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Articles from the November 25, 2010 edition


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  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    2/14 E. Mission Road Commercial Burglary 11/15 S. Vine St. Petty Theft 11/16 Green Valley Road Grand Theft Alturas Road Arrest: Vandalism 11/17 S. Mission Road Residential Burglary S. Mission Road Shoplifting Mission Road Vandalism 11/18 E. Mission Road Petty Theft Alturas Road Grand Theft Live Oak Creek Arrest: Stolen Vehicle 11/19 S. Main Ave. Trespassing Alturas Road Take vehicle without owner’s consent S. Vine St. @ E Clemmens Arrest: obstruct/resist peace officer 11/20 Riverview Road Arrest: drunk in public De Luz R... Full story

  • Zion announces Students of the Month

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • Community Pride group serves their community

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • Kaemmerling named to leadership, honors organization

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Sigma Alpha Lambda is proud to announce that Jeffrey William Kaemmerling of Fallbrook has recently become recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Honors Organization, at San Diego State University (SDSU). Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors organization dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, personal development, and lifelong professional fulfillment. Kaemmerling is a 2008...

  • Retired teachers hear about Senior Volunteer Patrol, YANA program

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – California Retired Teachers (CalRTA) Avocado Division 81 heard about the YANA (You Are Not Alone) program at their recent brunch meeting. Manny Ortega, Senior Volunteer Patrol administrator, presented an overview of the program assisted by Cindy Roark, and Nancy Sawdon, who is a CalRTA member. YANA is an outreach program that serves elderly and disabled people. Program volunteers made 16,000 contacts in 2009. YANA is carried out by senior volunteers who also...

  • Free 2011 water calendars depict pupils' artwork

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Customers of the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) can come in to the district office to pick up one free copy of the 2011 “Water Is Life” calendar, which includes artwork done by Fallbrook fourth-graders. Fourth-graders from schools all over North County competed with the best and brightest water-conservation posters in the annual contest run by the Fallbrook Public Utility District and 12 other North County water agencies. FPUD and the other age...

  • Alonzo and Golden graduate basic training

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    SAN ANTONIO – Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose A. Alonzo and Airman Matthew A. Golden have graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community...

  • Teaching gardens installed to promote healthy eating

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • PEO Chapter AZ celebrates its birthday

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – PEO Chapter AZ celebrated its fifth birthday on Nov. 12. The chapter was originally founded in Inglewood on Oct. 8, 1915, and was moved to Fallbrook in November 2005. PEO is an international philanthropic education organization that was founded in Iowa in 1869. The primary goal of PEO is to help women achieve their educational goals through scholarships or loans. Chapter AZ is one of five PEO chapters in Fallbrook. For a number of years female students from...

  • CIF honors Waite as field hockey coach of the year

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    Kathy Waite, who earned the CIF San Diego Section’s field hockey coach of the year honors for the 2009 season, was recognized for her coach of the year award Oct. 26 at the CIF Board of Managers meeting. The CIF honored its 2009-10 coach of the year recipients at the beginning of its first 2010-11 Board of Managers meeting, recognizing the coaches’ activities orally while presenting each coach of the year with a CIF San Diego Section watch. “This is always a great way to st...

  • Franz given service award by Fallbrook Rotary

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Bob Franz, member and past president of Rotary Club of Fallbrook, was awarded the club’s Service Above Self award for the month of October. Each month the membership selects one member, who in their view best represented the Rotary Motto of “Service Above Self.” Franz was in charge of the San Diego Rotary District 5340’s annual district conference, held in Fallbrook in October, the first time the event has been held here. Making the award present... Full story

  • Local Realtors® rally for the needy in Fallbrook

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and remembrance of all that one has to be thankful for. Not all are so fortunate, which is why local Realtors® mobilized to help provide for the less fortunate with their first Fallbrook Realtor® Food Drive. Sam Logan, owner of Major Market, provided the Realtors® with paper grocery bags while Fallbrook Real Estate agents made contact with their clients to provide food for the Fallbrook Food Pantry. “The r...

  • Deadline to appeal property tax assessments set for Nov. 30

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The last day taxpayers may file protests concerning their 2010-2011 property assessments is Nov. 30, 2010. Applications to appeal property tax assessments must be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office (COB) no later than 5 p.m. on Nov. 30, or postmarked by midnight that day. The regular filing period for an appeals application for a 2010-2011 property assessment is July 2 to Nov. 30. Free, simple applications can be obtained on the County Clerk of the Board website at www.sdcounty.c... Full story

  • Quilters' holiday festivities include thread painting

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild will meet Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m., for its regular business meeting followed by a holiday buffet provided by the members and a visit from Santa. The group meets at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. On the following Saturday, Dec. 4, a workshop, “Thread Painting 101” will be presented by Phyllis Binkley. The workshop teaches students how to do free motion stitching around all the parts of the landscape quilt. Stu... Full story

  • Local author pens "Welcome to Camp Grandma"

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Local author Mary Dawn Sandlin was joined by 75 guests in her Fallbrook home on Nov. 17 when she celebrated the release of her first book, “Welcome to Camp Grandma,” with a book signing event. Included on the guest list were Sandlin’s children and grandchildren, the “stars” of her book. Over 100 books were purchased at the event. “Welcome to Camp Grandma” is a humorous, yet serious look at developing a strong, loving and fun relationship with one’s grandch...

  • Great American Smokeout Month aims to reduce tobacco usage

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    After a long patrol or a mission, it is often common for troops to alleviate combat stress with the use of tobacco products. However, tobacco use can pose harmful effects on their combat readiness and on comrades. November is Great American Smokeout Month (GASOM), which is designed to raise awareness of tobacco use and prevention, culminating in challenging tobacco users to go tobacco free on the third Thursday of the month. Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), Camp...

  • Country music performers dazzle fans

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • Saunders displays her artwork

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • Pala donates over three tons of food to San Diego Food Pantry

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    PALA – The 2,000 team members of Pala Casino Spa & Resort donated over three tons of food on Nov. 16 to the San Diego Food Pantry for distribution to those in need during the holiday season. Pala conducted a food drive that concluded Nov. 15 and representatives from the San Diego Food Pantry received 6,292 pounds of food from the casino. “As our team members have done for so many community projects, they really came through again to help those in need this holiday s... Full story

  • Happy Birthday Marines

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    In recognition of the Corps’ 235th birthday, Marines and sailors from across Camp Pendleton gathered at base’s 11 Area football field to watch and participate in base’s annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant, Nov. 5. Eager spectators filled the bleachers to watch the pageant that included Marines from every command across the base. Some carried their unit’s colors, while other partakers were dressed in the past uniforms of the most significant eras in Marine Corps history...

  • Fallbrook substation starts holiday awareness/safety detail

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is committed to making sure the citizen’s of San Diego County can enjoy the holiday season in peace and security. Every Sheriff’s station in the county is implementing strategies and tactics to control crime and make San Diego the safest urban county in the nation. The Fallbrook Substation has identified a modest historic increase in thefts during the Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day time period over the past three years in the Fallbrook area. In addition, mental health...

  • Walkers support food pantry for Thanksgiving amidst rain

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

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  • Fallbrook Firefighters Association donate golf tourney proceeds to food pantry

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Ben Lian of the Fallbrook Firefighters Association has reported that a portion of the proceeds from the organization’s second annual golf tournament in October was donated to the Fallbrook Food Pantry last week. “All proceeds are going to charities, including the ALS Foundation of San Diego County, Code 3 For a Cure, San Diego County Burn Center, and the Fallbrook Food Pantry as well as other local charities throughout the year,” said Lian. Joel Hammer serve...

  • National bee project includes site in Fallbrook

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – The decline in the number of bees has become a priority nationwide in farmed landscapes. In six regions of the United States (California, Oregon, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida and New England), pollinator demonstration projects are being conducted to see if improving or adding native habitats can improve bee health and numbers. Locally, Mission Resource Conservation District is partnering with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Xerces Society... Full story

  • SDG&E provides grant for downtown lighting in Fallbrook

    Updated Nov 25, 2010

    FALLBROOK – Just in time for the holiday season, the Fallbrook Village Association received word that a grant it had applied for, to help illuminate downtown Main Avenue, had been approved by San Diego Gas & Electric. Juanita Hayes, public affairs manager for the utility company, brought the $2,500 check to Fallbrook herself on Nov. 17 to help expedite the process. “I was in the Fallbrook Christmas Parade last year for SDG&E and I gained a much better understanding of t... Full story

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