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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FALLBROOK - In a new member ceremony, Jason Springston, whose vocation is computer technology, was welcomed into the Rotary Club of Fallbrook at a recent weekly luncheon meeting. Springston’s sponsor is Bill Walters, a certified public account. Springston will serve as registration chairman of the upcoming Fallbrook Rotary annual fundraiser, Lobster on the Green, on Sept. 10. For more information, visit www.fallbrookrotary.org.... Full story
Jamie Garcia, who will be a junior once Fallbrook High School resumes classes, spent August 2-7 playing field hockey at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia. “It was a lot of fun, great experience,” Garcia said. “It’s a whole new experience for me.” Garcia had earned a berth in the AAU tournament through her performance in the June 24-30 National Futures Championship tournament, when Garcia was on the California under-16 regional...
FALLBROOK – On August 6, Captain Robert Hillery was honored as the US Marine Corps Male Athlete of the Year for 2009 at the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon Ceremony at the Clubs at Quantico in Quantico, Va. Hillery is the son of Bob and Mary Ann Hillery of Fallbrook, and was Commanding Officer of H&S Company, Weapons and Field Training Battalion on Camp Pendleton until July 15, when he relinquished that command to attend officer’s school at Q...
Mark DiBenedetti, who spent the 2009 and 2010 high school baseball seasons as Fallbrook High School’s pitching coach and strength/conditioning instructor, was named the Warriors’ head coach August 11. “I’m thrilled. I’m full of gratitude and I’m honored,” DiBenedetti said. “I want to take them back to where they were, and we’ve got a lot of hard work to do.” DiBenedetti replaces Jesse Schuveiller, who stepped down after three seasons as Fallbrook’s head coach. “Jess was a gr...
FALLBROOK – Nick Kovsky of Fallbrook was recently awarded a 2010 Regional College Scholarship in the amount of $500 from the H.U. Lee Memorial Foundation. The scholarships are presented annually to outstanding members of the American Taekwondo Association. Kovsky is a first-degree black belt at Kramer’s ATA Black Belt Academy in Bonsall. Dani Martin, national director of the foundation, said in a letter that Kovsky “should be very proud of this achievement, esp...
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FALLBROOK – At the Senior Challenge Cribbage Match on July 22, at the Fallbrook Senior Center, the Fallbrook cribbage team won its seventh out of seven matches in 2010. Eleven of the top twelve positions went to players on the Fallbrook team in the 39-player match to help give Fallbrook an 86 to 54 win. Bill McGinness took first place by winning all seven games with two skunks. In second was Ed Wozniak with six wins and two skunks. The next three players – Tom Waterbury, Barb Sacic and Aljean Simpson – each...
PALA – Cedric the Entertainer, one of America’s funniest comedians, will bring his ribald reasoning to the Starlight Theater stage on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. Cedric has embarked on a highly successful comedy career after co-starring in the WB Network sitcom “The Steve Harvey Show,” as Eddie in the “Barbershop” films and as one of the four featured comedians in Spike Lee’s, “The Original Kings of Comedy.” The show starts at 8 p.m., at the casino i... Full story
BONSALL – Bonsall Woman’s Club President Cheryl Zales, an 11-year member of the club, begins her term with next month’s meeting. After a 20-year Army career, she retired as a lieutenant colonel before settling in Bonsall with her retired Marine Corps husband. Besides serving as musical director for numerous theater companies, Zales is the choir director at Christ the King Lutheran Church and sings with the San Luis Rey Chorale. The Bonsall Woman’s Club’s first general...
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PALA, CA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort and Gas Productions of Temecula are sponsoring The Last Band Standing band competition at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 9, in The Grand Cabaret. Ten Southern California bands will be selected from applicants to compete for the $15,000 first prize. Second place will win $5,000 and third, $2,500. Winners will be announced at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Bands can enter now and be considered for the competition by submitting an application and an electronic press kit to...
BONSALL – Animal lovers are invited to Zoofari, Inc’s 4th Annual Safari Soiree on October 8 at Mangelson’s Image of Nature Gallery, La Jolla. The fun event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and tickets are $75 purchased in advance or $85 if purchased at the door. There will be live animals, wine tasting and live music. The Honorary Chairs are Marti Emerald, San Diego City Councilmember, and Donald Schultz from Animal Planet. Proceeds of the event go to helping the animals of Zoofari in Bonsall and Cheetah Conservation Bot...
SAN DIEGO – A wild brush mouse trapped in Fry Creek Campground on Mt. Palomar tested positive for the potentially deadly Hantavirus during routine monitoring, San Diego County Vector Control officials said Monday. Nineteen mice have tested positive for Hantavirus this year. “Campers need to make sure that mice stay out of their tents, campers and motor homes,” said Jack Miller, Director of the County Department of Environmental Health. “People contract hantavirus by inhaling the virus, often when they are clean... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent As part of a road resurfacing contract authorized by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 4.37 miles of Fallbrook-area roads will be provided with asphalt resurfacing. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote July 14, with Greg Cox representing the county on California State Association of Counties business, authorizes the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of the resurfacing contract. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2010 and be completed in summer 2011. The county’s Dep... Full story
FALLBROOK – At a recent Hot Summer Nites event in downtown Fallbrook, the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club (FVCC) presented a cash donation to the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Senior Volunteer Patrol in appreciation of their efforts in supporting the community. The Fallbrook Sheriff’s Senior Volunteer Patrol has been in operation since 1996, and its duties have steadily increased over time. Current duties include making free security checks of citizen’s homes while they are on vacat... Full story
The San Diego Medical Examiner’s office has ruled that the 46-year-old man who died on August 2 on the southbound I-15 had suffered heart failure and died naturally before his vehicle struck a motorcycle and veered off Interstate 15 near the Lawrence Welk Resort. A representative from the Medical Examiner’s office stated that Timothy Richard Allen of Escondido died of heart failure before his 2008 Ford F-450 crossed over to the left, colliding with a Harley Davidson and continuing into the center divider median and down the...
Boutique Winery tasting rooms and on-site sales are now allowed by right following a San Diego County Board of Supervisors action August 4. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote approved a tiered winery zoning ordinance and also approved a General Plan Amendment to exempt certain winery classifications from restrictions on certain types of land use areas. “We have a great growing area,” said Supervisor Bill Horn, who has been in production agriculture for the past 37 years. “For those who want to stay in ag, which is a way of life, t...
FALLBROOK– Grangetto’s Farm & Garden Supply is offering a free workshop on Saturday, September 4 from 10 a.m. to noon at 530 East Alvarado Street, Fallbrook. Home gardeners can learn how to prune their fruit trees to maximize production and enjoy exceptionally tasty fruit right from their own yard. Speaker Richard Wright has 30 years experience in the landscape industry. He specializes in edible landscapes and design. To learn more about Wright, visit www.edibleeden.com. The seminar is free with no need to register. F...
Since the Rochester Institute of Technology is located in upstate New York, the university’s imaging research for emergency response was expected to be used for wildfires, floods, or terrorist attacks. After the January 12 earthquake in Haiti killed approximately 212,000 people, displaced approximately 1.2 million survivors, and damaged or destroyed more than 30 percent of buildings in Port-Au-Prince, the RIT researchers were asked to help. During the August 1 to 5 annual meeting of SPIE, the international optical society, D...
FALLBROOK – Southwest Boulder & Stone is pleased to host Marilyn Guidroz of Marilyn’s Garden Design who will demonstrate the necessary steps of succulent selection, propagation and how to maintain a ‘living green wall’ with emphasis on good design and presentation. This free, 45-minute workshop is for anybody wanting to learn more about this exciting new ‘vertical’ gardening style. The audience will learn how to create interesting, creative color and texture for interior and/or exterior patio or garden walls. Guidroz b... Full story
Hilda Margaret Lenfers Hroch, born in Indiana, November 7, 1915, lived for nine decades in Fallbrook and passed away quietly on Sunday, August 15 surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Hroch; brothers Lawrence “Sparky” Lenfers and Art Lenfers; sister Lorene St. James; and son William “Butch” Hroch. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Myrna; her grandchildren, Larry, Greg and Melody; nine great-grandchildren, and even one great-g...
Muriel A. “Candi” Ryan, 61, of Stafford County, VA, formerly of Fallbrook, Calif., died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Ms. Ryan attended Green Mountain College in Vermont and received a Bachelors Degree in nursing from Columbia University. After retiring as a Lt. Commander from the US Navy she worked as a Registered Nurse at Mary Washington Hospital. Ms. Ryan volunteered many hours with the North Stafford High School Marching Band and Bob McDonnell’s gubernatorial campaign. S...
Barbara Wendt McGuire, “Bobbie,” was born March 26, 1922, passed away August 12, 2010. Was known and treasured by her friends and family. She passed away peacefully at her home in Fallbrook. Bobbie was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School. She became a telephone operator and was very proud and loved her job. During WWII she was promoted to supervisor, where she handled Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica areas. Bobbie married the lov...
Barbara Jane (Sherman) Brotherton passed away at home after a two year battle with cancer, August 17, 2010. Born March 18, 1926 in Oak Park, Ill., she attended public school in Westfield, N.J. and earned a master’s degree at Rutgers University. Barbara was a past president of Newcomers; a pilot in seven Powder Puff Derbies (women’s transcontinental air race) and a founder of the Coyote County chapter of the 99’s. An avid artist, she was a past president of the Fallbrook Art Association and she started the first Quest...
The Grand Canyon is one of the few locations in the country where visitors can enjoy the breath-taking backdrop of natural beauty while also learning interesting facts and discovering the historical value of the area. Depending on what time of the year you decide to visit the Grand Canyon, you will find various options to pick from while visiting one of the world’s greatest treasures. The Grand Canyon is split into two rims, the Northern and Southern Rims, which are open m...
