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 sponsored the 11th Annual Girl of the Year Awards Tea on May 12 at the Bonsall Community Center. With the theme “A Rainbow of Service and Growth,” the club honored 11 outstanding girls in the community. They include Jessica Lusher, Lauren Sjursen and Frankie Westall of Sullivan Middle School; Lea Guachino, Diana Marrufo and Gisela Sanchez of Vivian Banks Charter School; and Nicole Bell, Rebecca Ellithorpe, Liza Caldwell, Bridgette Harrison and Kathleen Pamilagas of Bonsall Element...
On December 27, 2004, a missions group of about 25 left Fallbrook for Cambodia on a two-and-a-half week ministry trip led by Randy Fleming and Kit Carson. The trip was sponsored by Calvary Chapel of Fallbrook and the Fallbrook Christian Book Store. Since the first Christian missionaries weren’t allowed in Cambodia until 1992, the mission team found that there is still a lot of work to be done. Randy is now back in Cambodia working on the orphanage that will be built by Calvary Chapel of Fallbrook and other ministries. Several... Full story
The commercial and industrial portion of the County of San Diego’s general plan update went to the Board of Supervisors for an initial hearing May 11. The hearing included the expected continuation to May 18 to allow for East County areas to be discussed, but it also included debate on the Fallbrook Campus Park site in Fallbrook, three properties in Rainbow, and a Nelson Way site in the Lilac area. The hearing wasn’t for the final plan designation of the sites but for the adoption of the baseline map for use in traffic stu... Full story
Genevieve Rose Danko and Raymond John Ligtenberg will be married on May 22, 2005. The ceremony will take place at the Crossroads Christian Reformed Church in San Marcos, CA, followed by a reception at the Lake San Marcos Country Club. Genevieve is the daughter of Bob and Sandy Danko of Temecula, CA. She graduated from Temecula Valley High School in 1997 and California State University San Marcos in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and a California Teacher’s Credential. She presently works for the San Jac...
Preparing for the first Fallbrook FireSafe annual fundraiser....
In memory of Heidi Boulerice, who served as event coordinator at the Fallbrook Community Center for the last five years, a fund has been established for the benefit of her three young sons. Please drop off your donation in the office of the Community Center or mail your contribution to Heidi’s Memorial Fund, c/o Community National Bank, 130 West Fallbrook St., Fallbrook, CA 92028....
San Diego’s abused and neglected children need you. Volunteers needed to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates. All training provided. Our next information session is Wednesday, July 6. Call Voices for Children at (858) 569-2019 or visit www.voices4children.com.... Full story
Come on down to the annual Youth Fair and buy some of the great landscape plants grown by Fallbrook FFA. We have numerous one- and five-gallon trees and shrubs, as well as bedding plants and houseplants. Please support the members of the Fallbrook FFA and their projects. It will be held on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.... Full story
The Fallbrook 4-H Beef Group will be holding its annual Tri-tip Dinner Fundraiser at the Youth Fair on May 21. Dinner will be served at the High School Ag Dept. from 4-6 p.m. at a cost of $8 per person. This has become an annual event for the Beef Group. All funds are used for the purchase of equipment to raise cattle. The group will also be showing off their animals at the Youth Fair. Tickets may be purchased from 4-H Beef Group members or by calling (760) 728-6078 for will-call tickets. Come join us for... Full story
FALLBROOK — A recent donation from the Angel Society to the Fallbrook Fire Safe Council is one of the first donations toward Fallbrook’s effort to become more proactive about fire safety. “A Real Hot” fashion show will be held May 21 at the Hilltop Center. Doors open at 1 p.m., fashion show starts at 1:30 p.m., followed by light refreshments, silent auction, raffles and a show trunk sale. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Major Market, Ross Curtis Insurance, The Encouragement Factor or at the door. All proceeds go to t...
The San Diego County Water Authority has set a May 26 hearing to discuss a possible increase in the CWA’s system capacity charge and the potential establishment of a water treatment capacity charge. The hearing will be held at the CWA administrative offices in San Diego and will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. The April 28 meeting at which the CWA set the hearing also included receiving a report on the results of the CWA’s fixed revenue study.The mix of variable and fixed revenue will be re-evaluated at a later date, and...
The Bonsall Rotary Club will host its 10th annual Wine and Food Festival on Friday, May 20, at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido from 6 to 11 p.m. The event is the largest of its kind in San Diego County. More than 140 domestic and international wineries will participate. Attendees will sample many fine and award-winning wines and will enjoy complementary dishes and hors d’oeuvres prepared by local restaurants and caterers. Musical entertainment will be provided by Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz and George Piburn & “Pa...
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Art Association’s Art Assist Program was a great success this past year, with 36 of its members volunteering to teach art to sixth-graders in three schools: Mary Faye Pendleton, La Paloma and Live Oak. Program Chairpersons Carol Zaleski and Penny Fedorchak organized the ever-growing group, who shared their expertise and interest in art on a monthly basis throughout the school year. Forty-two pieces were juried into the annual Membership Show, which runs from May 13 through 22 at the Art Center at Fal...
Grant Hebner earned his initial Stars of Karting heat race victory April 23 at Beaumont’s Moran Raceway and then earned a fourth-place finish in the following day’s main event. “We actually did very well, and we did very bad,” said Hebner, who crashed during the April 23 main event. The Fallbrook driver’s trip to Moran began with a practice session April 22. “We were pretty fast all day Friday,” Hebner noted. The April 23 activities included another practice, a qualifying session, a heat race, and a main event. Hebner qualif... Full story
FALLBROOK — At the May Board of Directors meeting, Fallbrook Vintage Car Club Treasurer Louise Patterson wrote a check for the club’s latest donation to local nonprofit organizations and youth activities; this gift will be presented to the Fallbrook Warriors Football Booster Club. Secretary Joan Oster will record the club’s 29th similar gift since last January. She and Louise have been instrumental in raising funds for the car shows, assisting Show Chairman Fred Ragland in both 2004 and 2005. Hosted by Regency Fallb...
FALLBROOK — How to deal with illegal dumping, an ongoing problem that plagues communities everywhere, was the topic of a meeting recently held in Fallbrook. Representatives from Fallbrook and surrounding communities were in attendance. Led by George McManigle of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce and Keep Fallbrook Clean and Green, the group discussed the reasons for, common sources and types of dumping. The more difficult task of creative methods for thwarting the dumping were discussed. Valuable information was provided b...
Over the next few days, all San Diego County property owners will receive a ballot in the mail that will determine the funding level for the County’s Vector Control Program. The Mosquito, Vector and Disease Control Measure would provide needed funding to control mosquitoes and other vectors that can transmit diseases to humans, such as West Nile virus (WNV), Hantavirus and plague. On March 23, the Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the mailing of ballots to all San Diego property owners in accordance with the S... Full story
Four Fallbrook Union High School students and FFA members recently won agriculture awards in various competitions, according to their advisor George Kreutz. Mr. Kreutz exclaimed, “It’s fantastic! I appreciate the effort the kids put into it — most people don’t realize how many hours they put into these contests.” Emily Sherman, Cassandra Ponce and Brittany Kirchmeier’s team won first place at the State FFA Finals in Nursery Landscape (formerly Ornamental Horticulture) at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in early May. The team will n... Full story
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors’s final proposed 2005-06 annual funding plan for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs includes three Fallbrook projects to be funded by CDBG revenue. The Brandon Road sidewalk project will receive $200,000, the Live Oak Park pavilion is slated to receive $110,000, and the design of the Old Stage Road sidewalk project will include $50,000 of CDBG funding. The May 10 approval w...
Just two days before the windmill that serves as a landmark for the Fallbrook Land Conservancy home office was slated to be repaired and put back into service, Joy Ross passed away. Joy and Vince Ross were founding members of the FLC, established in 1988. The windmill, donated to the Conservancy many years ago, had blown over in a huge windstorm about seven years ago. Two years passed before anyone dared to try to fix the fallen giant. Then, about five or six years ago, Russ Heyneman, Ken Graydon and Jim Freda pooled their... Full story
FALLBROOK — A trial run of the upcoming July 4 Great Rubber Ducky Derby at the Grand Tradition ran afoul last week thanks to the resident swans. The love struck male swan, fearing possible rivals for his mate, chased duck race committee members and Fire Chief Dan Goldberg from the pond. The chief was on hand to determine the firehose power needed to propel the rubber ducks to the finish line. The angry swan forced the fireman and committee members to retreat to a backyard pool to water-test the ducks and determine how to cons...
As a landscape designer, the Clivia family has fascinated me for the 40 years that I have been growing and breeding these flowering gems from South Africa, which are in the amaryllis family. My initial attraction to the Clivia was its incredible vibrant and warm orange flowers when I purchased my first plant at a plant sale. These bulbous types of plants have such an abundant array of diversity and are sought after by gardeners around the world. There are four main species of Clivia that are commonly grown and it is from...
Once in awhile there’s a successful business that “grows from the outside in.” Bentley Tropical Nursery and Garden Art Department fits that description, thanks to nationwide marketing through the Internet. Now they’re starting to get known locally as well. Turning off Burma Road onto Luneta Lane west of Fallbrook, you drive past some of the finest nursery land anywhere. Arriving at the Bentley entrance and arched entry gate, the rustic setting looks like it could have been an outpost for Walt Disney’s Adventure...
The County’s Vector Control program has begun its monthly aerial larvicide applications to local wetlands to reduce mosquito breeding and the risk of West Niles virus (WNV) now that mosquito season is here. This year, the Vector Control program will target 27 key breeding areas. “Last year’s treatments at aerial sites were tremendously effective, reducing mosquito breeding by 90%,” said Supervisor Greg Cox. “The County is working to eliminate mosquitoes at their source, using a helicopter to target inaccessible breeding areas... Full story
SACRAMENTO — California’s first-in-the-nation regulatory program to reduce water quality pollution from agricultural runoff was upheld in a final order by the Sacramento Superior Court on May 9 as “an important and crucial first step in embarking on a regulatory framework for agricultural discharges.” In 2003, the Central Valley Regional Water Board required farmers throughout the Central Valley to monitor discharges to waterways and to change farming practices to prevent water pollution. In 2004, the State Water Board u... Full story
