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  • Warriors fail to cage the Grizzlies, 24-3

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    On Friday, October 21, the Fallbrook varsity football team squared off against the Mission Hills Grizzlies. The Warriors, desperate to snap a three-game losing streak, were determined to finish the night as victors, but the Grizzlies were simply the better team, out gaining Fallbrook 369 to 170 yards. Mission Hills claimed the victory, 24-3. In the first quarter, both teams failed to produce on offense and resorted to the punt formation several times. The Warriors took the...

  • Warriors reach quarterfinals of novice volleyball tournament

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    Fallbrook High School has two junior varsity girls’ volleyball teams rather than a junior varsity team and a novice team, and the junior varsity “B” team played in an Oct. 15 novice tournament at the Epic Volleyball Center in Poway and reached the quarterfinals. The Warriors also scored more points in a game against tournament champion La Costa Canyon than any other team did in the tournament. “We played really well. We lost to the two teams who made it to the finals in the gold division,” said Fallbrook coach Roxanne Barnes-...

  • Trunk 'n Treat offered at Christ the King

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    FALLBROOK – All are invited to the fifth annual Trunk ‘n Treat at Christ the King Lutheran Church on Oct. 31. The fun and safe evening includes games, prizes, and pizza for all kids 12 years old and under and their families. The activities will run from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall where there will also be a bounce house, face painting and more. The awesome Trunk ‘n Treat will happen from 6 to 7 p.m. in the parking lot where the children can trick-or-treat fro... Full story

  • Stifel Nicolaus' professionals prepare pre-investors for financial success

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    When preparing for retirement, many individuals believe that the process of financial planning is something that can be taken care of at the last minute. However, being financially secure and having a steady inflow of money to support a comfortable lifestyle during retirement takes planning and sacrifice that is nearly impossible without professional help. Stifel Nicolaus’ vice president of investments, Dennis Holman, has over 40 years in the financial planning industry, a... Full story

  • Who to select as successor trustee of your living trust

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    One of the important decisions a person or couple needs to make when creating a living trust is who to designate as successor trustee when they die. This article, which includes two real cases with names changed to protect the innocent and the guilty, is intended to help you select the successor trustee, or perhaps make a change with a trust amendment before it’s too late. The moral of story in both cases is the same, so let’s say it right from the beginning: Don’t name as trustee a person who has financial problems: Case...

  • Phillip Edward Winter

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    Phillip Edward Winter, 82, died in his Mount Vernon, Wash. home on Tuesday, Oct. 18. He passed peacefully as he slept. Phil and his twin (and best friend), Paul, were born to Ray and Mary Winter in Illinois on July 3, 1929 but soon moved to California when the Great Depression hit. They had two older brothers, Robert and Ray. In 1947, Phil graduated from San Dieguito High in Encinitas where he was an all-star on the Mustang’s Football Team. By the time he went into the s...

  • Francellia F Gray

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    Francellia F Gray passed away on Oct. 12, 2011. Francellia was born on July 28, 1913 in Entiat, Wash. to Orville and Nancy Finley. Francellia was a long time resident of Fallbrook. She retired after teaching for 30 years in the California Public School System and taught for many of her final teaching years in San Bernardino. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Vina Collins and Eva Anderson; and her brothers, Milton, Archie and Lester Finley. There will be no funeral. Donations in her memory can be made to... Full story

  • John E. Gettle Jr.

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    John E. Gettle Jr., 58, of Fallbrook, passed away on Oct. 21, 2011. He was born Feb. 10, 1953 in Tampa, Fla. John served in the United States Marine Corps for 10 years and retired on Sept. 30, 2011 from Federal Civil Service after 41 total years of government service. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Barbara A. Gettle; son Jason; and granddaughters Vanessa and Jessica. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 at Berry-Bell and Hall Fallbrook Mortuary....

  • Elizabeth Schweizer

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    Elizabeth Schweizer, nee Childs, nickname Tish, was born in Cold Spring, NY June 2, 1930, and passed away October 19, 2011 in Fallbrook, Calif. Funeral arrangements by Berry-Bell & Hall, Fallbrook, CA and Joseph J. Smith of Mahopac, NY. Services will be held in New York. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the Mahopac Falls Fire Department Benevolent Association, P.O. Box 190, Mahopac Falls, NY 10542....

  • William Kreile

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    William Kreile, of Fallbrook, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, on Oct. 17, 2011 of natural causes. He was 84. Bill was born in Bell, Calif. on March 2, 1927. He began his career as an elementary school teacher in the L.A. Unified School District in 1949. After seven years, at the young age of 29, he was promoted to principal. Popular and well-respected, he was elected to a two year term as president of the LAUSD Principals Association - quite an honor to lead the... Full story

  • Dr. Russell Moss Morgan

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    Dr. Russell Moss Morgan, retired physician and longtime Fallbrook resident, died Sept. 24 of natural causes at the Glenbrook Hospice in Carlsbad, Calif. He was 82. Russ was born March 28, 1929 in Beverly Hills. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and Stanford University, class of 1951. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in 1958, interned at Los Angeles' Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital and was commissioned an officer in the US Navy... Full story

  • Supervisors set hearing for Mt. Olympus acquisition

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    A Nov. 9 hearing will likely approve the County of San Diego’s purchase of 86.43 acres, which would be added to the county’s Mount Olympus Preserve. A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Oct. 12 set the hearing date. The parcel would be purchased from Richard L. Oswald for the appraised value of $525,000. The Nov. 9 hearing will also approve an easement purchase agreement between the county and the Department of the Navy, which will fund half of the purchase pri... Full story

  • County helping businesses recycle fluorescent lights

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    SAN DIEGO – Local small businesses can once again get free “mail-back” recycling kits to help them legally recycle old fluorescent lights, thanks to the Department of Environmental Health and a federal grant. “We started this program a year ago to make it easier for businesses in this tough economy to properly recycle fluorescent lights, and it has been very successful,” said Supervisor Greg Cox. “This is a great way to help local businesses and protect our environment at the same time.” Fluorescent lights and compact... Full story

  • Prevent pollution at home by minimizing power equipment

    Updated Oct 27, 2011

    SAN DIEGO– When many people think of pollution, among the first images that come to mind are crowded highways with gas guzzling big rigs spewing exhaust into the air. But oversized trucks hauling loads don’t have the pollution market cornered. In fact, many homeowners might be contributing to air pollution every time they work on their own yards. Emissions from lawn mowers, chain saws, leaf blowers, and other outdoor power equipment account for a significant amount of p...