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  • TIF fee simplified

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    According to the County of San Diego, the county’s transportation impact fee (TIF) for buildings in areas of the county’s land use jurisdiction has been simplified. A December 7 Board of Supervisors vote provided the introduction and first reading of the ordinance, and the ordinance amendments were adopted December 14 after a second reading. The amended ordinance will become effective January 13. “With these changes that we are making, it should help simplify the understanding of how the fee works,” said John Snyder, the dir...

  • Man stabbed at local taco shop

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Deputies were called to the scene of a stabbing in the early morning hours of December 24 at Robertito’s Taco Shop, 1382 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook, said Sgt. Rich Hendrickson of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation. At approximately 2:15 a.m., Jose Cazarez, 24, of Fallbrook was stabbed four times in the back and right side following an altercation with a group of eight or nine men while eating in the restaurant, witnesses reported. “Words were exchanged; they vary according to accounts, but whatever those words were, they were...

  • Local waitress killed in accident

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Sarah Nicole Kubick, 24, of Fallbrook, was fatally injured at 10:52 p.m. on December 18 while traveling southbound on Interstate 15 south of Weirick Road in Corona. While on her way back to Fallbrook, the California Highway Patrol reported that her pickup truck drifted into the center median, at which point she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle then rolled several times. Kubick was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. She was employed as a server by JJ “Purty” Landers Irish Pub in Fal...

  • Digital high school continues to thrive

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The future of education is in Rainbow, CA. It is embodied in Rainbow Advanced Institute for Learning, a grade six through 12 digital charter school directed by the Vallecitos District Superintendent, Dr. Rodolfo “Paul” A. Cartas. Now boasting 117 students individually located in Imperial, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties, the Rainbow Advanced Institute for Learning (RAI) offers an educational opportunity for families with lifestyles out of the mainstream. Dr. Cartas says many of the students come from a hom...

  • Fowler-Henry engaged

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Maggi Fowler of Fallbrook and Josh Henry of Oceanside have announced their engagement. The couple became engaged on Sept. 26, 2005. The future bride is the daughter of “Fowler Pest Control” Glen & Karen Fowler. She is a 2003 graduate of Fallbrook High School and is following her career in the family business and opening a hunter/jumper horse facility in Temecula. The future groom is the son of Russell & Sherrie Henry of Oceanside. He is a graduate of El Camion High School and a 2002 graduate of Palomar College’s param...

  • Fallbrook Quilt Guild welcomes Barbara Dieges

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The Fallbrook Quilt Guild is starting 2006 with the talented Barbara Dieges at the January 5 meeting at the Community Center. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Barbara will be bringing us a world of quilting knowledge and will take us back in time with her original one-woman play called “A Thread Runs Through It.” The play looks at the life of a quilter, and her quilts, in the latter part of the 19th century. On Saturday, January 7, Barbara will be teaching a workshop called “Snow Crystal Applique” at the Fallbrook Public Distric... Full story

  • Metzler-De Haan engaged

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Karese Danielle Metzler of Fallbrook and Nicholas John De Haan of Escondido have announced their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Ken & Lisa Metzler of Fallbrook. She is a 2002 graduate of Fallbrook High School and a 2005 graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. The future groom is the son of Klaas & Joan De Haan of Escondido. He is a 1999 graduate of Calvin Christian High School and a 2004 graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is a c... Full story

  • Fallbrook Equipment Rental wins parade award

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The People’s Choice winner for the Fallbrook Christmas Parade is Fallbrook Equipment Rental. Runner-up entries were Raley Construction, Fallbrook 4-H, Sun Ranch Riders and VFW Post 1924 Women’s Auxiliary. Fallbrook Equipment Rentals will receive their trophy at the January 18 Sundowner at Silvergate Retirement Residence....

  • Amateur Radio Club meets Jan. 7

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club will be meeting January 7. The meeting agenda is election of club officers and Christmas Parade review. Note new meeting location of Roy Noon Hall, 231 E. Hawthorne at 3:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Talk in 146.175+ 107.2. Web site www.fallbrookarc.org.... Full story

  • All About Quilts Jan. 20

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    All About Quilts will be the special feature of the Fallbrook Women’s Connection brunch on Friday, January 20, from 10 a.m. to noon. Mickey Nail, president of the Fallbrook Quilt Guild, will give a ‘Trunk Show.’ She will have quilts on display and will share all we want to know about making quilts. Special speaker Adrienne DiCamillo, doctor of psychology and management consultant, will tell us “How to Live a Fairy Tale Life.’ Our guest soloist will be Stephanie Fry of Fallbrook. Bring a friend to enjoy a gourmet brunch an...

  • Environmental concerns featured at Democratic Club meeting

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The Democratic Club of Greater Fallbrook will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 5, at 7 p.m. in the FPUD Board Room. Featured speaker will be Dr. Matt Rahn, Interim Director for the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. Dr. Rahn will present a brief overview of the San Diego State University Field Station Programs and describe the important research being conducted at our own Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve as a prelude to a review of the serious consequences of the open pit mine being proposed by... Full story

  • St. John's supports Operation United Families

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Eileen Delaney accepted a check on behalf of Operation United Families for $1,000 from St. John’s Episcopal Church and Thrift Shop represented by Elizabeth Hoag, Laura Todd, Kathy Campbell, Bill Snyder, Helen McCammon, Beth Goodlake and Ann McArthur. This very generous donation will help Operation United Families provide gifts to many Marine families this holiday season. Operation United Families was founded four years ago to offer support during the many holidays throughout the year as a way to thank Marines and their f...

  • Online registration for winter/spring activities

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The Fallbrook Community Center Winter/Spring Activity Schedule is available the first week of January at the center office, Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, and Fallbrook Library. The brochure is also being distributed in the January 5 edition of Fallbrook Village News. The Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, and also through elementary school classrooms. A variety of sports, fitness and dance, arts and crafts, music, and hobby opportunities are available for all ages and interests. Active adults are invited to play duplicate... Full story

  • WH Frazier to hold bully prevention workshop

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    At the next William H. Frazier PTA general meeting, January 11 at 6:30 p.m., Merrilee Neal, chief instructor and owner of Fallbrook Martial Arts, will present an instructional workshop for both parents and kids. It’s a video presentation with interactive activities that teach how to build people up rather than putting people down and it discusses name-calling and physical assault. It is a very professional presentation with karate demos as well as a game activity. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this exciting and...

  • Safe Driving Program begins Jan. 3

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane, will be offering the AARP Safe Driving Program. The class will be held on Jan. 3 and 15. Class will begin at 8:30 in the morning. This class is limited in enrollment so please contact the Center soon at (760) 728-4498 to secure a place. There is a $10 fee payable to AARP. Completion allows the graduate a reduction in automobile insurance....

  • Pattycakers

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    MIRANDA ANN MOORE, female, born on December 12, 2005 at 8:09 a.m. weighing 7lbs, 13oz. Parents Anel Green Moore, El Centro, CA, & Todd O’Brien Moore, Rochester, NY. Maternal grandparents Hector & Norma Green, Mexico; paternal grandfather Thomas Moore, Rochester, NY. TWINS: BROOKE SAVANAHA BENFORD, female, born on December 13, 2005, at 7:58 a.m. weighing 6lbs, 5oz. BRYANT SANCHEZ BENFORD, JR., male, born on December 13, 2005, at 7:59 a.m. Parents Cira Rene Lloyd & Bryant Sanchez Benford, Murrieta, CA. Maternal grandparent L...

  • Those who make a difference in our lives

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    In the tapestry of life you never know how important someone is going to be to you, or to those around you. Recently we have lost several people very dear to us. The last one was Bob Keck. He and Ann have been our across-the-street neighbors for 15 years. To know them you would think that they are some of the nicest people you’ve ever known, honest, kind and just “good people.” They, along with our other great neighbors, have lived near us enduring years of drum lessons, teenage pranks, new sound systems, various dogs and cat...

  • RE: 'I want gangsters stopped, don't you?'

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” —Vincent Van Gogh I am a Fallbrook home and business owner and was inspired to comment after reading Sarah Bates’ recent “I want gangsters stopped, don’t you?” opinion letter. While I most certainly share similar concerns over gang presence in Fallbrook and I am in full agreement that greater funding needs to be provided to the Sheriff’s Department so that they can optimally a... Full story

  • Unions offer year-end bonus

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Merry Christmas to the American workers. Have a productive new year. Chevrolet and Ford have announced layoffs and plant closings as a year-end bonus to their unions. The unions’ never-ending quest for benefits instead of product superiority has forced the investors to reduce productivity instead of producing a better product. When it becomes too expensive to have the best you are looking at trouble. High employee cost has forced the auto manufactures to seek savings by cannibalizing the product. In business, the product i...

  • Planning Group displayed courage

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    If you weren’t at the December 19 Fallbrook Planning Group meeting, you missed the courageous move by the board to reject Pardee Homes’ proposal to massively increase the density of the I-15/SR-76 corridor. Pardee’s outrageous plan for a “smart growth new community” of 1,100 homes, along with other planned developments in the same area, would change Fallbrook’s rural character forever and tax what is already an overburdened infrastructure. The community, members of Fair Plan and, most importantly, our board, were not fooled...

  • Congratulations

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Congratulations, Bonsall parents and teachers. You’ve finally gotten what you’ve been moaning and groaning about since Bonsall Charter Academy for Learning was started. BCAL is now gone. I hope you had fun at your victory party. I heard Fidel and Saddam came and brought chips and dip. So my broken down home finally bit it and will be closing on January 6, 2006. I know this is a little late and the news is old, but last week, when I was trying to write this, I couldn’t seem to leave out the swear words. On Thursday, Novem...

  • The real question to ask the administration

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    I’ve waited in vain to hear a reporter ask the President or an administration official why they didn’t seek after-the-fact warrants for their domestic surveillance program, and I haven’t heard any answers. I can only guess what the real reason is: The information that would have had to be presented to the court to explain why they were seeking the warrant was obtained illegally… OR The basis of the request was clearly political in nature — as in tapping Seymour Hirsh’s phone, or John Kerry’s or the Quakers’… If... Full story

  • Mandate for morality

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    The crucial issues regarding a community’s demeanor are found in the practice of moral ethics. George Washington said, “A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.” Strengthening character by ethics (practice of morality) remains to be one of America’s foremost social objectives. When we look at what it means to say, “Merry Christmas” shunning political politeness; or our sense of pride for America’s soldiers fighting for these inalienable rights. We ar...

  • Don't be such a Scrooge, Mr. Ragland

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    Here is some commentary on the origins of America from someone who was not only there but played a part in the foundation of this country. “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.” — Patrick Henry...

  • We appreciate fellow residents

    Updated Dec 29, 2005

    My husband and I sincerely appreciate the comfort and support so generously given by Fallbrook residents following the sudden death of our son. We have lived in the community only one year and the magnitude of concern and love by scores of people touches us very deeply. Thank you.... Full story

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