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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Throughout the spring semester, Fallbrook FFA has been busy with so many activities that better the members as leaders, public speakers and responsible citizens! Every stepping stone taken in the FFA program makes us better leaders in life; it teaches us the qualities of life that we need to become great people and do great things. Throughout the past few weeks, we have been starting so many great activities such as Parliamentary-Procedure, Proficiencies, Judging Teams and Public Speaking. As we have been competing in...
BONSALL — Sullivan Middle School had a record 59 entries for the 2008 Library Art Contest. Students had to create their own book covers for the contest. The student body voted for their favorites and teachers Melissa Gregg, Leslie Burgener and Gordon Ray juried the artwork anonymously. Finalists enjoyed a pizza awards lunch in the library, where they were presented with ribbons and cash prizes. First prizes were $15, second prizes were $10 and all other prizes were $5. The a... Full story
The Fallbrook Art Association will soon be offering a series of workshops listed on www.fallbrookartassn.org. The workshop offered on February 24 will feature “Painting with Water Soluble Oil Paints” with Gabriele Baber. It will be held at FPUD, 990 East Mission Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For registration and cost information, contact Joan Nied at [email protected] or (760)451-1591. To view the instructor’s work, visit www.gabrielebaberart.com.... Full story
FALLBROOK — Stott Bushnell, president of the Fallbrook Union High School Interact Club, updated their sponsor, The Rotary Club of Fallbrook, at a recent meeting. Interact is a high school service club whose 60-plus members participate in such community projects as ringing bells for the Salvation Army red pot Christmas fundraiser; the delivery of four truckloads of food plus $1,500 ($1,000 from Fallbrook Rotary and $500 raised by Interact) to La Gloria Orphanage, Tijuana, as Christmas assistance; visiting and assisting l...
FALLBROOK — Kindergarten students from St. Stephen Lutheran School recently delivered a donation to the Fallbrook Food Pantry. The students gathered more than 100 cans of food in a food drive they held after the first 100 days of school this year. Volunteers at the Food Pantry gratefully accepted the children’s donation and encourage other members of the community to donate as possible. “The shelves at the Food Pantry are quite bare right now,” said Frank and Sue Russell... Full story
FALLBROOK — Black History Month has presented wonderful opportunities for Zion Lutheran School students to learn about black history through art. Third grade students drew famous musicians such as Dizzie Gillespie, Fats Domino, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Ray Charles while learning about their impact on American society. The students used oil pastels to show movement and rhythm invoked by jazz music. Fourth and seventh grade students created papier-mché African ma... Full story
Date Vicinity Incident 2/9 1200 blk S Main Make/pass fictitious check 2/10 500 blk W Aviation Arrest: commercial burglary 2/11 900 blk Alturas Commercial burglary 2/11 300 blk Poet’s Square Obscene/threatening phone calls 2/11 1500 blk S Mission Vehicle burglary 2/11 4300 blk Los Vecinos Residential burglary 2/12 3300 blk Brooke Hollow Rd Residential burglary...
A father who participates in his child’s on-campus education and activities has a positive effect on the child’s academic achievements, school behavior and potential for becoming a high-performing adult. While the role of school volunteer traditionally falls to mothers, statistically it is the fathers who make the significant contributions, says Rob Thompson, the coordinator for the Free Anytime To Help Education Run Successfully (FATHERS) program at Fallbrook High School. In the pursuit of his Masters degree – he is a Fallb...
Though only moving at a turtle’s pace, the race is too close to call. On February 12, the City of Temecula announced their plan to annex 4,900 acres of unincorporated land is in its final stage. The announcement came as Granite Construction Inc., a mining and construction company, was finishing the last report it needs to obtain surface mining permits for the same piece of land. The two entities have been competing for rights to the same area since the city began planning to annex it last March. Now the two entities are racin... Full story
Two 17-year old standouts in Fallbrook High School’s Class of 2008 were honored with the distinction of Outstanding Senior Girl and Outstanding Senior Boy during halftime of the varsity boys basketball game on February 13. Maggie Maratsos was presented with the Outstanding Senior Girl/Jackie Vix Award and Kevin Vandivort with the Outstanding Senior Boy award. Kevin Vandivort “I am truly honored and blessed to be a part of a group of guys I have grown up watching,” Vandi... Full story
Fallbrook attorney Robert W. Jackson disclosed on February 13 that he and a team of legal experts he has hand-selected from throughout the county will represent victims of the Rice Fire in what will most likely be a Mass Tort Class Action lawsuit, with the intention of proving San Diego Gas & Electric Company’s liability in the tragedy. Jackson, winner of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award in 2003 and Outstanding Advocacy Award in 2002, has been contacted by between 30 and 40 fire victims since the October 2007 incident. H...
Ione Stoewer (Adelaid Ione Nichols), 94, passed away on February 13, 2008. She was born to Dr. Harry C. and Effa Nichols in Berwyn, NE, and her family moved to Grand Island, NE, in her youth. After graduating from high school, she studied nurse’s training while attending Lindenwood College in St. Charles, MO, and then the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where she pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma. At the age of 23, Ione met and married Orville (Bud) Stoewer in Grand Island in 1936. After seven years of marriage, Bud was drafted i... Full story
In the early morning hours of February 7, 16 members of the San Diego County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Team (SAFE) conducted an audit of the 39 registered sex offenders in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area. Fallbrook Detective Dan Laibach led the effort. “This was to ensure that all sex offenders in our command are in compliance with Megan’s Law,” said Sheriff’s Sgt. Theresa Adams-Hydar. “The team went out to check on every one of them to make sure they are living where they say they are and living by the condition... Full story
Jeffrey Hisami Foisy and Samantha Lee Howard were married December 14, 2007, in Kauai, HI. Pastor Westley Elmore performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Forest and Glenda Howard of Yates Center, KS. The groom is the son of Richard and Michiko Foisy of Fallbrook, CA. A luau reception followed the ceremony at the Kauai Sheraton. The bride has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kansas State University and is employed as senior graphic designer for the New Boston... Full story
Paul and Kathleen Stiles of Fallbrook recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on February 1, 1943, in Dallas, TX. Paul attended college and was commissioned in the US Navy as a Naval Aviator. After WWII, he served in the Reserves and eventually retired as a Lt. Commander. Paul continued flying by becoming a pilot for an aerial survey team for 20 years for Fairchild Aerial Surveys. Following his career as an aviator he owned Fallbrook Tractor...
FALLBROOK — Rockola, the award-winning, San Diego-based America’s Classic Rock Experience, will perform a benefit concert at the Bob Burton Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 23, from 7 to 10 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit FHS-ASB student clubs Invisible Children and Model United Nations. Rockola is a four-piece rock band that performs music from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Tickets are on sale at the ASB window at Fallbrook High Sch...
The Fallbrook Woman’s Club is holding their annual Attic and Rummage Sale on Saturday, March 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their clubhouse located at 238 West Mission in Fallbrook. There will also be a sale of homemade goodies baked by members. All proceeds go to charity....
The Knights of Columbus will offer a Lenten Fish Fry & Bake every Friday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. through March 21 at St. Peter’s Catholic Community, Sheridan Hall, Fallbrook. Cost for fried dinner is $8 for adults, $6 for children; baked dinner is $10. Proceeds benefit local charities and organizations....
The Fallbrook PC Users Group will meet on Thursday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Public Utility District building, 990 East Mission Road (corner of Santa Margarita Road). The program this month will be presented by Cartridge World-Temecula. Some expert advice about refilling inkjet and laser jet cartridges at substantial savings will be the subject. Attendees should bring any questions they have about this process as well as toner replacement services. There is no charge for this meeting and light refreshments...
ESCONDIDO — The Paws in the Park fundraising team of Sweet Pea and Jesse will present a bazaar fundraiser event on Sunday, February 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Escondido Humane Society, 3450 East Valley Parkway. The event will offer used and new merchandise, crafts, treasures, tack, all types of services, food vendors and a bake sale. Proceeds from the event will help support this wonderful, privately funded no-kill shelter that helps find good homes for many dogs, cats and rabbits. Vendor spaces are available. For m... Full story
Tiger Palafax, featured on several television gardening shows, speaks with contagious enthusiasm on how to start a vegetable garden. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, call B.J. Russell at (760) 728-8081 or Sandi LeMasters at (760) 723-3783....
The Art Center at Fallbrook is looking for artists to enter its 12th Annual Gourd and Fiber Art Show. For the very first time, the popular show has expanded to include fiber arts. The deadline for entries is March 1. For an application and prospectus, e-mail [email protected] or call (760)728-1414. The show will run from May 18 through June 22....
FALLBROOK — Dr. Farouk Al-Nasser, a native of Iraq and well known local speaker on Iraqi history and politics, will address the March 6 meeting of the Fallbrook Democratic Club at 7 p.m. at the Fallbrook Public Utility District board room, 990 East Mission Road. As a concerned Iraqi native, he will share his personal and professional observations and conclusions about the region, including discussion of American’s past involvement with Iraq, the invasion, the occupation and the surge, the history of US foreign policy in the...
By now most Fallbrook residents know that the farmers have to ramp down 30 percent of their water usage while residential use remains unaffected. What they don’t know is that if and when residential users are mandated to cut back, ag users will be required to cut usage by 50, not 30, percent. Currently, residential users have been asked, but not required, to cut water usage. Voluntary cutbacks now are important, because a 50-percent cutback for ag will pretty much spell the end of California farms. Interestingly enough, an a... Full story
