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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FALLBROOK - Ahrend Studios has announced the winners of its annual Cute Kids Contest. Numerous sponsors made the 2013 contest possible. “There were over 2,500 votes cast for the People’s Choice award, with the winner, Nadeli Jesus, receiving 650 votes,” said Shelby Houskeeper. “We are grateful for the support given by the Fallbrook community each year with our annual Cute Kids Contest,” she continued. “Next year we are looking forward to it being even bigger and better with... Full story
ESCONDIDO – A selection of San Diego County farmers will open their gates and give tours of their farms, showcasing the county’s diverse agriculture for the fourth annual Farm Tour Day, on June 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted by the San Diego County Farm Bureau, this event is an opportunity to spend a day in the country, learning about agricultural crops. Three local communities: Fallbrook, Valley Center, and San Pasqual Valley have participating farms, ranging from o...
FALLBROOK – A total of $10,500 in donations awarded to several worthy local causes was approved by the Angel Society of Fallbrook’s board of directors at its May 2013 meeting. The sum of $5,000 was awarded to the Fallbrook Football Boosters, Inc. for a new press box at Warrior Stadium. The project to construct a new, permanent, modern press box has been in motion for four years. Casa de Amparo was provided with $2,000 to continue to provide a safe and nurturing e...
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Library and Fallbrook’s Writers Read are pleased to announce a new literary partnership, with the purpose of providing free author readings to the community and open mic opportunities for original poetry and prose. The partnership represents an expansion of an existing series of monthly readings that will now be called Writers Read at Fallbrook Library. The first reading will be Tuesday, July 9, in the library’s community room, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. According to Kit-Bacon Gressitt, the readings’ organ...
The San Diego Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the county’s Zoning Ordinance for wind energy systems. The result of efforts to have separate standards for large commercial generation systems and small wind turbines intended for personal home, farm, or business use involved three Board of Supervisors votes May 15. Because the environmental findings applied to both large systems and small systems, Supervisor Dianne Jacob cast the dissenting vote in the 4-1 d...
May 17 500 block W. Aviation Rd. Robbery May 20 1100 block S. Vine St. Found property May 24 2400 block S. Stage Coach Ln. Comm’l burglary May 25 31900 block Del Cielo Este Petty theft May 26 500 block W. Beech St. Present false ID to peace officer 100 block Brandenburg Ln. Cited: Vandalism May 27 300 block Ammunition Rd. Arrest: Probation violation May 28 4100 block Sleeping Indian Rd. 5150/Mental disorder 1700 block Reche Rd. Comm’l burglary 500 block Terran Rd. Comm’l burglary 600 block Palomino Rd. 5150/Mental disor...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Historical Society will host a two-session Photo Preservation session combined with “Story Time” segments, a personal narrative from a Fallbrook native who will regale attendees with a few fascinating anecdotes about life in Fallbrook. “Story Time,” in addition to being highly entertaining, will exemplify the value of preserving personal stories about Fallbrook which could be lost if not recorded. This year, with fire season imminent, residen...
FALLBROOK – The 24th annual REINS of Life golf tournament will be held June 24 at the Golf Club of California. The event will benefit the REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program which provides over 7,000 life-changing therapy sessions to children and adults with disabilities. In addition to the usual popular prizes, this year’s tournament boasts customized REINS prizes and the chance to win a brand new Toyota Prius. Shotgun start is at noon and the awards banquet b...
SAN DIEGO - Natalie Marie Schmidt AND Samuel Lander Bower of Fallbrook have graduated from the University of San Diego (USD). Schmidt earned a bachelor’s degree in English and Bower graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in finance....
FALLBROOK – New members were welcomed to Fallbrook Encore Club, flying up from their sister organization, the Newcomers Club at a special luncheon held May 20 at Tekila restaurant in Bonsall. An annual tradition, when Newcomers complete their requisite three years and are ready to move on, it is often a bittersweet event, leaving friends behind while also reuniting with those who moved up already. The Newcomers Club’s last event of the season will be its End of Year P... Full story
FALLBROOK – 1-800 BoardUp and the Fallbrook Firefighters Association invite residents to participate in a Memorial Hike to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. This year’s hike will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7 a.m. The Fallbrook Land Conservancy supports the event by offering Monserate Mountain’s well-maintained trail that simulates the fateful climb firefighters made on 9-11-2001. The 1,500 feet of gain and 3 miles of distance symbolize the 110 floors of the...
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Victoria Alexandria Anna Ross, daughter of Randall and Sandra Ross of Fallbrook, has been named to the fall 2012 Dean’s List at Evangel University, Springfield, Mo. During the fall semester, Ross was a sophomore with a major in pre-nursing. Full-time students who have earned a grade point average of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale are eligible to be on the Dean’s List.... Full story
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The Bonsall Union School District had planned to lease portable buildings to accommodate the growth of students at Bonsall West Elementary School, but the state’s Department of School Architecture implemented changes which instead will force the school district to prioritize requests for interdistrict transfers to the school. “We’re going to put this one off,” Bonsall Union School District superintendent Justin Cunningham said of the new buildings. “We’re not going to be adding the portables.” Enrollment growth over the past... Full story
FALLBROOK – Select students from the Fallbrook School of the Arts will have their work on display in the Creative Youth Tent in the infield of the San Diego Fair which opens on June 8 and runs through July 4 at the Del Mar fairgrounds. Marilee Ragland’s Art Expressions and Wildlife Art Classes have 60 entries in the Creative Youth Exhibit. One of these is an 8-foot square mural titled “Game World” which supports the fair theme “Game On.” All students who enter the fair...
Lexi Turner, a Fallbrook resident and Mission Vista High School graduating senior, will be able to pursue her dream thanks to three Fallbrook Film Factory (FFF) scholarships and several others. Acting since age seven, Turner knows her way around a stage. She proved this to the FFF scholarship committee May 8 when “she was extensively interviewed and performed two monologues,” FFF founder and Fallbrook International Film Festival co-director, Ronald Shattuck said. After the...
FALLBROOK – To raise funds for future activities, the Fallbrook High School cheerleaders are holding a carwash on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the FHS pool parking lot on Winterhaven Road. This is their third fundraiser this spring. The squad rallied together with parents, coaches and board members on May 19 for their first carwash fundraiser. The all-team donation-only carwash took place at Meineke’s parking lot, courtesy of the Russell family and M...
FALLBROOK – La Paloma Elementary School participated in the annual San Diego County Science Field Day in Lakeside on May 11. The all-day event brings together fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from 65 San Diego County schools to compete in 14 events. La Paloma’s team was awarded ribbons for the following competitions: first place – Paddle Boats, second place – Simple Machines, fourth place – Anatomy, and fifth place – Structures, Bugs, C...
Decades of history drove onto the grass field of Potter Jr. High School as the sun rose on May 26. Over 300 engines revved, roaring in preparation for the 48th annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show. Whether a muscle car or a woody, foreign or domestic, all vintage vehicles were welcomed to the event sponsored by the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club, region of the AACA. Some owners boasted of years of greasy, hard work spent under the hood of their cars. The tender love and care put...
John Magee recently purchased the Michael’s Pizza location on Margarita Road in Temecula and the restaurant now carries the name Crown Hill Pizza. While it has a new owner, the eatery offers the same, freshly hand-tossed dough and ingredients as before. Crown Hill Pizza is a sponsor of youth baseball in the Temecula Valley and is a popular spot for fans, friends, and family to gather over a good meal. Crown Hill Pizza offers more than just pizza. They also offer hot and c...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the San Diego Association of Governments which will allow SANDAG to use up to $13 million of Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) revenue for the widening of State Route 76. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote May 15 will provide up to $5 million in TIF funds for the widening of Highway 76 between South Mission Road and Interstate 15 and up to $8 million for improvements to the interchange of Highway 76 and I-15. In April 2005, the county supervisors adopted a TIF o... Full story
Today (Tuesday afternoon, June 11), the Sheriff's Homicide Unit released the identity of a man who died while being taken into custody by Fallbrook deputies on June 5 as well as the names of the officers involved. "His name was Hugo Raymond Barragan, age 36, of Fallbrook," said Lt. Glenn Giannantonio. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office and the Homicide Unit are both investigating the circumstances relating to Barragan's death. "The deputies involved in this case are Gregory Buchnoff, Jeremy Banks, Justin Moore,...
The Bonsall Unified School District board will be commissioning a master plan for the property which currently includes Sullivan Middle School and will include Bonsall’s high school once the district begins taking ninth graders in 2014-15. “We need to develop a long-term facilities master plan,” said Bonsall Unified School District superintendent Justin Cunningham. The school board’s May 9 meeting included conceptual approval of a facilities plan. The board is expected to approve a consultant contract in the near future. “We...
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board approved amendments to the 2012 Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (RTIP), including a revision to the State Route 76 East project, which splits the lane widening and interchange improvements into different phases. SANDAG’s 19-0 vote May 24 revises the date the interchange will be open to traffic from July 2014 to August 2013. The interchange work is now Phase I while the roadway widening from South Mission Road to Old Highway 395 was designated as Phase II and i...
Authorities have reported that a brush fire started at approximately 12:30 p.m. today, Thurs., June 6, along State Route 76 just west of Pala Casino. An early report indicates the fire may have been started by an individual driving an older model Ford Ranger pickup who witnesses said appeared to have been throwing fireworks from the vehicle. Both Cal Fire and the California Highway Patrol addressed the incident....
