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November 14 – 20, 2014
Education Dad provides Semper Fi surprise
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Volume 14, Issue 46
Field of Honor flags adorn Murrieta’s Town Square Plaza
After being deployed for 11 months, Sgt. Welsh returned to U.S. soil Thursday and surprised his children at their schools. see page C-6
Entertainment Menifee teen raises funds for foster children A local teenager has raised the bar for meeting high school community service hours. Josh Madrid, 16, is a junior at Paloma Valley High School in Menifee. He has a passion for cars and helping those less fortunate. see page B-1
Real Estate
Hosted by the Rotary Club of Murrieta, the Field of Honor gives the opportunity for many people to purchase a full-size American flag to honor Shane Gibson photo and dedicate them to heroes both military and non-military.
10 tips to find a Field of Honor offers opportunity down payment to to reflect, express gratitude buy a home Kim Harris The common thread in nearly every real estate transaction is that teh buyer must have a down payment to qualify for a mortgage-with very few exceptions. see page D-1
Writer This year, over the week of Veterans Day, 2014 flags were set up in perfect rows and columns for the emotion-filled 6th annual Field of Honor. Located in Murrieta, this week-long patriotic event pays
honor and expresses thanks to those who have served and those who continue to serve citizens of the United States of America. Sponsored by Murrieta Rotary, the Field of Honor is the brain child of Chairman Bob Bryant who
see HONOR, page A-6
Rotary lunch honors veterans at Murrieta’s Field of Honor Tim O’Leary Writer Military veterans were honored Monday amid a sunny, windswept Murrieta field that was flowing in red, white and blue. More than 160 participants, including scores of former and active
duty military veterans gathered for the invitation-only lunch held at the sixth annual Field of Honor. The setting, which featured 2,014 standard-size U.S. flags in various groupings, sent chills down the spines of many of the guests and
see ROTARY, page A-6
Health
City founders recall path, promises of incorporation Hip Hop nearly 25 years ago Grampop shares Tim O’Leary Writer
keys to life Life Coach Howard Tangler of Sun City has become known this past year as the “HipHop Grampop” after writing a rap song about how to live a long and happy life.
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A trio of city founders recently told of Temecula’s bumpy path to incorporation nearly 25 years ago and the role that prolonged effort played in shaping the future of the fast-growing, dynamic community. The process was much like giving birth to an infant who has since grown into a hearty, handy and hospitable adult, said Peg Moore, who served on the first City Council after the fledging community cleared a string of hurdles and achieved municipal status. “Having this child, it seems so satisfying to see it grow up to what
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Peg and Jimmy Moore played a key role in Temecula’s founding.
it’s becoming,” Moore told about 70 people who attended the Temecula Valley Historic Society’s annual dinner. “Thank you so much.” She spoke briefly at the end of the event. Her husband, Jimmy, who served as the chairman of Temecula’s pre-incorporation City Committee, anchored the evening’s presentation. But it was their friend Perry Peters, another driving force in the push to form the city, who stole the show. Peters, who headed the Temecula-area chamber of commerce as the bid to form a city coalesced, read an open letter that was published in December 1989. Peters
see FOUNDERS, page A-7
Local water agencies come Veterans honored in together to give a Menifee Menifee at Wheatfield Park neighborhood clean water Michelle Mears-Gerst Writer It took almost a decade to resolve but residents of Menifee and Wildomar whose homes connect to a failing private water company will have fresh clean drinking water before Thanksgiving. Customers of the County Water Company of Riverside met on Nov. 1 in Wildomar to sign paperwork and have questions answered by the representatives of the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) and the Riverside County Economic Development Agency. EMWD and EVMWD, along with officials from Riverside County and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), have been working toward a solution that will
bring new infrastructure and a safe and reliable drinking water supply to the community. The neighborhood of close to 140 homes has been dealing for years with an inadequate and dangerous water system. Residents have been unable to drink their tap water due to the high levels of cancer causing nitrates and sometimes would go for days without water to low pressure. “This was a lengthy, complex process,” said Kevin Pearson, public affairs officer with EMWD. “We really feel for these property owners. It has been really rough.” “We take for granted having clean safe water in the United States. It is not till we have issues like this failing water system that we see how complex and difficult
see WATER, page A-5
Tony Espejo of VFW 1956 salutes the American flag during the Menifee Veterans Day Celebration at Wheatfield Park. Shane Gibson photos
Vintage warbirds fly in formation over Wheatfield Park in Menifee on Nov. 11, 2014. see more photos, page A-4