RIVERSIDE – The recipients for the 2019 Jamil Dada Character Excellence Youth Awards include 10 Riverside County youths who displayed exemplary character while overcoming adversity, such as poverty, child abuse, drug addiction, abandonment and homelessness. Each youth was awarded a scholarship of $2,500 toward their education.“These young people have made a difference not only for themselves, but they’re working...
LOMA LINDA – Loma Linda University Health has been awarded an accreditation in pulmonary hypertension as the result of a recent review by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, making it the first, and currently the only, academic hospital in California with this award and one of only 12 accredited regional clinical programs across the nation.Dr. Paresh C. Giri, director for the Loma Linda University Health Pulmonary Hypertension Program,...
Congregation B’nai Chaim, 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta, has released its schedule of worship and announced its guest rabbi and guest cantor for the 2019 High Holidays.This year, Rabbi Marc Rubenstein will deliver the messages during high holiday celebrations. Rubenstein, a distinguished Hebrew scholar, studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem before obtaining his bachelor’s degree in religion and...
The High Country Growers Association held a public meeting at the Little Red Schoolhouse in Anza Tuesday, Sept. 17. The gathering was attended by growers, members of the press representing three news outlets, marijuana advocates and those in the community who wanted to learn more about cannabis cultivation in Anza Valley.HCGA directors Jake Baird, Jazmin McCammon and Kendall Steinmetz...
Fall has arrived and with it the much-anticipated ninth annual Ride on the Rez, a fundraising trail ride and cowboy barbecue benefiting the Anza Valley Christian School. This year’s event is slated for Saturday, Sept. 28.Last year, 35 riders participated in the event, led by four experienced wranglers on the scenic trail along the valleys and ridges of the Cahuilla...
Hamilton High School senior Lydia Adams was honored as Hemet Unified School District’s Hamilton High School Student of the Month at the Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month Program recognition breakfast in Hemet Thursday, Sept. 19.Adams and other high achieving students received recognition from the school district, as well as local, county and state government officials. The high school...
As controversy surrounding cannabis swirls in the community and on social media, hemp – the same species of plant as marijuana, Cannabis sativa – has quietly entered the fray.According to California Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5, “Industrial hemp means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. having no more than three-tenths of...
ANZA – Anza’s Native Plant Sale opens Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in southeast Anza in Terwilliger at Dr. Gordon Pratt’s estate, 58650 Nickerson Road.The annual event offers plants that are specifically grown to enhance local butterfly populations and can’t be found at the local nursery. Come and browse; plant prices start at about $8.Attendees...
Last year Hemet Unified School District implemented new positions at their schools to ensure student safety.“The district transitioned from a supervision model to a security model and added several physical security improvements to provide a better learning environment for students and staff. In an effort to transition the district to a security model, the security staff was trained for...
ANZA – Anza Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1873 and Auxiliaries posted the meal schedule and activities for late September.Sept. 27 – Laurie’s chicken and sausage tetrazzini, veggies, salad bar, garlic bread, dessertSept. 29 – Laurie’s eggs Benedict, potatoes, rolls, fruitSept. 29 – Celebrate VFW Day 1899!Sunday breakfast – 8:30-10 a.m.Friday dinner – 5-7 p.m.Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday –...