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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North County Fire Protection District crews are at W. Lilac and Camino Del Cielo in Bonsall, today Wednesday, June 15. They closed the intersection due to arcing wires. They ask drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area until all is cleared. Power outages are expected in the area.... Full story
OAKLAND – Registered nurses and caregivers at Palomar Health in Escondido and Poway, Calif. voted by 96% on June 7 and 8 to authorize their bargaining team to call an unfair labor practice strike protesting Palomar Health’s refusal to bargain in good faith for a new contract, announced the California Nurses Association and the Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union today, June 9. Registered nurses and caregivers have been at the table negotiating a successor contract for 14 months, raising serious unsafe patient care and... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard joined lifeguards in searching for a teenage boy who might have drowned in Mission Beach, emergency responders said today. Recovery efforts continued as of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a boy in his teens who submerged and did not resurface, according to the San Diego Fire & Rescue Department. At around 3:30 p.m., a lifeguard radioed for backup after spotting a swimmer who appeared to be in distress among a group in an areas near Jersey Court. Two unidentified teenagers were rescued, while the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego International Airport's Terminal 1 parking lot, as well as the pedestrian bridge that links the parking lot to the terminal and ground transportation island will close permanently today as a major construction project advances. A new crosswalk and traffic light to replace the pedestrian bridge will be activated in front of Terminal 1. Between Wednesday and July 9, SAN volunteers will be stationed outside the terminal to assist arriving and departing passengers. The work will make way for a new Terminal... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Ezekiel Maletych had the highest cumulative grade-point average among the 2022 Bonsall High School graduates this year, to earn the distinction of being the valedictorian, while Andrea Calderon received salutatorian recognition for having the second-highest grade point average. Maletych graduated from Bonsall High School with a 4.52 grade point average. "He's a hard-working young man. He has a really good focus on education," said Bonsall High...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News By taking all AP classes during his final three years at Fallbrook High School – and acing each one – Marco Arias achieved a GPA of 4.4961 to claim the honor of valedictorian of the Class of 2022. "I'm really excited about being valedictorian," he said during a recent interview at the school. "It is something I wanted since I was a freshman when I set my path." There were plenty of difficult classes, but one of the most challenging, he s...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Maintaining high grades takes determination and work, said Jett Leeman, salutatorian for the Class of 2022 at Fallbrook High School. "It's not that difficult but you have to put in the work," he explained in a recent interview on the campus. "Some of my friends had really good grades but put in zero study, so they didn't achieve as much." Leeman certainly achieved much. His GPA of 4.4762 was one B grade lower than that of Marco Arias,...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor Fallbrook residents and visitors may have seen small groups of people walking up and down Main Avenue, some in fanciful costumes, the morning of Saturday, June 11. The walkers were participating in the Fallbrook Food Pantry’s annual End of Hunger Walk-a-thon. The walkers started at Trupiano’s Restaurant. From Main Avenue, they made their way up Alvarado to Brandon Street where the food pantry is located, then turned around for the round trip back to Trupiano’s. According to the pantr...
Karen Ossenfort Special to the Village News North County Fire Protection District responded to the scene of a structure fire located in the 4200 block of Paso Del Lagos in Bonsall Thursday night, June 10. The call first came in at 10:42 p.m. North County Fire Protection District spokesman Capt. John Choi said. Firefighters arrived at the location to find the house, which was under construction fully involved, Choi said. The homeowners and their two dogs were accounted for....
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Garden Club will hold the last general meeting of the 2021-2022 season Tuesday, June 28. The program will include club honors and awards and the installation of 2022-2023 officers by Lynne Batchelor, president of California Garden Clubs, Inc. The club meetings are held at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane, social time at 12:30 p.m., business meeting at 1 p.m., and the program at 2 p.m. The public is welcome. Members are encouraged to renew their membership by July 1. For further i... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary was recognized June 8 in Sacramento by the state legislature as a 2022 Nonprofit of the Year, nominated by Assemblymember Marie Waldron. Janet LuCore, director, and Dr. John Daly, board president, went to Sacramento to receive the award at the California Nonprofits Day luncheon. "I am honored to recognize the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary as the 2022 75th Assembly District's Nonprofit of the Year," Waldron said. "...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR – The five deceased Marines from the MV-22B Osprey mishap June 8 have been identified. All were assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and were based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton. The identities of the Marines are below. Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois, a Tiltrotor Crew Chief Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire, an MV-22B P...
SD Sheriff’s Public Information Office A deputy with the Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation drove by what appeared to be a traffic stop at the intersection of South Mission and Winter Haven Roads in Fallbrook, around 2 a.m., Monday, June 13. The silver car had emergency strobe lights in the front and back. The deputy also saw a man wearing a black shirt with San Diego County Sheriff's Department patches, a gun belt with a gun in the holster. The uniformed deputy turned around to assist what he initially thought was a p...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Pool items for the youth in the Boys and Girls Clubs of North County is the latest "Serve Sundays" project completed by a group of Fallbrook churches. Greg Coppock of SonRise Christian Fellowship in Fallbrook said the goal of about a dozen churches in Fallbrook was to bless the Boys and Girls Clubs of North County as the pool season is about to commence. Each church brought pool supplies like towels, sunscreen, swim goggles, hats and...
BONSALL – The Rotary Club of Bonsall distributed the proceeds of its 25th annual Bonsall Rotary Wine, Blues and Brews Festival to its charity partners, June 2 at Vista Valley Country Club. The event was held May 14 at White Horse Ranch. REINS was presented a check for $14,000; D'Vine Path received a check for $8,000 and the Fallbrook Land Conservancy also was given a check for $8,000. The Rotary Club of Bonsall will end up with around $20,000 which the club donates to the m...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor Rainbow resident Julie Hulstine reposted a photo story on Facebook, May 13, exactly two years after her original posting, calling it "Too good not to share again." The photos show a surprise visitor, a deer who had to hop over a 4' fence to get a good look at the resident goats. Hulstine said, "She hung with us for about 15 minutes...She was very curious about our goats!" Hulstine sat on the ground to take the photos and the deer "just kept...
KANAB, Utah – Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization, released its sixth annual pet lifesaving dataset, which gives a national overview of the number of dogs and cats that enter and exit shelters in a given year. It also includes a state-by-state no-kill priority ranking of which California is second (based on 2021 data). In 2021, 472,840 dogs and cats entered California shelters and 390,944 were saved, giving the state an aggregate save rate* of 82.7%. In the same year, 46.3% of state shelters m...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of Encinitas and other partners, is hosting the seventh annual Zero Waste Fair Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Encinitas Union School District Farm Lab. They are back in person, so visitors should come ready to experience a wide array of zero waste activities, including: · An informative panel of expert speakers · Booths hosted by local sustainable companies and non-profit org...
Karen Ossenfort Special to the Village News Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party Tribute band and DEVO Tribute band jam-packed the Starlight venue at Pala Casino & Resort Saturday night, June 11. DEVO opened, all members dressed in yellow work onesies with what looked like red giant flower pots turned upside down on their heads. "We love all the spuds out there," exclaimed the lead singer. With that the band played all the DEVO hits such as "Working in a Coal Mine," "Freedom of...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association gave two artists Donor Awards at the San Diego County Fair's 2022 Fine Art Competition. Each artist received a cash award plus a one and a half year membership in the FAA. William Gullette's oil painting, "California Gold" and Cynthia Roach's watercolor, "Balloon Man" showed the artists' command of their chosen mediums with their vibrant colors, composition and overall technical skill. Submitted by Fallbrook Art Associa...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort is excited to present musician, singer, songwriter, bandleader and record producer, George Clinton, on Friday, Aug. 12, performing live outdoors at the Starlight Theater. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on science fiction, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. H...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News There is still time to grab seats for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” presented by the Temecula Valley Players. You’ll be glad you did. Call 866-653-8696 for tickets. This run ends June 19 at 42051 Main Street, Temecula. It still came as a surprise to learn that after 46-years San Diego Repertory Theatre is suspending all productions for the remainder of this year. The entire 2022 season has been canceled and all employees are to be dismissed on June...
FALLBROOK – Risk is a normal part of investing. If you didn’t take on any risk, you wouldn’t have the potential to achieve higher returns. But how much risk should you accept? You don’t want to incur unnecessary risk. So, you’ll need to assess the amount of risk you’re comfortable taking and then determine if this risk level supports your ability to achieve your long-term goals. Here are some of the key factors in determining your own capacity for investment risk: • Personality – We all have different personalities....
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News There were no public comments Monday, June 6, at a hearing for the 2022-2023 budget of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. Trustees were presented a report by Cindi Martin, associate superintendent, business services, who said the final budget should be adopted at the next board meeting on June 21. Martin said the proposed budget is 2.8% greater than last year’s document. It shows total unrestricted revenue from the general fund to be $54.4 million. That includes $4.5 m...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The county’s Planning Commission approved a Major Use Permit for a wireless telecommunications facility at the Fallbrook Public Utility District’s Gheen Reservoir. A 4-0 Planning Commission vote June 10 with Yolanda Calvo, Ginger Hitzke, and Thomas Hough absent, approved the permit which will allow T-Mobile to continue to operate and maintain an existing wireless communication facility. The permit will allow T-Mobile to remove the existing 35 foot tall false pine tree and install nine pan...
