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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Legacy Endowment… The Community Foundation recently received a donation for fire victims from a high school student in Ohio. Hilary Carr, a sophomore at Mineral Ridge High School, raised $110 by asking people at her school for donations and giving out popsicle-stick houses with the word “rebuild” on them. Carr sent the money to Legacy to hand out where needed and included one of the houses with her letter, adding, “Thank you for supporting the victims.” Tina Rainey, executive director of Legacy, sent Carr a thank you lette... Full story
Fallbrook resident David Greene and his 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, Luigi, placed in the top ten and earned a Schutzhund III Title at the Southwest Regional Championships. The event was located in Arizona and hosted by the Phoenix Schutzhund Club February 8-10. “I’m really proud of Luigi,” said Greene. “He is still such a young dog and showed so much talent over the weekend.” Greene went on to say that his coach, Tom Riche, was highly instrumental in the training regimen....
It’s time again for Fallbrook’s Council of the Knights of Columbus, Council 7069, to hold their annual Free Throw Championship. The event is for boys and girls ranging in age from 10 to 14. The Council sponsors this event in order to encourage youth in physical activity. At this event, the children learn both technique and enjoyment of sport. During the month, participating councils throughout the country will sponsor the event. Upon completion, each council awards one boy...
Heather Hughes was selected for volleyball’s National Training Team. The 2004 Fallbrook High School graduate was one of ten players added to the team January 19. “I’m truly excited,” she said. “It’s definitely something I’ve been working towards my whole life.” Hughes had been selected as an alternate for the 2007 national A2 team. She has sought national team berths since she was in eighth grade, and her history also includes selection for the A2 youth national team and selection as an alternate for USA Volleyball’s ju...
Fallbrook High School seniors Devon Holman and Kathleen Mellano earned all-CIF recognition for the 2007 field hockey season. Holman was on both the all-section first team and the Division I first team Mellano earned second-team all-section honors and first-team Division I honors. The two had previously earned first-team Avocado League honors for 2007. “It was definitely an honor,” Holman said. The all-CIF award was the second for Holman, who earned second-team all-division honors in 2006, and the first for Mellano. “I’m just...
Fallbrook Fury Soccer Club will be holding its competitive soccer tryouts on March 1 and 8 at Ingold Sports Park from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for players 13 and younger and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for players 14 and older. The Fallbrook Fury Soccer Club is the competitive branch of the Fallbrook Youth Soccer League. Youth players must try out for the teams and the most talented players are selected. Professional coaches work one-on-one with their competitive teams to provide complete...
The St. Stephen Lutheran School boys and girls basketball teams participated in the sixth annual grade school West Coast Shootout held February 8-10. Schools from throughout California, Nevada and Arizona participated. The St. Stephen girls team took second place, with first place going to Apostles Lutheran School, San Jose. The St. Stephen boys team was awarded first place for the fourth year in a row, with second place going to King of Kings, Garden Grove. This year’s e...
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Join in Holy Week worship at Christ The King Lutheran Church. On Palm Sunday, March 16, regular services will be held at 8 and 10:30 a.m. On Maundy Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m., we’ll celebrate “Christ in the Passover” with Holy Communion. Pie and coffee will follow in the Fellowship Hall immediately after the service. At 7 p.m. on Good Friday, March 21, the powerful drama “The Seven Last Words of Christ” will be presented. On Easter Sunday, attend Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m., traditional services at 8 or 9:30 a.m. or c...
Kings, rulers, dictators, and presidents come and go. We are reminded of that in this election year and as we read headlines announcing the end of Fidel Castro’s dictatorship. A number of years ago an Asian leader, named Pol Pot died. He was a despot and ruthless ruler. He was rouge – as in Khmer Rouge or “Red Khmers,” the radical left wing group that seized control of Cambodia in April 1975. A ruthless king Under the leadership of Solath Sar, alias Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge renamed Cambodia “Democratic Kampuchea” and proceed... Full story
I was reading a devotional this morning posing the question: “Who is Catching Your Faith?” It made me think about a friend who has influenced my walk and how she impacts others. As a matter of fact, when I grow up (or as my son would say… if I grow up) I want to be like Jean. Jean is 81 years young and her faith stuns me. Her joy tickles my heart. Everything about her comforts and her sweet face lights up a room. I can’t even tell you when we became friends because I believe it was the first time I met her around ten years a...
Date Vicinity Incident 2/10 1600 blk Camino de Nog Residential burglary 2/10 1200 blk S Mission Commercial burglary 2/12 1100 blk Alturas Arrest: use/under influence of controlled substance 2/12 2500 blk Los Cerritos Ln Commercial burglary 2/13 200 blk Almond St Arrest: use/under influence of controlled substance 2/13 200 blk Ash St Vandalism 2/13 1000 blk Sycamore Dr Arrest: disorderly conduct 2/13 200 blk W Clemmens Vehicle burglary 2/13 700 blk E Elder Vandalism 2/13 Pepper Tree Ln at S Mission Stolen vehicle 2/13 Winterha...
The California Retired Teachers North County Scholarship Foundation announces scholarship awards available to graduating high school seniors planning to attend a North San Diego County community college or California State University San Marcos. The applicant must have a goal of earning a degree in the field of education. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of financial need, scholastic record, community service, work experience and letters of recommendation. Applications are now available at every North County high...
Army Spec. Dallas G. Barber has graduated from the US Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA, with authorization to wear the distinctive Ranger Tab. A graduate of the Ranger Course is the epitome of the US infantryman. Barber, an airborne ranger, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, WA. The son of Tina M. and stepson of Gary L. Davis of Fallbrook, Barber is a 2005 graduate of Fallbrook High School....
Fallbrook High School placed third overall in the San Diego County Decathlon held on February 2. Placement is based on a total point count earned by the entire Academic Decathlon Team in ten exams: Art, Language and Literature, Math, Economics, Science, Music, Essay, Super Quiz (theme: the Civil War), Speech and Interview. Additionally, they placed first in the Interview category, second overall in Math and second overall in Essay. The Fallbrook Academic Decathlon team coaches are Betz Critchley, Dorothy Hartford and Tracy... Full story
BONSALL — The following Students of the Month were honored at the February 19 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bonsall Union School District: • Susana Damian, seventh grade, Sullivan Middle School • Sophia Martin, fifth grade, Bonsall Elementary School • Rachel Killion, fifth grade, Bonsall West Elementary School • Maya Stryker, fourth grade, Vivian Banks Charter School...
FALLBROOK — April 9 is the deadline for National Charity League (NCL) scholarship applications to be turned in to the Career Center at Fallbrook High. This year, NCL will offer $500-$1,000 Ann Daniel memorial scholarships to college-bound Fallbrook High senior girls. Awards are based on grade point average, school and community activities. Also taken into consideration are community service work, financial need, personal recommendation, essay and interview with the scholarship committee. NCL is a nonprofit corporation c... Full story
FALLBROOK — Cheyenne McCarthy, a Fallbrook resident, has been selected for the 2008 Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) at Stanford University. Named after Edwin Reischauer, the former US ambassador to Japan, the RSP selects 25 exceptional high school juniors and seniors from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. The selected students will participate in an Internet-mediated course on Japan from February to June. Currently in its fifth year, t...
Families at Iowa Street School took part in a Valentine’s Day arts and craft celebration. Students traveled from station to station decorating cookies, painting ceramic sculptures and making arts and crafts. Iowa Street School, part of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, is an Independent Study Program serving the home-schooled students of Fallbrook and the surrounding vicinity. For more information call (760) 731-5440....
- See Preceding Story Sheriff’s Detective Daniel Leibach recently reported that pieces of a bronze sculpture of a hawk that was stolen from Palomares House and Park were found at an Oceanside metal recycling center. Officers paid a visit to Ben Recycle Center after questioning some individuals who reside at a home on McDonald Road in Fallbrook. “Detective Jim Pucillo and I went over to a house on McDonald Street where we thought [the sculpture] might be,” Leibach said. “Some... Full story
Ninety-one members of the Fallbrook community, all without family, face an uncertain future. Eighty-five of these are cats and six are dogs. Some were never reunited with their families after the Rice Canyon Fire; others were abandoned, relinquished or stray. Due to a complaint filed by an area resident, these animals, which have been residing at the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary, are in peril of losing the safe haven they call home until adoptive families are found for them. On...
Despite pleas from representatives of the classified staff union and one teacher, the Fallbrook Union High School District Board approved $1,527,972 in budget cuts on Monday night, February 25, that included the elimination of seven and one-quarter teaching positions and five classified personnel. With board member Marc Steffler still looking for ways to cut non-personnel expenses and board member Mike Schulte suggesting that teacher and classified cuts be deeper in an effort...
During the Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) meeting of February 18, County Planner Devon Muto, who was sharing information about General Plan 2020, asked the group about the possibility of annexing 21 square miles in De Luz to their responsibility of coverage. When asked who has been overseeing that area’s needs with the county in the past, FCPG member Harry Christiansen offered some information. “The area of Del Luz is called Pendleton De Luz and it’s never had a planning group,” explained Christiansen. Any county...
During the State of the County address February 13 at San Diego’s Balboa Theater, San Diego County Board of Supervisors chairman Greg Cox acknowledged that the county would be facing fiscal uncertainties in 2008, but Cox also promised work on the Fallbrook library during the year. “During 2008 we will begin or complete work on libraries in Alpine, Encinitas, Fallbrook, and Ramona,” Cox said. Cox also mentioned plans for the new Lincoln Acres library, noting that he was working with community residents on what will be a libra...
FALLBROOK — Four individuals and a doctor have been credited with saving the life of an 82-year-old Vista resident on February 14. The man, who wants to remain anonymous, was saved after bystanders preformed CPR and used an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) when he went into cardiac arrest. The incident occurred at Fallbrook High School, where the man was watching his grandson play in a basketball game. When North County Fire received the call, paramedics were told a person was unconscious. The incident occurred after t...
