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April 6 - 1500 block Camino de Nog : Theft by use of access card; personate to get money April 9 - 500 block Ammunition Rd. : Arrest: Warrant - 4100 block Rock Mountain Rd. : Arson April 10 - 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. : Battery w/minor injury April 11 - 500 block Ammunition Rd. (#1) : Cited: Driving on suspended license; failure to prove financial responsibility for vehicle - 500 block Ammunition Rd. (#2) : Cited: Possess controlled substance; possess controlled substance paraphernalia; possess burglary tools - 300 block... Full story
A trial date of June 22 has been set for Marine Corporal Kevin Albert Richard Coset, 25, who will face a charge of first-degree murder in the 2012 death of US Navy veteran and Army Reserve officer Alvin Bulaoro, 24, of Fallbrook. Bulaoro was reported missing by his family on Dec. 21, 2012. According to investigators, Coset and Bulaoro were reportedly communicating with each other on Dec. 20 and 21 via phone and text messaging and agreed to meet the night of Dec. 21. It is... Full story
The design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of sidewalks along Clemmens Lane has been selected for 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The adoption of the County of San Diego's 2015-16 annual funding plan for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs includes $288,341 of CDBG funding for the sidewalks and associated improvements along Clemmens Lane between South Mission Road and Old Stage...
Jerardo Avalos of Oasis High School and Stephanie Sanchez, Austin King, and Cindy Acosta of Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) were selected to be the April Students of the Month for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD). The four outstanding students were honored at a special breakfast held April 9 at the Fallbrook Community Center. "You inspire all of us," emcee Greg Coppock said to the honorees. Students are recommended for the award by teachers, staff, or...
Contrary to rumors, Asperger's Center not being shut down The Fallbrook Union High School District has announced that it will refine its special education instructional program, contrary to rumors that the department was undergoing budget cuts and eliminating parts of its program. The information was presented to the board of trustees at the April 13 meeting, with various parents of students in the program present. According to Dr. Stephanie Osowski, the department head of special education for the district, the goal of the...
Open for three years, Z Café in Bonsall’s River Village continues to grow in popularity. "We have been so happy and blessed – Bonsall and Fallbrook have really responded," said owner John Toma. Starting out strong with breakfast and lunch, dinner slowly evolved. Toma, a native of Hawaii, makes sure that there are always seafood items on the menu, including fresh sea bass, salmon, and mahi-mahi. However, there is a new twist to the dinner menu as well – Hawaiian thick-...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook resident Sydney Robinson has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). Robinson is enrolled at Liberty University and pursuing her education in finance. "NSCS is more than just a symbol of academic achievement," said Stephen E. Loflin, NSCS founder and CEO. "Membership gives students access to a number of amazing benefits, including career and networking resources, scholarships, travel, and service projects." NSCS is a m...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School (FHS) celebrated the end of another great year of cheer on March 16 at Pala Mesa Resort. The evening was filled with family, friends, great food, lots of laughs, and even some tears. This year the graduating cheerleaders said goodbye to FHS. It was a night that ended one chapter of their lives and opened up a new one as they move on to what the future has waiting for them. Coaches, parents and cheerleaders shared memories of great times had in...
The Environmental Impact Report for the county's proposed tiered beekeeping ordinance was released for public review April 1. The 30-day public review period will allow comments through May 2. All comments will be reviewed and responses provided before the ordinance is considered for adoption. The county's existing ordinance requires beekeepers to maintain their hives at least 100 feet from a public access road and at least 600 feet from any dwelling which doesn't belong to the hive property owner. The San Diego Beekeeping... Full story
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a construction contract which will repair nearly two dozen culverts in unincorporated San Diego County, including three in Fallbrook. The supervisors' 5-0 vote April 8 will reline 70 feet of culvert along Winter Haven Road 1,250 feet east of Clear Crest Lane, 55 feet of culvert along Gird Road 1,085 feet north of Sicomoros Lane, and 40 feet of culvert along Reche Road 530 feet east of Gird Road. The contract is structured... Full story
MURRIETA - A Southern Californian who became a self-styled American spokesman for al-Qaida was killed in a counter-terrorism operation near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the White House announced today. Adam Gadahn grew up in rural Riverside County and converted to Islam at an Orange County mosque. In 2006, he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Santa Ana with treason and providing material support to the enemy, making him the first person to be charged with treason aga... Full story
On Saturday morning, April 18, we watched a San Diego County Sheriff's K-9 unit make sure a lady who was struggling to reach a bus waiting at a stop get there. When the deputy realized the lady's situation, he stopped his car and alerted the bus with his lights. It was great! Fallbrook all the way! Michelle McLeod...
Just a quick note to let residents know the production of "Love Letters" by the Curtain Call Co. was riveting, passionate, exciting, and kept us all on the edge of our seats. Don Foulkes and Orolee Gubser were perfect players for their parts! Fire trucks were roaring by outside, but the plot was so engrossing the building could have burned down and we wouldn't have moved! I guess you could say that play could be dangerous to your health... but healthy for your heart ... hmm. Visit curtaincallcompany.org. It's a great...
It's been a little over two years since musician Larry Robinson of Fallbrook was brutally killed as the result of a robbery in Temecula, but two things are very much thriving – the quest to find his killer and the legacy he left in the music world. To bring awareness to both of those, a free, outdoor tribute concert will take place in the heart of Fallbrook on Sunday, April 26. Robinson's widow, Pat, and friend Robin Adler are organizing the event in which 15 musicians from Southern California will perform. "They are all g... Full story
We were fortunate to enjoy the Curtain Call Company's "Love Letters" production recently. It was a fine, intimate and humorous production in a fine and intimate venue, the Fallbrook Woman's Club, and I highly recommend taking the enjoyable cultural experience. Thank you to the producer/director, Ms. Fry, the cast members, and all others involved. Sandra Barela...
"Love Letters," an old, fondly-remembered play, is worth seeing and hearing again and again. Staged at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club clubhouse by Curtain Call Co., it is a wonderful tale with lots of good laughs. Don Foulkes and Orolie Gubser were perfect, reliving the parts 18 years later, of love's beginning and then lost in years of differing goals. It is playing again April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. Jackie Heyneman...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 (R) High-profile computer crimes are increasing nationwide, as shown by recent hacking attacks on Target, Home Depot and other large retailers. Even the White House website has been hacked. Many celebrities have also been targeted, often with very public and embarrassing results. As with most crimes, a statute of limitations governs whether or not the perpetrators can be tried. Currently, the statute of limitations for felony computer crimes...
One of my earliest recollections of living in Fallbrook involves my numerous encounters with tarantulas. My family built a home here in 1960, when I was four years old. As it turns out, the small hilltop near the downtown area where my parents chose to build consisted of a great deal of granite. To level a pad for the house, dynamite had to be used. Little did anyone know that making room for our house would mean emergency relocation for families of tarantulas. I remember... Full story
The local unit of Backcountry Horseman of California, Redshank Riders (BCHC) will be holding its yearly fundraiser by sponsoring a Trail Trial on May 2 and 3 in Aguanga. Redshank Riders is a nonprofit organization that works to keep trails open to all users. Last year, its members contributed over $100,000 in value of volunteer hours. Some of the work they do in Southwest Riverside County includes trail work projects, highway clean-up, providing food to trail workers, packing...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Residents in many wildfire-prone communities throughout San Diego County, including Fallbrook, can take advantage of a free chipping service to reduce fire hazard around their homes. Funding for this program is provided by a National Fire Plan grant from the Cooperative Fire Program of the U.S. Forest Service through the California Fire Safe Council. California residents in wildfire-prone areas are required to have a minimum of 100-feet of defensible s...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook A Leer/Reading Family Literacy sponsored a special screening of the award-winning documentary "Cesar’s Last Fast" on April 13 for over 1,000 10th and 12th grade students at Fallbrook High School. Along with the film, which features a 36-day fast that the late labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez embarked on in 1988 while documenting the organizing of the United Farm Workers union, students were treated to a very special panel consisting of Dr. Rodol...