Kiosk In This Issue Through July 25 6:30 – 8:30 PM Julia’s Vegetarian Restaurant 1180 Unit F Forest Ave Mondays Vincent Randazzo Tuesdays Rick Chelew Wednesdays Dave Holodiloff Thursdays Buddy Comfort 831-656-9533 - No cover • Fridays in July Open Mic Night Pacific Grove Art Center Soberanes Fire - Page 13 Feast of Enter the Dragon - Page 8 7:00 - 10:30 PM T. Scott Keister, Monkey Man Productions, (410) 399-1005 Free Pacific Grove’s • • Sat. July 30 Feast of Lanterns Lovers Point 11-Closing • Sat. Aug. 6 Public Talk: The 4 Noble Truths 5:00PM-6:30PM Times Manjushri Dharma Center July 29-Aug. 4, 2016 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. VIII, Issue 42 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove • Sat. August 5 A Terrible Beauty: Soberanes Fire Friends of the P. G. Library *Book Sale* Pacific Grove Library porch On Day 2 of the horrific conflagration Plenty of bargains in all genres! near the Carmel Highlands and Big Sur, 10:00 - 4:00 Peter Nichols captured the juxtoposition • of surf, land, inferno and the Milky Way. Sat. Aug. 6 As of press time, the fire has consumed Peace Lantern Ceremony: 12th an area of nearly 28,000 acres or an Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki area roughly equivalent to Ft. Ord. Remembrance Day 7:00PM-9:00PM Lovers Point Cove More photos of the fire and peripheral Ocean View Blvd & 17th Street, activities begins on page 12. Pacific Grove, • Sun. Aug. 7 7:30 PM Celebration Choir Annual Spirituals Night Carmel Presbyterian Church Ocean & Junipero Carmel-by-the-Sea Free • Sat. August 13 Free Support Group for The Work of Byron Katie 2nd Saturdays 10:30-Noon A Well-Deserved Clean Air Grant Gives City of Pacific Grove 831-521-4198 • Award Pacific Grove a Zero Emission Fridays Pacific Groove Dance Jam Electric Motorcycle Chautauqua Hall 8-10 PM Pacific Grove Police will soon put an electric motorcyle on -- and off -- the road. Dance to DJs Adults $10/Teens $5 A brand new Zero DSP (dual sport) has been purchased and painted with Pacific Youth Free • 1st Time Free Grove’s insignia and is only awaiting the completion of the POST training cycle by [email protected] the officer chosen first to go on patrol with it -- Officer Jeff Hass. • Jocelyn Francis, Police Administration, says the vehicle was purchased with a Saturdays grant from the Monterey Bay Air Resources District under its Motor Vehicle Emis- Dance at Chautauqua Hall sion Reduction Program. In December, 2014, the City was awarded a grant with June 18 6PM which it first purchased an electric parking patrol scooter. Then came the motorcycle. • The electric Zero motorcycle is made in Scotts Valley. Zero has been supply- Sat. September 3 ing police departments around the country with motorcycles since 2011, starting in Friends of the P. G. Library Northern California. Los Angeles Police Department just purchased one, and Monte- *Book Sale* rey has one as well. Pacific Grove Library porch Plenty of bargains in all genres! 10:00 - 4:00 •

For more live music events try www.kikiwow.com Sgt. Orlando Perez,right, is given an award Inside in recognition of a three-hour crisis he re- solved early this summer. The award was Animal Tales made by Monterey County Mental Health. & Other Random Thoughts Cartoon Giants Update Homeless in Paradise Crisis Management Keepers of Our Culture By Marge Ann Jameson Legal Notices Otter Views It’s an afternoon in Pacific Grove, a day Peeps much like any other. Dispatch puts out a call Puzzle Rain Gauges about a man who is threatening suicide at his Real Estate home in midtown. Service Directory Sgt. Orlando Perez arrives, along with Teen Talk Officer Eva Rasul and others, and assesses Pacific Grove’s new Zero DSP patrol motorcycle is currently at the City cor- poration yard, but will be launched soon. See it Aug. 2 at National Night Out. See PEREZ Page 9 Photo by Dan Gho Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Joan Skillman PZERO From Page 1 Being dual sport, the Zero DSP can ford through water yet go from 0 to 60up Skillshots to 3.2 feet deep, put out 68 pound-feet of torque, go from zero to 60 in 4.4 seconds, and hit a top speed of 85 mph. It will charge in 8-9 hours and run for two hours on a charge, It has no clutch, makes no loud sound, and best of all -- gives off no emis- sion. It is promoted for police to be sued in crowd control, situtions where stealth is needed, and where the need to go off-road in pursuit might be found. The city has not had a motor officer for a number of years, primarily due to cost. Recently, a motor officer was shared with Carmel Police, but the City’s three Kawa- sakis have been retired. One of them, a Kawasaki 1000, is on display at Jameson’s Classic Motorcycle Museum at 305 Forest Avenue, across from City Hall. The public will be able to view the new electric motorcycle at National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2. A representative of Zero Motorcycles, which manufactures a complete line of motorcycles besides police and security models, will provide a “tech talk” on Saturday, August 27 at 6 p.m. at the Motorcyle Museum. He will have two models available to see and will answer any questions the public may have about this ex- traordinary technology. No reservations are necessary and the talk is free. Tourist Information Center Reaches 5th Anniversary The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Tourist Information Center at 100 Central Avenue on Thursday, August 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event honors Mr. Ed Flatley, owner of the Seven Gables Inn as the center is the brainchild of Flatley, who had the vision and drive to create the center at the entrance to Pacific Grove, a block away from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The location had been a Chinese restaurant for over 30 years. Led by Flatley, the chamber negotiated a lease with the property owner. The Chinese restaurant, As of early 7/28/16: China House, moved to the American Tin Cannery. Since opening in 2011, the center has served over 550,000 visitors from 120 countries. The center is run by a cadre of -this year to date (7/1/16 thru 7/27/16): volunteers and Manager Renee Crocker. It is open seven days a week and closed only on Christmas Day. rain = 0.10 in The event will be catered by Classic Catering and Gatherings. Local band Rollin’ Tumblin’ will entertain guests. Parking will be available at the American Tin Cannery -yesterday (7/27/16): For more information, please contact Moe Ammar at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce at (831) 373-3304 or at [email protected]. RSVP to Rita Pes- rain = 0.00 in catore at (831) 373-3304 or [email protected]. low = 51.2 F Like high = 60.9 F -last week (7/21/16 thru 7/27/16): 172 16th Street, Pacific Grove rain = 0.03 in low = 51.2 F (831) 372-3524 www.cottageveterinarycare.com high = 66.0 F

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Ray Magsalay leaders at Pacific Grove Middle School. They say they’ve On July 22, the day she received the 19-page docu- was a parks supervisor for the City of Monterey for 37 been defamed by city officials in emails that have referred ment from an independent mediator who ruled that her years, still volunteers with the city 15 years since his to them as “the pig people” and “the pigsty people.” family’s pet pig is in violation of Pacific Grove’s city retirement, and also gives his time at Monterey’s Youth “You won’t have to walk 10 feet in this city before codes, and therefore must be relocated, Lisa Hanes admits Art Collective. Carol spent 32 years working as an ac- you meet somebody who knows us, because we’ve lived to an emotional breakdown. countant locally. They have lived in the same house since here all our lives,” Mark said. “We’re known as very “It was absolute devastation. My daughter (Paige) 1971 -- Ray has known Lisa (Cardoza) Hanes since she caring people who will give the shirts off our backs and and I just held each other and cried,” said Hanes, whose was a child -- and have been neighbors with the Hanes do what we say we’re going to do. family of four has been in an escalating dispute with next- for a decade. “We’re fighters and we will not lose this case,” he door neighbors Ray and Carol Magsalay since December. Mark Hanes, a pharmaceutical sales rep, is an assis- “And, I’ll be honest: I went into my backyard and started tant football coach at Pacific Grove High, and Lisa, an See BRUISER Page 4 yelling. I said, ‘I can’t believe this is what you would want to do to my family, Ray!’” Magsalay, who spends 5-6 hours each day in the perfectly manicured yard he has nurtured for 45 years, says he heard every word, including some profanities. “She (verbally) attacked me from her yard, crying, cussing, yelling my name,” he said. “I do feel sorry that it’s come to all of this, but it’s also gotten to the point where she’s been attacking me on social media, spreading lies about me, and I’m going to have to put her on notice about that. She claims I’m harassing her. Well, she’s harassing me.” The focal point of the disagreement is Bruiser, an 85-pound potbellied pig who roams the Hanes’ backyard alongside two large dogs, a yellow Labrador retriever named Cali, a playful Australian shepherd named Roxie. The rift evolved after the Magsalays complained — first to the Hanes, and later to the city — that their neighbors were allowing the animals’ feces to accumulate next to the fence that separates their backyards, creating wafting odors and attracting flies. Ray, 77, says the smells have occasionally been so strong that he’s had to suspend his daily routines, which include morning workouts on a self-built exercise course, trimming his bonsai plants (some of which are four decades old), and creating the sculptures that have made him a well-known local artist. Carol, 76, says she, too, has been bothered by the stench and flies — to the point where the Magsalays eventually had to relocate her own sanctuary, a meditation garden that includes a small fountain. Lisa Hanes and her husband, Mark, concede that they might have been lax about maintenance in the beginning, but say they’ve since been diligent about keeping a rea- sonably clean yard. The Hanes further charge that Ray Magsalay has carefully timed his complaints to animal-control officers, who subsequently documented the droppings with photos and reports that led to decisions -- the first from the city, the second from the arbitrator -- that Bruiser must go. The Hanes also accuse Magsalay of providing the city with a photocopy of a “doctored” photograph that misrepresents the appearance of their yard, and say the photocopy was illegally used as evidence in the mediation hearing. The decision rendered by Administrative Hearing Officer Kim Murdoch found that the Hanes were noncom- pliant with city codes covering (1) the accrual of animal excrement, (2) private or public nuisance created by a pet, (3) improper disposal of solid waste, and (4) waste disposal prohibitions. The Hanes reject all four findings, saying they have haven’t allowed excessive excrement to accrue, and that they disposed of excrement in their yard-waste contain- er (rather than in a trash container) at the direction of Terri Schaeffer, a Code Compliance Officer for the city. (Schaeffer, testifying at the hearing, denied giving the family such an instruction.) As a result, they say the matter isn’t over, and insist that Bruiser will continue to live at their home, despite potential fines from the city ($50 a day if he’s still there after 30 days, $500 after 45 days — a threat temporarily delayed by a cease and desist order). The Hanes say they now have two pro bono attorneys who have offered to appeal the mediator’s decision in Superior Court, which is their only remaining recourse. They also say they will sue the City of Pacific Grove for slander and defamation of character. “Bruiser isn’t going anywhere. He’s staying right where he is,” Mark Hanes said of the 3 1/2-year-old pig, whom the family recently registered as an emotional-sup- port animal. “We’re going to take it to the courts, and we’re going to leverage our resources, including social media, which we’ve only begun to tap. If we need to put up a GoFundMe page to hire an attorney for Bruiser, we’ll do that. I already have 1,500 people who have signed a petition on our behalf.” Ray Magsalay says Lisa Hanes already has used her Facebook page to spread lies about him. “She suggested on Facebook that I might potentially poison the pig,” he said. “And she also wrote that I had the vocal cords removed from the two German shepherds we used to own so they couldn’t bark. That’s completely Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016

PBRUISER From Page 3 Pacific Grove Library Photo Exhibit added. “This put the City of Pacific Grove in a fishbowl, and they didn’t like it, and Celebrates Active Senior Patrons now it’s become political because that fishbowl has become an aquarium. For us, it’s The Friends of the Pacific Grove older. Ms. Nemeth has had the opportunity now about principles and politics, and us standing up and representing our community.” Library will present an exhibit entitled to interact with her subjects on the job fre- The Hanes say the Magsalays can put an end to the pig dispute by acknowledging “Listening to My Elders” in the Library’s quently and has chosen, on her own time, that they are now maintaining a clean yard and dropping their complaints. But they recently restored Nancy and Steve Hauk to honor their involvement in life and the also say they plan to sue the City of Pacific Grove. Gallery, through the months of August Library by creating candid, conversational “We had a case against the city for slander and defamation,” Mark Hanes said. “If and September, 2016. The collection of 15 portraits of each one. this decision had gone our way, and this was a done deal, we weren’t going to go after ‘Conversational Portraits’ is the product The Pacific Grove Library is open them. We didn’t want to waste more city dollars, so we would have stopped at that point. of local photographer and Padre Trails Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. “But now? We’re off to the courts to deal with this issue and keep Bruiser in his Camera Club member Shelley Nemeth, to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 home … and after that, we’re coming after the city.” who is also a part-time circulation desk a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Sunday. Ray Magsalay says any Superior Court issue is now between the Hanes and the city. clerk at the Pacific Grove Public Library, The Gallery is open during all Library “We’ve said from the beginning that whatever the city decides during this process The exhibit will celebrate selected open hours and the public is welcome. is a decision we would accept,” he said. “I made our case to the person who was brought patrons who are in their advanced years - The Friends of the Library will celebrate in to mediate, and the mediator made a decision, and I’m not going to invest any money most in their 80s and 90s - and make the the exhibit’s opening at a reception open in the process going forward.” Library a regular part of their lives, using to the public during First Friday on Friday, it to stay bright and active as they grow August 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Getting Around Scott Dick by Peter Silzer Monterey County Assoc. of Realtors Solution on Page 17 1 Priestly vestment 2 Ground breaker Market Matters Across 3 Famed boat builder 1 Sleep disorder 4 Bronte governess 6 PC alternatives 5 Supplementary materials 10 Pack tight 6 Famous local developer F.B. Study finds racial disparities in 14 Actor Bridges 7 Farewell, Juan 15 Harem room 8 Young whale roadblocks to homeownership 16 Wife, in old Rome 9 Nanny, for one 10 Elvis was born here Source: C.A.R African-Americans (33 percent) and 17 Plank 11 Drive train component Asians (32 percent) both cited a lack of 18 Agitate 12 Earth orbiter? Prospective home buyers face numer- down payment or savings as the main 19 Trick 13 Be nosy ous challenges when it comes to achieving prohibitive factor in purchasing a home. 20 *August 18 event at American 21 Philanthropist and classicist the American Dream, and homeownership C.A.R. President Pat “Ziggy” Zicarel- Tin Cannery James obstacles vary among ethnic groups, li commented, “With record high rents and 23 Negative votes 22 Frosted according to a poll conducted by leading only about a third of the state’s households 24 Lubricant 25 Appearance think tank the Futures Company in part- able to afford to buy a median-priced 25 False front 26 Eagle’s nest nership with the CALIFORNIA ASSO- home, the dream of owning a home in 29 Indian pastries 27 Applauds CIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) California is evaporating. It’s even more 33 *Key factor for a car buyer 28 Feel unwell Center for California Real Estate. discouraging for prospective ethnic home 36 Santa ___, CA 29 Construction area For all respondents, saving enough buyers who must face greater obstacles to 37 Like some exams 30 Wooden shoe for a down payment is the biggest barrier scrape together a down payment or obtain 38 Banned pesticide 31 Japanese cartoon style to becoming a homeowner, cited by nearly credit and financing.” 39 To some degree 32 Man-goat of lore one in three (29 percent) prospective home The poll also found that the vast ma- 40 Small drink 34 Mid-month date buyers, followed by housing supply con- jority (84 percent) of respondents agree 41 *Key factor for a car buyer 35 Cholesterol initials straints (27 percent), access to credit and that owning their own home gives them 45 Small perfume samples 39 Picnic pest financing (22 percent), and personal debt a greater sense of well-being and control 47 Swinger 41 Soft craft fabric (19 percent). over their environment. Across all in- 48 U.N. workers’ agency 42 Medical specialty These hurdles diverged across race comes, races/ethnicities, and generations, 49 October birthstone 43 Burn a bit and ethnicity. Thirty-one percent of respondents overwhelmingly agreed on the 51 *August 17 event on Lighthouse 44 Fisherman’s raincoat non-Hispanic whites said constrained positive impact of homeownership. Ave. 46 Systematic church donor housing supply was the most likely deter- In connecting housing to opportunity, 57 Nudge 49 Pacific, Atlantic, or Indian rent to becoming a homeowner. nearly three in four (72 percent) agree that 58 Mine output 50 Some are checkered A third of Hispanics cited access owning a home is part of their retirement 59 Asian peninsula 51 Car maintenance task to credit and financing as their primary strategy, believing that homeownership 61 Proficient 52 Man, Wight, or Capri challenge in buying a home. is a tool for long-term financial security. 62 Tiny pest 63 Steel girder 53 Coastal raptor 64 Common garden forager in PG 54 Drifter 65 Desires 55 Two-tone snack Realtor Dean Provence Assuring 66 Crannies 56 Feeble 57 Walk softly Affordability for Low-Income Down 60 Pro-___, some tourneys Homebuyers For the second consecutive year, Dean has an ordinance that mandates 1 of 5 Provence, a broker associate at Shankle units built or converted need to be afford- Real Estate, has been named the repre- able housing. There have been several sentative for affordable housing in the city apartment conversions to condos and that of Monterey. “It’s an honor to be named created a nice group of affordable units, as representative for the second year and many of which were done 7-10 years ago, I will continue to do my best helping so currently there is a good inventory of people of low and moderate income find affordable properties. affordable housing,” said Provence, a past “Without this program there would be President of the Monterey County Associ- a lot of people who would not experience ation of Realtors. home ownership, especially in the high- As the representative for affordable priced Central Coast area,” said Provence, housing, Provence markets properties to who also works with regular buyers and encourage applications, assists applicants sellers throughout the Monterey Peninsu- with finding a qualified lender, writes la, whether it be their first home, second offers, coordinates the escrow with disclo- home or dream home. “I enjoy the level sures to signing and delivers keys. “Pricing of excitement and appreciation from these and interest rates are key,” said Provence. buyers who never thought they would be “These properties only appreciate with able to buy a home of their own.” the cost of living index, so pricing in- About Dean Provence creases with incomes. Occasionally there Dean Provence has been a Realtor is a special first-time buyer program and since 1982 and served as a State Director down-payment assistance.” for the California Association of Realtors The difficulty, adds Provence, is that for 8 years. He was also the winner of the there are times when the supply of afford- 2009 Distinguished Service Award from able housing is limited, and it takes 7-10 the Monterey Association of Realtors. years for the buyer to get enough equity Dean works with both buyers and sellers. to move on so properties come in waves. For more information, please call (831) “Sometimes there is little, and sometimes 277-8622, or visit www.provenceteam. there is more,” said Provence. Monterey July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5

Marge Ann Jameson PSGT. PEREZ From Page 1 the situation. The mother of the individual comes outside to talk with officers. It is Cop Log she who called. The individual has been diagnosed with mental illness. He is in his mid-40’s, and has a butcher knife from the kitchen. He is threatening “suicide by cop,” the suicidal method where a distressed person hopes to create such a disturbance that the police will return next week will kill him/her. With the mother outside, he is alone in the house. Sgt. Perez makes contact, and the man comes to the door with the knife, but doesn’t come outside. There is a porch with a railing and a fence between him, the officers, and his mother. Sgt. Perez says he never felt personally threatened though the man repeatedly aimed the knife at his own abdomen. Three hours later, it’s over. Sgt. Perez, with the help of Officer Rasul and others, United Way Stuffs the Bus has convinced the man to put the knife down and surrender to those who will help Your Gift Today Will Help a Child Succeed in School! him. But it wasn’t that simple. Sgt. Orlando Perez has been with Pacific Grove Police for three years, and has We need your help to get students in need the supplies they been a police officer for more than 12 years, having made a lateral transfer from a department in Ohio. He took crisis intervention training there, and Officer Rasul has need for school. Can we count on you? just finished it. The training is available nationwide through mental health agencies. “We don’t want the situation to escalate,” says Perez. “We understand that they’re in crisis. They may be hearing voices and find it hard to focus.” We need an additional 800 backpacks to meet our goal to Sgt. Perez says that in crisis intervention, it’s important the individual eventually provide new, fully stocked backpacks for local students who responds to one voice – in this case, Sgt. Perez’s voice. “We need to convince the person that we are here to help. We try to gain his trust, hoping to find positive things are homeless and cannot afford the required school supplies. he can relate to.” It takes time and patience. $20 buys a new, fully stuffed backpack! This man was calm, says Perez, and polite, but he was insistent that the police shoot and kill him. Perez repeated that they were not going to do that. It took three Donate online -- best way to stretch your money. hours, but eventually the man came out to the driveway and went along with first Share your support of Stuff the Bus on social media and responders to the hospital. Perez says he was grateful for his own officers on the shift who took care of challenge your friends to help. Use #StuffBus. myriad duties, including traffic, so that Perez could concentrate on the situation. “We Text “StuffBus” to 313131 to donate - $20 buys a fully didn’t want children coming by after school, for example, so officers directed them away. It was a true team effort,” he said. stuffed backpack. It was not the first time Perez had faced such a situation, having been successful Ask your friends to donate. in a situation in another city where a man had barricaded himself in a house with a gun. He is also trained – and has worked -- in SWAT tactics. Your donation promotes learning, encourages self-esteem In recognition of his efforts, Sgt. Orlando Perez was given a crisis intervention and helps keep kids in school. Backpacks will be distributed award by Monterey County Mental Health officials at a brief ceremony at the recent City Council meeting. His wife, Alycia, who has a Ph.D. and works in psychological throughout the county by the homeless liaisons for each research, attended the meeting and brought their year-old son, August, to the delight school district in partnership with the Monterey County of the citizens in attendance. Office of Education.

Pacific Grove High School Thank You for your generous donations Senior Class of 2016 and Sober Grad Parent Committee would like to recognize and sincerely thank the following sponsors for their support and for recognizing the importance of keeping our students safe! Adventures by the Sea Pacific Grove Cleaners Rotary Club of Pacific Grove John and Kelley Hardin Ann and Richard Smallwood Pacific Grove Hardware St. Vincent de Paul John Paff Blink Optometry Pacific Grove High School Alumni Stuart Dong Patricia Chou Big Sur Marathon Pacific Grove High School PTA Subway Pacific Grove John and Audrey Kitayama California rodeo – Salinas Pacific Grove Lodge No. 331 Taste Bistro Rudolph and Suzanne Weichert Canterbury Woods Pacific Grove Volunteer Fire Department The Carmel Coffee House Joanne Rodriguez Central Coast Kids and Families Patisserie Bechler Trader Joe’s Georgette Kassis Covell Construction Pavel’s Bakery Visions Design Center Robin and Tom Wanger Crystal Fish Pebble Beach Company Michelle Welsh Yellow Brick Road Benefit Demarco Building PG P.R.I.D.E. Jason Worcester Shop** El Estero Car Wash Pine Acres Lodge Kim and Pete Donlon Field of Dreams Plato’s Closet Miles Lundquist **We are pleased to announce Fish Hopper Princess Monterey Whale Watching Song Yang that our organization has Fisherman’s Wharf Association Raging Waters John and Karen O’Sullivan recently been awarded a Greg Dow’s Jennifer Merenda generous grant from the Grove Market James Lo and Siang Lo Yellow Brick Road in Carmel Hattori Vision Optometry Sean and Jennifer Powell to support our work. This Helen Holmlund Robert Nelson gift is a big tribute to our Holly’s Cafe Maria and Hunter Eldridge program. To help continue Il Vecchio Jerry and Brenda Taylor this philanthropy, they need Katy’s Place Henry Colburn more volunteers. Please call Lighthouse Family Dentistry Jackie Whiteside 831-626-8480 or visit www. Lovers Point InnMarcel Holsworth Norma Dunipace yellowbrickroadbenefitshop. Margaret Schulz The Bowmans org Martin and Munoz D.D.S. The Jones’s Monterey Elks Lodge Mark Didomenico Monterey Peninsula Foundation Barbara Zollna Pacific Gardens Inn NI LLC Page 6 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Can Car Week be Far Behind?

The Little Car Show Wed., Aug. 17 • Noon-5 PM Lighthouse Ave. Cruise to follow The Seventh Annual Little Car Show will take place on Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove during Auto Week on Wednesday, August 17 from 12:00 p.m. To 5:00 p.m. followed by an Ocean View Boulevard Center for Spiritual Awakening Cruise. The event benefits the Pacific Grove Youth Center, the Pacific 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942 Grove Library and the Veterans Transition Center. For more info, Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove contact John Moulton (831) 484-1966 or visit 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207 www.marinamotorsports.org. Chabad of Monterey 620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770 Wheels of the Future Car Show Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove Thursday, August 18 • Noon to 8:00 p.m. 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363 American Tin Cannery Church of Christ 125 Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove 176 Central Ave. • 831-375-3741 Benefitting Rancho Cielo and the Gateway Center, the inaugural Wheels of the Future car show will demonstrate the latest in alternative Community Baptist Church Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311 fuel cars, trucks, motorcycles, bikes, mopeds, and very other type of renewable energy transportation. Wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and live First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove music. For more information please contact Dawn Teal at (831) 461- 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741 5272 or email [email protected]. First Church of God 1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005 Concours Auto Rally First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Fri., Aug. 19 • Noon-5:15 PM Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m. Lighthouse Ave. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875 Cruise and BBQ to follow 5,6,15,16 20 page Forest Hill United Methodist Church The 22nd Annual Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally will take place Services 9 a.m. Sundays on Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove on Friday, August 19, 2016, 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. with a cruise and barbecue to follow at Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 6:30 p.m., awards presentation and raffle drawing at 7:30 p.m. The 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138 event is organized by the Pacific Grove Rotary Club and benefits the 6,7,18,19 and optional Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove P.G. Youth Center and other local youth programs. Registration is PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636 $85 per vehicle. For more information to register and obtain an event 5, 8, 17, 20 24 page Manjushri Dharma Center schedule please visit www.pgautorally.org or call (831) 372-3861. 724 Forest Ave. • 831-917-3969 www.khenpokarten.org • [email protected] Mayflower Presbyterian Church 141 14th St. • 831-373-4705 Programs at the Library 5, 6, 7, 10, 19, 22, 23, 24 Peninsula Baptist Church For more information call 648-5760. 1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712 • Peninsula Christian Center Tuesday, August 2 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431 11:00 am Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 St. Angela Merici Catholic Church • th 146 8 St. • 831-655-4160 Wednesday, August 3 • 5 - 7 pm “Lego” My Library Club St. Anselm’s Anglican Church Come build with legos, play board games, have fun and refreshments! All ages. Sundays 9:30 a.m. • 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Thursday, August 4 • 11:00 am Fr. Michael Bowhay Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. • St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Tuesday, August 9 • 11:00 am Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441 Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library, ages 2-5 Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula • Wednesday, August 10 • 11:00 am 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818 Music with MaryLee: fun for all ages. Shoreline Community Church • Sunday Service 10 a.m. Thursday, August 11 • 11:00 am Robert Down Elementary, 485 Pine Ave. • 831-655-0100 Baby Rhyme Time: rhymes, songs and stories for babies, birth - 24 months. www.shorelinechurch.org OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church Republican women to Hear 800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall from Former NRA President The monthly luncheon meeting of Monterey Peninsula Republican Women Fed- Congregation Beth Israel erated will be held on Thursday, August 11, at Rancho Canada Golf Club, 4860 Car- 5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015 mel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. This special fundraising luncheon will feature special Monterey Center for Spiritual Living guest speaker Sandra Froman, former President of the NRA. Ms. Froman served under Sunday Service 10:30 am Charlton Heston as the Vice President prior to becoming the President of the NRA. The topic will be 2nd Amendment rights and what’s at stake in this election. Silent Auction 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 begins at 11:00 am, lunch is at 12:00 noon. Lunch cost $30. Men are always welcome www.montereycsl.org to attend. RSVP by August 8 to Sylvia at 484-1104 or Cindy at [email protected]. We are an adjudicated newspaper. Call 831-324-4742 about your legal publication needs. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 7 Cheers for the Dog Cynthia of the Roses Jane Roland Animal Tales and Other Tom Stevens Random Thoughts Otter Views It was last Friday, July 15, early in the work day. I was sitting at my desk at the It falls to us, from time to time, to recall someone we knew and loved AFRP Treasure Shop contemplating the week ahead. The telephone rang. It was a and have lost. Pastors confront this every week; columnists not so often. woman named Anna Nicholas who was looking for an animal organization to which So it is with profound sorrow and your kind forbearance I bid farewell to give her estate left by her parents. We talked a bit and I learned that these people to my old friend Cynthia. She passed away Monday. were Joyce and John Nicholas who had died respectively in November of 2014 and Cynthia loved roses, and she loved cats. But not any roses or any July 2015. They had spent their final years at Carmel Valley Manor. I was somewhat cats; she was particular. Her roses were the fragrant ones – Mr. Lincoln, in shock. “Why, Anna, your parents were good friends of ours.” We had known Just Joey, Sutter’s Gold, Chrysler Imperial, Fragrant Cloud, Blue Nile. them well, since we first met at the home of Rod and Sue Dewar. There was a “click” Her cats were not Siamese, but Burmese. And they weren’t just Burmese, and we saw a good bit of them over the next years. if there is such a thing. They were “chocolate” Burmese. I explained all of this to their daughter and, Cynthia is going through the Bardo now, if that was her destiny. as memories flooded back, I told her of the good But in my memory she sits on a swivel chair in her Mill Valley kitchen, times we had at their Pebble Beach home and, I stroking a satiny little Burmese cat, sipping a Diet Coke, crinkling the hope, they experienced at our gatherings. I told wrapper of a candy “caramel nip” so she won’t be tempted to smoke. Out her of the relationship which was further enhanced the window, the lights of the Oakland Bay Bridge twinkle in the distance when Joyce joined our Auxiliary for The SPCA. as the evening fog lifts. We talked about their advocacy for animals and In the refrigerator behind her are nosegays of roses from the 50 then the cookbook which our group produced. We bushes on her hillside garden. The blooms sit in water in small jars that touched on Jennie, our daughter, whom had been will go to her friends. Each nosegay is only three blooms, but they are enlisted to illustrate the recipes involving count- so fragrant they can perfume a house for days. The recipients recognize less hours with Joyce as they picked drawings for what these roses represent. We are grateful. each selection. “Also,” I went on “Our cleaning Cynthia’s son Darren is at his dad’s right now, so the house on the woman, Crystal Randle, was their care giver in foggy hillside is quiet. When Darren is in residence, you know it. He is the final days of their lives.“ Anna was thrilled Joyce Nicholas a funny, noisy kid who loves raucous activity, contact and chaos. Born and said she would send me a list of the items she with part of his brain missing, Darren will never read or write, never see wished to give. If we could take them they were ours. The list arrived. I was ecstatic with both eyes, never walk without a brace. and shared the information of these rare and valuable antiques with our Executive Yet for all that, he is Cynthia’s beloved son and companion. They Director, Kelly Lehrian, and we did not hesitate. Anna was as happy as we because live together, laugh together, fight each other, share all things. Both are she felt her parents’ treasures would have a good home and further the dream of redheads, but they seem to have reached some Nordic accommodation helping animals. Everything was stored in a warehouse in Castroville. As we were about that. They battle like Vikings, shout, clamor, wrestle, argue, then determining how we would obtain them, Anna called back. She had met with her nod off together at story time. I can still see her carrying Darren up the siblings and they all decided that the things they inherited would also come to us. It steps on her back. turned out that these items would fill a two car garage but that they would assume Because Darren loves chaos, Cynthia has bought him the loudest the expense of having them delivered. alarm clock allowed by law: a Japanese “rock ’n roll rooster” cradling a We had a shop full of furniture and I quickly mounted a sale to clear out as plastic electric guitar. At the set hour, the rooster bursts into a hideous, much as possible. The next call I received was from the moving company saying cawing, abrasive lyric: “Come on baby wake up! Come on baby, wake that delivery must be Tuesday. The sale took place. Tuesday morning early I was at up!” Darren loves this rooster and plays it interminably. the shop. The truck pulled up. In came a load of furniture and about 100 boxes filled Before Darren was born, Cynthia was a traveler. I haven’t been a to the brim. Fortunately one of our volunteers, Barry, has supreme organizational traveler myself, so I had no idea what that meant. When I first met her skills. He told the men where to put the furniture and stacked the boxes in two of our back in 1990, I didn’t even have a passport. But I had just sold a book, shop front areas. The call for help went out. Many of the shop volunteers poured in, and I had a check for $1200 in my pocket. Knowing Cynthia had lived Kelly came down to help. When she and I looked at Anna’s list. What a shock, none in France as a girl, I called her up. of her pieces were there. Again the telephone and email. First there was confusion, “I have a little money,” I began. “Want to go to Paris?” but ultimately they determined that the twenty five items were still at the storage “You’d better be serious,” she said, “because I’ll go.” place and no one could do a thing about it as the owner was away. Thank goodness. So we went to Paris for a week, but first I had to apply for a passport. We closed Tuesday but reopened Wednesday. The troops arrived, some every day. Because I had never been out of the country, I didn’t even know what a We unpacked, sorted, priced and sold, sold, sold. The donated goods were of mixed passport looked like. value, some extraordinarily rare and I spent a good bit of time Googling or asking “Here’s mine,” Cynthia said, lifting her battered U.S. booklet aloft. for assistance from Holman’s Antique folk next door. It was a challenge, but won- Out tumbled an accordion of plastic-sheathed visas, each bearing the derful. If any of you have worked rummage sales, you get the picture. We started stamp of some faraway country. If I remember, there were 84 visas in early, finished late and when Kelly and I left Friday night the store front was clear of total. She had traveled all over the world. everything but saleable items. Next Wednesday or Thursday the next batch arrives. “I’ll carry the bags,” I said. “You do the talking.” I have written about the Auxiliary which was the brain child of my cousin, Mary Talking was something Cynthia did very well, whether in English Shaw, who enlisted the help of her sister, Nancy Borland, Lisa Work and me. Soon or one of her other languages. She had amassed a trove of stories on her Luana Wilsey and Sean Flavin were involved. We incorporated, wrote letters and global sojourns and knew all sorts of curious things. She knew how to gathered a membership list in short order. Sean was our first President. For over 20 cross Saharan borders, how to prepare and smoke a hookah pipe; how to years we gave two highly successful fundraising parties. One a luncheon in Carmel count the knots in an Afghan carpet. Valley, the other a holiday season cocktail party which were held in someone’s home Cynthia also knew writing. As a magazine and book editor, she was in Carmel, Monterey or Pebble Beach. punctilious to a fault and the consensus arbiter of any grammatical or “Many skilled cooks who turn out dinners for six or eight or a dozen guests with usage dispute. She also did not suffer fools gladly. If you were bloviating ease, grow faint when the numbers get over 18 or 20. Faced with a real crowd, say or had your facts mixed up, she’d straighten you right out. She knew 50 or 100 people, a call goes out to a caterer. If you are fundraising, as we at the movies, music, sports, history, science, art, current events. SPCA Auxiliary have been doing for more than 20 years, the cost of a caterer will At the time I knew her, Cynthia wore black. She favored soft cash- literally gobble up all profits. So, for the sake of lost or unwanted animals we do it mere sweaters and shawls, black pants and black sandals, golden scarves. all ourselves. She walked with long, athletic strides, her mane of strawberry blonde hair Creating a cookbook from our recipes was suggested to the board by Mary lifting in her wake. She cracked jokes and loved to laugh. and Joyce. It was a “no brainer.” We were all aboard. Mary and Joyce were the At the end, I see Cynthia on her hands and knees in her garden. editor/publishers. They made sure each recipe was tested. Artists were enthusiastic Wearing gloves, rubber boots and ragged sweatpants, she digs among about helping, Gus Arriola, Eldon Dedini, Hank Ketchum, Jennie Roland and Jerry the roots of her beloved roses. The Bardo should be fragrant tonight. Williamson. Laurie Lee was the book designer and Sherna Stewart the cover. It was a tour de force. That was 20 years ago. It wasn’t too much later when the parent organization felt that an Auxiliary wasn’t necessary. The group was dissolved and the remaining cookbooks to storage. However, the fun we had, the good we did will never be forgotten. About Joyce Nicholas: an excerpt from The New York Times, Aug. 16, 2015 “…Curious and adventurous in spirit, a lifetime characteristic, led her to leave the west for New York City, where she worked as a fashion model for designer, Bill Blass. A voracious reader, Joyce had no need for writing classes to build a career as a writer and editor. She wrote fashion reviews for The New York Herald Tribune and articles for House & Garden and Vogue. She was the author of three books. She and John Nicholas married in 1972 and over the years the couple was to travel throughout the world, forging several lasting friendships. Passionate about food and cooking, they operated a combination restaurant and art gallery in West Cornwall, Connecticut. Next they moved back to San Francisco where they opened an antique store. They retired in Pebble Beach and later, Carmel,. She was an avid supporter of animal rights.” If you haven’t had the opportunity to see “Evita” at MPC, run don’t walk for the final weekend …also watch “Eddie the Eagle’ and “The Intern” on TV. [email protected] Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Enter the Dragon! The Feast of Lanterns Pageant Evolves

By Dixie Layne It was 14 years after the Feast of Lanterns was revived that the Legend of the © Dixie Layne 2016 Blue Willow was first told with the characters of Koong-Se (Queen Topaz) and her Royal Princesses, Chang (young poet), T’so Ling (Mandarin), and Ta-Jin (General) For over 100 years our Feast of Lanterns has been marked by lighted lanterns, with the colorful palace stage set as a backdrop. Before 1972, only a story was read boat parades, and fireworks – as is the tradition with all such festivals of lights held by Elmarie that preceded the lighted boat parade and the fireworks display over the around the world. And as with all things that share a long tradition, things do change cove. Here is the text of the story as read by Elmarie in 1971. while holding tight and true to tradition. Our Feast of Lanterns began as a one-day summer festival at Lovers Point filled with entertainment and lighted lanterns, with a lighted boat parade and fireworks The Tale of Mei Lan and Chang Po overhead that signaled the close of what is often referred to simply as the Chautau- Pacific Grove’s observance of this annual fete com- qua Assembly. Historical circumstances soon altered the timing and purpose of our memorates the legend of two ill-fated lovers, a classic festival from part of the summer Chautauqua Assembly to a City sponsored event reminiscent of the Heloise and Abelard of Western tradi- known as an Open House. These Open Houses were held whenever the City had tion, set in the days of China’s ancient dynastic Celes- a special event or accomplishment to celebrate – the purchase of a La France fire tial Empire. engine, the Plunge built at Lovers Point, etc. The tale concerns Mei Lan, daughter of Tao, the Impe- After three decades of intermittent Open House events that each included a rial Censor, and Chang Po, the son of a servant in Tao’s traditional Feast of Lanterns closing ceremony, Pacific Grove’s city officials began household. The two had fallen in love but Mei Lan had looking for a way to bring more visitors to Pacific Grove. It was then Mayor Frank been promised to another young man she had never met. Shropshire proposed that a summer weekend Feast of Lanterns should be an annual Tao had Chang Po sent away from his household aboard summer event – Councilman Clyde Dyke was appointed as Committee Chair, and as a ship but the young man, of desperation, jumped over- they say, the rest is history. board and drowned as he swam for shore. With the first modern day Feast of Lanterns held in 1958, its traditions were set. Mei Lan, stricken with grief, reposed to her rooms From the beginning our Feast of Lanterns incorporated the time-honored attributes for days before the Lantern Festival and finally rose of the various festivals of lights held around the world along with our own Chautau- from the bed at the urging of her parents to accompany qua Assembly and Butterfly Pageant of years-gone-by. Our Feast of Lanterns would them to the celebration and forget her troubles. also recognize Pacific Grove’s diverse heritage – all celebrated with music, dance, She boarded a gaily festooned boat for the tradi- food, art, exhibits, activities, and shows. However, as the years passed the Feast of tional procession of lantern-lit sampans out to sea, in Lanterns has experienced welcomed modifications and additions. the direction Chang Po had taken a few days previously. There are generations of festival-goers that have never known the Feast of Lan- Others followed in a parade of boats, illuminated with terns without the sea serpent that we now call the dragon or that it once had a friend, lanterns which shone on the water and glowed through the a happy whale, who swam in the cove with the dragon. Nor do they realize that the mists to make a lovely sight for those on shore. telling of the Legend of the Blue Willow from the pier as the Royal Court acts it in Then a sea-dragon reared up from the water, threaten- pantomime in front of a large colorful palace stage set was a change from the origi- ing the boat carrying Mei Lan. The sailors leapt over- nal story and production. board to do battle with the beast and fought it until it It was 1967, the first time the sea serpent made an appearance … a surprise to was overcome. In the excitement, however, Mei Lan’s boat everyone, including Elmarie H. Dyke, director of the Feast of Lanterns. No one had drifted out to sea, never to be seen again. a clue that during the Pageant festivities on the pier that “Gin Lung,” as the sea ser- pent was later named, would appear with its flashing red eyes and smoking nostrils. In 1972, the Legend of the Blue Willow we know today was authored and nar- It was an instant success and was made an official part of the Feast of Lanterns in rated by Clay Freeman; the Royal Court pantomimed his story on the pier that year 1968. In 1969, Bruce Ariss offered a cartoon, as he was often to do, with an explana- for the first time. It is chronicled that Clay Freeman based his version of the legend tion for the sudden appearance of the sea serpent. on the story Elmarie had been telling for years, the story as depicted on the Willow Plate china pattern, and the story Pauline Benton told as she presented the Chinese Bruce Arris wrote about the new feature in the pageant of the Feast of Lanterns. Shadow Play, Legend of the Feast of Lanterns, in 1958. The truth of the Feast of Lanterns may be, “the more things change, the more they stay the same” but its traditions will always remain intact because the Feast of Lanterns is Pacific Grove – and it is our hometown tradition that represents our heritage … and our sense of humor.

In 1967 the sea serpent makes its debut. The original sea serpent was much From time to time sea serpents have been larger than his son that appears in the cove today. sighted offshore by more or less reputable local citizens — but, strangely, no one who one ever had a camera available. The one exception to this occurred in Pacific Grove one May morning in 1948. An elusive sea ser- pent — which had been glimpsed off Carmel the week before — suddenly surfaced near Lovers Point. In the crowd that quickly gathered, was an old gentle- man with a long white beard — a retired profession- al portrait photographer — who lived in a nearby cottage. He hurried home, dug an ancient bellows cam- era out of his attic, and dragged it back to the Point. The monster was still there. The crowd, and even the serpent, seemed to hold its breath while the old gentleman set up the camera, focused under the black cloth, and inserted the plate. At last, when everything was ready, he triumphantly squeezed the red bulb. The blast of air blew the camera lens off onto the rocks below, the dilapidated tripod col- In 1968, the sea serpent meets the happy whale … who never returned. For several years the sea serpent was missing from the cove because children lapsed, and the disappointed sea serpent swam away ---- Bruce Ariss threw rocks at it, hitting a female scuba diver, who required stitches to close a gash she received. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 9

The pier during the 1967 pageant. The original stage decorates the lower pier and the gangway to the swan boat that sits in waiting for Queen Topaz and Chang. The lanterns are lit and the lighted boat parade passes the pier in the background.

Elmarie Hurlbert Hyler Dyke, iconic Pacific Grove resident whose influence reached far beyond Pacific Grove. She is wearing her traditional Pageant Day silk coat embroidered with butterflies.

Fireworks explode over the cove as the Feast of Lan- terns crowds watch. The stage is set for the Feast of Lanterns Pageant Night performance early 1960s. The Royal Court sits at the end of the pier to hear Elmarie’s reading and watch the boat parade and fireworks.

A bit of an Open House moment makes it way into the festivities on the pier when the man responsible with the Carmel-PG Cutoff is honored with that portion of Highway 68 being named for him. Note the colorful palace stage set in the background. This stage set was replaced in 2006 with a blue and white palace designed by Wilda Northup and constructed by Wilda and Lowell Northup.

The dragon photo- graphed in 1991 by Sandy Yagyu.

In the 1991 production, T’so Ling, the Mandarin, sends the poor poet Chang away – Koong-Se, Queen Topaz, is promised to another. Page 10 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Political Statement in the Sand World Premiere Screening of Rewriting Love A documentary about LGBT and families On August 19-21 the world premiere screening will be a discussion with the of the independent documentary “Rewrit- filmmakers Marrok Sedgwick (Producer/ ing Love” will happen at the new Pink Director) and Reilly Skinner (Assistant Flamingo Theater on Fremont Street. Pro- Director/DOP). Sedgwick and Skinner duced and Directed by Monterey County are both residents of Carmel Valley and resident and disabled queer playwright are pleased to be offering their world pre- Marrok Sedgwick, Rewriting Love looks miere here in Monterey County. Additional at new definitions of family in the face of screenings will be held on August 20 at 5 increased LGBT+ visibility. p.m and 7PM and August 21 at 3 p.m. and “Rewriting Love” fights back against 5 p.m. Tickets will be offered on a sliding the continued oppression and violence per- scale and can be pre-purchased at http:// petrated against the LGBT+ community rewritinglove.bpt.me. Closed Captions by showing the humanity of members of will be available on request at any of the A reader, walking her dog near Asilomar, came across a this marginalized community. Featuring screenings. political statement written in the sand there. If you’re not the amazing true stories of families who Fearless Minds Theatrical is a the- a dog-walker, you may not know what’s in that blue bag. have redefined themselves to include aterand film production company using transgender, asexual, bisexual and other these arts as tools to work towards a more members of the LGBT+ community, this just society by centralizing the stories of film is family-friendly. Through interviews members of the disability and queer com- Peace Lanterns at Lovers Point with families and individuals, “Rewriting munities. More information about Fearless Love” will provide hope and concrete Minds Theatrical and the film “Rewriting on Remembrance Day Aug. 6 evidence that it is possible to redefine Love” can be found at fearlessmindsthe- families to include LGBT+ members and atrical.org or by finding us on Facebook. The twelfth annual Hiroshima-Naga- ligious Society of Friends (Friends/Quak- to navigate the coming out process in a This activity was supported in part by the saki Remembrance Day will be held on ers) Women’s International League for way that doesn’t fracture family bonds, California Arts Council, a state agency, Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 7:00 pm Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Monterey but rather reinforces them. and the National Arts and Disability Center – 9:00 pm at Lover’s Point Cove, Ocean County Branch Past year videos: 2009 The film will be screened on Fri- at the University of California Los Ange- View Blvd and 17th Street, Pacific Grove. WILPF Peace Lantern Ceremony and day, August 19 at 7 p.m.. Following this les. For more information contact info@ This beautiful and moving tradition 2014 Peace Lantern Ceremony 2014 fearlessmindstheatrical.org honors those who suffered the atomic at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove can be bombings in 1945. The ceremony reaf- viewed on Facebook: https://www.face- firms our commitment to a nuclear-free book.com/WILPFMonterey/ world so that such a tragedy is never repeated. Program: The public is invited to this free Schedule for Aug. 6 event. For more information, contact 7:00 pm: Lantern making and Taiko Catherine at (831) 394-1915 or email cm_ Drumming [email protected] Sponsored by: 7:45 pm: Music and messages of Peace Coalition of Monterey County hope and peace (PCMC) Monterey Peace and Justice 8:15 pm: Launching of the peace Center (MPJC) Monterey Peninsula Re- lanterns

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The Garcias Local Coastal Program Update The City’s Local Coastal Program is in the midst of an update and the City wel- comes your participation in this effort. On July 28, 2016 the Planning Commission will continue discussions and review of the Implementation Plan. In addition, on July 7, 2016, the Planning Commission directed that additional narrative language regarding tidepools be prepared and submitted for consideration. The proposed language changes to the Land Use Plan, submitted by a member of the Planning Commission, are also posted for Planning Commission consideration on July 28, 2016. For additional information, see the city website atwww.cityofpacificgrove.org or contact Anastazia Aziz, AICP, Senior Planner, City of Pacific Grove | Community & Economic Development Department, 300 Forest Ave, 2nd Floor, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Letters to the Editor Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone number must be included as well as your name and city of residence. We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame, slander or libel. Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 [email protected] July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11 Rotary will Hear About Monuments in DC The Pacific Grove Rotary Club which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The Inn Spanish Lecture: Coastal Canvases, Bay, 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, will have as speaker August 2, Dick Crowell, on “Washington DC; Monuments and Memorials.” Lunch is $25 and reservations may Beyond Pretty be made with Jane Roland at 649-0657. The ragged granite coastline, wave-beaten and unyielding, the skel- etal cypress trees, the majestic oaks, the fallen pines and grassy hillsides — these compose the landscapes of the Central Coast that have brought biologists, geologists and botanists to wonder at the natural diversity. It is also the landscape that has seduced artists from distant horizons to travel here and paint. The paintings that we now refer to as the Monterey Style go beyond being pretty and decorative seascapes and forests. They are spiritual responses to the unique rhythms of our natural world here in what we know as our home. Join Lila Staples, PhD in a captivating look at some of the paintings inspired by nature’s local workings. Dr. Staples has recently retired as Chair of the Art Department at CSU Monterey Bay. One of her enduring interests is the art of the Central Coast, 1870-1950. Dr. Staples will speak on Sunday, August 7, from 3-4:30 p.m., Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. $5 and free for Museum members http://www.pgmuseum.org/museum-events/2016/4/22/lecture-coast- al-canvases-beyond-pretty

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Heroes Among Us Here to Help Mid Coast Fire Brigade, Chief Goetz Carmel Valley Airport Offers a Staging Area By Tracey Love for Helicopters and Borate What began as weekly grocery shopping quick- ly launched into a modest campaign, after literally Bombers Dropping bumping into some firefighters on a quest to find something to eat other than the state-issued PBJ. The Fire Retardant on the next day Carmel and Pacific Grove Safeway stores donated a car full of food and water for the firefight- Soberanes Fire ers. I was invited to follow the Fortes down to the fire line and deliver directly to the firefighters (not the Toro Park Command Center my inquiries had di- rected), I was elated! I knew I was in good hands as Gabriella Forte had been instrumental in leading the relief effort for the Cachagua firefighters last year. The Soberanes Communication Post was on a hillside of recently plowed earth covered in hay. A hub for Cal Fire vehicles, AMR ambulances, a few sheriff’a officers and the occasional heavy equipment contractor looking for directions. There were smiles amid the hurried tones of first responder adrenaline and plenty of day-glo safety attire that helped separate one agency from the other. This civilian quietly ob- served the orchestration of coordinating satellites with air strikes, while responding to radio requests and making our introductions. Clearly this was Cal Fire’s rodeo. Conversation got around to the food and water donation and I discovered the trailer I was leaning against was full of provisions. The state ensures Cal Fire is well provided for. Immediately talk turned to “the Chief” as they put in the call, readily sharing how the Chief had managed to serve above and beyond, with nominal Fire Chief Cheryl Goetz, Mid Coast Fire Brigade, resources. The respect was obvious and across the was honored by Monterey County FireChiefs board, from a group of guys I wouldn’t consider Association as Volunteer Firefighter of the Year back-slappers. I suspect respect from this group is – 2015. hard-earned. Fire Chief Cheryl Goetz of Mid Coast Fire Bri- gade arrived within minutes. Her volunteer fire bri- gade from Palo Colorado had been deep in the canyon (L-R) Cal Fire Team 4 Co Commander Greg Brad- fighting what was already turning into a rough battle. shaw from Orange County, Mary Delfino owner Soft gray hair gently blowing in the wind, her eyes of Carmel Valley airport who graciously provided tired as we exchanged introductions, only an hour’s airport land for fire fighting effort, and Mark Gradek sleep in two days . And with a soft voice she shared Cal Fire Team 4 Co Commander from Healdsburg, the only thing to feed the team was frozen lunch meat CA. The airport property is serving as a helibase for and granola bars. In spite of sparse resources to sus- the Soberanes fire in Big Sur. Mary has also made tain even themselves or fuel for their vehicles, batter- the airport available for numerous search and res- ies or other necessities, these volunteers were fighting cue efforts, other Big Sur fires, and annually greets some of the roughest firestorms of this disaster. Santa Claus on his Annual Christmas visit to Carmel The wide smile on her face receiving the Safe- Village. Photo by Al Saxe way donation would be temporary. We understood the support and awareness this organization needs now, in addition to sustainable measures for the long haul. For now, there was a war to wage against a fire that was only growing larger. Tuesday quite a few homes had been lost in the upper canyon areas of Green Ridge and Rocky Ridge. Chief Goetz and her husband reportedly went from house to house, as she believed telling these Staging area at Carmel Valley Airport. Photo by Al Saxe people their homes are gone should come from some- one they know. It is reported that even her own home is at risk. Wednesday Chief Goetz entry to the Next Door App: “We have waged quite a battle but this fire burned so hot so rapidly and was relentless. My heart is broken with the devastation we tried very hard! More to come….Chief Cheryl Goetz.” We don’t often see such valiant dedication in serving the community. Yet this team of 20 vol- unteers steps up and demonstrates just that in this small caring community. I hope you were touched by this experience, as it touched me. This one woman, leading her team in saving her community and doing it without resources. The MCFB needs your help to get through this fire fight expected to last into Au- gust. Please consider supporting the Mid Coast Fire Brigade with a tax deductible donation that can be made directly on their web page utilizing the Pay Pal option. One hundred percent of donations go directly to the MCFB. www.midcoastfirebrigade.com Due to smoke in the air, helicopters and bombers -T. Love have not always been able to fly during this incident. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 Everyone has a Story to Tell Mandatory Evacuations Three Evacuees With Ties to Pacific Grove

Al Saxe The SPCA of Monterey County is providing Al Saxe met these three men at the Carmel Valley Middle School. They’d all assistance for evacu- been evacuated, along with their dogs, and each was understandably anxious to get ees with animals. They back to their himes...and a normal life. also have a list of area Far left: Oliver Bates (cartoonist Bill Bates’ grandson) went to Pacific Grove hotels and motels that High School. He and his dog, Phoebe, were one of the last evacuated from upper will accept pets if their Palo Colorado Road. Embers were floating above his home as they left. Oliver said, owners are staying “I did all I could to save my home” before Cal Fire evacuated him. He loves living there. Some have a in Big Sur and wants to hike back in to see if his home is still standing. fee. In the center is Kashta Taylor, along with Pepper. Kashta took some wonderful SPCA will assist with photos which we have, and will publish this week. Prior to moving to Palo Colorado, larger animals - horses Kashta had lived in Pacific Grove for 20 years, On the right is ScottWyke and his and lamas have been dog, Star. He was living on Garrapata Road. evacuated. They have The three spent the first night of their evacuation with friends on Laureles had calls about par- Grade, then spent a night in the parking lot at the evacuation center because they akeets and goats as didn’t want to be separated from their dogs. well. Animals are taken They will likely find quarters in Pacific Grove. to the SPCA on High- way 68 across from Laguna Seca raceway. SPCA advises: In addi- tion to cash donations, we can also use small bags of pet food and kitty litter so evacuees can grab & go.

Boy Scouts were evacuated from Camp Pico Blanco.

At the Running Iron Restaurant in Carmel Valley Doug McPherson seeks refuge from the smoke. After a fire near his home, CalFire bulldozed a fire break near his home on Parrott Road in Cachagua, so he feels se- cure. Just smokey. Photo by Al Saxe Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Vignettes of the Soberanes Fire

Below: Bixby Bridge, Thursday morning July 28 Fire retardant bomber

An eerie light

Command center at Toro Park awaits firefighters for briefing. Photo by Dave Fedor

Between Carmel Highlands and Big Sur, emergency vehicles are strategically placed along the highway, blocking roads and being ready if the fire should move. Photo by Dave Fedor

Alameda County Fire July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 15 A Terrible Beauty

Arash Rafii Sereshki

Peter Nichols

Arash Rafii Sereshki Page 16 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Soberanes Fire

May he be the only victim On July 26, the Soberanes fire claimed a victim. It was the second bulldozer accident, though the first one didn’t injure the driver. But on July 26 in the night, a contractor named Robert Reagan was killed when- the bulldozer with which he was making a firebreak overturned. Robert Reagan leaves behind a wife and two young daughters. Any- one wishing to help his family can go to the following website:

Carmel residents show support for firefighters. Photo by Al Saxe

Callifornia State Parks advises the following closures due to A boulder, loosened by fire suppression activities, rolled downhill and smash this fire #SoberanesFire: utility truck belonging to Tulare County Fire. No on was injured. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park close until further notice, including day use, closed to camping, the Big Sur Lodge, and all trails and backcountry camping in the area. Andrew Molera State Park is closed until further notice. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is closed until further notice. Pt. Sur Lighthouse State Historic Park is closed until further notice. Pine Ridge Trail to Sykes Hot Springs is closed until further notice. Mount Manuel Trail is closed until further notice. The direction and extent of the fire is uncertain at this time as are closures of Hwy. 1 between Carmel and Big Sur. Visitors are avised to use alternate routes CERT Provides Vital Help... to allow fire crews and equipment to move along Hwy. 1. and Needs Volunteers Check before you go, and please keep Highway 1 free for fire personnel. If you would like to attend the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class in September, we need some information to complete your registration. There is no cost, and the class is open to residents of Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, and other local communities. The September CERT classes are our weekend series. Class occurs over three days, Saturday September 10, Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18. Class time each day is 8:30 to 4:30. We break for lunch from 12-1. Attendance at all three days is necessary to complete the class and graduate. If you would like to enroll, please respond to: [email protected] with the following information: Full name Physical address Home and cell telephone numbers Email you most commonly use

We will reply with a full confirmation containing details of the class location, things to bring, etc. Again. CERT training is offered free of charge. Thank you for your interest in Monterey CERT! CERT educates individuals about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT volunteers can assist others in their community following a disaster, storm, major fire or other emergency when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also assist in searches for lost persons, particularly children. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 17 Signs point to Seaside Farewell recreational vehicles, welcome tent city Erecting the new signs at entrances to Report’s summary says: Seaside has been completed. If the notices Wanda Sue Parrott “Tent Cities are America’s…waiting in shiny black capital letters on white do areas for affordable and accessible hous- their job, newcomers seeking overnight ing. The idea of someone living in a tent… camp space will drive on by, taking trash, says little about the decisions made by human excrement, dogs, kids and homes- Homeless in Paradise those who dwell within and so much more on-wheels out of town. about our nation’s inability to adequately I discovered this admonition at Por- respond to those in need.” tola Dr. and Fremont Blvd. last week: Persistent community concern regard- PARKING RECREATIONAL VEHI- ing the ever-increasing number and needs CLES PROHIBITED. of local homeless women led this Monte- Did all the old curbside residents rey County Civil Grand Jury (MCCGJ) leave town? To find out, I made a sunset to study these women, many of whom are sweep of the area where I’d counted 26 over age 50. four-wheel homes in May and half as many Because single older homeless wom- in June. I spotted only eight residential en are among the very vulnerable, the vehicles on July 21, 2016. MCCGJ believed it was important to in- Apparently the full sign is semi-effec- vestigate their situations, including causes tive: “Parking of Recreational Vehicles, of homelessness, obstacles, and housing Trailers and Prohibited Vehicles in the resources available to them. City of Seaside is prohibited on all public “We found that loss of income (from streets, parking lots and roadways. SMC partners or jobs) brought about evictions, 10.32.101.” resulting in women living in cars while So, where do Seaside’s displaced they seek low cost housing; but this hous- campers go? I don’t know. Are tent cities ing is so rarely available that women end the answer? Maybe. include: bivouac, campground, caravansa- boxes and tents in slumlike squalor.This up in tents, in shelters or on the street.” I do know that Seaside welcomes a ry, encampment, hut, lean-to, lodge, log photo from Clip Art shows well-dressed To learn more about the Monterey 3-day tent city to be built next month for cabin, shack, shanty, tepee, wickiup and destitute shack-dwelling women in 1932. County Civil Grand Jury Report, visit the 2016 Stand Down to help homeless wigwam. Today’s tent cities offer sturdier, more http://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/ veterans help themselves. In 2015, Seaside Are tent cities slums? sanitary, housing. grandjury/Reports.aspx . Be patient, as pledged $35,000 to help Veterans Transi- Tent cities like the one at the Stand A contemporary tent city can be built this document is long and uploads slowly. tion Center provide affordable housing for Down consist of sturdy metal frames in one to three days, then stored for future For details about the Veterans Transi- local homeless veterans. Service providers over which canvas is stretched to form reuse. tion Center’s 2016 Monterey Stand Down, and volunteers are needed for the Stand crowd-containing mess halls, meeting and Seaside/Marina/Fort Ord is likely visit www.vtcmonterey.org and/or e-mail Down. See contact details below. sleeping spaces. location for Monterey Peninsula tent [email protected] . cities. Whether campers’ vehicles will be Tent Cities on the Monterey Peninsula Streets are formed of mobile and tent structures to house showers, toilets, welcome is unknown. Definition of “Tent City” according to Contact Wanda Sue Parrott at amy- the unabridged Random House Dictionary cooking and dining facilities, along with Waiting areas for dormitory-style sleeping quarters. housing homeless women [email protected] or leave a is: An area set up with tents, especially as message with to house homeless or displaced persons. Tents also provide specialized ser- An excerpt from the 2016 MCCGJ The temporary tent city to house as vices: healthcare; social, job and veteran’s many as 500 homeless veterans of both benefits counseling; clothing; free legal genders will be set up in the motor vehicle services. pool section of old Fort Ord at the 2016 Tents are as sanitary as those who Stand Down from Aug. 19-21. occupy the impermanent premises make Tents that serve as temporary dor- them. mitories, like the one being set up in this Mobile vans provide everything from photo from the 2012 Stand Down in hot coffee to beauty salon, barber shop and Seaside, could provide shelter for a large dentistry services, with bonuses like x-ray percentage of the 500 homeless women labs, libraries and veterinarians for pets. now estimated to live on the Monterey . Peninsula. Yesteryear’s shanty towns upgraded In fact, such longer-term tent cities The 1930s equivalent of today’s tent are recommended for homeless women of city was a shanty town nicknamed Hoover- the Monterey Peninsula by 2016 Monterey ville after President Herbert Hoover, County Civil Grand Jury (MCCGJ) whose whom people blamed for the Depression. report was released on July 11. Impoverished homeless millions A few synonyms for a tent city venue survived in huts, tin shacks, cardboard

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Wayfarer WomenOffer a Fund- Raising Luncheon with Historian Michael Hemp of Cannery Row The Wayfarer Women (United Methodist Women) of Church of the Wayfarer present their summer fundraising luncheon featuring Michael Hemp, historian and author of Cannery Row, the History of John Stein- beck’s Old Ocean View Avenue. The event will be held on Saturday, August 6 at 12:30 p.m. in Church of the Wayfarer’s Carlson Hall in down- town Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The luncheon tickets are $20 each and include a salad, choice of quiche, beverage and dessert. Additionally, raffle tickets are available for a chance to win local restaurant certificates, admission tickets and a hand-crafted pottery piece from renowned artist, Pastor Potter. Mr. Hemp was born and raised in Berkeley, California, has a degree in olitical science/international relations from UC Berkeley and served as Captain, USAF Special Intelligence Briefing Officer to three Commanders of the Strategic Air Command. Hemp created the non-profit Cannery Row Foundation in 1983. He has worked as a researcher, writer, publisher of the history of Cannery Row since 1986. He currently serves as President of the Cannery Row Foundation Board of Directors. About Wayfarer Women The mission of the Wayfarer Women is to help others in need both locally and globally. I-HELP and Gathering for Women are two of the local organizations they regularly support. For more information, contact 831.624.3550. Page 18 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Letters Adults put Pokemon Down Opinion But Under 30s Love It Ellah Foster New Resources, New Solutions Needed Teen Talk

in Housing for Elderly Women Although I am in no danger, I see the fire burning across the Editor: ridge, flame retardant and water being dropped; I hear sirens and The Community Foundation’s recent report says that there are few housing options murmurs of those who lost their homes. The Soberanes Fire is burn- for single women without children, for women who are not mentally ill, who are not ing out of control at 20,000 acres by Tuesday. However, by the time in recovery from substance abuse, who cannot work (or find work for women who are this article is in your hands, there is no telling how big it will be. 50+), for woman who have pets (in this animal loving community where dogs and As I look out the window and see the smoke, orange glow and ash cats are found homes but not their owners, guardians?) About $14 million per year is falling like snow, it makes me think, how does a fire grow so big so donated for animals to be fed and housed and cared for. fast? How does this fire compare to others in the history of Big Sur? Hundreds of women have few or no housing options and the Foundation offers On the Friday morning that it ignited, it was only a pile of embers no solutions but they want people to donate money to the agencies who do not offer or a single spark in all of the massive Ventana Wilderness. For days housing options nor solutions? now, firefighters and residents have struggled and fought to defeat Elderly women need housing now. New resources. New solutions. this fiery beast. With the overwhelming devastation already striking Housing for before during and after surgery / treatments such as breast cancer, strong, what will happen afterwards? The disaster is not simply over ovarian cancer etc. when the last flame is extinguished. Housing for seniors and their pets. Each forest fire is unique, but fires in Big Sur present unusual Housing for seniors with low incomes who cannot find work. challenges. The terrain is filled with heavy brush, steep canyons, Housing for women who are vulnerable to predators. trees and lots of fuel for the fire. Teams of firefighters must hike Housing for women who are sick and dying due to lack of shelter. many miles in heavy gear just to reach the front lines. The Ventana Housing for senior women could be easily solved by setting aside land or lots and Wilderness is so vast and remote that there is a lack of man-made putting tiny homes, RV’s, campers, shipping containers, yurts, and other such housing resources and infrastructure. There are very few roads and fire on them for the women to live in. Instead of having taxpayers pay three times more hydrants. In most cases, you can’t just connect a hose and spray it per person per year or more for not housing the women, each home would cost $1,500- down. The weather, such as the fog, temperature and rain, play such 10,000, depending upon the home, plus the cost of the land/lot and a community center. a big role in changing the fire. Although the fog brings moisture, it The women could pay a monthly rental fee and have homes to live their golden years also grounds helicopters and planes that are helping transfer retar- in with their pets. dant and water. The city of Oakland created two senior housing places, one on a vacant lot and Throughout the history of Big Sur there have been many dra- another out of an old hotel, plus they have people living in tiny mobile homes donated matic wildfires. In August of 1977 the Marble Cone Fire sparked by an artist. by lightning, burned for a total of three weeks. By its end, 178,000 But here in Monterey, elderly women are expected to leave, go elsewhere, or acres were destroyed. The 2008 Basin Complex Fire burned 162,000 languish in their cars or on the streets. acres and was also the result of lightning strikes. In fact, that fire It is not rocket science. Elderly women deserve housing now. was the second most expensive in U.S history, at 120 million dol- I would be happy to set up a non-profit that would take care of housing senior lars, even though it was not the largest. I remember the Pfeiffer Fire women and I need assistance financially and otherwise. I have been in and out of the that recently burned and destroyed homes, but it was a mere 917 hospital at least 10 times this year, survived breast cancer surgery last year, am now acres. However, it could have easily turned into the huge disaster dealing with three blood clots on my lungs and an ovarian cyst. How is a woman sup- that we face now. That fire began from a local water company’s posed to get well without a home to recover in ? electrical wires, which sparked. Fire is necessary for a healthy wil- derness but it is unfortunate when the cause is man-made. CeliaSue Hecht As I mentioned, the devastation does not end when the flames Somewhere in Monterey County are finally extinguished. There is still time for healing, both in nature and within the community. The forest can take decades to be as it once was, for the trees to grow, the animals to come back. But ‘Protect Monterey County’ is Deceptive almost immediately the regeneration begins. By the very next season Editor: flowers will bloom in the sunlight and rich soil created by the fire. For the homes that have been burnt, there will always be a deep loss There is an initiative that has qualified for the November ballot that will effectively for the material items that were left behind. Of course, many will stop all oil production in Monterey County within a few short years. The organization receive insurance and their needs will be met one way or another. that gathered signatures for the ballot measure, “Protect Monterey County”, presented What’s harder to replace are the neighborhoods and sense of com- this to voters as a “fracking ban “ initiative. The implication and logical conclusion munity. But we don’t know yet what positive things the future will would be that there is fracking in Monterey County. NOT TRUE! There is NO fracking bring. People are resilient through the tragedies to come out strong. in Monterey County. Before there can be rebirth of the Ventana Wilderness, there will Why would “Protect Monterey County” deceive the voters? Why would they plead be memories and sadness over what has happened. We don’t know with the Board of Supervisors for over three hours to oppose a fiscal impact analysis what the future holds. We don’t know how long the fire will last, of their measure? or what the damage will be in the end. What we do know is that no I think the answer to both questions is that they don’t want it exposed that this ini- matter what we lose, we will endure and stay tough. Just like the tiative is a ploy to shut down local oil production. The oil industry in Monterey County Ventana Wilderness, the residents of Big Sur are strong. provides hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars of tax revenue every year. The voters Fighting fires takes money. If you would like your donation to have the right to know which services will not be provided as a result of these lost tax remain in our local community, please donate to one of the organiza- dollars. I thank the Board for their responsible vote to authorize the fiscal analysis and tions below. I encourage everyone to question the motives of “Protect Monterey County.” Who is www.bigsurfire.org “Protect Monterey County” really protecting? It is not the voters. www.midcoastfirebrigade.org

Marianne Madson Chautauqua Hall Dance Club Dance lesson by Sera & Richard: Ballroom Tango, Part 2 Sat., July 30, 6PM Chautauqua Hall, 16th St. at Central Ave Pacific Grove There’s no Fracking in Monterey County $10 for non-members, 5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. Editor: No partner needed. A deceptive and costly initiative has crept onto the November ballot. The bill is • currently touted as “The Anti-Fracking Initiative.” However, if voters take the time to Sat., Aug 6 6PM read beyond the headlines, they will discover that this is not an anti-fracking initiative. Dance lesson by Metin: Bolero It is a ploy by extremist anti-oil and environmental lobby groups to end all oil and gas Chautauqua Hall, 16th St At Central Ave Pacific Grove production in Monterey County. They seek to cloak the details of their initiative in $10 for non-members, 5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. the term “fracking” even though no oil is produced by fracking in Monterey County. Additional info: No partner needed. I am a registered Democrat and lifelong supporter of liberal causes. I cannot support • this initiative or the way that the proponents are misleading voters. I applaud the four Sat., Aug 13, 6PM members of the Board of Supervisors who took a stand against mis-information and Dance lesson by Bob: Nightclub Two-Step authorized the County Auditor to prepare a fiscal impact report on July 12. Shame on Chautauqua Hall, 16th St At Central Ave Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Supervisor Parker for attempting to hide this information and deceive the voting public 10 for non-members, 5 for members. Annual membership fee is $10. by voting against the report. Voters need to know the major economic effects that this Sera Hirasuna, 831-262-0653 measure will have on Monterey County. The County already faces fiscal challenges pgdance.org/index.html or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PG- that threaten our schools and emergency services. Eliminating a significant tax source DANCE/ as well as thousands of high-paying jobs will be devastating to our local economy. Chautauqua Hall Dance Club, a non-profit founded in 1926, is dedicated to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer dance classes in over 20 kinds of ballroom, Cindy Franks-Traynor nightclub and specialty dances so that everyone can share in the joy in partnered social dance. No partner needed. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 19 Sardine Factory I’m on the Super Lawyers List – Where’s My Cape? honored by Wine year, a magazine is published featuring the updated list of “Super Lawyers.” I Spectator Magazine imagined that if I ever landed on the The Sardine Factory restaurant is being Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. cover of Super Lawyers Magazine, it honored for its outstanding wine program would be appropriate for me to stand in in the August issue of Wine Spectator. The a Superman pose while wearing a long, restaurant received the “Best of Award of bright cape! Excellence” and is recognized among other Planning for Although I have yet to achieve the winners from 50 states and 72 countries as Each Generation dream of posing on the cover of Super a top destination for wine lovers. Lawyers Magazine, I am honored to Wine Spectator’s Restaurant Wine have been named by Super Lawyers as List Awards recognize restaurants whose a “Rising Star” for the fourth year in a wine lists offer interesting selections, are row. The “Rising Star” category is re- appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a Many clients ask me whether I served for lawyers who are under the age wide range of wine lovers. Best of Award ing to a popular television sitcom from always wanted to be an attorney. The of 40 and only 2.5 percent of attorneys of Excellence recipients offer more ex- the 1990s. truth is that I considered many profes- are selected to the “Rising Stars” catego- tensive selections with significant vintage An episode of “Seinfeld” features sions growing up until deciding on law ry. I’ll probably have to reserve the cape depth and excellent breadth across multiple George and Jerry spotting George’s dad school while I was in college. As with for the possibility of attaining the “Super regions. talking to a man in a 19th century cape. most kids, the first profession that I Lawyer” status after attaining age 40! In The Sardine Factory’s wine list fea- They decide not to approach him be- planned for was “super hero.” I had it the meantime, I’ll have to find some- tures more than 1,800 labels and 32,000 cause they can’t make any sense of the all worked out: I’d have a cool car with thing else to represent the “Rising Star” bottles, and has become known as one of situation. Later, George’s dad reveals all kinds of gadgets, a secret base hid- category. Perhaps a special ascot? the finest in the world. The restaurant’s se- that the man in the cape was his lawyer. den in the Pebble Beach woods, and of KRASA LAW, Inc. is located at lection features both high-end, prestigious George asks: “Why does your lawyer course, a costume with a flowing cape. 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, vintages, and many well-chosen domestic wear a cape?” His father responds that In pre-school, I was Superman California and Kyle may be reached at and imported wines. The wines are stored in his lawyer is very independent-minded. for Halloween. My mother made the 831-920-0205. the underground Wine Cellar, an impressive The episode ends with the lawyer saving Halloween costume for me and I wore it Disclaimer: This article is for room filled with antiques and objets d’art in a man’s life on the Brooklyn Bridge and for years afterward. Sometimes I’d just general information only. Reading this the styles of Napoleon III, Queen Victoria when asked who he was, he responds: wear it around the house. Other times article does not establish an attorney-cli- and Louis XIV. “I’m Frank Costanza’s lawyer.” I would wear it to the grocery school or ent relationship. Before acting on any of To qualify for an award, the wine list I’m not saying that I decided against to restaurants for dinner. Occasionally, the information presented in this article, must present complete and accurate wine a career as a super hero and for a career I’d even take it a step further and wear you should consult a competent attorney information. It must include vintages and in the practice of law based solely on the it under my regular clothes like Clark who is licensed to practice law in your appellations for all selections, including cape issue, but I can’t say for sure Kent just in case a super hero was need- community. wines available by the glass. Complete whether the fashion accessory was ed while I was out and about. The cape producer names and correct spellings are at least a sub-conscious motiva- was my favorite part of the costume. mandatory, while the overall presentation tion. However, as a young lawyer, The Pixar cartoon movie, “The and appearance of the list is also taken into I noticed that contrary to what I Incredibles,” points out the dangers of consideration. After meeting these basic re- learned from Seinfeld, none of my super heroes wearing capes. In a scene quirements, lists are judged for one of three colleagues wore capes. I mused where the protagonist is working with awards including Award of Excellence, Best that maybe not just any lawyer his tailor to design a new super hero of Award of Excellence and Grand Award. could get away with wearing a costume, his tailor recounts several The complete list of award winners is cape; perhaps it would have to previous super hero accidents involving available in print in Wine Spectator’s Au- be a special kind of lawyer. I capes and then declares: “no capes.” As gust issue, on newsstands today, and online wondered what it would take and I much as I like capes, the movie makes at www.Restaurants.WineSpectator.com. soon discovered the answer when a good argument against super heroes The Sardine Factory is located on his- I received my first copy of the implementing the fashion. However, toric Cannery Row at 701 Wave Street in annual publication, Super Lawyers capes can still be appropriate for a cer- Monterey. For more information visit www. Magazine. tain kind of profession, at least accord- L sardinefactory.com or call 831-373-3775. According to the Super Lawyers website: “Super Lawyers Venture Gallery Special Event is a rating service of outstand- Venture Gallery Celebrates the Beauty of the Monterey Peninsula and the Joy of ing lawyers from more than 70 Painting with a special event on August 13, 2016. practice areas who have attained The Artists of the Venture Gallery have invited their featured guest artist Erin Ga- a high-degree of peer recognition fill, and their friends at the Central Coast Art Association and the Monterey Plein Air and professional achievement. painters Association to paint from 2-5pm, and display their finished “wet paint” creations This selection process includes in- during a reception at the Gallery from 5-7pm. Wine and light snacks will be served. dependent research, peer nomina- Plein Air painters will set up in the vicinity of the gallery and picturesque custom tions, and peer evaluations.” Each House Plaza, and Studio Artists will do demos in the lobby of the Portola Hotel. Please come to the gallery for more information about locations. Gallery Director Cheryl Kampe says, “There is so much enthusiasm and local talent we wanted to share the fun and let people take a closer look at the process of making art.” Participating artist include Ernie Baber, Carole Belleveau, Bobbie Brainerd, Ruth Carroll , Erin Gafill, Carole Gray, Daryl Hosick, Cheryl Kampe, Robert Lewis, Laura Lockett, Kate Martin, Mark Monserrat, Cathy Owen, Maria Poroy, Mary Ann Ryan Sadler, S.A. Richardson, Jan Valter ,Murray Wagnon and more. Legal Notices

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Six times a year, the Pacific Grove Art Center becomes the setting for community Hootenannies. What is a hootenanny, you ask? The word originates from an expression with roots in Indiana for a “loose or unorganized gathering.” The name hootenanny was birthed when Woody Guthrie la- beled the acoustic jam sessions and group sing-alongs that were the backbone of the folk music revival of the early 1960’s. Classic “hoots” were held on college campuses and remained popular until the emergence of psychedelic rock and Motown. The bi-monthly hootenannies at the Pacific Grove Art Center (568 Lighthouse Avenue), are free. Songbooks are provided with DSCO1800 - Hal Laughlin, Vic Selby, Chris Bohrman and Gordon Coleman words and chords. Everyone is welcome. Donations are appre-

ciated and are given to the PG Art Center. DSC01811 - Hal Laughlin, Vic Selby, Chris Bohrman and Gordon Coleman On the evening of July 23, the 113th hootenanny had the crowd

singing, tapping their toes, and joining in with drums, tambourines, DSCO1852 - Hootenanny at the PG Art Center on July 23rd A new player joins Hal Laughlin, Vic Selby, Chris Bohrman and Gordon Coleman washboards and shakers of various sorts that are available for

everyone to use. DSCO1833 - a community member joining in with his guitar We sang songs including “Sweet Baby James,” “This Land is Your Land” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright.” DSCO1836 - Vic Selby playing guitar and harmonica “This has been a reincarnation of the classic events of the early

60’s,” said coordinator Vic Selby, who plays guitar and harmon- DSCO1839 - Gordon Coleman playing guitar ica. “I was fortunate enough to attend some of them in college in

Boulder, Colorado.” DSCO1841 - Chris Bohrman While teaching at Carmel High School, Selby started a folk

song club. DSCO1843 - Hal Laughlin “It was a gathering of kids that would come together at lunch- time and we would sing and play songs together,” he said. “In DSCO1844 - a new player joining in my 30 years there, I collected a whole bunch of songs and had the

words and chords written down.” DSCO1848 - After retiring from the school district in 1996, Selby had some friends associated with the PG Art Center and asked them if he could start a community sing-along hootenanny there, which is what he did in 1996. “We’re now on our 19th year there,” he said. “It’s great fun. We have a good steady group that comes.” Selby estimates that 30-70 people come out for the hoots. “This is something that doesn’t happen much anymore,” he said. “For people who like to sing, this is very informal. We enjoy getting together and singing as a group. Everybody participates in some way. It’s a great way for the community to get together. It fits Pacific Grove” Visitors to the area have wandered in, then returned years later on their next trip here. The 235-page songbooks that Selby assembled consist of folk, blues, country, jazz, and classic rock tunes that most people know. Donations over the years have garnered more than $11,000 John Shoemaker playing a washboard 10-year-old Amy visiting from China enjoyed for the PG Art Center. adding to the music Poetry in the Grove Alan Sousa, left Explores the Work of California's Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia on August 6, 2016, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Jewel Park in Pacific Grove.

Bring Gioia poetry to share, or just come to listen and discuss the poetry. All are welcome in this informal discussion circle.

What we conceal is always more than we dare confide. Think of the letters that we write our dead. From Unsaid, Dan Gioia

Poetry in the Grove meets from 3:00-5:00 PM on the first Saturday of each month at the Little House in Jewell Park, 578 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. Cosponsored by the Pacific Grove Poetry Collective, and the Pacific Grove Public Library.

This event is offered at no cost, donations for the PG Public Library gratefully accepted.

www.facebook.com/PacificGrovePoetryCollective July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 21 Tee off Time for the CWAC, California Women’s Amateur Golf Championship Giants Fall to Boston The 50th CWAC California Women’s Amateur Golf Championship got under way at 7:30 am at the Quail Lodge Golf Course on July 26. by a Score of 4-0 The smoke from Soberanes fire south of Carmel Valley covered the opening rounds of play. Two former Champions were on the first fairway tee at 8:20 am. The first of the Bob Silverman two to tee off were Lauren Kim who won this event in 2013 and Lynne Cowan who won in 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2007. The the first two days of the event will be stroke play. The first two days of play are qualifying days for the 32 places to start match play on the third day of the event. A total of 82 players started the event on day one. San Francisco Giants Updates On Thursday there will be a round of match play with 32 golfers and latter in the day a round with 16 players that won their rounds in the morning. There will be Quarterfi- nals and Semi-Finals on Friday and then the final round at Pebble Beach on Saturday. The San Francisco Giants Lose This is the 50th year of this event which is one of the finest Golf Championships 7 out of the Last 8 Games in the Country. The last Monterey County player to win the event was Marianne Tow- The San Francisco Giants won only one of their last eight games as they await the ersey of Pebble Beach who won in 2006. Playing this year from Monterey County are return of injured players Matt Duffy, Hunter Pence and Joe Panik. The Giants win came Courtney Vogel of Pacific Grove, set to tee of in the first round at 8:50 followed by on the home run hitting of Mack Williamson on July 23 when the Giants defeated New Katrina Mendez of Salinas , Joy Robinson of Pebble Beach, Sue Stryker of Carmel York by a score of 2-1 before 46, 727 fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium. Game time Valley and Antonia Malate of Seaside. temperature was 93 degrees under clear skies. The event includes Laura Hoskin of Queenstown, New Zealand. The opening day The winning pitcher was reliever Santiago Casilla who threw 27 pitches and 17 event dinner takes place at the Quail Lodge Club House on the evening of July 26. strikes. The starter Johnny Cueto threw 117 pitches and 72 strikes. The closer Hunter Strickland threw 12 pitches and eight strikes. Williamson hit the game-winning RBI. Bob Silverman The Giants lost at home to the Cincinnati Reds on July 25 by a score of 7-5. The starting pitcher was Jake Peavy who allowed three home runs. The Giants game was sold out: the team holds the second longest sold out record in major league history. The Giants announced that Angel Pagan has hit safely in his last 14 home games. The Giants remain in first place in the National League Western Division with the Dodgers not too far back. The Giants received good news from their Triple A Sacramento River Cats where right fielder Hunter Pence is undergoing rehab play. Pence is reported to have gone “1-for-3 with one RBI while playing six innings in right field” for the River Cats. Pence has played 4 rehab games and has had five hits out of 11 at bats with a home run and two doubles. After losing to the Reds on July 25 the Giants’ record stands at 58 wins and 40 losses. Giants reliever Santiago Casilla turned 36 on July 25. Starter Jake Peavy is 35 years old. The Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds on July 27 to give the team two wins in last streak of losses. The Giants defeated the Reds by a score of 9-7 highlighted by starting pitcher Matt Cain’s first home run of the season. The Giants scored four runs in the fourth inning followed by one in third, one in the fifth and finally three in the seventh. The Matt Cain home run was in the second innings off a pitch from the Red’s starter Cody Reed. Cain scored one of the Giants runs in the second inning. Cain threw in 5.1 innings and won his second win of the season. Cain is improving with each game after coming off the disabled list. Both Joe Panik and Hunter Pence are playing well as they continue with rehabilitation play. -Bob Silverman

Pacific Grove Unified School District STATE PRESCHOOL Open for enrollment We have a morning session and an afternoon session Monday through Friday! Transitional Kindergarten Children are eligible, too! Children 3 or 4 years of age • Play-based curriculum • Emphasis on hands-on learning • We honor family culture & home language of the child

Art, music, dramatic play, writing practice, outdoor classroom, block building, story time, circle time

Experiences prepare your child for Kindergarten! Matt Cain hits his first home run of the Mac Williamson Hits A Home season. (c2016 S.F. Giants) Run Against The Yankees On July 23. (c2016 S.F. Giants)

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Please call us at 646-6547 if interested Located at 1004 David Ave. Pacific Grove Eligibility determined by family size and gross monthly income Mac Williamson Is Congratulated By Manager Bruce NO COST! Bochy On July 23 In New York. (c2016 S.F. Giants) Page 22 • CEDAR STREET Times • July 29, 2016 Strengthening Your Family with the Power of Story Here’s an unusual and meaningful the longest day ever, waiting for the com- family activity that doesn’t require special pany to arrive. Finally, my aunts, uncles equipment or a lot of money—writing your Keepers of our Culture and cousins would come bearing gifts for stories! Children who understand their everyone. Everyone visited while dinner family’s background and traditions grow finished cooking. We would always have up more resilient and better-equipped to Guest Columnists prime rib, which I didn’t really care for. deal with life’s challenges. Plus, it’s just What I did love, however, were the twice- plain fun to write down a memory and Gavin, Serena, and baked crab potatoes. I would help whip up share it with others. the ingredients in the Kitchen Aid mixer. Discovery the power of story to mom Rachel Hunter Once dinner was finished, I begged strengthen your family at a free class for to eat our treats and open presents. Every boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 12 year, the adults would say that they needed at the Little House in Jewell Park on Sat- whining. Then we saw a small As a sneak preview, this week’s black dog calmly sitting in her pen. We to wash the dishes first. This was torture! urday, August 6, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. column is sharing three stories written by After the dishes were washed, we would sit Heidi Feldman and Patricia Hamilton, in knew she was the perfect dog. The SPCA members of one family at a previous class. let us walk her around and we soon learned in the living room eating treats off a platter partnership with the Pacific Grove Public and opening presents. We would always Library, will guide you through the writing Luna Gives Gavin His Happiest Day her name was Cass. We couldn’t get her The happiest moment of my life is that day since the next day we were going start with the youngest person first and and sharing process, and offer tips on how continue chronologically. I was the young- you can later create your own book about when we got our wonderful dog Luna. We to the zoo. So we reserved her for the next legally adopted her last year on July 15 but day. As we drove to PetSmart, we wrote est, always. When all the presents had been you and your family. Snacks and all ma- opened, our guests would say goodnight terials will be provided. All we ask is that this story begins July 14 … down a list of names we wanted to call her. We were driving up to the SPCA. Finally, we narrowed it down to Pearl. We and leave. We still had Christmas to look the child be accompanied by a parent or forward to, but it never seemed as special adult friend. This is a free event but space When we got there we met up with our dad bought her toys and a crate at PetSmart. and started looking. Every dog we looked Then we got home and got ready for bed. as Christmas Eve. is limited, so please register in advance at As time went on, there were fewer the children’s desk in the library. at was jumping out of its pen, barking and On July 15, we woke up in the morn- ing. Our dad had a good idea for a name and fewer people who came to Christmas and it was Luna. We all agreed to call her Eve dinner. Cousins grew up and married. that. We went to the zoo and drove to the There were divorces and deaths in the Below: Three members of the Hunter family—Gavin, mom Ra- SPCA on our way home. We picked up family. Soon, even I was grown up and chel and Serena—discover the fun of writing their life stories and Luna and took her to PetSmart to get her married, having to balance my time be- sharing them with each other. a collar. We finally brought her home. tween my own family and my husband’s. She bolted around the house, so excited We still have Christmas Eve dinner at my to finally have a home. Mom’s house every year, but it’s not the same. There are less treats, the menu often Sister Serena’s Safari Birthday changes, and my sister doesn’t always I am writing about a memorable make the big trip from the East Coast. birthday. On my memorable birthday I Life moves on and sometimes traditions was turning 8. My theme was a safari can’t last forever. birthday. It was special because we had a hunt for animals hidden around my yard. Reserve your space now for the free We would bring them to a table where we class in memoir writing for boys and girls got stamps. We would stamp a picture of between the ages of 8 and 12 at the Little the animal we found. There would be a House in Jewell Park on Saturday, August line to get a stamp. 6, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Heidi Feldman Mom Rachel Recalls and Patricia Hamilton, in partnership Christmas Traditions with the Pacific Grove Public Library, Growing up, the best day in my will guide you through the writing and house was Christmas Eve. When I was sharing process, and offer tips on how young, my mom would host a formal you can later create your own book about dinner with all of our relatives. We would you and your family. Snacks and all mate- have to prepare for it days in advance. rials will be provided. Children should be My mom would bake cookies and treats accompanied by a parent or adult friend. Below: Look for this poster in the children’s room of the Pacific Grove Public that we would only get once a year. We Register in advance at the children’s desk Library to sign up for the next memoir class just for kids on August 6. would make divinity, sugar cookies, and in the library. Nanaimo bars (a Canadian dessert cake). To learn more about the writing and She would even get out the fancy china publishing services offered by Park Place and silverware. Publications, and for a free consultation, Christmas Eve day would seem like contact Patricia Hamilton at 831/649- 6640, [email protected]. Step Into Nature and Imagination: Family Workshop Decorate a notebook; grab a pencil and take a walk with author Patrice Vecchione. We’ll observe the world around and within us and fill up the first few pages of that notebook while walking slowly along. Then we’ll return to the Lyceum classroom to develop those notes into poems and stories. Too young to write? Doesn’t matter. You can speak your story and mom or dad can catch your words. Discover the magic of writing in nature. Ages: 6 and up Saturday, August 27 • 9:30am - 12:30pm Instructor: Patrice Vecchione Fee: $45 Questions? Call us at 831-372-6098 or email [email protected]. July 29, 2016 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 23 Red House Cafe in Pacific Grove Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Live Music, Photo Booth Bus, and Dinner Specials The Red House Cafe will celebrate 20 years in Pacific Grove on Friday, August 5, 2016, from 6 p.m. To 9 p.m., during Pacific Grove’s First Friday Event. Owners, Chris and Laura D’Amelio and their daughter, Sophia (who grew up in the restaurant) thank the community for their years of patronage with Anniversary Dinner Specials, live music performed by the Dixie Land Jazz Band, Bounce Kitty Buskers; and the popular Booth Bus, for complimentary candid photos in the charming VW Bus. The Booth Bus is a one-of-a-kind Volkswagen bus custom converted into a high- end photo booth. “The bus is a charming 1970 Westfalia and our photo booth is as high quality and modern as it gets. The Bus is named Georgia and she’s stocked with an aircooled 1600cc engine. She has no radiator. Only the air passing by cools her down. Georgia is a slow moving lady. She lives in the right lane of any highway. Driving her is a reminder that it’s all about the journey, not the destination. When we slow it down, life becomes simpler, easier to enjoy the small things, and be happy. We call this ‘Life In The Right Lane.’” said Laura. The Cafe is located at 662 Lighthouse Ave., in Pacific Grove. Reservations for the Anniversary Dinner on Friday, August 5, can be made by calling 831-643-1060. Or just stop by to have your picture taken and hear some terrific Jazz as our guests. For further information contact Laura D’Amelio at 831-643-1060.

Summer of Love cat/kitten The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism:

Animal Friendsadoption Rescue Project isevent having a Summer at of AFRP Love Adoption special A Talk by Rinpoche through July 31 at all of their adoption locations. AFRP is brimming with adorable August 6 marks the Tibetan Buddhist holiday honoring the day that Buddha kittens and cats of all colors, ages, and personalities. Visit the adoption center located Shakyamuni first taught a path to profound inner peace, the Four Noble Truths. at 560 Lighthouse Ave from 12-5 every day, Pet Food Express in the Carmel Cross- Join us to hear this deep wisdom presented by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, resident roads and Petco in the Del Monte Center. All cat and kitten adoption fees will be monk and teacher at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Event is free, but donations reduced to just $75 and each cat or kitten is spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, FELV/ are welcome to support the center. The talk will be held beginning 5:00 p.m. at FIV tested, vaccinated for FVRCP, de-wormed, treated with flea treatment, and gets a Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove. free cardboard carrier. For more information, the public may contact Rachel Christopherson, ra- For those who want to help but cannot adopt - donations are always welcome to [email protected], 831-901-3156, manjushridharmacenter.org help AFRP assist more cats desperately in need. For more information or to make a donation visit www.animalfriendsrescue.org or call 831-333-0722.

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