Several months ago longtime VC resident Lisa Scarpello and friend Paul Johnson began distributing fliers titled simply, "Keep it Local." The one-page handout featured brief messages from people looking for work and/or offering to trade services.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:40 pm | Loading…
Paws to Prophecy founder Darleen De-Cervantes, along with Remarkabull Bully Rehab and the House and Home Foundation, will play host to the Old West Dog Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Valley Center.
Nov 13, 2009 | 6:45 pm | Loading…
Erica Perko is Bonsall's new honorary mayor, a job she admits is low on legal clout but insists can be high on public influence.
Nov 06, 2009 | 9:20 pm | Loading…
Valley Center's Wallace Hardware and Valley Center Nursery have worked out a space-sharing solution that benefits both businesses and the public.
Oct 31, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Hop in, buckle up ---- and keep an eye out for Smokey. There's so much going on all over the Backcountry this week, we're going to have to floor it.
Oct 23, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…
Last week we touched on some key ways in which the Backcountry differs from the "frontcountry" (water wells, septic tanks), but it's hard to imagine anything that distinguishes the two ecosystems more than the nearly omnipresent danger of fire. Backcountry folk fear it nearly as much as t…
Oct 16, 2009 | 8:15 pm | Loading…
The Ramona Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest, now in its fifth year, is the Backcountry's biggest and longest-running event of its kind (except for, you know, my house, where for the sixth consecutive year I'll be boiling an entire eight-pack of wieners, putting on a Lawrence Welk polka alb…
Oct 09, 2009 | 5:35 pm | Loading…
Valley Center/Pauma Fire Marshal George Lucia says Palomar Mountain will hold a fire drill at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Oct 02, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…
Quite a few Fallbrookians (Fallbrookers? Fallbrookinators?) and at least one Valley Center resident ---- county Supervisor Bill Horn ---- showed up last Saturday in the town's Village Square to, in part, dedicate the town's historic business district.
Sep 26, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…
Hop in, buckle up. Journey with me now to the easternmost region of the magical realm known as "The Backcountry." Behold the tiny hamlet of Bonsall where we will hang out with Erica Perko and drink hearty potables ---- if she has decaf and two Splendas.
Sep 18, 2009 | 9:40 pm | Loading…
Valley Center resident Michelle Lynch told me her family has participated in the Dream Dinners food packaging program since their two daughters became friends with the founder's two sons.
Sep 04, 2009 | 9:10 pm | Loading…
There's a lot going on in the Backcountry this week. Hop in, buckle up and let's hit the road.
Aug 28, 2009 | 7:25 pm | Loading…
"You don't know what it's like unless you've lived through it," said Valley Center resident Basil Curcio, referring the wildfire that destroyed his home.
Aug 21, 2009 | 5:30 pm | Loading…
It would not be hard to convince most people that the idyllic Backcountry hamlet of Julian is just a bit closer to heaven. The mountain aerie's clear air, free of most urban lighting distractions, is nirvana for astronomers and others who will attend the second annual Julian Starfest and …
Aug 14, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…
I met Judee Smith, assistant to the director and special events coordinator for the Fallbrook Area Visitors Bureau, last Friday when my sax-playing son, Alex, and I volunteered to play music for the town's weekly farmers market.
Aug 08, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
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