WILDOMAR – Tis the season for giving and giving back. The howlidays are officially here, and this December kicks off a monthlong series of festive events and promotions benefiting Animal Friends of the Valleys and the lost, homeless and abandoned pets in southwest Riverside. As the sole animal shelter serving the cities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar, Animal Friends of the Valleys depends on donations from the community to support their mission: ending pet overpopulation and finding forever, loving homes for all adoptable pets in their care.Skate for the Animals will be Saturday, Dec. 21, at IceFEST at Galway Downs.Temecula IceFEST at Galway Downs, formerly called “Xmas on the Ranch,” is back this year featuring an ice skating rink, li
