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Articles from the March 8, 2018 edition


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  • Rotary presents 2018 Miss Fallbrook and Miss Teen Fallbrook contestants

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – An amazing group of young ladies will compete in the Miss Fallbrook and Miss Teen Fallbrook Scholarship Pageant April 7 at the Bob Burton Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Fallbrook Union High School. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets may be purchased prior to April 1 from contestants for $15. Tickets will only be available for purchase at the venue for $20 cash after April 1. For more information on the pageant you may c...

  • Retired teachers donate to Foundation for Senior Care

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – California Retired Teachers Association of Fallbrook, Division 81, recently presented the Foundation for Senior Care with gift cards for food for some of their clients. Division 81 members have made these presentations for the past several years as part of their outreach to the community with a program called "Have a Heart." The presentations are always done on Valentine's Day....

  • Presentation by Zolotova kicks off busy March at FGMS

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – March will be a busy month for Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society and the public is invited to join the fun. The action starts Thursday, March 8, when FGMS presents special guest speaker Larisa Zolotova at its 7 p.m. regular monthly meeting. Zolotova will share her amazing journey to become a multi-award winning jewelry designer. Taking her interest in jewelry from mere hobby to a passion driven new life career, Zolotova attended the prestigious School of Jewelry A...

  • Irrigation sensors detect plant nutrients

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    Biochips in irrigation sensors can allow instantaneous transmission of data which can be used to adjust irrigation activity. During the Jan. 13-17 International Conference on the Status of Plant and Animal Genome Research at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego the Jan. 15 plenary session included a presentation by Iowa State University researcher Liang Dong titled "Agricultural Sensors and Biochips to Advance Plant Phenomics and Smart Agriculture". Irrigation includes fertilizer as well as water. "If we apply too much...

  • More ticks test positive for tularemia

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    SAN DIEGO – San Diego County Vector Control officials said that several more batches of ticks trapped along Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia, a potentially dangerous bacterial disease also known as “rabbit fever.” County officials are reminding people again to protect themselves and their pets from ticks – which can transmit tularemia and other diseases when they bite people – whenever they are hiking, bicycling or walking in grassy backcountry areas, on trails or in the wild. Vec...

  • Youth to present results of safety perception surveys at WOW

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Regional Health District's Woman of Wellness event Thursday, March 1 will feature the Fallbrook Youth Advocacy Coalition presenting the results of the safety perception surveys they completed last summer. The youth, ages 12 to 16, knocked on doors in Fallbrook and De Luz apartment communities to find out what residents think about safety, crime and related issues in their neighborhoods. Developed by The Center for Community Research organization, the s...

  • The Beach Boys to perform at Pala's Starlight Theater, June 23

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    PALA – Legendary California surf rockers, The Beach Boys, will perform on the Starlight Theater stage 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. The band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions, and in 2001 was awarded the prestigious National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award. The Beach Boys are Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Jeffrey Foskett, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, J...

  • Hensley headlines at Belly Up

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    Fallbrook singer Casey Hensley was the headline act at the Belly Up nightclub, Feb. 14. "It was amazing," she said. "It was Valentine's Day, so everybody was really feeling the love," Hensley said. "Everybody was dancing, so it was definitely a good one." The capacity of the Belly Up is 600 guests. "It was pretty packed," Hensley said. Southland Soul, Karina Frost and The Banduvloons were the opening acts. Hensley performed for approximately an hour and a half and sang 15...

  • Zieber of Fallbrook named to dean's list at Army and Navy Academy

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    CARLSBAD – Army and Navy Academy is pleased to announce that Reid Zieber of Fallbrook has been named to the dean’s list for the third grading period of the 2017-2018 school year. Zieber is from the class of 2019. Students with a GPA of 3.80 or higher are named to the dean’s list. The curriculum at Army and Navy Academy includes leadership training in addition to the core subjects. “I am incredibly proud of the students who made the dean’s list,” Ethan Segovia, dean of academics, said. “They have worked hard, and it shows....

  • Historical society hosts Fallbrook Home School Academy members

    Updated Mar 8, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Members of the Fallbrook Home School Academy visited The Fallbrook Historical Society Heritage Center, Jan. 26, to learn about Fallbrook's rich history. The Fallbrook Historical Society Heritage Center is open 1-4 p.m., Thursdays and Sundays and by appointment. Call (760) 723-4125 for more information....

  • Bonsall High School presents second annual Sweetheart Luncheon

    Taylor Dominick, Village News Correspondent|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    Bonsall High School students hosted their second Sweetheart Luncheon Saturday, March 10, at the Fallbrook Senior Center. Students decorated the space with Valentine-themed attire and served lunch to participants. Live music was performed by Bonsall High senior Oran Fine. The event concluded with the awarding of "Sweetie Awards" given to all of the seniors that attended to thank them for allowing the Legionnaires the chance to give back to their community in such a lively...

  • Fire takes family's home and possessions but not memories

    Tom Ferrall, Staff Writer|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    A couple of days a week Diana Smith sits in a lawn chair on a empty lot, a piece of property that until Dec. 7, 2017, was adorned with her family's two-story, four-bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2,400-square-foot home and two freestanding barns. "Honestly, when I'm here it still feels like home to me," said Smith. "I guess home's not a building, it's the memories. It's a great place and I love being here. I'm so thankful my kids got to be raised here." The house that veterinarian Dr. Ge...

  • Supervisors set hearing for March 13 to acquire Pala property for Regional

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the purchase of a Pala property, March 13, which will be used for a Regional Communications System radio facility. The board of supervisors voted 5-0, Feb. 13, to set the March 13 hearing date to purchase the property from First Service Financial for the appraised value of $525,000. If the county supervisors approve the purchase, the county will also pay $10,000 for staff and appraisal expenses and $2,500 for closing and title costs. The Regional Communications...

  • Delicate Seams builds young girls' confidence

    Stephanie Lai, Village News Staff Writer|Updated Mar 8, 2018

    Murrieta resident Aida Yodites has grown her three-month-old business, Delicate Seams, into a local sensation. The family-run business was inspired by her 10-year-old daughter who expressed her dislike of her colorful undergarments. "I realized in moments that her plea was sincere and that it was affecting her self-confidence," Yodites said. She began searching for the right undergarments but noticed that most retailers sold products that were too juvenile or too provocative...