News Briefs

Community Theatre looking for audition songs

Today is the deadline to submit audition tapes for Into the Woods, a well-known Broadway musical, is being performed by the Canyon Lake Community Theater in March.

Auditions are open for those seeking to participate. The auditions are being held via submitted vocal recordings. Those interested should send a one-minute karaoke-style audition song along with the singer’s name and phone number to clctauditions@gmail.com. Submissions are due today (Friday).

Into The Woods is about a search for four items that sends the baker and his barren wife through the woods on a magical journey to reverse an evil spell. They wish for a child and are sent by an evil witch on the scavenger hunt. Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella soon join the mix on this magical tale of love and adventure.

Those who are successfully cast will be contacted by the director. A $10.00 membership is required of all those in the show.

Into the Woods will be performed March 3 and March 4. The show will be performed at Elsinore High School and will benefit the Elsinore High School Theater department.

Basketball courts, Gault Field to reopen

The basketball courts at Eastport Park will be closed through mid-January for resurfacing. Weather permitting, the target date the basketball courts will re-open is tomorrow.

All baseball fields at Gault Field are closed through mid-January for their annual overseeding

POA seeking help from community members who own exterior security cameras

The Canyon Lake Property Owners Association is asking its members to volunteer to share home security camera footage when a criminal incident occurs near their home.

In partnership with the Riverside County Sheriff‘s Department, this program allows community residents with surveillance systems to voluntarily add themselves to a list that the Riverside County Sheriff‘s Department and the Canyon Lake POA may refer to if a criminal incident occurred nearby.

With the increased popularity of personal surveillance systems, including simple doorbell cameras, for residents and property owners, the use of the footage from these cameras has become useful to law enforcement.

As crimes occur near a home with security cameras, owners may not be aware that their system may have captured helpful information that could help solve the crime.

After signing up on the Canyon Lake POA website for this program, when these criminal incidents occur, the Canyon Lake POA and/or law enforcement may contact those on the sign up list near the incident to help solve the crime by requesting to review their video footage their system may have captured. This information or footage may assist in apprehending and prosecuting the criminals involved.

Members would only be contacted by the Canyon Lake POA or law enforcement to request permission to view your camera footage if there is a criminal incident near their home.

“You are not giving the Canyon Lake POA or law enforcement access to your system or footage, but instead agreeing to be contacted if you have a camera that may have been in the vicinity of a criminal incident,” the Canyon Lake POA said.

“Your participation in providing any camera footage is strictly voluntary. Information provided to the Canyon Lake POA regarding your camera systems will be for official use only. Your personal information will remain confidential and will not be distributed.’

Video surveillance is one of the best methods for apprehending criminals and convicting suspects caught in the act of committing a crime, the Canyon Lake POA said. While many own and operate personal surveillance systems that could aid in solving crimes, law enforcement officials are not always aware of who may have this potentially vital information.

By signing up for this program, residents are added to a list that may be quickly referenced to identify nearby cameras that may have captured criminal activity.

Chamber seeks volunteers for positions on its board

The Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to fill the specific positions on the board of Director of Events, Director of Outreach and Director of Sponsorship.

The Director of Outreach is a position for a high-spirited, personable and vibrant individual who is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with surrounding communities and agencies. They will be tasked to spread awareness and increase the visibility of the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce.

The Director of Events position is responsible for fostering a positive and supportive relationship between chamber members and the community at large by coordinating community and business member events.

The Director of Sponsorship is responsible for soliciting sponsorship and donations on behalf of the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce. These sponsorships and donations include annual sponsorships to support operational needs and specific sponsorships to support the member and community events organized by the board.

Those applying for these positions on the board must be a member of the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce and it is preferred that the applicant have an affiliation with a local business.

Those interested in any of these volunteer positions with the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce should submit a short bio, a writeup describing the interest for serving on the board, and what contributions can be made to the Canyon Lake Chamber and/or Board of Directors to CanyonLakeChamber@outlook.com.