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  • Canceling credit cards: Does it help or hurt credit?

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Credit cards offer many advantages, including providing a measure of insurance when making purchases and enabling an individual to develop a healthy credit score through prompt payment of balances. According to a 2016 Gallup report, about three out of four adults in the United States have at least one credit card; many people have two or three. While there is no magic figure for how many credit cards is the “right” number to have, those shiny plastic cards can h...

  • Legionnaires win Apollo League boys cross country championship

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    None of Bonsall High School’s athletic teams had won a team league championship before Nov. 9, when the Apollo League cross country championship meet was held on the Naval Training Center course in San Diego. The meet gave Bonsall the school’s first league championship banner. Bonsall’s boys not only had the superlative team score but also the league meet’s fastest runner; senior Lance Starks posted a time of 17 minutes, 10 seconds on the 5,000-meter or 3.1-mile course to place first among the 41 Apollo League boys in the...

  • Seniors encouraged to join golf group

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Golfers over the age of 50 are encouraged to join the Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group. The group plays each Tuesday and visits approximately 15 different courses in North San Diego County. The Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group is both a social club and a golf club, enjoying several group parties and trips every year. For more information, call Ed Erzen at (760) 728-3960....

  • Smith takes over Warriors' boys basketball program

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    Ryan Smith is Fallbrook High School's new varsity boys basketball head coach. "I'm super excited," said Smith. "I'm exited that (athletic director ) Patrick Walker gave me the opportunity." "I'm excited to have him and the youth and energy that he brings," said Walker. Smith has not previously been a head coach, but he was an assistant coach at Vista High School the past four years. Smith also has five years of experience coaching the Gamepoint club program based in...

  • Bonsall-based Miller barn dominates at Del Mar

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    The 2017 fall meeting at Del Mar was a special one for the seaside track as it hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships for the first time. It was also a spectacular meeting for Bonsall-based trainer Peter Miller, who won two Breeders' Cup races and ran away with the fall season training championship. Del Mar began hosting fall meetings in 2014 and calls the shorts sessions the "Bing Crosby Season" in honor of its famous co-founder. Some handicappers call it the "Peter...

  • Backflow preventer replaced at Bonsall ES

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    Bonsall Elementary School had no classes the week of Thanksgiving, which allowed for the replacement of a backflow preventer at the school. A 4-0 BUSD board vote Nov. 9 with Dick Olson absent approved a $12,900 contract with Brucon Construction to remove the older eight-inch backflow preventer adjacent to the Rainbow Water District meter and install a new backflow preventer. "There was a major piece to that which was broken and we needed to immediately repair that, which we did," said BUSD superintendent David Jones. On Oct.... Full story

  • Enjoy an eco-friendly holiday season

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The color green is synonymous with the holiday season, as Christmas trees, mistletoe and holiday wreaths feature prominently throughout the month of December. But there are ways to make this holiday season even greener. Going green around the house can save homeowners substantial amounts of money and benefit the planet in various ways. Yet come the holiday season, many people unintentionally eschew eco-friendly practices in an effort to make their homes as festive as possible. Fortunately, there are several w...

  • What is the tiny house movement?

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The tiny house movement has transformed the way many people look at housing and how it can help them downsize not only their residences, but also their lives. Living small has been embraced as an eco-friendly way to cut costs and simplify life. According to the tiny house online resource, TheTinyLife.com, the typical American home is 2,600 square feet, while the typical tiny house is between 100 and 400 square feet. Many tiny homes are smaller than the average u...

  • SMS students reflect on the theme 'Within Reach'

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    BONSALL – Each year the National PTA holds a Reflections Student Arts Awards competition at participating schools throughout the nation. For the last several years, the Sullivan Middle School PTSA has sponsored a local version of this competition for students in grades 6 - 8. This year’s theme was “Within Reach”. Students were asked to submit original works of art relating to this theme in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composi...

  • Library offers many free events in December

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host many free events in December, including concerts, lectures, book discussions and a Winterfest celebration. - Thursday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m. – Community event: Winterfest. Celebrate the season with a holiday celebration featuring photos with Santa Claus, cookie decorating and other fun activities. Music provided by the North County Dulcimers. Refreshments will be served. - Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m. – Christmas Concert: The Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra will present its annual Holiday Conce... Full story

  • Toe Tappers to perform at Hilltop Center

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The Toe Tappers will give a special holiday performance Sunday, Dec. 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the Hilltop Center, 331 E. Elder St. in Fallbrook. The tap dancing group is made up of nine senior women, ages 55–80 and has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years. They have performed at numerous sites, from Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Sante Fe, Carlsbad By The Sea, The Vi at La Jolla Village, Silvergate in Fallbrook and many others throughout the year. The...

  • Fallbrook: Miracle on 34th Street, a Live Radio Play

    Updated Dec 10, 2017

    Elizabeth [email protected] Fallbrook: One of the reasons we live in this delightful village is the sense of community that we all share. And for the same reason you gather around the tree lighting ceremony with your families, you will want to enjoy the Curtain Call Company’s production of a holiday classic "Miracle on 34th Street, a Live Radio Play". The quintessential Christmas story about Santa Claus. It is a cast filled with neighbors and friends f...