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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Volunteers help plant 10 blue flowering jacaranda trees at the Fallbrook Community Garden along the southeast portion of Alturas Road, May 8....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center presents Reflections of Nature and Beyond, an exciting progression of the long-standing 23-year nature show, which has now grown into a full gallery juried presentation that will be open through May 30. Original works in all medias and disciplines are being offered along with a shop area that includes smaller items such as cards, prints, jewelry, etc. All are invited to come and discover all the wonders that nature has to offer. Also s...
It is almost incomprehensible that four years ago I was visiting Betsy Phillips for the very first time to interview her on the occasion of the preparations for her 100th birthday, May 13, 2017. When Betsy and I spoke on the phone to set up an appointment for yet another interview to acknowledge her 104th year, she and I confirmed with one another that we had both received our second COVID-19 vaccinations. The day arrived and Betsy greeted me warmly into her home; the differen...
FALLBROOK – GOT Publishing Inc. celebrated its first board meeting April 24. GOT Publishing Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing free reading programs to underprivileged children around the world. Its website is www.freereadingprogram.online. Karen Langer, Jack Kovic, and Dawn Fitzpatrick are the chair, treasurer, and secretary of the organization. Arlene Yates of Arlene Yates Productions is providing the bulk of the program's content. "We see this organization e...
FALLBROOK – It's been one year since Jehovah's Witnesses adjusted their hallmark methods of sharing comfort and hope from the scriptures due to the pandemic. For many, the change from ringing doorbells and knocking on doors to making phone calls and writing letters expanded and invigorated their ministry. Paul Mosij from Fallbrook noted a 22% increase in meeting attendance via Zoom in his community. Noting that "visitors are attending our meetings and bringing family m...
In the event the state's Office of Business and Economic Development approves the County of San Diego's application for a Cannabis Equity Act grant, the county's Office of Equity and Racial Justice is now authorized to accept it. A 4-1 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote May 5, with Jim Desmond opposed, authorized the OERJ director or designee to conduct all negotiations, submit all necessary documents, and execute grant agreements for the proposed $75,000 grant. The county will use the grant funding to help pay for a...
FALLBROOK – The VFW Post 1924 reopened its doors to the public April 26 with its Monday Burger Night, serving over 138 burgers in two short hours. Their first event after reopening was Kentucky Derby Day on May 1. This event raised funds for the Post after being closed for most of the prior year. A four course lunch was served and Mint Juleps were offered as the official Kentucky Derby drink. Derby Day also offered a raffle, a 50/50 drawing and games before the watching of t...
San Diego Repertory is offering “pay what you can” pricing for the 28th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival from May 16 to June 23. Head to https://www.sdrep.org/jfest to enjoy 15 different venues. May 16 finds Hershey Felder in the kitchen. Enjoy his live performance from Florence while learning how to make a Russian meal at a special package price while he performs Rachmaninoff. Visit SDRep.org for more details. Coming May 14 at the Fallbrook Mission Theate...
Three men were arrested Tuesday, May 3, in the 700 block of Darla Lane in Fallbrook. They were taken into custody and booked at the Vista Detention Center, then released, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department spokesman. There were not a lot of details according to the source. At 4:54 p.m., deputies were called to an incident in Pala where a 14-year-old boy said he was targeted and intentionally struck in his off-road vehicle by three men, possibly gang members. At 7:42 p.m., the vehicle was stopped in Fallbrook on D...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate judges who rejected a lower court finding that the Democrat had done too much unilaterally. Three judges from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento ruled unanimously that the prior judge "erred in interpreting the Emergency Services Act to prohibit the Governor from issuing quasi-legislative orders in an emergency." "We concl...
Former Bonsall West Elementary school student Colin Ericson began his Eagle Scout project April 2 by planning and installing a new mural at the elementary school based on the "Leader in Me" program. A member of Troop 789, Ericson spent a total of 56 hours working on completing this project, and he also enlisted the help of multiple volunteers from Boy Scouts to help. The project took Ericson and his volunteers a total of 155 hours to complete. After Ericson's former teacher,...
European Union leaders cranked up their criticism of the U.S. call to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents, arguing the move would yield no short-term or intermediate improvement in vaccine supplies and could even have a negative impact. On the second day of an EU summit in Portugal, the European leaders instead urged Washington to lift export restrictions if it wants to have a global impact on the pandemic. "We don't think, in the short term, that it's the magic bullet," European...
Fallbrook FFA virtually hosted its annual awards banquet via YouTube Live Friday, April 30. The banquet consisted of many different award announcements, recognition of achievements, and a virtual scrapbook presentation documenting the 2020-2021 school year. The banquet was led by Chapter officers Madi Golden, Sydney Breese, Damon Gallegos, Cassidy Boulanger, Emily Schmierer, Kassidy Ewig, Skye Kressin, Carl Maier and Veronica Romero with assistance from FFA advisors Margaret...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Band Boosters have announced, for the second year in a row, that they will be providing scholarships for two Fallbrook Union High School District seniors. The Band scholarships were re-implemented in 2020 because Fallbrook Band Boosters felt it was important to continue supporting students in their pursuit of music and color guard after high school. As such, one scholarship will be awarded to a musician and one scholarship to a color guard student, who both show initiative and passion in f...
FALLBROOK – One of the ways the Fallbrook Art Association supports the local art community is to provide scholarships for promising art students. On Monday, April 24, Makenna Sandoval, a senior at Fallbrook High School, was the recipient of the $1,000 FAA Scholarship Award, plus a membership in the Fallbrook Art Association valued at over $100. Sandoval said, "I've been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil, and love experimenting with all art mediums. My primary focus i...
Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, after a few months of both living and working in the small space, Linder decided to leave the capital area and move into the 2,000-square-foot beachside home she jointly owns with her parents in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Now she gets to see the sun rise over the water each morning before work. "If I'm...
Ron Chesney passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. A public memorial service will be held at Miramar National Cemetery Wednesday, May 19 at 11 a.m....
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously supported Supervisor Joel Anderson’s measure to look at specific actions the Board can take to increase both notification of registered sex offenders and the placement of sexually violent predators. County staff will return with options. “I intend to do everything I can to stop the dumping of sex offenders in my district,” said Anderson. “It’s time for local authorities to step up and lead this process. I intend to do so.” Anderson’s staff spent several w...
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Governance and Finance Committee rejected Senate Bill 706 by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) May 6 on a partisan vote that would have corrected an outdated interpretation of property “change of ownership” that has been part of the long running debate around commercial property and Proposition 13 (the 1978 initiative that limited property tax increases). “Politics has once again prevailed over common sense,” said Senator Bates. “It is clear that tax-and-spend interests are not interested...
We’ve learned a lot over the last year. While there’s been tragedy, we’ve also adapted as a society and hopefully we can use some of that knowledge going forward to help those in need. The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the limits of healthcare access in our rural San Diego County communities. There are many homebound seniors who struggle to get the proper care they need and we are taking steps to bring services to them. At the beginning of the pandemic, the County began t...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) released a statement May 6 following the Pentagon’s rejection of a permit request for the Rolling to Remember Memorial Day motorcycle ride in recognition of POW/MIA veterans. Congressman Issa said, “I call on President Biden to reverse the Pentagon’s insulting decision to block patriotic Americans from organizing in remembrance of POW/MIAs in Washington, D.C. this Memorial Day. “Just days ago, President Biden hosted an outdoor drive-in political rally. The Rolling to Remember...
PALA – The Pala Band of Mission Indians applauds the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors for their decision to repeal blanket opposition on fee-to-trust applications and loosen strict liquor license requirements for tribal governments at this morning’s board meeting. “On behalf of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, we thank the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors for supporting this important proposal,” said Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. “This action is an important step in the right...
A lien on property is something that financially burdens the property. Past due property taxes, unpaid child support, delinquent income tax, personal judgements, current mortgages, and fines from code violations are a few of the kinds of liens that will attach to real property. When we list a property, we have a title company provide a preliminary title report which lists everything that is recorded against the property. That report includes easements, deeds, CCR’s, liens a...
I had the privilege of meeting an amazingly intelligent and interesting man one morning about 20 years ago at Sunrise Cafe in Bonsall (predecessor to Z Cafe). He had lived in Fallbrook only three days. It’s always fun for me to meet someone new to our area and hear their story, so we struck up a conversation. He was originally from India but came to the U.S. to attend MIT and Wharton School of Business and later attended Dartmouth, Columbia and Kellog as well. He was one of t...
May is National Military Appreciation Month, with several observances honoring our veterans and their families, including Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 7, Armed Forces Day on May 15 and Memorial Day on May 31. Honoring the service and sacrifice of our active-duty military and our veterans is important, but supporting them means more than holidays or national commemorations. This session I am very pleased that members of my Caucus have introduced important...