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 Bonsall Woman’s Club Girl of the Year Awards Tea will be at 3 p.m. on May 11 at the Bonsall Community Center. Each year a Girl of the Year is chosen from the eligible eighth grade girls from Norman Sullivan Middle School, the fifth grade girls from Bonsall Elementary, Bonsall West and Vivian Banks Charter School. Each of the girls who is eligible will be honored for her service to the community at this tea. The girls chosen as Girl of the Year best represent those ideals held by the Bonsall Woman’s Club, a non...
As a child, it’s the place that I envisioned when I closed my eyes. White stone buildings with delicate gold-leafed spires. White swans floating on placid canals. It’s the fairytale Flemish city of Brugge, Belgium, and when I first set foot in the Venice-like town I knew that this symphony in stone was made of dreams. Getting to Brugge (known as Bruge to the French) from our area is no small feat. Getting there from just about anywhere is no small feat. Maybe that is how it has retained its charm. A flight on either Ame... Full story
Personal experience and sound logic, combined with skilled writing, enabled Fallbrook letter writer Bonnie Wright (letter April 6) to confute the preposterous mythical virtues of the new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (MPDP Part D) touted by Robert Goldberg (letter March 16). This plan was described as the “the worst piece of legislation ever enacted” by author Bruce R. Bartlett in his new book “Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy.” I’m certain that had Bartlett seen Bonnie Wr...
FALLBROOK — Emerald Grove members and land donors, plus a “Gem of a Volunteer,” were saluted by the Fallbrook Land Conservancy (FLC) at the Sixth Annual Recognition Dinner held at the Grand Tradition on Wednesday, April 12. FLC Chairman Wallace Tucker said, quoting John Muir: “One can make a day of any size and regulate the rising and setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining.” He told the 95 guests, “In a sense, the Fallbrook Land Conservancy plays a key role in regulating the brightness of the sun that sh...
On Saturday, May 20, the General Society of Mayflower descendants in California, San Diego Colony, will be holding their meeting at the Escondido Country Club. Social half-hour will be at 11 a.m., 11:30 part of a business meeting, noon luncheon. At 1 p.m. speaker James Blauer will talk about our headquarters in Plymouth, MA — the Mayflower House — and show slides. For reservations call John Farrell at (858) 278-0876. Prospective members may contact Membership Chairman Dorothy Schwanner at (760) 758-3125. Prospective mem...
FALLBROOK — The Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, located in Fallbrook, will be holding a docent-led educational hike on Saturday, April 22, at 9 a.m. As part of the San Diego State University Field Station Programs, the reserve is an outdoor laboratory and classroom dedicated to education and research in the natural environment. Join us to view the beautiful natural habitat and learn about some of the cutting-edge research that is occurring in this protected outdoor laboratory. This six-mile roundtrip, moderately s...
“Expressions Home and Garden Supplies” will be the special feature for the Fallbrook Women’s Connection meeting on Friday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grand Tradition, 1602 S. Mission Road. Consultant Eileen Garcia will give us ideas on home accessories and display some of their merchandise, which is purchased through home parties and the company’s catalogue. Kris Peterson of La Jolla, former physical education teacher and gymnastic coach currently working with senior citizens as personal trainer, will explain... Full story
FALLBROOK — The third annual Show Season Opener took place April 1 and 2 at Riders Field. Creator and Chairman of the show, Ed Komski, is also the Master (or President) and Youth Fair Team Leader of Rainbow Valley Grange. The members of Rainbow Valley Grange put on the show with the support of San Marcos Grange and Vista Grange. (Because its members live all over North County, Rainbow’s fair team is called the North County Grange Fair Team.) Besides Ed Komski, who also served as the show announcer, the other Grange wor... Full story
FALLBROOK — Village Rotary has “adopted” the members of the Marine 2/1 battalion from Camp Pendleton and supported them by sending care packages while they have been stationed overseas and visiting the injured upon their return. Fallbrook Village Rotarians Steve Achard, Melinda Stone and John Crawford had the honor recently of attending memorial services for nine Marines killed in action in Iraq. “It was one of the most touching and uplifting services I have ever attended, and at my age, I’ve had some experience at that,” sa...
Two young Fallbrook artists won awards in the Youth Art Month Southern Area Exhibition held at California Heritage Park in Corona this past week. Students in this area show were prizewinners from eight southern counties. The Fallbrook artists were Stefanie Greer, who won second place in the kindergarten through second grade division, and Selina Eich, who won third place in the third through fifth grade division. Their instructor, Marilee Ragland, is a member of the California Art Education Association (CAEA), who sponsored...
BONSALL — The Bonsall Rotary will be spending April 29 at the Fallbrook Food Pantry to give the facility a much-needed “facelift.” The construction project at the very busy Fallbrook food bank will involve installing drywall, patching and painting ceilings and walls, replacing the kitchen’s work table top and retrofitting the rear bathroom for handicap access. The Bonsall group will participate with almost 4,000 other Rotarians from 60 clubs in San Diego and Imperial counties to perform hands-on community service, exempli...
FALLBROOK — The annual CROP Walk for the World Hungry, sponsored by the Fallbrook Ministerial Association, had over 350 walkers. Sources report the early count of funds raised is over $86,000, with the Fallbrook United Methodist Church donating over $6,000. Several churches had large groups of members led by their pastors. There were many handicapped persons in wheelchairs who also joined the cause. The CROP Walk started at the Fallbrook Food Pantry, where there was music provided by Steve Robbers. Before the walk started, P...
The Boys & Girls Club of North County announces its annual Auction and Hollywood Glamour Ball, to be held on Friday, April 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction at the Pala Mesa Resort. Entertainment will be provided throughout the evening. This “Making a Difference” event is the highlight of the club’s fundraising program and benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County by providing necessary funds to continue critical programs and activities serving nearly 2,500 children and their families in the commu...
Brandon Gallery will present in the Etcetera, an exhibition of fine art printmaking curated by Pat Pfeffer of Park Press, located at 4105 Park Drive in Carlsbad, May 1 to 31. Pfeffer, a well known area printmaker, has created a program she explains as “assisted printmaking” in which she works with a limited number of experienced artists in her studio in assisting and/or collaborating with them in creating monotypes and monoprints. Monotypes and monoprints are singular artworks involving the transfer of an image from one sur...
The County of San Diego has applied for a non-motorized funding grant to construct a sidewalk segment along Old Stage Road. A 5-0 Board of Supervisors vote April 5 authorized the submittal of eight applications for sidewalk funding to the San Diego Association of Governments, which will review the applications from the County of San Diego and the 18 incorporated cities within the county and allocate the region’s annual non-motorized funding revenue. One of those eight projects proposed by the county would partially fund the c...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a construction contract to provide a left-turn lane and a sidewalk along Stage Coach Lane by Fallbrook High School. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote April 5 authorized the construction contract which will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The county has budgeted $1.2 million of gas tax revenue for the construction work. “It’s a combination. It’s a left-turn lane in front of the high school with sidewalks on the school... Full story
I Love a Clean San Diego (ILACSD) is sponsoring the Creek to Bay Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 29. In the Fallbrook area volunteers will be cleaning up dumped appliances, furniture, construction materials and other trash that has accumulated along the creeks and roadsides of DeLuz. There will be two check-in places in the DeLuz area of Fallbrook for volunteers who want to help with the cleanup effort. 1. Welburn Gourd Farm, 40635 DeLuz Road — (Saturday only) 9 a.m. until done 2. DeLuz Heights (De Luz Heights Road and J... Full story
Operation Interdependence (OI) will be at the Fallbrook Avocado Festival at the community stage on the corner of Ivy and Main Avenue (near El Toro and Bonita Markets). The public can write letters to the troops and or donate non-perishable food and toiletry products at the site. Look for the big banner. Come meet some of Operation Interdependence’s volunteers. Operation Interdependence is a civilian-to-military delivery system that serves as a program for Americans to demonstrate their support for deployed military. O...
Date Vicinity Incident 4/9 200 blk W Alvarado Commercial burglary 4/9 300 blk Morro Rd Vehicle burglary 4/10 200 blk W Clemmens Vehicle burglary 4/10 100 blk S Mission Vandalism 4/11 300 blk Heald Ln Petty theft 4/11 100 blk E Mission Petty theft 4/11 1100 blk Alturas Arrest: possess/manufacture/sell dangerous weapon 4/11 4900 blk Sweetgrass Ln, Bonsall Vehicle burglary 4/12 4400 blk La Canada Stolen vehicle 4/12 200 blk E College Residential burglary 4/12 Peppertree & S Mission Vehicle burglary...
Cars and other motor vehicles parked on County of San Diego streets must now be moved at least half a mile during a 72-hour period to avoid being cited or towed for being illegally stored. A 5-0 Board of Supervisors vote April 5 ratified a January 27 recommendation of the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) which sought the statutory distance requirement. Because an ordinance requires a second reading and adoption, the supervisors will likely finalize the adoption of the distance requirement at the board’s April 26 mee...
VISTA — Moonlight Stage Productions announces that tickets are now on sale for their summer season, which will include “Seussical: The Musical,” “The Sound of Music,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Dreamgirls.” Tickets for these special events and Moonlight Stage Productions Season Packages are available now at the VisTix ticket office, located at 651 East Vista Way in Vista, or by calling (760) 724-2110....
FALLBROOK — Six professional brass musicians recently performed with many selections to include Dixieland jazz at Fallbrook United Methodist Church. Don Sharpe and Bob Ferris on trumpets, Kenneth Bell on French horn, Lloyd Overbuy on baritone and Wayne Rice on tuba composed the sextet. The brass group first accompanied the Chancel Choir under the direction of Kenneth Bell and later played in the courtyard while the parishioners enjoyed hot cross buns, coffee and other refreshments. Kenneth Bell, with his extensive contact w...
Chef Yujiro Masuda of the Sushi no Hanayoshi restaurant Japan announced he will be preparing his famous California roll as an entry in the 20th Annual Fallbrook Avocado Festival. About three years ago, Yujiro started making avocado sushi for his customers. The dish captivated them and his fame has grown because of his innovative use of avocados. Fallbrook Avocado Festival organizers, the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will provide an “Avocado Dish Preparation Demonstration” area at the festival to allow festival-goers the opp... Full story
FALLBROOK — Fifteen-year-old Dominick Carlson delighted the Fallbrook United Methodist congregation on a recent Sunday with his jazz piano rendition of “Amazing Grace.” At the church’s Palm Sunday outdoor concert Dominick and his brother, Gavin, 13, demonstrated more of their musical acumen with classical violin solos.... Full story
Fallbrook Music Society recently announced its 2006-2007 concert season. “It is with great pride that we present our 29th season,” says Brenda Montiel, president of the society. “Listeners will hear the sounds of today, as well as voices from 300 years ago, all performed with a fresh, new spirit of innovation and discovery.” Longtime patrons and new attendees alike will find concerts in the upcoming Fallbrook Music Society’s season that are intriguing and dynamic. The five symphony concerts and a new Virtuoso Series wi... Full story
