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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SAN DIEGO – Freelance writer Nathalie Taylor, a Village News and Sourcebook Magazine affiliate, won seven awards in six highly competitive categories at the San Diego Press Club’s 46th annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Banquet, Oct. 29, at Jacobs Center Market Creek. Since 2004 she has won 79 San Diego County journalism awards. Taylor has taken the majority of the photographs that accompany her articles. Taylor took home one first-place award, five second-place awards and one third-place award. Four of the articles wer...
FALLBROOK – One of California's leading elder law attorneys – Richard Scott Stewart, Esq. of California Estate and Elder Law – will present the Foundation for Senior Care's Senior Concern Seminar for November. This is a no-cost educational seminar entitled "Taking the Handcuffs Off the Surviving Spouse" Tuesday, Nov. 12, from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the Christ the King Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane in Fallbrook. While there is no charge for the session, registration is re...
Special to Village News Headaches are actually quite complicated, and there's not always a simple answer when it comes to causality. That difficulty is why some people continue to suffer from chronic headaches. There are different types of headaches, different reasons why they happen and different types of treatments. The complexity of a headache lies in the fact that there are over 150 types. The most common types of headaches include the following: 1. Migraines: This...
Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer The United States has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, Nov. 4, that he submitted a formal notice to the United Nations. That notice starts a withdrawal process that does not become official for a year. His statement touted America’s carbon pollution cuts and called the Paris deal an “unfair economic burden” to the U.S. economy. Nearly 200 nations signed the climate deal in which each country provides its...
Sean Murphy The Associated Press More than 450 inmates walked out the doors of prisons across Oklahoma Monday, Nov. 4, as part of what state officials said is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. The release of inmates, all with convictions for low-level drug and property crimes, resulted from a bill signed by new Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt. The bill retroactively applied misdemeanor sentences for simple drug possession and low-level property crimes that...
The Associated Press Special to Valley News Authorities seized more than $1.5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana plants in California this year – an amount an industry expert said is roughly equal to the state's entire legal market – as part of an annual eradication program, officials said Monday, Nov. 4. The raids netted more than 950,000 plants from nearly 350 growing operation sites this year through the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting program, an effort kno...
Zachary Stieber The Epoch Times The Department of Justice considers subpoenas issued by House Democrats as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump “legally invalid” if Congress won’t let witnesses be accompanied by White House attorneys. Democrats, led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), have continued closed-door hearings even after the passage of an impeachment resolution that enables open hearings. “You have asked whether HPSCI or the other committees involved in the imp...
Mark Stevenson The Associated Press Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women – all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico – in a grisly attack that left one of their SUVs a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday, Nov. 5. Another child was wounded, and one was missing. The dead included six-month-old twins. Mexican Security Secretary Alfonso Durazo said the attackers may have mistaken the group’s large SUVs for those of rival gangs....
SAN DIEGO – The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department a $550,000 grant, Monday, Oct. 28, to fund a year’s worth of special operations and campaigns designed to stop drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. “Thanks to this important grant, the sheriff’s department can continue to protect San Diego County from impaired drivers,” Sheriff Bill Gore said. Impaired driving checkpoints, patrols and distracted driving/traffic enforcement will all be funded by the grant....
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Local volunteers are working hard to ensure that veterans laid to rest at seven San Diego County cemeteries are honored on National Wreaths Across America Day in December. The ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 1,600 locations with the assistance of 2 million volunteers, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The goal is to place a live, balsam fir wreath at the headstone of every veteran buried there and say each person’s name, so their memory lives on. Community members can...
One of the distinctions of the Fallbrook community is the number of military veterans living in our midst. As the nation prepares to celebrate Veterans Day Nov. 11, I thought it appropriate to share the following article by Katie Lange which is posted on the Department of Defense website. She listed five facts Americans should know about Veterans Day. Veterans Day does not have an apostrophe. A lot of people think it’s “Veteran’s Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” but they’re wrong. The...
A small brush fire broke out in the De Luz area north of Fallbrook in the afternoon Friday, Nov. 1, but firefighters were quickly able to stop it from spreading. The blaze was reported at 12:20 p.m. in an area near Rock Mountain Road and Sandia Creek Drive, close to the San Diego/Riverside County border, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Firefighters were able to halt the fire’s spread at 2 acres, according to Riverside County Fire representative Rob Roseen. No structures were threatened and no injuries w...
Darwin East Special to Village News At the end of 1956, the small town of Fallbrook started to work its way into my heart. I was in high school and my family moved to Fallbrook. This was the start of my love for this town and the joy it would bring me for many years to come. I can remember the first day in Fallbrook; Dale Peterson and Rick Wells asked me to attend a basketball game with them. I was instantly surprised by the friendliness of this community and even Ralph Foster...
FALLBROOK – November is National Hospice Month, which makes it this the perfect time to dispel some of the myths surrounding hospice care. MYTH: My doctor has to choose which hospice to use. FACT: While a doctor may recommend a particular hospice, ultimately, the decision on which hospice to use is the patient’s choice. The patient, not the doctor, chooses which hospice organization the patient uses. MYTH: Hospice care is expensive. FACT: If a patient qualifies for Medicare, the Medicare Hospice Benefit covers virtually all...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors got an update on and voted to take the next step in immediate and long-term strategies to support San Diego residents in psychiatric crisis and to help prevent such incidents from occurring. The central focus of these strategies is to engage in regional collaboration to strengthen behavioral health services in San Diego County, with a primary goal transforming them from crisis to chronic care. One of the first steps is to make sure...
There is a growing body of research showing that the dietary choices we make each day affect not only our physical bodies (yes, that beer belly didn't just happen by itself) but can also play an important role in our mental health. Most parents have probably observed what foods high in sugar sometimes do to their children. And while studies have failed to find a definitive link between sugar and hyperactivity, most moms will tell you that their son or daughter seems more excited and active after eating a sugary snack. The...
The family of Jorge Vasquez, the 14-year-old boy headed for his freshman year at Fallbrook Union High School this summer before he was killed in a traffic accident July 23 at Old Highway 395 and Rainbow Glen Road, isn't ready to talk just yet. But an attorney for the family commented on a recent decision by the San Diego County Traffic Advisory Committee to push forward approval for a proposed stoplight at the intersection to the Board of Supervisors for a vote during a Nov....
FALLBROOK – Various factors can contribute to the development of breast cancer. Many women may not be aware that their own reproductive history could be affecting their risk. Data published by Frontiers Research: Oncology, which has culled information from the Metastasis Research Library, School of Cancer Medicine and Robinson Research Institute, among other medical groups in Australia, indicated that there is a correlation between the amount of reproductive estrogen present i...
FALLBROOK – Finding more space to store and display all the "stuff" used for day-to-day living, as well as life's pleasures, can be an adventure that ends with everything in its perfect place. Woodcraft can help you with a few ideas to kick-start your space hunt and then suggestions for tools and supplies to make your storage projects successful. Small tables with enclosed storage underneath, chests and trunks that provide seating, benches with built-in storage, beds with b...
FALLBROOK – Expenses for the average household can pile up quickly. One of the easiest ways to keep a budget in check is to focus on how much is being spent on food. Chances are grocery bills can be reduced dramatically without upsetting daily routines. A 2012 Gallup Poll found the average American family spends $151 a week on food. Cutting food costs often involves making smart choices. The following are some tips to help get started on the path to decreased food spending. M...
After experiencing a summer of high temperatures and currently fires, smoke, ash and Santa Ana winds, gardeners look forward to having some relief. The weather has moderated slightly, and along with the change comes cooler nights with more moisture collecting on leaves. This moisture with the daily accumulation of ash and small dust particles provides a great environment for mildew, rust and black spot on roses. Black spot is the most common and important disease of roses and...
An Oct. 30 San Diego County Board of Supervisors action will result in new amenities to Don Dussault Park. The 5-0 vote authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a construction contract for Phase II and Phase III of the Don Dussault Park improvements, appropriated $300,000 for the Phase III portion of the amenities, and found the improvements to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. "This action will provide the final stage," Supervisor Jim Desmond said. Don Dussault...
Results for the North County Fire Protection District's Proposition A special election won't be available as early as had previously been thought, fire officials said Friday. The fire district initially said the outcome of the election – a referendum on a new tax of $5 per month, per parcel of owned property, to pay for construction, maintenance and improvements to fire stations – would be known by Nov. 1. However, officials now say it's taking longer to tally all the vot...
The allocation of Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants during the Oct. 29 San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting will provide funding for Vallecitos Elementary School, the Fallbrook Community Center, and Live Oak Park. The supervisors' 5-0 vote allocated $125,000 to the Vallecitos School District to purchase and install fending and an entry door at Vallecitos Elementary School, $5,000 to The Friends of the Fallbrook Community Center to purchase holiday decorations and banners for the community center and to...
The Fallbrook Public Utility District Board of Directors voted to enter into a second-year contract renewal with Kirk Paving for road paving services provided to the district. FPUD relies on the contractor to pave roads that must be dug into in order to fix things like broken water lines. The district can do some paving work itself but is unable to pave areas larger than about 225 square feet. Even then, it so far has been more economical to use a contractor, FPUD Executive...
