Paddle for Clean Water event now in 20th year The annual Paddle for Clean Water will celebrate its 20th year at the Ocean Beach Pier on Sunday, Sept. 18 by returning to the age of grunge, bungy jumping and line dancing. One of the San Diego Surfrider Chapter’s most popular community events, the free paddle is a non-competitive event designed to bring the community together in the name of clean water and a healthy environment using any form of human-powered paddlecraft. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon; registration is at 9. For information, visit www.paddle4cleanwater.blog-spot.com/. Man sought in Midway pharmacy robbery San Diego Police Department Robbery Unit detectives are probing a recent series of pharmacy robberies that began in July, including a heist at the Ralph’s grocery store on Sports Arena Boulevard on July 23. Investigators said a male wearing a white surgical mask approached the pharmacy counter, indicated he had a gun and demanded specific drugs. Police said he made off with some Oxycontin and Diazepam. The suspect placed the bottles into his black backpack and walked out of the store. Other similar cases in which the man wore clear latex gloves occurred at a Von’s store on Aug. 12 in El Cajon and at the Ralph’s grocery store on Mission Boulevard in Pacific Beach on Aug. 14. The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 30 and 50, between 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-10 with a medium build, wearing a black ball cap or fedora and dark pants. He wore latex gloves in two cases and carried a black bag or backpack in each case. Anyone with information is asked to call the San Diego Police Department’s Robbery Unit at (619) 531-2299. Town Council seeks nominees for Citizen of the Year Nominations for the title of 2011 Ocean Beach Citizen of the Year are now being accepted by the Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC). Candidates should be members of the Ocean Beach community, active in local events and have made a significant contribution to the spirit and character of OB. Candidates do not have to be members of the OBTC. Nomination letters should be emailed to OBTC President Jim Musgrove at [email protected], or mailed to Ocean Beach Town Council, P.O. Box 7225, San Diego, 92167. Letters must be time stamped or postmarked before midnight on Monday, Sept. 19. The OBTC Board of Directors will present the award at the council’s annual awards dinner on Oct. 4. The 2011 OB Citizen of the Year will be an honored participant in the Christmas Parade in December. For more information, call (619) 515-4400.