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 — The local USA Wrestling Chartered Club, Relentless Wrestling, will be hosting a parents’ meeting and club signups on November 18 at 7 p.m. in the high school wrestling room. The upcoming season is for kids 5 to 14 years old. The kids will be competing in divisions that match them up by weight and age so they will always be competing with someone who is within two years of age and five pounds in weight. Wrestling is a way for children to learn the value of hard work, discipline, self-control and camaraderie and...
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Although the County of San Diego’s Department of Housing and Community Development has not formulated specific details of a plan, HCD was given authorization to apply for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 October 28, with Supervisor Dianne Jacob absent due to hip replacement surgery, to authorize HCD to submit a grant application for $5,144,152, to authorize HCD to accept the grant if awarded, and to authorize...
Last Wednesday I had a heart-felt conversation with one of our church members. She felt angry with God because a young friend of hers suddenly became a widow. It seemed so unjust because her friend had two small children, is a worship leader and lives a good God-centered life. All I could do to comfort her was to draw on my own experience living as a widow these past thirteen years. I lost my sweet husband, our home, our dogs had to be given away and we went without hot water or heat for two years. My net worth once was one...
In my 53 years of life, I cannot remember a more uncertain time than right now. Depending on your age, the same is most likely true for you. Who knows what the future of our world, our nation, and our individual lives will be? What direction will our country go spiritually, morally, and economically? What will marriage look like? Where is the stock market headed? What will be the value of our homes? What about the many who are out of work and under a burden of tremendous debt? What about the war and danger and unrest in many...
The Bonsall Fallbrook Little League (BFLL) will have signups for spring baseball on Saturday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ingold Sports Park; Sunday, December 7 and 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Farmer’s Market at the Bonsall Community Center; Saturday, December 6 and 13, from 10 a.m. to noon at BFLL Field on Ivy St.; and Saturday, January 10 and 17, from 10 a.m. to noon at BFLL Field on Ivy St. Signups can also be done online at www.eteamz.com/bfll. B...
FALLBROOK — The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County are happy to announce that this year the club’s basketball league has been given the opportunity to partner with the Los Angeles Clippers. As part of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County will get the following benefits and opportunities: a Clippers jersey, Clippers Practice Center Kids clinic and a free ticket for Clipper Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Night at the Staples Center. This is gearing up to be an exc...
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Four days after learning they were in the Southern California Volleyball Invitational tournament, Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team won the tournament. The Warriors won all eight matches they played in the October 17-18 tournament and prevailed in 16 of 19 games. In the finals the Warriors defeated Christian, who had eliminated Fallbrook in a previous tournament, and the first elimination match saw the Warriors defeat Westview, the winners of the past two CIF Division II championships. The tournament also saw F...
Fallbrook High School senior Noelle Garcia placed third in the top-seed race at the Southern California Invitational and ten Fallbrook girls earned medals in the cross-country meet held October 18 at Guajome Park. Garcia’s time of 14:27 on the 2.4-mile course trailed only the 13:58 winning time of Torrey Pines junior Megan Morgan and the 14:23 of Vista junior Michelle Cruz. Garcia also set a personal record for that course, eclipsing her 2007 time by 59 seconds. “Noelle Garcia ran an absolutely wonderful, wonderful rac...
The Fallbrook High School wrestlers are gearing up for the start of the season on November 15. They began a nine-week “Pure Power” strength training cycle the week before school began. Since season does not officially begin until Nov. 15, the wrestlers have been practicing hard two nights a week with Relentless Wrestling, a USA Wrestling chartered club here in Fallbrook, and have participated successfully in several San Diego Wrestling Association (SDWA) pre-season tournaments. The new head coach this year is Greg Wag...
VISTA — After losing seven out of the eight previous matches, the Oceanside cribbage team got some revenge as they smashed Fallbrook in the October 23 Senior Challenge Cribbage match. Oceanside won 80 games to 60 for Fallbrook in the 40-player match. Oceanside’s total point spread of 590 pegs was aided by 14 skunks to Fallbrook’s five. The top six places were taken by Oceanside players led by Lilo Mendizza with six wins of which three were skunks. In second and third were Bob Rebar and Fred Kreutzkamp, who each had six wins a...
On November 7, the Fallbrook varsity football team hosted the La Costa Canyon Mavericks (LCC). Fallbrook committed numerous errors and the Mavericks capitalized on them for 23 points. The game remained close at halftime; however, in the third quarter, the Mavericks shut the door on the Warriors. The Mavericks began their initial drive at their own 35-yard line. They quickly advanced the ball into Warrior territory. However, Fallbrook’s Jeff Hecht intercepted a tipped ball t...
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John Hansen, Kassie Butterworth and Tiffany Beye, Fallbrook High School students and members of the school’s Interact service club, attended this year’s Interact Symposium in Idyllwild, where they learned how to encourage, organize and effectively participate in an Interact Club. Interact is a world organization associated with Rotary International for high school students. It boasts well over a million students worldwide. Dick Goodlake, youth director for the Rotary Club of...
FALLBROOK — Maie Ellis PTA needs help from the community. In these tough economic times, the PTA is relied upon to help more than ever. Assemblies, field trips, accelerated reader program, third grade promotion party and supplies are just a few of the PTA-funded programs. For only $10, parents or community members can join the PTA and help ensure that these programs continue. Every dollar counts and it’s the support of the families and the community that make all the difference....
Fallbrook Community Center will hold a fun-filled day camp for kids ages 6 to 12 over Thanksgiving break. The Community Center will provide safe supervision by college trained staff and three days of fun activities for the kids. Activities will include outdoor organized sports and games, indoor fun with pool table, air hockey, ping pong and fall harvest themed arts and crafts. The day camp will be from Monday, November 24, through Wednesday, November 26, each day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For cost, more information or to sign...
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FALLBROOK — It was “Makeover Day” for the Fallbrook Child Development Center as students from the Iowa Street Home Education School Service Club donated hours to rake leaves, pull weeds, pound nails and generally clean up the playground area. The service club volunteers time each month to work within the Fallbrook community. Other projects have included the Fallbrook Food Pantry, Mission Resource Conservation District and the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary. Iowa Street Home Educa...
FALLBROOK — On October 29 and 30 students in Danni Fieri, Victoria Kaeser and Marianne Polyasco’s fourth through eighth grade classes from the Iowa Street School CORE program produced a Showing Writing Fashion Show. Students each selected an outfit to wear in the show and described it in detail. Using action verbs, metaphors, similes and adjectives of every type, the students painted pictures of their outfits with words. At the show, they twirled, swayed and even waddled on...
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FALLBROOK — On October 31, Iowa Street School Home Education program celebrated Oktoberfest in the park with hot dogs, root beer, Bavarian folksongs and the “Chicken Dance.” Following the outdoor festivities families enjoyed a rousing German rollercoaster ride (via PowerPoint!) along with an introduction to the history and culture of Germany. Art projects, a mini German language lesson and hands-on activities rounded out the day of fun. Anyone interested in home-...
On November 5 the Verbum Dei Award was presented to St. Peter’s Catholic School eighth grade students Cieria Villegas and Paxton Hawthorne of Fallbrook. The award ceremony and luncheon took place in San Diego at Mater Dei Catholic High School. Students who received the award were noted for their Christ-like leadership, compassion for others and living the Ten Commandments....
The students in Ms. Just’s fifth grade class at San Onofre School, in the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, have been following the 2008 presidential election since early September. Upon learning about how this nation was formed, they began to study the election process and list the facts about the National Conventions on a bulletin board. They soon found themselves glued to the nightly news so that they could watch the debates and then discuss them in class. They s...
Everyone is invited to attend the final Fallbrook High School freshman football game of the season. With the Warriors’ proud record of 8-1, it is sure to be a great game. All season, including pre-league, the freshman Warriors went undefeated until the heartbreak of last week’s game to La Costa Canyon. This week they play Mission Hills. The community is asked to come out for some “Thursday Night Lights” and support the home team. Game time is 4:30 p.m....
