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 — Celebration was the atmosphere and the Rotary motto “Service Above Self” was the theme as more than 100 civic leaders and Rotary Club of Fallbrook members met for the distribution of $53,000 at the annual grant awards program in the Grand Tradition’s Beverly Manor. Twenty-six local community service organizations received checks primarily made possible by the Rotary’s annual Lobster on the Green fundraiser, as well as other donations made to the club. Club Pres...
FALLBROOK — Carollyn Reiman and Michael Cone, owners of Organic Planet Farms, provided their Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) members fresh organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and recipes from 1997 to 2003 and even published a recipe book and diet book. Now their extensive knowledge of nutritious foods and love of cooking has led them to become personal chefs. They offer a diverse menu to select from, shop for the customer’s groceries, come to the individual’s home, prepa...
Fallbrook/Bonsall Girl Scouts got together recently to celebrate their successful cookie sale this year. They honored the girls who sold more than 500 boxes each. Over 20 troops earned $24,000 for the local scouts. Operation Thin Mint is a program through San Diego-Imperial Council Girl Scouts that collects the cost of a box of cookies and then sends the boxes overseas to the military troops. Through this program, Fallbrook contributed 2,567 boxes to the soldiers abroad. They...
A festival-like event aimed at cementing opposition to the Liberty Quarry project near Temecula provided an unexpected way for a cluster of mine supporters to join the fray. Though vastly outnumbered and sometimes surrounded, leaders of the “Friends of Liberty” group verbally jousted with participants of a Temecula rally on Sunday. It was the second gathering of its kind in two years in which a human sign was formed to protest plans to mine part of a 414-acre tract south of th...
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Everyone is welcome to join the Fallbrook Diabetes Support Group for a presentation on urological problems and diabetes, “Things we don’t always like to talk about but can affect our lives.” The speaker will be Dr. Phillip Brodak, urologist. The event is on Wednesday, May 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Fallbrook Hospital in Conference Room B. For more information, contact program facilitator Janine Loescher, RD, CDE at (760)731-8246....
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Diabetes should not stop you from enjoying your life. Having diabetes can be scary, overwhelming, and depressing. These are only a few words to describe how you may be feeling living with diabetes. The feelings you have are normal. There are days where you feel better than others. Your emotions can affect your desires to take care of yourself. You are not alone; there are 20.8 million Americans living with diabetes and 54 million Americans living with pre-diabetes. There is hope: you have choices, options, opportunities, and...
Many of us feel instinctively that music says a lot about who we are. Have you ever nipped a relationship in the bud because of some iffy music choices a potential date has made? In 2003, researchers from the University of Texas went beyond gut feelings, however, and came up with empirical evidence that music choices do indeed reveal basic personality traits. Peter J. Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling measured five major personality characteristics of 3,500 people – openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, c...
SAN DIEGO — Hawthorne Machinery Company was recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its innovative efforts to reduce diesel and greenhouse gas emissions. Hawthorne is part of a pilot project that supports the EPA’s Cleanup – Clean Air Initiative. Due to advanced emissions standards on Caterpillar machinery, and further improvements by Hawthorne technicians, cleaner-burning construction equipment is being used to remove contaminated soil from C... Full story
The Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club Teen Center parking lot was added to the 2008-09 annual funding plan for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs. The construction of Clemmens Lane Park and the construction of sidewalks on East Alvarado Street, both of which had previously been on the list for recommended funding, were also on the final list approved May 6 by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The East Alvarado...
Irene Ballotta passed away on May 5, 2008. She was born on August 8, 1923. Her husband, Philip Ballotta, preceded her in death in 2003. Irene had a long and distinguished career as an elementary teacher, mainly in San Clemente. She was an accomplished pianist and enjoyed painting as well. Philip and Irene moved to Fallbrook in 1980 and during their retirement years worked tirelessly as volunteers at San Luis Rey Mission. Memorial services were held at Berry-Bell & Hall...
Anna Belle Mathwig, 76, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the home of her daughter Sandy Stone in Torrance. She was born to Verne and Hazel Martin October 16, 1931, in Los Angeles and moved to the Winterwarm area of Fallbrook when she was 1 year old. Ann attended Fallbrook Grammar School and graduated from Fallbrook High School (FUHS) in 1949 with highest honors. She was active in music all the way through school, playing the flute and piccolo. During her senior year at...
Jean Gahan Fowler, 85, passed away April 18, 2008, in Escondido following a long illness. She was born July 16, 1922, in Chicago, IL. A former longtime resident of San Clemente, she had been a resident of Fallbrook since 1999. She is survived by son George Fowler, daughter-in-law Nancy Fowler, grandchildren Alana and Alexander Fowler and Rebecca Beach and great-grandchild Ava Beach, all of Fallbrook, and grandchild Leonard Thompson of Santa Cruz, CA. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City on April 26. She will...
Retired USMC Colonel Warren Allen Butcher slipped peacefully from this world on May 11, 2008. He died at home and is survived by his sister Lois Watson, Hillsborough, CA; daughters Victoria Bobbette, Spokane, WA, and Michelle Finley, Aptos, CA; sons Warren Jr., Poway, CA, and James, Bonsall, CA; daughters-in-law Marcia and Andrea; son-in-law Steve; and grandchildren Laurel, Lindsay, Jordan, Melissa, Kaitlyn and Clinton. Born in Manila in the US Philippines, Warren was a second generation career military man. He lived with... Full story
Jason Clay Peters, 36, a resident of Fallbrook for two years, passed away May 5, 2008, due to a vehicle accident in Riverside County. Jason was born July 20, 1971, in Choteau, MT. Jason was employed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (Perris station) for two years. He served in the United States Marine Corps from January 1998 to October 2006 and earned the rank of E-6. During his military career he received numerous medals and awards for his service, including the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War o...
Take a cast with enviable experience, add it to the mysterious ambiance of film noir, then swirl it together with a visionary writer/director and you are bound to get one outstanding film. The Fallbrook Film Festival selection “Yesterday Was a Lie,” a 90-minute film shot in the tradition of film noir, was written, directed and edited by Fallbrook resident James Kerwin. The film has already won several awards and further information can be accessed at www.ye... Full story
When you talk about maples, you’re talking about a large family of trees with many types within the Acer clan. This month we shall look at Acer palmatum (pronounced “Ay-ser pal-MAY-tum”), which are native to Japan and Korea. This species of tree can range from midsize shade trees to dainty, elegant little trees. They are slow growing to 20 feet in time and are a wonderful under story tree planted beneath larger taller specimens. Acer palmatum are the most airy and delic...
esidents have taken steps to keep their families and homes fire-safe. They shouldn’t forget their pets and livestock; their chances of surviving a wildfire can be increased with some advance planning. Livestock Homeowners should clear defensible space around barns, pastures and property, just as they do their homes. PRC 4291 requires clearance around all structures on one’s property. They should plan ahead and know where they would evacuate the animals. They can contact their local fairgrounds, stockyards, equestrian cen... Full story
FALLBROOK — Juanita and Bill Sharp are Good Samaritans and Ann Logan says she is very grateful. The Sharps returned a bracelet that had very sentimental value for Ann. About four years ago, Ann, the human resources director for Major Market, lost a diamond bracelet in the Rite Aid parking lot. The bracelet was a Christmas gift from her husband, Sam (co-owner of Major Market). Although Ann retraced her steps and informed Rite Aid and the Jewelry Connection, where the b...
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” is presently playing in the West End of London at the London Palladium. I saved the price of an air ticket and a London theater ticket while being whisked away by an extremely well cast theatrical group that had the chemistry and talent to perform “The Sound of Music” right here in Fallbrook at our own historical Mission Theater. In addition to an exquisitely designed set, I was impressed by the synchronicity and warmth that exud...
FALLBROOK — The purpose of the Fallbrook Americana Music Series (FAMS) is to bring to Fallbrook musicians with roots in American music who otherwise would not be heard here. FAMS has hosted artists from Kentucky, Illinois, Vermont, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming and many parts of California. For the concert on May 24, however, FAMS looked no farther than its hometown. Larry Robinson is a longtime favorite Fallbrook performer and his rich baritone voice has been heard in many s... Full story
FALLBROOK — Jon Robertson, conductor and music director of the Redlands Symphony Orchestra, will join his musicians on Sunday, May 25, to personally perform one of America’s favorites, “Rhapsody in Blue,” at the piano. Robertson will travel to Fallbrook over Memorial Day weekend to conduct and perform in a program entitled “America the Beautiful” in honor of Fallbrook Music Society’s 30th anniversary season. Dr. Robertson’s career as a concert pianist began at age 9 with his... Full story
Gene Roddenberry’s son once mentioned that while a movie audience needs to “suspend the disbelief,” the need for “fictional believability” requires credibility within that fantasy context and a movie which forfeits that credibility will collapse. Rod Roddenberry explained that once the viewer no longer believes in the story, a character, or even a particular scene, the balloon of fictional disbelief is popped. Roddenberry’s words come to mind when watching the movie “Dril...
