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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FALLBROOK - The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Northwestern San Diego County until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Some locations that will likely experience flooding include Oceanside, Carlsbad, Temecula, Vista, Encinitas, Del Mar, Fallbrook, Valley Center, and Camp Pendleton. For additional information please visit the National Weather Service at www.weather.gov/sgx....
January's rains have ended, but there are still a couple of potentially rainy months ahead in San Diego County. And through Feb. 10, county residents can still get a discounted, top-of-the-line, $90 Ivy rain barrel to be ready to "harvest" the next rains, cut watering costs and protect beaches, thanks to San Diego County's Watershed Protection Program and the nonprofit Solana Center. In addition that $90 cost could shrink even more – to as little as $25 – for residents who...
StraightNutrition.com Special to Village News Dietary fat serves many important functions and is good for the body when the right fat is consumed. Secondly, having excessive adipose tissue – body fat – does not denote that a person lacks self-control or will power, but it is the result of an inappropriate diet. Humans evolved with a “famine reflex” that caused metabolic changes to conserve fat and ensured survival when food was scarce. Humans depicted in Baroque traditi...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Zoo Safari Park veterinarians and animal care staff are providing a recently born giraffe with specialized care due to nasal and throat inflammation, the zoo announced on Friday, Feb. 1. The zoo's animal care staff noticed the calf, born Jan. 27, having difficulty nursing from its mother while the two were in the Safari Park's field exhibit earlier this week. They subsequently moved the calf to the zoo's Paul Harter Veterinary Medical Center for an exam and CT scan. "Advanced imaging confirmed...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Boys' Lacrosse Booster Club, Inc. conducted the drawing for its fundraising raffle Jan. 27. The winner of a big screen TV and a dinner catered by Firehouse Que & Brew is Katherine Kennard, a former Fallbrook resident and a graduate of Fallbrook High School, Class of 1975. She currently lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and is visiting family here in Fallbrook. She gifted the TV and dinner to her extended family. President of the booster board Monica S...
About the only drawback of Fallbrook High School’s girls’ water polo team not having any substitutes for the Warriors’ Jan. 17 league match against Escondido High School at the Washington Park pool in Escondido was that the Warriors couldn’t bench players to avoid running up the score against the Cougars. The seven Fallbrook players prevailed by a 16-5 margin against Escondido. “We weren’t really trying to run up the score,” Fallbrook coach Sean Redmond said. Redmond has a varsity roster of nine players. In the absence of a...
A total of 24 high school wrestling teams competed in the Jim Londos Memorial tournament Jan. 12 at Orange Glen High School, and Fallbrook placed 10th among those teams. "As a team I thought we did well," said Fallbrook coach Cristian Vera. The Warriors took 10th place despite filling only eight of the 14 weight brackets. "All the guys that we took won matches," Vera said. "I think that everyone competed well." Fallbrook's highest finish was by junior Javier Montoya, who took second place in the heavyweight division....
FALLBROOK – Received a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and need to know what to do? Or perhaps a refresher course is needed? An upcoming series of classes will help residents to learn about daily self-management techniques for Type 2 diabetes. Topics include making healthy food choices, staying active, monitoring blood sugar, taking medications and reducing risk of complications. Classes will be held Wednesdays, Feb. 6, 13 and 20, from 1-3 p.m. at the Fallbrook Wellness Center, 1636 E. Mission Road. These free classes are s...
MURRIETA – Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta announced the start of a limb preservation program, which provides the highest level of care to patients impacted by uncontrolled diabetes, vascular or arterial disease who may be at risk for limb amputation. More than 1 in 10 Americans has diabetes, 25 percent of whom do not realize they have the disease, which increases their risk of serious complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
VISTA - An Orange Glen High School social sciences teacher accused of sexually abusing underage teens -- none of whom were his students -- was charged Friday, Feb. 1 with four counts of lewd acts with a child. Travis Lee Putnam, 32, was taken into custody shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Oceanside. Putnam, an Escondido resident, was booked into county jail in Vista on four counts of committing lewd acts with children ages 14 or 15, sheriff's Lt. Michael Blevins said. The alleged...
Not long ago, the news site ProPublica published an important story about employers who, in their quest for a younger and cheaper workforce, were pushing out “older” workers – often those in their early 50s. Crunching data from the Urban Institute, reporters found that 28 percent of stable, longtime employees sustain at least one damaging layoff between turning 50 and leaving the workforce for retirement. While the story was about the financial impacts on laid-off workers’ savings and retirement, it was also about a lot more....
The International Conference on the Status of Plant and Animal Genome Research has been held annually at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego since 1993 and has included a cacao genome session since 2009. The Jan. 13 cacao genome session at this year’s Jan. 12-16 PAG conference included a presentation by Judith Brown of the University of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences called “Genomic Characterization of the Cacao Swollen Shoot Badnavirus Species Complex in West Africa.” “It’s known very little about the nature of t...
Even before anyone knew what it was called, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was performing her music in New York City at The Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom styling her personal sound fresh from the Arkansas pulpit. It is universally agreed that rock and roll emerged from gospel rhythm. And then someone added a Gibson guitar and before you knew it, the angels wept. The disciples that followed included the likes of Billie Holiday, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee...
PALA – One of the most acclaimed bands of the classic rock era, Bad Company, has joined Pala Casino's upcoming summer concert series, to appear at Starlight Theater, Saturday, June 8, 7:30 p.m. Bad Company has put its indelible stamp on rock 'n' roll with a straight-ahead, no-frills musical approach that has resulted in the creation of some of the most timeless rock anthems ever. Bad Company is led by the incomparable singer and songwriter Paul Rodgers, arguably the finest sin...
FALLBROOK – The Newcore RV group recently gathered inside the restored Reche Schoolhouse for a winter picnic. The club travels the country together, exploring different places. Members of this group come from both the Fallbrook Encore Club and Newcomers Club. Encore Club is a social club offering a variety of activities to enjoy, including many game groups, day and evening opportunities to dine together and various outings for those on the go. It is open to residents of F...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library recently announced the lists of the Top 10 checked out items for the month of December. They are: Adult Fiction 1) The Fallen by David Baldacci 2) The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 3) The Late Show by Michael Connelly 4) Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts 5) The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 6) The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware 7) Holy Ghost by John Sandford 8) The Whistler by John Grisham 9) Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 10) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Adult N...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Humane Society requested information today that would help identify the person or persons who abandoned nine puppies in a dog-food bag in Escondido. A third party found the puppies Thursday at Kit Carson Park and promptly brought them to the organization's Escondido campus. The puppies, who appear to be 10- to 14-day-old Shar Pei mixes, were cold, dehydrated and covered in urine and excrement inside the bag when found, the Humane Society said. "This is a heartbreaking case because we would have...
The real estate forecast is looking hopeful over the next five years, with slower but steady gains continuing. As we head into a New Year, it's always a good idea to ponder the past. A quick glance into the rearview mirror before merging onto the fast lane of investing can keep you from crashing! Realtors and lenders continually learn from the history of real estate trends to better advise their clients how to proceed. The graphs and charts I have included in this summary,...
A shortage of anything will cause that item to become more expensive. I wasn’t an ace in my college economics class, but I understand supply and demand. When the nation experiences a drought and the cattle aren’t producing milk, we have a shortage of milk and prices go up for all dairy products. Years ago, when there was an oil embargo, gas prices went through the roof. Availability and affordability go hand in hand. California has a deficit of 3 million homes. California nee...
FALLBROOK – San Onofre School earned recognition as a 2018 Leader in Me Lighthouse School of Academic Distinction. San Onofre School is a K-8 school located aboard U.S. Marine Base Camp Pendleton educating military-connected students and is part of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District. All FUESD Schools embrace leadership skills and training based upon Dr. Steven Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and “The Leader in Me.” Additionally, all FUESD schools hav...
Residents can bring some arts and culture to their life for half the price – County library branches are giving out discount museum passes during February. As part of San Diego Museum Month, more than 40 local museums will honor the discount passes and give visitors 50 percent off the regular price of admission. Whether they love art, music, gardens, cars, trains or even surfing, residents will find a museum or attraction for them. They can visit a wide variety of local museum...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild is delighted to offer a scholarship of $1,500 to a graduating high school senior living in this geographic area. Applicants must be planning on attending an accredited university or college during the 2019-2020 school year. Disbursement of the funds will be made directly to the college or university after proof of enrollment has been submitted to the guild representative. The short application can be found on the guild’s website, http://www.fallbrookquiltguild.com by clicking on the men...
FALLBROOK – Edward Jones maintains traditional values in an age of voicemail and email, mobile phones and computerized banking. The company provides financial services for individual investors, embracing new technology while still making house calls, according to financial adviser Brian Schrock of Edward Jones in Fallbrook The full-services brokerage firm has one priority that has never changed since the firm began more than 95 years ago: service to individual investors w...
SAN DIEGO – University of San Diego student Alexi Eich of Fallbrook recently participated in the university’s Career Development Center’s signature Torero Trek program. Torero Treks are opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in career exploration by visiting leading companies across the nation. Eich is majoring in international business and finance and plans to graduate in 2022. The Washington Torero Trek, Jan. 17-18, gave the students the opportunity to network with employers and a few Torero alumni at the Washi...
