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
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 50
Gary Bender, who has lived in Fallbrook for the past 25 years, works professionally for the University of California Cooperative Extension. On May 20, Bender was at Mira Costa College to address the North San Diego County chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers about gophers. “We are focusing on an integrated approach,” Bender said. A combination of trapping and baits constitutes that integrated approach. “If you’re not having much luck with traps go back to that poison application thing for a little while,” Bender sa...
FALLBROOK – Shopkeepers charged one shekel to visit their shops last week as St. Peter the Apostle Parish was transformed into a marketplace in Nazareth from the time when Jesus was a kid. Over 90 children participated in the ‘Hometown Nazareth’ themed vacation Bible school during the week of July 11 through 15. Ten shops were created which included carpentry, a synagogue school, pottery, and bead making among others. Volunteers dressed in character as the children tra...
Do you remember the story of Chicken Little and his claim, “The sky is falling,” when it really wasn’t? That’s not unlike the many claims we have had over the years from people who have predicted the end of the world. Like Chicken Little, they go around telling nice people that the end of the world is on such and such date, only to have all the air let out of their balloon when it doesn’t come to pass. What really saddens me is that there are people who actually believe these present day Chicken Littles, and put their tru... Full story
FALLBROOK –The Sheriff’s Department is reminding teen drivers to avoid distractions, focus their full attention on the road, and urging them to attend a free Start Smart class. The classes will be held Aug. 24 and Sept. 7 at Fallbrook High School, 2400 S. Stagecoach Lane, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Media Room 201. A parent or guardian must accompany their teen driver throughout the class. To save a seat, contact Deputy Mark Cahill at (760) 451-3190 or [email protected]. To learn more about Start Smart visit h...
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – Fallbrook residents Andrew Dong Lee and Jack Alperstein have lent their support this summer to helping victims of the violent tornadoes experienced earlier this year in Alabama. Lee and Alperstein are two of 44 young men and women volunteers with the National Relief Network that have been working in Alabama neighborhoods where assistance is needed. “We have helped clear debris and tear down damaged houses that will need to be reconstructed,” sai... Full story
When Ashley Colburn was a Fallbrook High School senior in 2005, she was a recipient of the San Diego County Fair’s Don Diego Scholarship. Six years later, Colburn served on the Don Diego Scholarship Fund Board and introduced the recipients of this year’s four $5,000 scholarships in front of the crowd assembled for the fair’s June 21 Doobie Brothers concert. “I was absolutely blown away with the recipients this year,” Colburn said. “They were all really, really qualified.” The scholarship money Colburn received helped her atte...
FALLBROOK – For the second year in a row, the mural created at the Fallbrook School of the Arts has won “Best of Show” in the Creative Youth division at the San Diego County Fair. This is an exhibit which houses over 22,000 entries from schools, individuals and youth groups in San Diego County. Only a few “Best of Show” awards are given. Twenty-five Fallbrook School of the Arts students also entered 43 individual artworks which all won blue ribbons. For informa... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary has awarded $30,000 in scholarships to new students entering the medical field or students who have already been studying at college in the medical field. Six of the students graduated from Fallbrook High School in June while 16 are already at college. The scholarship winners are Sai-Han Ackerman, Alan Albino, Emily Calescibetta, Chelsea Carpenter, Margaret Chung, Wade Colburn, Dylan Dawkins, Elizabeth Dunckel, Andrew...
See Image.... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library announce a free concert performance by Border Radio on Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in the Fallbrook Library Community Room. Border Radio takes its name from the early border blasters who played music just for folks, artists like Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family and Bob Wills. The band plays their own version of that old style, music one hasn’t heard before but recognizes, songs that are relevant and about something even if it’s the story of a dust bowl wife or a dan...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Community Center is offering eight week long summer camp sessions for 6 to 12 year olds with a field trip included every Thursday. Each week’s activities include art, tennis, science, yoga, sports, water play, music, and a field trip during themed adventures like “Journey Around the World” where campers will learn about different cultures and the world or “Survivor“ week where campers will be challenged to earn the top tribe award. All staff... Full story
See Image Gallery.... Full story
The tentative map for a 10-home subdivision off of Constant Creek Road was approved June 29 by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote allows 9.72 acres in the 700 block of Constant Creek Road to be split into 10 residential lots which will range from 0.5 to 1.13 acres. A portion of Ostrich Farms Creek will be preserved in permanent open space. “It’s a step in the right direction,” said Darryl Sapien, who is one of the owners. Sapien’s mother, Dolores, is also an owner of the property. Dolores S...
On July 13, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, who also serve as the board of the San Diego County Street Lighting District, approved the street lighting district’s annual assessment for properties in Zone A of that district. The approved assessment amount of $6.48 per benefit unit for Fiscal Year 2011-12 is unchanged from the previous fiscal year and has not increased since 2008. The county’s Department of Public Works, which operates the San Diego County Street Lighting District, has adopted a policy of slight ann...
FALLBROOK – Penny Fedorchak’s watercolor painting “Fall Colors” was selected to receive the donated award from the San Diego Watercolor Society at the 2011 San Diego County Fair. Fedorchak said, “Having been chosen for this award is a really big honor.” Fedorchak is a member of the Fallbrook Art Association. Her paintings can be seen at Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery, as well as at El Jardin Mexican Restaurant where she is co-owner....
RAINBOW – Rainbow Valley Grange has provided its annual special awards of $25 each for the first place winners in four categories in the Creative Youth exhibit of the San Diego County Fair. The winners were Mary Bolt of Fallbrook for writing, Jacq Moehlig of San Diego for photography, Kyra Nadir of Oceanside for art and Zach Mistretta of San Diego for recycled art. Congratulatory letters and checks were mailed out to the winners on July 2. Zach was so grateful for the...
FALLBROOK – Organizers of the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club’s 2011 Car Show have announced the winners from this year’s competition held on May 29 at Potter Jr. High School. The winners, by category, are as follows: Best of Show Ron Shaver’s 1963 Plymouth Savoy Judge’s Choice Tom Glavas’ 1936 Ford Coupe Miss Fallbrook’s Choice Phil Stoewer’s 1967 Corvette Honorary’s Mayor’s Choice Norm Kear’s 1951 Jaguar Mark V Pre-1930 Vehicles Jim Gravatt’s 1928 Ford Model A 1930s Domestic Stock Jan & Denise Plischke’s 1936 Ford...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook People to People Services held an appreciation party for 13 volunteers and their spouses. This was a thank you for the many hours of dedication, matching the needs of individuals and businesses with qualified applicants. The volunteers are the backbone that has allowed People to People, over the last 30 years, to fill over 13,000 jobs. In many cases its (often elderly or incapacitated) clients are able to find affordable home health care,...
See Image Gallery. See Gallery (11)...
RAINBOW – Pretty in Pink was the theme for a picnic fundraiser held by Hulda Garborg Lodge # 49 on July 9. In lieu of their monthly meeting, 20 daughters of Norway and one guest gathered at Janna Armbruster’s home in Fallbrook for some fun and food. To go with the theme, attendees were asked to decorate lampshades to wear as hats. Armbruster, the group’s vice-president and membership chair, said, “Our hats were not to be out done. The originality and spirit of joy each... Full story
Water and power industry veteran Brian Brady has been selected as the new general manager for Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD). The agency’s board of directors approved a $192,250.04 annual contract, plus benefits, for Brady at a special board meeting held Friday, July 15. The new contract extended to Brady exceeds that of retiring general manager Keith Lewinger. The district began its search for a new general manager the second week of February and fielded 92 candidat... Full story
Nine community groups in the Fallbrook area received Community Enhancement funding from the County of San Diego’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for Fiscal Year 2011-12. The June 28 passage of the County of San Diego’s 2011-12 budget included the allocation of Community Enhancement funds. Each county supervisor has a $500,000 Community Enhancement budget and made recommendations on how much of his or her budget to give to each group requesting funds. The recommendations were then ratified by the entire San Diego County Boa...
The new $150 per structure wildfire protection fee signed into law July 8 by Governor Jerry Brown may be a way for the state to levy a charge against rural homeowners to help cover costs of Cal Fire’s operation, so that amount of money previously provided to the agency through state coffers can be used for other purposes. The fee was proposed in Assembly Bill 29, authored by Assembly member Bob Blumenfield (D) of the 40th District and was made effective with the 2011-2012 f...
See Image Gallery....
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Connections Networking group will continue its Hot Summer Nites Series with Taste of Fallbrook on Friday, July 29. The Taste of Fallbrook is an opportunity for ticket holders ($15 each) to sample fare from a variety of local restaurants and chefs. This family-friendly event will be held in downtown Fallbrook on Main Avenue from 5 p.m. to sundown. “This year we have several local restaurants and chefs vying to win and have added a new category – b... Full story
