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  • The babbling, bumbling President

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Every time I see a news clip of our President, it strikes me as surreal that a nation as great as ours is represented by such a babbling, bumbling person. What were the majority of voters thinking in electing this man? The only explanation I can come up with is that either the number of those voters wanting handouts are greater than the number of voters with any real common sense, or, they really believed because his lips were moving they were telling the truth. Mr. Bumble's latest coup de grace was his televised verbal...

  • We must be prepared to defend ourselves

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Another week, another terrorist attack/shooting of innocent people. How will President Obama explain this one and connect it to "gun control"? As I wrote previously, the only chance we have of stopping these killings or at least reducing the number of casualties, is by permitting good citizens to carry concealed weapons and stop the carnage immediately. Law enforcement cannot be everywhere. They can only show up later. By then, it's all over. The San Bernardino shooting took only 30 seconds or so, and left 14 dead and 17...

  • 'Dollars for Dotty' raises funds for Foundation for Senior Care

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

  • The Art of Gifting

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Downtown Fallbrook offers unique gifts made by artisans Sandra Shrader Special to the Village News If you are the kind of gift-giver who enjoys looking for a unique gift sure to please those on your holiday shopping list, plan on visiting Fallbrook’s downtown mix of art galleries, jewelry shops, and local museum gift shops in the heart of the village. For those people you know are art lovers, the Fallbrook Art Center’s 'Art of the Holiday' show offers a splendid variety of...

  • Here's the real deal: remember to check all receipts!

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – 'Tis the season – for shopping! Christmas is coming. The ads are filled with deals. Well, if residents are hitting the stores this holiday season, they need to remember, to always double-check their receipts to make sure they’re not getting overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners. Overcharging happens. San Diego County’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures inspects thousands of businesses to protect consumers by checking all the machines and devices that scan, weigh and measure...

  • BUSD approves SDG&E reimbursement agreement for two-story building

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Bonsall Unified School District board approval was necessary for the school district to approve an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric to take advantage of an SDG&E incentive program for projects exceeding energy efficiency requirements, and a 5-0 BUSD board vote Nov. 10 will allow the school district to obtain $17,201 of SDG&E incentive funding upon completion of the two-story building on the Sullivan Middle School and Bonsall High School campus. The building, which will have a conditioned floor area of 13,614 square...

  • Tips from IRS for year-end gifts to charity

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    WASHINGTON DC – The Internal Revenue Service reminds individuals and businesses making year-end gifts to charity that several important tax law provisions have taken effect in recent years. Some of the changes taxpayers should keep in mind include: Rules for charitable contributions of clothing and household items Household items include furniture, furnishings, electronics, appliances and linens. Clothing and household items donated to charity generally must be in good used c...

  • Chamber announces winners of holiday window decorating contest

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of its holiday window decorating contest. They are as follows:...

  • Holiday entertainment abounds in nearby Temecula

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    A variety of holiday entertainment is offered in nearby Temecula. Old Town Temecula Community Theater has several upcoming performances sure to delight audiences, and Shakespeare in the Vines has scheduled a production at a wine country venue. A Christmas Carol The Temecula Valley Players will present the annual holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol, on select dates now through Dec. 13. The story revolves around Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, who is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits w...

  • Lois (Petey) Adele Cory Stevens

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Lois (Petey) Adele Cory Stevens, 86, passed away peacefully on the morning of December 4, 2015 at her residence in Murrieta Calif. with her sons Don and Mark along with friend Jennifer by her side. Petey was born Lois Adele Cory on September 11, 1929 in Madison, Wisconsin to Wesley John Cory and Camilla Pearl Cory. Petey moved to Fallbrook, Calif. with her family in 1957 where she lived until 2012. Throughout her years in Fallbrook, she worked at numerous jobs and eventually...

  • Dr. Roy B. Hiscock, M.D.

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    On Thursday, December 3, longtime Fallbrook resident Dr. Roy B. Hiscock, M.D., passed away. He was 95. Roy Burnet Hiscock was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on November 18, 1920. His parents were Roy and Rose Hiscock, and his two elder sisters were Florence and Margaret. Roy graduated from Ann Arbor High School and then entered the University of Michigan. With the U.S. entering World War II, Roy joined in 1941, and served almost five years in the Navy. After the war, he returned...

  • Susan Elizabeth Finkel Hanewinckel

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Susan Elizabeth Finkel Hanewinckel was born March 17, 1959 in Seattle, Wash. She passed away peacefully on November 20, 2015 at her home in Layton, Utah. Susan was 56 years old when she left this Earth for her new home – Heaven. Susan is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Gerald "Gerry" Hanewinckel and her children, Derick Hanewinckel (Jenny Hanewinckel), Bryan Hanewinckel (Misha Hanewinckel), and Rachael Zack (Stephen Zack). Susan had two grandchildren, Anicka and Se...

  • Villa FC U17 cools down the Heat in 4-2 win

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

  • Roses need a four- to six-week dormancy period in winter months

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Roses could still be seen actively growing and blooming in many area gardens following the Thanksgiving holiday, but believe it or not, roses need a four- to six-week rest or "dormancy" period during the winter months. During dormancy, the plants go through natural hormonal changes that prepare them for the next growing season. Dormancy is triggered by a variety of factors. Cold temperatures (including frost) slow the plant's metabolism which helps bring on dormancy. Rose...

  • New phase now selling at Pardee Homes’ Olive Hill in Bonsall

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    BONSALL – Since opening in early October, home shoppers from all over San Diego, Orange, and southern Riverside County have been excited to discover Olive Hill, an impressive enclave of just 37 stylish, single-story homes in the charming, rural community of Bonsall. Olive Hill offers four innovative floor plans on half-acre home sites, and with a new release of seven homes, the time couldn’t be better to visit and tour this extraordinary collection of homes. "We’re thril...

  • Grand Opening on Dec. 12 for Circa De Loma

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    FALLBROOK – KirE Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce the exclusive Grand Opening for Circa De Loma, with its first four home-phase release. The public is invited to visit these two-acre, suburban home-sites Dec. 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at 5218 Circa De Loma, Fallbrook. The possibilities are endless at these 10 distinctively designed new suburban home sites. Interested buyers need to act quickly to exclusively collaborate with our design team professionals and a...

  • Chorale will perform free Christmas concert

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Chorale will present a free program of Christmas music at Fallbrook Library on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. The Chorale's members share a passion for the joyful and inspiring influence of music and are dedicated to bringing high quality choral music to the surrounding communities. They invite everyone to come and experience the joy of Christmas music with them in the Community Room of the library, 124 S. Mission Rd. Contact the library at www.sdcl.org or (...

  • Residents advised to get flu shot, especially those at high risk for illness

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY – According to the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency, area residents are more likely to stay healthy into the New Year if they get a flu shot. "It takes about two weeks for immunity to develop, so if you get vaccinated now you’re more likely to stay healthy during the coming weeks and months when flu activity increases dramatically," said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. "If you have not done it yet, get your flu sho...

  • Warrior girls 12th at CIF cross-country meet

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    Fallbrook High School's girls cross-country team placed 12th among the 17 Division II teams at the CIF San Diego Section meet Nov. 21 at Morley Field in San Diego. "I was very proud of the way they ran. They gave it their all. The girls ran with a lot of heart," said Fallbrook head coach Troy Hamlin. "They put it on the line." Team cross-country scores add the positions of a school's first five finishers. The sixth and seventh finishers are not scored but can add points to other teams' totals. Fallbrook accumulated 337 points...

  • Karavitch, Young/Rogers win Valley League tennis championships

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    The Valley League individual tennis tournament took place Nov. 2 to 5 at the Fallbrook Tennis Club and ended with Fallbrook junior Alyssa Karavitch winning the league singles championship and the Fallbrook team of senior Maddie Young and junior Raquelle Rogers capturing the doubles title. Fallbrook had all of the top three doubles teams. Young and Rogers defeated senior Colleen Murphy and junior Emily Vu in the final. Young and Rogers defeated junior Megan Lowry and freshman Imogen Isaac in one of the semifinal matches while...

  • Fallbrook field hockey loses to Mission Vista

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

  • Hasvold named Realtor of the Year

    Updated Dec 10, 2015

    North San Diego County Association of Realtors selects Fallbrook broker out of 5,000 members A real estate broker well-known in the Fallbrook/Bonsall demographic for being at the helm of a large, longstanding successful team was honored Nov. 21 with the prestigious Realtor of the Year award by the North San Diego County Association of Realtors (NSDCAR). Chris Hasvold, who owns Coldwell Banker Village Properties along with wife, Lisa, was stunned when he was announced as the...