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It's Heart Month and a good time to have a little heart-to-heart with yourself about the health of your ticker. Heart disease is one of the deadliest diseases in the nation, but the good news is that with a little loving care -- and exercise -- you can help prevent it. Exercise helps to strengthen your heart muscle, manage your weight, lower bad cholesterol, raise good cholesterol, and control high blood pressure. These benefits of exercise reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Three local area teachers beat the odds when they were randomly selected from over 100 applicants to receive CalRTA Division 33’s $100 Teacher Grants for February. It was an especially sweet Valentine’s Day gift in this stressful time of instructional challenges for our nation’s educators.

Enroll Now for Late-Start Classes that Begin on March 22 at MSJC It's not too late to sign up for Spring 2021 classes at Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC).

The ninth annual Soboba Foundation Charity Golf Tournament is in its early planning stages. The foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to be beneficiaries of this year’s event. To be eligible to be chosen as a beneficiary, the nonprofit must be located within the San Jacinto Valley or be one that serves residents of the San Jacinto Valley.

Recently, deputies from the Perris Station fielded specific complaints from concerned community members about unlawful activities such as trespassing, drug usage, illegal dumping and other quality of life issues near the intersection of Bellamo Lane and 4th Street, in the city of Perris. On February 9 and 16, the Perris Station Problem Oriented Policing Team, Perris City Code Enforcement and Social Workers Action Group responded to the above location and offered targeted outreach services to several individuals staying at the location. They were offered housing assistance, substance abuse assistance and mental health services. Multiple subjects received assistance and left the location, while others refused.