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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The story starts a year ago when an Orange County resident with the last name of Bonsall contacted the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce wanting to know how Bonsall, California got its name. Newly-hired executive administrator Penelope Richards-Clark did some research and found out that Bonsall was named in 1889 after a local resident, James Bonsall, a retired Methodist minister who developed a fruit tree nursery there. Richards-Clark said, “The Orange County Mr. Bonsall then g... Full story
One of the oddest looking exotic fruit grown here in the Fallbrook area is dragon fruit. Despite its scaly appearance, the plant that produces it is in the cacti family. The succulent grows as vines with large flowers that bloom at night and result in grapefruit size fruit that is sweet and juicy. Originally from Mexico, the fruit is sometimes called pitaya or pitahaya depending on where it comes from. They all have the same green and dark pink skin but with varying colors of...
Local farmer Gray Martin wants area farmers to know that there is a good alternative to growing avocados besides wine grapes – dragon fruit. Martin has been experimenting with dragon fruit varieties for about 20 years. They require one-third the water that avocado trees do, and the same kind of temperatures. “Wherever avocados will grow, the dragon fruit will grow,” Martin said. While Temecula gets too hot and too cold for the plants, he has a dragon fruit farm in the hills... Full story
Having gone on a cruise around Norway last summer, one concert on the Fallbrook Music Society’s program caught my eye – “Northern Lights,” featuring the music of two Scandinavian composers played by the Redlands Symphony Orchestra on Jan. 26. For several months, I looked forward to attending the concert and extending my experience of Norway. However, as musical talent does not run in my family and music was not part of my education, this was to be the first class... Full story
Unlike most art shows, the annual Reflections of Nature art show at Fallbrook Art Center is held for only one weekend – it was presented May 4-6 this year – and the artists themselves are a big part of the show. The opening reception was Friday night, May 4, but that was not the only time visitors could meet the artists as they were present for the whole weekend. The show is limited to 20 artists, for good reason. Each one had their own mini-gallery with as many pieces of art...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Regional Health District learned it closed on a new $1.8 million facility which will be renovated to deliver quality wellness services and programs to improve the lives of residents throughout the district. Residents are invited to tour the new property during three days of open houses May 22 to May 24 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Along with viewing the 8,000 square foot former church facility across 4.6 acres at 1636 E. Mission Road, residents will get to meet officials with the progressive lifestyle c...
Fallbrook Regional Health District offers its monthly Woman of Wellness (WOW) program as part of its mission to help area residents (women and men) get and stay healthy. The topic for the April 5 event was “The brain changing benefits of exercise.” Instead of having a speaker from the area, a video was shown of a TED talk by neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki in November 2017. [Note: TED stands for technology, entertainment and design and is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, pow...
A large crowd attended the Bonsall Unified School District board meeting April 12. Twenty community members spoke, most of them on the proposed new high school. After much discussion, the board approved a motion to affirm the advisory committee’s findings and move forward with plans to use the Gird Road site for a new high school and to work with neighbors in the Gird Valley with full transparency. Many speakers were concerned about the safety of the students with local fire risks and traffic issues. Brian Olson pointed o...
Sixty-one family caregivers attended the Caregiver Coalition of San Diego's conference on "Caring for Yourself and Your Loved Ones" held at Christ the King Church March 23. The free event provided respite care for seven loved ones in the Fireside Room while their caregivers participated in a day filled with educational talks as well as a resource fair in the Fellowship Hall. Guests came from Fallbrook and the surrounding North County communities (Vista, San Marcos and...
Two vehicles collided at Olive Hill Road and Burma Road just after 2 p.m. this afternoon (Monday, March 26). According to the California Highway Patrol, one vehicle was on fire and one ended up in a ditch, at least 150 feet from the road. A dog was injured in one of the vehicles and Medi-vac was requested as well as two tow trucks. More information will be posted when available. NOTE: This information was taken from the CHP's Traffic Incident Information Page. The incident was removed from that page before an update could be...
The collaboration on plans for a wellness center in Fallbrook continues between local residents and the Fallbrook Regional Health District. On March 14, FRHD executive director Bobbi Palmer took a group on a tour of the property at 1636 E. Mission Road which the district has in escrow with plans to convert it into the Fallbrook Regional Wellness Center. The 4.6 acre-property includes an A-frame church, an office building, an 8,000 square foot school building and a house with...
At the end of a four-hour long meeting March 8, members of the Bonsall Unified School District board voted to appoint Eric Ortega to the seat left open when Dr. Erin English resigned in January. Seven people applied for the position and each was given seven minutes to talk about themselves and their qualifications. This took place after members of the audience had a chance to tell the board about issues regarding Bonsall schools that are important to them. Somewhere around...
BUSD schools Bonsall High - ninth through 12th grades Sullivan Middle School - sixth through eighth Bonsall Elementary - transitional kindergarten through fifth grade Bonsall West – transitional kindergarten through sixth Vivian Banks Charter School – kindergarten through fifth grade Bonsall Unified School District’s superintendent David Jones held a community collaborative discussion March 1 “to share facts and information about the current reality of our district and the need to come together and talk.” At least 60 area r...
Fallbrook Regional Health District held a community forum before its monthly board meeting Feb. 14 to collect input from residents on what they would like to see in a wellness center. As part of its mission to promote health for the people of its district, FRHD is in escrow on a 4.6-acre property (at 1636 East Mission Road) on which the district board and staff plan to create the Fallbrook Regional Wellness Center. Executive director Bobbi Palmer started out by saying, "thank...
Given the length of the line at Fish Fry Friday, Feb. 23, (across one end of the hall and halfway down the length of it), word has gotten out that diners should show up early if they want to be sure to get a fish dinner at this popular event. A Lenten tradition at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish for more than 30 years, the dinner is open to the whole community and attracts a large crowd every spring. The Knights of Columbus are serving up three kinds of seafood every Fri...
An all-way stop at Rice Canyon Road and Rainbow Heights Road is now in effect in Rainbow, with the signs installed the week of Feb. 5. As part of an effort to control traffic avoiding I-15, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance lowering the speed limit on Rice Canyon Road to 30 mph and requiring the three-way stop Jan. 24. Although the speed limit and stop requirement were to become enforceable Feb. 23, the county's Department of Public Works posted...
The Feb. 1 Women of Wellness program (WOW) featured CVS pharmacist Don Weeks talking about "Opioids: What they are and how they work." Fallbrook Regional Health District (FRHD) hosted the program at Fallbrook Library. First, Weeks said that it is "really illegal opioids that are the major problem" in the current opioid epidemic; while the number of prescriptions being written for opioids has leveled off, the use of illegal opioids has gone up. According to Weeks, these drugs...
The federal government's aid to local fire victims will no longer be offered in person starting Monday, Feb. 5, as the SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) will be left to oversee the recovery when FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) staff members leave. The Disaster Recovery Center which opened at the Rancho Monserate Community Center Jan. 20 was moved to the Bonsall Community Center Jan. 25. [The decision to move it was made Jan. 24, a day after that week's issue...
Anne Atkins held an open house Jan. 20 at her ranch to let people know about the benefits of building homes with straw bales, a subject she is passionate about. She first learned about straw bale building from an article in an Orange County newspaper. Atkins lived in Huntington Beach at the time and had been saving pages from magazines with ideas for her dream home. The benefits of constructing a house with straw appealed to her and she researched the subject, going as far as...
Every year, before rain storms come, San Diego County officials promote the use of sand bags to limit the effects of flooding. This year, with much of Bonsall burned in the Lilac fire, the prediction of rain – usually welcome – brought manpower as well as sandbags to the area. When rain was forecasted for Jan. 8 and 9, crews from North County Fire Protection District and Cal Fire sprung into action, delivering sand bags to Rancho Monserate County Club and placing them whe...
With the shortage of water in Southern California, residents have developed creative ways to replace water-thirsty grass. While some may replace their lawns with artificial turf, others prefer to use succulents and hardscape, like a river of rocks. Fallbrook resident Jane Carpenter and her husband moved to Fallbrook in 1992. He traveled a lot for his job, so "first thing, I joined the garden club and quilt guild to meet people," she said. The Fallbrook Garden Club offers works...
Kim Carlson and Ken Follis are a local real estate team that is invested in the Fallbrook community as residents as well as agents. They both grew up in Orange County but each ended up moving to Fallbrook and eventually they became successful business partners. They are both service-oriented agents who put their clients first. They said that looking out for their clients' needs is important to them. They put what's best for their clients first, even if it means telling them...
A Red Carpet Celebration was held at Fallbrook Library Dec. 4 to showcase the student work being done in the Ivy Project, a new program at Ivy High School. The projects included three musical performances on an electronic keyboard, a short film, designer clothing, and an anime storyline, as well as one book in progress and one already printed. According to Lita Tabish, the teacher directing the program, "The night went awesome." They set out 75 chairs and had to add more so...
