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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The number of elective classes versus remediation classes for the 2007-2008 school year became an open discussion topic at the January 21 meeting of the Fallbrook Union High School District board. Two factors impose restrictions on choices – time and need – but at the heart of the issue is the requirement imposed by No Child Left Behind legislation, which mandates passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) to graduate. “We have an incredible amount of electives” says Ruth Hellams, referring to the classes offered...
Valentine’s Day in Fallbrook is not just a day for sweethearts. For the last eight years, recognition and thanks have been given to local emergency workers and healthcare personnel at an appreciation luncheon held at the Hilltop Center, sponsored by Pastor Guy Williams of Fallbrook Church of Religious Science. Thanked for their outstanding assistance to the community on February 14 were workers affiliated with North County Fire Protection District, the Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, California Dep...
The lucky couple selected for the free 2007 Fantasy Wedding is USMC Sgt. Ray Skillman of Vista and Jessica Russell of Escondido. The winners were announced on Valentine’s Day, February 14, at the Grand Tradition....
Nine contestants will compete in the 2007 Miss Fallbrook pageant, sponsored by Soroptimist International, on Sunday, April 15. The hopefuls are (from left) Anna Hernandez, Kate Derr, Symphony Ariosta, Marina Schroeder, Sabine Abdelrahman, Sarah Raifsnider, Alexis Dehoog, Kristine Bourelle and Teresa Arias (pictured with current Miss Fallbrook, Amber Briggs). The contestants attended an orientation session on February 18 at the home of Dianna Mahr....
Committee members for the Fallbrook Woman’s Club annual Attic/Rummage Sale fundraiser, chaired by Loraine Genovese, met recently to finalize preparations for the March event. The one-day-only sale will take place Saturday, March 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the clubhouse at 238 West Mission Road in Fallbrook. Merchandise will include costume jewelry, household items, clothes, books, toys, knickknacks, crafts, tools, small appliances, fabric yardage and notions, picture frames, dishes, pots and pans and other items. T...
A new Fallbrook animal support organization, Senior/Special Needs Animal Assistance Project Endeavor (SSNAAPE), received their official 501(c) status at the first of the year. Establishing a nonprofit organization required a lot of paperwork, along with government fees. SSNAAPE, still in the “puppy” stages, will hold a rummage sale on February 24 (see garage sale ads) to assist with some of these expenses. To donate items please call (760) 728-0249. For more information, visit www.ssnaape.org or e-mail [email protected]. SSN... Full story
The San Diego Blood Bank will accept blood donations at a public drive hosted by the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane, Fallbrook, on Thursday, March 8, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. The drive will be held in the Community Room. All donors at this drive will be awarded a voucher for a free whale watching trip donated by Helgren’s Oceanside Sportfishing. (Due to rising fuel costs there will be a $5 surcharge per person.) Participants will also have the opportunity to join the San Diego Blood Bank’s new Donor Difference pro... Full story
Jess Durfee, chair of the San Diego County Democratic Central Committee, and Cheryl Phelps, director of clubs, will address the Fallbrook Democratic Club on “Path to Progress: Preparing for Victory in 2008.” Durfee comes to political action through his 15-year career in education as both a high school teacher and administrator. During his tenure, he became involved with the teacher’s union, was active in the National Education Association and Washington Education Association and has also served as congressional aide for e...
On Thursday, February 22, Brynn Burtwhistle from Smart Computing Magazine will present a program for the Fallbrook PC Users Group. The meeting is open to the public and starts at 6:30 p.m. at Fallbrook Public Utility District building, 990 East Mission Road (corner of Santa Margarita Road) in Fallbrook. Light refreshments will be served (at no cost) at 6 pm. For more information visit www.fallbrookpcusersgroup.org....
Unless you are one who believes against all evidence to the contrary that no quarries are necessary anywhere in the region, the Liberty Quarry location seems to have the most going for it. Can you conceive of a location with the right mix of rock, that is visible to nobody in the county, that has direct freeway access to keep trucks off our smaller streets and highways, can serve the San Diego market without dragging trucks through Riverside and provide Southwest Riverside County and Northern San Diego County road projects...
I have seen no reason to respond to the recent letters of David Meyers, as he is such a marksman at shooting himself in the foot with his fusillade of high-caliber verbiage. Should I advise him that addressing issues and facts are more persuasive to readers than argumentum ad hominem? Even absent facts, a good, well-reasoned opinion presented in a civil manner can be persuasive. Meyers voiced his support of Rep. Issa by writing, “It doesn’t take an economist to figure out that minimum wage increasing will only hurt the eco...
Do you know about the good thing Xerox Corporation is doing for our soldiers? If you go to www.letssaythanks.com, you can pick out a greeting card and a message and it will be sent to a soldier from you, your family, community group, church – whomever! Wouldn’t that be a nice thing for Fallbrook to do? It only takes a minute to send but will mean a lot to a soldier in Iraq. Thanks, Xerox! L. Hunt...
We would like to thank the very generous sponsors of our “Little bit of Fallbrook Basket,” which helped raise money for the Fallbrook Girls Softball League. Yesterday’s Garden Basket in Jackson Square, thanks for all the great avocado stuff, Caffé Primo for the gift certificate, Art Campus of Fallbrook for their gift certificate and Jasmine Rose Boutique for their gift certificate and signs. A great big thank you to Rhonda Reinke, Honorary Mayor of Fallbrook, for supporting and helping us get these items! Also, Vince at Ult...
Members of the Board of Directors of the Fallbrook Food Pantry heartily thank the members of Riverview Evangelical Free Church in Bonsall for their generous donation of $4,306.75, which was collected last Sunday, during Souper Bowl Sunday, to provide food for the clients of the Fallbrook Food Pantry. Your generosity is amazing and greatly appreciated! We also recognize and thank the members of Zion Lutheran Church of Fallbrook, who donated $756.46 and 110 cans of food through their Souper Bowl of Caring Program. Elisa... Full story
Last week David Meyers stated, “What President Bush should have done was execute every detainee at Gitmo in Cuba.” That would have been cold-blooded murder, aside from the fact that not one person held in Guantanamo has been convicted of any crime. What happened to the bedrock legal principle of innocent until proven guilty? Dozens have been released because the US made gross errors in their arrest. Some were arrested because of mistaken identity — victims of having the same name as a terrorist. Others were simply the targe...
We would like to publicly thank the California Retired Teacher’s Association, the Fallbrook Avocado Division 1, for the generous Teacher Support Grant that my students and I recently received. The grant will allow us to purchase software and equipment that will enrich our technology program here at Potter Junior High School. Katy Tobler Technology Integration Specialist...
Thank goodness Mr. Roth’s picture was in the paper, or I would not have realized he’s the man who has been to a couple of the Rainbow Board meetings, staying a half an hour or so, never picking up the information agenda to follow what the board is discussing, looks like he could care less. By throwing his hat in the ring at the last minute on the last day, he triggered a $70,000 voter expense for us ratepayers. Is this Roth’s poison pill? How he must dislike the district! Jerry Walson, on the other hand, announced his willi...
Many letters have been published recently concerning the war in Iraq. I served in the U. S. Army in 1970 and 1971 and know the carnage war can inflict. May I remind us of a far deadlier war within the borders of our country? This war takes over 3,400 lives each day, more than were lost on 9/11 and more than have been lost in the entire war in Iraq. This war is waged against women and their babies. This war is largely driven by an industry that makes hundreds of millions of dollars dismembering these helpless infants who feel...
Hey, Fallbrook! We would like to inform you of something truly awesome that’s going on at Fallbrook High School. Recently, we joined a program called Schools for Schools, a campaign by Invisible Children. For those who don’t know, Invisible Children was started about four years ago after three college students traveled to Northern Uganda in Africa and filmed a documentary capturing the rebel force’s mass abduction of children. These children were then forcibly placed into the rebel’s army, where they became child soldiers. Af...
Of the approximately 2,500 Girl Scout Troops who sell Operation Thin Mint (OTM) cookies in the San Diego-Imperial Council, Fallbrook Troop #4029 ranked in the top fifty. The San Diego-Imperial Council congratulated them on joining the ranks of the official OTM Superstar Troops on April 13, 2006. Now, we want to thank and congratulate the communities of Fallbrook and Bonsall. We couldn’t have done it without our “Superstar Community.” Living here in the Fallbrook area, we see a lot of support for our military members stati...
and FORCE1 This is to notify you that the San Diego County Planning Department is now attempting to compromise fire safety throughout San Diego County in order to accommodate developers. They are officially proposing Shelter-in-Place (i.e., advising people to remain in their houses during a wildland fire) as a new policy guideline for Fire Protection Plans because evacuation is not possible in many proposed new developments. This new guideline is open for public comment until February 26. (Although it was not publicized...
Kalin McKelvey belts out “Luck Be a Lady” on February 15 at the Second Annual Film and Arts Festival held at Fallbrook High School’s Bob Burton Performing Arts Center. Camron Hamor plays a guitar solo, “Little Wing,” for the audience.... Full story
FALLBROOK — Heather Barone, a resident of Fallbrook for the majority of her life, has joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Team in Training” in preparation for the June 3 Rock ’n Roll Marathon. “This team will coach me and give me the support I need to prepare for this race, but it will not be enough,” Barone said. “I need the support of my family, friends and community members. Your donations will help give people a brighter future.” “I have been fortunate enough to be healthy all these years to help me accomplish...
Last spring, these Fallbrook Girl Scouts hand-delivered cookies to the troops onboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy before it deployed overseas. Troop members include (back row, from left) Kendra Dahlke, Shane Murphy, Katherine Ward, Makenzie Brady, (front row, from left) Casandra DeHoog, Ashley Cook, Rebecca DuPont, Emily Schoeder and Sophia Martin. The troop was named an Operation Thin Mint Superstar Troop by ranking in the top 50 troops in the San Diego-Imperial Council in cookie sales for the military....
Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation SeniorNet volunteers demonstrated lots of heart by providing memorable souvenirs for nearly 200 residents and guests at the Silvergate retirement community Valentine’s Day celebration. Attendees’ digital portraits featured a flower-covered arch and cuddly stuffed animals. Prints were then produced, inserted in special Valentine covers and delivered to the attendees as they celebrated. SeniorNet volunteers also offer a wide variety of computer classes and a free “computer help” lab from 1:00 to... Full story
