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  • Flannery leads Mission Theatre's 2013 concerts

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    FALLBROOK – Tim Flannery, who perennially opens up the Fallbrook Music Concert season, is a finalist for Sports Illustrated Magazine’s “Sportsman of The Year,” according to booking director Dave Aranda-Richards. “Tim’s recommendation in the magazine includes these statements: ‘What makes Tim our choice for Sportsman of the Year, goes deeper than helping the Giants to a second World Series Championship in three years. Last offseason, Flannery put on two benefit concerts f... Full story

  • Medical services multiply throughout the region

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    The pace of medical advances and health care availability has seemingly outpaced other service sectors throughout the region in recent years. That surge is expected to continue next year. Temecula’s first hospital is slated to open in the fall. Services at Murrieta’s first hospital are expanding following the recent opening of a neonatal intensive care unit there. New cardiology techniques and other services will continue to unfold at Murrieta’s second hospital. A 53-ac...

  • Weight loss doctor shares his views

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    TEMECULA - The Village & Valley News asked Dr. Robert Skversky, M.D., of Weight No More in Temecula to share his views on weight loss via a question and answer series. Skversky has over 20 years experience in the medical treatment of overweight/obese individuals and has been featured on numerous television programs. He uses combination drug therapy in addition to diet and exercise on a long term Basis for control, not cure. Question: What is the number one falsehood concerning long term weight-loss? Answer: The number one... Full story

  • The power of denial

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    In 1982, I listened intently to a 28-year-old man sincerely explain to me why he simply couldn’t be an alcoholic because he “only” drank beer. I had been asked to convince him that he was, in fact, an alcoholic and that the hospital’s treatment program was available to help him get sober. Being only a few months over a year sober myself, I could only tell him of my own addiction, desperation, transformation and sobriety. Medically he was not in great shape. He was in kidney failure and his liver and stomach lining were eq...

  • Money-saving open enrollment tips

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    Millions of Americans will be receiving 2013 open enrollment materials. Although it’s tempting to simply check “same as last year,” that can be a costly mistake – especially if an employer is offering different benefit plans next year or one’s family or income situation has changed. Plus, an important feature of health care flexible spending accounts, which many people use to reduce their tax bite, is changing next year (more on that below). Here’s what to look for when reviewing benefit options. Many benefit plans &nd...

  • Murrieta Valley beats Fallbrook 65-47 in girls basketball

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

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  • Warrior girls basketball deep in players, coaching staff

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    The 2012-13 girls basketball season will be Dan Bachman’s third as Fallbrook High School’s varsity coach, but it was the first in which he had to make cuts during tryouts. A total of 32 girls sought berths on the Warriors’ varsity and junior varsity teams. After tryouts Nov. 10 and Nov. 12, Bachman cut six girls Nov. 12 and Nov. 13. “It’s a double-edged sword,” he said. “That means you’re having more and more girls try out.” Bachman kept 11 players on the varsity roster and 15 on the junior varsity squad. “I have no doubt... Full story

  • Great Oak defeats Fallbrook in soccer, 1-0

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

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  • Creative cooking with holiday leftovers

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    The holidays bring an abundance of specially prepared dishes to most homes and, in many cases, leftover food. Recycling the leftovers into new meals is an easy way to cope with the added expense of holiday meals. Rather than throwing away food, put it away right after the meal and save it for the next day. Some people don’t like eating leftovers, but there are many ways to disguise them in a freshly made dish. Meat is the easiest food to reuse; ham can be chopped up and a... Full story

  • Recipe of the Week - Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    Another end; another beginning. As we look back upon all the joys and triumphs that we have accomplished this year, while also looking forward to another year spent making your dreams a reality, why not finish the year with some flair? Gather around the fireplace in this cold, winter weather or reminisce with loved ones on all the hysterical moments you endured with a mug of hot buttered rum in your hand to end the season. A delicate blend of ingredients, from fine spices to...

  • Last-minute ways to trim taxes

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    This time of year is when one typically has less time to spare on mundane financial bookkeeping tasks. But if one can dedicate a few minutes to review benefits and tax paperwork, he or she might be able to shave hundreds – or even thousands – of dollars off 2012 taxes. Here are a few suggestions: If not maxed out on contributions, ask your employer if you can make a catch-up contribution to your 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan before year’s end. Most people can contribute up to $17,000 in 2012 (a $500 increase over 201... Full story

  • IRS offers tax tips for charitable giving

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    The end of the year is traditionally a month for giving generously to charities, friends and family. But it’s also a time that can have a major impact on the tax return you’ll file in the New Year. Here are some “Season of Giving” tips from the IRS covering everything from charity donations to refund planning: Contribute to qualified charities To take an itemized charitable deduction on a 2012 tax return, the donation must go to a qualified charity by Dec. 31. Ask the charity about its tax-exempt status. People can also vi...

  • Social Security statements now online

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    Until last year, Social Security sent taxpayers an annual personalized statement showing a complete record of their taxable earnings as well as estimated retirement, disability and survivor benefits based on those earnings. Unfortunately, budget constraints put an end to those yearly mailings. But there’s good news: Social Security has resumed mailing paper statements to workers 60 and older who aren’t already receiving benefits. And, they recently launched a new Social Security Statement tool that allows a person to acc... Full story

  • Roger's Pick - Palms for the Southland

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    What is more of an exotic Southern California landscape then tropical palms from far away continents? The family in which palms are in has over 2,500 assorted genus, species and hybrids with either feather- or fan-shaped leaves. Some are short and ground hugging, while others, like the Washingtonia, can tower well over 100 feet on slender trunks. Palms range from small to huge, single trunk to multi stems, slow to moderately fast growing, tender and hardy to the mid-teen...

  • Rattlesnake avoidance training exemption to venomous animal ownership prohibition approved

    Updated Dec 27, 2012

    As of January 3, qualified businesses which provide rattlesnake avoidance training will be exempt from the San Diego County Code prohibition of possessing a venomous reptile. A pair of 4-1 San Diego County Board of Supervisors votes, with Pam Slater-Price in opposition, approved the introduction and first reading October 31 and the second reading and adoption December 4. “We need to find a way to balance the public’s safety with the desire for residents to have the choice for their animals to participate in these cli...