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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A water main line burst on Santa Margarita Dr. at 12:12 pm today, sending water flowing in all directions and lifting the asphalt on the street. FPUD crews are working to resolve it and asking cars to stay away from the area at this time....
SAN DIEGO - Several members of the San Diego Association of Governments' Board of Directors will today attempt to eliminate a controversial Regional Road User Charge -- sometimes referred to as a mileage tax -- from SANDAG's 2025 Regional Plan. San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones is leading the charge to excise the tax, and will lead a protest outside SANDAG's office Friday morning before the board is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. ``Despite years of political rhetoric suggesting the removal of this tax from the Regional...
SACRAMENTO – Cal Fire, alongside its cooperators, wishes to issue an urgent warning regarding the incursion of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, into firefighting airspace. These incursions have raised serious concerns as they have led to the temporary suspension of critical aerial firefighting operations on a half-dozen incidents so far this year. The FAA regularly implements Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) around wildfire areas to protect the safety of aircraft participating in firefighting o...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Public Utility District's (FPUD) Community Benefit Program committee set Oct. 2, from 5-7 p.m. for a workshop to explain procedures for nonprofit organizations to submit requests for grants, Jim Mendelson, chairman of the committee, announced Sept. 12. According to Mendelson, the FPUD board of directors at their August meeting were made aware of the process and procedures along with appropriate forms for use by the Community Benefit Program to evaluate t...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor The Fallbrook Women’s Connection’s monthly brunch on Friday, Sept. 15 featured a performance by eight students from the Temecula Conservatory of Music. They played several pieces of classical music and talked about the Musical Mentor’s Club. The young adults ranged in age from 15 to 18 and were accompanied by the president and founder of the Temecula Children’s Music Foundation, Brian Bohn, and board member Chris Dahl. Bohn, a father of six, explained how the foundation started and that ha...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Historical Society held its annual awards ceremony during an open house at the historic Reche School House Saturday, Sept. 16. Here are the award presentation speechs: Pioneer of the Year – Jerry Sayre This year's Pioneer of the Year is a champion of Fallbrook history. Jerry Sayre is a man who knows Fallbrook, the town where he was born and grew up. Sayre Market, run by his father and uncle, was a Fallbrook landmark on Main Avenue in the 1940s and...
Lisa Susan Heller, a beloved wife, mother, and homemaker, passed away peacefully on Aug. 20, 2023, after a courageous eight-year battle with cancer. Her strength and spirit during this trying journey served as an inspiration to all who knew her. Born in La Mirada to her parents Lio and Dorothy Pawlisa, Lisa was raised in a loving family that sadly saw the passing of her father Lio, and two of her brothers. Despite the hardships she faced, Lisa remained resilient. Lisa...
Martha Jane Choi, 82, of Simpsonville, SC and previously of Fallbrook, CA, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. She was born on Nov. 17, 1940, in Chickamauga, Georgia to Samuel (Morris) and Ruby Howard. Preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 51 years, Dr. Joseph H. Choi (2012), Martha has finally been reunited with him in the house of their Lord and God. Martha met her husband, Joe, in Chattanooga, Tennessee at Erlanger Hospital where he was...
Martha "Carolyn" Russell passed away Sunday, Aug. 26, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California. Carolyn Staude was born on Dec. 30, 1939, to Evaline and Oliver Staude in Fallbrook, California. She was a third generation Californian who grew into a vivacious outgoing young girl. That energy and zest for life included being captain of the Fallbrook High School cheerleading squad. She met and married her high school sweetheart Darryl Russell soon after graduation. Together, Carolyn and...
City News Service SAN DIEGO - A federal judge sided today with two teachers at Escondido's Rincon Middle School who sued over school district policies governing what information can be shared with parents of transgender and gender-nonconforming students. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez granted a preliminary injunction request prohibiting enforcement of policies that bar teachers from discussing students' gender identities with their parents. The lawsuit filed earlier this year on behalf of Elizabeth Mirabelli and Lori Ann...
FALLBROOK – The national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) is holding a Volunteer Day on Friday, Sept. 22 to help landscape LCpl Erik Galvan Galvan's future specially adapted custom home. Registration for the Volunteer Day begins at 7:30 a.m. with work beginning at 8:00. The home is at 1767 Avenida de Nog. Volunteers are asked to RSVP at http://www.hfotusa.org/galvan and bring garden gloves. They will receive an HFOT T-shirt and lunch. This event will be hosted outdoors under a tent (rain or shine) so volunte...
Bob Hillery CR Properties In past articles I have referenced the local weekly marketing meeting attended by the area’s 40-ish most active real estate professionals. It is an informative and collegial group as we have been meeting since 2008, so we know each other well. We learn from each other plus we put deals together during this forum; and we learn a ton of information about real estate and sometimes surprising items that are not real estate related. This past week certain information fell into the latter category which I...
FALLBROOK – Negotiation is a highly valuable life skill. It’s not just about haggling over prices or making deals; it’s a fundamental skill that empowers you to communicate effectively, resolve conflicts, and achieve your goals while maintaining positive relationships with others. Here are some proven negotiation strategies to get the deal closed when selling a home. Know your priorities Before entering negotiations, identify your priorities. What aspects of the deal are non-negotiable, and where are you willing to compr...
FALLBROOK – Recently, Girl Scouts from Troop 2154 have been working to achieve their Silver Award. The Silver Award is awarded to a girl who has proven her dedication to her community by taking action. This does not include simply providing a service but rather problem-solving to make a change or digging out the roots of a problem as a whole. This lead Troop 2154 to begin digging into the roots of a problem identified in the Fallbrook community. This problem is pollution. This...
FALLBROOK – St. John's Episcopal Church is pleased to announce its "Second Annual Fallbrook Vintners' Showcase," a gala tasting and auction event to be held for the benefit of the Armed Services YMCA, Camp Pendleton. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 3-6 p.m. at 433 N. Orange Ave. Community participation will help: 1) To provide financial support to Armed Services YMCA, Camp Pendleton. Since 1942, this trusted non-profit organization has been working t...
FALLBROOK - Eighteen local residents participated in the annual Labor Day Pier Swim in Oceanside, Sept. 4. In the Traditional Swim category, 17 year old Carson Vance of Fallbrook placed third overall, finishing the one mile race around the pier in 20 minutes, 25 seconds. There were 627 people entered in the swim. Fifteen year old Aidan Lucia placed 120th with a time of 26:28. The other finishers are: (15) James Stine - 214 - 30:38 (50)Francisco Cuerva - 218 (Bonsall) - 30:42...
SAN MARCOS – Erickson-Hall Construction Co. and Palomar College in San Marcos, California, celebrated the topping off of the Palomar College athletics stadiums on Sept. 20. The scope of this project encompasses the construction of a new football stadium and a new softball stadium on the existing Palomar Community College main campus. The new football stadium will house a press box with an elevator, a masonry storage building, and synthetic turf playing surface. The new softball stadium will include a press box, individual s...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Currently Fallbrook High School's girls golf team only has three players, but those three are obtaining experience. "They're beginning right now so they're still learning the ropes," said Fallbrook coach Neil Medlock. Devon Davis and Violet Nelson are juniors. Abrielle Boucher is a freshman. A high school golf match normally involves six golfers from each school. The highest score is discarded and the scores of the other five players are added...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls tennis team concluded August with a 3-1 record. “We have a relatively new team,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway. “I kind of scheduled in such a way that we would be able to ease into the season.” Last year, Fallbrook had an overall record of 11-6, including a first-round loss in the CIF Division III playoffs. The Warriors were 6-2 in Valley League play for third place in the final standings with Mission Hills and Ramona each finishing 9-1 to share the leagu...
Rawia ElFarra offers a large selection of mens, womens, and boys clothing at The Happy Jug, two shops in one. The store has been in Fallbrook for over 35 years and at its present location at 138 South Main Ave. for the past 12 years. If that isn't enough work on her plate, ElFarra does fundraising for many organizations and for families that can't afford burial expenses after the loss of loved ones. Village News/David Landry photo...
Jean Larsen Executive Director Legacy Endowment Community Foundation When planning for retirement, most of us can give ourselves a big, large pat on the back for having saved, sacrificed, and stuck to a solid plan. Now comes the part where we rest on our laurels, knowing the amounts accumulated in those retirement accounts will last about 20-25 years. Peace of mind, right? Well, yes, except for if you’re on a slow pace to withdrawing your retirement funds. Then the IRS sets a minimum percentage you are required to take out o...
TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Genealogical Society is preparing for its 25th Anniversary Open House. Twenty-five years of genealogy speakers, research, learning and putting it all together to create family trees. This is their biggest event of the year and gift to the community, and they welcome everyone to join them Saturday, Oct. 7 at the R.H. Roberts Library Community Room, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be exhibits hosted by various lineage societies and genealogical interest groups. Among the lineage societies will be th...
FALLBROOK – Wings of Change partnered with San Diego Gives and United Way to host a service project in Fallbrook on Sept. 9. They helped create a butterfly habitat at Fallbrook Active Nutrition. Together the Fallbrook community gifted 127 hours of service from 24 volunteers. Wings of Change chose a location with a bank facing west. There was a small oak tree, a pepper tree and a yucca plant that were left in place. The new habitat was created with all four seasons of blooming...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor I Love A Clean San Diego Community Outreach Assistant Bella Sullins gave a presentation on taking care of the environment at Rainbow Valley Grange, Sept. 9. In 2022, ILACSD utilized 16,678 volunteers, educated 27,010 youth and adults, removed 182,427 pounds of trash, handled 40,273 recycling inquiries and diverted 42,550 items from landfills. Sullin said that the average resident produces 5.8 pounds of waste per day, over 2,117 pounds per...
