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 decision by the county’s Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) whether or not to recommend that the intersection of South Mission Road and Green Canyon Road be placed on the county’s Traffic Signal Priority List has been postponed to the TAC’s Jan. 23 meeting. The intersection was scheduled to be discussed at the Dec. 12 TAC meeting but was pulled off the agenda to allow the Fallbrook Community Planning Group to provide input. Based on an Oct. 7 traffic survey, the inter...
TEMPE, ARIZ. – The following local students graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) in May: Kasey Reid of Bonsall and Taylor Welby of Fallbrook. More than 12,000 ASU undergraduate and graduate students had their degrees conferred at the spring commencement ceremonies. Reid and Welby also received academic honors by making the University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. Undergraduate students who earn 12 or more graded semester hours during a semester in residence at ASU with a GPA of 3.50 or higher are...
DEL MAR – The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is delighted to launch an unprecedented scholarship program in 2015: $41,500 in college scholarships awarded to 13 outstanding high school seniors who reside in San Diego County and have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other activities associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The program will include a new $2,500 scholarship this year for vocational education (Voc Ed). The deadline to apply is March 16....
December 17 2100 block Tecalote Dr. : Residential burglary December 22 300 block E. Dougherty St. : Arrest: Possess unlawful paraphernalia; possess controlled substance December 23 38000 block De Luz Rd. : Get credit/etc., others ID 1200 block Riverview Dr. : Get credit/etc., others ID 300 block E. Dougherty St. : Arrest: Possess unlawful paraphernalia; possess controlled substance December 24 400 block W. Clemmens Ln. : Residential burglary 400 block W. Clemmens Ln. (1) : Arrest: Obstruct/resist peace officer/EMT 400 block...
During the fall and winter my kitchen is well-stocked with persimmons. My brother owns a persimmon grove that is overflowing with hearty, luscious Fuyu persimmons this time of year. Fortunately, I like persimmons and have collected various recipes where persimmon pulp is the main ingredient. My father would eat a persimmon like an apple. He would put one down on a cutting board and slice it into perfect quarters. I think that was the engineer in him. I am persimmon pulp...
FALLBROOK – - Soroptimist International of Fallbrook will once again host the 2015 Miss Fallbrook Ambassador “Live Your Dream” program. An orientation meeting will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon at Heritage Hall, 122 Ash Street, in Fallbrook. This is a mandatory orientation and parent meeting to go over contestant requirements, responsibilities, important dates and the contract. All ladies (and their parents) who are interested in being part of the...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Woman’s Club is hosting an afternoon MahJong tournament on Friday, Jan. 30. Doors will open at 12:15 and play begins at 1 p.m. The $20 donation to play is tax deductible and includes lunch and beverages. Originating in China as early as 500 BC, the game of MahJong was first imported to the US in the 1920’s, and the first MahJong sets were sold by Abercrombie & Fitch. The game is played with 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. MahJong is a game involving skill, strategy, some cal...
FALLBROOK – This month’s Fallbrook Women’s Connection, on Friday, Jan. 16, will feature Kathy Villanueza, who will educate, equip, and empower women to be safe, confident, and secure. Esther Clark will be the guest speaker for this event. She is an independent, high-spirited businesswoman who will share her life theme, “I Did It My Way!” Clark was raised in a strict religious home which she rejected. She became an unmarried mother who gave up her child at birth. Reunited years later, she is currently married and has...
FALLBROOK – The public is invited to a slide show presentation by Rod Dyckman, renowned Air Force pilot, about his experiences in flying the famed SR 71 Blackbird Spy Plane. Sponsored by the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club, the event will take place in the community room of the Fallbrook Public Library on Wed., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. Dyckman will speak about his piloting career in the Air Force, including the famous SR 71. The Blackbird was designed as a high-speed (2300mph) and high-altitude photo reconnaissance spy plane. It...
SAN DIEGO - The mystery of the Gaslamp Quarter sewer serpent was solved today. The nearly 6-foot-long boa constrictor that shocked employees at a downtown San Diego marketing-public relations company Tuesday afternoon by slithering up out of the drainpipe of a toilet in their office restroom belongs to a resident who lives one floor above, animal-control officers have determined. The property manager of the G Street building confirmed the origin of the wayward reptile when contacted this morning, said Dan DeSousa, deputy...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club’s Jan. 8 meeting will be held at Hilltop Center, 331 East Elder St. The speaker is Janina Moretti, from SanDiego350, a volunteer organization of diverse San Diegans concerned about climate change. She will talk about “The Climate Crisis and How We Can Solve it Together.” The club’s social time starts at 6:30 with the meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, see FallbrookDemocraticClub.com....
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School varsity coaches and players will once again conduct a skills clinic for all local girls in grades kindergarten through 9th grade. The clinic will be held Sat., Jan. 24 at the varsity softball field (located behind the district office on Stage Coach Lane) from 9 a.m. to noon and include offense, defense, and base running. Email [email protected] for a registration form....
FALLBROOK – The public is invited to a slide show presentation by Rod Dyckman, renowned Air Force pilot, about his experiences in flying the famed SR 71 Blackbird Spy Plane. Sponsored by the Fallbrook Vintage Car Club, the event will take place in the community room of the Fallbrook Public Library on Wed., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. Dyckman will speak about his piloting career in the Air Force, including the famous SR 71. The Blackbird was designed as a high-speed (2300mph) and...
FALLBROOK – In 2014, the California State Legislature approved a number of new laws of interest to motorists, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Unless otherwise noted, these measures took effect Jan. 1. Driver’s licenses AB 60 was passed in 2013, but takes effect Jan. 1. It requires the DMV to issue driver’s licenses to persons who are ineligible for a Social Security number if additional documentation regarding identity and residence is pro...
Today I am reflecting on my good fortune resulting from the choice of a retirement destination my husband and I made in 1972. That was to settle in Fallbrook. This season of the year brings thoughts like that, doesn’t it? It was a great choice that led to many meaningful adventures into community, and earning many friends. The Friendly Village was epitomized on a shopping venture just before Christmas at Major Market, our hometown grocery. An older gentleman leaving the building with a basketful of groceries, turned as he n...
Fallbrook Food Pantry is served by an all-volunteer board of directors that meets on a monthly basis to carry out its mission: to aid those in the community in need of food and to refer those in need of shelter and medical care to appropriate agencies The pantry serves over 600 families, or 2,400 individuals, per week, each with enough food items for approximately five meals. This translates to 12,000 meals per week! All food donations are sorted, shelved, and distributed by a team of close to 70 weekly volunteers. We have...
As you all know, California’s gasoline prices are among the highest in the United States. Fortunately, as a result of a number of factors including increased drilling nationwide, gasoline prices have been falling significantly over the last few months. Gasoline taxes are a big part of the per-gallon price of gasoline. At 68 cents per gallon, California’s gas tax is the nation’s second-highest. The intended purpose of California’s gas tax, though excessive, has been to fund hi...
FALLBROOK – On Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m., Fallbrook Library will present a music and poetry concert: Shakespeare to Angelou. Chris Lee and Colleen O’Brien will blend jazz and poetry, using poems from Maya Angelou to Robert Frost to Kerouac to Shakespeare! Their words are beautifully rendered into song and music supported by words and photography. On Monday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m., the Insight Book Club will feature Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. This unique non-fiction book club meets the second Monday of the month. This m...
FALLBROOK – On Thursday, Jan. 15, Grief Share starts at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Ln., Fallbrook. The group will meet in the Fireside Room at 1 p.m., watch a 25 minute video, then have a time of sharing, if participants want to. The church invites people from neighboring communities, those who both go to (any) church and who don’t go to church. It is open to all who are suffering loss; there is no specific time period to grieve. Anyone who is suffering a loss, is welcome to come. For more i...
SAN DIEGO – Palomar Health will host a variety of free and low-cost health-education classes and screenings led by physicians and other health professionals during the month of January. Following is a schedule. To register, unless noted otherwise, call (800) 628-2880 or visit www.PalomarHealth.org/classes. Advances in weight loss and metabolic surgery Anyone 85 pounds or more overweight and considering weight-loss surgery to treat an obesity-associated condition, relieve medical problems or achieve lasting weight contro...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Well, it happens. People get the flu. The fever, cough and muscle or body aches make them miserable but they think they should still go to school or work. They shouldn’t. They could be contagious and get others sick. Instead, here is what health officials recommend they do: 1 - Stay at home and rest Most people who get the flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. They should stay home for at least 24 hours after their f...
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved the resolution for the annexation of the Campus Park West development into MWD and into the San Diego County Water Authority. MWD’s Dec. 9 approval also established terms and conditions for the annexation, including an annexation fee of $454,520.12 based on MWD’s 2014 processing and annexation fee rates, while approving the SDCWA’s statement of compliance with MWD’s current water use efficiency guidelines. San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commissio...
VISTA – Kathy Brombacher, former co-founder and Artistic Director of the Moonlight Amphitheatre, has been keeping very busy directing around San Diego County since she stepped down two years ago. She now she brings her talents to Vista’s Broadway Theater directing John Harding’s Steel Magnolias. Steel Magnolias tells the story of six southern women who meet and get their hair done at Truvy’s Beauty Salon over the course of two years. Through life’s ups and downs these w...
