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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On Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m., one of Fallbrook’s most well known and respected volunteers, Jackie Heyneman will be honored by two local organizations who have arranged for a local park to carry her name. Beech Street Park, located at Beech Street and South Mission Road, will be rededicated as Jackie Heyneman Park. “We want to honor Jackie in a permanent way,” said Vince Ross, president of the Fallbrook Village Association (FVA), the nonprofit organization which developed and... Full story
After receiving many questions and comments from Fallbrook area residents at the Feb. 14 Circulation Committee meeting of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG), Steve Ron, the San Diego Department of Public Works project manager in charge of the Fallbrook Street expansion project, presented a possible alternative to the extension, which could serve the purpose with less impact. “Since that time we confirmed that Fallbrook Street Extension was shown on the previous General Plan and on the General Plan Update r...
The Bonsall Union School District (BUSD) held a public meeting recently so that community members could be informed of the possible environmental impacts that would relate to a high school being established in the district. According to BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham, the Feb. 6 meeting was to allow people to see the results of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which is required by the state Board of Education in order to proceed with the unification... Full story
Keith Battle, a well-known Fallbrook resident who has been involved in various public agencies and groups, will be retiring from his post as a director of Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD). Battle, who has fought Parkinson’s disease for the past four to five years, has worked with the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Fallbrook Senior Center and FPUD. “I have done a lot of things for the community. I have walked downtown with my dog to get drunks out of the alleys, and have been a part of the Sec... Full story
Eighteen-year-old Araceli Tinoco of Fallbrook has earned a spot on USA Boxing’s National Boxing Team. Tinoco, who trains at Porra’s Boxing Club in Fallbrook, left Jan. 30 to participate in a tournament. I had the opportunity to interview her prior to her departure about this exciting opportunity and her other accomplishments. Village News: Why are you smiling? Tinoco: USA Boxing called and wants me to be on the National Boxing Team at a tournament in Tahiti and I acc...
In order to offer a more comprehensive academic program to its students, Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) will launch two additional options with online components in addition to its regular school programs. District superintendent Dale Mitchell stated that Oasis High School will implement a fully online program, while Fallbrook Union High School will implement a blended online program at the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic school year. “The rationale was that not all students will be successful in a r...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Woman’s Club held its seventh annual Rockin’ with Santa Party on Monday, Dec. 12 at Mary Fay Pendleton School on Camp Pendleton. Fifty fourth and fifth grade students who are part of the Operation Hero program attended. The Operation Hero Program is designed to address challenges faced by many Camp Pendleton children who have parents serving overseas or who have been wounded in action. Gifts were provided for moms and dads from which the chi...
Every student with dreams of attending a four-year university hopes to be told that they have been selected for a full ride scholarship to the school of their choice, but it rarely happens. However, for one Fallbrook senior, that dream has become a reality. Maria Luna and Sofia Cruz, both 17-year-old seniors at Fallbrook Union High School, were given information about QuestBridge, a platform that was developed to help students link to colleges, scholarship programs, and organizations that are looking for exceptional students....
While many high school students are anxious to get off campus at the end of the school day to pursue other endeavors, some don’t have as much to look forward to, or need extra help in an academic subject they are struggling with. Between 160 and 175 students that fit this description regularly take advantage of the safe, positive haven offered in Fallbrook Union High School District’s After School Safety Enrichment for Teens (ASSETS) program. And as a result of the pro... Full story
FALLBROOK – Soroptimist International of Fallbrook annually recognizes young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who make the world a better place through their volunteer efforts in their communities or schools. A cash grant of $250 will be awarded, in honor of the winner, to her volunteer organization of choice. Soroptimists also recognize women who seek financial assistance to return to school through their Women’s Opportunity Award. The applicants must be the primary wage earners of their families and also be a...
Brendan Conner, Bridgette Harrison, and Miguel Lopez of Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS), and Sheena Massey of Oasis High School were honored as the Fallbrook Community Students of the Month for November. The four students, selected based on their academic performance, community service work, and other noteworthy achievements, were feted at a special breakfast held in their honor on Nov. 3 at Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau restaurant. This month’s event emcee, Greg Cop...
SAN DIEGO – The new Fallbrook Library was recently named the People’s Choice Orchid award winner by the San Diego Architectural Foundation at its annual Orchids and Onions awards presentation highlighting good (and bad) building design. A judge’s panel picks most of the Orchids and Onions, but online voting determines the People’s Choice award. After receiving multiple nominations, the Fallbrook Library received the most votes from a field of finalists. “I’m not surpr... Full story
Francellia F Gray passed away on Oct. 12, 2011. Francellia was born on July 28, 1913 in Entiat, Wash. to Orville and Nancy Finley. Francellia was a long time resident of Fallbrook. She retired after teaching for 30 years in the California Public School System and taught for many of her final teaching years in San Bernardino. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Vina Collins and Eva Anderson; and her brothers, Milton, Archie and Lester Finley. There will be no funeral. Donations in her memory can be made to... Full story
Jenna Adams, Alexa Dunne, and Kristie Ashby of Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) and Cesar Mercado of Ivy High School were the Fallbrook Community Students of the Month program’s first honorees for the 2011-2012 school year. The four students were honored for their noteworthy achievements at a special breakfast held in their honor on Oct. 6 at Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau restaurant. “To receive this honor, these students have been shining for a long time,” said Sharon...
The temporary surface patch that has existed on 500 feet of eastbound Reche Road near Stage Coach Lane, following a water pipeline break, will be replaced with new asphalt beginning Monday, Sept. 19, said a Fallbrook Public Utility District management official. "We have a contractor that will begin the repaving project on Monday (Sept. 19) and the work is expected to be completed by sometime Wednesday (Sept. 21)," said FPUD operations manager David Horn. The temporary patch has been a rough ride for motorists after an 8-inch... Full story
In Sam Murphy’s first post-season college game, the 2009 Fallbrook High School graduate scored four runs. Murphy’s runs contributed to Azusa Pacific University’s 15-7 victory over California Baptist to open the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament for the Cougars. The game was played May 3 in Riverside. “I didn’t even realize how many I scored,” Murphy said. “It was great. They started their ace and he was the conference pitcher of the year. No one really expected us to really do anything in the tournament, a...
FALLBROOK – Organizers of the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club’s 2011 Car Show have announced the winners from this year’s competition held on May 29 at Potter Jr. High School. The winners, by category, are as follows: Best of Show Ron Shaver’s 1963 Plymouth Savoy Judge’s Choice Tom Glavas’ 1936 Ford Coupe Miss Fallbrook’s Choice Phil Stoewer’s 1967 Corvette Honorary’s Mayor’s Choice Norm Kear’s 1951 Jaguar Mark V Pre-1930 Vehicles Jim Gravatt’s 1928 Ford Model A 1930s Domestic Stock Jan & Denise Plischke’s 1936 Ford...
The Anza Days Parade is one the community’s most anticipated events of the year. Community members can be found coming out of the wordwork to join in the long-time traditional activities. The event will be held Saturday, July 2 in several locations around town. The Anza Days Parade will include a line-up of floats that will start at Barhman Road, beginning at 11 a.m., and make there way down Highway 371. Joining the floats will be groups of equestrian riders, classic cars, a... Full story
To submit a calendar item, email [email protected]. June 23, 24, and 25 – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Two-day giant rummage sale by Back Country Christian Fellowship, 55180 Highway 371, Anza. June 25 and 26 – 11 a.m. Annual Worldwide Field Day to observe HAM Radio in action in Idyllwild west side of Highway 243, next to the Shell Station. Representatives from the Anza and Idyllwild radio groups will be broadcasting outside with emergency antennae to demonstrate and test their procedures. You will have the unique...
FALLBROOK - The 46th annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show, which will be held on Sunday, May 29, will feature the cars known as “woodies.” The San Diego and So Cal Regions of the National Woodie Club will bring their land yachts to the show and display them on the grass field at Potter Jr. High School on Reche Road. Woodies were manufactured in Europe and the United States from the late teens through the mid 1950s. While the European Renaults, Austins and Morris’ are extre...
Fallbrook Union Elementary (FUESD) and Vallecitos School districts are in the process of interviewing candidates to replace their superintendents, both of whom have informed the districts that they will not be serving the Fallbrook and Rainbow communities for the upcoming school year. “It’s a mixed feeling,” said Dr. Paul A. Cartas, who has served the Rainbow community as Vallecitos superintendent for 21 years. “I have spent a large portion of time committed to Rainbow, and now I am sad to leave the staff and no longer work w...
Whether fighting walls of fire or racing downhill on ice, Brandon Lucore, 45, is a man who excels at both ends of the temperature spectrum. Lucore, a battalion chief for North County Fire and 1983 graduate of Fallbrook High School, recently returned from Mammoth Mountain where he medaled in two events at the California Fire & Police Winter Olympics held March 7 through 10. The annual event draws active duty and retired police officers and firefighters from all over the United...
A young Fallbrook man, known to the community for his involvement in numerous worthy endeavors including Future Farmers of America (FFA), Boy Scouts of America, and international Christian outreach endeavors was killed March 10 as he was making his way home from college in Arizona for Spring Break. Joshua “Josh” Kenneth Metzler, 19, was fatally injured at 10:50 p.m. in a single vehicle accident when the 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup he was driving left the roadway, came in con...
Joshua “Josh” Kenneth Metzler, 19, went to be with his Lord on March 10, 2011. Born October 25, 1991 in Fallbrook, Josh was a lifelong resident and 2010 graduate of Fallbrook Union High School. He was currently attending Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. During his lifetime, Josh volunteered hundreds of hours to a variety of Christian projects, was involved in Boy Scouts of America, and Future Farmers of America. A young man of outstanding moral character, Josh had...
High school students at Fallbrook Union High School district are developing a taste for philanthropy, thanks to a new club on the school’s campus, Youth in Philanthropy. Tina Rainey, executive director for the Legacy Endowment Community Foundation, along with Dr. Peter Fellios, an advisor and board member for Legacy, met with students at the high school on Feb. 24 to explain the club. Also in attendance were Jimmy Ayala and Alan Ziegaus from Southwest Strategies, who p...
