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A-8 THE FRIDAY FLYER MAY 4, 2018

CL teen accepted to

U.S. Military Academy

Canyon Lake teen Cooper Smith re- varsity water polo team and the varsi-
ceived the news last week that he has ty swim team for the past four years.
been accepted to the United States Mili- He has served as the team captain on
tary Academy at West Point. both teams for the past two years. He
Cooper will graduate from Temes-
cal Canyon High School in June and holds school records in the 200 Free
start attending the academy on July 2. Relay and 400 Free Relay.
He plans to major in International Rela- In March, Cooper competed in and
tions. won Temescal Canyon High School’s
Seventeen-year-old Cooper is an ex- “Mr. Titan” contest.
ceptional student with a 4.2 GPA. He Earlier this year, Cooper was one
is involved in several school clubs, in- of two teens chosen as Canyon Lake’s
cluding the Photography/Videography Youth of the Year. He was honored at
Club, Interact Club and HOSA. the Canyon Lake Chamber of Com-
He also serves on the executive
board of the Health and Medical Ca- merce’s annual Gala in February. PHOTO BY MINDY SMITH
reers Academy, a program designed for We’re so proud of him,” said his
students who have an interest in a career mother Mindy Smith. “He’s worked
in the medical field after high school. really hard for a long time so it’s nice Canyon Lake teen Cooper Smith has been accepted to the United States Military Acad-
Cooper has been a member of the to see that it’s paid off for him.” emy at West Point.

Sparrow Greene recognized

for community service

The County of Riverside Emergency Manage- the information back to Canyon Lake and its
ment Department presented Canyon Lake resi- Emergency Preparedness Committee,” said Spar-
dent Sparrow Greene, RN, with the Community row.
Service Award for her 10 years of leadership in Sparrow currently serves as the secretary and
the Riverside County Medical Reserve Corps and the director of casualty collection point on the
her community work to increase emergency pre- Canyon Lake Emergency Preparedness Commit-
paredness efforts. tee. She has served on the committee since 2017.
“This is a validation of my years of volunteer Sparrow was certified this year by the Ameri-
work,” said Sparrow. “It came as an unexpected can College of Surgeons, committee of trauma, to
but welcome surprise.”
Her work over the years includes FEMA ter- teach bleeding control. She is available to teach
rorism response training, working with Doctors classes at no charge to those interested.
Without Borders and a collaborative disaster re- Sparrow, along with her husband Canyon Lake PHOTO BY JILL TORKELSON
sponse training with Ventura County. Later this Mayor Pro Tem and Emergency Preparedness
month she will be attending a state-wide Medical Committee President Larry Greene, will be par-
Reserve Corps workshop in Sacramento, Califor- ticipating in the Canyon Lake City-Wide Disaster Jennifer Smith and Dana LaGunas of the Riverside Emergency
nia. Response Drill on May 12. Sparrow will be sta- Management Department present Canyon Lake resident Spar-
“Part of why I volunteer is to be able to bring tioned at East Port Park to receive victims. row Greene with the Community Service Award.

Singer to release new music at Canyon Cowboy

Nashville recording artist and
world-class yodeler Maddie Leigh
will be releasing new music on Sun-
day, May 6, and has chosen the Can-
yon Cowboy, 31504 Railroad Can-
yon Rd., as the location for the event.
The event will kick off with Mar-
ian Mulock, a contestant on Ameri-
ca’s Got Talent opening, followed by
a Meet and Greet with Maddie. Mad-
die will showcase her new music and
play a live show from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
This event is free and open to the
public. All ages are welcome. Reser-
vations are recommended.
Maddie has won numerous awards
both in the West Coast Country Mu-
sic Association and the North Ameri-
can Country Music Association, and
locally at the Temecula Valley Music
Awards.
She has played local and national
events, including opening for Jason
Aldean and Tucker Beathard and PHOTO PROVIDED BY KIMBERLEY PATTERSON
singing the National Anthem for the
San Diego Padres twice. The 17-year-
old is originally from Temecula. She
will be relocating to Nashville in the
fall and will be releasing her EP. Nashville recording artist and yodeler Maddie Leigh will be releasing her music on Sunday at the Canyon Cowboy.