Health + Wellness Fair educates visitors at Soboba Sports Complex, B-1
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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES August 30 – September 5, 2024
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Volume 24, Issue 35
Altair housing project west of Old Quick action keeps Tenaja Fire Town Temecula moves ahead to 130 acres
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Julie Reeder Publisher The Tenaja Wildfire was reported to be 130 acres as of Sunday night, Aug. 25, at 10:30 p.m. Containment as of Tuesday, Aug. 27 was at 100%. see page A-5
Education Western Science Center PaleoCon draws scientists, public to museum in Hemet Tony Ault Staf f Writer Paleontologists, scientists, educators, and students gathered to share their knowledge about the fascinating field of paleontology and its latest discoveries at the second annual PaleoCon 2024 at the Western Science Center in Hemet on Saturday, Aug. 24. see page C-4
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Local dignitaries and Brookfield representatives broke ground for Altair Temecula, a development in western Temecula whose first phase will include singlefamily and duplex homes and a neighborhood park. Valley News/Courtesy photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer One of the first projects in the Altair Village development of up to 1,750 new residential units in
the western Temecula hills was reviewed by the Temecula Planning Commission at its August 21 meeting with the recommendations going to the Temecula City Council.
The development plan is for Village A of the Altair Specific Plan allowing for 146 detached single family and duplex homes and one neighborhood park that will be built by Brookfield Properties. The
The Shops at the Triangle outdoor mall plans
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Over the last 20 years, Murrieta City Council members and Planning Commission members have mulled over a 64.3 acres of land called the “Golden Triangle” ideally centered for business or recreation between two freeways and a busy downtown street. Its location is south of Murrieta Hot Springs Road, west of the Interstate 215 freeway and east of the Interstate 15 freeway to the point where the two freeways join. Now it is vacant land owned by the Andy Domenigoni family seeking to develop the prized piece of land. There have been proposals of an old town western recreation and business center, an indoor mall,
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A site plan illustration of the Golden Triangle outdoor mall was presented at the Aug. 24 Murrieta City Council meeting. Valley News/Courtesy photo
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Murrieta Golden Triangle Specific Plan approved
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location of this group of homes is west of Old Town Temecula, located south of Ridge Park Drive and west of Pujol Street.
see TRAINGLE, page A-7
Carlson wins eight ribbons and a banner at state fair Joe Naiman Special to Valley News
Hemet’s Barbie Carlson won eight ribbons and a leather banner at this year’s California State Fair. “I certainly didn’t expect it,” Carlson said. The ribbons for Carlson’s two-year-old alpaca, Sneakers, included one for best in show during the halter competition. Sneakers and the performance grand champion had the same number of points and the other alpaca won on the tiebreaking criteria, so Sneakers provided Carlson with the performance reserve champion leather banner. “He did well,” Carlson said.
Carlson competed in two fairs within a week of each other. She has two show animals. Sixyear-old Abraham is a huarizo; his father was an alpaca and his mother is a llama. Abraham was in the July 19-21 llama show at the Orange County Fair and was chosen as the reserve performance champion from among the 27 animals. “Abraham was doing really good,” Carlson said. The Orange County Fair, which is in Costa Mesa, also has a honey competition. The animals Carlson has at Olive Branch Fiber Farm see CARLSON, page A-2
Barbie Carlson and alpaca Sneakers show off their ribbons from the California State Fair. Valley News/Courtesy photo Valley News/Kyle Free photo