Monthly Archives: December 2007

P.G. Seniors Continue To Be Easy Marks

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Might also explain why they vote Democrat . .

One 62-year-old Pacific Grove man, convinced he was paying fees to claim large sums of prize money from sweepstakes, forked over money for about a year, totaling more than $10,000, Uretsky said.

But the sweepstakes notices the man received in the mail, as many as 10 a day, were a sham. There never was a prize. “We’re flabbergasted when we see people fall for these things,” he said. “If it’s too good to be true, it is.”

In the past year, (Pacific Grove police commander Tom)Uretsky said, he’s seen three such cases, where people were conned.

P.G. Seniors Continue To Be Easy Marks

No Car Shows On The Golf Course

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Red Ferraris On Golf Course

 

A vote to let negotiations start was defeated 3-2, with council members Scott Miller, Lisa Bennett and Susan Nilmeier opposed.

Council members Vicki Stilwell and Alan Cohen were in favor of looking at bringing the Concorso to Pacific Grove. Mayor Dan Cort and Councilman Daniel Davis recused themselves from the discussion because they live next to the golf course.

Wadsworth said he was looking for a more scenic setting for the Concorso, and the ongoing construction at the show site at the Bayonet and Blackhorse golf courses in Seaside was a problem.

About time to put a stop to the selling out of the town. The tourists, weekenders and business owners don’t have to put up with off-topic events like this.

No Car Shows On The Golf Course

CheckMate Makes People Ill – Even When Spraying Was Canceled

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That’s powerful stuff.

Mothra

In Santa Cruz County’s Environmental Health Department, program manager Jerry Lemoine said his office received a number of health complaints after the spraying. However, he said, they also received a number of complaints on an evening that the planned spraying had been canceled.

“There were a significant number of calls on one evening and the next morning of people reporting they were ill from the spraying, and the spraying didn’t happen that night,” Lemoine said.

CheckMate Makes People Ill – Even When Spraying Was Canceled

DUI Wrecks. Closes Lighthouse Avenue

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At least it was at 1 AM and not in the middle of the day.

A 19-year-old Seaside man was arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving following an accident on Lighthouse curve in Monterey early this morning.

The driver of the Mercedes sedan, identified as Rajiv Pahalad, suffered injuries that required hospitalization, but was arrested by police after his release from the hospital.

DUI Wrecks. Closes Lighthouse Avenue

Party On! Golf Clubhouse Open For Events

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The City Council on Wednesday voted 4-2 to uphold last month’s city Planning Commission decision to allow the clubhouse to expand its operating hours and meal service and add live entertainment.

In addition, the amendment allows the facility to use its tournament room and grill for wedding receptions, service club meetings and other events and provide “non-amplified” music and entertainment.

The tournament room has a capacity of 45, and the restaurant can handle 74 customers, according to City Manager Jim Colangelo.

Party On! Golf Clubhouse Open For Events!

P.G. Caves To The Tourist ‘Organization’

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“You’ve got to pay to play,” said bureau president John McMahon, who added that the bureau has been holding up printing the 2008 tour guide and map to include Pacific Grove if the city joins.

Nancy Grech, owner of the Borg’s Motel at Lovers Point, was the sole protester on forming the Hospitality Improvement District, under which lodging owners would pay an assessment of $1 per occupied paid room per night for full-service lodging and 50 cents per night for limited-service lodging businesses. The money goes to pay for marketing and promotional activities.

“You gotta pay to play, eh?”

Orgainized Crime

P.G. Caves To The Tourist ‘Organization’

Monterey Has $15,000 For A ‘Dog Park’

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Monterey’s Dog Park is open for business, thanks to a $15,000 Neighborhood Improvement Program grant and 18 months of lobbying by dog lover and pet boarder Roni Rubinstein.

“Parks and Recreation had it on the books for three years,” Rubinstein said. “There was no opposition — it just needed a site and someone to champion the cause.”

Rubinstein and her rescued cocker spaniel Tara — “she was abandoned at El Estero Park” — started attending Neighborhood Improvement Committee and city Park and Recreation Commission meetings, and toured “a dozen possible sites” for a park where dogs could be allowed to run free and frolic.

Dog Park

Crazy place for a “dog park”. Careful what you dig up there Fido.
Dog Digging

Monterey Has $15,000 For A ‘Dog Park’

K9 Takes Bite Out Of Crime In P.B.

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Mcgruff

A Salinas police dog today helped the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office track down a man suspected of trying to steal power tools and construction materials in Pebble Beach, the Salinas Police Department said.

A man at the site sped off in his vehicle with deputies chasing him at high speeds until the man crashed his vehicle and ran off on foot, hiding in an area with thick brush, police said.

Nerro immediately picked up the man’s scent, and found Evan Vaught, 22, crouching in some bushes, police said. Vaught surrendered after Nerro bit him, officers said.

K9 Takes Bite Out Of Crime In PB

Aquarium Gives Free Admission To Locals This Week

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In the holiday spirit, the Monterey Bay Aquarium once again will pick up the admission tab for all Monterey County residents from today through Dec. 9.

“It’s our thank you to the community for their support,” said Karen Jeffries, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit aquarium. “We have an incredible membership base and incredible regional support … and we’re very grateful for all of that.”

Aquarium Gives Free Admission To Locals This Week