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Volume 21, Issue 9
Dogs fly at Dawg Waterpark in Murrieta
Will Fritz STAFF WRITER
Coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing their steep decline in southwest Riverside County, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sunday, Feb. 14. see page A-4
Local Temecula announces ‘Temecula Cares’ theme for 2021, COVID-19 flag memorial at Duck Pond Will Fritz ASSOCIATE EDITOR
White flags at the Temecula Duck Pond commemorating the lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic will be one of the ways the city of Temecula marks “Temecula Cares” as the city’s theme for 2021. see page A-2
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Cody Joe takes a flying jump off the dock at Country Kennels’ Dawg Waterpark in Murrieta as handlers Janet and Jeff Greene look on during Pacific Coast Air Dogs’ Country Splash competition Saturday, Feb. 20. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo
Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS
Dawg Waterpark at Country Kennels in Murrieta hosted the first jump of the season for mem-
bers of the Pacific Coast Air Dogs club, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21. About 20 dogs and their handlers competed in nine different divisions from Novice to Ultimate Elite and a Featherweight
Division for dogs under 16 inches. Competitors in the sport received either a ribbon or a medal according to where they finished in Sunday’s finals. “All of the dogs jump in what we
call splashes with the objective to be in the top five of their division to make finals,” club founder Tyler Weinstein said. “They are put into see DOGS, page A-6
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Riders ‘Share the Love’ Temecula’s Killarosa of REINS Boutique pulls in community support with help from local small businesses
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Rosemarie Rodriguez, owner of Killarosa Boutique in Old Town Temecula, takes a moment to pose with student Maya Ackerman, during the Valentine’s Day event held at Shooters Sports Bar & Grill in Temecula. Valley News/ Carl Ordonez photo
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Miles Brothers is taken for a ride led by volunteers and staff around the REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program facility in Fallbrook. Village News/Shane Gibson photo
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Diane A. Rhodes SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS
During February, the month of love, REINS Therapeutic Horsemanship Program asked its student families and volunteers to “Share the Love” of REINS with everyone they know. They have been asked to create a personal fundraising page and share their story of how REINS has impacted them. Each
page can be personalized with a photo and a fundraising goal. REINS – Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs and Strengths – is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support the physical, mental and emotional health of disabled children and adults with therapeutic equine-assisted activities. All lessons are subsidized see REINS, page A-8
Car club fanatics, billiards fans, sports fans, art fans, face painting fans, boutique fans and more made their way to Old Town Temecula Saturday, Feb. 6, to support Rosemarie Rodriguez, owner of Killarosa Boutique, located inside The Emporium, 42030 Main St, Unit C. Rodriguez grew up in San Diego, but she moved to Temecula with her parents at the age of 15. After high school and moving to Los Angeles, she said she wanted to bring something to the area that she could call her own. “While I was in Los Angeles,
I met a lot of amazing people in the music and fashion industry, she said. “I fell in love with the crazy little world of music videos and art direction, and I got heavily involved in that arena. I dealt with a lot of models and indie fashion designers and learned a lot about production and multitasking. I am immensely proud of all I did and learned while living there, but after many years and raising my son, I was ready to come back home to my family.” Rodriguez owns the Killarosa Boutique in Old Town Temecula, where she said she wanted to bring her Los Angeles flavor and pizzazz see KILLAROSA, page A-4