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  • Village Home Care is here to help

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    Village Home Care has been tending to the needs of its clients since 1999. The staff provides help with essential tasks that an aging or ailing person requires, presented with respect and dignity, which are imperative when caring for someone in need. The owner of Village Home Care, longtime Fallbrook resident Carol Jo Stevens, is a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). With extensive experience in geriatrics, Stevens is very adept in understanding the needs of her senior...

  • Orthodontist opens practice specializing in dental sleep medicine

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    BONSALL – Orthodontist Dr. Bill Odom has opened a practice limited to dental sleep medicine in Bonsall’s River Village. Odom has extensive experience utilizing removable, oral appliances that carefully and gently bring the lower jaw and tongue forward to open the airway. This treatment can effectively relieve the symptoms of snoring, sleep apnea, sleep bruxism and provides an alternative to patients who are CPAP intolerant. According to Odom, “Sleep apnea is a chronic, serious, life threatening and life shortening con...

  • Information on Medicare Open Enrollment updates offered to seniors

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Hospital Senior Circle will be hosting a talk “Medicare Open Enrollment – 2015 Updates” on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. at Silvergate Retirement Residence, 420 Elbrook Drive, Fallbrook. Cecelia Brown, independent healthcare consultant, specializing in Medicare products will provide the presentation. Learn about his year’s changes to plans in order to be sure and receive the benefits most needed. The event is open to the public and will include refreshments and a prize drawing. Seati...

  • County steps up fight against obesity - Nearly one-third of San Diego children and over 50 percent of adults are overweight or obese.

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Thanks to a $3.52 million federal grant announced Sept. 24, San Diego County is stepping up its fight against obesity and chronic disease and working to get more San Diegans to stop smoking, eat healthier and be more physically active. The funds from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention will help County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) efforts to tackle health disparities in populations with high rates of chronic disease,...

  • REINS Country Hoedown slated for October 11

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    FALLBROOK – REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program is excited to announce its upcoming 18th annual Country Hoedown presented by The Donegan Burns Foundation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 4 to 10 p.m. This old-time event is a major fundraiser that helps support the life-changing therapy REINS provides to disabled children and adults. The REINS Country Hoedown draws over 800 guests from the local community and across the nation. The evening includes a...

  • Travel through the 60s, 70s, and 80s with Mrs. Jones' Revenge

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    TEMECULA – Mrs. Jones’ Revenge will take guests on a two-hour trip through time featuring the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s when the band performs at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in “The zombie Rock Apocalypse.”. Music from some of classic rock’s most iconic acts, including The Kinks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Steppenwolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Diamond, Neil Young,... Full story

  • Battle of the Badges charity boxing event returns to Pala Casino

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    PALA – On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Battle of the Badges to benefit Cops 4 Kids & Communities will take place at the Pala events center at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. In the event, police officers and firefighters from a number of communities as well as California state correctional officers, members of public safety organizations, and the United States Armed Forces will square off in the boxing ring to support at-risk and underprivileged youth in Southern California. Cops 4... Full story

  • FAA's Open Judged Show runs Oct. 31 to Nov. 16

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association’s (FAA) Open Judged Show will be held at the Fallbrook Art Center, 103 S. Main Ave., Oct. 31 through Nov. 16. FAA membership is not required to participate. A maximum of two pieces, in any of seven different categories, can be entered. All works will be accepted Monday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., providing they meet FAA submission standards and guidelines. Cash prizes will be awarded in each category and presented at the O... Full story

  • Fall is time to give roses a minor pruning

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    A few days of weather feeling like fall and roses have shown their approval and are coming alive with the promise of a fine show (or two) before the end of the year. If you have been participating in my prescribed practice of allowing your roses to have a summer rest, it is now time to do a minor pruning. This should be done now to expect two more bloom cycles (as long as cold temperatures hold off until after Christmas). Remember that this is a light pruning. Remove the many... Full story

  • Bird Club meets Nov. 7

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    VISTA – North County Aviculturists (pet bird owners and breeders) will meet for a Bird Club meeting on Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 761 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista. Guest speaker will be Steve Duncan on the topic “Incubation for Aviculturists.” Refreshments will be offered; free admission. For more information, visit http://sites.google.com/site/ncabirdclub/....

  • Improve indoor air quality with specific plants

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    FALLBROOK – Indoor air quality is not often an issue in the warmer months, when many homeowners open their windows to let the fresh air of the great outdoors enter their homes in abundance. But once the temperatures begin to dip and Fall weather arrives, windows start to close and indoor air quality can suffer. Musty air is not only uncomfortable, it’s also unhealthy. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can build up inside a home, especially when windows are kept shut for...

  • Learn about watercolor painting at classes

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    FALLBROOK – An opportunity to experience the exciting world of watercolor is coming up at the Fallbrook Community Center. New classes begin on Oct. 20 and are held every Monday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. (New students can begin any Monday, however). All levels of artists are welcome. Beginners will have a pattern supplied and are taken step-by-step through the painting process. More advanced students will work on their own original projects with instruction on...

  • Lula Merle Morris Hedrick

    Updated Oct 9, 2014

    Centurion and long time Fallbrook resident Lula Merle Morris Hedrick, born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma on Oct. 21, 1910, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 27, 2014, just days shy of her 104th birthday. She was married to Earl O. Hedrick on Aug. 31, 1927. They had a great life together of hard work, fishing, traveling, and enjoying family. They were married 67 years until Earl passed in 1994. Lula was a 78-year resident of Fallbrook. The couple had two sons, Morris of Mohave...