Surfers find body near Black’s Beach Two surfers discovered a body floating in the water at the south end of Black’s Beach on Monday, Aug. 31 at 7:45 a.m. The county’s Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body as 49-year-old Richard Mitchell, who lived alone in Hillcrest. Police found no indication of foul play, although the body did have post-mortem bruises after floating in the water for an estimated 12 to 18 hours, according to Lt. Jerry Mills from the San Diego Police Department’s Northern Division. Mitchell was dressed in board shorts and a T-shirt. Police said they had not received reports of a missing person and are still investigating. Two cyclists injured in unrelated accidents A female bicyclist traveling southbound on La Jolla Shores Drive lost control of her bike when an MTS bus passed her on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:25 p.m. The 20-year-old bicyclist fell to the curb and broke her shoulder The San Diego Police Traffic Division is investigating the accident. In an unrelated incident, a 70-year-old male was riding his bike in the northbound lane on Torrey Pines Road when he moved to the left to cross lanes and hit the center divide on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 9:30 a.m. The bicyclist, who was wearing a helmet, fell to the ground and suffered bleeding in his brain, a collapsed lung, rib fractures and a fractured sternum. The San Diego Police Traffic Division is investigating. Registration on for Girls on the Run fall season Registration is now open for the fall season of Girls on the Run, a 12-week running and character-building program for girls between the ages of 8 and 12. The fall season begins Sept. 14. The 75-minute workout and educational sessions will be offered at seven San Diego sites on a twice-weekly basis — including La Jolla/University City, Point Loma and Balboa Park. The classes are designed to prepare preteen girls for successful futures by helping them learn to set and achieve healthy goals. The program encourages exercise, nutritious eating habits and good decision-making skills. Part of a national organization of 160 chapters, Girls on the Run began its San Diego program in 2006. Since then it has helped more than 300 girls learn healthy patterns of success through organized non-competitive athletic participation. The sessions follow a progression of topics to foster self-esteem and healthy living. Each session has a specific focus — including learning to listen, body image, peer pressure, healthy decisions, contributing to the community, saying “no” to drugs and team building. Locations for the fall sessions include: • La Jolla/ UTC, JCC, 4126 Executive Drive; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5:15 p.m. • Balboa Park, Golden Hill Recreation Center; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. • Point Loma, NTC Promenade; Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. For more information and registration, visit www.gotrsd.org. UC Planners host CHSRA California High-Speed Rail Authority representatives are scheduled to present at the Sept. 8 meeting of the University Community Planning Group. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m. at the University Town Center Forum Hall, 4545 La Jolla Village Drive. Photo contest calls for entries The Beach & Bay Press, a sister paper of the Village News, is seeking amateur photographers who have shot scenes from the Pacific Beach or Mission Beach area and wish to submit them to the newspaper’s amateur photo contest. Photos must have been taken between October 2008 and October ’09, and are due Oct. 5. The public will judge the photos by voting at the Beach & Bay booth at the Oct. 10 BeachFest in Pacific Beach. Prizes will be awarded for the top three photos, which also will be published in the Beach & Bay Press. Visit beachandbaypress.com for the full rules and list of prizes. n
