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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When Lt. Robert Haley pulls a chair up behind the commander’s desk at the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation on Monday, May 23, he will be the fourth in as many years to take charge of the territory. Former Fallbrook commander Lt. Mike Barnett was promoted to captain and moved to the San Marcos station in April. Of the frequent changes over the years, Haley said there is a positive benefit. “We [commanders] all bring a different set of ideas and eyes to every situation,” said Haley, who has over 25 years of law enforce... Full story
Fallbrook will be the central meeting point for a car rally, mid-day fun, entertainment and socializing during the Historic Route 395 Association’s Fun Run & Car Rally scheduled for Saturday, June 25. “This is a free event that we plan on holding annually; it is open to anyone interested,” said Tom Casey, a founding member of the association. “It will be a family event and offer historical information, some great cars, motorcycles, music, and more.” The Fun Run features...
The San Diego County Water Authority board voted to eliminate cutbacks to member agencies and to agricultural users. The April 28 board vote deactivates the SDCWA's Water Shortage and Drought Response Plan (WSDRP), discontinues the municipal and industrial (M&I) supply cutback allocations to member agencies, suspends the Special Agricultural Water Rate (SAWR) cutbacks through the program's December 31, 2012, termination date unless the WSDRP is reactivated prior to then, declares an end to the drought response levels... Full story
5/10 300 N. Pico Ave. Theft of utilities 1300 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: violate parole 300 E. Alvarado St. Knowingly use personal ID to commit violation 5/11 300 N. Pico Ave. Arrest: possess/ sell switchblade knife 1900 Quiet Ranch Rd. Vandalism 600 N. Citrus Ave. Take vehicle w/o owner’s consent 5/12 1400 Via Encinos Dr. Annoying phone call: obscene/threatening 1000 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: possess narcotic controlled substance 5/13 100 Amigos Way Grand theft 5200 S. Mission Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 300 E. M...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) announces that they will award scholarships to college students who have graduated from Fallbrook High School and are currently enrolled full time in college. (These scholarships are not for high school students.) In 2010, $4,500 was awarded to eight continuing college students. Applications and information can be sent by email upon request to [email protected]. Requests for applications by mail should be sent, with two stamped,...
FALLBROOK – Two local students won awards in the 5-County Southern Area Youth Art Month (YAM) Show held at the Armory for the Arts in Pasadena in April. First grader Dillon Gard won first place in the kindergarten through second grade division. This show exhibited first, second and third place artworks from YAM Shows in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. A photocopy of Dillon’s work and other first place winners in this southern a... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Two Bonsall Elementary third graders were among 12 students from elementary schools across the county who received recognition for their winning entries in the Be Water Sm”ART” essay contest sponsored by the San Diego County Water Authority and the San Diego County Office of Education. Heather Holder won second place and her classmate Connor Newton placed third. More than 450 second through fifth grade students from 25 area schools entered the contest that asked th... Full story
FALLBROOK – On April 23, the first take-off for the Young Eagles program was delayed two and a half hours due to low cloud conditions, but the AVID students from Fallbrook High School who are mentored by AAUW members agreed it was worth the wait to be able to experience their first flight in a small airplane. All participating pilots, members of the Experimental Aircraft Association, volunteered their time and airplanes for the students. It was one student per plane....
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FALLBROOK - Bobbi Price of Sunshine Properties Real Estate has recently earned the California Association of Realtors® Graduate, Realtor® Institute, a nationally recognized GRI real estate designation. To earn GRI designation, one must complete an intensive 14-course series of live lecture courses designed to improve marketing and negotiating skills, learn the latest in technology, provide an understanding of the new disclosures and legal aspects of real estate, and become familiar with the latest trends in... Full story
Camp Pendleton is reaping the reward for “going green” when taking on new construction projects. Col. Nicholas F. Marano, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, accepted an incentive check in the amount of $342,247 from San Diego Gas and Electric via Savings by Design on behalf of MCB Camp Pendleton, May 9. Savings by Design serves as a third-party group that designates the level in which energy-saving programs will be monetarily rewarded. Once a new bui...
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allbrook First Baptist Church pastor Gary Golike provided the invocation for the May 10 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. “I enjoyed it. I appreciated being able to do it,” Golike said. Golike, who has been the pastor at Fallbrook First Baptist Church since 2004, was asked to give an invocation before the Board of Supervisors approximately three months ago by Elly Garner, a staff member of Supervisor Bill Horn. “This was something I have not had the privilege of doing before,” Golike said. “It’s a...
“Mormon Helping Hands Day” on Saturday, May 7, was an event held throughout the state of California during which members and friends of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) provided service to their communities by focusing on renewing and beautifying city, county and state parks. In Fallbrook, the LDS church located on Stagecoach Road sent out over 350 volunteers from Wards 1, 2 and 5 to four different local parks At Live Oak Park, LDS volunteers worked on... Full story
FALLBROOK –Kayla Hanner was named Potter Junior High’s eighth grade Outstanding AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) student. She was honored at a ceremony held at the University of San Diego on April 26. Hanner was among 48 AVID honorees from San Diego County being recognized for academic achievement and dedication to the AVID program. She represents the top two percent of her class. Hanner has continued to maintain a GPA of 4.0 since seventh grade. She is t...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors ratified a recommendation of the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee not to place the intersection of South Mission Road and the Fallbrook Towne Center driveway on the county’s Traffic Signal Priority List. The county supervisors voted 5-0 May 11 against placing the intersection on the signal priority list. During the TAC’s March 11 meeting the committee recommended that the intersection instead be reviewed after the signal at South Mission Road and Aviation Road is installed. “We’r...
The Professional Bull Riding competition May 21-22 in the pasture across the parking lot from the Pala Casino will include a concert in the casino following the May 21 session with country music bands Hill Country and the Ranch Rockers. Hill Country is led by Steve Hill while Gwyn Sanborn is one of the three lead singers in the Ranch Rockers. They were recruited to play at Pala separately for last year’s inaugural PBR event, but Hill Country and Sanborn also worked together early in their band careers. In 1998, the C... Full story
PALA - All of the excitement and action of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will return to the Pala Rodeo Grounds at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22 at Pala Casino Spa & Resort for a weekend filled with excitement. The Pala Touring Pro Division event will again showcase some of the most promising rising stars of the PBR riding alongside fan favorites and veterans and all competitors will face off against the most famous bucking bulls in the world. The Touring Pro...
California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers have closed their investigation into an incident involving a golf cart at Pala Mesa Resort that resulted in the death of 41-year-old Gregg Lypps in January. Lypps had participated in a charity golf tournament on January 17 for Fallbrook High School’s baseball team with friends and fellow Fallbrook High graduates. According to official reports, he was riding back to the clubhouse on the back of a golf cart, lost his balance, and fell, at which time he sustained grave head injuries. N... Full story
FALLBROOK - The 46th annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show, which will be held on Sunday, May 29, will feature the cars known as “woodies.” The San Diego and So Cal Regions of the National Woodie Club will bring their land yachts to the show and display them on the grass field at Potter Jr. High School on Reche Road. Woodies were manufactured in Europe and the United States from the late teens through the mid 1950s. While the European Renaults, Austins and Morris’ are extre...
FALLBROOK – Hundreds of students from schools around the district submitted entries for the 18th annual Jr. Wildlife Exhibit at Fallbrook School of the Arts. This year’s theme was “Baby Animals in the Wild.” Thanks to show sponsors, the Angel Society of Fallbrook and Rally for Children, this free program was offered to all young artists and the exhibit was open to the public. Award winners were recognized at the Opening Night reception May 6. First, second and third... Full story
Fallbrook Union Elementary (FUESD) and Vallecitos School districts are in the process of interviewing candidates to replace their superintendents, both of whom have informed the districts that they will not be serving the Fallbrook and Rainbow communities for the upcoming school year. “It’s a mixed feeling,” said Dr. Paul A. Cartas, who has served the Rainbow community as Vallecitos superintendent for 21 years. “I have spent a large portion of time committed to Rainbow, and now I am sad to leave the staff and no longer work w...
FALLBROOK – At its annual awards ceremony Saturday, May 14, the Fallbrook Historical Society presented the 2011 Pioneer of the Year award to longtime resident Don McLean and this year’s Vintage Award to Philip Arnold, a Civil War historian. Special recognition was also given at the event to Marjorie Yackey, who was unable to attend due to illness. Pioneer of the Year Don McLean Born August 1, 1930, McLean, a native Californian was helping irrigate the trees his family h... Full story
RAINBOW – The 17th annual Rainbow Days Picnic will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rainbow Park, located at 5157 Fifth St. Admission is free to the event, which is sponsored by the Rainbow Property Owners Association (RPOA), in cooperation with every local civic organization: Rainbow Valley Grange, Rainbow Fire Dept., Rainbow Planning Group, Vallecitos School District and its Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The PTO’s Plant Sale begins at 7 a... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Pittenger Camp 21 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be holding their 11th annual Memorial Day observance on Saturday, May 28, at the Fallbrook Oddfellows Pioneer Cemetery on Clemmens Lane at 10 a.m. “President Lincoln” will be speaking as well as officers of the camp. This year’s honored Union veteran will be Austin White. The public is invited....
