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 – Legacy Endowment…The Community Foundation has funds for a grant to be awarded to non profit 501(c) (3) organizations, for senior citizen causes, through its donor, Elisabeth Wilson. A letter of intent (LOI) must be received at the Legacy office by March 5, 2010. The grant committee will then select the organizations that will be invited to apply for the grant. Grant criteria for eligibility and requirements for the LOI may be found at www.legacycommunityfoundation.org. Instructions may also be obtained f...
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CAMP PENDLETON - Jane Bongiovanni, a member of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, was recently honored as Volunteer of the Year at the 2009 Armed Services YMCA Program for the Camp Pendleton Branch. Bongiovanni was honored for her coordination of the “Rockin’ with Santa” Christmas party for 208 Operation Hero students, and for providing gifts for preschool students and adopted junior enlisted families during Christmas. Under the auspices of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, Bongiovan...
The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) board of directors discussed the potential purchase of three different properties with the district’s legal counsel during the closed session of their Feb. 23 meeting. According to district general manager Dave Seymour, the three agenda items listed pertained to the negotiation of one easement and two property purchases needed for district pipeline and pump station construction. While the Brown Act allows RMWD privacy to discuss the negotiations in closed session in order to p...
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FALLBROOK – Saturday, March 6, is a great opportunity for all well-behaved dogs and their walkers to gather at Los Jilgueros Preserve for Fallbrook’s original dog walk and “Happy Tails Dog Contest.” The entrance to the preserve is across from Fallbrook Airpark on South Mission Road, just north of Sterling Bridge Road. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the one-mile walk and contests for canine competitors, ranging from Handsomest to Homeliest, Smallest to Biggest, and P...
Fallbrook Fertilizer, a business that has served the greater community for 31 years, 21 of those as a full-service provider of agricultural, lawn and garden, and animal products and services, will hold a special Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We pride ourselves in being customer service-oriented and being very competitive with the larger out-of-town stores,” said Brad Urquhart, president of the company. And to show his appreciation for...
The county’s Planning Commission wasn’t able to address all of the scheduled issues relating to the county’s general plan update at its Feb. 19 meeting, but a preliminary recommendation was made on conservation subdivisions (also known as clustering) while a new proposal to address equity mechanisms, which ensure that farmers are compensated for the loss of their property value due to down-zoning, will be reviewed by county Department of Planning and Land Use (DPLU) staff...
The current beliefs are that the North County Transit District will have to implement additional service cutbacks to adjust for reduced revenues, that NCTD’s Route 306 between Fallbrook and Vista won’t be affected by the cuts, that the NCTD routes serving Camp Pendleton will be affected by the service reductions, and that the United States Marine Corps will provide some sort of transportation service within the base to help alleviate the NCTD cuts. Those predictions were expre...
The official San Diego County Board of Supervisors action Jan. 26 was to receive the Urban Counties Caucus study “State Budget Education Project” for board discussion. The discussion of the study on state underfunding of county-operated programs also warned county residents that the 2010-11 budget under preparation by county staff may reflect those shortfalls. “As we look at the governor’s budget, it is loaded with uncertainties,” said county chief administrative officer Walt Ekard. “The day of reckoning is almost sure...
The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District’s (FUESD) governing board of trustees moved to adopt the initial proposals in their negotiations with the Fallbrook Elementary Teachers Association (FETA) for the 2010-2011 academic school year at their Feb. 16 board meeting. According to FUESD superintendent Dr. Brian Jacobs, topics to be negotiated with the FETA include improving and relating the teacher evaluation process; insuring that the work hour and calendar provisions provide for ongoing professional development; and i...
The California Department of Transportation expects to begin work next month on a bridge that will cross the San Luis Rey River and will be part of the additional two lanes of State Route 76. Work on the project to widen Highway 76 from two lanes to four between Melrose Drive in Oceanside and South Mission Road in Bonsall began January 4. “What we’re doing out there right now is just clearing brush,” said Caltrans project manager Mark Phelan. “Within a matter of weeks we’ll s...
FALLBROOK – When the Fallbrook Historical Society included the Reche schoolhouse in its first group of buildings on its historical registry, it accomplished a goal the club had been working toward for a long time. Previous attempts through County channels failed. The Fallbrook Historical Registry recognizes the one-room schoolhouse that was built in 1896 and operated until 1939. A plaque recognizing its historical significance was recently installed. The building is...
RAINBOW – Rainbow Valley Grange will be serving its annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner on Sunday, March 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. Besides corned beef and cabbage, the dinner includes a salad bar, potatoes, carrots, Irish soda bread, drinks and dessert. Rosalind Donoghue is the head cook for the second year in a row. The dinner will cost $8 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. The Grange hall is at 2160 Rainbow Valley Blvd. For more information, call (760)...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Genealogy Club will have a special program for their March meeting on Friday, March 5, at 1p.m. at the Fallbrook Presbyterian Church on Stage Coach Lane. Guest speakers Dave Armstrong and Anne Miller will give a program on “Mapping Your Ancestors’ Home: Linking Today with the Past.” They have given this presentation for various organizations and conferences around Southern California and have agreed to come to Fallbrook for this special program. Information on how to obtain land records and plat...
FALLBROOK – Colorful scraps of yarn are available during the months of February and March for anyone who would like to join the volunteers and staff of the Fallbrook Branch of the San Diego County Library in creating knitted or crochet nine-inch squares to be turned into warm blankets for the Linus Project and Warm Up America. Local groups have already taken up the cause and a large number of squares are anticipated. Labors of Love on Main Avenue donated skeins of yarn for this project. Any type or color of washable...
FALLBROOK – The March 12 brunch meeting of the Fallbrook Republican Women Federated will be held at the Fallbrook Golf Club, 2757 Gird Road, at 9:30 a.m. Members will hear incumbent Bill Gore, who is seeking election as Sheriff. The group will have met all of the candidates for the office of county sheriff at this point. Attendees are asked to bring a small stuffed toy for military children who are in dire circumstances. Call Gloria Rowe for information and reservations, (760) 728-3875....
I am glad that Mr. Limpus acknowledges his limited experience with gays. The one experience he described has obviously guided his views and given him a negative opinion. I wonder if he realizes that he comes into contact with gays every day and he doesn’t even know it. Most gays are normal humans, going through their normal days and impacting his life in positive ways that he is not even aware of. They are his doctors, lawyers, neighbors and, yes, even his friends. Most people, especially gays, do not broadcast their o...
The cost of living given to Social Security recipients for 2008 was 5.9% which was added to their 2009 checks. During 2009, overall consumer prices rose 2.7%. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy categories, rose 1.8% for the 12 months ending December 2009, matching the 1.8% rise in core inflation in 2008. Energy costs for the 12 months ending in December 2009 rose 18.2% led by the higher gasoline costs which increased 63.5% (Associated Press 1/16/10). Reardon’s letter is a fairy tale [Letter Village News, 2...
It’s the latest (maybe greatest) alphabetic sleuthing assignment for Sue Grafton’s popular heroine, Kinsey Millhone. This one I didn’t manage to read before Fallbrook library’s “new releases” time limit expired, so I knew there would be a fine to pay. At 25 cents each day a book is overdue, it was well worth it to me! Well, on Shrove Tuesday, February 16, I asked my husband to return the book to the library because I was too busy entertaining British friends to a Pancake Day lunch in traditional style! Hubby departed in...
Anthem Blue Cross of California announced that individual policy holders will see whopping rate hikes of up to 39%. This appears as a big win for Anthem, and is sure to open the spigot of payoff money to GOP congressmen and politicians. Anthem justified its action as a business decision: “A higher proportion of healthy individuals are choosing not to enroll, leaving an insured pool that utilizes significantly more services.” Translation: “We are left no choice but to squeeze more money out of the remaining desperate, less...
We are aware of the devastation associated with a mega mine like Liberty quarry. One subject, however, has been glossed over; earthquakes. The Elsinore fault runs along the hills next to the proposed quarry site. Scientists say, “If you are not sure it will not cause harm, don’t do it.” Geologists and seismologists agree; earthquakes are induced in five major ways. Three ways are, “fluid extraction from the earth, mining or quarrying.” (“New Dawn” magazine) Studies by Dr. Klose of Columbia University show excavating th...
FALLBROOK - Laurenn Barker, Fallbrook resident, will be the first of five speakers at the candidate forum being held at the Democratic Club meeting March 4 at Fallbrook Public Utility District, 990 E. Mission Rd. Although Barker is not running for office, she is a concerned citizen who has knowledge about environmental issues because of her many years as public relations director for a national firm of engineers and environmental scientists who dealt with projects similar to...
The public is invited to the February plant sale at Fallbrook High School’s Agriculture Department from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 27. Many of the plants on sale are student project plants that students have worked very hard in producing a quality product. They will have their usual selection of trees, shrubs, vines, bedding (color) and house plants available. The Ag Department is collecting e-mail addresses so they can start sending plant sale information directly to their customers. Anyone who can’t make it to this sale, can...
FALLBROOK – Forest Home Women’s Auxiliary, Chapter #44, will meet Friday, March 5, 2010. Regular monthly meetings are held in individual members’ homes, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., on the first Friday of each month from September to June. At each meeting there is a time of fellowship and refreshment, an inter-active Bible study and a brief business meeting. The March study covers Lesson 9, “Faith is the Victory, (I John 5:1-12), from ‘John’s Letters - Discovering Genuine Christianity,’ a LifeGuide Bible Study by Ron Blan...
