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Articles from the August 25, 2011 edition


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  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    8/12 300 Gumtree Ln. Commercial burglary 8/14 1100 Alturas Rd. Arrest: battery on person 300 W. Clemmens Ln. Arrest: threaten crime w/intent to terrorize N. Pico Ave. @ W. Hawthorne St. Arrest: possess controlled substances w/o prescription 8/15 3500 Lake Park Ave. Battery on person 2400 E. Mission Rd. Grand theft 4200 Fallsbrae Rd. Death 8/16 100 S. Mission Rd. Petty theft Unknown location Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant 300 Elm Tree Ln. Commercial burglary 800 S. Main Ave. Vandalism 8/17 600 Ammunition Rd....

  • Beth Moore simulcast happens Sept. 10

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Christ the King Lutheran Church invites all women in the area to a Beth Moore simulcast via satellite on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the church, by calling (760) 728-3256, or at www.ctklc-fallbrook.org. Lunch is included.... Full story

  • They really blew it

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    Have you ever had one of those days where you just feel like you’ve totally blown it beyond repair? We have all had those days when we feel like the cards are stacked against us and we just can’t seem to do anything right. We feel like failures. But no matter how bad you’ve blown it, nobody has blown it worse than Adam and Eve. They hold the record for the biggest mess up ever. If you stop and think about it for a second, you actually start feeling better about yours...

  • Airpark Advisory Committee likes FSA proposal for synthetic turf

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    The Fallbrook Sports Association has plans to install synthetic turf at one of the Fallbrook Sports Park fields, and since the sports park is on Fallbrook Community Airpark property, Fallbrook Sports Association field manager John Stoltz appeared before the Fallbrook Airpark Advisory Committee during the advisory committee’s Aug. 1 meeting. “They are interested in putting in some artificial turf on their sports field,” said Lee Ann Lardy, the County Airports project manager for airport properties. “He just wanted the committ... Full story

  • The anatomy of a short sale

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    It is stressful when life changes happen and it becomes impossible to maintain your previous level of income and payments. The experienced Realtor will explore various options available to you. They will encourage you to seek advice from an attorney or accountant regarding tax ramifications, impact on credit and other possible liabilities. Realtors may provide an overview of information by giving short sale or foreclosure advisories, however they cannot give legal or tax... Full story

  • Retired teachers raise money for classroom grants

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Members of California Retired Teachers Fallbrook Division 81 are preparing for their annual “Stay At Home Tea Party.” This fundraiser supports the teacher grant program for teachers in Fallbrook schools. These grants help teachers purchase items that enhance the learning programs in kindergarten through high school. To donate to the Classroom Grants Program, make checks payable to CalRTA Division 81 and mail to Laura Choate, P.O. Box 820, Fallbrook, CA 920...

  • Preschoolers graduate from Child Development Center

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

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  • Prospective mentors to meet

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – GANAS Mentoring Group would like to invite anyone interested in becoming a mentor to a coffee meet-up on Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Fallbrook Coffee Co., 622 S. Mission. This will provide a chance to talk with current mentors about the program. Groups meet at different locations in Fallbrook, after school, once a week during the school year. They are composed of about 10 students, ages 9 to 14 years old. The GANAS goals and objectives are to give students, “mentees,” a place to share “go... Full story

  • Wireman graduates basic training

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Airman Saxton Wireman graduated from basic training in the Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base in July. He attended Zion Lutheran School and Fallbrook Union High School. He is the son of Douglas Wireman and Hedy Bond; and the grandson of Jack and Faye Wireman of Fallbrook.... Full story

  • Angel society awards $15,000 in scholarships

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Six Fallbrook Union High School graduates were awarded $2,500 each by the Angel Society of Fallbrook, a local philanthropy. The 2011 awardees were Dylan Dawkins, Jacquelyn Verdon, Delaney Cassidy, Edith Gomez, Erica Penaloza, and Kyle Aston. Scholarships were based on an essay on why they chose their particular course of study, and how they plan to give back to their community; grade point average; school- related extracurricular activities; and financial...

  • Avocado Festival logo contest open to all

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – For the first time in many years, the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will open up the official Avocado Festival logo design to the general public. Artists are encouraged to enter for the possibility of having their design chosen as the graphic for the 2012 Avocado Festival poster and the design will also be used on the 2012 festival t-shirt. There are a few rules. All artwork submitted must be original art. All artwork becomes the exclusive property of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce and avocados must be...

  • African-inspired fiber art topic of lecture, workshop

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Fiber artist Leora Raikin will present a lecture on Sept. 1 and a workshop on Sept. 3 relating to African-inspired fiber art in conjunction with the Fallbrook Quilt Guild at the Fallbrook Community Center. Raikin, a South African native and California resident, authored “Safari Through African Folklore Embroidery” and has been teaching and lecturing about her native country for the last decade. She will display her own creations and those of her students. Raikin’s work is in true Ndebele tradition, triba... Full story

  • Aug. 29 special meeting will discuss skydive landings at airpark

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    The Fallbrook Airpark Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting Aug. 29 to discuss the possibility of Skydive America using a site at Fallbrook Community Airpark for its landings. The Aug. 1 meeting of the advisory committee was slated to discuss airport operational issues for Skydive America, but when the property owner who had allowed parachuters to land on his vacant lot just north of Fallbrook Community Airpark received an administrative warning from the county’s Code Enforcement division, he retracted his p... Full story

  • Annexation tax reduced for Rainbow, DeLuz property owners

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    The Fallbrook Community Air Park and areas in DeLuz and Rainbow which were annexed to the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California after the SDCWA and MWD were formed will have the MWD annexation charge on their property tax bills reduced. On May 10, the MWD board approved a reduction, if not the entire elimination, of annexation levies in 11 areas including five CWA areas. On July 28, the CWA board authorized voter or property owner approval of the modification for the five CWA...

  • Rally for Children opens applications for annual grant funds; announces annual fundraiser will be Oct. 19

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Now in its 18th year of funding worthy projects that benefit local children, Rally for Children has announced it will accept applications for grant funds through Sept. 31. Applicants must have a 501c tax identification number and mail their request to Rally for Children, P.O. Box 2575, Fallbrook, Calif. 92088-2575. The organization has also announced it will hold its annual fundraiser, which provides the funds for grants, this year on Oct. 19 at Vista Valley Country Club. The event will includes a variety... Full story

  • Rattlesnake Tank recognizes high school seniors

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – For anyone who has ever wondered why the water tank up the hill from South Mission Road is painted with numbers each year, here’s a little Fallbrook history. Every year, the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) changes the painted numbers on “Rattlesnake Tank” to reflect the year the incoming seniors at Fallbrook High School will graduate. On Aug. 15, FPUD staff painted over the “11,” changing it to “12,” to welcome the graduating class of 2012. The rea...

  • Elections set for Fallbrook Senior Service Club

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Senior Citizens’ Center members will vote twice over the next two months. The two elections, which will be held in September and October, are intended to enact important bylaw changes and to fill three openings on the club’s governing board. The proposed bylaw changes, which were unanimously endorsed by the board on Aug. 16, are aimed at providing greater transparency and oversight in operations and spending by the nonprofit service club. The club’s nearly 600 members, who each pay $15 a year to belon... Full story

  • Capturing serenity at the Symphony Pops' on the Green

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    Capturing serenity for 26 years now, the Symphony ‘Pops’ on the Green concert was again enjoyed by hundreds who either sat on lawn chairs, or at tables, on the lovely manicured grounds of the Grand Tradition estate. The annual event is presented by the Fallbrook Music Society, led by Brenda Montiel, president. Some elements of the experience remain the same, year after year, elements like the glow of candles from lakeside tables, or the reflection of the orchestra on the lak...

  • Sipping, sampling and admiring at the Wine & A Bite Art Walk

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

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  • National Weather Service issues special weather statement for the heat

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES - The National Weather Service (NWS) in San Diego has issued a special weather statement for the hot weather that is expected to continue through Friday. A strong ridge of high pressure over the southwest will bring more hot weather to the region through Friday. Temps will be way above average except at the coast. A cooling trend will begin over the weekend. High temperature forecasts through Friday: COASTAL ZONES.......75-85 MOUNTAINS...........84-94 SAN DIEGO VALLEYS...90-100 INLAND EMPIRE.....

  • NC Fire to hold 9/11 remembrance event; memorial hike offered earlier in day

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    FALLBROOK – In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001 against America, North County Fire Protection District will hold a special ceremony and barbecue at its headquarters station located at 315 E. Ivy Street in Fallbrook on Sunday, Sept. 11, beginning at 4 p.m. The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. “We will have on display numerous modern and antique fire engines, military and law enforcement vehicles, as well as restored classic cars from the Fallbrook Vintage C...

  • MacDonald named Honorary Mayor

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

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  • Planning Commission to continue Meadowood hearing

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    The county’s Planning Commission heard public testimony on Pardee Homes’ proposed Meadowood development, but rather than make a recommendation at the Aug. 12 hearing the commissioners voted 5-1 with John Riess absent and Leon Brooks opposed to continue the hearing to Oct. 7. The continuance allows the county, Pardee, and Luiseno tribes to have additional discussions regarding sacred sites. It also allows for a revised northern emergency access road which would avoid the bisection of wildlife habitat along with revised trails... Full story

  • NCFPD board appeals to Governor regarding state fire fee

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    The members of the board of directors of the North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) have unanimously opposed the state’s recently enacted $150 fire prevention fee for structures located in rural areas and sent a letter Aug. 15 to Governor Jerry Brown underscoring their position. “It is our position that the fee is simply bad public policy concerning fire protection in areas such as that encompassed in this fire district and the fee should be repealed in its entirety,” said Ken Munson, vice president of the NCFPD board...

  • Crime numbers down in first half of year

    Updated Aug 25, 2011

    Crime numbers are down in the Fallbrook jurisdiction for the first half of 2011. The total number of crimes reported for January through June was 413, compared to 564 for the same time period last year, a drop of approximately 27 percent. “Crime is down significantly compared to last year,” said Lt. Robert Haley, commander of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation. “That is significant, to say the least. Our personnel are working extremely hard and those figures aren’t a coincidence.” The statistics used are based on information...

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