Temecula Sailor takes home gold at the 2016 DoD Warrior Games, C-1
Fazeli Cellars offers fun for all on the DePortola Wine Trail, B-4
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Volume 16, Issue 27
Murrieta celebrates 25 years
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Local singer shines bright on Nashville stage Natalie Witt VALLEY NEWS INTERN
Not many high schoolers are able to say that they rocked a stage in Nashville, Tennessee, but country starlet Maddie Leigh can. see page A-3
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Menifee adopts budget for 2015/2016 Jacob Preal WRITER
Menifee City Council approved its budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year through the adoption of resolution June 15 after instituting a variety of cuts to the cash-strapped budget. see page A-4
Dining
Aeromyth front man Chris Vandahl, as Steven Tyler, serenades a fan during Murrieta’s 25th Birthday Bash Saturday, June 25. The Aerosmith tribute band served as the headliner for the event which featured food and business vendors, a kid zone, music, lasers and a firework spectacular! See more photos on page A-4. Matthew Burlile photo
Primary voting irregularities showcased at Riverside Board of Supervisors meeting Bryce Chechile WRITER
Dog Haus brings the best to Menifee Paul Bandong STAFF WRITER
For three days – during the soft and Grand Opening – lines of excited and hungry diners waited outside the new Dog Haus Biergarten Menifee on Haun Road.
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see page B-6
The Riverside Board of Supervisors convened Tuesday, June 21, to take public comments on the voting irregularities that transpired during the primary election June 7. Many of the speakers who shared impassioned anecdotes of troubles at the polls were members of the Our Votes Count Riverside effort, which had staged a demonstration outside the Riverside County Board of Supervisors before the meeting. Speakers underscored that their fundamental right to vote had been violated in the primary election. Prior to the public comments portion of the meeting, the board called Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer to the podium. Spencer pointed toward trouble with the ballot vendor as a main culprit in the voting irregularities voters experienced on Election Day. “Our official ballot vendor did not finish distributing ballots until
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see VOTES, page A-6
A group of demonstrators carry signs outside of the Riverside County Administration Center protesting voter irregularities that transpired during the June 7 primary election. The group claims their fundamental right to vote was violated during the primary and is calling for voting reform to eliminate the voting irregularities. Bryce Chechile photo
Sgt. Major Thomas helps Camp Pendleton personnel ‘Stay Moto’ Tom Ferrall STAFF WRITER
On Thursdays and Fridays, people entering Camp Pendleton through Fallbrook’s Naval Weapons Station gate don’t have a choice – they’re going to get a dose of “Moto.” “Moto” is the abbreviation Marine Sgt. Major Mykul Thomas (Ret.) uses for motivation, a word he lives by. Motivating people to have a great day is what motivates Thomas to stand at the gate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., every Thursday and Friday, checking credentials and delivering motivational words to everyone who drives into the Marine Corps base via Ammunition Road. To witness Thomas in action – twisting around to wave his hand at people who honk or give him a shoutout while leaving the base Federal Police Officer Mykul Thomas gives every person passing through the Ammunition Road gate onto Camp Pendleton a smile as he checks identification. Shane Gibson photo
see THOMAS, page A-9