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 – The Daughters of Norway, Hulda Garborg Lodge #49, will hold their next meeting on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. with a program on a cruise to Norway several members took this past summer. The presentation will focus on that trip with a slide show by one member and input from the others. It should be a very interesting travelogue. The lodge initiated five new members at its September meeting and is now up to 44 members. All women of Scandinavian heritage are...
I would like to thank the following business that helped make the FUHS Class of 1973 40th reunion fantastic! First a huge ‘thank you’ to Hank and Patty Hornsveld, owners of the Valley Fort and their entire staff everything was perfect! The patio area was beautiful with the new lighting and made our event perfect. A big thank you to Sheri Mahr, owner of Sheri”s Flowers, for the arrangements. They were wonderful, as usual, and just the right addition to the tables to complement our outdoor setting. Randy Folin, owner of Fallbro...
Brad Urquhart won the Aug. 31 Street Stocks main event at Barona Speedway. Urquhart led for the entire 20-lap race to capture his first victory of the season. “I knew I was going to have a good night after I went through the first four corners. I could feel my car sticking really well on each of the four corners,” he said. Urquhart finished fourth in the eight-lap heat race after starting on the outside of the third row. “The heat race is the shortened version, so it’s... Full story
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN – Palomar Mountain State Park will host its third annual Palomar Apple Festival on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is welcome to attend; admission and parking is free for the event and which includes access throughout the park for the whole day. Guests can visit Doane Pond or take a tour of the 100-year-old apple orchard and learn about the authentic heritage of Palomar with activities for the entire family. For more information, visit...
FALLBROOK – Live Oak School’s sixth annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the PTA, will take place on Friday, Oct. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be a fun night filled with games, prizes, food, raffle baskets, silent auctions, and a DJ. For more information on the advance sale of discounted tickets, call (760) 731-4430. Live Oak Elementary is located at 1978 Reche Road.... Full story
FALLBROOK – A live, side-by-side fire and sprinkler burn demonstration will be featured at North County Fire Protection District’s Open House on Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 315 E. Ivy St., Fallbrook. The live fire demonstration, which will take place at 1 p.m., will vividly show the tremendous speed of a typical home fire and its potential for deadly destruction. A connected demonstration of smoke alarms and home fire sprinkler systems will also illustrate how home fire safety technology can save lives a...
FALLBROOK – The Ladies VFW Auxiliary is holding a Bunco Luncheon for a Cure fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 27. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. and bunco play will begin between 1 and 1:30 p.m. at Fallbrook VFW Post 1924, 1175 Old Stage Road. A donation of $20 per person is requested with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk for a Cure to end breast cancer. For more information, contact Midge Thomas at (760) 805-4193.... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m., North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) will once again be participating in The Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill. NCFPD would like to invite everyone in the community to take a moment and participate. The intent of this annual earthquake drill is to help people in homes, schools, and organizations improve preparedness and practice how to be safe during earthquakes. The theme for this year’s exercise is “Drop, Cover and Hold On.” Drop to the ground; take cover by ge...
The Bonsall Chamber of Commerce held its tenth annual Country Festival on Sept. 21 at the Valley Fort Steakhouse Saloon and Country Venue. “It went very well,” said Bonsall Chamber of Commerce executive administrator Penelope Richards-Clark. “We had great feedback. Everybody liked the event.” That’s not to say that the event was without problems – as can be attested by those who tried to attend but were unable to find a parking place. “It was a constant stream of p... Full story
The Rainbow Municipal Water District board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Valley Center Municipal Water District for coordinating infrastructure of new development projects in the Horse Ranch Creek area. The board’s 4-1 vote Sept. 24, with Jack Griffiths in opposition, authorized Rainbow general manager Brian Brady to execute the MOU with the Valley Center district. “There have been discussions with the staffs, the engineering staffs of Rainbow and Valley Center, for several months now on how to bes... Full story
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OCEANSIDE – The North County Film Club will be presenting the 2012 Irish film “Any Day Now” on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Digiplex Theater, Mission and College, Oceanside. Starring Alan Cumming, this film tells the story of a gay couple who want to adopt a mentally handicapped abandoned teenager. Once their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by the authorities, the men must fight to adopt the child they have come to love. For further information see www.ncfilmclub.com or call (760) 500...
Ann Bynum Dunbar passed peacefully into the hands of her Lord Jesus Christ on the morning of September 24, 2013 at her home in Fallbrook, Calif. Ann attended the University of Mississippi where she was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority. She then attended the University of Houston where she met Garland Dunbar Jr. who was soon to be her husband of 54 years. Ann worked as a secretary, while raising four children. She was a beautiful singer, modeled at times, was an actress in...
ESCONDIDO – Vaulting off a successful debut last year, the California Center for the Arts, Escondido (the Center) will feature another lineup of stellar musicians in its Intimate Classics series. And this season, attendees can complete their theater experience with a pre-performance dinner. Celebrating the raw beauty and power of music, the Intimate Classics series offers locals the chance to experience chamber music expertly performed in the up-close-and-personal...
FALLBROOK – Silvergate Retirement Residence, a locally owned, top-rated retirement and assisted living community in Fallbrook celebrated the first anniversary of its newly built Silvergate Suites Memory Care building on Sept. 19. The celebration was open to members of the Fallbrook community and featured a memorable program complemented by cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, including shrimp cocktail, beef sliders, hot German potato salad, and a special fruit-filled c...
FALLBROOK – Huge changes are coming to the health insurance market in California as the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also referred to as Obamacare) rolls out. At this point, confusion remains quite high. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll earlier this year found that “Four in ten Americans (42 percent) are unaware that the ACA is still the law of the land.” With so much political posturing concerning ACA on TV/radio news and various websites, it’s important to find out what actions the law actually requires. Many Californians...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Hospital Senior Circle will be hosting a talk “Chronic Heartburn can lead to Cancer. Colonoscopy can prevent Colon Cancer” on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. presented by Harintha Chelimilla, M.D. and Neil Chakrabarty, M.D., of GI Excellence, Inc. Associates. These are new GI physicians in Fallbrook. The event is open to the public, will be held at Silvergate, 420 Elbrook Drive and will include refreshments and a prize drawing. Seating is limited. Call (760) 731-8433 to RSVP....
Although Fallbrook High School’s field hockey team placed fifth in the Serra Tournament, Tatiana Arias and Maddie Ashbrook were selected to the all-tournament team. “Considering there were only four kids that were placed on the all-tournament team that were not in the top four, I’m happy,” said Fallbrook coach Kathy Waite. The Warriors won four matches while losing only one game during the tournament played Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, but their loss was in the game which determi... Full story
Fallbrook High School boys cross-country runners Chris Larson and Rene Hernandez earned medals at the Mt. Carmel/Movin’ Shoes Cross-Country Invitational meet Sept. 21 at Morley Field in San Diego for being among the top 60 finishers in their race. Larson placed 22nd among the 248 boys in the freshman race while Hernandez was 38th among the 194 runners in the senior competition. “The Mount Carmel course is one of the tougher courses, but our top runners have still been finishing and medaling,” said Fallbrook coach Marco Arias...
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Fallbrook High School’s second cross-country meet of the season was the Mt. Carmel/Movin’ Shoes Cross-Country Invitational meet Sept.21 at Morley Field in San Diego. Five of the 13 Fallbrook girls who ran earned medals for finishing in the top 60 in their race, but Fallbrook coach Tim Hauck was even more impressed by the improvement in per-mile times from the Warriors’ Sept. 14 Laguna Hills Cross-Country Invitational meet. “For me the big story was the overall pace from week to week,” Hauck said. “It was a fabulous im...
San Diego County Inter-club Seniors At Fallbrook Golf Club Low Net Oct. 4, 2013 Fallbrook 9 Miramar 9 Fallbrook Darry Holten 70 Garry Bledsoe 73 Larry Sheldrup 75 Miramar Jim Tankersley 72 Bill Lekvold 73 Ward Johnson 75 San Luis Rey Downs Women’s Golf Mini Guest Day October 3, 2013 First Flight First Place Gross 141 Carollee Blaylock/Barbara Westlake Dawn Dewitt/Kim Belanger First Place Net 106 Jeanne Laughlin/Sue Reed Nancy Wright/Teri Stock Second Place Net 107 Pat Pipher/Joyce Cramer Joy Kordakis/Joyce Ritchie Second F...
FALLBROOK – California experienced a heat wave with record-high temperatures last month. The impact of the sweltering heat and humidity was felt by Fallbrook and Bonsall residents, but also hit them through high energy bills. If the use of air conditioning wasn’t enough, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) also increased their rates in September. Local solar firm, Sullivan Solar Power, is promoting solar energy to Fallbrook-area residents as a solution to high energy b...
The San Diego Air Pollution Control District awarded Bonsall Farms a $101,138 grant to replace two agricultural tractors with cleaner-emitting models. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which is also the governing body of the Air Pollution Control District, voted 5-0 Sept. 25 to allocate $626,818 of Carl Moyer Program grants to four projects, including the appropriation to Bonsall Farms. The Carl Moyer Program encourages the purchase of cleaner-than-required heavy duty engines, equipment, and emission reduction... Full story
