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  • Potter Junior High graduation list

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    Melyssa Aaron Faith Adriatico Dylan Aguila Yessenia Aguirre Emma Alberts Jaqueline Alcantar Aguilar Alexandra Alegria Marco Alejandre Jake Alexander Zachary Allegro Jacqueline Alvarez Stephanie Andrade Gustavo Andrade Ricardo Andres Antonio Eduardo Angulo Areli Aquino Zacarias Fernando Arce Teresa Arias Jesus Arias Janeth Arias Gabriela Arrezola Anthony Baca Yolanda Bailon Jeffrey Bailon Alex Barajas Melissa Barajas Delilah Barajas Luis Basurto Teagan Baumann Luis Bautista...

  • Fallbrook High School graduation list

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    Suzana Aguilar Francisco Javier Alcantar Kevin Alcaraz Nestor David Alcaya Alcaya Alonso Alegria De La Torre Ellen Virginia Allison Fabiola Alvarado Karla Maria Anaya Alegria Austin Joseph Arena Tatiana Ixchel Arias Adriana Arias Vivas Megan Janelle Atwater Nathalia Avila Avendano Drew Aaron Backe Monserrat Bailon Mendoza Courtney Leigh Baker Marshall Ariadna Danae Barajas Farias Jorge Barrera Aguilar Audel Eduardo Barrios Lopez Hannah Marie Bashara Raul Vidal Bastidas Nestor... Full story

  • Sullivan Middle School graduation list

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    Conrado Acevedo Batiz Rebekkah Adicoff Allison Ashburn Allea Backalukas Sean Barbee Sara Barclay Riley Barrios Cameron Batty Cassidy Beltran Gabriella Bishop Brittany Bravo Katelyn Briscoe Amanda Brown Brett Brown Jesse Brown Bradley Brown II Cole Buccino Cindy Buenrostro Gabriela Bulli Joseph Butler Gustavo Calderon Joel Calhoun Kate Calhoun Dru Calloway Trinity Cannon Blake Caron Kristhaly Carvajal Logan Cherry Christian Couture Chiara Curnow Deven Dahlke Carlos De Santiago... Full story

  • Fallbrook High's 2016 valedictorians and salutatorian seize the moment

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. −Orison Swett Marden Being a leader means knowing when to seize the moment, and truly taking advantage of the opportunities given. Fallbrook Union High School's 2016 valedictorians Derek Lam and Jesseca Topete and salutatorian Ellen Allison have truly taken their senior year and transformed it into an opportunity to rise to the top of their class. Lam had the highest GPA with a 4.516, Topet... Full story

  • FWC welcomes carriage back, plans Mah Jongg Tournament

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Woman’s Club (FWC) started their new year with two major events. First, its beloved side-loading carriage is back home in front of the clubhouse, looking beautiful. The much needed restoration of the carriage was made possible by a generous donation from Linda and Otis Heald. The work done by Richard Pace in Rainbow included treatment for termites, replacement of parts, and a new coat of paint. The new colors of black body and yellow spokes are in kee...

  • Fallbrook Library offers free events

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host several free events in June, including concerts, a lecture, book talks and craft, food and writing workshops. - Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m., in History of the USS Midway, Chris Day and Rob Boyd will share the ship’s remarkable history from warship to a museum. The lecture is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. - Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m., in a craft presentation and demonstration, master crocheter Diego Viveros creates bright and colorful art with tapestry crochet ins...

  • De Luz woman sentenced to 18 years for shooting neighbor

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    VISTA – A De Luz woman who shot and wounded a neighbor during a confrontation over a disputed easement road between their rural properties northwest of Fallbrook was sentenced on June 2 to 18 years in prison. Alyce Ann Copeland, 64, pleaded guilty earlier this year to an attempted murder charge and firearm and great bodily injury allegations. Sheriff's officials said Copeland was sitting in a chair on the contested right-of-way in the 42200 block of Tenaja Truck Trail, blocking it, when 65-year-old Thomas Wessels and his wife...

  • Brush fires in Temecula, Pala test firefighters, travelers, residents

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    The recent brush fires in Temecula and Pala tested hundreds of firefighters and created havoc for travelers and residents. The Temecula fire started at approximately 11:40 a.m. Saturday, June 4, along the southbound side of Interstate 15 near Temecula Parkway, just north of the Border Patrol checkpoint. The fire prompted the closure of all southbound lanes of I-15 at Temecula Parkway, backing up traffic for miles. One lane of northbound I-15 was closed and thick smoke made driving conditions for northbound motorists...

  • SDG&E given approval for fire safety enhancement work

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    SAN DIEGO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently voted unanimously to give San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) the final approval for fire safety enhancement work that has been in the planning stages for a decade. The CPUC issued a “Permit to Construct,” which allows the company to fire-harden electrical facilities in and around Cleveland National Forest (CNF). The work will reduce fire risk and improve system safety and reliability in an approximately 880-square mile area in the forest and rural eastern Sa...

  • Paving work on S. Mission scheduled for week of June 20

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK − Noelle Denke, public affairs official for the Fallbrook Public Utility District, reports that FPUD will be doing paving work on South Mission Rd., between Olive Hill Rd. and Overland Trail, beginning the week of June 20. Denke said the work, which will affect traffic, will be performed between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The paving is the final step in a three-month construction project that required replacing a section of sewer main pipe....

  • LaChat graduates summa cum laude

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Chip LaChat graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in the top 15 percent of his class, receiving the honor of summa cum laude. He earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and passed the MCAT (medical college admission test). LaChat is currently employed at Cidara, a pharmaceutical research company in San Diego. He is the son of Pete and Sharon LaChat....

  • San Onofre School saluted as 2015 Honor Roll school

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – San Onofre School has been selected by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) as one 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 leaders in the California academic and business communities have demonstrated consistent h...

  • Students learn about PEO

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School girls, sophomores and juniors, learned about PEO, its philanthropies and Cottey College on May 25. PEO members Sharon Koehler, Dorothy Hartford, Betsy Bucher, Gayle Hoxter, and Sheila Risser spoke about the many scholarships and grants available to eligible high school girls who apply for and are selected as recipients. Eight young women attended this presentation and had lunch with these ladies who represent the five chapters in Fallbrook. This opportunity was presented in the Career C... Full story

  • Weichert, Realtors - Murphy & Murphy Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting the Fallbrook Food Pantry is a huge success

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Kicking of the 2016 Memorial Day weekend at the Pala Mesa Golf Resort, the Second Annual Weichert, Realtors – Murphy & Murphy Charity Golf Tournament Benefiting the Fallbrook Food Pantry is in the books. Golfers and sponsors from all across Southern California participated. This year the Wounded Warriors Foundation sent 28 golfers to participate in the Friday Memorial Day weekend event. Businesses and individuals sponsored the Wounded Warrior golfers for the day... Full story

  • Average home prices up in North San Diego County markets as mid-range activity increases

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Real estate sales activity in North San Diego County continued at a high level in May as an increase in mid-level buyers bumped average prices up by four percent, Jerry Kalman, a Realtor® with HomeSmart Legends, reported June 3. Conventional transactions, as opposed to cash or VA/FHA, once again accounted for the preponderance of activity here. In May, 30 percent of the homes in Fallbrook and Bonsall sold at or above the original asking price, with many of them am...

  • What to do with all that zucchini

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    When I was growing up my dad always grew zucchini in his garden so we had it with many dinners. He preferred his vegetables well-cooked which made zucchini mushy so I did not think I liked it. Later on, a friend of mine made steamed zucchini at her house and I discovered I like zucchini after all. We always seemed to end up with more zucchini than we knew what to do with; zucchini plants tend to do that. Our recipe collection back then was limited to cooked zucchini with...

  • Following is the speech given by Joshua Maxwell Castañeda at Santa Margarita Leadership Academy's 8th grade graduation

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    I have become a better skater this year. I learned and am still learning new tricks and techniques. I learned how to fall and get back up without complaining. I've come to realize that skating is a lot like life; when you fall down, you have to get back up. I fell many times this year, I even broke a bone or two, but I did not give up. I also learned to be more careful. One bad mistake or bad fall can take months to recover from. In life we might make one big mistake but we can't let life take us down. In our old school, we... Full story

  • An international affair: Maie Ellis hosts its first international festival

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK − Maie Ellis Elementary celebrated the end of the first year of its dual immersion program with an all-day international festival on May 26. The festivities were built around a visit from the dual program's sister school, Instituto Metropolitano Tijuana, which has been traveling from Tijuana to Fallbrook for the past five years to visit the students of the La Paloma Dual Immersion Program. When the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) combined all t...

  • 5.2 magnitude quake felt throughout southland

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    UPDATE: 1:46 a.m. According to the USGS website, there were nearly 3,000 people in over 500 zip codes from Santa Barbara all the way south to Mexico who reported feeling at least one of the earthquakes that struck within a few minutes of each other just after 1 am this morning. There were also people who reported feeling the quake in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Most people all the way to the coast reported feeling a moderate shake. ______________________________________ According to the United States Geological Society (USGS),...

  • ‘Angel Roundup’ celebrates more than $3.4 million in giving

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Nearly 200 members of the Angel Society of Fallbrook gathered on May 26 at Pala Mesa Resort for the group’s annual meeting to honor its volunteers and celebrate another successful year of philanthropic giving. “Angel Roundup” was the theme of this year’s event, which drew longtime and new members alike, many of them dressed in western attire. In addition to a luncheon and special sales of jewelry, linens and other treasures, guests also enjoyed a fashion show, sile...

  • SMS graduation features six valedictorians

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    BONSALL – Bonsall’s Sullivan Middle School wrapped up an exciting 2015-16 school year with a promotion ceremony that featured an unprecedented six valedictorians. The promotion ceremony followed an awards assembly the day before that saw SMS unfurl four new sports league championship banners. “The 2015-16 school year at Sullivan has seen our outstanding school soar to even greater heights,” commented Sullivan principal Joseph Clevenger. “The Class of 2016 includes six valed... Full story

  • Supervisors allow PRD zone creation by voter approval

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    Permanent Road Division (PRD) zones are formed at the request of property owners to finance the improvement and maintenance of roads which are not in the county-maintained system. The property owners pay for the cost of improving and maintaining the roads, and the cost share assessed to each parcel is determined by the amount of benefit it receives from the improvement. In February 1998, the San Diego County board of supervisors approved the use of PRD zones as an alternative to a county service area, although some county...

  • BUSD approves Level 2 developer fees

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    The Bonsall Unified School District (BUSD) has been declared eligible for Level 2 fees, and on May 12 the BUSD board voted 4-0 with Timothy Coen absent to approve Level 2 fees. The California Education Code authorizes school districts to collect developer fees if a supporting document justifies that fee. Any school district may levy Level 1 fees on residential and commercial development, and if the State Allocation Board determines that a district is eligible for Level 2 fees, that higher fee can be applied to residential... Full story

  • Warriors win Southern California Youth Rugby League u18, u14 championships

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    The Fallbrook Rugby Club played for the Southern California Youth Rugby League championships at three levels May 14 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine and won two of those championships. All three championship matches featured Fallbrook against squads from the South Bay club which is based in Carson. Fallbrook won the under-18 match by a 46-10 score and the under-14 Warriors took a 17-10 victory over the Spartans. The South Bay under-16 team was on the preferred end of the...

  • Beach Boys to play at Pala June 17

    Updated Jun 10, 2016

    The current Beach Boys tour will include a June 17 performance at Pala Casino's Palomar Starlight Theater. "Looking forward to it," said Mike Love, who has been with the Beach Boys since they were formed in 1961. Past outdoor venues for the Beach Boys in San Diego County have included concerts after San Diego Padres games in what is now Qualcomm Stadium, at Humphreys By the Bay, and at the San Diego County Fair. Pala Casino is more inland than Humphreys or the fairgrounds in... Full story

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