9/11 Memorial Hill Climb a success B-1
Warrior football beats La Jolla C-1
Inviting birds and butterfly into a garden D-1
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September 18, 2014
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Volume 18, Issue 38
Ice Bucket Challenge splashes into Fallbrook
Crime numbers soar 27 percent locally Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor A crime report containing data for the first half of 2014, released by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) on Sept. 9, showed a significant increase in offensives compared to last year’s statistics in the Fallbrook area. An overall 27 percent increase in crime was determined. “We expected to see increases in a couple of the categories, due to some specific things that occurred
see CRIME, page A-8
Healthcare district shelves core services vote Andrea Verdin Special to The Village News The Fallbrook Healthcare District board of directors stayed a decision on which core services will be retained at Fallbrook Hospital, as Community Health Services (Fallbrook Hospital Corp.) closed its labor and delivery unit on Sept. 3. The for-profit company, based in Tennessee, has cited financial losses as the reason it wishes to discontinue its contract. It abruptly suspended maternity (labor and delivery) services. According to general counsel Blaise Jackson, a last-minute
Shane Gibson photo Golf Club of California Women’s Golf Club president Joyce Brown, right, reacts to the ice-cold water when accepting the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge issued to her group by the Pauma Valley women’s golf organization on Sept. 3. The challenge, which has been taking place nationwide, is raising awareness and funds to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), a progressive, neurodegenerative condition. See more photos on page A-11
Lobster on the Green a perfect summer evening
see VOTE, page A-8
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Christine Rinaldi photo Janine and Stan Hall enjoy the start of a great meal on a warm summer’s evening at the annual Lobster on the Green event sponsored by Rotary Club of Fallbrook Sept. 13. Rotary holds the event to raise money for worthy causes. See more coverage of this event in the Sept. 25 issue of the Village News.
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