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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Stephanie Goodpasture of Oasis High School and Tommy Bunts, Rebecca Prentiss, and Matt Maiers of Fallbrook High School were honored on May 6 as Fallbrook Community Students of the Month at a breakfast celebration held at the Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau Restaurant. Students are selected for the honor based on their academic achievements as well as contributions to their school and/or community. After being introduced by event emcee Sue Johnson, Dale Mitchell, Ed.D., s... Full story
The Fallbrook Project Skate Safe team is under pressure to create a safe place for Fallbrook’s skaters to enjoy their favorite pastime without the fear of trespassing, and the group has recently found a location that will serve as a summer skate park. According to Michelle Albana, a member of the Project Skate Safe Committee, the Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club has offered its grounds as a temporary skate park location. “School is almost out. We really need to get the Boy’s & Girls Club up and running so the kids are safe and leg...
Local residents are being invited by the Fallbrook Ag Boosters organization to join in supporting Fallbrook Union High School’s agricultural department students as they prepare for showing their prized animals and plants at the county fair this summer. The 55th annual Fallbrook Youth Fair will be held this weekend. On Friday May 14, at 5:30 p.m., the event kicks off with a barbecue dinner and concert presented by the Fallbrook Ag Boosters at the high school’s agricultural dep...
At their April 28 board meeting, the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) board of trustees approved a revision of the 2009-2010 single school wide action plan. With this change, Fallbrook Union High School will be able to receive Title I funds for having a large presence of students from low-income families. According to FUHSD assistant superintendent James Yahr the changes were from a plan that had been originally created in 2003. “The Local Education Agency (LEA) had primarily given the district the ability to m... Full story
Maureen Barton said that it’s hard to talk about, and that she doesn’t even talk about it at her workplace anymore, but the thoughts and hopes are always with her that one day her 30-year-old son, Brian Barton, will come walking through her front door. March 10 marked the fifth year since anyone has seen or heard from Barton, who was 25 when he went missing from Federal Way, Washington, which is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Barton graduated from Buena Vista High Sch...
FALLBROOK – The Rubber Raft Regatta is expected to be one of the highlights again this year at the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance’s July 4th Celebration, held at the Grand Tradition. Teams of four will compete for the title of the fastest rubber raft to row across the Grand Tradition’s heart-shaped lake. Along with the honor, the winning team, based on elimination heats, will earn up to $2,000 in prize money. Last year, a Fallbrook High School athletic team was nar...
The County’s Planning Commission has sent a new winery zoning ordinance to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which is expected to consider and vote on the ordinance this summer. The Planning Commission’s 5-2 vote April 30, with Michael Beck and John Riess dissenting, would allow certain Wholesale Limited Winery and Boutique Winery activities by right while allowing Small Winery events with an Administrative Use Permit. Tasting rooms and on-site sales would be restricted to land with A70 or A72 agricultural zon... Full story
The San Diego County Water Authority will be working with member agencies and other stakeholders to develop a comprehensive regional strategy for managing local surface storage reservoirs. The unanimous SDCWA board vote April 22 directs CWA staff to work with member agencies which own and operate local reservoirs and to use existing local agency operations as a baseline to identify and integrate strategic opportunities to maximize and optimize CWA and local agency storage for long-term carryover and seasonal peak demand...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center will host a Volunteer Welcome and information event on Tuesday, May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. at 1075 S. Mission Road, Suite 1. Light refreshments will be served. The center is primarily run by volunteers who work with mothers that need support and assist with occasional mailings. Some volunteers regard it as a ministry within the community and world. Those who would like more information are encouraged to attend the event or call Jan Keith at (760) 420-8537. Volunteers...
May 1 S. Main Ave. Comm’l burglary Huffstatler St. Death Alturas Rd. Vehicle vandalism Alturas Rd. Vehicle vandalism May 2 Via De La Roca Gang/terrorist threat Ammunition Rd. Residential burglary May 3 Iowa at Kalmia St. Under influence/poss. of narcotics E. Mission at Minnesota St. Under influence drugs/alcohol E. Clemmens Ln. at Old Stage Rd. Failure to obey juvenile court order Mission Road, Bonsall Drunk in public May 4 N. Mission Rd. Found narcotics S. Mission Rd. Drunk in public E. Alvarado St. Arrest warrant S. M...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman’s Club, a premier sponsor at the recent Boys and Girls Club Auction and Dinner Gala on April 24, recently donated $10,900 to the club, which is in the midst of a capital campaign to renovate its 74 year old facility. To date, $1.3 million has been raised and renovations have been made to the club’s learning center, arts and crafts room, music room, new playground area and new parking lot. In September the club will begin renovating its swi... Full story
The San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) board voted to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton for the performance of planning activities for the proposed Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination project. The MOU approved by the CWA board April 22 covers non-Federal use of real property, non-interference with base activities, coastal development and other state permits, indemnification, designated representatives, natural and cultural resources, designated activities, data...
FALLBROOK – Tickets are now available at Major Market for the Bonsall Rotary Club’s 15th annual Wine, Brews & Blues event to be held on Saturday, May 22, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the California Center for Performing Arts in Escondido The festival will feature 50 wineries, at least six local breweries, over a dozen restaurants and major live blues bands, all included for one low price. “This is a real bargain,” said Carla Hough, a volunteer for the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary which is one of the charity partners benef...
SANTA BARBARA – Bonsall resident David Wechter was selected for the Dean’s Honors List at the University of California, Santa Barbara for achieving excellence in academic work during the winter quarter. He is majoring in mechanical engineering. This honor which is noted on the student’s permanent record, is earned by students who have attained the qualifying grade point average of 3.75 (A-minus) on a program of 12 or more graded units in the College of Letters and Science, or 3.50 in the College of Eng... Full story
AZUSA – Four Fallbrook residents made the academic Dean’s List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall semester 2009 academic standing of 3.5 or better grade-point average. They include Michaele B. Holman and Jenny A. Star, nursing majors; Jacob G. Montague, physics major; and Lauren M. Sjursen, athletic training major. Azusa Pacific University is a comprehensive, evangelical, Christian university located 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles....
ESCONDIDO – The San Diego Archaeological Center will be offering a Boy Scouts of America Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop on Saturday, June 12. Two sessions will be offered, 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. Program Coordinator Annemarie Cox is a qualified Archaeology Merit Badge Counselor and has conducted workshops for more than 100 boy scouts. This workshop will allow the scouts to fulfill a majority of the requirements. Each session requires a minimum of 15 scouts and a maximum of 30. For cost, to register, or for... Full story
Although one of the three speed surveys at South Mission Road between Pepper Tree Lane and Green Canyon Road did not support recertifying the 50 mph speed limit for radar enforcement, the benefit of a consistent speed limit caused the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) to make such a recommendation April 23. The TAC’s recommendation is scheduled to be heard June 23 by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, who can ratify, overturn or amend a TAC recommendation. “I think continuity would be a consideration here,...
FALLBROOK – The Boys and Girls Club of North County is offering a summer theater camp to be held July 19 through 30. The camp will take place at the Ingold Unit on 445 E. Ivy St., Monday through Friday from 2:30 until 5 p.m. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 are encouraged to enroll. Parents may sign their child up at the Boys and Girls Club administration office located behind the club. The enrollment fee is $35. There are no additional costs and scholarships are...
FALLBROOK – Alexes Pelzer and Jessica Hartman of Fallbrook have been selected to participate in the Nationals’ 2010 Miss Teen and Jr. Teen San Diego pageants May 23. Alexes will be competing in the Miss Teen division for young ladies ages 16 to 19 and Jessica in the Miss Jr. Teen division for ages 13 to 15. Both pageants include modeling casual and formal wear and being interviewed by the judges. Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judged on d... Full story
ESCONDIDO – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library have announced that Fallbrook residents are welcome to watch the planting of the new Fallbrook Library’s “green roof” on Monday, May 17, noon to 3 p.m. at Altman Specialty Plants, 10816 Reidy Canyon Trail, Escondido.... Full story
AZUSA – On May 8, Michaele Holman graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing with Honors from Azusa Pacific University. She achieved the following distinctions during her educational career: Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Nursing Society, Alpha Chi Collegiate Honors Society, and Student Intern for the Iota Sigma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Holman will be leading a medical mission team to Haiti for three weeks in August. Upon her r...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Land Conservancy (FLC) will be hosting a Celebration of Trees (Spring Open House) for the community on Saturday, May 15, at the Palomares House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The highlight of the celebration will be the FLC’s Save Our Forest committee (SOF) tree give-away, in which a wide variety of trees will be given to residents on a first-come, first-served basis. SOF grew the trees and small donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of caring for the trees.... Full story
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Methodist Kindergarten invites interested parents to a Kindergarten Preview Night on Tuesday, May 25, at 7 p.m. to gather information about this quality program, view the curriculum, the classroom, and receive answers to questions. For more information, contact the school at (760) 728-8501. The school is located at 1844 Winterhaven Road....
FALLBROOK – On Saturday, April 24, 28 students from St. Stephens Lutheran School participated in the Academic & Fine Arts Festival held at California Lutheran High School. The students competed in music, forensics, math, and a spelling bee. St. Stephens was very well represented in all these areas by hard working students, and was awarded the Annual Spelling Bee Trophy for the fourth time in the past five years. The trophy is on display in the school office. Following is a list of the festival categories, awards, and...
