Kiosk In This Issue Through February 28 Robert Sadler, photography Reception Sat., Jan. 14 4:00 - 6:00 PM Free/refreshments At The Works, PG • Sun. Jan. 15 Meet R.L. Stevenson Charaterization by Howard Burnham The Works • 5:30PM • $10 cover • Writing on writers - 5 40 yrs. and 5000 miles - 10 Two Ton tourists- 16 Sat. 1/14 City of Pacific Grove Community budget update Public meetings at 11:00 AM Community Center • Jan. 16-22 Monterey to Big Sur Screenings 5 PM Sat. Jan. 21 and Sun. Jan. 22 Matinees 1 PM Lighthouse Cinemas • Sat. Jan. 21 Adult Art Class Times at Pacific Grove Art Center Jan. 13-19 2012 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. IV, Issue 17 One-day intensive – Portraits in Pastels 10AM – 3:30PM Register: 831-901-5238. More ongoing classes offered 831-375-2208 Rate for ‘most serious crimes’ Cell on Wheels • Sat. Jan. 21 HOOTENANNY down dramatically in 2010 at Adult School at Pacific Grove Art Center ‘It’s a safe community but you aren’t immune’ 7-10PM FREE, songbooks provided Crime statistics are in from the Uni- robbery, aggravated assault, burglary 831-375-2208 form Crime Reporting Program, and the (breaking or entering), larceny-theft, motor • Pacific Grove Police Department reports vehicle theft, and arson. Fri. Jan. 27 that Part I crimes – the most serious – were In 2011 the Pacific Grove Police de- DJ Theo reduced by 24 percent in 2011. It is the sec- partment responded to more than 16,000 at Dance Jam 8-10 PM ond year in a row crimes have gone down. “events” and took 1,371 “general case” Adults $10/Teens $5/Youth Free Part I Crimes are the most serious reports and 1,074 information reports. Chautauqua Hall 16th and Central, PG crimes: criminal homicide, forcible rape, See CRIME Page 3 • Fri., Jan. 27 Lunar New Year Milonga “The Year of the Dragon” Tourist kicks up a fuss Wave Street Studios 774 Wave St., Monterey 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Pre-Milonga Class & Milonga $20 DJ David, Los Angeles Tango Instructor • Sat., Jan. 28 Tango workshops Ladies Only Technique 12:30 -1:30 PM Tuition $25 Partnering Technique 2:00 - 5:00 PM Tuition: $60

Inside Cop Log ...... 3 Green Page ...... 15, 16 Health & Well-Being ...... 5 A 3-year old elephant seal has come to visit the beach near Hopkins Marine Lab, High Hats & Parasols ...... 4 attracting droves of visitors. He flips sand on himself, probably to protect his skin Legal Notices ...... 8 from the sun. We’ve devoted a page to the phenomenon on page 16. Kim Wor- The temporary cell tower in question at Opinion ...... (dark) rell, a volunteer for Bay Net, has taken many pictures of the seal and his buddy, Pacific Grove Adult School. Photo by Peter Peeps ...... 5 who showed up last week. Mounteer Rain Gauge ...... 2 Shelf Life ...... 8 Sports ...... 6, 7 By Marge Ann Jameson Up & coming Events ...... 9, 10 Year in Review ...... 11-14 Area mayors forming water JPA Young Writers’ Corner ....(dark) Six Peninsula mayors, including Pacif- not have been publicized, well or at all, but What if you went through proper chan- ic Grove Mayor Carmelita Garcia, recently each mayor’s signature is now going before nels for your agency and negotiated, on their agreed to form a joint Powers Authority their respective city councils, beginning behalf, a one-year contract with an option Make us your friend on ostensibly aimed at rescuing the Regional with Carmel on Tues., Jan. 11, continuing for a second year, signed it and filed it away, Facebook Water Project or finding another source of with Pacific Grove in a special meeting only to find out a year later that it was, in fact Follow us on Twitter water for the Peninsula to replace Carmel Thurs., Jan. 12 and continuing until all the a two-year contract? to receive calendar updates River water for Cal Am. four have met by Jan. 24. Carmel voted 5-0 This may be what happened as the Pacific and reminders on your These are the same six mayors who, for the agreement after discussion. Grove Unified School District Board of Trust- Facebook page! back in June, 2011, signed a “secret” non- At the Carmel City Council meeting, ees, in October of 2010, authorized a lease disclosure agreement to “memorialize their serious questions were raised about the agreement for a wireless, temporary, portable commitment” to maintain confidentiality authority and effectiveness of the Mayors antenna at the Adult School property at 1825 regarding controversial issues surround- to influence any result on the ongoing water Lighthouse Avenue. ing the proposed Regional Water Project. issue, given that they do not represent the The School Board, in 2010, had autho- That agreement backfired when Attorney entire constituency – some 34 percent lives rized staff to negotiate an agreement, but Michael Stamp filed a formal request for the in unincorporated areas – and the fact that negotiations did not take until late that year, Send your calendar items to: documents under the Public Records Act. there is already an agency charged with according to the October 21, 2010 school [email protected] Meetings leading up to the JPA might See JPA Page 3 See CELL Page 2 Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012

pCELL From Page 1 Shop Locally board agenda report, “AT&T agent failed to respond to repeated communications.” Also according to the Oct. 21, 2010 agenda report, the income to the district – more exactly the Adult Education program – would be $500/month or $6,000 for the year. The temporary site license, under negotiation later, was to have been effective April 15, 2011 PACIFIC GROVE TRAVEL Presents… through April 15, 2012. It designated a license fee of $500 per month to be paid to the school district. The “extension of term” portion called for an extension of two additional six-month periods at the sole Princess Cruise discretion of the licensee, New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC and its affiliates. Fast forward to January, 2012. What’s in the School Board’s files, signed by a District official and from SF to Hawaii! a representative of AT&T, is a Temporary Site License dated Jan. 25, 2011 and effective Feb. 1, 2011 through Feb. 1, 2013. It lists a fee of $1000 per month and offers an extension at the sole discretion of March 19, 2012-15days the licensee, AT&T. What happened in the interim is anyone’s guess. The All transportation official has retired and there are no agenda items listing the from PG included! question of the cell tower. He has made phone calls to the As of January, 2012, statistics show District’s attorney, but it appears, according to Assistant that 92 percent of the adult population 373-0631 Superintendent Rick Miller, that it’s an airtight contract. has mobile/cell phones. Only 70 per- None of this would be as urgent if it weren’t for a cent – and dropping – have land lines. neighbor of the adult school, Karuna Gomez, who insists that the radio frequency emissions from the cell tower are Great selection of harmful to her, other nearby residents, school children in the preschool, and the butterflies at the sanctuary. She says she’ll go to the District Attorney if the cell Music-oriented gifts tower remains after February, 2012. and sheet music “I wonder if legal challenges wouldn’t take until the lease expires anyway,” to be resolved, said Miller. Legal fees for the District come directly from General Fund monies and would affect money BEGINNING DEC. 26TH ALL available for instruction, he said. CHRISTMAS ITEMS 50% OFF There are also discrepancies in the records of the licensee. AT&T’s representative John Britton says Bookmark Music their records show the site went on air in Nov. or Dec., 2011. He says it should have improved cover- age in the area of Pacific Grove from approximately the golf course to an area encompassing George 307 Forest Ave, Washington Park. He told Cedar Street Times that AT&T will likely seek a permanent site soon because 831-648-0508 of demand, but that it won’t necessarily be at the same site as the temporary one. At the June 2, 2011 meeting, there was an He says that AT&T normally invests about item on the Pacific Grove Unified School $450,000 in establishing a site once a need is indicated. District Board agenda seeking a lease for The Federal Communications Commission regu- a cell site at the District property. Ten mem- lates and strength of such cell sites (Federal Communi- bers of the community spoke “in adamant cation Commission Office of Engineering Technology opposition” to the cell tower being placed Bulletin 65). A report on the expected exposure to RF 229 Grand Ave. anywhere on Pacific Grove Unified School (Radio Frequency) emissions from the mobile cell site Pacific Grove District property. On a motion from Bill at the Adult School points out that that the antennas 831-375-7474 Phillips and John Thibeau, and after a 5-0 which actually emit the electromagnetic waves are 57’ vote, the project proposal was quashed. feet in the air. There are six such antennas mounted on the cell-on-wheels apparatus. The range at which The Palma family, former owners of Wharfside Minutes do not show what the objections “training for employees” is suggested is 11 feet from Restaurant for 20 years, are the new owners of PG were, however. the antennas’ face, or roughly a space 60 feet in the air Liquors. They are in the process of remodeling the liquor “In the discussion about the agenda item, and 11 feet around the tower. store to include a Mediterranean market and deli. Board Members may or may not have “The general public would not normally be able to The estimated completion date is early spring. agreed with the data presented, but the bottom line was simply that we want to be approach the antennas. Therefore, no significant impact a good neighbors, and that is why we did on the general population is expected,” says the report, not approve the cell tower at the District going on to state that the field strength is less than the Office site.” said John Thibeau, current existing FCC standard. Additionally, no significant Board president. “While I can’t speak for impact on the environment was expected. The report my fellow board members, I believe our was authored by Evan Wappel, an electrical engineer Oh, treat yourself! decision was based solely on that without who specializes in the analysis of RF emissions, and the science of the technology or tower aes- dated Sept. 30, 2010. thetics needing to be debated.” He senses Britton also said that “by law, health reasons are that the Board will decide similarly on the not sufficient reason to refuse a cell site.” though aes- renewal of the tower at the Adult School thetics would be sufficient. To that end, he says, there Boomerang Hair Studio site. Those discussions will now await final are cell sites in the Bay Area in such places as church 230 Grand Ave. resolution on the question of the expiration steeples and bell towers, and even one inside a Burger of the current license. King sign on Highway 80. This information has not 373-3444 • By Appointment yet been verified. Fire Dept. swears Miller pleads no contest Weddings, birthdays, promotions. . . 25-year old Jacob Miller, son of Sheriff Scott Carmel employees Miller, who was arrested in June at his apartment Have your peeps email our Eight former Carmel Fire Department em- attached to Sheriff Scott Miller’s Pacific Grove resi- ployees were sworn in and began employment dence, pleaded no contest to possession of narcotics peeps! with the Monterey Fire Department on January for sale at the Salinas Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan 1st to provide a larger system of emergency 10. He will be referred to the Monterey County editor@ cedarstreettimes.com services support and reduced cost share for fire Probation Department for pre-sentancing reporting, services to the City of Pacific Grove. and will be sentenced on Feb. 23, 2012.

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The TLC Pacific Grove by 11 percent. program became a significant component “In 2009, we had experienced a of our success this year. Commander Cop log significant jump in Part 1 crimes,” said Miller brought the program from the City Chief Darius Engles. Most of the increase of Vacaville and we tailored it for PG. Our Yuk was in property crimes. We were bucking Citizens’ Academy Alumni furnished the A portable toilet was tipped over on Asilomar Blvd. the national trend; going up in property funds for the TLC posters and helped cir- crime while the country as a whole was culate them throughout our city. Our local Found going down.” press were kind enough to run frequent Some money was found on the bike path. One factor in the increase, he be- PSA’s on the TLC program. Lost, lost, lost, lost lieves, was the reduction in staff. Prior to “A significant aspect of the program is A purse was reported lost near Forest Grove school. It was brown leather. 2009, the police department would field that it made our residents more aware that A 1” hoop earring with rhinestones was lost near Pine on 18th. four to five patrol units per shift, but was although it is not common, it is possible to A wallet was lost at a gas station in Pacific Grove. down to three patrol officers by 2009. be victimized in PG. Many folks took the A wallet was lost on the Rec Trail somewhere between the wharf in Monterey “Property crimes can be crimes of TLC program to heart and actually locked and the Aquarium. opportunity; if the opportunity presents their stuff.” itself, the crime is more likely to occur. He said that awareness also led citi- Bark bark bark As the City now had reduced its patrol zens to be more likely to call police to re- Complaint of barking dogs on Pine Garden Lane, but the reporting party force by 20 percent to 40 percent there was port suspicious activity. In 2010 and 2011 wasn’t upset enough to file a complaint. more opportunity for bad guys to commit “suspicious person” calls increased more He just wanted to go on vacation, too property crimes,” he said. than 20 percent from the previous years. A dog on Melrose was bark bark barking. Eventually a pet sitter was tracked Another factor in crime rates is “vic- With the encouragement from the down who said the dog wasn’t supposed to be outside. timization,” or looking at the traits of the TLC program, residents were calling the victim. “Pacific Grove Police Officers fre- police more often. Barking endemic to Melrose Place? quently talk to residents who thought they “An equally significant component of Reporting party came in to report ongoing problems with her neighbors’ dogs. were so safe that they could leave their any law enforcement program is quick and There are two tenants and the dogs are left outside all night. Lately they’ve been doors (vehicles and homes) unlocked,” adequate response from police,” he added. bark bark barking more and more and keeping the family awake. said the Chief. “We found that many folks Engles also credited participation in Missing car, Kenet Pl. insisted that ‘nothing happens in PG’ until Neighborhood Watch and other programs A car was there on Jan. 4th and by Jan. 5th it wasn’t. of course, they become a victim. with increasing the awareness and alert- “One of our challenges was to con- ness to crime over previous years. “The Stolen car, Carmel Ave. vince our residents that ‘stuff’ does happen TLC Program, Neighborhood Watch, and The next night a car was stolen on Carmel Ave. in PG, but without causing undue alarm. Citizens’ Academy are good examples of Missing husband New Years Day We work hard to keep PG safe, and it is a the Community Policing Concept and how A woman reported her elderly husband was last seen at home eating soup relatively safe city, but we are not immune to effectively reduce crime via police and on New Years Eve. He then drove off and hasn’t been seen since. Perhaps there’s from crime,” he said. community working together.” more to the story. In his report on the crime statistics, He also gave credit to the motorized Engles wrote: “The TLC (Take, Lock & unit, pointed out that jurisdictions with Incidents around porches Close) program is an education and aware- high-profile traffic enforcement plans and Lost his friend? ness program that challenges residents motorcycle police often have less crime Someone on Morse Drive reported a drunk person sleeping on their porch. The to secure homes and vehicles and to be overall as well. subject was given transport to DLI. Later, another person reported to have been with the first person was reported missing. Maybe he was on someone else’s porch. Package stolen from porch A package left by UPS on a porch on Lighthouse was apparently opened and the contents stolen. The empty box was found by a neighbor. Medical equipment left on porch Some medical equipment was left on a front porch on Bentley. The officer checked with the neighbors but no one owned up. It was returned to Advantacare. DUI Deena Lynn Welch was stopped for a traffic violation on Hawthorne St. and was found to be drunk, was booked and released. Possible mail scam reported on Cedar St. No indication as to what the scam might be. False alarms There was a false alarm on Bayview Avd. An unregistered alarm went off on Fountain Ave. An unregistered alarm went off on Sunset Dr., too. Abandoned vehicle Patterson Lane Plenty of notice and lots of marks, but no one turned up or moved it so it was towed to Monterey Garage. Time to move out on your own An 80 year-old woman called and wanted to have her daughters, both in their 50s, evicted because they argue so much. pJPA From Page 1 I cannot tell a lie. I hit that car. doing exactly the same thing, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. A person with a New York drivers license and insurance turned herself in Pacific Grove’s newly-elected representative to the MPWMD, Jeanne Byrne points at PGPD, advising she’d hit another car in Monterey. By grabby, there was a out that the MPWMD was formed to represent everyone, not just the citizens of cities. report in Monterey! So they put two and two together and everyone feels better. “They’re creating another agency that does the same thing” as the WMD. Speaking for herself, she says the MPWMD has, over the years been used as a growth control body, and that could be a good reason why the project was taken out of their purview. But the JPA has no source of funding. “If the mayors really want to put the cities in a governance position they need to pay to play,” said Byrne. “$100,000 each would pay off RMC,” referring to the consulting group hired by California American Water an the $700,000 bill hanging unpaid. Monterey’s new Police Chief In addition to the RMC fees, there would be fees around environmental impact reports and other costs should it become necessary to find a water source besides the Re- hands out thank-yous gional Water Project. The cities have no experts on staff and have no planning expertise. When Monterey’s new Police Chief, Philip J. Penko was sworn in on Fri., And “the Regional Water Project is dying, or dead,” said Carmel City Councilman Jan. 6, 2012, he addressed the celebrants in the nearly full Steinbeck Forum. On Jason Burnett. “We’re just waiting for the coroner’s report.” hand were many rank-and-file officers, California Highway Patrol officers, and Once the pet project, the Regional Water Project has run into dams: the question of Sheriff Scott Miller. governance, rising costs, and questions of representation for Cal Am customers. There Chief Penko pointed out chiefs and commanders who came from as far have also been also criminal charges filed against Stephen Collins, former county Water away as Yuba City and Glendale, California, officers he knew and with whom Resources Agency board member on a series of criminal charges alleging he benefited he had worked. from his dual role in the Regional Desalination Project. Then he thanked one man in particular. Penko said that when he was a junior in high school, part of his civics class requirement was to do a ride-along with a police officer. He went on that ride- Deadline for publication of Legal Notices is along, and said that it was that officer on that evening that made him decide to noon Wednesday before publication. be a police officer. The officer was Darius Engles, now our Chief of Police in Call 831-324-4742 for details. Pacific Grove. Page 4 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012 Jon Guthrie High Hats & Parasols Dear Readers: Please bear in mind that historical articles such as “High Hats & Parasols” present our history — good and bad — in the language and terminology used at the time. The writings contained in “High Hats” are not our words. They are quoted from Pacific Grove/Monterey publications from 100 years in the past. Our journalistic predecessors held to the highest possible standards for their day, as do we at Cedar Street Times. Please also note that any items listed for sale in “High Hats” cottages and have some for rent for as little as $15 monthly. 508 Lighthouse are “done deals,” and while we would all love to see those prices again, people also avenue. worked for a dollar a day back then. Thanks for your understanding. Author’s Notes 1 The editor erred in citing the poem as Chide Harold. The mentioned poem, pur- The News … from 1911. chased by the publisher, was titled: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Objections to the error from the library were not found. Graft in dairy bureau suspected H. D. Bryant, State Dairy Inspector, has forwarded to Gov. Johnson his resigna- 2 Even though the editor cited Kubelík as being Hungarian, he was actually Czech. tion. He was appointed two months ago. Bryant refuses to make public his reasons for Born in 1880 and deceased in 1940, Kubelík began seriously studying the violin resigning and says that he will not do so until Gov. Johnson is aware of his resignation. at age 5. Mentored by his father, he devoted 10 to 12 hours each day to his music. In a guarded statement, Bryant intimated that the problem began in the course of his His wife, Countess Anna Julie Marie Széll von Bessenyö,� was Hungarian. The inspections of various dairies. Therein, he came across one dairy owned by a member couple gave birth to eight children, five of whom became celebrated violinists. of the state dairy commission, by which he is employed. Bryant suggested that he had received orders from the head of the dairy commission to overlook the deplorable References: Pacific Grove Review, Monterey Daily Cypress, Del Monte Weekly, conditions which he found there. Salinas Index, Monterey County Post, Bullions’ Grammar (1890). Bryant declares that he refused to take this order and has communicated the facts in the case to Gov. Johnson, accompanied by the resignation. The governor will be free to accept either the report or the resignation. Bryant will not name the member of the board at this time, but says that he may do so after the governor has read the report. Young man set straight The Bank of E. Cooke Smith recently picked up a new depositor who had been sent there by a potential employer. The depositor was a young man who had applied with a Grove merchandiser for work. The merchandiser asked to see the young man’s savings deposit book. The young man, stumbled around for a minute or two, and then admitted that he was engaged to be married and that expenses related to the wedding precluded his putting aside cash for savings. The depositor lectured the young man, telling him that savings were the most important thing on earth and the sign of a suitable employee. He bid the young man to have a nice day, and dismissed him. That afternoon, the young man returned and asked for another interview. He waved Pacific Coast Church a deposit book issued by the Bank of E. Cooke Smith, proving that he had a savings 522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942 account. The would-be depositor said that his fiancée, agreeing with the prospective employer, insisted that he assure the couple’s financial future. The young man agreed. Peninsula Christian Center With his deposit book in hand, he returned to the merchandiser and asked for a second 520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431 chance at the job. The young man gained three things of value. First, he learned the value of frugal First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove living and putting money aside. Second, he got the job. Third, his deposited savings 246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741 are earning him 1% paid by the Bank of E. Cooke Smith. New water mains laid St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church The Monterey County Water Works have laid new and larger water pipes on Lo- Central Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441 cust street from Lighthouse to Pine avenue. The company also installed two new fire hydrants, one at the corner of Laurel and Locust streets and one at the corner of Short Community Baptist Church and Locust streets. Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311 Parties living within three hundred feet of these new hydrants will now be entitled to a lower insurance rate. Peninsula Baptist Church Earned big money 1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610 Your editor has just learned that the poet / author Lord Byron received the total of $21.27 in payment of Byron’s poem Chide Harold. The Pacific Grove Carnegie Public St. Angela Merici Catholic Church Library invites you to drop by and enjoy Lord Bryon’s writing. 1 146 8th Street, 831-655-4160 Violin and violinist to visit Jan Kubelík, the famed Hungarian2 violinist, arrived in New York this week, brought Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove here by the German liner Wilhelm, and will soon commence the performance tour 442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363 which will bring him in this direction. Kubelík brought with him his newly-obtained Stradivarius violin, which he has named “The Emperor”. Although Kubelík bought the First Church of God instrument for only $20,000, he has purchased insurance on it in the amount of $235,000. 1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005 Kubelik is here for a tour of the United States and Canada. When his western stops and schedule are publicized, word will immediately be published. Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove Snippets from around the area… 1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138 • Pacific Grove Trustee E. Berwick leaves tomorrow for San Francisco. On Saturday Church of Christ he will speak at the Grape Festival at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. 176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741 • A California importer-exporter estimates the total publication of books throughout the world at 128,530 first copies of new volumes. Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove • Thomas Cope & Company is offering cans of all sizes for canning fruit and veg- PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636 etables. Get ready early for your spring canning. • Two nicely located lots (not far from the new high school building) are being of- Mayflower Presbyterian Church fered for sale. Get particulars from the Review office. 141 14th Street, 831-373-4705 • Japan has more suicides in proportion to its population than any other country in the world. Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove • The rumors have not stopped! Please recognize this claptrap as untrue. J. A. Eu- 325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207 stace’s store, 589 Lighthouse, will remain open all year long, and is not closing. And your bill amounts to … Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula • On special this month, Youth’s Companion has reduced its one-year subscription 375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818 price from $1.50 to $1, delivered by mail. Order at the Pacific Grove Review office First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove or the Monterey newspaper office. 915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875 • Watch the window of our store to view the most recent, most popular songs on sheet music. C. H. Moyer music store. 221 Forest avenue. Decorative Folio in Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m. which to keep your music. Cloth-covered sides, fine quality. $1.12. • Real estate loans available from Strong & Camp for 4%. We also manage rental January 13, 2012 • CEDAR STREET Times• Page 5 We Pass This Way But Once Life is short, they say, and art long. Could be. ~ by Les Gorn Below, alphabetically: seven of fourteen Monterey Bay Area writers and poets of the ‘40’s, ‘50’s and ‘60’s’, most of them long gone. The first seven appeared in our Jan. 6, 2012 issue. Please see our website for the essays as one piece. Good?” But it was her poetry that won the greatest of a stroke, not yet of middle age.” admiration and esteem of fellow writers. It’s difficult to reconcile Thompson’s Lionel Olay MILTON MAYER, Carmel writer/pacifist. In A week or two before Raylyn’s unexpected death with the Lionel Olay I knew, although the swashbuck- the early ‘50’s, when Senator Joe McCarthy was riding in 2005, she gave a poetry reading at the Barnyard in ling charm does strike a faint bell. high, I worked as news editor of a tiny radio station, Carmel. I’ve rarely seen an audience so moved. Like Very faint. KTIP, in Porterville, south of Tulare. One weekend, Eric Barker and many another poet of excellence, During the off-season, low-rent months of 1957, I visited the Monterey Bay area with my wife-to- Rayly never gained the recognition she and her poetry I lived on Balboa Island, near Laguna Beach. It was be, Winnie, to attend a lecture by Milton Mayer at merited. there I met Lionel and his likeable femme fatale wife, Asilomar. Ordinarily, I shun lectures by anyone and Kay. Since the island (shaped like a cigar) was only everyone, anywhere, so the Asilomar trip was - – to put WARD MOORE, Monterey. A bearded, yarmul- about thirteen short blocks long and one to three blocks it mildly -– an unusual one for me. Although I did not ka-wearing volcano of a man, Ward sometimes joined wide, we (my wife, Winnie and I) saw them frequently. share Mayer’s pacifist convictions, I was enormously the writers, artists, would-be’s and newsmen at lunch Lionel was not averse to frequently dropping in at din- impressed by his views, eloquently and elegantly ex- on the terrace at Ring’s, the popular Munras Street nertime. pressed monthly in the Progressive Magazine (Madi- restaurant-hangout run by Vic and Bessie Knight. As April loomed, the talk turned to the im- son, Wisconsin). Some years later, when I moved to Invariably, Ward’s presence created a stir. Diners at pending high rent season and the need for impecunious the Highlands, my nearby tables edged closer. Ward played no favorites. writers to move on. Instead of returning to Holly- regard for Mayer’s Everyone in the vicinity was equally entitled to benefit wood and renewing the struggle for a toehold there, work spread to the from his literary pronouncements. I’d decided to follow a friend’s suggestion and move man himself. Not that his literary pronouncements lacked to Monterey. Lionel listened with keen interest. The Among his substance. Almost invariably, they were authoritative. next morning, we had a visit from his milkman. (Yep, books: “They Sometimes they were brilliant. we had milk delivery at the time.) Lionel had vanished. Thought They Were Although Ward was best known for his science The milkman wanted to be paid. Free,” an account fiction, his finest work was “Melons of Egypt,” a liter- Over the next few days, we had several such visi- of his postwar year ary blockbuster destroyed by the author after sev- tors, including Lionel’s landlord and auto mechanic and in a small town in eral publishers newspaper delivery boy. occupied Germany, adjudged it We were reunited with Lionel in Monterey. bridging the chasm (accurately, I Unabashed, he gave us a hearty hello. We saw quite a between himself and think) a non- lot of him until he went into his second vanishing act. ten Nazi neighbors. moneymaker, Among the friends and creditors he’d stiffed this time Other notable a fate similarly was a Herald newsman who -- moved to lend a helping books: “If Men were accorded Bob hand to a talented and charismatic newcomer -– had Angels,” “Biode- Bradford’s rented Lionel an apartment at a scaled-down rental Milton Mayer gradable Men” and open-eyed, rate. “What can a Man Do?” fictional look How all this equates with Lionel’s having fought at his growing- the good fight here and in Castro’s Cuba is more than I HENRY MILLER, Big Sur. Like Carmel poet up years in can fathom. Robinson Jeffers, Miller is well known to the public. Colorado. His novels, banned in the U.S. at the time, were rou- In 1978, JOHN SMITHBACK, Monterey poet. In 1966, tinely smuggled into the country by tourists returning Ward was John opened the Bull’s Eye Tavern on Washington from France during the ‘50’s. Constant attempts by stricken by Street in Monterey. Instantly, the pub -– beer on tap, the gendarmes to stop U. S. publication thrust Miller a stroke and wine by the glass, dartboards, ear-splitting rock, puls- into the middle of some sensational courtroom dramas. confined to a ing strobe lights –- became a popular hangout of the As book editor of the San Francisco Examiner wheelchair, with-It young and won Esquire magazine’s imprimatur in 1961-62, I’d once testified in a Marin courtroom paralyzed from Ward Moore as “the only place to go in Monterey.” On occasion, against censorship of Miller’s best-selling “Tropic of the waist down. I things got a bit obstreperous in the crowded bar, and Cancer” –- porn, I thought, with what the lawyers call drove down from John found himself a new talent -– that of bouncer. redeeming social value -– but my personal contact San Francisco to see him. His long beard, now snow- All good things, they say, come to an end. Inevita- with the man was limited to the day I bumped into him white, had transformed him into an Old Testament bly, another Monterey pub opened its doors to gain in- while on to a visit to a friend who’d briefly rented a patriarch. He could utter only three words, which he stant cachet, and the with-It young promptly abandoned house near Miller’s on Partington Ridge. transmuted into one eloquent three-syllable word, end- the old for the new, as the young are wont to do. The introductions were a bit strained, I thought. less repeated. “Goddamit! Goddamit!” He died about In 1976, John opted for a change of scene. Selling In my daily column at the Examiner, I once had com- a week afterward, sweet Raylyn by his side. his house and possessions, he conquered his long- pared the dignity shown by George Orwell in the pages Among his more popular books: “Greener than time fear of flying and took off to Hong Kong, where of “Down and Out in London and Paris” to Miller’s You Think,” “Bring the Jubilee” and “Cloud by Day.” he quickly landed a University job teaching Eng- begging bowl pleas for money from his readers to ease lish. There, he met and married Ching Yee, a pretty the hardships of his Paris days. LIONEL OLAY, Pacific nurse with a gift for cartooning. Combining talents, It turned out the “strain” was Grove. Lionel’s published the two began doing a daily feature for a Hong Kong imaginary -– Miller had never heard work included two novels, newspaper: a cartoon illustrating a particular English of me or my column. Moreover, he “The Dark Corners of the idiom with a caption explaining the idiom’s mean- came off as likable. That shouldn’t Night“ (crime) and “The Heart ing. The feature caught on and soon was syndicated have surprised me. After all, he’d of a Stranger” (Hollywood) to other newspapers in the Far East. Today, John and won the esteem of Ephraim Doner, and a number of magazine Ching Yee are the co-authors of some forty “language a mensch whose bountiful vitality, articles, including a moving learning” books and games under such titles as “Idiom laughter and joy went limp in the tribute to Lenny Bruce at his Magic” and ”Fun with Idioms.” presence of phonies. death; a long, hard, freewheel- A book of John’s poetry, “Silent in the Dawn,” saw Even my belief that Miller was a ing look -– for Cavalier -- at publication last year. shameless money-grubber turned out San Francisco’s purported to be shaky. A lengthy, surprisingly myths and fantasies; and –- in-depth interview of Miller in Cava- for the Monterey Herald, if I lier magazine (1963) by Lionel Olay remember -- a probing piece avers that Miller -- then age 70 –- on what Lionel took to be the Les Gorn, Pacific Grove “owns but one suit, has only a bicycle Monterey Bay area’s illusions to take him where he has to go and, Autobiographical: pertinent and realities. background: author, The Anglo Saxons, aside from a gourmet palate and a fine Hunter S. Thomp- nose for expensive wines, is still as son regarded Lionel as his a novel reprinted in soft cover as disinterested in cash as ever.” close friend and mentor. The Greater Glory; teacher (story lab, “I still have a list in my Henry Miller According to world literature, great plays), Monterey notebook of my debts,” Miller is William McKeen, “Rolling quoted as saying, “the $2, $5, $6 kind Peninsula College; S. F. Black Writers’ Stone’s” managing editor Workshop (its only instructor and only of debts. As I pay them, I cross each in 1970, Thompson greatly one out.” admired Lionel’s “take-no-prisoners/no-compromise white guy), and University of California style.” Extension; screenwriter, three movies RAYLYN MOORE, Pacific Grove poet/writer/ Thompson’s tribute to Lionel, titled “The Ultimate better forgotten; and a stint as book teacher. Like her husband, Ward, Raylyn published Freelancer,” explored his originality, integrity and numerous short stories in the top science fiction maga- editor and daily columnist, San intellectual honesty. “After fighting the good fight and Francisco Examiner. zines of yore. Her books included “Wonderful Wizard, serving alongside Castro, “ Thompson said, “Olay died Marvelous Land” and “What Happened to Emily Page 6 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012 Pacific Grove Sports

Before. . . and After Regular players at Pacific Grove Golf Links will likely be glad to hear the green side bunker on the 18th hole has been rebuilt. Over the years, says Pro Joe Reika- na, a lip had been formed around the bunker by players shooting sand from it. The back slope had wooden posts installed, making a shot virtually impossible. All the old turf has been removed from around the bunker, the old lip has been smoothed, and the back slop softened. A new bunker edge has been installed and backfilled. A total of some 1700 square feet of sod has been replaced.

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Taking a Golf Lesson Most of you know me as a PGA Teaching Profes- sional. I make my living helping golfers play this won- derful game of golf. Many of you are afraid of taking a lesson because the golfer is afraid of getting worse after the lesson. Many times that’s the case but remember one thing: All golfers I teach always tell me they want and need MORE CONSISTENCY. Photo by Batista Moon Studio Moon Studio Photo by Batista When a golfer comes in for a lesson, they have one or more bad habits which cause inconsistency. Unless you correct the problem you will repeat the bad habit

over and over. Now, when you come in for a lesson, your SBA Lending - #1 in Monterey County! CALL MONTEREY COUNTY BANK TODAY! professional will diagnose your strengths and weakness  and decide what direction you both need to go for you to Commercial Lending Monterey 649-4600 Pacific Grove 655-4300 get better with more consistency. Carmel Rancho 625-4300 Yes, you probably will need some time to make some Comprehensive Business Banking Salinas 422-4600 changes to get better but it’s worth it. Also never take a lesson on the day you’re going to Member F.D.I.C.  Equal Housing Lender play golf. Give it some off time to learn and progress. January 13, 2012 • CEDAR STREET Times• Page 7 Breaker Sports Breaker boys soccer continues victory Boys basketball march: 2-0 in league, 8-1-1 overall Carmel takes PG; but PG has Gonzales High boys soccer hosted the Breakers of PG Wed. Jan. 11 in the second round of league play. Gonzales JV beat PG 3-0 in a game that didn’t match the score line. PG had numerous shots on goal but the Gonzales goalie was solid and held a thrilling victory over Soledad shut out result. PG varsity started quickly and earned a penalty kick in the first five minutes. David Oh read the goalie well to put PG up 1-0. Sophomore Jordan Jones scored the final two goals from a gorgeous assist by David Oh and another by Luca Talone. Gonzales scored in the 55th minute to try to turn the game’s momentum but PG held strong to a 3-1 result. PG is now 8-1-1 overall and 2-0 in league. Big game this Friday night, Jan. 13 at the Breaker stadium where PG hosts the long-term rivals Carmel. PG is hungry for a sporting win against Carmel. “Please encourage everyone to come out. We have an open concession stand for warm coffee and cocoa!” said head soccer coach. Brad Weber. JV, 3:30, Varsity at 5:30. - Coach Brad Weber Breaker Girls: Play crisp, refined but loses to Carmel and Soledad

Khalid Ismail led Breakers scorers in the Jan. 4 game against Carmel. Photo by Joel Bowman

On Fri., Jan. 4, the Pacific Grove High School Boys and Girls Basketball teams hosted their rivals Carmel High. Starting 5 years ago, the schools decided to play both the boys and girls game at the same gym on the same night. This creates an outstand- ing atmosphere and allows people to watch nonstop basketball from 1:30 pm to 9 pm. The Varsity boys’ tilt was full of anticipation as both teams entered league play with 1-0 records. Carmel jumped on the Breakers with 15-2 first quarter and never trailed as they prevailed 35-27. Despite a rough first quarter, the Breakers battled back in the fourth quarter and cut Carmel’s lead to six points, 27-21. Carmel answered with a run to seal the game. Khalid Ismail was the only Breaker in double digits scoring a game high 14 points. On Jan. 11, the Breakers traveled to Soledad High School and had a thrilling 43-41 victory over the Aztecs. Khalid Ismail hit a game-winning shot with two seconds left to steal the victory. Ismail led the Breakers with 18 points and Miles Cutchin chipped in 10 points. The Breakers improved to 2-1 in the MTAL and 4-8 overall. In the week ahead, the Breakers host their rival Stevenson this Fri., Jan. 13 at 7:00 Last Friday, Jan. 6 the Breakers took the court versus their arch rivals, Carmel. p.m. On Mon. Jan. 16, the Breakers will travel to San Luis Obispo to take on Mission From the jump ball through the first half, PG looked crisp and refined, playing with an Prep in their final non-league game at 5:00 p.m. The Breakers return home on Wed. intensity that is expected when playing the Padres. Lilli Consiglio led the way for the Jan. 18 to host Gonzales. Breakers, scoring all of her 12 points in the first half. With Pacific Grove ahead 19-16 Please come out and support our team and check out our website www.breaker- rolling into the 3rd quarter, Carmel mounted a comeback exploding with 25 points in basketball.org. the quarter. While Carmel shot a tremendous percentage in the half, the Breakers could -Coach Dan Powers not match and lost momentum throughout the rest of the second half. With the loss, Pacific Grove will build on their tremendous first half looking to play better versus Soledad in their next league game. Boys of Summer prep Lobos’ field Wednesday night opened with a very fast paced game that pushed the tempo of both squads in Pacific Grove and Soledad. Again the Breakers found themselves ahead at the half, 23-22. As the third quarter opened up, the pace never stalled. Scoring 16 points in the quarter, Pacific Grove never trailed until the 4th quarter. Trading baskets with the Aztecs for most of the game, the Breakers experienced a span of back to back turnovers which led to easy buckets for Soledad. With Soledad ahead by 5 points, Maggie Snyder hit a pivotal 3 pointer to get within 2, 51-49. A sideline out of bounds play for PG led to another open look at a triple for Snyder to win the game, but fell short. The Breakers were led by 3 girls in double figures; Sabrina Riffle with 10 points, Vanessa Villareal with 11 points, and Jessica Mathews with 14 points. They hope to carry their intensity into this Friday night's game versus RLS at 6:30. Come catch some high school basketball and support the Pacific Grove Girls! - Coach Marta Salas

(831) 655-9630 Neil and Lenora MacLaren P.O. Box 300, Pacific Grove OWNERS

IELD REAMS F DDE SIGNS We Design It and They Will Come A pair of Monterey Peninsula College Lobos baseball team were among many Your Project Delivered On-Time As Agreed Every Time team members who turned out to prep the field and clean up the surrounding area as they get ready for the new season. Coach Dan Phillips says they have [email protected] www.Fieldofdreamsdesigns.com begun working out. Page 8 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012

Pacific Grove Pony Baseball City seeks volunteers The City of Pacific Grove is recruiting volunteers to serve in several positions within the City government structure. The city has established a and Softball League announces volunteer program to bring people inside government to build understanding and create advocates. opening of online registration Pacific Grove residents have a strong history of citizen volunteering on boards, committees and various other areas of the City. “A strong volunteer Online registration for the 2012 Spring coach development. PG Pony has adopted a program brings new partners and new resources into the city,” said Tom Baseball and Softball Season is in full swing new coaching philosophy known as the Posi- Frutchey, Pacific Grove City Manager. “They augment programs and compei- and can be accessed through the League’s tive Coaching Alliance that is sweeping the ment our services.” website at pgpony.org. Register before Jan. 27 Nation. The mission of the Positive Coaching Local residents have made it clear they want to find ways to help their and save $10.00 per player. Alliance movement is to transform youth community. A structured volunteer program will coordinate these efforts and “We are all excited about what is in sports so that sports can transform youth. assure they are utilized efficiently and effectively with maximum benefits for store for the league this next season”, says One main theme of the “PCA” is to foster both the residents and the city. Currently, volunteers are needed at City Hall, League Board Member and Webmaster, Neil the dual-goal-coach. The dual goal coach is the Library, and the Public Works Department. MacLaren. “We recently launched our newly one who can create a competitive respectful If you are interested in volunteering, you are invited to call the Program remodeled web site that not only includes an environment while using the sport to teach Coordinator at 831-648-3109 or visit the city website at www.ci.pg.ca.us/ online registration option to make that process life lessons. volunteer.htm for a complete list and description of volunteer opportunities. more convenient for our busy league families, By the age of 13 some 70 percent of kids but also has player and coaches’ tools designed quit playing sports. Pony League wants to do to be a resource for players, families, and everything they can to keep kids involved. coaches alike all season long.” The League has Positive Coaching Alliance Pacific Grove Pony depends on the sup- instructors scheduled to visit and hold training port of sponsors in the community. seminars designed to instill the PCA philoso- Friends of the Library sets A “Sponsor Dugout” was created as well phies in League Board Members, managers, at the site to not only demonstrate the league’s and coaches as well as those that may have annual meeting for Jan. 21 gratitude, but also to better recognize league simply have an interest in coaching. sponsors for their generosity and continued People intrested in coaching may register The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Pacific Grove Library will support. Sponsorship Director Brian “Woodie” to coach now at www.pgpony.org and “get be held Sat., Jan. 21 at the P.G. Museum. The meeting will begin with Wood says “Pacific Grove Pony could not pro- in on the ground floor of this life changing a book and puzzle swap (limit of 5 of each) that is open to the public. vide the baseball and softball experience for movement,” says McLaren. Participants can join or renew Friends’ membership at the door. the youth of Pacific Grove without the gener- “As Board Members, we look forward to The business meeting portion of the Annual Meeting will begin at ous donations of our sponsors, some of whom continuing to serve our players and families 2:00 p.m. and be followed by a presentation by Michael Katakis and Kris have been working with our organization for in our community,” says long-time Board Hardin, authors of “Photograph and Words.” more than 20 years. Our sponsors are great Member and current League President, Mi- Katakis and Hardin recently returned from London where they were examples of the community spirit that resides chele Ross. “We are again offering scholar- introduced to the Queen who viewed a show of Michael Katakis’ works at in America’s Last Hometown.” ships to those in need to make certain that, the British Library. All of their works have been acquired by the British For additional information on becom- during these difficult economic times, all of Library for its collections. ing a sponsor please go to www.pgpony.org our young players have an opportunity to The Friends of the Library exists to support the Pacific Grove or contact Woodie at sponsorshipdirector@ participate in, and grow through the sports Public Library through fundraising and volunteer efforts. The Pacific pgpony.org. of baseball and softball. President Craig Bell Grove Public Library, which attracts approximately 10,000 attendees Baseball and softball field improvements adds, “The League feels fortunate to be in a per month, benefits from more volunteer hours per year than any other remains a priority for the League. Field Im- position to fund 10 percent of all registra- City department. provements Coordinator Mike Consiglio says tions each season from our scholarship fund working in conjunction with the City and in an effort to assist our League families and Pacific Grove School District several projects players.” Jan Wagstaff to offer workshop are under way. New railings are to be installed Scholarship information can be obtained along the top of the bleachers at Muni Field by sending an email to [email protected]. at Central Coast Art Association as well as a sprinkler system for wetting the PG Pony was founded in 1974 and is Prominent local painter and art teacher, Jan Wagstaff will demonstrate her infield. The lower David Avenue fields, as well committed to providing organized Baseball vivid technique at the regular monthly meeting of the Central Coast Art Associa- as the Pacific Oaks/Community High School and Softball to the youth of the community. tion, Mon. Jan. 23, starting at 7:30 pm. Ms. Wagstaff serves on the art faculty of field, will have base receivers installed. Other The Mission of Pacific Grove Pony is to rein- York School and is a signature member of the Carmel Art Association. improvements to the fields include cinder force in our youth ideals of good sportsman- The Central Coast Art Association meets the fourth Monday of the month, replacement, gopher abatement, additional ship, honesty, loyalty as well as courage and 7:30 – 9:00 pm at the Monterey Youth Center, 777 Pearl St (next to Dennis the storage for field equipment and base receiver respect for themselves and others. The League Menace Park), Monterey. Non-members are welcome. installation at the Forest Grove upper field. meets this objective by providing supervised For more information, contact: Deborah Russell – 920-8130 – divadeba@ “The site redevelopment was a real team competitive games and practices with the goal gmail.com (CCAA Program Coordinator); Shirley Moffitt – 384-6681 – smof- effort”, says MacLaren, “only made possible of creating stronger and happier youth who [email protected] (CCAA President) or Harry Wareham – 372-2841 – har- by the valuable input and hard work of our will grow through League play to become [email protected] (CCAA Publicity Coordinator) coaches, players, their families and our board healthy, well adjusted adults. PG Pony Base- Learn more about Jan Wagstaff and her art at: www.janwagstaff.com/ members”. ball and Softball is managed by a volunteer President and long-time Board Member Board of Directors presided over by current Craig Bell is excited about new efforts the Presidents Craig Bell and Michele Ross. Art reception for French artist League is making in the area of manager and - Neil MacLaren Marie-Christine Safford at Artisana Gallery Featured artist for January, Marie-Christine Safford has brought a magnifi- cent collection of paintings, Lumen and Cliche Verre photos, bronze sculpture and porcelain ceramics to the gallery at Artisana Gallery. There will be a recep- tion for the artist on Fri., Jan. 20 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Complimentary refreshments and live entertainment will be offered. Marie-Christine Safford has traveled in many countries drawing her in- spiration from many customs and cultures around the world. While living in France she studied psychology and art in Paris, Bordeaux and Lorient where she was also a member of City Council. In the early 80s she moved to California where she received a degree in Fine Art. Marie-Christine has exhibited her work in many of the Monterey Peninsula’s finest galleries and art exhibitions. “I am always fascinated by the mystery which emanates from a stone sculpture, witnessing so many secrets and memories from the past,” says Safford. “Art to me is a bath of light and music where my fingers dance in harmony to create what I feel in my soul. As a light of spiritual truth, I like to bring life to my sculptures.” Marie-Christine’s art can be viewed at Artisana Gallery in Pacific Grove where she is a featured artist for January, and at Venture Art Gallery in Mon- terey, Avant Garden Gallery and Titus Gallery in Carmel.

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Workshop for men offered Jan. 21 Marriage that lasts is topic On Saturday, Jan .21 from 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. the Unitarian Church at 490 Aguajito Rd. in Monterey will host an all-day workshop by author David for 8-week session Richo, on behalf of the Breakthrough Men’s Community. The workshop is based Beginning on Jan. 18 at the Mayflower Presbyterian Church, there will be an eight- upon Richo’s most recently published work, titled How To Be An Adult In Faith session discussion titled “Marriage that Lasts” based upon Rob Parson’s “21st Century and Spirituality, and is designed for the average person and is not biased for or Marriage” a DVD that includes humor and real life insights on marriage. Topics covered against any religious tradition. Spend a day with David Richo as he shares his include: knowing we matter, acceptance, when everything screams out “It’s over!”, time ideas on adult faith and spirituality, along with a lengthy question and answer for Love, when sparks fly, dealing with debt, the affair, and love in the real world. There session at the end. The event is open to the public and the cost is $60 for Break- is no cost for the series. A free dinner is provided at 6:00 p.m. with the discussion 6:30 through Members and $80 for non-Breakthrough members. For more informa- p.m.-8:00 p.m. The Mayflower Presbyterian Church is located at 141 14th street. For tion or to place reservations, please contact the Breakthrough office for at (831) more information, please call the church at (831) 373-4705. 375-5441.

Tango workshops celebrate ‘Year of the Dragon ‘Monterey to Big Sur’ held Congregation Beth Fri., Jan. 27 Lunar New Year Milonga over Israel sets Scholar-in- “The Year of the Dragon” Due to the popularity of Monterey to Big Sur at Wave Street Studios Lighthouse Cinemas in December, the theater has re Residence Weekend 774 Wave St., Monterey booked the film for a week’s run starting January 16 thru Congregation Beth 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM 22. Showtimes 5:00 p.m. daily with additional matinees Israel invites the public Pre-Milonga Class & Milonga $20 Sat. and Sun. Jan. 21 and 22 at 1:00 p.m. to attend their scholar-in- DJ David, Los Angeles Tango Instructor John Harris will also be appearing on Theresa residence program with Wright’s “Feedback @ 5” on KSBW-TV, January 15, Dr. Deborah Lipstadt. Dr. Sat., Jan. 28 2012. Lipstadt is a Professor of Tango workshops Santa Rosa Entertainment Group, which operates Modern Jewish and Ho- Ladies Only Technique, 12:30 -1:30 PM Lighthouse Cinemas will be booking the film in more of locaust Studies at Emory Tuition $25; Partnering Technique. 2:00 - 5:00 PM its theaters later in January. Updates to come. Universityon Fri. and Sat., Tuition: $60 Jan. 20-21. Maybe best known for her book, His- Sun., Jan. 29 tory on Trial: My Day in Dr. Deborah Lipstadt Beginners Workshop. 1:00 – 2:00PM Court with a Holocaust Tuition: $30 Denier, it outlines the story Evolution Studio @ American Tin Cannery, of her libel trial in London 125 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove against David Irving who sued her for calling him a Holocaust denier and right wing extremist. The trial was described by the Daily Telegraph (London) as having “done for the new century what the Nuremberg tribunals or the Eichmann trial did for earlier generations.” The Rotary Cioppino Feed coming Times described it as “history has had its day in court Monterey Pacific Rotary Club presents its Fourth Annual Cioppino & Vino featuring World Famous Phil’s and scored a crushing victory.” Fish Market cioppino plus wine, salad, bread, entertainment and more on Sat., Jan. 28 at St. Angela Merici Parish The following presentations are open: Hall. Appetizers and a silent auction begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.. Tickets available at Fri., Jan. 20 $55.00 per person at www.montereypacificrotary.org or by mail at $60.00 per person. Please call Geoff at 277- 6:00 p.m. Catered Chicken Dinner 7087 or MaryNina at 917-6763 for more information. Space is very limited. $20 for CBI Members, $25. for non-members, $12. for Children Under 13 7:00 PM Shabbat Service and First Presentation “Jewish Ethics: A Pathway to Spirituality” Sat. Fri., Jan. 20 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning Presentation Fortune’s Way to be presented at St. Angela’s “The Ten Commandments: A New Look” St. Angela’s Merici Church in Pacific Grove, the site of California impressionist E. Charlton Fortune’s first Bagels and cream cheese along with coffee will be pro- liturgical commission more than 80 years ago, will present a dramatic staged reading of the play “Fortune’s Way, or vided. Notes on Art for Catholics (and Others)’’ on Friday evening, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m. (Donations always appreciated) The performance ties in with St. Angela’s feast day, which is January 27 of each year. 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Presentation Fortune, considered one of California’s greatest artists, in 1928 founded the Monterey Guild, which was devoted “Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of to ecclesiastical art. The Guild commission at St. Angela’s was the first of more than 30 that were completed across the Holocaust” the United States over the years, leading to recognition by Pope Pius XII. Examples of Fortune’s and the Guild’s Learn how the American press covered the news of the work can still be seen at St. Angela’s. persecution of European Jewry between 1933 and 1945. Fortune’s Impressionistic paintings today are among the most sought after of early California artists and have “What did the American public know and when did they reached seven figures at auction. Because she turned to liturgical art in middle age her impressionistic art is rare. know it?” Fortune survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The play, written by Pacific Grove writer and playwright Steve Hauk, looks back over Fortune’s career – which 7:00 p.m. Havdalah Service and Chocolate Dessert Buffet included a silver medal from the Paris Salon and a gold medal for design from the American Institute of Architects Final Presentation focusing on Dr. Lipstadt’s book, – as the artist gives a slide lecture in Kansas City in the early 1940s during the final days of World War II. Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth Prominent Monterey Peninsula actress Teresa Del Piero, who originated the role in 2010, plays Fortune, and John and Memory Brady is Fortune’s friend, Bishop O’Hara. The play is staged by Conrad Selvig, founder of the Carmel Bay Players. John Castagna is graphics consultant. Dr. Lipstadt will analyze the major issues involved in “Fortune’s Way’’ premiered at the Carmel Mission in 2010 and has also been performed at The Carl Cherry her lawsuit in London and link them to the rise of “new Center for the Arts, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Pacific Grove Public Library and the Carmel Art Association. anti-Semitism.” While this evening event is free for CBI Eva Lothar, the French filmmaker who made the acclaimed documentary on 1970s Cannery Row, “Street of the members, we will request a $10 donation from non-CBI Sardine,’’ has prepared a French translation of the play for possible production in France. members. Tickets for the performance are a $10 donation. Tickets are available at the church office at 146 th8 Street, Pacific Dr. Lipstadt has taught at UCLA and Occidental Grove, or by calling 655-4160. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. College in Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University. She has appeared on CNN, 60 Min- utes, Today Show, Good Morning America, NPR’s Fresh Air, the BBC, Charlie Rose Show, and is widely quoted in a variety of newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and the New York Times. This program is made possible by endowment of the Ted Orliss Scholar-in-Residence Program. For more infor- mation, contact Congregation Beth Israel - 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923 Phone: 831.624.2015 E-mail: [email protected] www.carmelbethisrael.org Page 10 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012 Your Achievements Peeps Pen pals for 40 years Pacific Grove woman and her UK friend

By Peter Mounteer

Imagine being best friends with someone for forty years. Through thick and thin you and your best friend have been there for each other, you might say that the two of you are closer than siblings. Sounds good. But one other thing, you’ve only met nine times in the last four decades, and communicate primarily via snail mail. That’s the relationship between Elayne Azevedo, a Pacific Grove resident, and Ursula Dean, of Manchester, United Kingdom. Their relationship began 1971, when Azevedo, was a fourth grader living in Maxwell, California. She noticed an ad in the lo- cal newspaper for an organization called “League of Friendships” which offered to connect subscribers to a pen pal in a different country. Azevedo obtained a form and filled it out, requesting a pen pal in an English speaking country. She received her first letter on October 29, 1971 from Ursula Butler of Accrington, Lancashire, a sizable city in northern England. Their stories were about their lives, and they got to know each other’s family and friends. “My dad wasn’t too well on Sunday, so mum and I went to see the exhibition of fashion in the Victoria and Albert Museum…” was one such line from Ursula’s second letter to Azevedo on Nov 23, 1971 as they began to let each other into their lives. They discussed where they lived and their interests. “She was involved in Girl Guides, and I was into 4H,” Aze- vedo said describing their similar interests. However, while they shared interests, they had their differences as well. For example, Ursula came from urban Accrington, while Azevedo lived on a farm in Maxwell, a census designated place, which are usually very small, unincorporated communities. Beginning in 1971. Elayne Azevedo of Azevedo received her 100th letter from Ursula on April 26, Pacific Grove (then Maxwell, CA) and 1977. They would send each other packages, birthday and holiday her pen pal Ursula Dean, then from cards, music recordings on tape, etc. “For the longest time we Lancashire, UK have sent pictures, post exchanged stamps and our favorite songs.” Azevedo said. “[For a cards, greeting cards and parcels back while] our letters were about breaking down stereotypes about… and forth across the miles. British stiff upper lip and the Hollywood portrayal of typical American girls.” Azevedo stated. And so their correspondence continued, with letters coming to each household every few weeks. They did not meet until the sum- mer of 1975, by which time Azevedo has slightly modified her first name, because there were two other girls named Elaine in her class. “Dear Elayne, SOME GREAT NEWS: Summer 1975, I am coming to the U.S.A.” reads the first line of letter number 64. Ursula jour- neyed to Washington State with a her mother and a friend of theirs, and stayed in California with Azevedo for 10 days, during which time she saw Giant Sequoia redwoods, San Francisco, and learned how to play poker. Ursula visited Elayne again in 1977 after she won a contest in a British teen magazine to go to Hollywood. Azevedo then made her first European visit in 1978 and spent three weeks in the south of France with the Butler family before swinging up to London to visit her English grandparents for two weeks. Their next reunion wouldn’t come until over a decade later, in 1989 when Ursula visited the United States again, during the Interspersed same year in which she met her life partner, and changed her name with occasional to his, Dean. They saw each other again in 1994 during another visits on both visit by Dean, and in 1995 when Azevedo went across the pond. sides, the two Azevedo went again in 2003, followed by a 2006 visit by Dean to have maintained America, and finally, Azevedo’s most recent visit to England in a 40-year friend- 2008. ship The two women have maintained their lengthy relationship primarily via pen and paper writing. “There’s nothing like getting a real letter, and I really value pen to paper” Azevedo said. “It’s therapeutic, very personal and intimate, and a very good way to communicate.” Azevedo said that they had tried telephoning and Skype, an online video calling service, but they both agreed that they prefer to write on paper. They enjoy sharing American and British slang with one another. The families send each other Christmas cards, Azevedo herself is close with both Ursula’s ex-husband’s family, and her current partner’s family as well. “We’ve been an important anchor in each other’s lives, her first marriage ended some time ago and I helped her through that, and she was there for me after my husband died.” Azevedo said. “We really feel like sisters.” Indeed, Ursula has referred to Azevedo as “sis” since at least 1979, as samples of her letters indicate. Although they share photographs with one an- other via email, Dean lamented in a letter to Azevedo in July 2011 “It’s lovely to have something that you can read as and when you like. Emails aren’t the same!” Through the years, the two remain very close. According to Azevedo, she is working on having a reunion trip sometime in 2012, to celebrate the 41st year of their relationship. Azevedo is Elayne has maintained a record of the re- currently approaching companies like Sheaffer, an American pen lationship, beginning with the second letter manufacturer – of course – to sponsor Ursula’s trip to the United Ursula sent. The most recent picture, right, States. was taken in 2008. Elayne is on the left. January 13, 2012 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 11 Your Achievements Peeps

Marina Motorsports, Inc. tells New HR Director named by 2011 donations to nonprofits Waste Management District Marina Motorsports, Inc. is a non-profit service organization. Our primary goal Daylene Alliman has been hired by is to provide family oriented automotive related activities while benefiting local the Monterey Regional Waste Manage- service clubs, other non-profit organizations and the City of Marina. ment District (MRWMD) as its new Hu- Treasurer John Molton says, “Our slogan says it all: ‘Wheels in motion for man Resources Manager. She replaces community benefit.’ ” Richard Norton, who retired at the end Since 2003 Marina Motorsports has donated $104,000 to various non-profit of 2011. He had been with the MRWMD organizations. for 22 years. 2011’s donations = $22,040 Alliman, who began in her new Alliance on Aging: $500 position this year, has extensive expe- American Cancer Society/Relay for Life: $500 rience in government and the private Animal Friends Rescue Project: $500 sector. She came to the MRWMD from Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County: $500 the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), Court Appointed Special Advocates, “CASA” of Monterey County: $500 where she was executive assistant, CM Star Riders: $500 deputy clerk and human resources Cal Poly (scholarship): $500 administrator. First Church of God (school supplies): $500 Prior to that, Alliman was princi- First Night Monterey: $500 pal consultant at CSI Human Resources Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries: $500 Group in Monterey. She also was a Friends of Marina Library: $500 limited-term principal personnel analyst Gateway Center of Monterey: $1,000 for Monterey County for more than four Daylene Alliman Legal Services For Seniors: $500 years, and she has served as an adjunct MPC Fire Academy Trust (scholarship): $2,000 professor for six years at Brandman Marina Recreation Department: $2,690 (Chapman) University in Monterey. Marina Air Faire: $200 “We are delighted to have a person of Daylene’s background, experience and Marina in Motion: $1,000 character join us,” said William Merry, general manager of the MRWMD. “She brings Marina International Festival of the Wind: $600 with her a thorough understanding of human resources work.” Marina Volunteers Fire Fighters Assoc. Toy Drive: $750 Alliman has a bachelor’s degree in social science from Portland State University Marina Youth Arts: $500 and a master’s in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in San Pacific Grove Library: $1,000 Diego. She is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Monterey Peninsula. Pacific Grove Recreation Department: $1,000 She makes her home with husband Mike in Pacific Grove. Operation Care and Comfort: $500 Rancho Cielo: $1,500 SPCA for Monterey County: $500 Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation: $1,800 Save Our Shores: $500 Friends of the Pacific Grove Library presents: Seniors Council-Foster Grandparent Program: $500

For more information on Marina Motorsports, see their website at http://www. , photographer marinamotorsports.org/. Michael Katakis

City Employee of the Quarter PHOTOGRAPHS Tony Marino and WORDS

One of America’s distinguished photographers and writers, Michael Katakis collaborates with social anthropologist Kris Hardin to present a portrait of humanity. They will discuss their book, Photographs and Words, featuring highlights of their life-long work and world-wide travels, focusing on periods of social change or aspects of daily life from the United States to Sierra Leone.

social anthropologist Pacific Grove Parking Enforcement Officer, Tony Marino, has been selected Kris Hardin as a recipient of the City of Pacific Grove’s distinguished Employee of Quarter Award. Marino has been working for the city at his current position since 1997, Don’t miss this world class event! and is recognized for going above and beyond the scope of his regular duty assignments. While on duty one morning, Marino came to the aid of a heart Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2:30 p.m. attack victim near Asilomar State beach and provided him with unassisted Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave. CPR after contacting dispatch, until fire personnel arrived and transported Books will be available for purchase at the event. the victim to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Marino will be Suggested donation to benefit the library is $10. Refreshments are included. recognized with a certificate of appreciation at the Jan 18, 2012 City Council For more information call 648-5762 or go to pacificgrove.lib.ca.us meeting. Page 12 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012 New You Health and Well-Being Can you love Anger? Imagine you’re a child. For one rea- lot of fun in life. You can utilize her/his son or another, you’re not getting your natural Fire energy to feel excited about needs met. Children are naturally help- Rabia Erduman life, to feel your natural power, be able less and dependant on grown ups (Mom, to say “yes” and “no” in healthy, creative Dad, family) for survival. If your needs ways, take good action in an inspired aren’t being met, it naturally triggers your Self discovery way, know that you deserve the best like survival fear and will very likely lead to everyone, feel the warmth of the sun in a temper tantrum. As a child you are very your cells. Your eyes are sparkling with intuitive, sensitive an intelligent. Feeling delight. angry when your needs are not being met Here you are, holding your lovely is a very healthy response. Then what because this is the safest decision you can and caregivers is when you are loud and Inner Child in your heart, being in this happens? We live in a culture filled with make in those circumstances. angry. Your subconscious mind gets stuck life together as a great Team, feeling your shoulds and should nots, that feelings are Sometimes repressing your anger in believing that this is the only way to be magical power spreading into your life. not okay to express, to show. You’re a bad doesn’t give you the attention and care seen and heard. Biography you need from mom and dad. If you’re Anger is part of our fire energy. Our girl/bad boy for having a temper tantrum. Rabia Erduman was born in Istanbul, the youngest of eight kids, your older healthy fire is connected to our inner You get judged, punished for showing your Turkey and later spent ten years in siblings may be getting all the attention, power, excitement about life, being mo- natural anger. Around the age 4, after being Germany before arriving in the United leaving you lost and lonely. By trial and tivated to take action, feeling warm like angry naturally and expressing at lots of States in 1983. She has traveled exten- error you experience that the only way you the sun. It gives us the knowing “This is times and being made wrong, you have sively in Europe, India, and Bali and is get enough attention from your parents my life. I have a right to exist. I am equal to close the door and repress your anger, fluent in English, German, and Turkish. to everyone else.” Talk on acupuncture set at Monterey Library The fire energy is in your stomach, Rabia has a B.A. in Psychology, Join Maureen Manning, L.Ac., Laura Paris, L.Ac, Kristan Roth, L.Ac, and Kaz head, and eyes mainly. and uses the Clarity Process, Alchemi- Wegmuller, L.Ac on Wed., Jan. 18 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. and find out all about acupunc- Now, as the Adult that you are, you cal Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Craniosacral ture, a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve have choices you didn’t have as that child. Therapy, Polarity Therapy, and Trauma functioning. Dr. Ellinoy will lead a discussion with a group of Licensed Acupunctur- Let yourself look at this child, who is now Release to assist clients in their process ists. They will discuss the education, training, professional practice and services of your “Inner Child” in your heart, deeply of self-discovery. She teaches Chakra the acupuncturist, which they believe can greatly help us with our individual health understanding why she/he had to either Balancing, Intuitive Touch, and Spiritual challenges in the current health care environment. repress his/her anger or get stuck in it. Feel Awakening workshops. Rabia has been in This lecture is part of The Next Chapter: Designing Your Ideal Life Program Series your compassion, your unconditional Love private practice since 1983 and teaching that covers health and well-being, planning for the future, following ones spirit and embracing her/him. since 1984. other interesting topics for the second half of life. This program series is sponsored by Love heals. When you love your An inspiring lecturer, Rabia has given the Friends of the Monterey Public Library and the Monterey Public Library Endow- wounded Inner Child unconditionally, talks on chakras, hypnotherapy, past life ment Committee. your Love penetrates into the anger and regression, and living life in ecstasy, transforms it into healthy fire, allowing a among other topics. She has also been in- deep healing to happen. terviewed on Radio and Television Shows. We all are born as “Magical Chil- Workshop on redefining Rabia is the author of Veils of Separa- dren.” Over the first 4-5 years, when we tion - Finding the Face of Oneness, are rejected, judged, punished, our magi- relationships at PG Library and has four Guided Imagery CDs: cal qualities get pushed down, repressed; On Saturday, January 14th, the Pacific Grove Library will host Susanna Bon- Relaxation, Meditation, Chakra Medita- we become the “wounded child.” Loving ner as she facilitates a discussion-based workshop on Recommiter--a framework for tion, and Inner Guides. your Inner Child’s anger unconditionally creating and exploring relationships. Bonner, always interested in conscious relating To those wishing to understand her allows her/him to relax in your arms, in and communication, is offering this workshop to start a shared dialogue about ways work, she says, “I have found working your heart, and his/her natural, magical to craft healthy relationships. with the combination of mind, body, and qualities start emerging, coming to the Recommiter is a simple step-by-step tool that helps people stay curious, present, energy to be highly effective in reaching forefront. The door opens. and willing, as they expand into new aspects of their relationships. The Recommiter optimum balance. My life and work are Your wonderful Inner Child is model can be used individually or collaboratively, and addresses many common dif- about being in the moment, free of fear now back to being the Magical Child, her/ ficulties that arise in relationships. and the feeling of separation. Deep joy is a his natural Self. Now you two can have a The workshop will be from 10 AM to noon, and a requested $5 donation will natural expression of this process.” benefit the library directly. RSVP to reserve a spot by calling the library at (831) 648- 5760 or 648-5762. Transform your negative beliefs. . . Why your diet doesn’t work transform your life. It’s the season of dieting, but before you start, be sure the approach you’re choos- ing makes sense. Dr. Mark Vierra will talk about “Truth in advertising: Why your diet doesn’t work,” Rabia Erduman, CHT, CMP, RPP, CST during a free lecture and question-and-answer session from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Author of Veils of Separation January 21 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Vierra will talk about the science behind weight control and weight loss, assess 831-277-9029 what’s right and what’s wrong with some of today’s common diets, and offer approaches www.wuweiwu.com that are sound. Transpersonal Hypnotherapy • Reiki The talk will be held in the main conference rooms at Community Hospital, 23625 Craniosacral Therapy • Polarity Therapy Holman Highway, Monterey. For more information, please call 625-4505. Nervous System Healing • Trauma Release CDs: Chakra Meditation, Relaxation, Meditation, Inner Guides Natural Health Holistice Lifestyle Consultant

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831.262.6522 [email protected] http://amyherbalist.wordpress.com/ January 13, 2012 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 13 Letters Opinion Letters to the Editor Thank you, Bruce Cowan for Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the citizens of giving us tree choices Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters be on local topics. Editor, 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 I hope longtime resident and countless hours volunteer forest-tender, Bruce Cowan, number must be included as well as your name and city of residence. will keep sending in his suggestions of suitable trees for yards in Pacific Grove. I ap- We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame or slander or libel. preciated the accompanying descriptions (size, shape, growth rates, etc.) and photos. I Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 311A Forest chose not to replace my recently pitch canker, beetle and termite destroyed Monterey Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is printed pine with another only because there was another similarly infected tree within 20 feet. on Fri. and is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by e-mail If I had persevered on Google images and seen the photo of how beautiful the Canary subscription. island Pine looks in maturity, I wouldn’t have given my “gawky”, Charlie Brown look- Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher ing specimen to the City and put in a Coast Live Oak. Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745 Perhaps Mr. Cowan has suggestions for suitable trees in smaller yards, as well as Email: [email protected] yards already full of upper canopy trees. What trees and shrubs (please, I need hedges for sound and Google camera proofing) under pine and oak trees aside from Mr. Cowan’s pet peeve, French (NOT SCOTCH!) Broom? And since City staff is now suggesting in the Urban Forest Management Plan that native species will be required tree replacements on lots greater than 4,000 sq. ft., can City of Pacific Grove Mr. Cowan list a few for all of us? Barbara Thomas Pacific Grove Community budget update Public meetings are set so the community can learn about about the City’s budget and financial forecast. Bring your questions, ideas for service priorities, and capital project needs. · Saturday, 1/14 at 11:00 a.m. – Community Center (515 Junipero) We have a right to know about genetic modifications in our food It’s different from breeding for better results Deadline for publication of Legal Notices is Editor: noon Wednesday before publication. The right to choose what we eat and what we feed our children should be a Call 831-324-4742 for details. given, understood right. In 1962, President Kennedy presented the Consumer Bill of Rights for the people, which included the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. Three years later, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act required that all consumer products in interstate commerce be honestly and informatively labeled, including food. Today, the agendas of lobbyists too often undermine our efforts to feed our fami- lies healthy whole foods. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on behalf of huge Legal Notices companies that both adulterate the seeds of our natural foods and those that process them. There are many things that are askew in our food system. Label GMOs’ sole focus is the labeling of genetically engineered food. Since the 1990s, our food supply has been systematically modified with food that has been manipulated in ways that could never occur in nature. A “desired” DNA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: marker from one bacteria, plant, or animal is forced into the DNA chain of another Petition of YANG JUNG CHEN most often via a virus. For example, Bt corn contains the DNA from a soil bacteria Case No. M115578 Filed DEC. 30, 2011. To all interested persons: Petitioner CHEN, YANG JUNG filed a peti- known to have insecticidal properties and the Aquabounty salmon contains DNA tion with this court for a decree changing name as follows: present name YANG JUNG CHEN to proposed name EUNICE CHEN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court from an eel that promotes quick growth. Approximately 70 percent of our processed at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. foods contain one or more of the big 5 genetically engineered crops: corn, soy, Any person objecting to the name changes described above myst file a written objection that includes the reasons canola, cotton (cottonseed oil), and sugar beets, even though much of the prelimi- for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing nary FDA studies indicated that they were not safe to deregulate. Whether or not to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant you agree with the use of genetically engineered foods is not the issue that we are the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: Feb. 17, 2012 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 15. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy addressing with this initiative; we are simply demanding that genetically engineered of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the foods be labeled. Fifty other countries have these labeling requirements for their date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CE- citizens to make a choice. Don’t we still have the right to safety, to be informed, to DAR STREET TIMES. DATE: Dec. 30, 2011 choose, and to be heard? Judge of the Superior Court: Lydia M. Villareal. Publication dates: 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/12 No doubt old arguments will arise touting that genetically engineered foods are the way to feed the hungry. Labeling GMOs would not impede these companies from attempting to feed the world if the world’s hungry want to take this path. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Arguments will declare that the tax payers will end up paying for the costs asso- Protect your File No. 20112562 The following person is doing business as COAST ciated with this testing and labeling. It wasn’t until 1990 when the Nutrition Label- TO VALLEY, 609 W. Curtis St., Salinas, Monterey ing and Education Act (NLEA) was passed that it was required that all packaged good name! County, CA 93906; Robert J. Esposo, 609 W. Curtis foods must bear nutrition labeling, and all health claims for foods must be consistent St., Salinas, CA 93906. This statement was filed with with terms defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Consumers could Fictitious Business the Clerk of Monterey County on December 19, 2011. now make educated choices. We forget that we haven’t always had this information. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above What would make the labeling of genetically engineered foods different? Companies Name Statements on December 19, 2011. Signed: Robert Esposo. This are already doing it for export. Furthermore, companies are currently working on business is conducted by an individual. Publication other packaging information regarding healthy point systems on a voluntary basis. expire after 5 years. dates: 12/23/11, 12/30/11, 01/06/12, 01/13/12 How often do you see packaging change with the seasons? Don’t let the arguments complicate the simple fact that we have the right to know what we are consuming ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: and the food companies will gladly pay for the right to keep our business. Petition of HAYTHAM ABDELMALAK/IVY ELLSWORTH-FARMER The month of February of 2012 marks the petitioning phase of the Right To Case No. M115484 Filed Dec. 28, 2011. To all interested persons: Petitioner HAYTHAM ABDELMALAK/ Know: Label Genetically Engineered Food Act. Petitioners, the majority volunteer, IVY ELLSWORTH-FARMER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a.) present name HAYTHAM ABDELMALAK to proposed name HAYTHAM MALAK; b.) present name NOAH ISAAC will be gathering the signatures of registered California voters in so that we are able ABDELMALAK to proposed name NOAH ISAAC MALAK; c.) present name JAMES MICHAEL ABDEL- to vote on this initiative in November 2012. Regardless of your stand on genetically MALAK to proposed name JAMES MICHAEL MALAK. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in engineered foods, vote to keep our right to know what we are eating. Do not take this this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition freedom for granted. Please sign the petition and vote yes in November. for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above myst file a For more information on the Right to Know campaign or to volunteer, go to written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written LabelGMOs.org. For Monterey County information, visit labelgmosmonterey2012. objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of hearing date: February 10, blogspot.com, or call 831-204-8633. 2012 Time: 9:00 a.m., Dept. 14. The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once Colleen Ingram each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: CEDAR STREET TIMES. DATE: Dec. 29, 2011 Label GMOs Judge of the Superior Court: Kay Kingsley. Publication dates: 01/06/12, 01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12 Page 14 • CEDAR STREET Times • January 13, 2012 Museum of Monterey offers art Linnet Harlan workshop for children Jan. 28 Kids Create: small paintings @MOM is a workshop for children of all ages. It will be held on Sat., Jan. 28 from noon – 2:00 p.m. At the Museum of Monterey, 5 Custom Shelf Life House Plaza, in Monterey. This lively workshop for children ages encourages learning about the visual arts as well as historical and cultural traditions. It will include a thoughtful gallery discussion Great Courses and story to accompany a hands-on art project inspired by the “Chicanitas” exhibition. Thanks to the generosity of its loyal patrons, the Friends of the Library and an Kids will use what they have learned through visual observation and cultural discussion anonymous donor, the Pacific Grove Public Library has increased dramatically its to create their own small painting. holding of Great Courses lectures in the last six months. The patrons have donated Kids Create workshops encourage kids to explore a variety of mediums, from paint gently used courses and cash to purchase new courses; the Friends of the Library to charcoal, pencil, ink, clay and more. All materials are provided. have donated money for purchases of new lectures and the anonymous donor donated money used as a challenge grant to encourage PG library patrons to further heights of donations. Korea subject of talk at Peace Center On Mon., Jan. 30 “Korea and the militarization of the Asia Pacific” is the subject If you aren’t already familiar with the Great Courses, you owe it to yourself to of a talk by Christine Hong, Assistant Professor of Asian American Literature at UC try one or two. The Great Courses are lectures presented by some of the most gifted Santa Cruz and a fellow at the Korea Policy Institute scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Peace teachers in the United States. They are passionate about their subjects and have Resource Center, 1364 Fremont St. near Sonoma St. in Seaside. spent years researching their subjects. Their lectures are both polished and engag- Ms. Hong is a steering committee member of the Alliance of Scholars Concerned ing. Rather than watching a rerun of “Two and a Half Men,” consider spending half about Korea and a member of the National Campaign to End the Korean War, a coali- an hour with a professor who engages your mind while challenging you to think tion of groups whose goal is promoting peace and reconciliation between the American about the world. people and the people of Korea. One way to begin interacting with the Great Courses is to select your favorite The talk is open to the public. Donations are welcome. Refreshments will be subject and watch courses in that discipline. A less intuitive method of interaction served at 6 p.m., the presentation will start at 7 p.m. and there will be a question and is to choose a subject in which you have little or no grounding and see what hap- answer period following the talk. The event is sponsored by the Peace Coalition of pens when you learn the subject from an excellent professor who is also an excellent Monterey County. lecturer. You might be surprised. For more information, contact An McDowell at 595-9657 The library has a good selection of choices in many different subject areas. Here’s a quick review: • Art―among the library’s recent acquisitions are “The World’s Greatest Paint- Weddings, birthdays, promotions. . . ings,” “Museum Masterpieces: the Louvre,” “How to Look at and Understand Great Paintings,” “Museum Masterpieces: the National Gallery London,” and “A History of European Art.” Have your peeps email our peeps! • Music―If you love music, you’ll love the lectures the library has on offer, but editor@ cedarstreettimes.com if you think you don’t know anything about music, you’ll love the courses even more. Robert Greenberg, the professor who gives most, if not all, of the lectures 831-324-4742 in music, is such a popular professor he has recorded over 500 lectures for the Great Courses. You might wonder if quality has been sacrificed for quantity, but no. Professor Greenberg can teach you how to write a fugue. The most recent addition to the collection in music is “The Music of Richard Wagner,” with new additions expected over the next few weeks. • Science and Mathematics―if you are interested in science and mathematics, you may have an insatiable curiosity about how the world works, but you may have met your match, or at least an honored challenger, in the Great Courses. The library’s recent additions in these two areas include “Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear,” “The Joy of Mathematics,” “What Are the Chances: Probability Made Clear,” “Mathematics: Describing the Real World,” “Experi- encing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe,” and “Sci- ence Wars: What Scientists Know and How They Know It.” • If you’re interested in writing, try “Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything” or “Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer’s Craft.” • If you’d like to know more about architecture, check out “Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Moder- nity.” • If you’d interested in philosophy, the library has “Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition.” • If you want to be healthier, consider ‘Stress and Your Body” or “Nutrition Made Clear.” • If you’re interested in business, try “Games People Play: Game Theory in Life, Business and Beyond” or “America and the New Global Economy.” • Teachers (as well as other patrons) can check out “The Art of Teaching: Best Practices from a Master Educator.” • Fans of the Weather Channel can learn from “Meteorology: an Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather.” • Those of you (statistically the majority) terrified by the thought of public speak- ing may be able to allay your fears through “The Art of Public Speaking: Les- sons from the Greatest Speeches in History.” • And, having watched all or some of these these courses, you can finally plop on the couch with something to relax you, “The Everyday Guide to Wine.” The library is grateful to its generous patrons and proud of its growing collec- tion of Great Courses lectures, though the current collection barely scratches the surface of the more than 300 courses available. If you have gently used courses, please consider donating them to the library so other library patrons can benefit from these excellent tools for learning. Donating Other DVDs If you have other gently used DVDs taking up shelf space, please consider donating them to the library also. All of us have movies we watch over and over. We’re not asking for those DVDs if you can’t bear to part with them. But, face it, while you might re-watch Kenneth Branagh’s “Hamlet” or “Henry V” innumerable times, once you’ve watched his “Dead Again” and discovered both “who done it” and the nuances you missed on the first viewing, you’re unlikely to watch that movie again. Let your gently used DVD take on a life of its own by donating it to the library. Book Donations Does every womens’ magazine January issue contain an article on organization or clearing the clutter? If you’re a book lover, you know the tendency to hold on to your books because you “might read them again.” Soon you’ve got bookcases in every room in the house as well as in the garage. Of course you love your books, but you need your space at home. While the library can’t promise to include every donated book in the collection, the books you donate go to readers. If the book isn’t added to the collection, it might be sold and re-sold through the library’s book sales. Books are meant to be read. Let your books fulfill their destinies by serving as many readers as possible. If you’ve got a book that’s in good shape (and not a college textbook), please consider donating it to the library. January 13, 2012 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 15 The Green Page

Lecture on sperm whales Update: at PG Museum of Natural History Shore Pines vs. Torrey Pines A public lecture, “Sperm Whales: Kith and Kin,” by Dr. Sarah Mesnick, NOAA is scheduled at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave. on Thurs., Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m. By Bruce Cowan Cost will be $5 for the general public (free to museum members) Environmental Landscape Consultant This lecture is the last in a series that complements and informs an exhibit of Ray Troll’s original artwork, which closes on Jan. 29 at the Pacific Grove Museum of In the January 6 issue of Cedar Street Times, article Natural History. SAFER PINE TREES FOR PACIFIC GROVE RESI- Sperm whale researcher Dr. Sarah Mesnick of NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries DENTIAL AREAS, I recommended shore pine (Pinus Science Center will talk about current research on giant sperm whales, and bring a contorta) as a more appropriate selection than Monterey world-wide and regional perspective to their study. She is the Science Liaison for the pine (Pinus radiata) for small yards. I mentioned that I Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), an ecologist in the Protected Resources had no knowlege of its susceptibility or resistance to pine Division. Co-author of numerous papers and articles on these whales and an engag- pitch canker disease. ing speaker, she brings insights into sperm whale intelligence, population structure, Monterey City Forester Robert Reid replied: social complexity, the “culture” of sperm whales (“it takes a village ….”), life history "That is good information Bruce. A few years ago Cal and reproductive behavior. The sperm whale, like other cetacean species, live, raise Trans planted a few Shore pines (Pinus contorta) along the young and contend with predators in the open ocean. This talk demonstrates that the Hwy 1 corridor near the N. Fremont and Casa Verde off integrity of the bonds developed through association, cooperation and lactation, are ramps. They appeared to be very susceptible to pitch canker as strong as blood relations. This is bound to make a fascinating evening focused on and might already be gone, but in my travels I will check these amazingly clever, highly acoustic creatures. and let you know. Torrey pine For more information, contact Annie Holdren, Exhibitions Curator, 648-5716 x17, "Another pine we have been using with good success [email protected] is the Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) it is native to the San Diego area and appears to be resistant to pitch canker. We have some planted on Rec Trail B just west of Fishermans Wharf and have also planted some along Rec Trail A from Casa Verde to the Naval Postgraduate School parking lot area off Del Monte. They are a very stately pine that grows to about 60 feet." Sunset Western Garden Book says about Torrey Pine: "Broad, open, irregular growth when exposed to sea winds. Less open growth when grown in heavy soil. Don't prune; cut branches back to the trunk. Resistant to oak root fungus." In Pacific Grove some Torrey pines can be seen growing in the large median along Lighthouse Ave. between David. Ave. and downtown PG.

Draft Urban Forest Management Plan posted for public review The Draft Urban Forest Management Plan is now available for public re- view. It has been posted and is available to download on the City’s website at: http://ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/forestry.htm Hard copies are provided to the City Council, NRC, and UFAC. Hard cop- ies are also available for viewing at City Hall in the Community Development Sperm Whales by Ray Troll, part of the current exhibit at the Pacific Grove Department or at the Pacific Grove Library. Museum of Natural History The Urban Forest Advisory Committee will continue its review of the Urban Forestry Standards (Draft UFMP Chapter 5) and the Ordinance on January 10 and January 17 at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall. Agendas will be available and posted Fund-raiser for Guatemalan prior to the meetings. dump workers set for Jan. 28 Beginning at 7p.m. on Sat. Jan. 28 at the Peace Resource Center on 1364 Fremont Boulevard in Seaside, there will be a slideshow, fundraiser and crafts sale to provide supplemental food for the children of Guatemalan dump workers working at the sanitary landfill in Guatemala City, Guatemala. More than 4,000 people, including up to 2,000 children, live in squatter settlements and shacks made of recycled wood, cardboard and metal. The event hosted by the Peace and Resource Center is on the behalf of Plenty International, an organization devoted to providing nutritious food to these children. A DVD will be shown about the project. A $5 minimum donation is requested per attendee. For more information please contact Lisa Wartinger at [email protected].

Monarch counts up again Erica Krygsman & Tama Olver conducted this week's Monterey County monarch counts on Jan. 4 and 5. Average number at the PG Sanctuary was 11,645, an increase from last week's count. At Andrew Molera State Park # decreased to 3,104. At private property site in Big Sur the number decreased to 6,633. Temps were very warm both days and and flying and sunning activity was high. Clusters at several sites were smaller, less dense, and occurred on more trees than noted in previous weeks.

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Two+-ton tourists at Hopkins beach

Left: Guy Chaney photographed the first visitor who appears to have made peace with the smaller Harbor Seals. Above, Kim Worell was there to catch both elephant seals at rest later in the week. The beautiful weather we’ve enjoyed And the harbor seals have been giv- ing him a wide berth -- flushing into the this winter has brought a lot of tourists to Elephant seals are large seals that inhabit the coastal waters and shores of North water a couple of times when he moved town. The high surf last week drew many America and Antarctica and come in two species, the Northern and Southern a bit. to the Rec Trail to see the waves, and, as Elephant seal. Some quick facts of elephant seals are listed below. Our visitors An interesting video can be seen by of New Year’s Day, to see a peculiar visitor at Hopkins Marine Station are Northern Elephant Seals: as well – a male elephant seal. He has been following links on our website at www. drawing crowds who, luckily enough for cedarstreettimes.com/about-pg. Kim Wor- - Males up to 20ft long, while females usually up to 10t long rell, also a Bay Net volunteer, has observed them, are held back by the fence. Because - Males can weigh up to 4,500 lbs, with females weighing in at 1,500 lbs this particular tourist is a big boy, weighs the harbor seals co-existing with their in at perhaps a ton or more, and has a nasty large boarder. - Primarily live in large colo- disposition if he’s unhappy. He has set up What’s the attraction? nies. a beachhead at the cove by Hopkins Ma- “No one is sure why the elephant - Elephant seals can dive to rine Lab, the same place that pudgy little seals have been coming here,” said Ake- depths of up to 5,000 ft and harbor seals often visit all year round, and man. Volunteers have been keeping track remain submerged for up to where they produce their pups, much to the of them. “That [the beach at Hopkins two hours! delight of locals and visitors. Marine] is a quiet beach in a cove, with But elephant seals aren’t nearly as a fence keeping people away, so it is a - Their diet primarily consists common, let alone as cute. Was he driven good place to rest. Elephant seals are in of deepwater marine animals here by the heavy surf? We asked Thom the ocean about 10 months a year and such as ratfish, swell sharks, Akeman, Bay Net volunteer. “It has noth- generally only come ashore at this time of spiny dogfish, eels, rockfish ing to do with the current waves. Elephant year – December into February – to gather and squid. seals have been visiting the beach west of in their breeding colonies.” - Each winter, Northern elephant seals come ashore along the Western coast Hopkins Marine Station for more than sev- “They come for another few days s of North America to mate and give birth, with males arriving prior to en years, so regularly that they were here about May to molt (shed their skins). females, in order to establish dominance. more than half the time in 2007, 2008, 2009 The best known elephant seal colony is and 2010.” They have not made a rookery probably Ano Nuevo, north of Santa Cruz. - A pup will typically weigh about 75 lbs and measure four ft long, and will of the beach, but there were as many as 13 That particular colony is about 40 years nurse for about a month, gaining about 10 lbs a day. on the beach at one time in December 2010. old, according to Akeman, and usually - Females will nurse their pups and then mate with dominant males on the “For some reason they didn’t show up in hosts 5,000 to 8,000 animals each year. beach before returning to the sea. 2011,” said Akeman. “There were only six Most of the colonies are in islands off that I know of that year, all small and only California and Mexico, but there are now - They were, at one point in the early 20th century, so severely over-hunted, one at a time.” four on the California mainland. The new- that only 100 elephant seals remained by 1910, all on Guadalupe Island. The elephant seal now visiting Pacific est (about 20 years old) and largest is south Grove came in on New Year’s Day. Some - They were once hunted for their blubber, after oil hunters stopped relying of Big Sur, at Piedras Blancas, stretching on whales to provide the blubber for lamp oil. Aquarium volunteers saw it and the word down to San Simeon. It’s up to about spread. 16,000 elephant seals a year now. The - Conservation efforts over the last century have increased the population “This is one of the bigger ones that has better known one (about 40 years old) is in of elephant seals to its current peak number, 150,000. visited here, a male probably 3 years old,” Ano Nuevo State Park north of Santa Cruz, said Akeman. “There have been two others - The elephant seals average life span is approximate 9 years for Northern which usually has 5,000 to 8,000 animals Elephant seals, and 20 years for the southern variety. of that age and size since the observations each year. There’s a smaller one now at first started in December 2004. Those both Point Reyes State Park north of the Golden showed up in 2010 – one in February, one Gate, and a very small one that’s very dif- in November – and they both caused prob- ficult to get to down by Gorda, in Big Sur. lems for the local harbor seals that have Whether the elephant seals showing up been hauling out on that beach the past 50 in PG are coming from or going to San years.” One of the male elephant seals had Simeon or Ano Nuevo is anybody’s guess, been here a few weeks when he suddenly as very few are tagged for tracking. decided to clear the beach for himself. But in general, the population has Akeman said, “He bit a harbor seal, prob- been growing and thriving. There are an ably killing it, to show his seriousness. The estimated 150,000 Northern Elephant seals other harbor seals eventually left and let the in the North Pacific these days, compared aggressive elephant seal have the beach to to about 5,000 in the 1950s. Researchers himself.” Obviously, the two species don’t at UC Santa Cruz say the elephant seals get along very well on a confined beach. are thriving while more local species are “The other big guy was here a few suffering because they swim so far across weeks too before he was excited by a young the Pacific each year. The male elephant female elephant seal that came ashore and seals swim as much as 5,000 miles during he ended up trying to mate with the harbor their 10 months in the water. By covering seals, which are about a fourth the size of such distance, they swim right on through the young elephant seal.” Testosterone the food-short areas and dying parts of the starts running in male elephant seals at ocean that adversely impact local animals about age 3, the approximate age of the and keep going until they find pockets to current visitor, says Akeman, which might gorge on. explain the aggression. This one has so far been docile, sleep- Tourists line up along the fence to see ing most of the time. He can be seen flip- the elephant seal visitor. On this day, ping sand onto himself, perhaps to protect he apopeared to have driven all the his skin. harbor seals to the smaller beach.