The West Coast Country Music Association will hold two fundraising concerts on Saturday, Nov.
7 at the Old Town Temecula Theater (3:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) to fund music program scholarships and recording opportunities, featuring Hot August winners, local artists Sophie Tabesh and Lance Mowdy, SoCal Music Unlimited Rising Stars, and the Ranch Rockers.
Lake Elsinore approved a permit Oct.
13 to convert an 18,092-sqft suite in a 32,362-sqft industrial building on Corydon Road into an indoor volleyball training facility, finalizing prior planning commission approval and allowing tournaments and other sports uses on the 3.23-acre site.
Murrieta Valley beat Palos Verdes 3-2 in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 volleyball playoffs, rallying from being down 5 to 1 in the fifth set to win 15-13 and advance, with Celeste Kimle posting 15 kills and Chandler Short adding 32 assists, 15 kills and 12 digs.
Springs Charter Schools superintendent Kathleen Hermsmeyer was named the 2027 Hart Vision Equity & Innovation Leader of the Year and will be officially recognized at the California Charter Schools Conference March 8-11 in Sacramento; Springs serves more than 14,000 students and has administrative offices in Temecula.
Mt. San Jacinto College earned statewide recognition as a 2026 Pathway Champion of Transfer after increasing Associate Degrees for Transfer by 63.6% over four academic years, with ADTs up 22.9% last year (about 30,000 students served across San Jacinto, Menifee Valley, Temecula Valley, and San Gorgonio Pass).
Animal Friends of the Valleys will host the Wines for Canines and Kitties Fundraiser Gala on Saturday, Nov.
7 at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula from 6 to 10 p.m. Guests will enjoy champagne reception, silent auction and dinner — all to support shelter operations, veterinary care and adoption services.
On Oct. 7, the Eastern Municipal Water District board approved upgrades at the Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
The votes authorized a contract for electrical modifications at Plant 3 and a design contract for Plant 1’s densified activated sludge project (an important upgrade for the area).
The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month program held its awards breakfast on Oct.
1 at Murrieta Sizzler on Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, honoring six students for academic achievement. Holly Wilson (Director of Admissions at Linfield Christian School) hosted the event.
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