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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A robbery that occurred shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, November 14, at CVS Pharmacy (South Mission and Ammunition Road) appears to have been an isolated case, said Sheriff’s Detective Jeff Lauhon. Store employees reported that a man wearing all black, including a ski mask, hooded sweatshirt and cap, came into the store, acted like he had a weapon in his pocket and demanded cash. “There was no weapon seen; we don’t know that there was a gun or not,” Lauhon said. “It’s possible he had his hand in his pocket with a finger poin...
Fallbrook’s newest golf course, The Golf Club of California, a private members-only club that adjoins homes in the Sycamore Ranch development at the corner of Gird Road and SR76, has closed its doors. Owner and general manager Kay McLaughlin sent an e-mail to members October 31 stating that would be the last day of golf play, as she had “no alternative but to close the club” because “significant issues have surfaced” threatening the club’s operation. Rumors swirled about the closure; some former members speculated the club wo...
Pacific Pharmacy Group, managed by Tom Pasco and Scott Tyree, purchased and is now operating Fallbrook Pharmacy after former owner Tip Clements, a pharmacist of 48 years, had to sell the business after having his pharmacist license and two pharmacy permits revoked in April. Clements’ permits for the Fallbrook Pharmacy operation were revoked following an investigation into unprofessional conduct, excessive furnishing of controlled substances and violation of both state and fede...
On December 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., a community dialogue on Rosemary’s Mountain Quarry will present the newly selected Air Monitoring Quality Company selected by the Dust Monitoring Working Group (comprised of community members and Granite Construction representatives) to perform air monitoring at the quarry for 2009. A company representative will be available to answer questions and provide additional information on the details of how particulates will be measured and reported to the community. Traffic and t...
FALLBROOK — The Bottom Shelf bookstore will hold its pre-holiday half-price sale Wednesday, November 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All store merchandise will be half off the price marked. Excellent selection! The bookstore will be closed November 27-30 for Thanksgiving and reopen December 1 with its ‘Holiday Boutique.’ The Bottom Shelf is located on the lower level of Fallbrook Library at 124 South Mission. It is operated by Friends of the Fallbrook Library and staffed by volunteers. All proceeds benefit the library. For more...
FALLBROOK — Susi Torre-Bueno, the president of the San Diego Horticultural Society will speaker at the November 25 general meeting of Fallbrook Garden Club. Social time begins at 12:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 1 p.m. at Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane. The San Diego Horticultural Society is 1,300-plus members strong and meets at the Del Mar Fairgrounds once a month. Torre-Bueno will speak on how to use colorful foliage to enhance a garden; low-water plants; and how to create tabletop gardens. Members of the p...
FALLBROOK — Enjoy a variety of holiday activities, suitable for the entire family, in downtown Fallbrook this season. Local merchants, the Chamber of Commerce and organizations continue to work on efforts to provide a variety of opportunities sure to delight everyone from children to seniors. • Nov. 29 – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Photos with Santa presented by Fallbrook Woman’s Club at 238 West Mission Road. Get two photos ($10) taken by Ahrend Studios in the club’s historic side-loading carriage (circa 1872). • Nov. 29 – 4 to 7 p....
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Major Market is selling $1 and $5 coupons to help the local Fallbrook Food Pantry feed needy families over the holidays. Donations are starting to come in but it has been a very lean season so far. Other donations can be delivered or mailed directly to the pantry at 1042 South Mission Road. Telephone (760) 728-7608 or visit the Web site at www.fallbrookfoodpantry.org. Of the people the pantry serves, 50 percent are children and 25 percent are seniors. Thank you for helping the pantry. Frank Russell...
Reading of Roy Costello’s role in the Fallbrook Christmas Parade prodded me to write a long overdue letter in praise of his auto repair shop, Costello’s Auto Repair, on Aviation Road. Twice I have needed his help after fender-benders and I have received excellent service delivered with old-fashioned courtesy. Roy went out of his way to accommodate my needs and my schedule. His employees are equally helpful and courteous and it was a pleasure to do business with them. Susan Jenkins...
There were no signs of economic worries as generous donors in the community helped to fill over two barrels of nonperishable food collected by the Boy Scouts of Troop 755 on November 15 at Daniel’s Market and Major Market. This is the third year that Troop 755 has served those in need with a food drive. The food will be delivered to the Fallbrook Food Pantry to directly benefit those in the Fallbrook community. In addition to allowing the Scouts to set up a collection table at their store, Major Market generously donated c...
For many years, “Harry” and his crew have been picking oranges that are shared between the seniors at the Fallbrook Senior Center and the Fallbrook Food Pantry. The senior volunteers pick for about two hours on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Many seniors and needy families use the fresh fruit. Any seniors willing to help pick, please call Irene at (760) 728-4498. Frank Russell...
The Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project (SMRCUP) September 29 meeting, chaired by W. Steele, US Bureau of Reclamation, was “to update the public on this project and obtain input on issues that should be studied in the EIS/EIR (environmental) process. Many attendees, including me, are members of the Sierra Club. Mr. Steele presented a brief SMRCUP timetable from the 1920s to 2005. Following discussions involved environmental issues and costs only. Mr. Steele firmly disallowed other issues/topics. Joe Naiman’s des...
I would like to send my sincere appreciation to the fire personnel who responded to the fire on Sunday, November 9, down Rice Canyon. Although it was reported as being on Couser Canyon, it was north of 76 and directly east on Rice Canyon. I saw the smoke from Pala Mesa and called Cal Fire to report it. She said they were aware of it but that no one was on site as yet. By the time I traveled back across Interstate 15 and down Rice Canyon, they had two helicopters, two tankers, one spotter plane and numerous fire trucks and...
On Veteran’s Day, I was waiting on a customer and a gentleman came into the store and asked if we sold flag lapel pins. I said I was sorry that I did not have any and he asked if we knew where he might find one. We suggested a few places but he had already tried them to no avail. He explained that his grandfather had just passed away and they were having the funeral that day. He was from Fallbrook but was at a trade show in Las Vegas and had just driven in for the funeral – his grandfather was a World War II vet. He for...
Letter-writer Scott Urquhart continues the widely held premise that the Republicans are being blamed for all of our economic problems and the war even though the Democrats have a majority in Congress. The Democrats have had a majority in Congress since January 2007. That is one year and 10 months ago. The problems we are currently are experiencing have taken a lot longer than that to germinate. The Republicans had a strong majority in Congress for the preceding 12 years. They have had the White House for the last eight years...
The oil-producing countries and the American gasoline producers are not stupid, but they think that the American public is. Oil pricing and gasoline pricing is now being manipulated downward by them in hopes that we will not have the resolve necessary to increase mileage standards and develop alternative, non-petroleum-based means of producing energy. (Hmm… from over $4.50 to under $2 in six months. We don’t need no stupid, highly efficient cars.) American memories are so short and these opportunist companies and cou...
For the last eight years we have had a complete lack of governance, a complete lack of regulation, a complete lack of direction. The captain and crew let the Ship of State drift while it floundered along from crisis to crisis, sinking slowly. Finally the alarmed people of the nation saw what was happening and swung into action. That nightmare of governance is now ending, but the worst is yet to come. We have a new crew coming aboard, but are they too late? The economic crisis has not hit bottom yet. Millions more will lose...
On the precipice of a sharp turn to the Left, we should understand where this direction is likely to take us. Liberals believe there is only so much wealth to go around; therefore, if there are those who have more, it’s because others didn’t get their fair share. Conservatives believe that the opportunity for wealth is unlimited and those who are willing to work the hardest will have the most. The Conservative view seems to be borne out by the fact that the Western world and particularly the US has become fabulously wea...
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Chorale is making preparations for their annual Christmas concert, which will be held on December 6 in the Bob Burton Center for the Performing Arts at 1 p.m., an hour earlier than usual. This year, music lovers are encouraged to enjoy the two-hour concert and then make the short drive into the village to complete a fun-filled day at the annual Fallbrook Christmas Parade on Main Avenue. This year’s concert will feature many familiar carols and holiday folk songs performed by the 40-voice group, und...
FALLBROOK — At the November 12 board meeting of the Fallbrook Healthcare District (FHD), with more than 40 people in attendance, the board of directors extended its appreciation to two directors who were concluding their respective terms of office. Director Roy Hiscock, MD, was elected in 2004. He stated his platform was to address the use of tax dollars by the district. Through his input into board decisions, administrative expenses have been reduced to less than 20 percent a...
FALLBROOK — Celebrating the Educational Foundations, the Fallbrook branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), recently gathered at the Fallbrook Woman’s Club for a colorful tea and to hear speakers. Education Foundations (EF) provides funds for post-graduate studies to women. This year’s speaker was Ronnee Schneider, a recent recipient of an EF award and currently a professor of Women’s Studies at UCSD. Schneider, who published the book “Righting Feminism:...