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Articles from the October 4, 2017 edition


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  • Rabbi Sandy Rosenstein – Breaking ground as a woman rabbi

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    It takes tremendous effort to plan and initiate a religious service each week, and in the Conservative/Masorti Jewish congregation, Temple Beth Sholom, the key person behind that effort is Rabbi Sandy Rosenstein. The congregation, which was formed in Sun City 51 years ago, now holds their services in Temecula. Compassionate as well as spiritual, their leader is well-trained for her tasks. From an early age, she knew that she wanted to serve others, and that desire led to the d...

  • Fire Chief's Report ¬– Call 9-1-1 when suffering severe chest pains

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Steve Abbott North County Fire Protection District North County Fire crews recently responded to a child choking on a small butterfly hair clip. Standard choking procedures were attempted by bystanders prior to arrival of the paramedics without success. Upon arrival, paramedics were ultimately able to remove this object through the use of advanced airway procedures, which included the use of a laryngoscope and Magill forceps. The child began breathing on its own and was flown by a medical airship to Children’s Hospital. In a...

  • Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center to host ‘Heroes Walk for Life’

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center, on Oct. 7, will host “Heroes Walk for Life,” a two-mile pledge walk at Live Oak County Park in support of the moms, dads and children in their programs. Their goal is to have 50 volunteers assist with the walk and have 200 participants walking to raise $48,000 in underwriting, sponsorships of food, T-shirts, prizes, games, etc. and pledges from the community. The “Heroes Walk for Life” registration begins 8:30 a.m. and...

  • Hooks and Needles donates 53 bears to pregnancy center

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – In response to a request from Carolyn Koole, director of the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center, the Hooks and Needles group of the Fallbrook Blanket Project created and donated 53 stuffed bears. Each crocheted or knitted bear was made differently, and the pregnancy resource center will be giving them to needy and deserving individuals in their care. The Hooks and Needles group meets 10 a.m. to noon every Monday in the community room at the Fallbrook Library. The...

  • Fallbrook resident Bedoya honored for 9/11 relief duty

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Christina Heredia Special to the Village News On Sept. 11, 2001, two commercial airplanes were hijacked by terrorists who crashed the planes into the Twin Towers in New York City. Across the country a firefighter named Jerry Bedoya, who now lives in Fallbrook, along with others from the Los Angeles City Fire Department made the personal decision to assist the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY)’s Search and Rescue team. In an interview, Bedoya explained, “We wen...

  • Kim Carlson and Ken Follis host appreciation party for clients

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

  • P.E.O. luncheon attracts large gathering

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – The P.E.O. Santa Margarita Reciprocity Bureau of the Fallbrook area recently held its late summer luncheon and social. It was hosted by Chapter UH. More than 40 women attended this fun day to renew friendships, socialize, celebrate the reestablishment of a high school scholarship for a senior girl from the Fallbrook area in 2018, and create membership ideas for their fine organization. This year is P.E.O.’s 150th anniversary. The Town Hall style meeting was ver...

  • County Library expands online high school

    Tracy DeFore|Updated Oct 4, 2017

    County of San Diego Communications Office In a significant expansion of the County Library’s online high school program, the County Board of Supervisors recently approved a contract that would offer 160 scholarships to residents interested in finishing high school. The scholarships are now available. The Career Online High School scholarships allow any resident of San Diego County who is 19 years and older a chance to get their high school diploma. The program doesn’t award general education diplomas, or GEDs, but an act...

  • Equestrian properties are just one of Pam Moss' specialties

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Broker Pam Moss has 40 years of experience in the real estate business. What sets her apart from other brokers and agents is her extensive training in a wide variety of services related to real estate. She started out taking courses in title insurance at Boston University and then quickly rose in that industry to be national sales manager at a major national title company. Her responsibilities included training new sales representatives, opening new escrow locations and establ...

  • County music star Jason Aldean cancels Southern California shows following Las Vegas shooting

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Country music star Jason Aldean has canceled three Southern California weekend shows in response to Sunday night's mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip, which claimed the lives of 59 people and injured hundreds of others. Aldean's Oct. 6 concert at The Forum in Los Angeles, Oct. 7 concert at the Mattress Firm Amphitheater in Chula Vista and Oct. 8 concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim, have all been canceled. "As a result of what happened in Las Vegas this week, we have decided to cancel this coming weekend's shows," part...

  • Temecula Valley Music Awards to be held at Bel Vino Winery

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Music Awards is bringing a star-studded awards event to wine country to benefit music education. The awards ceremony will be held Oct. 7 at the Bel Vino Winery and kick off at 5:30 p.m. with a red carpet walk. The show performances will start at 6 p.m. with the Temecula School Of Rock’s house band, past winners Shea, Anthony Cullins, We Belong, Maddie Leigh, and Grammy winners Will Champlin and Larry Mitchell. Closing the night will be nat...

  • Tulip Fever, a classic period piece

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Ian Murdock Special to the Village News With a renowned cast and one of exceptional talent, my expectations for this film were extraordinarily high. A pure love story and triangle – and, thus, clearly not a film that all will enjoy – Tulip Fever, a wonderfully crafted period piece set in the seventeenth century, heats up the screen with not only refreshing and moving acting performances by all the leading and minor characters, but also produces a convincing finale, avoiding a typical "fairy tale ending” and instead delivering...

  • Septic system rebate offered

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Residents can put money back in their pockets with the San Luis Rey Watershed Septic System Rebate Program. Residential properties located within the San Luis Rey Watershed may be eligible for a $100 rebate for having their septic tank pumped and inspected by a licensed septic contractor. A limited number of rebates are available and are limited to one per household). Read the rules for the rebate program for more details, get additional information an...

  • Squirrel tests positive for plague near Palomar Mountain

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Gig ConaughtonCounty of San Diego Communications Office A ground squirrel trapped in routine monitoring at the Cedar Grove Campground on Palomar Mountain has tested positive for plague, San Diego County Vector Control officials said Sept. 15. County environmental health officials said it is common to find the bacteria that causes plague in San Diego County’s mountains, but that hikers and campers can protect themselves by taking some simple actions – particularly by avoiding contact with squirrels, chipmunks and other ani...

  • Surviving the teenage years can be done

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    The American Counseling Association Special to Village News The teenage years are never easy for the teen or the parents. It’s a time of little communication beyond eye rolls, sullen silence and that infamous response, “whatever.” It’s a time when parents wonder if either party will survive this period. It’s often very frustrating, but it can be easier if parents and teens recognize what jobs they each have now and how best to approach them. A parent’s job is to raise a compassionate and competent adult who can handle the...

  • Gallan and teammates win another skydiving championship

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Eric Gallan of Fallbrook is a member of a Southern California skydiving team that won two gold medals in 4-way canopy formation skydiving at the U.S. Parachute Association National Parachuting Championships held at Skydive Paraclete XP in Raeford, North Carolina. The team, Elsinore Too Wrapped Up, won the national championship for the third consecutive year. The win earns team members slots on the prestigious U.S. Parachute Team that will compete at the 2018 W...

  • Fallbrook gymnasts win national titles

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Gymnastic Club sent gymnasts to two national championship meets and they returned with four national titles. Khloe Vansickle and Alexandra Sherman competed in the AAU Women’s Artistic National Championships June 21-25 in Kingsport, Tenn. Vansickle won a national title on vault and floor and came in second in all-around while Sherman won a national title on beam. Fallbrook’s Power Teamgym team won a national title in Cincinnati during the USA Gymna...

  • FRHD's Palmer speaks at healthcare conference

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    FALLBROOK – Bobbi Palmer, executive director of the Fallbrook Regional Health District (FRHD), presented before peers statewide on website compliance at the Association of California Healthcare Districts 65th annual meeting held recently at the Kona Kai Resort & Spa in San Diego. The lunch session addressed the various public information access points the district undertakes to make available through its website at www.fallbrookhealth.org. Palmer, along with administrative a...

  • Seminar at Michelle's Place in Temecula to discuss impacts of 3D mammography on breast cancer detection

    Updated Oct 4, 2017

    Three breast health doctors are scheduled to discuss how 3D mammography is improving early breast cancer detection at a breast cancer resource center in Temecula on Oct 19. Medical doctors Tchaiko Parris, Amy Bremner and Vishtasb Arizand will present information on 3D mammography, also known as tomosynthesis, during a free seminar starting at 6 p.m. at Michelle's Place in Temecula. Parris, the director of breast imaging at Breastlink, specializes in radiology and biopsy...