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 Monday, June 24, a San Bernardino County jury of 12 people recommended a sentence of death for Charles "Chase" Merritt in counts 2, 3 and 4, but life in prison on count 1 exactly two weeks since they found him guilty of murdering the McStay family of Fallbrook in 2010. The jury recommended Merritt be put to death for the murders of Summer McStay and her two young sons, but recommended life in prison for the murder of Joseph McStay. He will be formally sentenced on Sept....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook FireSafe Council members are available to make a fire prevention presentation to any neighborhood, civic, charity, religious or homeowners association group. The presentation takes about a half-hour, with as much additional time as needed for questions. To make an appointment for a presentation, leave a message at (760) 468-0550 and calls will be promptly returned. Submitted by the Fallbrook FireSafe Council....
What is that smell? Open the container of yogurt and can barely inhale. Did you know that the only items required by federal law to label expiration dates are infant formula and particular types of baby foods? People live in a world of prolonged shelf life due to the processed nature of what they eat. The concept behind labeling expiration dates coincides with the phrase, "Proceed at your own risk." The expiration date is the recommended last day the item should be eaten or...
Each person, at times, feels anxious about a situation they’re currently in or about to enter. If such feelings are the norm, however, a person may feel they’re “shy” and may find they’re labeled as such by others. Being shy seems cute when it’s a small child hiding behind a parent’s leg but as people get older, being shy can leave them feeling needlessly anxious and often keeps them from opportunities and relationships from which they might benefit. Extreme cases of feeling shy can sometimes meet the criteria for social an...
MURRIETA – Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta was presented with the 2019 Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus and the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Quality Achievement Award from the associations May 31, during public educational event. It marks the third year the medical center has been recognized by the by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for quality stroke care. LLUMC-Murrieta earned the 2019 Get With The Guidelines – Strok...
FALLBROOK – Cogniciti, a comprehensive brain health company and subsidiary of Baycrest Health Sciences, will hold a free brain health workshop at Regency Fallbrook Monday, June 24. The in-person workshop provides older adults with the opportunity to learn about their brain health. During the workshop, one of Cogniciti’s highly trained team members will provide a group of 10-20 people with an overview of brain health, assist each person with completing an online brain health assessment and provide resources for further eva...
The Senate Special Committee on Aging has just released one of the most damning reports on the nation’s nursing homes that I’ve seen in a long time, www.aging.senate.gov/press-releases/casey-toomey-secure-cms-commitment-to-publicly-release-monthly-list-of-underperforming-nursing-facilities-. The short document should be required reading for any family thinking of moving a relative to a nursing facility. Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey, a Democrat, who is the ranking member on the committee along with Pennsylvanian Sen. Pat...
The penalty phase in the trial of Charles "Chase" Merritt began Tuesday, June 11, just a day after Merritt was found guilty of murdering all four members of the McStay family of Fallbrook. After testimony and presentations, the jury of 12 will decide whether Merritt should be put to death or spend life in prison for committing first-degree murder of all four McStay family members and special circumstances charges. San Bernardino County prosecutor Melissa Rodriguez presented...
Audrey Greenwood completed her Future Farmers of America career, at least as a youth exhibitor, last year. This year she entered 28 dairy goats in the open livestock breed show and won the senior grand champion, junior grand champion and junior reserve champion awards for the LaMancha breed. Jolene, who is 2 years old, was the senior grand champion. "I was not expecting Jolene to be grand champion," Greenwood said. A doe who has given birth competes in the senior class. The...
FALLBROOK – As of July 1, Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center will have a new name and an expanded mission. Its new name will be Hope Clinic for Women and its new mission will be to provide limited medical services including free pregnancy testing and on-site ultrasounds (administered by staff) as they continue to welcome new lives into the Fallbrook community with compassionate pregnancy care services. It is the staff's hope to offer additional medical services at HCW in t...
Fallbrook residents voiced their concerns about small cell wireless facilities set to be introduced to the unincorporated areas of San Diego at the Fallbrook Community Planning Group meeting, June 17. These small cell wireless facilities are the direct result of a Federal Communications Commission order, and the issue posed at the meeting wasn’t so much whether or not they would happen, but rather how to make them more aesthetically pleasing and less intrusive for Fallbrook residents. However, residents had many concerns a...
FALLBROOK – Artist Gina Abdelrahman has worked with Fallbrook's Jackie Heyneman and her Scarecrew to design and create unique iconic images on exhibit in Fallbrook each fall during the Harvest Fest. This past year she created the "Notorious RBG" which was placed in several key Fallbrook locations. This year she created her "Three Fridas" which have been on display at the Latino Museo's International Exhibition and Art Walk in Pomona, www.latinoartmuseum.com, where she was r...
The Fallbrook Senior Center has a variety of activities for Fallbrook's 50-plus crowd Monday through Friday. The center has served the community since the 1970s. "We're an activity center," Susie Gonsalves, operations manager, said. "So we have activities like line dancing, yoga, cards, games, ukulele classes, things like that, just a variety of activities and social things for seniors to come to." Anyone over 50 can become a member for just $15 a year. This membership grants...
BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman's Club installed newly elected officers at their June 6 meeting. These members of the executive board for 2019-2020 will work together toward the club's objectives. These objectives are to engage in activities for the betterment of the club, community and country, to promote individual interests of club members, to promote civic interest through education and discussion and to encourage and help youth, elderly and needy through financial aid and p...
Get free access to the genealogy tool, My Heritage, with a San Diego County Library card. The website offers billions of historical documents from nearly 50 countries, old photos and more. Residents can visit the library to gain access through its computers or for the first time, they can take advantage of the library edition of My Heritage from home. Jennifer Lawson selects materials for the county library. She decided to try the website herself. Her home had somehow become t...
I joined 119 state Senators and Assemblymembers on the South Lawn of the Capitol June 5, as we participated in the fourth annual California Nonprofits Day to recognize and honor the nonprofits that do so much to improve our communities and enhance the lives of thousands of Californians. This year I was very pleased to recognize REINS Therapeutic Riding of Fallbrook as my Nonprofit of the Year. Led by Executive Director Deborah Shinner and Program Director Shauna Jopes, over...
SACRAMENTO – The California Business Properties Association named Sen. Brian Jones, R-Santee, and Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, as their Legislators of the Year 2019 at the association's event in Sacramento Tuesday, June 11. "I am grateful to receive the California Business Properties Association's Legislator of the Year award with Assemblyman Miguel Santiago," Jones said. "I know the complex work the association and its members do to educate legislators a...
Jim Desmond San Diego County Supervisor This is an important few weeks for the County of San Diego. Although it’s my first year as a Supervisor, I know the importance of organizing our $6.2 billion budget. The proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-20 is one that is fiscally prudent, maintains a strong reserve, but also increases services in San Diego. We are lowering spending for one-time projects and raising spending for ongoing projects. One of my biggest priorities when I was elected Supervisor was behavioral health. Our ne...
SAN DIEGO – Tens of thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers may continue to see a high usage charge on their bills after the California Public Utilities Commission denied SDG&E’s request to have the state-mandated charge eliminated or suspended. Last summer, more than 120,000 customers were impacted by the high use charge. The high use charge was incorporated into SDG&E’s billing structure in late 2017 per state requirements to encourage energy conservation. Customers incur the charge after using high amounts of el...
Financing for the renovation of the Pine View Apartments complex was approved by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The supervisors’ 4-0 vote, June 4, with Greg Cox at the National Association of Counties conference, authorized the California Statewide Communities Development Authority to issue up to $20,000,000 of revenue bonds for Pine View Preservation to acquire and rehabilitate the 101-unit complex in the 1100 block of Alturas Road. The California Statewide Communities Development Authority was created to p...
Gladys Erickson Lorenzen was born Sept. 10, 1917, in Sioux City, Iowa, and died June 9, 2019. Gladys was raised on a farm north of Vermillion, South Dakota, and graduated from Vermillion High School. She attended General Beadle State Teachers College, which is now Dakota State University, in Madison, South Dakota. After college, Gladys was elected to the office of Register of Deeds of Clay County, South Dakota, and served in that capacity for two terms. In 1957, Gladys moved...
Loretta June Dollins, 84, died June 15 peacefully with loved ones by her side in the comfort of her home. June was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Colorado but was a California resident nearly her entire life. She graduated from Coachella Valley Union High School where she met and married her high school boyfriend, Edward Lee Dollins. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and was highly active with her church. June is survived by her husband of 65 years, “Ed” Dollins; sister Bet...
The San Diego County Office of Emergency Services together with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the U.S. Geological Survey will be conducting a test at 11 a.m. June 27, using the Wireless Emergency Alert system. The test will affect all mobile phones in the county area and will evaluate if the system could be effectively used for the California Earthquake Early Warning, also called a ShakeAlert. At the test time, all wireless phones in San Diego...
FALLBROOK – All are invited to enjoy free Ballet Folklorico dance performances Saturday, June 29, at Fallbrook United Methodist Church. Doors open at 2:45 p.m., and dancing starts at 3, running until approximately 4:30 p.m. Three dance groups, from Chula Vista, Vista and Fallbrook, will be performing traditional dances which are a unique celebration of Mexican and Hispanic culture. Ballet Folklorico is beloved for its artistry and ability to captivate the audience. Free s...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Village Association offers Fallbrook Summer Festival, a community carnival, in the Library Plaza Parking Lot Thursday, June 20 through Sunday, June 23. The event includes food, rides and games. Tentative hours of operation are 5-10/11 p.m., Thursday and Friday; 1-10/11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. There will be no parking in the Library Plaza lot from 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 18 until 6 a.m., Monday, June 24....