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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As I sat on the terrace of Prague's Golden Well Hotel, high above the city, and adjacent to the Prague Castle Gardens, the air was alive with the scent of flowers. Birds, sheltered by thick leafy trees, filled the air with their varied songs. This was my first visit to Prague, and my 94-year-old mother accompanied me. As soon as I set foot on the cobblestoned streets, I felt both thrilled and at ease. It was like experiencing a dream – a masterpiece of a dream. Each e...
Fallbrook High School graduate of 2017, Hunter Michael Conner, died Jan. 17, 2018, from complications of the flu. "Hunter was only 18 when he died, but he led a meaningful and purpose-driven life, full of joy, a thirst for learning, and a heart for those who were hurting," his parents, Troy and Rose Conner, said. Hunter is survived by his parents and his brother John. The family lives in Rainbow. Hunter's Memorial Service will be at 10 a.m., Feb. 10 at Rancho Community...
BONSALL – Bonsall riding club "CGA Mudslingers" resumed shows at the end of January at Stenerson Ranch in Bonsall. The ranch, which had served as an equine evacuation center during the fires in December, only to turn to mud after January rains, opened its arena again and welcomed the Mudslingers for a Jan. 28 show. Twenty-four riders from North County San Diego as well as counties extending to Kern County in central California competed in gymkhana (or "games on horseback") e...
Five Fallbrook High School wrestlers who spent Jan. 6 at the Mission Hills Tournament reached the round in which the winner would receive a medal. "I couldn't have asked for the tournament to go any better than it did," said Fallbrook coach Christian Vera. "As a whole we did outstanding. Across the board everyone wrestled very well." The Mission Hills Tournament allows a school to enter multiple grapplers in the same weight class although only one of those is designated to be scored. Fallbrook took a total of 14 wrestlers,...
The Fallbrook Associated Swim Team water polo club reached the championship game of the 11th annual Pacific Winter Classic tournament. The FAST 14-and-under coed team won three matches and lost only the final in the tournament held Jan. 13-14. "We played really well," said FAST coach Doug Pearce. "It was really cool to watch." FAST had 15 players. Only two of those were 14-year-olds and a majority of the team could have played in 12-and-under competition. "I was really impressed," Pearce said. "They surprised me. I was...
We've all been deluged with those oversized glossy postcard mailers with matching oversized claims like "Joe Smith: #1 Realtor in California!" or "Susie Jones Realty Sold $99 Million in Real Estate in 2018!" Or what about those ridiculous weight loss ads – "Best-selling Belly Buster in the World!" We know this is "fake news," and so into the round file it all goes, right? Truly smart, successful people don't fall for these gimmicks, nor do they believe everything they see o...
FALLBROOK – A 20-year-old woman, identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as Guadalupe Esmeralda Perulero, died and three other people were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Fallbrook early Feb. 4. According to the California Highway Patrol, Perulero was in a rear passenger seat of a small 1996 Saturn sedan when the northbound Saturn drifted into oncoming southbound traffic on South Mission Road and collided with a 2007 Ford U-Haul truck near Quail Knoll Road at approximately 1 a.m. The Saturn's driver, a 1...
A 23-year-old man was hospitalized after crashing into a transit bus near Pala Casino as he tried to evade sheriff’s deputies on Jan. 31, San Diego County sheriff’s officials said. Cesar Lopez, 23, was booked into jail on Feb. 2 following the crash, which happened in in the 10300 block of Highway 76 in the Pala area, according to a San Diego County sheriff’s news release. He remained there as of press time, with no bail set. Sheriff’s officials say that about 4:15 p.m. they saw a 1999 Dodge Durango in the parking lot of Pala...
LOS ANGELES – The newly released American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2018 report shows California leads the nation, earning strong grades for its tobacco control policies. The 16th annual report grades states and the federal government on policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use. California’s grades improved to the best in the nation thanks to strong policies across the state and the enactment of the new tobacco tax increase approved by voters. “This year, California began reaping the financial and healt...
The Fallbrook Village News recently published an article concerning bedsores and the financial risk to health care facilities because of them. Bed sores, or decubitus ulcers, are serious medical conditions that can lead to the death of the patient, which is what happened to actor Christopher Reeve (Superman) in 2004. In many cases, incontinence of the patient promotes a bed sore. The medical device featured in the article takes the approach of introducing air, or oxygen, right to the affected area, to assist healing. A...
Nature lies fallow in winter in preparation for the new year. All life needs rest in order to grow with greater strength. Winter is the time of withdrawal that precedes renewal. But now it's time to take a few simple steps to get your roses off to a great year! There is no magical specific date to prune. According to all accounts and professional rosarians, the proper time is "late winter." This has many meanings-bottom line, you want to prune late enough that there's little...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library presents the lists of the top 10 checked out items in each category for the month of December. Adult Fiction 1) The Whistler by John Grisham 2) The Fix by David Baldacci 3) Into the Water by Paula Hawkins 4) Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 5) Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton 6) No Middle Name by Lee Child 7) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 8) 16th Seduction by James Patterson 9) Camino Island by John Grisham 10) The Late Show by Michael Connelly Adult Non-Fiction 1) Hillbilly E...
SACRAMENTO – Applications for the 2018-2019 California Senate Fellows program are being accepted until 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12. The program provides college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate staff members at the state Capitol in Sacramento for 11 months, beginning October 2018. Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of a Senator and also participate in academic seminars with Senators, senior staff, journalists, lobbyists and state g...
FALLBROOK – Valentine's Day is synonymous with many things, including chocolate. Many sweethearts exchange chocolate on Valentine's Day, making chocolate confections as essential to a successful holiday as flowers and romance. Men and women who want to make this Valentine's Day extra special can forgo store-bought chocolates in favor of homemade confections. The following recipe for "Swiss Mountain Ice Cream" from Maxine Clark's "Chocolate: Deliciously Indulgent Recipes for C...
SACRAMENTO – State Senator Joel Anderson received a 100 percent rating from National Federation of Independence Business California for his votes on legislation impacting small businesses in the state. Throughout the legislative year, this non-partisan organization whose membership consists of 325,000 small and independent business owners from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., determines the organization’s top priorities and creates a record for how each state legislator votes. John Kabateck is the NFIB California sta...
Kenia Basurto of Oasis High School and Suzetty Castellanos, Michael Gross and Ashlie Lackey of Fallbrook Union High School were honored as the Students of the Month for February at a special recognition breakfast held Feb. 1 at North Coast Church. Greg Coppock emceed the event, which began with an invocation by Daniel Andrus of St. Peter's Catholic Community. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Marines from Camp Pendleton presented the students with the Lamp Of Knowledge medal....
The investigation of burglars who use a sledgehammer to break glass doors to enter businesses for quick hit-and-run jobs has spread beyond Fallbrook, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department detective Steve Ashkar. "There are several detectives from several different agencies actually working this because this MO has gone around in the whole North County," said Ashkar. "It's much more than just Fallbrook." Ashkar, who works out of the Sheriff's Fallbrook substation, said an arrest was made in Escondido the weekend o...
Valley Fever is in our soil and the very air we breathe. Since 2011, confirmed cases of Valley Fever have been reported in 50 of California’s 58 counties, reaching a record of 5,372 confirmed cases in 2016. And the problem is growing, with 7,471 provisional cases reported in 2017. This region is also impacted by Valley Fever, with 63 cases reported in Riverside County and 123 in San Diego County during 2016. Valley Fever, which is caused by breathing in fungus spores that l...
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society (FGMS) will present well known area gem miner Jeff Swanger as the guest speaker at its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15. CEO of Oceanview Mining, LLC and a professional miner in North San Diego County for 35 years, Swanger will speak on the "Ongoing Exploration on Chief Mountain in the Famous Pala Mining District". He owns all the significant mines on Chief Mountain (the Oceanview, Pala Chief and Elizabeth R mines) and will share how...
FALLBROOK – Writers Read at Fallbrook Library, a free monthly author series, will feature Southern California debut author Liska Jacobs and her novel, "Catalina." The reading is Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the library's community room. The author's presentation is preceded by open mic for prose and poetry. "Catalina" (MCD/FSG Originals, November 2017) is a magnetic, provocative novel chronicling a young woman's downward spiral. At least, that's her plan. She h...
FALLBROOK - "Barkly" the Live Oak County dog park mascot is gathering all canine critters for the Bark in the Park event, to be held on March 17 at Live Oak County Park at Reche and Gird roads. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and there will be a Blessing of the Animals at 9, followed by a community dog walk through the historical and beautiful Live Oak County Park. Organizers will have a frisbee demonstration, a raptor presentation, and the silent auction/raffle which will...
BONSALL - Fired Up Sisters Southern California, (FUS), a women's support group of survivors of the San Diego fires, would like to invite Lilac fire survivors to a special meeting on Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the La Sala Room, Suite 706 in the River Village Plaza in Bonsall The purpose of the meeting is to share information and experiences as well as lending emotional support. They will have a small gift for each family attending. If anyone is a survivor or knows of someone who is and can share this with them, they would...
Laverne Ann (Lance) Christianson, born June 3, 1934, died January 5, 2018. An activist throughout her lifetime, Verne enhanced her communities through countless initiatives of civic engagement, the creative arts and her church. She, with Bob, raised three children, Steve, Jill and Linda, and enjoyed the accomplishments of her four grandchildren, Stacy, Hanna, Shelly and Stefani. Verne was married to Bob Christianson in her home hometown of LaJunta, Colorado in 1955, after whic...
Martha Jane Kennedy passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 23, 2018. She was born September 1, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, and was a resident of Fallbrook for 34 years. She is survived by husband Dale of 48 years; daughter Kimberly and husband Jerry Lewis; son Shawn and daughter-in-law April; four grandchildren, Hannah, Brock, Skyler, Jade, and McDaniel brothers Jack, Roy and Joe. She enjoyed houseboat trips, boating and fishing and snow skiing. Her...
Dorin (Dode) Kent Martin was born on June 22, 1925 in La Habra, California to Dean and Pansy Martin. He passed away on February 1, 2018 at the age of 92 in Fallbrook, California. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Billie Jean (Muggins), and siblings, Myrtis Story, Theressa Fleming, Donovan Martin, and Anella Campbell. Dode is survived by his daughter, Diane Foust; granddaughters, Tammy Simpson (Paul), Tracy Rogers (Scott), Tora Schilling (Mark); seven...
