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Spotlight shines on the Lake Elsinore State of the City address
Ava Sarnowski Valley News
Bluewater Renewable Energy LLC is touting a solution for cleaning up Lake Elsinore, filling it with more high-quality water and stabilizing the electrical grid through their newly refashioned 500 megawatt hydroelectric renewable energy project and battery storage facility, in a recent interview with Valley News. see page B-6
Education Former students, now staff, help celebrate Park Hill Elementary’s 30th anniversary
Lake Elsinore mayor Timothy Sheridan presents the spotlight themed 2022 State of the City Address on Main Avenue in downtown Lake Elsinore, Oct. 20. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Current and past students, staff and administrators gathered at Park Hill Elementary School in San Jacinto for a 30-year anniversary Jubilee, Oct. 14. The celebration also served as a kickoff for the school’s annual Harvest Festival where students and their family members took part in many carnival-style games and activities.
It was lights, cameras and plenty of action as Lake Elsinore Mayor Timothy J. Sheridan delivered an
see page C-4
upbeat message about the State of the City on Oct. 20. This year’s theme is Spotlight Lake Elsinore and Sheridan said it specifically means they have focused a spotlight on what makes the commu-
nity special, adding that the list is endless. In a 10-minute video that preceded the mayor’s live appearance, each of the city council members were shown taking advantage of
Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Cit y News Service Special to the Valley News
see page D-6
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................C-6 Business Directory .............C-6 Calendar of Events .............B-2 Classifieds .........................B-8 Courts & Crimes .............. D-6 Education ..........................C-4 Entertainment ...................B-1 Faith................................. D-6 Health ..............................C-5 Home & Garden ................B-6 Local ................................A-1 Opinion............................ D-4 Real Estate ........................B-8 Regional News .................. D-5 Sports ................................C-1
see ELSINORE, page A-4
Menifee’s State of City address focuses on the city’s growing economy and nonprofits
Courts & Crime Parents demand more security at Lake Elsinore schools Parents are demanding more security at Lake Elsinore schools as Riverside County sheriff’s officials said that a 15- year-old boy arrested for allegedly committing a lewd act on a child was in the parking lot of the same school on two other occasions.
some of Lake Elsinore’s many attractions. Council member Robert “Bob” Magee was fishing, Council member Brian Tisdale was jog-
Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman gives his 2022 State of the City address Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Fairfield Inn, 30140 Town Center Drive in Menifee. The event is sponsored by the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce each year. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
Menifee’s successes in its economy, infrastructure development and quality of life in the past year was spurred on by the service and work of its residents, claimed Mayor Bill Zimmerman at the Thursday, Oct. 20, State of City address. Zimmerman, honoring many local nonprofits at the morning address at the Fairfield Inn, led the “Power Thru Service” theme proposed by Mayor Pro Tem Dean Deines. Attending were several hundred sponsoring Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce members, business owners, nonprofit representatives, service club members, city and county and state officials and many others. Many city employees and commissioners, including City Manager Armando Villa, department see MENIFEE, page A-2
Oldlympics competition produces multiple medals for athletes Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District hosted its 37th annual Oldlympics Friday, Sept. 16, through Monday, Oct. 3, which culminated in an awards banquet Tuesday, Oct. 4, where athletes received gold, silver and bronze medals for their performances in the games held throughout the San Jacinto Valley. There were 14 sporting categories available for those 50 and older to choose from with swimming and track and field offering many different events. Broken down by age divisions, there were 530 participants with 101-year-old Walter Brooks as the oldest male athlete who earned a gold medal for bowling with a score of 632, one that bested some other men in much younger age groups. Natica
Oldlympics gold medalist Walter Brooks, 101, is congratulated by Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s awards ceremony, Tuesday, Oct. 4. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo
Anderson, recognized for being the oldest female competitor at age 93, earned four gold medals for track and field events. “It’s been a really great turnout this year. Our track and field events always have the most attending,” Keri Price, supervisor with ValleyWide Recreation and chair for the Oldlympics, said. Bernie Wold of Menifee was competing for his fifth year, always in the track and field events, which were held at the Hemet High School Stadium’s all-weather track. He was a runner in high school and enjoys the opportunity to continue competing. He said the participants encouraged each other and he had a lot of fun. Wold earned 9 gold and one silver medal for his efforts in the 60-64 age division. Aside from all the running see OLDLYMPICS, page C-3