The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle - October 28th, 2021

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Volume III | Issue XLIII

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REAL ESTATE | Page C2

October 28 - November 3, 2021

A FAITH

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Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate

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STRAIT ON History Repeats Itself Big Time

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"THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGS" TEAM | Courtesy Photo of Golden Era Productions.

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CLERGY CORNER Boiling the Frog

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MAKING GUITAR: Martina Moncada from the Veterans Resource Center | Courtesy Photo

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Faculty and Staff Red Ribbon Week MSJC Military Veterans Build The event is a drug prevention awareness campaign observed annually on the last week of October

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M RUNNING TEAM | Courtesy Photos of Golden Era Productions. The DEA declared Red Ribbon Week to be the nation’s largest and longest-running drug awareness and prevention program in the country. Today, a new generation of synthetic drugs plague the nation like never before. The most deadly are Fentanyl and Carfentanil, especially among our youth. VITAL INFORMATON REGARDING CARFENTANIL: 1. One microgram of Carfentanil, about the size of two grains of salt, is lethal. 2. Carmentalnil is produced in underground laboratories in

China and shipped to the United States. 3. Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than Fentanyl, 4,000 times more potent than heroin and 10,000 times more potent than morphine. 4. Carfentanil was developed in 1974 as a tranquilizer to sedate large mammals such as elephants and was soon taken off the market because of its dangerous impact. 5. Drug dealers “cut” their supply of other drugs with Carfentanil. Unsuspecting users have no

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ed Ribbon Week opened with The Truth About Drugs Running Team running throughout the Golden Era Productions 525-acre campus on October 24th with red ribbon flying in the air, all as a part of the Mission Inn Race as a fund-raiser for the Mission Inn Foundation, in its 44th year. Due to the COVID pandemic, the Mission Inn offered the option to run the race “virtually.” Participants can run in their own location and log onto the Mission Inn Run website to register their times. The Golden Era Running Team has long been dedicated to drug prevention. Red Ribbon Week is a drug prevention awareness campaign observed annually on the last week of October. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985. Citizens of his hometown in Calexico, California, opted to wear red ribbons to honor his sacrifice. The movement became so popular it spread to other states when it was adopted as a national anti-drug campaign by First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1988 when she coined the phrase, “Just say no” to drugs.

Guitars as Part of 'Guitar Heroes Operation Twang'

EXPANSION: The new Planned Parenthood Hemet clinic. | Courtesy of Planned Parenthood.

t. San Jacinto College (MSJC) faculty, administrators and classified professionals built guitars Oct. 22-24 as part of "Guitar Heroes Operation Twang" at the college's Menifee Valley Campus. The 10 military veterans built custom guitars based on their own designs and themes Friday through Sunday under a tent on the campus. The build was part of Hemetbased nonprofit American Patriot Music Project's Veterans Guitar Project. For several years, the group has used the program to provide therapeutic support and music opportunities for veterans and first responders. They hold about two guitar workshops each year. The three-day build trained the MSJC faculty and classified professionals so they can lead additional builds with student-veterans at MSJC. The college features Veterans Resource Centers that help support the college's military and veteran students and their families. "We hope to create Veterans Guitar Workshops at any college that has a Veterans Resource Center," said Tony Villegas, the executive director of the American Patriot Music Project, which also features the Temecula area-based American Patriot Band. The group partners with the National Science Foundation STEM Guitar Building Project. Mt. San Jacinto College serves about 27,000 students annually in a district covering 1,700 square miles from the San Gorgonio Pass

GUITARS: Jeremy Sparks from the MSJC MakerSpace | Courtesy Photo.

MAKING GUITAR: Counselor Hyman Alvia. | Courtesy Photo

to Temecula, with campuses in San Jacinto, Menifee, Banning and Temecula. MSJC awarded a record-breaking 3,848 degrees and certificates to 2,173 graduates in May 2021. Have a wonderful day and please follow MSJC on social media – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Planned Parenthood Expanding Healthcare Services in Riverside County opening a new facility MEGAN JAMERSON | KVCR

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lanned Parenthood announced the opening of a new health center in Hemet and expansion of its Rancho Mirage and Coachella clinics Monday. The organization is known for offering affordable and quality healthcare to all regardless

of income and immigration status. Their services include STI testing and treatment, pap tests, breast and cervical cancer screenings, abortion, pregnancy testing and more. The Riverside County health centers also offer translation services, welcome walk-ins and accept most insurance including Medi-Cal.

TEAM: MSJC Guitar Build Team HORIZONTAL - Oct. 24, 2021 -- Menifee Valley Campus. | Courtesy Photo.

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