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Museum panoramas discovered in Fort Ord bunkerBy CHRIS COUNTS
BUILT MORE than 60 years ago to store weaponsand ammunition, the bunkers at Fort Ord Dunes State Parkrecently yielded an unexpected treasure — an anonymousartist’s rendering of what Monterey Bay looked like in theearly 19th century.
A few weeks ago, while riding my bicycle through thepark, I was surprised to discover that many of the bunkersare open to the public. I took a peek inside several of themusty and cavernous concrete structures, which were built
into the dunes to contain an explosion in case somethingwent off when it wasn’t supposed to.
After examining the interiors of a couple of emptybunkers — and testing out their acoustics with a song ortwo — I came across Bunker No. 9, which was filled withwhat appeared to be old junk. But the contents turned outto be the discarded remnants of an old museum display.
Near the entrance of the bunker was a diorama thatappeared to be from the mid-20th century. The glass was
The bunkers at Fort Ord (above), which held weapons andammunition for generations of soldiers, have been repeat-edly vandalized. But one contained long-forgotten muralsof Monterey history (right).
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Rescued steelhead released back into Carmel RiverBy KELLY NIX
ABOUT 1,400 steelhead fish rescued from the CarmelRiver last summer by the Monterey Peninsula WaterManagement District were released back into the river duringthe first week of November.
In August, when river flows dipped below 8 cubicfeet per second, workers with the water district’s fishrescue program saved a total of 1,750 fish from thelower Carmel River — a three-mile stretch between theHighway 1 bridge and Via Mallorca.
“We make a judgment call based on how quicklythe river is drying up,” said Kevan Urquhart, MPWMDsenior fisheries biologist. “We usually start rescuing inJune or July, sometimes as early as May, but this yearwe didn’t start until August. It was one of our lateststarts because river conditions were good.”
After being captured, the fish were transported tothe water district’s Sleepy Hollow Steelhead RearingFacility. The 15-year-old operation has a simulatedstream with riffles and pools designed to replicateCarmel River conditions.
“Studies show that fish reared this way have a bet-ter survival rate than hatchery fish,” Urquhart said.“We keep them as wild as possible so they are suc-cessful back in their natural environment, and at thesame time, we are not altering the genetics of the wildpopulation. It’s not a fish hatchery.”
The steelhead were treated for disease and parasitesbefore being put in rearing channels, where they were fed andmonitored until being released back into the lower part of the
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Workers with the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District corraland net juvenile steelhead at a Carmel Valley holding facility before releas-ing them back to the Carmel River.
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Pallastrini celebratesrare write-in victory
By MARY SCHLEY
AS FAR as registrar of voters Linda Tulett knows, awrite-in candidate had not prevailed in a Monterey Countyelection until this week, when final tallies showed KarlPallastrini had edged out Richard Kreitman for a seat on theCarmel Unified School District board of education.Pallastrini received 2,296 votes, while Kreitman got 2,152.Voters also selected incumbent Annette Yee Steck (2,588votes) and Rita Patel (3,269 votes) in the Nov. 8 election.
“I would have to look back in history to see if it’s unprece-dented, but it’s certainly rare,” said Tulett, who has worked inelections for 15 years. “Normally write-ins do not win.”
Because a write-in candidate’s name does not appear onthe ballot, he and his supporters “have to campaign a lotharder,” she noted.
Fire destroys home with long drivewayand no hydrant
By MARY SCHLEY
A FIRE that might have been caused by a heater burneda 50-plus-year-old wooden house in Jacks Peak to the groundMonday evening after the resident unsuccessfully tried to putit out herself. Located down a long driveway off of ViejoRoad, the home was fully engulfed in flames by the time fire-fighters arrived, according to Cal Fire Operations Chief JudeAcosta.
The blaze occurred two weeks after a chimney fire spreadinto the attic of a Carmel Valley mansion, causing significantdamage to the pricey home.
During the Jacks Peak incident, a neighbor dialed 911
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Henry Miller Library told it needs better toiletsBy CHRIS COUNTS
THE HENRY Miller Library — a Big Sur museum,gallery and performing arts venue dedicated to the memoryof the infamous author of “Tropic of Cancer” — appears tobe the victim of its own success.
According to longtime executive director Magnus Toren,the library has been notified by Monterey County officialsthat it needs to improve its restroom facilities and make thebuilding more accessible for disabled visitors.
“We have been alerted to the fact that we need to upgradeour facilities to meet state and federal health and safety
requirements, including theAmericans with DisabilitiesAct. Failure to comply willresult in us indefinitely dis-continuing programs andevents.”
For three decades, thelibrary has hosted a variety ofevents in its redwood-shadedgarden, including concerts,weddings, writing work-shops, fashion shows, vinylrecord swaps, art exhibits,poetry slams and a popularannual short film festival. In
recent years, though, the library has emerged as a sought-after locale for an impressive roster of big-time musical acts,including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Fleet Foxes, PhilipGlass, Band of Horses and Arcade Fire. As a result, thelibrary’s activities have fallen under the scrutiny of authori-ties.
Toren told The Pine Cone this week that the repairs andimprovements could cost as much as $250,000.
“We need to raise a lot of money to continue functioningas we have in the past,” he said. “These mandated renovationexpenses far exceed our current resources. The challengecurrently facing the library is unprecedented. If you like theidea of keeping the library going, now is the time to showyour support.”
Toren has met with county officials to discuss the viola-tions and is also launching a fundraising effort. While the
repairs will be costly, he’s convinced they are worth theexpense.
“If we are able to comply [with the county, state and fed-eral regulations], we feel the library will emerge evenstronger,” Toren suggested. “Our operations will continue toprovide artistic and economic benefits to the Central Coast,while the renovations will improve visitor access to the spaceitself.”
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They knew very little about her, including her breed,except that she had been roughed up on the streets ofsomewhere and was adorable. Once she was well andgroomed, a breeder identified her as a purebredbichon frise. They went to a bookstore and browsed avolume on 5,000 names until they landed on “Suki,”which they said means, “beloved,” in Japanese.
Suki is smart and clever. She is playful, but she is apleaser, mostly likely, they believe, because she isgrateful for her home and doesn’t want to be sent backto the pound. This is also, they think, why she followsthem around the house, just to be sure.
“Suki fills our home with joy and reminds us to livein the moment,” said the couple. “We are the thankfulowners, and she is the thankful dog. We believe mostdogs know when they have been rescued; in this case,we’re just not sure who rescued whom.”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Vehicle burglary onTorres. No suspect information.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Grand theft from vehi-cle on Ridgewood.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Resident was founddeceased during a welfare check at a SanCarlos Street residence. The coroner was noti-fied. Resident had previous health issues.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Man came to stationto report losing a backstrap to a revolver some-where at the above location. He said he wasgoing to play tennis at Forest Hill Park and lostit somewhere in transit. He wished to make areport in case it was turned over to the policedepartment.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: A-78-year-old female
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was found sitting in her chair in the back bed-room with weakness and dizziness. She statedthat after she ate, she experienced a suddenonset of weakness and nausea. She stated thatthis has never happened before, and she wasworried. She described the discomfort as weak-ness, dizziness, hot flashes and nausea. Shedenied being sick over the last few days andrequested transport to ER for further evalua-tion.
Pacific Grove: People stated they are ven-dors who consign goods at a business on OceanView and stated they believe the owners arestealing from them and other vendors due todiscrepancies with inventory and sales receipts.They did not provide any documentation butindicated they are concerned because many ofthe vendors are elderly. They believe the own-ers of the business are scam artists, as theyoften borrow money from their vendors andfail to repay. They stated they are not currentlyowed any monies and are in the process ofremoving their goods from the store. Officeradvised them that the matter appeared to becivil in nature.
Pacific Grove: Man reported his debit cardwas used for online transactions without hisauthorization. No suspect information.
Pacific Grove: Woman stated that on Oct.19 she ordered an electric nail manicure/pedi-cure drill file on eBay. She stated two days latershe received a package in the mail which con-tained an infrared heater instead of the item sheordered. Attempts were made to resolve theissue with the merchant but were unsuccessful.She stated she filed a claim with eBay andPayPal but was required to file a police report.She provided documents associated with thepurchase of the item.
Carmel area: Resident reported beingconfronted by a neighbor using derogatoryremarks.
Carmel Valley: Paseo Robles residentreported she and her husband were involved ina verbal argument.
Carmel area: Suspect was contacted andfound to be in possession of narcotics forwhich he lacked a prescription.
Carmel Valley: Man reported his storagelocker was entered and tools were stolen. Thisoccurred between November 2006 and August2011. Total loss estimated at $1,800.
Carmel Valley: Merrill Way residentreported a missing person.
Carmel area: Resident reported a civilissue involving a tree on county property.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject reported theloss of a cellular phone in the commercial dis-trict.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: During a vehicle
check at Larson Field, a 17-year-old juvenilewas arrested for possession of methampheta-mine and tobacco, another 17-year-old juvenilewas cited and released for possession of mari-juana and tobacco, and an 18-year-old femalewas cited and released for contributing to thedelinquency of a minor.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Perry Newberry res-ident reported unknown person(s) cameonto his property and stole every apple fromhis backyard apple tree. The tree in questionwas behind secured entrances and itappeared access was gained by climbing afence. Contacted the neighbor, who wasunable to provide any information or contactinformation for her gardener.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Driver stopped onSeventh Avenue for a CVC violation and wasfound have a suspended license. He was citedand released at the scene. The vehicle wasimpounded.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Units responded to acommercial alarm activation for a San CarlosStreet store containing popular women’s cloth-ing and handbags. Suspects had smashed thestore front glass and taken numerous purses.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Traffic stop conduct-ed on Lincoln Street, and the 60-year-old maledriver found to be DUI. Vehicle parked atscene. Driver cited out to sober friend at CPD.
Pacific Grove: A 55-year-old male, wasstopped on Lighthouse Avenue for riding a bikeat night without white light in front. Subject onprobation searchable for drugs paraphernaliaand alcohol. Meth, glass smoking pipe and
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By MARY SCHLEY
A 24-YEAR-OLD Carmel Valley manwho claimed to be searching for his lost dogwhen he was caught inside a MiramonteRoad home stealing jewelrylast week was arrested at hisown house shortly afterwardby the Monterey CountySheriff ’s deputies whotracked him there, accordingto Cmdr. Lisa Nash.
The homeowner, ElsaPaniagua, awakened around7:30 a.m. Nov. 16 when sheheard a noise in her bath-room, and when she went toinvestigate, she foundTravers Newell taking ear-rings and rings she had leftnext to the sink, Nash said.“He looked at her and said,‘Hello.’”
Startled, Paniaguagrabbed hold of the hood ofthe intruder’s sweatshirt in anattempt to keep him from fleeing, but the 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound Newell reportedlyheaded for the door, dragging the 63-year-old woman along with him until he got outonto the deck, where she fell to the ground,sustaining abrasions to her knee and elbow.
She dialed 911 to report she’d beenrobbed in her house, and deputy Tim Krebsand Sgt. Ron Willis combed the neighbor-hood for the suspect. The break came whenone of them talked to a resident who waswalking her dog that morning and remem-bered seeing an unfamiliar man in the area.
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neighborhood, and she didn’t recognizehim,” Nash said. He had been walkingbehind her but then turned up a driveway onRing Lane that led to the house wheredeputies found Travers, who evidently lives
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Nash said the 24-year-old told deputies he hadbeen looking for his dog onMiramonte Road, heard abark and went through anopen gate into Paniagua’sbackyard.
“And then there are acouple of different versionsof how he found the slidingdoor open,” she said.
A screen door and glasssliding door were foundopen, and there were no prymarks on any of theentrances, suggestingTravers had not forced hisway in. Nash said he admit-
ted not announcing his presence or callingout to the woman as he entered her home,and he later told the cops he has no source ofincome.
Deputies recovered all of Paniagua’s jew-elry, though they did not find a small cos-metics bag she had also reported missing.Newell was booked into the MontereyCounty Jail on charges of robbery, burglaryand possession of stolen property.
“It was very good work on the part of thedeputies,” Nash said. “They found the ladywalking the dog, and it all connected quitenicely — and they recovered the jewelry.”
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New E. coli lawsuit over Salinas Valley lettuceBy KELLY NIX
A NEW York college student who said she became seri-ously ill after eating contaminated romaine lettuce in 2010 issuing a Salinas grower-shipper for distributing the dangerousgreens.
In a lawsuit filed Nov. 15 in Monterey County SuperiorCourt, Daemen College stu-dent Abby Cryan alleges theAndrew Smith Co., whichhas a packing plant onHighway 101 just south oftown, distributed lettucecontaining a strain of E. coliwhich made her sick andcaused her to be hospital-ized. Cryan’s lawsuit alsotargets the Ohio-basedFreshway Foods, which soldthe lettuce under its ownlabel.
Cryan alleges that onApril 9, 2010, she ate conta-minated romaine lettuce dis-tributed by the defendants.Three days later, she “expe-rienced symptoms consistentwith E. coli O145 poisoning— abdomen pain, nausea,vomiting and bloody diar-rhea,” according to the law-suit.
On April 14, 2010, shewas admitted to MillardFillmore Hospital in Buffalo,N.Y., where she was givenantibiotics and subjected tonumerous tests. Doctors,who released Cryan from thehospital three days later,diagnosed her with “post-infectious irritable bowelsyndrome.”
“She is still experiencingthe effects,” according to thelawsuit, which seeks anunspecified amount from thetwo agricultural companies.
The lawsuit, which alleges product liability and negli-gence, links the romaine lettuce Cryan consumed to an April2010 E. coli outbreak of more than 30 confirmed and sus-pected cases of E. coli O145. Several other Daemen Collegestudents also got sick.
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PACIFIC GROVE residents who think the town coulduse a bit more nightlife and supported the idea of leaving therestaurant at the golf course open after dark got their wish —but maybe only for a few months.
The P.G. City Council voted 5-2 last week to pass anurgency ordinance that will allow the Pt. Pinos Grill to beopen later for the next 120 days so the city can study howwell the change in hours works out during the holiday season.
During the “pilot test period,” the grill’s hours will beextended from dusk until 10 p.m. for regular dinners andgroup events, such as parties and wedding receptions.
The idea is the city will collect data on patterns of use,patron preferences and impacts to the neighborhood and for-ward them to the city’s planning commission, which is set toconsider amending the grill’s use permit in February.
Earlier this month, Pt. Pinos Grill operator and AquaTerry Culinary owner Dory Ford declined to sign an extend-ed, five-year lease with the city because of concerns therestaurant couldn’t be open late enough for him to make aprofit.
Councilman Bill Kampe — who voted for the ordinanceand a parallel non-urgency ordinance that also passed 5-2 —said there would likely be little impact to the neighborhoodduring the test period and that extending hours “makessense” for the city because it would allow data to be gathered.
ordinance was permissible under the city’s charter rules.Both voted against the ordinances.
“I have a real issue with the legality of it,” Garcia said. “Ijust can’t convince myself that this complements our munic-ipal code and charter.”
Councilman Ken Cuneo scoffed at the idea — whichsome have suggested — that the grill would be the scene of“wild parties” if it remained open later.
“I have lived here since ’92, and I can’t find a wild party,”Cuneo said, which elicited laughter from the council and theaudience. “If you know where a wild party is, let me know. Iwould love to go to one.”
P.G. City Council approves later hours at golf course restaurant“It’s time to find out whether this can work,” Kampe said.Though the ordinance does not allow permanent lighting,
hard liquor or live music, there is a core group of residentswho strongly oppose the idea, saying it doesn’t fit with theneighborhood and will lead to problems.
Resident Roger Pasquier told the council there were a lotof unanswered questions regarding security, parking lot light-ing and the days the grill would be open. He also took issuewith how the city prioritized the ordinance.
“It certainly, in my opinion, doesn’t rise to some emer-gency ordinance,” he said.
Fenton & Keller attorney David Sweigert, who was hiredby resident John Troth, sent a six-page letter to the councilarguing the proposed ordinance didn’t meet the legal criteriafor an “emergency” and would violate the CaliforniaEnvironmental Quality Act.
“You just can’t go this direction,” Sweigert told the coun-cil before the vote on the matter. “And it would not survive alegal challenge.”
However, city attorney David Laredo said the ordinance isconsidered “minor temporary activity” that is similarlyafforded to other city events such as Good Old Days, the BigSur Half Marathon and the Monday farmers’ market.
The ordinance, Laredo also said, would result in negligi-ble or no permanent effects on the environment.
Councilman Dan Miller and Mayor Carmelita Garciaquestioned whether extending the hours under an emergency
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The Pt. Pinos Grill at the Pacific Grove Golf Links will be open forextended hours during a 120-day test period.
AFRP hosts ‘WhiskerWonderland’ party
ANIMAL FRIENDS Rescue Project is hosting its 14thAnnual Holiday Part Whisker Wonderland on Dec. 10 inMonterey.
The event, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Monterey Elks Lodge,150 Mar Vista Drive, will feature food, wine and live musicand a silent auction.
Guests can stroll the silent auction while enjoying deli-cious hors d’oeurves before having a buffet dinner, localwines and speciality cupcakes.
They will have a chance to win an Instant Wine Cellar fea-turing 60 bottles of premium wine. There will also be livemusic by the Kaye Bohler Band.
Tickets, which can be purchased at the AFRP adoptioncenter at 580 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove, are availablefor $20 each or six for $100. To download and order form fortickets, go to www.animalfriendsrescue.org.
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around 5:30 p.m. after the woman fled herburning home, according to Acosta.
It took the first engine more than 10 min-utes to get to the scene, due to the isolatedproperty and the long, narrow driveway lead-ing to the house.
Complicating matters, the closest hydrantwas 2,000 feet away.
“The long driveway, location and watersupply were our biggest challenges,” he said.“That’s a disadvantage of living in a remotelocation.”
‘A total loss’More than two dozen firefighters on four
fire engines did their best to protect the otherhomes in the area from the flames, whichconsumed the 1,200-square-foot residence.They placed an engine at the hydrant to helppump the water through hoses to the house.
“As soon as we got water, we were able to
knock it down and go from there,” Acostasaid.
Within an hour, the fire was effectivelyconfined to the single building, but the housewas destroyed, and firefighters remained onthe property until midnight cleaning up, sal-vaging whatever they could and assuring nospot fires were still burning amidst thewreckage.
Acosta said fire crews from the depart-ment at Monterey Airport and the City ofMonterey helped battle the blaze, andMonterey County Sheriff’s deputies evacuat-ed nearby homes, due to the danger of thefire spreading in the densely forested neigh-borhood and the restricted access along thedriveway.
Acosta said no one was injured, andinvestigator Richard Lopez is working todetermine the cause of the fire, which report-edly started “in the vicinity of the heater.”
He did not have an estimate of the dollarvalue of the damage, but he declared thehouse, which had just a few remnants of wallstill standing, “a total loss.”
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A heater could be to blame for the blaze that destroyed a Jacks Peak home Monday evening. Cal Fireinvestigator Richard Lopez will try to find out for sure.
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By KELLY NIX
FACING A big increase in demand fromneedy people and their pets, the only foodpantry on the Monterey Peninsula that takescare of both is reaching out to the communi-ty for donations to help bolster its stock.
“The things we need the most are diapers,cat food, dog food, breakfast foods, pastas,hearty soups and stews,” Hope Center exec-utive director Kim Lemaire told The PineCone. “And monetary donations are alwaysgreatly appreciated.”
The Hope Center food pantry distributesfood on the first and third Thursday of eachmonth. During its last distribution, the non-profit served 108 people and 39 pets.
Many of the people who accept supple-mental groceries from the Hope Center areworking families who have had their hourscut or have suffered an illness that has pre-vented them from working for some time,Lemaire said. “Most of our families work,and we help quite a few seniors who arefinding it harder and harder to make endsmeet,” she explained.
She said Hope Center needs soups, beans,pasta, pancake mix, peanut butter, jelly and
other non-perishable food items and toi-letries.
The organization also offers pet food forlow-income families with furry friends.“Quite a few of our people have pets andwould rather go without food than give themup,” she said. “We don’t want them to gowithout either one, which is why it’s impor-tant for us to offer food for pets as well.”
The volunteer-run Hope Center alsoassists in providing food to every school inthe Carmel and Monterey districts for stu-dents who qualify for subsidized lunch pro-grams, Lemaire said.
Though Hope Center receives food fromthe food bank at a reduced rate, Lemaireencourages people to donate directly to theHope Center to cut costs completely. “Wewould love more businesses to hold food dri-ves,” she said.
Hope Center accepts donations at 127110th Street in Monterey. Items can also bedropped off at Patrick James in the Barnyard,Parents Place at 1025 Lighthouse Ave. inPacific Grove and Monterey FamilyChiropractic at 991 Cass St.
For more information, go to www.hope-centermonterey.org or call (831) 915-9160.
Aquarium offering free admissionPINE CONE STAFF REPORT
DURING ITS annual open house, theMonterey Bay Aquarium is offering freeadmission to all county residents betweenDec. 3 and Dec. 11.
The free pass, according to the aquarium,is a “thank you” for the community’s supportof the nonprofit. Admission is good for allaquarium exhibits and programs, includingthe dramatically reinvented Open Sea gal-leries.
Local conservation organizations will beat the aquarium Dec. 11 with informationand special activities to wrap up the final dayof the community open house. Also onSunday, visitors can enjoy bilingual feedingshows, including a 3 p.m. penguin feeding,3:30 p.m. sea otter feeding and training ses-sion, and a 4 p.m. kelp forest feeding show.
The aquarium’s gift and bookstores willgive a 10 percent discount to visitors withvalid local and student ID.
To receive free admission, MontereyCounty residents must present valid identifi-cation and proof of residence at the mainentrance.
Current student identification fromCSUMB, Hartnell College, MPC and theMIIS are also valid proof of residence. Freeadmission is good only during regular aquar-ium hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guestsfrom outside Monterey County – includingrelatives or friends of residents – can accom-pany locals, but will be charged regularadmission fees.
For more information about the commu-nity open house, visit www.monterey-bayaquarium.org or call (800) 555-3656.
The aquarium is at 886 Cannery Row.
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SOME 60 protestors, including housekeepers, launder-ers, bellhops and receptionists from the Pine Inn and nearbyTally-Ho Inn, carried signs and chanted outside the OceanAvenue hotels Tuesday afternoon, making public their com-plaints about disputes with management over health insur-ance and other issues, according to UNITE HERE Local 483representative Mark Weller. The employees have workedwithout a contract since Jan. 1.
Weller said hotel owner Richard Gunner has announcedhe can no longer afford to pay the entire premium for healthinsurance for his 28 Pine Inn and Tally-Ho Inn employees,which also affects their 29 children and 13 spouses.
According to general manager John Lloyd, the hotel hasbeen paying for the insurance benefits for its workers andtheir dependents, without any contributions from the employ-ees.
In addition, the union filed a complaint with the NationalLabor Relations Board alleging hotel management “violatedworkers’ rights by conducting surveillance of legally protect-ed union activity and by interfering with the right of unionrepresentatives to communicate with workers.”
There were no problems during the protest, which waslegal and peaceful, according to Weller, and he said the inn’smanagement did not respond to it.
‘Unwilling’“We had negotiations on Monday, and I don’t think we’ve
had a response since then,” he said. “As far as our key issue,health insurance, is concerned, there was no change.”
Lloyd pointed out the Pine Inn and Tally-Ho are the onlyhotels in town with union representation, now that La Playahas closed for renovations, and he said managers “haveoffered the union a new contract that provides for better ben-efits and conditions of employment than those received byany other hotel employees in Carmel.”
Lloyd also said the union “has been unwilling to engagein good faith negotiations in order to reach a new laboragreement” that would also ensure the Pine Inn and Tally-Horemain competitive.
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broken, and the foreground contents had been smashed andspray-painted by vandals. The panoramic backdropped hadalso been vandalized with graffiti.
But nearby were two other dioramas with striking muralsthat were untouched. One was a beautiful panorama ofMonterey Bay from the 19th century. Inside the other was acloser view of the same subject. With considerable detail, theartist placed clipper ships in both paintings. In one, a warshipis shown firing a cannonball at another (which could be adepiction of the famous invasion of Monterey by theArgentine pirate Hippolyte de Bouchard in 1818).
A pair of elegant, handmade signs that were attached tothe dioramas indicate they were once displayed at thePresidio of Monterey.
The next day, I phoned Californian Department of Parksand Recreation superintendent Dana Jones and urged to herto help save the dioramas, which appeared destined for alandfill. A short time later, I got a call back from state parkshistorian Matt Bischoff, who agreed with me that the diora-mas were worth saving.
This week, I joined four state park employees while theycleaned the contents out of Bunker No. 9. They allowed meto dismantle the three dioramas and helped me with the task.They also seemed genuinely pleased by my efforts and alsoagreed the artwork was worth saving.
Today, the three diorama backdrops sit in my office await-ing their next home. Each is 80 inches long and 22 incheshigh. My goal is to find a local nonprofit history or art groupthat is willing to not only safeguard them, but display them
as well. It would be a shame — particularly given their stintin the bunkers — if they were consigned to another dark andlonely storage unit.
Graffiti ‘litters’ parkThe diorama odyssey brings attention to a problem that’s
plagued Fort Ord Dunes State Park since it opened two yearsago. The 1,000-acre park, which stretches for four milesalong the coast between Seaside and Marina, has become atarget for vandals.
While graffiti is often associated with gang activity, thevandals’ comic book-inspired handiwork bears little resem-blance to the vandalism in gang-ridden neighborhoods.
The bunkers are filled with graffiti inside and out. Severalsmall and abandoned structures scattered throughout the parkhave met the same fate. Running out of “canvas” space, thevandals have resorted to spray-painting the Monterey BayCoastal Recreation Trail, which passes through the park.
Several bunkers remain padlocked and closed to the pub-lic, but that hasn’t stopped mischief-makers from trying tobreak the locks. Just outside of one locked bunker is evidencethey tried to use a large rock and a log to break in.
One of the park employees I met this week while he wascleaning out Bunker No. 9 told me that the graffiti has pro-liferated dramatically in recent months. Another suggestedthat the problem will go away when more visitors discoverthe park, and the vandals don’t have as much privacy.
If state parks follows through with a plan to put a camp-ground a few hundred feet from the bunkers, the bunkers willhave no shortage of visitors. The location is idyllic and thehistorical significance of the bunkers certainly merits suchattention. Without their privacy, the vandals will likely haveto go back to tagging abandoned buildings in Fort Ord.
STEELHEADFrom page 1A
river.As part of the care given to the fish, water district spokes-
woman Rachel Martinez said the fish are first given a for-malin bath — essentially diluted formaldehyde — whichhelps rid the fish of parasites.
“If further treatment is needed, they are given a salt orantibiotic bath,” Martinez said. “The treatment baths are con-ducted before the fish are placed in the rearing channel.”
Of the 1,750 fish, about 350 fish didn’t survive in therearing facility, a mortality rate Martinez said can be attrib-uted to natural factors.
“Either the fish simply didn’t survive,” she said, “or theywere eaten by other steelhead — they are a very cannibalis-tic species.”
But the water district this year had about an 80 percentsurvival rate compared to a best survival rate estimate of 37percent rate if the fish had stayed in the wild.
“You can see we are doing much better than the wild aver-age,” Martinez said.
It costs about $600,000 per year to operate the water dis-trict’s fisheries program, which includes nine legally mandat-ed components to protect the Carmel River’s native species,including rescuing steelhead trout as the lower river dries upeach summer. The money comes from the MPWMD budget,which is largely generated through its user fee.
For information about the water district’s fish rearing pro-gram, go to www.mpwmd.net.
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Pallastrini, who was surprised and thrilledby the victory, credited his dedicated sup-porters with getting the word out.
“I’m going to have to say my role was notterribly significant,” he said. “I was the can-didate, but they did the work.”
Newspaper articles, appearances atforums and debates, and even being repre-sented by a sandwich-board-wearing,ukulele-playing supporter in the city’sHalloween parade helped make people awareof his campaign.
As a result, elections figures indicate2,296 people wrote his name on their ballots:623 at the precincts 1,673 on vote-by-mailballots.
“The voters really went out of their way,”
he said, speculating their support resulted notfrom his political positions, but because heserved their kids as principal of CarmelMiddle School and Carmel High School, sothey know him.
“I don’t think it had a whole lot to do withthe platform issues, though the issues res-onated with some of the voters,” he said. “Ithink it had to do more with the experiencethey had with me over 24 years in the districtas a principal.”
He called everyone’s effort to help himwin “remarkable.”
Former board member Ernie Lostrom wasa member of Pallastrini’s campaign and saidhe well deserved the win.
“Karl spent his entire career working withteachers and students, and now in his retire-ment, he still has more to give, for which thecommunity has shown their appreciation byactually writing in his name on the ballot,”he said.
The numbers would be close, with sixcandidates fighting for three seats, but hissupporters “believed that Karl had a realchance at winning because of his reputationand name recognition,” including by formerstudents who now vote in the district.
“It is refreshing to see that, with a little bitof effort, people can make a very real differ-ence in how things work in local govern-ment,” he said. “It was certainly fun to be apart of this effort, and we all look forward toseeing him on the Carmel Unified schoolboard.”
Kreitman told The Pine Cone he was finewith the outcome and commented the boardis well equipped to govern the district. Healso remarked that all six candidates werewell qualified, educated and dedicated.
“I’ve got to hand it to him — he did anincredible job of getting those write-invotes,” he said. “We worked hard; theyworked harder. And I’m sure Karl is going tobe an excellent a school board member.”
The numbersTulett said staff at the elections depart-
ment counted the write-in ballots, and as
long as the paper clearly indicated the voterwanted Pallastrini for school board, it waslegitimate, regardless of how the personmight have spelled his name. The electionscode indicates a “reasonable facsimile” ofthe candidate’s name is acceptable.
“I think there are always some where thevoter might misspell the name slightly,” saidTulett, who did not personally inspect all theballots in the CUSD election.
“There are write-in-count procedures,and it does say a variant of the name isacceptable, as long as the elections official iscertain that’s the person.” A first initial andfull last name, or a misspelled last name, isfine, for instance.
According to the results, the bulk of thevotes were from the Carmel and CarmelValley areas, though residents of Cachagua,Big Sur and Pebble Beach also chosePallastrini as one of the three people theywanted to see on the board.
After the ballots were counted, they weresealed and will not be reopened unless some-one demands a recount, according to Tulett.They will be stored for six months and thendestroyed.
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Notice of Sale is $1,037,713.62. Thebeneficiary under said Deed of Trustheretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and awritten Notice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to Sell tobe recorded in the County where thereal property is located. If the sale isset aside for any reason, the Purchaserat the sale shall be entitled only to areturn of the deposit paid. ThePurchaser shall have no furtherrecourse against the Mortgagor, theMortgagee or the Mortgagee’s Trustee.The beneficiary or servicing agentdeclares that it has obtained from theCommissioner of Corporations a final ortemporary order of exemption pursuantto California Civil Code Section 2923.53that is current and valid on the date theNotice of Sale is filed and/or The time-frame for giving Notice of Sale specifiedin subdivision (s) of California CivilCode Section 2923.52 applies and hasbeen provided or the loan is exemptfrom the requirements. Date: 11/18/11,First American Title InsuranceCompany First American TrusteeServicing Solutions, LLC 3 FirstAmerican Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707Original document signed byAuthorized Agent, Chet Sconyers —FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMA-TION PLEASE CALL (916) 939-0772.First American Trustee ServicingSolutions, LLC May be Acting as aDebt Collector Attempting to Collect aDebt. Any Information obtained may beused for that purpose. NPP019208711/18/11, 11/25/11, 12/02/11Publication dates: Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2,2011. (PC1123).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20112281
The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as: Compassionate Healthcare Services93901A, 601 E. Romie Ln. #6. Salinas,CA 93901; County of MontereyJames & Ha Jung Kim, D.D.S. Inc., CA,9465 Garden Grove Blvd., 200, GardenGrove, CA 92844. This business is conducted by a corpo-ration.The 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/ James Kim, PresidentThis statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey on October31, 2011.NOTICE-In accordance with Section17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statementgenerally expires five years from thedate it was filed with the County Clerk,except as provided in Section 17920(b),where it expires 40 days after anychange in the facts set forth in the state-ment pursuant to section 17913 otherthan a change in the residence addressof a registered 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 of aFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).Original filing11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/11CNS-2204908#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2,9, 2011. (PC1124).
T.S. NO. MI-211 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED January 15, 2008.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On December 9,2011, at 10:00 A.M., Law Offices ofCherin & Yelsky as duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant to Deed ofTrust recorded January 22, 2008 , asInst. No. 2008003023, in book , page ,of Official Records in the office of theCounty Recorder of Monterey County,State of California. Executed by JohnM. Bonifas and Sandra K. Bonifas, Co-Trustees of the Bonifas Family Trustdated October 2, 2002 WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BID-DER FOR CASH OR CASHIER’SCHECK (payable at time of sale in law-ful money of the United States) at Atthe Main entrance to the CountyAdministration Building, 168 W. AlisalSt., Salinas, CA all right, title and inter-est conveyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust in the proper-ty situated in said County and Statedescribed as: As per Exhibit “A”attached hereto and made a part here-of. TS#MI-211 EXHIBIT A All that cer-tain real property situated in the Countyof Monterey, State of California,described as follows: UnincorporatedArea Parcel I: Parcel C as shown onRecord of Survey Map filed for recordDecember 7, 2001 in Volume 25 ofSurvey Maps at page 25, Records ofMonterey County, State of California.Reserving therefrom non-exclusiveeasements for public utilities includingbut not limited to electricity, gas, com-munications, water (including waterwells), sanitary sewers, septic tanks,natural drainage (both surface andunderground) and necessary stormdrains and private driveway easementsover, under, upon and across the open-lands of said lot as shown on record ofSurvey Map filed for record February 8,2001 in Volume 24 of Survey Maps atpage 55, records of Monterey County,State of California. Also reservingtherefrom a non-exclusive easement fordriveway and utility purposes over,under, upon and across that portionshown and designated as proposed dri-veway easement on Record of SurveyMap filed for record February 8, 2001 inVolume 24 of Survey maps at page 55and by “Declaration of Easements,Covenants, Conditions and RestrictionsRe: Common Driveway Easements”,recorded March 1, 2001 as Recorder’sSeries No. 2001014320 of OfficialRecords. Said easements are appur-tenant to Lots D16 and D17. Parcel II: Anon-exclusive easement for drivewayand utility purposes over, under, uponand across that portion of Lot D19 asshown and designated as proposed dri-
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veway easement on Record of SurveyMap filed for record February 8, 2001 inVolume 24 of Surveys Maps at page 55.Parcel III: A non-exclusive easement forroad and utility purposes over, under,upon and across Holding Field Run, asshown on Record of Survey Map filedfor record February 8, 2001 in Volume24 of Survey Maps at page 55, Recordsof Monterey County, State of California.Parcel IV: A non-exclusive easement forroad and utility purposes over, under,upon and across Potrero Trail, ChamisalPas and Mesa Trail, as shown on Mapfiled for record October 20, 2000 inVolume 24 of Survey Maps at page 27.Parcel V: A non-exclusive easement foringress, egress and utility purposesover, under, upon and across MesaTrail, Vasquez Trail, Black MountainTrail, Long Ridge Trail, Chamisal Pass,Potrero Trail and San Clemente Trial asshown on the Map of Tract No. 1353,“Santa Lucia Preserve Phase C”, filedfor record October 24, 2000, in Volume21 of Maps, “Cities and Towns”, at page20, Official Records of Monterey,California. Parcel VI: Non-exclusiveeasements for road and utility purposesas described and established by ease-ment Grant Deeds recorded September14, 2000 as Recorder’s Series No.2000051665, 20000051666 and20000051667 of Official Records.Parcel VII: A non-exclusive easementfor ingress, egress and utilities purpos-es over, under, upon and across PenonPeak Trail, Ohlone Trace, Vasquez Trail,Refugio Trace, Pronghorn Run, TouchePass, Black Mountain Trail, SanClemente Trail and Arroyo Sequoia asshown on the Map of Tract No. 1333“Santa Lucia Preserve Phase B”, filedfor record on December 7, 1999, inVolume 20 of Maps, “Cities and Towns”,at page 33, Official Records ofMonterey County, California. Parcel VIII:A non-exclusive easement for ingress,egress and utilities purposes over,under, upon and across Rancho SanCarlos Road, Chamisal Pass, Vuelo DeLas Palomas, Vista Cielo, Wild TurkeyRun, Rumsen Trace, Arrowmaker Trace,Garzas Trail, Vasquez Trail, PronghornRun and Via Vaquera as shown anddesignated on the Map of Tract No.1308, “Santa Lucia Preserve Phase A”filed for record on November 24, 1998,in Volume 20 of Maps, “Cities andTowns”, at page 8, Official Records ofMonterey County, California andCertificate of Correction recordedSeptember 24, 1999 as Recorder’sSeries No. 9971340 of Official Records.Parcel IX: A non-exclusive easement foringress, egress and public utilities over,under, upon and across that portion ofRancho San Carlos Road from theNortherly boundary of Santa LuciaPreserve Phase A, as said road isshown and designated on the Map filedNovember 18, 1998 in the Office of theCounty Recorder of the County ofMonterey, in Volume 22 of Surveys, atpage 20 and Certificate of Correctionrecorded December 4, 1998, asRecorder’s Series No. 9885114. ParcelX: A non-exclusive easement foringress, egress and public utilities over,under, upon and across that portion ofRancho San Carlos Road from theNortherly terminus of Rancho SanCarlos Road as shown on Map filedNovember 18, 1998 in Volume 22 ofSurveys, at page 20 and Certificate ofCorrection recorded December 4, 1998,as Recorder’s Series No. 9885114, tothe intersection with Carmel ValleyRoad, a County Road. The streetaddress and other common designa-tion, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: Lot3-18, Santa Lucia Preserve, Carmel,California APN#239-101-033 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designa-tion, of any shown herein. Said sale willbe made, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as provided insaid note(s), advances, if any, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees,charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deedof Trust. The total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication ofthe Notice of Sale is $1,237,921.35 Thebeneficiary under said Deed of Trustheretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and awritten Notice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to Sell tobe recorded in the county where thereal property is located. Date:November 7, 2011 Cherin & Yelsky maybe acting as a debt collector attemptingto collect a debt. Any informationobtained will be used for that purposeSale information: 714-573-1965 LawOffices of Cherin & Yelsky, as Trustee12100 Wilshire Blvd. #1100 LosAngeles, CA 90025 ADDRESS ByJerome A Yelsky AUTHORIZED SIG-NATURE P896974 11/18, 11/25,12/02/2011Publication dates: Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2,2011. (PC1125).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20112351. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: COMPUTER HOME, 360Greenwich Way, Salinas, CA 93907.Monterey County. JEANNETT L.WILLIAMS, 360 Greenwich Way,Salinas, CA 93907. This business isconducted by an individual. Registrantcommenced to transact business underthe fictitious business name listedabove on: 1990. (s) Jeannett L.Williams. This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of Monterey Countyon Nov. 14, 2011. Publication dates:Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 2011. (PC1126)
SUPERIOR COURTOF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF MONTEREY
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Case No. M114891.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
petitioner, MARIA RAMIREZ, filed apetition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: A.Present name: JESSICA RAMIREZ GONZALEZProposed name: JESSICA GONZALEZ RAMIREZ
THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear
before this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of name should notbe granted. Any person objecting to thename changes described above mustfile a written objection that includes thereasons for the objection at least twocourt days before the matter is sched-uled to be heard and must appear at thehearing 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: Dec. 30, 2011TIME: 9:00 a.m.DEPT:The address of the court is 1200
Aguajito Road, Monterey, CA 93940.A copy of this Order to Show Cause
shall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petitionin the following newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in this county: TheCarmel Pine Cone, Carmel.
(s) Kay T. KingsleyJudge of the Superior CourtDate filed: Nov. 9, 2011Clerk: Connie MazzeiDeputy: Carmen B. OrozcoPublication dates: Nov. 18, 25,
Dec. 2, 9, 2011. (PC1129)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20112340. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: RUSTIC FENCE COMPANY,146 Calle De La Ventana, CarmelValley, CA 93924. Monterey County.GARRY PAUL WINSTONE, 146 CalleDe La Ventana, Carmel Valley, CA93924. KARREN DEBORAH WIN-STONE, 146 Calle De La Ventana,Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This businessis conducted by a husband and wife.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on: N/A. (s) GarryPaul Winstone. This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Nov. 10, 2011. Publicationdates: Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 2011.(PC1130)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No. 11-02571The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as: On The Corner Cafe, 5001 FoothillsBlvd., Roseville, CA 95747; County ofPlacerRhonnie Vetterli, 239 Macario Ct. #2,Roseville, CA 95678This business is conducted by AnIndividualThe registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed above on9/26/2011I 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/ Rhonnie VetterliThis statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Placer on November14, 2011NOTICE-In accordance with Section17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statementgenerally expires five years from thedate it was filed with the County Clerk,except as provided in Section 17920(b),where it expires 40 days after anychange in the facts set forth in the state-ment pursuant to section 17913 otherthan a change in the residence addressof a registered 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 of aFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16/11CNS-2212367#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9,16, 2011. (PC1132)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20112341
The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as: Estate Care 93953, 1120 ForestAvenue, Suite 298, Pacific Grove, CA93950; County of MontereySummit Ordering Systems, Inc., CA,1120 Forest Avenue, Suite 298, PacificGrove, CA 93950.This business is conducted by a corpo-ration.The 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/ John Didone, CEOThis statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey on November10, 2011.NOTICE-In accordance with Section17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statementgenerally expires five years from thedate it was filed with the County Clerk,except as provided in Section 17920(b),where it expires 40 days after anychange in the facts set forth in the state-ment pursuant to section 17913 otherthan a change in the residence addressof a registered 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 of aFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16/11CNS-2212365#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9,16, 2011. (PC1133)
property situated in said County,California describing the land thereinas: As more fully described in saidDeed of Trust The property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is” Thestreet address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be:11565 RANCHO FIESTA RD,CARMEL, CA The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be made withoutcovenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remainingunpaid balance of the obligationssecured by and pursuant to the powerof sale contained in that certain Deed ofTrust (together with any modificationsthereto). The total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligations secured bythe property to be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publi-cation of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale isestimated to be $930,006.49(Estimated), provided, however, pre-payment premiums, accrued interestand advances will increase this figureprior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at saidsale may include all or part of saidamount. In addition to cash, the Trusteewill accept a cashier’s check drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawnby a state or federal credit union or acheck drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savingsassociation or savings bank specified inSection 5102 of the California FinancialCode and authorized to do business inCalifornia, or other such funds as maybe acceptable to the trustee. In theevent tender other than cash is accept-ed, the Trustee may withhold theissuance of the Trustee’s Deed UponSale until funds become available to thepayee or endorsee as a matter of right.The property offered for sale excludesall funds held on account by the proper-ty receiver, if applicable. DATE11/7/2011 POWER DEFAULT SER-VICES, INC., Trustee By: FidelityNational Title Company, its agent 11000Olson Drive Ste 101, Rancho Cordova ,CA 95670, 916-636-0114 By: JohnCatching, Authorized Signature SALEINFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINEDON LINE AT www.priorityposting.comAUTOMATED SALES INFORMATIONPLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 P89601511/11, 11/18, 11/25/2011Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25,2011. (PC1119).
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Date of Filing Application: October 28, 2011
To Whom It May Concern: The Name of the Applicant is:
GABRIEL JESSE JULES GEORISThe applicants listed above are
applying to the Department of AlcoholicBeverage Control to sell alcoholic bev-erages at:
San Carlos & 7th ST. E/SCarmel, CA 93921
Type of license: 47 - On-General Eating Place
Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25,2011. (PC1120).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20112324. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: 1. HAASE ENTERPRISES2. CARMEL VALLEY CONSULTING386 Barbara Way, Carmel Valley, CA93924. Monterey County. BRUCEWELLINGTON HAASE, 386 BarbaraWay, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. LAU-REN LYNN HAASE, 386 Barbara Way,Carmel Valley, CA 93924. This businessis conducted by a husband and wife.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on: Nov. 20, 2006. (s)DeLaney Gabriel, President. This state-ment was filed with the County Clerk ofMonterey County on Nov. 8, 2011.Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec.2, 2011. (PC1122)
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TSGNo.: 5775684 TS No.: CA1100234037FHA/VA/PMI No.:APN:015-044-012-000 YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,DATED 06/24/05. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. OnDecember 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM, FirstAmerican Trustee ServicingSolutions, LLC, as duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant to Deed ofTrust recorded 06/30/05, as InstrumentNo. 2005066396, in book , page , ofOfficial Records in the Office of theCounty Recorder of MONTEREYCounty, State of California. Executedby: THOMAS EDWARD VERGA ANDCYNTHIA MARIE HOPKINS-VERGA,HUSBAND AND WIFE,. WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BID-DER FOR CASH, CASHIER’SCHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or otherform of payment authorized by2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale inlawful money of the United States) Atthe main entrance to the CountyAdministration Building, 168 W.Alisal Street, Salinas, CA.. All right,title and interest conveyed to and nowheld by it under said Deed of Trust in theproperty situated in said County andState described as: AS MORE FULLYDESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MEN-TIONED DEED OF TRUST APN#015-044-012-000. The street addressand other common designation, if any,of the real property described above ispurported to be: 26044 RIO VISTADRIVE, CARMEL, CA 93923. Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale willbe made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as provided insaid note(s), advances, under the termsof said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust.The total amount of the unpaid balanceof the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTOF USE OF FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 20110092
The following person(s) has (have)abandoned the use of the fictitiousbusiness name: Kindred TransitionalCare and Rehabilitation Center-Pacific Coast, 720 Romie Lane,Salinas, CA 93501, County ofMontereyThe fictitious business name referredto above was filed inMonterey Countyon 1/12/11 File Number 20110092Pacific Coast Care Center L.L.C., 680S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202DE LLCThis business was conducted by a lim-ited liability company.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/ Joseph L. Landenwich, SecretaryThis statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey County onNovember 3, 2011.11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2/11CNS-2203213#CARMEL PINE CONEm P894485 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2011 Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec.2, 2011. (PC1115).
Trustee Sale No. 20481CA Loan No.Title Order No. 110370890-CA-MAINOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OFTRUST DATED 10/24/2007. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLDAT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.On 12/2/2011 at 10:00 AM, MERIDIANFORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/aMTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPO-RATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUSTDEED SERVICE as the duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant to Deed ofTrust Recorded 10/31/2007, Book ,Page , Instrument 2007082965 of offi-cial records in the Office of theRecorder of Monterey County,California, executed by: LAWRENCECUMMINS A MARRIED MAN AS HISSOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY asTrustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ASNOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK,F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTEREDSAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, willsell at public auction sale to the highestbidder for cash, cashier’s check drawnby a state or national bank, a cashier’scheck drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a cashier’s check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savingsbank specified in section 5102 of theFinancial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state. Sale will be heldby the duly appointed trustee as shownbelow, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee inthe hereinafter described propertyunder and pursuant to the Deed ofTrust. The sale will be made, but withoutconvenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possesssion, orencumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the notes (s) securedby the Deed of Trust, interest thereon,estimated fees, charges and expensesof the Trustee for the total amount (atthe time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale) reasonably estimated tobe set forth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. Place ofSale: At the Main Entrance to theCounty Administration Building, 168 W.Alisal Street, Salinas, CA LegalDescription: As more fully described insaid Deed of Trust Amount of unpaidbalance and other charges:$845,510.97 The street address andother common designation of the realproperty purported as: 25187 CANYONDR Carmel,, CA 93923 APN Number:015-111-046-000 See Declaration, asrequired by California Civil CodeSection 2923.54, attached hereto andmade a part hereof. CALIFORNIAFORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACTDECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE(California Civil Code § 2923. 54(a))The undersigned mortgage loan ser-vicer hereby declares under penalty ofperjury, under the laws of the State ofCalifornia, as follows: The mortgageloan servicer has not obtained a final ortemporary order of exemption pursuantto Cal. Civ. Code § 2923.53 that is cur-rent and valid as of the date that theNotice of Trustee’s Sale was filed orgiven. Therefore, the mortgage loanservicer has waited an additional 90days before giving notice of sale asrequired by Cal. Civ. Code §2923.52(a). X The mortgage loan ser-vicer has obtained a final or temporaryorder of exemption pursuant to Cal. Civ.Code § 2923.53 that is current and validas of the date that the Notice ofTrustee’s Sale was filed or given. Thetimeframe for giving notice of sale spec-ified in Cal. Civ. Code § 292.3.52(a)does not apply because: The loan wasnot recorded between January 1, 2003and January 1, 2008. The loan is notsecured by residential real property. The loan is not secured by a first priori-ty mortgage or deed of trust. The bor-rower did not occupy the property ashis/her principal residence when theloan became delinquent. The loan wasmade, purchased or serviced by (1) aCalifornia state or local public housingagency or authority, including state orlocal housing finance agencies estab-lished under Division 31 of the Cal.Health & Safety Code and Chapter 6 ofthe Cal. Military & Veterans Code, or (2)the loan is collateral for securities pur-chased by any such California state orlocal public housing agency or authori-ty. The borrower has surrendered theproperty as evidenced by either a letterconfirming the surrender or delivery ofthe keys to the property to the mort-gagee, trustee, beneficiary or autho-rized agent. The borrower has con-tracted with someone whose primarybusiness is advising people whohave decided to leave their homes onhow to extend the foreclosure processand avoid their loan obligations. Theborrower has filed for bankruptcy, andthe bankruptcy court has not enteredan order closing or dismissing the bank-ruptcy case or granting relief from the-automatic stay. OneWest Bank, FSBBy: Vicki Brizendine ATTACHMENT TONOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE The
undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. The propertyheretofore described is being sold “asis”. DATE: 11/2/2011 MERIDIANFORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/aMTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPO-RATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUSTDEED SERVICE, As Trustee 3 SANJOAQUIN PLAZA, SUITE 215, NEW-PORT BEACH, CA 92660 Sales Line:(714) 573-1965 (702) 586-4500 PRI-ORITYPOSTING.COM JESSE J. FER-NANDEZ, PUBLICATION LEADMERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICEIS ASSISTING THE BENEFICIARY TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. P894772 11/11,11/18, 11/25/2011Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25,2011. (PC1116).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20112303
The following person(s) is (are) doingbusiness as: Kindred Nursing and TransitionalCare-Pacific Coast, 720 Romie Lane,Salinas, CA 93901; County ofMontereyPacific Coast Care Center, L.L.C., (DELLC) 680 South Fourth Street,Louisville, KY 40202This business is conducted by a limitedliabilityThe registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname or names listed above on N/AI 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/ Joseph L. Landenwich, SecretaryThis statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Monterey on November3, 2011NOTICE-In accordance with Section17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statementgenerally expires five years from thedate it was filed with the County Clerk,except as provided in Section 17920(b),where it expires 40 days after anychange in the facts set forth in the state-ment pursuant to section 17913 otherthan a change in the residence addressof a registered 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 of aFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).Original Filing11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2/11CNS-2203216#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec.2, 2011. (PC1117).
FC #: 11-126 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDERA DEED OF TRUST DATED JULY 16,2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On December 2,2011 at 10:00 a.m. of said day, at: themain entrance to the CountyAdministration Building, 168 W AlisalStreet, Salinas, CA CJ InvestmentServices, Inc., a California corporationthe Trustee, or Successor Trustee, orSubstituted Trustee, will sell at a publicauction to the highest bidder for cash(payable at the time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States) the follow-ing described property situated in theCounty of Monterey, State of California,and described more fully on said Deedof Trust. The street address and othercommon designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purportedto be: 87 Chaparrel Rd, Carmel Valley,CA APN: 187-611-059-000 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any,shown here. Said sale will be made ASIS, without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title,possession or encumbrances, to satisfythe obligations secured by and pur-suant to the Power of Sale conferred ina certain Deed of Trust executed byTRUSTOR(S): ACCUSTOM DEVEL-OPMENT, A CALIFORNIA LlTIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANY, Recorded July25, 2006, as Inst. #2006065022, in theoffice of the County Recorder ofMonterey County. At the time of the ini-tial publication of this Notice, the totalamount of the unpaid balance of theobligation secured by the abovedescribed Deed of Trust and estimatedcosts, expenses, fees, and advances is$1,600,000.00. To determine the open-ing bid, you may call: The day beforethe sale (831) 462-9385. Dated:November 3, 2011 CJ InvestmentServices, Inc. 331 Capitola Avenue,Suite G Capitola, Ca 95010 By: SueJamieson, Foreclosure Officer P89537711/11, 11/18, 11/25/2011Publication dates: Nov. 11, 18, 25,2011. (PC1118).
Trustee Sale No. 11-02753-5 Loan No.0017347493 Title Order No. 930919APN 416-027-005 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 6/16/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On12/2/2011, at 10:00 AM, At the MainEntrance to the County AdministrationBuilding, 168 W. Alisal Street, Salinas,CA, Power Default Services, Inc., as theduly appointed Trustee, under and pur-suant to the power of sale contained inthat certain Deed of Trust Recorded on06/23/2005, as Instrument No.2005063305 of Official Records in theoffice of the Recorder of MontereyCounty, CA, executed by: JOSE DEJESUS BUENROSTRO AN UNMAR-RIED MAN, as Trustor, and OPTIONONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ACALIFORNIA CORPORATION asBeneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,in lawful money of the United States, allpayable at the time of sale, that certain
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The Henry Miller Library in Big Sur was built in the 1960s by Emil White, an old friend of its namesake.The library has emerged as a popular concert venue for major recording acts, but its limited facilities havedrawn the attention of county officials.
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their annual migration stop in Pacific Groveincreased dramatically in the past month.
A count of the insects on the morning ofSaturday, Nov. 19, turned up more than12,800 of the insects, according to PacificGrove city manager Tom Frutchey. A coupleof weeks ago, the count was at 7,400.
“This is a high count for us compared torecent years, and continues to place us at thetop of all local sanctuaries,” he said.
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passed away in 1980. He is best known as thewriter of “Tropic of Cancer,” a controversial1934 novel that was banned in the United
States until 1961. A landmark SupremeCourt case in 1964 determined that book wasnot obscene.
In 1957, Miller wrote “Big Sur and theOranges of Hieronymus Bosch.” The book,which wasn’t nearly as controversial as“Tropic of Cancer,” tells the story of Miller’s
life in Big Sur and is a local favorite.In 1981, Miller’s close friend, Emil
White, converted his own home on Highway1 into a memorial to the late writer. AfterWhite died in 1989, the management of thelibrary passed to the Big Sur Land Trust. In
1998, the library achieved status as a sepa-rate nonprofit organization.
The library is located on Highway 1 about28 miles south of Carmel. For more infor-mation, call (831) 667-2574 or visitwww.henrymiller.org.
Last year, there was a peak of about 7,000monarchs in the sanctuary, compared with amere 900 in 2009.
The city will celebrate the monarch sea-son with a special event this weekend. OnSaturday, Nov. 26, the P.G. Museum ofNatural History will celebrate MonarchMagic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free eventincludes live monarchs, live chrysalis, musicby Mary Lee Sunseri, lectures about mon-archs, displays and more.
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SINGER, SONGWRITER, guitarist,and “teller of tall tales,” Baby Gramps bringshis gravelly voice and unforgettable waywith words to Fernwood Resort Saturday,Nov. 26.
A familiar face in coffee houses andhonky tonks in the Pacific Northwest formore than four decades, Gramps performedin relative obscurity until he was featuredalongside pop megastars Bono and Sting on“Rogue’s Gallery,” a compilation album of“Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chantays”that was released in response to the huge boxoffice success of “Pirates of the Caribbean.”Actor Johnny Depp came up with the ideafor the record — and a track by Grampskicks off the disc.
Buoyed by his stellar work on the guitarand his hilarious stage antics, Baby Grampsplays a mix of folk, blues and country. He is
After performing in relativeobscurity for decades, BabyGramps’ career took offafter he was asked torecord a song for a “Piratesof the Caribbean” compila-tion album and was fea-tured on the Late Show withDavid Letterman. He’ll playin Big Sur Nov. 26.
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New era begins for photo genre and resilient gallery owner
By CHRIS COUNTS
AN EXHIBIT opening Friday, Nov. 25,at Exposed gallery showcases not only alocal revival in fine art black and white pho-tography, but the resilience of a young artistwhose promising career was sidetracked by ahorrible accident.
The show — a display of more than 60miniature photographs — is the gallery’sfirst since its co-owner, Rachael Short, wasseriously injured in a car accident in Big Surlast November. It also marks the gallery’sfirst exhibit of miniature works, which isgood news for art-loving holiday gift buyers.
This week, Short offered The Pine Cone asneak preview of the show, which featuresphotographs by her, Tom O’Neal, KimWeston, Doug Steakley, Ryuijie Douglas,gallery co-owner Evynn LeValley, BriceMatson, Camile Lenore, Casey O’Neal,Richard Pitnick, Robin Robinson, PeterMcArthur and Michelle Magdalena.
Like the work of Edward Weston, AnselAdams and Wynn Bullock — who lived inthe Carmel area and achieved fame for theirphotographs two generations ago — most ofthe images displayed in the show were creat-ed in black and white.
Gallery co-owner Rachael Short, who was seriously injured in a Big Sur accident in Nov. 2010, gave ThePine Cone a sneak preview this week of an exhibit of miniature black and white photographs that opensFriday at Exposed.
‘Pirate Life’ suits Gramps just finecredited with singlehandedly reviving manylost songs from the early part of the 20thcentury. The singer-songwriter has also beenfeatured on the “Late Show with DavidLetterman.”
The music starts at 9 p.m. and there’s nocover. Fernwood is located on Highway 1about 25 miles south of Carmel. For moreinformation, call (831) 667-2422 or visitwww.fernwoodbigsur.com.
! Ragin’ and Cajun at BajaOne of the Monterey Peninsula’s most
enduring bands, the Cachagua Playboys havebeen serving up a good-time mix of country,zydeco, reggae and vintage rock ’n’ roll fornearly two decades. They’ll take the stageFriday, Nov. 25, at one of their favorite
While Weston and his contemporarieslived in a world filled with black and whiteimages, Short and LeValley — who grew upduring the computer age — never experi-enced such technological constraints on theircreativity. Yet like many young photogra-phers (Rachael graduated from Carmel HighSchool in 2000), they see beauty in the starkcontrast of black and white photography.“There’s a timelessness about it that’s spe-cial,” Short explained.
Besides offering a sneak preview of theshow, this week’s gallery tour also provided aglimpse of Short’s remarkable progress fromthe broken neck she suffered at the fifth andsixth vertebrae — injuries which might haveleft her with little hope for any mobility atall.
But this week, as she talked about hergrueling physical therapy routine, Shortsmiled easily as she lifted her hands from herlap and flexed her wrists.
“I average about four hours a day of phys-ical therapy,” she said. “My physical thera-pist wants me to exercise six hours a day,five days a week, and three hours a day onweekends, but I want to work [in the gallery]
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In addition to Eckstrom, the Playboys feature Jay Burrisson accordion, guitar and lead vocals; Pat Clark on fiddle,guitar and lead vocals; Rick Chelew on bass and vocals; andJohn Tallon on drums and vocals.
The music starts at 6 p.m. and there’s no cover. BajaCantina is located 7166 Carmel Valley Road. For more infor-mation, call (831) 625-2252.
! From South Africa to CarmelDiscovered two years ago by Dina Eastwood in South
Africa during the filming of the movie, “Invictus” — whichwas directed by her husband, Clint — the vocal ensembleOvertone performs Friday, Nov. 25, in The Big Barn atMission Ranch.
Now based in California, the vocal group ended uprecording much of the soundtrack to “Invictus.” Later, theywere featured on The “Ellen Degeneres Show” and “The LateLate Show” with Craig Ferguson.
Founded in 2006, the vocal ensemble covers a wide mixof material ranging from doo wop classics to traditionalSouth African songs.
The music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. Mission Ranchis located at 26270 Dolores St. For more information, call(831) 624-6436.
! Who’s next at Plaza Linda?The Next Blues Band returns Friday, Nov. 25, to Plaza
Linda Restaurant in Carmel Valley Village, where they planto rock the house — Chicago-style.
“After you are done over-eating on Thursday, come outFriday night and shake some of that off with The Next BluesBand,” local music promoter Kiki Wow suggested.
Formed in Monterey in the late 1980s, the Next BluesBand features Bill Bouchard on bass and vocals, David Barthon guitar, Michael Curtin on saxophone and Samford Vaileon drums.
The music begins at 7 p.m. There’s a $10 cover. PlazaLinda is located at 9 Del Fino Place. For more information,call (831) 659-4229 or visit www.plazalinda.com.
! Instrumental jazz in CarmelFingerpicking guitarist Storm Nilson — whose instru-
mentals span the musical spectrum from folk to jazz — playsSaturday, Nov. 26, at Bistro 211 restaurant from 6 to 9 p.m.
In addition to performing at the 2007 Monterey JazzFestival and sharing the stage with Wynton Marsalis, CharlieHaden and others, Nilson has taught as a guest artist and trav-eling clinician for Bruce Forman’s JazzMaster workshops.
Bistro 211 is located in the Crossroads shopping center.For reservations, call (831) 625-3030 or visitwww.bistro211.com.
! Way down the coastPlaying a heartfelt mix of “Americana rock, folk and
Appalachian blues,” the Gospel Whiskey Runners performFriday, Nov. 25, at Treebones Resort in Big Sur.
Based in Visalia, the group released its debut recording,“Hold On,” just a month ago.
The music starts at 6:30 p.m. and there’s no cover.Treebones — which features 16 luxury yurts and a restaurant— is located on Highway 1 about 65 miles south of Carmel.Call (877) 424-4787 for more information.
Overtone, the South African vocal group that Dina Eastwood discov-ered and now manages, performs Nov. 25 at Mission Ranch. Theconcert will include some of their music from the Invictus soundtrack,new material and holiday favorites.
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and have a life, too.”Among Short’s daily tasks is standing —
with support — for two hours. With the aidof a trainer, she also does a series of modi-fied squats in an effort to “keep the anklejoints, the hip joints and the knees moving.”
Given the extent of Short’s injuries, itseemed unlikely that she would be gettingback into the gallery business in the nearfuture. But not only is the photographerdetermined to stay involved with the galleryshe co-created with LeValley in 2009, shereceived an unexpected gift that furtheredthose ambitions — LeValley’s mother,Marikay LeValley, raised enough money topay Short’s share of the gallery’s rent throughthe end of 2012. “It’s been overwhelming,”said Short of the support she’s received fromher friends and family.
Since she’s unable to hold a camera, shecollaborated with LeValley on several recentphotos featured in the exhibit. Short is look-ing forward to the day when she’ll be able totake photos on her own again, and seemsconfident she will reach that goal.
“I’ve always worked by myself,” she said.“It’s a solo thing.”
When she finally does manage to operatea camera again, one thing’s certain — shewon’t lack creative ideas. And Short also hasan impressive stash ofthe film she needs tomake Polaroid trans-fers, which are animportant part of herwork. The film nearlyburned up in the 2008Basin Complex Fire(she was living downthe coast at the time),but is now clutteringher refrigerator. “I stillhave projects that I wasworking on at the timeof the accident,” sheadded.
While Short’s roadto recovery will nodoubt be filled withmany challenges, sheisn’t shying away fromthem. The latest post
on her blog (rachaelsrecovery.blogspot.com)makes it clear that she is filled with determi-nation.
“This was the path I was given,” Shortwrites. “Everything I did leading up to myaccident was in preparation for what I amnow up against. I’ve had time to think aboutthis; and it is true. Help, hope and humor gotme through this year .... one year down ....bring it on.”
The reception begins at 5 p.m. The exhib-it will be on display until Feb. 24, 2012.Exposed is located in a small courtyard(Mundaka restaurant is steps away) on theeast side of San Carlos Street just north ofSeventh Avenue. For more information, call(831) 917-3450 or visit www.galleryex-posed.com.
! Plein aire in Pebble BeachIn keeping with the local tradition that
every building — whatever its purpose —can be an art gallery, an exhibit of plein airewatercolors by Pacific Grove artist JaneFlury opens Thursday, Dec. 1 at the PebbleBeach Post Office.
“I’m thrilled,” said Flury of the opportu-nity to display her work in the pint-sizedpostal facility.
While the post office lacks room forpaintings, Flury takes a positive view of thebuilding’s constraints. “It’s an intimatespace,” she suggested.
Flury is a member of the Central CoastArt Association, a nonprofit group that hasan agreement with the post office to show itsmembers work.
Also a dealer who maintains a booth atthe Cannery Row Antique Mall (look for thepaper lanterns at the top of the stairs), Fluryis a longtime art instructor who has taught atthe Pacific Grove Art Center, Carmel AdultSchool and Lyceum.
Appropriately, Flury’s watercolors depicta variety of Pebble Beach-related themes,such seascapes, sand dunes and, of course,golf courses.
Flury will offer a painting demonstrationoutside the post office Saturday, Dec. 3, from10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The post office is located at 1491 CypressDrive. For more information about Flury’swork, send an email to [email protected].
! C.V. Art & Wine WalkThe Carmel Valley Art Association pre-
sents its 4th annual Village Holiday Art andWine Walk Saturday, Nov. 26.
“We have found that the Saturday afterThanksgiving is a good time for this event aspeople are starting their holiday shopping,and families and friends are here for the hol-idays,” explained Shelley Alliotti, one of theevent’s organizers. “While people may go tothe malls “the day after Thanksgiving, theyseem to enjoy being together in the Village.”
Seventeen galleries, wineries and shopshost receptions and stay open until 7 p.m.Also featured will be pony rides (from noonto 4 p.m. at Carmel Valley Market), a book
An exhibit of plein aire paintings by Pacific Grove artist Jane Flury, such asthis watercolor of the Pebble Beach coastline, will open Dec. 1 in an uncon-ventional gallery: the Pebble Beach Post Office.
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Outsourcing causes problemsDear Editor,
I read with disgust your article (Nov. 4)that the Monterey County Herald is movingproduction work to India.
As a retired physicist and technical man-ager for several silicon valley companies, Ican report that every time we moved work toIndia (over my constant efforts to stop this),it was fraught with problems, from time-zone issues causing arduous late-night con-ference calls, extremely poor work with mas-sive errors, and other logistics issues.
I had to send what was left of my staff toIndia to resolve the ongoing errors, anddeadlines were missed, and cost overrunswere common.
Not only that, but environmental issueswere always on my mind, since India careslittle about environmental impacts. Shame
November 25, 2011 The Carmel Pine Cone 25A
Editorial
The greatest gift of all
GEORGE WASHINGTON was probably the richest American of his day
and had access to the finest doctors and medicines. But when he was inaugurat-
ed as this country’s first president on April 30, 1789, at the age of 57, he had just
one tooth left in his mouth. The rest had been lost to decay and infection.
Franklin Roosevelt also came from one of the wealthiest families in the
United States. There was nothing his money could not buy — except good
health. In April 1945, at the age 63, Roosevelt died of a hemorrhagic stroke
which, at the time, was described as “sudden.” But his death was entirely pre-
dictable. With blood pressure of 250/160, and no medicine or other therapy
available at the time to treat it, Roosevelt was actually lucky to live as long as he
did.
Today, obviously, there is no reason why anyone should lose all his teeth, or
have blood pressure anywhere near as high as what beset our 32nd president.
Indeed, the poorest Americans of today have much better medical care than the
richest ones did only a few decades ago.
Amid all of the handwringing about our nation’s “terrible” health care, it’s
important to keep this in mind.
Every day, the news is dominated by groups claiming to be victimized by the
American economic, political and health care systems. But all of these protest-
ers have actually benefitted tremendously from this country’s economic, politi-
cal and medical achievements.
Last month, the world’s population reached 7 billion — a milestone which
was greeted with horror by many commentators. Left unsaid among all the rend-
ing of garments was the reason all those people are alive: The illnesses that
would have killed most of them, or prevented them from ever being born, have
been defeated.
So this weekend, as you gather with friends and family, take a good look at
them, and try to remember that, if not for the miraculous advances of modern
science, and the vast medical care system that makes these advances widely
available, literally most of the people you care about would not be here.
Good health is more important than anything else. And the greatest thing to
be thankful for this holiday season is life itself.
L e t t e r sto the Editor
on the Herald for even considering this. Irecommend anyone with a subscription can-cel it until they revert back to staff here.
Eric Allen, Pebble Beach
Ax the zip lineDear Editor,
If his support of the proposed zip line atJacks Peak Park is any indication, clearly, thecounty has the wrong person holding theposition of “parks director.”
John Pinio, along with any official, elect-ed or otherwise, who support the zip lineproposal should get the ax.
W. Barnick, Big Sur
Lagoon foolishnessDear Editor,
Your story last week about the “permit” toopen the Carmel River Lagoon sandbar leftme shaking my head about the foolishnessour officials can’t seem to stop perpetrating.First they say that, to prevent untold environ-mental damage, from now on they’ll have toget a federal permit to bulldoze through thesand. And then they say they’ll be able to goahead and do it anyway without a permit ifthere’s an emergency. And then the very firstyear they declare an emergency, and then loand behold, they get a permit anyway.
Meanwhile, it can take years for someoneto get the OK to build an ordinary house ona standard city lot.
It’s hard for your average Joe to respectthe law when this kind of foolishness goes onand nobody in a position of power cares.
Joan Silver, Carmel
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PACREPFrom page 22A
laughing together is a good thing. We’re justtrying to give them some good entertainmentand make them think about Christmas.”
“Every Christmas Story Ever Told” con-tinues Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays andSundays through Dec. 18. All shows start at7:30 p.m. expect Sunday matinees, whichbegin at 2 p.m. The Circle Theatre is locatedon the east side of Casanova between Eighthand Ninth.
Coming up next for PacRep Theatre is areturn of the “Buddy Holly Tribute Concert,”
which opens Wednesday, Dec. 28, at theGolden Bough Theatre. Again starring TravisPoelle as Buddy Holly, the musical pays trib-ute to the early days of rock ‘n’ roll and fea-tures “cameos” by legends such as ElvisPresley, Richie Valens, Sam Cooke, JerryLee Lewis and Johnny Cash.
The “Buddy Holly Tribute Concert” con-tinues Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays andSundays through Jan. 8. The Golden BoughTheatre is located on the west side of MonteVerde between Eighth and Ninth.
Tickets range from $16 to $35 with dis-counts available for seniors, students, chil-dren and active military. For more informa-tion, call the box office at (831) 622-0100 orvisit www.pacrep.org.
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Carmel ~ Robert Little passed away at his home in Carmel on November 7,2011. He was born in Stockton, California to Leslie and Margaret Learned Little.He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Norman and George Littleand his sister, Marian Little Hersche.
Robert was raised in Stockton, attended Stockton High School (class of ’39) and,as a member of the NorCal championship basketball team, was inducted in to the
‘99 Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame. He attendedCollege of the Pacific and the University ofMontana. In 1941, Robert married the “love of hislife”, Bernice Altree. They honeymooned inCarmel. Robert served his country in the Army AirCorps as a B-17 pilot. After World War II, he andBernice settled in Carmel where they raised theirfamily of four sons.
In 1948, Robert and Bernice established theCarmel Insurance Agency, which is still a familybusiness in Carmel. In 1958, they bought theCarmel Lodge and, in 1960, the Carmel Sands
Motel next door. They added Simpson’s Restaurant in 1961 and acquired the adja-cent Snug Harbor Inn. In 1968, with the insurance agency, the hotel and the restau-rant under family management, Robert, aboard his Breece II, began commercialfishing for salmon and albacore, which he enjoyed until the age of 88.
Robert was a man of many interests and was involved in the local business com-munity for nearly seventy years. He was a sixty-year member of the Masonic Order,Carmel Lodge 680. He was also a 67-year member of the American Legion, Post512, a founding member of the Carmel Kiwanis Club and a 49-year member of theCarmel chapter of the Eastern Star.
As a young man, Robert delighted in the memory of his grandfather, HoraceLearned, who raised championship Percherons on the Stockton family Blue GumFarm. These early years instilled a love of the outdoors and a shared love of fly fish-ing and hunting with his sons, grandsons, granddaughters and even a great grand-son. These were passions he pursued vigorously, fishing the rivers of Alaska, BritishColumbia, England, Montana, Central America and the Sierras. With each familymember who joined him, he instilled the love of nature, a responsibility of conser-vation and mindfulness for the environment and the importance of giving back inorder to preserve and share what he loved with future generations.
Above all, Robert was devoted to his family. His genuine interest in each familymember gave him a great deal of joy. His family and friends will remember him forhis great zest for life and the caring, kind and generous way he lived it.
Robert is survived by his beloved wife of seventy years, Bernice; sons, Robert(Miriam), Matthew (Joan), Larry (Dana) and Kenneth (Catherine). Eleven grand-children also survive him: Christy, Michael, Lisa, Amy, Matthew Jr. Tara, Jennifer,Bryan, Cameron, Kenna and Zachary and nine great-grandchildren. He is also sur-vived by his brother, Steven Little of Santa Barbara, Dottie Little of Carmel Valley,Maureen Meek of Pacific Grove, Robin Altree Kirk of Redondo Beach and eightnieces and nephews.
The family extends its heartfelt appreciation to cardiologist, Dr. David Clark forover 20 years of care and concern.
A memorial service will be held at The Paul Mortuary Chapel, 390 LighthouseAvenue in Pacific Grove on Saturday, November 26 at 2:30 P.M. Those wishing tomake a contribution in Robert’s memory may do so to the Shriners’ Children'sHospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, 95817 or the donor’s charity of choice.
This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor home from the seaAnd the hunter home from the hill.
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Robert L. LittleSeptember 6, 1921 ~ November 7, 2011
REVISED 11/17/2011NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY/NOTICE OF INTENT
TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATIONUPDATES: 1) PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD EXTENDED THROUGH DECE-
MEBER 15, 20112) PUBLIC HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 10, 2012
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) has prepareda Negative Declaration, pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA) contained in Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section 21000 et seq. for the Ord CommunitySphere of Influence amendment and Service Area Annexation Project that is comprised of achange to the MCWD jurisdictional boundaries. The Draft Initial Study and NegativeDeclaration are posted on the Marina Coast Water District’s website: www.mcwd.org.Document copies are also available for review at the Marina Coast Water District’s offices at2840 4th Street, Marina, CA 93933 and 11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933; SeasideBranch Library, 550 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside, CA 93955; Marina Branch Library, 190 SeasideCircle, Marina, CA 93933; and Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA93940.
Project Description: The proposed project is the Marina Coast Water District’s (MCWD orthe District) Ord Community Sphere of Influence (SOI) amendment and Service Area (SA)annexation in accordance with relevant codes and ordinances of the District and local jurisdic-tions, and the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000. MCWDproposes to amend their SOI and expand their SA to include all of the former Fort Ord, the devel-opment of which is guided by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) and their Fort Ord ReusePlan, and the relevant City and County General Plans, and Master Plans for California StateUniversity Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Fort Ord Dunes State Park, and University of CaliforniaMonterey Bay Education, Science and Technology Center. The District currently provides ser-vice to this area as outlined in the Water/Wastewater Facilities Agreement between FORA andMCWD (1998). The end of FORA’s legal existence is scheduled for 2014. The proposed projectwill allow water and wastewater service to continue beyond the FORA expiration, and will pro-vide customers the ability to vote for the MCWD Board of Directors. In addition, a small areacontaining a school and a church that presently receive water from MCWD and are withinMCWD’s Central Marina customer area will be added to MCWD’s SA to eliminate an islandwithin the District that was inadvertently created during the last SA annexation of property northof Marina. In accordance with disclosure requirements in CEQA guidelines section 15072(g)(5), this notice hereby discloses that the proposed project site contains the entire Fort Ordproperty that was placed on the National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites (SuperfundList) in 1990, as identified on the list enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the GovernmentCode.
Written comments on this Negative Declaration will be accepted from October 31, 2011through December 15, 2011 (revised from the previous date of November 30, 2011). Commentscan also be made during the MCWD Board Hearing on January 10, 2012 (revised from the pre-vious date of December 13, 2011), 7:00 pm at the MCWD Administration and Customer ServiceOffice, 11 Reservation Road, Marina, CA 93933-2099.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Carl Niizawa, Deputy General Manager/District EngineerMarina Coast Water District
2840 4th Street, Marina, CA 93933Phone: (831)883-5925 Fax: (831) 384-0197 E-mail: [email protected]
Publication date: Nov. 25, 2011 (PC1131)
Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 - Where to find Live Music inthe Village? Plaza Linda! Voted best music 7 Daysa Week: Happy Hours from 4-6 p.m. Mon-Thurs.($2 beers/$5 fresh squeezed Key LimeMargaritas) at 9 Del Fino Place in C.V.: MondayNights Football; Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m., Kiki Wow;Wednesdays, Open Mic, 7-9 p.m., Thursdays, 5-7 p.m., Steve Bergman; this Friday, Nov. 25, TheNext Blues Band, 7 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 26, CraigJardstrom, 2-4 p.m., and Monika & AdamGreenaway, 7-9 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 27, CubaLibre, 2-4 p.m. Weekend evening shows are $10and include a drink! RSVP at (831) 659-4229 forbest seating. See www.plazalinda.com.
Nov. 26 - Bring your house guests for a won-derful and relaxing outing in Camel Valley Villagefor our 4th annual Art & Wine Walk presented bythe C.V. Art Association, 1 to 7 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 26. Discover 17 charming and varied loca-tions where you will meet local artisans, merchantsand winemakers, taste complimentary treats andenjoy wine tastings while you browse through hun-dreds of Holiday and Christmas gift ideas. Formore info: (831) 655 -2441; [email protected].
Nov. 26 & 27 – 31st Annual Fall Harvest Arts& Crafts Fair benefit for the Big Sur Grange,Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 26 & 27, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Local artists presenting: handmade crafts, fineart, jewelry, gifts and food. Big Sur Grange in BigSur on Hwy. One (26 miles south of Rio Road inCarmel, 1 mile south of The River Inn). [email protected].
Dec. 2 - The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea invitesyou to attend the annual Holiday Tree Lighting,which will be held Friday, Dec. 2, at 4:30 p.m. inDevendorf Park, Ocean and Junipero Avenues.The Carmel Fire Department will deliver SantaClaus at 4:30 P.M. Festivities will include perfor-mances by the Carmel Middle School Chorus,Junipero Serra School Kids, songs by Jacqui Hopeand Myles Williams, and Stephen Moorer reciting“Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Refreshmentswill be provided by the Monterey Bay AreaChapter of the American Red Cross.
Dec. 2 - Holiday Open House Event at CarmelPlaza, Dec. 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Directly followingthe City of Carmel’s tree lighting festivities, joinCarmel Plaza for its annual Holiday Open Housefeaturing live holiday music by Steve Ezzo & NealBanks, visits with Santa, and FREE refreshments &appetizers from Carmel Coffee & Cocoa Bar and
CalendarTo advertise, call (831) 624-0162 or email
Bistro Beaujolais. Please bring one canned fooddonation benefiting the Food Bank for MontereyCounty. Visit carmelplaza.com for details.
Dec. 2 & 3 – This year, cheat on theNutcracker with Smuin Ballet’s “The ChristmasBallet” at Sunset Center, Dec. 2 & 3. (831) 620-2048, www.smuinballet.org.
Dec. 2-4 13th Annual Monterey County Poetry& Music Festival, Dec. 2-4, at the MontereyConference Center. Featuring Waddie Mitchel,Lacy J. Dalton, Juni Fisher, The Quebe SistersBand, Dave Stamey, Saddle Cats and many more.Order tickets now at www.montereycowboy.org.
Dec. 3 – The Carmel Foundation’s annualHoliday Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 3p.m., SE Corner of 8th & Lincoln. Handmade arti-cles, books, plants, jewelry, gift baskets, treats,cards, homemade bread, and much more! (831)620-8703, www.carmelfoundation.org.
Dec. 3 – Holiday Chorus – Girl Scouts and theGift of Giving. Join us for a very special holidayled by the Girl Scouts and Brownies of CarmelValley, at 10:15 a.m., hosted by the friends of thelibrary. Free. Refreshments served. 65 W. CarmelValley Road. (831) 659-2377.
Dec. 3 & 4 - I Cantori di Carmel’s 30thAnniversary Concert, Saturday and Sunday, Dec.3 and 4, 8 p.m. at the Carmel MissionBasilica, 3080 Rio Road. Tickets are $25 and$20. Saturday night’s concert includes a hostedreception with the choir. Tickets available onlineand at Bookmark in Pacific Grove, Luminata inMonterey and Pilgrim’s Way in Carmel. For moreinformation: www.icantori.org or (831) 644-8012.
Dec. 7 - The Carmel Valley Women’s Club pre-sents its annual benefit, Holiday Affair, a Luncheonand Silent Auction, Dec. 7, 11:30 a.m., RanchoCañada, 4860 Carmel Valley Road. Bid on festiveholiday gifts, mini-Christmas trees, wreaths, design-er items, baked goodies, antiques and toys, andenjoy music by keyboard artist Michael Martinez.Proceeds fund scholarships and local charities.New members and guests are welcome! Reserveat (831) 659-0934 by Dec. 2. $35 per guest.
Dec. 9 - The Monterey Peninsula ChoralSociety, with conductor Sean Boulware, cele-brates 50 years of community song with “GotHoliday!” — a choral medley of Christmas &Hanukah standards, with a twist. Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.and Dec. 10 at 7 p.m., Golden State Theatre inMonterey. Visit www.thempcs.org or call (831)601-8577 for tickets.
Announcing for the Advent Season ~
Moments for Meditation at
Church of the Wayfarer Seventh & Lincoln Sts.
Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m. ~ 12:45 p.m.
Prayer, Inspiration and Music.
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GIFT GUIDEGIFT GUIDE
November 25, 2011
By MARY SCHLEY
PEOPLE ALL over the country might be lin-ing up in the dark to take advantage of BlackFriday deals at big-box stores that open earli-
er and earlier each year — to the point where themania begins on Thanksgiving — but a new commer-cial campaign is gaining steam: Small BusinessSaturday. For the second year, organizers hope theireffort to point consumers toward small local retailers,restaurants and service providers will help keep cashcirculating in their own communities.
“On Nov. 26, we’re asking millions of Americansto Shop Small at their favorite local stores and helpfuel the economy,” the campaign says. “When we allshop small, it will be huge.”
Led by American Express and other major sponsorssuch as Google and Facebook, the campaign has beenpitched extensively on national television but alsorelies on social networking to spread the word aboutspecific businesses residents can patronize. A searchengine accessed via Small Business Saturday’sFacebook page lists dozens of local businesses by zip
Shopping Small movement is ready for the big time
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The Mole Hole carries collectible Christopher Radkoornaments fit for dog fanciers — and fanciers of otherthings — while Nazar Turkish Imports offers giftsthat are as colorful as they are unusual.
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code, and AmEx is offering $25 credits to cardholderswho register their cards and then use them at thosevenues.
On the Monterey Peninsula, hundreds of shops,restaurants, specialists and other businesses qualify,from wineries in Carmel Valley and restaurants inCarmel, to jewelry stores in Pacific Grove and salonsin Monterey.
Carmel Chamber of Commerce CEO Monta Pottersaid her organization is not specifically sponsoring theShop Small campaign Nov. 26 but noted that, “inCarmel, every day is Small Business Day.”
“We encourage people to shop locally during theholidays,” she said.
According to a recent survey of chamber members,more than half of the businesses that responded have10 or fewer employees, Potter said, with 31 percent— the largest single category — having two to fourworkers on the payroll.
In putting together her own wish list, keeping ShopSmall Saturday in mind, Potter highlighted some ofthe more interesting gifts carried in town, such as the“very cool” Champagne glasses sold in the tastingroom at Caraccioli Cellars (east side of Dolores southof Ocean), Kurtz Culinary’s Chocolate SomemoreSauce for dipping graham crackers (south side ofOcean between Mission and San Carlos), gorgeouspens for under $100 at Bittner’s (a few doors awayfrom Kurtz Culinary), contemporary women’s fashionat Material Goods (south side of Ocean just east ofMonte Verde) and the latest Earthbound cookbook,which can be found or ordered at Pilgrim’s Way (eastside of Dolores between Fifth and Sixth), River HouseBooks in the Crossroads or out at the EarthboundFarm Stand on Carmel Valley Road.
“Lee Larrew, our membership services manager,
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CARMEL WILL kick off the Christmas season Dec. 2,starting at 2 p.m. with fun for the kids at SunsetCenter, followed by the traditional tree lighting cere-mony in Devendorf Park at 4:30. CFD will deliverSanta Claus, and choirs and musicians will perform.Stephen Moorer will recite “Twas the Night BeforeChristmas,” and the Red Cross will provide refresh-ments. At 5:30 p.m., Mayor Sue McCloud will lightthe tree. Then Carmel Plaza will hold its open housefrom 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Artisans’holiday
MarketplaceSAT, December 3rd, 2011
11 am to 5 pm
Carmel Valley Community Center24 Ford Road, Carmel Valley Village
ArtisansJoseph Snyder Fine Art
Carmel Lavender CompanyVonks Art - Wearable Art
Anne Nordgren Outside the BoxQuiet Creek Alpaca Products
The Lyn Collection by Lyn Whiting
Sally Synder Succulent Gardens,Journals, & Cashmere Scarves
Jewelry by Jo • Ron Rice - Jeweler/Metalsmith
Carmel Hills WineryCrist Family Vineyards
Info: Contact Sally at 236-6141
City tree lighting, celebrations Dec. 2
The Carmel Foundation’s Annual
Holiday BazaarSaturday, December 3rd
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.SE Corner 8th & Lincoln, Carmel
Handmade Articles ! Books ! PlantsJewelry ! Gift Baskets ! Treats
Cards ! Homemade BreadsMuch More!
For more information call 831.620.8703
www.carmelfoundation.org
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Stop by to sip our Holiday SpecialsOn San Carlos between Ocean and 7th in the Paseo Courtyard
(Behind Kocek Jewelers)
831.620.0645 • www.CimaCollina.com
Open 12 to 6 pm every day • WE SHIP FOR YOU
W I N E T A S T I N G I NC A R M E L - B Y - T H E - S E A
7164 Carmel Valley Rd., CarmelValley Hills Shopping CenterDirectly across from Baja Cantina
(831) 620-1202
Great Christmas Gift Ideas
& PATIO ART
! Whimsical Chimes
! Weather Vanes
! Custom Tables andRedwood Benches
Unique
Gifts for
Everyone!
G I F T G U I D E
By KELLY NIX
FOR THOSE with a fondness for mid-20thcentury design, walking into Milestones —Antiques, Art & Objects is like being a kid in
a candy store.Undoubtedly the coolest new shop on the Monterey
Peninsula, Milestones, at 490 Lighthouse Ave. inNew Monterey, is a treasure trove of hip — fromScandinavian art glass, to fine artwork and ceramics,to a cylindrical mod orange plastic chair and NASA-
Monterey store offers ‘Fun, fabulous mid-century modern’ stuff
This beefy mission-stylechair is just one of thehundreds of itemsMilestones — Antiques,Art and Objects featuresat its showroom onLighthouse Avenue inNew Monterey. Theshop, owned by CamWilde, also handles estatesales and takes selectiveitems on consignment.
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inspired lamp that Austin Powers would drool over.“I’ve handpicked everything,” said owner Cam
Wilde, 46, adding that he doesn’t carry anything in theshop that he can’t envision having in his own home.“Everything in the store is my taste.”
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“I love everything, from Mission styleto modern design,” Wilde said.
Eclectic is the name of the game atMilestones. For instance, the inventorylast week included several life-size, woodsculptures of nudes, a pop art toilet seat,a slot machine and a 1970s Swedishtelephone.
The shop also carries artwork byCarmel Art Association members from1950 to the 1970s, vintage lighting,Danish design and Murano glass, pot-tery and ceramics by Bauer andMarguerite Wildenhain — a Bauhaus-trained ceramic artist — and tons more.
In fact, there are so many items in
Milestones (though somehow it’s notcluttered) that first-time customersshould walk around the store severaltimes so they don’t miss anything.
! Built-in customersThrough the years, Wilde has devel-
oped a reputation on the Peninsulaamong those who appreciate his sense ofstyle, acquisition of quality pieces andpersonable nature.
“Barely a day passes when somebodydoesn’t come in whom I’ve already hadas a client,” he said. “They know I’mgoing to have fun stuff, and they knowthey can come back for it.”
And because of the quality of theitems Wilde carries, other antiques deal-ers are some of his best customers.
“They often have a buyer lined up forsomething I have in the store,” he said.
In the late 1980s, Wilde worked at
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an auction house, eventually getting anauctioneer’s license. He found that buy-ing and selling, a passion that beganwhen he was young, was the most satis-fying. But long before his professionalventures, he learned how to be in busi-ness.
“I’ve always bought and sold,” saidWilde. “As a kid, I used to buy packs ofgum and sell each piece for 35 cents.”
Wilde had antique stores in Carmeland Pacific Grove and sold items at var-ious antique and speciality showsthroughout the state before opening thedoors to Milestones in Monterey fourmonths ago.
He said Milestones has enjoyed anoutstanding reception.
“Everybody so far has loved it,” Wildesaid. “They love the design sense andthe objects we have.”
And he’s finding that many of hiscustomers share his same design sense,often trying to capture a piece of theiryouth.
“They are buying what they grew upwith,” he said.
! Jewelry tooThe saying goes, “Behind every good
man, there’s a great woman.”Wilde’s girlfriend, Birgit Kupke-
Peyla, is also an integral part ofMilestones, assisting in many aspects ofthe store. But she’s also a state-certifiedgoldsmith from Germany who is estab-lished in her own right.
Milestones also offers Kupke-Peyla— who travels all over the United
States for her jewelry business — abrick-and-mortar venue to show and sellher work.
Her philosophy for creating herunique jewelry designs is simple.
“I design what I happen to think isgood looking,” explained the award-win-ning designer who two years ago exhib-ited her work in the Smithsonian. “I’vealways been shape oriented. I tend toconnect to strong, quiet shapes.”
Her modern, geometric brand of jew-elry, which often features a combinationof sterling and gold overlay, blend per-fectly with the mid-century pieces fea-tured in Milestones.
! Passion for designThough Wilde has a special place in
his heart for art pottery and ceramics,his love for design is broad. Last week,while talking to a Pine Cone reporter,for instance, Wilde suddenly gestured toset of fireplace andirons.
“I love this set of andirons rightnow,” pointing to the hand-fabricatedset. “Are they one of a kind? I don’tknow. But to me, they’re fabulous.”
That’s the beauty of Milestones — atalmost every turn in the large store,there’s something unusual and fascinat-ing.
Milestones — Antiques, Art &Objects is at 490 Lighthouse Ave.,Monterey. The store’s website iswww.milestones-modern.com. Storehours vary, but it’s generally open from1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wilde can be reachedat (831) 320-3192.
Birgit Kupke-Peyla(above left) is a certi-fied goldsmith whooffers some of her jew-elry inside Milestones,the Monterey storeowned by herboyfriend, Cam Wilde.A 1970s moldedorange mod chair(right), by an unknownmanufacturer, is repre-sentative of the type ofitems Milestones stocksregularly. Surprisingly,the seat is actuallycomfortable.
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Carmel (south side of Ocean between San Carlos andDolores);
! crocodile cufflinks from Sixth Avenue Jewelers;! a “gratitude journal” from Blackbird Arts &
Crafts (in the Doud Arcade);! holiday wine, cookbooks and wine accessories
from Taste Morgan (in the Crossroads shopping cen-ter);
! Mark Roberts Professional Golf Fairy fromCarrigg’s of Carmel (corner of Ocean and SanCarlos);
! NatureMill ProEdition Composter from EcoCarmel (west side of San Carlos south of Seventh),and
! ginkgo leaf 14-karat white gold earrings fromThe Crossroads Jewelers.
! A village newcomerAmong the city’s many diverse shops is Nazar
Turkish Imports, which Atilla Özberk opened in theDoud Arcade seven months ago to showcase gorgeouspainted plates, glass mosaic lamps, fabrics, jewelry,foodstuffs and other merchandise from his nativecountry.
Özberk, who moved from Istanbul to the UnitedStates in 1988, travels to Turkey once a year to findnew items and stays in touch with suppliers to ensurehe has plenty to offer visitors to his small store, whichwill be expanding in a couple of months.
He opened his first shop in Capitola in 2007 buthad been wanting to test the waters in Carmel. He’sdoing well enough that he’s hoping to find somewhereto live on the Peninsula instead of in the Santa Cruzarea, too.
While everything in the store is worthy of attention,“the lamps are the most unusual things,” he said.Striking in color and design, the light fixtures areavailable in desktop models and hanging lights, andrange in price from $45 to $300. Some rely on tea-light candles, while others use bulbs.
Özberk also mentioned the painted plates, whichare equally colorful, intricate and diverse, adorned instyles and designs that go back centuries. In addition,he carries tea and tea sets, several brands of TurkishDelight candy, beaded bracelets and the blue glass EvilEye, which is hung with the intention of warding offevil.
Nazar Turkish Imports is open from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. daily in the little indoor shopping center repletewith retailers offering a wide range of gifts, like theCarmel Hat Co., Robin’s Jewelry, Sockshop Carmel,Blackbird, the Bountiful Basket and Kris Kringle. Forrevivification while shopping (and gift certificates foranyone who likes good food), Carmel Belle, owned byJay and Chloe Dolata, is there, too.
To learn more about Özberk’s store, visitwww.nazarimports.com or call (831) 626-1036.
! A seasoned proMore than a dozen years ago, Peter Hoffman, who
holds a degree in biology and is a flutist and actor incommunity theater, was working in a little shop calledthe Mole Hole. Then, he was offered the chance to buyit, and with the help of diligent saving and an SBAloan from Monterey County Bank, the store atMission and Seventh became his.
“It just fell into my lap: I had retail experience herein Carmel, I got hired here, and the owner was look-ing to sell,” he said. “And I was able to get the fundstogether … all of a sudden, I found myself as an ownerof a store in Carmel.”
The Mole Hole is part of a network of stores start-ed in Michigan 45 years ago, but each is individually
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owned, and the owner has total control over his inven-tory. Hoffman said he favors unique gifts and decora-tions that are high quality, made with care and oftenhard to find elsewhere. His store is especially packedwith treasures now, as November and December arehis busiest months of the year, and he decorates thewindows to convey lighthearted holiday spirit, tradi-tions and quality.
“It’s stuff you want to keep and pass down,” he said,with prices ranging “from $5 to $5,000.”
Gifts that are “nicer and more unusual are going to
cost a little more,” he noted, though he believesthey’re worth it. “I don’t carry plastic Santas or any-thing like that.”
Instead, the Mole Hole features collectibleChristopher Radko ornaments and other beautifulChristmas decorations, figurines, glass art, clever giftitems, books and picture frames.
“You’re not going to find this stuff online,” he said.The Mole Hole is located at Mission and Seventh
in Carmel, and can be reached by calling (831) 626-1640 or emailing [email protected].
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The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday andSunday. Grange Hall is located just offHighway 1, about 24 miles south of Carmel,just past the Roadhouse restaurant. For moreinformation, email: [email protected].
signing by local author Anna Vandenbroucke(from noon to 4 p.m. at Carmel ValleyBusiness Services) and aCD signing by local singerJanni Littlepage (from 4 to5 p.m. at the Carmel ValleyArt Association).
For more information,call (831) 659-2441 or visitwww.carmelvalleyartasso-ciation.com.
! Holiday shop-ping in Big Sur
Crisp fall weather andan uncrowded Highway 1aren’t the only good rea-sons for taking a spin downthe coast. The Big SurGrange Hall hosts its 31stannual Fall Harvest Artsand Crafts Fair Saturdayand Sunday, Nov. 26-27,offering locals and visitorsa another refreshing alter-native to the conventionalholiday shopping frenzy.
This year’s event —which benefits the Big SurGrange Hall — specializesin handmade items createdby local artisans.
A partial list of vendorsincludes jewelers RachelMoody and Dana Chanel,soap maker Sheila Hillman,clothing designer AmberYoung and painters ErlindaMontano-Hiscock, LorenaDel Campo, EdmundMoody and Helga Brown-Scarlet.
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PIG NIGHT AT BELLE, SCONES AT HOME, KILLER BREAD, AND CHINATOWNBy MARY SCHLEY
THE NEXT Big Night at Belle is onevegetarians will want to sit out.
“A Pig in Four Courses,” coming up Dec.4, will be deftly presented by chef BradBriske. Soquel-based Fogline Farm, a regularseller at the MPC farmers market eachFriday, will provide the pork and produce forthe evening, and Cima Collina will bring thewine.
The Big Night, organized by food andfarm advocate Colleen Logan and CarmelBelle restaurant owners Jay and ChloeDolata (who usually only serve breakfast andlunch), seeks to highlight local producersand talents in the Peninsula’s culinary com-munity, and this is the third dinner on whichthey’ve collaborated.
“Just about everything will be comingfrom Fogline,” said Logan, who got to knowthe Soquel farmers while working at theMPC market.
Caleb Barron, Jeffrey Caspary andJohnny Wilson own and operate Fogline,which Wilson established two years ago.Their organic farm is located on the historicManildi Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains,and the trio of men “made a commitment tosteward the land in the most ecologicallyresponsible way, which includes having theland free of chemical pesticides, herbicides,fungicides and genetically modified organ-isms.” They pasture-raise their hogs andchickens on organic feed, and grow theirvegetable, fruit and herb crops to capitalizeon the fertility and pest management the ani-mals provide.
Their mission coincides nicely withBriske’s. The chef — who improbably aban-doned vegetarianism after witnessing hisfirst pig slaughter three years ago — workspredominantly with local products andthrows away as little as possible.
“My philosophy is no box meats: Straightfrom the farm, to me, to you,” he said. “I useevery part of the animal. And every part ofthe vegetable. Nothing is wasted.”
He also prefers preserving over freezing,so he makes cured meats like the salami thatwill be served at the dinner.
“Everything is local and seasonal,” hecontinued, adding that he believes seasonal ismore important than organic. “You have toknow who is growing your food — not justyour vegetables, but raising your animals.”
Hence, his connection withFogline.
“They do the best job theypossibly can. And so do I,” hesaid. “We’re putting a face onyour food; telling a story to helppeople and give them real food.”
That philosophy will takeshape at the Big Night at Bellewith hors d’oeuvres of handmadecopa, lomo and smoked Soquel-style chorizo, followed by a firstcourse of pork belly with esca-role, peppers and tomato chilibroth; a second course of grilledlittle gem lettuce with bacon-fatbalsamic roasted carrots andsmoked feta; a third course ofroasted beet ricotta raviolis withbraised pork ragout; and a fourthcourse of cold-smoked braisedpork shoulder with broccoli andgremolata. The final course willinvolve cheese and Fogline fruit.
“It seemed a natural to use afarm that produces free-range pigas well as vegetables,” Logancommented. She said she visitedthe farm a few weeks ago, andher experiences there confirmedher confidence in the operationand its products.
! Scones in the ovenMichael Reynolds, who sells his P.G.
Scones at the Works and a few other localcoffee shops, has embarked on an effort tomake them available for people to b ake athome. Grove Market, which also carries hisfreshly baked items, now carries packages oftwo scones apiece in the freezer section for$3.25. To start, Reynolds is offering two fla-
Cima Collina, meanwhile, operates a tast-ing room a few doors down from CarmelBelle, and all of its wines are made at a smallfacility in Marina using fruit grown inCarmel Valley and other parts of MontereyCounty.
The cost for the dinner is $75 per person.The Big Night at Belle will be held in therestaurant in the Doud Arcade, San CarlosStreet and Ocean Avenue, at 6 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 4. Logan said only a few spaces remain.Call (831) 624-1600 to reserve a spot.
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Carmel Middle School seventh graders enjoy a dim sum lunch during their Chinese language class’ field trip toChinatown.
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vors: cranberry orange and apple walnut cin-namon (“the apple pie flavor”).
“They are frozen raw, and you basicallylet them thaw for five minutes and then but-ter the top, cut them in half, put a little sugaron top and bake them at 425 on a cookiesheet on parchment or on a pizza stone,” heexplained.
Grove Market is located at 242 ForestAve. in Pacific Grove, next to city hall.
! Eat for the habitatThe beneficiary of Hula’s Mahalo
Mondays in December is the habitat projectat Carmel Middle School, with its native-plant propagation, vegetable garden, outdoorkitchen and pizza oven, and new green class-rooms. The Hilton Bialek habitat projectoperates separately from CMS and is used bythousands of students from local schools.
Located at 622 Lighthouse Ave. inMonterey, Hula’s donates 10 percent of itstotal sales each Monday to a local charity,with a different nonprofit benefiting fromthe effort each month. During the past fouryears, Hula’s owners say they’ve contributedmore than $50,000 to local charities.
To learn more, visit www.hulastiki.comand www.carmelhabitat.org.
! Breakfast and dinner in P.G.Point Pinos Grill chef Dory Ford succeed-
ed in his efforts to keep the restaurant at theP.G. municipal golf links open late enough toserve dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturdaynights, when the doors will stay unlockeduntil 10 p.m., he announced last week. Thenew hours, which were approved on a trialbasis, will start Thursday, Dec. 1, and thegrill will begin holding wine dinners soon:Bernardus Winery will be featured Dec. 9.
And since many believe breakfast is themost important meal of the day, Ford hasalso added a few new dishes to the morningmenu, including steak and eggs, a breakfastburrito with chorizo and scrambled eggs,huevos rancheros, omelettes made to order,and Eggs Benedict with Canadian bacon,spinach or smoked Alaskan salmon.
The grill opens at 6:30 a.m. daily. Visitwww.ptpinosgrill.com for more information.
! Wine Down Wednesdays in December
Featured wineries on Wine DownWednesdays at Tarpy’s Roadhouse nextmonth will be Galante Dec. 7, J. Lohr Dec.14, McIntyre Dec. 21 and Roederer Dec. 28.Each Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., therestaurant showcases a particular winery andoffers special prices by thebottle and by the glass. Inaddition, the chef offers aspecial three-course prix fixeto complement the wines.
For more information orreservations, check outwww.tarpys.com.
! Seventh gradestorms Chinatown
Learning a foreign lan-guage is infinitely moreeffective — and fun — ifstudents have the opportuni-ty to learn about the coun-try’s culture, too, includingits traditions surroundingfood. With its distinctiveingredients, flavors andstyles of cooking, Chinesecuisine is captivating, inter-esting, sometimes startlingto the uninitiated (i.e., chick-en feet, rooster heads, scor-pions, etc.) and delicious.
Seventh graders inCarmel Middle School’sChinese 1 class had the priv-ilege of exploring some ofthe tastes of Chinatown Nov.4, when teacher Joyce Liu
led them on a field trip that included a teasampling, a tour of a fortune cookie factory,shopping and a visit to the Chinese CulturalCenter, as well as lunch at a dim sum restau-rant.
! Killer breadShoppers seeking whole-grain organic
bread at a supermarket chain might be inter-ested in checking out Dave’s Killer Bread, aPortland, Ore.,-based venture making itsdebut in Northern California Safeways,including locations on the Peninsula, thismonth. While company president DaveDahl’s bakery turns out 15 varieties, localstores have started selling four of his mostpopular flavors: Good Seed, 21 WholeGrains, Powerseed and Blues.
Dahl’s career path to the kitchen is differ-ent than most: He admits he was a drug deal-er who spent more than 15 years in prison,where all his soul searching led him todecide he wanted to bake healthy bread.With his brother and nephew, he started thecompany six years ago, first selling at thePortland Farmers Market, where his productsgained popularity. The company’s mission is“to make the world a better place one loaf ofbread at a time.”
Loaves at Safeway normally go for $4.99but are on sale for $3.99 through the end ofthe year. Learn more at www.daveskiller-bread.com.
! Wine, chocolate and baconMontrio chef Tony Baker is offering up
his Baker’s Bacon as great Christmas giftsfor pork lovers and will also demonstrate thepower of the pig in a cooking demo at thenew Holman Ranch tasting room.
Cut from the leaner back of the pig, thebacon is hand-rubbed with a blend of sugars,kosher salt and spices, and then slowly curedover applewood in an old smokehouse.Packages sell for $9.99 to $11.99 per pound,depending on the variety. (www.bakersba-con.com)
Visitors to Holman Ranch’s new tastingroom at 19 E. Carmel Valley Road will learnhow to make holiday treats with Baker’sBacon and pair them with the right winesduring a Dec. 11 demonstration from 2 to 3p.m. The cost to attend is $25, which will bedonated to the Alzheimers Association.
Another demo, this one involving Lula’sChocolates, will also be held at the new tast-ing room to benefit the Alzheimer’sAssociation Thursday, Dec. 8, from 6 to7:30. That class will cost $50 per person andinclude chocolate tasting, wine pairing and agoodie bag containing Holman Ranch estateolive oil, four Lula’s Chocolates and othergifts.
To RSVP for either class, call (831) 659-2640.
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HOLIDAY DINNERS and New Year’s parties can bedelicious, joyous affairs — but they can also be a lot of work,a lot of stress and a lot of pressure. Fortunately, legions ofcapable chefs stand at the ready to relieve hosts and hostessesof those burdens, if so desired.
Ready to goSeveral commercial kitchens offer complete holiday
feasts customers can take home and finish in their ownkitchens, enabling them to serve freshly prepared, deliciousdishes without much fuss.
Pamela Burns, chef and owner of the Wild Plum Café andBakery on Munras Avenue in Monterey, sells complete holi-day menus to go, made with premium organic ingredientsand her creative touches. The dinners are designed to servesix or more people and vary in price depending on the cus-tomer’s selections.
For Christmas Eve, Christmas dinner or another specialevening, a client could choose filet of beef stuffed with pan-roasted mushroom medley and served with a Morello cherryand Cabernet sauce, or herb-encrusted standing rib roast, orroasted Diestel turkey breast served with cornbread stuffingand mashed potatoes, or even fresh crab with lemon butter.
A variety of side dishes can accompany the main course,including cream of artichoke soup, potatoes au gratin withleeks and arugula, and sweet potato mash, while dessertmight be spiced pear pie, maple pecan pie or berry pie withcrumb topping.
For parties and larger groups, Wild Plum can also providetrays of appetizers or holiday cookies for pickup or delivery.Christmas orders must be placed by Dec. 22 by calling (831)646-3109.
His team will prepare traditional dishes, such as theThanksgiving dinner that offered an appetizer, a full turkeydinner, soup or salad, and a couple of pies for a total of $375,or the kitchen can compile items selected a la carte fromAqua Terra’s diverse and extensive menu.
Monterey Peninsula customers pick up their meals at thekitchen or have them delivered. The whole meal comes in athermal bag and reusable baking dishes to “ensure that every-thing travels in style from our kitchen to yours.” And, ofcourse, full instructions accompany the order. To learn more,visit aquaterraculinary.com.
Finally, folks who would rather have a market providetheir holiday fare can always rely on Whole Foods, which hasthe process down to a science — especially for those whowant a variety of options.
For Thanksgiving, for instance, the market was offering atraditional Thanksgiving dinner to serve eight people for$100, and an “intimate” turkey dinner — meaning that itserves four instead of eight — for $80. A goose dinner ($140for four people), ham dinner ($100 for eight), Latin feast($80 for four) and even a Healthy Starts Here Holiday Dinner— which includes dishes like butternut collard posole,stuffed acorn squash, oil- and salt-free mashed potatoes,golden gravy and baked apples ($80 for four) — are alsoavailable.
Everything can be ordered online. The nearest WholeFoods is located in Del Monte Center in Monterey. Visitwww.wholefoodsmarket.com.
CAN’T STAND THE HEAT? LET SOMEONE ELSE OCCUPY THE KITCHEN
Aqua Terra Culinary, the enterprise of the enterprisingDory Ford, also provides full meals delivered ready to finishat home — which explains why he calls that division of hisbusiness Aqua Terra @Home. Prepared in his commercialkitchen in Pacific Grove, the feasts feed up to a dozen peo-ple and can be traditional or unconventional.
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Aqua Terra Culinary chef/owner Dory Ford shares his food know-how — and is happy to prepare holiday feasts for you to take home.
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Borroméo Forge celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cut-ting! Shown are (Front L-R) Doug Lumsden, Carmel Chamberboard member, Sandra Pepe, Carmel Chamber ambassador, PaulaHazdovac, Carmel city council member, Lisa Guthrie, BorroméoForge owner, Karen Sharp, Carmel city council member and JasonStilwell, Carmel city administrator. (Back L-R) Alan Drew,Borroméo Forge artist-blacksmith and owner and Carmel Chamberambassadors Michelle Amirkhanian and Greg Troxell. Photo byDMT Imaging. Banner courtesy of Bob the Printer.
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Carmel and Carmel Valley Chambers of Commerce hosted amixer at Bernardus Lodge complete with a bounty of food andwine presented in Bernardus style. Photo by DMT Imaging.
Kurtz Culinary hosted a mixer featuring gourmet foods and winefrom Tudor Wines and Wrath Wines. Enjoying the festivities areKathryn Harrison of Astera Financial Group (center) and friends.Photo by DMT Imaging.
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