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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the initiation of general plan amendment proceedings for a 36.70-acre Rainbow Canyon parcel. The supervisors' 3-0 vote March 21, with Marion Ashley absent and one vacant seat, allows the initiation of proceedings to change the general plan foundation component from Rural to Community Development and the land use designation from Rural Mountainous to LightIndustrial. The parcel is west of Sparta Lane, east of Rainbow Canyon Road, and south of the Temecula city limits. It curre...
South Mission Road from 860 feet south of Pepper Tree Lane to Green Canyon Road is a segment of 2.05 miles, but the road has different characteristics. The speed limit for the entire segment is 50 mph and that speed limit can be enforced by radar, but the county's Traffic Advisory Committee has called for speed studies on separate segments before any recommendation is made to recertify a speed limit for radar enforcement. "They'd rather look at it as two one-mile-long segments," said TAC secretary Kenton Jones. The lack of a...
Fallbrook Golf Club, officially closed to golfers last July but dead to most of them long before that due to dismal conditions, went down in a blaze of glory March 31 when firefighters burned the structure to the ground after having used the facility for six days of live fire training. The North County Fire Protection District used the Fallbrook Golf Club building – which included a dining/meeting room area, bar, kitchen, pro shop, offices and snack bar – from March 26 to 31... Full story
LARAMIE, WY – Bonsall resident Cheyne Elizabeth Perrault was accorded her bachelor's of science degree from the University of Wyoming at the completion of the 2016 fall semester. She was also listed on the 2016 fall semester academic Dean's Honor Roll. The honor roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. The University of Wyoming provides q...
Deputy Evan McCormick of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation was one of a dozen deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to be honored for his work in recovering stolen vehicles in San Diego County last year. The 12 deputies collectively arrested 71 people and recovered 188 stolen cars worth more than $1.5 million in 2016. McCormick had nine stolen vehicle recoveries – three of which resulted in arrests. "Nine might not sound like a lot, but it is a lot for a...
The non-voting items at the Feb. 27 Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) board meeting included a presentation on the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. FPUD assistant general manager Jack Bebee provided the presentation on the Conjunctive Use Project which will be the subject of FPUD votes for specific actions over the next several months. "It was just to give some background on the project because we have a new board member," said Bebee. The presentation also informed veteran board members of the project's...
San Diego County has become the nation's first Hidden Heroes County. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote March 14 approved a resolution endorsing the county's participation in the Hidden Heroes campaign to recognize caregivers of injured military veterans. "These caregivers are hidden caregivers," said Supervisor Bill Horn. On a nationwide basis approximately 5.5 million caregivers provide services for veterans, including 1.1 million who help those who served following the September 2001 terrorist attack on the...
The number of members on the Rainbow Community Planning Group (RCPG) board has been reduced from 15 to 11. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote March 22 approved the membership reduction. Seats 12, 13, 14, and 15 have been eliminated and the current planning group members holding those seats will have their seat numbers modified. "A feasible quorum is necessary in order to make decisions and get work done," said Supervisor Bill Horn. Board of Supervisors Policy I-1 authorizes the county supervisors to establish...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Community Center staff invites everyone to its first Paint Night of the year Friday, April 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants should bring their own drinks (no alcohol) and snacks for a night of relaxation, creativity, friendship and – of course – painting. No experience is necessary, and all artists must be 16 and older. For cost and more information, call the Fallbrook Community Center at (760) 728-1671.... Full story
FALLBROOK – Residents new to the area are invited to attend the Fallbrook Newcomers meeting on Thursday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m. to learn about Camp Pendleton. The speaker will be Faye Jonason, Camp Pendleton museum director. She will be giving an overview of the Camp Pendleton community and a description of the Out and About tour scheduled for members on April 20. The March speaker was Jade Work, current owner of the Fallbrook Golf Club. He talked about his plans for a v...
FALLBROOK – On Friday, April 21, the Fallbrook Women’s Connection will host their monthly brunch at the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens, from 10 a.m. until noon. Guest speaker and retired division director for the San Bernardino County Probation Department Anesa Cronin will share that no matter what one's life challenges are, there is an answer with her talk “A Juvenile Delinquent Finds Hope.” The feature presentation will be a fashion show by The Shop at Welk, featuri...
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FALLBROOK – At the next meeting of the Fallbrook Republican Women Federated (FRWF), on Friday, April 14, Mayor Jim Desmond of San Marcos will be introduced. He is running for San Diego Board of Supervisors, District 5, which includes: Fallbrook, Bonsall, Valley Center, San Marcos, Carlsbad, Vista, and Rancho Santa Fe/Fairbanks Ranch. Also, FRWF members will be introduced to tell their personal stories. Stella Young will discuss why she and her family became Republicans, and Ursula Hawkins will tell why she became a citizen s...
FALLBROOK – The Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 will be learning about the Kingdom of Denmark at their next meeting on April 8. Although, it’s the smallest of the Scandinavian countries, the people enjoy a high standard of living and it is considered the happiest country in the world. Founding member Julie Watts will present a program on Denmark. The business meeting starts at 10 a.m. with the cultural program at 11 a.m. All women of Scandinavian heritage are welcome to attend the Daughters of Norway meetings hel...
Rubin (Pete) Pettersen, 87, passed away on Tuesday, March 21. Born March 4, 1930, in Watsonville, Calif., he lived in Eureka, Blythe, San Diego, and Valencia before settling in Fallbrook. He received a music scholarship to University of Pacific after high school, but was drafted to serve in the Korean War. After serving, Pete and his wife Joyce moved to Blythe, Calif. where they lived for 32 years, and were the proud owners of Pettersen Electric. In Blythe, he was a pillar of...
Laurel Virginia Hunter, M.D. passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. She was a pediatrician for more than 50 years who was also a loving mother and grandmother. She was a person who gave of herself to others. Laurel was born to Aubrey and Marie Mullins in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 8, 1927. After high school, she attended Johns Hopkins University from 1944-46 and then the University of Richmond from 1946-48. In 1948, she entered the University of Maryland Medical School where...
Regina Branson Grevatt, age 59, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Spokane, Wash. on April 11, 1957 to James and Veronica (Ronne) Branson. The family then moved to California and made a home in Fallbrook. The oldest of five children, Regina attended school in Fallbrook and graduated from Fallbrook High in 1975. She then went to school to become a travel agent. She was the manager of Branson Travel for 30 years....
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Bipartisan legislation authored by Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) permanently designating March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day has been signed into law by President Trump. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act represents the first federal statute recognizing the bravery and sacrifice of veterans who served during the Vietnam War. “In many cases, Vietnam veterans did not receive the warm welcome they earned when they came home,” said Sen. Toomey. “Thankfully, in the...
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Back in 1992 former Congressman Duncan Hunter was found to have had 399 overdrafts on his congressional house bank account. Now the former congressmen’s son sitting Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. is under criminal investigation by the justice department for using over $60,000 of campaign funds for personal expenses such as groceries, hotels, flights, jewelry, school uniforms and tuition. Congressman Hunter has paid back the money saying any mistakes were inadvertent and uni... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 (R) As with so many issues involving medical research and healthcare, San Diego County is ground zero in the battle against Alzheimer’s Disease. That’s why I was so pleased to help moderate “A Community Discussion on Alzheimer’s," sponsored by Biocom and Biogen. All aspects of the disease were covered, including its impact, as well as scientific research that may eventually find a cure. It is estimated that 65,000 persons live with the diseas...
FALLBROOK – The inaugural “Junior Art of the Avocado” art competition is calling all junior artists in the community to create an “Avocado” masterpiece. The art competition is open to children in kindergarten through eighth grade. K through fourth grade students will compete against each other and fifth through eighth grade students will also compete against each other. Artists may select their medium of choice, the only restriction is that an “avocado” must be seen in the a... Full story
Joe's Paving has been smoothing things out in north San Diego County since 1972, and the business continues to thrive under former techie Sean Repko, who purchased the company in 2001. "Yeah, it made a lot of sense to me," said a smiling Repko of going from a CEO in the tech industry to a novice owner of a small paving company. Repko started his career at Xerox and would go on to establish and serve as CEO of his own tech companies, including Exsel, Inc. (1983-1993), which... Full story
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