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Twelve boys’ water polo teams were chosen to participate in the CIF Division II playoffs. The selections and seedings were based on power rankings, and since Fallbrook High School was 13th among Division II schools in the power rankings the Warriors did not receive a playoff berth. “A game or two was probably the difference,” Fallbrook coach Bill Richardson said. Fallbrook had an overall record of 11-17. The Warriors were 3-2 in Valley League play to take third place in the final six-team standings. The Warriors’ final t...
City News Service Special to Village News Two horses died after suffering injuries at Del Mar Racetrack, and a third was hospitalized with an injury. “We are sad to confirm that in today’s third race on the turf course Ghost Street suffered a catastrophic injury to his left front sesamoid and was humanely euthanized,” the track tweeted Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2:17 p.m. “We are deeply sorry for owner Aaron Sones, trainer Patrick Gallagher, his staff and everyone who cared for him.” Ghost Street was a 3-year-old gelding making hi...
Special to Valley News Last November, 60% of California voters passed Proposition 7, aimed at eliminating the bi-annual tradition of moving clocks back in the fall and forward in the spring. Daylight saving time was first imposed as a temporary energy saving measure during World War I and was re-instated during World War II. After World War II ended, states could decide the issue, and in 1949, voters approved Proposition 12, permanently establishing daylight saving time in...
I just wanted to drop you a line. I thought the piece, “Let’s ask the hard questions” published in the Oct. 18 edition of the Valley News, you wrote was spot on, and I think you speak for many of us in the valley. I think the questioning of the mass media and their ongoing narrative with facts to back up your argument was great. Also looking at who benefits from such brainwashing was also a good point. Maybe more perspectives being brought to the forefront will get people questioning what they believe to be true, and they...
Folks, here is my prediction for 2020. Stop listening to the fake news and drinking the Kool-Aid of the liberal, progressive, socialist left. President Donald Trump will not be impeached because there have been no laws broken, no collusion, no corruption and no breach of security regardless of these fake, made-up outright lies that you are being bombarded with in an effort to thwart, manipulate and coerce the 2020 election. If they bombard you constantly with this baloney you will begin to believe it. It’s called i...
We’ve all been hearing reasons for impeachment. Good reasons. I’m not disputing that. But it has occurred to me that perhaps the reason he seemed to shrug off interest in the Trade Center commemoration might be that he was an investor and has possibly a guilty conscience. No, that would be an oxymoron. But he didn’t want to draw attention to himself in that manner. So, true to form, he drew attention to himself some distance away. The twin towers were erected with the only steel beams in the center of each building aroun...
The past few weeks have seemed like a ticking time bomb. While the winds howled and the temperatures rose, the likelihood increased that a major wildfire could devastate our region. Two fires broke out a couple of weeks ago, one in Ramona and the other in Valley Center. Each had the potential to grow into major events, except within a few minutes, helicopters were in the air and boots were on the ground. During my first 10 months on the San Diego Board of Supervisors much of...
BONSALL – Over 100 people gathered at Wild Wonders in Bonsall Saturday night, Nov. 2, at their fundraising event for the Cheetah Conservation Fund. The proceeds will be used to build and staff “safe houses” for cheetah cubs rescued in Somaliland from the illegal pet trade. Attendees enjoyed wine from Cougar Vineyards and Leoness Cellars, appetizers, African drum music from Nana and a silent auction. Many of Wild Wonders’ animal ambassadors were introduced to the crowd, but non...
If it passes, Proposition A will add a Mello-Roos component to the tax bills of all 16,000-plus parcels within the North County Fire Protection District service area. Raising $20 million and creating a Community Facilities District, the district has yet to disclose how much of their new revenue will be wasted in administrative costs. Property owners throughout San Diego County pay extra for fire and paramedic support, although I don’t know if most residents pay the tax as Mello-Roos. The district only publicly revealed the i...
Voters deserve more information than they’re getting about the Proposition A election being run by North County Fire Protection District. From speaking to observers, here’s what I can add. Once voting ended, David Taussig and associates spent the entire night counting the 6,315 ballots returned, batching them in groups of 50 and sealing the unopened envelopes in tamper-evident boxes. Ballot envelopes were also scanned in preparation for comparison with digital signatures on file with the Registrar of Voters. Impartial obs...
The San Diego County Registrar’s office is sending nearly 1.8 million postcards to the county’s registered voters in the coming weeks to let them know that their political party registration determines which presidential primary candidates will appear on their March 3, 2020, primary election ballot. So – who can voters vote for? It depends on how they’re registered. All registered voters fall under one of two categories. First, they are registered with a political party. If a voter is registered with one of the six politic...
Logan Sim was named 2019 Senior Boy, and Chiara Curnow was awarded 2019 Senior Girl during Homecoming festivities at Fallbrook High School, Oct. 4. According to FHS Associated Student Body Director Alana Milton, Curnow has been very involved in her church, ran her own business, has been a captain of the school's dance team for the last two years, has written for the school newspaper and is currently the president of the FHS Interact Club. Curnow has a GPA well over 4.0....
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook High School class of 1959 held its 60th year reunion Oct. 19, at the Journey’s End Restaurant at Pechanga Resort Golf Course. Of the 17 classmates who attended, Chuck Godfrey came the farthest, all the way from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has attended every reunion the class hosted. Seven of alumni went to school together from elementary school at Maie Ellis Elementary School starting in second grade. Of the 92 members of the class who graduated, the...
The Fallbrook Village Association Revitalization Committee met Nov. 7, for an update on various projects and developments around Fallbrook. Upcoming events discussed at the meeting included the Village Artisan Fair, Nov. 23, the “Fallbrook First Fridays in the Village” program during which shop owners stay open late on the first Friday of the month, and the Fallbrook Christmas Parade, Dec. 1. The committee was updated on the traffic-calming plans for Main Avenue, which the Fallbrook Planning Group Circulation Committee vot...
FALLBROOK – Christmas in the Village 2019 is approaching, and the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce is moving with excitement into this most wonderful time of the year. Holiday season event cards are now available in the chamber office and in many businesses downtown with a list some of Fallbrook’s annual Christmastime traditions. The theme chosen for this year’s Christmas in the Village and the 38th annual Fallbrook Christmas Parade is “A Storybook Christmas.” The traditional evening Christmas parade will again feature a variety...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center’s Art of the Holiday show offers a wonderful array of affordably priced, unique handcrafted artful gifts perfect for holiday gift giving created by over 43 regional artists and artisans, seven new to the show this year. Jewelry, functional glassware, wearable art, functional and decorative wood and ceramics, greeting cards, hand blown and fused glass, gourd art and a wide variety of glass, ceramic, wood and mixed media ornaments are availab...
Two years ago in Dallas I met an 85-year-old woman and her 65-year-old son. Both were very hungry with almost no food in their fridge or in their cupboards. After they had paid their bills, their meager monthly income from Social Security was dwindling. For lunch, the mother wanted boiled cabbage with lima beans and collards, but the son reminded her there was no money for it. It was the second week of the month. They had been on waiting list for food from the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, the Meals-on-Wheels provider...
Parents may often ignore what is probably the most important influence in their teenager’s life – peer pressure. While parental opinions may be given some consideration, if only because of the consequences of ignoring them, it’s more often the comments and actions of peers that help many teens decide virtually everything from hairstyles to clothing choices to academic efforts. Peer pressure can be a good thing, encouraging participation in sports, religious activities and working for good grades. But peer pressure can also...
FALLBROOK – Headaches can be difficult to handle and hard to see coming. Various things, including the weather, can trigger a headache. The American Migraine Foundation indicated that barometric pressure fluctuates as the seasons change, and those variations can lead to migraines. Changes in the weather may contribute to ocular migraines, a specific type of headache that tends to catch people off-guard more often than not. Understanding ocular migraines A migraine that i...
It’s Monday, about 4:30 a.m. My big decision at the moment is to get up and go to the gym now and be done with it or to go back to sleep? Here’s the thing, when I go back to sleep on Mondays, which I often do, I will be reawakened around 7:15 a.m. by two little hands cupping my cheeks. Four-year-old Katie will be speaking into my face saying, “Wake up Lulu, wake up.” She wants her breakfast: two crispy waffles cut in to exact squares with a puddle of syrup perfectly centere...
FALLBROOK – Portion control is a big part of a healthy diet. In fact, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases notes that, when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight, how much food a person eats is just as important as what they eat. No two people are the same, so a portion that's satisfying and healthy for one person won't necessarily be the same for another person. Answering some common questions about food portions can help people u...
FALLBROOK – Expenses for the average household can pile up quickly. One of the easiest ways to keep a budget in check is to focus on how much is being spent on food. Chances are grocery bills can be reduced dramatically without upsetting daily routines. A 2012 Gallup Poll found the average American family spends $151 a week on food. Cutting food costs often involves making smart choices. The following are some tips to help get started on the path to decreased food spending. M...
While attending California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo many years ago, I had the great fortune to work at the Dos Pueblos Orchid Company in Goleta, just north of Santa Barbara. I worked on weekends and the summertime as one of five full-time estate gardeners for the main ranch-style house gardens alone. This 45,000-acre ranch land expanded from the Pacific coastline up to the Santa Ynez Mountain Range to the east. Highway 101 and the Amtrak trains runs...
Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Some people believe that the sport of hunting holds a gross disregard for wildlife, but U.S. Marine Col. Jeff Holt, deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, said he disagrees completely for a variety of reasons. For instance, the hunting program aboard Camp Pendleton helps strengthen the deer population and their health. "Our population of hunting animals are managed at...
Sancon Technologies Inc. was awarded the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract for the rehabilitation and relining of FPUD manholes. A 5-0 FPUD board vote, Oct. 28, approved a contract with the Huntington Beach company, which bid $78,787. Sancon will rehabilitate 22 manholes and one wet well. FPUD’s capital improvement program includes improving the reliability of the district’s sewer collections system through strategic rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. “One year we do sewer lines. One year we do manho...