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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SAN DIEGO - San Diego-based Sempra Energy reported today, Nov. 3, third quarter earnings of $296 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, compared to $131 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year. For the first three quarters of the year, the owner of San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. had earnings of $1.1 billion, or $4.40 per diluted share. In the first nine months of 2010, earnings were $459 million, or $1.84 per diluted share. Among its major subsidiaries: -- SDG&E made $273...
1/24 1100 Old Stage Arrest: use/under influence of controlled substance 1100 E. Mission Rd. Petty theft 3900 Reche Rd. Petty theft 1000 Little Gopher Canyon Rd. Threaten crime w/intent to terrorize 300 E. Alvarado St. Arrest: inflict corporal inj. on spouse/cohabitant 400 S. Main Ave. Vandalism 10/25 1100 S. Mission Rd. Petty theft 2400 S. Stage Coach Ln. Lewd or lascivious acts w/child under 14 yrs. 1700 Reche Rd. Arrest: minor poss. marijuana on grounds during school activities 200 Summit Ave. Arrest: drunk in public 300...
FALLBROOK - Peggy Kesterson of the Friends of the Fallbrook Library has announced the results of the public voting for placement of the flagpole at the Fallbrook Library. With 268 votes counted, 60 percent of voters preferred the location of the Alvarado Street entrance to the library. The County of San Diego will soon be setting the schedule for installation of the flagpole. Kesterson said she was pleased with the number of participants in the voting process. More details...
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CAMP PENDLETON – For individuals who need help with marital, family and deployment issues, the Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) has been an invaluable service for members and their families working on Camp Pendleton for over 20 years. According to the group’s website, the concept began in 1971 with the same acronym, but it stood for Chaplains Response to the Emerging Drug Order. “The program was established by chaplains in the Vietnam era t...
When the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the redistricting of the county’s supervisorial districts, some citizens criticized the Board of Supervisors for having the final vote and called for an independent restricting commission. State law and the county charter currently preclude an independent commission, but the Board of Supervisors is exploring a process for the 2021 redistricting to have such independent discretion. “I think that making that change would be a good government reform that we should all pur...
I went to the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield October 22. As a gathering with a meet, the reunion has always been unique in its presence as the get-together of get-togethers. So many racers who haven’t gone to another race for decades come to this one for one reason: to see their compatriots. I can recall too many times, guys saying “I never go to the drags anymore, but I come here to see my old buddies and see the cars we used to race back then.” Even with...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery announced major category and Best of Show award winners in its annual Small Works Art Exhibition on Oct.27. Juror Leslie Brown, a noted artist and educator from the Riverside area, sifted through nearly 200 entries to select 11 winners. Three special awards will be honored at Brandon Gallery’s public reception Saturday, Nov. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. One is a special award selected by last year’s juror, Daniel Foster. Another will be co...
Long-time Fallbrook High School basketball coach Jack Sandschulte, who passed away October 15 at the age of 82, was not only a well-respected coach by his peers on campus but also by the rest of San Diego County’s basketball and sports communities. “Vibrant personality. Great competitor. Good guy to have around as a friend. Just a good friend,” said Bill Waite, who taught and coached at Fallbrook High School from 1968 to 1996. “He was always a real good guy. I enjoyed his com...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook’s Writers Read is pleased to present a Literary Salute to Veterans at its Nov. 9 reading, 6 p.m. at the Café des Artistes. The reading will feature San Diego-based writers Sue Diaz and retired Navy Quaker Chaplin Cmdr. Sheri Snively. Diaz, an award-winning journalist, will read from “Minefields of the Heart: A Mother’s Stories of a Son at War.” Snively’s book, “Heaven in the Midst of Hell,” was recognized with a forward by U.S. Marine General James N. Mattis, and Publisher’s Weekly wrote this about...
FALLBROOK - Potter Jr. High School Principal Leonard Rodriquez recently presented two students for honors to the Rotary Club of Fallbrook. The two students of the month, Morgan Alexander, seventh grade, and James Fullwood, eighth grade, were recognized for being ready, respectful, and responsible. Morgan Alexander was recognized for “being responsible for getting missed work when she has to be absent to do the daily news broadcast,” said Rodriguez. “Morgan sets a great examp...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School Marching Warriors band recently took second place in the 1A Division at the Poway Invitational Field Tournament with trophies in both band and percussion. The Marching Warriors show, titled Portrait of a Nation featured a beautiful arrangement of patriotism. Montiano said Torres chose the theme to honor the 10th anniversary of the 911 attacks. “In August, only three weeks before school began (and only one week prior to the start o...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) assistant superintendent Jim Yahr presented Trace Deneke and Peggy Hukill as Employees of the Month to the Rotary Club of Fallbrook at their weekly meeting. “[Deneke] is a very positive, student-centered teacher,” said Yahr. “He is both a dynamic special education teacher and football coach.” “As a classified employee, [Hukill] works diligently to serve the needs of all students and families that enter the couns...
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FALLBROOK – The month of November is Adopt a Senior Cat month. The Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary has an abundance of cats and kittens that they would like to place in homes before the holidays. To promote senior cat adoptions, all cats three years of age and older will be available for adoption for only $30 including spay/neuter, first two shots and a microchip. For more information, email [email protected] or call (760) 685-3533. Also, the sanctuary needs volunteers on Saturdays each month to help setup...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Fallbrook resident and travel advisor Linda Nilsen of Blue Ribbon Cruise & Travel was among 800 guests who witnessed Virgin Galactic’s commercial space vehicles October 17 as they soared through the skies of southern New Mexico during the dedication ceremony for the company’s new home at Spaceport America.. The flights of White Knight Two and Space Ship Two was the highlight of the ceremony that featured the dedication of the Sir Norman Fos...
There are various organizations within the community that do their part in raising awareness of positive endeavors. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the De Luz Women’s Club hosted a fashion show and fundraiser at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula for the benefit of Rancho Damacitas, an area foster care home facility that provides residential treatment services for 36 children at a time. After seven months spent organizing the event, the efforts of the women’s club members produced a ful...
SAN DIEGO - An exhibit marking 100 years since women received the right to vote in California opened last week in the lobby of the City Administration Building. The exhibit includes mannequins in period clothing, old newspapers and photographs, and panels with information on the campaign for women’s suffrage in San Diego County. Ashley Gardner of the Women’s Museum of California said Charlotte Baker, the first female physician in San Diego, headed up the right-to-vote effort. The highlight of the campaign was a three-day dri...
FALLBROOK – The names of local families can be permanently added to the beautiful, new Fallbrook Library. Artist Betsy Schulz will inscribe family names on tiles that will be added to the library’s Donor Wall. This wall contains donor names as well as images representing Fallbrook. The wall is outside the entrance to the library, next to the Bottom Shelf Bookstore. Residents can consider a lasting holiday gift, one that will bring pride to them and their family for y...
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SAN DIEGO – The new Fallbrook Library was recently named the People’s Choice Orchid award winner by the San Diego Architectural Foundation at its annual Orchids and Onions awards presentation highlighting good (and bad) building design. A judge’s panel picks most of the Orchids and Onions, but online voting determines the People’s Choice award. After receiving multiple nominations, the Fallbrook Library received the most votes from a field of finalists. “I’m not surpr...
FALLBROOK - REINS therapeutic horsemanship program hosted another magical evening under the stars at its 15th annual Country Hoedown on Oct. 8. This year’s event was a great success, drawing over 700 guests from all over Southern California. The hoedown is the largest fundraiser for REINS, a non-profit organization that can only survive on the generosity of its supporters. The hoedown provides a unique platform for REINS. Horseback therapy, while quickly growing, is not a w...
SAN DIEGO—Balboa Park’s Hall of Champions was again the venue for the San Diego Press Club’s 38th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards banquet held on October 25. Freelance media professionals Nathalie Taylor and Christine Rinaldi took home a total of six awards and a release citing the Better Business Bureau won one award for items published in Village News Inc. products. In the Restaurant Review category, Taylor took a first and second for articles published in the Village Lifestyle Magazine; and a third in the Foo...
On Friday, November 11, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1924 and its ladies and men’s auxiliary will present a Veterans Day Parade and remembrance event in downtown Fallbrook. The parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. in the 800 block of Main Avenue. All local veterans are welcome to be in the parade and are asked to meet in the parking lot of the Denny’s restaurant at 9:30 a.m. for staging. The parade will travel northbound on Main to Alvarado Street for an 11 a.m. remembrance ceremony at the Village Square. The patriotic eve...
