Tri-tip goes with football B-8
Bonsall High opens new building C-1
Lady Warriors start volleyball season D-1
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September 1, 2016
Are residents ready for the next wildfire?
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Firesafe Council, The North County Fire Protection District and Mission Resource Conservation District think that the best wildfire defense is to empower community residents with knowledge and resources. They are collaborating to provide an information packed program on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Library. The beautiful vegetation surrounding Fallbrook, Bonsall and Rainbow make these communities great places to live, but they also present special challenges in the event of a wildfire. Is everyone really ready for the next wildfire? This workshop will give citizens vital information about the potential new fire threat of insect-ridden dead and dying trees, tell them how to prepare themselves and their properties against wildland fire threats and importantly, how to check their insurance policies to see how much is covered if disaster strikes. Five years of drought and recent watering restrictions have taken a toll on a variety of trees in the county. The lack of water has stressed wildland trees, agricultural trees as well as backyard trees and has made them susceptible to the beetle species that have been moving toward Fallbrook. Recent aerial surveys estimate that over two-thirds of the Southern California forests have suffered above normal tree mortality due to drought and insects. These wood pests are causing trees to die including avocado, willow, oaks, palms and sycamore.
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Volume 20, Issue 35
BUSD approves agreement with Accretive for new Lilac Hills Ranch school Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The Bonsall Unified School District (BUSD) approved an agreement with Accretive Investments for Accretive to build a K-8 elementary school on the Lilac Hills Ranch property should the initiative authorizing Lilac Hills Ranch pass in the November election. One 4-0 BUSD board vote, with Timothy Coen absent, was taken during closed session due to the real property negotiation aspect and approved the acquisition of a 12.5-acre parcel within Lilac Hills Ranch. A second 4-0 board vote with Coen absent approved the school facilities agreement between Accretive and the school district which includes the requirement for Accretive to build an elementary school. “It was definitely an agreement they would build a K through 8 school on that property,” said BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham. “It was really setting some of the parameters on how we would phase in the growth of students. We would be looking at how that property would be developed.”
see BUSD, page A-11
Reminiscing over Rio:
see WILDFIRE, page A-10
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A young Powwow dancer performs in the arena during the 9th Annual Honoring Traditions Gathering & Powwow at the Pala Indian Reservation, Aug. 27. See more photos on B-1.
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Fallbrook’s Kobe Stallings returns a punt against Westview in the Warriors’ home opener, Aug. 26. See story and more photos on page D-2.
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Richelle Stephens surpasses her dreams at 2016 Olympics Andrea Verdin Staff Writer Normally, college students spend their summer relaxing and lounging about their home before heading back to school. However, Richelle Stephens is not a regular college student. She spent a large portion of her summer in Rio representing the United States as part of the women’s rugby team. Not only was Stephens the youngest player on the women’s rugby team, but she played in the historical inauguration of the rugby sevens. “Being a part of the USA team has been an honorable experience,” said Stephens, who truly felt the USA team spirit during the opening ceremonies at Rio. “Popular Olympians like the gymnastics ‘Fabulous Five’ and Michael Phelps walk in the same building with us, and we are all equal teammates with them,” said Stephens. Stephens had an exciting moment when she met USA basketball player Klay Thompson. “I was trying to keep it cool,” said Stephens, who missed a photo op with Phelps to take a photo with Thompson. A unique experience that
see RIO, page A-4