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I watched the news coverage of the protests in Los Angeles with horror as one business after another was looted and set on fire. The news reporters watching all of this kept asking, “Where are the police? Where are the police?” Hundreds of black-owned businesses were being totally destroyed before their eyes. Now Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles, wants to partially defund the police department? Pure idiocy! Randy Jones... Full story
North County Fire Protection District firefighters made their way to a hilltop, Thursday, June 11, quickly assembling the department's new Arizona Vortex and preparing to lower firefighter Matt Anderson to perform a technical rope rescue of a victim located down the steep hillside. To those observing, the scenario on private property on Monserate Place appeared to be very real that day, but in reality, it was actually a quarterly training on High Angle Rope Rescue, a high risk...
If you still, for whatever reason, have not had a coronavirus test, I have some good news for you: it's not that bad. Well, it's a little uncomfortable. But it's over quickly, really. I drove to Riverside Wednesday, June 3, to participate in a Riverside University Health System event for journalists, promoting community testing. And it turned out that county officials' invitation for me to come participate in the event couldn't have come at a better time. I'd just spent the...
No, it wasn't the way Fallbrook Union High School Principal Dr. Narciso Iglesias envisioned sending the first batch of seniors under his watch off to the next chapter of life. Like so many aspects of life these days, due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, more than a few things haven't gone to plan. But for Dr. Iglesias, being able to look into the eyes of all of the school's 2020 graduates after they picked up their diplomas last week meant a lot to him. "It was good to...
Fallbrook Union High School Class of 2020. Congratulations! Thank you for all your hard work and effort. We are proud of you for your accomplishment and thankful for you staying the course! Honors Key 1. AVID Graduate 2. Lifetime Membership with Highest Honors, California Scholarship Federation 3. Lifetime Membership, California Scholarship Federation 4. National Honor Society for Dance Arts 5. Seal of Biliteracy 6. Golden State Seal Merit Diploma 7. Certificate of Completion Dylan Keoni Aguila Yessenia Aguirre Emma Marie...
Congratulations to the Sullivan Middle School Class of 2020! Your hard work is much appreciated. Good job and way to go! Paige Abeyta Jorge Acevedo Batiz Isabella Aguiar-Cardona Kaval'ly Allen Kailyn Altar Luke Arsenault Lily Austin Isaac Baird Vida Bell Aiden Bernier Alec Biondo Nicolas Boles Ava Brady Jack Brakebill Giselle Bravo Malaki Brotherton Lyleth Brown Samuel Bruton Jesus Bucio Tanner Buendel Joshua Bunditsatheon Daniel Cabello Jace Cervantes Carter Chan Stephen Chapman Adrianna Chilson Taylor Christenson Jackson...
Congratulations to the Bonsall High School Graduates of 2020! We are so proud of you! Good job! Conrado Acevedo Batiz Wahaab Ademola Lisbeth Aguilar Austin Alanis** Austin Altizer Elizabeth Amador Sara Barclay* Amanda Brown Jesse Brown Bradley Brown II Cole Buccino Gustavo Calderon Jasmine Camacho Cedillo Blou Diaz Jonathan Esposito Abigayle Ford Isabella Ford Leslie Galarza Taylor Gibbs Faith Gioia Taylor Gomez-Douglas Emmanuel Gonzalez Tyler Harmer Jazzlyn Hendrix Mikayla... Full story
Fallbrook Homeschool Academy Class of 2020. Congratulations world changers! Way to go! Woohoo! Samantha Boring Kaelyn Rivera Nicolas Velasco Jasmine Baeza Abigail Bailon William McMullen... Full story
FALLBROOK – In its 70th year of operation, Fallbrook Regional Health District is continuing to develop and support services for area residents. The district's five-member, publicly elected board of directors provides residents of the district a voice in determining health services they most value in this unincorporated area of San Diego County. After the sale of the old hospital building, the district purchased property in 2017 at 1636 E. Mission Road for the purpose of d...
FALLBROOK – San Diego County Library is excited to bring door-side pickup to select branches. Door-side pickup is an appointment-based service where customers can set up a time to check out books, movies and CDs that they had requested before the closure. This service is only for materials that the library currently has ready for customers to pick up. The service is now available at the Fallbrook library having started Monday, June 15. How it works: · Step 1: If you had items...
A 76-year-old woman who died May 24 is the first local fatality of electronic cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced June 11. Three other EVALI cases in young adults were confirmed in recent weeks and they are the first reports of the lung illness in San Diego County since 2019. All the newly reported local cases tested negative for the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, and they all reported recently...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced his downtown office safely opened for in person services June 15. “The health of our employees and customers is our top priority, so we have made some changes to how we do business face-to-face,” said McAllister. “We are pleased to reopen our downtown branch and will be reviewing further possible branch openings under a phased and cautious approach to ensure everyone’s safety.” The downtown office is located at 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 162. T... Full story
Therapeutic Horsemanship Program reopens with new guidelines and community support FALLBROOK – With San Diego County approval, REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program safely reopened their facility June 1 to the happy arrival of students eager to return to their riding lessons and equine-assisted therapy activities. During their two-month COVID-19 closure, the REINS staff cared for their herd of 20 therapy horses. Staff worked diligently to develop, prepare and implement new s... Full story
Bursa is a sac that is filled with fluid found between the tissues of the muscles, bones, skin and tendons. The role of the bursa is to provide lubrication to help reduce rubbing, friction and irritation between these areas. Bursitis is the inflammation of the bursa. This inflammation can be caused by impact to the area, sudden injury or overuse of repetitive motion such as painting, carpentry, throwing, tennis and golf. This condition is also age related because as people...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital is hosting its first Drive-Thru Health Fair, Wednesday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Drive-Thru Health Fair will take place in Temecula Valley Hospital’s parking lot and along the perimeter of the hospital. This event is free to the community and participants can attend the entire event all from the safety of their vehicle. Drivers will pull up and follow a map to the different stations along the Health Fair route. Everyone in the car will be able to participate in the drive-thru, so...
The COVID-19 crisis and restricted social contact has many people spending more time in front of electronic screens. It might be the family TV, business laptop or streaming on the smartphone. For children, it’s often some gaming device or social media via their phones. Whatever, the result is that screen time is increasing significantly. While business demands for adults and online classes for children are clear reasons why today’s world requires people to spend more time with their electronic devices, many people are als...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Public Utility District's annual Consumer Confidence Report contains detailed information on water quality tests performed in 2019. These sampling tests ensure that the district's water meets regulatory standards. FPUD's tap water met or exceeded all state and federal requirements this year, as in years past. The CCR became available recently on the district's website at https://www.fpud.com/ccr. It will also be available at the Fallbrook Library, F...
A mosquito caught in routine trapping in the Black Mountain Ranch area has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first appearance of the virus in San Diego County in 2020. County environmental health officials reminded people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can potentially transmit disease by following the county's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines – including finding and dumping out standing water in yards and around homes to keep mosquitoes from b... Full story
QUINCY, Mass. – The National Fire Protection Association, the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 95 years, has announced “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10. NFPA’s focus on cooking fire safety comes in response to home cooking fires representing the leading cause of U.S. home fires, with nearly half, 49%, of all home fires involving cooking equipment; unattended cooking is the leading cause of these fires. “Cooking continues to be a major contribut...
The concept of separating the San Diego County Regional Fire Authority from the agency responsible for the San Diego County Regional Communications System has now received formal support from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote, June 2, adopted a resolution to initiate Local Agency Formation Commission proceedings which would create the San Diego County Fire Protection District and remove the fire protection and emergency services latent powers from the county service area which includes t...
City News Service Special to Village News SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego Comic-Con announced its Comic-Con@Home event will take place on the originally scheduled dates, July 22-26, and the event will be entirely free. After canceling its in-person events at the San Diego Convention Center in April, Comic-Con had teased about home events for weeks, finally revealing this week some sense of what that will entail. "For the first time in our 50-year history, we are happy to welcome virtually anyone from around the globe,'' said S...
Sullivan Middle School eighth graders were celebrated with a virtual promotion ceremony Tuesday, June 9. Featuring messages of encouragement by school administrators, teachers, district officials and fellow students, the hour long video showcased the promoting students and their accomplishments. "I want to tell you how proud I am of each of you," Principal Dr. Shaunte' Knox told the students in the video. "Your time here at Sullivan has been a time of learning, growing,...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Caroline Kornelsen of Fallbrook has been named to the spring 2020 Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. University of Arkansas at Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester. Nearly 900 students were named to the Chancellor’s List for the spring 2020 semester. To be named to the Chancellor’s List, a student must have completed at least nine credit hours and maintained at least a 3.9 GPA. With about 10,000 students and 100 programs, Univers... Full story
The Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees is expected to vote on the new fiscal year’s budget, June 22, but at the moment, it’s not entirely clear what that budget will look like. Brenda Mefford, chief business officer of FUHSD, presented a proposed budget to the board June 8. And while that proposed budget is typically the one that would be adopted at the meeting after being presented to the board, the coronavirus has created much uncertainty around how much funding local schools will get. “There’s going t...
FALLBROOK – The photos on this page are just a sampling of the ongoing Virtual Flower Show which is posted on Fallbrook Garden Club's website. Guests and members are welcome to submit their photos of flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables and potted plants. Go to www.fallbrookgardenclub.org to the Virtual Flower Show for information on where to send your photos. It's simple – submit photos along with the common name of each plant and the gardener's first name. There is... Full story
