Surfer Becomes Modern-Day Lazarus After Beach Rescue by MARY BROWNFIELD Police Sgt
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Surfer becomes modern-day Lazarus after beach rescue By MARY BROWNFIELD Police Sgt. Paul Tomasi said of the rescue of 51-year-old “She said he didn’t look right,” Gil Lemke recalled. “A Santa Cruz resident Timothy Gruber, who was spotted float- wave rolled over him, and he didn’t react — he didn’t wipe THE COORDINATED efforts of a half-dozen strangers ing face-up in the waves June 25 by a woman who was keep- the water off his face, or anything — and then another wave saved the life of a surfer who hit his head on a sandbar and ing an eye on her teenage son as he body boarded nearby. “If rolled over him.” almost drowned at Carmel Beach Saturday afternoon. it weren’t for them, he wouldn’t have made it.” Realizing the man was unconscious, Gil Lemke gestured “I was really impressed with the cooperation and the way The heroic undertaking began around 3 p.m. Saturday to his 14-year-old son to paddle over to the victim while his a bunch of people came together to save this guy,” Carmel when Los Gatos resident Pat Lemke — who was walking wife ran and grabbed another surfer, also a teenager. That along the beach with her husband, Gil, as they watched son boy, Ryan Coke, knew the surfer who was unconscious, and Adrian in the surf — noticed the man. See RESCUE page 18A Volume 97 No. 26 On the Internet: www.carmelpinecone.com July 1-7, 2011 Y OUR S OURCE F OR L OCAL N EWS, ARTS AND O PINION S INCE 1915 Rock singer sued for tossing Monster ZONING CHANGE REJECTED ■ Facebook photo shows woman said. “Throwing out cans just because it’s a pro- motion.” FOR HOSPITAL CONDOS smiling after forehead injury Kooroshfar is suing Monster Beverage Co. and its parent company, Hansen Natural Corporation, By CHRIS COUNTS on the project’s absence of affordable By KELLY NIX concert promoter Live Nation Worldwide, housing. They also took the opportu- Shoreline Amphitheater, Universal Music Group, FTER LISTENING to exten- nity to criticize a policy that allows MONTEREY woman who thought she was A A and Tyson Ritter, the band’s singer. sive testimony from residents who developers in wealthy communities to going to have a great time at a rock concert last blasted a proposal to build 46 condo- pay in-lieu fees to meet affordable- summer ended up with stitches after the lead See MONSTER page 29A miniums at the site of the former housing requirements. singer of a band chucked a large can of Monster Carmel Convalescent Hospital, the The builder of the Villas de energy drink into the audience, striking her in the Monterey County Planning Carmelo project — Widewaters forehead, according to a lawsuit filed in Monterey Commission voted 5-4 to recommend Development Group of Syracuse, County Superior Court Friday. denial of the rezoning the property N.Y. — is proposing to subdivide a In the suit, former York School student Nina would need to build so many units. 3.68-acre site at 24945 Valley Way Kooroshfar says she was watching The All- Several members of the planning American Rejects — which has a large national commission, meanwhile, sounded off See CONDOS page 11A following — perform at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on June 26, 2010, when Tyson Ritter, 27, the band’s singer and bass player, threw a can of energy drink toward her. “He started throwing cans of Monster drinks,” Cal Am takeover group Kooroshfar’s attorney, Bob Rosenthal, told The Pine Cone. “She never saw it coming. It hit her above the left eye.” will get water board hearing Kooroshfar, who is from Monterey and is studying marketing at the University of the By KELLY NIX from a private company into a public Pacific in Stockton, according to her Facebook utility will save ratepayers money. page, was treated by medical staff at the concert A WATER activist who in 2005 But the drive by WaterPlus has venue before she was given a dozen stitches the sponsored a failed ballot measure been regarded by some as a distrac- next day. Monster is best known for making caf- seeking the public takeover of tion at a time when Cal Am is under a feinated energy drinks marketed to teenagers and California American Water will yet state order to come up with an alter- college students. again make his pitch to directors of native water supply or otherwise face What Kooroshfar didn’t know at the time of the Monterey Peninsula Water hefty fines that could be passed to the painful incident is that the Monster can would Management District. water customers. leave a permanent, 3.5-inch scar above her left The MPWMD board of directors “Even if we owned Cal Am, we last week granted a request by Ron wouldn’t be able to pump another eye, her attorney said. All smiles during a backstage meeting with singer “More than anything else, from her perspec- Weitzman and his group, WaterPlus, drop out of the Carmel River,” Tyson Ritter, Nina Kooroshfar wears a bandage show- to make a presentation about the tive, what kind of conduct is this?” Rosenthal ing where she was struck by an energy drink he threw. group’s idea that turning Cal Am See TAKEOVER page 15A Artist complimented — but SHERIFF’S SON ARRESTED FOR DRUGS By MARY BROWNFIELD that Jacob Miller’s friend, 26-year-old Ryan wants his painting back Carther Williams, was in possession of nar- EVEN MEMBERS of the Monterey because he intended to work on it outdoors, S cotics paraphernalia and marijuana, but he By MARY BROWNFIELD County Sheriff’s narcotics unit converged on where he often sets up two paintings and was allowed to leave, pending the filing of their boss’s house Tuesday to arrest the 25- alternates between them. But after he went charges against him. A PAINTER who lives and works down- year-old son of Sheriff Scott Miller on mul- back upstairs, he got sidetracked and fell town and shows his work at the Winters tiple felony and misdemeanor charges, asleep, having spent the weekend in Big Sur See DRUGS page 10A Gallery had a geclee print stolen from in mostly related to drugs. Jacob Scott Miller at the Nacarubi music festival and gotten front of his home at Monte Verde and Ocean pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to very little sleep. Sunday night after he left it outside. Scott selling narcotics and posted bail. He awakened awhile later, ventured out- Jacobs, who moved to town a few months Cmdr. Jerry Teeter would not provide side and found the painting gone. July 4 celebration ago and lives with two other full-time details of the case, saying they were “confi- “It’s one of the best compliments you painters, hopes the person who walked off dential.” Deputies made the arrest at 11:40 could get,” he admitted. at Devendorf Park with “Three’s a Charm” will return it — or at a.m. and least pay for it. spent several Jacobs had placed the geclee print outside See PAINTING page 18A AN “OLD-FASHIONED, family- hours at an style celebration” of Independence Day apartment, will be held in Devendorf Park located at the Monday, July 4, starting at noon. rear of the Attendees are urged to pack a picnic home the lunch, bring along blankets and chairs, sheriff shares and settle in at the scenic, grassy park with his for an afternoon of live music, a wel- wife, former come from Mayor Sue McCloud, and Carmel-by- fun and games. the-Sea Food will be provided by local ser- human vice clubs and groups. The city-spon- resources sored event is free and runs until 4 p.m. manager No fireworks will be allowed at the Jane Miller. event, or anywhere in the City of “Three’s a Charm” was stolen from in front of the artist’s home in downtown Carmel Sunday Teeter Carmel-by-the-Sea. night, and he wants it back. also reported Jacob Scott Miller 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 July 1, 2011 Sandy Claws By Lisa Crawford Watson Hunter’s Prince Charming person often lets him to Hunter is a smooth fox terrier. Although highly pop- roam off leash ular a generation or two ago, this breed is uncommon at Carmel’s these days, and Hunter is frequently mistaken for a Forest Hill Best in Men’s Clothing Jack Russell. If you ask them, and sometimes even if Park. He is you don’t, families of fox terriers will tell you the terri- clear about ers are much more elegant. They also will tell you ter- the command, riers in general are different from other dogs. Terriers “Come,” but have a mind of their own and are none too eager to do rather than things just to please their owners. coming as soon as possi- ble, he is more likely to check first to Need fix-it tips? see if any treats await that might be more appeal- ing than what Ask he is sniffing on the ground. If he happens to find, say, a salami sandwich along the way, he’s not coming. us. His family is reluctant to admit they bought him at a pet store as opposed to what they consider the more politically correct rescue, but their child fell in love with the doggie in the window.