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 – A “high-tea” party on Sunday, June 6, in Silvergate’s elegant great room from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. will benefit the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary. Along with tea, finger sandwiches and fresh scones, the event will include a fashion show. Local models will show the latest summer travel fashions, some of them accompanied by canine companions. Tickets, which cost $23 per person, are available by reservation only due to limited seating. Anyone who brings two cans of Pe...
The midyear budget adjustments approved May 11 by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors included appropriating $20,000 of Community Service Area No. 81 fund balance for services and supplies for the Fallbrook area parks served by CSA No. 81. The funding approved by the county supervisors’ 5-0 vote will maintain existing services and supplies level. County Service Area 81, which covers parks in Fallbrook, DeLuz, and Rainbow, derives its funding from a share of property tax revenue. The decrease in property values c...
FALLBROOK – For most his adult life, Peter Mitten has been steeped in the visual arts, drawing inspiration from his natural surroundings. The sculptor’s eye-catching metal monoliths can be seen in transit centers in Dallas and Escondido and in public venues in Palm Desert, San Diego and Yuma. When the new Fallbrook library opens in early 2011, Mitten’s latest creation will be hard to miss. The Fallbrook resident is putting the finishing touches on a 10-foot fence and...
The allocation of $323,124 of District Five Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds May 19 included $30,000 for the Fallbrook Community Youth Baseball Council and $21,000 for the Live Oak Park amphitheater. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote ratified the recommendation of Supervisor Bill Horn to allocate a portion of his Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget. Each county supervisor has a discretionary Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget to provide grants to non-profit organizations for the furtherance...
The grounds of Fallbrook’s two cemeteries will be the gathering places on two different days this Memorial Day weekend to honor war heroes of the past and present. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will host their Memorial Day ceremony at Odd Fellows Cemetery on Saturday, May 29 at 10 a.m. The cemetery is located at the corner of Clemmens Lane and Alturus Road and is a pioneer cemetery known for being the 1904 resting place of William Pittenger, who was one of the f...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) has agreed to allow Fallbrook Street School to remain at its current physical plant, and has begun the negotiation of the classified employees’ work contract. The board of trustees was recently presented with the initial negotiation terms for the 2010-2011 school year by the California School Employees Association, Fallbrook chapter. According to district superintendent Brian Jacobs, the classified employees of the district have presented their negotiation terms to be r...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) board of directors gave the green light to begin the replacement of the Q-3 water line. According to district engineer Brian Lee, RMWD is in the process of reestablishing its drinking water deliveries across the San Luis Rey River at Ramona Drive. “An existing 22-inch pipeline failed this past winter,” explained Lee. “The failed pipeline is responsible for about 40 percent of water deliveries across the San Luis Rey River during peak summer demand.” With aid from J.C. Heden and Ass...
FALLBROOK – More than 150 walkers from the Fallbrook area joined together at the Relay for Life event last weekend (May 22-23) to fight cancer, honor those who have passed on, and recognize survivors during a luminaria ceremony. These walkers also took the challenge of raising funds to help those with cancer celebrate “more birthdays.” Relay for Life events are 24 hours in length; representing the reality that cancer never sleeps. As evidenced by the number of com...
FALLBROOK – Tickets are now on sale for the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance’s (FBA) annual Fourth of July celebration, which take place on the grounds of the Grand Tradition, 1602 S. Mission Road, in Fallbrook starting at 4 p.m. Attendees may celebrate on the lush green lawns or reserved tables while enjoying a choice of chicken dinner, barbecue beef sandwich, hot dog or hamburger, along with pie, ice cream, beer, wine, soft drinks and many other traditional holiday t...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Republican Women Federated (FRWF) will meet on Friday, June 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Fallbrook Golf Club, located at 2757 Gird Road. Guest speaker Teresa Platt will present “Tyranny by Treaty,” a primer on some of this country’s international commitments. Platt is active in the FRWF and the Tea Party. She has worked for those involved in food and fiber production for over three decades. Such involvement has required her to address polit...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club will present its 45th consecutive annual Vintage Car Show this Sunday, May 30, on the grounds of Potter Jr. High School at 1743 Reche Road in Fallbrook. Admission is always free and show hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 300 vintage cars will be on display in addition to a Car Corral for vintage cars (25 years and older) for sale, vendor booths and a raffle. Elvis impersonator King Kruk will entertain the crowd, and breakfast and lunch items will be available. Cars will be...
FALLBROOK – The Village News office will be open on Monday, May 31, Memorial Day. All normal advertising deadlines will apply for the June 3 issue. The normal Friday 4 p.m. deadline for all editorial submissions to be published June 3 is also in effect. The office can be reached at (760) 723-7319....
FALLBROOK – The Historic Downtown Merchants Association is offering a ladies night out for dinner on June 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. Evening includes dinner at Café Des Artistes, a fashion show, goodie bag for attendees and a silent auction. Downtown stores will stay open late to accommodate late shoppers. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the door and can be purchased at Café Des Artistes, the Jewelry Connection, Wee Little Sprouts, and the Village News....
FALLBROOK – Major Market will host a pet adoption on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 845 S. Main Ave., next to Vince’s Pizza, if weather permits. The store is sponsoring the local Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary. Cats, dogs and puppies will be available. At the pet adoption, Animal Sanctuary supporters can also make reservations for the Tea/Fashion Show fundraiser which will be on June 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Silvergate. For more information, call (760) 685-3533 or visit www.fallbrookanimalsanc... Full story
“I never know how to vote on judges, so I just don’t,” is a familiar comment at election time. Irked, I resolved to get the goods on ‘em this time. Seems the Spring Valley’s Zion Community Church beat me to it. They had already selected their candidates for judges back in December [1]. Searching further, I found a slate of five candidates endorsed by the SD Republican Party [2]. Some of the names on the GOP list matched those of the church. So I thought I was making progress. Then I found a list of three candidates endorsed...
For the past several years in the week leading up to Memorial Day, you would find a friendly and scruffy bearded Vietnam Veteran named Richard Dence selling Buddy Poppies at Joe’s Hardware. Richard, who walks with a cane, has dedicated his time to assist in raising funds for other veterans by selling Buddy Poppies. The Buddy Poppy Program helps the Veterans of Foreign Wars live up to its motto, “to honor the dead by helping the living.” According to that organization, the red poppy grew abundantly over the graves of soldi...
Fallbrook needs our help. Caltrans and other agencies are ignoring our pleas and within a few days will make a decision that will cause permanent harm. By choosing the northern route to complete the east-west connection between I-15 and I-5, Caltrans is proposing a potential death trap for residents. SR76 is one of the few escape routes in the event of fire. If the northern route is chosen, in the event of fire, thousands will be trying to turn onto this high-speed highway into oncoming cars and trucks. In all probability,...
Attending the Fallbrook Music Society concert on May 16 again reminded me of the importance of “turning the page.” I have been a guest of a long time patron of the Music Society for which I am grateful. In my memory of my original musical effort, piano at age six and clarinet through 12 grades, it was essential to “turn the page” of sheet music. Here 75 years later that fantastic group, even conductor Jon Robertson, is individually “turning the page.” Regardless of instrument, flute, violin, tuba or bassoon, they had to turn...
North County residents have benefited greatly from Supervisor Bill Horn’s leadership in many ways including ensuring San Diego County’s AAA bond rating and improving public safety. As a community volunteer in unincorporated Fallbrook, I appreciate that he understands the importance of helping non-profit organizations with funding for which there is no other funding source. Non-profits fill in governmental gaps by providing volunteer opportunities, jobs and services. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Program returns tax rev...
We truly have angels walking among us. The Angel Society of Fallbrook is a true philanthropic angel in every sense of the word. The “Angels” have helped fund the Art Assist Program of the Fallbrook Art Association for many years and we are especially grateful for this year’s financial gift and support. Started in 1992 by Mary La Hue, Art Assist is an art education program that reaches hundreds of kids taught by working artists at Mary Fay Pendleton School on Camp Pendleton. These military kids greatly benefit from the creat...
I would like to extend a heart felt thank-you to the members of the Mary Fay Pendleton PTA for making the teachers feel so appreciated during Teacher Appreciation Week. On the first day, we arrived at school to find all of our doors decorated with unique banners created by the room moms and kids! By the end of the week, we had been fed breakfast, two delicious lunches, snacks at recess, and to top it all off a vast array of desserts on the last day. Each day we received gifts, several of which were handmade, along with...
District 5 issues demand Steve Gronke as Supervisor. Gronke is fiscally responsible, realizes it is the taxpayers’ money and not the Supervisor’s. Gronke is an excellent listener. He will listen to all his constituents and he will not be influenced by out-of-area developers. I have known Steve Gronke for twelve years; he is most responsible. Steve has proven this to me by his performance serving on the Vista City Council. When elected, Steve will resign from the Vista City Council, retire from his teaching position, and bec... Full story
I have a deep concern that this oil spill could destroy the ecological balance of planet Earth and ultimately perhaps even destroy Earth as we know it. I do not think BP is as interested in stopping the gushing of the oil, as in containing as much of it as possible, to sell. I believe they are willing to absorb the penalties, expecting to make billions anyway, no matter what the cost to the ocean, sea life, coral and beaches. They are the worst kind of terrorists. They are terrorists of greed. I think it might be possible to... Full story
I just read a great letter from the Arizona Corporation Commission to Mayor Villaraigosa concerning the Los Angeles boycott of Arizona over immigration issues. It seems the Arizona Corporation Commission is going to cut-off California’s water supply. I say hooray! I have provided a copy of this letter to the Village News. I fully support Arizona and applaud Governor Brewer for her courageous battle with the federal government and other uninformed states. The problem is that from the President on down his chain of command h...
