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Volume 25, Issue 12
Big Shaker Mobile Van visits the Murrieta Menifee’s senior advocate Gloria Earthquake Preparedness Film & Expo Sanchez wins 32nd
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District’s ‘Woman of the Year’ Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Menifee’s Gloria Sanchez, named the city’s “Citizen of the Year” in January, has now also earned the honor of being California Senator Kelly Seyarto’s “Woman of the Year” in his 32nd Senate District. see page A-2
Entertainment Valley-Wide Recreation offers Fun Run, Easter egg hunts in April Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District is celebrating spring with two Easter-related activities. The 36th annual Bunny Hop Family Fun Run will be on Saturday, April 12 and Easter egg hunts are scheduled for three Valley-Wide facilities on Saturday, April 19. see page A-7
High School National Charity Volunteers Bella Wilson and Lacey Howard, hang on as the Ready American Big Shaker Mobile Unit suddenly begins to shake, simulating what an 8-point magnitude earthquake might feel like. Valley News/Tony Ault photo Tony Ault Staf f Writer
Education New fossil exhibit opens at Western Science Center museum
“Drop! Cover! Hold on!” This action taken the moment a person feels and hears the shake and
sound of an earthquake may well save one’s life. These words committed to memory and action are the key to being prepared in an earthquake for many Murrieta families attend-
JP Raineri Spor ts Editor
Working in collaboration with University of California Riverside, the Western Science Center is presenting a new temporary exhibit, “From California to Down Under: Fossils of the Ediacaran” in Hemet through Fall of this year. see page B-6
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Benthien, associate director of the Statewide California Earthquake Center and moderator of the Earthquake Preparedness meet. He see EXPO, page A-4
TVUSD votes to save girls’ field hockey
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ing the “Earthquake Preparedness Film & Expo” in the Murrieta Library Community Room & Garden on Saturday. March 15. “An earthquake can happen in a snap of a finger,” said Mark L.
Dr. Joseph Komrosky stands among enthusiastic players from Temecula Valley Unified School District’s girls’ field hockey programs during a special board meeting to save the sport. Valley News/Courtesy photo
TEMECULA — The Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) Governing Board voted unanimously last Monday night (March 10) to preserve girls’ field hockey programs at Temecula Valley, Chaparral, and Great Oak high schools. After weeks of uncertainty and passionate advocacy from players, coaches, and parents, the 4-0 decision marked a significant victory for the sport’s place in local athletics. During the special meeting, several field hockey players, dressed in their varsity jackets, stepped up to the podium to share their stories about their love for the game. For many, field hockey is
more than a sport, it’s a potential career pathway and a close-knit community that shapes their high school experience. “This sport is my family,” one high school athlete said. “We’ve worked hard to build this program, and it would crush us to lose it now.” That sentiment was echoed repeatedly during the meeting as a total of 34 speakers, including students, parents, and supporters, urged leaders to rethink their plans to cut the sport. The controversy began a few weeks ago when field hockey was put on the chopping block due to concerns voiced by district athletic directors. They cited a lack of resources, challenges with see HOCKEY, page A-10
One person found dead after motorhome fires Julie Reeder & Brian Briggs Valley News Staf f
One person was found dead after a fire engulfed two mobile homes behind a house in Romoland early Sunday morning, March 16. The fire was reported at 12:06 a.m. in the 23000 block of Gunther Road. Riverside County Fire crews arrived on the scene and immediately launched an aggressive fire attack while searching for victims. Initial reports indicated that three people were unaccounted for. Firefighters treated two people at the scene, a man and a woman. The man was treated and released, while the woman was transported see FIRES, page A-10
RivCo Fire responds to a structure fire that turned out to be two mobile homes on a property behind a house. One person was found deceased. Valley News/Brian Briggs photo