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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SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors (SDCWA) declared on Jan. 26 an end to drought conditions in the region, citing heavy local rainfall and snow in western mountain areas. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego's official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the Colorado River Basin – where San Diego obtains some of its water – is also well above norma...
The San Diego County District Attorney's office has begun to lay out its case against a Fallbrook woman who fatally shot her son-in-law after he made a comment about the way she was dressed. According to previous Village News reports, Cynthia Cdebaca, 65, killed 53-year-old Geoward Eustaquio in his home at approximately 8 a.m. on Feb. 11, 2014 after he commented about the way she was dressed and told her to change. The two were alone in the residence. Cdebaca went to her granny flat adjacent to the main residence, retrieved... Full story
The membership of the county's Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) now includes a representative from the San Diego County Regional Fire Authority (SDCRFA). A 4-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Jan. 11, with Greg Cox at a California Coastal Commission meeting, approved the first reading and introduction of the ordinance changing the composition of the TAC. The second reading and adoption was approved on a 4-0 vote Jan. 25 with Ron Roberts delayed due to the impacts of rain in his neighborhood. "It's a good... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Feb. 18 meeting of the Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) will have a demonstration of Golden Paints by representative Kevin Greenland. All are invited to come see what's new and pick up some tips at the same time. There will be a small workshop following the meeting. Contact Carol Reardon (760) 731-6677 to be put on the list. The meeting will be at the Fallbrook Woman's Club, 238 W. Mission Rd., starting at 9 a.m. There will not be a critique session at this meeting. The art association would also like to a... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Center is offering the following tours: American Queen – Mississippi River Cruise This trip includes a one night stay at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans followed by an eight day cruise on the American Queen Steamboat. A city tour of New Orleans and shore excursions in each port of call with “Hop on and Hop off” which maximizes time. Wine and beer with dinner and meals and entertainment offered on board your cruise. Nine days and eight nights – March 5 to 13. Mesquite MusicFest Enjoy...
TEMECULA – Americans frequently bemoan how the federal government has become too powerful, abusing its rights and growing with no end in sight. The problem is so pressing that now many Americans are seriously considering pulling the “Constitutional emergency cord,” also known as an Article V Convention of States. It’s a tool written into the Constitution by the Founding Fathers to give states’ the opportunity to amend the Constitution without Congressional approval. Amendments states could propose in such a conventio...
FALLBROOK – Students in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) are participating in a novel approach to school food: healthy, freshly prepared meals made with California grown produce and fresh ingredients. It’s part of an expanding statewide California Thursdays® program that does something rare – serves California food to California students. There are 70 other school districts participating in this program. FUESD began this program April of 2015 and serves...
Fallbrook High students are free to go home after the lockdown placed throughout the district has been lifted. The following was released by the Fallbrook High School's Facebook page at approximately 1:30 p.m.: "The school is safe. A handgun was found on campus. All school and all personnel on the campus are safe. The sheriff's department and Fallbrook High School worked together to safely resolve the situation. The lockdown has been lifted. School is dismissed for the day....
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook residents and visitors alike continue to enjoy a downtown lined with flowerpots full of vibrant flowers and foliage, enhancing the historic downtown sidewalks and providing a warmth of color and appeal. Polo Castaneda and his crew from Commercial and Residential Yard Maintenance, placed 20 new flower pots along Main Avenue from Fig to Elder streets between rain showers the week of Jan. 16 to 20. This latest expansion of the downtown flower pot project w... Full story
On Jan. 27, a clubhouse full of guests had a good time playing in the Fallbrook Woman’s Club (FWC) semi-annual Mah Jongg tournament fundraiser. A few of the players came from out of town but most were from Fallbrook, according to FWC members who organized the event. Players included just two men this year although the ladies know that there are several men who play the game as there are at least three couples groups that get together for Mah Jongg, they said. The FWC has b... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Skatepark Inc. (FSI) will hold a town meeting at the Fallbrook Library on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m. to update the community on the location, design, status and fundraising for the project. There will be special guests from the County and each attendee will be given a raffle ticket to win a FSI T-shirt or a special deck. Spread the word. For more information, contact FSI at (442) 444-2585, [email protected], visit www...
Liselotte "Lilo" (Deusch) Kuehn died on January 20 in Fallbrook with her dear friend Dotty Metcalf, who loved her as her mother, by her side. Lilo will be missed dearly by her friends in Fallbrook and her cousins in Germany. But through faith, they have the assurance she is in heaven, out of pain and rejoicing with the angels. Lilo was born on March 27, 1929, in Heidelberg, Germany to Frieda and Willi Deusch. An only child, she was loved by her parents. Lilo has many cousins... Full story
Roland Eugene Phillips Jr. passed away on January 22, 2017. He was born October 19, 1943 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Roland and Ruth Phillips. Roland is survived by his wife, Tracy Jenkins; sisters Dora Robinson, Linda Florentine, and Beverly Donahue; sons Roland G. Phillips Baker, Richard Phillips Baker, and Wil Lamb; Carol Phillips, mother of sons Roland T. Phillips, Gerald Thorpe and daughter Lisa Marie Bergerone (deceased); nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and... Full story
It is with deepest sorrow that the Scudder family announces the passing of their beloved husband, father, brother, and uncle, Mr. Mark F. Scudder, of Fallbrook, Calif. Mark passed away peacefully and with grace at his home from an aggressive form of cancer on January 22, 2017, surrounded by those he loved. Mark was born on September 22, 1943 in Eagle Rock, Calif., and spent his boyhood years around the waters of Newport Beach. He graduated from Whittier College and, after...
Dorothy Christine Stough passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, October 27, 2016, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Chris was born to John and Dorothy Barnes in Ripley, Tenn., on July 24, 1932. In 1948, she married Harold Strain. They had two children, Sheila of Fallbrook, and Michael of Bonsall. In 1982, Chris married James Stough, and they had 34 wonderful years together, living in Orange County and Medford, Ore., traveling and playing golf. Chris... Full story
Lillian “Lil” Galante died January 24, 2017 at Temecula Hospital. She was born October 26, 1926 in Hoboken, N.J. Lil was the loving wife of Tony Galante, caring mother of her children, and thoughtful friend to many. She was predeceased by her husband and son Frank. She is survived by her children Marie, Ross, Gus, and Michael; grandchildren Marta, Phillip, Mark, and Noah, and sister Anna. Services will be at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Friday, February 3, at 10 a.m....
Do you think we would feel better if we saw 100,000 crying, neglected, unwanted, starving babies lying in this field? Carolyn Mathes...
Over the years as I have driven past the crosses on Stage Coach in January, I am always reminded of how fortunate women are that abortion is legal. I support the right to choose because the decision about an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy, about any pregnancy, should be the choice of the individual. It is a complex and emotional decision. I am not in their shoes, and neither is anyone else. There are those who have had an abortion and know that it was the right decision for them. There are those who regret their decision....
The Fallbrook Pop Warner Football Board would like to point out a few other businesses that we couldn't fit in our last letter. This final list of businesses and public entities have all helped in their own way to support Fallbrook Pop Warner and we want to express our extreme gratitude for supporting our program! To Ultragraphix, Potter Jr. High (a very big thanks for allowing our teams to practice on your property), Ahrend Studios, Albertsons, Major Market, and Defensive Tactics and Firearms – we can’t express our tha... Full story
I would like to express my deepest gratitude for three special firemen who helped me this past week. On Jan. 22, during one of the storms that drenched Fallbrook, my yard filled up fast, flooding into my garage and my home entry. I called for help and three amazing young men came to my rescue: Tom Harrington, Collin Baker, and Matt Anderson. To my relief, they arrived and immediately assessed the situation. They set up a generator to pump the water away from the house, as the city drain on the curb was full. They dug...
The rain has done it…everything is greening up whether we want it to or not. Gardeners are planning and planting for the spring season and the American Association of University Women would like you to share the glories of your garden for its 22nd year of presenting the Country Garden Tour of Fallbrook on Saturday, May 13th. Don’t be shy, your garden might be worthy of being on this fund raising tour for scholarships. If you can share your garden with the community, please call me at (760) 723-9686 or Chris Young at (76... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Daughters of Norway, Hulda Garborg Lodge #49, will be hearing about one family's immigration to America from new member Inger Zapien at their Feb. 11 meeting. Zapien's family came to the US from Norway when she was 3 years old. All women of Scandinavian heritage are welcome to attend the next meeting which will be the annual Soup and Sweater Day when everyone wears their favorite Scandinavian sweater and enjoys homemade soups. A short meeting will be held at 1...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt guild will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. with a program titled "Quilting is a Contact Sport." Presenter Jenny Lyon will demonstrate her skills as a fearless free motion quilter. In a somewhat humorous view, Lyon will look at how quilting affects people's lives and relationships. She began her sewing career as a child making her own clothes, then went on to make quilts and designer apparel. Her work has been in juried shows, such as the Houston International Quilt Fe...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Republican Women Federated (FRWF) welcome John Cox to be the guest speaker for the Friday, Feb. 10 meeting. Note there is a time change for this month: the meeting is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cox, a venture capitalist and Republican behind a number of California governmental reform ideas and ballot propositions, is launching the Citizens Legislature, his latest effort to end the political influence of government labor unions and other special interest groups. Cox believes that the legislators’ dep...
VISTA – The Palomar Hand Weavers Guild will meet on Feb. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The guest speaker will be Jean Degenfelder, who will describe the process and show examples of work in felting. Wet felting is the process of combining layers of wool roving and/or wool yarns into one flat piece of felt fabric. Free and open to all, the meeting is held at Weavers Barn, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N Santa Fe Avenue, Vista....
