Pala News

The motorist, a 34-year-old Pauma Valley resident, lost control of a 2001 Toyota Highlander on eastbound state Route 76 about a mile and a half east of Magee Road about 1:10 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Jim Bettencourt said.

The Ice Age bison's skull is encased in plaster to protect it during transportation to the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Paleontologists at the San Diego Natural History Museum Monday will unveil the fossilized bones of an Ice Age bison, bones that turned to stone and then rested in what is now North County for 200,000 years.

Caltrans officials said the bison was uncovered during excavations for the State Route 76 East project at Pala Mesa, near Bonsall.

A report given at the March 26 North County Fire Protection District board meeting indicated that the fire department is meeting response time standards in the more populated areas of the district.