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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Jack Lamberson, who has been trying to sell Fallbrook Golf Course for more than two years, told the Village News on May 27 that he is closing in on a deal. "We're working with two different groups and we have acceptable offers from both," said Lamberson, corporate comptroller and chairman of the board of directors for Fallbrook Golf Course, Inc. "They want to come in and purchase the golf course for a golf course. They're are going to come in and really try to put it back together as a golf course. I hope they can."... Full story
Two Fallbrook Union High School seniors took to mutual combat, allegedly as a result of the senior prank that occurred on the high school campus on May 19. According to Sgt. Patrick Yates of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, police were called on May 23 after Joshua Dixon, a 17-year-old senior at Fallbrook High, went to the hospital with injuries sustained in a fistfight with Samuel Comerford, another senior at Fallbrook High. Dixon's mother called authorities. According to Yates, Dixon was the instigator of the...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors provided support for an increase in the fire mitigation fee rates paid by developers to fund the cost of fire department facilities serving the new development. The supervisors approved the first reading and introduction of the ordinance on a 5-0 vote May 10 while scheduling a June 21 hearing for the second reading and adoption. The fee for non-agricultural construction will be increased from 52 cents to 56 cents per square foot and the fee for agricultural buildings without...
The projects which were allocated Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants May 10 included the Fallbrook Center for the Arts, the Fallbrook Historical Society, Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths, and Camp Pendleton Rotary. A 5-0 San Diego Board of Supervisors vote provided $29,000 to the Fallbrook Center of the Arts for various improvements, $25,000 to the Fallbrook Historical Society for costs to restore the Reche Schoolhouse, $25,000 to assist REINS with the construction of a new barn, and $3,750 for the Pend...
FALLBROOK − Fallbrook Newcomers Club had a busy fun-filled year while welcoming many new members of the community into the organization, which now includes more than 100 people. The club's monthly meetings featured interesting guest speakers who talked about the many things to do and see in Fallbrook. Many of the newcomers attended the club's annual Spring Gathering last month and enjoyed lots of food and a little wine while making new friendships. A luncheon will be held t... Full story
FALLBROOK – San Diego County author Hillary Whittington will discuss her book, “Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached,” at the June 14 Writers Read at Fallbrook Library, 6 to 7:30 p.m. “Raising Ryland,” part memoir and part instructive lessons, recounts her young son’s transition from female to male. Ryland declared himself a boy at age four. When his parents were able to accept it, they helped him begin transitioning, with a boy...
FALLBROOK – Everyone is invited to join the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center (FPRC) on Saturday, June 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Hats in the Garden, a fun tea and fanciful silent auction honoring special needs moms in the community and benefiting the clients of the pregnancy care center. The event, held at the Fallbrook Community Center at 341 Heald Lane, will feature special guest speaker Lisa Sales, the mother of a special needs son. FPRC’s last tea and auction was...
FALLBROOK – Zion Lutheran Church and School would like to introduce their new pastor to the Fallbrook community. Pastor Augie Ristow is an interim pastor filling a specialized role between former Pastor Mark Demel and a new pastor sometime in the future. Pastor Ristow has found Fallbrook to be a beautiful community of faith and has been amazed at how Zion is integrated into the community through 62 years of church ministry and 32 years of ministry to families and children a... Full story
FALLBROOK − Higher than normal temperatures are coming to the desert and lower mountain areas of San Diego County over the next two days and residents are urged to take precautions to avoid heat-stroke and other heat-related illnesses and to make sure vulnerable populations, especially children, older adults and pets, are protected. The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued an excessive heat warning for the deserts and a heat advisory for the mountains below 6,000 feet that is in effect until Sunday evening. T...
UPDATE - PALA - At 3:49 p.m., Cal Fire reported that winds have started several spot fires across the line. The fire is one to two acres. Multiple aircraft and ground units are enroute. PALA – Cal Fire - San Diego Unit has reported the latest update on the wildland fire in the Pala area that started on Tuesday May 31 at 1:48 in the afternoon. The fire is 45 acres and is 95 percent contained....
BONSALL – Bonsall Unified School District recently announced that Bonsall Elementary and Norman Sullivan Middle School have been selected by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) as two of 1,714 public schools in California to receive the title of 2015 Honor Roll school. The Honor Roll is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlight successful practices that improve outcomes for students. Schools receiving this distinction from l...
Mason Mackey, a scientist at USCD, not only provided the students with college level lessons on the human body, but also led them through the dissection of a fetal pig. Students were able to explore the lungs, respiratory system, heart, circulatory components, intestines and other organs of the digestive systems. The student teams investigated the nervous system, starting with uncovering the brain. Students were so very excited to have this opportunity and couldn't wait until... Full story
FALLBROOK − This month, the Sheriff's Department will crack down on people who don't wear their seat belts. The nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign will run from May 23 to June 5. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly half of the 21,022 passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in 2014 weren't wearing their seat belts. "I want to remind everyone to buckle up before driving," said Sheriff Bill Gore. "Not only is it the law, but those seconds it takes to put on your seat belt c...
FALLBROOK – KirE Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce its Phase 3 Sales Event for Circa De Loma. With this final phase nearing completion, the private and gated community, offers a limited time opportunity for homebuyers to live amongst some of the most vibrant panoramic views just Northeast of San Diego. The public is invited to visit these 2+acre, suburban home-sites for its Sales Event weekend, Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to pick future l... Full story
A restaurant in Temecula continues to make waves in the best of ways. Bluewater Grill, one of seven restaurants owned by partners Rick Staunton and Jim Ulcickas, is on point with seafood flavors and the bright and airy atmosphere is an ideal spot in Temecula to meet friends, family or coworkers for a midday lunch. When you arrive at Bluewater Grill, diners walk into another world. Set back from the main artery of Ynez Road, an easy location in the middle of the city,...
LA JOLLA – The UCSD Department of Psychiatry is conducting recruitment for a study focusing on older adults who are caring for a spouse or partner with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia. Participants must be aged 55 and older, and must be caring for a spouse or long term partner in their home. Researchers have established that caregivers often face a heavy psychological and health burden associated with the stress of caregiving. This study aims to investigate ways in which a counseling intervention may assist them in cop...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Football Booster Club is hosting the 20th Annual Fallbrook Warrior Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 9 at Pala Mesa Golf Resort, Fallbrook. The tournament promises to be a fun community event with a shot gun start, four man scramble followed by dinner and auction. Community members can support this event through signing up for golf, tournament or tee sponsorship, or donations of goods and services for the auction. All proceeds will go towards the p...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 (R) Earlier this year, the legislature came together to pass bipartisan healthcare financial reform legislation that will have a wide impact in this region and state. This legislative package will result in a net tax cut of over $100 million dollars and reduce the state’s long-term debt by more than $400 million. But there’s much more. The bill package included a bill I co-authored, AB X2-1. In 2013, the state eliminated special reimbursements for nursing homes run by hospital systems, res... Full story
Cpl. Keenan Zelazoski Special to the Village News Camp Pendleton hosted a ceremony in the Headquarters and Support Battalion building on May 18 to donate a service puppy to 16-year old Chris Simpson. Chris is the son of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bryan Simpson, the 62-area Officer in Charge at Camp Pendleton. One year ago, while Chris was undergoing a heart transplant surgery and recovery, the puppy’s mother, Zoe, was part of a dog therapy program at Seattle Children's H...
FALLBROOK − The Fallbrook Senior Center will host a Flag Day fundraiser at Silvergate on Sunday, June 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. The fundraiser will include a ceremony to recognize veterans for their service. Bob Hillery, a retired Marine Corps colonel, will be master of ceremony. The event will have free admission, with an opportunity drawing, silent auction and pie auction. Proceeds from the drawing and auctions will benefit the senior center's home delivered meals for the h...
Cpl. Shaltiel Dominguez Special to the Village News The Camp Pendleton Fire Department and local fire authorities conducted a hazard reduction burn at Camp Pendleton on May 21. The hazard reduction burn was conducted to improve firefighter and public safety, protect property, and minimize smoke impacts in the 52 Area, San Clemente and the I-5 Freeway. “This training area is constantly used for exercises all-year round,” said Jeff Cunliffe-Owen, Assistant Wildland Fire Chief wi... Full story
Ellie Knight, Fallbrook Garden Club Special to the Village News When Fallbrook Garden Club recently held its plant sale in conjunction with its biennual flower show, one of the featured plants was platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the ’staghorn fern.' But this is no ordinary fern, even though many Fallbrook homes are hosts to them. In 1992, the Porter family took over the Fallbrook Garden Center, and converted it into a restaurant that is today a popular eatery. One o...
