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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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EL CAJON (CNS) - A funeral for former San Diego Padres catcher turned San Diego Police Department Officer Dan Walters was held today in El Cajon more than one year after his death. ``My ask of my brothers and sisters never forget Dan Walters,'' SDPD Chief David Nisleit told mourners at Shadow Mountain Church. ``Never forget the sacrifice Dan Walters made. Never forget what Dan Walters stood for." Walters died April 23, 2020, from complications of injuries he suffered in a 2003 shootout. He was 53. ``While time buries the... Full story
VISTA (CNS) - A man test-driving an SUV carjacked it from a dealership employee, authorities said today. The crime occurred at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, when the suspect took a white 2018 Audi SUV for a test spin at Norm Reeves Honda Superstore at 401 W. Vista Way, San Diego Sheriff's Department spokesman Chris Lawrence said. A female dealership employee accompanied him. About a block from the dealership, Lawrence said, the suspect pulled into a church parking lot and demanded that the employee exit the vehicle. She was not... Full story
WASHINGTON – FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will test the nation's public alert and warning systems at 2:20 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, August 11. FEMA regularly tests the public alert and warning systems to assess the operational readiness of the supporting infrastructure. The tests also help identify any needed technological and administrative improvements to the systems. This week's testing will be the sixth test of the nationwide public alert and w... Full story
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of a 33-year-old Escondido man at a nursery, authorities said today. Sheriff's deputies and fire personnel responded at about 8 p.m. Saturday to a nursery in the 5400 block of Rainbow Creek Road in Fallbrook where a man was the victim of an assault, according to Homicide Lt. Thomas Seiver of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. They found Ismael Alberto Resendiz stabbed, Seiver...
Tonight, Aug 7, there were two accidents about one hour apart at 3950 S. Mission that involved DUI drivers, according to CHP Officer Juan Escobar. THe driver was cited and transported to Palomar Hospital. The first collision was a single-vehicle accident at 8:11 pm, "with minor injury and the driver was DUI," said Officer Escobar. The second accident at 9:19 pm at the same location was between two vehicles. "The second collision there were no injuries, but the driver of one... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association's guest artist for their Aug. 21 meeting will be Susan Keith. The critique, one work per person, will start at 9:30 a.m. at Crossway Church, at the corner of Reche and Stage Coach. Keith will then do a watercolor demonstration followed by a workshop after the lunch break. Call Carol Reardon to reserve your place, 760-221-5577. Keith is a native of California, born in Los Angeles. At a very early age, she showed an interest in the a... Full story
At 3:40 am on Aug 7, a water emergency was reported at 1043 E. Mission Rd. North County Fire Protection District was on scene as well as Fallbrook Public Utility District. This is a story in progress. More will be reported as information is available.... Full story
Rebecca Marshall Farnbach Special to the Village News On July 24, the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce awarded Pat Comerchero a Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership in building and directing Professor Pennypickle's Workshop in the heart of Old Town Temecula. This small woman with a huge heart for children and for the community conceptualized the highly imaginative museum that stretches each visitor's understanding of our universe through the sensory experiences... Full story
FALLBROOK – The sixth annual Find Magnified Show at the Fallbrook Art Center features new hand-crafted works by regional artists. This exhibition and sale offers affordable, artful gifts in various mediums including jewelry, ceramics, glass, textiles, cards, and more. New items arrive daily. The art center is open daily through Sept. 5, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays, noon-3 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The art center is located at 103 S. Main a... Full story
The families of eight Marines and one sailor who died when their amphibious assault vehicle sank off the Southern California coast last summer plan to sue the manufacturer of the vehicle that resembles an armored seafaring tank, their lawyers announced July 29, a day before the anniversary of the accident. BAE Systems knew for a decade or more about a design defect that makes it nearly impossible for troops to open the cargo hatches and escape the 26-ton amphibious vehicles wh... Full story
FALLBROOK – A cyclone has struck the ScareCREW's workshop. They are feverishly working to complete the Wizard of Oz and the Ring Around the Rosy themed scarecrow characters for Fallbrook Scarecrow Days Oct. 1-31. In 2012, three dedicated ladies formed the original ScareCREW. They based their idea on another community where scarecrows were displayed in the month of October. With limited knowledge of scarecrow building, they created Fallbrook Scarecrow Days. It became a c...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The North Valley Outlawz basketball club team consisting of Fallbrook High School and Bonsall High School players placed fourth at the West Coast National Championship tournament July 15-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. "We did great," said North Valley Outlawz head coach Moe Golshani. Golshani is also Fallbrook High School's head boys basketball coach. The Warriors' CIF season ended June 1 with a loss in the Division IV playoffs....
Derick Moore Special to the Village Team USA sent 613 athletes from 46 states to this summer's 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which were postponed a year due to the pandemic. California, the most populous state, sendt the most (126), but Colorado sent more per capita (5.9 per million). The full roster of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team shows athletes by state, including their name, sport, hometown and event(s), https://www.teamusa.org/tokyo-2020-olympic-games/meet-team-usa/athletes....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego High School Sports Association annually honors a male athlete and a female athlete from each CIF San Diego Section member school. The award is called the Senior Student-Athlete, but Bonsall High School had no senior girls on any of the Legionnaires' 2020-21 athletic teams, so freshman Mahala Sayler was chosen as Bonsall's girls student-athlete of the year. "It was a real honor and honestly a real surprise for me," Sayler said....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The second race of the 2021 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club summer meet ended with San Luis Rey Training Center colts finishing first and second, although a stewards' decision reversed the order of how the horses finished on the track. Hiding the Brick finished a nose ahead of Flash of Genius. A photo finish determined the winner, and then a stewards' inquiry determined that Hiding the Brick and jockey Cesar Ortega had interfered with Flash of Genius and rider Flavien Prat in the stretch. Hiding the...
Frank Brines ARS Master Consulting Rosarian Summer is certainly upon us – and based on past experience, it's only going to get hotter before it gets cooler. (I didn't need to tell you that at the beginning of August, did I?) 2021 is and has been very unusual weather-wise, breaking records all over the globe. Since high summer temperatures and less-than-ideal conditions for roses are inevitable for the next couple of months, let's get ready! Stroll through your gardens in t...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Junior Olympics water polo tournament took place July 22-25 in Orange County, and six players from Fallbrook competed with the Pacific Polo club in that tournament. Kai Maestas, Doug Pearce, Ian Ritchie, and Kayden Trafford played for the boys 18-and-under team. Grant Fukunaga and Calvin Martin were members of the boys 14-and-under team. "Junior Olympics was a success for both the 14 and the 18 boys," said Pacific Polo coach Heather Calvin. The positions are based on brackets which reflect...
FALLBROOK – At its June General Meeting the Fallbrook Garden Club installed the newly elected officers for 2021-2022 and announced the awards for 2020-2021. FGC Awards: Members of the Year – Jim, Jessica and Julia Lyle Scholarship winner – Sydney Breese, Fallbrook High School senior California Garden Clubs, Inc. Awards (CGCI consists of 19,68 statewide clubs) Blue Ribbon Certificate of Achievement Website – First place Membership Promotion – First place Yearbook – Third place...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance received a donation of $1,626.11 from one of Fallbrook's newest business partners, Fallbrook Ace Hardware. The money was collected during the month of June, when customers were asked if they would like to "round up" their purchase, donating the change to FBA. FBA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, in partnership with community organizations, maintains and beautifies the community by initiating and maintaining projects to e... Full story
Kim Harris Managing Editor The governors of California and Nevada called for more federal firefighting assistance last week as they toured the region blackened by the lightning-sparked Tamarack Fire, one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes. Battling multiple large-scale fires with limited resources, the U.S. Forest Service decided in early July to let dozens of lightning fires burn, including the Tamarack Fire. This is something that could have been avoided had firefighters not been stretched so...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Dr. George Megahy Simpson, a Fallbrook resident for seven years, is looking forward to a birthday celebration next month with many of his friends and some of the psychiatrists he has mentored. He turns 95 on Sept. 28. Simpson, a noted American in the advancement of psychiatric drug research, was born in Scotland and received a degree in biochemistry from Glasgow University in 1948. He received his medical degree from Liverpool...
Katie Cadiao County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego is reminding San Diegans that Cool Zones are available throughout the region to help them beat the heat this summer. The County operates 16 Cool Zones at various locations, including libraries, recreation centers and senior centers across the region. Cool Zones are free, air-conditioned locations where people can go to cool down. Some of the locations are operating with extended or weekend hours. Fallbrook's Cool Zone is the Fallbrook Community... Full story
FALLBROOK – Viviana Lasley, 16, of Fallbrook, is one of seven winners of the "Our Health is Worth a Shot" creative arts contest sponsored by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Department's "Live Well San Diego Program. Her entry entitled "mRna for the Win," was a multi-media art poster depicting various scientific aspects of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lasley's art project as well as the other winning projects will be used by the County to promote awareness of vaccine p... Full story
PASADENA – As part of its ongoing work to fight food insecurity and support families and kids during the COVID-19 pandemic, No Kid Hungry California has announced an additional $2.08 million in grants to nonprofits and schools across California providing free meals. Since March 2020, No Kid Hungry California has provided more than $12.1 million in grants to 206 school districts and community organizations to help ensure California families have food on the table, which also helps support students’ success in the classroom. “W... Full story
