Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Fallbrook Skatepark Inc. (FSI) held a town meeting Feb. 11 to inform the community about the status of the much anticipated skatepark. Approximately 50 individuals gathered at the Fallbrook Library to hear what fundraising and special events FSI will use to gather funds needed for the park. One of the highlights in regards to the skatepark’s layout was the fact that 50 percent of the park will include a street element. “We know that there is a large following of street ska...
The first Fallbrook Community Forum meeting of the New Year was held Jan. 19 and the topic was goals for 2017. Members of several non-profit organizations spoke of their aspirations. Vince Ross, who conducts the forum meetings, started things off by relaying the No. 1 goal of the Fallbrook Village Association, an organization he founded more than two decades ago. “It’s called the ‘Library Plaza Project,'” said Ross of a plan to get more use out of the parking area between the Fallbrook Library and the Fallbrook Art Center.... Full story
FALLBROOK – Eight young artists from the Fallbrook School of the Arts had artwork juried into the annual Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibit which opened Jan. 23 and will run through March 5 in the Rose Gallery at the Francis Parker School in San Diego. This exhibit is a collaborative production of the San Diego County division of the California Art Education Association (SDCAEA), the Francis Parker School, and the San Diego County Office of Education SDCOE). San Diego County art t...
Fallbrook High School senior April Paulson has signed a letter of intent to play collegiate field hockey at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. Paulson signed her letter of intent Nov. 9, which was the first permissible day high school seniors could sign letters of intent with National Collegiate Athletic Association universities. "It was an experience like no other," said Paulson of the signing. "It showed all of the hard work I put in. It showed how it paid off."... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) will hold its holiday party Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fallbrook Woman's Club, 238 W. Mission Rd. The handicapped entry is off Mission on the west side of the building, with the regular parking lot on the east side of the building. The festive gathering will be a time to visit with friends, enjoy the musical renditions of the "Skylarks", and talk about plans for next year. Please bring your favorite holiday nibble or cookie to share. Beginning in January, t... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Oct. 17, the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club (FVCC) provided charitable donations to four nonprofit organizations performing services in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area. The Fallbrook Senior Center was represented by Phyllis Sweeney, special projects manager, and Sue Wallace, a board member who received the check. The center provides many services including free meals delivered to needy seniors. For the Fallbrook School of the Arts, executive director Mary Perhacs r... Full story
FALLBROOK – First Lieutenant Elizabeth “Betty” Gilby served in the Army during World War II in Algeria, North Africa, Italy, and Yugoslavia as a registered dietician in the Army Medical Department. She recently participated in the Fall San Diego Honor Flight, part of a national network dedicated to transporting veterans to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C., at no cost. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs International (GFWC) strives to honor veterans for their serv...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) will have Shuang Li as its guest artist at the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Fallbrook School of Arts on Alvarado Street. Born, raised and trained in China, Li received her BA in art history. After moving to the US she received her master of fine arts degree from the University of Oregon. Following the en plein air impressionism approach she paints in watercolors both on locations and in her studio, portraying the e...
On Election Day, November 8, area voters will determine the following: - Which candidates will take possession of the contested open seats (Division 1 and Division 4) on the Fallbrook Public Utilities District board - Which candidates will seize the contested open seats (Division 2 and Division 5) on the Rainbow Municipal Water District board - Which candidates will occupy the two open seats on the Fallbrook Union High School District board - Which candidates will commandeer...
Four of Fallbrook's brightest students were honored Oct. 6 at a special recognition breakfast held at the Fallbrook Community Center. Gabrielle Bachman, Charles Bickel, and Nicole Gonzales of Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS), and Emily Vu of Oasis High School were saluted as October Students of the Month. Ceremony emcee Greg Coppock started out the program by making sure the students understood the magnitude of their achievement – that out of a field of more than 2,000 s...
FALLBROOK – The guest artist for the Fallbrook Art Association's October meeting is Victoria Alexander Marquez, who will demonstrate how she creates "a visual symphony of nature" with paper and paint. The meeting will be held Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook School of Arts, 310 E. Alvarado St. The workshop will be held Oct. 23. Marquez has a fine arts degree from the College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. She has silk-screened and hand painted fabric and c...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) announces the call for entries for the open judged art show, Oct. 4-29 at the Brandon Gallery. FAA membership is not required to enter. Limit of two entries per person, original work created within the last three years and not previously shown in a FAA show. The judge will be Stan Goudey, an instructor at the Athenaeum in La Jolla and an established landscape, wildlife, and urban painter. He works in oil as well as water media, and his work has been shown and in collections, a... Full story
FALLBROOK – The perfect family dental office embraces all generations with the same, high level of quality care. While genetic tendencies are currently being studied by the American Dental Association, family members using the same office can learn how efficient preventive care may be the trump card to winning the war against dental challenges, including jaw dysfunction. And what parents wouldn't like to protect their children from the dental challenges they experienced? L...
FALLBROOK – The September meeting of the Fallbrook Art Association will be on Thursday the eighth at the Fallbrook School of Arts on Alvarado. The guest artist will be Joe Oakes who will do a demonstration in acrylics. Oakes is a California artist focusing on representational paintings of landscapes and street scenes. He has a BFA from Cal State Fullerton and currently lives in Palm Springs. He uses exaggerated color, light and shadow to capture one's imagination. "For me i...
Jackson Square in downtown Fallbrook has a new look. Now it needs some new renters. Thanks to the removal of a building located behind the children's clothing store Sunshine Kids at 123 N. Main, the inner courtyard in Jackson Square is now more spacious and features a covered patio area. "We took out the old building that was built back in 1980," said Caddy (Calvin) Jackson, who manages Jackson Square for his mother, Betty. "It was not very well constructed. It had a lot of...
FALLBROOK – Even though it has been quiet during the last two years on the Fallbrook skateboarding front, the non-profit Fallbrook Skatepark Inc. (FSI) has been diligently working behind the scenes to find suitable locations for skate spots around town. Currently, they are pursuing two viable sites. “We learned a valuable lesson during our efforts to put skate features in Jackie Heyneman Park,” explained Sean O’Callaghan, current FSI president. “Zoning is very important. Jacki...
FALLBROOK – Registration is open for the Fallbrook Chamber’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Pala Mesa Resort on Friday, Sept. 23. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Fallbrook Sports Association, which supports and oversees all operations of Ingold Sports Park in Fallbrook. Additionally, the Putting Contest will be coordinated by the Friends of the Fallbrook Library to benefit the Foundation for Senior Care, a local non-profit organization which provides numerous services to the senior community. They specifically are...
Beverly Sinclair Thordarson, born December 30, 1939, in Santa Monica, passed away July 23 at home after fighting a courageous battle against stage four breast cancer for the last four and a half years. She was raised and attended public schools in Burbank. In the early 70s, Beverly traveled for 18 months through Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, and Southeast Asia including Afghanistan, Burma and Nepal. During her travel through Australia, she paused to teach at an all... Full story
FALLBROOK – The inaugural exhibition and competition, “Remembering 9/11,” invites artists to share their reflections of September 11, 2001. The art competition is in conjunction with the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. Merrill Everett of competition sponsor Fallbrook Propane Gas Company said, “We must always remember those that were lost and preserve our freedom as Americans today and always.” The exhibition will be held at Brandon Gallery from Sept. 2 to 30. The community will judge the artwork. The people’s choice award can b...
Each county supervisor has an annual $2 million Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget, and the final $664,081 of Supervisor Bill Horn's 2015-16 budget was appropriated June 28. The county supervisors recommend the allocation of their Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds, although those allocations must be approved by a majority of the board. The supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the District 5 grants which include $20,000 to Devil Pups Youth Program for America, $20,000 to the Pauma Valley Community Association, $18,500...
The June 28 passage of the County of San Diego's 2016-17 budget included the allocation of Community Enhancement funds from the County of San Diego's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenue, and several Greater Fallbrook organizations will receive funding from the Community Enhancement program. Each county supervisor had a $974,000 Community Enhancement budget along with whatever previous year funding was cancelled or returned (in the case of Supervisor Bill Horn's Fifth District, that additional amount was $2,335) and decided... Full story
FALLBROOK – For the past three years, the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) and the San Diego County chapter of the California Art Education Association (SDCAEA) have partnered to have an exhibit of kindergarten through eighth grade student work at the SDCOE building in San Diego. Parents and friends of the many young artists were invited to the closing reception of this two-month show on May 31. Being in this juried show was an honor, and instructor Marilee R...
A group of property owners are asking the County of San Diego to give up possession of the alley that runs behind their buildings on Main Ave. between Fig St. and Alvarado St. in downtown Fallbrook. Vince Ross, vice president of the Fallbrook Village Association, said the group filed an Application to Vacate with the county on May 27. "It was filed by a civil engineer," said Ross. "This is the first step, and it's a complicated process because of all the departments involved." The alley runs behind the following businesses... Full story
FALLBROOK – This Sunday, May 29, at the 51st Annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show, there will be 500 amazing show cars, 10 food vendors, three live bands, a kid’s area and a zip line. However, six original Shelby Cobras from the 1960s are expected to be show-stoppers. Not only are these authentic originals hard to find, but each one is valued at $1 million or more. These models dominated the racing circuit in the U.S. and abroad for more than a decade. To complement these mar...
FALLBROOK – The BJ Wilson Fine Art exhibit will run from Friday, June 3 through Thursday, June 30 at Brandon Gallery. A reception, open to the public, will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, 105 N. Main Ave.. The Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) has received two gifts of paintings from the estate of BJ Wilson. These paintings, of exceptional quality, are wonderfully representative of her career as a painter, lecturer and art-travel leader. The FAA, of...
