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 – Women tend to depend more on Social Security for several reasons, including longer life spans, lower average earnings and more time spent away from the workforce to care for family members. Nearly half of all senior unmarried women receiving Social Security benefits rely on them for 90% or more of their total income, according to the Social Security Administration. But it isn't by choice, because Social Security payments by themselves are not enough to fund retirem...
FALLBROOK – If someone is having trouble controlling the way they eat, Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Meetings are held Mondays at the North County Boys and Girls Club, 445 E. Ivy Street, in the music room in Fallbrook at 6:30 p.m. For more information or a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call (781) 932-6300, locally at (925) 980-5558 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. Submitted by F...
The Angel Society held its 41st annual meeting and luncheon, titled “Angels in Paris, Ooh La La!” May 16 at Pala Mesa Resort. The event included the usual social time with shopping in the boutique of items from the group's Angel Shop Thrift Store, lunch and fun fashion show, but the highlight was the financial report. Since 1978, when the Children's Hope Society became Fallbrook Angel Society, the group has given away $4,009,493 to area nonprofits, according to President Jen...
The median price of a San Diego County home held steady in April, compared to the same month a year ago, as Southern California rebounded from its first sales-price dip in seven years, according to figures released recently. According to the CoreLogic real estate information service, the median price of a San Diego County home was $570,000 in April, the same as April 2018. A total of 3,593 homes were sold in the county, down 3.4% from 3,718 during the same month a year ago. A total of 20,074 new and resale houses and condos...
My beloved husband Larry Arico is finally at peace. He has left us way too soon. His wife, Joan Fay Arico; his daughter, Elizabeth Kreisberg (Lou) and son Mark Arico; grandchildren Spencer, Miles, Lance, Brandon (deceased), Chad and Austin; brother Joseph (Barbara) Arico; sister Susan Hawley, plus many, many relatives and friends will never forget the love and joy he brought into our lives. Larry was one in a million. He will be loved forever....
Kay Bettis, formerly of Fallbrook, died May 21, after a heroic battle with Parkinson’s disease. While in Fallbrook, Kay volunteered at The Angel Shop and was a member of The Fallbrook Woman’s Club. She was hilarious and loving and will be greatly missed by her husband of 67 years, Hugh Bettis, and daughters Susan and Sharon and grandson Matt....
Fallbrook Riders Field, a community equestrian facility situated off Stage Coach Lane, is a community treasure which is run and maintained predominantly by volunteers. Fallbrook Riders Field offers its members virtually unlimited riding opportunities for all equestrian disciplines. The 10-acre field requires a tremendous amount of upkeep which increases dramatically with the blessing of rain. The amount of upkeep, repair, labor and managing it takes to keep the field in top shape became overwhelming this past year. We...
I would like to share some thoughts about Fallbrook. At a recent school Grandparents Day Luncheon, I met a couple from Orange County who said one of their favorite outings is to drive to Fallbrook to walk around, visit the art center, have lunch, eat Italian candy and watch planes take off at the airport. I was rather astonished they came here as a destination from Orange County but agreed with them that Fallbrook is a great place to enjoy some time. Then this last weekend I was in Monument, Colorado, a small town much like...
The supervisor is out of touch with the scope and complexity of our climate and housing issues. We need bold leadership to take on the crisis of our lifetime, not sad, regressive thinking that fails to address our region’s issues. Mr. Desmond fails that leadership test. We are confronted, not only with addressing the climate crisis which requires us to have a sustainable, renewable energy grid by the year 2045, but a housing crisis in California requiring San Diego County to produce 170,000 new homes this year. As we grow o...
Socialized medicine is where we all pay more to get less, so everyone can have access to medical care run by the government. Single-payer health insurance is covered by a single public government system that we all pay for. It’s just a twist of words. Forcing me to pay more for you is Marxism and Communism. Look up the meaning. The people who can’t afford private health care already have the option of Medicaid, a federal public assistance program. Medi-Cal is the California version of Medicaid for which you can signup and...
This year over 2,900 bills were introduced in the state Legislature, an excessive number in my opinion. All those bills had to pass by the “house of origin” deadline May 31. Any bills that failed to pass are held for now, though some will become two-year bills to be considered again next year. Several of my bills beat the deadline, including Assembly Bill 1352, which strengthens local mental health boards and oversees community mental health systems to improve care to pat...
A jury of 12 people has begun deliberations to decide whether the state of California proved its case in the capital murder trial of Charles "Chase" Merritt accused of killing a Fallbrook family of four in February 2010. During the start of the first full day of jury deliberations Monday, June 3, a report by the Press-Enterprise indicated that there have been allegations of jury tampering by the defense. Several reports indicated that a man named Robert Wallace, who has been...
The California Highway Patrol announced Sunday, June 2, that the high-speed traffic accident Saturday, June 1, that claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl was caused by the erratic driving of a 19-year-old Fallbrook man who has been charged with felony driving under the influence of alcohol and felony vehicular manslaughter. According to multiple reports, Lily Kelly Harrison, 15, of Temecula and a student at Calvary Murrieta High School was killed in the crash. A candlelight...
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission detached 338 acres of land now owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians from the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District. The LAFCO board voted 7-0, May 6, with no city of San Diego representative present, to approve the detachment along with a sphere of influence amendment. “We’re just excited about it,” Pala legal counsel Ed Roybal said. “I just want to thank them for approving the request.” LAFCO is the agency responsible for jurisdictional boundary changes including a...
Are you a peacemaker or do you stir up conflict? There is so much conflict in our world. On the job, in politics, or worst yet, in our daily lives with family and friends. How can you be part of the solution and not part of the problem? Following are nine helpful hints that should help you achieve the happiness God promises to the peacemakers when he said: “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God.” Peacemakers know the value of a gentle answer. I’v...
FALLBROOK – As part of its ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety, the California Highway Patrol recently conducted a pedestrian safety enforcement operation that focused on motorists and pedestrians that failed to yield the right of way or who take unsafe and illegal actions. A pedestrian enforcement operation was conducted May 31, on Main Avenue at Ammunition Road, focusing on drivers and pedestrians who were violating right of way laws. During the operation warnings and citations were issued, and an untold number o...
EL CAJON – After another wet winter and above average snow pack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting Cal Fire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of San Diego and Imperial counties. This suspension took effect June 3, and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches a...
FALLBROOK – The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Pittenger Camp 21, held a Memorial Day ceremony Saturday, May 25, at the Odd Fellows Pioneer Cemetery in Fallbrook, honoring all who gave their lives for this country. Pictured from left are Kevin Leahy, Jack Bruzas, retired U.S. Navy Capt. John Gilman, Past Department Cmmdr. Jerry Sayre, Monroe McBride, Camp Commander retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. John Keenan, Past Camp Commander and retired Navy sailor John Finch, P...
BROOKLYN, New York – Thinkful, the online coding school that brings high-growth tech careers to people nationwide, announced a partnership with the University of San Diego’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education. The partnership offers the community access to job training and competitive career opportunities as software engineers and data scientists in the greater San Diego area. While San Diego’s tech economy is flourishing, there’s a shortage of talent to fill hundreds of job openings that require in-dema...
The county’s Planning Commission approved a Major Use Permit for a wireless telecommunications facility in DeLuz. The Planning Commission’s 6-0 vote, May 31, with Michael Beck absent, allows AT&T to construct, operate and maintain a microwave repeater site in the 2500 block of Donnil Lane. The Fallbrook Public Utility District owns the 2.2-acre property, and two microwave dishes will be installed on an existing FPUD water tank. An equipment cabinet will also be constructed and will be painted an earth tone color to match the...
The San Diego County Water Authority authorized a contract with the Mission Resource Conservation District to administer the SDCWA’s WaterSmart Field Services Program. The May 23 CWA board action authorized CWA acting general manager Sandra Kerl to enter into a three-year contract with the Mission RCD which will pay $260,000 for administration of the WaterSmart Field Services Program through June 30, 2022. The authorization also includes an option for a two-year extension which can be ratified administratively rather than b...
FALLBROOK – FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Senior Center and the VFW Post 1924 in conjunction with Silvergate Retirement Residence will have their fifth annual Flag Day Fundraiser Sunday, June 9, 2-4 p.m., 420 Elbrook St. Tickets are only $10 to enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, dessert, coffee and tea plus, for purchase, wine and beer. There will be opportunity tickets for sale to bid on beautiful baskets valued from $75 to $150 along with entertainment. "Toe Tappers" will put on a dan...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Women’s Connection welcomes vocal group Gin ‘NTonix Friday, June 21. Brunch will be served at the Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens in the remodeled Beverly Mansion, from 10 a.m. until noon. The Fallbrook Women’s Connection invites all ladies to come and enjoy a summer music program featuring the vocals of Gin ‘NTonix. They will perform songs from the Great American Song Book with artists and arrangements by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Michael B...
FALLBROOK – Writers Read at Fallbrook Library, a free monthly author series, will feature debut author Huda Al-Marashi Tuesday, June 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the library's Community Room. Al-Marashi's cross-culture memoir, "First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story," reveals the complexities of life as a contemporary Iraqi-American raised in an immigrant family defined by conservative traditions. According to a "Washington Post "review, "If Jane Austen h...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Camera Club will be hosting a program featuring noted photographer Rod Clark Monday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at Silvergate Retirement Center, 420 Elbrook, in Fallbrook. Clark is noted for closely following the famous 20th century landscape photographer Ansel Adams. “My one hour presentation is called ‘In Ansel’s Shadow,’” Clark said. “The presentation provides an overview of Ansel Adams’ career in a decade by decade format, from his first discovery of the camera, to his development as an artist, and the...