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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When the next school year begins, it will be in a traditional school format, reported Ilsa Garza-Gonzalez, superintendent of the Fallbrook Union High School District. Graduation ceremonies this year will also be in person, as well as summer school, she said. Masks will continue to be required as per the most recent state guidance for next year. However, the rest of this school year may continue to be a Hybrid Distance Learning model. “Fallbrook Union High School District and the Board of Education take pride in adhering to t...
With the announcement last week that a group of parents desired to recall Diane Summers, board president of the Fallbrook Union High School District, four parents agreed to a conference call to explain why they are initiating this action. In last week's article about the recall in the April 15 Village News, the parents stated they "came to ensure that anyone elected to the board of trustees followed the bylaws and fulfilled their obligation to the students." The phone...
On Saturday, April 17, the Fallbrook Land Conservancy hosted a spring walk at the local Los Jilgueros Preserve to help raise awareness about wildlife preservation and to connect with new people who share an interest in nature. FLC is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the wildlife in the community, and FLC protects more than 2700 acres in Fallbrook and Bonsall including the Los Jilgueros Preserve, Monserate Mountain Preserve, Margarita Peak Preserve, and more. FLC works with...
Like just about every foodservice operator in March 2020, the nutrition team at Fallbrook Union High School District knew their corner of California had changed in an instant when the coronavirus hit. But they rose to the challenge: Employees gamely chugged coffee and set about switching from cafeteria service to curbside pickup and bus route delivery. That first Monday, the staff of 14 packed 125 meals. Tuesday, they prepared 250. On Wednesday, 500; on Thursday, 850. "And...
Lucy Sanders, right, celebrates her 100th birthday in Las Vegas, April 9, with her sister, Mary, who was born on her sister's sixth birthday. The two were joined by members of their families to mark the milestone. Sanders has lived in Fallbrook since 1959. Village News/Courtesy photo...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club will hold a spring fundraiser Friday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Z Café on the lower level in the Bonsall River Village plaza. The "Village Spring Pop-up Boutique" fundraiser is an opportunity for attendees to purchase a special gift for their mothers or good friends for Mother's Day. This fundraiser, open to the public, will offer many and varied gift items, jewelry, spring wreaths, succulents, flowering plants and bird cages. Bo...
SAN DIEGO – Organizers of the GI Film Festival San Diego announced its diverse film lineup for their annual festival happening May 18-23. For the first time ever, the multi-day military-themed event is streamed online. Established in 2006 and brought to San Diego in 2015, the festival solely presents films and events for, by and about military service members and veterans. A record year for films selected This year, 38 films representing an array of documentaries, narratives, feature-length and shorts are included in the l...
FALLBROOK – Stephanie Holbrook, founder of Wings of Change and assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 731, organized a cleanup April 3 at the Fallbrook Community Garden with a few local scouts. With the help of two Boy Scouts, one Cub Scout and one Eagle Scout parent, they were able to eradicate invasive weeds and make the entrance to the garden look more aesthetically pleasing, as well as clear an area to allow for more parking spaces. Attendees Mikey Regner from Troop 731, Carolin...
FALLBROOK – Steve Nelson, a longtime Fallbrook resident and master craftsman and metalsmith, sculpted his own interpretation of COVID-19 made of stainless steel and illuminated within to show the intricate design of little perforations through the metal. It was cut, soldered, welded, pounded, buffed and details put on with a plasma cutter. "Steve is a self-taught sculptor and painter who has done works for many happy clients, but has never had a public exhibition of his w...
Finally, local churches are re-opening for congregants to meet in person on Sundays. On April 13, the state lifted its mandatory COVID 19 restrictions. It suggests 25% capacity, but it is no longer required. This followed a court decision that also said churches could reopen. During the past year, while area churches met online for their weekly worship events, Fallbrook Vineyard Church has thrived. The meetings were started by Dave and Stephani Baxter, who said the church is...
A fast-burning vegetation fire Monday evening, April 19, burned a half-acre before being extinguished by multiple response teams, including a drop by an air tanker from Cal Fire in Ramona. The fire was reported at 6 p.m. at East Mission Road and Valentine Lane, burning up the bank on the north side of the road, which was closed for hours. The fire threatened homes up the hill but there were no injuries or structures damaged. Station 1 of North County Fire was first to respond...
The San Diego County Water Authority was successful in its rate lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the SDCWA provided a check to the Rainbow Municipal Water District for Rainbow’s share of the settlement. On March 23, the Rainbow board voted 5-0 to place the money into the district’s reserves rather than to attempt to provide refunds to each individual ratepayer. “I believe that it’s not worth the time and money to return the money to potential and past ratepayers,” board member Pa...
Southwest Riverside County area and its nearby San Bernardino National Forest San Jacinto Wilderness offer dozens of hiking trails for the whole family to enjoy at any time of the year. There are scenic trails, mountain trails, informative nature trails and so many others for everyone from the toddler (with help), senior citizens and even the handicapped to relax and enjoy. There are trails for the hardiest hiker to the first-timer. They are listed as "Easy," "Moderate," or...
The Brady Bunch has nothing on the Willis family of Menifee. After raising five biological children, Gary and Pam Willis made the selfless decision to adopt seven siblings who were orphaned in 2018. Now with an even dozen children, the Willises said they are enjoying their second pass at parenting. "We started fostering children in 2013 through California Family Life Center in the San Jacinto Valley," Pam Willis said. "We have had at least two or three kiddos at a time pretty...
Bonsall High School is conducting an Adopt a Senior fundraiser to help this year's seniors celebrate their upcoming graduation. The staff plans to provide gifts to each graduating senior including yard signs, BHS T-shirts, Amazon gift cards and gift certificates to local businesses. As funds are raised, a banner for each student will be hung on the fence outside the school office. To donate, visit http://www.bonsallhs.com/ and go to the Adopt a Senior link at the far...
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department conducted a raid Thursday, April 1, at an illegal dispensary on East Mission Road, resulting in three arrests. The establishment was selling marijuana and products containing marijuana without a license. In the past three years, there have been three large raids on illegal marijuana dispensaries in Fallbrook and Bonsall. There were eight deputies who participated in the latest raid, including Deputy Ethan Miedecke. Miedecke has been...
On Tuesday, April 6, a group of parents and community members filed a Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition against Diane Summers, the president of the Fallbrook Unified High School District Board of Trustees. According to a press release, the parents stated that they "came together under a common goal to ensure that anyone elected to the board of trustees followed the bylaws and fulfilled their obligation to the students." Summers has 10 days to respond to the...
On April 10, North County Fire Protection District responded to a basic traffic collision that occurred on Old Highway 395 at Dulin Road, resulting in a brief road closure. According to John Choi, the NCFPD Public Information Officer, there were multiple vehicles blocking traffic on the roadway, but there were no life threatening injuries reported. On April 11, a three vehicle pile up occured on East Mission Road at Stage Coach Lane resulting in a traffic delay. The NCFPD responded to the call at 4:31 p.m., and when they...
The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved waiving fees for the events industry – planners, venues and vendors – as event restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic loosen, officials announced April 7. During their Tuesday meeting, supervisors voted to waive permit fees for the 2021-2022 fiscal year from the Department of Environmental Health and Quality, Department of Parks and Recreation, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the San Diego County Fire Authority. Helen Robbins-Meyer, the county’s chief a...
The San Diego County Office of Education will be assisting the Bonsall Unified School District in the search for a new superintendent. The BUSD board held a special meeting April 5 and voted 5-0 to approve a service agreement with the SDCOE to facilitate and advise the process for the Bonsall district to select a new superintendent. "One of the most important jobs a school board has as a collective entity is to hire and interface with the superintendent," said BUSD board president Larissa Anderson. "The Bonsall Unified School...
I touched on the subject of insurance previously, when I addressed the positive impact that adding home hardening features to a property has on the insurability of the property. The topic of insurance demands a deeper dive because, in California, securing affordable homeowners’ insurance is not an easy task. Insurance companies use the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps to evaluate the types of natural disasters that a property has the potential to experience. The F... Full story
The North County Fire Protection District has been awarded a Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant from the County of San Diego. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 April 6 to approve a $44,654 grant to the fire district which will be used to replace two aging extrication tool sets. The allocations also include $45,000 for the Pendleton Community Service Fund which will provide for a donation truck. "That's great news," said NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott....
On Wednesday, March 31, Morgan Campbell and her family arrived at the Quality Inn in Fallbrook to prepare for her mother’s funeral after suddenly losing her to a stroke. While Campbell has lived in Fallbrook on and off for 30 years, she currently resides in Oklahoma. She said that after having positive experiences at the Quality Inn while she lived in Fallbrook, she reserved hotel rooms for her family to stay in while they planned and attended the funeral nearby. According to Campbell, the first day, she was met with an unfor...
FALLBROOK – After enduring years of soaring water costs and having to pay for infrastructure projects they don’t need, the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District are seeking to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority, and they launched a public education campaign with the unveiling of a new 60-second InfoVideo April 8. Instead of continuing to purchase their water from the SDCWA – which has raised water costs on the districts by an average of 8% each year over the past decade – the...
An elderly woman was injured April 11 when the SUV she was driving went off a road in Fallbrook and down an embankment, fire officials said. The crash happened at 12:55 p.m., Sunday, on South Mission Road south of Quail Knoll Road, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Five units from the NCFPD arrived on scene and firefighters extricated the woman from the silver SUV and brought her up to the roadway, Choi said. She was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with injuries not...
