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North County Times, 207 East Penn Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Feature Articles:
VISTA ---- Cynthia Villarreal knew when she married her husband that his two teenage daughters would be moving in with them. What she didn't anticipate was the phone call they received from Child Protective Services asking them to take care of anothe...
Nov. 6, 2006
News Stories:
CARMEL VALLEY ---- Early Sunday morning Karen Chuang was fatally shot outside her home in the Cambria townhouse complex on Tiverton Road. Police were on the scene within minutes after a call from a resident who found Chuang's body only 30 feet from h...
Aug. 30, 2006
Nurse heading for tour of duty in Iraq
ESCONDIDO ---- Nearing the end of her 14 years in the Army Reserve Nurse Corps, Lt. Col. Debbie Fitchett did not expect to be called to serve in Iraq. However, six weeks ago her unit's personnel officer called to tell her that she may be needed, and ...
Oct. 14, 2006
The Backyard offers 'laid-back' music venue
ESCONDIDO ---- The Backyard is set off from the road, so you could easily miss it ---- but if you did, you would also miss a variety of local, live music. The Backyard, organized by Katherine and Jaron Kamin, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. every Frida...
Oct. 2, 2006
Escondido Farmers Market changing times for Winter
ESCONDIDO ---- As the clocks go back and the evenings draw in, the Escondido Farmers Market is changing its schedule to keep in line with the change in seasons. Although daylight saving time doesn't end until Oct. 29, on Oct. 3 the market hours will ...
Sep. 25, 2006
North County authors and poets present book faire
ESCONDIDO ---- Readers had a chance to meet some of their favorite local authors Saturday at the North County Authors and Poets' third annual book faire at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. Organizer Mary Lenore Quigley said there were many similar ge...
Sep. 17, 2006
9/11 reafirmed local's commitment to servicemenber communications
PACIFIC BEACH ---- Following Operation Desert Storm, one of the main complaints of servicemen and servicewomen was the lack of communication and the inability to deal with problems with their families back home. Following Sept. 11, 2001, Douglas Burk...
Sep. 11, 2006
San Diego Archaeological Center offers hands-on learning
SAN PASQUAL VALLEY ---- Wearing a pith helmet and a camouflage hat, two young explorers crept down the long corridors of the San Diego Archaeological Center on Saturday and disappeared. A short time later, they were found digging through sand and unc...
Sep. 11, 2006
Classic cars convene in Valley Center
VALLEY CENTER ---- American classic cars are cool. Often noisy, boisterous and extravagant, you can't help a sideways glance or a full-on stare whenever one passes by on the street. At Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center on Saturday, nearly 200 of these ...
Sep. 10, 2006