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November 21-27, 2014

Lighting experiment kicks off Fridayn Special meeting set for Dec. 8

By MARY SCHLEY

THE CITY’S efforts to figure out the best means oflighting the Ocean Avenue medians to provide ambiance,interest and safety will move to the next step Friday, whena two-and-a-half-week demonstration of nine differentlighting strategies begins. At the end of the period, a plan-ning commission subcommittee will hold a workshop onthe ideas, beginning with a walking tour of the lights at 5p.m. Dec. 8.

Discussed at length at a workshop in September, theoptions for lighting the median were whittled down to six:mini lights with no uplighting, existing landscape and sig-nage lights with no mini lights, strings of both brighter anddimmer mini lights, enhanced landscape lighting withmore uplighting and downlighting, pinpricks of light pro-jected onto the trees, and installation of gas-style streetlamps at the ends of the medians near the crosswalks.

In fact, the switch will be flipped on nine different light-ing schemes as darkness falls Nov. 21, according to plan-ning and building director Rob Mullane, including someinvolving colored lights.

“Of the six options at the workshop, they decided therewere a few other treatments worth showcasing,” Mullanetold The Pine Cone Thursday. “I think there are nine, but alot of those are just different variations of the main six thatwe were talking about.”

The different setups were designed and mostly installedby Carmel Plaza operations manager Jim Griffith and

lighting expert Meredith Nole, both of whom donatedtheir time and efforts.

“Their involvement went way beyond what I was ableto do and had time to do, so they deserve the credit for get-

n Findings will have national impact

By KELLY NIX

BESIDES DETERMINING whether slant wells willsupply enough water for its desal plant and how much desali-nation that water will require, California American Water’stest well approved by the California Coastal Commission lastweek will be used for a national research project on humanpathogens.

Cal Am’s parent company, American Water, has receiveda $200,000 grant from a private foundation to study the levelof pathogen removal when seawater migrates through theocean floor and is drawn into a slant well.

Such wells are considered environmentally superior formarine life because they don’t kill small fish and other crea-tures, the way open ocean intakes do. However, the study —partially funded by WateReuse Research Foundation — willlook at whether bacteria and parasites found in sea water arefiltered out as the water moves through the ground on its wayto the well, and what additional steps might be necessary tomake the water safe for human consumption.

If the pathogens aren’t there, “the result could be signifi-cant savings in treatment costs for desalination projects thatemploy slant well technology,” Rich Svindland, Cal Amdirector of engineering, said. “Because this question has yetto be studied, our findings will be extremely valuable forwater resource managers and policy makers across the coun-try.”

Zia Bukhari, a scientist with American Water, said thedata gleaned from the project will be important to the waterindustry as a whole since interest in desalination

Cal Am test wellwill also studyhuman pathogens

Schematics show a few of the lighting strategies for OceanAvenue’s medians. The experiment begins Nov. 21.

See LIGHTING page 23A

See STUDY page 16A

See DECISION page 16ASee FIRES page 23A

See HOMESCAPES page 14A

HOMESCAPES CLOSED FOR ‘INVENTORY’ AFTER FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY

By MARY SCHLEY

THE EXPANSIVE Homescapes Carmel store on theground floor of the Carmel Plaza, owned and operated bybrothers Thompson Lange and Beau Finklang since 1999,has been closed for two weeks for “inventory,” according to

a sign in the window. In fact, the business closed because it is out of money.

Homescapes filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Nov. 1, citing$201,015 in assets and $600,890.30 in liabilities. Adding toits troubles, the bankruptcy trustee responsible for selling offits assets to try to pay back creditors filed a “notice of aban-donment of personal property” Nov. 14 after determining thatmost of the claimed $200,000 in furnishings and other itemsfor sale in the store were on consignment, and should there-fore be returned to their rightful owners. Furthermore, thebrothers owe “considerable back rent” at the rate of $5,500per month, and a court judgment in a lawsuit filed by UnionBank for nonpayment of a loan resulted in a $60,000 lienagainst the business.

n Major progress on permits expected in next two years

By KELLY NIX

STAFF WITH the State Water Resources Control Boardcould decide as early as December whether they are willingto extend the deadline for a severe water cutback order on theMonterey Peninsula set to take effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett and about 20 other localofficials had a roughly three-hour meeting with state waterboard staff members in Sacramento Nov. 7 to discuss the pos-sibility of pushing back the cutback order deadline by twoyears. While no agreement was firmed up then, it’s possibleone could be hammered out during a December meeting,though Burnett said it’s likely they will have to go back to thebargaining table after that.

“I want to remain optimistic that what we propose will beaccepted, but I want to be realistic,” Burnett told The PineCone.

Regardless whether the state water board makes a deci-sion in December, the request by local officials is significant.The cutback order that the state imposed in October 2009could be financially devastating to Peninsula restaurants,hotels and other businesses.

Burnett said next month he and the other water officialswill formally request that the state water board’s staff extendthe 2017 deadline, provided that milestones are reached dur-ing the next two years, including the construction of CalAm’s desal plant test well, completion of the environmental

Decision on water cutback delaymay come soon

More than two dozen signs bringing attention to local steelhead willsoon pop up alongside bridges over the Carmel River and its tribu-taries. Will they make a difference? See page 15A.

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By MARY SCHLEY

RESPONDING TO reports of a fire at a house onCarmelo Street the afternoon of Oct. 25, firefighters andpolice officers arrived to discover that the cable TV boxesconnected not just to that home, but to six, had burned, caus-ing minor to moderate damage to the homes’ exteriors.

The cause of the strange incident, PG&E later told the firedepartment, was that a transformer failed a street away, ener-gizing the normally low-voltage Comcast cable line withhigh-voltage power, which then ran through the cable to thehomes, where it shorted out the boxes and caused the fires.

“Initial arriving crews found scorched cable boxes,” saidacting Monterey Fire Division Chief Barry Perkins. “And Ibelieve one of the boxes actually had flames.”

After putting out that fire, they visited the neighboringhomes to determine how widespread the problem was.

“None of the fires had extended to the interiors, and there

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n He says he was just trying to expose company’s wrongdoing

By MARY SCHLEY

A COMMERCIAL realtor who frequently appears atcity hall pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking into a formeremployer’s computer system, according to Monterey CountyDeputy District Attorney Jimmy Panetta.

But the realtor, Jonathan Sapp, said he only changed thewebsite of Carmel Business Sales to try to warn people thegroup’s dealings were shady.

Initiated by Pacific Grove P.D., the investigation into Sappbegan in March, when Michael Russell, owner of CarmelBusiness Sales, went to police with complaints about hiswebsite being hacked, Cmdr. Cassie McSorley said thisweek. “He reported that his webpage was hacked into, andsome changes were made which had a negative impact on hisbusiness,” she said. “Through a rather lengthy investigation,we were able to track the changes to Mr. Sapp, who was a for-mer employee of Mr. Russell’s.”

Investigators “were able to determine that the hacking wasdone from his residence in Pacific Grove,” she said, and theyturned the case over to the district attorney’s office. Sapp wascharged in late September with a single felony count under aCalifornia Penal Code section pertaining to accessing andaltering or deleting files or data in someone else’s computer,system or network without permission. He was arraigned inOctober and appeared in court Tuesday.

“He removed information as well as added information tothe website,” Panetta said, including removing banners andreplacing them with other information, taking down testimo-nials and listings, and making other changes on the site.

“He admitted it. He had a reason and motive based on hisrelationship with the company,” Panetta said. “We couldprove it based on the facts. Mr. Sapp understood that andaccepted responsibility for it.”

He pleaded guilty to the felony and then argued underanother legal section that he should only be convicted of amisdemeanor, to which the judge agreed, given Sapp has nocriminal record, Panetta said. He is set to be sentenced inJanuary, when he’ll also undergo a restitution hearing todetermine how much the hacking negatively affectedRussell’s business.

“There will be some restitution due to money lost,”Panetta said. “They wanted sentencing yesterday, and I askedthat it be put over to determine monetary amounts and possi-ble jail time.”

Russell told The Pine Cone his company’s website was“maliciously hacked and altered to provide damaging misin-formation to potential clients, which resulted in significantfinancial harm.”

Further, he pointed out, “Mr. Sapp’s misconduct occurredat time when I was undergoing treatment for cardiac failure,and it is especially unfortunate the he acted in this way whenhe was fully aware of my condition. This is a sad outcome.”

But Sapp, who handled commercial real estate deals forthe company while he worked there, said he expects nothing

ating while unlicensed, but his complaints seemed to “fall tothe bottom of the in-basket” at the bureau. “So I got frustrat-ed,” he said. “I still had the password for his website, and Iwent kind of vigilante.”

He accessed the site and removed photos of himself andother former brokers, and posted a notice “saying they werenot currently licensed, with a referral to a web link so thepublic could look at the accusations.” He also set a “contactus” email link for inquiries from potential clients to go to theinvestigator at the BRE.

“Mike obviously found it, and they fixed it,” Sapp said.“Nothing I put on there was erroneous. It was total truth.”

Russell, however, said the complaint hinges on the inter-pretation of a BRE regulation, and he’s confident it will beresolved. “We’ve always been licensed. We’ve never had aconsumer complaint, and we have always operated at thehighest level of integrity,” he said.

Russell said he couldn’t comment further, since the sen-tencing and restitution hearing are pending, but he wanted tothank the business community for supporting him and hiscompany. “I appreciate that the police and the DA have takenaction,” he said. “We are moving past this event and lookingforward to continuing to serve our valued clients.”

Sapp pleads guilty to hacking business’ websitemore than a slap on the wrist. He changed Carmel BusinessSales’ website in order to protect people from what he sees asthe company’s fraudulent activity.

“I discovered he was doing things not above board,defrauding his customers, and I reported this to the Bureau ofReal Estate, and it took them two years to get around to doingthe investigation,” Sapp said. All the while, he continuedworking for Russell.

In August 2013, the BRE filed allegations of mismanag-ing trust funds, withholding excess commissions and othermisdealings, and deputy real estate commissioner named thebusiness, Russell and Sapp in her complaint. Hearings on theallegations are still pending, and Sapp said he was namedbecause he didn’t do a better job advising Russell.

“In August of last year, my license came up for renewal,and the department put my renewal on hold until I resignedfrom Mike’s company, which I then immediately did,” Sappsaid.

Later, Sapp alleged, Carmel Business Sales was still oper-


Police &Sheriff’s Log

HERE’S A look at some of the significant calls logged bythe Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department and the MontereyCounty Sheriff’s Office last week. This week’s log was compiledby Mary Schley.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Report of a commercial burglary at abusiness on Ocean Avenue.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: ID case found in the roadway nearCarmel River School. Owner notified and advised property wasbeing held by police for safekeeping. Property returned to ownerat 1015 hours.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: A citizen reported a dog was loose andran up to her when she walked past a construction site onDolores Street. Officer responded and found the dog inside theyard. The dog owner was contacted and advised of the complaint,

See POLICE CALLS page 33A

The gate was in the way, and then it broke

and a warning given.Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject reported loss of currency in the

area of Scenic and Eighth Avenue between 1215 hours and 1300hours.

Pacific Grove: Stolen vehicle was recovered on Moreland.Vehicle was towed from scene.

Pacific Grove: Dispatched to a welfare check on Funston,where a female was found intoxicated. She stated she attemptedto kill herself with alcohol. She was placed on a 5150 hold andtransported to CHOMP.

Pacific Grove: Brothers involved in verbal altercation onForest Avenue. Both subjects separated, and one brother wasallowed to leave for the night.

Carmel area: Male on Highway 1 wanted to report that his100-year-old mother lost her Moroccan passport.

Carmel Valley: A Carmel Valley resident on Upper FortyDrive reported that he received a disturbing message andrequested documentation only.

Carmel Valley: Carmel Valley Road restaurant managerturned over a wallet that was left by a customer.

Carmel Valley: A Carmel Valley resident reported that her38-year-old son had made threats to kill her and her 74-year-oldhusband, and then kill himself. The 70-year-old female advisedher son was in a house on Los Robles Road. Deputies respondedto the address and arrested the son for making criminal threats.

Carmel Valley: Hitchcock Canyon Road resident, a 57-year-old female, reported annoying harassing text messages from aformer friend, a 19-year-old male.

Carmel Valley: The Monterey County Search and RescueTeam was called out to Tassajara Road for an injured hiker in LosPadres National Forest.

Pebble Beach: An unoccupied vehicle was located onCypress Drive with an open door and the key in the ignition.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Carmel-by-the-Sea: A male entered a business at Lincolnand Ocean and bought two watches with personal checks. Theaccount the checks were drawn on did not have sufficient fundsto cover the checks, and the male later cancelled the checks butdid not return the watches.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject on Carmelo Street said he didnot want to live anymore and was extremely intoxicated.Transported to CHOMP by ambulance on a 5150 hold.

Pacific Grove: Student at the high school said she was bat-tered by another student. The offending student was brought tothe office and suspended from school.

Pacific Grove: Dispatched to a vehicle fire on Asilomar.Woman was driving the vehicle and then heard a “thunking”noise under the hood. She said the car started to sputter and thendied. The driver then looked at the front of her car, and it burstinto flames. She had no information in regards to the cause of thefire and said the vehicle is regularly maintained. Fire personnelwho responded to the scene determined it was most likely amechanical malfunction. Vehicle was fully engulfed in flames atone point. Vehicle towed from scene at owner’s request. Nothingfurther.

Carmel area: A 62-year-old female Rio Road resident report-ed an attempted grand theft.

Carmel Valley: Deputies responded to an in-progress burgla-ry on Los Laureles Grade and discovered numerous persons onprobation leaving the area. One 35-year-old male was arrested,and warrant complaints have been requested for the other sub-jects.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Complaint of commercial work on SantaFe before 0800 hours. Landscaping employees contacted andgiven warning. A records check showed the business did not havea current license to do business in the city. Case forwarded tocode enforcement for follow-up.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Complaint of a gas leaf blower on SantaLucia. Employees contacted and given warning. A records checkshowed the business had an expired business permit. Case for-warded to code enforcement.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Visitor said she lost her passport, or itwas stolen. She wanted to report the theft and get a travel letterso she could board her returning flight. She submitted copies ofairplane tickets and a snapshot of the passport.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Non-injury accident hit-and-run onSanta Fe with no suspect information. Occurred Nov. 1 to Nov. 3.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Welfare check requested on a secondgrader at a Rio Road school. Child was overheard telling otherstudents he wanted to hurt himself. Child was interviewed andsaid he was only kidding, but realized he shouldn’t make jokeslike that. Child was advised of resources if he ever felt that wayfor real. Parents were notified along with child protective servic-es for follow-up.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Theft of a bicycle on Mission Street. Nosuspect info.

Pacific Grove: Unwanted male in residence on Acorn Street.Male was not known to residents and rapidly fled the house. Heis a known suspect who burglarized several other garages nearby.During investigation, determined suspect attempted to shower inresidence and fed 1- and 3-year-old children food in their bed-rooms before the parents awoke.

Pacific Grove: Officer dispatched to a residential burglary onRedwood Lane associated with other crimes/case. Locked garageforced open and personal property stolen. Probable suspect iden-tified due to similar crimes in area.

Pacific Grove: Officer dispatched to a possible intoxicatedmale riding a skateboard on Ocean View. Officer located a manwho has mental and physical challenges. Male was provided acourtesy transport back to his residence. Officer spoke to man’ssocial worker on the phone to ensure his welfare.

Pacific Grove: Non-responsive adult on Lighthouse Avenue.

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Sheriff-elect Bernal to announce management team soonBy MARY SCHLEY

WHEN HE learned of the official elec-tion results Wednesday night that made himthe newest Monterey County sheriff by 3,126votes, deputy Steve Bernal was working thenight shift in South Monterey County.

“And I would say I jumped for joy,” hesaid. “But it’s hard to jump for joy whenyou’re driving a patrol car.”

While he’s elated with his victory overSheriff Scott Miller — whoreceived 33,186 votes, comparedwith Bernal’s 36,312 — in theNov. 4 election, Bernal said he’sgot a lot of work to do in the nextsix weeks before he’s sworn in.

“Right now, I’m trying to naildown my executive managementteam,” he said, referring to theundersheriff and chief deputieswho will work directly under himand be in charge of the largeagency’s various departments, themost challenging of which is thejail. “That will be my biggestdecision right there: who is goingto run our jail,” he said, addingthat he was on his way to inter-view a candidate Thursday morn-ing, the start of his “weekend.”

The jail needs particularly strong leader-ship because it’s understaffed and crowded,he said. “There are so many things we haveto tackle, but it’s the jail that’s first,” he said,considering 20 people who work there areout sick or injured, and many of those whoare showing up have to work a lot of over-time, as long as 16 hours a day, most ofwhich they spend on their feet.

Which would explain, he said, why somany of them complain of plantar fasciitis, acommon affliction among runners that caus-es pain and inflammation in the heel.

“They are on their feet a lot and carry alot of gear,” he said. “It could be somethingas simple as changing the shoes they wear.”

In addition to selecting his top adminis-trators, whom he hopes to name during apress conference next week, Bernal said he’sspending his off time getting to know all thebureaus — enforcement, custody, adminis-trative, and professional standards and train-ing — and where they stand, including theirtop priorities and problems.

“And we’ll do an audit of everything inthe sheriff’s office,” he said. “We just need todo an audit of the budget, and you go in and

you audit the crime lab,evidence, everythingabout the sheriff ’soffice. We want toknow where we stand,and we don’t want anysurprises after the firstof the year.”

After initial resultsindicated Bernal mightwin, he hired MontereyPR man DavidArmanasco to help himduring the transition,including establishing acitizens advisory com-mittee of educators,representatives of non-profits, and other com-

munity members.“I would like at a minimum to meet with-

in this group twice a year to determine howare doing as a community,” he said, and hemight hold regular town hall meetings, basedon the feedback he gets. “The first step intransparency is putting together that commu-nity group.”

Since Election Day, Bernal said he’sdetected a morale shift among his fellowdeputies. “Everyone is so excited,” he said.“The feel around the sheriff’s office wasjoy,” especially after the final results wereannounced Wednesday night.

“It’s still sinking in for me,” he said.But he also acknowledged he has a lot to

prove and a lot of trust to earn, since he’s

have to prove myself to some people,” hesaid. “And I’m actually excited to do that, toget started and show that I did this for ourbenefit, not for my benefit, but for the bene-fit of the department, and of the communitywe serve.”

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With drownings on the rise, volunteer firefighters get ready to swimBy CHRIS COUNTS

THE MID-COAST Volunteer FireBrigade’s primary function, of course, iskeeping its community safe from fire. But in

response to an increasing number of drown-ings along the North Big Sur Coast, threemembers of the fire brigade are training toperform water rescues.

Just two weeks ago, National Guard air-

she explained. “We’re trying to assist thestate parks lifeguards by getting someone inthe water quicker if their lifeguards are notavailable.”

Because the North Big Sur Coast is steepand treacherous, Goetz said it’s not safe tolaunch inflatable boats like ocean rescueworkers would use at many locations on theMonterey Peninsula. Instead, they’ll need toenter the water with surfboards. “We took alook, but there’s no place where we canlaunch a boat around here,” she explained.

When the Mid-Coast “lifeguards” enterthe water, they’ll not only be accompaniedby surfboards, but waterproof two-wayradios as well. “We want to make sure thatwhen we put our people in the water, we cantalk to them,” Goetz added.

The Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection dis-trict has donated some of the equipmentneeded for ocean rescues, but more is need-ed, Goetz said. The fire brigade launched afundraising drive this week, and three bands— Atomixx, Buoy and Dirt Track Heroes —will play a fundraising “Rock for OceanRescue” concert Saturday, Dec. 20, at theAmerican Legion Hall at Dolores and Eighthin Carmel. www.midcoastfirebrigade.com

man Khiem Nguyen became the third personin the past year to die after being swept intothe waves along the inviting but dangerouscoastline south of Carmel Highlands. Twoothers narrowly escaped death in separateincidents.

Because the fire brigade is based in PaloColorado Canyon, its members are oftencloser to the sites of the drownings — RockyPoint and Garrapata State Park — than res-cue workers from other agencies.

“Our coastline in Monterey County isboth dynamic and deadly,” said fire brigadeChief Cheryl Goetz. “We respond to multi-ple coastal incidents every year.”But when they are the first rescue workers toarrive on scene, they can find themselves ina position where they can’t offer any help.“Up until this point, our members have beenunable to enter the water to access victimsdue to a lack of equipment and training,” sheexplained.

At the initiative of three of its water-savvy members — Brian Gorrell, BrentBispo and Bryce Hall — the fire brigadehopes to be able to play a more importantrole in ocean rescues by creating what it’scalling an “Ocean Rescue Division.” “It isour goal to certify qualified members of ourbrigade so we will be able to enter the waterand prevent a loss of life,” Goetz said.

Gorrell, Bispo and Hall have been busypreparing for what will be a difficult task.Those in the Ocean Rescue Division willneed to be certified as a first responder or anemergency medical technician, prove theyare proficient at using ropes in rescue opera-tions, and pass a swim test to show they canhandle the physical challenges they will facein the surf. For Gorrell, Bispo and Hall, theswim test will come in March.

Goetz said the idea to train fire brigademembers to perform water rescues has theblessing of California State Parks, which hasits own staff of lifeguards.

“We’re not trying to start a new program,”

THE CITY’S annual Homecrafters’Marketplace, which features some 70 artistsand craftspeople from Monterey, Santa Cruzand San Benito counties whose work passedmuster with a jury of locals who decidedwhom should be included in this year’s sale,will be held in the parking lots of SunsetCenter Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Sunset Center is located at San Carlosand Ninth. Attendance is free, as is parkingin the north lot at Mission and Eighth.

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Parents, teachers reject idea of ‘reconfiguring’ P.G. elementary schools By KELLY NIX

THE IDEA of reconfiguring PacificGrove’s two elementary schools wasscratched from last week’s school boardagenda after the district received an over-whelmingly negative response to the propos-al.

On Nov. 13, the Pacific Grove UnifiedSchool District board was set to hold aninformational meeting for parents on theconcept of reconfiguring Robert Down andForest Grove elementary schools. The pro-posal involved having one school be just forkids from kindergarten to second grade andthe other home to grades third to fifth.

But the school board canceled the meet-

ing because “the public reaction was 100percent negative in letters and emails to theboard,” PGUSD Board President TonySollecito told The Pine Cone Tuesday.

“In addition, we realized that most of ourteaching staff was not in favor of reconfigu-ration,” he said. “Obviously, even thethought of reconfiguring our schools wascausing angst amongst our loyal Otters andloyal Falcons” — the schools’ mascots.

Arguments the district heard against theidea included the inconvenience of a familyhaving, for example, a first-grader at oneschool and a fourth-grader at the otherschool, no longer having older students men-toring younger ones, and good old fashionedschool loyalty, Sollecito said.

unequal number of students who enroll at theschools at the start of each year. For instance,there may be too many students in first gradeclasses at Robert Down, while there’s a cor-rect student-to-teacher ratio at Forest Grove.

“If all of the grade levels were at oneschool,” Sollecito explained, “they could beevenly divided amongst the same grade levelteachers, and all classes could enjoy a small-er teacher-student ratio.”

And while the board said it would give alot of weight to teachers’ opinions of the pro-posal, teachers, for the most part, also didn’tlike the idea, PGUSD assistant superintend-ent Rick Miller told The Pine Cone.

“There was a meeting the day before theboard meeting, to which all the teachers wereinvited,” Miller said. “A majority of theteachers at that meeting were not in favor ofreconfiguration, though some were in favorof it.”

“The board decided that we must do abetter job of communicating the reasons forthe discussion before the discussion could betruly open and meaningful,” he said.“Therefore, the decision was made to pullthe item and consider additional outreach tothe community and staff, as well as otheralternatives to reconfiguration that couldachieve the same goal.”

The board talked about the idea of recon-figuring the schools several years ago butalso received a mostly negative response.

Still, Sollecito said the district must con-stantly reassess its programs to ensure itsstudents are getting the best education possi-ble.

Reconfiguring the schools, according tothe district, would allow teachers of the samegrade level to be at the same school to col-laborate, which is encouraged in CommonCore Instruction. In addition, it would fix the

PGHS football team takes ShoeAN INTERCEPTION late in the fourth

quarter by defensive back Zach Miller sealedPacific Grove High School’s 35-28 win overrival Carmel High Nov. 15, earning the teampossession of the much-sought-after “Shoe”trophy for the first time in seven years. Thevictory also gave the Breakers the MissionTrail Athletic League crown.

Playing at Carmel High, Pacific GroveHigh broke a 28-28 tie with 5:27 left in thegame when running back Jason Leach scam-pered 80 yards for what later proved to be thewinning score.

The Breakers’ offense was paced byLeach, who ran for 202 yards and two touch-downs on 18 carries; and quarterbackAnthony Coppola, who completed nine of 11passes for 140 yards, and ran for 106 yardsand two scores on 14 carries.

Keenan Selbicky also had a big game forPacific Grove High, recording eight tackles

and forcing a fumble on defense, while run-ning for 59 yards and scoring a touchdownon offense.

Carmel High’s Covassay Windhamgained 135 yards and scored two touch-downs on 20 carries in a losing cause. Thedefeat breaks the team’s streak of 46 straightleague wins.

The Breakers finish the regular seasonwith a 7-0 league record and a 9-1 overallmark, while the Padres wrapped up their yearwith a 6-1 league record and a 7-3 overallmark. Both teams are headed to the CentralCoast Section Division IV playoffs.

Throughout their respective histories, thetwo teams have been remarkably wellmatched. In the 67 times they have playedeach other since 1948, Pacific Grove Highwas won 33 times and Carmel has emergedthe victor 32 times. Twice, the games haveended in a tie.


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MONTEREY HAS wrapped up its investigation into analleged corruption case involving the city’s public worksdepartment, but officials are being tight-lipped on almosteverything about the case.

Monterey City Manager Mike McCarthy told The PineCone Tuesday that the inquiry into allegations that employeeswere involved in an illegal scheme to sell city street signs,poles and other metal for cash had concluded. Two workers,whom the city would not identify, were placed on paid leaveafter the inquiry began in July.

However, on the advice of the city attorney, McCarthysaid he couldn’t comment on “personnel investigations” orsay whether those workers, or others, were fired as a result,whether they’ve returned to work, or even whether anybodywas criminally charged. The district attorney’s office didn’tknow anything about the case.

The Monterey city administrator’s position was remark-ably similar to former Carmel city administrator JasonStilwell’s explanation for trying to keep the investigation ofSteve McInchak secret.

“I can tell you that the investigation is complete, I am sat-isfied with the investigator’s work, and that the city is movingforward with next steps,” McCarthy told The Pine Cone.“While I understand that the public is very curious about theincident, we are required to keep all aspects of personnelissues confidential.”

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Loving wife, nurturing Mother and devoted friend, passed away in her Monterey home, surrounded by herfamily on Wednesday, October 29 at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with cancer for 8 years. A res-ident of both Monterey and Palo Alto, she was born in Montreal, Canada and raised by her loving parentsWilliam and Marie (Vandette) Govan. She was the youngest of three children, alongside: William & JohnGovan. She is survived by her beloved husband Carlyle “Lad” Landis Wilson and three children: LindsayPaulette Mahacek, Laura Marie Smith and Landis Trent Wilson. After attending Sacred Heart high schoolin Rochester, New York Louise went on to work for Dr. James Gills an Ophthalmologist in Port Richie,Florida. Louise loved living in Florida, everything from the “sugar” sand of Clearwater Beach to the bare-foot skiing in the canals with the alligators. Dr. Gills inspired her to continue her career and further hereducation by graduating from Georgetown University as a Certified Ophthalmic Technician. On her grad-uation trip traveling throughout Europe, she met her husband Lad in Madrid, Spain and together contin-ued to travel the world. Above all the work she had ever done, she loved being the best Mom in the world.She considered her children her legacy. From all the family photos (every family photo was a potentialChristmas picture), to family ski trips across North America and Europe. We all cherished the family vaca-tions, but nothing beats sleeping under the stars in our boat docked in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. In addi-tion to her family, her friends meant the world to her. Her friends knew her as enthusiastic, compassionateand always having a warm smile that would light up the room. She was the essence of a true lady wholoved her proper high tea time, luncheons with the ladies, afternoon tennis, lemon drops, milk, egg sand-wiches, dancing the night away, and always trying to get her girls to be more “girly.” She once told herdaughter, “it’s nighttime, you can wear more makeup.” She loved her TV shows, don’t get in the middleof her and Downton Abbey, trust me! Music was spiritual to her, from The Beatles to Lionel Richie. Someof her favorite quotes: “we’re all L’s,” “actions speak louder than words,” “it’s all about give and take” and“treat others the way you would want to be treated.” Louise will be remembered as being a giving, genuine,benevolent yet tenacious person and always a fighter from beginning till the end.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 22nd at San Carlos Cathedral, 500 Church Street,Monterey, California at 11:00am. A visitation at the Cathedral will precede the mass beginning at 9:30am.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (ignatius-guelph.ca). Louise was an ardent supporter of the ongoing work of her brother, Father John Govan, S.J.,through the Ignatian spirituality retreats offered at this centre.

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For our Mother:May you always walk in sunshine and God�s love around you flow,

for the happiness you gave us, no one will ever know.It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.A part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

A million times we�ve needed you.A million times we�ve cried.

If only love could have saved you, you never would have died.

Richard was born in Van Nuys, California. He wasa man of vision and numerous talents, a true renais-sance man.

He was an architect and builder. His talents rangedfrom creating new buildingsand remodels such as atEsalen Institute and otherhomes along the Big Surcoast and in Nevada toname a few. He was a giftedRolfer and Cranial Sacralpractitioner as well asteacher. Richard was a tal-ented painter of abstractacrylics and he also createdwater color architectural

renderings, a lost art. In addition, his talent as amusician included improvisational music on guitar,silver flute and drums. Photography was anotherlove and dimension of his vast creativity.

His creative mind and positive attitude helped himsurvive many years of increasing health challengesand he passed away at the age of 81.

He is survived by his wife Jayme “Jai” Alpert, his 3daughters, Cerise Johnson, Kristie Wilde andCatrina Pancake, four siblings, ten grandchildrenand four great grandchildren. He is deeply lovedand missed by his family and the many peoplewhose lives he touched.

A celebration of his life will be held at a future date.

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During the investigation, search warrants were served,including one at the home of one of the unidentified suspectsseeking financial records, and another at an office at the city’scorporation yard in Ryan Ranch. The city did not disclosewhat was found during the searches.

Monterey’s public works employees are supposed to turnin scrap metal, which could be old or damaged signs, polesand other metal parts. The city sells the scrap to recyclingfirms, and the funds are deposited into the city’s revenueaccount. Monterey’s Streets and Utilities department, basedin Ryan Ranch, has about 155 workers, though it’s not knownwhether the two placed on leave worked in that department.

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NOMINEES FOR the Carmel Chamber of Commerce’s2014 Awards of Excellence will celebrate alongside the win-ners and others during the annual holiday gala at RanchoCañada in Carmel Valley Wednesday, Dec. 10. The awardsare given each year to businesses that “excel in quality serv-ice and/or products, practice the highest business ethics, fos-ter a beautiful environment and exemplify enlightened cus-tomer service and staff relations.”

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This year’s top three businesses in each category are:n Accommodations — Carmel Valley Ranch, Quail

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n Legal & Financial — Hayashi Wayland, MontereyCredit Union and Union Bank;

n Media & Marketing — Carmel Magazine, Inc.,Monterey County Weekly and the Shagbag Radio Show;

n Nonprofit Organization — Alzheimer’s Association,Big Sur International Marathon and Yellow Brick RoadBenefit Shop;

n Personal Services — Claire Fay (wedding officiant),The Holly Farm and The Pilates Studio of Carmel;

n Real Estate — Alain Pinel Realtors/Scott O’Brien,Carmel Realty Company and David Lyng Real Estate;

n Retail — Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore & Secret Garden,The Crossroads Carmel and Thinker Toys;

n Services to Residents & Businesses — Bob the Printer,Hale-Williams Interior Design and UPS Store Carmel;

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Diane left us on Tuesday afternoon in search of a better place, a place withhappy children, crashing waves, and sandy beaches. With heart and soul the size

of a school bus, and the love of almost everychild in Carmel Valley, she won the battleagainst colon cancer 25 years ago then breastcancer 11 years ago. In January of this yearliver cancer became the focus of her energy.With courage and determination, and a greatteam of doctors, she fought back for these last10 months, only to ultimately succumb to thishorrid disease.

Diane was preceded in death by her motherElaine Fosso, and her brother Carl Fosso. She is survived by her husband of 46years, Pete Garneau, son Greg, son Brian and his amazing wife Pia, and theloves of her life, grandsons Jake and Jet. Additionally, her father Arthur andbrother Bill of Palm Springs, and brothers Art and Chris of Arizona.

Diane’s love for children led her to Tularcitos School in the mid-seventies,where she taught as an instructional aide for over 35 years. After school andduring the summers she often tutored children at her home that needed extrainstruction. She loved her job, adored the children, and would be there todaybut for misfortune. An outing with Diane was never without a chance encounterwith a past student whose life was better because of her support and guidance.Each and every one of the hundreds upon hundreds of “her kids” gave to heras much as she gave to them. Her favorite moments were seeing the smiles andlaughter on her students faces, watching them grow, attending their graduationsand weddings, and anticipating the following generation.

Away from school Diane loved the ocean, any sandy beach, angels, butterflies,lavender, rainbows, sea glass and anything purple. She would love to be remem-bered each time you see one of her favorite things.

Her family wishes to express their appreciation to the countless medical profes-sionals who touched her life these past several years. Special recognition to localDoctors Cindy B. Lee and Roger Shiffman is in order, as well as Doctor GeorgePoultsides at Stanford.

Please join her family for a memorial service that will be held on SaturdayNovember 22, 2014 at 2:30 pm, at the Community Church of the MontereyPeninsula located at 4590 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel CA 93923. A celebrationof her life will immediately follow in the adjoining hall. Food will be served, andbright attire will make Diane smile.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Tularcitos ElementarySchool Parent Teacher Organization at 35 Ford Road, Carmel Valley CA93924.

God found His teacher for His children on the other side……..

Diane Elaine GarneauOctober 18, 1948 – November 11, 2014

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for the second time since March of 2014. She was a lifetime residentof the Monterey Peninsula, the oldest of 5 children born to Theodoreand Lorraine Canepa in Chicago, Illinois, on May 24, 1947.

She worked at numerous jobs during her lifetime, the most memo-rable of which was the bakery she owned in Carmel Valley. Her mostrecent accomplishment was that of an inn keeper for a bed and break-fast unit she rented out.

She will be remembered for her delicious baked goods which shewhipped up daily at the Sweet Retreat, and for her love of animals, especially her horses.She is survived by a daughter, Tami Rachelle Daniels of Carmel Valley, 2 granddaughtersTiana Montoya (David) of Albuquerque NM and Giovanna Wheeler of Carmel Valley, agrandson, Theodore Calderon of Carmel Valley, 2 great granddaughters, Phoenix and EsméMontoya, mother Lorraine Canepa of Seaside, CA, sister Caryn Murakoshi (Jay) of Fresno,CA and brothers, David Canepa (Dori) of Monterey, Ca, Mark Canepa (Cindy) ofCastroville, CA, and Gordon Canepa of Seaside, CA, 6 nieces, 6 nephews, aunts, uncles andnumerous cousins.

Memorial services will be held at Sanctuary Bible Church, 8340 Carmel Valley Rd.,Carmel, CA on Thursday, December 4, 2014. at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by MissionMortuary. Please visit www.missionmortuary for online guestbook.

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At the time Homescapes filed for bank-ruptcy, with Lange signing as president ofthe company, the owners said they had just$100 in cash in the register and $45 in a busi-ness account at Monterey County Bank, aswell as desktop computers and printers,desks and chairs, and miscellaneous tools,worth a combined $870.

But its liabilities include $46,795 in backwages to two employees, and $39,493.74 intaxes, including money owed to the state andcounty for business and sales taxes.

And among the hundreds of thousands ofdollars owed to banks for credit cards and

lines of credit, and collection accounts, are$131.25 to California American Water, anddebts to the City of Carmel for an accountbalance and the business license. Back rentalone amounts to $121,016.06, with another$10,000 owed for the store’s formerBarnyard location, and $1,355.62 forgarbage services. Several personal loans,including from Lange’s husband, Joe Vargo,are listed as well.

“The Trustee believes that a majority ofthe items in the store are consignment andtherefore not property of the estate. Theremaining inventory is not of sufficient valueto sell it on behalf of the estate and satisfythe lien while leaving any funds for the ben-efit of creditors,” according to the filing.(The lien refers to the $60,000 owed toUnion Bank.)

According to state law, any objection tothe abandonment or a request for a hearinghas to be made in writing to the BankruptcyCourt in San Jose within three weeks.

Personal bankruptcy, too.Jim Griffith, operations manager at

Carmel Plaza, said he has no idea what’sgoing on with the store. “They are closed,but we just don’t have any information atall,” he said. “We noticed they were closed— we thought maybe someone was sick. Wehave no information on what’s going on.”

In April, Union Bank filed a lawsuitagainst Homescapes Carmel, HomescapesInternational, and Finklang and Lange forbreach of contract over an unpaid balance of$53,400.50 on a $61,540 loan the bank saysit gave the men in 2009. The contract,according to the lawsuit, required them tomake monthly payments starting March 1,2009, until Feb. 4 of this year, but despitedemands to pay it in full, they failed to do so.

“The corporation breached the terms ofthe note by failing to make the monthly pay-ment for the loan due on Aug. 1, 2013, andeach consecutive month thereafter,” accord-ing to the suit filed by Union Bank attorneyDavid W. Brody.

On July 9, Monterey County SuperiorCourt Judge Susan J. Matcham issued ajudgment in favor of Union Bank — whichalso does business as First National Bank ofCentral California — ordering the store own-ers to pay the bank $59,700.32, including

damages of $53,400.50, $2,889.54 in interestand $2,670.03 in attorneys’ fees.

Prior to the store filing for bankruptcy,but after the court ruling, Lange filed forChapter 13 bankruptcy in September, declar-ing he had $27,814 in assets and $119,293 inliabilities, and his 50 percent ownership inthe business won’t net him anything. Langethen filed a notice in Monterey CountySuperior Court in an effort to stay legal pro-ceedings in the Union Bank civil caseagainst him in light of his bankruptcy filing.

At the time of his filing, Lange had $12 incash in his wallet, $400 in a Wells Fargochecking account and $2 in a savingsaccount, as well as furnishings worth $5,000,a $400 wedding band, $500 worth of clothes,a 1969 MG Midget on blocks that’s worth$500 and a 2012 Mini Cooper Clubman with36,000 miles on it valued at $13,000.

But he owes a total of $89,293 variouscredit cards and is facing a $30,000 claim ofunpaid wages from Leland Slarrow, who isalso listed on the company’s bankruptcypaperwork as being owed back pay.

While Lange has no reportable income,his filing indicates his husband takes ingross earnings of $14,499.57 a month as aproject manager for Wells Fargo. Vargo alsoloaned the business $16,106.90, according toHomescapes’ bankruptcy paperwork.

Carmel Plaza management didn’t knowwhat would become of the store or its con-tents. Salinas attorney Jason Vogelpohl rep-resented Lange in both bankruptcy filings.

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Signs ask everybody to show trout some loveBy CHRIS COUNTS

IF YOU’RE a Carmel Valley resident who has somehowavoided reading newspapers or attending public meetings fornearly 20 years, you’re about to learn the federal governmentconsiders local steelhead trout a “threatened” species.

To bring your attention to the dire straits of Carmel Riversteelhead — which a state agency is trying to alleviate byordering Monterey Peninsula residents to stop taking most oftheir drinking water from the river — 10 signs will soon beerected alongside bridges crossing the river and its tributar-ies.

The signs, bearing the message, “Protect our threatenedsteelhead,” will be placed alongside bridges between FinchCreek in Upper Carmel Valley and Highway 1. If all goesaccording to plan, another 15 of the same signs will go up atadditional sites.

Advocates for the sign project hope it will kickstart amore ambitious effort to establish “state heritage areas,”making it easier to obtain public money to pay for a multi-tude of signs that will inform and educate the public aboutCalifornia’s natural and cultural resources.

Driving the project is the Carmel River WatershedConservancy, a nonprofit group whose members seek to“balance environmental protection and the diverse needs ofthe community.”

“The purpose of the project is to protect threatenedspecies, especially steelhead, in the river and creeks,” saidLorin Letendre, the president of the nonprofit. “Most peoplehave no idea there are steelhead in the creek right next tothem. In watershed management science, there’s a lot of evi-dence that shows if you educate people, they’ll do a lot betterjob of taking care of the riparian habitat.”

A $6,000 grant from American Water, Cal Am’s parentcompany, will pay for the first 10 signs. Letendre saidCarmel Valley Ranch has agreed to donate staff time toinstall them.

The next 15 signs are expected to cost $17,000 to makeand install. A grant proposal for that amount has been sub-mitted to the Community Foundation for Monterey County.

In a related project, the Monterey Peninsula WaterManagement District has donated $2,000 toward the creation

of a more elaborate sign, which will be placed next to thenew Schulte Road bridge across the river. Featuring historicphotographs, colorful graphics and a wealth of informationabout the area’s natural and cultural resources, the 2-foot-by-4-foot sign will cost $4,000 to $5,000 to build and install.

By better educating people about an area’s natural andcultural resources, residents and visitors will develop a deep-er appreciation of them, Letendre said.

“There’s a big story to tell,” he explained.Such an appreciation will not only benefit conservation

efforts, but aid tourism and boost the local economy, headded.

The idea to create state heritage areas was inspired by asimilar federal program. There are about 50 national heritageareas, nearly all of them east of the Mississippi River — andnone in California.

Letendre said his group has broad support for the stateheritage area concept.

“We’ve talked to Congressman Sam Farr, State SenatorBill Monning, Assemblyman Mark Stone and SupervisorDave Potter, and they all support it,” he added. “TheCalifornia Coastal Conservancy is also a big proponent.We’re trying to get a resolution passed in the stateLegislature.”


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“The science produced by this study willhelp define guidelines for water treatmentwhen ocean water is collected through theenvironmentally preferred approach of[underground] intakes,” according toBukhari.

Apart from Bukhari, the team leading thepathogen removal study includes AmericanWater’s Patrick Jjemba and Elaine Howe ofTrussell Technologies — an environmentalengineering firm that focuses on water qual-ity.

An angle of about 20 degreesAccording to its website, the Virginia-

based WateReuse Research Foundation is aneducational corporation “that conductsapplied research on behalf of the water andwastewater community for the purpose ofadvancing the science of water reuse, recy-cling, reclamation, and desalination.”

Cal Am’s slant well, as its name suggests,will be drilled at an angle from the beach.The well will be about 750 feet long, but,because of its shallow angle, will terminate

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review for the desal project, and approvalsfrom the Public Utilities Commission andthe California Coastal Commission to buildthe desal facility, which Cal Am expects toreceive in mid-2015.

“When we deliver on all four of those, wewill have cleared the major obstacles indelivering a new water supply,” Burnett said.“I wouldn’t expect the state board to be veryreceptive to modifying [the cutback dead-line] unless those four hurdles are cleared.”

Making progressLast week, the coastal commission grant-

ed Cal Am a permit to build the test well.The permit bodes well for the water compa-ny and bolsters the case that the Peninsula ismaking progress toward developing a newwater supply and that the state water agencyshould extend the deadline. A week beforethat, Cal Am and cement producer Cemex

only about 200 feet below sea level. The pathogen study, Cal Am spokes-

woman Catherine Stedman told The PineCone, will not distract engineers from the testwell’s primary goal of determining the feasi-bility of slant wells for the company’s desalfacility.

“The study will not in any way interferewith the primary purpose,” Stedman saidWednesday. “They are just taking advantageof the fact our test is occurring now. Our H2Oquality data will be used for their study.”

Svindland told The Pine Cone that thepathogen study shows the importance of theslant test well on future water supply proj-ects. While slant wells have been used before,they have never been employed for desalina-tion facilities in the United States.

“It’s gratifying to see how much interestthe test well has garnered from state agencieslike the [state’s] Department of WaterResources, who are giving $1 million to sup-port the construction” of the test well,Svindland said, “and groups like theWateReuse Foundation, who are eager tolook into the broader implications of the datawe’re gathering.

The coastal commission and the StateWater Resources Control Board favor slantwell technology over open ocean intakes fordesalination facilities.

settled a legal spat over the Marina landwhere Cal Am intends to install the tempo-rary well.

In October 2009, the same month a dead-line for the cutback order was imposed, CalAm and the Monterey Peninsula WaterManagement District filed lawsuits againstthe state water board challenging the order.The suits were later consolidated into one.While Cal Am and the water district agreedto place the lawsuit on hold and delay anylegal action in the case, water district generalmanager Dave Stoldt said the litigation canbe resurrected if talks fall apart and the statewater board refuses to extend cutback orderdeadline. The litigation prompted the talksbetween local water officials and the statewater agency.

The lawsuit “is still a tool the Peninsulahas to look at as a counterpoint to negotia-tions,” Stoldt told The Pine Cone.

The state water board — on a 3-1 vote —issued the cutback order to protect the steel-head fish and red-legged frog populations inthe Carmel River. One board member dis-sented, saying the order wasn’t harsh enough.

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Are yours pets tougher than you? The answer seems to be, ‘Yes’By JOHANNA SHERRILL

A VERY frequent conversation I have with my veteri-nary clients around town is whether it’s OK to put their dogor cat under anesthesia for relatively simple procedures, suchas a dental cleaning, or even a spay or neuter. There is a hugefear factor the owners have when it comes to anesthesia. I getit.

Last week, I was put under myself for a few hours becauseof a fairly rigorous surgery. As I recover even now, I really dohave to hand it to the animals that I work on. They simply aremuch, much better at getting over anesthesia than (most)people are. Even though I fearlessly order up and administermultiple anesthetic and surgical procedures for routine vet-erinary shifts every week, I don’t think much about the wholeordeal from the pet’s (patient’s) perspective, because theyrecover so well — bouncing back like champs. Not even afew hours after waking up, they are wagging tails or eatingsnacks and basically ready to go home with their owners assoon as I issue a clearance for a hospital discharge. It’salways quite remarkable, and even more so to me now thatI’ve visited the other side of the fence!

I had some intense orthopedic neurosurgery, and I’m stilldesperately trying to recover a few weeks later, lying in bedfeeling sorry for myself and taking various prescription prod-ucts to ease the pain. So I simply have to say that, when itcomes to our pets, they are the clear winners for undergoinganesthesia and surgery with more strength and grace thantheir human counterparts.

However, the point of the story is not to point out thathumans are wimps, and dogs and cats are not. (Although,that’s pretty much the case!) The message is that when youneed to have your pet anesthetized for a very important pro-cedure like a dental cleaning, for example, or a spay orneuter, you should understand that, in pretty much everycase, they really do sail through. They don’t show the sameweaknesses that we might exhibit in the same situation. Theirconstitution is made to withstand more.

Anesthesia and surgery for your pets should be taken veryseriously, of course. I’m definitely not one to be cavalierabout that. It is important to ask questions about whether ornot your pet will have an endotracheal tube and an IVcatheter for better control overall. Anesthesia by definition isone step away from death. And good veterinarians aim tocontrol every part of that procedure. Monitoring is anabsolute must. You should seek out a veterinarian who uses

lots of monitors. You should also ask what’s going on when itcomes to recovery and times to be released to go back home.You should expect your pet to be a little down for a few days— especially, if there was something like orthopedic or

abdominal surgery involved. I cannot stress enough that if you are getting a major sur-

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Editorial

The president’s civil disobedience

FIVE YEARS ago, when Obamacare was passed in the middle of the night

with no public scrutiny — even the members of Congress who voted for the bill

had no idea what was in it — President Barack Obama could at least have made

a credible case that the majority of the citizenry backed him, because they knew

our health care system was an expensive, inefficient mess that badly needed to

be reformed.

As soon as it was passed, however, and the public found out that Obamacare

did nothing to control costs and was actually just another gigantic federal give-

away program, the majority turned their backs on it. The latest opinions polls,

just like all the others since it was passed, show that most Americans oppose

Obama’s health care law.

The president’s insistence, therefore, that it not be repealed, or even substan-

tially modified, shows that he doesn’t really care what his constituents think. But

at least he could have believed they backed him when he signed it.

No such pretense is possible, however, with the president’s unilateral action

to grant millions of illegal immigrants from various countries the right to work

here — a move which will keep millions of American citizens and legal resi-

dents from getting those same jobs, and depress the wages of tens of millions

more.

As we have pointed out several times before, no less a figure than Cesar

Chavez was vehemently against illegal immigration for these very reasons.

The American people are overwhelmingly against Obama’s amnesty, just as

they have been dead set against illegal immigration all these years, and their pas-

sion about it is only growing. They practically shouted their opposition from the

rooftops in this month’s elections.

What they want is an end to illegal immigration — now. And they want illegal

immigrants already in the country to get in the back of the line when it comes

to applying for legal status — not only behind everyone in the pipeline for a visa

today, but those who will apply in the next few years.

Immigration should be based on merit — not family ties, not random chance,

not skin color and certainly not on a would-be immigrant’s willingness to bla-

tantly violate our laws. Except for those very few cases around the world where

asylum is warranted, the rule should be: “We will take you if we need you, and

only if you have demonstrated that you are a responsible person.”

Obama could show some real leadership on this issue by coming up with a

program that promotes and encourages legal immigration, and does it in a way

that not only offers hope to hardworking and ambitious people around the world

— including from poor nations — but also benefits this nation. Instead, for

whatever reason, the underlying principle of Obama’s amnesty is this: The more

you have violated our immigration laws, and the longer you’ve kept it up, the

more we’ll be willing to let you stay.

Of course, such a principle not only rewards people simply for their own will-

ingness to violate the law, it encourages millions more to do the same. Seen in

this light, Obama’s amnesty is tantamount to civil disobedience — almost like

he’s the inspirational leader of a mass protest movement against the government.

Is that something the president himself should be doing?

L e t t e r sto the Editor

No public input?Dear Editor,

My wife and I are residents and we’reappalled to see parking kiosks installed onOcean Avenue. We love the village, and thesekiosks are not consistent with the wonderfulcharm that is Carmel. Parking in townshould remain free. The city administrationclearly doesn’t “get it,” they’re not listeningto the residents and, what’s worse, they’re noteven asking.

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Make Cal Am payDear Editor,

Coastal Commission approves test wells?Yeah! Ok, moving on, lets talk about howlarge a plant should be built. Cal Am has byvirtue of its over-pumping of the riverenjoyed nice profits for all those years ofoverdraft. Basically, ill-gotten revenue. Paid

for by you and me, at the expense of the riverhabitat and its inhabitants.

So if the Peninsula uses some 13,000acre-feet per year, with a legal allowancefrom the river of some 3,376 acre-feet peryear, should not the desal plant be sized formore than the 13,000 AFY of normal use? Isuggest a 16,000 AFY plant with the abilityto enlarge.

Where does the 3,000 AFY go that is inexcess of average use? Well, let’s put it backinto the river, using the same system that haswithdrawn the water from the river basin.With no river basin pumping and a 3,000AFY infusion, that theoretically puts around6,000 AFY back in the river — far less thanthe 10,000 AFY overdraft, but a nice start.And do that for the 20-plus years that CalAm overdrafted. And Cal Am stockholders,the beneficiaries of the overdraft incomeshould pay for the increased plant size, overthe 13,000 AF normal demand, plus the costto put the water back into the river basin. Ifthe agreement with the MRWPCA for some3,500 AFY of product water is consummat-ed, which would be great, that would alloweven more water to go back into theriver. Now that is an idea that will make theriver smile!

Be advised that Cal Am’s present filingwith the CPUC asks for a 9 million gallonper day plant size. Do the math, that worksto 10,081 acre feet per year, obviouslyrequiring the use of their 3,376 acre feetallowance per year from the river to providethe Peninsula’s normal usage. Now the riveris frowning again!

Buck Jones, Pebble Beach

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THANKSGIVING DISASTERS are all too common.I’ve certainly had my share. Many years ago I was booked ata nightclub in Oakland. Also on the show with me was amagician who, unfortunately, was not very good. Actually,this guy was so lousy the audience booed him right off the

stage. Then I came on, and would you believe it? Right in themiddle of my performance the audience started booing thatmagician again.

But that wasn’t my worst Thanksgiving. Those honors goto the time I hosted my first holiday dinner in my palatialNew York City bachelor pad — a one-and-a-half room fifth-floor walkup overlooking the picturesque Lexington AvenueMunicipal Bus Garage. My apartment was so small the micehad to run around hunch-backed.

I invited as many guests as I could squeeze into the place.Two. My public relations representative, Bermuda Schwartz,and my financial advisor, Morris Resner. Bermuda never gotme any publicity, and Morris never made me any money. Hewas the kind of stock broker who invests your money untilit’s all gone.

Still, I loved those guys. They were good friends, and Iwanted the dinner to be special.

I had read in the New York Post about a novel way of

Turkey Day calamities and other blessingsroasting a turkey by baking it a brown paper bag. Supposedlythe bag would produce a juicy bird with crispy skin, andeliminate all the basting. For a guy who had never cooked aturkey before, this sounded very appealing.

I bought a bird large enough to feed three hungry menwith plenty of leftovers to keep me from cooking again forseveral years.

But trussing a slippery 22-pound turkey was like roping asteer on a Slip ’N Slide, which, being a city boy, I had nevermastered. And have you ever tried squeezing a two-tonstuffed gobbler in a greasy paper sack into a kitchenette gasoven the size of a bread box? Well, don’t try it. Or else you’llend up like me, with wall-to wall turkey and a wrenchedback. The rest of the day I had to walk around hunched overlike the mice.

My table was festive, with a disposable tablecloth over thetwin bed, holiday paper napkins, mismatched dinner plates,and a couple of folding chairs borrowed from my neighbor.

Bermuda arrived with a generous gift — two large bottlesof warm Dr. Pepper. Morris topped him with a dessert ofreadymade Cherry Jell-O that he bought on sale atD’Agostino Grocery. Morris was a stickler for saving calo-ries, and also money.

With the turkey doing its thing in the oven I served a vin-tage Mogen David wine leftover from Passover three yearsprior. Perfect with my gourmet appetizer — celery sticksstuffed with peanut butter. As you can see, I went all out.

Bermuda mixed his glass of wine with some Dr. Pepper.He also lit a cigar. Soon the air in the apartment was thickenough to slice. Which may explain why none of us detectedanything wrong, smoke-wise.

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Ambition, hard work and a mother’s belief that things would be ‘fine’

DERMATOLOGIST CHRISTOPHER Barnard’s name was suggested for this column by a reader who is one of his patients. She described him as a humble and kind doctor who’d started a clinic for veterans. Or something like that —the details were hazy, so it was time to pay him a visit. Barnard is soft-spoken, and the kindness our reader spoke of was apparent.

The best place to starttelling you about Barnard’slife is when he joined theNavy at age 17. His momsigned off the paperwork forhim. He said she thought itwould be fine because herbrother — Barnard’s uncle— had enlisted at 16, and heturned out all right. Barnardwanted to be a doctor, andthe plan was to use the GIBill to go to medical school.Even though that was wherehis interests lay, that sameuncle dissuaded him from

Dr. Christopher Barnard being a medical corpsman.Knowing Barnard was alsointerested in technology, he

persuaded him to sign up to learn about helicopters, so hewould gain a marketable skill.

Barnard agreed, but the siren song of medicine sooncalled to him. He was assigned to a helicopter crew aboardthe USS Nimitz, an aircraft carrier. The ship had a hospitalwith six flight surgeons and their medical staff. Soon Barnardwas hanging around with the corpsmen, who let him help outcarrying stretchers and doing other basic tasks. The ship didsome rescues at sea, and Barnard proudly noted they neverlost a patient. He’d work his 12-hour shift with the helicoptercrew, and then spend another three hours with the medicalstaff, who continued to teach and train him. He also complet-ed some undergraduate college courses.

One of the flight surgeons was a graduate of MuskingumCollege, a small school in Ohio. He wrote a letter of recom-

mendation for Barnard. It must have been some letter.Barnard was admitted, given a full scholarship, and was per-mitted to finish his pre-med program in three years. Duringthe summers, he went home to the Maryland and D.C. areaand worked for the National Institutes of Health.

While at NIH, Barnard met a dermatologist who had someconnections at Case Western University and helped Barnardget in. He used his GI Bill to study internal medicine andcompleted a three-year residency in just two years. Then hewas accepted to Stanford University where he worked as an

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gery done on your pet, beyond the routinegeneral stuff, that you strongly consider hav-ing a board-certified surgeon do that proce-dure. General veterinarians can undeniablydo many amazing surgical things, especiallyin our area. But when it comes to orthopedicsand complex soft tissue surgeries, it really isworth asking about whether or not a board-certified surgeon is available to do thosethings for your sweet pet. There’s no way Iwould’ve had a general practitioner do neuro-surgery on me last week. In fact, my guy hadtwo specialties and certifications. That wasthe minimum for me. Apply the same stan-dards to your beloved pets.

I always prescribe and use pain control(prescriptions and injectables) in my patientprotocols. You should be absolutely certainthat your veterinarian does, too. To think thatan animal undergoing anesthesia and surgerydoes not experience some level of pain isbeyond ridiculous. So please be certain torequest pain control (or insist upon it) when

you take your pets in for surgeries. Even fordentistry, I use an anti-inflammatory duringthe procedure or at least some sort of paincontrol as part of my protocol.

Any pet over the age of 5 or 6 (which isequivalent to 35 to 40 years old in humanyears), should also have pre-op lab workdone. This is because we need to know howhe’s is going to handle the anesthesia. Sowhen you are offered that option prior to theprocedure, try to check that box, “Yes.”

Please don’t be too fearful about anesthe-sia. We’ve gotten really good at this in theveterinary world. Everything that was usedon me during my surgery was exactly what Iuse on my veterinary cases on a daily basis.In fact, I’m sure my anesthetist found memore than a little bit obnoxious when I askedabout dosages and amounts, etc. But I knewwhat I was talking about, and that’s becauseveterinarians have excellent training in thatdepartment. Trust your vet to give you theright advice, and ask good questions. Andthen, if you do have to have a procedure doneon your pet, then pet those furry tough guyson the head and give them lots of praise forbeing the stronger species.

Carmel Valley Angel Project features free feast, Christmas ‘store’

OFFERING THOSE in need a littlesomething to brighten their holiday season,the 18th annual Carmel Valley Angel Projectkicks off Thursday, Nov. 27, with its freeCommunity Thanksgiving Dinner, fromnoon to 3 p.m., at the Carmel ValleyCommunity Youth Center.

In addition to the Thanksgiving feast —which fed more than 300 people last year —the Angel Project will operate a ChristmasStore at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church inCarmel Valley Village for four days, Dec.11-14. Open by appointment to CarmelValley area residents who are experiencinghardships, the store helped 174 local resi-dents last year, most from the Cachagua area.Among the free items the “store” will offerare food, toys, books, school supplies, warm

clothing, blankets, backpacks and sleepingbags.

Project founder Dorothy McEwen openedthe store for the first time in 1995, lateradding the Thanksgiving dinner.

To find out where drop boxes are locatedso you can donate, call (831) 659-0420. Tovolunteer in the store, call (831) 659-4463. Ifyou know someone who is in need of helpthis holiday season, call (831) 601-7530.

Cash donations can be mailed to CarmelValley Angel Project, P.O. Box 1305, CarmelValley, CA 93924. To volunteer at theThanksgiving dinner, send an email to [email protected].

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When I opened the oven, flames singedoff my eyebrows. I grabbed the only thing athand to douse the blaze — Bermuda’s cock-tail.

Later, after the fire fighters put out theblaze and were snacking on the remains ofthe turkey that had not been incinerated, oneof them asked if I’d used a special bastingsauce. I couldn’t bring myself to tell him thatthe unique flavor was equal parts Dr. Pepperand Mogen David with smoky overtones of

burnt paper bag.I learned some important lessons that day.

For one thing, roasting turkey in a paper bagdoes indeed result in a “crispy bird.” But ifyou’re not into the flambé thing, stay clear ofgas flames.

I also discovered that Dr. Pepper andMogen David makes a lousy fire extinguish-er. But as a basting sauce, it has definite pos-sibilities.

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And finally, I learned that even a disastercan have its upside. I actually made a fewbucks as a result of that incident. Those firefighters took pity on me (nothing sorrierthan a failed hunchback chef with no eye-brows). They booked me to entertain at their

annual Christmas party.The best Thanksgiving memories are all

about the laughs. I fondly recall my late,great pal Sidney Miller (Donald O’Connor’sTV comedy partner). When he heard aboutthe time I gave my friends the flaming birdon Thanksgiving, he was inspired to write aspecial song. Perhaps you’ve heard it. It’s

called, “I’m Giving Thanks On Thanksgivingfor Winding Up With a Turkey Like You.”

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In his “spare time,” he was asked to over-see a veterans’ hospital in Livermore one ortwo weekends a month — something thePalo Alto Veterans Administration some-times asked of Stanford docs. His interest intechnology started to pay off as well. Hebecame involved in the beginnings of

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telemedicine, in which doctors and patientscan interact remotely through digital imag-ing and telecommunications. He became thehead of telemedicine at Stanford and the VAin Palo Alto. The VA soon asked him to go toMarina once a week to help out in their clinicthere. “Clinic” was a bit of an exaggeration.

“It was a storefront in Marina,” he said.“There were two rooms, but by the time weopened, there was a line out the door.” Hisonce-a-month visits soon became once aweek. He began looking at an old clinic onthe former Ft. Ord and got the staff at thePalo Alto VA to come visit, along with fivegenerals, including Jim Moore. He sold them

the idea of building it into a practice thatwould serve the thousands of local veterans.Over a period of three years — while main-taining his jobs teaching at Stanford, and inresearch and telemedicine — he helped buildthe practice and hire local providers. He saidat one point he saw 100 dermatology patientsor more in three days a week. The clinic nowoffers 23 different specialties: everything,from podiatry to mental health.

The practice gave him an opportunity toexperience the Monterey area, and he ulti-mately decided to move here. In addition tohis work with veterans, Barnard’s been a tire-less promoter of telemedicine. With a friend,

he helped the state Legislature write the lawsthat govern the practice.

His energy hasn’t flagged. He’s recentlymoved his growing dermatology practiceinto a new home in Ryan Ranch. He’s alsostill involved in telemedicine, workingremotely with patients and their primary carephysicians to diagnose cases via digitalimagery. By the end of the interview, it wasobvious that the saying, “Still waters rundeep,” was written for the quiet, unassumingheroes like Barnard — people we meet everyday who manage to lead great lives.

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The experiment is relying on equipmentthat’s on loan, being rented, and in somecases was purchased. “But they weren’t big-ticket items,” Mullane said. “A lot of it’s onloan, and a lot of it will go back.”

While Mullane originally proposed ademonstration period of seven to 10 days, hedecided to extend it to almost three weeks, inorder to ensure everyone who cares hasample time to check out the lights beforethey are discussed at the workshop.

He also wanted to emphasize the city isjust trying out different ideas, and no deci-sions have been made about the merits of anyof them.

“This is not a final design — these arejust concepts that the community can weigh

in on, and the next step will be developing afinal design,” he said. “And that’s somethingthat will probably be a consideration in thebudget, because we’ll need to pay for equip-ment and design.”

Anyone who wants to examine the vari-ous lighting schemes as part of the Monday,Dec. 8, workshop should meet on the north-west corner of Ocean and Mission, nearPalomas and the Wyland Galleries, at 5 p.m.The site visit will probably take around 45minutes, and Mullane said the discussionwould begin in city hall on Monte VerdeStreet afterward, around 6 p.m.

“We’ll go into the city council chambersto find out which treatments they like, whichthey didn’t like, and if any should getchanged further,” he said.

The meeting will be hosted by lightingsubcommittee members Jan Reimers andMichael LePage, with the results and recom-mendations being reported to the full plan-ning commission at a later date.

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were no injuries,” he said.Perkins said he learned from PG&E that a

transformer on a power pole not far from theaffected homes had overheated.

“And somehow, when that happened, theground wire for the cable may have beenenergized,” Perkins said. “But I don’t knowanything more about the physics involvedand how that happened. The actual cause isunder investigation.”

Perkins said Comcast representativesindicated they would be looking into theincident, too.

“Nothing is more important than the safe-

ty and reliability of our system, and we areconducting a thorough investigation intowhat happened,” said PG&E spokeswomanMonica Tell, though she provided no otherinformation on any aspects of the investiga-tion or how the incident occurred.

Homeowners who want to file damageclaims with the company can do so atwww.pge.com or call (800) 743-5000.

Perkins said firefighters were simplyrelieved the blazes weren’t worse.Considering how close homes are to eachother in Carmel, and how many trees line thestreets and grow in yards here, six burninghouses could quickly become a devastatingconflagration difficult to control.

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“Artwork has gotten so expensive,” the center’s executivedirector Robert Reese told The Pine Cone. “We wanted tofind artwork that’s affordable — not more than $300. Wecontacted some of the best artists and put together an exhibitthat offers people an opportunity to get a really good piece ofart at a good price, and raise money for the Cherry Center.”

Included in the show is artwork by painters Leslie AnneSpowart, Jim Casteel and Mary Liz Houseman, photogra-phers Mary Hill and Steve Zmak, and ceramic artists MarkTanous and Embree de Persiis. “Much of their work hasn’tbeen displayed publicly before, and some of it was onlyrecently completed,” Reese added.

The center, at Fourth and Guadalupe, hosts a receptionfrom 5 to 7 p.m., and the exhibit continues through Dec. 5.

Meanwhile, three artists whose work is featured in a 2015calendar produced by the Arts Council for Monterey County,Sylvia Gardner, Robertson Parkman and Robbie Burcar,unveil an exhibit Friday, in Sunset Center’s Room 5. A recep-tion starts at 4 p.m.

“We are thrilled to present these wonderful artists in thisshow,” said Paulette Lynch, the executive director of the artscouncil. “They each have amazing stories to tell.”

And an exhibit of photographs by Allison Kendall is ondisplay at the Carmel Foundation.

“I’ve been photographing everything that catches my eyefor as long as I can remember,” the Monterey photographersaid. The Carmel Foundation is located at Lincoln andEighth. The show is on display through the end of the month.

Holiday show at Cherry Center, calendar artists at Sunset

Trombonist Charlie Vernon (top left) joins the Monterey Symphony Saturday and Sunday at Sunset Center. Mikki Daniel (top right) is just oneof many performers who will be showcased at this weekend’s Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival. Fiddler Oisin Mac Diarmada(lower left) and friends play Irish music Sunday in Pacific Grove. And the Temptations (lower right) perform Friday in Monterey.

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Temptations keep harmonizing As ‘My Girl’ turns 50

A HALF-CENTURY after the legendary MotownRecords vocal group’s signature song, “My Girl,” hit the air-waves for the first time, The Temptations perform Friday,Nov. 21, at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey.

“My Girl” was released just in time for Christmas in 1964.The song eventually topped the Billboard charts, giving the

Temptations their first No. 1 hit.Already a star by 1964, Motown singer, songwriter and

producer Smokey Robinson wrote “My Girl” and gave it tothe Temptations to record. Robinson was looking for just theright song to showcase David Ruffin’s voice — and predictedthe song would be a hit.

“Smokey came to see us play in Detroit,” said Otis

Williams, the last living member of the lineup that recorded“My Girl,” “After the performance, he looked at David andsaid, ‘I’ve got a song for you.’ And David said, ‘Bring it on.’”

In the recording studio, James Jamerson of the FunkBrothers started off the song with a bass line that pulsatedlike a heartbeat. Then, fellow Funk Brother Robert Whiteadded one of the catchiest guitar riffs in pop music history,setting the stage for Ruffin’s soon-to-be-famous lead vocal(“I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day …”). Williams and therest of the Temptations came up with the background vocals(“hey-hey-hey”). “After we recorded it, I looked at Smokeyand said, ‘Wow, this is going to be a big record,’” Williamstold The Pine Cone.

It wasn’t long before the Temptations discovered how biga hit “My Girl” would become. They were playing at theApollo Theater in Harlem one night when they received apair of telegrams congratulating them on “My Girl” reachingNo. 1 on the charts. “One was from [Motown Recordsfounder] Barry Gordy, and the other was from the Beatles,”

Do good: Donate to the Community ThanksgivingTHE ANNUAL Community Thanksgiving feast held at

the Monterey Fairgrounds — where anyone and everyone arewelcome to sit at the table and share the holiday meal withfriends and strangers — has been provided by generousdonors and community service groups for more than fourdecades.

This year’s event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. in theMonterey Room at the Monterey Fairgrounds, where theKiwanis Club of Monterey and the Food Bank for MontereyCounty will ensure everyone feels welcome and is well fed,regardless of age, race, income level or any other defining

factors.The 44th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner is

free — and it can’t happen without the generous support ofthe community — so retired Monterey County SuperiorCourt Judge and Kiwanian Michael Fields is seeking dona-tions to help feed the hundreds of people who will descendon the fairgrounds, as well as the shut-ins who have theirmeals delivered to them.

Anyone interested in donating turkeys, hams, pies, cakes,money, clothing or anything else should contact Fields, theevent coordinator, at (831) 659-2493, and leave a message.

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Jack and Dawn Galante (at right) hosted Vino for Veterans at their Galante tasting room Sunday, invit-ing Naval Postgraduate School students and others to sip wine and honor their World War II veterans.The event raised enough money to send four World War II veterans to see their memorial inWashington, D.C.

SMALL BUSINESSES of all types, including restau-rants (and newspapers), help the local economy thrive, and in2010, American Express launched a campaign to supportindependently owned enterprises during the manic holidayshopping season: Small Business Saturday.

Since then, it’s grown into a powerful movement that evendirects shoppers to hundreds of businesses on the MontereyPeninsula. When they register their cards at www.smallbusi-nesssaturday.com, American Express customers can shop onSaturday, Nov. 29, at any participating business and receive a$10 credit on their bills within 90 days, as long as they spendat least $10. They can take advantage of the offer three times,for a max of $30 in credits. But shopping online doesn’tcount — they have to hit the pavement in order to reap thebenefits.

Fortunately, dozens of participating businesses are locatedin downtown Carmel — and many of them are either restau-

its thin-crust pizzas, and Casanova, also owned by the Georisfamily, at Mission and Fifth;

n Anton & Michel Restaurant on Mission in the Court ofthe Fountains, with its sophisticated lounge and good sanddabs at lunch;

n Christopher’s on Lincoln between Fifth and Sixth,where owner Chris Caul is practically famous for his appetiz-

Support small business, taste holiday wines, and get excited about Il Grillorants, or stores catering to the kitchen.

For getting $10 back in exchange for a good meal, partic-ipants have dozens of choices, including:

n AW Shucks, an oyster bar and great place to grab fish’n’ chips or a burger, on Ocean west of San Carlos at theentrance to the Doud Arcade;

n The Village Corner at Dolores and Sixth;n Affina, chef James Anderson’s new restaurant at San

Carlos and Sixth;n the classic Terry’s Lounge in the Cypress Inn at Lincoln

and Seventh, home of one of the greatest whiskey sours evermade, as well as a really good steak salad;

n Le St. Tropez on Dolores south of Ocean, specializingin fabulous dishes from the South of France, as well asScallops St. Jacques over pasta, smoked mussels in a broth ofpaprika and ginger, and a tasty Croque Monsieur;

n La Bicyclette at Seventh and Dolores, best known for

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ers and wine list emphasizing local producers;n the ever-popular Dametra Café on Ocean Avenue east of

Lincoln Street, trustworthy for Mediterranean fare, a warmwelcome and a singing staff, complete with drums;

n The Tree House Café in the Stonehouse Terrace on SanCarlos south of Seventh, especially for lunch on its patioabove the street;

n Em Le’s, which boasts French toast that’s more akin tofunnel cake, on Dolores between Fifth and Sixth;

n the Flying Fish Grill downstairs in the Carmel Plaza onMission between Ocean and Seventh, one of the most cozyspots around and a brilliant choice for seafood lovers;

n Marie’s Garden Café on the south side of Oceanbetween Lincoln and Monte Verde, in the courtyard behindCottage of Sweets;

n Cantinetta Luca on Dolores between Ocean andSeventh, where the bistecca Fiorentina is not to be missed,

FOODFrom page 26A

and owner David Fink’s 400 Degrees burgers at Mission andSeventh;

n The Forge in the Forest at Junipero and Fifth (check outthe Reuben egg rolls and the Francis Whitaker Salad, namedfor the man who operated the forge in the spot where therestaurant is now);

n Tommy’s Wok, the locals’ favorite (and only spot intown) for Chinese food, on Mission between Ocean andSeventh next to the exit of the Well’s Fargo Bank parking lot;

n the evergreen Patisserie Boissiere on Mission Street inCarmel Plaza, where a decent Cobb salad can be had, fol-lowed by indulgent French pastries;

n Club Jalapeño, the town’s only Mexican restaurant, inthe courtyard on the east side of San Carlos Street north ofSeventh Avenue;

n Bistro Beaujolais in the Carmel Plaza, and owner FirokShield’s other restaurant, Carmel’s Bistro Giovanni (whichhas good carpaccio and just recently started serving break-fast) on San Carlos next to the Shell Station;

n Andre’s Bouchée, with its expansive wine list and bril-liant salad of lobster with artichoke and truffle oil, on Missionbetween Ocean and Seventh;

n the lively Vesuvio on Sixth Avenue across fromDevendorf Park, and owner Rich Pepe’s Carmel Bakery onOcean Avenue west of Dolores;

n the town’s longest lived sushi restaurant, Hanagasa,back off the street on Eighth Avenue across from SunsetCenter;

n The Grill on Ocean between Dolores and Lincoln;n Yafa on the northwest corner of Junipero and Fifth;n The bar at La Playa Hotel at Camino Real and Eighth, a

comfortable place for a drink (including my cocktail, Mary’s

Bloody, which features bacon!) and a snack;n chef Soerke Peter’s Basil, the only green certified

restaurant in town, in the courtyard at San Carlos andSeventh;

n Jack London’s pub, which has an awesome Happy Hourmenu that’s also available during NFL games, in Su VecinoCourt off Dolores Street between Fifth and Sixth;

n chef Kerry Loutas’ L’Escargot at Mission and Fourth,where the onion tart is particularly tasty, and the chicken withtruffle and Madeira cream is a tradition;

n Clint Eastwood’s Mission Ranch, which has a piano bar,full restaurant and deck with an impressive view of the bay, at26270 Dolores St.;

n Mundaka restaurant, where chef Brandon Miller turnsout impressive tapas on an ever changing menu, in San CarlosSquare on San Carlos south of Ocean; and

n Sushi Heaven, known for its extensive menu of creativesushi rolls, on Dolores south of Seventh.

Before or after fortifying themselves at any of the above,shoppers can earn more credits by visiting Carmel Cutlery onDolores between Ocean and Sixth for anything sharp, NielsenBros. Market at San Carlos and Seventh for its fabulous wineselection and well stocked inventory of interesting foods,Cottage of Sweets on Ocean between Lincoln and MonteVerde for high quality confections, Surf N Sand behind

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Jack London’s on Dolores (top) and the Grill on Ocean Avenue aretwo of the businesses participating in Small Business Saturday — spon-sored by American Express — Nov. 29


F O O D & W I N EFrom previous page

Bruno’s Market at Junipero and Sixth for booze and sundries,The Cheese Shop on the lower floor of the Carmel Plaza forjust about any cheese on the planet and some interestingwines, The Tea Rose on Ocean between Lincoln and MonteVerde for fans of that particular libation, and Trio Carmel onDolores south of Ocean for local wines, olive oils and vine-gars.

And that list isn’t even exhaustive. Happy spending!

n Taste wine at Nielsen Bros.Patrick Schrady, a guy who knows more about wine than

practically anyone, will be pouring a special lineup at NielsenBros. Market at San Carlos and Seventh Friday, Nov. 21, from5 to 7 p.m.

The Holiday Wine Tasting he’s planning will includeSchramsberg sparkling wine, Chateau Montelena, Cakebread(including a new project by the fabled Napa winery),Domaine Serene, Hall Vineyards, Seghesio — which also hasa new offering — and Noval Port, which means he’ll havesomething for everyone.

n Wine for turkeysThanksgiving presents all sorts of interesting challenges

when it comes to wine pairings, with its sweet and warmspices and flavors, combination of lean turkey breast and rich

SUMMONS – FAMILY LAWCASE NUMBER: DR 52957

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:CHARTSIAM LORSOMRAN

You are being sued.PETITIONER’S NAME IS:

ANGELA M. LORSOMRANYou have 30 CALENDAR DAYS

after this Summons and Petition areserved on you to file a Response(form FL-120 or FL-123) at the courtand have a copy served on the peti-tioner. A letter or phone call will notprotect you.

If you do not file your Responseon time, the court may make ordersaffecting your marriage or domesticpartnership, your property, and cus-tody of your children. You may beordered to pay support and attorneyfees and costs. If you cannot pay thefiling fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiverform.

If you want legal advice, contact alawyer immediately. You can get infor-mation about finding lawyers at theCalifornia Courts Online Self-HelpCenter (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/self-help), at the California Legal ServicesWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org),or by contacting your local county barassociation.

NOTICE: The restraining orderson page 2 are effective against bothspouses or domestic partners untilthe petition is dismissed, a judgementis entered, or the court makes furtherorders. These orders are enforceableanywhere in California by any lawenforcement officer who has receivedor seen a copy of them.

NOTE: If a judgment or supportorder is entered, the court may orderyou to pay all or part of the fees andcosts that the court waived for your-self or for the other party. If this hap-pens, the party ordered to pay feesshall be given notice and an opportu-nity to request a hearing to set asidethe order to pay waived court fees.

The name and address of thecourt is:SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY MONTEREY 1200 Aguajito RoadMonterey, CA 93940

The name, address and telephonenumber of the petitioner’s attorney, orpetitioner without an attorney, is:ANGELA M. LORSOMRAN3109 Seascrest Ave. #A1Marina, CA 93933RONALD D. LANCE11 W. Laurel Dr., Suite #215Salinas, CA 93906(831) 443-6509Reg: #LDA5 County: Monterey

NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served as an indi-vidual.

Date: June 13, 2012(s) Connie Mazzei, Clerkby L. Villanueva, Deputy

Publication Dates: Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14,21, 2014. (PC 1012)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142165. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: AMBIKA COLLINS, 5 LaPradera, Carmel, CA 93923. MontereyCounty. FRANCES COLLINS, 5 LaPradera, Carmel, CA 93923. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on N/A. (s)FRANCES COLLINS. This statementwas filed with the County Clerk ofMonterey County on Oct. 21, 2014.Publication dates: Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14,21, 2014. (PC 1013).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142062. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: CENTRAL COAST HIV/AIDSSERVICES, 780 Hamilton Ave.,Seaside, CA 93955. Monterey County.PARKER ADVOCACY GROUP, CA, 780Hamilton Ave., Seaside, CA 93955.This business is conducted by a cor-poration. Registrant commenced totransact business under the fictitiousbusiness name listed above on July 3,2014. (s) JeriAnn Shapiro, President.This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey County onOct. 7, 2014. Publication dates: Oct.31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2014. (PC 1014).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT

File No. 20142173The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as:1. CB Farms, 2. Country Boy Farms,2804 Gateway Oaks Drive Suite 200,Sacramento, CA 95833 County ofSACRAMENTORegistrant(s):City Boy Farms, 2804 Gateway OaksDrive Suite 200, Sacramento, CA95833This business is conducted by aCorporationRegistrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed above on N/A.I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. (A regis-trant who declares as true any materi-al matter pursuant to Section 17913 ofthe Business and Professions codethat the registrant knows to be false isguilty of a misdemeanor punishableby a fine not to exceed one thousanddollars ($1,000).)City Boy Farms S/ Jason Kallen, Executive Director, This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey County on10/22/2014., Monterey County ClerkBy: Stephen L Vagnini, DeputyNOTICE - In accordance with subdivi-sion (a) of Section 17920, a FictitiousName Statement generally expires atthe end of five years from the date onwhich it was filed in office of the coun-ty clerk, except, as provided in subdi-vision (b) of Section 17920, where itexpires 40 days after any change inthe facts set forth in the statementpursuant to Section 17913 other thana change in the residence address of aregistered owner. A new FictitiousBusiness Name Statement must befiled before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofa Fictitious Business Name in violationof the rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).Original Filing11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/14CNS-2678439#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28,2014. (PC 1101).

NOTICE OF SALE

In accordance with the provisions ofthe California Uniform CommercialCode and section 798.56a(e) of theCalifornia Civil Code, there being dueand unpaid storage for whichCYPRESS SQUARE MOBILE HOMEPARK is entitled to a lien asWarehousemen on the 1971 Domusmobilehome, Decal NumberAAK5723 located at 347 CarmelAvenue, Space 69, Marina, California,held on account of (heirs, joint tenantsand/or personal representatives of)CHA YON LONDON, and due noticehaving been given to the partiesknown to claim an interest therein andthe time specified in such notice forpayment of such charges havingexpired, notice is hereby given thatthe mobilehome will be sold at publicauction on December 2, 2014 at 10:00a.m. at 347 Carmel Avenue, Space 69,Marina, California, PLEASE TAKENOTICE that payment must be madeby certified funds within seven (7)days of the date of sale, and at thetime the mobile home is removedfrom the premises. PLEASE TAKEFURTHER NOTICE that the mobile-home and contents must be removedfrom the premises within seven (7)days of the date of sale. Please takefurther notice that any purchaser ofthe mobilehome will take it subject toany liens pursuant to Health andSafety Code §18116.1.

Dated: November 13, 2014CYPRESS SQUARE MOBILE HOMEPARK______________________ANN MARIE HURLBUT, Esq.PAUL T. JENSEN, INC.255 N. Market, Suite 190San Jose, CA 95110(408) 287-7606Attorney and Authorized Agent11/14, 11/21/14CNS-2685132#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 14, 21, 2014.(PC 1103).

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PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICESSUPERIOR COURT

OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF MONTEREY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. M129729.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

petitioner, ALEXANDRA NICOLESODERER, filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names asfollows: A.Present name: ALEXANDRA NICOLE SODERERProposed name: ALEXANDRA NICOLE PAQUIN

THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of nameshould not be granted. Any personobjecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writtenobjection that includes the reasons forthe objection at least two court daysbefore the matter is scheduled to beheard and must appear at the hearingto show cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DATE: Dec. 19, 2014TIME: 9:00 a.m.DEPT: TBDThe address of the court is 1200

Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940.A copy of this Order to Show

Cause shall be published at least onceeach week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on thepetition in the following newspaper ofgeneral circulation, printed in thiscounty: The Carmel Pine Cone,Carmel.

(s) Thomas W. WillsJudge of the Superior CourtDate filed: Oct. 22, 2014Clerk: Teresa A. RisiDeputy: J. Nicholson

Publication dates: Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28,2014. (PC1104)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142236. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: ROSY’S HOUSE CLEANING& WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES,1222 Harcourt Ave., Seaside, CA93955. Monterey County. ROSALVACARDENAS PEREZ, 1222 HarcourtAve., Seaside, CA 93955. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on 2013. (s)Rosalva Cardenas Perez. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerkof Monterey County on Oct. 31, 2014.Publication dates: Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28,2014. (PC 1107).

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

of JOHN FAIA, JR.Case Number MP 21726To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-

tors, contingent creditors, and per-sons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both,of JOHN FAIA, JR..

A PETITION FOR PROBATE hasbeen filed by JOHN FAIA, III in theSuperior Court of California,County of MONTEREY.

The Petition for Probaterequests that JOHN FAIA, III beappointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of thedecedent.

THE PETITION requests thedecedent’s will and codicils, if any,be admitted to probate. The willand any codicils are available forexamination in the file kept by thecourt.

THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to give

notice to interested persons unlessthey have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.)The independent administrationauthority will be granted unless aninterested person files an objectionto the petition and shows goodcause why the court should notgrant the authority.

A hearing on the petition willbe held on in this court as follows:

Date: January 28, 2015Time: 9:00 a.m.Dept.: 16Address: Superior Court of

California, County of Monterey,1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA93940.

If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections withthe court before the hearing. Yourappearance may be in person or byyour attorney.

If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within four months fromthe date of first issuance of lettersas provided in Probate Code sec-tion 9100. The time for filing claimswill not expire before four monthsfrom the hearing date noticedabove.

You may examine the file keptby the court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request forSpecial Notice (form DE-154) of thefiling of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petitionor account as provided in ProbateCode section 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: DONALD F. LEACH (SBN 154729)24591 Silver Cloud Ct., Suite

250Monterey, CA 93940(831) 373-2500This statement was filed with the

County Clerk of Monterey County onNov. 5, 2014. Publication dates: Nov. 7, 14, 21,2014 (PC1108)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142199. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: INNER MUSE, 5100 CoeAve., Space 26, Seaside, CA 94955.Monterey County. SUELLEN WISE-MAN, 5100 Coe Ave., Space 26,Seaside, CA 94955. This business isconducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on N/A. (s) SuellenWiseman This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Oct. 24, 2014. Publicationdates: Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2014.(PC 1109).

SUPERIOR COURTOF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF MONTEREY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. M129811.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

petitioner, AMANDA RENEÉ KITT, fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: A.Present name: AMANDA RENEÉ KITTProposed name: AMANDA RENEÉ CHISHOLM

THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any,why the petition for change of nameshould not be granted. Any personobjecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writtenobjection that includes the reasons forthe objection at least two court daysbefore the matter is scheduled to beheard and must appear at the hearing

to show cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DATE: Jan. 23, 2015TIME: 9:00 a.m.DEPT: 15The address of the court is 1200

Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940.A copy of this Order to Show

Cause shall be published at least onceeach week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on thepetition in the following newspaper ofgeneral circulation, printed in thiscounty: The Carmel Pine Cone,Carmel.

(s) Thomas W. WillsJudge of the Superior CourtDate filed: Oct. 30, 2014Clerk: Teresa A. RisiDeputy: L. Newell

Publication dates: Nov. 14, 21, 28,Dec. 5, 2014. (PC1110)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142303. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: 1. HOXIE MEDIA2. HEALTHY HABIT TV3. HEALTHYHABIT.TV2719 I Street #3, Sacramento, CA95816. Sacramento County. SARAHHOXIE, 2719 I Street #3, Sacramento,CA 95816. This business is conductedby an individual. Registrant com-menced to transact business underthe fictitious business name listedabove on Nov. 1, 2014. (s) SarahHoxie. This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of Monterey Countyon Nov. 12, 2014. Publication dates:Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2014. (PC1111).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20142308. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: CARMEL ORGANIZER, 9500Center Street #32, Carmel, CA 93923.Monterey County. AVENUE REALESTATE & DEVELOPMENT, INC., 9500Center Street #32, Carmel, CA 93923.This business is conducted by a cor-poration. Registrant commenced totransact business under the fictitiousbusiness name listed above on Oct.10, 2014. (s) Deberra O’Brien, VP/CEO.This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey County onNov. 12, 2014. Publication dates: Nov.21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2014. (PC 1112).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20142318.

The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as:FCLS, 959 S. Coast Plaza, CostaMesa, CA 92626. Orange County. Registrant(s) name and address:First Choice Loan Services, Inc., OneTower Center, 18th Floor, EastBrunswick, NJ 08816. State ofIncorporation - New Jersey.This business is conducted by aCorporation.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed above on N/A.I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. (A regis-trant who declares as true informationwhich he or she knows to be false isguilty of a crime.)S/ Norman Koenigsberg, President.This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey County onNovember 13, 2014.NOTICE-This Fictitious NameStatement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk. A New FictitiousBusiness Name Statement must befiled before that time.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofa Fictitious Business Name in violationof the rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).Original.11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12/14CNS-2689317#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5,12, 2014. (PC 1113).

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

of John Wilkerson Heard IIICase Number MP 21430To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-

tors, contingent creditors, and per-sons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both,of John Wilkerson Heard III.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE hasbeen filed by John WilkersonHeard, IV, in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of MONTEREY.

The Petition for Probaterequests that John WilkersonHeard, IV, be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer theestate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests thedecedent’s will and codicils, if any,be admitted to probate. The willand any codicils are available forexamination in the file kept by thecourt.

THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unlessthey have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.) Theindependent administration author-ity will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection tothe petition and shows good causewhy the court should not grant theauthority.

A hearing on the petition willbe held on in this court as follows:

Date: January 28, 2015Time: 9:00 a.m.Dept.: 16Room: 16Address: Superior Court of

California, County of Monterey,1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA93940.

If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections withthe court before the hearing. Yourappearance may be in person or byyour attorney.

If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within four months fromthe date of first issuance of lettersas provided in Probate Code sec-tion 9100. The time for filing claimswill not expire before four monthsfrom the hearing date noticedabove.

You may examine the file keptby the court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request forSpecial Notice (form DE-154) of thefiling of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petitionor account as provided in ProbateCode section 1250. A Request forSpecial Notice form is availablefrom the court clerk.

Petitioner: John Wilkerson Heard, IV3 E. Garzas Rd.Carmel Valley, CA 93924(831) 277-8757This statement was filed with the

County Clerk of Monterey County onNov. 18, 2014. Publication dates: Nov. 21, 28, Dec.5, 2014 (PC1115)

stuffing and dark meat, gravy and other dishes. So this year,the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association creat-ed a guide for pairing classic dishes with the appropriate go-to wines.

Cheese plates, charcuterie and crab, for instance, go wellwith bubbly, while items like winter squash soup, mashedpotatoes and green bean casserole like something a little moresubstantial, along the lines of a decently oaky and creamyChardonnay. Caesar salad, with anchovies that are rich inumami, and stuffing and roasted Brussels sprouts, pair wellwith herbaceous, bright Sauvignon Blanc. The main meats ofThanksgiving — turkey, ham or salmon — along with can-died yams and cranberry sauce, go well with Pinot Noir’sfruitiness, complexity and mid-range acidity, while slightlysweet Riesling loves desserts of pumpkin or pecan pie, andeven chocolate. It’s also delightful as its own dessert.

n If you don’t feel like cooking …Take a cruise down the coast to celebrate the day of thanks,

and stop at the iconic Big Sur River Inn on Highway 1 26miles south of Carmel for a traditional (or not so traditional)feast. Herb-roasted turkey with sage stuffing, gravy, cranber-ry relish, maple marshmallow yams, garlic mashed potatoesand seasonal vegetables will be $29.95, while salt-and-pep-per-encrusted prime rib au jus, with horseradish cream, garlicmashed potatoes and veggies will go for $34.95. Pescetarianscan choose the wild Alaskan halibut with rice pilaf, veggies,and bell pepper sauce for $34.95, and vegetarians can go forthe butternut squash ravioli with garlic bread and brown but-

ter sauce for $29.95. Children 12 and under get lower prices.The holiday meal will be served from noon to 9 p.m. Forreservations, call (831) 667-2700.

Across the street and a little farther south, the Big SurLodge in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park will stage its own holi-day meal from noon to 8 p.m., for $38 per person.

Options for starters include cheeses, crudités, fruit, butter-nut squash soup, assorted greens or a bistro salad, followed bytraditional roast turkey with all the trimmings, boneless rib-eye roast with wild mushrooms and horseradish, roasted hamwith pineapple glaze, fresh fish with lemon herb preserves, orpasta, fettuccine or ratatouille.

Sides are mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables, withdesserts of Chantilly pumpkin pie, fruit — or a surprise. Forreservations, call (831) 667-3100.

The lodge is located in the park at 47225 Highway 1.www.bigsurlodge.com

For a gourmet version of the annual meal, head toBernardus Lodge at 415 West Carmel Valley Road and letchef Cal Stamenov do the work. Guaranteed to reflect hissophisticated and creative style, his Thanksgiving meal willcapitalize on local fresh produce, naturally raised meats andother fine ingredients.

Served from noon to 3:30 p.m., it will cost $75 per adultand $32 for children between the ages of 5 and 12. The lodgewill close for more than two months just a few days later, andis set to reopen in mid-February following a remodel. Call(831) 658-3550.

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In Monterey’s Portola Hotel at the foot ofAlvarado Street, Jacks Restaurant chef JasonGiles enjoys cooking with a twist and offersit all for $49 per adult, $40 per senior, and$20 per child between the ages of 6 and 12.

His lineup will feature cream of wildmushroom soup, salad, whole roasted turkeycarved table side with sourdough stuffing,

From previous page yams, green beans with crispy shallots,whipped potatoes and turkey gravy, freshcranberry sauce and dessert, all availablefrom 1 to 7 p.m. For reservations, call (831)649-7874 or visit www.jacksrestaurant-lounge.com.

n Look for Il GrilloEmanuele Bartolini, who owns the popu-

lar La Balena restaurant with his wife, Anna,shared details this week of their plans for asecond place in town that they’ll call IlGrillo, which means “the cricket” in Italian.(La Balena means “The Whale,” and both arecharacters in the “Pinocchio” fairytale.) Setto open in February in the former Pastries &Petals location on Mission Street north ofFifth, Il Grillo will feature a simple menu andan affordable wine list for lunch and dinner,according to Bartolini.

La Balena, led by chef Brad Briske, uses

only pastas made in house, and Bartolini saidall the pasta making will be moved to thelarger kitchen at Il Grillo, freeing up preciousspace in La Balena’s tiny one. What’s more,in addition to providing noodles for bothrestaurants, the change in operations will alsoallow the public to buy the pastas (and accou-terments) to take home and cook themselves.

In the display case that formerly held pas-

tries and other sweets, customers will also beable to choose cheeses, appetizers, saucesand salads to take home, and a new coffeestation will turn out all sorts of espressodrinks.

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Fire Fighters Save Property

Shortly before six o’clock on Saturdayevening the community was startled by avigorous and prolonged fire alarm. The newBasham cottage on Carmelo Avenue was inflames. Every member of the FireDepartment and a number of willing assis-tants responded promptly. The burningbuilding was situated in the midst of a veri-table jungle of dry brush and weeds, and wasentirely destroyed. The fact that a number ofother buildings were not laid in ruins may beattributed to the effective work and foresightof the fire department. The cause of the fireis not known, but it is thought to have result-ed from an exploding can of shellac. BothMr. and Mrs. Basham were in the house sev-eral times during the day. It had been theirintention to move into the place on Sunday.The loss is partly covered by insurance.Walter Basham, while playing a stream onthe embers, remarked, “Well boys, it’s all ina lifetime; look at the fine concrete founda-tion I have lived.”

Schoolhouse Nearly Completed

In Iowa it used to be said that wherever anew schoolhouse was erected and main-tained, it meant more votes for theRepublican party. However that may be, lastSaturday afternoon there was a house warm-ing and inspection of the new Carmelo dis-trict school in Carmel Valley. There werespeeches and music. Carmel Martin andSupt. Schultzberg were the guests of honor.The new building takes the place of one ofthe oldest schoolhouses in the state. The cit-izens of the district recently voted bonds fora new building. The bonds were quickly dis-posed of.


Property Owners to Pay $62,730

Property owners of the entire CarmelSanitary District are invited to attend a hear-ing called for Monday, Dec. 11, on theassessment of the district to pay their shareof the $113,980 bill for the new sewage

treatment plant, two pumping stations, sus-pension bridge and connecting sewer linesand incidental expenses. A hearing has alsobeen called for next Monday evening on theassessment of La Loma for sewering thatarea. The contract price was $4,451.40, mak-ing the total amount for laying sewers in thatarea, between Camino Del Monte-Pico andCarpenter Street and the city limits,$5,798.66. This compares favorably with theoriginal estimate of $7,600. The totalassessed value of property on which the san-itary board can levy the cost of the new plantand accessories is $5,756,740, as of March 1,1939, according to Sanitary AssessorBernard Rowntree. Built with WPA funds,$47,250 of the cost is to be borne by a federalgrant, for which the board is waiting, and$4,000 is being contributed by the boardfrom money on hand. The actual amount tobe raised, therefore, is $62,730. This wouldindicate an outright rate of $1.09 or $1.10 per$100 assessed valuation. The assessmentsmay be paid within 30 days after the hear-ings, after which they will automatically goto bonds. The La Loma series will be ten-yearbonds, while the general district bonds willbe for five years.


Date Set for Sand Castles

If a man’s home is his castle, he can buildit with free materials, on a free lot on CarmelBeach and be King for a Day. That day isSunday, December 6, and the place isCooke’s Cove at the foot of Thirteenth Street.No building permit is necessary and any pinetrees found here may be cut down withimpunity. The occasion is the Great SandCastle Contest. This year, the “cultural” eventis sponsored by the local A.I.A. (AmericanInstitute of Architects). Don Brown,spokesman and general factotum for the fun-loving group, says that the contest is open toman, woman, child, or others. “We haven’t setthe exact categories yet,” Don says, “but lastyear we offered prizes in Romanesque,Gothic, Assyrian, Art Nouveau, andContemporary, to name a few. We even had aprize for Largest and Most Confused. We’reall experts on that, you know.” Last year, theGrand Prize went to a non-castle display of

the Sphinx and Great Pyramids, a product ofcollege student teamwork.


Caltrans, Foes to Square Off atCity-Sponsored Forum

Once again Caltrans and opponents of theproposed Hatton Canyon Freeway haveagreed to disagree. The arena for the latestconflict concerning the proposed $27 millionfreeway is something as seemingly benign asa city-sponsored forum to let both sides airtheir views, which is scheduled for 7 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 30, at Sunset Center. “They’regoing to use it as a public relations platform,”charged Carmel architect Robert Larson,who will make a presentation at the forum.

Not so, countered Caltrans District DirectorTom Pollock. “It was our understanding thatthe council wanted it,” Pollock said. “We’d beglad not to do it.” The bottom line, as hasbeen the case between the two sides for anumber of years, centers on opposingdesigns. Caltrans vehemently endorses a planwhich, in its simplest form, proposes fourlanes going through Hatton Canyon, a com-plicated interchange at Carmel Valley Road,an elevated freeway over Rio Road and a newbridge at the Carmel River. Larson, andMonterey architect Wallace Holm, who willalso make a presentation at the forum, sup-port a split-route alternative. A split routewould see only two lanes in Hatton Canyonfor northbound traffic, four lanes southboundtraffic on the existing Highway 1 and a left-hand turn lane at Rio Road.

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Carmel-by-the-Sea: Elderly person reportedhis car missing. He said he had hired someoneto drive him around because he no longer had alicense, but the person would not answer thephone and had not brought the car back.Contact was made with man’s son, and it wasfound the son had arranged for the car to bekept elsewhere with a caregiver so his dadwould not be tempted to drive it. He spoke tohis son, and all was explained.Unfounded.

Carmel area: Rio Road res-ident reported that a 60-year-old female had been harassingan employee. Employee, a 35-year-old female, does notdesire prosecution.

Carmel Valley: Retirementhome administrator reportedvandalism to an office onPacific Meadows. Suspectadmitted to vandalism due toongoing dispute.

SATURDAY, NOV. 8

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Personfound an cellphone on thehood of his car that was parkedin the area of Scenic and 11that approximately 1545 hours.Phone was turned over to CPDfor safekeeping pending iden-tification and return to owner.

Pacific Grove: Uninvolvedwitness told police sheobserved a woman riding abike downhill on GrandAvenue at a fast pace. Thecyclist saw a person exiting acar and applied her front bikebrake too hard. The bike tipped

POLICE CALLSFrom page 4A

forward and the woman fell over the front of herbicycle onto the asphalt. The cyclist was trans-ported to hospital via ambulance.

Carmel Valley: A 50-year-old female calledand stated that her daughter’s 21-year-old ex-boyfriend entered her Ronnoco Road residencewithout permission and then ran off when shegot home.

Carmel area: Deputies responded to arequest for a welfare check of an intoxicatedfamily member at a Via Petra residence.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Unattended cellphonefound on Carmel Beach in the area of Scenicand 10th was turned over to CPD for safekeep-ing pending identification and return to owner.

Owner identified property at 1245 hours; prop-erty returned to owner.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: A female pedestrianwas walking on the sidewalk and found an opengate to a residence partially blocking the side-walk on Monte Verde Street. There was enoughroom to pass by; however, the pedestrianattempted to move the gate, and in the process,

the gate fell apart. A nail in the wooden gatepoked the pedestrian’s arm, causing her tobleed. The pedestrian refused any medical treat-ment and only wished the gate to be moved.Contacted the homeowners and advised them ofthe hazard. The gate was closed.

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Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Faire

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9 AM to 3 PMFree! Free!Nov. 22 - Joining Hands Benefit

Shops, delicious tastings of soups, salads,sauces, and sweets from the new Joining HandsCookbook, Saturday, November 22, 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Cookbook is available for $12. Be sure tocheck out our donation tree. All proceeds benefithomeless prevention. "The True Art of Giving.”

Nov. 21 – The Temptations, Friday,November 21, 8 p.m. Celebrating over 50 yearsof smash hits around the world. Golden StateTheatre, 417 Alvarado Street, Monterey. (831)649-1070, www.GoldenStateTheatre.com.

Nov. 28 – Give the World this HolidaySeason, Fair-Trade sale featuring homedécor and fashion accessories handmade bywomen rising above poverty, war, and humantrafficking, Friday, November 28, 11 a.m. to 4p.m. 1 apron = one month of school for a child.

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“With Gratitude”Rev. Pamela D. CummingsThanksgiving Food Drive

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“The Bible has always been hard to pick up andread. The Story is hard to put down.”

Williams remembered.More hits followed for the Temptations (“Ain’t Too Proud

To Beg,” “Get Ready,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was ARolling Stone,” etc.), but none was as well loved as “MyGirl.” They learned this the hard way one night when theydidn’t play the song.

“The audience darned near called us every name but thechild of God,” Williams said. “We never took it out of thelineup again.”

Fifty years after it was released, “My Girl” retains analmost universal appeal.

“The song brings back wonderful memories,” Williamsadded. “From the womb to the tomb, most men would justlike to have a woman they can call, ‘My Girl.’ The songspeaks from the heart and soul about desire and the emotionsof being human.”

The music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $56. The the-ater is located at 417 Alvarado St. Call (831) 649-1070 orvisit www.goldenstatetheatre.com.

n Musicians rally for Jamesburg SchoolTo raise money for the nonprofit Jamesburg School, John

Michael, Linda Prejean Springer, Stephen Tosh, LynnJones, and Mark Kraft present an afternoon of music fromthe 1930s and 1940s Sunday, Nov. 23, at Hidden Valley MusicSeminars in Carmel Valley.

The proceeds will help pay the legal bills the schoolincurred when it successfully fended off an adverse posses-sion lawsuit in July. “I am happy to report that due to the sup-port and generosity of the community we have made majorprogress on our legal bill,” said Michelle Prejean of theschool.

The event, which starts at 1 p.m., also features a buffet,local beer and wines, and a fundraising raffle. Tickets are $20.Hidden Valley is located at 88 W. Carmel Valley Road.

n When the lights go down in the cityAccompanied by Charlie Vernon on trombone, The

Monterey Symphony presents its second concert of the sea-son, “City Lights,” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23, atSunset Center.

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MUSICFrom page 25A

will perform Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso; Lindberg’sChick ‘a’ Bone Checkout; Debussy’s Prelude to Afternoon ofa Faun; and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Student-musi-cians from Youth Music Monterey County will accompanythe symphony on the piece by Ravel.

Saturday’s concert begins at 8 p.m., while Sunday’s mati-nee starts at 3 p.m. Dr. Todd Samra offers a free pre-concerttalk before each performance. Tickets are $40 to $79. SunsetCenter is located at San Carlos and Ninth. Call (831) 646-8511 or visit www.montereysymphony.org.

n Irish music-by-the-seaA collection of top Irish musicians celebrate the Emerald

Isle’s rich musical heritage Sunday, Nov. 23, at St. Mary’s By-The-Sea in Pacific Grove.

The performers include Oisin Mac Diarmada on fiddle,Seamus Begley on vocals and accordion, Sean Gavin on uil-leann pipes and flute, and Meabh Begley on vocals and but-ton accordion. They’ll be accompanied by dancers BrianCunningham and Samantha Harvey, who also plays piano.Together, they’ll present an afternoon of ballads, lively instru-mental tunes, traditional Irish dancing and storytelling.

The music starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for generaladmission and $8 for kids 12 and under. St. Mary’s is locatedat Central and 12th. Call (831) 224-3819.

n Cowboy poets, musicians returnPreserving a tradition that conjures up images of starlit

campfires and singalongs on the prairie, the 16th annualMonterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival returnsFriday, Saturday and Sunday, to the Monterey ConferenceCenter.

Bringing together music and poetry, the performers cele-brate the life of cowboys on the open range. The year’s lineupfeatures Juni Fisher, Tom Russell, Mikki Daniel, The OldWest Trio, Cow Bop, Verlon Thompson and many more.

Tickets to individual events range from $10 to $35. Allevent passes are $220. The conference center is located at 1Portola Plaza. Call (831) 649-5080. For a lineup of events,visit www.montereycowboy.com.

n Live Music Nov. 21-27Terry’s Lounge at Cypress Inn — pianist Gennady

Loktionov and singer Debbie Davis (cabaret, Friday andSaturday at 7 p.m.); singer Andrea Carter (“folky jazz and

jazzy folk,” Sunday at 11 a.m.); guitarist Richard Devinck(classical, Sunday at 5 p.m.); flutist Kenny Stahl (jazz,Thursday at 6 p.m.). Lincoln and Seventh, (831) 624-3871.

Mission Ranch — singer and pianist MaddalineEdstrom (pop & jazz, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7p.m.); and pianist Gennady Loktionov (jazz, Mondaythrough Thursday at 7 p.m.). 26270 Dolores St., (831) 625-9040.

Jack London’s Bar and Grill — singer-songwriterCasey Frazier (“eclectic Americana with roots in countryand ’70s rock,” Friday at 7:30 p.m.); singer-songwriter DanFrechette (alt-folk, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.). Dolores betweenFifth and Sixth, (831) 624-2336.

Barmel — singer-songwriter Baby Gramps (Americana,Saturday at 7 p.m. San Carlos between Seventh and Ocean,(831) 624-7400.

The Fuse Lounge at Carmel Mission Inn — The RioRoad Rockets featuring singer and guitarist Terry Shehorn,bassist Bob Langford and drummer Gary Machado (classicrock, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.). 3665 Rio Road, (831)624-6630.

Lugano Swiss Bistro — The Swiss Landler Gamblers(Wednesday at 6 p.m.). In The Barnyard, (831) 626-3779.

Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley — pianist MartinHeadman (jazz, Saturday at 7 p.m.). 415 W. Carmel ValleyRoad, (831) 658-3400.

Plaza Linda Restaurant in Carmel Valley — singer-songwriter Kiki Wow and Guitar Bob (classic rock,Saturday at 7 p.m.). 27 E. Carmel Valley Road, (831) 659-4229.

Julia’s restaurant in Pacific Grove — The GenerationGap featuring guitarist Rick Chelew and accordionist EliseLeavy (Thursday at 5:30 p.m.). 1180 Forest Ave., (831) 656-9533.

The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach —The DottieDodgion Trio (jazz, Thursday at 7 p.m.); The Jazz Trio withpianist Bob Phillips (Friday at 7 p.m.); The Jazz Trio withpianist Jan Deneau (Saturday at 7 p.m.); and singer-song-writer Bryan Diamond (Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.). Also,a bagpiper plays every evening at 5:45 p.m. 2700 17 MileDrive, (831) 647-7500.

Courtside Bistro at Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club inCorral de Tierra — Kiki Wow and Friends (classic rock,Friday at 6 p.m.); singer-songwriter Bryan Diamond(Sunday at 6 p.m.). 185 Robley Road, (831) 484-6000.

Fernwood Resort in Big Sur—Marc and the Casuals(soul and pop, Saturday at 9 p.m.). On Highway 1 25 milessouth of Carmel, (831) 667-2422.


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Among them: Steam conducts heat better than water, soit’s more effective to steam your eggs than to boil them. Itcosts about $12,000 to undertake the experimental processthat yields a failsafe recipe for just about anything (includingsoft-boiled eggs) in the test kitchen, and the lengthiest was forold fashioned chocolate cake, which required baking some130 experimental cakes to arrive at the final recipe. “I didn’teat chocolate cake for two years after that,” Kimball said.

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Furthermore, imitation vanilla might taste fine but isderived from paper manufacturing (!). Gluten, the protein inwheat flour, is strong enough to be blown into a helium bal-loon when mixed with water and then rinsed of its starches.And the most effective way to whisk eggs is with a side-to-side motion.

What was most entertaining, though, were the insights intohow people cook at home. His favorite stories from readersinclude a woman who complained a recipe for cream-cheesepound cake didn’t work after she substituted the flour for ablend of non-gluten flours, the butter with imitation butter,the cream cheese with the fat-free variety and the eggs withegg substitute, and then added baking soda and baking pow-der.

Then there was the woman who was trying to pound herpiece of pork to one-half-inch thickness, as described inanother ATK recipe. When using the bottom of a frying pandidn’t work, she resorted to standing on it in hiking boots andthen backing over it with her car — where the mailmanwalked up to find her, still in her bathrobe but in boots, in thegarage trying to fish out the poor meat from underneath the

family minivan.To find out more about “America’s Test Kitchen,” which

airs on public television, visit www.americastestkitchen.com.

n Affina dinner benefits CASAThe new Affina restaurant at San Carlos and Sixth will

host a wine dinner to benefit Voices for Children — CASAon Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m.

The five-course prix fixe will feature special dishes creat-ed by chef James Anderson, and the evening will include awine auction, too. Reservations are available between 6 and8:30 p.m. and cost $85 per person.

CASA, court-appointed special advocates, helps abusedand foster children navigate the court system and receive theservices they need, including educational resources and sup-port, as well as mentoring. Children with a CASA do betterin school, have fewer behavioral problems, are more likely tofind a permanent home and are less likely to reenter the fostercare system, according to the organization.

To reserve a spot, call (831) 915-4756.

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