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Fallbrook, CA – Silvergate Fallbrook, the region's premier senior living community, opened its doors to local seniors and prospective residents for a festive "Taste of the Tropics" Luau event on Wednesday, October 17, 2024. The tropical-themed celebration provided attendees with a unique opportunity to experience one of the many events on Silvergate's active social calendar, while discovering how easily social connections are made in a retirement community setting. Numerous s...
In March the CIF San Diego Section Board of Managers approved a change in the football playoff format in which there are no set divisions other than Division V-AA and eight-man. The top 64 teams receive playoff berths with the playoff divisions being based on rankings which utilize strength of schedule as well as win-loss record. Fallbrook High School lost all ten football games during the 2024 regular season including a 35-14 home contest November 1 against Ramona to...
Submitted by San Diego County Sheriff's Department The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has released new details about expanding its Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera program throughout the region. On Tuesday, October 22, the Sheriff's Office unveiled its plan to install more ALPR cameras in unincorporated areas of San Diego County to the Board of Supervisors. The presentation outlined the proposal to potentially install about 60 new ALPR cameras in key...
The following story is Ivan Patterson's family's side of the story. After an incident on May 1, 2024 in Poet's Square in Fallbrook, Ivan Patterson was arrested and charged with two felony counts of attempted murder and one felony count of kidnapping. He has been in George Bailey Detention Center since that night and has been denied bail three times. Patterson is a 6'4" 250lb, 24-year-old black man with brown eyes and black hair. He attended Fallbrook High School until there...
FVCC donated to "Camarena's Fallbrook Youth Crime Prevention Club" at Fallbrook High School. This Club recruits youth to actively participate and advocate for awareness about the consequences of substance abuse. They engage with the community by setting up resource tables for distribution of informational flyers to parents, students and community members. Donation to "Scarecrow Crew of Fallbrook" to purchase material to build scarecrows for display in Fallbrook during the...
All the scarecrows that entered the contest were stunning and outstanding this year. The scarecrows and fall displays around Fallbrook businesses and residences were high caliber showing the creative and artistic side of our community. It brought about great community spirit and creates Fallbrook as a destination for tourism for the betterment of businesses. There are very talented ladies amongst the ScareCREW that designed and created unique scarecrows this year. Debbie...
The Vallecitos Elementary School boys and the Vikings girls both placed first at the October 24 Vallecitos Soccer Tournament. "I was very happy that we were able to take both boys and girls. Ecstatic about being able to do it two years in a row," said Vallecitos boys coach Ray Hanbeck. In the 2023 tournament the Vikings boys and Vallecitos girls took first place among six schools in each competition. The teams were divided into two pools; each team played each other team in th...
After the loss of the first replacement tree planted in the median on North Main Avenue, perhaps due to extreme heat, a second tree planting took place Saturday, October 19th. Current weather conditions, while still warm, are not so extreme. The Save our Forest team did their due diligence in selecting the tree before the planting crew showed up optimistically ready to do it all again. Each venture into planting a tree requires planning beforehand. Especially one of this...
The county’s Planning Commission has recommended approval of an update to the Fallbrook Sub-Area Plan. A 4-0 vote September 20, with Doug Barnhart and Yolanda Calvo absent and one vacant seat, recommended that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approve the new plan. The recommendation includes that the county supervisors rescind the existing Fallbrook design guidelines and approve the new Fallbrook Design Standards and a Streetscape Plan. The August 2011 update of the county’s general plan included an Env...
Submitted by Fallbrook Union High School District Fallbrook, CA, October 15, 2024 -- Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) received a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for improving the nutritional quality of their school meals. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK), Fallbrook Union High School District] received the Innovation in the Preparation of School...
The words "First Responders" are two words that are beginning to have a lot of meaning to the Children of the American Revolution. National C.A.R. President Emerson Sites-Byers has put together a significant, foundational program for C.A.R. Societies across the United States, and three local Societies came together to expand their knowledge. On Saturday, October 5th, the Temecula Creek Society, the Red, White, and Blue Society, and the Presidio Hill Society visited with two...
The Bonsall Unified School District board approved an agreement for training of the school district’s kitchen and child nutrition services staff. The 5-0 vote October 16 approved an agreement with Cheffy K & CA, LLC, for the training. The partners in Cheffy K & CA, LLC are Chef Kent Getzin and Chef Laura Bullene Jacobo. “BUSD is committed to supporting our staff by providing ongoing training opportunities to keep our services running as smoothly as possible,” said BUSD superintendent Heather Golly. Chef Laura is from Visal...
To me, Fallbrook is the town that time forgot. A man and his movie theater have been cast in leading roles in this unfolding tale. I marvel at how Fallbrook has retained its dreamy, rural feel even though it anchors a chunk of Southern California and is flanked by state highways and interstate freeways. Ours is a colorful community, and Roy Moosa and his historic Mission Theater are among the most vibrant threads in its tapestry of people and places. I had lived in Fallbrook...
Fallbrook High School's football players and coaches didn't want to lose the Warriors' homecoming game, but the 42-12 loss Oct. 18 against Rancho Bernardo was Fallbrook's closest margin of defeat since the Warriors' season opener. The Warriors were outscored by a cumulative 285-26 margin during their previous six games with the opponent margin of victory ranging from 34 to 50 points. The 12 points Fallbrook scored Oct. 18 were also the most for the Warriors since their 29-20...
FALLBROOK – College Board announced that Fallbrook Union High School has been named to the 2024 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll, earning Silver distinction. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. Fal...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – In previous news, it was announced that Graybill Medical Group would be ending its affiliation with Palomar Health Medical Group (PHMG), with Graybill ceasing to provide services to patients in the Murrieta, Temecula, Fallbrook, Vista, Oceanside, San Marcos, El Norte, 2nd Avenue Escondido and Valley Center offices effective Nov. 11. With their patients in mind during this transition, recent discussions have led to a new agreement that prioritizes a seamless continuity of care. With this new agreement, Grayb...
FALLBROOK – Did you know that Fallbrook High School, at 70+ years old, is the county’s second oldest high school? Along with that status comes aging infrastructure. Fallbrookians have the opportunity to invest in the future of Fallbrook this election by voting yes on the BB facility bond. This bond will secure much needed funding to modernize the three local high schools, so that all students are able to reap all the benefits of a high-quality education. Measure BB enables the district to modernize, repair or replace det... Full story
In just a few days, Lucette Moramarco, Editor for the Village Newspaper (VN) will be moving away. Lucette has had two careers. The first as a preschool teacher and the second job spanned the last 18 years – at the newspaper. A celebration was held in her honor on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in the office lobby. That said, there was a wee delay caused by a minor calamity. As it happened, the electric tea pots knocked out the breaker that powered the computers during the online t... Full story
One of the greatest benefits of living in this area, one that we seldom think about, is our local fire department and the dedicated first responders who serve us without hesitation each and every day. As Director of North County Fire from 2018-2022, I got to know many of these ‘local heroes’ and I was also able to review the hundreds of customer service surveys turned in by you, the members of this community. Almost without exception, each of you who responded to these surveys spoke of our responders with the highest of pra... Full story
FALLBROOK – All Fallbrook 4-H members, alumni, family, and friends are invited to the Oscar Ledesma Memorial Scholarship Foundation Fundraising Event, Saturday, Oct. 19, 6:30-11 p.m. Established in 2022 to celebrate Oscar’s life, the foundation has awarded 29 scholarships to high school seniors involved in agriculture youth programs like 4-H, FFA, and Grange. This event will help the foundation to continue making a positive impact on the lives of these young leaders. This event promises an unforgettable evening with a liv... Full story
The first Valley League cross country cluster meet of 2024 was held Oct. 4 at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, and Fallbrook High School’s junior varsity boys placed first as a team. Cross country team scores add the positions of a school’s first five runners; the sixth and seventh finishers from each team are not scored but can add points to opponents' totals. Fallbrook’s junior varsity boys had a score of 46 points. San Pasqual was second with 47 points. Valley Center accumulated 60 points for third place among the six schoo...
Fallbrook Union High School District held its first Student of the Month breakfast for the new school year, Thursday, Oct. 3, at North Coast Church. The honored seniors are Alejandro Betancourt, Lucia Mochel, and Elizabeth Tagle-Nava from Fallbrook High and Sophia Bezman from Oasis High. Betancourt, nominated by Alydia Han, has a 4.20 grade point average with a packed schedule including AP classes, sports (football, cross country and track), community service, and tutoring oth...
I am writing to express my support for Proposition BB, the local bond to repair and renovate Fallbrook Union High School. As a graduate and a local property tax payer, I feel deeply disturbed that our community continues to whine about “higher taxes” while our schools crumble. This month my class will gather for our 60th high school reunion. We were taught in those very brick classrooms built in the 50’s. We love our memories, but the current students deserve a school that can support the technology of today. Our stude... Full story
FALLBROOK – At Fallbrook Union High School District, five students have earned the AP Capstone Diploma™. Additionally, six students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ during the 2023-24 school year. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic success. “We proudly recognize the achievements of students who participated in the AP Capstone Diploma program,” said Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez, Superinte...
FALLBROOK – Graduates of Fallbrook High School in 1959 are invited to join classmates for a free lunch in the Garden Center on South Mission Road on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11:30 a.m. Have a good time and renew teenage friendships. RSVP to Chuck Godfrey, [email protected]. Submitted by Chuck Godfrey.... Full story
