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The county Registrar of Voters has given the green light to start gathering signatures to recall Diane Summers, president of the Fallbrook Union High School District. Proponents of the recall were first upset with the district's lateness in allowing high school students back in the classroom due to COVID 9 concerns. However, Heidi Roderick, who presented the request to the ROV on May 18 to initiate the recall, said other issues have also surfaced. "Diane Summers, board...
There are reasons for sending two or three fire units to a traffic accident or residential medical emergency. To some it may seem excessive, but for a person in distress, the help is their lifeline. They will certainly appreciate the multiple flashing lights and sirens that bring the needed support. "Fire engines have two to three people and ambulances have a paramedic and an EMT," said Captain John Choi of the North County Fire District. "Are five people needed? Absolutely!...
Village News/Shane Gibson photos PHOTO 4 – Miriam Key – Chamber Ambassador of the Year PHOTO 5 – David Zumaya – Chamber Member of the Year PHOTO 6 – John Alarcon, Major Market – Chamber Business of the Year PHOTO 7 – Rachel Mason, FRHD – Chamber Nonprofit of the Year PHOTO 8 – D'Vine Path staff – Chamber Nonprofit of the Year PHOTO 9 – Phyllis Sweeney – Lifetime Achievement Award PHOTO 1 – Retiring NCFPD Chief Steve Abbott, center, is honored with a proclamation from the San...
Only one school district in San Diego County has more students enrolled in the state's Migrant Education Program than the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. The district has 687 students in grades TK to 8, according to Dr. Lea Curcio, director of Curriculum & Instruction for the district. Curcio presented the information to trustees of the district at its May 3 meeting. "These are students in grades TK to 8 whose parents are mostly migrant farm workers who move to...
Check your email and your elementary school student’s backpack to see if there’s an “invitation” to attend summer school. Dr. Lea Curcio, Director of Curriculum & Instruction for the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, said the district has needed to be selective this year about who will be able to attend summer school on July 12-30. The invites were given out May 18-21. “They will be both emailed and backpacked home with the student from the classroom teacher,” Curcio said. She explained that there are a limited num...
The effort to recall the president of the board of the Fallbrook Union High School District is progressing, according to one of the parents involved in the process. “We’re waiting for approval from the County Registrar of Voters,” said Nora Maier, one of two parents who submitted the Notice of Intention to Circulate a Recall Petition regarding Diane Summers, board president. The parents have said they don’t feel the board is responsive to parents about students at Fallbrook High School returning to full-time, in-pers...
A school is so much more than a building, but there is a lot of rejoicing by teachers, staff, students, and parents at the two new elementary campuses on Camp Pendleton. The state-of-art schools are in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. San Onofre School, located just east of I-5 and south of San Clemente, was completed in April 2019. The school can serve 900 students of military families. "Our beautiful high tech modernized school has created a sense of pride...
"I've been selling real estate in Fallbrook for 40 years now and I've never seen a market like this," declared Chris Hasvold, owner of Coldwell Banker Village Properties. "I thought I'd seen everything, but this year is so different and crazy." He went on to explain why the current situation is great for sellers, but difficult for buyers, as well as other real estate insights. The reason home prices have skyrocketed is low interest rates, shrinking inventory of homes on the...
An honored teacher at San Onofre School offers a unique perspective about working at the new campus. Brittni Rudolph has taught at the school for the past four years, initially second grade and, the past three years, first grade. For the past two years, she was selected by her peers as Teacher of the Year for the Camp Pendleton school. She also lives on base as the wife of a Marine Corps captain, and has two daughters in the district, ages 9 and 13. Rudolph said she is...
Like all public schools, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District was forced to move to full-time remote learning when the pandemic first started. But thanks to the efforts of teachers, staff and administrators, the district was able to phase students back to the classroom safely – and ahead of the vast majority of San Diego County schools. The journey back to the classroom started in October when students were brought back in a hybrid format. This consisted of students split into two cohorts and back in the c...
Bill Billingsley may live in Carlsbad and not Fallbrook, but he's certainly found a few "homes" here with multiple positions with the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. In his 17 years with the district, he's moved from being a fourth grade teacher to middle school teacher to assistant principal and principal – all at San Onofre Elementary School – to director of student services at the district office in 2012. Since 2014, he has been Associate Superintendent for Hum...
Three men were arrested Tuesday, May 3, in the 700 block of Darla Lane in Fallbrook. They were taken into custody and booked at the Vista Detention Center, then released, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department spokesman. There were not a lot of details according to the source. At 4:54 p.m., deputies were called to an incident in Pala where a 14-year-old boy said he was targeted and intentionally struck in his off-road vehicle by three men, possibly gang members. At 7:42 p.m., the vehicle was stopped in Fallbrook on D...
Chris and Kim Murphy of Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty have a couple of significant reasons for their success. "It's all about relationships," said Chris. To that end, we limit how many clients we work with at a time to 15. That includes clients with homes getting ready for the market, clients with homes on the market, and clients with homes in escrow. "That way we can give them our full attention," Kim explained. And the personal approach is working. They've...
Tic Srinalack, eighth grade math teacher at Potter Jr. High School, and Jennifer Balbier, district-wide cafeteria worker, are Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year, respectively in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. They were honored prior to the May 3 regular meeting of the FUESD governing board. Also recognized by the board were the outstanding teachers from each of the nine schools. The top employee from each school was also cited, as well as district...
The year was 1967, a year when the U.S. and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics remained locked in the Cold War. As Ron and Judy Ritter walked the grounds of Wartburg Castle – in East Germany – they observed another man and woman, likewise on a stroll. "They were a distinguished couple," Ron Ritter recalled. "When they reached an area with a view to the west they just stopped, staring into the distance. They just stood there, whispering I think, so still, just looking acr...
When the next school year begins, it will be in a traditional school format, reported Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez, superintendent of the Fallbrook Union High School District. Graduation ceremonies this year will also be in person, as well as summer school, she said. Masks will continue to be required as per the most recent state guidance for next year. However, the rest of this school year may continue to be a Hybrid Distance Learning model. “Fallbrook Union High School District and the Board of Education take pride in adhering to t...
With the announcement last week that a group of parents desired to recall Diane Summers, board president of the Fallbrook Union High School District, four parents agreed to a conference call to explain why they are initiating this action. In last week's article about the recall in the April 15 Village News, the parents stated they "came to ensure that anyone elected to the board of trustees followed the bylaws and fulfilled their obligation to the students." The phone...
Finally, local churches are re-opening for congregants to meet in person on Sundays. On April 13, the state lifted its mandatory COVID 19 restrictions. It suggests 25% capacity, but it is no longer required. This followed a court decision that also said churches could reopen. During the past year, while area churches met online for their weekly worship events, Fallbrook Vineyard Church has thrived. The meetings were started by Dave and Stephani Baxter, who said the church is...
A fast-burning vegetation fire Monday evening, April 19, burned a half-acre before being extinguished by multiple response teams, including a drop by an air tanker from Cal Fire in Ramona. The fire was reported at 6 p.m. at East Mission Road and Valentine Lane, burning up the bank on the north side of the road, which was closed for hours. The fire threatened homes up the hill but there were no injuries or structures damaged. Station 1 of North County Fire was first to respond...
A fast-burning vegetation fire Monday evening, April 19, burned a half-acre before being extinguished by multiple response teams, including a drop by an air tanker from Cal Fire in Ramona. The fire was reported at 6 p.m. at East Mission Road and Valentine Lane, burning up the bank on the north side of the road, which was closed for hours. The fire threatened homes up the hill but there were no injuries or structures damaged. Station 1 of North County Fire was first to respond... Full story
Max Martin, 28, was always a high achiever while he attended local schools. As a junior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he landed an internship at Space X, then worked there a couple of years after graduating. Martin has continued his success as an award-winning systems engineer with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, including work on the Mars 2020 Mission. Yes, he's a "brain on a stick" but there's much more to his story. He shared his journey and about what it...
