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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SAN DIEGO – San Diego Humane Society's 32nd annual Photo Fundraiser comes at a crucial moment as its shelter locations face unprecedented overcrowding. With 1,950 animals in its care, including 814 dogs and 929 cats, now is an important time to raise at least $125,000 for shelter animals in need – all while making your own pet a star in the organization's 2025 pet calendar. It is easy to participate! Submit your favorite pet photo at https://www.gogophotoco...
The County Office of Military and Veterans Affairs is one of many county departments gearing up for the region's largest annual event for unhoused veterans, the Veterans Village of San Diego's Stand Down. The event is scheduled Aug. 9 to 11. It will include an array of resources and county services for unhoused veterans. Among the services offered, there will be a first of its kind Landlord Hub, where the county, City of San Diego, and other veteran partners hope to encourage...
It's times like these that I look to the Bible. It is 66 books crammed into one, and together they tell of life, love, loss, faith, deceit, weakness, strength, trust and lust. Ecclesiastes 3:4 says there is "A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance." Today's mental meanderings, kind readers, will keep us close to home – my little neighborhood to be precise. Big changes are afoot here. Once we were a cadre of kindred souls, four neighbors close i...
Lianna Arnold had been a lifelong Fallbrook resident, but after graduating as the Fallbrook High School valedictorian for the class of 2021, she attended the Georgia Institute of Technology. She graduated from Georgia Tech in three years, and in April 2024, she was given the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award for the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Arnold also studied nuclear and radiological engineering at Georgia Tech. "The professors were all... Full story
FALLBROOK – Women of the community are invited to a fall Bible study series titled "Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer, exploring how to recognize when God is speaking directly to them in their daily lives. This small group study is scheduled Sept. 5 through Nov. 21 at SonRise Christian Fellowship, Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Call Ann with all inquiries 760-505-6227. An evening study titled "Grace in the Wilderness" exploring the book of 1 Peter, is also available every other Thursday running Sept. 26 t... Full story
FALLBROOK – Residents can mark their calendars for Saturday, Aug. 10 for a fun summer barbeque at the Hilltop Center, to be held under the shaded patio from 5-8 p.m. The barbeque will feature a choice of organic grass-fed beef burgers or Hebrew National all-beef kosher hot dogs served with potato salad, coleslaw, Bush's baked beans, chips and dip. Drink choices will include beer, wine, soda and bottled water; dessert to include an assortment of cookies or brownies baked by Anne Popovich. This event will be highlighted by t... Full story
FALLBROOK – Rally For Children, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of programs and projects in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area, is now accepting requests for funding. The organization makes annual philanthropic donations for community groups that serves children in this area. The funding deadline is Sept. 30. Applicants must have a 501c tax identification number. Request must be written and provide specific details on how the funds will benefit children in THE Fallbrook and Bonsall area. Mail requests to: Rally F... Full story
FALLBROOK – Due to unforeseen circumstances, the “My Hero, OUR HEROES” art competition has been canceled this year. Sponsor Fallbrook Propane apologizes for any inconvenience this causes those who wanted to enter it. Anyone who has already begun their art pieces can save them for the next contest. The next art competition, “Hello Autumn,” will be held in conjunction with the Fallbrook Harvest Faire in October. Art intake will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office, so artists can mark... Full story
The Oscar Ledesma Memorial Scholarship is named after the Fallbrook 4-H Club and Fallbrook High School FFA member who died in February 2022. The scholarship is offered to San Diego County high school seniors pursuing higher education and actively involved in 4‑H Club, FFA or Grange livestock activities. The awards are based on a combination of scholastic achievement, leadership potential, best demonstrated involvement in agricultural projects or other activities, a sense of pe...
ADELPHI, Md. – Lizeth Murillo of Fallbrook earned a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2024. Murillo was one of more than 14,000 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the 2023-2024. Graduates came from all 50 states, three U.S. territories and 24 countries. University of Maryland Global Campus was founded more than 75 years ago specifically to serve the higher education needs of working adults and military service members. The university is the lar...
SAN MARCOS – The number of students enrolled in courses at the Palomar College Education Center in Fallbrook have steadily grown over the last four academic terms. With the increased enrollment, the center offers degree and certificate programs that students can complete in entirety at the center. All of the programs provide students with a pathway to high demand careers in public safety, mental health services and teaching, all of which align with the workforce needs in the region. Programs include: • Associate of Sci...
Fallbrook 4-H Club member Alan Morris raised the supreme grand champion market lamb at this year's San Diego County Fair. The June 25-30 market livestock show also included breeding animals as well as market animals, and exhibitors could also enter an animal as a progress animal which is designated for a future show rather than for market at the county fair. Morris raised both the champion crossbreed ewe and the reserve champion crossbreed ewe in the breed sheep competition,...
Two properties totaling four legal parcels currently owned by the Fallbrook Public Utility District have been declared surplus property. The FPUD board voted 3-0 July 22, with Jennifer DeMeo and Don McDougal absent, to declare the two properties as surplus. FPUD will retain easements over the parcels once they are sold. One of the properties is a 4.45-acre parcel on DeLuz Murrieta Road while three adjacent 0.93-acre legal parcels are on Dickey Street which is just west of Green Canyon Road. FPUD and the DeLuz Heights...
The San Diego County Fair’s market livestock show has awards for a pen of three pigs together from the same organization, and Fallbrook High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter took both first and third in the pen of three competition. In addition to the Fallbrook FFA success with the pen of three, four pigs raised by Fallbrook FFA members won their weight class while four others placed second in their weight class. “As a group we were really competitive this year,” said Fallbrook High School agriculture teacher...
Every homeowner needs to make repairs (or to renovate) at some point. Maybe a storm blew down part of your fence, or maybe you want to upgrade your kitchen countertops. No matter what home improvements you’re going to make, you’ll need the money to cover it. And, while credit cards or personal loans could be an option, they typically come with high interest rates that could lead to higher costs. Before going that route, consider one of these lower-cost options instead. · Savi...
We bid farewell to Donald C. Kraatz, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, who departed from this world June 12, 2024. Don was peacefully at home with his family. He leaves behind a legacy of warmth and kindness. Don was born on Dec. 28, 1930, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His parents were Carl and Margaret Kraatz. His family moved to California in 1945. Don attended University High School in Los Angeles, and he later graduated from Stanford University (Class of 1954) in... Full story
San Diego Gas & Electric is planning to replace some ancillary pipes around SDG&E’s Rainbow pressure limiting station. An easement to use land owned by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was necessary, and the MWD board approved the granting of a permanent easement to SDG&E Tuesday, July 9. The easement area encompasses 1,685 square feet. SDG&E will pay MWD $13,100, which covers $5,100 for the fair market value of the easement and $8,000 for MWD processing of the action. The facility is where the n...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Climate Action Team will present a virtual talk with Chad Hanson, Ph.D., managing director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute in Big Bear City, Tuesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Hanson is an environmentalist from the University of California Davis and a published author featured in news stories on fire and forestry issues. He spent decades pursuing lawsuits against the U.S. Forest Service over plans to cut down trees to reduce f... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection presents a Summer Fashion show and brunch in the ballroom of the Beverly Mansion at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens, Friday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon, doors open at 9:15 a.m. for shopping. The fashion show will be provided by Norma Camberos, owner of Tatos boutique, a new clothing store in downtown Fallbrook. Summer designs of clothes, handcrafted handbags and other colorful and cute accessories will be modeled by s... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild meeting Thursday, Aug. 1, will feature Tina Curran, a well-known quilter who designs her own patterns and creates lively art quilts, many of which she will be showing at the guild meeting. Curran is also offering an all-day workshop Saturday, Aug. 3, to create the herringbone quilt and/or pillow she designed. If there are still some openings after members sign up and pay to attend, the workshop may become open to nonmembers. The Fallbrook Quilt Guild is a dynamic nonprofit organization t... Full story
When Anthony Wilson began ninth grade as a Fallbrook High School student in 2020, he set a goal to graduate as the class of 2024 valedictorian. And in June 2024, he gave the valedictorian address at the graduation ceremony. "I'm glad that I was able to keep that plan," Wilson said. "I am extremely grateful. It takes hard work, but it paid off." Wilson received an "A" grade in every class he took at Fallbrook High School. Extra grade points are given for advanced classes...
Maya Khoury graduated from Fallbrook High School as the class of 2024 salutatorian. "It was really cool and it was an honor, and it was fun giving the speech," Khoury said. The valedictorian and salutatorian selections utilize weighted GPA. Advanced classes including advanced placement courses provide an extra grade point. Khoury received an "A" grade in all of her high school courses. The Advanced Placement chemistry class taught by Marin Pinnell was the hardest course for...
CONWAY, Ark. – The University of Central Arkansas held fall commencement Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, in the Farris Center on campus. Lorena Fitzpatrick of Fallbrook graduated with a Master of Arts. Degrees and certificates were conferred to approximately 1,600 graduates from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Graduate School. Submitted by University of Central A... Full story
