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Volume 20, Issue 13
Challenge Day brings acceptance, positive outlook to FUHS
The Bonsall Unified School District and the Bonsall chapter of the California School Employees Association have reached an agreement on a contract for the 2015-16 school year.
see BUSD, page A-8
Love triangle leads to man being stabbed Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor
A love triangle appears to be the reason a man was stabbed in Fallbrook Tuesday night, March 22. According to Sheriff ’s Sgt. Dwain Washington, at about 8:58 p.m., Fallbrook deputies responded to a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon at an apartment complex located at 901 Alturas Road.
see STABBED, page A-8
Deputy honored for recovering stolen vehicles
Warning about car burglaries Tom Ferrall Staff Writer Deputy Sheriff Terence York of the Fallbrook substation was one of 10 deputies from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department to be honored for their work in
see DEPUTY, page A-8
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Fallbrook High sophomores Valencia Magistro, left, and Joey Boling-Walker, smile after giving each other a hug in an effort to form connections within the diversity of students and their peers during Challenge Day at Fallbrook High School on March 22. Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) students were given a chance to shape their school culture in a positive way last week through Challenge Day. On Monday, March 21, and Tuesday, March 22, students were able to spend their school hours learning how to tear down
the walls of separation, which inspires participants to live, study, and work in an encouraging environment of acceptance, love and respect. Challenge Day leaders guided students from every facet of the student population through a carefully designed exploration of the ways people separate from each other, and model tools to create connection and build community. According to assistant principal
Stephanie Osowski, Challenge Day programs increase selfesteem, help shift dangerous peer pressure to positive peer support, and reduce the acceptability of bullying and other forms of aggression. The motto of the program is “Be the Change” you wish to see in the world and challenge others to do the same. “We are trying to build a positive school culture and make Fallbrook
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High a safe place for all students, regardless of anything,” said Osowski. “It’s another thing we are doing after one of our students committed suicide last year; we are trying to do more to have a positive school culture.” Osowski stated that students need to feel safe in their school
see CHALLENGE, page A-7
Speed limit to remain 35 mph on S. Mission Road through town Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The county’s Traffic Advisory Committee recommended that the 35 mph speed limit on South Mission Road from 860 feet south of Pepper Tree Lane to Hill Street be recertified for radar enforcement. Eleven members of the TAC were present at the March 11 meeting. Eight of those supported maintaining the 35 mph speed limit for the 1.73-mile section
and recertifying that segment for radar enforcement while three abstained. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the recertification May 11 and can ratify or overturn the TAC recommendation. In order for a speed limit to be enforceable by radar, a speed survey must show that the speed limit is within an adjacent 5 mph increment to the 85th percentile speed. Periodic recertification, including a supporting speed survey, is required for continued
radar enforcement and the county’s Department of Public Works or a DPW contractor typically conducts speed surveys every seven years. The speed limit may be rounded either up or down from the 85th percentile speed. The speed limit may also be rounded down an additional 5 mph if findings are made that the road has conditions which would not be apparent to a motorist unfamiliar with the road. The TAC continued the South Mission Road speed limit review from its Dec. 11 meeting. The
portion of South Mission Road immediately south of the segment under consideration has a 50 mph speed limit, creating a 15 mph differential, and the TAC asked DPW to study the possibility of a 40 mph or 45 mph speed limit between the 50 mph and 35 mph segments. Additional speed surveys were taken between the two hearings and the TAC opted against a higher speed limit primarily due to lower 85th
see LIMIT, page A-8
Growing a critical resource for mothers in need
Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center set to expand services
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Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News
Shane Gibson photo Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center executive director Carolyn Koole, left, and Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center brand manager and Mission Continues fellow Rhonda Schlumpberger, with blueprints outlining the center’s future expansion plans.
For expectant mothers, the journey to motherhood is an exciting time, especially when they begin the process of preparing for their new child. However, when the pregnancy is unexpected, or the mother faces financial difficulty, she may face many stresses and uncertainties because she does not know if she will have sufficient support through the parenting process. For Fallbrook area mothers who need that additional support, the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center (FPRC) has been a sanctuary. Since 2001, women who need support, or even someone who will listen to their circumstances without an agenda, have entered FPRC’s doors.
see MOTHERS, page A-6