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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An Amazon delivery truck was stolen today in Fallbrook after the suspect barricaded a street with trash cans and began yelling at the driver, authorities said. The vehicle was taken at 4:19 p.m. from a neighborhood on Ridge Drive, San Diego sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Schmidt said. The victim fled on foot from the yelling suspect, Schmidt said. The suspect then fled in the Amazon delivery truck. The suspect was identified during the preliminary investigation as Fallbrook resident Jeffery Shoneff, 34, the sergeant said. "The (Amazon... Full story
FALLBROOK – California Highway Patrol accident investigators searched today for the cause of a head-on collision that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Fallbrook, authorities said. It happened around 6 a.m. Wednesday when a 20-year-old Riverside County man driving a 2015 Kia Optima drifted into oncoming traffic on East Mission Road approaching Macadamia Drive, CHP public-affairs Officer Mark Latulippe said. The westbound sedan crossed the double-yellow divider line d... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Woman's Club presents the Carriage Players in "Café Murder", its annual mystery luncheon fundraiser on Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at the clubhouse, 238 W. Mission Road. In the play, Rosemary Saint-John is a loud, annoying hypochondriac convinced she is allergic to water. Celebrating her birthday at a French restaurant with her four kooky sisters, she makes enemies with everyone around her. (One guess who the victim will be!) The play is produced by...
SAN MARCOS – The Palomar College Theater Department is presenting Kaufman and Hart's screwball comedy "You Can't Take It With You," featuring three Fallbrook actors. "You Can't Take it with You" is directed by San Diego director and theater educator Annie Hinton and plays in the 95-seat Palomar Studio Theater, April 26, 27, and 28 and May 3, 4, 5 and 6. Jennifer Hornsveld-Craw, a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles Department of Theater, Film and T...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort will continue its free events series in May featuring the 60+ Club at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and the underground wine CAVE on weekends. Two additional free events also will be offered from 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday, May 18, and 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, May 19, when the Killer Dueling Pianos will perform live in the Bar Meets Grill restaurant. Due to construction of Pala’s $170 million expansion and renovation, no tribute concerts or performances in Luis Rey’s lounge are scheduled. The 60+ C... Full story
FALLBROOK – Intuition may suggest all plants that provide habitats for wildlife and produce oxygen for the atmosphere are good no matter where they are planted; however, non-native plant species that are introduced into areas across North America can pose significant threats to an ecosystem. Foreign plants can wreak havoc on native plant species and agricultural industries. Scores of plants are aggressively invading certain areas of the country. Invasive species are i...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Rascal Flatts and The Jason Foundation created the B1 Project in 2010 as a new program to aid in the prevention of youth suicide. B1 is designed to be quick, informative and target the most important aspects of youth suicide prevention. Participating in the B1 pledge is a proactive step toward taking some of the silence out of the “Silent Epidemic,” according to the organizers. B1 works to help people recognize warning signs and develop a plan of action to help someone who may be struggling. The theme...
SAN DIEGO – Housing affordability and the housing crisis are acute issues for San Diego County. They require changes on many levels to begin meeting the urgent needs in housing. Supervisors Bill Horn and Dianne Jacob teamed up, April 18, to ask staff to take a hard look at the problem and find ways to encourage home building for all income levels. “The county is only producing a fraction of the 20-thousand housing units we need annually to meet current housing demands, Horn said. “We have to search for creative, smart solut...
SACRAMENTO – The American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2018 report showed that once again California has some of the worst air quality in the nation. This year’s report revealed that the state’s ozone levels rose significantly due to some of the warmest temperatures on record in 2016. Extreme heat and other climate-driven events have a direct impact on air quality. “Federal and state policies like the Clean Air Act and strong California clean car standards are working. We are improving air quality, but the impacts o...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County is seeking poll workers, especially those who are bilingual, for the June 5 gubernatorial election. The Registrar of Voters is required by federal law to provide bilingual speakers and voting materials to voters who speak Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese. The registrar is also seeking workers who speak Arabic and Korean because an academic study indicated there is a need for such speakers at just under 90 percent of the county’s 1,400-plus poll sites. Applicants must be 18 or older, U.S...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance celebrated Earth Day with its bi-annual Community Wide Clean Up, this past Saturday, April 21. A total of 51 people volunteered their time to help clean up Fallbrook streets and parks, 13 of whom were children. Bags, gloves, pickers and vests were available for use by the participants who picked up trash and recyclable materials, resulting in the removal of over 610 pounds of trash from Fallbrook streets FBA estimates that just...
Our young people are facing dangers that many parents aren't aware of. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin, can be disguised as over the counter medications like Xanax or aspirin, but kids have been killed who unknowingly take them. This session I introduced AB 3105 to increase penalties for selling fentanyl, a controlled Schedule II drug. Trafficking in Schedule II drugs currently results in county jail sentences of three to five... Full story
In the April 19, 2018, issue of the Village News, the article "BUSD plans for Gird Road site continue" contained a comment made by Teresa Platt that she has a letter from the fire department chief that says one entrance, one exit is not acceptable (for the Gird Road site). In a letter to BUSD superintendent David Jones dated April 23, 2018, North County Fire Protection District Chief Stephen Abbott wrote, "Dear Mr. Jones, We are writing to you in response to your request concerning the 4-19-18 Village News article entitled,... Full story
The real estate profession is under attack. Slick ‘Johnny-Come-Latelies’ are jumping on the real estate train to make a quick buck. Real estate professionals know these quick sale artists as “disruptors.” Every day I read about another real estate “disruptor.” These “disruptors” are essentially backed by Wall Street money. Wall Street is pouring billions into upstart tech-driven real estate companies in an attempt to influence how you do your real estate transactions. A... Full story
The 2016-2017 final audit for Bonsall Union School District said that “… about 32 percent of eighth-graders continue on with the district and articulate onto the high school’s ninth grade class.” So, now if parents want an inter-district transfer out of BUSD, they must meet with the principal for a one-hour interview, and they might be asked to have a follow-up conversation with the superintendent. It sounds rather intimidating. One reason for this exodus may be the results of the 2017 California Assessment of Student... Full story
The San Diego County’s Department of Planning and Development Services has approved a time extension for the Green Canyon North tentative map. The decision became final April 13 and extends the map’s expiration date to Sept. 12, 2023. An April 3 preliminary decision by department director Mark Wardlaw was subject to a hearing by the county’s planning commission which allowed a member of the public or a planning commission member to request a full hearing on the preliminary decision, but the lack of an objection April 13, m...
Fallbrook High School sophomore Erin Murray won the girls 400-meter race at the morning session of the Jaguar Invitational track and field meet, April 14, at Valley Center High School. Murray had a time of 58.72 seconds. Poway High School junior Maggie Lusk had the second-place time of 59.41, and El Camino High School junior Lilliana McGraw completed her lap in 1:00.79 for third place. Hand-held times are displayed in increments of one-tenth of a second; electronic times are in one-hundredth of a second increments....
Kennith Perry Maness, Sr. (87 years old) passed away after suffering another stroke in Fallbrook the evening of April 15, 2018. Ken was born in Rusk, Texas, to Jewell and Gerti Maness, the third oldest of 10 children. He will be remembered as a man who loved his work, country and most importantly, his family. He was a member of the Mason's, Scottish Rite, Shriners, Jesters, Long Beach Mounted Police, Century Club as well as past president of the Southern California... Full story
Judith Carol Peterson passed away from pancreatic cancer on April 15, 2018 at age 76 in her Rancho Cucamonga, California home. A former Fallbrook resident, she was born April 24, 1941. A California State University Fullerton graduate, she held a variety of management positions with Autonetics, Hughes Aircraft and Motorola in California and Arizona. She is survived by G. B. (Pete) Peterson, her husband of 42 years; daughter Deborah Woodruff; son-in-law Steve Woodruff; two grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Private... Full story
Bruce C. Dennett was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan April 23, 1932 and died April 22, 2018 at his home at Silvergate Retirement Residence. He and his wife made Fallbrook their home in June 1996 after having lived all of their lives in Illinois. Bruce was an active part of the community. He volunteered in the Chamber of Commerce, Fallbrook Historical Society, Fallbrook Garden Club and the United Methodist Church. In 2006, Bruce received recognition as the Volunteer of the Year by the North County Philanthropy Council. His... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club will hold its monthly meeting, May 3, at the Hilltop Center, 331 East Elder St. Social time begins 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting 7 p.m. At the special endorsement session, club members will vote to endorse Democratic candidates for statewide office in several key Democratic primary races where state party delegates were unable to reach a consensus on which candidate to back. These races include governor, lieutenant governor, a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Master quilter and applique artist Becky McDaniel will be the featured speaker, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at the Fallbrook Quilt Guild. McDaniel has always had a love of creativity and a passion for quilting, so after her 33-year career with a phone company, she finally got to do the thing she loves... quilting. McDaniel will present a trunk show of her works and have several types of applique samples to pass out during her talk. There will be a workshop also, 9... Full story
RAINBOW – The Vallecitos School parent-teacher organization is holding a Spring Fling fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at the Vallecitos School track and field area. The public is invited to come for a family fun day of activities and games, as well as food and music. The school is located at 5211 Fifth St. in Rainbow.... Full story
BONSALL – Bonsall High School will hold its third annual Car Show, 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 12, at the Bonsall Community Center, 31505 Old River Road. Event includes free admission and contests. Food will be available for purchase. For more information, call or text Carter Arnold at (760) 305-3508.... Full story
VISTA – North County Aviculturists, for pet bird owners and breeders, presents Movie Night and the chance to see the award-winning Nova documentary, “Bird Brain,” with a group of fellow bird lovers. The showing is free and will take place 6 p.m., Saturday, May 5, at the Vista Masonic Lodge, 761 Eucalyptus Ave. in Vista. There will be nachos and a taco bar, plus popcorn and movie snacks for a small donation. For more information, visit www.ncabirdclub.com.... Full story
