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Kids against Guns

By Desert Star Staff High school students from the Washington, DC area held a ‘lie-in’ protest outside the White House, demanding gun control legislation. The protest comes after the recent school shooting in Florida, where 17 people were killed.

Gathered outside the White House on Monday, activists read out the names of the victims that were gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida.

Students then laid down in the street outside President Donald Trump’s residence for three minutes at a time, in a

bid to highlight the relatively short amount of time it took 19-year-old alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz to kill 17 people with an AR-15 rifle.

Cruz was arrested roughly 40 minutes after the attack and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. School students have been at the forefront of protests ever since.

There was a brief scuffle between a protester and a man who brought a pro-gun sign to the rally.

Otherwise, the demonstration passed without incident.

“I used to feel pretty safe, but this has been happening more and more and the

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Palm Springs Air Museum held its annual Gala with the theme, TOP GUN, this year. The Gala honors the Best of the Best by naming 8 TOP GUN heroes from all services as recipients. The cocktail party was held in the main hangar where guests could go outside to see all the planes displayed there. The gala dinner started with the Presentation of the Colors by the Desert Hot Springs Marine Corps Junior ROTC. The National Anthem was sung with everyone standing with their hands over their hearts

singing along with the singer.

Fred Bell, Managing Director, gave the welcoming speech. He said he was so amazed that the event was held in the new General Miles Hangar that just a short eight years ago was a rock-filled lot. He said the hanger was built by over 600 volunteers and that the hangar and all its contents could not have been accomplished without their hours and hours of help. He asked for applause to honor all the volunteers that gave over 80,000 hours of

people in Florida probably thought it would never be them until it was, so I don’t know if my school’s next,” one young girl told the press.

“It’s certainly strange to think that children are out here, some of these children are elementary school age protesting about guns,” another protester said.

“This hasn’t happened anywhere else in the world and you know the news is on and my mom tries to change channel for my little sister who is ten years old, she doesn’t want her to feel scared and unsafe or not sleep at night because she

is scared that someone with guns goanna come to her school and kill her and her friends and her teachers.”

Students who survived the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas are urging children and parents to join them in a massive new protest. A group of five senior and junior students at the school, led by Cameron Kasky, appeared on several major TV networks over the weekend to drum up support for a “March for Our Lives” rally, scheduled to take place on March 24 in Washington, DC. “Every kid in this country now goes to school

wondering if this day might be their last. We live in fear,” reads the March For Our Lives mission statement.

“It doesn’t have to be this way. Change is coming.

And it starts now, inspired by and led by the kids who are our hope for the future. Their young voices will be heard.”

Trump was not at the White House during Monday’s protest, having spent Friday visiting victims and first responders of the tragedy.

He reportedly spent the rest of Presidents’ Day weekend at his Mar-a-Lago golf resort, where he asked members about gun control issues.

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Community Leader Harold Matzner, with Honorees-Maj. Gen. US Air Force Ret, Pat J. Halloran, Capt.

US Navy Ret Dan Pedersen and Col. US Air Force Ret. Jon Goldenbaum. Photo by Pat Krause.

Lorna Luft Guide Dog

Actress Stephanie Powers and singer Lorna Luft with Guide dogs Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Guide Dogs of the Desert held a special Valentines Day concert with the famous Lorna Luft at the Annenberg Center on the Eisenhower Medical Center Campus. There was an elegant cocktail reception in the main lobby with delicious appetizers and refreshments. Over 160 guests enjoyed a dinner of salads, entree, and desserts. Stacy and Jim Jacobs were the event cochairs. Dorothy Milauskas

was the event title sponsor.

Dorothy and her deceased husband have been significant supporters of Guide Dogs of the Desert for years.

Lorna Luft is a Television, Stage and Film Actress along with being a fantastic singer.

Lorna is the daughter of Judy Garland and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli; singing runs in the family. Patrick Evans served as both emcee and auctioneer of the live auction items. Evans raised the bar when it came to getting monies raised for the five

Exec. Director Sarah Clapp with Stacy and Jim Jacob, co-chairs.

Photo by Pat Krause elements. The most significant amount of an issue was The Day With Day With the Guide Dogs Trainers, which went for $4,200. That item also included working with a guide dog while blindfolded to understand what a guide dog is capable of.

One of the most heartwarming stories was about a woman who lost her sight at age 6. She got her first guide dog at age 58 and said she felt like she was six years old again, able to run, walk and do the things she did as a child.

There are stories like this at each Guide Dog graduation.

Volunteers brought Guide Dogs to the dinner. I sat at a table with a blind woman and her dog and a veteran with Post Dramatic Stress Syndrome who said his dog knows his flashbacks are coming before he does so he can control them better. They said these Guide Dogs had changed their lives completely.

Over 300 guests enjoyed the concert by Lorna Luft as a separate event. Lorna is also an Author, Emmy nominated

Cabana Boys at Toscana Country Club

Story and Photos by Pat Krause Girl Friend Factor held its Annual Club Cabana Unleashed and Uncorked fun party on February 16th. The event was held at Toscana Country Club.

Hundreds of guests filled the big tent area to crown, The Big Kahuna of the Desert. There was a fun cocktail reception where a lot of the guests wore Hawaiian outfits. There was a significant flamingo balloon type figure that people wore.

There was also a backdrop for photos and another where they could put their faces in a hole for another type photo.

The event celebrates the men who support the mission of the Girl Friend Factor. The Cabana Boys prepare fantastic packages for guests to bid on. The men

were noted by the Leis they wore. Monies raised go to support the mission of GirlFriend Factor, GFF, that believe education is key to a better life.

GFF supports women in their endeavors so that they can accomplish their dreams. GFF is currently supporting 29 active students to help with productive employment in the future.

GFF also provides renewable educational grants for women to achieve their goals.

The Cabana boys this year were, Dennis Flaig of Saks Fifth Avenue, Daher Halum who is a grocery store owner and manager., Kevin Henry of The Net, Tyler Mclean of Splash House/Goldenvoice, Michael Meade of Wilson Meade Commercial Inc and Walter

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founder of GFF and was so Neil from Franklin Loan Center. pleased again this year for Gopi Sangha of GoldenVoice, all the hard work by the men Jeff Tropple of Nothing Bundt and women and the amount Cakes, Hugh Van Horn of raised for the group. Kevin Pacific Union Financial and Ryan Wilson of RBC Wealth Management rounded out the list.

The BIG KAHUNA was Kevin Henry of The Net after a rousing bidding session. Emcees and auctioneers were Brian Harnik and Kate Spates, The co-chairs were Jamie Steinberg and Deborah Tryon, Joan Busick is the Amy Alton, Paula Jo Ubben, Skip Paige and Kate Spates. Photo by Pat Krause

Deborah Tryon, Dodi Henry, the new Big Kahuna, Kevin Henry and Jeffrey Tropple.

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producer, recording artist along with being a Humanitarian and Guide Dogs puppy raiser.

Lorna performed her, Through the Eyes of Love concert.

She sang songs by some of her most favorite songwriters and songs that never won an Oscar that is still treasured today and known by almost everyone. Lorna and her husband arranged a particular song for the night, The Face, as a video that showed the faces of Dogs on the screen.

Tracy Smith, Brian Harnik, Joan Busick, Jamie Steinberg and Deborah Tryon.

Photo by Pat Krause

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HOA Homefront – $800 For Copies?

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL Dear Mr. Richardson: Recently I put a condo into escrow. The management company charges $750 for supplying current financial reports, CC&Rs, rules and regulations, etc., to the new buyer. $750 seems like highway robbery! Are there any limits to what they can charge? Is this fee out of line? J.S., Sacramento Dear Kelly: HOA Robbery! I am selling a condo. The HOA has 3 management companies; a

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master, a sub-association, and one for the community recreation center. They are charging me $855 each to provide the disclosure documents. Is there any way to negotiate that down to a reasonable fee. Escrow does more work and doesn’t charge that much. It should be illegal.

No? J.M., Laguna Niguel Dear J.S. and J.M.: Civil Code Section 4525 lists nine disclosures which HOA members must give to prospective purchasers (there is a tenth disclosure, minutes, which purchasers can also request). Most HOAs already have seven of the nine items in place, but two items can require some extra work (notification of any unpaid assessments or fines, and a disclosure of any future assessments or increases which have been approved).

Lenders may also require certain additional information from the HOA before issuing a mortgage. Management

companies normally handle this for the association, and some clerical work is required.

Pursuant to Civil 4530, sellers pay the association’s fee for the documents. Civil 4530(b)(1) requires associations to charge “actual reasonable costs” for document fees.

However, under the 2007 appellate case of Berryman v.

Merit Property Management, “actual” cost is whatever the management charges.

As to reasonableness, most HOA boards do not scrutinize or question the management’s document fees, and there is no established definition of “reasonable”.

Management companies struggle with the competitive pressure to reduce base monthly management fees, and some companies make ends meet by charging fees on extra services outside of the base management responsibilities.

These fees are paid by the HOA member, so most HOA boards don’t pay attention to them.

While most management

companies are not greedy, one occasionally hears of companies going too far. I inquired with two management company owners about the fees you experienced. One said those fees are “outrageous” and the other described them as “excessively high.”

There are several ways to save money. If a homeowner asks for advance disclosure of the document fees, Civil 4530(b) (2) requires the association use the form prescribed

by Civil 4828 to separately disclose each such fee. This rarely exercised right enables sellers to order only what they need. Associations (and, by extension, their management companies) are prohibited by Civil 4530(b)(5) from bundling documents together and thereby obscuring the fee.

The association board can require that management post most of the documents on the HOA’s web site, so members would need to request fewer documents. The board also

could negotiate a more reasonable document fee.

If the management charges an excessive fee (the word “excessive” would be determined on specific circumstances, not any statewide general rule), the association could be sued under Civil 4540 for damages, a civil penalty of up to $500, and attorney fees. Since the association takes the hit on this if their management is greedy, perhaps boards should look a little more closely at this issue.

Thanks for your question. Kelly.

By Janice Gough The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made substantial changes to the availability of itemized deductions. Tax time is around the corner, so let’s discuss how the New tax plan impact deductions.

There are two types of Deductions; Above-the- Line (before calculating Adjusted Gross Income, AGI) and Below-the-Line (after AGI is calculated). Above-the Line Itemized deductions are subtracted from adjusted gross income in arriving at taxable income; Below-the-Line deductions may be claimed after calculation of AGI, such as donations to a charity.

Under prior law, taxpayers were entitled to deduct (as an itemized deduction) taxes for State, local, real and foreign property taxes, State, local personal property taxes, and State, local and foreign income taxes. The prior rules also allowed taxpayers to choose from deducting State and local Sales taxes, or, one could take State and local Income taxes, instead. The New Tax Act eliminates these deductions.

Foreign real property taxes can no longer be deductible. The new law bundles all these socalled “SALT” taxes together and limits the deduction, in total, to $10,000 for both individuals and married couples ($5,000 for married taxpayers filing separate returns).

The New Tax Act caps mortgage debt to $750,000, in calculating the mortgage interest deduction and these

rules will apply until Dec. 31, 2025. If purchase of a property was in place prior to Dec. 31st, 2017 and the property is purchased by April 1st, 2018. The debt will be treated as it occurred before Dec. 15th, 2017, Allowing the higher debt cap of $1,000,000.

The Million Dollar cap will be reinstated Jan. 1st, 2026.

The new legislation wiped out the deduction for home equity debt, including on existing loans, beginning in 2018. You can still claim it for 2017 when you file your taxes this April.) Prior to the new law, interest on up to $100,000 in home equity debt, taken to improve a home was also deductible.

The 2017 Tax Act substantially changed the treatment of itemized deductions at the individual level. However, the deduction for charitable contributions remained in place. Under the legislation, the 50% AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) limitation on cash contributions to public charities and certain private foundations increased to 60%. This provision is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

Amounts that exceed the 60% limitation can be carried forward for five years.

Individuals are no longer entitled to deduct casualty and theft loss expenses as itemized deductions, however this does not apply to businesses. An exception is made for losses that occur in federally declared disaster areas, and if casualty gains are made, whether in the disaster

area or not, the deductions cannot exceed the gains.

Gambling losses can still be deducted up to the limitation but must include the cost associated with the business of gambling.

The medical expense deduction is modified for tax years beginning after December 31, 2016 and ending before January 1, 2019.

A more generous 7.5% floor will apply to the medical expense deduction, so that taxpayers are entitled to deduct medical expenses to the extent that the exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. This 7.5% threshold also applies for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.

Because of the short window for using the expanded medical expense deduction, it is important to understand the expenses that qualify. In addition to obvious expenses such as health insurance premiums, medical procedures and Medicare premiums, costs for items such as medical supplies and equipment, dental and vision care and certain travel and meal expenses may be included. Contributions to HSAs and health FSAs are specifically made ineligible.

IRS Publication 502 provides a

comprehensive list of items that both are and are not eligible for the medical expense deduction.

The 2017 Tax Act suspends all miscellaneous itemized deductions for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026. This includes the deduction for tax preparation services and the deduction for expenses attributable to the trade or business of being an employee. Investment advisory fees are also no longer deductible under the new tax law. The provision for the above-the-line deduction for certain teacher’s expenses was retained. The limitation on itemized deductions that applied to certain high-income taxpayers was also suspended for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.

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

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Bill Seeks Net Neutrality for Oregon Vendors

By Desert Star Staff SALEM, Ore. — A bill in the state House aims to restore net neutrality as a priority in Oregon after the Federal Communications Commission repealed the policy late last year.

House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson said she will add a net neutrality amendment to House Bill 4155, legislation to stop internet service providers from sharing or selling customers’ personal information. But can the state implement net neutrality on its own?

Opponents say the federal ruling takes precedence over state laws in this case.

Williamson said she’s been careful with the language in this amendment, and that it doesn’t directly regulate internet providers.

“If you contract with the State of Oregon, you have to certify that you follow net neutral policies, so that the internet is free and open,” Williamson said. “And it’s our hope that by using the buying power of the state, we can help to ensure that Oregonians will have a free and open internet.”

HB 4155 is in the House Committee on Rules.

Attorneys general in 22 states, including Oregon, are suing to reverse the FCC’s decision to end net neutrality.

The FCC chair has said mandating net neutrality stifles investment and innovation.

Five governors have Attorneys general in 22 states, including Oregon, are suing to reverse the FCC’s decision on net signed executive orders protecting net neutrality in Williamson said that’s corporations decide what that’s the only information their states. Though federal because people are content we can see, whether you can get,” she said. law may preempt any bills that concerned about keeping a or not we can download things There are also efforts underway in Congress to pass, legislation is pending free and open internet... quickly, whether or not they establish net neutrality rules. in more than half of states.

“And not letting big contract with a provider and

Constitutional Convention Up for Debate in Kentucky

It takes 34 states to call a Constitutional Convention and 38 states to ratify an amendment. (wynpnt/ Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky might join the list of states calling for a federal Constitutional Convention, a move that some say could open up a Pandora’s box.

House Joint Resolutions 81 and 119 were recently introduced in Kentucky and call for a Constitutional Convention to limit the powers and spending of the federal government.

But Jesse Frost, a farmer from Bowling Green and a member of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, cautions that under Article Five there are no rules or precedents to ensure a

Constitutional Convention sticks to its stated intent.

“You could have a group of people going in and massively changing tax laws or adjusting certain rights, religion, freedom of press, term limits for the presidents, term limits for Congress,” Frost points out. “We really don’t know, that could totally be hyperbole, but it could at the same right be possible.”

It takes 34 states to call a convention, and 38 states to ratify an amendment.

Twenty-eight states already have passed resolutions calling for a convention.

The Constitution can also be amended, as it has in the past, with approval of two-thirds of both houses of Congress.

Proponents of a convention of states say it’s needed because Congress will never rein in its own power.

But Frost questions

those motives.

“It seems a little unlikely given that the people pushing it the most are conservatives who have supported a lot of the people who are currently in Congress – and that’s groups like ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council), who are supported by very conservative individuals and corporations,” Frost states. “So, it’s just a little bit hard to believe.”

There are disputes among legal scholars as to whether states or Congress would control the process should a convention of states be called.

Supporters contend threefourths of states’ approval of any amendment proposed would safeguard the process.

But Frost counters that the Constitution puts no authority above a convention, not even the courts.

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Opponents Warn Offshore-Drilling Announcement is Sign of What’s to Come

By Desert Star Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Interior Department announced plans late Friday to hold the largest sale of oil and gas leases in U.S. history.

The plans include auctioning off more than 77 million acres of offshore waters to drilling, covering coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas - as well as parts of the Florida Gulf Coast. It excludes areas protected under a 2006 congressional moratorium, which bans drilling within 125 miles of the Florida coast until 2022.

But Holly Parker, Florida

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regional manager with the Surfrider Foundation, said the announcement proves the Trump administration’s willingness to allow drilling anywhere it can.

“I think it does demonstrate the need to protect Florida permanently from oil and gas exploration,” Parker said. “It’s clear that this administration’s energy policy is drilling everywhere and anywhere, regardless of environment and impact in coastal communities.”

Gov. Rick Scott struck a deal with the Trump administration to exclude Florida from any near-

shore drilling plans, but many question whether the deal will hold.

The auction is scheduled for March 21.

The Interior Department said the plan will include all available, unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including a small slice of Florida. Parker argued the current 125-mile ban off the Florida coast isn’t sufficient to protect the state.

“Folks that remember the Deepwater Horizon know that that was over 150 miles away,” she said. “So, just because there is oil and gas exploration that isn’t in Florida waters February 21, 2018

doesn’t mean that that doesn’t have a potential impact on us.”

Interior Department officials say advancements in technology and strict safety standards will make drilling safer. They also say a strong offshore energy

program supports tens of thousands of well-paid jobs and provides reliable energy.

The public can weigh in on possible lease sales on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management website.

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Desert Town Hall Presents Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly

By Desert Star Staff Indian Wells, CA. – Desert Town Hall, presented by The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, continues February 23, with speakers Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly. The speech is at 6 p.m. at Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, preceded by a separate speech to the 150 attending Youth Town Hall students at 5 p.m.

Kelly is now a retired astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain, while Giffords is a former state legislator and U.S. Congresswoman. The two represent the very essence of American service and heroism.

Ever since an assassination attempt severely wounded Giffords in 2011, the couple has inspired the world with their story of hope and courage in the wake of tragedy, serving as a symbol for the possibility of second chances. Last season in 2017, Kelly’s twin brother and NASA Captain, Scott Kelly, spoke to a sold-out audience about his groundbreaking year in space.

Kelly and Giffords will also speak to Youth Town Hall students, representing students

from schools around the Coachella Valley. Prior to their presentation to the students, as part of the Primero Speaker Series for Youth Town Hall specifically, Megan McArthur will share her experience as a Mission Specialist aboard STS – 125. This final mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009, improved the telescope’s capabilities and extended its life, and is still in operation today.

In completing her first space mission, McArthur has logged almost 13 days in space.\ Following Kelly and Giffords speech, on Thursday, March 8, Caroline Kennedy will share her insight about her experience as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017, while addressing why strong U.S. and Japan cooperation is so important for the security and prosperity of both countries going forward. She is an attorney and editor of nine New York Times best-selling books on constitutional law, American history, politics and poetry. She is a prominent member of the Kennedy family and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

One of the country’s most prominent political journalists and the host of “FOX News Sunday,” Chris Wallace takes the stage to conclude the 2018 season on Wednesday, March 28. In addition to anchoring his program where he commands interviews with top White House officials and political candidates, Wallace also contributes to the channel’s “America’s Election HQ” coverage. Before coming to FOX, he served as a journalist for ABC News, a senior correspondent for Primetime and 20/20, and a White House correspondent

and anchor on NBC News’ premier Sunday talk show, “Meet the Press.” He has also notably received every major broadcast news award including three Emmy Awards. On March 28, he will share his expertise and insights into current national and political affairs drawn from his prolific career interviewing numerous world leaders, politicians, celebrities, and athletes. He offers a rare perspective on how an investigative reporter operates, while delivering eye-opening takeaways from the world of television news and politics.

The nationally recognized Desert Town Hall speaker series has included world leaders and other notables including Tucker Carlson, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Begala, Bill O’Reilly, David Petraeus, Felipe Calderon, Nando Parrado, Mitt Romney, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Platon, Charles Krauthammer, Leon Panetta, Lisa Ling & Laura Ling, Karl Rove, Dr. Ben Carson, and many others. A complete list of the renowned speakers who have appeared on the Desert Town Hall stage can be found at www.DesertTownHall.org.

for and against the POTUS. Several liberal voices vented their outrage at Trump.

However, some refused to ride the wave of anti-Trump sentiment, dishing out some of their own rebuttals.

There has been much speculation that Winfrey, whose media empire has garnered her a net worth of about $3 billion, could be running in the 2020 presidential elections.

The 64-year-old was backed by many Twitter fans and several publications such as People magazine and the New York Post as a potential candidate, after giving her speech at the January 7 Golden Globe awards.

However, Winfrey herself has not yet confirmed having any presidential aspirations.

Bellfair has had several moments where he thought he wasn’t going to be able to make those higher payments.

“Luckily been able to have the friends and family and support to get through those times. I was able to make it so i am still here,” said Bellfair.

For others, they’re hoping law makers will be there for them to keep more money in their pockets. Source: KMIR

Trump v Oprah: President calls TV star ‘insecure’

By Desert Star Staff US President Donald Trump fired off a vitriolic tweet at Oprah Winfrey, calling her “insecure” and

heckling her for “biased and slanted” questions she posed during her roundtable discussion on 60 Minutes.

Winfrey was moderating

a discussion aired on Sunday between 14 pro- and antiTrump voters from Grand Rapids, Michigan, that were invited back onto the program,

following up from a previous interview held six months ago.

The TV star asked the audience whether or not they would vote for Trump again, what they thought about his infamous “shithole countries” comment, and if Americans felt safer now that he was in office.

This didn’t sit too well with the commander-in-chief, who promptly lashed out.

“Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes. The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others,” he tweeted.

The tweet, which was posted at 8:28pm Sunday evening, provoked a massive Twitter storm of responses

KMIR Patrick Price California lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill that would help protect California families from abusive loan companies.

It’s quick money but the consequences of getting a loan could be long-lasting.

For DJ Bellfair, he had no other option.

“You kind of feel like you’re up against a wall,” he said.

Bellfair moved from Seattle to La Quinta, needed a car immediately

and began searching.

“One was a much larger down payment that i did not have at the time and otherwise it was a 24% interest. I needed the vehicle, i had to take it,” he said.

The monthly payment was doable but tack on 24% interest and Bellfair was paying about $150 dollars more each month.

“It’s pitted against the people, against people who are struggling families who need the extra help and no one is willing

to give it to them,” said Bellfair.

Assembly member Ash Kalra is working to keep consumers protected.

“Borrowers are enticed with easy approval and no credit check,” said Kalra.

Some loan companies tack on triple digit interest rates leaving consumers in massive debt causing car repossessions, wage garnishment and even bankruptcy.

“As a result to an unending downward spiral of debt

that traps them in a cycle of poverty and irreparable credit,” said Kalra.

He introduced assembly bill 2500 which would extend California’s current interest rate cap to consumer loans between $25,00 and $10,000 dollars.

For example, a $10,000-dollar loan with a 12-month repayment plan would carry a maximum interest rate of 20 percent. It’s a better alternative for moneyconscious consumers.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey reacts to questions during a 2017 interview. © Armando Gallo / Global Look Press

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How to Spend Your Money with Companies that Share Your Values

By Desert Star Staff From small one-time purchases to monthly service fees, you may not think much about what happens to your money after spending it.

But beyond the typical considerations, such as price and product features, many savvy shoppers are starting to pick their brands and services based on new criteria like ethics. An ethical company treats both its employees and customers fairly and practices environmental sustainability.

Luckily, there is some guidance out there for those consumers who want to spend their money with companies that share their values.

Your Wardrobe: Patagonia’s mission statement is to “build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.”

A leader in social and environmental responsibility efforts in the fashion industry, the company is fair-trade

certified for all its sewing production and is dedicated to transparency. Consider shopping here if you want to look good and feel good.

Your Wireless Provider: One good resource to check out is “The World’s Most Ethical Companies” list, released annually by the Ethisphere Institute. It offers a quantitative assessment of a company’s performance in corporate governance, risk, sustainability compliance and ethics, and knowing a company or brand has scored high on this particular assessment can help set your mind at ease.

For the 10th year in a row, that list includes T-Mobile, which, among other initiatives, committed to move to 100 percent renewable energy by 2021, the only major wireless provider to do so. As one of only five honorees in the telecommunications industry to receive recognition from the Ethisphere Institute in 2018, they also landed on Best Place to Work lists for

parents, diversity, the LGBTQ community and more. T-Mobile was also given a perfect score of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign. For the full list of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies, visit worldsmostethicalcompanies. com.

Your Glass of Wine: Red or white? The next time you

imbibe, consider going beyond the wine’s flavor and potential pairings, seeking a bottle from a company that you know treats its employees well. Included in Glassdoor’s 2018 Best Places to Work Employees’ Choice list was E. & J. Gallo Winery, a family-owned company with a strong internal program to foster diversity and career development among

underrepresented communities.

Whether you’re shopping online, hitting the mall or choosing services that help you connect with friends, family and the world around you, consider doing a bit of research before making your next consumer decision to ensure you’re comfortable with where your money is headed. StatePoint

How to Update Your Wardrobe Without Overhauling Your Entire Closet

By Desert Star Staff Fun floral prints, pops of color and luxury materials are all making appearances

in footwear, accessories and ready-to-wear items. Fashion lovers will have the freedom to update their wardrobe by

selecting a few key pieces -- without feeling the need to overhaul their entire closets.

Nichole Duck, buyer for shoe retailer Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, is sharing her list of top essentials to update outfits, ensuring they are ontrend and ready cooler weather.

• Ultra-Feminine Blouses: Women’s blouses containing classic feminine touches are fresh, fun and flirty, with updated features such as oversized ruffles, bell sleeves and pretty one-shouldered styles.

Try an off-the-shoulder top with a favorite pair of frayed vintage jeans and neutral overthe-knee boots. Sky-high boots are on-trend in a big way.

• Navy as a Neutral: While shades of black and tan are still a much-needed staple in every woman’s closet, other popular colors are boldly challenging the traditional neutral color palette.

Brown and navy have always been a popular color combination. To add some warmth on cool days, consider a pair of camel colored boots with a slim profile to accentuate a navy pencil skirt or shirt dress.

• Versatile Prints and Embellishments: A fresh flower arrangement may not first come to mind this time of year. However, today’s apparel offerings are virtually overflowing with pretty floral patterns and designs.

Other embellishments, such as lace, embroidery and iridescent accents that sparkle and shine, even during daytime, will be evident in finishing details to enhance any outfit for a variety of occasions.

Try a pair of perforated cut out booties with a stacked heel to complete the look.

• Velvet Crush: Designs cut from this rich fabric will be seen in a variety of gorgeous

jewel tones. The decadent material can be infused with other popular items, like pleated gold skirts, sheer materials and such footwear as a pair of effortlessly chic mules with a hint of sparkle.

• Booties’ Big Moment: While more casual-inspired footwear is definitely still on trend, Duck says it’s time to make room in the closet for more booties, especially as they feature an endless variety in features. Think lace-up detail or perforated patterns – heel heights and toe shape.

For more stylish ideas, visit offbroadwayshoes. com. They have styles to accommodate a range of fashionistas -- from top designers and name brands.

No matter which trends fit your personal style, you can make fashion simple by updating your entire wardrobe with just a few new pieces for the season. StatePoint

eyes, make sure that they’re cleaned out ... make sure that we put a moist towelette through our dog’s ears particularly shepherds, that have the kind of erect ears that you see ... the winds can stir up things like palm frowns etc. things that will blow into our backyard, so just make sure you’re going through your backyard checking for hazardous materials.”

But, she says it’s sometimes things we can’t see that cause trouble so if

they’re scratching a lot or have red eyes you may need to call your vet, “Pets particularly dogs have allergies just like humans so it’s not just the fact that the dust is blowing in their eyes ... there’s pollen there’s all kinds of things that bloom in the desert.”

She says if you must go for a walk, keep it short, limited and know areas to avoid in case the weather gets worse, “Make sure that you’re considering where you’re going if we get rain ... make sure your pet is on a leash with you and avoid flash flood areas.”

And finally, severe weather

can be scary, a time many pets run away, “If you notice that they’re fearful because the winds make a lot of noises, ...or thunder ... turn on a radio and make sure that all their escape routes are blocked, keep an eye on them.”

Smith also says it’s also important to make sure you’re a good neighbor and keep an eye out for other pets near your home, if you see them in distress, call the owner and make sure they know their pet is outside, or if they’re not home and you can’t reach them, call animal control. Source: KMIR

Gusty Winds Dangerous for Pets Too

KMIR Kitty Alvarado The valley is being hit by gusty winds. Sand drifts, and flying debris are a common sight in these conditions. While most avoid of us avoid certain areas during wind events, many forget high winds are dangerous for pets too.

“Your pet wouldn’t electively go out walking in a wind storm,” says Kat Smith with the Palm Springs Animal Shelter adding that it’s a good idea to keep your pet indoors during hazardous weather,

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“a normal animal in the wild if there’s windy conditions, or any sort of storm approaching, they’re going to seek shelter and refuge and that’s what you should allow your pet to do.”

Pets are closer to the ground, making them more vulnerable to sand and debris that get kicked up by wind so if you get caught up in a wind storm she says it’s important to check your pet and their surroundings when you get home, “Put a cold wet compress on your pets

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Tennis with The Stars

By Desert Star Staff Rancho Mirage, -American Steve Johnson has been added to the star roster for the 2018 edition of Tennis With The Stars, presented by the BNP Paribas Open.

Hosted March 6th at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, a portion of all event proceeds will benefit national non-profit ACEing Autism.

Johnson, a Southern California native, has been ranked as high as no. 21 in the world and has won two ATP World Tour Titles (Nottingham ‘16, Houston ‘17). Most recently, he teamed

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with Ryan Harrison to clinch victory for the U.S. Davis Cup team in a 3-0 win over Serbia.

Johnson was a 4-time NCAA team champion and 2-time individual champion while competing for USC, including a 72-match win streak over his final two seasons.

“Steve is a class act and one of the hardest working players on tour,” said Scott Colebourne, Vice President of Operations for Cliff Drysdale Management.

“He always plays well in front of his home fans in Southern California, and we’re excited to have him join us

for Tennis With The Stars.”

Johnson joins the 2018 roster which includes world no. 2 Simona Halep, her coach Darren Cahill, world no. 6 and French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko, and rising U.S. star Frances Tiafoe. A limited number of amateur players will have the chance to compete alongside

the ante, finding elaborate -- and often public -- ways to ask someone to prom.

What are some popular promposal tactics? Spelling “prom” with pastries, creating giant duct tape posters, decorating lockers and bedrooms, and popping the question on the jumbotron at a sporting event.

Fashion First: When proms first became common, teens were encouraged to wear their “Sunday best” -- implying a nice dress or suit they already owned. Not so anymore. For girls, prom is all about the dress, and finding the perfect one at the right price is no easy task. “Seventeen Magazine” reported that girls spend $231 on average for a dress, $45 on shoes, $23 on a handbag, $32 on jewelry and $118 on hair, nails and makeup.

While guys typically spend less on prom clothing and accessories, they’re still shelling out for a tuxedo, corsage and other accessories.

Cut Costs, Save for College: The steep prom price tag is leading teens to look at alternatives, such as ditching typical outfits and making their own. One example is Duck Tape formal wear. Over the last 17 years, the Duck brand Stuck at Prom Scholarship

and against guest stars and players. Tennis With The Stars will serve as the kickoff event for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

More information about the 2018 lineup will be announced soon. For tickets and event details, please visit: www.tenniswithstars.com To purchase tickets to the BNP Paribas Open, visit: www.bnpparibasopen.com

Your Guide to Reducing the Prom Price Tag

By Desert Star Staff Prom is a time-honored tradition and a rite of passage for teens. Originally inspired by graduation celebrations and debutante balls, prom today is now an extravagant, defining moment in a teen’s life, bearing little resemblance to promenades of the past -- especially when it comes to cost.

All of this indulgence unfortunately comes with a price tag, and prom expenses can put a large dent in your wallet. Teens are spending nearly $640 on prom hair and makeup, outfits, tickets and rides, according to Yahoo Style’s “2017 Prom Across America” survey -- and that doesn’t take into consideration any pre-prom expenses, such as the promposal, which, according to Visa’s annual prom spending survey, adds another $324!

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Contest has attracted more than 7,000 entrants and awarded more than half a million dollars in scholarships to teens who crafted their Duck Tape prom attire.

Now in its 18th year, the contest will once again help offset the skyrocketing costs of college by helping teens save on prom and by awarding creative makers for their unique promwear designs, offering two individual $10,000 Grand Prizes: one in the Dress Category and one in the Tux Category, totaling $20,000. For more information, visit stuckatprom.com.

Other ways to cut the prom price tag? Hair, makeup and other accessories can cost more than $200, so skip the salon and opt for online tutorials for hair and makeup inspiration. Also, DIYing accessories, such as jewelry, a clutch or flowers (i.e. Duck Tape roses), can add a personal touch, and keep money in your wallet.

Setting a budget and looking for opportunities to save money can help ensure prom is an amazing night that doesn’t break the bank. StatePoint

Street Festival every Thursday Palm Springs Human Rights Commision Annual Awards Mar 12 @ 3:00 PM PS City Hall Chess In Concert at The Palm Canyon Theatre Mar 13 @ 7:00 PM 2018 Shamrock 5K and Lil’Leprechaun Dash in Downtown Mar 17 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Concert Under The Palms: Night Ranger at The Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs Mar 17 @ 7:30 PM The Desert Rose Playhouse Presents: Suddenly Last Summer Mar 17 @ 8:00 PM Paulo Szot: Salute to Broadway at The Annenberg Theater Mar 17 @ 8:00 PM Jewish Film Festival at The Camelot Theatres Mar 18 Coachella Valley Symphony Presents Opera to Broadway at The Annenberg Theater Mar 18 @ 3:00 PM “Cancer Cures - An Evening of Hope”, a Fundraiser for Israel Cancer Research Fund at Annenberg Center at Eisenhower. Tues. April 10 6 pm - 745 pm Tickets $95.

PALM DESERT Star Party at the Monument Mar 10 @ 6:00 PM San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center MozART Group Performance at The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert Mar 12 @ 8:00 PM Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Steve Tyrell Performs at The McCallum Theatre Mar 13 @ 8:00 PM Midtown Men Live at The McCallum Theatre Mar 14 @ 8:00 PM The Texas Tenors Perform at The McCallum Theatre Mar 15 @ 8:00 PM Jazz Favorite Chris Botti Performs at The McCallum Theatre Mountains Art Faire Mar 17 @ 9:00 AM Fashion Week El Paseo: Eve’s Garden Exhibition Mar 17 @ 11:00 AM Canadian Singer / Songwriter BriaSkonberg Performs at The McCallum Theatre Mar 17 @ 8:00 PM Tribute to Glenn Miller & Tex Beneke Featuring The Tex Beneke Orchestra at The McCallum Theater Mar 18 @ 3:00 PM Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein Presented at The McCallum Theatre Mar 20 Fashion Week El Paseo Presents FIDM Debut Collections Trunk Show Mar 23 @ 11:00 AM Continued on page 18

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

While busy with professional shifts, changes and rebalancings, turn more towards forgiveness, friends and the future - where the true reality is. Set goals with friends, helping them be stable and successful. Don’t demand too much from others.

It creates disappointments.

You’re in a time of great creative potential. Why do I see greenhouses & natural warm pools when I enter your world?

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cared for. You have a bit more time to prepare. Education in the New Aquarian Age calls to you. It’s never too late.

CANCER

It’s tax time, yes? Sometimes that creates anxiety. This year with Neptune and Chiron in Pisces, it can be even more confusing. The feeling is everything’s just too complex.

Like Pisces, you may feel you’re on uncharted waters, in a boat with no captain, no shore in sight, and there’s TAURUS rumors that pirates are just around the bend. Life feels The past weeks have been like that now. Be sure to rest. more like an internal retreat, And find soothing warm calm inner solitude, where something waters (or arms) to lay in. very important has been taking place. Now you consider new LEO goals & plants, tending to their manifestation. This is “white You’re sensitive, more than magic”. Magic is the ancient usual. Here you are in your word for bringing a thoughtreality and it seems something, form into the world, helping over there somewhere, it appear in form and matter. opposes you. What this Call forth the Holy Spirit (Ray means is an integration (of 3) to overshadow you. Divine things & thoughts, new & Intelligence leading to Divine unusual) is attempting to Action. This is esoteric. occur. An absorbing and balancing of new realities.

GEMINI One reality may be that creating more companionship You become more practical & alliances would assist you. with resources because Assist your heart, actually. you know a change, new VIRGO experiences and education are coming that reorient your beliefs. That is, if you have the There’s always so much to courage to step into a new accomplish, so many people to reality, enter into a group of contact, so many ideas to jot like-minded others, plan your down & create goals with. It’s travels ahead of time and know good Virgo has a developed the rest of your world will be and orderly work ethic. Virgo

is responsible and intelligent.

Creativity is to be practical & purposeful this month. You remember something. It makes you sad, glad, wondering, concerned, happy, joyful.

All those things together.

LIBRA You want to play a little more.

Some Libran’s are very serious, they don’t play much. They feel injustices in the world and seek to alleviate them. You do this. However, now’s the time for a bit of lightness, for friends, entertaining, communicating with loved ones, interacting with children. In the coming weeks and months, tend carefully to health. See a natural doctor, dentist, care provider, and a deeply listening therapist. Get new shoes. A new endeavor may appear.

SCORPIO Tend to family with extra care, touching in, making contact with all the family, even those not often seen. There’s a pull between home and work, family & the world, internal & external realities. Try to meet personal needs first.

Stay at home a bit more. Let outer realities fall away. This gives you time to consider a different course of action concerning your gifts, talents and work. What needs tending concerning your own self?

very new, very future, should be streaming through your mind, creating a Tesla like electricity in your body. People can sense you’ve become a bit different.

You need a close companion.

Tesla’s closest companion was a dove? They communicated daily. Which you must do with heart, with those around you. Focus on them more.

Soon a strange new spirit of adventure arrives. Where will you go? What/who will call?

CAPRICORN Capricorn identities (who am I, really?) continue to shift, change and be transformed, like fluid earth. Saturn & Pluto are in your sign, creating a great transforming field around you. People respond to you differently now. They see something – a light perhaps, a sense of focus, a power, a beauty. Stay close to loved ones. And should you require it, call forth the resources needed in your life. They will arrive at just the right time.

PISCES So, happy birthday, Pisces … yesterday, today, this week, next week. When our birthday month arrives, the Sun’s golden light shines through us. We are beautiful. Our angels stand close by during our birthday month, waiting to hear our needs for the coming new year. A birthday celebration only really occurs when we talk to our angels.

Their task is to help us in our needs. They stand around us...waiting, listening, tending, patient as ever. They offer their gift of loving protection.

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

AQUARIUS

New thoughts and/or ideas,

Careful with money, assets, facts and figures. Know what you have, know what is coming in and going out. Be orderly about this. Don’t allow a lack of time or attention to take you away from this task. Train yourself to have a clear idea of all financial transactions.

Have a book where you jot down finances, facts and figures. This calls for a bit of discipline, more practicality

said, “I’m absolutely delighted to have broken my own record.

I always knew there was much more speed possible with the right conditions and crucially the right car to tow me. The Maserati Levante made light work of the icy and snowy conditions, giving us the grip to really hit top speed.

The adrenalin rush is always amazing when you hit those

speeds – I’m just happy I was able to hold my nerve, keep the snowboard in line and ultimately smash the World Record.”

Jacob Nyborg, Head of Marketing for Maserati S.p.A. commented, ‘What a fantastic effort from Jamie to break the World Record.

As soon as we spoke to him about this attempt, we knew it was something we had to

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and it allows you to have a firm idea of all that you’re worth.

British Snowboarder Jamie Barrow breaks Guinness World Record

By Desert Star Staff MODENA, Italy, -- Britain’s fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow has broken his own Guinness World Record, clocking a new fastest speed on a snowboard while being towed by a vehicle on the frozen lakes of St Moritz.

Barrow previously broke the same record in February 2016, when he was clocked at a speed of 99.87 km/h while being towed behind a car across the same frozen lake in St Moritz. Despite breaking the record in 2016, Barrow was always confident that an even greater speed was possible, due to the track in 2016 being slightly shorter than originally planned and the soft snow not allowing the grip needed.

This time he returned to the lake with a powerful Maserati Levante SUV, a much faster car than the one used in his last record attempt, fitted with Pirelli Scorpion Winter tires.

The special studded tires have 474 studs per tire and are 4 mm long to allow the best grip possible on the frozen lake.

With the record attempt

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taking place on a frozen lake, safety and preparation were a major factor when planning the project. The track was closed, fenced off and pistebashers groomed the snow especially for the Guinness World Record attempt.

Strict criteria had to be met for the record to meet Guinness World Record guidelines.

These included completing a timed run in both directions with specialist recording equipment, set at 100m by a Guinness World Records official. With 400m needed either side so that the Maserati Levante could accelerate and slow down safely on the snow, a total run of approximately 900m was prepared.

On the morning of Monday 19th February, the very first out run was recorded at 151.57 km/h. Due to the Guinness World Record stipulations; a return run back was recorded at 147.72 km/h. The two runs were then averaged to give the final Guinness World Record speed of 149.65 km/h.

About his newly set Guinness World Record, Jamie

be involved with. The new Maserati Levante SUV has performance at its heart, so this was the perfect way to show its off-road capabilities, while helping Jamie break a new Guinness World Record.

We are excited to see what the future holds for Jamie and hope we can help him reach even greater speeds in the future – what an incredible athlete.”

Jamie Barrow and Maserati Levante World Speed Record in St. Moritz February 21, 2018

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Vermeer’ and ‘Play Date with Miffy!’ on DVD Enter the world of the future in Warner Bros. “Blade Runner 2049” starring Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (“La La Land”) as K and Harrison Ford (the “Star Wars” films and “Witness”) reprising the role of Rick Deckard.

Others in the international cast include Ana de Armas (“War Dogs”), Robin Wright (“Wonder Woman”), Mackenzie Davis (“The Martian”), Carla Juri (“Brimstone”) and Lennie James (“The Walking Dead”) with James Bautista (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies) and Oscar winner Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”).

It is now three decades after the events in the first film and a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling) has unearthed a long-buried secret that has the potential

to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. This discovery leads K on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

This stunning follow-up will please “Blade Runner” fans, but you don’t need to have seen the original to understand this continuing blade runner film. The film is rated R for violence, some sexuality, nudity and language.

Running time: 164 minutes.

The Blu-ray and Bluray combo pack contain many special features: Blade Runners, The Replicant Evolution, The Rise of Wallace Corp, Welcome to 2049, Joi and Within the Skies.

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The life and work of Johannes Vermeer is explored

“Blade Runner 2049” in the PBS documentary “Vermeer Beyond Time”

by French filmmaker JeanPierre Cottet who adapts an imaginative and sensitive

approach to the Dutch artist’s life, his family and his conversion to Catholicism.

Today Vermeer’s paintings are respected and loved, but that unfortunately was not the case during his all too brief lifetime. In 1675, overwhelmed by poverty and physically weakened, he dies at the age of 43. His paintings are sold to cover his debts and he disappears from memory. Then 200 years later his works are rediscovered and his popularity soars. Today he ranks as one of the finest Dutch painters, which is a well deserved honor.

The documentary is narrated by Steve Martin and is approximately 90 minutes in length.

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“Play Date With Miffy!” is about a bunny named Miffy

“Play Date with Miffy!”

and her adventures, both big and small, with her best friends Melanie and Grunty.

In 11 stories this little group of animals learns all about the world around them as they embark on adventures and new experiences. And as they do they celebrate kindness, respect and friendship. The little buddies jump in puddles, take a ballet class and play hide and seek in eleven playful stories that include: Miffy and the Puddles, Miffy and the Tennis Match, Grunty the Ballerina, Miffy’s Go-Cart, Miffy Goes Bowling, Miffy the Queen of the Castle, Miffy at the Library, Grunty, Where Are you? Miffy’s New Bicycle, Dan and the Big Bad Wolf and Miffy and the Crocodile.

Each story encourages preschoolers to try new things.

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MUSIC

BY ROBERT KINSLER

A Trio of Terrific Titles There is a trio of wonderful new releases from decidedlydifferent corners of the sonic universe to recommend. A concert film featuring Van Morrison, an orchestral album from legendary Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks and a new studio set from bluesman Tinsley Ellis would make welcome additions to any music lover’s library.

Artist: Van Morrison Title: In Concert (Eagle Rock Entertainment) You might like if you enjoy: Van Morrison Tell me more: The newlyreleased “In Concert” features a memorable Van Morrison concert filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre in 2016. The iconic singer is backed by a terrific musical cast of players and singers as he explores a stellar catalog that encompasses a mixture of blues, folk, jazz and classic soul. The 76-minute concert includes a few choice hits (including an animated “Wild Night” and jazzy “Brown Eyed Girl,” the latter bolstered by Van the Man’s sax playing), but the larger joy of this fastmoving performance is in the choice of deep cuts. The gorgeous “Every Time I See A River” (a newer track from his 2016 LP “Keep Me Singing”), spiritual “Whenever God

Shines His Light,” yearning ballad “Carrying A Torch” (enhanced by Dana Masters’ backing vocals) and the setending “In The Garden” are among the winning numbers featured during the inviting show. In addition to that main performance, there is a bonus 12-song “Up On Cyprus Avenue” concert filmed on Morrison’s 70th birthday. “Van Morrison In Concert” is now available on both DVD and Blu-ray.

Information: eagle-rock.com.

work as a keyboardist and songwriter with that legendary progressive rock group. Fans of Genesis can catch up with Banks via his extraordinary new orchestral album titled “5.”

The disc’s opener “Prelude to a Million Years” is an ambitious piece that draws favorable comparisons with Howard Shore’s riveting score of the “Lord of the Rings” trio of films; however, Bank’s piece was actually commissioned for the 70th Cheltenham Music Festival in 2014. The success of that work’s world premiere Artist: Tony Banks on July 5, 2014 under the Title: 5 (BMG) baton of conductor Maxime You might like if you Tortelier with the Bournemouth enjoy: Rick Wakeman, Symphony Orchestra was the composer Howard Shore genesis of “5.” The five track Tell me more: As a founding album marks Banks’ 10th member of Genesis, Rock album apart from his work with and Roll Hall of Famer Tony Genesis, and the emotional Banks is recognized for his weight and beauty of the work

here is lavishly delivered by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Choir along with conductor Nick Ingman.

Produced by long-time collaborator Nick Davis, “5” features an intoxicating blend of symphonic textures and forays. The nuanced “Reveille,” aptly-titled “Ebb & Flow,” the cinematic “Autumn Sonata” and a reworking of the exhilarating Genesis-era composition “Renaissance” fill out the wonderful “5.” Information: TonyBanksMusic.com.

Artist: Tinsley Ellis Title: Winning Hand You might like if you enjoy: Eric Clapton, Tommy Castro, Gary Moore Tell me more: Fans of electric blues music – and great guitar playing – should

check out Tinsley Ellis’ new album “Winning Hand.” “The Sound of a Broken Man” is the album’s first entry, and Ellis’ fiery guitar work impresses with every phrase. But that proves to be just the beginning, as the Atlanta native offers up scorching performances that showcase his virtuoso chops and artistic touch where even the most blistering lead solos come in the service of solid songs. The tender “Gamblin’ Man” showcasing Ellis’ outstanding baritone vocals, the playful “I Got Mine,” old time Southern rocker blaster “Satisfied” that joyfully explodes out of the stereo speaker, and gentle R&B “Don’t Turn Off the Light” are among the must hear tracks on the aptly-dubbed “Winning Hand.” Information: www. www.TinsleyEllis.com.

Ben & Jerry’s Celebrates 11 Years with Stephen Colbert

By Desert Star Staff BURLINGTON, Vt., -While many people are aware that Stephen Colbert has his own Ben & Jerry’s flavor, what they aren’t aware of is that Colbert—since day one—has donated all of his proceeds (over 2 million dollars since the flavor was unveiled in 2007) to those in need. And,

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staff member may nominate a non-profit organization as a recipient of the pint proceeds.

To highlight the story, Ben & Jerry’s has released a video showing exactly how the process works and how the money is distributed.

The late-night host joined forces with Ben & Jerry’s 11 years ago when the ice cream maker launched Americone Dream, a flavor of admiration for the quick-witted comedian who was about to explode to the top of pop culture.

The name “Americone Dream” was a tongue -incheek nod to the faux pundit that would soon result in a spoon-in-mouth love affair for Americans. As Colbert said at the 2007 launch: “Now you can enjoy me internally as well being Stephen Colbert, he as externally.” The flavor was does so in a fun, thoughtful, first unveiled in a patriotic pint and deliberate manner. package, and the concoction, “Thank you for making a vanilla ice cream with fudge show that people like enough covered waffle cones and to buy an ice cream flavor a caramel swirl, became an associated with it,” said Colbert instant hit. Colbert’s flavor is to a recent meeting of Late one of three (along with the Show staffers. Since year one, iconic Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Cherry Garcia) Stephen has involved his staff in the donation process. Each to be featured in pints, bulk February 21, 2018

(available in the company’s franchised Scoop Shops), Pint Slices (a novelty released in 2017), mini cups, and even quarts. The fan favorite has held its position in the upper echelon of Ben & Jerry’s top ten since its introduction.

What’s next? A new look for the pint design. Yes, even Colbert’s packaging continues

to evolve from the original red, white and blue to the newest version hitting the shelves in 2018 with Stephen’s Late Show image. More charities will also reap the benefits of Colbert’s kindness as 2017 was the biggest yield to date – the flavor just keeps getting more popular. Source: PRNewswire

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The 2018 Top Gun Air Museum Gala

Clay Lacy, Tom Skerritt and Leroy Petry. Photo by Pat Krause along with over 600 guests for the gala and that Mayor their time to the Air Museum.

Robert Moon still fit into his Other speakers included uniform. Entertainment was Fred Noble and Chairman of provided by The Company the Board Dan Gilbertson. The Men who thrilled the guests special guest was actor Tom with hits of yesteryear like, Skerritt who was indeed a My Girl; Smoke Gets in Your celebrity as he walked among Eyes and That Loving Feeling. the guests speaking to them 2018 honorees were and said he was so proud Capt. US Navy Ret. and to meet all the veterans and astronaut, Alan Bean, Captain heroes attending. It was noted US Navy Ret. Jim Dimatteo, there were 3 Tuskegee Airmen Colonel US Air Force Ret. Continued from Page 1

Co-chair Lisa Bell, Frank Bell, Harriet Bernstein and Co-chair Marguerita Maasen-Gilbertson. Photo by Pat Krause Jon Goldenbaum, Major General US Air Force Ret. Pat J. Halloran, Captain US Navy Ret. Dan Pedersen, Congressional Medal of Honor and Master Sargeant US Arm Ret. Leroy Petry, CDR Jacob Rosales, and Entrepreneur/ Aviator Extraordinaire Clay Lacy. These Heroes were honored as The Best of the Best for their service.

Each was honored with a video of their lives and a

presentation for their awards.

The Air Museum is proud to be able to teach our young children about aviation. They bus children from various schools into the Museum, Feed them lunch and teach them the history of Aviation and our Wars. They have shown over 6000 children with an education program that is the best bar none because they meet with the docents who lived the

experiences and can tell their stories. Kids can get on a plane and see what it is like to be a pilot or in the military.

It’s a hands-on education and one the children never forget. They can pilot a plane on a computer and learn more about a device they know. Knowing our history and the wars we fought will maybe deter futures wars.

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Future is Female: NC Women File for Candidacy This Week

By Desert Star Staff Record numbers of women are expected to file this week in North Carolina to get their names on the ballot in national, state or local elections.

Monday was the first day for candidates to file for this year’s election, and while the numbers are still coming in, there is anecdotal evidence that the face of North Carolina’s ballot will be markedly different in this year’s election.

Lillian’s List is a North Carolina organization that recruits interested women and helps them identify leadership opportunities and districts.

Board chair Pamela Hutson says since the last presidential election, they’ve had more women express interest than in the previous 10 years.

“It’s just been incredible for us to see the number of women who have come to us in 2017,” Hutson says.

“I know there was a wave that filed, and I know there are many more to come, I can just say that much.”

This year, according to the Center for American

Women and Politics, women hold just shy of 20 percent of the 535 seats in Congress, although they make up more than half the U.S. population.

Just hours before local election board offices opened, Democrats and voting-rights groups were still seeking changes to more than a dozen state House districts in the Raleigh and Charlotte areas.

That motion was denied.

In the last 20 years, Hutson says Lillian’s List has trained 665 candidates for office in North Carolina. She notes the training goes beyond securing equal representation, and extends to contributing ideals that the group believes have otherwise been missing from government leadership.

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The MozART Group at McCallum Theatre

By Desert Star Staff Palm Desert, CA-Through the generosity of Gary and Phyllis Schahet, the McCallum Theatre presents the MozART Group on Monday, March 12, at 8:00 pm. A string quartet that makes you laugh? It’s true! The four gentlemen of MozART Group do the impossible, combining classical music and comedy into a unique experience for young and old. Surprising and funny, the MozART Group is an original fountain of noble craziness. Not always dangerous, but still hilarious.

Without a doubt unique!

Made up of musicians from prestigious academies of

music in Warsaw and Łódz, the MozART Group sells out stadiums in Europe and are YouTube sensations with more than 10 million hits.

Their performances not only rival the comedic brilliance of the late, great Victor Borge, but they are all first-class musicians, each funny, silly and sweet in their way.

All four gentlemen of the MozART Group are welleducated instrumentalists, but they decided to play classical music humorously.

The MozART Group created a worldwide unique musical cabaret, where the music, not the words, is the source of joy and laughter. Take a

classical composition as canvas, analyze its structure and theme, surround it with musical associations, brilliant, outstanding ideas and, while listening to the final product, the listener is continuously surprised, amazed, laughing and moved to tears.

The musicians of the MozART Group have been playing together since 1995. In the beginning, they presented short musical jokes on Canal Plus Television and gave their first debut in 1997 at the PAKA competition of young Polish cabarets in Krakow. That same year, they presented their first cabaret program entitled “Mozart’s Still Alive”

and since then, has given concerts in throughout Europe, Canada, the U.S., and Asia.

MozART has received prestigious prizes like the Grand Prix of the XVIII Festival of Satire and Comedy in Lidzbark; “Pingwin z brazu” (the Bronze Penguin). The award is given by the cabaret community of Zielona Gora, an informal capitol of Polish cabaret, and two Golden Troughs at the Ryjek Festival in Rybnik/Poland. In 2010, MozART was awarded a special prize from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland for outstanding achievements and 15 years on stage. The 31st European Humor Festival GAGY in Slovakia awarded MozART with the 2011 Grand Prix. In 2013, they were awarded all three main prizes at the 10th Festival des Artes Burlesques in St. Etienne, France.

The first show of the group, in which they took Antonio Vivaldi as their patron, was entitled “The Four Seasons à la MozART Group.”

With their CD Creatures, each of the seasons begins the same way as Vivaldi’s compositions. Later on, however, it runs freely in the direction of various world songs about spring, summer, autumn, and winter. This show provides the listener with over 70 minutes of

A Merging of Modernism and Fine Art

By Desert Star Staff The Palm Springs Convention Center reverberated with a mélange of art, retro and futuristic plus everything in between during Modernism Week, February 15-19, an event attracting visitors from near and far.

Louis Galper with his friends visiting from San Diego said

Jorge Mendez at Art Palm Springs.

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he was spending at least four days in Palm Springs to make this a ‘marathon art weekend.’

Eighty-five premier national and international dealers featuring all design movements of the 20th century were exhibited at the Modernism Show and Sale while at the Convention Center’s adjacent

space, Art Palm Springs brought 84 art galleries together for the event’s 7th edition, according to Donna Davies, Vice President of Art Group Urban Exposures.

Catching the attention of a steady flow of jewelry fans at The Modernism Show was a retrospective exhibition of rare William de Lillo and Robert F.

Maria Elena Kraverz Gallery at Art Palm Springs.

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Clark jewelry and sculpture not previously curated for display ever before according to Carlos King of Gallery 24 Jewelry in Palm Springs.

He pulled out all the stops with the dramatic collection of dazzling necklaces and bracelets. Mr. King said the designers had “many celebrity status clients and delivered jewelry in the Palm Springs area to Liberace, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Barbara Sinatra, and Mrs. Bob Hope, often staying with the Hopes at their Southridge residence in Palm Springs.

Just steps away the Vintage Poster, specializing in original vintage European advertising posters and Poster Passion, specializing in reproductions of antique posters lured art fans nonstop with signs from TWA and Air France side by side with recruitment posters for the Navy, Air Force and Marines. Moving on to the Art Palm Springs exhibition, just steps away revealed an international gathering of artists, alongside desert art galleries.

The Jorge Mendez Gallery in Palm Springs Uptown Design District displayed collectible works by emerging

sophisticated, perfectly arranged, sublime fun!

In 2015, the MozART Group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala show at the Teatr Polski in Warsaw. Twenty years on stage is a good reason to show the audience the funny and exciting stories which happened during this time.

In 2017, the quartet revisited over 20 countries including France, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Germany.

Just for Laughs, the world’s biggest and most crucial comedy festival featured the quartet with a total of twenty shows in Montreal.

“We exist despite the sober formality of great concert halls, despite the boredom of classical musicians’ life, despite fanatic lovers of classical music, despite fans of rock, rap or pop who are afraid of classical music. We treat our Muse with humorous irony, and we’re sure, she will have nothing against it!”

- MozART group Tickets for this performance are $67, $47, $37 and $27.

Tickets are available at the Theatre’s website at www. mccallumtheatre.com or by calling the McCallum Theatre Box Office at (760) 340ARTS. The McCallum Theatre, located at 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert CA 92260

and selected artists. The Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery from Cordoba, Argentina was a show stopper with several canine-inspired mosaic sculptures by Natasha Dikareva turning the heads of dog lovers in their tracks.

Around the corner book, lovers lingered over the remarkably detailed paintings of bookshelves displaying classic “coffee table” books and more ranging from designers and artists from Dior to David Hockney.

The Host Committee for this year’s Art Palm Springs featured Harold Matzner, Arlene Schnitzer, Jordan Schnitzer, Steven Biller, Michael Childers Richard Kip Serafin, and Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon.

Among the Cultural Partners were Desert X, Modernism Week and the Beatrice Woods Center for the Arts.

A diverse, dramatic array of art, accent pieces, and jewelry spanned both the Modernism and Art Palm Springs exhibits. “There was something for everyone’s taste,” said Timmy Woods of Los Angeles who is a perennial fan of both shows.

Pamela Price serves on the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission

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ramp, Raphael’s Weight Training Room, Leonardo’s Rotating Weapon storage wall, Michelangelo’s arcade and so much more.

“The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a culturally iconic property that has reinvention in its DNA,” said Jon Roman, Senior Vice President, Toys, Nickelodeon. “Our brand-new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series will have a dynamic, colorful look and feel, with plenty of action, and there’s no one better than long-standing toy partner Playmates to capture that spirit in a terrific line of products.”

By Desert Star Staff EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Playmates Toys displayed its robust 2018 brand portfolio during the North American International Toy Fair, featuring innovative product lines based on hit entertainment properties. Leading the portfolio is the expansive all-new toy line based on Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is also set to debut in 2018. In addition to the allnew Turtles toy line, Playmates Toys will expand its current lines based on the following animated series: Cartoon Network’s Ben 10, Nelvana’s Mysticons andDreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender.

“As the driving force behind the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line for decades, it’s been exciting to develop a collection of Turtles for a new generation of kids that feature an all-new look, new weapons, new characters and more,” said Karl Aaronian, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Playmates Toys. “In addition to the Turtles, we also take great pride in continuing to grow our other product lines with innovative developments that provide kids with the opportunity for imaginative

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Following are highlights within each of the product lines, which will be introduced at retail throughout the year.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Playmates Toys, the longtime master toy licensee for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will reveal its allnew product line for 2018 inspired by Nickelodeon’s brand-new animated series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is also set to debut in 2018. In this reimagined iteration of the popular franchise, the band of brothers discover new powers and encounter a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. The extensive Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlestoy line is set to hit toy shelves in fall 2018, and includes action figures, vehicles, playsets and role play.

Key highlights in the all-new toy line include an assortment of highly detailed action figures that are uniquely sculpted and fully articulated.

The collection features the four Turtles, as well as new characters Baron Draxum, voiced by WWE Superstar

Ben 10 As the global master toy partner for Cartoon Network’s hit Ben 10 animated series, Playmates Toys will expand John Cena, Meat Sweats its toy line in 2018 to include and others introduced in the an all new assortment of series. The Turtle Tank, the action figures, feature-driven new group vehicle that will help deluxe figures, Omnitrixget the Turtles to the action inspired role play and more. fast, also serves as the mobile The Cartoon Network series command headquarters for is centered on the adventures the Turtles, when Donatello’s of fun loving, 10-year-old,

removable lab rises up in spy mode. The 43” Epic Lair Playset, the biggest playset ever from Playmates Toys, includes four levels of play and numerous features including an adjustable skateboard

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Ben Tennyson, who finds the Omnitrix, a mysterious watch that transforms him into 10 different heroic aliens.

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Mysticons Playmates Toys, the global master toy partner for Nelvana’s animated series, Mysticons, will be expanding its first-ever action figure collection for girls to include all-new figures and role play. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in August 2017, and tells the epic tale of four female girls chosen to become legendary warriors to protect their realm from evil.

The action figure assortment will grow in 2018, introducing new figures to the current collection of highly detailed and articulated 7-inch figures, the Lights & Sounds Figures, which bring each of the Mysticons heroes to life, and the Griffin & Figure Assortment. In addition to figures, the role play segment will expand with an all-new Light Up Bracer Assortment and a Dress Up Assortment, allowing girls to easily transform into their favorite Mysticons warrior.

DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender

Playmates Toys is the master toy licensee for DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender, which is now streaming on Netflix, with season five set to debut on March 2. The line will continue to grow in 2018 with the addition of a classic line of figures and more. The series is a contemporary reimagining of the pop culture phenomenon featuring five young pilots of mystical robot lions that combine to form Voltron, the legendary defender of the universe.

New introductions for 2018 include the Classic Legendary Lion Assortment, which features five Classic Legendary Lions that combine to form a fully-articulated 16” Classic Voltron figure with a chest that lights up and over 60 sounds from the original 1984 show. Additionally, the 12” Defender Voltron, an allnew version of Voltron, features a projectile launching shoulder cannon and Voltron’s shield.

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Plant the right tree in the right place this spring

By Desert Star Staff ATLANTA, -- Georgia Power works every day to keep reliability high across the state and, with Georgia Arbor Day marking the start of the spring planting season this month, the company encourages customers to make the right landscaping choices around homes and businesses. Planting the right tree in the right place may help decrease the likelihood of a power outage in the event of a storm while ensuring that power lines are clear of trees and brush provides also easier access to the company’s power lines, which means quicker power restoration after a storm.

Georgia Power recommends dividing your yard into three specific planting zones – the Tall Zone (trees 60 feet or higher), the Medium Zone (trees no taller than 40 feet), and the Low Zone (trees and shrubs no taller than 25 feet). Trees and shrubs in the Low Zone may be planted 15 feet from electric utility wires.

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These maintenance activities are an essential piece of the company’s commitment to ensuring reliable service for 2.5 million customers in every corner of the state.

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Ukrainians, also numerous and unlike Poles operating in organized formations supported by part of the Ukrainian society, which makes their crimes even greater,” the statement added.

The Jewish group then advised the Polish authorities to “refrain from further ill-considered statements, which deny the historical truth, and not only embarrass them, but also institutions they represent.”

Morawiecki and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the issue during a phone call on Sunday. According to Netanyahu, he told the Polish Prime Minister that “such a comparison is false…The Holocaust was designed to destroy the entire Jewish people and not any other peoples.”

Poland “is trying to say that there were cases in which Jews collaborated with the Nazis, but one cannot compare numerically, and the circumstances are entirely different as well,” the head of the Israeli government said as cited by Haaretz. Such controversial statements have been made by the Polish authorities because they “must be sensing that they are being blamed for the Holocaust,” he added.

Morawiecki made the controversial statement while he was answering a question from an Israeli reporter regarding the new

Polish law, which criminalized blaming Poles for Nazi crimes committed on Polish soil and outlawed the phrase “Polish death camps.”

The legislation led to a war of words between Tel Aviv and Warsaw, and the planned Israeli visit by the head of the Polish National Security Council, Pawel Soloch, was suspended in early February.

In response to the Polish initiative, a group of Israeli parliamentarians demanded the country’s Holocaust denial law be amended in order to outlaw efforts to diminish cooperation with Nazis.

Last week, Andrzej Zybertowicz, an adviser to Poland’s president, added fuel to the fire by saying that Israel’s furious reaction to the legislation was explained by the “feeling of shame at the passivity of the Jews during the Holocaust.”

Israel is “clearly fighting to keep the monopoly on the Holocaust,” he told the Polska Times newspaper. On Sunday, Swastikas and anti-Polish slogans were painted on the Polish embassy in Israel.

An estimated 6 million Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe, were killed by the Nazis, including at the Auschwitz, Sobibor and other death camps, which operated on the territory of occupied Poland from 1939 to 1945.

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Polish Jews say PM’s Holocaust complicity comments ‘cross line of common sense’

Survivors and guests walk through the gates of the former Nazi Auschwitz death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, January 27, 2018. © Kacper Pempel / Reuters / Reuters

By Desert Star Staff The Union of Jewish Communities in Poland blasted Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for saying that there were Jewish perpetrators in the Holocaust, denouncing his “moral blindness and historical ignorance.”

During the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that there were “Polish perpetrators, as there were Jewish perpetrators, as there were Russian perpetrators, as there were Ukrainian and German perpetrators” in the Holocaust. His statements caused outrage in Israel and Jewish communities

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across the globe.

On Monday, the Union of Jewish Communities in Poland released a statement that said Morawiecki’s comments “cross the line of common sense.” Their statement acknowledged that there were “Jewish criminals, Jewish Police in the Ghettos,” but stressed that the head of the government had no right to mention them with the other perpetrators.

“Unlike Germans, Ukrainians or Poles, Jews acted under a threat of direct terror, in a situation similar to that of the prisoners of concentration camps,” the Union said. “Unlike the Ghetto Police, Polish policemen were not threatened with

death of their family for refusing to deliver Jews to the Germans. It is the sign of a moral blindness and historical ignorance to put those, who acted under the greatest duress in one sentence with Polish perpetrators or Ukrainian and German criminals.”

The Poles participated in the Holocaust in such numbers that can’t be considered “individual cases,” the union asserted.

However, it specified that “the Polish perpetrators were not ‘the same’ as German perpetrators – Holocaust was a crime of a German State in which, unfortunately, Poles took part.”

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1800293, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

ARTHUR L. DENNIS and HELEN P. PEMBROOK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name AREN JUSTIN JOHN DENNIS to Proposed Name: AREN JUSTIN JOHN PEMBROOK. 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: March 14, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 PALM DRIVE SUITE 5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Dated: January 26, 2018. Judge of the Superior Court, Publish February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018. DSW18-1033 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1707159, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. WILLIAM RANDOLPH SUMNER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name WILLIAM RANDOLPH SUMNER to Proposed Name: RANDY RAE RICHARDSON. 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: March 16, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address of the court is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 PALM DRIVE SUITE 5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Dated: January 26, 2018. Judge of the Superior Court, Publish January 31, 2018, February 7, 14, 21, 2018. DSW18-1026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MODERN TILE & MARBLE, 30575 AVENIDA DEL YERMO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: BRADY MICHAEL FLEIG, 30575 AVENIDA DEL YERMO, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: BRADY MICHAEL FLEIG. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 15, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201802233. 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., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW181046 February 21, 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: LILLIAN B DRAPERIES, 68895 PEREZ RD 21R, CATHDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92674.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: THEA MARIA FELKEL, 2471 BRENTWOOD, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: THEA MARIA FELKEL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 9, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201802018. 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., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1044 February 21, 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CONCRETE UNLIMITED, 27830 VENTURA DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JOHN JEFFREY RICHARD MCCRARY, 27830 VENTURA DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above 1/1/18. 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: JOHN JEFFREY RICHARD MCCRARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on February 14, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201802148. 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

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(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1043, February business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

21, 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT as true, information which he or she knows to be THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: OMAR CELESBUSINESS AS: BRIANNA VILLANUEVA BEAUTY, TINO GARZA JR, PRESIDENT. This statement was 79430 HIGHWAY 111, SUITE #28, LA QUINTA, CA filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 92253. Riverside County76840 OKLAHOMA AVE, January 29, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Full name of registrant: Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801339. NOTICE — BRIANNA MARIE VILLANUEVA, 76840 OKLA- THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT HOMA AVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Business EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant has not FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. yet begun to transact business under the fictitious A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT name(s) listed above. I declare that all the informa- MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING tion in this statement is true and correct. (A regis- OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOtrant, who declares as true, information which he or RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS BRIANNA MARIE VILLANUEVA. This statement was OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., February 5, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801689. NOTICE — 1036 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIA NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NESS AS: POINT OF CONTACT FOUNDATION, MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING 74060 SETTING SUN TRAIL, PALM DESERT, CA OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- 92260. Riverside County; P.O. BOX 2759, PALM RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS DESERT, CA 92261. Full name of registrant: ROBIN BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS SUE MATTESON, 740606 SETTING SUN TRAIL, OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR PALM DESERT, CA 92260; KEN- -MAHER, 74060 COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., SETTING SUN TRAIL, PALM DESERT, CA 92260.

BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18- Business is conducted by: An Unincorporated 1042 February 21, 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 Association-other than a partnership. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- information in this statement is true and correct. (A NESS AS: SALADS & MORE TO GO; BOTANAS, registrant, who declares as true, information which 81775 SIERRA AVENUE, INDIO, CA 92201. River- he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) side County: 81775 SIERRA AVENUE, INDIO, CA Signed: ROBIN SUE MATTESON, GENERAL PART92201. Full name of registrant: REYNA- -MAZARI, NER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk 81775 SIERRA AVENUE, INDIO, CA 92201. Busi- of Riverside County on January 11, 2018. Peter ness is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. has not yet begun to transact business under the R-201800539. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIfictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS information in this statement is true and correct. (A FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE registrant, who declares as true, information which OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Signed: REYNA- -MAZARI. This statement was BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEfiled with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN February 6, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801778. NOTICE — IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1035 February 7, A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 14, 21, 28, 2018 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS BUSINESS AS: PACIFIC INVESTMENT SPRINGS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR HOME CLEANING, 4280 REX COURT, PALM COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18- of registrant: ALEJANDRO MANUEL FLORES, 1041 February 21, 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 4280 REX COURT, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE has not yet begun to transact business under the FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the NESS AS: CATHEDRAL CITY UPHOLSTERY RV information in this statement is true and correct.

AND AUTO, 68688 PEREZ RD UNIT 1, CATHE- (A registrant, who declares as true, information DRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a name of registrant: MANUEL DAVID FRIAS JR, crime) Signed: ALEJANDRO MANUEL FLORES. 52222 CACTUS LANE, MORONGO VALLEY, CA This statement was filed with the County Clerk 92256. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL of Riverside County on February 2, 2018. Peter Registrant has not yet begun to transact business Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare R-201801637. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIthat all the information in this statement is true NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE information which he or she knows to be false, is OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS guilty of a crime) Signed: MANUEL DAVID FRIAS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED JR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEof Riverside County on February 13, 2018. Peter MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME R-201802070. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1032 February 7, BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED 14, 21, 28, 2018 BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATETHIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER DOING BUSINESS AS: TUTU’S TORTILLA CHIPS, UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW 78650 SAGUARO RD, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riv(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND erside County. Full name of registrant: ELIZABETH PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1040 February 21, ANN MARIE BIRCHARD, 78650 SAGUARO RD, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Business is conducted 28, 2018, March 7, 14, 2018 by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- above. I declare that all the information in this stateNESS AS: KUZU RUG, 73161 COUNTRY CLUB ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares DR, SUITE D1, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Riverside as true, information which he or she knows to be County. Full name of registrant: KERIM- -GOKCE, false, is guilty of a crime) Signed ELIZABETHANN 95 ESPLANADE ST, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. MARIE BIRCHARD. This statement was filed with Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant the County Clerk of Riverside County on December has not yet begun to transact business under the 15, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerkfictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the Recorder File No.R-201716106 NOTICE — THIS information in this statement is true and correct. (A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT registrant, who declares as true, information which EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. Signed: KERIM- -GOKCE. This statement was A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEfiled with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE January 17, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201800738. NOTICE — AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITHIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING DSW17-1293 December 22, 29, 2017, January 5, OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHO- 12, 2018 February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018 RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEOF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOCOMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., ING BUSINESS AS: GEEK GIRL FACTORY, 3472 BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18- ANDERSON AVENUE #8S, RIVERSIDE, CA 92507.

1038 February 14, 21, 28, 2018, March 7, 2018 Riverside County. Full name of registrant: LILLICE INC., 3472 ANDERSON AVENUE #8S, RIVERSIDE, STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FIC- CALIFORNIA, 92507/CA. Business is conducted TITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following fictitious CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to business name(s) FINAL TOUCH MOBIL DETAIL, transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed 35325 DATE PALM DR. SUITE 245-E, CATHEDRAL above. I declare that all the information in this stateCITY, CA. 92234. Riverside County has been ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares abandoned by the following person(s) GERMAN as true, information which he or she knows to be ALFONSO VILLA RODRIGUEZ, 66600 SECOND false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: DOREEN HIROMI ST. #76 DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. This WONG, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The ficti- the County Clerk of Riverside County December tious business name(s) referred to above was filed 22, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerkin Riverside County on: 02/18/2014 . I declare that Recorder File No. R-201716342. NOTICE — THIS all the information in this statement is true and cor- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT rect. (A registrant who declares as true, information EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. Signed: GERMAN ALFONSO VILLA RODRIGUEZ. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana Assessor- FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF County Clerk-Recorder on February 7, 2018 File AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTINo. I-201400433 Pub February 14, 21, 28, March TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE 7, 2018. DSW18-1039 RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE OR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- SEQ., DSW18-1002 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 February NESS AS: GRG CLEANING SERVICES, 43 SANTO 7, 14, 21, 28, January 2018 DOMINGO, RANCO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: GUSTAVO- -RODRI- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE GUEZ, 43 SANTO DOMINGO, RANCO MIRAGE, FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSICA 92270. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL NESS AS: PACIFIC INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES; Registrant has not yet begun to transact business PACIFIC INVESTMENTS; PACIFIC ENTERPRISES, under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare 10 MACBETH CT, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. that all the information in this statement is true Riverside County; P.O. BOX 3273, PALM DESERT, and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, CA 92261. Full name of registrant: RICHARD information which he or she knows to be false, is GEORGE WEISS, 10 MACBETH CT., RANCHO guilty of a crime) Signed: GUSTAVO- -RODRIGUEZ. MIRAGE, CA 92270. Business is conducted by: INThis statement was filed with the County Clerk DIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact of Riverside County on February 6, 2018. Peter business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. I declare that all the information in this statement R-201801743. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI- is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS true, information which he or she knows to be false, FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE is guilty of a crime) Signed: RICHARD GEORGE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS WEISS. This statement was filed with the County BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED Clerk of Riverside County on January 30, 2018.

BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE- Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN No. R-201801397. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI(SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1037 February 7, FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS 14, 21, 28, 2018 STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT USE IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHTHE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DO- NAME UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW ING BUSINESS AS: MAX BUILT AUTOWORKS, ER (SEE SECTION ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND 43164 MADISON ST, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside PROFESSIONS 14411, CODE). DSW18-1031 January 31, County; PO BOX 1908, INDIO, CA 92202. Full 2018, February 7, 14, 21, 2018 name of registrant: MAX BUILT CUSTOMS, LLC, 83810 VINDEO CIR ST 102, INDIO, CA 92201/ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE CA. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-

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NESS AS: TOWN REAL ESTATE; STARS TRAVEL, 1001 S PALM CANYON DRIVE SUITE #109, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Riverside County; P.O. BOX 5297, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263. Full name of registrant: DESERT STAR SERVICES INC., 31090 CALLE AGATE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234/ CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/05/2013. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: KEVIN JAY STERN, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on January 29, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801323. 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., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW181030January 31, 2018, February 7, 14, 21, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NAILS TECH, 69040 EAST PALM CYN DR STE E, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: HUYNH- -KENNY, 40300 WASHINGTON ST E201, BERMUDA DUNES, CA 92203. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/29/2018. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: KENNY- -HUYNH. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on January 29, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801345. 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., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW181028 January 31, 2018, February 7, 14, 21, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: VIBERZA P.M., 16400 VIA MONTANA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: VIDAL VILLALVAZO MEZA, 16400 VIA MONTANA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; VIDAL BERNABE MEZA, 16400 VIA MONTANA, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: CO-PARTNERS. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2018. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: VIDAL VILLALVAZO MEZA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on January 25, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201801228. 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., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW181024 January 31, 2018, February 7, 14, 21, 2018 T.S. No. 17-47645 APN: 684-301-001-9 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/26/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank,

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check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: REBECCA PIKUS, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax& Steele, LLPDeed of Trust recorded11/3/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0915348 in book , pageof Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale:3/14/2018 at 9:30 AM Place of Sale: In the area in front of 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, California 92881. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $726,881.00 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.Street Address or other common designation of real property:71460 SAN GORGONIO ROAD RANCHO MIRAGE, California 92270-4235 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 684301-001-9 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-47645. 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.Dated: 2/16/2018 Zieve, Brodnax& Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272www.elitepostandpub.com_________________Christine O’Brien, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 24704 EPP 02/21, 02/28, 03/07/2018.

DSW18-1049 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 129885-11 Loan No. 33-82182819 Title Order No. 170034084 APN 641-031-035-3 TRA No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/23/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION

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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. MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. as the duly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, described as follows: Trustor(s): DANIEL ALVAREZ Deed of Trust: recorded on 06/30/2006 as Document No. 2006-0480657 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California, Date of Trustee’s Sale: 03/14/2018 at 09:00AM Trustee Sale Location: At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 The property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 39, BLOCK `F`, OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS TRACT NO. 3, IN THE CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 20, PAGES 35 AND 36, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 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: 66142 CAHUILLA AVENUE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, 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, to-wit: $151,026.62 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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

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you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12988511. 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. THE ESTIMATED OPENING BID AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL SALE DATE WILL BE $88,104.00. THE ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE IS $155.000.00. Date: 02/12/2018 MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. 11707 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste 202 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772 or www.nationwideposting.com TARA CAMPBELL, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0326264 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 02/21/2018, 02/28/2018, 03/07/2018 DSW18-1048 Batch ID: Foreclosure HOA 70680-RM220-HOA APN: See Schedule “1” NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT. 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. Date of Sale: 03/06/2018 at 3:00 PM Place of Sale: At the front steps to the entrance of the former Corona Police Department located at 849 West Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 NOTICE is hereby given that First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation, 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA in care of: 400 S. Rampart Blvd, #290 Las Vegas, NV 89145 – Phone: (866) 5059107, duly appointed Trustee under Notice of Delinquent Assessment (“NDA”), and pursuant to Notice of Default and Election to Sell (“NOD”), will sell at public auction for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, (a cashier’s check payable to said Trustee drawn on a state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, or a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank as specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest now held under said NDA, to wit: Multiple Timeshare Estates as shown as Legal Description Variables on Schedule “1” (as described in the Declaration recorded on 08/31/2001 as Instrument No. 2001-422429 as amended) located at 71333-71777 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270 with APN shown herein. The Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address shown herein. All recording references contained herein and on Schedule “1” attached hereto are in the County of Riverside, California. Said sale will be made, without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, as to title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said NDA, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of sale, estimated fees, charges, as shown in sum due on Schedule “1” together with estimated expenses of the Trustee in the amount of $600.00. The claimant, Mission Hills Vacation Ownership Association I, Inc., a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, under NDA delivered to Trustee a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. First American Title Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation 400 S. Rampart Blvd, #290, Las Vegas, NV 89145 – Phone: (702) 7926863, Janet Castanon, Trustee Sale Officer. Contract No. Legal Description Variables Owner(s) APN Lien Recording Date and Reference Sum Due 400023 UNIT: 3303 FREQUENCY: Annual SEASON: PLATINUM VACATION OWNERSHIP INTER-

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Immigrant-Rights Activists See Turning Point for All Americans

By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services SAN FRANCISCO – Warning that the country is heading down a whitenationalist, nativist path, four immigrant-rights advocates issued a call to action last week just hours before the U.S. Senate rejected all four proposals to change U.S. immigration policy, and a second federal court found the president’s “Muslim ban” unconstitutional.

The advocates spoke at a national telebriefing for ethnic media sponsored

by Ready California, a collaborative cross-sector effort led by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

“We’ve all learned to expect the unexpected,” said Sameera Hafiz, an attorney and ILRC senior policy strategist in Washington, D.C. “The reason we’re here is because of Trump’s decision in September to rescind the DACA program and throw the lives of close to 800,000 young people into chaos and uncertainty.”

“But, while the Senate was ostensibly debating the future of the DACA program,” Hafiz argued, “the reality is that any DACA proposals go hand in hand with eliminating

the diversity visa program, severely curtailing the family immigration program and expansive border enforcement measures – far beyond what we think about when we think about border security.”

“While we’ve been focused in D.C. on the legislative side, we’ve been distracted from what the administration is already doing,” Hafiz continued, citing attacks on jurisdictions with sanctuary policies and other enforcement actions against Dreamers, mothers and activists.

Angelica Salas, director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), agreed that what is underway is an attack on legal immigration itself which she called “a white nationalist agenda, [whereby] certain individuals are not qualified to come into the United States based on their country of birth and their religion.”

On average, Salas noted, “Our clients being deported from Los Angeles had been in the country more than 25 years. With the crippling of various legal channels like the Central American minors program, the separation of children from parents, the ending of diversity visas, the

list goes on,” she said. “We’re destroying people’s lives.”

“This is not just about the immigrant community anymore,” she continued.

“It’s about what kind of country we want and who we are, as Americans.”

Zahir Billoo is the executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a civilrights attorney. She hailed the decision by the Fourth Circuit which joined a chorus of courts across the country who have said that the Muslim ban is unconstitutional.

Nevertheless, she noted, “Whether you are from Iran or Somalia, it does not matter what your story is, you cannot come to the US.” Billoo quoted a Georgetown University estimate that 60,000 people had been impacted in their efforts to get an education or see their families.

“We’re optimistic,” Billoo said, but cautioned that what’s legal doesn’t always align with what’s moral. “The court in the past has allowed many unjust things, such as the Japanese internment.”

Adoubou Traore, director of the African Advocacy Network, which provides legal counsel

for immigrants of the African diaspora, highlighted the dramatic growth of the African immigrant community, from 816,000 in 1980 to more than 4 million in 2016. Largely faceless and voiceless, this population has borne the brunt of every new restrictive immigration measure, from the Muslim ban to the removal of Temporary Protective Status (TPS).

As immigrants and as Blacks, said Traore, “We are the only group that has been named racially, and coming from countries that have been named in ways that I don’t even want to repeat, but we all heard it.”

Asked about the future of the immigrant rights movement, Salas noted the “tremendous mobilization

by immigrant youth. This will only increase as people mobilize around the March 5 Congressional deadline for a solution on DACA.” “But this is a call to the broader immigrant community and Americans in general,” Salas emphasized.

“We need to stand up not just to be in solidarity with immigrants and refugees, and our brothers and sisters from the Muslim community,” she added. “We need to stand up as Americans – as a country – saying this is not who we are or what our values are. I think this is what’s missing.”

The broadcast version of this story was produced by Stephanie Carson for California News Service in collaboration with Ethnic Media Services.

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Family Losses Everything in Two House Fires

KMIR Max Rodriguez Desert Hot Springs, CA - A single mother and her five young children were left with nowhere to go after two separate house fires took everything from them.

Kiara Zarate said the fires happened within a month period. She remembers the dates of the fires clearly; first

one happened just a week before giving birth, while the second fire happened on Saturday, just three weeks after welcoming her newborn.

Zarate said, “I don’t want to burden my kids with the problems, but they know what happened and they know that it is going to get better.”

She moved-in with her

mother and three siblings after losing most of her belongings to the flames.

But Saturday’s fire took the rest of her belongings and more, “We woke up to my brother just telling us to get out of the house, that his room was on fire and we just ran out, and I blanked out.”

She said she barely had

time to react, she only knew to run-out with her family. She said they are getting aid from the Red Cross, and they are able to afford a temporary hotel room with their help.

But that help is going fast.

Zarate said, “I’m not sure how long we are going to stay here, we might end up going to a shelter for a little while until we find something, I’m not sure.”

She said the community began helping as soon as the word spread of the fire, and she hopes the community continues to help said as she searches for shelter for her children.

“I need to get up, I need to do something,” Zarate said.

“I can’t just be depressed and sad all of the time, you know I need to get stuff going for my family, especially my kids.”

Zarate set up an online page to receive aid from the community, learn how to support them, go to https:// www.gofundme.com/Avilesfamily-in-need Source: KMIR

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Study Finds Drugs in Hudson, from Troy to NYC

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK – A new study has found concentrations of prescription drugs in water throughout a 155-mile stretch of the Hudson River.

Researchers tested water samples for 16 different pharmaceutical compounds including antibiotics, cholesterol medication and acetaminophen.

According to Andrew Juhl, an aquatic biologist at Columbia University’s LamontDoherty Earth Observatory, on average about half the compounds were found at each site and several locations showed at least trace amounts of all 16.

“In the places where we saw the very highest concentrations, there could be some chronic health effects on aquatic organisms,” he says. “There’s no evidence that the levels of pharmaceuticals that we see pose a direct threat to human health.”

The highest concentrations were close to locations where sewage entered the river. Sewage-treatment plants are not required to remove pharmaceuticals from the water they treat.

Surprisingly, the highest concentrations were found upriver. Juhl notes that at Kingston, 90 miles north of New York City, at least five of the compounds were found in potentially worrisome quantities.

“We also see pretty high background values everywhere for many of the compounds,” he adds. “And what that tells

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Sewage treatment plants are not required to remove pharmaceuticals from the water they treat.

(Jim Henderson/Wikimedia Commons) us is that these particular compounds at least get spread throughout the system much more than some other kinds of contaminants.”

High levels were also found near Albany and Troy.

Approximately 100,000 New Yorkers depend on the Hudson for drinking water. Juhl

points out that north of New York City, about 450 million gallons of treated sewage is released into the river every day, from 8 to 11 percent of the freshwater flow.

“It was remarkably high relative to other kinds of freshwater input,” notes Juhl.

“That in itself was a pretty

surprising finding for me. We knew that there was a lot of sewage coming into the system, but I didn’t realize how much there was.”

The EPA has not set standards for the presence of pharmaceuticals in drinking water.

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Anton Chekhov’s Masterpiece “Uncle Vanya” Shines

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Member: American Theatre Critics Association Let me say at the outset, that in literature, no one suffers more than characters in Russian novels and plays except, possibly, JOB and perhaps Oedipus Rex. That being said, San Diego’s The Old Globe Theatre is presenting a new translation and a new way of staging Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece dramedy “Uncle Vanya”.

Renowned Russian translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky along with Chekhov scholar/ director Richard Nelson, put their collective heads together coming up with, not only, a new translation of ‘Vanya’, but a unique presentation style that director Nelson calls “conversation voiced dialogue”.

The Old Globe’s White Stage is a performing space in the round, which presents a challenge for directors in solving vexing blocking and traffic issues. At some time during the performance actors will obscure the view of some audience members, causing them to strain to clearly hear the dialogue.

The actors, in the White Theatre production, for all intents and purposes speak to one another, in character, as if they are at an intimate gathering of family members in a kitchen room setting.

According to Erna Finci Viterbi Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, Richard Nelson’s directing requirements for staging the production at the intimate 250 seat White Stage called for 14 strategically placed microphones to be installed over the heads of the on-stage actors in order to capture the conversational dialogue, along with special speakers that are aimed at all rows; enhancing the audiences’ relationship to the on-stage action. It’s as if we’ve become flies on the wall; not missing even the smallest facial expression, raised eyebrow, or important nuanced character dialogue. It’s a fascinating and innovative theatrical convention and it works.

The ”Uncle Vanya” production that fans of Chekhov expect to see will be familiar. It’s still a wonderful family story of relatives kvetching about the weather, the lack of money, their aches and pains, and the give and take of characters who still struggle in seeking love and small rewards of country life in Russia during the late 19th century.

Director Nelson describes his approach in staging ‘Vanya’, in an interview with James Hebert, senior theatre critic of the San Diego Union-Tribune, who says In www.desertstarweekly.com

keeping with the intimacy of “Vanya”, which is a family play, a very complicated family play, but it’s a family play.

“You have Sonya and then you have her uncle, Vanya, and you have a father and a grandmother and a nanny and a stepmother. And the person she loves. It’s a very tight-knit group of a very complicated family, adding, “it also has the smallest cast of any of the Chekhov plays.

It’s a play that is in essence is a series of conversations.”

Actor Jay O. Sanders is charged with the heavy lifting in this splendid production as Vanya. Mr. Sanders, a seasoned New York- based actor, with over 40 years of experience, delivers a stunning and powerful performance as Vanya. It’s a highly nuanced effort that displays a more assertive Vanya than we are used to seeing. His scenes with the young and beautiful Elena (Celeste Arias) in Act I are achingly poignant as he declares his feelings for her.

Vanya’s protective side in Act II in his scenes with his niece Sonya (Yvonne Woods) are also poignant and deeply affecting. She admits that she is in love with Dr. Astrov, the tired and world- weary local doctor who has no romantic feels for Sonya, and, will no doubt, die of alcoholism, due to his depression as a failure in life, is nicely played

by Jesse Pennington.

The conversational style of the play is jolted out of its rhythm momentarily, in Act II when an explosive verbal exchange between Vanya and his self-absorbed and irritating, brother-in-law Professor Serebryakov (solidly acted by Jon Devries) berate and demean each other over the fate of the family estate.

The story may remind some of Horton Foote’s family comedy “Dividing the Estate”, however, that is an American southern setting, and “Uncle Vanya”, is a study in 19th century Russian rural life. Generally speaking, however, human emotions are universal, it’s just the cultures and the time periods that are different. Universal truths come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. It’s just a matter of how we display and/or accept those truths. Dedicated performances also come from Roberta Maxwell as Marya (Vanya’s mother) and Kate Kearney-Patch as a former house nanny. It’s a compelling ensemble cast of pros who know their way around a Chekhov masterpiece when they find themselves in one.

Director Nelson shines a light on small cast, intimate productions, giving directors an alternative when staging in the round becomes an issue. Perhaps ,”conversation voiced dialogue” productions,

(from left) Jesse Pennington as Ástrov, Celeste Arias as Eléna, Yvonne Woods as Sónya, Jay O. Sanders as Ványa, and Roberta Maxwell as Márya. Photo by Jim Cox. when appropriate, will become more acceptable to both directors and audiences.

However, it works for me.

In the technical department led by director Nelson, the single set designed by Jason Ardizzone works for both actors, and the audience. The costumes designed by Susan Hilferty and Mark Kloss are period

appropriate under the lights designed by Jennifer Tipton.

The Sound Design by Will Pickens and Alex Heath, deftly blend the sounds of the countryside; enriching the overall visual experience.

If I had to be picky with this otherwise stellar production, it would merely be for a lack of “feeling” that hot, enervating, oppressive,

heat that drives the characters ennui, which is a hallmark of Chekhov plays that are set in the summertime.

“Uncle Vanya” performs at The Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park on the Sheryl and Harvey White stage and runs through March 11, 2018.

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