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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On Maundy Thursday, April 9, tours of the fourth interactive Way of the Cross exhibit on the campus of Fallbrook Presbyterian Church will begin. “This interactive program is designed to have people truly reflect on the sacrifice and victory of Jesus,” states Pastor Jerome Marroquin. “It is lots of work but this exhibit is a reminder that we cannot take for granted the hope that we all have because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, so it is well worth the effort.” The Way of the Cross can be experienced Thursda...
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FALLBROOK — Forest Home Women’s Auxiliary, Chapter #44, will meet Friday, April 3, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in a member’s home. There will be fellowship and refreshment, an interactive Bible study and a brief business meeting. The April study covers Lesson #19, “Jeans of Joy & Shirts of Praise” (Isaiah 61) from “Trusting God in Troubled Times,” a LifeGuide Bible Study by Howard Peskett. Forest Home Women’s Auxiliary chapters are a nondenominational spiritual and financial support arm of Forest Home Ministries. The Auxiliary p...
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FALLBROOK — Willis Allen Real Estate’s Fallbrook branch continues to add talented realtors to its roster. Rebecca Reilly is the latest addition to the team. Prior to obtaining her real estate license, Reilly owned and operated her own music businesses for many years. She says the experience of helping customers utilizing old-fashioned values, kindness and honesty has served her well as a realtor. “No matter what industry you’re working in, happy clients are pricele...
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At first, I thought I was in a health class. Students were asked numerous questions about nutrition and exercise. There were also questions about diseases, including prevention and cure. The students were knowledgeable in their responses, so I felt confident that learning was occurring. But more questions were asked of students, and then I wasn’t so sure that I was in a health class. OK, maybe it was a science class. Students were asked numerous biological questions about items such as the number of stomachs, location of b...
Erin Jones of Fallbrook, currently a senior at UC Davis, has been accepted to the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine starting this fall. She will be specializing in large animal practice and receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in animal science in June. Jones is a 2005 graduate of Fallbrook High School, where she was an active member of the FFA chapter for four years. She is the daughter of Tom and Diane Jones of Fallbrook....
FALLBROOK — John Coleman and Alfredo Rodriguez were named the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) Employees of the Month by Superintendent Dale Mitchell at a recent Rotary Club of Fallbrook meeting. As a sign of his student-leader rapport, Coleman – a social science teacher with the district since 1985 – was selected their Homecoming person by the senior students. Due to his diligence, regular campus supervisor Rodriguez was responsible for catching a person who w...
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FALLBROOK — Students at William H. Frazier School collected pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters during the 13th annual Pasta for Pennies national fundraising campaign, sponsored by Olive Garden Restaurant, to benefit the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society. The class collecting the most money received a Pasta Party lunch courtesy of Olive Garden. The winners this year were Mrs. Frost’s second-graders with a donation of $317. The second runner-up was Mrs. Anderson’s third grade class...
Bay Ewald, a 2008 graduate of Fallbrook Union High School, has been named to the Dean’s List at San Francisco State University for her first semester. Ewald received a 3.85 grade point average and is a creative writing major. She is the daughter of Steven and Nini Ewald of Fallbrook....
ATLANTA, GA — The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) has selected Fallbrook High School student Chelsea Carpenter from Bonsall for membership. The society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence. The announcement was made by NSHSS founder/chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes. “Our vision is to build a dynamic international organization that connects members with meaningful content, resources and opport...
FALLBROOK — “Women in Motion” will be the theme of the April general meeting of the Fallbrook Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). A depiction of prominent American women of the past and present will be presented by members of the organization and several students enrolled in the AVID program at Fallbrook High School. Highlighted will be Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Sandra Day O’Connor, Amelia Earhart, Barbara McClintock and Dolores Huerta and their historic roles in the con...
FALLBROOK — Elsa Grijalva, sixth grade teacher at La Paloma Elementary School, was introduced as Teacher of the Year by Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) Superintendent Janice Schultz to the Rotary Club of Fallbrook, of which she is president, during a recent meeting. Grijalva is completing her 23rd year at La Paloma, having accepted her teaching assignment in 1985. A bilingual teacher, she has taught the SEI classroom in order to provide support to second l...
FALLBROOK — With the start of spring, the Fallbrook Walk/Run Club is restarting their Wednesday evening walk/runs beginning at 5:45 p.m. at Los Jilgueros Preserve on South Mission Road, just north of Fallbrook High School. Join in the fun and exercise!...
Fallbrook/Bonsall American Youth Football and Cheer (AYFC) will be having a huge fundraiser rummage sale on Sunday, April 5, at 8 a.m. in the Sourdough Pizza parking lot at 321 East Alvarado Street. Tons of items will be available. Everyone is invited to come help support AYFC’s spring teams. There will also be fall signups at this event as well as at the Avocado Festival on April 19....
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POWAY — St. Peter’s Catholic School will hold their annual golf tournament at Maderas Golf Club in Poway on Friday, May 1, after which a formal appreciation dinner will be held for Fr. Bud Kaicher. Kaicher, who started the tournament 13 years ago, will be leaving the Fallbrook parish in July for a new assignment. For more information, including cost of tournament and dinner or dinner only, call the school at (760) 728-6961....
Jack VanderLans won the Tie-Down Roping event at the Desert Pro Rodeo March 7-8 in Indio. The 2001 Fallbrook High School graduate also placed third in the Steer Wrestling event at Indio. The previous day VanderLans had won the Steer Wrestling at an amateur jackpot rodeo in Needles. VanderLans competed in the March 7 performance of the Desert Pro Rodeo. “Calves were pretty big,” he said of the Tie-Down Roping event. “I drew a little bit better than some of the other people, fortunately.” Ironically, VanderLans did not win the...
Fallbrook High School’s track and field teams opened the 2009 Avocado League season March 19 with a dual meet at Escondido High School in which Fallbrook’s boys prevailed by a 75-61 score. “On the boys’ side we came up big,” said Fallbrook head coach Troy Hamlin. “That was a most impressive performance,” Hamlin said. “It showed that we have enough up front to challenge some of the better teams in the county.” Escondido won the 2007 CIF Division I championship. “We...
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FALLBROOK — As guest speaker at a recent Rotary Club of Fallbrook meeting, Maj. Gen. Richard Mills shared his observations on “What is Happening in Iraq and Elsewhere” with the full-house crowd, which included many retired servicemen. As to Iraq, Gen. Mills included comments about Iraq being less violent and that al-Qaida was defeated: “The country now is in the needed and necessary process of building infrastructure and institutions. “The Iraqi people want peace; they want...
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SAN DIEGO — The County of San Diego is alerting those who plan to travel internationally or who want to cross the Mexican border after June 1 to have a passport book, passport card or other travel document approved by the Department of Homeland Security. On June 1, the second phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will go into effect and travelers will need to have these documents to be able to reenter the US when returning from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda by land or sea ports-of-entry. ...
