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“The Shield” $300-million stadium complex coming to the Coachella Valley

By Pam Price The Coachella Sports & Entertainment Stadium Authority (CSESA) is spearheading the development of a $300 million stadium complex that will open in 2021 and seat 12,000 people. J.

David Miller, the founder and coach of the SoCal Coyotes developmental football team in the desert, launched the CSESA this year. In agreement with the East Valley Coalition, the CSESA conducted an analysis on the future of

By Desert Star Staff The head of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has said that Iranian officials would never meet with Donald Trump, “or any other US president.”

“Mr. Trump! Iran is not North Korea to accept your offer for a meeting,” said IRGC commander Mohammad Ali Jafari as quoted by the state Fars News agency.

“Even US presidents after you will not see that day.”

Jafari’s statement comes just one day after Trump expressed a willingness to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani “anytime they want,” with no preconditions. Meeting his Iranian adversaries, Trump

said, would be “good for the country, good for them, good for us and good for the world.”

Officials from both sides, however, have stressed the need for certain conditions to be met before a meeting could take place. Hours after Trump extended the offer to Tehran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo contradicted Trump and placed a raft of conditions on any future meeting.

“If the Iranians demonstrate a commitment to make fundamental changes in how they treat their own people, reduce their malign behavior, can agree that it’s worthwhile to enter into a nuclear agreement that

sports tourism, resulting in a 114-page report presenting the findings of an untapped market with financial incentives and market demand for youth sports from all over the country.

While the stadium will be home the SoCal Coyote youth

football team and also the Los Coyotes pro soccer team, the sprawling complex – named The Shield – will be host to other sports and entertainment, and is also expected to house retail, an independent medical center, a unique senior living

facility, and an outdoor fresh farmer’s market. A project of this capacity will enable the Coachella Valley to also be a player in the annual $15.3 billion youth sports industry, Continues on Page 2

Iran’s elite guards shoot down Trump’s meeting offer

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5 Ways to Give Your Body a Boost Inside and Out

By Desert Star Staff Balancing work and life is no small proposition, and when things heat up, it can be easy to let your normal self-care habits slide. While a busy lifestyle may not allow for luxurious weekly trips to the spa to rejuvenate, you can still steal moments to promote the wellbeing of your mind and body.

Wake up with water.

Staying properly hydrated is an important way to keep your body in top condition.

Proper hydration can help keep all your body’s systems functioning like a welllubricated machine. Some studies have even shown that starting the day with a cold glass of water can help jumpstart your metabolism and curb cravings. Carry water with you throughout the day so you can sip whenever the urge hits you and aim for at least 64 ounces a day.

Take care of your skin.

Hydration is important for your skin. Bring the bliss of a spa experience into your shower with a body wash like Softsoap Hydra Bliss Hydrating Body Wash, which is crafted with rejuvenating scents like Coconut Water and Blueberry or Cucumber Water and Mint.

These formulas help retain your skin’s natural moisture, which can leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. Follow up with a moisturizing lotion to leave skin silky and soft all day long.

Make drive time your zen time. Instead of using your morning commute to run through your to-do list and mentally prepare for your work day, give yourself permission to let those duties wait until you reach your desk. Instead, take a mental boost by listening to some of your favorite music or enjoying an audiobook.

Eat for energy. Food has one true purpose: fueling the body. At mealtime, put your wellbeing first and load up

on foods that deliver nutrition your body needs. Look for proteins, a moderate amount of carbs and essentials like fiber that promote good digestion. Avoid feeling deprived by allowing yourself to enjoy occasional treats, but generally avoid unnecessary calories and sugary snacks.

Wash away your worries. After a rough day, there are few things like a warm shower or bath to help wash it all away. Allow soothing aromas to envelop your senses as you lather your skin for a relaxing clean. Experience the essence of serenity with an option like Softsoap Pure Zen Relaxing Body Wash.

Choose from tranquil scents of Rosewater and Lotus Flower or Jasmine and Watermint for a relaxing sensory experience.

Explore more ways to take better care of your body inside and out at softsoap. com. Family Features

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Florida Health Advocates: Against All Odds, Obamacare is Working

About half of the public continues to hold a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act, according to a July Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Affordable Care Act – or “Obamacare” – has managed to weather the storm despite ongoing attempts by President Donald Trump to

dismantle his predecessor’s landmark achievement.

The latest attempt to chip away at the law includes an announcement by the Trump administration that it would temporarily halt what’s known

as “risk adjustment payments,” which some say could lead to rising premiums. But even as Republicans continue to poke holes in the law, analysts say the individual marketplace has reached a fragile balance.

Karen Egozi, chief executive with the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, says one of the key parts of the health-care law was not leaving millions of people with pre-existing conditions to fend for themselves.

“It was never a perfect system, but there is a lot that’s working and I hope that we’re able to keep those things that are working and build on it rather than break them down,” she says.

Republicans and the Trump administration claim the law is imploding, but last year’s enrollment only dipped by 3.8 percent and even the repeal of the individual mandate has not led to the catastrophic death spirals that critics predicted would happen.

A July Kaiser Family Foundation’s Health Tracking poll shows more than half of Americans say they don’t want the Affordable Care Act overturned; and that health

care is the number one issue in a slew of other recent polls.

While uncertainty remains around the future of the law, Egozi says millions of people are still signing up and have access to critical care.

“We get the essential health benefits, particularly really important mentalhealth services, we get prescription-drug services, preventive-health services – and maternity care for women is very important,” she adds.

However, a program that features “navigators” designed to provide unbiased enrollment assistance is bracing for another round of funding cuts.

The entire state, which received $6.5 million last year, will now only get $1.2 million to split between service providers such as the Epilepsy Foundation.

Egozi says she hopes lawmakers will come together and work toward finding better solutions to fixing the health-care law.

“The Shield” Continued from Page 1 hosting camps, conferences, tournaments, championship games, and more, similar to other cities across the country holding their share of the economy in sports tourism.

With the SoCal Coyotes program alone, philanthropic reach has impacted area schools and local organizations, including programs placing special

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emphasis on at-risk, lowincome and less-fortunate youth – having impacted over 30,000 youth annually for the past six years. The Shield will be one of the largest free-standing developments of positive alternative youth programming and leadership development in the nation.

There will also be other unique local sports and fundraising opportunities for schools, sports leagues, charity partners and community members.

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Life Insurance & Education- The Gifts that last forever!

By Janice Gough In some of my recent articles, I have explained ways to gift and save taxes. I wish to discuss this week, gifts that last forever. We all know that the compassion that we show our loved ones and others are everlasting gifts, here and beyond. From the standpoint of protecting our loved ones, we understand the importance of having insurance, whether it is protecting our home, business or other assets, or health type benefits and the importance of owning some life insurance.

My father was a laborer

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and had to support nine children and my mother.

Protecting his family was number ONE on his list of priorities: 1.) the roof over your head, 2.) good food, and 3.) paying for his and the family insurances. When he died young, he left my mother with enough to maintain her lifestyle and not worry.

We were all grown by that time, but Mother was alone in a big house with lots of maintenance. The money allowed her the flexibility to move to a newer, more beautiful, and safer home.

My mother never drove a car, so the move suited her much better, as those who lived in her neighborhood were in her age group and provided her with new friends and walking distance to shopping. Her move later proved also to put her children at peace, knowing that she was safe where she lived.

I remember when I first learned to drive, my Dad made sure that I bought auto insurance. It was $30 a year!

The importance learned from my father’s ethics was that it was not only important to take care of yourself, but also, to protect others and to comply with the laws. These were qualities ingrained in all of us children. In fact, having now worked in the insurance industry for 40 years, I can attest that there is not a more significant gift to loved

ones than Life insurance. I have witnessed how life insurance received by loved ones, have helped save the decedent’s very existence.

Every year, at the (NAIFA) National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors’ annual meeting, we have a special evening called, “Real Life Stories.” Those who have experienced how this lasting gift of life insurance has saved their life in some way, recount their personal stories. The lessons learned thru “Real Life Stories,” emphasizes how important this protection is to provide to our loved ones. Even those who suffer disability incidents tell their stories and how having disability insurance saved their families. In fact, if you have a personal story to tell, please let me know, because NAIFA may award you and your family, with a 4-day all-expense paid the trip to bring your story to their annual convention.

Another lasting gift is one of education, because the benefits of a good education are carried down through generations. Many parents and grandparents want to gift whatever they can to provide their children or grandchildren with a better chance for a better life. The government offers ways to save on taxes and provide education to our children or grandchildren by using a Section 529 plan,

a qualified tuition program.

These accounts grow taxsheltered and federal income tax-free for withdrawals.

You may gift up to $14,000 (single filers) /$28,000 (joint filers)), annually, for each child, you are donating to.

As the grantors, you are also allowed to advance fund the 529 plan in the first year up to $70,000 (single filer) / $140,000 (joint filers), and prorate the contribution over five years. You may advance fund it again on the 6th year. The significant advantage of advanced funding is the high return from the compounding of interest credits, which will help to accumulate greater results through the substantial upfront investment. Imagine how a 7% annual return doubles your money over the course of 14 years. Contribution limits may vary, but may allow up to $200,000, using this I.R. S. approved account to accumulate wealth tax-free.

Qualified distributions are federally income-and penaltyfree for any of the following: tuition, fees, books, supplies, room and board, and computer, software or Internet services required explicitly for coursework. Withdrawals used for items other than qualified higher education expenses may be subject to ordinary income tax, plus a 10% penalty (on the earnings portion of the withdrawal).

There, also, maybe State Tax incentives for residents who invest in their own state’s 529 plan. Your primary goal in establishing a 529 plan is that your investment is Safe and earning a reasonable rate of return. You may also consider utilizing a Unified Gift to Minor’s Act (UGMA) or the Uniform Transfer to Minor’s Act (UTMA), which can allow more flexibility of investments and distribution, however, taxes may come into consideration on withdrawal at child’s age 1821, depending on the state.

With less restriction on a College Savings Plan, a parent or grandparent could purchase an Annuity plan with a time frame for the payout to coincide with the date of College. This would allow payments to be received the Student upon entering any college of choice anywhere.

They offer tax shelter for growth and safety of principal.

These gifts to our loved ones become part of our legacy and last through generations.

Janice Gough is a Financial Advisor in Palm Springs. Contact Janice to learn more and to compare your options. We offer a complimentary review. You may contact Janice by calling (760) 251-7724 or (650) 200-8291 or email: Janice@ goughfinancialsvcs.com

Ramped Up Assessments, and Where To Pay?

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Mr. Richardson, this year our HOA dues increased 20%. The reason given was plumbing issues due to sewage backups. When I asked about just having a special assessment to cover the plumbing issues, I was told a special assessment would require a vote by association members. What can homeowners do to prevent this from continuing?

J.L, Newport Beach

not voting on it, boards often skip the critical step of having “town hall” meetings and newsletter bulletins to inform the members the reasons for the expenditure. Also, once the need for the increase ends, will the board remember to reduce the assessment amount?

Members really should be more involved in their associations, and it is discouraging for a board to try to have to avoid member votes simply because the members won’t vote.

Thanks, Kelly

Hello Kelly, Recently, I signed up for e-statements, by which my Dear J.L.: Most CC&R’s or monthly statement is available bylaws limit increases in regular online. I asked my HOA if I assessments by boards to no could still receive my monthly more than 20% per year. Per assessments through mail Civil Code 5605(b), governing as well as being signed up documents cannot impose for e-statements. Their reply any smaller assessment to me was that I could only limits to board power. Some chose one way or the other. boards, discouraged by lack Is this allowed? J.K., Irvine of participation, address major expenditures by using Dear J.K.: The Civil Code the maximum increase in does not specifically require assessments for a few years, that homeowners receive eliminating the need for a assessment statements. special assessment. While Civil Code 5615 requires expedient, this does create a associations to give members few issues. Since members are 30 to 60 days advance notice August 1, 2018

of assessment increases.

That notice must be given by individual delivery under Civil Code 4040, which means a simple announcement or general posting is insufficient.

Notice must be individually sent to each member.

Associations under Civil Code 5655(b) must provide a receipt when the member requests it. Also, per Civil Code 5650(b) assessments are not delinquent until past due for 15 days (unless the HOA rules state a longer period).

Hope this helps, Kelly Hello, My management company has not sent coupon books in time for monthly assessment payments. They sent the address after the late fee date, resulting in adding late fees which they refuse to waive saying only the board can reverse the fees at a board meeting. Once they indicated the next meeting was 11 months later. Is this an ethical way to do business? S.S., Carlsbad.

Dear S.S.: Civil Code 5655(c) requires associations to notify owners in writing

of the address to send assessment payments, and that notice must also be part of the Annual Policy Statement distributed to members. The law actually does not require that coupon books or invoices be sent for monthly assessments. If your assessment payment was late simply because you didn’t have the right payment, hopefully the board reversed the late charge. However, 11 months is too long to wait for a board meeting – your board must meet at least quarterly (unless pending legislation, Assembly Bill 2912, passes, requiring monthly meetings of all HOA boards).

Best, Kelly Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Senior Partner of Richardson Ober PC, a California law firm known for community association advice. Submit potential column questions to Kelly@Richardsonober. com. Past columns at www.

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300,000 Petitioners Call on Microsoft to End Contract with ICE

By Desert Star Staff REDMOND, Wash.

– A coalition of groups delivered more than 300,000 signatures to Microsoft on Thursday, calling on the company to end its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The groups gathered at company headquarters in Redmond, as well as other locations across the country.

Microsoft’s nearly $19.4 million contract provides cloud computing services for ICE, supporting its office operations.

Emma Pullman is campaign manager with SumOfUs, a group that pushes for corporate accountability, and was at the signature delivery.

“We believe that Microsoft needs to take a stand right now, and it needs to end its contract.

And not doing so is complicity

with this violent and destructive, and inhumane regime and set of policies,” Pullman said.

In response to a request for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson pointed to CEO Satya Nadella’s letter to employees, in which he called the practice of family separation at the border “abhorrent” and said the company’s services don’t aid the agency in this policy. This was in response to a letter from more than 500 Microsoft employees expressing concern about the ICE contract.

Pullman noted that Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are known for their philanthropic work, including work with refugees and asylum seekers. With its ICE contract, she said, the company has to make a choice about which side of history it wants to be on.

Microsoft has a $19.4 million contract with ICE. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/ Flickr) “Does it want to be remembered as the corporation that enabled this deportation machine? Or does it want to be remembered as a company that

engaged in philanthropic work and helped connect the world more closely? And I think right now that is its call – which road it wants to take,” said Pullman.

Seven other actions took place yesterday at Microsoft offices and businesses around the country.

senior policy adviser for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, says this could circumvent background checks and make it impossible for police to link a gun to the person who used it after a shooting.

“I think the greatest fear is a very serious, violent criminal who couldn’t go into a store and pass a background check,” says Chipman, “that they would now be able to buy a printer and print a gun at home, outside the entire awareness of law enforcement.”

The founder of Defense Distributed, Cody Wilson, has said his blueprints would make guns so ubiquitous as to defeat all efforts at gun control. Gun-rights groups note that it’s already possible in the U.S. to buy gun parts online and assemble so-called “ghost guns.”

Jonathan Lowy, vice president of litigation for

the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, says it’s unclear why the Trump administration agreed to the blueprints’ release, since it had previously argued that they could be a boon to terrorist groups, would pass through metal detectors, and undermine strict gun laws in other countries.

“This could be used to ‘threaten U.S. national security, U.S. foreign policy interests, or international peace and stability,’” says Lowy. “And that’s the words of the government for the past five years, including the Trump administration, up until a few weeks ago.”

New Jersey’s attorney general has threatened imminent legal action if Defense Distributed doesn’t withdraw its plan to publish the blueprints, saying they would promote the fabrication of assault weapons that are illegal in that state.

in August and November.

Relations between the US and Iran, while usually rocky, have steadily worsened since President Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in May. Rouhani and Trump have exchanged harsh words in recent days, with Rouhani warning Trump that US action against Iran

would lead to the “mother of all wars,” and Trump responding with a bizarre, all-caps tweet threatening Rouhani with “CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE”

Judge Mulls Injunction to Stop 3-D Gun Blueprints Online

California and other states with strict gun laws are watching a Texas court hearing intently, as the developer of online, “3-D printable” guns could be able to post the plans on Aug. 1. (Shanrilivan/Wikimedia Commons)

By Desert Star Staff AUSTIN, Texas – The age of the downloadable gun may be upon us, as a Texas federal judge weighs whether to stop the online posting of blueprints to make untraceable firearms.

Gun-violence prevention

groups asked for an injunction at a last-ditch hearing yesterday. The Trump administration recently settled a lawsuit, clearing the way for the company Defense Distributed to post the material starting Aug. 1.

The plans would allow anyone with access to a 3-D printer to make a gun – including an AR-15, the type used in dozens of mass shootings.

David Chipman, a 25year ATF agent and now

Iran’s elite guards shoot down Trump’s meeting offer

new nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic. These actually prevents proliferation, conditions included putting then the president said he’s a complete stop to Iran’s prepared to sit down and nuclear weapons programs, have the conversation with a complete withdrawal of them,” Pompeo told CNBC. its forces from Syria, and Since Trump withdrew an end to its support of the US from the JCPOA, foreign terrorist groups like the nuclear deal which Hezbollah and Hamas. guaranteed Iran some Iran too has set its sanctions relief in exchange own preconditions to any for a halt on nuclear weapons meeting with the US. Hamid development, Pompeo’s Aboutalebi, one of Rouhani’s State Department has kept advisers, tweeted on Monday up its pressure campaign that the US would have against Iran’s government. to rejoin the JCPOA, give In May, Pompeo set out 12 “respect to the great nation of demands that Iran’s leadership Iran,” and “reduce hostilities,” would have to meet before before any meeting could the US would enter into a take place. Deputy Speaker

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of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari echoed Aboutalebi’s words, saying it would be “humiliating” for Iran to hold talks with the US right now.

While the Revolutionary Guards do not speak for Rouhani, they are an influential force in Iran. On Monday, they issued a warning to Rouhani to take “revolutionary actions” to stop the collapse of Iran’s currency, which fell to a record low of 112,000 rials to the dollar, losing half its value in four months.

The plunge in value comes as businesses prepare for the full force of new American sanctions on Iran, set to come into effect August 1, 2018

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ore efficient, tightly built homes than those constructed in previous generations are generally wellregarded, for the most part with good reason. However, when you consider people spend 90 percent of their time indoors on average, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), such airtight environments raise some concerns.

All that efficiency cuts down on airflow, effectively trapping allergens and toxins inside.

According to estimates from the EPA, the air inside the average home may be as much as five times more polluted than the air outdoors, even in a bustling city.

“We know instinctively that spending so many hours in stuffy places isn’t good for us,” said Peter Foldbjerg, head of daylight energy and indoor climate at Velux. “According to research, living in damp and moldy homes increases our risk of asthma by 40 percent and leaves us vulnerable to developing other ailments.”

Limited fresh air and light during the day can negatively impact mood, sleep and performance.

Air pollution can also pose a health risk through irritation to the eyes, nose and throat; headaches, dizziness and fatigue; and respiratory conditions, heart disease and cancer. To help alleviate some of these concerns, consider these tips.

Bring the outside in.

Even a small step like adding some potted plants, which are known to purify air, can improve your indoor environment. In addition, think of how you could create a better view to the outside through smart use of windows and doors that bring in fresh air and daylight.

Rely on natural air flow.

Open your windows 3-4 times a day, at least 10 minutes at a time, to allow fresh air in. To complement natural light and fresh air from vertical windows, consider adding skylights to rooms you use most often. Skylights that can be opened, such as those offered by Velux, contribute to greater indoor comfort and ventilation by removing excess heat, moisture, odors and other indoor pollutants. They can also help reduce the need for air-conditioning due to the chimney effect, which occurs when skylights and vertical windows are both opened, allowing warm, stale air to rise and escape through the roof, replaced by fresh air drawn in through traditional windows.

Eliminate potential obstacles.

Avoid blocking fresh air with drapes, blinds and other hindrances, like heavy furniture placed too

close to windows. Also consider other aspects of your home that could be thwarting your efforts to improve air circulation and quality, such as dust, dirt and mold. Regular and thorough cleaning can help keep those irritants at bay and make your quest for cleaner air easier.

Find more tips for creating a healthier home at veluxusa.com/indoorgeneration.

Creating Cleaner Indoor Air

Creating more airflow is an important step to improving your indoor environment, but considerations like air quality should not be overlooked. More air is a good thing, but more clean air is better yet.

Everyday home life activities such as cooking, showering, lighting candles, sleeping and doing laundry can all contribute to polluted indoor air, which over time can lead to the development of illnesses.

These tips from the indoor climate experts at Velux can help make the air inside your home healthier: 1. Keep bathroom doors closed and turn on the extractor fan or open a window or skylight when showering.

2. Turn the hood fan on when cooking and open your windows, if weather permits.

3. Avoid burning candles excessively; look for alternatives such as sprigs of lavender to add a natural fresh scent.

4. Dry clothes outside when possible, which reduces carbon emissions from the dryer and minimizes potential pollutants traveling through the dryer vent.

5. Clean regularly with non-chemical based cleaning products, and pay attention to ingredients in cleaning products that may create hazardous fumes.

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Sunlight is a natural antidepressant, and there is ample scientific evidence that associates daylight with better health and quality of life, such as improved mood, less fatigue and reduced eye strain. If your home needs some brightening up, consider these home features with natural light in mind:

Mirrors

Paint

Choosing a lighter-colored paint and avoiding statement wallpaper or large blocks of color can naturally make a space feel brighter and reflect any natural light entering the room. Think soft shades of off-white or subdued, neutral hues.

Flooring

Wooden, ceramic or stone floors with a polished finish typically reflect light deliver energy-saving benefits, as well. Fresh to help brighten spaces. If you prefer carpet, consider light, neutral colors to air skylights, like those from Velux, can help reduce dependence on artificial lighting and help make the space feel brighter. mechanical ventilation, which helps save money on electric bills. Convenience features Skylights like remote control operation make it easy to Adding skylights is a relatively lowmanage air flow and natural lighting with the cost, high-impact home improvement touch of a button. that can enhance home decor and

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Adding furniture and accessories with reflective surfaces can help diffuse light and add stylish touches throughout the home.

Metallic, glass and mirrored accessories, or even mirrors themselves, can spread light throughout your home.

Lighting

Go easy on artificial lighting, and instead work to optimize natural light sources. Consider supplementing areas where natural light doesn’t reach such as corners and corridors with small lamps, and install dimmer switches that can easily be adjusted depending on the amount of natural light flowing into your home.

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Ocean Monuments Have No Impact on Commercial Fishing

By Desert Star Staff BOSTON – Public data on commercial fishing show no losses from the creation of protected areas off the New England coast, according to a new analysis.

The commercial fishing industry had opposed the creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, saying that prohibiting commercial fishing in the two areas would cripple the industry. But according to Brad Sewell, oceans attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, two years after designating those protected areas, the numbers tell a different story.

“After designation, these fisheries have either been unchanged in landings – so, the amount of fish brought to shore – and revenues, or have actually, in one instance, gone up,” says Sewell.

He says data from the

Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program indicate landings and revenue for squid, mackerel and butterfish were up, while tuna and swordfish were unchanged.

Sewell says the U.S. Interior Department, which is considering opening monument waters to commercial fishing, has also found little to no negative impact on the industry, but is ignoring its own findings.

“There was a disclosure from the Department of Interior, with internal emails showing that information that would conflict with that goal of opening up the monument would be removed from documents moving forward in the decisionmaking,” says Sewell.

The Interior Department’s actions were reported this week in the Washington Post.

The monument includes the only extinct underwater volcanoes in U.S. Atlantic coastal waters, and canyons

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is home to thousands of endangered and vulnerable species. (NOAA) deeper than the Grand Canyon – areas Sewell says are rich in endangered and vulnerable species.

“They’re home to deepsea coral forests that are as

ancient as our Redwoods in California, endangered whales and rare seabirds, and literally thousands of other species,” says Sewell. “Many of which we’re actually still identifying.”

He adds that the monument, comprising less than 1.5 percent of U.S. Atlantic waters, was never considered a critical area for commercial fishing.

With Death of Calf, Time Running Out to Save NW Orcas

By Desert Star Staff SEATTLE – The death of a calf among the Northwest’s iconic Southern Resident orcas is highlighting the grave situation the whales are in.

The newborn calf, part of a pod that migrates through Puget Sound known as J pod,

died last week. Its mother has been seen carrying the dead calf since then.

Robb Krehbiel, Northwest representative for Defenders of Wildlife, says the endangered Southern Residents have struggled to reproduce, with numbers

down to 75 – the lowest in three decades – and this latest death is a major blow.

“It could have been something really exciting and it could have been a cause for celebration, but instead it’s a cause for sorrow and it’s a reminder of just how imperiled

these whales are,” he laments.

Krehbiel is part of a working group informing the Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery and Task Force convened by Gov. Jay Inslee in March.

This tragedy now is the backdrop for the group’s conversations on saving the whales. Krehbiel says it’s important to get the whales more salmon and reduce pollution and noise from ships.

Dr. Deborah Giles, a killer-whale biologist at the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology, has been following J pod in the wake of the death, and says it’s taken an emotional toll on her to watch the mother grieving over the past week.

Giles is on two working groups informing the task force and says its assembly is the most hopeful sign she’s seen for the species since her research began more than a decade ago.

By Desert Star Staff EUGENE, Ore. – Firefighting season is in full swing, with tens of thousands of acres burning in Southern Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge. Are there ways the U.S. Forest Service can cut down on the ballooning costs of fire suppression?

Cassandra Moseley, a research professor at the University of Oregon, says it’s largely out of the agency’s control, and that costs are driven mainly by three factors.

Climate change has created more burn days, development has pushed into fire-prone areas where firefighting is especially costly, and the Forest Service has had to create a workforce dedicated solely to battling blazes.

Moseley adds that focusing on fire suppression keeps the agency from reducing the fuels that drive fires.

“The landscape has more trees and more shrubs in it and that makes fires burn

more severely when they do burn,” she says. “Those kinds of dynamics are really coming together to make fire more dangerous when it happens, particularly to people and so that drives up costs.”

Firefighting costs exceeded a record $2 billion in 2017, including more than $450 million in Oregon.

This year, Congress passed a wildfire funding fix, which takes firefighting out of the Forest Service’s regular budget. Previously,

the agency borrowed from other parts of its budget to pay for suppression.

Moseley says this allows the Forest Service to fund activities needed to address the growing threat from wildfires.

Moseley also says the agency must respond to fires.

“When there’s extreme fire behavior, the Forest Service is going to, of course, throw every resource they have available, and the community and public and

There are only about 75 Southern Resident orcas left in the Northwest. (C. Emmons/NOAA Fisheries)

However, she says the best short-term solution for getting these starving whales more salmon would require some hard decisions.

“The best thing that we could do for these whales is ease the pressure on fishing,” she says. “We need to leave more fish in the water for the whales to find right now.

And I’m not sure that all of the different interests that rely on fish are going to be able to make that decision.”

For long-term fixes, Giles says changes need to be made to how rivers are managed – possibly including the removal of dams – so that salmon can thrive again in the Northwest. She warns something big has to be done in the next five years to save these orcas.

“I don’t think that anybody wants to have the Southern Residents go extinct,” she adds. “We have a very short window of time to act.”

elected officials expect them to do that,” she explains.

Moseley says communities in fire-prone areas can prepare by managing vegetation, installing proper roofing and having evacuation routes in place. She says this would not only cut down on costs but also protect property and make firefighting safer.

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5 Tips to Aid Performance in the Classroom

By Desert Star Staff With all the stress of a new school year, it can be difficult for students to readjust to a healthy routine, but many experts agree that sleep is among the most important parts of that routine. Numerous studies demonstrate that children who sleep better learn better.

While you’re busy shopping for pencils, book bags and notebooks, remember that a good night’s sleep should also be at the top of your list this season. Make the transition easier with these five tips from Dr. Sujay Kansagra, director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program and a sleep health consultant for Mattress Firm: Ease into earlier bedtimes. For many children, the sudden shift to an earlier bedtime and wake-up call can pose a big challenge. Children who were accustomed to falling asleep later at night during the summer will have to slowly adjust their body clocks to move bedtime earlier during the school year. To ease children into the earlier sleep schedule, start moving bedtimes earlier by 10-15 minutes each night until reaching your end goal.

Ensure a comfortable sleeping environment. Pay attention to factors like lighting and noise. It may be necessary, especially early in the school year when the days are still long, to add blackout curtains

Photo courtesy of Getty Images to help block bright light. If noise is a factor, consider adding some soft background music or a sound machine to serve as a buffer so other noises are less intrusive.

Be sure the bed is up to the task. Another environmental consideration is the bed itself. Mattresses are not always top-of-mind as you consider back-to-school shopping, but when sleep can have such an impact on your child’s educational performance, the right mattress can help ensure students are getting quality zzz’s at the start of a new school year.

Avoid bright light prior

to bedtime. Aside from your window, there are also other sources of light that can affect sleep. Several studies have shown that excess screen time just before bed can have a negative impact on the brain’s ability to transition into sleep mode. Try curbing screen time well before bedtime, or if your child must use screens, engage the night-reading feature, which alters the hue of the light for less impact.

Develop a consistent nighttime routine. A routine performed 20-30 minutes prior to bed every night can subconsciously ease children’s brains into sleep. A ritual that

involves bathing, brushing teeth, talking about the day’s events, discussing what’s ahead for tomorrow and quiet time with a book are all ways to unwind together and slow down those active minds for a transition toward a peaceful night’s rest.

Remember that sleep is vital for memory retention and cognitive performance. Without it, children may experience behavioral problems and other difficulties in school. Find more resources to help improve your kids’ sleep, including tips on how to purchase a new mattress, at DailyDoze. com. Family Features

5 Back-to-School Shopping Tips to Buy More Time

By Desert Star Staff It’s that time of year again. Parents are preparing for the rush of back-toschool with a seemingly never-ending to-do list. As you run around to purchase school supplies, uniforms and sneakers it can be a busy and expensive time of year.

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a list in hand, you can plan your trip before you leave the house or take advantage of free shipping or in-store pickup offered by many retailers.

Shop early and often.

The back-to-school season seems to get earlier every year and many retailers offer deals each week on everyday school supplies and electronics. For those looking to save, shop early and often during the 3-4 weeks leading up to your child’s start date and subscribe to retailer newsletters online for deals delivered directly to your inbox.

Check sizes before you start. You may know there are three good pairs of jeans in your child’s drawer, but the first cold morning of fall is no time to discover that they’re now an inch too help you buy back a little time short. Before you shop, try on what you already have to before the school bell rings. determine whether it’s time Get the kids involved to size up and get a better before you leave home.

Jumping in the car and hoping idea of what needs replaced.

Anticipate the need for the best as you travel from for (more) new shoes. store to store isn’t likely to net One inevitable truth about much more than a headache – kids: they grow, seemingly especially with the kids in tow. overnight.

All the hours you Instead, get them involved spend shopping can feel before hitting the shops and futile when your child needs have them browse online a new pair of shoes just retailers and catalogs. With August 1, 2018

weeks after school starts.

To save time and money, be ready when your kids hit their next growth spurt with subscription services like EasyKicks. Delivered ondemand, it offers the latest Nike and Converse sneakers for preschoolers through teens. When kids are ready for a new pair, simply swap them for a new size or style and return the old pair in a prepaid envelope to be donated or recycled. Sign up and learn more at easykicks.com.

Double-up on everyday supplies. If possible, buy back-up school supplies while you’re making the rounds – especially if you spot a buy-one, get-one-free deal. If your school supply list asks for one box of crayons, buy an extra set and put it aside in a designated drawer at home. Without fail, kids will run out of notepads or pencils at some point during the year, and you can send in fresh supplies without another trip to the store.

Armed with these tips, your time spent back-toschool shopping should be shorter and your stress levels – and credit card bill – lower. Family Features

PALM SPRINGS Jazzville PS Presents An

Evening of Be-Bop and Swing of the 50s and 60s Splash House Palm Springs 2018 Aug. 10 2018 Palm Springs Comic Con at the Palm Springs Convention Center Aug. 24 @ 10:00 AM 28th Annual UCPIE Palm Springs Bowl A Thon Aug. 25 7th Annual Craft Beer Weekend at ACE Hotel Aug. 4 @ 12:00 PM Aug. 5 @ 5:00 PM Valley’s Longest Running Drag Revue!! The Playgirls at Toucans Tiki Lounge Aug. 5 @ 8:00 AM Bill Marx at the Piano at AJ’s on the Green and Splash! Bar Aug. 6 @ 6:30 PM Fabulous Bingo with Shirley Claire at the Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs AUGUST 6 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Latin Fever Mondays: Latin Drag Show with Host Jesus at Toucans Tiki Lounge in Palm Springs AUGUST 6 @ 9:00 PM Ace Trivia with Bella Da Ball at The Ace Hotel and Swim Club in Palm Springs AUGUST 6 @ 9:00 PM Bereavement Therapy Group at the LGBT Center in Palm Springs AUGUST 7 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

PALM DESERT Coachella Valley Makers Market at Westfield Palm Desert, First Level, Main Court Aug. 4 @ 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Monument Night Adventure Sept. 8 @ 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Street Fair at The College of the Desert in Palm Desert AUGUST 5 @ 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Certified Farmers’ Market Inside the Palm Desert Westfield Mall AUGUST 5 @ 9:00 AM 1:30 PM Who Put the Chutzpah in Broadway? AUGUST 5 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Arthur Newman Theater CVRep Presents Michelle Fiore, Soprano and Kurt Jordan, Pianist AUGUST 7 @ 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Marriott Golf Academy’s 2018 Junior Summer Camp AUGUST 15 @ 8:00 AM - NOVEMBER 3 @ 10:00 AM Coachella Valley Makers Market At Westfield Palm Desert, First Level, Main Court September 1 @ 8:00 Am - 5:00 PM Lit Flicks, “The Silence Of The Lambs” At UCR Palm Desert August 29 @ 6:00 PM Continued on page 18

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AUGUST 1 – 7, 2018 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

ARIES

Then you must know your heart to consider yourself an artist, and follow it. No stepping back. recognizing your gifts with You’re like the star of the pride and humility. You might month in all that you do. Your CANCER want to become lost in solitude powerful leadership qualities to discover this process. are called to do tasks no one You always bring something else can perform. This helps LIBRA good, nourishing, unusual and you gain confidence and a new new to the table. You shine creative identity coming forth. when people love you. But You’re always a star of the You discover that not only do you also hide under a shell party. Your smile lights up you initiate new projects but because often you’re shy. everyone’s state of mind and, you’re very competent and At times, people don’t hear like the light of Sirius, goes skillful. Maintain balance by or understand you. Maintain directly to their hearts. You being dignified, understanding poise and confidence and have many who admire your and kind in all situations. your authority over resources straightforwardness, generosity You are an influencer. and finances. Don’t give and ability to share. As you this away. When you give shine your benevolent light on TAURUS without expectation, there everyone, it allows others to be is a return a hundred-fold. in the spotlight, too. This makes You shine for those who them feel special. You realize love you. Your reflection is LEO the fact that leaders lead and always in their hearts. They follow simultaneously. Willingly. experience your nurturing Happy Birthday to Leos, playful qualities. Not everyone SCORPIO the heart of the zodiac, the has the pleasure to experience Sunflowers of the zodiac. them. Only a select few. You When you use your personal At times we must do what are not concerned with public power to help others you makes us uncomfortable. identity or social standing. shine golden like the Sun. Moving away from caution You are able to lead people During this birthday month and gamble a little on being in ethical judgments, in taking allow yourself to be dramatic, on the edge and knowing responsibility, and doing their at one with whatever you it will be safe. You need a duty. Many do not understand love: flamboyant, expressive, big influx of style in your life. responsibilities, ethics or creative, radiant, benevolent Whatever style means to you, duties until they meet you. (but not a dictator). That will adopt it and act within it. You tarnish your image and make will find you’ve stepped out GEMINI people back away. Be good of yourself into a place that to everyone. Show them the has a bit more zest, color, You must always speak kindness of benevolent royalty. seasoning, zing, excitement, from your center of truth. It passion and exhilaration.

VIRGO allows people to know you as You need a little thrill, some authentic. You must seek to anticipation and pleasure. Your discover your creative voice Your new fluency is creativity, in destiny is not to be boring. and words. Have courage and all its forms. It’s a Leo, Pisces, SAGITTARIUS self-confidence to speak always Virgo creativity. Much is yet from the heart. Never from the unknown to you about this lower mind. It is important to creativity. However, should What are your ideals? Different know the difference. One unites you begin a creative project, than ideas. Make lists of them and the other separates. You the steps and outcome will (ideals). Write them down, want to attain self-realization. flow from your heart, mind and review them, cross out and You want to unite with others. hands with ease. It is good add to them. Ideals are the

outcome of vision. It’s also important to understand what visions you have and to maintain those visions even in adversity. You have a central purpose and that is to express the truth of what you believe.

You are also to have concern for others and not be someone with limited self-concerns only.

It’s the heart of all things, which is your heart, that matters.

CAPRICORN Sometimes you are a mystery to others. Mysteries are good.

Yours has a special tone, color and vibration. It can hold your creativity and passion.

Allow your intuition to guide you. You always have dignity.

Even when situations are at their most difficult. Life is complex these days. Tune into all that’s unspoken around you to understand the heart of everything speaking with you. It happens mostly in the garden. The devas there want to communicate with you.

Tell them your name. They will eventually talk back.

By Desert Star Staff While taking your car to an auto service professional is a great way to ensure its performance, the Car Care Council reminds vehicle

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owners there are few simple vehicle checks that they can easily learn and do themselves to save a little money and help keep their vehicles running efficiently all summer long.

With basic knowledge of common maintenance practices and a little time, motorists can inspect the following components in their own driveway: August 1, 2018

PISCES Always Pisces must remember to maintain a distinct sense of self-identity and strength in relationships. This can be a difficult task and a test for Pisces, ruled by Neptune, which helps Pisces blend into other realities - into people, places and events until they are lost and without identity.

Pisceans, like Libra, are always seeking balance. Pisces seems drifty a lot but behind that façade is a very logical and mathematical mind. Pluto ruled. So, we’re never fooled.

Risa D’Angeles is the founder and director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies Research Institute: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology. She can be reached at risagoodwill@gmail.com.

AQUARIUS During the days to come somehow you become mysterious, hiding behind an unspoken reality holding onto your personal power.

Something’s very instinctual about you, something’s deep like dark streaming waters.

You sense those you can and cannot trust, those who use you for gain, and those who are loyal friends. You’re aware of setting aside childish behaviors. You become

DIY Car Care Everyone Can Do

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playful and laugh a lot. You’re in a time of deep profound change. Remain there.

• Check the tires, including tire pressure and tread. Uneven wear indicates a need for wheel alignment.

Tires should also be checked for bulges and bald spots.

• Check all fluids, including engine oil, power steering and brake and transmission, as well as windshield washer fluid and antifreeze/coolant.

• Check the hoses and belts as they can become cracked, brittle, frayed, loose or show signs of excessive wear.

These are critical to the proper functioning of the electrical system, air conditioning, power steering and the cooling system.

• Check the wipers and lighting so that you can see and be seen.

Check that all interior and exterior lighting is working properly and inspect and replace worn wiper blades.

Keep the reservoir filled with windshield washer fluid.

• To keep the cooling

system working effectively, the coolant and distilled water mixture for a vehicle’s radiator should be 50:50.

Never open a hot radiator cap when checking the coolant level in the reservoir.

As a rule of thumb, the coolant should be changed annually on most vehicles.

• Check the gas cap to ensure it is not damaged, loose or missing to prevent gas from spilling or evaporating.

• Don’t neglect the exterior. When washing the outside, make sure to include the tires and wheels and the underside and fenders to eliminate any road salt or grime. The body of the vehicle should be washed using a product sold specifically for cars. Wax your vehicle every six months.

To learn more about how to care for your vehicle, and for a free copy of the popular Car Care Guide, visit www. carcare.org. Family Features www.desertstarweekly.com

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

‘Avengers: Infinity War’--What Just Happened Here!

If you are a Marvel Comics aficionado like my nephew Mark, you will especially enjoy “Avengers: Infinity War,” the latest film in the Marvel Comics universe, because the whole gang is here--from Iron Man, the Hulk, Dr. Strange, Thor (Chris Hemsley) and Rocket Racoon, voiced by Bradley Cooper to Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

As the film begins, Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr) is preparing to wed Gwyneth Paltrow. But their plans are put on hold when the giant Thanos comes to earth in search of two Infinity Stones, one of which is embedded in the skull of Vision (Paul Bettany) who lives with his love Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).

If Thanos (Josh Brolin) finds and possesses all six stones, he will have the power to control the entire universe.

And that would be a total disaster. Thanos considers

himself a benevolent leader, but in his desire to make the universe a better place he uses his power to wipe out countless beings wherever he goes with his ruthless wizard and his army of fiends.

While the Avengers as a group don’t always get along, that’s putting it mildly; they try to unite to thwart Thanos.

The two who have the hardest time working together are Iron Man and Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch).

And to add to the Avenger’s problems Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) is having a crisis. He can’t get his Green Hulk to come out and fight, no matter how hard he tries.

Disaster not only threatens Earth, but Thanos also heads to Wakanda ruled by the Black Panther T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman). The Avengers have also come to Wakanda to join in the battle, and here things get even grimmer than they were on Earth. Will they win? Could they be defeated?

And gasp...could they die?

Before this Thor has partnered with Rocket Raccoon. This, as you would imagine, is amusing.

Next Thor goes to a master weapon maker to replace his mighty hammer that was taken by force when Thanos and his very creepy wizard Ebony Maw (Tom VaughanLawlor) viciously attacked him and captured his brother Loki. One of the funniest

moments in the film is seeing who plays the weapon maker.

(I won’t spoil the surprise.)

Keep watching after the film comes to an unbelievable ending because after the credits roll there is additional story material that is very important. You won’t want to miss it.

This action-packed Marvel adventure was directed by Joe and Anthony Russo

Make the Most of Outdoor Concerts

grabbing bites at the tasty food vendors to help fuel your night,” Briggs said.

Dress for Fun Concerts are a great place to take fashion risks and have some fun with your style. It’s important to find a balance between comfort and style, so test your outfit a few days in advance to ensure you’re equally comfortable sitting and moving around if you enjoy dancing.

Capture the Moment in Moderation Taking quality photos of an artist on stage can be challenging and watching the concert through your phone screen interferes with the live experience. Grab a few shots with your friends

Photo courtesy of Cruzan Amphitheatre

By Desert Star Staff For many music lovers, there are few things better than an evening spent at a concert, sprawled out on the lawn with friends. Concerts and interesting venues can also be reasons for traveling and excuses to explore a new city or revisit a favorite location.

Whether you’re checking out a concert near home or building a vacation around concert moments and memories, music expert and entertainment reporter Chelsea Briggs offers these tips so you can rock your outdoor concert experience: Plan an Early Arrival Venues typically allow fans to enter about 90 minutes before the show starts. For venues with open seating, you’ll need to be at the gates early (at least 15 minutes www.desertstarweekly.com

with a screenplay written

by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely “Avengers: Infinity War” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.

The blu-ray also provides deleted scenes and commentary by Joe and Anthony Russo. at the start of the show for those lasting memories then let the professionals capture the shots of the artist.

Rest Your Weary Head “There’s really no better way to reenergize after an amazing performance, and maybe some post-show celebrating, than by crashing on a comfy bed,” Briggs said.

One way to make the most of your stay is by joining and booking through Hilton Honors, which is free to join and gives members instant benefits with every stay, including exclusive member discounts, free standard WiFi, online check-in through the app and points toward future free nights. Learn more at HiltonHonors.com, where you can also find a full list of Lawn Days Concert Series cities and shows at amphitheaters across the country.

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Tuna Sliders with Green Chilies

Tuna Sliders with Green Chilies Recipe courtesy of Cans Get You Cooking Servings: 12

1can (5-ounce) tuna, packed in water, drained and flaked 1can (4.25-ounce) chopped green chilies 1/4 cup diced celery 1/4 cup diced red onion

1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley 6 slider rolls, split lettuce leaves In large bowl, combine tuna, green chilies, celery, red onion, mayonnaise and chopped cilantro; toss to mix well.

Top bottom half of each roll with lettuce leaves; top with some tuna mixture and top half of roll.

Beef and Vegetable Soup

Beef and Vegetable Soup Recipe courtesy of Cans Get You Cooking Servings: 6

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 pound lean ground beef 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) low-sodium beef broth 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) sliced carrots, drained 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) cut green beans 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes

1 teaspoon dried basil 1 cup cooked egg noodles In 4-quart saucepan over mediumhigh heat, in hot oil, cook ground beef until well browned on all sides, stirring frequently. With slotted spoon, remove beef to bowl.

In drippings remaining in saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and garlic until tender-crisp.

Add beef broth, carrots, green beans, stewed tomatoes, basil and ground beef; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10-15 minutes to blend flavors, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked egg noodles.

Vegetable Frittata Minis

Vegetable Frittata Minis Recipe courtesy of Cans Get You Cooking Servings: 36

Nonstick cooking spray 8 large eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried basil 1 can (8 ounces) mixed vegetables, drained 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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Heat oven to 375 F. Spray mini muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.

In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt, pepper and basil to blend well. Stir in mixed vegetables and Parmesan cheese.

Fill prepared pans with egg mixture. Bake until egg mixture puffs and is just set in center, about 8-10 minutes.

With rubber spatula, loosen frittatas from muffin cups and slide onto platter.

Gluten-Free Pumpkin and Chocolate Chip Bread

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hen school is back in session, the real test for parents is not in the classroom, but in the kitchen. Between breakfast, lunch and dinner – not to mention snacks – meal planning seems endless and daunting.

With convenient options like canned ingredients on-hand, parents can have the makings of a wholesome homemade meal right at their fingertips.

Canned foods not only help cut down on prep time in the kitchen, but also deliver nutritional benefits. In fact, kids and adults who use six or more canned foods per week are more likely to have diets higher in 17 essential nutrients, according to a study published in “Nutrients.”

Plus, cans provide year-round access to seasonal fruits and vegetables, and keep food fresh and flavorful without the need for preservatives and additives.

From on-the-go breakfasts like Vegetable Frittata Minis to hearty dinners like this Beef and Vegetable Soup and everything in-between, a well-stocked pantry – or your “cantry” – full of canned proteins, fruits, vegetables and soups can help busy parents get through the week with creative meals they can feel good about serving their families.

For more information about the nutritional benefits of cooking with canned foods and to find flavorful recipes for the back-to-school season, visit CansGetYouCooking. com.

Gluten-Free Pumpkin and Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe courtesy of Cans Get You Cooking Servings: 20 (2 loaves)

4cups oat flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg pinch of salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon milk Heat oven to 350 F. Grease two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans. In large bowl, combine oat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

In large bowl using mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla, oat flour mixture and pumpkin; beat until just blended. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon mixture into prepared pans.

Bake 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

In small bowl, stir confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth.

Drizzle mixture over pumpkin bread.

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BY ROBERT KINSLER

Must-hear releases include reissues, live sets, studio LPs

An EP that wraps up a tribute to the “Firefly” science fiction western TV series, one of the strongest debuts in memory, a brilliant return for Boz Scaggs, an expanded two-disc reissue of the debut from Lords of the New Church and an essential live set from Erasure are all available now.

from all three “Leaves on the Wind” titles go to support Equality Now, an organization working to end violence and discrimination against girls and women around the world.

Information: thefallenstars.com.

Artist: Danny Wilkerson Title: Wilkerson (SpyderPop Records) Artist: The Fallen Stars You might like if you Title: Leaves on the enjoy: ELO, Jellyfish, Wind — Vol. 3: Can’t Take Paul McCartney, XTC The Sky From Me (Kiss Tell me more: Listeners My Squirrel Music) hungry for new music that You might like if you enjoy: is melodic, intelligent and Joss Whedon’s “Firefly,” the ambitious almost beyond Jayhawks, Gram Parsons measure will be floored by & Emmylou Harris “Wilkerson,” the brilliant debut Tell me more: When from singer-songwriter Danny “Firefly” first aired on the Fox Wilkerson. The sonic ghosts of network in September 2002, the Beatles, the Zombies, Jeff it immediately captured the Lynne and XTC can be heard attention of discerning fans but to be sure the songs here (now known as “Browncoats”) are original and performances of science fiction with its unique uniformly inspired. With cast of authentic characters, songs this exceptional it blend of outer space and doesn’t hurt that Wilkerson Western landscapes, and is joined by an all-star cast of sharp storytelling. Although the supporting players including Joss Whedon-created series Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (of was cancelled after a mere Jellyfish, Imperial Drag and 14 episodes, the influence Beck fame) on keyboards and of the series was profound backing vocals, guitarist Pat (indeed the film “Serenity” was Buchanan (Hall & Oates, released in 2005 to critical Cyndi Lauper, Don Henley), acclaim). Look no further than multi-instrumentalist Joe Siders the Fallen Stars’ compelling (The New Pornographers) and trilogy titled “Leaves on the many others. If Jellyfish had Wind,” with “Vol. 3: Can’t Take teamed with Burt Bacharach The Sky From Me” having just it might sound something been released. On volume 3 of like the infectious opener “Leaves on the Wind,” musical “Everybody Loves to Love.” duo Bobbo and Tracy Byrnes The propulsive “Enough For have crafted songs inspired Somebody” is buoyant and by the final four episodes of exuberant, perfectly capturing “Firefly,” as well as offering up the joy of youthful love. Backed their emotive take on Whedon’s only by a string section, theme song for the series (“The Wilkerson’s inviting vocals Ballad of Serenity”). Fans of shine on the probing “Endless the first two “Leaves on the Haze”; the Beatlesque “When Wind” titles will pleased that Your Number’s Up” puts his “Can’t Take The Sky From Me” masterful talents as songwriter is the equal with its Americana- on display. The shimmering styled songs capturing the “How She Lost My Heart,” lofty magic of the series in song.

“Carry The One” and baroque The countrified rocker “Naked” pop “Let It Go Tonight” are serves as a duet for Tracy late disc standouts. Produced and Bobbo, whose voices and engineered by bleu, and shine alone or together in mastered by Miles Showell the spirited choruses. “Carry at Abbey Road Studios in Me” is especially poignant, London, “Wilkerson” is an with an acoustic flavor and amazing debut. Information: sweet melody that plays out spyderpop.com. in the verses and choruses.

The rollicking “Home” and Artist: Lords of the yearning “Here I Am” also New Church capture the creative power of Title: Lords of the New the groundbreaking sci-fi series. Church: Special Edition A portion of the proceeds (Blixa Sounds Records) www.desertstarweekly.com

You might like if you enjoy: X, The Dead Boys Tell me more: More than 35 years after its original release in 1982, the reissued and expanded deluxe edition of the self-titled debut from Lords of the New Church connects with surprising sway. The band was a supergroup of sorts, teaming punk rock pioneers Stiv Bator (The Dead Boys), Brian James (The Damned), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69) and Nick Turner (The Barracudas). The band’s collective pedigree wouldn’t have meant much if the Lords of the New Church didn’t rock with the authority and musical might so clearly showcased across the two-disc set. The songs here highlight the band’s skills to blend ferocious early punk sensibilities with classic melodic songcraft; the anti-war “Russian Roulette,” goth rocker “New Church” mesmerizing rocker “Open Your Eyes” and cowpunk-flavored “Li’l Boys Play With Dolls” showcase the range of the quartet. A second disc chronicles the band’s blistering full-length live performance at My Father’s Place in 1982. An illustrated 12-page booklet with revealing liner notes penned by Craig Rosen adds additional depth to the title. Information: Blixa.com.

Artist: Boz Scaggs Title: Out of the Blues (Concord Records) You might like if you enjoy: Tinsley Ellis, Bon Scaggs Tell me more: With his signature vocals at the helm, Box Scaggs delivers a great set of performances on the aptly-titled “Out of the Blues.”

The self-produced collection features a mix of outstanding remakes as well as original compositions by songwriter and long-time friend Jack Walroth (including the great Chicago blues-styled “Radiator 110” and playful New Orleans rocker “Little Miss Night and Day,” the latter co-penned with Scaggs).

Perhaps the most affecting track on the top-tier set is a version of Neil Young’s “On The Beach,” the title track from Neil Young’s fifth solo album.

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by the terrible fire that burned down the artist’s home and all its contents in a massive wildfire that struck Napa, California in 2017. Scaggs has also assembled a number of famed studio pros to help bring heft to all blues-minded nine tracks — indeed drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Willie Weeks, keyboardist Jim Cox, and guitar greats Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr. and Charlie Sexton shine at every turn.

Information: BozScaggs.com.

Artist: Erasure Title: World Be Live (Mute Records) You might like if you enjoy: Depeche Mode, Yaz Tell me more: There was a time when live albums were seemingly a part of most established artists’ discography. Listening to the terrific two-disc “World Be Live” from Erasure is to wish more popular artists would release concert recordings. The seminal synthpop duo Erasure (singer-songwriter Andy Bell

and keyboardist Vince Clarke) is featured performing 24 tracks on the fast-moving release.

“World Be Live” was recorded across two shows at the Event Apollo in London at the close of the group’s sold-out UK World Be Gone tour. All the hits are too, and sound great.

“Opening with “Oh L’Amour” and “Ship of Fools,” fans are treated to favorites “Chains of Love,” “Who Needs Love (Like That),” “Always,” “Sometimes” and “A Little Respect” along the way. Erasure also digs deep into their catalog, performing tracks such as the lovely ballad “Mad As We Are,” the catchy “Just a Little Love” from their 2017 “World Be Gone” album and even a rousing cover of Blondie’s “Atomic.” “World Be Live” is available in 2CD, triple vinyl and digital formats.

Erasure is currently on tour and is scheduled to perform at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 24, 25, 26, and at Symphony Hall in San Diego on Aug. 22.

Information: ErasureInfo.com.

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5 Ways to Squash Back-to-School Stress

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By Desert Star Staff Heading back to school is exciting for both kids and parents, but with all the thrill and anticipation, there can be quite a bit of stress, too. As a parent, you can approach the impending school year with a positive attitude and these tricks can help minimize stress and give your kids extra confidence when heading into the classroom.

Lifestyle expert and mother of two Jeannette Kaplun recommends these tips: Start adjusting

bedtimes before school starts. It’s common for bedtime rules to be broken in the summer. However, an abrupt transition to early mornings can lead to stress and irritability. The National Sleep Foundation recommends implementing earlier bedtimes two weeks before school starts and setting the alarm a bit earlier each morning for a smooth transition to the first day of school.

Curb the summer slide. Screen time isn’t just for passing time; leverage

to help get kids back into a routine for the school year.

Additionally, STEM toys and games can keep math and science top of mind during the summer months and help kids excel during the school year.

Dress for success.

There’s a reason grownups tend to dress up for special events – when you look good, you feel good. Give your kids that same boost by helping them choose a special outfit for the first day of school that he or she feels comfortable and confident wearing.

Shopping for clothes is an opportunity for your child to express individuality, so have fun with it. For added stress relief, lay out the complete ensemble the night before and have your child try it on technology to keep the reading skills your kids learned to head off any concerns. If the routine works, try making in the classroom sharp all it part of your nightly routine summer long. A device like for stress-free mornings the Fire Kids Edition tablet throughout the school year. from Amazon is built from Simplify the shopping the ground up for kids experience. Every backwith a two-year worry-free to-school season comes guarantee, a kid-proof case and a one-year subscription to with classroom supply lists and new wardrobe needs.

Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, A one-stop shop retailer like giving kids access to 15,000 Amazon lets you complete kid-friendly books, videos, educational apps and games. your shopping on your own schedule, and its back-toParental controls like Learn school store offers deals and First encourage learning a wide selection, making it before playtime and allow easy to find everything from you to set screen time limits

must-have items like binders, backpacks and shoes to fun gear such as glitter glue, donut erasers and emoji stickers that allow kids to express their personalities.

“Back-to-school shopping doesn’t have to cause anxiety,” Kaplun said. “By shopping online at Amazon from your phone, tablet or computer, you can buy everything you need without having to find a parking spot, tracking down a sales associate to help you find your child’s size or standing in line to pay, saving you precious time. Plus, Prime members receive unlimited, free two-day shipping on more than 100 million items all-year long.”

Share the excitement.

It’s perfectly normal for parents and kids to feel anxious about the new school year. Instead of revealing your own apprehension, share your favorite memories from your time in your child’s upcoming grade. Ask your kids what they’re most excited for and what they’re a little nervous about and come up with solutions together.

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Bring New Life to Your Kitchen with Color

By Desert Star Staff Just as filling your plate with colorful foods is typically good for your body, filling your kitchen with color can be good for the soul. In fact, color is an important element in interior design not only for its aesthetic value, but also because it can shape perceptions and emotions.

“Color is powerful – when you walk into a room, you can instantly feel its subconscious effect on your mood, your heart rate and even your appetite,” said color trend expert Janice Fedak. “That’s why it’s important to choose colors that ‘speak to you,’ express your unique personality and truly make you feel at home.”

The experts at Elmira Stove Works offer these design tips, which take into consideration the psychology of some of the most popular colors for the kitchen.

Red A strong, vibrant color, red is often associated with passion, pride and strength. In the kitchen, bold pops of red can command attention. Red is a perfect hue for appliances – both large and small – and also works well in a patterned backsplash or on decorative items such as canisters and

cookware. Consider red “crystal” grout instead of traditional white grout for tile to create an unexpected look.

White Associated with clarity, cleanliness and purity, this “non-hue” promotes a sense of order and can provide the ideal backdrop for other colors and design elements. For a streamlined kitchen, pair white countertops with a white tiled backsplash and cabinetry. For a more relaxed but still fresh look, introduce a few colorful kitchen accessories or paint an accent wall in your favorite hue.

Blue Soothing, calm and reminiscent of the sea and the sky, blue evokes feelings of health and well-being. Adding this naturally relaxing hue to the kitchen, which is often the busiest room in the home, can transform the space into your own personal retreat.

One way to bring blue into the kitchen is through 1950s-inspired appliances from Elmira Stove Works in Beach Blue, a hue that takes its cue from days spent lazing by the pool or at the seashore. From refrigerators and ranges to microwaves and dishwasher panels, retro appliances can bring a fun,

welcoming vibe to kitchens.

“Color – whether bold or on the subtler side – can really make a kitchen come alive,” said Tony Dowling, vice president, Elmira Stove Works. “Appliances are a great way to introduce color while also creating the foundation for the rest of the space.”

Yellow One of the happiest colors on the spectrum, yellow is a lively hue that represents youthfulness and joy. It can inspire reflection and creativity, lift spirits and

encourage optimism. Use yellow in your kitchen to bathe it in year-round “sunshine,” especially if your kitchen doesn’t get a lot of natural light or could use an extra dose of warmth and cheer.

Black Although it has a reputation for darkness and mystery, black is also associated with sophistication. Think of a blacktie affair, where the dramatic attire and decor create an upscale atmosphere. Black design elements can lend that same sense of elegance to

your kitchen. Appliances are commonly available in black, but you can also incorporate black through tilework, granite or marble countertops, or an eye-catching porcelain or soapstone sink.

“Whatever colors you choose for your kitchen, the most important thing is to trust your intuition and to wrap your kitchen in hues that make you feel good,” Fedak said.

Explore more colorful ideas for your kitchen at elmirastoveworks. com. Family Features

a color palette, such as lilac, champagne and petal pink.

Then have each bridesmaid choose her favorite style within that range of hues. Bring it all together by choosing a uniform look for makeup, shoes and accessories.

There is no better time to thank the ladies than the morning of the big day. A few thoughtful gifts can go a long way, such as matching robes, tumblers to stay hydrated throughout the day and cosmetic cases to stow makeup essentials.

Dressing the Gents Similar to bridesmaid dresses, groomsmen attire can be dependent on the venue and overall event aesthetic. While a suit can fit the bill for a country club wedding, a city affair may call for the sleek finishes of a tux. Tuxedo accessories, such as cuff links or bow ties, make great groomsmen gifts and are classic pieces they can use time and time again.

Creating the Perfect

Registry When building a registry, it’s never too early to start. People want to give gifts as soon as they know a couple is engaged. Start by taking inventory of what you already have, what you need and what you want to upgrade.

It’s also recommended to update the registry regularly so there are enough gifts to choose from, especially if there is an engagement party and bridal shower coming up. To get started, some popular registry items include stand mixers, craft beer glasses, Dutch ovens, bath towels and vacuums. For extra guidance, couples can speak to advisors who can help with the full registry building process at Macy’s stores.

For more wedding ideas and inspiration, and to find the right attire and gifts for your wedding planning, visit macys.com. Family Features

Wedding Planning 101

Photo courtesy of Getty Imagesstudent loan debt. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff First comes the proposal then comes the wedding planning. There are dozens of decisions that need to be made before it’s time to walk down the aisle, which can be overwhelming for brides and grooms.

To help make it less stressful, these tips from Macy’s can help couples through the entire weddingplanning process, from ontrend apparel and accessories for the entire wedding party to all the essentials to create a perfect registry.

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Survey Finds Flexibility is a Key Factor for Job Satisfaction

By Desert Star Staff For the second year in a row, Capital One asked full-time professionals their thoughts on workplace design and environment as it relates to their productivity, innovation, and collaboration with colleagues.

The results of the 2018 Work Environment Survey found that the 3,500 respondents across the country value flexibility and design, particularly when evaluating whether to stay at their current job or considering a new employment opportunity.

• Flexibility is crucial: Professionals increasingly want to work at companies that accommodate a variety of work styles with flexible design, workspaces and hours. In fact, 85% of office professionals surveyed believe flexible workplace design is important and 83% said they have their best ideas when working in flexible space options. Flexible schedules also prove to be crucial to talent attraction and retention – 73% of workers say a flexible schedule is in their top two reasons to stay with a company, and flexible hours was the number one thing workers cited when asked what they expect from their next employer (58%).

• Tech expectations: Employee expectations are high across the board, and technology is no exception.

A majority of professionals (85%) across the country say it’s important that their next employer be an early adopter of technology, quick to invest in and implement new tech.

• Office design drives innovation: For the second year in a row, the majority of office professionals believe companies can’t encourage

innovation unless their workplace environment is innovative (79%). Those at the executive level feel even more strongly about this, with 87% agreeing office design is key to encouraging innovation.

“Professionals today have high expectations for their experience in the workplace and what their employer provides for them,” said Stefanie Spurlin, Vice President, Workplace Solutions at Capital One. “The results of the 2018 Work Environment Survey clearly demonstrate the importance of design and flexibility to professionals across the country. By providing dynamic spaces to accommodate all kinds of work styles, companies can help facilitate the kind of collaboration and innovation that empowers employees to create breakthrough products and solutions for their customers.”

• Design elements in vogue: The most desired design elements for workspaces include: natural light (57%), easily reconfigurable furniture and spaces (37%), artwork and creative imagery (30%), collaborative spaces (30%), and a tie (25%) for bold colors and spaces for rest and relaxation.

• Options impact productivity: Offering different kinds of workspaces for employees is crucial, as 80% of respondents say they are more productive when they move to a different room or environment while working.

• Location meets its match: When considering a new job, 2 out of 3 (66%) full-time professionals believe that workplace design and environment is equally important or more important than office location. Executive level

employees feel even more strongly about this, with more than 3 out of 4 (76%) saying workplace design is as, or more, important than location.

• Craving health & wellness benefits: Most office professionals said their company doesn’t currently offer mother’s nursing room (82%); environmentally friendly programs (77%); quiet, reflective spaces (72%); or onsite health center/wellness programs (71%). When asked to prioritize a single onsite benefit, the top responses were healthy food and beverage options (39%); onsite health center/wellness programs (33%); relaxation/ social areas (32%); and quiet, reflective space (29%).

• Year-over-year data from 2017 and 2018 reflects a sample size of 2,500 full-time professionals from five major markets across the country (500 each from Chicago, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.). Aggregated responses showed consistency: • Flexibility: Flexible hours is still the top priority for professionals across these five markets, with 64% in 2017 and 65% in 2018 expecting it from the next company they work for. Responses indicated an increase in the importance of flexible workplace design, with 88% finding it important in 2018, up three percent from 85% in 2017. In 2018, 84% of professionals from the five markets surveyed said that they had their best ideas when they are able to use flexible workspace options, up two points from 2017 at 82%.

• Preferred design elements: The top four choices in both years were natural light; easily

reconfigurable furniture and spaces; artwork and creative imagery; and collaborative spaces (the same top four at the 2018 national data).

• Prioritizing wellbeing: When asked which benefits professionals would most like to have at their company if it

meant forgoing the rest, the top four responses were onsite healthy food and beverage options; relaxation/social areas; onsite health center/wellness programs; and quiet, reflective space (the same top four at the 2018 national data).

Adjunct Professors Launch Florida #FreeCollegeNow Tour

By Desert Star Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Adjunct or part-time professors from multiple states stop in Tampa today on their “#FreeCollegeNow” bus tour.

The group is traveling through Florida cities asking voters to support political candidates who favor tuitionfree college and student loan forgiveness. Organizers say the higher education system is broken, in Florida and across the nation, leaving too many people in debt.

Ryan Christopher Rilea, an adjunct professor from Central Florida, says he works four part-time jobs; his college debt is twice his yearly income and he doesn’t receive benefits. He says his situation is far from unique.

“We need to address and recognize we have a student loan debt crisis in our society,” says Rilea. “We would like to see some of those debts

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reduced or to have some sort of relief. And I think we need at least a $15 minimum wage and union rights for all campus employees, absolutely.”

Tuition-free college has been a subject of national debate, garnering support mostly from Democrats, while Republicans have pushed legislation that would cut the amount of student financial aid to save federal dollars. Tennessee was among the first states to offer free college tuition.

Rilea says Florida’s cuts to higher education and tuition increases in the past decade are leaving too many people living in or near poverty – both students and their instructors.

“When I’m talking and engaging with my students, we find that their situation is very similar, they’re having to absorb lots of debt.

The book costs, textbook costs are exorbitant, “says

Rilea. “Almost, at least, $120 per class you take, on top of everything.”

Florida adjunct faculty

members and other lowwage workers invited their peers from other states to join them on this nine-city

bus tour. It runs through Aug. 2, with stops in Gainesville, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Sarasota and more.

Organizers of the #FreeCollegeNow bus tour say Floridians have a combined total of almost $80 billion in student loan debt. (Pixabay) August 1, 2018

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FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1204.

CALIFORNIA AUCTION AD Notice is hereby given that the contents of the following units will be offered for sale by publication to the highest bidder for enforcement of storage lien. The auction will be held on August 8th 2018 9am Location: Desert Self Storage 66251 Dillon Road Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Terms: CASH ONLY. Desert Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel the auction.

Name of Auctioneer: AMERICAN AUCTIONEERS Bond #: FS863-20-14 The following units are scheduled for auction: Unit/Name/Type t A017 Edgar Brito Household, D124 Rosemary Felder Household, B103 Rhonnie Sanchez Household, E136 Donald Davis Household, B28B Jamie Ruiz Household, C033 Marian Jones Household, E105 Lucrecia Giron Household, E101Desiree Pescador Household, C085 brandon vargas Household , B048 Kelse Plumb Household, A024 Frank Cabral Household, C011 Sherri Miller Household, E092 Isaiah Smith Household, E134 Sheri Bybee Household, E118 Michelle Fuller Household , E088 Jaime Salazar Household, E062 Yolanda Tamayo Household, E050 Janessa Stevens Household, E020 Tebony Cunningham Household, D108 Lloyd Sanner Household, D044 Marlon Pollard Household , D023 La Jamera Jenkins Household, D003 Hector Vivian Household, C190 Jason Smith Household, C169 Julie Trotochau Household, C059 Richard Cruz Household, C034 Pearlean Scott Household, C021 Ervin Simmons Household , C013 Donna Roberson Household, B72C Vivian Barber Household, B26A Lilly Simmons Household, B17C Donald Davis Household, B13B Homero Villalba Household, B13A Andre Davis Household, B074 David Ingram Household, B028 Brian Garcia Household, A047 Michael Miklich Household, A032 Donna Hall Household, A022 Jorge Ledezma Household, A014 Chrystina Goeken Household, E137 Marvin Luther Household E143 Michael Juarez Household, C042 Victor Limon Household, Please Print: July 25, 2018 and August 1, 2018 DSW18-1197 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: J&J’S GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING LLC, 13828 LUIS DRIVE APT A, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; 42215 WASHINGTON ST SUITE A-813, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Full name of registrant J&J’S GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING LLC, 42215 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE A-813, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 07/06/2018. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JAJUAN NAEKE MARTIN, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 13, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809861. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 22, 2018. DSW18-1209.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HI-TECH AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE, 658 SOUTH WILLIAMS ROAD, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Riverside County. Full name of registrant JIM ROBERT ROBINSON, 2000 SOUTH JOSHUA TREE PLACE, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JIM ROBERT ROBINSON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 24, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810337. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1203.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DAVID’S LANDSCAPING, 83634 MACCOY PEAK AVE, COACHELLA, CA 92236.

Riverside County; Full name of registrant DAVID RICARDO RIVAS, 83634 MACCOY PEAK AVE, COACHELLA CA, 92236. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on JANUARY 2007. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DAVID RICARDO RIVAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 20, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810246. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1202.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DANIEL FELIX FAMILY CHILD CARE, 66011 6TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant KIMBERLY FELIX DANIEL, 66011 6TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRNGS CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed KIMBERLY FELIX DANIEL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 20, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810190. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1201.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SURVIVE THE MADNESS, 54035 CANANERO CIR, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County; Full name of registrant SURVIVE THE MADNESS, LLC., 54035 CANANERO CIR, LA QUINTA CA 92253/CA. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on MARCH 2, 2018. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed TAMMY JEAN WEINER, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 19, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810170. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1200.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NEUROCARE ASSOCIATES, 36243 INLAND VALLEY DRIVE SUITE# 210, WILDOMAR, CA 92595. Riverside County; Full name of registrant MOHAMMAD KALEEM UDDIN, 2424 SAGELEAF CIRCLE, CORONA, CA 92882. Business is conducted by: INDIVDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 08-12-2013. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed MOHAMMAD KALEEM UDDIN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 23, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810254. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). AUGUST STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF 1, 8, 15, 22, 2018. DSW18-1208.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following fictiFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE tious business name(s) CATHEDRAL SMOKE SHOP, FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- 69-185 RAMON ROAD #D1, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA NESS AS: BASTARDS AMERICAN CANTEEN, 92234. Riverside County: has been abandoned by 27717 JEFFERSON AVE, TEMECULA, CA 92590. the following person(s):YOUNAN MAHER BISHAY, Riverside County; Full name of registrant BAS- 10591 AURORA PLACE, DESERT HOT SPRNGS, TARDS BAR-B-QUE LLC, 27717 JEFFERSON AVE, CA 92240. This business is conducted by: INDIVITEMECULA, CA 92590. Business is conducted DAUL. The fictitious business name(s) referred to by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant above was filed in Riverside County on: 11/14/2014. has not yet begun to transact business under I declare that all the information in this statement the fictitious name(s) listed above on . I declare is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as that all the information in this statement is true true, information which he or she knows to be and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, false is guilty of a crime. Signed: YOUNAN MAHER information which he or she knows to be false, BISHAY This statement was filed with the County is guilty of a crime) Signed NICHOLAS V VELEZ, Clerk of Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana SOLE MEMBER. This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder on JULY 5, 2018 County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 20, 2018. File No. R-2014140852 PUBLISH 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File 8/15 DSW18-1199 No.R-201810241. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIYEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE NESS AS: CATHEDRAL SMOKE SHOP, 69185 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- RAMON RD, SUITE D-1, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS JOHN MAHER BISHAY, 77777 COUNTRY CLUB STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE DR APT #162, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. BusiUSE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS ness is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER has not yet begun to transact business under the UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND information in this statement is true and correct. (A PROFESSIONS CODE). AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 22, registrant, who declares as true, information which 2018. DSW18-1207. he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE Signed JOHN MAHER BISHAY. This statement FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County NESS AS: STUTZ PACKING COMPANY, 82689 on JULY 5, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County AVENUE 45 SUITE A, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809430. NOTICE — County; Full name of registrant STUTZ PACKING THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT COMPANY, 82689 AVENUE 45 SUITE A, INDIO, EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS CA 92201/CA. Business is conducted by: COR- FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. PORATION. Registrant commenced to transact A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT business under the fictitious name(s) listed above MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING on MAY 2013. I declare that all the information in OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOthis statement is true and correct. (A registrant, RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS who declares as true, information which he or she BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed PATTY OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR CLARK STUTZ, TREASURER. This statement was COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, JULY 19, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1198.

Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810124. NOTICE — FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS

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BUSINESS AS: DYNAMO BUSINESS SERVICES, 32186 WHISPERING PALMS TRL, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Riverside County. Full name of registrant NADIA ISELA LOPEZ, 32186 WHISPERING PALMS TRL, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed NADIA ISELA LOPEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 19, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201810177. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15, 2018. DSW18-1195.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: GAMBINO FAMILY CHILD CARE; LITTLE GENIUSES CHILD CARE 15799 AVENIDA ATEZADA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant DOLORES -- GAMBINO ZAVALA 15799 AVENIDA ATEZADA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DOLORES -- GAMBINO ZAVALA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 16, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809920. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 2018. DSW18-1193.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CLEARVIEW BUSINESS CAPITAL, 74710 HIGHWAY 111, SUITE 102, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County; Full name of registrant BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FINANCIAL, INC., 74710 HIGHWAY 111, SUITE 102, PALM DESERT, CA 92260/DELAWARE. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed KENNETH WALKER, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 25, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808984. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 2018. DSW18-1192.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RIVIERA DESERT REAL ESTATE, 9 LAKE GENEVA CT., RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County; 79125 CORPORATE CENTER DR #7189, LA QUINTA, CA. 92253.

Full name of registrant LINDA MARIE WRIGHT, 9 LAKE GENEVA CT. RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed LINDA MARIE WRIGHT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 11, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809729. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 2018. DSW18-1191.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: JOHNNIE’S BARBER SHOP, 68805 PEREZ ROAD, E-3, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA, 92234.

Riverside County; Full name of registrant RENAE THAUVETTE SAMAAN, 68805 PEREZ ROAD, E-3 CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on NOVEMBER 1, 2003. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true,

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information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed RENAE THAUVETTE SAMAAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 11, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809739. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 2018. DSW18-1190.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RUBEN’S DESIGN FINISHING, 33212 NAVAJO TRL UNIT B, CHATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County; Full name of registrant RUBEN DARIO GARCIA-APODACA, 33212 NAVAJO TRL UNIT B, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed RUBEN DARIO GARCIAAPODACA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 9, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809541. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 2018. DSW18-1189.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CLEAN SKY, 15743 AVENIDA DEL CORAZON, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555.

Riverside County; Full name of registrant KHAJA-QAIS, 15743 AVENIDA DEL CORAZON, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed KHAJA--QAIS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 6, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809528. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 2018. DSW18-1187.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS : DIVERSITY BARBERSHOP AND SHAVE PARLOR, 71594 HIGHWAY 111, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County; 68042 MADRID RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Full name of registrant JONATHAN LEE ROJAS, 68042 MADRID RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JONATHAN LEE ROJAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 27, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201809137. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 11, 18, 25, AUGUST 1, 2018. DSW18-1186.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: REAL LIFE KIDS, 82-259 VALENCIA AVE., APT H, INDIO,CA 92201; A-REAL LIFE PRODUCTION; REAL LIFE KIDZ COMPANY. Riverside County; Full name of registrant AUDRICA LOKECIA MCPETERS, 82-259 VALENCIA AVE., APT.H, INDIO,CA 92201. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed AUDRICA LOKECIA MCPETERS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 11, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808385. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE

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FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). JULY 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TTD No.: 181081169193-1 Control No.: XXXXXX2328 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/17/2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/06/2018 at 09:00AM., TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 08/23/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0544152, in book XXX, page XXX , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA, executed by HOPE A. SORENSON, TRUSTEE OF THE HOPE A. SORENSON TRUST, DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, and State described as: APN No.: 638-312-002-7 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11450 VERBENA DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale of property will be made in “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $254,470.86 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com or www.nationwideposting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 181081169193-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 07/30/2018 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, As Trustee ARLENE BEHR, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY 26540 Agoura Road Suite 102 Calabasas, CA 91302 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.servicelinkasap. com or Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Login to: www. nationwideposting.com If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. NPP0337493 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 08/01/2018, 08/08/2018, 08/15/2018 DSW18-1111 TSG No.: 8732110 TS No.: CA1800283233 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: APN: 661-072-014-7 Property Address: 8576 WARWICK DRIVE DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/20/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/06/2018 at 09:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 05/29/2008, as Instrument No.

PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE TRAINING COMMAND, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate potential environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of a new drinking water treatment plant and ancillary infrastructure improvements at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, CA. The 30-day public comment period will begin July 18, 2018, and end Aug. 16, 2018. All comments must be postmarked or received by Aug. 16, 2018, for consideration in the development of the EA. Comments may be submitted by email to benjamin.t.lawrence@navy.mil, or by mail to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Attention: Mr. Benjamin Lawrence, Project Manager, 937 North Harbor Drive, Building 1, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92132-0058.

The Draft EA can be downloaded from the project website at: www.29palms.marines.mil/Staff/G4InstallationsandLogistics/EnvironmentalAffairs.aspx.

The document is also available at the following public libraries: Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, and Joshua Tree.

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2008-0289742, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of California. Executed by: HARRY E BRUNSON AND KAY BRUNSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 661-072-014-7 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8576 WARWICK DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $326,047.52. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1800283233 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best

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way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0336818 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 08/01/2018, 08/08/2018, 08/15/2018 .DSW18-1206 APN: 635-392-003-5 TS No: CA08000252-18-1 TO No: 180135769-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 18, 2001. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 23, 2018 at 09:00 AM, in front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on May 31, 2001 as Instrument No. 2001-241792, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by RONALD E. BOWLES AND GERALDINE BOWLES, as Trustor(s), in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 61740 RANCHO ROAD, PINYON CREST, CA 92561 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $49,401.73 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee.

In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The

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property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000252-18-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: July 16, 2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000252-18-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic. com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 46019, Pub Dates: 07/25/2018, 08/01/2018, 08/08/2018, DESERT STAR WEEKLY DSW18-1196 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007136773 Title Order No.: 170414942 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: 048-9186880-703-203B ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/27/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/30/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0430400 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: OSCAR R. PARRA, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS

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SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 08/29/2018 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: 2410 WARDLOW ROAD # 104, CORONA, CA 92880. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 68099 CALLE AZTECA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92240 APN#: 644-151-003-6 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $181,469.47. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for

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paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000007136773.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction. com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 07/17/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4664297 07/25/2018, 08/01/2018, 08/08/2018 DSW18-1194

TO PUBLISH YOUR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT PLEASE CALL 760-671-6604

Blind Barber Opens at Moxy Times Square

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, - Moxy Times Square is pleased to announce the opening of the newest outpost of Blind Barber, the NYC born barbershop and lounge, in their lobby. With locations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, this is the first hotel location for the barbershop-speakeasy and first permanent retail collaboration for the hotel. Blind Barber at Moxy Times Square is a fourchair destination for locals and guests alike, offering a lineup of unisex grooming services, products and cocktails.

Blind Barber has created a concept that goes well beyond cuts, shaves and cocktails, with the goal of bringing barbershop camaraderie back in style.

Since the brand opened their first location in 2010 in New York’s East Village, it has quickly solidified its position among the top brands in the grooming industry. With

location-based experiences, an inspired product line and a credible voice, Blind Barber has won numerous accolades, named one the country’s top barbershops by Travel + Leisure, while their products have won numerous awards.

In April 2018, Blind Barber announced that Bryce Harper, one of the most-watched professional baseball talents in the world, signed on as a partner in the company with his own signature line of products launching in the fall.

When guests and locals enter Moxy Times Square through its rotating doors, they pass innovative checkin kiosks, and continue towards the barbershop’s neon sign and entrance inbetween the hotel’s buzzing elevator banks. Guests enter Blind Barber’s micro space that boasts similar design elements the barbershop’s fans have come to know and

look for new and innovative ways to enhance our guest experience, and partnering with a like-minded brand on this collaboration allows us to offer everyone the option to eat, sleep, primp and play within the comfort of our hotel.”

Post-party, guests can indulge in Blind Barber’s signature Hangover Treatment, a cocktail-inspired, essential oil-infused, hot and cold towel treatment with rejuvenating facial massage, complimented

by Blind Barber’s signature skincare line. Customer favorite products including the spiritinspired 90 Proof Hair Wax, 40 Proof Sea Salt Spray and love including white hexagon Watermint Gin Shave Cream tile floors, distressed walls are also available for purchase. and four authentic, old-school “We are thrilled to partner barber chairs. As with other with Moxy to bring Blind Blind Barber locations, a Barber’s brand of hospitality complimentary cocktail is right to the heart of Times served up with every service.

Square. The opportunity to Haircuts and beard trims bring our services to a wide as well as Blind Barber’s range of guests from around signature hot shaves are the world as well giving available, starting at $25.00. our local NYC customers A unisex Blow-dry & Style a convenient, new outpost service, exclusive to the Blind to visit is something we Barber at Moxy Times Square location, will be offered “on the are super excited about,” said Adam Kirschenbaum, rocks,” providing waves and co-owner of Blind Barber, texture, or “neat” keeping hair along with Jeff Laub, Josh sleek and smooth; allowing Boydand Matt Breen. guests to leave looking and Blind Barber at Moxy feeling refined and ready for any Times Square is open daily occasion, whether it be for the day, a date or to party upstairs. from 10:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. Reservations are encouraged, “Our partnership with but walk-ins are welcome.

Blind Barber truly solidifies For more information or Moxy Times Square as a to book a service, please destination for both New visit moxytimessquare.

Yorkers and visitors,” said Mitchell Hochberg, President of com/blind-barber.

Lightstone Group. “We always

Iowans Should Brace for Extreme Weather

By Desert Star Staff DES MOINES, Iowa – Hotter temperatures, more rainfall, higher humidity and greater weather extremes are what’s ahead for Iowa, according to new climate projections available from the Climate Science Special Report. The data was gathered for the fourth annual National Climate Assessment.

Gene Takle is an Iowa State emeritus professor of agronomy who helped prepare Iowa’s information. He says projections show that Iowa’s annual five-day heat-wave temperatures each summer currently 90 to 95 degrees - will be much higher by 2050.

“The maximum temperature for that five-day period is likely to go up by 13 degrees Fahrenheit by mid-century, from what it was at the end of the 20th century.”

Takle says in 30 years, Iowans also can expect temperatures to climb as high as 108 degrees about once every decade. He also says that they should also expect these recent extreme weather events to continue - including flooding in normally dry seasons and heavy rainfall that causes flooding.

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LA QUINTA

Study the Word at La Quinta Library Sundays at 3 p.m. Email: Graceofgodworshipcenterchurch.com

DESERT HOT SPRINGS

A Course in Miracles discussion and study group. Every Friday at 4 p.m. at 67735 Loma Vista Rd. For info 805-440-9149.

Hot Spring Sound Bath Meditation at The Spring Resort and Spa in Desert Hot Springs Sandpiper Resort, 12800 Foxdale Dr., DHS The cost is $6 per class / 5 classes for $25.

Scholarships are available.

For information please call Rene’ with All Desert Aquatics at 760-329-3212.

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Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin To Rock at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Aug. 3 @ 8:00 PM Roger Daltrey Announces New Album And Solo Tour Stop Fantasy Springs Aug. 18 @ 8:00 AM Peter Frampton Comes Alive at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Aug. 31 @ 8:00 PM Rockyard Concert Series at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino AUGUST 11 @ 7:30 PM

RANCHO MIRAGE Brad Paisley Performs at

The Show at Agua Caliente Resort Spa Aug. 2 @ 8:00 PM Cheech& Chong Perform at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Aug. 4 @ 8:00 PM Blank starring Brian Stanton presented at The CVRep at The Atrium in Rancho Mirage Aug. 5 @ 7:00 PM Bereavement Support Group at the Lucy Curci Cancer Center Aug. 7 @ 1:00 PM Cancer Patients and Caregivers Support Group at the Lucy Curci Cancer Center Aug. 7 @ 3:00 PM

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Extreme weather, from severe tornadoes to flash-flooding rains to extreme heat and drought, has hit Iowa and other Midwestern states this summer, and experts predict it’s here to stay. (iowaenvironmentalfocus.org) He adds that a huge change in Iowa’s weather has been a big jump in humidity levels.

“Part of the discomfort that we feel today is just because it’s higher humidity, even though in many cases the temperature is less than it was back in the ‘50s or ‘60s,” he says.

To successfully deal with hotter summers, Takle believes Iowa residents will need to reduce energy use by

driving less, purchasing more energy-efficient appliances and planting more trees.

Climate change has been a double-edged sword for Iowa farmers, according to Takle, who says it has extended the growing season for corn by three weeks in the past 50 years, but the increased humidity makes it more difficult to store the corn properly.

“The higher humidity August 1, 2018

that leads to the growth of mold, and aflatoxin and so on - it’s promoting more deterioration of the grain quality, and that’s something that just wasn’t a factor a few decades ago,” he explains.

Takle points out that recent Iowa storms that saw eight inches of rain in a 24-hour period were non-existent 100 years ago when even a fourinch rainfall was rare in Iowa.

A Course In Miracles (ACIM) study group held at the Center for the Open Rose every Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Bring a pot-luck snack. Call Tom Devereaux at 760-5675890 for directions. Cost $5 donation.

Distance and Reiki Healing group session held every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. (after ACIM) at the Center for the Open Rose. Call 760-567-5890 leave message. Donations accepted. www.desertstarweekly.com

Make the Grade with Back-to-School Lunches BENTO BOX LUNCH Recipe courtesy of Chef Alyssa, ALDI Test Kitchen Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 40 minutes | Servings: 4 “Sushi Roll”: 4 slices SimplyNature Knock Your Sprouts Off Sprouted Low Sodium 7 Grain Bread 4 slices Lunch Mate Never Any! Turkey 1 teaspoon Burman’s Yellow Mustard 1/2 avocado, sliced 1 mini cucumber, cut into 3-inch-by-1/4-inch sticks To make “Sushi Roll”: Trim crust from bread. Using rolling pin, roll out bread slices to 1/8-inch thickness. Top with turkey, mustard, avocado and cucumber. Roll into cylinder, wrap with plastic wrap and cut in half.

Quinoa Salad: 1 cup SimplyNature Organic Quinoa, cooked 1/4 cup Southern Grove Sliced Almonds 2 mandarin oranges, peeled and separated 1/4 cup Southern Grove Dried Cranberries 3 bunches green onions, sliced 1 teaspoon Carlini Pure Olive Oil Stonemill Iodized Salt, to taste Stonemill Ground Black Pepper, to taste To make Quinoa Salad: In medium bowl, combine quinoa, almonds, oranges, cranberries, green onions and olive oil; season to taste with salt and pepper.

Broccoli Salad: 1 large head broccoli, chopped 1/4 cup Southern Grove Sliced Almonds 1/4 cup Southern Grove Dried Cranberries 1 teaspoon Fusia Soy Sauce 1/2 cup Friendly Farms Vanilla Nonfat Greek Yogurt Stonemill Ground Black Pepper, to taste To make Broccoli Salad: In medium bowl, combine broccoli, almonds, cranberries, soy sauce and yogurt; season to taste with pepper.

By Desert Star Staff Back-to-school time means it’s back to being busy before, during and after school, so it’s time for parents and kids to create new routines. From early wakeup calls to shuttling kids to school and activities, ease the morning mayhem by incorporating a simple meal-planning strategy.

As a parent, look for fresh, make-ahead options your kids will enjoy. Serve up lunchbox love by mixing up the classic sandwich with a spin on sushi in this Bento Box Lunch recipe. It’s a creative way to deliver nutritious, wholesome ingredients that will make the whole lunchroom drool.

Plus, it’s something you can take for lunch too.

No matter what meals you’re prepping, a store like ALDI can be your solution for packing tasty and betterfor-you choices for lunches and on-the-go snacks. With high-quality ingredients at affordable prices, ALDI offers what you need to get ready for the days ahead.

For more recipes and meal prepping ideas, visit aldi.us.

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OUR MISSION:

Cinnamon Apples: 1 Granny Smith apple, sliced 1 tablespoon Nature’s Nectar Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon Stonemill Ground Cinnamon To make Cinnamon Apples: Toss apples with lemon juice and cinnamon. Place in sandwich bags and wrap tightly.

Organize equal amounts of “Sushi Rolls,” Quinoa Salad, Broccoli Salad and Cinnamon Apples in separate bento box compartments.

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