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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The Rainbow Municipal Water District had been allowing 65 days from the presentation of a bill until a customer’s service was terminated for non-payment. Shortly after Tom Kennedy took over as Rainbow’s general manager, he began reviewing the district’s Administrative Code and found that one section stated that termination of service may occur after a period of 65 days from the presentation of a bill but that another section indicated that the allowable period was 35 days. The Rainbow board made the sections consistent Jan....
SAN DIEGO – Scald injuries are painful and require prolonged treatment. They may result in lifelong scarring and even death. Prevention of scalds is always preferable to treatment and can be accomplished through simple changes in behavior and the home environment. In conjunction with Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 1 through 7, the American Burn Association and the Burn Institute are providing information relating to scald burns to the community. “Although anyone can sustain a scald...
FALLBROOK – All good things in the garden (or orchard) must be properly tended in order to reap quality benefits. Such is the case with deciduous fruit trees. In the Fallbrook area, luscious fruits such as peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and apples can thrive, but the trees must be pruned at least once a year to keep them in good shape to bear quality fruit. The time to do major pruning is during the winter. The rule of thumb with pruning deciduous fruit trees is to prune...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – San Diego County Library is kicking off its annual Summer Reading Challenge a bit early with an art contest for all ages. The contest runs Feb. 1 to March 15 and encourages all ages to illustrate this year’s summer reading theme: Read to the Rhythm. The contest challenges readers to show how music inspires them, and how they experience music at the library whether it’s by singing at story time, attending concerts, or reading up on their favorite rock star. The first, second, and third place winners in th...
FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County has partnered with the Child and Adult Care Food Program in an effort to increase the healthy habits of children in the Fallbrook community. In conjunction with its after-school program, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County will now be providing “Super Snacks” to all club members at the Ingold Unit located on 445 East Ivy Street. “It’s our goal to provide our children with all the resources they need to succeed in becoming...
Madge Jelinek, born Madge Lorraine McClellan, died at the home of her daughter Kate and son-in-law Michael Powers in Portland, Ore., on December 26, 2014, three days following her 99th birthday, which she reached due in large part to Kate’s and Michael’s loving care for the last five years. She was born on a farm in Kootenai County, Idaho, the oldest of four children of Howard (PH) and Sallie McClellan and raised on a wheat farm outside Dutton, Mont. Her three siblings pre... Full story
The CIF San Diego Section has a two-week “dead period” in which coaches can not participate in organized activities with student-athletes. Beginning with the summer 2015 contact prohibitions, schools can select a two-week dead period for each sport. The Jan. 21 CIF Board of Managers vote to allow each school to specify a two-week dead period for each sport had no opposition. Each school will submit a form to CIF assistant commissioner John Labeta stipulating the starting date and ending date of the non-contact period for eac...
In a high school wrestling dual meet, a victory by pin is worth six team points, a technical fall (if a wrestler is ahead by at least 15 points) provides five points, a win by major decision (eight points or more) gives four points to the winner’s school, and a victory by decision adds three points to the winner’s team score. Six points are also awarded for a weight class forfeit if one school has a wrestler in a specific class and the other school doesn’t. Fallbrook High School ceded 12 points by that means during the Warri...
Adult base coaches in CIF San Diego Section baseball and softball games must now wear protective helmets. The CIF Board of Managers approved the requirement Jan. 21 with all board members who were present supporting the motion except for St. Augustine High School athletic director and former baseball coach Mike Stephenson, who represents non-Diocese Catholic schools on the CIF Board of Managers. “The recommendation is that they wear the full helmet. The requirement is that they wear the skull cap,” said CIF commissioner Jer... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Dec. 11, 2014, the Fallbrook Senior Golf Group crowned the two winners of the club championship. In the net division, with a four round total of 270, was Marty Balow. In the gross division with a four round total of 310 was Larry Mitzner. This is the first time Balow has won in the net division. This is the seventh time Larry Mitzner has won in the gross division....
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The 2014-15 Warriors matched the previous year’s league and overall win total Jan. 27, when a 62-35 home win against Mission Vista gave Fallbrook season records of 13-7 overall and 2-1 in Valley League competition. “Going into the new league helps, but we have two three-year varsity players, five returners who logged considerable minutes,” said Fallbrook coach John Kroeger. “In the past we were one of the more inexperienced teams.” The 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams both entered l...
The annexation of the Campus Park West development into the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), and the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California will still need final approval from the SDCWA and MWD as well as final paperwork and fee payments, but San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the annexation by an 8-0 vote Feb. 2 while also detaching that area from the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District. The CWA has provided two of the three... Full story
FALLBROOK – Standing room only was the situation in Fallbrook Library’s community room on Jan. 28 when retired Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Rod Dyckman spoke to an audience of over 225 people. The event was sponsored by the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club. Dyckman, noted for his skills in piloting the record breaking SR 71 Spy Plane, presented a slide show talk which covered his years of flying the high speed, high altitude, reconnaissance plane on missions during the Cold War. Aft...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Center is offering two tours in May and one in June. The first is to five California missions, beginning with the Cathedral of Our Lady in Los Angeles and continuing north up the coast. Beautiful vineyards, Hearst Castle, and a city tour of San Francisco are included. Accommodations are at the Santa Maria Inn, the Bay Park Hotel in Monterey, and the Ramada Inn in San Francisco. This tour runs from May 15 to May 20. The next tour is “A Visit to the Emerald City.” This trip spans five days...
FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library are pleased to announce that Hayk Arsenyan, the winner of the Beverly Hills Auditions in 2014, will be performing a free concert on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Ave. A New York City based pianist and composer, Arsenyan is a faculty member at New York University and is a very accomplished pianist who will be performing a wide repertoire of pieces. There is no a... Full story
FALLBROOK – A free monthly workshop regarding important legal issues affecting seniors, their families and caregivers will be presented at the Foundation for Senior Care. The first workshop will be on Feb. 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. and the topic is “Advance Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney.” Participants will be provided a checklist for aging well. The clinics will be led by estate planning attorneys Joanna de Vos and Ashley Green of Fallbrook. Attendees will leave...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District awarded a professional services contract to Atkins to update Rainbow’s water and wastewater master plans. The contract for $268,879 was awarded on a 3-1 board vote Jan. 27. Helene Brazier, Bob Lucy, and Dennis Sanford voted in favor of the contract. Jack Griffiths voted in opposition. Tory Walker is professionally an engineer and has worked with Atkins in the past, so he recused himself from both the vote and the discussion. “I think it’s an important project. It will guide activities of t... Full story
FALLBROOK – Starting Friday, Feb. 6, SilverSneakers Chair-Yoga classes will be offered at the Fallbrook Senior Center. Classes will be held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m., with local yoga instructor Sandra Buckingham. These classes are free to those who have SilverSneakers benefits available through their Medicare health plan. For those not eligible, a $5 donation is requested. Fallbrook Senior Center membership dues are $15 per year. For more information, call the Senior Center at (760) 728-4498....
FALLBROOK – Applications are now available for those graduates wishing to apply for the Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary scholarships. Anyone residing in the Fallbrook Healthcare District and/or dependents of former Fallbrook Hospital staff and who will be studying in the medical field may apply. Applications may be obtained at the Fallbrook Healthcare District office at 577 E. Elder St., Suite U, in the Fallbrook High School Career Center, or by calling the scholarship chairperson, Peggy Comeau, at (760) 521-...
FALLBROOK – Dental braces have been used for decades to correct various alignment and spacing issues in the teeth. Braces can be crucial to the future of one’s oral health and prevent serious issues down the line. Roughly 25 percent of the people in North America who get braces are adults. But braces still are geared toward young people and getting them on the road to straight and properly aligned teeth early on. Braces correct a number of problems, including realigning the...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to take steps toward implementing Laura’s Law, which allows counties to seek court-ordered outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illness. The supervisors directed the Health and Human Services Agency to pull together a multidisciplinary team to develop a plan to provide the services under the mandates of Laura’s Law. The team will report back to the supervisors in 90 days. “We need to do this…We...
Cristine Rinaldi photos 2015 AAUW AVID Speech Trek winners 1st Place - Nicole Gonzales 2nd Place - Emilee Person 3rd Place - Gemma Aguilar 4th Place - Sophia Uriostigue 5th Place - Jasmine Ortiz 6th Place - Stephanie Sanchez (Received an honorary award since she had prepared her speech but was unable to speak due to extreme pain from dental surgery performed the day before.) Hostesses/greeters at the event were fellow AAUW AVID students: Cindy Acosta, Rubi Duran, Sandra...
