Photo 1: A Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District 50th Anniversary sign greets more than 2,000 attending the free celebration Saturday, April 2, in Hemet. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
Celebrating Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s 50th Anniversary, hundreds of Riverside County residents and visitors took advantage of a sponsored free day of fun at Valley-Wide’s Diamond Valley Lake Community Park Saturday, April 2.Highlighting the day’s many events were live performances by rising country music star Kelsey Bridges and the Boys of Summer, an Eagles tribute band.Appearing at the celebration were food trucks, Hemet Fire Department engines and personnel, Hemet Police Department’s tactical units and their SWAT Team Special Operations unit, the Riverside Sheriff’s Department recruiters, a dinosaur display by the nearby Western Science Center museum, Living Free Animal Sanctuary and Valley-Wide’s own Go Recreation booth.Lines formed for delicious
