Cause of death pending for discovered body The county Medical Examiner’s Office continues to investigate the death of a 43-year-old man whose body was discovered on freeway property behind a business on Hancock Street in the Midway area on April 19. Medical examiner officials have ruled out murder, but toxicology tests may provide further clues as to the cause of death of the unnamed man, according to Lt. Terry McManus of the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit. The identity of the man has not been released pending notification of family members, McManus said. An autopsy was performed on April 20. The case came to light when police were notified around 7:30 p.m. that a body had been discovered behind a business at 2200 block of Hancock St. According to McManus, the victim had no visible signs of trauma, but the scene and condition of the body were initially considered suspicious. Patrol officers summoned the aid of the Medical Examiner’s Office and detectives from the homicide unit. Correia students admit fabricating assault story Three Correia Middle School students in Loma Portal lied to both police and school administrators recently, fabricating a story about a man assaulting them, according to officials. The trio made up the story as a cover for leaving school grounds without permission, according to documentation sent to the school’s parents in late March. The girls falsely claimed a 6-foot-tall black male assaulted them and tried to kidnap them as they walked to the school along Valeta Street, according to a letter e-mailed to parents by Correia Principal Patricia Ladd. The letter, dated Tuesday, April 14, states the incident did not occur. San Diego Police Department spokeswoman Mònica Muñoz said parents should remind their children that knowingly filing a false police report is illegal. “It’s important for anybody to understand that if you’re the victim of a crime, we need to hear about it,” Muñoz said. “But you have to be completely honest. The big deal here is that we dedicated resources to look for somebody that didn’t exist.” Muñoz said that was time police could have spent helping actual victims. Police are not taking steps to file criminal charges against the students, though the three girls were suspended, Ladd said. Still, Ladd said school officials, the police and the community had to treat the story as true until proven otherwise. “In one way, you’re relieved that it did not occur,” Ladd said. “And another way you’re concerned with the moral implications … of making a story up. This is an opportunity for lessons to be learned on many different levels.” Entry fee for Rock N’ Roll Marathon increases Runners from different states and countries will descend on San Diego Sunday, May 31, for the 12th annual Rock N’ Roll Marathon. The fast and scenic 26.2-mile course is ideal for runners and walkers alike. The event features a free headliner concert with 45 live bands, 2,000 spirited cheerleaders and 19 themed aid stations from start to finish. The cost for entering the marathon was increased April 18. As a result, the price to register increased from $110 to $120 through May 24. Those who want to register at the Rock N’ Roll Expo on May 29-30 (San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive) will be charged $135. For further information, visit www.rnrmarathon.com. OB Town Council now taking grant applications The Ocean Beach Town Council is now accepting grant applications from Peninsula community groups for funds from OBTC Tree Committee coffers. Every year the town council, via the committee, hosts the Ocean Beach Holiday Parade and a food and toy drive for local families in need. The committee awards community grants from surplus proceeds in the form of scholarships and other grants from revenues generated by yearly fundraising events, OBTC president Jim Musgrove said. “We don’t have a set [amount] but distributions are based on need and what the groups are going to do with the money,” he said. Applications must be turned in by Friday, May 8. Grant applications can be picked up from the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association offices, 1868 Bacon St., or downloaded at www.obtowncouncil.org/ Grantees will be announced by Wednesday, May 27, Musgrove said. PLNU set to put on ‘Urinetown’ production Salomon Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) will soon perform “Urinetown: The Musical,” a musical satire written by Greg Kotis. The cast members, including Point Loma actor Greg Henninger, work together as an ensemble to tell a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and savin’ the world in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. The production will run from Tuesday, April 28 through Saturday, May 2. Performances take place daily at 7 p.m., with matinee shows on May 2 at 3 p.m. and May 3 at 5 p.m. The show will be performed at the university’s Salomon Theatre, 3900 Lomaland Drive. General admission is $12 for all performances. Student prices are available from April 28 through April 30 and may be purchased at the Cabrillo building office 206 or by phone (619) 849-2605 or (619) 849-2433. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more Personal training studio to host event Saturday Fitness Together, a private personal training studio, will host a celebration Saturday, April 25 to open its doors to the Point Loma community and the greater region. The event is slated to run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature a live band, Agave, and catered food by Solare’s Ristorante, DaKine’s and Tropical Smoothies, all located at Liberty Station. The free event will feature giveaways and gifts, and a ribbon-cutting by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will take place at 12:45 p.m. Fitness Together-Point Loma, located at 2750 Dewey Road, Suite 101, is a private personal training studio where each client works out in a fully equipped private training suite, one-on-one with a personal trainer. Currently, there are over 500 Fitness Together franchises throughout the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland and Israel. For more information, call (619) 756-7500, or visit www.fitnesstogetherpointloma.com/. Point Break Cafe to change locations soon? Shelter Island’s Point Break Cafe will soon be changing locations with a scheduled move a block southeast of its current location to the former Boll Weevil building, 2743 Shelter Island Drive. Patrons will be able to visit the new site — which adds a capacity of 40 more people — beginning Tuesday, April 28. The former Boll Weevil restaurant closed in December following a bankruptcy filing. For more information, call (619) 758-9870. Karl Strauss Beach to Brewery fest on tap Karl Strauss Brewing Company will hold its sixth annual Beach to Brewery festival on May 9 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Brewery, 5985 Santa Fe Street. Guests can sample 20 different beers for 20 years, including special anniversary brews, along with a different cask that will be tapped every hour. Tours will be given of the recent brewery expansion that has enabled the company to bottle its beer in-house. Playing at the festival will be musical groups Tapes ‘N Tapes, Delta Spirit, Get Back Loretta and Stranger. The event will benefit the Surfrider Foundation as well as celebrate the brewery’s 20th anniversary. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Parking is limited, and free shuttles will run from the Pacific Beach Library and DustyRhodes Park in Ocean Beach throughout the day. Visitors are also encouraged to ride their bicycles. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.karls-trauss.com.