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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES November 8 – 14, 2024
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Volume 24, Issue 45
Show jumping showcases proposed 2028 Family of missing Fallbrook woman Olympic equestrian venue Galway Downs pleads for help
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amid suspicious identity use Julie Reeder Publisher
“We are asking the community to think back to any contact they may have had in the spring of 2022 with someone using her name, possibly for credit or housing purposes,” family spokesperson Tami Roy said. “Any information, no matter how small, could help us find out what happened to Elena.” see page A-2
Entertainment A.I. plays big role at Tahquitz High School Diane A. Rhodes Writer Tahquitz High School theater teacher Monica Reichl always searches for timely and relatable scripts for her students to perform at the Hemet school. This year, she has chosen “The A.I. Play” by Don Zolidis, to be presented on Nov. 14 and 15 at 6:30 p.m. see page B-5
Rider and horse jump a fence during a show jumping competition at the Eventing Championships at Galway Downs in Temecula, a three-day event that included dressage, cross-country jumping and show jumping, Nov. 1-3. Equestrian competition is scheduled to take place at Galway Downs for the 2028 summer Olympic games. See more photos on page A-4. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Daughters of the American Revolution Luiseño Chapter donates All Veterans Memorial Bench Tony Ault Staf f Writer
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Cadets of the Paloma Valley High School NJROTC unveil the memorial bench at the Temecula Cemetery. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
With Veteran’s Day approaching, the members of the Luiseño Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution took the time to dedicate the All Veterans Memorial Bench at the Temecula Public Cemetery on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The DAR chapter in Temecula held a meaningful event to dedicate a new bench at the cemetery, a project made possible by their year-long fundraising efforts. This bench now stands as a tribute to the brave military members laid to rest there, honoring their service and sacrifice. Anna Anderson, Second Vice Regent and Membership Chair of the Luiseño Chapter, said at the dedication ceremony, “This is my end-of-term project to donate the bench to the Temecula Cemetery. The memorial bench honors all of see BENCH, page A-8
Menifee City Manager looks ahead to more major CIP projects in the future Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Menifee City Manager Armando Villa at the opening of the city’s largest project, the $35 million Holland Road Overpass, saw it as only the beginning of other major, perhaps more costly, infrastructure projects to come in the next 10 years. In an exclusive interview with the Valley News, Villa expanded upon what may be seen in his city, now one of the fastest growing in California. He wanted the community to know, “This project represents a message that ‘we can do this.’ Look, we can do this. Just give us time. Be patient. We just delivered to you this beautiful, most expensive project this city see MANAGER, page A-7
Menifee City Manager Armando Villa, right, with Nick Fidler, director of public works and Carlos Geranimo, principal city engineer, on the new Holland Road Overpass look ahead for more major Capital Improvement Projects in the next 5 to 10 years. Valley News/Tony Ault photo