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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FALLBROOK – As one of the first students to set foot inside a classroom at Palomar College's new Fallbrook Education Center, Melissa Barrera graduated high school with perfect timing. In spring 2018, when Barrera was finishing her senior year at Fallbrook High, the college was putting the final touches on an education center that would bring a range of in-demand classes and programs within reach. "Palomar made it possible for me to take my first year of college tuition-free a...
The Vallecitos School District board voted to extend the contract of Vallecitos School District superintendent and Vallecitos Elementary School principal Maritza Koeppen. A 5-0 vote, Aug. 13, approved a three-year contract for Koeppen with an annual salary of $144,084. The contract is retroactive to July 1, and is effective through June 30, 2022. “I’m excited to be on board with Vallecitos for another three years and I look forward to working with the board and the community,” Koeppen said. The new contract amount equat...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Citizens Crime Prevention Committee is seeking adults to serve as mentors for its upcoming 2019-2020 GANAS mentoring program. In 2005, the committee, under the leadership of local resident Pat Braendel, recognized the need to deal with negative influences in the area and created GANAS as a community outreach program. GANAS, which stands for "guide, advise, nurture and support," provides a once-a-week positive meeting environment for children 7-14 year...
The Vallecitos School District approved an agreement with the Palomar Community College District to provide English as a second language classes to community members on the Vallecitos Elementary School campus. The 5-0 Vallecitos board vote, Aug. 13, approved the facilities agreement for the use of the Rainbow elementary school. The classes will be taught by Palomar College staff at no charge to the parents or other community members. “We are very excited,” Maritza Koeppen, superintendent of Vallecitos School District and pri...
VISTA – Vista Valley Country Club has announced the appointment of its new executive chef, Ryan Gilbert. Gilbert was born and raised in San Diego. He graduated from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco in 2005. Gilbert spent the next several years honing his craft at the award-winning Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa as sous chef under celebrity chef C. Barclay Dodge of El Bulli in Spain and Restaurants Bosq and Mogador in Aspen, Colorado. Gilbert continued his ascen...
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Kyarra Harris Special to Village News Statistics show that more than half of young adults with autism remain unemployed or unenrolled in higher education after finishing high school, according to Autism Speaks. D'Vine Path seeks to change that statistic with their program to help young adults with high-functioning autism and Asperger's gain employment and social skills. Established on the Batali Ranch owned by Lenila and Brent Batali, students gain skills with the hands on...
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron of Escondido announced her bill, Assembly Bill 1398, to require transparency from the San Diego Association of Governments when spending taxpayer funds. The bill will require SANDAG to hold a series of public meetings and earn the approval of two-thirds of voters before making substantial changes to its spending plan. “Unfortunately, SANDAG cannot be trusted to look out for people in all parts of our diverse county,” Waldron said. “Our community deserves confide...
FALLBROOK – College and Career Center coordinator Pamela Cain and George Herring, an English International Baccalaureate teacher, IB coordinator and film class teacher, were honored by Rotary Club of Fallbrook as September's Fallbrook Union High School District Employees of the Month. The recognition program is spearheaded by Tony O'Brien, youth protection officer for Rotary Club of Fallbrook. "FUHSD is fortunate to have employees dedicated to the continuous pursuit of e...
The San Diego County board of supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday, Sept. 10, to continue exploring the idea of getting into the business of buying and selling electricity. Supervisors Kristin Gaspar and Jim Desmond opposed the motion. The action came after a feasibility study/business plan was presented to the board on the pros and cons of community choice energy also known as Community Choice Aggregation. CCA programs allow cities and counties to buy and/or generate electricity...
HEMET – The U.S. Census Bureau is now recruiting hundreds of temporary census takers in San Diego, in advance of its nonresponse follow-up operation for the 2020 census. The pay rate is $20.50 per hour. Apply online at www.2020census.gov/jobs. The primary purpose of the nonresponse follow-up operation is to count people in person at housing units who have not self-responded to the decennial census questionnaire. Census takers visit and enumerate those households. This operation requires more field workers than any other o...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Clemente High School officials have confirmed that a racial slur was directed at a student from San Diego's Lincoln High and offensive comments were made in the stands toward visiting fans and students during a Sept. 13 football game between the schools. San Clemente principal Chris Carter sent a letter Friday to the Lincoln and San Clemente high school communities that said "based on our extensive investigation, we were able to confirm that two individuals in the restroom used a racial epithet when... Full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It had all the makings of a massacre. Six guns, including a Colt AR-15 rifle. About 1,000 rounds of ammunition. A bulletproof vest. And an angry Southern California man who threated to kill his co-workers at a hotel and its guests. But a concerned colleague intervened, alerting authorities who arrested 37-year-old Rodolfo Montoya, a cook at the Long Beach Marriott hotel, the next day and discovered the arsenal where he lived in a rundown motor home parked near industrial buildings. In the weeks after three... Full story
A brush fire off Interstate 15 Sunday, Sept. 15, has been contained at 5 acres, Cal Fire San Diego officials said. The fire burned 3 acres in the 2000 block of Rainbow Glen Road in Rainbow. Cal Fire reported at 3:30 p.m. that the forward rate of spread has been stopped. "Ground crews will now transition to mop-up and containment operations," Cal Fire said. At 4:46 p.m. Cal Fire announced that any residents displaced by the fire could return to their homes and that no road...
BONSALL – The Rotary Club of Bonsall held their annual "Giving Back Day." That is the day they award funds to the charities they support, from the Wine, Brews and Blues Festival, which is their major fundraiser. This past year, the WBB raised over $50,000 and netted over $25,000 that we use to support our local Fallbrook and Bonsall charities. The club awarded funds to: The Fallbrook Foundation for Senior Care; Love on Your Back, which provides healthy meals to students in n...
Fallbrook resident Dale Stewart lives to serve. The retired Oceanside firefighter has affected the lives of thousands of people over his 29 years of service, he was a Boy Scout leader for 13 years, serves with a couple of trauma intervention programs, and has been involved with The Burn Institute for a long time. He served as an announcer for the Fallbrook Union High School baseball team while his son was in school. Recently, Stewart decided to serve his community on a much...
SAN DIEGO - Barron Hilton, the hotelier and philanthropist who led the Hilton hotel chain -- and the founding owner of the San Diego Chargers - has died in Los Angeles at age 91. Hilton, who succeeded his father, Conrad Hilton, as president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corp. in 1966 and served in that capacity for 30 years, died Thursday at his home, according to an obituary provided by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. He was invited by his father to join... Full story
FALLBROOK – Hope Clinic for Women, formerly Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center, will host their annual Walk 4 Life called "Hope Walks" at Live Oak County Park at 2746 Reche Road, in Fallbrook, Saturday, Oct. 5. This year, along with the no-cost, family-friendly walk, HCW will sponsor an obstacle course for "kids" of all ages throughout the park. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk at 9:30 a.m. Parking is free to participants; they should mention they are attending t...
The San Diego County office of emergency services introduced new efforts to better prepare the region for a disaster, with a specific focus on wildfires. The first is the county resiliency program, which analyzes existing emergency capability and response plans looking for potential gaps and solutions to further reduce risk to communities. The county also updated the regional operational area recovery plan, a comprehensive plan involving all key partners for the restoration of essential services and economic recovery in the...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council sponsored a workday July 27, which resulted in the removal of dense brush, tree branches and undergrowth from a residence in the De Luz area to help create a defensible space around the home and removal of fire hazardous materials around the property as a part of the brush abatement program sponsored by the council. The effort was supported by members of the council, eight volunteers from the U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton. In addition to these volunteers, t...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. There are challenges with Iran, North Korea, the Afghan Taliban, Israel and the Palestinians — not to mention a number of trade pacts. Some are inching forward. Some have stalled. Trump has said repeatedly that he is in "no rush" to wrap up the deals. But negotiations take time. He is nearly three years into his presidency and... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — It's no joker. The night sky all over the world is lighting up Saturday with an illumination of the famed bat insignia to mark a special anniversary for Batman. DC Comics is carrying off a celebration of Batman Day to mark the 80th anniversary of the appearance of crimefighter Bruce Wayne and his masked hidden identity. Fan gatherings are planned all over the world. But the most ambitious party plan is the illumination of the Batman signal. It will start at Fed Square in Melbourne, Australia. It will also a... Full story
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sunday in a ceremony likely to become a going-away party for HBO's "Game of Thrones,'' a heavy favorite to continue stuffing its already crowded trophy case. The celebrated fantasy drama, which debuted in 2011 and ended its 73-episode run on May 19, already holds the record for scripted series with 57 Emmy wins -- including the 10 it collected last weekend during the Creative Arts Emmy Award... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres fired manager Andy Green on Saturday, Sept. 21, executive vice president/general manager A.J. Preller said. "I want to thank Andy for his tireless work and dedication to the Padres over the last four seasons,'' Preller said. "This was an incredibly difficult decision, but one we felt was necessary at this time to take our organization to the next level and expedite the process of bringing a championship to San Diego. Our search for a new... Full story
FALLBROOK - A spot fire in Fallbrook reported at approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 was quickly dealt with by firefighters before the fire could damage nearby buildings. The fire appeared to have been located near a vacant storefront next to the old McDonald's location on the 1000 block of South Main Avenue. Firefighters appeared to get the blaze under control within 20 minutes. No information about what started the blaze was available. No injuries were reported.... Full story
