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  • Win over Falcons gives Warriors 3-0 league water polo record

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    A 12-9 win over Torrey Pines High School at UCSD January 19 gave Fallbrook High School’s girls water polo team a 3-0 Avocado League record along with a 10-2 overall mark. “We’ve been doing pretty well,” said Fallbrook coach Bob Lamont. The Warriors opened January with an 8-1 win over Patrick Henry January 7 at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center pool. Demi Barrett led the Warriors with three goals; Sarah Bushnell obtained five steals and also won four consecutive sprints, and the only goal Alex Rodriguez allowed was during a...

  • Field hockey banquet sees multiple award winners

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Fallbrook High School’s field hockey team held its awards banquet December 2 at Zion Lutheran Church, and the team saw two of its awards shared by two players. Seniors Kyle Little and Christine Russell shared the team’s Most Valuable Player honor; both also earned first-team Avocado League honors. Little played midfield for the Warriors and Russell was a defender. Juniors Amanda Mulkey and Blanca Barrientos shared the Most Improved award. Mulkey is a midfielder and Barrientos plays defender. Junior goalkeeper Jahna Jor...

  • Zion recognizes fall athletes

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    FALLBROOK - Zion Lutheran School student athletes were recognized, with special certificates, for successful completion of Zion’s fall sports program. Students enjoyed partnering up with the Fallbrook Boys and Girls club to show their love of sports with the help of parent coaches who donated their time and effort in support of the teams.... Full story

  • Artist Tom Fong to demo watercolor painting

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    FALLBROOK- The next meeting of the Fallbrook Art Association will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday February 8, at the Fallbrook Public Utilities Department Building, 990 E. Mission Rd. Tom Fong will be the featured artist and will be presenting a watercolor painting demonstration at the meeting. Prior to the demonstration and meeting there will be an informal critique session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Artists may bring one or two paintings that are in progress in any media and will... Full story

  • The Romantics to perform special Valentine's Day concert

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

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  • Graybill Medical Group

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Graybill Medical Group’s mission is to provide its patients with a broad range of medical services for preventative and diagnostic treatment. Its neighborhood-based practice located in Fallbrook offers comprehensive treatment coupled with sincere care. With additional offices located in San Marcos, Escondido, and soon, Temecula, Graybill Medical Group commits itself to achieving outstanding patient satisfaction. “Our dedication is to our patient’s well-being when they are i... Full story

  • POWER Workshop helps battle domestic violence on Pendleton

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    To provide service members and their families another way to overcome domestic violence and child abuse, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Community Services has been utilizing a powerful program for the past 12 years. POWER Workshop is a MCCS Counseling Services program that involves open discussions with spouses who have fallen victim to domestic violence or have witnessed child abuse. Attendees discuss how domestic abuse has impacted their home, said Amanda Hinkle, prevention... Full story

  • Community Center adds seated-exercise class

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Community Center is adding a new class to its program that is suitable for ambulatory seniors and anyone who would prefer to get fit from a position of comfort and stability. This is a fun and lively seated-exercise class using music from the 1940s and 1950s, offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Participants are welcome to sing along, enjoy the music and move at a pace they feel is appropriate for their fitness level. Wheel-chair users are welcome and students of other abilities...

  • CHP and firefighters warn cigarette litterbugs

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    SAN DIEGO - The California Highway Patrol, environmental, and fire prevention advocates have launched a newly upgraded Cigarette Litter Hotline, “Hold on to your Butt.” This is a public education campaign focused on holding accountable smokers who toss their cigarette butts out of vehicles while navigating San Diego County’s highways. This program will empower county residents to report smokers who illegally discard their cigarettes on the roadways. Utilizing a toll-free hotline, 1-877-211-2888 (BUTT), citizens will be able...

  • SANDAG requests $9 million from congress for SR 76

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board approved a list of 26 projects to be requested in the fiscal year 2011 federal transportation appropriations cycle, and the widening of State Route 76 was among those projects. SANDAG’s January 22 approval of the request includes seeking $9 million to widen Highway 76 between Melrose Drive in Oceanside and Interstate 15. SANDAG has requested a total of $736.55 million for the 2009 federal appropriations cycle. SANDAG provides an a...

  • Safe Driving class offered for seniors

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    The Fallbrook Senior Center, located at 399 Heald Lane, will be offering a new and improved AARP Safe Driving Program which allows for a reduction in auto insurance policies. The class will be held on Feb. 2 and 16 and begin at 8:30 a.m. Space is limited. Call (760) 728-4498 to secure a spot. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Make checks payable to AARP and send to Robert Baker at 1461 Surrey Heights, Fallbrook, CA 92028. For more information, call (760) 731-9842.... Full story

  • Corvettes of Temecula Valley holding Mystery Lunch Run

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    The Mystery Lunch Run this month will be on Sunday, Jan. 31. Cars will depart from the Albertsons parking lot at the corner of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs Roads at 8:30 a.m. Participants should meet near the McDonald’s and are asked to bring walkie-talkies if they have them (channel 5.0). RSVP to Raymond McIntosh at [email protected]. Ron and Darlene Rich will lead. Anyone who has a Corvette is welcome to come out for a lot of fun....

  • Erosion control for your home, garden or ranch

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    With the recent heavy rains of the past few weeks, soil erosion has come to the attention of homeowners in a major way. It is important to understand the terrain and lay of your land and how it can affect both you and your neighbor’s property. The fires of 2007 burned vast amounts of acreage in our area and destroyed native vegetation that resulted in hillsides prone to erosion. The hills where the plants burned completely to the ground, or the groves of trees that lost their canopies and were stumped back, played a s... Full story

  • Supervisors approve policy on mitigation of county-owned lands

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 January 13 to create a new Board of Supervisors policy regarding mitigation of county-owned land managed by the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation. In addition to adopting the policy, which is expected to streamline the planning and implementation of the mitigation phase of projects, as well as to provide the county with more revenue for land acquisition, the supervisors also directed the county’s auditor and controller to establish a separate interest-bearing tru...

  • Lewinger chairs session at ACWA conference

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Fallbrook Public Utility District general manager Keith Lewinger chaired a December 3 session at the Association of California Water Agencies conference in San Diego. Lewinger was the host of “The Facts and Myths About California’s Water,” which was presented as a game show format to determine whether certain beliefs about California’s water management are true or false. Serving as contestants, who subsequently explained their answers, were Metropolitan Water District of Southern California program manager Tim Blair, West Yos...

  • Mazie Good

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Mazie Good, 93, of Fallbrook, CA, passed away January 21, 2010. Born March 25, 1916 in Houston, Tex., she was the daughter of Allen and Pearl Whitfield. Mazie was a homemaker. She enjoyed synchronized swimming, was a lifeguard at the local pool during the summer, and loved fishing. Mazie was married to Carol Good (predeceased) for 71 years. Mazie is survived by her son Daryl (Linda) Good of Fallbrook; granddaughters Lisa (Morris) Horton of Dripping Springs, Tex., Claire...

  • Jim Page

    Updated Jan 28, 2010

    Jim Page, 69, died January 21, 2010. He was born June 15, 1940 in Nebraska. He grew up in Manhattan Beach, Calif. and attended Mira Costa High School. He married his high school sweetheart on April 8, 1960 and they both were looking forward to celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year. He worked in construction from the age of 15 until he retired in 1999. His work moved him and his family to many places along the west coast and Hawaii. Jim and Lani moved from Costa... Full story