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HEMET - U.S. Forest Service rangers are hoping a bald eagle count planned next week will match the success of a survey last month in which nine of the birds were spotted. Rangers are seeking volunteers for the eagle watch scheduled for Jan. 14 around lakes throughout the Inland Empire. The Forest Service's 34th winter census began on Dec. 17 and will wrap up after two additional counts in February and March. During the first outing, volunteers spotted five adult and four juvenile eagles, according to agency spokesman John...
SAN DIEGO – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today (Jan. 5) that the environmental report has been completed for the State Route 76 (SR-76) East Segment Improvement Project. The next step is for Caltrans to begin land acquisitions. Construction will begin as early as this summer on improvements to the Interstate 15 (I-15)/ SR-76 interchange. “This project has complex issues and impacts and has undergone years of information gathering and analyzing. This project balances the e...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Niners ladies golf group exceeded their high expectations this year when they raised $1,138 from silent auction proceeds as a special Christmas donation to the Wounded Warrior Battalion West at Camp Pendleton. These donations will be used towards rehabilitation purposes of the wounded soldiers here in San Diego County. Fallbrook Niners 2011 president, Char Cappai, said, “What a great opportunity to share our gratitude and thanks to these r...
3/14 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Commercial burglary 12/15 1100 E. Mission Rd. Death 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Commercial burglary 2000 S. Old Hwy 395 Vehicle burglary 12/16 400 N. Vine St. Possess personal identifying info w/ intent to defraud 100 W. Aviation Rd. Possession of marijuana while driving 3200 Via Almonte Residential burglary 1600 Willow Glen Rd. Petty theft 7300 W. Lilac Rd. Arrest: furnish dangerous drug/device without prescription 31300 Club Vista Ln. Arrest: other agency vehicle theft 12/19 5500 Mission Rd. Petty...
The county’s Zoning Administrator approved a modification to the Minor Use Permit for a wireless communications facility in Pala. Zoning Administrator Joe Farace approved the modification Dec. 13, allowing Verizon Wireless to make the changes to the facility in the 10690 block of Pala Road. The modifications, which will allow Verizon to provide enhanced service, replace four whip antennas on a 30 foot tall wood support pole with four panel antennas. The 12.9-acre parcel owned by William Gardinera has A70 agricultural zoning,...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Dec. 7 to approve an easement vacation for the land which would have been Welty Street. The county’s Department of Public Works requested the easement vacation of the segment 60 feet wide and approximately 330 feet long to limit public access and the county’s responsibility for the easement section. The county will still be responsible for the 30 feet west of the centerline, as that is now Rainbow Community Park, and the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation will... Full story
FALLBROOK - Sheri Ryan and Rhya Cawley from Ivy High School were the proud recipients of teacher grants from the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) recently. Ryan will use her grant for an organic garden project to enhance learning for at-risk students. Cawley will use hers to enhance art and language arts classes. With a new scanner, the students will be able to scan and upload their projects to the updated Windows 7 operating system. CalRTA meets the second...
A Bonsall author used more than mere words to recently captivate a Temecula middle school audience. Walter Rouzer, a graphic artist who has penned a tween-oriented book, punctuated his presentation with animation, puns and a peek into newspaper production. The enthusiastic response has prompted Rouzer to seek venues within other schools or youth groups. “It was really amazing,” said Bridget McDermott, who helps teach a combined seventh- and eighth-grade class at Margarita Midd...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Center cribbage team stopped Oceanside’s winning streak at four matches. Fallbrook won the Nov. 17 match by winning 70 games to Oceanside’s 63 games. Bob Rebar of Oceanside took first place with six wins to edge out DeForest Mayo by 19 pegs. The top Fallbrook player was Ethel Williams who was in fourth with five wins and two skunks. Sixth and seventh went to Ed Wozniak and Ray Potwora each with five wins and a skunk. The next match will be on Jan. 26 at the Vista Elks Lodge at 12:30 p.m...
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) will launch the 2012 art season with a special showing at Brandon Gallery’s Studio 105. From Jan. 2 through Jan. 31, 2012, FAA volunteer board members and committee chairs will display a wide range of paintings and other fine art at this artist’s cooperative. A public reception is scheduled at Brandon Gallery Sat., Jan. 21, 2012, from 4 to 7 p.m. According to Karen Langer Baker, FAA president, “Each year our non-profit organization shows art at Brandon Gallery to honor those who d...
FALLBROOK – Once again the ESO (Epsilom Sigma Omicron), a reading sorority, and the Creative Writing groups of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club have collected, wrapped and presented books to the children of the Fallbrook Child Development Center. This year they also added La Casita Child Development Center and MAAC Project Head Start and Early Head Start to the organizations receiving books. Approximately 250 books were collected by the ladies through the year from various s...
FALLBROOK – SeniorNet is offering free two-hour computer workshops. On Monday, Jan. 9, the workshop will be a Picasa Overview. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the topic will be Buying and Selling on the Internet, on Thursday, Jan. 12, Skype and on Friday, Jan. 13, an Introduction to Photography. All workshops will run from 10 a.m. to noon. Also a free computer help lab is held each Friday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. Qualified volunteers can help anyone having computer problems, needing digital camera assistance or needing... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Dec. 20, several businesses and members of the North County community held a Christmas Party for the Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 5 and their families at Lake O’Neill. Dozens of volunteers, including students from the Fallbrook High Interact Club and Vista’s Guajome Park Academy, helped CLB 5 Family Readiness Officer Christine Winicki organize games, sports, and prizes, a petting zoo, pony rides and a chance to meet Santa (who had brought gifts for...
At its December board meeting, the board of trustees for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) deemed its 50-acre property on Gird Road to be surplus, allowing the board to deliberate about what to do with the property in the future. The property, which was purchased in 1967, was planned to house a second site for the school district, but the second high school was never built, and in 2010, the board began considering possible uses for the site. According to a board meeting agenda, the board of trustees formed a... Full story
On Dec. 13, the board of directors for the Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) told representatives for the Campus Park West development that they need to have a better idea of what the ultimate project will be before they can determine whether or not the district will annex the development. According to district general manager Dave Seymour, the board listened to a presentation by the developer for the project, and directed staff to work with the developer and county to come up with a better idea of what the ultimate... Full story
The Fallbrook Senior Citizens Service Club was allocated $30,000 of District Five Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds during the Dec. 6 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approved the grant to help cover the costs of repairs and improvements to the food pantry, storage areas, thrift shop, and kitchen along with drywall, insulation, window exterior, stucco and trim, floor and floor tiles, plumbing, carpeting, and exterior landscaping improvements. The grant also allows for t... Full story
In order to offer a more comprehensive academic program to its students, Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) will launch two additional options with online components in addition to its regular school programs. District superintendent Dale Mitchell stated that Oasis High School will implement a fully online program, while Fallbrook Union High School will implement a blended online program at the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic school year. “The rationale was that not all students will be successful in a r...
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INDIO - Four people accused of camping in a Palm Desert park without a permit as part of an Occupy demonstration pleaded not guilty today to misdemeanor charges. Mary Elizabeth Walker, 22, Dustin David Powell, 29, and Stephen Mark Finger, 58 -- all of Palm Desert -- along with Palm Springs resident Ryan Donald Cartwright, 21, pleaded not guilty to unlawful assembly during a hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Cartwright also pleaded not guilty to two counts of resisting arrest. A fifth defendant, 27-year-old Jack L... Full story
FALLBROOK - A project to increase traffic flow on Ammunition Road at the main gate to Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook (also known as the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station) began January 2. Traffic impacts are expected to be minimal during the first two weeks of project startup, but will increase substantially starting January 19 as lane closures at the gate are put into effect. “Motorists who would normally transit through the base on their way to Camp Pendleton are strongly advised to consider taking a...
Pala Mesa Women's Golf Club Best 3 par 3's, par 4's and par 5's Dec. 29, 2011 First flight First low gross Pat Gallagher 39 Dana Rullo Judy Turco Iris Delaney First low net Teri Callahan 34.5 Second low net Irene Fedeli 41 Second flight First low gross Kathy Callagy 45 First low net Norma Summers 32.5 Second low gross Joan Bartel 49 Second low net Jan Prout 33.5 Third flight First low gross Donna Bremner 45 First low net Rose Bolton 32 Second low gross Gloria Baum 56 Lois Lueking Lois Bisenius RoseMarie Schumann Fallbrook...
Not only did 2009 Fallbrook High School graduate Noelle Garcia participate in her first National Collegiate Athletic Association cross-country regional meet, but Garcia was one of the scored runners for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, which finished ninth among the 31 women's teams who competed Nov. 12 at the Stanford University course. Garcia herself finished 87th among the 219 runners with a time of 22:03 on the 6,000-meter course. "I did very well," she said. "I'm pretty excited about it." That was not the case when she finished...
Marquis Sumpter was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first team for football and was also selected as Western New Mexico University's offensive most valuable player. The 2009 Fallbrook High School graduate is one of three brothers on the Western New Mexico football team. T.J. Sumpter, who graduated in 2008, was selected as the Mustangs' defensive scout team player of the year. (The third Sumpter brother, Juwan, graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2011 and was also on the scout team as a redshirt.) The team... Full story
Kent State University's field hockey team lost its first three games of the 2011 season, but Golden Flashes coach Kathleen Wiler never replaced freshman goalie Jahna Jordan. In the Golden Flashes' fourth game of the season Sept. 3, Jordan earned her first college win with a 3-2 overtime victory against Massachusetts. Jordan would end up playing every minute of the Golden Flashes' season, and during the last week of October she shared the Mid-American Conference (MAC) defensive player of the week honors. "I'm really happy... Full story