Lorna Luft will serve as celebrity grand marshal of the 26th annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade, the city’s premiere holiday event. A singer, actress and author, Luft is best known for her work in Grease 2 and the television drama Extremities, in which she starred with Farrah Fawcett, …
Read More »Health education center renamed for retiring County Supervisor
A health education center and conference center in Moreno Valley has been renamed for retiring Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley and his wife Mary. The former Riverside University Health System Education and Conference Center is now the Marion and Mary Ashley Health Education and Conference Center, according to a statement …
Read More »College president receives award
Henry D. Shannon, president and superintendent of Chaffey College, has been named winner of the national 2018 Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Officer Award. The award, which is presented by the Association of Community College Trustees, recognizes educational leaders “who have made a significant impact on two-year colleges at the …
Read More »Former Mayor profiled in documentary “A Good Life”
Former Mayor Ron Loveridge was the first subject of “A Good Life,” a documentary series being produced by RiversideTV, the city’s in-house production studio. Loveridge, who served as an elected official in Riverside for 32 years was profiled in a two-hour program that premiered Oct. 15, according to a statement …
Read More »Apple Valley councilwoman stepping down
Barb Stanton is stepping down from the Apple Valley Town Council. Stanton, who was elected to her first term in 2010, is not seeking reelection and plans move out of state to be closer to her family, according to a statement on the town’s website. “I can’t thank the town …
Read More »Corona City Council fills vacant seat
Yolanda Carrillo has been selected to fill the vacant seat on the Corona City Council. Carrillo, the executive director and chief executive officer of the Corona-Norco Family YMCA, was sworn in during the Oct. 12 council meeting, according to a statement. She replaces Dick Haley, who resigned from his at-large …
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