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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Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Monday, Oct. 10, is the deadline to apply for the Area 2 open seat on the board of trustees of the Fallbrook Union High School District. The area covers Camp Pendleton and no one sought the seat for the November general election. The vacancy created by a failure to elect must be filled by appointment of the current board. The district has provided public notice of the vacancy and has solicited applications from eligible individuals. At the Sept. 26 board meeting, trustees appointed...
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FALLBROOK – Galaxy of Glass, one of Fallbrook Art Center’s longest running and most popular shows, continues to attract new artists eager to participate as well as collectors and art appreciators alike. Presented in the center’s main exhibition space, The Janice Griffiths Gallery, the show features original glass art created by over 30 West Coast glass artists who were selected to participate. Ten new regional artists have joined the show this year. Using a myriad of processes including hot blown, cast, fused, slumped, carve...
FALLBROOK – It's another new year for Fallbrook Newcomers Club with members enjoying each other and several new activities to kick start September. In addition to the many games, outings and events members have enjoyed previously, the club has added six new activities bringing the monthly total to 17. Now there is Pickleball for exercise enthusiasts, Out On the Town for live theatre and concert buffs, Tasting Tours to explore local wineries, and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, f...
Checking for signs of life on Jack Fry (Joe Porter) are, from left, Gina Abdelrahman (as Claudette Jensen), Mary Fry (Darlene Howard), Kathy Simmons (Diane Von Houten), Cari Garrison (Katie Osbourne), Cianna Garrison (Marcy Andover) and Dean Robinson (Paul Randall) in "Audition for Murder Dinner Theater Murder Mystery," performing at Firehouse Que and Brew, Oct. 9, 10 and 11. To order tickets, visit https://www.curtaincallcompany.com/. Village News/Courtesy...
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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A five-game loss Sept. 30 at Escondido gave Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team a 2-2 Valley League record after four league matches. The Warriors’ overall record became 13-13 with that loss. “They’re up and down,” said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. “We don’t have a lot of consistency.” That inconsistency is often with the availability of players on the roster rather than with the mental focus of Fallbrook’s players. Two of Fallbrook’s players did not compete against Escondido....
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Senior Softball is welcoming new players who are 50 plus years of age. Games are played at Ingold Sports Park Mondays through Thursdays at 4 p.m. with warm ups beginning at 3:30. Each team is scheduled to play two games per week. Potential players must show up for a screening so that proper team placement can be made. Interested players may email Chuck at [email protected]. Additional preliminary information and overview of the league can be f...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The flag football team of Sullivan Middle School began play Sept. 27 at San Marcos Middle School, but the Wildcats lost that 20-0 game. “We had a tough game,” said Sullivan coach John Machado. If everybody is healthy and otherwise available, Sullivan has 20 varsity players and 18 junior varsity members. That was not the case Sept. 27. “Our defense was doing really well, but we had a couple of key players on our offensive line that were missing,” Machado said. The flag football games have ei...
BONSALL – The 2023 Miss Bonsall Pageant Coronation was held Saturday, Sept. 17, at Faith Lutheran Church in Vista. The Miss Bonsall Pageant is a local nonprofit 501c3 organization that promotes community service and mentorship. With two divisions, Miss Teen and Miss, the pageant is the featured fundraiser for a local charity partner. The annual charity of choice is the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary. The pageant held a "People's Choice " award contest to benefit the sanctuary, w...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Dr. Candace Singh, superintendent of the Fallbrook Union Elementary District, will likely be leaving her position. Suzanne Lundin, board president, made the surprise revelation at the beginning of the board's meeting on Monday, Oct. 3. Lundin said the superintendent was leaving for another opportunity but gave no details. "We have recently become aware that Dr. Singh is interested in moving on to the next phase of her career," Lundin...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Can Proposition 13 be reversed, bringing a huge increase on property taxes for homeowners? The 1978 constitutional amendment sets the maximum annual increase in property taxes at 2%, but year after year there are challenges by Democrats to undermine the will of the people. The Village News has been alerted by several residents that they have received a solicitation letter that asked for donations to protect Proposition 13. The letter cited concerns that the state Assembly was...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Propositions 26 and 27, followed by Proposition 1, were reviewed in previous weeks in the paper. The Republican Party urges a no vote on each, while the Democratic Party is mixed – yes on Proposition 1, no on proposition 27, and neutral on Proposition 26. There are seven propositions on the Nov. 8 ballot and the official Republican position is close to unanimous with a no recommendation on all but Proposition 28. That proposition about funding for arts and music garnered a neutral p...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Beginning this week, the North County Transit District has extended its Breeze 306 bus route in Fallbrook further northeast to include direct access to the Fallbrook Food Pantry and Boys and Girls Club. The new service began Sunday, Oct. 2. “This is tremendous for our clientele,” said Carolina Miller, program manager at the food pantry. “We have people living to the south that have had a difficult time getting here since we moved. Now th...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The North County Fire Protection District board approved the 2022-23 NCFPD budget. The board’s 4-0 vote Sept. 27, with Jeff Egkan absent, adopted a $30,470,954 budget which includes deposits to reserves, capital improvements, and contingencies. “We do have a balanced budget for this year, which is good,” said NCFPD Fire Chief Keith McReynolds. The revenue includes money from the fire mitigation fee which is paid by developers to fund the cost of fire department facilities serving the new d...
Robert "Bob" Jacobson of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, formerly of Fallbrook, passed away Aug. 13, 2022. Bob was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Huntington Park, California, the son of Alfred Jacobson and Ursula Langley Jacobson. After graduating from Huntington Park High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served until the end of WWII. After his return to California, he enrolled at Stanford University where he majored in economics and was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity. It... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Six Greater Fallbrook organizations were allocated Community Enhancement or Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants from the County of San Diego during the Sept. 27 San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote allocated $100,000 to the Fallbrook Senior Citizen’s Service Club, $100,000 to The Friends of the Fallbrook Community Center, $80,000 for the Fallbrook Village Association, $75,000 for the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, $50,000 to the Devil Pups org...
Sadly, Betty Lou Cunningham (Felock) Eberly, age 89, passed on Sept. 19, 2022, in Reno, Nevada. Betty is survived by her son, Jon Felock (Vicki Felock); daughter Leslie Brown; seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren and two nephews. She is preceded in death by her first husband Harry Felock, and her husband Howard Eberly; sister Pat Copelan (Richard Copelan); son-in-law Dan Brown. Betty was born March 2, 1933, to parents Jack and Hilda Cunningham in Baraboo, Wisconsin.... Full story
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced Sept. 15 that her office is partnering with San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) to provide a live chat box on the DA’s public website in an effort to support victims of identity crimes. In adding the ability to live chat with the ITRC’s expert advisors to the DA’s website, victims can receive instant assistance on issues related to identity theft, identity fraud and data breaches. The ITRC identity theft advisors will also provide preve...
WASHINGTON – Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Sept. 21 that the agency will host a free, virtual National Cyber Summit on Oct. 26. This cybersecurity forum, a first for the agency, will help introduce American small businesses to tools, tips, and resources to bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure in addition to exploring new trends and challenges entrepreneurs are increasingly facing. "America's small businesses are pivoting to digital technologies and o...
SAN MARCOS – Palomar College is seeking to fill the last remaining vacancy on its Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee, which reviews the expenditure of Proposition M funds. Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28. The Oversight Committee is made up of a legally mandated combination of citizens, including two members of the community at-large, one of which is the seat now being filled. Approved by voters in 2006, Prop. M is a $694 million bond m...
Matthew Baugh, a Marine Corps veteran, is on duty as a security guard at the Fallbrook Airpark. He is checking in and talking with his supervisor on the phone to let him know that the airpark is operating without incidents. Village News/David Landry photo... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Along the western edge of Olive Hill Road in Fallbrook, there's a 2.5-acre farm that is growing a very special crop. Nick and Mindy Kinnier bought the property in May 2021 with the vision of creating an educational experience, centered around nature and farm life, to help in the development of young minds. The couple, who moved here from Orange County, transformed the 2,000 square-foot-barn into a classroom for Gathered Oak Farm, which h...
BONSALL – In December 2021, the Bonsall Education Foundation gave the Questers Live Oak Chapter a tour of the Bonsall Schoolhouse. Shortly thereafter, BEF learned that the schoolhouse had been selected as the Questers' project of the year for 2022. Questers was founded in 1944 by Jessie Elizabeth Bardens to help boost morale for a public that was weary of war. It is a nonprofit whose mission is to support the preservation and restoration of memorials, historic buildings and l...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas & Electric is unveiling its latest wildfire mitigation and resiliency advancements while urging its customers to prepare for possible wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs during the region’s Santa Ana wind season, which is typically between September and December. Wildfire season is now year-round in California, however, the risk for wildfires in Southern California especially increases when seasonal Santa Ana winds become more active. This time of year is referred to as peak wildfire season. ...
