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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The Fallbrook Community Planning Group voted for its 2024 officers Jan. 16, and Stephani Baxter is the new first vice-chair. Baxter had been the second vice-chair and Roy Moosa had been the first vice-chair. The two exchanged positions with Moosa becoming the second vice-chair. Eileen Delaney was re-elected as the planning group chair and Jim Loge was re-elected as the secretary. “I’m absolutely honored to be considered for something like this and ready to continue the work and looking forward to continuing the work with Eil...
The county’s Zoning Administrator approved a Minor Use Permit to convert a single-family home in the 2100 block of Gum Tree Lane into a preschool. The Jan. 18 decision of Conor McGee, who was the Zoning Administrator that day, allows a preschool with up to 50 children although typical operations will involve approximately 30 children up to 6 years old along with five employees. The permit also limits the school portion of the 20.26-acre parcel to the 3.7 acres which have been graded and include the single-family residence. T...
This season's starting lineup for Fallbrook High School's girls basketball team consists of senior Claire Nordeen, junior Janice Garcia, and freshmen Grace Nordeen, Emery Pizzo, and Taylor Thomas. "We're losing a key piece, but we have three really good pieces to build around for the next four years," said Fallbrook coach Trae Harrison. The lack of previous high school varsity experience for three of the starters hasn't hindered Fallbrook's season record. A 66-23 home victory...
Fallbrook High School’s boys basketball team led for most of the Warriors’ Jan. 18 home game against Valley Center, but the Jaguars made the winning basket with four seconds left for a 58-56 victory at Fallbrook’s expense. “We learned we’ve got to play 32 minutes. We have to play and compete 32 minutes,” said Fallbrook coach Jonathan Terry. “We’ve got to finish the game like we started.” The result gave Fallbrook a 1-2 record in Valley League play along with a 7-10 overall mark. After the first three league contests for each...
The Jim Londos Memorial wrestling tournament was held Jan. 13 at Orange Glen High School, and two Fallbrook High School wrestlers placed. Ricardo Lopez earned fifth place in the 108-pound bracket. Fisher Phillips took sixth among 140-pound wrestlers. Fallbrook coach Tom Brockson entered three wrestlers in the Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt tournament Jan. 12-13 at Temecula Valley High School and three grapplers in the Jim Londos Memorial. Fallbrook also had a dual meet...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A 2-1 home loss Jan. 17 against Rancho Bernardo gave Fallbrook High School’s boys soccer team an overall season record of 5-7-1 including 0-3 in Palomar League play. “I think the boys are doing the best they can,” said Fallbrook coach Jorge Rojas. “It’s definitely a new varsity team, so there are a ton of challenges.” Only two starters and six players altogether return from Fallbrook’s 2022-23 team whose 12-8-5 overall record includes a 5-4-1 mark against Palomar League opposition, a first-rou...
Thursday, January 25th, a man on a motorcycle was arrested after a pursuit by Vista, Oceanside, and Fallbrook deputies. It started at approximately 3:00 p.m. local authorities were seen chasing a vehicle in a high speed pursuit moving from Old River Rd. into Bonsall, then Fallbrook and most recently seen in De Luz where he was finally apprehended and taken into custody. This is a developing story and more details will be shared shortly....
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the northern San Diego County Coast, Western Valleys and the greater Fallbrook area until 11:30 am this morning. The National Weather Service reports that the heavy rain has caused a dangerous and life-threatening situation and people should refrain from traveling unless they are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. The Flash Flood Warning is for Northern San Diego County, including the Fallbrook, Bonsall,...
FALLBROOK –The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club uses proceeds from its annual car show to support local groups and programs such as schools, senior community outreach programs, sports programs, military families, and other worthy local causes that work to keep their community thriving. FVCC also has a scholarship program for seniors at Fallbrook High which donates funds to selected individuals by semester as they progress to their selected post-high school education. All d...
FALLBROOK – Potter Junior High School hosted the second annual Fallbrook Union Elementary School District Robotics Tournament, showcasing the ingenuity and talent of young minds in the field of robotics Friday, Dec. 15. Potter Junior High School announced that amidst the fierce competition, their own team, the Ladies of Lego, emerged in the first-place position. Teams from Mary Fay Pendleton and San Onofre elementary schools, both K-8 schools, attended, creating an a...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Rainbow Municipal Water District is seeking a new board member to represent Division 3. Miguel Gasca, who was appointed to the board in February 2017 to fill a vacancy and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022, announced at the Dec. 5 meeting that he was resigning from the board effective Dec. 31. “He’s been a tremendous addition to our team,” Rainbow board president Hayden Hamilton said. “He will be sorely missed.” Gasca has moved to Reno, Nevada, although he and his wife still own their Fallbr...
The Mission Hills Invitational wrestling tournament Jan. 6 at Mission Hills High School included a second-place result for Fallbrook High School junior Nic Brockson and third place for Fallbrook senior Devin Huntington. "It went good. It was a really tough tournament," said Fallbrook coach Tom Brockson. The Warriors began 2024 competition with Fallbrook's first Valley League dual meet of the year Jan. 4. The Warriors hosted Del Norte, who obtained a 45-35 victory. "It came...
Okay, I understand that the local Fallbrook retailers want you to shop in Fallbrook to support them and being a long time Fallbrook resident, I am all for that. The one exception to that is that I don't like getting gouged when I shop at certain Fallbrook retailers, in this case the gas stations. About five days ago, I purchased regular gasoline in Fallbrook at a price of $5.18 per gallon but a couple of days later when I drove eight miles to Oceanside, I found two gas stations that had regular gasoline priced at $3.99 and...
North Coast Church hosted Fallbrook Union High School District's Students of the Month celebration on Thursday, Jan. 4 – the first SOM to ring in the new year. The hardworking recipients of this month's awards are Fallbrook High students Daryl Batac, Kiyisa Brown and CameronJoe Cruz. Ivy High School is being represented by Bethany Rodas. Here are a few character highlights from this new year's kick-off event: Daryl Batac (Nominated by FHS teacher Alana Milton) Leading the pack...
Good January day readers, I hope this week’s article finds everyone happy and healthy with the anticipation of a pleasant and prosperous 2024. Today’s article will hit some wavetops because there hasn’t been significant real estate activity to discuss lately. First and foremost, in response to inquiries, yes, we did get married over the holidays. The former Miss Dianna Branch and I exchanged vows at a smallish backyard ceremony on Friday 22 December. It was super cool as Diann...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's girls soccer team shut out Oceanside High School in a Jan. 4 game at Oceanside which closed out Fallbrook's pre‑league competition. The 1-0 win gave the Warriors a 3-4-2 record entering Valley League play. "I'm really happy with the girls' performance," said Fallbrook head coach Nico Guerra. Foothills Christian took a 6-2-2 record into Coastal League play and five of those victories were by shutout including four c...
The first two-day wrestling tournament of the season for Fallbrook High School was the Thursday and Friday, Dec. 21-22, Lakeside Holiday Invitational at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore, and Fallbrook junior Nic Brockson won four 126-pound matches before losing in the championship match. Brockson won his first two matches by pins in the first period and his next two matches by decision. El Dorado High School of Placentia senior Isaiah Quintero won the weight class championship by pinning Brockson in the first period of t...
Chris Toth is now the goalkeeper for the Tacoma Stars, but the 2007 Fallbrook High School graduate began his Major Arena Soccer League career with the San Diego Sockers. Toth returned to San Diego for the Stars’ Saturday, Dec. 30, game against the Sockers at Pechanga Arena and set the all-time MASL record for saves. Toth entered the Dec. 30 game needing three saves to tie Tacoma teammate Danny Waltman, whose off-season rotator cuff and bicep tendon surgery has kept him from playing during the 2023-2024 season. Toth made t...
FALLBROOK – Potter Jr. High will be holding its annual College and Career Day Wednesday, Jan. 31. Guest speakers have a chance to inspire students and help shape their future. If anyone is interested and is able to be a presenter, they are asked to follow the QR code which is a direct link to their google form. On the form, there are several questions that are related to the person’s profession. Potter Jr. High counselors would be extremely honored and grateful to all who attend. For any questions or inquiries, reach out to...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Madelie Mendez became the first Fallbrook High School girls wrestler to win a tournament championship when she placed first in the Saturday, Dec. 9, Ian Dykstra Memorial tournament at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore. Mendez, who was the only Fallbrook wrestler to compete in the Ian Dykstra Memorial, wrestled in the girls 170-pound weight class. That division had a round-robin format, and Mendez pinned all four of her opponents in...
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Fallbrook High School's Performance Dance team followed its first-place regional competition result with first place in the national competition. "I'm really proud of them," Anna Haskell, dance program director at Fallbrook High School, said. "They've done an amazing job." Haskell was raised in Encinitas and attended La Costa Canyon High School. She founded and coached the La Costa Canyon dance team as a volunteer. This is her fourth year...
FALLBROOK – Friends of the Fallbrook Library present two new art exhibits. “Beginnings” in the Community Room and “Story Torsos” on the Reading Patio will be on display from Jan. 16 to March 15. The beginning of a new year, new career, new love, new start, new life. The art show in the Community Room hosts 15 exceptional artists from West Coast Drawing. These artists, facing a blank sheet of paper or canvas, ask themselves, “Do I start with a line, a spot, a scribble?” “What am I trying to accomplish?” As artists, they fac...
FALLBROOK – Rainbow Municipal Water District celebrates 70 years of service to the community with a transition of leadership, a historic detachment vote and the introduction of a new brand. Recent years have been marked by progress for the local water district with improvements to infrastructure, grant awards and industry accolades. Since its founding by a group of community members as a special district in December 1953, Rainbow Water has been delivering safe and reliable w...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's boys basketball team had a 6-4 record after the Warriors' first 10 games of the 2023-2024 season. A 67-52 home win Tuesday, Dec. 12, against Crawford High School was the Warriors' fifth consecutive victory. The winning record over a season's first 10 games was the first for Fallbrook since the 2019-2020 Warriors had an 8‑2 start. "I'm very pleased," Fallbrook coach Jonathan Terry said. The Warriors began the season by l...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Diego Gas & Electric has a Power Your Drive for Fleets program which reimburses 80% of the cost to install fleet charging infrastructure for conversion to lower-emission vehicles. The Fallbrook Public Utility District received a $70,668 grant from the program, and a 5-0 FPUD board vote Monday, Dec. 4, accepted the grant and approved the grant agreement. The grant will allow FPUD to install three high-speed Level 3 chargers and six Level 2 charging stations. A Level 3 charging station can p...
