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Articles from the December 31, 2009 edition


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  • End of season successful for Pop Warner Jr. Midget Warriors

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    On December 5, the Fallbrook Pop Warner Jr. Midget Warriors travelled to Lake Havasu, Ariz. for the River Bowl 2009 game against the Lake Havasu Chiefs (8-2). The Lake Havasu team was the Arizona Conference Champion and was one game away from playing for a National Championship bid in Florida. The Chiefs took the opening kickoff to the Warrior 30-yard line, and quickly marched in for the score. The Warriors answered with a long 10 play drive, ending with Enrique Barreto’s touchdown on a speed sweep thanks to great blocking b... Full story

  • Fallbrook Pop Warner: a season in review

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    Here’s a small recap of the Pop Warner season now that it is over. Player registrations got off to a chilly start at Cold Stone Creamery, but ended up in the green after the Avocado Festival. A couple of Board Directors, including the President, tendered their resignations; the remaining members held down the fort. Trupiano’s Italian Bistro provided the ambiance and locale for the monthly Board of Director’s meetings while recruitments gave the teams an experienced team of coaches. The first Fallbrook Pop Warner Golf Tourn...

  • Girls soccer loses Barons Tournament championship match in overtime

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    Fallbrook High School’s girls soccer team lost in overtime to Mount Carmel in the Limited Division championship match of the Barons-Howie Classic tournament. “That was a pretty exciting game,” said Fallbrook coach Kevin Koptieff. The Barons-Howie Classic is the county’s oldest girls soccer tournament, and under its original name it was also the first-ever girls soccer competition sanctioned by the CIF San Diego Section. The Raiders Tournament was a four-team tournament in 1981, when girls soccer didn’t even exist as a high sc... Full story

  • Learn how to prevent injuries from falling

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    NORTH COUNTY – The next North County Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meeting is on Wednesday, January 13, from 10 a.m. to noon at Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive in Vista. Joanne Price, host and producer of Elder Care Talk Radio on Sundays at 2 p.m. on KCBQ am 1170, will talk about “Fall Injury Prevention Tips, Tactics and Techniques for Reducing Fall Related Injuries.” Price co-produced the fall presentation educational video “Don’t Fall For It!” in 2006, and in 2007 she co-authored a book titled ...

  • Fallbrook Niners celebrate at the Hukilau

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Niners celebrated the end of another year in festive style at the Fallbrook Golf Club on December 17. The morning began with 24 players competing in a “Shamble” team tourney with a special Christmas theme. Each team received one gold ball as a Santa’s gift that allowed the player a free throw from a bunker or over a barranca. (Some of the gold missiles strayed into Live Oak Creek, perhaps to be recovered later by a lucky golf course “prospector”). A f...

  • Furious finish wins the Presidio Cup

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – The U8 Fury soccer team won the end of the season Presidio Cup Tournament after two weeks of inspired play by beating Oranje Voetbal 2-1 in the tournament finals. After giving up two goals in the opening game of the tournament, the team came together and didn’t allow a single goal until the second half of the tournament. In total, the Fury team outscored their opponents 13-3. “The two greatest things about these kids are that they play as a team and they alway... Full story

  • Religion and control in the People's Republic of China

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    The wind flowed through my hair as I stood at the front of the boat, arms stretched out, marveling at the natural beauty of the Three Gorges as we approached it. A herd of middle-aged Chinese men anxiously pushed their way through the crowd behind me; with cameras clutched in hand, each was eager to have a photo in front of China’s most famous picturesque landmark. Each of them posed in a similar fashion: serious-faced, proud posture, upright, arms pinned to their sides, l... Full story

  • Retired USMC General David M. Brahms to speak at Dem.Club

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – A general who served as a technical consultant for the Hollywood movie, “A Few Good Men,” will speak to the Fallbrook Democratic Club on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Fallbrook Public Utility District building, 990 East Mission Road. David M. Brahms, a Staff Judge Advocate in the Marine Corps, is now retired with a private law practice in Carlsbad. Brahms is an expert witness in military operations, strategy, tactics and military administration, as well as criminal and military law. After graduating from Harvard Law Sch...

  • Crouch returns to Fallbrook Planning Group

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    John Crouch is once again on the Fallbrook Community Planning Group board. Crouch, who served on the board from 2001 through 2008 but fell 175 votes short of re-election in the November 2008 balloting, was appointed to the vacancy on Seat No. 14 for a term which will expire on January 3, 2011. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved his appointment December 8, and he returned to the planning group for its December 21 meeting. “He’s a good man,” said Fallbrook Community Planning Group chair Jim Russell. Crouch had c... Full story

  • North County Fire recognizes outstanding efforts

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – At the December 8 meeting of the board of directors of North County Fire Protection District, several staff members were recognized for their outstanding efforts. “This is the District’s way of acknowledging special effort put forth by its employees,” said John Buchanan, public information officer for North County Fire. Those receiving special acknowledgement included Captain Randy Meers, Division Chief/Fire Marshal Sid Morel, Brent Itzaina, James Beebe, James Doumak, Jason Harbert, Jason Bracci, Kathy Ford, G...

  • Radar enforcement continued on South Mission; Osborne Street decertified

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    The December 9 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors saw the ratification of several county Traffic Advisory Committee recommendations, including the decertification of radar enforcement for a portion of Osborne Street in Bonsall and findings to justify recertification of radar enforcement for a portion of South Mission Road in Fallbrook. Both the 35 mph speed limit and radar enforcement will remain for the 1.73-mile portion of South Mission Road from 860 feet south of Pepper Tree Lane to Hill Street. The 35 mp...

  • Garden Club gives to Food Pantry

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

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  • Rainbow Water District pipeline repair could cost $4 million

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – A major water main that runs under the San Luis Rey River could cost as much as $4 million to repair according to a study completed by consultants working for the Rainbow Municipal Water District. The pipe ruptured in the early morning hours of December 8 after a heavy rain. The 22-inch steel line was built in 1995 and delivers water to the district’s service area south of SR 76; one remaining pipe now provides that service. The District hired RBF Consulting out of San Diego to evaluate options for fixing or repla... Full story

  • Firefighters association shares holiday spirit with military families

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    Military families on Camp Pendleton received a surprise Christmas dinner thanks to members of the Fallbrook Firefighters Association (FFA) on December 23. Two young members of the FFA, Matt Lindsey and Ben Lian, picked up enough ham and turkey dinners to feed 45 Camp Pendleton families on Christmas Day. The idea to purchase the dinners for the armed forces families was shared throughout the firefighter association through email. Within a week and a half, $1,900 was donated fro...

  • Year in Review 2009

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

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  • Surveyors rescued after becoming lost in cloud-blanketed Stewart Canyon

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    PALA - Sheriff\'s dispatchers used cell phone technology to help deputies locate two men who became lost on a cloud-blanketed hillside today while surveying a landfill project southwest of Pala Indian Reservation. James Plunkett, 30, and Jason Wold, 25, were wet from rain, dressed in light clothing, and were becoming exhausted after losing their bearings in the Stewart Canyon area, said Sgt. Bob Bishop of the San Diego County Sheriff\'s Valley Center Station. A surveying team leader contacted the Sheriff\'s...

  • Pruning seminar offered

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – Save Our Forest and the Fallbrook Land Conservancy are hosting a free pruning seminar on Wednesday, January 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Palomares House, 1815 South Stage Coach Lane. Mark Wisniewski, a certified arborist and landscape architect will teach how to diagnose tree problems that can be corrected by pruning, determine the correct pruning procedure, how much pruning is required and how to place the right tree in the right location to reduce long term pruning and maintenance costs. This event was f... Full story

  • Flu shot clinic Jan. 9

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Hospital will be having a flu shot clinic on Saturday, January 9 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Seasonal and H1N1 vaccines will be offered and can be given at the same time. The vaccines are free of charge and only available for people ages 10 and up. Fallbrook Hospital is located at 624 E. Elder Street, Fallbrook.... Full story

  • Comedian to entertain at fundraiser

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK – Mike Williams, a comedian and performer with a life changing message, will be featured at a fund-raising banquet for the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center on January 23, 2010 at 5 p.m. in the fellowship center of Zion Lutheran Church, 1405 E. Fallbrook St. For tickets, call (760) 728-4105....

  • AARP safe driving class

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    Fallbrook – AARP will offer a safe driving class on January 5 and 19. Completion of the class affords a reduction of an individual’s car insurance for three years. Contact the senior citizens center to reserve a spot. Those with questions may call Bob Baker at (760) 731-9842....

  • Community invited to meals at VFW

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    FALLBROOK — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Ladies Auxiliary 1924 invite the public to join them for dinner three nights a week. Hamburgers are served on Mondays from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; a pasta dinner is served on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and special dinners with salad bar are fixed on Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. Breakfast is served every third Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and a champagne brunch every fifth Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. For prices and more information, call (760) 728-8784. The VFW hall is l...

  • Skatepark committee meeting

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    A FIA Skatepark Committee Meeting will be held January 14 from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in the educational center library at St. Peter’s Catholic Community, located at Stage Coach Lane. and Fallbrook St. Questions may be directed to (760) 473-4659....

  • Thank you from the Fallbrook Food Pantry

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    I want to especially thank all the volunteers who donated their time to help the needy and hungry clients at the Fallbrook Food Pantry. We have all ages of volunteers – from teenagers to super seniors – working hard at least one day a week so that others can have a little more food to eat and clothing to wear. They have accumulated over 10,000 hours this year. The economy has been down, so contributions are down. We have rented large Penske trucks to haul approximately 12 tons of canned goods and produce from the San Die... Full story

  • Walgreen's is a welcome addition in my opinion

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    I want the people of Fallbrook to know what great experiences I have had with the manager of the Fallbrook Walgreen’s store. I was looking for local merchants to donate to the Rally for a Cure golf tournament held by Fallbrook Women Golfers. Chris, Walgreen’s manager, had some specific ideas about what he’d like to do. He arrived at 6:30 a.m. and set up a Wii putting contest. Ladies paid $1 for chances to sink a putt. Walgreens provided all the prizes; Chris donated all the money collected, and more. Chris and his assis...

  • Getting a leg up on Restless Leg Syndrome

    Updated Dec 31, 2009

    For ten percent of the U.S. population, working long hours at a desk, sitting in traffic during the daily commute and simply resting at home can be unpleasant, irritating and nearly impossible. These individuals suffer from restless leg syndrome (RLS), which causes the individual to suffer from spontaneous, continuous leg movements accompanied by unpleasant sensations. For those suffering from RLS, the sensations occur when they are at rest and seem to be only relieved by movement. These sensations usually occur in the calf... Full story

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