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Articles from the August 16, 2007 edition


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  • Only six homes left at The Reserve at Crowne Hill

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    TEMECULA — The Reserve at Crowne Hill is down to its final six homes which will be ready for move-ins next month. This limited edition of just 28 semi-custom estates in Temecula is a private gated community with panoramic view home sites of approximately 2.5 to 5 acres with a few select horse properties. “As the community nears sellout, our gates are ready to close, both figuratively and literally. The gated entranced to The Reserve is complete and the gates will be operational very soon. We encourage interested homebuyers to...

  • BBB warns about phony charity scams after bridge collapse

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Tragedies often bring out the best in people as strangers reach out to help others in need. However, disasters also will bring out a flurry of con artists without a conscience, according to the San Diego Better Business Bureau (BBB). The BBB, San Diego’s largest county‑wide business membership organization, is warning consumers about phony charities that are expected to turn-up the volume on scam appeals following the recent bridge collapse in Minneapolis. “Whether it’s a tsunami, volcano, earthquake, landslide, fire,...

  • Fallbrook Visitors Bureau launches Founders Circle

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    On August 14 the Fallbrook Area Visitors Bureau (FAVB) kicked off their Founders Circle membership drive with a check presentation from FAVB board members Vince Ross and Don McDougal. Accepting the two $5,000 checks on behalf of the FAVB was Founders Circle Chairwoman Dee Nusser. Founders Circle memberships will support the FAVB’s mission to promote and support tourism in the greater Fallbrook area through numerous cultural and economic development activities. Each Founders Circle member will receive special membership b...

  • Coldwell Banker announces top agents

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Coldwell Banker Landmark Group (CBLG) Top Listing Agents for the month of July: Mark Fabela and Susie Emory. CBLG Top Producing Agents for July: Dan Katich and Sandra Armstrong. CBLG Top Selling Agents for the month of July: JoAnn Rapaszky (left), Cheri Mundell (center), Sandra Armstrong (right) and Cheryl Pizzo (not pictured)....

  • The Message of the Kingdom, Matthew 5-7

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    When Jesus saw the crowds he went up on a hillside. The people who wanted to be disciples gathered around him. And he sat down (as teachers do) and he began to teach them. He said: “God bless you who are spiritual zeroes. Who are absolutely broke…beggars. The kingdom of heaven is open to you. God bless you who are heartbroken. You will know the comfort of God. God bless you who are powerless. In God’s kingdom you’re going to win everything. The whole wide earth will be yours. Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty...

  • Apologetics 101

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Yesterday, as I worked out with Roy, my fitness trainer, we started out for a walk, which to me at first glance, looked impossible. Sure enough, my ego ruptured as I stopped halfway up the hill, sucking air like a fish out of water. Oh, how I wish I could have slid unnoticed down a storm drain out to sea. Being the perfect guide, Roy reminded me that we were going at my pace and this glitch was just something we were working on improving. Problem solved. As we advance on the spiritual journey our road ahead is covered with gl...

  • Cribbage team wins senior challenge

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    The Fallbrook Senior Center cribbage team easily won the July 26 Senior Challenge. With 31 players in the event, the Fallbrook team won 59 games to Oceanside Senior Center’s 53 wins. For the second time in three months two players won all their games. On top was Oceanside’s Anne Flaherty with 7 wins and 2 skunks. Following her was Tom Waterbury, who also had 7 wins but did not have any skunks. They were followed by Lilo Mendizza, who had 5 wins, with 4 of them being skunks. In fourth was Ray Lanoue, who also had 5 wins but...

  • San Diego Track Club announces race

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    The San Diego Track Club has announced that the first race in the Dirt Dog Series, the Wild Duck 5K XC Race, will take place on Saturday, August 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Guajome Park in Vista. For more information, call Joe Crosswhite at (760) 723-3257....

  • Boxing offered to local youth

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County were recently given an opportunity to work out at Jorge’s Boxing Gym (322 North Main) to learn what the sport is all about. Owner/boxer Jorge Porras teaches kids the art of boxing, focusing on building strong muscles and self-esteem. The club recently honored boxers who won championship belts in their weight classes at a tournament in Coachella. Boys & Girls Club members do exercises at the boxing gym....

  • Miller retaining leading trainer position at Del Mar

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    It is rare if not unprecedented for a San Luis Rey Downs Thoroughbred Training Center trainer to be leading the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet in wins, but Peter Miller has held the top trainer’s spot since the first day of the meet. Miller had two wins on Opening Day July 18, added two winners the following day, and posted two more winners the following week. The six wins in the first two weeks matched Miller’s total for the entire 2006 Del Mar meet, and he added a seventh victory early in the third week. “It’s great....

  • Warrior gymnasts making progress

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Fallbrook High School’s girls gymnastics team continued its rebuilding efforts during the 2007 season, winning two of seven matches while sending two individuals to the CIF meet. “It isn’t that bad,” said Fallbrook coach Debbie Mericle. “I think we did pretty good.” In 2006 the Warriors had only eight gymnasts. Only three of those competed on the varsity level, not enough to earn a full score for the team. In 2007 the Warriors returned to Fallbrook High School for the first time in five years. The equipment at the high sc...

  • Morris wins title

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Ashley Morris, 11, has won the American Taekwondo Association’s title of California State Champion in Forms and Weapons for 2007. Morris, who also won this title in 2004, has trained at Fallbrook Martial Arts since the age of 3 and is a current third degree black belt....

  • Jerry Brown second, third at Rundown for Life - Daughter Lori takes eighth

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Rainbow mounted shooters Jerry and Lori Brown competed at the Rundown for Life competition June 1-3 in City of Industry, and both earned top-ten finishes in their divisions. Jerry earned second in the Men’s 1-3 division and third in the cancer survivors’ division while his daughter took eighth among all ladies. “The Rundown for Life was a really nice experience,” Jerry said. “It was a nice adventure.” Rundown for Life was a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and was held on what is known as National Survivors W...

  • Warrior football looks for fresh start

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    The 2007 Warrior football season is fast approaching. The football program has been incorporating a new offense during the off-season and the varsity team has been using this offense in summer passing leagues. The league is basically a game with all the players except linemen. The Fallbrook team has done very well in all the tournaments they have played in, including a win in the North County Passing League Tournament. Other than the passing league, the teams began strength and conditioning practice on June 25. This...

  • Free ROP classes offered

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Fallbrook High School is proud to offer free classes to both students and community members through its ROP (Regional Occupational Program). These classes are for anyone aged 16 and above and will be taught on the Fallbrook High campus. The following will be offered this fall: • Medical Terminology – Tues./Thurs., 4-7 p.m. • Computer Applications I – Tues./Thurs., 6-10 p.m. • Computer Applications II – Mon./Wed., 6-10 p.m. • Computer Web Design – Tues./Thurs., 6-10 p.m. To register for classes, enroll online at www.quikreg....

  • Children 'Take the Plunge' over the summer

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    FALLBROOK — “Take the Plunge” was the theme of the Fallbrook United Methodist Church’s 13th Annual Vacation Bible School held in July. Approximately 120 children participated in the program, which included songs, crafts, games and Bible stories....

  • Masonic Lodge awards scholarships

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Bob Wright, chairman of the Fallbrook Masonic Lodge scholarship committee, recently awarded college scholarships to deserving students (from left) Sai-Han Ackerman, Whitney Zornes, Shannyn Allan and Andrew Whisnard....

  • New Live Oak leaders named

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) board has approved the promotion of Live Oak School Assistant Principal Lillian Perez to principal for the 2007-2008 school year. Perez replaces Tom Rhine, who was selected in June to be the district’s Pupil Personnel Administrator and principal of the Iowa Street alternative school. Perez joined the district as a bilingual teacher in 1997 and became a lead teacher assigned to Maie Ellis Elementary School in 2001. Superintendent Janice Schultz says she wil...

  • Mazingo honored by PEO chapters

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    FALLBROOK — Andrea Mazingo, a 2007 Fallbrook High School graduate, was recently honored at a brunch in the Fallbrook home of Joyce Wood, PEO Chapter AZ. Members of the five Fallbrook PEO chapters were in attendance, as was Andrea’s mother, Sue Mazingo. The combined PEO chapters in Fallbrook began awarding their annual FUHS PEO Scholar Award to a female graduate in 2003. With the assistance of FUHS career counselor Karen Ricci, recipients are chosen on merit, academic standing and future potential. In accepting her award, Andr...

  • New principal assumes command of Potter Junior High

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Potter Junior High School students arriving for their first day of the fall semester will be greeted by a new principal as Dr. Tere Peterson takes the reins of Fallbrook’s only middle school. “I am pleased to have Tere as a member of our management team,” said Dr. Janice Schultz, Fallbrook Union High School District superintendent. Dr. Peterson joins the elementary school district directly from Cocopah Middle School in Scottsdale, AZ, where she was principal. Prior to that, she was the principal of Grand Middle School in Es...

  • 'Back to School' shopping can be a learning experience

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Adults know that what is really important is the person – his or her personality, integrity and values – not the clothes they wear, but when you are a teenager still finding your place in the world, it can seem critical to wear clothes that make you feel that you “fit in” with other teens you desire to spend time with. In Fallbrook, that can mean myriad things. For some it may mean trendy jeans, a certain brand of tennis shoes, surf-brand clothing, fashionable dresses, designer purses or music industry t-shirts. The challen...

  • Bicycles on Fallbrook, Bonsall roads call for caution

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    You’re pushing the speed limit down Mission to Bonsall at 7:30 in the morning, late for work. With one hand draped over the top of your steering wheel and the other juggling a coffee drink and your cell phone and cueing up a CD, you’re thinking about that guy in your office kissing up to the boss. The light changes to red and you swerve to avoid hitting the Mercedes in front of you. You hear a thud and out of the corner of your eye you see the front wheel of a bicycle and a red backpack fly past your front windshield. You...

  • Fresh & Easy takes step ahead toward liquor license

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    The county’s Planning Commission approved a determination of public necessity or convenience which will increase the chances of the future Fresh and Easy Market obtaining a liquor license. The Planning Commission’s 5-0 vote August 10, with commissioners John Riess and Bryan Woods absent, does not guarantee that the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission will issue a liquor license for off-sale consumption, but the finding of public necessity or convenience allows the ABC to consider the license application. “I think this is a...

  • Admiring woodies and wagons

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    This beautiful 1946 woody, owned by Cal McCollum, was on display at the Hot Summer Nights event Friday, August 10, when the evening was dedicated to “Woodies and Wagons.” Hot Summer Nights, sponsored by Connections Networking, will continue on August 31 with the annual Chili Cook-off. The license plate of Cal McCollum’s 1946 auto is the key to the ID of this beautiful woody on display at Hot Summer Nights on August 10. This fun 1920 Depot hack (Train Taxi) is owned and was restored by Keith Larson. When this car was new,...

  • Hats tell the tale

    Updated Aug 16, 2007

    Bonsall Honorary Mayor (and incumbent in the upcoming election) Jill Marie Thorburn (right) of Prudential California Realty and Bonsall Honorary Mayor candidate Nikki Birchall of Birchall and Sons Cleaning and Restoration sport appropriate hats for the Bonsall Chamber of Commerce Sundowner held August 9. Debbie Hagen of Annabelle’s Gift Shop in River Village wears a likeness of her dog Annabelle on her hat! Hagen was one of the sponsors of the August Sundowner. Charles L. Drury, DDS has a hat that features tools of his t...

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