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Articles from the February 5, 2018 edition


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  • Fallbrook High's PTSA raises funds at Family Pizza and Pep Rally event

    Natalie Weber, Writer - Intern|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Fallbrook High School's Parent Teacher Student Association held its very first Family Pizza Night and Pep Rally to raise funds so the PTSA may continue to enrich student life. The evening included a delicious pizza dinner with a pep rally in the typical Fallbrook High style complete with performances by the cheer team, dance team, band, and choir. There were also items up for raffle and a silent auction. In addition to the event's attendees, many...

  • Special Olympics basketball begins Feb. 6

    Updated Feb 5, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Registration is open for Special Olympics basketball through Jeremiah's Ranch. Jeremiah's Ranch Special Olympics is celebrating its seventh year in Fallbrook. The basketball season tips off Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 South Stage Coach Lane. Special Olympics is for ages 13 through adult. Jeremiah's Ranch is also looking for assistant coaches. Call Linda White via phone (760) 805-5214 or email [email protected]. Jeremiah's R...

  • Use renovations to create healthier homes

    Updated Feb 5, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Home renovation projects are done for several different reasons, whether to update styles, repair damaged or broken items or to achieve more living space. More than ever before, homeowners are choosing improvement projects geared toward making their homes healthier. Establishing a healthy home means different things to different people. For example, to an environmentalist, a healthy home may incorporate eco-friendly or green products. To those with young c...

  • Village News is now downtown

    Updated Feb 5, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook & Bonsall Village News has moved its offices downtown to 111 West Alvarado Street. The offices are located across the street from the Fallbrook Art Center. The Village News has improved its website, www.villagenews.com. New features include the ability to translate the newspaper to Spanish with the click of a button (hit "select language" at the top of the page). The website also offers users the following: free posting of entries on the local events calendar; free ads for garage sales and for i...

  • FPUD looks at agenda full of repairs and improvement projects

    Alex Groves, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    The Fallbrook Public Utility District approved several expenditures during its most recent meeting Jan. 23, most of them repairs or redesigns to various projects. The board unanimously approved a professional services agreement not to exceed $60,000 with Platinum Consulting Group to review and improve its financial accounting system, which is in need of an overhaul, according to chief financial officer David Shank. Shank wrote in a staff report that there were several fixes that needed to be made to the district’s financial a...

  • Pala adds two more Paint and Sip events

    Updated Feb 5, 2018

    PALA – With its Feb. 3 and March 5 Paint And Sip art events already sold out, Pala Casino Spa & Resort announced it will host two more of the popular art classes – Saturday, April 7, and Saturday, May 5, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. – in the underground wine cave. Tickets, $40 per person, include all art materials including paint, brushes and a canvas so participants can duplicate the featured paintings, “Sunset Flight” on April 7, and “Safari Sunset,” May 5. Tickets are available at the Pala box office, by calling (877) 946-725...

  • County to provide managed competition for Department of Animal Services

    Joe Naiman|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    A managed competition approach will determine whether the County of San Diego's Department of Animal Services or a private contractor will be managing the county's animal services function. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Jan. 23 to authorize the initiation of a managed competition process. The county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting will seek proposals both from qualified external providers of animal services and from the Department of Animal Services. "This is not about outsourcing. This is...

  • North County Fire personnel gets advanced training in resuscitation

    Tom Ferrall, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    Residents of Fallbrook, which lost its hospital in 2014, should take comfort in knowing that when they call 911 for a medical emergency and personnel from North County Fire Protection District arrives, they're practically getting a hospital delivered to their door. All firefighters with North County Fire are paramedics, and they are constantly working to improve their medical skills through training and classes. An example: on Jan. 25 firefighters attended an Advanced...

  • Help to rebuild from Lilac fire

    Assemblymember Marie Waldron, Special to the Village News|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    Residents impacted by the Lilac fire may now apply for federal disaster assistance. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has three loans available. Application deadlines are March 16 for loans involving physical damage and Oct. 15 for loans involving economic injury. Business Physical Disaster Loans help businesses repair disaster damaged property. Economic Injury Disaster Loans provide working capital to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquacul...

  • County to pay property insurance lease for DeLuz fire station

    Joe Naiman|Updated Feb 5, 2018

    The County of San Diego will be making future property insurance payments for the DeLuz fire station. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Jan. 23 authorized an amendment to the lease agreement with DeLuz Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc., for the fire station in the 39500 block of Daily Road which allows the county to pay the insurance premiums directly to the insurance carrier. DeLuz Volunteer Firefighters Association, Inc., owns the 1.09-acre parcel and owns half of the fire station building which was...

  • FHS cheerleaders to host Winter Jr. Cheer Clinic

    Updated Feb 5, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School Cheer Team is sending a “shout out” to all young girls and boys to come join the them at their first Winter Jr. Cheer Clinic for young, aspiring cheerleaders on Feb. 10. Girls and boys ages 5 and up can participate in this event. Cheerleaders will learn a variety of cheers, stunts, and a dance that they will perform at the end of the event. The clinic will be held at SonRise Christian Fellowship Church, 463 S. Stage Coach Lane, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration fee is $50 and all parti...

  • Real estate roundup

    Kim Murphy, Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty|Updated Feb 5, 2018
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    The California Association of Realtors is putting an initiative on the November 2018 ballot that will allow senior homeowners, 55 years and older, to keep their Proposition 13 property tax savings if they decide to move somewhere else in California and no matter how many times they choose to move, no matter the sales price or location. Currently, Proposition 13 only allows this tax transfer one time, the replacement home has to be equal to or less than the value of the house...