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 – In just a few days, the earth will experience the vernal equinox – one of the two times in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. Apart from this astronomical anomaly, though, the equinox is mostly known as the beginning of spring – a fresh beginning and the time to spruce things up. This year, as you tidy up your home and surroundings, why not also consider some financial spring cleaning? Here are a few ideas for getting your financial house in order....
TEMECULA – As an organization designed to nurture well-rounded youth, Inter Tribal Sports combines athletics with wellness and cultural programs for Native youth in Southern California. It will host the opening day of its golf season April 3 at San Pasqual but is offering golf clinics through March at Murrieta Valley Golf Range to properly introduce the community to the new sport that ITS is offering. The clinics are also designed to provide participants with the necessary too...
The main focus of the March 10 Bonsall Unified School District board meeting, via Zoom, was whether or not the school district would be allowing students to return to in person education five days a week. After the peaceful protest by Bonsall parents all week, BUSD decided that the options needed to be considered and discussed further at a negotiation meeting with the Teachers Union and Bonsall parents on Friday, March 12. No decisions were made at the March 10 meeting;...
Fallbrook Regional Health District held its first vaccination clinic Friday, March 12, inoculating more than 200 people in a partnership with Cal Fire. The clinic was held throughout the day on Friday at Palomar College's Fallbrook Education Center on Horse Ranch Creek Road. The health district first announced the event in an email at about 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. Health district CEO Rachel Mason said the district is continuing to work to schedule additional vaccine...
Dave Fenn is in his new store Found by Chattels. Locals who have lived in Fallbrook for more than 10 years will remember Dave and his wife Diane from their store Chattels, which was famous for their Christmas decor and flower arrangements. Their new store is different. Dave said, "Found by Chattels is a Pop up Shop. Our goal is to bring you unique and eclectic home decor we've found through our 35 years of experience and networking with the industry. We reopened the store...
It is no surprise that The Vail Cattle Company served beef to their cowboys. Every cookhouse meal featured platters of steak, beans and tortillas with full-bodied coffee and pie on the side. People said if you had business with the Vails, plan to arrive just before lunch so you would be invited to join them. Good food was a perk for working for the Vails. Cowhands had a comfortable place to sleep and enough food to fuel their exertions. Vail cooks prepared carne seca, beef jer...
FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County will include several beautiful blankets and children's pieces from the Fallbrook Blanket Project for the club's online auction April 4-10. The auction is part of their Wedges, Wine & Whiskey event. In addition to the online auction, the event will include a golf tournament, April 9, and a virtual Wine & Whiskey tasting, April 10. Proceeds for the event will support hundreds of local youth who benefit from the life enhancing p...
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – William Lee, child of Mike and Kristen Lee of Fallbrook, was named to the dean’s list for the 2020 fall semester at Saint John’s University. Lee is a senior political science major. To be included on the dean’s list, students must have a semester GPA of at least 3.80 and have completed 12 credits for which honor points are awarded. Students included on the dean’s list cannot have any “unsatisfactory” or “incomplete” grades for that semester. Submitted by Saint John’s University....
SAN DIEGO – The North County African American Women’s Association accepted the opportunity to expand its educational support programs with an additional $10,000 in college scholarships funded by North Island Credit Union. As part of the partnership, the credit union is also providing financial literacy training for upper class high school girls in NCAAWA’s Global Ambassadors Mentoring Program. “Helping young women achieve their dreams is made possible through our community coming together to provide the educational support...
FALLBROOK – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924 Auxiliary presented awards to the Voice of Democracy Patriot’s Pen student essay winners in November 2020. In addition to the award certificates, scholarships were also given to honor the winners of the patriotic essay contest which is open to middle school students, grades sixth through eighth. The Auxiliary received 30 Patriot’s Pen essay submissions for this writing contest. Scholarship award prizes range from $100 to $300 for the local post’s winners. The first-place student...
FALLBROOK – The original Donor Wall at the Fallbrook Library is filled with names of people and organizations that played a role in the building of the library. Now, in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the library opening, the library has the opportunity to add additional names of ongoing major supporters. Donations allow the Friends of the Fallbrook Library to provide the library with programs for the community all year every year with music concerts, art e...
Snow covers De Luz in this view overlooking Ross Lake, Friday, March 12....
Save these dates. North Coast Repertory in Solana Beach is getting back into streaming with its upcoming performance, "Trying," starting March 24 and running through April 18. It is certain to be a gripping, edge-of-your-seat story about the final year of Francis Biddle, the attorney general and chief judge at the Nuremberg trials. "Told with humor, compassion and insight" by director David Ellenstein, it will be a compelling opportunity to enjoy theater at its finest,...
As people continue to shop online for essentials, there’s one category that cannot be forgotten – pets. And according to a recent survey conducted by TopCashback.com, the USA’s most generous cashback site, 27% of Americans spend between $501 to $1,000 on their furry friends per year. The survey polled a cross section of 948 adults, aged 18 and over. Furry friends? For the question “Do you own a pet?” 83% answered yes, and 17% said no. The top four responses to “How many pets do you own?” found people had one, 41%; two, 24%...
SAN RAMON – Everyone could use a little luck this new year. The Lunar New Year was Feb. 12. Since 2021 is the Year of the Ox, it represents strong, reliable, fair and conscientious action, and it inspires confidence in others, just like plants do. Here are some plants that won't exactly grow money on trees but will add some major lucky value. And hopefully give their owners the confidence and reliability they can count on in their space this spring. Money Tree Probably the m...
FALLBROOK – The community parking lot between Alvarado and Fig streets now has trees creating real shade for cars that are often parked there all day or provide a parking place for those who shop on Main Avenue. This property owned by the Parking Lot Trust currently provides free parking for shoppers. These trees on Alvarado Street, Australian willows were planted by, and with continued maintenance by, Save Our Forest. This was through a grant and support from the Village R...
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – Wreaths Across America Radio announced the first in a series of four roundtable discussions focused on veteran healing through sharing stories of resilience, purpose and success. This live discussion will take place Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Eastern time and can be heard on WAAR, https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio. The goal of the roundtable series is to help reduce barriers for veterans by supporting generational bonds between service veterans through stories of service and success; d...
WASHINGTON – When severe forest fires blanketed Oregon and California in 2020 with a thick layer of smoke, the high concentrations of fine particulate matter created one of the worst air pollution events in recent history. A large body of research has documented that breathing in these fine particulates has severe negative health impacts, leading to cardiovascular disease and respiratory illness, and, in some cases, death. Exposure to fine particulates has also been linked to lower educational attainment and reduced e...
FALLBROOK – Howard Salmon, chair of the Fallbrook Regional Health District's board of directors, received the 2020 American College of Healthcare Executives Recognition Program Service Award acknowledging his contributions to health care leadership excellence. The ACHE Recognition Program celebrates members' commitment to the health care management profession. Recognition is bestowed at three levels, based on a range of specific volunteer activities that demonstrate l...
SAN DIEGO –With each passing day, vaccinations are being distributed and California is slowly opening back up. Older adults, who so often were categorized as a high risk population to contract COVID-19, are receiving their vaccinations and are now able to venture out, with some doing so for the first time since the pandemic began a year ago. The community is once again facing another new normal, which can bring about many questions and fears. To help overcome this new challenge, nonprofit San Diego Oasis will host a free onli...
ESCONDIDO – Inside the parking structure at Palomar Health's downtown Escondido campus, nursing students from Palomar College have been assisting with one of North County's COVID-19 vaccination sites to earn crucial clinical hours. Amid the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis, the college's Nursing Education Department has been forced to find creative ways for its students to earn the requisite hours, after most hospitals suspended academic access because of t...
Coronavirus hospitalizations in northern San Diego and southwestern Riversidencounties now stand at their lowest points in months, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Per a data release from March 8, which is based on statistics from hospitals across the nation for the seven days preceding Feb. 26, individuals with COVID-19 now make up just 10% of patients at Temecula Valley Hospital and 11% of those at Southwest Healthcare System (which includes Inland Valley and Rancho...
LaMarr Valentine began the 4x4x48 challenge Friday, March 5, to raise money for his fundraiser, Penny for your Thoughts. This fundraiser aims to raise money for fallen soldiers and their families, as well as to show the families that the soldiers and their sacrifices are being remembered. The 4x4x48 challenge was created by David Goggins, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL and former U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member, in his memoir "Can't Hurt Me." The 4x4x48 challenge...
On Feb. 17, 2021, the Anderson children suffered a tragic loss when their father, John Anderson, died suddenly from a genetic defect. Anderson was a father of five and an experienced photographer. He owned a photography business called JME Portraits, specializing in taking photos of newborn babies. Six years ago, the Andersons lost their mother, Jamie Anderson, to a fatal brain aneurysm. Jamie was raised in Fallbrook; she attended La Paloma Elementary School and graduated...
San Diego County was looking likely to drop down into the second-highest “red” tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening framework as of press time Monday, March 15. California's Department of Public Health modified the Blueprint for a Safer Economy to lead with opening activities when vaccines have been deployed to the hardest-hit communities – the floor for the purple tier will drop to 10 daily cases per 100,000 population once the state delivers a minimum 2 million doses to what it considers the hardest-hit Califor...
