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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Prolonged low temperatures have caused significant damage to local agriculture. While breakdowns by individual community may not be available, industry and county total economic damage figures are in the eight-figure range. “It will definitely be in the tens of millions. How high up in the tens of millions remains to be seen,” said Eric Larson, the executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, on the countywide damage. The California Avocado Commission estimates that losses could range between 20 percent and 30 per...
Warrior spirit was more than alive when the Fallbrook varsity boys basketball tomahawked Poway 70-44 in their January 10 game. Next home game is Friday night, January 26, versus Carlsbad! Varsity girls 5:15 p.m.; varsity boys 7 p.m....
Teacher’s union negotiator Tim Hauck let his irritation be known Monday night, January 22, at the Fallbrook Union High School District board meeting after Trustee Bill O’Connor announced he was pulling the voting item regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District and the teachers from the agenda. The fiscal impact of the proposed increases in salary and benefits totals $1,618,598. Admitting he was angry and frustrated, Hauck addressed the board and said his feelings “will spill out” into the other 150 sta...
The best-priced two-year college education in North County is coming to Fallbrook when Palomar College opens the doors to its second center for education campus in 2011. On 82 acres, bordering I-15 near SR-76, with an initial 7,000 square feet of buildings plus playing fields, the new Fallbrook center will serve students living in Fallbrook, Bonsall, Valley Center and other communities in North County. The passing of Proposition M in November made it possible. A two-year education at Palomar College has been a source of an...
Nine individual fires, one of which claimed the life of a 32-year-old woman and seven of which appear to be related, have occurred in Fallbrook over the past week. On Thursday, January 18, at 12:26 a.m., 32-year-old Melissa Maehler perished in a fire in her home, located in the 5000 block of San Jacinto Circle East Road. Maehler’s husband, 58-year-old Bernard William Acuna, escaped with injuries to his hands. Two children, ages 11 and 14, escaped the home safely. “The origin of the fire is suspicious,” authorities said.... Full story
FALLBROOK — It’s that time of year again when everyone will see those eager and excited girls in uniform coming down the street to entice them with those wonderful Girl Scout cookies. Selling the cookies is considered a wonderful learning experience for the girls. Participation in the sales helps develop their self-confidence while teaching them many valuable skills, such as how to set and work toward goals, meet and greet people, handle money, follow through on a promise to deliver a product and develop sales and mar...
FALLBROOK — A special ‘Homecoming’ celebration of life for Bob Burton will be held this Saturday, January 27, at 2 p.m. at the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center at Fallbrook High School. Attendees are encouraged to wear red and white. Video cameras will be in the lobby to record messages to the Burton family. Come early; stay late. There will be overflow seating in the gymnasium with video and audio. There will be room for everyone. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Friends of the Fallbrook Libra... Full story
Kerry Moriarty, RN, PHN and Janine Loescher, RD, CDE, CLE will be presenting disaster planning and emergency preparedness information on Wednesday, January 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center, North Room, 341 Heald Lane. Topics to be covered include types of disasters, making a personal and family safety plan, emergency supply kits for special populations, as well as community and pet preparedness. The presentation is sponsored by the County of San Diego, Public Health Department, Parks and...
During 2007, St. John’s Thrift Shop is planning many special sales and celebrations. Founded in 1957, the shop will kick off the first of many special sales of 50 percent off, February 1-5 at its location, 1075 South Mission, Suite G (Town Center North). Hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The board of directors announced that $37,800 had been donated in 2006 to local agencies: Boys & Girls Clubs of North County, CROP Walk, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Fallbrook Historical Society, F...
VISTA — The Toe Tappers, a 50-plus senior tap dancing performance group, has openings for a few more tap dancers. Male or female dancers should know basic tap steps. There is no charge and the group practices every Monday and Thursday morning at the McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. For more information, call Lynda at (760) 471-6553.... Full story
The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is in need of new or clean blankets, flannel sheets and quilts for the poor. Donations can be taken to the store at 520 South Main Avenue, Fallbrook. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, call the store at (760) 728-7012....
The Fallbrook Democratic Club will soon screen the documentary “Iraq for Sale,” an examination of war profiteering. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (“Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,” “Outfoxed” and “Uncovered”) takes viewers inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. “Iraq for Sale” uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision-makers who allow them to d...
The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club will be meeting February 3 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting program will be “Skywarn,” presented by Eric Hutchins, K7ELH, San Diego Skywarn Coordinator. Skywarn is the National Weather Service (NWS) program of trained volunteer severe weather spotters. Skywarn volunteers support their communities and government by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports. These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform communities of the proper actions to tak...
Fallbrook is the second most wildfire prone community in all of California. The Fallbrook Fire Safe Council, in cooperation with SDSU Field Stations Program and North County Fire Protection District, present WildfireAlert.org (www.wildfirealert.org). The Web page provides real-time fire danger and weather information for the greater Fallbrook area, helpful fire safety and preparation information, fire news and kids’ activities. Every season is fire season, so this information can help families stay prepare...
The Fallbrook Citizen’s Crime-Prevention/Neighborhood Rehab Committee is sponsoring a MySpace adult presentation by representatives from the San Diego District Attorney’s Computer & Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH) on Tuesday, January 30, at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1405 East Fallbrook Street. This event is free and open to the public; a Spanish interpreter will be available. For more information please call Pat Braendel at (760) 728-3400....
I really enjoyed Steve Breens’ cynical cartoon (NC Times, 1/17/07), as well as that day’s editorial. The editorial says that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales “performed a stunning disservice to San Diego” by arbitrarily and unilaterally firing Carol Lam, our US Attorney. As a citizen, I object to this administration’s disreputable tactics in what appears to be an attempt to stop continuing probes into corruption in our federal government. After Carol Lam convicted Duke Cunningham, her gift to San Diego County and its citiz...
In its first 100 hours, the newly Democratic-controlled Congress passed two long overdue bills that benefit many Americans. Congressman Darrell Issa voted against both bills. The first, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (HR4), permits Medicare to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices for our seniors. A similar program, long in effect with the VA, has generated enormous savings for our veterans. A recent survey found the VA pays 48.2 percent less for the 20 drugs most frequently used by senior...
I’m writing to thank the Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation for the consistent, tenacious, creative, dedicated hard work they provide our community, from free rides for seniors and handicapped to doctors’ appointments and grocery stores via the Care Van to researching health questions and giving answers and providing needy individuals with soap, lotions, shampoo and conditioners, clothing and household goods. I recently had the best fortune when I contacted the organization for a “patient advocate” and was referred to Shaun Lemo...
To borrow from playwright Tennessee Williams, upon reading about the Bonsall protests I was struck by “The Foul Stench of Mendacity.” The pro-day worker elements proudly waved signs saying many day laborers are here legally, but to be truthful many are not. The term “undocumented worker” is at best a misnomer; the accurate term would be “economic refugee.” They flee a country so ripe with corruption and political indifference their only solution to Mexico’s poverty problem is encouraging its poorest citizens to cross the bor... Full story
Like it or not, Iraq was supposed to be a stepping stone to engage Iran and Syria. President Bush doesn’t have to openly discuss his war tactics in detail with the general public if he doesn’t see fit. I believe he didn’t say this at the time because he didn’t want the left wing media (about 80 percent of all media) to make a circus out of his plans. What is a WMD? The term “weapon of mass destruction” encompasses nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, which don’t distinguish between soldier and civilian. After invadin...
Arlyne Ingold presents Roy Costello of Costello’s Auto Repair with an award for being a Director of the Chamber as well as Christmas Parade Chairman....
Gerry Helgemo and Maurie Schuette greet visitors to the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District’s Early Childhood Center grand opening celebration held January 20. The center is located at Fallbrook Street and Mission Road....
On February 24 Fallbrook Presbyterian is hosting a live satellite simulcast featuring author and teacher Beth Moore. Her talk is based on her new book, “Get Out of That Pit.” For additional information, register online at www.fallbrookpres.org or call (760) 644-6791. In a special message titled “Straight Talk About God’s Deliverance,” Moore will discuss the fact that deliverance is for everyone – no matter how you got stuck, no matter how long you’ve been down, whether you think you deserve it or not. From her own personal... Full story
Pineapple has been known and cultivated in culinary circles since ancient times. Although Columbus brought it back from his journeys, it did not grow well in Europe. Both Spain and Portugal took it to their Asian colonies. However, it was not until the 1800s that pineapple as a commercial crop was successful in the islands of Azores and Hawaii as well as South Africa and Australia. Today pineapple is grown in most tropical regions including Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands as well as Central and South America....
It’s better to prevent disease than to have to treat it. Preteen Vaccine Week, a statewide observance set for January 21-27, is intended to raise awareness of the importance of preteen doctor visits and immunization in preventing diseases. The preteen doctor visit is an excellent opportunity for 11- and 12-year-olds to get vaccines they need, including a TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis) booster, meningococcal vaccine and a second chickenpox shot (if they have never had chickenpox). These diseases are s...
