HEMET – Sunshine, camaraderie, and a shared spirit of giving filled the fairways at the Golden Era Golf Course as the 826th Masonic District hosted its latest charity golf tournament — raising vital funds for food banks serving Hemet, Menifee, and Lake Elsinore.The event, organized by longtime Mason Alan Bowman and Drew Diederich, Secretary of the Hemet Lodge, drew...
Aaron Broering, who founded the Eagles tribute band Desperado, lives in Laguna Niguel so the Oct. 17 Desperado concert at Pala Casino’s Events Center brought Broering from Orange County to San Diego County.
Broering had previously traveled from Orange County to San Diego County in the 1990s; he was raised in Costa Mesa and attended San Diego State University before...
Keri Potter and Igor de Himbe claimed the top prize in the $100,000 Fly Predators Grand Prix at Galway Downs on Saturday during the TVN Fall 2 competition hosted by Nilforushan Equisport Events.
Potter secured the win with a jump-off time of 39.684 seconds. Ariel Marx and Kandersteg W finished close behind in second place with a time of 42.173...
The County of Riverside currently has an Assessor - County Clerk - Recorder satellite office in Hemet, but there is a desire to relocate that office. The October 7 meeting of the Riverside County of Supervisors approved an adjustment to the county’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget to accommodate the planned relocation.The supervisors’ 5-0 vote October 7 authorized a $1,000,000...
By the end of this calendar year, the Hemet Fire Department expects to have a new fire engine for wildland fires. An October 14 Hemet City Council meeting accepted a grant for equipment for the fire engine.The 5-0 vote adopted a resolution accepting the $24,551 grant from the California Fire Foundation. The action also authorized the city manager to...
The Hemet City Council approved the city’s purchase of a 4.17-acre parcel.A 5-0 vote October 14 approved the purchase of the land from the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency for the County of Riverside for $140,000. The triangular parcel is north of West Stetson Avenue and south of Walden Weaver Road along the Riverside County Flood Control and...
LAKE ELSINORE – The City of Lake Elsinore received the prestigious Helen Putnam Award for Planning and Environmental Quality for its creation and implementation of the Lake Management Plan.Presented by the League of California Cities during its annual conference in Long Beach, the Helen Putnam Award recognizes excellence in local government across the state. The award highlights outstanding achievements that...
The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District approved a new agreement for concession services at Lake Skinner Regional Park.The members of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors comprise the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District board, and the county supervisors’ October 7 action approved a lease and concession agreement with Advenco, LLC, for Lake Skinner Regional Park...
A vehicle carrying four people crashed into a tree early Saturday on southbound Interstate 215 near Murrieta Hot Springs Road, leaving one person dead and three injured. At least one person was briefly trapped, according to the California Highway Patrol log.The patients were transported to Inland Valley Medical Center.The collision was reported at approximately 1:32 a.m. on the southbound...