Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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FALLBROOK – SeniorNet’s winter classes at the Tom Warner Learning Center begin on Jan. 23. Sign-ups are at the Foundation for Senior Care, 135 S. Mission, on Monday Jan. 16 and Tuesday Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. Seats in the classes are first come first served. The classes are Photoshop Elements 10, Using Word, Windows 7 and File Management, Beginning Computer, Digital Camera Photography, Picasa Photo Organization, Genealogy using Family Tree Maker 2012, Microsoft Live Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, and Sky Drive. S...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club will start the year off with a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. The special guests for this meeting are the club’s panel of experts, Linda Nickerson, Chuck and Mary Jo Bacik, Dave and Margaret Ashton, and Cecilia Taylor. These avid gardeners will answer specific garden questions and provide tips for planting and maintaining home gardens. The general public is invited to attend. For further information, visit the club’s new...
FALLBROOK – At the next meeting of the Fallbrook Tea party, Thursday, Jan. 26, there will be an introduction of the organization’s newly-formed youth group, which consists of college and high school-age activists. Speakers at the meeting will include Jim Miller, a candidate for judge; Roy Moosa, Fallbrook Community Planning Group member who will speak on the Indian land trust issue; and Marie Waldron, a candidate for the 75th Assembly District. Those interested in the youth group should arrive at 5:30 p.m. The r...
FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library invite everyone to enjoy an evening of classical music on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. As part of the ongoing music series, which is presented without charge, the Kensington Trio will be here to entertain local residents. The Kensington Trio has been performing together since 2001, and has appeared in many concerts in the greater San Diego area, as well as each season on the Kensington Concert Series. Seating is on a first come basis, so plan to come sing along on this...
FALLBROOK – The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help plan this year’s Relay for Life event in Fallbrook, which will take place June 9 and 10. A planning meeting will be held Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Fallbrook Presbyterian Church (gym), 463 S. Stage Coach Lane. Volunteers can help make this overnight event very successful in raising money for cancer research, programs, and awareness. The local event will be held at Fallbrook Union High School, as well as in more than 4,800 other U.S. communities a...
FALLBROOK – For individuals whose New Year’s resolution is to lose weight and get healthy, a free Share the Health Night featuring health coach Zac Elliot will be offered Tues., Jan. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Elder House, 127 W. Elder Street, in Fallbrook. Elliot encourages individuals concerned about issues such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Type 2 Diabetes to attend the informational meeting. “I would like to help people that have a weight problem they haven’t been able to solve and show them how t...
After their first game in January, the Fallbrook High School boys soccer team had an 8-4-2 record. Fallbrook played a January 6 game against Mission Vista which ended with the 6-0 score in the Warriors’ favor. “I played my second string and they still did phenomenal,” said Fallbrook coach Jorge Rojas. Rojas actually credits his depth to the team’s attitude and philosophy, including their commitments to remain academically ineligible. The soccer team did not suffer any casualt...
Jorge Rojas took over the Fallbrook High School boys soccer team’s head coaching position for the 2011-12 season, giving him his debut as a high school varsity head coach. “At the beginning I was a little nervous,” he said. “I’m just really happy how things are turning out.” A win in the first game of 2012 improved Fallbrook’s record to 8-4-2, and Rojas credits Fallbrook’s administration and faculty as well as his players for the success as well as for his increased comfort in his new position. “I knew that I had a lot of th...
SSNAAPE is pleased to announce that its Fallbrook neighbors showed their kindness and love for animals over the holidays by placing a generous contribution of pet food in boxes that were set up in Major Market and Creature Comforts. The food will be distributed to Fallbrook’s senior citizens who have pets and need assistance. We extend many thanks to Major Market and Creature Comforts and to our community members who donated the items. SSNAAPE is Senior/Special Needs Animal Assistance Project Endeavor, a non-profit o...
I don’t often comment in a positive way about most issues. The glass is usually half empty in my aged eyes. However, I saw something the other day when I had occasion to deliver my water bill payment to the drop-box at FPUD headquarters that was most satisfying and encouraging. Under the “leadership” of the former general manager, a usually empty parking spot, front and center of the offices had a very prominent sign indicating “Parking for General Manager only!” (unwashed ratepayers keep out!) Surprise of surprises...
FALLBROOK – Area residents are encouraged to support the 13th annual Fallbrook Baseball Club Golf Tournament on Monday, Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King Day) at Pala Mesa golf resort. The format will be a four-man scramble and check-in time will be 9 to 11 a.m. with a noon shotgun start. Fee of $125 will include 18 holes of golf, range balls, pro tour experience golf van, buffet dinner, Warrior hat, towel, and sleeve of custom Warrior golf balls, and silent auction opportunities. Prizes will be awarded to the top three...
TEMECULA - The California Chamber Orchestra (CCCO) will present ‘The Suite Life,’ a concert of music by Pergolesi, J. S. Bach, and Stravinsky, at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 21, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. The concert is presented by the Golden Valley Music Society in partnership with Temecula Presents. It is supported by a generous gift from the Temecula Valley Woman’s Club. The orchestra will perform three pieces on the program: The Concertino in E Flat Major...
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PALA – Pala will continue its free Saturday night rock tribute concert series starting Sat., Jan. 7 with the Pettybreakers, a tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The concerts will be followed each Saturday by DJish until 1:30 a.m. Tribute band concerts begin at 8 p.m. On Sat., Jan. 14, Pala will feature Bostyx, a tribute to Boston and Styx; on Sat., Jan. 21, Rio, a tribute to Duran Duran; on Sat., Feb. 4, Dog & Butterfly, a tribute to Heart; and Sat., Feb. 11, Queen Nation, a tribute to Queen...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Each and every year, when temperatures fluctuate, scores of men, women and children reach for the tissue box to overcome what’s typically assumed to be the common cold. But that common cold might actually be something much different. Roughly 37 million Americans suffer from at least one episode of sinusitis each year. An inflammation, or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses, sinusitis can prove very difficult to live with. Healthy sinuses are n... Full story
ESCONDIDO - The Elizabeth Hospice seeks caring people to participate in the Winter Volunteer Training that will be held three consecutive Saturdays, Feb. 25, March 3 and 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Elizabeth Hospice administrative office, 150 W. Crest St., Escondido. Volunteer training is free and open to the public. Bilingual volunteers and pet therapy volunteers are needed. The professional staff at The Elizabeth Hospice teaches the comprehensive training classes, addressing issues such as the volunteer role in...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Better Business Bureau (BBB), San Diego’s largest county-wide business membership organization, has issued a list of “red flags” to help consumers make 2012 a scam-free year. “There is no stronger remedy for fraud that an educated consumer who refuses to be conned,” said Sheryl Bilbrey, San Diego BBB president/CEO. “Rough economic times mean that consumer scams and rip-offs are at an all-time high as unscrupulous individuals and companies w...
FALLBROOK – Dotty Metcalf received her Paul Harris Plus One Pin at a recent weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Fallbrook. Club Foundation Director Gordon Tinker made the presentation. Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary. A Rotarian who gives $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation becomes a Paul Harris Fellow. As Rotarians give additional $1,000 to the Foundation they move up in status as a PHF plus one, two etc. These donations are used for worldwide humanitarian,... Full story
Fallbrook High School girls basketball coach Dan Bachman might not have been happy with the Warriors’ 60-17 loss January 3 against Rancho Buena Vista (RBV), but he notes that his players learned a lesson prior to the start of the Avocado East League season. “We got a little wakeup call from RBV,” Bachman said. The Warriors had a 10-2 record prior to the loss to the Longhorns, which was also Fallbrook’s first home game of the season. Fallbrook has non-league matches at Mission...
Fallbrook High School’s wrestling team lost its dual meet opener December 7 at La Costa Canyon by a 51-19 score, but the results were encouraging for Fallbrook head coach Greg Wagaman. “You wouldn’t know it by the score, but we wrestled a really good match,” Wagaman said. The team scores are derived from the scores of each of the 14 matches. The maximum number of points for each match is six, which is awarded for a pin or for a forfeit. Because Fallbrook only had twelve varsity wrestlers, twelve points were forfeited to the... Full story
Fallbrook High School junior Andrew Tate opened the 2011-12 high school wrestling season with a fifth-place performance at the Carlsbad Invitational tournament Dec. 3. “He dropped a really tough overtime match that would have put him in the third-place match,” said Fallbrook coach Greg Wagaman. “He lost his concentration for just a moment, and it cost him the match.” Tate wrestled in the 132-pound class. After his only loss in the tournament he settled for fifth place. “He got in the match for fifth and sixth and kind of t... Full story
Under most circumstances going from the varsity to the junior varsity would be a demotion. In the case of 2011 Fallbrook High School graduate Cristian Vera, who transcended from a star on Fallbrook’s varsity last season to this year’s freshman and junior varsity coach, it’s not truly a step down but has had a significantly positive impact on the Fallbrook wrestling program. “He’s doing a real good job with the lower-level guys,” said Fallbrook varsity coach Greg Wagaman. “He’s a good mentor and I’m really happy to have him... Full story
Fallbrook High School freshman Kendra Dahlke shared the Avocado East League player of the year recognition for girls volleyball and was one of three Warriors on the league’s first team. The first team also included senior Talia DeFalco and junior Tess Sutton. “These three were good team players,” said Fallbrook coach Peter Peng. “They integrated well with everyone else, and the team achieved success.” Success in Avocado East League play included a 9-1 record and the league championship. The Warriors had an overall 24-10 mar...
Six of the seven starters on Fallbrook High School’s 2011 boys water polo team were seniors, so it is encouraging to the returning players, Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson, and the Warrior fans that junior Austin Fagrell was selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player. Fagrell’s MVP award was presented at the team post-season banquet Dec. 15 at the school cafeteria. “It was a nice evening,” Richardson said. Fagrell, who was on the varsity for the first time in 2011, is a utility two-meter driver. His 92 goals placed se... Full story
It is with heartfelt sympathy that we share the passing of Fallbrook resident Bill Gordon on Jan. 6, 2012, his son Dean and brother Ronnie at his side. Bill was born in Hemet, Calif. on Feb. 15, 1934 in one of the ranch houses located in the middle of a 500 acre wheat ranch operated and managed by his grandfather Plase Hodge. Upon returning from Korea, Bill went to work for Johnson Tractor/Caterpillar in Riverside and in 1961, started as an agent with State Farm Insurance. In...
