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Volume XVI, Issue 24
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June 14, 2012 Published Weekly
Del Mar school district names new superintendent
■ Burger lovers already making The Habit a regular stop. Page B11
BY KAREN BILLING Dr. Holly McClurg has been named the new superintendent of the Del Mar Union School District, the board announced at a special meeting on June 6. “We feel strongly that Holly is the person we want to lead the district,” said board President Scott Wooden before a standing ovation for McClurg from the board and dis-
trict staff. Wooden said McClurg has done an outstanding job for the district and her professional leadership has made a big impact. “I’m so excited about the opportunity to serve this district and work collaboratively with the board,” McClurg said. “I look forward to working with this wonderful community…I feel very, very lucky to be here.”
McClurg has served as the assistant superintendent for instructional services in the district since 2009. She has 25 years of education experience as a district office administrator,
SEE DISTRICT, PAGE 6 New DMUSD Superintendent Holly McClurg and board President Scott Wooden. PHOTO: KAREN BILLING
Postal service investigating mail theft in Del Mar-Solana Beach area
TPHS Expression Session 2012
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■ Local youth to spend the summer dancing in New York. Page B8 Torrey Pines High School dance students perform during Expression Session 2012, which was held June 9 in the school gym. See page B14. PHOTOS: JON CLARK
A mail theft investigation has been ongoing in the Del Mar-Solana Beach area since April, confirmed a post office official on June 12. “It’s really unusual for that area,” said Stacia Crane, a postal inspection service public information representative. Because the investigation is open, she said she could not divulge details about how many cases have been reported. Signe Osteen of CalWest Management, who provides management services for about 400 homes in the Santa Fe Hills neighborhood in east Solana Beach, said she has received
two calls from people who have experienced mail theft at their home. One woman, she said, reported that there had been a number of other victims besides her. Crane recommended that residents don’t put outgoing mail in their mailbox and put the flag up. “If you raise the flag, you are not only letting the mail carrier know there’s mail in there, but you are letting the thief know too,” Crane said, adding that people should have the post office hold mail while out of town. She said often times the people who steal from mail boxes are connected with
SEE MAIL, PAGE 6
Toxicologist offers tips as rattlesnakes strike again
■ SDJA student among global finalists at Google Science Fair. Page B8
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In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack. “While San Diego County is seeing a rise in snake bite cases each year, the more alarming factor is the toxicity of the bite,” said Richard Clark, MD, director of the Division of Medical Toxicology at UC San Diego Health System. Toxin levels in rattler venom vary from year to year and season to season, but typically venom is weaker in winter and stronger in summer because snakes are more active,
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fighting for food and territory. “We really don’t know why the venom is becoming increasingly potent. Some speculate that with the
modern world encroaching on nature it could be survival of the fittest. Perhaps only the strongest, most venomous snakes survive,” said Clark. “The anti-venom is costly at around $2,500 a vial. Patients may need a series of anti-venom shots and insurance does not always cover the treatment.” The majority of the injuries are on hands, fingers and feet, and the most typical result is swelling and tissue damage that looks like blisters
SEE RATTLESNAKES, PAGE 6
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