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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Jay White earned the honor as the Class of 2021 Bonsall High School Valedictorian while Jeffrey Roback took salutatorian honors. White compiled a grade point average of 4.4545 during his first seven semesters at Bonsall High School. Roback had a grade point average of 4.4054 not including his final semester. White is planning to continue his academic career at the University of California, San Diego and will at least initially pursue a philosophy major. "He has done...
Bonsall High School annually presents a Legionnaire Award to two seniors, and the Class of 2021 recipients are Marlon Holmes and Joana Suarez. "The Legionnaire is an award we give to two of our seniors who during their time at the high school have shown that they really typify the traits that we want," said Bonsall High School principal Jason Fowler. The criteria includes work ethic and leadership. "These were the kids who consistently were mentioned by the entire staff,"...
The county's Planning Commission upheld the granting of an Administrative Permit for gates on Sandia Creek Drive. The motion to uphold the approval of acting Department of Planning and Development Services Director Kathleen Flannery passed on a 4-1 vote June 11. Doug Barnhart, Yolanda Calvo, Michael Edwards, and Ginger Hitzke voted to uphold Flannery's decision. Thomas Hough voted against the motion. Ron Ashman abstained. David Pallinger had a conflict and did not participate in the hearing. The private portion of Sandia...
A special meeting of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group created an ad hoc committee to provide a policy for social media use involving official planning group matters. The planning group voted 15-0 June 7 to create the ad hoc committee and to have Roy Moosa chair that committee. Moosa was given the authority to appoint members of the committee. A potential recommendation will be brought to the planning group at the June 21 regular meeting. "We want only good information to go to the public," said planning group chair Jack...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be adding a Heli-Hydrant fire protection system on its Pala Mesa site. A 5-0 Rainbow board vote May 25 added the Heli-Hydrant project to Rainbow's capital improvement plan, appropriated $149,728 from the district's capital reserve fund, and authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute the contracts required to procure and install the equipment. "We're really excited about this," Kennedy said. Prior to 2012 firefighting helicopters extracted water from reservoirs which...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District's inactive Bonsall Reservoir is currently being leased for nursery use. Rainbow staff has been evaluating whether the site would be suitable for a photovoltaic energy generation facility but, until a decision is made, Rainbow has been providing agricultural leases. On May 25, Rainbow's board voted 5-0 to approve a new two-year lease with nursery operator Don Dabbs. Dabbs will pay $1,683 per month retroactive to Jan. 1, and the lease will run until Dec. 31, 2022. The agreement also has...
Mitchell Baker threw a one-hitter May 26 against Escondido, and the Warriors' 4-0 home victory was Fallbrook's first shutout win of the season. The one-hitter was also the first career complete game for Baker, who is a junior. "He got ahead of everybody, threw strikes," said Fallbrook coach Patrick Walker. "Got ahead of hitters, got a lot of ground balls." Baker threw 69 pitches. He walked three batters while striking out six Cougars. The Warriors did not commit a fielding error in 31 total chances consisting of 21 putouts...
A 5-5 record in Valley League play gave Fallbrook High School's boys basketball team fourth place in the final league standings. The Warriors had an overall regular-season record of 8-18. The May 29 CIF playoff seeding and selection meeting provided Fallbrook with the 10th seed in the Division IV playoffs. "Extremely happy," said Fallbrook coach Moe Golshani. Ramona won the Valley League championship and posted a 9-1 record in league play. Mount Carmel was second in the standings with an 8-2 mark. Escondido had the...
Both of Fallbrook High School's first-place results in the Valley League track and field championship meet May 28 at Valley Center High School were achieved in the pole vault. Fallbrook swept the top four girls pole vault positions with junior Rose Wagner having the top height of 10'6". The final high school league meet for senior Gavin Weber included clearing 11'9" to take first place in the boys pole vault. "Our whole pole vault as a whole did really well," said Fallbrook head coach Marco Arias. If more than one pole...
For San Diego Sockers General Manager Sean Bowers, who lives in Murrieta, the Sockers' new arena in Oceanside which is expected to open in 2023 will be a closer trip than the team's current Pechanga Arena venue in San Diego. For Sockers Chief Marketing Officer Craig Elsten, who lives in La Mesa, Oceanside will be a longer trip than San Diego's Point Loma area. Elsten as well as Bowers spoke only positively about the new venue which will be called CaliFino Arena in the absence...
Fallbrook High School's girls basketball team won the 2020-21 Valley League championship. The Warriors posted a 10-0 record in Valley League play. Fallbrook's regular season overall record was 19-7. The May 29 CIF playoff selection and seeding meeting gave Fallbrook the top seed in the Division III playoffs, which provided the Warriors with a first-round bye and a June 5 home game against the winner of the game between Castle Park and Santana. A Warriors win June 5 will give...
For the first time in school history, Bonsall High School's basketball team is a league champion. The Legionnaires concluded Sierra League and regular-season play May 24 with a 61-54 home win over Bayfront Charter. The result gave Bonsall a final league record of 8-0 and a regular-season overall record of 15-5. "The boys were determined," said Bonsall coach Chuck Colletti. Prior to the showdown against Bayfront Charter, the Legionnaires had games May 20 at home against Coastal Academy and May 21 at High Tech High North County...
The Valley League tennis tournament took place May 17-20 at San Pasqual High School and ended with Fallbrook players winning the championship in two divisions and 13 Warriors qualifying for the CIF tournament. Fallbrook junior Alexa Guadarrama won the girls singles championship while junior Daniel Winton and sophomore Joseph Tygert were the boys doubles champions. Each league is allowed to send five players or doubles teams in each event to the CIF tournament; all semifinalists qualified for the CIF tournament, and a...
Fallbrook High School's boys volleyball team ended its season in the play-in round of the CIF Division II playoffs. The May 24 loss at Valhalla gave Fallbrook a final season record of 6-15 including a 2-6 mark in Valley League play. "I've got to be happy," said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. "This year's team was nine boys," Patterson said. "Six of them never really played volleyball." Fallbrook did not have a junior varsity team this year. The roster consisted of two seniors, five sophomores, and two freshmen. "For them to...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District approved revisions to FPUD's memorandum of understanding with the North County Fire Protection District. A 5-0 FPUD board vote May 24 amended the MOU which transfers fire hydrant maintenance from the fire district to FPUD and also addresses training, emergency response plans, and emergency communications. "We've been working with North County Fire to align our services with both agencies to support the community," said FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee. "We decided that the best way to do t...
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group was asked to choose whether a 6.7-acre undeveloped segment of the Peppertree Park planned development should have homes or commercial development, and the planning group expressed its preference for additional housing. A 12-0 planning group vote May 17 expressed a preference for the residential option although the planning group also called the commercial option acceptable if the residential development cannot be built. Steve Brown, Lee DeMeo, and Jeniene Domercq could not participate...
The San Diego County Water Authority approved an updated Urban Water Management Plan. The unanimous May 27 SDCWA board vote approves a plan which predicts 630,771 acre-feet of annual supply by 2045. The update, which will be submitted to the state's Department of Water Resources and will also be used to assess adequate supply for potential new development, also includes a water shortage contingency plan. The California Water Code requires all urban water suppliers in the state to prepare and submit an Urban Water Management...
In-person Fallbrook Union High School District board meetings will begin by July 12. A 5-0 FUHSD board vote May 24 approved a July 12 board meeting and subsequent meetings at Fallbrook High School's performing arts center. The June 28 meeting may also take place at the performing arts center, although uncertainty whether that facility has already been booked that day led to the decision to address the June 28 meeting at the June 14 virtual meeting. If the performing arts center is available for June 28 the district board...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the process to issue contracts for the planting of approximately 3,500 trees at county parks. The supervisors voted 5-0 May 19 to authorize the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to advertise and award contracts for the Comprehensive Tree Program. The director of the county's Department of Parks and Recreation was designated as the county officer responsible for administering the contracts, and the supervisors'...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District will continue to use a hauler service to dispose of biosolids. FPUD's board opted for continuing to haul rather than to repair the existing sludge heat dryer or purchase a new dryer. That decision was a 5-0 vote at the May 24 meeting. "We determined that the cost of repairs and cost of natural gas are significantly higher than the cost of hauling," said FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee. FPUD purchased a Fenton sludge heat dryer in 2006 to offset hauling costs. If biosolids are processed...
Construction work on the Fallbrook High School library, cafeteria, amphitheater, and restrooms will begin June 7, and the groundbreaking was held May 21. "It's an exciting time for Fallbrook High School," said Fallbrook High Principal Narciso Iglesias. Concrete seating will be provided for the outside amphitheater known as "the bowl," which will also be improved to current Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The work for the buildings will involve asbestos abatement...
The June 24 meeting of the San Diego County Water Authority Board will consider the SDCWA rates and charges for calendar year 2022. A vote during the May 27 CWA board meeting, with City of San Diego representative Chris Cate casting the lone opposing vote, set the June 24 hearing date along with the proposed rates and charges. If the rates and charges are approved June 24, the action will also allocate the pro-rata share of fixed charges to each CWA member agency. The June 24 schedule also includes the proposed approval of...
Although El Capitan High School's tennis team defeated Fallbrook High School in the CIF Division III championship match May 14 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Fallbrook won three playoff matches to reach the final. The Warriors had three home matches prior to the championship match and defeated Central Union, Christian, and San Diego Jewish Academy. The results of the four playoff matches gave Fallbrook a final season record of 16-4, including 10-0 in Valley League play. "It's always good to go on a run at the end...
Bonsall High School junior Garret Murphy placed second in the Patriot League tennis tournament May 17 at Woodland Park in San Marcos. Murphy reached the boys singles final before losing to Dominic Smith of Horizon Prep. Murphy placed high enough to earn a berth in the CIF tournament as did Bonsall senior Dakota Thompson. Normally girls tennis is a fall sport and boys tennis is a spring sport. The coronavirus shutdown compressed the 2020-21 CIF seasons, and boys and girls tennis were combined including formal mixed doubles...
Had Fallbrook High School's boys lacrosse team won the Warriors' final regular-season game May 18 at home against Mission Hills, the Warriors likely would have been selected to participate in the CIF Division II playoffs. The Grizzlies' victory caused Fallbrook to be omitted during the May 22 playoff selection and seeding meeting. "We unfortunately didn't get in," said Fallbrook coach Mike Zinniger. The Warriors had a 5-9 season record and were 1-4 in Valley League competition. "We had a pretty decent season," Zinniger said....
