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Articles from the August 22, 2015 edition


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  • Fallbrook falls to Oceanside in cribbage match

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Oceanside team easily won the 44-player June 25 Senior Challenge cribbage match. The Oceanside team had the top seven players to coast to 81 wins to the Fallbrook team's 73 wins. Art Kaai had six wins to take first place. With five wins and one skunk, Gordon Peterson, Sharon Fly and Jean Cunningham were next on the winner's chart. The next match in the Senior Challenge Cribbage series will be at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Vista Elks Lodge, 1947 E. Vista Way. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. For more information, e... Full story

  • Supervisors call for stricter penalties against drone aircraft operators interfering with aerial firefighting

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    In the original Terminator movie, the automated Skynet defense system which began destroying humans when its artificial intelligence saw humans as a threat to its operation went on-line on Aug. 4, 1997. On Aug. 4, 2015, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors endorsed action against those who threaten human lives and property by using automated drone aircraft when that airspace is needed for aerial firefighting operations. A 5-0 vote provided formal support for state and federal legislation which would establish specific pe...

  • Square Eddie, Mr. Zippers contribute to one-day Del Mar records

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    On July 29, Doug O'Neill set a Del Mar Thoroughbred Club record with five trainer wins in a day and J. Paul Reddam tied a Del Mar record with three owner wins in a day. Vessels Stallion Farm stallion Square Eddie and San Luis Rey Training Center gelding Mr. Zippers helped contribute to those records. "It was a great day for Paul. It was a great day for Doug. And it was a very good day for Square Eddie," said Edward Freeman, who is Mr. Zippers' trainer. "It was kind of a great day all around, and it was a good way for Paul to...

  • Former Marine convicted of sexually assaulting woman as she slept

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    SAN DIEGO - A former Marine was convicted of sneaking into the Camp Pendleton apartment of a female Marine he didn't know and sexually assaulting her as she slept. Pedro Javier Orellana, 24, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 30 by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns. A federal jury Thursday, Aug. 20, found Orellana guilty of one count of sexual abuse of an incapacitated victim. The defendant, who had been released on bond with GPS monitoring since his arrest in March, was immediately taken back into custody following his... Full story

  • Free Disaster Preparedness Workshop for Older Adults Sept. 9

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    FALLBROOK – A free Disaster Preparedness Workshop for Older Adults will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. Multiple agencies will be participating in order to share valuable information with residents so they can be prepared in the event of an emergency/disaster situation. A free breakfast buffet will be provided for attendees. To register for the event, call the Foundation for Senior Care at (760) 723-7570.... Full story

  • Tenth anniversary 'Dinner with the Docs' to raise funds for critical programs for senior residents

    Updated Aug 22, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Foundation for Senior Care will host it's 10th anniversary 'Dinner with the Docs,' a masquerade gala on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Pala Mesa Resort. The annual event is held to help raise funds for critical programs available to seniors who reside in the Fallbrook area. The Foundation for Senior Care provides four vital programs locally, one of which is the Senior Care Advocate. "Through this program, we help seniors navigate the Medicare/Medi-Cal system, complete forms for doctor's visits, and much more," said Dotty... Full story