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  • Through My Garden Gate: Say it with flowers

    Roger Boddaert, Special to the Village News|Updated Mar 28, 2024

    Flowers of all types, shapes and colors erupt around the earth at their prescribed flowering seasons. It is fantastic how nature has its timetable within the various seasons, and I am constantly watching and learning from her. With the world's weather changing, so are plants adapting to a new climatic lifestyle. Plants adapt to their environments and adjust according to their seasons, weather and unique growing conditions. Fall is when we think of flowers like chrysanthemums;...

  • Ardurra to perform design, hydraulic modeling for FPUD's new DeLuz Pump Station

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Mar 28, 2024

    The Fallbrook Public Utility District will be adding a pump station to transport water from Red Mountain Reservoir to DeLuz, and Ardurra will be performing the design and hydraulic modeling work. During the Feb. 26 FPUD board meeting a 5-0 vote approved a professional services agreement with Ardurra for hydraulic modeling and design services for the DeLuz Pump Station. Ardurra, which is headquartered in Tampa and has offices in Temecula and Poway, will be paid $82,000 for the work. DeLuz is currently hydraulically isolated...

  • Visible address signs are key to emergency response

    Lucette Moramarco, Associate Editor|Updated Mar 28, 2024

    Having your address clearly marked on your house is important in case of an emergency, so first responders can find your home in a timely manner. In rural areas like Fallbrook, this is especially important as some residents live far off the main road listed as their address. For example, my friend Margaret, who just turned 87, lives roughly a mile off a main road in Rainbow. She fell in her kitchen on Feb. 29, suffering a compound fracture to her lower right leg. She said it took her an hour to reach her phone, then another h...

  • Save Our Forest celebrates Arbor Day

    Updated Mar 21, 2024

    FALLBROOK – A fitting way to celebrate Arbor Day is to plant trees. Almost 70 Fallbrook residents volunteered to do that at the March 9 Tree Planting Festival. Live Oak Park was also a fitting site for the new trees. With Save Our Forest members serving as tree captains, volunteers from Boy Scout Troop #731, National Charity League, and Fallbrook Land Conservancy all pitched in to get the job done. They planted a total of 32 new trees in the park. This treasured park has been...

  • Variable Checkerspot is the March Butterfly of the Month

    Seth Mueller, Special to the Village News|Updated Mar 21, 2024

    Wings of Changes's March Butterfly of the Month is the Variable Checkerspot or Euphydryas chalcedona. It measures about 1.5 inches to 2 inches and is commonly found in California, Arizona and along the periphery of New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington or even southernmost regions of Canada and Alaska. These beautiful creatures rely on leaf litter during the colder months and can hibernate for years in cold climates. It thrives in wild areas like sagebrush, chaparral and alpi...

  • NCFPD approves emergency roof repair for Fleet Service Building

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Mar 21, 2024

    The North County Fire Protection District approved emergency roof repair for the district’s Fleet Service Building. The action Tuesday, Jan. 23, approved a resolution authorizing an emergency purchase procedure rather than the competitive bidding process, and the board also found the repair of an existing facility to be exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. A four-fifths vote was needed to approve the emergency repair resolution, which was met by the 5-0 vote in favor. “The roof in our shop is fai...

  • Escondido Creek Conservancy offers Outdoor Education Elevated festival in Hidden Meadows

    Updated Mar 14, 2024

    ESCONDIDO – The nonprofit Escondido Creek Conservancy will host Outdoor Education Elevated, a family-friendly outdoor festival at its Mountain Meadow Preserve headquarters in the Hidden Meadows community of Escondido Saturday, April 6, to introduce the community to its new headquarters and involve attendees in its outdoor education programs. The 693-acre Mountain Meadow Preserve was created by a partnership of the conservancy, San Diego County Parks and Recreation and U.S. M...

  • Love and friendship of shelter pets worth more than a pot of gold

    Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Mar 14, 2024

    County Animal Shelters are trying to find homes for homeless pets by waiving fees for some pets and for some adopters. Pets offer positive health benefits for people, more than a pot of gold. No matter if they're a Siberian Husky, a German Shepherd, a Chihuahua, a Russian Blue or a Siamese cat, during March, everyone's Irish at the San Diego County Animal Shelters. Of the pets in shelter care, over 40% of dogs and cats have been waiting for their furever home for over 30...

  • Find the right pet at the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary

    Updated Mar 14, 2024

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  • CWA approves rate redesign recommendation

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Mar 14, 2024

    A CWA board vote Thursday, Feb. 22, approved the recommendation of the CWA’s Finance Planning Workgroup. The calendar year 2025 changes include apportioning 40% of the transportation charge as a Transportation Fixed Rate allocated to member agencies by a seven-year rolling average with the current volume-based Transportation Rate designed to recover the remaining 60% of the forecasted annual revenue requirement. The CWA currently allocates its Customer Service Charge, Storage Charge and Supply Reliability Charge based on r...

  • Tragic loss, amazing beauty makes lemonade on March 9 at Live Oak Park

    Updated Mar 6, 2024

    FALLBROOK – The loss of a 200 year old oak tree near Live Oak Park's Dog Park is truly sad for tree lovers. But residents also marvel at the beauty of the pear trees at Vince Ross Village Square. Jackie Heyneman of the Save Our Forest (SOF/FLC) committee commented that it is amazing how things happen relative to each other in some way, "Making lemonade out of lemons is an old adage, but could be used here." With California Arbor week coming soon, from March 7 to March 14, an o...

  • Tips for pruning and feeding rose bushes

    Frank Brines, ARS Master Rosarian|Updated Mar 6, 2024

    Depending on your location – or more specifically, that of your garden – you may have experienced frost damage to your roses and tender young plants. The thing is, even gardens in the same general vicinity may have different effects due to their prevailing micro-climates. According to AccuWeather, for the first half of March the coldest nighttime temp will be 36 degrees Monday, March 4. The average date for the last frost date is Friday, March 15. Overall, temperatures predict...

  • County expands tree planting program in unincorporated communities

    Shauni Lyles, County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Mar 6, 2024

    County Board of Supervisors voted at the end of February to expand its robust tree planting program in underserved communities in the unincorporated area. The board's actions allow the county to award contracts estimated at $2 million to buy about 4,000 trees through different vendors. In addition to buying trees, the funds will be used to remove dead or diseased trees, install watering systems and the necessary equipment. The trees will be planted between spring and winter...

  • Millions of Californians to get average of $146 in credits on their April utility bills

    Updated Mar 6, 2024

    SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced millions of Californians will receive an average of $146 in credits on their April gas and electric bills. The California Climate Credit – automatically applied to Californians’ bills every April and October – is a direct result of the state’s nation-leading Cap-and-Trade climate program that requires polluters to pay for climate action. Since 2014, California households have already received an average of $971 in combined automatic April and October climate credits o...

  • Don't top trees

    Roger Boddaert, Special to the Village News|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    The topping and butchering of trees in any community is like a plague from time to time. This destructive pruning practice of cutting back large branches to stubs leaves wounds that invite bugs, decay and disease that can enter a tree. When the general public sees more and more of this indiscriminate cutting of trees, it becomes acceptable, and it definitely is not. Topping can destroy a tree's natural shape, its beauty and grace. It saddens me for I know that people pay top...

  • Ancient oak falls at Live Oak Park

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Village News/Roger Boddaert photos...

  • Fallbrook residents advocate for trees Part 2 of 2

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    FALLBROOK – The year 1997 was a busy year for Save Our Forest with two major happenings. A grant from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded Save Our Forest $28,400 for 410 new trees. This was a huge undertaking, but Fallbrook businesses jumped in to help. Advanced Concrete cut concrete for tree sites, and Gene Hayden Bobcat Specialties did the rough digging of the holes for planting. A SOF appeal to AmeriCorps to come and spend three months in the c...

  • Fallbrook residents advocate for trees Part 1 of 2

    Updated Feb 16, 2024

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook residents have advocated for trees for many years. But it wasn't until 1995 that they began developing the Fallbrook treescape. That was an immense effort that gradually developed the goal of transforming our downtown and surrounding areas into a community forest. Because Fallbrook is an unincorporated community, many enhancement efforts are led by local nonprofit organizations, including Save Our Forest (SOF) which is a committee of the Fallbrook Land C...

  • MSR for CWA to include voting and rate structures, links between projects and needs

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Feb 16, 2024

    San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission is in the process of developing a municipal service review for the San Diego County Water Authority, and a presentation at the Feb. 5 LAFCO meeting noted that the MSR would focus on the SDCWA voting and rate structures and alignment between CWA projects and actual needs. The presentation was a non-voting item. The official action was to receive a verbal presentation from LAFCO staff including consultants, invite any comments from interested audience members, and discuss a...

  • Tips to stay safe while cleaning up after a flood

    Updated Feb 16, 2024

    Sir Milo Loftin County of San Diego Communications Office If your home or business was flooded during the recent storms, it is important to keep yourself and your family safe when cleaning up. Before attempting to clean up after the storm, visit the recovery page at https://www.alertsandiego.org/ for safety tips, information on how to properly document damage and other available resources. Residents should only enter a flood-damaged building after local authorities have said it is safe to do so. You should not enter if there...

  • The world watches as Bald Eagles protect their eggs

    Bob Gonsett, Special to the Village News|Updated Feb 16, 2024

    There is a live Webcam at Big Bear Lake showing nesting Bald Eagles. The eagles are high in a tree and right at home in the snow. What a neat use of technology to bring us these extraordinary live-action views – nighttime too. According to KUSI-TV news, there are three eggs in the nest and the mother and father take turns laying on the eggs. The eagles are named Shadow and Jackie. A “changing of the guard” took place this morning as we watched. Check out the action for yourself by visiting https://www.you...

  • Jan. 27 Chipping Day produces the most mulch

    Updated Feb 13, 2024

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council sponsored a "chipping day" on Saturday, Jan. 27, at North County Fire Protection District Fire Station 4, 4375 Pala Mesa Dr. The event supports the council's goal of helping to make Fallbrook fire safe. Throughout the event, more than 22 residents from the Fallbrook, Bonsall, DeLuz and Rainbow areas took advantage of this free event. They brought more than 47 pickup truck and trailer loads of branches, trimmed brush, palm branches a...

  • Work maintains the bank along the Pico

    Jackie Heyneman, Save Our Forest|Updated Feb 10, 2024

    Rain is a blessing in Southern California. Sometimes not enough, other times too much all at once. Recall the hurricane that brought us a sudden downpour a few months back ? It created a problem at the Pico Promenade near Ash Street. A little about the pathway that we call the Pico Promenade. It is a four block tree-lined walkway along the side of an open waterway. It connects North and South Fallbrook. It is essentially a county easement on the map, once intended to be a...

  • Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary pets need fur-ever homes

    Updated Feb 9, 2024

    Village News / Courtesy photos...

  • Tips to stay safe in heavy rains, flooding

    Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Feb 9, 2024

    With hundreds of San Diegans already dealing with flood recovery and more rain predicted, everyone is encouraged to follow important safety and preparedness tips to deal with rain and floods. Here is a collection of handy tips from the county, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and SDG&E to prepare for and respond to rain and flooding. Protect your home and property Get free sand and bags at De Luz: De Luz Fire Station #16: 39431 De Luz Road, phone: 760-728-2422, or Fallbrook: Pala Mesa Fire Station #4, 4375 Pala Mesa...

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