VolumeThe 99 No. 34 Carmel On the Internet: www.carmelpinecone.com Pine ConeAugust 23-29, 2013 Y OUR S OURCE F OR L OCAL N EWS, ARTS AND O PINION S INCE 1915 Hawk released after recovering from gunshot Managing Concours Week By KELLY NIX Beth Brookhouser told The Pine Cone. After undergoing surgery to repair the broken success no easy feat A HAWK that suffered a broken wing after wing and subsequent physical therapy to regain being shot by a BB gun was released back into the proper mobility, the hawk was released at 11:15 By MARY SCHLEY toward the mouth of the valley, only to wild Thursday morning. a.m. When SPCA Wildlife Rescue Center supervi- find out that the traffic was backed up SPCA for Monterey County officials rescued sor Jessica Shipman let the bird go, he flew about AN UNFORTUNATE truck even to Rio Road east to Via Nona the red-tailed hawk in the Corral de Tierra area on five feet, landed, then sauntered to a nearby tree. crash, a fallen Monterey pine and Marie, where the cars had blocked my July 10 after a resident called the animal welfare “He hopped up to the top branches and looked poorly timed tree work along way to the post office. No problem, I organization. around for a while, surveying the area,” Highway 1 only served to highlight a went to Carmel Rancho, turned left “The hawk was walking around somebody’s fact many Monterey Peninsula resi- and found that traffic was backed up backyard and unable to fly,” SPCA spokeswoman See HAWK page 6A dents already know: Concours Week on that road, too,” she said, so she is so successful and draws such large parked the car and walked, just like crowds that even when the roads are many others in the area were, includ- open, they are clogged with cars. Any ing the workers at the Big Sur hiccup, and the snarls stop being a Marathon office who wondered if frustrating inconvenience and turn they would have to walk home that into a maddening mess. night. “Praise God it was a lovely day As the 10-day period that culmi- for walking, and when the Concours nates with the world-famous Pebble traffic hit [later in the week], it was a Beach Concours d’Elegance adds piece of cake in comparison.” more and more events, and the suc- The three events held within the cess of each increases, public officials city limits of Carmel — the Concours and key decision makers are contem- on the Avenue Tuesday, the Tour plating how to accommodate rising d’Elegance Thursday and the Pacific attendance without killing the goose Grove Auto Rally Friday — came off that laid the golden egg. without a hitch, according to Mayor Over the last two weeks, traffic Jason Burnett. was seriously backed up at various “I didn’t get a single complaint,” times on all the principal arteries and he said. “I got tons of positive feed- on city streets seemingly everywhere. back from businesses and residents The worst was probably leaving and visitors.” Carmel Valley. Nonetheless, he, city administrator An X-ray (above) shows a shattered bone in an injured hawk’s Valley resident Carol Vetter found Jason Stilwell, Carmel Police Chief wing and the BB that caused it. After the raptor was nursed herself caught up in the jam induced Mike Calhoun and other department back to health by the SPCA, it was as handsome as ever (left) by the Caltrans tree work on Highway heads will meet to assess what logisti- and ready to be released back to the wild. 1 Aug. 9 when she tried to get to cal improvements might be made in Pacific Grove. After an hour, she had the future, from slowing drivers as moved hardly at all. Tear-down of San Clemente Dam under way “I finally gave up and headed back See SUCCESS page 12A By CHRIS COUNTS For updates on traffic delays — as well as videos showing the project’s progress — Szytel Have you seen this Corvette? NLY A few months after the $83 million San encouraged the public to visit www.san- O By MARY SCHLEY spot in the parking lot of the B&B Clemente Dam removal project received its final clementedamremoval.org. where he and his wife stayed. permit, workers have begun work on tearing down As a result of the construction, a section of RACE fan’s beloved 1962 “I took every precaution, I the dam. Carmel Valley Road is restricted to one-lane traf- A Corvette was quietly rolled out of its thought,” he said, adding that the red “We’re in the process of creating an access road” fic. But at least they waited until Concours Week parking spot at a Pacific Grove B&B Corvette with a hardtop was stolen on from Carmel Valley Road to the site, project man- was over. while its owners were steps away, a Aug. 17, sometime between 8:30 ager Jeff Szytel told The Pine Cone. “Access is the vintage Impala was stolen from an p.m., when they returned from dinner, first key step.” See DAM page 6A auction’s parking area monitored by and 9:30 p.m., when another guest Because the project is subject to strict environ- professional security guards, and two noticed the ’Vette wasn’t in its usual mental oversight, workers are paying close attention more historic Chevys were taken from spot. to how the dam removal is impacting the surround- WILL CELL TOWERS a Monterey golf course used by anoth- “They couldn’t start the car — it’s ing flora and fauna. Not only are fences being erect- er auction house over the weekend. loud, and everyone knew the car — so ed to prevent wildlife from coming to the construc- With thousands of people in town obviously they pushed it out, and once tion area, but workers are going to considerable HURT MONARCHS? for the historic races at Mazda they got it out of the driveway, it’s all lengths to move colonies of woodrats. Raceway, the Pebble Beach Concours, downhill to the ocean,” he said. “My “Any active nest must be relocated,” Szytel said. By KELLY NIX several major auctions, shows, rallies view is they never did start it.” Szytel also said he is happy with the pace of con- and other events — many of them dri- He’s since blanketed Corvette struction. “Work is proceeding now that we have A PAIR of cell phone antennas disguised as ving beautiful collector cars of their owners groups, law enforcement permits in hand,” he said. “We’re hoping to com- hotel chimneys got the go-ahead from the Pacific own — the Monterey Peninsula agencies, dealers, auction houses, plete as much work as we can this year so we’ll be Grove City Council Wednesday after a group of became a “target-rich environment for Internet groups, clubs, newsletters well positioned to stay on schedule.” activists argued that radio signals from the devices could harm the city’s monarch butterflies. thieves,” noted Pat Monahan, whose and the media with photos and details The council rejected a request by Nina Beety to 1962 Corvette was stolen Saturday about the car and its disappearance, continue a public hearing to consider an appeal of night, despite his making every effort the city planning commission’s July 18 approval of to leave it in a secure, out-of-sight See STOLEN page 15A the antennas. Beety is among more than 10 people — many of whom said they don’t live in P.G. — who spoke out Wednesday night against AT&T’s Be on the lookout plan to install the antennas. for this pristine “The butterflies will be long gone if we don’t 1962 Corvette do something about this,” according to a stolen from a change.org petition organized by Augustina Pacific Grove B&B Ursino that had received about 400 signatures by Saturday night. Three other classic Wednesday afternoon. cars were also Numerous people at the council meeting also stolen during spoke in favor of the antennas, which some said Concours Week. are necessary for emergency phone calls. PHOTO/COURTESY CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER AT&T wants to place the antennas inside faux Work has begun to build an access road so construction chimney enclosures at The Wilkies Inn at 1038 PHOTO/PAT MONAHAN traffic can travel from Carmel Valley Road to San Clemente Dam and tear it down. 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