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Articles from the May 26, 2011 edition


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  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated May 26, 2011

    5/18 2400 S Stage Coach Ln. Grand theft 100 S. Mission Rd. Petty theft 2100 Huffstatler Grand theft 600 E. Elder St. Death 600 E. Mission Rd. Petty theft 500 Potter St. Grand theft 4100 La Canada Rd. Residential burglary 5/19 200 E. Clemmens Residential burglary 1000 E. Mission Rd. Shoplifting 900 Woodcreek Rd. Arrest: exhibit deadly weapon other than firearm 1000 Knoll Park Ln. Grand theft 3700 S. Old Hwy 395 Grand theft 5/20 300 Camino del Cielo Petty theft 400 W. Clemmens Arrest: Vehicle burglary 500 W. Aviation Rd....

  • Livingood graduates from Naval training

    Updated May 26, 2011

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  • Rodriguez graduates from CSUSM

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Patrick David Rodriguez graduated from California State University San Marcos on May 21 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. His proud parents are Robin and Joanne Rodriguez of Fallbrook. Patrick is a 2003 graduate of Fallbrook High School and plans to pursue a master’s degree in psychology to become a clinical psychologist. He is currently working as a surf instructor at Del Mar Beach for the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Recreation Dept...

  • Bonsallpalooza 2011 student art contest winners announced

    Updated May 26, 2011

    BONSALL – The Bonsall Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce the winners of the Bonsallpalooza student art contest in which students were told, “Think Music! Think Arts!” to be represented in black ink on white letter sized paper. The first place winner is Taylor Hall, a seventh grader from Sullivan Middle School; the second place winner is Andrew Akman, an eighth grader from Sullivan Middle School; and the third place winner is Jessica Tafoya, a fifth gra...

  • Tribute to an inspiring leader

    Updated May 26, 2011

    These are truly trying times. I can name a person who has worked outstandingly hard to make these tough times beneficial for students. At Oasis High independent study, Principal Dr. Shawn Wirth has been an inspiration to me. Dr. Wirth has exemplified a true, hard-working American leader. Her devotion, dedication, and diligence have motivated my educational career. Dr. Wirth has taken Oasis to the next level in student involvement, technology, and accreditation. Recently, due to state and federal budget cuts, Fallbrook Union...

  • Brambila graduates from college

    Updated May 26, 2011

    IOWA – Fallbrook resident Adrian Brambila graduated May 14 in the 159th commencement for the University of Dubuque. Brambila earned a bachelors degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and a minor in communications....

  • McDonald joins Eagle Scout ranks

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Nathan McDonald of Fallbrook Boy Scout Crew 725 has completed the requirements and earned his Eagle Scout award. Nathan, 18, is a senior at Fallbrook High School where he plays on both the football and basketball teams. Nathan’s Eagle project was to build a shade structure at the Fallbrook Youth Baseball fields. New scouting troops are being formed now, for more information contact Erica Audette at (619) 298-6121....

  • Two local riders win Scholastic Equestrian Leagues top honors

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union High School’s equestrian team competed this year in the San Diego Scholastic Equestrian League (SDSEL). Junior high and high school aged students, from as far away as Palm Desert and Murrieta, competed at different levels and venues this year. The finals competition for the league was held on April 30 at Del Mar Horse Park in Del Mar. Fallbrook’s team won the overall championship title, first place, for team competition in the children’s divis...

  • Boys swim undefeated in dual meets for year

    Updated May 26, 2011

    For the first time in Bill Richardson’s 16 years as Fallbrook High School’s boys swim coach, the Warrior boys finished the season undefeated in dual meet competition. A 99-71 victory May 5 against San Marcos at Palomar College gave Fallbrook an 8-0 overall season record in dual meets along with a 5-0 figure in Avocado East League competition. “It was quite an accomplishment,” Richardson said. Fallbrook won nine of the eleven events against the Knights, including all three r...

  • Supervisors oppose bill to prohibit Gregory Canyon Landfill

    Updated May 26, 2011

    In an action focusing more on the process for land use decisions than the merits of the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill’s location, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to oppose state legislation which would prohibit the Gregory Canyon Landfill. The supervisors’ 4-1 vote May 10 saw Greg Cox, Dianne Jacob, Ron Roberts, and Bill Horn direct the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to communicate the Board of Supervisors’ opposition to Senate Bill 833 to the county’s state legislators and to draft a letter expressi...

  • God set the standard for us to help those in need

    Updated May 26, 2011

    If I were to open my refrigerator right now, I would find soda, milk, juice, cheese, yogurt, taquitos, and many other wonderful things to eat and drink. I often complain there is nothing to eat, when in reality there is plenty to eat; there’s just nothing that I want at the moment. I am so spoiled! Did you know that every year 6 million children die from hunger-related causes before they reach their fifth birthday? That’s like losing every child under the age of five from California, Texas, New York, Florida and Arizona in...

  • Boy Scouts honor leaders

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The San Diego-Imperial Council of the Boy Scouts of America has recognized three Fallbrook residents with the Santa Margarita District Award of Merit. In a presentation at the District’s annual dinner on May 5, scout leaders from the community received the Award of Merit for their exceptional and noteworthy service to the youth in their area. This is the highest award a district can bestow upon a volunteer. The District Award of Merit Fallbrook recipients f...

  • Fallbrook's annual vintage car show declared "best in the west" - 46th annual event to take place Sunday, May 29 at Potter Jr. High school

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – It comes as no surprise that the Antique Automobile Club of America has declared the annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Club (FVCC) car show to be “the most successful of its kind west of the Mississippi River.” “Both the car club and many residents of Fallbrook are rightly proud of this distinction,” said Tom Conley, a member of the FVCC. This year’s event, the 46th annual, will be held this Sunday, May 26, on the field of Potter Junior High School, 1743 Reche Roa...

  • Youth Fair awards best in showmanship

    Updated May 26, 2011

    Award Winners 4-H Junior Master Showmanship First - Delana Sehnert Second - Hunter Stites Third - Mary Maciel Fourth - Madison Causey Fifth - Collin Kooyman 4-H Intermediate Master Showmanship First - Audrey Greenwood Second - Taryn Sehnert Third - Jeremy McNeel Fourth - Morganne Kenney Fifth - Sara Maciel 4-H Senior Master Showmanship First - Alex Beckett Second - Zeke Young Third - Jacey Denny Fourth - Sarah Scrape FFA Novice Master Showmanship First - Cody Doyle Second -...

  • Boys & Girls Club, Healthcare Foundation, Devil Pups, FLC receive Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants

    Updated May 26, 2011

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 May 10 to approve the allocation of $330,314 of Neighborhood Reinvestment Program allocations from Supervisor Bill Horn’s District Five budget, including allocations for the Boys and Girls Club of North County, the Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation, the Devil Pups program at Camp Pendleton, and the Fallbrook Land Conservancy. The Boys and Girls Club received $50,000 to help renovate the organization’s recreation room; the Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation’s $27,020 will help...

  • Donald and Diane McNutt receive FLC's Gem of a Volunteer award - Lila and Jack Sandschulte honored for 23 years of service

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Major contributors to the Fallbrook Land Conservancy (FLC) were honored May 14, at the Emerald Grove Recognition Dinner held at the home of Don and Peggy Durling in Rolling Hills. The FLC’s Gem of a Volunteer award for 2011 was presented to Diane and Donald McNutt for their years of volunteer work with the Save Our Forest branch of the FLC. “Diane has been instrumental in creating and developing ideas for outreach programs that encourage volunteerism in the...

  • Pro bull riding event at Pala - 3-Part Story

    Updated May 26, 2011

    Justin Koons wins championship PALA - Justin Koon of Grapevine, Ark., came out of a tight group in the first go-�round and saved his best ride for last to win the second Pala Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Touring Pro Division Championship Sunday afternoon, May 22 at the Pala Rodeo Grounds. Koon won $6,378.40 and the championship buckle. He scored 86 points on Sock Monkey and roared into the lead with 89 points on Mighty Whitey for a 175-point winning total. The first-day sc...

  • Rainbow honors past and present residents

    Updated May 26, 2011

    May 21 turned out to be a bright, windy day, perfect weather for the 17th annual Rainbow Days Picnic. Sponsored by the Rainbow Property Owners Association (RPOA), the event was held at Rainbow Park while the Vallecitos School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) conducted its annual plant sale next door at the school. Located in the center of Rainbow, the event involved people from all over the valley. While 21 area nurseries donated plants to the PTO fundraiser, the volunteer...

  • Proposed county budget adds nine deputies, keeps library and park hours

    Updated May 26, 2011

    During the May 10 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, the county supervisors voted to receive the county’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011-12 while setting hearing dates for the budget the supervisors will consider in June. The proposed 2011-12 budget totals $4.84 billion, which is a decrease of 2.3 percent from the current fiscal year’s $4.96 billion budget. “It’s a very good budget given the very bad times that we’re dealing with,” said Supervisor Greg Cox. Some of the decreased budget amounts are...

  • Supervisors approve Stage Coach Lane radar recertification

    Updated May 26, 2011

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 May 11 to recertify the 40 mph speed limit on a portion of Stage Coach Lane. The supervisors’ action allows radar enforcement of the speed limit to continue to be used on the 0.76-mile segment between South Mission Road and 1,580 feet south of Calavo Road. The county’s Traffic Advisory Committee had recommended recertification during the TAC’s March 11 meeting. In order for a speed limit to be enforceable by radar, a speed...

  • FUESD partners with SDSU on Mandarin program

    Updated May 26, 2011

    The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) celebrated its collaborative partnership between its Mandarin enrichment program and San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Confucius Institute on May 20. In April, Stacey Larson-Everson, the director of state and federal programs for FUESD, was informed that the District had been selected to participate as a Confucius Classroom. “The intended purpose of the formalized agreement, now available to the District, is to further support current Mandarin enrichment programs thr...

  • FPUD board votes 4-1 in favor of looking into cost-sharing ideas with other area water agencies

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Public Utility District continues to move forward into possibly sharing operational costs with three other North County water agencies. On Monday, by a 4 to 1 vote with Director Archie McPhee voting no, the FPUD board of directors directed general manager Keith Lewinger to continue to investigate ways the four agencies could share costs. The four agencies: Valley Center Municipal Water District, Yuima Municipal Water District, Rainbow Municipal Water District and FPUD, have identified several areas...

  • A spine of the times

    Updated May 26, 2011

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  • Landfill opponents see appropriations committee approval of SB 833 as measure to stop proposed Gregory Canyon dump

    Updated May 26, 2011

    After discussion on Monday, May 23, the California Senate Appropriations Committee has sent SB 833 to the Senate floor upon finding that the bill will have no negative fiscal impact to the State. This is an important step towards its final passage, first in the Senate and then the Assembly. “We are pleased that the Committee has seen fit to send SB 833 to the Senate floor for the consideration it deserves,” said Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. “This bill will protect Gregory Canyon from an unnec...

  • Quilt Guild meeting June 2 to have many aspects

    Updated May 26, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild’s final meeting of the year, June 2, 6:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center (341 Heald Lane), will contain several notable aspects. The meeting, which will feature a potluck salad dinner, will also include the presentation of a $500 scholarship to recent high school graduate Kelly Morrison and the annual raffle drawing for the organization’s Opportunity Quilt. The quilt raffle is what funds scholarships. In addition, new off...

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