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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4/8 7400 W. Fallbrook St. Petty Theft 4/11 1000 Knoll Park Ln. Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 300 W. Elder St. Diversion of funds over $2350 300 US Bank Convey/transfer/personal ID info with intent to defraud 1300 Sunset Grove Rd. Arrest: 5150 w/mental disorder 72- hour observation 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Petty theft W. Ivy St. @ N. Pico Ave. Arrest: poss marijuana for sale 300 S. Main Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 4/12 300 E. Alvarado Administer/expose poison to another’s animal 2100 S. Mission Rd. Vandalism 2500 Rai... Full story
Play ball! Smells of fresh cut grass, dirt on the diamond, old mitts, and the banging sound of cleats against each other indicate the start of softball season at Fallbrook High School. I am thrilled this season to start playing on the Lady Warriors JV softball team. Wait a minute… you may wonder how can students at Oasis High play sports offered at Fallbrook High? I’ll be happy to explain. Oasis students are eligible to compete in California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) competitions on Fallbrook High teams. After gre...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School senior Dylan Dawkins has recently been selected as a winner of the National Achievement Scholarship. Dawkins was selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and is one of approximately 800 seniors nationwide to receive this prestigious $2,500 award. He competed against over 160,000 students originally, and then 1,300 semi-finalists, for this award....
FALLBROOK – Scott Duffin, agriculture teacher at Fallbrook High School has been selected as Fallbrook Union High School District’s (FUHSD) Teacher of the Year. Duffin is being recognized for his investment of time and energy that has resulted in students participating in rigorous and relevant learning activities both inside and outside of the classroom. Through his leadership, the Fallbrook High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) program is consistently recognized a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Street School held its first art show during its open house on April 12. Forty-eight art works were selected and matted for display by the Fallbrook Art Association Art Assist volunteer teachers. Five students had their artwork selected for awards. The students are Denise Sanchez, Best Use of Color; Danny Macias, Best Texture; Manny Chavez, Best Drawing; Celso Victoriano, Best Positive/Negative Space; and Omar Diaz, Most Creative. The criteria for the awards were based on the use of art and design... Full story
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the recertification of a 50 mph speed limit on South Mission Road for radar enforcement. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 6 allows the 50 mph speed limit on the 2.83-mile segment of South Mission Road from State Route 76 to Green Canyon Road to continue to be enforced by radar and confirms findings made by the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee. In order for a speed limit to be enforceable by radar, a speed survey must show that the speed limit is within the closest 5 mph inc... Full story
FALLBROOK - Tina Rainey, executive director of Legacy Endowment presents a check from the Elisabeth Wilson endowment to Mike Dunlap, representing Cabin by the Lake, for $25,650. Dunlap works with his Escondido Rotary Club to build handicapped cabins which allow the physically disabled to enjoy the excitement of camping....
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FALLBROOK – It’s been over 20 years that Fallbrook tykes have been grinning and cheesing it up for father-daughter team Bill Ahrend and Shelby Houskeeper at Ahrend Studios for the annual Cute Kids Contest. With the long history of the contest, Ahrend and Houskeeper have seen children whose parents were entered when they were kids! “Keeping it fresh and fun is the key to getting great results year after year,” said Houskeeper. “We try to get new backgrounds and ideas so t...
FALLBROOK – SeniorNet will offer a variety of computer classes this Spring. Courses offered include Beginning Computer (May 2-June 27), Digital Camera 101 (May 3-June 21), Beginning Computer (May 4-June 22), and Windows 7 Basics & File Management (May 5-June 23). Cost is $35 for each class and annual SeniorNet membership is required. All instruction takes place at the Foundation for Senior Care, 135 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook. Signups for classes will be Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to noon... Full story
After Mary Magdalene found Jesus’ tomb empty, she ran to the disciples to tell them of her findings. Most were stunned by her story, and were even more so when Jesus appeared to them. However, one of Jesus’ disciples, Thomas, was not with them when Jesus revealed Himself (John 20:24). Thomas was one of the 12 disciples, a part of the elite group that Jesus had around him at all times. He heard Jesus’ message, witnessed the miracles he performed, and ate and slept with Jesus...
FALLBROOK – The Village News is kicking off the beginning of summer with another Soul Roll Expo, set for May 14, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. This all-ages event promises to provide a great time with live bands, food from Trupiano’s, demonstrations, free caricature drawings, an over-21 beer garden, product raffles and giveaways. “We will continue to bring positive vibes all day to Main Street with several bands, some returning, and some playing for the first time in Fallbrook,” sai...
VISTA – The Oceanside Senior Center Cribbage team easily defeated the Fallbrook Senior Center team in the 38-player March 24 Senior Challenge. Jean Cunningham of the Oceanside team took first place with six wins with two skunks. Carol Maston also had six wins with two skunks, but her winning margin was less than Cunningham’s. Lee Rutledge took third with six wins and one skunk. Fifth and sixth went to Barbara Sacic and Anne Flaherty who each had five wins and one skunk. Helping Oceanside to the win was the fact that t...
FALLBROOK – Southwest Boulder & Stone owner Mike McLeod has started an off-road race team. Comprised of company employees, along with other Fallbrook residents, the inexperienced team is making quite a splash. Racing in the highly competitive Class One Division with two races completed, they have been on the podium both times with a third and first place finish. Class One Cars are unlimited in both horsepower and suspension, and along with trophy trucks are at the top of the off-road racing chart. Southwest Boulder is... Full story
A 23-year-old Fallbrook man sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a group of Hispanic males Sunday evening, April 10. Alex Lara told responding Sheriff’s deputies that he had been “jumped” by six or seven Hispanic males wielding baseball bats and wearing brass knuckles while walking in the 200 block of West Ammunition Road at about 10:30 p.m. Sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Montion said deputies were able to find and arrest three juveniles nearby that were believed to be involved in the attack, but the other perpetr... Full story
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When Aisha Lund was named the 2011 Miss Fallbrook Pageant winner on Saturday, April 16, there were no hard feelings with the other candidates. As a matter of fact, the girls were all happy to see one of their new friends win the award. “I made a lot of unexpected friends,” said Lund, a 19-year-old Fallbrook High School graduate who works at the Sweet Sicilian bakery, owned by her family. “Anyone could have won and we would have been happy. There were no bitter feelings, and a...
A fundraiser for Ryan Stewart, the Fallbrook High School freshman who broke his neck during a junior varsity baseball game, has been scheduled for Sunday, May 15, in the parking lot of the Happy Jug market on the corner of South Mission Road and Ammunition Road. The car wash and bake sale will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Donations are being requested for those utilizing the car wash. Stewart, a lifelong Fallbrook resident, had been the catcher on Fallbrook’s junior v... Full story
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s 2011-12 annual funding plan for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs, and the CDBG allocations include Montion, deputies responded to the 700 block of North Orange grants for Don Dussault Park, West Alvarado Street and Aviation Road sidewalk projects, and a neighborhood food distribution program. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 5 allocated $2,157,870 of...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to place the intersection of East Mission Road and Santa Margarita Drive on the county’s Traffic Signal Priority List. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 5 ratifies a January 28 recommendation of the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee. The intersection meets the peak-hour and four-hour volume warrants for a traffic signal. Although the accident rate based on right-of-way collisions alone would not meet the accident warrant for a signal, if the curve-related accidents are inclu...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) board of trustees has approved a revision to Board Policy and Administration Regulation #5117, which allows the district to deny interdistrict transfers due to negative financial impact. According to superintendent Brian Jacobs, the updated policy will provide “direction to the Superintendent or designee the authorization in denying interdistrict transfers out of the FUESD due to a fiscal year when the district may have a negative budget or the district over all is b...
FALLBROOK – Joseph T.P. Walsh and La Vonne F. Phaneuf were married at St. Anne’s in Somerset, Wisc. on April 17, 1946. Both are WWII U.S. Marines; Joseph is a Pearl Harbor survivor and La Vonne served at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Joseph graduated from Seton Hall College, South Orange, N.J. and La Vonne was schooled in St. Paul, Minn. They are blessed with six children, Kathleen Walsh and Thomas Walsh in Fallbrook; Joan Marie Culver and Mary Adams in Portola V... Full story
FALLBROOK – A BBQ dinner and concert to benefit the Fallbrook High School Boys Booster Lacrosse Club will be held on Saturday, April 30 at Ingold Sports Park, 2551 Olive Hill Road. The tri-tip dinner will be served from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by Kevin Moyles and the Night Riders, from 6 to 10 p.m. Attendees should bring their favorite chairs or blankets. Dinner/concert tickets cost $40 and must be bought by April 25 from any lacrosse booster member or by contacting Kelli Jenkins at (760) 458-7892 or ke... Full story
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Hospital is once again seeking to honor one of its nurses through its annual Patient Choice Award program. This award recognizes the level of quality care, comfort and compassion offered by nurses each day. Continuing the tradition of the last few years, the hospital is asking for input from the community in order to present its Patient Choice Award during Nurses’ Week, May 6 to 12. “We are asking patients and their family members to provide us with the nominations because they see the little things tha...
