Diane A. Rhodes
Lake Elsinore mayor wants city to have its close-up
Each year the mayor selects a theme based on the initiatives that they want to pursue during their tenure. Timothy J. Sheridan is Lake...
EMWD’s wetlands offers behind-the-scenes view of bird life
Eastern Municipal Water District resumed its popular bird walk in February after a pandemic-related hiatus of almost two years. Armed with cameras, binoculars and...
Edward Hyatt Athletic Hall of Fame inductees honored
Since 2007, the San Jacinto Education Foundation/Alumni Association inducted San Jacinto High School athletes and coaches into the Edward Hyatt Athletic Hall of Fame....
Colorful parrots fly free in the San Jacinto Valley
Saying SoCal Parrot Free Flight is for the birds is an unfair statement. It is just as much for the people who enjoy helping...
Lake Elsinore City Council meeting starts and ends with Cal Fire
The Lake Elsinore City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8, began with the final quarter statistics report presented by Cal Fire Division Chief Lonny Olson....
Two nonprofits merge to double their humanitarian efforts
Rancho Damacitas Children & Family Services and Community Mission of Hope merged into a single nonprofit to maximize their impact on local communities. With...
Philanthropy and artistic handiwork are stitched together for quilt show
The Valley Quilters Guild presented its 42nd annual Quilt Show at Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s San Jacinto gymnasium Feb. 11 and 12. More...
Photographer shares his talent to benefit others
Photographer Don Starkey likes to capture his surroundings in photographs and finds his favorite images to be landscapes.“A landscape can repeatedly take us to...
Military Explorers youth program branches out
Phillip Ayala started the Military Explorers Post III program to teach youth beneficial life skills. A San Jacinto resident since 2005, Ayala is a...
Black Voices of the Valley to host Night of Black Excellence
Black Voices of the Valley is a new organization that was formed to serve the San Jacinto Valley. Interim Director Stephanie Bruce said the...