cials on the proposal, which would have to be OK’d by thecity council to become reality.

They’ve scheduled a community meeting for nextmonth on the plan, which would involve installing newpavers over the existing asphalt, with vehicle access con-trolled by posts that could be raised and lowered as need-ed, according to architect Adam Jeselnick, who donated

his time to design the plan, andFred Kern, owner of the Seventh& Dolores event center. A 25-foot-wide fire lane would be main-tained through the center of thestreet for emergency access, andlandscaping would include mov-able planters of ornamental treesand drought-tolerant plants. Roofdrains would be routed to a newunderground storm drain, and theloss of 32 parking spots would beoffset by valet parking, operatedby a private company, to city-owned and privately operated lotsin town.

“It would be a gathering placefor the town, beneficial for thepeople who live here and to visi-tors, and oriented toward pedestri-ans,” Jeselnick said Tuesday. Andhe said he had plenty of support,including that “the people who are

By MARY SCHLEY

A DOLORES Street property owner and a downtownarchitect are floating the idea of closing down the blockbetween Ocean and Seventh every day from 11 a.m. to 11p.m., transforming it into a pedestrian promenade, and theyare seeking feedback from the community and public offi-

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n Judge grants CUSD request for restraining order

By KELLY NIX

A JUDGE has granted a request by Carmel UnifiedSchool District to remove a 9-year-old student from the dis-trict because his behavior is so violent, the district says, heposes a “clear and imminent danger” to staff and students.

On March 11, Monterey County Superior Court JudgeEfren N. Iglesia issued the restraining order against thefourth-grader, marking the first time CUSD has sought suchan action against a student. Iglesia also granted the district’sbid to have the boy removed from CUSD entirely and insteadbe placed into a county program for children with emotionalproblems.

“The district has a constitutional right to maintain a safeenvironment for its students,” according to a complaint filedMarch 9 in court by CUSD, “and it cannot comply with thatduty if [the boy] is allowed to remain in his current place-ment.”

Violent studentordered out ofRiver School

See STUDENT page 22A

See PRIVACY page 12A See DEATH page 23A

By KELLY NIX

THE DAUGHTER of a Carmel Valley woman filed alawsuit against Trader Joe’s last week, alleging that her moth-er’s March 2013 fall outside the Pacific Grove store causedher death four months later at the age of 103.

In a wrongful death suit filed March 12, Mary Ann Hunteralleges that Trader Joe’s failed to warn customers of con-struction in the parking lot, which caused her mother, LileRuse, to fall and break her hip while stepping off a curb to adisabled parking spot.

“While stepping off the curb using her cane, the canesank, slipped and turned under [Ruse] due to the sandy soilexcavation site,” according to the suit, which seeks anunspecified amount in monetary damages exceeding$25,000.

Hunter contends Trader Joe’s did not provide warnings orbarriers around the construction. The work was part of aparking lot renovation project.

‘Weakened state’Though Ruse survived the fall, she had to have surgery

and “extensive recovery and nursing care” that put her in a“weakened state,” requiring the use of a walker. Ruse fellagain on July 30, 2013, and died at Carmel Valley Manor,according to the claim filed in Monterey County SuperiorCourt.

Rachel Broderick, a spokeswoman for the Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s, told The Pine Cone Tuesday that the com-pany doesn’t comment on pending litigation.

Ruse, who needed a cane to walk, was considered dis-

TJ’s sued over death of 103-year-old mom

By MARY SCHLEY

THE CITY of Carmel’s efforts to stop the MontereyCounty Civil Grand Jury from examining the city’s personnelfiles moved to a Salinas courtroom Wednesday, whenMonterey County Superior Court Judge Lydia Villarrealheard arguments from city attorney Don Freeman and chiefassistant county counsel Leslie Girard, representing thegrand jury.

Before the lawyers spoke, Villarreal called the issue in thecase “interesting and complicated,” because it pits the StateConstitution’s provision of privacy rights, which Freeman hasrepeatedly invoked, against state law giving the civil grandjury unqualified power to examine any documents it desires.

Just officers?According to Girard, the law empowering the grand jury

as a watchdog unequivocally states that the jurors — whohave taken an oath of confidentiality and are overseen by ajudge — may examine any records they want. Specifically,the code reads, “The grand jury may at any time examine thebooks and records of any incorporated city or joint powersagency located in the county.”

Therefore, the civil grand jury expected the city to providethe personnel files of 10 former and current workers so itcould complete its investigation of the city’s operations underformer city administrator Jason Stilwell before its term endsJune 30.

But, in his March 10 motion to quash the subpoena,

Judge to weigh privacy rights vs. grand jury’s power By KELLY NIX

COASTAL LUXURY Management cofounder DavidBernahl has filed a lawsuit against his former business part-ner, Rob Weakley, alleging he waged a malicious campaignto hurt the culinary business after being fired last year.

The claim, filed in Monterey County Superior Court, con-tends that Weakley, among other things, made highly criticalcomments about Bernahl and CLM that caused a major cor-porate sponsor to withdraw its support for one of the compa-ny’s signature events, such as Pebble Beach Food & Wine.

Weakley’s Monterey attorney, Andy Swartz, called theallegations in the countersuit “outrageous” and “spurious,”and said their Los Angeles attorney is trying to circumvent anagreement they signed preventing the parties from suing each

Bernahl sues Weakleyclaiming sabotage ofCLM’s operations

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Managers, cops got top pay in 2014By MARY SCHLEY

FORMER CITY administrator Jason Stilwell received thehighest pay in Carmel City Hall last year, followed by PoliceChief Mike Calhoun, since-fired administrative services di-rector Sue Paul and planning director Rob Mullane.

The fifth on the list, police officer Chris Johnson, put inmore overtime than anyone else on the city’s payroll.

According to salary information provided by the city in re-sponse to a Public Records Act request from The Pine Cone,salaries, benefits, bonuses, holiday and sick pay, vacation payand other cash payouts totaled $6,937,102.10 in 2014, includ-ing $261,418.55 in overtime.

n Stilwell received base pay of $132,515.72, as well as$5,400 in auto allowance, $37,183.82 in administrative leave,$7,840.69 for working on holidays, $5,702.30 in “manage-ment leave,” $7,000 in “incentive pay” promised in his con-tract, $5,345.92 for unused vacation time, $10,200 in deferredcompensation and miscellaneous other payments, for a totalof $234,223.97. The amount also included taxpayers’$20,740.67 contribution toward his retirement.

n Coming in second with a total compensation of$213,663.86, Calhoun received $131,950 in salary, plus$7,142.40 in holiday pay, $5,952 for management leave,$15,066 for vacation time and $11,200 in deferred compen-sation, among other payments. His retirement contributionpaid by the city was $40,701.78.

n Paul, who was fired in September after terminating long-time employees and writing questionable contracts with for-mer colleagues, got a total of $187,923.42 before she left,including $103,097.93 in salary, $5,100 for a car allowance,$35,873.12 in administrative leave, $6,576.70 for holidays,$8,108.80 for management leave and $1,195.76 in sick leave.

She was also paid $5,978.85 for unused vacation time,$8,752.62 in deferred comp and $12,512.16 toward her retire-ment.

n Mullane, coming in fourth, got a total of $171,337.96,including a base salary of $131,627.38, plus a $4,800 car al-lowance, a $1,800 cell phone allowance, $6,830.40 in holidayleave, $8.964.90 in management leave, $4,080 in deferredcompensation and $12,536.48 toward his retirement.

n Johnson, the highest-paid non-management employee in2014, got base pay of $78,303.11, plus $6,267.43 in holidaypay, $1,551.59 in sick leave, $7,337.76 in vacation leave and$28,182.63 in overtime, as well as a retirement contributionof $25,589.57. A few additional payments for uniforms, work-ing as watch commander and other cash brought his total com-pensation last year to $152,089.36.

n Now-retired Sgt. Mel Mukai came in sixth, taking homea salary of $82,316.36, plus $7,352.64 in holiday pay and$8,769.59 in overtime, $18,549.42 in vacation time and a re-tirement contribution of $29,470.10, for a total of$151,396.67.

n He was followed by Cmdr. Paul Tomasi, whose basesalary of $100,097.36 was augmented by $5,454.22 in holidaypay, $3,863.07 in management leave, $3,806.57 in sick leave,$4,488.34 in vacation leave and $31,134.03 toward his retire-ment, for a total of $150,654.59.

n Also raking in a lot of overtime — $26,795.30 — wasfirefighter/paramedic Michelle Cumming, whose total com-pensation was $148,008.21, including salary of $72,795.52,$24,055.23 toward her retirement, $3,636.82 in vacation leave,$4,292.62 in sick leave and $8,585.26 in holiday pay.

n Cpl. Rachelle Lightfoot followed Cumming, with a base

See SALARIES page 22A

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Police, Fire &Sheriff’s Log

Thirty calls demanding a refund

HERE’S A look at some of the significantcalls logged by the Carmel-by-the-Sea PoliceDepartment and the Monterey County Sheriff’sOffice last week. This week’s log was compiledby Mary Schley.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Pacific Grove: Person on Lighthouse Av-enue witnessed a vehicle hit a parked vehicle anddrive away. Driver was determined to be drivingunder the influence. Driver, a 58-year-old male,was arrested on scene. Subject booked andlodged at Monterey Police Department untilsober. Subject given a cite to appear.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Carmel police re-sponded to a local business at Mission and Thirdon a report of a subject refusing to leave theproperty. The subject was asked to leave after itwas determined he had been consuming alco-holic beverages earlier in the morning and hadcaused a peace disturbance by yelling from abalcony. Upon making contact, the subject ad-mitted to drinking alcoholic beverages earlierand claimed to have fallen late last night/early

this morning and said he was in need of possiblemedical attention. Fire and ambulance weresummoned to the scene and provided a medicalassessment. The subject elected to be trans-ported to CHOMP for further medical evalua-tion.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject reported loss ofa wallet while in the commercial district. She ad-vised that she was patronizing shops alongOcean Avenue from Dolores to Junipero and atCarmel Plaza and was also in Devendorf Park.

Pebble Beach: Deputies responded to a re-ported battery between brothers, ages 21 and 27,on Costado Place. The victim did not wish topress charges and was taken by his mother toCHOMP.

Carmel Valley: Citizen on Garzas Road re-ported his vehicle was vandalized.

Carmel Valley: Mental evaluation requestedof a juvenile on Quail Meadows Drive. Subjecttransported to an area hospital.

Carmel Valley: Runaway juvenile, age 15,refused to come home to Cachagua after leavingThursday night. Parent in contact via textingapp. Juvenile is the subject of a truancy actionfor not going to school for two months. BOL is-sued. Case continues.

Pacific Grove: Patterson Lane resident re-

ported his mother found open mail belonging toothers inside of her mailbox. No suspect infor-mation.

Pacific Grove: Female reported ex-boyfriend was following her and sending harass-ing text messages. Suspect was contacted andadmonished.

Pacific Grove: Officer observed a male onRansford wearing plaid pajama pants and a greyhooded sweatshirt. The male matched the de-scription of a male that was prowling nearbyneighborhoods and entering unlocked vehiclesjust a few minutes earlier. The female who re-ported it found nothing missing from her vehicleand was not able to provide any suspect infor-mation other than clothing. The male the officerapproached was on probation with search andseizure terms. A search of the suspect providedno immediately apparent stolen items, nor trace-able items. Male was advised that a report willbe on file.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Person found a loosedog at Santa Rita and Fourth, and transported itto the police department. Person wanted infor-mation to contact the dog owner. Animal controlofficer obtained information and attempted tocontact the dog owner. Dog owner contacted viatext message requesting dog to be placed inyard. Yard checked; however, was not able toleave the dog in the yard. Dog kept at the depart-ment until the owner can come later in the day.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: A citizen contacted thedepartment for information on a dog incidentthat occurred on Carmel Beach. Person wantedto know of any prior incidents involving the dogand owner.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Manager of a businessat Ocean and Monte Verde reported acoworker’s boyfriend was causing a peace dis-turbance inside the business and refusing toleave. Contact was made with all involved par-

ties, and after an investigation was conducted, itwas found to be a verbal domestic dispute. Thesubject causing the peace disturbance was askedto leave the business and was told he was not al-lowed back. The subject agreed and then left thearea. The coworker was provided with domesticviolence resources.

Carmel area: Female stated that her ex-hus-band showed up at their child’s school today. Shehad concerns, because the ex-husband has notbeen in contact with them for several years, andshe did not know why he showed up without anynotice.

Carmel Valley: Subject called in a lost wal-let after gassing his car at a local station at MidValley Center. Brother checked the station butdidn’t find the wallet. Case continues.

Pacific Grove: Pacific Grove Lane residentreported his name and SSN were used to filefalse tax claim. IRS is investigating.

Pacific Grove: Asilomar resident reported anunknown person used her and her husband’sidentifying information to file a fraudulent taxclaim. IRS is investigating the matter.

Pacific Grove: David Avenue resident re-ported his identifying information was used tofile a false tax return. IRS is aware.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Dog vs. dog bite onTorres north of Third.

Carmel area: Resident on Van Ess Waystated that an unknown person forged two fraud-ulent checks with her bank account number andmade a fraudulent electronic transaction to thesame account. Victims are a 76-year-old femaleand an 81-year-old male.

Carmel Valley: Parent reported a suspiciouscircumstance on East Garzas Road regarding her

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‘WATER SUPPLY CHARGE’By KELLY NIX

A JUDGE this week ruled in favor of theMonterey Peninsula Water Management Dis-trict over a disputed charge the district col-lects from property owners.

On Tuesday, Monterey County SuperiorCourt Judge Efren N. Iglesia issued his rulingregarding the district’s “water supply charge,”which raises about $3.4 million every year fora variety of water supply activ-ities, including helping fund awater storage facility.

The decision is a defeat tothe Monterey Peninsula Tax-payers Association, which re-quested during a Feb. 24 trialthat Iglesia either repeal thecharge or put it on the Novem-ber ballot for voters to decide.

Taxpayers’ associationmember Rick Heuer, who islisted as one of the plaintiffs inthe suit against the water dis-trict, told The Pine Cone thathe hasn’t yet had a chance toreview the ruling with the group’s attorney,Margaret Thum, but plans on doing so Friday.

Water district general manager DaveStoldt called the suit frivolous and a “wasteof taxpayer money.”

“I think we were pretty confident [wewould prevail] all along,” Stoldt told The PineCone, “but it’s nice to get the validation. Tobe honest with you, the ruling came quickerthan I expected.”

Heuer said of the water district’s statementon its victory, “the district has a habit of in-flating their view of things.”

The taxpayers contended the water district

violated the state’s constitution by adoptingthe ordinance that led to the water supplycharge. It also argued the district exceeded itspowers by refusing to place the issue beforevoters. Though the taxpayers’ group can ap-peal the decision, the district said Iglesia’s rul-ing validates the district’s arguments.

“We are happy to put this distraction be-hind us,” according to a water district press

release, “and continue tofocus fully on creating a newwater supply for the residentsand businesses of our com-munity.”

The water district has theright to seek recovery of itscosts in defending the lawsuit,but not attorney’s fees.

The taxpayer group filedthe lawsuit in June 2013 aftera Sept. 17, 2012, decision bythe water district’s board ofdirectors to reject a referen-dum petition it gathered thatcontained the names of about4,100 water customers op-

posed to the widely loathed charge.The charge — which is calculated based

on water use and type of property or business— is collected on property tax bills and ismajor revenue source for the water district.

In June, California Supreme Court justicesare expected to determine if the water districtcan resume collecting a “user fee,” which aPublic Utilities Commission judge said fiveyears ago California American Water couldno longer collect. It raised nearly $3 millionthe last year it was collected. Cal Am for-warded the proceeds from the fee to the waterdistrict.

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By MARY SCHLEY

SEARCHES COORDINATED by a CaliforniaDepartment of Justice task force Friday led to the arrest of aCarmel High School parent and the investigation of four stu-dents, including the parent’s 18-year-old son, on charges ofmanufacturing and selling drugs, according to the MontereyCounty Sheriff’s Office.

Using five drug-sniffing dogs, agents from the sheriff ’sdepartment and other agencies conducted searches at twoCarmel Valley homes, and the high school, where they saidthey found marijuana.

At the Camp Steffani home of Richard Steven Tripps, 47,officers allegedly discovered a lab for making honey oil, a

liquid version of THC, which is found in marijuana. Trippswas arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail.

“We arrested one adult male,” Monterey County Sheriff’sCmdr. John Thornburg said Thursday. In addition, the DOJagents, who were part of a task force called STING, “foundedible marijuana on campus, in baked goods, and they foundsome marijuana packaged for sale.”

The students — two girls and two boys, including 18-year-old Andrew Tripps — are under investigation but haveyet to be charged with any crimes, according to Thornburg.

“I don’t know which ones they’ll be able to seek chargeson,” he said. “And they’ll continue to process evidenceobtained from the search warrants.”

Agents also found evidence at a home on Buena Vista delRio, which is near Garland Park, but Thornburg said it didn’tamount to another drug lab.The residence is linked withone of the suspected stu-dents.

The searches involvedDOJ agents, sheriff ’sdeputies, the Salinas PoliceDepartment, the CaliforniaHighway Patrol andHomeland Security investi-gators, and were the result ofmore than a year’s worth ofreports from residents, par-ents and students regardingdrug sales and use at thehigh school, according to thesheriff’s office.

But, Thornburg was care-ful to point out, no one incharge at the school knewabout the illicit drug use and sales.

“It’s important for people to know the investigationrevealed that nobody at the school, no staff or anyone, hadany part in this,” he said.

Heath Rocha, chief student services officer for theCarmel Unified School District and overseer of drug andalcohol prevention efforts at its schools, said administratorsare cooperating with the investigation.

“We haven’t received any specific information in terms ofany charges they’re going to file, but a lot of the events of lastFriday are of great concern,” he said this week. “We believeit represents a very small segment of our student and parentpopulation.”

Efforts paying offIn fact, concerted efforts to curb drug and alcohol abuse

among students have led to a significant increase in the num-ber of kids participating in voluntary random drug testing,according to Rocha. CHS also brings in sniffer dogs to gothrough the campus once a month.

“I conduct monthly contraband sweeps at the high school— we do classrooms, vehicle and lockers — and we usescent-detecting canines,” he said. “They’re usually here forabout three hours a month, and we haven’t found anythingreportable to law enforcement” during the current schoolyear.

Rocha said more kids and their parents are buying into thedistrict’s efforts to stop drug and alcohol abuse.

“Based on a number of measures, we’ve made greatstrides over the past five years,” he said. For instance, 59 per-cent of all students from seventh to 12th grade at CUSD —720 kids — participate in the voluntary random drug testingprogram, as opposed to 12 percent five years ago.

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But abuse remains a problem among CHSjuniors. “We’re not naive to the fact that thenumbers of 11th graders who are smokingand binge drinking are high,” he added.

According to data provided by Rocha,statewide, 24 percent of 11th graders reportsmoking marijuana within 30 days, comparedwith 33 percent of the juniors at CHS as ofDecember 2014. Notably, that number was 37percent in 2010-11.

When it comes to drinking within 30 days,the state average is 33 percent, while at CHS,it was 35 percent at the end of last year. In2008-09, it was 45 percent. And, regardingbinge drinking — defined as five or moredrinks in a row within a couple of hours —22 percent of 11th graders statewide admittedto bingeing, the same amount as at CHS as oflate last year, and down 6 percent from 2010-11.

The allegations against Tripps, a parent,are particularly disturbing for Rocha, sinceparents are a major line of defense in keepingtheir kids from resorting to using drugs andalcohol to numb or escape the sometimespainful aspects of being a teenager.

“But those who have been in the programfor five years have enough self confidence tosay, ‘No,’ and they have enough other skills interms of coping, where they’re not looking touse for dealing with another problem,” hesaid.

He also worries about the parents whoallow kids to drink alcohol in their homes,such as the mother who hosted a party forkids last fall. At that party, which deputieswere called to break up, one mother told ThePine Cone, “I was and still am completelyappalled that parents of any kids would notonly condone this kind of dangerous behav-ior, but seem to encourage it.”

For years, Rocha has tried to get the coun-ty to pass a social-hosting ordinance thatwould better empower police to act againstadults who host drinking parties for minors.He proposed a similar law to the City ofCarmel and worked with Cmdr. Paul Tomasito draft it, but in June 2013, the city councildecided not to act on it.

Rocha also encourages parents to checkon their teenagers, just as they would theirfourth graders, including contacting parentshosting any sort of social gathering for theirkids.

“It’s getting parents to continue doing thesame sort of due diligence that they did fortheir fourth grader for their middle schooleror ninth grader,” he said. If a parent hosting aparty for kids gets numerous calls from par-ents seeking assurance there won’t be anyalcohol there, he said, the host might thinktwice about letting their children drinkbooze, given the pressure and responsibilitiesthat can no longer be ignored.

“If a parent got 20 calls from 20 differentparents confirming there would be no alco-hol, I don’t think that parent would want thetrouble,” Rocha speculated.

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Cal Am to start pumping from test wellBy KELLY NIX

THE TEST desalination well in Marinathat California American Water finishedbuilding Monday will pump its first gallonsof water in a matter of days, a companyspokeswoman told The Pine Cone.

The slant test well will provide waterquality and other important data to deter-mine the feasibility of Cal Am’s proposedfull-scale desal plant, also planned forMarina. “The first thing is to get the sedi-ment out until the water runs clear,” spokes-woman Catherine Stedman said. “Then youdo the stress test, which will tell you howmuch water the well can produce.”

After that five-day process, the companywill begin long-term pumping to determinethe proportion of fresh vs. salt water the wellis pumping. Cal Am’s hope is that more than90 percent of the water is from the sea.

The first results from the water qualitytests will likely be revealing in terms of thesite’s hydrological conditions, Stedman said.

“The rest of the test period is really toconfirm what you gather initially,” althoughwhen the company will begin the long-termtesting process hasn’t yet been decided.

During drilling, which began at the begin-

ning of the year and wrapped up at the end ofJanuary, workers penetrated 724 feet at a 19degree angle to a vertical depth of 235 feetbefore installing the desal operation’sscreens, well casings and other facilities.They were required to finish the work beforesnowy plover nesting season began.

The Marina Coast Water District andgroup Ag Land Trust filed suit over the testwell, contending it would harm sand dunehabitat and infringe on water rights.However, a Santa Cruz County Judge thisweek, for the second time, denied a requestby Marina Coast Water District to issue atemporary restraining order in an effort tostop Cal Am from operating the well. MarinaCoast wants to build its own desal plant andviews Cal Am’s facility as competition.

Last year, the California CoastalCommission approved the test well. If theslant well is not successful, Cal Am mustdecommission it, according to the conditionsthe commission set. The company must alsostop the test well if salinity levels increase tonearby agricultural wells.

A desalination plant is Cal Am’s proposalto provide water for the Monterey Peninsulawhile allowing it to drastically reduce pump-ing from the Carmel River.

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Elaborate preparations are well under way for the picnicand outing to be held on Saturday, March 24, at CarmelHighlands, under the auspices of All Saints EpiscopalChurch. Committees on grounds, transportation, games,addresses, and “stunts” are active. So many Carmelites haveex pressed their intention of visiting this coast beauty spotthat the town had better close up shop for the day. Carmelwill be deserted! Under the direction of Mr. J.F. Devendorf,lunch tables will be erected, cooking rockeries set up, andfuel provided. So far, J.F.D. is the only entry in the fat man’srace. Should the weather be inclement, the affair will be post-poned.

Abalone Bill Favorably Reported by Committee

Assemblyman W.J. Martin’s bill, which provides a reservedistrict—from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo — in whichabalone may be taken only in limited number by individualsand without the aid of spears or diving suits — is now beforethe assembly.

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The Steinbeck-Ricketts Expedition to Mexico

Out on the blue Pacific, somewhere south of the Mexicanborder, huff-puffs a white purse seiner with as merry a crewas you’ll find today anywhere between Alaska and Panama.Aboard the Western Flyer, a practically new boat from thePetrich boat yards of Tacoma, are John Steinbeck, cocking ablue right eye as he takes in the weather and the passingscene; his wife, Carol; his close friend, Dr. Edward Ricketts,erstwhile Carmel resident, whose abode has since been thePacific Biological laboratories in Cannery Row; and the crew.

Down to see on their way this assorted collection of humanbeings (and their No. 1 stowaway “by special permission,”Webster F. “Toby” Street, Carmel attorney) was just as assort-ed a collection of human beings from Monterey and Carmel.It doesn’t matter much who these were because, although theywere all aching to go along, they didn’t go. In a manner, how-ever, they did go. Their images are carefully preserved incamera film, snapped by that demon photographer, Steinbeckhimself, who hid in a myriad of ropes and stays and masts andbooms to get his candid shots.

Refusing to be photographed, he nevertheless took fulladvantage of the relaxed mood of the “seeing off ” party —and, among the strange things he brings back from Mexico,will be their photographs.

In this manner Steinbeck wasted no time in starting hisvacation “job” of collecting. The rest are doing their sailingmore or less in the same spirit — biological expeditions aside.On the high seas, they’ll stand watch, the usual two hours on,two by two; and in the hours off, when not sleeping or pre-serving specimens, there will be games of hearts and rummy,card games which sail around the world in many kinds ofships.

Going down, at least, there will be some hours of relax-ation — but homeward bound, it may very well be the same

THE QUAIL & Olive in Carmel Valley Village will col-laborate with the Arts Council for Monterey County to hostthe Second Annual Paint the Village Plein Air Invitationaland Art Sale Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29.

Members of the public are invited to watch outdoorpainters as they work throughout the Village on Saturdayfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Dr .Stephen Brabeck will offer anolive-oil tasting and lecture in his store, which will also bethe site of an art show and sale, at 3 Pilot Road from 2 to 3p.m.

Between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday, well known Californiaplein air artist Murray Wagnon, president of the MontereyBay Plein Air Painters Association, will judge entries andaward prizes in first, second and third place.

The following day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., more than 100paintings, including the winners, will be exhibited andoffered for sale. Award-winning artist Peter Holmsky, amember of the local plein air painters’ group, will present apainting demonstration in the courtyard of the Quail & Olive.

Proceeds from entry fees, art sales and sponsorships willbenefit the art council’s Professional Artists in the Schoolsprogram, which “brings actors, musicians, painters anddancers to work with students from the areas of greatest needwithin Monterey County.”

Last year, more than 25 artists participated in the inaugu-ral event, which raised $3,800, with an additional gift of$1,500 from the Monterey Bay Plein Air PaintersAssociation. Artists who wish to participate may still sign upat arts4mc.org/paintthevillage/.

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Under California’s Prop 13, the old property taxes for thecomplex were $37,440 per year, but now they’ll be more than$72,000 each year.

“This came completely out of the blue,” commentedLula’s Chocolates owner Scott Lund, who signed a newthree-year lease for his Mission Street retail shop just lastSeptember. “The sale closed, the guy never talked to any-body, and then everyone got a letter saying your triple net andCAM are going up 200 percent to 300 percent. It just felt likeI got kicked in the stomach.” (“Triple net” refers to propertytaxes, insurance and maintenance, and CAM stands for“common area maintenance,” in which tenants share thecosts of keeping and using common areas like basements andparking lots. Those fees are charged on top of rent.)

Fortunately, Lund said, his lease includes a provision thatif the property sold, his share of the property taxes would notgo up, so his increase is 143 percent. After his contractexpires in a few years, though, he’ll look for another propertyin town to rent.

“When our three years are up, we’ll be much more likelyto look around and see what our other options are,” he said.“Before, we had looked at other opportunities, and theyweren’t as attractive. But now, because we’re paying signifi-cantly more rent, Carmel Plaza looks better, Ocean Avenuelooks better.”

But for the Klaputs, both well into their 80s, the increasemeans the end for their business. They didn’t even have alease — just a month-to-month agreement — and with thenew owner’s demand for additional rent amounting to a fewthousands dollars more a month, and a longer-term commit-ment, Maxine Klaput said it made more sense to close up andretire.

“We have been in this courtyard for 44 years; we openedDec. 1, 1971, and it’s been a good run. All these years we’ve

of the building vacated.”Salameh, whose restaurant recently underwent a major

remodel, said many of the tenants are working on their agree-ments with their new landlord.

“All tenants in the Court of the Fountains, includingAnton & Michel, have received similar demands from thenew owners, and most are currently in negotiations withthem,” he said.

“As for Maxine, it really saddens me to see that she hasdecided to close shop and retire. She is only one in that court-yard who has been there longer than me, and I have beenthere since May 1980. She and Hank have been good friendsto my family and me, and wonderful neighbors over theyears. They will be truly missed by everyone.”

John Dilks was unavailable for comment. According tocounty records, he purchased the complex on Nov. 4, 2014,for $6,250,000.

Court of the Fountains tenants feel pain of rent hikesnever had a lease,” she said. “I’ve loved it — I love the people— that’s what I’m going to miss. And the buying.”

The new triple net, along with charges for things likeusing the basement and painting the exterior of the complex,were too much for her.

“We’ve asked for two or three months to resolve our shop,and that’s our story,” she said.

Klaput said she’s heard from regular customers near andfar who have learned the antiques store is closing.

“We have notes and letters from people all over the coun-try,” she said. “They’ve become friends — they feel thatway.”

Lund speculated others along her side of the complex,including Ajne and the Mole Hole, might also end up leavingthe courtyard.

“Maxine and others did not have contracts, they weremonth to month,” he said. “So you could see that whole side

10A The Carmel Pine Cone March 20, 2015

FLAG- Jim Wood was born in Kinston, N.C. but spenthis childhood years in Concord, MA . He joined theNavy in 1945 at seventeen “to save the world”. Outof the Navy in 1947, he then joined the 11thAirbourne in 1948, completing 60 parachute jumps.Commissioned in 1949,he served 2 tours of Duty inKorea. He loved the military because of its disciplineand love for his country. Returning to civilian life, hemarried his wife, Et in 1954 and graduated in 1959with an architectural Degree from Cal Poly, San LouisObispo.

During the next 13 years, he worked for KaiserAluminum, designed the Durango Herald building while living there, and thenworked for Carrier Air conditioning in El Paso., TX. At the tender age of 42, hejoined the Navy again as a Lt Commander in the Civil Engineer Corps.His first tourof duty was on the beautiful island of Coronado, where he taught the Seabeesconstruction skills. With welder in hand , he realized his passion for life, creatingwelded pieces of steel and bronze.

Every job he took in civilian life or the service, his motto was” ahead of scheduleand under budget.” His tours of duty took him to the Micronesian Islands, DiegoGarcia and the Naval Post Graduate School. Retiring in 1982, he took a job atMIIS and then devoted his life to art, creating many sculptures that now are inplace , donating them all to MIIS, Community Hospital, Monterey Museum ofArt,The Weekly, and many private collections in Monterey County and Berlin. Hewas very prolific. One of his very first sculptures was the flying seagull that fliesabove Hacienda Carmel.

He loved his classes at MPC with his sculpture buddies and jewelry friends. Hewill always be remembered as a man with a twinkle in his eye and a wit unsur-passed. The ladies will remember his hug and enduring compliments.

His endless creativity stayed with him until the very end. He will live on for all ofus through his timeless sculptures. Fair winds and following seas, Poppa. We willlove you forever. You were a GREAT MAN.

Jim is survived by loving wife, Et, daughters Wendy Parker( Steve )TerryDougherty(Tim), Jody Esquer (Hector) and Debbie Barrows, and our beloveddog, Sophie, 8 grand children, Chelsea, Kendra, Zack, Tobin, Katie, Allie, Keatonand Sophie.

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The street has several restaurants, cafésand tasting rooms, along with its art galleriesand boutiques, and all would benefit frommore pedestrian traffic, according to the pro-ponents. They could place umbrellas, chairsand tables outside when the street is closed,and would be encouraged to stay open later— though that would probably requireamendment of their permits.

The cost of the project, estimatedbetween $200,000 and $250,000, would beshared by the city and private donors, andperhaps partly borne by the street’s business-es, which would pay rent to the city for theiruse of the promenade. Many details have yetto be sorted through, however, since the con-cept is in its infancy.

According to Kern and Jeselnick, “theimprovements proposed are removable, andthe promenade can be removed at any time ifthe concept is deemed not successful.” Thepair also point to other cities throughout thecountry and in Europe that have bustlingpedestrian areas in their commercial dis-tricts, and they predicted business salescould rise by as much as 40 percent.

“Carmel was always meant to be a pedes-trian village. The Dolores Promenadeharkens back to an era when folks would

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encounter each other on foot, slow down andmingle,” Kern said. “Like a small Europeanvillage, we want to create a city center wherefolks of all ages gather, have coffee and catchup on each other’s days.”

They also said the proposal meets thecity’s objectives of emphasizing village char-acter and the pedestrian orientation of thecommercial district.

While public officials declined to com-ment on the proposal until it’s formallybefore them, Mayor Jason Burnett encour-aged people to mention it during the public-comment period of the April 7 city councilmeeting, when they can ask for it to be placedon a future agenda for discussion.

“We’re always supportive of individuals orgroups rolling up their sleeves and coming upwith ideas like this,” Burnett said, and often,the concepts are better when they come fromcommunity members than from the cityitself. The next step would be for the counciland staff to determine if they want to discussand act on the proposal.

“It would be a trade-off: Do we want totake something off the plate to put this on?”he asked.

Former Mayor Sue McCloud wonderedhow the plan would affect people who con-duct business on Dolores, as well as thosewho live in the spaces above the shops there.She also speculated it could take businessaway from other parts of the downtown area.

“I think it has to be handled very careful-ly,” she said, including coordinating deliver-ies when the street is closed, and she thought

ed an hour later, to better facilitate deliveriesbefore restaurants open for lunch — and areseeking further feedback. Their communitymeeting will be held Thursday, April 16, from5 to 7 p.m., in the Seventh & Dolores build-ing. They’ve also set up a website, dolore-spromenade.com, and an email address, con-tact@dolorespromenade.com.

it might require an EIR, since it would affecttraffic circulation in town.

Kern and Jeselnick said they have alreadycasually run the idea by the council, the plan-ning department, Police Chief Mike Calhounand the street’s business operators — whosuggested, for instance, that the originallyproposed hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. be shift-

A rendering of a cross section of Dolores Street shows how it could be transformed daily into a pedestrianpromenade. The bollards that would prevent drivers from using the street would be raised and loweredaccordingly.

Preceded in death by his parents, Henry Orlo and Dorothy Rushton Backer; wife MarciaSunderland Backer; daughter in law, Maria Hart Backer; sisters in law, Ruth Agnes (Kim)Murray Backer and Martha Williamson Backer. Survived by children, James S. (Susan)Backer, Annie (Brad) Backer Davids, Thomas F. (Lisa) Backer; grandchildren, Thomas, Ericand Scott Davids, Michael, Bridget, Andrew, Sarah and Peter Backer; brothers, Rush andHenry Backer; and beloved nephews, nieces and cousins.

Memorial Service Saturday 10:30 A.M. at West Hills Church, 3015 So. 82 Ave. Omaha,NE. The family will receive friends Friday 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the 72nd Street Chapel.Memorials to West Hills Church, Salvation Army, or VNA Hospice.

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Dick left us last Saturday at the age of 95, after a longand interesting life. Although born in Farson, Iowa, asthe only child of Barney and Nota Sinclair, the familyeventually relocated to Klamath Falls, Oregon, whereDick had many happy memories of hunting and fishing.Graduating from Klamath Union High, he went on toSacramento Junior College and graduated fromOregon State University with a degree in BiologicalSciences. During breaks from school, he was a trainengineer, covering routes in Southern Oregon. AtOSU, he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fra-ternity, where he participated in the usual college mischief. He continued on to theUniversity of Southern California to attend dental school. As a student, he joined the armyand served during WWII and the Korean War.

In 1944, Dick married Beverly Low Siemens. They moved to Los Angeles so that he couldattend dental school at USC. Upon graduating, Dick first practiced in Tulelake,California, where potatoes and chickens were often payment for his services. He wasrecalled to service in 1951 and spent two years in Germany, providing dental services tothe troops. In 1953, he was discharged at Fort Ord and began his dental practice inSeaside. There he practiced for 37 years, with his former ATO brother, Ira S. DuPratt.

Long time Carmel Valley residents, Dick and Bev raised four children, Robert, Randall,Meredith and Richard, Jr. Both parents were constant atten-dants at their children’s baseball and football games, whetherat home or on the road.

Dick took part in a number of community activities. For manyyears he volunteered his dentistry skills for individuals atNatividad Hospital. He also served on the advisory board tothe Carmel Valley Planning Commission.

Dick had a wide variety of outdoor interests including fishing,hunting, horseback riding, pistol and skeet shooting. A longtime member of the Carmel Associated Sportsmen, he servedas the president for a number of years. Upon his retirement, hetook up woodworking and carving.

Those who knew him will miss his quick smile, sense of humor, willingness to help thosehe was closest to and his strong sense of honesty.

He is survived by his three sons and daughter, son-in-law Bill Homyak, granddaughterDanielle (Chris) and step-grandson Gregory (Vanessa).

The family would like to thank Dr. Glen Hudgens for his compassion and care, HeartlandHospice for their caring advisement, and Reach Out for assisting the family in the finalhours.

We will all miss Dick.

Richard Thomas Sinclair, D.D.S.Feb. 23, 1920 - Feb. 28, 2015

Leon E. Wentz, 77, of Menlo Park, passed away peacefully surrounded by family onFebruary 28 at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City.

A devoted husband, father and man of integrity, Leon had a terrific sense of humor, big heartand was extremely generous.

Born at Stanford Hospital the same day the Golden Gate Bridge opened, Leon grew up inPalo Alto and graduated from Palo Alto High in 1955. A standout four-sport athlete at Paly,Leon attended University of Colorado, Boulder on a football scholarship. After serving hiscountry in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from UCLA in 1960 with a degree inBusiness/Construction Management.

Leon married the late Jeanie Townley in 1960 and was married for 29 years until her passingin 1989. Leon married Cathy Salmon in 1990 and the two would have celebrated their 25thanniversary in November.

In a 55-year career as a commercial builder, Leon's passion for construction started at anearly age and he worked at his craft until his passing. While in his 20's, Leon's first big projectwas building a section of the California Aqueduct in Tracy in the 1960's. Leon started L.E.Wentz Company in 1974 and eventually became one of the biggest commercial builders onthe West Coast with hundreds of notable projects that included the Opus One Winery inOakdale and the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay.

In 1990, Leon founded the Jeanie A. Wentz Cancer Foundation at UCLA and establishedstate of the art research facilities at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. It was therethat Dr. Dennis Slamon and his team made great strides in research and development ofHerceptin, a widely used breast cancer treatment for women with the Her2+ gene.

Leon was president of the UCLA Foundation for two years and donated endless hours tonumerous philanthropic programs at UCLA, including Board of Visitors, ChancellorsAssociates, School of Medicine, and Arts and Architecture Visual Arts committee.

At the age of 46, Leon took up the game of golf. Whether it was with family, friends or byhimself, he loved to play. In 1995, Leon set a goal to play Golf Magazine's World's Top 100Courses. After eight years and countless miles around the globe, he completed his quest atage 65 by playing at Augusta National days after the 2003 Masters tournament. Leon wrotea book about his journey, titled, "Pebble Beach to Augusta".

Leon was always willing to learn and explore new challenges. In his 60’s, he attendedevening classes studying Japanese and Chinese Mandarin. He was not fluent, but enjoyedspeaking his new languages.

Leon's final weeks were spent in the loving care of doctors, nurses and family in the IntensiveCare Unit at Sequoia Hospital. The Wentz family wishes to thank those at Sequoia for theircare and comfort to Leon.

Leon was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jeanie, parents Mariette and Leon, andbrother Robert.

Leon is survived by his beloved wife Cathy, sons Brad (Darci) and Craig, daughter Julie,grandchildren Taylor, Zack and Ryan, brother Richard (Carol), nephew Trent (Tami), nieceLynley (Rob) and several cousins.

A private service was held on March 5 at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto.

Donations may be made to your favorite charity or to the “Z” Fund, in honor of Leon’s grand-son, Zack. The Reeve-Irvine Research Center (Z Fund for CST Research), Attn: Tania Jope,University of California-Irvine, 2107 Gillespie Bldg. Irvine, CA 92697-4292.

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CLMFrom page 1A

other. Bernahl’s suit also claims that Weakley

engaged in other activities designed toundermine CLM’s operations, includingmaking “false and disparaging” statements.

The countersuit is in response to a Dec.19, 2014, suit filed by Weakley against win-ery owner Charles Banks, alleging Banksfailed to fully pay him for his ownershipinterest in CLM after a buyout agreementwas executed last summer.

Weakley, who founded CLM withBernahl, was “terminated” from the businessin June 2014, according to the lawsuit, filedby Los Angeles lawyer Scott Vick, who rep-resents Banks, Bernahl and CLM.

The breakup of the partnership was pub-licly described as amicable, but in his mostrecent legal filings, Bernahl says that afterWeakley was let go — but prior to his sign-ing of severance agreement and selling hisinterest in CLM — he did all he could tocripple the business.

“Weakley embarked on a malicious cam-paign to sabotage the business operations ofCLM Holdings,” according to the counter-claim.

Specifically, the suit says, Weakley con-spired with a “management-level employeeof a significant business partner of CLM” toencourage the partner not to renew its corpo-rate sponsorship of an unnamed “lucrativeannual event” hosted by CLM — a likely ref-erence to the Pebble Beach Food & Wine orLos Angeles Food & Wine events.

The loss of the sponsor continues to costCLM “hundreds of thousands of dollars,” inlost revenue, according to the lawsuit.

However, Swartz said the allegations arenot only false, they don’t add up.

“Why would Weakley sabotage the folkswho owe him a million dollars?” Swartz told

The Pine Cone Thursday. “That doesn’t makeany sense. It did not happen.”

Weakley’s supposed contact with theunidentified official with the sponsoringcompany included making “false embarrass-ing, disparaging statements” about CLM andBernahl. He said similar things to vendors,competitors, industry insiders and businessleaders “throughout the California restaurantindustry,” the suit says.

According to the suit, after he was “termi-nated” Weakley agreed to sell his stock inCLM’s parent company for $650,000, andwas also released from any legal claims orobligations stemming from his years as aCLM owner and employee.

Swartz also brought up the legal agree-ment.

“When Bernahl and his partner bought outWeakley, they signed a complete releaseagainst all claims,” he said. “Also, they prom-ised to pay Weakley a certain amount ofmoney, which they failed to do, and thus, thefirst lawsuit was filed by Weakley againstBanks for simple breach of contract formoney owed.”

Weakley also promised not to take anyaction to harm, inconvenience or embarrassCLM or its employees, according to CLM’scomplaint.

However, prior to the deal, the lawsuitsays “Weakley did not disclose to Banks orBernahl his efforts and actions to underminethe business operations of CLM,” and todiminish the value of its stock, according tothe complaint.

The countersuit also alleges that Weakley“employed a scheme” to defraud Banks intopaying more for the interest in the companythan it was worth.

Weakley is accused of securities fraud,concealment, contract interference, breach ofcontract and breach of fiduciary duty.Bernahl and Banks are seeking an undis-closed amount in damages from Weakley,including punitive damages, which can be

awarded in cases of malice, oppression orfraud.

Meanwhile, as the legal drama behind thecurtains unfolds, crews in Del Monte Forestthis week were setting up the large GrandTasting tent for the eighth annual PebbleBeach Food & Wine set for April 9-12.

Similar allegationsSome of the allegations in Bernahl’s com-

plaint were previously outlined in a Dec. 9,2014, countersuit he filed against Jeff andCindy Troesh, who are his partners in Faith &Flower, a posh Los Angeles restaurant.

Though Bernahl accused Weakley in thatlawsuit of “hatching a criminal scheme” todefraud Bernahl, Weakley wasn’t named as adefendant. Now that he is, the complaintalleges Weakley signed a “fake” promissorynote that would have given the Troeshesleverage in the L.A. eatery, had the documentbeen legitimate.

The Troeshes first filed suit againstBernahl and Weakley, alleging, among otherthings, the men had not paid back a $150,000loan, and that Bernahl took “more than$200,000” from their business accounts.Swartz, on behalf of Weakley, has also deniedthose allegations.

Bernahl had alleged Cindy Troesh slan-

dered him by telling others that he was run-ning Faith & Flower as a “Ponzi scheme” andwas stealing money from the restaurant tofund a $50,000-per-month lifestyle.

Ironically, Bernahl will try to resolve hislegal issues with the Troeshes on Friday,March 20, during an out-of-court mediationsession in Los Angeles, Vick said. TheTroeshes’ complaint was amended to addBanks as a defendant.

“CLM and the Troeshes are sitting downtogether to attempt to resolve the disputesamongst themselves,” Vick told The PineCone, “and I am optimistic that those matterswill be resolved.”

To encourage open discussion, in which aprofessional mediator will be present, thesession won’t be recorded by a court reporter,and none of it will be admissible in court.

“In my experience, mediations result insettlements at least 50 percent of the time, ifnot more,” Vick said. “Although we have thebest court system in the world, it is ineffi-cient, time consuming and expensive. Oftenthe best way for disputes to be resolved is tohave people get in a room and talk to eachother.”

The Troeshes’ Encino attorney, SanfordMichelman, did not respond to a messageseeking comment.

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Freeman argued that the civil grand jurydoes not have the right to violate the employ-ees’ rights to privacy, which are protected byArticle 1, Section 1 of the CaliforniaConstitution: “All people are by nature freeand independent and have inalienable rights[including] pursuing and obtaining safety,happiness and privacy.”

While many laws give state and localagencies the power to pry into the private

affairs of the state’s citizens, Freeman saidthe law outlining the powers of a grand juryonly gives it authority to “investigate theoperations, accounts, and records of the offi-cers and departments of any city,” and makesno mention of employees. Therefore, the cityis not allowed to provide the documents thecivil grand jury wants, according to Freeman.

“The employees are the real parties ininterest here,” he said. “The privacy rightdoes not belong to the city. It belongs to theemployees. The city holds the paper; theemployees hold the privacy rights.”

And even if the grand jury successfullyargued that the city should hand over the

final say over what information and evidencecan be released in the grand jury’s report,providing further protection.

Throughout the hearing, Villarreal regu-larly stopped both men during their testimonyto ask questions and seek clarification.

She also wondered if the grand jury’srequest was over-broad, as Freeman hadargued, and whether the files it requestedwere really necessary for its investigation,but Girard suggested that type of scrutinywas beyond her purview.

“The grand jury need not make a showingof the relevance of what they want to lookfor,” he claimed.

Villarreal decided to take the matter undersubmission and rule at a later date, saying shewanted to consider the privacy and due-process issues.

files, the employees themselves should begiven a chance to weigh in, he said.

“Due process demands that the partieswhose rights are being trammeled should begiven notice and an opportunity to object,”Freeman argued.

But, Girard countered, the Penal Code“and its legislative history make clear that thegrand jury is entitled to review the records ofthe city on any matter, and is not limited tothe records of ‘officers,’ as the city argues.”

Privacy rights are not absolute, andinstead must be weighed against other impor-tant interests, Girard continued. Furthermore,evidence used in civil grand jury investiga-tions cannot be included in the jury’s finalpublic report, and everyone involved takes anoath promising not to talk about it. The coun-ty Superior Court’s presiding judge has a

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Oak Pl., Salinas, CA 93907. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on N/A. (s)Christian Miranda. This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk ofMonterey County on March 2, 2015.Publication dates: March 20, 27, April3, 10, 2015. (PC 315)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150558. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: ONEVilla, 408 Calle Principal,Monterey, CA 93940, MontereyCounty. JOVANI LOPEZ, 5 Vista PointeDr., Watsonville, CA 59076. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on N/A. (s) JovaniLopez. This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of Monterey Countyon March 11, 2015. Publication dates:March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2015. (PC316)

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itors, contingent creditors, and per-sons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both,of PATRICIA SCOTT VANCE.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20150564

he following person(s) is (are) doingusiness as:ookdale Salinas, 290 Regencyrcle, Salinas, CA 93906, County ofontereyegistered owner(s):ummerville at Harden Ranch LLCelaware), 3131 Elliott Ave., Ste. 500,

eattle, WA 98121his business is conducted by: a lim-ed liability companyhe registrant commenced to trans-t business under the fictitious busi-

ess name or names listed above onA.declare that all information in thisatement is true and correct. (A reg-rant who declares as true any mate-

al matter pursuant to Section 17913the Business and Professions code

at the registrant knows to be false isuilty of a misdemeanor punishabley a fine not to exceed one thousandollars ($1,000)).

Chad C. White, Vice President andecretary of Sole Memberummerville at Cobbco Inc.his statement was filed with theounty Clerk of Monterey County onarch 11, 2015.OTICE-In accordance withubdivision (a) of Section 17920, actitious Name Statement generallyxpires at the end of five years frome date on which it was filed in thefice of the County Clerk, except, asovided in Subdivision (b) of Section920, where it expires 40 days aftery change in the facts set forth in the

atement pursuant to Section 17913her than a change in the residence

ddress of a registered owner. A newctitious Business Name Statement

must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofa Fictitious Business Name in violationof the rights of another under Federal,State, or common law (See Section14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code).Original Filing3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10/15CNS-2728700#CARMEL PINE CONEPublication dates: March 20, 27, April3, 10, 2015. (PC 313)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150533. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: 1. CARMEL VALLEY FLOWER FARM2. CV FLOWER FARM3. CARMEL VALLEY FLOWERS8730 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA93923, Monterey County. SALLYVOSS, 8730 Carmel Valley Road,Carmel, CA 93923 This business isconducted by an individual.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on N/A. (s) SallyVoss. This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of Monterey Countyon March 6, 2015. Publication dates:March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2015. (PC314)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150479. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: PG VACUUM, 246 1/2 ForestAve., Pacific Grove, CA 93950,Monterey County. CHRISTIANANTHONY MIRANDA, 14862 Mossy

requests that ALBERT DUANEGRAHAM be appointed as person-al representative to administer theestate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unlessthey have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.)The independent administrationauthority will be granted unless aninterested person files an objectionto the petition and shows goodcause why the court should notgrant the authority.

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

Date: May 20, 2015Time: 9:00 a.m.Dept.: ProbateRoom: 16Address: Superior Court of

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

If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections with

the court before the hearing. Yourappearance may be in person or byyour attorney.

If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within the later of either(1) four months from the date offirst issuance of letters to a generalpersonal representative, as definedin section 58(b) of the CaliforniaProbate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a notice undersection 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code. Other Californiastatutes and legal authority mayaffect your rights as a creditor. Youmay want to consult with anattorney knowledgeable inCalifornia law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Ute M. Isbill-WilliamsSan Carlos St. Betwn. 7th and

8th Ave.P.O. Box 805Carmel, CA 93921(831) 624-5339 x16This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Feb. 24, 2015. Publication dates: March 20, 27,April 3, 2015. (PC317)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150609. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: 1. JARMAN2. JARMAN WINES3. JARMAN ESTATE16 W. Carmel Valley Rd., CarmelValley, CA 93924, Monterey County.JARMAN LLC, 16 W. Carmel ValleyRd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924. Thisbusiness is conducted by a limited lia-bility company. Registrant com-menced to transact business underthe fictitious business name listedabove on N/A. (s) Hunter Loweler,President. This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on March 17, 2015.Publication dates: March 20, 27, April3, 10, 2015. (PC 318)

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IT’S SPRINGTIME, daylight savings is in effect, andthe memories of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’sresolutions have faded. Nonetheless, some shop owners andresidents still have mini lights up on their buildings andtrees, and city officials want them removed. Now.

According city policies — which are not ordinances inthe muni code — such lights may be displayed from the thirdWednesday of November through the second Wednesday ofJanuary, and the rules apply to trees, public rights of way andprivate properties in the commercial zones, as well as tobusinesses in the residential district. Private homes are sub-ject to similar restrictions.

“As for a rough estimate for the proportion of businessesthat still have holiday lighting up, we would estimate abouta quarter,” planning director Rob Mullane said. “There arealso substantially more residences this year than in yearspast that still have holiday lights up, and this may be becausewe have had several people new to Carmel — and unfamiliar

City wants holiday lights removedwith our regulations — purchase properties in the city thesepast few years.”

According to the municipal code, in the commercial dis-trict, light fixtures can’t be directed toward public propertyand have to have an intensity of 8 candlefeet or less. As forresidential areas, exterior lighting attached to the main build-ing or any accessories can’t be higher than 10 feet off theground and not exceed 25 watts, and landscape lighting has tobe no more than 18 inches off the ground, no more than 15watts per fixture, and no closer than 10 feet apart. No trees,walls or fences can be lit.

“The purpose of landscape lighting is to safely illuminatewalkways and entrances to the subject property,” according tothe code.

Regarding the strings of mini lights popular at holidaysand as decorations, those, and any other sort of “temporary”outdoor lighting, can’t be in place for longer than 90 days,according to Mullane, citing the Electrical Code.

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Feb. 21 - Author Kathryn Gualtieri signscopies of her new Prohibition-era Carmelmystery novel, The Missing Bohemian, atDawn's Dream Tasting Room on Sat., Feb. 21, from 1to 4 p.m. All book proceeds go to the fundraisingeffort the Galante family is sponsoring on behalf oftheir employee, Eliud Ortiz. Details at www.dawns-dreamwinery.com under Events. (831) 659-2649.

Feb.23-May 18 - A Grief RecoveryGroup, offering caring support through the grievingprocess after the death of a loved one, will be heldMondays, Feb.23 to May 18, 7-8:30 p.m.at CarmelPresbyterian Church, corner Ocean and Junipero.Materials $15. For questions and to register, Gayleat (831) 626-1395 or GriefShare.org.

Feb. 27 - Schools3 Art Exhibit and Sale, abenefit to raise funds for our 70th school in Africaand Central America. Local artists will donate paint-ings, sculpture, crafts, photographs, pottery, jewelryand more! Schools3 is a non-profit that buildsschools for the neediest, one school at a time. Pleasejoin us Friday, February 27, 4:30-7 p.m., CarmelPlaza at Mission Street (former Coldwater Creek).

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Feb. 28 - Book Sale!! Quality used books bythe thousands, all topics, huge bargains! Saturday,February 28, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Mary’s by the SeaEpiscopal Church, Central Ave. at 12th St. PacificGrove. (831) 373-4441, www.stmarysbythesea.org.Put down those Kindles and join the fun.

March 4 - John Russo, Founder of CarmelLavender, will present a talk on "A Bee'sLife and Society" at the Carmel Valley Women'sClub March 4, 2015 Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:45p.m., at Carmel Valley Ranch's Golf Club House, 1Old Ranch Rd. $35 per guest. Call (831) 659-0934to reserve or go to www.carmelvalleywomens-club.org/events.

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Council to discuss capital projectsIN PLANNING the budget for the fiscal

year that starts July 1, the Carmel CityCouncil will compile a list of projects— street repairs, building improvements,new equipment and other expenses. The

council is set to discuss capital improve-ments to be included in the 2015/2016 budg-et Tuesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in city hall onMonte Verde Street south of Ocean Avenue.A closed session will follow.

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Tickets are $10. The Grange Hall is locat-ed just off Highway 1 about 25 miles southof Carmel. Visit www.bigsurgrange.org.

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As the sun dipped into the horizon with a flash of green,friends and family wished local artist Sue Roberts"ALOHA" following her peaceful passing on Thursday,March 12, 2015.

Sue was passionate about Carmel-by-the-Sea where herlove of painting took flight. "Treetops" was her studio,where she'd commune with nature and be awakened by ablue jay affectionately called Beethoven. Another greatjoy for Sue was sharing her discoveries along life's jour-ney as an acclaimed leader in the Travel Industry, working

with numerous clients that soon became her friends.

Wishing Sue a beautiful Bon Voyage is her sister Beth Wright. Growing up, the sis-ters shared a love of travel and enjoyed many adventures, a highlight includingtheir year together in Spain. Beth's daughters Kym and Susan along with their hus-bands and Beth's grandson Jimmy (who sings "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" inSue's honor) join her adored nieces and nephews and extended family -- spanningthe shores of Hawaii to the New York skyline -- in raising a toast to Sue.

Awaiting Sue's arrival above are welcoming family and friends, including her par-ents, brothers Nolan, Jay and Doyle Roberts with their dear wives, a brother-in-lawand former Carmel City Councilman Jim Wright, cousins, her beloved nephews, agreat-great nephew and great niece.

Sue will be remembered for her love of a spectacular sunset, a glass of champagne,the theater and opera. She was known to say "Aloha" and "Ciao" often, both fit-tingly meaning hello and goodbye. No matter how high you soar, dear Sue, youare with us always.

Contributions in her honor may be offered to charities celebrating The Arts, or tobudding artists following their dreams.

Sue RobertsMarch 12, 2015

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If you’re a fan of BigBand music, you won’twant to miss “In theMood” (top left) Sundayat the Golden StateTheater in Monterey.Also performing thisweek are singer-song-writer James Lee Stanley(left), who plays Big SurSaturday, violinist JudithIngolfsson (right), whoplays with the MontereySymphony Saturday andSunday, and harpist AnyKrupski (top right) whoplays in Pacific GroveSaturday.

TO COMMEMORATE the 330th birthday of composerJohann Sebastian Bach — whose music inspired the found-ing of the Carmel Bach Festival in 1935 — “Bach’s BirthdayBash” will be presented Saturday, March 21, at the MontereyMuseum of Art’s La Mirada location.

Performing at the event will be pianist Gerry Williams, atalented instrumentalist who serves on the Bach Fest’s boardof directors.

“He’s a fabulous pianist,” festival spokeswoman NicolaReilly told The Pine Cone. “He’ll be playing everything fromBach, to standards and requests.”

The birthday party will also feature food, wine, games, araffle and door prizes.

The fun starts at 5 p.m. Tickets are $40. The museum islocated at 720 Via Mirada. Visit www.bachfestival.org.

n ‘Ethereal Skies’ at Sunset CenterAccompanied by Icelandic violinist Judith Ingolfsson,

The Monterey Symphony presents its fourth concert of theseason, “Ethereal Skies,” Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22,at Sunset Center.

With Max Bragado-Darman serving as conductor, thesymphony will perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in DMajor, Carl Maria von Weber’s Abu Hassan Overture andSibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major.

Saturday’s concert begins at 8 p.m., while Sunday’s mati-nee starts at 3 p.m. Todd Samra presents a free pre-concerttalk an hour before each performance. Tickets are $40 to $79.Sunset Center is located at San Carlos and Ninth. Call (831)646-8511.

Birthday bash honors Bach, hilltop homes host singer-songwriter

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The next Sustainable Chef dinner, Chalone and Italian, and Trio’s wine seminarsTO HELP raise money and awareness

for its efforts to teach kids from throughoutthe county about sustainable agriculture, sci-ence, cooking, gardening and other life sci-ences, the MEarth Hilton Bialek Habitat atCarmel Middle School will present the sec-ond dinner in its Sustainable Chef SeriesMonday, March 23, at 6 p.m. An optionaltour of the 10-acre grounds will start at 5:30.

The series’ first dinner featured Affinachef James Anderson, who found many ofthe ingredients for his menu growing in thehabitat’s organic garden next to the recentlybuilt LEED-certified green classroom build-ing, where he and a team of helpers preparedthe feast in the open kitchen.

His menu featured, for instance, a salad offoraged greens with a nasturtium vinaigrette,butternut squash and Pippin apple bisquewith charred zeppelin onions, roasted duckPeking style with acorn squash and runnerbeans, and Pippin tart tatin. His downtownCarmel restaurant emphasizes fresh, local,organic and seasonal —and it’s hard to getcloser to any of those, let alone all of them,than during the Sustainable Chef Series atMEarth.

The March 23 dinner will star chef EvanLite from the Beach House at Lovers Point inPacific Grove. Recently arrived in thatbeachfront town, Lite trained at the

California Culinary Academy more than 13years ago and ran kitchens at OpahRestaurant and Bar in Tustin, Woody’s at theBeach in Laguna Beach and Johnny’sHarborside in Santa Cruz. He takes heart in“the art, the passion, yet the serenity of cook-ing.”

Tickets are $65 per person for Lite’s sure-to-be-memorable multi-course dinner, andthey’re available at brownpapertickets.com.All net proceeds will directly assist MEarth(pronouced “me earth”) in its mission to cul-tivate “the next generation of environmentalleaders through education, collaboration,partnerships and community action.”MEarth is located at 2480 Carmel ValleyRoad next to the middle school.

Meanwhile, the Beach House, where Liteis the chef, will also raise money for MEarthby donating a portion of its proceeds on thefirst Thursday of every month. During dinnerservice on those evenings, $1 of every entréepurchased will be donated to MEarth. TheBeach House is located at 620 Ocean ViewBlvd. in Pacific Grove.

n Chalone dinner at IlFoIl Fornaio restaurant at The Pine Inn on

Ocean Avenue will host winemaker RobertCook for a dinner featuring the wines of

airy, contemporary, comfortable shop offersnot only wine from three local producers, butolive oils and vinegars from around theworld, and artwork by three abstract artists.

The first seminar of the series, “Taste like

a Pro,” will be offered March 27, when wineprofessional Tom Farmer will guide atten-dees through the systematic tasting process,focusing on color, aroma, flavor and finish.

The next installation, Friday, April 24,will take participants “on a globetrottingtasting tour of the Pinot Noir grape, featuringa wide variety of wines based on this won-derful varietal.”

Each session begins at 6 p.m. Future top-ics and dates will be announced later.

The cost is $20 per person ($10 for TrioClub members), and registration is required.Visit www.triocarmel.com/events to sign up.Trio is the exclusive tasting room for PelerinWines, Ian Brand & Family Winery (whichjust released its 2014 La Marea Albariño andLe P’TiT Paysan Rose) and Mesa Del SolVineyards.

Chalone winery, Thursday, March 26, at 6p.m. With Chenin Blanc vines that predateProhibition and recently obtained HistoricVineyard Status, Chalone produces severalsmall-batch red and white wines from itsestate, which inhabits it ownAVA by the same name.

To complement the wines,chef Gabriel Rodriguez willcreate a five-course authenticItalian feast that will includeGnocchi Della Nonna (porcinimushroom and Yukon Goldpotato dumplings with chopped asparagusand Gorgonzola sauce) paired with 2011Chardonnay, and Agnello al Forno (roastedrack of lamb with Trebbiano wine mustardsauce served with sautéed artichokes, pearlonions and roasted Yukon Gold potatoes)paired with 2010 Pinot Noir. For reserva-tions, call (831) 622-5100 or email mwhit-ney@ilfo.com. The restaurant is located inthe inn at Ocean Avenue and Monte VerdeStreet.

n Trio tastingsTrio Carmel on Dolores Street south of

Ocean is launching a new series of wineseminars covering a wide variety of topics,including professional tasting and tech-niques for analyzing wines, the explorationof different grape varietals, the science ofwinemaking, and the history of wine. The

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SUPERIOR COURTOF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF MONTEREY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. M131042TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

petitioner, JAZMIN SADE REEVES, fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: A.Present name: JAZMIN SADE REEVESProposed name: JAZMIN SADE LOVE

THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, whythe petition for change of name shouldnot be granted. Any person objectingto the name changes described abovemust file a written objection thatincludes the reasons for the objectionat least two court days before the mat-ter is scheduled to be heard and mustappear at the hearing to show causewhy the petition should not be grant-ed. If no written objection is timelyfiled, the court may grant the petitionwithout a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DATE: April 17, 2015TIME: 9:00 a.m.DEPT: TBAThe address of the court is 1200

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

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

(s) Thomas W. WillsJudge of the Superior CourtDate filed: Feb. 19, 2015Clerk: Teresa A. RisiDeputy: J. Nicholson

Publication dates: Feb. 27, March 6,13, 20, 2015. (PC220)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT File No. 20150366 The follow-ing person(s) is(are) doing businessas: DRENCH, 3216 Upper Walden Rd.,Carmel, CA 93923, Monterey County.DRENCH LLC, 216 Upper Walden Rd.,Carmel, CA 93923, This business isconducted by a limited liability compa-ny. Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on Feb. 13, 2015. (s)Emily Hunt This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Feb. 13, 2015. Publicationdates: Feb. 27. March 6, 13, 20, 2015.(PC 221).

APN: 417-081-020-000 TS No:CA08003197-14-1 TO No: 140099391-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED June 28,2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGSAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On April 1, 2015 at10:00 AM, at the Main Entrance to theCounty Administration Building, 168W. Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93901,MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps,as the duly Appointed Trustee, underand pursuant to the power of sale con-tained in that certain Deed of Trustrecorded on July 10, 2006, asInstrument No. 2006060635, of officialrecords in the Office of the Recorder ofMonterey County, California, executedby JOY DAY, AN UNMARRIEDWOMAN, AND BRUCE E JOHNSON,AN UNMARRIED MAN AS JOINT TEN-ANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for COUN-TRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. asBeneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,in lawful money of the United States,all payable at the time of sale, that cer-tain property situated in said County,California describing the land thereinas: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED INSAID DEED OF TRUST The propertyheretofore described is being sold “asis”. The street address and other com-mon designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purportedto be: 35010 SKY RANCH ROAD,CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said salewill be made without covenant or war-ranty, express 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 if any, underthe terms of the Deed of Trust, estimat-ed fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust. The total amount ofthe unpaid balance of the obligationssecured by the property to be sold andreasonable estimated costs, expensesand advances at the time of the initialpublication of this Notice of Trustee’sSale is estimated to be $962,590.82(Estimated). However, prepaymentpremiums, accrued interest andadvances will increase this figure priorto sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said salemay include all or part of saidamount. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept a cashier’s checkdrawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal cred-it union or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association,savings association or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of theCalifornia Financial Code and author-ized to do business in California, orother such funds as may be acceptableto the Trustee. In the event tenderother than cash is accepted, theTrustee may withhold the issuance ofthe Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale untilfunds become available to the payeeor endorsee as a matter of right. Theproperty offered for sale excludes allfunds held on account by the propertyreceiver, if applicable. If the Trustee isunable to convey title for any reason,the successful bidder’s sole and exclu-sive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee and thesuccessful bidder shall have no further

recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders Ifyou are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understandthat there are risks involved in biddingat a Trustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at aTrustee auction does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear ownershipof the property. You should also beaware that the lien being auctioned offmay be a junior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at the auction, you areor may be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien being auc-tioned off, before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You are encour-aged to investigate the existence, pri-ority, and size of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder’s office or atitle insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be awarethat the same Lender may hold morethan one mortgage or Deed of Trust onthe property. Notice to PropertyOwner The sale date shown on thisNotice of Sale may be postponed oneor more times by the Mortgagee,Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about Trustee Salepostponements be made available toyou and to the public, as a courtesy tothose not present at the sale. If youwish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applica-ble, the rescheduled time and date forthe sale of this property, you may callPriority Posting and Publishing at 714-573-1965 for information regarding theTrustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address listed below for informa-tion regarding the sale of this property,using the file number assigned to thiscase, CA08003197-14-1. Informationabout postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on the InternetWeb site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend thescheduled sale. Date: February 26,2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba TrusteeCorps TS No. CA08003197-14-1 17100Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 AmyLemus, Authorized Signatory SALEINFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.priorityposting.com FORAUTOMATED SALES INFORMATIONPLEASE CALL: Priority Posting andPublishing AT 714-573-1965 MTCFinancial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAYBE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDMAY BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. P1133498 3/6, 3/13,03/20/2015 Publication dates: March 6, 13, 20,2015. (PC 302).

APN: 418-281-019-000 TS No:CA08000866-13-1 TO No:1473886 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED January 12,2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGSAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On April 1, 2015 at10:00 AM, at the Main Entrance to theCounty Administration Building, 168W. Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93901,MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps,as the duly Appointed Trustee, underand pursuant to the power of sale con-tained in that certain Deed of Trustrecorded on January 20, 2006, asInstrument No. 2006005946, of officialrecords in the Office of the Recorder ofMonterey County, California, executedby VICTOR R GOODRUM AND SHERRIGOODRUM, as Trustor(s), in favor ofBANK OF AMERICA, N.A. asBeneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,in lawful money of the United States,all payable at the time of sale, that cer-tain property situated in said County,California describing the land thereinas: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED INSAID DEED OF TRUST The propertyheretofore described is being sold “asis”. The street address and other com-mon designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purportedto be: 38302 LAUREL SPRINGS ROAD,CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Saidsale will be made without covenant orwarranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining princi-pal sum of the Note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, asprovided in said Note(s), advances ifany, under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed ofTrust. 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 pub-lication of this Notice of Trustee’s Saleis estimated to be $336,931.00(Estimated). However, prepaymentpremiums, accrued interest andadvances will increase this figure priorto sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said salemay include all or part of said amount.In addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept 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 specifiedin Section 5102 of the CaliforniaFinancial Code and authorized to dobusiness in California, or other suchfunds as may be acceptable to theTrustee. In the event tender other thancash is accepted, the Trustee maywithhold the issuance of the Trustee’sDeed Upon Sale until funds becomeavailable to the payee or endorsee as amatter of right. The property offeredfor sale excludes all funds held onaccount by the property receiver, ifapplicable. If the Trustee is unable toconvey title for any reason, the suc-cessful bidder’s sole and exclusive

PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICES • PUBLIC NOTICESremedy shall be the return of moniespaid to the Trustee and the successfulbidder shall have no furtherrecourse. Notice to PotentialBidders If you are considering biddingon this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a Trustee auc-tion. You will be bidding on a lien, noton the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a Trustee auction doesnot automatically entitle you to freeand clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a juniorlien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may be respon-sible for paying off all liens senior tothe lien being auctioned off, beforeyou can receive clear title to the prop-erty. You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist onthis property by contacting the countyrecorder’s office or a title insurancecompany, either of which may chargeyou a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the same Lendermay hold more than one mortgage orDeed of Trust on the property. Noticeto Property Owner The sale dateshown on this Notice of Sale may bepostponed one or more times by theMortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about Trustee Salepostponements be made available toyou and to the public, as a courtesy tothose not present at the sale. If youwish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applica-ble, the rescheduled time and date forthe sale of this property, you may callPriority Posting and Publishing at 714-573-1965 for information regarding theTrustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address listed below for informa-tion regarding the sale of this property,using the file number assigned to thiscase, CA08000866-13-1. Informationabout postponements that are veryshort in duration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on the InternetWeb site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend thescheduled sale. Date: February 27,2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba TrusteeCorps TS No. CA08000866-13-1 17100Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, AuthorizedSignatory SALE INFORMATION CANBE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.prior-ityposting.com FOR AUTOMATEDSALES INFORMATION PLEASECALL: Priority Posting and PublishingAT 714-573-1965 MTC Financial Inc.dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTINGAS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. P1133622 3/6, 3/13,03/20/2015 Publication dates: March 6, 13, 20,2015. (PC 303).

SUPERIOR COURT

OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF MONTEREY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. M131123.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

petitioner, BRIAN MICHAEL MOTCHI-AVITZ, filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as fol-lows: A.Present name: BRIAN MICHAEL MOTCHKAVITZProposed name: BRIAN MOTCH BOLES

THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appearbefore this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, whythe petition for change of name shouldnot be granted. Any person objectingto the name changes described abovemust file a written objection thatincludes the reasons for the objectionat least two court days before the mat-ter is scheduled to be heard and mustappear at the hearing to show causewhy the petition should not be grant-ed. If no written objection is timelyfiled, the court may grant the petitionwithout a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DATE: April 24, 2015TIME: 9:00 a.m.DEPT: TBAThe address of the court is 1200

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

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

(s) Thomas W. WillsJudge of the Superior CourtDate filed: Feb. 27, 2015Clerk: Teresa A. RisiDeputy: L. Newell

Publication dates: March 6, 13, 20, 27,2015. (PC304)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

of ALTHEA R. KWIEKCase Number MP 21684To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-

tors, contingent creditors, and per-sons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both,of ALTHEA R. KWIEK.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE hasbeen filed by JULIA A. KWIEK inthe Superior Court of California,County of MONTEREY.

The Petition for Probaterequests that JULIA A. KWIEK beappointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of thedecedent.

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

THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representative

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to take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unlessthey have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.)The independent administrationauthority will be granted unless aninterested person files an objectionto the petition and shows goodcause why the court should notgrant the authority.

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

Date: April 22, 2015Time: 9:10 a.m.Dept.: 16Address: Superior Court of

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

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

If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within the later of either(1) four months from the date offirst issuance of letters to a generalpersonal representative, as definedin section 58(b) of the CaliforniaProbate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a notice undersection 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code. Other Californiastatutes and legal authority mayaffect your rights as a creditor. Youmay want to consult with an attor-ney knowledgeable in Californialaw.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Jeffrey T. Killeen (sbn# 84614)303 Potrero St. #52Santa Cruz, CA 95060(831) 600-7017This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Nov. 6, 2014. Publication dates: March 6, 13, 20,2015. (PC306)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150506 Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: CHATEAU CORALINI, 100River Road, Salinas, CA 93908,Monterey County. LINDA FERNAN-DEZ, 297 Hillcrest, Marina, CA 93933.This business is conducted by an indi-vidual. Registrant commenced totransact business under the fictitiousbusiness name listed above on March3, 2015. (s) Linda Fernandez. Thisstatement was filed with the CountyClerk of Monterey County on March 3,2015. Publication dates: March 6, 13,20, 27, 2015. (PC 307)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

of LINDA GALE RICHARDS,aka

LINDA CLUSTER RICHARDS,aka LINDA RICHARDS

Case Number MP 21857To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-

tors, contingent creditors, and per-sons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both,of LINDA GALE RICHARDS, akaLINDA CLUSTER RICHARDS, akaLINDA RICHARDS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE hasbeen filed by WILLIAM K. LAM-BERT in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of MONTEREY.

The Petition for Probaterequests that WILLIAM K. LAM-BERT be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer theestate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate underthe Independent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personal rep-resentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unlessthey have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.)The independent administrationauthority will be granted unless aninterested person files an objectionto the petition and shows goodcause why the court should notgrant the authority.

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

Date: May 13, 2015Time: 9:00 a.m.Dept.: 16-ProbateAddress: Superior Court of

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

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

If you are a creditor or a con-

tingent creditor of the decedent,you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed bythe court within the later of either(1) four months from the date offirst issuance of letters to a generalpersonal representative, as definedin section 58(b) of the CaliforniaProbate Code, or (2) 60 days fromthe date of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a notice undersection 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code. Other Californiastatutes and legal authority mayaffect your rights as a creditor. Youmay want to consult with an attor-ney knowledgeable in Californialaw.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: William H. Stoffers1418 S. Main Street, Suite 202Salinas, CA 93908-8834(831) 753-6444This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on Feb. 24, 2015. Publication dates: March 6, 13, 20,2015. (PC308)

SUMMONS(Citacion Judicial)

CASE NUMBER: M128854NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:

(Aviso al demandado)CHRISTOPHER L. CULLEN, individual-ly and as Trustee of the CULLEN LIV-ING TRUST, and/or any other applica-ble trusts; CHERYL M. CULLEN, indi-

vidually and as Trustee of theCULLEN LIVING TRUST and/or any

other applicable trusts; EDGARORTIZ, and individual; DEREK SELF,an individual; and DOES 1 through

10, inclusive,YOU ARE BEING SUED BY

PLAINTIFF:(Lo esta demandando el

demandante)JOSHUA J. SULLIVAN, an individual

NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against youwithout your being heard unless yourespond within 30 days. Read theinformation below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYSafter this summons and legal papersare served on you to file a writtenresponse at this court and have acopy served on the plaintiff. A letter orphone call will not protect you. Yourwritten response must be in properlegal form if you want the court tohear your case. There may be a courtform that you can use for yourresponse. You can find these courtforms and more information at theCalifornia Courts Online Self-HelpCenter (www.courtinfo.ca. gov/self-help), your county law library, or thecourthouse nearest you. If you cannotpay the filing fee, ask the court clerkfor a fee waiver form. If you do not fileyour response on time, you may losethe case by default, and your wages,money and property may be takenwithout further warning from thecourt.

There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call an attor-ney right away. If you do not know anattorney, you may call an attorneyreferral service. If you cannot affordan attorney, you may be eligible forfree legal services from a nonprofitlegal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups at theCalifornia Legal Services Web site(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), theCalifornia Courts Online Self-HelpCenter (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/self-help), or by contacting your localcourt or county bar association.NOTE: The court has a statutory lienfor waived fees and costs on any set-tlement or arbitration award of$10,000 or more in a civil case. Thecourt’s lien must be paid before thecourt will dismiss the case.

The name and address of thecourt is (El nombre y direccion de lecorte es):SUPREIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF MONTEREYLIMITED CIVIL CASE1200 AGUAJITO ROADMONTEREY, CA 93940

The name, address and telephonenumber of the plaintiff’s attorney, orplaintiff without an attorney, is (Elnombre, la direccion y el numero detelefono del abogado del deman-dante, o del demandante que no tieneabogado,es):BOHNEN, ROSENTHAL & KREEFT 787 Munras Ave., Monterey, CA 93940(831) 649-5551

Date: Aug. 13, 2014(s) Teresa A. Risi, Clerkby L. Newell, Deputy

Publication Dates: March 6, 13, 20,2015. (PC309)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150488 Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: UEBUNG, 1071 Mission Rd.,Pebble Beach, CA 93953. MontereyCounty. BRYAN L. LEE, 1071 MissionRd., Pebble Beach, CA 93953. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual. Registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious busi-ness name listed above on N/A. (s)Bryan L. Lee. This statement was filedwith the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on March 2, 2015. Publicationdates: March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2015.(PC 311)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20150522 Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: 1. GONE NATIVE GARDENING SERV-ICES2. FTY #1145 Harvest Street, Salinas, CA 93901,Monterey County. KEN DURSA, 145

Harvest St., Salinas, CA 93901. Thisbusiness is conducted by an individ-ual. Registrant commenced to trans-act business under the fictitious busi-ness name listed above on March 5,2015. (s) Ken Dursa. This statementwas filed with the County Clerk ofMonterey County on March 5, 2015.Publication dates: March 13, 20, 27,April 3, 2015. (PC 312)

Trustee Sale No. 14-001732 CXE TitleOrder No. 140172991-CA-VOI APN015-522-023-000 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 08/25/06. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPER-TY, 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. On04/09/15 at 10:00 AM, AztecForeclosure Corporation as the dulyappointed Trustee under and pursuantto the power of sale contained in thatcertain Deed of Trust executed byGrace J. Ayala, an Unmarried Woman,as Trustor(s), in favor of MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc.,solely as Nominee for CountrywideBank, N.A., as Beneficiary, Recordedon 08/31/06 in Instrument No.2006077247 of official records in theOffice of the county recorder of MON-TEREY County, California; DeutscheBank National Trust Company, asTrustee for Harborview MortgageLoan Trust Mortgage Loan Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-9, asthe current Beneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHESTBIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the UnitedStates, by cash, a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe Financial Code and authorized todo business in this state), At the MainEntrance to the county CourthouseAdministration Building, 168 W. AlisalStreet, Salinas, CA, all right, title andinterest conveyed to and now held byit under said Deed of Trust in the prop-erty situated in said County, Californiadescribed as: 4155 CANADA COURT,CARMEL, CA 93923 The propertyheretofore described is being sold “asis”. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty,expressed 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, underthe terms of the Deed of Trust, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust, to-wit:$1,449,776.76 (Estimated) Accruedinterest and additional advances, ifany, will increase this figure prior tosale. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to Sellto be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located and morethan three months have elapsed sincesuch recordation. DATE: 3-9-15AZTEC FORECLOSURE CORPORA-TION Robbie Weaver AssistantSecretary & Assistant Vice PresidentAztec Foreclosure Corporation 20Pacifica, Suite 1460 Irvine, CA 92618Phone: (877) 257-0717 or (602) 638-5700 Fax: (602) 638-5748 www.aztec-trustee.com NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be bidding on a lien, noton the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auction doesnot automatically entitle you to freeand clear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a juniorlien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off all lienssenior to the lien being auctioned off,before you can receive clear title tothe property. You are encouraged toinvestigate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that mayexist on this property by contactingthe county recorder’s office or a titleinsurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this informa-tion. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware thatthe same lender may hold more thanone mortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed oneor more times by the mortgagee, ben-eficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuantto Section 2924g of the California CivilCode. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postpone-ments be made available to you andto the public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for the saleof this property, you may call or visitthe Internet Web site, using the filenumber assigned to this case 14-001732. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in durationor that occur close in time to thescheduled sale may not immediatelybe reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponementinformation is to attend the scheduledsale. Call 714-573-1965http://www.Priorityposting.com OrAztec Foreclosure Corporation (877)257-0717 www.aztectrustee.comP1135092 3/20, 3/27, 04/03/2015Publication dates: March 20, 27, April3, 2015. (PC 312)

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n National Paella DayZeph’s One Stop in Salinas will present Mundaka chef

Brandon Miller and Twisted Roots wines for its annual hom-age to paella, the rice dish that hails from Valencia and hascome to be considered the national dish of Spain. AtMundaka, located in Carmel, Miller makes paella all the time,and he’ll share his secrets and a recipe with guests at Zeph’sFriday, March 27.

His efforts will be complemented by tastes of wines fromTwisted Roots, which has a tasting room in Carmel ValleyVillage and produces Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon,Petite Sirah and Old Vine Zinfandel.

The demo and tasting will take place from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. and will cost $10 per person.

For more information, visit www.zephsonestop.com orcall (831) 757-3947. Zeph’s One Stop is located at 1366South Main St.

n Food Bank fundraiserCarrie Theis, Carmel city councilwoman and proprietor of

the Hofsas House Hotel on San Carlos Street north of Fourth

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Avenue, will present the Fifth Annual Fundraiser For TheFood Bank For Monterey County at the hotel Thursday,March 26.

Chef Steve Johnson from TusCA Ristorante at the HyattRegency Monterey Hotel and Spa, chef Annie Hobbs from ATaste of Elegance, and chef Brandon Miller from Mundakawill provide appetizers for the event, which will also featureLula’s Chocolates, and cookies from Monterey Meringues.

To wet their whistles, guests will be invited to sip a glassof award-winning Scheid Vineyards wine or taste some ofAlvarado Street Brewery’s signature beer. Classical guitaristTerrence Ferrell will perform.

The fundraiser will take place by the pool at the hotel from5:30 to 7 p.m., and admission is $50 per person. Call Theis atthe Hofsas House at (831) 624-2745 to make a reservation.All proceeds benefit the Food Bank For Monterey County.

n Grill and chill at De TierraDe Tierra Vineyards is inviting fans to Grill & Chill in its

tasting room at Mission and Fifth in downtown CarmelSaturday, March 28, from 5 to 8 p.m.

For $25 per person, guests will get their fill of specialwines, live music and barbecue from chefs Kathleen Robisonand Gus Gustat. De Tierra Vineyards produces estate grownChardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah, and wines will beselected to pair with Robison and Gustat’s cuisine.

No advance ticket purchase is required, but RSVPs arerequested by calling (831) 622-9704 or emailingchris@detierra.com.

n C.V. Ranch redoCarmel Valley Ranch is undergoing another overhaul, with

its restaurant being “reimagined” by a design team of RodrigoVargas Design, SB Architects and The Paul Davis Partnershipto “offer a casually elegant, home-inspired dining experiencewhere the rustic sophistication of the Carmel Valley con-

verges with more outdoor connectivity and touches of play.”While the restaurant had a more modern design before, the

new venue, which will still boast clean lines and an airyatmosphere, will have two new dining areas enclosed by barndoors, as well as a 1,500-square-foot terrace offering sweep-ing valley views.

The main dining room will contain zinc-top tables withnail-head detailing and tweed settees, while the centerpiecebar incorporates reclaimed wood walls and rustic woodshelves hanging from ropes and displaying honey jars (theresort also has an apiary).

A cozy lounge off the bar will be filled with cushy chairsand sofas, and have nice views of the pool.

Along with the new restaurant, set to reopen this summer,are new programs, including the monthly 90-minute Sip Likea Sommelier wine-education class led by sommelier DaveEriksen showcasing tastings of six or more wines for $45 perperson, and the Wine of the Week featuring new vintages bythe glass. Monthly wine dinners in the lodge’s AdventureKitchen will incorporate executive chef Tim Wood’s creationsmatched with Eriksen’s selected local winery.

And in September, the resort’s grape harvest will be cele-brated during a special party and dinner in the organic gardenwith wine tastings, a wine-label-making contest, and vine-yard games including barrel rolling, grape stomping and seedspitting. A three-course, family-style dinner in the organicgarden will follow.

Finally, the resort will release its first four wines: ReserveDry Rosé in May, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in June or July,and Reserve Pinot Noir in October or November.

To learn more, visit www.carmelvalleyranch.com.

n New Bernardus, tooAnd just down the road from C.V. Ranch, Bernardus

Lodge is undergoing a multimillion-dollar overhaul and is setto reopen in April with a new restaurant, spa, guest rooms andother amenities.

ARYA Group, Inc., a Los Angeles-basedarchitectural/design firm, handled the redesign, “keepingwith the property’s authentic aesthetic, a rustic-chic ranchestate,” while “reflecting Bernardus’ inherent epicurean spiritand soothing soul.” Key design elements include new openspaces to highlight vineyard views, new event facilities, aredesign of the hotel lobby and the retooling of all luxuryguest rooms, a new pool and spa experience with a “wellnessslant,” and an entirely new dining concept. The materials andcolor palette include rich Italian stonework, mosaic tiles,grass cloth, French oak floors and chandeliers set in neutraltones of olive leaf, mascarpone, charcoal and oyster, alongwith oxidized copper.

The restaurants, still led by chef Cal Stamenov, will reopenas Lucia Restaurant & Bar. Formerly Marinus and Wickets,the space has been redesigned to include new interiors and anadditional 2,300 square feet of terrace. The menu, meanwhile,will “reflect Cal’s enviable larder of farmers, foragers andfisherman spiked with sophisticated undertones.” Seatingwill be expanded to serve 120, with a separate bar rolling outa new craft cocktail program. Stay tuned via www.bernardus-lodge.com.

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Affina chef JamesAnderson (secondfrom right) and hishelpers took overthe demonstrationkitchen in MEarth’sgreen building forthe first SustainableChef Dinner lastmonth. On March23, chef Evan Lite ofthe Beach House atLovers Point will prepare a feastthere.

CAA seeks new members, new shows opens in P.G.IF YOU’RE interested in joining the Carmel Art

Association this year, the deadline for submitting your appli-cation is Wednesday, March 25.

To qualify, new members are required to live within 35miles of the nonprofit art group, which maintains a galleryon Dolores between Fifth and Sixth.

To learn more about the CAA — which was founded in1927 and represents more than 100 contemporary artists —and its membership application process, visit www.carme-lart.org.

The Sally Griffin Center in Pacific Grove unveils exhibitsby painters Heidi McGurrin and Rosemary Ullman Friday,March 20.

McGurrin’s work is influenced by her travels to LatinAmerica, while Ullman looks to the natural world for cre-

ative inspiration.The senior center, which hosts a reception from 5 to 7

p.m., is located at 700 Jewell Ave. Sponsored by the CentralCoast Art Association, the exhibits will be on displaythrough the end of April.

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n Women’s choir welcomes springAria Women’s Choir offers its spring concert, “Where the

Heart Leads,” Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, at CarmelPresbyterian Church.

With Sean Boulware serving as conductor, the localwomen’s choir will present a mix of contemporary choralworks.

Saturday’s concert starts at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’sshow begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission,$15 for seniors and active military and $10 for anybodyunder 18. The church is located at Ocean and Junipero. Visitwww.ariamonterey.org.

n Coming to a living room near youOffering a pair of “house concerts” in local living rooms,

singer-songwriter James Lee Stanley visits Big SurSaturday, March 21, and Carmel Valley Sunday, March 22.

The two homes not only offer intimate settings for musi-cal events, but dazzling birdseye views.

“Bring an appetizer and something to drink and enjoy thespectacular view — and soul feeding music,” suggestedanother singer-songwriter, Kiki Wow, who is organizing theevents.

Saturday’s show starts at 1 p.m., while Sunday’s concertbegins at 5 p.m. For directions, call (831) 235-7662.

n ‘In the Mood’ at Golden StateBringing alive the music of 1940s bandleaders like Glenn

Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, a multifacetedstage production, “In The Mood,” plays Sunday, March 22, atthe Golden State Theatre in Monterey.

Recreating with great detail the sound and the look of theperformers they are emulating, the cast includes singers,dancers and a 13-piece big band.

Showtime is 3 p.m. The theater is located at 417 AlvaradoSt. Tickets are $37 to $67. Call (831) 649-1070.

n One more toast to St. PaddyOffering a belated tribute to St. Patrick’s Day, a trio of

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stage performers perform Saturday, March 21, at PacificGrove Art Center.

Presenting an evening of Celtic song and verse are harpistAmy Krupski, singer Shannon Warto and storytellerTaelen Thomas.

The art center is located at 568 Lighthouse Ave. Ticketsare $15. Call (831) 375-2208.

n Free pops concert in P.G.With professional musicians playing alongside students of

all ages, The Pacific Grove Pops Orchestra offers a freeconcert Saturday, March 21, at the Performing Art Center ofPacific Grove.

Led by conductor Barbara Priest, the orchestra will per-form a wide variety of music, including compositions bySaint-Saens, Beethoven, and Mahler.

The performing arts center is located at 835 Forest Ave.www.performingartscenterpg.org.

n Live Music March 20-26Terry’s Lounge at Cypress Inn — pianist Gennady

Loktionov and singer Debbie Davis (cabaret, Friday at 7p.m.); singer and guitarist Mark Banks (rock and soul,Saturday at 7 p.m.); singer Andrea Carter (“folksy jazz andjazzy folk,” Sunday at 11 a.m.); guitarist Richard Devinck(classical, Sunday at 5 p.m.); and singer Lee Durley andpianist Joe Indence (jazz and pop, Thursday at 6 p.m.).Lincoln and Seventh, (831) 624-3871.

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

9040.Jack London’s Bar & Grill — Casey Frazier (“eclectic

Americana with roots in country and 70s rock,” Friday at 7:30p.m.); and The Matt Conable Band (pop, rock andAmericana, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.). Dolores between Fifthand Sixth, (831) 624-2336.

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

Hyatt Carmel Highlands — singer Neal Banks and gui-tarist Steve Ezzo (pop and rock, Friday at 7 p.m.); and singerLee Durley and pianist Joe Indence (pop and jazz, Saturdayat 7 p.m.). 120 Highlands Dr., (831) 620-1234.

Pierce Ranch Vineyards in Monterey — The Alan FelixQuartet (jazz, Sunday at 4 p.m.). 499 Wave St., (831) 372-8900.

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

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

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

Fernwood Resort in Big Sur — Thevianthrope (worldmusic, Saturday at 9 p.m.). 25 miles south of Carmel, (831)667-2422.

WorshipCarmel Mission Basilica

Sat. Mass: 5:30PM fulfills Sunday obligation.Sun. Masses: 7:30 AM, 9:15 AM, 11:00 AM; 12:45 PM and 5:30 PM

Confessions: Sat. 9:30 to 10:30 AM (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

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salary of $87,742.95. She received $6,507.91 in holiday pay,$15,244.32 in overtime, $3,443.12 in vacation leave and aretirement contribution of $26,880.14, for a total of$145,377.20.

n Rounding out the Top 10 was Sgt. Luke Powell, whoreceived $144,993.10 overall, including $88,418.94 in salary,$6,609.71 in holiday pay, $20,214.99 in overtime, $3,723.10in vacation leave and $20,633.88 toward his retirement.

Other notables on the list include former IT manager SteveMcInchak, who received $120,169.04 before dying of a heartattack in October 2014, even though he’d been on paid leavesince June 2013. McInchak had sued the city over his forcedleave and the failed criminal investigation into his activities asIT manager, and his widow is proceeding with her caseagainst the city.

John Hanson, who was fired by Stilwell and Paul inAugust 2013, and successfully sued to get his job back,received $109,922.34 in salary, as well as $12,259.19 in

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retirement and other payouts, for a total of $126,408.24. Hereturned to work for the city in December 2014.

And former administrative coordinators Leslie Fenton andMargi Perotti, who were put on paid leave in October 2013and fired in March 2014 — and also successfully fought toget their jobs back, with back pay — got $111,493.75 and$102,535.68 in total compensation, respectively, includingsalaries, administrative leave, vacation and sick leave, andother payouts. They both came back to work early this year.

Listed as a “reserve police officer,” long-retired CarmelP.D. detective Pete Poitras was paid $25,488.95 for part-timework last year. And Cpl. Steve Rana — who retired in late2013 but has been seen around town back on his policemotorcycle the past few months — received $13,638.79 inpart-time pay, $3,018.50 in salary, $13,590 in sick leave and$7,560.12 in vacation leave in 2014.

City council members Victoria Beach, Ken Talmage,Carrie Theis and Steve Dallas also appeared on the payroll,having received their stipends of $1,800 apiece (exceptDallas, who got $1,350, since he was elected in April). SteveHillyard, who gave up his council seat in April 2014, received$750.

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CUSD chief student services officer Heath Rocha and thedistrict’s attorney, Daniel Osher, appeared in court last week,while the boy’s mother showed up without an attorney. Herson was not present.

Iglesia also assigned a John Doe pseudonym to the boy sohis identity is protected in subsequent court hearings and fil-ings. While the school district’s complaint indicates the stu-dent is in fifth grade, Rocha told The Pine Cone this weekthat was an error and that the student is actually in fourthgrade.

The Pine Cone — which received scores of calls, emailmessages and comments in response to last week’s storyabout the student — will not publish his name because of hisage.

During the past 21 months, the student, who is referred toas a “defendant” in CUSD documents, has hit, kicked, spitand thrown rocks and books at teachers and staff at RiverSchool. He’s also pushed and shoved other kids. On March 3,according to CUSD, the boy threatened to stab somebodywith a pencil, and it took three adults to wrest the instrumentfrom him.

Moments before that, he threw gravel at his behavior spe-cialist and a rock at his teacher. When the specialist took theboy to the office, “he flailed his body violently” to such anextreme degree that his specialist “was concerned that hewould hit his head hard on the floor.”

In a Jan. 27 outburst, the 9-year-old slapped his behaviorspecialist on the face, and spat water on his teacher and spe-cialist before hitting and kicking them and the principal. Thesheriff’s office had to be called to forcibly remove the kidfrom a bathroom where he had locked himself in.

While the school district “implemented several measures”to address the boy’s issues — including assigning a team ofbehaviorists to support him and a detailed “behavior interven-tion plan” that is reviewed and revised every month — it con-tends his bad behavior is escalating.

“His teacher has observed that [the student] appears tohave a greater desire to inflict pain upon other people, ratherthan merely to intimidate or exert control,” the district says.

The boy “needs a therapeutic setting,” according to CUSD,“with a mental health specialist on staff and availablethroughout the day, with a ‘safe room’ that [he] can retreat

when necessary. Carmel River School includes none of theseattributes.”

He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a learn-ing disability, and the disabilities manifest themselves in,among other things, “serious behavioral issues,” according tothe district.

The boy was accepted into a Monterey County Office ofEducation program for emotionally disturbed students atSpreckels Elementary School. The focus of the program,according to MCOE’s website, is using positive interventionsto help each student develop and maintain appropriate emo-tional and social behavior. Students in the program — whichhas four adults and only 10 kids — also receive individualand group therapy to address their emotional needs. Theschool also has a safe room where students can go when agi-tated.

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Editorial

Who knew you had all that privacy?

THE CITY of Carmel was in court this week arguing that the Monterey

County Civil Grand Jury couldn’t take a look at the personnel files for some of

the city’s employees because of the privacy guaranteed to those employees by

the very first words of the California Constitution, to wit:

“All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights.

Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing,

and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and pri-

vacy.”

That’s a powerful paragraph, and God only knows that any right-thinking cit-

izens wishes it were actually honored. But in the 166 years since those words

were ordained as California’s most fundamental law, tens of thousands of

statutes, ordinances and regulations have been adopted by everybody, from the

governor, down to the local dog catcher, that eroded their meaning, if not disre-

garded it entirely.

An “inalienable” right is one that cannot be taken away, no matter what.

Great!

So how come the tax man can poke around in your bank account or make you

prove where you get your money and how you spend it? Aren’t those things pri-

vate?

And how did the planning commission get the right to tell you what color

your house could be and what you could plant in your yard? Isn’t deciding such

personal things not only private, but part of your right to “acquire, possess and

protect” your property?

Not long ago, the Monterey school district banned clothing that shows the

state flag. Isn’t deciding what you wear part, not only of your privacy, but of

your right to “pursue and obtain” happiness?

Pretty much everything we do or use every day is subject to some kind of

government regulation, and only when there’s a blue moon in the sky is there any

hope of getting one of those rules overturned because of the “rights” laid out in

Article 1, Section 1.

Why? Because after the State Constitution was adopted, and even while it was

being considered, everybody understood that those rights are not only not

“inalienable,” the government can limit or even ignore them pretty much any

time it decides there’s a good reason. As the years have gone by, truth be told,

the dusty old Constitution has not only been mostly disregarded, it’s hardly been

read.

One of the times the privacy of California citizens was legally compromised

was when the State Legislature set up civil grand juries, and gave them (among

other things) the power to examine the “books and records of any incorporated

city.” Does that cover the Monterey County grand jury’s request to see the per-

sonnel files of people who worked for the City of Carmel? Of course it does,

and the privacy exemption the city attorney claimed to find in the State

Constitution doesn’t apply any more than it would for a waiter who told the EDD

it had no business asking how much he made from tips.

So why did Carmel make such a flimsy argument in court? Not because it

thinks the argument will hold up, but because it doesn’t want to release the files

unless a judge orders it to — in other words, it wants the judge to be on the hook

for releasing them to the grand jury, not the city.

And that, dear readers, is how government works in the 21st century. Sad,

isn’t it?

L e t t e r sto the Editor

Forest Theater stalemateDear Editor,

This is clearly a case of too many cooksin the stew!

Over the past 10 years, there have beenmyriad discussions at city council meetings,at commission meetings and even publicmeetings on site, to vet plans for the renova-tion of Forest Theater. First, Carmel architectBrian Congleton’s plan was considered, thenplans by theater architect Richard McCann,whose design was funded initially withmonies raised by Walt de Faria and the ForestTheater Foundation, and now yet anotherfirm, CAW Architects, has been added to thefray. In the process, significant city fundsand considerable staff time have beenexpended and the theater has been closedsince April 23, 2014, or going on one year!

The Forest Theater belongs to the City ofCarmel and is an historic site. As landlord,

the city — as it has clearly demonstrated —has heard the concerns of its tenants. In thefinal analysis, the city, not its tenants, willdecide which plan is appropriate, affordableand how the project is to be funded.

After listening to the tenants and the pub-lic, the city council approved plans and sentthem out to bid. As the city is close to award-ing a bid for construction, the tenants areagain stirring the pot by raising design issuesthat have been addressed previously.

Next year is the city’s centennial. It willbe a shame if the current internecine warfarecauses continued closure of this jewel, as it isenvisioned that the theater would have amajor role in the city’s 100th birthday. Willthose who continue to delay the processaccept responsibility?

Let’s get on with what initially was to bea “triage phase” or enough remedial work toreopen the theater for next season. Let’sleave the drama for the stage!

Sue McCoud, Carmel

Retirement home explainsdeposits and refundsDear Editor,

I am the Executive Director of Forest Hill,a continuing care retirement community onGibson Avenue that is owned by California-Nevada Methodist Homes, a Section501(c)(3) charity. Forest Hill has been a fix-ture of the Pacific Grove community since1954.

My community was the subject of an arti-cle in the March 13 Pine Cone. I feel com-

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WHO LAUNCHES a blog at age 86?Ralph Senensky. He’d been telling friendsentertaining tales of his experiences as adirector — first in theater, then television —and it seemed like a natural next step. If youwatched television between 1958 and 1986,you’ve probably seen his work. But,Senensky said, you probably wouldn’t knowthat.

Senensky relaxed on the porch swing ofhis home in the Village and joked, “I’m prob-ably one of Carmel’s best-kept secrets.” Heworked steadily for the sheer joy of the joband was content to stay behind the camera.

How he got there is a meandering tale that

starts with his birth in Mason City, Iowa, in1923. He was the editor of the high-schoolpage in the Mason City Globe Gazette in1940 when “Gone with the Wind” came totown. The epic film had been released as aroad show with advance ticket sales, asopposed to showing in many cities as once,so it was quite an event, and Senensky decid-ed to cut class to attend.

The teacher who advised him as editor ofthe high-school page found out and loweredhis grade from 99 percent to 95 percent. Sohe promptly quit the paper and joined thedrama club. He auditioned for a part in a playand wasn’t selected. Instead, he became thedirector’s assistant. Senensky said MyrtleOulman impressed him, not only with themeticulous notes she dictated to him duringrehearsals, but because she was a graduate ofYale’s drama school.

She also worked for Mason City JuniorCollege, so when Senensky enrolled, heagreed to work off some of his tuition as herassistant for every production. By the end offreshman year, he’d directed his first playand Oulman thought he showed promise, butSenensky was unconvinced. Oulman left herjob to get married and Senensky transferred

to Coe College in Iowa City. He was inROTC, so when World War II broke out, hewas called to active duty. His journey tookhim first to Ohio for training and then to Ft.Campbell, Ky. He was assigned to SpecialServices, where he toured Europe with a pro-jector and showed popular movies like“Laura” and “Going my Way” to entertainthe troops.

When the war ended, Senensky decidedto follow his dreams. He used the GI Bill toattend Pasadena Playhouse School of theTheatre. His parents were supportive, but, hesaid, “My dad told me not to put all my eggsin one basket. I didn’t listen.”

After two years there, heenrolled in the University ofIowa, because the theaterdepartment had a great reputa-tion. His father had a heartattack, however, and Senenskyreturned home to help out.That might have been the end

of his dream, but his parents’ next-doorneighbor was the director of the local littletheater, and he became her assistant. Whenhis father was well enough, he returned tocollege. This time, he attended NorthwesternUniversity on the advice of an alum. He’dcompleted two semesters when his fatherhad another heart attack. Once again hereturned home; this time, he was able to takeover as director of the same little theatercompany.

Senensky gained experience directingstage plays, and by the 1950s, he found him-self at CBS as secretary to an assistant pro-ducer at “Playhouse 90,” a weekly series of90-minute live and filmed dramas. WhenSenensky’s boss was promoted, so was he.His title and responsibilities changed, but hissalary — about $135 a week — remained thesame. He requested a raise and was offeredthe princely sum of an additional $10 aweek, on the condition he sign a five-yearcontract. He told the personnel departmentthat wasn’t going to happen. “I have aspira-tions,” he said. When they responded withconsternation that Senensky had requested a

‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND AND

‘ROUND WE GO … ALL THE talk of building a roundabout

on Holman Highway is giving me flash-backs. Not to mention cold sweats and asense of impending doom.

I was born in a Third World country —New Jersey. One of the first states to haveroundabouts. So I’ve been going around incircles most of my life.

But encountering a roundabout inEngland gave me a lasting aversion to thoseasphalt merry-go-rounds.

The hardest part of navigating a round-about is knowing where to get off.Fortunately, my wife was there to tell me.

Mary was celebrating a significant birth-day (I’m not allowed to say which one). Iwanted to treat her to a memorable day.Which proves the adage that no good deedgoes unpunished.

To take her mind off a budding crop ofgrey hair, she wanted to do something com-pletely different in England. Something offthe beaten path away from tourists.

“I’m picturing dinner at an English coun-try pub,” she said. “A charming place in aquaint village where locals go for steak andkidney pie and a pint of ale.”

So we headed for the East Sussex coun-tryside. But a jet-lagged American operatinga stick-shift rental car on the left side of anarrow two-lane road through foreign terrainwith a partner who’s reading the map upsidedown is not exactly on the road to happiness.

I discovered that driving on the left iseasy as long as you follow a few simplerules. Go when it’s green, stop when it’s red,and slow down when yourknuckles turn white.

We went from village tovillage scouting pubs, only todiscover that most were closedthat day.

The landscape was out of aDisney movie. Which wasperfect, because after a few hours in thatcramped little car, we were Dopey, Sleepyand Grumpy. Also in need of a marriagecounselor.

We stopped in the little village ofBurwash.

The lady at the tea shop said there wasonly one pub open that day, a few kilometersaway in Britling village. She said “Gostraight away to the roundabout. Take thefirst exit. Follow the stone fence until youcome to the white barn. Make a right turnpast the granary. The pub is just around thecorner on your right. You can’t miss it.”

When somebody says, “You can’t missit,” I usually do.

Following her directions to the letter, wegot completely lost. No stone fence, whitebarn or granary anywhere. Just a confusingmaze of winding roads. Eventually we real-ized exactly where we were. Back at theroundabout.

After circling a few more times, we took

a chance on a different exit. Another narrowroad. If there was a stone fence, a barn or agranary, they were hidden from view behindtall hedges along the road.

An hour or so later, we finally arrived.Back at the roundabout. Going around a fewmore times, we veered onto yet another littleroad.

We spotted a car and waved it down. I asked the driver, “Which way to Britling

village?”He said, “Go back to the roundabout.

Take the last exit. Go past the old church-yard. Make the first left. Go straight on acouple of kilometers to the village. You can’tmiss it.”

As we headed off, Mary said, “We’llnever find it. Let’s just stop someplace, havedinner, and go back to the hotel.”

But I had made up my mind. We weregoing to find that pub and have a happybirthday if it killed us. And it nearly did.

Back at the roundabout we took the lastexit. Surprise! No churchyard!

We spotted a farmer riding his tractor. Ipulled over and hollered, “Do you know theway to Britling village?”

“Yes, I do,” he answered. And then hedrove away.

It was nearly dark when we finally foundthe pub. I stopped to use a red phone boothand discovered the pub was right next door.

We had driven every road and byway inEast Sussex, some more than once. Rackedup 375 kilometers — most of them circlingthe roundabout.

But I have to say the pub was worth thetrouble. In the afterglow of a satisfying sup-per, Mary said, “This is the England I’vealways dreamed of. I bet there isn’t a touristwithin miles.”

“If there is,” I said, “the poor sap is lost.” Just then a woman at a nearby table

leaned toward us. “Where in the States areyou from?”

“California,” I said.“Where in California?”“Carmel.”“Oh, my gosh!” she said. “We’re from

Santa Cruz!”I said, “Do you know an easy way to get

back to Burwash?”She said, “Whatever you do, stay away

from the roundabout!”That’s advice I’ve tried to follow ever

since.Please let me know when the Holman

Highway roundabout is finished. I’d like togo in another direction.

PHOTO/ELAINE HESSER

Director Ralph Senensky’s eye for beauty is sharp as ever. Here, he indulges it with the geraniums on theporch of his Carmel home.

Great LivesBy ELAINE HESSER

Wilde TimesBy LARRY WILDE

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pelled to write to correct the many mislead-ing and incorrect statements in that article.Allow me first to provide some background.

Forest Hill offers provides residency, careand services to seniors in a community thatallows them to age in place and that offersthree distinct levels of care: residential liv-ing, assisted living, and skilled nursing.When they apply for residency at Forest Hill,consumers can choose to pay either arepayable entrance fee or an entrance feeamortized over a period of years. Therepayable fee is attractive to some residentsand many adult children because the resi-dent’s estate receives a repayment equal to90 percent of the original entrance fee afterthe resident’s death.

This feature does, however, come withone important restriction: State law requiresthat repayment not be made until a new resi-dent occupies and pays a new entrance feefor the vacated apartment. This law isdesigned to help assure the solvency of theprovider, which protects all residents. Thisfact is disclosed, verbally and in writing, toevery resident who signs a repayable agree-ment with Forest Hill.

Forest Hill actively markets residents’apartments after they terminate their residen-cy agreement or die. Demand for differenttypes of units is cyclical, and Forest Hill, likemost continuing care retirement communi-ties, suffered from the economic downturnstarting in 2008.

Despite the downturn, Forest Hill hasrelet any number of apartments and repaid

many entrance fees. It has also repainted,refurbished, and otherwise updated apart-ments to promote interest in them. In fact,Forest Hill expended $17,000 out of pocketto update Mrs. Davis’s unit and convert it toa junior one-bedroom apartment, which is ingreater demand in the current market than astudio apartment. It also reduced theentrance fee by $23,900 to generate interestin her apartment.

Your article contains several inaccuraciesand distortions, which are all the more trou-bling because these matters have all beenexplained to Mr. Davis and his counsel. Forexample:

1. Mr. Davis has not waited five years forrepayment. Our repayment obligation onlybegan after Mrs. Davis died in July 2014.Before her death, Mrs. Davis received care atour nursing facility, which is an integral partof our community.

2. The fact of the reletting or “resale”contingency was not “buried” in the docu-ments. It was prominently featured in theresidency agreement and in a separate formexpressly created to describe the resident’spayment options. In fact, the residencyagreement was entitled a “90 percentDeferred Repayment Agreement” and made23 references to a “deferred repayment.”Clearly, we were not trying to conceal thiscontract feature.

3. Forest Hill did advise Mrs. Davis ofthis contract feature. She initialed the docu-ment acknowledging this disclosure.

Forest Hill will continue to market Mrs.Davis’s apartment and other vacant apart-ments actively. It is in everyone’s interest thatthese apartments be reoccupied soon. ForestHill looks forward to making repayment to

Mrs. Davis’s estate. Unfortunately, inaccu-rate coverage of this issue does nothing toaccelerate this process and will likely delayit.

Les Curtis, Executive Director,

Forest Hil

Docent station at Monastery Beach?Dear Editor,

Great report on the recent drowning. Itlooks like no action will be taken and thathistory will continue to give us more of thesame as more visitors lose their lives on thatbeach. Any lifeguard would also be riskinghis life in those waters.

The state has docents at Point Lobos.These people perform an outstanding contri-bution. Why not have a docent station at thebeach?

The docent could hand out warning cardsthat are graphic in alerting people of howdangerous the beach can be. The cards couldbe in several languages. I also thought thatthe highway patrol should make stops at thebeach and give out warnings when they areaware the people are taking risks. Just athought.

Bob Silverman, Carmel Valley

Hawaii sign workedDear Editor,

Having been both a swim instructor andlifeguard in my younger days, I learned tohave great respect for any lake, river andespecially the ocean. I body surfed at CarmelBeach and managed to eat a bit of sand acouple of times. However, Monastery Beach

was always off limits. Tourists who are unfamiliar with the

ocean do not know the first rule: “Never turnyour back to the ocean.” They also don’tknow about the “ninth” wave (anyone whodoesn’t believe this just go count them oneday) or the “rogue wave.”

Having a lifeguard stationed there soundsgood, but in reality you can’t have someonethere seven days a week. And what about thetimes before and after the shift? Also,remember, this most recent drowning hap-pened in winter.

Perhaps more signs are in order. InHawaii on the island of Kauai we once hikeda short distance of the Napali coast. We cameacross this beautiful beach that looked like aplace to swim. Then we saw the sign:“Unsafe Surf ... Swim at Your Own Risk ...15 People Have Drowned Here.”

While the sign may have seemed harsh, Icertainly heeded the message.

Lynn Blair, Carmel

Replacing ‘majestic trees’Dear Editor,

Driving around Carmel-by-the-Sea andits surrounding areas, I have noticed dozensof sad, decapitated trees that are left standingeven though they’ve been hacked to 10-foottree trunks. Why are these lifelesstrunks/stumps not ground out and new treesplanted?

Carmel is a city that places great impor-tance on its beautiful trees, but it is begin-ning to look like a tree graveyard. Who isresponsible for this and why isn’t somethingdone to replace our majestic trees?

Noelle Ballarini, Carmel Valley

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story related by our other seagoing biologists, Drs. RolfBolin and C.S. Van Niel, who went to Costa Rica on theResearch vessel N.B. Schofield last year — all work and noplay ... even that, however, in the terms of the way JohnSteinbeck and Ed Ricketts do it, can be a helluva lot of fun.

Siberia Sure Cure for Communists, Says Fr. Hubbard

How an American Jesuit missionary was saved by a bandof armed Eskimo hunters from arrest and imprisonment bySoviet officials when forced by a storm to land on an islandoff the coast of Siberia will be related by Father Bernard R.Hubbard, professor of geology at Santa Clara University,Alaskan explorer, better known as the “Glacier Priest,” whowill bring his newest motion pictures to the MontereyPeninsula on Friday evening, March 29, when he speaks at8:30 o’clock in Sunset auditorium in Carmel. FatherHubbard’s latest expedition to Alaska gave him 18 monthsamong the Eskimos of King Island; he explored 2,000 milesof the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean north of Alaska in anative walrus skin open boat — and he says he brought homea cure for American communists.

“Let them spend two weeks in Siberia,” Father Hubbardsays. “Siberia is a land ruled by fear. It is a place no one,native or white, dares express a personal opinion lest he beshot summarily.” He continues: “Siberian Eskimos are so ter-rorized, they are afraid to accept as small a thing as a ciga-rette or a cup of coffee from an American.”

Father Tom Cunningham, a Jesuit missionary stationed atLesser Diomede Island in the Bering Strait (U.S. territory),Father Hubbard explains, was out with a party of Eskimowalrus hunters when forced by a storm to seek shelter onRussia’s neighboring Greater Diomede Island.

“Angry Soviet officials,” says Father Hubbard, “menacedFather Cunningham with pistols and attempted to place himunder arrest. Father Cunningham escaped seizure onlybecause his armed Eskimo hunters, headed by their chief,Uperaluk, refused to permit it. They were fully prepared toand quite capable of offering serious resistance, and theSoviet officials thought better of it.”

This incident, Father Hubbard said, is typical of the atti-tude of the Siberian Soviet officials, even toward the U.S.Coast Guard when landing in Siberia with full authority to doso from Moscow and Washington.

Father Hubbard is appearing here under the sponsorshipof the Soroptimist Club of the Monterey Peninsula, and theclub’s part of the proceeds will be used to financially aid alocal professional woman whose livelihood was cut off whenshe was stricken with a severe illness.

n 50 Years Ago — March 18-25, 1965

Carmelights

Mrs. Katherine P. Gorringe, a Carmelite who is in hernineties, feels so strongly about what has been happening inSelma that she not only sent a telegram to President Johnsonbut also took part in the Monterey protest rally on March 14.Mrs. Gorringe was not able to walk the full length of themarch, which began at the Customs House Plaza, but shestarted out with the rest of the marchers and then was drivenby her daughter, Kay Short of Big Sur, to Colton Hall for theconclusion of the protest.

“I wish I were younger,” she lamented. Bless you, Mrs.Gorringe!

Hatton House Burned Yesterday

All that remained of a once proud mansion at the entranceto Carmel Valley was the ruin pictured above until yesterday,when the 18-room home built by William Hatton, pioneerCalifornia dairy rancher, and his wife, Kate, was bulldozeddown and burned.

Hatton left his home in County Wicklow, Ireland, at theage of 13 and went to sea as an apprentice on a merchant ves-sel. He led a seafaring life for seven years, and also was inthe U.S. Revenue service in Charleston, South Carolina,before coming to California in 1870. In this state, WilliamHatton began work as a dairy apprentice on the ranch of E.P.St. John of Salinas and eventually bought out his employer.Under Mr. Hatton’s management, this dairy ranch becameone of the largest in California.

Through the years, Mr. Hatton became a well-knownCalifornia figure and numbered among his personal friendssuch men as Huntington, Crocker and Senator Stanford. Butunfortunately, Mr. Hatton died the year the house was com-pleted when he had a stroke in 1894.

In 1963, the Hatton house was sold by members of thefamily to subdivider Wright Fisher. In the summer of thatyear, the original Victorian furnishings of the house were dis-tributed among the Hatton descendents and the great frontdouble doors which gave entry to the rich life of a bygone erawere closed. Soon, perhaps, the ghost of the post-Civil Waragricultural era of California, the Hatton house, will be just amemory.

This article was written so that this memory may be ofsomething other than a monument to vandalism.

Editor’s Column

Defenders of the unique residential character of Carmelconstantly find themselves in conflict with development ofthe city which is the direct result of endeavors to make thetown “different.” The throngs of visitors and the proliferationof residential areas on the outskirts of the city can be traceddirectly to a desire to enjoy what Carmel has to offer ... anatmosphere unlike other communities. But Carmel mustmaintain its atmosphere.

The street and public works department, in no small mea-sure, is responsible for this maintenance. Streets must be keptclean and in repair; city trees and landscaping must be caredfor. These requirements alone necessitate a great deal ofequipment, some of it heavy machinery. At present, the streetand public works department keeps the tools for its work infive locations. This dispersal is inefficient. In addition, muchof the equipment is valuable and should be stored undercover.

The sheds for this purpose, crowded beneath the policestation, are inadequate, so are the other facilities similarlyused. Above all, they are ugly ... not at all in keeping with thevaunted beauty of the city.

Last week, the council’s lands and improvements commit-tee, in a report, proposed the southerly portion of Forest HillPark for a corporation yard. But this land, in a canyon border-ing Camino Del Monte south of Junipero, is in the residentialdistrict. For years homeowners in this area overlooked anunsightly fill operation in the canyon. Finally, the filling wascompleted and a recreation area for senior citizens developedon the site dedicated for park use. That this park land shouldever become a corporation yard is justly opposed by thosewhose houses overlook the canyon.

Once again, the residential character of the community isin conflict with the development of the town. So, where is thecorporation yard to go?

n 25 Years Ago — March 15-22, 1990

Emergency Measures Taken to Save Steelhead

Time is running out for the steelhead attempting to spawnin the Carmel River, so drastic measures are in order.

Enter David Dettman, fishery biologist for the MontereyPeninsula Water Management District, who has created aninnovative “ladder” for the salmon to “climb” from the oceanto the river at Carmel River State Beach. The set-up workslike this: pumps draw ocean water and blend it with smallamounts of brackish water from the Carmel River lagoon.That water is then released about 400 feet from shore viahoses stretching from the beach and attached by anchors.

Dettman said he will be satisfied if 10 fish a day find theirway to his holding tank at the top of the ladder. Those fishwould be transported to Los Padres Dam in upper CarmelValley. If more than 10 fish climb the ladder during one 24-hour period, half will be transported to a hatchery near Napa,with the others being released in “an undisclosed” location,Dettman said.

Now, the question is are there any more fish offshore wait-ing to make the journey upstream?

“Three years of drought has given us very little reproduc-tion of steelhead,” said Dettman, who has 12 years of experi-ence as a fishery biologist. The county has issued the waterdistrict a five-day permit, which should be enough to yieldresults.

“Five days is enough to figure out if there are any fish outthere,” Dettman said.

For 93-year-old Carmel Woman, Life’sAdventures Have Just Begun

To this day, longtime Carmel resident Hildegarde Ferreradoesn’t know who extended her the invitation to dance withthe Mud Men of New Guinea. But one thing is sure: whilemany would balk at the idea of travelling to the out-of-the-way country to have clay smeared on their bodies, Ferrerarose to the challenge and packed her bags.

The trip, she ventured, served as an excellent way to cele-brate her 93rd birthday. “I have no idea who it was and I can’tseem to find out,” says Ferrera, referring to the invitationprinted on Peace Corps stationery. “I was kind of shocked; Ihad never seen the Mud Men.”

She placed a quick call to her daugther and longtime trav-eling companion LaVonne West to get her opinion. “Go forit,” said West, from her home in Hawaii.

Last January, the duo embarked for New Guinea viaManila, Guam, Yap and Belau. That exodus included astopover on the island of Brunei, a isle owned by a sultanwho generally discourages any tourism. It seems West indi-rectly knows the sultan’s son and an invitation was arranged.

“I tell you, I have never been in a bedroom like this,” saysFerrera, referring to the bathroom fixtures of solid gold, aswas the telephone and swimming pool bottom.

But on to New Guinea ....Many years ago, before he had been stricken with

Alzheimer’s Disease, Ferrera had travelled to New Guineawith husband Alvin, 94. That was before the Mud Men hadeven been discovered. Legend has it that the Mud Men hadfought constantly with a neighboring tribe and lost for manyyears. One day the warriors jumped in the river and becamecoated with clay. The neighboring tribe, thinking they were

raise, he didn’t miss a beat. “I said, ‘I asked for a raise, not atip!’”

That was the end of his association with “Playhouse 90,”but the beginning of a long career in television. Starting in1961, he worked on “Dr. Kildare.” He also directed the“Printer’s Devil” episode of “The Twilight Zone.” He workedon a variety of series including, “Star Trek,” “Route 66,”“The Partridge Family,” “The Waltons” and “Dynasty.”Television movie credits include “The New Adventures ofHeidi.”

Just two years ago, Senensky directed a short film, “TheRight Regrets.” It was shown at several film festivals aroundthe country, including the Iowa Independent Film Festival inMason City. He returned home for the screening and was pre-sented with a lifetime achievement award. His journey hascome full circle, and as he continues to update his web site,senensky.com, and his Facebook page, you can learn moreabout it.

LIVESFrom page 25A

CorrectionIN LAST week’s Pine Cone, we reported that Quail Lodge

reopened its entire golf course March 9. Actually, only nineholes are open now, and the other nine holes are scheduled tobe ready for play in May.

CENTURYFrom page 8A

ghosts, never bothered them again. Ferrera took part in theirannual thanksgiving for their good fortune.

When she arrived at the village two women immediatelytook her to a grass hut and removed her clothing and coveredher with clay. A grass skirt, six strands of beads around herneck and headgear made of bird feathers and she was readyto hit the dance floor.

“It doesn’t amount to anything,” says Ferrera, of the 30-minute dance. “They just jump around like a bunch of chick-ens.”

—Compiled by Christopher Good

A LOCAL youth baseball team has been invited to play ina tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y. — home of the NationalBaseball Hall of Fame — and is raising money to ensureevery kid on the team can make the trip. The Moose Lodgeon Canyon del Rey is hosting the Elite CooperstownDinner/Dance Fundraiser Saturday, March 21, from 6 to 11p.m., with dinner, a DJ, a photo booth and auctions.

Tickets are $40 apiece, and all proceeds will go toward theexpenses of getting the Monterey Elite 12U Baseball team toNew York, and back. For more information and tickets, emailnick@felice-consulting.com.

Those who can’t attend the fundraiser but would like tosupport the effort can donate viawww.gofundme.com/14kdww.

Fundraiser to sendkids’ baseball team toCooperstown

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