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For the second consecutive time, Ivy High School has been honored as a model continuation school in the state of California. State Superintendent of Public I n s t r u c t i o n To m To r l a k s o n announced May 28 the designation of 37 Model Continuation High Schools for 2016. These schools are being recognized for their innovative teaching approaches that enable students with diverse needs to complete their high school education. Ivy High principal Melissa Marovich received the award at the annual California Continuation Education Association conference on April 29. “I commend these schools for their exceptional work in keeping our students on the path to career and college readiness,” Torlakson said. “Thanks to the guidance and support offered, our students leave with a high-quality education and the self-confidence required to build a better future.” Marovich explained that the award is kept for three years, and that Ivy had received the award in 2013. “Our success comes from our rigorous curriculum, enrichment activities, and support staff,” said Marovich. “The first piece to success is our teamwork aspect. The staff at Ivy has been together four straight years.” Ivy High School has a 92 percent attendance rate, and Marovich believes this is a great example of students buying into the school’s mission statement: ABCs − Attendance, Behavior and
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Fallbrook chamber honors members
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Retiring Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce board member Bob Hillery, center, receives certificates of recognition from California 75th District Assemblymember Marie Waldron and California 38th District Senator Joel Anderson during the 2016 Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce Awards and Installation Luncheon on May 13.
Local businesses want to provide the best services and products for their customers, and with recent news of a minimum wage increase being put into law, many small and medium businesses are trying to prepare for the added expense. On April 4, California Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 3 into law, which determined that the minimum wage would be increased in small increments until it hits $15 an hour in 2022. According to recent news reports, minimum wage would jump from the current $10 an hour to $10.50 in 2017, then $11 in 2018. Every year following, minimum wage would increase a dollar until it reaches $15 in 2022. Businesses that have 25 or fewer employees have until 2023 to reach the minimum wage requirement.
“This minimum wage increase is no more than a tax increase for the state,” Duke Maples, Rainbow Oaks
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Local small businesses prepare for minimum wage increase Part one of two
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Shane Gibson photos Miriam Key reacts after learning she won the Chamber Member of the Year Award during the 2016 Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce Awards and Installation Luncheon at Grand Tradition on May 13. See more photos on C-1.
This change would impact 2.2 million people who, according to the governor’s office, are currently paid minimum wage throughout California. This will be the highest wage statewide minimum wage in the country, with Massachusetts’ minimum wage set at $10 hourly, set to increase to $11 in 2017, and Washington D.C.’s minimum wage, $10.50, set to increase a dollar in July. California legislature reached an agreement with labor unions, allowing for pauses in the annual minimum wage increase if there were negative economic conditions, such as negative job growth or low retail sales. In addition, Governor Brown can
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2016 Avocado Half Marathon and 5K postponed to Sept. 24
Approximately 1,400 runners participated in the 2015 Avocado Half Marathon and 5K, which began at Live Oak Park. The proposed 2016 race will start and end in downtown Fallbrook. Tom Ferrall Staff Writer The date for the third annual Avocado Half Marathon and 5k, which race organizers originally planned to present May 28, has been changed to Saturday,
Sept. 24. The race’s official website, www.avocadohalfand5k.com, on April 22 posted the following notice: “Dear Running Community. Due to unforeseen permitting issues with the County of San
Diego, the May 28, 2016, date for the 3rd Annual Avocado Half marathon and 5k will be moved to Saturday, September 24, 2016 and will start at 6:30 a.m. This event will still start and finish in historic downtown Fallbrook. As event owners, directors and
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runners ourselves, we are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.” “Canceling this event was never an option, but the new guidelines
see MARATHON, page A-11