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Calimesa marks city anniversary with awards; police and fire report public-safety metrics
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting celebrating the city’s anniversary, Calimesa presented posthumous community awards, recognized a firefighter’s five-year anniversary, heard a citizen praise emergency responders, and received police and fire reports including an $18,000 OTS grant and the fire department’s ISO Class 2 rating.
On the city’s anniversary Dec. 1, Calimesa honored two posthumous recipients — Walt Pyle (Legacy of Service Award) and Colonel Joseph Perilla (Community Enrichment Award) — for long-running contributions to youth programs, concerts and community traditions. Mayor recounted both men’s roles in creating and sustaining regional recreation and youth sports.
The council also recognized Fire Captain Matt Vega…
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