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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July 25 NB I-15 @ Pala Rd. Cited: Expired vehicle registration; driving on suspended license; failure to provide insurance upon request July 26 100 block of N. Pasadena Ave. Found firearm Glenn Crawford St. @ James Gaynor Vehicle burglary July 27 1100 block Alturas Rd. Armed suspicious person 800 block S. Main Ave. Grand theft 100 block W. Elder St. Arrest: Carry concealed weapon; carry loaded firearm; possess unlawful paraphernalia; possess up to 1 oz marijuana 4700 block Pala Rd. Violate domestic court order July 28 7200... Full story
Chin’s in Vista serves food that is billed as “Szechwan” cuisine. Szechwan tends to run on the hot and spicy side, but the dishes I had were flavorful and not too hot. The “Pu Pu Platter” has its origins in Hawaii, not China, but it has grown in popularity as a Chinese restaurant starter plate. The word, spelled a bit differently – pūpū – in the Hawaiian language, basically means appetizer. At Chin’s the “Pu Pu Platter” is served with a flaming pot in... Full story
DETROIT, MICH. – Erin Kennedy, an 11 year-old from Bonsall, ran the 800 and 1500 meter races at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics Games held recently in Detroit. Erin placed in the Top 30 in the nation in both events in her first year of competitive running. “I was so nervous the first day,” said Erin. “I hadn’t seen the track because they took us straight to the warm up field before our race, then they brought us out into this huge stadium with a giant TV...
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The May 28 Rainbow Municipal Water District board meeting included a discussion about various options regarding the district’s Beck Reservoir, and a 5-0 board vote directed staff to move forward with a plan to use ultraviolet disinfection for treated water storage. A 4-0 board vote June 25, with Dennis Sanford absent, called for the UV disinfection to be considered an urgent project and set a goal to complete the project as quickly as possible. “We’ll be stepping throu... Full story
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASH. – Approximately 897 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets from the 11th and 12th Regiments graduated from the 2013 Leader Development and Assessment Course Aug. 1 during a short graduation and commissioning ceremony at Watkins Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The ceremony capped off 29 days of leadership-infused training designed to develop each cadet’s leadership abilities through a sequentially organized training schedule that... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Fallbrook High School graduate Jacob Robinson graduated in June from University of California, San Diego with a bachelor’s of science degree in biology. Robinson achieved this goal despite being in an auto accident while in high school, which left him paralyzed. Robinson has now been accepted into a masters program at UCSD and plans ultimately to apply to medical school. Medicine has always been Robinson’s goal and despite the obstacles, he is still pur...
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FALLBROOK – Beginning in September, The Rock Rose School will be located at 2809 South Mission Road. Members of the public are invited to a ribbon-cutting event at its new location on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. A non-profit, The Rock Rose School provides an early childhood education program that embodies a play-based and developmentally appropriate method of educating the child through their head, heart, and hands. The curriculum carefully balances academic,...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Firefighters Association has received a $500 donation from Al Ransom of Los Willows Private Wedding and Event Estate in support of this year’s 9/11 Memorial Hike to raise money to assist families of fallen firefighters. Each year, across the nation, 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs are organized for this purpose to remember the sacrifices made by firefighters due to the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001. This is the third year Fallbrook firefighters ha...
SAN DIEGO – Black crows that were built by the Fallbrook High School art department were awarded first place in the Student Showcase Division (Div 4533-Other 3D) competition at the 2013 San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. The three were part of a murder of crows that greeted drivers as they entered Main Ave. at the Del Rey Avocado complex during Fallbrook Scarecrow Days in October of 2012. Under the direction of art instructor Ashley Scibilia, students in several classes...
It takes a village to raise a child, but sometimes it takes one person to stand up and move that village into action. That one person can spark the passion in the community to truly transform the lives of others for the better. One person who has slowly ignited that spark is Mayra Pelayo, a 25-year-old Fallbrook resident. Pelayo has always volunteered throughout the community in various ways, including at the public library in Fallbrook, but after a serious illness last year,...
The new Boys and Girls Club program, the Teens Only Club, has experienced a huge success at the Fallbrook location, the Ingold Branch. The summer program, which started in mid-June, has brought about in 40 new members ranging from 13 to 18 years old. These teens have taken full advantage of the facilities from noon to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. The large club has a swimming pool, art studio, game room, technology lab and much more. While fun was a big focus this summer, the Teens Only Club also “centered around volunteeri...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High cheerleaders will be offering chicken plate dinners ($10/each incl. drink and dessert) prepared by Prime Time BBQ chef Marcus Robinson (formerly Sweet Leilani’s) prior to the Warrior Lift-a-Thon on Friday, Aug. 9. Dinner begins at 4:30 p.m.; lift-a-thon at 6 p.m. The Marching Warriors band will arrive after 7 p.m. to help inspire football players to max out on the lifts! Special opportunities include meeting new head football coach Kyle Williams, lift demos by Bill Atkins of All Star P...
FALLBROOK – Land donors, major contributors and a special volunteer were honored at the Fallbrook Land Conservancy’s 13th annual Emerald Grove recognition event held in July at the historic Palomares House and Park in Fallbrook. A reception and buffet dinner were followed by a brief presentation from Mike Peters, executive director and preserve manager. Peters thanked donors for their support and outlined several new and ongoing projects, including the construction of a...
The mushroom cloud was at 40,000 feet when Fallbrook’s Vern Rowley was able to look back and see the historical, ominous cloud formed by the atomic bomb blast on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 1945. “The top of the mushroom was about five times the width of the stem and probably three football fields wide, when I saw it,” reflected Rowley. “It was a mixture of white and gray smoke, and it was rising fast. The blast occurred seven hours after the mission had departed Tinian Island,... Full story
The North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) now has a fee for pre-license inspections of residential facilities. A 4-0 NCFPD board vote July 23, with Ruth Harris absent, established the fee at $173 based on the anticipated time for such inspections and the cost of staff and material resources. NCFPD previously did not have a reviewing and consulting fee for pre-license inspections of residential facilities. Changes in the state Health and Safety Code now require that fire prevention staff spend more time on such... Full story
The Bonsall Unified School District is considering using New Technology High School in Napa as a model for Bonsall’s new high school, and BUSD staff will be working with the New Technology Network on a design for Bonsall’s school. On July 11, the BUSD board approved a grant application to the New Technology Network which would fund $125,000 of annual design and planning work for three years. “We’ll start working on that application and see if it gets accepted,” said BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham. Earlier this year...
BANNING - The Silver Fire was fully contained today, after charring 20,292 acres, destroying 26 homes and injuring a dozen people since breaking out south of Banning on Wednesday. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department lifted remaining evacuation orders for people affected by the fire, including the communities of Poppet Flats, Mt. Edna, Silent Valley and Twin Pines. The fire was declared 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. ''Residents are encouraged to please use caution while driving back into the area and resuming day-to-da... Full story
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I would like to thank S. R. Hayes for helping to spread the word that our lovely library does indeed offer great entertainment and learning opportunities for all ages. The librarians do a wonderful job in planning most of these activities. People should be aware that their budget from the County is very limited and if it weren’t for The Friends of the Fallbrook Library we would not be able to enjoy these programs. The Bottom Shelf Bookstore (adjacent to the entrance to the library) is operated by volunteers who are members o... Full story
Our state’s economy seems to be improving, slowly. California has a small budget surplus this year as a result of higher than expected tax revenues and recent reports show our unemployment rate has decreased slightly to 8.5 percent. Our small recovery, combined with the economic crisis in Europe, means that California will probably regain its position as the eighth-ranked economy in the world. Our 2012 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) gain of 3.5 percent put us into a tie with Minnesota for the fifth-largest increase in the n...
Living on the West Coast for over a year now, I can truly say, I love living in Fallbrook. I knew that moving from the East Coast would certainly bring changes and adjustments. I also knew full well that I would be living among snakes, lizards, rodents of all kinds, and coyotes. Everyone tells me over and over how we need the coyote; they help keep the rodent population in check and the fruit and vegetable growers would be lost without them. But what happens when these so-called helpful animals, climb fences in broad... Full story
Fallbrook High School PTSA would like to thank the wonderful parents and community members for supporting the many programs at Fallbrook High School this past school year. We’d like to specifically thank Major Market, Northgate Market and Fallbrook Coffee Company for donating food items used during our staff breakfasts, as well as teacher and student trainings. Fresh & Easy was very generous with their Shop for Schools program. The Angel Society donated money towards our student assistance program, and Premiere Color N...
Last week I received my latest bill from the Rainbow Water District for $72.97. Included was a newsletter on which the back side they asked “How much profit does Rainbow make?” On reading the answer of “none,” on the amount of water, I had to laugh out loud. On the bill, $11.80 was for the water (4 units or 2,992 gallons). $61.17 was for operation, maintenance, and fixed fees. That puts the water at 16 percent of the bill and operation, maintenance, and fixed fees at 84 percent of the bill, or over five times the cost of... Full story
