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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO September 23 – 29, 2022
Real Estate Board declares moratorium on short-term rentals in Idyllwild, Temecula Valley
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Ward Andrus, Ed.D, new superintendent of Murrieta Valley School District, received a warm welcome at a meet-and-greet event Wednesday, Sept. 14, hosted by the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation and Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce. The welcoming celebration was held at Murrieta’s West Coast Exotic Cars, 26900 Jefferson Avenue, in Murrieta, where hundreds of exotic cars awaited viewing. Andrus spoke to his welcomers and lauded his arrival to Murrieta, seeing what he called a tremendous “sense of care” for their children. “This is a very unique community and school district,” he said. He recalled crossing one Murrieta’s school campuses and seeing a teacher who saw a young student who did not know what class she was supposed to go to and without asking her any questions, not even her last name, the teacher identified her by her first name, took the student’s hand and walked her to her classroom. He said he could not ever remember seeing this sort of thing before in any other district where he worked. “It was very abnormal,” he said but was an example of the “compassion, love and care I see in this district.”
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors imposed a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new short-term rental permits in the unincorporated Temecula Valley, as well as the mountain communities around Idyllwild Tuesday, Sept. 13, because of a flood of applications that has resulted in a significant propagation of rentals in a short span. see page B-8
Local LE City Council declares Constitution Week Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
The Lake Elsinore City Council meeting began Tuesday, Sept. 13, with a welcome to Ryan Lewis, Ed.D., the new superintendent of Lake Elsinore Unified School District, who gave a brief introduction and presentation. With more than 25 years in education, he said he is proud to work with such a dedicated board of trustees and supportive community.
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Ward Andrus, new superintendent for Murrieta Valley Unified School District attends a community meet and greet at West Coast Exotic Cars, Sept. 14.
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Seniors sing in the choir at the 29th anniversary party of The Mary Phillips Senior Center. Valley News/Shawna Sarnowski photo
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A celebration is underway at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, as Friday, Sept. 23, marks the 29th anniversary of the center’s founding. Speakers during the festivities stressed that the Mary Phillips Senior Center remains a place where older adults are well-respected and feel a sense of belonging. The staff members said they are fully committed to providing a quality of life that they can be proud of giving. The center provides nutritious food, companionship, activities and continuing education. With the assistance of local businesses and individuals, the center thrives through dona-
tions of time, energy and money. Community Services Manager Yvette Martinez, Community Services specialist Kassandera Ambriz and Community Services Superintendent Bea Barnett and employees said they were delighted to celebrate another successful year. Inside the Mary Phillips Senior Center is a plaque on the wall that commemorates both founders, Mary Phillips and her husband Stanley Phillips. Mary Phillips was born in Romania, but she moved to the United States when she was 10 years old. Later, she married her husband, and the couple moved to Temecula in 1988. She was named the first see CENTER, page A-7