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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FALLBROOK – This year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County’s Day for Kids is on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Ingold Unit, 445 E. Ivy Street. The national event is a day set aside each year to celebrate and honor America’s children. Research shows that when an adult spends meaningful time with kids, it helps children develop a positive self image and a sense of belonging, usefulness, and purpose. For parents, spending time with their child is easy to do...
8/29 Daily Rd. Vandalism E. Alvarado Vandalism Shady Glen Dr. Vehicular Burglary 8/30 S. Mission Rd. Arrest: Possession of Controlled Substances W. Fallbrook St. Arrest: Drunk in Public Arbolita Ln. Residential Burglary N. Main Ave. Grand Theft Mission Rd. Grand Theft S. Vine St. Vandalism S. Main Ave. Vandalism E. Elder St. Petty Theft from Vehicle 8/31 Alturas Rd @ Arrest: Use/Under Influence Ammunition of Controlled Substance Reche Rd. Residential Burglary Charles Swisher Ct. Vehicular Burglary E. Alvarado Vehicular...
Members of the Fallbrook community will remember and honor those whose lives were taken during the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001 nine years later, this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Village Square, at the corner of Main Ave. and Alvarado Street. According to Bob Hillery, chairman of the event, the remembrance ceremony is expected to draw anywhere from 200 to 300 people. There will only be 150 chairs available, so it is recommended that attendees bring their own chair. “We w...
Caltrans SR76 project manager Mark Phelan has announced that the public forum for input on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR) planned for Sept. 16 has been pushed back to Thurs. Sept. 23. “The decision was made yesterday [Sept. 1] to move the meeting back one week to Sept. 23 to allow the public an extra week to review the document prior to the meeting,” explained Phelan. The time frame and location for the forum remains the same, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Bonsall Community Cen...
Who would have thought that watching YouTube videos, poking fun at hecklers and cracking jokes about the San Diego Chargers and Padres would keep Marines safe as they drive on San Diego’s freeways? Whether they were expected or not, those were the methods used by Eric Newbury, a California Highway Patrol officer who gave a pre-Labor Day safety brief on Sept. 3 to Marines on Camp Pendleton. For the past three years, Newbury, who served 8.5 years in the Corps, has worked hard to...
With the warm weather continuing, North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) authorities say they have been continuously asking Fallbrook area residents to clean up overgrown shrubbery, dry grasses, and trees. According to NCFPD Fire Marshal Sid Morel, the deadline for compliance to the weed abatement mandate, which requires the removal of combustible plant matter within the recommended 30 to 50 feet away from a home, was July 1. The abatement order comes from county...
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed legislation named for slain Poway High School senior Chelsea King that he said will better protect California's children. The governor put his signature to Assembly Bill 1844, known as "Chelsea's Law," during a ceremony at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. "Because of Chelsea, everyone has joined together to solve this serious problem in our state," Schwarzenegger said. "Because of Chelsea, California's children will be safer. Because of Chelsea, this never has...
CAMP PENDLETON - The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is scheduled to conduct a controlled burn training exercise in the Juliett Training Area today, Sept. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. The purpose of the burn is to remove approximately 30 acres of dry brush and vegetation. Drifting smoke from the burn can be expected to be seen by Fallbrook area residents. For future inquiries regarding controlled burn exercises, please refer to the weekly fire advisories posted on the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Web site at...
FALLBROOK - Craig and JoAnne Leavitt of Fallbrook are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea, to Brad Glenn, son of Pat and Lori Glenn of Cedartown, Ga. The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Fallbrook Union High School and received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies from California State University of San Marcos in May of 2010. Leavitt is currently employed as a substitute teacher in Riverside County. The groom-to-be is a 2005 graduate of...
FALLBROOK – The North County Fire Protection District has announced it will holds its annual Open House on Sat., Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the station located at 315 E. Ivy Street. Families will have an opportunity to meet Smokey, Pluggie, and Stella the Search and Rescue Dog. Live fire department demonstrations will take place and youth will have an opportunity to participate in an interactive children’s area. Antique fire engines, rescue and law enforcement vehicles and helicopters will be on display. Free s...
FALLBROOK – The next monthly general meeting of the Fallbrook Senior Citizens Center, which is open to all members, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. Coffee and refreshments will be available during the meeting and door prizes given out at the end of the meeting. Carlos Perez, owner of Affordable and Quality Home Care Services, will be the speaker. The Senior Center now has a defibrillator, and Perez will be giving a talk on the proper use of the unit, and will also demonstrate CPR. Perez has offered to teach...
FALLBROOK – The Great Books Discussion Group is for anyone who likes to read and discuss the classic writing of great authors of the ages. The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Center at 399 Heald Lane. For more information, call Betty Gilby at (760) 723-2519. All are welcome to visit....
ESCONDIDO – The San Diego County Farm Bureau golf tournament is set to take place at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 16 at the San Luis Rey Downs Golf Resort. The annual event is put on as a fundraiser to aid the organization’s scholarship fund. Each year the Farm Bureau awards scholarships to college students from San Diego County who are pursuing a degree in an agricultural major or a closely allied field. Tournament sponsorships are available and golfers of all skill levels will enjoy the friendly scramble f...
FALLBROOK – The Rotary District of San Diego and Imperial Counties would like to invite local residents who are polio survivors or who have participated in a National Immunization Day to attend the Friday luncheon of the District Conference to be held at Pala Mesa Resort on October 22, 2010. Please call Bob Franz at (760) 732-0718 for details....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club’s meeting on Sept. 28 will feature John Marsh, master gardener, whose program will be on selecting, trimming and maintaining trees. The club meets on the last Tuesday of every month (except December), beginning with a social at 12:30 and a meeting at 1 p.m. at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. The public is most cordially invited. For more information call (760) 731-4898....
President Jimmy Carter installed 31 solar panels on the White House on June 20, 1979. At the dedication ceremony Carter predicted: “In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy.” Carter was wrong: In 1986 the Ronald Reagan removed the 20 panels. But Carter was also right. The panels are still working, just not on the White House. What happened to those panels? One of them is at the Carter Library, and another just arrived in Dez...
On August 23, my good friend Gaynor “Woody” Bean passed away. He was 94 and far from being a “mover and shaker” in the modern scheme of things, but let me tell you of the man he really was and of the debt all Americans owe him as a member of the “Great Generation.” Born in the coal country of West Virginia, he grew up as a hillbilly and suffered through the Depression. To escape poverty, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and was sent to Panama. While he was there, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he returned to...
Please listen to the Fallbrook and Bonsall residents who are very concerned about the impact a Northern route for SR76 will make on our community. The Southern route will enable Fallbrook/Bonsall residents to exit on Pala Road safely in both directions and will provide additional safe exit routes for more people in the event of fire evacuation. Be aware that the cost of the new highway will not be a savings if the Northern route is chosen and people are injured in attempts to exit our towns in a hurry. The shadow of...
I read with considerable interest the article regarding recommendations for a signal at the corner of South Mission and Pepper Tree. I happen to live in one of the 54 homes that Anne Burdick referred to. I have lived in my home for 16 years, and during that time I have seen a huge increase in traffic along that corridor, especially late in the afternoon and evening. Commuters are using South Mission as a route to the 15 freeway. Also, the speed of these autos is awful. I have seen many accidents and near-misses at that...
As a Fallbrook native whose family is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, I wept tears of joy when I read about the North County Chief Petty Officers Assn (NCCPOA) work at clearing Fallbrook’s older cemetery in “Chief Petty Officers remember Sgt. Pittenger” [Village News, 9/2/10]. After many years of writing letters, making phone calls, and trying to get someone, anyone, to listen to me about the state of this historic place, it was so wonderful to know that this organization did this amazing thing on their own. It was even...
The adoption fee includes spaying or neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Volunteers ages 18 or older are needed to help with the daily cleaning of cages at the animal sanctuary. For more information, call (760) 685-3533, or visit www.fallbrookanimalsanctuary.org....
In most American cities and towns there has been more remembrance of the September 2001 terrorist attacks than the April 1995 bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City. In fact, those boarding an airplane or entering a Federal administration building are now considered a reduced terror risk if they show a valid driver’s license - even though that’s exactly what Timothy McVeigh used to rent a truck and to drive it to a parking space alongside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal...
For twelve amateur cooks vying to be the first American Master Chef, the only thing more intimidating than Chef Gordon Ramsay breathing down their necks while they prepared a meal was staring at 400 hungry Marines and their families. Camp Pendleton’s Camp Del Mar’s beach was the location used for the filming of one of the recently aired episodes of the new TV show, “Master Chef.” The reality show is a competition that pits amateur cooks against one another for a $250,00...
Three tribute bands played a total of 30 songs during a free concert August 28 at the Pala Casino’s Starlight Theater. The End of Summer Party, which lasted over three hours when breaks between bands were included, featured the Van Halen tribute band Fan Halen, the Rolling Stones impersonators Rolling the Stones, and the Led Zeppelin followers Led Zepagain. Approximately 1,000 fans sat on blankets on the lawn or stood and danced while the three bands played. “It’s met expectations,” said Bill Benbenck, Pala Casino Spa and...
TEMECULA - The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival recently announced that Raquel Welch, a sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s and a current best-selling author, will be given the Icon Award at the 16th annual festival which will run Sept. 15 through 19. Welch will accept the award in an open-to-the-public, black-tie gala during closing night of the festival. Known for her glamour and beauty, Welch has sustained a high profile career over five decades in more...