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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Nancy Heins Glaser Special to Village News Many of the Fallbrook Community Garden's advocates, residents, stakeholders and governmental agency personnel got together July 8 to have a brief face-to-face "masked and socially distanced" meetup to celebrate the garden's revitalization. Among the many people present were the following advocates: Davide Herrera, Ricardo Favela. Stephanie, Jasmine and Leslie Ortiz (sisters and all members of VOCES/human rights advocates), Marisela...
Nancy Heins Glaser Special to Village News Save Our Forest's "Take A Seat" project along with the buying patrons' and artists' lives have changed significantly since the amazing art benches were auctioned off November 2019. We wanted to follow the benches during this transition. Artist Leslie Sweetland's, of The Green Art House, created "Take A Seat in The Meadow" which is a vibrantly painted canvas attached as a full sling back which features iconic California poppies dotted...
On a warm summer day, similar to the days we have been enjoying recently, a walk through Live Oak Park can be a transformative experience. The gentle breezes flowing through the branches and leaves make a sound that many Fallbrookians would say soothes the soul. When it's quiet and few people are around, you can get lost in the natural beauty that surrounds you – from the babbling creek to the thick, twisting trunks of the more than 100 Coastal Live Oak trees that are the s...
Local small businesses and restaurants suffering financial losses due to COVID-19 can now apply for a grant from San Diego County. The board of supervisors approved a new Small Business Stimulus Program Tuesday, July 7, during a board meeting that also included a report on the behavioral health aspects of COVID-19. Small Business Stimulus Program For-profit and nonprofit businesses can apply for grant money if they can show losses and costs are a direct result of the...
Local small businesses and restaurants suffering financial losses due to COVID-19 can now apply for a grant from San Diego County. The board of supervisors approved a new Small Business Stimulus Program Tuesday, July 7, during a board meeting that also included a report on the behavioral health aspects of COVID-19. Small Business Stimulus Program For-profit and nonprofit businesses can apply for grant money if they can show losses and costs are a direct result of the pandemic. To qualify businesses must have: · 100 or fewer...
At the height of the pandemic, many Americans are experiencing firsthand the flaws in the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance it guaranteed. They are also facing the possibility that even the protection it does afford may be stripped away. The fate of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” is again uncertain. The 2010 law that began to whittle down the large number of uninsured Americans is back at the U.S. Supreme Court awaiting a decision – most likely next year – about whether it is constit...
Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center celebrated the opening of its satellite office in Fallbrook, located at the Fallbrook Regional Health District offices, Tuesday, July 7. "Michelle's Place is thrilled to open their first satellite office and we look forward to better serving the community of Fallbrook," Kim Gerrish, executive director of Michelle's Place, which is based in Temecula, said. "Michelle's Place has provided resources to Fallbrook and surrounding areas for...
SACRAMENTO - State Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Brian Jones, R-Santee, was recently appointed by the Senate Rules Committee to serve on the California Commission on Disability Access. The California Commission on Disability Access works with a variety of stakeholder groups, including disability rights advocates, the business community, nonprofits, government agencies, landscape architects, engineers, contractors, building inspectors and others to ensure that persons with disabilities have full access to businesses and...
WASHINGTON – The California-based marketer of a supplement called Thrive, which consists mainly of vitamin C and herbal extracts, is barred from continuing to make baseless claims that it can treat, prevent or reduce the risk of COVID-19, under an administrative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission announced Friday, July 10. The FTC proposed order also bars the marketer of Thrive, Marc Ching, from making similarly unsupported cancer treatment or prevention claims for products containing CBD. The case against Ching i...
FALLBROOK – Longtime Fallbrook resident Lougene Williams was elected as the latest addition to the 14-member board of directors for the Foundation for Senior Care, foundation president Dr. Robert Pace announced Friday, July 10. Three new officers were also named, joining Pace and Mark Haskell, secretary, as officers of the nonprofit that serves the senior community in the region. Before joining the board, Williams was a senior manufacturing executive in the medical device i...
When it feels as though Mother Nature is out to get gardeners living in the Temecula Valley and other regions that predictably experience hot summers and the wind parches our skin, people have the luxury of going indoors. Meanwhile, their roses have to just stay put. Roses don't like intense heat any more than most people do. Their priority is to live. The plant will conserve its resources for roots, canes, leaves and bloom – in that order. When it's hot, roses want lots of wa...
San Diego County News Center Special to Village News The San Diego County Cool Zone location at Fallbrook Community Center is now open to provide relief from soaring temperatures. The location, which is air-conditioned, is one of seven located throughout the hottest areas of San Diego County. All sites will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Animals, except service animals, are not permitted at any of these Cool Zone locations. Due to COVID-19, safety measures will be in place to protect the health of Cool Zone...
Every year, the North County Fire Protection District inspects thousands of properties in Fallbrook to ensure owners are creating defensible spaces around their homes and taking other steps to reduce the risk of fires in populated areas. It’s a task that is especially important in Fallbrook which, surrounded by wildlands, remains one of the most fire-prone areas in San Diego County. NCFPD Fire Marshal Dominic Fieri said the fire district inspects 5,914 individual properties in its local responsibility area in central F...
Mari Shields MLS Interiors As people live with the coronavirus pandemic, their stay at home status impels them to update, redesign or renovate their home environments. So, what are the color trends as homeowners move forward in 2020 and into 2021? The Pantone Color of the year for 2020 is Classic Blue. Trends in the grays, layered grays and whites have held the spotlight in the past seven years. Classic Blue is a well-suited match with the grays and creates a soothing cool...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego supervisors Kristin Gaspar and Jim Desmond and County Parks and Recreation staff unveiled the "Tour Our Trails" challenge, July 1. It is designed to encourage county residents to visit county parks and explore different trails. The challenge was launched before the July Fourth holiday weekend to encourage safe, socially distant, outdoor recreation. There are 15 trails that range from easy, moderate, to tough and can be accessed on foot, bike and on horseb...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort announced the Superstar Imposters Weekend with Safety Orange Friday, July 17, and The Spazmatics with special guest Jazmine Rogers Band Saturday, July 18. General admission tickets are on sale now for $10. The Superstar Imposters – Summer Tribute Series is one of three outdoor concert series in the Starlight Theater at Pala Casino. It will feature some of the nation’s top tribute bands and artists recreating some of rock’s most iconic bands and performances onstage on select Friday nights....
It’s the summer of coronavirus – and to keep it from spreading we’re staying home more, foregoing big vacations and looking for new ways to entertain and educate kids who have been home for months. Well, here’s some good news. There are still some great, fun, free/or inexpensive things that kids, families and adults can do in July. And we’ve got a list! For example, you can join the County Library’s summer learning challenge, check out great e-books – or call to check out actual books and material and pick them up at your li...
FALLBROOK – The family at Northgate González Market wanted their associates to know how proud they were of those who were graduating from high school by hosting a special celebration in their honor. California's leading Latino grocery store cheered on 151 graduates at various locations June 24 and gifted each one with a $100 VISA gift card, a customized lei and a complimentary cake for them to take home to their families. In addition, there was a virtual celebration br...
Mallory Sehnert entered one steer and two goats in this year's San Diego County Fair livestock show, which was a virtual show rather than a physical show due to the county fair being canceled on account of the coronavirus outbreak. Sehnert's steer and one of her goats were given National FFA Organization reserve champion honors. "I was very proud of the outcome," Sehnert said. "I was really proud of myself for ending this year the way I did. It was kind of unexpected, but it...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild recently awarded their $1500 annual scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year to Hannah Russell, a 2020 graduate of El Camino High School in Oceanside. Russell received early acceptance to California State University Long Beach where she will begin her studies in August. She plans to pursue a bachelor of fine arts degree in art illustration/animation or fine arts/murals. The Fallbrook Quilt Guild annually awards a $1500 scholarship to a...
According to chef Daniel Elliot, it was just time for him to open his own restaurant. Elliot has been a chef in and around San Diego for about 15 years, working at places such as Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe, later taking over at Local Tap House in Oceanside. "With COVID-19 and all that stuff going on, I was grinding over there and doing everything, and I just said, 'You know what, I can do this on my own if I find a place,'" he said. "I looked at it just as a...
Rick Monroe Special to Village News In a time of social distancing and working remotely, longtime Fallbrook residents Ken and April Finster recently moved their business Cyan Insurance Solutions to Tennessee. Established as Fallbrook Health Insurances 21 years ago by April Finster and another agent, she retained the firm when the partner left. "I married into the insurance business when April and I married in 2008," Ken Finster said. "We changed the name to Cyan Insurance...
For couples looking for beautiful outdoor scenes and greenery for their wedding, look no further than Cross Creek Golf Club in Temecula. Cross Creek Golf Club, located at 43860 Glen Meadows Road, has been hosting weddings for seven years. "We have a brand-new venue under a big oak tree," Dave Garner, general manager of Cross Creek, said. "Natural settings all around with trees everywhere, so anybody that's looking for that kind of setting we certainly fit very well." Garner...
Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton The air traffic control tower on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton coordinates all incoming and outgoing flights from the air station to ensure safety and efficient flight operations while Marines conduct training. "Communication with the aircraft landing and on the ground is very important," Lance Cpl. Sean Carter, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Camp...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County is designing and developing a new local park in Fallbrook. The park will occupy a 6.8-acre parcel on East Fallbrook Street between Golden Road and Morro Road. Residents can tune in Wednesday, July 22, at 5 p.m. for a Facebook Live event to learn more about the results of the Fallbrook Park community survey and share their thoughts on design concepts for the new park at http://www.facebook.com/CountyofSanDiegoParksandRecreation. Those who are unable to join the event can still participate o...
