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 – Everyone will be "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in the Friendly Village this year with the 2022 theme for the annual Fallbrook Christmas Parade chosen by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. Participants are encouraged to incorporate this theme in their window decorating downtown and on Christmas Parade floats. The annual Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. on Main Avenue in Fallbrook and will recognize the vast contributions of Jim and J...
FALLBROOK – Joy Frew, co-founder of Fallbrook Climate Action Team, will lead a discussion about equity and climate change, Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. People in vulnerable communities have fewer options during extreme heat and other weather events, as one example. Frew is a retired government employee with degrees in human services from Western Washington University. She has advocated for solar energy since 1980 when she was secretary of a group called Whidbey Islan... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will once again host the annual Harvest Faire Sunday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Avenue in historic downtown Fallbrook. This faire will include local artisan craft vendors, as well as a beer and wine garden, pony rides, pie baking contest, pumpkin and costume contests, live music, local foods, fall-themed treats, nonprofits with crafts for kids and more. Also on display will be an abundance of locally handcrafted s... Full story
FALLBROOK – It was standing-room only at last week's Fallbrook Historical Society annual awards ceremony, during which time two members and a local business were honored for their outstanding contributions to the community. The event took place at the historic Reche Schoolhouse near Live Oak Park. FHS founder and second-generation Fallbrook resident Lorena Harris was bestowed top honors as Pioneer of the Year. "Lorena's entire life is a legacy of contributions to our c...
FALLBROOK – It's another new year for Fallbrook Newcomers Club with members enjoying each other and several new activities to kick start September. In addition to the many games, outings and events members have enjoyed previously, the club has added six new activities bringing the monthly total to 17. Now there is Pickleball for exercise enthusiasts, Out On the Town for live theatre and concert buffs, Tasting Tours to explore local wineries, and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, f...
FALLBROOK – For seniors curious about the realities and benefits of retirement community living, a special Resident Panel Discussion will take place Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. at Silvergate Fallbrook. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear directly from residents about what their experience was like and what advice they have for those navigating their own journey to senior living. “We know that making a choice to transition to senior living is a significant decision for seniors with a great deal of information to sif... Full story
FALLBROOK – The ScareCREW volunteers have dressed the scarecrows and have secured their locations in business and residential areas for Fallbrook Scarecrow Days Oct 1-31 Aimed at helping the businesses in town, this month long event is also lot of fun for local residents and visitors. The ever popular eerie Silent People, Lanky grinning pumpkin heads, Wizard of Oz characters, the welcoming black crows, the train conductor along with others will be back. Munchkins are making their first appearance with the Oz characters. J...
FALLBROOK – This past weekend, community members came together to prepare for the free community carnival to be held from 12-2 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 25 at the corner of Stage Coach and Reche. This event, being hosted by CrossWay Community Church and Spanish-speaking Inglesia de Esperanza that meets at the same location, is truly a community effort as other churches, businesses and individuals from Fallbrook and beyond invest to prepare. The organizers have said, "We are v... Full story
Kenneth P. Dickson was born June 29, 1935, at his family home in New Summerfield, Texas. He was the only son of Coy and Esther. Ken graduated early from New Summerfield HS and entered his freshman year at North Texas State College in Denton soon after. Ken met his wife of 58 years, Lucy Baker, while student teaching in biological sciences. After a brief courtship, they married and moved to Newton, Texas where Ken had been invited to serve as hospital administrator. He served... Full story
Sen. Brian Jones District 38 My office was honored to attend several National Night Out events across Senate District 38. National Night Out is an annual campaign that enhances the relationship between the community and law enforcement. Our law enforcement officers are our heroes, and far too often we overlook the many sacrifices they make to keep us safe. Importantly, these events throughout the county provide fantastic opportunities to bring law enforcement and neighbors...
The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post's past commander, Chris Ingraham, has first-hand knowledge and experience with the VFW's National Home for Children. He also is the State and District chairman of the VFW National Home for Children. Fallbrook's VFW post just held a fundraiser for the program, which takes families and children and houses them for up to four years on the VFW National Home for Children property in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. Ingraham said to qualify, you need t...
High on the western slopes of the California Sierra Nevada mountains grows a vast array of sugar pines, black oaks, and the most iconic trees on the planet, the Sequoia. Some of these trees are taller than a 30-story building with enormous trunks, and 40 people holding hands would barely circle the circumference of one of these giant trees. For centuries the Miwok Indians called the trees Wawona after the hooting sound of the indigenous spotted owl, which nested high in the boughs of these monumental towers in the Sierra...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office San Diego County released its annual Love Your Heart report Tuesday, Aug. 2, showing the February blood-pressure screening campaign alerted 473 people they were in imminent medical danger and warned nearly 22,000 others they could be vulnerable to serious illness and death from heart disease, stroke and COVID-19. County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher, Board Vice Chair Nora Vargas, County public health officials and others gathered at the County...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The presentation of plans for the Fallbrook Regional Health District's Community Health and Wellness Center were presented to the Fallbrook Community Planning Group at its July 18 meeting, and although the presentation was a non-voting item the planning group was unofficially supportive of the plans. “We all really liked it a lot,” said Fallbrook Community Planning Group Chair Eileen Delaney. Delaney noted that the planned design of the wellness center had modern features but still mat...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Riders from Fallbrook and other local communities excelled at the U.S. Pony Club Championships on July 1-8 in Paso Robles. Tauni Beckmann, Southern California regional supervisor and Lake Elsinore resident, explained that the youth and adult riders competed as a team in various events, and that there were also individual awards. Stephanie Unger, representing the Sandia Creek Ranch Pony Club Riding Center of Fallbrook in the adult division, placed first individually in the western...
SACRAMENTO – Enough trash to fill trash bags lining the entire California coastline twice over. That's how much trash has been removed in the first year of Governor Gavin Newsom's Clean California initiative. In just the first 12 months since the $1.1 billion multiyear cleanup effort began last July, Clean California has removed 12,700 tons of trash – which would fill enough trash bags to line the California coastline two times – from California's roadways, funded 231 proje...
Regina Elling Special to the Village News If you think you've missed out on carnival games, wild rides, great music and nostalgic foods from a real, old-fashioned country fair, it's not too late; just make plans to attend the Ramona Country Fair. The Ramona Chamber of Commerce is presenting the Ramona Country Fair from Friday, July 29, to Sunday, July 31. The three-day event features a midway of carnival rides, games and prizes, vendors, award-winning winds, live music and a...
From the International Dairy Foods Association The average American eats roughly 20 pounds of ice cream each year, or about 4 gallons. As the summer reaches peak temperatures in July, Americans celebrate National Ice Cream Month as a way to cool off and enjoy the nation's favorite frozen treat with friends and family. Ice cream has historically been a key feature of American communities. According to an IDFA survey, most ice cream companies are family owned and have been in... Full story
FALLBROOK – CAST Dance Academy enters its 30th season of theater arts and dance education in Fallbrook this year. Jennifer Craw carries on the traditions of her mother, Patricia Hornsveld, founder of CAST Dance Academy in 1993, with an ongoing, yet renewed commitment to her community in 2022. Longtime Fallbrook residents Patricia and Hank Hornsveld have been dedicated to their small town since making it their home in the mid to late 1960's. Raising their two daughters there w...
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – California Connections Academy, a network of six tuition-free online public schools serving students in grades TK-12 across 32 counties in California, celebrated 982 graduating high school seniors at two in-person commencement ceremonies in June. The virtual school held a Northern California commencement ceremony at San Joaquin Delta College on June 20 and a Southern California commencement ceremony at the OC Fair & Events Pacific Amphitheater on June 23. School administrators, teachers and families c...
Roger Boddaert Special to the Village News With my Swedish heritage and living in Sweden at different stages in my life, the summertime is very dear and near to my heart. I hold the Midsummer season with genuine joy and excitement after coming out of the long, dark, cold winters as one of the highlights in my memory bank when I lived in Sweden. Midsummer, or at least holidays resembling it, are celebrated in many European countries. But nowhere is Midsummer a bigger deal than...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News There were no public comments at the June 13 board meeting of the Fallbrook Union High School District for either the 2022-23 budget or the district's Local Control Accountability Plan. The same items will be back on the agenda at the June 27 board meeting for approval and adoption. The 100-page budget shows income of $35.5 million and expenses of $36.8 million. Teacher salaries were identified as $13.2 million. The next highest...
KANAB, Utah – Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization, released its sixth annual pet lifesaving dataset, which gives a national overview of the number of dogs and cats that enter and exit shelters in a given year. It also includes a state-by-state no-kill priority ranking of which California is second (based on 2021 data). In 2021, 472,840 dogs and cats entered California shelters and 390,944 were saved, giving the state an aggregate save rate* of 82.7%. In the same year, 46.3% of state shelters m...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club will be participating in Field Day 2022, an emergency preparedness exercise, Saturday, June 25, 11 a.m. till Sunday, June 26, 11 a.m. The public and ham radio operators are invited to visit its site at Frazier Elementary School's athletic field, 1835 Gum Tree Lane, in Fallbrook. A map and latest information are available at www.fallbrookarc.org. The premise of Field Day is to prove that in an emergency, amateur radio operators or "hams" are capable of setting up radio stations i...
SAN DIEGO – Organizers of this year's GI Film Festival San Diego announced the multi-day event's award-winning films, filmmakers, and actors at the culminating Awards Celebration held Saturday, May 21 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Professional and student filmmakers won in 13 award categories at this year's Awards Celebration, which honored filmmaking excellence produced by national and local filmmakers. Honorees were carefully selected from the f...
