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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Over the next three Saturdays – December 8, 15 and 22 – the Fallbrook Post Office will be open longer hours, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for holiday mailing convenience. For more information on holiday mailing, visit www.usps.com or call 1-800-ASK-USPS....
All locations of Killer Pizza From Mars are sponsoring a fundraiser on December 11 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. to help Scotty Eveland’s parents with his medical expenses. Eveland, a San Marcos resident, sustained a head injury during a Mission Hills Grizzlies football game on September 14 and remains at Palomar Medical Center. One hundred percent of all the profits from that day’s sales will go to the family. Fallbrook’s Killer Pizza From Mars is located at 1125 South Mission Road near Albertson’s. There are also two locatio...
Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary has scheduled a 20-percent-off sale at the Hospital Gift Shop December 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A selection of festive Christmas wreaths, table runners, pillows, tree skirts and decorative plates will be marked down, as will plush animals and handmade baby blankets. Everything in the shop is included in the sale except greeting cards, flowers and candy. Proceeds from all shop sales are added to the Auxiliary’s scholarship fund, which is distributed annually to students in the healthcare f... Full story
A New Year’s Eve party will be offered by Fallbrook’s VFW Post 1924 on Monday, December 31. Festivities will start at 5 p.m., hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 and a prime rib dinner at 6. Dinner will include a bottle of champagne for every table, French onion soup, Caesar salad, baked potatoes, string beans, croissants and “Ultimate Cheesecake” for dessert. Music will be provided and there will be door prizes and an opportunity drawing. For cost (donation) and reservations, call (760) 728-8784....
If you were in downtown Fallbrook on November 24, you might have spotted a 260-pound bald Pacific Islander wearing Frosty the Snowman underwear and trying to act as if he was Santa’s Helper. The occasion was Fallbrook’s annual Historical Downtown Merchants Association launch of Joyful Traditions, preceded by Fallbrook Connections Networking’s Warm Winter Nites. I am embarrassed to say that the elf was me. My wife had volunteered me as “Santa’s Helper,” handing out toys to the first 100 children who attended the event. I wa... Full story
Last night we listened to “A Mary Christmas,” a wonderful, just-released CD album of Christmas music by Mary Jaeb. Mary is a gifted local vocalist and a talented and experienced performer. Her style is dynamic and the musical arrangements on the CD encompass a fine variety of musical idioms. This is definitely a CD to add to your Christmas collection! Mary will be singing many of the songs on the album at a free concert on Sunday, December 9, at 3 p.m. at Fallbrook Presbyterian Church. We invite all of Fallbrook to come and... Full story
Others should have more grace on how people reacted to the stress of the evacuation. We were all distressed not being allowed to return home and make sure we still had one. Thanks to the combined efforts of firemen, law enforcement, the military and residents, most of us do. There may have been people who “defied evacuation orders and imposed burdens on others,” but I know people who stayed and relieved the burden. My stepfather lives near Gavilan Mountain and was the only resident who stayed all week in that immediate area....
What a treat it was indeed to attend the “Rock and Roll Revival” held at the Bob Burton Center on the evening of November 29. The entertainers were just as I remember them years ago growing up in the ’50s and ’60s. We have all aged a little since then, but their music is still hot. Even Elvis had his moments. Someone in this town certainly has some pull being able to get this superb group of people together to do a show in our small town on such short notice. My thanks to Living Waters Christian Fellowship and all those b... Full story
I would like to comment on the FPUD water district’s cutting back agricultural water by 30 percent. I know we all signed “contracts” but they were ambiguous at best, and totally misleading at the worst. We didn’t save enough money to justify what the water district is doing to us. I feel that cutting everyone by 10 percent would more then solve the problem and would not be a hardship for anyone. Think about the fact that some of the properties in San Diego County have two-acre lots or more that are residential and will be...
Don’t you just hate being manipulated? Case in point: the TV clip which touches on alternate energy sources (solar, wind, tidal, et cetera) and then goes on to reveal that a large oil conglomerate is sponsoring the ad. What a bunch of malarkey! They want to leave you with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Actually, they know full well that such alternate sources will not replace oil use for power generation by more than 20 percent, leaving the other 80 percent to them and their oil! If they were really serious about reducing oil depende...
If anyone wants to get perspective handed to them, may I suggest a drive through Valley Oaks Mobile Home Park? But don’t go empty-handed, because you’ll want to give until your pockets are empty. I recently dropped off some clothing in a room full of silent bags of shared clothes, shoes and other people’s lives. Next door was a tiny kitchen with a cheerful woman busily organizing food donations. I dropped off my little contribution and was rewarded with a big smile and a warm and heartfelt “God bless you!” Yes, it’s hard...
I learned a very valuable lesson about being judgmental this week. I had always believed that when I read about a person being involved in a street fight that they were either involved in drugs or weapons, had started the fight or otherwise deserved to be in the altercation. Well, all that was dispelled when I learned that a young friend of mine was not only involved in a fight but was killed in it on Thanksgiving Day here in Fallbrook. Nicholas Raymundo was a very helpful, happy, honest, churchgoing, hardworking 23-year-old...
How can we pay homage to those who are gone? There are so many ways we choose to remember and (if you will) stay connected. For those who have been in Fallbrook for the majority of their lives, a trip to the cemetery includes a visit with many loved ones. I can list nine close relatives and a whole slew of friends whose final resting place is Fallbrook’s Masonic Cemetery. For many years the weekend has been usually the time for a visit to the cemetery, especially for our elderly…seems like in the “old days” church on Sunday...
A judge in the British High Court, saying “An Inconvenient Truth” is “alarmist and exaggerated,” ruled that it could only be shown in British schools if it were accompanied by a fact sheet that pointed out the errors. The film mistakenly attributes the drying-up of Lake Chad to global warming and falsely claims that polar bears have drowned because they can’t find enough ice. Gore claims that sea levels could rise by 20 feet “in the near future” – vividly illustrated in the film of Manhattan being wiped out. In fact, the In...
On November 13, Fallbrook Healthcare Foundation associates Mary Jo Pfaff (left) and Morgan Cadmus (right) present Fallbrook Woman’s Club representatives Linda Yachtman and Karen Feyler a plaque in appreciation of the club’s 100 years of service to the community....
Cody Cantarini and his friends made the decision to stay in Fallbrook during the Rice Canyon Fire and help out any way that they could. In the midst of wind, fire and smoke, Cantarini made this decision because he felt his situation was unique; he had access to his family-owned water truck and bulldozer. The group of friends who offered to help Cantarini consisted of Colter Shannon, Nick Lloyd, Jonny Williams, Dustin Hensley and Mark Hennessey. The water truck proved to be a significant help in their efforts. “This diesel w...
Officials from J. Powers, USA Company, whose home office is in Chicago, were saddened as they watched “…as the fire ravaged the Fallbrook, Rainbow, Bonsall areas,” according to Steve Thome, vice president of the company. “We [the company officials] decided we wanted to find a way we could help…” so that such a disaster could perhaps be avoided from happening again. Their decision created a good thing from the disaster. They determined the best way was to fund a means by which to better educate the community in how to be p...
SAN DIEGO – County Supervisors recently voted to create a seven-member North County Gang Commission to form a regional plan aimed at combating gang activity in North County. The plan was brought forward by Fifth District Supervisor Bill Horn and Third District Supervisor Pam Slater-Price. “Gang suppression by law enforcement is not enough,” said Supervisor Horn. “We need to have experts who will partner and bring communities together. The children and families of North County deserve the chance to live in safe neighbo... Full story
Four one-room schoolhouses remain in the greater Fallbrook area. Three are still in use as community buildings and one is now a private home. The Rainbow School, which was built in 1890 and is styled in Victorian, was sold to a private party in 1959 and has been a private residence ever since. De Luz Schoolhouse The De Luz Schoolhouse was built in 1926 and was operated as a one-room school until 1967. Theodora (Teddie) Garnsey, who compiled a detailed history of the school, said, “One teacher taught all eight grades, and t...
Rotary Club of Fallbrook members Ed Stika (left) and Larry Rothacher celebrate Stika’s 85th birthday with champagne at the December 3 club meeting....
The school and the community have banded together to assist the students of Potter Junior High who lost homes in the Fallbrook (Rice Canyon) Fire. Ten families at the school were affected; however, five of those families refused assistance because they felt they possessed the resources to deal with the tragedy on their own. When it became evident that the school needed to be evacuated, parents were called and told to come and collect their children. Out of 1,050 Potter students, 650 were picked up by their parents or family...
The San Diego Wildfire Blanket Project will provide handmade blankets to more than 1,500 families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Knitted and crocheted squares have been donated from around the world but volunteers are still needed to help make the blankets. The group will meet on Saturday, December 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Poway Library’s meeting room, 13137 Poway Road, Poway. Coffee and treats will be provided. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join in the project, regardless of skill level. A...
The Hilltop Center for Spiritual Living (HCSL) is a place where people can explore what it is like to be part of an international spiritual community. “It is based on the teachings of science of the mind; we are transdenominational,” explained Reverend Guy Williams. HCSL is a teaching community, focusing on the school of wisdom. “We are more philosophically based than theologically based,” Williams said. Being transdenominational means that all are welcome at the HCSL, because it believes that all spiritual paths will le... Full story
San Diego — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers they have less than four weeks left to make their final financial moves for the 2007 tax year. Taxpayers can take the first step towards tax planning by reviewing tax law changes and their situation. A little advance planning now could save taxpayers time – and perhaps even money – later. Ten key points to consider: • Charitable Contributions – Make 2007 deductible charitable contributions no later than Dec. 31. Due to recent law changes, cash donations are not deduc...
VALERIE REYES, female, born November 11, 2007, at 7:10 p.m. weighing 7 lbs, 6 oz. Parents Ana Diaz and Jorge Reyes, Fallbrook, CA. TYSEN SCOTT CARLSON, male, born November 25, 2007, at 10:06 a.m. weighing 7 lbs 2 oz. Parents Crystal and Daniel Carlson, Winchester, CA. KAYDEN JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, male, born November 13, 2007, at 11:17 a.m. weighing 6 lbs, 5 oz. Parents Heather Risco and Brennan Armstrong, Menifee, CA. Maternal grandparents Cynthia and Mark Risco, Menifee; paternal grandparents Kathy and Joseph Armstrong,...
