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Village News Staff On Sunday, Feb. 5, at approximately 9:40 p.m., a 21-year-old male, identified as Nathan, from Fallbrook, was walking in the roadway westbound on East View Street near North Main Avenue. For reasons still under investigation, an unknown blue sedan, traveling westbound on View Street collided with the pedestrian and fled the scene. The California Highway Patrol and the fire/paramedics responded to the scene. Unfortunately, the young man was pronounced... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News When the new trend in theatre is to produce an intermission-less-90-minute show, "The Ferryman" at New Village Arts in Carlsbad has taken a step back in time with a 3-act play requiring two intermissions. In what is now known as the Prebys Theatre housed within the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, "The Ferryman" opened to a sellout weekend. It is the first show in the remodeled space. Kristianne Kurner has much to be...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News It was around ten o'clock one night when I heard my phone plink notifying me of a message. Concerned it might be one of my far away family members, I checked to see who it was. It turned out to be a former bridge partner waving to me from the back of a camel. (His name is Edward Carson Beall and he used to live in Pala with his wife Suzie who passed from cancer about four years ago.) I texted back, "How did you get...
FALLBROOK – The American Watercolor Society’s travel show features 40 paintings from the 155th annual New York exhibition. Fallbrook Art Center will be the only venue to present this show on the West Coast, opening Friday, Feb. 10. The show will be combined with a new Fallbrook Art Center offering, “The Artful Home.” The combined exhibition will feature artisan furniture, lighting and other decor items to inspire viewers to create their own “Artful Home.” In 1996, the newly founded Fallbrook Art Center, was the first venue...
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FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association welcomes pastel artist Lyndelle Stonick on Feb. 18. She will demonstrate her exquisite use of color and light in the media of pastel. Stonick is a Fine Art honors graduate from CSUF. While studying for her Masters, Fidelity Arts of Beverly Hills purchased and sold an edition of her prints nationwide. She has been an exhibitor at the prestigious Laguna Beach Festival of Arts for seven years. Her work has been shown internationally, in prominent galleries as well as in art institutes and m...
FALLBROOK – The Freaney and Friends free February concert will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. in the Community Room at the library. Freaney's guest will be Sharon and Nat Winer. They use a unique combination of keyboard, an unusual 6-string electric violin, guitar, and vocals, creating a refreshingly different sound. This unique program will reflect their eclectic taste, with selections including standards, Gypsy jazz, swing, Latin, classical and country with c... Full story
Roger Boddaert Horticulturist/Arborist It's the season of romance, and St. Valentine's Day is a chance to give a long-lasting heart-shaped plant with a long eternal value from the green world to someone you care about. This holiday has become a world of assorted chocolates, roses and greeting cards. With a living plant, you'll extend that feeling and give the one you care about a lasting thought every time they pass by it in the home or out in the garden. Here are a few heart-shaped plants to consider and show the planet...
Frank Brines Master Rosarian In Southern California, winter is usually short and sometimes confusing. Winter for some plant life is a time of withdrawal that precedes renewal. For roses it is necessary to help them in that process. Now is the time to perform a few procedures to help reset the hormonal clock and get them ready for a great year of rose blooms. That's the main purpose for pruning. According to experienced rosarians, the proper time for the major annual pruning...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Six members of Fallbrook High School’s National FFA Organization chapter were in Porterville for the Jan. 13-15 Sierra Winter Classic Beef Show, and all six placed. “I’m very pleased,” Fallbrook FFA adviser Doug Sehnert said. “Their accomplishments are very well deserved. A lot of work. It’s nice when they achieve results due to their work and time involvement....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Both the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District have approved an initial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve regional water supply reliability. A 5-0 FPUD board vote Jan. 23 approved the preliminary MOU and a 5-0 vote at the Jan. 24 Rainbow board meeting approved that MOU. The parties also include the Rancho California Water District (RCWD), Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and the City of Oceanside. “We are working together so we can identify a...
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PALA – It's a surefire bet that NASCAR fans will savor each lap of the final NASCAR Cup Series race on Auto Club Speedway's 2-mile oval. Pala Casino Spa Resort will make it even more memorable for race fans everywhere. Auto Club Speedway announced in November that the final race on its 2-mile track will be named the Pala Casino 400. The event, scheduled for Feb. 26, is the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season and the highly anticipated follow-up to the D...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter After Fallbrook High School’s girls water polo team won six Valley League championships in seven years, the North County Conference assigned Fallbrook to a more competitive league. The 2021-22 Warriors had a 1-4 Palomar League record, and Fallbrook joined the Avocado League for 2023. The Warriors’ regular season ended Feb. 3 with a victory over San Pasqual, giving Fallbrook a 4-1 league record and a share of the Avocado League championship. “We did well,” said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Fallbrook Tennis and Pickleball Club hosted the Happycikleball New Year doubles tournament Jan. 28 and attracted 192 players. “That’s about as much as we could do. We have 16 courts,” said tournament organizer Rex Neilson. That allowed for 64 players in each of three sessions without having to utilize the lights. The tournament had men’s, women’s, and mixed competition at the 4.5/4.0, 3.5, and 3.0 levels. “There were people from all over,” Neilson said. “We had one from Santa Barbara....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The seven small K-8 elementary schools and middle schools in northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County which have monthly athletic tournaments participated in the Jan. 26 Borrego Springs Basketball Tournament, and the Vallecitos Elementary School girls took third place while the Viking boys placed fourth. Borrego Springs Middle School does not have its own gymnasium but is next to Borrego Springs High School, so the games were played on the high school campus. The games utilized...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter After five Valley League games, Fallbrook High School’s boys basketball team had a 3-2 league record. The Jan. 27 win over Escondido improved the Warriors to 10-13 overall. “We’re watching them grow,” said Fallbrook coach Jonathan Terry. After the first five league games of the 2021-22 season, Fallbrook was 2-3 in league play and 7-12 overall. Last year’s roster had five seniors and also included the Washington brothers who have moved to Texas. “We were so senior-heavy last year,” Terr...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor The Feb. 2 Student of the Month breakfast honored four students from the Fallbrook Union High School District, Yessenia Renteria from Ivy High, and Jade Boultinghouse, Kai DeForest and Mikayla Gioia from Fallbrook High. Words used to describe these students included humble, hard working, always smiling, determined, helpful, all of which made for a very positive morning. The invocation was given by Spencer Osborn of North Coast Church; he...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Two Greater Fallbrook special districts have nominated Ross Pike for a seat on San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission board. The Friday, Jan. 20, meeting of the Mission Resource Conservation District board included nominating Pike for the LAFCO special district seat currently held by Alpine Fire Protection District board member Barry Willis. The Tuesday, Jan. 24, North County Fire Protection District board meeting included a 4-0 vote to nominate Pike for the seat with Pike a...
FALLBROOK – Rally For Children, a nonprofit organization supporting programs and projects for the benefit of children in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area, is now accepting written requests for funding. The deadline for 2023 is March 30. Requests must be written and provided specific details of how the funds received will benefit children in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area. Direct any questions to Philanthropy chair, BJ Maus, 760-908-6913. Mail requests to Rally For Children, Attn: P...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook chapter of the American Association of University Women's Mentorship Group's annual speech contest was held in the community room at the Fallbrook library. The topic of this year's speech was, "What can we do to advocate for women's rights?" The room was packed with more than 50 people in the audience. Before the contest, several girls attended coaching sessions to learn how to organize their speeches, eliminate filler words and how to stand c...
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. – Rebekkah Adicoff of Bonsall was named to the Mississippi State University fall 2022 president’s list. Adicoff was among 4,174 students named to the fall 2022 president’s list. Students on the president’s list achieved a 3.80 or better GPA, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Mississippi State University is a national STEM-focused, doctoral degree-granting, land-grant university offering a wide range o... Full story
FALLBROOK – Every school year, perhaps the most awaited celebration for Fallbrook Union Elementary School District students is the 100th day of school. From the very first day, classes begin keeping track of the number of days they have been in school in anticipation of the 100th day. It is a milestone that represents progress, growth and achievement. For students, it is the perfect opportunity for creative learning and celebration. This year FUESD schools celebrated in s...
SAN MARCOS – Thousands of students made their way back to campus Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 30-31, for the beginning of the spring semester at Palomar College. The main campus and Education Centers in Escondido, Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook were in full swing, with hundreds of classes and all student services available. "It's truly inspiring when the semester kicks off and we see our students filling the classrooms and common areas to continue pursuing their dreams and e...
Jane Kepley Special to the Village News If you're looking to make your home more energy efficient, smart technology can help. There are plenty of smart home technologies that can make your home more sustainable, reduce its carbon footprint, and lower the costs it takes to operate. Want to improve your home's energy efficiency? Try one (or more) of these smart options. • Thermostats: Smart thermostats automate your home's temperature, customizing it based on your schedule a...
