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
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 77
Normally the 4,000-foot airstrip is used for helicopter training exercises; instead, it was used for a different type of training. More than a 100 service members were given the opportunity to improve their riding skills during the annual Motorcycle Track Day, held at the 62 Area Helicopter Outlying Landing Field, Camp Pendleton, Jan. 30. Motorcyclists from different experience levels were put to the test as they rode through tight corners that were laid out on the course....
The 24th Annual Fallbrook Winter Junior Satellite Tournament was played Jan. 9-10 and Jan. 16-17 at the Fallbrook Tennis Club and drew 117 participants. “It went very well,” said tournament organizer Dorothy Roth. “It went very smooth. Parents and players alike enjoyed the tournament.” In addition to the championship elimination bracket, the Fallbrook Winter Junior Satellite Tournament includes a consolation bracket. “I like to give the kids at the satellite level the opportunity to have matches,” Roth said. Some of the divi... Full story
FALLBROOK – Rally for Children members donated $2,000 to the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance (FBA) to help keep the 4th of July celebration at the Grand Tradition alive. Rally president Louise Small and philanthropist Jackie Edgerton agreed with FBA president Jeri Patchett, that this annual celebration is a great family day, not only for the fireworks show, but also for the music and the family activities. The FBA needs $25,000 by March 15 to fund the show. Those interested in helping fulfill the financial need may... Full story
See Image....
San Diego County Board of Supervisors approval is necessary to accept a gift to the county of more than $5,000, so a Jan. 27 Board of Supervisors vote assured the acceptance of a $50,000 donation by the Live Oak Park Coalition to pay for the design of a replacement amphitheater at Live Oak Park. The supervisors’ vote also authorized the appropriations of that donated amount into the capital outlay fund for the Live Oak Park amphitheater project and authorized Board of Supervisors chair Pam Slater-Price to sign a letter of a...
Elvis, also known as Heartthrob King Kruc, provided the entertainment for this year’s Fallbrook Vintage Car Club annual kickoff breakfast, held Jan. 23 at the Fallbrook Women’s Club. While he wasn’t singing to 73 million TV viewers, the reactions from the more than forty FVCC women members in attendance will be remembered by their husbands and friends for a long time to come! If the truth be told, a couple of men were actually seen doing a Conga line dance in the back of th...
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Branch of the San Diego County Library will host 17 programs for all ages to coincide with the county-wide Big Read initiative, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” Local residents are invited to read the book, which speaks to the real concerns of contemporary families struggling to keep families, jobs, and homes together in the face of tough times. A kick-off book discussion was held on Feb. 4 and the schedule for more February activities at the Fallbrook library can be found below. For more... Full story
The Miss Fallbrook Pageant is seeking lovely young women interested in becoming the 2010 Miss Fallbrook and Junior Miss Fallbrook. There are currently no candidates signed up for the pageant, but CAST Academy, the business in charge of putting on the pageant, is looking for girls from 17 to 24 years of age to be contestants for the Miss Fallbrook Pageant on April 17, and 13 to 16-year-old girls to compete in the Junior Miss Pageant on April 10. “This year will have two p...
The Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center’s (FPRC) annual fundraising banquet was a great success. The Fellowship Center of Zion Lutheran Church was filled with people enjoying a delicious meal prepared by the Knights of Columbus on Jan. 23. A silent auction with many attractive items added to the funding needed to continue the Resource Center’s helpful mission for the coming year. Laughter filled the room as Mike Williams’ very funny monologue entertained the group as the main feature of the evening’s program. The winner... Full story
DEL MAR – Wrote Ministries & Networking will present a public outreach luncheon and ‘Color of Wonder’ fashion show on Sat. Feb. 20 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel in Del Mar. Clothing for the fashion show will be provided by Tre Clothing. Laurie Myatt will sing and play the musical keyboard and Judy Hampton will speak on “Expectations, Do They Satisfy?” Talented illustrator and author Debby Carman will share ‘A Colorful Tale’ providing incentive and motivation for aspiring writers and artists. Th... Full story
The song, “Go Tell it on the Mountain” is a favorite hymn of mine. I don’t particularly like the music or the sing ability of it, as much as I appreciate its simplicity. It doesn’t make a heavy or complicated doctrinal claim; it doesn’t proclaim a difficult truth. It simply sings the song, which is the story-telling of the birth of a Savior. It doesn’t proclaim Jesus as the answer. It simply names Him as the Messiah. It simply points to the beginning of a blessed opportunity. “Go Tell it on the Mountain, that Jesus Christ... Full story
We have all experienced other people’s words spoken to us that have affected us either for the good or for the bad. And we have spoken words to others that have resulted in blessing them or hurting them. But do we fully realize how our words affect us when we speak them? What we say affects the one who is speaking as well as others who hear those words. Death and life is in the power of the tongue. How do we change what we speak? It has been said that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, in other words, what we...
2/01 W. Lilac Road School Burglary S. Mission Road Armed Robbery Lillian Way Fraud Calle Cananoro Stolen Vehicle W. Hawthorne Street Arrest: Residential Burglary S. Stage Coach Lane Arrest: Harassing/Annoying Phone Calls E. Melita Street Petty Theft Del Cielo Oeste Residential Burglary Heyneman Hollow Phone Threats of Violence 2/2 Alturas Road Arrest: False Imprisonment Gird Road Arrest: Possession of Marijuana 2/3 Woodcreek Drive Vehicular Burglary E. Alvarado Street Vandalism Reche Road Arrest: Possession of Marijuana S....
The Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) board of trustees and a large group of high school teachers were informed about Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s initial budget proposal for the 2010-2011 academic year and its possible effects on the FUHSD budget for 2010-2011. FUHSD Superintendent Dale Mitchell elaborated upon the effects of the budget proposal for the Fallbrook District at the February 8 board of trustee meeting. Schwarzenegger presented his proposal at the state’s 2010-2011 Budget Workshop on Jan. 13, and l...
Navy and Marine officers leaving the Corps before reaching 20 years of service have a helpful resource that could assist them in succeeding outside the military. Officers Under Twenty (OUT) is a Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Community Service–sponsored program that held its first seminar of the year, Jan 15. The session was an opportunity for officers from around base to learn from business professionals. “Before getting out, have a plan and know your finances,” said Joh... Full story
On Friday night, Jan. 29, seven officers from the San Diego County probation department and two detectives from the Sheriff’s department performed compliance checks on 18 area residents that are on probationary status following felony driving-under-the-influence (DUI) convictions. Funded by a one year grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, the effort was done under the guidelines of the State Route 76 DUI Corridor Safety Project that was enacted in August 2009. Officers conducted personal visits on the p... Full story
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Historical Society installed a Historic Registry plaque on one of its own buildings, the historic Pittenger House, after its February meeting. The plaque is one of 21 produced and donated by Borst Designs of Fallbrook. The granite plaques have been placed at each of the sites listed in the new Fallbrook Historic Registry. Designating historic buildings and other sites in the community has been a desire of FHS members for many years and they have been...
Max Martin, David Salm and Michele Valencia of Fallbrook High School, and James Jimenez of Ivy High School were named Fallbrook Community Students of the Month and honored for their achievements at a special breakfast held Feb. 4 at Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau restaurant. “On behalf of the Fallbrook Union High School District, we are delighted to take this opportunity to celebrate your achievements and accomplishments,” said Dale Mitchell, district superintendent, to the s...
See Image....
CAMP PENDLETON - Mary Fay Pendleton School was thrilled to welcome Julie LaBelle, author of “My Dad’s Deployment.” LaBelle, daughter of Jack and Joyce Wood, of Fallbrook, wrote this special deployment activity book from her own experiences as a Marine wife and mother. Because of generous donations from the Wood family, 150 books were donated to the school and dispersed to students of deploying dads. Everyone at the school is anxiously awaiting LaBelle’s next book, about c... Full story
School officials from all three Camp Pendleton-based elementary schools met at the base’s Stuart Mesa Elementary School for a special education conference, Jan. 29. The purpose of the event was to better prepare educators to deal with the unique challenges military families face. At the seminar, attendees from North Terrace, Mary Fay Pendleton and Stuart Mesa Elementary Schools, were exposed to various aspects of what active-duty service members’ experience. Some topics cov...
FALLBROOK - California Retired Teachers North County Scholarship Foundation Palomar Division 63, North San Diego County Division 45 and Avocado Division 81 join together in an effort to provide scholarships for deserving future teachers graduating from North San Diego County high schools. The scholarships are available for students who wish to attend San Marcos State University, Mira Costa Community College, and Palomar Community College. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, scholastic record, community...
See Image.... Full story
ESCONDIDO – The San Diego County Farm Bureau Scholarship Program is offering scholarships to college and college-bound students who are residents of San Diego County and are pursuing a degree in agriculture or a closely related field. Applicants are not required to be Farm Bureau members. The application deadline is April 12. The San Diego County Farm Bureau scholarship application is available to established students as well as incoming freshmen to two or four-year colleges or universities. Scholarship recipients will... Full story
FALLBROOK - Over 100 women, including 13 from Fallbrook, attended AAUW’s San Diego County Inter-Branch Conference at the Escondido Country Club on Jan. 30. San Diego’s Girl Scout President, Solveig Deuprey, was the keynote speaker. Deuprey stated that the Girls Scouts are celebrating their 90th anniversary. In 1912, Julie Gordon Lowe sold her pearls to begin the Girl Scout movement. She said that Lowe pioneered efforts for gender equality, much like the American Ass...
