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topic may be discussed Dec. 15 Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent On Dec. 2, San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) held a workshop on water, wastewater, and recycled water issues, and Valley Center Municipal Water District general manager Gary Arant included efforts of North County water agencies to share facilities and services. The workshop was moderated by LAFCO local government consultant Harry Ehrlich, who provided an overview of the workshop format, a summary on LAFCO water policies, requirements of the CorteseKnox-Herzberg Act which covers jurisdictional changes, and the roles of local agencies. In addition to Arant, the presenters were San Diego County Water Authority director of water resources Ken Weinberg, Olivenhain Municipal Water District general manager Kimberly
Members of Fallbrook Youth Baseball flash smiles as they wait patiently atop their float in the line-up for the 33rd annual
see LAFCO, page A-9 Fallbrook Christmas Parade on Dec. 6. See more photos of the parade on page C-6.
Off-leash dog park plan approved
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“Chelsea’s Light: A Brother’s Journey” Documentary details pain and purpose after losing a sister to a predator
Christine Rinaldi photo Waiting atop a float at the Fallbrook Christmas Parade Dec. 6, Katie the dog rides to celebrate the approval of an offleash dog park within Live Oak Park. Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the necessary agreement for an offleash dog park at the southern end of Live Oak Park.
The supervisors’ 5-0 vote Dec. 3 approved a maintenance funding agreement with the Live Oak Park Coalition, which will provide an initial $26,043.80 maintenance security amount and an annual maintenance amount of approximately $5,200. The supervisors also established an additional $25,000 of appropriations for installation of new facilities and replacement of existing facilities, and the supervisors also found the project to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. “The owners around there appreciate that,” said Supervisor Bill Horn. The dog park will complement
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Courtesy photo Tyler King, right, is pictured on the set of “Chelsea’s Light; a Brother’s Journey,” a 30-minute documentary which details the pain of losing his sister, Chelsea King, in 2010 to a predator. The film will be shown at Fallbrook Library on Jan. 17. Ashley Ludwig Special to the Village News It is every parent’s worst fear, having a child abducted, or worse - murdered. How does one recover from such a loss? And more, how does a sibling cope with losing a brother or sister? Filmmaker Tyler King explores the loss of his sister, Chelsea King, and the journey from pain to purpose in the aftermath of her death through the documentary film “Chelsea’s Light; a Brother’s Journey.” The work, presented by the Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever (JSCK) Foundation and the San Diego County Library, will be shown on Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. at Fallbrook Library. King tells the story in just over 30 minutes, dedicating the
emotional story “to the memory of Chelsea, Kathlynn, Charlie, Jonathan, Amber and the countless other victims of child predators around the world.” Mother, actress, and philanthropist Milena SellersPhillips of Fallbrook understands the devastating loss the King family experienced as few can, recalling the murder of her son, Jonathan, near Imperial Beach in March of 1993. A Saturday morning bike ride with a friend turned into horror with two boys lost to the worst of atrocities. “ J o n a t h a n ’s d e a t h w a s a nightmare that I could not wake up from,” said Sellers-Phillips. Eight years later, DNA proved Jonathan and Charlie’s murderer guilty and he was sentenced to death with a trail of victims to his name. Over
20 years later, she has learned how to not just cope, but thrive in keeping her son’s memory alive with the JSCK Foundation. “At first, I turned my focus to each one of my living children, and that gave me the strength to do what I had to do,” she explained. When 17-year-old Chelsea King was reported missing in 2010, nearly 17 years after her son’s death, Sellers-Phillips fully dove into the foundation she had established in Jonathan’s memory. “I remember when I went to help find Chelsea’s body. They found her on the day I decided to help look,” Sellers-Phillips said, recalling the heart wrenching news. “That’s when I decided that
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