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 — Andrew Arnold, a freshman at Fallbrook High School and Boy Scout from Troop #725, completed his Eagle Project on October 4 at the new Fallbrook Community Garden. Arnold built five raised garden beds out of cinder blocks, rebar and cement. He recruited the help of 34 fellow scouts, leaders and family members. He also raised funds for the project, which included donations from the Angel Society and Dr. Whitworth of Temecula. The new Community Garden is located at a...
FALLBROOK — Live Oak School will host a Scholastic Book Fair October 28-31 to support the school library. Families, teachers and the community are invited to “Trek to our Book Fair,” which will be held daily in the school library from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Wednesday 7:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.). On Wednesday, October 29, the Book Fair will feature a special Family Evening Event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the library. Families can go “on safari” and bag books for everyone to enjoy. The Book Fair will offer specially priced books and...
Two new computer skills classes will soon be offered at Fallbrook Library at 124 South Mission Road. On Tuesday, October 28, “Quick and Easy Resume Writing,” will be offered from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. On Wednesday, November 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. a lecture and class on buying and selling on eBay will be offered. The presenter is Jim Orr, a certified eBay educational specialist and business consultant. The program will help people with the basics of getting started on eBay. Sign-up is required for all classes. For more inf...
FALLBROOK — Student council elections at Live Oak School were held on Friday, October 10. Sixth grade teacher Steven Stillman, a.k.a. “Uncle Sam,” officiated. “This being an election year we felt it was the perfect opportunity to teach our students about elections, voting procedures and how important it is to have the freedom and the right to vote,” said assistant principal Stephenie Martinez. Nominees conducted their campaigns using posters, campaign stickers and buttons....
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FALLBROOK — Joseph Noblit, a member of Boy Scout Troop 718 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fallbrook 2nd Congregation, has received his Eagle Scout Award. Noblit completed his Eagle Scout project at the Palomares Park in Fallbrook. He chose to complete a hard surface locking pavers patio area and a retaining wall for his project. Noblit recruited the help of many friends, fellow scouts and their fathers and family members to help him complete the work on...
BONSALL — Kramer’s ATA Black Belt Academy has announced a Child Safety Open House will be offered on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. The open house is part of ATA Martial Arts’ worldwide initiative to help minimize the risk of child abduction through education. The event will feature an abduction education program called “Kidz in Power” and will include activities such as simple breakaway self-defense instruction, role playing with possible stranger dangers, methods to deal with bullies and child ID cards and...
CAMP PENDLETON — Mary Fay Pendleton School, one of the schools in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, has been awarded the highly respected Golden Bell Award. This award is presented by the California School Boards Association. The Golden Bell Awards program promotes excellence in education by recognizing outstanding programs in school district and county offices of education throughout California. The awards reflect the depth and breadth of the education program necessary to address students’ changing needs. The...
FALLBROOK — The votes are in! There is a new government at La Paloma Elementary School. The Student Council officers for the 2008-2009 school year are President Adam Z., Vice President Kendall M., Secretary Haley G., Treasurer Jimmy J. and Governor Stephanie R. Each year, those interested in running for Student Council submit petitions filled with signatures of students to the vice principal. Once the petitions have been turned in on time and accepted, the students post t...
SAN DIEGO — The County Department of Planning and Land Use has told hundreds of fire survivors they don’t have to worry about an October 21 deadline that could have forced them out of temporary trailers on their property. The department sent letters this week to 366 fire survivors telling them the county won’t enforce its one-year deadline on the emergency permits that allowed survivors to live in temporary trailers and shelters on their land after last fall’s fires destroyed their homes. After the fires, survivors were is...
At Coldwell Banker Landmark Group, Realtor Don Bennetts is regarded by many as an individual of impeccable integrity. Dealing primarily in residential properties in the Fallbrook and Bonsall area, he provides clients with strategic ideas and comprehensive answers to questions about real estate. Before becoming a Realtor four years ago, Bennetts had an extensive career in construction. “I was a general contractor for 20-plus years,” he explained. After a couple of back sur...
Christ The King Lutheran Church Women invite all to attend their annual Fall Faire on Saturday, November 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Handcrafted items for sale will include gift baskets featuring Fair Trade products and the farmer’s market will offer baked goods, jams, jellies and beautiful flowering plants. There will also be a silent auction, cookie walk, sale of frozen soups and casseroles and a media corner featuring used books, videos, DVDs and puzzles. Freshly baked cinnamon rolls will be available in the morning a...
I’ve had my snooter firmly implanted in the Book of Jeremiah as of late. He was a prophet sent by God. Jer 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Notice how it says: “the nations.” And what was he to prophesize? In Jer 2:7-8, God said: “I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable… Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders r...
Blessings! It has been a while since I have written all of you. I hope all finds you well in these trying times. I don’t know about you, but has anybody been struggling like I have lately? It seems as if the whole economy is on the fritz. Everyone I talk to is nervous about losing something, whether it is their retirement, their home, their car, or even their jobs. I have talked with several pastors who are concerned for their congregations. I hear the same story over and over. Because of the economy the congregational g...
Kerry Popko, who played on the Fallbrook High School girls volleyball team prior to her 2008 graduation, made her beach volleyball tournament debut October 4 at South Mission Beach in San Diego and was on the team which took second place in the co-ed division of the Bud Light San Diego Six-Man Beachfest. Popko, who is currently a freshman at Cal State University Long Beach, was one of two Long Beach State students on the team called Good Life. The team consisted of seven players, although only six of those players were on...
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Fallbrook High School senior Noelle Garcia placed third in the Division I senior girls race at the Dana Hills Invitational September 27. Garcia had a time of 17:39 on the 3.0-mile course. Alex Dunne of San Clemente High School, who was ranked first in the state, won the race with a time of 16:33 and had the top time of any girl from any division or grade. Heather Balben of Dana Hills High School finished second with a time of 16:54. “She’s putting herself up there with some of the greatest cross-country runners ever from Fal...
BONSALL — The San Diego Senior Olympics Pickleball was held at the San Luis Rey Downs Resort September 26-28. This was the third year Pickleball was included in the competitive sports and the only sport hosted in North San Diego County. “Pickleball is still one of the fastest-growing sports, not only in the Senior Olympics but for the whole family, too,” said Beverly Youngren, USA Pickleball Ambassador for San Diego County. More than 75 competitors arrived for the three-day co...
Fallbrook High School’s boys water polo team split its first two Avocado League games. The Warriors opened league play October 8 with a victory against San Pasqual but lost to Escondido in their October 10 contest. Both games were played at Jim Stone Pool in Escondido. The win over San Pasqual was by a 14-8 score. “It was a good start,” said Fallbrook coach Bob Lamont. The Warriors led 10-3 after the end of the first period. Jacob Pril scored eight goals in the first quarter and was rested thereafter. Fallbrook led 12-5...
Fallbrook High School senior Uriel Aguirre had his second consecutive tenth-place finish in a cross-country invitational after he completed the 3.0-mile Dana Hills Invitational course in 15:26 to finish tenth among senior boys at the September 27 meet. Aguirre had also finished tenth in the senior boys race September 20 at the Woodbridge Invitational, where he had a time of 15:49 on the 3.05-mile course in Irvine. “He’s starting to learn about where he needs to be, how to go out,” said Fallbrook coach Marco Arias. Aguir...
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Date Vicinity Incident 10/3 S Mission Arrest: disorderly conduct 10/3 Sunset Dr Annoying repeated phone calls 10/3 Del Cielo Este, Bonsall Commercial burglary 10/7 Ellis Ln Shoot at inhabited dwelling 10/8 S Mission Arrest: battery 10/9 Paseo de Olivos Identity theft 10/10 E Mission Grand theft 10/10 W Clemmens Arrest: disorderly conduct 10/10 S Stage Coach Ln Arrest: minor in possession of marijuana at school 10/10 Big Oak Ranch Rd Petty theft 10/10 Mission Rd, Bonsall Arrest: commercial burglary 10/11 E Mission Arrest:...
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A 76-year-old Fallbrook woman was charged with a misdemeanor on August 28 after illegally selling unpasteurized dairy products she made from the milk produced by her pet goat. Alicia Santacroce had been milking her goats and making cheese products her entire life and sold the excess she couldn’t use. “People really enjoy it,” she said. “I use garlic and chives from my garden mixed in with it.” In late August, Santacroce left a notice at a local market stating she was selling raw milk goat cheese. A man responded, buying th...
