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The Club successfully demonstrated in 1972 for passage of Prop. 20, the Coastal Protection Initiative, which preceeded the Coastal Act. From left, unidentified, State Senator Don Grunsky, Julian Camacho, Ansel Adams, others unidentified. Jerry Lebeck Corky Matthews Lois Robin Roy Anderson (l) and Art Benoit (r), seated; Ed Sloan standing on summit of Chris Broadwell and Robin Brooks atop Silver Peak near Lake Thomas Edison El Capitan looking east toward Half Dome, 1973. debate the view, 1980s.

Ventana Chapter turns 40 See p. 12

Explore, enjoy and protect the planet hile it is the intent of The Ventana to print articles that reflect the position CHAPTER CHAIR Wof the Ventana Chapter, ideas expressed in The Ventana are those of the Proposed legislation to sanctuaries along the California coast. ing a variety of wastes in the Sanctuary authors, and do not necessarily reflect the regulate cruise ships Dedicated environmentalists and several months after the fact. The cruise position of the Sierra Club. Articles, graphics politicians are working hard to protect lines cannot be trusted to monitor their and photographs are copyrighted by the ecent visits by cruise ships to the authors and artists and may be reprinted only the Sanctuary, but there needs to be own activities, and some states visited by port of Monterey have generated more work on the federal level to clean cruise lines are reluctant to pass laws to with their permission. enormous concern for the health DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS R up cruise ship practices. The cruise ship protect their resources. While Alaska has of the Marine Sanctuary. A very popular All materials for publication must be received industry has an abysmal record for envi- led the way with some strict laws against by the deadlines listed in The Ventana publica- division of the travel industry, cruising is ronmental compliance. EPA figures have air pollution, proposed legislation in tion schedule (see below). No exceptions. attracting up to 80,000 passengers a year. showed a large percent of major cruise Hawaii restricting the cruise industry SUBMISSIONS FORMAT Yet, when the first mega ship was sched- lines have violated air pollution laws. never even received hearings in either Please limit articles to 800 words; letters to uled to arrive last year, environmental- Royal Caribbean has pleaded guilty to the House or the State Senate. 300. All submissions may be edited for clarity ists were unprepared for the impacts. We 21 felony counts for dumping oil and The precious coastal waters belong to and length. Submissions are preferred via e- learned that there were very few regula- mail or on a high density 3-1/2 inch diskette. dangerous chemicals in ports in Alaska us all. We must ensure that these waters Save files as “text” or “ascii.” Mail hard copy tions for cruise ships at the federal, state and Florida. Recently in Monterey, receive strong protection. to editor, address below. or local level. Within days, led by Crystal Cruise Line admitted to dump- —Rita Dalessio WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS Kaitilin Gaffney of the Ocean Send submissions to: Debbie Bulger, Editor Conservancy, several groups including 1603 King Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 the Sierra Club were gathering informa- e-mail: [email protected] tion and lobbying public officials to pro- F ROM THE E DITOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS tect the coast and the ocean from the Do not call editor! Send address changes to wastewater discharge and smokestack Let’s continue to make inspire creativity in members today. Sierra Club, The Ventana, P. O. Box 52968, emissions of these polluting vessels. Boulder, CO 80322-2968. a difference Special thanks to the following people POSTAL NOTICE Now, local Assemblymember John who expended a great deal of effort in The Ventana (015057) is published 6 times a Laird has co-authored (with his issue of The Ventana recounts locating buried photos, recalling old bat- year, (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Nov) paid by Assemblymembers Nakano and some of the history surrounding tles, and scouring shaky memories to subscription included in membership fee, by Simitian) three bills to protect Califor- the founding of the Chapter and The Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club, T recall who the heck the people were in nia’s shores and ocean habitat. AB 906 the Group. It is the story of people with 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. the photos. Thanks go to Rod Periodical postage paid Santa Cruz, prohibits the dumping of gray water a vision who set out to provide a sharp- Holmgren, Corky Matthews, Lois California, and at additional mailing offices. from kitchens, laundries and showers as er focus on environmental activism on Robin, Kirk Smith, Joyce Stevens, Postmaster: Send address changes to Sierra well as discharges from dry cleaning and the Central Coast and succeeded in Gabrielle Stocker, Dave Bockman, Chris Club, The Ventana, P. O. Box 604, Santa photo processing chemicals. AB 121 pro- achieving a great deal. Cruz, CA 95061-0604. Broadwell, and Gil Galbreath. (I hope I hibits dumping treated or untreated It is by no means a comprehensive didn’t forget anyone.) Editor: sewage or bilge water into state waters. narrative of the environmental battles Debbie Bulger • 457-1036 While I’m thanking folks, I would e-mail: [email protected] AB 471 requires cruise ships in fought, won or lost, but instead a tribute also like to acknowledge the generosity (no change of address calls, please!) California coastal waters out to 25 miles to the fulfillment of a dream that has of Mingzhi Wei who donated a 19-inch Production: to burn only highway-quality diesel fuel. touched all our lives. computer monitor to the Ventana staff. Lynnelle Wing, Art Director; Cruise ships would also be required to Enjoy the old photos, remember old This larger monitor is a big help during Vivian Larkins turn off their diesel engines and hook up times, and strengthen your resolve to Writers: the layout process, enabling us to see Rita Dalessio, Debbie Bulger, to electric power while in port to reduce carry on the fight to preserve and pro- more of the page at one time. Thank Owen Bailey, Sarah Ryan, Nada Kovalik, smokestack emissions. In addition, AB tect this beautiful area. I hope especially you, Mingzhi. Rod Holmgren, Corky Matthews 906 and AB 121 contain language to readers under 40 will be inspired to Read about the last 40 years, and get Photographers: direct the state water agency to petition increase their activism and continue the ready to deal with the increasing pres- Alan Church, Ken Adelman, the federal government to extend these tradition. Perhaps learning how the Corky Matthews, Jerry Lebeck, sure on the environment which will Lois Robin, Kaitilin Gaffney, provisions to protect the four marine Chapter functioned in the early days will occur in the next 40. 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2 The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 Printed on Recycled Paper Sierra Club award improves Seaside LETTERS demonstration garden The Ventana welcomes letters. Send to: $500 grant from the Ventana LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Chapter will help spread native The Ventana, 1603 King Street plant beauty at the busy corner of Santa Cruz, CA 95060 A Canyon Del Rey Boulevard and or email to [email protected] Please include a phone number with Fremont Street in Seaside. Mary Wilson, your letter. Anonymous letters are garden designer and Sierra Club mem- not accepted. Letters may be edited ber, accepted the award on behalf of the for length. project. The Chapter presented the award in commemoration of Earth Day Population growth at the root of 2003. environmental problems The grant will go into a fund to cover State demographers have recently garden expenses including the purchase announced that the California population of an electric string trimmer and some grew by almost 600,000 people in 2002, large boulders to keep motor vehicles bringing the state population to 35,591,000. from driving into the garden. The boul- It was the fourth year in a row that the pop- ders are needed because vehicles have ulation increase exceeded 500,000. jumped the curb on three occasions and No matter how much time and energy we inflicted considerable damage. spend looking for new sources of water, widening highways, managing our natural Plants are thoughtfully labeled both resources, building affordable housing, etc., to educate passers-by and to encourage it won’t do any good until all of us under- admirers to purchase native plants for stand that population growth is at the root their own gardens. Drivers waiting for of all our environmental problems. True the light to change can enjoy these environmentalists will work to stabilize pop- Alan Church drought-tolerant natives and contem- ulation by keeping families small. For more Garden designer Mary Wilson (l) and volunteer Samantha Cabalvna (r) weed surrounded plate using them at home. information about our ever-increasing popu- by colorful native plant displays. The garden was created in 1995 by a lation, please visit www.zpgmb.org. group of Seaside residents with a $2,500 —Pat Smith grant from the Community Foundation Santa Cruz of Monterey County. This lovely spot replaced a weedy garbage-strewn lot at Club sponsors six state bills the entrance to Seaside. Volunteers meet t press time six bills the Club is Senate in May. At press time it was once a month to weed and attend to sponsoring were still alive and awaiting a hearing in the Assembly other garden chores. working their way through the Natural Resources Committee. A A bench invites passers-by to legislative and negotiating process. In all, AB 1268 (Wiggins). A bill for smart rest and contemplate natural the Club is tracking about 350 bills that growth and affordable housing. beauty. could affect the environment. SB 511 (Figueroa). SB 511 deals with Alan Church AB 1500 (Diaz). This bill levies a fee fluorescent light bulb recycling. of $1/barrel of crude oil at the refinery Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury. At gate generating $750 million for petrole- press time the bill had cleared the Senate Contact Your Representatives um-related clean-up/prevention includ- Environmental Quality Committee and President George W. Bush (831) 429-1976 (Santa Cruz) ing diesel pollution mitigation and was in the Appropriations Committee. The White House (831) 424-2229 (Salinas) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (202) 225-6791 (FAX, Washington, D.C.) brownfields remediation. At press time AB 306 (Kehoe). This bill requires Washington, D.C. 20500 [email protected] this bill was on hold in the Assembly water meters for all residential and most Comment line: (202) 456-1111 U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo Transportation Committee. commercial buildings statewide. Several FAX: (202) 456-2461 698 Emerson Street SB 217 (Sher). This bill was awaiting cities such as Sacramento do not require [email protected] Palo Alto, CA 94301 a vote in the Senate at press time. The water metering. At press time this bill (408) 245-2339 Vice President Dick Cheney FAX (650) 323-3498 bill directs the Board of Forestry to cre- was in the Assembly Appropriations (202) 456-1414 eshoo.house.gov/communicate.html [email protected] ate maximum harvesting thresholds for Committee. State Senator Bruce McPherson watersheds and prevents clearcutting of Other bills that the Club supports Governor Gray Davis 701 Ocean Street, Room 318-A old-growth forests. include SB 656 which would reduce par- State Capitol Building Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Sacramento, CA 95814 (831) 425-0401 (Santa Cruz) SB 810 (Burton). Nearly all of the ticulate matter in the air; AB 16 to (916) 445-2841 (831) 753-6386 (Salinas) rivers on the North Coast have been des- require oil produced offshore California FAX: (916) 445-4633 toll free: 1-800-224-8050 ignated as impaired by excessive sediment to be brought in by pipeline instead of [email protected] [email protected] by the EPA, largely due to logging and tanker; and AB 1168 which designates Senator Dianne Feinstein State Senator Jeff Denham other activities. The California Dept. of parts of the Albion and Gualala Rivers 331 Hart Office Building 369 Main Street, #208 Forestry has failed to protect and restore of the North Coast as “wild and scenic.” Washington, D.C. 20510 Salinas, CA 93901 (202) 224-3841 (831) 769-8040 water quality and has often refused to How to help (415) 393-0707 [email protected] incorporate the comments of the • Join the Club Legislative Action 1 Post Street, Suite 2450 Assembly Representative Simon Salinas Regional Water Quality Control Board. San Francisco, CA 94104 Network at http://sierraclub.org/ca to 100 W. Alisal Street, Rm. 134 This bill gives a stronger role in timber [email protected] Salinas, CA 93901 receive legislative alerts. harvest review to the Regional Water (831) 759-8676 • To track a bill visit Senator Barbara Boxer FAX (831) 759-2961 Quality Control Board. SB 810 passed the 112 Hart Office Building [email protected] www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html. Washington, D. C. 20510 (202) 224-3553 Assembly Representative John Laird (415) 403-0100 (Voice) 701 Ocean Street, Room 318-B Humanism: Systems of thought stressing rational inquiry & human expe- 1700 Montgomery Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 rience over abstract theorizing or orthodox religion. Humanist beliefs San Francisco, CA 94111 (831) 425-1503 stress the potential value of goodness of human beings and seek solely [email protected] 100 Campus Center, Building 58 Seaside, CA 93955 rational ways of solving human problems. If interested, please contact U. S. Representative Sam Farr (831) 384-1980 HAMBA, the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Humanist 100 W. Alisal Street [email protected] Association, [email protected] or P.O. Box 222094, Carmel CA 93922. Salinas, CA 93901

Please Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 3 County plans to armor Pleasure Point A proposed seawall at the popular surf- ing spot off Pleasure Point would stretch from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue with a companion wall near the end of 41st Avenue at “The Hook.” The seawalls would be constructed with public funds from The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the California Department of Boating and Waterways; with roadway, bicycle/pedes- trian, restroom, stairways, and parking projects above the wall paid for by the County of Santa Cruz. The Preferred Alternative noted in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is “Full Bluff Armoring.” The

photos on this page: Ken Adelman courtesy of www.californiacoastline.org Sierra Club along with Surfrider, Surfers’ Pleasure Point would receive “full bluff armoring” if the Army Corps of Engineers and Santa Cruz County get their way. Environmental Alliance and Save Our Shores oppose this approach. The Club’s concerns include the fact that areas south of the Harbor have been The Trouble with Seawalls suffering from lack of normal sand since the construction of the west jetty of the by Owen Bailey Harbor. Since the construction of the he construction of seawalls is one Armoring of the coast virtually elimi- in shoreline armor. By 1990 (latest data) west jetty, numerous properties have of the most controversial and mis- nates the cliffs as a source of sand and more than 130 miles of the coast were applied for permits to armor their own Tunderstood environmental issues also deprives cliff-nesting birds of essen- encased in seawalls. Thirty percent of section of coast which are suffering from on the California coastline today. Our tial habitat. the Santa Cruz County coastline is the effects of the west jetty construction. state is known world-wide for its grace- Seawalls multiply with time. As the already hidden behind seawalls. Most of the pocket beaches between the ful and majestic beaches. However, wall or boulders deflect the waves, Oregon, Texas, North and South Harbor and the mouth of the San developers and prop- embankment Carolina and New Jersey ban construc- Lorenzo have been lost under piles of erty owners alike erosion is simply tion of new seawalls outright. In boulders. have continued to directed to either California, where 80% of our immense The Club asked for development of an build far too close to side of the sea- population lives less than 30 miles from alternative for a “sand bypass” around the the edge of shoreline wall increasing the coast, our seawall policy is tipped harbor jetty that would return at least bluffs, in spite of the erosion on flank- toward armoring the coast. We need leg- half of the sand to the natural system. Coastal Act. As the ing cliffs, where islation to close the loophole in the Others have asked for development of a land under coastal neighboring Coastal Act to stop the rapid construc- “planned retreat” alternative. Additional homes, roads and property owners tion of structures that are detrimental to comments pointed out that much of the businesses naturally decide that they our beaches. The California Coastal Act erosion in the Pleasure Point bluffs are erodes, one of the too, need sea- intended seawalls to be built as a last due to drainage and maintance practices most often walls. Thus the resort. The use of seawalls as our default of the County. employed actions is cycle expands. policy in a vain attempt to control geo- The final EIR is expected to be avail- the reinforcing of The Califor- logic processes has proven disastrous. We able this summer for public comment. the cliff wall. Seawall nia Coastal Act must provide our Coastal Commission Pajaro River mouth development construction is a permits the con- with the tools to save our beaches. should be relocated major contributor to struction of sea- California beaches generate $19 bil- The condos at Pelican Point are built right on Another proposed local seawall is a the disappearance of the beach. walls for “exist- lion/year from tourism and special the very beaches we ing structures.” events. These beaches must be protected. 715-foot metal wall to protect the gated all treasure. This wording has created a loophole that community at the mouth of the Pajaro River. The Club is on record opposing Oftentimes, public money” is used to has been exploited to the detriment of protect private structures. our beaches. Coastal construction is cur- Join the Great Coastal this project and suggesting the environ- Such steps to pro- rently mentally superior alternative of moving the condos off the public tidelands and tect private proper- For centuries we have treated the oceans’ allowed so Places campaign away from the mouth of the river. These ty are often taken bounty as limitless and beyond our capacity long as the units were constructed right on the sand without considera- to deplete. We have treated wetlands as new build- by Sarah Ryan in the late 1960s just before the Coastal tion of the public wastelands, and rivers and streams as con- ing is set ince the Sierra Club launched the Act was enacted in 1972. land below. duits for our pollution. The evidence of our back suffi- Great Coastal Places campaign to The proposed wall would be built on Seawalls and boul- neglect and mismanagement is before us. The ciently Sprotect California’s coastline from public property on Zmudowski State ders not only question now is: What do we do about it? from the development and pollution, over 5,000 diminish public -Leon E. Panetta cliff so as people from all over California have got- Beach, one of the premiere snowy plover access to beaches Washington Post, May 21, 2003 ” to not re- ten involved. habitats left along the coast.. This project and obliterate pock- quire rein- Thousands of activists wrote letters too is likely to be on the Coastal et beaches, they dis- forcement and spoke on behalf of our great coastal Commission’s August agenda. rupt the natural processes that replenish for 75 years. However, once the building places at Coastal Commission meetings beach sand. is erected, it then can be considered an last year. As a result, the Commission gram for the Hearst Ranch. Beaches naturally refresh themselves existing structure and the property twice denied the building of the proposed Fill out the enclosed insert and come in several ways. Silt from rivers gets owner can then come back to the seawall at Pleasure Point. They prohibit- to the next meeting in Santa Cruz, June deposited on the beach, and the crum- Coastal Commission the next year or ed off-highway vehicles on Humboldt 24, 7:00 p.m., Louden Nelson bling of shoreline cliffs provides a source even the next week and claim that the Bay’s South Spit, an important nesting Community Center. In Monterey, meet of new sand. Dammed and diverted erosion situation requires a seawall. ground for the endangered snowy plover. on July 14, 7:00 p.m., Monterey Public rivers have greatly reduced the amount The numbers are worrisome. In 1971, The Coastal Commission continues to Library. of sand flowing toward beaches. 25 miles of California coast were covered move towards a positive protection pro- We are making a difference!

4 The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 Printed on Recycled Paper Return of the natives Debbie Bulger Students from Beth Landry’s third grade class at Bay View Elementary School in Santa Cruz celebrated Earth Day by planting native coast live oak trees at Neary Lagoon Park assisted by Leslie Keedy, city arborist and other parks staff. Other students assisted in planting additional coast live oak trees along the north side of High Street as it approaches Bay Street near the entrance to UC Santa Cruz. Thirty years from now these children will be able to stand in the shade of these magnificent, towering natives and say, “I helped plant those trees.” Public input critical to Monterey Bay Sanctuary Management Plan Attend one of the public hearings oncerned about beach closures, times, locations and opportunities for declining sea otter populations, public comment, go to: www.sanctuar- Coverfishing, dredging, cruise ship ies.nos.noaa.gov/jointplan or contact pollution or jet skis? For the first time in Kaitilin Gaffney at The Ocean the ten-year history of the Monterey Bay Conservancy at (831) 425-1363. Sanctuary, the public has an opportunity to weigh in on the full range of Sanctuary issues and programs. With beach closures up and otter populations Free Seminar down, now is the time to get involved in efforts to protect our coast and ocean. E Currently, the National Marine Sanctuary Program is reviewing the Estate Planning & management plans for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary, as well as the Gulf of the Investing with an Farallones and Cordell Banks sanctuaries Environmental off of San Francisco. The sanctuaries held public scoping Emphasis meetings in early 2002 and have spent the past several months developing Benefit the environment and “action plans” to address a wide variety protect your family of issues. The action plans, which will form the basis of the new management Tuesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m. plan, will be considered by the Morgan Stanley, 716 Ocean Street, Sanctuary Advisory Council at meetings Santa Cruz on June 26-27 (Monterey) and July 30th- or August 1st (Santa Cruz). The public is encouraged to weigh in Thursday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. early to have their concerns addressed. Live Oak Senior Center Annex, For more information, or for meeting 1777 Capitola Road, Live Oak c Light refreshments C Quality or quantity? Presented by: value or price? Deborah A. Malkin, Attorney at Law, Estate Planning the Sun Specialist, Sierra Club member or fossil fuels? Roberta S. Hunter, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley, what world Sierra Club member will you choose? Call (831) 457-4321

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Friday, June 13 peak years. Bring food to share for 8 and your own plate and utensils. Drinks avail- Sierra Club offers fundraiser cruises to Potluck: Yellowstone able. Carmel. 6:15 p.m. Turn east at Channel Islands National Park Kevin Osborn will share slides of winter Hwy. 1 and Rio Road; turn south at the in Yellowstone. The potluck will be host- last stop light at Carmel Center Place; wo separate cruises are being $460 for the Oct. 23-25 cruise, covers park in the lighted area behind the ed by Joan at her place in Live Oak. The offered this fall to mark the 10th potluck begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring food to Safeway and enter the side entrance of bunk space, sumptuous meals and share and your own plate, cup, utensils the mall. For more information call Tconsecutive year of this popular snacks, and guided tours. and serving utensils. We love home- Marion Chilson, 624-3510. fundraiser sponsored by Sierra Club Proceeds from these events will bene- cooked food, but store-bought items California Political Committee. fit Sierra Club endorsed candidates run- (minimum value $4) make great contribu- Tuesday, July 22 The first, a 4-day cruise, Sept. 19-23, ning for office in 2004. tions too. For directions call Joan, 462- Potluck - Fire and Ice will visit San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa To reserve space send a $100 check 3803 or George, 335-7748. Join Bob Hale in his adventures in the Cruz, and Anacapa Islands. The second, payable to Sierra Club to leaders: Joan a three-day cruise, Oct. 23-25, will visit Jones Holtz and Don Holtz, 11826 The Friday, June 27 Pacific Northwest from British Columbia to the Washington Cascades. See post- three of those islands. Both cruises will Wye, El Monte, CA 91732. For more Singles Potluck and Games eruption Mount St. Helens and the glory depart from Sea Landing, Santa Barbara, info. call Joan or Don, (626) 443-0706. Friday evening potlucks are a great way of glacier-clad mountains. Bring food to on the 68-foot twin diesel Truth. to begin the weekend, and provide an share for 8 and your own plate and uten- All islands are unique-rugged moun- opportunity to work out plans with oth- sils. Drinks available. Carmel. 6:15 p.m. tains, deep canyons, steep cliffs, and iso- San Lorenzo River celebrated ers. 6:30 p.m. Bring food to share and See June 24 for directions. lated sea caves are home to a plethora of your own plate, cup, utensils, and serving sea life and birds. Each island has its own series of art exhibitions, is cur- Friday, July 25 utensils. We love home-cooked food, but special charm: San Miguel for its white, rently being sponsored by the store-bought items (minimum value $4) Singles Potluck and Games sandy beaches, and many elephant seals; AMuseum of Art and History, 705 make great contributions too. For direc- See June 27 for details. Santa Rosa for its rare Torrey Pine forest; Front Street, Santa Cruz to celebrate the tions call George, 335-7748. Santa Cruz for high mountains and the river that runs through the City. Time and the River: Paintings and Tuesday, June 24 Friday, August 8 Painted Cave—the world’s largest sea drawings by Terry Hogan. Through Potluck: Spain cave; Anacapa, for the west coast brown Potluck - Camino pelican rookery, steep cliffs, a picturesque June 22. Santiago Vilma Siebers will present San Lorenzo Stories: The History of this slide show covering the lighthouse, a colony of friendly sea lions, Elizabeth and Arthur Basque Country and and excellent snorkeling waters. Our River; and Stella’s Place: A Kids’ Pasquinelli will show slides of Andalusia. 6:30 p.m. Bring A ranger-naturalist will travel with us View of the River. Through July 27. their trek across Southern food to share and your to identify marine mammals, and numer- El Rio/The River: Artists’ Impress- France and Northern Spain on the own plate, cup, utensils and ions; Into Being - The River: Diana Camino Santiago. This route, ous species of birds. Guided hikes will be serving utensils. We love conducted on all islands. Other activities Hobson; and 100 Rivers: A Car Trip. one of the three great pil- home-cooked food, but store- Through July 27. grimages of the world, will include kayaking, snorkeling, beach- bought items (minimum value combing, or just relaxing at sea. River Watch: Buster Simpson’s San was first walked in 980. $4) make great contributions During the Middle Ages These cruises are strictly informal. Lorenzo River Project. Through July 27. too. For directions call For more information visit www.san over one million pilgrims George, 335-7748. Each guest will be assigned a bunk with made this trek during a reading light and privacy curtains. The tacruzmah.org and www.santacruzmuse cost, $595 for the Sept. 19-23 cruise and ums.org.

Non-Sierra Club events of interest The following activities are not sponsored or administered by the Sierra Club. The Club makes no representations or warranties about the safety, supervision or manage- ment of such activities. They are published only as a reader service. 222 River Street, Santa Cruz 831-423-9078 • Tues - Sat 10 - 5 PM Saturdays (see dates below) own lemonade, sow seeds to take home, observe a bee hive. Sample fresh local Osprey packs • DownWorks custom down bags Habitat restoration — strawberries and sustainable seafood. Western Mountaineering down bags California Native Plant Society Educational games, face painting, Taeko Mountain Hardwear bags and tents Volunteer to restore native habitat in Drummers and more. 2-5:00 p.m. UCSC Walrus and Moss tents State Parks in Santa Cruz County. Wear Farm & Garden. $5, kids 12 and under Vasque, Montrail, Garmont boots • Old Town and Navarro canoes comfortable layered work clothing. Bring free. For more information call 459-2001. Gillespie outrigger canoe paddles • Expert sewing repair and down additions water & gloves. Tools provided. 10:00 Sponsored by New Leaf Community a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We work rain or shine, Markets, Community Alliance With but if things get particularly unpleasant, Family Farmers and UCSC Center for we call it a day. Call Linda Brodman, Agroecology & Sustainable Food 462-4041 for more information. Email: Systems. [email protected]. website: www.cruzcnps.org. Saturdays June 14, Sat. - Gray Whale Ranch Garland Ranch hikes July 12, Sat. - Sunset Beach State Park The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park July 26, Sat. - Natural Bridges State Park District docents lead hikes at Garland August 9, Sat. - Sunset Beach State Park Ranch Park every Saturday and invite Sierra Club members to join them. An Saturday, June 28 updated list of all hikes may be found on Garden classroom their website: www.mprpd.org. www.ventanawild.org P.O. Box 506, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 831-423-3191 Learn about gardening and the joy of eat- ing sustainable, local foods. Squeeze your

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R ATINGS In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that dents and can be purchased at www.kidson- participants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not have broadway.org/mm or by calling 420-5260. insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Meet at the entrance to Louden Nelson at GENERAL INFORMATION: 12:15 p.m. The leader will be wearing a Sierra All outings begin and end at the trailhead. Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement Club shirt. Leader: Chris, lamachete@earth- Carpooling to and from the trailhead is strict- among the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel. link.net or 429-8389. ly a private arrangement between the driver and his/her guests. Carpool drivers are not can join us for any or all this easy walk. Saturday, June 21 agents or employees of the Sierra Club; the J UNE Leader: Chris Matchett, lamachete@earth- link.net or 429-8389. HIKE: TORO PARK driver alone, not the Sierra Club, is responsi- This park is near the Monterey Airport. We’ll ble for the safety of guests while carpooling. Saturday, June 14 Saturday, June 21 hike to the top of Eagle Peak. 10 miles and GLS = Gay & Lesbian Sierrans. All are 1800' elevation gain. Bring lots of water and welcome on GLS outings. HIKE: EAST MOLERA HIKE: ANDREW MOLERA STATE PARK sunblock. Meet at 41st Ave. behind B of A at Lovely views of the coast, Pico Blanco, and the Come on this 8-mile hike through redwood EXPLANATION OF RATINGS: 9:00 a.m. or outside the Toro Park entrance at canyon of the South Fork of the Little Sur forest, grassy meadows, and coastal bluffs 10:00 a.m. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101. The outings described vary in difficulty reward us for our climb with ocean views. from leisurely walks to strenuous hikes. The towards Post Summit. 6 1,100' elevation gain. Sunday, June 22 following explanation are general guidelines. miles; 1,800' gain. Bring Notice Wear boots, hats and (For more information about the difficulty of water, lunch, hat, sun pro- bring windbreaker, HIKE: MARINA STATE BEACH a particular hike, call the leader): tection. Wear boots. Rain Club events such as potlucks, slide also lunch and water, We’ll start out on the boardwalk enjoying the views of Monterey Bay, then go north along Walk: Between 2-5 miles, leisurely pace. cancels. Meet at 10:00 a.m. shows and other sunblock and some at Albertson’s. Leader: get-togethers are on page 6 in the $. Meet at the Bagel the beach. 3 miles. Meet at the west end of Easy: No more than 5 miles a day; slight Reservation Road at the state beach parking elevation gain; easy pace. Andrea Phelps, 884-9705, Calendar listings. Bakery next to [email protected]. lot at 10:00 a.m. Wear shoes for walking on Moderate: 5-10 miles a day; up to 2,000 Albertson’s at 9:00 a.m. to carpool. sand. Bring water, snack, and windbreaker. ft. elevation gain; 1 to 2 1/2 mph; boots; bet- Sunday, June 15 Leader: Joyce Stevens, 624-3149. ter than average fitness required. Leader: Suzanne Arnold, 626-4042. Strenuous: Distance variable; may in- HIKE: TANBARK TRAIL TO TIN HOUSE Tuesday, June 24 The Tanbark Trail packs a lot of scenery in a Saturday, June 21 volve off-trail hiking; demanding pace; for fairly short length. The trail winds up the SENIOR SAUNTER: FALL CREEK experienced hikers in good condition only. FAMILY THEATER AND WALK south side of Partington Canyon, past a rush- See a show featuring Sierra Club’s Dustin Hike 3 1/2 miles along the Ridge Tr. Two ing creek and through a redwood grove, up Matchett as the Music Man before walking to uphill parts. No restrooms. Lunch at the M EETING P LACES through forests to the site of the ruined “Tin the beach for an optional dinner at the wharf. Lime Kilns. Downhill after lunch. Less stren- House.” Ocean views. Return on a dirt road. Fun for all ages. We’ll decide where to eat uous option available. Wear hiking boots, DIRECTIONS: Car shuttle. 6 miles with 2000' elevation gain. after the show. The performance by Kids On bring lunch, water, $2 carpool $ and your Big Sur Land Trust Parking Lot: 3785 Meet behind Brinton’s at 9:30 a.m. to carpool. Broadway is at Louden Nelson. Tickets are share of park entrance fee. Meet at 9:30 a.m. Via Nona Marie, Carmel. From Hwy. 1 head- Leaders: Cath Farrant and Mary Dainton, $12 general, $8 seniors/children(6-12)/stu- at Sears 41st Ave., or just before 10:00 a.m. at ing south in Carmel, turn left on Rio Road, 372-7427 or [email protected]. left on Via Nona Marie, then left into the Tuesday, June 17 parking lot behind Monterey County Bank, opposite the Post Office. SENIOR SAUNTER: CHAMINADE TRAIL Albertson’s: Heading south on Hwy. 1, Almost 2 miles through the redwoods along a pass through Monterey. One mile past the fern-lined stream. Optional lunch at the Ocean Ave. intersection, turn left on Carmel Convention Center ($9.95 and up). Or bring Valley Road (Hwy. G-16), toward Carmel a brown bag lunch and eat at the picnic area. Wear sturdy shoes and bring $2 carpool fee. Valley. Go approximately 0.1 mile and then Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:30 a.m. to car- turn right at the light toward the shopping pool, or at the parking lot behind the tennis centers. Albertson’s is on the right. courts at Chaminade at 9:50 a.m. Leader: Santa Cruz County Govt. Center: This is Maureen Maynard, 336-5293. the large grey building at the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz. We meet at Wednesday, June 18 the corner of the parking lot that is nearest to FAMILY WALK: NEARY LAGOON the gas station. Picnic lunch and walk at Neary Lagoon for Felton Faire: From Santa Cruz take kids and families. Meet at the Lagoon Graham Hill Rd. toward Felton. Just after entrance at the end of Blackburn St. at 12:30 you pass Roaring Camp (on the left), make a p.m. We’ll walk around the lagoon, the play- right into Felton Faire shopping center. We ground, beach, and more. We can look for meet at the edge of the Safeway parking lot baby turtles, ducks, and geese, while enjoying nearest Graham Hill Rd. our lunch in the peaceful setting. Kids of all 41st Avenue Sears: From Hwy. 1 in ages and child-friendly adults welcome. Length optional. You and your small children Capitola, take the 41st Avenue exit and con- tinue toward the ocean on 41st Avenue toward the Mall. Pass the main Mall entrance If 1% of California and turn right into the next entrance heading Sierra Club members toward Sears. We meet behind the bank locat- ed at 41st and Capitola Road. Senior Saunter had 1 kilowatt solar PV meets in Sears parking lot close to 41st systems, each year they Avenue. would replace power MPC Parking Lot: Monterey Peninsula produced by 3,330,000 College Parking Lot. From Hwy. 1 take the Fisherman’s Wharf exit, go straight one block, pounds of coal, and avoid turn left and left again into the first parking releasing 3200 tons of CO2. lot, parking lot A. This is the site of the www.AppliedSolarEnergy.com/choices Thursday Farmers Market. Plenty of parking 333-1919 x 20 without a fee on weekends.

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Felton Faire. Leader: Bob Mitchell, 426-5374. 673-7239 or [email protected]. OR your email so you can get trip informa- Saturday, July 12 tion. Leader: George Jammal, 335-7748. SWIM/HIKE: ARROYO SECO Saturday, June 28 J ULY Saturday, July 5 Also called amphibious outing. We start at HIKE: BIG CREEK DAVENPORT the Arroyo Seco parking lot and hike about 3 Bud McCrary invites hikers from Monterey Tuesday, July 1 HIKE: UPPER PEBBLE BEACH miles to get into the water. Wade upstream and Carmel to this annual event. For experi- 8-mile hike through old Del Monte Forest. We through several small waterfalls, then swim enced and tough hikers. Steep climbs over SENIOR SAUNTER: BIG BASIN leave from Carmel Beach traveling through through ponds and the narrow gorge to reach rough terrain. Slippery boulder and log creek 5-mile hike on Sempervirens Trail, up Pescadero Canyon, on to Huckleberry Point, the big waterfall. When we are lucky, we will crossings. The waterfalls will take your breath Slippery Rock and then on the Skyline to the down through S.F.B. Morse Reserve, and climb it and enjoy lunch in the sun. Only away! Wear good hiking boots, maybe bring a Sea Trail viewing some of the old growth red- through Poppy Hills. Bring water, lunch, and good swimmers and energetic hikers allowed. pole, and a bathing suit if you plan to swim. woods. A shorter hike to Sempervirens Falls wear good hiking shoes. Meet on Carmel Kids over 12 with parents are welcome. Put Bring lunch and water. Meet at K-Mart in can be arranged. Wear boots, bring lunch, Beach at the west end of Ocean Ave. at 10:00 your food in double plastic ziplock bags in an Seaside at 8:00 a.m. or at the Davenport Cash water, $3 carpool money and your share of a.m. Leader: Stacy Smith, 625-5256. old rucksack on your back. Wear running Store at 9:30 a.m. Call for reservation, leave a park entrance fee. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Sears shoes that are not too slippery and a bathing message with your number since number of 41st Ave., or just before 10:00 a.m. at Felton Sunday, July 6 suit underneath your clothes. Bring water and Faire. Leader: Bob Mitchell, 426-5374. participants is limited. Leader: Anneliese WALK: PACIFIC GROVE/ASILOMAR hat, sunblock, wear an old white shirt. Bring Suter, 624-2467 or [email protected]. Friday - Monday, July 4 - 7 2-hour, 4-mile walk suitable for seniors. We’ll $ for carpooling and a milk shake at Miller’s at the end of the trip. This outing takes the Saturday, June 28 cover the Pacific Grove urban trail, Asilomar 8TH ANNUAL TUBING/CAMPING: Bluffs, and Spanish Bay footpath. Bring water whole day. Call for reservation and time. HIKE: HENRY COWELL RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK and a snack, wear comfortable shoes. Meet at Leader: Anneliese Suter, 6241467. Meet at the S.C. County Government Center Hike among giant redwoods, swim in the Eel 1:30 p.m. at the Fishwife Restaurant at Hwy. at 9:00 a.m. or in front of the store at Henry River at the edge of our group site or go tub- 68 and Asilomar Boulevard. Leaders: Chet Saturday, July 12 Cowell at 9:30 a.m. 8 miles. Hikers should be ing. The water should be warm. Potluck din- and Bev Gadaire, 375-8995. HIKE: BIG BASIN prepared to cross streams. Bring lunch and ners each night; live music. Bring your musi- We’ll enter Big Basin from the north and water. Leader: Jim Danaher, 465-6818. cal instruments. If you don’t have all the Tuesday, July 8 cover about 10 miles but no more than 600' camping gear, we have plenty of stoves and SENIOR SAUNTER: JACKS PEAK elevation gain. Bring lunch and water. Meet at Sunday, June 29 lanterns. Only $10/vehicle plus $6/adult the S.C. County Government Center at 9:00 member, $8 for non-members and $3 for kids Hike in this Monterey pine forest atop the HIKE: PICO BLANCO CAMP highest point on the Monterey Peninsula. a.m. or at Felton Faire at 9:30 a.m. Leader: 12 and under. Fill out the reservation form on Jim Danaher, 465-6818. 11-mile hike to Pico Blanco Public Camp. this page, and mail along with your check and Outstanding views. For those who want an This route has gotten fairly overgrown with additional hike after the ridge trail, we’ll offer SASE to Eel River Camping, P.O. Box 604, Sunday, July 13 chaparral, so long pants are advised. Santa Cruz, CA 95061. Reservations must be a more challenging trail after. Those who However, there is a great swimming hole at received by 6/23. Info will be mailed on 6/26. don’t want to go on this additional hike can HIKE: WEST MOLERA the camp so we can take a quick dip before No phone reservations accepted. Full refund wait at the picnic tables where we’ll join you We’ll hike up the Ridge Tr., down Panorama lunch. Bring swimsuit and towel, water and if cancelled by 6/25, 50% by 6/30, no refund for lunch. Park gates don’t open until 11:00 Trail, and along the bluffs on a moderately big lunch. Leader: Betsy MacGowan, (415) after 6/30. Don’t forget to include a SASE a.m. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Avenue, strenuous 8-mile loop with 1,200' elevation or at 11:00 a.m. at the park gates, off Hwy. 68. gain. Beautiful coast views and Pico Blanco. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen and $4 for car- Redwoods, meadows, and a sandy beach. pool. Leader: Pat Herzog, 458-9841. Bring water, lunch, hat and $ for carpool. Meet at Albertson’s at 10:00 a.m. Return by Saturday, July 12 5:00 p.m. Leader: Steve Legnard, 402-1422. HIKE: TAN BARK TRAIL/TIN HOUSE Join us on this 6.5-mile moderately strenuous Monday, July 14 “Peace begins hike with some steep trail through redwoods, HIKE: JACKS PEAK tanbark oaks, and madrones. Waterfalls, If you have to work on Sundays, come on our Well Within” abundant ferns, and views of the Big Sur 2-hour hike at a moderate pace. Bring water coast. Bring water, lunch, hat and $ for car- and a snack, wear a jacket and sturdy shoes. pool. Meet at the Bagel Bakery next to Meet at 6:00 p.m. at 1501 Via Isola in Albertson’s at 9:00 a.m. Leader: Suzanne Monterey. Call for more information. Arnold, 626-4042. Leader: Diane Salomone, 915-9607.

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Tuesday, July 15 Saturday, July 26 Carmel River Beach to Monastery Beach, Bird Rock, then east through Del Monte returning via the bluff trail? Enjoy the breath- KAYAK: CARMEL BAY Forest, Poppy Hills, and the S.F.B. Morse SENIOR SAUNTER: ARANA GULCH taking view of Point Lobos. 3 miles. Wear Reserve. We’ll proceed out along Spanish Bay This lovely greenbelt has trails leading down For experienced ocean kayakers only. Meet at comfortable shoes and dress for the weather, 9:00 a.m., bring lunch. Call for info. and Golf Course. Bring water, lunch, and wear to the Yacht Harbor. You can eat at Rosa’s, windbreaker recommended. Bring water and good hiking shoes. Meet in front of the the Crow’s Nest, meeting place. Leader: Steve a snack. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the parking lot Brooks, 624-7022. Fishwife Restaurant on Sunset Drive at or enjoy a sack at Carmel River Beach at the lagoon (south Asilomar Avenue in Pacific Grove at 9:30 lunch while sitting Getting to outings Sunday, July 27 end of Carmelo in Carmel). Leader: Joyce a.m. Leader: Stacy Smith, 625-5256. on the jetty. Meet Sierra Club encourages outings Stevens, 624-3149. at Sears 41st Ave. at participants to walk, bicycle, and BUS/STROLL IN BIG SUR Monday, August 4 9:30 a.m. or 9:45 Did you know that for $3.50 Saturday, August 2 a.m. at Mentel and take the bus to outings meeting HIKE: JACKS PEAK places. we can take a bus to Big Sur HIKE: LOST HOT SPRING Agnes Sts., just off and back? If we leave the dri- See July 14 for details. Soquel. Bring a sun On Ted’s 40th birthday, he gives you the X X ving to them, we can watch for location of this undocumented (until now) Tuesday, August 5 hat, water, $1 car- b beautiful sights without fear of hot spring in the heart of the Ventana wilder- pool money, lunch drifting over the cliff, and hop SENIOR SAUNTER: NISENE MARKS money or a brown bag lunch. Leader: ness. Very strenuous 8 miles round trip. Pack Park at the kiosk to begin our hike on off whenever we feel like it! Let’s give it a try. a lunch and lots of water. We start at 9:00 a.m. Margaret Steele, 465-8565. You’ll need $ for the bus and a treat, some Marcel’s Trail. This shady 3-mile forest trail from Escondido campground off Indians will cross the creek. We can view the “twisted lunch, shoes for a little walking at the places Road. Meet at Albertson’s at 6:00 a.m. to car- Saturday, July 19 we stop, layers in case of wind, and an explor- redwoods” and hidden garden. We’ll then go pool. Contact leader for more details. Leader: on to George’s Picnic Area for lunch. HIKE: EWOLDSEN TRAIL er’s attitude. For meeting time and place, call Ted Lorek, [email protected]. Moderately strenuous. 6-mile hike starting at leader: Mary Gale, 422-6970. Moderate ups and downs. Bring lunch, hiking Pfeiffer Burns State Park to panoramic view- Sunday, August 3 boots, $1 for carpool, share of park entrance point. Afterwards we’ll go to the waterfall. Monday, July 28 fee, and water. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at 9:30 Bring hat, water, lunch, and $ for hour-long HIKE: NISENE MARKS a.m. or at the park kiosk at 9:45 a.m. Leaders: HIKE: JACKS PEAK Moderate hike to Maple Falls in the Forest of carpool. Meet at Albertson’s at 10:00 a.m. See July 14 for details. Bill and Marilyn Selby, 479-3809. Back around 5:00 p.m. Leader: Andrea Nisene Marks. 6 miles with 600' elevation Phelps, 884-9705, or andrea_phelps@ Tuesday, July 29 gain. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at S.C. County csumb.edu, coleader: Charles Gagarin. Government Center or 9:30 a.m. at Porter SENIOR SAUNTER: LOCH LOMOND Family Picnic Area inside the park. Bring Sunday, July 20 Enjoy this lovely lake where Santa Cruz gets lunch and plenty of water. Leader: David most of its water. Lots of trees and a peaceful Williams, 471-2870, [email protected]. HIKE: TORO PARK atmosphere. We’ll start at Glen Corrie on the Moderately strenuous 8-mile hike through McLaren Trail to Huckleberry Cove, and fol- Sunday, August 3 wonderful Toro Park with 1,600' elevation low the lakeshore to a picnic area. Bring HIKE: TERRACE CREEK CAMP gain. Ollason Trail and Marks Canyon. Some lunch, water, sunscreen, tick repellant and shade. Fabulous views of the coast and Salinas We’ll hike up the Pine Ridge Trail, then go up sun hat. Entrance fee per car is $4 plus a $3 beautiful Terrace Creek Trail to the Terrace Valley. Meet outside Toro Park entrance on carpool share. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Sears 41st Hwy. 68 at 8:00 a.m. Bring lots of water, Creek Camp for lunch. Strenuous 10-mile Ave. or just before 10:00 a.m. at Felton Faire. hike with 1,000' elevation gain. Bring water A year-round resort with cozy log lunch, and wear good hiking boots. Leader: Leaders: Bill and Marilyn Selby, 479-3809. Steve Legnard, 402-1422. and lunch. Meet at Albertson’s at 8:00 a.m. to cottages; a cafe serving hearty carpool. Leader: Steve Legnard, 402-1422. gourmet cuisine and fine California Tuesday, July 22 A UGUST Sunday, August 3 wines. A High Sierra hideaway SENIOR SAUNTER: SPANISH BAY offering many choices...fishing, 4-mile level hike along part of Spanish Bay Saturday, August 2 HIKE: LOWER PEBBLE BEACH courses in fly-tying, fly-rod building, Golf Course to the beach, Point Joe and Enjoy spectacular ocean views on this 9-mile & fly-casting, hiking, cross-country WALK: CARMEL STATE BEACH hike starting near Asilomar down the coast to beyond. Lunch at the beach. Meet at Sears How about a Saturday morning saunter from skiing, historic walks & hot springs. 41st Ave. at 9:30 a.m. or outside the Fishwife Restaurant near Asilomar at 10:30 a.m. Bring a windbreaker, lunch, water and hat, and Its backdrop...the grandeur of hope for the sun. $4 carpool. Leader: Beverly Starting Anew ... or Adapting the Old Hope Valley, with its wide-open meadows, Meschi, 662-2434. towering rugged peaks, and clear, rushing streams teeming with trout. Saturday, July 26 JUDITH LEHMAN INTERIORS HIKE: MARIN HEADLANDS 831-375-2294 For innkeepers Patty and John We’ll carpool to the Marin headlands and Bissenden, hospitality and first-class enjoy a 10-mile loop trail with magnificent service are trademarks. coastal views and hopefully still good wild- Helping make your dream projects come true. Come and be pampered at Sorensen’s. flower displays. 1100' elevation gain. Possible dinner in San Francisco after. Bring lunch and A full service California Certified Interior Design firm Call or write for a free brochure. water. Meet at the S.C. Co. Govt. Ctr. at 8:30 Over twenty years of experience. a.m. Leader: George Jammal, 335-7748.

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Saturday, August 9 ful Del Monte Forest. 4 miles with a few hun- Desolation Wilderness to visit lakes to swim and camp stoves. Don’t miss this great time; HIKE: FALL CREEK dred feet elevation gain. Wear sturdy shoes or climb peaks for great alpine views. Shorter reserve early; fill out the form, make your We’ll hike a trail at the top of Fall Creek and bring water and a snack. Meet at the fol- walks along Lake Tahoe. Potluck dinners. check to Sierra Club, fill out a SASE and mail which runs along Empire Grade Rd. 8 miles lowing place: from Hwy. 1, take the Pacific Kids and musical instruments encouraged. all three by August 17 to: Lake Tahoe and 1000' elevation gain. The terrain is Grove exit Hwy. 68 west, drive 1.5 miles. Pay Group events where we’ll get to know each Camping, PO Box 604, Santa Cruz, CA. through redwoods and may be cool, so dress attention after the overpass of a Pebble Beach other and become one Sierra Club family. All 95061. Information will be mailed to you on accordingly. Meet at the S.C. County road when you can see the ocean in the west, 3 nights for just $8/vehicle plus $6/person for August 18. Parking is limited; carpooling Government Center at 9:30 a.m. to carpool. turn out on the left side of the road and park members, $8 for non-members and $3 for kids strongly encouraged. No phone reservations. Leader: Nick Wyckoff, 462-3101. in the wide bend there at 6:00 p.m. Leader: 12 and under. Include a SASE to receive car- Cancellations: 100% refund if cancelled by Steve Legnard, 402-1422. pooling information, directions to the camp- August 17, 50% by August 28, no refund after Sunday, August 10 ground, the weekend plans, and a list of rec- the 28th. For more info call George, 335-7748. Tuesday, August 12 NEW HIKE! ommended items to bring. We have lanterns HIKE: WEST MOLERA We’ll hike up Hidden Trail and Ridge Trail, SENIOR SAUNTER: MANZANITA PARK enjoying views of Pico Blanco and Post This is a NEW hike for us. Moderate, hilly 3+ mile hike in North Monterey Co. See the Summit. After lunch we descend via the B OOK R EVIEWS Panorama Trail and Bluff Trail, with views of ocean and Fremont Peak on a clear day. Lunch at picnic tables. Bring hat, sunblock the ocean and Point Sur. Bring lunch, water, of a boy and girl who magically dwindle and a windbreaker. Meet behind Brinton’s at and windbreaker. Meet at Sears 41st Ave. at Books for kids 9:30 a.m. for this moderately strenuous 8-mile 9:30 a.m. or at the park at 10:15 a.m. $3 car- to the size of a friendly snail they visit. pool share. Leader: Beverly Meschi, 662-2434. hike with 1200’ elevation gain. Leaders: Cath Reviewed by Nada Kovalik This book has appealingly old-fashioned Farrant and Mary Dainton, 372 7427. illustrations by Gillian Taylor. Saturday, August 16 he Sierra Club Bookstore is the Another charmer is “Two Bear Monday, August 11 BUS/WALK BIG SUR place to find quality book gifts, Cubs,” a Miwok legend about two Whatever became of those folks who took a pre-selected for their environmen- EVENING HIKE: DEL MONTE FOREST T Yosemite cubs stuck atop a towering tal slant. We’ll hike for about 2 hours through beauti- bus to Big Sur in July? Did they ever return? cliff. It is retold by Robert D. San Souci Was it fun? Would they do it again? For “There’s a Hair in My Dirt: a and illustrated by his brother Daniel San answers to these and other vital questions, call Worm’s Story,” by Gary Larson, creator Souci. It is suitable to read aloud. the leader and see if she wants to repeat. of “The Far Side,” is just one of the great Is there a young rebel in your family Come hike with us! Leader: Mary Gale, 422-6970. children’s nature books available at the who shuns reading for more active play? Sierra Club Bookstore in Carmel. This Friday, August 29 - Monday, September 1 You might awake reading interest with cartoon book was a New York Times “Gross But True Creatures,” which 13TH ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND best-seller. describes “disgusting habits” (the AT TAHOE My favorite is “The Snail House,” by author’s words, not mine) of certain ani- We have 3 family sites at D. L. Bliss State Lillian Ahlberg. It is an enchanting tale Park. Swim or walk on the beach. Hikes into mals and insects. The book by Luann Columbi comes with a plastic slug that will cling to walls! For more serious nature study, look at the “Guide to Birds, Nests, and Eggs,” a take-along guide by Mel Boring, bright- ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING ly illustrated by Linda Garrow. Award winning stewards The Sierra Club bookstore is located of Santa Cruz area landscapes on Ocean Avenue, upstairs mid-block Offering ecological design, installation between San Carlos and Dolores and maintenance Avenues in Carmel. It’s staffed by wel- Join today and coming volunteers from 12:30 to 4:30 receive a FREE (831) 425-3514 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Sierra Club CA LIC. #656636 http://www.bikeroute.com/TerraNova Weekender Bag! ? Did you forget? ? My Name ______In March we sent out an appeal to Labor Day Camping Trip our members asking for donations. Address ______Friday - Monday, Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 When you make a donation locally, City ______4 (Read the write-up for more details) 4 the money is used right here in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Names ______State ______Zip ______Please be as generous as you can. email______Street______Send your check to either the Please do not share my contact information Santa Cruz or Monterey office with other organizations. City______ZIP______Eve Phone______address listed on p. 15. Check enclosed, made payable to Sierra Club # of vehicles ______@ $8 each = ______Please charge my Mastercard Visa Exp. 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10 The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 Printed on Recycled Paper water they use because their water use is Committee Chair, John Wilkinson, not measured. In cities that don’t meter, [email protected] or visit loma- the water use per capita is twice that of prieta.sierraclub.org. N EWS C LIPS cities that do meter. Dolphin unsafe? To remedy this problem the Club is Native coho area. Those interested in reading the arti- sponsoring AB 306 (Kehoe) in the state Environmental groups are having to Forestry Task Force Chair Jodi cle may contact Jodi at 426-1697. legislature. sue again to keep the government hon- Frediani has written an article debunk- est. In December, the Department of ing the myth that coho salmon were not Water metering Drowning a park Commerce decided that canned tuna native south of San Francisco. This mis- Millions of gallons of water are wast- could be labeled as “dolphin safe” even if It’s hard to believe, but the Santa caught by encircling dolphins if information has been propagated by the ed in California each year because not all Clara Valley Water District has pro- Central Coast Forest Assoc. which has municipalities meter water use. observers certify no dolphins were killed posed to build a dam and flood portions or seriously injured. Of course, petitioned to have the Coho removed Residents of cities like Fresno and of Henry Coe State Park in order to cre- from the endangered species list for this Sacramento have no idea how much observers can’t see what happens below ate new reservoirs. Is this the use intend- the water. The new standards are ed for our State Parks? If Henry Coe can delayed pending the outcome of a law- Art exhibit will honor Parjaro River be developed as a reservoir, what will suit. For more information visit happen to our other parks? Sierra Club www.earthisland.org/immp/. Photographers have until October 30 to submit work is opposed to this proposal. To get involved contact the Henry Coe Defense he Ohlone Indian word “Rumme” lands, views of it are available whenever which means the sound, move- the river or a tributary crosses the road. Tment and granite bed of the river In Gilroy levees are available for public is featured in a forthcoming art exhibit, use but in Watsonville only some Santa Cruz City Council approves “Rumme Living River: The Pajaro River stretches of the levee are accessible. Watershed Experience,” scheduled for Participants may submit entries by bike road on sensitive habitat January-February 2004 at the Pajaro mail or electronically by October 30. n Tuesday, May 13, the Santa has been declared “critical habitat” for Valley Art Gallery in Watsonville. Specific entry instructions can be Cruz City Council certified the the endangered Santa Cruz Tarplant, Afterwards, the exhibit will travel to obtained by calling 722-3062 or visiting EIR for the Broadway-Brommer consultations with US Fish & Wildlife other venues in Gilroy, San Juan mmpublishing.com/pajaroriver/. O bicycle road which would bisect the are also required in an effort to resolve Bautista and Hollister. Photos must include views of the actu- Arana Gulch Greenbelt. The Council their objections and those of California The Ventana and Loma Prieta Sierra al riverbed. Images of wildlife or plant selected the D2 alignment. This action Fish and Game. The Santa Cruz City Club Chapters are sponsoring a “River materials, human activity, scenic vistas or violates the city’s own General Plan and Council directed the staff of four city of Photographs,” an important feature of desecrated areas are all welcome. Local Coastal Plan, which the Council is departments to begin work to try to the exhibit. Contributors are encouraged Lois Robin and Jennifer Colby, now seeking to have amended. No work resolve the legal obstacles. to submit photos which will then be Ph.D., co-curators of the exhibit, wel- can commence until the amendments The Sierra Club remains committed scanned onto canvas which will wind come volunteer help from Club mem- have been approved by the Coastal to protecting all Greenbelt properties through the rest of the exhibit. bers with this project. If you can help, Commission. from inappropriate projects and will Photographs of the tributaries of the call Lois Robin, 464-1184. As the entire Arana Gulch greenbelt appeal this project at all available venues. Pajaro are eligible and include The exhibit will eventually be avail- Uvas/Carnedero, Llagas and Pacheco able on the web site and distributed on Creeks in Santa Clara County; the San CD Rom to schools and libraries. Benito River, Tres Pinos Creek, Santa Ana Creek, Tequisquita Slough, and Quien Sabe Creek and their tributaries Moving? in San Benito County; and Corralitos Please fill out and mail the and Salsipuedes Creeks in the lower change of address form on page 15. reaches as well as the Pajaro itself. The best way for participants to The post office charges us 60 cents each if locate these rivers is to look on an AAA they handle the address change. Please help map of the Monterey Bay. Although the Club by using the coupon on page 15. much of the river flows through private Thank you

Please Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 11 Lordy, Lordy,

Outside of California, there were then In 1977, the Chapter opened an only three other chapters of Sierra office/library/bookshop in the Las Club—Atlantic, Pacific NW, and Great Tiendas Building on Carmel’s Ocean Lakes. Avenue. The office still flourishes, with The new Ventana Chapter had 199 volunteers staffing it Monday through members, while the Saturday after- national Club mem- Outside of California, noons. bership stood at just From the start, 21,000. The Chapter’s there were then only Chapter members current membership, three other chapters knew they lived in 40 years later, is 6,000, one of the most and the Club’s national membership is beautiful coastal areas in the world, and over 700,000. they were determined to preserve it. The Santa Cruz Regional Group, That’s the reason Chapter meetings and which had been a part of the Loma the pages of The Ventana have been dom- Prieta Chapter, became part of the inated over the years by place names Ventana Chapter in 1975. such as Big Sur, Pico Blanco, Elkhorn Since the chapter’s founding, it has Slough, Moss Landing, Monterey Bay, sponsored a wide range of activities and Carmel Bay and Del Monte Beach. projects. For example, in 1978, 1980, In 1972, the Chapter campaigned suc- 1982 and 1987, the Chapter sponsored outings gear sales in Jerry Lebeck Chapter exhibit at the Monterey Carmel and County Fair, Monterey. 1972. Each one raised $800 for the cessfully for cre- Chapter. ation of the A moun- Monterey taineering section Peninsula was formed in Regional Park 1964 to provide District. In the instruction in same year, it roped climbing worked for techniques at local creation of the climbing areas- California Coastal mainly Granite Commission, which regulates develop- Corky Matthews Verne Sidnam and Doyt Early, long-time outing leaders, clear and measure a trail between Creek on Highway 1, and Pinnacles ment along the state’s lengthy coast. Chews Ridge and Anastasia Canyon, 1973. National Monument—and to offer cross- More recently, the Chapter and Group country and climbing trips. worked for the establishment of the In the late ‘60s, members of the moun- Monterey Bay National Marine taineering section pioneered the route Sanctuary. Ansel Adams started through the spectacular Arroyo Seco Gorge, and in succeeding years guided hundreds of gorge-runners on what became of the Chapter’s most popular the ball rolling outings. Another project of the moun- by Rod Holmgren taineering section was development of 10 cross-country routes to the n Adams’ letter inviting Monterey Less than a month after the March 17 “Window” (“Ventana” in Spanish), the County members of Sierra Club to meeting in the Highlands, the first edi- sharp notch in the ridge running west Imeet at his home in March, 1963 he tion of the newsletter appeared, edited from the Ventana Double Cone—and wrote, “The purpose is to organize an by Mary Ann, “Corky,” Matthews. By the source of the Chapter’s name. aggressive group that will effectively uti- the second issue, the paper was named For some years, the Chapter had a lize the combined efforts of the Sierra Ventana Cone, and by the third—in speaker’s bureau, and for even more Club in protecting those things that we June—simply The Ventana. years the Monterey branch held Mayfest consider valuable.” The national office wanted to name and Octoberfest picnics, usually in Toro Some 50 members gathered for a the chapter Santa Lucia. But then it was Park near Salinas. three-hour Sunday afternoon meeting at pointed out that In the late ‘60s, members of The Chapter’s the Adams home in Carmel Highlands. Santa Lucia was first Trail Guide to Since Monterey was still within Loma the name of a the mountaineering section Los Padres Prieta Chapter boundaries, Frank Coale, subsection of the pioneered the route National Forest, then chair of the Palo Alto-based Santa Barbara Monterey Division, Chapter, came to the meeting and Chapter. So through Arroyo Seco Gorge was published in endorsed the idea of a new chapter here. chapter leaders 1969. This sum- In addition to approving interim orga- said they liked the name of the Ventana mer, the Chapter will publish the 7th nizing steps, the members agreed to ask Wild Area in the heart of the Santa Lucia edition of this guide edited by Joyce the Sierra Club Council and Board of Range. So the chapter was named Stevens. The trail guide has been a sig- Jerry Lebeck Directors for a charter. Sixty-nine of the Ventana, and the Ventana Wilderness nificant fund raiser for the chapter. It is Who is this masked man? Word has it this Club’s members signed the petition, sent was designated as part of the Los Padres is Chip Crawford. Lucky for him bear cans based on the work of Nancy Hopkins weren’t required when this photo was in April to Club headquarters. National Forest several years later. who wrote the text for the first edition. taken.

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locally to be an active chapter right from I remember the start. After further discussion, a vote was taken and the chapter alternative by Corky Matthews won overwhelmingly. Subsequently a t was St. Patrick’s Day, Mar. 17, 1963, formal application was approved by the when over 50 local members of the Sierra Club directors at their May meet- ILoma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra ing. The rest, as they say, is history. Club met at Ansel and Virginia Adams’s It is amazing in retrospect to see the house in Carmel Highlands. The pur- immense amount of energy unleashed in pose of the gathering was to discuss ways the early years of the chapter. Many that members in the Monterey area members worked at the national level could become more involved in to pass the 1964 Wilderness Act, Sierra Club activities, outings, and locally for designation of and conservation work than the Ventana Wilderness. Chapter ExCom elected in 1969 to start serving in 1970. Back row from left: Rod

Holmgren, Jim Demetry, Sid Williams, Corky Matthews, Jerry Lebeck. Front row from Jerry Lebeck was possible with the cur- We hosted the 5th left: Roger Greenwald, Treasurer; Roy Anderson, Chair; Joele Craige (now Allison) rent chapter centered in Biennial Sierra Club Secretary; Vern Yadon Palo Alto. Information and Some of us had partic- Education Conference If it seems as if the chapter no longer ipated in beach and Del in Carmel in April offers quite the variety of activities as it more than ever. Volunteering is Monte Forest hikes led 1964, attended by 200 did during the first two years of its exis- immensely satisfying and educational. by Bob DeYoe and Los members from 12 chap- tence, it is worth noting that many of Now is the time to get involved. A . b Padres hikes led by Sam y o lu ters. The featured speaker the early activists are now hiking in the u and Nancy Hopkins as part n C g e was State Senator Fred Great Beyond. While many talented and G th of the Loma Prieta schedule, a o ry s t Farr, and one dedicated but we wanted an organization Patton speak of the panel top- The cost of the members Inspired? closer to home. The discussion ics was “The Monterey have contin- focused on two alternatives: formation Story—Coast and Area Saturday night banquet ued to fill the Your talents are needed of a group that would be part of Loma Plans,” with Margaret was $3.50! gaps, there f reading about the activities of Prieta, or formation of a completely sep- Owings, Ansel Adams, are never members during the early days of arate chapter. Some folks thought we Harrydick Ross, Roy Anderson, Keith enough volunteers for all the projects Ithe Chapter has inspired you, needed to go through the group experi- Evans, and Gordon Hall. The cost of the that are worth doing. Especially now, take the next step and volunteer. ence before trying to become a chapter; two-day conference was $1.50, and the when there are challenges on so many Each of us has special skills. Some others said that we had plenty of talent Saturday night banquet was $3.50! fronts, we need new ideas and energy are good at organizing garage sales as a source of fundraising, others have Significant conservation artistic talents that could be used to Santa Cruz Group originally part create an exhibit. Some enjoy gar- milestones dening and weeding invasive plants of the Loma Prieta Chapter magine how different the Central from our parks. Perhaps you have a Coast would be if these battles had political bent and could help moni- Inot been won. tor public meetings. • Preventing both an oil refinery Are you an attorney or botanist and a oil tanker berth at Moss Landing. or hydrologist or biologist who • Dune protection from Del Monte could help review EIRs? Do you Beach northward. enjoy leading hikes and outings? • Prevention of a dam which would Perhaps you have retail experience have flooded the Arroyo Seco Gorge. and could organize calendar sales or • Thwarting PG&E’s proposal to work at the Club bookstore. Do construct a nuclear power plant just you know how to organize events north of Davenport. such as Earth Day or a Chapter din- • Establishment of the Monterey ner? Peninsula Parks & Open Space District. Whatever your skills and experi- • Preservation of Wilder Ranch and ence there is a place for you. The Gray Whale Ranch as State Parks. Club needs your help. Please volun- • Passage of the Greenbelt Initiative teer. in Santa Cruz. In Monterey County: • Purchase of the Pogonip, Moore call 624-8032. In Santa Cruz County:

This photo and one above: Lois Robin Creek Uplands, and Arana Gulch Santa Cruz ExCom members in the 1980s. Back row from left: Hal Levin, Vicky Powell- Greenbelt properties by the City of call 426-4453. Murray, Chris Broadwell, Mary Hammer, Peter Scott. Front row from left: Joan Rost, Santa Cruz. unidentified, Marilyn Hummel, Nancy Halman. • Stopping of the Hatton Canyon

n January 31, 1966, about 75 grown to 229. Freeway and establishment of Hatton local members gathered in the It soon became apparent that Santa Canyon State Park. “ OCommunity Room of the Santa Cruz had more in common environmen- • Preservation of the Coast Dairies “[lobos Ridge] is so beautiful, it cries Cruz Branch of the Salinas Valley tally with the newly-formed Ventana property along the North Coast. out to be developed. Savings and Loan Association to learn Chapter than with the folks over the • Preservation of O’Neill Ranch, about establishing a regional group of hill. As a result, discussions were initiat- South Ridge of Quail Hollow Quarry, —Carl Hooper, developer lobbyist the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra ed in 1974 for transfer of affiliation with and Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve in Monterey County Planning Commission Club. At the first election in September, the change being effected in January, Santa Cruz County. 1966, Philippa Pfeiffer was elected Chair. 1975. Group membership is now about We build our future on the efforts of meeting long ago. By the end of the year membership had 3,600. those who came before us.

Please Recycle This Paper Again The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 13 culation of a nominating petition, and shall check names off a master list of 2003 Ventana Election Rules and Timeline shall be in a form prepared by the Chapter members, unless computer Secretary and made printed labels are part of the ballot. he timeline and rules listed below available to petition Election Results: shall be reported to Editor for inclusion in Nov. Ventana. candidates at the the Secretary, who shall report to the are based on the Sierra Club’s October 9: All candidate petitions guidelines for chapter and group Chapter/Group candidates and the ExComs. Within 5 T and statements with photos for inclu- offices. The form days the Balloting Committee shall sub- elections of members to Executive sion in election mailing to members Committees. shall provide for mit a written report of the election must be submitted to Election Chair; names, signature, and results to the ExCom. The election is I. Chapter/Group Election materials not received by the deadline Timetable addresses of signers not deemed complete until the report is may not be included in the mailing. and dates of signa- received. The ballots shall be held for 30 June: Election Rules and Timeline October 23: Election materials deliv- published in Ventana. ture. The Secretary shall verify the mem- days following opening and counting, ered to mailing house. bership of signers to determine if a suffi- after which they may be destroyed by June-August: Nominating Com- November 14: Election materials mittees consider chapter/group mem- cient number appear on the petition. A direction of ExCom, if no objection to mailed to members. candidate statement in the form pre- the election has been made. bers for Executive Committees; choose December 11: Deadline for postmark at least two more candidates than the scribed by the Election Chair shall ExCom shall establish a formal objec- on returned ballots. accompany the petition when it is sub- tion procedure, which shall be initiated number of openings on each ExCom. December 18: Counting of ballots. July 1: Petition candidates may begin mitted to the Secretary. within 30 days of the submission of the December 30: Election Committee Candidate Statements: the Election formal report of Balloting Committee to to circulate petitions. They may contact Chair reports election results to Chapter the chapter Election Committee Chair, Chair shall provide to all candidates a ExCom. The ballots shall not be ExCom. standard format for statements, specify- destroyed before the end of that 30 day Mary Gale, 422-6970 to determine II. Election Rules and Procedures. whether they are being considered for ing the length, organization, and con- period, or before any formal objection Nominating Committees consist of tent. All candidates shall submit state- has been processed, including the time nomination. not fewer than 3 members, appointed August 28: Chapter and Group ments which conform to these specifica- during which the election is protested to each year by ExComs in spring, and tions; material may be edited for accura- the national Sierra Club. NomComs submit names of candidates whose term expires on Dec. 31. Their to Chapter ExCom. cy, suitability, and length, and is confi- IV. Election campaigning: membership is published in the August dential until published. Statements not Campaigning for chapter/group September 8: Election Committee Ventana. Chair provides candidate names to received by the Oct. 9 deadline will not office is permitted; however, no cam- Duties: select nominees and report be included in the mailing to members. paign statements other than those sub- Chapter/group offices and to webmaster names to Chapter ExCom by the end of for member information. III. Balloting Committee: This com- mitted to and approved by the Election August. NomComs shall nominate at mittee of not less than 3 members is Chair, and no advertisements, shall September. 30: Election Committee least 2 more candidates than the number Chair submits election article to Ventana appointed by ExCom. No candidate appear in the Ventana or any other of ExCom members to be elected; all may serve on this committee. Balloting Sierra Club publication. After publica- must have given their consent to the Committee shall prepare for mailing by tion of names of candidates, no article by nomination. November 14 a brief description of the or about a candidate may appear in the CLASSIFIEDS Deliberation of the NomCom may be election procedure, the candidates’ state- Ventana unless it pertains to the ordi- open or closed at NomCom discretion; ments, and ballots with return nary performance of the duties of the Rates: $4.00 per line for Sierra Club members. no committee members may be nomi- envelopes. Separate ballots, accompanied candidate as a member of the Sierra Payment must accompany all ads. Make checks nated. Names of nominees shall be pub- by the candidates’ statements, shall be Club. Each candidate shall have an equal payable to: Sierra Club. Approximately 35 char- lished in the October Ventana. acters per line. Spaces and punctuation count mailed to each member. The return opportunity to respond to published or as characters. Typewritten or computer gener- Petition Candidates: the name of any envelope shall bear a distinctive return circulated campaign statements of other ated copy preferred. chapter or group member proposed in address so as to insure prompt receipt by candidates and shall be given an equal writing by 25 members and who gives YOSEMITE BUG LODGE & HOSTEL - the Secretary, who shall hold the ballots opportunity to address Sierra Club meet- Rustic mountain resort sports private rooms, consent shall also be included on the bal- unopened until the election closes, and ings concerning their candidacy. No can- tent cabins, group/hostel dorms & our excel- lot. The petition must be postmarked or then give them to the Balloting didate may spend more than $100 for lent Café foods. Fun & relaxed atmosphere delivered to the Election Chair by Committee for opening, validation, and campaign expenses, regardless of source. for groups, couples, individuals & families. October 9. 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14 The Sierra Club / Ventana Chapter Volume 42 Number 3, 2003 Printed on Recycled Paper D IRECTORY OF C LUB L EADERS FREE BREAKFAST Chapter Office – Sierra Club Book Store –Carmel Las Tiendas Building, Ocean Avenue between Dolores and San Carlos, Carmel Buy One Breakfast Receive Second One Mailing Address – The Ventana Chapter, P.O. Box 5667, Carmel, CA, 93921, e-mail:[email protected] of Equal or Lesser Value FREE Phone – 624-8032 Fax - 624-3371 (Santa Cruz Group Phone – 426-4453) Website:www.ventana.org • •Greek Greek Scramble Scramble • Thai Scramble Sierra Club Bookstore • Thai Scramble • •Tofu Tofu Rancheros Rancheros Manager Gil Gilbreath 24351 San Juan Rd. Carmel, CA 93923 624-7501 •• Pesto Bombay Scramble Breakfast Buyer Mary Gale 1310 Prima Vera #122 Salinas, CA 93901 422-6970 •• New Pesto & Scramble Improved Tofu Scramble Treasurer Bruce Rauch 2655 Walker Ave. Carmel, CA 93923 626-9213 •• Oatmeal New & Improved Tofu Scramble • Oatmeal Volunteer Chair Vi Fox P.O. 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