Menifee family creates nonprofit to honor son and bring smiles to other children, B-6
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San Jacinto football victory leads to CIF Division 3-AA State Championship, C-1
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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO December 9 – 15, 2022
Business Soboba opens Legacy Bank to serve the community
AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
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Volume 22, Issue 49
Santa’s Electrical Light Parade lights up the night in Temecula
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Special to Valley News After several years of careful planning, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians recently held a formal grand opening celebration of its Legacy Bank in Murrieta. Soboba Tribal Council Chairman Isaiah Vivanco said it was great to see so much community support at the ribbon cutting ceremony. see page B-4
Courts & Crimes Murrieta PD makes commercial burglary arrest
MURRIETA – The Murrieta Police Department received a 911 call of a commercial burglary in progress Thursday, Dec. 1, at 3:13 a.m. at Graham Cracker Comics, 25021 Madison Avenue, in Murrieta. The reporting party was monitoring CCTV cameras and told dispatch they could see subjects taking items from inside the business after smashing the front window to gain entry.
Temecula Valley Hospital creates a hospital bed scene on their float for the Temecula Christmas parade. See more photos on B-1. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Menifee celebrates the groundbreaking of the city’s newest fire station
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To further strengthen public safety in Menifee, the City of Menifee officially broke ground on Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5, a new state-of-the-art facility that will provide a significant increase in the amount of personnel and equipment that can be utilized at the station. The new fire station will replace the existing Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5, located at the intersection of Goetz Road and Palm Drive/Ave Roble. The current station was built in the 1950s and is limited in capacity, housing only a few firefighters and two smaller fire trucks. The new, moremodern Fire Station No. 5 will be a 9,000-square-foot facility that can house up to six fire personnel
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INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......... D-1 Business ............................B-4 Business Directory .............B-5
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Dignitaries break ground on Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5 in Menifee. From left, Riverside County Fire Chief Bill Weiser, Supervisor Chuck Washington, Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto, Public Works Director Nick Fidler, City Manager Armando Villa, Mayor Bill Zimmerman, Councilmember Bob Karwin, Battalion Chief Bill Lawe, Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer, Mayor Pro Tem Dean Deines, Councilmember Lesa Sobek and Principal Engineer Carlos Geronimo. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Veterans honored for service to their country and communities Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
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Lt. Colonel Paul Meinhold, U.S. Air Force, Retired, shares some observations about military service and veterans. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo
Each year, the Hemet/San Jacinto Exchange Club chooses an honoree to receive the Book of Golden Deeds in recognition of their contributions making their communities better places to live. This year, club members chose to honor local veterans and veterans’ organizations at its 55th annual celebration. The majority of the time, the award has gone to individuals. This is only the eighth time it has gone to a group of people. The awards ceremony, held Dec. 1 at Valley-Wide Regional Park
Sport Center in San Jacinto, featured a catered dinner by Emilio’s Mexican Restaurant and holiday entertainment by the San Jacinto High School Chamber and Ladies Advanced singers. The groups performed a few selections from their upcoming Winter Choir Concert at the high school that will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Dec. 14. This year’s Book of Golden Deeds honorees are American Legion Post 53, American Legion Post 848, Veterans from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, Winchester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4379 and Harboursee VETERANS, page A-6