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  • FUESD to provide free summer meals to children

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Child Nutrition Services announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for children. Free breakfast and lunch will be available for any child or teen (ages 2 to 18). Meals must be eaten on campus, first come first serve. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Meals will be served on these days at the following locations: **Boys & Girls Club, 445 E. Ivy St., June 5 to Aug. 4 ~ Breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m. and Lunch 12-1 p.m. *Fallbrook STEM School C... Full story

  • Memorial Day Ceremony to be held May 27

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sgt. William Pittenger Camp 21, will host a Memorial Day Ceremony Saturday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m., at the Fallbrook Historical Society located at 1730 S. Hill Ave. The public is invited to attend. Following the ceremony, everyone is invited to enjoy exploring all the many treasures that the Fallbrook Historical Society has to see on its property. Submitted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sgt. William Pittenger Camp 21.... Full story

  • Empowering Latino Futures announces Latino Book & Family Festival

    Updated May 25, 2023

    OCEANSIDE – Empowering Latino Futures is excited to invite everyone to participate in the 7th Annual Latino Book & Family Festival on June 10 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at MiraCosta College in Oceanside. This year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before with over 100 booths divided into five villages, including authors, children's, community, education and health, as well as food and entertainment. ELF's Latino Book & Family Festival is a celebration of Latino culture, literature, and family. This year the f... Full story

  • Physicist to talk about election fraud

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – The Republican Women of California – Fallbrook club’s guest speaker for Friday, June 9 will be world renowned physicist Dr. Douglas Frank who received his PhD in Surface Electro-analytical Chemistry. The topic of his speech will be “Is there Election Fraud?” The meeting will take place at the Historic Mission Theater, 231 North Main. The costs open at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Cost is $10. Anyone interested in going is asked to RSVP no later than Monday, June 5 to Carol Shrider,... Full story

  • Dorothy Louise Bryant

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Dorothy Louise Bryant, 102, passed away in Fallbrook on May 18, 2023, in the arms of two of her daughters, Debbie and Patty. Debbie lovingly cared for her mother at home as she approached her centenarian age. She was born in Bridgewater, Michigan on Dec. 31, 1920, to Arthur and Louise Hildinger. She was a 75-year resident of Fallbrook. Dorothy graduated from University High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In February 1943, she graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s degree i... Full story

  • Mary Gallina

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Mary Gallina passed away at home on May 9, 2023, surrounded by family at the age of 87 in Fallbrook, Calif. Mary fought a long and courageous battle with several forms of cancer. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Don Gallina; her father Charles Melton Presley, stepfather Walter Avon Sr. and Tennie Terry; and her son Gary Bradbury. She leaves her stepchildren, Debbie Lopez of San Bernardino, Calif.; Dick Gallina of Highland, Calif.; Bob Gallina of Highland, Calif.;... Full story

  • Encore Club to hear latest from the chamber

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – This month's Encore Club speaker will be Jackie Toppin from the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce who will let the group know what's new in Fallbrook and the events available for the next few months. The meeting is Tuesday, June 6, at Christ the King Church, 1620 S Stage Coach Lane. Social time and activity sign ups start at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10 a.m. The Fallbrook Encore Club is a social club welcoming residents of Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow, and De...

  • Phase Two of Railroad Heritage Park has begun

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Village Association wants people to know that the action on the corner of Elder and Main is Phase Two of the Railroad Heritage Park getting underway, including infrastructure, decking and a ticket booth. The park will honor the past and educate a new generation about Fallbrook 's rich agrarian past, present, and future along with the rail industry that made it possible. FVA Secretary Jerri Patchett said, "This has become a wonderful community p...

  • Pala Casino presents Jake Owen June 23

    Updated May 25, 2023

    PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort will present multiple chart-topping singer and songwriter, Jake Owen, Friday, June 23, performing live outdoors at the Starlight Theater. Jake Owen’s songs have resonated with listeners and audiences everywhere with twice platinum anthem and Most Played Song of the Decade, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” platinum-certified hits, “Beachin,’” “Anywhere With You,” “Alone With You,” and “The One That Got Away” and Gold-certified “American Country Love Song.” Owen’s sixth studio album, “Greetings From.....

  • Deadline nears for residential weed abatement

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Hannah Hanford Village News Intern Fallbrook Village News met with North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) Communications Specialist Dani Vargas and Fire Prevention Specialist Lars Beeghley to discuss upcoming deadlines for weed abatement in the greater Fallbrook area. Ordinance deadlines for cutting back trees and weeds are coming up. Also, Chipping Day, sponsored by the Fallbrook FireSafe Council, is being held June 3 at no cost to residents. Chipping Day is Saturday,...

  • FUHS announces Thompson as valedictorian, Schlumpberger as salutatorian

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook Union High School announced Justin Thompson as the Class of 2023 valedictorian and Ashley Schlumpberger as the salutatorian. The announcements were made May 16. Thompson took a cumulative grade point average exceeding 4.5 into his final semester. Schlumpberger entered her final semester with a grade point average above 4.4. "It's a great honor," Thompson said. "It's such an honor. I'm very excited," Schlumpberger said. "I'm...

  • SD County Superintendent orders special election for FUHS vacancies

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Village News Staff The San Diego County Superintendent of Schools has issued an executive order calling for a special election to be held on September 19, 2023, to fill vacancies on the Governing Board of the Fallbrook Union High School District. The election will determine new board members for Trustee Areas 1 and 2. The need for the special election arose when Board member Courtney Hilborn resigned on January 3, 2023, creating a vacancy in Trustee Area 1. On February 13, 2023, the remaining board members appointed Jim...

  • Is the AES/SDG&E battery storage facility safe for Fallbrook?

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Julie Reeder Publisher This is in response to concerns on social media Sunday morning, May 21, from Friends of Fallbrook community members addressing the 40-megawatt battery storage facility on a 4.22-acre site in the 1400 block of East Mission Road. The controversy stems from the misunderstanding that the Fallbrook battery storage facility is designed the same as other larger battery storage facilities that have had accidents in the last few years. Such as the one in Surprise... Full story

  • Rainbow MWD hosts BHS field trip highlighting STEM careers

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – Rainbow Municipal Water District hosted a field trip for Bonsall High School students on April 27. The students learned about various STEM careers in the water industry, including engineering, operations, finance and technology. The field trip was a great success and engaged students in practical learning and hands-on experience. The field trip began with a session where the students learned how to use a scale ruler to read engineering plans and how to place s...

  • FUHS Youth Physical Fitness Team brings home medals

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Union High School JROTC boys Youth Physical Fitness Team placed third at the Marine Corps JROTC Nationals competition May 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The top 18 competitors received individual medals. The following Fallbrook Warriors earned a medal: Ken Pacheco – seventh place; CameronJoe Cruz – 12th place and Jacinto Jacinto Tomas – 13th place. Submitted by the FUHS JROTC.... Full story

  • Bonsall Queens donate to Prom Pop Up Shop

    Updated May 25, 2023

    7 Miss Bonsall Irene Faciones delivers some beautiful, gently used gowns, dresses, shoes and accessories for the Bonsall High School Prom Pop Up Shop, April 17. Queen Irene, former Queen now Director Bethany Parker, and former Queen now Director Cynthia Delgado all selected items to donate to help make the BHS 2023 Prom, on May 13, a special day. Village News/Courtesy photo... Full story

  • BWC gives to teachers in the BUSD

    Updated May 25, 2023

    BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club selected the Bonsall Unified School District's Teacher's Fund as one of the recipients of their 2023 Charitable Donations. Each elementary school teacher from Bonsall Elementary School, Bonsall West and Vivian Banks Charter School will receive $50. BWC members proudly presented $3,600 for 72 teachers in these schools. The BWCs fund raising activities and events in local communities allow for these donations to be made, so they are grateful f...

  • Residents Discover Fallbrook at Community Expo

    Updated May 25, 2023

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  • Worker of the Week serves and trains others

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Bianca Armenta, who has been with Denny’s Restaurant for three years as a server and cashier, trains server Rosalba Soto to use the cash register. Denny’s is located at 713 South Main Avenue, Fallbrook. Village News/David Landry photo... Full story

  • Vallecitos School District gives 5% raise to classified employees

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Classified employees who work for the Vallecitos School District will be receiving a 5% salary increase. The Vallecitos board voted 4-0 May 9, with one vacant seat, to approve the salary schedules which are effective for fiscal year 2022‑23. The salary modifications also allow new classified employees to obtain step increases which increase the compensation. The Vallecitos district previously approved a collective bargaining with the Vallecitos Educators Association which represents the V...

  • Vallecitos School District joins class action suit against social media companies

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Vallecitos School District joined a class action lawsuit against social media companies. The Vallecitos board voted 4-0 May 9, with one vacancy, to approve a legal services agreement with Frantz Law Group for the purpose of the litigation with the social media companies. The agreement designates Vallecitos School District superintendent Meliton Sanchez or his designee as the school district representative to work with the Frantz Law Group attorneys. “The board elected to join the class a...

  • FBA and ILACSD organize Community Cleanup Day

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – Fifty-five members of the Fallbrook community, along with several friends from Vista and Bonsall, showed up at 9 a.m. and worked to make Fallbrook cleaner and more beautiful on the Community Cleanup Day, May 13 A total of 250 pounds of trash, 31 pounds of recyclables and a huge number of cigarette butts to be recycled were collected and sorted from the trash. Members of the Fallbrook Woman's Club cleaned the area around their clubhouse at the corner of East M... Full story

  • ILACSD to place 200 temporary bins at beaches over busy holiday weekends

    Updated May 25, 2023

    SAN DIEGO – I Love A Clean San Diego's Clean Beach Coalition will place 200 temporary waste and recycling bins on San Diego's busiest beaches and bays over long holiday weekends to handle the expected excess litter. Now in its 16th year, these temporary bins placed by the Clean Beach Coalition have helped keep 3.5 million pounds of litter off of San Diego beaches and out of the ocean. Over the busy holiday weekends, San Diego beaches see a spike in visitors, both locals and t...

  • MWD awards contract for new Pipeline 3 and Pipeline 5 valves

    Updated May 25, 2023

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will be replacing air release/vacuum valves on Pipeline 3 and Pipeline 5 of the San Diego Aqueduct, and the MWD board meeting Tuesday, May 9, approved a procurement contract for new valves. B&K Valves & Equipment Inc., which is based in Carlsbad, was awarded $1,466,665 to provide 72 valves. MWD staff will replace the valves once they are delivered. Six MWD pipelines carry water along the San Diego Aqueduct from MWD’s Robert A. Skinner W...

  • FWC donates to local nonprofits

    Updated May 25, 2023

    FALLBROOK – In spring 2023, the Fallbrook Woman's Club (FWC) donated funds to Veterans of Foreign Wars, Friends of the Fallbrook Library, D'Vine Path, Fallbrook Beautification Alliance, Shelter to Soldier, Foundation for Senior Care, FHS PTSA Fund, Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary and Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Days. In addition, FWC donated scholarship funds to Fallbrook High School graduating seniors. The Fallbrook Woman's Club is a community service organization which p...

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