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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Deputies and detectives assigned to the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation are continuing a vigorous schedule of compliance checks on known offenders and early release probationers under Assembly Bill 109. “On average we have been doing one about every two weeks, sometimes more, “said Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Yates. “They have proven to be very fruitful. We used to do them as time permitted, but now they are scheduled details; we make the time.” Two compliance checks have been done in the past week - one on Saturday, Feb. 21 and...
February 6 500 block Ranger Rd. Cited: Battery February 12 100 block S. Main Ave. (#1) Arrest: Felony flash incarceration 100 block S. Main Ave. (#2) Arrest (Juvenile): Fail to obey order of juvenile court February 15 400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Arrest: DUI; resist officer causing minor injury; evade officer w/wanton disregard for safety 6500 block Camino del Rey Death 3100 block S. Old Hwy 395 Arrest: Drunk in public February 16 2500 block Los Alisos South Arrest: Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize; violate felony parole...
Quality products combined with extensive experience in the restaurant industry is what has led to John Gianakakos’ success with Fallbrook Cafe. Over his career, this accomplished restauranteur has created numerous popular dining establishments, including Cafe Plaka, in Southern California. Loyal clients from those spots still travel regularly to Fallbrook to enjoy his eatery. And with good reason. “We pride ourselves in quality; quality is important,” said Gianakakos. That... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club, (FVCC), gave two donations in February. First, they made a generous donation to the Fallbrook Youth Baseball (FYB). The FYB teams practice every day of the week at Ingold Sports Park with youths ages 4 through 13. The funds will be used for maintaining the baseball fields by keeping them in proper working condition through irrigation and repairs. Some of the donation is also made available for purchasing of baseball uniforms, gloves, cleats and anything else that some youths may n...
The county’s Traffic Advisory Committee has recommended that the 45 mph speed limit on Pauma Reservation Road be recertified for radar enforcement. The TAC’s Jan. 23 recommendation covers a segment of 0.68 miles from State Route 76 to the end of the county-maintained roadway. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to ratify the recertification on April 8. In order for a speed limit to be certified for radar enforcement, a speed survey must show that the speed limit is within an adjacent 5 mph increment to the... Full story
FALLBROOK – Re/Max United of Fallbrook has announced that Del Hickman was named one of the recipients of the 2015 San Diego Five Star Real Estate Agent Award. The award winners appear in a special section in the March issue of San Diego Magazine. Five Star Professional partnered with San Diego Magazine to find real estate agents who satisfy five objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with real estate agents who provide quality services to their c...
The High School Girls 15’s division of the Las Vegas Invitational rugby tournament Feb. 12-14 had no official division championship or first-place trophy, so the Fallbrook Rugby Club played for experience and assessment. The Warriors thus did not receive any trophy, but they won all four of their matches. “It’s just getting matches and it’s a great opportunity to play teams from Canada and other states,” said Fallbrook Rugby Club co-coach Marin Pinnell. “We get great competition from different types of teams,” said Fallbroo...
FALLBROOK – On Jan. 23, Potter Junior High School hosted its annual College and Career Day with the theme, “Tomorrowland: Leaders Launching into the Future.” Speakers from diverse careers shared their educational and professional journeys with students. A school-wide assembly started off the day, led by California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) assistant track and field coach Wes Williams and Olympic hopeful and college graduate Sirena Alise. Both shared their stori...
FALLBROOK – St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School celebrated Catholic Schools Week Feb. 2 through 8. It was a week filled with reminders of just what makes St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School in Fallbrook such an remarkable place to grow spiritually and academically. Throughout the week, classes competed against each other in a Penny War Challenge, by collecting coins in a friendly competition to support the Bishop Flores Catholic Education Fund. The week included every clas... Full story
ELKINS, WV – Davis & Elkins College student Samuel McDaniels of Fallbrook has achieved the Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester. To earn the honor, full-time students must achieve a 3.6 or higher GPA. McDaniels is the son of Kerri and William McDaniels of Fallbrook. Related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Davis & Elkins College is located in Elkins, two hours east of Charleston, three hours south of Pittsburgh and for hours west of Washington, D.C.... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Seven Homeland Security Investigations offices — including one in San Diego — returned 19 cultural treasures to the Italian government this week, including a 17th century cannon, 5th century Greek pottery and items dating back to 300-460 B.C., federal authorities said Wednesday. The artifacts were looted from their rightful Italian owners and smuggled into the United States during the last several years, according to authorities. HSI offices in New York, Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore, Miami, San Diego and San Franc...
WARNER SPRINGS - The search for a man who disappeared during a hiking trek in the East County wilderness east of Palomar Mountain is scheduled to resume about 7 a.m. today. Authorities have searched in vain for two days for 28-year-old Chris Sylvia, who was reported missing Tuesday after he failed to arrive as planned at his final destination of Campo, according to sheriff's officials. Other hikers subsequently found his identification and some hiking gear believed to belong to him about 12 miles off state Route 79, north of...
CAMP PENDLETON – The first class of Marine trainees at Camp Pendleton just graduated from the Energy Dept.’s solar job training pilot program, which is aimed at preparing service members for careers in the solar industry as solar photovoltaic system installers, sales representatives, system inspectors, and other solar-related opportunities. Camp Pendleton is one of three military bases partnering with the Dept.’s SunShot Initiative to train 200 transitioning military service members during the pilot period for emplo... Full story
Fallbrook Women Golfers Game 5 Clubs Net score February 17, 2015 First Flight First Place Denise McNeese 73 Second Place Aileen Erard 74 Third Place Fran White 76 Second Flight First Place Sandi Simpson 72 Second Place Karen Jackson 76 Third Place Elaine Pedigo 77 Closest to the Pin Denise McNeese Pala Mesa Women’s Club Feb. 19, 2015 First flight First low gross* Jamie Hoffman 80 First low net Judy Turco 73 Second low gross Nanette Seman 80 Second low net Brenda Vatnsdal 76 Second flight First low gross Jean Laughlin 108 F...
Ian Mackenzie of Fallbrook won the Palmer Flight championship at the Feb. 14 Golf Channel Tour tournament at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. Mackenzie shot an 18-hole round of 78 strokes on La Costa’s Legends Course to win the flight. “I felt like I played really well. Everything was going good consistently,” Mackenzie said. This is the fifth year the Golf Channel has held its tour competitions which were previously American Amateur Golf Tour events. The tour’s one-day...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) approved a change order to FPUD’s contract with Pacific Utility Installation, Inc., to construct the Olive Hill Pipeline Replacement project. The change order approved by a 4-0 FPUD board vote Jan. 26, with Milt Davies absent, increases the contract amount from $739,000 to $773,000.78 while also authorizing the field modifications necessary due to conflicts with existing utilities. “The additional work was the result of encountering additional fiberoptic lines and gas lines tha...
Simpson Sandblasting and Specialty Coatings was the successful bidder for the contract to re-coat the interior and exterior of the Fallbrook Public Utility District’s Rattlesnake Reservoir steel tank. FPUD’s 4-0 board vote Jan. 26, with Milt Davies absent, approved a $457,740 contract contingent upon the Fontana company meeting all FPUD requirements. If FPUD staff and district legal counsel determine that Simpson Sandblasting does not meet all of the requirements, the contract will be awarded to Advanced Industrial for $62... Full story
SAN DIEGO – In efforts to help customers make smart energy choices and save money, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has launched a home area network device loaner program. Customers can now borrow an in-home display device from the utility at no cost, for 30 days, to understand their home’s energy use and identify high energy use appliances with near-real time information. The in-home display is a small digital device that, once connected to a customer’s smart meter, shows how much energy a home is using, and customers can w...
February, even though it is one of the least productive months in terms of harvest, is a busy month in the garden. With a few rains and warmer-than-usual weather, weeds are flourishing. Preparations for spring crops such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and melons are well under way. In fact, with no frost in sight, many gardeners have their tomatoes are in the ground. Roses and fruit trees should have already been pruned in the “dormant” season. New blooms are sta...
The two-story building which will initially be used to educate Bonsall High School students and will eventually be used for Sullivan Middle School students once Bonsall High School is moved to a separate campus will require geotechnical services to assure that the proposed site can accommodate such a building, and on Jan. 13 the Bonsall Unified School District (BUSD) approved a contract with Southern California Soil and Testing, Inc., for those geotechnical services. The San Diego company was awarded a contract for $8,669...
During the Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) board meeting Jan. 27, a pair of 5-0 votes approved a joint facilities agreement with D.R. Horton for the Horse Creek Ridge project and approved a quitclaim of an easement D.R. Horton had granted for Horse Creek Ridge. “It’s just one of the final steps for the D.R. Horton project to get moving along,” said Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy. The Horse Creek Ridge development is the residential segment of the Campus Park project approved by the Board of Supervisors in May 2...
During the June budget meeting of the Fallbrook Public Utility District, the FPUD board approved its annual water rate increases effective for calendar year 2015. On Jan. 26, FPUD’s board voted 4-0, with Milt Davies absent, to approve changes in the district’s Administrative Code to reflect the new water rates. “This action was for the board to ratify changes in the Administrative Code consistent with the water rate adjustments at the first of the year,” said FPUD general manager Brian Brady. “It requires additiona... Full story
