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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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Rainbow Municipal Water District certified the Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for Rainbow’s water and sewer master plan. A 4-0 Rainbow board vote Aug. 30, with Miguel Gasca absent, approved the PEIR and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the district’s Water and Sewer Facilities Plan. The PEIR may be used for many of the individual projects. Rainbow’s Water and Sewer Facilities Plan includes 28 water system projects, 10 sewer system projects, maintenance activiti...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Last year, the Rainbow Municipal Water District board approved a professional services contract with Hoch Consulting to design the Hutton and Turner pump stations. On Aug. 30, the board amended the contract to add the Dentro De Lomas Pump Station to the work. The 4-0 vote, with Miguel Gasca absent, authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute a change order adding $299,061 to the original $166,149 amount and adding the scope of services necessary for the third pump station. The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Assessing a genre to describe the Steve Miller Band may result in a declaration that Steve Miller and his musicians are variety artists. Songs such as “Rock’n Me,” “Jungle Love,” and “Jet Airliner” could qualify as rock and roll; “Take the Money and Run” could be considered Southern rock; “The Stake” (sometimes called “Nobody Loves You”) brings blues to the band’s melodies; “Fly Like an Eagle” has elements of folk music; “The Joker” could be designated as a pop song, and “Abracadabra” has a ti...
Katie Cadiao County of San Diego Communications Office How have you been feeling lately? It's an important question we should all ask each other – and ourselves – from time to time to ensure continued emotional well-being. The county hosted its annual Check Your Mood Day Oct. 6 to encourage San Diegans to get screened for depression and assess their mental health. This year's event was held in conjunction with National Depression Screening Day. As part of Check Your Mood Day...
FALLBROOK – North County Parkinson's Support Group Fallbrook invites all those interested to join their monthly Parkinson's Support Group meeting, Friday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to noon at the Fallbrook Regional Health and Wellness Center, 1636 E. Mission Road. This month’s speaker will be Marty Azevedo, RDN, from the Davis Phinney Foundation, who will talk about “What's It All About and Aware and Care.” Acevedo is the former director of Food and Nutrition, Environmental Services, and Patient Transportation at Tri-City Medical...
Mark DiVecchio Special to the Village News Introduction: The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance is inspired by the International Dark-Sky Association, the leading organization combating light pollution worldwide, to pursue certification for Fallbrook as an International Dark Sky Community. IDA is the recognized authority for night sky protection and has taken the lead in identifying and publicizing the negative impacts of artificial light at night on human health, wildlife and... Full story
FALLBROOK – Labeling yourself a "homeowner" really has a nice ring to it, right? Not only that but there are many other pros to this new role. Here are the major advantages of owning a home. You can create your dream home You have the freedom to make changes in your living space, without risking your deposit. From something easy like painting a bedroom or something complicated like a kitchen remodel, you can edit your home as you see fit. Home improvements can give the home a...
Bob Hillery CR Properties Wannabe home buyers are hoping for a full on housing market crash because prices have zoomed up so fast. Regardless of what buyers wish for though, we're unlikely to have a repeat of the crash we experienced from 2008 to 2014 when house prices fell by double digit percentages from their 2007 peak. Prices "might go down a little bit, but a crash I consider to be more than 10% decline in home values, and that seems far-fetched right now," said Daryl... Full story
Dr. Megan Johnson McCullough Special to the Village News Avocado is the main ingredient found in guacamole; it's also a topper for salads, on a sandwich or wrap, and even in smoothies. The Hass is the most common variety in the U.S. Each serving is packed with 20 vitamins and minerals, potassium, folate, and lutein. Potassium helps control blood pressure, folate is needed for cellular repair, and lutein is good for the eyes. These green fruits also contain vitamins B, C, and...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved rent adjustments for four leases at Fallbrook Community Airpark. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote Sept. 28 authorized the lease amendments with Aircraft Hangar Management, LLC, Fallbrook Air Service, Inc., L18 Airpark, LLC, and Murray Investment Company. The supervisors also found the leasing of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of former use to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. The r...
SAN DIEGO – Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced his office started mailing more than 1 million 2022-2023 secured property tax bills Oct. 3. “Property taxes fund essential county and city services,” said McAllister. “Public health, public schools, and many more critical services are funded by these tax dollars, so we encourage taxpayers to pay their taxes as early as possible. This year we expect to generate $8.06 billion in property taxes.” All 1,011,364 secured tax bills are available now at sdttc.com to view a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Over 100 players enjoyed a day of golf at Journey at Pechanga, Friday, Sept. 30. Winning the golf tournament with only a one-point difference made for good-natured competition on the course with some fun ribbing between the teams. The event which ended with a savory banquet, helped raise over $60,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of North County. According to Golf Now, Journey at Pechanga is a "Bring your A Game" type of course and the golfers loved the challenge. With a...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Prior to the Oct. 7 football games, Valley Center High School and Fallbrook High School were the final two Valley League teams undefeated in league play. The two teams played each other at Valley Center High School, and Fallbrook's 42-22 win gave the Warriors sole possession of first place. "We're happy to get a good win out of it," said Fallbrook head coach Ross Johnson. Fallbrook is in sole possession of first place in the Valley League...
Fallbrook High School’s boys cross country team began Valley League competition Sept. 30 with a fourth-place result at the league cluster meet at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. “It went really, really well,” said Fallbrook head coach Marco Arias. Team scores utilize the positions of a school’s first five finishers; the sixth and seventh runners are not scored but can add points to opponents’ totals. San Pasqual’s boys won the meet with 47 points. Mission Hills had 66 points for second place. Ramona was third with 69 points....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School FFA is hosting their famous Tri-Tip BBQ dinners before this week’s football game, which is Homecoming. 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, Oct. 15. Each meal includes tri-tip, beans, salad, dinner roll and a drink. The price for each dinner is $15. For more information, call the Ag department at 760-723-6300 ext. 2508 or just show up. This is a fun... Full story
FALLBROOK – Naomi Adams was recently named the Postmaster of the Fallbrook Post Office. She replaces former Fallbrook Postmaster Elizabeth Flores, who moved on to another postal facility. As Fallbrook Postmaster, Adams supervises 68 employees and oversees retail services at the Fallbrook Post Office and the daily distribution of mail on 28 delivery routes and to more than 2,200 PO Boxes at her facility. Adams is a 16-year postal employee who began her career as a clerk and most recently served as a supervisor at the F...
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office Voter information pamphlets are on the way to San Diego County’s 1.9 million registered voters for the Nov. 8 Statewide General Election. If your voter registration is up to date, the Registrar of Voters office says you should have received the pamphlet by Oct. 7. The pamphlet contains important election information such as voting options, election deadlines, candidate statements and more. It also includes a sample of your official ballot. You may use the sample ballot t... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook driver Jeff Gearhart finished fourth in Barona Speedway's Pure Stocks main event Sept. 17. "I had a nice clean race, no contact with anybody," Gearhart said. Gearhart finished second in his heat race. Jashua Wipperman of Poway began that heat on the pole with Gearhart starting on the outside of the front row. Wipperman took the initial lead and was in front for the remainder of the eight-lap race. Gearhart stayed in second. "Heat...
Fallbrook Sheriff Deputy Gerry Hernandez has been in law enforcement for five years, four years with the central jail in San Diego and one year here in Fallbrook. Hernandez is checking on a vehicle registration on his patrol vehicle's computer; the results came back all clear. Village News/David Landry photo... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District will be obtaining a new roll-up door for the district’s garage. The BUSD board voted 5-0 Sept. 13 to approve the purchase and installation agreement with Vortex Doors for a commercial roll-up door. Vortex, which is based in San Marcos, will be paid $6,824.50 for the materials and work. On two recent occasions, the roll-up garage door on the grounds building became stuck and would not close. “We’ve got an old maintenance yard,” said BUSD superin...
BONSALL - The 2023 Miss Bonsall pageant held a "People's Choice " award contest to benefit the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary, where donors cast $1 per vote for their favorite candidate. The pageant organization also promoted its "Pageanting with Purpose" program, asking that all families, guests, and candidates bring a donation item for the animals. The response was overwhelming and the ladies collected over 450 pounds of donation items, and $635 in "vote" donations, that were... Full story
Betty Hall, loving and beloved community member of Fallbrook for over 50 years, passed away Oct. 6, 2022. Betty was born in a family farmhouse in Kopperl, Texas to her parents Sidney and Maude White on Sept. 17, 1933. As a 15-year-old, she headed to Denton, Texas where she earned a college degree in home economics at North Texas State University. At age 19, she was the first family member to graduate from college. Following this, Betty soon found her way to California and even... Full story
FALLBROOK – Christine Benton will be the guest speaker at the Fallbrook Garden Club Oct. 25 general meeting. She will present information on how to keep gardens active during the winter months so come spring the gardens are set up for success. She will also talk about how to take advantage of the hügelkultur method. Hügelkultur, German for "hill culture," which is the practice of composting large woody material, such as tree logs, to create raised garden beds. How won... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Republican Women of California – Fallbrook have opened their 2022 Election Headquarters. The location is in the building of Dr. Coen's Urgent Care at 702 S. Main St. It is kitty corner from Major Market and Ace Hardware. They will be open to accept residents’ ballots that will be taken directly to the Registrar of Voters. They will have handouts that will have pertinent information about the candidates and propositions, There will also be lawn signs and posters available and much more. The headquarters will... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Point Loma University Concert Band will be performing a free concert this Saturday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. at SonRise Christian Fellowship, 463 S. Stage Coach Lane. Everyone is welcome to attend. The band president, Caleb Marroquin, is a Fallbrook native, and previous drum major at Fallbrook High School. Submitted by SonRise Christian Fellowship.... Full story
