Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Christen Cavanaugh suffered traumatic injuries Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 8:38 pm when she was struck by a vehicle in the 1200 block of Fallbrook Street near the Community Center. Fallbrook Street was closed from both directions while emergency services and first responders provided advanced life support. She was transported to Palomar Hospital and witnesses reported that she clearly had head trauma. Cavanaugh's condition is unknown at this time. The Village News would like to... Full story
A man was reported to be a possible jumper from the Lilac Bridge in Bonsall. The Deer Springs Fire Department responded, as well as the Sheriff and CHP. To manage the situation and ensure public safety, a SIG Alert was issued for the southbound side of Interstate 15 (I-15). The authorities were able to talk the man down and persuade him to receive help. The man was reported to be contemplating jumping from the structure at around 2:38 pm, prompting a swift response from... Full story
Lianna Arnold had been a lifelong Fallbrook resident, but after graduating as the Fallbrook High School valedictorian for the class of 2021, she attended the Georgia Institute of Technology. She graduated from Georgia Tech in three years, and in April 2024, she was given the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award for the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Arnold also studied nuclear and radiological engineering at Georgia Tech. "The professors were all... Full story
On Sunday, August 4, at 6:11 pm, a call of an apartment fire was called in and responded to by North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD). The call came in from the 1200 block of Alturas Rd in Fallbrook. NCFPD PIO Capt. Choi said, "Three individuals were assessed and released." According to Choi, people on the scene were helping with fire extinguishers and they were then assessed for smoke inhalation. Capt. Choi said the fire was contained to one unit and it is still under... Full story
On a sunny summer Sunday, July 21, downtown Fallbrook was filled with unique classic cars from all over Southern California. North Main Avenue was bustling with low-rider clubs coming to show off their cars, trucks, motorcycles, bikes and more. The street roared with rock and roll music from days gone by, and downtown was filled with folks wanting to see hundreds of these one-of-a-kind vehicles. For thousands of onlookers, this was like an automotive art show, with candy...
San Luis Rey Training Center filly Ag Bullet won the Osunitas Stakes race July 21 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Ag Bullet, who is trained by Richard Baltas, won the one-mile turf race with a time of 1:34.73. She led for nearly all of the race and finished 3 1/2 lengths ahead of second-place Hang the Moon. "I'm pretty happy with her," Baltas said. "She's undefeated on the grass in California." Ag Bullet was foaled in Kentucky on April 13, 2020. She was sired by Twirling...
San Diego County operates a hotel voucher program aimed to address homelessness in unincorporated areas such as Fallbrook and Bonsall. Through this program, homeless residents can receive vouchers to temporarily stay in participating hotels. The voucher program is managed by the San Diego Sheriff's Homeless Assistance Resource Team. According to their website, HART "provides assistance with homeless-related issues in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County." Aaron...
This past week, volunteers at St. Peter's Thrift Store, at 520 S. Main Ave., discovered that a catalytic converter was stolen from one of their trucks. Unfortunately, this is just the latest episode of a series of thefts targeting their vehicles, according to Nancy McSheehy, the general manager of the thrift store. The most recently targeted truck was one that the thrift store used specifically for transporting heavier objects, such as furniture. McSheehy said that she had...
A very special family luau took place on July 23 when Nancy Condor Breining celebrated her 100th birthday at her Rancho Zara home. Kiwi by birth and beloved Fallbrook resident for more than 50 years, Nan found herself surrounded by an ever-growing family, plus lots of friends, all celebrating Hawaiian style . Nan's four children – who traveled from as far away as Hawaii, Utah and North Carolina – proudly introduced 21 resulting members of the family tree including gra...
Sunday night. July 28, at approximately 9:06 p.m., a vehicle accident occurred involving two vehicles and a fire hydrant at the intersection of North Brandon and East Mission roads. The California Highway Patrol reported that one of the vehicles struck the fire hydrant, causing significant water damage and knocking down a pedestrian crosswalk sign. Emergency responders arrived on scene; additional units were dispatched and arrived shortly after to assist with the situation....
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters office is sending over 1.9 million postcards to the County’s registered voters this week. The “VOTE! MORE DAYS. MORE WAYS.” postcards are sent nearly 100 days before the election to remind voters of their voting options for the November Presidential General Election. Every active registered voter will automatically receive a ballot in the mail and will have three options for returning that ballot: by mail, to one of the Registrar’s official ballot drop boxes or at any vote center.... Full story
The San Diego County Water Authority approved a 14% increase in rates SDCWA member agencies will pay in Calendar Year 2025. The July 25 CWA board vote chose an option which will utilize $9 million of CWA reserves and which will allocate a $19.4 million U.S. Bureau of Reclamation grant for permanent upgrades to the seawater intake and discharge facilities at the Carlsbad seawater desalination plant for 2025 even though some of the work will occur in subsequent years. The CWA approval of the 2025 rates also included allocating...
SI joint problems can be elusive, disabling and are more common than you may realize. To kick things off, let's understand: · What the medical term is · The definition, and · What the symptoms are "Sacroiliitis is painful inflammation in the joints where your spine connects to your pelvis (your sacroiliac joints – "SI joints"). It causes pain in your lower back, butt (buttock muscles) or legs," the Cleveland Clinic states. For those who have sought out an accurate diagnosis an... Full story
There is a lot going on in our country right now, but I wanted to note that the San Diego Border sector is still seeing large numbers of illegal immigrants. U.S. Border Patrol facilities in the San Diego region are at 150% capacity, with more than 1,500 migrants in custody as of Tuesday morning, July 16. I also wanted to inform you of a disturbing meeting that took place recently. Two whistleblowers discussed their experiences working at the Pomona Emergency Intake Site. They... Full story
This year, North County Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedic Zach Cain was fourth in the Firefighter Demolition Derby, which was part of the San Diego County Fair, but he had a more significant achievement. The Firefighter Demolition Derby raises money for the Burn Institute. The Hard Charger Award is given to the fire department which raised the most money for the Burn Institute, and the North County Fire Protection District received this year's Hard Charger Award....
During the October 2003 wildfires, most of the fatalities were citizens who were trying to evacuate but were caught in traffic on congested roads. The October 2007 Rice Fire, which forced the evacuation of most of Fallbrook, also closed Interstate 15, so Fallbrook residents had to evacuate through Camp Pendleton and had long wait times to evacuate. A new product from a San Diego company called Genasys will assess risk and road conditions at neighborhood levels and minimize the need for citizens to evacuate. “We can more p...
Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, and this training begins at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, otherwise known as boot camp. Every enlisted sailor starts their Navy journey at boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Chavez, a native of Fallbrook, is currently stationed at NSGL as an instructor with Naval Education and Training Command. Chavez graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2017 and...
Mallory Sehnert will actually conclude her Future Farmers of America career, at least as a member of FFA, Oct. 23-26 at the national FFA convention in Indianapolis. Her final FFA event as an exhibitor was the 2024 San Diego County Fair, and one of the steers she raised was selected as the supreme grand champion. "It was an amazing way to end my FFA career," Sehnert said. This year Sehnert showed two steers and a pig at the county fair's market livestock show. All three of the...
Rainbow resident Meg Berry won five awards including two first-place ribbons at the San Diego County Fair’s gems, minerals and jewelry exhibition. Berry received first place in the mixed display class involving a full case with a variety of minerals and all lapidary or jewelry work done by the exhibitor. In the carving – professional class she swept first, second and third place. The awards were given during Berry’s 50th year faceting, or cutting, gemstones. “I’ve dug for the stuff, and I’d much rather sit and let someone...
Kostadina Angelopoulos was a Fallbrook High School freshman during the 2023-2024 academic year, so she had no previous National FFA Organization experience nor had she previously shown an animal at a fair. The students in Doug Sehnert's agriculture class who desired to raise and show goats for the San Diego County Fair had a lottery to determine who would obtain goats and in which order they would choose their goat. Angelopoulos was the final student to pick a goat, and at...
San Diego Gas & Electric is planning to replace some ancillary pipes around SDG&E’s Rainbow pressure limiting station. An easement to use land owned by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was necessary, and the MWD board approved the granting of a permanent easement to SDG&E Tuesday, July 9. The easement area encompasses 1,685 square feet. SDG&E will pay MWD $13,100, which covers $5,100 for the fair market value of the easement and $8,000 for MWD processing of the action. The facility is where the n...
When Anthony Wilson began ninth grade as a Fallbrook High School student in 2020, he set a goal to graduate as the class of 2024 valedictorian. And in June 2024, he gave the valedictorian address at the graduation ceremony. "I'm glad that I was able to keep that plan," Wilson said. "I am extremely grateful. It takes hard work, but it paid off." Wilson received an "A" grade in every class he took at Fallbrook High School. Extra grade points are given for advanced classes...
Maya Khoury graduated from Fallbrook High School as the class of 2024 salutatorian. "It was really cool and it was an honor, and it was fun giving the speech," Khoury said. The valedictorian and salutatorian selections utilize weighted GPA. Advanced classes including advanced placement courses provide an extra grade point. Khoury received an "A" grade in all of her high school courses. The Advanced Placement chemistry class taught by Marin Pinnell was the hardest course for...
During the House Oversight Committee Hearing, a few Congressmen referred to reports that became public after the attempted assassination of former President Trump, analyzing the sounds of gunshots and suggesting that there was possibly more than one shooter. There were suggestions that Crooks was possibly a “patsy” and was meeting with someone who may be in government in the months or weeks leading up to the shooting. What does all this mean? Time will tell. Separate from the... Full story
Last week, a rally of over two hundred people opposing placement of a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) in a rural Poway neighborhood was held at Garden Road Park. Fortunately, Mayor Steve Vaus received a call from the Director of State Hospitals just prior to the start of the rally announcing that the placement had been withdrawn. The rally instantly turned into a victory celebration. It shouldn’t be necessary for communities to hold rallies, mount letter writing campaigns and... Full story
