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Gualala Arts Features Dance in November
It is a month for dance at Gualala Arts as
they present two very different, but equally
entertaining dance events. On
Friday, November 5 the Global
Harmony Series presents a
Festival of Lights, an important
part of the five-day Diwali
festival of the Hindu culture.
A highlight of the evening will
be a dance troupe performing
Laxmi Pua to seek a divine
blessing from the Goddess
of Wealth. Included in the
evening is a fashion show of
saris, the iconic Hindu garb
whose use dates back over 4000
years. A vegetarian dinner is
also planned using the spices,
herbs and vegetables popular in
Indian cuisine. An offering will
be given at 5:30 p.m. followed
by appetizers and the dance
performance at 6:00 p.m., the
dinner at 7:00 p.m. and dessert
and fashion show at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are
$40 and available at brownpapertickets.com the
Dolphin Gallery or the Art Center itself.
Then on Friday, November 12 and Saturday,
November 13 Gualala Art
Presents showcases the
future stars of ballet in a
performance of the San
Francisco Ballet School
Training Program with
twelve students creating
the first-ever “Dance in the
Redwoods”. The Friday
evening show starts at
7:30 p.m. with a Saturday
matinee at 2:30 p.m.
San Francisco Ballet
Artistic Director Helgi
Tomasson, and School
Associate Director Lola de
Avila select students from
around the world who range
in age from 16 - 19 years old.
The formidable curriculum,
taught by an eminent staff,
emphasizes a strong classical
technique and a flow of movement that suggests
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From the Editor’s Desk
Most months we talk about how things never slow down around here, but with winter
coming on, the pace has diminished somewhat as outdoor fairs, festivals and fundraisers
become quiet. That doesn’t mean anything like there is nothing to do around herejust that you won’t have to miss much due to conflicting events. We hate it when that
happens. We missed Rupa and the April Fishes last month because of a conflict and we
are really sorry. We guess that is what happens when you live in such a fun area.
Our cover story features two dance events at Gualala Arts. The first is on November 5
and is part of the Hindu Diwali festival. The Festival of Lights includes the Laxmi Pua
dance. The following weekend western dance takes the spotlight as the San Francisco
Ballet Training Program students with twelve students creating the first-ever Dance in
the Redwoods. Programs will be presented on Friday and Saturday.
On November 6 The Four-Eyed Frog Bookstore will present Mirka Knaster who
will be introducing her new book. The 4 p.m. event will take place upstairs from the
bookstore. See page 7. That evening the Arena Theater will present the one and only
Jesse Colin Young. The show starts at 8:00 p.m. and you better get your tickets early.
See page 3.
In the evening of November 13 the Marijuana-Logues returns to the Arena stage.
Check the time as it was not set at press time. The Off-Broadway show has updated its
script for this tour. See page 6.
The following afternoon Gualala Arts presents something entirely different, classical
pianist Frank Weims. See page 5 for more on Prof. Weims.
Some of you have heard about the new program at Arena Theater called 3rd Monday
Music. It is a night dedicated to providing the stage to any local group of musicians who
wish to play for their own enjoyment and that of anyone else who wishes to listen. $5
($2 for kids) gets you in the door. This month Cloudfire will bring their eclectic music
to the public. See page 4.
Rounding out the month will be the Pink Floyd tribute band, House of Floyd. If you
haven’t seen this group yet, and better still, if you have never seen Pink Floyd and are a
fan, you really should see these folks. Details on page 4.
You may think of Bones Roadhouse as just a place to get great BBQ, but it is also a
good place to catch some live music. On Sunday, November 7 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
they are presenting A Sunday Kind of Jazz- a monthly event on the first Sunday of each
month. That is page 4 also.
This issue marks 3 years that we have had the Lighthouse Peddler. Wow, how time
flies! Many thanks to all of you who have been so supportive and Happy Thanksgiving
to you all.
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- Abraham Lincoln
Jesse Colin Young at Arena Theater November 6
Arena Theater will present rock’n roll legend,
Jesse Colin Young, critically acclaimed solo
artist and lead singer of the classic rock band,
The Youngbloods and the Jesse Colin Young
Band on Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m.
Young, known for his beautiful tenor voice
and strong guitar accompaniment, started
his career in his native Greenwich Village
where he explored the music of T-Bone
Walker, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters
for inspiration.
After recording
two solo albums,
Young
met
guitarist
Jerry
Corbitt on the
New York to
Boston
club
circuit and with
keyboardist/
guitarist Lowell
“ B a n a n a ”
Levinger
and
drummer
Joe
Bauer, they began
to perform as
The Youngbloods.
Though the song
Get
Together
appeared
on
their first album
in 1967, they
re-released it as a single in 1969, after the
heartfelt refrain Come on people now, smile on
your brother was used as the television theme
for the National Council of Christians and
Jews. The single became a worldwide Top
Ten hit and a prominent soundtrack for
peace.
In the early 70’s Young returned to
recording solo albums and released six
successful albums between 1972 and 1976.
During this time his style became more
jazz-fusion rock and his theme was back to
nature. He shared his musicians with Van
Morrison who was headed in the same
direction. During the 80s Young joined
forces with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne,
David Bromberg and started the No Nukes
movement through Concerts for Change,
the first solar powered concerts ever
played.
Throughout the 1980’s, Young continued
to tour as a solo artist, often appearing at
fundraisers for various organizations, and
sometimes
performing
with original
Youngbloods
members Jerry
Corbitt and
“Banana”. The
Youngbloods’
acclaimed
drummer,
Joe
Bauer,
had
sadly
passed away
prematurely of
natural causes.
Jesse has
continued on
this musical
path to this
day, playing
for earthquake
victims,
Vietnam Vets, environmental issues and for
children’s needs.
Young’s legendary career spans more
than four decades and his musical
accomplishments include performing with
Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead and Janis
Joplin in 1969; touring with Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young in the summer of 1974;
closing the No Nukes concert film in 1980;
and closing the International Peace Awards
in 2004. Darkness Darkness, written by
Young, was the theme song for the James
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House of Floyd at Arena Theater November 30
The Pink Floyd tribute band, House of
Floyd, returns to the Point Arena stage on
Saturday, November 30 for a performance of
their sensory stimulating reproduction of a
Pink Floyd concert. Audiences are engulfed
by the sights and sounds of the video
screen, laser light show, a giant inflatable pig
hanging from the ceiling, and, of course, the
music that fans the world over have come
to love. The band pays the highest respect
to the original by accurately recreating all
of the nuanced musical complexity and
powerful visual imagery of Pink Floyd.
The band was co-founded in 2005 by
Mark Showalter (formerly of Gregg Allman
and Friends) and Doug Canfield after an
extensive audition process produced seven
experienced and talented musicians and
vocalists from all over the San Francisco
Bay Area: Mark Showalter–Lead Vocals,
Keyboards, Saxophone; Pat Potter–Lead
Vocals, Guitar; Lou Portela–Bass, Vocals;
Eddie Berman–Drums; Joe Bartone–
Guitar, Keyboards, Lapsteel, Vocals; Sheri
Showalter–Vocals; Mellissa Harley–Vocals,
Percussion.
This is a not-to-be-missed show for fans of
Pink Floyd who will be transported back to
the moment that they were first enthralled
by the world of Pink Floyd. The only things
that new fans will not experience while
discovering the excitement of a Pink Floyd
show are a high ticket price, the crushing
crowds, and the long drive.
Tickets are $25.00, available online and
at local ticket vendors. $3.00 discount for
members with card at vendors only. Local
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Bones Roadhouse Restaurant has
announced their music lineup for November.
On Sunday, November 7 from 4:00 – 7:00
p.m. they are presenting “A Sunday Kind of
Jazz”- a monthly event on the first Sunday of
each month. Chris Doering on guitar, Keith
Abrams on bass and Gabriel Yañez on drums
will perform as a trio and will also support
special guest singers and instrumentalists
in a diverse program of jazz standards,
original compositions, and groove-oriented
improvisation. No cover charge.
On either the 13th or the 20th (check with
Bones) you can hear some blues right here
in your own backyard as Bones Roadhouse
presents the Roadhouse All-Star Blues Jam
featuring an array of both local and visiting
musicians. An acoustic set begins at 7:00
p.m. and an electric jam begins at 9:00
p.m. and goes until midnight. All musicians
are invited to join the jam. For additional
information please call Bones at 884-1188.
(707) 882-2983
3rd Monday at Arena Theater Presents Cloudfire
On November 15 the Third Monday
Music series at the Arena Theater will
present the local band, Cloudfire. Take a
musical magic carpet ride and experience a
fusion of African, Middle Eastern, American
funk and jazz, Celtic, and East Indian
music. The band features a diverse array of
instruments- oud, dulcimer, bansuri flute,
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concert tours across the U.S. since 1974.
His performances have been broadcast
on National Public Radio and Public
Television, and he has been a touring
artist with the Iowa Arts Council and the
California Arts Council. His compact disc
recording “Rachmaninov,” which includes
that composer’s Third Piano Concerto with
the Slovakia National
Orchestra, has been
described by one
reviewer as “dazzling,
yet rich in solid detail...
brilliant clarity and
absolute conviction...
truly suave and elegant
playing.”
A native of New
Haven, Connecticut,
Frank Wiens studied
at the University of
Michigan School of
Music, where he was
the recipient of the
Stanley Medal, that
school’s highest honor
for musical excellence.
He has been a student
of Benning Dexter, Gyorgy Sandor, Harald
Logan, and John Perry and a participant
in master classes with Lili Kraus and Leon
Fleisher. He served on the piano faculty
at Drake University and, since 1976, has
held the position of Professor of Piano at
the University of the Pacific in Stockton,
California. In 1997 he was honored with that
University’s Distinguished Faculty Award,
and in 2000 with its Faculty ResearchLecturer Award.
In addition to his active concert schedule,
Professor Wiens has gained renown for
his master classes and lectures. He has
adjudicated numerous piano competitions,
and has served as a member of the
international jury of the prestigious Gina
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Stand-up comedians Tony Camin,
Rob Cantrell and Dan Gabriel will present
The Marijuana-Logues at Arena Theater on
Saturday November 13 at 8:00 p.m. (time
tentative). The Off-Broadway hit show,
originally co-created by Camin, Arj Barker
and Doug Benson in 2004, riffs hilariously on
a wide range of pot humor about the good,
bad, and all around joy of pot smoking in
this side-splitting take on the long-running
Broadway show The Vagina Monologues.
This is the second appearance of this show
at the Arena Theater and the comics have an
updated version of the show.
Tony Camin has appeared on Late Night
with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and
Real Time with Bill Maher. He has performed
at The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal as
well as the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in
Aspen, and at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
in Australia. Camin has written for programs
on NBC, VH1, and Comedy Central. In
addition to being co-creator/ performer of
The Marijuana-Logues, he can also be seen
as a correspondent for The Media Project on
IFC. Rob Cantrell has appeared on CBS,
NBC, VH1 and Comedy Central. His 2005
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documentary/performance Metaphysical
Graffiti - A Road Movie was screened at the
Cannes Film Festival. Cantrell was also a
top 10 finalist on the first season of NBC’s
Last Comic Standing. When not on the
road, Rob can be found in New York City
performing at clubs, theaters, and improv
venues. Dan Gabriel involuntarily started his
stand-up career after being forced into
performing by friends while a student
at UC Davis. Soon Dan was opening for
comedy legends like Dave Chappelle,
Mitch Hedberg and George Lopez.
Dan has appeared on Comedy Central’s
Premium Blend, the Late Late Show and
Star Search among others. After winning
the LA Take Out Comedy Competition Dan
hosted his own show Asia Street Comedy
on AZN TV.
Tickets for the show are $15.00, available
online and at local vendors. Arena Theater’s
local ticket vendors are Sea Trader and
Four-Eyed Frog in Gualala; Arena Market
and The Pier Chowder House and Tap
Room in Point Arena; Tangents in Fort
Bragg.
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students neither receive diplomas nor are your seats; Open wine bar & appetizers.
4-Eyed Frog Presents Local Author Mirka Knaster
On Saturday, November 4 Four-Eyed
Frog Bookstore will present Mirka Knaster
who will be introducing her new book,
Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings
of Munindra (Shambhala). In poignant and
humorous
a n e c d o te s ,
Munindra’s
students,
family, and
f r iend s
remember
this unique
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idiosyncratic
teacher book
who was a
grandfather
of
the
vipasana/
mindfulness
movement in
the West.
The Bengali
meditation
master taught
many
of
today’s most
prominent
Wester n
Dharma teachers and is thought of not only
for his erudition and expert guidance, but
especially for his embodiment of Dharma.
He was one of those rare individuals who
live what they teach, demonstrating seamless
integration rather than conflicted separation
between daily life and spiritual practice.
Through his attitudes and behavior, he held
out the potential of what is attainable: to be
at home in this body, in this place, in this
time, under these conditions–happy and
at peace with oneself and in harmony with
others. The book draws from interviews
with some 200 people around the world,
discussions with Munindra before his death
in 2003, and early talks he gave in the U.S. It
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Munindra expressed in his being–by
embodying 16 distinct qualities–what
neuroscientists are now able to confirm
through sophisticated technology: by
training the mind,
one can change the
brain so that positive
emotions
become
enduring traits of
one’s character rather
tha occasional states.
Mirka and her
husband purchased
a home at The Sea
Ranch six years ago. “I
don’t know how I
would’ve finished the
book if it weren’t for
the peace, quiet, and
isolation offered by
our beautiful coast,”
she says. “It’s so
conducive to getting
into the meditative
state that’s necessary
for creative work.
I can accomplish
here in days what it
would’ve taken weeks
to do in the Bay Area.
Two and a half years ago, Mirka also took
up quilting here. “When a friend suggested
I learn to quilt, I resisted. All I could think of
was an old-timey calico creation, covering a
bed. But I took a class at the Gualala Arts
Center through the Pacific Piecemakers
Quilt Guild, and I’m so happy I did because
it opened a whole new world to me and a
great community of supportive and highly
talented quilters. I absolutely love quilting;
it’s nothing like I expected. Looking at
the ocean and sky all day inspires me; the
colors, the changes. I tend toward an Asian
aesthetic: elegant simplicity or simple
elegance; less is more. It’s so great to work
with color, patterns, texture, design. What
a contrast to the graphics of writing, simply
black marks on paper. It’s great fun to go
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of worse men.
– Plato
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It is hard to live in Point Arena and not
comment on the political situation there.
Many of you have followed the goings-on
at the city council chambers through the
reporting of the ICO’s Glenn O’Hara. After
a couple years of attending city council
meetings and writing fairly typical articles,
he seems lately to have kicked his reporting
into another gear and has added some
well-placed subjective description to paint
a more complete picture of the monthly
drama. I don’t report on council activities
because, for one thing, I can’t sit through
their marathon meetings (kudos to Glenn
for perseverance) and besides, that is the
job of a weekly paper, not a monthly.
However, if you haven’t been following this
story there has been considerable turmoil.
First there is the issue of appointees. No
member of the current council has ever
faced a contested election. All have either
been appointed or run unopposed in an
election. To some in the city, this doesn’t
make for a very representative government
and numerous citizens were adamant that
there should be an election. The problem
with that is that no one filed for any of
the seats open. Not even the incumbents.
Since no one seemed to want to serve on
the council, they basically re-appointed
themselves. What can you say? In a
democracy you get the government that
you deserve. People may not like the style
of the Mayor and her council, but at least
they are willing to make the trip over to City
Hall each month and tackle the problems of
the city. As we all know, it is so easy to be
critical. I could throw some pretty good
darts myself, except that I would only do so
if I were willing to take a seat on the council
or at least support someone who is willing.
I’m not and neither, so far, is anyone else.
Perhaps all the recent controversy will
inspire someone to step up.
Of course, the other matter that had
everyone up in arms recently was the firing
of City Clerk, Claudia Hillary. This was
done under less than optimum conditions
and in opposition to the desires of a large
number of Hillary supporters (no one spoke
in support of the council). Here is my take
on that one, but I don’t claim to be able to
read anyone’s mind: the Mayor and her
council have been feeling under attack ever
since the Grand Jury report that came out
some months ago was critical of the her and
the council. Because of this the council has
adopted something of a fortress mentality
and the mayor has become suspicious that
there is a conspiracy out to “get” her. I
think she put Claudia near the center of
that conspiracy and has been determined
to remove this perceived threat. The fact
that Claudia is friendly with some of the
mayor’s critics surely feeds this notion. As a
former city worker I had lots of contact with
Claudia on city matters and I always found
her to be quite unwilling to criticize the
council. She is a terrible gossip, by which
I mean she won’t. That is ridiculous. This
is a small town. Small towns run on gossip.
If a sensitive phone call came in while she
was talking to someone in the office Claudia
would even sometimes ask them to step out
of the office to protect the caller’s privacy.
************
Madeline and I just got our bill from
our health insurance company. Though
we have never filed a claim and are both
in excellent health, our premium went up
40%. She called the company to ask for an
explanation and was told that “costs keep
going up” The health insurance industry
was spending A MILLION DOLLARS
A DAY for many months fighting health
care reform, so I guess that is part of the
costs of running the company. I suppose
we should be glad that we get to pay to
have the insurance companies fight against
any effort to end their stranglehold on
health delivery and reduce their profits.
Republicans will tell you that this is good.
The mega-bonuses that insurance execs get
for screwing us will employ yacht builders
and maids and groundskeepers and private
jet mechanics and all sorts of other jobs.
Giving more money to rich people is a jobs
program. That is why we can’t raise taxes
on the very, very, rich. They might have to
sell that townhouse that they never use and
that would exacerbate the already glutted
housing market and lay off some domestic
help. Democrats are willing to destroy our
economy just so that people can afford to
stay healthy. No wonder they got hammered
in this last election.
************
Speaking of the last election, a big issue
that came up was about whether or not
government should be run according to
business principles. I am writing this before
the election, so I don’t know who our next
governor will be, but Meg Whitman made
a big deal out of the fact that she was a
business tycoon, which made her the best
continued on pg.14
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plants just from seeing their pictures on somewhat less invasive. The flowers open
the Internet or in catalogs. They are that gradually, starting at the lower end of the
curved spike, making for a most graceful
gorgeous.
The region is celebrated for its plant appearance. Suitably, one fiery red cultivar
diversity, and many of those plants, loosely is called ‘Lucifer’.
Monday - Friday 7 - 4 pm Just North Of
For drama lovers, flowers in the genus Saturday 9 - 5 pm
known as geophytes, grow from bulbs or
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Ferraria are often fantastically frilled and closed Sunday
corms, going dormant in the arid season.
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leaf tissue, capable of storing everything smell sweet, but others are scented to attract
their pollinators –
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bloom. Corms
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modified stems called rhizomes. South hybrids often lack the sweet scent. Freesias
can be almost too easy to grow, so if you
Africa is home to a wealth of iris relatives.
If you love purple and blue, check don’t want them spreading hither and yon,
See this photo
out the baboon flowers, Babiana species, confine them to large pots.
in color!
There are some 80 species of
with flowers ranging from delicate lilac to
midnight purple. Some of these are fairly Geissorhiza, mostly smallish, but often
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lovely. An easy-to-find and grow charmer
easy to grow here.
Peddler is available
Crocosmia is a problematic genus, since is wine cup, G. radians, which has rounded
one form, commonly called montbretia, is flowers of deep purple whose red centers
online & it’s in color!
quite invasive. You have seen it in gutters are defined by a thin line of white.
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If you think all Gladiolus are tall,
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hybrids,
meet
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wild
glads.
leaves and spikes of bright orange flowers.
The large flowered hybrids, with They have interestingly shaped petals,
continued on pg.15
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Saturday
November 13th
8:30 p.m.
Authentic Wood-fired Texas BBQ
Dine In • Take Out • Backdoor Catering
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Ocean View Dining • Full bar • Live Music
Tickets for the show are $15.00,
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BBQ, Brews & Blues!!!
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Pg 9 Lighthouse Peddler, November2010
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Circles
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Health Perspectives
by Amy McFarland
Many of us here in Northern California that are local, organic, eco-friendly grasseat better than those in most of the rest of fed, no hormone, free-range, etc., you can
the world and some may ask, “isn’t it enough still eat healthy. Just being aware of the difthat we eat expensive, pesticide free foods?” ferences makes you a more conscious eater
But the answer may not be that simple. If you than those who don’t ask questions.
Some conventional food isn’t bad for you.
make sure all products in your grocery bag
are marked “organic”, it may not be the best Take maple syrup for example: producers
application of your environmental or health use a chemical to prevent foaming while renawareness. It is hard to know which products dering. They use one drop per 80 gallons.
are the best to buy and why, especially with If they use safflower or canola oil it is then
the latest “Eco-trend”. If it’s labeled “Green”, labled “organic”. The reason organic maple
syrup is more
“Eco” or
expensive is
“Organic”,
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consumers
farmers have
instantly
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assume it’s
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expense of
product,
getting cerbut,
like
tified. This
so much
is a case in
else, it may
which paying
just
be
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for “organic”
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may not be
Pollan, in
worth the exhis book In
tra money.
Defense of
Some proFoods, outduce like onlines how,
ions, avocado
over the
and citrus are
decades,
grown with
different
low
levels
food trends
of synthetic
have swept
winter garden bounty
chemicals and can
our nation, and
how many Americans simply follow the be safely purchased non-organic. Heavyadvice of the packaging their cereal comes skinned produce such as avocados, kiwis, or
in for healthy eating advice rather than re- bananas generally protect the inner eatable
pulp from pesticide contamination. Just researching it themselves.
It’s amazing to think about the member to rinse well before cutting them
amount of information out there on healthy open. Packaging is made to be deceiving,
living, eating right, diet crazes, and the like. but often times it’s as simple as choosing the
The best advice on the subject of food I’ve meat that has no nitrates or the juice withreceived, however, is very simple. Eat whole out high fructose corn syrup.
Another important consideration
foods. Less processing means less steps of
breakdown and alteration that real food has about organic products is who is certifying
to go through to become what is in your the food. USDA standards are often more
kitchen. Also, buying local products is al- lax than organizations like QAI and Oregon
ways better than imported ones. If you can’t Tilth, which is why consumers should be
grow it yourself, get it from your neighbors. skeptical of products exclusively certified
It supports your local economy, saves fossil by the USDA. If a farmer harvests seaweed
fuels and shipping costs and will probably to use as a fertilizer in his fields, the USDA
be fresher than anything you’ll find in Safe- may not approve him because it’s not recognized within the standards of the program,
way.
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COUNTDOWN
serving
breakfast
by Deborah Wiles
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Book Review by Terra Black
A gripping Tween novel that might also be
educational - shh!
The first of Deborah Wiles's Sixties Trilogy,
Countdown takes a fresh look at a coming-ofage story in the 1960s. Franny Chapman is
a typical 12-year-old girl, who reads Nancy
Drew, has fights with her best friend, worries
about how her hair looks, and has a crush
on the boy down the street. We've all been
there, and hundreds of books have been
there as well.
What Countdown
does differently
is it takes us back
to the 1960s with
a series of actual
photos,
news
clippings, song
lyrics,
quotes,
and ads from the
1960s, dispersed
throughout
the novel like a
scrapbook. The
real photographs
bring an element to the novel
which makes the
era all that much
more tangible for
the reader.
While Franny Chapman frets about attending her first boy-girl party, she also worries about the frightening world in which she
lives - the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK, fall out
shelters, and practicing how to duck and cover under her desk at school. Being twelve is
hard. Being twelve in 1962 is exponentially
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Third Thursday Poets Host Neal Whitman Nov 18
A Prepared Mind
And death is a low mist which cannot blot the brightness…
~Shelley, Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats
Keats
Would take
A hot bath
Dress in his best
Cut a chunk of cheese
Peel and slice an apple
Pour a glass of good red wine
Place cheese, apple, wine at his side
Ask, “Where’s the poet? Show him! Show him…”
Dip his quill pen in an ink pot and write.
Winchester, rosy-hued late afternoon
Perfect poem, perhaps –– no it is
Sublime in the season of mist
Cheese and apple, sip of wine
Timeless evocation
In thirty-three lines
Ode to Autumn
Apple core
Cheese rind
Blot
Neal Whitman
On Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m.
The Third Thursday Poetry Reading Series
at the 284 Main Street gallery (formerly
CityArt building) in Point Arena will
feature Pacific Grove poet Neal Whitman,
preceded by an open mic.
A resident of Pacific Grove, Neal had been
in academic medicine for 37 years, working
in medical schools to improve teaching and
develop a more well-rounded curriculum,
including exposing medical students to
poetry. Along the way, he formed a friendship
with May Sarton and Donald Hall and
when Don became the U.S. Poet Laureate
in 2006, Neal wondered if graduates of the
University of Utah School of Medicine, by
now in their medical residency training,
lifted their heads up from their busy work
in teaching hospitals and noticed, “Hey,
isn’t that the guy who came and read poetry
to us when we were freshmen and again as
sophomores?”
Neal began to write poetry in the summer
of 2005 when two events coincided: First,
his wife Elaine was diagnosed with breast
cancer. She is in remission now and the
prognosis is excellent, but, then, of course,
they were in crisis mode. Also, the weekend
of her second surgery happened to be
the start of an online poetry workshop he
had signed up for months earlier and then
promptly forgot about. It turned out that
writing poetry was, as Neal puts it, “spousal
therapy.”
He found he liked writing poetry and
others liked reading what he wrote, even
editors. With the academic profession in his
rear view mirror, Neal began looking at the
poetry as the new destination on the road
ahead. As a professor, he had become use to
the “publish or perish” dictum that governs
academic promotion and tenure. Although
this is no longer a “high stakes game” for
him, he actively pursues publication. With
a few acceptances in 2006, 2007, and 2008,
his portfolio exploded in 2009 with over
thirty poems in more than twenty journals.
He keeps a special folder with the many
rejection slips that are inevitable in the life of
a poet. He labels it, “subjections,” as in “Why
do I subject myself to this humiliation?”
(tongue-in-cheek, of course).
Donald Hall, who remains a mentor, urges
all poets to take every opportunity to read
their work. He calls it “a public confirmation
of a private labor.” Neal relishes poetry
readings and most of all enjoys performing
along side his wife who plays the Native
American flute. She also plays for hospice
patients, which inspires Neal to “take the
time to breathe and to make the space to
pay attention.” He reads or writes poetry
every day in a special room at home with a
“poetry wall” where there are framed signed
broadsides of May Sarton and Donald Hall
poems sent as gifts over the years.
Third Thursday Poetry is supported by
Ling-Yen Jones & The Third Thursday Poetry
Group, an anonymous donor, and Poets &
Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received
from The James Irvine Foundation.
South Mendocino Coast
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HEALTH PERSPECTIVES continued from pg 10
even though the consumer may consider it perfectly adequate, given the knowledge. The
annual cost of organic certification ranges from about $300-$3000, depending on the size
and income of the farm. There are many opinions about which fertilizers, pesticides and
methods are safe for the environment and food product application. Keep in mind, products containing a minimum of 70% organic ingredients may still display the logo of the certification organization and advertise “made with organic ingredients”. Different certifying
agencies have different standards.
Other considerations are sometimes more important because they affect not just the
consumer, but the producer. With imported products like chocolate, coffee and spices,
middlemen generally receive 50%-90% of the profit from the high costs consumers pay in
the US. Items marked “fair trade” reduce this profit and give a greater share of thecost to
the producer. Shade grown and bird safe products have their own logos on crops grown in
the tropics for those concerned with the preservation of rain forest ecosystems.
Making smart choices about food can be difficult, but being able to choose what we eat is
a privilege we have as Americans and should be fully explored and utilized. You aren’t told
where to send your children to school or what car to drive, or how to landscape your yard.
You consider these options carefully and select the one that will yield the best results. Don’t
our bodies deserve the same consideration? Even with all the choices to be made in the
marketplace, some simple research and knowledge, sometimes even just reading the labels
carefully, can help you avoid products that are disadvantageous for your family, your wallet,
the crop producers and the environment.
Here are some places to find more information on safe and healthy food choices:
Free Flu Shots from RCMS at Pay-n-Take
RCMS will be offering free flu shots to area residents on Saturday, November 6, at PayN-Take in Gualala, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The Centers for Disease Control recommend that everyone over the age of six months
receive a flu shot. However, children’s flu vaccine will not be available at the flu shot clinic
on November 6 and children under the age of 12 must receive their shots at an RCMS
health center. Call RCMS in Gualala at 884-4005 or in Point Arena at 882-1704 for an
appointment.
The 2010/11 flu vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses: an H3N2 virus,
an influenza B virus, and the H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last flu season.
Flu shots offered by RCMS are provided at no charge. However, a $10 donation is
suggested and helps support staffing and other expenses.
MIRKA KNASTER continued from pg 7
Seafood guide: http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1521
back and forth between the two.”
Mirka has a Ph.D. in Asian and Comparative Studies. Her writings on loving-kindness
meditation, the body and spirituality, inter-religious dialogue, and ethical speech as spiritual
practice appear in the Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, Awakening the
Spirit, Inspiring the Soul: 30 Stories of Interspiritual Discovery in the Community of Faiths,
and the Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions. For the 2004 Parliament of the World’s
Religions (Barcelona), she organized and moderated an international, interfaith panel
on respectful communication as a pathway to peace. She has created similar programs in
the San Francisco Bay Area. Her “Sacred Flesh” columns on the body and spirituality are
available on the nationally acclaimed, award-winning website beliefnet.com. Her last book,
Discovering the Body’s Wisdom (Bantam), was translated into Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch,
and Russian.
In addition to her Four-Eyed Frog event, Mirka will be a guest on Fred Adler’s Coastal
Interviews. The program will run on KTDE 100.5FM at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, October 31, and
again at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3. You can also hear her on KTDE’s FunFunFun
with FrogMan Joel, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 5.
Smart sushi: http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=29774
BOOK REVIEW
Produce guide: http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php
More from Michael Pollan: http://www.michaelpollan.com/indefense.php
Food facts: http://www.nutritiondata.com/
CCOF organic certification: http://www.ccof.org/fees.php
Integrated Pest Management: http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/ipm.htm
dusk has bruised the sky
"But before Gale can smile, before anyone can answer the sky cracks wide open with an
earsplitting, shrieking wail.
It's the air-raid siren, screaming its horrible scream in the playground, high over our
heads on a thousand-foot telephone pole -- and we are outside. Outside. No desk, no
turtle, no cover.
We are all about to die."
As an adult reading a children's books, I obviously got more of a jolt from seeing some of
the photos from Life magazine than some tweens might, but the novel was not all nuclear
missiles and the civil rights movement. Franny learns a few dance moves from her older
sister, she eats TV dinners and talks about a brand-new restaurant called McDonald's.
When I first picked up Countdown, I wasn't sure what age group for which it was intended
and the publisher recommends ages 9 to 12, but I think that this book would reach older
kids as well as some younger. It was wonderful and I highly recommend this book to be
read WITH your children to make for a truly memorable experience.
Since when did your vacation help endangered species?
. . .Since you stayed at B. Bryan Preserve
the smell of rain on the air
Tours available daily
at late afternoon feeding.
$20 per adult and
$10 for children under 10.
Call 882-2297 for your reservation
winds nudge autumn out
-mai haiku
continued from pg 11
Roan Antelope • Greater Kudu
Sable Antelope • Grevy’s Zebra
Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra
Preserve Tours Available By Reservation
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707- 882-2297
WWW.BBRYANPRESERVE.COM
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KZYX's Pledge
Drive?
Ease Your Guilt
by Making a
Year-End Gift.
Call the office,
use our website,
or simply mail
us a check.
Keep Community
Radio Alive in
Mendocino
County.
90.7fm • 91.5fm • 88.1fm
(707) 895-2324
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Storytime at Library:
Books, puppets, flannel boards and music
for preschoolers with
an adult.
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays
Coast Community
Library 225 Main St.
Point Arena. Free.
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SCUTTLEBUTT continued from pg 8
choice to run our state government.
I have a couple problems with that philosophy. The obvious (to some people) thing is
that private businesses are operated to make a profit. That is their primary responsibility.
It is not their job to educate the public, catch criminals, pave your street, make treaties with
other nations, assist when disasters strike, or stop others from dumping toxic waste in your
water supply. These are things that we as a democratic people deal with by banding together
to form entities we call jurisdictions or federal, state, and local governments. These entities
are not formed to make a profit. Is the primary goal of your church to make a profit? Of
course, not (if so you are going to the wrong church). It is meant to meet the, in this case,
spiritual needs of its members.
The other problem with the government-as-business argument is the part that I think
really appeals to its adherents. In a democracy the power is suppose to rest with the people.
The citizens delegate certain authority to government agencies in order for them to properly
perform their service to the community or nation. In a business setting power resides at the
top with the owners and managers and filters down to the workers in an amount necessary
for them to perform their service to the hierarchy. Business tycoon types like that kind of
arrangement. It is more efficient. Just ask Mussolini. No one claims that democracy is
the most efficient form of government. Fairness and, perhaps, even compassion, trump
efficiency as democratic goals.
Happy Thanksgiving from
The Lighthouse Peddler!
FRANK WEINS continued from pg 5
Bachauer International Piano Competition.
This concert is part of the Mendocino County Wine & Mushroom Festival Mendocino
County Wine & Mushroom Festival. Tickets are $25 for advance purchases; $5 more on
the day of the concert. Children and young people ages 7 through 17 are admitted free.
For advance purchase, go to www.brownpapertickets.com or call them at 800-838-3006. To
purchase in person, visit the Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery in Gualala.
JC YOUNG
continued from pg 3
Cameron movie Ghosts of the Abyss in
2003.
Until October 1995, Young lived on
ridgetop property in Marin County that
inspired his huge hit song, “Ridgetop”,
when a forest fire completely destroyed
the family home and business. He then
moved to Hawaii with his wife Connie and
their two children.
The collection The Very Best of Jesse
Colin Young (2005) chronicles forty years
of singing and songwriting, and recently
Young has released several tracks on
iTunes, including the inspiring Bring ‘em
Home. For more information about Jesse
Colin Young visit www.jessecolinyoung.com
Tickets for the concert are on sale now.
Premium Reserved Seating is $38.00,
available online only at www.arenatheater.
org. Premium Reserved Seating includes
the first four rows in front of the stage and
the first row of the balcony. Open Seating
is $28.00, available online and at local
ticket vendors ($2.00 more at the door
if available). For other reserved seating
options contact Arena Theater at 707 8823272.
Arena Theater’s local ticket vendors are
Sea Trader and Four-Eyed Frog in Gualala;
Arena Market and The Pier Chowder
House and Tap Room in Point Arena;
Tangents in Fort Bragg.
“The key to healthy aging is to identify
and treat medical and psychological
issues early, so that serious problems
and disabilities may be avoided.”
Dr. Mana Hobson,
Program Director
of Living Well,
is an expert in
problems associated
with aging.
If you are over 60 and don’t have a primary care
provider, why not talk to Dr. Hobson about your
health? Call our Point Arena Clinic at 882-1704, or
our Gualala Clinic at 884-4005, for an appointment.
ADVENTUROUS GARDENER
Jelly Jeans
continued from pg 9
come in some surprising colors and are often fragrant. Some are difficult, but others, like
G. carneus, are quite growable. Midwinter is a good time to plant the summer blooming
types.
Homeria, the Cape tulips, have flowers in shades of yellow and apricot orange. Alas,
this is another one that can spread altogether too readily, and some species are considered
invasive in some regions. Dangerous beauty there, so research your choices.
Ixia is a genus of lovely plants with flowers on spikes. My favorite, I. viridiflora, has
spikes of mint green flowers with dramatic, black centers.
With so many plants in the iris family sharing space in South Africa, taxonomists can
get muddled over how to classify them. Some plants in the genus Moraea were re-named
Dietes, and some Homeria species were moved into Moraea – at least for now.
At any rate, there are two Dietes/Moraea species that will look familiar to most of us.
D. vegeta, the fortnight lily (of course it’s not a lily), is much used in commercial landscapes.
The iris-like flowers are white with a bit of lavender, and borne on tall stems amidst a tangle
of long, narrow leaves.
Somewhat prettier is D. bicolor, with each pale yellow flower having three dark spots
at the center. Both these species are easy to grow, but the flowers get somewhat lost in the
exuberance of leafage.
The more interesting growable Moraea species should be given excellent drainage and
a summer drying out period. Moraea villosa, the peacock iris, has flat, open flowers that can
be purple, white or orange, always with large contrasting spots of blue at the center. Plant
out corms in early spring, twice as deep as their diameter.
Though each flower is short lived, some species like M. tripetala and M. aristata will
be in bloom for months. Local bulb maven, Mary Sue Ittner, reports that M. aristata has
even naturalized at her place. Amazingly, it is now found growing wild only in one spot near
Cape Town, where it is protected.
The genus Sparaxis contains just six species, mostly easy to grow, great for beginners,
but with a tendency to spread too readily. S. fragrans, as befits its name, is highly fragrant,
usually with yellow flowers.
S. tricolor has dramatic flowers in deep rose or glowing orange centered with bright
yellow stars outlined in black. Both species will reproduce from seed and new corms, so
watchfulness is needed to keep them in check.
Watsonia is another species that will be familiar to readers as a weed along Highway
One. With 50+ species, there are certainly some non-invasive ones, but the danger is that
invasives are sometimes sold under the wrong species names.
Check out the Pacific Bulb Society’s website, and plan to plant some corms and bulbs
this season!
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49- Numero ___
11- Mixed bags
6- Lip
51- Soap ingredient
12- Caterpillar rival
10- Deities
54- Flaw
13- Dispatches
14- Communion table
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15- Capital of Western Samoa
61- So that's your game!
23- Mends a shoe
16- Away from the wind
62- Initial stake in a hand of poker
25- You can't catch fish without them!
17- Specialty
63- Cries of discovery
28- ___-garde
18- Breathe hard
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29- Fork feature
19- Demeanor
66- Unskilled laborer
30- Aladdin's monkey
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31- Sylvester, to Tweety
21- Buffet meal
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32- Land in la mer
24- Go in again
69- "___ She Lovely?"
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26- Sounds
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27- Greek goddess of the dawn
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1- More secure
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52- Queues
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Now Available
Wood Pellets &
Pressed Logs
FEED STORE
Our customers are thrilled by our “big city” selection
and our excellent small-town service. If we don’t already know the answer to your animal care question, we will make every effort to find it. Outback
stocks several kinds of small and large animal
foods and treats, as well as conventional and
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for you, so don’t hesitate to ask.
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