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FALLBROOK - For years home sellers have heard about the potential benefits of “staging” a home. Generally, this means the seller might declutter, freshen the paint, or undertake more extensive redecorating. If done right, industry experts generally agree that a staged home aid in selling a home faster or for a higher price. But now there are new options for would-be home stagers, at least according to local Fallbrook/Bonsall real estate professional, Marla Cruickshank, who...
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March 6 32100 block Aquaduct Rd. Petty theft March 7 1300 block s. Mission Rd. Arrest: DUI March 8 31100 block Old River Rd. Stolen vehicle March 9 1200 block Alturas Rd. Arrest: Misdemeanor warrant March 10 1000 block Knoll Park Ln. Runaway juvenile 700 block Alturas Ln. Vandalism 900 block E. Elder St. Missing adult 300 block W. Fig St. Commercial burglary 700 block Darla Ln. 5150/Mental disorder 200 block W. Clemmens Ln. Domestic violence E. Fallbrook St. @ S. Stage Coach Ln. 5150/Mental disorder 900 block E. Mission Rd....
Beautiful bunches of fresh asparagus are appearing in markets and prices are much more reasonable - indicating asparagus season is upon us! Classified officially as a Spring vegetable, asparagus has been considered a delicacy since ancient Roman times. Generally picked when the spears are about eight inches in length, asparagus is picked as early as February in California, although the official season is considered April through May. In the Midwest and East, the growing season...
FALLBROOK - Community members are welcome to play bingo at the Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane. Bingo proceeds go toward the nutrition program for wonderful, local seniors. Bingo is offered the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. It opens at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6 p.m. Call (760) 728-4498 for more information....
TEMECULA - A one year Memorial March and Prayer for “Justice for Larry Robinson” will be held Sunday, March 23. The event is designed to spread awareness of the reward being offered for information about the unsolved crime and to remember the Fallbrook and Temecula community’s tragic loss of musician Larry Robinson. A public gathering of prayer and remembrance will be held at 10 a.m. that day in front of City Hall in Old Town Temecula, followed by a peaceful march along Front Street, as participants listen and sing along... Full story
FALLBROOK - Cy Madrone of Santa Barbara fought his way to his third straight win in the annual Fallbrook Avocado Cribbage Tournament on March 1. His three-peat is thought to be a first in American Cribbage Congress (ACC) sanctioned tournaments. This make four wins for Madrone out of the last eight Fallbrook Avocado tournaments. Bryan Gurden of Las Vegas took Madrone to the fifth game of the five-game match. In the consolation, snowbird Jim Stricker from Brandon, Minnesota won...
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OCEANSIDE - The North County Film Club will be presenting the film “After the Wedding,” Sun., March 23 at 3 p.m. This is a Danish film from 2006 that was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen as a Danish man working in an orphanage in India. The story unfolds as he returns to Denmark to help obtain funds from a billionaire businessman to keep the orphanage open. “After the Wedding” will be shown at the Digiplex Theater, Oceanside, Mission at College. For further information visit www.ncf... Full story
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FALLBROOK – Fallbrook United Methodist Preschool is now holding open enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year. The half-day preschool program is for children 2½ to 5 years old. Activities include hands-on experiences that engage the child in an environment that emphasizes growth in language and literacy, math and science concepts, art and music, large and small motor development, and social concepts. Mommy & Me classes are also being offered. For more information, contact the school at (760) 728-8501 or...
Bonsall High School students will be given report cards with grades each semester and progress reports at the end of the first and third quarters. A 4-0 Bonsall Unified School District board vote Feb. 14, with Sylvia Tucker absent, approved the grading schedule for the 2014-15 school year. BUSD superintendent Justin Cunningham noted that the use of progress reports is more appropriate for evaluating students’ handling of the Common Core curriculum. “We’re looking at being able to move along with the Common Core. The imple...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Community Center is offering a week of hands-on, mind enhancing science activities with Backyard Science Explorers for Spring Break Day Camp, April 14 through 18. Students will explore these exciting topics: sound, chemistry, astronomy and more. For kindergarten through sixth grade, campers will enjoy exploring science with different experiments and demonstrations. Other plans for the week include healthy cooking, arts and crafts, movies,... Full story
FALLBROOK - RE/MAX United is proud to announce the top producers for the month of December, 2013. Top Listing Agent is Terry Williams. Top Sales Agent is Marla Cruickshank. Top Producing Agent for the month of December is Marla Cruickshank. The Top Producing Agents for the Year 2013 are as follows: Listing Leaders are Team Bartlett; Sales Leader is Marla Cruickshank; Overall Top Producers for the Year is Team Bartlett. RE/MAX United congratulates these Realtors for all their...
The County of San Diego’s most recent initiative to promote agriculture in the unincorporated county by streamlining regulations for small operations won’t go into effect for at least a couple of years. The county’s Planning Commission recommended development of a program on March 7, although the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will make the final decisions on those actions to develop the program. The actual development of the program, including the composition of necessary Zoning Ordinance amendments and other count...
The Bonsall Unified School District board seemed likely to approve the Phase 2 construction project for Sullivan Middle School at the Feb. 14 BUSD board meeting before receiving advice that the type of construction was an ineligible use of the bond loan which was to fund the work. Phase 2 would include a two-story building with an estimated construction, oversight, and administration cost of $3.9 million. The project was to be funded by a Qualified Zone Academy Bond loan. “One of the last hurdles was getting by the tax a...
Members of Calvary Chapel Fallbrook are organizing efforts to aid the Lombera family with prayer support and financial help for their high medical expenses. Both the father, Daniel, and infant son, Danny, are requiring extensive medical treatment. On Oct. 14, 2013, infant Danny was born to Frances and Daniel Lombera, with gastroschisis, a congenital disease that allowed his intestines to protrude through his abdomen. Emergency surgery was essential to begin repairing the...
Despite the wishes of the Rainbow Municipal Water District board not to continue with plans to merge Rainbow and the Fallbrook Public Utility District, the FPUD board has submitted an application for the merger to San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission. A 4-0 FPUD board vote March 10, with Archie McPhee absent, approved the consolidation application which was delivered to LAFCO executive officer Mike Ott by FPUD general manager Brian Brady on March 11. “I think there’s a general understanding that without the J...
Fallbrook Rugby Club coach Marin Pinnell was recognized as USA Rugby’s Female Coach of the Year for 2013 during the Banquet of Champions which was part of the 2014 USA Rugby National Development Summit held February 21-23 in Philadelphia. “It’s really exciting,” said Pinnell, who was unable to travel to Philadelphia for the summit and banquet and will receive her award by mail. “I’m honored and it’s really cool and I hope that I’m a model for other coaches.” This is Pinnell’s...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved its annual update of the county’s TransNet Local Street Improvement Program during the supervisors’ Feb. 26 meeting, and the 5-0 vote added the intersection of Stage Coach Lane and Reche Road to the list of projects to be funded over the next five years. “At the community’s request, the intersection of Reche Road and Stage Coach Lane will be improved by adding new turn lanes,” said Supervisor Bill Horn. “Original...
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FALLBROOK – Los Angeles City Fire Captain II Jack Fry, recipient of the Medal of Valor in 1985 from both the California State Firefighters Association and the L.A. City Fire department, recently added another award to his list of accomplishments. For the last 15 years, in addition to his position with L.A. City Fire, Fry has been working through the California Office of Emergency Services and traveling throughout the state teaching first responders how to respond to... Full story
FALLBROOK – A $6,000 grant from the Legacy Endowment Community Foundation will help provide about 1,000 hot meals delivered to homebound seniors this year by the Fallbrook Senior Center. The grant will help fund a crucial need for area seniors who rely on the meals for nourishment and companionship. The grant was welcomed by senior center staff and directors, who praised Legacy’s unrelenting support for North County nonprofit programs that assist seniors and the d... Full story
TEMECULA – March is Motown Month at Cabaret at The Merc. On Sunday evening, March 30, attendees will take a trip to the “Motor City” without having to experience that midwest chill! Accompanied by a live band, performers will delight the crowd with songs like “My Girl,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “The Tears of a Clown,” “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” and many more. An irresistible force of social and cultural change, Berry Gordy’s legendary Motown made i... Full story