Joanna Pearl to sing national anthem at Ontario Reign pro hockey game, C-5
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Melendez recognizes veteran at Menifee meeting
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Volume 16, Issue 48
Students and protesters voice their opinions at Temecula Duck Pond
Kim Harris VALLEYEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Assemblywoman Melisssa Melendez took to the podium to recognize Menifee resident David Bradley as her Veteran of the Year during the Nov. 16 Menifee City Council meeting. see page A-4
Sports
Three local teams advance to CIF-SS Semifinals JP Raineri SPORTS@REEDERMEDIA.COM
While Thanksgiving traditions are fresh on everybody’s minds, so is the semifinal round of the CIF Southern Section football playoffs, well at least for the three remaining local teams still in the hunt that is. see page B-6
Entertainment
TVMAs host ‘A Night of Music for a Cause’ Stephanie Lai VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Protesters express their opposition and rally support against the Dakota Access Pipeline during a rally held at the Temecula Duck Pond on the Shane Gibson photo corner of Ynez and Rancho California Road, Nov. 12.
Stephanie Lai VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
In the light of two politically charged events, the election and the Dakota Access Pipeline, students are taking matters into their own
hands. Utilizing their collective power, they refuse the devaluation of their voice and power alike. Facing criticism and negativity, these students from across the Valley joined with other protestors to express their non-complacent
Art Barela VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
see page C-1
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Trevor Montgomery VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Every year, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s K9 Team hosts a K9 competition and invites law enforcement agencies from across the country to compete in their annual K9 Trials.
would run from the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota to southern Illinois, crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, as well as part of Lake Oahe near
see PROTEST, page A-3
Lake Elsinore and Wildomar election watch party celebrates local wins
Swinging the night into action with musical performances from all genres, the Temecula Valley Music Awards hosted its third annual event Nov. 12.
Area K9 Teams wow during annual Trials
attitudes in a recent event. The grassroots movement protesting the pipeline began in the spring of 2016 in reaction to the proposed construction of Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access Pipeline. The proposed pipeline
Lake Elsinore Councilman Steve Manos (right) along with Councilwoman Natasha Johnson and Mayor Pro Tem Robert Magee show their excitement about being re-elected to that city’s council during an election watch party at Pins ‘n Pockets Nov. 8. Art Barela photo
The air in the ballroom Tuesday night was filled with cautious anticipation as the county electoral website was streaming live on one of two big screens at one side of the room, while network news outlets were streaming the national play by play on the other. The public was invited to join local Lake Elsinore City Council incumbent candidates Natasha Johnson, Steve Manos and Robert Magee, as well as Wildomar City Council candidate, Dustin Nigg to a neighborhood watch party hosted by Pins ‘n Pockets in Lake Elsinore.
When the first results came in and it was announced to the crowd on hand that all three Lake Elsinore incumbents had retained their seats on City Council, a resounding cheer came across the room. Nigg was also announced a winner in his bid for a seat on the Wildomar City Council, along with Mayor Bridgette Moore, who was also re-elected for another term on the Wildomar council. Other early announced big winners of the night were Lake Elsinore Treasurer, Allen Baldwin, as well as the LEUSD School Board Measure V. The newly re-elected Lake Elsinore
see PARTY, page A-4
Plans for Measure U public safety tax to be reviewed by Hemet City Council Dec.13 Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
see page D-1
Real Estate
Local company issues Shoebox Challenge Paul Bandong PBANDONG@REEDERMEDIA.COM
A BETTER LOOK Home Inspections Company has issued a challenge to local realty and mortgage offices to compete in donating Christmas shoeboxes to local charities. see page D-4
Police Chief David Brown and Fire Chief Scott Brown will present their proposals to expand the city police and fire departments and improve emergency medical calls in the city to the Hemet City Council at its next meeting Dec.13. In addition to the city council hearing the city public safety department’s plans for the next five years, the council is expected to appoint an oversight committee to make sure the $10 million per year Measure U is projected to bring to city in a one-cent sales tax is spent only for the city public safety departments as it was intended. The Hemet police and fire chiefs at the Tuesday, Nov. 15, City Council meeting thanked the city council and the residents of the city
see HEMET, page A-7
Howard Rosenthal, sitting, listens to Eric Gosch, local auto dealer, appeal to the Hemet City Council to quickly form a Measure U oversight committee made up of local citizens who would monitor the expenditure of the new sales tax revenues to be sure it is spend only on the city public safety departments in the future. Tony Ault photo