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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Kim Harris Managing Editor With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, it's important to know how to celebrate the annual holiday safely. From fireworks to food safety here is all residents need to know to have a happy and healthy July Fourth this year. Outdoor activities The Fourth of July weather forecast is calling for highs in the upper 80s as of press time so it's important to stay hydrated. Make sure pets have water and when outdoors try to stay in the shade as much as...
SAN DIEGO – As summer officially begins and people gather for holiday celebrations, the American Red Cross reminds communities that patients are counting now on the generosity of blood and platelet donors, especially around the Fourth of July. The Red Cross sees about a 21% decline in blood and platelet donations during holiday weeks, including Independence Day. When blood donations drop, so does the blood supply, making it extremely challenging to ensure blood is available when hospitals need it. By scheduling and keeping a...
TEMECULA – The state of men's health in America is concerning. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: ● 13.2% of men over the age of 18 are in poor or fair health. ● 40.5% of men aged 20 and older struggle with obesity. ● 51.9% of men aged 20 and older have high blood pressure and/or are taking antihypertensive medications. ● 30.9% of men had five or more drinks in one day over the past year. Fortunately, many of the health risks men face are preventable...
ADELPHI, Maryland – University of Maryland Global Campus held its first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019 during "Spring Grad Walk 2022," an innovative experience designed to accommodate thousands of graduates and guests while protecting the health and safety of the university community. More than 3,300 graduates from the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 and their families and guests attended "Grad Walk" over the course of six days (May 17-22). The event took place at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference C...
SAN DIEGO – From July 11 to July 15, 22 children and young adults who have sustained significant burn injuries will come together in an environment where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves. Camp Beyond the Scars is the Burn Institute’s hallmark burn survivor support program, specifically designed for burn-injured children ages 8-17. In addition, survivors ages 18-20 participate in a junior counselor component of the program as Leaders-In-Training. Camp Beyond the Scars provides a supportive atmosphere where each c...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District board approved a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Bonsall Teachers Association. The agreement approved on a 5-0 BUSD board vote June 15 is tentative because it needs ratification from the Bonsall Teachers Association members. The negotiations between BUSD staff and BTA representatives resulted in a tentative collective bargaining agreement which increases the 2021-22 salary schedule amounts by 2.5% and also adjusts stipends. “We value a...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The minimum age for students in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is decreasing. The state has issued guidelines for the youngest age for students to enter pre-kindergarten and it's lowered each year. In 2025-26, the age drops to four. Dr. Lea Curcio, the district's director of curriculum and instruction, presented a report by the FUESD Universal Pre-Kindergarten Plan at the board meeting on June 21. She said the district...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District board approved a design contract for fencing around the campus shared by Bonsall High School and Sullivan Middle School. The board’s 5-0 vote June 15 approved a design contract with AlphaStudio Design Group, which is based in Carlsbad, for architectural services related to fencing around the campus. The design contract has a Dec. 31, 2022, expiration date and AlphaStudio Design Group will be paid $16,750. “This is just another step to ensure the safety of al...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Women's Connection invites all men, women, children, veterans and active military to attend this very special Patriot Program and Brunch in the ballroom of the Beverly Mansion at Grand Tradition Estates and Gardens, Friday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to noon, doors open at 9:15 a.m. For the featured program, WWII survivor Gerdy "Meity" Ungerer will tell her story entitled "Interned! A Story of Life and Survival in a WWII Japanese Internment Camp." Everyone i...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Village Rotary presents the 85th Miss Fallbrook Scholarship Pageant July 9 at the Bob Burton Center for Performing Arts, Fallbrook Union High School. The program will begin at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. This pageant has a long history in Fallbrook, Village Rotary is proud to carry on this tradition with the addition of the Teen division to allow for younger girls to compete. This year they have nine Teen contestants and five Miss contestants. Each contestant is required to raise a minimum o...
Dr. Thomas E. Aspel, DDS, passed away peacefully in Oceanside, California, at age 92. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin to James and Mary Aspel. He had four siblings. At a young age, he started delivering newspapers, setting bowling pins, washing bottles, or working as a caddy – where he learned to golf, a game he enjoyed for life. He earned his way through college at Marquette Dental School selling pots and pans, mopping hospital floors, and pouring cement in his own s...
William (Bill) Hitt was born Dec. 7, 1923, to Ben and Lucy Hitt in Murrieta, California. He passed away June 20, 2022, at the California Veterans Home in Barstow, California. Bill grew up in Newport Beach, California, where he learned to handle small boats in the surf while helping his father and two brothers in the family's commercial fishing business. At the beginning of World War II, Bill enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and served as a Radarman Third Class aboard the USS Celtic under Admiral Nimitz'...
Phyllis H. Terry, age 77, passed away peacefully at her home on June 22, 2022. She was born on December 28, 1944, in Glendale, CA to Forrest and Eva (Nelson) Bartlett. She was a 1962 graduate of Western High School in Anaheim, CA. Her occupations included portraying Alice in Wonderland at the Disneyland theme park, a clerk at Happy Hang-Up Boutique in Fallbrook, and a long career as a grocery cashier at the store that was first Alpha Beta, then Lucky's, and finally Albertsons...
Christie Haugh Jacobson passed away suddenly after a courageous battle with cancer, May 26, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband, Dr. Eric Jacobson of Temecula, California. Also heartbroken are her parents, Granger and Marjorie Haugh, her sister Lynne and husband Ivan Rios, and brother Scott and wife Shannon. Christie was a true California girl. Born in Westminster, California, July 16, 1967, she then attended all her school years in Fallbrook, California. She worked...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Water Authority board approved SDCWA rates and charges for calendar year 2023. The unanimous board vote June 23 also allocated the pro-rata share of fixed charges to each CWA member agency. The new rates increase the cost per acre-foot from $1,833 to $1,929 for treated water and from $1,523 to $1,584 for untreated supply, although that is an average charge for all 24 CWA member agencies and due to pro-rata shares the cost may be more or less for specific agencies. The...
FALLBROOK – Founded by Sommer Walker and Kimberly Reath, the mission of The Community Stack is to serve as a liaison between local nonprofits and the donors and vendors who can support them. The Community Stack's first act of charity was to aid Hope Clinic for Women in their desperate need to find baby formula. As the national crisis grew, clients of Hope Clinic found themselves in dire need. The Community Stack founders searched diligently online and, using funds generated f...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News As the Supreme Court, legislators and President Biden weigh in on gun control, there is a local aspect that trustees of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District also feel is important. Gun safety. At the request of Susan Liebes, board trustees at a recent board meeting discussed supporting a resolution supporting safe gun storage. After hearing her explanation of the need for the local action, the board unanimously approved the proposed resolution. Liebes cited information from...
Kids attending the Fallbrook Community Center's Summer Adventures program meet their local Sheriff's Deputies. The theme for week two was "Superheroes." Village News/San Diego County Sheriff's Fallbrook Substation photo...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association has several upcoming events at their new Gallery facility located at 300 N. Brandon Road. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays – Saturdays. General meetings are held at the Fallbrook Women's Club, 238 W. Mission Road, the third Saturday of month. FAA has a new art show every month at The Gallery with added theme shows along with their general art shows which are open to all members and guest artists. The entry forms and des...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council is the recipient of a $6,000 grant from the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation (funded in a large part by San Diego Gas & Electric) in concert with the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County to help fund fire safety preparedness within the Fallbrook, Bonsall, De Luz and Rainbow regions. The award was presented as part of the Fire Safe Council Volunteer Awards luncheon at the Balboa Club at Balboa Park on June 10. The foundation was f...
FALLBROOK – Many Fallbrook residents who are used to having their vehicles smog tested by Mo Elfarra of Smog Brothers may be in for a surprise. He has relocated to 119 W. College St., between South Mission Road and Main Avenue, a block north of Fallbrook Street. "It's a great location and we provide the same STAR certified service for all vehicles," Elfarra said. "We're here with the same customer service as always." Smog Brothers has been in business for 15 years and o...
FALLBROOK – With much of the southwestern United States in a persistent drought that is stressing source waters such as the Colorado River and the State Water Project, the Fallbrook Public Utility District is encouraging everyone to do their part and conserve as much water as possible. Fortunately, in Fallbrook, the situation isn’t dire like in other parts of the state. Local residents and businesses have been cutting back and conserving for years, and the district is now selling about the same amount of water as it did bac...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The smallest of San Diego County's small businesses – from dog walkers to tutors, sidewalk vendors and everything in between – now have more time to apply for a free $2,500 County grant. The deadline for "microbusinesses" hurt by COVID-19 to apply for the second round of $2,500 grants has been extended from June 24 to July 15. The grants are partly funded by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. A fir...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District awarded Southwest Construction Services, Inc., the construction contract for operational traffic improvements around Bonsall Elementary School. A 5-0 BUSD board vote June 15 approved a $212,864 contract with Southwest Construction Services, which is based in Lakeside, for the work. The scope of work includes modifying the existing drop-off route, a parking lot overlay, traffic striping, signage, bollards, and barrier arm gates. “We’re significantly inc...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has several events planned for July. They are: Friday, July 1 and Sunday, Aug. 14 – Fallbrook Wine Trail Friday, July 8 – Networking Lunch at Waterwise Botanicals, noon Thursday, July 14 – SunUpper hosted by USA Homes & Loans at Chamber, 9 a.m. Friday, July 15 – Business Breakfast Club at Fallbrook Coffee Co., 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 20 – SunDowner hosted by Fallbrook Historical Society at the Reche Schoolhouse, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 - Modern Marketing Lunch & Learn Semin...
