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FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library, Bottomshelf Bookstore will hold its annual Christmas Boutique beginning Saturday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. and continuing until Dec. 23. This event will showcase exemplary books of all genres. The usual selection of gently used books, audio and video selections will be available as well as special holiday selections which they have been accumulating all year. Proceeds go to The Friends of the Fallbrook Library to be used for programs presented by the library for the benefit of a... Full story
A western harvest mouse collected in Escondido has tested positive for hantavirus and San Diego County officials are reminding people to never sweep or vacuum up after rodents if they find them in homes, garages, sheds and living spaces. The mouse was collected by County Vector Control surveillance in routine monitoring. Vector Control monitors the populations of vectors – animals like ticks, rodents and mosquitoes – that can transmit diseases to people. The main carriers of...
Head coach Ryan Smith knows it is going to take a lot of hard work by the members of his Fallbrook Union High School Varsity Boys Basketball team to make it into the playoffs this season. The team is off to a good start, with a 60-57 win over O'Farrell Charter Tuesday, Nov. 19. "I want to get 10 wins," Smith said. "I think the biggest goal is to make the playoffs. I don't want to set such lofty goals, but I've told the boys I want to compete for a Division 5 title, which I... Full story
The Fallbrook Land Conservancy, the Camp Pendleton Armed Services YMCA and the Fallbrook Center for the Arts were given Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants during the Nov. 19 San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote allocated $50,000 to the Fallbrook Land Conservancy, $20,000 for the Armed Services YMCA and $15,000 to the Fallbrook Center for the Arts. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funding was from the District Five budget of Supervisor Jim Desmond. Each county supervisor has an...
Legacy Endowment, the Community Foundation, held its third annual grant presentation dinner, Nov. 14, at Pala Mesa Resort. Created 24 years ago, Legacy manages funds and endowments which local residents have set up to provide funding for specific causes they have chosen to support. Many of those donors have since died, leaving a legacy of giving to help those in need for generations to come. One of the founders, Michael Dunlap said, "Twenty-five years ago, the San Diego... Full story
A post made on social media Saturday, Nov. 23, alleged that a staff member of a local church had engaged in inappropriate conversations with what was portrayed to be a 14-year-old boy and later went to meet the boy but was instead met by a regional vigilante group that works in anonymity to catch sexual predators and expose them on the internet. Late Saturday afternoon, Kristine Almada, a pastoral associate with St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish in Fallbrook, announced in a statement that the church has suspended youth mi...
Vail Headquarters, the restored historic former location of the Walter Vail Ranch and the surrounding area, which now houses several small businesses and serves as a meeting place for neighborhood residents will host events on two upcoming Saturdays. First up is the Small Business Bazaar on Shop Small Saturday hosted by In The Loop and Vail Headquarters from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30. The day will include a Small Business Bazaar with 50 local artisans and businesses to shop...
FALLBROOK – Local recording artists Shay and Co will be playing at Fallbrook Coffee Company, Friday, Dec. 6, from 4-7 p.m. They will be performing their original music and some Christmas favorites. With their familial tonality, harmonic nuances and passion for music, Shay and Co, bring freshness to every opportunity. Whether performing an original piece or a cover, the two young women and a guitar offer a uniqueness that is engaging for all ages. The sister duo said, "... Full story
Special to the Village News This holiday season presents a treasure chest of shows and plays full of memories for the entire family. Here is the December lineup. Starting with another great reason to go to Coronado Island this holiday, enjoy a matinee performance at Lamb's Players for their spectacular "Festival of Christmas" variety show. It is set in 1954 and runs from Dec. 5-29. Then swing by The Del and watch the ice skaters while sipping a mug of hot chocolate with an...
FALLBROOK – Set in 1950s New York, filled with a star-studded cast including actor, screenplay writer and director Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, William Dafoe, Alec Baldwin and Bruce Willis and laden with an equal amount of heavenly, yet down to earth, acting performances – most notably Norton’s – “Motherless Brooklyn” circuitously navigates the relationship and friendship between Norton and his boss, played by Willis, who runs a private detective company, as well as Norton’s medical condition, which presents significant an...
Six students from San Diego County, including a high school graduate from Bonsall, received Folds of Honor KidCents education scholarships totaling $30,000 earlier this month. Associates at a San Diego Rite Aid presented the six with their scholarships during an in-store event Nov. 7. Folds of Honor is a nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to families of military service members who were killed or disabled while on active duty. MiaCai Meluat, who graduated from Bonsall High School earlier this year, received...
Lana Janey Special to Village News A few weeks ago, one of our families came into my office with a request and a sweet brown-eyed girl looked up at me and hopefully said, "Can we have a mud kitchen?" I didn't even hesitate to say "Yes!" Her parents told me they wanted to donate one to our preschool, and I was thrilled. I knew my staff would embrace it, despite the inconvenience, but convincing some of our parents might be a bit trickier. I clearly remember, as a parent of... Full story
FALLBROOK – The San Luis Rey chapter of National Charity League held its annual formal Mother-Daughter Tea and Fashion Show at the Vista Valley Country Club, Oct. 27. This year's theme was "Mad Hatter Tea Time" complete with pink flamingos, teacups and whimsical floral centerpieces. Grace Bender and Christy Best provided the creativity and hard work behind this year's storybook-like tea party which concluded with a fashion show inspired by the Alice in Wonderland theme. NCL me...
FALLBROOK – Gingerbread cookies and houses are one of the many symbols of the holiday season, alongside Christmas trees and twinkling lights. In fact, few confections symbolize the holidays more so than gingerbread. Many a child, or a child at heart, has spent hours carefully trying to create decorative gingerbread houses. Although gingerbread recipes span various cultures, gingerbread houses originated in 16th century Germany. The fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" helped s...
Roger Boddaert Special to Village News Does the exotic-looking Bird of Paradise bring to mind faraway islands where palm trees sway and everyone drinks out of a coconut? In Southern California gardens, the tropical-looking Bird of Paradise can give home gardeners a tidbit of that exotic getaway feeling. The Strelitziaceae family is fairly small but is filled with some dramatic perennial low plants to towering giant-trunked trees out in the garden. Strelitzia reginae is the... Full story
Chad Hammond Special to Village News As users of this digital age, people have many different choices. They can enable or disable web cookies, depending on how much information they want a website to gather about them. People can use encrypted services or unencrypted ones, depending on how much they’re concerned about their privacy and security. They can also use a PIN or a password to secure their digital devices or online accounts. However, in this particular case, the choice for most of people is not as straightforward a... Full story
TEMECULA – Hemp City in Temecula will host a grand opening celebration at its new store at 32140 Temecula Parkway, Suite J103, soon and is accepting applications. With years of experience and three successful locations operating in the Palm Springs area, Hemp City will soon open in Temecula to answer questions about CBDs, their uses, safety and health benefits. With a history going back over 10,000 years, non-psychoactive hemp is one of the oldest and most useful plants cultivated by man. Historically, it has been t...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce announced its final events for the year. They are: Saturday, Dec. 7 – Fallbrook Christmas Parade along Main Avenue starting at 5 p.m., at Ammunition Road. Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Chamber Christmas of Giving Open House at the chamber office, 111 S. Main Avenue; at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 – Holiday Wine & A Bite Art Walk through downtown Fallbrook; from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Call the chamber for more details on any of these events at (760) 728-5845. Submitted by the Fallbrook Chamber of Comm... Full story
FALLBROOK – Association of California Healthcare Districts announced new officers elected during the organization’s 67th annual meeting in La Jolla from Oct. 9-11. The board of directors are: Chair Howard Salmon of Fallbrook Regional Health District; Vice Chair Harry Weis of Tahoe Forest Health System; Secretary Dr. Michelle Bholat of Beach Cities Health District, Treasurer Karin Hennings of Del Puerto Health Care District and Member At-Large Linda Rubin of Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. Salmon has served on the Fal...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host a free Sunday Concert Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. The Spiritual Motels are a band that came onto the San Diego music scene in mid-2018 and consists of two veteran singer-songwriters, Amy Day and Omar Musisko. The Spiritual Motels blend a uniquely haunting female voice with a nuanced Americana/Alt-Country male voice to create a lush sound. Switching instruments through their set, the band utilizes guitar, piano, mandolin, accordion, harmonica, and effects to create a unique and memorable s... Full story
FALLBROOK – Famous international coach, clinician and author Daniel Stewart will be holding a sports psychology seminar for coaches of all disciplines and sports, sponsors and the athletes themselves, Friday, Dec. 6, at 105 N. Main at the Gallery for the Arts. The seminar will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. with a reception and book signing to follow. Stewart has combined 25 years as an international coach and clinician with a degree in physical education to create a series of s... Full story
The Republican Women of California – Fallbrook will hold their Dec. 13 meeting at the Pala Mesa Resort (located at 2001 Old Highway 395) from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The speaker will be Ruth Weiss of the Election Integrity Project of California. In addition to Weiss the club will be hosting the Salvation Army Band playing the songs of Christmas. The cost of $25 includes venue, speaker and brunch. Please RSVP no later than Dec. 9 at [email protected] or Sue Jones at (760) 723-1954.... Full story
FALLBROOK – David Root will be the featured speaker at the Tuesday, Dec. 10, Fallbrook Garden Club meeting at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. Root's career as a floral designer was a natural outgrowth of his 11 years as a hair designer. In 1990, his creative instincts spontaneously led him to become one of the hundreds of volunteers, known as "petal pushers," who work on the spectacular floats in Pasadena's Rose Parade. Since that time, his talent and s... Full story
VISTA – Supervisor Jim Desmond is inviting his constituents to his Holiday Open House, Thursday, Dec. 5, to show his appreciation. "It’s been a wonderful first year as Supervisor in District 5; I’ve met many wonderful people and am grateful for everyone’s help." This will be a great opportunity for everyone to meet fellow constituents from District 5, bring up any issues and talk about goals for 2020. He will have his entire staff at the event, so if anyone has questions, someone will be available to help. The event will be... Full story