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  • Second public meeting held for Rio Prado Park

    Kathryn Adams, Special to Village News|Updated Oct 22, 2019

    San Diego County Parks and Recreation held a public meeting regarding one of the San Luis Rey River Park active recreation sites, the Rio Prado Park, formerly known as San Luis Rey Dulin, at the Browers Auditorium at James E. Potter Junior High School in Fallbrook Oct. 2, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The second public meeting regarded the new Rio Prado Park. The first public meeting regarding the SLR River Park active recreation sites was held April 29, at the Bonsall Community Center, and both SLR River Park sites, the Rio Prado...

  • Finding local resources for grandparents raising grandchildren

    Kathryn Adams, Special to Village News|Updated Aug 13, 2019

    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there were more than 2.7 million households in which grandparents were raising their grandchildren in the United States in 2010, and that number did not take into account other relatives who may be raising the children. In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau released a news report titled, “Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012,” which stated that the percentage of children who lived with a grandparent in 2012 was 10%, while only 7% of grandparents were raising grandchildren in 199...

  • FUHSD explains elimination of classified staff

    Kathryn Adams|Updated Aug 5, 2019

    In the July 18 issue, the Village News addressed issues regarding the elimination of classified staff positions, as well as the reduction of hours for classified staff at Fallbrook Union High School District. Most of the concerns resulted from the elimination of the positions of paraprofessionals who provide support for special education students. FUHSD Chapter President (representing classified staff) and paraprofessional, Rose Peralta expressed her concern that the needs of the most vulnerable students would not be met,...

  • FUHSD eliminates classified staff, reduces hours

    Kathryn Adams, Special to the Village News|Updated Jul 19, 2019

    On June 24, Fallbrook Union High School District board of trustees held a regular meeting with perhaps the most controversial topic of the evening being Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Government Code Section 54957), which regarded the “Elimination and/or Reduction in Hours of Designated Classified Positions.” According to the FUHSD website, concerning the “Elimination and/or Reduction in Hours of Designated Classified Positions, Board Resolution No. 13-1819, the district needed the board of trustees to take...

  • Jones hosts Town Hall in Bonsall

    Kathryn Adams, Special to the Village News|Updated Jul 4, 2019

    State Senator Brian W. Jones, representing California's 38th Senate District, held a Nonprofit Expo followed by a Town Hall to meet with his constituents at the Bonsall Community Center, June 27. Members of the public were invited to attend the event to meet Jones, ask questions and share their concerns. Attendees were also able to meet representatives from various local nonprofit organizations. Following the Nonprofit Expo, Jones' staff member Collin McGlashen introduced...

  • Fallbrook High School holds first special education prom

    Kathryn Adams, Special to Village News|Updated May 14, 2019

    The first prom for special education students at Fallbrook High School was held Friday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The prom was planned to meet the needs of special education students and included a dance floor, a quiet place and a game area. The Crew – Creating Relationships with Every Warrior – Club was responsible for planning and staging the event. Rachel Borg, a teacher and Crew Club adviser, said that class of 2019 had campaigned all year to encourage students to...

  • First public meeting regarding Bonsall park sites

    Kathryn Adams, Julie Reeder photo|Updated May 10, 2019

    The first public meeting regarding two new active recreation park sites was held April 29 at the Bonsall Community Center. The discussion concerned the creation of San Luis Rey Downs Park and San Luis Rey Dulin Park within the San Luis Rey River Park. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond gave a brief overview of the San Luis Rey River Park, which will stretch 8.5 miles from Oceanside to Interstate 15 in Fallbrook. The goal of this park project is to provide 1,600 acres of...

  • National Young Farmers Coalition holds Farming Fundamentals Seminar

    Kathryn Adams, Special to the Village News|Updated Mar 4, 2019

    The National Young Farmers Coalition held their second “Farming Fundamentals” meeting, Feb. 4, focusing on the “Costs of Farming" at the Fallbrook Community Center. Despite the rain, farmers and aspiring farmers from throughout San Diego County and Riverside County attended the event. Mai Nguyen, the California organizer for the NYFC, facilitated the four-hour presentation. Nguyen opened with some issues that affect farmers in San Diego: finding land with water, the cost of farming and where to get money to farm, lack of re...

  • 'A Night at The Bushwood Country Club' comes close to $100,000 goal

    Kathryn Adams|Updated Jun 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty kicked off the summer in style at the Fourth Annual Charity Dinner, Live Auction & Golf Tournament benefiting the Fallbrook Food Pantry at Pala Mesa Resort May 25. This year's theme, "Caddyshack, a Night at The Bushwood Country Club", added to the fun. Each year, Chris and Kim Murphy, owners of Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty, hold the charity event to support the Fallbrook Food Pantry and raise much needed fund...