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 – It’s that time of year again! The annual Toys for Tots campaign is in full swing under the direction of Tess Hansford and Abby Elston. Area residents are asked to bring one unwrapped toy to one of the participating merchants in town. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, call Hansford at (760) 803-8377 or Elston at (760) 715-2229 at Coldwell Banker Landmark Group. Drop boxes can be found at many businesses and organizations all over Fallbrook and Bonsall, including Coldwell Banker Landmark G...
VISTA – The Monserate Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will hold their monthly meeting at the Vista Valley County Club, 29354 Vista Valley Drive, on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Chapter members will share their favorite “Christmas Memories.” They will reveal special traditions, from treasured family recipes to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day customs. Guests are welcome. The luncheon is $20 per person payable in advance. For more information, contact Beverlee Stuart-Borok at (951) 325-8807 or Stu... Full story
When a former Fallbrook resident comes home after living out of the area, there is a certain nostalgia that accompanies the trip home. Seeing old buildings in downtown and familiar haunts is one of the perks of being home, and for doctor Brandon Miller, the opportunity to come home to Fallbrook is one he could not pass up. Miller, who graduated from Fallbrook’s educational system in 1993, has longstanding roots in town. His mother, Kathy Miller, is a well-known teacher, and h...
Mr. Evans makes a cogent argument for global warming. The cause is less clear. We know there have been significant temperature changes in the past, all caused by variations in the heat source. So the cause today is speculative. Then he loses credibility with the statement “Nothing is lost by eliminating fossil fuel pollution and severe consequences may occur if we do not act.” Our modern economy is heavily dependent on energy, primarily derived from fossil fuels and there is no viable substitute. Alternative sources of ene...
Approximately 150 people turned out for the Thanksgiving Walk/Run to Feed the Hungry on Saturday, Nov. 19. There were groups from Fallbrook High School, girls and moms from the National Charity League, students from Zion Lutheran Church School as well as many other individuals from various churches and other organizations. The largest group was a group of employees from Sabra, a company that makes salsa and other dips, located in Vista. This company was also one of the 10 major sponsors of the event. We thank them, as well...
I want to applaud Marianne Doty’s observations in last week’s Opinion page about our new library, especially the lack of stairs between the upper and lower parking lots. The upper lot generally has heavy traffic and parking spaces there are at a premium, so parking on the lower level is both convenient and necessary. However, to get to the upper level you must hike all the way to Fig Street or Alvarado Street. I pointed out this deficiency to library staff shortly after the library opened, and filled out the suggestion for...
The Marine Corps is interested in building a Coaster station on Camp Pendleton. The Coaster is the modern, efficient commuter train that runs between Oceanside and San Diego. The Marines see the Coaster as a convenient and cost effective way to move people between the Base and Oceanside as well as north and south along the coast. The project would be relatively low cost because the tracks, called the Fallbrook spur, already extend from the Coaster maintenance facility at the southwest corner of the base to the Naval Weapons... Full story
Last month, I was lucky enough to attend the National Youth Forum on Medicine. From Tuesday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Nov. 21, I participated in group discussions covering topics from medical ethics to how to suture a banana. I also listened to medical students, residents and specialists speak on a variety of topics, and visited OneLegacy Organ Donation Center where I learned about the awesome gift of organ donation. My favorite moment came when I watched a total knee replacement through telesurgery. It was incredible to see the... Full story
Are you looking for a unique and lasting gift this holiday season? The nonprofit Friends of the Fallbrook Library have some items for you to consider. For $250, a name can be etched onto a paver in the Poets Patio of the library. For $1500, you can have a name inscribed on a tile on the Donor Wall outside the library entrance. Either of these gifts is considered a donation to the Friends of the Fallbrook Library and as such is tax deductible. For more information, visit the Donor section of the Friends website at...
TEMECULA – Continuing its tradition of festive chamber concerts to ring in the holidays, the Golden Valley Music Society presents its annual “Candlelight Classics” performances at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 11, in the Club at the Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater. For these performances, the Merc is dressed in its holiday finery and bathed in candlelight. This year, Candlelight Classics returns to its roots with Antonio Vivaldi’s incom...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chorale, under the direction of Art Blodgett, will perform its 2011 Christmas concert, Sing We Now of Christmas, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Fallbrook Presbyterian Church, 463 S. Stage Coach Lane. As in years past, the concert will include Christmas songs sacred and secular, traditional and contemporary, accompanied and a cappella. The full Chorale will sing 10 major pieces, with about the same number of smaller ensembles (octet, quartet, duet, and solo) performed. In addition, the Fallbrook...
FALLBROOK – San Diego County Library is excited to announce that its eBook collection is now compatible with the popular Amazon® Kindle eBook reader. Customers can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone®, iPad®, and Android'. To get started, visit www.sdcl.org and click on the “Downloads” link. San Diego County Library also offers eBooks and audiobooks for use on a PC or Mac computer and popular mobile devices such as a Sma... Full story
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Library cordially invites the public to the recital of San Diego pianist Vania Pimentel on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. in the Community Room, 124 S. Mission Rd. The program is centered on “Dances” and it will be as festive as the holiday season. The audience will enjoy swinging from a short Scarlatti sonata with a Spanish dance flavor, through a cannot-be-missed Chopin waltz followed by an unforgettable waltz by Liszt, then Granados’ El Pelele, a true Spanish dance, to the core of the program: Brazi...
The Advisor Training Cell aboard Camp Pendleton is filtering Marines through a combat lifesaver course to enable them to care for their wounded. The course teaches Marines to treat and evacuate wounded service members on the battlefield. “It is an introduction to tactical medicine for deployed Marines,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Bird, a CLS course instructor with ATC. “It’s a five-day course where we teach everything from mass hemorrhages, pressure dressings and hyp...
VISTA – The North County Parkinson’s Support Group meeting will take place on Wed., Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, Brengle Terrace Park, 1400 Vale Terrace Dr., in Vista. Guest speaker at the meeting will be Dr. Brad Arnes, who will present “My personal journey with PD, including my climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro.” There will also be a care and share time along with free refreshments. For more information, call June at (760) 940-2763....
POMONA - Legendary racer Tom ‘The Mongoose’ McEwen has gathered some of his closest friends and is heading back to ‘The Beach,’ and you’re invited! On Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m., McEwen will host a Lions Last Drag Race Reunion at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona. “The last drag race at Lions took place Dec 1 and 2, 1972 - that’s almost 40 years ago!” said McEwen. “We’re all getting old and it seemed appropriate...
Fallbrook High School junior Monica Robinson reached the CIF individual tennis finals before falling to Rancho Bernardo junior Jana McCord in the Nov. 18 match at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. McCord, who lost no sets during the 2011 high school season and gave Robinson her only previous defeat in a set during CIF play, earned a 6-2 victory in the first set which concluded with a 32-point game and then won the second set’s tiebreaking game after each player won six g...
With the regular season about to begin for the Fallbrook High varsity basketball team, the school hosted its annual alumni game on Wednesday, November 23. Many alumni were present to participate in the fun yet competitive exhibition game. The current Warriors got off to a quick start and never looked back as they led the entire game. However, the alumni team constantly had short runs to keep Fallbrook head coach Jeff Brandow and his squad active throughout the match. Eventually, the Warriors were victorious, 57-44.... Full story
NEWBERG, Ore. – Running the George Fox offense smoothly and efficiently and taking over the early lead in the Northwest Conference in assists, point guard Corey Clark has been named the Bruin Athletic Association (BAA) Men’s Athlete of the Week and also received honorable mention for the NWC Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 14-20. In the Bruins’ season-opening 88-70 loss at Concordia-Portland on Nov. 18, Clark, a senior from Fallbrook, Calif., led t... Full story
The Fallbrook Rugby Club boys high school team began practice Nov. 13 and will have a Dec. 3 scrimmage at Fallbrook High School against the Rancho Palos Verdes High School club. “We were excited to set up a friendly against a team we haven’t played in the past,” said Fallbrook coach Mike Majewski. The two teams have never played during the high school season, although in under-19 club play Majewski’s team has played against a squad which included many Rancho Palos Verdes players. The friendly will be one of two activit... Full story
There are things you can do to reduce your tax bill in this last month of the year. 1. Sell losing stocks that you hold in taxable accounts. You can deduct the losses against any gains in investments sold. Also, another $3,000 of losses can shelter other income. Any losses not deductible this year can carry forward as deductions in future years. 2. For those in the 10 or 15 percent tax brackets, there is no tax on capital gains or qualified dividends. This can help you... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union Elementary School District superintendent Candace Singh presented Cindi Martin and Steve Carr as Employees of the Month to the Rotary Club of Fallbrook at its Thursday weekly meeting. Martin has been serving the district since April 2004 as the director of accounting. Carr has served as the district office day custodian since July 2008. Both were recognized for their incredible work ethic, combined with their professionalism and dedication to... Full story
The county’s Zoning Administrator approved a modification to the Minor Use Permit for the wireless communications facility at the North County Fire Protection District facility on Ivy Street. The Nov. 15 decision of Zoning Administrator Joe Farace allows for the addition of two 74-inch omnidirectional whip antennas on an existing 74 foot tall monopole in the northern portion of the property. The additional antennas will allow Verizon Wireless to provide enhanced service. “The project seems like it’s pretty strai...
Diane McNutt, April 11, 1944 – Nov. 19, 2011, was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Hollywood area, attending and graduating from St. Mary’s Academy, an all girls’ school, in 1962. She enjoyed a career as an executive secretary for several large corporations in the Los Angeles area. Twenty-three years ago, she met Don McNutt; they were married in 1988, and moved to Vista Valley Country Club. When Don retired from his favorite sport of golf in 2000, the couple mov... Full story
Marjorie Reineman Levering Yackey died peacefully in her home in Fallbrook, Calif., on November 26, 2011. She was 92 years old. She will be remembered for her friendly smile, her ladylike and caring demeanor, her love for her family and her dedication to her volunteer work for Fallbrook. Marjorie Jane Reineman was born on April 27, 1919 in Walla Walla, Wash. Before she was two years old, she came to Fallbrook, where her parents and grandparents had purchased 160 acres of land...
