Kiosk
The count of the monarchs
as of 12/16/14 is 20,305.
Check the Museum website
for more information:
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monarchs#monarchcount
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The Language of Flowers
A Celebration of
Emily Dickinson
PG Public Library
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Sat. Dec. 27
Times
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meet & Greet with David Brewer
Ice Cream Shoppe/Beatles and
Classic Rock Museum, 709
Lighthouse, Pacific Grove.
•
Sat. Dec 27
Folksongs from Steinbeck
Country
by Adam Miller
Film: Mystery of Dreams 3D
From John Harris
Museum of Monterey
$20 in advance
Call (831) 372-2608
•
Dec. 26, 2014-Jan. 2, 2015
Your Community NEWSpaper
Vol. VII, Issue 26
Crespi Pond: What a Difference a Storm Makes
Fri. Jan 2
6PM
Juice N Java Live Music
Christ Bohrman
599 Lighthouse-PG
831-375-0934
•
Sat. Jan. 17
Dune Habitat Restoration
Planting
Return of the Natives
Marina Dunes Preserve
10 AM - 1 PM
Volunteers Needed
aschaan@csumb.edu
or call 831-582-3686
•
Sat. Jan. 17
Winter Bird Count
+ Cleanup
Return of the Natives
Upper Carr Clake
7 AM - 12 PM
Volunteers Needed
aschaan@csumb.edu
or call 831-582-3686
•
Tue. Jan 20
New Year
5:15 PM at Chef Lee’s
2031 N. Fremont, Monterey
Asian Art Society
$25 RSVP 502-558-0730
•
Sat. Jan. 24
Robert Marcum’s
Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Pacific Grove Art Center
568 Lighthouse Avenue
831-375-2208 or
831-915-2194
$15.00 per person
(advance tickets available at
Pacific Grove Art Center)
Cedar Street Times will go
to press one day early next
week, on Dec. 31. Delivery
will be as usual on Jan. 2.
Please have submissions and
advertisements in to us
one day early.
Inside
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6
Animal Tales
& Other Random Thoughts................. 8
Cartoon.............................................. 2
Cop Log.............................................. 7
Diggin’ It.......................................... 20
Finance............................................ 18
FYI................................................... 22
Homeless in Paradise......................... 4
Keepers of Our Culture...................... 8
Legal Notices................................... 19
Otter Views...................................... 14
Rainfall.............................................. 2
Real Estate........... 9, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24
Sports.............................................. 21
Weather............................................. 2
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014.............. 10-13
A year ago, David Laws sent us the picture on the left, taken
in October, 2013 at Crespi Pond on the Pacific Grove Golf
Links. The effect of the drought was obvious. The pond does
often dry up but the parched earth bespoke a more harsh
year. Public Works took advantage and cleared some of the
tule. This month, after two serious rain storms (and more on
the way) the difference is heartening -- and welcome to the
coots and ducks who visit every year.
All The News That Fits, We Print
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made it into the print version. We print on Fridays and distribute to more than 150
sites. And we will continue to do so come rain, snow, or sleet. In between, we update
our website at least once/day. Did you have to wait until today to read some of these
stories? Please see www.cedarstreettimes.com
Aspiring Tin Men and Cats: Auditions are Coming
The Copplas Keep Winning in the Family
Seed Savvy #2
Holiday Related Recycling through January 31, 2015
Despite Rains the Drought is Far From Over
The Search for Guidelines for the Upcoming Homeless Census
Hints & Tips for a Scam-Free Holiday Season
Breakers Move to 4-0
Road Work from Gorda to SLO County Line this Weekend
Save Our Shores Gears Up for Final ‘Clean Up Cowells’ Event
of 2014
Year-end celebration will feature beach cleanup, live music,
raffle and more
Auditions Opening for Children’s Musical Mulan Jr.
Cone Zone Report 12-21 through 12-28
MST Offers Free Rides To and From First Night on New Year’s
Eve
Monarch Butterfly Count Remains Strong
SkeptiCamp Monterey 2015: Critical Thinkers Arise!
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Despite Rains
the Drought is
Far From Over
Don’t get complacent. Despite recordbreaking rainfall in the past two weeks,
officials at the U.S. Drought Monitor say
that we are still in a state of drought and
that the rain that brought flash flood warnings and mudslides along with collateral
damage only provided a toehold for drought
recovery.
Reservoir levels and subsoil moisture
are still a long way from being back to
normal after the past three years of subnormal precipitation, which resulted in the
most severe drought of the last 1200 years.
Officials are concerned that residents will
become complacent and relax water conservation measures.
“... Three straight winters of subnormal precipitation will take time (possibly
several consecutive wet winters) to fully
recharge the reservoir levels and subsoil
moisture back to normal,” according to the
U.S. Drought Monitor.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
uses satellite data to calculate the Earth’s
changing shape, surface height, and gravity
field. Scientists are able to measure and
analyze precisely when droughts begin and
end and how severe they are. The data have
led scientists to affirm that four trillion gallons each year have disappeared from the
Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins
for an unimaginable total of 11 trillion gallons, more than the state normally uses for
domestic and municipal uses in the same
length of time.
See DROUGHT Page 2
Page 2 • CEDAR STREET
Times
• December 26, 2014
Joan Skillman
PDROUGHT From Page 1
Skillshots
It would take another three years to catch up. And that’s assuming normal
temperature ranges, as higher temperatures would cause continued evaporation of
surface water as well as a reduced snow pack in the Sierra Nevada, where levels
are only 48 percent of what is considered normal. Additionally, extra drying of soil
and the need for greater agricultural water have resulted in strain on the subsurface
aquifers.
Holiday Related Recycling
“Styrofoam,” Christmas Trees and More
The Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD), in partnership
with Waste Management, Inc. (WMI), is offering a special collection event to recycle
polystyrene foam packaging. Commonly known by the brand name “Styrofoam,”
polystyrene foam is lightweight, bulky and difficult to recycle.
MRWMD and WMI have solved this challenge, offering residents a collection from
Dec. 26, 2014 through January 31 at MRWMD (14201 Del Monte Blvd., Marina at the
Recycling Drop Off Area). The polystyrene will then be trucked to WMI’s recycling
facility in Castroville where it will be densified and shipped to a recycler.
Packing peanuts are not accepted in this recycling collection event, as they are best
reused and maybe dropped off at local shipping stores.
Additional Holiday Recycling at MRWMD includes:
Free Christmas tree recycling at the drop-off bin at the scales (All decorations and
stands should be removed. No flocked trees accepted.); broken holiday lights, electronics, unwanted gifts and decorations at Last Chance Mercantile; household batteries,
cooking oil, and cleaning supplies at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility;
CRV Beverage Containers at the Buy Back Center at the Last Chance Mercantile.
MRWMD Hours:
Site: M-F, 7a.m. -4p.m., Sat. 8-4, LCM: Tues-Sat 9-4
HHW: Tues-Sat 9-4, Buy Back Center: Tues-Fri 9-4, Sat 9-3
Closed Christmas and New Years Day.
For additional information call 831-384-5313 or visit www.mwmd.org
Holiday Hours
Cedar Street Times will go to press one day early next week, on Dec.
31. Delivery will be as usual on Jan. 2.
Please have submissions and advertisements in one day early. Thank
you, and have a safe New Year.
Pacific Grove Weekend Forecast
Friday
Saturday
27th
26th
Sunny
56°
41°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
NE at
5 mph
Sunny
60°
42°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
ENE at
5 mph
Sunday
28th
Sunny
60°
43°
Chance
of Rain
0%
WIND:
NNE at
4 mph
Monday
29th
Sunny
60°
Chance
of Rain
43°
0%
WIND:
NE at
6 mph
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2015
Offices will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2015. Public Works will be
on reduced hours and available for emergencies. The Police Department
and Fire Department will work regular hours.
The Pacific Grove Public Library will be closed on January 1. Hours
Monday Dec. 29 will be 2-7 p.m. on Dec. 27, Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 hours will
be 10-4.
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Pacific Grove’s Rain Gauge
Data reported by Jack Beigle at Canterbury Woods
Week ending 12-24-14........................ .57”
Total for the season .......................... 17.07”
To date last year (12-13-13) .............. 10.86”
Historical average to this date ......... 5.87”
Wettest year ....................................... 47.15”
(during rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98)
Driest year ......................................... 4.13”
(during rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13)*
*stats from NWS Montereys
December 26, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Times • Page 3
Sometimes Santa’s Helpers Ride a Fire Engine
By Golnoush Pak
“Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!” Santa
says as he knocks on the door. Children
jump up and scream “Santa!!” and run
around the house. They open the door, and
look up at Santa with eyes shining with
excitement. Santa calls out their names
and the children say “That’s us!” As Santa
enters the house, and puts his black heavy
bag down, the house is filled with the
children’s sweet giggles and Santa’s happy
laughter. The children’s hearts beat fast
as they stare at the bag, wondering what
presents they are going to receive this year.
“Have you been good kids this year?”
Santa asks and the children nod quickly.
Santa jokes and plays games as he gives
them the gifts. The pure smiles that form
on the children’s innocent faces causes a
sweet warm feeling to grow in one’s heart.
Time stops for a moment and nothing is
more beautiful than seeing the children’s
happy faces. As they sit on Santa’s lap,
hugging him and smiling to the camera for
a picture, the only thing that can come to
mind is …”This could be the most wonderful day of the year!”
The crew says goodbye to the children
and travels for hours from one house to
another, giving dozens of Christmas gifts.
The hardworking crew spends a countless
amount of time finding houses, collecting
the donated gifts, wrapping and organizing
the gifts, and finally giving out the gifts
to the children in need. The wonderful
people who donate gifts every year add
on to the beauty of this event. Any extra
gifts are donated to local churches in order
to spread the love and support to more
children throughout the Monterey, Carmel
and Pacific Grove.
The crew met early in the morning at Monterey High School and separated into
two teams. At the end of the day, the two teams joined together and celebrated their
hard work. The dedication and commitment that the crew puts at work every year for
the past 18 years is always appreciated, especially by the little ones.
Ron Fenstermaker has a thorough
understanding of the complexities
of buying or selling a home in
Pacific Grove.
Golnoush Pak is a student at Pacific Grove High School. She writes “Breaker of
the Week” for Cedar Street Times.
He lives and works in Pacific Grove and
has been licensed since 1996.
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January 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm
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Dr. Richard Kezirian, professor emeritus at Monterey Peninsula College and
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survey political history to answer the question “How do you prepare for playing an
effective leadership role, in my community, my profession, my country?” Dr. Kezirian
will explore the lives of the men and women in American and European history that he
believes are impeccable examples of how leaders are made, not born.
Times • December 26, 2014
PacRep Theatre Announces
2015 Musical Auditions for
The Wizard of Oz and Cats
Page 4 • CEDAR STREET
PacRep Theatre has announced Open Auditions for children and adult actors,
singers and dancers for PacRep’s 2015 Summer family musical, The Wizard of Oz,
directed and choreographed by Lara Devlin, and the 2015 Winter musical, CATS,
choreographed by Joe Neison.
Auditions will be held on Sundays, Jan 11 and 18, 4PM - 9PM at the Golden Bough
Playhouse, on Monte Verde between 8th & 9th, in Carmel. Auditioners should prepare
2 contrasting songs and a monologue up to 3 minutes total.
Rehearsals for The Wizard of Oz begin in early July 2015, with performances in
August and September at the outdoor Forest Theater. Rehearsals for CATS begin early
October with performances from Nov 19 – Dec 20, 2015 at the Golden Bough Theatre.
Accompaniment will be provided. Auditioners should bring sheet music in their
key. Auditions will take place by appointment only at the Golden Bough Playhouse,
Monte Verde between 8th & 9th, in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Those unable to make the
audition dates may register online at www.pacrep.org/Auditions.
To schedule an audition appointment, please call Cindy at (831) 622-0100 ext.100.
Pictures and resumes may be emailed to: contact@pacrep.org or mailed to PacRep
Theatre PO Box 222035, Carmel, CA 93922
Church of the Wayfarer
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2015 at 1pm. For questions, please contact
Nancy Pesce, the Scholarship Chairperson.
About Church of the Wayfarer:
Church of the Wayfarer celebrated
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Wanda Sue Parrott
Homeless in Paradise
When the forthcoming 2015 Homeless Census and Survey was announced by Glorietta Rowland at the Nov. 19 gathering of Friends of Homeless Women at St. Mary’s
by the Sea Episcopal Church, a lively discussion followed.
“If the homeless have no home addresses, how can they be found and counted?”
Glorietta, who spent seven years as director of the Coalition of Homeless Service
Providers, said, “We need people who are aware of where such locations are to help
us put together guide maps.”
“What people? Cops? Local residents?”
“Homeless or formerly homeless people familiar to and with the homeless community.” Glorietta said.
“But Pacific Grove has no homeless problem,” a visitor said.
A snort was followed by laughter. “Who says there ain’t no homeless living here?”
“Well, if they’re here, where are they?”
Other women joined in. “Remember the family living in a vehicle last year. They
stayed in a church parking lot. The mother died of cancer.”
“PG isn’t like Monterey, where you see homeless people openly milling around
Trader Joe’s parking lot and on bus benches, and panhandlers like those in Seaside and
Sand City. How would you count homeless people in PG?”
“I live across from George Washington Park. They like wooded areas.”
“I’ve heard people own homes in Pebble Beach and Carmel, but can’t afford food
or furniture.”
“I remember a polite elderly woman who slept with her dog during lunchtime by
the door of Sally Griffin Meals on Wheels. She always refused help. I haven’t seen
her lately.”
“She was taken away by ambulance. I don’t know her name or if they took the dog.”
“There was the lady who lived in her Mercedes Benz. . .”
“It was all she had left after her husband died.”
Since homeless people can be nameless, invisible and transient, how are they
counted—and why?
Glorietta Rowland is now Management Analyst II, County of Monterey, Dept. of
Social Services. She is assigned to the Community Action Partnership and is a member
of Friends of Homeless Women. She said, “The federal rule is: If you cannot see them,
you cannot count them.” Funding for necessary services 2015-2016 will be determined
by how many homeless are counted in Monterey County.
The bi-annual Homeless Census and Report is a head count, not an attempt to get
anyone’s financial information, test them for drugs, or determine if they are here legally.
During the early morning hours of Wed., Jan. 28, 2015 teams will spread out across
Monterey County to conduct what is essentially a peaceful peoplehunt by a posse of
volunteers armed with data-taking devices used to count the visibly observed homeless
and attempt to determine gender and general age .
Will they be paid like U.S. Census Bureau employees are compensated? No, said
Glorietta, although those who are pre-selected as homeless guides will be paid $10 per
hour. Homeless or formerly homeless individuals interested in working on this project
should call the coalition.
Glorietta explained, “People will be visibly observed from a distance, not interviewed, to get an accurate count. A survey conducted by peers and service providers
to determine age and specific needs will follow two weeks later.“
The 2013 Homeless Census and Survey reported about 2,590 homeless people in
Monterey County; 1,244 lived on the Monterey Peninsula and 300 to 350 were women.
According to the 2013 figures, 79 percent of the homeless in Monterey County
grew up here, lived here, worked here and became homeless for these reasons: 41
percent, loss of home; 26 percent, loss of job/income; 14 percent, because of divorce,
health problems or family crises.
Twenty-eight percent were women, for whom fewer services are available.
Guesstimates place the actual number of homeless in Monterey County closer to
6,000.
Guide maps are now being designed to help the census teams find potential sites
where the homeless live on Jan. 28, 2015.
For details contact The Coalition of Homeless Services Providers at 831-883-3080.
Wanda Sue Parrott is author of The Boondoggler’s Bible—How to Fight Like City
Hall to Win! Proceeds from book sales benefit homeless women of Monterey Peninsula.
Details from amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com .
December 26, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Times • Page 5
Rotary Not Meeting
Pacific Grove Rotary will be on holiday hiatus and will not meet again until
January 6, 2015.
Adam Miller to perform folksongs to
accompany John Harris film
Legendary folksinger, storyteller and autoharp virtuoso, Adam Miller, will perform
a concert of “Folksongs from Steinbeck Country” at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27,
2014, at the Museum of Monterey at Stanton Center (formerly the Maritime Museum),
Custom House Plaza near Fisherman’s Wharf, in Monterey, California. The evening
will open with a presentation by local filmmaker John Harris - co-founder the 812
Cinema and the award-winning Dream Theater - offering a special first-look promo
reel introducing his new film, “Mystery of Dreams 3D,” the sequel to his recent film
“Steinbeck Country.”
Adam Miller is “One of the great autoharpists and folksingers of our times,” according to acclaimed musician George Winston, and Pete Seeger is quoted as noting
Miller’s performance is full of “Wonderful storytelling!”
Filmmaker John Harris and with his late partner Alan Weber, are well remembered
as the owners/proprietors of both the beloved and iconic 812 Cinema on Cannery Row
and the Dream Theater on Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Harris will introduce
the sequel to his recent film “Steinbeck Country,” with a short presentation reel for
“Mystery of Dreams 3D.”
“Folksongs from Steinbeck Country” is presented by music promotion veteran
David Bean and the Museum of Monterey. Tickets are $20 in advance and at the
door. Advance tickets are recommended by calling (831) 372-2608. Parking is available in the Fisherman’s Wharf parking lot at the intersection of Del Monte Ave. and
Figueroa St.
Pacific Coast Church presents
Burning Bowl Ceremony
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Wednesday, December 31 • Annual Burning Bowl Ceremony. 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
An evening of chanting and music as we prepare to release all that does not serve our
spiritual path. Each person will have the chance to symbolically “Let Go & Let God” by
burning their written thoughts to release and affirming intentions for 2015. There will
be light refreshments afterwards so you can center in your new thoughts before driving
home. Pacific Coast Church, 522 Central Avenue, Pacific Grove. Contact 831.372.1942
or www.pacificcoastchurchpg.org for more information.
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Times
• December 26, 2014
Jon Guthrie’s High Hats & Parasols
100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove
Main line
Why does God permit evil?
One of the questions which comes to every thinking mind now and then is: Why
does God permit evil? As we look about the world, we observe that it is filled with sorrow and with trouble. We cannot help wondering why God allows this. We realize that
God is almighty and that He could prevent tribulation if He wished to. We read in his
Word that God is more willing to do for his children than earthly parents are willing to
do for theirs. We should also read “The Divine Plan of the Ages”. Therein, we’ll find
the answer to this and to other questions. Every statement is backed by Scripture. This
book is published in English, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Hungarian, Spanish, and
Polish. It’s 355 pages long, is cloth-bound, and sells for 85¢. Order your copy from
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Escapee captured
Arrested in San Diego yesterday by the police of that city, Claude C. Belmont,
who is wanted for fleeing Monterey County after being charged with fraud and with
intent to commit fraud, was jailed while arrangements are made for the return of the
wanted man. Belmont is expected to arrive in this county no later than Friday, next.
Belmont’s pulling out of Monterey County, taking with him his purloined cash, came
as a shock to many. The accused had paid off all his creditors and gained considerable
good will … with hot checks. The checks, written on Citizen’s Bank of Los Angeles,
totaled about $20,000. Sheriff Nesbitt wired San Diego to inquire about bail, which
was, he was advised, $500 plus cost. Nesbitt plans to request having that bail transferred
to Monterey County. The original warrant for the arrest of Belmont had been issued
by Justice of the Peace Ernst Michaelis. Attorney Jorgenson, Monterey, is acting in
behalf of the accused.
Benefits of Chautauqua
For all those lamenting our Chautauqua as outdated and not needed comes the following word. The Times of Bel Aire, Maryland, has published a documentary which
should prove of great interest to all nay sayers. The people of their community, reports
the Times, appreciate the Chautauqua to the last person. The Chautauqua always provides
a summer of great intrigue and draws much money and attention to the community. The
idea behind the Chautauqua is to help participants think better, learn better, live better,
and to be better … which Chautauqua does! Chautauqua kindles the smoldering fires of
civic pride. It even helps school children love their books. It gives the public a greater
confidence. William Jennings Bryan says: “The platform of Chautauqua furnishes a
most excellent means of reaching and teaching the masses.”
Long live our Chautauqua of the Grove!
St. Anselm’s Anglican Church
Meets at 375 Lighthouse Ave. Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Fr. Michael Bowhay 831-920-1620
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pastor Bart Rall
800 Cass St., Monterey (831) 373-1523
Forest Hill United Methodist Church
551 Gibson Ave., Services 9 AM Sundays
Rev. Richard Bowman, 831-372-7956
Pacific Coast Church
522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942
Peninsula Christian Center
520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431
First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove
246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Central Avenue & 12 tsp.h Street, 831-373-4441
Community Baptist Church
Monterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311
Peninsula Baptist Church
1116 Funston Avenue, 831-394-5712
St. Angela Merici Catholic Church
146 8th Street, 831-655-4160
Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove
442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363
First Church of God
1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005
Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove
1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138
Church of Christ
176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741
Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove
PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave., 831-333-0636
Mayflower Presbyterian Church
141 14th Street, 831-373-4705
Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove
325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula
375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818
Canal repeal bill passes
Repeal of the Panama Canal tolls exemption for American shipping passed the
Senate by a vote of 50 to 35. The bill now goes back to the House which is expected
to accept the bill, including the Simmons-Norris amendment specifically reserving all
such rights in the future for the United States. The bill passed after a bitter struggle.
Thirteen Republicans had to come to the aide of Democrats to garner passage. American shipping line owners are incensed. The question now is whether President Wilson
will sign. The President has been threatening veto. Whether there are enough votes to
override veto remains to be seen. 2
Board of Trade
The Pacific Grove Board of Trade has placed a sizable banner over its entrance for
purpose of identifying the location. Visitors are encouraged to stop by. The facility is
available for activities of every sort from those sponsored by a single person to those
sponsored by a large corporation. The center is now featuring a historic exhibit.
War is Quiet
Word has been sent from El Paso, Texas, that all is quiet along the border. Although
guards have been set by the Americans, no one has reported a recent sighting of Generalissimo P. Villa. Rumors hold that the rebel leader is gathering arms and increasing
funds for continuing the war. The peace talks are to resume shortly.
Track team benefit
The Pacific Grove track team has announced that its fund drive will take place
at the Colonial Theater. On the program are a plethora of humorous skits, dialogues,
dramatics, songs, and instrumental music. All proceeds benefit the track team. Plan
now to attend. Saturday, next, at 2 pm.
Side track
Tidbits from here and there
• Wm. W. Shields has declared himself a candidate for the post of Constable, Pacific
Grove Township.
• Get fine grade white fir from the Union Supply Company, 630 Lighthouse.
• Walter E. Norris has declared himself a candidate for the position of District Attorney
for Monterey County.
• Insure the warmth and comfort of your home with a Reliable gas stove from Coast
Valley Gas & Electric.
• Get on or off at any stop or we’ll flag-stop for you! Southern Pacific. There are attractions every few miles along our lines. See C. R. Estabrook, passenger agent.
• The Del Monte Laundry will pick up and deliver for free. Low cost cleaning done!
And the cost is …
• You can have your wood delivered by the cord for $6.25. Coal is $7 per half ton.
Order from the Pacific Improvement Company at 161 Fountain or ask the operator
for number 530.
• Make your feet feel great with Allen’s Foot Powder. He’s the man who put two Es
in feet! 35¢ a tin. For a free sample, write to Allen’s at 125 S. Olmstead, Leroy, NY.
Buy at your local drug store.
• Oh say can you see? Culp Bros. is having a special on electrical lighting. Your choice
of 10, 20, or 40 watt bulbs for just 35¢. Located on Lighthouse.
Author notes …
1 B & T stood for Bible and Tract Society, an evangelical group.
2 An interesting sidenote: President Woodrow Wilson, blind in one eye, was a former
football player.
First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove
915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875
Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.
Congregation Beth Israel
5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel (831) 624-2015
Chabad of Monterey
2707 David Avenue, Pacific Grove (831) 643-2770
Monterey Church of Religious Science
Sunday Service 10:30 am
400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 372-7326
http://www.montereycsl.org
http://www.facebook.com/MontereyChurchofReligiousScience
Plan for Certification Classes at the Museum
The cultural and natural history along the central coast of California is worth
a lifetime of exploration.
Certification classes for the popular California Naturalist Program, offered
by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and the California Cooperative
Extension, begin Monday, March 2, and end on Monday, May 11. Classes will be
held Monday evenings at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, from 6-8:30
p.m. Four Saturday field trips will also be scheduled. Registration for the classes is
now available on the Museum’s website at www.pgmuseum.org.
Classes cover the natural and cultural history of California, with an in-depth
look at local ecology. Through field trips, classroom instruction and hands-on
exercises, participants observe and learn about the varied plant and animal communities along the central coast.
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December 26, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
Times • Page 7
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Four vehicles were found parked in the “No Parking” zone marked off for the
Jingle Bell Run. Other than that, four officers had a good time providing support for
the race and contacting several children and residents with questions about the event.
Attempted break-in
Someone damaged a front door on Forest Avenue, possibly trying to break in. Nothing taken, no suspects.
No Assault, No Battery
Reported calling officers to Ocean View Blvd. turned out to be unfounded.
Lost and/or found
A wallet was lost on 17th Street.
A chain link bracelet was found on Ocean View and turned in.
A wallet was found in a cart at a shopping center on Forest.
A necklace was lost on Ocean View.
A wallet was lost on David Ave.
Bark, bark, bark
Reporting party said that Party 1 was always complaining about all the neighbors’
dogs, but recently has become verbally agressive toward the RP and his wife. RP wanted
the officer to tell Party 1 to call the animal control officer instead of contronting him or
his wife.He was advised on how to obtain a civil restraining order. Party 1 was advised
to call the Animal Control Officer.
Info Exchange
A woman backed out of her garage and whacked a parked vehicle. Officer observed
scratches on both vehicles.
Body double
Victim came into the station to report her Instagram account had been hacked and
that a nude picture was posted, purportedly of her. But it’s not. She was not required
to prove it.
None of their business. Or maybe it was.
A woman came into the station to complain about receiving a letter that requested
a lot of information from her if she was doing business at a certain location. It had to
do with licensing. It was explained to her that she needed to fill if out if she was, in
fact, doing business there.
When is an alarm not an alarm?
An alarm was sounding from a vacant house on Locust Street. A window was open,
but otherwise the house appeared secure. Turns out the alarm wasn’t from the window,
but from water in the basement. The owners were notified.
Another alarm
An alarm sounded on Forest Ave. Exterior and interior of the building were secured.
Replica guns turned in
A student reported that another student had a gun and showed the SRO a photo.
It turned out to be a replica. The mother turned all the replica guns over to the police
for destruction.
Handyman not so handy
Reporting party said her handyman has worn out his welcome. She began noticing
that he appeared to be intoxicated and was doing a poor job. When he showed up at
night drunk she decided to ask that he be admonished for trespassing. Police left him
a voicemail requesting contact.
Expired tags: Vehicle towed
Tags were more than six months out of date. Vehicle from Crocker Ave. was taken
for storage.
A vehicle on Lincoln Ave. was also towed. It was parked in such a way as to cause
a hazard. The registration was expired.
Shopping in the way
A female customer had piled up 30 items or so at the front checkout and store staff
said she was causing problems for other customers. They moved her stuff to the back
of the store and she created a scene. When officers arrived, she was sitting in her van
out front on the street and refused to get out, though she was the one who had called
the police. Per staff, she was told she wasn’t welcome at the business any more.
Diversion tactic
A couple came into a store on Lighthouse. The man created a diversion while the
woman snitched stuff.
Mobile Christmas Tree
A woman called to report that someone had moved her Christmas tree. She was
to get her locks changed.
[sigh] Lock your car
Stuff was taken from an unlocked vehicle on Granite.
Same thing happened on Jewell.
Non-injury property damage incidents
On Congress Ave.
On Eardley.
On Forest.
On Lighthouse.
Page 8 • CEDAR STREET
Times
• December 26, 2014
Alive, Alive-O
Jane Roland
Animal Tales and
Other Random Thoughts
Many years ago when son, Jay, was
about 15, we had three dogs and two cats.
One day we were visited by a beautifully
black and white feline. She was gentle and
sweet, would come over the jump a little,
rubbing against our legs. Needless to say
the children wanted to feed her and, of
course, keep her. We said, “No, you cannot
feed her and she obviously has a home”.
Time went on, the kitty was around all of
the time (and I am sure the recipient of
surreptitious food bowls). One day John
and I went out to a Christmas luncheon
party. When we returned home, Jay, who
never cries, was in tears,
Tillie, our beloved kitty, had been hit
by a car and killed. The visitor was still
around. John went around the neighborhood and soon found that a military family
had left their pet behind when they moved.
I have written the tale of Molly Malone
before, and here it is again. How we got a
kitty for Christmas almost forty years ago.
We called her Molly Malone. She
wasn’t from Dublin and didn’t sell cockles and mussels (alive, alive-o). She was
looking for a home.
We took in this sweet, black and
white, gentle creature. Our vet, Ted Hollister, determined that she was not much
more than a year old. She slipped into our
lives and those of our other animals as if
she had always been there. She went out in
the morning and lazed around the yard. If
someone walked near her, she would jump
up and rub against a leg, purring softly...
When John walked the dogs Molly would
trot along behind.
She had a routine, part of which was
going next door to visit Dinah and Dick
Rice who provided Ms. Malone with fish
heads when Dick went fishing and other
attractive morsels when he did not. Dinah
died quite suddenly, as did the wife of our
neighbor across the street, Bruce Lord.
Molly’s schedule changed. She would
leave the yard at around 2:00 p.m. and
return close to dark. It was so routine that
we knew what time it was. At 4:00 p.m.she
would cross the street to visit Bruce; there
she would have a bowl of milk while he
had his evening drink and watched the
news. At around 5:00 p.m. she bid a fond
goodnight to her friend and slipped across
the street to visit Dick Rice. There she was
treated to a little bit to eat and a warm lap
while Commander Rice had his cocktail.
After her social hour, she returned home.
This continued for a number of years.
When she was about 15, she started
losing weight and developing rough hair.
Dr. Hollister did a blood workup and
Molly spent the night at Peninsula Animal
Hospital. The next day I received a call
from Ted “Hi, Jane, I have some good
news, Molly is really in excellent shape.”
“Excellent shape?” I exclaimed “She looks
so dreadful” “Yes, she does” answered Ted
“She needs a thyroidectomy, she would be
healthy, but it isn’t inexpensive and, for a
cat that age, you might not want to…..”
the words trailed off. When Ted told me
the cost (around $700 a steep amount
for the time) I said I would talk to John
about it and call him back. We talked,
my husband and I, and grieved but it just
seemed judicious to let Molly walk the
streets of heaven. Then, John said “you
know what?” “My father is sick, would we
tell him we can’t afford to let him have an
operation because of the cost?” That was
all we needed, sentimentality and love over
practicality and Molly had surgery.
She came home and recuperated.
The daily visits started again, much to
the delight of her gentlemen friends, and
continued for two or three more years.
One day Dick Rice called and said “I think
Molly has taken her last nap, she is ‘asleep’
in my window box.”
She is still with us, in our hearts, in the
art of our daughter and in our yard under
a tree that blooms a little brighter because
she is there.
Jane Roland is the manager of the
AFRP Treasure Shop at 160 Fountain in
Pacific Grove. Her mission is to save as
many animals as possible by raising funds
through the sale of donated goods. If you
cannot foster nor adopt, please know that
every penny you give, everything you
contribute goes to the care of animals.
The administrative costs are bare bones
to ensure as much as possible can repair
broken bodies, assist foster “parents” and
pay for necessities... Jane is a PG Rotarian
and lives in Monterey with her husband,
John, and her own stable of pets.
.
This column will be about pets,
people and places. I thoroughly enjoy
writing about animals. If you have a story
about a creature you would like to see immortalized, bring it to me, with a picture,
to the Treasure Shop and I will be happy
to tell the tale. Or you may email me at
Patricia Hamilton
Keepers of our Culture
DNA Genotyping:
Ancestry.com & 23and Me.com
[Correction: Last week’s column,
“Understanding the Value of Sharing our
Stories,” was written by Joyce Krieg.]
“Patricia, I have been wanting to have
my DNA checked for a long time – to find
out who my ancestors are. I’m just fascinated about genealogy but have kind of
hit a snag where my paternal grandparents
are concerned. I have used the Church
of the Latter Day Saints in Seaside but I
can’t seem to research any further than my
grandparents with a few names of the great
grandparents but not a lot else. My sisterin-law had done the swab with Ancestry.
com and showed us the results. It was
fascinating. My husband thought he was
Scandinavian but he is 52 percent German.
She spurred me on to do it. I got their DNA
sample saliva test but I’m scared to open
the box. Are the directions complicated? I
can’t wait to find out the results!”
My client and friend did open the box
and spit into a tube and then put a cap on
it that had blue stuff in it (“Yuk!” she said)
– and sent it back to Ancestry.com in the
prepaid envelope. Nothing to it!
Want to know more about your lineage, hook up with new relatives, find
someone you’ve been looking for—or be
found by someone looking for you?
Ancestry.com DNA Service
The Ancestry DNA Kit is $99.80 postpaid, and your results are posted on-line in
7-10 days to the account you open when
you order the kit. Ancestry.com sends you
an email to notify you when the results
are posted.
Other on-line information about the
Ancestry DNA Service: “Before providing
a DNA sample for testing, you represent
that you are eighteen (18) years of age
or older. AncestryDNA will analyze Users’ genetic, genealogical, and health
information, to provide results, including
an ethnicity estimate, to each User (the
“Results”) and will use aggregated Users’
Results to make discoveries in the study of
genealogy, anthropology, genetics, evolution, languages, cultures, medicine, and
other topics. In addition, AncestryDNA
can use the Results of Users’ DNA tests
to identify potential DNA matches, which
may help Users discover possible relatives.
Users can utilize their Results and these
matches in conjunction with an Ancestry
account in order to grow their family trees
and expand their family history research
capabilities.” (Ancestry.com)
23andMe.com:
World’s Largest Database
Or, you can explore your DNA with
23andMe.com, which advertises as “the
largest DNA ancestry service in the world.
“With over 800,000 genotyped members, you’ll experience more matches,
more data, and more discoveries. Discover
your family’s ancestry. Learn what percent
of your DNA is from populations around
the world. Contact your DNA relatives
across continents or across the street. Build
your family tree and enhance your experience with relatives.”
While you have to be 18 years of age
or older to do the DNA test on Ancestry.
com, 23andMe.com provides Assisted
Collection Kits, designed for children and
people who have low saliva production.
The kit includes a special sponge to absorb
saliva from an individual’s mouth.
Finding Biological Relatives &
Other Ancestors
“As an adoptee, 23andMe can give
you a unique glimpse into your genetic
legacy. DNA Relatives is a feature that
compares all of our customers’ genetic
data, looking for shared segments of DNA.
These shared segments indicate that two
people are related through a common
ancestor.
“The number of relatives you will be
matched to can vary. For example, people
with European ancestry often have over
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Letters to the Editor
Cedar Street Times welcomes your letters on subjects of interest to the
citizens of Pacific Grove as well as our readers elsewhere. We prefer that letters
be on local topics. At present we have not set limits on length though we do
reserve the right to edit letters for space constraints, so please be concise. We
will contact you to verify authenticity so your email address and/or telephone
number must be included as well as your name and city of residence.
We will not publish unsigned letters or letters which defame or
slander or libel.
Cedar Street Times is an adjudicated newspaper published weekly at 306
Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Press deadline is Wednesday, noon.
The paper is printed on Friday and is available at 150 locations throughout
the city and on the Peninsula as well as by e-mail subscription and with
monthly home delivery to occupied homes in Pacific Grove.
Marge Ann Jameson, Editor/Publisher
Phone 831-324-4742 • Fax 831-324-4745
editor@cedarstreettimes.com
See DNA Page 9
December 26, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
PDNA From Page 8
100 relatives. People with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, a group that is more related
than average, may have more than 1,000
relatives. People with Asian ancestry will
likely have fewer matches.
“You can be confident that the matches listed in DNA Relatives are your relatives, even though they may be quite distantly related to you. The vast majority of
relatives found by DNA Relatives share a
common ancestor within the last five to ten
generations. A few may be more distantly
related. There is, however, the possibility
of finding a much closer relative - including a parent or sibling.
“A second feature that can help give
you information about relatives is our
Family Traits tool. If you believe another
person might be related to you, and they
agree to submit a sample to 23andMe, you
can see whether you share segments of
DNA. If you do, you will also be matched
in DNA Relatives.”
Latest DNA Research to What
IS a 3rd Cousin?
Almost weekly I receive an email
from one or the other of these services
I’ve used, containing interesting stories
from other users and research about newly
discovered applications for DNA genotyping. As more people take the test and their
database increases, I receive new names
of possible relatives, with the degree of
certainty listed.
Here is an explanation of cousins’
hierarchy terminology:
Cousin (a.k.a “first cousin”): Your
first cousins are the people in your family
who have two of the same grandparents as
you. In other words, they are the children
of your aunts and uncles.
Second Cousin: Your second cousins
are the people in your family who have the
same great-grandparents as you., but not
the same grandparents.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins:
Your third cousins have the same greatgreat-grandparents, fourth cousins have
the same great-great-great-grandparents,
and so on. (genealogy.com)
Your family tree spreads vertically
and laterally through the years and generations. Would you like to know who’s
in the branches of your tree? Easy-peasy!
Go to Ancestry.com or 23andMe.com and
know a whole lot more in the new year
than you do today.
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Pre-School stories at the Pacific Grove Library
Wednesday, Jan. 7 • 3:45 pm
“Wacky Wednesday” presents It’s Snowing: and after-school program of stories
science and crafts for all ages. Pacific Grove Library.
Thursday, Jan. 8 • 11:00 am
Stories for Babies and Toddlers
Thursday, Jan. 8 • 3:00 pm
“Tales to Tails”: Children can read aloud to trained therapy dogs in the children’s
area of the Pacific Grove Library.
Times • Page 9
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Page 10 • CEDAR STREET
Times
July 4-10, 2014
The quaint outdoor seating area recently installed by the Favolaros on the
sidewalk at Ariana’s Cafe, 543 Lighthouse
Avenue, has drawn admiring customers ...
and complaints by some. Built completely
by the book as regards size (it’s 8 x 20 feet)
and sidewalk clearance (43 inches where
48 is required), the outside seating area is
enclosed by a low wrought iron fence. And
therein lies the rub, apparently.
The wrought iron fence is bolted to
the sidewalk. Without having it solidly
attached, the establishment could not serve
alcohol outside. Not only is in an ABC
regulation, said Marie Favolaro, “but it’s
a safety hazard if someone could easily
knock it over.”
The Favolaros had the plans approved
every step of the way and signed off by
interim Community Development department director Steve Matazarro. Matazarro
said the bolting of the fencing wasn’t part
of the original plan, but he believes the city
is sending mixed messages to merchants
by talking about rescinding approval, as
has been mentioned.
•
• December 26, 2014
2014 Year in Review
data obtained during the 24-month testing and monitoring phase would be used
to facilitate the planning and final design
of a proposed subsurface slant well intake
system and desalination plant to serve as
the primary future water.
•
Fred Ignacio tries to convince his furry
buddy that a bath is a good idea at
Stone’s Pets which opened their new
customer do-it-yourself pet wash.
The wash features adaptable tubs,
pre-heated water, rubber aprons...
everything but the pet.
•
Jordan Pollacci, 24, already on parole
for a conviction involving home burglaries in Pacific Grove, was arrested June 26
when deputies investigated an incident at
17 Mile Drive at Bird Rock Road, Pebble
Beach. A family had been standing and
enjoying the views at the popular turnout
when a man was spotted squatting down
and reaching forward with a camera phone
in his hand. The man was behind a woman
taking pictures up her dress without her
knowledge.
July 11-17, 2014
Sunday, June 29, Tony Campbell
found what appears to be a boat fender
from Japan with the word “Musashi” on
it...and thousands of barnacles. We
sent photos to Don Kohrs, Librarian at
the Harold A. Miller Library at Hopkins
Marine Station, who in turn showed
them to a faculty member. Their conclusion is that the unfamiliar barnacles
are “more likely than not, Pelagic
Gooseneck Barnacles of the genus
Lepus.” The pelagic gooseneck barnacle commonly settles on anything
that has been floating in the ocean for
a while. Thus it is hard to say when
the barnacles got associated with the
floatation device (i.e. boat fender). So
even if the fender drifted from Japan,
the barnacles could have become associated with the fender during time
spent in the California current.”
•
As soon as you remove the red, white
and blue bunting from Fourth of July, put
up your Feast of Lanterns Decor. The
Feast of Decor, a judged event of the
lantern festival, had a deadline of Friday,
July 18 with judging tset o take place on
Monday, July 21. Winners of six awards,
one for each member of the Royal Court,
was announced at Opening Ceremonies on
Wednesday, July 23 and the ribbons and
certificates presented at Closing Ceremonies on July 27.
•
NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) has released a
draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of
a proposal by California American Water
to develop and operate a temporary slant
test well for obtaining information about
the geologic, hydrogeologic, and water
quality characteristics of coastal aquifers.
It is now valuable for public review
and comment until July 26, 2014. The
It’s a classic Prop. 13 structure.
Inherited by California-American Water
company in 1966 from its predecessor,
Monterey County Water Works, the
88-year-old pump house at the roundabout
made by Gate St., Hillcrest, Sinex, Eardley
and 9th in Pacific Grove is assessed, for tax
purposes, at $23,653.00. Annual taxes on it
are $293.38. But to historic preservationists, it could be the Taj Mahal.
“It has a big story to tell about water
here,” said Maureen Mason, chairwoman
of the city’s Historic Resources Committee. “People invest in this town because
they want the proximity to historic structures. It creates rising property values and
thus taxes and thus income to the city, and
worth to the community.”
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Ragamuffin Musical Theatre Company
Presented Disney’s “Peter Pan
Jr.”Based on the Disney film and J.M.
Barrie’s enchanting play, Disney’s “Peter Pan Jr.” is a modern version of the
timeless tale about a boy who wouldn’t
grow up! Peter Pan introduces Wendy,
her brothers, and the entire audience
to all of the inhabitants of Never Land:
Tinker Bell and the Fairies, the Lost
Boys, Indians, Mermaids, Pirates, and
even the infamous Captain Hook.
•
Brian Brooks, a businessman and
resident of Pacific Grove since 1998, an-
nounced that he would run for City Council in the November 4 election.
“I have decided to seek a council seat,
my first try at elective office, after giving
the matter deep thought,” he said. “My
wife, Theresa, and I feel that Pacific Grove
is a very special and gorgeous place to live
in and raise our young daughter. It has a
great civic spirit and an involved citizenry.
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Animal Friends Rescue Project is
Doubling the Love on all kittens which
means you can get twice the kitten love
for one adoption fee. Visit the adoption
center located at 560 Lighthouse Ave open
everyday from 12-5, Pet Food Express
in the Carmel Crossroads and Petco in
Del Monte Shopping Center to find your
purrfect new feline friends. All of the
AFRP adoption center locations are bursting with adorable kittens of every color
who are looking for new homes. All cats
and kittens are spayed/neutered, microchipped, FELV/FIV tested, vaccinated
for FVRCP, de-wormed, treated with flea
treatment, all adopters also receive a free
vet exam, one month of free vet insurance,
and a cardboard carrier. AFRP will Double
the Love (2 for 1 adoption fee) for kittens
during the month of July so come in and
add some kitten fun to your household.
•
Squid boats spent an unusual amount
of time in Monterey Bay in 2014. Commercial squid fishermen use the bright
lights on smaller light boats, which
have state permits, to lure their prey up
from the depths. Large purse seiners
pull up the squid with the aid of a small
skiff which draws the net around them.
Fishermen bring the nets to the surface, then lower a vacuum pump into
the net to pump the squid into the
hold while culling and releasing other
fish caught up in the net. Squid are
processed in Moss Landing. There are
limits on how many tons of squid can
be pulled from the Bay.
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The Monterey Museum of Art announced the appointment of three new
members of the Board of Trustees as of
July 1, 2014. On behalf of the Board of
Trustees, President Melissa Burnett welcomes John A. Greenwald, Judith Marshall, and Kim Negri: “John, Judith, and
Kim are distinguished community leaders
and have demonstrated deep commitment
to the museum and its mission. Each of
them brings a wealth of expertise and
experience to the important role trustees
play in governance and oversight of the
Monterey Museum of Art.”
The addition of these trustees, a process led by chair of the Trusteeship and
Governance Committee Ronda Eubanks,
brings the total number of board members
to 15. The board is also pleased to announce that former trustee Craig Johnson
has been named Trustee Emeritus, in recognition of his extraordinary and generous
service to the Monterey Museum of Art.
For more information, please visit http://
www.montereyart. org/about-mma/boardof-trustees/
July 18-24, 2014
Teresa Brown brings a wealth of
business acumen to her new position as
Director of the non-profit Pacific Grove
Art Center.
After working with Chartwell School
of Seaside building a green, sustainable
campus for some 20 years, she went out
on her own doing strategic plans, account-
ing processes and corporate training...dry
stuff to some, but a lot of those things are
exactly what the Art Center’s Board of
Directors was looking for when they began
the recruitment process. It was done by
word of mouth.
And it helps that Brown is a painter,
something she began doing 15 years ago.
“It helps to balance me. It affects how I
approach things,” she said. “And I was
amazed when people started buying my
paintings!”
Theresa Brown
•
Suddenly realizing that the State of
California is breathing down their necks,
the Pacific Grove City Council took another baby step toward a ban of single-use
plastic bags at the Wednesday, July 16
meeting. They voted to have staff return
with an ordinance so that they can hold a
first reading and get it passed before the
State steps in with their own ban, potentially on September 1, 2014. Over the past
five or more years, the Council has taken
up the question on a number of occasions
including twice so far in 2014. Each time
they sent it back to staff.
California is considering Senate Bill
270 which would require local jurisdictions to enact their own regulations on
reusable bags and plastic bags, which
could then be amended, or face a set of
requirements which could not be altered
by local jurisdictions which did not have
their own in place.
•
Retired Pacific Grove Police Chief
Tom Maudlin is spending a lot of his
retirement repairing and restoring
horse-drawn vehicles. The hearse
above was a project for the San Benito
Historical Society.
•
A motorcyclist was injured when he
apparently took a curve at too high a speed
and lost control. The accident happened at
10:40 .m. on Friday, July 11. The injured
man is from Marina and is 31 years old.
Pacific Grove police officers say that neither alcohol nor drugs were believed to
have been involved.
The accident happened on Sunset
Drive near the Beachcomber Inn. The
rider had been travelling eastboung on
Sunset from Asilomar State Beach when
he failed to negotiate the curve and skid
along Sunset Drive through the bushes
and other vegetation along the shoulder
of the road, coming to rest in front of the
Beachcomber Inn. Witnesses performed
first aid. The man was severely injured
and was airlifted to the hospital.
•
On Saturday, July 12 at approximately
12:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the
area of Presidio Blvd. and Austin Ave. in
Pacific Grove, to investigate the report of
a loud explosion that shook windows and
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2014 Year in Review
activated car alarms. Upon arrival, officers
spoke with several nearby residents who
had come out to investigate. They could
smell what they initially thought was
smoke from fireworks.
After searching the surrounding area,
officers discovered a large, homemade
mortar-like device in the parking lot of
EnviroTemp Heating and Cooling at 1236
Presidio Blvd. It was evident that the device had recently been detonated because
the building’s windows and exterior light
fixtures were shattered. No injuries or
other property damage were reported. The
expended device was seized and is being
processed for evidence.
July 25-31, 2014
With stellar local entertainment — in-
cluding the queen’s dad performing
“O Sole Mio” to rousing applause
— the 2014 Feast of Lanterns was
officially opened on Wednesday, July
23. Above, Queen Topaz, Minhee Cho,
welcomes the audience to the event.
L-R are Princess Ruby, Kimberly
Huynh; Princess Pearl, Olivia Cain;
Queen Topaz, Minhee Cho; Princess
Turquoise, Caroline Gruber; Princess Garnet, Ashley Lyon; Princess
Amethyst, Catherine Gruber. Chautauqua Hall was full as the audience
enjoyed Tongan dancing and singing
by the Hautau Family, handbells by
the Methodist Church handbell choir,
and singing by the Cho family. All were
welcomed by accordion music by Gordon Coleman.
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A CalFire prisoner crew made short
work of piles of brush and duff in George
Washington Park this week, under the
direction of City Arborist Al Weissfuss.
He lectured them briefly on their mission
(“management, thereby preserving”) and
set them to work with chain saws and a
chipper. While cautioning the crew about
native plants and animals, he let them
know that he was concerned about fire
management in the wooded green belt in
the center of a residential area. And this
crew should know — the work would have
begun earlier but they had been assigned to
a wildland fire. They’ll take a week away
and be back, said Weissfuss.
He said he hoped to “fracture the canopy,” a term meaning to open it up to the
sky, so that re-seeding on the forest floor
has a better chance. Normally, the canopy
would be fractured by a fire, a disease, or
a treefall in bad weather. Weissfuss said
he would be going back in later to plant
more trees to replace dead and dying ones.
•
In Pacific Grove, an air temperature
of 66 degrees F. isn’t very cold at all. But
it was pretty darned cold if you were one
of the four Pacific Grove Police officers
who’d been “called out” to be splashed
with ice water. The event is a good natured
way to raise money for the Fallen Officer
fund. The officers who have been called
out and have the ice water dumped on
them and pay $10 each, or avoid having
the ice water dumped on them by paying
$100 each.
Said Chief Vicki Myers, “I told them
I would pay the avoidance fee on their
behalf, but they said they would be good
sports in the hopes of encouraging other
participants, and let us soak them.”
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Last night, Fri. July 18 at 11:40 PM,
PGPD saw a vehicle run a stop sign at
Presidio Blvd and Funston Ave. They
recognized the car as belonging to suspects
wanted for burglary. The driver refused to
yield to the officer and took off on Hwy 68
and onto Hwy 1. A chase ensued through
Monterey, Seaside, Marina and the former
Ft Ord. Monterey PD, Seaside PD, Sand
City PD, Marina PD, Presidio PD, CHP
and Monterey County Sheriffs joined the
chase. The suspect vehicle was stopped at
Las Palmas Pkwy and River Rd in Salinas
with the help of Mo. Co. Sheriffs.
The driver, 35-year-old Victor
Ramirez from Seaside was arrested for
evading a peace officer, reckless driving,
eluding a police officer by driving against
traffic, unlawful possession of drugs,
and being under the influence of drugs.
The female passenger, Nichole Baker, a
36-year-old woman from Pacific Grove,
was arrested and charged with possession
of narcotics and possession of burglar’s
tools.
Aug. 1-7, 2014
Over the weekend of July 26-27,
thousands of blue jellyfish-like animals
with clear “sails” washed up on the
beach at Asilomar, causing a flurry
of conversation among locals. What
are they? Could they be Portuguese
Man O’ War? Pacific Grove resident
Cy Colburn answered: They are velella, sometimes called “By-The-WindSailors.” Periodically, when the water
temperature rises and the wind is just
right, the unfortunate sea animals are
blown onto the beach to be stranded
when the tide recedes.
They die after a few days, and their
skeletons are blown away by the wind.
Cyndi Dawson, environmental scientist
at Asilmoar State Park, says the mass
strandings don’t happen every year on
area beaches.
•
Cafe Ariana will be keeping their
fence. The enterprising restaurant on
Lighthouse which was among the first
to take the City of Pacific Grove up on
the suggestion of outdoor seating, will
compromise on the subject of the fence’s
attachment to the sidewalk and allow the
City to make a sliding and lock-inplace
connection which should be installed by
August 6.
The new connection will please the
Alcoholic Beverage Commission ( Ariana’s serves beer and wine) which requires
an enclosure around outside seating. Maria
Favaloro wanted the fence to be bolted as
a safety precaution against people leaning
on it and falling over. The City allegedly
backed out on its original approval of the
fencing after it had been installed. The
fence originally was held in place by four
bolts at each juncture.
•
New way-finding signs were placed
downtown at the behest of the Business Improvement district. They will
hopefully direct visitors and locals alike
to attractions and business off Lighthouse. Of course, someone promptly
ran over one of the signs and it had to
be replaced.
•
The City of Pacific Grove has a new
Community and Economic Development
Director, a newly created position in Pacific Grove. Mark J. Brodeur is currently
the Assistant Director of Strategic Planning and Urban Design for the City of
San Antonio. In that role, he authored the
City’s first Downtown Design Guide and
Downtown Streetscape Design Manual.
•
A re-landscaping project at Lovers
Point Park is projected to save the City of
Pacific Grove an estimated 700 gallons of
potable water per day, or 76,000 per year.
Key word: Turf reduction.
Cal-Am Water approached the City to
promote water conservation by reducing
the amount of turf the City needs to water.
Public Works evaluated all parks and determined that the five-acre park at Lovers
Point uses the highest volume of water of
all the City’s parks, due to a number of factors including intensive park usage by the
public, its location next to Monterey Bay,
shallow tree roots, and the age of the turf.
Aug. 8-14, 2014
A motley crew of mythical misfits
appears to have taken over Cedar Street
Times as Lord Farquaad (Pacific Grove’s
Scott McQuiston, pictured at left with
Fiona — Lara Fern), leads his minions
against a large green ogre known as Shrek.
Sprinkled like Tinkerbell’s fairy dust
throughout this issue are news bytes and
short stories, including the tale of P. Nocchio’s scheme to sell pebbles in Pebble
Beach and B.B. Wolf reported huffing and
puffing in proximity to Three Little Pigs’
brick house.
There’s a police report filed by a family of three bears who say their house
was broken into and all their porridge
eaten.
•
City Manager Tom Frutchey reports
that Cal Am has submitted a formal application to demolish the condemned pump
house at Eardley. They had been given
the choice to, by Aug. 1, either apply for
a demolition permit or a building permit
to restore or move the valve house. Some
members of the Historic Resources Committee, among others, have asked that
demolition be further considered as it is
considered a historical building.
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The City’s Chief Building Official,
John Kuehl, has checked with an outside
structural engineer as to the building’s
status and was told that, with the fencing
now in place, the building itself poses no
significant safety hazard. “If the building
did fail, it would fall inward, and remain
within the fencing,” Frutchey said. “John
is also checking with our traffic engineer
to ensure there are no immediate hazards
posed by the fencing.”
Frutchey said that if there are no immediate hazards, then California law requires Cal Am to conduct a CEQA analysis
on its proposal to demolish the building, as
the structure and site had been determined
to be historic.
•
Otter, aka Tom Stevens, wrote in his
column about the perils of packing up
one’s domicile and moving.
He writes weekly.
•
The Pacific Grove city Council at its
Wednesday, August 6 meeting heard a
first reading of an ordinance that would
ban single-use, plastic carryout bags to
customers of all sales outlets, stores,
shops, vehicles or other places of business
within the City limits. Restaurants would
be exempt, as well as prepared food sold
at grocery stores and convenience stores’
food counters. Also exempt would be bags
up to 11” x 17”, without handles, meant
to transport produce, bulk food, or meat
within a store or to separate food or merchandise from other food or merchandise
wht placed together in another bag. Plastic
bags meant to protect ice cream would be
exempt as well. Pharmacy bags meant to
hold prescription medicine would also be
exempt.
The ordinance defines “reusable bag”
as any bag with handles that is designed
and manufactured for multiple use, It must
be made of cloth or other washable woven
fabric or made of a durable material at leat
4.0 mils thick that can be cleaned or disinfected at least 125 times. It could be made
of recyclable plastic (e.g. high density
polyethylene, low density polyethylene,
or polypropylene).
•
Fairy tale creatures have not only taken over Cedar Street Times, but have
invaded the woods near Del Monte
Park and Pebble Beach. Imported annually to clear brush (and potentially
leave fertilizer) the Billy Goats Gruff
are oblivious to poison oak and do
not discriminate between native and
non-native species. When they’ve
cleared the area of fire danger from
underbrush, the goatherd will round
them up and take them to another spot.
Aug. 15-22, 2014
Jodi Frediani, who has been photographing marine life in Monterey Bay for
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five years, will show some of her pictures
when she talks about the humpback whale
feeding frenzies and the magnificent
biodiversity in the bay on Thurs., August
28. She will be the guest speaker of the
Monterey Bay Chapter of the American
Cetacean Society in a program that begins
at 7:30 p.m. in The Boat Works building at
Hopkins Marine Station, 120 Ocean View
Blvd., Pacific Grove. It is free and open
to the public.
Frediani will discuss whether the
recent feeding frenzies are an anomaly or
a sign of things to come. A graduate of the
University of California at Santa Cruz, she
has been involved with whale research for
the past 13 years and is currently in charge
of collecting fluke identification data for
the North Atlantic humpbacks that give
birth in Silver Bank, off the coast of the
Dominican Republic.
A pod of whales seemed to exhale
in unison and Jim Howes caught the
picture. Whales made repeated “feeding prenzies” in the Monterey Bay last
summer, chasing anchovy schools
which made a huge comeback.
•
Monterey Parkinson’s Support Group
Meeting meets on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.
The speaker in August was Dr. Laura
Banks M.D., Neurology. Currently the
group meets on the third Tuesday of each
month at Sally Griffin Active Living
Center, 700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove.
•
Joan Skillman’s cartoon, “Skillshots,”
deals with topical and timely local
events. This week she brought to mind
“Car Week,” with two shows in Pacific
Grove and many others throughout the
Monterey Peninsula.
•
Could you love your dentist if you
found him to be conscientious, gentle,
effective, easy on the eyes, and happens
to have . . . a couple of believe it or not,
additional hobbies like . . . cultivating
plumerias, frangipanis . . . and wine? Fear
not! None of these interests have distracted
Dr. Love from his attention to detail, either
in family, or dental finesse. Not 23 years of
marital bliss to his wife Annette, who holds
high honors of her own that they could
boast; not short on parenting skills either,
their daughter, Jennifer, is a 2010 University of Hawaii graduate, with degrees in
anthropology and Japanese language. Nor
over 15 years of producing plumerias and
frangipani seedlings for your garden, (see
www.lovestropicalnursery. com.) And not
even his more recent interest in collabo-
• December 26, 2014
2014 Year in Review
rating with “Dad” as a vintner keeps him
from his love for your smile.
Aug. 22-28, 2014
Pacific Grove Police Department
began a celebration of their (and the
city’s) 125th anniversary. This photo
hangs in the lobby of the police department along with other landmark photos
of the department’s history from 1898
forward. One of the landmarks of the
Pacific Grove Police Department is
the iconic sign prohibiting molestation
of butterflies which hung in George
Washington Park. At that time, the
monarchs roosted there in pine trees.
It was up to the Pacific Grove Police
Department to enforce the ordinance.
Now, as the department reaches the
age of 125 years, the butterflies have
moved to the eucalyptus trees near
the Adult School and police have other
serious crimes to worry about. The
photos hang above a display cabinet
with department mementos, including
a 1937 police whistle; confiscated
weapons like brass knuckles; a police
log book with an entry that says “John
Steignbeck [sic] reports a hit and run
accident” and others.
The California Coastal Commission
has decided that harbor seal pups are a
fragile coastal resource protected by the
state’s Coastal Act. That was a unanimous
decision last Thursday (August 14) when
the commission approved a permit for
the city of San Diego to close a popular
LaJolla beach five months a year to keep
people away from the harbor seal pups
born there, and from the nursing mothers.
It was a decision that should be an important precedent for Pacific Grove, which
last year applied for a Coastal Commission
permit to temporarily close an area near
5th Street in the spring when harbor seals
give birth there.
Seasonal closures to keep people from
disrupting the pupping have become common along the California coast in recent
years, but this is the first time the Coastal
Commission looked into it and found it to
be warranted.
The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove
is pleased to announce the opening
of the new Point Pinos Lighthouse
gift shop.
The City of Pacific Grove and the
Heritage Society several years ago
entered into an agreement where the
Society would begin the restoration
and preservation of the lighthouse.
One of the projects was to replicate
two outbuildings that existed on the
property during the property’s many
iterations. The result of years of work
and planning came to fruition on July 5
when the second of the two buildings
opened, housing a 165 sq. ft. gift shop.
•
What if your office water cooler delivered clean fresh water each day and you
weren’t connected to the local water purveyor, nor having it delivered in unwieldy
jugs? What if you could just draw the water
out of the air and not be concerned with
extreme drought conditions?
It’s possible, with an atmospheric
water generator. And at their Monday,
Aug. 18 meeting, the Water Management
District even said it’s OK, becoming the
first water district in California to approve
the devices as alternative primary water
sources. And it’s the first new water source
outside of California American Water to
be granted a permit by the MPWMD. But
there are reservations on the approval.
The devices can only be approved for
commercial use, and only as a primary
source if completely disconnected from
Cal-Am. And that’s one reason why it can’t
currently be approved for residential use
except as a secondary source for studios,
for example. The health department will
not allow disconnection from Cal-Am
until complete reliability of the devices
is proven.
•
Pacific Grove residents were recently
mailed a Pacific Grove Public Library
Survey. The goal of this survey is to
gather input from the community in order
to develop a strategic plan for the future
of the library based on input from Pacific
Grove citizens.
The Pacific Grove Public Library
exists to serve the community. “The mission of the library is to provide a welcoming place and balanced collection while
preserving the past and planning for the
future.” The broad range of input from
the community based on this survey will
provide an understanding of what the community wants from their library. This input
will enable the development of a plan for
the future based on information from the
community members themselves.
Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, 2014
Movers and shakers: The driving
forces behind the new panel at the
site of the Chinese Fishing Village Left
to right: Janet Cohen, The Heritage
Society of Pacific Grove; Gerry LowSabado, 5th generation Pacific Grove
Chinese Fishing Village descendant;
Annie Holdren Ph.D., Exhibitions
Curator – Pacific Grove Museum of
Natural History.
•
Expect to see more dogs in restaurants
after Jan. 1, 2015. As a result of AB
1965, signed into law by Gov. Brown
on Aug. 21, dogs will be allowed in restaurants under certain conditions. Those
conditions have to do primarily with food
safety: Dogs would not be allowed in areas
where food was being prepared for people.
And it will be up to individual restaurateurs whether or not they will allow Fido to
accompany his people to their restaurant.
Local health departments could quash
the state law as well, but that doesn’t appear to be an issue in Monterey County.
•
The Transportation Agency for Montrey County board approved $3.2 funding
to complete funding for a roundabout at the
congested intersection of Holman Highway 68 and Highway One southbound.
And at its recent meeting, staff members presented an update to members of
the Monterey City Council and kicked off
a two-year public outreach.
The intersection, as we wrote in our
April 26, 2013 issue, is a bottleneck for
drivers going to and from Pacific Grove
as well as Pebble Beach and Community
Hospital. It is one of only two ways to
leave Pacific Grove, and it doesn’t even
belong to the City.
•
Funny Hats were the theme for the
day when Canterbury Woods threw a
party on the Great Lawn in honor of
being named one of the Best Places
to Work in the Greater Bay Area. Staff
and residents enjoyed a summer barbecue, spirited games and raffles for
a choice of prizes.
•
Sept. 5-11 2014
The educational-technical bonds
called for by the upcoming Measure A are
unique in that they are short term, according to Pacific Grove School Superintendent Ralph Porras. He notes that typical
bonds are paid back slowly, resulting in a
large amount of interest, nearly 50 percent
of the total amount. These bonds will result
in around 10 percent interest, leaving 90
percent of the amount to be used to make
purchases. A chart supplied by the district
shows a conventionally financed $18 million project fund requiring $14,309,325 in
interest. The Ed-Tech Bond of Measure A
will require interest of only $755,967 for
a project fund of the same size, providing
savings to the district of $13,553,358.
The measure, which comes before
voters on November 4, provides Pacific
Grove schools funds to purchase computers, tablets, classroom technology tools,
printers, copiers, scanners, technology
equipment for science labs and other technology, including software.
•
Over the next month Public Works
will perform crack and slurry sealing on
many of our streets. Crews will be starting
the project next week. The process will
begin with the grinding out of the street
markings and then filling the cracks with
a petroleum-based product that prevents
chipping of the edges and the intrusion of
water. Once the crack seal is completed
the contractor will slurry the roads. The
contractor has notified the residents and
businesses that will be affected by any
detours or road closures both by placing Aframe signs on the roads and notices. Once
the roads have been slurred, then a painting
crew will remark the road markings.
The whole process will take up to
45 days, but all closures or detours will
only occur over the next two weeks. Road
closures will occur for only a few hours
during the slurry process.
[Fill in the Blank] @ Lovers Point is the
title of a project to remodel the property that once housed Lattitudes and
before that, The Tinnery. The project
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2014 Year in Review
is working its way through Planning.
•
Twenty-six college interns from The
Panetta Institute for Public Policy began
work in offices of California delegation
members of the United States House of
Representatives in Washington, D.C.
These students are now spending 11
weeks in Washington after participating
in an intensive two-week course at the
Panetta Institute that provided background
on policy issues, the current political environment and training on how to work
effectively in a congressional office. The
students for this sixteenth annual program
were nominated by the presidents of the
California State University (CSU) campuses, as well as the presidents of Dominican University of California, Saint Mary’s
College of California and Santa Clara
University for their exemplary scholastic
achievements and their interest in politics
and policy.
This year’s Historic Home Tour will
take place on Sunday, October 5 from
noon to 4 p.m. The featured artwork on
all brochures and publicity is from a
painting donated by local artist Cheryl
Kampe.
Cheryl said she has always wanted to
paint this particular house, and was
happy to make it available to the Heritage Society. It was framed by Glenn
Gobel, and it can be seen around town
for the next few weeks. Silent auction
tickets for this special work will be
available on the day of the home tour
in Chautauqua Hall.
Sept. 12-18, 2014
“Little Free Libraries” are popping up
all over, and it just so happens that
Charter #14925 is right here in Pacific
Grove.
Little Free Libraries are meant to
operate on the honor system. Borrowers choose a book to take home and
leave a book for the next reader. The
movement counts as its first example
a Little Free Library in Hudson, WI built
to resemble a one-room schoolhouse.
Inspirations included Carnegie libraries, and don’t we know about that here
in Pacific Grove, where one of 2,509
Andrew Carnegie funded is one of the
few still used as a library. Proponents
also point to Miss Lutie Stearns, a
librarian who brought “traveling little
libraries” to nearly 1400 locations in
Wisconsin between 1895 and 1914.
•
Dr. Casey Lucius was asked to address
the group of people from 26 nations who
gathered at Asilomar Conference Grounds
for a ceremony which has historically
taken place in Campbell. She said she was
honored to have been asked. She spoke of
service/ contributions, opportunity, and
action being the pillars of citizenship and
gave examples from her own life of how
these pillars are important to the lives of
every citizen, natural or naturalized.
“In 1915, President Wilson told a
new group of new American citizens ‘you
have vowed loyalty to no one, only to a
great ideal, to a great body of principles,
to a great hope of the human race,’” said
Dr. Lucius.
•
Acrobatics is an ancient art form in
China. Centuries ago, performers combined dramatic folk arts and variety shows
with the cultural roots of their civilization,
and using common objects as stage props,
created an acrobatic art unique to their
culture.
The National Acrobats of the People’s
Republic of China continue this ancient
tradition. The troupe’s gymnasts, jugglers,
cyclists and tumblers combine drama,
ballet and magic to make contemporary
performances every bit as thrilling and
entertaining as they were 3,000 years ago.
•
The Pacific Grove Police Department
introduced Police Records Supervisor
Joseph Wilkes and Police Services
Technician Nancy Anzalone as the
newest members of the City of Pacific
Grove Police Department.
•
Sept. 19-25, 2014
Outdoor seating and dining, and on
a separate but related topic, “parklets,”
came before the City Council at the Sept.
17 meeting. A presentation by the new
Community and Economic Development
Director, Mark Brodeur, resulted in a
decision to hold a series of meetings/workshops to learn what restauranteurs, businesses, and the public want. The meetings
will take place soon, as the Council wants
to look at it again in early November.
Brodeur recommended the City
consider the following aspects of parklet
design parameters in its deliberations: (1)
Which streets may have a Parklet. (2) Staff
recommends a two-part fee: approximately
$300 in cost-recovery for permit processing and inspection and $100 for a license
to use the public right of way. (3) Whether
a limit on the total number of parklets is
warranted during the pilot program. Staff
recommends 3 maximum on Lighthouse
Ave. and 2 maximum on Central Ave. (4)
Whether a is warranted. Staff suggests a
post-installation inspection. (5) Whether
to require neighboring property support.
Staff recommends neighbor letters. (6)
Staff recommends no more than two parking spaces be allowed for each parklet at
this time.
•
Pacific Grove’s Homeless Challenge
Grant has held its wrap-up -- for now –
and the grant award decision has been
made. The committee of Councilmembers
and City Managers has decided to grant
$15,000 to the One Starfish Parking Pilot
program so that it has the funds to get
started. The program, which locates safe
places for homeless people, particularly
women, to park their vehicles overnight
has already raised a substantial amount of
money on its own. “We feel this program,
which has worked well elsewhere, has a
high probability of working on the Monterey Peninsula also,” said co-instigator
Rudy Fischer.
A combined grant of $20,000 was
given to IHelp, The Gathering Place, and
the Good Samaritan Center in Sand City
to work collaboratively on projects that
will benefit women. The coalition also
provided The Fund for Homeless Women
a grant of $5,000.
•
Wrestling: Ita Pantilat does it for fun
and competition. From August 30 to
September 6 2014, Pantilat competed
in the World Masters Weightlifting
Championships in Copenhagen,
Denmark.
Not only did she take home first place
for her age and weight class, but she
also took home the title of Grand Master, meaning that she had the highest
overall score out of any of the women
who competed, in all age and weight
classes. Pantilat said that she was
“surprised and proud” when she found
out that she was named Grand Master.
•
Dr. Fred Sharpe, principal investigator for the Alaska Whale Foundation, will
talk about the northern kin of the humpback whales that visit Monterey Bay on
Thursday, Sept. 25, when he speaks at a
Pacific Grove meeting of the Monterey
Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean
Society.
Sharpe has researched the whales’
unique bubble netting for the past 20 years.
That’s when humpbacks work as teams
to release air through their blowholes
to form columns of bubbles to trap and
“net” groups of herring for lunge feeding.
Sharpe has found that different whales
have different specialty tasks and work
in the same teams for decades, much like
humans might.
•
Many people want to live in a more
sustainable way but don’t know where to
begin. Residents could join neighbors on
an inspiring and informative self-guided
tour featuring homes and gardens which
model energy and water conservation,
waste reduction, food production and
more.
A map was available at the Pacific
Grove Museum of Natural History, corner
of Forest and Central Avenues in Pacific
Grove. There was a drawing for prizes.
The tour and the drawing were free of
chargeand open to the public.
Sept. 26-Oct 2, 2014
An overflow crowd of mostly older
people attended the recent candidates’
forum at the Community Center to hear
the six candidates for three city council
seats and two candidates for mayor answer
questions from the audience.
Each candidate was given time for a
brief statement, and then questions were
asked. Each candidatem in rotating order,
answered all the questions. Questions
mostly concerned the city’s budget, the
pension deficit, public works, downtown
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revitalization and the general administration of the city. There were three questions
on water and small water projects.
•
On Monday, September 15, 2014, at
approximately 11:15 p.m., the Monterey
Fire Department sent a crew to assist in
fighting of the King Fire which is located
in El Dorado County. The King Fire is
burning in steep terrain in the South Fork
of the American River Canyon and Silver
Creek Canyon north of the community of
Pollock Pines. The fire nearly tripled in
size on Wednesday with a run of over 10
miles up the Rubicon Canyon towards Hell
Hole Reservoir.
A 37-year-old man was arrested and
charged with intentionally igniting the
massive fire, which has burned 71,000
acres of Sierra foothills east of Placerville
while sending up a cloud of smoke visible
as far as the Bay Area. El Dorado County
authorities took Wayne Allen Huntsman
into custody Wednesday on suspicion of
felony arson and jailed him in lieu of $10
million bail. The fire comes amid 10 other
major blazes in the state. With California’s landscape parched after three years
of drought, officials are worried about a
fiery fall and have stepped up campaigns
for fire safety.
•
You won’t want to miss the upcoming
Great Big Gospel concert to be held on
September 27 (sponsored by John L. Nash
Jr. and the Monterey Peninsula Gospel
Community Choir). This FREE community concert will be at First Presbyterian
Church in Salinas in honor of National
Gospel Heritage Month (September).
•
It couldn’t have been a better weekend to be outdoors, especially for
the competitors in the Triathlon at
Pacific Grove. Triathletes from all
over showed up to take part in the
festivities.
•
Michael Jones (PGHS Clss of 1992)
submitted a grant proposal to Farmers Insurance for their Dream Big Challenge, a
grant that awards $100,000 to school project proposals. His grant was the only one
chosen in California to compete against
two other proposals in this voting region.
Jones now works as a teacher in King
City and wrote his proposal to provide after- school classes that focus on digital art.
The proposal provides technology as well
as funding for staff for the after-school
and summer sessions. The program will
include classes for all of the elementary
school campuses in King City.
•
Will Bullas believes in the fine art of
fun. And pun. He has built it into a successful career using images of animals to
poke fun at human foibles.
Will and his wife and partner of 40
years, Claudia, live just down the street
and across a meadow from their son,
daughterin- law and two grandchildren,
ages 7 and 9, in what one might call a scene
out of Americana. Their daily routine
involves feeding the Indian runner ducks
which live nearby in their pond and have
been the inspiration of many of the humorous animal paintings that have made him
famous around the world. “Unknown by
many and loved by so many” is how Will
refers to this phenomenon.
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Times
• December 26, 2014
‘Tis the Season for Flotsam
Storm winds and rain having passed
for the moment, a sunny Monday beckoned
me out to Asilomar and Spanish Bay for an
overdue walk along the dunes. Some changes
were evident.
The first difference was the sound of
running water. At three or four points along
the shoreline, rain-fed streams snaked through
the brush and chuckled over smooth stones. Reaching
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the beach, the streams discharged ribbons of tea-colored
fresh water into the roiling surf. It’s been a while since
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Nearing the Asilomar break surfers call
The Reef, I spotted stones heaped on a low
bluff where a beloved dog’s memorial once
stood. Whether high surf or human hands took
the memorial down, it will be missed. It was a
heartfelt tribute to a man’s best friend.
Further along, knots of kelp flung across
the boardwalk suggested “king” tides and unusually
strong winter surf. In one stretch along Spanish Bay, high
water had buckled the wooden walkway into a junior
version of the Santa Cruz roller coaster. Kids posed for
photos balancing on the crazily tilted planks.
Strolling out to Bird Rock, I watched a longboarder
and a mat surfer ride the jade-green lefts that wrap in
around the point. Motorists pulled over to enjoy one of
the 17 Mile Drive’s premier photo stops. Backs against
the railings and cameras held out at arm’s length, they
laughed and waited for the biggest splash behind them.
On the return walk, I kept an eye out for beached
flotsam, figuring surf big enough to tear up the boardwalk
might have left some oddity or other in its wake. I did
find an unopened tube of sunscreen (30 SPF), but the only
real oddity was a cylinder of tough orange plastic about
the size of a home fire extinguisher.
While it looked like a buoy, the cylinder had no loops
or other attachment points, so I guessed it might be a
float broken free from a net. Submersion lines, nicks and
gouges suggested a long ocean voyage having ended in
a punishing landfall.
At one time, glassblowers aboard Japanese and Russian factory ships crafted net floats of thick, blue-green
glass. Given limited storage space, it was cost effective
to blow the glass while under way and attach the finished
floats to the nets as needed. Floats of a particular vintage
even bore symbols of their ships of origin.
Sadly for “hot glass” fanciers, industrial plastic
floats like the one I found Monday supplanted their art
glass cousins long ago. And while a flotilla of barnacled
“glass balls” may yet spin in some secret Pacific gyre,
they come ashore so rarely they are now collectible. A
big sphere with its original rope netting intact might fetch
three figures, as would smaller floats imprinted with kanji
or Cyrillic lettering.
When I was growing up along a Pacific shore 60 years
ago, Christmas was beachcombing season. While kids
elsewhere were skiing, sledding or building snow forts,
we sought treasure deposited by the winter surf. Glass
balls were highly prized finds, but they were still common
enough not to carry monetary value. Instead, each new
ball or cylinder would join others nestled artistically in
a giant clam shell.
Other post-storm booty included weathered planks,
odd fittings of brass or rusty iron, and knotted lengths
of rope we kids were sure had come from shipwrecks
at sea. Thus we were always on the lookout for clues to
the flotsam’s place of origin or probable duration afloat.
One Christmas vacation was so storm-lashed we
stayed indoors for a week. The weather finally cleared
on December 26. After breakfast, we weaned ourselves
from the yuletide embrace of our parents and struck off
down the beach.
We set off toward the distant promontory of Black
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Point. The beach was narrow and flat, so glass balls and
other promising swag would be visible from afar. Rounding one bend, we spotted a dark wooden box half-buried
in the sand. Shouting with excitement, we ran up to the
thing and started digging it free. It was a waterlogged
wooden crate so solidly built it had survived a stormtossed passage over the reef.
Unable to carry this heavy chest, we ran back home
and returned with a red wagon. With some kids pushing
and others pulling, we hauled our treasure triumphantly
to the house and urged my dad to open it with his hammer and pry bar.
We stood back, awaiting the sparkle of gems or the
gleam of gold bullion. At length my dad issued a gruff
laugh of recognition. “It’s a case of C Rations,” he said.
“This thing has probably been floating around the ocean
since the war.”
He claimed the rations were still edible, but we didn’t
want to take the chance. Dune Restoration Work
and Winter Bird Count:
Public Invited to Help
Return of the Natives will host two events on Saturday, January 17, one in the Marina Dunes Reserve and
one in Salinas. The public is invited to attend either or
both and help this organization with their work on behalf
of our local environment.
Dune Habitat Restoration Planting
and Live Bluegrass Band
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Since 2001, Return of the Natives (RON) has worked
with community volunteers and the Monterey Peninsula
Regional Park District to restore and revitalize the Marina
Dunes Preserve, a beautiful restoration site and important
wildlife habitat overlooking the ocean.
Volunteers are needed to help plant native plants and
remove invasive species, such as, ice plant. RON events
are a great way to learn more about where you live, meet
new people, get community service hours, and help protect our clean water supply and natural habitats. This is a
great family activity that is FREE. Tools, water and great
snacks provided for this special event! Also, enjoy a live
bluegrass band – Tommy and Dave!
Directions: Located on Dunes Drive just off Reservation Road (Exit 410 on Hwy 1), near Marina State
Beach and Kula's Steakhouse. Look for RON Community
Event Signs.
Volunteer groups of 10 or more please RSVP. If under
the age of 18 please have your parent or guardian sign the
attached waiver prior to the event.
Weather Policy: The event will be postponed only if
it is raining hard on the day of the event. Event postponement will be posted on our website http://ron.csumb.edu/,
our facebook page, and a voicemail recording on the 5823686 line by 8:30am on the day of the event.
For more information go to our website http://ron.
csumb.edu/, or contact Alyssa Schaan by email aschaan@
csumb.edu or call 831-582-3686.
Winter Bird Count and Cleanup
7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Experienced birders and novices alike are invited to
join Return of the Natives at Upper Carr Lake for the Winter Bird Count. Last year, we identified over 70 species.
Why count birds? The quantity and diversity of birds
helps us to assess the success of our ongoing habitat
restoration work. Also, it is fun!
After 10am, volunteers are invited to help clean
up the natural waterways and area around Upper Carr
Lake. RON events are a great way to learn more about
where you live, meet new people, get community service
hours, and help protect our clean water supply and natural
habitat. Tools, water and great snacks provided for this
special event!
Directions: Upper Carr Lake is located on East Laurel
Drive between Constitution and Sanborn Rd. in Salinas.
Look for the RON community event signs. (Use 824 E.
Laurel Dr., Salinas for Google Maps)
Volunteer groups of 10 or more please RSVP.
If under the age of 18 please have your parent or
guardian sign a waiver prior to the event.
Weather Policy: The event will be postponed only if
it is raining hard on the day of the event. Event postponement will be posted on our website http://ron.csumb.edu/,
our facebook page, and a voicemail recording on the 5823686 line by 8:30am on the day of the event.
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• December 26, 2014
Memories Shared by
Baby boomers still play
active role in housing market, Digital Story Telling Students
C.A.R. survey finds
By Kevin Stone, Monterey County Association of Realtors®
Previous homeowners twice as likely
to buy again as non-owners
As the wealthiest generation and
the first to drive the housing market,
baby boomers will continue to be a pillar of the housing market, according to
a 2014 California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) survey of California baby
boomers* (born between 1946 and 1964). While nearly half (46 percent) of baby
boomer renters who previously owned a
home sold it primarily due to financial reasons, the vast majority still have a strong
desire to purchase a home.
The survey found that 63 percent of
boomer renters would be motivated to buy
a home if they saw an improvement in their
finances, affordable home prices, or other
reasons. Moreover, 22 percent said they
expect to buy a home in the next five years. “Baby boomers are in their peak earning years and will continue to wield great
influence on the housing market,” said
C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey. “Even
those who went through financial difficulties during the economic crisis recognize
the benefits of homeownership and would
rather buy another home than rent.”
Baby boomer renters who previously
owned a home are also in a better financial
position to purchase a home, having a
higher average annual household income
($78,570) than those boomers who have
never owned a home ($39,825).
Nearly half (45 percent) of boomer
renters have previously owned a home and
are more likely to buy again than those
who have not owned before by about a
two-to-one margin (31 percent vs. 17
percent).
*Approximately 8.6 million baby
boomers currently reside in California.
(U.S. Census Bureau)
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recently to view and celebrate the touching video memoirs produced by nine local
participants.
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and with support from the Arts Council for Monterey County, the fall class amazed the
audience with their digital stories.
Ranging from a little girl from Ft. Worth Texas, Winnie Hershewe, who made
and sold crocheted booties to finance her Shirley Temple permanent wave, to Pim
Chavasant’s poignant final farewell to Thailand and her remaining family, the narrated,
animated shows were met with resounding applause. Renati Mannon told about retracing her mother’s cruise to Brazil, Argentina and the Iguassu Falls 50 years later. Lorna
Claerbout remembered her life changing teaching years in Ghana, where she learned
more from the African children than she taught them as a biology teacher. Jazz singer
Wies Norberg took us back to the early fifties when she toured post war Europe and
Africa lifting spirits with her music while travelling in her $100 car, camping along the
way. Closer to home, Maria Litka Bennett recounted a recent tour of her French grade
school in San Francisco, Notre Dame des Victoires.
The class was taught by Lyceum Instructors Joyce Breckenridge, Cindie Farley
and Amy Ross. The Carmel Foundation’s Kathy Pryor, a DST Graduate, assisted with
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An Evening of Scottish Music and Dance
Special Celtic Concert - Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer plus Special Guests
Save the date for a not-to-be-missed concert with the fabulous internationally renowned Celtic performers Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer plus Special Guests:
An Evening of Scottish Music and Dance. This very special event will be held on
Friday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove,
915 Sunset, in Pacific Grove. Tickets are now available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1054041 and are $20 (general) $15 (seniors over age 65 military and
students with ID). For more information, call (831) 633-4444 or email brickman@
brickmanmarketing.com.
About Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer
Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer are a high energy pure-drop Scottish music
duo, with world class fiddling talent in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, and
whistle. International Scottish Fiddle Champion, Rebecca Lomnicky, and David Brewer
of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, have spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, each living and studying in both
Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. Together they perform captivating Scottish music
which bridges the gap between the fiddle and bagpipe music of Scotland, two worlds
united, into a heartfelt and rousing musical experience. Between their entertaining and
informative stage banter, varied instrument combinations, and vast repertoire of tunes
and songs, including everything from soaring slow airs to intricately arranged dance
tunes, these charismatic performers will leave you on your feet with your hands together.
Together, Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer have headlined at Celtic festivals
such as The Utah Scottish Association Highland Games, The Portland Highland Games,
The Sedona Celtic Harvest Festival, The Seattle Folklife Festival, The Oregon Scottish
Festival, The Yachats Celtic Music Festival, The Monterey Scottish Games and Celtic
Festival, The Payson Scottish Games, The Eugene Scottish Festival, and has performed
at a variety of venues throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland.
The duo will be joined by several special guest highland dancers and singers,
including Peter “The Admiral” Haworth, former vocalist of Molly’s Revenge, from
Blackburn, in the north of England.
An Afternoon with a Piper: David Brewer CD Party, Coffee & Ice Cream Social
Don’t miss “An Afternoon with a Piper: David Brewer CD Party, Coffee and Ice
Cream Social” on Saturday, December 27 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Ice Cream
Shoppe/Beatles and Classic Rock Museum, 709 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove. Enjoy a
special “meet and greet” and photo ops with the talented and charismatic David Brewer,
who has toured across the world with the Scottish super-group, The Old Blind Dogs,
and with Molly’s Revenge. David Brewer’s CD’s will be on sale and he will be available for autographs. David will also give a short presentation about his recent world
travels and what’s new in international Celtic Music at 3:00 p.m.
This is also a preview event for his upcoming performance in January in Pacific
Grove.
About Rebecca Lomnicky
Rebecca Lomnicky began playing classical violin and piano at age 5, discovered
Scottish fiddle music only a few years later, and in 2005 won the Junior Division of
the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Competition. Following that victory, she recorded
her first CD, The Call, praised by Dirty Linen magazine as “technically masterful, and
wonderfully melodic.” In 2009, Rebecca won the 20th Annual Glenfiddich International
Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland. The invitation
only championship - seen as the Grammys of the fiddling world- is widely regarded as
the most prestigious in Scottish fiddle. She has performed in Scotland, Ireland, Italy,
China, and across the US, has been featured on the BBC radio show, Take the Floor,
and in 2009, recorded her second CD, Inspired, with David Brewer. In 2014, Rebecca
graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a double major in Music
and Sociocultural Anthropology. She was also awarded the 2013-2014 Ellen Gussman
Adelson Prize for outstanding instrumental music performance. For more about Rebecca,
please visit: www.rebeccalomnicky.com
About David Brewer
David Brewer is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the Scottish supergroup The Old Blind Dogs, and with Molly’s Revenge across the US, the UK, Canada,
China, and Australia. He has been a special guest of the six-time Grammy winning
group The Chieftains, and was a key musician for the soundtrack of the PBS documentary, “Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil, and the Presidency.” David, who is known
for being animated and engaging on stage, compliments Rebecca’s award winning
fiddling with guitar, Irish penny-whistle, and bodhran frame-drum, but primarily the
Scottish bagpipes, on which he is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic
performers of the instrument in the world today. For more about David, please visit:
www.davidbrewermusic.com Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer will perform together at the First United
Methodist Church on Jan. 9.
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• December 26, 2014
Putting Virtual Eggs in Your Basket
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Travis H. Long, CPA
Planning for
Each Generation
Most comprehensive estate plans
center upon a revocable living trust. However, drafting and executing a detailed and
thoughtful revocable living trust is only
part of the planning process. Another
key part is making sure that your assets
are titled to your trust. This process of
re-titling your assets to your living trust is
often referred to as “trust funding.” You
could have the most beautiful, precise,
and detailed trust, but if it is not property
funded, it will create the same unnecessary
adverse consequences that you were trying
to avoid by drafting your estate plan in the
first place.
I often use the “eggs in the basket”
analogy. Picture your trust as an empty
“basket” and all of your assets as “eggs.”
It is critical to put your “eggs” in your
“basket” in order for your estate plan to
function properly.
As I wrote in my last column, some
“eggs” are more obvious than others.
Most people can easily think about their
checking and savings accounts, certificates
of deposit accounts, brokerage accounts,
stocks, business interests, and real property. Other “eggs” might be more abstract
such as equity in club memberships or
even your spot on the incredibly long
waiting list for Green Bay Packers season
tickets.
In the last decade, an entirely new
category of “eggs” has emerged: digital
assets. Digital assets include sent and
received emails, email accounts, digital
music, digital photographs, digital videos, gaming accounts, software licenses,
social-network accounts, file-sharing
accounts, financial accounts, domain registrations, Domain Name System (DNS)
service accounts, blogs, listservs, webhosting accounts, tax-preparation service
accounts, online stores, online auction
sites, online accounts, Bitcoin accounts,
and other digital assets that don’t even
exist yet!
Digital assets are sometimes referred
Travis on Taxes
to as the “new frontier” in estate planning.
In the last several years there have been
court battles over parents’ access to their
deceased son’s email accounts and the
ability of family members of a decedent
to shut-down certain social networking
sites. Although this is still a new area of
the law, there are two key steps you can
take to give your loved ones more control
over your digital assets in the event of
incapacity or upon death.
First, you should sign a document that
assigns all of your right, title, and interest
in your digital assets to your revocable
living trust. The act of executing such
an assignment should effectively transfer
your digital assets to your trust, putting
your virtual “eggs” in your “basket.”
Second, both your revocable living
trust and your financial power of attorney
document should include specific language that expressly gives your fiduciary
the right to access, use, control, modify,
archive, transfer, and delete your digital
assets. The language should also expressly
give your fiduciary authority over your
physical devices – such as desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, storage
devices, and mobile telephones – as well as
access and control of digital assets stored
on the cloud.
Working with a qualified attorney to
make sure that your estate plan addresses
your digital assets can help to avoid unnecessary barriers and expense for your
loved ones in the event of your incapacity
and upon your death.
KRASA LAW is located at 704-D Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, and Kyle may
be reached at 831-920-0205.
Disclaimer: This article is for general
information only. Reading this article
does not establish an attorney/client relationship. Before acting on any of the
information presented in this article, it
is essential that you consult a competent
attorney who is licensed to practice law in
your community.
Estate Planning
Living Trusts & Wills
Elder Law Care
Trust Administration
Medi-Cal Planning
Asset Protection
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq.
Kyle A. Krasa, Esq. is
Certified as an Estate,
Planning, Trust and
Probate Specialist
by the State Bar of
California Board of
Legal Specialization
704-D Forest Avenue • Pacific Grove
Phone: 831-920-0205
Back To Basics Part VI - Schedule B
www.KrasaLaw.com • kyle@KrasaLaw.com
In this issue, we are discussing
Schedule B - Interest and Ordinary Dividends. Prior articles are republished
on my website at www.tlongcpa.com/
blog if you would like to catch up on
our Back to Basics series on personal tax
returns.
Interest you earn from the use of
your money by others is reported in
detail in Part I of Schedule B and then
summarized on Line 8a of Form 1040. Interest is taxed as ordinary income depending on your tax bracket. The most
common form is interest earned from
your banks or investment companies. You will generally receive a Form 1099INT telling you the amount you paid if
the amount is over $10. If it is under
$10, there is no requirement for the
payor to go through the hassle to report
it to you and the IRS; technically that does not alleviate your responsibility to
report it on your tax returns, however. This holds true for all IRS reportings. Some people think if no tax document
is received, they are somehow relieved
from the responsibility to report. This is
an incorrect notion.
Other forms of interest to report
on Schedule B could be interest earned
from personal loans made to friends or
family, or loans made to a business. In
practice, you often will not receive a
1099-INT from individuals you loan
money to, but they actually have the
same requirements as a bank to file a
1099-INT for interest they pay to you,
and they could be penalized for not doing so.
Another form of interest you need to
report on Schedule B is interest earned
from a seller-financed mortgage. If
you sold your home and carried back a
note on the house from the buyer, the
interest they pay you is reportable interest on Schedule B. You are required to
track the interest and report it properly. You and the buyer are both required to
provide your names, Social Security
numbers, and addresses to each other
for proper tax reporting and matching. You list the buyer’s information in Part
I of Schedule B next to the amount they
paid you. A buyer will do the same
for reporting the mortgage interest on
Schedule A. A Form W-9 is the best
document to request and provide Social
Security Numbers. Buyers and sellers
could each be penalized if they fail to
provide their Social Security numbers
for this purpose or if they simply get
it verbally, and it is incorrect. A W-9
signed by the other party is a protection
to you.
Be careful to not include any
tax-exempt interest such as from U.S.
Treasury Bonds or tax-free municipal
bonds on Schedule B. These would be
reported on Line 8b of Form 1040 and
are generally not taxable unless there are
other adjustments such as those made
for Alternative Minimum Tax on Form
6251. Another source of interest to
avoid reporting on your Schedule B is
interest earned from investments in your
retirement plan (I have see people make
this mistake!).
There are other forms of interest
or adjustments such as original issue
discounts, private activity bond interest, amortizable bond premiums, and
nominee distributions which are beyond
the scope of this article.
Dividends are reported in detail in
Part II of Schedule B and summarized
on Line 9a of Form 1040. Dividends
are essentially a return of part of the
profits of the business to the owners. When you own shares of stock in a company, for instance, they may pay out a
certain amount per share if the company
is doing well. You can reinvest the
dividends and buy more shares or take
the cash. Either way, the dividends get
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December 26, 2014 • CEDAR STREET
The Real View on Real Estate
Buying Real Estate
As a 48-year-old man in a multigenerational family, I have seen first hand
the changes that happen as we age. The
younger ones in our family recover from
life’s everyday bumps and bruises much
more easily than those of us who have a
few more years under our belt. This truism carries over into real estate as well.
That multi-level retreat out in the middle
of nowhere that was your dream house
when younger, becomes not as dreamy as
age starts to creep in. Stairs become harder
to climb. The distance from everyday necessities, especially healthcare, has now
become something to worry about. There
are those rare ones, like my mother who
still water-skis at 82 years old, who don’t
seem to age. However for most of us,
where to live (real estate decisions) take on
added importance. What follows are the
concerns and issues in regards to buying
a home that we face as we age.
No Stairs
A significant concern of home buyers
over 65, and sometimes younger, is if the
house has stairs or not. Having to climb
the stairs to your bedroom is troublesome
and can become downright impossible at
times. Knees creak. Hips ache. The back
stiffens. Balance becomes an issue. These
and other issues make a house with stairs
undesirable. “I don’t need a second story,”
“I can’t climb stairs anymore,”and “I don’t
feel stable on stairs,” are just a few of the
comments I have heard from the over 65
year old home buyer. Single level is what
is desired and needed at this time in life.
Access to Quality Healthcare
My wife’s grandfather lived on a golf
course at the base of Mt. Hood in Oregon.
It was a beautiful and serene place to live.
However, as he got older, the concern was
getting to and from the doctor and the nearest hospital, neither of which was close.
Living in a secluded and beautiful place
is something many of us dream of, yet
that dream can become a nightmare. The
health issues that come with aging make
that secluded location less of a paradise
and more of a problem. The need to be
close to one’s doctor and a good hospital
is very important.
Arts and Entertainment
Just because we are getting older does
not mean we are ready to sit and watch
TV all day. Living in a community with a
lively arts and entertainment scene significantly increases the quality of life. Access
to museums, plays, live music, aquariums
(we have the best in the world), art galleries, restaurants, and even adult education/
exercise classes are important to people of
all ages. Research has shown that artistic
stimulation can delay the mental decline
that comes with aging. Living in an area
with a lively cultural scene makes the
retirement years much more enjoyable.
Good Public Transportation
It is an unfortunate fact of aging,
but if we all live that long life we want,
then we will have to give up the car keys
someday. Cruel, but true. It is less painful if we have family living near, but if we
don’t then we have to rely on public transportation. This includes everything from
subways to light rail and the public bus
system. Transportation not only needs to
be affordable, but the level of service has
to have enough stops and depth of reach
to make it accessible. Some communities
even have public transportation dedicated
to the elderly and disabled. What good is
a great cultural scene if you can’t make it
to the show?
Assisted Living Facilities
As the years go by, many of us will
need to make that transition to some type
of assisted living facility. Making that
transition within the same community
is less traumatic. Having to leave your
home is hard enough, but leaving your
social network makes it even harder. This
is one thing that a lot of us don’t think
about or don’t want to think about, but it
is a something that needs to be considered
when making that buying decision.
Weather
Last, but not least is weather. Is it
any wonder that so many in the Northeast
retire to Florida or they call the Canadians
in Arizona snowbirds? Inclement weather
is a burden no matter what age. Cold
seems to be harder on us than heat as we
get older. A temperate climate, not too hot
and not too cold, is the ideal for retirement.
It makes all the other issues much easier to
deal with, especially if you are having to
wait for the bus in a snow storm.
Aging has a lot of challenges and
buying real estate is just one of them, but
an important one. Real estate is intricately
linked to all of the issues listed above. In
fact, it goes hand in hand. We are lucky
enough that the Monterey Peninsula has
great health care (CHOMP), temperate
weather, fine assisted living facilities,
serviceable public transportation, and
a wonderful cultural scene. From my
experience, finding a home with no stairs
seems to be the biggest concern. That
second level on the house just has the best
ocean views…
Patrick Ryan is a Realtor with Sotheby’s International Realty servicing
the Monterey Peninsula. He can be
contacted at 831-238-8116 or by email
at patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com,
BRE#01957809
For additional information, please call, 831-372-8016.
Publication dates: 12/19, 12/26/14
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142330
The following person is doing business as ENGRAFFT, 514 7th St., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. DEREK WIJNAND HANNEMAN,
514 7th St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement
was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Nov.
14, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business
under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed
above on N/A. Signed: Derek Hanneman. This business is conducted by an individual. Publication dates:
12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/14
Camille Littlefield graduates with
Tufts University Class of 2014
More than 3,000 students graduated from Tufts University on May 18, 2014
during a university-wide commencement ceremony with public policy expert
Anne Marie Slaughter as the speaker.
The graduates from the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering included Camille Littlefield of Carmel, CA, with a Bachelor of Science.
Tufts University recently announced the Dean’s List for the Spring 2014
semester.
Among these students are:
Camille Littlefield of Carmel, CA
Matthew Ryan of Pacific Grove, CA
Dean’s List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
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reported on Schedule B.
Dividends are taxed at your ordinary income tax bracket rate unless they qualify
for special capital gains rate treatment. Then they are called qualified dividends. To qualify for special treatment the dividends must be from U.S. corporations, corporations set up in U.S. Possessions, or in foreign countries with certain tax treaty benefits, or if readily tradable on U.S. stock exchanges. If you have held the stock
for less than a year, there are also some specific holding period requirements that
could still allow the stock to qualify.
The portion of ordinary dividends that are considered qualified are reported on
Line 9b of Form 1040, and don’t actually show up on the Schedule B. This is a
large advantage as people in the 10 percent or 15 percent income tax bracket pay no
tax on capital gains and qualified dividends! People in the top 39.6 percent bracket
pay a 20 percent rate on qualified dividends and everyone in between pays 15 percent.
Part III of Schedule B consists of questions about any foreign accounts or
trusts you own or have signature authority over. These questions are EXTREMELY important to answer correctly. If you have a foreign account you will also need to
file FinCen Form 114 with the Treasury Department. There are potentially massive
penalties for failure to properly report on FinCen Form 114, even if unintentional,
and possible jail time if you willfully do not report. You may also need to file a
Form 8938, a 3520 or other forms related to foreign assets. If you have foreign assets, you should seek professional support that has experience in this area. Getting
caught is much worse than coming forward.
In two weeks we will continue our Back to Basics series with Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business
Travis H. Long, CPA is located at 706-B Forest Avenue, PG, 93950 and focuses on
trust, estate, individual, and business taxation. He can be reached at 831-333-1041.
Previous editions of Cedar Street Times can be found
at www.cedarstreettimes.com
Back issues are located under the tab “Back Issues”
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142542
The following person is doing business as FRIENDS
OF THE BEAT MUSEUM, 13 Deer Stalker Path,
Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION, 13 Deer
Stalker Path, Monterey, CA 93940. This statement
was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on Dec.
22, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business
under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed
above on 12/22/14. Signed: Estelle Cimino, President.
This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 12/26/14, 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142482
The following person is doing business as BIZZIE
OF MONTEREY PENINSULA and BIZZIE OF
MONTEREY COUNTY, 228 Grand Ave., Pacific
Grove,Monterey County, CA 93950. CLEANIT
LOCKER, INC., 640 Alice St., Monterey, CA 93940.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 11, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on 12/11/14. Signed: Jin Jung,
President. This business is conducted by a corporation.
Publication dates: 12/26/14, 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142481
The following person is doing business as LANDSCAPES OF THE WEST, 638 Laine St. Apt. R,
Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940. JAMES J.
EDKINS, 638 Laine St. Apt. R, Monterey, CA 93940.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 10, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name
or name(s) listed above on 01/15/14. Signed: James
Edkins. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates: 12/19, 12/26/14, 1/2, 1/9/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142410
The following person is doing business as THE INSPIRED TYPE, 494 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. CHERYL PUCKETT, 494
Pine Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 and MORGAN
KASHATA, 237 Granite St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 1, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on 10-01-14. Signed: Cheryl E.
Puckett. This business is conducted by a co-partnership. Publication dates: 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/14
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142493
The following person is doing business as SUNFLOWER STUDIO, LLC, 301 Grand Ave., Pacific
Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. CLAIRE PHILLIPS, 405 Gibson Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 15, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on N/A. Signed: Claire Phillips.
This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Publication dates: 12/19, 12/26/14, 1/2, 1/9/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142411
The following person is doing business as HOME
YARD N AG, 622 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. DANIEL WILSON NICHOLS, 622 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 1, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on 12/1/14. Signed: Daniel W.
Nichols. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates: 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/14
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142341
The following person is doing business as R7 CONSULTING & ENTERPRISES, 978 Syida Drive,
Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950. JULIE
HOWARD ROSENAU, 978 Syida Drive, Pacific
Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the
Clerk of Monterey County on Nov. 17, 2014. Registrant commenced to transact business under the
fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on
01-01-13. Signed: Julie Rosenau. This business is
conducted by an individual. Publication dates: 12/05,
12/12, 12/19, 12/26/14
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 20142518
The following person is doing business as GRANADOS SERVICES CO., 1292 Luzern St., Seaside, Monterey County, CA 93955. RAMON ARQUIMIDES
GRANADO, 1292 Luzern St., Seaside, CA 93955.
This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey
County on Dec. 17, 2014. Registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or
name(s) listed above on 12/15/14. Signed: Ramon A.
Granado. This business is conducted by an individual.
Publication dates: 12/26/14, 1/2, 1/9, 1/16/15
Legal Notices
Asilomar Conference Grounds Public Meeting
Monday, January 5, 2015 @ 3 PM
A meeting will be held to inform the audience about
the operations at Asilomar Conference Grounds
which is operated by the State of California, a Unit of
California State Parks.
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• December 26, 2014
Seed Savvy - Part 2
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the
seeds you plant. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Years ago, I was disappointed with the limited
varieties of vegetable seeds available. Through a friend,
I discovered a hole-in-the-wall seed collective in East
Palo Alto. When I finally found it, my inner hippy was
totally stoked.
The small store was filled with glass containers of
every size, perched on tippy wooden shelves, which
sagged here and there. Colorfully faded print, which
bespoke a former life, appeared through the rusty lids.
The current contents were labeled in large, loopy handwriting. Lemon Thyme. Mint Thyme. English Thyme. I
didn’t realize there were so many different varieties of
thyme!
The shelves were filled with seeds. I was in heaven
as I scooped up and labeled my finds.
One of my finest discoveries was rhubarb. Before
I even planted the seeds, I was dreaming of strawberryrhubarb pie, a favorite dish my grandmother made to
perfection. Over the summer months, I coaxed and
coddled these plants. (In reality, I just watered… plants
know how to grow.) By September, the stems were a
brilliant shade of red and ready to harvest. I was such a
great gardener that MY rhubarb stems were more luscious looking than those in the store. I dutifully cut off
the toxic leaves over the compost bin and carried the
stems into the kitchen.
I knew something was off when the smell coming
from the oven was, well, rather rank. I peeked inside
the oven and instead of a puffy, golden pie, I saw a
collapsed crust cratered over oozy lumps and bumps.
Confused, I waited another 15 minutes and pulled it
out. The pie was done, but what it had done I wasn’t
sure. My roommate walked in and sniffed. He asked
why I was baking chard. Huh?
Back at the compost bin, I held up the discarded,
suspicious rhubarb leaf. I took a small nibble. Yup,
Swiss chard. Did you know there is a leafy green called
Rhubarb Chard (aka Ruby Red)? Grown for its colorful
red stems?
Dana Goforth
Diggin’ It
When I went back into the kitchen, I saw that my
roommate had disappeared along with half the pie.
Goes to show that if one puts enough sugar in a dish,
someone is bound to eat it. No matter what it smells
like.
Seed Terms Re-visited
Last year, I first wrote about seeds in Diggin’ It
#10 and received an overwhelmingly positive response.
At that time, I wanted to include a more concise definition of seed terms, but ended up ranting about horrific
GMOs.
The nomenclature of seeds can be confusing.
For years, large seed companies have used words like
heirloom and hybrid erroneously, usually branding
them with the popular gardening term of the season.
Fortunately, many small seed businesses have sprouted
up and use the terms correctly… and with dignity. With
the rise in awareness of GMOs and the quiet upsurge
of seed banks, I felt it is important to really understand
what types of seeds I’m actually purchasing.
Organic Seeds
Organic, by definition in the plant market, means
derived from a living thing without artificial chemicals. To claim a seed is organic, it must come from an
organically certified farm. The USDA sets the standards
for organic certification, which include inspections of
the fields, testing of soil and water, and even record
keeping. Many states have certifying agencies that
further the federal standards in a localized market.
Open-Pollinated Seeds
Left alone, Mother Nature excels at seed production. Open-pollination, either by insect or wind, is the
most fundamental form of seed development. These
seeds produce plants that are genetically true to the
parent. In the seed market, open-pollinated seeds are
generally termed “organic” and are readily available
through numerous seed supply houses (see below).
Many gardeners harvest organic seeds from their
gardens in the fall and save them from year to year,
ensuring a reliable crop of food or flowers. Locally, the
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and our
lupines (Lupinus spp.) are stunning examples of open
pollinated, organic plants.
Heirloom Seeds
Many gardeners boast about using seeds that can
be traced to plants originally grown generations ago.
Now that’s very cool! These are called heirloom seeds.
There is some controversy in the seed world about what
actually constitutes an heirloom, but it is generally
agreed that if the cultivar can be traced to pre-commercial production, before WWII usually, it can be called
an heirloom. Seeds that have been found dormant at
ancient sites and unearthed by archeologists and are
still viable are true heirlooms.
Hybrid Seeds
Finally, there are the hybrids. In nature, hybrid
seeds are created all the time -- it strengthens plants or
makes them resistant to changes in climate or environmental fluctuations. Think Mendel, Darwin, and
evolution. In horticultural practice, hybrid seeds are
created by manually cross-pollinating plants to achieve
a new plant. This may be to promote an unusual flower
color or produce a plant with improved characteristics
based on the best traits of each parent plant. In seed
catalogs, the terms F1 (first-generation offspring) and
F2 (second-generation) are used to indicate a seed’s genealogy. While hybrid seeds produce desirable plants,
they rarely retain these idyllic features from one crop
to the next. Hybrids may or may not be organic and are
generally made for the commercial market.
Finding a good seed company also stirs my inner
hippy child. I’ve ordered from many businesses, but
now I’m happy with just a few. I love calling them
up (yes, on a phone… well, even my cell) to discover
about their latest finds, ask for suggestions for my temperamental north-facing yard, and just talk plants. I’ve
yet to find a grumpy gardener on the other end. And my
rhubarb story has become legendary….
Favorite Seed Companies
www.seedsavers.org — A non-profit organization dedicated to saving & haring heirloom seeds
www.nicholsgardennursery.com — A family owned
nursery for more than 60 years.
www.crimson-sage.com — A certified organic nursery
specializing in unusual and medicinal plants.
Dana Goforth lives in Pacific Grove with 4 longhaired cats and several ponds where her garden used
to be. She is a writer, artist, teacher, and gardener. You
can find out more about Dana at www.danagoforth.com.
Seed Terminology Reference
Start your New Year
right!
• Organic Fruits & Vegetables
• Side dishes and salads
• Ready to Serve Casseroles
• Perfect Portions in our Deli
• Make it easy on yourself!
242 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove • 831.375.9581 • Family Owned Since 1969
Organic: Seeds derived from USDA
certified farms. Or those found in nature!
Open-pollinated: Mother Nature’s way of
making a new generation of plants.
Heirloom: Seeds that can be documented
to originate from plants grown in the precommercial (1940s) era. A popular term
large seed manufactures love to use in
marketing.
Hybrid: In nature, a common change
in plant attributes. In commercial seed
production, a manufactured cross
between two plants that have desirable
qualities.
GMO: Genetically Modified Organisms.
Man-made seeds that require man-made
products to make them man-made grown.
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Pacific Grove
Sports & Leisure
Copplas Keep Winning In the Family
Ben Alexander
Golf Tips
Ben Alexander PGA
PGA Teaching Professional,
Pacific Grove Golf Links,
Bayonet Golf Course
PGA Teacher Of The Year,
No Cal PGA
831-277-9001
www.benalexandergolf.com
The next time you’re practicing on the putting green do one of my simple drills
that will help you putt with better direction. Start off with a 20-foot putt and putt
a ball holding your follow thru until the ball stops rolling. I think you will find that
your putter will not be pointing at your intended line but the putter face will be
pointing to the left. This is what I see over and over when I do a putting lesson
so practice holding the follow through. pointing the putter at your intended line
and your accuracy will get much better.
Breaker of the Week
Hayley Oliver
Nick Coppla, left, and Lauren Coppla came home from the NFL Punt, Pass
& Kick San Francisco 49ers Team Championship with sports souvenirs and
encouragement to continue competing.
It’s a family affair.
Anthony Coppla is the Pacific
Grove High School standout quarterback, set to play baseball in the
spring, and then he plans to be off to
college. In 2012, he took first place in
the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition team championship with the San
Francisco 49ers.
Younger brother Nicholas, 15,
quarterback for the high school junior
varsity team, is right behind him as
defending champ in PP&K. He has
hopes of making the varsity team for
the next two years.
And younger sister Lauren, 13, is
tops in the Sectional PP&K competition and plans to play softball during
her high school years.
Both of the younger Coppla
children qualified for the team championship competition, held at the new
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, last
Sunday, Dec. 20. While they didn’t
come out on top, they competed
against young athletes from all over
the United States and made impressive showings at third in their respec-
tive age category representing the
Southwestern United States, including
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico.
“The 49ers treated us really well,”
said proud dad, Robert Coppla. “We
got to see the new stadium, with free
tickets to the 49er game and free parking.”
In the Punt, Pass & Kick competition, athletes vie for distance with their
score being a combined total of punting, passing and kicking. There are
about 10 competitors in each category.
And dad’s no slouch in athletics,
either. In 2010, when he last competed, he was second in the world in
arm wrestling. A treatment operator
for Cal Am Water, he has set aside arm
wrestling so he and his wife can concentrate on seeing the younger Coppla
athletes through college.
Nick has reached the age limit for
Punt, Pass & Kick competition, but
Lauren has two more years to compete. And two older brothers to cheer
her on.
Robotics Team
Captain
nd
2 Year Robotics
Class of 2015
Sponsored by:
Winning Wheels Bicycle Shop
318 Grand Ave, Pacific Grove
(831) 375-4322
Breaker of the Week
Samba Diallo
4th Year Lacrosse
2nd Year Boys JV
Basketball
Class of 2015
Food for Fines December 1 - 31
The Pacific Grove Public Library and the Monterey Public Library will accept
donations of unopened, non-perishable food as an option to payment of overdue fines
on library materials. All food donations will be given to local food banks which are
in great need of replenishment at this time of the year. The Libraries benefit by having overdue items returned so that others may borrow them. Bring your food donations to the public libraries in Pacific Grove, or Monterey, or to the Monterey Public
Library Bookmobile.
The Pacific Grove Public Library is located at 550 Central Avenue, Pacific
Grove, and the Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey,
For more information call Linda Pagnella at (831) 648-5760 or Inga Waite at (831)
646-3477.
Sponsored by:
Central Coast Silkscreen & Embroidery
215 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove
831.372.1401
By Golnoush Pak
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• December 26, 2014
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