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Also on today's calendar: Temecula Valley Garden Club Holiday Boutique and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the turntable sent to the Olympics? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Murrieta Valley High School To Kick Off Basketball Season With 'Nighthawk Madness' (patch.com) — Families and fans in Murrieta are invited to Nighthawk Madness on Nov. 14 at Murrieta Valley High School, where all three boys basketball teams will be introduced before the new season. The evening at the campus gym features on-court activities, food, games, and raffles benefiting the school's basketball program, with players, coaches, school leaders, and local business partners all participating.
2. 3 arrested, nearly 64 pounds of fentanyl seized in Riverside County (ktla.com) — Nearly 64 pounds of fentanyl were seized and three people arrested during a federal operation in Murrieta on Oct. 28, highlighting the drug's presence in the area. Homeland Security Investigations worked with Border Patrol and local partners, though officials have not yet released the suspects' names or detailed the intended destination of the drugs.
3. Election results: Some Inland Empire school bonds winning, some falling short, early results show (pressenterprise.com) — Murrieta residents are seeing Measure M, the $359 million Murrieta Valley Unified school bond, narrowly trailing as votes continue to be counted, leaving campus repair plans in limbo. The measure would fund safety upgrades, modern classrooms, and infrastructure fixes, similar to other Inland Empire school bonds whose early results range from comfortably passing to clearly failing.
4. Election results: Conservatives seek school board seats across the Inland Empire (pressenterprise.com) — Murrieta readers may want to watch the Murrieta Valley school board race, where incumbent Nick Pardue, backed by the Inland Empire Family PAC, is leading challengers in early returns. The article tracks how Christian conservative candidates across nearby districts are faring as they campaign on parents' rights, curriculum limits, and school library oversight.
5. 'Breaking Bad' star Dean Norris' secret divorce revealed amid $1M bankruptcy filing (pagesix.com) — Murrieta families connected to the Norris Performing Arts Center may be surprised to learn that founders Dean and Bridget Norris are quietly divorcing while also navigating a major bankruptcy for their Temecula restaurant. The center itself, which offers dance, vocal, acting, and musical theater training for local youth, is not reported to be in financial distress.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the turntable sent to the Olympics?" — Because it was a record player! (Thank you Greg S. for sending it in!)
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