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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FALLBROOK — The East Ridge Community has a ladies luncheon the first Wednesday of each month. At the events the ladies socialize and enjoy a luncheon followed by programs of interest to the group. The co-chairs are Doris Everett and Jane Crocker. During their most recent lunch, Jane introduced Wil Gower, a founder and Past Chairman of the Live Oak Park Coalition, who spoke on the history, renovation in the 1990s and its use. The ladies plan to take a tour of Live Oak Part when the weather is more favorable...
FALLBROOK — “Reflections of Nature,” the 13th Annual National Wildlife Art Show, is coming to the Art Center at Fallbrook (a division of the Fallbrook Village Association), 103 South Main at Alvarado, Fallbrook, on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7. This is a unique intimate exhibition venue for the country’s premier wildlife artists. The 2006 show will be presented in three venues: • Paintings, pen and ink, scratchboard, charcoal and pastels, woodcuts, prints and jewelry art and more will be on display in the Art Center’s...
The Fallbrook Community Center's annual Easter Egg Hunt was held April 15....
We live in avocado country: Fallbrook is known as the avocado capital and about 60 percent 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 properties. Avocado oil is rich in vitamins A,... Full story
FALLBROOK — At their weekly Monday luncheon meeting held April 3 at the Grand Tradition, the Rotary Club of Fallbrook named a new Paul Harris Fellow: Bill Herrick. Frank Patchett, a Fallbrook Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, made the $1,000 contribution on behalf of son-in-law Bill Herrick, making him the club’s latest Paul Harris Fellow. Individuals giving at least $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation become a Paul Harris Fellow (Paul Harris being the founder of Rotary). They may then choose to designate someone else imp... Full story
Wee Little Sprouts has relocated to 119 North Main Avenue in Jackson Square in Fallbrook. They invite all in the community to join them at Wee Little Sprouts for their grand re-opening celebration on Saturday, April 22, Earth Day, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Festivities throughout the day will include “How Butterbees Came to Bee!” book signing, other fun Earth Day activities and giveaways. Call (760) 728-9339 with questions or check their Web site, www.weelittlesprouts.com, for more specific details.... Full story
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Masonic Lodge has a dinner for its members, Ladies of the Eastern Star and friends on the first Thursday of each month. The dinners are served by the Fallbrook Rainbow Girls Assembly, with the guidance of the senior girls and Mother Advisor, who do an outstanding job of serving hundreds of dinners. Fifteen Rainbow Girls just made a trip to Fresno, CA, with six adults to attend the Grand Assembly. These trips are fun and educational for the young girls....
FALLBROOK — On Saturday, April 29, over 100 Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Fallbrook will have a “rolled-up sleeves” attitude as they spread their enthusiasm, energy and talents to the task of accomplishing five Fallbrook Community projects as part of a larger San Diego County Rotary District-wide “Rotarians at Work” Day. The five projects involve: Angel Shop maintenance, painting and sealing the parking lot; Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club, painting of the entry wall to the building; Beech Street Park, landscaping maintenan...
Flight A First place (tie): Carl Rolfe & George Mclachlan, 56 Third place: Al Munoz, 57 Flight B First place: Gordy Molloff, 49 Second place: Bob Callagy, 53 Third place: Frank Bolton, 55 Flight C First place: Rudy Wokoek, 57 Second place (tie): Bob Kruger & George Strang, 58...
It’s a small world after all… isn’t it! Rick Bayless is a world famous chef and celebrity of the food world. His most recent book, “Mexican Everyday” (WW Norton & Company Publisher), is chock full of wonderful, simple recipes… many of them utilize avocados. And, just think, those avocados used in Rick’s recipe collection might well have been grown right here in Fallbrook. As the heart of avocado-land of the USA, Fallbrook’s crop may be served in some of the world’s finest restaurants, be the prime ingredient as cooks like Ric...
A presentation which won two awards at the Society of Toxicology convention in San Diego indicates a link between arsenic in drinking water and the progression of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. “Initiation and progression of atherosclerosis in ApoE-/- /LDLr-/- mice exposed to arsenic in drinking water” won both the Student Food Safety Award and the Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section Award for University of Montana graduate student Flavia Pereira and her group. Both awards were first-place hon...
FALLBROOK — Specifically designed for adult women with or without a background in dance, The Ballet Society is offering a new session of modern dance/exercise classes beginning April 18 and running through May 26. Taught by Pat Finot, classes are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Ballet Society, 325 N. Brandon, Suite B. The introductory price for twelve classes is $60. To enroll, contact Pat Finot at (760) 728-5407 or Jackie Hepner at (760) 728-7360. Pat, a longtime Fallbrook resident, has an impressive and f... Full story
Do you not know someone affected by the second leading cause of death in California: cancer? Cancer affects one in two men and one in three women and is the leading cause of death between the ages of 0 and 14 years. In 2006, about 136,875 Californians will be diagnosed as having cancer. This is equivalent to more than 15 new cases every hour of every day. In 2006, over 54,000 people will die as a result of cancer — about 150 people a day. Of every four deaths in California, one is from cancer. Why should these facts be i... Full story
FRESNO — The California Grand Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls announced Monday, April 10, it has raised $74,096 in cash and $25,000 in donations of toys, books, clothing and other goods for Straight from the Heart, an organization dedicated to the care and aid of foster children and their families. Straight from the Heart is based in San Marcos and can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (760) 744-2240. Rainbow, or IORG, is a youth service organization open to girls a...
Feeling pale? You may think that a golden tan looks healthy and attractive but sun worshippers beware: you could be causing skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States. The disease can result from long-term exposure to sunlight, which emits ultraviolet radiation (UV rays) that damage skin cells and can lead to one of three types of skin cancer: basal cell carinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma. While people should take precautions from sun exposure all year-round, protection is especially...
Fallbrook Hospital’s Diabetic Support Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, with a special presentation of “Diabetes and Your Heart” by Neil Treister, MD, FACC, cardiologist. The program will be held in the hospital’s conference room B at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Call (760) 728-1191, ext. 377, for more information. The hospital is located at 624 E. Elder Street....
The date for the next meeting of the Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group will be on Sunday, April 23. It will be at 2 p.m. in conference room B at Fallbrook Hospital. The program will be presented by Fallbrook Hospital Home Care. For more information, please call Barbara Thurston at (760) 728-2283. Anyone is invited to attend....
FALLBROOK — Save Our Southwest Hills (SOS-Hills) President Kathleen Hamilton announced that SOS-Hills will partner with the Fallbrook Land Conservancy at the Fallbrook Avocado Festival to be held on April 23 in order to inform Fallbrook residents about a proposed open pit aggregate mine which would negatively impact many residents. Representatives from SOS-Hills will be available at the Fallbrook Land Conservancy booth all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide information about the mine and SOS-Hills activities. SOS-Hills i...
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Rainbow Girls Assembly members work as waitresses at the Masonic Lodge dinners serving approximately 100 guests. The Masonic Lodge gives the Rainbow Girls funds to help support their missions. This activity provides the young girls an opportunity to learn how to act and provide services to a broad range of people, especially seniors....
Lawrence Frederick Rue of Fallbrook, CA, died on April 7, 2006, of complications due to cancer. He was 60 years of age. He was born on August 18, 1945, in Dublin, Ireland, to an Irish mother and a US Army Air Force Captain. Mr. Rue came to the United States as an infant. He grew up in Torrance, CA, and Duarte and graduated from La Salle High School in 1963. He enlisted in the US Army in 1966 and served in Vietnam. His awards and campaign ribbons include the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the... Full story
Ms. Mildred M. Markwort, 83, passed away on March 25, 2006. She was born on March 4, 1923, in Perryville, MO. She lived in Fallbrook, CA, for 26 years. Ms. Markwort was a US Customs Inspector for 18 years. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Ms. Markwort was preceded in death by three brothers, Eldon, Harry and George. She is survived by her brother & sisters-in-law Luella & Susan Markwort, Brea, CA, and Leora Markwort, San Luis Obispo, CA; three nieces, Margery, Linda and Cathy; and one nephew, Mark. Burial w...
Robert Viveros, 52, passed away on April 11, 2006. He was born on February 8, 1954, in Fallbrook, CA. He was a resident of Fallbrook, CA, for 25 years. Mr. Viveros worked for SDG&E as a lineman and troubleshooter in the Fallbrook area for 34 years. Mr. Viveros was preceded in death by his sister Sandra Viveros. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Kay Blanton Viveros, Fallbrook, CA; mother and father Audrey & Ismael Viveros, Pala, CA; sister Elvira Viveros, Santa Maria, CA; one niece; and two nephews, both of Santa Maria,...
FALLBROOK — Local art gallery owner Robert Sommers has announced that a benefit concert will take place in Fallbrook from 7 to 10 p.m. on June 30 for the Friends of the Santa Margarita River Foundation. The Foundation is trying to fight plans by one of the largest contractors in California, Granite Construction, to create the nation’s largest open pit granite mine, abutting the Santa Margarita Ecologic Preserve and a stone’s throw from the Santa Margarita River. “If this is sited, it will have a profound effect on many fa...
Emma Larson, age 4, recently dined in style with her parents, Lisa and Kevin Larson. Kevin is a member of the Fallbrook Masonic Lodge. They enjoy the monthly dinners with approximately 100 others. The Larsons were served by Jaquelyn Muro, a 12-year-old Rainbow Girl in her initial training as a waitress. The Masonic Lodge provides fund to support the Rainbow Girl Assembly....
The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club’s motto is: “You don’t have to own a vintage car, just enjoy them.” That is what the members have been doing since the early 1960s when the group first met at the home of Paul Stiles. Stiles, now 90, is still a member. The club started life at as a Model “A” Ford club but then evolved into a vintage car club encompassing all makes and models. The club is “dedicated to the community of Fallbrook and to the preservation of the automobile,” according to their mission statement. The year 1976 was a... Full story
