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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James Robison followed a third-place heat race finish Oct. 15 at Barona Speedway with a sixth-place finish in that night’s main event. “It was awesome. It was probably the hardest race I’ve ever driven, but I’m so completely excited about the outcome,” Robison said. The finishes were the highest ever for Robison in a heat race and in a main event. “We needed that really badly,” he said. “It was awesome to have something positive at the end of the year.” The Oct. 15 race was the second-to-last Pony Stocks race of the Baron...
FALLBROOK – A free hand and foot MELT method treatment class will be taught at the Fallbrook Library on Nov. 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. Attendees will learn how to relieve their pain with this new self treatment technique. To register, call the library at (760) 731-4651 or Kat Folger at (760) 728-1026....
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The California Interscholastic Federation had its first girls wrestling state championship tournament in 2011, and on October 25 the CIF San Diego Section’s Board of Managers approved a championship tournament for the San Diego Section. “I’m glad they finally did it,” said Fallbrook High School varsity wrestling coach Greg Wagaman. “It just elevates the level of competition.” The 2012 tournament will determine official girls wrestling section champions for each of the 14 weight divisions along with a team champion, a...
Results for Pala Mesa Women’s Golf Club Low Gross/Low Net Oct. 13, 2011 First flight First low gross Iris Delaney 97 First low net Phyllis Molloff 74 Second flight First low gross Nancy Korchick 105 First low net Rose Bolton 77 Third flight First low gross Nancy Oschin 107 First low net Lois Bisenius 85 San Luis Rey Downs Women’s Golf Mini Guest Day/Shamble Oct. 13, 2011 First place 113 Jamie Hoffman Patti Sullivan Brenda Vatnsdal Mary Ellen Myers Second place 120 Joyce Witek Teri Stock Louise Perreault-Greenlee Joanne Pet... Full story
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Officially Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team took 17th place among the 32 teams at the Nighthawk Tournament. A first-game loss in the October 14-15 tournament organized by Murrieta Valley High School relegated the Warriors to the lower bracket, but Fallbrook won its remaining four games. “Other than the first game it was a pretty good tournament,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. “We’re happy to have been able to win the rest of our games.” The Warriors’ two October 14 matches were played at Temescal Cany...
Fallbrook High School’s girls cross-country team concluded its home meets for 2011 with a 22-33 win October 6 against Mission Hills. The Warriors took the top three positions in the race along with the sixth and tenth positions. “They went in with a team plan, a strategy, and they executed it to perfection,” said Fallbrook head coach Troy Hamlin. Fallbrook and Mission Hills had both competed in the Mount Carmel/Movin’ Shoes Cross-Country Invite meet September 17, and Mission Hills senior Amanda Darouie had a faster time th... Full story
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The Fallbrook varsity football team hosted the Escondido Cougars on Friday, October 28, for the school’s Homecoming game. The Warriors were focused to snap a four-game losing streak; however, the Cougars used a strong second half performance to pull ahead for their fourth win of the season, 20-3. In the opening quarter, Fallbrook drew the first blood with a 37-yard field goal by Markus Lewis with ten minutes remaining in the period. The Warriors managed to consistently stop t... Full story
Chase Johnson showed up late to the Corvallis Knights for the West Coast League collegiate summer baseball season, although it was an acceptable absence since Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is on the quarter system and he was still in school when the season began June 3. Johnson ended up staying late in the West Coast League, as the Knights followed their 60-game regular season with playoff games which ultimately led to the league championship. “It was a really great experience,” Johnson said. “It was probably one of the bette... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women’s Connection will host a holiday gift boutique and brunch at the Grand Tradition on Friday, Nov. 18, from 9:30 am to noon. All women in the Fallbrook area are invited to join in on the fun that includes a silent auction of gorgeous gift baskets, fresh home-baked goodies, exquisite fine china, glassware and other beautiful items! The guest speaker for this event is Vivian Lee Baniak, a former American Embassy employee, who will tell her s...
FALLBROOK – Community Baptist Church will be the Fallbrook drop-off site for Operation Shoebox from Nov. 14 to 21. Operation Shoebox is organized by a group of volunteers who focus on filling empty shoe boxes with school supplies, toys, hygiene items, and notes of encouragement for needy kids overseas. It is part of Operation Christmas Child, an effort that has hand-delivered 86 million gifts to kids worldwide since 1993. Collection hours at the church, located at 731 S. Stage Coach Lane, will be Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 1...
FALLBROOK – San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore was the guest speaker at the monthly tea for the Fallbrook Woman’s Club on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The two subjects he chose to speak on were “Border Security and Border Crimes” and “Realignment of the State Prison System.” In regards to border security, Gore said the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is working collaboratively with other organizations in the county, including Homeland Security and State partners. Contrary to...
FALLBROOK – Thirty-seven years after opening the doors of the Avocado Animal Hospital in Fallbrook, Dr. Steven Aichle retired, turning the veterinary practice over to doctors Charley Steiner and Najdat Nissan. Aichle founded the practice in September 1974 with the help of his wife, Colleen, who served as a receptionist and surgical assistant. Aichle, who turned the keys to the facility over to eight-year associate Steiner and Nissan on Sept. 30, said the facility now...
Kathleen Connolly Gabel, known affectionately as Mema, passed away in the arms of her two daughters, Gina Marie Kaiserski and Lisa Dawn DiGiacomo, and her granddaughter Jessica Kathleen DiGiacomo, in her home, on Sept. 27, 2011. She recently celebrated her 64th birthday where she was surrounded by the love of her friends and family and had the opportunity to say goodbye to all. She is a huge part of all of our hearts and we all loved her so very much. We will miss her strength and comforting ways, along with her beautiful... Full story
Patricia M. Thompson, 58, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2011. A resident of Fallbrook for 26 years, she touched many hearts as a devoted mother, wife, teacher, and friend. Patty is survived by sons Eric and Scott, and husband Frank King Thompson. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the San Diego ALS Society....
Judith Rowe-Collins, age 77, passed away Oct.1, 2011 in Sun City, Ariz. Judy was born May 14, 1934 in Chicago, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents Oliver and Josephine Anders; sons Mike and Chuck Rowe; daughter Karen Rowe; sister Mary and husband Paul Collins. Judy is survived by her daughters Barbara Balcome, Sharon (Joe) Kahn; son Harold Rowe; 20 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. She was very much loved and will be missed. Services will be held graveside at Oddfellows Cemetery on Nov.11, 2011 at 11 a.m.... Full story
If we turned our botanical clock back millions of years, we would see completely different flora and fauna on the face of the earth. Around 200 million years ago during the Triassic and Jurassic periods, before flowering plants existed, the earth was covered with giant tree ferns, pre-historic gingko trees, huge herbaceous horsetails and plants of many diverse species that looked like palms but were called cycads. Cycads and their close plant relatives, mainly conifers, are...
ESCONDIDO - The University of California Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with the California Macadamia Society and the Gold Crown Macadamia Association, will hold their annual Field Day from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Thomas and Bobbi Rastle’s property located at 1115 Valencia Drive, Escondido. Classes will be held on topics germane to the macadamia industry, with plenty of opportunities for participants to ask questions, both general in nature and about the specifics of their operations. A c...
Most of the county’s new ordinance on the keeping of roosters took effect October 13, although it will be reviewed in a year to determine any deficiencies. The first reading and introduction of the ordinance took place August 2 while the second reading and adoption was approved by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on September 13. Both approvals were by 4-1 votes with Supervisor Bill Horn in opposition. The limit on the number of roosters will take effect January 1. “It will make it much more difficult, I hope impossi...
