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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BONSALL – The February meeting of the Bonsall Woman's Club is always special, members said. This year's meeting, they have the trifecta: The club's Big Heart award was presented, past presidents and charter members were honored, and it is the club's 40th anniversary. The Big Heart award is presented to that member whose selfless devotion to community service, whether overt or behind the scenes, personifies the true meaning of volunteerism. The awardee is selected by a committe...
A man and a woman were killed Sunday, Feb. 16, in a crash on Old Highway 395 near Fallbrook, authorities said. The crash was reported a little before 2:15 p.m. on the highway just south of Reche Road, North County Fire Department Capt. John Choi said. One vehicle – later determined by the California Highway Patrol to be a Ford Mustang – veered off the west side of the roadway and crashed about 30 feet down a ravine, Choi said. According to CHP Officer Kevin Smale, it's believed a 42-year-old Fallbrook man was driving the Mus...
Christine L. Assad Special to Village News When the nurse practitioner told me my kidneys were, “Bad!” the hair stood up on my arms. She said they were level 3. A “5” would mean dialysis and a transplant. I would have to be much more careful with my sugar intake. I checked the internet. The recommended diet for kidney problems was the opposite of the diet for diabetes. It said the kidneys liked white rice and white bread rather than whole grain and not to eat spinach or meat protein. Even bananas and tomatoes were out. Yi...
Special to Village News As the days creep closer to lift off for my big birthday celebration departing March 20, my trainer Kellen has amped up my workout program. We meet Fridays and weigh in twice a month. While my last weigh in showed I’d lost over 3 pounds of body fat, yeah! I’d picked up about the same in water weight, boo! I’m guessing it’s my after-supper snack – salted, buttered popcorn. After seeing so much water retention, I’ve reduced my popcorn portion by half. Th...
Yes, people live in a pretty stressful world these days. Whether it’s international events, job pressures or personal problems, most people are touched by plenty of stress-producing situations every day. Though they may not be aware of the ways stress is affecting them, it can actually harm people. Experts said that stressful environments can be a direct cause of anxiety and depression in people’s lives. Studies have found that excessive stress may be at least partly responsible for headaches, drinking problems and a var...
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 from March 1-13. Following is a schedule with registration information. Stress and Its Effect on the Mind, Body and Spirit Palomar Health San Marcos, second floor classroom Monday, March 2, from 1-3 p.m. Join Luanne Arangio-Law, RN, MEd, for a closer look at how stress affects the mind, body and spirit. Topics will include acceptance, mindfulness, positive coping m...
According to a Jan. 14 presentation by Bruce Whitelaw of the University of Edinburgh members of the public are willing to eat genetically modified meat contingent upon favorable pricing. Whitelaw is affiliated with the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute, both of which are part of the University of Edinburgh. Whitelaw utilized a Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS survey of American consumers. His “Public Attitudes Toward Genome Edited Meat” presentation was during the Jan. 11-15 International Con...
As much as people don't want to hear about the fat-to-lean tissue ratio of their body, this measurement is a tool for their health. Body fat levels are indicative of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. There are different methods for measuring body fat, varying in accuracy, availability and expense. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to health. When was the last time you had your body fat measured? Bioelectrical impedance Such a scary name for...
The Fallbrook Community Planning Group voted on items including an application by a property owner to reverse a previous subdivision and a declaration of compliance with an environmental regulation for a battery energy storage system, as well as inaugurated a new board member at the group’s Feb. 17 meeting. The owner of the Premier Color Nursery near the corner of Brooke and Winter Haven roads requested to abandon a previous subdivision of the property into 12 parcels and revert back to a single parcel. The planning group u...
It's a hit. San Diego Musical Theatre has done it. Based on the 1937 play written by Hungarian playwright Nikolaus Laszio called "Perfumerie," "She Loves Me" is a celebration of the lost art of letter writing. It's a musical based on a bygone era. It is great fun to observe two antagonistic co-workers duke it out during the day only to rush to their respective mail boxes at night in hopes of finding another "Dear Friend" letter which happens to be from the other. Naturally,...
On consecutive days the San Diego County Board of Supervisors took actions for the acquisition of park land in Fallbrook. The supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday, Feb. 11, to amend the 2019-2020 Community Development Block Grant plan to reallocate $1,900,000 of CDBG funding including up to $1,200,000 to purchase the Fallbrook land for a park site. A 5-0 vote Feb. 12 appropriated $1,172,000 of that money into the capital outlay fund for the Fallbrook park project and set a hearing date of March 11 to approve the purchase of 6.8...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to address temporary agritourism community events. Because the changes amended the county's Code of Regulatory Ordinances as well as the county's Zoning Ordinance two readings were required. The supervisors' 4-0 vote Jan. 29, with Kristin Gaspar not present at the time of the vote, approved the first reading and introduction of the ordinance amendments to define and allow for temporary agritourism community events while a 5-0 vote Feb. 12 approved the second...
PALA, CA – Pala Casino Spa and Resort will present Pedro Fernandez Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Starlight Theater at Pala Casino. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets went on sale Friday, Feb. 14. Singer, actor, conductor and composer José Martín Cuevas Cobos, known professionally as Pedro Fernández, began his international career at age seven with the film and album "The one with the blue backpack." Today, Pedro has 38 recorded albums, has starred in seven soap oper...
A special treat is just around the corner. In the genre of the fashionable Lux Radio Theater, Fallbrook's Curtain Call director and producer Mary Fry has found her niche. Like the original Lux Radio Theater, Fry's continued success with the format echo's the radio version which ran from 1934 to 1955 featuring stars like Cary Grant, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and hundreds of other working actors of the period. Fry's newest production is the famous "Meet Me in St. Louis – M...
FALLBROOK – Continuing its Classical Sundays format, Fallbrook Music Society presents Camarada, a local chamber ensemble, performing Ástor Piazzolla's most famous composition "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" in its entirety. The concert takes place Sunday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Community Room of the Fallbrook Public Library. The concert is free to the general public; no tickets are required. "Fallbrook Music Society is working hard to stretch the scope of classical music co...
IRVING, Texas – Nearly 500 University of Dallas undergraduate students were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, including Teresa Brodak and Angela Allen of Fallbrook. The University of Dallas, located in a metropolitan area of nearly 7 million people, is a leading Catholic university widely recognized for academic excellence by well-known publications, organizations and accrediting bodies. Submitted by University of Dallas....
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Ashlynn Paige Neal of Fallbrook was named to the University of Alabama dean’s list for fall 2019. A total of 12,050 students enrolled during the 2019 fall term at University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0. The University of Alabama dean’s and president’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full...
ATLANTA – Enrique Gomez of Fallbrook has been named to the fall 2019 president’s list at Georgia State University. To be eligible for the president’s list, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 4.0 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State University during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State. Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public resea...
FALLBROOK – Seven mentees recently competed in the Fallbrook AAUW Mentorship Program's annual speech contest, which was held in the Community Room of the Fallbrook Library. Fallbrook Toastmasters members served as judges. The topic was "Women Who Have Inspired Me." Submitted by AAUW....
The Bonsall Unified School District Board of Trustees voted Wednesday, Feb. 12, to approve a tentative agreement with the district’s classified employees’ union. The agreement with California School Employees Association Chapter 703, which was reached Dec. 3, will give all classified employees – a category that includes positions like bus drivers, yard duties and nutrition specialists – a 2% pay raise. Those raises are retroactive to July 1, 2019. Employees will also get a one-time bonus equivalent to 1% of their 2018-20...
SAN MARCOS – Palomar College is one of the nation's top colleges when it comes to helping minority students earn their associate degrees, a recently published study has found. The study by Diverse places Palomar Collage 73rd out of the top 100 higher education institutions in the category. The data shows that in 2018, some 59% of Palomar College's graduates were minority students, with 1,211 students earning an associate degree. It was an 8% increase over the previous y...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Girl Scout Junior Troop 2154 is on track to meet a sky-high goal of 10,000 packages, with support from local residents. The 17-member troop is led by Leslie Schumann, who said she relies on key volunteer support this time of year from "cookie moms" Brandi Moreland and Jenny Martinez. The troop plans to use their earnings for camp and other outdoor activities, as well as a trip to San Francisco in April – where the fifth graders will "bridge" to Cadettes,...
Fallbrook High's varsity girls basketball team was seeded No. 7 in the CIF San Diego Section Division 3 CIF Playoffs and were slated to host a first-round playoff game Wednesday, Feb. 19, after press deadline. The Warriors were matched up with No. 10 seeded Madison and if they won, would go on to play the winner of No. 2 Helix and No. 10 Mar Vista. Depending on how things shook out, the Warriors would go on the road to face Helix or stay home to take on Mar Vista Saturday,...
FALLBROOK – This is a super breakfast bowl when you have leftover quinoa. Just reheat the beans and fry the eggs. But even if you have to cook the quinoa, it is still less than 30 minutes to prepare the breakfast. The fresh homemade salsa makes 1 cup, more than what you need for this recipe. Save the rest for a dip or another breakfast such as the bean burrito with avocado. This recipe is gluten-free and courtesy of Fresh Avocados – Love One Today®. For more inf...
