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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Being nearly two months into the school year, students at Fallbrook High have gotten a chance to get used to new schedules, new classes and new faces on campus. In addition, students are well on their way to being accustomed to the new small learning communities, which have been fully implemented this year. According to Fallbrook Union High School Principal Larry Boone, the three different learning communities, commonly called houses, are named Freedom, Honor and Spirit. “The names are designed to be the initials of F... Full story
SACRAMENTO – On Sept. 29, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation – SB 438 by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) – to help advance the development of a statewide earthquake early warning system in California. “We’ve seen the devastation earthquakes have caused in California,” said Governor Brown. “This keeps us on track to build a statewide warning system that can potentially save lives.” Specifically, SB 438 establishes the California Earthquake Early Warning Program and Advisory Board within the California Governor’s...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Republican Women Federated (FRWF) will hold their meeting on Friday, Oct. 14, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and a candidate forum on Tuesday, Oct 18, 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting's guest speaker, David Spady, is the California state director of Americans for Prosperity, a national grassroots organization committed to educating and mobilizing citizens to advocate for policies that cut red tape, increase opportunity and get the economy working for workers–not special interests. Spady has been involved in pol...
FALLBROOK – North County Fire Explorer Post 2740 has received an $8,500 grant from the Haugh Family Foundation. Scott Haugh, the director of the Haugh Foundation, was a fire explorer for North County Fire in 1981 and went on to serve as a reserve firefighter as well as a dispatcher. When he left the department in 1988 it was known as Fallbrook Fire Department. Haugh attributes his professional success in part to the leadership he received at North County Fire. He presented the donation check to Explore Post advisor John C... Full story
OCEANSIDE – Brian Wilson is the subject of the next film to be previewed by the North County Film Club. In the 1960s the Beach Boys were one of the most musical groups around. In the 2014 film, “Love and Mercy”, both Paul Dano and John Cusack portray Brian Wilson as he slides into a mental breakdown. Dano plays his 1960s character trying to please his abusive father. Later, Cusack plays him in the 80s as he’s under the domination of his therapist. He’s saved when he meets and falls in love with a woman who stands up to the... Full story
FALLBROOK – Recently 38 members of the five P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapters in Fallbrook spent a morning learning about succulents and other drought resistant plants at Waterwise Botanicals in Bonsall. After an excellent presentation about succulents and a short tour of the lovely gardens, P.E.O. members enjoyed a delicious box lunch prepared by Major Market. Connie Tognoli and Julie Peck were happy winners of the opportunity basket and table p...
SAN DIEGO – After 27 years of providing quality-of-life services and therapeutic programs to San Diego’s Parkinson’s community, the Parkinson’s Association (PA) suspended operations on Sept. 30. “This community really does need and deserve our help – particularly the newly-diagnosed when they are broadsided by this devastating diagnosis” says Lisa Fine, the Parkinson’s Association’s executive director since September 2015. “Parkinson’s disease is progressive and degenerative, but it is not fatal, and people can live a lon...
FALLBROOK – The guest artist for the Fallbrook Art Association's October meeting is Victoria Alexander Marquez, who will demonstrate how she creates "a visual symphony of nature" with paper and paint. The meeting will be held Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook School of Arts, 310 E. Alvarado St. The workshop will be held Oct. 23. Marquez has a fine arts degree from the College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. She has silk-screened and hand painted fabric and c...
Three members of the Fallbrook High School boys cross country team received medals for being among the top 60 finishers in their race at the Mount Carmel/Movin Shoes Cross Country Invite meet Sept. 17 at the Morley Field course in San Diego. Joshua Hernandez finished eighth in the freshman race, Chris Larson took 21st place in the senior race, and Dylan Howell, making his 2016 cross country debut, was the senior race's 32nd finisher. "We had a couple of good performances," said Fallbrook coach Marco Arias. The boys cross...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A Hemet man accused of making child pornography that showed him sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy was under federal indictment today. Steven Alonso Marquez, 31, was arrested in August following an FBI investigation. Marquez was originally charged with enticement of a minor to have sex, but after federal prosecutors presented the case to a grand jury earlier this week, an indictment was returned alleging two counts of producing child porn and one count of possessing child porn and using the Internet for the...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is hosting several events in October: - Thursday, Oct. 13 – SunUpper at Fallbrook Senior Center, 8 a.m. - Sunday, Oct. 16 – Harvest Faire, Downtown Fallbrook, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Wednesday, Oct. 19 – SunDowner at Hilltop Center for Spiritual Living, 5:30 p.m. - Friday, Oct. 21 – Harvest Wine & A Bite Art Walk, Downtown Fallbrook, 5 to 8 p.m. - Friday, Oct. 28 – Halloween Lunch Mob at Nessy Burgers, Old Hwy. 395 at noon; attendees are encouraged to wear a costume...
