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Bonsall Unified School District’s superintendent David Jones held a community collaborative discussion March 1 “to share facts and information about the current reality of our district and the need to come together and talk.” At least 60 area residents showed up at the Bonsall Community Center that night. Participants included at least four students, eight staff members and a handful of residents without children. The remainder of the crowd consisted of parents of current students. Jones said that he realized everyone has a lot going on so, “Thank you for coming” he told them. Since he started in his position seven months ago, Jones said he has developed a collaborative approach in dealing with staff, students and parents. According to Jones, the meeting was also “an opportunity to listen to one another’s thoughts and ideas about the future...coming together in the interest of educating our children.” Jones encouraged everyone to listen to each other in a courteous and respectful manner, to participate, share, and remain engaged in discussion, as well as to “do our best to think about
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The Students of the Month for March are, from left, Collin Hoff, Emma Christopherson, Elizabeth Macias with son Damien, and Luke Gilchrist. Tom Ferrall tferrall@reedermedia.com The individuals honored as
March included a cadet who was lauded as a natural leader, standout student-athletes credited with helping struggling classmates, and a teen mom who has overcome the odds to put herself in position to graduate. Emma Christopherson, Luke Gilchrist and Collin Hoff of Fallbrook Union High School and Elizabeth Macias of Ivy High School were saluted at the Student of the Month Awards breakfast March 1 at North Coast Church. Gilchrist was the first student to be presented to the audience and he
was introduced by Lt. Col. William L. Wade, USMC (Ret), of the Fallbrook High JROTC program and math teacher Debbie Berg. Both Wade and Berg read excerpts from letters they had written in support of Gilchrist – Wade’s letter of recommendation went to officials at the United States Naval Academy and Berg’s was sent to California senator Kamala Harris asking her to nominate Gilchrist for the academy. In his letter, Wade commended Gilchrist for his growth as an individual, strength of character, leadership skills, humility and moral compass. Wade then added a few more comments after he completed reading the excerpt from his letter.
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“This young man has impressed me every single day with his willingness to lead by example, which is something that we impress upon cadets every single day,” said Wade. “He spends his extra time helping people who are struggling with their academics, with their personal problems, and that comes with being the executive officer of the company. He spends his extra time to insure that they succeed. That to me is a natural leader.” In reading an excerpt from her letter, Berg relayed that Gilchrist’s “work ethic is superior to others, and through this effort, he exceeds to meet his high standards. Luke
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Lucette Moramarco photo North County Fire Protection District reserve firefighter Richard Quevedo looks for donors at Main and Alvarado for the annual San Diego Burn Institute Boot Drive March 1. Firefighters collected donations in their work boots at intersections and in front of fire stations all over San Diego County that day. All proceeds benefit the Burn Institute.
County releases Lilac fire response report Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego, Communications Office
Preparedness, regional collaboration and fire and emergency management resources, coupled with a lucky break in the weather, were credited in a County After Action Report for stopping the December 2017 Lilac fire’s fast-moving destructive path within 12 hours. The report released recently also credits heroic actions of first responders for saving lives in dangerous conditions. “The county has invested a lot of resources in fire protection and preparedness, and I think that paid off when you look at the regional response to the Lilac fire,” Supervisor Bill Horn said. “The coordination between our city, state and federal partner agencies was incredible, as was the support of community organizations and the generosity of our residents.” After action reports are generally completed after a local emergency as a way to document and evaluate an agency’s response. The Lilac fire After Action Report documents a largely successful effort amid historically dangerous Santa Ana conditions. It also includes a number of recommendations to
see REPORT, page A-11
North County Fire Protection District to close Station 3 Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The North County Fire Protection District will be closing Station 3 in the Olive Hill area. During the Feb. 27 NCFPD board meeting, the board heard a presentation on a study about closing Station 3 and voted 5-0 to declare the property at 4157 Olive Hill Road to be surplus to the district’s needs. “The board voted to declare surplus property and move ahead with sale,” NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott said. NCFPD Station 5 has been located at 5906 Olive Hill Road since 2015. Station 5 was previously on Old River Road, and when the fire district selected the site for the replacement fire station one of the considerations was the possibility of consolidating Station 3 and Station 5 resources. Last year a trial study moved Station 3 personnel and the station’s ambulance to Station 5 to determine if the entire district was better served by meeting increased demands for service, providing an equivalent level of service throughout the district and maintaining a high level of customer service. The entire North County Fire Protection District comprises 92 square miles. Calls within the Station 3 response area were monitored closely to ensure that the area did not have a disproportionate change in levels of service and that included monitoring the average travel time to calls within the Station 3 area compared to for the rest of the district. The evaluation also included analyzing outcomes on individual significant calls for service and monitoring customer feedback. “There was a very negligible difference between the response
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