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June 6, 2008
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Join Cub Scouts
Scoutmaster Tim Janes is inviting boys in 1st through 5th grade to become part of one of America’s leading values-driven organizations. “The Cub Scout program is a valuable resource that can help families accomplish worthy goals while building and strengthening relationships within the family,” says Tim, who invites residents to join Pack 346 for a membership drive and sign up on Saturday, June 21, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the City Multi-purpose Room. For more information contact Debbie Arguello 244-8414.
Breast Cancer Survivors Tea
The Bosom Buddies of Canyon Lake extend a special invitation to all breast cancer survivors to attend its “Inaugural Canyon Lake Survivor Tea and Lunch.”
The event will be held on Friday, June 13, at noon in the Pool View Room at the Lodge. Family and friends are welcome to attend, although the event is for adults only. Lunch will be provided in addition to entertainment, guest speakers and a silent auction. The cost is $20 per person. Please submit paid RSVPs to Kimbo Slingerland, c/o The Bosom Buddies, 29147 Allan Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532.
For more information contact Kimbo Slingerland at 609-4044 or Janelle Basham at 515-0500.
Bob Burt Classic golf tourney
This year marks the 13th annual Bob Burt Classic, to be held Friday, June 13, at The Links at Summerly in Lake Elsinore at 1:30 p.m. Canyon Lake duffers are asked to sign up to play as singles or as a group. The cost is $125 per person and the format is a four-person best ball scramble. For more information, e-mail the booster club at TCHSfootball@verizon.net or call 244-1090.
LEGS meeting
A meeting of the Lake Elsinore Genealogical Society (LEGS) will be held Wednesday, June 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mission Trail Community Library, 34303 Mission Trail in Wildomar.
Robert “Red” Mulvanny will speak about “Tombstone Photography.” LEGS meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month. A “Learn to Write Your Autobiography” workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 25. A beginning genealogy workshop is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Members are free and non-members are charged $5 to cover the cost of materials. For more information, call Candy Peterson at 244-8715.
Rodeo and concert
Country singer Josh Gracin will be performing at the “1st Annual Roundup Rodeo and Music Festival,” presented by the Lake Elsinore Rodeo. The festival will be held June 20 to 22 at the Lake Elsinore Motocross Park, 31919 Cereal St. in Lake Elsinore. For more information and ticket sales visit www.lerodeo.com or contact Jeff Cooper at (760) 419- 4092 or e-mail realsportsonline@yahoo.com.
Reading Adventure at CLCC
The library at Canyon Lake Community Church (CLCC) is sponsoring a children’s summer reading program starting in June. “Reading Adventure” features Christian books from the church library’s collection and is open to all youngsters ages 4 to12 in the Canyon Lake area. For more information, e-mail the library at clcc_library@yahoo.com or call 244-1877, ext. 223, to leave a message.
Children’s Art Faire
The Elsinore Woman’s Club will present a Children’s Art Faire at its clubhouse, 710 W. Graham Ave. in Lake Elsinore today, June 6, from noon to 5 p.m. and tomorrow, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An ice cream sundae reception is planned for Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call Robin at 909-262-4684 or visit www.elsinorewomansclub.org.
Summer camp sign-ups
Canyon Lake Middle School will be the local site for Southwest Family YMCA’s summer day camps. The camps feature arts and crafts, songs, games, water play, field trips, theme days and much more. Running from June 16 to August 8, the camps are geared for children aged 5 to 12. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information visit the YMCA’s website at riversideymca.org/sw.html to download the registration packet, or call the Southwest Family YMCA at 677-9622. Southwest Family YMCA is also taking registrations for its summer resident camps in Big Bear and Catalina. For more information check the YMCA’s website.
Twist’N U camp
Summer camp will be available at Twist’N U located in Lake Elsinore. Activities will include trampoline, rock wall, wakeboard training, skill progressions, games, refreshments and more. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 17. It starts June 16 and runs throughout the summer. Camp days are Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 pm. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. For more information visit www.twistnu.com or call 245-6969.
Soccer camp
Tides Church is offering a soccer camp for 1st through 5th graders on June 23 to 26, from 9 to11 a.m. It will be held at Creekside Park in Canyon Hills. The cost is $25. Tides is also offering Vacation Bible School for ages 4 through junior high from July 21 to 25, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School. The cost is $20 for the 1st child, $15 for additional children from the same address. The theme is “God’s Big Backyard.”
Art Walk
The Elsinore Valley Arts Network (EVAN) invites residents to its Saturday Night Art Walk/Saturday Night Downtown Stroll. The EVAN art walk is held on the first Saturday of each month from 3 to 7 p.m. For more information contact Robin Golden at 909-262-4684 or Barbara Middlebrook at 245-8890.
Donate Blood/Marrow
Free bone marrow testing will be offered at Valley Blood Services throughout June. Valley Blood Services is not only encouraging people to donate blood, but are also asking healthy individuals between 18 and 60 years of age to join the National Marrow Donor Program registry, in order to help the thousands of patients who are actively searching for a matching stem cell donor. A simple cheek swab taken at any San Diego Blood Bank donor center is all that is required to join the registry. The bloodmobile will be located in Lake Elsinore at the Trevi Entertainment Center parking lot, 32250 Mission Trail, on Saturday, June 14 from 12 to 5 p.m. For more information call 619-400-8268 or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org/bonemarrow/.
The Lake Elsinore Marketplace will hold a Cruise Night on the first and third Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will be held in the food court parking lot next to Chili’s and in front of Cold Stone Creamery. The Lake Elsinore Marketplace (Costco/Lowe’s) is located on Central Avenue between Dexter and Cambern, just east of Highway 15. It will include the car show, music, awards and fun. All Cruisin’ Cars are welcome. Car show participants should arrive early for good parking. No parking prior to 3 p.m. For more information contact Sabrina McChesney at 619-341-0877.
Hospital volunteers needed
Menifee Valley Medical Center is seeking hospital volunteers. Only four hours of volunteer service per week qualifies as an active member of the hospital volunteer team. No experience is necessary; training will be provided. The minimum age for volunteers is 16 years old. For more information call 679-8888, ext. 7254 or 925-6389.
Quilting fabric needed
Quilting supplies, including fabric samples, remnants, old sheets, old blankets, new fabric, embroidery thread and batting, are needed by a quilting group working in conjunction with the Lutheran World Relief (LWR), which provides quilts to those in need. The quilting group meets from 9 a.m. to noon on the third Thursday of each month, at Faith Lutheran Church, 28200 Portsmouth Dr., Sun City and welcomes quilters. For more information contact Kathryn Kanaan at 244-0711.
Stroke and Osteoporosis Screening
Residents living in and around Canyon Lake can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke. Life Line Screening will be held at the Canyon Lake City Multi-purpose Room on Wednesday, June 11. Appointments will begin at 9 a.m.
The complete screening package includes a new heart rhythm screening that checks for irregular heartbeat, a major risk factor for stroke.
A stroke, also known as a “brain attack,” is ranked as the third leading killer in the world. Screenings are fast, painless and affordable. They help identify potential health problems such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease. A bone density screening to assess osteoporosis risk is also offered and is appropriate for both men and women.
The cost for a Wellness Package with heart rhythm is $149. All five screenings take 60 to 90 minutes to complete. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 800 697-9721 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies is a volunteer support organization dedicated to helping women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Women receive support and resources from other breast cancer survivors. Contact Bosom Buddies if you or a loved one has received the diagnosis of breast cancer. For more information contact Janelle Basham at 515-0500 or Kimbo Slingerland at 609-4044.
Boating skills and seamanship
An eight-week boating skills and seamanship class will be held on Mondays, beginning June 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N. Main St. in Lake Elsinore. The course is approved by the California courts for persons with boating violations. For more information, call Pete Dawson at 202-1584.
Caregiver support group
Caregiver Connection Support Group meets at Canyon Lake Community Church on the second and fourth Mondays of each month from 10 a.m. to noon in room D 140. The Caregivers Connection is a support group for caregivers and their patients. There are activities planned for both the caregiver and those for whom they are caring. For more information, call Chris Aiken at 301-3997 or JoAnn Wickerath at 679-3396.
Community carnival
The celebrate Recovery Ministry at Cornerstone Community Church in Wildomar is hosting a community carnival for all ages on Friday, June 27, from 5 to 10 p.m. Live music, food, games, a petting zoo, climbing wall, bounce houses and prize drawings are planned. Proceeds will benefit the Celebrate Recovery Teen program as well as the Men’s Prison Ministry. For more information call Pastor Dave Peters at 674-8661.
Host families needed
Residents can add an international flavor to their household by hosting a foreign exchange student. The Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is seeking host families for the upcoming school year. All exchange students attend the public high school, speak English, have their own spending money and medical insurance. There is no fee to participate, other than that of feeding and housing an additional family member. For more information, visit www.afice.org.
Child advocates needed
The local organization of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for children is seeking volunteers for its program, which speaks for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts.
As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court. No special education or background is needed – just a desire to help abused and neglected children. Volunteers must pass a background check, followed by a 30-hour training course. For more information contact Deborah Sutton at 304-5220 or visit www.nationalcasa.org.
Join an investment club
Parties interested in joining an investment club in Canyon Lake should call 951-848-9122 for a three-minute recorded message. According to organizer Ron Emshoff, the Canyon Lake Investment Club will be a member of the National Association of Investors Corporation, a non-profit association with a membership of over 12,000 clubs. The club will take direction and bylaws from that association, along with the Better Investing Community and Bivio.
Each member must sign a partnership agreement and participate in decisions of the club, which is in need of several officers to fill vacancies. There is also a need for persons to do research. Each partner needs an e-mail address as most meetings and communications will be over the Internet.
Camp scholarships
Community Outreach Ministry of Wildomar is raising money for scholarships to benefit the littlest victims of crime to become responsible and successful citizens instead of society’s costly failures of tomorrow. Scholarships include lodging, transportation, home-cooked meals and indoor and outdoor activities. Camping not only has a positive impact on youth, but it also enriches the community, say organizers.
To sponsor or register a child for camp, contact Community Outreach Ministry, 23905 Clinton Keith Rd. Suite 114, Wildomar, CA 92595, or visit www.communityoutreachministry.org. Call 698-7650 for details.
Enrolling kindergartners-to-be
Kindergarten registration is taking place at the Centralized Enrollment Center, 545 Chaney St. Children who are or will be 5 years old before December 2, 2008, can enroll in kindergarten for the 2008-09 year. For more information about the registration process or to download registration forms, please visit www.leusd.k12.ca.us.
Cookbooks still available
The Canyon Lake Woman’s Club still has copies of its cookbook, “Tastes of Paradise,” a creative gift for friends and family. The cookbooks are on sale at Pack, Wrap and Post in the Towne Center or by calling Rita Wacker at 244-1881, Barbara Weatherman at 244-1618, Audrey Barrows at 244-5550, Barbara Duncan at 244-7513 or Sherry Attig 244-5378. The price is $20; proceeds benefit the Woman’s Club’s philanthropic endeavors in the community.
Bingo
The Canyon Lake Lions and Lioness Clubs host Bingo on the first and third Sundays of each month starting at 1 p.m. and ending at approximately 4 p.m., in the City Multi-purpose Room. The next session will be held June 15. Bring a new guest and receive a $10 game card for free.
All proceeds are donated to charities. For more information, contact Sharon Timms at 244-3555 or Joanna Spiller at 244-1553.
Donate a mammogram
The Breast Cancer website invites people to click on its site daily so it can meet its quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to the site, www.thebreastcancersite.com and click on “donating a mammogram” for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn’t cost one a thing. Corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
Computer Club
The Computer Club of Menifee Valley welcomes all who have an interest in computers. Club members meet at 9 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month and offer presentations, guest speakers, question and answer sessions, a computer lab and computer classes. It is a free club with no dues. Meetings are two hours long and are held at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 29885 Bradley Rd. in Sun City. For more information, e-mail contact@ccmv.net or visit www.ccmv.net.
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