PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM 2013 A SPECIAL ATSECTION INSIDE &TODAYS CARMELT PINE CONE — The pros and celebrities schedules, ticket info, how to get there & more… Volume 99 No. 6 On the Internet: www.carmelpinecone.com February 8-14, 2013 Y OUR S OURCE F OR L OCAL N EWS, ARTS AND O PINION S INCE 1915 Super Bowl coach is last-minute add to Pro-Am Hardy: Vesuvio By MARY SCHLEY tequila party HIS TEAM didn’t win the Super Bowl, but head coach Jim ‘disgusting’ Harbaugh was able to console himself at least a little by joining the field of this week’s AT&T and ‘appalling’ Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one of the most popular and suc- n Pepe: Take it back or I’ll sue cessful tournaments on the PGA Tour. By MARY SCHLEY “He played last year, and he’s a friend of the tournament, and A CARMEL resident who wants the town to be quiet obviously, he’s a major draw,” and a restaurateur who wants it to have a bit more nightlife Monterey Peninsula Foundation are battling over plans for a racy party in the rooftop bar at a CEO Steve John, who oversees the downtown restaurant. tournament, said Thursday from At Tuesday’s council meeting, Carolyn Hardy asked the the 1st Tee at the Monterey council to protect her First Amendment right to free speech Peninsula Country Club Shore about what she feels is best for the town, but city attorney Course as celebrities and top pros PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES Don Freeman advised the mayor and council to stay out of a started their first round of com- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh made quite a fashion statement with some local fight that could end up in court. petition. headgear in the opening round of the AT&T Pro-Am Thursday. But Bill Murray, also playing The brouhaha began after Hardy sent an email to the “He draws crowds, he’s a won- at MPCC, had him beat by a country mile with his walrus mustache. mayor, council and city administrator Jason Stilwell Jan. 30 derful guy, and he loves the alerting them to a Feb. 7 event Rich Pepe planned for his game,” John said of Harbaugh, whose handicap is a 12. He and runs through Sunday. Vesuvio restaurant at Mission and Sixth featuring Justin is playing alongside Jason Day, a pro out of Australia, and Competition rounds Thursday, Friday and Saturday are Timberlake’s 901 Tequila. the other half of the foursome is pro Matt Bettencourt and played at three courses — the Pebble Beach Golf Links, San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain. Spyglass Hill Golf Course and the Monterey Peninsula See GIRLS page 23A “It’s a little Bay Area battle on the golf course,” John Country Club Shore Course. said. Tickets are still available for the tournament at various Also late to join the amateur field was John Westwood, locations. For information on schedules, pairings, trans- pro Lee Westwood’s father, and the two were paired for the portation and the players, as well as other Pro-Am related tournament, which began with practice rounds Monday news, see the special section inside this week’s Pine Cone. Thums will take water district suit to appeals court By KELLY NIX the case,” attorney Margaret Thum, Richard’s sister, told The Pine Cone Tuesday. “It is clear from these unsolicited HE COUPLE who filed suit over the Monterey T responses that our case is vitally important not only us, but This image on a event promotion company’s Facebook page caused Peninsula Water Management District’s water conservation also to the community at large. one resident to ask the council to protect the town from an invasion of rules but lost in trial court have decided to appeal their case. Following a November 2012 trial, Monterey County “whores and sluts.” The lawyer for Pebble Beach residents Richard and Superior Court Judge Lydia Villarreal ruled against the Sharlene Thum said her clients have a better chance of win- Thums, who had argued the district illegally restricted water ning their case in the 6th District Court of Appeal in San use, unlawfully charged them connection fees and violated Jose. their rights to privacy. Dynamite helping reopen “We have received an outpouring of verbal support from The decision to appeal, Margaret Thum said, was made local residents, who have strongly requested that we appeal after Villarreal rejected the couple’s numerous objections to Partington Ridge Road her ruling, including the contention Villarreal didn’t ade- quately address the points outlined in their lawsuit. By CHRIS COUNTS Residents asked to “On appeal, we will be able to present our case to a three- judge panel in San Jose,” Thum said. “Like all other litigants AS PROGRESS continues on the repair of Partington who appeal, we believe this scenario will afford us a better Ridge Road in Big Sur — and residents prepare to use the register cell phones for opportunity to present our arguments that, with all due road much sooner than expected — a new YouTube video respect, we believe were overlooked by the local court.” offers an fascinating look at the work required to complete emergency notifications The Thums began their fight with the water district four the job. years ago after they converted an 85-square-foot closet to a Partington Ridge, where an estimated 50 people live, was By MARY SCHLEY bathroom. The water district gave them permission to install transformed into an island Dec. 24, 2012, when its main the bathroom before a district worker inspected their house to vehicle access road was buried by a massive rock slide. IN AN area vulnerable to floods, fires, earthquakes and finalize the permit process. The video — titled “Partington Rock ’n’ Roll” — dramat- other disasters, knowing what’s going on where, and know- During the inspection, though, the water district employ- ically illustrates how explosives are used to clear tons of ing it as soon as possible, is imperative to residents’ and ee not only checked the bathroom but looked through the debris from steep terrain and provides a rare example of what workers’ health and safety, so the Carmel Police Department whole house, finding two handheld showerheads the district must have been a common sight along the coast between is collaborating with the American Red Cross Monterey Bay said had been installed without its permission. 1921 and 1937 when Highway 1 was being constructed. Chapter on a campaign encouraging people to register their Although the Thums said that the home’s previous owner The video was posted on YouTube by Partington Ridge contact information in order to receive emergency notifica- denied making any changes to the fixtures after the water dis- resident Magnus Toren. tions, according to CPD Cmdr. Paul Tomasi. trict’s last inspection in 2007, the district said it was unaware “I had my camera mounted on a stick, because we were Public safety officials in the county and Monterey of them. not allowed to be anywhere near the dynamiting,” explained Peninsula cities are asking residents to provide their perti- The Thums contended in their lawsuit that the water dis- Toren, the executive director of the Henry Miller Library. “I See PHONES page 28A See THUMS page 28A See PARTINGTON page 11A Have the complete Carmel Pine Cone delivered every Thursday evening to your iPad, laptop, PC or phone. Free subscriptions available at www.carmelpinecone.com 2A The Carmel Pine Cone February 8, 2013 Sandy Claws By Lisa Crawford Watson bers of the Carmel canine community at the Cypress Dashing dachshund Inn for the afternoon coffee klatch. “Mollie goes everywhere with us,” her person says. “She is very people friendly and loves to be the center of atten- SO SENTIMENTAL were they about dachshunds, tion. The minute we got Mollie, we took her to the they couldn’t imagine life without one. But they Cypress Inn to get socialized with people and other balked at bringing home anyone who might remind dogs. We’ve never had a dog draw so much atten- them of their smooth-haired departed dachsies. So tion.” they sought variation and found Mollie: a 5-week-old, Mollie also plays soccer on Collins Field in Pebble long-haired dachshund with an impish face and Beach, batting the ball around with her nose as she beseeching brown eyes. dashes down the field. Energetic and full of spunk at Mollie is their third dachshund, which makes them age 7, she hasn’t shown signs of slowing down certifiably devoted and earns them membership in except in the evening, when she snuggles in between the Carmel Dachshund Club. The group meets reli- her people and rests, assured. giously on the first and third Sundays of the month at 11:30 a.m. at Eighth and Scenic. Six to 10 and some- times as many as 20 dachsies and their people stroll along Scenic to 13th before heading down to the beach. There, the dogs are set free yet prefer to roam “The hours when the mind in a pack. The club also enjoys its annual “Wiener Roast” in is absorbed by beauty the 13th Avenue cove on Carmel Beach, where dozens upon dozens of dachshunds descend upon are the the sand from as far away as San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Bruno’s Market & Deli donates the hot dogs only and buns, and sometimes the Oscar Meyer Wiener mobile shows up. hours we live.” Every afternoon at 3 p.m., Mollie joins other mem- OPPLETON’S www.poppletonshome.com Professional Members, ASID & IDS 299 LIGHTHOUSE, MONTEREY 831 649 3083 Anne is an artist and founder of her boutique product design and supply company with design studio galleries in Carmel and San Francisco California.