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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FALLBROOK – The Kiwanis Club will hold it’s sixth annual ‘A Night to Shine’ fundraiser on Feb. 22, 2015 at the Grand Tradition. This year’s theme will be showcasing James Dean and the era of Rock n’ Roll! Music lovers should mark their calendars now to save the date!...
Fallbrook Senior Center and Fallbrook Food Pantry would like to thank our donors and all who attended our inaugural fundraising event, held Saturday, Nov. 1, at Silvergate Retirement Residence. Special thanks to Sandy Hull of 100 Main and Leslie Sommers of Caravan Boutique for providing the fabulous fashion show clothing; Phil Leonelli, Curtis Price, and Jack Roskos for their wonderful music; and to Patty Martinez for the beautiful venue as well as hosting the event. The support of the Fallbrook community is vital to the...
Now that the election is over, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the people of the 75th Assembly District for the trust you have placed in me by allowing me to continue to serve as your voice in Sacramento. As a small business owner, I am keenly aware of the burden the state’s excessive tax rates and overbearing regulations place on all Californians. Consequently, I am very pleased by the “A” rating I recently received from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook artist Brett Stokes will have his work featured in an exhibition from Nov. 22 to Jan. 1, hosted by restaurant owner Michael Calvanese at Café des Artistes in Fallbrook. The artist’s all-new work is his first showing in two years and is, at press time, still being created. There will be an eclectic grouping of images, including local landscapes and “God only knows what else,” said Stokes. Stokes, a lifelong Fallbrook resident and world travel... Full story
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – There is finally some good news on San Diego County’s battle against prescription drug abuse. After two years of consecutive increases, the number of prescription drug-related deaths in San Diego County dropped in 2013. The latest Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card revealed fatalities due to prescription medications decreased from 268 in 2012 to 259 last year. “Our efforts to reduce access to and increase awareness of the prescription drug pro...
FALLBROOK – Smart phones, tablets, and laptops appear to have staying power, and unfortunately those spending too much “screen time” can be contributing to a future of poor health. The Pew Research Center confirms that smart phone penetration has surpassed the 50 percent mark among mobile subscribers. Many others are routinely using tablets to access books, television shows, movies, and magazines. In multi-screen homes, televisions are still king. According to a 201... Full story
FALLBROOK - Now that it is fall and trees are shedding their leaves and winds are picking up in advance of winter, gutters can easily become clogged with all sorts of debris. When clogged gutters are not cleaned out, a host of potentially costly issues can result, making gutter cleaning an essential autumn chore no homeowner should ignore. Fully functioning gutters direct water away from the structure of a home and into nearby drainage systems. When clogged, gutters cannot direct that water away, and the result is often... Full story
FALLBROOK – Medical research has shown that a bacterium called helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is the main cause of 60 to 80 percent of gastric ulcers, and of 80 to 85 percent of duodenal ulcers. The duodenum is the upper end of the small intestine. Normally, a layer of mucous protects the stomach and the intestine from the acidity of the gastric juice, a liquid secreted by the stomach glands during digestion. H. pylori weakens this protective layer by penetrating the...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Wrestling Association will be sponsoring registration for Relentless Wrestling, a USA Wrestling chartered club located in Fallbrook. Kids from five years and up are eligible to register, practice and compete. Relentless Wrestling Club has nationally certified coaches and holds practices at their new wrestling complex at Fallbrook High School three to four nights a week. The registration will be held at there at FHS on Nov. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. The first official practice will be held on Nov.... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County is holding signups for basketball season at 445 E. Ivy St. The last day to signup is Dec. 3. The cost is $70. For more information, contact Justin Rowe at (760) 728-5871....
This year’s Valley League girls tennis individual tournament was held Nov. 3 through 6 at the Fallbrook Tennis Club, and Fallbrook High School swept the individual league championships. The singles final was an all-Fallbrook match between sophomores Alyssa Karavitch and Raquelle Rogers while senior Rebecca DuPont and junior Maddie Young won the league doubles title. “Our players are the most dominant players in the league,” said Fallbrook coach Dave Ramirez. High school dual m...
FALLBROOK – During the months of September and October, the Fallbrook Associated Swim Team (FAST) was without a pool of their own to train in. The Fallbrook High School pool was closed for repairs, but with the help of the Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club pool, FAST swimmers were still able to train and compete. Starting on Sept. 28, 15 FAST swimmers participated in the Pacific Swim Freestyle Festival. The swimmers who placed in the top eight of their events were Nathan Carner, Grant Fukunaga, Kenneth Fukunaga, Bobby...
As soccer continues to sweep the nation off its feet, the spotlight is shining brighter on San Diego’s indoor soccer team. The San Diego Sockers were the 2013 Ron Newman Cup Champions and intend to keep their title this season. Fallbrook’s own Chris Toth is a goalkeeper for the Sockers. His father, Zoltan Toth, was the legendary goal keeper for the Sockers. Toth also coaches for a youth soccer club, Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club. San Diego Socker games are wonderful opp... Full story
A presentation by North County Fire Protection District deputy fire chief Ed Sprague was not a voting item at the Oct. 28 NCFPD board meeting, but the board was supportive of the facility maintenance priorities recommended by Sprague and other NCFPD staff. “We need to maintain these facilities in top condition,” Sprague said. NCFPD staff annually inspects all of the district’s facilities and identifies any needed improvements or maintenance. Sprague, fire prevention speci...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District approved a contract with Freedom Automation, Inc., to upgrade the hardware and software for the district’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. The 5-0 Rainbow board vote Oct. 28 authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to sign a contract with the Oceanside company for up to $115,000 for the integration and installation of the SCADA hardware and software while also appropriating an additional $35,000 from the district’s Capital Projects Fund to complement the $80...
FALLBROOK – The next Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce SunDowner is on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Scoreboard Pizzeria in the Albertson’s shopping center, co-hosted by Abbas Baig of aab design marketing, inc. Scoreboard Pizzeria is located at 1125 S. Mission Road. This networking mixer begins at 5:30 p.m. Join them for some great networking , delicious food, prizes, and cash bar. For questions, call the chamber at (760) 728-5845.... Full story
TEMECULA – Plan on celebrating the holidays by attending one or more of the festive performances at Old Town Temecula Community Theater. The theater, which just celebrated its ninth anniversary, prides itself on bringing world-class, family-friendly, and affordable performing arts to the area. Nutcracker Ballet – Nov. 28 to 30 Inland Valley Classical Ballet Theatre will present the Nutcracker Ballet at the theater the weekend of Nov. 28 through 30. The performance... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Sunday, Nov. 23, Redlands Symphony, under the baton of conductor Jon Robertson, will present Fallbrook Music Society’s 37th season opening concert, which includes three beloved masterpieces: Handel’s Water Music; Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s exhilarating final composition, Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter.” Mozart penned 41 numbered symphonies during his lifetime; “Jupiter” might well be the final and best icon of the classical era s... Full story
FALLBROOK – The winners out of one hundred and twenty works of art, featured in the Fallbrook Art Association’s Fall 2014 Judged Show of Fine Art, have been named. The show is on display at the Fallbrook Art Center, 103 South Main Ave., through Sunday, Nov. 16. The top award winners are Gasper Vaccaro, who will receive ‘Best of Show’ for his artwork, “Can’t Decide,” and Carol Reardon, the Thordarson Special Award for “Hello Puss” at an upcoming awards event. Winners by c...
Temperatures locally have moderated and recent humid mornings are making roses happy. Even so, some problems could result, such as powdery mildew and black spot. Roses may benefit from a good rinsing to remove dust; be sure to keep moisture off the blossoms to prevent the fungal disease Botrytis. This doesn’t waste water as plants absorb moisture through their leaves and plant structure. And it will drip off into the soil. Assuming one has done the light mid-season pruning I s...
The 2015 vote entitlements for San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) member agencies were approved at the Oct. 23 SDCWA board meeting, and the weighted vote will increase for the Rainbow Municipal Water District while declining from the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) and Camp Pendleton 2014 entitlements. The Rainbow Municipal Water District will have a 4.08 percent share of the CWA weighted vote during calendar year 2015 board meetings. Rainbow was given a 4.06 percent share for 2014. The Rainbow weighted vote wa...
Fallbrook High School’s varsity boys water polo team won the Oct. 23-25 San Diego Open tournament. The Warriors played all six of their games at Granite Hills High School and won all of them, including two in overtime. “We were hoping to do well and we played six tough games for the most part,” said Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson. Fallbrook players Eli Foli and Connor Kuhn were selected to the all-tournament team. “Both played extremely well,” Richardson said. Granite Hills High School was the Warriors’ opponent as well as... Full story
Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team won the Valley League championship. The Warriors’ league season concluded with a 13-4 win Oct. 28 at Ramona and a 9-4 victory Oct. 29 against Classical Academy in Escondido’s Washington Park pool. An 8-5 non-league triumph Oct. 31 against Rancho Bernardo gave Fallbrook a 20-7 overall season record along with the final 4-0 league mark. “For the most part we were the best team in the league by quite a bit,” said Fallbrook coach Bil...
Freshly picked herbs add an unmistakable quality to the result of family-favorite recipes. Growing herbs isn’t difficult, and many Fallbrook cooks have been embellishing their cuisine with their own cultivated herbs for years. For those who haven’t but desire to do so, an opportunity presents itself. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 12:30 p.m., the Fallbrook Garden Club will welcome Roy Wilburn, an expert on growing organic herbs, fruits, and vegetables. He will speak on “Cu...
