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Volume 18, Issue 13
Fallbrook U12 Braves power up island-style
Education
Bonsall High School officially formed New high school will be on same site as Sullivan Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent A public vote in the November 2012 election approved the unification of Bonsall’s school district, transforming the K-8 Bonsall Union School District to a K-12 Bonsall Unified School District while removing that territory from the Fallbrook Union
see BONSALL, page B-10
Sports
Fallbrook wrestlers go to CIF Beltran, Perillo wrestle in masters Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Courtesy photo Just prior to their final match in the San Diego Youth Rugby Cup Tournament, members of the Fallbrook U12 Braves are led in the Haka, a Maori war chant, by Nico Rooseboom-deVries, foreground. Team members are, from left, Abbey Savin, Sebastian Anderson, Devon Friebe, Darius Rooseboom-deVries, Ryann Wallace, Joseph Enciso, Max Holt, and Kyle Lindenmayer. FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook U12 Braves concluded their season at the San Diego Youth Rugby Cup Tournament held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista on March 15. The Braves played in
three matches, victorious against Carlsbad Thunder with a final score of 10-0 with trys by Max Holt and Sebastian Anderson, but defeated by the experienced San Clemente Gators and Valley
Center Avengers. Prior to their final match against the Avengers, Nico RooseboomdeVries performed the Haka, a Maori war chant commonly used to kick-off rugby matches
‘Save the Downs’ formed to stop mitigation bank Group’s mission is to stop destruction of SLRD golf course Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent An organization called Save the Downs has been formed to sway the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers against approving a mitigation bank for the land which includes the San Luis Rey Downs golf course. The group’s first meeting took place March 14. Save the Downs will meet every Friday afternoon at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office (the board of the Fallbrook chamber has not officially taken a position against the mitigation bank, but during the public comment period the chamber’s executive committee wrote a letter in opposition to the proposal) with the meetings commencing at 4 p.m. Jon Frandell is the chair of Save the Downs, Jeri Walz is the vice-chair, Deborah Howard is the secretary, and Scott Meisterlin is the treasurer. “The mission is to stop the destruction of San Luis Rey Downs golf course,” Frandell said. “It’s just opposition to the mitigation bank.” The San Luis Rey Downs golf course is currently owned by the Vessels family, which has reached an option agreement with the mitigation bank management company Conservation Land Group, Inc. (CLG). CLG has filed an application with the Army Corps of Engineers to create the Moosa Creek Mitigation Bank. The property is approximately 185 acres, including the golf course, with approximately 38 acres of wetlands and 5.75 acres
see SAVE, page A-8 A golfer plays at San Luis Rey Downs golf course.
in many island nations such as New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga. Nico’s son, Darius, has been with the Fallbrook Braves for three seasons.
see WRESTLERS, page A-12
BUSD Home & Garden opposes Moosa Creek Annual Mitigation Outstanding Landscape Bank Reasons include: Awards open fire risk, property values, community sentiment Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The opposition to the plans to close the San Luis Rey Downs golf course and turn the land into a mitigation bank will include a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers from Bonsall Unified School District superintendent Justin Cunningham. Although the topic was a nonvoting agenda item at the March 13 BUSD board meeting, the board members orally directed Cunningham to write a letter in opposition. The areas of concern included community sentiment, fire risk, and property values. “It’s a fantastic community and this is something that seems to be pretty overwhelming that they don’t want this to occur,” Cunningham said. Conservation Land Group, Inc., has an option to buy approximately 185 acres, including the golf course, from the Vessels family. CLG is a mitigation bank management company and has filed an application with the Army Corps of Engineers to create the Moosa Creek Mitigation Bank. The property includes approximately 38 acres of wetlands and 5.75 acres of non-wetland waters, and CLG would rehabilitate and re-
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Two of Fallbrook High School’s wrestlers placed fifth during the CIF divisional tournament Feb. 22 at Eastlake High School and qualified for the all-division masters competition Feb. 28 and March 1 at Mission Hills High School. Mario Beltran represented Fallbrook in the 134-pound weight class during the masters meet.
see BUSD, page B-3
Nominate properties now for FBA’s annual contest
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Beautification Alliance (FBA) is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the Fallbrook 2014 Outstanding Landscape Awards. The program, established in 2008, is designed to recognize the efforts of individuals and organizations that contribute to community pride through excellence in landscaping, beautification, and continued property maintenance.
see LANDSCAPE, page B-5
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