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The following are the results for the Nov. 6 midterm election as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7. There are 490,000 outstanding ballots to processed with 100 percent of precincts reporting. * Indicates candidate anticipated to be elected and measures and propositioned anticipated to be confirmed. Governor Gavin Newsom - 59.3% * John Cox - 40.7% Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis - 55.7% * Ed Hernandez - 44.3% Secretary of State Alex Padilla (I) - 61.7% * Mark Meuser - 38.3% Controller...
FALLBROOK - A 27-year-old Fallbrook man was jailed the morning of Saturday, Nov. 3 in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old woman whom authorities said he had previously dated. Deputies received a call at 4 p.m. Friday that a suspicious person, possibly the suspect, Oscar Rodas, was at the Colorspot Nursery, located at 2575 Olive Hill Rd, according to Lt. Rich Williams of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. A perimeter was established and deputies and a Sheriff's...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Unified School District’s Governing Board will host a series of public hearings to receive community comments and public testimony concerning the composition of potential trustee voting areas associated with the district's transition to a by-trustee-area election system. In advance of the draft preparation of trustee voting area plans by the district's demographer, a public hearing will be held during the regular governing board meeting on Nov. 8 at the Bonsall Community Center, 31505 Old River Rd., Bons...
FALLBROOK - A woman was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, Nov. 1 in Fallbrook, authorities said. Deputies responded about 12:45 a.m. to multiple 911 calls of a shooting in the 1100 block of South Vine Street and when they arrived they discovered the woman, unresponsive, on the ground with grave injuries to her upper body, according to Lt. Rich Williams of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The woman, identified as Yesneia Becerril of Fallbrook,...
Alternative Gift Fair will offer an opportunity to help people in need, Saturday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. "St. Peter's Alternative Gift Fair features organizations such as Heifer, Unforgotten Faces, Lango Baya Mission Project, The Fallbrook Food Pantry, Fallbrook Blanket Project and Get on the Bus, to name just a few," coordinator Kara La Russa said. "Visitors can visit each booth and learn how they can help to end poverty,...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection will present its annual Fall Boutique and Fundraiser Friday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon, and it will include a delicious brunch at the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens in the Beverly Mansion. The all women from the community are invited to attend. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for early shopping. A silent auction will be held with items such as accessories, hats, handbags, scarves and jewelry. There will be $1, $2 and $3 "Pick and P...
VISTA – North County Aviculturists, a club for pet bird owners and breeders, will welcome guest speaker Jill Thorburn to its meeting Saturday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Vista Masonic Lodge, 761 Eucalyptus Ave. Thorburn will present “My Experience with Raising Aviary Birds” and share a glimpse into how she keeps her birds and the techniques she has learned that have helped her. Thorburn’s love of birds began when she was 4 years old and received her first pet duck, she said. Thorburn has always kept birds throughout the yea...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Woman's Club invites local women to attend their monthly general meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. for a presentation on the history of the American flag. The club house is located at 238 W. Mission Road. The informative presentation will be hosted by FWC member Roxann Clouse and be followed by a demonstration of proper flag handling by representatives from the Fallbrook High School JROTC. The Fallbrook Woman’s Club general meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month and hosts a var...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Sheriff's Substation is holding a Coffee with the Community on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 9-10 a.m. at Brooktown Kitchen & Coffee, 139 S. Main Ave. This gives the public a chance to chat with the station's command staff, deputies, crime prevention specialist and senior volunteers in a casual setting and exchange ideas and concerns over a free cup of coffee. Community outreach is a top priority of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Members of the community should feel comfortable bringing problems r...
FALLBROOK – All are invited to join the fun, music, food and dancing at the Fallbrook Senior Center Sock Hop, Saturday, Nov. 10, from 2-4 p.m., 399 Heald Lane. Admission is free for this exciting fundraiser to benefit the senior center, as there will be food provided by Regency Retirement Residence, live band "So Rare" playing 50s tunes, and of course dancing. Be there or be square. Tickets for opportunity baskets will be sold, proceeds to benefit the Fallbrook Senior C...
FALLBROOK – Bill and MaryAnne Jones of Fallbrook, CA are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Frances Jones, to James Blackwell, son of Mark and Sylvia Blackwell of Wales, New York. After completing 100 mile ultra-run in 35 hours in August, James was able to muster the energy to get on one knee and propose to Frances at the finish line. Franny was thrilled to say Yes! James graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2008, subsequently earned his m...
It was no secret that Main Avenue in Fallbrook was home to a popular marijuana dispensary but law enforcement officials had to get all their "ducks in a row" before busting the illegal store called Jah Healing. "We've received numerous complaints about Jah Healing – dozens of complaints over the last year or so about the illegal dispensary operating," said detective/sergeant Patrick Yates of the San Diego County Sheriff Department's Fallbrook substation. So why the delay in s...
Local prescription drug deaths have set a new record in San Diego County. Deaths due to heroin have dropped, but fentanyl deaths have skyrocketed. Those are the main results of the county’s 2018 Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card released Oct. 26. The latest report shows 273 San Diegans died from prescription drugs last year, an 8 percent increase from 2016 when 253 fatalities were reported. The previous record was set in 2012, when 268 prescription drug deaths occurred. In addition to deaths, the report card tracks other i...
Law enforcement officials – as of Oct. 30 – were still searching for the driver of red Mustang who struck and killed a female pedestrian in Fallbrook the evening of Friday, Oct. 19, and left the scene. "The issue is we don't have much to go on," said California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe. "Our guys have been looking through the area, trying to maybe catch lightning in a bottle so to speak. They've been looking at some video from the area to see if we can get any more information." Latulippe said authorities are...
Two Fallbrook nonprofit organizations, two public agencies based in Fallbrook, two nearby fire safe councils, Camp Pendleton’s YMCA and a program which brings arts to the Fallbrook and Oceanside school districts were allocated Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants during a San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting held last month. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote awarded grants of $173,732 to Fallbrook Center for the Arts, $111,765 to the Mission Resource Conservation District, $108,896 to the North County Fire Pro...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District board will be preparing an application resolution to San Diego County's Local Agency Formation Commission which, if submitted and subsequently approved by the LAFCO board, would expand FPUD's latent powers to allow the district to own or operate park and recreation facilities. The decision to proceed with the process of expanding FPUD's latent powers was approved on a 4-0 board vote Oct. 22 with Milt Davies absent. "They didn't commit a formal application to LAFCO," said FPUD general mana...
A group of Fallbrook residents takes part in the world-wide Rosary Rally, outside the post office, Oct. 13. Sponsored by America Needs Fatima, at least four groups gathered in different spots around Fallbrook on the 101st anniversary of the last appearance of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal. They prayed the Rosary for America....
North County Fire Protection District Captain Greg Mann, left, and Battalion Chief Keith McReynolds recently joined Fire Chief Steven Abbott (not pictured) in speaking to the Fallbrook Village Rotary. The fire officials discussed significant changes that have been made within the department to streamline operations and also shared the current challenges the department is facing in upgrading and replacing its antiquated facilities....
Fallbrook resident Jerry Sayre, right, is honored for his 25 years of membership in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by John Huegel, president of the local SAR Eagle Chapter. Huegel presented Sayre with a certificate Oct. 6 at the Denny's restaurant in downtown Fallbrook. Sayre is the current commander of the color-guard and a previous president of the Eagle Chapter, which represents northern San Diego County and southern Riverside...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society invites the public to attend its free upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8. The guest speaker will be Fallbrook's own field gemologist, Manuel Diaz, who will share his latest trekking adventure to find Vietnam's spectacular rubies and spinels. A Marine for 31 years, Diaz literally traveled the globe, developing a passion for gems and minerals along the way. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he went on to become a g...
FALLBROOK – The next meeting of the Fallbrook Newcomers Club is Nov. 8 at 9:30 a.m. at its new location, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 Stage Coach Lane. The guest speaker will be the executive director of the Fallbrook School of Arts. The Newcomers' featured guest speaker on Oct. 11 was Kris Jorgensen, director of the Fallbrook Library. The library's history dates back to 1913 when it was the first branch library in San Diego County. Jorgensen told the Newcomers a...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center opens its Art of the Holiday annual show, Nov. 3 through Dec. 24, offering an array of hand-crafted gifts for holiday gift giving which were created by over 60 regional artisans and 12 artists who are new to the show this year. Jewelry, functional glassware, wearable art, accessories, functional and decorative wood & ceramics, greeting cards, glass mosaics, hand blown and fused glass and a wide variety of glass, ceramic, wood and mixed media ornaments are available. Art of the Holiday w...
FALLBROOK – With over 800 guests in attendance, REINS is excited to announce that the 22nd Annual REINS Country Hoedown raised over $40,000 in funds to build a new bridge for the facility. This year's hoedown was sponsored for the seventh year in a row by The Donegan-Burns Foundation and featured the military students, families and volunteers from REINS. A riding demonstration by Noah and Hannah Gentry kicked off the night and Staff Sergeant Scott Thorne showed his riding s...
Jealousy has been called a lot of things. The Romans called it “the enemy of honor,” King Solomon referred to it as “rottenness of the bones,” and Shakespeare labelled it “the green sickness” or the “green eyed monster.” And it can infect the best of people. The counselors in Florence, Italy asked Leonardo da Vinci, then Italy’s most celebrated artist, to submit sketches for the decorations of the Grand Hall in Florence. One of the counselors had heard of a young and little-...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host many free events this month, including concerts, a lecture and a movie. The library will also serve as a polling station Nov. 6, Election Day. The events schedule is as follows: Monday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m. – The Insight Book Club will meet to discuss the novel, In Praise of Difficult Women by Karen Karbo. Karen spotlights the spirited rule breakers whose lives provide inspiration and instruction for the new age of feminism. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. – The library will serve...
