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Articles from the March 12, 2009 edition


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  • Kids help with playground design

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Sharing insight into Bible passages

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Each week the Village News now features a different Bible passage (or other thought-provoking message relating to faith) so that readers can share their insight and/or opinions. This new, interactive section allows those of various denominations and faiths to participate equally and respectfully, sharing their individual thoughts, commentary, viewpoints and/or insight on particular Biblical verses and themes. In addition, the Bible passage selected for the following week will be publicized so that readers can e-mail their...

  • GOLF SCORES

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Pala Mesa Women’s Golf January 22 Weekly Sweeps Winners Ts & Fs A flight Low gross Alice Harcourt 40 Low net Judy Turco 37.5 B flight Low gross Kathy Callagy 47 Low net Norma Summers 37.5 Phyllis Molloff 30.5 (card off) C flight Low gross Lynne Bradley 52 Low net June Vaughn 37.5 Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group February 10 Fallbrook GC Modified Stapleford First place: 142 Joe Cusimano, Jim Moss, Jay Glenn, draw Second place: 125 Howard Townsend, Bert Cappai, Ken Corica, Tom Shea Third place: 118 (card off) Gordon Tinker, Ray Pic...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Date Vicinity Incident 3/2 N Mission Petty theft 3/2 N Main Arrest: carry concealed dirk/dagger 3/2 E Elder Arrest: possess taser/ stun gun in public building 3/2 Alturas Arrest: obstruct/ resist peace officer/EMT 3/2 S Stage Coach Ln Residential burglary 3/2 S Mission Residential burglary 3/3 E Elder Possession of marijuana 3/3 Los Padres Dr Grand theft 3/3 Caminita Cortina Petty theft 3/3 Mt Ararat Wy at Via Ararat Dr, Bonsall Grand theft 3/4 S Main Commercial burglary 3/4 Knoll Park Ln Grand theft 3/4 Via del Cielo...

  • 21st century learning is vital

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Twenty-first century learning is about to become a major focal point for the Fallbrook Union High School District. The implications of this are quite profound because it should substantially change what teaching and learning look like. Historically, most students have relied upon teachers and textbooks to help them learn the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful either in college and/or a career. Internet and technological advances are resulting in the increased ability of students to be in charge of their learning...

  • Don Diego college scholarships available

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    DEL MAR — Don Diego Fund scholarships of $5,000 each are available to outstanding college-bound graduating high school seniors throughout San Diego County who have participated in the San Diego County Fair and/or other events associated with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Completed applications must be submitted to [email protected] no later than April 1. Application forms can be downloaded at www.sdfair.com. Questions can be directed to Executive Director Chana Mannen at [email protected] or (858) 792-4210. This year, t...

  • Preschoolers study worm habitats

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • $12,000 in scholarships offered by Angel Society

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    FALLBROOK — Four Fallbrook High students from the 2009 graduating class will be chosen to receive a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 each. The scholarships will be awarded based on: a signed essay describing their future plans, why they have chosen their course of study and how they plan to give back to society; grade point average; school-related extracurricular activities; and financial need, plus high school transcript and two letters of recommendation from faculty members. Application forms are available at the FHS C...

  • National Charity League offers college scholarships

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    FALLBROOK — The San Luis Rey Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. (NCL) is offering its annual college scholarships to senior girls (who are not members of NCL) graduating from the Fallbrook Union High School District. Senior girls who are eligible must be college-bound to an accredited four-year university, two-year community college or vocational school. The NCL Ann Daniel Memorial Scholarships will be awarded based on community service; school and work activities; financial need; letter of recommendation; personal e...

  • CTK preschool accepting enrollments

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Christ The King Lutheran Church Preschool is now accepting enrollment forms for the 2009/2010 school year. This is a nonprofit preschool that started as an outreach to families in the community. For more information, visit the school at 1620 South Stage Coach Lane or call (760) 728-7908....

  • Students dig community service

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    FALLBROOK — Iowa Street School Service Club couldn’t wait to “dig in” to help the Fallbrook Land Conservancy. Students in grades K-8, along with their parents, recently planted oak seedlings at Live Oak Park. The service club meets monthly as a part of the home education community outreach and has assisted a variety of groups including the Fallbrook Food Pantry. Iowa Street School is a home education school and is part of the Fallbrook Union Elementary School Distric...

  • Students' language skills shine in faire

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Emory: a real estate professional who cares

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    At Coldwell Banker Landmark Group (CBLG), Realtor Susan “Susie” Emory is highly regarded as a 20-year expert in the field. The vast amount of awards decorating her office walls underscores her real estate savvy, determination, ongoing education and excellent customer service skills. Emory was first introduced to real estate when she and a group of girlfriends took a class at Palomar College back in the 1980s. Truth be told, she wasn’t enthralled with the prospect of becom...

  • Supervisors budget $100,000 for Community Center park turf

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s second-quarter budget adjustments February 24, including $100,000 for synthetic turf at the park outside the Fallbrook Community Center. Other mid-year budget adjustments approved by the supervisors’ 5-0 vote included appropriating $98,000 of San Diego County Street Lighting District funds to replace stolen copper wires and to install anti-theft devices on county-maintained street lights. The supervisors also cancelled $90,000 of appropriations once intended for...

  • Fire and Life Safety Helicopter Operating Council dissolved

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    In February 2004 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors created the Fire and Life Safety Helicopter Operating Council to oversee the operation of a fire and life safety helicopter council. In February 2009 the Board of Supervisors dissolved the council as obsolete. “We don’t need it. It hadn’t met for five years,” Supervisor Bill Horn said of the supervisors’ 5-0 vote February 24. The February 2004 action authorized an expenditure to contribute to a study on a regional program, directed the county’s Chief Administrat...

  • FPUD general manager appointed to Metropolitan board

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    FALLBROOK — Keith Lewinger, general manager of Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD), has been appointed to the board of directors of the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District. Lewinger, a Cornell University graduate with 37 years in the water and sewer industry, was appointed to the board in late January. The appointment is considered a victory for FPUD and the region, as Lewinger’s seat on the Southern California wholesaler’s board will give FPUD and the agric...

  • Harrington named to I-15 Corridor Design Review Board

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 February 24 to seat Thomas Harrington on the I-15 Corridor Design Review Board. “I’m looking forward to working with the group and seeing what can be done,” Harrington said. Harrington replaces Jim Oenning as the Fallbrook Community Planning Group’s representative on the I-15 Corridor Design Review Board. Oenning was appointed to the board in July 2007, replacing Eileen Delaney as the Fallbrook representative, but in November 2008, Oenning was not re-elected to a second...

  • Drew makes debut as varsity head coach

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    This is John Drew’s 24th year teaching at Fallbrook High School and his 23rd year as a coach. In the past he has been an assistant varsity football coach, a head junior varsity football coach, and a head junior varsity and freshman baseball coach, but the 2009 softball season will see Drew as a varsity head coach for the first time. “They just needed somebody at the last minute,” Drew said. An assistant coach can focus on instructing players. The duties of a head coach include dealing with parents, working with the schoo...

  • Record number play in cribbage tournament

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    FALLBROOK — The Eighth Annual Fallbrook Avocado Cribbage Tournament was played on January 24. Tournament director Obie Weeks reported that a record 72 players participated in the tournament, including players from Missouri, Colorado, Iowa and Nevada in addition to players from several counties in California. Thanks to the donation of avocados by Calavo Growers and Del Rey Packing House, all players took home avocados. In addition, the 18 players who qualified in the main event and the top four winners in the consolation round...

  • Lenaway takes over as boys' tennis head coach

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    The 2009 boys’ tennis season will be Bill Lenaway’s 21st year as a varsity head coach and his first at Fallbrook High School. Lenaway spent 20 seasons as the girls’ varsity tennis coach at Quartz Hill High School in the Antelope Valley and 19 years as the boys’ varsity coach with the Rebels, including the 1992 season in which he won the CIF Southern Section 2A Division championship. Lenaway, who is a math teacher as well as a coach, secured a faculty position at Fallbrook High...

  • Lady Warriors scrimmage Jaguars

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Fallbrook rugby triumphs over (formerly undefeated) Back Bay Sharks

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Food drive marks 100 days of school

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Ladies Auxiliary hosts baby shower for military moms

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

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  • Weight loss challenge begins in Fallbrook

    Updated Mar 12, 2009

    Personal Wellness Coach Paul M. Bordas is on a mission, along with colleagues, to help residents in the Fallbrook/Bonsall area lose hundreds of pounds through a community-wide weight loss challenge. Each week during the 12-week program will have a different wellness topic, such as the power of protein, water, exercise, reading labels, proper supplementation and overall wellbeing. Participants are coached in group and individually to reach their wellness and weight loss goals. There is a registration fee, portions of which go...

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