THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017
WWW.POMERADONEWS.COM
Earn a drawstring backpack after completing 30 miles
A ‘campout’ for special needs adults. A4
■ Vacation Photo, A3 ■ Opinion, A14 ■ Crime Log, A16 ■ Calendar, A17 ■ Obituaries, A18 ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK
LUCKY DUCKY?
■ Sports, B1 ■ Entertainment, B4 ■ Classifieds, B7 ■ Business, B14 ■ Homes, B15 Rancho Bernardo/4S Ranch News Journal
An Edition of
14023 Midland Road Poway, CA 92064 (858) 218-7200 pomeradonews.com
Vol. 65, ISSUE 4
Parks Fit San Diego Challenge returns to Rancho Bernardo
INSIDE
Poway teen playing beach volleyball in Sweden. B2
50 cents (includes tax) |
Rubber duckies are being sold now for the sixth annual Bob Wells Memorial Rubber Ducky Race, set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 in Webb Lake. The owner of the first rubber ducky to cross the finish line will win $500. The winner need not be present. Ducks are $5 each or five for $20. Purchase by calling 858-451-3406 or emailing joyce@rbbaconnect.com. The Rancho Bernardo Business Association fundraiser benefits RBBA and several local organizations it supports. Among those promoting the race at RBBA’s mixer on Tuesday night were seated, Debbie Kurth and Scott Lawn, and standing Larry Herring, Jim Steinberg, Cheryl O’Rielly and Earl Boyll.
BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK San Diego Park and Recreation is encouraging people of all ages to go outside and get fit through its fourth annual Parks Fit San Diego Challenge. The challenge is to walk, run, bicycle, roll and/or swim a combined 30, 90 or 120 miles by the program’s conclusion on Aug. 12. Among participating venues is Rancho Bernardo Community Park, where those who register can earn a free Parks Fit San Diego drawstring backpack if they meet the minimum goal of 30 miles. There is no cost to participate. Rancho Bernardo-Glassman Recreation Center Director Eric McDonald said the recent hot weather has likely been a factor for slow early registration, but if the heat wave breaks in the next few days he expects participation to pick up. The program launched on Saturday, with early online registration occurring for the last few weeks. “Last year we had a lot participation, especially by those in (the center’s) adult fitness classes,” McDonald said. “We had 113 participants last year ... so I anticipate roughly the same this year. But with the heat we were holding off (promoting it).” He said among those who registered through the RB rec center, more than 50 percent of participants met the minimum 30-mile goal to earn a T-shirt last year, with 65 awarded at the program’s conclusion. SEE FIT, A10
One shot, one in custody at Get busy reading to earn Carmel Mountain Ranch business prizes at libraries Summer reading programs open to all ages BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK Those of all ages are being encouraged by local libraries to be “Reading by Design” this summer. The free annual summer reading programs — where everyone from infants to seniors can earn prizes — has returned to the San Diego Public Library and San Diego County Library systems. This year’s theme focuses on inventors, builders, artists and writers who make the world a more engaging and creative place, according to SDPL officials. Several of the free events offered by local libraries often revolve around the summer reading program’s theme. For a list of events for all ages, go to sandiego.gov/public-library (city branches) or sdcl.org (county branches). SEE READING, A10
BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK One Phamatech employee was in critical condition and another in police custody following a workplace shooting in Carmel Mountain Ranch on Tuesday afternoon, according to San Diego Police Lt. Charles Lara. A 911 call was received at 1:44 p.m. with the caller reporting an assault with a deadly weapon, Lara said during a press conference shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect is Julio Riel Narvaez III, 54. He is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of attempted murder at 1:30 p.m. today (Thursday). Narvaez reportedly shot a male coworker in the head, firing a small
caliber handgun possibly twice, Lara said. Other employees at the business were able to subdue him near the HR department and by the time police arrived had Narvaez on the ground and zip-tied, he said. “They took really quick … decisive action,” Lara said, adding that while police never recommend people take matters into their own hands, “we are grateful he was subdued.” Lara said the unidentified victim was in critical condition, but lucid and talking when taken via ambulance from the scene to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. SEE SHOOTING, A11