Page 1 - The Friday Flyer ● NOVEMBER 16, 2018

CANYON LAKE’S NEWSPAPER • NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Board approves funding for Don't miss Holiday Street Carts of Canyon
Boutique Saturday at Lake to host annual

new entrance signs Pg. A3 lodge Pg. A5 Golf Cart Parade Pg. A10

Local teacher

arrested on

sex abuse

charges

Temescal High School teacher
and Canyon Lake resident Russell
Strange, 54, was arrested at the school
last week and
charged with
multiple counts
of sexual abuse
of a minor, the
Riverside Sher-
PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE said.
iffs Department
Police said
Warbirds West planes fl y over PHOTO PROVIDED BY RSO the allegations
the Canyon Lake Towne Center. came as a result
of an approxi-
City lationship between the teacher and the
City honors veterans honors veterans
mately eight-
Russell Strange
month sexual re-
victim while she was a student at the
school.
The charges include multiple counts
with celebration of unlawful sex with a minor, lewd
and lascivious acts with a minor under
14, oral copulation with a minor un-
der 16 and other charges. Strange was
booked and detained at the Cois Byrd
BY DONNA RITCHIE the urn next to the monument in the Vet- Mark Bora with a “Quilt of Valor” quilt. Detention Center. His bail was set at
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER erans Memorial Park. A wreath was also Mark was chosen through a free raffle $25,000.
The City of Canyon Lake honored placed at the monument. held for Canyon Lake veterans. Four On Oct. 25, officers from the
veterans for their service and sacrifices Canyon Lake resident Adam Mc- Canyon Lake veterans also won oil Lake Elsinore Police Department re-
ceived a report of an improper rela-
at its 10th annual Veterans Day Celebra- Naughton, who is currently serving in paintings created and donated by artist tionship between a teacher at Tem-
tion on Saturday. The event was hosted the U.S. Navy, recited “Old Glory.” Rita Forland. escal Canyon High School and a
by the city and the Canyon Lake Vet- Former Canyon Lake Mayor Nancy Canyon Lake POA provided light re- former student, who is now an adult.
erans Day Committee and emceed by Horton presented the history of the Can- freshments at the start of the celebration Strange has been placed on paid ad-
Mayor Vicki Warren and Mayor Pro yon Lake Veterans Memorial Park and and Coldwell Banker and Canyon Lake ministrative leave by the district pend-
Tem Larry Greene. resident Jill Batinich presented the his- Market served complimentary hotdogs ing investigation of all allegations and
The celebration kicked off with a fly- tory of the Canyon Lake Veterans Day after the celebration. charges, Dr. Whitney D’Amico, the
over by the Warbirds West followed by Committee. In 2009, the Canyon Lake Veterans school’s principal, said.
the posting of the flag and colors by the Reta LeBlanc of 4 Paws 4 Patriots Day Committee was established to for- “The district is fully cooperating
Elsinore High School Flying Tigers Ju- presented the organization’s mission and malize a local event honoring the vet- with law enforcement,” said D’Amico
nior ROTC under the direction of Ma- program. erans in the community. Members of through a statement posted on the
jor Charles Ruhl. Three-year-old Tegan Mike Shroyer of Good Time Enter- the community who currently serve on school’s website on Saturday. “The
Perry sang the National Anthem. tainment provided the sound system and the committee are Mayor Vicki Warren, district is committed to communicat-
The invocation was presented by patriotic music. The Canyon Lake Cho- Councilman Jordan Ehrenkranz, Debby ing as openly as possible about the
Chaplin Quinn Hawley, retired U.S. raleers performed “God Bless America,” Gagnon, Fran Tibbet, Donna Lovejoy, facts of this situation, including district
Navy captain. This year’s keynote “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and the Karen Bevans, Jill Batinich, Bert Bar- and school actions to support students
speaker was Sgt. Major David Sibley of “Gettysburg Address.” bay, Carrie Pratt, Erica Toney, Harry and all concerned.”
the California Military Institute. The programs and flags were handed Larson, Karen Doherty, Nancy Carroll, The district is providing counsel-
The names of the Canyon Lake Vet- out by members of Canyon Lake Boy Larry Garland and Christina Taltoan. ing to students and staff members who
erans who passed away this year were Scouts Troop 346, who also performed The city would like to thank the fol- have questions about what has hap-
read by Fran Tibbet. Members of their the Scout Pledge on stage. lowing sponsors of this year’s Veterans
families placed roses in their honor in The Canyon Lake Quilters presented uuCONTINUED PAGE A12 uuCONTINUED PAGE A5