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’s Stewart Paterson cruised to an easy win in the HSR-West Formula Ford race at California Speedway on September 16-17. Out of three races entered this season, the Fallbrook Holladay Racing entry has won all three. This was Stewart Paterson’s second victory in a row, while his younger brother Andy had won the first event at Willow Springs International Raceway in March of this year. Holladay racing Enterprises entered two cars at California Speedway for the Paterson brothers. Unfortunately, the number one car exp...
Grant Hebner qualified for the pole during one of his races at the International Karting Federation Grand Nationals August 3-6 at the Calspeed Kart Track which is part of California Speedway in Fontana. Hebner earned the pole in the National Cup race August 5 and also finished second in that race’s main event. He also finished second in the Touch and Go (TAG) class August 6 and had a total of three top-ten main event finishes in four races. “It was a good weekend,” Hebner said. “I would have liked to walk away with a Duffy, b...
Racers Against Drugs went to Camp Pendleton August 26 for a car show hosted by Camp Pendleton’s Young Marines program. “It was actually wonderful. We were very, very thrilled with it,” said Patti Estep, the field training officer and public affairs officer for the Young Marines at Camp Pendleton. The Young Marines range in age from 8 to 17. Not all of them are military dependents, and the program allows them to serve the community and to develop various traits. Approximately 200 registered Young Marines are in Camp Pendl...
The Fallbrook Senior Center at 399 Heald Lane will be offering the “new and improved” AARP Safe Driving Program. The class will be held on October 3 and 17. Class will begin at 8:30 in the morning. The class is limited in enrollment, so please contact the Center soon at (760) 728-4498 to secure a place in the class. There is a $10 fee. Make the check out to AARP. Completion of this class allows a reduction in automobile insurance....
If you’ve been involved in a collision in which one or more of your vehicle airbags deployed, you probably appreciate the added safety and protection these seemingly simple devices offer. In fact, you may be one of the more than 5,000 people whose lives, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), have been saved because of vehicle airbags. But airbags won’t effectively do their job of protecting you and other occupants in your vehicle unless you do your part before - and, just as imp...
The Fallbrook Woman’s Club will be presenting their fourth annual Velvet Cat Home Tour on Saturday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club at 238 West Mission on the day of the event. For advance tickets, call Chairwomen Shirlee Fagan at (760) 728-3866 or Jane Bongiovanni at (760) 728-5413. This year’s tour features a Tuscan villa, a Southern California/Santa Barbara-style home and a contemporary tri-level home with Frank Lloyd Wright influence. All three homes...
The Fallbrook Area Gourd Patch is getting ready for their meeting at the Welburn Gourd & Pumpkin Festival, Saturday, October 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The group, with 75 members from the Southern California Area, will have a “Show & Tell Meeting” at 10 a.m., displaying handcrafted gourd art. They will also have a gourd art booth and a “Make-It-Take-It” demo table, inviting visitors to join in gourd decorating fun. The festival featuring gourds, pumpkins, classes, booths and food is located at 40635-D De Luz Road, Fallbro...
FALLBROOK — The Palomares House was the setting for Save Our Forest’s (SOF) recent annual picnic, where 80 volunteers and guests enjoyed folk music by Ken and Phee and carne asada grilled by Howard Sansom and Mac Werthmuller. During Fiscal Year 2006-2007, SOF volunteers logged over 2,000 hours planting, pruning, replacing and otherwise caring for trees throughout the Fallbrook area. Jean Dooley, who maintains the Pico Promenade and organized a major tree planting project with local students, was named SOF Volunteer of the... Full story
A 4-1 Board of Supervisors vote September 20 directed the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to develop a board policy to ban smoking and smoking-related material of any kind in county parks and county-managed open space areas. The motion also includes investigating whether the policy could be enforced as an ordinance. The Chief Administrative Officer was directed to return to the supervisors within 60 days for review and adoption of the board policy and possible ordinance. State law currently bans smoking or disposal o...
What a day September 16 was! The Fallbrook community-wide Clean Up/Recycling Day brought out hundreds of Fallbrook families and individuals who wanted to recycle their old computers, dispose of their old tires or shred long-saved personal papers. The downtown portion of the event brought in 450 cars to the E-waste recycling area, sponsored by Bill Cox of Oceanside’s 1-800-GOT-JUNK? That area was so ably manned by the Senior Volunteers from the Sheriff’s Department and other community organization volunteers that the who...
When Bud and Barbara Loehnert, Fallbrook residents since 1986, were discussing the itinerary for their upcoming salmon fishing trip to Alaska they read about the “Sign Post Forest” in Watson Lake, the “Gateway to the Yukon.” This unique man-made “forest” was started in 1942 by Carl Lindley while he was serving in the US Army. This solider erected a sign that pointed the way to his home of Danville, IL. Others followed and now over 60,000 signs are posted in the area, including one from the City of Carlsbad. Carl Lindley re-...
Jillian Levi graduated from Fallbrook High School this past June. She participated in many activities in school and with the United Methodist Church. She has been admitted into the University of California, Los Angeles, a very prestigious school. Jillian is planning to pursue programs to become a doctor of pediatrics. Jillian enjoys people and has many friends.... Full story
FALLBROOK — The Art Center at Fallbrook is pleased to announce Art of the Dog, opening September 30 and continuing daily through October 29. From prehistoric rock paintings to royal portraiture, the dog has been a favorite subject of art throughout the ages. In the Janice Griffiths Gallery at the Center will be paintings, pastels, etchings, sculpture and other works of art plus an insider’s look at the American Kennel Club courtesy of Hon. David C. Merriam, who judges the Terrier Group. Art of the Cat, the companion to Art...
The women of the Epsilon Sigma Omicron (ESO) and Literature group of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club recently commuted by Amtrak to historic Los Angeles Union Station. From there they did a self-guided walking tour of China Town and enjoyed an authentic dim sum (literal translation: “touch my heart”) at the Golden Dragon. They visited quaint shops and a bookstore where they purchased children’s books for their annual holiday donation to the Child Development Center of Fallbrook. Twice a year, the group visits historic locatio...
Free concerts featuring over 20 popular Southern California bands plus carnival rides and games, food and crafts will be offered October 13-15. Hours are Friday 6 p.m. to midnight; Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to midnight. Free admission. Located on Hwy 76, one mile east of the Pala Casino....
PALA — Pala Mission will hold their annual fiesta on Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8. Enjoy refreshments, rides, entertainment, games, food and a great raffle opportunity. Event is sponsored by Pala Mission Fiesta Committee, Knights of Columbus and Mission San Juan Diego Council #13620. 3015 Pala Mission Road, Pala. Call (760) 742-3317 for more information....
The Methodist Women will hold their annual Church Fair October 14 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the United Methodist Church at Winterhaven and Green Canyon. The funds will be used to support world missions. The fair will have thousands of new and good condition items, such as clothing, tools, appliances, antiques, baked goods, plants and furniture, and many treasures.... Full story
At a recent Masonic Lodge dinner, Rainbow Girl Whitney Zornes served Connie Snow, who will soon be installed as Worthy Matron of the Fallbrook Chapter of Eastern Star Ladies. Mrs. Snow’s husband, Ron, will serve as Worthy Patron of the organization. The Rainbow Girls work as waitress on the first Thursday of each month at the Masonic dinner for its members, Eastern Star Ladies and friends. For this service the Masons provide funds to support the Rainbow Girls’ programs....
In the Village News issue of September 21, 2006, the obituary for John Gurchik contained errors in the spelling of the family’s last name. We apologize for this error and any inconvenience this may have caused....
Charles Mitchell, 85, passed away on September 2, 2006. He was born on February 15, 1921, in Santa Paula, CA. He was a resident of Fallbrook, CA, for 34 years. After the death of his mother when he was 3 years old, he was brought up by his maternal grandparents, Dr. & Mrs. Charles Anderson, in Jamestown, NY. Later while attending University of Pennsylvania, he left school to join the Army Air Force during WWII. He served more than three years, including 17 months in Burma, and earned several medals. Charles returned to the...
Mr. Horst E. Luther, 78, passed away on September 23, 2006. He was born on June 14, 1928, in Zittau, Germany. Mr. Luther was a resident of Fallbrook, CA, for eight and a half years. Mr. Luther was a sales manager for W.R. Grace for 25 years. He served in the US Army and had been a member of the Fallbrook Volunteer Sheriff Patrol since 1999. He was an avid bicycle rider and a member of the German Thursdee Biking Club, enjoyed mountain climbing, skiing, gardening, traveling worldwide with his wife and spending time in his Alpin... Full story
Mr. Gustav Adolph Westerhold, 90, passed away on September 20, 2006. He was born on August 3, 1916, in Anaheim, CA. Mr. Westerhold was a resident of Fallbrook (Rainbow), CA. Mr. Westerhold was a citrus farmer for over 70 years. He was a member of Christ The King Lutheran Church. Mr. Westerhold was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Westerhold, on October 27, 2005. He is survived by his daughters & sons-in-law Teresa & Verlin Grossman, Fallbrook, CA, and Kathleen & John Hoffman, Temecula, CA; sons & daughter-in-law Fred & Sh...
Garland G. Stephens, prominent Orange and San Diego County attorney, died September 16 after a short illness. He was 85. Born June 13, 1921, in Weed, NM, Stephens practiced law for 30 years and was the attorney for Los Alamitos Race Track in Orange County, where he put together the deal which sold the facility to Hollywood Park. Also representing the Vessels family of Orange County, Stephens was instrumental in handling the purchase of the San Diego Luis Rey Downs Golf Course in Fallbrook, along with its adjacent thoroughbred...
Elizabeth Louise Evans, 80, passed away on September 18, 2006, at Palomar Medical Center, of natural causes. She was born on February 10, 1926, in Raton, NM. She was a resident of Fallbrook, CA, for seven years. Mrs. Evans enjoyed traveling, spending time with her husband on cruises. She lived in Japan for 10 years and was a member of the Newcomers Association of Fallbrook and an avid churchgoer. She enjoyed gardening and playing bridge. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her daughter Linda Knode in 1983. She is survived by...
Election season is in full swing in the city of Lake Elsinore. City Council candidates are walking door-to-door and banners and yard signs are up. A candidates’ forum, featuring two incumbents and three contenders competing for two council seats, was hosted by the Lake Elsinore/Southwest Riverside County NAACP branch#1034 on Saturday, September 23, at the Altha Merrifield Lake Elsinore Branch Library. It was the fourth time the local NAACP branch organized an election forum. “It gives the community a place to hear what the... Full story
