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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VISTA - A man who beat his girlfriend near their Pauma Valley home and fled with their 5-month-old son, who was later found unharmed, pleaded guilty today to felony domestic violence. Kenneth Wayne Welch, who has a 2001 conviction for intimidating a witness, will be sentenced to eight years in prison at a hearing Oct. 10. Deputies investigating a June 18 domestic dispute in the 22000 block of state Route 76 found Welch's beaten girlfriend shortly after 1:30 a.m. The victim told deputies that Welch, 42, attacked her during an...
FALLBROOK – Members of local churches are gathering together on Saturday, Sept. 28 for a free event, Harvest America, at the Mission Theater. Carnival with live music starts at 4 p.m. with the Harvest America starting at 6:30 p.m. Harvest America is telecast from Philadelphia, with performances by Kirk Franklin, Needtobreathe, Lecrae, and The Katinas, followed by speaker Greg Laurie. The Mission Theater is located at 231 N. Main Ave., Fallbrook....
FALLBROOK – Jeremiah’s Ranch Support Group for families with special needs will meet on Friday, Sept. 20 and hear guest speaker Elizabeth McCoy of Fallbrook who is an attorney. She primarily focuses on special needs trusts and estate planning for families who have children with disabilities, as well conservatorships. The group meets at North Coast Church warehouse, 550 Industrial Way, #C., Fallbrook. They will have a social potluck from 6 to 7 p.m. with the presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Child care will be provided a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Christ the King Lutheran Church has announced it will hold its annual Country Holiday Faire on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane, Fallbrook. All are welcome to join in the fun. Featured will be a cookie walk, jams and jellies, books and videos, plants, crafts, trinkets and treasures, a silent auction, and lunch. Breakfast items and coffee will be available early with lunch served later in the morning. Questions may be directed to the church office at (760)...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook VFW Ladies Auxiliary is asking the public to donate used shoes to support their yearly cancer project. They are looking for shoes in any condition and they can be men’s, women’s, or children’s shoes. They have a bin located in their post at 1175 Old Stage and shoes can be dropped off seven days a week from noon to 7 p.m. until Sept. 19. They are asking residents to clean out their closets and help them raise funds to find a cure. For more information, call the VFW at (760) 728-8...
FALLBROOK – A blood drive will be held at Fallbrook High School on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The San Diego Blood Bank will be set up in the old gym to assist donors. To make an appointment, visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org; click on “Donate blood,” then enter sponsor code “FUHS....
Much of the water supplied to Southern California is provided by the State Water Project, which collects water at the south end of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. The Delta is extremely fragile, both geologically and environmentally. The Delta consists of over 50 islands, many of which are subsiding due to intense, decades-long farming of the peat soils that make up the region. To prevent flooding, local farmers have dredged silt from the river bottoms to construct levees. Unfortunately, the area is part of the Hayward...
[Letter, Village News, 8/29/13] That sound over your head, Mr. Campbell, is the sound of freedom and it is that which keeps “peace” in your neighborhood! As for “quiet,” compare notes with someone living in the Middle East. John Paget... Full story
To: Kapua Conley, CEO, Fallbrook Hospital The discontinuation of Cardiac Rehab at Fallbrook is shocking and an extreme disappointment. But, more importantly, this action directly affects the health and even life expectancy of roughly 100 Fallbrook citizens. The Cardiac Rehab program is a lifeline for many; it is accessible, affordable for those on a tight pension income and it is staffed by supremely competent nurses who themselves provide a benefit by their caring presence. Cardiac Rehab at Fallbrook provides Phase II servic...
September 17 is Constitution Day. In 1787, regular people from the states gathered to create a national government to share powers with the states. This type of government is called federal. The people and states have authority over all issues except those listed mostly in Article 1, Section 8. Our constitution was made by the people for government. Please read our “supreme law of the land.” Randy Hartman...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High Ag students invite area residents to their first plant sale of the school year on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fallbrook High School agriculture department. The location is at the north end of the campus, 2234 S. Stage Coach Lane. The students have worked very hard to have a quality product to offer. They will have their usual selection of trees, shrubs, vines, bedding (color) and house plants to view. All are welcome to join the fun and spend some time with the students...
FALLBROOK – On Monday, Sept. 16, the Fallbrook Camera Club will be presenting a program by long time club members Neil and Christel Lakata on Alaska. They took a 12,000 mile trip to Alaska and back and documented with photographs what they saw along the way. The images shown in this presentation will be from Alaska as well as some from the Yukon Territory. In the mid-1950s, Neil was in the U.S. Army stationed in Alaska. He was fascinated by the glaciers at that time and he took numerous photos of them. On their trip... Full story
FALLBROOK – Regency Fallbrook Assisted Living will host the second annual Fallbrook Hold’em or Fold’em tournament and fundraiser benefiting the Foundation for Senior Care on Friday, Sept. 20. Cost for tickets is $55 in advance; $60 at the door. Event registration begins at the ‘Regency Saloon’ located at 609 E. Elder Street, Fallbrook at 6:30 p.m., with shuffle and deal starting promptly at 7 pm. Morgan Cadmus, executive director at Regency, and Dotty Metcalf, executive...
Cristobal Alejandro Acevedo, 52, died after a long struggle with leukemia on Tuesday, September, 3 2013. He was born on October 12, 1960 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico to Elias and Francisca Acevedo. Cristobal worked as a kindergarten teacher for many years. He enjoyed teaching, music, working with his brothers on construction projects, helping care for his parents, and spending time with his family. Cristobal is survived by his parents Elias and Francisca Acevedo; his sisters Francisca (Panchita), Maria Nieves, and Ana...
Richard Louis Hayes, 92, of Henderson, Nevada, died on June 15, 2013 in Atmore, Alabama. He was born on September 17, 1920 in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Grace E. Howell in 1941. He served in the Coast Guard. Memorial services will be held at Berry-Bell & Hall Fallbrook Mortuary located at 333 N. Vine Street on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 11 a.m. with a graveside ceremony immediately following at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Ammunition Road.... Full story
Bill Byrne is serving his second one-year term as the grand knight of the Knights of Columbus council at St. Peter’s. Byrne was re-elected in May. The installation ceremony was in June although the actual officer term began July 1 and will run through June 30, 2014. “It’s a good council. We have a very active membership,” Byrne said. “We try to serve others and try to follow the good Lord as close as we can.” Council 7069, the St. Peter’s council, has approximately...
The Aug. 22 agenda of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) included discussion and action regarding the Southern California off-track stabling issue for 2014 and 2015, but the CHRB continued the issue to its Sept. 19 meeting. The 7-0 vote at the CHRB meeting in Del Mar allows for potential concurrence on some unresolved issues by the September meeting in Pomona. “We’re actually making some real progress here and we don’t want to mess it up,” said CHRB vice chairman Chuck Winner. “We can resolve some of the unresolve...
FALLBROOK – As one of the special events the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club sponsors each year, club members had the opportunity to visit and take a tour of Motte’s Historical Museum on Aug. 24 in Menifee. Twenty-nine members made the trip to the museum (located inside a big, rustic barn) located on Highway 74(E) about a mile and a half off of Interstate 215. The Motte family has been viewed as pioneers of the Perris Valley area with farming being their main endeavor. The f...
Brad Urquhart had his best Barona Speedway result of the year Aug. 3 when he finished second in the Street Stocks main event. Urquhart also finished second in that night’s heat race. “Both times we were behind the #7 car (Gary Rodriguez), who had a great setup,” Urquhart said. “Overall it was a pretty good race,” Urquhart said. “I finished ahead of some of the fastest cars in the field.” Urquhart began the heat race on the inside of the second row. Rodriguez, who was on the pole, got the jump on front-row counterpart P...
FALLBROOK – Curtain Call Company will be holding auditions for its production of the radio manuscript of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It is based on the movie by Frank Capra that starred Jimmy Stewart. With the radio manuscript, the audience is in the radio studio watching the actors “broadcast” the show over the radio. The script has a total of 63 speaking roles; however, most of the actors will portray multiple roles, so the show will be cast with 10 to 14 actors. Because the actors will be playing multiple roles, ac...
FALLBROOK – A free concert will be offered Thursday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., at Fallbrook Library featuring Spanish and classical guitar music by Fred Benedetti and George Svoboda. Both guitarists are exceedingly accomplished musicians. The library is located at 124 Mission Ave....
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – A new San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) study shows that heroin use has grown in popularity in San Diego County, which historically has had relatively low rates of this substance abuse compared to other parts of the nation. Over a 10-year period, between 2002 and 2012, the percent of adult men booked into jail who tested positive for opiates (heroin, morphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and codeine) jumped from five percent to 10 percent,...
NORTH COUNTY – Most families across America have been touched in some way by cancer. Affecting millions of lives each year, cancer does not discriminate. A host of factors can determine if a person gets cancer. One of the factors that can influence if a person gets cancer is his or her exposure to carcinogens. Though many people have heard of carcinogens, those same people might be less familiar with what carcinogens actually are, and if there’s anything they can do to reduce exposure to and protect themselves from t... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Hospital Senior Circle will be hosting a talk on “What is the Affordable Health Care Act and Covered California and How Does it Affect Me?” on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. with April Finster of Cyan Insurance and Nick Necoechea, business office manager at Fallbrook Hospital. This event, open to Senior Circle members only, will be held at Silvergate, 420 Elbrook Drive and will include refreshments and a prize drawing. Seating is limited. Call (760) 731-8433 to RSVP.... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Hospital’s Healthy Woman Ladies Night Out Event will take place Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Road. A presentation and discussion regarding the Affordable Health Care Act and Covered California is planned. The event is free of charge, and includes social and networking opportunities, food, fun and door prizes. Ladies are asked to bring canned food items to assist the Fallbrook Food Pantry. Seating is limited, by reservation only. Please call (760) 7... Full story
