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Vista Murrieta headed to CIF State SoCal Regional girls’ volleyball finals, C-1
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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO November 18 – 24, 2022
Local Wildomar City Council sees possible city hall site more as large city park in the future
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Murrieta Field of Honor flies flags to laud veterans, first responders and heroes
Tony Ault Staf f Writer The Wildomar City Council once again brought up a discussion on the possible locations for its new city hall at its Nov. 9 meeting and also gave its approval for possibly purchasing a new 10-acre park in the city. see page A-2
Entertainment DigiFest® Temecula seeking submissions Yanessa Hernandez Special to the Valley News DigiFest® Temecula, the 7th annual three-day digital arts event, is accepting submissions for its 2023 competition. The international, Temecula-based festival will take place on April 21, 22 and 23, 2023. This year’s theme is Level Up Your Creativity! JDS Creative Academy has the planning underway for this award-winning event. As celebrators of the arts, JDSCA showcases everything digital from film/video, photography and stop motion to graphic design, animation, music, podcasts and many more digital mediums. Each year, DigiFest® Temecula levels up its event to represent the digital-arts community so digital creators can level up their creativity.
Hundreds of American flags are displayed at Town Square Park in Murrieta during the annual Field of Honor event. The flags are dedicated to veterans, first responders and any personal heroes. Flags were displayed from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Menifee says ‘Hurrah!’ for its veterans on Veterans Day in Central Park
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
Christina G. Ross took the stage as the keynote speaker remembering her years in the service, but putting her attention on all her comrades and fellow soldiers who fought and served in our armed forces, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice and never returned. The memory and sadness for their fellow soldiers was apparent as some veterans bowed their heads, but were thankful they survived to see this morning.
The Lake Elsinore City Council meeting of Nov. 8 began with a proclamation declaring Nov. 26 as Small Business Saturday and urging “the residents of our community and communities across the country to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.” The proclamation will be sent to the Women Impacting Public Policy’s Small Business Saturday Coalition. Certificates of recognition were presented to Jason Bray and Paul Kakis by Mayor Timothy J. Sheridan on behalf of the city council and residents for their “extraordinary dedication, hard work and commitment” to this past summer’s successful “Feet on the Street” classic car shows. Sheridan said he is very appreciative of the work they both did in putting the three car shows together in Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore. Greg Morrison, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s Government Relations Officer, gave a short presentation on the Avenues Septic to Sewer Conversion Project’s public outreach and implementation plans. A second project is also being planned for the Sedco Hills community in Wildomar. He explained that the
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INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................C-6 Business Directory .............C-6 Calendar of Events .............B-2 Classifieds .........................C-6 Courts & Crimes .............. D-5 Education ..........................C-4 Entertainment ...................B-1 Faith................................. D-5 Health ..............................C-5 Home & Garden ................B-7 Local ................................A-1 Opinion............................ D-6 Real Estate ........................B-8 Regional News ...................B-6 Sports ................................C-1
Car shows and graffiti truck featured at Lake Elsinore City Council meeting
Keynote speaker U.S. Army Staff Sgt., retired, Christina G. Ross addresses other veterans and their families at the Menifee Veterans Day Celebration giving her thanks to her fellow veterans who proudly served the nation in war and peace. Valley News/Tony Ault photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer It was a proud, yet somewhat sad day, as Menifee veterans gathered Friday, Nov. 11, in Central Park to receive thanks by the city’s leaders and residents for their many years of service in the nation’s wars and for defending its freedoms in peace. It was a proud day in that so many in attendance shook a veteran’s hand and thanked them for their service. There were former Marines, Army soldiers, Air Force airmen and
ground crews, Navy men and women, Coast Guardsmen and maritime servicemen in attendance, many wearing their branch hats, some in uniform with glistening medals and others with their grateful families. All stood proudly saluting our nation’s flag as the “Star Spangled Banner,” sung a capella by Audrie Wosin and “God Bless America,” on the Central Park stage with members of Menifee City Council and staff standing at attention behind her. Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt.