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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The State of the Chamber dinner, held Sept. 19 at Pala Mesa Resort’s Cliff Terrace, was an example of how the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is perfecting its service to the community. Included in the event were 17 nonprofits that were given the chance to share their information with each other and the dinner guests who were encouraged to visit the nonprofit tables and get a signature at each one. A winner was picked, from all those who completed the signature card, and given a box of avocados. In her remarks at the b...
In an effort to gauge the amount of support for the creation of a Community Benefit District, three town hall meetings were held in the Fallbrook Public Utility District board room Sept. 19 and 20. There were 24 people at the Sept. 19 meeting, 28 at the first meeting Sept. 20 and 22 at the second meeting that day. While no one expressed opposition to the proposal at the meeting for business owners, Sept. 19, there were lots of questions asked at the other two meetings. The...
The seventh annual Fallbrook Scarecrow Days (Oct. 9-31) are almost here. So, school staff, business owners and local residents are invited to take the last scarecrow making workshop Sept. 28, 29 and 30, 2-5 p.m. all three days, at 300 B, Brandon St., Unit 6. Anyone interested can register at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, 111 S. Main Ave. Talking about the monthlong event, Scarecrow Days founder Jackie Heyneman said, "Of course it is a lot of fun for all of our residents,...
The winners of the third annual Remembering 9/11 Art Competition were announced at a reception for artists and guests at Brandon Gallery Sept. 9. Area artists were invited to create a patriotic themed work of art, honoring the military, veterans, first responders and the United States of America. Twenty-six artists and photographers responded, some bringing their art to Fallbrook from as far away as Cardiff, Lake Elsinore, Escondido and Oceanside besides Valley Center and Temecula. Their entry fees benefited the Harrington Fa...
Before the last Woman of Wellness presentation at Fallbrook Library Sept. 6, Fallbrook Regional Health District board member Barbara Mroz presented Fallbrook Library branch manager Kris Jorgensen with a basket of succulents as a thank you to the library for hosting WOW the last three and a half years. Sponsored by FRHD, the event will be moving to the Fallbrook Wellness Center starting Oct. 4. For the September event, local insurance agent Marc Sigmon talked about long-term...
Three town hall meetings will be held next week to assess the community's interest in establishing a Community Benefit District in Fallbrook. While beautification and maintenance projects throughout town are performed solely by volunteer organizations, those volunteers do not have as much funding as they used to and they are getting older. While some local businesses donate water and services to these projects, the county does not pay for any of them. So, a number of local organizations are supporting an effort to create a...
Considering the chronic shortage of water in Southern California, many homeowners decide to replace their water-hungry green landscaping with hardscaping – rocks and gravel. While the results may sound boring, it doesn't have to be. Fallbrook residents Greg and Debbie Wilson came up with a creative solution that keeps watering to a minimum but provides plenty of color and interest with an eye-catching design. In 2010, the Wilsons bought a house on a 1 acre lot in the s...
The attendees of the Aug. 2, Woman of Wellness program learned how yoga can help cancer patients and survivors heal and recover from their treatment. Sponsored by Fallbrook Regional Health District, the presentation at Fallbrook Library featured Heidi Borsch and Mary Baker, founders of Be Well Yoga for Cancer Recovery. Both ladies have lost relatives to cancer so are aware of the toll cancer treatments take on one's body. They started the nonprofit five years ago and offer...
While the June 26 Supreme Court of the United States decision in the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra case favored pro-life pregnancy care centers, Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center is not celebrating yet. According to Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal organization which helped represent NIFLA and two pregnancy centers, "the next step is for the attorneys to advise the trial court on how to proceed given the Supreme Court's opinion...
Fallbrook resident Susan Nikkel won two ribbons at the San Diego County Fair in Home Arts. She has been entering her decorated gourds since 2002 but won her first blue ribbon this year for a gourd vase in the Gourd and Basketry, Mixed Media division. She burned a floral design into the gourd, colored it with pastels and added beaded accents, to win first place. Although she has been quilting since 1984, this was the first time Nikkel entered a quilt in the fair. Her art...
Save Our Forest, July 27, held what was originally going to be a simple Meet and Greet for downtown merchants to get to know the volunteers who help improve and enhance the community. According to SOF director Jackie Heyneman, the event morphed into a recognition of all the gifts of volunteerism by not only Save Our Forest (tree maintenance and stewardship), but Fallbrook Village Association (special events to bring people to downtown), Fallbrook Beautification Alliance...
Fallbrook Food Pantry has been serving the local community since 1991. Besides providing a nutritious diet to low income and disadvantaged families, the nonprofit organization also hosts a once a month food distribution and health screening that are open to the whole community. The Neighborhood Distribution is offered the last Wednesday of each month, 9 to 10 a.m., at the LifePointe Church parking lot, corner of Hawthorne Street and N. Pico Avenue, one block from Fallbrook...
With little rain this year, wild flowers in Fallbrook have been rare sightings. Without my favorite one, the California poppy, to look for, any hint of a bright color, among the many shades of green populating Fallbrook, is a welcome sight. As in many warm-weather places, the first blooming of the jacarandas indicated that summer was almost here, the lavender flowers appearing the end of May. While they are not native to San Diego County, jacarandas are a good match for...
Fallbrook Regional Health District (FRHD) presented 21 Community Health Contracts (CHC) to 16 local nonprofits before its monthly board meeting July 11. The total amount of funds awarded is $910,415.97. With the CHC program, FRHD gives public funds to organizations that have or will create a program or services that will provide the district's residents with preventative health services, will complement the district's future Wellness Center Program and align with the...
November's election may seem a ways away but anyone planning on running for a seat on any of the local boards needs to submit their application for candidacy to the Registrar of Voters by Aug. 10. According to the registrar's website, "It is the candidate’s responsibility to be certain he/she meets the qualifications for holding a particular office." Many districts are divided into smaller areas with a seat assigned to each area and so the candidate for that seat needs to live in that specific area. The guidelines also say t...
The topic for the July 5 Women of Wellness program was "What is a naturopath?" The guest speaker at Fallbrook Library, Debi Foli, talked to a group of about 40 people, including at least three men. She explained what naturopathic medicine is, how it is different from traditional medicine and what it can do for individuals. Foli started out by showing a short video about a woman who was overweight and tried all kinds of diets before losing 100 pounds and then died of a heart...
The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce's first Wine & a Bite Art Walk of the summer June 15 offered eight stops along Main Avenue and its side streets with some new and familiar faces. There were enough fresh features to the walk to make a fun evening and produce more photos than can fit on this page. Many of the participating businesses, including Brooktown Café and Hair Lounge, have hosted stops before, but there were a few new locations with the Village News' new office on the...
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group has recommended that realtor Kim Murphy be appointed to fill the empty seat left when Ike Perez resigned March 27. FCPG chair Jim Russell said that there were three applicants for the open position at the group’s June 18 meeting. One withdrew his application before the vote. The Board of Supervisors will ratify Murphy’s appointment at its July 24 meeting. That seat is one of seven which are up for election come November. Russell’s seat is also up and he said he will run again. He has b...
The Marines on Camp Pendleton are holding mine clearing exercises now through Friday, June 29 from 6 a.m. through midnight each day. The issued noise advisory warns that the sounds of explosions may be heard up to 50 miles away, depending on atmospheric conditions. The 1750lb. mine clearing explosive line charge firing as well as artillery and mortar firing into the Whiskey/Zulu Impact area can be heard and felt in several areas of Fallbrook....
The Fallbrook Angel Society celebrated 40 years and more than $3.8 million in giving with its Aloha Angels luncheon at Pala Mesa Resort May 24. Of the almost 500 members of the nonprofit, 190 attended the luncheon which featured a Hawaiian-themed meal, raffle, silent auction and a boutique with linens, jewelry, holiday items and treasures. The event raised around $9,000 which will be donated to local charities in the coming months. The program opened with a message from...
Sponsored by Friends of Fallbrook Library, the highlight of every Community Read event is the speech given by the guest of honor, the author of the featured book. While this year's book, "Barking to the Choir", was not the first non-fiction book to be chosen, its subject was a definite departure from past choices (not to mention that the author is a Catholic priest). The world Father Gregory Boyle lives in and tells about in his books and speeches is much different from the...
When it comes to planning food for an event, Fallbrook has many restaurants and independent caterers from which to choose. I have been to several fundraising luncheons at Pala Mesa Resort and have never been disappointed in the food served there. The Angel Society's Angel Luau at Pala Mesa, May 24, was no exception. With the theme this year, it must have been easy for the organizers to decide on a suitable menu for the ladies to enjoy. The Angel Luau menu included Hawaiian...
The Fallbrook Regional Health District-sponsored Woman of Wellness program May 3 featured Pam Meisner (aka Ms. Smarty Plants) from The Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon. Held at Fallbrook Library, the theme was "Butterfly Gardening is Good for the Heart". After a quick explanation of the Blue Zone Project® by FRHD's Wendy Lyon, a good-size crowd of ladies and three men enjoyed learning about butterflies and the health benefits of gardening. According to Meisner,...
Unlike most art shows, the annual Reflections of Nature art show at Fallbrook Art Center is held for only one weekend – it was presented May 4-6 this year – and the artists themselves are a big part of the show. The opening reception was Friday night, May 4, but that was not the only time visitors could meet the artists as they were present for the whole weekend. The show is limited to 20 artists, for good reason. Each one had their own mini-gallery with as many pieces of art...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Regional Health District learned it closed on a new $1.8 million facility which will be renovated to deliver quality wellness services and programs to improve the lives of residents throughout the district. Residents are invited to tour the new property during three days of open houses May 22 to May 24 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Along with viewing the 8,000 square foot former church facility across 4.6 acres at 1636 E. Mission Road, residents will get to meet officials with the progressive lifestyle c...
