Riverside County community news - 1/9/04
News, announcements and events from around the area:
Tutors sought
TEMECULA - Families in the Temecula Valley need tutors, respite care providers and community recreation coaches for autistic children.
The organization Families and Autistic Children Together Succeed, or FACTS, will provide orientation and training. Pay starts at $8.50 per hour for five to 15 hours per week.
To apply, send name, phone number and mailing address to FACTSKIDS@aol.com by Saturday. Orientation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Temecula Community Recreation Center.
For details, visit the Web site at www.FactsFamilies.org.
Shelter to celebrate 15 years
WILDOMAR - Animal Friends of the Valleys will celebrate its 15th anniversary with an open house Saturday.
Officials will give an update on the new shelter, which is expected to break ground this year. They also will give tours of the shelter. Refreshments and cake will be served.
The open house is set for 1 to 3 p.m. at the shelter, 33751 Mission Trail. For information, call 471-8344.
Singles group plan house party
MURRIETA - The Country Club Crowd for senior singles will hold a house party from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the home of Donna Engle.
Members and guests will be able to socialize, take part in a 50/50 drawing and play card games such as poker and bunco. Pizza, salad, dessert, coffee and snacks will be served; partygoers should bring their own beverages.
The cost is $8 for members and $13 for nonmembers. Make reservations to Helen Androla at 698-4931.
Best Years club meets for dinner
MURRIETA - Best Years 55+ Senior Singles meets for dinner at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Sizzler restaurant on Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Interstate 15.
The club is designed to provide senior singles an opportunity to socialize with one another, and members include residents of Temecula, Murrieta, Sun City, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Canyon Lake. Besides the monthly dinner, organizers plan activities such as house parties, day trips, weekend getaways and miniature golf.
For information, call Helen at 677-8833 or Sandy at 677-0515, or e-mail bestyearsclub@yahoo.com.
Recreation center hosts yoga classes
TEMECULA - The Temecula Community Recreation Center hosts the following yoga classes on Thursdays.
Each series is five weeks long and costs $48:
To register, stop by the recreation center, 30875 Rancho Vista Way, or call 694-6410.
Lake Elsinore has classes in tennis
LAKE ELSINORE - The city offers tennis classes at its new courts at Creekside Park, 3200 Lost Road.
Junior beginning tennis will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays, while junior intermediate tennis is from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays.
Junior tennis classes are for children in sixth through eighth grades.
Beginning tennis for adults is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays.
The cost is $36 for four weeks. Call the Lake Community Center at 245-0442 for details.
Braille Institute van in Temecula
TEMECULA - The Braille Institute will send its specialized van to Temecula on Wednesday for people who cannot travel to the center's Rancho Mirage location.
The Mobile Solutions van has high-powered magnifiers, closed-circuit televisions and other equipment to maximize remaining vision. People can also buy items such as adaptive kitchen utensils and talking watches.
Officials will offer free low-vision consultations and information on the institute's library service.
The van will be at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 41845 Sixth St., from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For information, call (760) 321-1111.
Art classes to begin in Temecula
TEMECULA - Artist Gabriele Baber will teach art classes through the Temecula Community Services Department:
Meeting to focus on meditation
WILDOMAR - The Cafh Foundation, which seeks to integrate spirituality into everyday life, will hold an introductory meditation and meeting on "How Is Meditation Different From Reflection and Prayer?"
The free event runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cafh Retreat Center, 21776 Palomar St. Call 678-3557 for information.
Church to hold calendar party
TEMECULA - Rancho Community Church will host a calendar party at 7 p.m. next Friday.
Highlights include tables decorated for each month of the year, desserts and entertainment by local artists in "Tonight Show" fashion.
Tickets cost $5. For details, call Paul Kauffman at 676-1197.
Monday blood drive planned at lodge
WILDOMAR - Lake Elsinore Elks Lodge 2591 will host a blood drive from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at 33700 Mission Trail.
Donors will receive a 2004 pocket planner from the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. For information, call the Blood Bank at (800) 879-4484.
Lewis and Clark musical journey set
TEMECULA - Daniel Slosberg will impersonate Pierre Cruzatte, a fiddle player on the Lewis and Clark expedition, at the Temecula Library on Jan. 20.
Slosberg will play fiddle, jaw harp, bones, spoons and other instruments of the expedition at the family program, titled "Pierre Cruzatte: A Musical Journey Along the Lewis & Clark Trail." The program begins at 4 p.m. at the library. The program is geared for all ages.
Admission is free. Call 694-3019 for information.
Families to make memory albums
TEMEUCLA - Residents can make a memory album at Family Day on Saturday at the Temecula Valley Museum.
Supplies will be provided for the activity, scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. For details, call the Community Services Department at 694-6450.
Golf tournament benefits Red Cross
RANCHO MIRAGE - Proceeds from an upcoming golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club will benefit the disaster relief fund of the American Red Cross, Riverside County chapter.
The shotgun start for the March 1 tournament is 12:30 p.m. Following the tournament, there will be an awards dinner with entertainment, raffles, and silent and live auctions. The cost is $400 per player, and the registration deadline is Jan. 31. Call Steve Jacobson at (760) 324-9400, Ext. 216.
Poster entries being accepted
TEMECULA - The deadline to enter the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival poster contest is next Friday. The winning entry for the contest will be featured on this year's souvenir poster and program.
The artwork must be on 18-by-24-inch paper and have the words "21st Annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival." Call 676-6713, or visit the festival office at 28475 Old Town Front St., Suite G.
Exhibitors to put talent on display
INDIO - Show off a talent for a chance at prize money totaling $30,000 at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival.
The fair is scheduled for Feb. 13 to 22 in Indio, and more than 7,000 county residents are expected to take part in the Competitive Exhibit Program. Opportunities range from the performing and visual arts to agriculture and horticulture.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Thursday. Download an entry form at www.date-fest.org. Handbooks that detail the exhibit opportunities are available by calling the fair's administration office at (800) 811-3247.
Teens to learn how to manage anger
TEMECULA - Safe Alternatives For Everyone offers an anger management course for teens.
The 12-week-long program is designed to teach teenagers the coping skills they need to refrain from acting out in violence. It is held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the S.A.F.E. office in the Temecula Community Center. Although the program began this week, teens can sign up over the next couple of weeks.
The cost is $75; families who cannot pay will not be denied service. Call 587-3900 to sign up.
'Souped-up' party set in Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD - The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce will host the inaugural
WinterFest Celebration on Jan. 17 and 18.
The celebration will feature a Soup Walk on Jan. 17 and an After Christmas Craft Fair on Jan. 18.
The Soup Walk will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. with local businesses serving up the homemade soups. Event-goers will serve as the judges. Tickets to the walk are actually limited-edition soup mugs painted by artist Eileen Roberts and cost $10.
Reserve a ticket to the soup walk by calling 659-3259.
The craft fair is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Town Hall on Cedar Street.
Fourteen crafters will sell items such as artificial-flower arrangements, goats milk soap and jams.