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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Two Fallbrook residents surrendered today after being contacted by a Sheriff's detective regarding a theft of merchandise from a local Radio Shack store. Nora Escobar, 33, and Chris Hawkins, 26, had entered the Fallbrook Radio Shack store, located in the 1000 block of South Mission Road on Monday, Sept. 6 about 2:15 p.m. While there, Escobar reportedly picked up a 24-inch flat screen color television set from a display area and walked out of the store with it without paying. "She then placed the television in her car where...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Presbyterian Church is offering The Quest for Authentic Manhood, taught by Dr. Robert Lewis on Thursdays at 7 p.m. starting September 16. A captivating journey comprised of 24 sessions, the course helps men understand their masculine identity and shows them how to make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority. To register, contact Joe Hammer at (760) 723-3836 or [email protected]. Fallbrook Presbyterian Church is located at 463 S. Stage Coach Lane....
SAN DIEGO - Vice Chairman and Fifth District Supervisor Bill Horn, along with the Office of Emergency Services (OES), the San Diego/Imperial County Red Cross, and the San Diego Fire Chiefs Association announced Sept. 2, 2010 the release of a new resource guide to assist people to recovering from the devastation of losing their home or business. The Red Guide to Recovery is a pocket-sized 184-page resource handbook for disaster survivors to help victims cope with the loss and put them back on their feet to rebuild. The...
Running 500 miles is equivalent to journeying from Camp Pendleton to San Francisco; a massive accomplishment for any avid runner. Base fitness centers offer a program that encourages service members to challenge their ability and achieve a demanding feat of running that distance. The 500 Mile Club is a program offered by Marine Corps Community Services’ Semper Fit division for service members interested in improving their run time and adding an edge to their physical fitness level. The club has over 1,000 members, and is open...
BONSALL – Riverview Church’s ministries will be showcased on “Kick-Off” Sunday, Sept. 12. There will be information booths for men’s, women’s, adult, youth and children’s ministries, as well as sign-up opportunities for small group Bible study groups and others. On Saturday, Oct. 11, beginning at 8 a.m., the Loft House Ministry will be building, painting and setting up a loft house on the lawn area as part of the Kick-Off event. These homes are pre-fabricated in the church parking lot, then transported and constructed...
As the sun sets over the hills of Camp Pendleton, Aug. 31, a feast known as an iftar was enjoyed by base’s Muslim community in celebration of Ramadan, a sacred time of the year for Islam. The South Mesa Chapel was the site of the first-known base-sponsored iftar hosted by Camp Pendleton’s first Islamic chaplain, Navy Lt. j.g. Asif I. Balbale. He is one of five Islamic chaplains ever commissioned by the US naval service. “Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calen...
The County’s Zoning Administrator approved the modification of a Minor Use Permit to allow for the replacement of six wireless communication facility panel antennas. The August 24 approval of Zoning Administrator Joe Farace allows for the replacement of the antennas on a building owned by Pacific Bell, which leased the space to T-Mobile. The property is in the 700 block of South Stage Coach Lane. Six existing panel antennas will be removed and will be replaced with new antennas. In November 1996 the Zoning Administrator g...
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. – Everyone from California who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free Arizona cypress trees as part of the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. Trees for America is a program of the Arbor Day Foundation that encourages everyone to help the environment by planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation is the largest nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to planting trees. “Arizona cypress trees add beauty to landscapes with their blue-green foliage, are dro...
FALLBROOK – On September 23, the 100th Senior Challenge Cribbage match will be played. The Senior Challenge started as a way to get the players from the Oceanside and Fallbrook Senior Centers together for fun and some great cribbage. The monthly matches (except in December) are held on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Vista Elks Lodge, 1947 East Vista Way, and begin at 12:30 p.m. The first match was held on September 27, 2001. The current standings are Fallbrook 61 wins, Oceanside 37 and fires one. The October...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Home and business owners can reduce their chances of property damage by taking measures ahead of time to protect their unoccupied house or business, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety – an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization supported by the property insurance industry – which works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks to residential and commercial property by conducting research and advocating...
Four Marines were added to the Purple Heart’s list of heroes injured during battles in Iraq and Afghanistan. The awards were presented to the Marines during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton’s Wounded Warrior Battalion (WWBn) West barracks, Aug. 20. Since April 5, 1917, the Purple Heart has been an honorary award received by military members who have been injured or killed in battle. Lance Cpl. Oscar Gracia, Cpl. Ricky Giden, Sgt. Mark Plummer, and Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Marino, all...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club erected a storage shed at La Paloma Elementary for its school garden last week. The seven-foot by seven-foot plastic shed, locks, a balloon-tired garden wagon, and shelving were purchased with a Home Depot Foundation $1,000 gift card. Because of the Temecula Home Depot store’s generous offer of a ten percent discount on purchases, and the thrift of the club’s purchasing committee of two (Harry Clyde and Jim Sciarra), there is cre...
FALLBROOK – Daniel Witzel and Cameron Kraus, both 17 and from Fallbrook Troop 739, recently earned their Eagle Scout awards. In addition to earning 21 merit badges, to obtain the rank of Eagle, a scout must demonstrate leadership by planning and completing a service project that will benefit the scout’s community. Witzel’s Eagle service project included installing new landscape, a bench and an updated irrigation system at the Angel Society Shop. Witzel said the best part...
ESCONDIDO – Visit the San Diego Archaeological Center on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and experience Project Archaeology through newly created lessons in shellfish analysis, botany and rock art. A school year calendar will be available for educators to schedule classroom, scout, home-school and life-learner programs for the 2010-2011 academic year. Admission to this event is free to Center members. A $5 donation is requested for non-members, $15 maximum for families. The donation includes admission to the...
FALLBROOK – Each year, five Fallbrook PEO Chapters (Chapters AZ, PF, UH, WK, WM) together select a graduating senior girl to be the recipient of a scholarship award from these contributing chapters. This year, PEO Chapter PF hosted a brunch to present scholarship awards to two local graduating senior girls. The two girls selected were excellent candidates, with great vision on where they are going in their lives. The first recipient was Victoria Kessel, who will be...
“Why I like Being a Military Kid,” was the title of a recent essay contest sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, in which four talented students received a $250 Marine Corps Exchange gift card, Aug. 23. The winners of the contest that was geared at preparing students for the upcoming school year were Joseph Purdy, Miguel Andazola, Mark Ribott and Alexa Massey. Although this back-to-school promotion is over, there are still plenty of opportunities for the children of...
FALLBROOK – Jessica Willett, a senior at Fallbrook High School received a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship from her grandfather, Fallbrook Rotarian and local attorney Bob James, at a recent weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Fallbrook. Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary, over 100 years ago. When a Rotarian makes a $1,000 donation to the Rotary Foundation they become a Paul Harris Fellow. Fellows may make additional $1,000 contributions for themselves, but they may...
Being an artist can be difficult if there is no surrounding inspirational energy and material, but for Alber and Luna De Matteis, their inspiration is drawn from the influence of their project’s commissioners and their hometown, Fallbrook. For Alber, a fourth generation artist, becoming an artist was not an overnight process. “Before I could dedicate myself to the arts I had to discover myself,” said Alber. “When I was 18, I left Paris, where I grew up, to explore the world....
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SAN DIEGO – The County of San Diego is launching a campaign during National Preparedness Month in September to urge residents to register their cell phones for AlertSanDiego and encourage family and friends to do so, especially as the height of fire season begins. “Registration only takes a couple of minutes. Once you sign up, take another minute to tell your friends and family to register. It’s an easy way to make sure you and the ones you love can get emergency messages in a disaster,” said Board of Supervisors Chair...
FALLBROOK – Tuesday, August 31, marked the 13th anniversary of the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Again, local “royalist” Brits did not forget. Seven members of British Friends of Fallbrook and Bonsall gathered at noon that day to place roses beside the stately ficus tree dedicated to Diana that stands in front of Diva’s on the corner Main and Alvarado. The tree was adopted 12 years ago as part of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy’s Treescape program managed...
FALLBROOK – A multi-year reunion is being organized for the Fallbrook High School classes of 1968 through 1974. The reunion will take place on the weekend of September 17-19, and is being hosted by the Class of 1970, which is celebrating 40 years. Festivities begin with an icebreaker on Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at Fallbrook Golf and Country Club. A casual dinner party will be held Sat., Sept. 18, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. (buffet will be at 7 p.m.) at San Luis Rey Downs Golf Resort, Bonsall. Cost of dinner party is $35...
FALLBROOK – A total of $10,600 in donations to community groups was approved by the board of directors of the Angel Society of Fallbrook at its meeting in August. Topping the list of recipients was the Fallbrook Food Pantry with $5,000 to help the non-profit group supply nutritious food to more than 60 needy families each week. Many of its recent clients include those who have lost their jobs and seniors who are struggling to make ends meet. An amount of $2,000 each was...
FALLBROOK – During the summer, four local students decided offering lemonade and baked goods for sale was the perfect way to raise funds for a worthy cause. St. Peter’s Catholic School student Anasofia Vazquez, 9, and her three neighborhood friends, Kaitlin Dundas, 11, Klaire Dundas, 8, and Jon Dundas, 9, who attend Iowa Street School, set out to raise $100 this summer to donate to an animal shelter and they came very close to their goal. On August 28, the four f...
FALLBROOK – “Inventive, ingenious, creative, playful” are a few descriptions of Lynn Chichi’s wacky, fun and fabulously useful information for holiday table decorations. Chichi will present “Table Talk” at the Golf Club of California on Thursday, Sept. 30 as a fundraiser for Rally for Children. A designer for more than 30 years, Chichi will entertain and inspire the audience as she combines items from antiques to white elephants, while humorously creating three fes...