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Volume 16, Issue 12

Tour de Murrieta Grand Prix speeds through town

Tony Ault Staff Writer Murrieta Valley Unified School District CSEA President Mike Lawson told the MVUSD Board members were concerned about security cameras installed in district buses that made recordings leading to the discipline of two district bus drivers. see page A-3

Local

Supervisors fund Camino Del Vino road paving Joe Naiman Writer The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved $306,475 of funding to pave Camino Del Vino in Temecula between Via Fernando and DePortola Road. see page A-5

Tour de Murrieta Pro Men Grand Prix cyclists race around the corner of Adams Avenue and B Street during the Tour de Murrieta Grand Prix. March 12. See more photos of the event on page D-2! Shane Gibson photo

Pets

AFV offers oneof-a-kind camp experience

Wines for Canines 12th Heart and heritage combine annual event supports Animal as reality show features local Friends of the Valleys teen’s quinceañera

Kim Harris Managing Editor Spring Break is fast approaching for students in the Temecula Valley and for parents looking for a way to entertain their children, Animal Friends of the Valleys may have the answer with its Furry Friends Kids’ camp. see page B-5

Entertainment

Temecula Valley Fair opens this weekend TEMECULA – Temecula Valley Fair, presented by Temecula Valley Toyota, opens its gates to fairgoers Friday, March 18. On tap for a weekend of fun at the fair are livestock demonstrations, the Peruvian Paso Horse Show, a Balloon Glow, live performances and much, much more. see page C-2

Wine Country

Maurice Car’rie a consistent winner in Temecula Valley Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer When you visit Temecula Valley Wine Country and cruise down the quilted vineyard landscapes off Rancho California Road, there is no missing the French provincial winery estate at the bottom of the hill. see page C-4

This dachshund honored veterans in a sailor theme at the 12th annual “Wines for canines and Kitties” event held at Wiens Winery. Paul Bandong photo

Dressed to the nines, Giselle Duke, a freshman at Great Oak High School, celebrated her quinceañera with the reality Web show, My Quinceañera documenting every step. Torres Photography and Video photo

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Raevyn Walker Valley News Intern

Animal Friends of the Valleys held its 12th annual “Wines for Canines & Kitties” March 5, at the Wiens Family Cellars. The event sold out as 220 animal lovers attended in support of the organization that has been serving local communities for 28 years with education and proactive humane animal services programs. The event raised over $27,000 (after expenses) for AFV. Pre-event appetizers during cocktail hour were provided by PF Chang’s. Noah Turner began the evening’s events with his rendition of Adele’s “Hello.” Best-selling writer, Shannon Kopp, author of Pound for Pound,

shared her message of surviving eating disorders and becoming an animal welfare advocate through healing relationships with shelter dogs. “Animals are more than just friends and companions – they can teach us how to savor the present moment and reclaim our joy,” she said. AFV Executive Director Willa Bagwell led a rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday” to JeanetteMarie Bassi, who is retiring from the Temecula Valley Women’s Club. The group has been longtime supporters of AFV. A surprise performance by Empire Dance Productions’ minis and juniors dance teams wowed the crowd. “In 1996, we took in 15,000 animals and our live release rate was

see WINES, page A-3

Ask Giselle Duke about her quinceañera and a grin instantly glows on her face. Last month, Duke had the opportunity to experience her rite of passage ceremony under the spotlight, as the YouTube Channel, AwesomenessTV, chose to feature her in its “My Dream Quinceañera” series. The Web show selects one girl to have their quinceañera journey broadcast online, showcasing the many facets of the 15th birthday tradition for the modern Hispanic girl. The lights and cameras played right into Duke’s Great Gatsby theme, as she thought it made her night even more special. “I enjoyed them following me around,” Duke said. “It was so cool

to get a feel of what reality stars actually experience.” Attending Great Oak High School in Temecula, Duke’s quinceañera stood out not only with the cameras in every corner, but with many of her friends in the court attending a quinceañera for the first time. Inevitably, many conversations developed from the culture shock. “I had to explain (a quinceñera) to (my friends) and it took them a while to catch on,” Duke said, as she discovered that some of her friends had not even heard of one before. On top of the pressures of organizing a lavish quinceañera, Duke taught her friends the importance of quinceañeras to the Hispanic community and how the

see DUKE, page A-4


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