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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UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. Aug. 8 RAINBOW – A brush fire in a rural neighborhood in the far northern reaches of inland San Diego County blackened about an acre and a half today and destroyed three greenhouses before crews could quell the flames. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons about noon in the area of Fifth Street and Camino Rainbow in the unincorporated Rainbow community, according to Cal Fire. Sheriff's deputies closed traffic lanes in the immediate area as firefighters worked... Full story
UPDATE: Aug. 8, 10:45 a.m. CalFire San Diego announced last night that Cathy Fire was 100 percent contained at four acres. UPDATE: Aug. 7, 5:15 p.m. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department provided more information on the initial reporting and fighting of the Cathy Fire in De Luz Tuesday afternoon. The department said in a release that at 1:16 p.m. Fallbrook deputies responded to the area to assist with the brush fire and deputies evacuated two homes close to the fire. C... Full story
Seeing a physician isn’t embarrassing if someone has the flu, a high fever or other serious health problems. No one criticizes people for seeking medical help for a physical health problem, and indeed, most people would find fault if they didn’t seek medical help. Yet people often find that mental health issues bring very different reactions. People sometimes see mental illness not as a health issue, but as a serious defect, as something that marks a person as weak, unstable or perhaps even violent or dangerous. Such rea...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center presents the The Find Magnified, a show and sale that offers one-of-a kind, affordable artful gifts in a wide variety of media and styles, including glass, wood, ceramics, jewelry, wearable art, mixed media, greeting cards and much more. The popular show has continued to grow with several new artists added this year. More than 30 regional artists and artisans are participating with their handmade works. Prices start at under $5. A...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library announces the lists of the Top 10 checked out items for the month of June. They are: Adult Fiction 1) "End Game" by David Baldacci 2) "The Rooster Bar" by John Grisham 3) "Two Kinds of Truth" by Michael Connelly 4) "Y is for Yesterday" by Sue Grafton 5) "The Midnight Line" by Lee Child 6) "Don’t Let Go" by Harlan Coben 7) "Camino Island" by John Grisham 8) "The Late Show" by Michael Connelly 9) "Origin" by Dan Brown 10) "Into the Water" by Paula Hawkins Adult Non-Fiction 1) "The Lif...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School cheer team has changed the dates for its annual Jr. Cheer Clinic fundraiser to Aug. 22 – 24. Practices will be held Wednesday, Aug. 22, and Thursday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the FHS quad bowl. Jr. Cheer participants will cheer with the varsity cheer squad on the track at Warrior Stadium during the first and second quarters plus perform at halftime during the varsity football game Friday, Aug. 24. All participants must pre-register. All funds are used to cover FHS Cheer’s progr...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union Elementary School District has announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2018-19 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following site: Fallbrook Street School, 405 W. Fallbrook St. For additional information, contact: Carissa Iwamoto, Director of Child Nutrition Services, 409 W. Fallbrook St., (760) 731-4352 or [email protected]....
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Sydney Kornelsen of Fallbrook has been selected as one of 25 new Donaghey Scholars at the University of Arkansas Little Rock for the 2018-2019 academic year. Kornelsen is majoring in chemistry. The Donaghey Scholars program admissions process is highly competitive. The most promising applicants are invited to campus for an interview. Admission decisions are based on academic record, test scores, leadership ability, community service, interest in other cultures, recommendation letters, admissions essays a...
SAN DIEGO– This year, The Cushman Foundation created an initiative, Making a Difference for San Diego, to impact worthy organizations throughout San Diego county. The intention was to provide funding to elevate or create new programs that truly make a difference in the San Diego community, and as such, The Cushman Foundation awarded $1.2 million to 15 organizations. The Burn Institute was awarded a $75,000 grant to kick-start the Youth Firesetter Intervention and Prevention Program by the end of 2018. Designed to act as a c...
SAN MARCOS – With just a little over three weeks before the fall semester starts at Palomar College, 2018 high school graduates still have the opportunity to sign up for their first year free at the college. The Palomar Promise provides these first-time eligible college students free tuition for the fall and spring semesters. For the upcoming academic year, interested students need to apply to the Palomar Promise through www.palomar.edu/fye by Aug. 2, 2018. Program requirements include that students submit a FASFA or C...
FALLBROOK – Students who attended the Fallbrook School of the Arts Summer Camp have some of their artwork currently on display in the homework center of the Fallbrook Library. The students' display includes three totem poles created by the K-3 class. Instructor Marilee Ragland will teach additional classes in October and November. The students will create a wildlife entry for the Junior Wildlife Art Show to be held at the Fallbrook Art Center in January....
CAMP PENDLETON – Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton recently implemented the Defense Biometric Identification System, a new Physical Access Control System. This new system focuses on access control procedures to ensure the protection of Active Duty personnel, residents and civilian employees. These policies are intended to help Marines accomplish their mission and keep families aboard Camp Pendleton safe, while allowing access to authorized personnel, contractor and vendors a...
Did you know that even though the United States Marine Corps had purchased the 125,000 acres that would become Camp Pendleton in 1942, there was a civilian family that lived on the base until 1967? That was just a small fraction of historical information that Barbara Greenbush from the Camp Pendleton Historical Society shared with members of the Temecula Valley Historical Society during a presentation, July 23. She told the story of Camp Pendleton's rich and varied history...
J.F. Shea was the successful bidder for a construction contract to reline San Diego County Water Authority pipeline between Sage Road and the delivery point where the CWA obtains its Metropolitan Water District of Southern California supply. A unanimous SDCWA board vote July 26 approved the contract for the Walnut-based company's bid of $25,304,375. The project will reline two sections of the 96-inch pipeline: a 10,000-foot segment from the delivery point to Sage Road and a 2,300-foot portion just north of the Twin Oaks...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will present the final Wine & A Bite Art Walk of the summer, 5-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10. Wine & A Bite features food and wine from local restaurants and wineries, with a tasting at each stop. Interested parties are encouraged to register early as the event always sells out. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center. A few of the featured August venues are: 100 Main, Doreen Mellen Ceramic Arts Studio & Gallery, Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Museum, Her...
TEMECULA - Camp Pendleton firefighters, along with North County Fire, were fighting a brush fire that broke out in the central area of the Marine Corps base on Sunday. By 12:30 p.m. Sunday, fire officials reported the fire was fully contained at 1,000 acres. Base officials tweeted around noon that a three-acre fire had broken out on Wilcox Range, and an hour later, they announced the fire had spread to about 100 acres, and it was at 600 acres by 3:30 p.m. By 7 p.m., the... Full story
PAUMA VALLEY - Eight people were hospitalized today, four with major injuries and four with minor injuries, following a two-vehicle head-on collision in the Pauma Valley area, officials said. The collision was reported around 8 a.m. on state Route 76 about a half mile west of Casino Pauma in Pauma Valley, an unincorporated community in North County, Cal Fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said. Five adults and three children were transported to Palomar Medical Center Escondido, four... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Southern California faces yet another heatwave this week. National Weather Service forecasters have issued an excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday, as temperatures are expected to soar as high as triple-digits everywhere except the immediate coast across a large swath of the Southland from Santa Barbara to San Diego and even stretching into Nevada. Temperatures near the San Diego County shoreline will be in the mid-to-upper 80s Monday and Tuesday, while Monday high temperatures are e... Full story
For a good time, no, for a really good time, join in the fun at New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad before this run is sold out. "Legally Blonde The Musical" is one of this year's most entertaining theatrical experiences! And it is only a few minutes from home. Artistic Director Kristianne Kurner has a hit on her hands! Whether at UCLA or in Cambridge, this modern-day romp is eye candy. Kurner has inspired each actor/singer/dancer and musician in the cast to fill their...
Save Our Forest, July 27, held what was originally going to be a simple Meet and Greet for downtown merchants to get to know the volunteers who help improve and enhance the community. According to SOF director Jackie Heyneman, the event morphed into a recognition of all the gifts of volunteerism by not only Save Our Forest (tree maintenance and stewardship), but Fallbrook Village Association (special events to bring people to downtown), Fallbrook Beautification Alliance...
How dedicated are the young athletes of Tribe Girls Water Polo? They're in the pool hours before most teenagers would even think about rolling out of bed, especially during the summer. "They practice from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday for eight weeks, with good attendance," said coach Rich McKeown. "It's the middle of summer when they could be sleeping in and they're coming to practice. They've got their sights set on having a good year this year." Tribe Girls...
Fallbrook Food Pantry has been serving the local community since 1991. Besides providing a nutritious diet to low income and disadvantaged families, the nonprofit organization also hosts a once a month food distribution and health screening that are open to the whole community. The Neighborhood Distribution is offered the last Wednesday of each month, 9 to 10 a.m., at the LifePointe Church parking lot, corner of Hawthorne Street and N. Pico Avenue, one block from Fallbrook...
FALLBROOK – Who doesn't like eating watermelon on a hot summer day? While watermelon slices are a treat by themselves, using watermelon in salads is another way to enjoy the refreshing fruit. The following recipes for some truly tasty salads – "Chicken Salad with Watermelon and Peaches," "Fresh Mozzarella Salad" and "Fluffy Watermelon Salad" – are courtesy of the Watermelon Board. Chicken Salad with Watermelon and Peaches Makes 4-6 servings Ingredients: 3 cups chopped cooke...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Youth Rugby program traveled to Walnut Grove Park in San Marcos, July 14, for the final tournaments of the Summer Seven's 2018 season. "The league did great this season and the kids had a great time, which is what matters most," said Allen Day, league president. The U10 team had a fine run this season, winning four of the seven tournaments in which it competed. Both U14 teams had great seasons as well, with coach Ramirez's team winning its final t...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Pop Warner converged at DICK'S Sporting Goods in Murrieta, July 8, for a Fallbrook Pop Warner discount day. DICK'S donated close to $2,000 in products, such as footballs, first aid kits, duffel bags and sports water bottles; $500 in cash and $300 in gift cards for the league's end-of-season raffle. DICK'S came in this season to help Fallbrook Pop Warner fill the basic equipment needs. "It is a pleasure to help the football leagues in the area to make t...
