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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If you’re one of those who isn’t comfortable with “staying healthy” as an effective healthcare coverage strategy, you’ll be interested in hearing Hugh Moore explaining Health Care for All (HCA). Moore is a Licensed Vocational Nurse, working for Scripps Clinics in San Diego, who became active in promoting Health Care for All. HCA supporters are working to get this plan passed by California voters as an initiative. HCA addresses the root cause of the ballooning price of healthcare coverage: private insurers claiming a piece o...
All cooks have calculating cerebral calendars. We know that shortly after July Fourth there are brief stops at Labor Day, Columbus Day and Halloween before the Major League Cooking of Thanksgiving and Christmas. And it seems to go just about that f-a-s-t! There are several ways to handle this situation. Leave town, detailed strategy of color-coded planning or a decision to aim for a happy, not perfect, holiday season. For some years now, I’ve gone the latter route, having tried the other ways with various levels of s...
FALLBROOK — There is a new way of eating in town! It is based on years of nutritional research about how the body processes food and stores toxins in the fat cells of the body, and what it takes to get the body to shed that fat and dump out the toxins without making us ill. After researching this subject extensively and putting what he learned into practice for himself, and because he got so many requests from people who saw the pounds melt off of him earlier this year, Michael Cone put all of his knowledge together in an e...
FALLBROOK — Kevin Jeffries spoke to the Fallbrook Village Rotary Club earlier this month. He is running as the Republican for the 66th State Assembly District, which includes Fallbrook. He spent must of his time talking about gerrymandering, which causes the 66th District to start at Highway 10 to the north and meanders all the way to Highway 8 on the south. Jefferies said he paid approximately $300,000 to win his primary, when it is common to cost up to a half million dollars. Of the 80 seats up for election for two-year t...
CAMP PENDLETON — A laptop computer containing personal information of approximately 2,400 base residents was reported missing on October 3. Housing areas affected include San Onofre I and II, Stuart Mesa and Pacific View. The computer loss was reported to Camp Pendleton officials by Lincoln B. P. Management, Inc., the government’s Public-Private Venture property management company, which is conducting an investigation and is in the process of notifying residents. This matter is also under investigation by Camp Pen...
Rotary International, San Diego District 5340, Governor Philippe Lamoise (left) congratulates Don Mitterling (right) for making the mid-century mark as a Rotarian. Meanwhile, Fallbrook Rotary President Jack Wood addresses those attending the Fallbrook Rotary Monday luncheon meeting held at the Grand Tradition.... Full story
Residents, businesses and motorists can now enjoy a newly widened and improved road in Fallbrook. The San Diego County Department of Public Works completed the Mission Road Improvements Project this week. The work widened Mission Road from Pepper Tree Lane to Clemmens Lane. This $3.4 million project included widening Mission Road from three to five lanes; relocating on-street parking from the west to the east side; adding curb, gutter and drainage improvements; improving intersections and sidewalks; placing existing...
It’s almost time for witches, ghosts and goblins to appear at parties and on neighborhood streets in search of fun and treats. In order to make the Halloween holiday safe, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends the following tips: •Purchase only costumes, wigs and props labeled flame-resistant or flame-retardant. When creating a costume, choose material that won't easily ignite if it comes in contact with heat or flame. Avoid billowing or long trailing features. •Dried flowers, cornstalks and crepe paper...
Sweet Leilani’s Island Flavors Restaurant, located at 129 East Mission Road, would like to announce a monthly drawing. Students from Fallbrook High School may come into the restaurant (located on the corner of Mission and Vine) and fill out an entry for a drawing to be held once a month. The winner of the drawing will win a lunch item of his or her choice, to be delivered to the front of Fallbrook High School on a designated day. A lei will be included in the delivery. This contest is Sweet Leilani’s way of spreading the “al...
BONSALL — On October 19 at approximately 1:27 p.m., Torpekai Baha, a 56-year-old Rancho Bernardo resident driving a Toyota Camry, was parked on the right shoulder of westbound SR-76 east of North River Road. A 2003 Kenworth truck tractor with two Beall dump trailers driven by Paula Lee Johnston, 52, from Chino, was traveling on westbound SR-76 approaching the Toyota. The driver made a U-turn from the shoulder in front of the approaching truck tractor. The front of the truck tractor broadsided the driver’s side of the Toy...
FALLBROOK — On Saturday, October 28, the Fallbrook Warrior wrestling team will be kicking off the 2006-2007 season with a car wash in the parking lot of the Happy Jug Liquor Store at the corner of Mission and Ammunition. This is the first of several fundraisers taking place in the next months to raise money that will be used to cover costs not budgeted for in the high school budget. These funds will be used primarily to cover the cost of participating in varsity, JV and freshman tournaments for both the boys and girls t... Full story
Members of the Coldwell Banker Landmark Group (CBLG) President’s Club for the third quarter of 2006: (front row, from left) Abby Elston, JoAnn Rapaszky, (back row, from left) Tess Hansford, Marilyn Myers, Geri Sides, Eddie Harrison, Cheryl Pizzo, Jerry Gordon, Rebecca deVilliers and Charlie Lloyd. (Not pictured: Al & Vicky Bartlett, Susie Emory, Linda Gordon and Cheri Mundell.)... Full story
The Bottom Shelf bookstore will continue its “Meet the Author” series on Saturday, October 28, with appearances by John Strege, author of “When War Played Through: Golf During WWII,” at 10:30 a.m. and Terry Dennis, author of “The Manual: A Guide for Guys in the 21st Century,” at 1:30 p.m. Each of the authors will have books available for sale and signing and will answer questions and/or discuss their subjects. Strege’s book is the account of how golf, the game of the privileged, played a substantial role in support of th...
When Fallbrook’s Encore Club hosted the Fall Luncheon for members of their organization as well as members of the Fallbrook Newcomers Club on October 18, little did they know a popular downtown boutique would surprise the friendly group by providing a fashion show to add to the ambiance. Divas Clothing Boutique, located in the heart of the Friendly Village, orchestrated a fashion show with ten models that touched all ages and styles. “Dottie Lord was coordinating the fashion show for Encore and her close friend Dori Lar...
On October 6-8 the Auto Club of So Cal at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA, presented the National Hot Road Association’s (NHRA) 15th annual California Hot Rod reunion, a three-day event of speed, hot rods and American automotive enthusiasm. Jim Scott of Fallbrook has an extensive history in drag racing, which began when he was a kind in 1959. At the Hot Rod reunion he was driving “The Rattler,” a front-engine dragster owned by the NHRA Museum in Pomona. The car was originally owned and fully restored by Danny Porche. Avid...
Eminent domain action will not be needed to obtain easement parcels required for the Old Stage Road construction project. The final acquisition agreement was completed October 18 when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a real property contract purchasing a portion of the Veterans of Foreign Wars parcel for $57,400. The Old Stage Road construction project will widen the southbound lane of that street between Aviation Road and Clemmens Lane. The west side of that street will also undergo the addition of a curb,... Full story
Mike Salm earned his first-ever main event victory at Orange Show Speedway by capturing the season’s final Grand American Modified race October 7. The main event win was the first for Salm since May 1, 2004, when Salm and his Modified won that night’s Cajon Speedway main event. “Been a little dry streak, so we’re pretty proud of that,” he said of his first win in over two years. Salm raced in the Modified division at Cajon Speedway between 1996 and 2004. He won 19 of his 120 Modified main events while racing at Cajon; 17 of t...
Tom Aberle won the Sport Biplane class at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, and also set a speed record for his division. Aberle qualified at an average speed of 249 mph, breaking the record of 241.05 mph he set in 2004. In the Gold Race September 17 Aberle bettered his qualifying mark, establishing a new record at 251.958 mph. Aberle also won both heat races. “We were using a different propeller this year, which turned out to be the right thing to do,” Aberle said. The plane also had other minor mod...
Although the size of some of the sites in San Diego County affected by invasive weeds does not sound impressive, the county’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures wishes to eradicate those weeds before they spread and the Board of Supervisors approved a grant application for invasive weed control on a 5-0 vote October 18. The supervisors’ action authorized the department to apply for a $100,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture for a two-year project titled Prevention, Early Det...
Bonsall’s Scott Murray, who is the director of the San Pasqual Academy’s agriculture program and the president of Slow Food San Diego, was involved in a “Slow Food” fundraiser for the foster teen high school August 27 at Orfila Vineyards in Escondido. Fourteen chefs and more than 350 supporters in attendance partook in the Slow Food experience. “Our fundraiser was very successful,” Murray said. “We were quite happy about that. Had a great silent auction.” The Slow Food movement began in response to the trend toward fast foo... Full story
The San Diego County Flood Control District will be applying for six National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grants, including one to develop a flood forecasting model for the San Luis Rey River. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which also acts as the board for the flood control district, voted 5-0 September 27 to authorize the application for the six grants and their subsequent acceptance if awarded. The six grant proposals to NOAA total $263,960, and no local match is required. The grant request for the...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection remind everyone who lives in the backcountry that state law requires every building to have an address number posted. This number needs to be a minimum of four inches in height, contrasting in color to the background and clearly visible from the street. Your fire department, police and even your visiting friends depend on you having an address number so that you can be easily located in a time of need. Be fire safe, not sorry!...
Now that the days and nights have become cooler, and with a lack of substantial rainfall, new fire hazards have arrived. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) warns residents that ashes from fireplaces and wood-burning stoves can smolder for several days. Hidden hot embers can ignite brush. Proper disposal of ashes should be in metal fireproof containers, never plastic cans or trash bags that can easily melt. Chimneys should be inspected and cleaned at least once a year. Creosote should be removed...
Well, the summer has come to a wrap and cooler days and cooler nights are on the horizon. Yet this transitional period of the year has many wonders to behold in the tree kingdom as well. While the plants are beginning to start their own process of slowing down and preparing for the variables of winter, the garden is still in a vibrant season and beginning to change some of its color in the foliage, along with the bounty of a year’s growth of assorted fruits, veggies and the beginning of “Indian Summer” with color in the c...
Jordan McKay Rowley, 14, competed in a bagpipe competition this past weekend at the annual Ventura, CA, Scottish Highland Games. Rowley, who has played the pipes since age 9 under the instruction of Campbell Naismith, won first place while competing against almost 20 pipers from around the United States. He played a “Piobaireached,” a slow, long Scottish tune. Rowley, a freshman at Fallbrook High School, loves playing bagpipes, keyboard and piano. He enjoys surfing and skateboarding and is on the high school’s cross...
