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At 5:31 pm on Friday night there was an expanded traffic collision reported at the intersection of N. Brandon and E. Alvarado St. in Fallbrook. A car left the road and was hanging off the edge....
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The Rotary Club of Bonsall helped decorate the Rotary International float in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade. Ten chapter members traveled to Pasadena on Dec. 30 to help decorate the Rotary float. The theme of this year's Rose Parade was "Celebrating a World of Music" and the Rotary International float was titled "Clean Water – the Music of Life." "It was really cool. We were honored to be able to help," said Rotary Club of Bonsall president Joseph Clevenger. Rotary I...
SACRAMENTO – A college student from Los Banos majoring in plant and soil sciences has earned first place in the 42nd annual California Farm Bureau Photo Contest. Cayden Pricolo, who won $1,000 for an action shot of the hand harvest of watermelons at a farm in her hometown, noted that photography is an invaluable tool for helping urban and suburban residents understand where their food comes from. "Photography is a good way to advocate and show the rest of the world how the a...
North Coast Church hosted Fallbrook Union High School District's Students of the Month celebration on Thursday, Jan. 4 – the first SOM to ring in the new year. The hardworking recipients of this month's awards are Fallbrook High students Daryl Batac, Kiyisa Brown and CameronJoe Cruz. Ivy High School is being represented by Bethany Rodas. Here are a few character highlights from this new year's kick-off event: Daryl Batac (Nominated by FHS teacher Alana Milton) Leading the pack...
Editorial Note: This is more of a warning or a public announcement than a story. There has been little solid evidence, but it is an account of similar incidents with people attempting to lure both boys and girls into their cars. So this is more of a reminder for parents and grandparents to talk to your children about strangers and how to handle the situation if someone approaches them. Last month, Dec. 15, a man was caught on Ring cameras in a neighborhood off of Alvarado...
There has been some new graffiti showing up, mostly on the south end of Fallbrook on the building at 1588 S. Mission and another one directly across the street. Unlike the typical gang graffiti, this is "LWS" spray painted on the buildings, signs and windows. Also, on the brick wall at the bottom of the building at 1588 there is Little Watts 90250, which is the zip code for Hawthorne, California. Local building owners are struggling to remove the paint, especially from raw bri...
Village News Staff On Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, 29 year old Moises Martin was struck by a pick-up truck near the intersection of Main Avenue and Alvarado Street, in front of the Fallbrook Art Center, around 3:10 p.m. He died at the hospital, Dec. 11, without regaining consciousness. The vehicle that hit him was a Toyota Tundra driven by a woman who had two children with her. She did pull over, but Martin's mother is looking for anyone who witnessed the accident and can tell her what happened. If you were in the area and saw...
A water billing and service agreement between the Eastern Municipal Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utility District has been approved by both boards. Eastern’s board voted 3-0 Jan. 3, with Jeff Armstrong and Randy Record absent, to approve the agreement for Eastern to be FPUD’s wholesale water provider. A Jan. 4 special meeting of the FPUD board had a 5-0 vote in favor of the agreement. “This was a very important issue for the Fallbrook Public Utility District,” said FPUD general manager Jack Bebee. On July 10, San...
FALLBROOK – Silvergate Fallbrook announces the launch of two new innovative apartment home models specifically designed to meet the modern needs and updated preferences of today's discerning seniors. These thoughtfully crafted residences feature an all-new open kitchen concept which is rarely found in senior living or the Fallbrook marketplace. These luxury designs mark the latest in a series of upgraded room conversions the community has undertaken in recent years in order t...
Cassie N. Saunders County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego has awarded $42 million to nine affordable housing developments that will provide about 872 new homes, including one in Fallbrook. Those selected developments came from a pool of 24 proposal requests totaling more than $89 million for affordable housing across the region. The distribution of the funds was previously approved by the County Board of Supervisors. Of the nine developments, three will be on county excess land and two on publicly...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – More than one-third, or 34%, of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, the National Fire Protection Association encouraged everyone to keep the festive memories and remove the hazards by disposing of Christmas trees promptly after the holiday season. “As much as we all enjoy the look and feel of Christmas trees in our homes, they’re large combustible items that have the potential to result in serious fires,” Lorraine Carli, vice preside...
Happy New Year – let's hope for ideal rose growing weather for 2024. We finally got a December with the needed winter chill to help roses have a dormancy period. This month I'm going to help you get ready for the major late-winter pruning you should do in late January to late February. (I'll provide details on pruning in my February column.) To get you started before that, plan to attend a pruning demonstration. Check the newspaper and nursery websites for one in your area. Th...
SAN MARCOS – San Marcos resident Martha Kerr, an employee of Pacific Manufactured Homes, was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Manufactured Housing Institute – a nonprofit organization that started in 1937. In attendance at the awards ceremony were 200 leaders in the manufactured home industry. Kerr began her career in the manufactured home business as a bookkeeper at the young age of 31 back in 1979. In the last 44 years, she has held titles fr...
Good January day readers, I hope this week’s article finds everyone happy and healthy with the anticipation of a pleasant and prosperous 2024. Today’s article will hit some wavetops because there hasn’t been significant real estate activity to discuss lately. First and foremost, in response to inquiries, yes, we did get married over the holidays. The former Miss Dianna Branch and I exchanged vows at a smallish backyard ceremony on Friday 22 December. It was super cool as Diann...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Artist Association is excited to announce that FAA Gallery has moved back to downtown Fallbrook and is now located in the middle of the block at 119 N. Main Ave., right next door to Sage Yoga. It is still a work in progress, but up and running, the doors are open and the January Art Show is on display. Drop by Wednesday thru Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Jan. 20, FAA welcomes Igor Koutsenko who will demonstrate Print Making in the general meeting held a...
FALLBROOK - This month's Freaney and Friends free concert will happen on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Community Room at the Fallbrook Library. It will feature oboist Dr. Hao Yu and pianist Dan Yu. Dr. Hao Yu is an Oboe Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Dean of Orchestra Department at the college of Music, Qingdao University in China. He is also the conductor of the Qingdao University Symphony Orchestra and Choir. He earned a doctoral degree from Far Eastern Stat...
Nickolaus Hayes Special to the Village News Drinking during the holiday season is commonplace. Social drinking is widely accepted and lightens moods and brings people together. However, many people see their drinking habits change and find themselves consuming more alcohol than usual. The holidays are a complex time of year; even the weeks leading up to it can be challenging. Dry January is an opportunity to abstain from alcohol for the entirety of the first month of the year and reset your mind and body. If you need a...
FALLBROOK – North County Parkinson's Support Group (NCPSG) Fallbrook invites anyone interested to join its monthly Parkinson's Support Group meeting, Friday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting is held at the Fallbrook Regional Health and Wellness Center 1636 E. Mission Road. The guest speaker will be Daniel Ide - CHT, MNLP, RADT, who will talk about the “Benefits of Sound Healing/Claim Your Power.” Ide is a fellow within the recovery community and a long time educator with an eclectic history of study, training and exper...
SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief and food rescue organization, will be working with a new type of food donor this new year: large-scale businesses that serve up massive quantities of purchased and prepared foods. As outlined by Senate Bill 1383, California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Law, which first went into effect for Tier 1 businesses Jan. 1, 2022, as of Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, the following businesses must donate edible surplus food to food recovery organizations like Feeding...
FALLBROOK – Social scientists say that giving to others is good for the giver – acts of generosity actually make them feel better. And surrounding oneself with generous people is infectious. With these motivations in mind, the Golf Club of California Women's Club expanded their organization's purpose beyond golf, to include contributing to the well-being of Fallbrook. The Fallbrook Food Pantry is one of their favorite charitable organizations. Several years ago, the club beg...
Did you ever stop to think that every bite of food you eat comes with its own set of health risks? Given that studies have indicated we spend a little over one hour a day eating – isn't it worth educating yourself on best practices, as well as tuning in to how restaurants approach crafting your meals? What you put in your mouth today has gone through several stages: It has been grown, watered, touched, picked, lugged, transported, refrigerated, frozen, prepped, cleaned, c...
