Unifying in the fight against cancer B-1
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FUHSD appoints Nelson as interim superintendent Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News Dr. Dale Mitchell attended his final Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) board of trustees meeting on August 25, receiving great praise from the board and various district employees who attended the meeting. Mitchell’s last day as superintendent was September 1. “After all these years, you have called people up to recognize them, but tonight is your night,” said Sharon Koehler, board president. Mitchell began his tenure as FUHSD superintendent six years ago, in 2008. During his tenure, Mitchell led the school district through financial struggles that came with the recession.
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Powwow a colorful Pala tradition
see FUHSD, page A-8
Kennedy named new RMWD GM Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent Tom Kennedy is the new general manager of the Rainbow Municipal Water District. A 5-0 Rainbow board vote Aug. 26 approved the hiring of Kennedy along with a $200,000 annual salary for him. Kennedy’s first day as Rainbow’s general manager was Aug. 28. “I’m excited to get started. There’s a lot of opportunities here in Rainbow,” Kennedy said. Kennedy, who had previously been the operations manager for the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, lives in northern Escondido. “There’s a lot I can bring to the district and help move forward and grow and serve the ratepayers,” he said.
see RMWD, page A-8
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Chase Hemminger and his son Jeffrey wait for the grand entry to begin at the Pala Powwow Aug. 24 at the Pala Reservation. Hemminger, a South Dakota native, is in the Marine Corps stationed at Camp Pendleton. See more photos on page C-10.
Bonsall High officially opens
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CWA initiates mandatory water restrictions Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
Justin Cunningham, superintendent of the Bonsall Union School District, speaks at the Bonsall Ken Seals photo High School grand opening ceremony Aug. 25. In the background, left to right are Joe Gora, teacher; Jennifer Leung, parent and initiator of the petition to unify Bonsall schools, and Bonsall High principal Tim Heck. The campus of the new high school is co-located with Sullivan Middle School on West Lilac Road.
The San Diego County Water Authority declared Stage 2 conditions of the SDCWA’s Water Shortage and Drought Response Plan while notifying member agencies of a model drought ordinance Level 2 drought alert condition which includes mandatory water use restrictions. The CWA board’s unanimous vote July 24 did not include any cutbacks but triggered member agency bans on various uses. The provisions include limiting outdoor watering days and times, watering only during the late evening or early morning hours, eliminating the washing of paved surfaces unless health or safety reasons justify an exemption, eliminating runoff from irrigation systems, repairing all leaks within 72 hours, turning off water fountains and
see CWA, page A-4