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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The best part about "Tenderly, the Rosemary Clooney Musical" is intermission. A long-time fan of Ms. Clooney's musical accomplishments, I was disappointed to watch her personal and professional life torn to shreds. The too long, over-dramatized history of Ms. Clooney's singing career was written by the acclaimed writing team of Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Freidman. No doubt, they were paid by the word - otherwise this show would have been a single-90-minute-one-act play.... Full story
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News During the Depression, kids scrounged for discarded soap crate boxes in Dayton, Ohio, to create primitive race cars. Now, nearly 80 years later, the activity has become an international sport for youth and a Fallbrook man has been selected as a member of the Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame. Brian Graham, 66, was recognized last month at the annual "Super Bowl" of the sport in Akron, Ohio. Graham has been involved in the youth program for 25...
ESCONDIDO – We are often asked why there is so much paperwork mandated by the bank for getting the right mortgage loan when buying a home today. It seems that the bank needs to know everything about us and requires three separate sources to validate each and every entry on the application form. If you are buying a home right now, you’ve probably heard people say that in the past, there was so much less paperwork required in order to obtain a mortgage. There are two very goo...
SAN DIEGO – Countywide sales of previously owned single-family homes and attached properties like condominiums increased from June to July while median sale prices ticked down, according to data released today by the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors. Single-family home sales rose 2.4%, from 1,980 in June to 2,028 in July, while attached property sales ticked up 5.1%, from 975 in June to 1,025 last month. Both increases are a modest recovery for the housing market after housing sales tumbled by double digits from M...
Last week I spent two days in Los Angeles at the California Association of Realtors corporate office. I am one of 18 members out of the 209,000 licensed Realtors in California that was appointed to sit on the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. This committee is tasked with staying informed of industry and professional changes that may have an impact on real estate across the state and coming up with responses to those changes. Those changes come in the form of new real... Full story
The carvings on aspen trees and other soft woods was a way that Basque sheepherders would leave their mark out in the west. Large ranches in the western United States were raising vast amounts of sheep to supply food for the railroad workers in the developing train empire across America from the 1850 to the 1930s. One supply of food was being raised by Basque sheepherders who migrated to California, Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho out in the western prairies and up in the aspen... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON – With approximately 70,000 Marines and families living on the installation, Camp Pendleton is a self-sufficient small community in the middle of San Diego county. The community takes pride in having some of the best services and organizations know in the Department of Defense. One of these organizations is the MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department. The MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department opened its doors in 1942. Since then, the department's personnel have been i...
SAN DIEGO – Unsafe digging from construction and landscaping activities resulted in almost 400 natural gas leaks in San Diego and southern Orange counties last year. In observance of National Safe Digging Day on Aug. 11, San Diego Gas & Electric is joining energy companies across America to highlight the importance of calling 811 to have underground utility lines marked before digging. Underground utilities, including natural gas pipelines, telephone cables and water lines, are located everywhere, including under streets, s...
Summer is certainly upon the valley – and based on past experience, it’s only going to get hotter before it gets cooler. I didn’t need to tell you that at the beginning of August, did I? Since high summer temperatures and less-than-ideal conditions for roses are inevitable for the next couple of months, let’s get ready. Those gardeners who have taken my advice are letting their roses continue their summer dormancy – this period should last until about mid-September. After all...
FALLBROOK – The five P.E.O. Chapters of Fallbrook recently had a tea in honor of the three young women who were awarded Fallbrook Bonsall P.E.O. Foundation scholarships in May. The event was held, Aug. 4, at the Fallbrook Woman's Club and members of the five Chapters were present. The young women attended the event with their mothers and learned more about the P.E.O. International Organization and its focus on woman's education. Each girl shared information about the c...
FALLBROOK - A motorcyclist was struck from behind and killed by a suspected drunk driver on the Interstate 15 freeway in Fallbrook, authorities said. It happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 on northbound I-15, south of Mission Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Smale said. The unidentified motorcyclist was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound when a 24-year-old man from Menifee driving a Hyundai Sonata sedan approached him from behind at a faster speed, Smale said. The Hyundai driver struck the... Full story
Clint Kelly Special to the Village News Omar and Homero Flores were beating the odds at their birth: not only were they identical twins (against odds of 3 in 1,000), but they were also the first set of twins recorded in 1973 for Fallbrook, California. From that auspicious beginning, they have become a rarity in their professional world. They are two of the few Hispanic school psychologists who make up only 6% of the profession in the U.S., according to a 2017 research summary...
A Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship is associated with the San Diego County Fair and one of this year's scholarships was awarded to Isai Soto. Soto, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in June and was a member of Fallbrook's National FFA Organization chapter, was awarded a $1,500 scholarship. "I'm extremely honored to be getting this," Soto said. The Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship program works with the San Diego County Fair but is a separate organization with...
FALLBROOK – The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children launched “Into the Cloud,” a brand-new online safety product for children in grades K-5, Aug. 6. This includes an animated web series and a video game. Using data from actual NCMEC CyberTipline reports, each episode focuses on a different element of online safety, from strategies for handling cyberbullying to recognizing and reporting unsafe/inappropriate interactions and content. Additional episodes will be av...
It is a triumph! The very idea of theater is captured in this one-man show echoing a weekend in the life of famous painter Pablo Picasso. In a personal and moving performance, Herbert Siguenza is a tour de' force. It is his intimate portrayal that brings the man to life. Siguenza honors himself while paying tribute to the artist. Espectrolarial! Developing the work throughout the years, resident artist/writer/performer Siguenza is based downtown at the San Diego Rep. This... Full story
In 2017 Styx released their album The Mission, which is the band's most recent album and their first since 2005. The theme of The Mission is a mission to outer space, but Styx also had a mission July 26 when the band played at Pala Casino's Palomar Starlight Theater. That mission was to satisfy the audience, and Styx accomplished its mission. Styx performed 15 songs during their 90 minutes onstage, not including the snippet from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" keyboardist Lawrence Gowan played and sang after his keyboard solo...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Music Society begins its 42nd annual concert season SundaySunday, Aug. 25, at the Fallbrook Public Library with S-TET Saxophone Quartet, a unique ensemble that showcases not just the infamous soprano saxophone, but all four saxophones. Formed by virtuoso musicians from Los Angeles and San Diego, S-TET is armed with brilliant technique, wide-ranging talent and exquisite showmanship. "Fallbrook Music Society has spent the last 12 months working hard to b...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library recently announced the list of the Top 10 checked out items for the month of July. They are: Fiction 1. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3. Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 4. Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci 5. Look Alive Twenty-five by Janet Evanovich 6. The Reckoning by John Grisham 7. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 8. Past Tense by Lee Child 9. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 10. Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny Nonf...
FALLBROOK – People in any stage of cancer recovery (from diagnosis to cancer-free) can improve the likelihood of not having a recurrence and experience many other benefits yoga has for those battling disease. They can take Yoga for Cancer Recovery classes two times a week for free in Fallbrook and Bonsall. Thanks to the Fallbrook Regional Health District and a generous grant, Be Well Therapy, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was awarded funding to provide two free Yoga for C... Full story
SACRAMENTO – Health insurance coverage will be more affordable than ever before for many people in San Diego County thanks to new financial help and competitive rates. Covered California announced the rate increase for the region will be 0.2 percent in 2020, which is lower than the statewide average change of 0.8 percent. More importantly, consumers will pay less than they are paying now, by an average of -11.4 percent, if they shop around and switch to the lowest-cost plan in the same metal tier. Also new for 2020, the s...
Stan Popovich Special to the Village News Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do? It can be frustrating to watch someone you know suffer and not be able to help them. Here are six ways to help the person cope in these kinds of situations and the best way to deal with anxiety. 1. Learn as much as you can in managing anxiety and depression. There are many books and information that will educate you on how to deal with fear and anxiety. Share this information...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson Support Group will hold their monthly meeting, Friday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, in the Fellowship Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. This month’s speakers, Teresa Kitchens and Vanessa Leschak, nutritional therapists and chefs, presenting “Parkinson's Disease Nutrition – You Are What You Eat: An introduction to the benefits of a plant-based diet for people with Parkinson's." Kitchens and partner Leschak founded a nonprofit organization based in Tuscon,...
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SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy announced a change of command on Friday, Aug. 16 aboard the USS Scranton, a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine homeported at Naval Base Point Loma. Cmdr. Dave Latta took over as the ship's commander during the Aug. 15 ceremony, relieving Cmdr. Aaron Peterson, who has overseen the ship since May 2017. During Peterson's tenure as the ship's commander, the Scranton deployed for the first time in more than four years and deployed to the western Pacific for the first time ever. "I couldn't be more... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Palomar Health and Kindred Healthcare's rehabilitation division held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Aug. 16 to celebrate a future acute rehabilitation hospital at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. The 52-bed, 58,000-square-foot facility will serve as an acute rehabilitation center for patients who have suffered brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations and traumatic injuries that require significant treatment. The two healthcare organizations expect the facility to serve an estimated 1,200 patients... Full story
