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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FALLBROOK – The 11th annual Fallbrook A Leer/Reading Family Literacy event took place on Saturday, March 21 at Maie Ellis Auditorium in Fallbrook. Ann Brennan, a teacher at Potter Junior High School was the volunteer in charge of the conducting the essay contest and said that this year’s entries included some very creative and artistic works. Over 50 entries were received from students in grades six, seven, and eight. Organizers announced the following winners of the essay con...
During the spring semester, Fallbrook High School head football coach Kyle Williams teaches a football physical education class during sixth period. This semester’s class has 60 ninth-grade through 11th-grade students. On Wednesdays, the class will also have visitors from the United States Marine Corps. On Jan. 28, Lt. Col. Dan Whitley gave a 45-minute presentation on leadership to the class. Whitley brought four Marine corporals, a sergeant, and a chaplain to introduce t...
Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) holds one of San Diego County’s highest suspension and expulsion rates, according to data recently released by the California State Department of Education. Statewide, the suspension rate was 4.4 percent and the expulsion rate was 0.1 percent. Throughout San Diego County, 18,266 students, or 3.4 percent of students were suspended in the 2013-14 school year. Expulsion rates were 0.1 percent, or 482 students. The highest local suspension rates were 6.5 percent (180 students), s... Full story
The proposed consolidation of the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District was discussed at the December 19 meeting of the Special Districts Advisory Committee of San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission. The committee found that financial savings would occur if FPUD and Rainbow consolidated, and the December 19 recommendations also included that the proposed consolidated district should transition from a seven-member board to an eventual five-member board although the issue of wh...
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School wins the People's Choice award for their float in the Fallbrook Christmas Parade......
The selection of the all-league teams by the Valley League’s football coaches resulted in 17 Fallbrook High School players receiving all-league recognition, and Warrior running back Roberto Ramirez was the league’s offensive player of the year. Seven of those players were on the Valley League first team. The offensive first team included Ramirez, quarterback Landon Benner, center Stephen Branham, and offensive lineman Matthew May. The Fallbrook members of the defensive first team were defensive back Sierra Arteaga, def...
Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team began the 2014 season by winning four of six matches at the Sept. 5-6 San Diego Fall Classic tournament. The Warriors’ participation in that tournament ended with a loss to Carlsbad in a second-day elimination match. That loss to Carlsbad also ended Fallbrook’s season when the Nov. 8 CIF playoff selection and seeding meeting gave Carlsbad the 15th seed in the Division I playoffs while Fallbrook was ranked two positions behind the Lancers. Valhalla was given the 16th and final... Full story
Although Fallbrook High School’s football team closed its regular season with a 29-21 loss November 7 at Del Norte High School, the Warriors still received the fourth seed in the CIF Division III playoffs and will host Granite Hills in tomorrow’s quarterfinal match. The loss to Del Norte finalized Fallbrook’s regular-season record at 7-3, including a 4-0 Valley League figure which gave the Warriors their first unshared league championship since 2000. Fallbrook earned a first...
Not only have the judges decided, but the people have made their voices heard – and the winners of the third annual Fallbrook Scarecrow Days’ scarecrow building competition have been announced. “It was a difficult task for the judges, because there were so many truly fun and amazing scarecrows this year,” said Fallbrook Scarecrow Days founder, Jackie Heyneman. Judges selected Fallbrook Fertilizer, Feed & Farm Supply’s rendition of “The Headless Horseman and the Ghost of...
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) recently announced plans to reopen Maie Ellis Elementary School next year as a school of choice for the dual language program. The district’s governing board approved the decision at its last meeting on Oct. 20. The dual language program will join the home school program already housed at the site. The current Maie Ellis School structure was built in 1938, and had been an elementary school until it was restructured in the 2...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School students were busy this fall creating some of the most creative scarecrows in town. Students built 24 of the scarecrows found around the village and the Scarecrow Committee is struggling to choose a favorite. Ranking high on the list are a “couple” at La Caseta Mexican Restaurant on Vine. They depict Day of the Dead celebrants. A colorful clown found in front of The Jewelry Connection on the corner of Main and Alvarado is another fun...
FALLBROOK – On Oct. 12, the Bonsall/Fallbrook Girl Scouts Service Unit held their annual Pinewood Derby at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church; in addition to providing people to judge the event, the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club (FVCC) provided a donation toward purchase of the pinewood blocks and necessary supplies for the race. Prior to the start of racing, Miss Fallbrook Claire Ginther, Fallbrook Republican Women’s Club representative Carol Larner and FVCC members G... Full story
FALLBROOK – Everyone has an opportunity to vote for their favorite scarecrow during Fallbrook Scarecrow Days in October. Votes will be accepted through Oct. 31 in the ‘People’s Choice’ category. For those who have a copy of the Oct. 9 issue of the Village News, a voting ballot is in there. Ballots can also be picked up at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office or Fallbrook Library. Those are also the two locations where ballots are to be turned in. Meanwhile, three...
FALLBROOK – On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County welcomed over 400 community children and their families to the annual Day for Kids. Families who attended the event were treated to a variety of free activities that included carnival games, face painting, cotton candy, caricatures and balloon hats. Children who participated in the free games also walked away with their choice of toy prizes, many of which were donated by Mattel. “The club loves h... Full story
It’s absolutely delicious and you don’t go away hungry. Speaking from experience, that’s my opinion of the BBQ Tri-Tip Dinner offered by the Fallbrook High School Ag Dept. before home football games. I have long wondered how the masters of the barbecue get that tri-tip so wonderfully tender. In speaking with the experts, Doug Sehnert and Scott Duffin, I have learned some of the secrets of this $10 a plate outdoor feast. Sehnert said the tenderness can be attributed to two f...
Robert Watson Collis passed away peacefully at his home in Vista, California on the evening of September 17, 2014 after a long illness. Born June 1929, Robert was 85 years old. Robert (Bob) was the adopted son of Raymond and Emma Collis of Summit, N.J. and brother of Nancy Collis of Smithtown, N.Y. Robert is survived by his wife, Sandra Collis, and four children, Vicki Steffen of Gig Harbor, Wash.; Cathy Youngling of Mill Valley, Calif.; Ken Collis of Bend, Ore.; and Debi Mink...
Robert “Bob” Hansford, born April 21, 1930 in Los Angeles, Calif., passed away Sept. 1, 2014. Bob attended school in Los Angeles, and after graduation worked for the L.A. Times before being drafted into the Army to serve in Korea. After being honorably discharged, he studied to be a fireman. He first worked with the Inglewood Fire Dept., then went to the L.A. County Fire Dept., where he retired as a captain after 30 years of service. In 1978, Bob and his wife, Tess, moved to... Full story
Ralph Enander, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in July at his childhood family farm in North Dakota, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Born in Minnesota and raised in Stanley, North Dakota, he was the oldest of seven. After high school, Ralph received his BS in agriculture, then joined the Navy. He served his country proudly as a commander on a wooden mine ship. In 1948, he and his wife Joan moved to Fallbrook where he started an Ag spraying business. He supported the local...
BONSALL – Later this month approximately100 ninth grade students will enter Bonsall High School as its inaugural class. These scholars, in conjunction with passionate teachers, parents, and community members, will redefine the high school experience. As Bonsall’s district boundary (non-charter) high school, Bonsall High School will develop a shared culture of trust, respect, and responsibility amongst all shareholders from the very start. For the 2014-15 school year, an additional 25 student spaces have been created t... Full story
Kevin Martin, 54, passed away July 9 of brain cancer at his home in Fallbrook. Born October 19, 1959 in Fort Worth Texas, Kevin moved shortly afterward to Charlottesville, Virginia with his family before settling in Corona, Calif. when he was a year old. He was one of the youngest airplane travelers at the time. At the age of 9, Kevin and his family moved to La Mesa, Calif. where he grew up and he ultimately graduated from Monte Vista High School. After high school, Kevin went...
Wilma Leone Wilson Hay passed away peacefully at the age of 91 surrounded by her loving family on May 7, 2014 in her home at Silvergate Retirement Residence in Fallbrook, Calif. Wilma was pre-deceased by her husband of 71 years, Theodore “Ted” Hay; her daughter, Patricia Heidel; her parents William Wilson and Mary (Cook) Wilson; and her four siblings, Glenn Wilson, William Wilson, Videtta Ilene Wright, and Jeanne Kenagy. She is survived by five daughters, Mary Freeland, Mar...
Four members of Fallbrook High School’s girls basketball team received all-league honors. The Avocado West League coaches selected Amanda Cunningham to the league’s first team. Hailey Drew was part of the Avocado West League second team. Honorable mention recognition was bestowed upon Jessica Ramirez and Hailey Tucker. All four are seniors. “It was a very successful year for the program,” said Fallbrook coach Dan Bachman. Fallbrook’s 19-10 overall record included a Feb. 25 CIF Division III playoff win against Morse – t... Full story
Our school districts must address key issues in order to face the long term challenges afflicting them. FUESD and FUHSD must start the process of unification. This process will ultimately save millions of dollars per year. You must change this top heavy system, of administrators, taking six figure salaries while students and teachers go without. We need spending accountability. We cannot continue to have a school board that declines its fiduciary responsibilities. Our district is fraught with waste. It is an unjust state of a...
The National Endowment for the Arts has an “Our Town” program which integrates music with science, technology, engineering, and math. The Fallbrook Music Society is partnering with the Pala Band of Mission Indians to obtain a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Music grant and would like to work with Vivian Banks Charter School for a STEM&M grant. Although no proposal requiring an official Bonsall Unified School District vote has been brought forth, the BUSD board address... Full story
Anne Louise Woodson, 76, of Pauma Valley, formerly of Fallbrook, died Jan. 1, 2014 in Escondido. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, William, and daughter Nina; sons William and James; and eight grandchildren. She graduated from College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minn., where she was freshman class president, and a piano and teaching major who played a concert with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She was a life-long U.S. citizen but also lived in Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil. Here she lived in Washington, DC,...
