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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This year the San Diego County Fair had no chickens or turkeys due to the outbreak of Virulent Newcastle disease, but the competition for 4-H Club members included a June 19 Knowledge Bowl for poultry, which was won by Fallbrook 4-H Club member Christian Estill. "It was pretty intense, a lot of fun, but a lot of hard questions that had me stumped," Estill said. The contestants had buzzers, and if a 4-H Club member though they knew the answer they would press the button on the...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Comic-Con 2019 began in earnest on Thursday, July 18 with appearances by film critic Leonard Maltin, actors Felicia Day and Tom Lennon, comic book writer Frank Miller and more during the pop culture convention's first day. A group of local officials and convention representatives including San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City Councilwoman Georgette Gomez and Comic-Con International Chief Communications and Strategy Officer David Glanzer opened the 50th annual convention at 8 a.m. Maltin will...
DEL MAR - Two horses died at the Del Mar Fairgrounds race track on Thursday, July 18 after colliding during a training session, according to officials with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The accident happened around 6:30 a.m. during a training session, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club spokesman Dan Smith said. The two horses, 3-year-old Carson Valley and 2-year-old Charge a Bunch, collided after Charge a Bunch unseated jockey Geovanni Franco, then turned sharply and ran in the wrong direction before colliding with Carson Valley,...
SAN DIEGO - Southern California Edison resumed the transfer of nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on Wednesday, July 17 nearly one year after a 50-ton canister of nuclear waste became wedged 18 feet off the ground within a storage chamber. SCE is in the process of moving the plant's canisters of nuclear waste from their current location in a wet storage facility to dry storage, which will allow the company to begin dismantling the plant. According to SCE, 44 canisters still need to be transferred to...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is one of 13 elected officials and institutional representatives tapped to advise the state on solutions to tackle the state's homelessness crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced on Tuesday, July 16. In addition to Fletcher, the advisory group includes Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will co-chair the group, which will meet multiple...
SAN DIEGO - An auto-theft suspect led deputies on a meandering road chase from Pauma Valley to unincorporated Escondido in a stolen pickup truck on Wednesday, July 17, making a failed attempt to escape on foot after the vehicle broke down. The pursuit began shortly before 8:30 a.m. in the area of Cole Grade Road and state Route 76. The suspect fled over various rural roadways at speeds reaching about 80 mph, eventually winding up near Lawrence Welk Resort Village, where the truck he was driving quit running about 9:30 a.m.,...
SAN DIEGO - The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club began its 80th racing season on Wednesday, July 17, with horse racing coming under increased scrutiny in California for the high number of equine deaths the sport regularly sees. Track officials are touting enhanced safety protocols and their overall record, which they say includes fewer equine deaths than most other tracks in the United States. Animal-rights activists, however are planning to demonstrate outside the track's main...
SAN DIEGO - A deported Marine Corps veteran from Belize has been trying to become a U.S. citizen since 1995 and was recently denied entry to the United States when he asked to be let in for a scheduled citizenship interview, it was reported. Roman Sabal, 58, came to the San Ysidro Port of Entry around 7:30 a.m. Monday with an attorney to ask for "parole'' to attend his naturalization interview scheduled for shortly before noon in downtown San Diego, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Instead, he was turned away even...
DE LUZ - Cal Fire San Diego reported at 11:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 that they were at the scene of a half acre vegetation fire in De Luz. The agency reported that one structure was threatened by the fire moving at a moderate rate of spread at the 41100 block of De Luz Murrieta Road in De Luz. By 12:45 p.m., firefighters reported that the forward rate of spread on the fire had been stopped and crews would remain on the scene to mop up and create containment...
SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate voted to approve Assembly Bill 1054 – Governor Newsom’s Wildfire Fund legislation, July 8. Some have called it Governor Newsom’s first real test of legislative leadership. The measure actually is a feeble attempt to thread the needle between Wall Street, the investor-owned utility companies, ratepayers, trial lawyers, and victims of recent devastating wildfires that jeopardize the solvency of the state’s IOUs. Senator Brian Jones (R-Santee) released the following statement regarding...
When we think about “green” initiatives or environmentally friendly approaches, we generally think about clean air, water and land. Recently, the state’s legislative branch has passed laws that focus, to a greater extent, on property owners. Many of the initiatives, at first glance, appear to be burdensome, but over the long haul, will improve and/or sustain the quality of life we all enjoy in California. As we modify and adapt our homes, to meet the revised standards, we ar...
A time extension for a Fallbrook subdivision known as The Arbors has been granted. The tentative map had actually expired in November 2016, but if an application for a time extension is filed prior to the expiration date then the map is still valid contingent upon the time extension being approved. A request for a six-year time extension was filed in August 2016, in part to obtain compliance with updated stormwater runoff regulations, and the county's Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS) reviewed the time ext...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Assessor Ernie Dronenburg has certified and closed the 2019 assessed value roll of all taxable property with a value of $574.9 billion. This is an increase of 5.75% (or $31.2 billion) over last year. The County’s net assessed value after the deduction of property tax exemptions for homeowners, disabled veterans and charitable organizations is $551.9 billion. Approximately $5.51 billion, using Proposition 13’s statutory 1% tax rate, will be distributed to fund schools, law enforcement, parks and o...
FALLBROOK – With the arrival of summer, the National Fire Protection Association reminded people about potential electrical hazards that exist in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, onboard boats and in waters surrounding boats, marinas and launch ramps. Most people have never heard of nor are they aware of electrical dangers posed in water environments such as electric shock drowning, and each year people are injured or killed from these hazards. Electric shock drowning happens when marina or onboard electrical systems leak e...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance recognized Zeke Maldonado, crew supervisor of the Bonsall Road Station, for his work supporting the group's Keeping Fallbrook Litter Free Program. Marta Donovan, coordinator of FBA's Keeping Fallbrook Litter Free Program, works closely with the Maldonado and the San Diego Department of Public Works, coordinating efforts to maximize resources. The goal of the program is to engage citizens throughout Fallbrook to clean up a...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club ended their 2018-2019 season with awards and installation of officers for 2019-2020. The awards included California Legislature Assembly Certificate & San Diego County 5th District Certificate for Chamber of Commerce longevity membership, California State Senate Certificate for Outstanding Community Service, Chamber of Commerce Certificate for 26 years of membership, National Garden Club – Certificate of Merit for the "Magic of Color" Hor...
SAN DIEGO – It’s time to gear up for greener grilling, eco-conscious camping and tailgating with less trash. Fuel summertime fun without the added waste or cost by making the switch from disposable to reusable 1-pound propane cylinders. Combining the portability of 1-pound cylinders with the sustainability of refillable propane tanks makes the reusable 1-pounders an ideal solution for outdoor recreation enthusiasts and grill masters alike. With a reusable 1-pound propane tank, there is no need to sacrifice conservation for...
EDINA, Minn. – You slipped on the stairs and feel your ankle throbbing. Your cough has lasted all month. Or your child spikes a high fever in the middle of the night. You call your primary care doctor first, but you can’t get a same-day appointment. So do you go to the emergency room or urgent care? When these situations occur and people need immediate care, many face uncertainty due to the number of options available – and where they choose to go for help could be the difference between paying hundreds or thousands of dolla...
It’s hot and your family is heading for a fun vacation destination, but there’s still that long car ride that has to happen first. And no, a car with unhappy, complaining children isn’t the best way to get that vacation off to a great start. While children usually get excited about the upcoming getaway, they also have a low level of patience and are easily bored sitting in a car. How to minimize the stress a car trip can bring for both parents and children? Start by being...
Test. Treat. Prevent. These are the three main strategies of the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency’s Getting to Zero initiative to end new HIV infections in the region within 10 years. National HIV Testing Day was June 27, and county health officials are encouraging people to get tested and to ask their doctor about getting pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to prevent them from getting the virus. “One out of every 11 San Diego County residents who is HIV positive does not know it,” Patrick Loose, chief of the...
Stan Popovich Special to the Village News Do you currently struggle with fear and anxiety and wish you could talk to someone who can relate to your situation? If so, I dealt with fear and anxiety for over 20 years and here are some lessons I learned during my mental health struggles. First, listen to the professionals and not your friends. Your friends may mean well, but when it comes down to it, the professionals know your situation more than anyone. They know what you are going through and are trained to deal with your...
Is the U.S. ready for a discussion about paying for caregiving, an increasingly vexing and costly problem for a growing number of Americans? The answer may be “yes.” It has become obvious that long-term-care insurance is not the answer to paying for nursing home and other kinds of care for the elderly. Sales for this product have been declining, the result of sky-high premiums, rate increases and the difficulty of qualifying for a policy if you’re sick. But the elderly are not the only Americans needing care. At the other end...
Kayla Canett, a 2016 graduate of Fallbrook High School, is doing exactly what she dreamed of – playing rugby at the highest level possible all over the world. Just last month, she and her USA Women's Rugby Eagles Sevens teammates won the country's first ever tournament gold medal in World Rugby Sevens Series competition, defeating the reigning World Cup Champions, New Zealand, in Biarritz, France. "To be on the team that won USA Women's Rugby's first cup final was just s...
The Valley League boys lacrosse coaches selected seven Fallbrook High School players for all-league recognition including two who were placed on the Valley League first team. Hunter Stites and Dru Calloway were members of the first team. The second team included Caleb Battle, Danny Cedillo, Ethan Martin, Dillon Dunham, and Josh Zinniger. "It's pretty rare," Fallbrook coach Mike Zinniger said of having seven all-league players without any honorable mention selections. "They deserved it and they worked really hard to get it,...
Athletes from Bonsall High School's spring sports had a post-season banquet May 29. The tennis team honored Jeff Roback as the Most Valuable Player and Garret Murphy as the team's Most Improved Player while also recognizing Tanner Dugas and Connor Newton as all-league players and acknowledging Newton's role as team captain. The track and field program gave Most Valuable Player awards to Austin Alanis and Paige Gartner, handed out the Most Athletic award to Wahaab Ademola, bestowed Most Improved distinction upon Beth White,...
