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  • Retired teachers to hear storyteller

    Updated Feb 14, 2020

    FALLBROOK – The California Retired Teachers Association will have their general meeting Wednesday, Feb.10, at 10 a.m. It will be held at 3742 Flowerwood Lane in Sycamore Ranch. The guest speaker will be Marilyn McPhie who is president of Storytellers of San Diego. She will entertain attendees with her colorful stories. To make reservations, contact Marilyn Wertz at (760) 723-3696 or [email protected] by Feb. 5. Submitted by California Retired Teachers Association....

  • Republican women to host congressional candidates

    Updated Feb 5, 2020

    FALLBROOK – The public is invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, with the California Republican Women of Fallbrook Candidates Forum. The group will be hosting candidates running for the 49th and 50th Congressional District seats as well as judges running for Superior Court. Their meetings are at Pala Mesa Resort, 2001 Old Highway 395, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. The cost of $25 includes brunch, venue and speakers. To make sure they have enough chairs and food, RSVP to republicanwomeno...

  • Warriors boys' basketball hanging tough; Bonsall making progress

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 4, 2020

    The fact that Fallbrook High School's varsity boys' basketball team is 13-6 as of Monday, Jan. 27, is an accomplishment in itself for head coach Ryan Smith. With only one win in all of the 2018-2019 season, the Warriors are not only far exceeding expectations but doing well to hang tough in the Valley League with a 1-3 record, which includes a three-point loss last week. If a few more shots had gone down for the Warriors on the road Friday at Mission Vista High School, the War...

  • Ag students prepare for fair season

    Updated Feb 4, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook was well represented at the "Sierra Winter Classic" in Porterville in the San Joaquin Valley, Jan. 18-19. The Porterville Steer show is an excellent way for ag students to get experience showing their animal. The show is now host to over 300 head of cattle, 200 exhibitors and their family members from throughout the State of California and beyond. The show is held every year over the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance weekend. The local members o...

  • California consumers received more than $22.2 million in FTC refunds

    Updated Feb 4, 2020

    LOS ANGELES – New data released by the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers across California received $22,202,991 in refund checks from the FTC in 2019. In addition to refunds, the newly released data also shows that California residents filed 345,259 complaints with the FTC last year. The most common category of complaints received from California consumers was identity theft, followed by impostor scams, credit reporting issues, telephone and mobile services and banks and lenders. Consumers in California r...

  • Fallbrook Democrats to host forum on March ballot

    Updated Feb 4, 2020

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club will be meeting Feb. 6, at the Hilltop Center, 331 E. Elder St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and will feature speakers on various measures and candidates on the March 3 ballot. The ballot forum features Mark Jackson speaking on Measure A. Jackson was elected to the Valley Center Community Planning Group and speaking on behalf of Save Our Countryside. He will be available to answer questions from voters. Fallbrook Democrats will also r...

  • Woman of Wellness program to be on foot care

    Updated Feb 4, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Regional Health District’s Woman of Wellness program is excited about the upcoming Feb. 6 event, “Don’t Let Foot Pain Ruin Your Day,” being presented by podiatrist Dr. Kenneth Rehm at Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Road, in Fallbrook. Rehm is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Specialties in podiatry and board certified in the treatment of the diabetic foot as well as limb preservation and salvage. He provides services in Fallbrook through Neighborhood Healthcare. All are invited to learn...

  • Fallbrook High fight results in lockdown, student arrests

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 4, 2020

    Several Fallbrook High School students were arrested, and the school was placed on lockdown after a fight broke out on campus Friday morning. San Diego County sheriff’s deputies responded at 10:25 a.m. to a call reporting a disturbance between two groups of students at the high school, according to sheriff’s Sgt. William Munsch. More than 20 students were involved in a fight near the school cafeteria, deputies were told. The students participating in the fight were separated and detained once law enforcement was able to arriv...

  • Gary Walker Bearden

    Updated Feb 3, 2020

    Gary Walker Bearden, 77, of Fallbrook, California, passed away Jan. 16, 2020. He died, peacefully and at home with family, from complications relating to his battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Gary was born to Harold and Lillie Bearden, on Oct. 16, 1942, in Compton, Los Angeles, California. The same God of all creation who breathed life into Gary was at his side as he breathed his last breath. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Boyd Bearden (1967) and Lill...

  • Ukulele players visit show choir

    Updated Feb 2, 2020

    BONSALL – The Fallbrook Ukulele Strummers joined the Sullivan Middle School Show Choir to perform a few songs in a workshop, Jan. 21. The strummers shared their enjoyment of playing musical instruments, an acoustic ukulele bass and auto harp as well, as they and the show choir sang and played along. The school appreciates the group's gift of 22 instruments, donated to the Bonsall Unified School District. Submitted by Sullivan Middle School....

  • Thalea String Quartet aims to make classical music more accessible

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Feb 2, 2020

    Thalea String Quartet, performing Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, wants to connect with audiences and thus make the classical music they love to perform more accessible. "We feel like there are a lot of barriers keeping folks away from chamber music, and classical music in general," violinist Christopher Whitley said. "We speak to audience members all the time who say they don't 'know anything' about classical music, or that they aren't able to...

  • An evening with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    Liz Jamieson-Dunne Special to Village News Hilltop Spiritual Center hosted an intimate evening with Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. of "The Four Agreements" book fame, Friday, Jan. 17. Continuing with his father's Toltec wisdom of the mastery of self, Ruiz gave a modern-day interpretation of this guide toward living the life one really wants to have through helping people live out their own personal dreams. "The Four Agreements" was based on the ancient Toltec wisdom in an easy to...

  • Temecula Valley Museum opens the American Farmer Exhibition, Jan. 31,

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    TEMECULA ─ The "American Farmer" exhibit opens Friday, Jan. 31, at the Temecula Valley Museum, 28314 Mercedes Street, in Old Town Temecula. This exhibition presents a collection of portraits showing the geographic and cultural diversity of the American farmer. The exhibit will be on display in the second-floor gallery at the museum from Friday, Jan. 31, to Sunday, March 15. When American photographer Paul Mobley set out to capture the soul of our country's farm communities, h...

  • NFPA urges teens not to participate in trending social media challenge

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    TikTok’s #outletchallenge presents significant electrical hazards QUINCY, Mass. – According to local news reports, high school students in Massachusetts have been imitating a dangerous viral video circulating on the social media app TikTok. Along with Massachusetts fire officials who have issued fire alerts about the dangers of this activity, the National Fire Protection Association is urging the public not to participate in this challenge. “Electricity is ubiquitous in our lives, so much so that we often take for grant...

  • No Super Bowl Sunday is complete without chicken wings

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Few events generate as much enthusiasm among sports fans and non-sports fans as the Super Bowl. For sports fans who can’t wait to see the National Football League crown a new champion, the game itself is a must-watch event. For those who aren’t fans of the game, Super Bowl Sunday is still a chance to chow down and socialize with friends and family. There’s no right or wrong way to watch the Super Bowl, but some might consider a Super Bowl soiree without chicken wings a major faux pas. For those who want to avoi...

  • Thinking of selling a house in 2020?

    Elisabeth Lentulo|Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Here are 10 proven ways to get top dollar fast when selling a home. Find the right real estate agent. Finding the right real estate agent to partner with is the first step, and one that should not be taken lightly. A good real estate agent will add more value to the selling process than a homeowner would be able to get on their own. Price it right. Setting an unrealistically high price doesn't work in real estate as the home will stay on the market longer. And even...

  • Coldwell Banker Village Properties announces December top agents, 4th quarter president's club

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Coldwell Banker Village Properties recently announced the president's club for the fourth quarter of 2019 and its December top producers. The president's club members were Tom Van Wie, Erica Williams, Jean Esop and Abby Elston. The team of Tom Van Wie were the top producing agents for December. Coldwell Banker Village Properties recently announced their top selling agents for December were Erica Williams and Tom Van Wie. The top listing agents from their office f...

  • Real Estate Round-Up: Coming soon

    Kim Murphy, Murphy and Murphy Southern California Realty|Updated Jan 31, 2020

    Picture this. You’re driving along and you see a real estate sign on your neighbor’s home, or in a neighborhood, you want to move to. You pull to the side of the road, get on the internet on your phone to search for information about it, and you find nothing, nada, zilch. It makes no sense. There’s a sign up, with a topper that says, “Coming soon,” but you can’t find it on any of the real estate sites you normally search. Next, you call your Realtor and ask them about the h...

  • Audrey Sue Rigney

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    Audrey Sue Rigney, a dedicated wife, mother and lifelong community volunteer died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, with family by her side. She was born in Van Buren, Arkansas, the third daughter of five children of John and Gladys Blevines. Her family moved to Tucson, Arizona, when she was a young child where she later graduated from Tucson High School before moving to Hollywood to live with her sister. There she met Francis Joseph (Joe) Rigney and became a military wife, living...

  • Sheriff's Log

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    Jan. 16 1300 block S. Mission Rd Arrest: Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, possession of controlled substance for sale Alturas Rd @ Sancado Ter Arrest: Possession of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance for sale Jan. 19 3400 block Laketree Dr Arrest: Domestic abuse with minor injury 2900 block Overland Trl Violation of court order 900 block Salt Air Ln Petty theft Jan. 20 100 block Palmas Norte Petty theft 11500 block N. Old Highway 395 Arrest: Violation of court order 1300 block E....

  • Free tax preparation, filing service offered at senior center

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Federal and California tax preparation is being offered at the Fallbrook Senior Center this year, starting Feb. 5. Volunteer AARP- and IRS-trained tax preparers will be available Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays by appointment only. Call (760) 728-4498 to schedule an appointment. Those participating should plan to bring their photo ID, last year’s tax return, all W2’s and 1099’s and Social Security cards for all household members. If filing jointly, both taxpayers must appear and show photo IDs. All low-to-...

  • Dog festival coming soon

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – Barkly, the Live Oak Dog Park mascot, reminds all his dog and human friends to save the date Saturday, March 21, and attend the dog festival, Bark in the Park. This annual event is the only fundraiser for maintenance and operation of the Live Oak Dog Park. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the festivities which will begin at 10 a.m. with a group walk throughout the historical and natural beauties of Live Oak County Park. Festivities will continue until 2 p...

  • John M. Makowsk

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    John M. Makowski of Temecula passed away peacefully in his sleep Jan. 23, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy Makowski and his beloved niece Judy Verbanets of Del Mar and his nephew William Verbanets, Jr. of Pittsburgh. Also, a sister, Marian Sinnicki of New Jersey. John will be remembered for his beautiful bass singing voice and his sense of humor. He loved to make people smile and laugh. He sang at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fallbrook as well as St....

  • Ten tips to achieve financial freedom in 2020

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    Rebecca Gramuglia Special to Village News For most, January seems like the perfect time for people to start fresh and make meaningful changes that will have a positive impact on their lives. Whether they want to become debt-free, travel more or anything in-between – like stepping back from the Royal Family – finances can be at the core of these goals. To help them achieve their financial goals in 2020, here are 10 tips to start with. Start living within your means. Spend, save and splurge within your means by implementing the...

  • Chamber announces events for February

    Updated Jan 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is offering its monthly events as follows: Feb. 3 – First Monday Coffee at the Chamber office; 8:30 a.m. Feb. 3 – Educational Seminar: Understanding Your Chamber Member Benefits; 9:30 at the Chamber office Feb. 13 – SunUpper at Innovative Healthcare Consultants, 8 a.m.; 746 S. Main Ave., Suite B, Fallbrook Feb. 19 – SunDowner at George’s Plumbing, hosted by Fallbrook Village Rotary Club; 5:30 p.m.; 1175 E. Mission Road (upstairs) Feb. 27 – Dinner Mob at Harry’s Sports Bar and...

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