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Articles from the December 31, 2016 edition


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  • Looking back on 2016

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    Faces of Fallbrook 2016 Although not quite over, 2016 was a memorable year in many ways with residents involved in many issues and events through nonprofit organizations as well as groups formed to lobby against changes to the community landscape. Among the dozens of news subjects, the biggest stories involved the fate of two properties which was resolved after much turmoil. Starting in January, the sale of Fallbrook Golf Club was an ongoing tale involving several potential... Full story

  • Coldwell Banker names top agent for November

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

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  • Fallbrook's CalRTA honors Temecula resident with $3,000 scholarship

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook branch of the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) awarded Temecula resident Catarina Lara with the Laura E. Settle Scholarship of $3,000. This prestigious honor is only given to 30 statewide recipients. Lara is a graduate from Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM), where she is completing her studies for a California teaching credential. At the bimonthly meeting of the local CalRTA Division 81 on Dec. 14, Lara was presented a certificate for the s... Full story

  • Fallbrook player wins new Buick Regal Touring Car at Pala

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    PALA – Nancy N., a Pala Casino Spa & Resort player from Fallbrook, won a new Buick Regal Touring Car – courtesy of Paradise Chevrolet Buick GMC in Temecula – on Friday, Dec. 16 in the casino’s Win-A-Car Every Friday promotion. Pala awarded two more Buick Regal Touring Cars on the remaining Fridays in December. In addition, players also can win a share of $10,000 in the cash drawing that starts at 6 p.m. The drawing awards $1,000 every half hour until 11 p.m., when the car win... Full story

  • Carlsbad's seawater desalination plant marks one-year anniversary

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    CARLSBAD – In its first year of operations, the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant produced enough high-quality, drought-proof water from the Pacific Ocean to meet approximately 10 percent of the region’s demand. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant quickly generated significant benefits by relieving pressure on imported water supplies, reducing state mandates for emergency conservation measures in March and helping the region pass the state’s stringent water suppl...

  • How are your genetics affecting you?

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    Dr. Terry A. Rondberg Special to the Village News Gregor Johann Mendel published a book on genetics in 1866, launching the scientific community’s near obsession with mapping the human genome in order to predict how we’ll look, what diseases we’ll get, and even when we’ll die. After little more than a century had passed, society came to believe that the course of life was primarily determined by genes. Weight, baldness, illnesses, and even personality were blamed on genetic makeup. “It’s in my genes,” became the mantra of gene...

  • Girls water polo team goes 3-2 at Rancho Bernardo tourney to open season

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    Fallbrook High School's girls water polo team began its 2016-17 season competing at the Rancho Bernardo Tournament Dec. 1-3 and won three games while dropping two. "I was pleased to do that," said Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond. The Warriors have two returning starters from 2015-16 and both of those – current seniors Caitlyn Batty and Sarah Draves – were platoon starters last season. The 2015-16 squad, which finished with a 21-10 record and reached the CIF Division I championship game, had seven seniors, including all four of...

  • SDG&E urges customers to be on alert for scam artists

    Updated Dec 31, 2016

    SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) recently issued a warning about a national scam that continues to target the company’s customers. Known as the “Pay-by-Phone” scam, criminals typically threaten immediate power shut-offs to scare customers to make an immediate payment. The scammers then instruct customers to purchase prepaid debit cards, or wire transfers, and direct them to call another phone number to provide the card information, which allows the thieves to remo... Full story