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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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Last year, Trace Adkins released his 25th anniversary album which is called “The Way I Wanna Go.” Adkins is emphasizing being himself, and he focused on being himself during his May 12 concert at Pala Casino’s Palomar Starlight Theater. Adkins and the five musicians who joined him performed 18 songs during their 89 minutes on the stage, ranging chronologically from his 1996 songs “There’s a Girl in Texas” and “Every Light in the House” to songs from his most recent album. The variety emphasi...
Bob Garver Special to the Village News I watched the original “Top Gun” from 1986 to prepare for “Top Gun: Maverick.” The aerial stunt work and action sequences were impressive, but like many 80’s movies, it fell into the trap of having a smarmy protagonist in Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. I was particularly skeezed out by a scene where he blatantly overstepped a boundary by following prospective love interest Charlie (Kelly McGillis) into a ladies’ room to hit on her. Fortunately, Maverick is much better-behaved in...
EL CAJON – As the state and region move closer to critical burning conditions, Cal Fire San Diego is suspending all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of San Diego and Imperial Counties. This suspension took effect June 1 and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves. Since Jan. 1 of this year, Cal Fire and firefighters across the state have responded to over 2,280 wildfires, outpacing the 1,744 five-year average over the same time p...
Frank Brines ARS Master Rosarian It has been confirmed that California is now in yet another drought. As gardeners we must be watchful and learn how to efficiently manage the amount of water we apply in our gardens. With summer and the warmer temperatures to come, this will help diminish heat damage (stress) to the plants. The strategies I will discuss here are delivering water efficiently, keeping water in the soil using mulch, allowing your roses a summer dormancy period....
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News As hard as it is to accept, I have been forced to conclude, the ol gal ain't what she used to be. The result being, I cannot possibly get to as many shows as I have in the past. And now, this is not an excuse but a blunder on the theatre's website (and, yes, I shouldn't have waited to the last minute, but it was Donut Sunday when the 6- and 8-year-old grandkids were here plus I was still reeling from the departure of my...
SAN DIEGO – Organizers of this year's GI Film Festival San Diego announced the multi-day event's award-winning films, filmmakers, and actors at the culminating Awards Celebration held Saturday, May 21 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Professional and student filmmakers won in 13 award categories at this year's Awards Celebration, which honored filmmaking excellence produced by national and local filmmakers. Honorees were carefully selected from the f...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Erickson-Hall Construction has been awarded the NCFPD construction management services contract for the renovation of NCFPD Station 3 in Rainbow. The NCFPD board voted 4-0 May 24, with David Kennedy absent, to award Erickson-Hall a contract for construction management services to renovate Station 3. The total contract amount of $395,340 includes a $500,000 reprographic expense allowance, so what the fire district actually pays the Escondido-based company may be slightly lower than the...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The County of San Diego has approved its preliminary list of road segments to be resurfaced, and 47 of those road segments are in the greater Fallbrook area. A 4-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote May 25, with Joel Anderson absent, adopted a resolution with the list of projects to be funded by fiscal year 2022-23 Road Repair and Accountability Act revenue. The road segments include 30 in Fallbrook, eight in Bonsall, five in Rainbow, three in Pauma Valley, and one in Pala. The Road...
TEMECULA – America250 is proud "to partner with the Daughters of the American Revolution, its chapters and members in support of the largest 1776 commemoration in U.S. history," said America250 Foundation CEO Joe Daniels. Part of commemorating America250 is connecting to the past to inspire the future, and the local DAR chapter – Luiseño Chapter – is embracing American History and sharing it with the public. Just as the people and communities that make up America are many a...
FALLBROOK – Homeowners know that all sorts of issues can affect a home. Issues can run the gamut from the merely annoying to the unsafe. Electrical issues fall into the latter category, posing a significant safety hazard if left unchecked. According to the home safety experts at UL (formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories), learning to recognize warning signs of electrical wiring issues can greatly lower the risk of house fires. House fires pose a significant threat, as t...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A January 2022 inspection of North County Fire Protection District Station 2 in the Winterwarm area indicated that deferred maintenance has caused numerous structure and ground issues which create a safety risk for NCFPD employees and for the public. A 4-0 NCFPD vote May 24, with David Kennedy absent, approved a $353,410 contract with Reed Family Enterprises, Inc., to address the fire station maintenance needs. The work will provide safety, operational, and aesthetic improvements to the fire s...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Vallecitos Elementary School eighth-grader Yamilee Rico and Pauma Elementary School seventh-grader Matthias Kai Subish won events at the Julian Junior High Invitational Track Meet held May 19 at the Julian High School stadium. Rico won two events, taking first in both the girls 200-meter dash and the high jump. Subish had the superlative shot put throw in his division. The monthly tournaments involving small middle schools and K-8 elementary...
For decades, a contemptuous debate has raged on in Congress, ending in a political stalemate. The Doubting Thomas's on the left insist that completing the southern border wall will not deter illegal crossings. In contrast, conservatives believe walls work whenever and wherever they exist. Perhaps the answer to this riddle resides in the chronicles of a foregone era. In the third century, the first Emperor to unify China summoned his court to build a wall to end the Mongolian incursions plaguing his kingdom. And so, it came...
With a $97.5 billion budget surplus, one might reasonably hope our elected officials would be looking for ways to ease the pain of high prices and inflation by avoiding tax and fee increases right now. But no way. Not even the smallest relief will be forthcoming. Disappointed that California is no longer in first place as the state with the highest gasoline tax, trailing Pennsylvania by a few pennies per gallon, it seems our politicians will allow California’s tax on gasoline to increase July 1 by 2.8 cents per gallon. I...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District California’s main Capitol building in Sacramento was completed in 1874. It is a historic treasure but, after World War II, it became obvious it wasn’t large enough to handle the needs of our growing state. An annex attached to the Capitol was completed in 1952, and at approximately 325,000 square feet, the space problem was solved for decades. But problems have developed over the years. The annex was designed to last just 50 years for a part-time Legislature. With six floors, the...
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Over the coming weeks, the County of San Diego will receive community input, deliberate and adjust, and adopt the 2022-23 budget. I always believe this is one of the most important times of the year, as it's vital we spend taxpayer dollars effectively, while also maintaining a healthy finance state through operating reserves. I look at it this way – this is not the government's money, it's your money, and we must use it effectively to improve the lives of San Diegans. This year's p...
Susan S. Arnall, Esq. Vice President of Legal Affairs for the Right to Life League SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, May 26th, the California State Assembly voted 48 to 21 to advance AB 2223, known as the Infanticide Bill, to the state senate for further consideration. The bill has faced strenuous opposition because it decriminalizes the killing of a baby born alive. The initial version of the bill asserted a “right to privacy” excusing mothers and anyone assisting them from any type of inquiry concerning the causes of “miscarriage,...
A story in the June 2 issue about the retirees in the Fallbrook Union High School District contained an error about Norm Engstrom’s position. He was identified as a special education teacher and the correct position is special education paraprofessional. Also, with the photo of retired LtCol William Wade, the board member was misidentified in the caption. The correct name is Elana Sterling. Village News regrets the errors....
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego garnered 61 Achievement Awards this year including a Best in Category nod from the National Association of Counties, which recognizes innovative county government programs. "As a county, we are always striving to identify and offer needed programs and services for our region, so it is validating to receive recognition from the National Association of Counties for 61 programs addressing varying i...
SAN DIEGO – Starting June 1, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department began implementing new procedures to improve healthcare services and expand its Medication-Assisted Treatment program. These changes are being implemented during the medical screening process at the following intake facilities: · Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility · San Diego Central Jail · Vista Detention Facility All individuals entering a jail will continue to be screened for any history of subs...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls swim team placed 19th among the 28 Division I schools at the CIF swim meet May 4-7 at Granite Hills High School. The Division I swim preliminaries were held May 4; the diving championship took place May 6, and the swim finals were contested May 7. The swimmers or relay teams with the top eight preliminaries times in each event advanced to the championship finals while the next eight fastest times were worth a lane in the consolation finals, and position points w...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The CIF San Diego Section individual tennis tournament was held May 9-14 at the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego, and Fallbrook High School junior Porter Niccum reached the second round of singles play. Niccum advanced to the next round with a first-round victory over his Bonita Vista opponent. The doubles portion of the tournament included Fallbrook senior Daniel Winton and junior Joe Tygart losing a first-round match to a seeded opponent. The first two singles rounds were played May 9. The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School graduate and current Palomar College diver Donovan Taylor won the California Community College Athletic Association state three-meter diving championship. Taylor also won the one-meter diving title at the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship meet. He was second on the three-meter board at the PCAC meet and second on the one-meter board at the state meet. Palomar College does not have diving boards. “We have to practice at a club,” Taylor said. The Alga Norte Aqu...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School senior Brock Bushnell shared first place in the CIF Division I swim finals May 7 at Granite Hills High School, both Fallbrook freestyle relay teams set school records, and the Warriors had the seventh-place Division I boys team score. The swimmers or relay teams with the top 16 times in each event during the May 4 preliminaries at Granite Hills advanced to the May 7 finals with the eight fastest times earning lanes in the championship final and the next eight best marks...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Brent Duke has been selected as Bonsall High School's new basketball coach. "I'm just really excited. Hopefully we can build upon the success we've had," Duke said. Chuck Colletti was Bonsall's coach from 2018-19 to 2021-22. "Colletti did a great job building character," Duke said. Duke hopes to maintain Colletti's standards for the team. "I want to do it the right way with the right kids," Duke said. The emphasis on the overall person...
