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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SAN DIEGO – The American Red Cross today announced a national shortage of blood and platelets, and publicized a series of donation opportunities in San Diego County over the next several weeks. Donations around the U.S. in the first two weeks of September were down more than 10,000 from what is needed to replenish the blood supply and be prepared for emergencies, according to the Red Cross. "September is National Preparedness Month and we urge eligible donors to make an appointment now to give blood or platelets,'' said N...
FALLBROOK – REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program is excited to announce its upcoming 20th annual Country Hoedown presented by The Donegan Burns Foundation. It will be held Oct. 15 from 4 to 10 pm. This ‘old time’ event is a major fundraiser that helps support the life changing therapeutic horseback programs REINS gives to disabled children and adults. The REINS Country Hoedown draws more than 800 guests from the local community and across the nation. The evening inclu... Full story
When I write about things related to Fallbrook history, I do so for more than one reason. Probably the biggest being that I enjoy doing it, so I suppose that is a selfish reason, but my hope is that it gives people in the community a feeling of belonging in the environment they are living in right now because of some circumstance in their life that has resulted in them being fortunate enough to live here. I have heard it said many times that we live in an area where you have...
WASHINGTON, DC − The fight to protect our communities is not just up to law enforcement – it’s a partnership between the community and law enforcement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) looks to residents who live in these communities to provide information about gun violence. To make communities safer, ATF is launching a new way to collect tips involving firearms or to provide leads to help us prevent crimes from happening. Using a phone, tablet or computer, individuals will be able to tell ATF i... Full story
VISTA – At the Aug. 25 Senior Challenge Cribbage Tournament, there were two players who both won all seven of their games. Fallbrook’s Ed Wozniak won seven with one skunk to come in second behind first place Oceanside’s Roy Cook who had two skunks in his seven wins. This match was the 164th in the series and was the first time that there were two “Grand Slams." Rounding out the top four in the 44 player tournament was Jim Jones pegging for Fallbrook with six wins and Judy Gilbertson (Oceanside) with five wins and two skunks....
Peter Miller, who maintains a racing stable at the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall on a year round basis, was the second-leading trainer at the Del Mar summer meeting that concluded Labor Day, Sept. 5. Miller saddled 21 winners during the 39-day session to take runner-up honors behind Phil D'Amato, who topped the trainer standings with 23 victories. Richard Baltas, who also operates a stable at San Luis Rey, took third in the standings with 20 wins. Miller recorded 16 of his wins with horses that had prepped at San...
The Fallbrook 4-H chapter has a set of triplets, and this year the Kendall brothers showed three pigs from the same litter at the San Diego County Fair. Matthew, Zach, and Ryan (in order of their births) were born on June 27, 2002. Their 14th birthday was the entry date for the San Diego County Fair's junior livestock market show. The Kendall triplets were born after 35 weeks gestation, which is considered full term for triplets. Caroline Kendall, who is 5'2", gave birth to...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District's (FPUD) supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system allows for remote monitoring and control of FPUD's water and wastewater systems. The SCADA system requires some outside technical support, and in 2014 FPUD entered into a contract with Advanced Telemetry Systems International (ATSI) for such services. That contract expired on June 30. ATSI did not bid on the new contract, but six other firms submitted proposals after FPUD staff prepared a request for qualifications. On Aug....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group will not meet for its monthly meeting, Friday, Sept. 23 from 10:00 am to noon. Instead, the Fallbrook Support Group will be gathering together with the North County Support Group at their Annual Potluck on Monday, Sept. 19 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane, at 11:30 a.m. Fallbrook attendees are asked to bring a hot dish to share. The North County Support Group will provide salads, dessert and beverages. The Fallbrook Ukulele Strummers Group wil... Full story
The SPIE optical science conference Aug. 28 through Sept. 1 at the San Diego Convention Center included an Aug. 30 plenary presentation by Stanford University professor of chemical engineering Zhenan Bao on applications for stretchable electronics, including skin placement. "Stretchable Electronic Materials for Skin-Inspired Devices" addressed the molecular design concepts for stretchable semiconductors, dielectrics, and conductors used to fabricate stretchable transistors and simple circuits. "We're going to start to wear...
MUNCIE, IND. – Ball State University senior goalkeeper Jordan Dues, a native of Fallbrook, was named the Mid-American Conference's Defensive Player of the Week for her performances in the team's field hockey games Sept. 2 and 3. The conference announced the honor on Sept. 7. Dues has played every minute in the cage through Ball State's first four games and has limited the opposition to two goals in all four games. In the Cardinals’ 2-1 overtime win over Brown, Dues had three saves. The only goal she allowed was a perfectly pl...
Joseph Greenwood had previously won diving meets, including several Come as You Are meets at the Alga Norte Aquatic Center in Carlsbad as well as the 2015 Valley League championship meet, but prior to Aug. 20 the Fallbrook resident had only competed on one-meter boards. The Aug. 20 Come as You Are meet was Greenwood's first competition on a three-meter board, and he won the Junior Olympics 14 and up championship at that meet. Greenwood accumulated 221.7 points on his six dives. Five judges gave each dive a score of up to 10...
JV Warriors suffer first loss of season at Torrey Pines...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Residents are warned to keep their eyes open the next time they fill up at the gas pump. Someone has been installing scanning devices known as "skimmers" inside credit card readers at gas stations. They can steal one's credit or debit card information, including pin numbers, and use it to make fraudulent purchases. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has partnered with local and federal agencies to investigate these crimes. Several arrests have a...
