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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FALLBROOK – The San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission is set to begin formal consideration this fall of applications by the Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District to change water suppliers. After enduring skyrocketing water cost increases over the past decade from the San Diego County Water Authority, Fallbrook and Rainbow are seeking to part ways with the Authority and begin purchasing their water from the Eastern Municipal Water District. The switch is expected to save Fallbrook and R...
BONSALL – Village News is a recipient of the 2022 Golden Quill Award by the California School Boards Association in recognition of outstanding education journalism. This honor highlights the essential role journalists play in increasing understanding of the objectives, operations, accomplishments, challenges and opportunities related to public schools via fair, insightful and accurate reporting. Julie Reeder, publisher of Village News, will be presented a Certificate of E...
I want to give a recommendation and heart felt thank you to Rideout Electric. During the recent holiday weekend, we had family visiting and evidently too many hair dryers plugged in along with the AC etc. – we had a breaker pop. I found it but it didn't want to turn all the way off or back on again. We made a few phone calls but only got voice mails because of the holiday. But within just a short time, Rideout called back and told me how to fix the breaker. Yahoo, the AC was back on along with the garage freezer and the G...
Ava Sarnowski Intern Writer In light of the recent evacuations due to the Fairview Fire, Captain and PIO John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District spoke to the Valley News about the importance of evacuation orders and how folks can remain prepared in case of fire or emergency. Evacuation orders and warnings are sent out as early as possible in an effort to give people enough time to prepare and leave. Evacuation orders may be imminent, and the only notification...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News There's a new way the Sheriff's department is using to deal with the homeless problem in the county. Deputies are assigned to two teams – one in North County and one in South County – to offer hope and support to individuals rather than making arrests. "It's very satisfying," said Sgt. Aaron Montan, who heads the Homeless Assistance Resource Team "We see people on the verge of tears when we tell them we can get them a hotel room." He...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The Commission on Professional Competence ruled in June that Jennifer Humphreys’ dismissal as a teacher from FUESD should be reversed, and she should return to teaching with back pay. The Fallbrook Union Elementary School district has appealed that decision to the Superior Court in San Diego. Humphreys was dismissed last October after failing to be vaccinated or undergoing weekly testing for COVID 19. The CPC heard testimony from Humphreys and her team, as well as the district’s pos...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Stephani Baxter sang the National Anthem prior to the Lake Elsinore Storm's home game Aug. 30. "What an honor that was," Baxter said. Although Baxter had not previously sung the Star-Spangled Banner at a professional baseball game, she has sung the National Anthem at other events. "I've been singing that song for the military on Camp Pendleton for family events for years," she said. Those events involve active-duty Marines and their family memb...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The North County Fire Protection District board approved a contract with Hoch Consulting for services to identify potential grant opportunities. A 5-0 vote Aug. 23 approved the execution of the contract with Hoch Consulting. Hoch’s tasks will include identifying and researching grant funding opportunities, proposal writing, and post-award administration. Any large grant applications will be brought to the NCFPD board for review and approval. Hoch will be paid up to $30,000 for the services p...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Rainbow Municipal Water District amended its Water Shortage Contingency Plan. A 4-0 Rainbow board vote July 26, with Michael Mack absent, adopted an ordinance amending the district’s 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan and an ordinance updating Rainbow’s drought ordnance to reflect changes in the plan. Rainbow prepared a Water Shortage Contingency Plan along with the district’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan. The plans were submitted to the state Department of Water Resources. Rainb...
Julie Reeder Publisher The excessive heat and weather conditions made Labor Day weekend, from Sunday to Monday, Sept. 4-5, Purple Flag Warning days, with the most dangerous heat conditions. Locally, Southwest Riverside County experiences Red Flag Days, which are very dangerous conditions, but Purple is more dangerous than Red. The National Weather Service and the Purple Flag warning reported that a “very high heat risk will develop from the coast to the inland valleys Sunday through Monday.” There was some humidity and war...
FALLBROOK – All are invited to come to Christ the King Lutheran Church's 36th Annual Fall Craft Faire, Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. This event has developed into a fun and exciting opportunity to support several local charitable organizations, such as Ronald McDonald House, Women's Resource Center, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Foundation for Senior Care and Solutions for Change, to name a few. In addition, Christ the King distributes t...
FALLBROOK – Kurt Peacock, certified arborist and owner of Peacock Consulting, will be the guest speaker at the Sept. 27 Fallbrook Garden Club general meeting. While in middle school, Peacock began working at a nursery and became a skilled propagator while learning all facets of both retail and wholesale nursery operations. He graduated from California State University Fresno with a degree in agricultural science. After a few years in the California wine industry, he r...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Arts invites the public to attend Art Under the Stars Saturday, Oct. 1, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The event will be held outdoors in the yard of the Fallbrook School of the Arts at 310 E. Alvarado St. This evening under the stars will include dinner with hors d’oeuvres and sweets. Prosecco, wine and beer will also be served. The highlight of the evening will be a silent auction of 60 small original artworks by renowned watercolor artists. Vocalist Kari Kirkland will visit from Palm Springs and entertain wit...
FALLBROOK – A workshop is being offered on “Dollars and Sense” to teach parents tips and tools to raise money-wise kids with savvy estate and financial planning strategies. It will be presented Saturday, Sept. 24, from 1-2 p.m. by Marianne Nolte, CFP® of Imagine Financial Services, and Colleen Robinson, Esq., of Landon, Rainwater, Robinson, at the Fallbrook Woman's Club, 238 West Mission Road. For more information, contact Nolte at 760-472-5155 or mnolte@im...
Anita Marciel-Williams, 87 years of age, born in Hawaii, died on January 22, 2022, in California. A proud Navy wife, she and her family were stationed on Camp Pendleton 1981 – 1985 and lived in Fallbrook 1985 – 1989. A devoted Mom, she is survived by children Beth Young, Mark Williams, Stefani Williams-Nelson, and Zoe Williams; preceded in death by Aimee Williams. Mark, Stef, Aimee, and Zoe are all graduates of Fallbrook High School (‘82, ‘83, ‘87, and ‘88). Anita supported h...
Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, mezcal, and Mexican beer every year. We love Mexican people – we sure employ a lot of them. Despite our ridiculously hypocritical attitudes towards immigration, we demand that Mexicans cook a large percentage of the food we eat, grow the ingredients we need to make that food, clean our houses, mow our l...
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District We’ve taken many steps at the county when it comes to fire safety, including adding new firefighting helicopters, increasing defensible space, and increasing cameras in the backcountry. Last week, we added another tool, the agricultural pass. During a wildfire or other disaster, the Ag Pass allows commercial livestock or agriculture operators access to evacuated areas to care for crops and animals. Phase 1 started last week with commercial cattle and equestrian operations and managerial e...
For everyone over 25 years old, we all knew exactly what we were doing on that fateful day at the hour of the first impact into the north tower of the World Trade Center. How has it been so long ago when that day was tattooed on our brains and on our hearts…forever? For those who remember, we must pass along the message of “never forget” to our kids and grandkids since the events of that day are not being taught in schools (at least not in Fallbrook which is a pretty conservative enclave). We must never forget for the 3000+...
State Senator Brian Jones 38th District Literally at the 13th hour, legislation to raise electricity rates statewide was thrown onto the Senate and Assembly Floors with a dictate from Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon to “take it or leave it.” Senate Bill 846 was the very last bill the Legislature would consider in the 2021-22 legislative session that ended after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. The proponents of SB 846 included almost all Democrat leg...
Mr. Morris, I reject the first assertion that the headline “FUESD fights ruling that teacher be retained” is grossly inaccurate and misleading.” Did FUESD not file an Administrative Writ of Mandamus with the Superior Court, of which we are in possession, asking the court to overturn the ruling from the Commission on Professional Competence favoring Humphreys? Is that not fighting the ruling? Given that fact, the rest of that paragraph berating us for being “grossly inaccurate and misleading” and “unnecessarily spreading disin...
As a young child in England during the late 1940s and 1950s, I have two very personal memories with respect to Queen Elizabeth II. The first is walking home from grade school in 1952 and hearing the church bells ringing continuously for what seemed to be hours. Later I realized that the bells signified the death of King George VI and, at that very instance, a new monarch was proclaimed, that being his daughter Elizabeth. Some five years later, I was on my way to a dental appointment, but the traffic was horrendous and I was...
Mr. Morris, I reject the first assertion that the headline “FUESD fights ruling that teacher be retained” is grossly inaccurate and misleading.” Did FUESD not file an Administrative Writ of Mandamus with the Superior Court, of which we are in possession, asking the court to overturn the ruling from the Commission on Professional Competence favoring Humphreys? Is that not fighting the ruling? Given that fact, the rest of that paragraph berating us for being “grossly inaccurate and misleading” and “unnecessarily spreading disin...
I will refer to the author of the subject letter simply as “the author.” The author says Alec Baldwin’s beliefs and mine are similar because Baldwin is a professed liberal. The author couldn’t be more wrong. I will deploy my erudition relevant to the matter in the following explanation. It takes way more than political choice to define personal belief, or worldview. Among other things, I believe in the scientific method and fact-based evidence. I believe in our Constitution and our secular government derived from it. My spir...
I write on behalf of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. The very first sentence of your Sept. 1, 2022, article, “FUESD fights ruling that teacher be retained,” is grossly inaccurate and misleading. Sadly, the rest of the article (which is only accessible to subscribers) does little to clarify the initial sting of inaccuracy and unnecessarily spreads disinformation. Immediate retraction is necessary. As set forth in the public commission decision, at the start of last school year in violation of State law and FUES...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District In 2011, federal courts ruled that California prisons were overcrowded – populations had to be reduced. As a result, Assembly Bill 109 was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The state’s prison system was “realigned,” meaning the responsibility to incarcerate, monitor and track lower-level offenders would now rest with the counties, not the state. Eighty percent of incarcerated felons have Substance Use Disorders, and in the San Diego region alone, 1 in 3 arrestees in 2018 te...
