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  • Holy Spirit Ministry opens Jan. 6

    Updated Jan 4, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Holy Spirit Healing Ministry would like to invite everyone to its opening Jan. 6, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Old Town Fallbrook, 300 Brandon Street, unit 22. The ministry is a group of Christians from various denominations trained in praying for mental, spiritual and physical needs. They will be available every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for anyone who wants to see what the Holy Spirit has for them. Holy Spirit Healing Ministry is a program established under Unforgotten Faces, a nonprofit o...

  • Diets to be discussed at bird club meeting

    Updated Jan 4, 2018

    VISTA – North County Aviculturists, for pet bird owners and breeders, will present: "Have you ever wondered where your Cape Parrot or Canary or Gouldian Finch originated?" at its Jan. 6 meeting at Vista Masonic Lodge, 761 Eucalyptus. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The presentation will be helpful for owners who would like to give their birds a diet similar to what could be found in the wild. Aviculturists Johan Otter and Demi Hungerford will be speaking on where in the world birds we know come from and what the diet is like i...

  • Fallbrook Democratic Club to choose new club leaders in January

    Updated Jan 4, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club will host its monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hilltop Center, 331 E. Elder Street, in Fallbrook. The night's agenda will cover the annual election of 2018 board members for the positions of vice president, secretary and political action chair. Members will outline goals for the 2018 midterm election year, including identifying Democratic candidates and working to elect them; increasing involvement and presence i...

  • Fallbrook Quilt Guild to host quilter Errea

    Updated Jan 4, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild will feature renowned quilter, teacher and author Grace Errea at its meeting Thursday, Jan. 4 at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Errea is the author of "Value in Quilt Design." She has been teaching quilting since 2000 but before that she taught for IBM, and not textiles, but programming. After she retired in 2005 she devoted herself to her quilting art. Errea is self-taught artist and her w...

  • Woman's Club to hold two fundraisers in January

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Going once, going twice...the Fallbrook Woman's Club is hosting a "New Year, New Beginnings" fundraiser auction Tuesday, Jan. 9. The event is open to the public, and nonmembers are encouraged to attend. The auction will take place 11 a.m. at the Fallbrook Woman's Clubhouse, 238 W. Mission Road. Nonmembers, please RSVP to Linda Larson at (760) 420-1456 or email [email protected] by Friday, Jan. 4. The Fallbrook Woman's Club will also host a mahjong tournament J...

  • Supervisors vote to waive fees to replace documents lost in Lilac fire

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 19 to allow officials to offer free replacement birth, death and marriage certificates and property documents to people affected by the Lilac fire. The blaze burned 4,100 acres and destroyed 157 structures in North County earlier this month. "Many of them (people affected) are seniors and they lost everything,'' said Supervisor Bill Horn, who represents the area. "It's not going to be a big financial impact'' (for the county government). The resolution a...

  • County farm bureaus earn awards for service, innovation

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    SAN DIEGO – Outstanding programs of work in service to members earned awards for three county farm bureaus in California, while a fourth was honored for creating an innovative activity. The awards were presented during the 99th California Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Garden Grove. Three county farm bureaus won awards for programs of excellence across five categories: membership, policy implementation, leadership activities, agricultural promotion and education and public relations. Among county farm bureaus wit...

  • Rainbow, FPUD, Camp Pendleton shares of CWA vote entitlement to decline

    Joe Naiman, Village News Correspondent|Updated Jan 2, 2018

    The weighted vote entitlements for San Diego County Water Authority agencies at 2018 San Diego County Water Authority meetings were approved by the CWA board Dec. 7, and the shares for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and Camp Pendleton will all be less than those agencies’ 2017 weighted vote. Rainbow’s share will decrease from 4.04 percent to 4.00 percent. The FPUD weighted vote was 2.35 percent for 2017 meetings and will be 2.32 percent during 2018. Camp Pendleton had a share of...

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of North County distribute gifts

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County finished its calendar year by celebrating the holidays with a party at each of its after-school sites. Each year the club works closely with community partners to secure enough presents so that each of their members will be able to go home with their own Christmas gift. Through the support of community partners like Fallbrook Women's Golf Club, the Golf Club of California, Espinoza's Clean Sweep, Shop with a Jock sponsored b...

  • Encore Club celebrates with Christmas luncheon and 2017 donations

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    FALLBROOK – A Country Christmas was the theme for the Fallbrook Encore Club's holiday luncheon held at The Golf Club of California. The festive table decorations reflected a country motif, and one lucky guest at each table took that table's decorations home. Many guests wore their best western attire adding color and fun to the party. After the delicious buffet was enjoyed by all, master of ceremonies Trudy Cunningham introduced this year's entertainment, The Fallbrook S...

  • Red Hat Ladies celebrate Christmas at historic Reche Schoolhouse

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    FALLBROOK – The Avocado Belles Chapter of the Red Hat Ladies Society held their annual Christmas Party Luncheon at the Reche Schoolhouse Dec. 13. Led by Queen Mum Beverly Griffith, the chapter has 19 members, each queens in their own right as each is queen of something – usually relating to a hobby, pet, or collection, etc. Marianne Dickey, Queen of Witches, was hostess for the party and selected the Reche Schoolhouse as the venue to showcase this incredible historic tre...

  • A review the year's theatrical performances

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Village News Correspondent|Updated Jan 2, 2018

    In a perfect world, we would all be able to do what we love. And this past year I have. It has been a source of joy to visit the theaters in San Diego County and write about the experiences. Last year I attended more than 65 theatrical performances from Fallbrook to Coronado to Los Angeles, five symphonies (three in San Diego, plus Fallbrook and Temecula), multiple museums – The Broad, The Gene Autry, The Huntington, The Norton Simon, The L.A. County Museum, The Getty, The Get...

  • Bonsall business offers help to fire victims

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    BONSALL – Bonsall Postal & Imaging is providing free mail receiving and package receiving for anyone that lost their home in the Lilac fire. In addition they will provide free notary service for any of those same folks. The postal store is located at River Village, 2556 S. Mission Road, Suite 703, (760) 941-9221....

  • New Year's Day appetizers for beef-loving football fans

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    FALLBROOK – Football fans often spend New Year's Day on the couch watching a slew of college bowl games. Viewing all those games requires some nourishment, and what goes better with football than some tasty beef appetizers and a nice cold beverage. The following recipes for spicy meatballs, flavorful stuffed jalapeno peppers, and tasty stuffed baby bell peppers are courtesy of The Beef Checkoff www.BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com. Spicy Buffalo-Style Meatballs Ingredients: 1 p...

  • Ramirez among Park University December 2017 graduates

    Updated Jan 2, 2018

    PARKVILLE, Mo. – Jamie Ann Ramirez of Fallbrook was among the graduates who participated in Park University's 2017 Kansas City area commencement ceremony held Dec. 9 at the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Missouri. The university had 397 students eligible to participate in the ceremony with 156 students receiving master’s degrees or graduate certificates and 241 students receiving bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees or undergraduate certificates. Ramirez, a graduate of Colton High School, earned a bache...

  • A positive attitude improves children's health

    staff, Special to the Village News|Updated Jan 2, 2018

    Hello, cold and flu season. With damp, chilly winter weather, and school contact with all those other little germ factories, it's not that surprising if a child suddenly is coughing, sneezing or worse. While most people are well aware of the medical steps to help children get better, parents sometimes forget there are emotional things they can do to help their child, too. This awareness is important because children often feel bad about feeling bad. How many parents have heard their children apologize for being ill, saying,...