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Articles from the May 12, 2018 edition


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  • Sheriff's Log, May 10, 2018

    Updated May 12, 2018

    Sherrif's Log for Fallbrook from April 26 to May 6, 2018...

  • Scholarship competition will take place June 30

    Updated May 12, 2018

    FALLBROOK – WROTE Ministries and Networking With Purpose are hosting an outreach event as a scholarship competition on Saturday, June 30. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 1, so interested applicants must apply soon. The non profit 501 (3) (c) tax exempt organization is extending an invitation to all students, who are interested and looking for financial assistance. High school juniors/seniors and college students are encouraged to apply. For a student to be eligible, he or she must have a GPA of 2.7 or above, single a...

  • Deputy busts man for drugs at park and ride

    Tom Ferrall, Staff Writer|Updated May 12, 2018

    San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy Steven Fealy arrested a Chula Vista man on drug charges the morning of May 4 after contacting him at the Park & Ride located adjacent to Interstate 15 on the 3400 block of S. Old Hwy 395 in Fallbrook. According to a media report filed by Sgt. Jim Pucillo, the park-and-ride location is known to law enforcement as a narcotics trafficking corridor, frequently used to smuggle drugs north from Mexico. Fealy, after engaging 64-year-old Roberto Corona in conversation and eyeing the vehicle he was dr...

  • Oh, those ruby slippers

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Special to Village News|Updated May 12, 2018

    Lux soap company sponsored a weekly radio show from 1937 to 1955. Each week, in front of a live audience of 1,000 people, actors performed inside a glass booth, reading from their scripts as the story was transmitted into every household across America. Radio theatre was one of the most sought after acting jobs of the time. With shows like "Kukla, Fran and Ollie", "The Lone Ranger and Tonto", "The Green Hornet", "George Burns and Gracie Allen" becoming national favorites,...

  • Safety stressed during National Electrical Safety Month

    Updated May 12, 2018

    QUINCY, Mass. – Flipping a light switch, plugging in a coffee maker, charging a laptop or iPhone, these actions are second nature for most people. Electricity makes their lives easier, but its potential for shock and fire-related hazards are often taken for granted. That is why the National Fire Protection Association actively supports National Electrical Safety Month, an annual campaign sponsored by Electrical Safety Foundation International, which raises awareness of potential home electrical hazards and the importance of e...

  • Skin Cancer Foundation provides tips to live by

    Updated May 12, 2018

    NEW YORK – Skin cancer is a disease that affects people of every age, gender and ethnicity. In fact, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined, and one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. But there is good news. Because skin cancer is chiefly a lifestyle disease, it is also highly preventable. About 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers and about 86 percent of melanomas are associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. K...

  • Real Estate Round-Up: Who wants a free vacation on me?

    Kim Murphy, Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty|Updated May 12, 2018

    Yup, you read that right. We’re ramping up for our fourth annual charity event at the Pala Mesa Resort May 25 for the Fallbrook Food Pantry. So, here’s the deal. We’re stepping up our game and challenging you to help us raise $100,000 this year. The first person to pony up for a $5,000 sponsorship (a great tax deduction, I might add) will get a free week vacation* on Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty. Choose your destination through RCI, one of the world’s leading...

  • Sheriff's department renews plea for public help in finding Fallbrook musician's killers

    Alex Grove, Associate Editor|Updated May 12, 2018

    It's been more than five years since musician and guitar shop employee Larry Robinson of Fallbrook was fatally beaten during a robbery in Old Town Temecula, but the case has not been forgotten by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, which continues to search for Robinson's killers. "Somebody knows something, or heard something," Riverside County sheriff's Lt. Michael Hatfield said during a news conference in Temecula last week. "No matter how insignificant you might...

  • Supervisors approve list of roads funded by gas tax

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated May 12, 2018

    The state gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase which is part of the Road Repair and Accountability Act passed by the state Legislature is the subject of an initiative petition to repeal those increases, but unless and until changes are made in the Road Repair and Accountability Act, the legislation also requires local governments to provide the California Transportation Commission with a list of projects the tax revenue will be funding. The list of projects the county of San Diego plans to fund during fiscal year...

  • Rainbow MWD approves Pala Mesa Highlands sewer agreement

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated May 12, 2018

    The Rainbow Municipal Water District has approved a sewer service agreement with Beazer Homes for sewer service connection to the future Pala Mesa Highlands development. A 4-0 Rainbow board vote, April 24, with Bill Stewart absent, approved the agreement in which Beazer Homes will pay $1,285,247 in addition to the $965,007 previously paid for sewer connection fees. “Hopefully this is the last of the sewer agreements with that developer,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said. Beazer Homes purchased the Pala Mesa Hig...

  • Time extension granted for West Lilac tentative map

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated May 12, 2018

    The tentative map for the planned West Lilac subdivision has been extended until June 27, 2023. The director of the county's Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS) has the authority to approve a preliminary decision subject to potential objections at a hearing of the county's Planning Commission. PDS director Mark Wardlaw approved the six-year time extension with his April 3 preliminary decision, and when no member of the Planning Commission or the public objected at the April 13 Planning Commission meeting...

  • Arteaga, Gripper, Ortiz and Tanner saluted as Students of the Month

    Tom Ferrall, Staff Writer|Updated May 12, 2018

    Four young leaders were recognized May 3, when Julian Arteaga, Santiana Gripper, Erick Ortiz and Ashley Tanner of Fallbrook Union High School were feted as the Students of the Month for May at an awards breakfast at North Coast Church. Arteaga was the first student to be celebrated, and he was nominated by Fallbrook High teacher Adriana Lopez. "He is kind, he is humble, a dedicated student who has tremendous generosity," Lopez said of Arteaga. "He portrays a strong, positive...