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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According to AccuWeather the predicted temperatures in the Temecula Valley for the first week of September are for the mid-high eighties, and the "Real Feel" will be several degrees warmer. Overall, temperatures have been trending higher in the last six years. Stay alert to the water status of your roses as the month progresses and continue to do so until cooler weather. If you're using drip irrigation, run your system in the early evening to give your roses the opportunity...
The Aug. 5 meeting of San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission included approval of a draft municipal service review and sphere of influence update for Oceanside and the Morro Hills Community Services District. The LAFCO board includes two county supervisors, and only one was present during the 7-0 vote which released the draft MSR for public review. LAFCO will also be working with the City of Oceanside, the Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District, and the Morro Hills Community Services District during the public r...
The county's Housing and Community Development Services is opening a waitlist for renters who are interested in living in three new housing developments with dedicated units supporting seniors, low-income families and disabled adults experiencing homelessness. These units are supported by Project-Based Housing Choice Voucher (PBV) rental assistance. Eligible applicants will be selected from the waitlist and, if approved by the landlord, would pay an affordable rent that is...
FALLBROOK – Members, family and friends met at Live Oak Park on Aug. 8 for their annual Summer Picnic and vegetable/fruit contest. Entries included lots of tomatoes, several types of squashes, eggplant, and peaches. The winning categories were tiniest, weirdest, most colorful, funniest, fattiest, prettiest, and a banana look-a-like. A fun time was had by all. Their new season begins with the Sept. 24 general meeting. For further information relating to the club and its a...
ATLANTA –After all of the recent power outages across California, more than 28,000 customers have been affected statewide. Over 10,000 customers have experienced power outages near Lake Tahoe alone. Residents of these areas are encouraged to make sure they’re prepared for the increase in frequency of these power disruptions. Wildfires, severe weather, and other natural disasters are becoming more and more common, with the risk of power outages continuing to increase as well. To help local residents in California stay saf...
With the new arrival of the international giant pandas, their dinner plate is in the making with various species of bamboo here in San Diego. Southern California has a wide spectrum of exotic bamboos that can grow and thrive in our soft Mediterranean climate. There are 42 species of bamboo that the pandas eat in their native landscape, with some supplementary rodents, birds, and fish occasionally. The remote tropical forest in central west China with its mountains ranging...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved an updated five-year plan for municipal service review and sphere of influence studies of the county’s cities and special districts. “These are the priorities,” said LAFCO analyst Priscilla Mumpower. Only one of the two county supervisors on the LAFCO board was present Aug. 5 when the 7-0 vote approved the update. A municipal service review evaluates services and anticipated needs. A sphere of influence study determines the boundaries best served by a particu...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council sponsored a "chipping day" on Saturday, Aug. 3, at North County Fire Protection District Fire Station 4, 4375 Pala Mesa Dr. The event was offered to residents of Fallbrook, Bonsall, DeLuz and Rainbow. The goal of the event was to provide a centralized location for the residents to have branches, less than six inches in diameter, trimmed brush, palm branches and other cut vegetation from their properties chipped/shredded into m...
The San Diego County Fair has showmanship competitions for junior livestock exhibitors. The winner or alternate of the showmanship competition for each animal competes in the master showmanship competition for all large animals, and this year Morgan Michalke won the master showmanship for Future Farmers of America members. "I was really proud that I won. I had no idea that was going to happen," Michalke said. The dairy goat, market goat, market livestock beef, dairy cattle,...
For many families throughout San Diego County, these are challenging times. The rising cost of living means that people are often faced with difficult decisions – and for some pet families, being unable to afford a pet's care can result in the heartbreaking decision to surrender them to a shelter. But the San Diego Humane Society is committed to keeping animals with the people who love them. The organization accomplishes this by offering Community Support Services, i...
What's in the Latin botanical names attached to plants? Botanical names are the standardized names of plants accepted by scientists and the horticultural community no matter what language they speak or where they are globally. The names consist of two segments with the first being the Genus followed by the species. Example: Camellia japonica with the Genus being followed by the species in lower case. Three centuries ago when early botanists traveled the world studying plants a...
The donated awards at the San Diego County Fair's gems, minerals and jewelry exhibition included the Gregory & Eve Anderson Award for Best and Most Eclectic Exhibit, and this year's award was given for a display which honored former Fallbrook collector Jim Walker. Walker died Dec. 27, 2023. His widow, Mary Fong Walker, put together the display. "That's neat that I got their award," Walker said. "Greg was an old friend of ours." Greg Anderson was Schafer's predecessor as the...
Summer is certainly upon us. This year has seen record-breaking weather all over the globe; in fact, meteorologists reported that Sunday, July 21, saw the Earth's hottest average temperature ever recorded. Closer to home, experience tells us that it's only going to get hotter before it gets cooler. I didn't need to tell you that at the beginning of August, did I? Since high summer temperatures and less-than-ideal conditions for roses are inevitable for the next couple of...
The lamb raised by Molly Schmierer of Fallbrook High School's Future Farmers of America chapter was chosen as the FFA reserve champion for the 2024 San Diego County Fair's market livestock show. Schmierer raised a 111-pound wether (male) called Wooly Wonka. The Hampshire cross won his weight class before receiving FFA reserve champion designation. "I'm grateful for everyone who helped," Schmierer said. Other Fallbrook FFA members, the Fallbrook High School agriculture teachers...
A memorandum of understanding between the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Mission Resource Conservation District to maintain the medians along South Mission Road has been approved by the boards of both districts. The 3-0 FPUD board vote Monday, July 22, with Jennifer DeMeo and Don McDougal absent, approved the MOU. The Mission RCD board approved the agreement Monday, July 15. The MOU incorporates FPUD’s new Community Benefit Program which will provide funding for the oversight and execution of the landscape and irri...
Mallory Sehnert will actually conclude her Future Farmers of America career, at least as a member of FFA, Oct. 23-26 at the national FFA convention in Indianapolis. Her final FFA event as an exhibitor was the 2024 San Diego County Fair, and one of the steers she raised was selected as the supreme grand champion. "It was an amazing way to end my FFA career," Sehnert said. This year Sehnert showed two steers and a pig at the county fair's market livestock show. All three of the...
Rainbow resident Meg Berry won five awards including two first-place ribbons at the San Diego County Fair’s gems, minerals and jewelry exhibition. Berry received first place in the mixed display class involving a full case with a variety of minerals and all lapidary or jewelry work done by the exhibitor. In the carving – professional class she swept first, second and third place. The awards were given during Berry’s 50th year faceting, or cutting, gemstones. “I’ve dug for the stuff, and I’d much rather sit and let someone...
SACRAMENTO – As part of the state’s all-of-the-above strategy to boost California’s water resilience amid climate change impacts, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a nation-leading regulation that will promote more efficient water use by large water utilities across California, July 3. Water conservation is an important component of the state’s multi-pronged Water Supply Strategy to address the 10% water supply shortfall anticipated by 2040 due to hotter and drier weather conditions. The regulation applies...
FALLBROOK – This beautiful tree is blooming downtown, bringing credits and thanks to Save Our Forest from many. But SOF did not plant this tree. Credit where credit is due is in an article in the Fallbrook Enterprise in 1957 lauding the Fallbrook Woman's Club for lining Main Avenue with these beautiful Cape Chestnut trees, calodendrum capense. Can you even imagine what a sight that must have been when they were all in bloom? This gorgeous tree was one of four remaining when t...
The San Diego County Fair's livestock breed shows allow exhibitors between the ages of 9 and 19 to show in the youth divisions while also allowing those youth to compete in the open divisions as long as the same animal is entered and shown in the junior show and the animal meets all open show entry deadlines and guidelines In her final year of youth eligibility, 19-year-old Taylor Michalke was awarded the Junior Dairy Goat Show grand champion of breed for both a LaMancha doe a...
