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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After reading about a fundraiser at the VFW Post to purchase a flagpole for the new library, my husband and I decided to attend the fundraiser last Saturday evening. I learned that the flagpole would cost $10,000, a shocking sum, I think. But more shocking is the fact that our veterans are the ones taking this expense on when they have already given so much to our country. We all use the library and should pitch in to help buy a flagpole for it. As a local teacher and VFW supporter, I would like to challenge the...
At the end of July we held a œsoft opening for our Center for Specialty Services at Fallbrook Hospital with the anticipation of receiving the approval to provide patient services at the facility shortly thereafter. We have heard from many community residents eager to access our new Fall Risk and Balance Prevention Program and Wound Care Services at the new location, which is located at the corner of Alvarado and Brandon Streets. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a delay in the approval process and it is difficult to e...
The Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary is reaching out to the community for help. By mid-November our non-profit organization has to move from its present facilities. The challenge is that the sanctuary does not have a place to relocate all their sheltered animals. This is where Fallbrook community members and those in surrounding areas can help. Do you know of or are you a property owner that would be willing to have the rescued animals and caretakers housed on your property for a few months? The sanctuary needs additional time to...
FALLBROOK - Dave Stamey, who has been named Entertainer of the Year for 2011 by the Western Music Association, will headline the Mission Theatre's Americana Music Series on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at 200 N. Main Ave. Stamey, very popular with San Diego audiences has been honored by the Western Music Association three times as Entertainer of the Year and three times as Male Performer of the Year. œI'm just an ordinary cowboy, mule packer, and dude wrangler, said Stamey. œI lo...
FALLBROOK “ Local resident Frederick Terriere is preparing to release œEnd of Man, the first in a planned series of books entitled Pendulums of Time with a book signing scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Café des Artiste, 103 S. Main Avenue. œEnd of Man reflects the dark and light nature of man and is a futuristic science fiction that follows two competent young engineers as they embark on a quest to redesign the Foremen and Laborers as self-r...
FALLBROOK “ Rotary Club of Fallbrook is requesting input from any local 501c-3 charities interested in receiving grants from the recent Lobster on the Green fundraiser. Please submit your request to Don Hall, director of community service at [email protected] or P.O. Box 1227, Fallbrook, Calif. 92088. These requests must be received by Oct. 31.... Full story
FALLBROOK “ The Fallbrook Senior Center is offering a tour of Little Italy in San Diego with a local Italian guide on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The tour guide will be documentary filmmaker, freelance writer and storyteller Anthony Davi. Participants will learn the story of Italian immigrants' arrival in San Diego through historical photos and hidden landmarks, visit turn of the century homes and historic grocery stores and bakeries, hear tales of the hanging tree, organized crime, prohibition and bootlegging along with a visit t...
FALLBROOK “ The Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane, will host an AARP Safe Driving class on Oct. 5 and 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost for AARP members is $12; non-members are $14. To reserve a space in the class, call (760) 728-4498....
Glenda Gabriel Core Solutions Special to the Village News Parenting teens isn't for dummies. You've got to bring your best game. The teenage years bring challenges that you probably didn't experience during the elementary school years. Much of this is the natural course of things in preparation for them to become independent, contributing adults. Here are three of the best ways to help your teen safely navigate the minefield of their teenage years. Close parent-child...
FALLBROOK - Club Paradise Fitness is pleased to announce that Sandra Buckingham is now teaching at its Express location. Buckingham is a certified and registered yoga teacher with many years experience. Her classes include Stretch/Flow Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 9:45 a.m.; and SilverSneakers® Yoga Stretch on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1:15 pm. Club Paradise Fitness will be participating in the upcoming Health and Fitness Fair, being held at La Paloma Elementary School, 300 Heald Lane on... Full story
VISTA “ The North County Parkinson's Support Group will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, Brengle Terrace Park, 1400 Vale Terrace Dr., in Vista. Guest speaker for the meeting will be Phyllis Slade. She will bring a puppy she is working with for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) and demonstrate the commands she is teaching œRhonda. A discussion will take place on how service dogs are proving to be very helpful for people with Parkinson's. Meeting inc...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY - Football season is underway and tailgate parties are as much a part of football as marching bands, cheerleaders and costumed mascots. But a rousing tailgate party can lead to preventable illness or injury, so paramedics at American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance service are providing advice on tailgating safely. Injuries from too much alcohol and food poisoning are two of the more common emergencies associated with tailgate parties. Many tailgate parties... Full story
Rod Robison posted his best Barona Speedway finish ever “ in fact his first-ever Barona Speedway main event finish “ Aug. 20, finishing sixth in the Pony Stocks main event that night. œI started dead last, Robison said. œIt was a tough night, but I really felt like I had a car that if we would have had a decent starting position I could have contended for the top two or three. Robison, who drove a 1974 Ford Pinto, started last among the nine cars after a seventh-place heat race finish. He was one of eight finishers in the... Full story
FALLBROOK “ All are invited to join NWS Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook (aka the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station) on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon for a National Public Lands Day event to restore native habitat by helping remove exotic invasive species, plant native species, and more. Anyone who is interested in helping can contact Vanessa Shoblock at [email protected] or (760) 731-3516 to make reservations and obtain waiver of liability forms. Reservations with each person's full name and phone number are m...
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN - Volunteers are needed for Palomar Mountain State Park's œFall Clean Up & Restoration on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. Activities will include grooming a 100-year-old apple orchard, clearing cattail from Doane pond, installing fencing and signs, and painting. All ages are welcome to help; no experience required. For more information and to sign up call (760) 742-3462 or visit www.palomarsp.org/cleanup....
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PALA “ The Infinity Sports Experience at Pala Casino Spa & Resort has San Diego State Aztec football games available free for fans on the Big 10 and Mountain West television networks. The Infinity Sports Experience has 17 screens for football action and is the North County headquarters for all college football and National Football League action on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Monday Nights, including all San Diego Chargers games. Entry is free. Pala is located on Highway 76 five miles east of Interstate 1...
Fallbrook High School's boys cross-country team won the 2010 Avocado East League championship, prevailing in all five league dual meets before finishing first in the league meet, but the Warriors' top five finishers at last year's league meet were all seniors. The 2011 Warriors made their debut Sept. 10 at the Laguna Hills Invitational meet. Four Fallbrook runners, including two first-time competitors, earned medals for finishing among the top 40 in their grade-level races. œOverall I was pretty pleased with the effort they g... Full story
Fallbrook High School's first field hockey game of the 2011 season “ and Kirstin Mueller's first game as a head coach “ ended with the Lady Warriors on the preferred end of the 1-0 score Sept. 8 at Serra High School. œIt went well, Mueller said. The only goal of the game was scored in the first three minutes. Senior Jamie Garcia brought the ball up and successfully shot from the right corner for an unassisted goal. Mueller was pleased with the offense even though the Conquistadors, whose previous two seasons have ended...
Two former Fallbrook High School football players returned to San Diego for the Sept. 10 game between Western New Mexico University and the University of San Diego. Western New Mexico juniors Marquis Sumpter and Kameron Drawhorn are both 2009 Fallbrook High School graduates. Sumpter is now one of Western New Mexico's starting wide receivers while Drawhorn is a starting cornerback and is also the Mustangs' punter and placekicker. œIt was a great experience. I've got a lot of family here, Drawhorn said. Approximately 50 Drawho... Full story
FALLBROOK - Zion Lutheran School, located at 1405 E. Fallbrook Street, is hosting its annual Harvest Festival and Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, October 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a family-friendly event that is open to the community. Games, obstacle course, bounce house, face painting, clowns, music, pumpkin carving contest, barbecue lunch, family-friendly costumes and much more will be offered. It's a great opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping. Local crafts, gifts, clothing, and baked goods will be...
Keeping a vehicle in good shape can be difficult without the help of a quality smog technician, but with the help of Fallbrook Smog's Armando Jimenez, having an efficiently running car is a breeze. Jimenez, who has been working as a smog technician since 2003, is pleased to offer the highest quality service possible, while treating each customer with courtesy and respect. œPeople know me in town, and they like how I treat them, said Jimenez, who moved to Fallbrook in 1989. ...
FALLBROOK “ Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is launching an innovative and timely seminar series, titled 'Business Essentials,' aimed at offering skills, resources, and support to businesses of all sizes. With eight separate seminars, attendees may aim for the certificate by attending a minimum of five seminars, or they may choose to just attend the seminars they find of interest. The courses will begin in October and run through February of 2012. An awards banquet will complete the program, where those who earned a c...
Beverly Anne Phillips, 65, passed away Sept. 17, 2011 in Fallbrook, Calif. She was born April 17, 1946 in Margarita, Panama Canal Zone. Beverly was a housewife. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, James T. Phillips; sister Stephanie Young, El Segundo, Calif.; son Dain Blair, Westchester, Calif.; stepdaughters Holly Falk, Potomac Falls, Va., Heather Halliday, Temecula, Calif., Heidi Moe, Reston, Va.; and six grandchildren, Camille, Ethan, Emma, Faith, Jacob, and...
Stephen Alan Kohrumel passed away Sept. 11, 2011 in Hobbs, N.M. Steve was born in Wilmington, Del. on Feb. 10, 1956, and attended school in Midland, Mich. graduating high school in 1974. Steve then married and joined the Navy to serve his country, traveling with his family to several places in the United States. It was during this time that he fell in love with San Diego, Calif., and spent most of his life there after his time in the Navy. Steve came to Hobbs to spend time...
