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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December 16, 2020, was an important day for Fallbrook resident Patty Sargent because it was her first day as the Foundation for Senior Care Executive Director. As an employee of Palomar Health for 26 years, and a consultant for two years, she was searching for a smaller company where she could "make more of a difference." When the position at FFSC became available, her husband, Allen, was the first person to make her aware of the opportunity, suggesting that she take a tour... Full story
What exactly does extension of time mean? If I’m parking my car at a meter with a limited amount of time on it, and I see the meter attendant approaching, I sure would like an extension of time to avoid that costly fine. Or if I’m on vacation and finally feeling relaxed, I sure would like an extension of time, so I could stay a little longer. But, as we all know, time doesn’t just extend. Time is finite. Time is exact. In a real estate contract, there are exact times that...
Let me take a few minutes to share a brief answer to the question of why a loving God would allow so much suffering in the world when he says he loves us and has the power to fix things. Careless behavior So much suffering is a direct or indirect result of ill-advised or careless behavior. Examples include: *The individual that smokes despite the clear warnings that cigarette smoking is by far the leading cause of lung cancer. *The student that fails to study and loses the...
RAINBOW – Sheriff's personnel raided and shuttered an illegal marijuana shop in the far northern reaches of San Diego County Friday, Feb. 26, seizing hundreds of pounds of cannabis products and arresting three people. A SWAT team served a warrant at the illicit dispensary in the 3100 block of Rainbow Valley Boulevard in Rainbow about 7 a.m., sheriff's Sgt. Mark Knierim said. During an ensuing search of the premises, deputies impounded 117 pounds of marijuana; 528 pounds of cannabis-infused products, including edibles and v...
The North County Fire Protection District board meeting Tuesday, March 23, will include a discussion whether or not to continue the invocation at the start of board meetings. The Feb. 23 NCFPD meeting included a 5-0 board vote to replace the invocation with a moment of silence for the March 23 meeting and to discuss that day whether to discontinue the invocation. Currently, an invocation follows the call to order and roll call at NCFPD board meetings. “I am not quite sure why it needs to be an agenda item,” Jeff Egkan, NCFPD...
FALLBROOK – Several college scholarships will be offered this year to local high school graduates as well as continuing college students, announced Cheryle Clinite, philanthropy chair of the Angel Society of Fallbrook. Founded in 1978, the Angel Society is dedicated to assisting local youth and education. For decades, the organization has awarded multiple scholarships to local graduating seniors who are chosen on the basis of academic merit, community service and financial n...
Vaccine shortages countywide mean that Fallbrook vaccination events will likely be delayed at least for another week. The Fallbrook Regional Health District said in an email announcement Feb. 22 that it was still awaiting county notice before its vaccination events can be rescheduled. A vaccination event had originally been scheduled for Feb. 19. Health district CEO Rachel Mason said in the update that FRHD was connecting with two additional community partners to start organizing new vaccination clinic options when vaccines...
During February, the month of love, REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program asked its student families and volunteers to "Share the Love" of REINS with everyone they know, by creating a personal fundraising page and sharing their story of how REINS has impacted them. Each page was personalized with a photo and a fundraising goal. REINS (Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support the physical, mental and emotional...
A Feb.11 Zoom meeting with County of San Diego staff and representatives of various community planning groups and community sponsor groups addressed the proposed marijuana dispensary and cultivation ordinance. Greg Doud represented the Rainbow Community Planning Group and reported on the Zoom meeting during the Feb. 17 Rainbow Community Planning Group meeting. The planning group did not make a recommendation on the proposed ordinance that evening but supported a special meeting when a County of San Diego staff member could...
The word “disclosure” is a noun that means the action of making new or secret information known. Its antonym is concealment. What a simple definition, and the antonym is equally simple and profound. In California real estate, sellers have an obligation to complete two documents to aid in their required disclosures to the prospective buyers. The first is the real estate transfer disclosure statement and the second is the seller property questionnaire. Both forms are a ser...
North County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Steve Abbott will be retiring this summer. Abbott plans to retire at the end of July. He will turn 55 on Aug. 2, although he is not required to retire at the age of 55. Abbott was hired by the North County Fire Protection District in March 1990, and he reached his maximum pension eligibility last year. "I'm just sticking around an extra seven months just to help with the transition of the next leadership team," Abbott said. The...
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group docketed a proposed letter to the county on the planned revision of the marijuana dispensary ordinance which urged county staff to consider planning group input. Jack Wood, planning group chair, learned from county staff, however, that the views of the community planning groups and community sponsor groups would be considered. The item was withdrawn from the Feb. 15 agenda, and an ad hoc committee was created. The letter, which was not discussed, read: “The Fallbrook Community P...
FALLBROOK – World of Watercolor & Beyond, the 12th annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition and Sale opened Saturday, Feb. 13, and runs through Sunday, April 11, at The Doris E. de Haan Fallbrook Art Center in The Janice Griffiths Gallery. The show presents 114 original works in all forms of watermedia in a wide range of subject matter, technique and style, from experimental to traditional. This show was developed by the Fallbrook Art Center and is a o...
A paramedic helicopter had to land on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook Monday afternoon, Feb. 22, to rescue a motorcyclist who was badly hurt in a crash, resulting in the closure of the northbound side of the freeway for about 20 minutes. The biker was taken to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, but was pronounced dead in the emergency room, a North County Fire official said. An investigation of the crash caused traffic delays on northbound I-15 near state Route 76 into the...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has added a new event to its calendar for 2021 – the Avocado Open Golf Tournament, scheduled for Friday, May 7, at Pala Mesa Resort. To be clear, this tournament is in addition to the annual Charity Golf Tournament held in the fall. A portion of the proceeds from the tournament and the putting contest will benefit the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, a nonprofit which protects more than 3,000 acres of open space in the community thr...
Coronavirus case rates continued their decline locally in San Diego County, while ongoing vaccine shipment delays forced the closure of one county-run vaccination superstation on Monday, Feb. 22, while other vaccination stations are offering second doses only. In the 92028 ZIP code, which includes Rainbow and De Luz, county data shows a case rate of 24.5 coronavirus cases per 100,000 during the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, the most recent week for which data is available – down from 42.0 the prior week. There were 84 new r...
FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care team created a short list of seniors they thought might enjoy a little bit of sweetness for Valentine's Day. Its "Club" clients, care givers, and activities coordinator worked together to create beautiful paper roses and decorated cookies. The care advocates created a cute card that they attached to the paper flowers and the Care Van drivers made the special Valentine deliveries throughout the week leading up to Valentine's Day. E...
Toby Salas, 16, earns high school community service time while cleaning kitchen equipment and participating in the Fallbrook VFW volunteer cleanup day event. See more photos on page A-X...
Slowly but surely, the Fallbrook Land Conservancy is putting the work into turning part of Monserate Mountain into a bit more hospitable of a place for the critters that call it home – and by extension making it a little more beautiful for the humans who visit it. The land conservancy is in the process of giving the bottom portion of the trail through the preserve, located just east of Interstate 15 near the Horse Ranch Creek development, something of a "facelift," FLC b...
SACRAMENTO – Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced Feb. 12 that she has introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 to designate a portion of State Route 15 near the community of Rainbow in San Diego County as the “Cal Fire Chief William R. Clayton Memorial Highway.” Chief Clayton, who passed away in 2018 at his home in Carlsbad, helped rescue hundreds of people during his career and twice received California’s highest honor for valor. Senator Bates introduced SCR 12 on behalf of his family to help ensure his leg...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 in favor of supporting a set of policies intended to improve access and “social equity” in the cannabis industry. If you’re like me, you’re asking yourself, what in the world does “social equity” have to do with cannabis? Let’s start with the Wikipedia definition of “social equity.” Social equity is concerned with justice and fairness of social policy. Since the 1960s, the concept of social equity has been used in a va...
The number of new coronavirus cases is continuing to drop in San Diego County, though the county was facing a vaccine shortage as of press time Feb. 15 due to a delayed Moderna shipment. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 13,700 tests Sunday, Feb. 14. The 14-day rolling average of positive tests was 4%. The total number of cases was reported to be 252,250 on Feb. 14 and the death toll rose to 3,037. Eight community outbreaks were reported Feb. 14, bringing the total over the past week to 62. There...
A variety of produce and other products can be found at the Fallbrook Main Avenue Farmers Market every Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alvarado Street....
One person was seriously hurt in a crash on South Mission Road in Fallbrook Saturday morning, Feb. 13. A full-size van and a minivan struck each other in a partial head-on collision a little before 9:15 a.m. on South Mission Road at Green Canyon Road, according to North County Fire Protection District spokesperson Capt. John Choi. One of the vehicles sustained "major damage" in the crash, and one of the drivers had to be taken to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with injuries that were described as "not life threatening,...
A shortage of vaccines countywide led to the cancellation of a vaccination event to be hosted by the Fallbrook Regional Health District this week and created issues for other vaccination sites around the San Diego region. “Due to a lack of vaccines at the county level, our Feb. 19 vaccination event in Fallbrook has been postponed,” the Fallbrook Regional Health District said in an email announcement Friday, Feb. 12. The health district said it is “reaching out to other partners and providers to see if an alternate optio...
