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 – Local resident Leslie Marie Fatland, (née Wheeler) is excited to introduce her newest children's positive character book. Fatland, a public speaker and ESL teacher, has written and illustrated five positive character books, "All the Beautiful Girls", "A Boy's Guide to Becoming a Gentleman", "Beautiful Children's Positive Character Coloring Book", "Reach for the Stars: Positive Character Coloring Book" and her newest release, "Just the Way You Are". "Just the Way You Are" is a book about a young girl whose mom te...
FALLBROOK – In all the years she's lived in Fallbrook, Harlee Robinson said what she loves most about the "Friendly Village" is "the small-town feel." Driven and bright with a down-to-earth quality, she said she is excited to begin her real estate career in the local community and among familiar faces she has grown to love. As a local, Robinson has the advantage of knowing Fallbrook intimately. She has attended many of the local events – from the Avocado Festival to Fal...
FALLBROOK – Former Camp Pendleton Marine Cpl. Kevin Albert Richard Coset, who admitted to killing Navy veteran and Army reservist Alvin Bulaoro in a Fallbrook hotel in 2012, was sentenced June 15, to 51 years to life in prison. Coset, in March, pleaded guilty to murder and allegations he used a gun and a knife to take the life of Bulaoro, who was stabbed 44 times and shot twice in the head. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a special circumstance allegation that could have sent Coset to prison for life without p...
FALLBROOK – At its regular board meeting June 13, the Fallbrook Regional Health District board approved $910,416 in affordable public health service contracts for 16 applicant agencies providing 20 health-related programs. The approved public-private partnership contracts account for a 15 percent increase in publicly-available health services over last year. The no-cost health services will benefit about 75,000 low- and fixed-income patients facing the area's top health concerns, including cancer, diabetes, hypertension, a...
Paulette Britton Special to the Village News What if you got a call from someone whose name you kind of recognize offering an all-expense paid trip for two to Nashville and two free tickets to the Gospel Music Awards? Would you go? Fallbrook resident and recording artist Rick Founds received such a call just before Easter from Gary Christensen, the chief intellectual property officer at Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc. CCLI provides a service for churches to be in legal...
The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce's first Wine & a Bite Art Walk of the summer June 15 offered eight stops along Main Avenue and its side streets with some new and familiar faces. There were enough fresh features to the walk to make a fun evening and produce more photos than can fit on this page. Many of the participating businesses, including Brooktown Café and Hair Lounge, have hosted stops before, but there were a few new locations with the Village News' new office on the...
The region’s critical needs are at the center of a newly increased budget that was formally presented to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors at a public hearing, June 13. The recommended budget for the upcoming year shows an increase of $469.5 million, or 8.1 percent, over the current year at $6.26 billion. The balanced budget plan focuses on helping the homeless and those with substance abuse and mental health issues. The new budget also emphasizes breaking barriers for people leaving the criminal justice system, a...
Over 2.5 million people in the U.S. become victims of unauthorized credit card activity and identity theft every year, according to credit card review site RewardExpert.com. While this issue is nationwide, residents of some states are experiencing higher than average incidences. According to GOBankingRates.com, the list of 20 states most at-risk for credit card fraud and identity theft takes into account the incidence rates of reports for both, as well as year-over-year trends.The top 10 states are: Washington, at No. 10,...
PALA – The Pala RV Resort at Pala Casino Spa & Resort has been awarded the Platinum Reader’s Choice Award for 2018 as the Favorite Snowbird RV Destination in California by the readers of RV West, the national online magazine for RV campers. “This national recognition once again is a tremendous tribute to the excellent guest service extended daily by both our RV Resort and all Pala team members,” Pala CEO Bill Bembenek said. The Pala RV Resort opened May 23, 2016, and offers 100 parking sites for RVs and trailers from 55 feet...
For nearly two decades, millions of Americans invited Joan Lunden into their homes each morning when she was the co-host of "Good Morning America." She reported from 26 countries, interviewed six U.S. presidents and covered five Olympic Games and two royal weddings. Lunden is headlining this year's Aging Summit, Thursday, June 28, at the Town & Country Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, in San Diego. A second location at the California Center for the Arts, 240 N....
TEMECULA – Over 400 community members attended the Temecula Valley Hospital's 29,000-square-foot addition Open House Celebration, Saturday, June 2. Attendees enjoyed tours of the new hospital wing, activities for families and a special presentation of the new Heroes Community Room. The Temecula Valley Hospital's new wing features Heroes Community Room, expanded imaging services, a surgical waiting room, a pre-operative services unit, recovery room, hybrid operating room, a n...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson Support group will hold their monthly meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, June 22, in the fellowship hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. The meetings are held the fourth Friday of each month. This month’s speaker, Todd Dickman will be speaking on “Mobility Challenges & Easing Pain.” Dickman, director of physical therapy at the Fallbrook Spine Center, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from California State University Long Beach in 1994. In 20...
FALLBROOK – It was a very successful evening for local Fallbrook couple Larry and Karen Baker, who learned of their awards while attending the San Diego Fair's Fine Art Competition reception. Karen Baker won a first place award for her collage, "Homage to Degas' Bather" plus two honorable mentions, one for her pen and ink drawing, "What's the Point?" and the other for her monotype print, "Sacred Geometry." Also accepted in the show, which received more than 1,800 entries w...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association announced 16 winning pieces by FAA members in the San Diego County Exhibition of Fine Arts. These members were the recipients of two first place, two second place and two third place winners, as well as 10 honorable mentions, in an impressive variety of categories. Karen Langer Baker placed first for her collage entry, "Homage to Degas' Bather." Rosemarie Meis also placed first for her oil painting, "Rose Duet." Second-place winners were D...
SAN DIEGO – Aimee Steen of Fallbrook graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego May 27. Steen earned a bachelor's degree in Behavioral Neuroscience. The University of San Diego sets the standard for an engaged, contemporary Catholic university where innovative change-makers confront humanity's urgent challenges. With more than 8,000 students from 77 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest, independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United Stat...
WATERVILLE, Maine – Samantha M. Carter of Fallbrook was one of 482 seniors who graduated May 27, from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, receiving a bachelor’s degree in sociology at the college’s 197th commencement. Carter attended Julian Charter School and is the daughter of Ramon and Nikoel Carter of Fallbrook. Founded in 1813, Colby College is one of America’s most selective colleges. Serving only undergraduates, Colby College offers a rigorous academic program rooted in deep exploration of ideas and close interac...
BATON ROUGE, La. – Morgan Cadmus of Fallbrook was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Cadmus was initiated at University of Southern California. She is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are...
FALLBROOK – Resident and community volunteer Mckenna Wade recently graduated magna cum laude at the University of San Diego from its honors program. Wade received her behavioral neuroscience degree as well as a national designation as a certified nonprofit professional. Wade's time volunteering in the Fallbrook area dates back her service with the Fallbrook Hospital student auxiliary when the hospital was still active. From a military family, Wade has also been a long-term v...
Members of the Fallbrook Special Olympics basketball team, which won a gold medal in its division at the Special Olympics regional games in Carlsbad last month, display a banner before participating in an exhibition game at Fallbrook High School June 9....
ESCONDIDO – The San Diego County Farm Bureau has awarded $26,000 in scholarships to 10 college and college-bound students who are residents of San Diego County and are pursuing a degree in agriculture or a closely related field. Juan Villegas of Fallbrook is one of the scholarship winners. Villegas attends California State Polytechnic University Pomona. The San Diego Farm Bureau invests in and encourages youth to pursue an education and career in agriculture. Since introducing the scholarship program in 1999, the San Diego C...
Valley League team league championships for boys swimming and girls swimming utilize a formula in which dual meet standings account for 50 percent and the finishing positions at the league championship meet account for the other half. The Classical Academy girls team was undefeated in five league meets this year, including a March 20 victory at Fallbrook which gave the Warriors their only league loss, but Fallbrook beat the Caimans by four points in the league meet to create a shared title between Fallbrook and Classical Acad...
