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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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School has begun the search for a new head football coach. Troy Everhart, who coached the Warriors for the past three seasons, accepted a position as head coach at Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. Everhart had been a head coach in Ohio for 14 years before accepting the Fallbrook position. “This is a personal choice based upon the mandates that all educators in California will be facing next fall. This has nothing to do with Fallbrook Union High School District or the o...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Girls Rugby Club continues to find success on and off the field. The 2022 rugby class has two of its members with commitments to the Ivy League ranks, one to Harvard University and one to Dartmouth College. The girls program continues to be a catalyst for extending the rugby experience, and a means to pursue higher education. Tiahna Padilla has committed to Harvard with a major in engineering. The captain of the girls high school rugby team, she has been...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Playwright Simon Stephens is a professor of scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. It is one of his recent works I observed this afternoon, Sunday, Jan. 30. From the little I've observed by this production, Stephens has a very high opinion of himself coupled with a monumental ego. The first evidence that this was gonna be a stinker is the name of the production, "Heisenberg." Werner Heisenberg is...
FALLBROOK – After enjoying several months of in-person gatherings, events, and activities, the recent rise in COVID has driven the Fallbrook Newcomers Clubto to change course temporarily and become creative in order to dance with the changing tides of this pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution, indoor activities were postponed or held over Zoom in January, but the club continued to get together for outdoor activities. As infection rates drop, the club plans to pick right b...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Fallbrook High School students scored well on statewide testing of juniors in the 2020-2021 school year. "We're doing better," Superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez told board members at the Jan. 24 meeting of the Fallbrook Union High School District. She cautioned that due to factors surrounding COVID-19, testing participation varied. "Care should be used when interpreting results," she said. Looking at district demographics, there are...
ST. GEORGE, Utah – In a display of academic achievement, 21% of Dixie State University students earned president's and dean's list recognition for the fall 2021 semester. Specifically, 2,627 students were included on the university's honor rolls, with 1,212 students on the president's list and 1,415 on the dean's list. Inclusion indicates students' strong commitment to their academic pursuits, as they must achieve a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher to be included on the president's list and a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89 for the dean's l...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A pair of Bonsall Unified School District actions Jan. 19 addressed architectural needs for the district’s future schools and other facilities. A 5-0 vote placed four firms on the pre-qualified list for district facilities projects. The vote which selected HMC Architects to provide architectural services for the evaluation of a potential school site on the Citro property was 3-2 with Larissa Anderson and Roger Merchat opposed due to the wording of the agreement. The future Citro development w...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has several events planned for February. They are: Monday, Feb. 7 – First Monday Coffee at Chamber office, 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 – SunUpper at the chamber office, hosted by Cindy Gobrecht of Mary Kay, 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 – Business Member Expo at Pala Mesa Resort, 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 – Dinner Mob at The Coal Bunker, 5 p.m. The chamber is located at 111 S. Main Ave. For more information on the events, call 760-728-5845 or email jackie.toppin@fallb...
FALLBROOK – To kick off the new year, the Fallbrook Village Rotary has announced that it inducted three new members to the club. Those members are Jon Dickson who was sponsored by Sherri Trombetta; Cindy Gobrecht, sponsored by Jen Weeks; and Jim Grimard, sponsored by Don Weeks. Fallbrook Village Rotary is a nonprofit organization and donates most of its proceeds to local charities. They meet Tuesdays at noon at 127 W. Social House or on zoom. To join them for lunch, visit w...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce asks everyone to save the date for its annual Business Expo Thursday, Feb. 17 at Pala Mesa Resort from 4-7 p.m. This event is free to attend and an excellent opportunity to "Discover Your Community!" Local chamber member businesses have a lot to offer and the chamber wants to ensure that whatever residents are looking for, it can most likely be found right here. Guests will receive information and learn about businesses in the f...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Jason Cavender retired as the Fallbrook Public Utility District operations manager effective Nov. 12, and FPUD has interviewed applicants for the position. A decision to increase the salary range for the operations manager position was proposed and, Jan. 24, the FPUD board voted 5-0 to approve that increase. “Even the bottom of this is higher than the top step before,” said FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee. FPUD was aware of Cavender’s retirement plans and began the recruitment process for h...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Water Authority has filed multiple rate lawsuits against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and has been awarded legal damages and interest payments. The SDCWA refunds the lawsuit awards to its member agencies for those agencies’ share of the settlement. Each CWA member agency can choose how to use the money, and the Fallbrook Public Utility District board voted Jan. 24 to use the refund to reduce FPUD’s loan amount for the Santa Margarita Con...
Megan Johnson McCullough Special to the Village News Eggs are a staple of so many people's diet, and there's good reason since they're packed with nutrients. Chicken eggs are the most common type consumed, but they can be eaten from ducks and geese too. Eggs come in different varieties and can also be scrambled, fried, poached, boiled.... whatever one's preference is. They can also be eaten raw. A typical egg can be broken down into the following: · Calories: about 77 · C...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort is offering free COVID-19 testing for Pala Team members, as well as the general public. All tests are administered at the testing facility located adjacent to the Pala RV Resort. The testing facility is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. Appointments are not needed, but re-registration is required. Pre-registration can be completed at bit.ly/FreeCovidTestPala. Results are available within four business day... Full story
SAN DIEGO – The large-scale food distribution in Ramona Jan. 27 marked the 100th Together Tour distribution operated by Feeding San Diego. What started as a response to the pandemic has turned into a consistent series of food distributions as ongoing need increased across the county With inflation the highest it has been in 40 years and the effects of the continued public health crisis crippling families countywide, Feeding San Diego has continued to see an increased need for food assistance across all areas of the county. T...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Students in Fallbrook elementary schools are becoming healthier. Superintendent Candace Singh shared at the Jan. 24 meeting of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District that absences had reduced from the high of 1,300 the previous week to 940 that day. “Attendance is going in the right direction,” she said. The number of students with active cases of COVID-19 also decreased from 211 on Jan. 13 to 187 on Jan. 27, according to the district’s COVID-19 Dashboard web page. More signi...
VISTA – Vista Community Clinic has been selected to receive funds from the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s sixth and final round of funding and VCC is honored to be 1 of 100 healthcare facilities in the country to be chosen. FCC’s telehealth program aims to support healthcare providers in their efforts to continue serving their patients through telecommunication services. They provide reimbursement for service and devices that are essential to telehealth during the COVID...
WILDOMAR – Kaiser Permanente announced, Jan 26. plans to build a medical office building on approximately 7 acres within the Baxter Village Mixed-Use Project located at the northwest corner of Wildomar Trail and Interstate 15 in the City of Wildomar. The property is entitled for a future 84,000 square-foot outpatient medical office building. While the land developer for the Baxter Village Project has begun site work, including street and sidewalk improvements, construction i...
FALLBROOK – Calorie-counting and watching one's weight is often seen as a young person's game. But even aging men and women should recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. Older adults may experience weight gain or unintentional weight loss. Understanding how to address each in healthy ways is important. Weight loss tips More than two-thirds of Americans, including adults age 65 and older, are overweight and obese, according to U.S. News & World Report. A combination of factors can contribute to weight g...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The county’s Planning Commission permitted a wedding venue facility in the 38100 block of DeLuz Road. A 6-0 Planning Commission vote Jan. 21, with Doug Barnhart absent, granted the Major Use Permit for the facility and adopted findings that no further environmental review is necessary to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The 30-acre property has A70 Limited Agriculture zoning along with its RL-20 Rural Lands land use designation. Wedding and event venues are allowed in t...
ENCINITAS – San Diego Botanic Garden invites visitors to take part in a lovely mid-February evening experience, "Plants & Romance," with their Valentines, family, and friends. SDBG will open its doors from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on two nights – Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12 – for the special event. Throughout the evening, stroll through California Gardenscapes, lit with thousands of twinkle lights, and enjoy the magic of the garden at night. Relax around the outdoor fire pits...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas & Electric and the Cleveland National Forest announced Jan. 24 the completion of the Cleveland National Forest Fire Hardening and Safety Project, a cornerstone of the San Diego region’s community fire safety and electric system-hardening efforts. The CNF project encompassed a variety of wood-to-steel pole conversions and replacement or undergrounding of equipment to improve the fire-resistance of electric infrastructure throughout approximately 880 square miles in eastern San Diego, including the...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Fallbrook Public Utility District board approved a rental agreement which will allow the Rainbow Municipal Water District to use one of FPUD’s vactor sewer flushing trucks. A 5-0 vote Jan. 24 approved the agreement in which Rainbow will initially pay FPUD $100 per hour for the use of the vactor truck.The rate will be adjusted annually based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index. “This is allowing them to share ours,” said FPUD General Manager Jack Bebee. “If we can utilize...
Jane Kepley Special to Village News With remote work so common these days, moving to your dream locale across the state, country or even the world isn't as difficult as it once was. Still, that doesn't mean a long-distance move will be easy. The logistics, the travel and the timeline can all be tricky to manage, and preparing for these potential challenges is key. Are you considering a big move this year? If so, follow these tips to help everything run smoothly. 1. Map out a...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The development which had originally been called the Polo Club and was later renamed Bonsall Oaks is now known as The Havens, and the Jan. 19 Bonsall Unified School District board meeting discussed a potential community facilities district for The Havens. A 5-0 BUSD board vote approved a professional services agreement with Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Inc., for financial services, advice, negotiations, and assistance with the potential formation of the CFD. The non-voting items during the...
