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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New North County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Keith McReynolds gets his badge pinned to his uniform by his wife, Erin, during a pinning ceremony at Station #1 in Fallbrook, June 16....
The Fallbrook Homeless Advocacy is a nonprofit organization that was established by Brad Fox to serve the homeless population in Fallbrook and surrounding areas. This organization currently runs two different transitional houses for homeless men, the Jesus House and the Refuge House. Fox has a long history of working with people in need. For many years, he has been leading the SonRise youth group on mission trips to Mexico and San Diego to assist homeless people. During one...
The Boys & Girls Club is reopening its summer program which includes swim lessons and all-day camps. With smaller group sizes and more staff, this summer is sure to be a blast. Swim lessons this summer are already starting, with session times from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. These two-week-long, 30 minute sessions have class sizes ranging from generally two children to an instructor in the morning to a maximum of five as the day gets hotter. Regulations currently state that lifeguard...
Saturday morning, June 19, was sunny but not too warm, making it good weather for a family outing the day before Father's Day. The occasion was "Hope Walks," a fundraiser for Hope Clinic for Women which was held at The Vineyard 1924 on East Mission Road. More than 70 participants of all ages took part in the walk and activities in the gathering space at the vineyard. There were two walking courses to choose from – one went up and down in between rows of grape vines while t...
FALLBROOK – The Bonsall Woman's Club members were quite excited to finally meet in-person at the Bonsall Community Center for their June meeting. It was the first time since March 2020. The program, led by Laurie Criscenti, the current year's program chairman, featured the installation of the new officers for the 2021-2022 year. As Criscenti installed each officer, she read their responsibilities, and handed them a succulent plant as each agreed to their new position. The c...
FALLBROOK – The new 2021 – 2022 board of directors for the Fallbrook Woman's Club was installed in an Italian Pasta-themed ceremony, June 8. The ceremony was conducted by outgoing president Roxann Clouse and incoming president Mary Vitrano. Each new officer was called to the front of the meeting and read their duties and presented with a colander containing pasta, tomato sauce, a head of garlic, and a red and white checked napkin. The type of pasta selected had special meaning...
In November 2016, the Fallbrook Union High School District voters approved Measure AA, which authorized $45 million of general obligation bonds for capital improvements at FUHSD facilities. The conditions of Measure AA include a citizens' oversight committee whose members serve two-year terms. On June 14 the FUHSD board appointed seven citizens to the committee. The board's 5-0 vote seated Donna Dutton, Victoria McSheehy, Nora Maier, Ian Plant, Heidi Roderick, George Shortlizy, and Sherry Weishaar. Plant and Shortlizy both...
In 2009, Nita Kurmins Gilson began a program called CropSwap to combat homegrown food being wasted. After noticing a severe need in San Diego County in 2014, Gilson partnered with Alexandra White and Jerilyn White to create a larger, more impactful version of CropSwap called ProduceGood, a nonprofit organization that harvests and donates unused produce to the hungry. ProduceGood encourages farmers to donate their unused produce, and the organization also volunteers to go...
FUHSD Board members Diane Summers, left, and Oscar Caralampio, right, present Ivy High senior Jonathan Fiero a certificate for his work as the Board of Trustees Student Representative for 2020-21....
Bonsall High School class of 2021 graduate Sheila Lopez walks with her peers at the start of the high school graduation ceremony, June 11....
When is it OK to have a $1.6 million deficit in your budget? For the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, it’s not a bad thing, said Cindi Martin, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services. In fact, it’s good. Martin presented the 2021-2022 budget to the school board on Monday, June 7 at a public hearing. The first reading was unanimously approved by the board. It will come back to the board on June 21 for the final reading. Martin urged residents to read the document at the district office and to contact her...
The county's Planning Commission upheld the granting of an Administrative Permit for gates on Sandia Creek Drive. The motion to uphold the approval of acting Department of Planning and Development Services Director Kathleen Flannery passed on a 4-1 vote June 11. Doug Barnhart, Yolanda Calvo, Michael Edwards, and Ginger Hitzke voted to uphold Flannery's decision. Thomas Hough voted against the motion. Ron Ashman abstained. David Pallinger had a conflict and did not participate in the hearing. The private portion of Sandia...
Charles Bow-Chaipos celebrates as he graduates with his classmates at Bonsall High School, June 11. See more photos and class lists in the C section. Village...
Fallbrook High School class of 2021 graduates make their way onto the field for their graduation ceremony, June 4....
Xavier Charland receives the Student of the Year award at Potter Jr. High School during the 8th grade promotion ceremony, June 3....
Sullivan Middle School 8th grade students walk to their seats at the start of their promotion ceremony in Bonsall, June 10....
FALLBROOK – Since its inception in 1978, the Angel Society has raised funds for local philanthropy through the operation of the Angel Shop, a community thrift store managed and staffed entirely by volunteers. During the Angels' fiscal year starting on May 1, 2020 and continuing through April 30, 2021, charitable giving to 38 nonprofit organizations and projects totaled $68,650. Another $19,500 in scholarships was also awarded to 18 local graduating seniors and two c...
FALLBROOK – For those who have “COVID” blues, who are finding it hard to find their smile even when they take off that mask, who are tired of all the division and discord in this country and need someone to help get that smile back, Christ the King Lutheran Church in Fallbrook is excited to announce it has a new pastor, Mike Anderson, who can help. According to parishioner Dr. Mark Hoffman, Anderson is driven by a heart of love and care for people from all walks of life, especially those who have become disconnected from...
SACRAMENTO – The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today warned Californians to be on alert for scammers who pretend to be EDD or Bank of America in an attempt to trick people into giving up personal information by text message. There have been several reports of people receiving scam cell-phone text- messages to trick unemployment insurance claimants into clicking a link. The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have also warned consumers about this type of scam. Information about how to a...
A special meeting of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group created an ad hoc committee to provide a policy for social media use involving official planning group matters. The planning group voted 15-0 June 7 to create the ad hoc committee and to have Roy Moosa chair that committee. Moosa was given the authority to appoint members of the committee. A potential recommendation will be brought to the planning group at the June 21 regular meeting. "We want only good information to go to the public," said planning group chair Jack...
North County Fire Protection District made quick work of an RV fire at 666 Ranger Road. The blaze was first reported at 4:16 p.m. Captain John Choi with North County Fire said. When firefighters arrived they found the RV fully engulfed, he said, adding that there was a "little bit of extension into the vegetation." "The column of smoke could be seen in the east area of Fallbrook," Choi said. "It was a pretty defined column." The fire was underneath a powerline so SDG&E had to...
Liam Voges of Boy Scout Troop #731, is seen with the picnic table and two benches he and his crew constructed for the Audubon Nature Center in Vista. The project earned Voges the rank of Eagle on May 27....
The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be adding a Heli-Hydrant fire protection system on its Pala Mesa site. A 5-0 Rainbow board vote May 25 added the Heli-Hydrant project to Rainbow's capital improvement plan, appropriated $149,728 from the district's capital reserve fund, and authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute the contracts required to procure and install the equipment. "We're really excited about this," Kennedy said. Prior to 2012 firefighting helicopters extracted water from reservoirs which...
An apartment building in Vista suffered a large fire that is currently under investigation, May 29. One of the families affected was the Chrisholms. Jamie Chrisholm had been a Fallbrook resident for 39 years before relocating to Vista last month, but her family has been a part of the community for over 60 years. She has two children, Anthony, 14, and Elliot, 18, who graduated from Fallbrook High on June 3. At 12:30 a.m., the family was awakened suddenly to a neighbor knocking on their door and warning them about the fire on...
Beginning July 1, the number of emergency flashing lights and sirens blaring on Code 1 calls in the area may be decreasing. That's because a new procedure called Tiered Dispatching will go into effect. "Tiered dispatching will allow the dispatcher to have more time with the 911 caller to dig deeper," explained Kevin Mahr, division chief of operations for the North County Fire District, based in Fallbrook. "That helps the dispatcher make a better choice on what units to send...