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Articles from the April 14, 2016 edition


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  • Kim and Ken Real Estate Group adds to team

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Kim and Ken Real Estate Group, the local number one real estate team with Windermere Homes and Estates, is “bustin' some moves” again. They have added luxury home specialist Sharon Robinson to their team. Robinson has a long history of consistent success in this area. Her addition to the existing experienced and professional members of their team is a testament to the type of business operation and reputation Kim and Ken Real Estate Group represents. In addition to...

  • Coldwell Banker Village Properties: The company that has put $500,000 back into the community

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – There are over a half million reasons it makes sense to do business with Coldwell Banker Village Properties when buying or selling a home locally. At the end of 2015, the professionals associated with this large, thriving brokerage hit a milestone – they had contributed over $500,000 to local, charitable causes. “A portion of every sale our office makes goes automatically into the fund,” explained Chris Hasvold, who co-owns the brokerage with his wife, Lisa. ...

  • HomeSmart Legends boasts strong roster of experienced agents

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Now 38 agents strong, HomeSmart Legends assists buyers and sellers in North San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County and beyond with their knowledge and expertise. “Our agents have an average of 20 years real estate experience,” noted Jan Leavitt. “Many of our agents are brokers and have specialist designations in vacant land sales, residential real estate, commercial real estate, avocado groves, equestrian estates, farms, and vineyard and winery propert... Full story

  • CR Properties welcomes Alma Macy

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – CR Properties Real Estate, which continues its expansion by adding more experienced and successful agents to its roster, is happy to announce the addition of Alma Macy to the team. Macy previously worked with CR Properties’ manager, Denise McFarland, at Concord Realty. She specialized in equestrian properties. Macy has vast work experience in many areas of sales and is very excited about joining the CR family. Macy selected CR Properties over other agencies in tow... Full story

  • Weichert, Realtors – Murphy & Murphy triples in volume; intern program a success

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – Weichert, Realtors – Murphy & Murphy are proud to announce that since becoming a Weichert, Realtors franchise, the company business has nearly tripled. While most of the business is done within Fallbrook and Bonsall, the office has expanded its presence into the surrounding communities in North San Diego County and South Riverside County. The company's emphasis continues to be focused on training and it has proudly graduated 10 Realtors through its Intern Pro... Full story

  • AAUW's garden tour is set for May 7

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Event raises funds for girls' education FALLBROOK – Fallbrook will be a field of dreams on Saturday, May 7, when the American Association Of University Women (AAUW) offers a display of flowers to enchant visitors who stroll through its finest local gardens during their Fallbrook Country Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For 21 years, the Fallbrook Branch of AAUW has raised funds for scholarships through this annual event. The tour consists of six local gardens, including s...

  • An evening of Chilean wines and appetizers April 22

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Culinary event celebrates Community Read theme FALLBROOK – Café des Artistes and Friends of the Fallbrook Library will host a fabulous evening of fine Chilean wine and appetizers on Friday, April 22, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The appetizers, including empanadas, ceviche, tamales, and more, will range from $2 to $4 each. Small and large sampler platters will be available for $7.50 and $12.50, respectively. To complement the appetizers, five different Chilean wines and sangria wi... Full story

  • Haigh, Klingsberg, Olsen, and Stubbs honored as FUHSD Students of the Month

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Melanie Haigh of Oasis High School, and Jacob Klingsberg, Halee Olsen, and Simone Stubbs of Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) were honored as the April Students of the Month for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) at a celebratory breakfast held April 7 at the Fallbrook Community Center. Event emcee Greg Coppock welcomed the honorees and guests to the event before testimony was heard as to the reason each student was selected as an honoree. Fallbrook Union High...

  • Hughes second in Stock Figure 8 race at Perris

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Perris Auto Speedway held this year's first Night of Destruction races April 2, and Weston Hughes finished second in the Stock Figure 8 race. The 2006 Fallbrook High School graduate leveraged a third-row start in the 12-lap race to finish behind only winner Mike Lerwill. "I didn't realize that I would do so well in it. It's the first race for this car. The car did better than I expected," Hughes said. Hughes made his Night of Destruction debut last year with a 1984 Ford... Full story

  • Taking local beauties on a road trip

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Fallbrook/Bonsall area classics shown at Goodguys Car Show Some of Fallbrook and Bonsall's best eye-candy rolled into the 16th annual Goodguys Car Show held April 1-3 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Gerry Sivigny of Bonsall took his better-than-new, two-tone 1963 Chevy Nova SS for spectators to enjoy. The Nova sports a Chevrolet LS1 aluminum block, fuel-injected engine backed by a four-speed overdrive transmission. While it is a Nova model, the body is the same as the Chevy II...

  • Volunteers needed for annual Dornon Games May 7

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    FALLBROOK – The 45th annual Dornon Games track meet will be held Saturday, May 7 at the Fallbrook High School stadium. Over 500 fourth through sixth graders from Fallbrook and Bonsall will compete. Community members are invited to cheer on students beginning at 9 a.m. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to judge and time running events, which will include relays and individual races ranging from the 55-meter dash to the 800-meter run. Volunteers are also needed to judge, measure, and record the softball throw, s...

  • Fallbrook Gardens just like home for the elderly

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    My mother, Louise Rose Goulet, lived in the Fallbrook Gardens Home for the Elderly for almost 12 years. I would like to share about the wonderful care she received at there for all those years. She was 102 when she died on March 17. I visited her regularly and always found her neatly and appropriately dressed. She was always well fed with a nutritious menu and when she could no longer feed herself, the wonderful caregivers fed her with a rhythm that satisfied her. My mother's clothes were always fresh and clean as was her... Full story

  • Main Ave. property is an eyesore

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    I am sure that many of my fellow Fallbrookians have noticed the deplorable conditions that now exist at the former site of the McDonalds restaurant at 1050 S. Main Ave. Weeds are knee-high and trash is piling up in the buckled parking lot. The owners and Sierra U.S. Commercial Real Estate should be ashamed for this disgusting eyesore. It was the height of corporate irresponsibility for McDonalds to insert sales language that no restaurant could take over the location. What else is the building good for? How long will we have...

  • Debbie Ramsey: 18 years of dedication

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Julie Reeder Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News It is with feelings of sadness, excitement, and gratefulness that, after 18 years, we're announcing the (medical) retirement of Debbie Ramsey from her position as Managing Editor of the Village News. Sadness, because we will truly miss having her in the office every day, as well as some nights and weekends. The job she's done has been nothing short of amazing and we will truly miss having her at the helm of our Village editorial team...

  • How smart is your irrigation?

    Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Introducing the new NxEco Autonomous Smart Irrigation Controller Gerald Star, President Fallbrook Irrigation Special to the Village News Just about every day I hear about some new smart device, and if you search smart for irrigation controllers on the Web, be prepared to be bombarded by seemingly hundreds of smart controllers. I've installed smart irrigation systems for decades and now there is a new controller that may change smart irrigation forever. Smart irrigation is a...