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  • Free computer workshops for seniors

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Nonprofit Fallbrook SeniorNet is offering a series of free computer workshops on Mondays at the Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation, 135 South Mission Road. • April 14 (9:30-11:30 a.m.): How home computer networking works • April 21 (9:30-11:30 a.m.): How to get the most out of a digital camera • April 28 (1-3 p.m.): Microsoft Photo Story, a way to share and show photo memories on a computer No pre-registration is necessary. First come, first seated. For more information call (760) 728-0855 or (760) 728-1720 or visit www.S...

  • See 'The King and I'

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The Fallbrook Senior Center is taking a bus trip to see “The King and I” at the Lawrence Welk Theatre on Tuesday, June 24. The trip includes a buffet lunch before the show at Vista Valley Country Club. The bus will leave the center at 10:30 a.m. and return approximately 5 p.m. There is limited seating; early sign-ups are encouraged. Cost is $83 per person; payment is due before May 23. For more information or to sign up, call the Senior Center at (760) 728-4498 or Miyo at (760) 728-6537....

  • Last chance to join trip to poppy fields

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The Fallbrook Senior Center has just four seats left on the bus to the Antelope Valley Poppy Fields on Thursday, April 17. The bus will load at the center at 8 a.m. with an itinerary also including stops at Blum Ranch (60 acres of fruit trees), an exotic feline conservation center and lunch at Red Lobster. The bus will return to the center by 6 p.m. For cost and reservations, call the Senior Center at (760) 728-4498 or Miyo at (760) 728-6537.... Full story

  • Senator Hollingsworth to speak in Fallbrook

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The Fallbrook Republican Women’s Club is pleased to announce that State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, who represents the 36th district, will be their guest speaker for April. The meeting is on Friday, April 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Fallbrook Golf Course clubhouse at 2757 Gird Road. Senator Hollingsworth is a lifelong Republican with a proven history of strong conservative values. The lead Senate Republican for budgetary matters, he serves as a member on the Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee. Members are invited to h...

  • Newcomers to hold coffee April 10

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The Fallbrook Newcomers Club will hold their monthly coffee on Thursday, April 10, at 9:30 a.m. at Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, 463 South Stage Coach Lane. The program will feature Young Milton and the story of her inspiring journey to Fallbrook. Election of the 2008-2009 Newcomers board will also take place. The “Lunch Bunch” will eat later at the Lace Apron. Attendees can sign up at the coffee. For more information, call Trude Marquez at (970) 420-1101 or Adela Edgecombe at (760) 941-1902....

  • RE: 'True cost of annexation' (Opinion, 3/6/08)

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Public relations personnel are vigilantly aggrandizing the wonderful asset this industrial complex will be to our communities, as suggested in the letter in the Village News on March 6 by Gary W. Johnson. An example of their distorted statements is, “Liberty Quarry will provide a significant benefit to the region through traffic reduction.” It has been stated by the quarry personnel themselves that there will be 1,600 trucks entering and leaving the quarry each working day, using Rainbow entrances and exits off of and onto In...

  • There are alternatives to quarries in our area

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    We don’t need a quarry and 1,800 more gravel truck trips on I-15. There is another option. That option is Polaris Minerals, a young company exclusively focused on two large high-quality aggregate quarries located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Their principal target is the Western seaboard of North America. They ship aggregate by barge – 1,000 miles by barge is equal to that of 25 miles by land. Transportation costs by truck increase the cost of aggregate. Orca Quarry ships sand and gravel. Eagle Rock quarry i...

  • Bonsall School District keeps parents in the dark

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The Bonsall school board and superintendents were not pleased to see around 200 parents attend the March 18 board meeting. Parents were shocked to find out that home-to-school transportation was being eliminated and they showed up in droves. Communication from the district has been very limited and only provided in English, leaving Latino parents out of any communication link. Many parents wanted to speak but were cut short and not given the opportunity. Eliminating transportation creates a hardship on hardworking parents... Full story

  • Attack on marriage more like attack on humanity

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Contrary to what Mr. Corcoran believes, same-sex attraction has been prominent throughout time. What has happened is that society has chosen to omit that fact from our history books. Historical greats such as Plato, Socrates and Alexander the Great were all homosexuals. Redefining and denying the truth is a lot easier to swallow than acknowledging reality. Interestingly enough, the rights we are denying homosexuals are hauntingly familiar to the oppression society has inflicted on other minority groups. Denying homosexuals...

  • Granite Construction vs. wildlife corridor

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Granite Construction’s proposed Liberty Quarry mine would affect both human health and wildlife. The area has been identified by biologists as one of only 15 such wildland corridors in all of Southern California that “if even one fails, the biological integrity of the entire region would be compromised.” The mining company wants to blast a 1,000-foot-deep, one-mile-long pit mine, dynamiting every day and adding 1,600 diesel truck trips to the Rainbow Valley Road off/on ramps every day for the next 75 years. Conservation agenc...

  • Facts parents and teens should know

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Pam Stenzel is a world renowned speaker with decades of experience counseling teens paying the price of sexual “freedom” who frequently lament, “No one told me!” That post-consequences distress motivates Pam’s efforts to educate teens with the facts needed for informed decisions. Some of the facts: • There are two types of STDs: bacterial and viral. Bacterial ones can be cured, if the patient has symptoms and seeks help. Viral infections last a lifetime and you will give them to your future spouse. • Women are adversely aff... Full story

  • Shame on us!

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    An excellent letter by Mike Thielk of Fallbrook (March 6, 2008) spelled out in great clarity the little known fact that the vast US population is unknowingly serving as surrogates to the State of Israel! We all felt great sorrow for the European Jews for their treatment by Nazi Germany in the ’30s and ’40s. So much so that the goodhearted US took the lead in pushing through the UN the measures leading to the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the area populated by Palestinians, Jews and a few other minorities. One can que... Full story

  • Supervisors approve funding for Fallbrook library

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors appropriated the funding believed to be needed to construct the new Fallbrook branch library and also authorized a request for proposals to design and build the new library. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote March 25, with Supervisor Ron Roberts absent, also adopted an addendum to the environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved an Irrevocable Offer of Dedication of the parcel which had been acquired by Friends of the Fallbrook Library. “This is a big step for Fallbrook,” said... Full story

  • Author to speak at Friends' annual luncheon

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — The Friends of the Fallbrook Library will offer their next Book Talk on Thursday, April 10, at 1:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Public Utility District Board Room. The featured selection is “Run” by Ann Patchett. This is an engaging novel about relationships, but above all about what really constitutes family. “Run” is the book chosen for this year’s Fallbrook Community Read. Patchett will be the featured speaker at the Friends’ annual luncheon, slated for April 24 at P...

  • Milton on Food Pantry board

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — Fallbrook resident Young Milton was recently named to the Fallbrook Food Pantry Board of Directors. Milton regularly volunteers her help to the organization by assisting with correspondence, creating flyers for food drives, fundraising campaigns and managing the Web site. “Volunteers and board members at the pantry are truly delighted and grateful to Young for her many contributions to the organization,” Jean Dooley said. “She inspires all with her spirit of enth... Full story

  • Mack to receive Soroptimist award

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — Soroptimist International of Fallbrook, a volunteer organization for business and professional women, will present their Making a Difference for Women Award to Mary Mack of Fallbrook at an awards luncheon on April 17. The award honors ordinary women who, through their professional or personal activities, make extraordinary efforts on behalf of women and girls. Fallbrook members join with almost 100,000 Soroptimist in more than 120 countries and territories to contribute time and financial support to c...

  • Legacy Ambassadors ready to hit the streets

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Legacy Endowment, The Community Foundation, headquartered in Fallbrook, recently established a new team of Legacy Ambassadors. These ambassadors will be reaching out into the communities throughout North County and Temecula. Chief Ambassador Betsey Levering recently conducted the group’s first orientation with Wil Gower, several Legacy board members and Legacy Executive Director Tina Rainey. Legacy is currently developing DVDs to help the ambassadors share the story of L...

  • Car Club supports Senior Center

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club recently presented a donation to the Fallbrook Senior Center. The Senior Center provides a myriad of services for local seniors, including a lunch program, health screenings, legal aid, tax preparation, weekly pool tournament, book club, yoga and exercise classes, bingo, bridge and mahjong. It also arranges bus trips to local casinos and other destinations such as Laughlin, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. Membership is open to a... Full story

  • Author makes visit to hometown

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

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  • Mahjong club awards champion trophy

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    The ancient Chinese game of mahjong has become hugely popular in the community of Fallbrook with many different players’ groups, or clubs. The Dragons of Fallbrook, women who have played together for more than 16 years, have recently instituted an annual trophy to be awarded to the player with the highest average score for the year – the champion. The champion may display the beautiful trophy all year but must relinquish it, dusted and polished, to the champion of the nex...

  • Community-wide single women's Bible study offered

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    “Living Your Life as a Beautiful Offering” by Angela Thomas is the material that will be used for a seven-week community-wide single women’s Bible study hosted by Christ The King Lutheran Church in Fallbrook. The 90-minute study will begin on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room and will be led by Sue Johnson, who is a single woman and mother of two. Johnson is active in the community and is an employee of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. She is also well-known as the monthly emcee for the Fallbrook Stude...

  • Costello served dinner by Rainbow Girls

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

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  • Spring Spruce Up Day at REINS

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    Bonsall Dude Bradley Doke and the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce are organizing a Spring Spruce Up Day at REINS on Sunday, April 13, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are needed to paint and clean the REINS facility at 4461 S. Mission Rd. where disabled children and adults benefit from therapeutic horseback riding. Lunch is included. Anyone who can help is asked to call (760)631-7818.... Full story

  • Koutsenko art show runs through April 20

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — A fine Russian artist who makes Fallbrook his home, Igor Koutsenko, is known to many locals as an outstanding printmaker. His elegant etchings and bold woodcuts grace many collections. Fallbrook Fine Art at 128 North Main has represented Koutsenko’s art for two years and is currently hosting a show of his new plein artworks that include fresh oil landscapes of Fallbrook and the surrounding areas. They are a significant departure from his black and white etc...

  • Watercolors on display at Brandon Gallery

    Updated Apr 3, 2008

    FALLBROOK — This month, renowned Escondido watercolorist Tom Tiedeman will be showing his work – along with two of his students, Karen Geuy and Kathy Rote – at Brandon Gallery. Their exhibition is titled “Watercolor on Wednesdays.” A reception will be held in their honor Saturday, April 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be a free watercolor demonstration by Tiedeman from noon to 2. Brandon Gallery continues its fundraising efforts throughout the month of April. Open since 1977, Brandon Gallery is credited with being the oldes...

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