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November 25, 2021
Volunteers continue the search for Elena Roy
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Volume 25, Issue 48
Nonprofits benefit from legacies
Roy missing case has been transferred to homicide division Julie Reeder Publisher
The family of Elena Roy and Rena Salomon organized and led another search Saturday, Nov. 20, for Roy who turned 84 last week and possibly suffers from dementia. She reportedly walked away from her home Wednesday, Nov. 3. Organizers met at Estrella’s restaurant at 3757 S. Mission Road at 9 a.m. Their community flyer message was, “We need volunteers to help us search for Elena. Fallbrook has many heavily wooded areas and we need more manpower to find her.” The community responded. “Eighty to 90 community volunteers came out to assist us in searching the south of Fallbrook from Paradise Gym down Mission Road to the 76 going east and west alongside Mission Road. The search went from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” said Salomon of HEART, who has been assisting the family in the search for Roy. Major Market supplied lunch for the volunteers. Salomon said drones were used for aerial coverage while a K-9 unit searched below in areas located off De Luz Road clearing drainage pipes as well as along Heller’s Bend near South Mission. After two weeks, Roy’s missing person case was transferred to homicide. Lieutenant Thomas Seiver, Sheriff’s Homicide detective, said,
Village News/Shelby Ahrend photo Attending the Legacy Endowment’s Grant Awards Dinner are, from left, front, Rachel Mason, Legacy Board president; Joan Spencer, Fallbrook Senior Citizen’s Service Club; Judy Beckett, Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center; Lenila Batali, D’Vine Path; Leisa Tilley-Grajek, K9 Guardians; Judy Siodmak, Fallbrook Music Society; Jackie Heyneman, Save Our Forest; back, Stephen Wampler, Stephen J. Wampler Foundation; Debbie Shinner, REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program; Alan Day, Fallbrook Youth Rugby; Jean LooRusso, the Elizabeth Hospice of Escondido; Laura Sylvester, Good Dog; Steve Rubin, WAVES; Karla Standridge, Fallbrook Land Conservancy; Cary Blanchette, Salvation Army San Diego Regional Division; Janis Whitaker, Veteran Career Transition Assistance Program; Patty Sargent, Foundation for Senior Care, and Father Francois Beyrouti who has a scholarship fund. Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor Legacy Endowment held its annual Grant Awards Dinner Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Pala Mesa Resort. Now 26 years old,
Legacy continues to manage funds and endowments which local residents have set up to provide funding for the specific causes they have chosen to support. Award recipients were invited to the dinner to receive the funds they
had applied for, and three of them were chosen to talk about their nonprofits. The grants committee reviews all the applications and determines how much each nonprofit will get. Committee member Ken
Munson said, “It is fun to give away money,” while former board president Mark Hvasta said, “This room is filled with people who want to help out of the goodness
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Anti-mandate rally shows united front
Deputies arrest 2 for commercial burglary
People wave flags and hold signs expressing their Village News/Shane Gibson photo disdain for vaccination mandates during an anti-mandate rally in Fallbrook.
A woman from Palmdale is arrested outside Rite Aid for stealing merchandise from three stores in Fallbrook, Nov. 13.
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Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The Fallbrook Freedom Fighters’ second monthly antimandate rally on Friday afternoon, Nov. 19, attracted about half the crowd that attended the first event Oct. 15, but organizers say they were not disappointed. Courtney Stevens said the crowd of about 100 people was smaller because the location changed, darkness comes earlier each evening, and the start-time of 3:30 p.m. is when many people were still at work. In addition, there was a similar large gathering in San Diego that attracted more media coverage, a huge Fallbrook High School football game, and it was the beginning of a long holiday week for some. The rally was held on Highway 76 between Old Highway 395 and I-15. The previous event was at Highway 76 and Mission Road in Bonsall. People at the rally waved American flags, held signs and waved to people passing in vehicles, many who honked in support. The crowd was diverse with parents, grandparents, teens and young children. The signs and comments were all similar, the
focus being their freedom to make their own choices about COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates. There was a “Let’s Go Brandon” sign or two, but Stevens said afterwards that while people have their individual right to express any view, she encourages inclusive, non-partisan messages. “There’s a misconception that all of us are anti-vaccine,” she noted. “That’s really not the case. We’re for liberty. What we’re against is the mandate. For many, the vaccine may be right for them.” “We care about Fallbrook,” she added. “I was born here, and we want the area to be known for its ‘Friendly Village’ moniker.” Fallbrook Freedom Fighters is a new group, but it’s growing quickly. Stevens said that in four weeks, they now have 1,300 Instagram followers. Their handle is @fallbrook.freedom.fighters. The group can also be contacted at fallbrookfreedomfighters@gmail. com. Plans are in the works for a web page and newsletter. “Social media is the best way to find out about upcoming events,” Stevens said. FFF held an informational event featuring Carl DeMaio at Riverview Community
see RALLY, page A-6
Village News/AC Investigations photos Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Tw o y o u n g w o m e n f r o m Palmdale were arrested Saturday, Nov. 13, for stealing merchandise from three stores, according to Det. Steve Ashkar. An off-duty employee of the Sheriff’s Department observed irregular activity at one of the stores and called deputies, Ashkar said. The suspects apparently placed items in tote bags they brought into the stores, then transferred them to trash bags in their vehicle before heading to another store. Ashkar said he watched surveillance footage and said the suspects went to Albertsons first with their tote bags for about 15 minutes, then went to CVS for 4-5 minutes and again filled their reusable tote bags. Then they went to Walgreens and again spent 4 to 5 minutes filling tote bags. They were on their way into Rite Aid when they were apprehended. “This is a pretty rare occurrence here for us,” Ashkar said. “They were arrested without incident and taken to jail.” The items stolen included Neutrogena products, cold medicine, Advil and other things
A second woman from Palmdale is taken into custody after being reported for shoplifting from Albertsons, CVS and Walgreens in Fallbrook. they could take back to L.A. and sell, he said. The suspects were arrested for commercial burglary and conspiracy. One of the suspects has posted bail and the other was still being held on Nov. 18, the detective said.
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