11-23-2011 Carmel Valley News

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VOLUME 27 NUMBER 47

Nov. 23, 2011

Suspects nabbed in burglary

CCA hosts major youth conference

BY KAREN BILLING Two suspects were arrested Friday, Nov. 18, breaking into Del Mar Heights – area homes and police are investigating the connection between the recent series of eight similar-style burglaries. Lt. Andrew Hoffman, of the San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division, said they were able to link the suspects to one of the earliest incidents in the series. However, Hoffman said they continue to look at the cases in total to see if the same people are responsible for all of the burglaries or whether they are part of a larger crew committing crimes in the area. “The good news is we are bringing significant resources to bear on this problem and we’re yielding results,” Hoffman said. “The whole Northwestern Division has had a hand in this thing, from our senior volunteers to detectives — I‘ve been out there myself. Everybody is chomping at the bit to catch these guys.” In Friday night’s incident, a family came home to their Del Mar Heights-area residence and saw a suspicious suspect — the resident decided to follow the suspect, Hoffman said. The resident ultimately lost the first suspect he spotted but ended up seeing another suspect near a neighbor’s home and called the police. The police responded and were able to catch both suspects, but weren’t able to link the second suspect with

Dreyfuss discusses civics at ‘The World in Our Grasp’ event

See BURGLARY, Page 14

By Diane Y. Welch Following rousing applause, the Proscenium Theater auditorium at Canyon Crest Academy High School fell into silence as about 400 county area youths – attendees at TEDxYouth@San Diego – held onto every word that Richard Dreyfuss spoke. His address on the importance of civic education in public schools had clearly struck a chord. An Academy Award-winning actor, Dreyfuss is the founder of the Dreyfuss Initiative. “You can’t build a house and

Above, Jeremy Sewell, Amy Villanova and CCA Principal Brian Köhn Right: Kathy Rodean, Hera Dore and Aaron Dore PHOTOS: JON CLARK

Former TPHS student named as Rhodes Scholar Former Torrey Pines High School student Stephanie J. Bryson was among the 32 American men and women recently chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States. Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England, and may allow funding in some instances for four years. Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, called the Rhodes Scholarships, “the oldest and best known award for interna-

tional study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates.” They were created in 1902 by the Will of Cecil Rhodes, British philanthropist and African colonial pioneer. The first class of American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904; those elected today will enter Oxford in October 2012. Bryson received her B.A. summa cum laude and was valedictorian at the California State UniSee SCHOLAR, Page 14

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start with the roof, you have to build starting with a foundation. Civics teaches foundation and if you don’t teach it, we are anchorless and we wake up in the morning and don’t know the difference between right and wrong,” Dreyfuss said in an interview after his speech. See YOUTH, Page 6

Scott Tillson’s legacy lives on in CV Beloved CV volunteer’s family donates to fire stations BY KAREN BILLING Scott Tillson’s legacy of being a tireless volunteer for the Carmel Valley community has continued on after his death on May 19. At the Nov. 17 Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting, his wife Pat Tillson announced a donation in his name to Carmel Valley fire stations 24 and 47 of four automated external defibrillators (AEDs), two carbon monoxide de-

Scott Tillson’s wife Pat Tillson with Station 24’s Captain Lisa Blake, Doug Hagen, Maria Gibson, Peter George, son Michael Tillson and San Diego Project Heart Beat’s Maureen O’Connor. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING tectors, and eight collar microphones. Several members of Tillson’s family were in at-

tendance along with Pat: his son Michael, his parSee TILLSON, Page 6

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