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Articles from the August 21, 2015 edition


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  • Smooth jazz, savory tastes of cuisine to take Jazz & Wine Festival to new heights

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    It just keeps getting better and better. When attendees to the second annual Jazz & Wine Festival at the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens on Saturday, Aug. 22 stroll into the breathtaking beautiful compound, they are in for an evening of exceptional memories because this event is designed to grow better each year. Don McDougal, CEO of the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens, explained his family's vision. "During our first event, we had one small stage up in our Arbor Terrace gar...

  • Fire reported on Old Stage Court

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    Firefighters responded this evening (Fri., Aug. 21) to the report of a fire at a residence on Old Stage Court in Fallbrook. No further details are available at this time. Watch this site for updates....

  • Multiple suspects sought for burglarizing vehicles at Monserate Mountain trailhead

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    Sheriff's detectives are seeking several suspects in the recent vehicle burglaries taking place at the Monserate Mountain trailhead. The first set of suspects are believed to have burglarized a Hyundai Santa Fe on August 10 between 6 and 7 p.m. "The suspects stole a woman's purse that contained two wallets, a USAA credit card, an American West bank debit card, $60 in cash, a bank checkbook, and two driver's licenses," said Sheriff's Detective Joel Couch. "The stolen America... Full story

  • Classical Sundays continue with Marching 101 on Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    FALLBROOK – In keeping with its new free concert format, Fallbrook Music Society, for the first time in its history, is featuring the Fallbrook Marching Warriors on its annual concert schedule. “This is a demonstration both of our mission and our belief that music is an integral part of youth education,” said Ann Murray, executive director of the Fallbrook Music Society. “The section leaders of the Fallbrook Marching Band form the core of our Student Board of Directors, and they provide all the front of house service... Full story

  • Musical hits of the 60s makes 'Breaking Up is Hard to Do' a magical production worth seeing

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    A review by Elizabeth Youngman Special to the Village News Looking back, it was a magical time before the world went digital. It was a time when the only super highway anyone knew about was Route 66 – it was 1960 when bouffant hair reigned supreme. If you can remember white go-go boots, wide belts which nipped an already-thin waist over a flouncy skirt, the Funky Chicken or Dick Clark's American Bandstand – you need to scoot over to The Welk Theater to see Randall Hic...

  • Heroin use among those arrested at highest level since record-keeping began in 2000

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    SAN DIEGO - Heroin use among people arrested last year in the region reached its highest level since officials started keeping track in 2000, the San Diego Association of Governments reported yesterday, Aug. 20. The local increase in abuse of the opiate, discovered in a broader study of people arrested in 2014, mirrors a sharp rise nationally that prompted President Barack Obama this week to order a heightened effort to battle heroin trafficking in the Northeast. According to the SANDAG data, 15 percent of women and 13... Full story

  • Local skydivers takes part in record-breaking leap

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook residents Amy Dannacher and Mike Carpenter are two of the 164 professional skydivers, from all across the world, that joined forces in a successful attempt to smash the previous 138-Way Vertical World Record formation set in 2012. The stunt required months of meticulous planning, with the jumpers being taken up in seven separate aircrafts. The planes took the skydivers to a height of 20,000 feet before they made the leap at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill. Falling headfirst from the sky at a...

  • Ron Roberts uses Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget for latest county funding to study football stadium

    Updated Aug 21, 2015

    The County of San Diego did not use any additional general fund money for its most recent funding to investigate the possibility of a new football stadium for the San Diego Chargers and for college football games. Each county supervisor has an annual $2 million discretionary Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget, and Supervisor Ron Roberts utilized $500,000 of his 2015-16 budget to retain expert consultants to advise on stadium financing options and related development, improvement, and financing issues. Although... Full story