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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Bill Roberds, left, stands at his father's side with Fallbrook alum Shuichi Konces, right, at the drive thru birthday celebration for Bud Roberd's 101st birthday, March 30.... Full story
WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman today announced key details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF). The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring jobs back and revive the industry, the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden, established the $28.6 billion Restaurant R...
WASHINGTON – Wreaths Across America announced that its Mobile Education Exhibit, which has been traveling the country to honor the nation’s veterans, will make a tour stop in California. Starting Saturday, April 24, the exhibit will be in California for the first of multiple stops. “The goal of the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is to bring the community together and teach patriotism while remembering the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes,” Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across Am...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District is planning to sell some of its property to fund the replacement of its current headquarters, but that will require prerequisites to have potential buyers interested in the land. Rainbow has contracted with MasterCraft Homes Group, LLC, for a development study which is being performed in phases, and on March 23 Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy provided the Rainbow board with an update on information which has been obtained from the study. "The first part of that project was to do a mark...
Grab the keys, throw the children in the back seat and head for "D'Place." The beloved Bonsall movie theater is open. Finally. A rose by another name is now called "River Village Cinema D'Place" featuring a full refreshment center with hot, buttered popcorn. Save money with each advanced ticket purchase while securing seats for your party during this limited seating environment. The new movie phone line is 760-214-9792 or go online to https://dplaceentertainment.com/location/r...
VISTA – Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland recently gave educational awards totaling $21,500 to seven local women as part of its Live Your Dream Awards program. The Live Your Dream awards assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects. These women are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training pro...
The United States of America Pageants hosted the 2020 Ms. USOA Pageant in February of last year, and the winner was Christiana Monarez, a longtime member of the Fallbrook community. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the US, Monarez realized that her year of service would be unlike any other. Monarez first began competing in pageants as a baby, but "retired" at the age of 2 and began pursuing gymnastics and her many other passions. As she grew up, she lost interest in competing...
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FALLBROOK – April is Parkinson's Awareness month and April 11 is World Parkinson's Day. There are an estimated 1 million people in the U.S. living with Parkinson's disease and more than 10 million worldwide. An American is diagnosed every 9 minutes. To help the cause and join the fight, all are invited to help raise awareness, improve quality of life, and support community events, by giving to a local Parkinson's nonprofit, https://ncpsg.org/donate, or https://parkinsonsassociation.org/ or a national nonprofit, h...
A proposed North County Fire Protection District policy on an invocation or a moment of silence at the beginning of NCFPD board meetings is expected to be discussed at the April 27 NCFPD board meeting. The issue of whether or not to have an invocation or a moment of silence was discussed at the March 23 board meeting, but no vote was taken. Board president John van Doorn will write a proposed policy for potential revisions by other board members. "I'll try to draft something out," van Doorn said. van Doorn's draft will be...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook may not have the Avocado Festival this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, but residents and visitors can still get their avocado experience! The 15th Anniversary Art of the Avocado art competition entries are on display at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office, thanks to the continuing sponsorship of Fallbrook Propane Gas Company. Fallbrook residents are invited to visit the exhibit and vote for their favorite. This year, the chamber has a...
FALLBROOK – Driving along East Mission Road one day, Walt Perry noticed something troubling. The sign announcing the three Rotary clubs that serve the community (Fallbrook, Fallbrook Village, and Bonsall) was missing. Perry, a member of the Fallbrook club, wondered if a recent storm had blown down the original sign. He was able to locate the old sign, but it was beyond repair. The area where the sign stood was also overgrown with shrubs and in need of some care. A new sign was...
SAN DIEGO – County public health officials have reported 193 new COVID-19 infections and 12 additional virus-related deaths. April 4's data increased the cumulative number of infections to 271,527 and the death toll at 3,583. Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 increased to 197 Sunday, April 4 from Saturday, April 3's reported 185. The number of patients in intensive care units decreased to 55. Of the 13,160 tests reported April 4, 1% returned positive. The 14-day running average as tallied by the county is 2.3%. Vaccines w...
SAN DIEGO – Ten years ago this month, the world watched as a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the eastern coast of Japan. The combined events caused over $360 billion in damage and washed 1.5 million tons of debris, including wrecked cars, buildings and homes, into the ocean. The tsunami also flooded Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant, which melted its cores and leaked radiation. More than 18,000 people died, and many others were r...
San Diego County public health officials reported 205 new infections and seven additional deaths on Sunday, March 28, for a total of 1,752 new cases and 53 deaths in the preceding week. In the Fallbrook area, the 92028 ZIP code was showing a coronavirus case rate of 3.8 per 100,000 as of the week of March 7-13, the most recent week for which information is available. That’s of course lower than the 6.7 per 100,000 case rate during Feb. 28 – March 6. The county combines Bonsall’s 92003 ZIP code with Vista; the combined area...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Encore Club members look forward to resuming some in-person events soon now that many have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Encore club is a social club, but activities were necessarily limited during much of the last year. A new executive board is currently being chosen for the coming 2021-2022 season. They are looking forward to serving with a fun-filled calendar. Club memberships are now being accepted for both new members and those renewing th...
Easter is one of the reasons April is such a joyful time of the year. It is a special time when Christians around the world, whether Protestant, Roman Catholic or Orthodox, pause to celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Jesus. The Friday before the resurrection is often referred to as “Good” Friday because Christians believe that through his death, Jesus on that Friday paid the penalty for their sins. Good Friday was also a day when five astonishing miracles occurred. Dar...
Firefighters rescued a teenager who fell over the side of a trail in Fallbrook Wednesday afternoon, March 24. Dispatchers were told around 3:50 p.m. that someone – possibly a hiker – needed to be pulled off a slope or cliff in the area of Sleeping Indian and Conejo roads on the southwestern edge of Fallbrook near Oceanside, according to information from Capt. John Choi of North County Fire Protection District. Fire crews from North County Fire, the Oceanside Fire Dep...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The San Diego County Sheriff's Department recognizes the negative impact unlicensed marijuana dispensaries have on neighborhoods and businesses. Unregulated pot shops attract criminals involved with other illicit drugs and are often the catalyst for violent crime, property crime and financial crime that affect us all. Products sold at unlicensed cannabis facilities are cultivated and manufactured using processes which may be harmful to consumers and are o...
PALA – Rep. Darrell Issa introduced the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, House Resolution 1975, a bill that will transfer approximately 721 acres of land adjacent to the Pala Reservation into federal trust status, Wednesday, March 17. This land was purchased by the Pala Band of Mission Indians in 2016 to prevent the construction of a landfill on sacred Chokla, Gregory Mountain, a site of tremendous cultural significance to Pala’s people. The Pala Band said in a news release that the tribe is grateful to Issa fo...
A Fallbrook woman is upset about the way she says her family was treated when Rainbow Municipal Water District replaced their property's water meter. Nancy Zucker said she and her husband were never notified that the water district would be replacing her meter, and that the district's actions resulted in her Morro Hills home being left without running water for days and forced the couple to call a plumber – though the water district maintains it has notified all ratepayers w...
Each member of the California Legislature selects a Woman of the Year for their state Senate or state Assembly district, and state Sen. Brian Jones selected Julie Reeder as the Woman of the Year for the 38th State Senate District. "I just appreciate it," Reeder said. "It's an honor for me to get that, and I appreciate our legislators for recognizing Fallbrook." Fallbrook is in the 75th State Assembly District as well as the 38th State Senate District. Assemblymember Marie...
In 2016, Evelia Ponce was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she successfully went into remission after completing chemotherapy and radiation. In November 2020, Ponce received the unfortunate news, however, that she had a unique and dangerous case of melanoma. It began on her upper chest, but it has since spread to her neck. Ponce is a single mother of four sons, and she lived in Fallbrook for 44 years before moving to Temecula last year. She has been delivering the San Diego...
The Fallbrook Union High School District board held a special meeting March 29, and a 5-0 vote approved a return to on-campus learning effective April 7 albeit with a hybrid model. "We needed to have school open," said FUHSD board president Diane Summers. "We understand the necessity to get this going." District administrative staff worked with the Fallbrook High School Teachers Association on a plan to resume in-person learning. "We had a common interest in doing what was...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Backyarding – the trend to use the backyard for everything from tele-working and working out to relaxing and recreating – has a different purpose for each person. Identifying your backyard's role in your family's health and happiness is the key to cultivating a purposeful outdoor space that is customized to your needs. "How do you create a more purposeful outdoor space? First, you need to identify what type of 'backyarder' you are," Kris Kiser, presi...
