News Briefs

In-person/online POA Board Meeting Tuesday

For the first time in a year, Canyon Lake POA members are invited back to an in-person board meeting Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Simultaneously, the meeting will also be available online through Zoom.

Board members will be present at the meeting and a limited number of members will join them. For the in-person format, attendance is limited, social distancing will be practiced and masks are required for all attendees.

Members will also be able to attend the meeting online through Zoom. They may join the meeting at vm.clpoa.net or by phone: 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 864 5113 5385#. The meeting will also stream live on the Canyon Lake POA Facebook page and will later be posted on the Canyon Lake POA website.

Members may submit written requests via email the day of the meeting or during the meeting at board@canyonlakepoa.com. Members may also chat request through Zoom during the meeting.

Theater Camp offered to Canyon Lake youth

Children and youth ages four through high school grads are being invited to a Summer Theater Camp being put on by The Canyon Lake Community Theater Group at the end of July.

The camp will be a week-long program where the students will learn different theater techniques and different numbers and perform what they have  learned on the Friday night of the camp at the Canyon Lake Lodge.

The cost is $200 for the first child and $150 for every other child from the same family. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and two complimentary tickets to the Friday show. If other family members would like to attend the show, tickets will be on sale for $10 apiece.

For those interested in attending the camp, email Stephanie Vecchione at clctdirctorofpr@gmail.com with each participant’s name and age, as well as parents names and contact information. Or fill out the form at the club’s website, clctheatre.com. No payment is needed at this time.

The camp will be held the last week of July.

Canyon Lake’s Day of Prayer Thursday

Canyon Lake will celebrate its eighth annual National Day of Prayer May 6 after being forced to skip last year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the program will take place at the Canyon Lake Community Church.

A group of local churches, including Canyon Lake Community Church, Center Church, New Hope Community Church, Lamb’s Fellowship, Canyon Lake Torah Club and others will participate. Although the event is free, registration is required to attend.

Coffee and donuts will be served at the Welcome Center at 10:00 a.m.  The program begins at 10:30 a.m. where prayers will be offered for the country, state, city, churches, military, protectors (fire, police, and EMT), veterans, and all citizens.

City of Canyon Lake Mayor Kasey Castillo will be leading the prayer for the Police, Fire and EMT. Jeremy Smith, Mayor Pro Tem, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. As duty permits, police officers, firefighters and Department of Defense personnel will be in attendance.

Canyon Lake Community Church Pastor Pete Van Dyke will give an address on healing. Rabbi Steven Epstein will deliver a prayer for Israel. Prayers for the children will come from the tiny students of the Canyon Lake Community Church Preschool.

Pastors Dave Dick, Derek Singer, Thor Ramsay, Chris Suitt, Brian Crawford and Mike Chong Perkinson will lead prayers. Dee Zasio, widow of Lt. Col. Art Zasio (USMC) will lead a prayer for veterans and their families.

Kylene Evans, who has played for all of the previous Day of Prayer events, will play her new full-size harp. Lane McKellar will be the master of ceremonies.

The committee organizing the event includes Canyon Lake Community Church, Canyon Lake Lioness, Chair: Nancy Horton, Treasurer: Joanna Spiller, Tickets: Lynda Ofstad, and members: Shirley and Marvin Webster, Ted Horton, Lynda and Cort Ofstad, Jack and Alice Gray, Joan Ellett and Becky Watson.

More information can be obtained by calling Committee Chair Nancy Horton at 951-246-2928. Registration tickets can be obtained by calling Lynda Ofstad at 951-244-7866 or by calling the church at 951-244-1877.

Harry Truman designated the first National Day of Prayer in 1952, and Ronald Reagan, in 1988, made it the first Thursday in May.

Student athlete scholarship applicants sought

The Canyon Lake 9er’s Golf Club once again is inviting Canyon Lake resident female and male student athletes to apply for the 2021 9er’s Student Athlete Scholarship. The deadline to apply is tomorrow (Saturday).

The scholarship will be awarded in May and is open to Canyon Lakers graduating from any local high school or who is currently attending college. Applicants must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade point average, have been actively involved in school activities, a sports team and community service and plan to attend college in the fall.

To apply for the 2020-21 scholarship, students can pick up an application at the Canyon Lake Golf Course Pro Shop or contact Denise Viotti at 909-241-2218. The application should include a “Brag Sheet,” an essay and recommendations from a teacher and athletic coach, if possible.  Applicants may be invited to an interview with the 9er’s Scholarship Committee.

Applicants are asked to return their application packets to the Canyon Lake Golf Course Pro Shop or to Denise. Denise may also be reached by e-mail at dpvot@aol.com. For those with questions, contact Denise.

The 9er’s Golf Club has given many scholarships to deserving seniors in the past six years.

Yacht Club scholarship deadline Friday

Two full-time Canyon Lake residents will receive Canyon Lake Yacht Club $1,000 scholarships this spring. Today is the deadline for high school seniors who want to apply for the scholarships.

A school transcript accompanied by a 500-word essay is required with the application. The essay topic will be included within the application which can be obtained by contacting the Yacht Club Scholarship Chair Karen Doherty at ladydoherty@yahoo.com.