Local News
February-November 1997
News! (12-19) It's been really really cold! There is surfing at Lover's Point.
The ocean is 65 degrees! This is due to a body of warm water present off
the coast (Before El Nino [Spanish, 'the boy,' because it comes around Christmas
time.]). No wet suits are needed. Enjoy it while it lasts! Happy Holidays!
A bunch of stuff that happened in the last couple weeks: One sexual assault
at Asilomar State Beach (Unsolved, kept quiet), 15 year old girl at Pacific
Grove Middle School alleges sexual harassment by two teenage boys & the
City legalizes driving golf carts on city streets, 25 mph (or less). Our
main street holiday lighting looks like Disneyland, yes, really.
Community Calendar for December: December 1st: Tree Lighting, December 9th,
Christmas at the Inns (408-373-3304)
December 18-20: Living Nativity (408-372-5875)
What was Thanksgiving like in Pacific Grove? Quiet. Most of the stores were
closed. Liquor and chain stores were open. Mostly people walked around Pacific
Grove and the sea. It was a mild 60 degrees & sunny. Sometimes the kids
got a bit rowdy or the cops decided to show relatives around by driving them
through Lover's Point park, over the trails, grass & other areas out
of limits for that sort of thing.
Visit your Sheriff's office for information regarding the number of Registered
Sex Offenders in Pacific Grove that are listed on the new Registered Sex
Offenders cdrom.. Neither the local police department or the sheriff's office
can say how many there are if you call them. The zip code to search is 93950.
E-mail us, handy@redshift.com, if you find out how many there are.
The secretive, very reserved Pacific Grove Police Department is due for a
monumental change within the next couple of months. This is due to a change
in personnel at the highest levels [See, http://members.aol.com/eharriger/friends.htm
]. The citizens of Pacific Grove get immediate attention when 911 is called.
However, the over whelming consensus from local interviews is that the police
department is over-funded, the officers are well known for their bad attitude
toward the local citizens and that it is a very secretive, closed group.
http://members.aol.com/eharriger/friends.htm shows the top two policemen,
Ed Harriger and Jon Reither, who are leaving and their wives. From interviews
with local citizens, the police officers who generate the most complaints
are Lt. Carl Miller, Capt. Ed Harriger and Officer George McGovern. This
does not reflect the opinion of pacificgrove.com, it's members or any other
associates.
December 9th, Christmas at the Inns. Pacific Grove [Apparently the Chamber
of Commerce could not find enough Inns in Pacific Grove, so this year they
are also including some in Monterey]. Inns, hotels and motels open their
doors to the public. Refreshments. Admission required.
Pacific Grove Middle School Board elects three new members. Violations of
the Brown Act and how to resolve them were the major focus of this election.
Pacific Grove Triathlon results: http://www.tricalifornia.com/pgtri/results7/1997.htm
Dorothy Marie Tea Company closes. Serenity Alley opens. Falvarallo's restaurant
opens.
John Denver, singer, 53, whose songs ``Rocky Mountain
High'' and ``Take Me Home, Country Roads'' perished when his experimental
plane
crashed into Monterey Bay in front of Point Pinos Lighthouse on October 12th,
5:27pm. He was 53. This location is the same as the K.Olinger stabbing.
The First Noel and Designer Loft Furniture are now open on Lighthouse Ave.
Monarch Butterflies have officially arrived! Butterfly Parade (kids) is October
11th.
Victorian Home Tour-2nd Sunday of October.
Local Slaying dims city safety. Friday, Sept. 19th, the body of a 17 year
old Monterey High School student, K. Olinger, was found at the north end
of Asilomar Blvd, in front of the golf course lake, by a local jogger. The
student was stabbed and the motive seems to be money and his car. The car
was a silver 86 Honda. This is unsolved at the moment. This land is federal
property and the FBI is doing this investigation. In October, the victims
car was found in San Jose, California. Monterey, California, Baskins 31 Ice
Cream, 406 Lighthouse Ave, store raised $1,700 for the family of the victim
during the week of Oct. 8th.
Pacific Grove is not becoming Furniture Town USA, like the Chamber of Commerce
has been quoted as saying. It's still and always going to be, Butterfly Town
USA.
Custom Cabinet shop is due to open on Forest soon.
Cubby Hole is due to open soon. S.F. style furniture and design store. Right
next to Furniture Loft which is the same type of product and due to open
soon. Both are on Lighthouse. Oddly enough, they are located where a similar
furniture store closed after about a year.
Triathlon is September 13, 1997.
The Butterfly Grove Inn is closed due to a massive fire on August 3rd. Should
be open now.
The Monterey County Fair is August 19-24th. There are special admission days
for children, seniors and the handicapped. Every year they say it'll be much
better than the year before. After going for 25 years, we can assure you
that it's the same old Fair every time. But still a lot of fun!
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Antique Show July 11-13. 26 Exhibitors, Lunch
daily. Admission $3.50.
Pacific Grove does not have a Fourth of July Celebration that includes pyrotechnics
or fireworks. We have them at the Feast of Lanterns July 26th, which is actually
a culmination of week of celebrations, exhibits, Etc, that begins around
July 21st. The firework display is pretty modest--about $5,000 worth compared
to the Monterey fireworks on July 4th, which is about $20,000 worth. However,
we take great pride in our modest display and have belly dancers and lots
of cute princess's. Ironically, the pageant and display overlooks the Chinese
fishing village, which is now Hopkins Marine Station, which burned down under
suspicious circumstances around the turn of the Century and the City Council
would not let the Chinese rebuild. The Feast of Lanterns is based on the
old legend of Chinese boy and girl who are in love with each other but forbidden
to be with each other and so they turn into butterflies. Through the years,
a lot of extra stuff was added to it.
Pacific Grove Government Internet site changes to: www.pacificgroveca.com
International Antiques closes. (June)
Feast of Lanterns Pageant and FIREWORKS (July 26th 8-9:30pm) July 21-26th
Susan Goldbeck becomes Editor/Owner of the The Pacific Grove Beacon Newspaper.
Hedy's Bakerei [German Bakery] Expands into next door taking over the old
upholstery shop.
As Is Resale closes and is replaced by another resale store. May
Designer Loft (Furniture) Takes over the old 5-10 store on Lighthouse. Application
Submitted.May
Bronx Pizza Opens. May
Application submitted for The Bronx Pizzeria at the old Brazillia location
(April)
Frank Delahany's Upholstery closes (Let's hope they recover)
Everlasting Gifts closes [Goes to Carmel]
The Vandon closes (A trendy fancy fine art store)
Brazillia closes (A coffee/smoothie cool joint)
Timbrook closes and goes to Monterey.(A fancy furniture store)
The Pacific Grove Beacon Newspaper is sold (Eric Colby sells the Beacon).
No major changes are planned.
The Carmel Pine Cone is sold (To a couple from Carmel Valley)
Good Old Days is April 11 (Wood Shaft Golf Tournament),12,13, 1997 (Our local
street fair on Lighthouse Ave, PG)
New Board Membership of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce March
Connie Perry is made main volunteer director of the Pacific Grove Chamber
of Commerce (Congraduations Connie)