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December 27, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 105

Y-Rocking for Kids 1st Place winner, Tony Bosken, Fabian Granados, Celebrity host, Mickey Thomas, with Ivan Haro and John Tate. Photo by Pat Krause.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The first Annual, the Y-Rocking for the Kids, golf tournament and party was held on December 16th at the Indian Springs Golf Club and Big Rock Pub. This event was just a fun day of golf with food, prizes, raffle prizes and a live auction. The event was hosted by celebrity Mickey Thomas of STARSHIP. The

tournament was held to raise funds for the Family YMCA of the Desert. Teams played a Scramble and prizes were awarded to the top three groups. Johnny from Q102.3 was Emcee for the night.

There were other prizes given out after play. Closest to the pin, Longest drive for both Men and Women.

There was a hole of fun

where winners won a bottle of Crown Royal, Don Julio, and Luis Bouillot for closest to the pin. Primary sponsors of the event were Q102.3, Big Rock Pub and Indian Springs Golf Club. The after-Party sponsor was Walter Clark.

It takes many sponsors to put on a game like this. The YMCA of the Desert helps kids all over the Coachella

Valley by promoting Healthy Living, Social responsibility and helps with Youth Development with programs designed for this purpose to make better citizens.

There was a live auction of the limited edition of Dog Shit Tequila and a couple of Autographed guitars plus more. The auctioneer was Max von Wening who kept

the bidding lively with bidders making some significant purchases. Tickets included a round of golf, a BBQ Tritip lunch, on-course drinks and a buffet dinner. The public could buy an awards dinner ticket and stay for the concert by Mickey Thomas.

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Nina Simone and Rosetta Tharpe to be Inducted into Hall of Fame

By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, - Verve Label Group and UMe are proud to announce the induction of trailblazers Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Late pianist, singer and activist Simone will be inducted into the 2018 Performer Category alongside Bon Jovi, The Cars and The Moody Blues, while Tharpe, the late singer and guitarist known as the “godmother of rock and roll,” will be inducted into the hall’s Early Influences wing, joining such luminaries as Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Bessie Smith and

Howlin’ Wolf. The 33rd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place April 14, 2018 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.

Known as the “High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone defies categorization. A pianist, singer, songwriter, composer and activist, she was one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, an extraordinary artist of the twentieth century, an icon of American music.

Rather than being confined to musical boundaries, she knew no bounds and fused jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, pop and showtunes with her classical roots, creating a rich

tapestry filled with emotional honesty, spiritual depth and virtuosic musicianship.

Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone took to music at an early age and begun playing piano at three years old. After graduating valedictorian of her high school class, her community raised money for a scholarship for her to study classical piano at Julliard in New York City. She left after the money ran out and applied to the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where

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Career Builder Media Day

Kyu Yang, Benjamin Lee and Steven Lee. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Career Builder Challenge Golf Tournament held its Media Day on Wednesday, December 13th.

People involved in Media got the opportunity to play the PGA WEST Stadium Course that the Pro golfers will be playing. They are also informed about the upcoming changes made to the Career Builder Golf Tournament.

These are some exciting new changes that they hope will bring more people to

the tournament. They are going to focus on children this year with special events just for kids. They hope to make it a fun family day.

There will be no wristbands, and all people will be equal like a sponsor.

There will be more significant access to see the golfers play and more seating at different holes. Local Restaurants will be serving food. Vons is a big sponsor and put up a large Von’s tent that will be open to all visitors. Another first will be

Jon Casey, Gayle Cocknane, Lasey Kinsella and Pat Benett . Photo by Pat Krause on hole number 16 that when a golfer makes a birdie, the beer will be half price. These are just a few of the new upgrades they plan to make to make it a better and more fun tournament for everyone.

They announced Phil Mickelson will be coming back as host and will also be playing again this year. They said that Swafford, last year’s winner, will also be returning.

He was unable to attend media day but did a live video feed where he answered

questions from the media. He responded that it makes a difference in your career after your 1st win. Other pro golfers told him to continue just to be himself and play your own game as before your success.

He mentioned that PGA WEST is an incredible golf course and exceptionally well maintained. The weather is unbelievable, and the Career Builder is a great event.

They also announced that some of the top names in golf would be playing this year

that included Mike Weir from Canada and a fan favorite John Daly who will be on his best behavior. Daly is always a fun golfer to watch. Another exciting announcement was the entertainment. Hewey Lewis and the News will be on Friday Night, and the GooGoo Dolls will play on Saturday.

The concerts start at 4:30 so all people attending do not have to come back for this show. It is all part of the ticket and the day of golf.

Desert ARC Christmas Party

Resorter Legends, Arlan Meyer, Mike Dawson, Chair-Ernie Rubin, with legends Harry Farber, Dave Lanning and Stu Gallagher. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause 50 Clients of Desert ARC were invited this year to a fabulous Christmas Party at ‘The Resorter.’ This event happens because of the love and dedication of Ernie Rubin and the Legends at the Resorter. The Legends are Golfers who work with Ernie to make this Christmas a particular time for clients of Desert ARC who choose from the neediest at the ARC. The Clients are bussed to the Resorter and given a delicious Turkey dinner with all the Trimmings.

The guests and their Desert Arc social workers got treated to Christmas music

by Jeri Lynn on the Piano and Brian Denigan on the Sax. It’s fun to hear the clients do a sing-along of favorite Christmas songs. Clients were given Santa hats to wear and a necklace before dinner.

The Clients are so excited as you can hear them chatter

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amongst themselves. Ernie Rubin and her sister Teddi Rozell spoke to the crowd and thanked all for coming and especially thanked all the volunteers. The volunteers make this a special day for all.

Rubin introduced Richard Balocco from Desert ARC who spoke about the ARC and what it does. It started in 1959 and now serves over 700 clients. They have 30 buses to accommodate all those clients with transportation.

Balocco has said he has been so lucky to be there ten years and has seen some fantastic stories of improvements in the clients and the growth of the ARC. Henry Farber of the Legends spoke to the guests and said they were just a bunch of old golfers that love this day. The event gets bigger every year, and more and more people want to get involved. The wives of the Legends, The Legendettes are also a big part of making

Sandee Miner, The Elf, and Stephanie King. Photo by Pat Krause

this day happen. Ernie Rubin held a fundraiser that raised $1,131.00 to help the ARC with special needs.

The best part of the day is when the clients get to meet Santa. You can hear them cheer when he arrives.

Each Client receives a lot of gifts. Each got a backpack

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filled with goodies, including a watch and 10 one dollars bills. The women get a huge bag also filled with goodies, a watch and 10 one dollar bills. When they see the money its like you gave them a million dollars as they get so excited. They received ice chests and bags filled with

food and toiletries. They walk away with more than they can carry as it is probably the only presents they will get this year. Most of these clients come from poverty level families. The Legends men also fill the busses with more gifts to be distributed later to other clients.

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The HOA Director’s New Year Resolutions

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL To start out the new year on a better course, many of us make resolutions.

This four-part series will suggest possible resolutions for association directors, homeowners, managers and service providers.

While serving on my HOA board, I resolve to: FIRST AND ALWAYS: 1) Follow the Golden Rule.

REBOOT MY ATTITUDE: 2) I don’t control my neighbors, I serve them.

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An attitude of service will help me to be less defensive and stressed when neighbors challenge or criticize board decisions.

3) Advocate our board follows the law and governing documents, spends money wisely and properly preserves and maintains community assets, while also being mindful of the board’s relationship with our HOA community. We will balance the legal, financial, property and community considerations in our decisions.

4) Remember that my position as a volunteer is different than my work.

Unlike at work, we cannot fire our HOA neighbors.

5) Be aware that not all neighbors know their rights and responsibilities under the law and governing documents, and I will be patient and willing to explain the rules and decisions.

BE KNOWLEDGEABLE: 6) Review our governing documents (CC&R’s, bylaws, and rules).

7) Review financial reports on budget, reserves, expenditures and delinquencies.

8) Understand the Business Judgment Rule, and always make sure the board has sufficient basis for each decision.

9) Encourage my board colleagues to join a Community Associations Institute Chapter, and take advantage of the written

materials, seminars and classes CAI offers to volunteers.

IMPROVE BOARD MEETINGS: 10) Help to limit our open board meetings to at most 2 hours, with a goal of an average meeting length of 90 minutes.

11) Arrive at meetings prepared, having reviewed the agenda and board packet.

12) Listen attentively during Open Forum without interrupting, and give my neighbors the same level of courtesy and attentiveness which I expect from them during the board deliberations.

13) Stay on topic during discussions.

14) Meet in closed sessions only when clearly necessary and authorized management (the board directs by the Open Meeting Act. management) or vendors (our manager director’s vendors).

TEAMWORK: 15) Remember that COMMUNITY BUILDING my power as a director is 19) Be as open as the ability to vote. Even the possible. When a member president is only one vote. asks for information or I won’t be a “Lone Ranger” documents, I will first ask “why but will be a team player. not?” rather than “must we?”

16) I will encourage 20) Encourage the use directors to speak their minds. of committees, to share I won’t be insulted because a workload and provide members director disagrees with me. opportunities for involvement.

17) If I disagree with 21) Communicate better my colleagues, I will try to and more frequently with convince them of my point our neighbors (members) of view. If the board votes with newsletters, web against my position, I will page updates, e-mails support the board’s decision, and/or bulletins. even though I disagree.

22) Confirm our 18) I will let the manager manager holds a professional manage. I will not direct designation from an

organization such as CAI, and can properly call themselves a California “Certified Common Interest Development Manager.”

23) Try to work out disputes with members before “going legal”. We can always call the HOA attorney next if our efforts fail.

LAST: 24) Follow the Golden Rule.

Kelly G. Richardson CCAL is Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a law firm known for community association advice. Send questions to KRichardson@ RHOpc.com. Past columns – www.HOAHomefront.com. All rights reserved® 2012-2013.

Passion, Principle, & Purpose Goal Setting Principals

By Janice Gough “You get in life what you tolerate” former Navy Seal, Mark Divine, said to us at a retreat I attended, which focused on creating an unbeatable mindset. This statement resonated with me. When I am honest with myself, I know there are things in my life I tolerate instead of saying “NO” and making a change, whether it is, health habits, relationships, or simply being lazy about something.

Fighting those small battles requires us to put forth extra energy, and that is just hard sometimes. Working harder to say “No” eliminates wasted time so that we have that time to find success.

As you reflect on the year ahead, I hope you have a great deal of hope and enthusiasm for achieving your goals, both professionally and personally.

As you plan, consider the following framework, the BIG 3 Ps: passion, principle, purpose. I use it to help me find my starting point.

Prioritizing Goals builds a successful bridge to success.

Think of it as the foundation for a large building you are planning to construct. Without the proper foundation, your structure will not be able to stand the test of time.

Finding this starting point can be challenging at times, but it is necessary to not just achieve your goals, but blow past them. That is why we must start with the BIG 3 Ps as a filter for our goals.

The big 3 Ps: Passion, Principal & Purpose

PASSION: Someone asked me recently, “How do you come up with new and fresh ideas for your business?” I told him I focus on what gets me fired up about the industry, the things that I feel I must share with potential prospects, and I encouraged him to be just as focused on discovering the something that he feels most passionate about. Amazingly, he called me back hours later with an entirely new business plan that was so laser focused that I believe it will ultimately reshape his year in 2018. Focus your Passion.

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The world needs more businessmen and women to be making decisions with a principle-centered focus. I am not trying to preach or make a political stance. I simply do not know how someone can set a goal, achieve it, and then maintain that success unless it is grounded on universal principles, which is an alignment of our goals using absolute TRUTH. We do not devote enough effort and time to concerning ourselves with what the right thing to do is.

PURPOSE: The most potent force is when an individual has a meaningful use in life. You have only two choices: Get on board or get out of the way. I like to think of it as handing a warrior a sword for battle. A sword is an object that lets people know the warrior is serious about his commitment and is not afraid to reveal it to further his purpose. Live a purpose-driven life. Make a commitment to yourself first, and then to others to help them achieve their goals, and watch your own life blessed in ways you could not have foreseen.

Finally, here is the outline

that I use for planning my annual goals. Take the time to answer these questions as you prepare for a successful 2018.

ANNUAL FOCUS PLAN FOR 2018: 1) The ONE most important thing for me to focus on.

2) Top 3 goals related to my ONE thing.

3) New habits to develop and integrate.

4) Partner to hold me accountable for my ONE thing.

As always, I look forward to continuing to share different strategies that will help you grow your financial success.

Janice Gough is a Financial Consultant in Palm Springs. You can reach her at Off: (760) 251-7724 or Cell (650) 342-7744 and via email: Janice@goughfinancesvcs. com. Janice is Your SAFE money advisor, for Annuities, 5%-10% return on One Year commitment products, and Estate and Retirement Income strategies. Contact Janice for our Free book “Growth without Risk” and a Complimentary Review. Let get focused!

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10 more countries could recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

By Desert Star Staff Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has told a radio station that 10 more countries are considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital following the earlier declaration by Guatemala.

Speaking to Kan Bet public radio, Hotovely said the 10 states are following the lead of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, who Sunday declared the Guatemalan embassy would be moved to Jerusalem.

The Central American country, along with six other states, voted with the US and Israel in contrast to the rest of the UN General Assembly which last week voted 128-9 to condemn the US decision to recognize Jerusalem. The other six countries were Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo.

Hotovely did not name any of the 10 countries, but said many had a strong Christian tradition. Philippines, the Czech Republic and Romania

abstained from the UN vote last week, but have entertained the possibility of joining Guatemala and the United States. Czech President Milos Zeman supports the move to Jerusalem. But European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini later said the Czech foreign minister had promised not to move their embassy to Jerusalem, which the EU considers the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Earlier Monday, Netanyahu thanked Morales in a speech at the Israeli parliament. “I spoke yesterday with my friend the Guatemalan president, and thanked him for his support of us through his vote in the UN,” he said in the Knesset.

“I expressed my hope that he will follow President Trump’s footsteps and recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and will begin the process of moving the embassy to there.

That night he released an announcement that he would in fact do so. So, I want to say, from here, to the president of

Guatemala: May God bless you, my friend, and may God bless our countries.”

Guatemala’s decision, however, was criticized by Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi as “an absurd provocation [and] violation of international law.” Despite repeated warnings by global and regional powers, including Russia, US President Donald

Trump declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel on December 6 and announced his country’s embassy would be moving there from Tel Aviv, triggering widespread condemnation.

Following the announcement, massive anti-Israeli and anti-American protests erupted across the Muslim world. The most intense clashes have been in

Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, as Palestinians rallied angrily against the decision and militant group Hamas urging a new uprising, or intifada. More than 10 people have been killed and hundreds injured as Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons to suppress the protests.

Haley hails $285mn cut to UN budget

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the Security Council meeting © Stephanie Keith / Reuters

By Desert Star Staff Cutting the “bloated” UN budget by $285 million next year is a “big step in right direction,” according to US envoy Nikki Haley. The news comes after reports from the UN that some critical aid programs were underfunded this year.

The US Mission to the United Nations announced on Sunday that it had secured a major curb in the global organization’s budget for 2018 and 2019. Commenting on the announcement, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the cut would end benefits the international community has gained from “American generosity.”

Washington “reduced the UN’s bloated management and support functions, bolstered support for key US priorities throughout the world, and instilled more discipline and accountability

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throughout the UN system,” reads a statement from the US mission.

According to Haley, “the inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known.” Washington will no longer “let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked.”

“This historic reduction in spending – in addition to many other moves toward a more efficient and accountable UN – is a big step in the right direction,” the ambassador asserted.

The US has long contributed the biggest share to UN funds, which in 2017 amounted to 22 percent of the organization’s $5.4 billion two-year regular budget. The regular budget is separate from the UN funds allocated for its global peacekeeping operations, which cost the organization

$7.8 billion in 2017 alone.

The contributions are agreed upon by the 193-member UN General Assembly and are assessed by considering the size of a country’s economy and other factors, including GDP and the national income.

The Trump administration repeatedly made it clear that contributions to the UN budget could soon be limited to much smaller sums. Haley, who previously served as the governor of South Carolina,

left thousands displaced.

Assistance programs in both countries were “hugely underfunded,” according to Babar Baloch, a spokesperson said upon her nomination for the Office of the UN High as the US envoy that she Commissioner for Refugees would question whether US (UNHCR), who said that of funding for the UN is justified. the $236.2 million required in In May this year, the the DRC, only $54.6 million Trump administration’s 2018 budget proposal called for $19 has been received so far, while in Zambia, only $13.6 billion to be slashed from the million has been received.

International Affairs Budget Back in 2015, the UN-run – from $59.1 billion in fiscal World Food Program (WFP) year 2017 to $40.1 billion. reported that insufficient funds The proposed budget also called for more than $710 forced the agency to cut food deliveries to Syrian refugees. million to be cut from the The WFP’s regional refugee international peacekeeping operations were 81 percent account (CIPA). There are 125,000 peacekeepers spread underfunded and required $139 million to continue among 16 peace missions across the world. “The figures helping desperate refugees presented would simply make in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey and Iraq, it said. it impossible for the UN to Washington has continue all of its essential amplified its criticism of work advancing peace, the UN after the General development, human rights and humanitarian assistance,” Assembly overwhelmingly Stephane Dujarric, spokesman voted for a resolution last for Secretary-General Antonio week to oppose President Donald Trump’s decision Guterres, said at the time. to recognize Jerusalem as Over the past year, the capital of Israel. Trump there were instances himself suggested earlier this when inadequate funding month that the US may cut complicated UN-run relief off foreign aid to countries efforts. In December, there which voted in favor of the were reports of underfunded resolution, and Haley said that assistance programs for the Democratic Republic of Congo the American government (DRC) and Zambia, two African would be “taking names.” countries where violence has

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California Welcomes 2018 with Major Openings and Milestones

Exciting new attractions, hotel openings and city-wide anniversaries make the new year a great time to visit the Golden State

By Desert Star Staff Sacramento, – California will welcome visitors with an abundance of new experiences and special events throughout 2018, with major hotel openings, new theme park attractions and milestone anniversary celebrations all on the horizon.

“California’s dream big spirit is reflected in the state’s continual growth and innovation — and 2018 will be no exception,” said Caroline Beteta, president & CEO of Visit California. “This year is the perfect time to plan an adventure in the Golden State.”

From the openings of beachfront resorts and a seaside roller coaster, to anniversaries celebrating sparkling cider, wine, baseball, art and more, the new year brings new reasons to travel to the Golden State.

Read below for more details on what’s to come.

And for the most up-todate news, plus fresh trip ideas and destination tips throughout the year, check out Visit California’s new blog, ‘California Now’ at visitcalifornia.com/now.

of which will feature private balconies with views of the golf course. The property includes a nine- hole executive golf course, a signature indoor/outdoor restaurant featuring a 360-degree bar, a CrossFit-inspired fitness center, and more than 35,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meetings and event space.

LIDO HOUSE OPENING IN NEWPORT BEACH Just steps away from Lido Marina Village, Lido House will debut as an Autograph Collection hotel in Newport Beach in early 2018. The hotel will feature five custom three-story cottages, each designed by a local designer.

The property will feature The Mayor’s Table, along with Topside, the only rooftop bar in Newport Beach.

Other highlights include a saltwater pool with private cabanas, a luxury fitness center and Boost Spa.

MARRIOTT IRVINE SPECTRUM DEBUTS IN TIME FOR 2018 Opening December 2017, Marriott Irvine Spectrum will MAJOR OPENINGS be the only full-service hotel in DreamWorks Theatre and the Irvine Spectrum area. The Hello Kitty Debut at Universal property features 271 guest Studios Hollywood in 2018 rooms including 50 Premier Universal Studios suites, a full-service restaurant, Hollywood introduces an a 3,500-square-foot rooftop all-new attraction in 2018, bar, and more than 13,000 DreamWorks Theatre. The square feet of indoor/outdoor newly designed venue will play meeting and event space. host to a variety of actionLocated within walking distance packed DreamWorks Animation of Irvine Spectrum Center, the themed attractions beginning retreat will be a sophisticated with the multi-sensory urban oasis and the new adventure inspired by the global centerpiece of the Irvine skyline. blockbuster franchise Kung Fu Panda. Hello Kitty, the beloved MONTEREY CONFERENCE global pop icon created CENTER REOPENS by the Japanese company Monterey County will be Sanrio, also joins Universal celebrating an exciting new Studios Hollywood in 2018. year with the grand reopening of the newly renovated EXCITING NEW $60 million Monterey ADVENTURES AT Conference Center in SEAWORLD January 2018. The Conference Slithering in just in time for Center, located in the heart summer 2018, Electric Eel, the of historic downtown City of tallest and fastest roller coaster Monterey, will be a modern, in SeaWorld San Diego’s LEED-certified meeting facility history, will accelerate to more with more than 40,000 square than 60 mph in seconds and feet of flexible meeting space rocket skyward 150 feet, and a capacity of 3,200 people. with an upside-down view of The facility is adjacent to Mission Bay! Also new for the newly renovated Portola 2018, SeaWorld will be the only Hotel & Spa and connected place in California where guests to the Monterey Marriott. can see a new neighborhood street party parade featuring PASADENA TO ENHANCE everyone’s favorite Sesame GUEST EXPERIENCES Street friends in May and June.

IN 2018 WITH MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FIRST AUTOGRAPH HOTEL RENOVATIONS COLLECTION HOTEL Pasadena rings in 2018 COMES TO LOS ANGELES with multi-million dollar renovations, more guest Debuting as the first rooms, larger meeting spaces Autograph Collection hotel and new hotels. Among the in Los Angeles in January changes in store are a $20 2018, the 26-acre westdrift million renovation of guest Manhattan Beach will offer rooms, lobby and meeting 392 luxury guest rooms, 112 spaces at Sheraton Pasadena; www.desertstarweekly.com

a $25 million renovation of guest rooms, lobby, bar and meeting spaces at Hilton Pasadena; and a recently completed $11 million guest room beautification at Westin Pasadena; construction of a rooftop pool, meeting space, fitness center and 30 new rooms at DusitD2 Hotel Constance Pasadena; and a new 186-room upscale Hyatt Place hotel in Pasadena’s most popular retail and entertainment center, The Paseo, scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.

ROSEWOOD MIRAMAR BEACH MONTECITO WILL OPEN IN SUMMER 2018 Santa Barbara’s highly anticipated beachfront resort, Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito, will open in summer 2018. Spread over nearly 16 acres, the resort will offer 124 guestrooms and 37 suites, many of which will be located in single-story cottages and bungalows. Amenities will include an oceanfront bar and restaurant, two swimming pools, a Sense® spa, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and one of the most beautiful and secluded beaches in Santa Barbara.

RUGBY WORLD SEVENS IN SAN FRANCISCO In July 2018, AT&T Park will host Rugby World Sevens.

More than 40 teams from six continents will descend upon San Francisco to play in the biggest rugby event to ever on U.S. soil.

the Sierra Nevada in search for a better life and is within walking distance of Donner Lake and the new state-ofthe-art Donner State Park Museum and Visitor Center.

MARTINELLI & COMPANY CELEBRATES 150 YEARS 2018 marks S. Martinelli & Company’s 150th anniversary.

Founded in 1868 and still family-owned and operated, MILESTONE this well- known juice ANNIVERSARIES producer is headquartered in agricultural-rich Watsonville in CANNERY ROW Santa Cruz County. Visitors COMMEMORATES can sample Martinelli’s juices, 60 YEARS sparkling ciders, mulling In 2018, Cannery Row in spices and limited-edition Monterey will celebrate 60 products in a family-friendly years since its revitalization. tasting room, while learning Formerly a canning district, about its history. Once the “Sardine Capital of the producing champagne cider World” was all-but-abandoned using apples from California’s when the sardines disappeared. first commercial orchards, In 1958, the City of Monterey Martinelli’s shifted production officially changed the name once Prohibition was enacted. to “Cannery Row” in honor of John Steinbeck’s 1945 novel of CITY OF WATSONVILLE the same name and the rebirth 150TH ANNIVERSARY and transformation began.

The City of Watsonville Today, Cannery Row welcomes is also celebrating 150 approximately four million years in 2018 and will host visitors each year to experience a Birthday Celebration on its luxurious waterfront March 30, 2018. Visit www. hotels, enticing restaurants watsonville150.org for a and captivating boutiques. complete list of other events throughout the year celebrating HISTORIC TRUCKEE south Santa Cruz county’s MONUMENT CELEBRATES rich history and cultures.

100 YEARS Standing 22 feet tall to LAGUNA ART MUSEUM represent how high the snow CELEBRATES 100 YEARS was in 1846-1847, the iconic Unlike any other museum in Donner Pioneer Monument will the state, Laguna Art Museum celebrate 100 years in 2018. collects only California art.

This designated California The museum traces its origins Historic Landmark honors to the Laguna Beach Art pioneer families who crossed Association, formed in 1918 December 27, 2017

with artist Edgar Payne as president. In 1929, headed

by Laguna Beach painter Anna Hills, the LBAA opened a grand, custom-built gallery which survives within the present museum building. The museum offers art education, presenting programs in music, dance, and film as well as the visual arts. To celebrate this legacy, in 2018 the museum will host a year-long series of exhibitions, special events, programs, and celebrations.

OAKLAND A’S CELEBRATE 50 YEARS IN 2018 The Oakland Athletics will celebrate their 50th anniversary in Oakland with a season-long celebration in 2018, including appearances by A’s alumni, special promotions, events and giveaways. On April 17, 2018 – exactly 50 years after the A’s inaugural game at the Coliseum – the anniversary celebration continues with a 7:05 p.m. game against the Chicago White Sox that is free for all fans.

TEMECULA VALLEY WINE COUNTRY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS Temecula Valley Wine Country celebrates their 50th anniversary in 2018, recognizing the people, passion and perseverance that has made this Southern California destination a globally recognized and respected wine region. There will be special promotions and events all year long. Everyone is invited to come celebrate their 50th and receive a special souvenir. #cheersto50years

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Education Tools to Help Kids Succeed at School in 2018

By Desert Star Staff In today’s tech-driven world, the classroom is evolving rapidly. Students equipped with the right tools will get a leg up on their studies and long-term success.

So, what’s effective in the world of educational tools today? Check out these innovative items.

Music Made Easier: Music has always helped children learn and succeed in their other classes. However, it can now be easier than ever before, as new tools have made learning to play easier.

For example, the LK-265 keyboard from Casio has 61 full-size, touch-sensitive keys with a Key Lighting System that illuminates keys to indicate which notes to play, making learning easier. Combined with its intuitive Step-Up Lessons, kids can quickly learn to play both built-in songs, as well as favorites downloaded through a free compatible

app called Chordana.

Science on Your Phone: The scientific process has never been so user-friendly.

Check out free apps for Android and iPhone that support science education -- from tools that give young scientists an opportunity to organize their hypothesis, notes and observations on self-driven scientific trials, to those that offer step-bystep directions and video demonstrations of experiments.

Math Support: To not only survive today’s math classes but to thrive in them, students will need the advanced features of a next-generation graphing calculator, such as Casio’s fx-CG50 Prizm, which will support their education through middle school, high school and into college. With Natural Textbook Display and an intuitive icon-based menu, students will find it easy-to-use, and its brand-new 3D Graph Drawing and improved catalog

function allow for greater engagement and real-life application in the classroom.

Taking it Down: Notetaking, a once manual often disordered endeavor, has gotten a facelift thanks to the modern age. New desktop and mobile apps make it easier

for students to organize, sort and share notes, as well as quickly reference them later when it’s time to cram for that exam. Many platforms offer free basic accounts, with the option of upgrading for more features. However, doing so may come with a subscription

fee, which may be worth it depending on a student’s note-taking style and needs.

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treatment for cancer.

The data indicates positive effects on parents, including improved communication within families as well as between parents and medical staff, which can lead to better medical care, and reductions in their levels of stress, specifically as it relates to their emotional functioning.

“This study advances our understanding of the benefits of the vital bond

shared between people and animals,” said principal investigator and American Humane National Director of Humane Research Dr. Amy McCullough. “We believe the findings may further increase access to therapy animals in hospital environments, enhance therapy dog training and practice, and improve well-being outcomes for families facing the challenges of childhood cancer.”

For decades, there have been tantalizing stories about the power of animals to bring comfort and help in the face of illness. And while studies have suggested the benefits of AAT, the majority of these findings have largely been anecdotal and have lacked scientific rigor, thus hindering the ability of AAT to be recognized by those in the research, funding and healthcare fields as a sound treatment option.

Additional key research gaps – such as the impact of AAT on therapy animals – also exist, which rendered AAT best practices incomplete.

In 2010 American Humane researchers, with funding from

Zoetis, began the Canines and Childhood Cancer (CCC) Study to rigorously measure the effects of AAT for children with cancer, their parents, and the therapy dogs who visit them.

Additional funds to study the effect of therapeutic visits on the therapy dogs themselves were received through a grant from the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) Foundation. American Humane created a three-stage scientific study with a comprehensive Needs Assessment (launched in 2010): The research team conducted a comprehensive literature review to determine the current state of research in the fields of animal-assisted therapy and pediatric oncology, as well as focus groups and interviews with pediatric oncology patients, parents of children with cancer, hospital staff, and animal-handlers who visit with their therapy dogs in pediatric healthcare settings. Collectively, these findings shaped the rationale and ultimate goals of the study, culminating in the full clinical trial.

physician’s office, they’re going to hear ‘You have high blood pressure,’ and unfortunately that is going to be the case for a lot more people,” she states. “The good news is, you can do things about that. “ Diet and exercise are the most effective ways to alleviate high blood pressure. The new guideline is designed to help people take steps to control

all-natural approaches is the best step toward reduction.

“What we’re trying to do is encourage people to lead their blood pressure earlier. a more healthy lifestyle, to Repp estimates there will watch their diet, to decrease be a 30 percent increase in that salt, really watch what the population of people who you’re eating over the holidays, have a diagnosis of high blood decrease stress,” she states. pressure and hypertension.

People with readings of While there are medicines 130 as the top number or 80 available to treat high blood as the bottom one now are pressure, experts don’t believe considered to have high blood the change in standards will lead pressure. High blood pressure to an increase in medication. used to be defined as 140/90.

Repp says looking at

Therapy Dogs Provide Significant Benefits to Families

By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON, - Dogs have long been called Mankind’s best friend, but a major new scientific study now indicates that a dog may also be a family’s best friend in times of their greatest need.

Following seven years of pioneering research, American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, revealed the results of its long-awaited “Canines and

Childhood Cancer Study,” the first and largest randomized, controlled clinical trial to rigorously measure the effects of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in the field of pediatric oncology. The results, published today in the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, furnish evidence that regular visits from a therapy dog can provide significant psychosocial benefits to families of children undergoing

Under Pressure: Hypertension Standards Reclassified

By Desert Star Staff RALEIGH, N.C. – Just in time for the holidays when some people’s blood pressure may be running high with changes in diet and stress, the guidelines have changed for what classifies patients as having hypertension.

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have eliminated the diagnosis of pre-

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hypertension and instead will classify people as having normal blood pressure, elevated, stage one hypertension or stage two hypertension.

Dr. Cori Repp with U.S. HealthWorks says it’s going to change what many hear at the doctor’s office.

“I think a lot of folks are going to be a little bit concerned that when they go into their

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A New Year’s Resolution Option to Slow Climate Change

Scientists say if people across the globe switched to a diet full of nuts, beans, fish and less meat, global warming could be reduced by up to 15 percent by 2050. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff DENVER – As the New Year approaches, many Americans will be focusing on what resolutions they’ll make to do things differently in 2018.

Climate scientists at the University of California at Davis say one option is to help slow climate change by adopting a low-emissions diet.

Maya Almaraz, a postdoctoral researcher at the university, says while people

may feel helpless when it comes to an issue as large as a warming planet, the data show that personal decisions really can have a big impact.

“We make food choices every day,” she points out.

“It’s an individual choice, so you may make them based on how you want to look or what you want your health to be. Or you can choose to make them based on how you want to impact the planet.”

Almaraz says the single biggest move you can make, in terms of diet to reduce methane and carbon pollution, is by putting less meat on your plate.

She points out by eating fish instead of steak, you’ll produce an eight-fold reduction in emissions, and switching to beans or lentils drops your footprint to almost zero.

Almaraz adds that the good news is you don’t have to

go vegan to make a difference.

She suggests instead of eating meat twice a day, try cutting that down to once a day.

She contends if enough people reduce their meat consumption, that decision alone could offset the emissions from all cars on the road today.

She explains every step that goes into meat production has an impact on global warming.

“When you produce a hamburger, what that takes is a lot of feed for those cows, so that requires a lot of land,” she states. “Cut down some forests, you grow corn, you grow oats, you grow barley – that requires a lot of fertilizer.”

Almaraz recommends trying out the so-called Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of nuts, beans, fish, but also chicken once a week and red meat once a month.

In addition to lowering your risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, she says a global adoption of a Mediterranean diet could help cut global warming by up to 15 percent by 2050.

Building a Self-Sufficient Food System for the Santee Sioux

By Desert Star Staff LINCOLN, Neb. – Imagine having to travel 100 miles in order to get fresh, affordable food to your family’s dinner table. That’s life for a majority of Nebraska’s Santee Sioux, as the nearest full service grocery store is an hour away.

A report from the Center for Rural Affairs examines this problem, as well as other barriers to food access.

Wyatt Fraas, assistant director of the Center’s Farm and Community Program, says that includes poverty and a lack of jobs.

“The Santee Reservation is like many reservations in the country and in fact, many rural communities where income is low and unemployment is high,” he points out. “So, having the money for food or for transportation to get food is a problem for many people.”

Since 2015, the Center has worked with the Santee Sioux Reservation to research the food system and develop strategies to help the community move toward food sovereignty. Its report suggests increased public education, as well as creating better access points for local foods, such as mobile grocery stores, grocery co-ops and food hubs.

Fraas says interest in creating a self-reliant food system is growing among the Santee.

“After a few years of this garden and market activity people are becoming more aware of the possibilities of what they can do for www.desertstarweekly.com

The Santee Sioux tribe in Nebraska is creating community gardens and other access points for local foods. (CFRA) themselves,” he relates.

“This project and this report also help people to identify what they could do looking forward to improve the situation longer-term.”

Fraas says there are also efforts to connect producers of locally grown foods to institutions on the reservation that already provide food

to community members as part of their services.

“Senior housing, the Women, Infant and Children’s program, and the health center also has other special programs where they provide food or meals,” he states. “All those things could be really directed at providing particularly healthful, nutritious, fresh foods

that are not really part of those programs at this point.”

The report also suggests changes to land-use policies.

The majority of Santee Sioux Nation cropland is rented to non-tribal farmers, and Fraas says the tribe could repurpose a portion of it as a cornerstone of a healthful, local food system.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

The new year takes you on many new adventures, twists & turns, providing multiple and unusual eventful experiences that at first surprise then reveal to you your depth of intelligence and creative imagination.

You will want to bring these forth into the world, become entrepreneurial, create new structures that are part of the new economy. All things profound will shake your present world.

TAURUS Remembering all previous intimate relationships may occur the next three weeks.

It’s good to assess what was gained, what worked, what didn’t and how your belief systems (patterns learned when you were small) affected the outcomes. Something special is or will be occurring on inner levels. Perhaps it’s that you understand how love works. And you begin to “love more.” Receiving & giving.

GEMINI Your life direction comes into focus along with who you want to be in the new year.

These are very important considerations. Sometimes we don’t know what life has in store for us. It’s a surprise, directed by the need to share and serve. Sometimes we can’t visualize the future because it’s not formed yet. What are you striving

DECEMBER 27 – JANUARY 2, 2018 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

toward? With whom? What environments would reflect you? What do you love?

CANCER Unusual fears may appear in your emotional body.

Inform them they are not welcome. Others can assist you if you share with them your difficulties. Fear can become addictive, looping over and over in the lower mind, bringing us to our knees metaphorically. If there is lamentation and grief, allow them. But fear is simply based on non-information. What are you seeking to know?

LEO Daily work and agendas, interactions with co-workers will be the focus. Something from the past appears and through intentions for right relations you create a state of cooperation that heals and harmonizes. Home life feels changed. A previous restrictive attitude from someone is difficult. Eventually this must be faced lest something is lost forever. Schedules shift constantly. You adapt.

VIRGO It’s good to know there’s a difference between what makes you happy and what makes others happy. They are not the same. It’s a service within ourselves when we ask, with interest, what makes another person happy, soothed, comforted and cared

for. When we understand this, we might sacrifice our own comfort. Should we do so, joy replaces discomfort and happiness is ours.

LIBRA The following issues will be on your mind through the next months. Your mother your nurturing capabilities; relationships with children; where and how you live; family life, and the quality of nurturing given and received. Realize conflict is a call for the next level of harmony to appear.

Therefore, patiently and with kindness, work through all conflicts. What you think you want may not be available.

Something greater appears.

SCORPIO What is the status of your car? Does it need repairs or tuned-up? Do you need a new car? What things need upgrading? Are there people you must contact, tasks, bills and correspondences waiting for your attention? Whatever must be done, accomplish it slowly, with care and attention, giving yourself more time than usual. At the end of the day, reviewing the day, see that the day was good.

SAGITTARIUS Previous financial situations unable to be considered ‘til now have your attention.

With all monetary actions, check and recheck the amounts for there could be

errors. It will be important to re-evaluate spending. I think you have many valuable items, which could be sold so you can purchase needed things and have more capital to work with. You have entered the environment you have envisions to build.

There’s more to come.

CAPRICORN You ponder upon how others perceive you. Realize you have leadership abilities. In the next year, you will be of aware a new self-identity emerging.

Do not allow criticism to undermine your (or anyone’s) goodness. There may be a challenge between your love of self and your critical judgmental self. Someone may activate this. You flourish in a group of like-minded people. Your heart opens to learning, sharing and giving.

AQUARIUS Several times in our lives we have spiritual experiences that lead us to reassess life’s purpose and our individual purpose within life itself. We refine and re-define, we ask for and seek justice, often blinded, often hidden unless we look beneath the surface of accepted reality. Ethics become important. What are your ethics? What actually are ethics? Remember at all times to radiate Goodwill. It creates ethics.

PISCES

Reassessing friendships and social interactions, future goals, hopes, wishes, dreams and aspirations will be your currents of thought in the coming year. Whenever we feel tension and longing, know a new need is appearing.

What are your desires and aspirations? They direct us toward our future. Draw them, paint & write about them daily. Then a magnetic field of attraction appears around you.

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.

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she was denied entrance, something Simone always felt was racially motivated.

Determined to make a living playing music, she began to perform in bars in Atlantic City where she played jazz standards and was required to sing. Word quickly spread and at the age of twenty-four she scored her first record deal.

Simone recorded more than 40 albums, beginning in 1957 with her debut Little Girl Blue, featuring “I Loves You Porgy,” which became a Top 10 hit in the U.S. By the mid1960s, Simone had become known as a main voice for the Civil Rights Movement as her music began to reflect the tumultuous times. She signed to Philips in 1964 at the age of 31 and experienced an exceptional purple patch that included seven albums in three years. Her first for the label, Nina Simone In Concert, captured some of Simone’s most committed Civil

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Rights-era material, including her explosive rendition of “Mississippi Goddam.” This period also saw her satisfy her relentlessly questing muse, with collections that focused on Broadway showtunes (Broadway-Blues-Ballads), pop material (I Put A Spell On You) and more, showing the full range of Simone’s talents. Pitchfork hailed these recordings, which include classics “Feeling Good,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “I Put A Spell On You,” “Sinnerman” and “Four Women,” as “some of the most important, moving documents of American history.”

Since her death in 2003, Simone’s influence, significance and cultural relevance has only grown, especially most recently as issues of race, police brutality and civil rights are once again at the forefront of the cultural conversation. The feature documentary, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” — which won the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Documentary

—helped shine a new light on Simone’s immense talents and fearless activism, resulting in a new generation discovering her timeless music and indelible impact. Simone’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame serves as a recognition of her influence and contributions to the world of music.

Upon the news of her induction, Rolling Stone wrote, “no artist has been more overdue for recognition than Sister Rosetta Tharpe, adding, “A queer black woman from Arkansas who shredded on electric guitar, belted praises both to God and secular pleasures, and broke the color line touring with white singers, she was gospel’s first superstar, and she most assuredly rocked.”

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southerners heading north.

They settled in Chicago where young Rosetta encountered the music that migrants had brought with them - blues from the Mississippi delta and jazz from New Orleans. She began performing gospel music as Little Rosetta Nubin with her mother at churches as part of a traveling Baptist roadshow.

By the time she was in her 20s, she was a seasoned

performer whose distinctive voice and unconventional style, filled with her signature feverish electric guitar playing, attracted many fans.

As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said, “She is the founding mother who gave rock’s founding fathers the idea,” declaring, “No one deserves more to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.” www.desertstarweekly.com

Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

By Desert Star Staff Dry conditions in parts of the United States increase the potential for wildfires in or near wilderness areas. Stay alert for wildfire warnings and take action to protect yourself and your family from wildfire smoke.

When wildfires burn in your area, they produce smoke that may reach your community. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant materials.

This smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic

heart and lung diseases.

Who is at greatest risk from wildfire smoke?

• People who have heart or lung diseases, like heart disease, chest pain, lung disease, or asthma, are at higher risk from wildfire smoke.

• Older adults are more likely to be affected by smoke. This may be due to their increased risk of heart and lung diseases.

• Children are more likely to be affected by health threats from smoke. Children’s airways are still developing and they breathe more air per

pound of body weight than adults. Also, children often spend more time outdoors engaged in activity and play.

Stay alert for wildfire warnings.

Take precautions to decrease risk from wildfire smoke.

• Take steps to decrease your risk from wildfire smoke.

• Check local air quality reports. Listen and watch for news or health warnings about smoke. Find out if your community provides reports about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air

Quality Index (AQI) or check the report on AirNow.gov.

In addition, pay attention to public health messages about safety measures.

• Consult local visibility guides. Some communities have monitors that measure the amount of particles in the air. In the western United States, some states and communities have guidelines to help people determine if there are high levels of particulates in the air by how far they can see.

• Keep indoor air as clean as possible if you are advised to stay indoors. Keep windows and doors closed.

Run an air conditioner, but keep the fresh-air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent outdoor smoke from getting inside. If you do not have an air conditioner and it is too warm to stay inside with the windows closed, seek shelter in a designated evacuation center or away from the affected area.

• Avoid activities that increase indoor pollution.

Burning candles, fireplaces, or gas stoves can increase indoor pollution. Vacuuming stirs up particles already inside your home, contributing to indoor pollution. Smoking also puts even more pollution into the air.

• Prevent wildfires from starting. Prepare, build, maintain and extinguish campfires safely. Follow local regulations if you burn trash or debris. Check with your local fire department to be sure the weather is safe enough for burning.

• Follow the advice of your doctor or other healthcare provider about medicines and about your respiratory management plan if you have asthma or another lung disease.

Consider evacuating if you are having trouble breathing.

Call your doctor for advice if your symptoms worsen.

• Do not rely on dust masks for protection. Paper “comfort” or “dust” masks commonly found at hardware stores are designed to trap large particles, such as sawdust. These masks will not protect your lungs from the small particles found in wildfire smoke.

• Evacuate from the path of wildfires. Listen to the news to learn about current evacuation orders. Follow the instructions of local officials about when and where to evacuate. Take only essential items with you. Follow designated evacuation routes– others may be blocked–and plan for heavy traffic.

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musicians, Hendrix Gypsys, who played for the crowd.

They were the backup band vocals by Mickey Thomas.

It was a cold day for golf, but no one was complaining as it was such a fun day of Golf. The Big Rock Pub gave the golfers a grand buffet of deviled eggs, pasta, salads and BBQ Chicken Legs.

The Pub is a super place to hold an event like this filled with autographed musical memorabilia, guitars, photos, posters and more. Mickey Thomas sang several songs with the band to the delight of all the people attending.

Thomas brought his family out for this special event. www.desertstarweekly.com

Bobbi Downey, Johnny, Peter Downey and Max von Wening.

Photo by Pat Krause December 27, 2017

Edward Coy, Alena Harlington, Baby Mila Coy, Rachel Thomas with little boy Oliver Harlington and Mickey Thomas. Photo by Pat Krause

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BY ROBERT KINSLER

Rock ‘n’ Roll Revisited on New LPs Looking to spend those gift cards on some super cool rock albums that came out in 2017?

Here is a roundup of several great albums to consider.

Joshua Homme’s outfit in their first full-length effort since 2013’s “...Like Clockwork.”

Information: qotsa.com.

quest to blend a massive rock sound with interesting melodies and arrangements.

Information: foofighters.com.

Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age Title: Villains (Matador Records) You might like if you enjoy: Eagles of Death Metal, Band of Skulls Tell me more: Produced

by Mark Ronson, the latest album from Queens Of The Stone Age (“Villains”) marked a remarkable step forward for the band even while retaining what has always made the Palm Desert-spawned rockers so powerful. From the intoxicating riff rocker “The Way You Used To Do” and dreamy “Fortress” to the rapid-fire “Head Like a Haunted House” and swirling groove rocker “Hideaway,” this is an album that pushes the creative boundaries of

Artist: The Foo Fighters Title: Concrete and Gold (RCA) You might like if you enjoy: Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters Tell me more: There are times listening to the Foo Fighters’ “Concrete and Gold” where I was suddenly surprised hearing echos of Beatlesque sounds (“The Sky Is A Neighborhood,” “Dirty Water,” “Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)”), but that is not to take anything away from a band that has released another epic album of memorable and decidedly original rock songs. The exhilarating “The Line,” grooving “La Dee Da,” and signature melodic rocker “Arrows” all deliver on band leader Dave Grohl’s

Artist: Van Morrison Title: Roll With The Punches (Caroline International) Artist: Robert Plant You might like if you enjoy: Artist: Lindsey Buckingham Title: Carry Fire (Nonesuch) Van Morrison, Lead Belly and Christine McVie You might like if you Tell me more: Van Title: Lindsey Buckingham enjoy: Robert Plant Morrison has returned with Christine McVie Tell me more: Robert the must-hear “Roll With The (Atlantic Records) Plant’s 11th solo studio LP Punches,” his 37th studio You might like if you “Carry Fire” is a wonderful and album. Showcasing a full-on enjoy: Fleetwood Mac ambitious album that will please exploration of the blues, the Tell me more: A breezy fans of the singer while they 72-year-old singer offers up and sumptuous album forever wait for a Led Zeppelin poignant takes on classics that captures the magic of reunion. The title track “Carry written by the legendary likes Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors,” Fire” visits the distant sounds of Little Walter (“Mean Old the first-ever collaboration of India, while the electronicaWorld”), Bo Diddley (“I Can between Lindsey Buckingham infused “Keep It Hid” might rest Tell”), Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Christine McVie was one comfortably on a Moby disc. (“How Far From God”) and of 2017’s biggest and most “Bones of Saints” is a more Sam Cooke (“Bring It On pleasant surprises. With 10 straightforward blues-flavored Home To Me”) and a handful of terrific songs performed with track; “Season’s Song” is a original songs too (the Chicago shimmering arrangements lovely and expansive track. blues-styled “Ordinary People” that showcase the affecting Every song on the album is is a standout). A wonderful and voices of Buckingham and very different from every other rousing addition to the Belfast McVie, the riches include the song, a reason that will provide native’s impressive career. infectious “Feel About You,” listeners reason to explore Information: VanMorrison.com. lush “Red Sun,” power popand be rewarded with each •••••••••••••• mining “On With the Show” and new listen of “Carry Fire.”

By Desert Star Staff Legal cannabis sales in the US have seen a sharp increase this year, with total purchases growing by 30 percent, a report by Marijuana Business Daily says. It suggests sales could grow even more next year.

Legal pot sales could increase by another 45 percent in 2018, the latest annual report by Marijuana Business Daily said. The publication, a trade news website for professionals in the recreational and medical cannabis industry in the US, further forecasts that legal weed sales in America could quadruple between 2016 and 2021, with the marijuana market eventually hitting highs of $17 billion in sales

As sales figures rise, so too the debate around its legalization. It’s no longer a taboo topic as the number of people supporting such a move swells in the US. According to Gallup’s October 2017 annual survey on cannabis, as many as 64 percent of respondents said they want to see pot legalized, an all-time record, according to some media outlets. The number of weed legalization supporters in the US has grown by almost 40 percent since 1995, when California became the first US state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use. Back then, only about 25 percent backed the idea to legalize the herb.

Eight US states – Nevada, Maine, Colorado, Washington,

piano-anchored ballad “Game of Pretend.” Information: BuckinghamMcvie.com.

Information: RobertPlant.com.

Legal US marijuana sales up 30% in 2017 – report California, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Oregon – have so far decriminalized the sale and possession of weed both for medical and recreational use.

The District of Columbia also decriminalized the personal use of cannabis, but not its commercial sale. In total, 23 US states have laws that allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes to some extent. However, on

a federal level, it is still illegal to possess, use, buy, sell, or cultivate marijuana.

Uruguay is currently the only country in the world which has fully legalized marijuana. The cultivation of cannabis was legalized in 2014, and its sale became legal in July 2017. Canada could possibly soon follow suit. The Cannabis Act was introduced in the Canadian

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TOYA Releases “My Snowy Journey” on Minecraft Marketplace

In 2018, TOYA will release a series of adventure games inspired by extraordinary women from Brazil,

By Desert Star Staff TEL AVIV, Israel, - There’s a new Minecraft game from the Israeli start-up company TOYA, which develops games for girlempowerment. “My Snowy Journey” is an awe-inspiring trip up Mt. Everest where players follow in the footsteps of and are assisted by the first woman ever to reach the summit, Japanese climber Junko Tabei.

“Junko Tabei was an amazing woman,” said TOYA CEO Anat Shperling. “Although at the start of her career she had no help from her government

or male mountaineers, she climbed not only Mt. Everest but the Seven Summit peaks – the highest mountains on seven continents.”

“As a role model for the millions of gamers playing Minecraft, especially girls, Junko is very special. She did things her own way, resisting and overcoming all obstacles. We were inspired by her personal passion for climbing, and created a game that enables you to climb Mt. Everest while experiencing fun and challenging gameplay.”

“My Snowy Journey” takes players up the mountain through a series of challenges, including three giant ice walls that increase in difficulty. With tools and the help of Whysa, a rather unpredictable old lady who appears in every TOYA game, gamers interact with Junko and each other as they climb to the top – where, like real mountaineers, they can leave their own permanent messages. The game is available for purchase at http://bit.ly/2Bv1PNW “Making Everest look like its gigantic self, while not intimidating young gamers, was a design challenge we had to overcome,” said Yifat Anzelevich, TOYA’s COO. “We wanted girls to experience the immense, icy world of Everest while understanding how Junko’s personal approach of not being intimidated by the mountain was what enabled her to master it!”

TOYA was founded by Shperling and Anzelevich, women entrepreneurs, to create a brand of digital games and media designed to inspire and motivate young girls to realize their full potential, and expose

boys to the accomplishments of women who changed our world.

The small start-up is developing new Minecraft games designed to be an alternative to the typical “pink” games about fashion, pets and homecare targeted to grade-school-age girls.

The games are important for boys, too: research indicates that there is only one female for every five male characters in video games, and 76% of solo video game heroes are male, despite the fact that half of online gamers are female.

The Minecraft games’ playful learning experience enables gamers to become explorers, adventurers and all sorts of heroes through experiencing the accomplishments of exceptional women from around the world. The company’s first Minecraft game, inspired by the work of renowned gorilla researcher Dian Fossey, was released in November.

“My Snowy Journey” will be featured on Microsoft’s “12 Days of Minecraft” and its skin pack will be available to play for free on December 29th. The game will be available for purchase starting December 19th. Toya is one of Microsoft’s few Minecraft

content-creator partners and is the only one developing games that focus on phenomenal women achievers around the world. Most of the games include subtle encouragement for players to develop and use STEM skills, from understanding animal biology to figuring out the geology of mountain-climbing.

Minecraft itself is a gaming phenomenon, with a user base of more than 130 million gamers around the world, 40% of whom are female. The game’s popularity is rooted in its creative, non-violent approach, and in its graphics, both the users and their surroundings are made out of blocks, allowing unlimited choices in representation and creating new worlds.

“From the textures and colors of this game to the ability to join an online “community” of gamers who have completed the game successfully, ‘My Snowy Journey’ is a unique addition to the Minecraft universe,” Shperling said.

“It’s another landmark for the TOYA approach: fun and interesting but with the serious purpose of empowering girls around the world.”

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2018 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS | FINANCES

Create an Emergency Fund E

veryone knows emergencies happen. They are sometimes completely out of our hands, but we are in control of how they affect us financially. Having an emergency fund will create less of an impact on your wallet when these instances arise.

When things are going well, it can be easy to forget that the machines you rely on will sometimes need expensive repairs. If your automobile suddenly requires attention from a mechanic, will you have the funds to cover the costs? Will you have means of spare transportation in case the repair takes several days to complete?

Also, think of the appliances in your home that keep you comfortable and make it easy to survive. Heating and air conditioning repairs can be extremely expensive and dangerous to your health if you are without these vital services during the peaks of summer or winter temperatures.

Medical bills also can cripple a budget if you don’t properly save. It is critical to the financial well-being of your family that you build a nest egg for these situations.

GETTING STARTED If you are one of the estimated 48 percent of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck, an emergency fund is especially crucial.

Experts at the Smart About Money organization say that households with emergency savings below $500 are more prone to worry. They recommend your savings goal should reach this number at

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the beginning.

Once you hit your $500 goal, analyze how long it took to you achieve it and challenge yourself to double it in less time. You will ultimately want a fund to cover at least three months of living expenses. This is because that’s the

average amount of time it takes someone who lost their job to find a new one.

EASY WAYS TO SAVE Saving can be difficult.

That’s why it is important to put the money directly into a savings account before you

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have access to it. Ask your employer about direct depositing a portion of your check into an account you don’t have instant access to, such as a savings account.

Putting this money away immediately is a great way to plan your budget without

including it.

You might even use technology to assist in your savings. Many apps round up to the nearest dollar of purchase you make and put the remaining change in your savings account. You will notice it adding up quickly.

Join a Gym H

ow many times has “getting in shape” made it onto your New Year’s resolution list? It’s one of the most popular decrees made by Americans each year.

Unfortunately, it’s easier said than done. Joining a local gym is a great way to keep motivated by using state-of-the-art workout equipment and encouragement from other members.

This year, don’t only promise yourself that you’re going to start a workout routine — stick to it.

Don’t be discouraged if results are not immediate. They will take time and determination.

Once you start seeing the differences, you will probably find yourself making other healthy decisions throughout the year.

EXERCISE BENEFITS Many people choose to exercise because of the effects it has on their waistline. Being comfortable with your body is a great way to boost confidence and promote positivity.

But what about the good things happening beneath your skin? These benefits are just as important, as exercise and a healthy lifestyle help your vital organs function at their full potential.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report some beneficial ways exercise impacts your health.

• Reducing cardiovascular disease: Performing at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. These are the two leading causes of death in

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America.

• Lower cancer risks: It has been shown that being physically active lowers your risk of colon and breast cancer.

• Stronger bones: Musclestrengthening exercises can slow the loss of bone density that comes with age.

CHOOSING A GYM When deciding on the facility that will host your new healthy lifestyle, there are a few factors you should consider.

How far are you willing to travel? Most people will benefit from a gym close to home or their workplace. If it is easily accessible, there will be fewer chances of making excuses to avoid going.

Does the gym have the equipment you plan to use?

Make sure the facility has a good blend of cardio- and strength-conditioning equipment on hand.

Is staff medically trained? In case of a cardiac event or an accident while you are working out, make sure the staff is properly prepared to assist you.

GET THE FAMILY INVOLVED Some gyms feature a referral program that might save you some big bucks and score a family member a great deal. Having a workout companion also can make it easier to commit to your routine.

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2018 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS | BREAKING BAD HABITS

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Eliminate Alcohol

any Americans celebrate the end of another calendar by indulging in alcohol with family or friends. When drinking responsibly, people typically won’t experience serious complications. However, if it becomes part of your routine, it is time to take steps to eliminate alcohol altogether before it takes hold on your daily life.

Alcoholism may be carried in our genes, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. If you know of someone in your family who has become trapped by this dangerous addiction, it’s important to know you’re at a higher risk of developing it.

Even those who have no family history of alcohol abuse can become dependent.

BEGIN ON NEW YEAR’S EVE If you intend to be serious about ditching alcohol consumption in your life, New Year’s Eve is a great day to start. A day that is known for drinking and outlandish parties is a good time to avoid alcohol.

The Mothers Against Drunk Drivers organization reports that New Year’s Day is the most dangerous day of the year for drunk driving on our nation’s roadways. Keep yourself and your body safe by staying in and enjoying the holiday with loved ones.

HOW ALCOHOL HURTS YOUR HEALTH You might be unaware of the toll excessive drinking can take on your body. Here are some conditions you might experience as reported by the NIAAA. Heart problems: You will

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be more at risk for serious heart conditions such as high blood pressure, stroke and cardiomyopathy.

• Liver: Constant drinking can cause serious damage to your liver. Some common conditions are fibrosis, cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis.

• Cancer risks: Excessive

drinking raises the risks of mouth, esophagus, liver and breast cancers.

• Immune system: Heavy drinking can lessen your body’s ability to ward off infections. Pneumonia and tuberculosis are just two diseases that are more easily developed in alcoholics.

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IF YOU NEED HELP If eliminating alcohol from your lifestyle doesn’t seem to be a feasible option, it’s time to get help. Be honest with your health professional about the amount you drink to find out what your best options are.

According to the NIAAA,

sometimes medication and counseling is all it takes for some people to stop. If drinking has overtaken your life, you might be referred to a rehabilitation program.

You can reach the American Addiction Center 24 hours a day at 888-6351745.

Resolutions for Kids

dult resolutions often include reducing behaviors that can result in serious-health consequences and improving oneself.

This year, make fun resolutions for your children and make a deal to keep them as a family.

• Being pet friendly: It is hard for children to understand that certain pets aren’t as durable as they are.

Promote friendly interactions between your child and family animals, especially if there are fragile puppies or kittens in the home.

OLDER CHILDREN The AAP states that children ages 5 through 12 are more likely to comprehend a resolution and participate in the process of choosing one.

This age group will benefit from these important resolutions.

• Drink more milk: Calcium is an important part of your child’s developing body, so make it a point to consume more and lower the intake of sugary drinks.

• Wear a seatbelt: As soon as a child gets in your vehicle, he should buckle up without being asked. This is a great habit for children to have.

• Being kind to others: Bullying is a sad reality in the world, especially for adolescents. They can promise to be kind to their peers and report any type of abuse they see at school.

As a family, sit down and reflect on the past year.

Highlight positive moments and goals everyone has reached. Then you can decide together on what you want to accomplish for the approaching year.

Teach your children how improving themselves will result in great things. These lessons will last with them into adulthood.

TODDLERS You should start instilling healthy resolutions in your child at a young age. Though he might not understand the importance, it will set a good foundation as he begins to grow. According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, these are some great resolutions to make for preschool-aged children: • Become better listeners: This will be helpful for children and amazing for parents.

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Your child will commit to listening when Mom or Dad asks her to do something.

Help her understand by keep-

ing tasks simple. Ask her to pick up her toys or finish a meal for starters.

• Good hygiene: Toddlers

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love making a mess. Resolving to wash their hands often and accepting the fact that bath time is coming are great ideas.

Whichever resolution your family chooses, make sure you are being a good role model by following up on the promises you made to yourself and family. Working together to keep your resolutions is a great bonding experience with your children.

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Doctors: Holiday Depression Is Real and Treatable

Stress can take the sparkle out of the holidays. (davidpwhelan/morguefile)

By Desert Star Staff CHEBOYGAN, Mich.

– While images of joy and celebration fill storefronts, magazines and TV screens this time of year, the reality of the holidays isn’t always

so cheerful, and experts say avoiding holiday traps and knowing where to find help are critical.

Whether it’s the stress of an overbooked calendar, feelings of isolation or the

By Desert Star Staff BOISE, Idaho – As a grant manager for the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, Taryn Yates considers the wellbeing of children in a host of trying situations. More than 17 percent of Idaho children are living in poverty; others face unstable home lives as parents struggle with mental illness or addiction.

When decorating her house for the holidays this year, Yates caught herself staring at a sign that read “comfort and joy,” and wondered how often people think about what those words really mean - and what it what it would take to make them a reality for Idaho kids.

“If Santa Claus could come and just grant that for everyone, what would they look like?” she queries. “What would they have? And I kind of started

unpacking that in my head; it just really made me think about what we can do as community members to actually bring that reality to people.”

Yates says it’s easy - and human - to get wrapped up in your own family when you have a roof over your head and feel comfortable, and admits it’s something she, as a busy mom, does too. But she notes the holidays are the perfect time of year to think about families who are struggling and decide on ways to help.

What can community members do to support people in need? Yates suggests starting with your inner circle.

“Maybe I can reach out to my neighbors and see if they need any help,” she adds. “Do they need cookies?

Do they need a babysitter?

And then beyond that,

financial pressures of the gifting season, the holidays take a mental and physical toll on many people in Michigan.

Dr. Loretta Leja, M.D., a family physician who practices in Cheboygan, says what may

start as the “holiday blues” can leave people in a downward spiral if left unchecked. “(They’re) more likely to get sick, they’re more likely to have poor judgment, they will start losing sleep, it will then sometimes snowball into a worsening depression,” she says.

Leja recommends setting realistic expectations for the holidays, paying close attention to food and alcohol intake, and maintaining selfcare routines such as exercise.

She encourages anyone feeling especially overwhelmed or losing interest in activities they would normally enjoy, to contact their family physician or primary-care doctor, who can properly assess and discuss the treatment options available, many of which she stresses do not necessarily involve medication.

Leja, who is the current

president of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, says doctors like her, who are trained to treat the whole family, from infants to adults, can be very helpful during difficult times, since they have the benefit of knowing their patients’ extended history and family dynamics.

“Because I know them, I can help bring in social contacts and determine whether a little bit of counseling will help them pull out of it, or if it is more serious and will require medication, and then I will be there to make sure things are improving,” she adds.

Given Michigan’s climate, people who still feel down after the holidays are over could be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, which Leja says should also be discussed with a physician, since treatment options are available.

Finding Ways to Fill Holidays with ‘Comfort and Joy’ for ID Family

Families living in relative comfort should take some time to think about those in need this holiday season, says Taryn Yates of the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund. (emz993/Pixabay) extended family members - and just kind of extending that warmth and generosity on as much as you can.”

Yates says her big idea is

manageable - if everyone did what they could to help the families around them, there would be enough helping hands to make a big difference

in the lives of children.

She originally shared these ideas in a column in the Idaho Falls Post Register, where she is a regular contributor.

a big, big impact on people’s physical health, as well as their mental well-being.”

According to U.S. Census data, more than one in four Americans lives alone, and more than 8 million older adults experience social isolation.

Recent research from Brigham Young University found that loneliness is on the rise, and may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity.

On the positive side, the AARP survey also found that 67 percent of adults feel happy when they think about spending time with family and friends during the holidays.

More than a third of people surveyed said they experience more kindness from strangers

during the holidays, which also provide more opportunities to connect with people.

Lacock points to the website Connect2Affect.org, which features tools and resources to help evaluate isolation risk, and offers practical ways to reconnect with the community.

“Do the little things,” he adds. “If you can knock on the door, you know – just ‘take their temperature’ from time to time, see how they’re doing, how they’re feeling – and include them in any small social gatherings that you can. A little bit goes a long way at this time of year.”

Older Americans might lead more solitary lives, but they’re not necessarily more lonely. BYU researchers found loneliness is actually at its peak among teenagers and young adults.

Survey: Loneliness a Top Concern Around Holidays

While older Americans may lead more solitary lives, researchers have found that loneliness is highest among teenagers and young adults. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Many

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people associate the holidays with warm and positive

feelings, but for others, it can be a lonely and difficult time.

An AARP Foundation survey found that 31 percent of adults 18 and older say they have felt lonely during the holiday season in the past five years, and 41 percent worry about a family member or friend.

Tom Lacock, associate state director of AARP Wyoming, points out that strong social connections are key to physical and mental health.

“Social isolation is more than just someone feeling a little bit lonely,” he explains.

“Research has shown that the health impact of prolonged isolation is the equivalent of smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. So, there’s December 27, 2017

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auctioned includes: Furniture, beds, tables, shelves, dog kennels, Samsung refrigerator, 39 Pair shoes including Air Jordan, ladies designer & children’s, clothing, aquarium and supplies, curio cabinets, books, bicycles, BBQ, laptop, speakers, personal & bathroom sundry items, foodstuffs, consumer electronics, blue ray, Stetson Hat, Gucci handbag, assorted misc items & more. Detailed information & Online bidding on website www.THEAUCTIONARIUM.COM. Terms & Conditions: INTERNET ONLY BIDDING FROM CATALOG PICTURES! Everything sold as-is where-is for CASH 17% Buyers Premium.

CA Sales tax where applicable. Payment in full at close of auction. The Auctionarium 818-583-7384.

Publish December 27, 2017, January 3, 2018.

DSW17-5323

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing, in which they will consider 1) a request for a one-year Extension of Time from January 12, 2018 to January 12, 2019 for Conditional Use Permit No 08-15. The meeting will be held as follows: DATE: Tuesday, January 09,2018 TIME: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) LOCATION: Carl May Community Center 11711 West Drive Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240 CASE(S): Extension of Time - Conditional Use Permit No 08-15 LOCATION: The subject project is located at 13500 Little Morongo Road in the Light-Industrial (I-L) zoning district.

APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: Jason Elsasser.

PROPOSAL: Request for a one-year extension of time from January 12, 2018 to January 12, 2019 for Conditional Use Permit No 08-15, property located at 13500 Little Morongo Road. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: On January 12, 2016,the Planning Commission approved the CV Pharms Cultivation Project and in doing so adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project.

Pursuant to Section 15162(a) of the CEQA regulations, once an MND has been adopted for a project, no subsequent environmental review needs to be completed unless there are substantial changes in the project that warrant additional review. The Planning Commission only needs to make a finding that the request for a time extensionis consistent with the original MND, and no further analysis is required. No significant changes are proposed as a part of the proposed extension of time INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing(s). Written comments will be made a part of the public record. If this matter should at some future date go to court, court testimony may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Desert Hot Springs, at or prior to, the public hearing. QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES regarding this matter or to review information for the above-described project: Contact Person: Fernando Herrera Mailing Address: Community Development Department 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Phone: (760) 329-6411, Ext. 258 Email: fherrera@cityofdhs.org Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 329-6411 or via email at jsoriano@cityofdhs.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting(s) will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. Publish December 27, 2017.

DSW17-5325 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY COMPETITIVE BIDDING (Civil Code § 798.56a (e) and Commercial Code 7210) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following personal property will be offered for sale to the general public for competitive bidding: Items to be sold: 1974 Lancer mobilehome Serial numbers 32163U and 32163X HUD Label Nos. unk. Decal Number AAH5742. and such contents as may be found therein. Date, time and place of competitive bidding: Date: January 16, 2017 Time: 11:00 a.m. Place: 376 Club Circle Drive Palm Springs, CA 92264 The property will be sold “as is” both as to physical condition and as to the existence of any liens, taxes, registration fees, late penalties or other charges. Payment shall be in cash or by certified funds and shall be made at the time of the sale. THE MOBILEHOME CANNOT REMAIN IN THE PARK. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL REMOVE THE MOBILEHOME AT HIS/HER OWN EXPENSE WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE. Dated: December 27, 2017 _______ /s/_________________________ Timothy S. O’Hara, Attorney for El Dorado Palms Estates. Publish December 27, 2017, January 3, 2018, DSW17-5326 PUBLIC INTERNET AUCTION NOTICE ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION #1709163 FORECLOSURE FILE NO 110967 AUCTION DATE: MONDAY JANUARY 8, 2018 AUCTION CLOSING TIME: 10:10 AM PST INTERNET AUCTION LOCATION: THEAUCTIONARIUM.HIBID.COM California Abandoned Personal Property Auction in accordance with California Civil Code sections 1980 thru 1991 Chapter 5 and/or 1993.07 et ux. Disposition of Personal Property Remaining on Premises at Termination of Tenancy, as amended, Valued at $700 or more to be conducted on-line or internet auction only. Abandoned by Behnam B. Safari, aka Bill Safari and/or William Crayton aka Billy Crayton And/or Ella Jackson and/or unnamed occupants to the possession of PNC Bank, NA Trustee, et al, at; 35887 Covington Dr., Wildomar, Riverside County State of California, 92525. Property to be auctioned includes: Vending Machines; Cold Drinks & Candy, furniture, beds, tables, dressers, entertainment center, chairs, clothing, shoes, tools, washer/dryer, refrigerator, electronics, books, purses, DVD’s, hats, sunglasses & more. Detailed information & Online bidding on website www.THEAUCTIONARIUM. COM. Terms & Conditions: INTERNET ONLY BIDDING FROM CATALOG PICTURES! Everything sold as-is where-is for CASH 17% Buyers Premium.

CA Sales tax where applicable. Payment in full at close of auction. The Auctionarium 818-583-7384.

Publish December 27, 2017, January 3, 2018.

DSW17-5324 PUBLIC INTERNET AUCTION NOTICE ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION #1709162 EVICTION CASE NO:SWC1700634 AUCTION DATE: MONDAY JANUARY 8, 2018 AUCTION CLOSING TIME: 2:22 PM PST INTERNET AUCTION LOCATION: THEAUCTIONARIUM.HIBID.COM California Abandoned Personal Property Auction in accordance with California Civil Code sections 1980 thru 1991 Chapter 5 and/or 1993.07 et ux.

Disposition of Personal Property Remaining on Premises at Termination of Tenancy, as amended, Valued at $700 or more to be conducted on-line or internet auction only. Abandoned by Robera Noble, Mercedes Noble, Charlton Noble and/or unknown tenants and/or unnamed occupants to the possession of David Biddle, et al, at; 15413 Lantern Hill Lane, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530, Riverside County State of California. Property to be

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA ANN STEIN CASE NO. PRIN 1702745 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BARBARA ANN STEIN . A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEEANN STONEBREAKER in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEEANN STONEBREAKER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 18, 2018 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46-200 OASIS STREET, INDIO, CA 92201 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner LEEANN STONEBREAKER, 5312 ALLOTT AVE. SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91401 (818) 235-8532. Publish December 13, 20, 27, 2017. DSW17-5310

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: KAY CUBE DESIGNERS, 12049 PALM DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ANA VERONICA VALENICA, 12049 PALM DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted 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: ANA VERONICA VALENICA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 6, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715609. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5322 December 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: KAREN’S PARTY SUPPLIES, 12049 PALM DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ANA VERONICA VALENICA, 12049 PALM DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 11/20/2017. 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: ANA VERONICA VALENICA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715613. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175321 December 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: REAL ESTATE RESOURCE CENTERS, 27450 YNEZ RD #306, TEMECULA, CA 92591.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: PROPEL SYSTEMS, INC., 31415 CONGRESSIONAL DRIVE, TEMECULA, CA 92591/CA. Business is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 11/20/2017. 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: KURT WILLIAM ECCLEFIELD/CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715363. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175319 December 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: GEM CANDY CREATIONS; LUXE CANDY GEMS, GEM CANDY JEWELERS, 3715 MOUNTAIN GATE, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: GEORGE-TOWNSEND, 3175 MOUNTAIN GATE, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Business is conducted 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: GEORGE- -TOWNSEND. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County November 28, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715256. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5330 December THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: THE LEAK DETECTORS, 13805 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018 CACTUS DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING RODRIGO VIDAL FARIAS VALDOVINOS, 13805 BUSINESS AS: HARRIS MECHANICAL, 71370 CACTUS DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

18TH AVE., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant Riverside County. Full name of registrant: HARRIS has not yet begun to transact business under the & SONS FLOOR COVERING, 71370 18TH AVE., fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the DESET HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241/CA. Business information in this statement is true and correct. (A is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant has registrant, who declares as true, information which not yet begun to transact business under the he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the Signed: RODRIGO VIDAL FARIAS VALDOVINOS. information in this statement is true and correct. (A This statement was filed with the County Clerk of registrant, who declares as true, information which Riverside County on December 13, 2017. Peter he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. Signed: ERICA LEIGH HARRIS. This statement was R-201715960. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIfiled with the County Clerk of Riverside County on NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS December 8, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715759. NOTICE — OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEFILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5318 December OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018 COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175329 December 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PERFECT EYEBROWS, 34300 MONTEREY AVENUE, SUITE 101, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: RAJESH KUMARI KAUSHAL, 68946 PEAK DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted 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: RAJESH KUMARI KAUSHAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 11, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County ClerkRecorder File No. R-201715777. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175328 December 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SNUG HARBOR, 66275 IRONWOOD DESET HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JEFFREY GLENN COLLINS, 66275 IRONWOOD DR., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted 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: JEFFREY GLENN COLLINS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 19, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201716208. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5327 December 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 17, 2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: EDD’S ELECTRIC, 67238 ASISTENCIA DR., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: EDUARDO- -ARREDONDO, 67238 ASISTENCIA DR., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted 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: EDUARDO- -ARREDONDO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 27, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715181. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5317 December 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: Q, 40820 WINCHESTER ROAD #2720, TEMECULA, CA 92591. Riverside County; 1324 E WASHINGTON BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90021.

Full name of registrant: IBS FASHION, 1324 E WASHINGTON BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90021/ CA. Business is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 05/01/15. 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: KYUNG JU JO, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715346. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5311 December NESS AS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP, 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018 269 CORTE BELLA, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 Riverside County. Full name of registrant: DEBRA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE SUE ZIMMERMAN, 269 CORTE BELLA, PALM FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIDESERT, CA 92260. Business is conducted INDI- NESS AS: RANCH AND CAMP, 66406 PIERSON VIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact BLVD., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: DANIEL I declare that all the information in this statement VICTOR TURK, 15500 BUBBLING WELLS RD is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as #127, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Busitrue, information which he or she knows to be false, ness is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not is guilty of a crime) Signed: DEBRA SUE ZIMMER- yet begun to transact business under the fictitious MAN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk name(s) listed above. I declare that all the informaof Riverside County on December 15, 2017. Peter tion in this statement is true and correct. (A regisAldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. trant, who declares as true, information which he or R-201716073. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS DANIEL VICTOR TURK. This statement was filed FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE with the County Clerk of Riverside County on DeOF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS cember 14, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201716029. NOTICE — BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOPROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5315 December RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018 OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17NESS AS: HUFF SURVEILLANCE & SECURITY, 5312 December 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018 108 CANYON ROCK RD., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264 Riverside County. Full name of registrant: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE ZACHARY BROC HUFF-RAIL-MCGOWAN, 108 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSICANYON ROCK RD., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. NESS AS: BETTER ICE CREAM, 82227 HWY 111, Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant STE A26, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full has not yet begun to transact business under the name of registrant: CRISTIAN AGUILAR VAZQUEZ, fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the 43596 DEGLET NOOR STREET, INDIO, CA 92201; information in this statement is true and correct. (A OCTAVIO- -MARTINEZ FARIAS, 43596 DEGLET registrant, who declares as true, information which NOOR STREET, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) conducted GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant Signed: ZACHARY BROC HUFF-RAIL-MCGOWAN. commenced to transact business under the fictiThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of tious name(s) listed above on 11/30/2017. I declare Riverside County on December 12, 2017. Peter that all the information in this statement is true and Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informaR-201715899. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- tion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS a crime) Signed: CRISTIAN AGUILAR VAZQUEZ. FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE This statement was filed with the County Clerk OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS of Riverside County on December 1, 2017. Peter BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- R-201715416. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEPROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5314 December MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 10, 2018 IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND NESS AS: TALK SKATEBOARDING, 119 BRISA PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5309 December DR, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County. 13, 20, 27, 2017, January 3, 2018 Full name of registrant: JOSEPH PETER COLEMAN, 119 BRISA DR., PALM DESERT, CA 92211; FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT KEITH CARLTON BECKLEY, 40235 AYER LANE, THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING TEMECULA, CA 92591. Business is conducted BUSINESS AS: NATURA BIO, 82227 HWY 111, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant commenced INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name to transact business under the fictitious name(s) of registrant: SARA GABRIELA LOPEZ PAREDES. listed above on 11/24/2017. I declare that all the 81530 LIDO AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is information in this statement is true and correct. conducted INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet be(A registrant, who declares as true, information gun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of listed above. I declare that all the information in a crime) Signed: JOSEPH PETER COLEMAN. this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of who declares as true, information which he or she Riverside County on November 29, 2017. Peter knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed SARA Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. GABRIELA LOPEZ PAREDES. This statement was R-201715285. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS November 8, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201714588. NOTICE — OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOUNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS

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OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175307 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: THE ANDERSON GROUP; ANDERSON MORTGAGE, 73491 FOXTAIL LN, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: URIAH ELIJAH ANDERSON, 73491 FOXTAIL LN, PALM DESERT, CA 92260; NATASHA- -ANDERSON, 73491 FOXTAIL LN, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Business is conducted MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 03/01/2016.

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: URIAH ELIAJAH ANDERSON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 1, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715436. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOT+HER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5306 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: J ANTHONY PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, 68065 EMPALMO RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: GLORIA GABRIELLA MASCARENAS, 68065 EMPALMO RD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

Business is conducted 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: GLORIA GABRIELLA MASCARENAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 1, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715423. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5305 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHATIME, 48650 SEMINOLE DR, SUITE 210H, CABAZON, CA 92230. Riverside County; 110 LIVINGSTON PL, LADERA RANCH, CA 92694.

Full name of registrant: CK FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT LLC, 110 LIVINGSTON PL., LADERA RANCH, CA 92694/CA. Business is conducted LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. 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: HUA- -LIU, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 28, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715231. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5304 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SANTA’S WORKSHOP SOUTH, 72750 DINAH SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 106, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Riverside County; 10981 SANTA CRUZ ROAD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA

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92240. Full name of registrant: WENDY BONNIE GROSS, 10981 SANTA CRUZ ROAD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; ANDREW LOUIS NIELSEN, 68840 PELADORA ROAD, CATHERDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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: WENDY BONNIE GROSS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 18, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713670. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5272 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017, December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: KILTER TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL, 381 W. GROVE AVE., ORANGE, CA 92865. ORANGE County. Full name of registrant: KILTER HOME SERVICES INC., 381 W GROVE AVE., ORANGE, CA 92865/CA. Business is conducted CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 1992. 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: GREGORY STEPHAN MCKENDALL JR, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 5, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713130. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5252 October 11, 18, 25, November 1, 2017 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: G & J POWER WASHING AND CLEANING, 66343 8TH ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SHAMETRA JOY DIXON, 66343 8TH ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; GREGORY ALAN DIXON, 66343 8TH ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240/CA. Business is conducted MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/01/17. 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: SHAMETRA JOY DIXON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 14, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201714772 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW175303 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: EXPRESS HAIR, 2500 NORTH PALM CANYON DR #A9, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JOSHUA- -PENA, 80-000 AVE 48 SPC# 276, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted 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: JOSHUA- -PENA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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Riverside County on November 28, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201715208. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5302 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DESERT AUTO CLASSIC CARS; PALM DESERT AUTO CLASSIC CARS; AUTO DESERT CLASSIC CARS; PALM DESERT AUTO CENTER; DESERT CLASSIC MOTOR CARS; PALM DESERT CLASSIC CARS; PALM DESERT VINTAGE CARS; DESERT AUTO PLAZA, 74804 JONI DR UNIT 6, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ROY- -PERETZ, 74725 JONI DR, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Business is conducted INDIVIDUAL Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 06/10/2016 . 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: ROY PERETZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 13, 2017.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201713478. 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 VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5266 October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 2017 December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 APN: 603-561-029-8 TS No: CA07000951-17-1-FT TO No: NXCA-0251718 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 July 7, 2014. 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 February 14, 2018 at 09:00 AM, Auction.com Room, 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, 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 July 11, 2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0259198, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by MARIA V. SANDOVAL, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY AND STEPHANIE ESPINOZA, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for PINNACLE CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 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: 84353 REDONDO SUR, COACHELLA, CA 92236 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 $243,506.10 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will in-

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crease 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 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 Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0700095117-1-FT. 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: December 12, 2017 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000951-17-1-FT 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 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 36238, Pub Dates: 12/27/2017, 01/03/2018, 01/10/2018, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW17-5320 APN: 656-360-002-8 TS No: CA01000152-17 TO No: 95311608 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 8, 2013. 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 January 9, 2018 at 09:00 AM, in front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, Special Default Services, Inc., as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on January 25, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-0040129 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by MICHAEL DACOLIAS, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of WARWICK CASTLE LLC, AN OREGON LIMITED LIABLILTY COMPANY 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: VACANT LAND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA

The last known dancing bears in Nepal rescued

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, - A dramatic rescue of two tortured sloth bears took place overnight in Nepal on December 19 by the Jane Goodall Institute of Nepal, with support from World Animal Protection and Nepali police.

These are the last two known Nepali-owned illegal ‘dancing bears.’ Like so many

performing animals, Rangila, a 19-year-old male, and Sridevi, a 17-year-old female, were sold to their owner to be used as dancing bears – a cruel, outlawed practice where bears are made to “dance” as entertainment for crowds of people.

Bears like Rangila and Sridevi are snatched from their mother at an early age and

forced to perform. Their owner had pierced their nose with a burning hot rod and shoved a rope through it – to retain control of the large animals.

Harsh training methods are then used in order to make them submissive enough to perform for tourists.

With the help of local police, the bears were found in Iharbari, Nepal via

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92240., no common designation. Directions may be obtained pursuant to a written request submitted to the Beneficiary c/o Special Default Services, Inc. at 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 within 10 days from the first publication of this notice. Directions shall be deemed reasonably sufficient to locate the property if information as to the location of the property is given by reference to the direction and approximate distance from the nearest crossroads, frontage road, or access road. 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 $60,742.94 (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 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 Special Default Services, Inc. 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, CA01000152-17. 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: December 8, 2017 Special Default Services, Inc. TS No. CA01000152-17 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 225-5945 TDD: 866-660-4288 Lisa Welch, Trustee Sales Officer SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 SPECIAL DEFAULT SERVICES, INC. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.ISL Number 35980, Pub Dates: 12/13/2017, 12/20/2017, 12/27/2017, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW17-5308

am pleased that for these two sloth bears at least; a happy ending is finally in sight.”

Manoj Gautam of Jane Goodall Institute mobile phone tracking of of Nepal, says: the owners. The rescue was “We are thrilled that the emotional for all involved, last two known Nepali dancing and the bears were in an bears have been rescued from extremely distressed state, showing signs of psychological their lifetime of suffering. After a year of tracking them, using trauma such as cowering, our own intelligence and in pacing, and paw sucking. cooperation with local police, The bears are now in the temporary care of Amlekhgunj our hard effort and dedication has helped to bring an end to Forest and Wildlife Reserve. this illegal tradition in Nepal.”

World Animal Protection has a 20-year history of The suffering of bears in Asia is still not over, and World working with local partners Animal Protection continues to bring an end to such its campaign to protect bears. cruelty. Having seen an end Across Asia, the organization to bear dancing in Greece, is working to stop the Turkey and India, the NGO exploitation of bears used for is also close to phasing out bear baiting in Pakistan. the horrific blood sport of bear Neil D’Cruze of World baiting and in the cruel and Animal Protection, said: unnecessary bear bile industry, “Rangira and Sridevi have where approximately 22,000 suffered for too long in captivity Asiatic black bears are stuck since they were poached in tiny cages, with permanent from the wild. It’s extremely holes in their stomach and distressing to see animals constantly milked for their bile. being stolen from the wild, Their bile and gallbladders and the sad reality is there are are dried, powdered, and more wild animals suffering sold as panacea to be used across the world, purely for as ‘traditional medicine’. the entertainment of tourists. I

New Benefits and Insurance Options You Can Expect in 2018

By Desert Star Staff Ever wondered whether your insurance policy was actually working for you?

You may be in luck, as your insurance plan may start to follow the same trends being adopted in other industries: simpler, more convenient and personalized products – all supported by the latest mobile technology.

This year, Stephanie Shields, a product marketing and development expert from Aflac, (Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York) says that policyholders can expect these “value-added services” to become less of a nice-tohave and more of a given: • Telemedicine: Consulting with a physician and getting treatment online offers greater flexibility and may become essential to busy people.

• Fraud protection: Identity theft is likely top of mind for policyholders and businesses. Expect to see better fraud protection, including ongoing internet monitoring and full identity restoration after a data breach.

• Bill negotiation: The ever-changing health care system is often confusing to navigate. Ongoing education, as well as help understanding medical bills, can ultimately mean greater access to efficient, affordable care.

Transformed Benefits: Insurance providers will likely shift the customer experience to follow that of

retailers and other industries.

In 2018, expect to see insurers such as Aflac offer more cohesive insurance policies that combine multiple benefit types into one plan.

Beyond the Basics: You may find things that were once luxuries, such as 401K matching, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and even annual bonuses, are not as successful in meeting the expectations of today’s employees. As those expectations grow, successful businesses can continue to close the gap with such services as: • Health advocacy: Access to round-the-clock personal health advocates who can answer health care and insurancerelated questions.

• Financial and legal fitness: Access to financial and legal advisors who can educate consumers on the preparation of wills and other legal documents.

• College-advisory services: These might include

resources to help lower college costs and navigate the admissions process.

• No more “one-sizefits-all”: Communications from benefits providers may be more tailored to individual needs.

• Bite-sized communications: Concise information about workplace benefits, tips for using benefits to help protect financial security and better explanations of coverage combinations that are appropriate at various life stages.

• New format: While some benefits information will still be delivered in the typical booklet format, more businesses may consider using online articles, digital signs, brown-bag luncheons and town halls.

• Frequent communications: Employers may communicate about benefits throughout the year, or time communications to coincide with life events, such as employee anniversaries.

Time Spent Smarter:

In 2018, employers who have not yet adopted online platforms to manage benefits may do so. Advantages include year-round, convenient access to pertinent information and one-page views of all benefits options and selections, enabling you to identify any holes you may have in coverage.

Penny-Pinching: More voluntary benefits, such as accident, critical illness/ cancer, hospital indemnity, life and disability insurance, are on the horizon.

According to the 2017 Aflac WorkForces Report, 81 percent of employees see a growing need for voluntary insurance benefits, and 90 percent consider voluntary insurance at least somewhat part of a comprehensive benefits program.

Thanks to a tech-driven world and the growing demands of consumers, 2018 may see insurers expand their services to offer even more convenience and personalization. StatePoint

By Desert Star Staff More American troops will be headed to Afghanistan in the new year, the top US general in Kabul told reporters. Increased numbers of US advisers will be backed by combat troops as well.

There are over 1,000 advisers out with Afghan forces at any given time, General John W. Nicholson Jr. told reporters Sunday.

“Next year, however, this will increase dramatically.”

The new plan for turning the corner in a war the US has fought since 2001 involves deploying more advisers in battle alongside Afghan security forces, Nicholson said. The brigade-size teams “will be backed up by US combat enablers, not only for the protection of our own force, but for support of Afghans as well,” he said.

Two brigade combat teams from the 4th Infantry Division will head out to Afghanistan from Fort Carson, Colorado in the spring, the US military newspaper

Stars and Stripes reported.

The 6,000 or so troops will spend nine months in Afghanistan, and will be relieving a combat team from the 25th Infantry and another from the 82nd Airborne.

There are about 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan at the moment, including the 3,000 sent in September, following President Donald Trump’s announcement in August that he would escalate the war rather than wind it down.

“Our troops will fight to win,” Trump at the time. “My administration will ensure that you, the brave defenders of the American people, will have the necessary tools and rules of engagement to make this strategy work.”

As part of the strategy, the White House has delegated substantial decisionmaking authority to military commanders in the field.

Under this authority, Nicholson ordered the use of the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) against Islamic State (IS, formerly

ISIS/ISIL) militants in April.

The general has praised Trump’s new strategy as a “game changer” and said it has already begun to pay dividends.

Vice President Mike Pence spoke along the same lines last week, when he made a surprise visit to the troops in Afghanistan.

“The results are really beginning to become evident around the country,” Pence said after meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Wishing the US troops a merry Christmas, he assured them the that Trump’s new “fight-towin strategy” for Afghanistan was “bearing fruit.”

“I believe victory is closer than ever before,” Pence said.

While the Pentagon is focused on the Taliban, who control approximately half the country, IS militants are expanding their presence, Russia has warned. Many IS fighters who fled Syria and Iraq have moved to Afghanistan, where they may be 10,000 strong, according to Zamir Kabulov, head of the Middle East department in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On Monday, a suicide attack in Kabul killed six and injured two people outside the Afghan intelligence headquarters. IS claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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What You Need to Know About Caregiving

Caregiver, Kathie Wells, her husband Robert, and their family.

By Desert Star Staff As the population ages, more people (particularly women) will be “sandwiched” in between taking care of their parents or other family members in need, and their children.

Take telenurse and nurse educator Kathie Wells, RN, BSN, CCM. At age 55, she is juggling full-time work, while raising schoolage kids and caring for her

husband Robert, 64, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2002.

As a nurse, Wells understood the onset and progression of PD, which often includes motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity and balance issues. But her husband’s disease progressed in a surprising way when he began to see and believe things that weren’t real.

PD is a neurodegenerative

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK – Civilliberties advocates want the New York Police Department to hand over more information about its cellphone tracking devices.

The New York Civil Liberties Union was in the State Supreme Court this week in its ongoing case seeking transparency in the NYPD’s use of surveillance technology called Stingrays.

According to NYCLU staff attorney Bobby Hodgson, responses to the Freedom of Information Law request so far show that the NYPD has used the devices more than 1,000 times in a variety of cases. But some requested information is still missing.

“They continue to redact basic information about the models of the devices that they’ve purchased, the prices of those models, things that other jurisdictions regularly turn over and that are part of the public domain around the country,” he explains.

Stingrays, which mimic cellphone towers, can track cellphone locations and collect other data, but some models also can capture the content of calls.

Hodgson says the information released so far reveals that the NYPD does

not have a written policy on the use of Stingrays, and doesn’t believe they need to get a courtissued search warrant before using the device.

“Their position is that they only need to obtain a much lower-level order, what’s called a pen-register trap-and-trace order or a penregister warrant, in order to use a Stingray device than a traditional warrant supported by probable cause,” he says.

He points out that other municipalities around the state have fully complied with requests for information that the NYPD continues to withhold.

But Hodgson notes that the case does have statewide implications.

“The judge’s decision is, of course, important to other jurisdictions around the state where we don’t yet know what the police departments have, and what type of information police will be able to keep secret in the future in the face of a reasonable and lawful Freedom of Information Law request,” he adds.

The NYCLU says the requested information would help reveal the NYPD’s capacity to use Stingrays to spy on New Yorkers.

brain disorder often involving both motor and nonmotor symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions.

When those symptoms appear, it may be Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) and it occurs in more than half the people with Parkinson’s during the course of their disease.

Yet, only 10 to 20 percent of patients will proactively report their hallucinations and delusions to their doctor.

When Wells’ husband began to experience delusions, she found his behavior frustrating and alarming. For example, Robert would spend hours in the yard digging up garden stones, convinced he’d found valuable “treasure.”

Neighbors remarked on Robert’s behavior and his children wouldn’t invite friends over to avoid them seeing their dad relentlessly digging.

Robert’s delusions combined with his other PD motor symptoms were hard for Wells to manage. She struggled to get enough sleep caring for Robert, and their children were hesitant to go out in public with their father because he shared his treasure hunting stories with strangers all the time.

While there’s currently no cure for PD, there are different treatment options to address both motor and non-motor symptoms. Wells says it was a relief when her husband’s neurologist suggested an FDA-approved medication indicated for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP. Wells recommends the following to caregivers of people with Parkinson’s.

• Consider talking to a

professional, as caregivers are more likely to experience relationships or social life suffering and emotional stress than non-caregivers.

Likewise, caregiving can take a toll on physical health.

Take time to sleep, de-stress, eat well and exercise.

• Seek logistical and emotional help from family, friends, support groups and advocacy groups, who often have free resources available.

For example, the Parkinson’s Foundation has advice for caregivers and a helpline staffed by nurses, social workers and therapists.

• Even if you understand your loved one’s condition, report new symptoms or concerns to a healthcare provider as they arise. “I now know that delusions along with hallucinations are telltale signs of Parkinson’s disease psychosis, however, I didn’t recognize those symptoms immediately,” says Wells.

For more information visit www.moretoparkinsons.com.

Remember that you’re not alone. Support exists to help you manage the struggles associated with caring for loved ones. StatePoint

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