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Monterey Family Resources:
A Monthly Column of Inexpensive Activities in Monterey County
By Ruth Paget

May-June

Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley hides many treasures for the family among its vineyards and resorts.

Right at the mouth of the Valley, you can walk an outdoor labyrinth in concrete that is modeled after the one built in 1220 at Chartres Cathedral in France. Labyrinths date from antiquity with their walkers using them as a tool for spiritual reflection.;

This particular labyrinth is part of the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula located across from the Rancho Cañada Golf Course. When you turn in the driveway to go to the church, you will see a sign at the end of the road that points toward the golf course saying, “Play” and one toward the church saying, “Pray.” When church is not in session, there is a rose garden inside the church courtyard that offers nice photo opportunities.

After walking the labyrinth, you can take your family out to Garland Park where you can eat a picnic lunch and take a hike afterwards. However, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District offers many reasonably priced outings such as those devoted butterflies, bats, mountain lions and deer, survivor skills, owls and other programs depending on the season. If you plan ahead, you can make it into a class. Check out the Parks website at www.mprpd.org or call (831)659-6065.

In Carmel Valley Village itself, the Carmel Valley Community Pool should enchant children and parents alike. The heated, outdoor pool set against the backdrop of mountains will make even the crankiest child brighten up. For information about day and season passes and teams, please call (831) 659 – 2606 beginning on Mother’s Day – May 11, 2008.

Have fun in CV!

*Great Fun! Write ’Em Cowboys & Cowgirls!*

The Castroville, Marina and Greenfield Branches of the Monterey County Free Libraries and MyMuseum will host cowboy poetry writing workshops complete with a cowboy craft during the months of May and June for children 12 and under. Poems written during the workshop can be entered in the Cowboy Poetry Contest organized by the Rodeo Salinas and the Monterey County Free Libraries.
Castroville Branch – May 16th – 3:00 to 4:00
(11160 Speegle Street / 769 -8724)

Greenfield Branch – May 22nd – 4:00 to 5:00
(315 El Camino Real / 674 - 2614)

Marina Branch – May 29th – 3:30 to 4:30
(190 Seaside Circle / 883 – 7507)

MyMuseum – June 6th – 3:30 to 4:30
(601 Wave Street, Suite 100 / 649 – 6444)

Please register for these free workshops by calling Ruth Paget at 883 – 7542 or by contacting the Castroville, Marina and Greenfield Branches or MyMuseum. Information is also available at http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/library/cowboypoetrycontest.htm .

*Great Activity: Join or Form a Book Club*

Why not join or form a book club this summer? Mother-daughter book clubs, Spanish-language clubs, bilingual clubs, and teen clubs are among the many varieties that exist. You can avoid the cost of purchasing books and discussion guides by borrowing Book Club to Go bags from the Monterey County Free Libraries.

Check out this free resource at www.montereycountyfreelibraries.org/BookClubToGo

Ruth's "Great Book Suggestion"
Vaqueros: America's First Cowmen
By: Martin W. Sandler

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Monterey Family Resources is written by Ruth Paget, a youth services librarian for Monterey County Free Libraries.
She oversees summer reading programs, homework centers, and the Cowboy Poetry contest. She also leads workshops
on electronic resources and poetry writing and coordinates Big Read Events
(A Community wide reading of books sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts)

Contact Ms. Paget at
pagetrl@co.monterey.ca.us

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