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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Some residents within the Bonsall Unified School District (BUSD) boundaries would like to see a 13-acre site near the future Palomar College campus in Fallbrook used for high school students who could take classes at the community college, but a non-voting item at the Feb. 9 BUSD board meeting noted the obligation to use the site for an elementary school. "There was some question on whether the 13 acres could go toward a high school site," said BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham. "We explained to them that the folks who pu...
BOSTON – Eighteen UC Davis field hockey student-athletes, including Fallbrook resident Tatiana Arias, earned All-America East Academic Honor Roll honors when the conference announced its list of recipients on Feb. 23. To earn honor roll recognition, fall sport student-athletes needed to achieve a 3.0 grade point average or higher....
PALA – Wine lovers are in for a special treat at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16, when Napa Valley’s Girard Winery hosts a Dinner & Wine Tasting in the underground wine cave at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. Doors will open at 7 p.m. - Tickets are available by calling (877) 946-7252 and asking to book the wine dinner. - Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner with wine pairings from Girard’s portfolio of fine wines. - Dining and tasting will start with Maine Peeky Toe Crab – Maine Lobster Louis with Spicy Papaya and Avocado Relish... Full story
FALLBROOK – From Jan. 31 to Feb. 17, fifth grade students from the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District planted 433 native plants in the Los Jilgueros Preserve. Save Our Forest (SOF), a committee of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy (FLC), has been juggling days to avoid the rain and yet plant during the cool months. Environmental Education leader Jean Dooley organized the project and led two full busloads of students from each of the five schools in Fallbrook to the n...
FALLBROOK − Calling all canines! The Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary will host the inaugural Canine Mayor election fundraiser and would like to invite all residents of Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow and De Luz to nominate their fur baby. The "Caninedate" that receives the most votes will have the prestigious honor of becoming Fallbrook's first canine mayor. The top five runners up will become Canine Council Members. The Canine Mayor will serve as goodwill ambassador to all the pets i...
Local organic citrus growers gathered at the Pala Mesa Resort Feb. 22 to discuss their continuing battle with Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and the efforts to prevent the disease Huanglongbing (HLB) from spreading to their groves. The psyllid feed on citrus leaves and stems and can infect the trees with a bacteria that causes HLB. "California has a bug that can transmit a bacteria that kill your trees, and there are limited ways in which we can deal with it at this time," Enrico Ferro, a pest control advisor, told the audience...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors held a hearing on Phase I of the county's comprehensive renewable energy plan February 15 and selected seven items for the Phase II implementation stage. A 4-0 Board of Supervisors vote with Ron Roberts in Washington, DC, approved a program to establish a sustainability task force within the county's existing framework, track community solar and wind energy initiatives within the county, and increase the county's renewable energy generation and use along with transmission and... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Knights of Columbus will hold their annual dinners this month, Fish Fry Fridays and an Irish themed dinner dance. The Fish Fry dinners begin Friday, March 3 and then happen every Friday through April 7. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Diners can get a plate of fried fish, cole slaw and fries for only $8; a salmon plate with veggies for only $9, and a shrimp plate or fried fish-shrimp combo for only $10. The child's plate of fried fish is still only $4. Coffee, tea or water plus ice cream are i...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women’s Connection will host their monthly brunch at the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens on Friday, March 17 from 10 a.m. until noon. Fallbrook resident Renee Barnes, artist, storyteller, and author, will entertain guests by sharing her creative imagination through her beautiful artwork and children’s stories. Women’s ministry leader and guest speaker Cathy Baysinger will cook up a real-life story as she explains how she found, “The Missing I...
FALLBROOK – Ruth Weiss will return on Friday, March 10 as the guest speaker for the Fallbrook Republican Women Federated to report on developments with the Election Integrity Project (EIP). Weiss found great meaning and a second “career” as a volunteer with EIP, which helps steward and oversee the election process. She is the San Diego County Coordinator and statewide Director of Education and Training for EIP, and she works with other volunteers throughout California who believe that with active stewardship and citiz...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Woman’s Club will hear Rachel Mason from the Foundation for Senior Care on Tuesday, March 14. She will discuss the services they provide at the foundation. This will be the “Honoring Our Own” meeting when Woman of the Year and Volunteer of the Year will be awarded. The winners of the Palomar District Festival of the Arts will also be announced. The proposed slate of officers will be presented to the membership to be voted on in April. The Fallbrook Woman’s Club was a sea of red (and pink) to honor Va...
FALLBROOK – Community Outreach will hold an E-waste event in Fallbrook on Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Albertsons on South Mission Road. Proceeds will help provide Christmas food and clothes for at-risk and needy children. For more information, call Mona Davies at (951) 698-7650 or visit www.communityoutreachministry.org and click on "Coming Events."...
FALLBROOK – The Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 will learn the art of lefse making at their meeting on March 11. Lefse is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes, flour, butter, and milk. It is cooked on a large, flat griddle. Janna Armbruster, president of the Grand Lodge and member of Hulda Garborg, will demonstrate how to prepare lefse using long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins. Afterward, members will be able to try their h... Full story
Arthur Paul McCracken, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Lake Forest on January 12. Paul was an engineer with the Pasadena Fire Department for 24 years. He lovingly served Jesus Christ in church ministries, by supporting charities, working for peace and justice, and helping others. He enjoyed traveling, reading and telling jokes, and was a gentle, caring man of honesty and integrity. Paul was preceded in death by his first wife Catherine of 39 years, and is survived by his second wife Cay of 23 years; daughter and...
The Fallbrook Sheriff Senior Volunteer Patrol conducts free perimeter security checks of your residence when you are on vacation. This service is available for residences in Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow and DeLuz. We will check your home for a maximum of 90 days per request. We do not check homes that are for sale, vacant, or homes under construction. Stop by the Sheriff Station, 380 E. Alvarado St. and pick up a form. We look forward to assisting you. Cindy Roark Assistant to Administration Senior Volunteer... Full story
Residents of Morro Hills need to be on the alert. There are mailbox thieves in our area taking anything valuable plus stealing identities. They have been doing this for weeks now and it is ongoing. So, be vigilant and report any thefts to the US Postal Service and the Sheriff's Department. Keep the rural areas of Fallbrook safe. Marianne Doty...
We are owners of a couple of properties that are long term rentals. Twice now, I have found my property on www.Airbnb.com listed by my tenant. Because of these listings we have suffered property damage, excessive wear and tear, and complaints from our neighbors as well as clogged sewers and drains. The only way to determine whether your house is on the website is to click on the area, give them fictitious dates of a stay and scroll through the pictures. There is no way to search for the name of the host or for the address of... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 (R) Last week I joined my Assembly Republican colleagues to introduce the Traffic Relief and Road Improvement Act (TRRIP). Unlike other proposals, our plan will restore and enhance California’s transportation infrastructure, without raising taxes! Since the 1970s our population has almost doubled, but our highway system has not kept pace. Californians pay the second highest gas prices and the highest gas taxes (including cap-and-trade) in the nation. While General Fund spending has i...
The search for a new Fallbrook High School head football coach ended with the selection of Darius Pickett. "I'm excited for the opportunity, and I think I'm at a real good place," said Pickett. "The community is one of the few communities that actually value and enjoy football and rally around the team, so it's exciting for me." Bob Burt coached the Fallbrook varsity squad in 2016. "It was a good experience for me with the players and the parents," said Burt. "I think the...
Approximately 45 aspiring Fallbrook High School boys lacrosse players tried out for the varsity and junior varsity teams Feb. 18, Feb. 20, and Feb. 21. New Fallbrook coach Brian Kimmell kept most of those players; the varsity roster will include nearly two dozen boys while between 16 and 18 players will begin the season on the junior varsity team. "We've got a deeper roster than we did last year," Kimmell said. Although this is Kimmell's first season as the high school coach, he was involved in the Fallbrook youth lacrosse...
Fallbrook High School's girls water polo team reached the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I playoffs. The Warriors began the CIF tournament Feb. 15 with a 9-6 victory over University City, which gave the eighth-seeded Fallbrook squad a Feb. 18 match against top-seeded Vista. The Panthers won that quarterfinal by an 11-4 margin. "I'm very proud and excited about what they accomplished throughout the season," Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond said of his players. The playoff results finalized the Warriors' season record at 16-13....
SAN DIEGO – Not only do electric vehicles (EVs) help to create cleaner air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our community, now the region’s 23,000 EV drivers can enjoy a credit each year on their SDG&E bill. Those who drive an all-electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid EV can now enroll to receive a credit of at least $50 on their SDG&E residential bill. The Electric Vehicle Climate Credit is part of a statewide greenhouse gas reduction program administered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). “We are excit...
Ian Murdock Special to the Village News Set in the racially heated 1950's and 1960's, as well as the Cold War period, "Hidden Figures" lays out – accurately, forcefully and deftly – the true tale of three exceptionally intelligent African American female mathematicians, working in the predominantly white male neighborhood of NASA, and the "race to space." The three leading ladies – Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monai and Taraji P. Henson – as well as Kevin Costner, generate deeply genuine performances, filled with heart, fear, sha...
