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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BONSALL — The UltraStar Galaxy Cinemas in Bonsall’s River Village will close Monday, April 16, for an extensive interior remodel and will reopen as the UltraStar River Village Cinemas on Friday, May 4. In the renovation, all seats in the cinemas will be replaced with luxurious high-back reclining seats, affording more leg room between the aisles. In addition, the restrooms will be renovated, the carpeting is being replaced and a brand new concession stand will be constructed and feature kettle corn upon reopening. Watch the...
Mike Meyers, Jessica Foos and Jasmine Hernandez of Fallbrook High School and Elizabeth Reyes of Ivy High School were honored as outstanding students at the Fallbrook Community Student of the Month breakfast held April 5 at Fallbrook Golf Club’s Hukilau Restaurant. Now celebrating its 11th year, the Student of the Month program has honored more than 335 exemplary high school students. Mike Meyers was selected for the honor as a result of a nomination by Fallbrook High teacher Veronica Bailey. “Mike is the best teacher’s assis... Full story
Hey birthday mom Love Tim... Full story
FALLBROOK — Keep Fallbrook Clean and Green has expanded its new community program for recycling household dry cell batteries by providing collection containers at convenient locations around town: at Joe’s Hardware Store, 640 South Main Avenue, and at Major Market, 845 South Main Avenue. In the next several weeks, an additional container will be installed at the Fallbrook library. For more information, contact Anne Burdick of Keep Fallbrook Clean and Green at (760) 728-7828 or Noelle Denke, Fallbrook Public Utility Dis...
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is having a rummage sale at Riverview Church on Saturday, April 21, from 8 a.m. to noon. Expect some really great bargains in infant and children’s items as well as many other “treasures.” MOPS is an international nonprofit organization with over 2,500 chapters in the United States alone. For more information on the group, call (760) 941-1430 or go to www.refc.org.... Full story
On Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at Fallbrook Public Utility District, 990 East Mission Road, Carol Croy, a Fallbrook Garden Club member and resident iris expert, will share her knowledge and resources for growing irises that produce flowers more than once a year. “Some types of iris will bloom two to three times a year in addition to the typical spring bloom of March or April,” says Carol. She will offer information on which types are the “re-bloomers” and how to divide them when the time comes. All Fallbrook Garden...
Final plans are underway for Fallbrook Garden Club’s 76th annual standard flower show, “Rainbow of Color,” April 28-29, at the Fallbrook Community Center. The show will be open to the public Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Chairman Pauline Sechi at (760) 728-6622....
A joint meeting of the Fallbrook and Temecula branches of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will be held Saturday, April 14, at the Golf Club of California at 10 a.m. Program Chairs Ann DeBriere and Christine King have arranged as speaker Dr. Karen Haynes, president of California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM). Dr. Haynes, one of the most influential women in San Diego County, began her career in education in 1972 as an assistant professor at Southwest Texas State University. She later became the...
The Senior Center-sponsored trip to Mount Rushmore has been cancelled due to lack of participation. Many thanks to those seniors who did sign up and were looking forward to this wonderful reasonably priced trip. A Laughlin trip is now being planned for Monday, June 4, through Wednesday, June 6. The group will stay at the Aquarius Casino. Amenities include two breakfast buffets, luggage handling, bingo with prizes, movies and jokes. They need 45 seniors (or anyone over 21) for this trip in a deluxe 56-passenger bus. Senior... Full story
Fallbrook firefighter Darrell Woods shows incredible talent flipping pancakes at the annual Pancake Breakfast and Egg Hunt held on Saturday, April 7, at Fallbrook Community Center. Little Sophia Segerstrom isn’t quite sure what our photographer is up to. Amber Van Buren and 1-year-old Samantha enjoy the Easter weekend event at the Community Center. The Avina and Loera families attend the event every year as part of their Easter tradition. Shane Rees prepares to place ham on the plates to go with the pancak...
Thank you for always being available and for always taking such good care of my family. Jill Reynolds... Full story
I would like to thank – and highly recommend – the following local contractors who recently completed our master bath renovation. All were courteous, polite, responsible and reasonable with their costs. The work was excellent and we love our new bath! • General contractor: Derek Thompson, TNT Builders, Inc. • Plumber: Gary Berger Plumbing • Electrician: All County Electric • Tile: Big Diehl Tile & Marble • Glass shower enclosure: Custom Glass & Mirror Steve and Karla Niles... Full story
I was in the post office recently in Fallbrook, buying stamps, when the clerk asked me if I was sure I could use a roll of stamps as the cost is increasing. I stated USPS just had an increase. This postman adamantly told me the post office hasn’t had a rate increase in four years. When I stated there was an increase last year, he wanted to argue the point with me. I wonder where he was in January of 2006 when our stamps went from 37 cents to 39 cents. You get a grade of “F” for lack of knowledge and “F” for customer...
The Optimist Club of Fallbrook would like to thank some local businesses for their recent support on one of our projects. We are replacing the children’s gardening shed at Fallbrook Street School that was damaged by vandals in early January. Several local businesses have donated all the gardening tools to completely stock this shed. We appreciate the following businesses for their community spirit: Do-It Center, Fallbrook Fertilizer, Fallbrook Irrigation, Grangetto’s, L&M Fertilizer and Miller Irrigation. We also would lik...
After reading the Village News story on the Department of Public Land Use (DPLU) decision regarding the Pala Mesa Highlands development (“Opinions vary on Pala Mesa highlands project,” 3/22/07), I am convinced that the commissioners did the right thing in supporting family homes in Pala Mesa. I know that some seniors in the area are against having the homes and would prefer condos or duplexes. That’s a bad idea and only serves the interest of a small segment of area residents. One person commented in the article that the f...
Your article “Residents briefed on local gang activity” (4/5/07) was an example of great journalism. Ms. Macone-Greene did an excellent job of capturing detailed information from Detective Joe Montion and Lieut. Derek Clark, Commander of the North County Regional Task Force, and conveying the significant impact it could have on our community, if not challenged. A community collaborative effort is needed to identify these gang members and report their gang activity to law enforcement in our neighborhoods. This will emp...
AFS (formerly the American Field Service) has been a leader in the field of student exchange for more than 55 years. Each year more than 2,700 exchange students arrive in the US to be welcomed into families, high schools and communities. San Diego County usually hosts some 15 AFS students from Europe, Asia and Central and South America for one school year. March was Host Family Appreciation Month, and on behalf of AFS I want to thank San Diego area families that are hosting students this year. These high school age students...
We all know how difficult it is to get stuck with a car that turns out to be a lemon. We drive it around lying to ourselves and our friends knowing that we made a mistake. So it goes with the Bush administration. It is clearly irrefutable (even to the hardcore righties) that we have criminals in the White House. From the distortions (lies) used to start an elective war against “the terrorist nation responsible for 9/11” to the ineptness following Hurricane Katrina (cronies instead of capable people) to the criminal outing of...
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was founded just after WWI when over 200,000 wounded American soldiers came home to a nation unprepared to deal with the personal carnage of the war. America is now facing a similar crisis in veterans’ healthcare. At the DAV Web site (www.dav.org) you can input your zip code and find the voting records of your elected representative on disabled veterans’ issues. The DAV lists all the legislation that affects disabled veterans and tracks the votes of the House and Senate. Listed below is a sum...
A small group of civil rights protesters in Fallbrook was assaulted on March 31 “by a man who said he was in the military,” according to an article in the North County Times (4/2/07). Reportedly, the incident occurred about 1 p.m. when the group, which included two ministers and an 8-year old girl, was attacked. They were holding a copy of the Constitution and holding the US flag upside down. The Times reported that “According to a report filed with deputies, a suspect – a white man in a silver car – threatened to strike Br...
On Sunday, March 4, the Secretary of the Treasury appeared on TV and trumpeted that the “average” US worker has seen a one-percent raise in his income. The fallacy, of course, relates to the word “average.” Here’s a hypothetical case. Ten thousand factory workers in Michigan saw a one-percent loss in relative income due to inflation during the year. Using the number for each worker of $24,000 in wages per annum, the 10,000 workers would have a total income of $24 million annually. Assuming that the cost of living increased... Full story
Two recent Letters to the Editor in the Union Tribune concerned the dog and pony show going on in Washington, DC, over the dismissal of several US Attorneys. The writers bracket the issue neatly: US Attorneys are political appointees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing official. That should end it! It’s primarily a media event and a smokescreen diverting attention from more important matters. During my 60-plus years as a voter in San Diego County, I have observed two of the worst Attorney Generals in our history. M...
I would like to thank you for your support of me in the Miss Teen San Diego Pageant 2007. I would especially like to thank my sponsors: Dr. Flores, DDS, MD; Dr. Stewart, DMD; Dr. Atkins, PT, of Rancho Physical Therapy; Temecula Valley Bank; the Cooks of Western Construction Auctions; Cyndi Hauff of Coldwell Banker; and Tim and Jenny Lackey of Trinity Grading. The pageant took place at the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego on April 1. I received an award for Most Photogenic in the age category of 16- to 19-year-olds as well... Full story
I must say, in the six years my husband and I have lived in beautiful Fallbrook, I’ve heard of or read some ridiculous incidents. To tell you the truth, most have been quite amusing, but Jacqueline Develle and Bonnie Wright take the cake! Apparently, neither has experienced the anguish, fear or heartbreak of having a family member or loved one sent – or lost – to war. I have two nephews being deployed this month to Iraq. One has been to Afghanistan and leaves a wife and two children; the other is on his second tour to Iraq...
Wow! I cannot believe what some people will complain about these days! Where do they find the time? In response to Bonnie Wright’s comment, “Does the Chamber of Commerce have maps showing those locations?” Shouldn’t one expect some level of aircraft noise in a town located next to a United States Marine Corps base? When I go to the beach I do not need someone to disclose to me that I should wear sunscreen. Why? Because I know that if I go to the beach I am likely to get burned. At some point, some level of common sense m...
