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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On March 27 the Temecula City Council approved a contract to study the effects of annexing new land. The study, an Environmental Impact Report, will describe how the annexation will affect the area, if at all. Robbie Atkins presented a new idea to the council before the contract was approved. She and two other San Diego State University alumni came up with a plan to create a “Science Learning Center” on the newly annexed land. “This will be a fantastic opportunity for children to see modern scientific research being done...
On March 27, a group of concerned and proactive locals attended the Fallbrook Citizen’s Crime Prevention meeting at Zion Lutheran Church to hear important information from San Diego County Sheriff’s Detective Joe Montion and Lieutenant Derek Clark regarding gang activity in town. Montion stated that “everyone” in town should be educated regarding the street gang in Fallbrook, the Varrio Fallbrook Locos (VFL). His talk encompassed VFL paraphernalia and their current hangouts. The detective claims there are currently 140 mem... Full story
Kathleen Lori Folger and Robert Ken Baxter were married Saturday, Mary 24, 2007, in a private ceremony at the Hilltop Center for Spiritual Living. Kat and Bob celebrated with an open house reception at their home. Bob is a quality control inspector with Hunt Building at Camp Pendleton. Kat is a Pilates professional and yoga instructor, specializing in pain-relieving modalities....
Mary and Roy Klein, married March 25, 1944, in Quincy, MA, recently celebrated their 63rd anniversary. Roy graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering. Mary graduated from the University of Wisconsin. The Kleins have lived in England, Belgium, the Netherlands and South Africa, where Roy was the project manager who designed and built a coal gas diffusion plant that was operated by 25,000 workmen. The couple purchased a home in Fallbrook in 1980 and moved here upon their retirement in...
Jacqueline Visser, daughter of Richard and Mercedes Visser of Fallbrook, was married to Nicholas Tait, son of Christopher and Janet Tait of England, on December 31, 2006, at the Grand Tradition. They were wed at an evening candlelight ceremony officiated by Pastors Phil Tukua and Mark Johnson of Christ the King Church. Following the ceremony the new Mr. and Mrs. Tait, along with family and friends from around the world, enjoyed a New Year’s Eve celebration that extended past midnight into the new year. The couple h...
FALLBROOK — The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County’s Annual Auction and Dinner Gala is less than two weeks away and excitement is building. Tracey Moe, auction chairperson, says, “The committee has been working extremely hard to make this the social event of the year. Our goal is to raise $180,000 to support the variety of programs we offer our 2,000 annual members at our eight locations.” The “Reaching for the Stars” event, staged at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook on Saturday, April 14, from 5:30 to 11 p.m., will feature a s... Full story
The Fallbrook Women’s Connection will hold a brunch on Friday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to noon. Special feature will be “Caravan Fashions.” Leslie Sommers of Caravan Fashions on Main Avenue in Fallbrook will show her latest fashions. Speaker Vivian Lee Baniak, a published freelance writer and former American Embassy employee, offers hope for hurting families in her story of “Far Away Places.” Soloist will be Heather Keeney. Event will be at the Grand Tradition, 1602 South Mission Road. Cost $20 inclusive. Call Earline a...
The Fallbrook Garden Club has scheduled their Third Annual Garden Tour for Saturday, June 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Some of Fallbrook’s finest private gardens will be included on the tour. Tickets and maps are available for $20 each or two for $35 by mail (check payable to Pat Rinker, c/o Fallbrook Garden Club, PO Box 1702, Fallbrook, CA 92088) or the day of the tour at Village Square at the corner of Alvarado and Main in downtown Fallbrook. The square will also offer a variety of displays, raffle prizes and garden i...
Those new to Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow and the surrounding areas are invited to join the Fallbrook Newcomers Club at their monthly coffee, to be held Thursday, April 12, at 9:30 a.m. at Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, 463 South Stage Coach Lane. A special Volunteer Fair program is planned to present many of the community service opportunities now offered in Fallbrook. Twenty nonprofit organizations will provide information for Newcomers. The club will also vote on the slate of officers for the coming year. A special lunch... Full story
California Retired Teachers, Division 81, will meet for brunch at 9 a.m. April 11 at Fallbrook Golf Club, 2757 Gird Road. Canine Companions for Independence will demonstrate ways that dogs support disabled persons in the home and show how they are trained to help. Everyone interested in education is welcome. For reservations, call Jewell Roberds at (760) 728-1092.... Full story
FALLBROOK — Are your young children interested in making paper hats with magnificent flowers? Do they love to make and decorate masks with sequins, beads, glitter and feathers? Would they like a chance to mold clay into the shape of animals and bugs? How would you like to take them to do all of those things for free? Families are encouraged to attend Arts in the Park on Sunday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. They’ll learn about and enjoy an array of art activities thanks to Rally for Children and the Fallbrook Union Ele... Full story
There will not be an Easter sunrise service at the Grand Tradition this year. I would recommend that people contact their local church to obtain information on when and where they may be able to attend an Easter sunrise service. Scott McDougal General Manager, Grand Tradition... Full story
The Fallbrook 4-H Sheep Group is on the road to the San Diego County Fair. The “Ewe Bid, Ewe Buy” auction held March 24 was a huge success. We would like to publicly thank all of the local businesses who helped us by donating gift baskets and gift certificates for our live and silent auctions. The highlight of the auction was the sale of a beautiful handmade quilt by Arlene Dillard. The bidding was neck and neck between Lynn Orcutt and Mrs. Blaisie, with Mrs. Blaisie taking it home. The money earned from this fundraising auc...
I am writing in regard to your article concerning the recent county hearing on Pala Mesa Highlands [“Opinions vary on Pala Mesa highlands project,” Village News, 3/22/07]. The article was comprehensive and informative. Area residents on both sides of the issue presented their position regarding the proposed development. I was saddened to see that one gentleman, a Mr. Berkstresser, was unable to make his point without speaking of the Lake Rancho Viejo neighborhood in disparaging terms. He said that Lake Rancho Viejo is “no...
This is a response to “Okay, you nasty little stone-throwers…” [Village News, Opinion, 3/29/07]. I live right under the path of every helicopter that flies over Fallbrook. I too go out and wave to the Marines. I silently thank them for saving my life and the lives of my children and grandchildren. I have an adopted grandson (by friendship) serving in Iraq at this moment. He got his excellent training at Camp Pendleton and absolutely loves the Marine Corps. You say you are retired. Just maybe you should get in touch with...
The Fallbrook District of Soka Gakkai International-USA will have a booth at the Fallbrook Avocado Festival to introduce the organization and answer questions. SGI is an American Buddhist movement that promotes peace and individual happiness based on the philosophy and practice of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism tracing its roots to the teachings of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. The core philosophy is expressed in the concept of human revolution, a process of inner transformation that centers on the idea that the...
Bonsall residents with horses have been misled and misinformed with regards to the potential impact upon them of the county staff’s recommendation to the Planning Commission to deny the Puchta Horse Barns proposal as submitted and the subsequent withdrawal by the Puchtas of their proposal to construct 17,000-plus square feet of barns for 62 horses on just five acres of land. As one of the attorneys for the neighbors who have consistently opposed the project, I was present when the director of the Department of Planning and L...
So, Robert F. Green [Village News, Opinion, 3/29/07] blames America’s war on terrorism with its support of Israel? This is beyond absurd. Billions of our hard-earned tax dollars have been flushed down the rat hole that is Palestine and worse, we kowtowed for years to a murdering thug named Arafat. Seen any improvement? The Palestinian people slaughter each other by the thousands, yet these same people scream bloody murder when Israel responds to an attack and kills even one Palestinian. Do Mr. Green and his ilk purposely i...
Thirty-six townships in Vermont have passed resolutions calling for the impeachment of George W. Bush. (For the impeachment resolution, visit www.vermontguardian.com/local/032007/Town MeetingImpeach.shtml.) Rocky Anderson, mayor of Salt Lake City (Utah is the most Republican state in the country), has also called for impeachment (found at www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5338136). There is good reason for this. Incompetence breeds incompetence. This president has demonstrated that he understands and supports the Peter Principle by...
A great many dedicated Fallbrook residents came together on Sunday, March 25, to support our annual CROP Walk. In addition to the many walkers and sponsors who donated the much-needed funds for the event, people gave generously of their time and energy. I want to especially thank Sam Logan of Major Market for his donation of 10 cases of bottled water; McDonald’s, who contributed drinks and cups; and Sandy Dorsey, Steve and Ellen LeFevre, who handed out drinks to the thirsty walkers at the turn-around point on the walk. Jim D...
The area around San Jose is famously known as Silicon Valley. The Fallbrook-Temecula area could become Silicosis Valley if Granite Construction is allowed to construct its proposed industrial complex bordering Fallbrook. This will be much more than a gigantic open-pit mine: as the county of Riverside’s notice, dated July 20, 2005, indicates, Granite Construction, Inc. plans to build a huge industrial complex on this 311-acre site. “Associated with the quarry will be an aggregate-processing facility consisting of a series of c...
“It’s a time for change,” says Dave Evans, nodding at a group of young men and women hunkered down over laptops, others feverishly peering at galleys and still others scrawling dates and information on calendars and lists that dominate a wall of white boards. Then he smiles. “And this group of 25 rookies will do it,” he says, tapping his chest. “And me, I’m a rookie too.” This group of “rookies” is responsible for the first all-color Fallbrook Union High School Moccasin yearbook in the school’s history. To further add to its... Full story
FALLBROOK — Keep Fallbrook Clean and Green (KFCG) inaugurated its new community program for recycling household dry cell batteries on March 26 at the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) parking lot. Representatives from the three sponsoring groups – KFCG, FPUD and the Angel Society – gathered to initiate the program with a formal “ribbon-cutting” ceremony, followed by a reception. Thanks to the philanthropic generosity of the Angel Society of Fallbrook, the organizational efforts of KFCG and the operational expertise...
FALLBROOK — Loraine Genovese was the recipient of the Woman of the Year award during the March general meeting of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, “Honoring Our Own.” The award is an honor bestowed annually by the club on one of its own for outstanding volunteerism and devotion to the club’s principles and activities. Genovese has been a member of the club since 2004. She served as chairwoman in 2006 for the Rockin’ with Santa Christmas Party for pre-teens at Camp Pendleton and as chairwoman of the annual Attic and Rummage Sal...
FALLBROOK — Fallbrook Presbyterian Church at 463 South Stage Coach Lane is hosting the annual Way of the Cross on Thursday, April 5, and Friday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This interactive Stations of the Cross experience is designed to retrace the steps of Jesus as he was condemned and proceeded on the sacrificial journey to his crucifixion. Through video, music, pictures and hands-on displays participants will weave their way down hallways, through corridors and into theaters to learn, understand and realize the l...
