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  • Veteran Frances Price turns 100 years old

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Sep 29, 2020

    On Sept. 14, Frances Price celebrated a milestone birthday surrounded by family and friends. They were able to have a socially distant birthday celebration to commemorate her turning 100 years old. Price has lived in Fallbrook since 1954, and she raised her two sons, Chuck and David, in Fallbrook with her late husband David Price. "I love it here in Fallbrook," Price said. "I raised my family here, this is home to me." When she first came to Fallbrook, Price said it wasn't as...

  • Joe's Hardware serves Fallbrook throughout the pandemic

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Sep 20, 2020

    When the restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic were first put in place, businesses had to make adjustments to continue providing their service to the public. In Fallbrook, one of these businesses was Joe's Hardware. Joe DeRoest opened Joe's Hardware in 2005, and the company has been serving the people of Fallbrook ever since. However, when the pandemic hit, Joe's Hardware was forced to adapt quickly to the new changes. Some changes they made include having to reduce...

  • Ada 'Chick' Mahr celebrates her 100th birthday

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Sep 17, 2020

    If you were driving through Fallbrook and ended up at North Brandon Road on September 11, 2020, you would've been met by an endless line of extravagant old cars, balloons, and posters leading up to the Silvergate Fallbrook. This socially distanced parade was a celebration for the 100th birthday of longtime Fallbrook resident Ada "Chick" Mahr. Mahr has lived here in Fallbrook since 1923, she graduated from Fallbrook High School and she worked all around the "Friendly Village."...

  • Become the 'Wings of Change' in Fallbrook

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Sep 9, 2020

    Wings of Change, a new organization in Fallbrook started by Stephanie Holbrook, seeks to impact the migration direction of various types of butterflies by planting a few California native plants in the gardens around Fallbrook. Holbrook got her start with Wings of Change after helping her son's kindergarten class raise their own butterfly gardens. Then, after realizing that her housekeeping business could not continue due to the coronavirus pandemic, her clients asked her to...

  • D'Vine Path students adjust to coronavirus pandemic

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Aug 27, 2020

    Students at D'Vine Path are adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic through the vocational education they receive at the ranch. The pandemic has caused many businesses and programs to shut down, but D'Vine Path has remained open. D'Vine Path, a program created by Lenila Batali, focuses on helping special needs adults. Special education ends when the student turns 22, but D'Vine Path continues to educate these students through vocational and life skills training after their...

  • Mother and son duo donate handmade scrub caps for Scripps Mercy Chula Vista

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Aug 20, 2020

    When the coronavirus pandemic struck the nation, many hospitals were sorely lacking in medical supplies to treat the new surge of patients. People in Fallbrook and all over the country began making face masks for health care workers, but Joel Anderson and his mother Sandi Anderson decided to help another way. They have been involved in the Autism Tree Project Foundation for 16 years, and this foundation created "ATPF Cares" to provide hospital patients with gift bags to keep...

  • Affordable and Quality Home Care Services helps area residents

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Aug 13, 2020

    Older adults in Fallbrook and all over the county struggle to maintain their independence and living style as they grow older. Affordable and Quality Home Care Services, 1667 S. Mission Road, Suite AA, in Fallbrook assists older adults by assessing their individual needs and creating a plan to help each older adult thrive in the comfort of their own home. Carlos Perez, the owner of Affordable and Quality Home Care Services, has worked in the health care industry for 30 years,...

  • Murphy and Murphy's 'The Endless summer' to benefit Fallbrook Food Pantry

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Aug 4, 2020

    Murphy & Murphy Southern California Realty will host their sixth annual fundraiser for the Fallbrook Food Pantry beginning Friday, Aug. 21. This year, they will be changing the usual format in order to adhere to the regulations from the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is called, "The Endless Summer," and it is being held for a period of nine days. It will include a golf tournament Aug. 21, Zoom dinner parties Aug. 21, 22, 28 and 29, as well as an online auction from Aug. 21-29....

  • Miss Fallbrook teens to serve community

    Christal Gaines-Emory, Intern|Updated Jul 23, 2020

    The Fallbrook Village Rotary hosted the annual Miss Fallbrook and Miss Teen Fallbrook pageant June 6, via livestream. Jayden Dominique was crowned Miss Fallbrook, and Erica Nash was crowned Miss Teen Fallbrook. After being crowned Miss Teen Fallbrook in 2018, Dominique said she was inspired to run as a Miss Fallbrook contestant this year because she missed serving the community, the excitement of meeting all the members of the community and the friendships she formed with the girls through the pageant. Nash said she was inspi...