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Fallbrook Art Center is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated annual event, "The Find Magnified Show," which will showcase an exquisite collection of one-of-a-kind, affordable artful gifts created by over 40 talented local artists. The event will feature a diverse range of mediums, including woodworking, glass, textile arts, ceramics, jewelry, gourd art, cards and more. "The Find Magnified Show" is a celebration of the vibrant artistic community in Fallbrook and the...
PALA — Pala Casino Spa Resort is excited to present acclaimed singer-songwriter, Smokey Robinson, Saturday, Aug. 19, performing live outdoors at the Starlight Theater. The show will start at 8 p.m. Smokey Robinson's career spans over four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards, including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been i...
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office Girls at the Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa are harvesting eggplants, cherry tomatoes, banana peppers and strawberries as part of an enrichment gardening activity where they learn and work alongside volunteers from the Master Gardener's Program. The San Diego County Probation Department re-established its partnership with the Master Gardener's Program, which worked with the prior Girl's Rehabilitation Facility...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a 30 mph speed limit for Fifth Street between Old Highway 395 and Rainbow Valley Boulevard. A 4-0 vote June 28, with one vacant seat, approved the introduction and first reading of the ordinance. A 4-0 vote July 19 approved the second reading and adoption. The action also certifies the speed limit for radar enforcement. The speed limit will become effective Aug. 18, although the county’s Department of Public Works (DPW) may erect signage e...
Elisabeth Hartig Lentulo Special to the Village News No matter how regularly you clean, does it seem like your home is a dust magnet? Several factors can contribute to a home being dustier than usual: • Lack of regular cleaning: If you don’t clean your home frequently, dust can accumulate on surfaces, floors and furniture, leading to a dustier environment. • Poor ventilation: Insufficient airflow and ventilation in your home can contribute to the accumulation of dust particles. Without proper air circulation, dust tends...
Bob Hillery CR Properties Several weeks ago, I wrote about items that can positively influence the value of your property for resale purposes. Subsequently I came across some tips that talked about what people do (or don’t do) to their properties that actually decrease the value of their homes. Let’s take it from the first impression. My previous article discussed the value of curb appeal since there is only one chance to make a first impression and a lot of that first impression is landscaping. I read several authors; one...
The five Fallbrook chapters of PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) have recently announced the seven recipients of the 2023 Fallbrook Bonsall PEO Scholarship. The recipients of this local scholarship are the following graduating senior girls, Elenie Espitia, Erica Garcia, Jenna Kreedman, Sophia Morelli, Emma Nelson, Grace Rexrode and Katja Young. A special tea was recently held at the Eastridge Club House, hosted by the five Fallbrook PEO chapters to honor this...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Fair's Student Showcase and Best of Pre-K-6th Grade exhibits include fine art, and two Sullivan Middle School students received Best of Division honors for their pieces. Eighth-grader Paige Hawthorne received Best of Division for two-dimensional collage projects as well as Best of Class for middle school students entering two-dimensional collage pieces. The project submitted by sixth-grader Isla Gonzales was given Best of...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union Elementary School District and Fallbrook Union High School District announced the policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Programs for the 2023/2024 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Fallbrook Union Elementary School District: • Fallbrook STEM Academy • La Paloma Elementary • Live Oak Elementary • Maie Ellis Elementary • Mary Fay Elementary • Mike Choate Center • Potter JR High • San Onof...
Village News staff All over Fallbrook, there are purple jacaranda trees blooming as the summer goes on. The jacaranda tree is a drought-tolerant tropical tree with clusters of fragrant, purple, trumpet-shaped blooms against fern-like leaves. It originates from South America, prefers balmy locations – such as Southern California – and grows best in USDA hardiness zones 10-11. There are multiple varieties of jacaranda trees, including one that produces white blooms instead of...
RAMONA - A Gopher snake who swallowed a fake chicken egg is back in the wild after being rehabilitated at San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center. The snake was released near the location where they had been found Thursday, July 20 by Project Wildlife's Rehab Specialist team. The Gopher snake was brought in by a local farmer June 16 after swallowing the farmer's "dummy" chicken egg, which is made out of a plastic polymer product. Farmers often use dummy eggs to get...
Katelynn Abrams Village News intern Soap is something used everyday, but not many people know how to make it or what it is in it. In the beginning, soap was made from cooking and mixing oils, water and ashes. Over heat, the ashes would be soaked in water, then mixed with the oils, which would cool and harden to become soap. The simplest soap can be made with these ingredients: water, lye and oils. Lye is the common name for sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, which are...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Taylor Michalke, member of Fallbrook’s National FFA Organization, raised a 135-pound lamb, which was selected as the supreme grand champion for the San Diego County Fair’s market livestock show. “I’ve been working towards it for a very, very long time, so I was very, very happy when I got it,” Michalke said. “It was very unexpected, but it was a great way to end my senior year.” Michalke, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in June, began showing lambs at the San Diego County Fair i...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Pala Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with other nearby fire departments but never had a formal mutual aid agreement with the state Office of Emergency Services until July 20, when state and Tribal officials signed a document at the Pala fire station. The agreement allows for state reimbursement to the Tribe which finances the fire department and also provides a Type III brush engine for use by the reservation fire department. The...
Avalon Hester Village News Intern There's a big ticket item on the agenda for Fallbrook citizens. Since 1989, Fallbrook's rural small town charm has been maintained through a set of aesthetic and practical building ideals known as the Design Review Guidelines. With increasing state and county level decisions being implemented in Fallbrook, community leaders are arguing that it is essential to establish clear and easy-to-understand standards in a checklist for developers, thus...
PALA – The Pala Band of Mission Indians announced that the United States Senate passed H.R. 423, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023, by unanimous consent. H.R. 423, introduced by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., places approximately 721 acres of sacred land the Pala Band of Mission Indians currently owns into trust. “On behalf of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, we thank Congressman Issa, Senator Padilla, Senator Feinstein and their colleagues for supporting this very important piece of leg...
Avalon Hester Village News Intern It was Feb. 25, 2022, when Russians invaded the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Thousands fled from the city as the fighting began, including those from adjacent areas. Three days later, Hanna and Igor Rohozhynska were forced to flee their home in the adjacent city of Irpin with their 5 and 4 year old boys and their brand new baby girl. Three days later, when the family returned, they found their house completely destroyed by a Russian shell. The...
FALLBROOK – Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 member and Fallbrook resident Joy Tweedt Cook was elected president of the Daughters of Norway Grand Lodge at the group's convention, July 23. The biennial convention was held in Reno, Nevada with delegates from all the lodges attending. The Grand Lodge Board is the governing body for the subordinate lodges and was founded in 1908. There are currently 30 lodges from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast. The newest lodge will be instituted A...
The Fallbrook United Methodist Church welcomes a new pastor, Rev. Saul Montiel. He brings 22 years of experience both with missionary service on the General Board of Global Ministries and as a pastor with assignments in Arizona, El Cajon and most recently in Downey, California. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Claremont School of Theology and a Master of Education from Arizona State University and another from the University of Phoenix. His BA was at Vanguard...
Cassie N. Saunders County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego's Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) wants to hear from you on how approximately $14 million should be invested in the unincorporated areas and small cities of the county. Funding can be used for homelessness services and shelters, public services, and community infrastructure. Share your thoughts at virtual and in person community meetings on how you would prioritize funding...
SAN MARCOS – As a lifelong Escondido resident, Dr. Diane Studinka began taking general education classes at Palomar College during her senior year of high school and continued at Palomar before transferring to Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) to earn her undergraduate degree in Child Development. Effective today, she is the Dean of the Social and Behavioral Sciences division at the College. After working in Head Start programs while earning a master's d...
Peter Stassen secures the entry gates by the gazebo restroom area at LIve Oak Park which is open from sunrise to sunset. He has worked for San Diego County Parks and Recreation for a little over a year and a half and is also a full time student at Arizona State University studying Environmental Sciences. Village News/David Landry photo... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Adobe Hill Winery took home the Best of Show Rose award of the Toast of the Coast Wine Competition associated with the San Diego County Fair. The Toast of The Coast Wine Competition included 34 Rose, Dry Rose, Medium Dry Rose, Medium Sweet Rose, and Sweet Rose entries. The Dry Rose of Adobe Hill Winery received a score of 94 points along with a Double Gold medal. "We're very excited and very proud and surprised," said Adobe Hill Winery Owner...
FALLBROOK - With the help of involved supporters such as the Fallbrook Regional Health District, D'Vine Path has had the opportunity to grow tremendously during this last year. From the expansion to the Oak Creek Manor in Fallbrook to the implementation of new pathways for students, D'Vine Path has grown in many ways this year due to the love and support from the community. D'Vine Path has been providing vocational training to neurodiverse individuals in San Diego County for... Full story