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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Bill Roberds, left, stands at his father's side with Fallbrook alum Shuichi Konces, right, at the drive thru birthday celebration for Bud Roberd's 101st birthday, March 30.... Full story
WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman today announced key details on application requirements, eligibility, and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF). The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring jobs back and revive the industry, the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden, established the $28.6 billion Restaurant R...
The San Diego County Water Authority was successful in its rate lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the SDCWA provided a check to the Rainbow Municipal Water District for Rainbow’s share of the settlement. On March 23, the Rainbow board voted 5-0 to place the money into the district’s reserves rather than to attempt to provide refunds to each individual ratepayer. “I believe that it’s not worth the time and money to return the money to potential and past ratepayers,” board member Pa...
The Brady Bunch has nothing on the Willis family of Menifee. After raising five biological children, Gary and Pam Willis made the selfless decision to adopt seven siblings who were orphaned in 2018. Now with an even dozen children, the Willises said they are enjoying their second pass at parenting. "We started fostering children in 2013 through California Family Life Center in the San Jacinto Valley," Pam Willis said. "We have had at least two or three kiddos at a time pretty...
Bonsall High School is conducting an Adopt a Senior fundraiser to help this year's seniors celebrate their upcoming graduation. The staff plans to provide gifts to each graduating senior including yard signs, BHS T-shirts, Amazon gift cards and gift certificates to local businesses. As funds are raised, a banner for each student will be hung on the fence outside the school office. To donate, visit http://www.bonsallhs.com/ and go to the Adopt a Senior link at the far...
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department conducted a raid Thursday, April 1, at an illegal dispensary on East Mission Road, resulting in three arrests. The establishment was selling marijuana and products containing marijuana without a license. In the past three years, there have been three large raids on illegal marijuana dispensaries in Fallbrook and Bonsall. There were eight deputies who participated in the latest raid, including Deputy Ethan Miedecke. Miedecke has been...
On Tuesday, April 6, a group of parents and community members filed a Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition against Diane Summers, the president of the Fallbrook Unified High School District Board of Trustees. According to a press release, the parents stated that they "came together under a common goal to ensure that anyone elected to the board of trustees followed the bylaws and fulfilled their obligation to the students." Summers has 10 days to respond to the...
On April 10, North County Fire Protection District responded to a basic traffic collision that occurred on Old Highway 395 at Dulin Road, resulting in a brief road closure. According to John Choi, the NCFPD Public Information Officer, there were multiple vehicles blocking traffic on the roadway, but there were no life threatening injuries reported. On April 11, a three vehicle pile up occured on East Mission Road at Stage Coach Lane resulting in a traffic delay. The NCFPD responded to the call at 4:31 p.m., and when they...
WASHINGTON – Wreaths Across America announced that its Mobile Education Exhibit, which has been traveling the country to honor the nation’s veterans, will make a tour stop in California. Starting Saturday, April 24, the exhibit will be in California for the first of multiple stops. “The goal of the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is to bring the community together and teach patriotism while remembering the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes,” Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across Am...
The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved waiving fees for the events industry – planners, venues and vendors – as event restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic loosen, officials announced April 7. During their Tuesday meeting, supervisors voted to waive permit fees for the 2021-2022 fiscal year from the Department of Environmental Health and Quality, Department of Parks and Recreation, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the San Diego County Fire Authority. Helen Robbins-Meyer, the county’s chief a...
The San Diego County Office of Education will be assisting the Bonsall Unified School District in the search for a new superintendent. The BUSD board held a special meeting April 5 and voted 5-0 to approve a service agreement with the SDCOE to facilitate and advise the process for the Bonsall district to select a new superintendent. "One of the most important jobs a school board has as a collective entity is to hire and interface with the superintendent," said BUSD board president Larissa Anderson. "The Bonsall Unified School...
I touched on the subject of insurance previously, when I addressed the positive impact that adding home hardening features to a property has on the insurability of the property. The topic of insurance demands a deeper dive because, in California, securing affordable homeowners’ insurance is not an easy task. Insurance companies use the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps to evaluate the types of natural disasters that a property has the potential to experience. The F... Full story
The North County Fire Protection District has been awarded a Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant from the County of San Diego. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 April 6 to approve a $44,654 grant to the fire district which will be used to replace two aging extrication tool sets. The allocations also include $45,000 for the Pendleton Community Service Fund which will provide for a donation truck. "That's great news," said NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott....
On Wednesday, March 31, Morgan Campbell and her family arrived at the Quality Inn in Fallbrook to prepare for her mother’s funeral after suddenly losing her to a stroke. While Campbell has lived in Fallbrook on and off for 30 years, she currently resides in Oklahoma. She said that after having positive experiences at the Quality Inn while she lived in Fallbrook, she reserved hotel rooms for her family to stay in while they planned and attended the funeral nearby. According to Campbell, the first day, she was met with an unfor...
FALLBROOK – After enduring years of soaring water costs and having to pay for infrastructure projects they don’t need, the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District are seeking to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority, and they launched a public education campaign with the unveiling of a new 60-second InfoVideo April 8. Instead of continuing to purchase their water from the SDCWA – which has raised water costs on the districts by an average of 8% each year over the past decade – the...
An elderly woman was injured April 11 when the SUV she was driving went off a road in Fallbrook and down an embankment, fire officials said. The crash happened at 12:55 p.m., Sunday, on South Mission Road south of Quail Knoll Road, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Five units from the NCFPD arrived on scene and firefighters extricated the woman from the silver SUV and brought her up to the roadway, Choi said. She was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with injuries not...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District is planning to sell some of its property to fund the replacement of its current headquarters, but that will require prerequisites to have potential buyers interested in the land. Rainbow has contracted with MasterCraft Homes Group, LLC, for a development study which is being performed in phases, and on March 23 Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy provided the Rainbow board with an update on information which has been obtained from the study. "The first part of that project was to do a mark...
The United States of America Pageants hosted the 2020 Ms. USOA Pageant in February of last year, and the winner was Christiana Monarez, a longtime member of the Fallbrook community. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the US, Monarez realized that her year of service would be unlike any other. Monarez first began competing in pageants as a baby, but "retired" at the age of 2 and began pursuing gymnastics and her many other passions. As she grew up, she lost interest in competing...
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A proposed North County Fire Protection District policy on an invocation or a moment of silence at the beginning of NCFPD board meetings is expected to be discussed at the April 27 NCFPD board meeting. The issue of whether or not to have an invocation or a moment of silence was discussed at the March 23 board meeting, but no vote was taken. Board president John van Doorn will write a proposed policy for potential revisions by other board members. "I'll try to draft something out," van Doorn said. van Doorn's draft will be...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook may not have the Avocado Festival this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, but residents and visitors can still get their avocado experience! The 15th Anniversary Art of the Avocado art competition entries are on display at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office, thanks to the continuing sponsorship of Fallbrook Propane Gas Company. Fallbrook residents are invited to visit the exhibit and vote for their favorite. This year, the chamber has a...
FALLBROOK – Driving along East Mission Road one day, Walt Perry noticed something troubling. The sign announcing the three Rotary clubs that serve the community (Fallbrook, Fallbrook Village, and Bonsall) was missing. Perry, a member of the Fallbrook club, wondered if a recent storm had blown down the original sign. He was able to locate the old sign, but it was beyond repair. The area where the sign stood was also overgrown with shrubs and in need of some care. A new sign was...
In 2016, Evelia Ponce was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she successfully went into remission after completing chemotherapy and radiation. In November 2020, Ponce received the unfortunate news, however, that she had a unique and dangerous case of melanoma. It began on her upper chest, but it has since spread to her neck. Ponce is a single mother of four sons, and she lived in Fallbrook for 44 years before moving to Temecula last year. She has been delivering the San Diego...
The Fallbrook Union High School District board held a special meeting March 29, and a 5-0 vote approved a return to on-campus learning effective April 7 albeit with a hybrid model. "We needed to have school open," said FUHSD board president Diane Summers. "We understand the necessity to get this going." District administrative staff worked with the Fallbrook High School Teachers Association on a plan to resume in-person learning. "We had a common interest in doing what was...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Backyarding – the trend to use the backyard for everything from tele-working and working out to relaxing and recreating – has a different purpose for each person. Identifying your backyard's role in your family's health and happiness is the key to cultivating a purposeful outdoor space that is customized to your needs. "How do you create a more purposeful outdoor space? First, you need to identify what type of 'backyarder' you are," Kris Kiser, presi...
