February 15, 2019

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Kiosk Friday, February 22 Alvarado Gallery exhibit Monterey Flora & Fauna 5:30 to 7:00 at Mezzanine Level at the Monterey Conference Center, One Portola Plaza, Monterey.

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Wednesday, February 27 Monterey Bay Village and VNA & Hospice Present, “Understanding and Treating Dizziness and Vertigo.”

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Thursday, March 7 Financial Literacy for Seniors (Presented by Legal Services for Seniors) 11:00 a.m. at The Pacific Grove Public Library in the Gallery

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Vol. XI, Issue 32

Don Mothershead Named James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year

Chamber to Feature Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President, Jon Coupal, at Annual Membership Luncheon The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will honor four Pacific Grove businesses at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Luncheon and Citizen of the Year Presentation, sponsored by Monterey County Bank.

The Awards of Excellence are given on the basis of quality of service, involvement in the Chamber of Commerce and giving back to the community,” said Chamber President Moe Ammar.

Awards to be given include: The James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year is Mr. Don Mothershead, recently retired after 37 years as the City of Pacific Grove Senior Recreation Coordinator. Don ran the city’s recreation programs, facility rentals for weddings, memorial services, birthdays and other special events; contracts with instructors for recreation classes; coordinates the city’s large special events schedule; and was involved in supporting the operations at City Hall. Don has been essential to the success of many community endeavors large and small and over the years his expertise has proved invaluable to those wishing to use city facilities or streets for their events.

Best Lodging Establishment – Sea Breeze Inn & Cottages, Represented by Owners Dan and Neddie Postolica. Since 2016, Neddie and Dan Postolica have exemplified excellence in hotel stewardship for their ownership of the Sea Breeze Inn & Cottages.

Under their care, the rooms at the Sea Breeze have been repainted

and refurnished, the property now has a new and vastly more functional online presence, a new billing system and a remodeled lobby. The Postolicas also oversaw the addition of three new rooms to the property and undertook extensive upgrades to the parking lot, landscaping and sewer connections.

Though first-time Don Mothershead, hotel owners, the James R. Hughes Citizen of the Year Postolicas intuitively understand the needs

Fast Winds and Fallen Trees

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Photos by Gary Baley

Inside The ARKLady.................................... 12 Cartoon........................................ 2, 19 Dunn Rovin’..................................... 10 From the Trenches.............................. 4 Homeless in Paradise.......................... 8 Legal Notices.................................... 17 Obituary........................................... 14 Opinion.............................................. 4 Performance Review........................... 6 Police Log.....................................Dark Postcards from the Kitchen............... 15 Random Thoughts..........................Dark Real Estate.............................. 2, 13, 20 Reasoning with God......................... 17 Sports............................................Dark

Pebble Beach Country Club Gate takes a hit with fallen tree during a wind storm Wednesday afternoon See more photos on page 7 FALLEN TREES

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Tibetan Uprising Day Sunday, March 10, 2019 4:30-6:30pm PST Windows on the Bay, Monterey 2019 marks 60 years since the Chinese occupation in 1959. Join Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, local Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher, as well as supporters of the Tibetan community to speak out against aggression and cultural oppression, part of a worldwide day of protests known as Tibetan Uprising Day. May all cultures and peoples live together in harmony and peace.

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PACIFIC GROVE’S RAIN GAUGE Week Ending on Thursday, February 14, 2019 Inches as of 9 AM, 2/14/19: 3.0” Inches previous week: 4.0” Total for Season (since 7/1/18): 15.35” Data reported by Bruce Cowan, PG resident Last year rain to date: 5.05”

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Return to Pacific Grove

By Vicki Pearse

I recently re-connected with a second cousin, Helen Idore Anschell, who lives in Seattle. My family visited her family when I was 6, and she and I had dinner one evening nine years ago when I was 67. In between, since, and otherwise, we were strangers. But we discovered that she had, by great coincidence, lived in Pacific Grove for two years while attending MPC in the 1950s.

I asked where she had lived. “I had an attic room in an old house,” she told me.

And where was the house? “It was on Ocean View, near Lovers Point. I swam every day in the ocean.”

Well, the old house is now the elegant Seven Gables Inn. So we conspired excitedly for her to return to Pacific Grove for a visit and to stay in her old room!

When the day arrived, we were warmly greeted at Seven Gables and shown the way upstairs. Up many, many stairs. Were there really so many when she was 22 as they seemed now that she’s 84? As lovely as she was to watch, full of delight as she recognized the room’s familiar features and views, we quickly grasped that this breathtaking ascent was not one she’d want to make often. With the lofty mission accomplished, the Inn’s staff kindly offered more (literally) down-to-earth accommodations, which were happily accepted!

Middle School Model United Nations for Home School Students

10 Wednesdays starting March 6, 12:30-2:30pm & MUN Conference Date: Saturday, May 11th, 8:30-3:00pm Model United Nations (MUN) promotes an understanding of geography, social studies, and world history in a fun and interactive way, beyond the traditional textbook environment. Through role-playing, students bring current international issues to life and gain an interest and better understanding of global issues. In addition, MUN helps students improve public speaking, communication, and interpersonal skills; teaches students how to negotiate; emphasizes team-building, networking, and collaboration; and gives students the opportunity to hone their research and writing skills. The MUN classes prepare students for the Lyceum’s 9th Annual Model United Nations conference on May 11, held at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey.

Ages: 10 - 14 (Middle School Students) Date: Wednesdays, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17, 04/24, 05/01, 05/08, 2019 Model UN Conference date: May 11, 2019 (8:30am - 3:00pm) Hours: 12:30 - 2:30pm Instructors: Jacques Belval Location: The Lyceum, 1073 Sixth Street, Monterey Fee: $225

Hatchling Hummingbird Rescued After the Storm

The SPCA for Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is caring for a tiny baby hummingbird who was a victim of the winter storm.

During the powerful storm last night, a tree blew over on Kennedy Road in Salinas.

A local resident had been watching hummingbirds nest in the tree over the last few days and knew, sadly, the tiny nest was somewhere in the debris. She carefully sifted through the branches until she found the tiny, hidden nest. Inside the tiny nest she found one hatchling and one egg. She waited an hour for the baby’s parents to return, and when they didn’t she brought the nestling in his nest to the SPCA Wildlife Center for emergency care.

The hummingbird nestling is just one day old. Since the nestling is so young, the situation is dire. But wildlife rescue staff are doing all the can to care for this tiniest of emergency patients.

The inside of the tiny hummingbird nest is only the diameter of a quarter. The hatchling hummingbird is so small, approximately the size of a coffee bean, that skilled wildlife rescue team members have to feed him with a syringe with catheter tip. This is an extremely specialized procedure.

The unhatched egg is the size of a small, oblong blueberry. The egg will hatch by tomorrow if it is still viable after the traumatic fall.

To donate to help wild patient like these, please visit www.SPCAmc.org/donate.

The SPCA Wildlife Center is available for emergency wildlife rescues 24 hours a day. To report injured, sick, or orphaned wildlife in Monterey County, please call 831-264-5427.

THE SENIOR SLEUTHS MYSTERIES BOOK TWO

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Show your community some love this Valentine’s Day

RIVER HOUSE BOOKS, THE CROSSROADS CARMEL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 1:00 -3:00 PM

By Quint Studer, author of Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America Most of us love our community and want the best for it. It’s our home. It’s where we live, work, learn, play, and raise our families. And yet, it’s easy to go about our daily lives without ever stopping to think, What can I do to make my community better?

I get it. We are all busy. And it’s easy to assume that someone else will do what needs doing. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from my work with communities across the U.S., it’s this: We are all owners. We don’t need an official title. We don’t have to be assigned a task. We don’t have to be wealthy. We all have gifts to share and the ability to make a difference in the lives of others.

My dream is that, in honor of Valentine’s Day, every citizen would do just one small thing to make their community better. We all know that random acts of kindness have positive ripple effects that reach far and wide, often unexpectedly so. Could you imagine the amazing results if everyone took part in a mass outpouring of love and positivity?

I’m not talking about big, complicated improvements. If you’re a homeowner, you know something as simple as a fresh coat of paint can be a “quick fix” that makes a huge difference in how a room looks (and how you feel living in it). The same is true of a community.

You might start by taking a slow drive around your city. What do you see that needs to be repaired or replaced? Is there a field that needs to be mowed? Does a city park need some shade trees? Do flowers need to be planted? Is there an empty lot that needs trash hauled away, or a dangerous road in need of a crosswalk?

Next, consider what resources you have at your disposal. Maybe you, personally, have the skills or the funding to fix something that’s broken. If not, you may know someone who does. If you need proper permission, try to get it. There are always potential reasons why something “can’t” be done, but it’s often amazing what can happen when we just ask.

Maybe your way of showing your community some love is to serve on the school board, to head up a “housing for the homeless” committee, or to spend a day at your local food pantry or animal shelter. Not only will this single action serve a great practical need (everyone is desperate for volunteers!), it may inspire you to get involved on a deeper level.

This is a great opportunity for a group to work together on a project, but you don’t have to join an organized effort. Individual acts of love and kindness are meaningful, too. You can offer to clean up a cluttered yard or place a bench under a tree at the park.

Once you start looking, you’ll find lots of simple things you can do to make things better.

And we can all express our gratitude for what’s right in our community. We can write a letter to the editor that celebrates the bright spots in our community. (Every community has them!) We can send a heartfelt thank-you note to the hospital that took care of our loved one. We can thank a maintenance worker for keeping the streets clean.

Positivity and gratitude are contagious. They make a difference. And it feels good to practice them.

Making the decision to love our community is a powerful first step. It’s a mind shift that truly changes the conversation around what’s possible. I’ve seen it over and over: When a community decides “we are worth it” and takes control of their future, huge transformations can follow.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

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MEET THE AUTHOR FUN GIVEAWAYS LIGHT REFRESHMENTS Like Nick and Nora Charles from “The Thin Man” series, Dick and Dora Zimmerman from “The Senior Sleuths,” solve crimes, especially murders, along with Zero the Bookie and a fascinating cast of other characters.

The Las Vegas Sheriff is not happy to have Dick and Dora back in his town, especially since they arrived on a plane with a dead body. Zero brought along Cloud, a woman he recently met on an online gambling site. Who kidnaps Dora and Cloud hiding them in The Mob Museum? What about the key? How many more murders would there be?

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Joy Colangelo

Pacific Grove Not Meeting Its Potential

Busy Week for Bad News

Editor:

Pacific Grove has a lot of potential to be a more prosperous community, which is why I was saddened last week when the city council eliminate the Director of Community and Economic Development position. Whether you like the person in that position or not, I think the city needs that position. The city and the Chamber of Commerce had been trying to encourage economic development for many years, at one time even sharing a person with Watsonville to do this job, but for many years the efforts weren’t very effective.

We now have several projects in process which may benefit the city. The new building on Laurel will have both offices and apartments, and the building approved for the 500 block of Lighthouse will also be a mixed use property. We have a hotel that could be built on Fountain, and proposals for both retail and residential spaces elsewhere in the city. Because they are new, many of these restaurant and retail spaces will probably appeal to a different mix of businesses than we have traditionally had; requiring a different approach to attract them.

I know some residents don’t want to change our “city of homes”, but I don’t believe a few more successful projects will do that. We will always be primarily a bedroom community. We now have several times as many people leaving the city in the morning to go to work than we have coming in to work, and that will continue to be the case. We can retain our hometown feeling and be more economically successful at the same time. And, knowing that we will have rising pension costs and continued funding needed for capital improvements, our city does need more revenue.

I hope the current council will learn what previous councils also learned; that to be an economically viable city you do need economic development.

Rudy Fischer Pacific Grove

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From the Trenches It was a busy week for bad news for the Pacific Grove City Council. First the Mid-Year Budget reports shows a fund balance of $10,133,00 with a projected increase to $11,863,000 by the end of the year due to the voter approval of a 2 percnt increase in transient occupancy tax. Good news right? Well, yes but with the loss of about 200 of our 250 short term rentals in 2020, that extra million is gone as well as the $2 million those 200 units would bring in. I’m not great at math but that looks like a 3 million dollar reduction for 2020. But perhaps you are part of the magical thinking group that thinks the hotels and B&B’s will pick up the short term rental tourism dollar by increasing their census. Trouble is, even unicorns know the hotels are full the same months short term rentals are bringing in all their money -- there is no room at the inns so picking up the slack becomes losing the slack to other cities from April -late August.

Then Council received the Pavement Management Program Report. The professionalism of the report and the excellent presentation is not in question - job very well done. What you might question is what to do about it. Scored from 0-100, Pacific Grove roads scored 55. Carmel scored 78, Del Rey Oaks 74, Greenfield 66, Marina 63, King City 59, Sand City 59 with Monterey opting out of the road survey. Almost 45 percent of PG’s roads are in poor to failed condition. If we do the minor repairs we do now, the road network that is labeled fair (30%) to good (25%) will deteriorate to failed in 11.3 years. To continue with existing funding towards that deterioration, we will spend $11.4 million in ten years – 100 percent failed roads. Well, there goes that $11,000,000 surplus we had at the beginning of this column. To maintain the score at 55, we need $18.4 million. To improve to 70, $26.6 million and to reach best practices and all our roads score “good”, we need $40.6 million. The recommendation was to pick scenario 3 - $26.6 million for 10 years of road work. You can see your streets score on the city website. Mine is 79 and it has a foot wide sunken width of pavement that runs the entire block with grass growing on each lip almost the length of the block,. Ha! 79!

If you think bad news can’t get worse, then you didn’t attend the Planning Commission the next night.

There, we received the Housing Element, our mandated five year plan that must be approved by the State. Another excellent staff presentation told us we need 115 new housing units by 2023 with forward progress to that goal year to year. In the last few years, we’ve build a couple of dozen homes, all of them in the upper income level. But the mandate insists that units be even across all income levels so we have some catching up to do. But we’ve had the same housing element goals for a decade and pretty much ignored them, just like most cities and counties in California. So we could just keep ignoring it like always......except, no we can’t and here’s where Huntington Beach comes in.

The State of California sued Huntington Beach last month for intentionally lagging in providing affordable housing. Huntington Beach sued back but to no avail. Housing is the one arena cities do not exert power over the State and our new Governor means business. He plans on suing each city, if necessary, all 50 of them that have not met goals in the past and is immediately withholding grants for roads and transit projects (uh oh, we just had that paving report) and additionally, withholding gas tax monies. Pacific Grove receives about $300,000+ in gas tax each year, so if we don’t make gains, that will not be in our pocketbook at the end of the year and every year we don’t have affordable housing.

So what is ahead for us to remain solvent? Find an income source to fund $2 million in road repair every year for 10 years; find another $2 million to pay our CalPers obligation this year, another $2.6 million in 2020, another $3 million in 2021 - until we need $4.1 million in 2024; and find land to build affordable housing immediately. We had an entire floor of the Goodies Project ready for affordable housing but intense citizen pressure to keep it a 3-story instead of 4-story building nixed it. So we need people to quit nixing things.

So think about the land the city owns where we can sit in wait for a developer to build affordable housing. The parking lot behind Lighthouse Cinema?

Parking lot at Fandango’s? One of our parks? How about the golf course?

Remember, we can’t nix everything. Pick one. Oh, and the other housing element that few know about - a city has to allow mobile homes or manufactured housing in any zone where single family housing is now permitted. Pick a spot, any spot. Affordable housing is going to be next door to someone. And one more thing that came up at the Planning Commission - we do indeed have a developer in the wings to build. Not exactly to build affordable housing - they want to build a homeless shelter. So put your “Pacific Grove is a city of homes” hat back on, the hat that voted short term rentals out, and pick a homeless shelter spot too.

Irish Storytelling at Monterey Library

The Monterey Public Library presents Stories for Adults, featuring Patrick Ball, on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Monterey Public Library Community Room.

In Celtic Harp and Story, Patrick Ball rekindles the fire and wonder of an evening of Irish storytelling. For in telling the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment, and in playing the ancient, brass-strung harp of Ireland, he not only carries on two of the richest traditions of Celtic culture, but blends them in concert to create “a warm and magical performance.”

For adults ages 16 and up. One free ticket with a Monterey or Pacific Grove Public Library card. Additional tickets available for $15 each. Tickets available at the Monterey Public Library Help Desk on a first-come, first-served basis.

Monterey Public Library is located at 625 Pacific Street, Monterey. For more information call 831.646.3933 or visit www.monterey.org/library.

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Hayes Perkins – The “Magic Carpet” Man David A. Laws

“For 14 years I toiled to make true a dream I have entertained since I was a small boy.

I wished to have a beautiful garden beside the sea and … have made it come true.”

Letter to Miss. Swallop, October 28, 1959 Gardener and self-styled adventurer Hayes Perkins (1874 — 1964) transformed a poison oak-covered ocean bluff in Pacific Grove, California into a dazzling springtime carpet of fluorescent-purple blooms. Photographs in Life and National Geographic, as well as a giant display in Grand Central Terminal, New York, enticed tourists from across the globe. One of the most loved and distinctive horticultural features of the Pacific Coast in the early 1960s, today Perkins’s garden is but a sad reflection of its former glory. And its creator is all but forgotten.

Perkins worked his way around the world, including nearly eight years in Africa and nine on publisher William Randolph Hearst’s California properties, before moving to Pacific Grove in 1938. He kept detailed diaries of his life and adventures from 1878 to 1936. A friend arranged for them to be typed in 1961. Five carbon paper copies of over 2,000 pages each were hard-cover bound under the title Here and There. One is held by the Royal Geographical Society, London; Perkins gave his copy to the Pacific Grove Library.

Living in a tiny cabin overlooking Pacific Grove’s Lovers Point, in 1943 Perkins began to clear, plant, and hand-water the coastal bluff with a mix of shrubs and Mediterraneanclimate succulents that he knew from South Africa. Over 14 years he single-handedly created a nearly one-mile-long pathway lined by Monterey Bay on one side and a floral “Magic Carpet” of Drosanthemum floribundum on the other.

Named Perkins Park in 1950, the garden played an important role in the town’s appeal as a resort destination but decades of municipal financial woes and neglect have led to serious deterioration of Perkins’s legacy.

A “Bird of Passage” Born on a homestead in the Coquille Valley near the Oregon coastal lumber port of Bandon on February 10, 1878, as a boy Henry Hayes Perkins was fascinated by tales of explorers and their adventures in Africa. In 1890 the family moved to an evangelical community in Hico, Texas. According to his diary, he left home at age 15 to escape abuse by his father William Perkins, “a Methodist of the strictest sort,” who beat the boy frequently for refusing to convert to the gospel.

Perkins hopped freight trains and worked in fields, mills, mines, plantations, and ranches across the country before setting off to explore the globe. While his diary is filled with extraordinary tales of personal privation and appalling conditions endured by migrant laborers of the era, Perkins’s taste for adventure and desire to see the world remained strong throughout his life. A 1940 lecture in San Francisco billed him as a “bird of passage.”

Perkins embarked on his first ocean voyage and experience of foreign travel from Portland, Oregon in October 1898. As a crew member on the schooner Austrasia, he survived a dangerous passage around Cape Horn to arrive in England in March 1899.

He returned to the U.S. to participate in the Colorado mining boom. Later that year he joined the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, a forerunner of the Coast Guard, in order to see “other lands down the horizon line that need exploring” but deserted with other crew members to escape abusive onboard discipline after three months.

Over the next 25 years, Perkins alternated work in the Western U.S. and Canada with multiple ocean voyages, seeking opportunities abroad that culminated in eight circumnavigations of the globe. He wrote one of his rare descriptions of horticultural matters, while serving as a groundskeeper for the Heart of Africa Mission in the Belgian Congo. Within a month of arriving in 1941 he had planted 1,100 bananas and plantains, 1,000 pineapples, and more than 200 fruit trees: “Mangoes, avocado pears, limes, lemons, oranges, and custard apples.” “Daily the estate grows more attractive. One can accomplish so much in a short time in a land like this, where all produce grows an inch, or two inches overnight.” Although Perkins loved Africa and his success in the garden, angered by graft and abusive discipline by the mission leaders, he left before completing his term.

The later years show an increasing interest in exotic plants. He remarked on the ferns, fruits, and lush lawns of the Samoan Islands, Flame trees on Mozambique, and Baobabs in the Congo. He was particularly entranced by the exotic flora, “oleander, hibiscus, bougainvillea, eucalyptus, bamboo, banyan, gold mohur, and ironwood,” of Colombo. An index lists more than 30 varieties of trees across dozens of entries.

The Hearst Years (1928 – 1936) In May 1928, Perkins found employment on the construction of publisher William Randolph Hearst’s “castle” near San Simeon, California. His diary entries at this time become more autobiographical in nature. They offer unique insights from the perspective of an hourly laborer into the people, politics, and setting of the extraordinary world being created on "La Cuesta Encantada" (The Enchanted Hill).

Although he abhorred Hearst’s infatuation with fascist dictators, particularly Mussolini, Perkins describes him as a fair, even a benevolent, employer. “He has an infectious grin that instantly puts all at ease. He will bestow this on his humblest employee as quickly as the greatest of men.” However, Perkins spares no kind words for the legions of sycophants and corrupt managers who ruled the roost in Hearst’s absence. He includes descriptions of the debauchery of visiting Hollywood figures and their ravishing of young women invited to party on the hill. As a non-drinker, he was especially troubled by late-night beach landings to replenish the castle liquor cellars during Prohibition. The Coast Guard ignored his whistle-blowing for fear of reprisal

by Hearst.

Perkins makes no direct comments on landscaping work, but does mention guests in “ecstasies of joy and wonder at the marvelous beauty of the gardens” and the expenditure of $10,000 to move a single tree. Because of his strong work ethic and aversion to alcohol, he was trusted to tend the animals in Hearst’s zoo. In late 1930, his boss severely injured a valuable white oryx and fired Perkins to deflect blame from himself. Learning of this injustice, three months later Hearst ordered Perkins rehired as camp janitor. In this role he was responsible for maintenance of worker housing on the hill. On his days off he enjoyed roaming the hillsides in search of wild honey. “Surely in all the world there is no more favored spot than this,” he wrote.

By mid-1931, even Hearst’s vast wealth could not sustain the project. Crew members were being laid off and work hours extended. Perkins “stole” water from a new reservoir to raise flower gardens around the camp to make it more attractive for the remaining employees. By early 1933, even the “harsh but square” head gardener, Louis Reising, had been let go. Perkins followed in March. He wrote: “When I took over the place it

was a shipwreck. Grounds overgrown with jungle, gullies washed down the hill. Now the grounds are planted to ornamental flowers, [wisteria and passion fruit] vines, and shrubs.” He had lived and worked on the estate for 25 months without ever leaving the hill.

In 1902, the publisher’s mother, Phoebe Hearst, had contracted with Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck, assisted by Julia Morgan, to build a massive stone, Gothic-style Rhine River castle on a compound in the rugged forest east of Dunsmuir in Northern California. Named Wyntoon, the castle served as a family summer retreat until it burned in 1929. Hearst asked Morgan to design an even larger replacement. Unable to finance the project while still committed to San Simeon, he scaled Morgan’s design back to a medieval-style "Bavarian Village" of multiple half-timbered buildings. Today the estate is owned by the Hearst Corporation and is closed to the public.

Hired by his former San Simeon boss, George Loorz, to work on rebuilding the Wyntoon property, Perkins spent the summers of 1933 through 1936 living in McCloud and commuting daily to the site. His assignments ranged from moving rocks to building and painting the structures. For a short time, he maintained the lawns and gardens and frequently encountered Julia Morgan, Hearst, and his guests, including Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Herbert Hoover. On one occasion he, unsuccessfully, asked Hearst to fund another trip to Africa.

Construction on the Hearst estate ceased each fall before snowfall and the workers were laid off. For the winters of 1934 and 1936, Perkins travelled to Pennsylvania at the invitation of Frank W. Preston who he met on the steamship Vedic en route from Cape Town to Sydney in 1925. At the time he noted that “It was a treat to find a man who could converse on some other topic besides sex.” Preston arranged for Perkins to speak on his travels to Pittsburg society and supported his induction as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London in 1937.

In July 1936, Perkins wrote that Preston had asked him to help build a game park around a research laboratory he was establishing near Butler Township, Pennsylvania.

He mailed bulbs and seeds of gladilas and foxgloves from Hearst’s garden for planting prior to his arrival. The final entry in the nearly 60-year saga of Here and There is dated October 10, 1936 as he was waiting to travel east.

Butler, Pennsylvania (1936 -1937) A technical consultant to the glass industry, in 1936 Preston purchased a 100-acre abandoned farm where he opened Preston Laboratories to research manufacturing techniques for Corning Glass. He asked Perkins to landscape the property in the style of a park from his native England.

Perkins lived over the laboratory for nearly two years. He removed rocks and debris and replenished topsoil that had been depleted over 200 years of farming. He planted a lawn, cleaned out a pond for ducks, built a bridge and a peacock shed, erected miles of fencing, and graded a landscape to accommodate “some 1600 trees, chiefly pine,” all without any mechanical aid. Preston, who described Perkins as “the curator and custodian” of the grounds, reported in 1959 that the trees were now 30 - 40 feet high and that “the most successful evergreens, Siberian spruce, reached 20 - 30 feet.” An orchard with trees cultivated in lines, stars, and other geometric patterns continues to yield today. Mrs. Preston said of Perkins that “He was an exceptionally good workman at any task he undertook.”

Active conservationists in their retirement, the Prestons left their estate to the community. Today the site is maintained by volunteers as an arboretum with a prairie, gardens, and ponds open to the public. The laboratory was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Pacific Grove, California (1938 – 1964) Although he enjoyed the work at Butler, Perkins found the winters too cold. Once a week he would go to the machine shop to shellac the soles of his feet. In 1938 he returned to the West Coast because of the mild coastal climate he remembered from his San Simeon years. He chose Pacific Grove, near Monterey, which, because of its legacy as a Methodist summer retreat community, was still dry and “wasn’t cluttered-up with bars.” He rented an 8 by 16-foot, two-room shack on Mermaid Avenue overlooking the bay. He again found work with Frank Loorz who operated a construction business in the area.

In contrast to most of his peers who spent their pay on drink and the “ladies of the evening,” while working for Hearst, Perkins had invested his paycheck in annuities.

When they matured in 1943, at age 69 Perkins quit working for others and planned a retirement of reading in the library, lecturing about his travels, and light gardening for neighbors. Jerry Hurlburt recalls “During the war he came across the street and did

Perkins Park from National Geographic magazine article “California’s Wonderful One,” November 1959. Photo by B. Anthony Stewart.

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Exciting Adaptation of ‘Romeo & Juliet’

by William Shakespeare

Opening at MPC Theater We will be opening Romeo & Juliet next month on the Morgan Stock Main Stage. This promises to be a unique and electrifying production. Tickets for all MPC faculty, staff and students are currently $12.50 each for Main Stage productions.

Reservations recommended.

About the MPC Production of Romeo & Juliet The MPC Theatre Company presents an exciting new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tale of teenage romance, passion and violence. Juxtaposed between Elizabethan and modern times, this bold new rendition explores gender politics and identity, sexual agency, familial loyalty, and the intoxicating, dangerous beauty of love at first sight. Directed by professional director and MPC Theatre Arts faculty member Justin Matthew Gordon, the cast features LGBQT+ actors in prominent roles, and is made up of professionals, community members, and MPC Theatre Arts students. This exciting production aims to celebrate Shakespeare’s intent, while embracing the universality of this classic, timeless tragedy.

About the Director Director Justin Matthew Gordon is well prepared to helm this production, with its emphasis on intense classical drama and heart-stopping stage combat. Justin studied classical directing and acting at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, during Mark Rylance’s tenure as Artistic Director. While at the Globe, he studied under Tony and Olivier Award-winning actress Jane Lapotaire, as well as the Globe’s Masters of Movement, Voice, and Elizabethan Stage Combat, working under teachers with the British Academy of Stage Combat. He completed his additional theatrical combat training with the Society of American Fight Directors and received his M.F.A. in Acting at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, training under a renowned faculty, including Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan. Justin’s classical work in regional theatre is extensive, including several seasons with the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. Locally, he has performed in and fight directed multiple seasons with Pacific Repertory Theatre’s Carmel Shakespeare Festival, including their upcoming 2019 season. Justin is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Actors Equity Association, the Society of American Fight Directors, and SAG-AFTRA. He has been working out of the Monterey Peninsula since 2015, joining the MPC Theatre faculty in 2017, where he directed last year’s acclaimed and sold out production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Romeo & Juliet is a live theatrical performance containing intense violence and sexual themes, and is recommended for those of High School age and above. Infants, babes-in-arms, and children in strollers or carriers are not permitted in the theatre auditorium.

Performance Dates and Times: Romeo & Juliet previews Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 PM and opens Friday, February 22 at 7:30 PM. Performances run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM from February 21 through March 10.

Please note that the first two Sunday matinées will include a post-show discussion with the cast and director.

Full schedule is:

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24

7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM

Preview/Discount Thursday Opening Night

Matinée with post-show discussion

February 28 March 01 March 02 March 03

7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM

Discount Thursday

Matinée with post-show discussion

March 07 March 08 March 09 March 10

7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM

Discount Thursday

Matinée – Final performance

For more information contact the box office at 831-6466-4213 or mpcboxoffice@ mpc.edu

Susan Goldbeck

Performance Review

Billie Elliot at the Golden Bough

By Susan Goldbeck

What light through yonder window breaks?

Pacific Repertory Theaters production of the popular movie Billie Elliot, in its musical form is now at the Golden Bough theater in Carmel. Closes February 24th.

The tony winning musical was scored by none less than Elton John. Elton John is of course a rock and roll icon but who has also distinguished himself for his Broadway musical scores including such hits as as Lion King. The music in Billie Elliot is just great and the large ensemble cast has done a good job with these wonderful songs.

Billie Elliot is an 11 year-old British lad who despite the strong disapproval of his hard scrabble all0 male family, seeks to follow his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.This story is set against the violent and dramatic backdrop of the mining strikes in great Britain of the early eighties. Billie’s dad and his older brother were both miners and strike organizers. This was a strike not only about higher wages but about better and safer working conditions in the mines.

Elton John came from a mining town and a mining family which is why his songs in this production have such resonance.

The play is lively and fun but is laced throughout with somber , darker themes including not only the hot political issues but also the social issues of a young boy in a macho family wanting to pursue a different path, a path which was not at all acceptable to his family nor his community.

I must say that I found many of the political references in the production to be confusing. The playwright just tried to do too much here. The ensemble number with the cast wearing head shots of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher who broke these strikes seemed to come out of nowhere. I only tied this up in reading the program after the production which had a long historical reference.

Billie Elliot , played by Noah Pope who had considerable experience as a singer both in school and in his community, is a local, did a good job bringing sweetness and meaning to the pre- teen angst his character was experiencing. The female lead in the play was ably handled by Lara Devlin. She can sing, and dance well and even choreographed the production.

Lara has considerable stage personality and is a Pac Rep veteran One of my favorite bits in the play was the tap dancing number featuring Billie.

(Noah Pole) and his young friend played

by Adam Angel. Angel has a great deal of stage personality and does a mean tap dance. The scene was one where Angel’s character coaxes Billie to don a women’s dress as he had done.

The two took to singing and tap dancing and were later accompanied by tall cast members hidden below very large and colorful women’s dresses. The effect was charming. It also had the dark message of the confusion of a young man seeking to find his way in terms of sexual identity and preference especially in the macho world of a mining town. This issue appeared throughout the production and was handled with a very subtle touch and good taste.

As in many musicals the facile ending of this tale was with the family and the entire community rallying in support of Billie as a ballet dancer with the miners in their jump suits and hard hats donning ballet tu tu’s and singing and dancing in the lively finale. Believeable, no, fun and enjoyable yes. Billie Elliot was sort of a British take on the American Hit footloose and had the same kind of good music and high energy. I liked it and the large audience did too. If you go, take a flashlight as it is a very dark to walk to your car, especially in the heavy rain.

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PFALLEN TREES From Page 1

Firefighter explains to homeowner at Junipero & 19th why he can’t go into his house with live wires in his yard.

First United Methodist Church trustee Neil Edwards next to fallen 100 ft Monterey Pine that ruptured a gas line. Six trees in total fell on the church property.

Treefall blocks Sinex Street at Grove Acre

Treefall at 851 Congress ruptures water line.

Resident at 17 Mile Drive Village examines fallen pine that struck her 2nd-floor unit.

Fallen branch on Junipero Avenue causes a cascade of high-voltage wires to fall onto homes.

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Peninsula Pulchritude—Part 7

Lessons About Homelessness from a Neanderthal in the New Mexico Desert Waiting for the results of the 2019 Point in Time Homeless Census & Survey, coupled with conclusions to come from the “Homeless by the Bay” town hall in Seaside on Wednesday, February 13, put me in muse mode.

“Is homelessness new?” I wondered.

“Or is it as old as humanity?”

I recalled a conversation with a Greyhound Bus driver on my Thanksgiving 2000 return trip from Pacific Grove, California to Springfield, Missouri. We were heading into New Mexico under a velvet-black sky sprinkled with sugarcrystal stars.

“Have you ever seen anything other-worldly?” I asked.

“Lady, I’ve seen things on the desert that no one would believe,” the driver said.

“Care to elaborate?”

“Nope. You’ve gotta see for yourself in order to believe.”

Shortly after sunrise, as the bus sped at around 80 miles per hour along Interstate I-44, I snapped a photo that proved his words true.

The frame that didn’t lie Just as digital technology was starting to make other forms of photography obsolete, I worked with disposable cameras that could be used once and then discarded.

What you shot was what you got.

My Thanksgiving holiday photos contained a sequence of shots I snapped from the bus window as we passed south of the legendary art colony of Taos, rising in the distance as a snow-topped mountain.

Bare desert, except for brush, filled the foreground of several frames, but a male figure seemed to appear in one frame.

Two large eyes and a blunt face emerged.

I squinted; a humanlike, or was it pre-humanlike, being emerged.

He had a ruff of hair almost like a mane on his head, and he seemed to be holding a stick on which some sort of tailless rodent was roasting over what I presumed was a campfire.

He was translucent, superimposed over the terrain like a ghostly hologram at Disneyland.

“Neanderthal Breakfast” I titled the photo “Neanderthal Breakfast.”

Was this my imagination? Was it an image replaying on the desert after thousands, or even millions, of geographically or topologically undisturbed years?

I printed out a copy of the photo and used it to illustrate this column. By softening your focus and squinting at the center, the image should emerge into the foreground.

Two years ago, after my DNA results reported I am 57 percent more Neanderthal than other human beings, I revisited this photo. Could the inexplicable image be my own reflection in the bus window glass, not as I look on the outside, but as a spiritual revenant of my ancient ancestry?

Did the inexpensive throwaway camera do for human history what the Hubble Telescope was doing for the universe, revealing the past as if it were happening now?

If yes, what is this photo saying?

Answer: Before we settled down and were permanently sheltered, humanity-at-large was homeless! Some of us still are!

So, what relevance might ancient ancestral lifestyles have to today’s homelessness?

Evolutionary links As a columnist reporting on homelessness for nearly five years, I’ve become aware of two distinctly different traits exhibited toward homelessness by those who are homeless by chance or choice, and

Wanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in Paradise

This enlarged image emerged like a hologram on a photo taken of the New Mexico desert south of Taos in 2000. Soften your focus and wait for the fuzzy face to appear.

Photo courtesy of Wanda Sue Parrott Was this my imagination? Was it an image replaying on the desert after thousands, or even millions, of geographically or topologically undisturbed years? those who serve them as career persons or volunteers.

Those who are observers of homelessness tend to fluctuate between the two polarities.

Regardless of whether such a person is male or female, the individual’s attitude reflects whether he/she is macho or nurturing by nature, or in a state of flux between the two.

Which description fits you?

Macho In this respect, “Macho” means the individual, like hunter-gatherer forbears, is defensive, self-centered and will fight, often with determined belligerence and unrelenting aggressiveness; this kind of person is a “get and keep” personality who might be labeled a “me first, you last” character.

If living on the streets, this person’s survival is first and foremost; will he/she lie or cheat? Probably. Can this person be trusted? Try it to find out!

If macho persons are employed by or volunteer with nonprofits or other organizations that help the homeless, and they find the group they represent has been cheated, prosecution to the full extent of the law will be the preferred means of resolving the matter.

As lawkeepers, they do things by the books and believe rules are to be followed, not broken or bent, even if they write the rules!

Nurturing On the contrary, nurturing persons are tolerant, caring, protective, generous and concerned with others who may be viewed as helpless, less competent or in need of guidance or guardianship. This person, whether male or female, is a “you first” or “we share” help-oriented character.

If living on the streets, this individual’s survival includes makeshift family or friends, even if only with a dog. Will he/ she lie or cheat? Maybe, if it is a last resort to achieving a successful outcome.

Can this person be trusted? Yes, if you accept the fact he/she might “borrow from Peter to pay Paul, and then hope to repay

Peter” in matters where assets needed elsewhere are not currently being used.

Others’ welfare usually comes first.

Was the figure in the Neanderthal Breakfast photo macho or nurturing? Or a combination of both?

We’ll probably never find out, but it is worth thinking about next time we’re faced with casting judgment or reacting to a breaking scandal in the news, like the one last week at Gathering for Women in Monterey.

According to Monterey County Weekly’s Mary Duan, when news broke about accusations of embezzlement of $106,000 by GFW’s executive director, Jennifer Dalton, from an organization for which she worked before she came to GFW, Jennifer resigned in order to spare GFW harm such a scandal could bring to the nonprofit on which Monterey’s 500 or more homeless women rely.

The money Jennifer allegedly embezzled was repaid.

The lesson the Neanderthal taught me is this: Dare to trust—and judge—others at your own risk, and they’ll probably do the same for you.

Contact Wanda Sue Parrott, 831-8995887, amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com Copyright 2019 by Wanda Sue Parrott

Column #227—Sidebar Update on, and Apology to, CeliaSue Hecht

By Wanda Sue Parrott During the past three weeks, homeless senior, CeliaSue Hecht, 69, underwent angioplasty at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and was released.

She continues living in her van with her dog aged dog Cici, 12, mainly because they have no alternative at this time.

A number of people called me about CeliaSue and/or to report their own personal experiences with homelessness and homeless people to whom they reached out. Most were positive calls, but one woman reported a bad experience with a woman and her dog who stayed with her mother and allegedly scammed her.

The outcome of the wakeup call from the complainant was two “Homeless in Paradise” columns advising readers that results of any contacts they follow through from information in the column are strictly at their own risk.

Any resemblance to CeliaSue Hecht or other homeless women whom I have interviewed was coincidental and I apologize for wrong impressions or mistaken identity issues I may have caused.

CeliaSue has helped me by preparing an in-depth report for the Seaside City Council’s “Homeless by the Bay” town hall which addressed local homelessness on Wednesday, February 13, at the Oldemeyer Center, and I thank her for this excellent presentation.

Resemblance of unnamed individual(s) in my column to any persons living or dead is strictly coincidental.

I apologize for any mistaken identity that may have resulted from such publication.

CeliaSue reports that Cici, 12, has been passing blood this week. She does not want either of them to die in their van. CeliaSue was talking of returning to CHOMP on Wednesday.

Please do not contact me, as time is of the essence and I am untimely. Contact CeliaSue directly at cshechtwriter@gmail. com; 702-225-8206.

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Competitors Become Pen Pals

We had the final round of the Lyceum Spelling Bee at Robert Down this week.

We have our two winners who will advance to the finals of the Monterey County Lyceum Spelling Bee in a few weeks. As well, my class has been Pen Pals with a class in Rocklin (suburb of Sacramento) for five years. Their 4th graders have come to visit the Aquarium every year and get to meet their pen paks abs spend the night at our school.

This year we had Patrice Vecchione come for a poetry session with our two classes.

Photos courtesy Karen Levy

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Presidents’ Day Puzzle by Peter Silzer Solution on Page 13

Your Letters Are Always WELCOME!

Write us at editor@ cedarstreettimes.com or by Snail Mail at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Where It’s AT&T! Marty Dunn Rovin’ in the Grove Nope, that’s not a typo, it’s just an introduction to a few words on all the action in town during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tourney. This is my first February in PG, so the impact around the area of this event really stood out. Downtown parking, which has always seemed plentiful to me, was tighter, and the tour and tourney shuttle buses challenged the yellow lines on some of our streets. But the people on those buses were glad to be here, even if it rained, and they will take that happy vibe home with them, etching PG and the peninsula into their good memories.

The AT&T provides a great injection of visitors’ monies into our local economy via lodging, dining and retail in general. Alongside the monarchs and classic car shows, it puts PG on the map, lending another reason why we are such a popular tourist destination. And since it is largely tourism that drives the town’s financial health, cheerful crowds bode well for our ‘bottom line’ throughout the rest of the year when there are lulls in the action.

Chamber of Commerce President Moe Ammar and his staff do much to promote PG’s attractions, including the AT&T. They coordinated shuttle bus service between here and Pebble Beach. I spent a little time at the chamber office, helping to sell these shuttle tickets, so I got to witness some of the attendees’ bubbling enthusiasm for the tourney when they came in to book their rides. One story in particular stands out in my mind: a man came out here from the East Coast to volunteer at the AT&T, spending $1000 in airfare and lodging plus his costs for his official jacket and backpack, and losing a week’s salary from his job. He was smitten with his experience here, happy as the proverbial clam.

Which reminds me: when I was young, my parents came over to this side of the bay with friends one year to take in the Crosby ‘Clambake,’ begun here in 1947 and from whence evolved the AT&T of today. Although they were not golfers, my parents enjoyed the whole scene, in spite of getting drenched in the rain. I remember they got a few celebrity autographs for my brother and me (including Johnny Weissmuller and Guy Madison), but I don’t think they dined on any clams.

My guess is that the guests at this year’s event have left with a cache of memorabilia—maybe some celebrity autographs and/or selfies—and great memories of their time on the courses as well as in our lovely region surrounding the links.

In June, the peninsula will again be in the golf spotlight with the US Open here.

If the AT&T is any example, I imagine it will be a terrific happening! ********* A big happy birthday shout-out to Pagrovian Greg Aeschliman on the occasion of his 80th year!

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Dr. Jonna Mazet to discuss Pandemics at the DWMC February Luncheon Center for Spiritual Awakening 522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove 325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207

Chabad of Monterey

620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove 442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Community Baptist Church

Monterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove 246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Baptist Church of Monterey

600 Hawthorne St., Monterey • Rev. Nate Rhen 831-373-3289

First Church of God

1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove Worship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875

Forest Hill United Methodist Church Services 9 a.m. Sundays 551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956

Monterey Peninsula Society of Friends (Quakers)

10 a.m, Sundays Carl Cherry Center 4th & Gudalupe, Carmel • 915-8691 or 372-5762 montereyquakers@gmail.com

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove 1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific Grove

PG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636

Manjushri Dharma Center

724 Forest Ave. • 831-901-3156 manjushridharmacenter.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Wellspring Church

141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Peninsula Baptist Church

1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church 146 8th St. • 831-655-4160

St. Anselm’s Anglican Church

Sundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620 Fr. James Short

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Central Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVE Bethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523 Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel

5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Center for Spiritual Living

Sunday Service 10:30 am 400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326 www.montereycsl.org

Shoreline Community Church

2500 Garden Rd. Monterey 8:30 am 10 am & 11:30 am Sundays.

831-655-0100 • www.shorelinechurch.org

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church 698 Laine St, Monterey • Father Karas (831) 375-7200​ Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404 Sunday Service 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m.

Church in the Forest Erdman Chapel at Stevenson School 3152 Forest Lake Rd, Pebble Beach 831-624-1374

Monterey, Calif.– Dr. Jonna Mazet will present current efforts to prevent, identify, and warn populations about the threat of global pandemics at the February 21 luncheon meeting of the Democratic Women of Monterey County. The luncheon takes place from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1000 Aguajito Rd., Monterey. Tickets are $35 for DWMC members and $45 for non-members. The public is welcome to attend.

Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD, focuses on global health problem solving, especially for emerging infectious disease and conservation challenges. She is particularly interested in the interface between wildlife, domestic animals, and people and how this may lead to disease and pandemics. Currently, she is the Global Director of PREDICT, a viral emergence early warning project developed with the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats Program.

Dr. Mazet was elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2013 in recognition of her successful and innovative approach to emerging environmental and global health threats and serves on the National Academy’s Forum on Microbial Threats. She is a Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology and Executive Director of the One Health Institute in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Luncheon reservations are available online at the DWMC website, www.dw-mc.org, or ​send a check ($35 for members, $45 non-members) to DWMC, P.O. Box 223003, Carmel, CA 93922.

For information, call 831.200.DWMC, or visit www.dw-mc.org.

Luncheon reservations must be received by Tuesday, February 19. ​ The Democratic Women of Monterey County (DWMC) is a volunteer organization that champions Democratic candidates and campaigns on political issues that affect all citizens while emphasizing the role of women. The DWMC is dedicated to creating opportunities for Democratic women to interact, participate and educate themselves and the community about political candidates and issues. Contact the DWMC by email at Publicity@dw-mc.org, by phone at 831.200.DWMC or by mail at P.O. Box 223003, Carmel, CA 93922.

SPCA “Be My Valentine” Adoption Event Saturday & Sunday, February 16 - 17

Hearts (and tails!) will be a-flutter during The SPCA’s “Be My Valentine” Adoption Event February 16 - 17! During the event, adopters can Pick Their Price on all dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens!

The SPCA for Monterey County is located at 1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway, across from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Adoption hours are 11-5 on weekdays and 11-4 on weekends.

SPCA adoptions include the pet’s spay or neuter surgery, permanent microchip identification, vaccinations, SPCA ID tag, a health evaluation, and more. Regular adoption fees range from $35 to $290.

For more information, please call The SPCA at 831-373-2631 or 422-4721 or www.

Facebook.com/SPCAmc. Visit www.SPCAmc.org to view adoptable pets!

Contact: Call The SPCA at 831-373-2631 or 422-4721 or visit www.SPCAmc.org to view adoptable pets.

The SPCA for Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. Online at www.SPCAmc.org.

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See Something Say Something Diana L. Guerrero

Ask ARK Lady Recently I found myself protecting two of my charges when a large mixed breed dog decided to harass us.

Local dog moms alerted me about two dogs that regularly terrorize others around Greenwood Park (13th Street between Ocean View and Central Ave in Pacific Grove).

My clients live nearby and as we began our walk, I spotted a dog marking on the corner of Carmel and Ocean View.

We were just over a block away headed toward the ocean recreation trail.

Despite my commands and confrontation when he attempted to harass my charges, the dog kept coming back. I am usually able to get animals to comply easily but that wasn’t so in this case.

A body block and leash wrangling to keep the little guys behind me and knowing the area well, I managed to get up some stairs so that we were flanked by a retaining walls so I could thwart the harasser with boot kicks since he could only approach from one direction.

When he ran off after a local cat, I called animal control. In the meantime, I armed myself with a large downed tree branch which worked as a barrier to keep him away as my deterrent had fallen off the clip.

Once my charges were safely at home, I set out to see if I could catch him. No such luck.

He was clearly only after the dogs and wanted nothing to do with me, running off--despite my attempts to entice him into a lasso. The good news is that Officer Liz caught him and fined the owner.

And yes, it was indeed one of the dogs the locals have been complaining about--several blocks away from where he resides. My point is that complaining doesn’t change anything.

You see, people have been avoiding the area and complaining but actually doing nothing about it.

So, this is a reminder that if you see something that you say something If you are not involved, help the person who is by taking action. What can you do?

You might choose to say something to help them if it is an issue with a pet and owner. People have stopped to get people into their cars, or to create a protective barrier--but also take it to the enforcement agency in charge.

Take photos or a video to note the location with photos and the time. If it is you, the priority is to exit to safety first.

However, see if you remember to take ac-

tion. If you are not involved but a witness, BE the person that helps by taking action.

More and more potentially dangerous encounters are happening because people are tolerating bad behavior and law breakers. I see dogs at large (not on leash) at least once a day.

The problem is that not all dogs are friendly to humans, other pets or other animals. Also, animals are not always predictable and could be at risk when they unexpectedly dart into traffic.

Dogs at large are animals loose outside of a fenced area of property or safety in the home or vehicle. And yes, you dog should not be off leash on the sidewalk or any public property unless it is specifically posted as an off leash area.

In this area the leash law is six feet--not longer.

Sadly, when confronted, the new strategy of the rule breaker is to bully the person informing them about the local dog laws.

Don’t be intimidated, report them. #SeeSomethingSaySomething

Let’s work as a community to put public pressure on those who misbehave for the safety of all.

In the meantime, make sure you carry some sort of deterrent (citronella spray, pepper spray or something like a zap stick to protect you and your dog).

And yes, no more deterrent on a clip, you’ll usually see some it hanging from my neck these days.

About ARKlady: Diana L Guerrero (aka ARKlady) lives on the Central Coast of California by the sea. An author, animal whisperer and wildlife interpreter, her first word was “fish.” Known locally as “DGinPG,” she is a friend of the furred, feathered and finned. With a goal of enriching the lives of animals (both wild and tame) and empowering the humans that love them, she shares a lifetime of professional experience and specialty training with animal lovers--who are not only passionate about animals but that want to make a difference in their lives and in the world in which they live.

Questions? Call (831) 291-3355 | Email Ask@TheArkLady.com | Visit ARKlady.com Q u e s t i o n s s h o u l d be community oriented, personal pet behavior issues are best tackled in a virtual or in-person behavior consultation.

Need help? Book a consultation here =>https://arklady.as.me/virtual-consultation

Times • Page 13 Pacific Grove Year End Review 2018 vs. 2017

February 15, 2019 • CEDAR STREET

Poll: Nearly half of California voters say they can’t afford living in the state

Scott Dick, Monterey County Association of Realtors

Market Matters

Source: USA TODAY A new poll has found nearly half of California voters believe they can’t afford to live in the state. The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday reports that 43 percent of California voters said they can›t afford to live there. That number was driven by younger voters: 61 percent of voters age 18 to 34 said they can›t afford to live in California.

“For many Californians, life is less than golden in the Golden State,” the release quotes Tim Malloy, assistant director of the poll.

Surging housing prices in California led CALmatters to report that the state was the poorest in the country in 2017. The organization reported then that 20 percent of the state’s population struggled to make ends meet.

In a September 2018 analysis, 24/7 Wall Street listed 12 California cities in a list of the 25 most expensive cities in America.

The most expensive – the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area – has a cost of living 27.1 percent higher than the national average, the analysis found. The monthly cost of living for a family of four is $10,758, the analysis found.

A rise in high-paying tech jobs has contributed to a tight housing market and a growing homelessness problem along the West Coast. That has multiple California cities to pass high-profile legislative actions to combat the issue.

San Francisco voters passed a proposition in November to levy a tax on the city›s wealthiest companies and use the money to increase funding for homelessness services.

San Francisco ranks among the least affordable cities in the nation, with a median single-family home value approaching $1 million.

This week, the San Diego City Council said the city will stop punishing people for living in their vehicles. It’s a move toward more constructive policies on homelessness, advocates said.

“It’s certainly not a permanent solution to the crisis that we are facing,” City Councilman Mark Kersey told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “But 100 percent of the time, I’d rather have someone sleeping in a car than on the sidewalk.”

Scholarships awarded to seven teens at 2019 Golf for Kids

Courtesy photo/Recipients from left to right are Gustavo P., BGCMC President and CEO Ron Johnson, Natalia C., Gail Griggs, Jessica C., Davis Love III, Derian D., Chris Griggs, Elizabeth A., and Toby S. Not pictured is recipient Kristian G.

Seven Monterey County teens were awarded with $5,000 for college thanks to the Davis Love III Family Scholarships funded by proceeds from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County’s (BGCMC) Annual Golf for Kids Pro-Am Tournament, hosted at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

Scholarships were awarded during a dinner following the tournament. Seaside and Salinas teens Elizabeth A., Jessica C., Natalia C., Derian D., Kristian G., Gustavo P., and Ayoub “Toby” S. were each awarded a $5,000 college scholarships.

Founded by Jim Griggs in 1988, the Golf for Kids Pro-Am Tournament has played a vital role in supporting the success of thousands of youth in Monterey County. This year’s event raised more than $290,000 for the Clubs, bringing the total raised since the tournament’s founding to more than $5.4 million, which includes $289,000 in college scholarships awarded to 52 local teens.

For more information on the Clubs, visit them online at bgcmc.org.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County (BGCMC) has played an integral role in the community for over 50 years.

BGCMC operates Clubhouses in Seaside and Salinas, providing a safe haven for over 500 children and teens a day with programs that focus on Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character & Leadership. Club members are offered mentoring and guidance to maintain on-grade school progression, graduate from high school, and prepare for college and careers. Over 80% of the total budget comes from generous individuals, corporations and foundations. The Clubs are open weekdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. when school is in session and weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during spring, summer, and fall breaks. Addi-

Patrick Ryan

Local Real Estate Update It is time for the year end review and since we are a Pacific Grove Newspaper, we will start with Pacific Grove. In the coming weeks, I will do an analysis of each of our towns on the peninsula so we can get an idea of how the whole peninsula is doing.

However, let’s see what the numbers say about PG.

For quick reference to the table above, sold means the total amount of single family homes that sold in 2017 and 2018. List price is what the home was listed for and sold price is what the home ultimately sold for. DOM stands for days on market, or how long it took the home to sell. Price per square foot is determined by dividing the final sales price by the square footage of the home, which can be useful when evaluating the asking price or determining the sales price of a home.

All metrics were up except the total amount of homes sold and the days on market.

2018 saw an 11% decrease in the amount of homes sold when compared to 2017. I am not sure if that was due to a low inventory of homes for sale and less for buyers to choose from or is it a sign of the market slowing. Interestingly the average days on market decreased by 11% in 2018 when compared to 2017, which is the same percentage decrease of the amount of homes sold. Homes on average are still selling in less than 2 months.

The average list price and the average sales price both increase similar amounts.

The average list price increase was 4.7% and the average sales price increase was 4.8% when comparing 2018 with 2017. The most expensive homes in 2017 were two that are located on Oceanview, with one selling for $3.5 million and the other selling for $3 million. In 2017 there were 6 homes in total that sold for $2.0 million or over. In 2018 the most expensive sale was a home located in Asilomar on Arena which sold for $5.75 million and the second place was held by a home on Oceanview which sold for $3.1 million. In 2018 there were 6 homes that sold for over $2 million.

The least expensive home that sold in 2018 was located in the Del Monte Park neighborhood that sold for $451,000. The least expensive home that sold in 2017 was located in the Marino Pines/Washington Park neighborhood and sold for $315,000.

Overall the price per square foot in 2018 increased by $37 per square foot which is a 5.5% increase.

2018 was a healthy year for Pacific Grove single family home residential real estate. Although the total number of homes sold decreased by 11%, the price increase was not off the charts as the Bay Area has been experiencing. So far, 2019 has started out with 14 homes sold compared to 11 homes sold by this time in 2018 and 11 homes sold in 2017. It is still early to make any predictions, but unless we see a significant increase in supply, the major determinant factor will be the level of demand. If the demand stays strong, then sales should continue at a healthy clip. Should you have any questions or need advice/guidance please feel free to contact me. All contacts are kept confidential. Cheers Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com Broker Associate 831-238-8116 www.pebblebeachabodes.com

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Protecting Inheritances through a Beneficiary Controlled Trust

Kyle Krasa

Planning for Each Generation Under California law, as in most states, Trust-Makers cannot establish asset protection for themselves by creating their own trusts with their own assets for their own benefit (CA Probate Code §15304).

Such a trust is commonly referred to as a “self-settled trust.” However, under California law, as in most states, Trust-Makers are able to establish asset protection for third-parties by creating irrevocable trusts for the benefit of third-parties (CA Probate Code §15303). Such a trust is commonly referred to as a “third-party trust.”

The concept of the “Beneficiary Controlled Trust” (“BCT”) is to take advantage of the rule permitting the establishment of creditor protection for third-parties by utilizing a third-party trust to transfer either a lifetime gift or a gift upon death to a third-party. The BCT is designed to give the beneficiary complete control over an inheritance or a gift while at the same time providing a degree of asset protection.

A BCT may be established as a standalone trust or as a sub-trust that is created under a living trust after the death of the Trust-Maker(s).

Trustee The beneficiary of the BCT will typically serve as Trustee, either immediately at the creation of the trust or upon attaining a specified age of maturity. Sometimes the beneficiary will serve as sole-Trustee.

In other instances, in order to provide a stronger degree of creditor protection, the beneficiary will serve as Administrative Trustee and an independent third party will serve as a “Distribution Trustee” or “Spending Trustee.”

Flexibility A BCT is technically an irrevocable trust, meaning that the beneficiary cannot amend or revoke the trust in the same manner that a Trust-Maker can amend or revoke a typical revocable living trust.

However, a well-drafted BCT will include

many tools that give the beneficiary flexibility in updating the trust in a variety of circumstances.

Such tools include giving the beneficiary the right to change trustees, giving the beneficiary the right to change remainder beneficiaries, including provisions for Trust Protectors to modify the administrative or tax provisions of the trust, and decanting provisions to allow the assets of the trust to “pour” into a new, updated trust.

Retirement Plans A BCT might be named as the beneficiary of certain retirement plans including IRAs. Trusts and IRAs involve many nuanced rules that must be navigated carefully in order to ensure that the beneficiary can maximize tax benefits. Often a BCT will include “conduit provisions” that mandate that all “Required Minimum Distributions” (“RMDs”) from the IRA be distributed out of the trust to the beneficiary individually. If a BCT is named as a beneficiary of an IRA, the beneficiary should consult with an attorney or CPA about the proper management of RMDs. Tax Returns Often a BCT will be designed to allow the Trustee to either keep income inside the trust in a given year or distribute the income out to the beneficiary. Any income that is kept inside of the trust will need to be reported and paid via a trust tax return.

Any income that is distributed to the beneficiary will need to be reported and paid via the beneficiary’s individual tax return. The tax rates can be very different depending upon whether the income is kept inside the trust in a given year or distributed out to the beneficiary. Consultation with a qualified tax preparer is prudent.

Keep it Separate

The basis for creditor protection of a BCT is the fact that a third-party created and funded the trust for the benefit of

the beneficiary. A trust that is funded with the beneficiary’s own assets does not enjoy asset protection. As a result, a beneficiary should not under any circumstances transfer his/her own assets into the BCT. It is of

paramount importance that the inherited or gifted assets of the BCT not be comingled with the beneficiary’s personal assets.

Obituary

Joseph Yang

Joseph and Laning Yang Joseph Yang (Yang Zu-wu) Feb 3 2019 Joseph Yang (Yang Zu-wu) died on Feb. 3 in his Carmel home, which he named Deep in White Clouds.

He was born Christmas 1928 in Xinmin, Liaoning Province, China during the warlord era.

His first memories were of the explosion of a Japanese bomb and hiding underground. He grew up under Japanese occupation, the Soviet onslaught and the civil war that ensued. At 17, he fled on foot, clambered aboard refugee trains, boats, swam swollen rivers to escape Communism, (which had stripped his family of its land and property and evicted his grandfather to beg in the countryside.) In Canton, Joseph was dragooned by the Nationalists and shipped to Taiwan. Later he taught school to aboriginal children in the remote mountains of Taoyuan.

After being transferred to Taidong city, he met and fell in love with the teacher Laning Lin. They married and together set off for college in Taipei. Xuan/Belle was born to them in 1960. The family of three moved to Tokyo where Joseph earned an MA in international relations at Meiji University. Under the auspices of the 1965 Hart-Celler

Act, he brought his family to the United States, settling in Carmel, CA. Joseph and Laning opened an antiques and art gallery in which Joseph showed his paintings and wire art. His nom de plume was He Fei—Crane Flying. His prodigious knowledge of history was sought by many.

In 1986, Joseph sent Belle to study art in Beijing and on her return after the Tiananmen Massacre, she wrote and illustrated three non-fiction books on Joseph’s life and times: “Baba: A Return to China Upon My Father’s Shoulders”, Harcourt Brace; “The Odyssey of a Manchurian”, Harcourt Brace; “Forget Sorrow”, WW Norton and Company, and many children’s books based on his childhood memories.

In his last days his skin shone with an ethereal glow noted by his friends, nurse and family. He asked Belle and Laning to light a single stick of incense on his death.

His daughter is proud he never capitulated to ascendent authoritarian China. His paintings, poems and calligraphy will be collected by UC Santa Cruz. He is represented by Hauk Fine Arts in Pacific Grove.

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Yuengling is an American beer proudly claiming to be the oldest operating brewery in the US, established in 1829. If you’ve ever lived on the east coast, maybe you’ve had it. You can only find it as far west as Louisiana and Arkansas (in the south), Indiana and all of the states east of those three, except Michigan. I am no beer expert but I love their beer and try to have it when I’m back east. Their traditional lager—which is what was on tap and happy hour at Mojo Bones—is great.

It is their flagship beer and an amber lager in the pre-prohibition style. The founder of the brewery David Gottlieb Jüngling anglicized his name to Yuengling when he immigrated from Germany and started the Eagle Brewery in Pottsville, PA in 1929.

In 1973, the company changed its name to D.G. Yuengling and Son when Frederick joined David in running the brewery.

There’s something so refreshing about an icy cold beer after a long day of work.

There are many ways to let out a sigh of relief after the tenseness of being “on” and, if you have neurotic perfectionist tendencies like myself, the stress of wanting everything to go right and the warm flush that rushes over your body when things start to go awry. So, on this particular day, that was long and rife with navigating interpersonal relationships, I was ready for a cold beer, a good book, solitude, and

several deep breaths to relax. The first sip really is something of magic.

And cornbread. I love cornbread.

Especially the kind with whole grain corn kernels floating in the bread and baked in a skillet, the edges crisping and caramelizing just so. It’s an added bonus for my taste buds when the cornbread is drizzled with honey, as this one was. I enjoyed bites of warm cornbread in between sips of cold beer and read a book and miraculously, the stress of the day washed away.

As I was leaving the college kids began to trickle in. While waiting for my bill I overheard that it was one guy’s 21st birthday and many of his friends were joining him to celebrate. I remembered my own college days and birthdays surrounded by friends and I couldn’t help but feel overcome with joy and nostalgia. I wanted to tell the kids to enjoy it—revel in the time where days consist of attending lectures, studying, celebrating your friends’ birthdays, and lots of sleep. But I didn’t.

I watched from a distance with a smile on my face. I paid my bill and walked home to my hotel thinking of all my friends from college and those I’ve lost touch with.

When we’re in the moment we don’t think life is ever going to be different in the future so I urge you—and myself—to enjoy each moment as we are in it. Tomorrow everything could change, your best friend could move away, you change jobs, you could lose a loved one, life as you know it, so cherish each moment just as it is.

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The Black Oystercatcher is a crow-sized shorebird that can be found foraging among rocks near the Rec Trail and Asilomar beach. It feeds on mollusks and worms, probing the sand and prying open shells with its long carrot-like beak. Oystercatchers build nests that resemble bowls made from pebbles, and return to nest in the same spot each season.

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Twenty Years Later Early during the first year of the new century, our oldest son and his wife, newlyweds of a year and a half, announced to us that they would be taking a cruise to Europe and their plan was to stop first in the Azores Islands for one week. They asked if we wanted to meet them there for that leg of their trip.

Of course I was very excited. My husband, Guilherme, was not sure if he wanted to take the trip. The last time he had been back to the islands was in 1980, when our boys were just 13 and 7 years old. It had been a great trip for the four of us. Our children met their grandparents for the first time along with a lot of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

But 20 years had passed. Both sets of parents were gone, along with a couple of sisters on his side of the of the family.

He was very undecided. To make matters worse, the house he grew up in with four sisters and two brothers was now empty.

I had taken two short trips in these 20 years, but I hadn’t been able to convince him to go with me for those. But, this time around we had the encouragement of our sons. Soon our younger son and his girlfriend (now his wife) decided they’d like to come along, too.

After much soul searching, Gil and I made the decision to go for three months.

I left my job of 15 years (he had already retired). This way we had plenty of time to spend with my two sisters, nieces and extended family on the island of São Jorge, and with Gil’s brother and sisters on the neighboring island of Pico, and with many more family members and friends.

The plan was in place; we would leave in early July and come back end of September. The kids would all be there for the last week. The preparations started and all of us were excited. It was fun to shop for gifts to take and for other necessities. The list was long but fun. I prayed silently for this trip to go as planned. All of the relatives were excited that we would all be there together.

The day came and we flew from San Francisco to the island of Terceira: a 9-hour flight—then on to Pico. It was a long day, but all went well. As we landed in Pico we could not believe the number of relatives that were at the airport to meet us. This was true joy for my husband especially, after 20 years of not being with his loved ones.

The next day, all of the family gathered at the home of his brother José, for more celebration of our arrival and to share memories over dinner. Many tears were shed and also lots of laughter and just pure joy of being on the island once again with his loved ones. There were trips to the cemetery, to the empty childhood home, and to the church where he was baptized. All of this difficult, but healing.

My husband had inherited from his parents a small summer house, known as an “adega,” which traditionally includes a wine cellar where the family made their wine every summer and stored it all year.

This place was not worth much money, but to him it was priceless. It consisted of one large room with two small beds,

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Downstairs was the cellar. It happened to be in a picturesque quaint little neighborhood called Manhenha, with a view of the lighthouse and the Atlantic Ocean only a short stroll away.

The adega stood closed up for many years with loads of memories stored within. It was one of stops we needed to make, but for Gil it was not an easy task.

One day, my sisters-in-law and I told my husband that we needed to go inside the adega to clean it and he needed to come along. His brother had handed him the key. He stood a long time before he could open that gate and then turn the key in the door to go inside. Things had stood still for twenty years and there were a lot of reminders of the past. More tears were shed.

After we cleaned everything the family decided we should spend the night just for old time sake. We agreed, and even with

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The time went by so fast, and soon it was time for the kids to arrive. We were in São Jorge at the time and my family were all anxious to meet boys and girls for the first time. It all went according to plan, and the only issue was that three or four days on each island was not enough. We tried to pack in as much as we could, and after three days we said good bye to São Jorge and took the ferry cruiser back to Pico.

We could not wait to show the kids the adega. Their papa needed the kids’ feedback as to what to do with this. Should we remodel and enlarge it? Were they at all interested? They did fall in love with that tiny place and agreed we should indeed remodel. That will be yet another story.

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What does God say about perfecting marriage?

We are to listen first, with a desire to understand, before we speak, Jam 1:19, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:” This is the demeanor we must bring to every conversation, 1 Pet 4:8, “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” It is our love that allows us to listen with an open mind, one that says, “I am not sure I agree with you, but I am going to listen until I fully understand what you are saying,” Prov 18:13, “He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.”

Bill Cohen

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We must take the time to get to know each other. This is how we begin to understand the little nuances of communication; like deep Gail and I celebrated our 40th anniversary last April. God has taught us many breathes, loss of eye contact, changes in facial expressions, clenching of hands, tightthings over the years and improving our marriage has been one of the big ones. Here ening of shoulders, Deut 24:5, “When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go are the 5 lessons on perfecting marriage we continue to work on: out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.” We might not be able 1) Commitment: Our wedding vows included “’til death do us part” and to take a year off. However, we can take some time every day to get to know each everything else works because we believe this. Once we accepted the fact that other’s little nuances. This is even more important in the communication process everything can work out, Rom 8:28, “And we know that all things work together than the words we speak. We need to be patient and get to know our partners if we for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purwant good communications. pose,” we worked together to make that happen. No back doors, everything needs to be dealt with and worked out for the benefit of both of us, Gen 2:18, 22-24, “And 4) Forgiveness: We will all make mistakes, some intentional and some unintenthe Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an tional. Forgiveness takes these mistakes and turns them into the glue that binds our help meet for him…And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he relationships. When our partners see we are willing to forgive, they become more a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my willing to forgive us, as our Father in heaven has taught us, Matt 6:14, “For if ye forbones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out give men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:” of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” We become one flesh joined by God, Mk 10:9, Forgiveness removes all bitterness and wrath, Eph 4:31-32, “Let all bitterness, “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” This is why it and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all is so important we choose a partner who already believes in God and is willing to malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as accept Jesus’ commandment, Matt 22:37-38, “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Forgiveness thus builds trust. the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Once we act on this belief, we will have the 5) Service: When we serve our spouses, they learn we are humble enough to patience needed to develop a life-long relationship, grounded in love, which leads to work to improve our relationship. Jesus demonstrated this for the disciples, Jn 13:5, one flesh.

“After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.” If Jesus so humbled So, divorce is not from God, but rather from the hardening of our own hearts, Himself, what is our excuse? Jesus continued to give Himself for His bride, the our unwillingness to work together to resolve problems, Matt 19:7-8, “They say church, Eph 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to and gave himself for it;” He showed His patience and service, in spite of the fact, He put her away? He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts knew some of us would still refuse His offer. suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.” God never leaves us and He wants us to have the same faithful relationship with Him It is this service that proves our love and willingness to work on improving our and our spouses, Eph 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved relationship. It is part of the mystery of Christ, Matt 23:11, “But he that is greatest the church, and gave himself for it;” He waits for us to accept His offer of an eternal among you shall be your servant.” He told us, then He demonstrated this principle relationship and promises He will be faithful, Hos 2:19, “And I will betroth thee unto over and over again, even unto the cross, Phil 2:6-8, “Who, being in the form of me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, in lovingkindness, and in mercies.” Why would He expect less from us? The real and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And tragedy comes when one spouse is committed, and the other is not. This hardening being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto of the heart of the non-committed partner poisons any attempt to resolve differences; death, even the death of the cross.” thus divorce enters as the only solution.

My testimony is, the closer we come to following God’s principles of relation2) Demeanor: Once we accept we have to work things out, it is important to ships the better our relationships become. Gail and I both freely admit our relaunderstand that our demeanor will affect the process. God asks us to be humble and tionship is not perfect; however, it gets better every day, because we are willingly to “keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” Eph 4:2-3, “With all lowliness working on it. If the Lord gives us another 40 years and I am sure we will reach and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring perfection. And, marriage is the human relationship God cherishes most. to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” This means we are friendly, loving, and we always have the expectation our partner will return our benevolence, 1 Cor 7:3, “Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also If you have comments about the blog you just read, want to express an opposing the wife unto the husband.” Miriam-Webster defines true benevolence: “A disposi- opinion, have suggestions for future topics, and/or want me to email you the blog tion to do good.” When two people enter a relationship with this attitude, they will weekly, just email me at bill@reasoningwithgod.com. You can also visit our website only be satisfied with an outcome that pleases both of them. Neither of them would to see all of our past blogs: http://www.reasoningwithgod.com want their partner to feel anything but love when working on problems. It takes time to build the trust necessary for this to happen. It begins with our demeanor and ends in love, Col 3:14, “And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

3) Communication: This is where we witness the joining of our commitment and demeanor. Our every word either confirms or erodes the trust we are building in our relationship. This is why God spends so much time explaining how we are to treat each other, especially in our communications.

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of their property and the ins and outs of the hospitality business and remain committed to maintaining the quiet and peaceful, village-by-the-sea atmosphere that the Sea Breeze is known for. The inn’s large number of repeat guests throughout the year speaks to the success and business acumen the Postolicas bring to their ownership of the Sea Breeze Inn & Cottages.

Best Restaurant is Holly’s Light-

house Café, represented by current owner, Amy Hanmer. For the past three years, Amy Hanmer has been at the helm at Holly’s Lighthouse Café, inheriting the business from her mother in 2016. The restaurant has been a cornerstone of the Pacific Grove downtown for over 30 years and Amy maintains the friendly, generous vibe the restaurant has always been known for. In the past

Physio Thrive is a mobile physical therapy and wellness clinic that focuses on high quality care, with a full hour of one-to-one time dedicated to each client. Home visits or gym-based visits are provided for clients who are more comfortable being treated in their home or gym, or for clients who have a difficult time accessing a traditional physical therapy clinic due to mobility limitations. Physio Thrive also offers a wellness program for Medicare recipients who desire to maintain strength, flexibility, and decrease their risk for falls.

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Missy Jane Roland

Random Thoughts PacRep’sNeverland Benefit Shop is up and running at a new location, 443 Lighthouse Avenue, between Drake and McClellan. We have been gratified that, in spite of some very wet and cold days, our old friends have found us and many new ones.

Last week a young couple came in, accompanied by their little daughter..”Do you still have the ELIZABETH stool?” the husband asked. Michele ran to the children’s area and came back with the item in question. A charming wooden stool with the name made of wooden puzzle pieces. They came from North Carolina, a relative had sent them a picture a few weeks ago. When they arrived they immediately went to the Forest Hill location and were disappointed to see it closed. They decided they would take a chance and wait until we opened. Needless to say, they were thrilled.

Their youngster played in the toy section while they shopped and made a number of purchases. As they checked out Michele asked “and, is this Elizabeth?” she asked of the little girl..”Oh, no”..”this is Elizabeth. And the woman patted her tummy… They loved the store, will be back and send their friends.

Friday night, we were just about to close. The weather had been dreadful all day and business had been negligible. Suddenly a young woman ran in. “Are you closed?” “No” I said “as long as we have customers we are opens. She browsed a little, picked up a few books and then looked through the clothes..”Oh, how exciting” I heard her say…she came up to the desk…”Saturday is my 30th birthday party” I have gone everywhere looking for the right outfit and I found it here”…she had a gorgeous tuxedo and all of the accoutrements, shirt, tie, cumber band, the works. She didn’t question the price which was higher than the ordinary pieces of clothing.

People seem to love the new store…which supports Pacific Repertory Theatre, helping to underwrite the wonderful productions, such as Billy Elliot, now playing – through February 24. Stop by the shop for a schedule of performances. You and your pup (on a leash please) are welcome. Treats for all available.

Some years ago, I wrote a story about Jerome, who was a former Taiwanese street dog. He was at the time enjoying a happy life in San Francisco. His parents, George and Mary Bergman had stopped by the Treasure Shop. He was with them and I was charmed by his friendly, cheerful demeaner. .. I was quite taken with this cheerful fellow. I asked his age and his background and was treated to a heartwarming story:

“Jerome is a wonderful, former Taiwanese street dog, with a chequered past, who is enjoying a serene and good life in San Francisco. Almost eight years ago, the five month old dog was found in a cardboard box with a broken leg. He had been left starving and thirsty to die alone, probably a casualty of dog hunters who did not return for their captured prey. Fortunately, he was seen, rescued and taken to a shelter where a veterinarian successfully mended his damaged limb.

Another, unknown, kind soul made arrangements for Jerome’s passage to San Francisco and placement with Wonder Dog Rescue in the Mission District. Although he had, amazingly, become a happy, smart and house trained seven month young dog, no one would adopt him because he was no longer considered a puppy. Then George and Mary saw him, fell in love at their first meeting and have nurtured and protected him ever since. He became a devoted brother to a feral Maine Coon Cat, Kittner.

Jerome suffered a setback when he was between two and three years old. He was playing with another dog and received a small bite on the previously broken limb.

It manifested into a severe infection that was resistant to antibiotics. After reaching the end of the line with a series of local vets, George and Mary took Jerome to U.C. Davis, where a team of professors and students undertook a multiple step strategy to conquer the problem and save Jerome’s leg. He survived yet again and has been completely healthy, romping on all four legs.”

They told me that Jerome is extremely sensitive, intelligent, highly spirited and loyal. He adores his “parents” but is very cautious and wary of strangers (he allowed me to pet him graciously and made friends with one of our doggie volunteers, Bootsie) If Jerome was shy and hesitant, he cannot be blamed, somewhere in the back of is mind lingers the memory of the broken limb and being alone with no sustenance.

Little did he know that there was hope in sight and his remaining days would be spent in a country across the sea with Mary, George and Kitner.

Jerome

Bootsie

I thought about this as recently there have been stories about street dogs.

My heart breaks when I hear of an animal that has been abused. I believe that the punishment is not severe enough. A friend told me that the habit of eating dogs in Vietnam (as well as other countries) is diminishing…Let is hope so.

Come to Neverland, see your old friends, and enjoy the treasures Jane Roland lives in Monterey with husband, John, Annie – a shop volunteer – and Toby, a stay-at home cat… 649-0657 0 gcr770@aol.com

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A New Look at Spain TRAVEL TALK BY ELFI KLUCK Monday, February 25, 2019 Award winning local photographer Elfi Kluck presents an illustrated talk on “A New Look at Spain” at the HI Monterey Hostel. She will talk about her time in Madrid and Valencia. From tapas to street art she’ll share her never-ending curiosity that has taken her to over 36 countries and enjoyed capturing much of it in colorful photos and engaging stories. She will even share her tips on low cost high value travel in Europe.

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Peace Of Mind Dog Rescue Receives $50,000 Anonymous Donation

Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) announced today the organization has received a generous $50,000 donation toward their capital campaign from an anonymous donor.

Last year POMDR launched a capital campaign to raise $2,000,000 to expand their headquarters and add their own Intake and Care Center clinic. The funds raised from the campaign will also cover equipment, supplies, and initial operating expenses for the veterinary clinic. To date $1,726,080 has been raised.

“Adding a veterinary clinic of our own is an exciting next step for POMDR, it makes good business and financial sense. In 2017 alone, we spent $495,000 on medical care for the dogs in our program. We know that if we hire our own veterinary staff, we can bring the cost of medical care down per dog which will help us save more dogs and help more senior people in the long run,” said Carie Broecker, Executive Director of POMDR. In 2018, a lead gift of $500,000 from the Boand Family Foundation allowed POMDR to expand their headquarters to include 607 Forest Ave and purchase a commercial building at 1251 10th Street in Monterey to house the Intake and Care Center clinic. The build out of the veterinary clinic will begin this month.

Anyone wishing to learn more about the capital campaign project, take a tour of POMDR, or donate is encouraged to email Executive Director, Carie Broecker, at carie@peaceofminddogrescue.org or call 831-601-4253.

Donations can be made online at https://www.peaceofminddogrescue.org/BoandCenterCampaign.html. Donations of stock are also welcomed.

For more information about POMDR call (831) 718-9122 or visit www.peaceofminddogrescue.org.

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