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FUHSD’s Koch receives Calif. ACTE Teacher of Year honor Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) is working hard to provide the highest quality education possible for its students, and the hard work is being noticed statewide. Recently, Fallbrook High’s CTE restaurant and hospitality careers instructor Larry Koch was honored by the California Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) as the ACTE Teacher of the Year. Koch received the ACTE Teacher of the Year award for providing an outstanding career and technical program. He is noted for having made significant
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NCFPD approves North Zone automatic aid agreement Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
In 2002, North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) was part of a North Zone automatic aid agreement which called for the sharing of fire department resources but did not include paramedic ambulances. Subsequent NCFPD agreements for dropped ambulance service boundaries have included an automatic aid agreement with the Vista, Oceanside, and Carlsbad fire departments and the Pala, Valley Center, and Deer Springs fire departments which contract with Mercy Medical Transport for ambulance services.
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Fallbrook varsity girls basketball players, from left, Haley Hanford, Ashley Amiri, Monique Gonzalez, and April Rysewyk cheer for their teammates during the Lady Warriors' 63-52 victory over Oceanside on Feb. 2. See more photos on page D-2.
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Seniors find satisfaction, camaraderie in Volunteer Patrol Interested seniors are invited to a coffee meeting on Feb. 26 Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor
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The seniors that give their time to the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation Volunteer Patrol are a diverse, talented, and interesting group – with one distinct thing in common – they all enjoy helping the community in a positive, tangible way. “I had thought about joining the patrol, but thought maybe being in my 70s was a bit old for it; then I found out it’s not too old to get involved in this,” said Delos Eyer Sr., a longtime resident. “I think this is one of the most rewarding volunteer opportunities in town.” Eyer, who has only been on the force for about three months, is enjoying the difference he is helping make in community life. Members of the Senior Volunteer Patrol make a notable positive impact. First and foremost, the duties these volunteers perform free up sworn deputies so they can continue with patrols and priority crime-reducing operations. As does the Sheriff’s Substation, the volunteers serve the areas of Fallbrook, De Luz, Rainbow, and Bonsall According to Senior Volunteer Patrol assistant administrator Cindy Roark, in 2015, the volunteers contributed a total of 17,000 hours to the Sheriff’s Dept. They gave 14,000 hours to check on elderly residents that are enrolled in the You Are Not Alone (YANA) program, made 4,000 vacation checks on homes while their owners (or tenants) were away, and transported 379 law enforcement vehicles to other locations.
Jerry Pennington, left, and Jerry Diffee, right, are members of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation Senior Volunteer Patrol.
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