Longtime Club Paradise employee retires

FALLBROOK − Eva Leslie, who served as certified personal trainer and aerobics coordinator at Club Paradise, has retired after 23 years at the local gym.

Leslie, who recently moved to Warner Springs, was the person who helped start the Silver Sneakers program, which allows Fallbrook area seniors to participate in exercise at a speed that is suited to them.

"[Leslie] made friends with all the seniors and they were like her family," said Club Paradise's Brian Hansen, who said Leslie was a friendly face to many. "She also trained a lot of the seniors, and everyone who was in our classes knew who s...