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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June 30 1400 block Surrey Heights Petty theft July 2 1000 block E. Mission Rd. Arrest: Possess controlled substance; possess controlled substance paraphernalia July 5 300 block N. Orange Ave. Stolen vehicle 700 block W. Fallbrook St. Arrest (Juvenile): Battery 600 block De Luz Rd. Violate domestic court order July 6 1100 block S. Main Ave. Arrest: Drunk in public 1200 block Alturas Rd. Stolen vehicle 200 block Sky Country Ct. 5150/Mental disorder 900 block S. Main Ave. Arrest: Warrant 1400 block S. Mission Rd. Vandalism 600...
BJ Johnson never imagined that she and fellow volunteers that comprise the Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary would find themselves giving away the organization's financial assets, after working so hard to raise them. However, last week, that's exactly what happened, as a result of the auxiliary minimizing its operation due to the closure of Fallbrook Hospital several months ago. "We voted to distribute the remaining $58,000 in assets that we had to seven worthy organizations to... Full story
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- Fallbrook Chamber $100,000 - Bonsall Chamber $17,500 - Live Oak Park Coalition $12,500 - Art Association $10,000 - REINS $10,000 - Music Society $9,000 - Gem & Mineral Society $5,000 - Fallbrook Land Conservancy $5,000 - Friends of Community Center $5,000 - Historical Society $3,500 The June 23 passage of the 2015-16 County of San Diego budget included $3,665,000 of Community Enhancement grants funded by the county's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), and 10 Greater Fallbrook groups were among the recipients of grant awards. Ea...
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1924 won the 2015 Fallbrook Summer Nights chili cookoff on July 10, fending off spicy and savory competition created by other community groups. The VFW’s 'All-American Chili' won the popular vote among four contenders. The Fallbrook Village Association, the host of this year’s Summer Nights series, had a significant turnout of residents at the event, which carried the theme, "A Salute to First Responders." With the most traditional approach...
FALLBROOK – Those patrons who have a special flyer from First Christian Church can dine at La Caseta Mexican Restaurant on Wednesday, July 29, from 4 to 8 p.m., and have 20 percent of their dinner proceeds donated to the church's historic restoration project. Build in 1887 and formerly used as a Methodist church, members of the now-First Christian Church are working to replace the roof of the structure. The flyers needed in order to participate are available at the church office, 318 W. Fig St in Fallbrook. Individual d...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s Getting Involved In Volunteer Events (G.I.V.E.S.) program donated 746 pairs of shoes to Donate Your Old Shoes, the San Diego shoe charity that collects and distributes shoes to people living in extreme poverty or those recovering from natural disasters. The shoes collected at Pala will be distributed in Central America, West Africa or the Far East. Pala’s team members donated the shoes during June and they were shipped on July 8 to Donat...
- Arts Center $57,380 - Foundation for Senior Care $43,979 - Devil Pups $20,000 - Village Association $10,000 Fallbrook Center for the Arts, Inc., the Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation (Foundation for Senior Care), Camp Pendleton's Devil Pups program, and the Fallbrook Village Association will be receiving Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants from the County of San Diego. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 June 23 to award $57,380 to the Fallbrook Center for the Arts to purchase the Fallbrook Art Center...
FALLBROOK – Two Fallbrook residents are working together to restore the beautiful 1926 Spillman Engineering Carousel. Now owned by local resident Rosemary West, the carousel was built specifically for San Diego upon the request of John D. Spreckels, son of the founder of Spreckels Sugar. Spreckels ordered the elaborate carousel as a way to draw visitors to Mission Beach, a stop on his newly-installed street car line. Spreckels contacted the Spillman Carousel Company of N... Full story
Jessica Willett ended her college tennis career in April and graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in kinesiology. She is now back in San Diego County and working as a tennis pro at the Surf and Turf Tennis Club in Del Mar. "It's been very bittersweet adjusting to life after college tennis," Willett said. "My four years of college tennis were amazing. I can't really put into words how incredible it was." San Jose State reached the semifinals of this year's...
Judy Collins played to a San Diego County Fair overflow crowd that obviously loved her. She is an accomplished singer whose songs are timeless. In 1968 she won a Grammy Award for "Best Folk Performance" for her popular song, "Both Sides Now." She also has several Top Ten hits as well as Gold and Platinum albums. Collins is a star that shines brightly and her audience knew it. At age 76 she still possesses a strong, clear voice with an incredible range; and held a high note...
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled yesterday, Wed., July 15, in a tentative decision that he would require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to pay the Water Authority $188.3 million plus interest for illegal water rates MWD charged from 2011 to 2014. "San Diego has proven by a preponderance of the evidence that it was in fact damaged by paying conveyance rates that were higher than Met could have set pursuant to applicable law and regulation," Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow wrote in...
VISTA - A De Luz woman accused of shooting a neighbor during a confrontation over a disputed easement road between their rural North County properties pleaded not guilty Wed., July 15, to premeditated attempted murder. Alyce Ann Copeland, 63, was ordered held on $750,000 bail. Sheriff's officials said Copeland was sitting in a chair on the contested right-of-way in the 42200 block of Tenaja Truck Trail, blocking it, when 65-year-old Thomas Wessels and his wife drove up...
SAN DIEGO - Some parts of San Diego's real estate market are entering bubble territory and could pop in the next recession, University of San Diego real estate expert Norm Miller said Wed., July 15. The trend in San Diego and a few other cities where the market is being driven by high valuations of tech stocks counters what's happening around the country, which is far from being in a bubble, said Miller, the Hahn Chairman of Real Estate Finance in the School of Business Administration's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate....
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Elevated surf, strong rip currents and lightning could be possible along the San Diego County coastline this weekend as Hurricane Dolores moves offshore from Baja California. A National Weather Service beach hazards statement was scheduled to take effect Friday night and extend until Sunday night. Meteorologists said large southerly swells generated by the storm could reach local beaches as soon as Saturday evening. "Hurricane Dolores will track northwest well offshore from the Baja Peninsula this...
An update provided this morning, Friday, July 17, by Cal Fire states that a wildfire that blackened about 25 acres south of Lake Henshaw and destroyed a home and three outbuildings is now 75 percent contained. Authorities said the blaze erupted for unknown reasons in rugged terrain off state Route 76, near Morettis Junction in the Santa Ysabel area around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, according to Cal Fire. Fire crews halted its spread in about 90 minutes, and no injuries...
FALLBROOK – One of Sue Thorne's most memorable trips was a thrilling two-week trip to Nepal billed as "Mountain, River, Tiger" with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) over Christmas and New Year 1995. "When I read the first horrific news reports of the earthquake that hit Nepal in April, and again in May, my thoughts slipped back to 20 years ago, and my heart went out to those kind and gentle people whose families and homes were destroyed by one of Nature’s unkindest cuts," Tho...
After Fallbrook High School's baseball team won its first two CIF playoff games, the Warriors needed only one win in the double-elimination tournament to reach the Division III final. Two losses, both to a Del Norte team the Warriors defeated in the second playoff contest, ended Fallbrook's season one game short of the CIF championship match. "We were on a good roll," said Fallbrook coach Patrick Walker. The first of those two losses to Del Norte ended an eight-game win streak for the Warriors, which was the longest for the...
Fallbrook Women Golfers Game: Low Gross/Low Net June 30, 2015 Flight 1 Low Gross 89 Nancy Wright Flight 2 Low Gross 104 Sandi Simpson Overall low net 67 Elaine Pedigo Fallbrook Women Golfers Game: "Plant Your Flag" June 30, 2015 First place - Dolly Harty Second place - Nancy Wright Third place - Nancy Buscemi Fourth place - Karen Jackson Closest to the Pin - Dolly Harty...
SOBOBA - The American Indian Veterans Association will present its annual golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, August 1, at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. The format will be a 4 Man Scramble and funds will be raised in honor of all Native American Veterans. Registration opens at 10 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Cost of $275/player includes KP's on all par 3's, Long Putt Hole 9 and 18, awards dinner and raffle. Guest speaker at the event will be Medal of... Full story
Randy Ingold, 62, of Gig Harbor (and formerly Fallbrook, Calif.) passed away June 19, 2015. With a kind, if not slightly mischievous smile, and a heart larger than life itself, Randy loved to laugh and everyone loved to laugh with Randy. Ultimately devoted to his family and friends, Randy was a gentle giant of a man who gave little thought of himself when others were in need. His love of food, classic rock and boating were surpassed only by his very special 1958 Chevrolet... Full story
