The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle - June 3rd 2021

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Thursday, June 3 - 9, 2021

Volume III | Issue XXII

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A California sheriff's deputy has died in the line of duty

Biden pushes for US voting rights law as restrictions mount

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HHT: “Tribute Mania” Returns with Tribute to Bruno Mars

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SAN JACINTO, CA.

Mt. San Jacinto College Expands Tuition-Free MSJC Promise Program MSJC | CONTRIBUTED

M CEREMONY: Soboba Youth Council and TANF members helped prepare the Soboba Cemetery for a Memorial Day ceremony. From left Akwaalimay Resvaloso, Iyana Briones, Breanna Casarez, Nashashuk Resvaloso, Jocie Yepa, Andy Silvas (in back row), Ciara Ramos, Tatiana Briones, Jeremiah Ramos, Zachary Guacheno and Annalisa Tucker (Soboba Tribal TANF Program). | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.

SAN JACINTO, CA.

Soboba Veterans Remembered on Memorial Day SOBOBA BAND OF LUISEÑO INDIANS | CONTRIBUTED

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fter a 10 a.m. Memorial Day Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at the Soboba Reservation, visitors made their way to the Veterans Memorial at the far end of the Soboba Cemetery to pay their respects during a Memorial Day Flag Raising ceremony on May 31. Dedicated “to the memory of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and non-tribal members who gave their all for us” the shrine was decorated with a wreath and potted flowers in patriotic colors. At dawn, members of the Soboba Fire Department raised the American flag, located on the flagpole behind the memorial, to full staff position and then slowly lowered it to half-staff to honor America’s fallen servicemen and women. During

the ceremony, the flag was raised quickly to full staff in recognition of living military veterans who served their country. The flag remained at full staff until sunset. The crew did the same flag raising at their station, located on the Soboba Reservation. Soboba Parks and Recreation Director Andy Silvas, who is also co-coordinator of the Soboba Youth Council, explained the ceremony is held “in memory and honor of those that gave their lives in service to this country so that we may have the freedoms that we have today.” He then introduced Father Earl Henley from St. Joseph’s, who offered a blessing. “Our common Christian concern has brought us together to bless this (memorial) marker and pause for a moment in the silence of our heart, praying for those who have gone before us,” he said. “For

SPEECH: Emma Valenzuella, at the microphone, and Jocie Yepa, at the podium, took turns reading the last roll call, a military tradition that pays honor to deceased soldiers, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Soboba Cemetery Veterans shrine on May 31. | Photo courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians all the soldiers, it is with reverence that we visit this sacred shrine on this special day and leave a wreath of worship at this monument.” Youth Council members and cousins Emma Valenzuella, 16, and Jocie Yepa, 15, took turns reading the last roll call, a military tradition that pays honor to deceased soldiers. Emma’s great-grandfather, Paul Valenzuella, served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was one of the

t. San Jacinto College (MSJC) is excited to announce that, beginning this fall, it is expanding its MSJC Promise program to provide free tuition to more first-time, fulltime students. The MSJC Promise launched in Fall 2019 to make a high-quality education at MSJC financially accessible to more students throughout the region. Based on feedback the college has received from its educational partners, MSJC has expanded eligibility requirements. This new change allows high school students who earned concurrent, dual-enrollment, and/or articulated units from a college other than MSJC to be eligible for the MSJC Promise Program. To be eligible for the first year MSJC Promise, students must meet all of the following criteria: • Apply for admission at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "nam12.safelinks. protection.outlook.com" claiming to be https://msjc.edu/apply • Be a California resident or exempt group • Have a high school diploma or GED • Be a first-time student (students that completed concurrent, dual-enrollment, or articulated coursework/units in high school that were received from a college other than MSJC will be eligible) • Apply for FAFSA or California Dream Act Application • Be enrolled in and complete at least 12 units per term in the Fall

and Spring semesters • It is recommended that firsttime students take English, Math in the first year • Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA while at MSJC • Students enrolled in the MSJC First Year Experience (FYE) Program will receive priority in the MSJC Promise Program (MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "nam12.safelinks. protection.outlook.com" claiming to be https://msjc.edu/fye) To be eligible for the second year of the MSJC Promise Program, students must meet all of the following criteria: • Be enrolled in and complete at least 12 units per term in the Fall and Spring semesters of the second year • Apply for FAFSA or California Dream Act Application • Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA while at MSJC For more information, please check the MSJC Promise page on the MSJC website. Anyone with questions about the program can email finaid@msjc.edu or call 951-465-7891. Mt. San Jacinto College serves about 27,000 students in a district covering 1,700 square miles from the San Gorgonio Pass to Temecula, with campuses in San Jacinto, Menifee, Banning and Temecula. The Summer 2021 session begins June 7 and the Fall 2021 semester begins Aug. 16. Enroll today. MSJC awarded a record-breaking 3,848 degrees and certificates to 2,173 graduates on May 27, 2021.

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SANTA CLARITA, CA.

California firefighters had job dispute before fatal attack STEFANIE DAZIO | AP NEWS

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Los Angeles County firefighter appeared to have a longstanding job-related dispute with the colleague he shot and killed at their small, rural fire station in what became California’s second deadly workplace shooting in less than a week, authorities said Wednesday. The gunman also wounded a fire captain at the station about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Los Angeles on Tuesday before setting his house on fire in a nearby community and apparently killing himself, officials said. Preliminary interviews with other employees at Fire Station 81 indicate the shooter and the firefighter who was killed had “some workplace beef,” said Los Angeles County sheriff ’s Lt. Brandon Dean, who is overseeing the homicide investigation. “It sounds like they didn’t like each other,” Dean told The Associated Press, without elaborating about their problems.

FIRE: A fire engulfs a house in Acton, Calif., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Los Angeles County Fire Department supervisor Leslie Lua said paramedics responded to reports of gunshots shortly before 11 a.m. at Fire Station 81, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Los Angeles. Around the time of the shooting, a fire broke out at the home less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of the station and police swarmed the area. TV helicopter reporters said a body that may be the gunman was visible outside the home, which was gutted by flames in about three hours. | Photo by Getty Images.

He said investigators will comb through the Fire Department's personnel files to see if any official complaints had been made or disciplinary actions had been taken before the bloodshed. It was not immediately clear how long the two had worked to-

gether at the station in Agua Dulce, a rural community of about 3,000 people in the desert of northern Los Angeles County. The coroner’s office on Wednesday identified the firefighter who died as Tory Carlon. The 44-yearold fire specialist who drove the

firetruck was shot several times in the upper torso, authorities said. He had three daughters and had been with the department for more than 20 years. Hundreds of people honored him at a vigil Tuesday night at a park near the station, remembering him as a devoted father and committed firefighter who mentored younger colleagues. The 54-year-old fire captain who was wounded was still in critical but stable condition. He is expected to survive his injuries, Dean said. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the captain had previously been a deputy before transferring to the Fire Department. Detectives believe the captain, who wasn't identified, heard the shooting and went to find the source of the gunfire, but it wasn't clear if he tried to intervene or the attacker turned the gun on him, Dean said. It was not immediately clear if the shooter also had a dispute with the wounded man.

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