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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES November 22 – 28, 2024
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Volume 24, Issue 47
Community gathers for the grand opening Miniature horse rescued from well of Temecula’s latest recreation hub
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WARM SPRINGS - Multiple agencies teamed up to rescue a miniature horse that had fallen into a well on Friday night, Nov. 1, east of Lake Elsinore. Firefighters from CalFire/Riverside County Fire Department, officers and veterinary staffers from Riverside County Animal Services and the Riverside City Fire Department’s Heavy Animal Rescue Team joined forces to save the animal, a 12-year-old female named Butter. see page A-4
Business Temecula is now home to U.S. Bank’s first Business Access Hub TEMECULA - Launched in early November, a Business Access Hub between U.S. Bank and the Entrepreneurial Resource Center (ERC), an extension of the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at California State University San Bernardino, was established. see page B-7
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................B-7 Business Directory .............B-7 Calendar of Events .............B-2 Classifieds .........................C-6 Education ..........................C-4 Entertainment ...................B-1 Health ...............................B-5 Home & Garden ................B-6 Legal Notices .................... D-6 Local ................................A-1 National News ...................C-7 Opinion............................ D-6 Regional News ...................C-6
City of Murrieta announces new city manager MURRIETA - The Murrieta City Council announced Justin Clifton as its new City Manager upon the retirement of Kim Summers in January. Clifton joined the City earlier this year as Assistant City Manager, helping with the daily operations of the City, achieving the City Council’s goals, strategic planning, implementing best practices, refining policies and procedures, assisting in the management of City departments and programs, and providing oversight of the City in the City Manager’s absence. “I am thrilled to take on the role as City Manager,” noted Clifton. “I’m excited to work in the community my family and I love and to be part of such an amazing team. I’m committed to accomplishing the vision set forth by our City Council and working hard to continue to make Murrieta better for our residents.”
Clifton has over 15 years of experience serving as a City Manager, overseeing and building high-performing organizations to improve communities. “I am very happy with the City Council’s decision,” shared current City Manager Summers. “Justin is dedicated to serving the public, professional, energetic, and has a keen focus on creating a positive environment for the employees to continue the work that has been started. He also has plans for many new and exciting projects and programs. I am confident that his talents will inspire our City to grow while maintaining the highest standards of service that the Murrieta citizens deserve.” Clifton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Fort Lewis College in Political Science and Philosophy and holds a Master see CLIFTON, page A-2
Justin Clifton has been named new City Manager of Murrieta. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Temecula Valley Rose Society dedicates new pollinator garden at Rose Haven Heritage Garden
TEMECULA – The Temecula Valley Rose Society dedicated its new Rebecca Weersing Pollinator Garden at Rose Haven Heritage Garden on Sunday, Nov. 3. The goal of the Pollinator Garden, now open free to the public, is to utilize native plants that attract native pollinators benefiting gardens, farms, and vineyards throughout the Temecula Valley. The Pollinator Garden will strive for conservation and preservation of both plants and pollinators. The Pollinator Garden is the newest section to be developed at Rose Haven, with a global climate change message of caring for the earth by incorporating land-use practices known as permaculture, increasing habitat, improving soil, air, water, productivity, and health. The garden includes native bird, butterfly, bee and bat habitats attracting these pollinators to the many SoCal native plant species that are showcased.
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Logan Light center, 9, helps cut a ribbon with dignitaries during the grand opening of the Long Canyon Creek Skatepark in Temecula on Saturday, Nov. 16. See more photos on page B-1. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
The new Pollinator Garden includes native bird, butterfly, bee and bat habitats attracting these pollinators to the many SoCal native plant species that are showcased. Valley News/Courtesy photo
see GARDEN, page A-4