A Temecula cat named Butters is currently competing in the nationwide America’s Favorite Pet contest, giving local animal lovers a chance to support one of their own while celebrating a unique and beloved feline.
Butters, a flame point Siamese, is described by his owner Robyn Hargrove as charming, playful and fiercely loyal, with a protective personality and a strong attachment...
The Anza Community Hall welcomed members and neighbors for a Member Appreciation Dinner Sunday evening, Feb. 1, offering an evening of good food and community connection.Guests were treated to generous servings of spaghetti with homemade sauce, along with salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverages. Hall members, community leaders and families gathered around shared tables, enjoying the hearty meal while...
Several Anza Electric Cooperative employees armed themselves with trash bags, hardhats and gloves, pitching in to clean up a stretch of St. Hwy. 371 Friday, Jan. 30.The effort was part of California’s Adopt-A-Highway program, a statewide initiative that encourages businesses, organizations and volunteers to help keep roadways clean and attractive while reducing litter and beautification costs for taxpayers.Anza Electric...
The California Natural Resources Agency and California State Parks invite trail users, community members, advocates and professionals to join two public webinars in February as part of the California Trails Survey - a statewide effort to improve access, safety and connectivity for nonmotorized recreational trails across California.The webinars will include a presentation introducing the trails assessment process and key...
The Anza Valley Outlook Sheriff's Blotter is a list of calls that allows residents to see what law enforcement activity is occurring in their communities.The Sheriff's Blotter data is obtained from the official calls for service records kept by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. However, calls where the release of the information could cause harm to an individual or...
Champions advance to represent Riverside County at California Academic Decathlon
RIVERSIDE – The theme for the 43rd Annual Riverside County Academic Decathlon was “The Roaring Twenties”, and the Beaumont High School Cougars made their voices heard by clinching the championship for the first time in school history.Western Center Academy’s Team A finished second overall after tying with Beaumont High School...
Bob GarverContributorDid you know that getting stranded on a deserted island has a way of shaking up social hierarchies? I suppose that was a big part of the plot for recent Best Picture Oscar nominee “Triangle of Sadness.” As well as the literary classic “Lord of the Flies.” And it’s represented on television in everything from “Survivor” to “Lost”...
People who glanced skyward on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 28, may have noticed a luminous ring encircling the moon, a striking sight that prompted photos, social media posts and plenty of questions.The glowing circle, known as a lunar halo, is a natural atmospheric phenomenon caused not by the moon itself, but by ice crystals high above the Earth’s...
The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month program, recognizing and inspiring academic excellence since the 1992-1993 school year, held its awards breakfast on Jan. 8 at the Murrieta Sizzler restaurant, 40489 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd.Holly Wilson, Director of Admissions at Linfield Christian School, emceed the event for Sally Myers who founded the nonprofit program that partners...
Journalist Don Lemon was indicted by a grand jury and then arrested. Instead of being an outsider reporting on an event, he was involved and helped facilitate the disruption of a church service on private property where people were practicing their First Amendment rights. Despite my observation that he is guilty, I don’t think ultimately he will be prosecuted.I...