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 — As part of the fall Innisbrook fundraising efforts, Zion Lutheran School decided to ‘clean up and green up’ Fallbrook by adding a competition between grade levels to collect the most recyclables. Within two weeks Zion’s kids collected more than 23,000 bottles and cans. Innisbrook orders support the school, while all the recycling money goes to support Zion’s China mission. Zion currently supports 20 students in various education programs, as well as aiding di...
FALLBROOK — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age and are coming to this area for the upcoming high school year or semester. These personable and academically select exchange students are conversant in English, are bright, curious and anxious to learn about this country through living as part of a family, attending high school and sharing their own culture and language with their newly adopted h...
California Retired Teachers, Avocado Div. 81, recently recognized members for their service and achievements. The group enjoyed brunch and was entertained by Kathy Herbruck and Paul Kruse with songs of the ’40s through the ’60s. Ronne Branson was recognized as historian and Genie Summers has taken the corresponding secretary’s role. Half-year awards were given to Genie Summers and Sandra Bell for their accumulated 1,620 hours of service to the community. CRTA Division 81 me...
SAN MARCOS — California State University, San Marcos’ “Tutor Connection” program is one of three programs in the nation that received the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award this year. CSUSM student and Fallbrook resident Tanja Bickel was chosen by the directors of the program, CSUSM professors John Halcon and Michelle Lustig, to go to Atlanta to receive the award, where they met with President and Mrs. Carter in June. Bickel is in the teacher credential program...
The past three weeks of school have been filled with many exciting events. To kick off the school year, there was a welcome back assembly, which included educational skits and performances by cheerleading and football. The first home football game has come and gone and the ASB made sure that there was a superb turnout of spirited fans. The high school also had their annual Back to School Night, which enabled the parents to meet with teachers and get familiar with the school campus. Club Rush Day took place on Monday,...
SAN FRANCISCO — Douglas Smith, a longtime Fallbrook resident and a graduate of the Fallbrook High School Class of 1964, has been selected as California Theatre Educator of the Year by the California Educational Theatre Association (CETA). He will be honored at the organization’s annual conference in San Francisco on October 18. Smith taught drama at Fallbrook High School for eight years in the 1970s and has been a teacher in the Poway Unified School District for more than 20 years. He has served as head of the drama dep...
On Saturday, September 13, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District chaperoned 200 kindergarten through fourth grade students to the Wal-Mart in Mission Valley. The Smart Start Program started in 2005 with Phil and Amy Mickelson. The purpose is to provide deserving, underprivileged elementary students with new clothes and supplies in advance of the school year so they are ready to learn, excited about school and prepared to Start Smart. For the past three years this program...
An anonymous complaint was filed against the Bonsall Union School District on September 2 stating that Bonsall West Elementary School (BW) sixth grade students do not have the same access to textbooks and other instructional materials for all their coursework as do sixth grade students at Sullivan Middle School (SMS). District Superintendent Dr. Justin Cunningham counters the complaint by saying textbook availability is equal for students of both schools. According to the complaint, SMS sixth-graders can check out a set of...
Date Vicinity Incident 9/3 100 blk Woodthrush Ln Make/pass fictitious check/bill 9/11 3100 blk S Old Hwy 395 Vandalism 9/12 700 blk Convertible Ln Vandalism 9/12 4700 blk Via Serra Petty theft 9/12 Rice Cyn at Rainbow Glenn Petty theft 9/13 1200 blk S Main Arrest: disorderly conduct 9/13 300 blk Heald Ln Stalking 9/13 1100 blk S Mission Arrest: disorderly conduct 9/13 5200 blk S Mission Stolen vehicle 9/13 3100 blk Larkwood Ct Grand theft 9/14 200 blk W Clemmens Vehicle burglary 9/14 700 blk Highland Park Grand theft 9/15 E...
WASHINGTON — First-time homebuyers should begin planning now to take advantage of a new tax credit included in the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Available for a limited time only, the credit applies to home purchases after April 8, 2008, and before July 1, 2009, and reduces a taxpayer’s tax bill or increases his or her refund, dollar for dollar. The credit is fully refundable, meaning that the credit will be paid out to eligible taxpayers, even if they owe no tax or the credit is more than the...
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FALLBROOK — Forest Home Women’s Auxiliary, Chapter #44, meets this Friday, October 3, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. At each meeting, there is a time of fellowship and refreshment, an interactive Bible study and a brief business meeting. The October study covers Lessons #13, “Here is My Servant” (Isaiah 42), from “Trusting God in Troubled Times,” a LifeGuide Bible Study by Howard Peskett. For more information, call Chelley at (760) 728-1236....
Recently, I fell into a vat of uncertainty. My perspectives blurred, thoughts scrambled through a little ditty called vertigo. At 2 a.m. a week ago Wednesday, I lay awake with a painful stiff neck in the pink fairy princess bed with problems scrambling in my head like pool balls going towards different pockets. When buzz – a stinking mosquito flew into my ear. Can you believe it? I shot upward like Apollo 13 heading for the moon, when bam! The room started spinning out of control and I fell, like a deck of cards, backwards o...
One of my favorite verses is Hebrews 11:6, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Together with verse 1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” So what about faith to grow? We’re all created to grow, mature, and become Christ-like. My conviction is this: I believe most people come to church looking for answers to life’s problems. We come with a hope for somethi...
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FALLBROOK — Fallbrook AYF Warriors had a travel day Saturday, September 13, and brought back a mixed bag of scores. The Mitey Mite team fought their opponents, Mira Mesa, to a standstill with a 34-6 win. This was a key win for the Mitey Mites as, according to the coaches, “many lights went on with those kids” and the intensity level went up a few notches. The Junior Pee Wee team is continuing to lead their tier with a 6-0 win again the Los Toros Bulls (2007 Q Bowl Champ...
Noelle Garcia finished second in the Division I girls senior race at cross-country’s Laguna Hills Invitational September 13. Garcia had a time of 18:05 on the 3.0-mile course to place second among the 85 girls in that race. The senior race winner, Jessica Chadwick of El Toro High School, had a time of 17:55. “She ran a smart solid race from beginning to end,” Fallbrook coach Troy Hamlin said of Garcia. Garcia was leading the race at the one-mile point before being overtaken by Chadwick. A total of 1,528 girls from all grade...
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Property owners and managers of multi-unit complexes in Fallbrook are being contacted by mail this week and encouraged to participate in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Crime-Free Multi-Housing program. “The purpose of getting landlords involved in this program is to keep illegal activity out of rental properties,” said John McLelland, crime prevention specialist for the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation. “When criminals live at a property, other criminals visit them there and crimes are committed there.” McL...
Wil Gower, a longtime Fallbrook community volunteer who is still active at age 90, was honored with the Community Service Award at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce Sundowner on September 17. The event was sponsored by, and held at, First National Bank of Southern California on Main. Testimonials regarding Gower were given by community leaders and friends, including Pastor Dennis Ginoza of Fallbrook United Methodist Church and Julie Reeder, publisher of the Fallbrook/Bonsall...
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The request for a Major Use Permit modification by KB Homes to change their architectural plans for single-family residences in the Shady Grove Development was approved in a split decision by the Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) during their regular meeting September 15. KB Homes’ major use permit modification would impact the Shady Grove Development at Stage Coach and Gum Tree lanes by introducing three additional home types to the six home types already approved by the FCPG. The three new floorplans are s...
Rainbow Municipal Water District Board On Election Day, November 4, only one seat will be open for voters to decide on for the Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD). The open seat exists in Division Two. Incumbent Jack Griffiths is campaigning for reelection, while his opponent, Sheri Leigh Rumble, is the contender for this spot. For the Division One seat, incumbent Gerald R. Walson is uncontested on the ballot. The RMWD board is comprised of five board members, known as directors. There are five divisions that make up the...
At the regular meeting of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group (FCPG) on September 15, Pardee Homes’ request for a General Plan amendment to subdivide the 390 acres located east of Interstate 15 and north of State Route 76, between the Passarelle and Pappus projects, to their specifications was unanimously denied by the FCPG board. Plans for the Pardee project have been denied previously at several FCPG meetings over the past few years, including in March 2004, December 2005 and June 2007. Each time the board rejected P...
