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 – On March 16, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market announced that 15 schools in Fallbrook raised $17,118.28 through its second Shop for Schools program. The schools participated in the fundraiser through the Fallbrook store with a total of 643 schools actively participating throughout California. “At a time when school districts across the state are faced with difficult budget choices, it is important for companies like Fresh & Easy to step in and help. We are ecstatic that Fresh & Easy is contributing more t... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON – The Rotary Clubs of Oceanside and Fallbrook recently held their annual combined luncheon meeting in honor of military personnel at Camp Pendleton. So honored were individuals from the Marine Corps, US Navy, and Navy medical units on the base. They were introduced by their commanding officers to the Rotarians gathered in their honor. Rotary Club presidents Therese Hall of Oceanside and Tom Koehler of Fallbrook presented each honoree with beautiful... Full story
FALLBROOK – Dr. Brian Jacobs, superintendent of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, introduced Lidia Avila and Leslie Robinson, Potter Jr. High employees of the month at a recent Rotary Club of Fallbrook luncheon meeting. Avila is the administrative school secretary and the 2009 MEE Employee of the Year. Robinson is the school attendance clerk and was MEE Employee of the year in 2001. Rotary president Tom Koehler presented each with a certificate of achievement....
FALLBROOK – American Association of University Women (AAUW) California State Director and Fallbrook resident, Sherry Ludwig, visited the United Nations (UN) recently to influence policy affecting human rights for women and girls in the United States and abroad. Ludwig was part of a delegation of 8,000 women who converged in the United Nations in New York City for the 54th UN Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s commission theme was Beijing +15 and focused on a... Full story
The Fallbrook Rugby Club is holding a dinner fundraiser from 4:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30 at Firehouse Broiler, 1019 South Main Ave. When diners present the teams’ flyer before ordering their dinner, 20 percent of the proceeds will go to the rugby teams who will be going to the California State Cup and National Championships. Players and coaches will be there to meet their supporters. The flyer can be obtained at www.fallbrookrugby.org....
Fallbrook Montessori School is holding its second annual yard sale on March 27 and 28 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Proceeds from the fundraiser will buy new shelves for the school’s language and math materials. Items for sale include clothing for all ages, (including prom dresses and men’s jeans still with the tags on them) toys, kitchen items, household items, some office furniture and much more. Fallbrook Montessori School is located at 203 Laurine Lane. For information, call Teresita Leimer at (760) 728-4754...
FALLBROOK – Palm and Cycad Exchange, a plant brokerage business that specializes primarily in rare and exotic plant material for the collector and for upscale landscape projects, is organizing an Exotic Plant Sale to be held Saturday, April 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. It will take place at 3562 Olive Hill Road, in Fallbrook, one and one-half miles south of the intersection of Olive Hill and South Mission Roads. “In the p...
FALLBROOK - Now is the time to prepare for those dry summer months. In a few short weeks the grass and brush will be dry enough to become an inferno. CAL Fire urges homeowners to follow a few simple fire safe practices. These practices are mandated by law, including a mandatory 100-foot clearance of flammable vegetation around structures. Remove leaves and needles from the roof, eaves and rain gutters. Trim tree limbs within 10-feet of the chimney, and dead limbs that hang over the house and garage. Cover the chimney outlet...
FALLBROOK – In the fall of 2009, Fallbrook’s Save Our Forest organization (SOF), a division of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, received a grant from the California Releaf Agency for 77 trees to be planted in Fallbrook. The first round of planting was done in December 2009, as the culmination of Fallbrook High School’s Community Service Week. A large group of students planted 15 trees at the high school, a lasting legacy of trees to provide energy-saving shade and to enh...
The San Diego County Planning Commission voted 7-0 March 12 to approve a tentative parcel map and site plan for the proposed Fallbrook Ranch subdivision, which will create 11 single-family lots on what is currently a 41-acre parcel. Although Commissioner Michael Beck pulled the item from consent approval at the planning Commission’s March 5 hearing, his concerns about the project were resolved the following week. No members of the public spoke in opposition to the project at either Planning Commission hearing, in April 2007 t...
FALLBROOK – Six young women from Fallbrook decided to travel north to UC Berkeley to measure their field hockey prowess against club teams from Northern California. It turned out they stacked up pretty well, outscoring their seven opponents 31-5, recording four shutouts and winning the “A” pool of the U19 division. They did all that despite playing without any substitutes. Former Fallbrook All-CIF standout and current University of Pacific player Lizzie Eskue served as...
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Ivy High School’s soccer team has struggled in its early games against other continuation high schools in its league, but new Ivy coach Alex Rodriguez isn’t concerned about the direction his team is heading. “We’ve really shown a lot of improvement,” Rodriguez said. “I’m really impressed with the kids.” Ivy is one of eight continuation or alternative high schools in the league. The Vista Unified School District has two schools, Alta Vista and Murray, which participate. Valley High School is in the Escondido Union High School...
FALLBROOK – Arrangements are being finalized for the upcoming Boys & Girls Clubs of North County Mardi Gras themed auction and dinner gala. This formal event will be held at the Pechanga Resort and Casino, Saturday April 24. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. Guests will be treated to the sounds of Grammy-nominated keyboardist Larry White during the silent auction. Andria Butcher, an event planner by trade and this year’s auction chair, along with auction committee members J...
VISTA – The Broadway Theater is currently presenting a production of “The Sunshine Boys” through April 11. The Neil Simon comedy revolves around Al Lewis and Willy Clark, a one-time vaudevillian team known as “Lewis and Clark” who, over the course of 40-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act. San Diego actors Robert DeLillo and Ed Eigner play the lead roles. For ticket informa... Full story
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort continues its free concert series featuring dance bands at 9 p.m. on Fridays and tribute bands at 8 p.m. on Saturdays during April in the Grand Cabaret. The schedule includes: Hindsite: 9 p.m., Friday, April 2; Don’t Stop Believing: A Tribute to Journey, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 3; 80’z All Stars: 9 p.m., Friday, April 9; Cash Kings: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 10; Hot Sauce Band: 9 p.m., Friday, April 16; Pop Vinyl: 9 p.m., Friday, April 23; Knights of Monte Car... Full story
Laughter filled the air when four comedians from the “Comics on Duty World Tour” caused bellyaching chuckles from service members to be heard throughout Paige Fieldhouse, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, March 5. Since 1992, the Comics on Duty comedians have performed in more than 3000 shows worldwide in a committed attempt to boost morale of service members around the world. Two hundred and fifty of those shows have been in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The show is a great place... Full story
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Fallbrook High School’s girls water polo team, which concluded in-pool play with a 26-7 record including three playoff matches and a 10-0 Avocado League mark which earned the league title, ended its 2009-10 season activities March 12 with the team banquet at the Bonsall Community Center. Although neither the varsity nor the junior varsity squad selected a most valuable player for the 2009-10 season, the players on each selected recipients for most inspirational and most improved recognition. A varsity Coaches’ Award was als... Full story
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Longtime Fallbrook resident and businessman, Ronald “Ron” Curtis Neeley passed away Friday, March 19, 2010, from injuries resulting from a traffic accident. Ron Neeley was born Dec. 3, 1957 in North Carolina, and moved with his family to Fallbrook in 1969 when his father John, a Marine, was transferred to Camp Pendleton. As a youth, Ron Neeley was active in several sports, and later in his young adult years, he became an avid supporter of motor racing of every type. His passio...
Dennis W. Litle went to be with his Heavenly Father on March 20, 2010, a cure was not to be. God put His arms around him and whispered “come with me.” Dennis was born May 17, 1939 in Dolores, Colo., to Richard and Lavera Litle. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Shelly and Jeffrey Singer of Cedar Hill, Mo.; son, Scott Litle of San Francisco, Calif; three grandsons, Andrew Wood of Stanton, Calif., Jeffrey Singer, Jr. of Cedar Hill, Mo., and Sy William Harry of Roh...
Valentine Mae (Teeny) Davis passed away peacefully March 9, 2010 at the age of 88, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was born Valentine Soderstrom on February 14, 1922 in Madison, Wisconsin, the second of six children born to Arthur and Nellie Soderstrom. She grew up in Madison and attended the University of Wisconsin. As a young athlete, she was the starting catcher for the Kennedy Dairy Milkmaids, an amateur women’s softball team which won the 1940 state championship. Her college education was cut short by the... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON - The United States Marine Corps mourns the loss of Sergeant Nicholas J. Smith who was found unresponsive at his residence in Oceanside at noon on March 14. Smith was pronounced dead one hour later by the San Diego Medical Examiner. The incident is currently under investigation. Smith, a 25-year-old warehouse clerk from Chicago, Ill., was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton. Smith enlisted in the Marine Corps... Full story
