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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SACRAMENTO – Cal Fire Office of the State Fire Marshal has begun a public comment period for the regulatory adoption process to update the existing map that captures Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which is a comprehensive map that ranks California's State Responsibility Area – or rural, unincorporated areas– based on the likelihood different areas will experience wildfire. After years of work to develop a sound scientific basis and methodology with a range of experts and stakehol...
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District With many people out of town during the holidays (although how could you leave San Diego?) it’s important to make sure your home is secure. While we’ve increased the budget at the county of the Sheriff’s Department, including adding more deputies out on patrol, the threat of criminal activity is still possible. As your County Supervisor, I support initiatives that promote public safety for residents in North County. The County Sheriff’s Department offers free home vacation checks year-ro...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Village Association is dedicated to helping revitalize Fallbrook, economically, culturally and physically. The FVA owns and operates The Vince Ross Village Square at the corner of Alvarado and Main, Heyneman Park on Beech Street, the developing Railroad Heritage Park at Main and Elder and manages the Fallbrook Village Plaza (library parking lot). Over the past year, the FVA has managed and paid for these resources to the benefit of the community. O...
FALLBROOK – Next time you’re cleaning, remember what your or other grandmas do to keep the house in order. Cut dish sponges in half A practical grandma knows how to make the most of their items at home. Not only are you getting two sponges for the price of one, but smaller sponges also make it easier to use and fit into pots and dishes. Make your own cleaning products Not a lot of commercial cleaning products are available back in the day, so she’s most likely just using what she has available in the house and created her o...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance maintains and beautifies the community by initiating and maintaining projects to enhance Fallbrook's outdoor spaces. This year FBA continued to support various projects and initiated a new project. The FBA continues to maintain the Mission Road medians, having now 20 yearly donors who help defray the costs of plants, planting, soil and the gardeners who perform the work. Additionally, this area has been plagued by h...
FALLBROOK – Expansion became the hallmark for Fallbrook Land Conservancy during 2022 as this well-known and highly regarded conservation organization acquired several large parcels of land and continued preservation of others. Karla Standridge, FLC executive director, said that financial contributions enabled the organization to acquire select parcels in North San Diego County, among them the 122-acre Pico Monserate Preserve that expands the Monserate Mountain Preserve h...
FALLBROOK – In 2022, Hope Clinic for Women said it was thankful to partner with other organizations in Fallbrook to support a shared demographic of 17–24 year-old men and women. One favorite partnership was with the Fallbrook High School's community service program, which allowed HCW to provide over 750 hours of community service as students completed online surveys offering helpful insights. Staff and volunteers from HCW also partnered with LifePointe Fallbrook Baptist Church...
FALLBROOK – Big things happened this year for the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and continue to progress as the district remains focused on buying less expensive water, saving ratepayers millions per year. FPUD and Rainbow Municipal Water District are working together to change water suppliers, parting ways with the San Diego County Water Authority and begin purchasing their water from the Eastern Municipal Water District. The switch is expected to save FPUD and R...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Diego County approved the advertisement for bid of a contract to resurface road segments throughout the county including 48 road segments in the greater Fallbrook area. A 4-0 county Board of Supervisors vote Wednesday, Dec. 14, with Jim Desmond absent, authorized the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to advertise and award multiple construction contracts and to take other actions related to contracting for asphalt concrete overlay and slurry seal t...
FALLBROOK – Every year the mission at Rainbow MWD is to provide our customers with reliable, high quality water and water reclamation service in a fiscally sustainable manner. To that end, the board and staff at Rainbow had a series of notable accomplishments for 2022. While our main focus is on water supply and sanitation, our location in the urban/wildland interface makes fire safety a key objective. The District's Rapid Aerial Water Supply system – or heli-hydrant – was r...
FALLBROOK – At St. Peter's Catholic school here in Fallbrook, the students hold a monthly service project. In November, they focused their service project on "Saints and Socks." Their goal was to collect 250 pairs of socks but, through their generosity and determination, the student body collected more than 400 pairs. Kim Bruno, Saint Peter's third grade teacher, reached out to the Fallbrook charity The Community Stack to ask for assistance in distributing the socks to p...
FALLBROOK – A youth-organized Drugged Driving Prevention Rally was held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 22 at South Mission Road and E. Clemmens Lane. Thirteen of the Youth Advocacy Coalition members painted the signs Tuesday, Dec. 20 at Fallbrook Public Utility District. The rally is the latest in a series that Youth Advocacy Coalition members have organized and held in Fallbrook, over the last several years. This year, two parents also joined the group to volunteer and support t...
FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care kicked off its annual Holiday Gift Giveaway Thursday, Dec. 22. Every year, the organization hand-delivers festively wrapped care baskets to clients who are in need, isolated or alone. This year the foundation gave gift baskets to more than 50 deserving seniors. The gifts varied, depending on the needs of each senior, and this year the baskets were filled with goodies from hand-knit blankets to gift cards for groceries to s...
SACRAMENTO – New Year’s is fast approaching. As you prepare to celebrate with friends and family, the Office of Traffic Safety and Caltrans want everyone to stay safe on the road and enjoy the holiday season. Here are some ways to know your limit and “Go Safely” into the new year. It is important to know how alcohol affects you. In California, it is illegal to get behind the wheel with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% or higher. BAC is a measure of your impairment and depends on a variety of factors including height, weight,...
FALLBROOK – This year, over 800 gifts were handed out to Boys & Girls Clubs of North County kids throughout Fallbrook and on Camp Pendleton; this would not be possible without the generosity of the Fallbrook community. "We are so very thankful for the Friendly Village of Fallbrook," said Allison Barclay, CEO of B&GCNC. "The community of Fallbrook really came through for us and generously donated toys, presents, and gift cards so that each club member went home with a gift a...
FALLBROOK – The students of Potter Junior High School hosted their first Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Competitive Robotics Event Friday, Dec. 9. It will be the first of many similar events showcasing the technical abilities and creativity of Potter Students in the world of robotics, according to the district. The FUESD Competitive Robotics program follows the format from "First Lego League." Teams of four to 10 students are tasked with designing and building a r...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Bonsall Unified School District board approved an agreement guaranteeing admission into Cal State University San Marcos for BUSD students who meet the defined criteria. The BUSD board voted 5-0 Dec. 14 to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bonsall district and CSUSM for guaranteed admission. The MOU and guaranteed admission agreement will be effective beginning with the Class of 2023 graduates. “This is a big one,” said BUSD superintendent Joseph Clevenger. “I’m really...
FALLBROOK – Here at the Fallbrook Chamber, we are always planning a year ahead. Whether it is monthly business networking, small and large events to bring the community together and bring tourism to town, helping build the economy or working together with other groups on infrastructure or encouraging relationships with our local and state officials, we are always looking for a way to build a better community. In order to keep moving forward, we should reflect on our past to se...
Wendy Galvan has been working as a dental assistant for Bella Dental, a general, cosmetic and children dentistry located at 855 S. Main Ave., Ste J, in Fallbrook for the past two years. She loves working for Dr. Quynh-Thu Thai who is outstanding with children. Village News/David Landry photo...
Dec. 14 Hwy 76 @ Olive Hill Rd. Exhibit firearm in threatening manner Dec. 16 3400 block S. Old Hwy 395 Traffic Stop - Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia - Arrest made for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, driving without a driver's license, and 2 license plates required Dec. 17 Mission Rd. offramp I-15 Assist other agency - Misc. incidents Dec. 18 700 block S. Main Ave. Mental health evaluation - 5150 - Mental disorder - 72 hr observation Dec. 19 2200 block Lookout Mountain Rd. Battery - Simple...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Women's Connection welcomes Pat Longwell, owner of Simply Scarves, to its January Women's Brunch event, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Longwell will be displaying her designs on live models and demonstrating different ways to compliment one's current wardrobe with brand new looks. FWC invites area women to come and enjoy some updates to their fashion landscape utilizing scarves, shawls and wraps. Longwell has been specializing in fashion accessories for 20 y...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has several events planned for January. They are: Thursday, Jan. 12 – SunUpper hosted by Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage at the Chamber office, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 – SunDowner at Red Eye Saloon, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 – Business Breakfast Club at Chamber office (for members only); 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27 – Lunch Mob at Mountain Mike’s; noon Call the Chamber for more details on any of these events, 760-728-5845. The chamber office is located at 111 S. Main Ave. Submit...
Julie Reeder Publisher This is the second in a series on Critical Race Theory. It is reprinted from Village and Valley Newspapers in May 2021. Last week we focused on the Marxist/neo-Marxist roots of Critical Race Theory (CRT) which are strong, but where neo-Marxism left off, postmodernism took over, making the way for CRT today. Postmodernism has its roots in Marxism and concepts written about by French Theorists in the last century, including Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida and Jean-Francois Lyotard who were Marxist sympat...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District Holiday celebrations began in the State Capitol in1869. Though the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington D.C. is well-known, many may not be aware that a similar ceremony continues to take place each December in Sacramento at our State Capitol. Past Governors decorated the Capitol with wreaths and their offices with trees, but in 1931 the tree was moved from the Governor’s office to the Rotunda and later to a spot near the Lt. Governor’s office, where it remained unti...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Since the Christmas paper is in the trash and all of the presents put away, let’s take some time to look forward; we have plenty of things to consider for this new year. For instance, 2023 is so new, it’s like we all have a clean slate. We can do anything we want with the upcoming minutes, hours, days, weeks, and months. We will all have a new bank filled with 365 golden days. Imagine. Anything can happen. Any one of us could gain our 15-minutes of fame. Like. What if...
