fabrics, a full-line quilt store on Central Avenue across from the library. “Any event in town is positive for my business. And the steadiness of the people patronizing the It’s the blandness that I can’t survive. library is especially helpful. The days the library is closed, we have fewer people downtown. Now that the library is open more days a weeks, we’re seeing an increase I can’t live like they do, all gray-colored boredom, in customers. People with library books in their arms, either going to or coming from the library, often stop by the shop.” And still call myself alive. The theme of library patrons dropping by to shop is echoed by Emily Owens, owner of Tessuiti Zoo, a whimsical fun store on Forest Avenue. “We see people dropping in with books in hand going to and from the library,” Owens says. Sonja Massuri, owner of Baby Moon, a store on Central Avenue for supplies for I know that my way isn’t the best one. moms “babymooning” with their infants, also notices an increase in business due to the library’s increased hours. “The library is an anchor for PG,” Massuri says. “They have an amazing program for kids at the library. It’s essential to our community not only for I strike matches just to watch them burn. kids, but also for adult community members.” Now that the library is open on Thurs- days, Massuri continues, “We do have good Thursdays; that’s probably our best day.” Still I can’t help but feel as I watch them all kneel Oliver Chin to Return Manga artist Oliver Chin will return to the PG library for another talk, “How to That they can’t know what it’s like to yearn. Draw Manga Workshop, Part 2 (Advanced),” at the Teen Center on Wednesday, No- vember 30 at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Chin spoke at the library a few weeks ago and enjoyed interacting with the teens so much he asked to return for this advanced lecture. As a special treat, he will also present at Storytime on November 30 at 3:45 for ages 4-8. Don’t miss this special speaker! Donate Your DVDs While most people know the library accepts donations of books, not everyone is Wild mushroom instruction aware the library also enthusiastically accepts donations of DVDs. This column has mentioned donating copies of the Great Courses with which you’re finished, but the library is also interested in other DVDs. If you’ve got a copy of “Bad Day at Black offered by MRPD Nov. 26 Rock,” or “Herbie Goes Bananas” you want no longer want taking up space in your If you have ever wanted to learn all 700 W. Carmel Valley Road, $20 (district home, please donate it to the library. You may also request a receipt for your donation about mushrooms, the Monterey Penin- resident), $22 (non-district resident). for tax purposes. sula Regional Park District (mprpd.org) has a class just for you at Garland Park. -- Meet the Author Event Details, including date and time, are To register online, go to mprpd.org Mark your calendar now for a Meet the Author event with Belle Yang on Thursday, below. For full information on all fall and and register with Visa, MasterCard or Dis- December 15, at the PG Public Library at 7:30 p.m. winter nature programs offered by The cover. Walk-in registrations are accepted Yang is both an artist and an author. Once a student at Pasadena Art Center Col- Park District, see the Let’s Go Outdoors! Tuesday-Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM at lege of Design and the Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Painting, she blends guide or go online at mprpd.org. the MPRPD office, 60 Garden Court, Suite images and words in her fiction and non-fiction. Her children’s books include Foo the 325, Monterey (checks, money orders and Flying Frog of Washtub Pond, Always Come Home to Me, Hannah Is My Name, and Mushroom Mania credit cards accepted). Pre-registration is Chili-Chili-Chin-Chin. Embark on an intriguing exploration strongly recommended. There will be an Her latest adult work of non-fiction, Forget Sorrow: an Ancestral Tale, is a memoir into the varied mushroom habitats of Gar- additional charge of $5 to register on the in which she weaves her own personal American saga with that of her ancestors. After land Park. Gain a new perspective on these day of class (space permitting). On-site college in California she fled an ex-boyfriend turned stalker, going to live in China for mysterious life forms by investigating, registration will begin 20 minutes prior three years. There she interviewed relatives and delved into her family history. Among identifying and even safely sampling these to the start of class. All check-in and reg- the major influences of her life she cites the spirit of her great grandfather who was delicious delicacies with a local fungus istration closes 5 minutes before the class swept out of his estate to wander a beggar under communism. expert. Instructor: Phil Carpenter. begins. For more information, please call In her talk, Yang will discuss her two decades of working with words and images. Ages 13-adult, Saturday, November Joseph at 372-3196, ext. 102, or send an She will focus on the graphic novel or memoir, which, she says, “uses the comic book 26, 10 AM-3 PM, Garland Park Museum, e-mail to [email protected]. format to address vastly more complex issues than the adventures of superheroes.” Books will be available for purchase at the event. Suggested donation to benefit the library is $10. Refreshments are included. For more information call 648-5762 or go to pacificgrove.lib.ca.us. Don’t Forget The library is now open three evenings a week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Preschool offers annual Winterfest Thursdays until 7:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays the library is open noon to 5:00 p.m. Kids can buy gifts for less than $3 There is free wireless internet available throughout the library if you have your own computer. If you need to use a computer, you can sign up at the reference desk. On Sat., Dec. 3, The Pacific Grove Adult School Co-op Preschool will host Free wi-fi is also available 24/7 on the library’s front porch. the 31st Annual Children’s Winterfest. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to The monthly book sale on the loggia of the library will be Saturday, December 3, the preschool, to support enrichment programs and general classroom needs. beginning at noon. The event will feature a Children’s Store where kids can shop and buy The sales by our teens of �Borders-donated Christmas cards at the Monday Farmers items for $3 or less per item. Children will be escorted by volunteers into a Market continues. Buy your Christmas cards for half off retail and support the library store where they can select special, handmade gifts for family, friends and pets. at the same time! The Snow Queen will make an appearance, and there will be carnival games and face painting, among other children’s activities. Additionally, adults can shop at the General Store, featuring handcrafted items, specialty foods and more. Finally, the Snow Cafe will feature lunch and snack items for people Vintage Christmas decorations on view with a sweet tooth and a bake sale and raffle will also take place. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Sally Grif- Cannery Row Antiques Mall is exhibiting Christmas ornaments and decorations fin Senior Center, 700 Jewell Avenue in Pacific Grove. Admission is free. from the 1890’s to the 1950’s. Many rare and unusual items will be on display from the Please contact Jennifer Ross at 646-6583 or Lisa Thomas at 402-2114 for collections of Joanne Jadrich, Jane Flury and Claudia McCord. Exhibit is in the mall’s more information. upstairs gallery and runs through January. The mall is located at 471 Wave St. and is open every day 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For more information call 402-5367. November 18, 2011 • CEDAR STREET Times• Page 7 Your Achievements Peeps Teens take over the Pacific Grove Library

Teen Night, with X-Box and board games at the P.G. Library. About 20 teens participated in the re- cent event.

The Teen Center at the library is open during Library hours and offers the latest best-sellers, free Internet, homework help, and DVDs.

Photos by Patricia Hamilton

Watching a DVD along with local teens is their mascot, It Ate Chopsticks, a large stuffed panda. The youth govern themselves through a board and are responsible for the Teen Center.

Guest speakers and workshops have drawn standing room-only crowds.

There are no dues and the center is available to teens from age 12 and up. Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 Your Achievements Peeps

Seen around town Stevenson students sign letters of intent The bee’s knees

Right: Chris Jaeger (#6) and Nick Halamandaris have signed letters of intent with universities. They were both recruited for baseball and will receive athletic scholarships.

Below, Skyler Finnell plans to attend University of San Diego where he will play golf on an athletic scholarship.

Three Stevenson seniors celebrated a major milestone in their lives this month hav- ing been recruited to top universities nationwide based on their athletic and scholarly accomplishments. Signing Letters of Intent for athletic scholarships in their respective sports were: Skyler Finnell, University of San Diego (Golf) Nick Halamandaris, University of California, Berkeley (Baseball) Chris Jaeger, Seattle University (Baseball) “All three of these young men are deserving of these exciting opportunities and I believe have made very good choices for their academic and athletic careers,” said Jeff Walk into Canterbury Woods on most days and this is the friendly face that Young, Stevenson’s Athletic Director. “Skyler, Nick, and Chris are not just athletes, greets you. Judy Damon has worked for 30 years at this retirement community. they are strong leaders and, most importantly, good people. We are very proud of them “I started as a food server, then became a dinner cook,” says Judy. She then and we look forward to their continued success.” found her niche at the front desk. Her position goes by the title of receptionist, Skyler Finnell – University of San Diego administrative assistant, PBX operator, etc. But “bee’s knees” really fits the best, Skyler has been Stevenson’s number one golfer since his freshman year. He was for it is Judy that people usually seek out when they need information about named MVP for the boys golf team in his freshman and sophomore years, and Co- the goings-on at Canterbury. If Judy doesn’t know about it, it’s not happening. MVP his junior year. Last season, Skyler helped lead the boys golf team to the CCS, In her off time, Judy enjoys visiting with family in the Hanford-Fresno area, and Northern California, and State Championships. Stevenson came in second place at the attending church services. “Church is very important.” Photo by Cameron Douglas State Championship. Skyler is also an honor roll student. Nick Halamandaris – University of California Berkeley Weddings, birthdays, promotions. . . At Stevenson, Nick has been a starting varsity first baseman since his freshman year. He was first Team All-League 2010 and 2011, First Team All-County 2010 and 2011, Have your peeps email our peeps! Team Captain 2010 and 2011, and MVP 2011. Nick was also a Stevenson Ricklef’s Scholar Award Finalist, member of Green Key (student ambassador program) and a editor@ cedarstreettimes.com Senior Forum Leader; all of this while maintaining a 3.7 GPA. During this recruiting process, Nick was also offered scholarships to Wake Forest, 831-324-4742 Cal Poly, University of California Santa Barbara, Fresno State, and Michigan. Chris Jaeger – Seattle University Chris has been a four-year starter at Stevenson School, playing shortstop for the boys varsity baseball team. This last summer, Chris participated on the Trosky Baseball 18 and Under travel team that played in many tournaments all over California. Late in the summer, Chris shone at the Hanford Baseball Showcase and grabbed the attention of many college baseball coaches, including Seattle University. $5 off with this ad

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I thank hosting TED Talks in which presenters CSUMB and the organizers of TEDx for enlighten the audience about their “ideas putting the show together, because without worth sharing,” ranging from “the myths Arts Talk with Trudeau them none of this could have happened. of ADHD” to “riding New York subways Whether or not your dream is to sail across in your underpants.” Today, hundreds the Pacific Ocean, build your dream house of kids and a scattered handful of adults out of the chamber. With the accordion, understand how the arts, the basis for any for the homeless, or develop a tri-photo gather in the World Theatre at California she shows her classical and folk train- culture, can be selectively diminished from code to encrypt messages, you have a State University of Monterey Bay to ex- ing by composing an enchanting melody our school systems. On a bittersweet note, dream―it’s never too late or too early to perience TEDx Youth Monterey, a special (that would continue playing in my head music, art, drama, photography, dance, and follow it, so why not start now? TED event held annually since 2009 in for days afterwards). Her enticing voice other kinds of creative classes are the only devotion to the young people inspiring the demonstrates her pop elements, belting things keeping some kids in school. I, for Links: Read more on innovations of tomorrow. lyrics such as “losing my head start” and one, know my school life would be much TrudeauPublishing.Blogspot.com Floating upon billowy clouds pro- “breaking my own heart” and carries a less enthralling without the opportunity to “Like” Trudeau Publishing on Facebook jected from theatre lights, I feel a sense of performance that duly receives a stand- play music and express myself everyday. TedxYouthMonterey.org curiosity, determination, and appreciation ing ovation. After performing in TEDx with my for higher learning among the audience A student from Robert Lewis Steven- members as they file into their seats. The son High School named Richie Senegor first presenter, Johan Khalilian, appropri- rolls his mobile science lab on stage next. ately fits in the “determination” category. In his presentation titled The Science of Khalilian grew up in the rougher side of Science, Senegor speaks out for the im- WANTED: Chicago, which he comically relates to portance of science in not only education, the polar opposite of Disneyland, where but in our everyday lives as well. Realizing Mickey Mouse is a drug dealer and the youths’ epidemic of losing interest Minnie Mouse is a pregnant teen. He in science, Senegor determines the main Advertising Sales Representative paints a picture of a harsh environment problem being there is simply not enough and goes on to talk about how his high “discovery” anymore. Kids grow endlessly This is a commission-based position school counselor discouraged him from tired of homework and rote memorization pursuing the University of Chicago, the and therefore do not find the subject very where the field is wide open! college of his dreams. However, Khalil- engaging. However, Senegor’s proposal ian argues that you should always believe promotes a method of teaching in which Work in a happy office, make your own hours in yourself without letting others put you labs are constructed by giving the students down, because we can choose to be either an end result and letting them figure out “a product of our dreams, or a product of how to get there themselves. Through our environment.” this method that Senegor has tested on Self-Starters and Independent Sorts Only! As Andrea Blunt steps into the spot- his classmates, student will experience light, she emits a presence like she’s been the frustration of having no idea what to We’re Pacific Grove’s adjudicated NEWSpaper onstage many times before. In fact, the do, experimenting with variables that may singer-songwriter has performed with help them or divert them, and inherently We distribute in Pacific Grove • New Monterey • countless artists, playing all kinds of bring back the “discovery” in science. music including classical, hip-hop, punk, Bring Music “Bach,” presented by Carmel • Carmel Valley • Seaside • CSUMB. . . and folk to name a few. Today, she plays violinist Iljin Cho, expresses the impor- her original song “Iron Spine,” which tance of keeping arts and music alive in The Peninsula is your oyster! blends her variety of musical influences schools. He argues that music opens up to create her own unique sound. What is our minds to more vast fields of think- also notably unique about Blunt’s solo ing, leading to better mental and physical Call Marge Ann • 831-324-4742 performance is that she accompanies her health. As Cho questions, I also ask “why vocals with an accordion, giving the song are we cutting music in schools? Why are a broad, full sound as she pumps air in and the arts the first programs to go?” I don’t F.Y.I. For Your Information. . .

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Hot shots competeOn Saturday, Nov. 19,in the gymlocal at division contest Pacific Grove High School rang with the thumping of multiple basketballs as local youth participated in the 2011 Youth Hoop Shoot Basketball "Freethrow" Contest and the Youth HotShot Basketball Skills Contest (shooting, dribbling and rebound- ing), both sponsored by the Monterey Elk's Lodge # 1285. Ten students participated in the freethrow portion and 16 in the skills por- tion. Contestants were divided by age. The top contestant in the freethrow portion will advance to Peninsula finals in December while the top two in each division of the Hot Shot Skills portionwill advance to the Peninsula finals in March. Aided by high school athletes and a member of the Rec Board, and cheered on by many parents and grandparents, City Rec Dept.’s venerable Don Mothershead got the kids all signed up, lined up, and scored. Hot Shot Skills Winners (2 in each Division) Girls Age 11-13: Veda Courtney and Mariah Powell. Girls Age 14-16: Jessica Matthews and Alex Morales. Boys Age 8-10: Harry Davis and Cama- ron Marshall. Boys Age 11-13: Conner Marshall and River Watts. Boys Age 14-16: Luke Lowell and Jor- dan Borne. Free Throw Winners (One in each Division) Girls Age 10-11: Veda Courtney Girls Age 12-13: Mariah Powell Boys Age 8-9: Nathan Taormina Boys Age 10-11: Harry Davis Boys Age 12-13: River Watts

From top, left: grandparents of the Courtney siblings Bruce Cardoza (PGHS ‘62) and Rosalie Cardoza; Don Mothershead and helper; Don sorts out the rankings. From top, right: Many of the contestants and helpers pose for a group shot. JJ Courtney at the free throw line.

Below, left: Veda Courtney and Sean Powell show their style at the free throw line. At right, below (L-R_ Harry Davis, Joe Kavanaugh, Nathan Taormina and JJ Courtney await their turn.

Photos by Neil Jameson Page 12 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 Events and Arts Up and Coming

Annual MPC Holiday Jewelry Sale ‘Monarch Magic’ Nov. 26 with the Mud People Ceramics and Print Club Card Sale Sale Dates: December 6, 7, & 8 from 9 AM – 7 PM The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History presents the annual family-oriented Location: Monterey Peninsula College Student Center event, “Monarch Magic.” At this free event, participants are invited to: See live monarch butterflies in all Looking for a wonderful holiday gift at a reasonable price? You’ll find trea- stages of their life cycle, including egg and chrysalis; Listen to live music―for kids and sures to wear and share at the annual Holiday Jewelry Sale at Monterey Peninsula adults; Make monarch butterfly crafts; Get your face painted like a monarch butterfly; College. One-of-a-kind jewelry, handmade jewelry created by metal artists who Find out about current research on migrating monarchs; Purchase milkweed (monarchs’ have studied at MPC, will be on sale December 6th, 7th, and 8th from 9 AM to host plants) for inland gardens 7 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Follow the signs on campus to the Monarch Magic will be held on Sat., Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.At the Pacific Student Center. Admission is free. Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. There is no cost Choose from a sparkling array of jewelry, showcasing techniques taught at to attend. MPC, like silversmithing, enameling, chain-making, and casting. Your purchases support local artists and the MPC’s Metal Arts Department.

Joyous ElvesSaturday December Holiday 10th, 10am-3pmCraft Festival Hot tango on a cold December weekend A make-it-yourself craft festival for all ages! Join Nance & David at Evolution Dance Studio Silk dyeing, leather stamping, candle making, wool crafting Sat., Dec. 3, workshops will be held per the following schedule: felt ornaments and much more! 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Ladies Technique: “Sexy Embellishments.” Latte bar, nutritious lunch and bake sale. 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Partnering Technique: “Volcadas, Easy & Smooth.” Monterey Bay Charter School 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm, “Holiday Practica.” On Sun., Dec. 4 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm there will be a Beginners Workshop. 1004 David Avenue, Pacific Grove The workshops will be held at Evolution Studio at The American Tin Cannery, 125 www.mbaycschool.org or 831-655-4638 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove. Enter on Sloat Avenue, and Evolution Studio is in Suite # 211 For registration contact Nance Hoeft 831.915.7523 or [email protected] Tuition is from $20 - $50 with pre-registration. Patrons’ Art Show tickets left Pacific Grove Art Center’s, 2011 Pa- it and remaining until the raffle drawing trons’ Show Fundraiser Exhibit on Dec 11 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale This exhibit is made up entirely of now and until the drawing. donated artwork by predominantly local Gallery hours are Wed.-Sat. 12-5:00 artists. You may purchase a ticket for the p.m. and Sun. 1-4:00 p.m. raffle of this artwork for $75 (or $50 if you The drawing will take place at PGAC, are a PGAC member). Many of the pieces 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove. The in the show are worth several hundred dol- exhibit is free; the raffle tickets cost $50 lars. The person whose name is drawn first for members of PGAC, or $75 for non- can choose from 151 pieces. The second members. An annual membership for person chooses from what remains after PGAC costs $30 for an individual. the first person has taken a piece and so This annual fundraiser is an enjoyable on. Only 151 tickets will be sold to ensure way for the community to come together everyone leaves with an original piece of and support local art, local artists and art work. Beautiful work by Rollin Pickford, education. All proceeds benefit the Pacific Shirley Holt, Mark Farina and many others Grove Art Center and the goal to connect may become yours. the community through creativity. The works are currently on exhib-

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831.262.6522 [email protected] http://amyherbalist.wordpress.com/ November 18, 2011 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 Events Up and Coming Every Christmas Story Ever Told Art classes: new sessions begin and Buddy Holly Tribute at Pacific Grove Art Center

Concert for Holiday Season Beginning Watercolor Class with Jane Flury 9a.m.-12p.m. Thursdays at Vista Lo- Setting a laugh-filled mood for the is $75 per person. 2012 Season FlexPass- bos, Carmel. Class covers the basics and will work from still life but students may work holidays, PacRep theatre is proud to pres- es are available for up to ten Pacific Rep- on their on projects. All skill levels welcome. 10 week session $50. Drop-ins welcome, ent Every Christmas Story Ever Told, by ertory Theatre productions with up to 40 must pay for whole session. Next session begins Dec. 8. Register through Carmel Adult Michael Carleton, John Alvarez & Jim percent savings over single ticket prices. School 624-1714. For information call 402-5367 or email: [email protected] Fitzgerald, re-opening PacRep’s Circle The Pacific Repertory Theatre Box Theatre in Carmel, with performances No- Office is located at the Golden Bough Outdoor Painting with Jane Flury- ongoing, 10a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays. Class meets vember 23 – December 18, 2011. Santa Playhouse on Monte Verde Street between at various locations around the Monterey Peninsula. All media and skill levels wel- Claus and just about every other Christmas 8th and 9th Avenues, Carmel-by-the-Sea. come. Lots of instruction available. $20 drop-in fee. For more information or location character in pop culture history, make an Business hours are Tuesdays through schedule call 402-5367 or e-mail: [email protected] appearance in this fast-moving, irrever- Saturdays; 11am – 4pm. Telephone (831) ent comedy, in which three actors argue 622-0100 or visit www.pacrep.org for Beginning Drawing Class with Jane Flury 6-8p.m. Thursdays at the Pacific Grove over whether to perform “A Christmas more information. Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Class will learn the basics of perspec- Carol” once again. Whatever they decide, PacRep is supported by ticket sales, tive, shadow and line and various media. Four week session $75. Next session starts they do it all in just 90 minutes, using individual donations, special events, and Dec. 1. Information call 402-5367 or e-mail:[email protected] costumes, special effects and, of course, grants from The David and Lucile Packard their wits, as they take holiday cheer to Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Founda- NEW! Children’s Art Classes with Jane Flury at the Lyceum, 1073-6th Ave., the extreme! PacRep artist-in-residence tion, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shu- Monterey. Class covers the basics to experimental in watercolor using science based John Rousseau will direct himself and bert Foundation, The STAR Foundation, methods for mixing color. Wednesdays starting Nov.30- Dec.21, 1:30-3:30. Must pre- fellow PacRep ‘mad caps’ Julie Hughett The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, register at the Lyceum 372-6098 and Equity member Michael D Jacobs in The Chapman Foundation, and the Harden this hilarious, fond and furious look at Foundation, among many others. the holiday classics and traditions we all remember. From Frosty and Rudolph to the Grinch and It’s A Wonderful Life, no holiday icon is spared in this whirlwind of holiday merriment. Every Christmas… begins with two I Read The News Today, Oh Boy! discount previews, Wednesday and Fri- day, Nov 23 and 25, at 7:30pm and opens Saturday, November 26, at 7:30pm, fol- lowed by a 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, Nov. 27. Performances continue Thursday Visual Artists & Poets through Saturday nights at 7:30pm through December 17, with a 2:00pm matinee performance on Sundays through De- Respond to The News cember 18, at the Circle Theatre, located In A Creative Collaboration on Casanova St. between 8th and 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea. of New Works PacRep celebrates the season’s end with rockin’ music and great memories, with the Buddy Holly Tribute Concert, De- A Unique Media Exhibit: cember 28 – January 8, on the new and November 11, 2011 - January 13, 2012 improved stage of the Golden Bough Theatre. PacRep is delighted to announce Under the direction of Pacific Grove Poet-in-Residence the return of its original “Buddy” cast Dr. Barbara Mossberg members Travis Poelle (“Buddy Holly”) and fellow performers, Don Dally on gui- tar, Luke Darnell on bass, David Schulz on drums and Davitt Felder (Ritchie at the Valens), Scott Free (“The Big Bopper”) and Lydia Lyons who will shake, rattle Pacific Grove Public Library and roll performing as “Buddy Holly”, “Jerry Lee Lewis”, “Elvis”, “Leslie Gore” 550 Central Ave. “Ritchie Valens”, “Sam Cooke’, “Dusty Sponsored by the City of Pacific Grove Springfield”, “Johnny Cash”. Poet-In-Residence Program In addition to the exclusive limited concert run, PacRep will host its annual New Years Eve Party on Friday, December Twenty-eight highly recognized poets and visual artists, from fourteen California Bay 31st at 8:30pm. Festivities include des- Area and Central Coast cities, collaborate in their creative response to the news. serts, wine and as always, audiences will be encouraged to “dance in the aisles” to the crowd-pleasing hits of yester-year! Participants were selected from a national competition and paired into fourteen teams. Ticket price is $75 per person for this Each team has selected one news article and has translated that story into an experience special event. of the human heart. PacRep’s Buddy Holly Tribute Con- cert runs Wednesday through Friday, De- cember 28-30, continuing with PacRep’s The poems and visual works of these creative teams will inspire us to ask and revisit annual New Years Eve party, Saturday, December 31 at 8:30pm, followed by a questions we hold about the role, value, and consequence of The News in our lives and 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, January 1 with our society. additional performances Thursday through Saturday, January 5 – 7 at 7:30pm, clos- ing January 8 with a 2:00pm matinee. All Symposium/Panel Discussion performances are on the newly remodeled stage of the Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Monday, December 12, 2011 • 6 PM Verde St. between 8th and 9th, Carmel. Ticket Information. at City Council Chambers General admission single ticket prices range from $16 to $35 with discounts 300 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove available for seniors over 65, students, children ($7), teachers, and active mili- tary. Ticket price for New Years Eve event Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 Your letters Opinion

Consequences of “no” vote for schools: Voters should pay attention next time Dear Cedar Readers: ting laid off, too? Of course, but they are not part of the public Commons. We are responsible for the Commons: the parks, the schools, the police. We, the public, are Forgive me for my expurgation of pathos after the library funding measure was not responsible for, say, accountants, or stock brokers, or weapons manufacturers, or defeated. I shall try to stick to logos this time. security guards. Why, you may ask do we have to carry this burden? Well, for one Why should Grovians pay more for schools? (I know, too late; we already lost.) thing, because if you don’t educate children well enough to get a decent job, then Last time, I pointed out that funding for the library would have amounted to one gro- someday they may end up robbing you. They may end up in your jail, thus costing cery bag, a few lattes, a tank of gas, a few trips to McDonalds, one trip to Walmart. you more money. On the other hand, when it comes time to take care of you, they The rebuttal was that those on a limited income can’t afford it. Well, you might say may make very poor nurses. In addition, if they are not educated well now, they may that the schools, the teachers, and the kids are on a very limited income. make very poor soldiers. Finally, they will not grow up wealthy with well paying jobs with lots of income to pay taxes and social security for YOU. Without a fine education and a nice job, they will leave, and they will not pay into our tax base. Matt Kramer Thirdly… students. How is this issue different than most any other, even than the library issue? Simple. Students can’t vote. They have no say. They can’t con- trol housing prices or your rent. They didn’t lay anyone off or foreclose on some- Guest Opinion body. They didn’t start any wars. They didn’t search for any loopholes. They didn’t put the money in an offshore account. They didn’t ship jobs over seas. They didn’t speculate on oil. They didn’t ravage the landscape, leaving us a big mess to clean up later (I’m afraid I’m leaning on pathos, again.) Logically then, they have no control. First of all, the California schools, which were ranked first in the United States, If they are receiving a substandard education, if field trips diminish, if GATE pro- are now ranked 47th because there isn’t enough funding, mostly because of Proposi- grams go away, if libraries close, if teachers are laid off, if music and art classes are tion 13. Now a lot of people like Proposition 13 because they say they wouldn’t cut, if the gym or theater deteriorates, if the fields close indefinitely, then it certainly be able to afford to stay in their homes if their taxes went up with the worth of the wasn’t their fault. Not only that, but when you think about it, there’s absolutely home. However, few people take into account that California home prices would nothing they can do to improve their lot. You can sell or pawn some stuff. You can never have skyrocketed had property taxes risen proportionately. There would have sell your house. You can get a second job. You can take money out of your 401K or been more supply, as there would have been less demand, as fewer people would social security benefits. You can beg your boss for a raise. You can open a business, have entered into the home buying business or spree if they had thought they would take out a loan, or use the equity on your house. You can sell your gold. You can have to pay increasingly high taxes. Many homeowners are paying property taxes cash in your stocks and bonds. Youcan get another credit card. You can borrow from on homes at a 1979 rate, based on a home valued at perhaps $40,000, although the your parents, siblings, or kids. You can skimp: drink instant instead of mochacinnos, home is now worth well over $400,000. Meanwhile, the price of running a school eat rice and beans for a while, buy second hand clothes, filter your own water instead has not stayed stagnant. On the contrary, it probably cost ten times as much to run of buying bottled, take a vacation to Big Sur instead of Hawaii or Paris, go fishing a school with all the new technology, asbestos removal, higher energy costs, special instead of skiing. But tell me, what do the kids do…sit out on the street and play education assistance, administrative salaries, insurance, etc. So, the schools must get music with an open guitar case and faces smiling sweetly, innocently… hopefully? buy on 1979 funding (from some of us) while dealing with 2011 expenditures. I say we have another vote. Perhaps we can vote again in the general election Secondly, the teachers are getting paid 1985 wages (“real” salaries haven’t when more people are paying attention. gone up for most Americans since 1985 “trickle down” economics took hold), yet gas prices have quadrupled since 1999 alone. House prices have doubled or tripled. “No man is an island unto himself, but every man is part of the whole… so, do not Food prices have doubled. Coffee, movies, school supplies, car repairs, tires, health ask for whom the [school] bell tolls. It tolls for thee.” deductibles, vacations, restaurant food, you name it. No way could a teacher ever afford it on today’s wages. Wages have remained stagnant, while expenses have Ed. note: Mr. Kramer refers to an “expurgation of pathos” in his first paragraph. doubled or tripled, and one should not be expected to “marry well” because one has When Measure U was defeated last year, he wrote a piece for our Opinion page and a passion for teaching. Are other occupations also feeling the pinch? Are they get- received quite a lambasting afterward. We trust our readers will be more civil this time.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT REVISED 11/17/2011 File No. 20112420 File No. 20112337 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY/NOTICE OF INTENT The following person is doing business as PRO The following person is doing business as AMIE TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION MOBIL TAX, 1015 Kimmel St., Salinas, Monterey MORGAN PHOTOGRAPHY, ISAAC THATCHER UPDATES: 1) PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD EXTENDED THROUGH DECMEBER 15, 2011 County, CA 93905; Rosamaria Alcaraz, 1015 Kimmel PHOTOGRAPHY, AMIE MORGAN, 210 Calle Sin 2) PUBLIC HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 10, 2012 St., Salinas, CA 93905. This statement was filed with Nombre, Corral de Tierra, Monterey County, CA the Clerk of Monterey County on November 21, 2011. 93908-9124; Isaac Miler, 210 Calle Sin Nombre, Cor- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) has prepared a Negative Declara- Registrant commenced to transact business under the ral de Tierra, CA 93908-9124. This statement was filed tion, pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) contained in Cal. Pub. fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on with the Clerk of Monterey County on November 10, Res. Code Section 21000 et seq. for the Ord Community Sphere of Influence amendment and Service Area An- n/a. Signed: Rosamaria Alcaraz. This business is con- 2011. Registrant commenced to transact business under nexation Project that is comprised of a change to the MCWD jurisdictional boundaries. The Draft Initial Study ducted by an individual. Publication dates: 11/25/11, the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on and Negative Declaration are posted on the Marina Coast Water District’s website: www.mcwd.org. Document 12/02/11, 12/09/11, 12/16/11. 11/16/2006. Signed: Isaac Miler. This business is con- copies are also available for review at the Marina Coast Water District’s offices at 2840 4th Street, Marina, CA ducted by an individual. Publication dates: 11/25/11, 93933 and 11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933; Seaside Branch Library, 550 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside, CA 12/02/11, 12/09/11, 12/16/11. 93955; Marina Branch Library, 190 Seaside Circle, Marina, CA 93933; and Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Project Description: The proposed project is the Marina Coast Water District’s (MCWD or the District) Ord File No. 20112318 File No. 20112133 Community Sphere of Influence (SOI) amendment and Service Area (SA) annexation in accordance with relevant The following person is doing business as GROVE The following person is doing business as THE MON- codes and ordinances of the District and local jurisdictions, and the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government TREASURES, 1120 Forest Ave. #111, Pacific Grove, TEREY WELLNESS CENTER, P.O. Box 5431, Car- Reorganization Act of 2000. MCWD proposes to amend their SOI and expand their SA to include all of the former Monterey County, CA. 93950; Grove Treasures, LLC, mel, Monterey County, CA. 93921; Katie Shain, 24210 Fort Ord, the development of which is guided by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) and their Fort Ord Reuse CA, 1120 Forest Ave. #111, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. San Pedro Lane, Carmel, CA 93923. This statement Plan, and the relevant City and County General Plans, and Master Plans for California State University Monterey This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Oct. Bay (CSUMB), Fort Ord Dunes State Park, and University of California Monterey Bay Education, Science and County on Nov. 7, 2011. Registrant commenced to 10, 2011. Registrant commenced to transact business Technology Center. The District currently provides service to this area as outlined in the Water/Wastewater Facili- transact business under the fictitious business name under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed ties Agreement between FORA and MCWD (1998). The end of FORA’s legal existence is scheduled for 2014. The or name(s) listed above on 11/7/11. Signed: Jennifer above on N/A. Signed: Katie Shain. This business is proposed project will allow water and wastewater service to continue beyond the FORA expiration, and will pro- Peery, Owner/Manager. This business is conducted by conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 11/04, vide customers the ability to vote for the MCWD Board of Directors. In addition, a small area containing a school a limited liability company. Publication dates: 11/11, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/11. and a church that presently receive water from MCWD and are within MCWD’s Central Marina customer area will 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/11. be added to MCWD’s SA to eliminate an island within the District that was inadvertently created during the last SA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND GENDER: annexation of property north of Marina. In accordance with disclosure requirements in CEQA guidelines section Petition of MICHAEL JOHN BOOTON 15072 (g)(5), this notice hereby discloses that the proposed project site contains the entire Fort Ord property that Case No. M114784 • Filed Nov. 2, 2011. was placed on the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites (Superfund List) in 1990, as identified on the To all interested persons: Petitioner MICHAEL JOHN BOOTON filed a petition with this court for a decree chang- list enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. ing name as follows: present name MICHAEL JOHN BOOTON to proposed name EMMA BOOTON. Petitioner Written comments on this Negative Declaration will be accepted from October 31, 2011 through December 15, has also filed a petition for a decree changing petitioner's gender from male to female and for the issuance of a new 2011 (revised from the previous date of November 30, 2011). Comments can also be made during the MCWD birth certificate reflecting the gender and name changes. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this Board Hearing on January 10, 2012 (revised from the previous date of December 13, 2011), 7:00 pm at the MCWD matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition should Administration and Customer Service Office, 11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933-2099. not be granted. Notice of hearing date: Dec. 16, 2011 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. TBA. The address of the court is: Superior Court of FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT: California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause Carl Niizawa, Deputy General Manager/District Engineer shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti- Marina Coast Water District tion in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: 2840 4th Street, Marina, CA 93933 Nov. 2, 2011 Phone: (831)883-5925 Fax: (831) 384-0197 E-mail: [email protected] Judge of the Superior Court: Thomas W. Wills. Publication dates: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/11 Cedar Street Times 11/25/11 November 18, 2011 • CEDAR STREET Times• Page 15 The Green Page

What’s a recipe doing on The Green Page? Sylvan design; Kahuna Sport Fishing in What’s a recipe doing on The Green Neil Jameson Moss Landing. Page? There was silver salmon from Alaska, Recently we attended the annual Wild Washington state and California provided Game Feed, which is a fund-raiser for by Bob Zanpati; boar and venison; duck the Carmel River Steelhead Assoc., and The Retired and pheasants provided by Hank Smith of enjoyed some great food, prepared by a North Dakota. number of local chefs. It was a gorgeous Firehouse Cook Donors to the silent auction included: day in Carmel Valley, sunscreen and cow- Don Newman – G Pucci & Sons, John boy hat weather. sherman – Simms Fishing Products, Bob CRSA was proud to have moved health of the river. Some years they start 1 28-oz. can GREEN enchilada sauce Brower – Julien Wines, Darryl Pruden – some 7000 baby fish to deeper pools, but the rescuing in May, June or July, depend- 4-5 tomatillos diced (optional) Scheid Vineyards, Old Fisherman’s Grotto, were sad to report they couldn’t get to the ing on rainfall. This past summer there That’s it. Stir together. You can add Jan & Jana Saunders – Boete Winery, Ellie fish in Garzas Creek and Cachagua Creek was enough water that they didn’t have one or two pasilla peppers if you like it Kincaide – REI, Ridge Watson – Jouillian because those waterways, tributaries of the to start the rescue until August. And they spicier. Best served that same day but can Vineyards, David DiGirolamo – Monterey Carmel River, dried up too fast. were able to let the little fish loose a little be refrigerated, covered, and used in om- Fish House, Carol Jones – Kahuna Sport Last year at the event we’d won a tour earlier, too. elettes or on chicken or pork chops over Fishing, Sarah Cruse – Quail Lodge, of the Monterey Peninsula Water Man- So the recipe this week isn’t for grilled the next week. You can cook it and keep it Chris’s Fishing trips, Ann Hougham – agement District’s fish-rearing facility, salmon, though it’s one of my favorites. I for yet another week, or after 4-5 days run Mesa Del Sol Vineyards, Holly Fassett hosted by MPWMD’s Kevin Urquhart. It decided to put in print my green salsa fr- it through the blender to use in all kinds and family – Nepenthe Restaurant, Bruce was a very telling tour and made me ap- esca recipe that went over so well at the “I of recipes, one of which is leftover turkey Looran - Carmel Victorian Bird Homes, preciate not only what they do, but every Read The News Today, Oh Boy” reception enchiladas with white cheese. Ed Filice – Purple Wine Company, Geoff bite of salmon I eat. I was so pleased to at the library. I’ve written it on envelopes Chefs and cooks donating their time Malloway – Central Coast Fly fishing, Pat hear that they were able to release some and in address books and on the backs of and effort included: and Gina Phinny – Baja Cantina, Douglas 1400 wild steelhead back into the lower grocery lists for people who wanted it and Jerome Vale, Wells Fargo in Carmel McCall, Jennifer N. Guyne – Carmel New Carmel River. went rummaging for something to write it Valley; Salad donated by Trader Joe’s; Image Salin, Kristen King,- Roots Hair The fishery people divert a portion on. This time, I think I’ll save any extra Cafe Mia Brew Bar (Horace Mercurio); Color Studio, Jim Davenport – Warren of the stream – if there is one – and run it copies of Cedar Street Times and cut it out, Ron Vierra III and the Catchem Crossing Masten, Gary Curiso – Laguna Seca Golf through a simulated stream that has pools or better yet let them find it online. Team; Otter Bay Restaurant and Cater- Ranch, Jeano – Allegro’s Pizza, Dale and runs and is designed to replicate nature Neil’s Green (Verde) Salsa Fresca ing; Roberta Campbell Brown; Mike Hightower – H & H Outdoor Marketing, as nearly as possible. They feed and moni- 1 large yellow or white onion, diced Jones from Cachagua Store; Brandon Mike Garnero – Masten Art Glass, Gor- tor the baby steelhead, after treating them 1-2 bunches green onions, sliced thin Miller from Mondaka; Roy Thomas and don Parker, Thomas Coppinger – Granite for parasites and disease, and then when 1-2 Anaheim peppers, diced (leave the Bob Stoddard, members of Carmel River Construction, Tony Salameh – MAST the time is right, they return them to the seeds in – they’re not hot) Steelhead Association; Barney Cullen of Restaurants, Julia Brandt – Azure Studios, lower Carmel River. 1 large green bell pepper, diced Megan Terry – Carmel Coin & Stamp, They do not hatch the fish there – or 5 cloves of fresh garlic, minced (or equiva- Peter Bruno – Randy’s Fishing Trips. anywhere. Urquhart told us that rearing lent minced garlic from a jar) them the way they do results in healthier 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped small fish. The main issue, of course, is the Top right: MPWMD 4 stalks celery diced staff use nets to collect fish from the naturalized chan- nel at Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility. (Photo cour- tesy of MPWMD)

Center, right: Baby steelhead in a bucket, ready to go for a ride. Photo by Neil Jameson

Bottom right: Staff release steelhead back into the Carmel River. The fish were released in ap- proximately the same location as where they were rescued from. (Photo courtesy Above, left and below, left: The naturalized channel at Sleepy Hollow simu- of MPWMD) lates a wild stream as closely as possible while at the same time protecting the fish from predators -- hence the netting, above, right. Below, right, staff prepares buckets with young fish in them to be returned to the wild. Photos by Neil Jameson. Page 16 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 18, 2011 The Green Page How can lights pollute? parts per million, a record level, Resistance to cancer is of- By Cameron Douglas with concentrations of CO2 up ten accomplished through endo- 39 percent since the start of the crine, anti-oxidant and immuno- As man continues to learn industrial era in 1750. logical processes. Research has more about his effect on the en- According to a study writ- found all those processes can vironment, scientists are casting ten by a group of physicists and be altered by exposure to light an increasingly keen eye to yet ecologists at Freie University at night. Evidence is mounting another source of global warm- Berlin and the Leibniz Institute that links extended exposure ing and biological disturbance: of Freshwater Ecology and In- to artificial light with several light pollution. land Fisheries, urban light pol- cancers, and may be one reason Light pollution, also known lution reduces the visibility of breast cancer rates are five as photopollution or luminous an important navigational signal times higher in industrialized pollution, is defined as exces- for some nocturnal animals. nations than in underdeveloped sive or obtrusive artificial light. During clear, moonlit nights, countries. Prior to the use of outdoor a compass-like pattern of The sleep deprivation electric lighting, a clear, moon- polarized light stretches across associated with constant night less, night sky held a stunning the sky. It is not visible to the lighting contributes to diabetes, view of several thousand stars. human eye. The nighttime Above: Bad lights - Poor lighting design using unshielded fix- obesity, and “a cascade of other But with the increase in light- skyglow of artificial urban light tures and upward directed spots. Even with proper selection disorders,” the Journal reports. ing to provide advertisement, renders the celestial compass of lamp types to minimize impact on trees, wasteful night sky aesthetics, safety and security, undetectable to the animals that light pollution occurs. Image courtesy of Purdue University. 25 percent of the world can no depend on it. The study, pub- Safety reasons for night longer see the Milky Way on lished in the Journal of Geo- lighting such a night. Artificial light that physical Research, cautions that There are valid reasons to reflects off airborne water drop- such screening of the celestial Below: Good Lights - Best lighting design. Proper choice of lamp have outdoor lights at night, in- lets and dust particles creates compass may reduce the evolu- type will provide night lighting while minimizing both light pollu- cluding safety, security, aesthet- a phenomenon called, “sky- tionary fitness of certain species tion and effects on trees. Image courtesy of Purdue University. ics, and economic development glow.” Much of that lighting is of beetles, moths, crickets and opportunities. Many property inefficient and causes negative spiders, leading to a possible owners look to night lighting effects. disruption of food webs and ef- as a way to keep the bad guys Most light pollution from fecting entire ecosystems. away. Some feel more secure residential properties comes Two thirds of the animal with the most light they can from outdoor landscaping protein consumed on this planet get, and leave outdoor lights on lights; and many of those are of comes from insects. They lie even when they are out of town. a design called “up-lighting,” close to the bottom of the global Opponents to always-on light- where spotlights shine upwards predator-prey food pyramid. ing claim that motion sensors at trees in a yard for a dramatic Humans are at the top. If the are the way to go. However, effect. foundation of that pyramid be- sources in the Pacific Grove Po- One such negative effect comes eroded, the entire system lice Department stopped short of nighttime outdoor lighting is becomes compromised and of voting one way or the other. a tremendous waste of energy, our food sources are severely “Most crimes we have and environmental damage disrupted. revolve around opportunity,” from electrical production Further research shows PGPD Commander John Nyunt via mining, drilling, refining, the effects of artificial lights wrote in an email to Cedar combustion and waste. It is can extend for miles outside Street Times. “Lighting is a key estimated that 30 percent of the city limits. The researchers factor because most of the time electricity generated for outdoor emphasize their preliminary shows this seemingly innocu- certain spectrums—specifi- suspects use darkness to cover lighting is squandered because findings likely underestimate ous trend in outdoor landscap- cally red and infra-red—affect their means of committing a so much light is misdirected— the problem. That is because ing has a detrimental effect tree activities such as growth crime. When there is light it or purposely directed—into they conducted their tests in on small winged creatures in cycles and flowering patterns. decreases opportunity and gives the night sky. The International winter, when insects are less the night. An insect or forag- High-pressure sodium lamps the property owner the ability Dark Sky Association estimates active. They also state that the ing owl may turn and have its have a broad red and infra- to see better. This could be true this wasted electricity costs test location (Berlin) has less eyes suddenly flooded with red spectrum. These are being for burglaries or even robber- $1.5 billion annually and results light pollution than most other light, causing stress. Normal replaced in many places with ies where the suspect can lay in 12 million tons of carbon major cities. flight patterns become erratic, mercury vapor, metal halide or in wait concealing themselves dioxide released to the atmo- It’s still a problem even in leading to imbalances in the fluorescent lamps, in that order from potential victims. Motion sphere. places like Pacific Grove, were predatory-prey dynamic and of preference. sensors are a good indicator This week, new figures only small areas are artificially other problems. The International Dark Sky if someone is coming onto from the World Meteorologi- lit at night. The worst offender As local property owners Association also reports that your property; they sense the cal Organization show carbon is up-lighting. Research now improve their lots, the installa- city lights can also alter the movement, which also alerts the dioxide levels are now at 389 tion and use of outdoor lighting concentration of nitrate radi- property owner. We don’t rec- has increased. Pacific Grove cals, an important atmospheric ommend either one [as a prefer- had 7,998 houses in 2009. Of oxidant. Such alterations have ence], other than [to say] light those, 7,296 were occupied: potential—albeit small—conse- is a deterrent,” Nyunt stated. 3,578 by the owners, and 3,718 quences for pollution levels the Whichever way a property by renters. It is estimated that following day. owner chooses, motion sensors 14 percent of the remain- still require less electricity, and ing homes are “weekenders,” Effects on people leave a smaller carbon foot- owned by people who reside There is growing interest print in a world increasingly elsewhere and keep the proper- in the role nighttime exposure burdened by an excess of that ties here for vacation purposes. to short-wavelength (blue) light element. Many of those weekend homes plays in human health. Among have full-time outdoor night the concerns is a possible lighting. reduction in melatonin produc- This subject was suggestedby a tion and subsequent disruption reader, herself a “weekender,” Trees being illuminated of sleep cycles. Melatonin is who is concerned about the can be harmed secreted by the pineal gland, effects of always-on lighting in The Forestry and Natu- primarily at night. According her weekender neighbor’s yard. ral Resources Department at to the 2007 Journal of Pineal Purdue University conducted Research, artificial light causes If you have a question or a a study on the complex effects melatonin disruption. This is suggestion for the Green Page, of supplemental lighting on widely seen today as detrimen- please email editor@cedar- trees. Their research shows tal to carbohydrate and lipid streettimes.com. incandescent and high-pressure metabolism, and a contributor sodium lighting have strong to insulin resistance, hyperten- Light pollution across North, Central and South America, seen effects on tree growth cycles. sion, coronary heart disease and from space. Photo courtesy of NASA. It has long been known that myocardial infarction.