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Learn about growing, using herbs D-1

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Hospital ER to close Nov. 17; to become urgent care Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor

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County funds awarded locally Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Oct. 21 to approve the allocation of $257,776 of District Five Neighborhood Reinvestment Program funds including $9,402 to the Fallbrook Food Pantry and $5,000 to the Fallbrook Alumni Association. The grant to the Fallbrook Food Pantry will cover a photocopier, a security system, computer system upgrades, and interior refurbishing. The allocation to Fallbrook Alumni Association, Inc., will help pay for backpacks and supplies.

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Arrest made in murder of McStay family of Fallbrook

Local residents experiencing a health crisis after midnight Monday, Nov. 17 need to consider their options carefully since Fallbrook Hospital’s traditional emergency room will no longer exist. From Nov. 18 until at least Dec. 20, an urgent care center (open seven days per week, 24 hours) will be operated by the hospital to allow time for the JPA between Fallbrook Healthcare District, Tri-City Medical Center, and Palomar Health to get its own urgent care in place.

• Fallbrook Food Pantry - $9,402 • Fallbrook Alumni Assoc. - $5,000

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San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. photo Members of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail take Charles “Chase” Merritt into custody Wednesday, Nov. 5. Merritt is being charged with murdering Fallbrook residents, Joseph, 40, and Summer McStay, 43, and their two sons, Gianni, 4, and Joey, 3.

Joseph McStay’s business affiliate, Charles “Chase” Merritt has been arrested by authorities and will be charged with murdering the Fallbrook family of four that mysteriously disappeared in February 2010. At a press conference held Friday, Nov. 7, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail announced that they had arrested Merritt, a resident of Homeland, on Wednesday, Nov. 5 for the murders of Joseph McStay, 40, Summer McStay, 43, and their two sons, Gianni McStay, 4, and Joseph (Joey) M. McStay, 3. The case, which appeared to baffle San Diego County authorities, was transferred to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s agency almost exactly one year ago when the remains of the family members were discovered Nov. 13, 2013 by an off-road motorcyclist in a desert area between Quarry Road and Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County.

see ARREST, page A-4

Modeling fashions to help vital causes

see FUNDS, page A-8

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Ken Seals photo At a Nov. 1 fundraiser for the Fallbrook Food Pantry and Senior Center meal program, held at Silvergate Retirement Residence, fashion models, from left, Pauline Alton, Pat Robinson, Sue Wallace, Jane Lewelling, Lucy Sanders, Young Milton, Cathy Conrad, Cathy Monroe, Barbara Duenow and Miriam Key show off clothing from downtown boutiques Caravan and 100 Main. See more photos on page A-3.

‘Chocolate for Your Soul’ a success

Dornbach, Conyers, Lundqvist, Stephens named Students of the Month

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Sheri Rose Shepherd encourages ladies at the successful ‘Chocolate Danielle Youngdale, Joyful Steps Photography photo for Your Soul’ fundraiser for the Fallbrook Pregnancy Resource Center to “allow God to empower and sustain them” on Oct. 18 at Myrtle Creek Botanical Gardens & Nursery. See more photos on page A-12

Rebecca Dornbach of Ivy High School and Nicole Conyers, Emil Lundqvist, and Richelle Stephens of Fallbrook Union High School were honored as the November Students of the Month for the Fallbrook Union High School District (FUHSD) at a breakfast event held Nov. 6 at the Fallbrook Community Center. Fallbrook High assistant principal Kim Gage explained the purpose of the event, “The young people being honored today work very hard and they

see STUDENTS, page C-6


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