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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook High School cheerleading squad won the JAMZ Cheerleading National Championship on Feb. 24 in Las Vegas, Nev. “Four years of cheer and I finally got my National Champion jacket,” shouted team member Aryana Ingram, varsity team captain, when the announcement was made. “We had a great season this year, placing first at the Inland Empire Championship with CheerPros and placing first at the JAMZ Regional Championship, where the team also won the overa... Full story
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Feb. 28 to approve a $30,000 Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant to the Fallbrook Village Association to cover the costs of a detailed survey which will determine whether support among Downtown Fallbrook property owners exists for a benefit assessment district. Property owners will be surveyed through New City America, Inc., which helped create a benefit district in the Little Italy area on the outskirts of Downtown San Diego. If support among property owners exists, a... Full story
One of the two issues which led the county’s Planning Commission to continue its hearing on the Dai Dang Meditation Center in Bonsall has been resolved, although work on the other issue led to a continuance to April 13. The Planning Commission heard public testimony on the proposed expansion of the Buddhist monastery on Feb. 10, but after a Bonsall resident in opposition recommended a turn lane for slowing traffic on Camino Del Rey and others noted that buildings close to the property line might prohibit aerial pesticide s...
*This article was provided to the Village News by the office of the San Diego County Water Authority A day after hearing heartfelt testimony from several dozen speakers from the San Diego region, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California board of directors voted March 13 to follow its own administrative code and vote on adoption of its next two-year budget and rate increases in April. The recommended budget includes two more years of rate increases, "averaging" 7.5 percent for 2013 and another 5 percent in...
At its annual awards dinner on March 9, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County honored local youth and adults that have been viewed as standouts over the past year. A variety of prestigious awards were presented in areas of achievement, leadership, volunteerism, and fundraising support. The 2012 winners of these awards are as follows: • Youth of the Year – Lauren Ruttan • Girls of the Year – Kaysie Derieux (Potter unit); Anna Escobosa (Ingold unit);...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924 will offer a St. Patrick’s Day dinner, open to the public, on Friday evening, March 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10/person. Beginning March 2, the Post has been hosting dinner for five wounded warriors from Camp Pendleton’s Wounded Warrior Barracks each Friday evening. Four Marines and a Navy Corpsman were the first invitees. The first guests were enthusiastic and pleased with the food, the greetings, and... Full story
PALOMAR MTN – Volunteers are putting together a campaign to keep Palomar Mountain State Park open and fully operational. The park is slated for closure in July. Thus far, $65,000 has been raised against a goal of $180,000 to meet the three-year commitment necessary to keep the park open. Volunteers are asking each area resident to reach out to five friends, neighbors, business contacts, etc. in hopes they will also support the endeavor. Palomar Mountain State Park is scheduled to close in July, 2012.... Full story
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Tea Party will meet Thurs., Mar. 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at San Luis Rey Downs Golf Club banquet room, 31474 Golf Club Dr., Bonsall. Dan Hughes, candidate for U.S. Senate, will speak, as well as Ruth Weiss of Election Integrity Project. Gary Stein, founder of Armed Forces Tea Party, will also address the group. The meeting is free and all are welcome. The Fallbrook Tea Party believes through education on issues and candidates, it can better influence the direction the country is taking. For more...
OCEANSIDE – MiraCosta College’s Backstage Players are collecting prom dresses which will be made available to local high school juniors and seniors, including those from Fallbrook. Dresses will be collected until April 11 with the giveaway on Saturday, April 14 from noon to 3 p.m. at the MiraCosta College Theatre Building 2000, the Makeup Room, One Barnard Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056. To donate, or for more information, contact Kayti Bulfinch at (760) 504-1722 or [email protected], or visit the Vintage Chic B... Full story
FALLBROOK – St. Peter’s Knights of Columbus are hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Dance Show on Saturday, March 17. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Irish dancers will perform from 6 to 6:45 p.m. The corned beef and cabbage dinner starts at 7 p.m. Kevin Moyles and the Shamrockers will provide live dancing music. Tickets are only $25 and are available at the church or school offices. The event is at St. Peter’s hall, 420 Stage Coach Lane. Call Joe at (760) 728-3229 to reserve group tables or for more infor...
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Garden Club will meet Tuesday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. At the meeting, the club’s 81st anniversary will be celebrated with a cake and ice cream social. Guest speaker will be Penny Alverson of Armstrong Garden Center, who will speak on “Warm Season Vegetable Gardening.” Alverson will also discuss growing vegetables from seed or starter plants, growing in the ground or planters, and learning how to deal with insects and fungus organically. The club...
FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care has announced its seventh annual Ruth Redmann Paws in the Park event will be held Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Live Oak Park. Contests will take place in various categories – cutest, littlelest, biggest, so ugly you’re cute, and more. Over 30 vendors will be participating with booths (one will offer animal micro-chipping). Dad’s Hot Dogs will be serving coffee and donuts for early birds as well as their famous hotdogs. For more information and reg...
I typically don’t respond to rumors that I hear about the Village News and we’re usually pretty amused by them. Lately, however, there have been some that need dispelling. First of all, Village News is not going anywhere. Village News has not been sold or looking for a buyer. We still have the same faithful employees and management that have led the business through prosperous and difficult times. We are still operating out of our Main and Elder Street location with editorial, classifieds, advertising, legal advertising, subs... Full story
The CalTrans FEIR for East 76 improvement is a voluminous document that will take months for a lay person, like me, to fully comprehend. Therefore, I choose to focus on safety issues I perceive exist with the two unrestricted intersections and “out of direction” travel conditions associated with not three intersections, as stated in Table 3.10-12, but seven intersections including the private roads along the Caltrans 76 “Preferred Route.” Caltrans peak am/pm hour traffic table 3.10-10 shows exiting or entering 76 eastbou...
There are many people who know what Invisible Children is, but do you know the details about the rebel leader, or how you and I can stop him? I’m doing my part to spread the word! Joseph Kony terrorizes the lives of these children in Africa, and we can stop him. You don’t have to go fight the war yourself, but you can show our nation, our leaders, that you care and that you want this taken care of so these kids do not have to live a life of fear. Start by watching Kony 2012 on YouTube, which has been posted by Invisible Chi...
My concerns go out to the children in Africa, specifically involving the “Invisible Children!” Jason Russel, an extraordinary man, started this organization to make these innocent children of Africa become known, so they are no longer ‘invisible,’ and with the help of our fellow Americans it has made it a far ways from where it began back in spring of 2003. The LRA ran by Joseph Kony, abducts young children, both male and female. With this abduction, he makes the girls into “personal” slaves, and the boys into their army of c... Full story
The Kiwanis Club of Fallbrook would like to shout a big “thank you” to our community and businesses for their generosity and support of the third annual A Night to Shine gala fundraiser held at Vista Valley Country Club. Money raised from this event will go to support the Boys and Girls Club of North County, the Fallbrook Child Development Center, and other Kiwanis-sponsored charities including scholarships for the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club at Fallbrook High School. In addition, funds will go to support the Ronald McD...
The staff from Fallbrook Veterinary Hospital wants to thank all of our many friends and loyal clients for their support and dedication following the loss of our beloved boss and mentor, Dr. Richard Pyne. We also want to thank Berry-Bell & Hall Fallbrook Mortuary, Murphy’s Printing, Doctors Nasre and Laubach, Diane Kennedy, Rhonda Huber, the entire Pyne family, and anyone we neglected to mention for all their help and support. Please be assured our facility will continue to operate as usual with doctors that Dr. Pyne had e...
Nick Perillo completed his first Fallbrook High School wrestling season by winning the San Diego Freshman County Championships tournament Feb. 11 at Mt. Carmel High School. Perillo pinned three of his four opponents in the 152-pound class while earning an 11-3 victory in the finals. "I just felt really prepared going to that tournament," Perillo said. "I'm grateful for my coaches' help and just how well they prepared me." Cristian Vera is Fallbrook's junior varsity coach while Greg Wagaman coaches the varsity. "He did an outs...
FALLBROOK - Classical music patrons will undoubtedly give a resounding welcome to critically acclaimed cellist Jonah Kim when he returns to Fallbrook for a solo engagement on Sunday, March 18. “Jonah Kim is an extraordinary cellist,” said Brenda Montiel, president of the Fallbrook Music Society. “He virtually ‘brought the house down’ last year when he performed as an orchestral soloist with Redlands Symphony. He demonstrates exceptional talent, eloquence and intensity...
PALA - International jazz singing star and pianist Diana Krall will make her only San Diego-area appearance of 2012 at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, at the Palomar Starlight Theater at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. A three-time Grammy winner, Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Her latest album, “Quiet Nights,” focuses on Brazil and seven of its 10 songs are bossa novas. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $80 eac... Full story
FALLBROOK – Two remaining entry spots are open for the March 31 Battle of the Bands that will take place at the Fallbrook Community Center. The event is open to all bands with members between 13 and 19 years of age. Any bands that are interested should contact the community center and submit an application as soon as possible. Bands will set up, perform and battle it out for a $200 first place cash award, trophies, other donated prizes, and bragging rights! The Battle... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook area residents will have the opportunity to have painless screenings done to identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries, irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs in addition to bone density evaluation and more on Wednesday, March 28 by Life Line Screening. Screenings are fast, noninvasive, painless, affordable and convenient. Stroke is the third leading cause of death...
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group, sponsored by Fallbrook Hospital, will hold its next meeting on March 28 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the hospital’s Conference Room B. Admission is free. Speaker Dr. Aimee Warren will speak on ‘Successful Diabetes Management,’ including nutrition, weight loss, and prevention of complications. Proper eating habits, good nutrition and weight control are the cornerstone of taking care of diabetes and preventing complications. Questions may be directed to (760) 731-8246... Full story
For the second time in 16 months, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District will refinance its bond debt. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Feb. 28 to approve the refinancing of up to $10 million of the school district’s bond obligation. The Refunding Bonds will be used to pay off the existing debt at a lower interest rate. In the November 2002 election, 57.5 percent of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District voters authorized the issuance of up to $...
