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Articles from the January 22, 2017 edition


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  • Stirring the senses in Juneau, Alaska

    Nathalie Taylor, Special to Village News|Updated Apr 2, 2018

    When I watched my 93-year-old mother cradle a slick chunk of 200-year-old glacial ice in her hands – I could not fathom how she could be holding a piece of ice that had her age beat by over 100 years. In Juneau, Alaska I had many similar moments of awe after experiencing the alluring blend of mountains, glaciers, rainforests, lakes, waterfalls and bald eagles, plus a salmon hatchery, and even an onion-domed Russian Orthodox Church. Juneau, the remote capital of Alaska, is only... Full story

  • S. Mission Road, Hamilton Lane, Vista Grande Drive included in asphalt concrete repaving contract authorized by county

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    The most recent road repaving contract authorized by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors includes asphalt concrete overlay resurfacing of portions of South Mission Road and Hamilton Lane in Fallbrook and Vista Grande Drive in Bonsall. The authorization for the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to advertise a construction contract for bid and to award that contract was approved on a 4-0 Board of Supervisors vote January 11 with Greg Cox addressing California...

  • Fallbrook Crossfield placed to create conversation

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    FALLBROOK – On Jan. 14, the Fallbrook Crossfield was assembled for the 10th year. With help from volunteers of the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center, 500 handmade crosses were placed in an open field on South Stage Coach Lane in Fallbrook to commemorate the legalization of abortion on Jan. 22, 1973 by the Supreme Court in its Roe v Wade decision. Each cross represents over 100,000 lives lost with almost 60,000,000 abortions performed since then (www.numbe...

  • Residents asked to report storm damage

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    San Diego County residents experiencing significant damage to their homes or businesses are requested to report it to the County Office of Emergency Services online: http://www.sdcountyrecovery.com/damages-resulting-from-disaster/. Completion of this form will assist the County and City in collecting damage information and associated costs with the series of winter storms moving through our area. Compiling total costs throughout the county will assist local governments in determining whether we might qualify for state or... Full story

  • Unplanned power outages impact Fallbrook, Bonsall

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    An unplanned power outage has impacted 463 residents in the Fallbrook area. According to the SDGE power outage map, residents who are impacted live in the Pala Mesa Resort/ Pala Mesa Village/ Bonsall, Live Oak Park/ Winterwarm/ San Luis Rey Heights, and Northeast Fallbrook areas. The outage started at approximately 8:30 on Sunday, Jan. 22. There is currently no estimated restoration time, as the outage was caused by the weather impacting the electric system. In addition, a downed tree has also knocked out a transformer near...

  • Fallbrook man involved in fatal accident

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    OCEANSIDE ­– A 43-year-old U.S. Navy man was hit by a truck and killed along an Oceanside highway, after apparently getting out of his vehicle while parked on the shoulder, according to police. Officers responded Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to the eastbound lanes of state Route 76 at Douglas Drive, where they found the man, unresponsive and collapsed on the highway, according to Sgt. Lonny Harper. They immediately began CPR and called paramedics, who took the victim to Tri City Medical Center, where he died, Harper said. The vi... Full story

  • Rainbow and FPUD share of SDCWA vote entitlement to decrease

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    The weighted vote entitlement at San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) meetings will decrease for the Rainbow Municipal Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utility District. The SDCWA board approved the weighted vote entitlement for 2017 at its Dec. 8, 2016 board meeting. The member vote entitlement is calculated based on the total cumulative financial contribution from each agency since the SDCWA was created in 1944. The contribution amount includes all taxes, assessments, fees, and charges paid to or on behalf of...

  • 'My Fair Lady' sparkles at Welk Resort

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to the Village News First introduced as a drama in 1912, George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion” exposes the class distinctions between the British aristocracy and everyone else at the turn of the century. In 1956, the play was transformed into a musical by Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe when they created the magical theatrical experience we all know today as "My Fair Lady." Joshua Carr is The Welk’s theatre manager and resident produce...

  • The Dala Center now features equine assisted personal development services

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The Dala Center, a serene and holistic farm located on Burma Road in Fallbrook, has been known for providing affordable therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with and without disabilities. With the addition of a licensed mental health clinician, they are now featuring non-riding modalities that are also therapeutic. “We have so much to learn from horses about living more fulfilling lives. Their social structure is similar to ours but their communicati... Full story

  • Fallbrook Niners gain new members

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

  • Visitors are asked to quit trashing highways, mountain communities

    Updated Jan 22, 2017

    SAN BERNARDINO – Hundreds of thousands of visitors will travel to San Bernardino and Riverside Mountain resorts this winter for recreation and unfortunately, based on data from a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) survey released in June 2016, many won't clean up after themselves. Nearly half of all motorists surveyed admitted to sometimes littering along the state's highways. Nearly one in five California motorists reported intentionally dumping something on the side of the highway. In addition, another six p...