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FALLBROOK — For several years, Maie Ellis Elementary PTA has contributed monies to have ‘Pioneer Living’ come to present to the third grade students. Groups of students enjoy the experience of hands-on pioneer activities for about an hour, making more real, in our students’ minds, what it was like to live 150 years ago. They wash clothes with a washboard, grind wheat into flour, play with old-fashioned toys such as a Jacob’s Ladder, make a wool friendship bracelet and participate in many other activities from the time. The...
Six athletes from Fallbrook were honored by the San Diego Hall of Champions at the 59th annual Salute to the Champions banquet February 22 in San Diego. Water polo player Holly Hartzell earned an Amateur Star of the Month award for April, golfer Kenny Adams earned a Prep Star of the Month award for May, Lindsay Kanewischer’s lacrosse achievements and Jana Rempalski’s water polo feats earned them Amateur Star of the Month awards for May, football running back Evan Harney earned an Amateur Star of the Month award for Oct... Full story
The Fallbrook High School girls lacrosse team will be conducting two clinics starting this Saturday, April 9, and April 16 at Fallbrook High School for sixth-graders and junior high school athletes. The clinics cost $50 for both days of instruction and each clinic will run from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Campers are to bring water, a light lunch or snack, sunscreen and plenty of enthusiasm. And, be ready for a fun, exciting day. The clinics will be held at the FHS hockey field on the corner of S. Mission Road and...
The Fallbrook Associated Swim Team (FAST) Water Polo Club’s 14-and-under team traveled to New Mexico for six games March 31-April 3, including four games in the Albuquerque Water Polo Swim Club Third Annual Invitational tournament at which they finished third. The FAST squad split the four tournament games while splitting the six overall games in New Mexico. “They accomplished everything I would have wanted them to accomplish,” said coach Jeremy Piasecki. The Albuquerque Water Polo and Swim Club, which hosted the tourn... Full story
Charles Shattuck took third place in the 800-yard dash, followed by Nick Korean in fourth place. Mary David took second place in the pole vault competition, and Devin Laughlin jumped 36’3.5” at the Fallbrook High School track event on April 7....
The La Costa Canyon Mavericks came to play the Warriors April 8 on the freshman baseball field. Freshman Warriors’ pitcher Brennan Huelse’s first inning of pitching turned successful after giving up only one hit in the first inning. The Mavericks started pitching with John Blackledge as their opener. The Warriors’ first three batters all made hits to the infield, but all three were thrown out before reaching first base, quickly ending the first inning. The Mavericks’ second inning hits went right to the shortstop twice,... Full story
The passage of an advisory vote for a student fee increase to fund Cal State University San Marcos athletics will benefit local athletes seeking to continue their playing careers after high school or community college. “We knew there was demand out there for another intercollegiate opportunity in San Diego County,” said Dr. Steve Nichols, the interim athletic director at Cal State San Marcos. “The demand we thought was there is coming forward.” During the March 21-24 voting period, the CSUSM student body voted overwhe...
Fallbrook’s Shane Steeves (#17) hustles to the ball with Poway players hot on his heels. Warrior Matt Sichi scoops up the ball right in front of the Poway player. Great attempts like this to stop the goals didn’t prevent Poway from winning the match. But wait ’til next time!...
Teddi Tate of Ivy High School and Elizabeth David, Mary David and Rob Taft of Fallbrook High School were honored April 7 as exceptional high school students in the Fallbrook Union High School District at the Fallbrook Community Student of the Month breakfast held at Fallbrook Golf Club. “These young people represent what’s good, wholesome and promising in our society,” said Dr. Peter Fellios, standing in for District Superintendent Tom Anthony. Teddi Tate was nominated for the distinction of Student of the Month by Ivy High...
I want to use this opportunity to talk to the parents and students of our community about STAR testing and the WASC process. As you may know, this is the time of year that students across the state participate in the annual STAR testing process. For Fallbrook High students, this means four days (mornings) of testing — April 26-29. It is our hope that by limiting the number of days and hours that students test we will have an improved student participation rate during our four-day testing window. For our teaching staff, t...
Students and teachers are all getting back in the swing of things after a long and relaxing spring break. Tanner Sorenson, Miles Hamblen, Adam McGrath and Finn McGrath all put on a rockin’ show at lunchtime on March 24! The band, named Pure Divers, played many popular songs, such as Green Day’s “American Idiot” and The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” In the band, Tanner Sorenson sings, Miles Hamblen plays the bass, Adam McGrath is the guitarist and his brother, Finn McGrath, is the band’s drummer. They put on an...
If you haven’t visited the Wayside Café lately it is worth a visit just to see the growing collection of coffee mugs. It has long been a Wayside Café tradition to take a favorite mug to the café and hang it on the wall with probably 80 others. What can be more comforting than to sit in a cozy corner of this cozy café and sip coffee or tea in your very own mug? What is even better is that, after you are done with your sipping, you leave the mug on the table and the next time you visit the café your mug is sparkling clean...
Bernard “Barney” Lindberg of Thayer, MO, was born July 13, 1924, at Evanston, IL, and departed this life March 7, 2005, at the age of 80 years, 7 months and 25 days. Barney is survived by his wife Pat Lindberg of Thayer, MO; two sons, Dennis Alan Lindberg of Thayer, MO, and Michael Arthur Lindberg of Grant Pass, OR; sister Barbara Ruth Bittle of OK; and five grandchildren, Shawn, Joshua, Meredith, Amanda and Jacob. The Lindbergs moved to Fallbrook in December of 1979. Barney worked at Builders Emporium and Pat worked at the F...
Part 2: The Amazing Avocado (Don’t just eat them!) We live in avocado country: Fallbrook is known as the avocado capital and about 60 % of the avocados grown in California are grown here in San Diego County. We are familiar with the culinary delights of this fruit that was once considered a luxury food reserved for the tables of royalty. But did you know that avocado and the oil from its seed are highly prized for use in skin and spa treatments? Avocado oil is also renowned for its healing, anti-bacterial, and anti-wrinkle p...
Over the next few decades, life expectancy for the average American could decline by as much as five years unless aggressive efforts are made to slow rising rates of obesity, according to a team of scientists supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The US could be facing its first sustained drop in life expectancy in the modern era, the researchers say, but this decline is not inevitable if... Full story
A Balancing Hormones ‘Naturally’ class will be held on Monday, April 11 and 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fallbrook Family Practice (Graybill) conference room, located at 1035 S. Main St. Each class will feature an informative video, handouts and samples. Please call Terry Probart at (760) 940-1342 to reserve your seat....
The next meeting for the Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group will be on April 24. It will be a seminar on fall injury prevention. Joanne Price, a fall injury prevention specialist, will show us how to fall-proof our home. We will also be shown the correct way to get up from a fall and how to fall correctly. A fall safety checklist will be available along with other information. This is a free seminar. It will be held at the Fallbrook Hospital in conference room B at 2 p.m. Anyone is invited to attend. If you would like to k...
FALLBROOK — One of Fallbrook’s true gems is its hospital. Nestled in the heart of the community, it has served the needs of residents since 1950, offering the latest in medical services along with the sincere care that earmarks Fallbrook as the Friendly Village. Though part of a small community, there is nothing small about Fallbrook Hospital’s services. Its 47-bed acute-care facility is fully accredited by the JCAHO and features an array of diagnostic equipment and treatment options. The emergency department is open 24 ho... Full story
BONSALL — The Natural Foot is opening soon in the River Village Bonsall Shopping Plaza. The Natural Foot is a one-of-a-kind foot, leg and back relief store like no other, where trained personnel greet you with warm, friendly smiles in a unique store that’s all about helping your feet. And by the way, it’s “okay” to vent about aches and pains because that’s what the store is all about: helping you experience relief with its innovative specialized arch supports, cushions and shoes. The Natural Foot was the mother of necessit...
FALLBROOK — The celebration of the arrival of spring at Regency Fallbrook included happy memories of days gone by. Mr. W.C. Fields stepped out of the past and came to visit the senior residence. Festivities began with a special meal (from four different restaurants in Fallbrook) and balloons. W.C. (portrayed expertly by David Springhorn) visited with each of the residents, bringing witty banter, laughter and good memories. The residents really had a good time remembering favorite movie stars, past radio programs and m...
"Now, fellas, we've got a chance to put Fallbrook on the map. Our avocado growers need help. What's it going to take to promote this wonderful fruit?" In 1962, Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce then-President Sherman Loudermilk might have said those very words to local businessmen and farmers hunkered down over coffee cups and lemon pie at Harrison's Pharmacy soda fountain counter, now the Art & Cultural Center. At a time when avocados were grown on three- and four-acre farms and the harvest scant, grocery stores were...
At the Berning Clay Gallery in Fallbrook owners Kelly Barrett and Trent Berning work in bold colors. Trent splashes his large plate and vase sculptures with attitude and Kelly works with more delicate brushstrokes as her fine necklace, pottery and sculpture pieces dictate. The pieces created at Berning Clay Gallery are unique one-of-a-kind items. New to Fallbrook, Kelly grew up in San Clemente and Trent in Kansas. The couple met at the University of Tennessee’s School of Art, where both earned their MFA (Master’s in Fine Art...
The Fallbrook Avocado Festival will be holding four exciting and tantalizing taste contests. These will be placed into two major categories: 1. The Professional: Professional competitors will vie for the Perpetual Grand Prize trophy and ribbons for second and third place for the Best Tasting Guacamole and/or the Best Tasting Salsa. Entries will be displayed and judged at the Old Grove Company, 129 E. Mission, Fallbrook, beginning at 9 a.m. 2. The Amateur: Winning amateur cooks will be awarded $25 for first place in each...
9:00 a.m. 19th annual Avocado Festival opens Food, arts and crafts, farmer’s market, business booths open on Main Street from East Mission to College and on Ivy, Hawthorne, Alvarado and Fig streets. Chamber of Commerce information booth, Main and Alvarado Agriculture Center on West Alvarado Street Avo Emporium with festival items to purchase, Main and Alvarado California Highway Patrol, Wells Fargo Parking Lot, 212 S. Main St. Culinary professional contests judging, Old Grove Co., 129 E. Mission First aid, Wells Fargo P...
• The Best Dressed Avocado Contest* In the hands of an imaginative elementary school-aged child this green, bumpy avocado can become anything! Check in with your “Dressed Avocado” to the El Toro/Bonita parking lot by 11 a.m. Judging will start at 11:30 a.m. and will be based on originality, creativity and use of materials. • The Avocado 500 Race or “Avo 500”* Come on, all you elementary school-aged hot rod builders — show us what you’ve got under that green, bumpy avocado hood! There are two races where you can show off your... Full story