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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RIVERSIDE - More than 200 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during the first six days of a holiday crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired driving in Riverside County, authorities reported today. The Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number of participating agencies -- began conducting anti-DUI operations on Friday as part of a campaign that will run to Jan. 2. Between Friday morning and 11:59 last night, 220 people were nabbed on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, compared to 203...
TEMECULA - Church groups, businesses and area residents showed their Christmas spirit during the California Highway Patrol Temecula office's annual ''CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive,'' which received more than 2,000 toys for underprivileged children, it was announced today. ''I would like to thank all the members of the Temecula Valley communities who came by the CHP office or other drop-off locations and donated toys,'' said CHP Officer Nathan Baer, who coordinated this year's event. ''When you see the massive amount of toys that...
According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Montion, on Saturday, Dec. 10, Detective Dan Laibach of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation and members of the San Diego County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) task force conducted an audit of all registered sex offenders living in the Fallbrook command area. At 7 a.m. that morning, the task force began checking on these individuals to ensure that all within this jurisdiction were in compliance with Megan’s Law and had provided registration information that was true and curre...
SAN DIEGO – On Dec. 16, the County of San Diego and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) jointly announced that they had entered into a settlement that resolves the lawsuit filed by the County against SDG&E arising out of the 2007 wildfires. Without admitting fault or liability, SDG&E will pay the County a total of $24.5 million under the terms of the settlement. The settlement provides for $15 million to go to the County’s general fund and $9.5 million will be placed in a County trust fund. The trust fund will be used b...
3/13 31900 Del Cielo Este Vehicle burglary 200 W. Clemmens Ln. Vehicle burglary 3900 Reche Rd. Residential burglary 1700 Reche Rd. Arrest: child stealing 300 W. Clemmens Ln. Simple battery 12/14 100 E. Hawthorne St. Vandalism 3500 Canonita Dr. Violate domestic relations court order 12/15 4200 Los Padres Dr. Vehicle burglary 31900 Del Cielo Este Vehicle burglary 31900 Del Cielo Este Vehicle burglary 12/16 1200 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: mfr/sell/poss/dangerous weapons/explosives 1100 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: poss. narcotic controll...
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Many reasons exist why a person should love and embrace the Christmas season. I hear of those who attack the Christmas season and I take no notice of them at all. The thing that keeps these people energized is the attention paid to them. If they were really serious about their so-called beliefs, they would leave the country during the Christmas season and go somewhere it is not celebrated. Ignoring those people, I snuggle down and enjoy the Christmas festivities. There is so m...
FALLBROOK – Third and fourth grade GATE students from La Paloma Elementary School visited the Vista courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The honorable Judge Cline presided as the students participated in a mock trial. The case dealt with bullying which has become a growing problem in many of our schools today. Students were assigned the parts of a district attorney, defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, jurors, the bailiff and the court clerk. This opportunity was provided by...
History lessons in third grade are supposed to include local history and for Fallbrook’s third graders that means a trip to the De Luz Ecology Center which is also known as the De Luz Schoolhouse. On Dec. 8, a class of 29 third graders from La Paloma Elementary School traveled by bus to De Luz with their teacher Christa Rhine. Rhine said, “They enjoy being out here.” She added that the children, who have heard about the place from older siblings and schoolmates, had been count...
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The San Diego County Water Authority board approved the 2012 vote entitlement for SDCWA member agencies during its December 8 meeting, and the weighted vote for the Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District will decrease from the agencies’ 2011 vote entitlement. The Rainbow Municipal Water District will have a 4.11 percent share of the CWA weighted vote during Calendar Year 2012 board meetings. The district had a 4.14 percent share in 2011, a 4...
FALLBROOK - Over 150 individual Marines, Marine families, and their “adopting” sponsors gathered together for the Rotary Club of Fallbrook’s annual Adopt a Marine for Christmas program on Monday evening, Dec. 12. Rotarians, non-Rotarians from near and far away, and corporate and business sponsors brought car loads of gifts and shared an evening of fellowship and a spread of food. Christ the King Lutheran Church offered its largest meeting room for the occasion and churc...
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FALLBROOK – The Rotary Club of Fallbrook again this year joined the Salvation Army as volunteer bell ringers to bring aid and food to the homeless and hungry. As part of their ongoing community service and in keeping with the Rotary Motto “Service above Self” Rotarians and FHS Interact Service Club members rang the bells Saturdays and Sundays the three weekends before Christmas at Major Market and Albertsons. All donations are given to the Salvation Army program and in...
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The Fallbrook Woman’s Club takes great pride in acknowledging three of its members who have served their country with distinction and valor. Those members, Betty Gilby, U.S. Army; Sally Vinyard, U.S. Department of Defense; and Michelle Leslie, U.S. Navy were invited this year to partake in the Fallbrook Veteran’s Day Parade on Nov. 11. The three ladies waved graciously to the public that lined Main Avenue, as the car they rode in slowly meandered along the parade route, to...
Every student with dreams of attending a four-year university hopes to be told that they have been selected for a full ride scholarship to the school of their choice, but it rarely happens. However, for one Fallbrook senior, that dream has become a reality. Maria Luna and Sofia Cruz, both 17-year-old seniors at Fallbrook Union High School, were given information about QuestBridge, a platform that was developed to help students link to colleges, scholarship programs, and organizations that are looking for exceptional students....
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Detective Dan Laibach reported that deputies and detectives from the Fallbrook Sheriff's substation arrested 19-year-old Mario Garcia of Fallbrook yesterday (Dec. 21) for assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon. On Nov. 13, at approximately 2:46 a.m., local deputies received a radio call to investigate a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the vicinity of Via Monserate and Linda Vista. "Upon arrival they found a 24-year-old white male adult who had been beaten with a baseball bat by a...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the Fallbrook Oaks subdivision during the county supervisors’ December 7 meeting. Although the county’s Planning Commission has the authority to approve a tentative map and a site plan, a portion of the 27.2-acre property at the northwest corner of Ranger Road and Reche Road had C36 general commercial zoning and any rezone must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. That C36 portion was changed to the A70 limited agricultural zoning which covers the rest of the pro...
After a recent meeting with the San Diego District Attorney’s (DA) office, the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation is spearheading a project that would help law enforcement further document gang graffiti and help add charges against gang members who tag property. According to Lt. Robert Haley, the commanding officer for Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Fallbrook command, he and his team met with the DA’s office to submit a proposal for graffiti tracking cameras, which would be given to County Department of Public Works (DPW) tea...
Improvements to the Naval Weapons Station gate on Ammunition Road west of Alturas are moving forward and a completion date of March 26, 2012 has been announced. “The contract [for the work] was awarded on Sept. 28. Construction will begin on Jan. 19 and involve five to six phases of work over about 60 days,” explained Bill Eich, Deputy Public Works Officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Fallbrook Revitalization Council held at Fallbrook Public Utility District. A collaborative effort was use...
Caleb Munoz was a master at riding his bike, but after seeing what some people could do with only a single wheel and tire, he was a boy on a mission. While watching the 2010 Fallbrook Christmas Parade with his family, Caleb, then eight years old, was amazed at the talents displayed by the unicyclists who participated in the annual event. “He told me, ‘Mom, I want to be in the parade next year riding a unicycle,’” explained Wendy Munoz. Caleb said he was fascinated by the sig...
