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Articles from the June 21, 2012 edition


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  • California Department of Insurance announces $4.5 million grant to fight fraud

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    SAN DIEGO - The California Department of Insurance announced $4.5 million in grant money today to help San Diego County authorities investigate and prosecute workers' compensation insurance fraud. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said workers' compensation fraud places a ''significant'' added burden on the insurance system at a time when the state is facing a $15.7 billion budget deficit. ''We have an obligation to provide protection to injured workers who require both care and compensation so they are able to get back to...

  • California Dept. of Insurance announces $1.5 million grant to fight fraud

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - The California Department of Insurance announced $1.5 million in grant money today to help Riverside County authorities investigate and prosecute workers' compensation insurance fraud. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said workers' compensation fraud places a ''significant'' added burden on the insurance system at a time when the state is facing a $15.7 billion budget deficit. ''We have an obligation to provide protection to injured workers who require both care and compensation so they are able to get back to...

  • Parents Offered Assistance Treating Children with Mental Disorders

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    RIVERSIDE - Finding treatment for children 5 years old and younger with developmental challenges can be accomplished with a phone call or email to the Riverside County Children and Families Commission. The agency, better known as ''First 5 Riverside,'' has started a program called ''Growing Healthy Minds,'' which focuses on aiding parents and grandparents raising youngsters with developmental problems. According to First 5, government and nonprofit groups have partnered to offer free assistance to people raising children...

  • Fourth graders excel at spelling

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

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  • Bonsall students visit Live Oak Park for history lesson

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    BONSALL – The Live Oak Park docents recently completed another year of offering tours and lectures to Fallbrook and Bonsall third grade students. Each year close to 450 third grade students and their teachers enjoy a day at Live Oak Park, where volunteer docents take the children, usually in groups of 20, through the park. They learn about the early settlers who established “Fall Brook” and about the first inhabitants, the Kumeyaay Indians. The students even get to grind up a few acorns in the old grinding holes amo...

  • English language arts materials for public viewing

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is recommending the approval of instructional materials in Grades 7 & 8 in English Language Arts (ELA). The Holt McDougal “Holt Literature and Language Arts” curriculum is available for public viewing from June 25 to July 13 at the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District office located at 321 N. Iowa Street. Viewing hours are 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The materials may also be viewed online at www.hlla.hrw.com. Students will use the adopted materials and textbook...

  • Poole, Riddick awarded fair scholarships

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    DEL MAR – The San Diego County Fair, the sixth largest fair in the United States, has awarded nine scholarships to local 4H and FFA students based on academic achievements and contributions to their school and community. Each year, the Junior Livestock Auction Committee awards scholarships to deserving students pursuing careers in agriculture. Two of the nine students are members of Fallbrook FFA, Karen Poole and Sara Riddick. Poole plans on going to Palomar College for...

  • Fallbrook High 2012 graduates earn scholarships

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    These scholarships are only those given by local groups, corporate sponsors and the schools themselves; they do not include the state and federal monies supplied to assist students with higher education. These scholarships total in excess of $2.1 million. Jacob Adams: University of CA, Santa Barbara; CSF highest honors, President’s Education Excellence Award Jenna Adams: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Academic Achievement Award, Cal Poly, CSF Highest honors, Fallbrook Community Student of the Month Award, President’s Edu... Full story

  • Vallecitos School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Marco Avina Vincent Figueroa Eric Guillen Aylin Hernandez Pedro Hernandez Lupita Herrera Alden Huxtable Jonathan Jimenez Sarai Leon Isabella Lince Angelica Lopez Gary Lopez Mellany Morales Lepoldo Perez Tony Rayo David Torres George Velasco Allison Whitman...

  • Alpha Omega Academy Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

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  • St Peter's School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Manual Betancourt Ernest Hughes Michel Navarro Mark Jorgensen Arianna Nolte Victoria Ortega Haley Ridgeway Jessica Salyers Jennifer Shedd Ethan Snyder Cole Wagner-Gonzalez... Full story

  • Iowa Street School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Aleeza Adams Summer Aguirre Jaden Arellano Adam Barker Kasandra Berkes Madison Britton Teresa Brodak Nicole Che Allyssa Cote Cory Adam Garringer Hunter Gracey Cameron Haywood Nicholas Kiesel Micaela Lobaton Cass Lopez Samantha Martinez Dylan Morris Alexander Nider Michael Nunez Roy Eric Reusch Rebecca Rossi Timothy Topasna Janel Willis... Full story

  • Santa Margarita Academy Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Juan U. Alegria Eric R. Alvaro Yesenia Becerril Yessica Cortez Alexar Flores Hugo B. Flores Gustavo Hernandez Catalina Martinez Alejo Maria Isabel Ordonez Perez Diego Salvador Nadine D. Uribe...

  • Zion Lutheran School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Gaylon Bonwell Keanna Byrnes Pierce Gonzalez Haley Hanford Matthew Koester Wade Leehey Kalena Longhurst Matthew Norwood Bryce Olivo Justice Rodgers Michael Sargent Trevor Yerkes...

  • Oasis High School graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Alma Alcantar Ian N. Bartleson Jessenia Beltran Jolynn Holly Burchstead Sarah Bushnell Alison Chauvin Talia Lane DeFalco Casandra Dominguez Desarae Renee Dowding Conor Espoy Sonya Brooke Farrell Eduardo Nicolas Guerra Haylee Diane King Jacob R. Mallory Sheena Kathleen Massey Jaquelyn Muro Danitza Nunez Liliene Melinah Phillips Vanessa Leticia Ponce Miriam Ramirez Estrella Reyes Alyssa Krystina Ritchie Dominique Faith Rodriguez Emily Raquel Rodriguez Caleb M. Skiffington Derek...

  • Ivy High School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Jose Eduardo Andrade Anelo Aquino Daniel Ruben Ascencio Coleman Douglas Boyer Lorenda Vivian Bow Veronica Diana Bow Tylor Trent Burnett Fortson Randy Onecimo Cabrera Carlos Alberto Calsada Raul Murga Cano Heriberto Carreon Daniel Oswaldo Corona Gabriel Cortez Hortencia Cruz Juan Pablo Espinoza Cecilia Galvan Juan Luis Estrada Irma Yolanda Gaspar Ricky Ricardo Gonzalez Danielle Margarite Harlow Michael Daniel Hemphill Diana Jimenez Tehauni Mikaila Leal Ruby Jeanelle Linton... Full story

  • Sullivan Middle School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Na’Shaylynn Aguayo Fabiola Alvarado Lauren Alvarado Ashley Amiri Rayna Apo Megan Atwater Danyela Aviles Gabriel Bactol Lauren Bashara Amber Berry Bret Bistowski Rebecca Bowdich David Brannon German Briceno Cheyenne Brown Makai Brown Madeline Casillas Candace Castillo Edgar Cedeno Ezmeralda Ceja Shekinah Christ Christopher Colgan Angel Cortes Diego Cortez Natalie Cramer Jason Cunha Kyra Dahlke Alexandra Danso Erin Danzer Jonathan Davis Shane Davis Michael Decker Megan Dendy W... Full story

  • Potter Junior High School Graduation

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    Javier Abrajan Diana Acevedo Suzana Aguilar Francisco Alcantar Kevin Alcaraz Nestor David Alcaya Samantha Alvarado Edna Amador Figueroa Lucky Anaya Fernando Aquino Oscar Arce Austin Arena Adriana Arias Tatiana Arias Drew Backe Chloe Bahr Courtney Baker Marshall Ariadna Barajas Sergio Barcenas Vasquez Raymond Barragan Jonathan Barrera Jorge Barrera Luis Barrera Hunter Barrett Krystell Barrett Audel Barrios Lopez Hannah Bashara Raul Bastidas Nestor Becerril Amelia Bell Anya...

  • Fallbrook High presents the graduating class of 2012 with 'doctors in the house'

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    The two young men that led the Fallbrook High School Class of 2012 wore the traditional red gowns of the Warriors at the commencement ceremony held June 14, but when their desired education is complete, both will wear white coats. Valedictorian Andrew Dong Kyu Lee and Salutatorian Caleb Ashbrook, both of whom will begin pre-med studies in the fall, have steadfastly followed their life plans and shown a level of dedication toward their goals that others stand in awe of. While...

  • Sheriff's Log June 21, 2012

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    6/3 200 N. Stage Coach Ln. Robbery 6/5 500 N. Main Ave. Get credit/etc. other’s ID 6/7 1100 S. Main Ave. Shoplifting 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Child abuse incident 6/8 200 N. Pico Ave. Vandalism 6/9 800 E. Alvarado St. Spousal/cohabitant abuse w/minor injury 6/10 800 Verde Ave. Arrest: battery: spouse/ ex-spouse/date/etc. 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Vandalism 1100 Morro Rd. Death 2700 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: poss. narcotic controlled substance 6/11 400 W. Clemmens Ln. Arrest: felony other agency’s warrant 100 Gardenside Ct. Petty theft 200... Full story

  • Sheriff's Dept. makes arrests in North County for violation of Social Host ordinance

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    NORTH COUNTY – The San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept. has announced that two arrests have been made thus far in connection with an underage drinking party at a residence in Encinitas on Saturday, June 16. The case involved violation of the social host ordinance. Sheriff’s deputies received a call about a loud party in the 3100 block of Brookside Lane in Encinitas around 10:16 p.m. that evening. When deputies arrived, they found approximately 200 people inside the hou...

  • Boys & Girls Club offers summer swim lessons for members, non-members

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    FALLBROOK - Boys & Girls Club’s lifeguards and swim coaches are preparing for another great summer as swim lesson dates and times are filling up at the pool located at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Fallbrook. Two-week sessions are available for scheduling for all community youth. Members and non-members can register at the office at the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County, 445 E. Ivy Street. The two-week sessions are $40 each. Lessons dates are June 18-29, July 9-July 20, July 23-August 3, August 6-August 17. Recreational (...

  • County library summer reading club helps horses

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    SAN DIEGO – Summer is always a great time to read, but how about also reading for a great cause? San Diego County Library (SDCL) launched its annual Read for a Reason program on June 11, giving customers the opportunity to sign up to meet certain reading goals this summer. For each person who signs up and meets their goal, funding will be donated to the Horses of Tir Na Nog (www.horsesoftirnanog.org) horse sanctuary. The program runs through Aug. 5 and all ages can sign up by visiting http://bit.ly/RFAR2012. Read for a...

  • AAUW installs new officers

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

    FALLBROOK – There were many smiles and cheers as out-going co-president Laurenn Baker enumerated the many accomplishments that the Fallbrook Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) made during the past year during a recent luncheon. She proudly spoke of the funds raised for local scholarships through the Country Garden Tour of Fallbrook, the mahjong tournaments, international cookbook sales, a holiday Red Sock event and a fund raising cruise taken... Full story

  • Reche Club announces new slate of officers

    Updated Jun 21, 2012

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