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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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In a major advancement in the state's COVID-19 economic recovery, California health officials announced changes that will allow a resumption of indoor activities such as concerts, conferences and theater performances -- and a return of fans to indoor sporting events. The rules issued Friday, however, include strict capacity mandates based on counties' tier placement within the state's economic-reopening blueprint, along with requirements for attendees to... Full story
San Diego County’s 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant plan includes funding for East Alvarado Street sidewalks and for Fallbrook Local Park. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Tuesday, March 16, approved the county’s 2021-2022 annual funding plan for Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs. The allocations include $589,632 for the design and construction of the East Alvarado Street sidewalks and...
The Bottom Shelf's book fundraiser brings residents to the parking lot below the library to check out the books that have been filling up the nonprofit's storage units, March 20. As patrons walked away with boxes and bags full of books to restock their own shelves, more books were brought out to take their place....
The CIF San Diego Section allowed girls' volleyball matches to begin in the second week of March, and the Fallbrook High School girls split their first two matches. The Warriors lost in five games March 12 at home against Mount Carmel High School but defeated Vista High School in five sets at home March 15. "It's been interesting and fun," Fallbrook coach Jason Dale said of the consecutive five-game matches. Normally, girls' volleyball is a fall sport. Coronavirus precautions...
Scott Anders, owner of Cafe des Artistes, went into escrow three days before everything was shut down last March. "We took over (the cafe) at the beginning of last year," Anders said. "We're proud of what we do and I think our name is getting out there, business is picking up." When the pandemic caused businesses to close, many struggled. "I have to give credit to the art center who we lease the space from, because they really worked with us and helped us out a lot in many...
Max Martin, 28, was always a high achiever while he attended local schools. As a junior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he landed an internship at Space X, then worked there a couple of years after graduating. Martin has continued his success as an award-winning systems engineer with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, including work on the Mars 2020 Mission. Yes, he's a "brain on a stick" but there's much more to his story. He shared his journey and about what it...
FALLBROOK – Two local youth sports leagues held separate fundraising events at the Jersey Mike's in Fallbrook. Fallbrook Pop Warner held their fundraiser Wednesday, Nov. 18, bringing in $501 in donations. Fallbrook Youth Rugby held their fundraiser Tuesday, Feb. 23, bringing in $400 in donations. Jersey Mike's offered any sub on the menu for free in exchange for a $4 donation to the respective youth sports teams. Even with COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols, the y...
SACRAMENTO –Assemblymember Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, honored Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce CEO Lila MacDonald as the 2021 Woman of the Year for the 75th Assembly District, March 16. "Lila MacDonald lives and breathes the Fallbrook community," said Waldron. "From Honorary Mayor to CEO of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, Lila MacDonald embodies the spirit of Fallbrook." For decades, MacDonald has been active in the community. Her service includes local PTA boards, the F...
The Fallbrook Regional Health District scheduled its second vaccination event for Wednesday, March 24 – after Village News’ press time but before publication. The event, which was to be held at the district’s Wellness Center on Mission Road, had a total of 150 appointments available to receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The second shot appointment will be available within 21-25 days after the March 24 event, according to the health district. The event comes a little less than two weeks after FRHD’s first vaccina...
One unanimous vote of the county's Traffic Advisory Committee March 12 recommended an all-way stop control for the intersection of Potter Street and Elder Street and another unanimous TAC vote that morning recommended that the speed limit for all of Gum Tree Lane be 35 mph. The March 12 unanimous TAC votes also included recommending recertification of the 40 mph speed limit on Hutchison Street in Bonsall between East Vista Way and 1,000 feet west of Harris Drive. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors members are...
TEMECULA – The Sierra Club’s Santa Margarita Group will be celebrating Earth Day with a virtual fair Thursday, April 22 and photo contest. The deadline to enter has been changed from April 1 to April 22. The photo submissions will be divided by age group/grade bracket with elementary school submissions for kindergarten through fifth grade, middle/high school submissions for grades 6-12 and the adult category for people 18 or older. Categories include “Landscape” with mountain ranges, sunsets and more; “Creatures of the Wilde...
How many of you have heard the term “home hardening?” It has nothing to do with making the structure harder. Afterall, how would we do that? Pour concrete over the structure? Or overlay it with brick and mortar? No. Home hardening refers to preparing your home against potential wildfires. In the case of home hardening, it means, prepare. It took some searching to find why this term was chosen. I found it within the framework of computing systems. Read below and I think you’ll... Full story
FALLBROOK – The "Fat Happies" sculpture has been reinstalled at its home on the corner of South Mission Road and Fallbrook Street after being repaired. This sculpture is one of over 30 works of art displayed throughout the community by Art in Public Places. The sculpture had rusted over the years and needed to be sandblasted down to the metal and then repainted. North County Powder Coating did this repair work with a donation from Pat and Tom Peterson. A new addition to the A...
With San Diego County now in the red tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening plan, businesses including restaurants, gyms and movie theaters have been able to resume indoor operations, albeit with capacity limits and masking requirements. Beginning Wednesday, March 17, restaurants and movie theaters were allowed to operate indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people – whichever is fewer – according to the county. Gyms were allowed to reopen at 10% capacity, while museums, zoos and aquariums were allowed to reopen at 25% capac...
The March 16 actions of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors included an $80,000 Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant to the Fallbrook Food Pantry. The supervisors' 5-0 vote allocated the funding to the Fallbrook Food Pantry to help finance closing costs and relocation expenses and a reduction of loan principal for the Fallbrook Food Pantry's new facility at 140 North Brandon Street. "The Fallbrook Food Pantry is an amazing group that I am happy to support," said Supervisor Jim Desmond. "After such a difficult year...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Residents can get into action this Earth Week by participating in the countywide 19th Annual Creek to Bay Cleanup on Saturday, April 24. Registration starts April 1 to join I Love A Clean San Diego for everyone who wants to be a part of one of the largest single-day environmental action events in San Diego County by removing polluting litter and debris from their community. ILACSD invites all county residents to get outside, stay close to home, and collect litter throughout the streets of their n...
SAN DIEGO – Infinium Spirits, with help from the team behind Wonderfront Festival, announced Thursday, March 18, that live music is back in San Diego County with the launch of Wonderbus. This new "concert on wheels" initiative brings live music to the people in a safe and engaging way during a time when it seems impossible, due to COVID-19, while supporting San Diego's local arts. "What an amazing day with the launch of Wonderbus," Ernie Hahn, co-founder of new experiential m...
Fallbrook Regional Health District held its first vaccination clinic Friday, March 12, inoculating more than 200 people in a partnership with Cal Fire. The clinic was held throughout the day on Friday at Palomar College's Fallbrook Education Center on Horse Ranch Creek Road. The health district first announced the event in an email at about 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. Health district CEO Rachel Mason said the district is continuing to work to schedule additional vaccine...
LaMarr Valentine began the 4x4x48 challenge Friday, March 5, to raise money for his fundraiser, Penny for your Thoughts. This fundraiser aims to raise money for fallen soldiers and their families, as well as to show the families that the soldiers and their sacrifices are being remembered. The 4x4x48 challenge was created by David Goggins, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and former U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member, in his memoir "Can't Hurt Me." The 4x4x48 challenge...
On Feb. 17, 2021, the Anderson children suffered a tragic loss when their father, John Anderson, died suddenly from a genetic defect. Anderson was a father of five and an experienced photographer. He owned a photography business called JME Portraits, specializing in taking photos of newborn babies. Six years ago, the Andersons lost their mother, Jamie Anderson, to a fatal brain aneurysm. Jamie was raised in Fallbrook; she attended La Paloma Elementary School and graduated...
San Diego County was looking likely to drop down into the second-highest “red” tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening framework as of press time Monday, March 15. California's Department of Public Health modified the Blueprint for a Safer Economy to lead with opening activities when vaccines have been deployed to the hardest-hit communities – the floor for the purple tier will drop to 10 daily cases per 100,000 population once the state delivers a minimum 2 million doses to what it considers the hardest-hit Califor...
Three downtown Fallbrook businesses were met with an unwelcome surprise one Friday morning a few weeks ago – a burst pipe left all three with varying amounts of flood damage. Jamie Mathieu, owner of Jewelry Connection at 101 N. Main Ave, said he arrived at the store the morning of Friday, Feb. 26, to find quite the commotion. "We came in and we noticed a bunch of debris in the parking lot," he said. Mathieu noticed a Fallbrook Public Utility District crew was in the area, a...
Bonsall Unified School District Superintendent David Jones has announced that he will be leaving the school district at the end of the school year. Jones initially notified the BUSD board at the Feb. 10 board meeting, and additional remarks about approaching the end of his BUSD career were made at the March 10 board meeting. Jones has been hired elsewhere, although that entity will not be disclosed until a contract is finalized. "It just means a lot to me that the staff and the board have been supportive of my decision,"...
Guest house has a new name: Accessory Dwelling Unit. I don’t know if this new name has anything to do with the “woke” community or if it was a broader term created to define more uses, but either way, the ADU is a great way to add value to your property and perhaps more harmony to your extended family. California’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Law, Assembly Bill 68, took effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Under this law, homeowners can add an accessory dwelling unit to their property – even... Full story
Normally the allocation of Community Enhancement funding is part of the County of San Diego's annual budget process. Due to the delay in the passage of the 2020-21 budget a Community Enhancement allocation for each supervisorial district was included in the budget, but the actual grant awards were separated from the budget approval. Supervisor Jim Desmond recommended his Community Enhancement grants for docketing at the March 2 San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting, and a 5-0 vote approved the allocation of $1,146,388...
