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Museum offers youth events

TEMECULA ---- "Studying Bugs and Reptiles" will be the topic for a family event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Temecula Children's Museum.

Participants will see some live critters.

Pennypickle's Science Night will be held Nov. 7, highlighting messy, gooey and astonishing scientific wonders .

The fee is $5 per person. The museum is at 42081 Main St. For information, call 308-6376. Register at www.pennypickles.org.

Rummage sale to benefit Relay for Life

LAKE ELSINORE ---- Two Relay for Life teams will hold a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakeside High School.

Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life run Oct. 11-12 at Canyon Lake Middle School. Teams from the Lake Elsinore Rotary Club and Canyon Lake Middle School will be represented on Saturday.

The school is at 32693 Riverside Drive. For information, call Mary Ann Olsen at 288-5879.

Cherokee group plans potluck

RIVERSIDE ---- Cherokee Community of Inland Empire will hold a meeting and potluck to introduce four visiting teachers from the Cherokee Nation from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday .

The teachers will discuss the problems some people have with genealogy.

Cherokee Community of Inland Empire, which usually meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of each month, is searching for residents with Cherokee blood who would like to find out about their heritage and skills. The group is overseen by the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.

Saturday's meeting will be at Sherman Indian High School, 9010 Magnolia Ave. For information, call Darlene at 333-5774 or visit www.CherokeeCommunityIE.org.

Annual coastal cleanup Saturday

The 24th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. It's part of a worldwide cleanup effort that brings more than 70 nations together to improve the Earth's oceans and waterways.

Volunteers will be working at more than 700 coastal and inland shorelines throughout California.

To register, call (800) 262-7848 or register online at www.coast4u.org.

Young Marines plan brunch

WILDOMAR ---- The Wildomar Young Marines will have a breakfast buffet brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.

The meal will include pancakes, eggs, hash browns, bacon and sausage. The cost is $7 and proceeds will go toward sending the Young Marines to Hawaii in November.

The post is at 21180 Waite St. For information, visit www.wildomaryoungmarines.com.

Library offers Wii competition

LAKE ELSINORE ---- A Super Smash Bros. Brawl competition using the Nintendo Wii will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Lake Elsinore Library.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers and snacks and drinks will be provided.

The library is at 600 W. Graham Ave. For information, call 674-4517.

PAL offers fiber arts class

TEMECULA ---- The Temecula Police Activities League will offer a fiber arts class beginning Thursday.

Participants aged 10 and older will learn techniques such as how to use a sewing machine using textiles.

Classes will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays until Nov. 20 at the Temecula Community Center. The cost is a $25 supply fee.

For information or registration, call 587-3900.

Dakota Club opens season

SUN CITY ----- The Dakota Club of Sun City will kick off its 21st year at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wheatfield Park.

"What I did last summer" stories and a potluck lunch are scheduled.

The purpose of the club is to promote fellowship and goodwill and foster the mutual interests of persons who have lived in either of the Dakotas.

Officers for the 2008-09 season are Maggie Olson, president; Merle Derscheid, vice president and program chair; Norma Koch, secretary; and Alice Miller, treasurer.

The club meets the fourth Thursday of every month except November, June, July and August. A Christmas party luncheon is scheduled for Dec. 18.

The park is at 30627 Menifee Road. For information, call 672-1786.

Cafh Foundation starts series

WILDOMAR ---- Cafh Foundation will have a meditation and dialogue for adults on the topic "Is there a difference between Prayer, Meditation and Reflection?" from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

The program runs in conjunction with a class called "Living from the Heart" for children, ages 5 to 9.

The Cafh Foundation is a nonprofit organization working for unfolding consciousness.

Future topics for meditation and dialogue are: Oct. 23, Meditation is a Tool for Life; Nov. 20, Living Life with Love and Laughter; Jan. 29, Obsessions, Addictions, and Feelings: The Choices We Make; Feb. 26, Understanding Prejudices Differences: Developing Common Ground; March 26, Expanding your Potential by Using Life's Challenges; April 30, Yearning for Meaning: Are you Spectator or Participant in Life?; May 28, Expanding Our Circle of Love: Participating with Society.

The meetings will be at 21776 Palomar Street in Wildomar. For information, contact Diana Autumn at 678-3557 or visit www.cafh.org.

Day of Wine and Chocolate tickets available

TEMECULA ---- Pastry chefs and chocolatiers will offer their sweet sensations in concert with wines from Temecula Valley's wineries at Hospice of the Valley's 12th annual "A Day of Wine and Chocolate" fundraiser. The event will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Wilson Creek Winery.

Music will be provided by Guilty Conscience. There will be silent and live auctions for items such as a private catered dinner utilizing chocolate in the salad, entree and dessert courses.

Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. Picnic lunches provided by The Forge are available for an additional fee.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.hospiceofthevalleys.org. For information, call 678-1456 or 200-7800.

HEALTH

Down Syndrome Association plans walk

HEMET ---- The Down Syndrome Association of Hemet will hold the third annual Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Oct. 4 at Weston Park.

The event will include information booths, entertainment, jumpers, games and lunch.

For information or registration, call Adele at 852-1054.

Cancer survivors plan brunch

MURRIETA ---- Angels at Work will hold a cancer survivors brunch at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 at Montelone Meadows.

The cost is $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

Reservations are due by Sept. 29. For information, call Angels at 775-3202.

Breathers headed to follies

MURRIETA ---- Therapy Pros Pulmonary Rehab Program, in conjunction with the Better Breathers Support Group, are offering a trip to the "Fabulous Palm Springs Follies" on Oct. 24.

The trip includes a bus ride, lunch and an instructional lecture to help people learn about preventing lung disease as well about emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and other lung problems.

Therapy Pros is at 25405 Hancock Ave., Suite 200. For information and reservations call Pedro Flores at 696-4308.

Cancer Society offers transportation

The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program provides transportation for cancer patients to and from medical/treatment appointments. Rides are provided by volunteer drivers who donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles.

The society is recruiting volunteers to drive patients, or to provide other forms of transportation assistance, such as gas cards.

Road to Recovery is offered to cancer patients who have no means of transportation and/or are too ill to drive themselves.

Volunteer driving requires a safe driving record and a serviceable vehicle. Proof of automobile insurance also is required.

For information about the program, call (800) 227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

Hospital seeks volunteers

MENIFEE ---- Valley Health System is seeking volunteers at its two hospitals, Menifee Valley Medical Center and Hemet Valley Medical Center.

There are opportunities in a number of areas, including working in the gift shop.

For information, call 925-6389.

Blood drives

Lifestream ---- formerly Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties

---- 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19, Stater Bros, 31813 Temecula Parkway, Temecula.

---- 1 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26, It's a Grind Coffee House, 24520 Village Walk Place, Suite F, Murrieta.

---- 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10, Dental Suite at Rancho Pueblo Temecula, 31560 Rancho Puebla Road, No. 200, Temecula.

Anyone donating blood in August will receive a free cholesterol test.

Information, (800) 879-4484 or www.LStream.org.

Valley Blood Services

---- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24, Murrieta City Hall, 1 Town Square.

---- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26, Sonshine Preschool, 31300 Rancho Community Way, Temecula.

---- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27, Henry's Farmers Market, 39606 Winchester Road, Temecula.

---- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27, Pat & Oscar's, 29375 Rancho California Road, Temecula.

Donations also may be made at Valley Blood Services, 25115 Madison Ave., Suite 105, Murrieta, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Donors must be at least 17 years old, in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds.

For information, call 696-4067 or visit valleybloodservices.org. Valley Blood Services is part of the San Diego Blood Bank.

SENIORS

Singles group bowls weekly

The Country Club Crowd, a group for single seniors, offers league bowling at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Cal Oaks Bowl in Murrieta.

The club is having a membership drive. Fees are $15 through the end of the year, or $65 until the end of 2009.

For information, contact Vi McFarland at 679-0820.

Veteran counseling service offered

MURRIETA ---- Veterans Affairs Counseling Service is offered twice per month at the Murrieta Senior Center. The next session will be Wednesday.

Don Krampe, a veteran and past assistant to the Veterans Administration regional director, will be at the center from 8 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.

The center is at 41717 Juniper St. For information, call 600-0542.

Free legal aid offered

MURRIETA ---- The Murrieta Senior Center offers free legal aid from 9 to 11 a.m. the first Thursday of each month.

Lawyer Anita Milner volunteers her time to answer questions on topics such as government benefits, power of attorney, joint tenancies and in-home care.

Appointments are limited to four per month and reservations must be made at least a week in advance.

The next session will be Oct. 2.

For reservations, call 304-7275. The center is at 41717 Juniper St.

Golden Years hosts bingo

TEMECULA ---- Seniors' Golden Years of Temecula Valley holds bingo games at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Mary Phillips Senior Center.

The cost is $1 per card.

The center is at 41845 Sixth St. For information, call 694-6466 between 9 a.m. and noon.

Senior center seeking volunteers

LAKE ELSINORE ---- The Lake Elsinore Senior Center needs volunteers of all ages who are willing to commit to helping out a few hours each week.

Training will be provided. Volunteers receptionists are needed as on weekday afternoons to greet people, provide information and provide assistance for various programs.

Volunteers teachers also are being recruited to share their skills with seniors.

The center is at 420 E. Lakeshore Drive. For information, call Vivienne at 674-2526.

Bingo offered at center

LAKE ELSINORE ---- Bingo is offered at 1 p.m. Tuesdays at Lake Elsinore Senior Center.

Cash prizes are awarded and refreshments provided.

The center is at 420 E. Lakeshore Drive. For information, call 674-2526.

Group offers services, bingo

SUN CITY ---- Sun City Concern Inc., a community-supported service for Sun City and surrounding areas, offers services such as information and assistance, referrals to community services, outreach programs, telephone reassurance and gatekeeper programs, trips and bingo.

Bingo is held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Kay Ceniceros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Road. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. and the pot is $100.

Sun City Concern is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays at 29995 Evans Road. For information, call 679-2374.