Girls’ tennis teams receive seeds for CIF-Southern Section tennis playoffs, B-3
Better health encouraged at Menifee Community Health Fair, B-4
Frighteningly fun Halloween events held throughout the Valley, C-1
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Local Patriotism lessons on the ‘Field’ MURRIETA – Patriotism is in the daily news this fall as controversies rage over singing the national anthem, standing or kneeling, or not taking the playing field at all. But at Murrieta Rotary Club’s Field of Honor, scheduled to open Nov. 4, lessons in patriotism are everywhere.
Volume 17, Issue 44
Lake Elsinore celebrates Dia de los Muertos
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Education CHS students, teacher collect school supplies for Hurricane Harvey victims Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Chaparral High School teacher Susan Meyers frequents a Facebook group for AP U.S. History teachers and it was there she learned of the damage Hurricane Harvey caused to a high school in Rockport, Texas: The roof was torn off the library, the gym was destroyed and classrooms were heavily damaged.
Pancho Fco Villasenor of Danza Azteca Guadalupana leads a group of dancers during a performance at City Park in Lake Elsinore during the city’s annual Dia de los Muertos celebration, Oct. 28. See more photos on page A-6. Shane Gibson photo
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Wildomar fire reaches containment, firefighters report no injuries or loss of property Alex Groves and Kim Harris VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
No injuries or loss of personal property was reported in the 866 acre Wildomar Fire which broke out late last week in the Cleveland National Forest. The fire was fully contained Monday, Oct. 29. The blaze was originally reported at 12:32 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Wildomar Off Road Park, near the intersection of Los Alamos Truck Trail and South Main Divide, near Wildomar, according to an incident report issued by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. The blaze quickly grew from less than 2 acres to more than 800, fed by heavy fuels and hot dry conditions. The fire started when an 18-year-old Ladera Ranch man lost control of his off-road motorcycle and crashed into a tree, ultimately
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see FIRE, page A-7
The Wildomar Fire makes its way down the mountainside at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26.
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Temecula introduces ordinance aimed at issues associated with homelessness Alex Groves AGROVES@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The Temecula City Council on Tuesday night, Oct. 24, made moves to further tighten restrictions against solicitation and homeless encampments with the introduction of an ordinance and the adoption of an administrative procedure. The proposed ordinance adds public restrooms to places where people are disallowed from soliciting. The list already includes ATMs and banks, parking lots, public transportation, gas stations, driveways, medians and restaurants. It also prohibits certain activities on public property such as obstructing passage on sidewalks and prohibits people from storing personal property on public property. The administrative procedure guides how city staff can utilize the The Temecula City Council on Tuesday night, Oct. 24, introduced an ordinance that further restricts panhandling and activities on public land. Shane Gibson photo
see HOMELESS, page A-3