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Articles from the April 15, 2017 edition


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  • Seven compete in 80th Miss Fallbrook pageant

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

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  • Thin inventory in North San Diego County real estate market affects March activity

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Prices and market-time for homes in Fallbrook and Bonsall improved in March, boosted in part by declining volume, Jerry Kalman, a realtor® with HomeSmart Legends here, reported April 5. The inventory improved steadily throughout the month to 184 units. Despite an almost 15 percent inventory increase from a very low February, any inventory below 200 units is cause for concern especially entering the second quarter of the year, he said. Comparing March 2017 with th...

  • Faro Trupiano places third in International Pizza Challenge

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Faro Trupiano has been a mainstay in the greater Fallbrook community for years with his restaurants, but now he has garnered international attention after ranking third in the Traditional Division at the International Pizza Challenge – Southwest Division, which was held in Las Vegas March 27 to 30. Over 400 international pizza makers gathered to show off their pizza making abilities. Trupiano, who owns Trupiano’s and Bean & Bug Coffee Lounge on Main Avenue, entered the competi...

  • Koran snags second-straight CCAA Golfer of the Week Award

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    SAN RAMON – Cal State San Marcos junior Braeden Koran was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Golfer of the Week Award for the second-consecutive week after leading the Cougars to a second-place team finish (883, +19) at the 67th Annual SoCal Intercollegiate at Carlton Oaks Golf Club the afternoon of March 28. Koran finished second overall and was the Conference's top golfer at the event with a three-round score of 215 (73-69-73). The Fallbrook n...

  • Local girl makes it to tennis finals in Del Mar

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Local 8-year-old Ruth Herman, who attends Zion Lutheran School, was a finalist in her first novice tennis tournament held in Del Mar. “Ruth was the youngest of the 10’s girls but plays well beyond her years,” said coach Mike Amador. “Ruth is very bright in school and has many talents. She’s my Super Girl who’s played golf, swims, plays basketball, baseball and of coarse loves tennis." Ruth started in Amador's future champs program at the age of 5, taking private le... Full story

  • Making your point without arguing

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Courtesy of the American Counseling Association We all face problems that crop up again and again. Most of us have probably yelled, "How many times have I told you?" and yet the behavior that drives us crazy continues to occur. The reason for our frustration may be that we talk when we really ought to be acting. You've heard the expression "Actions speak louder than words," and in our personal relationships that often can be true. For example, perhaps there's a toddler in your house who thinks dinner time is a perfect time...

  • ‘Repeal and Replace’ fails; now Obamacare needs fixing

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service The failure of the Republican-led effort to repeal and replace Obamacare represents a big victory for all kinds of citizens and interest groups that analyzed the proposed legislation and said no dice. The day before House Speaker Paul Ryan decided not to take a vote on the American Health Care Act, a Quinnipiac Poll found that only 17 percent of American voters approved of the GOP’s legislation while 56 percent did not. You can hardly call that a vote of support for what the bill w...

  • Painting of a tango wins first place

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

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  • The Tax Lady has suggestions to help mitigate 2016 tax liability

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Karyn Vaughn, E.A. Special to Village News The tax deadline for 2016 returns is fast approaching. Maybe the year’s returns are prepared already and there’s an unexpected balance due, or maybe the returns are incomplete and hiding in a drawer in the office just waiting until the last minute because there might be an unwanted balance due. In either case, there might be options to wrestle with those taxes. One option would be to contribute to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) and tak...

  • Moffat Financial Group team helps people reach their goals

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Clark G. Moffat, founder and CEO of the Moffat Financial Group, has been helping people reach their goals for 35 years, including some clients that have been with him for more than three decades. "I have six people that I've work with 33 years – almost my entire career," said Moffat. "I have many clients that I've had for 25 to 30 years." Trust and results are the foundation of successful long-term relationships in the financial world and Moffat and his team provide both, g...

  • Senior Center releases schedule of summer tours

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Center is offering the following tours: Yosemite Travel by deluxe motor coach and Amtrak for this beautiful visit to Yosemite. A professional tour director will guide the group through their visit to Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Valley Floor with two nights’ stay at the Chukchansi Gold Resort Luxury Hotel and Casino. Hotel and Casino package includes four food coupons ($5 each) and one casino play slot card worth $20. This trip is three days/two nights and departs June 20. Gra... Full story

  • Toth honored at Salute to the Champions banquet

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    Chris Toth was among the athletes honored at the Salute to the Champions banquet Feb. 21 at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego. The San Diego Hall of Champions' annual banquet honors the previous year's professional, amateur, and high school stars of the month as well as stars of the year and inductees into the Breitbard Hall of Fame. Toth, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2007 and is currently the primary goalkeeper for the San Diego Sockers, was recognized for his January 2016 Professional Star of the Month... Full story

  • Sprinters and shot putters are focused

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

  • Artists portray athletes and their sports

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

  • Tickets now on sale for Santa Rosa Plateau’s annual garden tour

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    MURRIETA – The “hills are alive” April 29 with the sights and sounds of nature’s music at the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation’s 14th annual Garden Tour and Garden Party, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring five beautiful and unique private gardens nestled in the Tenaja Valley area on the Santa Rosa Plateau, the tour has become a favorite for local gardening and nature enthusiasts. This year’s theme “Gardening in Mother Nature’s Backyard” will feature gardens that have...

  • Tavano helps Fallbrook High baseball raise funds

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    FALLBROOK – What started as a fun photo of a Fallbrook youth baseball player wearing a LA Dodgers baseball cap and getting his picture taken in front of El Jardin Mexican Restaurant during a FUHS Baseball Club fundraiser turned into a friendly wager between former Dodger minor leaguer Marc Tavano (currently working at Chase Bank) and El Jardin owner Jon Large. Tavano stated he would match the money raised by the fundraiser if 50 people would get their photo taken with him o...