Holidays

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Hundreds of kids had a great time at the annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday afternoon at Stonehouse Park.  Read more »

The annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, March 22, at 1 p.m. at Stonehouse Park. Egg hunts will begin at 1:30 for the 2 and under group, 1:45 for kids 3 to 5 and at 2 for those 6 and older. The event will include crafts, pictures with the Easter Bunny, a bake sale, raffle, an Easter train, giant slide and jump houses.  Read more »

Take a minute and join Santa and Mrs. Claus as they visit the preschool at the RMA Building.  Click here.  Happy holidays!

Homes 1-9 | Homes 10-18 | Homes 19-27

Interactive map of the 27 selections

Working from north to south, here are homes 19-27 of 27 of the best lights displays. Add your own nominations in the story comments or forum.

15418 De La Cruz Drive: Dozens of luminaria bring a touch of the Southwest to Murieta North.

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Homes 1-9 | Homes 10-18 | Homes 19-27

 Interactive map of the 27 selections

Working from north to south, here are homes 1-9 of 27 of the best lights displays. Add your own nominations in the story comments or forum.  Read more »

Interactive map of the best lights

A car slows down and Walt Dunajski is hustling to meet it at the curb. "Any kids in the car?" he asks, candy canes in hand.  Read more »

The Rotary Club is selling luminaria Wednesday evening and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside Plaza Foods as a fundraiser for St. Baldrick's Foundation, a charity for childhood cancer research. Murietans are encouraged to light their luminaria on Christmas Eve, when the Rotary Club will be lighting luminaria on both North and South Murieta parkways.

The annual coat dinner takes place 6 p.m. Friday (Dec. 14) at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on Cantova Way. The coats will be donated to Loaves and Fishes to distribute to the homeless. The price of admission to the dinner is one coat. A sleeping bag is good for two admissions. The band Natural Brew will entertain at the event with country, blues and oldies.

• The post office is open two Saturdays, Dec. 15 and 22, from 10 a.m. to noon.
• Residents who have Tuesday garbage collection will have Monday pick-ups to accommodate the Christmas and New Year holidays.

The Holiday Parade of Lights started with about a dozen brightly decorated golf carts at the Country Club Sunday evening, and twins Analise and Erik Richter, 7, stole the show during the cart judging. The parade began by heading across the Yellow Bridge to pick up more carts, a fire engine with Santa Claus, carolers, and crowds of children and adults at Riverview Park. After a tour of Murieta South, the carts returned North by way of the pedestrian bridge and the party continued at the Gazebo. The parade was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, and the newly formed Rotary Club provided hundreds of luminaria to help light the dark and chilly night.  Read more »