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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Donald Philip “Thumbtack” Garcia, age 69, of Pala passed away December 20, 2021. Donald is survived by his wife Carol Garcia; Daughters Nicole Garcia, Cleo Garcia, Christina Garcia, and Kaitlyn Garcia; Sons Philip Garcia, Nathan Garcia and Leonard Garcia; along with numerous grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday Jan. 6 at the Pala Cemetery, in Pala. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5 at Berry Bell and Hall Mortuary, 333 N Vine St, Fallbrook. For more information, vis... Full story
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I think we all are looking forward to the new year. While we have had a crazy 2021, one that we will never forget, I’m starting to look ahead. My theme for 2022 is, “Back to Basics.” I’ll explain a bit more about what I mean in next week’s article, but I think we need to focus on safe communities, quality roads and infrastructure, addressing homelessness, mental health and addiction for families and those who can’t help themselves. While I’ll ta... Full story
WASHINGTON – The holiday season presents an opportunity to promote awareness of substance misuse and the widespread availability of dangerous substances. Many young adults are being exposed to illicit substances. Individuals experiencing isolation, loss, or loneliness during the holidays may turn to substances for relief. Check in with family and friends and have important conversations about counterfeit pills. The U.S. overdose epidemic has reached a tragic level. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data for the m...
Simona Valanciute Special to the Village News After nearly two years of physical distancing, many families are finally able to reunite safely with their loved ones this winter. I work with hundreds of seniors in San Diego each week, and it brings me so much joy to see their gratitude and anticipation for a holiday season where they can finally see their children, grandchildren and loved ones again. They are ready to live their lives again. However, many others will not have this opportunity, for reasons ranging from compromis...
FALLBROOK – As you know, 2021 was full of challenges. We were still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains shut down and inflation heated up. So, if you're like many people, you might not be sorry to see the year come to a close. But now it's time to look ahead to a brighter 2022. And on a personal level, you may want to set some New Year's resolutions. You might resolve to improve your health and diet, and possibly learn some new skills, but why n...
SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES – The U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego District Office is proud to announce that the SBA’s San Diego District Office is ready to accept nominations for its 2022 National and Local Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. San Diego District Office awards will be presented at a Small Business Awards ceremony in early to mid-May 2022. Visit www.sba.gov/nsbw to download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a nomination. San Die... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has several events planned for January. They are: Monday, Jan. 3 – First Monday Coffee at chamber office, 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10 – Educational Seminar on “Goal Setting in Uncertain Times” at chamber office, 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 – SunUpper at Bakin’ it Up Collective, co-hosted by Portero Services, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 – SunDowner at Casa Estrella Cocina de México, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21 – Business Breakfast Club at Chamber office, 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28 – Lunch Mo... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Construction Testing and Engineering was awarded the Bonsall Unified School District contract for soils testing and geotechnical services to determine whether a site on the Citro property will be suitable for a BUSD elementary school. The BUSD board voted 5-0 Dec, 15 to award the soils and materials inspection services contract to Construction Testing and Engineering, which is headquartered in Escondido. The contract amount is for $24,700, and the school district has budgeted a 5% contingency...
PALA – The Pala Band of Mission Indians, leading a partnership with the 24 federally-recognized tribes of the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, is one of only 60 finalists nationwide to be awarded a Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant from the Economic Development Administration. EDA announced the finalists for this $1 billion initiative on Dec. 13. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is intended to boost economic recovery from the pandemic and strengthen and rebuild American communities thr...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Board members of the Fallbrook Union High School District had a special meeting Friday, Dec. 17, to consider public input and options about redistricting in the five trustee areas for this decade. Another meeting will be held on Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center at Fallbrook High School. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the data from the 2020 census. For school districts using trustee area elections to... Full story
Village News Staff FALLBROOK – The California Highway Patrol is urging anyone who witnessed the deadly accident at 2:45 a.m., Dec. 23 on South Mission Road north of Stagecoach Lane to call the CHP at 760-643-3400. CHP is continuing its investigation into the early-morning, two-car crash in Fallbrook that killed one driver and led to the other being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving. CHP Officer Hunter Gerber said two vehicles were driving in the southbound lanes of South Mission Road north of Stage Coach Lane about 2...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Fallbrook Community Planning Group voted to retain its meetings in a virtual format at least until January. A 10-3 planning group vote Dec. 20 approved having the Jan. 17 meeting virtually rather than in person. “I think it would be prudent for the next month to do it virtually,” said planning group first vice-chair Roy Moosa. “We’re getting so much more community involvement virtually,” said planning group member Anna Strahan. The planning group meets on the third Monday of the month reg...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The board of the Fallbrook Union High School District will vote on the collective bargaining agreements at one of the January board meetings, Jan. 10 or 24. Salary and benefits have previously been approved by trustees. Superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez negotiated with the three groups of employees and each agreed to a 3.5% pay increase based on the cost of living adjustment. The three employee groups are the Service Employee International Union, Fallbrook High School Teachers...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Dave Baxter will be chairing Fallbrook Public Utility District board meetings during calendar year 2022. The Dec. 13 FPUD board meeting included a 5-0 vote selecting Baxter as the board president and Charley Wolk as the board vice-president. “I’m just excited as heck to have the opportunity to continue serving the community,” Baxter said. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to represent Fallbrook.” Baxter had been the FPUD vice-president for 2021 and also chaired the board’s Engineering a...
FALLBROOK – The nonprofit Fallbrook Blanket Project gave 35 blankets, lap blankets and shawls, as requested, to the Foundation for Senior Care to be distributed to some of their home visited clients. Foundation Executive Director Patty Sargent said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors and the staff of the Foundation for Senior Care, we would like to thank the members of the FBP for your thoughtful and generous donation of handmade blankets. We know seniors in our community w...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Award-winning Fallbrook novelist T. Jefferson Parker will discuss his 27th book, "A Thousand Steps," at a special event hosted by Friends of the Fallbrook Library on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Pala Mesa Resort. The story is a gripping thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of a turbulent time and place. Parker is a New York Times bestselling author and three-time Edgar Award winner. The book is being released in...
On Nov. 7, 2021, Earl Desmond Dahlen passed away peacefully in his sleep after watching his beloved Chargers beat the Eagles 27-24. He was 77 years old. Earl was born in Hartford, Connecticut on Oct. 16, 1944, before moving out west and growing up in El Monte, Phoenix and California. It was during high school in Arizona that he developed his lifelong love of all things football and hot rods. This love of hot rods made Earl a formidable drag racer at the Carlsbad Raceway in... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Bonsall High School’s basketball team now has a 3-2 record. The record reflects two fewer games than were scheduled for the calendar year 2021 portion of the Legionnaires’ 2021-22 season. “We had seven games, but we only ended up playing five,” said Bonsall coach Chuck Colletti. “We had some cancellations.” The Legionnaires actually played four games; the Dec. 7 scheduled home game against High Tech Mesa was forfeited by the Thunder. Bonsall’s planned games against Rock Academy and Borrego Spr...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls soccer team compiled a 3-2 record in the Warriors’ first five games of the 2021-22 season. The Warriors began the season Dec. 6 with a 4-0 home loss against Mission Vista but then shut out Oceanside in a 1-0 game Dec. 10 at Oceanside. A 6-0 defeat Dec. 16 at Sage Creek was followed by a 2-0 home triumph Dec. 21 against Rancho Buena Vista and a 1-0 win Dec. 23 at Vista. “We’re getting better,” said Fallbrook coach Nico Guerra. Although Guerra has not previousl...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The first-ever swim meet to be held at El Corzaon Aquatic Center in Oceanside included an eighth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle race by Fallbrook Associated Swim Team member Carson Vance. Vance, who is 15 and a Fallbrook High School sophomore, swam four events including the 1,650-yard competition. He was the only FAST swimmer to compete at the Dec. 18-20 Winter Age Group Championship meet. El Corazon Aquatic Center is in El Corazon Park in eastern Oceanside. “I think it’s ama...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A wrestling dual meet may actually be a tri-meet in which each of the three teams wrestles a full match against each team’s two opponents. Fallbrook High School began the Warriors’ dual meet season with a Dec. 9 tri-meet at San Pasqual High School and then hosted a Dec. 16 tri-meet. The Warriors defeated Orange Glen while losing by one point to San Pasqual in the Dec. 9 tri-meet. Fallbrook’s first home meet of the season ended with a 47-36 win over Valley Center and a 60-21 victory again...
A story in the Dec. 16 edition of the Village News, “Vaccine mandates are few for Fallbrook Workers,” contained an error. The story was about agencies in the area who were exempt from any current or potential COVID-19 vaccine mandate because they were under 100 employees. That is correct. However, the story also stated that employees in the Fallbrook elementary and high school districts were under the vaccine mandate. That is incorrect. Employees are mandated to wear a mask on the job, but they are not required to be vac... Full story
Julie Reeder Publisher We have an Associated Press story on page D-6 about the dwindling interest in national news. It’s largely credited to the 2020 presidential elections, racial reckoning and the COVID-19 pandemic. The part of the story that is missing (as is typical with The Associated Press) are the proven missteps, lies, defamation, and blatantly bad reporting that their audience is finally figuring out. We’ve endured the Governor Andrew Cuomo debacles, along with his brother Chris Cuomo’s firing from CNN follo... Full story
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 During 2021, 2,776 bills were introduced in Sacramento, despite a suggested 12-bill limit for each Assemblymember. The legislation we reviewed involved some of the most consequential issues facing California. Hot topics this year ranged from health care affordability, homelessness and housing to the environment, the economy, criminal justice and much more. Since most bills fail to pass, the most significant results often involve failed legislation, and this year was no different. Bills to... Full story
People can look up the information I provided themselves if they have an interest. Better yet, they can read Ms. Reeder’s detailed fact finding, brilliant letters. She provides many factual sources for you to read and investigate. I choose to use my limited space to bring dialog, something the left wants to cancel. All of your words are straight out of the fake news media and big Pharma. If you watched any real news, you'd hear videos of Biden and other government officials saying exactly what I said they said! President T... Full story
