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July 30-August 5, 2010 Pacific Grove Community News Vol. II, Issue 45

Off to Japan - Pags 15

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Taking a stand - 6

See TREES Page 2

Happy birthday, PG! - Page 11

See MARIJUANA Page 2

See SAFEWAY Page 2

Architect Ray Parks’ artistic rendering of the remodeled Safeway exterior.

By Cameron Douglas

Starbuck’s is coming to Pacific Grove; but quietly and unobtrusively, without the characteristic two-story glass facades and billboard signs. Instead, there will be a small kiosk inside a newly-remodeled Safeway store at the top of Forest Hill.

The presence of such franchises is an ongoing concern for PG residents who wish

Safeway remodelincludes Starbucks

City of Monterey closes in on new traffic plan

Changes will moderately affect traffic

into Pacific Grove

By Cameron Douglas

Coming changes in traffic flow through neighboring New Monterey, although years away, will somewhat alter the way cars come to Pacific Grove from the Lighthouse tunnel. The proposed plan would change the Lighthouse Avenue corridor from David Avenue to the tunnel from its current, 2-lanes-each-way configuration into an eastbound, 3-lane, one-way thoroughfare.

All westbound traffic from the tunnel will travel towards PG on Foam Street, which is currently two lanes going one-way. It will be converted to three lanes, all westbound, with one of the lanes designated for transit (buses) and parking on one side of the street.

Where Foam reaches David Avenue, little will change. The far right lane will be dedicated to right turns towards the Aquarium. The other two lanes will turn left, with one dedicated to straight-through traffic and the other going right onto Central Avenue. Another potential bottleneck could occur at this intersection.

Eastbound Central Avenue traffic emerging from Pacific Grove will run smoothly onto a one-way Lighthouse Avenue with three lanes, again one lane for transit, and parking on both sides of Lighthouse. A return loop near the Coast Guard station will allow cars to turn back west onto Foam before reaching the tunnel.

Richard Deal, Traffic Engineer for the City of Monterey, says his department has been granted conceptual approval for the project; which means Deal and his associates can now pursue a traffic study and environmental impact report. Right now the money for these things is not available, Deal said. He estimates that once funding is obtained, there will be a study process lasting about one year, followed by another 18 months for design. Add another year for construction and the final finished results are about 4 years away.

While the new traffic design is expected to bring benefits, it’s not perfect. No matter what changes are made, says Deal, the biggest limiting factor is the Lighthouse tunnel, which runs two lanes each way and cannot be widened. The three lanes coming from Lighthouse will have to narrow down to two at that point,

Medical marijuana dispensary a no-goBy Marge Ann Jameson

In a 5-1 decision that hung, in great part, on the oath taken by council members to uphold Federal law, the Pacific Grove city council banned medical marijuana dispensaries within the city limits.

“Federal law trumps state law,” said Mayor Carmelita Garcia, who then moved to pass a banning ordinance, noting that if Proposition 19 – the measure to legalize marijuana statewide – should pass, it would “cause a lot of upset, all the way to the state.”

Council member Ken Cuneo seconded the motion. He, too, echoed the fact that Federal law supersedes state law and thus city law, but pointed out that even the national Veterans Administration says that medical marijuana is “okay” for its patients, adding

Friday, July 302:00 p.m.

“Pet Parade”Starts at Caledonia Park on

Central AvenueParticipation is Free

•Friday, July 30

6:00 p.m.“Sock Hop”

Chautauqua HallKids 10 & under • FreeStudents $1 • Adults $5

•Saturday, July 31

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (drop in)Science Saturday:

Light, Shadows, and Photography

Learn while doing! All ages are invited

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

165 Forest Avenue FREE (donations always

appreciated)•

Saturday, July 317:00 p.m.

“Pageant and Variety Show”Legend of the Blue Willow

Music & Dance from Aroundthe World

Traditional PageantSilent Auction

Performing Arts Center651 Forest Avenue, Pacific

GroveStudents $10 • Adults $20

•Thursday, August 5

7:00 p.m. Thursday • 8:00 p.m. Friday

2:00 p.m. SundayCentral Coast Premiere

RENTMPC Morgan Stock Stage

980 Fremont Street, Montereywww.mpctheatre.com

646-4213Tickets: $10 - $25

•Now – August 29

8:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday

3:30 p.m. SundayBroadway a musical

Bruce Ariss Wharf TheaterWharf #1

Reservations & Info:649-2332 0r 372-1373

•Sunday, August 8

9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Pacific Grove Chamber

Pacific Grove Summer FestivalArts & Crafts, Food &

Entertainment•

Sunday, August 153 p.m.

“Love Letters of Lynchburg”A Fundraiser for the Pacific

Grove Art CenterMusic by Bill Minorwith Heath Proskinand Richard Mayer

dramative reading by Kathryn Petrucelli

and Taelin Thomas$10 at the door

Ongoing MondaysCertified Farmers Market

4 - 7 p.m.Central & Grand, Pacific Grove

Info: 831-384-6961Free

•Now- September 28

10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Exhibition,

The Liturgical Arts ofE. Charlton Fortune

1885-1967Mora Chapel Gallery

3080 Rio RoadSundays are Complimentary

•Ongoing at

Chautauqua HallFridays

Freeform Social Dancing Central & 16th Avenune

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Explore our local landscapes and habitats through the eyes of Albert T. DeRome. Over 40 DeRomepaintings and photographs from the DeRome family’s private collection, the Irvine Museum, theMonterey Museum of Art, and the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History’s own collection.

Wine and light refreshments served

165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove831.644.9078pgmuseum.org

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Dog Gone Dog ReportAn anonymous person dropped off a medium sized white dog at the

station. A scan of the dogs chip revealed an ID with a phone number to pet link, the officer called pet link and learned the identity of the dog’s human who was out of town. After speaking with the officer, the human agreed to have his girlfriend pick up the pooch. The dog then posed for a photograph for the report.

Lock up your wheelsTwo reports were filed this week reporting stolen “Unlocked Bicycles”

One was under a tarp in the driveway of a Grove Acre resident and the other was taken from a carport, also in the Grove Acre area. No suspects at this time.

One too ManyTwo females were arrested this week at different times, dates and

locations for disorderly conduct (drunk in public). One was released to a family member and the other was transported to Monterey County Jail where she was lodged until she “slept it off.”

No rest for the tow truck driversFour vehicles were towed this week around the Grove. Out of the four

three had expired vehicle registration tags. The fourth was just hanging around too long on Ocean View Ave. (More than 72 hours)

Give One up for the NeighborsA call came in from a resident in the Moreland area. They reported

hearing glass break and going outside to discover a male adult in the back of a neighbor’s vehicle and the right front window broken out. The subject fled on foot east bound. He is described as a Hispanic male adult in his 20’s with a shaved head, 5’6” and 130 lbs. Nothing was found missing from the vehicle.

Trolley readies trial runA demonstration run of the proposed free visitors’ trolley will run for 11 days, from Thurs. Aug. 12 at 10:00 a.m.

The map at the left shows the route, and the orange circles rep-resent stops.

The 30-minute trip features an interpretive program narrated by Pacific Grove’s Thom Akeman.

Proponents are seek-ing grants through the air Pollution Control district for next season in hopes of running the trolley all during the tourist season.

Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010, decree number and is published weekly at 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is available at various locations throughout the city as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson News: Cameron Douglas

Contributors: Betsy Slinkard Alexander • Guy Chaney • Jon GuthrieAmy Choale Solis • Rhonda Farrah • Neil Jameson • Dorothy Maras • Richard Oh

Photography: Cameron Douglas • Skyler Lewis • Nate PhillipsDistribution: Kristi Portwood and Stacy Loving

Holder of Kite Strings: Katie Shain

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causing potential back-ups. To offset that problem, Deal is studying ways to maximize the large intersection

on the other side of tunnel, where Del Monte meets Washington Street by the Sports Center. He hopes that increased efficiency there will keep things moving.

The main advantage to this plan, according to Deal, is that eastbound traffic in New Monterey will be able to turn left or right off of Lighthouse, a boon to businesses there. The changes are part of what is called the “Comprehensive Citywide Transportation and Parking Study.”

Pacific Grove Traffic Engineer Malcolm Knisely said he first became aware of the plan about two years ago. “It’s designed for traffic heading into Monterey,” Knisely said.

Deal says there will be plenty of discussion on the project and hopes for “substantial public input.” A computerized video model of the traffic plan is online at: http://www.monterey.org/traffic/simulations.html/ Look for “Alt. 6: Lighthouse Avenue One-Way

another layer of confusion.The discussion arose as a result of the application by Daniel Maniscalco and

Apothecary, Inc. to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Central Avenue. Maniscalco had followed the letter of Pacific Grove law in applying for permits to operate the dispensary, and pointed out that many of his customers were from Pacific Grove.

Mayor pro tempore Bill Kampe said that he didn’t see how having a dispensary in the city would make Pacific Grove a better community, and agreed that the outcome of Proposition 19 would affect how a ban would be written.

Dan Miller, the newest council member, expressed the opinion that there were other drugs available and that marijuana was not necessary. He agreed with some of the members of the public who testified that “it all begins with marijuana” when it comes to drug use.

Council member Alan Cohen said he had heard a lot of misinformation, but that for him it boiled down to his having taken an oath to represent the citizens of Pacific Grove and that “the citizens have spoken” against the dispensary. He said he could support a dispensary because “the community doesn’t want it.”

The lone dissenting vote was Robert Huitt’s. He said he wanted to go with City Attorney Dave Laredo’s preferred option, which was to “do nothing” and visit the question again in January, 2011 when the current moratorium expires. He asked Laredo:

“If we take no action, would dispensaries then be legal?”Laredo: No.Huitt: And if Prop. 19 passes?Laredo: No.Huitt then asked Laredo whether the fact that federal law says no was adequate,

to which Laredo again answered “no.”“When it’s unnecessary to pass a law, I see no point in doing it. We plainly need

more information,” said Huitt.Council member Lisa Bennett was on vacation and did not vote.Miller asked Laredo how much money work on the question had already cost the

city, but was assured that, while it was about 60 hours, it was part of Laredo’s retainer.“So if we bring it back, it will cost tens of thousands of dollars?” asked Miller,

referring to the suggestion that the question could arise again after the results of Prop. 19 are known.

A first reading of the ban will be held September 1 with a second reading September 30, and the ban would then take effect in October, 2010.

A third option offered by Laredo to the council, which was to establish regulations, was, for all intents and purposes, ignored by the council.

But back on March 3, 2010, regulations were exactly what the city council requested. Staff was directed at that time to return to the council with a draft for proposed regulations for the potential dispensary. At that time, test cases were pending before courts in other jurisdictions which would have lent some advice to the matter before Pacific Grove.

The council voted at that time to extend a 45-day moratorium they had passed on Jan. 20, 2010 to equal a full year (Jan. 9, 2011), in order to give them time to study the pros and cons. But council member Bennett had asked, “If we want regulations, why take so long?”

At that council meeting, the preponderance of testimony was in favor of the dispensary. At the July 27 meeting, only three testified in favor with many others testifying against medical marijuana dispensaries, with most of the statements being against marijuana in general.

Measure 215, the California medical marijuana initiative, passed in 1966. when it did, Pacific Grove voters voted in favor of medical marijuana by more than two to one. Yes votes were 5540 while no votes were 2347.


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By Marge Ann Jameson

In closed session July 27, the Pacific Grove City Council met to discuss their agreement as to the importance of the participation of ratepayers in the question of governance of the proposed Regional Water Project, and submitted a brief to the administrative law judge.

The three settling parties, California-America Water as the distributor; Monterey County Water Resources agency (wells); and Marina Coast Water District who will build the desalination plant have agreed that two mayors from affected cities on the Peninsula would have a seat at the advisory committee table. On July 16, they filed a Reply Brief which allows the cities to act as participants in order to enhance transparency and public process by giving the participating mayors an advisory vote.

Two mayors will serve on the committee, but how they are chosen and from whence they receive direction has yet to be determined. It is undecided whether the positions will rotate among the mayors.

The matter had been discussed at meetings of the Monterey City Council on Saturday, July 24 and Monday, July 26 after which the City of Monterey submitted its own brief in which they stated that they wished for the Mayors to have equal voting power and decision-making authority with the other three settling parties. The closing statement of the brief read, “Governance is of grave concern, however the City does not want to delay the Project.”

Pacific Grove City Manager Tom Frutchey and Mayor Carmelita Garcia called the closed session meeting so that the council could provide direction to them as negotiators. “You don't want to show your hand in a negotiation,” said Frutchey in response to questions as to why the matter was not agendized for a later open session meeting.

Peninsula mayors will likely serveon Water Project advisory committee

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History announces the following public events scheduled for July and August:

Saturday, July 31 drop in between 11 am-3 pm

Science Saturday: Light, Shadows, and Photography

Learn while doing! All ages are invited to compose and develop cyanotypes (sun prints), experiment with mirrors, enjoy optical illusions, learn about pinhole photography, make and play with shadow puppets, and more! Co-sponsored by the Pebble Beach Foundation.

FREE (donations appreciated).At the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History,

165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove

Saturday, August 21 at 2 pm

Lecture: The Landscapes of Albert T. DeRomeEnjoy a lecture about landscape painter Albert T.

DeRome-as you sit in a gallery full of his paintings and photographs. Many have never been displayed before; one is the largest known. This talk will be given by Marcelle Polednik, PhD., Chief Curator at the Monterey Museum of Art.

FREE (donations appreciated).At the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History,

165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove

Cyanotype by Frank Penner,Museum Board member

Events atthe Museum

July 30, 2010 • CEDAR STREET Times•

to keep the small-town feeling alive here. Since the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant at Country Club Gate in the 1970’s, opposition to further fast food establishments has been vigorous and swift.

These concerns resurfaced in 2003 when the former Albertson’s store (now Save-Mart) asked to have a Starbucks put in. Then-city attorney Fleishman advised Albertson’s that a Starbucks could not be added to the store pursuant to subsection (b) of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code 23.64.115.

In 2005, Safeway requested the addition of a Starbucks kiosk within its store, similar to what Albertson’s had suggested. Again, based on the criteria set forth in the PGMC, Safeway was asked to remove the Starbucks kiosk from their remodel plans.

This year, Safeway came back with a revised proposal with the added conditions that the kiosk would not be a sublease and that Safeway employees, not those of Starbucks, would operate the kiosk.

Initially, city council rejected the idea. In March, Safeway appealed for the purpose of re-examining the language of the ordinance. According to project architect Ray Parks of Carmel, the fast-food ordinance “never applied to grocery stores.” Council agreed and gave the go-ahead for the kiosk without an additional use permit.

So how did McDonald’s get hereResearch shows the permit process

for the Pacific Grove McDonald’s began in 1977, and in 1978 the city granted Use Permit 1210-77. According to Senior Planner Lynn Burgess, the building went up and opened for business in 1979.

The seemingly swift creation of a major fast-food establishment resulted in a flurry of discussion in and out of city council, mainly regarding what constitutes fast food service. This ultimately created Pacific Grove’s first fast food ordinance in 1980. The discussion continued for nearly 15 years until Mayor Sandy Koffman signed Ordinance 1999 into effect.

The McDonald’s operation is a “legal, non-conforming use” according to

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Above: Architect Ray Parks’ artistic rendering of the remodeled Safeway exterior.

Below: A preview of what Pacific Grove shoppers will see inside the Forest Hill Safeway by year’s end. Image courtesy of Safeway, Inc.

Richard Oh

Oh, have a taste! I’m often asked about wine and food pairings. Which wines go with all the

different food? The basic idea is to pair flavor intensity, matching flavors, acid for acid, and flavor opposites.

One, you should pair light bodied wines with lighter foods and heavy bodied wines with heartier and more flavorful foods. For example, pair a light fish with a Sauvignon Blanc or a Cabernet Sauvignon with a grilled steak.

Two, pair wines that will pick up the flavors of the food. For instance, I make a Pinot Noir that has cherries with hints of raspberry and chocolate that paired nicely with a dark chocolate cake with a raspberry sauce.

Three, match high acid dishes with high acid wine. If you are making a shrimp with lemon pair it with a Chardonnay.

Four, serve a sweeter wine with hot spicy dishes. An off dry Riesling or a Gewurztraminer will go great with the spices. I will go into more detail on another edition.

Today I want to introduce Marc Jones who created a dish using the Otter Cove Syrah with scallops. Yes, a red wine reduction sauce with seafood. The consistency and texture of the scallops complimented the Syrah. Since no lemon was used, a lower acid wine was the right call. The Syrah has lower tannins and is medium in body. This is why the wine was perfect with the scallops and the potatoes.

Marc is a native of the Monterey Peninsula who grew up working at many of the prestigious venues the area has to offer. After working in many aspects of hospitality, Marc founded Tasty Solutions. Tasty Solutions is a full service catering, event planning, and consulting company. In addition Marc has worked on events such as Pebble Beach Food and Wine, Artichoke Festival, and many non-profit functions. Marc is currently on several local boards aiming to progress local culinary and hospitality needs. Also look for Marc on Travels with Romney, coming soon.

To contact Marc Jones call (831)277-2576 or visit the website www.yourtastysolutions.com and find the latest “what’s cooking” on Facebook.

Burgess; in other words, “grandfathered” — by just one year.

What’s in store“The coffee bar (Starbucks kiosk) is

the only added department,” stated Susan Houghton, Safeway’s Director of Public Affairs. “That will result in 8-10 new jobs.” Those new jobs, which are going to be on Safeway’s payroll, will pay an average wage of $8.50-$9.00 an hour. The rest of the interior remodel is décor only. “We are glad to be a part of the Pacific Grove community, and we hope this addition of Starbucks will be something our customers enjoy,” said Houghton.

Safeway filed for their building permit on July 21, and anticipate construction will begin this fall with hopes of completion in three months. In their permit estimate, Safeway listed a figure of $1.5 million for the project.

Wine and food: Finding the perfect pair(ing)


Pacific Coast Church522 Central Avenue, 831-372-1942

Peninsula Christian Center520 Pine Avenue, 831-373-0431

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove246 Laurel Avenue, 831-373-0741

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal ChurchCentral Avenue & 12th Street, 831-373-4441

Community Baptist ChurchMonterey & Pine Avenues, 831-375-4311

Peninsula Baptist Church1116 Funston Avenue, 831-647-1610

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church146 8th Street, 831-655-4160

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove442 Central Avenue, 831-372-0363

First Church of God1023 David Avenue, 831-372-5005

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove1100 Sunset Drive, 831-375-2138

Church of Christ176 Central Avenue, 831-375-3741

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove804 Redwood Lane, 831-333-0636

Mayflower Presbyterian Church141 14th Street, 831-373-4705

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove325 Central Avenue, 831-375-7207

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula375 Lighthouse Avenue, 831-372-7818

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr., Pacific Grove - (831) 372-5875

Worship: Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.

Jon Guthrie

High Hats & ParasolsThe News … from 1910.

Now you can rent your carMister W. A. Gerdes has come up with what seems to be a perfectly splendid idea.More and more people are purchasing auto mobiles these days, but many are being

held back by trepidations about the unknown. W. A. Gerdes has resolved that problem by obtaining a first-grade auto mobile which can be hired, with or without driver, on a rental basis. The renter can then travel about anywhere on the Monterey Peninsula while finding out how useful a private car would be.

Gerdes has secured street parking in front of Long & Gretter’s Drug Store as the station for this vehicle. You are invited to inspect the car anytime that it is not out on rental. Just look for the big, gray car which is the finest vehicle in the Grove.

For a rental appointment, telephone Main 526.

Halley’s Comet to fly in at ChautauquaThis past April, many Grovians were excited to view one of the fly-bys of Halley’s

Comet.Doctor A. T. Wilson, a professor at an Oregon school, did more than just observe.

With the very latest in photographic equipment, after intently studying what he would be looking at, Dr. Wilson made a quantity of high-quality pictures while the event progressed.

Dr. Wilson has signed on to be one of the presenters at this year’s Chautauqua Institute presentations. His pictures will be presented as magic lantern slides during a prepared lecture. The floor will then be opened to questioners. 1

Miss Van Dyke to tell storiesA teacher of Child Educator skills at the State Normal School in San Jose, Miss S.

Van Dyke will return to the Grove for a few weeks of summer holiday.Miss Van Dyke is working out the methodology for using story-telling as a teaching

technique. While returned to the Grove, this teacher’s teacher will be telling stories as entertainment and discussing her teaching techniques.

Her presentations are to be hosted by St. Mary’s by the Sea. As soon as it has been set, the schedule will be posted in this newspaper. 2

Women to celebrate club dayTo encourage people to become aware of the issues of Equal Suffrage, all women’s

clubs will meet simultaneously this week.Scheduled for July 28th, these plans call for a most unusual occasion. All women

who are members of a club are expected to attend a session. All women who are not members of a club are expected to select a club for the purpose of visitation. These one-hour meetings will be given to a review of Equal Suffrage and a report on suffrage progress made. 3

California horticulturist to plant ideasMister A. J. Cook, California’s Commissioner of Horticulture, is headed for the

Grove’s Chautauqua Institute.Cook explained that few Californians understand what is being done for agriculture

by and in the state. The purpose of his talk is to explain California’s problems and solution. Cook promised that his talk is a thrilling story that focuses how we can win out in our battle with farmer’s enemies.

The Commissioner opined that no other talk will be more helpful.

Bank offers checks for travelersPlanning on going about this summer?The Bank of Pacific Grove, a commercial and savings institution, has come up with

an innovative idea. The bank provides travelers with checks issued and guaranteed by the American Banker’s Association.

These checks can be used for the payment of tickets, hotel services, and other items. Holding such a check self-identifies you so it is both convenient and safe. Stop in at the Bank of Pacific Grove for a complete explanation of our system. 4 [

Notes from around the area…• E. A. Wood Fruit and Groceries has obtained a large supply of summer produce.

Stop in at 607 Lighthouse to make your selection. Telephone W 487.• Mrs. Fred Fox, real estate agent, is offering cottages for sale or to rent. Fox will

also take charge of properties during the absence of owners and do your taxes. 156 Forest.

• There is no doubt that the Grove Laundry is the right place to take your dirty clothes and collars. Phone Red 43. Corner of 12th and Lighthouse.

• Mister A. F. Bullene, proprietor of the Grove’s Mammoth Livery, invites you to rent a first-class saddle horse. Carriages are also available, with or without driver.

The cost of living…• Six yards of one of our lovely spring ginghams cost only $1. See Roth-Coney

Company in Pacific Grove. 5

• Get your dog licensed now. Females, $2. Males, $1. See the Grove’s Poundmaster. Corner of Laurel and Grand.

• Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Blackburn, proprietors of the Hotel Del Mar, invite you to stop in for an inspection visit. You’ll find that the Del Mar is first-class in every respect. Dining room. Sitting room. Free bus rides. $1.50 a night with bath.

• The Home Saving Bank offers safe deposit boxes. $2.50 per year. Free if you open a savings account.

• Oliver Grocery has Duchess-brand corn on sale. Three cans for 25¢.

Notes1 Halley’s Comet, named for the Astronomer Edward Halley (pronounced to

rhyme with hall, a passageway) passes by earth every 75 to 76 years. The comet’s next visit is expected about 2065. People born before 1985 who are still living in 2065 can expect two viewings during their lifetimes.

2 In 1910, normal schools served as teacher’s colleges. The San Jose Normal

School later became San Jose State College, and then San Jose State University.3 Suffrage is defined as the right to vote. One hundred years ago, U. S. women

still sought that right. Finland, in 1906, was the first nation to grant universal suffrage to all citizens, male and female, over 25. In the United States, women gained suffrage in 1920.

4 One hundred years ago, traveler’s checks were forcing letters of credit out of business. Today, ATM cards are forcing traveler’s checks out of business.

5 Gingham is a checked cloth made from tied-yarn cotton.

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weddings, births, graduations, to Cedar Street Times. If it’s about Pacific Grove, we want to hear it -- and so does everyone else!


Feast of LanternsPageant & Variety Show

Including the TraditionalLegend of the Blue WillowSaturday, July 31 • 7:00 PM

Performing Arts Center651 Forest Ave. at Pacific Grove Middle School

Come celebrate Pacific Grove and the Feast of Lanterns!Adults $20

Students $10

Tickets available at PG Chamber of Commerce Woodies of Carmel at the Crossroads, Cedar Street Timesat 311A Forest Avenue and Capelli Salon 230 Grand Ave. and at the door

Monterey Bay Belles Chorus

Alli Haylings

Shinsho Mugen Daiko

Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team

Yokosan Dojo

Chinese Lion Dance Han

Troupe DivaGreek Dancers

Shinso-Mugen Daiko Drummers


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There are so many ways to expand your consciousness, to become more aware, to bring more joy into your life. One of the fastest ways is to learn to be grateful.

We live in a very fast paced culture, very goal oriented. Your mind has learned to always look into the future, to want this or that somewhere out there. Your old conditioning keeps you stuck in believing that what you have is not enough, that in order to be happy, you need this or that. Very often behind always wanting more is the hidden belief that you will never have enough and can never have enough.

When you reverse this trend and begin to be grateful for what you already have, suddenly you will see that you are surrounded by abundance. Whereas before you felt that something was lacking no

What can you be grateful for?Rabia Erduman

Self discovery

matter where you were and who was or was not with you, when you feel grateful, you find yourself surrounded by all kinds of friends - by leaves, bushes, people, chairs, towels, earth, air, water... You see the presence of all the things that support you and make your life rich, peaceful, and joyful.

Embelish your life, enrich your life by being grateful. Be grateful for your friends.

Be grateful for where you live. Acknowledge the simple things you can do like “creating” light by pushing a button on the wall like turning a knob on the radio and instantly hearing beautiful music. Feel grateful for having a radio.

When you turn on the stove in the morning to make your coffee or tea, why not be aware of it and say to yourself, “Isn’t it wonderful that I can heat water just

by turning a knob?” And when the water comes out of the tap, why not be aware of it, and be grateful for it? Why not be grateful that the water has been in the tap all night long, waiting for you to need it?

If you look at all the things you already have, you see that you are surrounded by beauty, love, and support. When you start feeling grateful for what you already have, instead of always focusing on what you don’t have, the Universe starts showering you with gifts. You have opened the door to receive everything that Life had been offering you and you hadn’t been able to see. You start relaxing, enjoying a life of abundance, loving yourself for who you are.

Every evening before going to bed, look at your day from when you woke up to this moment, and ask yourself: “What can I be grateful for today?”


Feast of Lanterns 2010

Event ScheduleThe 2010 event schedule for Pacific Grove’s annual summer festival, the Feast of Lanterns, has been set for July. The 2010 schedule of activities will hold true to the many Feast of Lanterns traditions including the Opening Ceremony, Pet Parade, Chalk Fest, and the pantomime of the Legend of the Blue Willow by the Royal Court, but financial considerations have required canceling the fireworks and moving the Pageant from Lovers Point to the Performing Arts Center. These changes are required to ensure the long term viability of the Feast of Lanterns. However, with the community’s support the Feast of Lanterns will return to Lovers Point next summer. The Feast of Lanterns is entirely funded by donations received from the residents and businesses of Pacific Grove and friends of the Feast of Lanterns. It is donations from this community that will enable the Feast of Lanterns to return to Lovers Point with fireworks over the Cove and all the other traditions everyone enjoys. Send your support to FOL PO Box 809 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 or via the website www.feast-of-lanterns.org.

When – What – Where - Cost:

July 30, 6:00 PM – Sock Hopat Chautauqua Hall

at 16th Street and Central Avenue.Kids 10 & under free, students $1, and adults $5.

July 31, 7:00 PM – Pageant and Variety Showat Performing Arts Center – Pacific Grove at 651 Forest

Avenue.Musical and dance acts from around the world

and the traditional pageantLegend of the Blue Willow.

Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for adults.Silent Auction.

Event Tickets:Tickets to the Sock Hop will be available at the door.

Tickets to the Pageant and Variety Show are limited and will be available at PG Chamber of Commerce, Cedar

Street Times, Woodies of Carmel, Capelli Salon, and on the website, www.feast-of-lanterns.org, beginning July 1.

Event Info:Please call Sue Renz at 831.649.8737

About Pacific Grove Feast of Lanterns:The Feast of Lanterns is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, with an all volunteer Board of Directors. The proceeds of the festival each year, minus operating expenses, fund an academic scholarship program for the Royal Court, who are community-spirited, active middle and high school students.

KeepingtheLanternsLit

Kick up your heels!

Join the Royal Court(not to mention your friends

and neighbors)at the traditional

Feast of Lanterns

Sock HopRecognized from years past

as the Street Dance

FridayJuly 306:00 PM

at Chautauqua Hallat 16th Street and Central Avenue.

Kids 10 & under free, students $1, and

adults $5.

Painting by Mahlon Coleman


OpinionYour letters

Tree list is outdatedEditor:

You mentioned the “Landscape Trees” guide in the paper [July 23, 2010] and how it’s available at city hall. Just so you’ll know, the list of trees in there is outdated. I didn’t know the city was planning to reproduce that guide or I would have mentioned it to someone who doesn’t have institutional memory.

That guide and list was put together 20-15 years ago largely by cribbing Sunset’s western gardening guide. Over the years, residents as well as the city forester and then city arborists have learned that some of those species don’t grow very well here. Others cause health problems for many.

So two to three years ago the city hired a forester, the same one who updated the list for Carmel, to give us a list of what trees do best here with the least problems. His shorter list was approved by the (now named) Natural Resources Commission and adopted by the city council.

I think the original may have had 42 species on it and the current one dropped down to 27.

I suspect no one at city hall [now] is aware that things have changed, since most of them just got here. I will for sure do it now to try to head off even more confusion in our tree issues.

I got the sense from council the other night that the list may grow soon, but we should see that we start working with the current one not the old one. And now we can consult with our current arborist, the professional landscaper on the NRC (Scott Hall) and possibly the previous consultant to add the trees that will work here, not just some useless plants some people may suggest or [some plant seller] wants to promote.

Thom AkemanPacific Grove

Thanks for coverageEditor:

Thanks again for your wonderful coverage of the July 23rd exhibit openings at the Pacific Grove Art Center. The artists were so pleased by your extensive coverage of their work.

Your help is invaluable to the Art Center, and all of us greatly appreciate your efforts.In this time of dwindling support for the arts, extra efforts by people like you mean

more than ever.Joan Mc Cleary, DirectorPacific Grove Art Center

Another option for our public library

Editor:

As a long-time resident of Pacific Grove, it is gratifying to read in the Chamber of Commerce Shorelines advertisement that we have a “business friendly council” that looks out for business interests and forms a protective ring around those who need support.

For example, the advertisement references the hospitality industry and possibly raising the TOT (transient occupancy tax, which is now 10 percent). By Council action, it will not be raised in the near future and will not be on the November ballot. To be sure, raising the TOT might be bad for business and reduce monies that would go into the city’s general fund.

Certainly, with our “business friendly council” there seems to be an easier way to raise money for public services than by offending business and chamber friends. Simple enough! As we have just seen, the Council voted unanimously to put a city-wide parcel tax on the ballot in november which, if successful, will provide $6 million until the sunset clause ends. Yes, I said six million dollars from property owners, rich or poor, in these recessionary times, to subsidize our public library. Keep in mind, for over 100 years, in good and bad times, our library has been adequately supported by the city’s general fund.

Wouldn’t it be moire “resident friendly” for the Council to join the county library system as other cities have done? This would cost the city and its residents practically nothing because we already pay county taxes, We could have a “hometown library” just as good or possibly better than the present financially-troubled institution.

Now, it is all very well and good for the Council to support business interests, but who looks out for the residents’ interests? Certainly not a Residents Association like the one in Carmel because presently we don’t have an active one. I can imagine it might be like a Texas poker game where you keep two and throw three away.

Jim WilloughbyPacific Grove

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Those seeking candidacy for the Pacific Grove City Council will file nomination papers by Aug. 11. When filing, they will designate whether they’re running for a two- or a four-year seat. There are four seats up for election for a two-year term and three seats are open for a four-year term.


By Marley Knoles

Residents of Canterbury Woods enjoyed their annual visit from the Feast of Lanterns Queen and her court. In their vibrant costumes, with enthusiasm to match, the girls gave a run-down of Feast of Lanterns activities, history, and their role--with its emphasis on community service. Hug-a-pet dogs Carmen and Nala were just finishing up their weekly visit, which led to questions about costumes for the Pet-Parade. The queen created an amusing image as she described a dachshund dressed up as a hot dog from past years, and that everything from tutus to capes to hats are likely to appear. The princesses handed out trading cards with their photos and information about the gemstones they represent, which was a nice chance to visit with each of the residents.

What a wonderful opportunity to bring a touch of this very special Pacific Grove Community event to residents of the 5-star Medical Center, who don't get out much anymore...and to let Canterbury's active seniors know about the events they can attend during the Feast of Lantern festivities. Photo by Marley Knoles.

Left: Princess Amethyst, Celeste Torres visits with Lilyan Eldred and Tracey Lundy

Opening CeremoniesFeast of Lanterns Royalty also says

Happy Birthday to Pacific Grove

Board and Royalty of the Feast of Lanterns opened the Feast at the traditional ceremony last week. Clockwise from top left: Board member Gordon Coleman and his accordion; L-R Princess Garnet Jennifer Winters, Princess Sap-phire Katy Osiek, and Queen Topaz Jenna Hively; Princess Citrine Allison Naylor, Princess Pearl Lauren Thuesen, President Sue Renz, Board secretary Marge Ann Jameson (reading a poem by Susie Joyce). Princess Ruby Lindsay Morgan, Princess Amethyst Celeste Torres, and Princess Turquoise Courtney Lyon. Below left: Mayor Carmelita Gar-cia opened the proceedings. Below right: Queen Topaz cuts the City birthday cake. Photos by Skyler Lewis.

Royal Court visits Canterbury Woods


Coming soon to an MPC Theatre near youMPC Theatre Company presents The Central Coast Premiere of RENT directed

by Gary Bolen 7:00PM Thu, 8:00 PM Fri-Sat, 2:00PM Sunday, August 5 through 22 on the Morgan Stock Stage at Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.

Tickets $10-$25 831-646-4213 or www.mpctheatre.com

MPC Storybook Theatre presents PRINCESS AND THE PEA, directed by Laura Coté. 7:00PM Fri, 3:00PM & 7:00PM Sat, and 3:00PM Sunday, September 9 - 25 in the Studio Theatre at Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.


MPC Theatre Company presents Yasmina Reza’s ART directed by Peter DeBono 7:00PM Thu, 8:00 PM Fri-Sat, 2:00PM Sunday, October 14 through 24 on the Morgan Stock Stage at Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.


MPC Storybook Theatre presents LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, directed by Ana Warner. 7:00PM Fri, 3:00PM & 7:00PM Sat, and 3:00PM Sunday, November

4 - 21 in the Studio Theatre at Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.


MPC Theatre Company presents A TAFFETA CHRISTMAS directed by Walt deFaria 7:00PM Thu, 8:00 PM Fri-Sat, 2:00PM Sunday, December 9 through 19 on the Morgan Stock Stage at Monterey Peninsula College, 980 Fremont Street, Monterey.


ONGOING

MPC Theatre Company is seeking volunteers. Volunteers are needed to serve as Ushers, Ticket Takers, and Concessionaires. In addition to performance night volunteers we are also seeking individuals to assist help distribute flyers and promotional materials throughout the peninsula. All active volunteers will receive complementary tickets to MPC Theatre Company productions. To join the Stock Society or for additional information please contact Henry Guevara at 831-646-4213 or [email protected]

Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer prize-winning Broadway musical, RENT, details one year in the life of seven modern day artists and musicians, living in New York’s run down “Alphabet City” in the late 1980s. It is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera, La Boheme, which dealt with the lives of poor artists living in tuberculosis-plagued, 19th Century Paris. As this modern day circle of friends struggles with life, love, infidelity, and the usual hopes and fears of modern day life, they must also cope with drug addiction and the rising specter of AIDS. In the midst of all this, one of them attempts to capture all of their lives on film, hoping to make artistic sense of it all.

RENT was first seen in a limited three-week workshop run at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994 that quickly sold out. This same New York City off-Broadway theatre was also the musical’s initial home following its official January 25, 1996, opening. Tragically, the show’s creator, Jonathan Larson died suddenly from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm the night before the off-Broadway premiere.

RENT opened on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre, April 29, 1996. It went on to win every major best musical award, including the Tony Award, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama. RENT played its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on September 7, 2008, after 5,124 performances and 16 previews. RENT is the seventh longest running show in Broadway history and grossed over $280 million during its Broadway run. Over the course of its groundbreaking 12-year New York run, RENT transformed the definition of musical theater - and changed Broadway forever.

Tours of RENT have crisscrossed the country almost continuously since late 1996 and the U.S. national tours have grossed over $330 million. The musical has been translated into every major language and been performed on

MPC Theatre Company to open the celebrated Broadway musical “RENT”

The cast of RENT: Front row, left to right: Tomas Reyes, Tyler Vocelka, Warwick Cruz, Beth Elderkin, Daniel Renfer, Corinne Walker, Erin Shields (Kneeling), Arick Arzadon, Natalie Hall (Seated). Back row, left to right: Denice Luna, Tara Marie Lucido, Camila de la Llata, Kenneth Neely, William Griffin, Jr., Reina Vasquez, Nick Kelly,

six continents, including in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Director Gary Bolen has assembled an amazing cast of young actors for this Central Coast premiere. Daniel Renfer plays the role of Mark Cohen, a struggling documentary filmmaker and best friend of Roger Davis, an HIV-positive musician who is recovering from heroin addiction, played by Kenneth Neely. Camilla de la Llata is Mimi Marquez; a sexy HIV-positive stripper and dancer, who is also a heroin junkie, and Roger’s love interest.

Beth Elderkin plays a spunky performance artist Maureen Johnson, who is Mark’s ex-girlfriend and current

girlfriend of Joanne Jefferson, a tough, headstrong Harvard-educated lawyer played by Natalie Hall.

Tom Collins, the HIV-positive philosophy teacher, friend and former roommate of Roger, Mark, and Maureen is played by Michael Blackburn. Will Griffith, Jr. is cast in the role of Angel Schunard, an HIV-positive Drag Queen with a heart of gold, and Tom Collins’ love interest. Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III, played by Tyler Vocelka, is the former friend and landlord of Mark, Roger and Mimi’s apartment.

The rest of the cast includes: Arick Arzadon, Warwick Cruz, Ayla Glim, Tara Lucido, Denice Luna, Tomas Reyes, Erin Shields, Reina Vasquez, Nick Kelley and Corinne Walker

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About The MPC Theatre Company

The performing arts have always played an important part of life on the Monterey Peninsula, and for over 55 years the MPC Theatre Company has been entertaining, educating and enriching our community. In addition to making live Theatre a major part of our local culture, some of our past students have gone on to professional careers in theatre & television, and others have started their own amateur and professional theatre companies. MPC Outreach Programs also fund and support many local performing arts organizations, including Junior High & High School Drama Departments, Children’s Theatres, and Dance Companies, as well as Community and Professional Theatres, such as the Pacific

Repertory Theatre, the Staff Players Repertory Theatre, and the Forest Theatre Guild.

RENT is recommended for 16 and over. For tickets, go to www.mpctheatre.com, call the MPC Box Office at 831-646-

4213, or visit the Box Office on the MPC Campus, Wed. through Fri. from 3:00 PM to 7: 00 PM.

Performances will run August 5 - 22, 2010. Tickets for RENT are priced from $10 - $25, with Young Adult (16-25) and group discounts available. Performances are Thursday August 5th (Preview) 7:00 PM, Friday August 6th (Opening) 8:00 PM, Saturday August 7th 8:00 PM, Sunday August 8th 2:00 PM, Thursday August 12th 7:00 PM, Friday August 13th 8:00 PM, Saturday August 14th 8:00 PM, Sunday August 15th 2:00 PM, Thursday August 19th 7:00 PM, Friday August 20th 8:00 PM, Saturday August 21st 8:00 PM, and Sunday August 22nd 2:00 PM.

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Now ShowingOngoing

At Artisana Gallery309 Forest Avenue

Feast of Lanterns Art Competition through JulyAdrianne Jonson: Photography

Sally Griffin Center700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove“A Few of Our Favorite Things”

Paintings by Lynn Ackerman,Leela Marcum& Maria Poroy

Pacific Grove Art Center568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove

Through September 2, 2010Art Center Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5 p.m

Louise Cardeiro Boyer Gallery“Transformations: New Works on Paper”

E. Kristina Baer: Photographs and PoemsShirley Loomis: Calligraphy

Ilse Buchert Nesbitt: Woodcuts

David Henry Gill Gallery “Las Cadre: 21st Century Groove”

Elmarie Dyke Gallery “People I’ve Seen: An Exhibition in Black and White”

by Dale Garell

Nadine Anand Gallery “Quiet Place: Photography by Ryuijie and Camille Lenore”

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“Love Letters of Lynchburg”A Fundraiser for the Pacific Grove Art Center

Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3 p.m. $10 at the door.

Voice Script and Original Music by Bill Minoraccompanied by Heath Proskin on bass and Richard Mayer on flute.

Bill Minor, a favorite at openings at the Pacific Grove Art Center, will present a dramatic reading of fascinating correspondence between his ancestors during the Civil War, with Kathryn Petrucelli and Taelen Thomas, accompanied by Bill’s original score of music. A grant from the Historic Sandusky Foundation supported the recording of a CD of the performance.

The board and staff extend their thanks to Bill Minor for his support in making this event a fundraiser for the Pacific Grove Art Center.

Watercolor Class with Jane Flury 6-9p.m. Tuesdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave.,Pacific Grove. This is an overview class using the limited palette method and includes the basics to experimental with

watercolor printmaking. Class works from still life on towards a model. Beginners welcome. Six week session $90. Next session starts July 27. For more

information call 402-5367 or e-mail:[email protected]

NEW! Beginning Watercolor Class with Jane Flury 9a.m.-12p.m. Thursdays at Vista Lobos, Carmel. This is an overview class using the limited palette method and will cover the basics of watercolor. Class will work from still life.

Beginners welcome. 9 week session $25. Next session starts Sept. 16. Pre-register through Carmel Adult School 624-1714

Outdoor Painting with Jane Flury 10a.m.-1p.m. Saturdays. Class meets at various locations around the Monterey Peninsula. All media and skill levels welcome. Lots of instruction available. $120 eight week session. Must pre-register at Pacific Grove Adult School office, 1025 Lighthouse or online. For more information or location schedule call 402-5367 or e-mail: [email protected]

Drawing Class with Jane Flury 6-8p.m. Thursdays at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Class will learn the basics of perspective, shadow and line. Beginners welcome. Four week session $75. Next session starts July 29. For more information call 402-5367 or e-mail:[email protected]

Heath Proskin, left; Bill Minor, center; and Richard Mayer will present musi-cal accompaniment to a dramatic reading of “Love Letters of Lunchburg” on Sunday, August 15.

Love Letters will benefitPacific Grove Art Center

The judges’ results are inThe 2010 international film competition finalists for the Blue Ocean Film Festival

have been annnounced, and among them are two films by locals Marine Mammal Conservation Through the Arts. The films are “In the Eye of the Whale” and “Willem and the Whales.” The award winning documentary,“In the Eye of the Whale” provides a glimpse into Bryant Austin’s efforts to compose and produce high resolution, life-size photographs of whales to be shared in whaling nations and beyond. the film has been shown to great acclaim in Norway and Japan, among other nations.

Competition was stiff, with more than 350 entries in 19 categories submitted by the most talented ocean filmmakers from around the world. All Finalist films will be screened during the Festival (August 24 - 29) in one of six Monterey Peninsula theater venues.

A detailed screening schedule with dates and times will be available online shortly at http://www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org/blue2010filmfinalists.html

There will be a multi-media photographic installation by Brian Austin at the Monterey Museum in Monterey from 11:00-5:00 daily from August 24-29.

For more information on Marine Mammal Conservation Through the Arts visit www.mmcta.org.


That’s Entertainment! I’m not exaggerating. If standing in lines at airports or traveling on the freeway to San Jose, San Francisco or Los Angeles are not enticing to you, try The Bruce Ariss Wharf Theater’s 34th Annual Anniversary Show, produced by Angelo DiGirolamo and directed by Gina Welch-Hagen.

Charming, delightful, endearing. . .words fall short in reflecting the magnitude of

pleasure to be extracted from the generous performance each and every performer put forth regardless of years and size. I found it an experience of a lifetime. Nowhere on earth will you find yourself any more absorbed or enraptured at any price.

Underlying the entire experience “like glue” I overheard someone say, is our claim-to-fame, Pacific Grove “highlight-in-residence” Carol Kuzdenyi. “Divinely disoriented” was the experience that befell me as the cast came forth for their standing ovation, a mere tuppence of acknowledgement for their deserving acclaim.

Not in New York City, London or Chinatown has a more splendid rendition on collections of familiar Broadway musical numbers been performed with any greater valor or dexterity. Solos, duets, ensembles each adding to the next with variety, surprise and enrapture. The second half is the ‘real money’ be prepared for it will enthrall and transport you someplace where you have never before been.

If you missed out on the California tour of Wicked, don’t worry, Michelle’s Boulware’s rendition meets, rivals and exceeds supported by the full cast of “Emerald City.” How does that work? May I add that her entire family is on stage supporting, debuting and astounding? Sean Boulware is no stranger to entertainment and you will completely get your bellies worth of laughter and characterization. Effortlessly upstaging as only children can do are delectable little magnets of attraction, doing what they do. And they do it so well. Intelligent, woefully real, simple, beautiful and electrifyingly poignant vignette after vignette are brought to life.

Local veteran performer, Keith Wolhart and the extraordinarily vestal Erin Helm, (Angelo’s granddaughter) portrayed the finest Phantom of the Opera that has been done on any stage of any size. Perhaps it is the intimacy of the Wharf Theater or as Angelo says “ya know it’s like my director Gina says, give me some actors, singers and dancers and I’ll give you a show!” I won’t give the whole show away. There are subtle and flagrant surprises to discover for yourselves, all unquestionably memorable.

Make your box office reservations by calling 649-2332 0r 372-1373. . .or take your chances. Show will run through August 29.

BROADWAY a musical Through August 29

Thursday• Friday• Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m.

Sunday Matinee at 3:00 p.m.

Hiroshima- Nagasaki Remembrance DayPeace Lantern Ceremony at Lovers’ Point, Pacific Grove

The sixth annual Lovers’ Point Lantern-Floating Ceremony will be held in the cove at Lovers Pt., Pacific Grove, on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 7-9 pm, sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Monterey Peninsula Friends' Meeting and the Peace Resource Center.

This tradition honors those who died and those who survived the atomic bombings in 1945. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the nuclear devastation of two civilian cities in August, 1945. The ceremony also reaffirms our commitment to total abolition of nuclear proliferation and warfare so that such a tragedy is never repeated.

The program includes lantern-making at 7 pm, a short program with messages of hope and peace and music, followed at 8:15 by the launching of the peace lanterns on rafts towed by kayaks around the cove as night falls.

The public, families and children are all invited to this free event. For information call 375-8216 or check www.PeaceMonterey.org.

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Pacific Grove’s Carol Kuzdenyi waves from the set of Broadway. Photograph by Katie Shain.

BroadwayThe second half

is the real money


Your achievements

PeepsEwing graduates combat

training as airmanArmy Pfc. Dan H. Ewing has graduated from basic combat training at Fort

Jackson, Columbia, SC.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission,

history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

He is the son of Cathi Ewing, and grandson of Elmarie Ewing, both of Pacific Grove.

The airman graduated in 2001 from Pacific Grove High School.

By Cameron Douglas

28 jazz students from Monterey County, including several from Pacific Grove, are currently on tour in Japan as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s education program. A new group goes each year, comprised of the Monterey County All-Stars and the High School Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Representing Pacific Grove in the All-Star Band are: Alexander Alegre, tenor saxophone; Peter Sujan, Matthew Shonman and Marshall Murphy, trombone; Alec Guertin, Tyler Chisman and Mikey Cho, trumpet.

“Everyone involved with our All-Star Band and Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble has been working extremely hard to present an outstanding performance for our Japanese hosts,” said Dr. Rob Klevan, Education Director for the MJF. “Our tour this year includes many more performances and workshops, including stopovers in regions we have not visited in quite some time.”

The Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble is directed by Kerry Marsh and Julia Dollison. The All-Star Band is under the direction of renowned saxophonist and flautist Paul Contos. The tour schedule is full. They will participate with various Japanese exchange students including the Nagoya Youth Big Band and the Ishikawa Junior Jazz Academy. Other appearances for the Monterey County group are in Nanao and Okayama, with a special appearance at the 22nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in Noto on July 31, and a final performance at the Tomisato Jazz Festival on August 8. This bright collection of musical talent returns from Japan on August 9.

According to Klevan, Monterey Jazz Festival contributes two-thirds of the cost of the trip. The students raise the rest, much of it from performances around the area. Before their Japan trip they played at Carmel Valley Manor, and will perform at “Jazz in the Plazz” at the Los Gatos Town Plaza on August 18.

Photos by Cameron Douglas

All-Star students of jazz tour Japan

Top, left: Members of the All-Star Band practice at the MPC Music Hall.

Top, right: Director Paul Contos loves his work.

Above, left: Singer Gracie Navaille belts out the opening to “Monterey.” She is a member of High School Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Above right and at left: Members of the All-Star Band.

PG High School basketball playerBrian Kiely accepts positionat Coppin State University

This fall, Brian Kiely will attend and play for the Coppin State University Eagles, a Division I university in Baltimore, Maryland. Kiely, of Pacific Grove high School, was the 2009 Mission Trail Most Valuable Player and Monterey County Most Valuable Player. He will act as the back up point guard for the Eagles basketball team.

Coppin State is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association. the Eagles’ 2011 pre-season matches them with Oklahoma, Texas and Kentucky.

Brian’s new coach, Ron “Fang” Mitchell, enters his 24th year as Head Coach at Coppin State.


The Green Page

To learn more, visit ClogBusters.org or call 831-648-5722Funded by the City of Pacific Grove

These belong in the TRASH:Cleaning Wipes • Grease • Condoms

Disposable Diapers, Nursing Pads & Baby WipesHair • Facial Wipes • Tampons & Pads • Dental Floss

Disposable wipes and other products areclogging our sewer lines and damaging

pumps and other equipment.

Not only are these problems expensive to fix, they can also cause raw sewage overflows into homes, businessesand the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

By Cameron Douglas

Videographer Bob Pacelli is convinced that serious damage has been done to the Pacific Grove butterfly sanctuary, and is taking action to restore as much tree foliage as he can. Following last year’s tree trimming, Pacelli and monarch enthusiast Paul Cherubini, among others, have noted the reduced butterfly count (around 900 this past season, down from 20,000+ the year before) and are determined to get those numbers back up.

Cherubini, who travels the California coast to observe butterflies, was shocked at the extent of the sanctuary tree pruning and challenges the notion that the butterfly count is down for other reasons such as changes in migration habits. “It seems the trees were pruned with concern for the neighbors’ safety,” Cherubini says, but it went too far.

Resident Lola Gomez agrees. Her property runs near the south side of the sanctuary, and she has lived there since 1970. “The trees were healthy,” Gomez says. She recalls the week last September when the tree trimmers came and began cutting limbs in and out of the sanctuary. A few months after that, “the butterflies came and left the same

Local butterfly activist takes a standday. We never saw them again.”

Much of what is called the “middle canopy” — those limbs that grow about midway up the tree — is gone. This middle canopy makes up a large part of the wind break that the butterflies need as they roost in the fall and winter. The wind is less severe at those heights.

Pacelli’s idea is to place large, potted trees in between the tall eucalyptus to provide more of a wind break for the butterflies. So far he has obtained a large oak, along with three potted pines donated by Monica Hudson at “Rent a Living Christmas Tree.” Pacelli plans to leave them in their pots for now and irrigate them with a gravity-feed, drip irrigation system. He is looking for contributions and working out the details with the city.

Cherubini points to some cypress and pine trees that were trimmed outside the sanctuary. He states the monarchs like the eucalyptus trees in the fall and then move over to the pines and cypress in the winter. “The butterflies like the south faces of the trees,” says Cherubini, when there is enough foliage for a wind break. He predicts the Pacific Grove butterfly count will be down again this year.

Pacific Grove’s Deputy City Manager Jim Becklenberg, told Cedar Street Times that he is working with Pacelli to develop ideas for discussion with the Natural Resources Committee, and then to take a plan before City Council, possibly in August. No authorization, he says, can be given until then.

Above: (L-R) Monica Hudson and Roland Garcia of “Rent a Living Christmas Tree” help activist Bob Pacelli choose a tree for the monarch sanctuary.

Above: Limbs were taken off this tree outside the sanctuary, more than 50 feet above the ground.

Below: (L-R) Monarch enthusiast and expert Paul Cherubini and Bob Pacelli stand with new trees for the PG butterfly sanctuary.

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