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Temecula’s Evan Mobley goes to Cleveland Cavaliers with No. 3 overall pick, C-1
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Volume 21, Issue 32
Local athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics
Local Temecula City Council hears presentation on Public Safety Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR
Temecula City Council heard a presentation on Public Safety from Temecula Police Capt. Zachary Hall during its July 27 meeting. see page A-4
Education Schools announce mask mandates for students Kim Harris MANAGING EDITOR
Many students are returning to full-time, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 academic school year with COVID-19 mask mandates in place for all students and teachers. see page C-4
INDEX Anza Valley Outlook ......AVO-1 Business ............................... B-1 Business Directory............... B-2 Calendar of Events .............. B-6 Classifieds ............................ C-7 Courts & Crimes ................. C-8 Education .....................C-3, C-4 Entertainment ..................... B-7 Faith ..................................... C-5 Health .................................. B-5 Home & Garden .................. B-4 Local .................................... A-1 National News ...................... C-7 Opinion................................. C-5 Regional News ..................... C-6 Sports ................................... C-1
First-time Olympian and former Vista Murrieta High School standout, Michael Norman, a medal contender, is competing in the 400m track and field finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. Norman finished second in his heat of the semifinals with a time of 44.52 Monday, Aug. 2. For full story see page C-1. Valley News/File photo
Menifee History Museum holds long-awaited reopening Tony Ault STAFF WRITER
A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered for the long-awaited reopening of the Menifee History Museum Sunday, Aug. 1, after more than a year of closure because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Don Martin, now 90, was very happy to see it reopen. A member of the Ferrell and Evans families who came to Menifee Valley in 1937, Martin was one of the founders of the history museum in Menifee’s Quail Valley area. Martin, with his wife Elinor Evans Martin who is president of the Menifee Valley Historical Association, operated the Evans Fish Camp at Canyon Lake next to Menifee Valley for many years. They still live in the same home on the lake and he remembers his children attending Menifee Valley Middle School during the 1950s, in the
New French Valley Library holds grand opening VALLEY STAFF
The Riverside County Library System held a grand opening ceremony complete with ribboncutting for its newest facility, the French Valley Library at 31526 Skyview Road July 31. “The French Valley Library is the most anticipated new facility in all of the 3rd District,” Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington said. “The value that libraries bring to communities can’t be overstated. All the while, we have done this without asking taxpayers to reach into their pockets.” The new French Valley Library is a modern, aviation themed, 25,000 square foot single story library that includes amenities that are in high demand for the community. These amenities include private study rooms, community meeting rooms, opportunity
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Bill Zimmerman, Menifee Valley Historical Association board member and Menifee mayor gives a tour of Menifee History Museum to Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Maneesha Jones during a grand reopening event of the museum, Aug. 1. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
Children search the shelves for books at the new French Valley Library. The French Valley Library is located 31526 Skyview Road in Winchester. Valley News/Shane Gibson photo
see LIBRARY, page A-8