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Three men sought in connection with homicide
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Volume 20, Issue 8
Fallbrook Girls Softball League opens season
Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor
Authorities with the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit are looking for three men, in their late teens to early 20’s, either Caucasian or Hispanic, that are wanted for questioning concerning a homicide. The victim was an African-American man who recently moved to Fallbrook. According to Homicide Lt. Kenneth Nelson, it is believed that the crime took place as follows: “On (Friday), Jan. 22, at about 10:45 p.m., Hugh Pettigrew, 33, was walking home in the 400 block of Ammunition Road in Fallbrook. As he walked just west of the Albertson’s grocery store
see THREE, page A-4
Caltrans provides update on 76 East project Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The slope blasting at the parkand-ride at State Route 76 and Old Highway 395 is the immediate work on the Highway 76 widening project which is noticeable to the public, and completion of two new lanes between Gird Road and Interstate 15 which will allow traffic on those two lanes while work is being done on the existing lanes should be a new travelers’ amenity within a few months. California Department of
see CALTRANS, page A-8
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Christine Rinaldi photo Members of the 8U division team, “Lightening,” are introduced at Opening Day festivities for the Fallbrook Girls Softball League on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Ingold Sports Park. The day began with a pancake breakfast, official opening ceremony for the season, and games. More coverage of this event is coming in the March 3 issue of the Village News.
Health center expands services in Fallbrook
Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
Individuals living in Fallbrook will now have access to a one-ofa-kind, comprehensive healthcare facility in Fallbrook as a result of changes being made to an existing
program. The goals, organizers said, are to address patient volume, establish new payment models, and move toward value-based care. The Jack E. Johns Fallbrook Family Health Center, located at 1328 S. Mission Road in
Fallbrook, has been a part of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHSI), which is based in Moreno Valley and has other health centers in Riverside and San Bernardino. Recently, CHSI joined San Diego’s Council of Community Clinics (CCC) to ensure
improved access to quality primary healthcare low-income and uninsured patients. CCC’s goal is to help health centers in Southern California navigate and proactively respond to these
see CENTER, page A-6
Road resurfacing planned for:
•Hamilton Lane •Old Hwy 395 •Rainbow Valley Blvd.
The section of Old Highway 395 pictured above, near Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook, is part of the roadway that is slated to be resurfaced with asphalt concrete overlay. The deterioration of the roadway is clearly visible. Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent On Feb. 3, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to authorize the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a contract to resurface various county roads with asphalt concrete overlay.
The contract is structured to include a base bid along with four additive alternatives, or clusters of locations which can be added to the contract if funding permits. The base bid includes portions of Hamilton Lane, Old Highway 395, and Rainbow Valley Boulevard while an additional segment of Old
Highway 395 is included in the second additive alternative. The base bid covers a total of 26.68 miles of county-maintained road segments while the total including the additive alternatives is 29.65 miles. “We’re hoping to complete the resurfacing by the end of the year,”
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said Supervisor Bill Horn. The county’s Department of Public Works (DPW) prioritizes road maintenance work through a pavement management system which incorporates field review, resident and community input,
see ROAD, page A-6