by The Editors on January 2, 2009
The older we get the less bummed we are by news like this story about Warren Mingus, 88, and his wife from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
An elderly couple were found shot dead in their La Costa home Thursday in what appears to the county’s second murder-suicide case reported on the first day of 2009. . . . When police entered the house on Cannas Court, a short street less than half a mile from the intersection of Aviara Parkway and El Camino Real, just before 5 p.m., they found the bodies of an 88-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, who had apparently died from bullet wounds, Carlsbad police said. . . An acquaintance of the pair told officers they were both in failing health and were suffering from numerous medical issues.
We just hope this is something they planned together. Our thoughts are with their families.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune and North County Times]
by The Editors on January 1, 2009
When Carlsbadistan’s Jennifer Cushman, 26, died May 19, 2008 after brain surgery at Tri-City Medical Center she helped save four people by donating her organs. Today, Cushman along with 37 other organ donors, are being “honored New Year’s Day with a floral tribute during the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena,” according to a story in the North County Times.
Her organs helped save the lives of four people including a 14-year-old girl, said Sharon Ross, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit organ-donation organization, Donate Life California, and outreach manager for Donate Life’s chapter serving San Diego and Imperial counties.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on January 1, 2009
Tomorrow night (January 2, 2008) Carlsbadistan’s finest will be holding a top secret sobriety check point on PCH just south of Tamarack, according to a press release in the North County Times. The spot is great because with water on both sides of the road there really is no way to escape.
People driving with open containers, registration problems, broken windshields, no front license plate, or bongs that take up half the front seat are discouraged from driving the coast between Cannon and Tamarack on Saturday night. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on December 26, 2008
This Oceanside escapee was on the Carlsbadistan seawall this morning scaring up funds to pay for his wedding to Madonna (and to buy dog food). After they are married he will play Madonna some of his songs and, with the diva’s help, spread the word about the farce that is the Federal Reserve.
Either that or he needs beer money. . . apparently, this is how far a degree from USC can take you.
by The Editors on December 25, 2008
During the break in the rain (and after opening presents) we snuck out and checked the surf. It was stormy. But the sky was blue. . . for a moment or two.
by The Editors on December 24, 2008
Santiago Piovillasenor Aganzaman, 23, of Carlsbad was riding a bike when he was hit and killed by a southbound Sprinter Train in Oceanside at 5:05 PM on December 23, 2008, according to a story on San Diego 6.
The collision occurred at the Wisconsin Avenue grade crossing in Oceanside at 5:05 p.m., according to Cpl. Mark Cook of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. . . The man . . . tried to ride his bicycle across the grade crossing as the warning system was just beginning to operate.
According to the train’s engineer, Aganzaman didn’t appear to see the train coming.
[Link: San Diego 6]
by The Editors on December 23, 2008
One mouse trapped in Carlsbad has tested positive for hantavirus, according to a story in the North County Times.
The virus, carried by wild rodents, can spread to humans in the form of a rare and potentially fatal illness, county health officials said. So far this year, 11 mice trapped around the county have tested positive for hantavirus. Routine tests usually confirm between two and eight cases a year, officials said.
We sincerely hope that Santa doesn’t catch the hanta.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on December 22, 2008
The manager of the Victoria Secret store in Carlsbadistan’s Plaza Camino Real doesn’t seem to care about the rules as long as she gets her job done. Police were called when she refused to leave the business at 2:46 AM on December 20, 2008 claiming she had “some paperwork to do.”
According to the Carlsbad police log: A mall worker reported that “she is not allowed to work past midnight without a work order, which she did not have.”
She eventually left. Can someone give this dedicated employee a raise? Or at least a holiday bonus.
by The Editors on December 22, 2008
A phone call cleared the Vons supermarket at 985 Tamarack Ave. on Friday December 19, 2008 at approximately 7:07 PM. A male caller reportedly said he “heard” that there was a “bomb in the back of the store.”
According to the police log “The caller was not definitive and seemed he was merely passing on info.” The store was immediately evacuated to the front parking lot.
After searching the store and the perimeter Carlsbad police reported that there was “nothing unusual” found.
by The Editors on December 22, 2008
Last March we mentioned that Robert Hoehn, the co-owner of Carlsbad’s Hoehn Motors donated $25,000 in support of banning gay marriage (Prop. 8). Recently, his business has been picketed and he’s not happy about it, according to a story in USA Today.
I just hate being pigeonholed as a hate monger or bigot,” says Robert Hoehn, who contributed $25,000 to the campaign for Prop 8, which amended California’s Constitution to exclude same-sex marriage. “I have friends in the gay community, and I don’t think any of them would say that. . . . Hoehn has seen protesters outside his Carlsbad, Calif., car dealerships, his name and business have appeared on websites publicizing donors, and he has received “the most vitriolic kinds of e-mails, letters and phone calls.”
Guess Mr. Hoehn is experiencing some of the costs associated with supporting legislation that denies the personal rights of others.
[Link: USA Today]
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