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 July 15, 2002, 5-year-old Samantha Runnion was kidnapped and murdered, exactly eight years to the day that Norma Lopez went missing. Many miles separate the Lopez and Runnion families; one lives in Riverside County, the other in Orange County -- but a number, a month and tragedy forever link them. This week the Lopez family will say their final goodbyes to Norma Angelica Lopez. The spirited 17-year-old teenager, found murdered in Moreno Valley after she was missing for a...
A group of local residents, fluctuating in size from twelve to twenty and affiliated with the Fallbrook Tea Party, is showing their support today of the enforcement of immigration law currently taking place in the state of Arizona. The group, carrying signs and waving at motorists, were seen beginning at 10 a.m. this morning on the north and east sidewalks of the Fallbrook Post Office property making their opinion known to drivers traveling along both South Mission Road and Fa...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook School of The Arts is proud to present artist Freda Fairchild’s polyester plate lithograph workshop September 13, 14 and 15. This workshop will teach non-toxic printmaking techniques, polyester plate lithography and ImageOn. Fairchild is a multi-media artist whose work is shown nationally and internationally. She works primarily in printmaking but her work is a departure from the traditional. She uses non-toxic techniques and pushes the b...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The number of San Diego County homes slipping toward foreclosure dropped by 44.7 percent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2009, a real estate information service reported July 21. Lenders sent default notices to 5,458 homeowners in San Diego County in the second quarter, down from the previous year’s second-quarter total of 9,866, according to La Jolla-based MDA DataQuick. Statewide, default notices were sent to 70,051 homeowners in the second quarter of the year, D...
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ESCONDIDO – The San Diego Archaeological Center is offering a workshop for people who volunteer at local nature reserves, libraries or historical societies, or as leaders of scout troops or environmental groups, who don’t know what to do when someone shows up with an artifact in hand or how to answer the questions, “Did Native Americans live here?” or “Where can I find out more about the local native people?” The Center developed the workshop called Artifact Interact: Appreciation of Cultural Resources, set for Satur...
As the first day of school approaches, many parents are preparing to face the daily ritual of packing lunches, an often daunting task. What exactly is going to go into those shiny and often fashionable lunchboxes every day for the next several months? A healthy lunch provides kids the fuel they need to get through those draining afternoon hours as well as their after-school activities and sports. And at a time when concerns over childhood obesity are at an all-time high,...
FALLBROOK – Local resident, Jillian Levi, graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), College of Letters and Sciences, on June 11, 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology. While at UCLA, Levi was active as a programming director for Student Health Advocates, served as a dining and environment representative on the Dorm Commission, president of the Society for Archaeology, secretary of the Biological Anthropology Society, and performed...
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The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears. -Richard Warren “God is Good and God is Great” is the beginning of a common prayer for grace at meals… “and we thank Him for this food.” A simple prayer with a simple thought, which, as I grow closer to God, I feel the depth and breadth of its meaning in increasingly developing ways. “God is Good and God is Great” echoes in my ears as I live closer to God. The closer I get to God the more depth of life I feel and know, the less “surface” is my thinking, the les...
OCEANSIDE – The California Highway Patrol will be stepping up Motorcycle enforcement throughout North San Diego County. This will be in addition to the regular shift assignments. “San Diego County is one of the most beautiful places to ride a motorcycle all year round," Captain Deb Schroder, Commander of the Oceanside Area CHP said. “But we need to insure safety is being practiced out there. That’s why we will be putting out extra officers and specifically targeting motorcyclists." Schroder added, "Let me make this...
FALLBROOK – Nonprofit Fallbrook SeniorNet is offering a series of free computer workshops at the Foundation for Senior Care Center. The workshop dates and subjects are: August 9 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Scanning, faxing, Sticky Notes, Wordpad and more 1 to 3 p.m. - Security and virus protection August 10 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Backing up files and file organization 1 to 3 p.m. - Buying a computer that fits your needs August 11 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Open Office overview August 12 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Digital photography...
The Fallbrook Senior Travel Club is planning a seven day, six night trip to New Mexico from Sept. 13 to 19, departing from the Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane at 8 a.m. on Sept. 13. The cost is $549 per person, double occupancy; single is $725 and triple is $525 (2 beds). It includes motor coach transportation (video and restroom equipped), lodging, 10 meals (six breakfasts and four dinners, a guided tour of Santa Fe, a visit to the New Mexico Veterans Memorial, a guided tour of Acoma Pueblo, also known as Sky City;...
7-22-10 E. Alvarado St. Burglary, Vehicle Gird Road Burglary, Hot Prowl Lemon Wood Dr. Fraud Calle De La Paloma Arrest: Possible Destructive Device 7-23-10 N. Mission Road Arrest: Drunk in Public S. Mission Road Burglary, Vehicle La Palma Dr. Arrest: Warrant Monserate Hill Road Burglary, Residential Alturus Road Foot Pursuit 7-24-10 Lake Shore Ave. Fraud 7-25-10 E. Alvarado St. Arrest: Obstruct/Resist Executive Offcr by Force and Possess Marijuana For Sale Gum Tree Lane Stolen Vehicle Gum Tree Lane Petty Theft Lake Park Lane...
FALLBROOK – Edward Casey, 18 of Fallbrook Boy Scout Troop 731 recently finished the requirements to earn his Eagle Scout Award. Casey’s project was to build raised garden beds at the Mission Resource Conservation community gardens in Fallbrook. Casey, a recent graduate of Fallbrook High School, will be attending UC Irvine in the fall where he will major in engineering. He was awarded a College Board AP Scholar Award and a President’s Award for Academic Excellence. Whi...
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Quilt Guild will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. A business meeting followed by a “show and tell” of works done by members, and a social refreshment time will precede the featured program. This month’s presenter will be acclaimed, award winning quilter, Sharon Schamber. She has been awarded “Best in Show” twice at the renowned American Quilt Show in Paducah, Kentucky. Schamber will display some of her works and techn...
FALLBROOK – Teams of mothers and daughters from National Charity League, San Luis Rey Chapter recently volunteered to help re-bag monthly commodities at the Fallbrook Food Pantry. The pantry hands out government commodities one week a month to approximately 600 needy families. The other three weeks of the month, they hand out local donations. They accept all canned goods, fresh fruit and produce from gardens and groves....
FALLBROOK – Connections Fallbrook Networking will host its annual Taste of Fallbrook this Friday evening, July 30, during Hot Summer Nites, from 5 p.m. to sundown. A fun family event, the evening features many local restaurants, chefs, and caterers vying for top honors. “We are excited to announce that Little Tommy Sablan and Laura Cain of the Jeff & Jer Showgram, and their friend Anita Bartram, fitness trainer and model will be our celebrity judges for the evening,” said Sandra Buckingham, a member of Connections. Pop...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – From now through September 12, authors of all ages can sign up to win cash prizes by writing about San Diego County Library branches. This annual essay contest is sponsored by Library Friends of San Diego County (LFSDC) and gives monetary prizes to the top three essays written in each age group: children, teens, and adults. This year’s topic is, “The Best Thing About My Library Is...,” giving customers the opportunity to share their opinion on libra...
Residents of the greater Fallbrook area and Inland Empire regularly report sightings of bobcats. Rest assured though, to the best of this newspaper’s knowledge, they haven’t been blamed in any fatal human attacks in this area. Bobcats prefer small animals and reptiles like field mice, rats, gophers and snakes. The nocturnal felines they are, their favorite activity appears to be stalking chickens kept on properties, creeping through brush that borders open fields and spr...
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has given its approval to a new law requiring rental housing owners and operators to undergo Crime Free Multi-Housing certification if certain thresholds are met, and be subject to a $2,500 fine if they fail to take the training. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote July 13 was the second reading of the ordinance, which was also unanimously approved during its introduction and first reading on June 29. The ordinance will take effect Aug. 12. T...
An increase in car thefts around town has Fallbrook deputies asking residents to lock their cars and keep valuables inside them out of sight. According to Sheriff’s detective Jeff Lauhon, two car burglaries that have occurred in the past two weeks have resulted in the loss of military equipment. “Items stolen include M-16s, flak jackets and helmets,” said Lauhon. “It’s typical summer thefts. Some burglaries are the result of gangsters, others are from dopers, and the rest are from out-of-towners.” Lauhon stated that some j...