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 – The Fallbrook Tea Party will meet on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at San Luis Rey Downs Country Club, 3157 Golf Club Dr., Bonsall. Guest speaker will be Mason Weaver, author of “It’s OK to Leave the Plantation,” talking about why more minorities are “waking up” to the conservative movement. Kirk Jorgensen, a candidate for the 52nd Congressional District, will also address the group. Jorgensen is a former Marine Corps officer. Ken Gosselin,... Full story
FALLBROOK – A Mah Jong tournament to benefit the Fallbrook Senior Center Home Meal Delivery program will be held Friday, Feb. 28 at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. Check in is at 12:15 with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. and stopping at 3:15 p.m. The cost of $20 to play includes lunch. Highest score of the day will receive $50. There will also be lots of great raffle prizes. Call Araxy Moosa for reservations, (760) 723-2262....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Alumni Association will meet on Saturday, March 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fallbrook Library. Agenda items will include upcoming annual events including the annual backpack-packing potluck, Homecoming at FHS (date to be determined) and the fun-filled Alumni Picnic in the Park, scheduled for Oct. 19. All former Warriors are encouraged to attend the planning meeting and see how alumni association members have fun while supporting the students at Fallbrook High School. For more information, call or...
FALLBROOK – The La Paloma PTA will host its second annual La Paloma Wolf Pack Golf Tournament on March 2 to help raise money for art and technology programs at the school. The tournament will take place at Pala Mesa Resort. The cost of $85/person provides entry into the tournament with 18 holes of golf, golf cart, putting contest, range balls, dinner and awards banquet, and raffle ticket. Dinner only tickets are $25/each. Prizes will be presented to first, second and third place winners in the Closest to the Pin and...
FALLBROOK – The Jeremiah Ranch Support Group meeting on Friday, Feb. 21 will feature a guest speaker on the topic of dealing with bullying. The group meets at North Coast Warehouse, 550 Industrial Way #C with social time from 6 to 7 p.m., dinner and drinks provided, then the guest speaker from 7 to 8 p.m. Guest speaker Matthew Lehman of Able Pathways is a board certified behavior analyst, who specializes in working with children, adolescents, teenagers and young adults with behavior problems that interfere with daily...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego Blood Bank and the Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary will hold a blood drive on Thursday, March 13 at the Fallbrook Community Center from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Auxiliary members will provide homemade goodies for all who donate blood. Appointments can be made at (800) 469-7322....
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California’s transportation infrastructure is crumbling. According to the 2011 Statewide Transportation Needs Assessment, the cost to preserve and rehabilitate the state’s transportation system between 2011 and 2020 is approximately $341.1 billion. Over the same period, the cost of system management and expansion projects is estimated at $197 billion. The California Transportation Commission also reported in 2011 that there are $10.8 billion in unmet transportation inf...
I wish to thank a thoughtful gentleman, who brought our group bottles of water. We were waiting for assistance on Stage Coach Lane on Feb. 12, which was a very warm day. Your kindness was very much appreciated. Laura Andruska... Full story
Recently, Pope Francis excoriated current world economic policies, of which the GOP’s are the stereotype (Google: “Evangelii Gaudium pdf”) Adam Shaw, a Fox News contributor, wrote an ad hominem, error-ridden rebuttal (Google: “Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s Obama – God help us”) Shaw claims the Pope rejects free market capitalism, the avowed foundation of our economy. Shaw is wrong. The Pope said: “… some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth … will inevitably succee... Full story
Read Across America: “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book, and read to a child.” Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, March 2, 1904, wrote those magical words. They are just as true today in this era of technology as they ever were. You have the opportunity to live those words as we celebrate Read Across America. This is an annual event held during the birth week of Dr. Seuss, the first week in March. This year it is March 3-7. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that yo...
FALLBROOK – Brandon Gallery has scheduled a special showing of textile art for its Studio 105 wing, gallery director Noreen Ring announced last week. According to Ring, “Living Colors” will run from March 1 through March 29 and feature fabric art of the Paradise Textile Art group, seven artists from San Diego County. She said that the art quilt critique group has met and exhibited together since 2008. “All artists have exhibited in local and regional shows; and some... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON – On Saturday, Feb. 3, Ticktockers and Patronesses from National Charity League (NCL) San Luis Rey chapter joined several other chapters from San Diego and Riverside counties to say “thank you” to military families by throwing them a giant baby shower. Just like last year, NCL members chose to work with Military Outreach Ministries (MOM), a nonprofit organization helping deserving military families at Camp Pendleton. All 250 military families att...
Pala Mesa Women’s Golf Jan. 23, 2014 First flight First low gross Jamie Hoffman 40.0 First low net Janett Downes 40.5 Second low gross Pat Gallagher 48.0 Second low net Kathy Wright 41.0 Second flight First low gross Joan Bartel 55.0 First low net Norma Summers 38.0 Second low gross Phyllis Molloff 58.0 Second low net Julie Miller 43.5 Pala Mesa Women’s Golf Jan. 30, 2014 First flight First low gross Pat Gallagher 93 First low net Iris Delaney 80 Second low gross Sandra Houston 108 Second low net* Janett Downes 89 Second fli...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union High School District Superintendent Dale Mitchell presented Greg Keener and Lisa Mares as employees of the month to the Rotary Club of Fallbrook at a recent, weekly meeting. “As a math teacher at Ivy High School, [Keener] does an excellent job of helping students experience success in math that they haven’t previously experienced before,” said Mitchell. “He designs and implements lessons that result in student success.” “[Mares] has worked for...
FALLBROOK – Members of the California Retired Teachers Fallbrook Division 81 expressed their love and concern for senior citizens in the Fallbrook community on Valentine’s Day. After contacting Dottie Metcalf, director of the Senior Foundation, they decided to send Valentine’s Day greetings and to provide food cards for some Senior Foundation clients. The program is called ‘Have A Heart.’ Division members made monetary donations and contributed Valentine cards for cli... Full story
Family medicine is unique. The physicians in this specialty don’t focus solely on just one part of the body, or one disease, they provide overall care for the person as a unique individual. Some say they look at “the big picture.” In addition, these doctors can effectively treat multiple generations in a family in a comprehensive way. “I went into family medicine because I like to deal with a wide variety, it makes my job interesting,” said Dr. Christopher Toupin Jr. who recen... Full story
Ken Berkstresser, 91, died January 24, 2014 at his home, succumbing to several degenerative conditions. Born March 19, 1922 to the late Leonard E. and Lois M. Berkstresser of Fulton County, Penn., his formative years were spent in Johnstown (Geistown), Penn. until enlistment with the Marine Corps in the fall of 1941. He received communications equipment training at Camp Pendleton and deployed in the Pacific Theatre. In 1945, he and his brother Dale were employed by Pacific...
Herbert Neil Rhodes (1918-2014) passed away at his home on Feb. 13 after a brief illness. Neil Rhodes made his home in Fallbrook for 74 years. Raised on a farm near Cherryvale, Kansas by his parents, James Wilson and Gladys McCarty Rhodes, he moved to Fallbrook in 1940 at the age of 22 to work for his brother at Mark’s Garage on North Main Street. (It later became known as Roy’s Garage.) Neil didn’t waste any time in sending for his girlfriend Ruby Nadine Froebe to join him. S...
Lester R. Dyckman, 85, passed away peacefully on February 7 in his Fallbrook home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 19, 1928, in New Britain, Conn., the son of Marguarita and Lester Dyckman Sr. Les joined the US Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served his country for 22 years. While stationed at Camp Pendleton, Gunny Sgt. L.R. Dyckman fell in love with Fallbrook country living and upon retirement in 1967, he settled in Fallbrook. He continued his... Full story
Beatrice M. Nye, 99, passed away February 16, 2014. Born in Chicago, she had lived in Fallbrook 10 years. She is survived by daughters Eileen and Phyllis; sons Richard (Rita), James (Linda); many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild plus many nieces and nephews. She touched everybody’s lives....
FALLBROOK –Fallbrook Hospital’s Healthy Woman Ladies Night Out event will be hosted by Affordable & Quality Home Care on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Rd. A cardiologist new to Fallbrook, Michael Vargas, M.D., of Southwest Heart Institute, will present “Heart Disease in Women” in observation of National Heart Health Awareness Month. Affordable & Quality Home Care will also be presenting information. The event is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., is free of charge and includes social and networking oppor...
FALLBROOK – Healthy Adventures Foundation and Fallbrook Community Center offer another Healthy Living fun and educational class for the whole family. All families in Fallbrook, Bonsall and Rainbow are welcome. On Friday, Feb. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. chef Greg Mantuano will demonstrate how to integrate more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains into a family’s diet, in a way that is tasty and doesn’t leave one feeling deprived of the foods they want! Participants will be provided with materials, easy to follow dir...
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Fallbrook High School senior Maddie Ashbrook signed a letter of intent to play collegiate field hockey at Cal. Ashbrook was one of 132 student-athletes who signed letters of intent during a Feb. 5 ceremony at the San Diego Hall of Champions. “It was a cool opportunity. It was fun to be with all my friends and be surrounded by other student-athletes who had the same experience as me,” Ashbrook said. “It was a really cool experience,” Ashbrook said. “Just a really awesome o...
