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Articles from the January 18, 2015 edition


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  • Should a signal be installed at S. Mission & Green Canyon roads? Fallbrook Community Planning Group asks County for alternatives

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    Local planners feel that making a southbound turn from Green Canyon Road onto South Mission Road is more dangerous than making a northbound turn. Shane Gibson photo The Fallbrook Community Planning Group has concerns about the proposed traffic signal at the intersection of South Mission Road and Green Canyon Road, and the county's Department of Public Works (DPW) will conduct a field review before the proposed signal is considered by the county's Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC). DPW traffic engineering staff asked the TAC... Full story

  • Up or Out? When enlarging a home, is it better to go vertical or not?

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    As their lifestyles change, many homeowners contemplate either adding on to their residence, or downsizing. For those who are considering enlarging their living space, there are a number of things to consider. The first is the financial investment that will be involved. To determine how much money it will take, the homeowner must decide how much space they wish to add on, exactly what that space is to be used for, and whether they wish to expand the single-story footprint (keep the home one level) or opt to go vertically (add...

  • 2014 local real estate market challenged buyers

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK/BONSALL – The local real estate market ended the year with mixed results. Total home sales volume was down for 2014, yet average prices surged higher. That according to the latest reported data provided by Sandicor, the local Realtor association owned multiple listing service operator. “It was a mixed year for Bonsall and Fallbrook home sellers and buyers,” said local Realtor Marla Cruickshank. According to Sandicor data, sales for 2014 for Bonsall and Fallbrook totaled 716 homes. That’s down over 18 perce...

  • Parents learn about the habits of leaders

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – On Dec. 11, Fallbrook Street School (FSS) parents experienced the Leader In Me program which encompasses their children’s daily routines at school. Approximately 80 parents trekked their way through the Seven Habits at the afterschool event, going from classroom to classroom, in order to learn particulars about the characteristics that form children into leaders. Organized by teachers at FSS, part of the purpose of the parent event was to not only showcase the Leader In Me environment on campus, but to e...

  • Collier named to Dean's List at ASU

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    TEMPE, ARIZ. – Elizabeth Collier, a Fallbrook native, received academic honors from Arizona State University by making the university’s Dean’s List for the fall 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 eligible for the Dean’s List. A notation regarding Dean’s List achievement appears on the unofficial transcript. Arizona State University is a New American University – a major public educational institu... Full story

  • Shade structure installed at Bonsall High School quad

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    During the winter break, the shade structure over the Bonsall High School quad was completed. “It’s beautiful,” said Bonsall Unified School District superintendent Justin Cunningham. The shade structure covers most of the quad and protects students who are eating lunch or engaged in other activities in the quad from sun and from rain. “It’s a pretty unique shade structure,” Cunningham said. “It’s very sturdy.” On Dec. 11, the Bonsall Unified School District board voted 3-0, with Erin English and Sylvia Tucker absent, to... Full story

  • Kenpo Karate now offered at community center

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – After School Dojo now meets year-round at the Fallbrook Community Center on Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The class started on Jan. 7 but students can start anytime. After School Dojo is a self-defense and safety program designed to promote a higher level of self-confidence, discipline, physical fitness, concentration, and self-esteem using Kenpo Karate. Kenpo Karate emphasizes fast hand techniques used in rapid succession. Advancement in rank is offered from beginner to black belt. Their goal is for...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    December 19 1100 block S. Mission Rd. (1) Arrest (Juvenile): Shoplifting; criminal street gang w/public offense conviction 1100 block S. Mission Rd. (2) Arrest (Juvenile): Shoplifting; criminal street gang w/public offense conviction 1100 block S. Mission Rd. (3) Arrest (Juvenile): Receive known stolen property; criminal street gang w/public offense conviction 1100 block S. Mission Rd. (4) Arrest (Juvenile): Receive known stolen property; criminal street gang w/public offense conviction December 30 1400 block Alturas Rd.... Full story

  • Americans expected to consume a record 240 million avocados during football's "big game"

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    IRVINE - Over 111 million sports fans watched the “Big Game” last year, and nearly 64,000 sports fans will gather Feb. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium this year. The numbers are nothing compared to the amount of avocados - a food quickly becoming synonymous with the Big Game – Americans will consume this year. It’s estimated Americans will eat nearly 120 million pounds or 240 million fresh avocados during the week leading up to the Big Game. That’s a whopping 3,785 avocados per seat in the University of Phoenix S...

  • Stepping Stone project supports senior meals program

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Senior Center’s Stepping Stone project has been organized as a fundraiser to benefit its Senior Meals program, especially the home-delivered meals for homebound seniors. The stepping stones (bricks) are $100 each; $20 pays for the two line engraving and the other $80 pays for seven home delivered meals to the homebound. It is an ongoing fundraiser as the goal is to continue to provide the funds for the meals program. The center delivers meals even if people cannot pay, so this fundraiser is a... Full story

  • Chamber Member Expo on Jan. 15 a chance to "Discover Your Community" for free

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – Please join the Bonsall and Fallbrook Chambers of Commerce at their Chamber Member Expo on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Pala Mesa Resort from 4 to 7 p.m. Residents and community members will be invited to “Discover Your Community” at the event. The areas of Bonsall and Fallbrook have a lot to offer and both chambers want to ensure that whatever a person is looking for, it can most likely be found right here! Chamber members will be present to share what their businesses and organizations have to offer. Att... Full story

  • Angel Society donates $20,000 to nonprofit groups

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The board of directors of the Angel Society of Fallbrook approved $20,000 in donations to various community groups at its meeting in December. The Fallbrook Music Society topped the list of recipients with $10,000 to help support its youth music education outreach programs, which are presented free of charge to all local school age children. The annual cost of the program is $35,000 and must be raised entirely by donations. Save Our Forest received $2,500 to help continue its Treescape Project, which was...

  • Flores, Brown, Donoghue, Ruiz recognized as Students of the Month

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    Fallbrook Union High School District's January Students of the Month are, from left, Jesus Flores, Jacqueline Ruiz, Cedric Brown, and Kiera Donoghue. Lucette Moramarco photo Jesus Flores of Ivy High School and Cedric Brown, Kiera Donoghue and Jacqueline Ruiz of Fallbrook Union High School were named January Students of the Month for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) and honored at a special breakfast held Jan. 8 at the Fallbrook Community Center. Before the acknowledgements began, two adults were honored at... Full story

  • Fallbrook Tea Party to screen film Jan. 22

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – At its next meeting, Thursday, Jan. 22, the Fallbrook Tea party will show Dinesh D’Souza’s film, “America, imagine the world without her.” The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Bonsall Community Center, 31505 Old River Rd, Bonsall. There is no charge to attend; free popcorn and soda will be provided. Attendees are invited to bring a friend or family member and ideas about planning future meetings for the next election. Questions may be directed to Dan Dakovich at (760) 728-6807....

  • Democratic club to meet on Feb. 5

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The February meeting for the Fallbrook Democratic Club will be held at the Hilltop Center, 331 East Elder Street, on Thursday, Feb. 5. Social time will begin at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7. The speaker will be Suji Fox, president of the Democratic Club of Southwest Riverside County (DCSRC). Fox is an elected member of Riverside County’s Democratic Party Central Committee and also a delegate to California’s State Democratic Party. Fox will speak about how democratic clubs operate successfully, and how the dem... Full story

  • Camera club annual banquet to be held Jan. 22

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Camera Club will be hosting its annual banquet and awards program at Servano’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill on Thursday, Jan. 22. Members and the public are invited. A no host bar will open at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner, the program will show all of the images that have been successfully judged during 2014. A variety of awards will be given to the photographers of the winning images. Cost of the dinner is $30/person. A variety of entrees will be offered for d... Full story

  • SSNAAPE benefits from donation by The Britannia Connection, Inc.

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    Sarah Dungworth of The Britannia Connection, Inc. presents a gift in the amount of $870 to Marlene Ballinger of SSNAAPE. The gift will allow SSNAAPE to hold its eighth low cost spay and neuter clinic in Fallbrook. Courtesy photo FALLBROOK - Recently, The Britannia Connection, Inc. presented a check in the amount of $870 to Senior Special Needs Animal Assistance (SSNAAPE). The funds were generated from their last rummage sale held the end of October. This much-needed donation will assist SSNAAPE in sponsoring another low-cost... Full story

  • Senior Challenge Cribbage begins new season

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The next match in the Senior Challenge Cribbage series will be at 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Vista Elks Lodge, 1947 E. Vista Way. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. The Oceanside Senior Center Cribbage team won the November Senior Challenge match that had a record 54 players. Oceanside had 103 wins to the Fallbrook team’s 86 wins. The top three players each had six wins with a skunk. Oceanside’s Pat Kreutzkamp took first place because she had the biggest winning margin. Mike Duffy, playing for Fallbrook, was sec... Full story

  • Auto vandalism cannot be tolerated

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    On Dec. 28, as I returned from hiking/prospecting on the river just south west of the Santa Margarita horse station on De Luz Road, vandals busted three of my van windows. Beyond livid, I photographed the damage, and drove to the Sheriff’s substation to have a report filed. Now having to pay for the repairs myself and inconvenienced with last week’s rain and cold, I would like to bring attention to the public that enjoys the river, horse and hiking trails in Fallbrook that this type of vandalism is out of control and can... Full story

  • Debtors prison is not justice

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    The ACLU says: “Imprisoning someone because she cannot afford to pay court-imposed fines or fees violates the 14th Amendment.” I am 72, living on Social Security and a small pension. Although I registered my ‘99 Lexus, and paid the fees, it did not pass the smog test. After numerous repairs, it still would not pass the smog test. So I never received the sticker for my plate. An officer stopped me and gave me a fix-it ticket to have the car smogged. The ticket cost went up from $25 - to $285 - to a collection agent wanti...

  • Issa's report clarified

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    The House Intelligence Committee released its bipartisan report on the Benghazi assault recently. Congressman Issa released a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee exclusively authored by him on the alleged discrimination against conservative groups asking for tax-exempt determination by the IRS. The Benghazi report found that the resources on the ground could not have defended the diplomatic facility, there was no order to stand down in the deployment of defenders, there were no air assets...

  • Russian musicians to perform in Fallbrook

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    FALLBROOK - At least 80 Russians with the Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra are coming to the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. Presented by Fallbrook Music Society, the orchestra will perform the Bernstein Candide Overture, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky’s masterful Symphony Number 5. “We are thrilled and so very excited about the opportunity to host such a brilliant group of musicians! Never before have we put on a program of this size or magnitude. It’s going to be... Full story

  • Steer wrestler reigns, despite diabetes - Recovery from injury makes Branquinho's championship even more inspirational to diabetics and their families

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    While some sports have tried to put aside their stars’ drug use, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association media guide notes that steer wrestler Luke Branquinho is a Type I diabetic who uses an insulin pump. Branquinho has been an inspiration to diabetics and their families, and his most recent PRCA world championship was perhaps the most inspirational of his five career world titles. Branquinho underwent surgery in late July and was out of competition until late November. The 15 steer wrestlers with the highest earnings at...

  • Hundreds of ways to be healthy in 2015

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    SAN DIEGO – It’s the time of year when people make ambitious resolutions and many of them seem to focus on getting fit, losing weight, or just living a more active lifestyle. According to the website Statistic Brain, losing weight was the number one resolution made on Jan. 1, 2014. Sixty-two percent of Americans make a resolution at least occasionally. However, according to Forbes, only eight percent of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. If you want to improve your odds of success, the County of San Diego has... Full story

  • Pala spa earns more accolades

    Updated Jan 18, 2015

    PALA – The Spa at Pala Casino Spa & Resort has been named one of the Top 10 spas in California, one of the Top 10 in the casino industry and one of the Top 100 in 2014 by Spas of America in its annual rating of the Top 100 Spas in North America. Spas of America is a leading spa travel website, showcasing the best resort, hotel and destination spa and wellness experiences in North America to consumers around the world. “Pala Spa continues to be a favorite resort spa in Southern California and one of the most popular c...

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