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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The San Diego County Department of Animal Services is participating in this year’s monthlong Clear the Shelters adoption event being done online to prevent potential spread of coronavirus. The event is sponsored by NBC and Telemundo with the goal of finding homes for as many pets as possible through media exposure and promotions. The event runs through Aug. 31 this year. Last year, the county adopted out 119 pets during the event. County shelters are offering all pets that have been in our care longer than 30 days for a d...
FALLBROOK – Whether it's a parent, grandparent, neighbor or friend, almost everyone knows an older adult living alone at home who is relying on outside help for day-to-day needs and care. They face important challenges to their health and well-being as the world shifts dramatically toward social distancing measures and a new way of operating. Reaching out to older adults and encouraging them to ask for help has become a priority for the team at Silvergate Fallbrook, the r...
The 2020-2021 school year for Vallecitos Elementary School begins Aug. 20. Initially all students will continue to learn at home rather than on campus, but plans are in place for when in-school student attendance resumes. Maritza Koeppen, principal of Vallecitos Elementary School, who is also the superintendent of the Vallecitos School District, addressed the reopening of the school during the Aug. 11 school board meeting. “We have state guidance that we’ve been following,” Koeppen said. The guidance is primarily from the s...
Edgar Allen Haver, 89, died peacefully Aug. 5, 2020. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings. Born Oct. 21, 1930, in Newcomerstown, Ohio, he moved with his family to Dover, Ohio, where his father oversaw a new flood-control dam on the Tuscarawas River. After graduating from Dover High School, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Carpenter and USS Hunt. While crossing the Panama Canal, the Carpenter was ordered to Pearl Harbor at the outbreak of the Korean...
When the coronavirus pandemic struck the nation, many hospitals were sorely lacking in medical supplies to treat the new surge of patients. People in Fallbrook and all over the country began making face masks for health care workers, but Joel Anderson and his mother Sandi Anderson decided to help another way. They have been involved in the Autism Tree Project Foundation for 16 years, and this foundation created "ATPF Cares" to provide hospital patients with gift bags to keep...
The Bonsall Teachers Association and the California School Employee Association Bonsall Chapter No. 703 both had some harsh words for Bonsall Unified School District during the Wednesday, Aug. 12, meeting of the governing board of trustees. "Since June 23, in our attempts to keep the lines of communication open, Bonsall Teachers Association's negotiations team has worked to collect information regarding potential staffing concerns, safety issues, learning models, requests for...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Music Society begins its 43rd annual concert season with Encore Saxophone, a unique quartet ensemble that showcases not just the infamous soprano saxophone, but all four saxophones. This concert is free and available "on demand" beginning Sunday, Aug. 23, at http://FallbrookMusicSociety.org. "Fallbrook Music Society has spent the last several months working hard to bring the "in-person" concert experience to our audience via the internet," Bob Freaney, p...
FALLBROOK – Members of the San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission, who will vote in 2021 on whether the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District can detach from the San Diego County Water Authority, received an update on the matter earlier in August. Keen Simonds, executive officer of LAFCO who gave the update, focused on the work done so far by an advisory committee. LAFCO formed the advisory committee to review the applications and determine what issues should be analyzed. LAFCO i...
Testing! Testing! Testing! That’s what the experts said is necessary to move the country back to normalcy. Almost daily, local TV stations in New York City where I live run public service announcements urging viewers to get a test for COVID-19. Those announcements tell how to find a testing site, and most point out that the tests are free. Many New Yorkers, as well as people in other states, are undoubtedly confused about the kinds of tests available, wonder about the delays in getting results and worry about the tests’ rel...
Computers are an integral part of people’s daily lives. Screen time is readily apart of the day; be it on a computer, TV, phone, tablet or music devices. Microsoft estimated that its workers spend at least six hours per day while at work in front of a screen. Then when they get home, they spend at least an additional hour. For some, their lives consist of more screen time than sleep. It puts a real strain on their eyes. Granted, many jobs require this staring, but u...
The Fallbrook Regional Health District, North County Fire Protection District and other agencies will offer drive-up coronavirus testing in Fallbrook once more this month. The health and fire districts, along with Cal Fire San Diego and in cooperation with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency will set up a drive-up testing site from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the FRHD Wellness Center property, 1636 E. Mission Road in Fallbrook. Drive-thru testing has been conducted at the Wellness Center property...
FALLBROOK – While caring for a family member who has a life-limiting condition is fulfilling, it can also be quite challenging. The Elizabeth Hospice has created a new support group to provide adult family and friend caregivers with an opportunity to meet with others who are in a similar situation, learn caregiving tips, and reduce their feelings of isolation. There is no cost to attend and everyone is welcome. Led by a trained professional facilitator from The Elizabeth Hospice, the Caregivers Support Group will meet on t...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – When it comes to our yards, school grounds, parks and other living landscapes, you don’t have to be big to make a big difference – even during a global pandemic. School is back in session soon at school or virtually for many, and the TurfMutt Foundation is offering tips to inspire students and their families to take care of the green spaces around them – and get outside and enjoy them. Tip 1: Get outside. Fall is a great time to explore nature all around you. After spending a long day inside at school...
Moving to this area for the birth of my husband’s first grandson was the first of our many adjustments between Central and Southern California. The second was the difference in landscaping. Lodi has a lush growing season with deep fertile soil, allowing one to stick anything in the ground and wait for it to sprout. Preparing to redesign our half-acre yard, we spent several years exploring the Fallbrook Garden Club’s annual Home Garden Tour. The beautiful homes surrounding tow...
SACRAMENTO – In a key step to improve stewardship of California’s forests, the Newsom administration and the U.S. Forest Service announced a new joint state-federal initiative to reduce wildfire risks, restore watersheds, protect habitat and biological diversity and help the state meet its climate objectives. The Agreement for Shared Stewardship of California’s Forest and Rangelands includes a commitment by the federal government to match California’s goal of reducing wildfire risks on 500,000 acres of forest land per yea...
At a time when going to the movie theater to enjoy a great film is virtually impossible, it thus seems a fine opportunity to go back and discuss – though Bridges won an Oscar for best actor and Gyllenhaal was nominated in a supporting role – a still, markedly under-appreciated and vastly under-talked about film: “Crazy Heart.” Released in 2009 – at yet another very difficult historical time – and starring the always gritty Jeff Bridges, as well as the equally talented and ethereal performance of Maggie Gyllenhaal, this film,...
Local 23-year-old Michelle Shearer has been weaving wire into intricate jewelry since high school. "I got started doing jewelry because I was really into stones and fossils and minerals, and this was middle school," Shearer said. "I would find these stones and rocks but I didn't know what to do with them, and I saw someone wire wrapping sea glass in Oceanside where I grew up at the Sunset Market. "I thought I could do that with my rocks, and that's basically how it started,"...
The 2020-2021 school year for Vallecitos Elementary School begins Aug. 20. Initially all students will continue to learn at home rather than on campus, but plans are in place for when in-school student attendance resumes. Maritza Koeppen, principal of Vallecitos Elementary School, who is also the superintendent of the Vallecitos School District, addressed the reopening of the school during the Aug. 11 school board meeting. “We have state guidance that we’ve been following,” Koeppen said. The guidance is primarily from the s...
BONSALL – Jesica Romero, a graduating senior from the class of 2020 of Bonsall High School, is the third annual recipient of the Dale Costa Memorial Scholarship. Dale Costa, who died in December 2016, was the beloved father of Bonsall High School teacher Danny Costa. Each June, the scholarship is awarded to one deserving Bonsall High School graduate by the Bonsall Education Foundation. Scholarship recipients must demonstrate a desire to improve the local community, must a...
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – William Lee of Fallbrook, son of Mike Lee, has been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester at Saint John’s University. Lee is a sophomore studying political science and German. To be included in the dean’s list, students must have a semester GPA of at least 3.8 and have completed 12 credits for which honor points are awarded. Students included on the dean’s list cannot have any “unsatisfactory” or “incomplete” grades for that semester. Submitted by Saint John’s University....
The assessment for Zone A of the San Diego County Street Lighting District will decrease from $13.50 to $10 per benefit unit. San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 5 to approve the new assessment along with the engineer’s report. The most recent increase in 2016 addressed rising electricity costs but also allowed for the completion of a phased retrofit of high-pressure sodium street lights to light-emitting diode bulbs which will be more energy-efficient and the lower operating costs enabled the a...
WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency and the FBI released a new cybersecurity advisory about previously undisclosed Russian malware. The Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate 85th Main Special Service Center military unit 26165, whose activity is sometimes identified by the private sector as Fancy Bear, Strontium or APT 28, is deploying malware called Drovorub, designed for Linux systems as part of its cyber espionage operations. Additional details on Drovorub, to include detection techniques and mitigation...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Dan McAllister, treasurer-tax collector of San Diego County, announced his office is offering penalty relief for small-business owners and homeowners who are among those receiving more than 28,000 defaulted bills. “We know many of the late bills are due to COVID-19, and we want our taxpayers to know there could be relief,” McAllister said. “They may qualify to have their penalties waived if they file for a COVID-19 cancellation request. Our customers must provide documentation as evidence to show how the...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Beautification Alliance's Keeping Fallbrook Litter Free held a three-day virtual community wide clean up, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9. Volunteers throughout the "Friendly Village" collected over 1,000, 5-gallon equivalents of litter and recycling that had been illegally dumped along Fallbrook roadways. The virtual nature of the cleanup meant that volunteers worked as individuals or small family groups, cleaning areas of special interest or need. O...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group invites the community to register for the Parkinson’s Association of San Diego’s annual Step by Step 5K Walk/Run event, Saturday, Aug. 22. Participants can walk at home, participate virtually and raise funds for people with Parkinson’s disease. Join the “Fallbrook Friendly Folks” team to participate locally. Before Aug. 22, participants can send a video or selfie of themselves walking step by step to [email protected]; videos will be posted on the event website,...
