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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BONSALL – The community is invited to celebrate a new member of the Cafe Z family, as "Mr Tin Man," by Eric Skjarstad is on display. Skjarstad has been in the mechanical industry most of his life. As an auto mechanic in his early years, then machinist, then plumber, he went on to form his own company, Water Works Plumbing, which later became PumpMan. In 2016, Skjarstad sold his business and moved to Bonsall with his wife Julie. Skjarstad is a self-taught artist and g...
Jack Schirner Special to the Village News How strong will a mind be 10 years from now? Can people strengthen their minds or is it better to not know and just take their chances? People probably already know that a healthy habit of regular reading can improve their vocabulary and help make them smarter and increase their brain power. Just like having a regular workout exercises their cardiovascular system, regular reading improves memory function by giving the brain a good...
Karen R., a 70-year-old Medicare beneficiary living in a midsize town in Indiana, contacted me recently about her Part D drug coverage. She and her husband both have traditional Medicare, a Medigap policy and what’s called a stand-alone plan for their drugs. For a long time, her stand-alone plan offered through Humana worked well for them. Her out-of-pocket costs for most drugs was only $8. This summer Karen, who takes 11 drugs for a variety of illnesses, including atrial fibrillation and kidney disease, was diagnosed with a...
LA JOLLA - Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 will be closed overnight for the next five nights, as wooden bracing for new bridges is removed from over the freeway. The northbound 5 will be closed from La Jolla Village Drive to Genesee Avenue starting tonight at 10:30 p.m., and will reopen at about 5 a.m. Monday. Similar closures will extend from 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday nights to 5 a.m. the next morning. The shutdown is the third five-day closure in three weeks, with one more three-day closure planned to begin Nov.... Full story
There will soon be important choices to make this fall for millions when they show up at the voting polls. And they also will be soon be voting in another important way when they choose the health care coverage they want for themselves in 2019. It’s estimated that 6.4 million Californians will have the chance to select or switch their health insurance plans for next year during what is known as “open” or “annual” enrollment. Election Day is Nov. 6, and that’s easy to remember. But the specific dates for insurance plan enroll...
MISSION VIEJO – In its sixth year, Love One Today, the Hass Avocado Board’s initiative to advance the nutrition science behind avocado consumption, exhibited at the 2018 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Washington, Oct. 20-23. The Hass Avocado Board educated food and nutrition professionals on the attributes and benefits of avocados for human health for every age. As the premier health and nutrition expo, FNCE offers the Love One Today program the opportunity to network, educate and e...
The deadline for all letters, announcements and press releases for the Nov. 22 issue will be 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Obituaries for that issue will be accepted no later than noon, Friday, Nov. 16. All submissions should be sent to [email protected]. If email is not available, they may be brought in to the Village News office, 111 W. Alvarado St....
FALLBROOK – It was a hard-fought season for the Fallbrook High School freshman football team this year, and although it may have been 1-7 going into the last game of the season against Rancho Buena Vista Nov. 18, the players didn't let the record didn't get them down. The Fallbrook players had a little extra help that night with their Honorary Warrior, Andrew Bristow, on the sideline and shooting them what he calls his "super powers" to help them tackle, catch and score touchdowns. Bristow, a sophomore at Bonsall High S...
Fallbrook High School junior Josh Hernandez finished seventh among the 136 runners in his race, Oct. 19, at the Kit Carson Invitational cross country meet. Medals were given to the first 60 finishers, and four Fallbrook runners took home medals: Hernandez, sophomore Danny Contreras and juniors Osvaldo Urbina and Tristan Suppe. “We had a couple of kids who ran really well,” Fallbrook head coach Marco Arias said. “I’m really happy for those accomplishments.” The Warriors’ team score of 210 points, which is based on the finishi...
This year’s Fallbrook High School girls’ tennis team completed the regular season with a 7-7 overall record and a 4-4 Valley League record, which gave the Warriors third place in the final five-team standings and the 14th seed in the CIF Division III playoffs. “For the girls that we had and the season we had, I’m very proud of the way they played,” Fallbrook coach Bill Lenaway said. “We went from tied for last to third. I don’t think we won seven matches total in the last two years, so you’ve got to be happy with the season...
The Valley League girls volleyball season ended Oct. 18, and Fallbrook High School finished with a 5-5 league record which gave the Warriors a share of third place in the six-team league standings. “Going 5-5, that wasn’t where I thought we would end up this year,” Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson said. “I thought we would end up at least in second place. That was kind of disappointing to finish .500.” The Warriors’ overall record was 19-17. “Consistency, it was our biggest problem this year,” Patterson said. Some of that co...
Seven small elementary schools in northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County participate in tournaments throughout the year with each school hosting a different sport, and the 2018-2019 season opened with the Oct. 11 Pauma Volleyball Tournament at Pauma School in which the Vallecitos Elementary School boys took second place and the Vikings’ girls placed third. “It went well,” Vallecitos coach Ray Hanbeck said. “I’m happy with the result.” The boys achieved their second-place performance without substitutes...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County voters on Tuesday will choose new Board of Supervisors members in two districts for the first time in 23 years. District 4 Supervisor Ron Roberts and District 5 Supervisor Bill Horn are the first supervisors to be termed out of office as a result of San Diego County's Measure B, which was passed in 2010. The measure established a limit of two eight-year terms for supervisors, with the five supervisors at that time being grandfathered in. District 1 Supervisor Greg Cox and District 2 Supervisor... Full story
San Diego County residents will all get an extra hour of sleep tonight, as Daylight Saving Time comes to end and clocks are turned back an hour. California and most other states will "fall back'' one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, as the state returns to Pacific Standard Time. As usual, fire officials urged people to use the semi-annual clock changing exercise as a reminder to replace batteries for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as emergency flashlights. The battery-changing ritual should include checking that the... Full story
Please join us Sunday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans Day Parade and Celebration. The parade begins at 10 a.m. on Main Avenue going north from Fallbrook Street to Alvarado Street. A celebration starts in the Village Square at 11 a.m. There will be a free lunch at the VFW Post on Old Stage Road from noon until 1 p.m. Originally called “Armistice Day”, it fell on Nov. 11, the anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to "Veterans Day" in order to account for all veterans in all... Full story
The week of Nov. 4-10 is California's 20th annual Retired Teachers Week. What do retired teachers mean to Fallbrook, Bonsall, and the Rainbow communities? A lot. Retired teachers continue to give back to local communities through their pocketbook and their passion for volunteerism. They continue "to keep on keeping on." According to figures from the California Retired Teachers Association, retired teachers statewide donated nearly two million hours of volunteer service in the past year, valued at more than $56 million. In add... Full story
The Fallbrook Blanket Project wishes to thank the St. Peter Thrift Store and the Angel Shop and many individual folks for their yarn donations and money to our project. We are now a non-profit organization thanks to collaboration with the Foundation for Senior Care. Crocheted and knitted blankets and other items are given to women's shelters, Camp Pendleton Hospital and many more community agencies. We especially thank the Fallbrook Library for allowing us to meet there every Monday and Friday morning 10 a.m. to noon and for... Full story
Earlier this summer, we had the misfortune of discovering that our shower was leaking after removing some loose wallpaper in the bathroom. We contacted several of the fine contractors here in Fallbrook and settled on Hartcorn Construction to do the job. Bruce Hartcorn and his team, including subcontractors, were all top notch. I would like to give a shoutout to Darren and Rob who did the demolition, framing, drywalling and plastering. Same to the plumbers who spent a day and a half replacing cracked and rotten cast iron even... Full story
As many of you know, the Bonsall Education Foundation acts as steward of the Bonsall Schoolhouse; most of the restoration, thus far, took place in 2015-2016. Beginning in the spring of 2019, we have plans to continue next steps. The Bonsall Woman’s Club is making it possible. In September, they honored Bonsall Education Foundation with yet another donation of $25,000 to assist in this effort; they are our primary benefactor. We can now clad the concrete masonry foundation, restore the front doors, create landscaping plans w... Full story
Updated information: The time and location for the memorial service for Lucille Teasdall have been changed to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Community Baptist Church, 731 S. Stage Coach Ln., Fallbrook.... Full story
Fred Hannibal Fahnestock passed away peacefully in his home with his son, H. James Fahnestock (Jim), and his caregiver, Rose Padong, by his side on October 25, going to join his wife of 75 years in heaven with the Lord. Fred was born the third of four children (two brothers and one sister) to Fred Sr. and Birdy Fahnestock in Villa Grove, Illinois on January 9, 1914. He is survived by his two sons, Fred M. Fahnestock (Freddie) and Jim Fahnestock, five grandchildren, and a... Full story
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Barbara Louise Elliott Brown, longtime resident of Fallbrook, California, entered her heavenly home on 21 October 2018. Her devotion to her family and strong belief in God supported her while she battled a long illness with quiet strength and grace. Barbara was born 28 October 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated from Whitehaven High School. She attended Mississippi College for Women (now Mississippi... Full story
On October 1, 2018, Angelyn Lutz was called to Heaven. She was born on May 1, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio to Justyn and Anne Spiewacki. Zoltan Lutz went to join his wife in Heaven with Jesus on October 20, 2018. He was born to Paul and Frances Lutz on April 30, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio. Zoltan and Angelyn noticed each other on a streetcar in Cleveland, and after Zoltan returned from serving in the Army Air Corps, they married in Hollywood, Calif. on June 21, 1947. They raised... Full story
Herman Hendrik VandenBosch, 76, passed away on October 17, 2018 following a long struggle with dementia. He was born on July 14, 1942 in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. He was educated in Christian schools through high school, went on to graduate from college and served two years in the Dutch Army as an officer. In 1964, wanting to improve his English, he planned to travel in the United States and Canada for one year. After visiting Southern California, he decided to stay in the... Full story
