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JULY 14, 2017 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3 Fire Station 60 reopening celebration set for Saturday
BY DONNA RITCHIE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
Canyon Lake City Council and city staff invite residents to celebrate the reopening of Fire Station 60 tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m. at the fire station, 28730 Vacation Dr. The celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, ap- pearances by city and county officials, speeches, cake, refreshments and station tours. The firefighters of Station 60 will be on hand to meet and greet guests.
According to Canyon Lake Admin- istrative Services Manager Mike Borja, appearances will be made by Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins, River- side County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Jefferies, Glenn Miller from the office of Senator Jeff Stone, Katelyn Blackmere from the office of Assemblywoman Me- lissa Melendez, Mayor Randy Bonner and Canyon Lake City Councilmembers.
“We encourage the citizens of Canyon Lake and members of the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association to join us on this special Fire Station 60 reopen- ing day. It is a significant accomplish- ment to have Fire Station 60 reopened after being closed for two years. This is particularly important for the north and west sections of Canyon Lake where responses were 10 to 12 minutes while Station 60 was closed – much greater than five minutes or less of the standard acceptable response time,” said Canyon Lake Mayor Randy Bonner.
“Appreciation needs to be extended to the 2015-2016 City Council, under Mayor Tim Brown, for giving the City Manager a target for a July 1, 2017, re- opening. Current Councilmember Larry
After being closed for two years, Fire Station 60 reopened July 3. Residents are invited to the reopening celebration tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m.
from August 2002 until it closed in July 2015, has returned to the station.
“I’m excited to see it open again and pleased that Captain Brent Carter is coming back to the station,” said Jordan. “It’s a big pleasure to see Station 60 re- open. It’s been my number one priority since the station closed.”
Councilman Larry Greene said, “I’m glad the station is back open. I believe our response times are less and that makes our community safer. I hope to see all Canyon Lake residents at the rib- bon-cutting on Saturday."
Reopening the station comes at a cost of $1.4 million. “It’s a substantially lesser cost than the $2.1 million it was headed before the station closed,” said the mayor pro tem.
Fire Station 60 reopened July 3, two years after it closed its doors after a dis- pute with county fire officials over the cost of services. On May 9, the Board of Supervisors approved a new one-year fire protection contract for the City of Canyon Lake. The agreement allows the station to operate with a two-person crew for one year.
Starting July 2018, County officials will require the station to operate with a three-person crew. Canyon Lake City Council will have six months to decide if it will bump up to a three-person crew or terminate the contract at the end of 12 months.
If the city decides to not bump up to a three-person crew, the contract will be terminated in 12 months and Canyon Lake will have to create its own city fire department or close the station and con- tract with nearby cities to provide ser- vices again.
Greene, retired Fullerton Fire Chief, City Manager Aaron Palmer and Aar- on’s father (with extensive fire safety experience) put a plan together which became reality. A special thank you to County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries who spearheaded two-persons on the fire en- gine to get it reopened, both firefighters, but one also a paramedic. That is com- mon to the City of Calimesa with simi- lar populations.”
Mayor Pro Tem Vicki Warren said, “I have received an overwhelmingly posi- tive response from the community about the reopening of the fire station. I wel- comed the firefighters back personally already and I’m really looking forward to welcoming them as a community. I hope to see many Canyon Lakers on
Saturday.”
Councilwoman Dawn Haggerty said
she is thrilled that Fire Station 60 is re- opening. “I ran and was elected to the City Council based on campaigning for improved public safety - both police and fire. I had hoped to have the city develop it’s own police department and based on numbers developed, it could be done at a savings. However, we just didn’t have the funds for start up costs at that time. Also, our fire contract issues were on the front burner. After a tumultuous couple of years, we have finally resolved the problems and Station 60 is open with a paramedic 24-hours a day, seven days a week. I am trilled, “ Dawn said.
Chief Carter, the captain of Station 60
Canyon Lake Woman's Club donates to local organizations...
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Essential Resources (SAFER), Help- ing Our People in Elsinore (HOPE) and Cops For Kids.
The club gave $1250 to SAFER, a program offered by the Lake Elsinore School District whose mission is to con- nect staff, students, families and com- munity resources that will lead to student success. The group primarily works with families of students with attendance and behavior concerns and acts as a referral service in order to improve attendance and chances for learning.
HOPE received $500 from the Wom- an’s Club. HOPE is a non-profit orga- nization that has been in existence for more than 20 years and assists displaced and less fortunate people in southwest Riverside County who need basic ne- cessities. HOPE provides food, clothing and other basic items to more than 1400 families (5,000 individuals) each month, including families in Canyon Lake.
The organization is an all volunteer group that was formed by several area churches. It has approximately 250 vol- unteers that run the organization’s food pantry, Fresh Rescue, USDA commodi-
ties and clothing programs.
The Woman’s Club donated $500
to Cops For Kids Lake Elsinore. The organization, founded in 1995 by two deputies, assists children, seniors and families that find themselves in diffi- cult situations. Cops For Kids helps by providing essentials such as clothing, transportation costs to school or work, temporary housing for displaced fami- lies, youth activity funding and educa- tional costs. Being a local organization with low overhead and no red tape en- ables Cops For Kids to respond quickly to those in need.
Canyon Lake’s contract animal shelter, Animal Friends of the Valleys (AFV), received a $750 donation. Ani- mal Friends of the Valleys, located in Wildomar, is a non-profit organization that offers animals for adoption and pro- vides animal control services to the sur- rounding cities. The Friday Flyer fea- tures available pets at Animal Friends of the Valleys in the weekly Adopt-A-Pet section.
Canine Support Teams of Menifee received $500. Canine Support Teams is a non-profit organization providing
specially trained service dogs to support the personal, social and occupational in- dependence of people with disabilities. The service dogs allow people with dis- abilities to live independently and pro- vide loving companionship to their own- ers.
Hospice of the Valleys was the recipi- ent of $1,000 from the Woman’s Club. Founded in 1982, Hospice of the Valleys provides loving, comfortable end-of-life pain relieving care.
Michelle’s Place received $1250 from the Woman’s Club. The organization, located in Temecula, provides support and resources to women battling breast cancer, including Canyon Lake women. Michelle’s Place, founded in 2001, is named after Michelle Watson who suc- cumbed to breast cancer at the age of 26.
Michelle had wished for a place in her community where she could receive comfort, talk to breast cancer survivors, get the latest information on treatment options, clinical developments and cop- ing methods. Michelle’s friends and family honored her wish by creating Mi- chelle’s Place.
In addition to donating $16,000 to
the organizations mentioned, the club awarded a total of $15,000 in scholar- ships in June to 10 Canyon Lake stu- dents.
The Woman’s Club is one of the old- est clubs in Canyon Lake. With a mem- bership of more than 200 women, it’s also one of the largest clubs in Canyon Lake. The Fashion Show, Mermaid Fes- tival and Holiday Home Tour are among the events the club puts on annually for the community.
The club also helps families in need during the holidays with Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, donates toys to the Spark of Love Toy Drive through the local fire department and accepts coat donations for kids and veterans in need.
The Woman’s Club meets in the Holiday Bay Room at the lodge on the third Wednesday of every month from September through June. Vendor hour is from 9 to 10 a.m.; meeting begins at 10 a.m. Lunch is $14. For membership information, contact Kathy Ray at 858- 449-7297 or kathyray82@hotmail.com.
To learn more about the Woman’s Club events and philanthropy projects, visit canyonlakewomansclub.com.
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