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07/02/2008 - Press Enterprise
Wildomar Council Finally Gets To Act Officially
On Tuesday night, Wildomar residents celebrated cityhood with fireworks, free hot dogs and soda, and a teary tribute to three Wildomar Marines who died in Iraq.

Then the five elected City Council members were sworn in, officially beginning their service.

07/01/2008 - Press Enterprise
Wildomar Becomes Official City Today, Amid Uncertain Times
When Wildomar residents wake up today they will stop being county residents and become city folk.

As residents and officials celebrate the incorporation, a cloud of financial caution hangs in the air. The housing market collapse and a slowdown in the overall economy have critics concerned about the future of the 24-square-mile city and officials anxiously awaiting a city budget.

07/01/2008 - Press Enterprise
Strike Force Softball Team Preps For Nationals
The 16 and under Strike Force girls fastpitch softball team is getting ready to travel to Owensboro, Ky., after qualifying to participate in the American Softball Association national championship July 26 to Aug. 3.

07/01/2008 - Press Enterprise
Experts Give Advice To Keep Pets Safe On Fourth Of July
For Caltrans maintenance crews, July 5 is one of the worst days of the year. Panicked pets that got loose on the Fourth, somehow found their way to local roadways and were hit by cars must be removed. It is a job they dread.

"It also puts our employees at risk," said Caltrans spokesperson Terri Kasinga.

06/29/2008 - Press Enterprise
Cowboy Jubilee Celebrates Ranching On Santa Rosa Plateau
Lynn Mattocks was reminiscing about the old days when the cowboy way of life and large-scale cattle ranching dominated the Santa Rosa Plateau.

"I used to gather cattle up here for Louis Roripaugh before there ever was a house up here," said Mattocks, 73, of Menifee, from his perch atop his horse, Clyde. "I was also around during the last cattle run out of Redhawk (in Temecula) in the late 1980s."

06/29/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Group Offers Autobiography Class
Genealogists spend hours researching basic facts about their ancestors and how they lived. Many genealogists glean information from personal correspondence that may have been passed down from generation to generation.

06/25/2008 - Press Enterprise
Man Charged With Soliciting Hit Enters Plea In French Valley
A Santa Ana man was charged Tuesday with hiring an undercover agent posing as a hit man to kill a woman and paying him with methamphetamine.

Paul David Lenaburg, 57, was in a wheelchair during his arraignment at the Southwest Justice Center in French Valley, where a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf.

06/24/2008 - Press Enterprise
After Inquiry, Grand Jury Tells Lake Elsinore Animal Shelter To Make Upgrades
A grand jury investigation recommends a Lake Elsinore nonprofit group upgrade its animal shelter, where dozens of animals died in a fire in February.

The organization, Animal Friends of the Valleys, provides animal-control services to several southwestern Riverside County cities.

John Todd, grand jury foreman, said the investigation began in March but he declined to say what prompted the inquiry.

06/22/2008 - Press Enterprise
Selling A City With A Slogan
What "brand" of city do you live in? Is it one that dares you to "Dream Extreme?" Or is it a "City of Action?"

More and more cities in the Inland region are attempting to create catchy slogans and eye-grabbing logos -- or brands -- to lure developers, residents and tourists, and boost civic pride.

06/20/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Boys & Girls Club Receives Royal Visitor
A group of children at the Lake Elsinore Boys & Girls Club got a chance Thursday to meet international royalty.

Johnson Agwu, a village king in Nigeria, visited the club as part of an international delegation of Rotary Club members, which also included the wife of Uganda's vice president, Gilbert Bukenya.

06/19/2008 - Press Enterprise
Wildomar Resident Sues Again, Seeking To Undo Incorporation
Wildomar's incorporation is being questioned by a resident who said the transfer of county money to the future city coffers violates state law and is an illegal gift of public money.

06/18/2008 - Press Enterprise
Skateboarders Catch Air At Reopened Park In Murrieta
The riders at reopened Murrieta Skate Park griped about elbow pads. They threatened to leave. Still they rode.

On Tuesday, the skate park opened after being closed for a month to provide more safety and supervision.

06/17/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Woman Behind Seminar To Help People Avoid Foreclosure
Southwest Riverside County NAACP Vice President Mary Venerable believes the answers to many problems can be found by asking questions.

So when the housing market crisis hit close to home, Venerable said she wanted to find answers to how a homeowner could avoid foreclosure.

06/12/2008 - Press Enterprise
Teen's Fire Engine To Appear At Murrieta Car Show
Hundreds of vehicles are entered in a pair of shows in Murrieta over Father's Day weekend, but few are as unusual as Kyle Thompson's fire engine.

Kyle, 16, of Murrieta, is entering the vehicle, a 1973 Sanford fire engine, in the second annual Super Street Teen Car Show from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the California Oaks Sports Park in Murrieta.

06/11/2008 - Press Enterprise
Merchant Marines Group Keeps Memories Alive
Each month, the Old Salts come from as far away as San Bernardino and San Diego counties to meet at Boston Billies restaurant in Sun City. They're all former Merchant Marines who served aboard commercial vessels carrying everything from fuel and food to troops and ammunition during World War II.

"Without us there wouldn't have been a war," said club Commandant Ray Gallagher, 85.

06/10/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Considering Stopping City-issued Credit Cards; Most Inland-area Cities Don't Use Them
One Inland city may leave the ranks of those that allow council members access to city-issued credit cards.

Lake Elsinore is looking into stopping the practice, after Councilman Robert Magee called on the city to adopt a reimbursement policy more in line with other area agencies.

06/06/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Woman And Child Missing Since Sunday
A 30-year-old Lake Elsinore woman and her 3-year-old son have been missing since Sunday and investigators are asking for help from the public in locating them.

Marylou Mohr and her son, Harley Mohr, were supposed to be on their way Sunday to the Lake Forest church where Mohr's father-in-law is a pastor, but they never arrived, said Riverside County Sheriff's Department Investigator Jason Trudeau.

06/04/2008 - Press Enterprise
Lake Elsinore Group Holding Art Fair For Children
Give a kid a paintbrush and some paper and anything can happen. The Elsinore Woman's Club is expecting some creative artwork from local kids at its first Children's Art Faire, to be held Saturday in Lake Elsinore.