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  • Developer's $67 Million Lawsuit Against Riverside County Set for Trial

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    TEMECULA - A real estate concern's $67 million lawsuit against Riverside County for alleged breach of contract is set for trial later this month, despite repeated requests by county attorneys to have the suit summarily dismissed. The Temecula-based French Valley Business Center LLC is seeking compensation and damages for the county's alleged decision in 2009 to back out of a project that involved erecting a new office complex for the district attorney's and public defender's offices. Orange County Superior Court Judge Derek...

  • Elder House Holiday Boutique Nov. 19 & 20

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – A variety of primarily home-based businesses will offer numerous unique holiday gift items for the season at the Elder House Holiday Boutique, scheduled for Nov. 19 and 20 at 127 W. Elder Street, Fallbrook. Hours will be Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Nov. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be served....

  • Learn about firescaping at the Fallbrook Garden Club meeting

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The guest speaker at the Fallbrook Garden Club’s meeting on Tuesday, November 29 will be Jerry Montante. The topic will be “Firescaping: A firefighter/plantsman perspective.” Montante calls himself a “plant geek.” He is a native of Southern California and has a thorough knowledge of this area’s Mediterranean climate and the horticultural practices needed for a successful garden. The meeting starts promptly at 1 p.m., with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. for socializing. Refreshments will be served. The general...

  • Children's choir will perform holiday songs

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    BONSALL – The Bonsall Woman’s Club’s meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1 will feature the Starlighters, a children’s traveling choir which will entertain the membership by singing some favorite holiday songs. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon in the San Luis Rey Downs banquet room. For lunch reservations, call Carol at (760) 726-7251....

  • 4H to host horse show

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook 4H Horse Project will host a Trial Challenge horse show on Nov. 20 at Fallbrook Rider’s Field beginning at 1 p.m. The event is open to all San Diego County 4H Horse Project riders and non-riders. For more information about Fallbrook 4H Horse project, contact Robin Dixon at [email protected] or call (951) 231-5605....

  • Newcomers invited to holiday lunch

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Newcomers Club is celebrating the holiday season with a festive lunch on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church, 1844 Winterhaven Road. The cost is $6 per person, payable at the door. All those new to Fallbrook are invited to attend. Reservations are available until Nov. 30. For reservations, call Tina Willard at (760) 450-7549....

  • The UPS Store to hold holiday food drive for Food Pantry

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – The UPS Store located in Albertson’s Shopping Center is holding a holiday food drive for the Fallbrook Food Pantry from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. “During the busy holiday shipping season, we are asking our customers to drop off non-perishable food items for families in need this holiday season,” said owner Brian Church. “Designated collection boxes will be in our store and we can accept donations seven days a week.” Local food banks are stretched by increasing demand for assistance by members of the community...

  • An open letter to friends and family

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    On Saturday, Nov. 19, Kay and I are walking in the Fallbrook Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving 5k Walk/Run to Feed the Hungry. We would like to invite you to join us or to support us with a tax deductible donation. Do you know that the food pantry helps approximately 100 local families each day by providing food to those in our community who are living below the federally-approved poverty level? They help working families with children as well as many senior citizens who live on a very low fixed income and need our support. The f...

  • Many thanks to local merchants

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    The Fallbrook Alumni Association would like to extend a most sincere and grateful “thank you” to many of our local merchants. The success of our annual picnic at Live Oak Park on October 16 was due, in large part, to the generosity of the businesses in Fallbrook and the surrounding communities. The fundraisers (both a silent auction and an opportunity drawing for gifts) were made possible and successful because of the items they so kindly gave. We truly appreciate their support for “our kids.” We are unable to list all of...

  • A newly discovered Fallbrook treasure

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    On a recent Sunday afternoon, my wife Helen and I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Fall Concert performed by the Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra. It is planned to be an annual event. We listened to classical selections by Mozart, Handel, Strauss and Telemann; violin solos, concertos and sonatas; Finnish folk music to mariachi pieces. The execution of the music was carried out with the grace and power of an established professional orchestra. What makes this Chamber Orchestra so unique is that it is comprised of...

  • Library roof is dead

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    I hate to be the first to mention it… but has anyone noticed the roof of the new $11 million Fallbrook Library? It died! Apparently this is someone’s “green” brainchild that just didn’t make it into the sustainable stage and is now all dirt and dead brown plants. It is a very unattractive sight as one drives along Mission Rd. We have this, in the Avocado Capitol of the World, where fruits and flowers grow in abundance? Also, wouldn’t stairs have been nice going from the upper parking area down to the lower parking are...

  • I was hit by a semi

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    As they say, “there is always a first time for everything.” On Nov. 2, at about 5:20 p.m., I was on Interstate 15 and vehicles came to a crawl. It appeared there was an accident up ahead. With traffic so bad, I decided to exit at Old Highway 395, rather than the SR76 exit to get home. We were moving slowly, maybe two or three miles per hour when all of a sudden a semi truck rear-ended my Camry. It was a jolt, but the impact was not cause for injury. I pulled off to the shoulder as did the semi driver. I said to the driver “Yo...

  • SEMA show a great collection of automotive aftermarket products

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    It was a pleasure to attend the SEMA show in Las Vegas Nov. 1 through 4 and easy to see why it is well attended by members of the automotive aftermarket industry from all over the world. For our upcoming Motorsports section in the Village News, which is scheduled to launch in early 2012, it enabled me to search out and identify manufacturers from Southern California who sell to the world. We will be writing informative articles about them all the way up until next year’s SEMA...

  • Waite inducted as Coaching Legend

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    Recently-retired Fallbrook High School field hockey coach Kathy Waite was inducted as a San Diego County High School Coaching Legend during the annual Coaching Legends induction dinner Nov. 9 at the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego. “I was honored to be included with so many excellent, dedicated coaches,” Waite said. “I am proud to be inducted.” The San Diego Hall of Champions initiated the San Diego County High School Coaching Legends in 1999 to honor retired high school...

  • Riders of the Purple Sage's new sound spans generations

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – Fallbrook favorites, Cody Bryant’s Riders of the Purple Sage, although still playing the music of the original 1942 band drawing Roy Roger movie fans, have added a new twist to their vintage sound that will be on display at Fallbrook’s Mission Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 20, at a 3 p.m. matinee. According to booking director Dave Aranda-Richards, “we old oater lovers still love the ‘Rider’s in the Sky,’ and Gene Autry favorites, but Cody has taken the standar...

  • Free piano recital performance featuring Vania Pimentel

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Library cordially invites the public to attend a free recital performed by San Diego pianist Vania Pimentel on Sunday, December 11, at 2 p.m. in the community room, at 124 S. Mission Road. The program will be centered on “Dances” and it will be as festive as the holiday season. Enjoy a short Scarlatti sonata with a Spanish dance flavor, a cannot-be-missed Chopin waltz, an unforgettable waltz by Liszt, Granados’ El Pelele - a true Spanish dance, and finally Brazilian dances by varied Brazilian compo...

  • Cyndi Lauper shows herself at Pala concert

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    The way Cyndi Lauper performed on stage – and while going into the audience on occasion – during her Nov. 3 concert at Pala Casino’s Infinity nightclub wouldn’t lead anybody to believe that she’s actually 58 years old. While Lauper’s enthusiasm and movements didn’t show her age, the theme of her concert made it clear that she’s old enough to have experienced the civil rights and women’s rights movements. Lauper herself is a women’s pioneer since she was the fir...

  • An Irish Christmas to be presented Dec. 9 and 16

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – An Irish Christmas, featuring Riverdance and Magic of the Dance stars Darren Maguire, Ciaran Maguire, and Collette Dunne, will have two performances in San Diego County – the first on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Escondido Center for the Arts and Friday, Dec. 16 at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego. The performances will depict a sparkling night celebrating a Christmas evening in Ireland that will include music, song, dance, and merriment from the Emerld...

  • Camp Pendleton naval hospital reaches milestone

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    More than 4,000 tons of structural steel has been erected to help top out the 500,000-square foot naval replacement hospital project at Camp Pendleton, and a ceremony was held on Nov. 3 to celebrate the event. The 70-acre construction site is located near the main gate of Camp Pendleton, and is a joint venture between Clark Construction Group, LLC, and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. In order to celebrate the occasion, the construction team, with Naval Facilities Engineering...

  • North County Fire awarded NFPA scholarship

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK – North County Fire and Foundation for Senior Care have been awarded scholarships to participate in a training conference dedicated to Remembering When ': a Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults, developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The awarded scholarships provide for travel expenses for two participants, Remembering When curriculum materials and all training. The conference will be held December 4-6, in Boston, Mass. NFPA has selected two-member teams from 29 communities...

  • November is National Home Care Month

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK - More than 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care from home care providers. In their honor, Fallbrook Home Health & Hospice joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice in celebrating November as National Home Care Month. “Caring for the sick, elderly, chronically ill and those recovering from a recent hospital stay in their homes is a privilege and a passion of ours,” said Pat Smorzewski, RN executive director of Fallbrook Home Health & Hospice. “Home health care professionals and volun...

  • JV Panthers outscore Warriors, 17-14

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

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  • Golf Scores Nov 17, 2011

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    San Diego County Inter-club Seniors Falbrook Golf Club Low net Oct. 14, 2011 Fallbrook 4 Sycuan 14 Fallbrook Ross Bergantine 67 Larry Mitzner 70 Larry Sheldrup 73 Sycuan Jim Hedges 68 Larry Hageman 70 Chet Norman 72 Fall Classic Best Ball Tournament Hosted by the Fallbrook Men’s Golf Club At the Fallbrook Golf Course Best 3 net scores out of 5 rounds A Flight First place Tom Beyer Second place Hod Cooper Third place Wayne Becker B Flight First place Hal Wilkins Second place Roger Kosmerl Third place Norm Leraas San Luis R...

  • Fallbrook field hockey wins CIF section title

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook High School girls field hockey team won the CIF San Diego Section championship in a playoff game held Saturday evening, Nov. 19 at Serra High School. Fallbrook, the number one seed, faced off against Scripps Ranch for the title. Watch for the full story in an upcoming issue of the Village News. (Previous story, Sat. Nov. 19, 2011) Warrior field hockey vies for CIF title tonight, Nov. 19, starting at 6 p.m. at Serra High FALLBROOK - After securing...

  • Robinson, Schaar-Yankova take league tennis titles

    Updated Nov 17, 2011

    Fallbrook High School junior Monica Robinson won the Avocado East League individual tennis championship Nov. 10 after a victory over teammate Andrea Rybarova while Fallbrook sophomores Skyler Schaar and Nataliya Yankova won the league doubles championship. “ I am very happy. It’s pretty exciting,” said Fallbrook coach Dave Ramirez. The league tournament was played at Kit Carson Park in Escondido and began Nov. 7 with the first two singles rounds. Robinson and Rybarova were the top two seeded singles players and earned first...

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