Juniors take on The Class of 2025, The Game of Life for their Homecoming float and won a class party from judges for their efforts. | Photos courtesy of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians and Noli Indian School
From beautiful princesses to scary clowns, visitors to events at the Soboba Indian Reservation got an early start on the Halloween holiday. Children from the Soboba Tribal Preschool were invited to a Trunk or Treat morning on Oct. 19. Many departments and a few Tribal member families hosted themed trunks and provided lots of treats for the students and their siblings.
Jimmie Nunez Jr. always dreamed of being a professional boxer but didn’t pursue it until he was 26 years old. Now 28, he has seven professional fights under his belt and has more to come.
California Department of Justice officials and Tribal community members were invited to the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center on Sept. 30 to explore the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis and brainstorm on possible solutions.
Teachers and staff at Noli Indian School on the Soboba Indian Reservation recently took the opportunity to honor residential and boarding school survivors and remember those who never returned home by observing Orange Shirt Day. Also called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or National Day of Remembrance, it is observed yearly on September 30 in Canada and the United States.
The City of San Jacinto opened a 30-day comment period Sept. 17 on a Mitigated Negative Declaration for expanding Bradley Gardens from 44 to 103 beds at W. 7th Street and S. Grand Avenue. Comments are due by 5 p.m. Oct. 16 to Associate Planner Frank Chen.