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Veteran Vista fire captain David Kennedy held a large lead over challenger Lee J. De Meo in the race to represent District 1 on the North County Fire Protection District Board of Directors as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Kennedy had garnered 90.13% of the vote in the district, outdistancing De Meo by a total of 1,637 votes to 180. San Diego County reported that 370,000 ballots had yet to be processed throughout the county. It is likely that Kennedy will join unopposed...
Gerry Wilson, the always-smiling patriarch of the Wilson family and Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyard, died Thursday, Nov. 4. He was 90 years old. "His sparkling blue eyes and contagious smile warmed the hearts of thousands," the winery shared on its Facebook page on Thursday, Nov. 5. "It is with a heavy heart, we share the loss of this incredible man. Gerry was widely known for his kindness, compassion, love and graciousness. He left four generations of immediate family and...
Incumbent 75th District Assemblywoman Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, was holding a lead in her reelection bid against behavioral health care provider Karen “Kate'' Schwartz as of Thursday, Nov. 5. While the race started neck-and-neck, results tallied by Wednesday afternoon showed Waldron holding a 52.6% to 47.4% lead over Schwartz. Waldron took about 56% of the vote during the March primary, versus Schwartz, who earned nearly 38%. Waldron, who prior to her election to the seat i...
District 2 city council member Steve Manos and District 5 city council member Bob Magee, were looking likely to be reelected to their respective seats on the Lake Elsinore city council, fending off challenges from two candidates in each district. As of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, Manos had a lead of 813 votes, ahead of Michael Carroll with 660 votes and Edwin Castro with 206 votes. Magee had gathered 909 votes, Jorge Lopez 773, and Robert Kelly 528. The Riverside County...
Incumbent Bridgette Moore maintained her lead over Kenneth “Kenny” Mayes to retain her City of Wildomar District 4 City Council seat. As of 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, Moore had earned 789 votes with Mayes picking up 355 with 100% of precincts reporting. The results are not official or final. Moore has served on the city council since 2008 and is a 22-year resident of the city, former mayor, and currently serves as the chairwoman of the Riverside Transit Agency, is on a sub...
Brian J. Brady, Bill Wilson, and John E. Hoagland were leading in the race to win full-term seats on the Rancho California Water District’s Board of Directors and appointed incumbent John Rossi leads in the short term race with 66.32% of precincts reporting. As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, Brady had earned 12,875 votes, incumbent board president Wilson 8,585, and Hoagland 6,102 to fill the full-term seats. Candidates Skylar Temple (5,437) and Nathan Price (5,423) were the n...
North County Fire Protection District Captain John Choi said that a small fire that broke out Thursday, Oct. 29 in Bonsall was quickly contained by firefighters and crews were mopping up as of 10:30 a.m. Cpt. Choi said the fire burned an 80-foot by 100-foot section of a construction erosion control site in the area of Vista Del Mar and Dentro De Lomas Road. "The fire burned all the way up to a channeling fence," Cpt. Choi said. "Crews were able to stop the rate of spread....
Fallbrook's largest community sports facility, Ingold Sports Park, is enduring financial difficulties brought on by restrictions imposed by San Diego County because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Fallbrook Sports Association, the nonprofit entity that manages the park, launched a fundraising campaign, hoping to raise some $100,000 to keep the park afloat. "If the park goes under, nothing will happen with the sports park and no one in Fallbrook will be able to use...
Jeff Egkan in District 4, along with Cindy Acosta in District 5, is running unopposed in the upcoming election for a director seat on the North County Fire Protection District board of directors. In District 1, however, candidates Lee De Meo and David Kennedy will be put to a vote to decide who joins Egkan and Acosta on the board that will certainly be overhauled when it's all said and done. Village News posed questions to all the candidates, De Meo and Kennedy had their...
San Diego Gas & Electric announced Monday, Oct. 26 at 9 a.m. that they have turned off power to 2,743 customers in Fallbrook. The move, the utility said, was to maintain public safety during elevated fire weather conditions. "We recognize Public Safety Power Shutoffs are disruptive and we thank you for your patience," the utility said in a NextDoor app post. They said updates on the outages are available at http://sdge.com/ready and http://ow.ly/dGbH50C2230. There was no word...
Democrat Kate Schwartz and Republican incumbent Marie Waldron are vying for the California State Assembly District 75 seat on Nov. 3. Waldron, prior to her election to the seat in 2012, served on the City of Escondido City Council for more than a decade. Waldron currently serves as the State Assembly minority leader and has done so for the past two years. Schwartz has been a Behavioral Health Care Provider for the past 35 years and currently serves on the Fallbrook Regional...
During the Tuesday, Oct. 12 meeting of the Fallbrook Union High School Board of Trustees, the trustees agreed to establish a special reserve-capital projects fund to account for money received for the Solar Photovoltaic/Battery Project financing agreement that was approved by the board last month. Called "Fund 40," the fund will be established and held at Bank of America, the escrow agent for the project, as opposed to the county treasury. The board approved the action...
After the Nov. 3 election, Larissa Anderson will be seated in the District 3 seat of the Bonsall Unified High School District Board of Trustees due to the fact that she's running unopposed for the seat. Anderson and unopposed District 5 candidate Eric Ortega were sent questions by Village News so that readers could get a little more insight into the candidates that will be filling BUHSD seats in the near future. Ortega did not respond to the questions prior to the press...
According to Susan G. Komen Inland Empire Executive Director Jill Eaton, the breast cancer organization being forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to host its second annual More Than Pink Walk virtually may have been a blessing. "It was somewhat of a challenge to a degree, but it also allowed us to really continue to expand our footprint," Eaton said. "Our affiliate is two counties, Riverside and San Bernardino, which happened to be the largest counties in the United States. By...
With Bonsall Unified School District planning to welcome students back to campuses with a hybrid schedule on Monday, Oct. 19, the BUSD Board of Trustees heard a report Wednesday, Oct. 14 from Superintendent David Jones and district staff. The board reviewed the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Recommendations and the staff gave a presentation on the process, steps and decision making in preparation for reopening the schools. Superintendent spoke passionately about...
After the Nov. 3 election, Oscar E. Caralampio will be seated in the District 4 seat of the Fallbrook Union High School District due to the fact that he's running unopposed as is Eddie Jones in District 5. Each of the candidates were sent questions by Village News so that readers could get a little more insight into the candidates that will be filling FUHSD Board of Trustees seats in the near future. Jones did not respond to the questions prior to the press deadline, but his a...
David Kennedy had a good reason to narrowly miss a deadline with Village News to submit his Q&A answers to the paper prior to our print press deadline - he was fighting fires in Northern California. The veteran Vista fire captain is one of two on the ballot to serve on the North County Fire Protection District Board of Directors in District 1 - the other candidate being Lee J. De Meo, who most recently has served as a trustee on the Fallbrook Union High School District Board...
If the world were normal, the Fallbrook Union High School Boys Water Polo team would be in the midst of their season right this moment. Warm days, longer days, no need for parkas. Head coach Bill Richardson knows things are going to be different when the boys open their training in mid-December and games in early January. "It will be in play in the dark and all those fun things," he said. "I used to coach the girls. So, I remember the flu season and no lights, rainstorms and...
For the last six years, Lee J. De Meo has served as a trustee on the Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees, now he wants to become a director in District 1 on the North County Fire Protection District Board of Directors. De Meo, along with his opponent David Kennedy, were sent questions by Village News so that readers could get a little more insight into each of the candidates and their priorities. Kennedy did not respond to the questions prior to the press de...
For likely the first time in the history of high school tennis there will be a new format for the upcoming season. The boys and the girls teams will play a coed season in the spring. "For the one year that this is happening, it's really pretty much changed everything," Fallbrook Union High School boys and girls varsity tennis coach Bill Lenaway said. "We're actually going to play a coed season in the spring. We're not even having separate boys and girls teams. "We're going to...
During the Monday, Sept. 28, Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved a resolution to move forward with a solar backup power project for the high school with Johnson Controls. The resolution, approved unanimously by the board, awarded the contract to Johnson Controls and approved financing of the project which will be a 20-year equipment lease-purchase financing option with Bank of America with an interest rate of 2.26%. During the...
Slowly but surely, athletes from Fallbrook High School are beginning to get some training ahead of what will be a fast and furious two-season sports calendar this school year. While the athletes aren't officially training as Warriors, they are getting some work in. "We're going to be open and up here on (Sept.) 28th, which is good for the outside club teams if you have a facility," Pat Walker, athletic director of Fallbrook High, said. "We're going to have football – they a...
Traditionally, pub owners are seen filling the role of amateur psychiatrists on a day-to-day basis, and Paul Little, co-owner of The Shamrock – Irish Pub & Eatery in Murrieta, is no different. For much of the past eight years, the English transplant could be found at his pub with his partner, Graham Judge, interacting with guests and offering advice and perspective on myriad issues. But two years ago in September, Little, a Manchester City Football Club supporter, u...
During the Monday, Sept. 28 meeting of the Fallbrook Union High School District Board of Trustees, board members voted unanimously to approve a resolution discontinuing services and laying off classified positions within the district. According to the resolution text, "To increase efficacy and maximize services to students and families, the restructuring of certain classified positions needed to be addressed to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services. In a few...
Last Friday, two full blocks of Fallbrook's Main Avenue were closed to through traffic starting at 3 p.m. and they stayed that way throughout the weekend. The same will happen this weekend. "Ever since I've been in this position, people have asked to close down the street, both merchants and residents," Lila MacDonald, Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce CEO, said. "They feel that it would, first of all, be for safety because people scream down the street. And then second of all,...