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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This past week was Homecoming Week at Fallbrook High School, which meant school spirit was at an all-time high. The week began with College Gear Day as the dress-up day and mascot challenge for the class competition. This dress-up day had a huge turnout and started the week out great. Tuesday was Neon Day, so students from each class dressed up in a different neon color. On Wednesday the school dressed up for “When I Grow Up” Day. Many people came as doctors, nurses, vets and teachers. Then Thursday was Jungle Day to go alo...
SPOKANE, WA — Katy Clark of Fallbrook joined the largest graduating class in Whitworth history as the university celebrated its 118th commencement May 18 in Spokane. Clark was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education. Located in Spokane, WA, Whitworth is a private, liberal-arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The university, which enrolls 2,600 students, offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs.... Full story
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FALLBROOK — The PTA at Live Oak Elementary School is again sponsoring the school’s standards-based art program, Abrakadoodle Art Education. Each child participates in monthly art classes which introduce students to artists and techniques as well as the elements of art and principles of design. Lessons are multimedia and multicultural and have been meticulously designed to integrate the state’s Visual and Performing Arts and Social Studies standards. All students are intro...
MiraCosta College’s Center for Career Studies and Services will be hosting a Career and Major Fair on Thursday, October 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hub Fountain area (outside of Building 1200) on the Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive. The fair will provide opportunities for attendees to chat with MiraCosta and university faculty, explore majors and learn about the world of work from industry professionals. Enjoy a free lunch and win prizes! Admission to all events is free and community members are invited to attend. F... Full story
FALLBROOK — Fallbrook Rotary Club honored four Students of the Month from Potter Jr. High School (PJHS) at a recent meeting. The students were introduced by PJHS Principal Dr. Tere Peterson. Receiving honors were seventh grade students Regina Tomas and Victor Torres and eighth grade students Diana Alcaraz and Mark Shearer. Rotary President Janice Schultz presented each student with a certificate of achievement. The Student of the Month program is part of the ongoing efforts o...
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FALLBROOK — On October 3 an exceptional Eagle Court of Honor was held for six friends who said they would wait for each other to get their Eagle Awards and they did just that. The six are all members of Troop 725 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where the ceremony was held. The presentation of the Eagle Scout Awards was made by Tom Harris, the Venture Team Leader. Jeff Kolb, 17, earned his Eagle Scout Award on November 11, 2006. With the help of others, h...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a Major Use Permit for a wireless communications facility in the 2800 block of Gopher Canyon Court. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote September 24, with Pam Slater-Price in Washington, approved the permit to construct a false chimney on top of a proposed garage. The garage and chimney will have a total height of 20 feet and the equipment will be housed within the garage in an equipment room measuring 10 feet by 16 feet. “This is about as good as it gets,” Supervisor Dianne Jacob said...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved the reorganization of territory not served by a public fire department into the San Diego County Regional Fire Authority. A unanimous LAFCO board vote October 6 approved the initial reorganization of approximately 942,000 acres into the regional fire department, authorized latent powers for structural fire protection and emergency medical services within service-specific zones of an existing County Service Area, adopted a sphere of influence for the latent p...
I don’t think there is anything more disturbing than the big nothing. The Big Nothing is just that – nothing. Nothing you can do about it, nothing that can be said. No ax to grind, no explanation worthy of the void. The big nothing boils down to anything we can’t control. Your teenager comes home and mutters the word, “pregnant.” The one you love walks away. Your children fall away from faith. Suddenly you are unemployed. A doctor says one earth-shattering word: “cancer.” You face foreclosure. Banks hit you with ungodly...
I’m sure, by now, most of you have come to know the name Jacob Robinson, the young man from our community who suffered a severely broken back in a car accident a few weeks ago. While at the time of this writing we are still waiting, hoping and praying for a miracle that Jacob will be able to use his legs again, however, from my perspective many miracles have already happened. It is powerful when a community comes together. In the book of Acts, Jesus told his disciples to “wait” for the coming power of the Holy Spirit. All o... Full story
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On October 7, the Fallbrook varsity girls’ volleyball team hosted the San Pasqual Eagles. Both teams played with high intensity, keeping the fans on the edge of their seats throughout the game. The Warriors won 3-2 in a thrilling fashion. In the first set, Fallbrook showed extraordinary skills, both defensively and offensively. The Warriors quickly jumped out to an early lead. However, the Eagles stayed within reach. Fallbrook maintained their lead to win the first set 2...
FALLBROOK — Registration for Fallbrook’s NJB (National Junior Basketball) will close on October 20. Boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade, of all experience levels, are invited to register now for the upcoming season. Mandatory player evaluations will be held October 18 at Fallbrook High School beginning at 9 a.m. or October 20 at Sullivan Middle School in Bonsall at 6 p.m. The evaluation schedule is posted at www.fallbrooknjb.com. New registration will be accepted at the evaluations or on the Web site now. Int...
Homecoming is often recognized as a very special occasion. Sure enough, on October 10, the Fallbrook varsity football team gave the fans what they wanted: a victory over the Rancho Buena Vista (RBV) Longhorns. It was Warrior Kameron Drawhorn’s first game of the season due to an earlier collarbone injury. He played as a key catalyst in the 21-18 triumph over RBV. The game began with the Longhorns receiving the ball. They failed to convert on a third down and were forced to p...
Date Vicinity Incident 9/27 400 blk N Stage Coach Ln Arrest: possession of marijuana while driving 9/27 5000 blk Avocado Vista Vandalism 9/28 3700 blk Flowerwood Ln Vandalism 9/28 700 blk Rainbow Hills Rd Residential burglary 9/30 400 blk E Aviation Residential burglary 9/30 600 blk De Luz Rd Arrest: disorderly conduct 9/30 900 blk Knoll Park Ln Arrest: possession of marijuana 10/1 900 blk Buena Capri Arrest: possession of controlled substance 10/1 3500 blk Gird Rd Grand theft 10/1 5700 blk Camino del Cielo, Bonsall Use...
Memories of the Rice Fire came crashing back to Fallbrook residents this week when a wall of flames and billowing smoke raced up the landmark hills known as Sleeping Indian in the southwest portion of the community. The firestorm, dubbed the Juliet Fire, consumed 3,900 acres on Camp Pendleton, butted up to the Fallbrook border at one point and deftly triggered memories of what happened almost exactly one year ago. For many, those memories from 2007 signify a particularly...
Elisa Williams had been a lifelong resident of her Rice Canyon Road home before the Rice Fire started on her property and destroyed her house. The first resident to be impacted by the Rice Fire had to spend time in a creek as the fire surrounded her. “I walked away from the fire that morning with my personal possessions being some of the clothes I had on,” Williams said. The Rice Fire began when a power line on her property fell to the ground and caused a spark which ign...
When more than 206 families lost their homes due to the Rice Fire and countless others were displaced due to a variety of circumstances, members of the community came forward and donated money, clothing, bedding, household items and more to those in need. “So many people had nothing; it was devastating,” said Tina Rainey, executive director of Legacy Endowment… the Community Foundation, the nonprofit organization that stepped forward to accept and distribute donations to th... Full story
Fallbrook Union High School District There will be no official election for open seats on the Fallbrook Union High School District Board, as its two empty seats will be filled by Frank Cerda and Sharon Koehler. Once these two individuals are appointed, they will join existing board members Bill O’Conner, Mike Schulte and Marc Steffler. Both Cerda and Koehler were afforded the opportunity to share their various viewpoints regarding the Fallbrook Union High School District Board. Cerda opted not to participate, but Koehler shar...
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance provided 63 loans to Fallbrook businesses and residents following last October’s Rice Fire. The loans totaled $7,552,700. The SBA received a total of 189 applications from Fallbrook (including Rainbow) following the declaration of disaster. The applications consisted of 146 residential assistance requests and 43 quests for business loans. The SBA approved 53 residential assistance loans totaling $7,056,200 and 10 business requests for a cumulative $49... Full story
Rod and Vicki Robertson of Fallbrook are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Suzanne Marie Robertson, to Benjamin Perry of Weybridge, England. The bride is a 1989 graduate of Fallbrook High School and a graduate of University of San Diego in 1993 with a major in communications. She currently is a key costumer in Los Angeles in the movie industry. The groom is the son of John and Geraldine Perry of Orpington, England. He is a first assistant cameraman. Suzy... Full story
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The general meeting of the Fallbrook Garden Club on Tuesday, October 28, at 12:30 p.m. will feature a program on “Gourmet Gardening” presented by Nan Sterman. Sterman is a garden writer, designer and coach. She specializes in low-water plants for California’s Mediterranean climate, sustainable and edible gardening. She will speak on a wide variety of common and uncommon vegetables, fruits, herbs and even edible flowers. She will bring an array of seedlings for sale after the meeting and will talk about how to grow them,... Full story
