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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MENIFEE - SHERIFF PRESS RELEASE - On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Menifee Police investigators served a search warrant at an address on Inez St., in the city of Hemet. Investigators were in search of evidence linking a resident to multiple cases of extortion in the cities of Menifee, Perris, Beaumont and Cabazon. The suspect in the case, Michael Cross, 51 yrs., residing in the city of Hemet, CA, was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on seven counts of... Full story
VISTA - A Menifee man who was under the influence of marijuana when he caused a head-on crash that killed a 53-year-old Oceanside woman two days before Christmas pleaded guilty today to felony charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury. Jonathon David Roberts, 22, will be sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison at a hearing May 23 at the Vista Courthouse. As part of his plea, Roberts also admitted an allegation that he caused bodily injury to a separate victim. Roberts was in...
Over the years I have spent quite a bit of time in St. Louis, New Orleans and Houston; and love the barbeque styles that are unique to each of these cities. I have to say that Oink and Moo’s BBQ ribs rival any I have eaten in various restaurants in these areas. I sampled three types of ribs at this Fallbrook establishment owned by Jennifer and Jonathan Arbel – and they were all appetizing – but I think that the Baby Back Ribs took the top spot. The smoky c...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted March 4 to reaffirm the spheres of influence for the county’s three resource conservation districts, two of which serve portions of Greater Fallbrook. “Everything was reaffirmed,” said LAFCO executive officer Mike Ott. “There were no changes.” A sphere of influence study determines boundaries best served by a particular agency. An update is a prerequisite to any boundary change including an annexation or consolidation, and LAFCO periodically conducts sphere of...
FALLBROOK – Kim and Chris Murphy, owners of Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty have welcomed Dennis and Crystal Kaiser to their firm. With over 550 closed transactions (over 100 of those in senior communities), the Kaisers combined experience rivals that of most every agent in North San Diego County. Kim Murphy said, “Recently having moved from Oceanside to Fallbrook, the Kaisers decided to look for a new home for their licenses and new opportunities to e...
March 15 4100 block Tierre Vista Simple Battery March 16 5200 block First St. Suicide 2100 block Summer Bloom Ln. Vandalism 1400 block Chateau St. (1) Simple battery 1400 block Chateau St. (2) Simple battery March 17 1200 block Alturas Rd. Arrest: Spousal abuse/battery 3600 block De Luz Heights Rd. Suicide March 18 900 block La Vonne Residential burglary 1000 block Charlyn Ln. Petty theft 38800 block Harris Trail Arrest: Simple battery 300 block N. Vine St. Vandalism 1800 block Juanita Ln. Arrest: Under influence of... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild is delighted to offer scholarships up to $1,500. This scholarship is open to anyone in this geographic area who has an interest or love of quilts. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited university or college during the 2013-2014 school year. Disbursement of the funds will be made directly to the college/university after proof of enrollment has been submitted. Preference may be given to: An applicant who has a relative or close relation to a member of the Fallbrook Quilt...
AZUSA – Several local residents made the academic Deans’ List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2012 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,698 students receiving the same honor. The local students are Bonsall resident Makena R. Nixon, an applied exercise science major and two Fallbrook residents, communication studies major Danika Norman and applied health major Jasmine L. Seider....
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FALLBROOK – Jared Thomas from Boy Scout Troop 789 has achieved Eagle Scout status. Thomas and his volunteers completed his Eagle project at 11th Marines Family Readiness Center (Fiddler’s Green) where they built picnic tables and completed much needed renovations to the entire area. Thomas attends Fallbrook High School where he is in the Marching Warriors band and on the lacrosse team. For more information on the local scouting program, visit www.smsc... Full story
FALLBROOK – Recently, in celebration of Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’ birthday, the students of Fallbrook Street School held many special events. The third grade students of Ms. DuPre’s dual immersion class wrote, illustrated and published their own autobiographies with the publishing company Studentreasures. All of the students included acrostic poems about themselves written in Spanish in their books. On Friday, March 1, student council officers interviewed the...
OCEANSIDE – The North County Film Club will be showing the film “Ruby Sparks” on Sunday, April 7 at 3 pm. Written and starring Zoe Kazan (granddaughter of Elia Kazan), the film is about a novelist’s problem with writer’s block. He finds romance in a most unusual way by willing a female character into existence. Besides Kazan, the film stars Paul Dano with cameos by Annette Bening and Antonio Banderas. This unique film will be shown at the Digiplex Theater on Mission and College, Oceanside. For further informa... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The Marine Corps’ Reserves 4th Tank Battalion, stationed at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Base, and responsible for all Toys-for-Tots activity in San Diego County, honored Fallbrook’s VFW Post 1924, at a ceremony in the officer’s club aboard the air base on Feb. 5. Post 1924, in a joint effort with the Marine Corps League’s Colonel Mitchell Paige, Medal of Honor Detachment 1207, captured high honors along with the San Diego Chargers Football Team as the most pr...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School lacrosse team is playing hard and has a tough season ahead, but with five games under their belt, senior Austin Jenkin (#26) is leading the team with 19 goals so far; senior Scotty Vancil (#2) is leading the team with 12 assists and sophomore goalie Matthew Sandoval (#27) has 90 saves! The team is also working a couple of fundraisers to help with the purchase of new uniforms and equipment. The team is collecting used/old shoes and having a raffle this May. FHS Lacrosse is giving...
FALLBROOK – Great Fallbrook weather greeted 78 cribbage players on March 2 at the 12th annual Avocado Cribbage Tournament held at the Fallbrook Senior Center. The finals of the main tournament had the same two players as last year’s tournament - Cy Madrone of Santa Barbara and Arlene Shaw of Tustin. Again, Madrone won the tournament, his third victory in the 12 matches. Fallbrook avocados were plentiful again this year as a result of donations from local packing companies Calavo Growers and Del Rey Packing. Each player...
RAINBOW – The program for the Daughters of Norway, Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 meeting on Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m. will be the history of rosemaling. Member Lynne Bradley and two other painters will talk about rosemaling, Norwegian for “decorative painting,” which originated in the rural valleys of Norway and uses stylized flower ornamentation, scrollwork, lining and geometic elements in flowing patterns. It is also common in Sweden and was most popular from the lat...
The truth about Fallbrook’s high schools One of the challenges facing the Fallbrook Union High School District is the willingness of too many people to conveniently believe lies and falsehoods about the various aspects of education to which students have access. Let’s examine some realities: Fallbrook Union High School District is proud of the diversity of programs and services available to meet the needs of our students. Our students are successful, both while in high school and also as they pursue college and career opp...
FALLBROOK – Profits have been tallied for the Fallbrook Woman’s Club’s mahjong tournament last month and the $1,500 raised will directly benefit various charities and scholarships that the club supports. Seventy-two women paid $15 for the event that included lunch. Various prizes were awarded to the high scorers in the tournament, and the lowest scorer also received a prize. Mahjong is a somewhat complicated game that originated in China and is commonly played by fou... Full story
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Fallbrook is known for its quaint stores and close-knit community, but there are certain facets that radiate these qualities more than others. One such element can be found once a week in the heart of town – the Fallbrook Friday Certified Farmers’ Market. Located at the corner of Alvarado St. and Main Ave., the Farmers’ Market is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the town square. While the square is small, the vendors in the market provide an array of sur... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Easter Sunday, March 31, SonRise Christian Fellowship will offer a sunrise service at 6 a.m. On July 1, 2012 Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, located at 463 South Stage Coach Lane, changed its name to SonRise Christian Fellowship. It functions as an independent Presbyterian church. “It is going to be beautiful to gather together and celebrate our risen Lord at sunrise, here at SonRise,” quipped SonRise Christian Fellowship Pastor Jerome Marroquin. “If you a...
SAN DIEGO – The Interstate 15 (I-15) express lanes will be temporarily reconfigured on a daily basis starting in early April as part of a short test of the barrier-transfer machine, according to Caltrans. Starting Monday, April 8 and each weekday for a few weeks, the machine will start reconfiguring the I-15 express lanes early in the morning with three lanes in the southbound direction and one lane in the northbound direction. Then about mid-day, the machine will reverse the configuration with three lanes northbound...
On March 18, the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) governing board approved a comprehensive contract agreement with the California School Employee Association (CSEA) for the 2012-2013 year. The agreement would be retro-active to July 1, 2012, and include a salary schedule increase, effective July 1, 2012; commensurate salary schedule increase for management positions, effective July 1, 2012; and salary schedule increase for unrepresented confidential positions. FUESD superintendent Candy Singh stated that the...
Amidst a crowd of well-seasoned producers, directors, and actors at a media party held recently for the upcoming Fallbrook International Film Festival, a young woman stood out. That woman was Tahnee Gehm who grew up in Fallbrook and earned scholarship funds from a local arts organization to attend the California Arts Institute in Valencia. Gehm, who graduated in 2012 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in character animation, with several credits to her name, will present her...
A total of six young women will be competing for the opportunity to be ambassadors for Fallbrook at the annual Miss Fallbrook and Miss Teen Fallbrook pageant at the Mission Theatre on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. Pageant coordinator Patty Hornsveld said three contestants have enrolled for a chance at each title. Hornsveld said this year’s candidates for Miss Fallbrook are Mary Alyce Boyd, 17; Shavonne Donoghue, 18; and Daniela Ruiz, 19. Boyd is sponsored by California P...
