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 – A man is under arrest for starting two fires in Fallbrook. It happened on Thursday, Nov. 17 behind a grocery store in the 1100 block of South Mission Road. The first fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Grocery store employees were able to put out the fire using extinguishers before it spread to the building. Hours later, just before 4 p.m., a second fire was reported in a dumpster just feet away from where the first one started. Deputies with the Fallbrook S... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A 47-21 home victory Nov. 11 against Francis Parker advanced Fallbrook High School’s football team to the CIF Division IV semifinals. The Warriors will host Mission Bay in tomorrow’s game. Fallbrook is seeded first among Division IV teams and Mission Bay has the fifth seed. Mission Bay advanced to the semifinal with a 17-10 win at fourth-seeded Montgomery in the Nov. 11 quarterfinals. “We hope it will be a good turnout from the community,” said Fallbrook head coach Ross Johnson. Mission...
FALLBROOK – Residents can help the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County give a toy to every youth member of the club. Unwrapped toys and presents for children ages 7 to 13, are desperately needed. On average Boys & Girls Clubs of North County serves 2,000 club members between 10 different sites. Many of those youth deal with food insecurity among other challenges at home, and the club offers a safe haven to thrive. “This is an important toy drive, for some children this is the only toy they receive during the holiday sea...
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two women who pleaded guilty to taking part in a nationwide racketeering scam targeting the elderly, which took more than $300,000 from at least 10 San Diego County residents, were sentenced today in San Diego federal court. Anajah Gifford, 24, of North Hollywood, and Tracy Glinton, 35, of Orlando, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a scam that took over $2 million from more than 70 senior citizens across the nation. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the crimes took place between November of 2019 and... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook junior Abby Petersen qualified for the CIF state cross country meet Nov. 26 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The three Division II girls cross country teams with the highest team scores at the CIF San Diego Section meet Nov. 12 at Morley Field in San Diego qualified for the state meet as a team, and the five fastest individual runners not affiliated with a school which qualified as a team also qualified for the state meet. Fallbrook placed...
FALLBROOK – Bob Lutticken will be the guest speaker at the Fallbrook Garden Club general meeting Tuesday, Nov. 29. As a biology and agriculture teacher, he will talk about the early beginnings of Abraxas Continuation High School in Poway and how the award winning school garden has changed the culture on campus. The main objective of the garden is to teach the students how to grow food from seed to table. Teaching young adults how to grow food creates a sense of pride and o... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Although Rancho Buena Vista was seeded fourth in the CIF Division III team tennis playoffs, the Longhorns won the CIF championship. Their four playoff victories began Oct. 25 with a 12-6 win over Fallbrook. “They went on to win CIF, so you can’t feel bad about that,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. “We did the best we could.” The loss gave Fallbrook a final overall record of 11-6 in dual meets. The Warriors were 6-4 in Valley League competition for third place in the league standings...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Village Rotary is gearing up again for its 2022 Annual Fallbrook Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. It is a fun family opportunity to come together with the community Thanksgiving morning to raise money for the Fallbrook Village Rotary Club Foundation while feeling good and creating memories of a lifetime. Their goal is to raise funds for the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary and the Fallbrook Community. The day of the event, registration opens at 7 a.m. at the Grand Tradition E... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook fourth graders are being asked to put their creative caps on for a water-conservation coloring contest. The best and brightest posters, depicting the “Be Water Smart” theme, will be included in the 2023 water-conservation calendar that will be available to Fallbrook Public Utility District customers in December. The annual contest is open to all fourth graders going to school or living within FPUD’s service area. The contest is an effort to highlight the importance of water awareness in semi-ar... Full story
Roger Boddaert Special to the Village News This information aims to help you consider changing your landscape, whether you do it yourself or work with a professional. The key is planning the new direction in saving water, having a pleasant garden setting, and enjoying a sustainable atmosphere. A simple process is to work with a plan of action and education. Let's begin with a clean-up of trash, weeds, dead plants, old garden furniture, and non-essential items sprinkled around...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Climate Action Team will present Diane Kennedy of Finch Frolic Garden in Fallbrook who will lead a discussion about Saving Water with Permaculture Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Finch Frolic Garden is a permaculture habitat; Kennedy devotes herself to pass on methods of regenerative living and gardening without chemicals. She has been designing, consulting, writing and lecturing about permaculture since 2011. She gives educational tours t... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Water Authority has modified its Permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate calculation methodology. The Thursday, Oct. 27, SDCWA board meeting included approval of the modification which allows participating agencies the ability to prescribe how their local supply is allocated under the PSAWR program. If the local agency chooses to do so, its local water supply could be excluded from the calculation used to determine the amount of CWA water which is eligible for the PSAWR...
Nov. 4 7300 blk W. Lilac Rd. School burglary - Grand theft money/labor/property 1400 blk Alturas Rd. Vehicle burglary Nov. 5 1500 blk Loch Ness Dr. Suicide actual or attempt - Misc. incidents 600 blk E. Elder St. Battery with serious bodily injury Nov. 6 3400 blk S. Old Highway 395 Vehicle burglary 500 blk Ammunition Rd. Willful cruelty to child with no great bodily injury 500 blk Ammunition Rd. Residential burglary 600 blk Ammunition Rd. Found amphetamine/methamphetamine 600 blk Ammunition Rd. Found narcotic/narcotic... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Rainbow Municipal Water District awarded Anderson Burton the contract to design and build the battery backup system for Rainbow’s Sumac Communications Tower. A 5-0 Rainbow board vote Tuesday, Oct. 25, awarded Anderson Burton, which is headquartered in Arroyo Grande, a $170,635.39 construction contract. The board action also established a total appropriations amount of $200,000 and found the project categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. “The Sumac radio tow...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Music Society is proud to welcome the San Diego Youth Symphony's Ovation level Chamber Orchestra to its premier performance Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Bob Burton Center. This Ovation level ensemble features students from ninth grade up to age 22, and represents the most experienced string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians in the San Diego region. Consisting of approximately 50 gifted young musicians, this advanced Chamber Orchestra studies and p...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News The holidays have officially arrived. Local director Mary Fry is kicking off the season by featuring 30 of our local actors, all between the ages of 7 and 18. CTK Kings Players is in rehearsal for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." Performances will be Dec. 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 10 and 17 at 2 p.m., at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane, Fallbrook; 760-728-3256. Scripps Ranch Theatre...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Three Dog Night concert Friday, Nov. 4, at Pala Casino Spa Resort's Events Center included 17 songs along with a keyboard solo during the band's 79 minutes on stage. Ten of those songs reached the top 10 on the charts, but two of the other seven songs indicated that the band's purpose was to inspire rather than just to entertain. Three Dog Night has two primary lead vocalists. Danny Hutton is the only remaining original member of the band w...
FALLBROOK – Freaney and Friends' free concert Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. will feature two young artists who are music majors at San Diego State University. Shawn Jerge is in his senior year as a piano student, and Nancy Coto is working on her master's degree in piano performance. While in 10th grade, Jerge was accepted into the applied music program at Palomar College, studying under professor Ruth Weber. While working toward an associate degree in piano performance, he c...
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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter In 2016, the land which included the North County Fire Protection District's former Station 5 was sold back to the Bonsall school district. On Oct. 19, the Bonsall Unified School District board approved a contract with Watkins Environmental to handle demolition and removal needs for the former fire station. “We cannot use it for any educational purposes,” said BUSD Superintendent Joseph Clevenger. “We are basically looking to start fresh.” The board’s 5-0 vote approved the contract with Watk...
Bob Hillery CR Properties By the time this article is published, Veterans Day will have passed a week ago but it's never too late to thank veterans for their service to our great nation. Whether a veteran served 3 years or 30+ years, all gave some and some gave all; our great nation owes a debt of gratitude for all veterans’ contributions. That said, it’s a great segue to a discussion about the Veterans Administration loan for military active duty, reserves and veterans who... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Oct. 28 meeting of the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee included a recommendation to retain the 35 mph speed limit on South Mission Road from 860 feet south of Pepper Tree Lane to Hill Avenue. The TAC also recommended that the 1.73-mile segment be recertified for radar enforcement. San Diego County Board of Supervisors approval will be required for the recertification, and a Feb. 8, 2023, Board of Supervisors hearing date has been targeted. In order for a speed limit to be e...
