Avocados named heart healthy B-2
Heyneman Park gets funding C-2
CAE finishes painting class D-4
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Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The widening of State Route 76 from two lanes to four is expected to be complete during 2017. “Right now we’re working on the north side of the barrier between Gird Road and Old Highway 395, and you will be seeing asphalt paving starting next month,” said senior construction engineer Dave Cortez. “The plan is to have that paved and open up the westbound lanes from 395 to Mission Road early next year.” That will allow two westbound lanes while the southern part of the road is being finished for the eventual use of both lanes. “From Gird Road to Old Highway 395 we will be working on the eastbound lanes,” Cortez said. “We anticipate sometime mid to late summer we’ll have this project well on its way to opening up to traffic,” Cortez said. “Overall it will be significantly complete, and that is about a month ahead of schedule.” The capping of the lanes is expected to occur in mid-summer. “There will be traffic control probably during the night for capping the lanes,” Cortez said. The additional lanes will widen Highway 76 from an average of 30 feet to an average of 44 feet of paved surface which equates to two travel lanes 12 feet wide along with inside and outside shoulder lanes 10 feet wide, and the road will also include turn lanes,
see 76, page A-6
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Volume 20, Issue 52
YANA members gather for Christmas lunch
Faces of Fallbrook 2016
Miss Fallbrook Taryn Sehnert
Citizen of the Year Donna Gebhart Shane Gibson photo YANA member Ibolya Brown, left, and Fallbrook Senior Volunteer Patrolwoman Cindy Roark spend a moment socializing during the Fallbrook Senior Volunteer Patrol YANA luncheon at the Grand Tradition, Dec. 19. YANA (You Are Not Alone) are checked on daily by the senior volunteers. See story and more photos on page C-1.
Sullivan Middle 8th graders give back 10 percent Lifetime Achievement winner Manny Ortega
Andrea Verdin Staff Writer There’s a stigma about middle schoolers, with folks thinking that preteens are selfish and myopic, only focusing on themselves. However, at Sullivan Middle School, eighth graders are proving just how untrue that statement is. With the help of middle school teacher Megan Foxley, every eighth grader is involved in the 10 Percent Project. “[The 10 Percent Project] was something I’ve always wanted to do,” said Foxley. “Other schools do it, calling it the Genius Hour, or 20 Percent Time. It’s basically adapted from Google, which gives their employees 20 percent of their workday back to work on a project of their choosing. We adopted it three years ago.” Today, approximately 200 students are involved in the project. As a way to help students get started, Foxley and her team bring in local community members, as well as individuals from the county level and state level to talk about concerns they have. The idea is that students will hear about a concern that resonates with them, and will allow them to begin working on a project to address that specific need. Teachers vet the projects to make sure that the goals set are
see SULLIVAN, page A-6
Pioneer of the Year Patricia Orcutt Showalter
Recipients of Wheels 4 Life bicycles bought with money donated by Tristen Smith pose with their bicycles.
Pioneer of the Year James Grevatt
Courtesy photos Wheels 4 Life was able to buy 23 bicycles for individuals in need in Uganda with funds donated through Tristen Smith’s 10 Percent project.
Honorary Mayor Tami Donnelly
Transient Occupancy Tax revenue up in Fallbrook, Pauma, Bonsall
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Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent T h e c o u n t y ’s Tr a n s i e n t Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenue collected from facilities in Fallbrook, Bonsall, and Pauma during fiscal year 2015-16 increased from the fiscal year 2014-2015 totals. Fallbrook lodging facilities contributed $456,682.82 of TOT payments for 2015-16, which is an increase from the $397,049.09 collected during 2014-15. The collection from Pauma increased from $43,985.85 in 2014-15 to $47,726.46 during 2015-16. Lodgers at Bonsall facilities paid $5,679.23 during 2014-15 and $7,212.30 in 2015-16. The increase in Fallbrook payments, in conjunction with
a decrease in unincorporated Escondido revenue from $481,441.86 to $239,148.11, changed Fallbrook’s rank among the 24 recognized communities from fifth for 2014-15 to fourth for 2015-16. Revenue for Spring Valley increased from $19,419.83 to $ 7 1 , 3 9 6 . 5 7 w h i ch d r o p p ed Pauma’s rank from 10th to 11th. Bonsall’s rank remained at 18th. The TOT, which was reduced from nine percent of the lodging unit rate to eight percent in October 2007, is collected from occupants of hotels, motels, bed and breakfast venues, mobile home parks, private campgrounds, and other structures occupied or intended for occupancy by nonresidents for lodging or sleeping purposes.
Campgrounds at the eight county parks with such facilities are not subject to the TOT, nor are lodging facilities on Indian reservations or other areas where the County of San Diego has no taxing power. A federal or State of California officer or employee on official business is exempt from the tax, as is any foreign government officer or employee exempt under Federal law or international treaty. The tax is not collected if the regular rent is four dollars a day or less or if the lodger receives a free room where the only consideration received is publicity for the lodging site. Units occupied or rented for more than 30 consecutive days are not subject to the TOT. The facility operator must
see TOT, page A-6
Vintage Business of the Year Durling Nursery’s Wayne Elder
Gate Scholar Ashley Romo see story and more photos on A-8