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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Looking at precipitation prediction models that track storms and historical data, the San Diego office of the National Weather Service is forecasting our winter with warmer than average temperatures and rainfall at or slightly below average. We'll have only a few windows of opportunity for significant precipitation from December to March. Otherwise, it will be warm and dry with more Santa Ana winds expected. In the near term, our best chance for rain will likely be in...
SAN DIEGO - Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds, low humidity and warm temperatures will persist today, with a red flag warning denoting a strong risk of wildfire in effect in the San Diego County mountains and valleys. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning that went into effect at 6 a.m. Sunday in the county mountains, valleys, and coastal areas and lasts until 5 p.m. Wednesday. The NWS also issued a high wind warning in the mountains and valleys that remains in effect until 5 p.m. Tuesday. Along with low...
SAN DIEGO - Morrissey, the British singer, was attacked onstage at a concert in San Diego, TMZ reported on Sunday, Nov. 11. The singer was about to do an encore at the end of his performance, which had started at 8 p.m. at San Diego Symphony Hall, when several concertgoers reportedly rushed the stage. One of the crowd members apparently struck Morrissey in the face, TMZ reported. Morrissey left the stage and did not return. The man who struck Morrissey was taken off stage in a chokehold, the website report said. San Diego...
MALIBU - Powered by Santa Ana winds and dry air, a 35,000-acre brush fire made a destructive, two-county march toward the sea on Friday, Nov. 9, indiscriminately consuming multimillion-dollar mansions and mobile homes alike as it forced a citywide Malibu evacuation and sent thousands of residents scrambling to find a way out of the burn area. The Woolsey Fire, which erupted Thursday afternoon in Ventura County but raced into Los Angeles County, chewed its way through brush and into neighborhoods of Westlake Village and...
OCEANSIDE - A spate of sightings of a roughly 12-foot shark near Oceanside Municipal Pier this afternoon prompted a temporary closure of a two-mile stretch of beach in the area. Fishermen on boats began spotting the sea predator 100 to 500 yards from shore about 12:30 p.m., city lifeguard Sgt. Gregory Trebbe said. Soon, about a half-dozen sightings had been reported. As a public safety precaution, lifeguards cleared everyone out of the surf a mile to the north and south of the pier, made announcements to beachgoers about the...
SAN DIEGO - A series of small earthquakes in southern Riverside County could be felt in the San Diego area today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first temblor struck at 6:45 a.m. with an epicenter 4.6 miles northeast of Aguanga and with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6, according to a computer-generated report from the USGS. At 6:58 a.m., a second earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 struck the same area, according to the USGS. There were reports of light shaking in the Oceanside, Poway and Escondido...
SAN DIEGO - Authorities warned the public today to beware of crooks who have telephoned Poway-area residents in recent weeks and tried to swindle them out of money by falsely claiming that the victims were in arrears due to outstanding arrest warrants or other obligations to local government coffers. "These scammers and impersonators sometimes provide the victims with genuine Sheriff's Department phone numbers, and in the past, they have actually used the names of real department employees,'' sheriff's Lt. Christopher...
FALLBROOK – In recognition of Veterans' Day, the final 2018 Writers Read at Fallbrook Library will feature the Veterans' Writing Group of San Diego County. The event is Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 6-7:45 p.m. in the library's Community Room. Veterans of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Navy will read from the group's two published collections: "Listen Up! Things I Learned from the Military" and "Away for the Holidays." The writers, veterans of the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert S...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club's Dec. 6 meeting will have a special holiday program. The pride and joy of Bonsall's Sullivan Middle School award-winning Show Choir II will provide the entertainment. The show choir has over 140 students, grades 6 to 8, in its various programs. Singing and dancing enables these spirited and happy young adults the opportunity to study all different genres of music such as jazz, swing, musical theater, Disney songs, etc. This extraordinarily t...
FALLBROOK – Britannia Connection, Inc (BCI) recently held a British style Afternoon Tea & Fashion Show fundraiser at the Golf Club of California to support the Fallbrook High School Marching Band. The event was very successful and will enable the purchase of much needed new musical instruments. The band director was very grateful and said this would be life-changing! Guests were serenaded by several members of the band and items generously donated by local establishments a...
FALLBROOK – Sweden will be the subject of the cultural program for Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 on Saturday, Nov. 10. Lodge member Daphne Mitchell will give the presentation and six new members will be initiated during the meeting. The business meeting starts at 10 a.m. followed by the cultural program at 11 a.m. and a potluck lunch at noon. All women of Scandinavian heritage are welcome to attend the Daughters of Norway meetings held the second Saturday of each month at the Fallbrook Woman's Club, 238 W. M...
FALLBROOK – Bob Hillery, Col USMC (retired) and broker/ owner of CR Properties Real Estate Services invites all Marines and friends of Marines to a Marine Corps Cake Cutting Ceremony he is hosting on Saturday, Nov. 10, 4 p.m., at Harry’s Sports Bar, 125 S. Main Ave. Col Jay Hanlon will be the guest of honor. So far the oldest Marine coming is a 99 year old retired 1st Sgt Iwo Jima veteran who will be in uniform. The youngest Marine isn’t identified yet so should RSVP to Hillery at (760) 696-7482 or to his Facebook accou...
FALLBROOK – Ray Beatificato, co-administrator, and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department are asking motivated residents of Fallbrook and the surrounding communities to join the Fallbrook substation's Senior Volunteer Patrol. Volunteers assist the Sheriff's Department in providing enhanced public service to the community. This is an opportunity for senior citizens to make a definitive contribution towards improving public safety, service and security. Candidates for the Senior Volunteer Patrol must be age 50 or older, a...
The Department of Motor Vehicles has been in the news a lot recently. Problems have included long wait times, computer crashes, and voter registration errors. The DMV is just one of many state agencies in need of modernization. This session I introduced legislation that would require all state agencies, the DMV and the legislature included, to adopt innovative new technologies aimed at increasing efficiency, enhancing cyber security and providing better public service and tran...
A big part of Fallbrook's history in the avocado industry passed away on Oct. 24, 2018. James E. McDonald was born on McDonald Road during the Depression year of 1931. His father, Baylis M. McDonald, owned an 80 acre avocado farm surrounding the still-standing McDonald home place at the end of McDonald Road. Many of the groves in San Diego, Riverside, and other counties originated with his nursery. James, the second son, grew up tending avocados and developed a lifelong love...
I always look forward to Dr. Rick Koole's column. His last column was not only music to my ears but is so poignant in these times. With the Me generations who are so entitled these days, these words of wisdom are needed more than ever. We so often hear how the rich need to pay their fair share. As if they don't? We all know the top earners pay 80 percent of revenues paid into the federal government. God calls for his people to tithe 10 percent of their income yet some people pay upwards of 40 percent in taxes. That is just...
San Diego County Sheriff's Department investigators said a 20-year-old Fallbrook woman was killed by a man she was involved with during the early morning hours of Thursday, Nov. 1. A concerted effort to capture the suspect, Oscar Rodas, 27, of Fallbrook resulted in his capture on Friday. Rosas pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 6 to murder and gun charges and was ordered held without bail. Deputies responded about 12:45 a.m. early Thursday morning to multiple 911 calls of a s...
The nonprofit organization Fallbrook Student of the Month presented its second recognition breakfast of the 2018-2019 school year on Nov. 1 with Kendra Donoghue, Cassidy Tucker and Ashley Osuna of Fallbrook Union High School and Alejandro Velazquez of Ivy High School being saluted as the Students of the Month for November. The celebratory breakfast was held at North Coast Church and pastor Greg Coppock of SonRise Christian Fellowship served as emcee of the event, which is...
Jury selection began Monday, Oct. 29 in the death-penalty case of Charles "Chase" Merritt, who is charged with killing four members of a Fallbrook family in 2010. Merritt is accused of killing Joseph McStay, 40, his wife, Summer, 43, and their two children, Gianni, 4, and Joseph Jr., 3, in February of that year, though he was not charged until four years later. The trial of Merritt, 61, of Homeland, who has pleaded not guilty and remains in jail without bail, is a long time...
SAN DIEGO – California Sens. Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein sent a letter on Monday, Nov. 5 to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Lincoln Military Housing, calling for improved housing conditions at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base. A Nov. 1 report by Reuters detailed multiple instances of mold, rodent infestation, leaks and other housing issues at military bases across the country, including Camp Pendleton. Lincoln Military Housing controls most of the base's 7,900 housing units. "We are deeply concerned and d...
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BONSALL – Bonsall-based Sundance Hills Equestrian Center held its annual fun show, a mix of English, Western and gymkhana classes, with riders and mounts donning clever costumes. The show's ultimate costume contest winner was Toni Gillispie of Oceanside, who decked out herself and her horse Gina Girl as the Solar System, complete with sun helmet and several rotating planets. Horses and riders were warned ahead of time that some of the more sensitive mounts may want to exit the...
SAN DIEGO – Nathalie Taylor, a Village News and Sourcebook Magazine affiliate, was honored with five awards at the San Diego Press Club's 45th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Banquet held Oct. 30 at Jacobs Center Market Creek. In a highly competitive, record-entry year, Taylor took home one first place award, three second place awards and one third place award. Since 2004 she has won 71 San Diego County journalism awards. Four of the articles were published in the V...
One person was killed on Monday, Nov. 5 in a tractor accident in the 30300 block of Calle La Reina in Bonsall, according to sheriff's officials. According to the report, a witness was working on the property in the groves with the homeowner. The witness reported that the homeowner was operating a John Deere tractor on a steep hill when it suddenly started accelerating down the hill. The tractor went off the road, down an embankment and flipped several times causing the operator to be thrown from the tractor. North County...
FALLBROOK – The annual November 5K Run/Walk to Feed the Hungry to benefit the Fallbrook Food Pantry is coming very soon and Fallbrook High students will certainly be present. On Saturday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. at the Fallbrook Food Pantry, members of the cross-country team, ASB, Fallbrook Wrestling Team and numerous other individuals and groups from Fallbrook will be walking or running. The students would love to see a great turnout by the entire community in support of the F...
