by The Editors on May 12, 2011
Carlsbad’s Valley Middle School was on lockdown this morning (May 12, 2011) from 10:50 AM to 11:17 AM after one student reportedly mentioned a bomb on the campus. Parents of students at Valley received the following text after the school was cleared and reopned.
Students are safe. VMS was on lockdown from 10:50 until 11:17 as a preventative measure after an unconfirmed report by a student of the possibility of a bomb.
According to the Carlsbad Police Department one student was in custody for “making a threat” following the lockdown. This is the second bomb scare in Carlsbad in a little over a week. The first was on May 4, 2011 when a “suspicious device” was found at the Cole Library.
Hopefully this one was simply a misguided middle school prank, as 10News is now reporting.
by The Editors on May 10, 2011
by The Editors on May 10, 2011
If UltraStar is going to close three theaters in North County, it figures that it would be the ones we visit most often. The Del Mar Hightlands UltraStar closed in January and on May 2, 2011 UltraStar’s La Costa location closed, and Flower Hill (the only North County location for quality films) will close this summer, according to a story in the North County Times.
UltraStar, which currently operates 14 theaters in Southern California and Arizona, closed two theaters in North San Diego County after the company opted to not renew leases, Rubio explained. . . “They were old Edwards theaters that we never had a chance to structure the way we wanted. We had to live with what we had there,” he said.
As digital delivery continues to gain we’re certain we’ll be hearing about more and more theater closings moving forward. It’s nice to hope that the LaCosta and Del Mar Highlands locations will reportedly reopen as “luxury boutique theaters” under new ownership and we’re hoping they play the art-house style films that Flower Hill delivered, but we’re not going to bet on that. At least we can hope.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 10, 2011
After a final autopsy report a “Spanish court official” says that Austin Bice, 22, the Carlsbad resident whose body was found on March 8, 2011 in the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain after he had been missing for 10 days most likely suffered an accidental death, according to a Associated Press story in the Sacramento Bee.
The spokesman for Madrid’s Superior Justice Tribunal said Tuesday that a judge has ordered further investigations before concluding the case but that details of the probes were confidential by law. . . He said the autopsy had ruled out violence as a cause of death.
Just what constitutes an “accidental death” isn’t actually explained.
[Link: Sacramento Bee]
by The Editors on May 9, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers go out to former mayor Claude “Bud” Lewis today as he and the rest of his family grieve over the death of his wife Beverly Lewis. She was 84, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Mrs. Lewis died Sunday evening, Mother’s Day, following complications from Alzheimer’s disease and a hip injury suffered in March. She was 84. . . The couple met when he was 24 and she was 28. Lewis proposed to her after just five dates. . . She helped support the family financially, working as a proofreader at the Los Angeles Examiner and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The couple was married for 57 years. According to the story, the family plans to hold a memorial service at 10 a.m. May 21 at Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St. in Carlsbad.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 4, 2011
The City of Carlsbad Offices and the Cole Library were closed this morning from 8 to 11 AM after maintenance workers discovered a “suspicious device.” Police were called, the bomb squad, and fire department arrived and news helicopters hovered overhead. According to a story in the North County Times,
The gray-colored object was about 10 inches long and 2 inches wide, and was connected with wires to a 9-volt battery, Lt. Kelly Cain said.. . . “It looked suspicious enough to call the San Diego bomb squad,” he added
After using a robot to destroy the device the library was reopened about approximately 11 AM. Who put it there and why is still being investigated. For the rest of the story click the link.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 4, 2011
On Friday morning, April 26, 2011 Carlsbad Police found an empty “abandonded panga-style boat” near Ponto Landing. You know, the almost weekly drop off point for Mexicans entering the country illegally.
Investigators say the Ensenada-based vessel which came ashore in Carlsbad was originally supposed to make landfall farther north. However, the smugglers had to abort the plan after the boat developed engine trouble.
Carlsbad officers reportedly alerted agents from the Los Angeles Border Enforcement Security Task Force (LA BEST) and U.S. Border Patrol and those agents used the information to clamp down on the illegal alien smuggling ring that has been running illegals into the country for month. In all four arrests were made. For the rest of the story, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 1, 2011
Click here for photos from the Faire.
It was a perfect day to stroll the streets of the Village of Carlsbadistan and the largest one-day street faire packed the downtown like never before. It was blue skies and heat all day as throngs of people milled back and forth cruising, shopping, and looking good for their friends and neighbors at the World Famous Carlsbad Village Street Faire.
Click here for photos from the Faire.
by The Editors on May 1, 2011
Well over 100 surfers paddled out this morning (Sunday, May 1, 2011) in remembrance of legendary lifeguard and surfer Doug Tico. Tico died at the age of 82 on Sunday, December 12, 2010, from complications of a stroke he had in August 2010. According to his obituary:
He was born at home on Topeka Street, Oceanside, in 1928. He was one of Oceanside’s first lifeguards and graduated from Oceanside/Carlsbad High when the two were combined. He was employed by the U.S. Post Office as a mail carrier, Helm’s Bakery as a delivery man, and worked at the La Costa Spa for 20 years as a fitness instructor. Doug lived 82 wonderful years and surfed for over 70 of those. He holds the 2002 Waterman Award from the Longboard Surfing Club and is included in the Oceanside Surfing Museum. He held a great love and respect for the ocean, enjoyed paddling out with his surfing buddies and watching the sun set every evening with his wife and friends at the end of Tamarack in Carlsbad.
Doug’s daughter Teresa Tico, and brother Dennis spoke to the surfers in the water, while Oceanside lifeguards gave a tribute with lifeguards standing on the railing for a moment and thenall jumping in together. Flowers were thrown. Waves were caught. It was a worthy sendoff for a Carlsbad waterman.
We will always remember the smile he met us with each time we passed he and his wife Beverly as they walked the seawall. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on April 30, 2011
Hundreds of members of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (The Mormons) were out in force on the Carlsbadistan seawall this morning (Saturday, April 30, 2011) helping to remove invasive plants, pick up trash, and spruce things up.
The work is being done as part of the Mormon Helping Hands program.
Mormon Helping Hands is a Church program for providing community service and disaster relief to those in need. This program which is operating successfully in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and the United States. . . The Mormon Helping Hands program was officially established in 1998, and since then hundreds of thousands of volunteers have donated millions of hours of service to their communities.
Thank you very much. Carlsbadistan is very lucky to have your help.
Carlsbad’s Valley Middle School was on lockdown this morning (May 12, 2011) from 10:50 AM to 11:17 AM after one student reportedly mentioned a bomb on the campus. Parents of students at Valley received the following text after the school was cleared and reopned.
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