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At about 7:30 this morning Fallbrook Sheriffs responded to a commercial burglary call at 1032 S. Main Ave at Fallbrook Guns and Ammo. Upon arrival it appears a car smashed into the back of the building but Sheriffs didn't find the driver or anyone inside. The door is open but "no one was found inside and nothing appears to be missing", according to SDSO Lt. Fox.... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center's 13th Annual Artist Guild Show is opening June 8 (Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays 12-3 p.m.) Admission is free daily for children and military, and there is no admission fee on Tuesdays for the entire community. Docent tours are available by request. The exhibition runs through July 7, at Fallbrook Art Center in The Janice Griffiths Gallery. The FAC also invites everyone to visit the newly expanded gift store of a...
California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a three-vehicle collision on Reche Road near Live Oak Park Road earlier this evening. The incident, which occurred around 8:23 PM, involved multiple vehicles.It is unclear if there are injuries. According to CHP reports, the collision took place at 8:20 pm in the eastbound lanes of Reche Road, just west of Live Oak Park Road. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be determined, but initial information suggests a white Jeep Cherokee was involved in a collision with a black sedan... Full story
On Friday, June 7, the Sheriff received a call for a prowler on Calle de la Paloma. According to Lt. Fox in the Sheriff's Media Center, the person was transported for mental health issues after being assessed by NCFPD personnel. The man had previously lived at the residence and there was a restraining order in place as well, according to Lt. Fox. No injuries were reported.... Full story
BONSALL – Bonsall Woman's Club and Bonsall Unified School District collaborated this past school year for the second annual "BWC-BUSD Stages of Inspiration: Art Show and Contest." The show accepted 325 art entries and welcomed a stage full of performers and a standing-room only audience May 1, at Sullivan Middle School in Bonsall. Students in TK-fifth grade entered original art in 2D and 3D categories, while sixth to 12th grade students and BWC members competed in 2D, 3D a...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Unified School District sent a delegation of the Superintendent and School Board members to Washington D.C. to lobby on behalf of several key issues that have profound effects on public education in the areas of Bonsall, Fallbrook, Vista, Oceanside and Pala. BUSD Superintendent Joseph Clevenger joined the statewide delegation along with Bonsall School Board Trustees Eric Ortega, Roger Merchat, Pascal Lapoirie, and Board President Larissa Anderson. The k...
NOTE: While these reports have been taken straight from the Sheriff's Office, individuals are innocent until proven guilty. These addresses reveal the block number, not an exact location. May 28 1400 blk S. Mission Rd. Arrest - Illegal camping - Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia 900 blk Quail Knoll Rd. Grand theft - From vehicle 900 blk Quail Knoll Rd. Petty theft - From vehicle 300 blk W. Aviation Rd. Burglary - Commercial 2400 blk S. Stage Coach Ln. Simple battery May 29 Reche Rd. & Trinity View Pl. Arrest -... Full story
BONSALL – The Bonsall Rotary Club proudly announced Elizabeth "Thorn" Perez as the Student of the Month. Perez's remarkable journey from adversity to academic and personal success is an inspiring testament to resilience and determination. Perez is the first in her family to attend college, a milestone that marks a significant achievement given the challenges she has faced. Raised by a single father after her mother struggled with mental illness and homelessness, Perez's e...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District adopted FPUD’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget. FPUD’s board voted 5-0 May 29 to adopt the 2024-25 budget. The budget projects $24,845,523 of operating expenses, $6,141,314 for debt service payment, and $11,726,000 of capital expenditures. The $30,986,987 total non-capital budget is 10.6% less than the $34,649,856 amount in the 2023-24 budget. On Jan. 1, FPUD detached from the San Diego County Water Authority and annexed to the Eastern Municipal Water District, and Eastern provides who...
EL CAJON – After another wet winter, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting Cal Fire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of San Diego County. This suspension took effect 8 a.m. on June 1, and suspended all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves. "Due to i...
FALLBROOK – During its May meeting at the Fallbrook Woman's Club clubhouse, the Monserate DAR chapter inducted its new board for 2024-2026. They also welcomed two new members, Rachael Varela and Elizabeth Taylor. The Monserate DAR chapter will resume its monthly meetings in October and continue to meet at the Fallbrook Woman's Club on the third Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Anyone who would like to join them to see if they qualify for membership with a P...
The reorganization in which the Fallbrook Public Utility District detached from the San Diego County Water Authority and annexed it to the Eastern Municipal Water District became effective Jan. 1. FPUD’s Administrative Code had sections reflecting FPUD’s affiliation with the SDCWA, so on May 29 the FPUD board amended those Administrative Code sentences to reflect the transition from the CWA to Eastern. The 4-0 vote, with Ken Endter absent, changes sections on procurement exemptions, annexations, and requests to defer fix...
Ramon "Ray" Avila, also known as "Bones," age 75, was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and a Vietnam veteran. A life well-lived, he passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy filled with love, commitment, and exploration. Ray graduated from Fallbrook High, class of 1966, then served his country with honor as a fuel truck driver during the Vietnam War. His next chapter led him to Maui, and two college degrees before returning to Fallbrook to build custom... Full story
Frances Ann Duesenberg Hubert, 90 years old, of Fallbrook, California died at Temecula Valley Hospital on May 3, 2024. She was born in Indiana on March 6, 1934, to John W. Duesenberg and Louise Springer Duesenberg. Frances was a Marine veteran, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art from UCSD. She worked as a realtor for over 30 years. Frances was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, John Hubert; her father, her mother, her brother Robert Lee Duesenberg, and nephew Mike Duesenberg. She is survived by n... Full story
At age 99, Darlyn Klinkert went home to be with the Lord peacefully on May 6, 2024. She was born in Long Beach, California to Robert and Laura Forscutt and was a long-time resident of Fallbrook, California. Darlyn met the love of her life, Charles Klinkert, at a church in Long Beach, where Chuck and Darlyn enjoyed a long marriage of 72 years until the passing of Chuck in 2016. Darlyn loved to travel and had an adventurous spirit. While her husband was in the U.S. Air Force,... Full story
FALLBROOK – Jason Magabo Perez, San Diego's 2023-2024 Poet Laureate, will discuss his new poetry collection, "I ask about what falls away," at the June 14 Writers Read at Fallbrook Library, 6:30 to 8 p.m. In his writing, Perez, a Filipino American, explores themes of the working class, family, colonialism, the Asian Pacific diaspora, and racial capitalism. His new collection is described by publisher Kaya Press, as, "At once playful and tenacious, I ask about what falls a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Beginning this June and beyond, award-winning local artist Jim Bates will display his paintings in the Fallbrook Artists Association's The Gallery at 119 N. Main Ave. Visitors are welcome at the Gallery Open House Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. to meet Bates and see his work. His paintings have been displayed at the San Diego Museum of Art Guild, the San Diego County Fair Fine Art Exhibitions, and at several annual art shows, including ArtWalk Liberty S... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Palomar Radio Control Flyers are hosting free flight lessons on Mondays from 5 p.m. until sunset, weather permitting during daylight savings time, June 17 to Aug. 28. Anyone interested should register for lessons at www.palomarrcflyers.com. PRCF will provide the airplanes. So, if someone is not sure they want to get into the hobby, they don't have to spend money on an airplane now. PRCF members will train students using their own planes. PRCF is located close to the intersection of I-15 and Route 76 (Pala R... Full story
SAN MARCOS – Fallbrook resident Sophia Segerstrom has been attending Palomar College since she was 14 years old, and now, five years later, she has graduated as the college's valedictorian. While attending high school at the Audeo II Charter School, Segerstrom began taking dual enrollment courses at Palomar College. She said taking courses that she enjoyed at Palomar College, particularly theater classes, enabled her to take a wider variety of classes than her high school o...
FALLBROOK – Alexa Van Eik and Misha Patel were selected to each receive a $2500 Star Scholarship award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Van Eik was recommended by chapter UH and Patel was recommended by chapter PF of Fallbrook. The P.E.O. Star Scholarship was established in 2009. It recognizes the accomplishments of graduating high school women planning to pursue a post-secondary education. The competitive Star Scholarship is for women who exhibit excellence in leadership, a...
DEL MAR – Dacey Bender, who graduates from Fallbrook Union High School with a 4.2 GPA while undertaking a challenging AP curriculum, has won two highly competitive college scholarships from the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation totaling $2,000. She will use the funds to major in Biology at UCSD on her way toward becoming an obstetrician gynecologist, "Through this career, I hope to show compassion to patients and be seen as a positive light to all I interact with." Bender is o...