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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Tic Srinalack, eighth grade math teacher at Potter Jr. High School, and Jennifer Balbier, district-wide cafeteria worker, are Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year, respectively in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. They were honored prior to the May 3 regular meeting of the FUESD governing board. Also recognized by the board were the outstanding teachers from each of the nine schools. The top employee from each school was also cited, as well as district...
FALLBROOK – North Coast Church Fallbrook participated in a project called Serve Your City April 24-25. Six hundred volunteers invested over 3,000 volunteer hours in their community. Their work included pouring 22,000 pounds of concrete. According to North Coast Associate Campus Pastor Chace Steeves, the reason for their participation is "Our amazing community and the organizations that make this town what it is have been greatly impacted because of COVID-19. We love our t...
SACRAMENTO – Being proactive and prepared for wildfire is crucial to making our communities more resilient to the impacts of wildfire. You can dramatically increase your safety and the survivability of your home by preparing well in advance of a wildfire. This week marks California’s annual “Wildfire Preparedness Week;” Cal Fire and our partner agencies are raising awareness and encouraging families and communities to take a hands-on approach in wildfire preparedness. The 2020 fire season broke numerous records. Califor...
April was Earthquake Preparedness Month in California, and the County of San Diego’s Office of Emergency Services and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services are reminding residents to “not get caught off guard” and have a plan for how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake. San Diego County is home to three major active faults: the Rose Canyon Fault (which runs along the coast, through downtown, Old Town and La Jolla), and the San Jacinto and Elsinore faults, which run through the northern and eas...
FALLBROOK – The Masonic Cemetery Association of Fallbrook is now certified by the Green Burial Council as a Hybrid Burial Grounds and meets or exceeds all standards for the certification. A hybrid green burial is when a cemetery that provides traditional burials for caskets where the decedents may have been embalmed, also offers green or natural burials. With this process, burials are performed using a natural woven casket or a shroud made of organic fabric. The idea of the body in a shroud or placing it in plain unadorned c...
OCEANSIDE – Mellano & Company, a family operated flower farm just west of Bonsall, has been around for nearly a century, ever since Italian immigrant Giovanni Mellano started it in 1925. Over the years, they have become one of the most trusted families in the industry. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it devastated the flower industry and hit Mellano & Company hard. "After the stay at home order, flower sales went to zero," Michelle Castellano Keeler, Giovanni's granddaught...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – As you may know, May is Mental Health Month. Since 1949, Mental Health America and their affiliates across the country have led the observance of May as Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, although 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year, everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. As part of the month’s obs...
When we talk about mental health and veterans we often hear of PTSD. For many, the term conjures up images of violent conflict and active war zones. What the country is finally starting to understand is that the simple act of being isolated and away from your family and loved ones for prolonged periods can weigh equally on our mental health. For too long veterans have struggled to articulate the challenges of returning to civilian life after active duty. Unfortunately, we find ourselves in a pandemic, but I find solace in...
Most folks either love, hate, or have learned to at least tolerate the treadmill. This popular piece of equipment is found in nearly every gym, in people's homes, and might even be featured as a clothing rack in some garages (I'm kidding, but it's true). So where did this calorie burning machine come from? Let's take a look at the history of the treadmill (my kind of history for sure), found at https://www.lifefitness.com/blog/posts/the-history-of-the-treadmill.html and...
New York, N.Y. – More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that people of every age, race and gender are affected by the disease. Simply put, if you have skin, you can get skin cancer. However, some people are at higher risk for the disease than others. Understanding the factors contributing to your chances of developing skin cancer can help you prevent the disease. “There is a clear connection between ultraviolet rays from the s...
TEMECULA – After two and half years of construction, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center announced the completion of phase one of their center and held an open house Thursday, April 29, for expansion donors. Michelle’s Place purchased its forever home in June 2018. It was a 10,000-square-foot shell of a building. Staff and volunteers moved into one portion of the building, while construction started on the other portion. While under construction, Michelle’s Place continued serving cancer...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Hospital received an "A" grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Temecula Valley Hospital's achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" grade to all general hospitals across t...
BONSALL – The Governing Board of the Bonsall Unified School District, in cooperation with the San Diego County of Education, is seeking input from all stakeholders as they search for their next Superintendent. The Board is committed to finding a leader who shares the district’s values and culture while also bringing the expertise necessary to make their schools an ever brighter beacon of educational opportunities in North San Diego County. Community feedback from students, parents, staff and area residents is a crucial com...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club held a New Members Orientation/Social on April 16. COVID restrictions dictated the event to be held in an outside setting with proper social distancing. D'Vine Path at Batali Ranch was chosen as the perfect venue. As is BWC tradition, membership chairman and second vice president Sydne Gilbert welcomed the new members Tuula Hukkanen, Kay O'Hara, Shay Mandrayar and Cheri Poulos. Absent were Linda McDonald and Maryann Collings. During the m...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Public Utility District Board of Directors voted to use a $909,412.67 refund from the San Diego County Water Authority to reduce the loan on the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. The reduction in debt will save the district approximately $40,000 per year for the next 30 years. It will also result in a savings of $275,000 in interest expenses on the loan. The April 26 FPUD board vote was unanimous. The Water Authority recently received a $44.4 million rebate from its wholesaler, Metropoli...
A proposal to return to in-person Fallbrook Union High School District board meetings was rejected by the FUHSD board April 26. The schedule which would have started in-person meetings on May 10 failed on a board vote in which all five trustees opposed the motion. "We should probably hold off until the next school year," said FUHSD Board President Diane Summers. An executive order issued last year following the coronavirus outbreak waived the requirement for meetings to be held in person, and FUHSD meetings have taken place...
Local artist Gamini Ratnavira features a variety of his wildlife art at a reception for his "Brushes with Nature" exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center, April 24....
I bet when you think of Reators you don’t think of lobbying as part of our job. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every Realtor contributes financially to the Realtor Action Fund. This fund provides the funding for the government affairs staff at the California Association of Realtors to fight to protect private property rights, promote homeownership rights, oppose point of sale mandates, and have a voice at the table on all discussions that have to do with real estate.... Full story
One of the highlights of the month of May is the celebration of Mother’s Day, a day when all children, both young and old, pause to salute one very special person in their lives. With that in mind, I want to share 10 commendations for moms from Proverbs 31, a chapter of the Bible that pays the highest tribute to those privileged to be called a wife and a mother. She has noble character (10) A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She can b...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Two Western states known for their rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the lowest level since the Great Depression, though different forces are powering the population booms in Utah and Idaho. In Utah, births largely drove the fastest growth in the country over the past decade. In neighboring Idaho, newcomers from California and other states helped it capture the second spot. “I don’t ever remember seeing anything like this,” Bi...
Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) - SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk's company. It was an express trip home, lasting just 6 1/2 hours. The astronauts, three American and one Japanese, flew back...
Josefa Martinez, 89, died during her afternoon nap on April 23, 2021 at the Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility in Fallbrook. Mrs. Martinez was born on March 13, 1932 in Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico to Nicolas and Maria Sanchez. Life and opportunity for a better life for her family brought Josefa and her husband to Fallbrook. Helping care for her siblings limited her attendance to elementary school in Mexico. She was short on school degrees but wide in skills. She was an avid... Full story
San Diego County restaurants have suffered greatly over the last year. We’ve all seen the out-of-business signs on many of our favorite local establishments and I want to make sure we do all we can to help those holding on. I have proposed to my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors that we waive all restaurant permit fees for the upcoming year. Before the pandemic, there were 8,131 restaurants with over 126,400 workers in San Diego County. We know many of these employees l...
4 was a year like no other, especially for young people who are a part of the child welfare system in California. For many, being in quarantine was a time to pick up new hobbies, finish the series they’d always planned to watch, and spend more time with family or on the internet with friends. But, for me, it was a time when I aged out of the foster care system. I turned 21, March 26, 2020, ten days after California’s original stay-at-home order. Of course, during those first two weeks, I was barely home because I had bee...
This week, three more of my bills passed through key committees and are on their way to becoming law! Here's more about what they be do: AB 803: Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021 Allows smaller, more affordable-by-design, for-sale single family homes on multi-family lots - including tiny homes. Addresses the "missing middle" of our state housing crisis without affecting community character or changing the density of the site. AB 1390: Improving State Lands Management...
