VIDEO: Suicide Statistics
Mar. 9, 2012 | 5:30 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThat annual total and recent high-profile cases prompted the County to remind the public help is available.
Emergency Planning for Developmentally Disabled People
Mar. 9, 2012 | 5:01 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
By definition, disasters are chaotic and frightening. Now imagine what it would look like to someone with autism, Alzheimer’s disease, or someone who is developmentally disabled. The goal of emergency planners is to make the experience more reassuring and less confusing for everyone.
VIDEO: Dairy Mart Loop Trail Opens
Mar. 9, 2012 | 3:58 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe trail through the Tijuana River Valley includes an observation deck and a blind for viewing birds.
VIDEO: Helping to tie the knot
Mar. 9, 2012 | 2:37 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteFor some County employees, helping couples through one of the biggest days of their lives is all in a day’s work.
Record Number of Suicides Reported in 2011
Mar. 9, 2012 | 12:29 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThat annual total and recent high-profile cases prompted the County to remind the public help is available.
Don’t Let Spring Cleaning Be Hazardous To Your Health
Mar. 9, 2012 | 11:56 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Spring is in the air and you may be thinking of opening up your mountain cabin, cleaning out the garage or that backyard shed. But be careful if you find evidence of unwanted visitors. Eight mice in Santee, Tierrasanta and Escondido have just tested positive for the potentially-deadly hantavirus.
Federal Community Development Block Grants Building Backcountry Fire Fleet
Mar. 8, 2012 | 2:27 PMReading Time: 3 minutesBuying equipment is a challenge for small firefighting agencies. Some are getting help from a source you may not expect.
Old Glory to Fly Over Fallbrook Library
Mar. 8, 2012 | 12:16 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe community is invited to join County Supervisor Bill Horn to dedicate the Fallbrook Library’s new flagpole and flag on Saturday, March 10, at 11 a.m.
Volunteer Park Host a Lifesaver
Mar. 8, 2012 | 11:32 AMReading Time: 2 minutesA park host who lives in Wilderness Gardens Preserve might have been the only one who heard a car plunge off Highway 76 during the night last fall. His 911 call probably saved the driver’s life.
New Volunteer Garden Grows at Edgemoor
Mar. 7, 2012 | 5:05 PMReading Time: 2 minutesCommunity residents and County staff are working together to raise both crops and spirits.