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 Fallbrook Public Utility District’s (FPUD) annual Consumer Confidence Report, or CCR, contains detailed information on water quality tests performed in 2016. These sampling tests ensure that the district’s water meets regulatory standards. FPUD’s tap water met or exceeded all state and federal requirements this year, as in years past. The CCR became available recently on the district’s website at www.fpud.com/ccr . It is also available at the Fallbrook... Full story
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office How do you balance helping those who need it the most, meet the County’s daily obligations and build for the future? The answers are reflected in the County’s new budget. The recommended operational plan, or budget, for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2017 was presented to the County Board of Supervisors May 2. The balanced budget is $5.7 billion, an increase of 6.2 percent, or $330 million, over the current fiscal year. The plan offers more help for troubled youth, the...
North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) fire chief Steve Abbott was a speaker at the Fire Districts Association of California conference in Monterey last month. Abbott presented a white paper on the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Benefit Fee which assesses the owner of each property with habitable structures and in a firefighting state responsibility area $150 annually. The white paper "Rekindle: A Mutual Aid Request to Extinguish the State Fire Tax, Again" notes that fire agencies themselves are receiving...
A talented artist headed for San Francisco. A globetrotting rugby star. A dedicated individual working two jobs and learning a new language while attending high school. A "straight A" student with designs on creating new food flavors. The Students of the Month for May are an impressive group indeed. Melissa Galvan of Ivy High School and Martin Cuellar, Lilly Durbin, and Kaylei O' Connor of Fallbrook Union High School were saluted May 4 at an awards breakfast hosted by the...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School had 18 students who attended the SkillsUSA California 50th Annual State Leadership and Skills Conference that was held April 20 through 23 in San Diego. Ten of the students won medals in the competition. The following were the results: - Welding Fabrication Team: David Armet, Dustin Bryant and Michael Sandoval - Bronze medal winners - Welding, Oxy-Acetylene: Evan Brown- Silver medal - Introductory Automotive Service Technology Team: Sydney B...
FALLBROOK − The National Charity League, Inc., San Luis Rey Chapter (NCL, Inc.) held a fundraising event at the Fallbrook Hilltop Center on March 18. The fundraiser, organized by Kathleen Lawson-Rey, Cynthia Mullin, and Claire Meacham, featured a 1920s themed dance party with DJ, gambling tables, a fabulous buffet dinner and a raffle prize contest. Lovely ladies dotted the venue in period costumes and elegant headwear. Jazz suits, wingtips and fedoras were the order of the d...
SAN DIEGO – With almost one-third of students nationwide graduating without the skills necessary to succeed in a competitive workforce, Classroom of the Future Foundation is hosting its 14th Annual Innovation in Education Awards to recognize local educators and programs that are preparing San Diego County students with the skills required for their future careers. Ten awards will be given out at the awards ceremony, which will take place on May 24 at 4 p.m. at SeaWorld. ...
FALLBROOK – High seasonal demand and a thin inventory drove real estate prices up again in Fallbrook and Bonsall, Jerry Kalman, a realtor® with HomeSmart Legends, reported May 5. April average prices at $602,000 were 12 percent better than April of 2016 and three percent higher than March. In April, homes took 37 days or 21 percent less time to sell than a year earlier. “One third of the 79 sales were at or above the original asking price,” Kalman said. “Many of those th...
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office SAN DIEGO – The County Office of Emergency Services has earned national re-accreditation after a comprehensive and rigorous review of its emergency management program and capabilities. San Diego is one of just 28 counties in the country, and the only local government in California, to achieve these standards of excellence. In 2007, the Office of Emergency Services was one of the first county governments to achieve accreditation with the Emergency Management A... Full story
Lefse is the Norwegian version of the tortilla. Made with potatoes, it is most commonly spread with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar to be eaten as a snack or dessert. In America, lefse making is a Christmas holiday custom for many families. Norwegians also use lefse to wrap around hotdogs, especially on their Independence Day, Syttende Mai (May 17). Fallbrook resident and Daughters of Norway Grand Lodge president Janna Wold Armbruster presented “The Art of M...
Stephen L. Smith passed away April 17, 2017 in Huntington Beach. His loving family was at his side in the last moments of his life. Steve was born in 1927 in Los Angeles to Laurence and Isabelle Smith and grew up in Glendale. He served in the Navy and trained in small craft landing boats for the invasion of Japan. After the service, he attended Occidental College. It was there Steve met his wife, Jean, whom he married in 1948. He graduated with a BA and later a master’s in e... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association is pleased to have Michael Steirnagle as its guest artist for the May 20 meeting. Steirnagle received his art training at the Art Center College of Design. He has worked as a graphic designer, freelance illustrator, college art professor for 25 years, and fine artist since leaving the commercial art world in 1990. Steirnagle has taught numerous workshops and continues exhibiting in galleries from California, Arizona, Oregon, Virginia and North Carolina. He continues to serve on the f...
When the Affordable Care Act was introduced in 2009, 50th District Representative Duncan Hunter was skeptical about the bill's size and complexity. Unlike President Trump, who governs by Twitter and single-page summaries, Hunter appeared, at least at one time, more deliberate. He noted in a July 15, 2009, press release that "it is important that we have sufficient opportunity to thoroughly examine...
FALLBROOK – The Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge #49 will be learning about Viking fabrics. The guest presenter will be Eugenia Swingle from the Viking Guild of Calafia. She will talk about and demonstrate the use of natural medieval dyes in the dyeing of Viking textiles. The business meeting starts at 10 a.m. with the cultural program at 11 a.m. All women of Scandinavian heritage are welcome to attend the Daughters of Norway meetings held the second Saturday of each month at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, 238 W. Mis...
Assemblymember Marie Waldron AD-75 (R) Recently, the California State Auditor revealed that the Office of the President of the University of California did not disclose to the UC Board of Regents, the Legislature or the public that it was holding $175 million in reserve funds for fiscal year 2015-16. The report reveals that the Office of the President asked the Board of Regents for funding increases based on the previous years’ over-estimated budgets rather than on actual expenditures. Furthermore, an undisclosed budget w...
Jane Bickel Morris died April 30 in Fallbrook. She was born September 19, 1924, in Boonton, NJ, and spent most of her youth moving with her family throughout the north-eastern states. This childhood molded Jane’s distinctly sassy and independent personality. Jane adored her older sister Barbara and they remained devoted sisters throughout their long lives together. Jane graduated with an early education degree from the University of Wisconsin. While Jane didn’t nec... Full story
Donald Warren McLean passed away on April 2, 2017 of Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda McLean; son Brad McLean; daughter Kari McLean; stepdaughter Sherry D. Bookman; stepson Stephen C. Dykes; stepgrandson Nolan M. Bookman; nieces Heidi McLean, Suzanne LaPlacette, Rene Williams; and nephews Dennis McLean, John McLean, James McLean and Andrew McLean. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1959 and San Jose State in 1968 with...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Chairman, World Mercury Project For many years, public health advocates have vainly urged the CDC and WHO to conduct studies comparing vaccinated vs. unvaccinated populations to measure overall health outcomes. Now a team of Scandinavian scientists has conducted such a study and the results are alarming. That study, funded in part by the Danish government and lead by Dr. Soren Wengel Mogensen, was published in January in EBioMedicine. Mogensen and his team of scientists found that African children...
SAN DIEGO – During Trauma Awareness Month in May, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help ensure lifesaving blood is available for patients with traumatic injuries and other serious medical needs by donating blood or platelets. Upcoming blood donation opportunities include one on May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Fallbrook Library, 124 South Mission Road. According to the National Trauma Institute, trauma accounts for approximately 41 million emergency department visits and 2.3 million hospital admissions i...
Courtesy of the American Counseling Association Maybe it's a divorce, Dad losing his job, a seriously ill family member. Are these things that you want to share with your children? Many parent try to protect their kids by holding back on bad news, trying not to share the emotional pain that life can bring. Unfortunately, doing so often does the child a disservice. He or she may grow up with a faulty perception of marriage and family life, and a distorted picture of how the real world works. Most children, even fairly young... Full story
MISSION VIEJO – A new analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data, compared avocado consumers to non-consumers and found that consuming avocados may be associated with an overall better diet, higher intake of essential nutrients, lower body weight, lower Body Mass Index (BMI) and smaller waist circumference. Insulin and homocysteine levels were lower in the avocado group, as well as a significantly reduced incidence of metabolic syndrome. Homocysteine, when elevated, has been associated w... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Many people like to improve the environment by planting a tree. SDG&E reminds its customers and landscapers to plant the “Right Tree in the Right Place” and to practice safe digging by calling 8-1-1, a free service to identify area utility lines, before planting. “Healthy trees help clean the air we breathe, prevent erosion and conserve watersheds,” said John Jenkins, vice president of Electric Engineering and Construction. “We want to make sure our customers stay safe as they get to work planting a tree. First...
Hello valley gardeners! I find it difficult to project what is best to do for your gardens lately. My observation is that each year weather conditions and timing are not typical as we have known in the past. Many exhibitors in rose shows tell me that their formerly “tried and true” methods of predicting when to do what aren't working so well for them these days. For example, attempting to schedule rose shows by past weather patterns a year ahead is more luck than science. Yet the San Diego Rose Society certainly lucked out th...
More than 325 people attended the Fallbrook Garden Club's Home Garden Tour on April 29. Of the seven gardens viewed, two were 2016 Fallbrook Beautification Award winners. The garden types varied from drought tolerant to lush green landscapes and included garden art, plein air painters, a rainbow of succulents, rivers of rock, water falls and vegetable plots too. The tour began at the Fallbrook Historical Society where more than 1,000 plants were available for sale. Most of...
