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 - Soroptimist International of Fallbrook is currently accepting applications for two scholarship awards: $500 Violet Richardson Award and $1000 Live Your Dream Award. The Violet Richardson Award program recognizes young women ages between 14 and 17 who volunteer in the community to make the world a better place. The $500 cash grant is awarded in honor of the winner to her volunteer organization. The Live Your Dream Award is a $1,000 cash award given to a motivated...
FALLBROOK – Over the last 10 years, the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society (FGMS) has acquired a generous donation of some high quality faceted gemstones. Since the club specializes in minerals and not faceted stones, the club has put these gemstones up for auction through Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. Anyone interested in these gemstones can go to the Heritage Auction website (www.HA.com) and look for their Sept. 28 auction in Dallas. Enter Fallbrook Gem and Mineral in the search box, to find all the gemstones...
FALLBROOK – A free workshop will be held on Monday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Road regarding Social Security planning. The topic of the discussion will be “What Baby Boomers need to know to maximize retirement income.” For one to ensure that he or she receives their maximum income, it is important to have a game plan as they enter their retirement years. There are several choices and options when it comes to determining when to begin Social Security benefits. Moffat Financial Group wil...
The Fallbrook Healthcare District board of directors stayed a decision on which core services will be retained at Fallbrook Hospital at a scheduled board meeting on Sept. 10, in the shadow of Community Health Services (Fallbrook Hospital Corp.) closing its labor and delivery unit on Sept. 3. The for-profit company, based in Tennessee, has cited financial losses as the reason it wishes to discontinue its contract. It abruptly suspended maternity (labor and delivery) services. According to general counsel Blaise Jackson, a...
A crime report containing data for the first half of 2014, released by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) on Sept. 9, showed a significant increase in offensives compared to last year’s statistics in the Fallbrook area. An overall 27 percent increase in crime was determined. “We expected to see increases in a couple of the categories, due to some specific things that occurred earlier in the year,” said Sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Yates. “We always examine the statistics and look for trends so that we can address t...
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Barbecued chicken is one of the many favorites Californians enjoy year-round, but is one of the meat choices that is tricky to have turn out perfectly. When brushed with barbecue sauce too early in the process, barbecued chicken will burn easily. The element of sugar (or honey) in the sauce and fatty skin makes keeping flames at bay difficult. The ideal result is chicken that is done (no pink), but juicy, with a slightly flamed exterior, but not incinerated. Top grill chefs co...
FALLBROOK - After nearly eight years without a press box at Warrior Stadium, Fallbrook Union High School will unveil the newly completed state-of-the-art facility. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at Fallbrook Union High School Football stadium on Friday, Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend this event and to stay for the football game against El Camino immediately following the ceremony. Rod King, principal of Fallbrook Union High School, said he is grateful to all who have supported this... Full story
This morning, Sept. 18, the Bureau of Automotive Repair held a voluntary check point on South Mission Road by Fallbrook High School. According to a CHP spokesman, participating cars were given an emissions test in order to double check the work of smog stations and verify that accurate smog test results are being reported.... Full story
SAN DIEGO – A construction project to resurface State Route 76 (SR-76) from Pala Mission Road to Pauma Valley Drive is underway. Work is taking place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The moving closure will require the use of one-way traffic control. Motorists should expect short delays of up to 15 minutes. Changeable Message Signs are in place throughout the work area to notify residents and business owners of the project. The $4.8 million project is expected to be completed by late fall. Motorists are reminded to slow...
September 2 300 block N. Main Ave. : Shoplifting 2900 block Sumac Rd. : Get credit w/other’s ID 500 block Ammunition Rd. : Vehicle burglary September 3 500 block Poets Square : Petty theft September 4 300 block Summit Ave. (#1) : Arrest: Transport controlled substance; possess controlled substance for sale; possess controlled substance; possess metal knuckles; felony warrant 300 block Summit Ave. (#2) : Cited: Possess unlawful paraphernalia 400 block Potter St. : Personate to get money September 5 5000 block Dulin Rd. : C... Full story
BONSALL – At the July 10 Bonsall Unified School District Board meeting, Bonsall Woman’s Club (BWC) president Robin Scheuer and BWC member Elaine Davis presented a check for $50,000 to Desiree Burkhart, president of the Bonsall Education Foundation, for the continued restoration of the Bonsall Schoolhouse. This latest gift from the BWC brings their total donation for the schoolhouse to $74,000 this year. The exterior of the schoolhouse is the next phase of the r...
FALLBROOK – Parental involvement plays a key role in a child’s academic and social development. Mothers and fathers who take an active interest in their children’s education and extracurricular activities may notice their children are more willing to put their best efforts forward. Research from scholars at the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory found that students with involved parents, no matter their income or background, are at an advantage over their counterparts whose parents are not actively inv... Full story
FALLBROOK – The beginning piano class at Fallbrook Community Center is designed to teach musicianship and fundamentals of music, using the piano as a foundation. Rhythm, pitch reading, music history, and keyboard topography will be explored in this class. Parents are encouraged to stay and help foster learning in class, as well as at home. Sign up today to begin exploring the adventurous world of music! There are three sessions available to attend this fall season. The first session meets on Tuesdays, Sept. 23 through... Full story
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman’s Club (BWC) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 2 and hear a program by Karen Houghton, RN, BSN, of Naturally Gourmet. Houghton’s presentation will feature simple plant based recipes that are healthy and delicious as she teaches healthy cooking. Her cookbook will be available for sale at the meeting. The BWC meets at Pala Mesa Resort, located at 2001 Old Highway 395, Fallbrook. The doors open at 9 a.m. with coffee and tea. The program starts at 10... Full story
FALLBROOK – Prices in the Fallbrook and Bonsall real estate markets improved in August after two months of sagging results, Jerry Kalman, a Realtor® with HomeSmart Real Estate, reported last week. Comparing August real estate activity in Bonsall and Fallbrook with prior periods, the average selling price of $559,000 was six percent higher than July and 13 percent better than August 2013, bucking a dismal regional trend. Sales volume here dropped 33 percent from... Full story
The future San Luis Rey Mitigation Bank in Morro Hills received approvals in August from both the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and the Army Corps of Engineers. The RWQCB voted 5-0 Aug. 13, with Eric Anderson absent and one vacancy on the board, to approve the Clean Water Act Section 401 certification, a water quality certification which includes the establishment of conditions to return approximately 53.84 acres of agriculture farmland and modified river channel to streambed and riparian habitat. The Army Corp...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District approved an updated agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the utility relocation and re-sizing of the sewer line between Sweetgrass Lane and Gird Road. Rainbow will be responsible for $2,558,858 of the cost if contingency and inspection expenses match what the district has budgeted. Caltrans will contribute $800,000 towards the sewer work and will also pay for the water line relocation. Rainbow’s board approved the modified agreement Aug. 26 on a 5-0 vote. Rainbow... Full story
OCEANSIDE – The California Rare Fruit Growers of North San Diego County (CRFG) will present a free talk with Kevin Hauser on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in MiraCosta College’s student center, room 3450, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. Hauser will discuss “Apple trees for Hot Climates and the Tropics” and will be lecturing on apple culture for a warm climate, including suitable varieties, planting, training, fertilizing, thinning, and harvesting, as well as culinary uses of different varieties. He will also provide an infor... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Aug. 30, June Ginger and Sue Thorne, two members of British Friends of Fallbrook, placed roses on the “Princess Diana memorial tree” on Main Avenue to commemorate the 17th anniversary of her untimely death in 1997. The tree, now in a new planter box, is just one of many maintained by the Save Our Forest treescape team....
The Vista Palomar Riders group uses its Cuyamaca Camp Out at Rancho Cuyamaca State Park as its annual major fundraiser, and five Vista Palomar Riders members attended an Aug. 22 meeting in Lakeside regarding concerns about ensuring that the equestrian group camping areas remain available for equestrians. Vista Palomar Riders secretary Marilee Lowe attended the meeting and brought petitions back for signatures by members of the Bonsall-based equestrian group as well as by...
