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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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Softball League is a recreational group open to men and women age 50 and up. Games are played most weekdays at 4 P.M. at Ingold Sports Park off Olive Hill Road. They draft new teams four times during the year with a one month hiatus in the month of December. Anyone interested in joining them may visit them weekdays at 3:30 p.m. at Field #2 at the sports park to stretch, practice, meet the players and get a good feeling about joining them for a...
FALLBROOK – Another centenarian has celebrated the big birthday in Fallbrook – Bill Brooner, a local resident for over 35 years, turned 100 on Sunday, May 16. He was surrounded by family and friends at a party organized by his daughter Melody. Brooner retired from Northrup Grumman many years ago and has been living at his home on Via Maranatha since. He has kept very busy over the years working around his property and frequently enjoying motorhome trips in the west, with dun...
A school is so much more than a building, but there is a lot of rejoicing by teachers, staff, students, and parents at the two new elementary campuses on Camp Pendleton. The state-of-art schools are in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. San Onofre School, located just east of I-5 and south of San Clemente, was completed in April 2019. The school can serve 900 students of military families. "Our beautiful high tech modernized school has created a sense of pride...
Volunteer David Flores helps pack frozen chicken in a car during the Feeding San Diego Together Tour at the Palomar College Fallbrook Education Center, May 14....
An honored teacher at San Onofre School offers a unique perspective about working at the new campus. Brittni Rudolph has taught at the school for the past four years, initially second grade and, the past three years, first grade. For the past two years, she was selected by her peers as Teacher of the Year for the Camp Pendleton school. She also lives on base as the wife of a Marine Corps captain, and has two daughters in the district, ages 9 and 13. Rudolph said she is...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chorale, after a more than 14 month break, has begun rehearsals. For its members, it is wonderful to sing together again, even wearing masks and being socially distanced. The non-profit will be giving a benefit concert entitled "Songs of Spring on the Green" Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m. in the outdoor amphitheater at Fallbrook United Methodist Church, 1844 Winter Haven Road. This concert will be free as a gift to the community after such a difficult y...
Like all public schools, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District was forced to move to full-time remote learning when the pandemic first started. But thanks to the efforts of teachers, staff and administrators, the district was able to phase students back to the classroom safely – and ahead of the vast majority of San Diego County schools. The journey back to the classroom started in October when students were brought back in a hybrid format. This consisted of students split into two cohorts and back in the c...
Volunteers help plant 10 blue flowering jacaranda trees at the Fallbrook Community Garden along the southeast portion of Alturas Road, May 8....
Golfers gather at Pala Mesa Resort for a day of golf at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce Avocado Open charity golf tournament, May 7....
Bill Billingsley may live in Carlsbad and not Fallbrook, but he's certainly found a few "homes" here with multiple positions with the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. In his 17 years with the district, he's moved from being a fourth grade teacher to middle school teacher to assistant principal and principal – all at San Onofre Elementary School – to director of student services at the district office in 2012. Since 2014, he has been Associate Superintendent for Hum...
The Bonsall Community Sponsor Group tabled a possible recommendation on the proposed Willow Tree academic enrichment center. Concerns about the size of the proposed buildings and about increasing traffic congestion including if an evacuation is necessary caused the sponsor group to delay a decision until at least the June 1 meeting. The item was tabled without a sponsor group vote. "It's a balance between the learning environment and the neighborhood environment," said Bonsall Sponsor Group Chair Steve Norris. "I am...
FALLBROOK – Deputies of the Fallbrook Crime Suppression Team were assisting area detectives with an unrelated investigation when they discovered an illegal marijuana cultivation operation near the 9100 block of Huntley Road in Rainbow. A search warrant was obtained for the property which contained approximately 15 large green houses and two residential buildings. Members of the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Detail served the search warrant at the property May 5 and detained s...
It is almost incomprehensible that four years ago I was visiting Betsy Phillips for the very first time to interview her on the occasion of the preparations for her 100th birthday, May 13, 2017. When Betsy and I spoke on the phone to set up an appointment for yet another interview to acknowledge her 104th year, she and I confirmed with one another that we had both received our second COVID-19 vaccinations. The day arrived and Betsy greeted me warmly into her home; the differen...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fallbrook resident Mike Routh had extra time on his hands, so he decided to begin a project to occupy his time. Routh has been a collision tech for 40 years, and he works at Caliber Collision in Fallbrook. He has lived in Fallbrook since 2000, and he loves being a part of the community. "I love it here," said Routh. "It's so green, it's very different from where I lived before." When the COVID-19 shutdown occurred, Routh was only working...
FALLBROOK – Keith McReynolds has been selected to serve as Fire Chief for the North County Fire Protection District when current NCFPD Fire Chief Stephen Abbott retires at the end of July. The NCFPD Board of Directors held a special meeting May 3 which included the unanimous decision to name McReynolds as Abbott's successor. McReynolds joined the NCFPD in 1990 as a Fire Explorer Scout. Throughout his career at North County Fire, McReynolds has served as a R...
FALLBROOK – Leaders from the Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts say a preliminary independent report released this week indicates what they’ve been saying all along – that the Eastern Municipal Water District can meet their water supply needs if their proposals to switch to Eastern are approved. The report also indicates that in a worst-case scenario, both Eastern and the San Diego County Water Authority, which Fallbrook and Rainbow are seeking to leave, would rely on imported supplemental water from the Metro...
FALLBROOK – GOT Publishing Inc. celebrated its first board meeting April 24. GOT Publishing Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing free reading programs to underprivileged children around the world. Its website is www.freereadingprogram.online. Karen Langer, Jack Kovic, and Dawn Fitzpatrick are the chair, treasurer, and secretary of the organization. Arlene Yates of Arlene Yates Productions is providing the bulk of the program's content. "We see this organization e...
FALLBROOK – It's been one year since Jehovah's Witnesses adjusted their hallmark methods of sharing comfort and hope from the scriptures due to the pandemic. For many, the change from ringing doorbells and knocking on doors to making phone calls and writing letters expanded and invigorated their ministry. Paul Mosij from Fallbrook noted a 22% increase in meeting attendance via Zoom in his community. Noting that "visitors are attending our meetings and bringing family m...
In the event the state's Office of Business and Economic Development approves the County of San Diego's application for a Cannabis Equity Act grant, the county's Office of Equity and Racial Justice is now authorized to accept it. A 4-1 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote May 5, with Jim Desmond opposed, authorized the OERJ director or designee to conduct all negotiations, submit all necessary documents, and execute grant agreements for the proposed $75,000 grant. The county will use the grant funding to help pay for a...
Three men were arrested Tuesday, May 3, in the 700 block of Darla Lane in Fallbrook. They were taken into custody and booked at the Vista Detention Center, then released, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department spokesman. There were not a lot of details according to the source. At 4:54 p.m., deputies were called to an incident in Pala where a 14-year-old boy said he was targeted and intentionally struck in his off-road vehicle by three men, possibly gang members. At 7:42 p.m., the vehicle was stopped in Fallbrook on D...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Public Utility District Board of Directors voted to use a $909,412.67 refund from the San Diego County Water Authority to reduce the loan on the Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. The reduction in debt will save the district approximately $40,000 per year for the next 30 years. It will also result in a savings of $275,000 in interest expenses on the loan. The April 26 FPUD board vote was unanimous. The Water Authority recently received a $44.4 million rebate from its wholesaler, Metropoli...
A proposal to return to in-person Fallbrook Union High School District board meetings was rejected by the FUHSD board April 26. The schedule which would have started in-person meetings on May 10 failed on a board vote in which all five trustees opposed the motion. "We should probably hold off until the next school year," said FUHSD Board President Diane Summers. An executive order issued last year following the coronavirus outbreak waived the requirement for meetings to be held in person, and FUHSD meetings have taken place...
Local artist Gamini Ratnavira features a variety of his wildlife art at a reception for his "Brushes with Nature" exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center, April 24....
I bet when you think of Reators you don’t think of lobbying as part of our job. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every Realtor contributes financially to the Realtor Action Fund. This fund provides the funding for the government affairs staff at the California Association of Realtors to fight to protect private property rights, promote homeownership rights, oppose point of sale mandates, and have a voice at the table on all discussions that have to do with real estate....
One of the highlights of the month of May is the celebration of Mother’s Day, a day when all children, both young and old, pause to salute one very special person in their lives. With that in mind, I want to share 10 commendations for moms from Proverbs 31, a chapter of the Bible that pays the highest tribute to those privileged to be called a wife and a mother. She has noble character (10) A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She can b...