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Village News Staff Editor's note: Private Investigator Tony Campbell with AC Investigations is assisting Village News with its in-depth probe of this story. Friends close to Nicholas Burg, who was arrested on July 16 for the murder of Robert Pierce, 56, believe he is innocent and the real killer may still be on the loose. Nicholas Burg advocates point out that while he has priors for DUI and theft of vehicles, he has no violent priors and in their mind it is highly unlikely...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Aug. 20 football game at Fallbrook High School began the season both for Fallbrook and for University City High School, which won the contest. University City prevailed by a 48-7 margin. The Centurions had a 12-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and held the Warriors scoreless for the final three periods. "There was a lot too little," said Fallbrook High Head Coach Troy Everhart. "It was a fundamentally poorly executed game on our...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Forty-three veterans from Fallbrook were recognized by Congressman Darrell Issa on Aug. 2 at a Vietnam Veteran Commemoration and Service Pinning event in Temecula. Issa held similar events on Aug. 9 in Escondido and El Cajon. At the three sites, 340 Vietnam veterans were honored with 641 people in attendance. The total attendance at the Temecula event was 215, with 96 veterans recognized. Fallbrook resident Wayne Taylor, who served in th...
CAMP PENDLETON – Elizabeth Peace, Marine Corps spouse, federal employee and child advocate, was crowned Mrs. California America 2021 on Aug. 14 at the Fox Events Center in Redlands. She'll represent the Golden State when she goes on to compete for the national title of Mrs. America in Las Vegas in November. Peace, age 41 and mother of two boys, competed to bring awareness to the No. 1 health epidemic facing children: child sexual abuse. Every 73 seconds someone in the U...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The County of San Diego has joined the Action for Spent Fuel Solutions Now coalition which seeks to remove the spent fuel from the former San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Aug. 17 adopted a resolution authorizing the County of San Diego to join the coalition. The vote also authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to enter into negotiations with the coa...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Parents and anyone interested have a new tool to check if there are COVID-19 cases at any school in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. A web page, fuesd.org/coviddashboard, shows cases in the district, school-by-school, with the number of both students and staff. For example, the dashboard report dated Aug. 19, said there were 775 employees and 4,375 students, with one active case of an employee and two active cases of in-person students. The three cases were at La Paloma,...
Julie Reeder Publisher SAN DIEGO – In a heated hours long public comment period during the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, Aug. 17, at least 120 people addressed the supervisors. The speakers, including some doctors, nurses and professionals, were making their objections known regarding coronavirus pandemic restrictions and mandates. Most of the speakers very passionately stated their reasons for not supporting mandates regarding vaccines, masks (...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Being a snoopy neighbor may have a bad ring to it, but it can also be a good thing if you're in a Neighborhood Watch program. "I've never experienced it in a bad way," said Heather Mitchell, crime prevention specialist at the Sheriff's Fallbrook station. "I call it being a good neighbor." Mitchell has been assigned to Fallbrook for only a couple of months but is working closely with several residential areas in establishing Neighborhood...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Fallbrook Community Planning Group approved recommendations on the county's proposed cannabis ordinance revisions. During the Aug. 16 meeting, the planning group recommended a 1,000-foot separation between dispensaries and sensitive sites and also recommended that dispensaries not be allowed in the Fallbrook Village zones. The sensitive sites are defined as public and private schools, child care centers, parks, playgrounds, sports activity venues, libraries, and churches. "We figured it...
FALLBROOK – A state appellate court panel upheld the first-degree murder conviction today for a 29-year-old Fallbrook man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend. Oscar Rodas was convicted by a Vista jury last year and sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing fellow Fallbrook resident Yesenia Becerril on Nov. 1, 2018. Becerril, 20, was found by San Diego County sheriff's deputies at 12:45 a.m. on the ground in the 1100 block of South Vine Street. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon a...
By Rick Monroe Attributing a mailer coordinated by Reclaim California, the group seeking a recall of the president of the Fallbrook Union High School District board reported a jump in the number of signatures collected to get it on the ballot. “We have a way to go, but it seems people are just becoming aware, and the interest in this recall is picking up momentum,” said Heidi Roderick, chairperson of the organization Reclaim Fallbrook Schools. “We have more and more people reaching out to us every day now asking how they...
SAN DIEGO – Local volunteers are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery are remembered this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 3.000 participating locations, will be on Saturday, Dec. 18. On Saturday, Sept. 4, the committee of Wreaths Across America – Miramar National Cemetery will be hosting a Ride for Wreaths Poker Run. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at San Diego Harley Davidson 4645 Mor...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts are seeking to switch water suppliers to save ratepayers money, and this issue continues to be studied by an outside consultant hired by the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO. The consultant, Dr. Michael Hanemann, gave a partial update on his progress at the Aug. 16 meeting of an advisory committee established by LAFCO. There was a robust discussion between the San Diego County Water Authority, and the Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts. Both d... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Field hockey play for Fallbrook High School began Aug. 19, and the Warriors won both the varsity game and the junior varsity match. The Warriors hosted Chaparral High School. The score of the varsity game was 5-2, and the junior varsity prevailed by a 2-0 margin. "Very nice," said Fallbrook coach Debbie Berg. Fallbrook began the season with 18 girls on the varsity roster and 14 players on the junior varsity, although that includes one player...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Mo Forza, who is stabled at the San Luis Rey Training Center when he is not at the track where he is racing, won the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile stakes Aug. 21 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The Del Mar Mile was a one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds and upward. Mo Forza did not lead until overtaking Smooth Like Strait in the stretch. Mo Forza won by a head over Smooth Like Strait, who finished a length in front of third-place Hit the Road. The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The coronavirus shutdown delayed the start of all CIF sports for the 2020-21 season, so girls volleyball didn't begin until March 2021 and there were no tournaments. The 2021-22 season includes tournaments, and Fallbrook High School reached the Silver Division finals of the Aug. 20-21 Varsity Classic tournament hosted by Westview High School. Fallbrook's 3-4 record in the tournament gave the Warriors a 4-4 season record. Fallbrook's season began Aug. 19 with a road win against The O'Farrell...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School FFA is once again hosting their famous Tri-Tip BBQ dinners before all home football games. This will be the 21st year of serving delicious dinners. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Agriculture department, which is located at the east end of the football field. The next home game and dinner is Friday, Aug. 26. Each meal includes tri-tip, beans, salad, dinner roll and a drink. The price for each dinner is $12. For more information, call the Ag department at 760-723-6300 e... Full story
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors honored area volunteers after the Aug. 17 meeting. Supervisor Jim Desmond's honorees included Jackie Heyneman, a founding member of the Save Our Forest Committee within the Fallbrook Land Conservancy. For over 50 years, Heyneman has spoken for the trees by preserving, planting, and caring for thousands of trees throughout Fallbrook. She leads monthly volunteer activities, including tree planting and beautification in c... Full story
FALLBROOK – Purchasing a home now will give you an opportunity to get the lowest mortgage rates in history. You may be thinking of making a transition – to a bigger home, to a retirement home, or to a different neighborhood among other things. And perhaps, you may be wondering if you have to sell your current home in order to buy another. One Southern California homeowner asked, “I have a $250,000 mortgage balance and I want to purchase a new home. Do I have to sell my current property to qualify for a real estate loan?... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Diego County declined .6% from June to July – from $865,000 to $860,000 – but is up 19.6% from July 2020, when it was $719,000, a real estate group reported Aug. 17. Total sales of existing single-family homes in the county were down 7.4% from June, but up 1.4% from July 2020, according to the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, closed escrow sales dipped 1.6% from June to July and were down 2% from a year ago, when 437,890 homes...
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a partnership announced Aug. 17 between the county's Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority. The program could save money for residential, commercial and agricultural customers who make landscape upgrades designed to improve the region's climate resilience and reduce the flow of pollutants into waterways. “Drought conditions across the west are a r...
FALLBROOK – This fall, college students are returning to campus, many for the first time in over a year, marking the start of new classes, new friends, and new living spaces. Through their annual Campus Fire Safety for Students campaign, the National Fire Protection Association and The Center for Campus Fire Safety are working together to ensure living spaces are as safe as possible for students heading back to school this September. Campus Fire Safety Month raises awareness about the threat of fire among college students i... Full story
FALLBROOK – Members of the Fallbrook Chorale are starting rehearsals and asking area singers to join them as they begin preparations for their Christmas Concert, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11, at SonRise Community Church. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Crossway Community Church (formerly Community Baptist), 731 S. Stage Coach Lane. On the first night, newcomers are asked to arrive early at 6 p.m. t... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Climate Action Team will present a talk about nuclear power on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. David Hollenbach, the speaker, is a retired NASA scientist. He will present a little history, a little science, a little personal anecdotes, and not be too political. He will hit on climate change, new ideas for nuclear, and a little bit on storage. The talk is a pro and con. "The option beyond solar and wind is either nuclear or storage, and I lean to t... Full story
