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  • Put Your House in Order

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Special to The Village News|Updated Jun 26, 2019

    While everyone is seeking diversity in the theatre experience, "Put Your House in Order" as described by playwright Ike Holter, is a Rom-Com (romantic comedy) horror experience. Well, yes, it is a horror all right. Here is some insight about the author. Holter said, "What's scary to me as a millennial gay black person who lives in the Midwest, is much different than what is scary to someone else who lives in Ohio and is a white woman in her 70's." (Last time I looked Ohio is...

  • 'Puffs' is a fun parody of wizards

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Special to Village News|Updated Jun 24, 2019

    In its inaugural production, The Eastern Theatre Company of Poway made itself proud with the San Diego premier of "Puffs." A parody of J.K. Rowling's series about a magical school with flying wizards and mysterious trap doors in a train depot, "Puffs" was acclaimed by audience members as a hit. Like Shakespeare's sonnets, "Puffs" is filled with one double entendre after another. Although the play was originally contrived by a band of improv players in the New York comedy club...

  • Fallbrook High principal resigns

    Jeff Pack, Writer|Updated Jun 23, 2019

    On Tuesday, June 18, Fallbrook Union High School parents and stakeholders received an email indicating that school principal, Dr. David Farkas, could be resigning. "I want you to know that I am in the process of accepting a promotion and will most likely not be returning to our wonderful school," Dr. Farkas wrote in the release. "It is not easy for me to say goodbye because Fallbrook is such a special place. This new opportunity presented to me is one that doesn't come along...

  • San Diego Surfrider Foundation to hold 18th annual Art Gala and Auction

    Updated Jun 21, 2019

    SAN DIEGO - The San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will hold its 18th annual summer art gala and auction on Friday, June 21 in Mission Bay. In addition to raising funds for the organization's efforts to protect coastal waters around the county, the event will serve as a celebration of the summer solstice, the day with the longest period of daylight each year. Surfrider will also celebrate the work its volunteers, staff, and supporters have done over the last year. Event attendees will receive two drink tickets, a...

  • Man killed when SUV crashes into tree in Escondido

    City News Service|Updated Jun 21, 2019

    ESCONDIDO - A man was killed this morning when he crashed his SUV into a tree near an Escondido intersection, police said. The crash, involving a Lexus SUV, happened shortly before 6:50 a.m. Friday, June 21 near the intersection of Country Club Lane and North Broadway, Escondido Police Lt. Bode Berreth said. The man, whose name and age were not immediately available, was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Berreth said, adding that he was the only occupant of the SUV. Investigators from the Escondido...

  • Del Mar father pleads guilty in college-admissions scandal

    City News Service|Updated Jun 21, 2019

    DEL MAR - A Del Mar man has pleaded guilty for paying bribes to facilitate the admission of his children to the University of Southern California as a purported athletic recruit, federal officials said. Toby Macfarlane, 56, a former senior executive at a title insurance company, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for Nov. 13, 2019. According to court...

  • Countywide unemployment falls to 2.8 percent

    City News Service|Updated Jun 21, 2019

    SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent in May, matching the county's lowest unemployment rate for any month since at least June 2017, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department. The county's unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent month-over-month, from a seasonally adjusted 3 percent in April to 2.8 percent last month. At this time last year, the county's unemployment rate also fell to 2.8 percent before spiking above 3.5 percent in June. Nonfarm...

  • Firefighters battle 120-acre brushfire on Camp Pendleton

    Village News Staff|Updated Jun 20, 2019

    Update: Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m. Cal Fire San Diego Public Information Officer Thomas Shoots said at 7 p.m. that firefighters from civilian and military agencies have made good progress in slowing the vegetation fire burning on Camp Pendleton, according to San Diego County Fire Authority Fire Chief Tony Mecham "The Weisgarber Fire is currently at 120 acres and 40% contained, with approximately 75 firefighters engaged," Shoots wrote in a press release. "Fire activity has...

  • U.S. District Court judge rules Del Mar gun shows can continue for now

    City News Service|Updated Jun 20, 2019

    SAN DIEGO - A federal judge ruled that gun shows can continue at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, at least for now, as the court considers a lawsuit against a state agency's decision to effectively suspend the shows, the California Rifle and Pistol Association announced on Wednesday, June 19. U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, ruling that the state must allow gun shows at the fairgrounds to continue while the court rules on the legality of the suspension. As such, guns shows like the...

  • Possible arson fire onto cemetery at Mission San Luis Rey

    City News Service|Updated Jun 20, 2019

    OCEANSIDE - A possible arson fire scorched about an acre on Wednesday, June 19 on the outskirts of Mission San Luis Rey, spreading onto the grounds of a cemetery at the landmark 19th century church complex but causing no reported structural damage or injuries. The blaze erupted near the intersection of state Route 76 and Rancho del Oro Drive shortly before noon, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to fully extinguish the flames, OFD Battalion Chief Scott Stein said. A man found...

  • Hemet man sentenced to 80 years to life for Oceanside slaying

    City News Service|Updated Jun 20, 2019

    HEMET - A Riverside County man who fatally shot an Oceanside resident more than two years ago during a drug-related robbery was sentenced to 80 years to life in prison on Wednesday, June 19. Hector Galvez, 32, of Hemet, was convicted in April of murder and robbery in the Feb. 24, 2017, slaying of Joel Bishop, 45, who was found shot around 4:45 a.m. that day in the 1700 block of South Myers Street. Paramedics took Bishop to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later, police said....

  • Fire damages attic, garage of Fallbrook home

    City News Service|Updated Jun 19, 2019

    FALLBROOK - A fire broke out in the morning of Wednesday, June 19 in the garage of a Fallbrook home, authorities said. The non-injury blaze was reported around 5:45 a.m. at a single-story home on Wintergreen Lane off Via Del Robles, North County Fire Protection District Capt. John Choi said. It took crews roughly an hour and 15 minutes to fully extinguish the fire, which started in the garage and eventually spread to the attic, Choi said. A damage estimate was not immediately available. Investigators from the sheriff's...

  • 2019: Fallbrook High School

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Mourad Abdelrahman Garrett Aguero Chris Aguilar Julissa Aguilera Javier Albarran Rosa Alcantar Nancy Alcaya Alcaya Siena Allen Angela Alvarado-Ramirez Felyciti Alvarez Alejandro Ambriz Jonathan Anaya Odalis Angon Contreras Monica Angulo Kevin Aragon Maldonado Ariana Arias Ivan Arias Trinity Ayscue Abigail Bachman Linda Bailon Yuleidy Barajas Lorena Barcenas Vasquez Fatima Barrera Hayden Barry Edgar Bastidas Caleb Battle Christopher Becerra Omar Becerril Juan Beltran Brenda Bernardino Allyse Besne Maximilian Bickel Morgan...

  • Jury selection slated in trial for Navy SEAL accused of murder in Iraq

    City News Service|Updated Jun 17, 2019

    SAN DIEGO - Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 17 in the trial of a Navy SEAL accused of fatally stabbing a wounded teenage ISIS fighter in Iraq, as well as shooting two civilians and firing on numerous others. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, faces life in prison if convicted of murdering the teen in May 2017, as well as shooting a male and female civilian, and shooting at an unknown number of other civilians later that year in Mosul, Iraq. The highly decorated veteran is also accused of...

  • 2019: Sullivan Middle School

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Juliana Acevedo Luis Acevedo Ariel Adicoff Nalayla Aguayo Ethan Ahrend Andrew Alanis Issac Alcantar Julia Allen La’Honey Allen Alyssa Alon Jade Alvarez Samantha Amador Broen Anderson Samantha Anguiano Kai Aranda Amy Arango Esther Babin Michael Bailey Liliauna Baker Evan Banks Helena-Lucia Barous Arden Baur Brayden Bender Darian Bonilla Landon Bow Logan Brady Brendon Cable Rachel Chi Lucinda Chiappara Harper Clark-Foley Elle Connelly Leonardo Contreras Abighail Cordova Aiden Costa Marlie Crivello Daniela Cruz Kai DeForest N...

  • 2019: Potter Jr. High

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Lucy Abrams Carly Abrams Jesus Acosta Meikel Adams Bailee Aguila Ricardo Aguilar Luis Aguilar Stephanie Aguilar Gitzell Aguilera Flora Agustin Andres Victor Alcantar Aguilar Joshua Aldridge John Alexander Anthony Algaba Conner Allen Tiffany Alvarez Carlos Anaya Wesley Anderson Olivia Anding Laila Andrade Natalia Andres Pedro Angel Angulo Alendra Anthony Jose Antonio Karla Aragon Dylan Arellano Ashley Arenas Elijah Armstrong Jacob Avila Marcial Avina Amelia Bachman Saundra Bachnak Jane Ballif Adriana Barragan Luis Barrera...

  • 2019: Bonsall High School

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Leslie Aguilar-Diaz Anthony Alcantar Julia Anderson Phoebe Anderson Carter Arnold Remy Arnold Mariana Ayala-Ortiz Mark Balderas Brett Barry Daniel Bertschy Sophia Blount Jilian Burnett Max Collier Joseph Contreras Claresa Diaz Tanner Dugas Caitlyn Eckert Herbert Ferree IV Christopher Gagnon Antonio Garcia Ethan Gates Nicholas Gilker Diego Grudek Calvin Hamilton Edith Hernandez Avila Claudia Herrera Daniela Ibarra Daisy Jimenez Christopher Kawahara Sara La Russa David LaCroix Cheyenne Laurance Makailey Lewis Elmer Joseph...

  • 2019: Ivy High

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Aracely Aguilar Schwabe Ahad Nicholas Alegria Mieileen Allen Lynnette Lina Alvarado Enrique Junior Arcos Zuniga Ulices Enrique Arrezola Jaquelinne Barrios Hailey Alisha Bellamy Jeremiah Anthony Bonga Jesus Castaneda Francisco Luis Javier Castillo Franco Marcus Anthony Clarke Talia Akimi Dahlberg Anthony Espinoza Mercedes Galvan Osiris Zahid Giles Vazquez Jesse Junior Gonzalez Colin Joseph Robert Goodell Yesenia Granados Siyahn Mekylia Hakeem Lesli Herrera Chris Ibarra Trejo...

  • 2019: Vallecitos

    Updated Jun 17, 2019

    Lizeth Alegria Jade Anicete Javier Cisneros Ailiene Cruz Amy Cruz Ortiz Jennifer Diaz Ivan Franco Leonardo Hernandez Pedro Madrigal Monica Monroy Liliana Navarrete Martinez Pedro Nieto Veronica Ramirez Dulce Ramos Lopez Kimberly Reyes Evelyn Rodriguez Rios Kelsey Rossi NoraJean Smith Pablo Trejo Jorge Vazquez Amy Vega Georgina Ventura Isabel Zamudio...