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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Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Nov. 15 meeting of the Bonsall Unified School District board included two actions to approve videography contracts with Simon Michael. One action approved a $1,250 contract with Michael for the “Belong in BUSD” video project. The other approval is for BUSD website pages and will pay Michael $4,000. Both actions passed on 4-0 votes with Pascal Lapoirie absent. “I’m really excited about the product,” said BUSD Superintendent Joseph Clevenger. The “Belong in Bonsall” video will have five to s...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at bolstering student attendance and ensuring that each child gets the opportunity to excel academically. Under the banner "Everyday Matters: Be Present and Be Successful," this campaign will encompass a range of strategies and incentives to encourage students to attend school regularly and actively engage in their learning. Recognizing that consistent attendance is a fundamental building block for student s...
Abraham Gonzalez displays a plaque he made on the job at Borst Designs, 447 Ammunition Road, where he's worked for 15 years. The finished plaque is ready to be shipped out of state. Gonzalez receives assignments from Salome Corona, the company's graphics designer, and he etches the designs on grave markers, monuments, plaques and pet markers. The company distributes its products all over the world on special request. Village News/David Landry photo...
FALLBROOK – As Fallbrook and Bonsall's regional community foundation, Legacy Endowment distributed more than $525,000 in generous grants and annual distributions Nov. 16, hosting an "open office" for donors, board members and stakeholders. The day-long reception replaced an annual dinner in order to give individuals, interested donors, and agency representatives a more personal opportunity to learn more about each other. Grants were awarded from its Elisabeth Wilson E...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The shop-shoppingest time of the year is back. And that means it’s a perfect time to remind all of us – always, always double-check your receipts so you don’t get accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners. Online shopping has gotten huge. But most of us are still trekking to the shopping mall and stores. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released E-Commerce Third Quarter 2023 report, ecommerce made up 15.6% of all retails sales....
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The North County Fire Protection District will be pursuing a Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant from the County of San Diego for a utility task vehicle. A 5-0 NCFPD board vote Nov. 14 approved a draft grant application and a resolution for NCFPD staff to submit the application to the County of San Diego. The request is for $58,898, which is the estimated cost of the acquisition. “The district has an interest to purchase a utility task vehicle,” said NCFPD Fire Chief Keith McReynolds. “We...
FALLBROOK – The Chamber announced it has scheduled its Christmas of Giving Open House for Saturday, Dec, 16 at its office located at 111 S. Main, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The purpose of this annual event, which began in 2017, is to support four local nonprofit chamber member charities – the four chosen by the chamber staff this year are the Daniel Ferguson Memorial Foundation, Fallbrook Art Association, God’s Heart Ministry/Las Valientes and the Heather Janikowski Foundation. Donations of cash or check made payable to the s...
FALLBROOK – The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) General Manager, Jake Willey, has been appointed to represent RMWD on the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) Board of Directors. Wiley is assigned to serve on the Water Authority Administrative and Finance, and Engineering and Operations committees. Wiley's appointment stems from the retirement of former General Manager Tom Kennedy, who served as the district's representative on the Water Authority Board for nine years during his tenure with the district. K...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The County of San Diego’s Sheriff’s Department and the United States Forest Service had been in discussion for a grant to help fund a twin-engine firefighting helicopter. After the Sheriff’s Department was notified that the grant would be awarded, San Diego County Board of Supervisors approval was necessary. The county supervisors voted 4-0 Nov. 7, with one vacant seat, to ratify the grant application and accept the $3,750,000 grant. Because the Sheriff’s Department already had helicop...
Christine Jameson, a weekly volunteer at the Fallbrook Food Pantry, prepares a shopping cart for a low income family waiting outside the food pantry at 140 North Brandon Road. She's been helping there for eight years. She also volunteers her time to help set up booths for special events, and donates her time with the Fallbrook Good News Club at the Fallbrook Community Center on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m., as a teaching assistant. Her goal is to help support her local...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Vallecitos School District business manager Cheri Wheeler was given a one-time bonus by the Vallecitos board. The 5% bonus was approved on a 3-0 vote Oct. 10 with Terese Kristensen absent and one vacant seat. Wheeler’s annual salary is $79,418, and she will receive a $3,970.89 bonus. “During the last school year, we gave 5% increases to the teachers and the classified non-management,” said Vallecitos School District Superintendent and Chief Business Officer Meliton Sanchez. The three manag...
Fiona Urquhart, left, Jeanna Kirby are the lead volunteers at the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary Holiday Store located at 746 S. Main Ave, next to Meineke. Urquhart,, who has served on the sanctuary's board of directors for five years, has worked at the annual Holiday Store fundraiser for the past eight years. Kirby has volunteered at the store for three years. Their goal is to raise money to help the animal sanctuary continue to rescue dogs and cats and to promote spaying and...
BONSALL – On the first Thursday of every month, a group of tireless community volunteers gather at the Bonsall Community Center. They follow Robert's Rules of Order, they have elected officers, and meeting agendas. To an observer, it is very official, organized, and serious. The group, the Bonsall Education Foundation, is made up of parents of Bonsall Unified School District students and community members. Though the leadership and active members have changed over the y...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The Nov. 7 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors included authorizing the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a contract to construct sidewalks along approximately 500 feet of East Alvarado Street. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote, with one vacant seat, authorized the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to advertise and award construction contracts for the sidewalk projects for Alvarado Street and for East 32nd Street in Lincoln Acres and des...
Village News Staff Every year, Marines, their spouses, and communities across the world celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday. Last year, on Nov. 5, Fallbrook resident, retired Master Gunnery Sergeant and Epic Realty Group Owner and Realtor@ Tim Kirk, was invited by a friend and client to be the guest speaker and address Marines at the 247th Birthday Ball celebration in Bogota, Colombia. There were approximately 700 attendees at the Grand Hyatt in Bogota, home of the second...
OCEANSIDE – PacificVenture Charter Service has been selected for the 2023 Best of Oceanside Award in the Sportfishing category by the Oceanside Award Program. The company is owned and operated by Fallbrook resident Capt. Chuck White. Each year, the Oceanside Award Program identifies companies that it believes have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business t...
Jean Larsen Legacy Endowment Community Foundation I was reminded the other day how our lives can be viewed from the perspective of four seasons. As youngsters and teens, we are living our freshest and most “green” lives very much like a bountiful spring, growing ourselves in a hundred different ways all at once. When we have figured out who we are and what we want to accomplish, the summer season holds our adult years. By this season, we’ve settled into a lifestyle and our work earnings are dedicated to building a home life...
Fernando Gonzalez is the Kentucky Fried Chicken store manager, located at 1077 S. Mission Road. Gonzalez has been with this store since 2004 and is currently operating two others. His goal is to become a District Operations Manager for the KFC chain. This branch contributes to the community by helping the Fallbrook Food Pantry with donations, and schools like La Paloma Elementary and Fallbrook High, donating gift certificates for the students of the month. Village News/David...
FALLBROOK – Manny Cardenas has been the manager at Mountain Mikes Pizza, 1125 S. Mission Road, in Fallbrook for the past five years. His goal is to reach a higher position within the company some day. Cardenas makes a pizza with the works and loves it. Village News/David A. Landry photo...
Shauni Lyles San Diego County Communications Office San Diego's new Crop Report covering the county's 2022 growing season shows production was higher than last year at $1.78 billion in value, making it the seventh year in the past 10 years in which the region has seen an increase. The report showed total crop and commodity values increased by about $24 million or 1.4% from last year, which is beginning to show recovery from decreases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. San...
FALLBROOK – The winged wonder, West Coast Lady Butterfly, calls Western North America home, flitting around from the sunny southern shores of British Columbia all the way down to Baja California Norte, according to Wings of Change. But don't be surprised if you spot one on your travels to Montana, Colorado, New Mexico or parts of Mexico too. The butterfly has even been known to pop up as far east as central Kansas, eastern North Dakota and southern Ontario. These b...
Manager Katie Pena, left, runs the Subway at 1105 S. Mission Road with Assistant Manager Caylynn Velasquez. Pena has worked there for over 20 years and her goal is to someday take over her mother's business, Martin's Market in Temecula. Velasquez has been there for four years; her goal is completing her college degree in Psychology. David Landry photos...
FALLBROOK – The Child Nutrition Services (CNS) staff from Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD), Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD), and Bonsall Unified School District (BUSD) came together at the FUESD Central Kitchen facility to participate in a hands-on culinary training, Friday, Oct. 6. Melissa Phillips of Tyson Foods, a leader in the K-12 food industry, offered this professional development opportunity to the districts and the visionary leaders s...
Sung Yoo works part time as a shoe store manager for his father who has been the store owner for the past 11 years. The store has no name but can be found at 1412 South Mission Road, Fallbrook. The store sells shoes, boots, backpacks, and some clothing. Sung, when not working at his father's store, owns his own construction business as a general contractor in remodeling new and existing homes. Village News/David Landry photo...
SAN DIEGO – Freelance writer Nathalie Taylor, a Reeder Media affiliate since 2003 – 20 years – took home a first and second from the San Diego Press Club on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. The awards were especially significant because the writer only wrote four stories within the judging time frame. The 50th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards event held on the grounds of Balboa Park’s International Cottages, featured fine food from top-class San Diego restaurants. San Diego Press Club stories are judged by other press clubs t...
