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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In a press release published in the July 12 issue of the Village News, in regards to Anna Kirk-Rayes’ move to the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Del Mar Village office, the contact phone number was omitted. She can be reached at (760) 695-2600....
The County of San Diego’s 2007-08 budget includes $5 million for open space acquisition. The money could be spent on acquiring land for open space preserves, including those which will be incorporated into the Multiple Species Conservation Program. The money may also be spent on other open space uses. “It’s for open space acquisitions basically,” said Trish Boaz, the chief of the Resource Management Division of the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation. “It could be a regional park. It doesn’t necessarily need to be fo...
TEMECULA — The semi-custom estates of The Reserve at Crowne Hill in Temecula offer homebuyers luxury of elegance of design and sparkling, panoramic estate homesites ranging in size from approximately 2.5 to 5 acres. This limited collection of 28 homes is an exclusive offering within a private, gated community where the final homes are selling. And, there are a few selected horse properties available within the community. Beginning prices range from the mid $1 millions to the high $2 millions. With three impressive plans a... Full story
Willis Allen Real Estate has worked diligently to develop and maintain a sterling reputation in the real estate industry for the last 90 years. They have remained independent and family-owned, empowering them to continue on the real estate thoroughfare of excellence and customer satisfaction. “Willis Allen Real Estate is known throughout San Diego County and that has attracted people to us,” said Kristine Creed, manager of the company’s Fallbrook branch. Creed explained that opening an office in Fallbrook was origi...
The Fallbrook Running and Walking Club is pleased to announce that two members were victorious in recent races. Ted Plautz was the overall male winner of the Running with the Devil Marathon on June 30 in Boulder City, NV. Most remarkable was that the high temperature during the race was 121 degrees! His finishing time was 5:29:50. Tom Keegan won his age division in the 400M dash at the Chuck McMahon Memorial Track Meet held in San Marcos, also on June 30. The meet was hosted by the San Diego Track Club. Keegan’s winning t...
INDIANAPOLIS — Later this month, the United States Synchronized Swimming National Team, which includes Brooke Abel of Fallbrook, will leave training in the San Francisco Bay area to head to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2007 Pan American Games. For the first time in the sport of synchronized swimming, the Pan Am Games will serve as the qualifier for the Olympic Games. Team USA must bring home gold medals in order to secure an Olympic berth. With the increased importance placed on the Pan American Games, the United States h...
Three Fallbrook volleyball camps under the oversight of high school and club coach Tom Saunders will be held at Fallbrook High School this summer, beginning with the July 23-27 camp for returning players. Saunders and his assistants will also instruct at two camps which will run from July 30 through August 3; one will be for incoming freshmen while the other will be a youth camp. “Gets them all ready for the high school,” said Saunders, who in addition to being the varsity boys coach for Fallbrook High School is also the gir...
FALLBROOK — Cold Stone Creamery recently presented a $617 donation to the Fallbrook Pop Warner Little Scholars Organization. Pop Warner coordinated two events with the help of Cold Stone Creamery earlier this year; the donation accounts for a portion of the proceeds from Cold Stone’s sales during the events. Pop Warner Little Scholars is the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the United States, with youth aged 5 to 16 participating annually. The mission of Pop Warner Little Scholars is to enable children to... Full story
After getting spanked in the May Senior Challenge Cribbage match, the Fallbrook team rebounded with a big win on June 28. Fallbrook won 73 games to Oceanside’s 61 in the 38-player match. Ed Wozniak of Fallbrook won all seven games with two skunks to take first place. Second and third places went to Fallbrook peggers Frank Cardiff with six wins and two skunks, followed by Woody Wood with six wins and no skunks. The next five places belonged to Marty Hess, Eileen Haworth, Lois Ash, Chuck Grow and Nancy Jacobson, who all had f...
The Tribe Water Polo under-18 boys split the four games of their final Summer tournament for 2007. In addition to winning two games and losing two matches at the IE Challenge tournament played July 8-9 at various Murrieta and Lake Elsinore pools, Tribe scored 23 goals during the four games while allowing 23. “It was kind of a 50-50 game,” said Tribe coach Bob Lamont. All of the Tribe matches were played at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore. Tribe opened the tournament with a 12-2 win over Lakeside July 8, expanding a 2-1... Full story
In 2006 Joey Mellano was on the Fallbrook High School baseball team which won the Avocado League championship and reached the finals of the CIF Division I playoffs. This year he was on the Brown University baseball team which won its first-ever Ivy League championship and participated in the NCAA Division I playoffs for the first time in the program’s history. “It was a real thrill, honestly, to go there my first year and be on such a great team and win the Ivy League,” Mellano said. “I didn’t get to play a whole lot, but... Full story
Midshipman First Class Matthew Recker, a 2004 graduate of Fallbrook High School, has been selected as captain of the US Naval Academy’s Varsity Offshore Sailing Team. He is also captain of the flagship of the Naval Academy’s racing fleet, Zaraffa, a 66-foot Richel Pugh. As a member of the sailing team, he has competed in races in France, Key West, The Newport to Bermuda Race and others. In addition to sailboat racing this summer, Recker completed the four-week Leatherneck course at Quantico, VA, as a prerequisite to cho...
BONSALL — Following a decades-long tradition, Bonsall Community Church is inviting students from kindergarten through sixth grade to participate in summer Vacation Bible School August 6-10. Kids will enjoy this year’s western theme, “Avalanche Ranch,” each morning from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Students should arrive at 8:30 a.m. to register. Activities will feature music, storytime, snacks, crafts and outdoor competitions. Friday evening at 7 the children will present a program for their families. Bonsall Community Church is located... Full story
SPRINGFIELD, MA — Polly MacAlpin of Fallbrook was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in human services by Springfield College in May. Founded in 1885, Springfield College is world renowned as the birthplace of basketball and for its guiding philosophy of humanics – education of the whole person, spirit, mind and body – for leadership in service to others.... Full story
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Smiles Project (FSP) and its Exercise Task Force Cooperative held a dinner recently to recognize the outstanding volunteerism by Fallbrook High School AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students during the 2006-2007 school year. The dinner was held at Puerto Nuevo Restaurant in Fallbrook and was very well attended by approximately 25 AVID students. Exercise Task Force Cooperative Coordinator Pat Sica was also congratulated for her efforts in all aspects of the program. Among the a... Full story
On behalf of the Fallbrook Alumni Association, members Jim Grevatt, Sharon LaChat and president Jan Mahr Owen present scholarships to Emily Holzer (left), Juanita Huerta (third from left) and James Toomey (second from right)....
On May 27, Irma Maria Covarrubias, the daughter of Elfego and Sara Covarrubias of Fallbrook, graduated from the University of San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in communication studies with an emphasis in media studies.... Full story
Sign up now for all the fun at SonForce Kids Vacation Bible School! There’s lots to do: singing, crafts, puppet shows, games, snacks – the fun goes on. But we need you to share it, so come on down and join us at Christ The King Lutheran Church starting July 23. This great program will continue all week, 6 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and it’s free! We’ll show your kids how to have courage as God’s special agents and encourage others to do the same. Be a part of it; you’ll be glad you did. See you there!...
The other night, I rented a video. I don’t remember the name of the movie, but one scene in particular struck me. The main character, who was having Job-like experiences, losing everyone and everything in his life, ended up in church. The preacher was dynamic and the crowd loved every word. The problem was that he was preaching a message of prosperity. He was telling the folks they had nothing to worry about because God was about to intervene in their lives and make them prosper. The audience was made up of poor folks who s...
I don’t know about you, but I have been blessed (or cursed) with a conscience that works overtime. “Why on earth did I say this or that?” “How could I have ignored that opportunity to help so-and-so?” “Why does he get on my nerves and I react like a kid?” “I know I should have acted differently.” And all that in one day! But how do we know when we’ve crossed the line on a moral issue? What is it about our conscience that yaps at us when we do something wrong? Many believe that God’s laws are written in our hearts. Many theo...
Three arrests made in the past week by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department have clear links to Fallbrook crime, authorities say. Enrique Valdez, 24, and Juan Flores, 49, both of Oceanside, were arrested Thursday, July 12, in connection to what authorities say may amount to 17 individual armed robberies in North County, three of which were committed at Bonsall Village Market near the intersection of SR76 and Olive Hill Road. The Bonsall robberies were committed on February 23, May 7 and July 9. “We were able to link sev... Full story
Michelle Madden, 10, gets her face painted by her older sister Jessica during a fundraiser at Farmhouse Coffee Company for four Fallbrook teens who will serve as missionaries to Africa this summer. Jessica Madden, 14, paints the word “Africa” on Allie Cote’s arm during the fundraiser. This photo, taken by Jordan Cote, decorates the silent auction table during a fundraiser at Farmhouse Coffee Company for four Fallbrook teens (Cote is one) who will serve as missionaries to Africa this summer. Jordan Cote, 20, greets a frien...
The Sheriff’s Department officer in charge of aviation has promised a more frequent Fallbrook Community Airpark presence for the fire and life safety helicopter which had been planned to be based at the Fallbrook airport. “We’re going to make every effort we can to try to have the aircraft up there as much as possible,” said Lt. Bob Curry, the program manager for the Sheriff’s Department’s aviation operations. “I think the best solution for everybody is for us to just send it up there every day and eat the flight time b...
Hollywood starlet and Fallbrook Chateau La Rue innkeeper Tori Spelling recently placed another feather in her Tinsel Town hat: Reverend Spelling. She revealed it as part of her blog entry news on MySpace.com July 9. “I am now officially ordained,” Spelling wrote. “Yep, that’s right…Reverend Tori Spelling! I did it last week online and my official certificate is in the mail. I’m so proud. I can’t wait to hang it.” The timing of this online ordination was quite perfect indeed, because on the weekend of July 7, Spelling offici...
FALLBROOK — Midge Costanza, a former Presidential Advisor and Founding Director of the Costanza Institute for the Study of Politics and Public Policy, will address the August 2 meeting of the Fallbrook Democratic Club. Miss Costanza served in the White House as Presidential Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, the first woman to hold such a position, and served as Liaison to Governor Grey Davis of California on Women’s Issues. She was campaign manager for Robert Kennedy’s New York senatorial race and for Barbara Boxer...
