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  • Search continues for missing Fallbrook woman, family thanks community for its efforts

    Updated Nov 21, 2021

    Julie Reeder Publisher As of press time, Elena Roy, who turned 84 this week, is still missing after reportedly walking away from her home Wednesday, Nov. 3. Roy, who suffers from undiagnosed dementia, according to husband Chris Cataldo, is an avid walker. The two, Cataldo said, had a minor disagreement before Roy walked away from the home that day. "I thought I was just giving her some space. It wasn't unusual for her to go for a walk." Roy's family, along with Cataldo and...

  • Seniors community foundation awards 26 grants to brighten seniors' holidays

    City News Sercice|Updated Nov 20, 2021

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation today awarded grants to 26 local nonprofit organizations intended to support more than 4,000 socially isolated seniors throughout the region. The grant program, in its second year, is funded through SDSCF's No Senior Alone Matching Holiday Challenge -- an ongoing fundraising campaign that hopes to double the amount raised in 2021 to $100,000. The matching campaign is bolstered by a $50,000 grant from the Sahm Family...

  • Working cats available for free adoption

    Updated Nov 19, 2021

    Chuck Westerheide County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Department of Animal Services has recently taken in some cats who are shy or undersocialized to live with a family in a home environment. However, they are perfect to be adopted as working cats – cats that live inside a building/business and help get rid of pests. Now, Animal Services wants to give these cats a second chance at a happy life by placing them with businesses or property owners t... Full story

  • Fallbrook Garden Club presents "The Gottlieb Native Garden: An Intimate Wildlife Journey"

    Updated Nov 19, 2021

    FALLBROOK - Nov. 30, the guest speaker at Fallbrook Garden Club's General Meeting will be Scott Logan, the Gottlieb Native Garden's Naturalist. Scott documents the wildlife species as they vary with the Gottlieb Garden's bloom, seasons, and migratory patterns. He also coordinates scientific research projects and monitors the overall health and biodiversity of the Garden. His photographs were exhibited at Annenberg Space; he was a featured speaker for Autry Museum of the... Full story

  • Funding shows Warrior Pride alive in Fallbrook

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Like many in town, Chris Fore remembers “the good old days” when everything shut down for Friday home games at Fallbrook High School. That’s when Warrior Pride reigned. After several down years on the gridiron, that feeling is returning. FHS won its first playoff game in six years last Friday, Nov. 12, 49-0 over San Ysidro High School. Coach Troy Everheart’s team is on a roll and travels to play Palo Verde Valley High School in Blythe on Friday, Nov. 19. Fore, who played for the War...

  • Artful gifts can be found at the Fallbrook Art Center

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    FALLBROOK – The 18th Annual Art of the Holidays Show runs through Dec. 24 at the Doris E. De Haan Fallbrook Art Center, in The Janice Griffiths Gallery. Artful gifts are available from a wide array of affordably priced, unique handcrafted gifts, created by 45 regional artisans. The stock is replenished continuously, so there are new offerings on a daily basis. Jewelry, functional glassware, wearable art, accessories, functional and decorative wood and ceramics, greeting c... Full story

  • Golf tournament benefits REINS

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Members of the Golf Club of California Women's Club meet at REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship center to present a donation from the Gold Rush golf tournament held Oct. 11-12 at the golf club; from left are Flash (a quarterhorse resident at REINS), Dana Rullo, Deborah Shinner (REINS Executive Director), Nancy Wright, Diane Hoadley and Renee Bolln. This annual ladies tournament is a fundraiser for charities in Fallbrook....

  • Warriors shut out Cougars in football playoff

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School's football team was victorious in the Warriors' CIF Division V playoff game Nov. 12 at home against San Ysidro High School. The 49-0 win was Fallbrook's first CIF playoff victory since 2015 and gives the Warriors a semifinal berth tomorrow night, Nov. 19, at Palo Verde High School in Blythe. "We just played well," said Fallbrook head coach Troy Everhart. Fallbrook's first win of the season was at San Ysidro. That game...

  • A G Indy, Finneus win stakes races during Breeders' Cup Weekend

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Although no San Luis Rey Training Center horses won Breeders' Cup races Nov. 5-6 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, two San Luis Rey horses won stakes races Nov. 5 at Del Mar which were not associated with the Breeders' Cup. Four-year-old filly A G Indy won the Senator Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares two years old and upward. Two-year-old San Luis Rey colts took first and second in the Golden State Juvenile Stakes for California-bred...

  • Warriors make volleyball state playoff debut

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School’s girls volleyball team had the first CIF state playoff match in the program’s history Nov. 9. The Warriors played at Saugus High School. The Centurions advanced to the second round of the Division III playoffs with a 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 triumph at Fallbrook’s expense. “You’ve got to be proud of the girls; they made it,” said Fallbrook coach Chip Patterson. “They went and they showed.” Fallbrook qualified for the state playoffs by reaching the final of the CIF San Diego S...

  • Caution urged while cooking Thanksgiving dinner

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    NFPA urges added caution when preparing this year's Thanksgiving feast, as Thanksgiving Day represents the leading day for U.S. home cooking fires As Thanksgiving fast approaches, the National Fire Protection Association is urging everyone to use added caution when celebrating the holiday, as Thanksgiving Day represents the leading day for home cooking fires. More than three times as many cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day as a typical day of the year. "Thanksgiving is a... Full story

  • Invasive Aedes mosquitoes found in San Diego County

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    SAN DIEGO – Aedes aegypti (the yellow fever mosquito) and Aedes albopictus (the Asian tiger mosquito) have been detected in the County of San Diego. These mosquitoes are not native to California and can transmit the viruses that cause Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. There have been no recent cases of these viruses being transmitted locally in California. Aedes notoscriptus (the Australian Backyard Mosquito) has also been detected in the County of San Diego. All th... Full story

  • Emergency Vehicle Operations Center Ribbon Cutting - Otay Mesa Grand opening of a new training facility for first responders.

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Sheriff Bill Gore is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new training facility for first responders in the South Bay. A ribbon cutting for the Sheriff's Emergency Vehicle Operations Center was held on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7361 Otay Mesa Road, San Diego. Remarks were delivered by Undersheriff Kelly Martinez, County Supervisor Nora Vargas, San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit and Miramar College President P. Wesley Lundburg, PhD. The EVOC is the first facility of its...

  • County's Focus on Health Equity Saving Lives

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office This goal has been a priority for the County Health and Human Services Agency for over a decade, but it has gained new attention as part of efforts to address the full spectrum of social justice. Health equity is making sure social position doesn’t prevent people from reaching their full health potential. HHSA established the Chronic Disease and Health Equity Unit to create environments and policies to help all residents thrive and minimize the impact of chr...

  • Draft California political maps would reshape key districts

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Kathleen Ronayne The Associated Press Newly released political maps from California's redistricting commission would leave some members of Congress without a political home and others to face off against colleagues in their own party in the 2022 midterm elections, when the state will play a key role in determining which party controls Congress. The maps released late Wednesday, Nov. 10, are drafts that could change significantly before they are finalized in December. They...

  • OCDA Spitzer announces crackdown on fentanyl dealers

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    City News Service Special to Valley News Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Tuesday, Nov. 9, his office will now pursue murder charges against convicted drug dealers who peddle dope that leads to a death, a prosecution effort also being undertaken in Riverside County. Spitzer said the practice will work much like the so-called Watson Waiver, which permits second-degree murder charges against convicted drunken drivers involved in a deadly crash. The major difference, however, is the Watson Waiver has been...

  • Southern California enacts new smog rules on refineries

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Robert Jablon The Associated Press DIAMOND BAR (AP) – Southern California air regulators approved new restrictions on area oil refineries and other factories that could remove tons of smog-forming pollutants from the air Friday, Nov. 5. The board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted rule changes requiring emissions limits on oxides of nitrogen that will affect nine refineries and seven plants that produce asphalt, biofuel plants, hydrogen and sulfuric a...

  • Fallbrook Chorale announces Christmas Festival

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    FALLBROOK – The celebration of Christmas has returned and the Fallbrook Chorale is thrilled to be singing again this year. Under the direction of Denny Lang, the chorale will present a "Christmas Festival of Songs and Carols" on Saturday, Dec. 11. Along with pianist Patty Lang and a chamber orchestra, the chorale will be performing two shows to provide more distanced seating, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., at Sonrise Christian Fellowship Church, 463 S. Stagecoach Lane. Tickets are a... Full story

  • Christmas Store benefits Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Blanket Project has donated two blankets to be in a silent auction at the Christmas Store, which is the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary's annual main fundraiser, at 855 South Main, Suite 1 in the Major Market shopping center. The store opened Nov. 15 and will remain open through Dec. 26. Hours of operation are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The FAS is a n... Full story

  • CR Properties Agent Spotlight

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    FALLBROOK – Jane Kepley has been a resident of Fallbrook since 1985. Married to longtime resident Jeff Kepley, they have raised their three children, Elizabeth, Paige and Sean here and now are enjoying grandchildren too! Kepley has served in the community as president of the local Fallbrook Chapter of Soroptimist International, board member for the Women's Resource Center in Oceanside and on the Board of Directors of the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of C... Full story

  • SDG&E unites with utilities across the nation to prevent fraud on Utility Scam Awareness Day

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    SAN DIEGO – With scammers targeting utility customers and impersonating utility employees year-round, San Diego Gas & Electric joined a nationwide campaign – the sixth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day Nov. 17 – to help its customers recognize common scam tactics. “End the Call. End the Scam” is the theme of this year’s campaign, led by Utilities United Against Scams, a consortium of more than 150 U.S. and Canadian electric, water and natural gas utilities, and their trade associations. According to UUAS, the number of s...

  • County's TOT revenue increases 29.1%

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The County of San Diego’s Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue for fiscal year 2020-21 increased by 29.1% from the 2019-20 total. For the entire unincorporated county, collections totaled $5,387,799.05 between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, including $411,798.69 from Fallbrook lodging facilities, $58,049.31 paid in Pauma Valley, and $3,678.55 of Bonsall collections. During fiscal year 2019-20, the county collected $4,172,583.18 including $350,468.47 of Fallbrook revenue, $32,337.12 at Pauma Valle...

  • FAA announces winner of open show and new location

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    FALLBROOK – Renowned artist Rich Stergulz chose Karen Langer Baker's piece for first place at the recent Fallbrook Art Association's open judged show, which was the association's last month at its location at Main and Hawthorne. FAA will soon open its doors in December or January in Fallbrook's Old Town, at 300 N. Brandon Road, #6. Look out for information on its grand opening. The new location will provide more space to display member's original paintings, handcrafted jewelry...

  • Theatre Talk: What's coming up

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News With the season cracking open here is what's coming up. Shows I'll be reviewing soon include "The Yellow House," the world-premiere about Vincent van Gogh's visit to Paris in 1886, opening Nov. 24 at La Jolla Playhouse. Perhaps now we'll know why there is a flying goat in "Starry Nights." For tickets, visit lajollaplayhouse.org. Don't forget to arrive at the Osler parking structure to catch the shuttle up to the theatre....

  • Paula (Polly) Lynn Cox Bowers

    Updated Nov 18, 2021

    Paula (Polly) Lynn Cox Bowers, 84. Polly's journey began on 10 September 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was born to James Albert Cox and Mary Painter Cox. During her journey, she proved to be an excellent student. She skipped 7th grade and one half of a school year in high school. Her father, Jim, a graduate of Maryville College (1929), had enrolled her at Maryville College, Class of 1960 after he rode a bus down from Philadelphia to let family in Sharps Chapel,... Full story

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