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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I love the week before Christmas vacation! There are so many activities that make school such a blast. On Wednesday the sixth grade students dressed up as Egyptians. Students rotated to three different activities. There was Egyptian geometry and King Tut drawings and they also played an Egyptian game called Segee. Afterward teams of three students participated in a mummy wrap. The students selected one person to be mummified. In a certain amount of time, two students had to completely wrap their mummy in toilet paper. Then th... Full story
Bonsall Elementary School teacher Mike Hartshorn was honored as Teacher of the Year for 2005 by the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s annual awards evening held November 5 at Vista Valley Country Club.... Full story
FALLBROOK — Fallbrook High Key Club members, sponsored by Fallbrook’s Kiwanis Club, decorated a Christmas float for the recent parade. The float included a large decorated Christmas tree and chimney with simulated fire and wrapped presents. Twenty Key Club members worked on the float....
Fallbrook FFA hosted the San Diego Section Field Day on December 10. The day was filled with competitions by the members in Farm Power, Floriculture, Light Horse, Livestock, Best Informed Greenhand, Farm Records, Nursery Landscape, Vegetable Crops and Specialty Animal. Each contest requires demonstrating knowledge in subject matter that is helpful to those working in the agriculture industry. As usual, the Fallbrook chapter was well represented in the awards. The results are as follows: Best Informed Greenhand (knowledge...
When students at Potter Jr. High School admirably met the canned food drive challenge of 10,000 items set forth by teachers, Abel Mojica was one of eight staff members who had their heads shaved in celebration for the entertainment of the student body on December 16! Lynn Orcutt of Village Barber Shop volunteered her expertise for the occasion.... Full story
The decision was made to shut down Bonsall Charter Academy for Learning (BCAL) on January 20 by the Board of Trustees of the Bonsall Union School District (BUSD) on December 15. This is the second time in a year-and-a-half that BUSD has revoked a charter. “To do what’s right for one side is what’s wrong for the other side,” said BUSD board member Dick Olson. The 4-1 vote, member Sylvia Tucker opposed, came 16.5 days after the board gave a Notice of Revocation and Opportunity to Cure. The notice meant the school needed...
The decision was made to shut down Bonsall Charter Academy for Learning (BCAL) on January 20 by the Board of Trustees of the Bonsall Union School District (BUSD) on December 15. This is the second time in a year-and-a-half that BUSD has revoked a charter. “To do what’s right for one side is what’s wrong for the other side,” said BUSD board member Dick Olson. The 4-1 vote, member Sylvia Tucker opposed, came 16.5 days after the board gave a Notice of Revocation and Opportunity to Cure. The notice meant the school needed...
The County of San Diego will explore the possibility of prohibiting recreational vehicles from being parked on residential streets. On December 7 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors directed the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to research the feasibility of amending the county’s Code of Regulatory Ordinances, which currently prohibits the parking or standing in residential areas of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds, to apply that prohibition to any vehic... Full story
On Thursday, December 15, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) hosted a meeting at the Castle Creek Country Club where a CAC representative discussed crop estimation. Avocado theft was also scheduled as a topic, but the speaker was unable to attend. However, the commission provided the following information on keeping the thieves out. • Fence your grove by making it harder to get into your property and harder to get out with stolen fruit. • Secure all access roads and ditches. (A downed cable or open gate will alert you...
Don and Mary Cardamon were married on December 5, 1955, in San Marino, CA. Don worked as office manger for California Steel and Tube Company and retired in 1998. Mary Cardamon was a special education teacher for 22 years in El Monte, CA, and retired. The Cardamons have four children, Valerie Hill, San Clemente, CA; Chuck Cardamon, Tracey, CA; Chris Cardamon, San Jose, CA; and Greg Cardamon, Pomona, CA. They also have 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and another grandchild is forecasted for next April. The...
The Vine Art of Gourds is the theme the Fallbrook Gourd Patch has chosen for its spectacular Fifth Annual Gourd Pizzazz Show, opening Feb. 27, 2006, at the Artist’s Gallery, 121 W. Grand Ave., in Escondido. The gourd artist group, with members from San Diego and neighboring counties, has been meeting for the past six years in members’ homes, local libraries and gourd farms. The artist transforms the hard-shelled gourds, which come in all shapes and sizes, into wonderful works of art. The show runs through March 7 and gal... Full story
On June 11, 2006, the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will present the fourth annual Fallbrook Fantasy Wedding. Conceived by the Chamber’s Wedding Committee to offer a deserving military couple the gift of a $25,000 wedding, the Fantasy Wedding is Fallbrook’s way of saying “thank you” to the military for all they do. The Chamber is now seeking applicants. Qualifications to be the Fantasy Wedding couple include: • Either the bride or the groom must be serving on active duty in the military. • Both the bride and the groom need...
San Diego’s abused and neglected children need you. Volunteer to serve as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. All training provided. Our next information session is Wednesday, February 8. Call Voices for Children at (858) 569-2019 or visit www.nationalcasa.org.... Full story
The Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary is a temporary home for homeless pets. We strive to find permanent homes for them all. We have dedicated volunteers who care for the animals while they are with us. Unfortunately, we need to move. We have lost our lease! The property we were using has been sold. We desperately need to find foster or permanent homes for about 50 cats and kittens. If you think you would be interested in adopting or fostering in your home, please call or e-mail. We can be reached by e-mail at in...
A judge took under advisement Friday his tentative ruling regarding the decertification of certain parts of the environmental impact report of the Gregory Canyon Landfill project. Superior Court Judge Michael M. Anello ruled the environmental impact report, already approved by the county, was flawed in three areas. • Biological mitigation — That the amount set aside is inadequate. • Traffic — Not an adequate traffic analysis. • Water supply — A question of where the water will come from to supply the landfill. If the judge u... Full story
FILIPE DE JESUS OROZCO JR., male, born on December 7, 2005, at 1:40 a.m. weighing 8lbs, 13oz. Parents Ana Luisa Orozco & Felipe Orozco, Fallbrook, CA. BROOKLYN BIRCHALL, female, born on December 9, 2005, at 6:10 a.m. weighing 8lbs, 8oz. Parents Nicolette & William Birchall, Fallbrook, CA. Maternal grandparents Tim Santillan & Jill Beltran, San Diego, CA. MERLLIN GUADALEPE GONZALEZ NICHOLAS, female, born on December 10, 2005, at 12:50 p.m. weighing 7lbs, 14oz. Parents Margarita & Jose B. Gonzalez, Fallbrook,...
“I think there’s something wrong with me. I just don’t understand Christmas. I like getting presents, sending cards, decorating trees and all that. But instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down.” — Charlie Brown, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 1965 When I was a child in the 1950s, my parents didn’t have much money to spend at Christmastime. I remember one Christmas when I wanted a cowboy gun and holster from Santa Claus. I got the toy pistol, but Santa, it seems, couldn’t afford a holster. So my dad made one for me o...
As a Christian that is not ashamed of the Gospel, let me welcome all to celebrate our most wonderful celebration. Please feel free to join in with the festivities and recognize the birth of our Savior. But please understand that Christmas is a Christian celebration, not a Christian holiday nor any other event. Understand that you are sharing the most intimate beliefs of many Americans, that “unto us a Child is born, unto us a son is given… and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Fath...
I would like to thank the following Fallbrook businesses for supporting our CRTA, Div. 8, Teacher Grant Program. By placing your advertisement in our Membership Directory we were able to continue this worthwhile program and give seven teacher grants this year. Many thanks to: Village News, Regency Fallbrook, Print Rite, Community National Bank, El Jardin, Village European Auto, Garden Center Café, Genco Printers and Mission Federal Credit Union....
Well, the teachers’ union can claim another victory — the revocation of the charter for the beleaguered Bonsall Charter Academy. It’s not difficult to figure out who kept the negative politics swirling around this school and pressured administration and the board enough to extinguish it. As usual, the teachers’ union couldn’t care less what is in the best interest of the children. It’s all about money (union dues) and the fact that charter school teachers are not required to join the union....
Last Saturday my husband painted out a gangster territorial message scrawled across an elderly neighbor’s garage door. The woman has lived in her home, on what is now a busy street, since her kids were small. She is now in her eighties and frail. “This didn’t use to happen,” she said. I could see the fear in her eyes. Just then a Mexican man with his wife and daughter in the car rolled up and stopped. “Thanks for doing that. They got my house, too,” he said, pointing up the street. “I’ve painted my wall eight times.” A middl... Full story
For a sovereign state to control its borders, it must be able to enact sufficient penalties on those who enter illegally so as to deter a wholesale onslaught. And that onslaught has been so great in recent years that the governors of Arizona and New Mexico have declared states of emergency. Yet legislation has been introduced in Congress, with the support of the Bush administration, that would render control of illegal immigration futile. Because of growing concern by most Americans about the immigration problem, any move to...
Dear Bonsall School Board, My name is Cloie Bright and I was at the meeting on Dec. 13. I am recently enrolled at BCAL and am a seventh grade student and also the middle school student government secretary. Hearing last night’s debate, I was given the opportunity to learn a lot. Yes, we are in debt; yes, we did have a minimal drug use problem which was resolved (which school doesn’t?); yes, our cure might not work (which we won’t find out if you don’t give us a chance); yes, we haven’t had that great of publicity (whose fa...
Dear Mr. President, Concerning recent reports and official admissions about mistreatment/torture of war prisoners and terrorist suspects, I don’t think it is justified under any circumstances, because it goes against our deepest sense of the dignity and human rights of each person. It is forbidden by our laws and all our faiths. Americans believe that “the ends do not justify the means.” We believe it’s better to wrongly acquit a quality man (who might rob or kill again) than to wrongly punish an innocent man. Mistrea...
Thank you once again for your thoughtfulness and support of education. I was honored to receive one of your teacher grants and was truly inspired by your generosity. My students will benefit from your efforts, and I thank you for them as well....
