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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FALLBROOK – Live Oak Elementary School invites everyone to their Spring Scholastic Book Fair. It promises to be an exciting, fun-filled event for students and families, scheduled from May 17 to 21. The book fair will be open during school hours and at the Open House on May 20. Their newest theme, Book Fair Diner: All You Can Read serves up great books in an atmosphere of fun and literacy. A book fair connects students with books at affordable prices and aims to make reading a positive experience. Experts say children... Full story
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FALLBROOK – Each spring Rotary Clubs from around the county sponsor contestants from their local high school to compete against others in the annual San Diego Rotary District 4 Way Test Speech Contest. One such recent competition at The Torrey Pines Rotary Club meeting saw Zachary Gillmore from Brawley High School and the Brawley Rotary Club, Dylan Dawkins from Fallbrook High School and the Rotary Club of Fallbrook, Karina Wiener from La Jolla High School and the La... Full story
FALLBROOK – Some Ivy High School students recently enjoyed a lunch catered by The Olive Garden for raising money for Leukemia research. The 26 teens in Kelly Walker’s first period English class raised the most money and were rewarded with the lunch on April 27 in the library. The school raised over $355 from students bringing in their spare change to their first period class for a period of three weeks. The program is put on by the Leukemia Society in conjunction with T...
FALLBROOK – Live Oak Elementary (LOE) held its annual talent show, “Live Oak’s Got Talent,” on April 23. The show included musical acts, dancing, dramatic performances, instruments, hula hooping, and even a drum solo by one of the student teachers at LOE. This well-attended night of entertainment featured more than 30 performers who represented grades three-to-six , which are the grades taught at LOE. Awards were given out, refreshments were served and the child...
Appreciation. Synonyms include “approval,” “admiration,” “thanks,” and “gratitude.” Regardless of which word is used, one of the unfortunate elements of education and our society is that expressing appreciation does not happen frequently enough and is all too often reserved for special events. Special events in education include Day of the Teacher and Classified Employee Week. If this seems odd to you, it is for most of us. Why is teacher appreciation only a day and classified appreciation a week? I will not discuss the possi...
Camp Pendleton families gathered at the base’s Paige Fieldhouse for the 15th Annual Kids First Fair, April 24. The event was held to recognize April as Military Child Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. It provided food and fun while educating patrons on the various family services available to Camp Pendleton occupants. “This event was a good way to spend time with the family,” said Sgt. Mario E. Flores, operations noncommissioned officer, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. “I’m new to the base,...
FALLBROOK – Students at Live Oak Elementary School took a special interest in poetry this month in honor of National Poetry Month. Students began the celebration by authoring original works of poetry for the school’s first ever “Poetry Jam,” on April 23. The event provided students with microphones for reading and performing their authored poems. During the last two weeks of April, students also memorized their favorite poems as part of “Popcorn for Poetry.” They earned tickets redeemable for popcorn by reciting... Full story
FALLBROOK – Trevor F. Labanz has been awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship to attend a host college or university. High school seniors from across the United States are selected after a competitive application process based on comprehensive tests scores, scholastic achievement, school officials’ evaluations, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement. Upon graduating from college and completing the ROTC program, the cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force. The new lieutenants s... Full story
BONSALL – Radio and television stations and the San Diego County Office of Education have recently honored the exceptional skills of two Bonsall Elementary School teachers. Radio station KPRI 102.1 FM presented fourth grade teacher Phyllis Minner, an exceptional writing teacher whose entire class was proficient or advanced in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the California Standards Test, as the winner of their “Teachers Make a Difference” award. While pre... Full story
Lincoln Military Housing hosted their annual Spring Carnival for thousands of service members and their families at Camp Pendleton’s Lake O’Neill, April 10. “Under the Sea” was the theme of the affair that spanned the shores of the base’s largest lake, and provided military families with everything from carnival rides and games to face painting and funnel cakes. “These types of events are good for the family,” said Christina Holmes, a Camp Pendleton military spouse. “We w...
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 April 28 to extend the performance completion dates for the infrastructure of four approved subdivision maps, including the Lash Development subdivision off of Camino De Nog. The dates by which the infrastructure must be completed, in the absence of a subsequent time extension, is now April 28, 2012, for the Lash subdivision and the other three projects. The agreements cover completion of road, water, sewer, and other infrastructure improvements but do not require...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Land Conservancy (FLC) will be hosting a Celebration of Trees (Spring Open House) for the community on Saturday May 15, at the Palomares House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The highlight of the celebration will be the FLC’s Save Our Forest committee (SOF) tree give-away, in which a wide variety of trees will be given to residents on a first-come, first-served basis. “The trees are surplus trees that have been raised or acquired by Save Our For...
FALLBROOK – Trails & Rails will perform at Fallbrook Woman’s Club on Saturday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by Fallbrook Americana Music Series. The group is one of San Diego’s leading western bands performing at many local events including a recent library series that focuses on songs of the ‘30s. They also have consistent gigs in the Tucson and Albuquerque areas. Lead members are Walt Richards and Paula Strong. After multiple wins at the Topanga Banjo and Fiddl... Full story
April 29 Winterwarm Dr. Grand Theft S. Vine St. Vandalism April 30 Ammunition Road Missing juvenile/runaway Mount Ararat Way Residential Burglary May 1 Via Alta Vista, Bonsall Missing juvenile/runaway E. Mission Road Vehicular Burglary Sunny Hill Court Annoying Phone Call Flowerwood Lane Residential Burglary Flowerwood Lane Petty Theft from Vehicle Flowerwood Lane Vehicular Burglary Lake Shore Ct. Vandalism Alturas Rd. Vandalism, Vehicular S. Wisconsin Ave. Arrest: Assault w/Deadly Weapon N. Stage Coach Lane Recovery of... Full story
“He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.” -Proverbs 19:8 Wisdom and understanding are often paired together and sometimes given similar meanings such as knowledge, insight, perception, astuteness, intelligence and good judgment. Wisdom can also include what to do with knowledge. Wisdom shows us how to apply that knowledge with the best strategy to take the current situation into the future for maximum results. When we have understanding it can be said that we have a good grasp of a su... Full story
FALLBROOK – Forest Home Women’s Auxiliary, Chapter 44, will meet Friday, May 7. Regular monthly meetings are held in individual members’ homes, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the first Friday of each month from September until June. At each meeting there is a time of fellowship and refreshment, an inter-active Bible Study and a brief business meeting. The May study covers Lesson 11 “Truth & Love (2 John) from ‘John’s Letters - Discovering Genuine Christianity,” a Life Guide Bible Study by Ron Blankley. For more information...
FALLBROOK – The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes, the fourth Bishop of San Diego, will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. Sunday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Fallbrook. Church leaders have invited area residents to join in the worship service and a Mother’s Day gathering afterward in the Parish Hall. Bishop Mathes leads a diocese that takes in more than 50 congregations, which together blanket a vast area that serves portions of two states, three California counties and... Full story
TEMECULA - Two men who allegedly went to a farm near Temecula and stole around 200 pounds of avocados were free on bail today, according to the sheriff's department. Aaron Brady Smith and Randy Paul Navarro, both 24 and from Wildomar, were spotted around noon Wednesday on the Calixto Avocado Grove at Buena Vista and Los Gatos roads in De Luz, just east of the San Diego County line, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, The grower reported that two men were picking his avocados, sheriff's officials said. The... Full story
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The county’s Planning Commission modified the Major Use Permit for the Moody Creek Farms equestrian facility, expanding the footprint of the MUP to the entire property while consolidating three discretionary permits into a single Major Use Permit. The Planning Commission’s 7-0 vote April 30 will not change use activity for the Bonsall facility in the 31200 block of Via Maria Elena. While three parcels totaling 43.5 acres were covered in the footprint of the previous permits, the entire 152.8-acre site consisting of six legal...
FALLBROOK – The next monthly general meeting at the Fallbrook Senior Center will be on Tuesday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Special speaker will be Beth Principe from Mission Resource Conservation District. Principe will speak on energy conservation, including suggestions for ways seniors can do simple things at home to save money and energy. At the conclusion of her presentation, she will give a quiz and award prizes to audience members. Other giveaways will be provided as well. Coffee and refreshments will be served. The...
FALLBROOK – They are hard to miss. They sit in prominent positions on the two most traveled routes into and out of Fallbrook. They are the “fire danger” status signs located on East Mission Road at the CDF Fire Station and also on South Mission near Hwy. 76 adjacent to the River View Shopping Center. These signs, erected several years ago by the Fallbrook Fire Safe Council, aim to keep residents and visitors updated on the area’s current fire conditions. This most curre...
BONSALL – Golf enthusiasts and animal lovers are invited to the Second Annual Safari Scramble Golf Tournament on May 21 at Hidden Meadows golf course in Escondido. Shotgun start begins at 1 p.m. Highlights include tee prizes, silent auction and contests throughout the day. Participants will meet and greet cheetah ambassador “Prince” Victor and enjoy surprise wildlife guest appearances at every hole. The tourney package fee is $125 per person. Families/non-golfers can pay separately for dinner/animal presentation onl...
