Nearly 200 people registered to take part in the Menifee Trot for a Cause 5K run at the new Paloma Wash Pedestrian Trail and Menifee Central Park to collect food for the Menifee Community Pantry Nov. 19. Donated nonperishable foods were the only admission.For many of the entrants, it was the first time they had run or biked the asphalted and lighted trail. The 2-1/2 mile long Paloma Wash was built by the city with the approval of the Riverside County Flood Control Agency.T-shirts and number labels were given out with each food donation at the beginning of the 5K. The run ended with leaves thrown about and medals presented.Alicia Moriarty of Menifee, winner of the Trot for a Cause in a 17.13 minute run, said of the event, “It was really fun. It was well organized and it was a
