Volume 96 No. 47
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Padres take home Shoe, prepare for playoffs Council considers
By CHRIS COUNTS
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OR THE Carmel High School
football team, this year’s shoe was a
perfect fit.
Carmel High cruised to a 56-21
win over arch rival Pacific Grove
High School last Saturday in a final
tune-up before the Central Coast
Section IV playoffs begin.
While the game had little impact
on the standings, it took on great
significance because of “The Shoe.”
Like “The Axe” that Stanford and
U.C. Berkeley fight over every fall, a
bronzed football cleat is the trophy
that honors the victor of the annual
grudge match between the Padres
and the Breakers.
Carmel High running back
Jimmy Osornio had the game of his
life as the Padres trounced P.G.
PHOTO/COURTESY CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
High. The senior, a third-string back
just a year ago, broke countless tack- The Carmel High School varsity football team celebrates after Saturday’s 56-21 win
les by Breaker defenders as he rolled over arch rival Pacific Grove High School. For their efforts, which included six touchup 206 yards on 22 carries and downs by running back Jimmy Osornio, the Padres took home The Shoe.
reached the end zone an astonishing
When “The Shoe” made its debut in 1948, Carmel High
six times.
For Carmel High — which took home “The Shoe” for the had a strong team that crushed P.G. High 33-0. In the first
third straight year — there was jubilation when the game three years of the rivalry for the trophy, the Padres outscored
ended. For the Padres, the trophy offers more than just brag- the Breakers 95-19. But in 1951, an improved P.G. High batging rights for another season. “It’s something they’re going tled Carmel High to a 6-6 tie. And in 1952, the Padres found
to remember for the rest of their lives,” head coach Golden
Anderson predicted.
See SHOE page 8A
11 DAYS AFTER CRASH, BIG SUR DRIVER SURRENDERS
By CHRIS COUNTS
THE DRIVER of a vehicle that crashed on Highway 1 in
Big Sur Halloween night, leaving a Carmel gallery owner
paralyzed, turned himself in to police last Friday. Myles
Goldman Lerner was charged with felony hit-and-run.
Meanwhile, two other passengers who were traveling in
the vehicle — Joseph McEvoy, 26, and Vanessa Hacker, 28
—were charged this week with felonies for being accessories
to Lerner’s crime.
The 30-year-old Lerner had been missing since leaving
the scene of the accident that occurred Nov. 1 a short distance
south of the Henry Miller Library. While he was a fugitive,
he was reportedly staying in Cachagua.
The victim of the crash, local fine art photographer
Rachael Short, remains hospitalized at Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center. Short, who suffered a broken neck, is coowner of Gallery Exposed.
Monarchs galore!
Lerner’s attorney, Jim
Dozier, disputed the charge
that his client broke the law
because he left the scene of
the crash.
“There is no crime in
leaving the scene of an accident once medical aid has
been rendered,” Dozier
insisted.
But Sgt. Rick Salmeron
of the California Highway
Patrol said Lerner broke
state law anyway, because he
was required to give his
name, current residence
address and other informaMyles Lerner
tion “to any traffic or police
officer at the scene of the accident.”
When asked why Lerner left the scene, Dozier said he was
disoriented from the collision, which left him with a concussion. He was later treated for his concussion at Community
stricter workplace
harassment policy
■ Could ban even consensual relationships
By MARY BROWNFIELD
I
N THE wake of a sexual-harassment lawsuit against the
City of Carmel that resulted in a $600,000 settlement for former human resources manager Jane Miller and generated
criticism from residents who
said the city didn’t do enough
to deal with the problem, the
‘Prohibit
city council considered a
unlawful
revised harassment policy
Nov. 2. The new rules would
harassment
clearly outline all prohibited
in plain, easybehaviors and how to handle
complaints.
to-understand
After a suggestion from a
resident, the possibility of
language’
prohibiting even consensual
relationships between supervisors and employees was raised, even though such relationships are not illegal. It was unclear whether that proposal
would be part of the final policy.
See POLICY page 25A
Lifeguard’s quick response
saves 8-year-old’s life
By MARY BROWNFIELD
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ALIFORNIA STATE Parks lifeguard Erik Landry didn’t even have time to put on his wetsuit when he rushed into
the chilly water at Carmel River Beach Saturday afternoon to
rescue a boy who had been swept into the ocean. On duty in
his state parks truck, Landry was patrolling along Scenic
Road south of Carmel when he happened to see a wave hit
the young boy, according to Mike McMenamy, supervising
ranger of the Monterey District for state parks.
Shortly before the incident, Landry had been using the
See SAVE page 27A
Share the wealth for
toy drives, community
Thanksgiving
See DRIVER page 17A
By MARY BROWNFIELD
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Chief Rawson to retire
■ Full pension at 54
By MARY BROWNFIELD
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PHOTO/CHRIS COUNTS
FTER 34 years in law enforcement — his last nine as
the chief of Carmel Police Department — George Rawson is
retiring next month to take a job that brings him full circle.
He will become head of security at Northridge Mall, the
same shopping center were he got his first taste of law
enforcement in 1974 while working to thwart shoplifters at
Mervyn’s.
Cmdr. Mike Calhoun, who has worked at CPD for more
There are five times as many Monarchs in the Pacific Grove
sanctuary this year than last. See page 26A.
See CHIEF page 10A
HE KIWANIS Club of Monterey — with the
help of volunteers and generous donors — served up
2,300 Thanksgiving dinners last year, and organizer
Michael Fields anticipates demand will be high again
next week when the doors open for the 40th Annual
Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Monterey
Fairgrounds.
Fields was careful to remind people that everyone is
welcome to attend the free meal, not just those in need,
and the casual event is much more like a large family
gathering than a soup kitchen.
“We want everyone to feel like they’re treated with
dignity, like they’re walking into my living room,” he
said. “You don’t have to be embarrassed — everyone
should feel joyful.”
He also wants to make sure everyone is well fed.
The supply of turkeys is looking pretty good, though
See CHARITIES page 19A
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