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  • Brunch to feature cooking demo and a talk on emergencies

    Updated Jan 10, 2024

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women's Connection has a fun program to start off the New Year, along with a delicious brunch in the ballroom of the Beverly Mansion at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens, Jan. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Karen Houghton RN, BSN, will provide a cooking demonstration using a few of her favorite simple, plant-based recipes that are healthy and delicious, and she will give out samples. Her book will also be available for purchase. Houghton is a...

  • Six injured in I-15 rollover

    Village News Staff|Updated Jan 6, 2024

    At 3:02 pm on Saturday, January 6, there was a rollover reported on SB I-15 just south of the Mission Rd. onramp in Fallbrook. “Six people were transported to local hospitals. Two adults were reported to have significant injuries and two adults had minor injuries. Two young people had minor injuries and were transported to Children’s Hospital. Everyone was transported by ground ambulance,” said North County Fire PIO John Choi. CHP was getting calls that good samaritans had s...

  • 'Beginnings' and 'Story Torsos' bring new art to the library

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    FALLBROOK – Friends of the Fallbrook Library present two new art exhibits. “Beginnings” in the Community Room and “Story Torsos” on the Reading Patio will be on display from Jan. 16 to March 15. The beginning of a new year, new career, new love, new start, new life. The art show in the Community Room hosts 15 exceptional artists from West Coast Drawing. These artists, facing a blank sheet of paper or canvas, ask themselves, “Do I start with a line, a spot, a scribble?” “What am I trying to accomplish?” As artists, they fac...

  • Youth promote safe driving over the holidays

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

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  • Last Call London first, Stolen Treasure second in King Glorious Stakes

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter San Luis Rey Training Center horses finished first and second in the King Glorious Stakes race Dec. 17 at Los Alamitos Race Course and throughout the entire race one of those horses was in the lead. Last Call London won the one-mile dirt race for California-bred two-year-olds by a neck over Stolen Treasure. Stolen Treasure led from the beginning of the race until Last Call London took the lead approaching the stretch. “He ran well,” said Peter Miller, who trains Last Call London. Seven hor...

  • Sheriff Log

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    Dec. 18 4600 blk Dulin Rd. Grand theft - Money/labor/property - Over $25,000 3600 blk Lake Circle Dr. Child abuse - Willful cruelty to a child w/ minor injury 1300 blk Willow Glen Rd. 5150 - Mental health disorder - 72 hr. observation 800 blk S. Main Ave. Arrest - Traffic stop - Possess marijuana, driving without valid driver's license, unsafe speed, inadequate muffler 1100 blk Alturas Rd. 5150 - Mental health disorder - 72 hr. observation 1800 blk Juanita Ln. Medical examiners case - Death 6400 blk W. Lilac Rd. Fraud -...

  • Witnesses sought for fatal accident

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    Village News Staff On Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, 29 year old Moises Martin was struck by a pick-up truck near the intersection of Main Avenue and Alvarado Street, in front of the Fallbrook Art Center, around 3:10 p.m. He died at the hospital, Dec. 11, without regaining consciousness. The vehicle that hit him was a Toyota Tundra driven by a woman who had two children with her. She did pull over, but Martin's mother is looking for anyone who witnessed the accident and can tell her what happened. If you were in the area and saw...

  • Supervisor Desmond to speak at Human Trafficking Awareness Event and Walk Jan. 27

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    VISTA – Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland invites the public to their 18th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Walk and Event Saturday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at United Methodist Church of Vista, 490 S. Melrose Drive, in Vista. This year’s guest speaker will be San Diego District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond, who has been a vocal advocate of local efforts to fight human trafficking. There will be information tables from several organizations including Alabaster Jar, Women’s Resource Center and O...

  • FWC to hold mahjong fundraiser, Jan. 26

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    FALLBROOK – The ladies at the Fallbrook Woman's Club are at it again, their "Mahjong with Friends" fundraiser will be held at their clubhouse on Friday, Jan. 26 at 238 W. Mission Road. Participants can either gather a team of four or sign up solo and organizers will do the rest in getting them onto a team. The $25 fee includes lunch and beverages, opportunity baskets and prizes. Doors open at 11:15, play begins at noon. For tickets or more information, contact Linda Lovett at 310 569-1905 or [email protected]. F...

  • Wild Wonders mourns the loss of cheetah ambassador Hasani

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    Village News staff Wild Wonders, the renowned animal sanctuary located in Bonsall, announced the tragic loss of Hasani, a six-year-old cheetah who served as an exceptional animal ambassador and helped raise awareness and funds for the conservation of cheetahs. Hasani's journey through a recent health crisis had captured the hearts of many, and now, in the wake of his passing, the sanctuary is facing mounting medical expenses. An official statement from Wild Wonders said, "As...

  • Rainbow Water celebrates 70 years of service to the community and transition to the future

    Updated Jan 4, 2024

    FALLBROOK – Rainbow Municipal Water District celebrates 70 years of service to the community with a transition of leadership, a historic detachment vote and the introduction of a new brand. Recent years have been marked by progress for the local water district with improvements to infrastructure, grant awards and industry accolades. Since its founding by a group of community members as a special district in December 1953, Rainbow Water has been delivering safe and reliable w...

  • Your priorities for 2024

    Rick Koole, LifePointe Church|Updated Jan 4, 2024

    As we start a new year, let me remind you of one of the best loved passages in the Bible. It is the opening part of the Sermon on the Mount. In his opening, Jesus shared what we call the Beatitudes. They give some excellent guidelines for us to follow as we determine what our priorities should be in this new year. Following are the Beatitudes along with some thoughts from me. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed is the person who has a...

  • Through my garden gate

    Roger Boddaert, Horticulturist - Arborist|Updated Jan 4, 2024

    The paintbrush lily is a prolific flowering bulb in the Amaryllis family that grows and flourishes in my Fallbrook garden. The Haemanthus species originates in the coastal regions of South Africa with a vast array of colorful indigenous bulbs. The Cape Floral Region is a botanical anomaly and is home to more bulbous plants than anywhere else in the world. The Cape region alone has over 9,000 species of different plants in that small region, whereas California has about 6,300...