Menifee Sourcebook 2017

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Josh Williams Guitars fine tunes Menifee’s Electric Sound

Features Menifee Acknowledges Local Heroism

Local Businesses Helping the Community

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Love Song Foundation Creates Personal and Lasting Relationships

Menifee’s Pitstop Pub pg 32

Menifee Valley Medical Center: Medical Care with Compassion

Meet Your Community Leaders pg 18

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Menifee, centrally located in Southwest Riverside County along Interstate 215, with nearly 50 square miles is recognized as California’s 87th largest city, Riverside County’s fifth fastest growing city, and Southwest Riverside County’s second fastest growing city. With prime available land, a business-friendly climate and a population of over 90,000 residents, Menifee has quickly become a trailblazing city and regional hub for commerce.

New and longtime businesses alike are capitalizing on the estimated $400-plus million in sales tax leakage to nearby cities. We see the results, as Menifee’s sales tax revenues have continued to increase for nine consecutive years, providing much needed funding for important city services such as public safety, infrastructure improvements and overall, increasing residents’ quality of life in Menifee.

Coming into Menifee’s ninth year of cityhood, Menifee has reached significant milestones. The city’s $170 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is enhancing infrastructure and traffic flow. With the recent completion of the I-215/Newport Interchange project, new businesses, new dining and shopping options have successfully opened in our city. Our CIP has propelled new businesses and amenities, including the Menifee Lakes Plaza, Menifee Town Center Marketplace, The Shoppes at the Lakes, Newport Towne Square II and several high-quality new housing master-planned communities, completion of Audie Murphy Ranch Sports Park, Spirit Park, and the construction of a modernized LEED equivalent Fire Station #7.

Menifee prides itself on serving our residents, businesses and visitors in the most efficient and most cost-effective way possible, while building a comprehensive approach that helps Menifee’s economic stability, financial prosperity and cultural vitality. The City Council and Staff are proud of what we have been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time, doing more with less and focusing on providing services that our residents, businesses and visitors find valuable-as this is what makes the City of Menifee an attractive place to live, play and work.

On behalf of the City of Menifee, thank you to our local businesses, restaurants and retail amenities. We value your contributions to our city and thank you, because “together,” we are building Menifee’s future.

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Menifee is now home to a wonderful selection of retail choices as well as unique businesses, including the world-renowned Josh Williams Guitars, featured in this edition. Readers can also learn about wonderful dining options, great entertainment and even some unique nonprofit organizations who are working tirelessly to give back to their community and even the world.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Josh Williams Guitars Fine Tunes Menifee’s Electric Sound 10 Love Song Foundation Creates Personal and Lasting Relationships with Unique Programs 14 Fire Station 7, Menifee’s First City-Built Firehouse to Open this Summer 16 Uptown Menifee to Develop Over the Next Decade 18 Meet Your Community Leaders 24 Menifee Acknowledges Local Heroism with First Ever Outstanding Citizen Award

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Love Song Foundation Creates Personal and Lasting Relationships

25 City of Menifee 2017 Calendar of Events 25 Menifee Mobile App 26 Canine Support Teams Change Lives, One Dog at a Time 28 Menifee’s Earliest Settlers Came for Free Land 31 Carnitas Express, VIP’s Café live the American Dream 32 Menifee’s Pitstop Pub, the One Pitstop Everyone Wants to Make 34 Local Artist Diana Rein Earns Grammy Consideration 36 MSJC Expands with Voter Bonds

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Menifee Valley Historical Museum Preserves the City’s Legacy

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38 Menifee Valley Historical Museum Preserves the City’s Legacy 42 Menifee Valley Medical Center: Medical Care with Compassion 44 Understanding Stroke 46 Making Moves in Menifee – All Star Physical Therapy 48 High School Students get Hands-On Nursing Experience at Menifee Mt. San Jacinto College Health Camp 52 State and Local Contact Information 53 Nonprofit Organizations Serving Menifee Residents

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Guitars

Josh Williams fine tunes Menifee’s Electric Sound

by Jacob Preal

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ailing away on guitars as the electric milling it up into individual plates. Every sound rings in a sea of people only material Williams’ uses in his guitars is spotlights a small portion of the work that organic. At this point, Williams will add goes into the music industry. Behind every any customized detail and construct the acoustic hum that graces the ear and every guitar. He finishes each instrument up with blaring screech that triggers an exciting a spray of paint and a cure. sensation is a powerhouse machine built He admits stringing up and playing a to fit the ecstatic mood of the crowd. Josh guitar for the first time can be an incredible Williams, a Menifee local, champions a experience, but what he enjoys most about quieter end of the music spectrum by his work is being a small part of the music forging from-scratch guitars to match the experience and “creating something cusexact sound an artist is looking to create. tomers wanted and were never able to get.”

The unassuming shop is headquartered The local guitar-builder has witnessed in the garage of William’s Menifee home, famous guitarists playing his homemade where he turns raw lumber into masterful instruments, including Dave Matthews and acoustic and electric guitar bodies.

John Mayer. The guitarist of Switchfoot, a Williams believes in a hands-on approach popular North San Diego County Christian with his customers, who range from rock band that inspires Williams, has artists looking for an instrument that will also performed with one of his guitars. In provide a missing sound to those looking addition, several local country, prayer and for a family heirloom to pass onto their worship players have placed orders with children. Each guitar is uniquely tailored John Williams Guitars. to the customer’s needs, which can even Williams recalled crafting a guitar for include custom inlays or intentional wear Lead Guitarist Nigel Hendroff of Hillsong. in order to give the impression that the guitar has been played dozens of times. He contacts his customers and asks about color and design at every step of the guitar-building process to ensure that the product they receive is exactly what they expect.

The first step in crafting a Josh Williams guitar involves selecting the right material to fit the specific tone that a customer is looking for in their guitar. Once material is selected, Williams spends his Menifee Local Josh Williams has converted his garage into a workshop where he Shane Gibson photo time cutting up raw lumber and builds custom-made guitars from scratch.

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Williams works in organic materials and cuts the wood to fit the shapes he needs to Shane Gibson photo construct his guitars.

A few of Williams’ work-in-progress guitars must first cure before he can put on the finishing Jacob Preal photo touches and strum them for the first time.

He described the group as one of the leading bands in the praise and worship genre of music.

“I’ve always loved this band called Hillsong,” he said. “When I got a call from their lead guitar player… I said ‘yeah, let’s make it happen.’”

Williams received his first guitar as a Christmas present in his teenage years. Music was always a large part in his life, and this was especially true after his father passed away when he turned 19. Refusing to abandon his love for the music industry while realizing his need to grow up quickly, Williams shifted gears from his participation in a band as a potential “starving artist” to something more stable and capable of supporting a family.

The Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery offered Williams the

knowledge of the guitar-crafting trade, which was difficult to learn with little prior woodworking skill. He believes that old times building classic cars with his father in the garage and his father’s attention to detail helped him to hone his talent.

Williams believes his relationship with the music industry is cyclical in terms of inspiration. The music composed by guitarists inspires him to create the instruments with unique sounds that inspire musicians to create more music. He added that he uses his talent to play a small, though necessary, part of the music industry. He is pleased that he is able to contribute to something so special to him.

“Music is so universal and it speaks to everybody,” he said. “It fuels you somehow.”

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L ove Song FOUNDATION Creates Personal & Lasting Relationships with Unique Programs

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or a photographer, nothing is more meaningful than creating priceless moments for family, friends and even paying customers, but for one Menifee photographer an encounter with a cancer patient led to something so much more than a photography business, something everlasting that is affecting thousands around the world.

In 2011 Lindsey Natzic-Villatoro just wanted to give her friend some lasting memories after the woman’s husband, German, was diagnosed with cancer.

“As a photographer, it is my passion to capture memories for people, even if those memories are painful,” Villatoro explained. “I thought it would be amazing to document his journey. We photographed him in many sessions throughout this terrible disease. I was able to capture memories with his newborn baby, throughout his chemo, and ultimately, his last family portrait and final moments in the hospital with his wife and son.”

It was this experience that opened her eyes to the fact that God had a much bigger plan for her.

She could do so much more with her time than just take pictures.

“After photographing him for over a year I realized I have a gift that not many people possess and I needed to do something with it,” NatzicVillatoro said. “German died in February 2012

and I have made it my mission to live out his legacy. He taught me to always be kind to people and live life to the fullest. He told me to always take time to capture the little moments and that is just what I want to do.”

Natzic-Villatoro began offering sessions she called “Forever Loved,” to capture significant periods in client’s lives, allowing them and their loved ones to remember the smallest details long after the memories have begun to fade.

The sessions spread like wildfire. She quickly found herself shooting about 15 Forever Loved sessions a month. She offered the sessions for free, paying for everything out of her own pocket. Eventually Natzic-Villatoro found a way to fund her business thanks to the help of a celebrity campaign that allowed for her to sell T-Shirts to help pay for the sessions.

“This worked amazingly well, but I still felt I needed to do more,” she said.

In August 2015 after an interview with “Forbes Magazine,” Natzic-Villatoro made the decision to open a nonprofit organization. “Forbes” assisted her in the process.

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Love Song assists clients by helping to coordinate fundraising through awareness. From July 2014 to September 2016, Love Song raised $611,000 for families in need by sharing their stories through social media. Those numbers have continued to rise daily.

“Our relationship does not stop with a photo shoot, we walk along with them on their journey,” Natzic-Villatoro said. “Because it becomes personal, we do our best to grant wishes, put on memorable events, and even help making Christmases special.

In November 2014 Love Song was able to donate an $86,000 wedding to our client with terminal cancer.”

Monies raised supports everything from funeral expenses and hand castings to counseling services and medical advocacy and much, much, more. It also goes to support things such as video diaries, heartbeat recordings and granting the personal last wishes of terminally ill clients as well as the one service that started it all, Forever Loved photography sessions.

“These sessions have been known to bring support and healing to everyone involved,” Natzic-Villatoro said. “This session is a documentation that involves showcasing someone’s journey.

They may be terminal or just simply have one fascinating story that needs to be shared with the world.”

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“At Love Song, we don’t view our client as just another photo shoot,” Natzic Villatoro said. “We focus on creating personal and lasting relationships.”

To learn more about the Love Song Foundation, make a tax-deductible donation or to request services, visit www.thelovesongfoundation.org, call (951) 595-0343 or send an email to info@thelovesongfoundation.org.

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Fire Station 7,

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by Trevor Montgomery The City of Menifee will soon have its very own fire station when Fire Station 7, the first city-built, owned and operated fire station, is completed.

The new fire station will be located in the area of Cherry Hills Boulevard and Bradley Road on Courtesy renderings just over two-acres of land at the south end of a vacant lot formerly occupied by the historic Sun City Kings Inn. The new station will replace the old Fire Station 7, currently located on Bradley Road just north of McCall Boulevard, which will be repurposed by the city when the county conveys all the fire stations to the city in the coming months.

New station to feature all the comforts of home When the new Fire Station 7 is completed, the 8,200-square-foot facility will include 3,800 square feet of living quarters and a 4,368-square-foot apparatus bay which will store firefighting equipment and engines. The fire station will feature all the basic necessities for firefighters, who are typically required to be on duty for 24-hour shifts. The facility will have areas for preparing, cooking and eating meals, sleeping quarters, office spaces, an exercise room and gym and personal hygiene areas with separate shower areas for male and female firefighters. Additionally, it will feature the city’s first Emergency Operating Center (EOC) which is utilized by the city and emergency partners during states of emergency. EOC’s require structure for facilities in order to be utilized as an emergency center. Dual purposing the station for the city saves on cost and unnecessary facility maintenance with constructing a stand-alone facility.

Each station is built to be just like a home. With such long shifts, on-duty firefighters need places where they can comfortably eat, shower, sleep, exercise and perform other basic daily routines and activities. The station will also be LEED certified equivalent featuring state of the art cost saving equipment, solar panels and sustainable landscaping.

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The busiest fire station in Riverside County Construction is well underway for the City of Menifee to replace the existing county-owned Fire Station 7. The official ground breaking ceremony for the new facility was held in April 2016 and construction is about 45 percent complete. Station 7 is the busiest fire station in Riverside County and the 10th busiest fire station in the nation, responding to close to 5,000 emergency calls every year.

Although a large percentage of those calls are medical aid calls for seniors living in the community, fire department policy requires that an engine crew and paramedics, as well as an ambulance, respond to every call for service.

Old station deemed unhealthy Fire officials determined the current Fire Station 7 in Sun City, which was built to 1970s standards, does not provide a healthy environment for fire personnel and it is so far behind today’s building standards that the existing station wouldn’t be worth remodeling. It was deemed inadequate in 2005, due to its outdated and unhealthy facilities as an emergency structure by Riverside County officials.

The station has no turn-around or pull through bays for engines, which are forced to back-in to the existing apparatus bays.

The station also lacks adequate ventilation

for diesel fumes created by the firefighting vehicles. Additionally, the doors between the engine area and the crew’s sleeping quarters are not sufficiently sealed to keep the fumes from entering the living areas. $4.6 million project well underway The City of Menifee has already purchased the land and secured one of the top design and build construction teams in the area.

STK Architecture Inc., which is based out of Temecula and was founded in 1969, is designing the new station. Hesperia based RIC Construction, Inc. was the designbuilder chosen for the $4.6 million project.

Together, this team has constructed nearly 60 percent of the fire stations throughout Riverside County.

Funds for the $4.6 million project – which includes construction and land acquisition – will utilize fire development impact fees collected by the county and by the city from development projects. The city also plans on updating essential gear, including a defibrillator. That money is expected to come from a fund dedicated to boosting fire services.

The new station construction is expected to be completed by end of summer 2017.

For additional information, call Gina Gonzalez at (951) 723-3711 or email ggonzalez@cityofmenifee.us.

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Uptown Menifee

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t’s going to be live, work and play in the city of Menifee as developers continue to refine what will become its much-anticipated uptown area. Blending residential, commercial and entertainment facilities, the Town Center will be the ultimate hub for citizens of Menifee to come together as a community. With expedited population growth and an influx of amenities, the city is slowly evolving into an urban epicenter with its own personality – and the Town Center is at the forefront of giving citizens a taste of exquisite, innovative city life while still drawing from the charm of its smalltown closeness.

The Menifee Town Center Master Plan, placing the development area at the corner of Haun and Newport roads, spells out a bright future for what residents can expect to be one of the city’s most attractive features to both citizens and visitors. The plan contains several commercial and retail centers, five new neighborhoods, a new entertainment center, areas for both offices and medical facilities and even a 5-acre central park.

Paloma Wash Trail borders the bottom of the town center, cutting off the current Town Center Marketplace. A pedestrian bridge that goes over the trail will be installed to facilitate movement between retail areas.

Recent openings in the Town Center Marketplace include PetSmart, Sonic, El Pollo Loco, Jimmy Johns and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Crème de la Crème Bakery, California Coast Credit Union, Rubios, Habit and Krispy Kreme have ongoing tentative improvements in the area. The official grand opening of this commercial section of Menifee Town Center Marketplace with developers took place in September.

The new neighborhoods will lay adjacent to the city’s premier charter school, Santa Rosa Academy. New commercial centers and office buildings are projected to sprout up near these homes, bringing the city closer to that much-needed synergy between work and play in order to reach urbanization with a developing economy.

As a piece of the greater uptown area, Krikorian Entertainment Center will serve as a dynamic complex complete with an arcade, laser tag center, a bowling alley on both floors, two sports bars with an entertainment stage and large sports TV, an outdoor patio with seating and a gourmet, “scratch kitchen” restaurant that will make all of its food fresh.

In addition, the entertainment center will feature a brand-new movie theater, which will include an auditorium with 400 leather recliner seats and a smaller stage area for rentals, which will be ideal for work presentations and similar gatherings. The movie theater will also include a 100-foot screen, making it the largest screen in the state of California and one of the largest in the na-

tion. This entertainment epicenter will give the town center an added flavor of recreation in a bustling city.

“This will be a professional uptown civic center with entertainment, shopping and restaurants,” said Economic Development Manager Gina Gonzalez.

While Gonzalez anticipates a completion of the entire town center, in accordance with its master plan, in the next 10 years, some facilities will reach completion before then.

The Krikorian Entertainment Center is estimated to be completed next fall and the central park is looking forward to a possible summer 2017 completion date. Other projects, like some retail and commercial centers will take a great deal of more time for completion.

Also in the works, according to the center’s master plan, is a new city hall. Though the land has been ceded to the city – not purchased – the city has no current plans to build a new city hall because funds are not available for construction.

The “uptown” created by Menifee’s Town Center has been long-awaited by many residents and city members since plans for its improvement were initiated by the original city council. In some of its younger days, the city would poll its citizens to determine what kind of amenities they would like to see in the future. Menifee Town Center appears ready to deliver.

MENIFEE TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN 1. Neighborhood One 1a. Neighborhood 1 Product “A” 1b. Neighborhood 1 Product “B” 2. Neighborhood Two 3. Neighborhood Three 4. Neighborhood Four 5. Santa Rosa Academy 6. Neighborhood Five 6a. Neighborhood 5 Product “A” 6b. Neighborhood 5 Product “B” 7. Commercial Center 8. Recreation Center and Daycare

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9. Urban Park 10. Riverside County Courthouse 11. Menifee City Hall 12. Retail 13. Krikorian Entertainment Center 14. Medical Offices 15. Offices 16. Retail Center (Rich Development) 17. Paloma Wash 18. Countryside Retail Center 19. Pedestrian Bridge

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Community Leaders

by Kim Harris It takes a lot of work and effort to keep a city moving forward. From the state levels, all the way down to each city, community leaders have become the backbone of every city in the United States, and Menifee is no different.

From laws designed to keep residents safe to planning growth and enticing new business, the following community leaders work tirelessly to “Keep Menifee Moving.”

Senator Mike Morrell 23rd District As a small-business owner for nearly 30 years, Senator Mike Morrell understands the issues faced by residents and businesses in the Inland Empire. His view of government is simple – government exists to serve the public – not to be served by it. The right to private property, the gift of free enterprise and government by consent are central tenets to our nation and its continued prosperity. Morrell, who boasts an impressive community service resume, is committed to restoring fiscal responsibility and common sense approaches to government.

According to his online biography, Morrell served as vice chair on the Labor and Employment committee, as well as served on Banking and Finance; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials; and Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy committees.

He currently serves as vice chair on Public Employment and Retirement, Energy, Utilities and Communications and Banking and Financial Institutions committees.

Before his time in public office, Morell was an active member of the California Republican Assembly. He served on the Business Advisory Boards of former State Senator Bill Leonard and former Assemblyman Fred Aguiar, in addition to the Small Business Council of former Assemblyman Bill Emmerson.

He is a graduate of Damien High School in La Verne and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business at the University of La Verne. Morrell and his family are committed to preserving freedom for the next generation. They place a high priority on ensuring public awareness and understanding of the principles of limited, constitutional government, according to his website.

He has been married to his wife Joanie for over 38 years and they have three adult children.

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Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez 67th Assembly District First elected to the Assembly in 2012, Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez knows what it takes to get things done for her community.

The second term assemblywoman and former Navy intelligence officer is known for being a tireless advocate for veterans and military families.

While in the Navy, Melendez attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, where she became fluent in Russian. She went on to be approved to fly aboard the EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft overseas. She was rewarded numerous times for her service which included serving as a Russian translator for 10 years during the height of the Cold War, and flying covert missions during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Melendez was elected to Lake Elsinore City Council in 2008 and served four years before becoming elected to the assembly. During her time on council, the married mother of five held positions as Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor. All, she said, are experiences that have helped shape the way she works for the residents of Menifee and surrounding communities.

Melendez has distinguished herself throughout the district by tackling some of the most important issues of the day, like fighting for increased government transparency, reducing taxes, and easing the burden on the business community.

Melendez has five children with her husband of 19 years, Nico Melendez, who works for the Department of Homeland Security. Nico is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served 10 years on active duty around the world as a journalist and public affairs officer. He proudly continues to serve in an active naval reserve unit.

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Marion Ashley 5th District Supervisor “It is an honor and my pleasure to serve as your elected representative on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors,” 5th District Supervisor Marion Ashley said via his website, www.rivcodistrict5.org.

Ashley is a native of Riverside County and member of a pioneer Perris Valley family and has long shown his deep commitment to the people of Riverside County. Along with his family, including Mary, his wife of more than 60 years, his six children, 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, Ashley “has worked for decades to improve the lives of his fellow citizens,” the website reports.

Ashley decided to become more directly involved in the public sector when he served from 1973-1981 as a Riverside County Planning Commissioner and was elected to a seat on the Board of the Eastern Municipal Water District in 1992-2002, according to the site.

Since his election to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2002, Ashley has become a respected leader on regional issues.

As a County Supervisor, he oversees a budget of $5.3 billion and

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sets public policy for over 2.3 million people.

Ashley’s abilities have not gone unrecognized by his peers. He is the only Supervisor who has served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, the Western Riverside Council of Governments and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. He has also served as County representative to the Southern California Association of Governments, and South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Ashley is past Chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Riverside County Transportation Commission, March Joint Powers Commission, Riverside Transit Agency, and the Western Riverside County Habitat Conservation Authority.

Ashley is responsible for building a Community Center and Park in Menifee, Perris-Menifee Aquatic Center in Perris-Menifee area and child care centers in Menifee. He also assisted with transportation projects like the I-215 widening and Newport Interchange.

His work for the public does not stop at the doors of the county building. He and his family have donated hundreds of acres of land in the hills west of Perris to help create a permanent nature preserve and countless charities can count on Marion to help.

“Mary and I want our children and our grandchildren to have the same wonderful quality of life we knew growing up here in Riverside County,” Ashley said. “We can do no less.”

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Mayor Neil Winter For newly elected mayor Neil Winter, the transition from private citizen to civil service has been a fairly easy one. The firstterm mayor said that the trick to being successful in his post is to give 100 percent of his time and effort to the job.

“I truly believed and still do, the growth of Menifee requires a full time mayor for a full time growing city,” he said.

According to Winter, all the events of the city – such as doing presentations, ribbon cuttings, city sponsored events, meetings within City Hall, meeting with residents to discuss their specific issues, and other community events – “can only be done by being highly available.”

“An elected official who is gainfully employed cannot be fully accessible hence only doing the job of governance,” Winter explained. “I feel the people need more attention and being retired I can be that kind of attentive mayor.”

Winter, who is married with two grown children and two grandchildren, has never been a politician until now. He believes that being fiscally responsible and having a documented past of never having anything negative as far as ethics or performance issues, supplied the voters “a different candidate more closely aligned with their lives and belief systems.”

The lifetime Republican brings a different mindset and skill sets that have been groomed over 32 years in the private sector to the office of Mayor.

“I was held to a strict set of high performance standards and was promoted based on exceeding these standards and expectations, Winter explained. “As I worked my up the corporate ladder, my skill sets of leadership, team building, goal setting and leading by example, were enhanced. Naturally these skill sets travel with me to this new position of Mayor.”

Winter hasn’t stopped to rest on his laurels. Since taking office he has begun reaching out to residents to find out what their concerns are through his “Ask the Mayor” video series and has already began to work toward his long-term goals for the city.

“As I begin my new four year term and think about longterm goals, the key concept and action is not using the word ‘I’ but the word ‘we,’” he said. “City Hall, all employees staff and management, Commissions, Committees, and City Council share in the long term goals.”

Those goals include continuing to grow the city while keeping balance of Menifee’s urban and rural communities, being fiscally responsible and working toward a balanced budget, continuing with public safety improvements, providing great infrastructure improvements including maintenance and traffic flow, continuing to focus on parks and recreation development to give the

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communities the city serves the facilities they need to meet their recreational needs and to develop a business culture supplying the diversity, not only in the areas of dining, shopping and services, but also provide career opportunities that will allow residents the ability to both work and live within the city. “‘WE’ all want Menifee to be a model city other cities will view as an example of excellence! ‘WE’ want all of our residents, new, long time, and future to be proud of Menifee’s accomplishments as we mature,” Winter said.

Mayor Pro Tem Matt Liesemeyer Matt Liesemeyer has been a resident of Menifee for 15 years, moving his family here to enjoy of everything the community has to offer.

“As a small Menifee business owner with a background in engineering and surveying, I was appointed to the Menifee Planning Commission in 2009, serving as chairman three times. In this leadership position, I led the commission in the completion of our first ever General Plan that has guided much of the new development you see today.”

His proudest moment since taking office has been the recent passage of Measure DD. This 1 percent sales tax measure was voted by people to help offset the gap in funding created by the taking of the Vehicle License Fees by California Governor Jerry Brown. Normally cities receive a portion of the license fees paid by residents though their vehicle registration. Four Cities in Riverside County however do not. In the case of Menifee, this creates an over $4 million budget shortfall each year.

“With the recent passing of the 1 percent sales tax (Measure DD), I am so excited for the people of this city, because we now have an additional source of funding from which we can provide more public safety for our residents, as well as infrastructure, and other services.”

When speaking about the effects of public safety cuts, “Many residents know firsthand how property crimes have been on the rise with mail theft, and vehicle break-ins. My goal is that we will get more deputies on the ground and push out the criminal element that’s moving into Menifee. However, the deputies cannot do it alone. We all must work together to take care of our City.

Know who your neighbors are, and look out for one another.”

Liesemeyer also pledged to be a man of the people. “In the beginning, I pledged to work tirelessly for you to make Menifee the best city to live in and that is still my commitment to you,” he said. “Over the past year, I have done just that and will continue.

It’s a new year, we have a fresh Council and a changing culture inside City Hall, one that I am very excited about.”

Liesemeyer said that he believes: implementing quality

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commercial and residential developments will increase the city’s tax base and help strengthen property values. Protecting property owner rights is a duty of local government, building infrastructure will improve traffic circulation, increasing the level of public safety will reduce crime and that adding spacious parks will improve quality of life throughout the community.

Councilman Greg August First term Councilman and retired military man Greg August said he ran for office to give citizens a voice.

“I ran for the position of councilman more or less out of frustration and opposition with some decisions by the original city council at incorporation,” he said, adding he attended most city council meetings since incorporation in 2008, often speaking during the public comments portion of those meetings.

Since his election to council representing District 1, August, who has three grown children, discovered that what he likes best about his position is working with the city staff to ensure that concerns from the public are heard, given time and followed up with an answer.

“I see myself as an intermediary between the public and the city, knowing that it is the staff that gets the daily work done,” he said.

August said he likes that people are not always in agreement with one another and that he understands every interest cannot be satisfied.

“Most people understand that, although are not always happy about it,” he said. “If Menifee residents get true and accurate information as to why some decisions are made as opposed to others, they may not like it, but generally, do accept it. That is a positive quality of the Menifee resident.”

August believes that the district form of government that was the subject of much controversy in years past is the best path for the city, and said the city continues to change and grow at a rapid pace.

“It would be nice if change was always the result of having the luxury in latitude to choose a direction, rather than being forced to,” he said. “The reality of cities today too often is the latter. Aside from politics, it’s really the financial health of the city where decisions and choices are made. The hardest aspect of my job is to make everyone happy and satisfied, knowing it can truly never be done. The challenge is to get as close to it as possible. In my opinion, that means taking the time to meet and talk with as many people and interests as I can. As difficult as it may be to find common ground, it is the only place it can be found. In most cases, listening is the best friend of any decision, contrary or otherwise.”

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Councilman John Denver Councilman John Denver is a longtime resident of the Menifee and Perris Valley area. Seeing the area’s growth potential in the early 1980s, John left a teaching position at Perris Valley Junior High School and went into the real estate business.

He began a political career by running for a trustee position on the Perris Union High School District Board where he maintained his seat for 17 years. In 2008, John joined the Menifee Valley Incorporation Committee and worked to reach a goal of making Menifee a unified city.

The committee’s efforts paid off and John won a seat on the first Menifee City Council and soon became mayor in a line of council succession.

Denver, who is in his final term in office, said this about the City of Menifee: “Menifee’s history goes back 20 or more years. Before cityhood, there were several communities that were created so that “Sun City” could become a city. Many citizens were on those committees (Menifee Valley Incorporation Committee being one of them) but each failed to get the Riverside County organization called LAFCO to approve the new “Sun City” then called Menifee Valley. The reasons were varied, but most often the area did not have enough people to pay for a city.

“Finally, the area was big enough, because Romoland and Quail Valley were added. The last committee was chaired by Joe Dougherty and Darcy Kuenzi who were the real brains behind the effort. The name voted on for the new city was Menifee, rather than Menifee Valley. The city was voted on and approved.

Twenty-five people ran for office and five won.

“The new city grew and grew. There were problems over the years, but tax money increased, often at 10 percent a year. The city became one in its own right and I’m proud to have been part of the history,” Denver said.

Denver and his wife Linda have one son and two grandsons.

Councilwoman Lesa Sobek Lesa Sobek, who has served on city council since her election in 2015, has deep ties to Menifee. Having lived in the city for 27 years with her husband of nearly four decades, Jim Sobek, she has served the city in a wide variety of roles.

“Our family moved to Menifee from Riverside in 1989, when the area was just beginning to bloom. With all three young children in school, I was available to become a PTA volunteer,” she said. “I was involved in Cub Scouts as a den leader, served in elementary

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and middle school PTAs and high school booster clubs, all the while being a devoted caregiver to my aging mother-in-law, who lived with us.”

She has also served as a leader within her church in various capacities, with children, youth, and its women’s service organization of over 200 women.

As the years went by and her children grew older, she was employed by the Menifee Union School District in the capacities of health technician, campus supervisor, office clerk and library technician. In August 1997, she was hired by MUSD to research and develop a program known as “G.R.E.A.T.” (Grandparents; Reading, Enriching and Tutoring), an intergenerational literacy program at Callie Kirkpatrick and Chester W. Morrison elementary schools utilizing senior citizens and other volunteers from the community to tutor students who were challenged in attaining to the California Standards for Language Arts.

Once her oldest son joined the Army in 2005, Sobek became an advocate for those who serve. She was instrumental in bringing the Military Banner Program to the city and helped to form the popular citywide program Menifee Better Together.

Sobek’s two sons and one daughter are now all married with children of their own.

Sobek served as a Menifee City Planning Commissioner from 2013-2015. She said that she has enjoyed learning about city planning and helping to make decisions that enhance Menifee by bringing quality development and by helping make the city a safe and enjoyable place for people to live, work and play.

“My experiences in leadership have taught me that a good leader must be honest, have the ability to delegate, have confidence, commitment, a positive attitude, be creative, communicate well and have a sense of humor,” she said. “I believe a leader should inspire others and lead by example. True leadership is service to others and not service to self.”

Police Chief Brandon Ford Captain Brandon Ford of the Menifee Police Department knew from a very early age that’ service would be the only meaningful employment for him.

“I knew I had to do something in service.

As a kid, I thought that was going to be in the military, then as a young college student I thought that would be in the FBI,” he said.

As time moved on and life began to change around him, Ford fell in love with local law enforcement.

“If you want to do business in law enforcement, being a local cop is where it’s at,” Ford said. “It is entirely where the rubber meets the road and if you want to serve in law enforcement in a really meaningful way, you have to serve at the local level. All of those above us do really great jobs, but local law enforcement

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is where it’s at.”

Ford is no stranger to law enforcement. As a 20-year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff Department, Ford has worked everything from traffic to investigations. His experience should serve him well as the commander at the Sheriff’s Menifee Station as he works toward his goals for improved public safety in the town.

“My first priority is a partnership with the city that will allow the police department to grow to a responsible level,” Ford said.

“Currently we are at a little over a half an officer for every 1,000 residents which is really undersized. So my first priority is to get us to a level where we have more officers on the street which at that point will allow us to do a much better job connecting with the community.”

According to Ford, the better police can connect, the better the services they provide.

Ford said that he hopes the revenue generated by Menifee’s Measure DD will help to fund some additional officers for the police department as they continue to grow to meet the needs of residents. He has a plan of action in place once he gets the goahead from city council to enact it, he will.

“When I get the greenlight I will begin the process by adding officers,” he said. “My goal would be to be completely staffed at a level comparable to our neighbors inside of three years.”

Until that time, Ford, who was raised in San Jacinto and is a product of local schools, will continue to work toward improved public safety for the residents he serves.

“We are all in it together,” he said. “We can’t do our jobs without the support of the community and we really look forward to growing our volunteer programs with our residents. They can expect to see continued push for growth in the areas of Neighborhood watch and Menifee Crime watch. We cannot do it alone.”

Battalion Chief Josh Bischof With 18 years under his belt, Menifee’s new Battalion Chief, Josh Bischof is wellversed not only in fighting fires, but knowing what needs to be done to ensure the community is safe at all times. His goals for the Menifee Fire Department are not just to maintain services to residents but to improve upon them.

Within the County Fire Department’s regional, cooperative fire protection system, the City of Menifee is served by two Battalion Chiefs, Josh Bishof and Tyrell Davis; with Bischof being the primary point of contact.

“One of our main goals is to be the city’s fire department through the cooperation we have with CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department. We have so much to offer through that great relationship and our goal is to work with the city staff and

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the elected officials to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the public and operating at the highest level we can,” he said.

Bischof, who is a lifelong Riverside County resident, said his ultimate goal is to not only to coordinate and collaborate with city staff and elected officials but provide the public and the citizens “the highest quality service and the most professional service that we possibly can.”

“Our goals are to not only maintain the high levels of service that we provide in the city of Menifee now, but to improve upon them,” he said.

Bischof said that he wants the public to know that the benefits and the cooperation of the contract fire services with CAL FIRE is able to provide an enormous amount of resources and advantages to the Menifee Community.

Battalion Chief Tyrell Davis Also a part of the Riverside County Fire Department’s regional, cooperative fire protection system, Battalion Chief Tyrell Davis works on behalf of the county primarily, but also works in partnership with Bischof to ensure the safety of the

city of Menifee.

Davis, who has held the ranks of Fire Explorer, Volunteer Firefighter, Firefighter II/Paramedic, Fire Apparatus Engineer/ Paramedic, Fire Captain, and Limited Term Battalion Chief.

He has served most of his fire service career in the CAL FIRE Riverside Unit since 2002. Prior to this he served with the City of El Centro Fire Department as a Firefighter Paramedic and various other agencies in San Bernardino, Fresno, and Orange Counties as a Paid Call Firefighter, EMT, and Paramedic.

Davis, who has diverse wildland and municipal experience, said being a firefighter gives him the satisfaction of helping others, something that he finds fulfilling.

“I love being a firefighter because you get the gratification of helping people in all facets of their lives whether assisting someone off of the floor to caring for the critically injured, the caring and supportive nature that we have in every situation, the camaraderie, professionalism and integrity that surrounds my life in everyday matters and just the sense of being nice,” he said.

Davis, a father of three, has also served for eight years as the training coordinator for the CAL FIRE Wildland basic at the Ben Clark Training Center. He has been involved with the Department CPS manual re-write and has assisted on the Mobile Data Computer and GST Mapper project and training.

Davis holds an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science, State Fire Marshal Instructor 1, Fire Officer Certification and is currently completing his Chief Officer certification.

“I am truly grateful I have had this opportunity to serve our state, county, city and communities,” he said.

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Menifee Acknowledges Local Heroism with

First Ever

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD The City of Menifee selected Darius Hughes to be the first recipient of the Outstanding Citizen Award for the heroism he Courtesy photo exhibited as a lifeguard at a local swimming pool.

A community contributor and former Boy Scout’s instincts kicked in when a young child was struggling to stay afloat at the Menifee Lakes Beach and Swim Club swimming pool last summer. Resident Darius Hughes, whose summer lifeguard position had him once again in his hometown in between his college years, sprang into action, leaping down two flights of metal stairs and bolting across the water to save the boy from drowning. His position’s responsibility was to regulate the use of a slide that goes into the pool – and yet Hughes’ incredible devotion to his community and its safety, compelled him to make a move. Humble and heroic, it is this tale of civil responsibility that makes Hughes the city of Menifee’s first Outstanding Citizen Award recipient.

Hughes is a current student of Brigham Young University where he studies computer engineering. During his time as a resident of Menifee, he was a Boy Scout, receiving his lifesaving merit badge and eventually earning the Eagle Scout rank. For his first two years out of high school, Hughes accepted a position as a lifeguard at Menifee Lakes and then spent two years doing mission work in Tacoma, Washington, as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had returned to work at the swimming pool again last 24

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summer, where he works as a lifeguard supervisor.

“I wouldn’t be accepting this award without thanking my team of lifeguards that I work with and my boss,” Hughes said. “They make it all possible. I was really lucky that my boss gave me the opportunity to be a supervisor and I’ve been able to work with a lot of these lifeguards very closely, see them grow, see them become better lifeguards and better people.”

Menifee’s polished Outstanding Citizen Award program made its debut at the Aug. 3, Menifee City Council meeting, after months of development by staff and council. Darius Hughes’ recognition punctuated the meeting with a sense of accomplishment and general good feelings for the city’s citizens – the exact intention of the program when it was first proposed by Councilwoman Lesa Sobek at the Feb. 17, 2016, city council meeting.

The Outstanding Citizen Award program was then dubbed the “Distinguished Citizen Award.” Despite initial skepticism by council toward the award being used to further members’ political agendas, rather than to better the community, the item was approved unanimously at the May 4 meeting when staff brought back a standardized system for how the award would be given.

The award was placed in the City

Council Meeting Rules of Decorum with the intention that each councilmember would select a representative they find deserving of the award from their district and then discuss and vote on awarding the candidate at a future council meeting.

The award is limited to one recipient per month. Every award-winner for the year will be compiled in January, when Menifee’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year will be decided by the Menifee Citizens Advisory Committee.

Recipients of this award will then be forwarded for districtwide awards, including Supervisor Marion Ashley’s 5th District Citizen of the Year Award.

Hughes was nominated by Sobek for his heroism.

“When I called Darius to ask him about saving this little boy’s life, Darius was very humble. And he said, ‘I was just doing my job.’”

There are a lot of “outstanding citizens” in Menifee, said Hughes. He is excited to see more of the awards being given out in the future. He may have been a hero for a moment with city council, but to him, his position as a lifeguard is simply an everyday, enjoyable endeavor with his team.

“I’m really honored to be receiving this award but I think a lot of the credit just goes to the other lifeguards that I work with and the atmosphere that we withstand as a team,” Hughes said.

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City of Menifee 2017

Check www.cityofmenifee.us for more events, updated information, dates and times.

March 1 June 13 – 7 p.m.

Lake Menifee Women’s Club Meeting at Audie Murphy Skate Park Re-Opening Wheatfield Park – music, skate demos, give-aways and competition.

June 16 – 4-10 p.m.

Movies in the Park for dates and times March 14 – 7 p.m. (excluding June 30) contact Community Lake Menifee Women’s Club Meeting at Services (951) 723-3880.

Wheatfield Park July 1 – 4-9 p.m.

March 28 – 4 p.m.

Independence Day Parade and Celebration Youth Advisory Committee Meeting – Tour of at Wheatfield Park Cal Fire Menifee Lakes Fire Station #76.

July 4 April 8 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

City Hall closed in observance of Spring Fest at La Ladera Park Independence Day April 11 – 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 Lake Menifee Women’s Club Purse Auction City Hall closed in observance of Labor Day at Wheatfield Park Oct. 9 April 22 – 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Better Together at Sun City Civic Association City Hall closed in observance of Columbus Day Oct. 28 – 4-9 p.m.

April 23 – 4-6 p.m.

Fall Festival at Audie Murphy Sports Park Major League Pitch, Fit and Run for ages 6-14 at Audie Murphy Baseball Field Nov. 10 City Hall closed in observance of Veteran’s Day April 25 – 4 p.m.

Youth Advisory Committee Meeting – Nov. 11 – 10 a.m. to Noon Community Services Department West Veteran’s Day Ceremony at Wheatfield Park Annex Nov. 23-24 May 6-7 City Hall closed in observance of Relay for Life Menifee at Paloma Valley High Thanksgiving School Dec. 2 – 9 a.m. to Noon May 9 – 7 p.m.

Breakfast with Santa at Kay Ceniceros Center Lake Menifee Women’s Club Meeting at Dec. 9 – 4-8 p.m.

Wheatfield Park Tree Lighting Ceremony at Town Center May 12 – 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Dec. 25-26 Community Emergency Response Team City Hall closed in observance of Christmas (CERT) Training at Menifee City Hall 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each May 13 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. month – 7 p.m.

Community Emergency Response Team Planning Commission Meeting (CERT) Training at Menifee City Hall 1st and 3rd Thursday of each May 20 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. month – 6 p.m.

Community Emergency Response Team Parks, Recreation & Trails Commission (CERT) Training at Menifee City Hall Meeting May 23 – 4 p.m.

1st and 3rd Wednesday of each Youth Advisory Committee Meeting- Tour of month – 7 p.m.

Riverside County Sheriff Station Perris City Council Meeting at City Hall May 29 Last Tuesday of each month – City Hall Closed in observance of Memorial Day 10 a.m. to Noon May 29 – 10 a.m. to Noon Senior Advisory Committee Meeting at City Memorial Day Remembrance at Wheatfield Park Council Chamber

Menifee Mobile App

Menifee Mobile, the city’s free app now available to download on mobile devices, makes interacting with the city easy and convenient. To download the app, users should look for “City of Menifee” in their mobile app stores and follow the instructions.

Menifee Mobile’s interactive capabilities enable residents to connect with the city and make requests for things like road, traffic and graffiti services, animal control and general requests at any time from any location on their mobile devices. The app also provides the latest city news and information, along with road closures and construction updates.

Menifee created the new app as part of the city’s existing website contract to improve customer service for residents. All requests made via the mobile app are queued into a tracking system and then followed through completion, notifying users about the progress of their request.

For more information about Menifee Mobile, please contact Economic Development Manager Gina Gonzalez at ggonzalez@cityofmenifee.us or (951) 672-6777.

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Canine Support Teams changes lives, one dog at a time

by Kristine Turner Who would know that just beyond the fence off Scott Road in Menifee, an organization is changing lives “One Dog at a Time?” Not just lives with outward challenges that are obvious to the human eye, but those whose inner turmoil is not immediately noticeable. These people include veterans returning after their tours of duty dealing with the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, people suffering from seizures, diabetes and even those whose anxieties has led them to a life bound to their home.

Countless studies have shown the positive effects a service dog has on people just like this and that is where Canine Support Teams fit in.

Southern California native Carol Roquemore, at the age of four, contracted polio just months ahead of the Salk vaccine being introduced. She realized in her early 20s – when the effects of her polio were really starting to show in ways she feared might affect her ability to raise her son to the best of her abilities – that the family dog was able to learn skills that helped her with what might seem like a simple task to others.

Tasks that would allow her to lead a life as independent as possible such as picking up or retrieving items she may have dropped such as keys, pens, combs and even her purse. Turning lights on and off, opening doors – even handing her credit Reba, along with Marketing and Development Director card to a teller could be Sally Wing, poses for a quick photo during National difficult for her.

Night out in Menifee.

She has been training dogs to perform tasks that would allow one to lead a life as independent as possible ever since. Eventually others who had disabilities of their own would ask her to help train a dog that could give them a sense of independence in their lives. Fast forward a few years and Carol established Canine Support Teams, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization in Menifee where hundreds of puppies have been trained to become service dogs for those with disabilities other than blindness.

For the past 26 years, Roquemore, CST founder and CEO, and her staff of trainers, raisers, and volunteers has been taking puppies from specific breeds that show a great temperament for this type of life and start them on a path to become a highly trained, certified service dog.

Every puppy starts out in a “basic training” program with foster “Puppy Raiser” families who commit to an intensive 14 to 16-month program, dedicating their time and attention to daily and weekly training sessions laying the groundwork for that future service dog.

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Canine Support Team Founder and CEO Carol Roquemore poses with State Senator Mike Morrell for a photo during Morell’s 2016 Women of Distinction ceremony. Roquemore was one of the Courtesy photos three finalists recognized from Menifee.

It’s not as easy as it sounds. Imagine falling in love and training a beautiful animal, only to turn around and give it back for its continued education. Not every puppy makes it, but those that do are very special. It is this core group of Puppy Raisers that are crucial to the success of CST and this is just the beginning.

Fifteen years ago, Roquemore, along with fellow dog trainer Shara Butterworth, launched the first-of-its-kind service dog “Prison Pup” training program at the CA Institution for Women in Chino, utilizing incarcerated women who not only continue and build on the valuable skills of their charges, but who in-turn learn valuable life skills themselves, ultimately giving them excellent job opportunities upon their release.

“Hundreds of inmates, dogs and disabled clients have had their lives forever changed because of these women,” Roquemore said.

“The success of the program has been documented in print and video, if you haven’t had the opportunity, you can watch the PBS series ‘Shelter Me’ segment featuring CST’s CIW program.”

According to Butterworth, the success of the Women’s program inspired the launch of a similar training program in the SW Riverside County Juvenile Hall system in 2008.

“In the last two years, the Prison Pups Program has launched two new programs. CA Institution for Men’s program opened in September 2015, and CA Rehabilitative Center in Norco opened in April 2016,” Butterworth explained. “This brings the total to four correctional facilities in CA with CST Service Dog training programs in full force.”

One of Roquemore’s greatest joys is that the Prison Pup Program positively impacts the lives of the participants as well as CST’s disabled clients.

“We’ve seen many inmate trainers go on to be gainfully employed in the animal training and animal care industry upon their release from the prison system. Nearly every single Prison Pup Program participant has stayed out of prison after their release, so we know that our program is an excellent Rogelio “Angel” Rosales, a U.S. Marine Corps example of a rehabilitation effort veteran, cuddles with his service dog Atlas during a recent event for veterans in Murrieta. that really works.”

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efore the formation of Riverside County in 1893, the Menifee valley had already attracted a few settlers. Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862, which opened governmentowned land to small family farmers, or “homesteaders.” The act gave any person who was the head of a family 160 acres to try his hand at farming for five years.

Here is a look at five pioneer families who made their way to Menifee to take up farming.

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Andrew Kittilson: In the 1870s, Kittilson, a native of Norway, lived in Los Angeles with his wife Myra.

Their daughter Norma was born April 16, 1877, near Downey, California.

Mr. Kittilson scouted for an ideal piece of property to call his own. He filed on 160 acres on section 14, which is north of Scott Road and east of Antelope road. He built a small board and batten house from lumber he Andrew Kittilson obtained from San Jacinto Mountain. It was then time for his wife and daughter to make the journey with him from Los Angeles to their new home in Menifee.

In the fall of 1882, they came by wagon pulled by two horses, Fanny and Shylock, bringing their chickens, cat and their dog Benny.

Their household goods were shipped by rail to Colton, as that was the nearest rail depot.

The Kittilsons “proved up” after five years of residence and obtained the deed to the land. They also obtained an additional 160 acres through a timberculture claim. To qualify for this, they agreed to plant 10 acres of “timber.” Mr. Kittilson obtained tiny cottonwood trees from nearby Cottonwood Canyon and transplanted them onto the property south of Garbani road.

Mr. Kittilson’s wife Myra operated the valley’s first post office called Anon from their property. The mail was brought once a week from Murrieta. Their daughter Norma attended the first Paloma and Antelope schools. In 1899, Norma married William Brown, a local farmer from Winchester. In 1906, the couple moved to the original Kittilson timberculture claim property at the corner of Antelope and Garbani roads and raised their family there.

The Kirkpatrick Family: The Kirkpatrick family was one of the first to homestead land in Menifee. They owned a general store in Union City, Tennessee. The loss of the War Between the States devastated the family as they held worthless confederate bonds and mason jars of confederate money.

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packed a ‘Homestead Car’ that the railroad provided for a flat $100. “ They The car was loaded with the livestock on one end of the boxcar, the household goods on the other end and the family in the middle.

The Kirkpatricks made plans to move to California in the 1870s.

They had been corresponding with friends that had already gone west and the Knott family (Knott’s Berry Farm) invited them to Garden Grove to look at available farms in the area. The men came first to look for a place to settle. They packed a “Homestead Car” that the railroad provided for a flat $100. The car was loaded with the livestock on one end of the boxcar, the household goods on the other end and the family in the middle. When they arrived in San Francisco there was no rail connection to Southern California, so all was loaded onto a coastal steamer, which landed them at a wharf now known as Newport Beach.

Soon the family learned that the Menifee area was opened to homestead, so they rushed here to stake a claim. The section of land they claimed was on the east side of the Menifee Valley, today’s Menifee Lakes community. When they first saw the valley, it was chest high in wild oats.

In 1890, William Kirkpatrick helped construct the Menifee School which was located on the southwest corner of Newport and Bradley Roads. He also built a large Victorian-style home on their

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property for his wife Callie and their children. In the 1900s, the family farmed as much as 8,000 acres. They purchased wild horses from Nevada and Arizona and broke them to harness. They raised dray horses that were ideal for pulling harvesters.

Henry Akin: “Desolate and dry” was the first impression that Henry W. Akin, originally from Iowa, and his wife Mattie Lee Akin from Los Angeles, had of this Valley.

Nevertheless, the warm, dry weather proved to be good for Mr. Akin’s health.

In 1883, they were one of the first families to set down roots in Menifee Valley, arriving by covered wagon with their young son Henry Akin Henry, Jr. and Mattie’s sister.

Mr. Akin dry farmed his 160-acre ranch in Menifee on the Northwest corner of Murrieta Road and Newport Road where today’s Stater Bros. market is. After a few years of failed crops, he

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moved his family north a few miles to the new town of Perris. His true passion was working in the mines, but after he was injured, he opened a combined jewelry and bicycle shop.

Martha Lee Akin, known as Mattie, wrote for the Riverside Daily Press and Perris Progress newspapers for many years. In 1901 Henry Akin, a civic-minded businessman, started Riverside County’s first library which was located in the town of Perris, which became a city 10 years later in 1911.

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The Bouris Brothers: One of Menifee’s most prominent wheat growers has been the Bouris family. In 1905, 14-yearold George Bouris stepped ashore in Boston, Massachusetts.

He had lied about his age, claiming he was 16 so he could travel alone. He had left his village in Kalavrita, Greece, to find work.

George’s family pooled together limited resources to buy his ticket in steerage on a crowded ship that was sailing to America, the land of opportunity. He found work as a The Bouris Brothers laborer and began working on the railroads that were being built across the country. He eventually made his way to San Francisco where he labored at the rebuilding of the city after the 1906 earthquake.

After moving to Los Angeles, he sent for his brothers Ted and Sam. A real estate agent was showing the brothers farms for sale all around southern California. When George saw the rocky 640 acres for sale in Menifee Valley, he said “Eureka, I have found it.” The property with streams and Live Oak trees was identical to the land the brothers had left in Kalavrita, Greece. They took up residence here and opened a store in Lake Elsinore to market the produce from their farm. George’s son Hercules was born in 1928 and continued the family farm operation with the help of his son Mike.

Walter Zeiders: In 1909, 22-year-old Walter Zeiders left his home in Pennsylvania and headed west with a couple of his friends. They were all riding motorcycles and their plan was to stop when they ran out of money and work until they got enough to continue their journey. Eventually Walter left his friends and rode across the desert to Southern California arriving in San Bernardino with $17 in his pocket.

He then came to Menifee to work on William Newport’s ranch and eventually met Frances Evans who he married. The couple raised three sons, Cecil, Leslie and Merle. The family first lived at a home on Antelope Road at Keller Road. Later, Walter bought property on today’s Zeiders Road south of Scott Road and built a workshop and garage in 1932, his home in 1934 and in 1938 his Pennsylvania Dutch style barn.

For more on Menifee’s rich history, visit the new Menifee Historical Museum located at Menifee Elementary School on Garbani Road between Murrieta and Evans roads.

The Museum is open every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and can be reached by calling (951) 312-7483. Admission is free. Visit them online at www.menifeehistory.com.

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Carnitas Express & VIP’s Café live the

American Dream

by Tony Ault

Restaurateurs Duro and Eva Duran and partner Armando Benitez, owners of the Carnitas Express Restaurants in Menifee and Murrieta and VIP’s Café in Lake Elsinore, are one of the finest examples of the outstanding business opportunities offered in the growing city of Menifee.

The Duran’s and Armando came from the fields of neighboring Mexico to America, finally settling in Menifee, one of California’s fastest growing and flourishing cities. The family now owns three Carnitas Express Restaurants and the newest VIP’s Café, a multimillion business enterprise.

The Carnitas Menifee, located at 26900 Newport Road, Suite 117, grew from a small taco shop in a 1,200-square foot storefront that opened in 1997 to a four-suite 4,800-square foot walk-in, take out restaurant with a full-service bar and plentiful tables. From its success that now welcomes hundreds of hungry guests for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, there sprang two Murrieta Carnitas Express restaurants at 25145 Madison Ave. and 25030 Los Alamos Road and the VIP’s Café that specializes mostly in American food at 29997 Canyon Hill Road, Suite 1600 in Lake Elsinore.

Duro Duran, who after working in the fields with his family to being a line cook in Mexico came to Orange County and went to work as a cook in a TGI Fridays restaurant. His hard work brought him eventually to regional manager status in the TGIF chains. He met Eva who in the 1990s owned the small taco shop on Newport Road. He said he was impressed how hard she and Armando worked to build their little business and married her in 1997.

Because of the excellent Mexican food offered at the taco shop more and more customers found it the place to go for lunch. Duro, Eva and Armando soon leased the three other suites adjacent to the taco shop, expanded their menu and offered breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Obtaining a liquor license, the family opened a fullservice bar in one of the suites that specializes in almost every brand name of Tequila and provides LED TVs for patrons.

Even with his knowledge and experience in the restaurant business Duro said the three things that have made Carnitas Express a success in its 20 years of operation include; treating their employees with the greatest respect, the best quality meats and food they can buy, and good customer service with a sense of community in Menifee, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore. “We are really more of a mom and El Matador burrito. Courtesy photos pop restaurant,” said Duro. “Our WWW.EXPLOREMENIFEE.COM

people live and work in the community.

“Our employees must really care about other people,” Duro says.

“We pay attention to detail and work hard.” The family and employees are involved with the community, sponsoring many school events, sports teams and city sponsored activities.

Even with the finest of Mexican dishes offered, Carnitas Express prices are very reasonable. The 10-page menu offers dozens of items for any meal of the day and also has a catering service in the tri-communities..

The Durans might be the first to say “We are living the American Dream.”

Breakfasts range from biscuits and gravy for $3.95 to the T-bone steak and eggs breakfast at 13.99. There are 12 different omelets, six pancake dishes and Mexican breakfasts like Machaca for only $10.95 to choose from.

There are a wide-range of dinners from the American hamburgers like Fernando’s Famous Burger at $10.95 to specialty sandwiches. There are soups and salads, seafood specialties and of course, burritos. A popular burrito dish is the El Matador Burrito for only the extremely hungry at $9.95. There are many appetizers for the less hungry or the big party’s Doro’s Extreme Combo for $17.95.

The evening brings a crowd looking for a delicious Mexican dinners ranging from enchilada dishes from $9.45 to the huge “El Comal de Maty” that almost serves a family with tacos, carnitas, carne asada, grilled chicken, shrimp, sour cream, rice, beans, tortillas and other things for $34.95.

See Carnitas Express menus and a little history at their webpage www.carnitasexpress.com. Carnitas Menifee call (951) 679-9747; Carnitas Madison, (951) 6775377; Carnitas Los Alamos, (951) 304-7999; and VIP’s Café, (951) 244-6677.

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Menifee’s Pitstop Pub, the One Pitstop Everyone wants to Make

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ohn and Sandi Geer are the reason why Menifee now has one of the area’s premier spots for great live music, televised sports action, pool tournaments and fabulous food.

The Geer’s reinvented the Pitstop Pub Sports Bar & Grill in Menifee over seven years ago, when they bought the landmark spot and completely revamped it. From floor to ceiling they changed it up, gave it a new name, new flooring, brought in a full bar, expanded the entire place and made it into one of the coolest pubs for gathering with friends and family.

If you are looking for lunch, dinner or a weekend brunch spot, you won’t find a more welcoming environment than the Pitstop Pub. Whether your taste buds are craving a third-pound Angus Burger on a Hawaiian Sweet Roll, Fish ‘n Chips, Pizza or an Ahi Salad – you’ll

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find something for everyone. Pitstop Pub offers a great selection of fresh sandwiches like a California Turkey Melt or Pastrami and even a mouthwatering Philly Cheese Steak that rivals those on the East Coast. Don’t miss their weekend breakfast where you have just got to try the French toast with their “secret” ingredient!

John takes great pride in his hot wings – especially the hot sauce. They warn you, it’s HOT, but oh so delicious! You won’t find typical bar food at The Pitstop Pub, of course they have the usual selection of potato skins, mozzarella sticks and nachos, but their staff makes sure you notice the difference in quality and taste. Their chips are made fresh, their dressings usually include a little something extra to make it unique, and their salsa is made daily from scratch with fresh ingredients.

More often than not, you’ll run into John and Sandi at The Pitstop as well.

“When John sold his construction company years ago, he always said he wanted to do something fun,” Sandi told us on a Sunday evening just before their weekly Sunday night Live Jam kicked off with house band Southern Reign. “He loves to play pool, eat great food and watch sports games. I love live music and sports, so together we created a place we love coming to, and now it’s a place everyone loves to come and hang out at. We have lots of birthday parties here, ball teams come in after games, we’ve even hosted bachelor and bachelorette parties!”

Everywhere you look you’ll see sports action on one of 27 screens – big and small – from Football, to UFC, Motocross and more. On Saturdays players from all over the Inland Empire come to The Pitstop, now known as one of the top places to play pool SOURCEBOOK MENIFEE 2017

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in the area. John is an avid player, which is why he has some of the best tables in the Inland Empire.

“Our Diamond Tournament Tables are some of the best cut pool tables – the kind you would find if you were going to Vegas to play. We are the only place in The Inland Empire that has this type of national level tournament play where every Saturday you’ll find a 9-ball tournament starting at noon and it’s open to the public. All of the money goes to the winners,” John said “We handicap every match which makes it fair, and allows an amateur player to be in the running to win even against a seasoned player.”

The Geers’ said they wanted to create a place people would be proud of.

“We like to give back to the community. We try to sponsor youth teams, we love to help with the Canyon Lake Kids Fishing Derby in August. It’s all about being a good neighbor especially to the youth., John said. “Sandi made sure we realized that the Pitstop is a place the community is very proud of! We cater to all ages from two to 91 – there is something for everyone. We have karaoke and DJs through the week with some of the area’s top bands live every Friday and of course we continued the Sunday Jam session… just made it better!”

Soon Sandi is hoping to introduce lettuce wraps to the menu and Pitstop’s own Taco Tuesday with Carnitas, Polla and Carne Asada accompanied by a very specially concocted Margarita! This is truly a Pitstop everyone will want to make when in Menifee.

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Diana Rein Earns Grammy Nomination

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by Chloe Curtis Employing a modern twist on the traditional blues sound, movie Home Alone, playing as “Sondra McCallister,” cousin to Menifee native and singer Diana Rein has earned quite the Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin, in the film. She spent most of following through her music. She has already gained much her life acting but eventually moved to California after producing recognition for her work after not only snagging several awards, her first album in Chicago and has focused primarily on music but by being nominated for a Grammy as well. ever since.

As a little girl, Rein was taken to a blues club The talent and passion that Rein radiates where her uncle was performing with a band. was recently acknowledged in a big way as she During the night, Rein was brought on to the received Grammy consideration for her album, stage where she improvised alongside what the “Long Road.” The piece was nominated for band was playing. This marked one of her first Best Contemporary Blues album, and although experiences being introduced to the blues scene it did not officially make it on the ballot, Rein and from there it has had a lasting effect on her said that it was just an honor to be nominated. style as an artist.

Being recognized by her community has served Rein, who originally hails from Chicago, as additional encouragement for Rein’s career.

Illinois, also found inspiration through listening “I have wanted this my entire life and I have to other artists like BB King, Jimi Hendrix and been waiting to make an album until I was on guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. She found the my feet with playing guitar. All my hard work conviction that Vaughan played with to be Menifee native Diana Rein’s album “Long has paid off and been validated,” Rein said Road” was nominated for a Grammy award. inspiring and was instantly hooked. While these following her nomination.

Courtesy photo artists have all certainly influenced Rein, she Music is powerful and Rein encourages shared that they have mainly served as a guide for her music. everybody to play some sort of instrument due to the positive Rein builds her songs organically and bases their development on effects it has on the brain and one’s health. Appreciating music what comes out as she plays. can reap many benefits as well and Rein has found some of the Although Rein did not produce an album until her mid-20s, she strongest support through her followers. already had significant experience in the industry as an actress.

“Blues fans are like none other,” she said. “They want to see She began acting as a young child and even appeared in the you succeed and are very supportive.”

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Aside from her nomination, Rein took home several wins at the 2016 Los Angeles Critics Awards for Best Blues Artist, Best Female CD and Fan Favorite. The outpouring of support has sent many opportunities for Rein and allowed her to continue sharing her talent with others.

Through live events, Rein directly shares her love for music but she is particularly excited to be organizing her own tour. In this upcoming year, Rein will feature her original music in her One Woman Tour 2017.

Rein continues to take advantage of these opportunities as it is not only something that she thoroughly enjoys, but because she hopes to inspire others the same way certain artists have done for her.

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As Rein continues to develop her music career in the following months, music aficionados will have several chances to see this local, rising star and the energy she invests into each song and performance at several upcoming shows. To see a full schedule of upcoming events or learn more about Rein, visit Twitter and Instagram at @dianarein, or www.facebook.com/ dianareinmusic. Her fan website, www. dianarein.com, is also filled with upcoming show dates, a biography on the artist and other merchandise.

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Expands with Voter Bonds

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Initially opening in 1990, Mt. San Jacinto College admitted 2,100 students while an average of 12,000 students attend annually. The school’s Menifee campus is about to begin new construction projects thanks to the passage of Measure AA in 2014.

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he Menifee Valley Campus of Mt. San Jacinto College has experienced escalading growth. Initially opening in 1990, the school admitted 2,100 students while an average of 12,000 students presently attend annually. With expectations to continue exceeding the boundaries of student enrollment, the Menifee Valley Campus has expanded their plans to meet the educational needs of local residents and students of surrounding communities. As a result of the high enrollment growth in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 academic year, MSJC has worked with focus groups throughout the community to develop an updated Education Master Plan to address future programs and disciplines needed in the region. The plan revises a host of programs as well as address future ones, disciplines needed in the region and planning community events.

Approved by voters in 2014, MSJC enacted a Measure AA facilities bond valued at $295 million. According to Karin Marriott MSJC’s director of public information and marketing, Menifee is slated to receive more than $66 million from the bond. Now in the process of an Environmental Impact Report, the Menifee campus will begin new construction projects once the report is presented to the board of trustees for consideration. Until then, the construction is scheduled for spring of 2017.

As approved in November, Prop. 51 gives the Menifee Valley Campus eligible to receive an additional $33.6 million for the next few years from the state, Marriott said.

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Valley Campus is represented on the nine-member panel by Darryl Drott, a member of a local taxpayers’ association and Altie Holcomb, who serves as member-at-large.

Within the Education Master Plan, MSJC plans to purchase modular buildings with labs for additional temporary classrooms during the construction process. The first tentative building is dedicated for science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.) subjects with $40 million of the budget.

The second planned building will be a $27.2 million Student Services building. The Student Services building will offer oneon-one assistance between students and administration on various programs offered throughout the school, financial aid, enrollment, counseling and more.

Other projects include installation of shade structures for students on campus and improvements to reduce utility costs and safety enhancements throughout for multiple campuses.

Improvements include additional emergency phones in each classroom. Projects are all essentials for student experience and accommodating for the enlarging college. Serving more than 26,000 students, MSJC district boundaries have expanded to 1,700 square miles from the San Gorgonio Pass to Temecula and the expansion plans reflect the growth of the college. Hoping to uplift student experience, the Menifee Valley Campus will expand its doors for greater opportunities.

For more information about the college and its programs, visit msjc.edu.

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The Menifee Valley Historical Museum is located at the old Menifee Elementary School that was closed down in 2008. The museum uses two classrooms for both the actual museum and a storage facility.

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mpty land is sprawled outward in all directions. A blank, cloudless stretch of blue meeting its outer rim where the mountain intersects the sky in a sphere of open opportunity. A lone figure stands in the empty promise of rich gold, brought to California from Kentucky after a railroad was in place shrinking the frontier.

He drives his stake into the ground and establishes the Menifee Mining District, despite the misguided hope for finding gold. That man was Luther Menifee Wilson, whose namesake was kept when a Riverside County municipality decided to incorporate into a city over a century later. The area populated quickly with miners looking to strike it rich.

But the real gold was wheat, said Elinor Martin, president of the Menifee Valley Historical Association.

Martin and the MVHA members are at the museum to tell the story of how a young city spent a long history developing its own identity. The MVHA established the Menifee Valley Historical Museum to quench history enthusiasts’ thirst for knowledge and educate the general public on how the roads, streets and public places they see every day came to be.

“I grew up here and my father was born here,” said Martin, whose experience with the city makes her invaluable to the museum. “My grandfather came here in 1890.”

[Above] The center of the museum has door-shaped panels that contain information about some of Menifee’s earliest families. The MVHA hopes to cycle through these families in order to give visitors something fresh each time they stop by.

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Visitors can interact with the various artifacts from Menifee’s history and get their questions answered by the museum’s knowledgeable historians.

The bee exhibit describes Menifee’s long history with bees and honey. Happie Bee Co. was a large producer of the area’s honey.

Martin recalls past days when the area lacked electricity and phone service and when students in first through eighth grades were packed into one floor of a schoolhouse while all the high school students were stuffed into the floor above, observed Bill Zimmerman, who is active with MVHA. The museum itself is full of knick-knacks and tools providing insight into a bygone era.

Though exhibits are expertly crammed into a single building, they contain many artifacts and write-ups about historical periods and concepts from the Luiseño Indians that once populated the area and the city’s relationship with bees and the honey industry.

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MVHA collected all kinds of artifacts after it was established in 2004, realizing that the city would need to keep them safe to preserve local history.

“The collection just grew and grew,” said Martin. “We always hoped to have a museum one day.”

One exhibit in particular is designed specifically for children.

There are reader rails where children can see inscriptions about wheat and the importance of agriculture in Menifee’s history. Facts about wheat nutrition and products are included in this exhibit, along with small toys and sample items that help children better understand healthy diets and where their food comes from.

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Devices like this, though rare, were used by miners to get small amounts of gold. The contraption would crush gravel into a fine powder that running water could then move across a mercury plate. The gold would stick to the mercury.

Hemet Health Systems awarded the museum a grant for an exhibit that educates children on making healthy choices in their lives. The museum blends Menifee’s rich agricultural background with the health benefits of wheat in order to create a multilayered history lesson for children.

A vegetation exhibit demonstrates the city’s dependence on the agricultural industry and showcases a few of the fruits and vegetables that are home grown in Menifee.

President of the Menifee Valley Historical Association Elinor Martin points herself out in an old photo of students that once attended Antelope School.

The exhibit was the result of MVHA’s efforts to educate children to make healthy choices in their lives. Hemet Health Systems awarded the museum the “Here We Grow” grant to help fund the exhibit.

The Menifee Valley Historical Museum is housed in two old classrooms of the former Menifee Elementary School that was shut down in 2008. The classrooms are leased to them by the Menifee Union School District. One classroom is used for the actual museum, the other for storage.

The museum’s location works out perfectly, since the nearby

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Bob Kent, who works at the Menifee Valley Historical Museum, demonstrates how citizens of an older generation would have ground their coffee.

Menifee Valley Boys and Girls Club is able to send their children on field trips to the museum to learn about the history of the city where they are growing up.

“It’s neat really because they’re the future of Menifee,” said Zimmerman.

Menifee Valley Historical Museum is located on Garbani Road, between Murrieta and Evans Roads, at the old Menifee Elementary School. The museum is open every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free to the public. The museum is always looking for donations or loans of old Menifee artifacts.

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itting in the center of growing and prospering Menifee is the awardwinning Hemet Valley Medical Center intent upon providing its patients the very best in medical attention whether in an emergency or for general treatment.

Highly skilled emergency treatment physicians and nurses are standing by 24-hours a day to treat and if necessary, admit the seriously ill or injured to its 84 beds, including six Intensive Care and four cardiac suites. Once admitted, patients are assured they will be tended to with the utmost care and concern. The hospital has 292 employees, one of the largest

employers in rapidly growing Menifee.

There are approximately 200 doctors on staff available day or night, specializing in family medicine, general surgery, spinal surgery, neurosurgery orthopedics and other critical specialties, ready to meet every medical need.

The Menifee Valley Medical Center, located at 28400 McCall Boulevard in Menifee is aligned with the Hemet Valley Medical Center under the direction of Dan McLaughlin, FACHE, chief executive officer of the noted Physicians for Healthy Hospitals (PHH). PHH is owned by Kali P. Chaudhuri of KPC Global

McLaughlin, formerly vice president of Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, arrived at the Menifee hospital with his one goal in mind for every patient who seeks medical attention at the local hospitals.

“The prime objective of this hospital is quality outcomes coupled with great customer service. This has always been the hallmark of my leadership. On customer service he highlighted, “If you greet people well and if you care about them and if they know there is a strong element of compassion in all areas, from nursing to food service, it makes an amazing difference of what that service to the

[Above] Director of Nursing Janny Nelsen and Menifee Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin stand in front of the hospital’s emergency room entrance that sees as many as 20,000 patients each year seeking emergency medical treatment.

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Waiting to serve patient needs at Menifee Valley Medical Center are from left, Matthew Johnson, shift supervisor; Janny Nelsen, RN, director of nursing; CEO Dan McLaughlin, FACHE; and Dr. Christopher Vu, emergency room physician. The hospital has 292 employees to care for patients.

Menifee Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin talks with Dr. Frank Torres, vascular surgeon, about the days’ patient schedules.

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patient’s experience of care .”

The hospital was recently recognized by Healthgrades, a national firm that measures clinical outcomes, for not its outstanding five star rating in Carotid Surgery, Total Knee Replacements, Pacemaker Procedures and excellence in Patient Safety. It is also recognized by the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) for Best Performance Awards in Preventing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers, Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections both in critical care and its total facility. The Menifee Hospital’s Emergency Department with its Beta Healthcare Group has won the status of a Quest for Zero-for nursing process reliability and patient safety.

In late January of this year Menifee Valley Medical Center hosted California Department of Public Health officials making their three-year inspection of the hospital and received high marks for their overall patient care.

“We had a very good outcome,” said McLaughlin. “We were very pleased.”

The hospital continues to bring in some of the latest medical, and emergency room equipment like its new Pancreas Ultrasound Endoscope (EUS) used by surgeons in advanced Gastroenterology.

It’s used by some of the top surgeons in the nation.

Menifee Valley Medical Center CEO McLaughlin and his staff are aware of the envisioned growth of the Menifee Valley and the future medical needs of the community and are planning for that eventuality. Seen as a part of the hospital campus in the future is a balanced level of service for the entire community. It will include a medical office building that would include local doctors’ offices, radiology, outpatient services and a pharmacy in addition to an acute rehabilitation unit, a psychiatric or chemical dependency facility. “We have plenty of land here,” McLaughlin said. “We want to be ahead of the curve.”

Menifee residents old and new will find Menifee Valley Medical Center there to serve their every medical need today and in the future.

It is located in a beautiful setting with orange groves surrounding it and easy entrance and exiting from McCall Boulevard.

The hospital is open for emergency services 24-hours a day. For information about the hospital or admissions call (951) 679-8888.

Menifee Valley Medical Center CEO Dan McLaughlin listens to Joseph Westmoreland, CST, explaining the operation and use of the hospitals latest piece of operating room equipment, the Pancreas Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic illnesses.

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What is a Stroke?

Stroke is sometimes called a brain attack. It occurs when there is an interruption in blood flow to the brain, or when a blood vessel bursts in the brain. Once deprived of the oxygen from the blood, the brain cells die. The most common form of stroke is an ischemic stroke, which is when an artery blockage occurs. Hemorrhagic strokes occur when an artery inside the brain ruptures or when an aneurysm at the base of the brain bursts. These account for about 20 percent of strokes.

Common Stroke Warning Signs and Symptoms Suddenly experiencing the following signs and symptoms could indicate a possible stroke.

Numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg – especially on one side of the body.

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Trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

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Acting FAST Awareness is the key to stroke prevention. If you or someone you know is experiencing any of the signs or symptoms listed above, act FAST because every second counts. Remembering the word FAST will remind you of the following:

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If the person cannot perform one or more of these simple tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately.

How to Reduce Stroke Risk There are certain life choices that can help reduce the risk of stroke. These con-

trollable factors include avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, eating a balanced diet and getting exercise. Other factors, such as family history, age, gender and ethnicity, cannot be controlled. Certain medical conditions can also increase the risk of stroke. These include high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity.

Rely on Temecula Valley Hospital Temecula Valley Hospital is a designated Stroke Receiving Center for San Diego and Riverside counties. The hospital has a clinical collaboration with UC San Diego Health to provide 24/7 Telestroke Rapid Response, which is a service that provides greater access to quality stroke and neurological care. Temecula Valley Hospital’s comprehensive stroke treatment, programs and services have earned the hospital the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification, and the Get With the Guidelines® Stroke Silver Quality Achievement Award for fostering better outcomes for stroke patients in Temecula and the surrounding areas.

For more information on stroke and stroke treatment at Temecula Valley Hospital, go to www.temeculavalleyhospital.com/stroke.

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“Physical therapy helps people who have had an injury, are recovering from surgery, or suffer from diseases that affect the body,” said Kaminski, a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). All Star Physical Therapy, Inc., is a fast-growing group of physical therapy centers in the Riverside and San Diego counties.

“It helps active people who want to get moving and get back on the go again,” she said.

One of the benefits of physical therapy for patients at the Menifee clinic, is the interaction is greater with the treating therapist in time then other medical professionals offer.

“Because of how physical therapy works, there is a lower patient load than one might find, for example, at a doctor’s office,” said Kaminski., who was educated at Loma Linda University.

Kaminski has several years of experience before becoming director of All Star Physical in Menifee., “I love having the ability to spend more time with each patient, it allows for the best possible patient care,” she said.

Loosely defined as the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, cold and/or heat treatment, and therapeutic exercise, instead of treatment through drugs and surgery. Physical therapy mostly requires a hands-on approach by both therapist and patient. Treatment can include soft tissue manipulation, joint mobilization and the use of light to assist in rehabilitating patients toward normal movement.

Services and treatments through physical therapy can be used to alleviate many conditions that affect the body. chronic pain, neurological conditions, sports-related and work-related injuries, cardiovascular conditions, post-surgery treatment, car accident injuries, arthritis, balance training and fall prevention.

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Physical therapy helps people who have had an injury or are recovering from surgery or suffer from diseases that affect the body.

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– Melissa Kaminski, director All Star need physical therapy for post-surgery Also on staff at All Star Physical Therapy Physical Therapy in Menifee treatment for operations such as knee or in Menifee is physical therapist Sarah hip replacements, according to Kaminski.

Grossi, who has a Bachelor of Science degree She added that balance building therapy is in Kinesiology and a Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She treats pediatric patients as well as also necessary for many geriatric patients who often are afflicted orthopedic, neurological and TMJ (temporomandibular joint and with unsteadiness and are high risk for falling. Many falls result muscle disorders) conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in in broken bones.

In addition to an active senior population, Menifee is a rapidlythe jaw joint and the muscles that control jaw movement.

All Star Physical Therapy in Menifee also has a third physical growing community of families, new schools and sports events, therapist on staff—Dilyana Aly. She too has a degree in physical she added. The clinic also fills a need to treat youths and children therapy and her clinical experience includes acute rehabilitation with injuries from athletics and other medical conditions.

“All Star Physical Therapy in Menifee has and continues to and outpatient physical therapy.

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Menifee Mt. San Jacinto College Health Camp Val Verde High School junior E.J. Robinson puts a surgical mask on during a tour of the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee campus’s nursing program. The twoday program hosted by the Inland Health Professionals Coalition for Menifee area high school students is designed to inspire students about various health professions.

Val Verde High School senior Daijha Wilburn learns to use a sonogram on a fetal ultrasound training device.

Val Verde High School junior Jeallissa Velazquez learns to use a sonogram on Mt. San Jacinto College ultrasound program student Melanie Jacobs.

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he Temescal Canyon High School student carefully ran her sonogram wand over a simulated fetus. She watched it as it moved on the ultrasound monitor. Its little heart quietly beat as a smile came to her face.

It was her first experience with what a doctor or a diagnostic medical sonogram technician might see in a doctor’s office or hospital.

It is a memory never to be forgotten from the first Health Occupation Discovery Camp sponsored by the Inland Health Professions Coalition at the Menifee campus of Mt. San Jacinto College in January. Almost 160 seniors from Temescal Canyon High School and Val Verde High School attended the two-day camp.

San Jacinto High School students were also invited but were unable to attend due to transportation problems.

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Full-time Mt. San Jacinto College nursing program instructor Nicolas Garcia demonstrates a variety of basic nursing skills using a mannequin to high school students. Shane Gibson photos

signed to encourage students to enter the health care profession.

The two-day health care camp was made possible with a $5,000 Perkins college grant for career occupations, according to Peter Zografos, Ph.D., R.N., director of the college’s School of Nursing.

“We haven’t done a very good job of reaching out to the community about the opportunities they have in health care,” Zografos said. “We want to continue to do these camps at our campus.”

Helping with the camp at the Mt. San Jacinto College nursing college were 12 staff and faculty along with 20 regular nursing school students. The students were broken into two groups and given hands on experiences with what and how the Mt. San Jacinto College nursing students learn the skills needed in the various nursing professions.

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The two-day camp gave the high school students an opportunity to learn about other badly needed nursing skills that are taught at the Menifee Campus School of Nursing and Allied Health program.

They include the Associate of Science in diagnostic medical sonogram, an Associate of Science in nursing, a Certified Nursing certificate and an Emergency Services course.

The high school students each received some hands-on experience in each of the medical fields offered at the college with the hope of encouraging them to become a part of a medical community.

“As long as people get sick, we will always have a job,” Mt. San Jacinto College professor Regina Marks, director of the Certified Nursing Assistance program and nursing teacher at the camp, said to visiting students in her classroom, The students explored the classroom becoming familiar with blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes and other items they would use on the job.

Another group of students were introduced to the hospital simulation rooms.

The rooms have everything a hospital would have with mannequin patients in the beds for the Registered Nursing program, including patient charts, intravenous equipment and monitors. Nursing Instructor and Registered Nurse Laura Gibson showed one of the students how they might insert a nasal gastric tube into one of the simulated patients. Mt. San Jacinto College nursing students were helping the high school visitors to perform other procedures on the mannequins they have learned a nurse might have to do in a real hospital room.

In the second simulated patient room a student was using a stethoscope to hear the heart and lung sounds built into a mannequin patient. The students could even see the mannequin chest move up and down as if it was actually breathing.

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a simulated injured person who could talk and move like a patient that might be found during an EMT emergency call.

This particular mannequin patient lay blinking its eyes and told students he had hurt his left leg; the injury turned out to be a simulated gunshot wound.

EMT 1 Instructor Dave King talked to the mannequin demonstrating to students what might be said to an injured person as he went through the appropriate procedures before loading the patient into an ambulance model. Two Mt San Jacinto College EMT students went through the ambulance procedures, siren and all, until pretending to arrive at a hospital’s emergency room.

“We have a very high success rate,” King said of the EMT program offered at Mt. San Jacinto College.

Each of the faculty members took time explaining the opportunities offered in the allied health professional field to the visiting high school students.

Peyton Miles, a senior at Temescal Canyon, said the camp was “really amazing.

The electronics and mannequins are really cool. It’s an unbelievable opportunity.”

Zografos said at lunchtime that the reaction of the students has been very gratifying.

“I think it’s wonderful,” Zografos said. “We are getting great feedback from the students and from the faculty.

They are really excited. I’m just happy we can do this.” He said the response from school staff has been tremendous and hopes they can bring the camp back each year.

“It’s a really great experience,” Temescal Canyon senior Paige Zinda said. She said she particularly liked the EMT presentation with the ambulance and lifelike experience in the classroom.

Temescal Canyon senior Aeriel Medina said, “It really opened my eyes to new opportunities college gives you.” She said it got her out of the high school setting and had her thinking about going into the medical field.

[Top] Val Verde High School junior Diamond Sauls learns to use a stethoscope on a mannequin that simulates breathing and a heart beat during a tour of Mt. San Jacinto College’s health profession courses hosted by the Inland Health Professionals Coalition in January.

[Middle] Rancho Verde High School senior Maria Urbina learns to insert a nasogastric tube in the Mt. San Jacinto College nursing lab during a tour of the college’s health profession courses.

[Bottom] al Verde High School senior David Hetman learns how to perform CPR inside an ambulance simulator.

All of the students were very excited about their first hands-on experience provided by the unique program.

More information about the Mt. San Jacinto College Nursing and Allied Health department is available at www.msjc.edu/alliedhealth or www.msjc.edu/CTE, or call the Menifee campus at (951) 672-6752. The Menifee campus is located at 28237 La Piedra Road.

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State and Local Contact Information STATE RESOURCES Cal Trans..........................................916-654-5266 Department of Motor Vehicles..........800-777-0133 Highway Information.........................800-427-7623 Highway Patrol.................................951-676-0112 Insurance Consumer Hotline............800-927-4357

COUNTY RESOURCES Emergency....................................................... 911 Assessor...........................................951-955-6200 County Clerk.....................................951-486-7000 Fire Department Homeland #54...................................951-926-2433 Menifee #68......................................951-679-5163 Menifee Lakes #76..............................951-674-2241 Quail Valley #5...................................951-244-6462 Sun City #7.......................................951-679-3413 French Valley Airport........................951-600-7297 Health Department Riverside..........................................951-358-5000 Murrieta............................................951-461-0284 Office on Aging.................................800-510-2020 Planning & Zoning............................951-955-3200 Public Information.............................951-955-1000 Recorder...........................................951-600-6200 Regional Parks.................................951-955-4310 Registrar of Voters............................951-486-7200 Sheriff’s Department Perris Station.....................................951-940-6200 Temecula Station................................951-696-3000 CITY RESOURCES Animal Control..................................951-674-0618 Animal Shelter..................................951-357-7387 Building & Safety (Inspection Requests).951-246-6213 City Clerk..........................................951-672-6777 City Hall www.cityofmenifee.us...............951-672-6777 Code Enforcement...........................951-246-6214 Community Development & Planning.....................................951-672-6777 Community Services........................951-723-3880 Economic Development...................951-672-6777

Government Contact Information CITY OF MENIFEE 29714 Haun Road Menifee, CA 92586...........................951-672-6777 CITY COUNCIL Mayor Neil Winter,Greg August, Matthew Liesemeyer, Lisa Sobek and John V. Denver FEDERAL OFFICIALS PRESIDENT Donald Trump (R) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500.................... 202-456-1111 U.S. SENATOR Dianne Feinsten (D) Senior Seat / District Office 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 704 Los Angeles, CA 90025....................202-224-3841 52

Finance.............................................951-672-6777 Graffiti Hotline...................................951-246-6216 Police Non-Emergency.....................951-776-1099 Public Works/Engineering................951-246-6215 Street Scene Hotline........................951-723-5199 BUSINESS RESOURCES Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce.................................951-672-1991 Better Business Bureau....................909-835-6064 Consumer Affairs..............................800-952-5210 Contractors State License Board.....800-321-2752 Federal Tax ID Board of Equalization....................951-680-6400 Income Tax, Franchise Tax Board......................800-338-0505 Internal Revenue Service.................800-829-3676 Social Security..................................800-772-1213 Workforce Administration Centers Hemet..............................................951-791-3500 Temecula..........................................951-600-6000 COMMUNITY RESOURCES Heritage Senior Care........................951-461-4313 Bee Removal....................................951-246-6214 Contact a pest control company if private property Central County United Way..............951-929-9691 Crisis Line for Domestic Violence.....800-339-7233 First Aid-CPR Citizen Training Hotline..................951-765-2468 Poison Control..................................800-876-4766 Kay Ceniceros Senior Center...........951-672-9673 Libraries Paloma Valley....................................951-301-3682 Romoland.........................................951-325-2090 Sun City............................................951-679-3534 Menifee Community Center..............951-672-6744 Menifee Gym....................................951-672-0507 Menifee Valley Community Cupboard Food Distribution................................951-301-4414 Thrift Store........................................951-672-3078 Sun City Concern.............................951-679-2374

City Council: (L-R) Lesa Sobek, Matthew Liesemeyer, Mayor Neil Winter, Greg August, John V. Denver.

U.S. Post Office................................800-275-8777 Valley-Wide Recreation & Parks District..............................951-672-6744 HOSPITALS Menifee Valley Medical Center.........951-679-8888 Loma Linda Medical Center.............951-290-4000 NEWS MEDIA Valley News......................................951-762-5510 www.myvalleynews.com Menifee Buzz....................................951-588-5558 The Press-Enterprise.......................951-672-4911 UT San Diego...................................951-676-4315 Menifee 24/7.............................. www.menifee247.com SCHOOL DISTRICTS / ADMINISTRATION Riverside County Superintendent of Schools......................................951-826-6670 Menifee Union School District..........951-672-1851 Perris Union High School District.....951-943-6369 Romoland School District.................951-926-9244 COLLEGES Brandman University Menifee Campus................................951-676-1784 Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Campus................................951-672-6752 University of Phoenix Murrieta Campus................................951-677-0883 UTILITY SERVICES Eastern Municipal Water District......800-698-0400 www.emwd.com.................................951-928-3777 Southern California Edison...............800-684-8123 www.sce.com Southern California Gas Company...800-427-2200 www.socalgas.com Waste Management ........................800-423-9986 www.wm.com

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U.S. SENATOR Kamala Harris (D) Junior Seat / District Office 600 B Street, Ste. 2240 San Diego, CA 92101.......................202-224-3553

STATE SENATOR Jeff Stone (R) 28th District 25186 Hancock Ave., Suite 320 Murrieta, CA 92562..........................951-894-3530

U.S. CONGRESSMAN Representative Ken Calvert (R) 42nd District 4160 Temescal Canyon Road, Suite 214 Corona, CA 92883............................951-277-0420

STATE SENATOR Richard D. Roth (D) 31st District 3737 Main Street, Suite 104 Riverside, CA 92501.........................951-680-6750

STATE OFFICIALS GOVERNOR Jerry Brown (D) c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814....................916-445-2841

ASSEMBLYMEMBER Melissa Melendez (R) 67th Assembly District / District Office 41391 Kalmia Street, Suite #220 Murrieta, CA 92562..........................951-894-1232

STATE SENATOR Mike Morrell (R) 23rd District 10350 Commerce Dr, Ste. A-220 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730.......909-919-7731

RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIALS Supervisor Marion Ashley (R) 5th District 14375 Nason Street, Suite 207 Moreno Valley, CA 92555.................951-486-5410 SOURCEBOOK MENIFEE 2017

Nonprofit

ORGANIZATIONS SERVING MENIFEE RESIDENTS

American Cancer Society (951) 300-1220 6355 Riverside Ave. Riverside, CA 92506

Kay Ceniceros Senior Center (951) 672-9673 29995 Evans Rd. Sun City, CA 92586

Oak Grove Center (951) 677-5599 24275 Jefferson Ave. Murrieta, CA 92562

Arts Council Menifee (951) 290-2781 P.O. Box 385 Menifee, CA 92586

Knights of Columbus Sun City 7846 (909) 260-4832

On Track School (951) 301-9881 29876 Baypointe Ct. Menifee, CA 92584

Assistance League of Temecula Valley (951) 694-8018 28720 Via Montezuma Temecula, CA 92590 Boys & Girls Club of Menifee (951) 746-6121 P.O. Box 2423 Menifee, CA 92586 Community Access Center (951) 274-0358 6848 Magnolia Ave. #150 Riverside, CA 92506 Cub Scout Pack #374 (951) 821-8210 dboring@dboring.com www.pack374.org GFWC Menifee Woman’s Club (951) 301-8258 P.O. Box 846, Menifee, CA 92586 Heritage High Mighty Patriot Regiment Band Booster Club (858) 722-6916 P.O. Box 1262 San Jacinto, CA 92581

LifeStream (800) 879-4484 384 West Orange Show Rd. San Bernardino, CA 92408 Marine Corps League Detachment 1057 (951) 775-1191 rockusmc@ca.rr.com www.mcl1057.org Menifee Animal Clinic of Ramona Humane Society (951) 654-8002 30145 Antelope Rd., #106 Menifee, CA 92584

SCORE (951) 652-4390 www.score503.org Susan G. Komen Inland Empire (951) 676-7465 43397 Business Park Dr., #D-9 Temecula, CA 92590

Menifee/Perris Democratic Club (951) 928-2463 P.O. Box 2006 Menifee, CA 92586

Street Witnessing Ministries (407) 777-3224 Support@streetwitnessing.org www.StreetWitnessing.org

Menifee United Way (951) 929-9691 418 E. Florida Ave. Hemet, CA 92543

Studio 395 Foundation (951) 506-3606 P.O. Box 395 Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

Menifee Valley Community Cupboard (951) 301-4414 26808 Cherry Hills Blvd.

Menifee, CA 92586

Sun City Gardens (951) 679-2391 28500 Bradley Rd. Sun City, CA 92586 www.suncitygardens.org

Inland Valley Symphony (760) 318-0460 P.O. Box 637 Temecula, CA 92593

Menifee Valley Masonic Lodge #289 (951) 679-9493 27221 McCall Blvd.

P.O. Box 312 Sun City, CA 92586

Inland Valley Youth Symphony (760) 318-0460 P.O. Box 637 Temecula, CA 92593

NAFE (951) 255-9200 27701 Murrieta Rd., #30 Menifee, CA 92586

WWW.EXPLOREMENIFEE.COM

Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center (951) 686-7273 1845 Chicago Ave., #A Riverside, CA 92507

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