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 Rotary Club of Fallbrook was pleased to present $3,000 in scholarships to six deserving Fallbrook Union High School students at the Senior Class Award Ceremony held May 22. Mark Polarek, scholarship chair and Rex Bright, former club president of the Rotary Club of Fallbrook were in attendance to present the scholarships. The Rotary Club of Fallbrook aids and encourages young men and women who, in addition to their excellent standings as a student, best d... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Ingold Sports Park and Fallbrook Sports Association were pleased to present the Duke Snider Scholarship of $500 to one deserving graduating senior at the Fallbrook Union High School Senior Awards Ceremony held May 22. Mark Polarek, board member of the Fallbrook Sports Association, presented the scholarship to John “Jack” Grantham who is well accomplished in both athletics and academia. Fallbrook Sports Association is honored and delighted to partner with the D... Full story
Fallbrook High School senior Sarah Lehman receives the Fallbrook Democratic Club scholarship of $500 on June 1 for her winning essay on Democratic Values. Club president Tom Frew presents the award....
SPOKANE, WASH. – Matthew Jepsen of Fallbrook participated in Gonzaga University's graduation exercises during the Commencement Ceremony held May 7 in Spokane's Veterans Memorial Arena. The students have either completed their undergraduate degree or are expected to complete their degree requirements this year. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic university providing education to more than 7,800 students.... Full story
LINDSBORG, KAN. – On May 21, Bethany College honored 135 students who earned bachelor of arts, bachelor of music, and bachelor of music education from the college during the 2016-2017 academic year. Summer, fall, interterm, and spring graduates were honored during baccalaureate worship and commencement ceremonies on campus. Christoffer Larsen of Fallbrook received a B.A. in accounting, business administration, management. Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical L...
SAN DIEGO – Brandon Sarmiento of Fallbrook and Ciera Villegas of Bonsall graduated from the University of San Diego on May 28. Sarmiento earned a bachelor's degree in marketing. Villegas earned a bachelor's degree in environmental studies. She participated in the McNair Scholars program that prepares high achieving first-generation college students and students from underrepresented groups for master's and PhD programs. Villegas will begin a PhD program in Environmental Sciences at Oregon State University. The University o...
WACO, Texas – Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 2,500 graduates, including Fallbrook students Micah Timothy Marroquin and Carissa Mae McCollom, during spring commencement exercises May 12-13 in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus. Marroquin graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts, communication specialist, and McCollom earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing. Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution. Baylor University is the o...
Will Fritz [email protected] From breakfast, to Mexican, to the barbecue they’re famous for, there’s something for everyone at Texas Lil’s Mesquite Grill. “You haven’t done Old Town unless you’ve done Texas Lil’s,” Becky Walton, who runs the restaurant along with her husband, Ron, said. “We’ve been here for 30 years, family owned and operated continuously for about 30 years. People visit us whether you’re young, old or in between.” Becky says the restaurant attracts... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Softball League is now accepting new/returning players for the 2017 summer season. For new players interested in tryouts/practice sessions, call the number below. Registration fees are due by June 19 and the draft is scheduled for June 20. After the draft players will be contacted by the team managers. Adults age 50+ are eligible. Games begin at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with each team playing two games per week. The season begins July 5 and will run through approximately m...
In 2018, the state California Interscholastic Federation football playoffs will start earlier so that the championship game isn't played so late in December. The 10 CIF sections will choose between beginning the regular season earlier along with pre-season practice, reducing regular-season games, or reducing playoff rounds. A proposal to add a playoff division in the CIF San Diego Section and reduce the playoffs from four weeks to three while reducing the total number of teams in the playoffs from 64 to 60 or 52 was rejected...
The county's Planning Commission approved a wireless telecommunication facility in the 3500 block of Diego Estates Drive. The Planning Commission's 5-0 vote May 12, with Michael Edwards and Michael Seiler absent, approved a Major Use Permit which will allow Telespan Communications to construct and operate equipment on two 55-foot tall false mono-broadleaf trees along with a corrugated metal equipment enclosure, a concrete masonry block wall enclosure for future generators, and trenching for underground utilities. The parcel... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to Village News Ninety minutes in a freaky-fairy tale gone mad goes by quickly in Cygnet Theater, which thrives on quirky, edgy works like “Shockheaded Peter.” Molded into a production by director Rob Lutfy, this merry romp stands as a warning to naughty children everywhere. The play is loosely based on the poems by Heinrich Hoffmann, a German psychiatrist called “Der Struwwelpeter.” Originally written in the 1850s for his four-year-old son’s Christmas present, Hoffmann’s work was publish...
Dr. James E. Sorge has been providing dental services in Fallbrook for 17 years at A Smile Shoppe, and the work he and his staff do is truly award-winning. Sorge has earned San Diego's "Top Dentist" Award (North County) for the past 10 years (2007-2016). It's a honor that has been bestowed upon him by his peers as professionals in the dental community in North County vote on "Top Dentist." "There are very good dentists all throughout this area, so I'm just grateful that people feel that way," said Sorge, a humble man with a f... Full story
Courtesy of The American Counseling Association The percentage of children who are overweight, or even obese, is still very high. And while most parents are anxious to try and help their children get to a healthier weight, it can be a difficult task to accomplish. However, it’s a goal for which it is worth striving. Overweight children often have self-esteem issues, face teasing or bullying and are at increased risk for a variety of health issues. One starting point is to realize that reminding the child of their weight o... Full story
Dr. John Douillard Special to Village News Americans at one time lived their lives utterly unconcerned about the gluten in their diets. But an anti-gluten craze that erupted in the last decade has become so prominent that it spawned a $16-billion-a-year industry. Gluten became branded as the enemy of good health, bestselling books scared the public away from wheat and foods marketed as gluten-free popped up everywhere. But it’s time everyone takes a deep breath and re-evaluates this whole “wheat-is-a-villain” attitude. Wheat... Full story
BONSALL – Dr. David C. Medway is delighted to announce the grand opening of his practice at the former San Luis Rey Downs Golf Club for patients in need of weight management with a personalized comprehensive approach. Medway earned his B.A. in psychology at UCLA, where he graduated magna cum laude. He completed his medical school education doing honors work at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Medway’s interest in weight control began during his internal medicine residency and culminated in multiple res... Full story
FALLBROOK – A new club is being started in Fallbrook. The Scrumptious Dames Club (SDC) was conceived and created by three women in the spirit and teachings of “Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts” in New York, to promote and teach the “Pleasure Revolution” for women. The SDC is dedicated to enrich and expand women’s lives with self-love, confidence, mojo and moxy, in a supportive, pro-active sisterhood. A safe and sacred place to explore the “Pleasure Revolution” in whatever way that means to them. Membership includ...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Regional Health District is sponsoring a Wellness Walk each month. The next walk is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21, at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk will follow. Elizabeth Quezada, general manager at Anytime Fitness, will lead the walk. All are welcome to join district staff who encourage participants to form their own walking groups. Exercise is medicine!...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group will hold their monthly meeting, Friday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held in the fellowship hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. Meetings are held the fourth Friday of each month. This month’s topic, Parkinson’s psychosis, will focus on “What to look for, and what can be done to cope?” Lisa Stinchcomb with ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical innovator, will discuss what to look for and what can be do... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Football Booster Club is hosting the 21st Annual Fallbrook Warrior Golf Tournament on Friday, August 4, at Pala Mesa Golf Resort starting at noon. The tournament promises to be a fun community event with a shot gun start, four man scramble followed by dinner and auction. Community members can support this event through signing up for golf, tournament or tee sponsorship, or donations of goods and services for the auction. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of team uniforms, equipment and t...
FALLBROOK – Anyone interested in seeing some great photos from an African safari can join the Fallbrook Camera Club for its meeting Monday, June 19, at 7 p.m. at the Silvergate Retirement Residence, 420 Elbrook Dr. The program will be presented by club member Ed Lusby, an outstanding photographer and storyteller. The photos are from a recent trip Lusby took and he calls the photo program “The Best of Kenya: Samburu, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara.” Visitors will see photos of lions interacting, a young leopard, gorge...
I am commenting on the sale of the former Fallbrook Hospital to the Crestwood Behavioral Health. Crestwood plans to operate a mental health facility at this site. I understand that some in the community have concerns about the patients and how things will operate. Patricia Blum describes, in my opinion, the very reasonable precautions that will be taken in some of the facilities’ operation. While living in Sacramento, we had a mental health facility adjacent to our neighborhood. Some of our neighbors voiced concerns about t... Full story
Despite opinions to the contrary, the fact of Russian hacking of Democratic National Committee computers during the 2016 Presidential campaign was validated by DHS and DNI, as follows: A joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence states: "The US Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations…". "These thefts and d... Full story
