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Yama Sushi, FEMA turns recovery center over to SBA Thai Thai and The federal government’s aid to local fire victims will no longer be offered in person Little Caesars residents being assisted at the Lucette Moramarco community center location by end lmoramarco@reedermedia.com hit again by of day Jan. 29. As of that date, Inge said FEMA The federal government’s aid to burglars had a total of 2,155 people register local fire victims will no longer be Tom Ferrall tferrall@reedermedia.com
Three Fallbrook businesses – for the second time in a little more than a month – were hit by a pair of burglars who gained entry by smashing glass front doors. Yama Sushi Restaurant, Thai Thai Restaurant and Little Caesars Pizza, all located in the shopping center on the 1000 block of South Main Avenue that is anchored by Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, were broken into in the early morning hours of Jan. 29. The three establishments were targeted in the same fashion the morning of Dec. 26, 2017. “It was pretty much the same thing,” said Elvia Cervantes, a manager at Little Caesars. “They broke the door again, but this time they took two cases of Gatorade. That’s all that was missing from the store. Everything else was in perfect condition.” The businesses – as was the case Dec. 26 – sustained no monetary losses in the latest break-in. “They (the businesses) have been doing a good job of hiding their money,” said San Diego County Sheriff’s Department detective Steve Ashkar, who works commercial burglaries out of the Fallbrook substation.
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook & Bonsall Village News has moved its offices downtown to 111 West Alvarado Street. 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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The Bonsall Unified School District has approved the schedule and timeline for the initial Bonsall High School graduation activities. A 5-0 BUSD board vote Jan. 11 approved the schedule and timeline while also adopting some related graduation policies. “We’re really excited to have our first graduating class,” said Bonsall High School principal Lee Fleming. “That’s something unique.” Bonsall High School opened in August 2014 with ninth-graders only and expanded by a grade each year, so the 2017-18 school year is the first with seniors and thus the first with a graduation ceremony. “ I t ’s o u r first time through this,” said BUSD superintendent David Jones. The first Bonsall High School graduation will take place Friday, June 8, with a 6 p.m. starting time. Bonsall High School is currently on the Sullivan Middle School campus, and the graduation ceremony will be on the lower field. Coordination of Sullivan Middle School facilities and rental equipment for the graduation ceremony is under way, since Sullivan will have its own ceremony for eighth-graders. The policies cover regalia guidelines, valedictorian and salutatorian selection, and graduation credit requirement waivers. The draft policies included input derived from meetings with students, parents, and school district staff, and a first reading including the proposed
June 8 date was presented at the July 13 BUSD board meeting. Students will be provided with 10 invitations per family. The use of “per family” rather than “per student” indicates that twins or other siblings graduating in the same ceremony will be provided with 10 rather than 20 invitations, but families who desire additional invitations may contact the Bonsall High School office to request additional seats. All requests for additional invitations must be made by May 1, and contacting the school office will also allow for special seating for the disabled or for those with other physical needs. Students will have an opportunity to purchase their graduation regalia consisting of a royal blue robe, a silver stole, a blue cap, and a blue and white tassel. The package will cost approximately $35, although families may request a district-provided loaner set which would be returned the week following the graduation ceremony. Because some students will be borrowing items from the school and those items can not be altered or decorated, no decorations will be permitted so that a difference cannot be detected between purchased and borrowed regalia. If a student arrives at the graduation ceremony with an altered or decorated cap or gown they will be provided with a loaner for the ceremony and the altered or decorated item will be returned to the student following the ceremony. The school will
for $1.9 million in aid in the four Southern California counties that qualified for disaster recovery funds, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles and San Diego. In San Diego County, there were 190 registrants. Survivors can also apply online for FEMA aid at DisasterAssistance. gov or by phone at (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585. Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay Service may call (800) 621-3362. The tollfree numbers are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. The deadline to apply for disaster assistance is March 16, but survivors are encouraged to apply as early as possible. The Disaster Loan Outreach Center will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. as long as it is needed. SBA public information officer Bill Koontz said the agency is committed to help residents through the March deadline. People who have insurance coverage can apply for loans to cover their deductible Koontz said, and people who did not have any or not enough coverage and need more money can apply for low-interest loans. SBA offers low interest rate federal disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. Besides going to the outreach center for one-on-one help from a SBA representative, fire survivors can apply to SBA online at https:// disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
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Lucette Moramarco photo FEMA 1A applicant specialist Clarence Elliott mans the sign in desk at the Disaster Recovery Center in Bonsall. The center will become the Disaster Loan Outreach Center Feb. 5.
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offered in person starting Monday, Feb. 5, as the SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) will be left to oversee the recovery when FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) staff members leave. The Disaster Recovery Center which opened at the Rancho Monserate Community Center Jan. 20 was moved to the Bonsall Community Center Jan. 25. [The decision to move it was made Jan. 24, a day after that week’s issue of the Village News went to press.] With the move, the center went from being a local assistance center to one jointly operated by the State of California’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and FEMA. Agencies offering their services at the recovery center included the IRS, USDA, Social Security and HUD (Housing and Urban Development). FEMA announced Jan. 30 that the Disaster Recovery Center will be converted to the Disaster Loan Outreach Center effective Feb. 5 with just SBA representatives left to help residents who suffered losses during the Lilac fire. Residents will still be able to reach FEMA through its toll-free help line, (800) 621-3362, after that date. According to FEMA public information officer Victor Inge, 48 residents were helped at the recovery center at Rancho Monserate with another 54
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