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San Luis Rey Training Center to welcome back horses in February Cleanup of destroyed barns is expected to be completed by the end of January
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office Homeowners or renters affected by the Lilac Fire are encouraged to register for a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that can help cover temporary housing assistance, essential home repairs and uninsured or underinsured personal property losses. Residents and business owners can also apply for a low interest loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Residents who suffered these kinds of property losses in the fire or who have other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance may apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by phone at 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585 by March 16. Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay Service may call 800-6213362. The toll-free numbers are open 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. Grant applicants will be asked to give the need for funding and the following information: • Social Security number • Address of the damaged primary residence • Description of the damage • Information about insurance coverage
see GRANTS, page A-10
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The demolition, removal and cleanup of eight barns destroyed in the Lilac fire nears completion at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. Tom Ferrall tferrall@reedermedia.com Officials at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall are getting ready to welcome back horses in early February. Kevin Habell, general manager of the training center that had eight of its barns destroyed in the Dec. 7 Lilac fire, said demolition and cleanup of those barns was expected to be completed by the end of January. Six barns that were not burned in the firestorm have been cleaned up and can accommodate 200 horses. Although those barns have been ready for occupancy for awhile, Habell and officials of The Stronach Group, which owns San
Luis Rey, didn’t want to open the training center until the cleanup was completed. “We still have a few things we have to finish up before we bring in horses,” said Habell Jan. 22. “We want to make sure the demolition is done and all those reminders (of the fire) are gone before we bring someone in.” Forty-six horses stabled at the training center died in the Lilac fire, however, more than 400 survived thanks to the brave efforts of those working at the facility, firefighters and community volunteers who transported horses to safety.
SBA opens Disaster Recovery Center at Rancho Monserate
Lilac fire survivors can now apply with FEMA and SBA for help
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lot of trainers bring in their 2-yearolds in February and March.” Jerkens said that Del Mar can continue to be used as a training center until April 13 but added that the training schedule may be shortened in late March and April due to previouslyscheduled events at the fairgrounds such as the Del Mar National Horse Show. “We can be open until April 13 but it would ideal if San Luis Rey is back to operable with the numbers it had before the fire by
see HORSES, page A-10
Village News is moving downtown FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook & Bonsall Village News is moving its offices downtown. The new address, effective Jan. 29, is 111 West Alvarado St. The offices are located across the street from the Fallbrook Art Center. The Village News has improved its website, www.villagenews. com. New features include the ability to translate the newspaper to Spanish with the click of a button (hit “select language” at the top of the page). The website also offers users the following: free posting of entries on the local events calendar; free ads for garage sales and for items being given away; the ability to place classified ads online; the opportunity to advertise in the business directory; the ability to submit obituaries; and the chance to contact the editor with questions or comments.
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other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to businesses and homeowners to help with the cost of improvements to protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size to help meet working capital needs caused by t h e d i s a s t e r. Economic injury assistance is available to businesses regardless of any property damage. Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property. Interest rates can be as low as 3.385 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 1.75 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, survivors must first register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.disasterassistance.gov. At the Disaster Recovery Center, SBA will provide oneon-one assistance to disaster loan applicants. Additional information is available by calling the SBA customer service center at (800) 659-2955.
seaside racetrack, according to Del Mar racing secretary David Jerkens. “That number will probably start to grow because 2-year-olds start to arrive now,” said Jerkens. “A
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S A C R A M E N TO – S m a l l Business Administration (SBA) opened its Disaster Recovery Center in Fallbrook Jan. 20 at Rancho Monserate Community C e n t e r, 4 6 5 0 D u l i n R o a d , Fallbrook. The center is open Monday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lilac fire survivors can now apply with FEMA and SBA for help. SBA offers low interest rate federal disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to California businesses and residents as a result of President T r u m p ’ s major disaster declaration, U.S. SBA administrator Linda McMahon announced. The declaration covers Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties as a result of the wildfires, flooding, mudslides and debris flows directly related to the wildfires that began Dec. 4, 2017. “SBA is strongly committed to providing California with the most effective and customerfocused response possible and with access to federal disaster loans to help California businesses and residents affected by this disaster,” said McMahon. “Getting our businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.” Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and
The Del Mar fairgrounds has housed most of the San Luis Rey horses since the fire and as of Jan. 23 there were 370 thoroughbreds stabled at the
More than 400 horses survived thanks to the brave efforts of facility staff, firefighters and community volunteers.
Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million.
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Courtesy photos Six barns, including this one, that were not damaged in the Lilac fire are cleaned up and ready to welcome horses at the San Luis Rey Training Center.
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