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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES June 16 – 22, 2023
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Volume 23, Issue 24
Commencement ceremonies celebrate graduates throughout the region
Local News TVUSD board members respond to Newsom regarding Harvey Milk comments Valley News Staf f
During a well attended press conference last week, TVUSD Board President and tenured professor Dr. Joseph Komrosky challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom, as an individual person, “I’ll ask you one simple question, Do you approve of any 33-year-old person, regardless of their gender identity or sexual preference, having a sexual relationship with any 16-year-old child, regardless of their gender identity or sexual preference?” see page A-6
Local News All Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve trails now open Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Okezie Achara celebrates graduating with his peers during the Murrieta Mesa High School 2023 graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 1. See more photos and lists of graduating students starting on C-1. Congratulations, graduates! Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Riverside County Parks and Open Space District recently announced the Santa Rosa Plateau trails are all open at this time after many being closed for almost three years after the devastating Tenaja Fire that burned hundreds of acres on the reserve. see page A-4
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................B-7 Business Directory .............B-7 Calendar of Events .............A-8 Classifieds .........................B-7 Faith................................. D-5 Education ..........................B-6 Entertainment ...................A-7 Faith................................. D-5 Graduation ........................C-1 Health ..............................B-4 Home & Garden ................B-5 Local ................................A-1 National News ................. A-10 Opinion............................ D-5 Real Estate ........................B-8 Regional News ...................A-9 Sports ................................B-1
Hemet veteran plays key role with cornhole
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
When U.S. Army veteran William Howell isn’t busy with his day job working in the geospatial sector, he organizes, officiates and plays at cornhole tournaments throughout the nation. The game of cornhole has been called many things – corn toss, bean bag, bean toss, soft horseshoes, Indiana horseshoes. It is described as a game similar to horseshoes except wooden boxes called cornhole platforms and corn bags are used instead of heavy metal horseshoes and metal stakes. Contestants take turns pitching their corn bags at the cornhole platform until a contestant reaches 21 points. A corn bag that goes into the platform’s hole scores three points, while one that lands on the platform scores one point. The game is considered a safe and portable alternative to horseshoes and can provide great fun for an entire family. Living in Hemet since 2002, William Howell at a recent American Cornhole Organization event.
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Vail Headquarters designated as a National Historic Site After waiting 27 years, the fouracre Vail Headquarters was successfully designated as a National Historic Site by the U.S. Department of the Interior on June 2. In formative meetings during 1996, members of the Vail Ranch Restoration Association discussed the merits of the location, based on the many significant people who have passed through and the many historic events that took place at the Vail Ranch Headquarters. These include the Native presence, the Mormon Battalion coming through during the Mexican-American War, the hundreds of hopeful people who passed via the Southern Emigrant Trail en route to California Gold in 1849, Helen Hunt Jackson’s visit with Louis and Ramona Wolf, the presence of a Temecula Post Office and General Store in the true old town called Temecula, and the Vails running the massive cattle ranch from the location.
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see HOWELL, page A-4
The stage at Vail Headquarters is often used for live music and dance performances.
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see VAIL, page A-3